Township of Springfield, County of Union, State of New Jersey
Agenda and Minutes available at http://www.springfield-nj.us

AGENDA
October 13, 2016

NOTE: This may not be the order of business. There may be additions or deletions.
Regular Session - 7p.m. (2 & 4th Tuesdays of the month at 7p.m.)

1. Call to Order
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 Star Ledger, 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

2. Proclamations & Announcements

a. Appointment of Township Committee Member Geri Ann Bujnowski
1. Motion: Committeewoman Stampoulos
2.Second: Committeewoman Vassallo
3. All in Favor
b. Proclamation –Breast Cancer Awareness
c. Mayor Fernandez – Thanks to The Chamber of Commerce for The Fall Festival
d. Springfield Community Mindfulness Meditation – Town Hall Front Lawn, October 17th,
7 p.m. (Rain date: To be announced.)
e. The last day to register to vote in the General Election is Tuesday, October 18th. The
Township Clerk’s Office will be open until 8 p.m.
f. Flu Clinics: Tuesday, October 25th, 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. – Springfield Senior Housing,
350 Independence Way
Tuesday, October 25th, 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. – Chisholm Community Center
Tuesday, November 1st, 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. – Chisholm Community Center
**18+, no fee with Medicare Part B, $10 for others & wear short sleeves””
g. Halloween Spooktacular, sponsored by the Recreation Department, will be held on
Sunday, October 30th, Noon to 2 p.m. at Chisholm Recreation Center
h. Annual Quarry Walk will be on Sunday, October 30th, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., Houdaille Quarry
i. Executive Session Res. 10.13.16(a) – Potential Litigation; Litigation.

3. Public Comment (Agenda Items Only).

4. Reports
a. Finance
1. Treasurer
a. Payroll & Invoices
i. Motion: Deputy Mayor Shehady
ii. Second: Committeewoman Stampoulos
iii. Roll Call Vote
2. PGA Financial Summary

b. Police Department Report – Chief John Cook
c. Fire Department Report– Chief Carlo Palumbo
i. Springfield Fire Department Hiring Policy

5. Minutes & Reports

a. Township Committee
1. Joint Meeting with Board of Education; Regular Meeting Minutes and
Executive Meeting Minutes of July 18, 2016, as emailed.
1. Adoption
a. Motion: Committeewoman Vassallo
b. Second: Committeewoman Stampoulos
c. All in Favor
b. Accept Municipal Court Report as submitted.
c. Accept Union County Transportation Revision of 5/4/16 Meeting Minutes as submitted

6. New Business

a. Ordinances

i. Second Reading
1. Ordinance 2016-22 – This bond ordinance authorizes the demolition of the
existing building and construction of a new main building at the Springfield
Municipal Community Pool in, by and for the Swimming Pool Utility of the
Township, to appropriate the sum of $1,000,000 to pay the cost thereof, to
make a down payment, to authorize the issuance of bonds to finance such
appropriation and to provide for the issuance of bond anticipation notes in
anticipation of the issuance of such bonds.
a. Adoption
i. Motion: Committeewoman Stampoulos
ii.Second: Committeewoman Vassallo
iii.Publication: The Local Source, October 20, 2016
b. Public Comment
c. Discussion
d. Roll Call Vote

2. Ordinance 2016-23 – This ordinance amends Chapter XVII, Section 17-18
entitled “Violations and Penalties” of the Code of the Township.
a. Adoption
i. Motion: Committeewoman Vassallo
ii.Second: Committeeman Huber
iii. Publication: The Local Source, October 20, 2016
b. Public Comment
c. Discussion
d. Roll Call Vote

3. Ordinance 2016-24 – This ordinance amends Chapter XXXV, Section 42.2
Land Use – Yard Exceptions, of the Code.
a. Adoption
i. Motion: Committeeman Huber
ii.Second: Committeewoman Vassallo
iii. Publication: The Local Source, October 20, 2016
b. Public Comment
c. Discussion
d. Roll Call Vote

ii. First Reading

b. Resolutions
i. Resolution 2016-270– This resolution accepts grant money from the State
of NJ for Clean Communities Grant.
1. Adoption
a. Motion: Committeewoman Stampoulos
b. Second: Committeeman Huber
c. Roll Call Vote

