MINUTES OF THE HARDYSTON TOWNSHIP PLANNING BOARD MEETING HELD APRIL 27, 2000

STATEMENT OF COMPLIANCE: Pursuant to the Open Public Meetings Act, Chapter 231, P.L. 1975 adequate notice as defined in Section 3D of Chapter 231 P.L. 1975 has been made to the New Jersey Herald and is also posted on the bulletin board at the Hardyston Township Municipal Building.

ROLL CALL:

Ken Worflar - Present
Leslie Hamilton - Present
Maribeth Boffa - Excused
Randy Roof - Excused
William Castiglione - Excused
Thomas Zygmunt - Present
Robert Neubig - Present
John Eskilson - Excused
Greg Eisenecker - Present
Ed Frisbie - Excused
Ed Zinck - Present

APPROVAL OF MINUTES:

A motion was made by Ms. Hamilton and seconded by Mr. Worflar to approve the minutes of the March 23, 2000 meeting. Roll Call: Worflar, yes; Hamilton, yes; Zygmunt abstain, Neubig, abstain, Eisenecker, yes; Zinck, yes. Motion was carried.

A motion was made by Ms. Hamilton and seconded by Mr. Worflar to approve the minutes of the April 10, 2000 meeting. Roll Call: Worflar, yes; Hamilton, yes; Zygmunt, yes; Neubig, yes; Eisenecker, yes; Zinck, yes. Motion was carried.

RESOLUTIONS:

The reading of the resolutions were carried to the May 25, 2000 meeting.

APPLICATIONS:

Crystal Springs Real Estate Holdings, Inc. - Block 16.01, Lot 1.01 PB-4-00-1: Joel Murphy, Esq., came forward to represent the applicant. Joseph Barbieri, P.E.,was also present to give testimony relative to the application. Mr. Barbieri was sworn in. The applicant was seeking final subdivision and site plan approval for fifty condominium units.

The Board reviewed Mr. Guerin's engineering report dated April 14, 2000 with the applicant's representatives. Mr. Barbieri advised that they have reviewed the report and agreeto comply with Mr. Guerin's comments. The applicant further agrees to provide an appropriate bond based on Mr. Guerin's calculations. The applicant also asked that if the Board saw fit to grant the approval, that they also consider waiving the reading of the resolution and allowing the applicant to proceed at their own risk with respect to the filing the map, after it has been found to be acceptable by the Board engineer.

The hearing was opened to the public. There was no public comment. The hearing was closed to the public.

Following discussion, a motion was made by Mr. Neubig and seconded by Ms. Hamilton to approve the application, subject to compliance with Mr. Guerin's April 14, 2000 report. The Board further agreed to waive the reading of the resolution by motion. Roll Call: Worflar, yes; Hamilton, yes; Zygmunt, yes; Neubig, yes; Eisenecker, yes; Zinck, yes. Motion was carried.

It was noted that there continues to be construction traffic relative to the Crystal Springs development that is accessing the development through Oak Street. The Board discussed this issue with Mr. Murphy and Mr. Barbieri and made reference to calls and reports received relative to the problem. Mr. Mulvihill's representatives advised the Board of the developer's efforts to correct the situation. A letter was also received from Mr. Mulvihill which outlined the aggressive efforts that they are employing to impede construction traffic from using the Oak Street access to the development.

BILLS:

The Board reviewed their bill packets. A motion was made by Mr. Neubig and seconded by Mr. Eisenecker to approve the payment of the bills. All were in favor. Motion was carried.

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION:

The meeting was opened to the public. There was no public participation. The meeting was closed to the public.

ADJOURNMENT:

Having no further business, a motion was made by Mr. Neubig and seconded by Ms. Hamilton to adjourn the meeting. All were in favor. Motion was carried. The meeting was adjourned.

Minutes prepared by:

Marianne Smith