BOROUGH OF MOUNTAIN LAKES COUNCIL MEETING

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2007

8:00 P.M.

 

M I N U T E S

 

 

  1.  CALL TO ORDER; OPENING STATEMENT:  This meeting is being held in          

       compliance with Public Law 1975, Chapter 231, Sections 4 and 13, as notice of

       this meeting and the agenda thereof had been reported to The Citizen and the

       Morris County Daily Record on January 3, 2007 and posted in the municipal

       building.

 

Mayor George Jackson called the meeting to order at 8 p.m.

 

2.      ATTENDANCE AND FLAG SALUTE

All Council members were present except for Deputy Mayor Davis and Councilman Urankar. Councilwoman Emr arrived at 8:03 p.m.

Also in attendance were Borough Manager Gary Webb, Borough Clerk Christina Whitaker, and Attorney James Bryce from Marty Murphy’s office.

 

3. COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

Presentation of Gavel to Former Mayor Shaw

Mayor Jackson presented Councilman Shaw with engraved gravel for his time served as Mayor from 2005-2006.

 

Councilman Shaw announced that the boys swim team was the Public B State champion.

 

4.   PUBLIC COMMENT

 Mayor Jackson explained the Council’s policy of limiting each speaker to 5 minutes and no 

 yielding of time to another person.

 

 Mayor Jackson read the following statement before opening the public comment portion of  

 the meeting:

 

 “Mr. Kanter has served a written notice of his intent to make a tort claim against the Borough of

 Mountain Lakes claiming that the Borough, its employees, and elected officials are engaged in

 conduct that he alleges is harassing.  On the advice of counsel any questions directed to us at

 this meeting by Mr. Kanter will be reviewed by our legal counsel; and if appropriate, will be

 responded to in writing. It is our considered judgment this procedure will minimize disruption

 and protect the interest of the public.”

 

 Mayor Jackson opened the public comment portion of the meeting with consent of Council.

 With no one wishing to be heard, Mayor Jackson closed the public comment portion of the

 meeting.

 

 

 

 

 

 

5. ORDINANCES

      Ordinance 03-07                                                

 "AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 111 OF THE CODE OF THE BOROUGH OF  

 MOUNTAIN LAKES SO AS TO ESTABLISH DEVELOPMENT FEES IN ACCORDANCE

 WITH THE RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE NJ COUNCIL ON AFFORDABLE

 HOUSING.

 Public Hearing

   

If adopted this ordinance shall take effect after publication and passage as provided by

law.

 

Mayor Jackson opened the Public Hearing.

With no one wishing to be heard, Mayor Jackson closed the Public Hearing.   

     

Introduced:  February 12, 2007                                    Adopted: February 27, 2006

Council Member

By:

2nd

Yes

No

Abstain

Absent

By

2nd

Yes

No

Abstain

Absent

Gormally

 

 

X

 

 

 

X

 

X

 

 

 

Emr

 

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

X

 

 

 

Shaw

 

 

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

X

 

 

Davis

 

X

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

Wilson

X

 

X

 

 

 

 

X

X

 

 

 

Urankar

 

 

 

 

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

X

Jackson

 

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

Ordinance 04-07

ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 111 OF THE REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE BOROUGH OF MOUNTAIN LAKES ENTITLED "FEES"

Following introduction, the above ordinance will be published in accordance with the law

and a public hearing will be held on March 12, 2007

 

Introduced:  February 27, 2007                                  Adopted:

Council Member

By:

2nd

Yes

No

Abstain

Absent

By

2nd

Yes

No

Abstain

Absent

Gormally

 

 

X