NEW JERSEY HIGHLANDS WATER PROTECTION
AND PLANNING COUNCIL
MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF JUNE 14, 2007
PRESENT
JOHN WEINGART
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CHAIRMAN
KURT ALSTEDE
TRACY CARLUCCIO
BILL COGGER
TIM DILLINGHAM
JANICE KOVACH
MIMI LETTS
ERIK PETERSON
TAHESHA WAY
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COUNCIL MEMBERS
VIA TELECONFERENCE
DEBBIE PASQUARELLI
JACK SCHRIER
GLEN VETRANO
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ABSENT
ELIZABETH CALABRESE
SCOTT WHITENACK
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CALL TO ORDER
The Chairman of the Council, John Weingart, called the 50thmeeting of the New Jersey
Highlands Water Protection and Planning Council to order at 3:02 pm.
ROLL CALL
The members of the Council introduced themselves.
OPEN PUBLIC MEETING ACT
Chairman Weingart announced that the meeting was called in accordance with the Open
Public Meetings Act, N .].S.A. 10:4-6 and that the HigWands Council had sent written notice
of the time, date, and location of this meeting to pertinent newspapers or circulation
throughout the State and posted on the HigWands Council website.
Mr. Erik Peterson, Council Member, joined the meeting.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE was then recited.
Chairman Weingart announced that the main focus of this meeting was to discuss a
proposed Resolution for a contract and that the Council would be going into Executive
Session to discuss it. He introduced and welcomed Paula Dees, Executive Assistant to Eileen
Swan. He also announced that Bill Cogger will join the following Council Committees:
Agriculture, Budget & Finance, and Land Conservation.
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EXECUTIVE SESSION
Chainnan Weingart announced that the agenda included an Executive Session and that the
Open Public Meetings Act permits a public body to exclude the public from that portion of
a meeting. He asked if there was a motion to adjourn to Executive Session to discuss the
proposed Resolution to enter into a contract with a regional planning fIrm. Mr. Dillingham
made a motion to adjourn to Executive Session. Ms. Letts seconded the motion. The
meeting was adjourned to go into executive session at 3:15 pm. Ms. Kovach made a motion
to adjourn the Executive Session and Ms. Carluccio seconded the motion. The Executive
Session adjourned at 3:45 pm to return to public session. Mr. Weingart then reiterated to the
public that in the Executive Session the Council had discussion on a possible contract with
a regional planning fum.
PUBLIC SESSION
CONSIDERATION
OF RESOLUTION REGARDING APPROVAL OF
CONTRACT WITH SIEMON AND LARSEN, P.A.
Chainnan Weingart requested introduction of a proposed Resolution authorizing the
Highlands Council's Executive Director to enter into a contract with the fum of Siemon &
Larsen, P.A. to assist with the completion and implementation of the fInal Regional Master
Plan for an amount not to exceed $245,000.
Mr. Dillingham introduced the motion and Ms. Kovach seconded it. Chainnan Weingart
asked if there were any other comments from the Council and fInding none asked for any
comments from the public.
PUBLIC COMMENT
Hank Klumpp, Tewksbury Township
Mr. Klumpp read a statement criticizing hiring an outside consulting fum and commented
that he had not seen a scientifIc study that put his property in the Preservation Area of the
Highlands. He stated that Tewksbury was not in the Highlands Preservation area originally.
He ended by expressing his concern about creating a workable plan
Julia Somers, NJ Highlands
Coalition
Ms. Somers commented that the Highlands Council had done some remarkable things and
that a tremendous amount of work had been completed to date. She went on to support the
hiring of an objective regional planner saying that this was the perfect time.
David Shope, Long Valley
Mr. Shope commented that his property in Lebanon Township, like Mr. Klumpp's in
Tewksbury, was not in the fIrst drafts of the Highlands Act and was only added shortly
before the legislature approved the Act. He referred to the Council's draft maps displayed on
the walls of the meeting room as proof that the basis for the plan was already established
and said that he did not understand what an outside consultant was going to add to the
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process. He asked about the Request for Qualifications for this project and Chairman
Weingart conunented that it had been, and continued to be posted on the HigWands Council
website. Mr. Shope noted he that was "not on the web."
Bill O'Hearn, NY /NJ Trail Conference/Ringwood Councilman
Mr. O'Hearn spoke in favor of taking the action of hiring of the Siemon & Larsen
conunenting that he thought the firm would give polish and was an important move. He also
thought it was critically important to "get it right". He is a member of the four state group
for the HigWands Region and said that the "other three states" are watching to see how New
Jersey does on this plan.
Mr. O'Hearn raised two issues for Ringwood that he hoped a regional planning firm would
help the Council address. He asked how a downtown area can be revitalized without sewers.
He had posed the question to Ringwood's planner with no answer. He sees economic
development without unwanted growth difficult to achieve.
He also brought another issue with COAH saying that they had struggled with the Round I
and Round II obligations to understand what was required. He asked for assistance and
guidance for clarifying the COAH obligations.
Dave Peifer, ANJEC
Mr. Peifer gave a strong endorsement on behalf of ANJEC for selection of the consulting
finn. He conunented that the plan needs to be clear and accessible. He pointed out that: the
Council will be faced with difficult decisions and will need a clear plan for making those
decisions in the future; and that there needs to be clear guidance for municipalities. There
are 88 towns and 7 counties and he ended by saying that people in the municipalities cannot
do what they cannot see.
Ms. Letts noted her agreement with Mr. Peifer that there is a need to simplify the final
document.
There being no further public conunent, and no further conunent from Council members,
Chairman Weingart called for a roll call vote on the proposed resolution for a contract with
Siemon & Larsen, P.A. The resolution was APPROVED 11 to 1 as follows: Alstede aye;
Carluccio aye; Cogger aye; Dillingham aye; Kovach aye; Letts aye; Pasquarelli nay; Peterson
aye; Schrier aye; Vetrano aye; Way aye; Weingart aye. Council Members Calabrese and
Whitenack were absent.
Chairman Weingart announced that the next meeting for Highlands Council would be July
12,2007 at 10 am. He also mentioned that Eileen Swan, Executive Director, had testified
about transfer of development rights at a legislative hearing this morning. Ms Swan
explained that it was a hearing of the Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Committee of
the amendment to A-3864 enabling municipalities statewide to establish receiving zones for
transfer of development rights from Highlands Region or Pinelands area and also providing
for impact fees and other incentives. Ms. Swan thanked Jeff LeJava for his work on
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preparing testimony. Dennis Kirwan had also testified on behalf of Clifton as a potential
receiving area. Tim Dillingham also testified. She noted that the Committee had reported
the bill out but that it was very unlikely to be considered by the full legislature before
summer adjournment on June 30th.
ADJOURN
Mr. Cogger made a motion to adjourn the meeting and Ms. Kovach seconded the motion.
The meeting was adjourned at 4:03 pm.
CERTIFICATION
I certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the minutes of the meeting of the Highlands
Water Protection and Planning Council.
Dated:
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