RIVER VALE BOARD OF EDUCATION

River Vale, New Jersey 07675

 

WORK SESSION MEETING

Holdrum School Cafeteria

Tuesday, May 21, 2002

                                                                             

- MINUTES-

 

President Ammerman called the meeting to order at 7:00 P.M. in accordance with the Open Public Meetings Act, Chapter 231, the Laws of 1975, that public notice has been made at least 48 hours in advance, public notice was posted at the Board of Education, notice was sent to all officially designated newspapers, and notice was filed with the Township Clerk.

 

MEMBERS PRESENT:       Mr. William Ellis, Mr. Oliver Fuchs,Mrs. Joanne Venino,

                                                Mrs. Lorraine Waldes, Mr. Dave Zornow, Mrs. Sheryl Eaton,

                                                Mr. Bert Ammerman   

                                               

ALSO PRESENT:                 Dr. Frank Alvarez, Superintendent

                                                Mr. Michael Rinderknecht, Business Administrator

                                                Mr. William Morris, EPIC Construction Co.

 

The Board and members of the public saluted the flag.

 

GENERAL RESOLUTIONS

 

G1.      RESOLUTION BY     Mr. Ammerman__SECONDED BY  _Mrs. Waldes                      BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF EDUCATION that the Board adopts the following:

 

            WHEREAS, in 2000, voters of River Vale authorized the River Vale Board of Education ("Board") to embark upon capital improvements to the Board school buildings; and

 

            WHEREAS, the capital improvement project as approved by the voters of River Vale is known as "Additions and Alterations to the River Vale School District", Project number 00171A, which includes Additions and Alterations to the             Holdrum Middle School, Woodside Elementary School, Roberge Elementary School Annex and Roberge Elementary School, ("the Project") and

 

            WHEREAS, the Board retained the professional services of the architectural firm, The Prisco Group, to design the plans and specifications for the Project; and

 

            WHEREAS, the plans and specifications designed by the Prisco Group have been approved by the appropriate agencies of the State of New Jersey; and

 

            WHEREAS, the Board solicited competitive bids for the Project, based upon the aforementioned approved plans and specifications, as required by N.J.S.A. 18A:18A-1 et seq.,(the “Public School Contracts Law”).

 

            NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved on this 21st day of May, 2002, that the Board awards the following contracts to the lowest responsible bidders:

 

Contract # 1 - General Construction (all Schools)

Chanree Construction Co., Inc

104 Fourth Avenue

Ortley Beach, NJ 08751

Contract Amount (incl. Alt #GC1, GC7, GC8, GC10, GC12, GC13):  $9,546,962

 

Contract # 2 - Structural Steel (all Schools)

J.G. Schmidt Steel

211 Central Avenue

Passaic, NJ 07055

Contract Amount:  $670,000

 

Contract No. 3H – Mechanical (Holdrum Middle School)

Pennetta & Son

428 Hoboken Avenue

Jersey City, NJ 07306

Contract Amount:  $1,430,400

 

Contract No. 3W – Mechanical (Woodside Elementary School)

Pennetta & Son

428 Hoboken Avenue

Jersey City, NJ 07306

Contract Amount:  $1,145,000

 

Contract No. 3R – Mechanical (Roberge Elementary School)

Mecca Air Company

7 Orono Street

Clifton, NJ 07013

Contract Amount:  $989,800

 

Contract No. 4H – Plumbing / Fire Protection (Holdrum Middle School)

Pearl River Plumbing, Heating & Electric, Inc.

130 E. Central Avenue

Pearl River, NY 10965

Contract Amount (incl. Alt # PC2):  $481,032

 

Contract No. 4W – Plumbing / Fire Protection (Woodside Elementary School)

Herman H. Braun Inc.

80 Lafayette Place

Englewood, NJ 07631

Contract Amount (incl. Alt # PC4):  $327,000

 

Contract No. 4R – Plumbing / Fire Protection (Roberge Elementary School)

Brooks Mechanical Consultants, Inc.

One Hollywood Avenue

Hohokus, NJ 07423

Contract Amount (incl. Alt #PC6):  $298,700

*Note:  The original Low Bid, submitted by R.T. Guthrie Plumbing & Heating, Inc. in the amount of $260,000, was withdrawn by R.T. Guthrie on May 16, 2002.

 

Contract No. 5 – Electrical (all Schools)

Frank L. DeSocio Electric Co., Inc.

6826 Jackson Street

Guttenberg, NJ 07093

Contract Amount:  $1,527,000

 

President Ammerman opened the meeting for discussion. Mr. Oliver Fuchs gave an over view of the process regarding the bidding and the awarding of the contracts. Mr. Bill Morris, EPIC Construction reviewed for the Board the process that will occur now that the contracts have been awarded. Board members asked questions. Dr. Alvarez suggested that the Building Project Committee form a newsletter to go out to the public by the end of August to inform them of the progress/status.

