Township of Long Hill
Environmental Commission
Regular Meeting Minutes
November 19, 2007 – 7:00 P.M.
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 Long Hill Town Hall, 915 Valley Road, Gillette, New Jersey on Monday, November 19, 2007 at 7:00 p.m.
The Chairman, Mr. Leonard Hamilton, called the meeting to order at 7:09 p.m.
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. This agenda was emailed to the Deputy Clerk on November 14, 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, Michael Bergen, Vice Chairman, John Jack Walsh, Bruce Meringolo, Roseanne Calluori, Township Committee Rep., Joan McCloskey, 1st Alternate, Alexandra Hennessey, 2nd Alternate
Absent: Scott Soldan, Devanshi Jackson,
4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
·The following meeting minutes were reviewed for approval: September 17, 2007 Regular Meeting Minutes, a motion was made by Michael to accept these minutes and the motion was second by Jack. All were in favor.
· The following meeting minutes were reviewed for approval: October 15, 2007 Regular Meeting Minutes which reflected no meeting, no quorum. All were in favor of approval.
5. PUBLIC QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS
The meeting was opened to the public for questions or comments. As no one from the public was present, this section of the meeting was closed.
6. SECRETARY’S REPORT
·Follow-up with Dawn Wolfe on open applications and pending meeting dates
7. CORRESPONDENCE:
·Chatham Borough EC minutes from 9/19/07. Reviewed and discussed. EC has no comment at this time. Closed.
·Morris Land Conservancy booklets to be circulated to EC. No Comment. Closed.
7. CORRESPONDENCE cont’d:
·Letter of Referral-Application 07-38P, Block No. 12301, Lot No. 1, 50 Division Avenue,
Millington. Applicant: Biorepository Resources, LLC. Proposal: Proposing installation of natural gas generator and ultra-cold freezers for storage of biological samples (mostly human plasma) as generated by pharmaceutical companies through their clinical trials (new use, vacant space). Meeting Date: 11/27/07. Application reviewed and discussed. A letter will be sent to the Planning Board reflecting EC has no comment at this time. Closed.
·Notice from Keller & Kirkpatrick, for Highlands Applicability Application for
Stone House Rd bridge replacement. No Comment. Closed.
·Residents' comments from the Stirling Street Fair booth. Comments reviewed and discussed. Comments from residents can be found on the LHT website. Closed.
8. STATUS REPORTS
·Long Hill Comprehensive Energy Policy- Resolution on LHT Committee Agenda for 12/5/07 meeting. Also, discussion held on ways for to conduct our own energy audit. Open.
9. DISCUSSION ITEMS
·EC Commission Renewals – Jack Walsh and Joan McCloskey will continue and Roseann Calluori would like to remain on the commission as a third alternate.
Karen will send a letter to the Business Administrator to renewal. Closed.
Project for 2008: Alexey Hennessey suggested a possible project for the EC for 2008 should be Residential Water Conservation. To be discussed at a future meeting. Open.
10. NEXT MEETING
The next regularly scheduled meeting of the Environmental Commission will be Monday, December 17, 2007 7:00 P.M.
11. ADJOURNMENT
Bruce made a motion to adjourn the meeting; the motion was second by Len. Upon proper Parliamentary procedures, the regular meeting of the Long Hill Township Environmental Commission did duly adjourn at 8:05 P.M. by unanimous vote.
Respectfully Submitted,
Karen Shear, Secretary
Environmental Commission
