December 20th, Special Meeting Agenda

ENTITY- Borough of Medford Lakes
TYPE- Special Council Meeting
LOCATION- Demby Annex
DATE & TIME- December 20, 2007 @ 6:30pm
Call to Order by Mayor Casey
Pledge of allegiance
Moment of Silence
Roll call
Special Meeting Conformance Statement:
Pursuant to the requirements of the Open Public Meetings Act, adequate notice of this regular meeting has been provided by advertisement in the Central Record, Burlington County Times and posting on the Official Bulletin Board of the Borough of Medford Lakes. Those wishing to be notified for changes to scheduled meetings were notified via email or regular mail.
Minutes:
Budget Workshop & Regular Council Meeting – December 13, 2007
Executive Session – November 29, 2007
Reports/Old Business:
Managers
Solicitors
Consent Agenda Resolutions:
"Consent Agenda items are considered to be routine and will be enacted with a single motion; any items requiring expenditure are supported with a Certification of Availability of Funds from the Chief Financial Officer; any item requiring discussion will be removed from the Consent Agenda; all Consent Agenda items will be reflected in full in the Minutes."
Resolutions:
RESOLUTION NO. 160-07
A RESOLUTION AWARDING A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT TO MARLIS CONSULTING FOR A NJ STATE LICENSED OPERATOR OF THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT
RESOLUTION NO. 161-07
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CERTAIN BUDGETARY TRANSFERS FOR THE 2007 BUDGET
New Business
Presentation to Borough Council of Master Plan Reexamination and Update dated November 15, 2007 – by Planning Board Chair Debbie Klemas
Public Comment:
Members of the public may address the Borough Council. Please observe the time limit of three minutes.
Vote on Resolutions
Ordinances:
Correspondence:
Bill List:
Executive Session
White & Williams Proposals
Adjournment:

Road Repair Notice!!!

MisheMokwa Trail, between Mohawk and Meeshaway Trails will be closed until repairs are made to a Culvert Pipe that runs under the roadway between Lake Kawesea and MisheMokwa Lakes.

Winter Safety Tips

The Medford Lakes Police Department would like to introduce to you the Winter Weather Safety guide created by The New Jersey Office of Emergency Management. The guide is a one stop information station provided by the New Jersey State Police for winter topics ranging from emergency notification/alert systems in the event of a storm to home, road, personal and vehicle safety preparedness.
To access the Winter Weather Safety guide, please log on to: http://www.state.nj.us/njoem/plan/winter.html. Logging on will allow you to access, download, and print valuable winter storm related information from the State’s foremost emergency management site free of charge. It is available anytime day or night.

Nokomis School Parking Issue

Over the past couple of months, the Medford Lakes Police Department has received and observed numerous parking and traffic violations around the trails adjacent to Nokomis School. The complaints and violations include vehicles parking in front of driveways and encroaching lawns, vehicles parking on the corners of the intersections, on the wrong side of the trail against the flow of traffic, in "No Parking" areas and vehicles parking in the spaces reserved for buses transporting students to school. The complaints are received from homeowners, other motorists, school personnel and police observations alike. The problem stems from when parents are either dropping off or picking up their children from school. It is creating a problem for everyone concerned and causing a safety to risk to all, especially the children.
Generally, the violations have been handled by issuing a warning to the driver. The cold weather is here and the traffic will increase which makes the problem even more challenging. Please be aware of where you park when you leave your vehicle to bring your child into school. If you have to park be respectful to your neighbor and do not block their driveway or park on their lawn. Do not park against the flow of traffic or out in the lane of travel. Please do not park in spaces reserved for buses. If an area is posted "No Parking", it was done so for a reason. Most of all please be very mindful of the children. You are not the only one dropping off or picking up a child at school. Do not try and pass another vehicle because you are late for work, have an appointment or want to get a better parking space.
If you have to bring your child into the school, try to be as quick as possible so you can open up a space for another resident. If you are going to be in the school for an extended period of time utilize the parking spaces on Kenozha Trail or an area away from the mainstream of the school.
The police department is going to continue to monitor the problem and step up enforcement. We will attempt to have patrols out in the area of the school on a daily basis. If an infraction is witnessed by the police or a complaint is generated by a resident, a summons will be issued to the motorist who is in violation. Hopefully with everyone’s cooperation, this will not happen. If any resident has any questions or concerns regarding the parking and traffic situation around Nokomis School, please feel free to call the police department and speak with Corporal Robert Dugan at 654-2156.