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Council approves contracts and permits for communications upgrades; 3M settlement funds earmarked for PFAS mitigation
Summary
Council approved consent resolutions authorizing telecom consulting, a design change order for the new emergency services station, roofing contracts and permission for a communications tower lease; officials also recorded a first payment from the 3M settlement to support PFAS/PAS water-treatment work.
At the Aug. 27 meeting the Borough of Ramsey approved a block of consent resolutions that included professional and construction contracts, licensing agreements and action to incorporate settlement proceeds into the Board of Public Works budget.
Resolutions approved by roll call included: - A change order to Neta Architects for $343,460 for redesign services related to the Island Avenue emergency services station project, described by the administrator as necessary design revisions to meet budget parameters. - An award to CRT Contracting for flat-roof repairs at Borough Hall, police headquarters, the DPW garage and the Westside firehouse, using previously appropriated funding. - Authorization to enter a professional-services agreement with VCOM (telecom consulting and frequency engineering) in support of the borough’s migration to the New Jersey state radio system and replacement of end-of-life mobile and portable radios. - A license agreement to run a private fiber path using Rockland Electric poles between the DPW tower site and police headquarters. - A resolution authorizing McKay Brothers to proceed with permits to construct a communications tower on borough-owned property on North Central Avenue under a lease agreement; the planning board recommended the project following public testimony.
Administrator reported the Board of Public Works received a first payment from the 3M settlement, which he said would be used to help offset costs for design and implementation of PFAS/PAS water-treatment programs; the meeting record did not provide a clear, unambiguous dollar amount in the spoken record.
All resolutions (numbers 144–156, as listed on the agenda) were approved on the consent calendar. Council members noted that, where applicable, contract awards used cooperative bids or previously appropriated funds and that further permitting steps remain before construction of tower infrastructure.
The actions advance procurement and site-approval work that the borough said are needed to implement the communications upgrades and related capital projects.
