MEDFORD TOWNSHIP

MEDFORD TOWNSHIP

COUNCIL MEETING

July 3, 2010

The Medford Township Council Meeting of the above date was convened by

Mayor Martin, followed by the salute to the flag and reading of the Open Public Meetings Act Statement.

COUNCIL ROLL CALL

Mr. David J. Brown Present

Mrs. Victoria Fay Present

Mr. Joseph J. Lynn, Jr. Present

Deputy Mayor Myers Present

Mayor Robert Martin Present

PROFESSIONALS PRESENT

Stephen Addezio, Acting Township Manager

Richard Hunt, Township Solicitor

MANAGER’S REPORT

Mr. Addezio announced that Stacy McBride, Deputy Court Administrator,

received designation as a Court Administrator.

Mr. Addezio presented the bill list for payment.

Mr. Addezio had previously entertained and answered questions with regard to the payment of the bills. There being no further questions, the bill list was approved for payment as presented.

Mr. Brown approved the bill list, seconded by Deputy Mayor Myers.

Deputy Mayor Myers asked for a report on what state agencies were involved

with the Hartford/Route 70 Project. The Deputy Mayor will write a letter to the

Governor once he received the names of the agencies.

Deputy Mayor Myers asked the Manager to have the engineer report on the

solar projects at the next Council meeting. He would also like the engineer to see if the RFP can include fixing the roof of the PAB to sustain solar panels.

ENGINEER’S REPORT

The engineer was not present at this meeting, so no report was given.

SOLICITOR’S REPORT

Mr. Hunt discussed a resident James Pace coming to the May 25, 2010 Council

Meeting and giving him an email chain from October 2007 to November 2007.

Mr. Pace claimed that these emails represented misuse of public property by

Councilman Brown because there was reference to a republican rally and a road

inspection. Mr. Hunt went through the emails in chronological order and found

no linkage between the two subjects. In conclusion, Mr. Hunt did not feel that

there had been any violations of the Township ethics code.

Mr. Hunt explained that the nature of the business and not the email address is

what constitutes township business.

PUBLIC

Randy Pace, 46 Woodthrush Trail, stated he was in receipt of Mr. Hunt’s letter.

He stated the letter did not address original request asking if the township policy prohibits campaign contributions from employees. Mr. Pace also made statements about the email address that Mr. Brown was using as his official email.

Mr. Hunt said the letter did address the original request and responded about the website address, that the Clerk has initiated Township email addresses. Mr. Hunt then commented that the issue is not the email address but the content of the email.

Mr. Pace stated that Mr. Luers, only represents him in the OPRA check register

issue and not in any other issues.

Deputy Mayor Myers commented that Mr. Pace asked us to look into the matter

and they did.

Mr. Pace respectfully disagrees with Mr. Hunt’s opinion in the letter.

Mr. Pace brought up Tamarac Association matters and was told by Mr. Hunt and

Mayor Martin this could not be discussed.

Ted Nash, 19 Shadow Oak Drive, Mr. Nash stated that he has known

Councilman Brown for over twenty two years and has found him to be ethical.

They have worked on several projects together and thanked him for his service

to the town.

Chris Buoni, 20 Woodthrush Trail, made comments about the email address used

by Councilman Brown.

Deputy Mayor Myers asked Mr. Hunt for a ruling on the public being able to speak a length of time.

Mr. Hunt stated that Council is not here to give legal advice to questions posed by the public during public session.

Mr. Hunt also state that according to a newspaper article, Mr. Pace went to the

DCA (Department of Community Affairs) with the ethics complaint.

Mr. Buoni brought up Lisa Post and asked if she was a paid employee.

Mr. Addezio responded that Ms. Post is not a paid employee.

Mr. Buoni then stated that the resolution on the sewer rate increase was not the

resolution that was presented to the public.

Mr. Hunt explained that the resolution was changed the week of the meeting and

inadvertently was not changed in the public’s packet.

Marlene Lieber, 2 LaRue Lane, questioned the reason for Saturday morning

meetings. Feels that a ethics course is needed and that an email that mentions

political contributions is unethical.

Richard Smith, 5 Elm Court, Criticized the sewer increase and will be here

to continue to criticize things. He also stated that he has covered several meetings

in several towns and found two of the speakers to be appalling.

Walt Williams, 1 Foxwood Lane, stated he has known Councilman Brown for

twenty five years and Councilman Brown has volunteered and dedicated his time

to Medford. He then stated that Mr. Rosen did not do his homework and that Mr.

Pace attacks public positions.

Dan Kramer, Tamarac Resident, stated this was his first Council meeting and

found it very interesting. Councilman Brown is an amazing guy and is appalled at

some of the things that have been said today.

Laura Saunders, 170 Taunton Boulevard, in reading the papers she saw cuts with

the budget and asked were the cuts were made.

Deputy Mayor Myers explained the solar savings. The elimination of fireworks

and phone savings by switching carriers.

Ms. Saunders asked what the solar project is costing the tax payer.

Deputy Mayor Myers responded zero dollars because it is done thru a Power

Purchase Agreement (PPA).

Ms. Saunders then asked what the permitting capacity for the plant is.

Mr. Addezio will get the answer on permitting capacity.

ORDINANCES FOR INTRODUCTION

ORDINANCE 2010-23 “CALENDAR YEAR 2010 MODEL ORDINANCE TO EXCEED THE MUNICIPAL BUDGET APPROPRIATION LIMITS AND TO ESTABLISH A CAP BANK (N.J.S.A. 40a:4-45.14)

Mr. Brown for approval of the ordinance, advertisement and set date of July 31, 2010 for public hearing, seconded by Mr. Lynn.

Roll call vote for approval as follows: Mr. Brown, aye, Mrs. Fay, aye, Mr. Lynn, aye, and Mayor Martin, aye. Deputy Mayor Myers voted nay.

ORDINANCE 2010-24 “ACCEPTING DONATION OF BLOCK 709, LOT 3”

Mr. Lynn for approval of the ordinance, advertisement and set date of July 31, 2010 for public hearing, seconded by Mr. Brown.

Deputy Mayor Myers asked why this is done by ordinance.

Mr. Hunt replied that property can only be accepted via an ordinance.

Roll call vote for approval as follows: Mr. Brown, aye, Mrs. Fay, aye, Mr. Lynn, aye, Deputy Mayor Myers, aye and Mayor Martin, aye.

ORDINANCE 2010-25 “ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 613 OF THE CODIFIED MEDFORD TOWNSHIP LAND DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE ENTITLED “AFFORDABLE HOUSING ORDINANCE PROVISIONS”

Mrs. Fay for approval of the ordinance, advertisement and set date of July 31, 2010 for public hearing, seconded by Mr. Brown.

Deputy Mayor Myers asked why we are doing this ordinance.

Mr. Hunt explained that this is for a third party administrator to assist in marketing COAH units.

Roll call vote for approval as follows: Mr. Brown, aye, Mrs. Fay, aye, Mr. Lynn, aye, Deputy Mayor Myers, aye and Mayor Martin, aye.

ORDIANCES FOR PUBLIC HEARING

NONE

RESOLUTIONS

Resolution 149-2010 “RESOLUTION TO DEFERRED 2009 LOCAL SCHOOL AND REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TAXES”

Deputy Mayor Myers moved for approval of the resolution, seconded by Mr. Brown.