ii. Resolution 2016-271 – This resolution authorizes the refund of fees collected
from Pool Utility or Recreation Department.
1. Adoption
a. Motion: Committeeman Huber
b. Second: Committeewoman Vassallo
c. Roll Call Vote

iii. Resolution 2016-272– This resolution authorizes return of escrow fees totaling
$1,762.26 to Kris and Monica Yawnick.
1. Adoption
a. Motion: Committeewoman Stampoulos
b. Second: Committeeman Huber
c. Roll Call Vote

iv. Resolution 2016-273 – This resolution is to appoint Jennifer Sheman as
Administrative Assistant in the Department of Emergency Management and
Auxiliary Police.
1. Adoption
a. Motion: Committeewoman Vassallo
b. Second: Committeewoman Stampoulos
c. Roll Call Vote

v. Resolution 2016-274 – This resolution is to ratify and confirm the appointment of
Kristin Ragland as Registrar of Vital Statistics.
1. Adoption
a. Motion: Committeewoman Vassallo
b.Second: Committeeman Huber
c. Roll Call Vote

vi. Resolution 2016-275 – This resolution is to ratify and confirm the appointment of
Maryellen Brennan as Deputy Registrar of Vital Statistics. 1. Adoption
a. Motion: Committeewoman Vassallo
b. Second: Committeeman Huber
c. Roll Call Vote

vii.Resolution 2016-276 – This resolution is to ratify and confirm the appointment
of Linda Donnelly as Alternate Registrar of Vital Statistics.
1. Adoption
a. Motion: Committeewoman Vassallo
b. Second: Committeeman Huber
c. Roll Call Vote

viii. Resolution 2016-277 – This resolution awards a professional service
contract to Phoenix Advisors LLC as a financial advisor to the Township (COAF).
1. Adoption
a. Motion: Committeewoman Stampoulos
b. Second: Committeewoman Vassallo
c. Roll Call Vote

ix.Resolution 2016-278 – This resolution authorizes the Administrator and
Chief Financial Officer to certify and submit the 2016 Best Practice Inventory.
1. Adoption
a. Motion: Committteewoman Stampoulos
b. Second: Committeeman Huber
c. All in Favor

x. Resolution 2016-279 – This resolution authorizes the Township to execute a
First Amendment to the Shared Services Agreement of the County to provide
Springfield’s 9-1-1 public safety answering point for dispatching Springfield’s
emergency services including Fire and Springfield First Aid Squad, and will
transfer all police related 9-1-1 calls to the Springfield Police Public Safety Dispatch
Point for the dispatch of Fire and Emergency Medical Basic Life Support Dispatch
Services.
1. Adoption
a. Motion: Committeewoman Stampoulos
b. Second: Committeeman Huber
c. Roll Call Vote

xi. Resolution 2016-280 – this resolution authorizes a Grant of a Limited
Easement to Patricia Filipowicz for the premises located at 76 Battle Hill
Avenue, Springfield, NJ.
1. Adoption
a. Motion: Committeewoman Stampoulos
b. Second: Committeeman Huber
c. Roll Call Vote

xii.Resolution 2016-281 – This resolution authorizes the submission of a Grant
Application to the NJ Department of Transportation for the FY 2016
Transportation Alternatives Program.
1. Adoption
a. Motion: Committeewoman Stampoulos
b. Second: Committeeman Huber
c. Roll Call Vote

xiii.Resolution 2016-282 – this resolution authorizes the removal of Probationary
Police Officer Carl M. Cabanas.
1. Adoption
a. Motion: Committeewoman Vassallo
b. Second: Committeeman Huber
c. Roll Call Vote

c. Discussion & Action Item
i.Approve request from Recreation Director to offer a full credit toward a Senior
Citizen individual membership to the pool for the 2017 season as a gift for the
Senior Citizen Club Basket Auction Fundraiser at their Holiday Party on December 2nd. 1. Adoption
a. Motion: Committeeman Huber
b. Second: Committeewoman Vassallo
c. All in Favor

d. Correspondence
i. City of Summit – Resolution to Support Fairness Formula for Equal School Funding and
Property Tax Relief

7. Unfinished Business

8. Public Comment (Any Governmental Issue)

9. Executive Session – Res. 10.13.16(b) Contract Negotiations – Garbage & Recycling