Monday, January 7, 2008 7:00 P.M.

313 Monmouth Street

AGENDA

1. Call to Order:  
2. Pledge of Allegiance:

3. Roll Call:

4. Sunshine Law: This meeting is being held in conformance with the New Jersey Open Public Meetings Act, otherwise known as the \”Sunshine Law\”. It has been legally noticed in accordance with the law and copies have been given to those requesting the same.

5. Public Comment Period: The Governing Body, in accordance with P.L. 2002, c. 80, have adopted the following guidelines relative to the Public Comment Period (PCP) at Caucus, Worksession, Special and Emergency Meetings of the Mayor and Common Council of Gloucester City: The PCP shall occur at the beginning of each meeting; it shall be no longer than one half-hour in length; every person wishing to speak may do so once during the period for no longer than five minutes. No changes have been made for the PCP of the regular monthly meetings.

6. Minutes of the Previous Meeting(s): November 5, November 29, December 3, December 20, December 27

7. Reports: I. Departmental Reports

II. Engineer\’s Report

III. Committees of Council:

1. Celebrations

b) Finance & Administration

c) Fire

1. Housing
2. Licensing
3. Police

g) Public Works

8. Licenses: None

9. Resolutions:

R036 Authorizing Execution of a Professional Services Contract with University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey

R037 Rejecting Bids Received for 2007 Road Repair Program

R038 Authorizing the Removal of a Property from Tax Sale

10. Ordinances:  for first reading this evening with second reading and public hearing to be held January 24, 2008 at 8:00 P.M. in City Hall, 313 Monmouth Street:

O01 Ordinance to Exceed the Municipal Budget Appropriation Limits and to Establish a Cap Bank Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:4-45.14

O02 Vacating a Portion of Cumberland Street, Located within the City of Gloucester City, County of Camden and State of New Jersey

11. Old Business:

a) Handicapped Parking Spaces: redistributed to current Governing Members this evening: 630 Market Street; 632 Market Street; 306 Jersey Avenue; 220 N. King Street

b) 2008 Elected Officials Seminar: January 23, 2008 5:00 P.M. Collingswood Community Center (need RSVP)

12. New Business:

a)

13. Communications:

a) From Chief Brian Hagan – Mark Maiese, Jr., volunteer fireman placement to Battalion #52

b) from NJDOT – Not approved for 2008 Municipal Aid Program for Joy Street.

c) from Knights of Columbus – request for coin toss Friday March 28^th 3-6 p.m. and Sat., March 29^th from 9-5

d) from Welsbach – Progress Report

14. Round Table:

15. Closed Session: Resolution #R -2008 to enter into closed session for discussion of:

16. Adjournment

Ewing, NJ…The College of New Jersey men’s basketball team hosted the Bengals of Buffalo State College on Monday night in the Lions’ home opener of the 2008 half of the season. TCNJ would run away with the game and tally an 80-68 victory as the team had five different players finish in double-scoring figures, while senior guard Jeff Warner (Jackson, NJ/Jackson) added his second straight a double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds. TCNJ is now 4-6 overall, while Buffalo State drops to 3-5 on the year.

TCNJ would take a 41-37 halftime lead into the locker room as senior forward Mark Aziz (Hackettstown, NJ/West Morris Central) and sophomore guard William Jett (Browns Mills, NJ/Pemberton) paced the team with 10 points each in the first half, while holding a narrow 17-16 edge on the boards. Aziz added a game and team-high 18 points for the Lions, while Jett tied his career-best with 14 points.

BSC’s junior guard Jamar Gray (Rochester, NY/Bishop Kearney) and sophomore guard Santo LaMar (Buffalo, NY/Maryvale) each had eight points in the first half for the Bengals. The Bengals shot 55.2% from the floor as they hit 16-of-29 shots. Junior guard James Tyndal (Bronx, NY/Mnsgr. Scanlon) had six first half assists as well.

TCNJ never trailed in the second half and managed to hold the Bengals at bay despite several runs. The Lions would finish with a 37-29 edge on the boards on the night and shot an impressive 51.7% from the floor (30-58), while holding the Bengals to 43.5% (27-62).

