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Highlands council approves year-end transfers and project closeouts; borough touted for planning awards
Summary
Council adopted a year-end surplus-fund transfer and finalized closeout of Phase 1 sanitary sewer work, approved a consent agenda of routine contracts and refunds, and heard an administrator’s report praising Public Works and that the borough won two county planning awards; the Highlands Business Partnership announced an Amerigo Vespucci visit July 3.
The Highlands mayor and council adopted a resolution authorizing the transfer of surplus funds at the request of the CFO to tidy year-end accounts, and approved a settlement and closeout for phase 1 of the borough’s sanitary sewer improvements project, including releasing the performance plan and finalizing change orders and payments.
Clerk read a consent agenda that included awarding a fair-and-open contract for the South Keap drainage improvements project, refunds of community center rental and escrow fees, an agreement for snow removal and street lighting reimbursement with Bay Point Condominium Association, closeout and acceptance for Washington Avenue improvements, and payment of bills. A council member offered the consent agenda, the motion was seconded and carried; specific roll-call tallies are not supplied in the transcript.
In the administrator’s report staff said the period had been light because of holidays but praised Public Works for storm response: “Public Works did a really good job with the storm over the weekend.” Mayor Berlin also noted the borough received two planning awards—one for an asset-activation project and another for CBD flood-plain construction guidelines the county plans to adopt as a model.
Separately, a council member relayed that the Highlands Business Partnership reported the tall ship Amerigo Vespucci will be moored in Sandy Hook Bay and is scheduled to visit Highlands on July 3; the partnership is coordinating transportation and local restaurant visits.
The meeting closed after a public-portion announcement that limited topics (personnel-related matters) are not eligible for comment and observing no public speakers. The council adjourned at 7:12 p.m.
