TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON
WARREN COUNTY
LAND USE BOARD

Municipal Offices                                                                                                        350 Route 57 West
(908) 689-7209                                                                                                           Washington, NJ 07882

MINUTES OF THE JANUARY 5, 2005 REORGANIZATION MEETING

The Land Use Board Reorganization meeting was begun at 7:00p.m. by the Board Secretary, Margaret Housman reading of the Open Public Meetings Act. The Board welcomed new Board members Mayor Dempski, Debra Pietrangelo, Thomas Birkner, Evan Howell and Jane Belz. Attorney Gruenberg administered the Oath of Office to Mayor Dempski, Ms. Pietrangelo, Mr. Birkner, Ms. Belz, Mr. Rossi, Mr. Iwaniszyn, Mr. Howell and Mr. Strunk before the meeting.

Members Present: Mayor Dempski, Mr. Strunk, Mr. Sodtalbers, Mr. Iwaniszyn, Mr. Howell,

Ms. Pietrangelo, Ms. Pflugh, Mr. Klingel, Mr. Rossi, Alt#1 Mr. Birkner, Alt.#2 Ms. Belz

Also Present: Attorney S. Gruenberg

REORGANIZATION OF THE LAND USE BOARD FOR 2005:

1.  The secretary called for the nomination of the Land Use Board Chairman. A motion was made by Mr. Iwaniszyn, seconded by Mayor Dempski to nominate Mr. Klingel as Land Use Board Chairman, Mr. Klingel declined. A motion was made by Ms. Pflugh, seconded by Mr. Klingel to nominate Mr. Iwaniszyn as Land Use Board Chairman,

Mr. Iwaniszyn declined. A motion was made by Mr. Sodtalbers to nominate Mr. Rossi as Land Use Board Chairman, Mr. Rossi declined. A motion was made by Mr. Klingel,  seconded by Mr. Iwaniszyn to nominate Ms. Pflugh as Land Use Board Chairman, Ms. Pflugh accepted, a motion was made to close the nominations by Mr. Sodtalbers, seconded by Mr. Rossi, 
Vote: Klingel, Iwaniszyn, Dempski, Howell, Strunk, Sodtalbers, Rossi, Pietrangelo - Ayes, 0 - Nay, Pflugh - Abstain, motion carried.

2.  Chairman Pflugh called for the nomination of the Land Use Board Vice Chairman.

A motion was made by Mr. Rossi, seconded by Ms. Pietrangelo to nominate Mr. Klingel as Vice Chairman of the Land Use Board. A motion to close the nomination was made by Mr. Sodtalbers, seconded by Mr. Rossi,
Vote: Rossi, Pietrangelo, Dempski, Howell, Strunk, Sodtalbers, Klingel, Iwaniszyn, Pflugh - Ayes, 0 - Nay, 0 - Abstain, motion carried.

3.  The Chairman asked for the appointment of the Land Use Secretary. A motion was made by Mr. Klingel, seconded by Mayor Dempski to re-appoint Margaret Housman as the Land Use Secretary for 2005 by the approved salary ordinance, Vote: Klingel, Dempski, Howell, Strunk, Sodtalbers, Rossi, Iwaniszyn, Pflugh, Pietrangelo - Ayes, 0 - Nay,  0 - Abstain, motion carried.

4.  The Chairman asked for the appointment of the Land Use Engineer. A motion was made by Mr. Strunk, seconded by Ms. Pietrangelo to appointment Studer & McEldowney, PA.

As the 2005 Land Use Engineers, Mr. Strunk stated that Studer & McEldowney, PA.  Have good consistent flow, good overall information and detailed reports,
Vote: Strunk, Pietrangelo, Howell, Sodtalbers - Ayes, 0 - Abstain.

A motion was made by Mr. Klingel, seconded by Mr. Rossi to re-appointment J. Cilo Jr. & Associates as the 2005 Land Use Engineer.
Vote: Klingel, Rossi, Dempski, Iwaniszyn, Pflugh - Ayes, 0 - Abstain, motion carried. Engineer J. Cilo Jr. will represent the Land Use Board for 2005 at a rate of $90.00 per hour in concurrence with the submitted schedule of rates.

5.  The Chairman called for the appointment of the Land Use Attorney. A motion was made by Mr. Howell, seconded by Mr. Rossi to re-appointment Attorney S. Gruenberg at a rate of $140.00 per hour in concurrence with the submitted schedule of rates,
Vote: Howell, Rossi, Dempski, Strunk, Sodtalbers, Klingel, Iwaniszyn, Pflugh, Pietrangelo - Ayes, 0 - Nay, 0 - Abstain, motion carried.

6.  The Chairman called for the appointment of the Land Use Planner. A motion was made by Mr. Klingel, seconded by Mr. Sodtalbers to re-appointment Planner S. Doyle of John Cilo Jr. & Associates, Inc., at a rate of $90.00 per hour in concurrence with the submitted schedule of rates,
Vote: Klingel, Sodtalbers, Dempski, Howell, Rossi, Iwaniszyn, Pflugh, - Ayes, Strunk - Nay, Pietrangelo - Abstain, motion carried.

7.  The Chairman called for the appointment of the Land Use Board Geotechnical Consultant. A motion was made by Mr. Howell, seconded by Mr. Iwaniszyn to affirm the re-appointment by the Township Committee of Geoscience Services as the Geotechnical consultant for the 2005,
Vote: Howell, Iwaniszyn, Dempski, Strunk, Klingel, Pflugh, Pietrangelo - Ayes, Sodtalbers, Rossi - Nay, 0 - Abstain, motion carried.

Mayor Dempski suggested the Board may want to look into an alternate Geotechnical consultant for back up.

8.  The Chairman appointed current Review Committee member Mr. Iwaniszyn as Review Committee Chairman and Alternate#1 Mr. Birkner to the Review Committee for 2005.

9.  A motion was made by Mr. Rossi, to adopt the “Star Gazette” and “Express Times” as the official newspaper to be used for Sunshine Law notices. The motion was seconded by Mr. Klingel, all ayes motion carried.

10.  A motion was made by Mr. Howell, seconded by Ms. Pietrangelo to adopt the 2005 Land Use Board with changes, all ayes, motion carried.

PUBLIC COMMENT & OTHER CONCERNS:

1.  The Board requested Attorney S. Gruenberg draft an ordinance change limiting minor subdivision applications.

2.  Mayor Dempski briefly discussed an ordinance process for Affordable Housing fees.

3.  Mr. Frank Cregan of 62 Merlin Dr. asked who the Engineer would be for the Board for 2005, Engineer J. Cilo Jr.

ADJOURNMENT: 7:50p.m.

With no further business before the Board, and no public comment offered the meeting was adjourned.

Margaret Housman, Secretary
Washington Township Land Use Board