TCNJ’s sophomore Jay Frank (Brick, NJ/Brick Memorial) added 14 points on a 6-11 shooting performance for the floor and junior guard Jeff Molinelli (Pennington, NJ/Hopewell Valley) added 14 points as well with four assists.
Buffalo State’s freshman forward Mike Maloney (Buffalo, NY/Cheektowaga) provided a spark in the second half for the team as he finished as the team’s co-scoring leader with 11 points and five rebounds in just nine minutes of work. Santo finished with 11 points as well, while Gray added 10 points. Senior Dion Mozelle (Rego Park, NY/Xaverian) added nine points and a team-high seven rebounds, all defensive.

TCNJ returns to Packer Hall on Wednesday, January 9 hosting Albright College at 7 p.m., while Buffalo State hosts SUNY-Potsdam on Friday, January 11 at 8 p.m.

Ewing, NJ…The College of New Jersey women’s basketball team hosted the Sea Gulls of Salisbury University in a non-conference game in Packer Hall on Monday night. TCNJ posted a 47-36 win to improve to 9-3 on the season, while Salisbury falls to 4-8 overall. TCNJ’s defense held SU to a season-low 36 points on the night, while allowing just 15 points in the second half of play.

The Lions held a 22-21 halftime lead as junior center Hillary Klimowicz (Scotch Plains, NJ/Scotch Plains-Fanwood) paced TCNJ with eight points and six rebounds in the first stanza of play. TCNJ shot only 33.3% from the floor (11-33) and was unsuccessful from three-point range as they were 0-8.

SU’s junior guard Monica Merkel (Walkersville, MD/St. John’s) had nine points in the first half after shooting 4-6 from the floor. The Sea Gulls also struggled from three-point range in the first half as they were 0-4 from beyond the arch.

The Lions would go on a 10-0 run to open play as they held SU scoreless until the 13:52 mark of the second half. Klimowicz would add her eighth double-double of the season as she would net 12 points and 11 rebounds in the win, freshman forward Kelsey Kutch (Hillsborough, NJ/Hillsborough) also had a strong performance as she tallied 10 points with nine rebounds and nine steals in pacing the Lions to the convincing victory, the third in a row for the Lions.

Merkel led the Sea Gulls with 11 points and shot 50% from the floor (5-10) as SU and TCNJ finished with 47 rebounds each. TCNJ forced 27 turnovers and added 18 steals along the way.

By Anthony Campbell

Source: alabama game and fish

Here’s a look at two hunters in north Alabama that had the kind of season that we all dream of. The bucks they took were big — all of them! (January 2008)

Beasley’s big non-typical 14-pointer, taken on private land near the Crow Creek Waterfowl Refuge in Jackson County, scored an incredible 157 2/8 Boone and Crockett Club points and is Alabama’s new No. 2 all-time non-typical muzzleloader buck. Pugh was hunting a carefully managed piece of private ground in Madison County when he pulled the trigger on a 150 1/8 B&C 10-pointer, capping an incredible streak of luck for him and his brother Jack that saw them both take their best deer ever.

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By Lois Staas

NEWS Correspondent

Winners of Bellmawr\’s Eighteenth Annual House Decorating contest were honored by Mayor and Council at their December 20 meeting. Councilmen Louis P. DiAngelo and Peter A. DiGiamnbattista presented awards to the following residents.

District 1, Scharle Family, District 2, Nark Family.

District 3, Paladino Family, District 4, Crumrine Family, District 5, Monroe Family, District 6, Gianquinto Family, and Districk 7, Ewing Family.

DiAngelo said, \”Santa\’s Helpers drove around for names for the contest, and the judges made their rounds on December 18.

It gets tougher and tougher each year to choose the winners because everyone tries to outdo each other. Keep up the good work.

\”Even though they were rescheduled because of bad weather, the parade and tree lighting were a success. There were a lot of people on the parade route.

I would also like to commend the children who performed.\”

Councilman John P. Bollinger commented, \”Congratulations to all winners. A lot of people in Bellmawr take pride in their town.\”

\”Public Works does have something to report,\” stated Councilman James F. D\’Angelo. \”We had snow a little less than an inch. All the trucks were out and done in two hours. The cost was $488.

