Township of Long Hill
Environmental Commission
Regular Meeting Minutes
Monday, June 18, 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, June 13, 2007 at 7:00 p.m.
The Chairman, Mr. Len Hamilton, called the meeting to order at 7:15 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 June 13, 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, Joan McCloskey, 1st Alternate, Alexandra Hennessey, 2nd Alternate
Absent: Michael Bergen, Vice-Chairman, Scott Soldan, Member, Bruce Meringolo, Member, Devanshi Jackson, Member, Gina Genovese, Township Committee Rep.
4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
·May 21, 2007 Regular Meeting Minutes were read Alexandra Hennessey made a motion to approve; the motion was second by Joan McCloskey. 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:
·Application for LOI from NJDEP for Block 14602, Lot 21. Christopher Kubick, 762 Meyersville Rd, Gillette. Review and discussion held. Len presented a draft letter for review by the EC. Letter approved and sent. Closed.
·Copy of letter from Slimowicz, Kilroy & Mandaglio (nearby property owners) to Mayor and Zoning Administrator requesting consideration of purchase of 26 Hickory Tavern Rd (Bl 13803; Lots 1 & 1.01) referring to Application 06-03P and referencing the EC letter of 9/21/07. EC reviewed and discussed. Len will draft a letter with EC comments and findings and send to Dawn Wolfe and Mayor. Closed.
7. CORRESPONDENCE cont’d:
·Letter of Referral- Application 07-07Z, Block No. 10512, Lot No. 5, 80 Magnolia Ave. Stirling. Applicant: Daniel J. Murphy. Proposal: Increase in storage space for existing landscaping business. No meeting date scheduled. Reviewed LOR and plans, a letter will be sent to Board of Adjustment with EC comments. Closed.
·LHT Committeeman Briggs has requested a member of the EC sit on the Open Space Committee. Karen will send an email to the EC members asking if anyone would be interested in volunteering. The Open Space Committee meets approximately 4 times per year; Len will also discuss with Committeeman Briggs the possibility of having an EC member on an as need basis. Open.
·Chatham Township EC minutes for 4/3/07 & 5/1/07. Circulated to EC members; no comment at this time. Closed.
8. STATUS REPORTS:
·Continuation of Long Hill comprehensive energy policy recommendations. Len made a brief presentation at the Township Committee Meeting and will make an appearance at the next meeting on 6/27/07 for Ordinance approval with an appendix. Alexandra has compiled some additional research info on Clean Energy Audits of Municipal Buildings and what companies can conduct them. The EC has reviewed the info and feels that it should be added as an appendix to the Ordinance. The EC is also exploring the idea of having some companies come in and make a presentation in Sept or Oct. Open.
9. DISCUSSION ITEMS:
·ANJEC Grant: things to be done. Open.
·NJDOT Grant Application opportunity. Len will seek a volunteer from the EC to look into this. Open.
10. NEXT MEETING:
The next regularly scheduled meeting of the Environmental Commission will be Monday, July 16, 2007 7:00 P.M.
11. ADJOURNMENT
Len made a motion to adjourn the meeting, the motion was second by Alexey. Upon proper Parliamentary procedures, the regular meeting of the Long Hill Township Environmental Commission did duly adjourn at 8:20 P.M. by unanimous vote.
Respectfully Submitted,
Karen Shear, Secretary
Environmental Commission
