The regular monthly meeting of the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Audubon Park was called to order by the Mayor, Lawrence E. Pennock at 7:30 pm in the Community Hall with the Salute to the Flag.

Roll Call: Mr. Beeman, Mr. Fisher, Ms. Hook, Ms. Lewis, Mr. Passon and Mr. Romano were all present. Mr. Platt, the solicitor was also present.

Mayor Pennock: opened the meeting with statements concurring with the Sunshine Laws.

Mayor Pennock: announced that each member of Council had received a copy of the September minutes, any additions or corrections?

Mayor Pennock stated that before the previous meeting’s minutes are approved at next month’s meeting, he will leave a copy in his office for everyone to look at and make suggestions.

Motion made by Mr. Beeman to approve the vouchers, seconded by Mr. Passon.

Roll call vote: Mr. Beeman-yes, Mr. Fisher-yes, Ms. Hook-yes, Ms. Lewis-yes,

Mr. Passon-yes and Mr. Romano-yes, except for the phone bill which has not been received at this time.

Open to the Public at 7:31 PM

Deborah Garbrecht and Robbert Worrell: We are part of the animal response team. In April 2007 we did the rabies clinic for Audubon Park. Ms. Garbrecht and Mr. Worrell brought a thank you letter and certificate of appreciation for Mayor and Council. Thank you for the opportunity to set up for a mass casualty drill. The State approved our critique of the drill and we are operational.

Gloria Jones: People are not curbing their dogs. You cannot walk around town without seeing and smelling dog feces.

Terri Tait: Came to the meeting for observation purposes only.

Closed to the Public at 7:35 PM

REPORTS: Ms. Lewis: Stated she gave everyone a copy of the JRK report. It brought in $1,000.00 last month bringing the total to $1,370.00 year-to-date. Regarding the website, Patty (the website coordinator) is going around town taking pictures, i.e. Fire Co., JRK Bldg., etc. Everyones name and job duty will be listed on the website. There will be a general mailbox for Mayor and Counci (audubonparknj@comcast.net). Dawn and I will have access to this mailbox. The name of the website will be audubonparknj.org. We need to start writing up suggestions of what we want on the web pages. Send your ideas to my personal e-mail by the end of the week.

Mr. Romano: No report at this time.

Mr. Beeman: We had a shared meeting with the Board of Trustees. Some of our concerns are similar. We should set up another meeting with them. One of the concerns was the Tot Lot. It is very dark and there is a lot of activity in there at night.

Mr. Fisher: There were some bikes stolen in town which turned out not to be actual theft but pranks among friends. The police received a couple of phone calls from town about deceased animals. They stated there was nothing they could do and requested that maintenance be called. There was one abandoned vehicle on the Service Road and it was stickered and towed. Mr. Fisher stated we would need a curfew under new business for October 29th, 30th and 31st. Fire Co. had one call to Tippy Toes. It was the alarm system. Under old business we need to bring up about the parking bumpers at the JRK building. Flu shots are in November. We had 3 ambulance calls in town.

Ms. Hook: I have a draft of the Council Connection. Please feel free to mark it up. Please forward any pictures you have from town events to me for the Council Connection. The Ordinances that will be in the Council Connection will be the feeding of wild animals and dog feces. There is no JIF report this month. There is no activity.

Mr. Passon: My report was on dog feces and we already covered it. There were no other Board of Health issues at this time.

Mayor Pennock: Ms. Lewis and I attended the Mayors’ Association meeting. They discussed the problem with underage drinking. We were provided with packets on this topic. Anyone interested in seeing this information, see Ms. Lewis or myself. Also discussed was a committee being set up to discuss school consolidation. Coordinating meeting was very successful. I discussed the P.A.R.I.S. grant with School Board President, Paula Lore: The State will look favorably on government entities sharing services, within their own municipality or with other municipalities. I will be meeting with Dawn Thompson, Wednesday night to discuss finances. Pat will be retiring this month as will Mrs. Zeoli, our Librarian.

Mayor Pennock discussed different possibilities of retirement gifts and a luncheon.

OLD BUSINESS:

Mayor Pennock: Rabies clinic is scheduled for 1/12/08. There is no time set yet.

We discussed the fines being raised for those individuals that do not obtain their licenses by January 31st. Requested that the bond rollover be put on November’s agenda. Ambulance service was discussed earlier.

NEW BUSINESS: Wildlife feed ordinace and containerized yard waste ordinance will be introduced at the November meeting. Conversation ensued regarding the ordinances. Mr. Platt stated the wildlife feeding ordinance only applies to public property and not private property.

Mayor Pennock asked for a motion to name Mr. Fisher as this year’s 2008 4th of July Committee Chairman. Motion made by Mr. Passon and seconded by Mr. Beeman. All ayes

Mayor Pennock requested a motion on Ms. Lewis doing the website. Motion made by Mr. Passon and seconded by Mr. Beeman. All ayes

Motion made by Ms. Lewis to pay Mrs. Zeoli’s salary for the rest of the year. Seconded by Mr. Beeman. Roll call vote: Mr. Beeman-yes,
Mr. Fisher-yes,
Ms. Hook-yes,
Ms. Lewis-yes,
Mr. Passon-yes
and Mr. Romano-yes.

Mayor Pennock requested a motion to advertise for the Librarian position. Motion was made by Mr. Beeman and seconded by Mr. Passon. Applications will be given to Mr. Beeman and presented at the Working Sessions. All ayes

Mayor Pennock requested that the Library be discussed at the next working session which will be on October 15, 2007 at 7:30 PM.

Mr. Passon stated he would be on vacation starting October 6, 2007 for 7 days.

Mr. Fisher made a recommendation for curfew on October 29th, 30th and 31st. Trick or treating should be from 3 PM until 7 PM. Mr. Beeman made a motion to have trick or treating from 3 PM until 7 PM, seconded by Mr. Passon. All ayes

Mr. Beeman made a motion for a 7 PM curfew for October 29th, 30th and 31st for anyone under the age of 18, seconded by Mr. Passon. 5-ayes, 1-no Mr. Romano.

Mr. Passon Made a motion to accept the Addendum to the Tippy Toes’ Lease, seconded by Mr. Beeman. Roll call vote:
Mr. Beeman-yes,
Ms. Hook-yes,
Mr. Fisher-yes,
Ms. Lewis-yes,
Mr. Passon-yes
and Mr. Romano-yes.

Mayor Pennock discussed any ideas regarding the direction Mayor and Council should take regarding Mrs. McCreery’s retirement. Mayor will talk to CFO, Dawn Thompson, and he will poll Council at a later time.

Open to the Public at 8:40 PM

Closed to the Public at 8:40 PM

Mr. Beeman made a motion to have Mr. Pritchard, Emergency Management Coordinator, attend the Working Session on October 15th to explain purchases to Mayor and Council. Seconded by Mr. Passon. All ayes.

Mayor Pennock requested a motion to be made to freeze spending until November so that he may speak with the CFO regarding our financial position. Motion made by Mr. Passon and seconded by Mr. Beeman. Clerk’s office is able to spend up to $200.00 without approval. Roll call vote:
Mr. Beeman-yes,
Mr. Fisher-yes,
Ms. Hook-yes,
Ms. Lewis-yes,
Mr. Passon-yes
and Mr. Romano-yes.

Mr. Passon made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 8:48 PM, seconded by Mr. Fisher. All ayes

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Dawn M. Pennock,
Deputy Borough Clerk