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Ogdensburg council approves grant-writing contract and Heaters Pond management agreement
Summary
The Ogdensburg Borough Council approved two consent-agenda resolutions on April 8, awarding a grant-writing contract to Bruno Associates and a seasonal maintenance contract for Heaters Pond to Lake Management Sciences. The awards were conditioned on counsel review and CFO certification of funds.
The Ogdensburg Borough Council voted April 8 to award a professional grant-writing contract to Bruno Associates, Inc., and to authorize seasonal maintenance and monitoring of Heaters Pond by Lake Management Sciences, Inc.
Councilman DeMeo moved to approve the consent agenda, which included Resolution 36-2024 and Resolution 37-2024; Councilwoman Cowdrick seconded. The roll call vote was Yeas: Ciasullo, Cowdrick, DeMeo, Poyer, Ruitenberg. Alvarez was absent.
Resolution 36-2024 awards a fair-and-open contract to Bruno Associates, Inc., at $125 per hour, not to exceed $15,000 for calendar year 2024, to provide grant-research, proposal preparation and related consulting services. The resolution states the contract execution is subject to final approval by Borough Counsel and certification of funds by the borough chief financial officer.
Borough Attorney Robert McBriar urged adding contract language recommended by counsel, including a rider and the borough’s indemnification and hold-harmless provisions, before final execution.
Resolution 37-2024 authorizes an agreement with Lake Management Sciences, Inc. for seasonal vegetation control and monitoring of Heaters Pond from March 1 through Oct. 31, 2024, for a not-to-exceed amount of $6,599. The CFO certified that sufficient funds are available for the services.
The council also approved the executive session minutes from March 25, 2024; that motion carried with a split roll call (Yeas: DeMeo, Poyer, Ruitenberg; Abstain: Ciasullo, Cowdrick; Alvarez absent).
The council meeting packet and resolutions note the procurement steps taken pursuant to New Jersey law, and the borough will publish notices as required by statute.
