Fire Chiefs to Be Sworn In at Mayor and Council Meeting

Keith Sabatino officially took over as Fort Lee Fire Chief on Jan. 1, when Mark Sulcov became Deputy Fire Chief and former Fire Chief William Chiappane became Battalion Chief of the . All three will be sworn in and take the oaths of office at a ceremony at Thursday evening when the Fort Lee Mayor and Council hold their regular meeting.

Sabatino replaces outgoing Fire Chief Jeff Silver.

Also preceding the meeting proper will be a presentation from the Historical Committee “on Behalf of Henry Hoebel.”

Highlighting Thursday’s meeting agenda are the introduction of three ordinances, including one that would amend the redevelopment plan for Redevelopment Area 5; a 12-item consent agenda, including one that would authorize a purchasing consultant “to prepare specifications and advertise for requests for proposals” for a “red light traffic program;” and eight resolutions, including a seventh amendment extending the time period of the Redevelopment Area 5 settlement agreement.

Here’s a quick look at the agenda for Thursday’s regular meeting of the Fort Lee Mayor and Council:

Introduction of Ordinances

• Ord. #2012-1 - Amending Salary Ordinance #2010-16 Establishing Salaries for Department Heads (Supervisor of Senior Citizen Activities) - $67,500.00
• Ord. #2012-2 - Amending Chapter 289-15 Parking Meter Zones Established by Adding Metered Spaces on Center Avenue and Anderson Avenue at 1400 Anderson Avenue – Eight Total Meters
• Ord. #2012-3 - Amending Redevelopment Plan for Redevelopment Area 5 Pursuant to the Local Redevelopment and Housing Law, N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-1 et seq.

Proposed Consent Agenda

• CA-1 Payment of Claims
• CA-2 Approving Firefighter Application for Eric Hodge for Fire Company #2 and Auxiliary Firefighter Application for Leo Spina for Fire Company #3
• CA-3 Accepting Retirement Notice from Barbara Wyman, Senior Citizen’s Director – Effective February 1st
• CA-4 Accepting Retirement Notice from Police Department Lt. Scott Bendul - Effective February 1st
• CA-5 Authorizing a Three-Month Leave of Absence for Diran Jebejian, Emergency Telecommunicator for the Police Department, Through March 31, 2012
• CA-6 Authorizing Hiring of Crissa Skarimbas as the Supervisor of Senior Citizen Activities - $67,500.00
• CA-7 Amending the Ambulance Service Fee Schedule for Services Provided by the Fort Lee Ambulance Corp
• CA-8 Authorizing Settlement of Tax Appeal Litigation Entitled Lodging of Fort Lee, LLC at 2300 Route 4 West, Block 6451 Lot 1, QB02 for Tax Years 2010 and 2011
• CA-9 Authorizing Professional Services Agreement for 2012 With the Bergen County Employees Assistance Program – $21.00 Per Employee
• CA-10 Authorizing Purchasing Consultant to Prepare Specifications and Advertise for Bids for Police Department Accreditation and for Police Service Weapons
• CA-11 Endorsing Bergen County Community Development Block Grant Application for VFW Post #2342 at 250 Main Street for a New Roof - $50,000.00
• CA-12 Authorizing Purchasing Consultant to Prepare Specifications and Advertise for Requests for Proposals for a “Red Light” Traffic Program

Resolutions

• R-1 Authorizing Settlement of Tax Appeal Litigation Entitled 459 Main Street, LLC at 459 Main Street, Block 4551, Lots 3,4,5 for 2010 and 2011
• R-2 Awarding Contract to Boswell McClave Engineering, Hackensack, New Jersey to Serve as the Borough’s Traffic Engineer for 2012
• R-3 Awarding Contract to Paul Phillips of the Firm Phillips Preiss Shapiro Associates, Inc., New York, New York, to Serve as the Borough’s Planner for 2012 – Fee Not to Exceed $42,750.00
• R-4 Awarding Contract to Administrative Purchasing Consultants, 214 Main Street, Fort Lee, New Jersey, as the Borough’s Purchasing Consultant for 2012 - $75,000.00
• R-5 Authorizing a 7th Amendment to the Settlement Agreement With FLRA and Tucker Extending the Time Period for Adoption of Amendments to the Redevelopment Plan for Redevelopment Area 5
• R-6 Authorizing the Extending the Conditional Designation of Tucker as Redeveloper for the West Parcel
• R-7 Authorizing the Extending the Conditional Designation of FLRA as Redeveloper for the East Parcel
• R-8 Approving Redevelopment Agreement with FLRA for the East Parcel

The Fort Lee Mayor and Council regular meeting starts earlier than usual Thursday—at 7 p.m.—in Borough Hall’s council chambers. To download the complete agenda for the meeting, click here, or visit the borough’s website.