AGENDA

 

MEDFORD TOWNSHIP COUNCIL

 

MARCH 25, 2008

 

 

I.                     Salute to the Flag

 

II.                   Open Public Meetings Act Statement

 

III.                  Roll Call            Mr. Martin

                        Mrs. O’Brien

                        Deputy Mayor Brown

                        Mayor Myers

 

IV.                Swearing in of new Councilmember – Joseph J. Lynn, Jr.

                       

V.         Approval of Agenda and Executive Session Minutes for March 11, 2008

                       

VI.        Manager’s Report

 

            1.  Bill List

 

VII.       Engineer’s Report

                       

VIII.       Solicitor’s Report

                       

IX.        Meeting Open to the Public

 

 X.        Ordinances for First Reading

 

A. First Reading 2008-11 “AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWNSHIP OF MEDFORD, IN THE   COUNTY OF BURLINGTON, NEW JERSEY, PROVIDING FOR THE ACQUISITION OF CERTAIN          REAL PROPERTY FOR OPEN SPACE PRESERVATION AND REFERRED TO AS THE COW      POINTE PROPERTY AND THE MARTER PROPERTY, APPROPRIATING $12,000,000   THEREFOR, AND AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF $12,000,000 IN GENERAL             IMPROVEMENT BONDS OR NOTES OF THE TOWNSHIP TO FINANCE THE SAME”

 

1.  Introduce Ordinance

            2.  Approve Advertisements

            3.  Public Hearing on April 22, 2008

 

B. First Reading 2008-14 “AMENDING CHAPTER 140 OF THE TOWNSHIP CODE ENTITLED: VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC LOWERING THE SPEED LIMIT ON A PORTION OF BRANIN ROAD”

 

1.  Introduce Ordinance

            2.  Approve Advertisements

         3.  Public Hearing on April 22, 2008

 

XI.        Ordinances for Public Hearing

 

1.                     Second Reading 2008-8 “AMENDING SECTION 5-58 OF THE CODE OF THE TOWNSHIP OF MEDFORD TO AMEND THE TOWNSHIP’S PURCHASING PROCEDURE”

 

a. Open Hearing

b. Hear Public

c. Close Hearing

d. Act on Ordinance

 

2.         Second Reading 2008-9 “AUTHORIZING THE CONVEYANCE OF CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY TO MOORESTOWN ECUMENICAL NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT, INC., A NON PROFIT CORPORATION”

 

a. Open Hearing

b. Hear Public

c. Close Hearing

d. Act on Ordinance

 

3.         Second Reading 2008-10 “AMENDING §5-79 OF THE CODE OF THE TOWNSHIP OF MEDFORD ENTITLED “DIVISION OF POLICE”, §5-80 ENTITLED “DIVISION OF FIRE” AND

§5-81 ENTITLED “DIVISION OF EMERGENCY SERVICES”

 

a. Open Hearing

b. Hear Public

c. Close Hearing

d. Act on Ordinance

 

XII.        Resolutions

 

1.   Resolution 84-2008 “Approving 2007 Appropriation Reserve Transfer”

 

            Public Comment

 

2.   Resolution 85-2008 “Approving Request for Final Release of Performance Guarantee Jennings Commons, LLC - SPR-5539F”

 

            Public Comment

 

 

3.       Resolution 86-2008 “Authorizing Execution of a Treatment Works Approval Application for Ramblewood Lane Sanitary Sewer Replacement”

 

Public Comment

 

4.       Resolution 87-2008 “A Resolution Opposing S-770 and A-1645 Mandating the Appointment of a Qualified Purchasing Agent and the Attendant Reorganization of Medford Township Purchasing Functions”

 

Public Comment

 

5.       Resolution 88-2008

 

Public Comment

 

6.       Resolution 89-2008 “Authorizing Expenditure up to $180,000.00 from the Medford Township Affordable Housing Trust Fund to Assist in the Construction of a 36-Unit, 100% Affordable Housing Development for Low and Moderate Income Senior Citizens and the Disabled”

 

Public Comment

 

XIII.       Communication

 

XIV.      Old Business

 

XV.       New Business

                       

1.       Friends of the American Cancer Society of New Jersey – Road Permit for May 17th, 2008 Chinese Auction and Raffle – June 21- 22, 2008 – Freedom Park

                                   

XVI.      Meeting Open to the Public

 

XVII.     Executive Session

 

Resolution 90- 2008 “Authorizing Executive Session”

 

            Land Acquisition

 

XVIII.     Adjournment

 

Next Meeting Date:  April 8th, 2008