Township of Springfield, County of Union, State of New Jersey
Agenda and Minutes available at http://www.springfield-nj.us
NOTE: This may not be the order of business. There may be additions or deletions.
Regular Session - 7:30 p.m. (2 & 4th Tuesdays of the month at 7:30 p.m.)
1. Call to Order
2. Proclamations & Announcements
a. Notice: This meeting is being held in accordance with the Public Laws of 1975, Chapter 231
and adequate notice of this meeting has been provided by a Notice sent to The Local Source
and posted in the Main Lobby of the Municipal Building and on the Township website.
b. Pledge of Allegiance
c. Moment of Silence
d. Roll Call
a. Veterans’ Day Ceremony, November 11th
b. Springfield Interfaith Clergy Association annual Thanksgiving Service, hosted by The
First Presbyterian Church of Springfield, Monday, Nov. 24th
for Springfield First Aid Squad and Packaged Goods for NJ Food Bank)
c. Adult Health Screening, Wed., December 3rd
Mon., December 8th
Madison – Pre-Registration required at 973-593-3079, ext. 1
, 6 to 8 p.m., sponsored by Madison Health Dept., 28 Walnut St.,
3. Public Comment (Agenda Items Only)
a. Finance
1. Treasurer
a. Payroll & Invoices
5. Minutes & Reports
6. New Business
a. Accept Environmental Commission Minutes of October 20, 2014, as submitted.
a. Ordinances
i. Second Reading
1. Ordinance 2014-14 – This ordinance revises Chapter VII, Traffic, of the
Revised General Ordinances of the Township, by amending Section 7-37.1,
Entitled “Regulation for the Movement and the Parking of Traffic on
Municipal Property and Board of Education Property”, by extending the
Restrictions regarding idling vehicles, which heretofore applied only to
Municipal Employee Parking Lot Number 4, to all property owned or leased and
maintained by the Township of Springfield or by the Board of Education of the
Township of Springfield.
a. Adoption
i. Motion: Committeewoman Bandrowski
ii. Second: Deputy Mayor Barnett
iii. Publication: The Local Source, November 20, 2014
b. Public Comments
c. Discussion
d. Roll Call Vote
ii.First Reading
b. Resolutions
i. Resolution 2014-271 - This resolution establishes a Fair and Open Process for the awarding
of certain contracts for the 2015 calendar year.
1. Adoption
a. Motion: Committeewoman Bandrowski
b. Second: Deputy Mayor Barnett
c. Roll Call Vote
ii.Resolution 2014-272 – This resolution accepts grant money under the NJ Department of
Transportation Safe Corridor Program.
1. Adoption
a. Motion: Deputy Mayor Barnett
b. Second: Committeewoman Bandrowski
c. Roll Call Vote
iii. Resolution 2014-273– This resolution permits a limited deer hunt at Baltusrol Golf Club
Pursuant to Springfield Ordinance 3-6.1
1. Adoption
a. Motion: Committeeman Shehady
b. Second: Committeeman Fernandez
c. All in Favor
iv. Resolution 2014-274 – This resolution authorizes the disposal of Township of
Springfield’s
Surplus Property.
1. Adoption
a. Motion: Committeeman Fernandez
b. Second: Committeeman Shehady
c. Roll Call Vote
v.Resolution 2014-275 – This resolution authorizes refund of property tax overpayments.
1. Adoption
a. Motion: Deputy Mayor Barnett
b. Second: Committeewoman Bandrowski
c. Roll Call Vote
vi. Resolution 2014-276 – This resolution authorizes the transfer of $34,000.00 from Trust
Account to Fund Balance a/k/a Surplus.
1. Adoption
a. Motion: Deputy Mayor Barnett
b. Second: Committeewoman Bandrowski
c. Roll Call Vote
vii. Resolution 2014-277 –This resolution authorizes the transfer of the amount of such
appropriations as may be deemed in excess to such appropriations as may be
deemed insufficient.
1. Adoption
a. Motion: Deputy Mayor Barnett
b. Second: Committeewoman Bandrowski
c. Roll Call Vote
viii. Resolution 2014-278 – This resolution is based on the model No-Idling Resolution
developed by the Idle Free NJ program by Clean Water Action, which resolution has been
endorsed by
Sustainable Jersey (Sustainable Jersey is a certification program for municipalities in NJ
and that want to go green, save money and take steps to sustain their quality of live over the
long term; it describes itself as a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization which was launched
in 2009 and seeks to provide tools, training and financial incentives to support and reward
communities as they pursue sustainability programs.)
1. Adoption
a. Motion: Committeewoman Bandrowski
b. Second: Deputy Mayor Barnett
c. All in Favor
c. Discussion & Action Items
i.Union County 2015 Road Resurfacing Project
ii.Approve request of Jewish Learning Center for use of Veterans Park on
Tuesday, December 16th
1. Adoption
a. Motion: Committeeman Fernandez
b. Second: Committeeman Shehady
c. All in Favor
d. Correspondence
i. Springfield Historical Society – Thank you letter.
ii.RVSA update from James Meehan, Executive Director
7. Old Business
a. Discussion & Action Items
8. Public Comment (Any Governmental Issue)
9. Executive Session
Executive Session
a. Resolution 11.10.14 – Personnel – Police Department
1. Adoption
a.Motion: Committeewoman Bandrowski
b. Second: Deputy Mayor Barnett
c. All in Favor
10. Adjournment