 

VOTE:                        Mr. Ellis                       Aye

                                    Mr. Fuchs                    Aye

                                    Mrs. Venino                 Aye

                                    Mrs. Waldes                Aye

                                    Mr. Zornow                 Aye

                                    Mrs. Eaton                   Aye

                                    Mr. Ammerman            Aye

 

G2.      RESOLUTION BY   Mr. Ammerman  SECONDED BY __Mr. Fuchs___               

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF EDUCATION of the Borough of River Vale in the County of Bergen, New Jersey as follows:

 

      RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE BOROUGH OF  RIVER VALE IN THE COUNTY OF BERGEN, NEW JERSEY AUTHORIZING APPLICATION TO BE MADE TO THE COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION PURSUANT TO N.J.S.A. 18A:22-8.2(C) AND N.J.A.C. 6A:26-4.2 (D) AND 4 FOR APPROVAL OF THE EXPENDITURE OF GENERAL FUND SURPLUS IN CONNECTION WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT’S CAPITAL PROJECTS.

 

Section 1.         The Board President, the Superintendent, the Business Administrator/Board Secretary, Bond Counsel, the Project Architect and other appropriate representatives of the Board Education are hereby authorized to make application to the Commissioner of Education on behalf of the Board of Education for approval to spend Capital Reserve monies in connection with its school facilities capital project in excess of the referendum amount.

 

 

Section 2.         This resolution shall take effect immediately.

 

Mr. Rinderknecht explained this rationale for this resolution.

 

            VOTE:            Mr. Ellis                       Aye

                                    Mr. Fuchs                    Aye

                                    Mrs. Venino                 Aye

                                    Mrs. Waldes                Aye

                                    Mr. Zornow                 Aye

                                    Mrs. Eaton                   Aye

                                    Mr. Ammerman            Aye

 

Dr. Alvarez spoke about the creation of a behavioral disability class through Region II and that River Vale would be responsible for this class. The class will be off site in St. Andrews Church in Harrington Park. Staffing is River Vale’s responsibility and covered through tuition charged.

 

Dr. Alvarez spoke about the IDEA Grant and the district’s entitlement is approximately $151,00.00.

 

President Ammerman thanked Mr. Ellis for his input regarding the committee appointments. Board Committees for the 2002/2003 year are as follows:

 

Committee                                          Members

 

Technology:                                        Dave Zornow - Chair

                                                            Oliver Fuchs

 

Curriculum/Education:                        Joanne Venino - Chair

                                                            Sheryl Eaton    

                                                            Lorraine Waldes

 

Buildings & Grounds:                        Dave Zornow - Chair

                                                            Oliver Fuchs

                                                            Joanne Venino

 

Finance:                                              Bill Ellis- Chair

                                                            Bert Ammerman

                                                            Sheryl Eaton

                                                           

Building Project:                                Oliver Fuchs - Chair

                                                            Sheryl Eaton

                                                            Lorraine Waldes

 

Personnel:                                          Bill Ellis - Chair

                                                            Lorraine Waldes

 

Negotiations:                                      Sheryl Eaton - Chair

                                                            Joanne Venino

 

COMMITTEE REPORTS                          

Since the committees were recently formed, reports were not given at this time.

 

OLD BUSINESS

None

 

NEW BUSINESS

Mrs. Eaton spoke about the ceremony she attended for 8th graders at the Bergen County Academy in Hackensack.

 

Mrs. Venino commented on the WET Festival she attended at Roberge School this past week.

 

President Ammerman commented on the moving up ceremonies at the elementary schools. Dr. Alvarez asked for Board representatives. President Ammerman will speak at  Woodside and Mrs. Venino will attend Roberge.

 

Meeting opened to public comments at 7:25 P.M.

 

Public comments

No comments from the public.

 

Mrs. Waldes asked who would be marching in the Memorial Day Parade.

 

Meeting closed to public comments at 7:25 P.M.

 

A.        RESOLUTION BY__Mr. Ammerman__SECONDED BY__Mr. Ellis___

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 10:4-12(b), the Board of Education of the Township of River Vale may exclude the public from that portion of a public

meeting at which the Board discusses any of the matters described at N.J.S.A. 10:4-12(b) (1)-(9);

 

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Education shall forthwith enter into closed session to discuss matters relating to personnel; pending or anticipated contract negotiations; pending or anticipated litigation; matters with the Board Attorney covered by the attorney-client privilege.  Said discussion may be disclosed to the public when the reasons for discussing and acting upon it in closed session no longer exist.

 

            VOTE:            Mr. Ellis                       Aye

                                    Mr. Fuchs                    Aye

                                    Mrs. Venino                 Aye

                                    Mrs. Waldes                Aye

                                    Mr. Zornow                 Aye

                                    Mrs. Eaton                   Aye

                                    Mr. Ammerman            Aye

 

The meeting recessed at 7:28 P.M. to closed session

 

C.        MOTION BY___Mr. Ammerman___SECONDED BY_Mr. Zornow_

that the May 21, 2002 Work Session Meeting adjourned at 8:30 P.M.

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

 

Michael Rinderknecht

Business Administrator/Board Secretary

 

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6/5/02