COUNCIL AGENDA SETING SESSION

For information; this can be an informative session where the members discuss and decide upon the Resolutions to presented for action their next business meeting (5/5/08.) Incidentally 5/6/08 Tuesday the public hearing on the granting Solaris a CON to close MRH will be at the High School 6-8 pm

Mr. Baldwin the Executive Director of FAITH, B RICKS and MORTAR .gave a presentation on what this volunteer group since its inception in 1993, has accomplished in the restoration of abandoned or severely dilapidated property. They deserve all the praise that they can get.

One new Resolution is for $60000.00 for the PMUA to remove the unusable concrete sewer pipes from the East 2nd St. debacle and stored in a code violation at their site. I would like to know if the City was compensated by the vendor for extra costs, which I think I once read was $1000000.00, needed to finish the project.

We should be gratified to learn that there will be a major road resurfacing program this year. The RFPs are due to go out on 4/24/08. Expected work should begin in August and be completed by Sept 26. Among the streets are Watchung Ave, Kensington, Netherwood Ave and about ten more.

At the Citizens Participation segment at the end,four speakers addressed the impending MRH closing One requested that the Council members attend the May 6 public hearing and they agreed to have one Councilman probably Harold Gibson its President make a statement for the entire body.

Others talked about the impact upon Plainfielders and one asked them to be proactive and enact a Resolution authorizing the city to seek an injunction in case the CON is granted. There was no reaction to this request. We will see if this Council is truly concerned about Plainfield’s health needs.

For those who may wonder, Ethelred the Unready was not caught with his pants down. The name was given because he was illiterate! Imagine the King of England could not read or write.