The Bedminster Township Committee will be holding the March 17, 2025, meeting in the main meeting room of Town Hall at One Miller Lane, Bedminster, NJ and via Zoom. Members of the public are invited to join in person or to register for the Zoom meeting by contacting the Municipal Clerk at (908) 212-7000 x 404, or by emailing rray@bedminster.us to register. Participants will be asked to enter the Meeting ID and Password to join the meeting virtually using the link below:
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Topic: Bedminster Township Committee Meeting
Time: March 17, 2025, 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Meeting ID: 897 2628 0623
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TOWNSHIP OF BEDMINSTER
REGULAR MEETING
March 17, 2025
1. Call Meeting to Order
2. Open Public Meetings Act Statement
Adequate notice of this meeting of the Township Committee was sent to the Courier News, Somerville, Bernardsville News, Whippany and to all subscribers and posted at the Township Municipal Building on January 7, 2025.
3. Pledge of Allegiance
4. Public Comments – (comments limited to 3 minutes)
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5. Approval of Minutes
a. February 24, 2025 - Budget Work Sesson #3 Meeting Minutes at 7:00
b. March 3, 2025 – Township Committee Meeting at 7:00 pm.
c. March 10, 2025 – Budget Work Session #4 Meeting Minutes at 7:00 pm.
d. March 10, 2025 – Budget Work Session #4 Executive Session Meeting at 7:03 pm.
6. Permits & Raffles
a. Special Use Permit for Fiddler’s Elbow Country Club to install a temporary trailer from March 2025 through February 2026, at Fiddler’s Elbow Country Club, 811 Rattlesnake Bridge Road, Bedminster, NJ.
b. Annual Seasonal Farm Market Permit for Recklesstown Farm Distillery, LLC at the Bedminster Farmers Market, River Road Park, 3055 River Road, Bedminster beginning May 24, 2025, through December 6, 2025
c. Social Affair Permit to amend The Friends of Clarence Dillon Public Library from May 3, 2025, to May 4, 2025 from 6 to 7 pm located at Clarence Dillon Public Library, 2336 Lamington Road, Bedminster, NJ.
d. Social Affair Permit to benefit Children Miracle Network on June 23, 2025, from 8 am to 3 pm located at Fiddler’s Elbow Country Club, 811 Rattlesnake Bridge Road, Bedminster, NJ.
e. On Premise 50/50 Raffle to benefit Children’s Specialized Hospital Foundation on July 14, 2025, from 9 am to 7 pm located at Hamilton Farm Golf Club, 1040 Pottersville Road, Bedminster, NJ.
f. On Premise 50/50 Raffle to benefit Children’s Specialized Hospital Foundation on August 25, 2025, from 7 am to 6 pm located at Fiddler’s Elbow Country Club, 811 Rattlesnake Bridge Road, Bedminster, NJ.
g. On Premise Merchandise Raffle to benefit The Center for Contemporary Art on April 27, 2025, from 3 to 5 pm located at The Center for Contemporary Art, 2020 Burnt Mills Road, Bedminster, NJ.
7. Monthly Report Discussion by Subcommittee Chair
8. Administrator’s Report
9. Community Policing Report
10. Introduction of Ordinances
a. Ordinance No. 2025-002 - An Ordinance to exceed the municipal budget appropriation limits and to establish a Cap Bank (N.J.S.A. 40A:4-45.14). The public hearing for this Ordinance is scheduled for April 7, 2025, 7 pm, at the Municipal Building, One Miller Lane, Bedminster, NJ.
11. Public Hearing of Ordinances
None.
12. Consent Agenda (Consent agenda includes items of a routine nature on which consensus has been previously reached. Committee members may remove any item from the prepared agenda for discussion & possible action later in theMeeting)
a. Resolution No. 2025-047– Authorizes the provision of a loan pursuant to the Township of Bedminster Affordability Assistance Program for 32 Village Green.
b. Resolution No. 2025-048 – Authorizes the public towing licenses to Tom DeLucas Towing, Inc., Somerset Hills Towing and Mike’s Towing & Recovery, Inc.
c. Resolution No. 2025-052 – Authorizes emergency temporary appropriations in the Current Fund in the total amount of $6,026,670.70 and in the Sewer Operating Fund in the total amount of $343,648.38.
d. Resolution No. 2025-056 – Cancels unfunded debt authorization by Bond Ordinance No. 2022-03 for the acquisition of vehicular equipment in the amount of $164,500.00.
e. Resolution No. 2025-057 – Authorizes grace period extension for 2025 First Quarter Sewer Payments.
f. Resolution No. 2025-058 – Authorizes 2025 Recreation Summer Camp Program fees.
13. Resolutions
a. Resolution No. 2025-049 – Authorizes Hazard Communication Plan.
b. Resolution No. 2025-050 – Authorizes inter-local Agreement between the Township of Bedminster, Borough of Far Hills, and Tewksbury Township to provide for the cost sharing expenses for fire and first aid services.
c. Resolution No. 2025-051 – Authorizes inter-local Agreement between the Township of Bedminster, Borough of Far Hills, Borough of Peapack & Gladstone and Tewksbury Township to provide for the cost sharing expenses for repeater shed operating and capital expenditures.
d. Resolution No. 2025-053 – Establishes policy for required signature thresholds for Township Committee members.
e. Resolution No. 2025-054 – Authorizes Emergency Action and Fire Prevention Plan, Indoor Air Quality Plan, and Personal Protective Equipment Plan.
f. Resolution No. 2025-055 – Authorizes Power of Attorney Declaration appointing Township Engineer to submit and execute the Access Permit Application(s) for “Welcome to Bedminster” sign to the New Jersey Department of Transportation (DOT).
g. Resolution No. 2025-059 – Appoints a full-time Heavy Equipment Operator for the DPW.
h. Resolution No. 2025-060 – Authorizes Participation Agreement with BuyBoard National Purchasing Cooperative.
i. Resolution No. 2025-061 – Authorizes the hiring of a new police officer by the Bedminster Police Department.
14. Approval of Bill List
15. New Business
None.
16. Old Business
a. Utilities
JCP&L, Altice and NJAW status of the service and repair projects in Bedminster
b. Pluckemin Park Senior Housing
c. Somerset Hills Public Safety Committee
17. Township Committee Comments
18. Adjourn
19. Correspondence
· Township of Bernards Ordinance No. 2574 – Authorizing the Vacation of Great Swamp Road.
· Township of Bernards Ordinance No. 2575 – Amending, Revising, and Supplementing the Code of the Township of Bernards, Chapter 21, “Land Development,” to Replace the Westgate Village Mixed Use Senior Overlay Zone within the E-3 Zone with the Westgate Village Mixed Use Zone.