\”We will be entering into an inter local agreement with the Borough of Woodlynne to pick up their trash on Fridays. This will be about the $64,000 profit.

\”The Bellmawr Board of Education invited Council to attend a pre-budget meeting on December 18 to help them work toward passing the budget. Councilmen Peter A. DiGiambattista, Louis P. DiAngelo, Councilwoman Regina F. Pointkowski, and I were there.\”

Next, Councilman Stephen M. Sauter reported, \”The department of Buildings and Lands is operating smoothly. I also had an opportunity to see the winning house dec-orations. Boy, it really puts you in the spirit.\”

Councilwoman Pointkowski added, \”It is pleasant to know that people care about this season of Chirstmas.\”

Mayor Frank R. Fillipek proudly announced, \”About two weeks ago we had over 5,000 people at Christmas in the park. I do not think any town in the country does what Bellmawr does.

\”Everything was free. Each department tried to outdo one another with skits. People from Philadelphia and Delaware tried to pay for cocoa, but we explained this was all from donations.

\”A merry and happy holiday to everyone. May it be safe without any problems. Hope it goes great.\”

 

Paul Newman….Only women of a certain era will fully appreciate this true story. (if you don\’t understand this, tell your mother, she\’ll get it)

 

A Michigan woman and her family were vacationing in a small new England town where Paul Newman and his family often visited. One Sunday morning, the woman got up early to take a long walk. After a brisk five-mile hike, she decided to treat herself to a double-dip chocolate ice cream cone. She hopped in the car, drove to the center of the village and went straight to the combination bakery/ice cream parlor. There was only one other patron in the store.

Paul Newman, sitting at the counter having a doughnut and coffee. The woman\’s heart skipped a beat as her eyes made contact with those famous baby-blue eyes. The actor nodded graciously and the star struck woman smiled demurely.

 

Pull yourself together! She chides herself. You\’re a happily married woman with three children, you\’re forty-five years old, not a teenager!

 

The clerk filled her order and she took the double-dip chocolate ice cream cone in one hand and her change in the other. Then she went out the door, avoiding even a glance in Paul Newman\’s direction.

 

When she reached her car, she realized that she had a handful of change but her other hand was empty.Where\’s my ice cream cone? Did I leave it in the store? Back into
the shop she went, expecting to see the cone still in the clerk\’s hand or in a holder on the counter or something. No ice cream cone was in sight.

 

With that, she happened to look over at Paul Newman.His face broke into his familiar warm friendly grin and he said to the woman,

 

\”You put it in your purse.\”

 

Submitted by Rick Gonzales

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By Linda Boker-Angelo

NEWS Correspondent

Gloucester City Mayor William James said at last week\’s City Council meeting that the NJ Department of Environmental Protection has approved the City\’s application for designation as a Brownfield Development Area.

James was pleased, stating that this new status will open up new avenues of funding and other state assistance in cleaning up and redeveloping contaminated areas in the City.

In other business, Council approved a resolution authorizing the purchase of a 2008 Ford Police Interceptor for use by the Gloucester City Police Department.

Council also voted to reject bids received for the replacement of a combined sewer main railroad crossing on Koehler Street.

The City will re-advertise for new bids for the project. Council members estimated that by the time bids are received and one is accepted, work should begin at the site in February.

Several residents from the neighborhood near the railroad crossing expressed concerns at the delays the City is experiencing.

City Solicitor John Kearney explained that complications in the first round of bids would have exposed the City to lawsuits, so the bids had to all be rejected and the process repeated.

Resident and former Councilman Ray Coxe thanked outgoing members Jean Kaye, Elsie Loebell and Anthony Kormann for their years of service on Council. Coxe said he felt privileged to serve with them to work for the betterment of the community.

Councilman Jay Brophy and Mayor James also then thanked Kaye, Loebell and Kormann for their time on Council.

All bills for the month of December, up to December 27, totaled $1,274,466.70.

The governing body will meet again on Thursday, January 3 at 8 p.m., in City Hall, 313 Monmouth St., for the annual Reorganization meeting.