AGENDA FOR FEBRUARY 25, 2008

REGULAR MEETING OF THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE –7:30 P.M.

CALL TO ORDER

SUNSHINE ANNOUNCEMENT

SALUTE TO THE FLAG

ROLL CALL

APPROVAL OF MINUTES - February 11, 2008 Regular Meeting and

Closed Session Minutes

REPORT OF GOVERNING BODY MEMBERS

OTHER REPORTS

PRESENTATION

1. Resolution No. 037-2008: Commendation to Emergency Medical Technicians Judith May, Melissa Blackledge and Mark Barham of the Upper Township Division of Emergency Medical Services and extending to them our sincere appreciation.

RESOLUTIONS

2. Honoring Mark A. Doerr on attaining the designation of “Eagle Scout”.

Honoring Bryan Weisberg on attaining the designation of “Eagle Scout”.

4. Honoring Webelos Scouts of Cub Scout Pack 79, George Bross, III, Antonio W. Gentilini, Brandon Hadtke, Scott E. Hogan, Gus M. Jurasinski, Tommy Matera, Phillip W. Pente, Donnie Van Meter, Jacob P. William and Sean Yeats, on attaining the Arrow of Light award.

5. Appointment of Brian Bushong and Matthew Taylor as Laborers to the Upper Township Department of Public Works.

6. Reimbursement of Property Taxes to a totally disabled Veteran from the effective date of disability for Lot 25, Block 562 on the Municipal Tax Map.

7. Authorizing the Township of Upper to enter into Property Access Agreements with the New Jersey Department of Transportation and issue well permits for the properties known as Old Tuckahoe Road and Block 477, Lots 20 and 5.03 so as to permit remedial investigation of groundwater related to the New Jersey State’s Petersburg Maintenance Facility.

8. Authorizing the Township to enter into a State Aid Agreement with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection for the construction of components of the Great Egg Harbor Inlet to Townsend’s Inlet, Upper Township, New Jersey Shore Protection Project and construction of a Beach and Storm Damage Reduction Project in the Strathmere Section of Upper Township.

9. Accepting the Written Indoor Air Quality Program and confirming the appointment of Paul E. Dietrich as Air Quality Control Officer in charge of compliance of the Program, pursuant to the “PEOSH” Indoor Air Quality Compliance Program under N.J.A.C. 12:100-13.

10. Authorizing the award of a professional services contract with Dr. Stewart C. Farrell/Coastal Research Center of the Richard Stockton College of New Jersey for Beach Monitoring and Consulting Services or beach related issues.

11. Tax Corrections.

ORDINANCES

12. Public Hearing and Final Adoption of ORDINANCE NO. 002-2008, RE: ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 7, SECTION 7-3.7, OF THE REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE TOWNSHIP OF UPPER ENTITLED “LICENSED VEHICLES ONLY”.

13. Introduction and First Reading of Ordinance No. 003-2008, Re: CALENDAR YEAR 2008 ORDINANCE TO EXCEED THE MUNICIPAL BUDGET APPROPRIATION LIMITS AND TO ESTABLISH A CAP BANK (N.J.S.A. 40A: 4-45.14).

BUDGET

14. 2008 BUDGET Introduction of 2008 Budget.

CORRESPONDENCE

15. Richard Stockton Coastal Research Center-Final Report for 2007.

NEW BUSINESS

Request from Antique Outboard Motor Club and South Jersey Railroad Museum to use the Tuckahoe Beach on May 10^th, 2008, 7am to 3pm.

Thomas Breazeale: request for refund of fees for building permit #07-0360 for Block 636, Lot 34.

Eustace Eggie, IV: Request to purchase Township owned land, Block 497, Lot 18, 19, 20 & 22.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS:

Ralph Holt: Request to purchase Township owned land, Block 483, Lots 19-20, 12-16, 22-30, 31 & 40.

DISCUSSION

PAYMENT OF BILLS:

“I hereby move that all claims submitted for payment at this meeting be approved and then incorporated in full in the minutes of this meeting.”

REPORT OF MUNICIPAL DEPARTMENTS:

20. Animal Control-January report

21. Municipal Court

22. Tax Office-January report

PUBLIC COMMENT

CLOSED SESSION

Resolution to conduct a closed meeting pursuant to N.J.S.A. 10:4-12, from which the public shall be excluded.

RECONVENE PUBLIC PORTION OF MEETING

ADJOURNMENT