Call to Order

Announcement of Meeting, Invocation, Pledge of Allegiance, and Roll Call.

Agenda Session

AGENDA SESSION

Item 1

Metuchen Downtown Alliance Presentation

Item 2

Approve Council Meeting Minutes of March 7, 2016

Public Comment

PUBLIC COMMENT

Ordinances Public Hearing

Ordinance 2016-07 An Ordinance Amending the Code of the Borough of Metuchen, Chapter 185, Vehicles And Traffic, Section 23, Multiway Stop Intersections

Ordinance 2016-08 An Ordinance Amending Ordinance 2015-01, Entitled “An Ordinance Granting Municipal Consent for the Operation of a Cable Television System within the Borough of Metuchen, New Jersey to CSC TKR, LLC D/B/A Cablevision of Raritan”, Designating the Office of Cable Television as the Complaint Officer.

Communications Consent Agenda

A. Receive and Approve Middlesex County Mosquito Extermination Commission use of the St. Joseph’s High School Helicopter landing site
B. Receive and Accept Arts Council Meeting Minutes of January 26, 2016
C. Receive and Accept Metuchen Municipal Alliance Meeting Minutes of November 12, 2015, January 16, 2016 & February 11, 2016
D. Receive and Accept Recreation Meeting Minutes of January 12, 2016+
E. Receive and Accept Block Party Street Closing for Milton Street on April 16, 2016 from 2 PM to 8 PM.

Reports

REPORTS OF COUNCILMEMBERS
REPORTS OF OFFICERS
REPORT OF THE MAYOR

New Business Consent Agenda

R2016-73 Resolution Authorizing Release of Street Opening Bond #14-044 – 5 West Cedar Street – La Porta Builders, Inc

R2016-74 Resolution Authorizing the Tax Assessor and Tax Appeal Attorney to File Counterclaims and/or Direct Claims and Petition of Appeal

R2016-76 Resolution Refunding Sidewalk Escrow Fee #15-044
407 Middlesex Avenue

R2016-77 Resolution Authorizing Release of Performance Bond Guarantee – 71 & 73 Charles Street – Block 213, Lot 1.03 – Fox & Foxx Development, LLC

R2016-78 Resolution Authorizing Process and Submission of the Following 2016 Grants – Middlesex County Association of Realtors Placemaking Grant and ANJEC Open Space Stewardship Project

R2016-79 Resolution Appointing Firefighter – Jacob Kay

R2016-80 Resolution Amending 2016 Temporary Budget

R2016-81 Resolution Authorizing Reserve Transfer

R2016-82 Resolution Authorizing Refund of Police Outside Overtime Escrow Balance

R2016-83 Resolution Authorizing and Requesting the Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Transportation Authorize the Road Closing of Orchard Avenue in the Borough for the
Reconstruction of Culvert 1-C-124 at Orchard Avenue over the Tributary to Mill Brook

R2016-84 Resolution to Approve Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan Prepared by Princeton Hydro, LLC. as Required by the Office of Emergency Management and Preparedness and Approved by the Division of State Police, Emergency Management Bureau

Other New Business

R2016-85 Resolution Authorizing the Payment of the Bill List in the amount of $

Appointments

Deborah Nilson Kmetz - – Arts Council – Term 12/31/2018 (Mayor’s recommendation with Council’s consent)

Ordinances Introduction

Ordinance 2016-09 An Ordinance to Amend the Code of the Borough of Metuchen, Various Chapters, to Amend Certain Application, License and Permit Fees