Township of Long Hill
Environmental Commission
Regular Meeting Minutes
Monday, May 21, 2007
1. CALL TO ORDER AND STATEMENT OF COMPLIANCE
The Environmental Commission (EC) of the Township of Long Hill, in the County of Morris and State of New Jersey convened in a regular meeting at the Municipal Building, 915 Valley Road, Gillette, New Jersey on Monday, May 21, 2007 at 7:00 p.m.
The Chairman, Mr. Len Hamilton, called the meeting to order at 7:11 p.m. He read the following statement:
Pursuant to the requirement of Chapter 231 of the Public Laws of 1975, adequate notice of the meeting including the time, date and location was posted on the Municipal bulletin board; the Echoes-Sentinel and Courier News were notified of the 2007 Meeting Schedule sent to the Deputy Clerk on August 16, 2006. This agenda was emailed to the Deputy Clerk on May 16, 2007 for posting.
2. MEETING CUT-OFF
Announcement is made that as a matter of procedure, it is the intention of the Environmental Commission (EC) not to continue any matter past 9:30 p.m. at any regular or special meeting of the commission unless the members, then present, pass a motion to extend the meeting to a later specified cut-off time.
3. ROLL CALL
The Chairman called the roll as follows:
Present: Len Hamilton, Chairman, John J. Walsh, Member, Devanshi Jackson, Member, Joan McCloskey, 1st Alternate, Alexandra Hennessey, 2nd Alternate
Absent: Michael Bergen, Vice-Chairman, Scott Soldan, Member, Bruce Meringolo, Member, Gina Genovese, Township Committee Rep.
4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
·April 30, 2007 Regular Meeting Minutes were read Jack Walsh made a motion to approve; the motion was second by Alexandra Hennessey. All were in favor.
5. PUBLIC QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS
The meeting was opened to the public for questions or comments. As no one from the public was present, we closed this section of the meeting.
6. SECRETARY’S REPORT:
·Follow-up with Dawn Wolfe on open applications and pending meeting dates.
7. CORRESPONDENCE:
·Letter of Referral- Application 07-05Z, Block No. 10515, Lot No. 3, 1071 Valley Rd, Stirling, NJ. Applicant: Greg & Aileen Carr. Proposal: internal changes to building; Use variance, no external changes to building or site. No meeting date scheduled. Reviewed plans, discussion held. A letter will be sent to the Board of Adjustment stating the EC has no comment at this time. Closed.
7. CORRESPONDENCE cont’d:
·Letter from Environmental Technology, Inc. for Request for Transition Area Waiver-Averaging Plan for: Block 13205, Lot 4, Delaware Ave, Stirling. Applicant: Rohit Shah. Discussion held. A letter will be sent to the NJDEP for careful consideration due to proximity to flood plain region and steep slope within building site. Closed.
·Request for LOI to determine wetland boundaries for Block 10515, Lot 7; for John Ippolito 44 Plainfield Rd Stirling. A letter will be sent to NJDEP. Closed.
·Copy of letter from T&M Assoc applying for NJDEP Combined Permit Application for replacement of County Bridge No. 1400563 (White Bridge Rd). Closed.
·Letter from Jonathon Pera, Senior Project Manager, regarding Stone House Rd Bridge for our information only. Bridge cartway will be the same width as Bernards Roadway. There will be no arch in new structure. Stone facing on abutments. Closed.
·Warren Township EC minutes for 11/21/06, 12/5/06, 12/19/06, 2/6/07, 3/6/07 & 4/3/07. EC has no comment at this time. Closed.
8. STATUS REPORTS:
·Continuation of Long Hill comprehensive energy policy recommendations. Len presented latest version with Mike’s recommendation of walk-throughof township properties for preliminary energy audit. Additional comments regarding paper reduction and vehicle idling will be added to the policy document. Len will revise policy and ordinance for review at next meeting. Open.
9. DISCUSSION ITEMS:
·Summer Meeting Schedule. Discussion held. June meeting will be held as planned, July and August meetings will be held on an as needed basis. Closed.
·Detention basin on Town Hall property for storm water management was re-opened.
The EC will consult the Township attorney regarding storm water management plans, prior to and during the construction of Town Hall. Open.
·Thank you to Devanshi Jackson for taking the minutes for tonight’s meeting in Karen’s absence.
10. NEXT MEETING
The next regularly scheduled meeting of the Environmental Commission will be Monday, June 18, 2007 7:00 P.M.
11. ADJOURNMENT
A motion was made to adjourn the meeting. Upon proper Parliamentary procedures, the regular meeting of the Long Hill Township Environmental Commission did duly adjourn at 8:15 P.M. by unanimous vote.
Respectfully Submitted,
Devanshi Jackson for
Karen Shear, Secretary Environmental Commission
