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The City Hall cupola is leaking -- again. I took this photo during the cupola's restoration. The terra cotta urns in the photo are a yet-to-be completed restoration item. |
Plainfield City Council meets Monday (June 17) for a combined agenda and business meeting.
The June meeting marks the beginning of the "Summer Hiatus" (June, July and August) during which Council will sit only for combined sessions.
Among items of interest --
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The Shotspotter contract is up for renewal. |
- The Police Department (R 208-19) seeks a 16-month renewal of the Shotspotter®
installation for a total of $184,585.68. This represents about a 20%
reduction in the amount paid on an annual basis (the initial contract in
2012 was for $169,000/year). After some initial hiccups, the system has
become a necessary part of the city's crime-fighting strategy.
- The Fire Department
(R 209-19) is looking to enter into an MOU with Union County which
would make Plainfield part of the FirstAlert system. The multiple phone
alerts folks got as tornado warnings a few weeks ago were a
demonstration of that system. Plainfield would be able to use it to
broadcast its own alerts as well. The MOU cites a cost of 12¢ per call
for phone calls, with "no additional cost for emails and sms-text
messages."
- City Hall's cupola
appears to be leaking water into the building's third floor, per a
contract proposed for Pennoni Associates ($133,800.00). The cupola was
restored through a historic preservation grant about 20 years ago. Part
of the "problem" addressed at that time was -- water getting into the
third floor. There is also a component to test the air quality for the
presence of mold -- always a concern when there is dampness in
buildings.
- There are two proposals from Economic Development.
One (R 224-19) is to designate 829 South Urban Renewal LLC as the
developer for a project at 829-881 South Avenue. The other (R 223-19)
conditionally designates SRV Plainfield LLC as the developer of a series
of parcels between East 3rd Street and Cottage Place to the east of the
current Union County College parking lot.
- The Planning Board
is being authorized to conduct a review of all city-owned parking lots
and their adjacent properties with regard to determining if any areas
NOT already designated as "in need of redevelopment" meet the
requirements of such a designation and should be so designated.
- Among Councilmanic Resolutions
are ones to support the ban on assault firearms, recognize June as LGBT
Pride Month, honor PHS Hall of Fame 2019 inductees, and (introduced by
Councilor Ashley Davis) celebrate Juneteenth.
- There is also an ordinance proposed to rename the Greenbrook Trail the "Albert T. McWilliams Memorial Trail". (The idea was first championed by the late Mayor McWilliams. It should also be noted that the Council has already declared the triangle of city-owned land at East Front Street and Park Avenue as "Albert T. McWilliams Park", though no plaque or sign has ever been erected.)
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