Council's July double-header Monday a snorer?

You may want to bring a pillow to
Plainfield's City Council double-header.

 

Plainfield's City Council meets Monday in it's July double-header.

A scan of the agenda suggests it may be a snorer. There is a lot of housekeeping business on the agenda --

• Plainfield is looking to purchase electricity in an online auction from EMEX -- saving the city approximately $6,400.
  
  
  
• Seven bond ordinances from 2008 through 2017 are being combined into one $24.6M bond issue, and $6.725M in bond anticipation notes are to be issued.
  
  
  
• An actuarial valuation of Plainfield's current post-retirement healthcare plan is needed to fulfill an accounting standards requirement.
  
  
  
• The DPW is placing liens to the tune of $23K+ for 2 boardups and cleanups at properties on the following streets: East 2nd (x2), Belleview (x4), W. 5th (x3), E. 3rd, Madison, Carlton (x2), Academy, Spruce, Terrill, Rock, Pineview, Inwood, North, Netherwood, Marlborough, West 2nd, West 4th, West 6th, Pemberton, and Belvidere (twice). Multiple locations indicated by (xX). Belleview Avenue seems to have a lot of trouble. Are these foreclosures?
  
  
  
• Plainfield's new SID replacement is applying for a $25K grant to prepare a marketing plan (good idea).
  
  
  
• The new West Front Street redevelopment area is back on the agenda: rescinding the original resolution because of a screw-up in the properties designated it seems.
  
  
  
• The old Muhlenberg Hospital parking lot on Park Avenue between Randolph and Laramies is being recommended for a Planning Board study of whether it's in need of redevelopment. The attached map has a penciled notation calling it 'Park Avenue Gateway'. Hmmm... This might be the sleeper in the snorer, or maybe when the topic comes back next time.
  
  

There are two proposed ordinances --

• The first is to move a NJ Transit bus stop on Terrill Road between the current 7-Eleven and the proposed new driveway for the Wawa that's coming. Seems the bus stop has not been in the right location all along. How'd that happen?
  
  
  
• The second proposed ordinance is to amend the registration requirements and fees on vacant and boarded properties. This is a bit of a puzzle, because all the online document contains is the substitution of the of the words 'registerable properties' for 'vacant' in the introduction. The balance of the old ordinance is in strike-through, which usually indicates deletion -- but there is no new text. Maybe more will come to light Monday?

City Council meets for a combined agenda and business session at 7:00 PM in the Council Chambers / Courthouse at Watchung Avenue and East 4th Street. Parking available on the street and in the lot across from Police Headquarters.

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