Tonight’s Berkeley Heights Town Council Agenda

Sorry I was a little behind on my agenda notes, everyone. I was over at Laura’s house today and got a picture of that squash for this article because it looks like deformed male genitalia and I thought that was funny.

Here it is again in case you missed it:

Tonight’s Berkeley Heights Town Council agenda packed in more than $260k in wastewater-related resolutions focusing on equipment replacement, vendor contracts, and budget adjustments tied to the plant and its pump stations. Most items appeared on the consent agenda (a one-shot vote for the whole batch) and were expected to pass without extended discussion.

One resolution was for $8,940 (Rapid Pump and Meter Co. of Paterson) to replace the grinder extension shaft and motor at the Hampton Drive Pump Station. The contract was set to be awarded without public bidding under a state law that permits direct contracting for wastewater system maintenance.

Another resolution sends $110,973 to Pumping Services, Inc. of Middlesex through the North Jersey Wastewater Cooperative Pricing System for replacement of the main influent grinder at the Wastewater Treatment Plant. The funding line was noted as the Raw Sewerage Pump Grant, but the source and terms of the grant weren’t outlined.

The consent agenda also included earlier-year contract changes that draw from the same sewer fund, including a $4,500 increase for Dawson Mechanical Contracting to rebuild failed backflow preventers and a $143,000 extension of the Township’s aluminum sulfate supply contract with USALCO.

Together, the measures show an increase in unplanned wastewater spending late in the budget year. None of the resolutions included detailed engineering reports or capital planning documentation, relying instead on staff certifications of need.

Based on past practice, most of the consent agenda was expected to have been approved without debate. Laura will give an update later on in the week.

Full Agenda- Packet

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