Waldwick February 20, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES III • Page 3 The Waldwick Council last week introduced a capital ordinance of $1,104,750 for municipal projects and $120,000 for the water utility for 2013, with less than $900,000 expected to be indebtedness. “It’s an investment for our infrastructure and equipment,” said Councilman Don Sciolaro, the council’s finance committee chairman. He explained that last year some items had been deferred as the council prepared to receive delivery of a new fire truck with a half million dollar price tag. “Now we are back to do our normal business of maintaining and replacing property and equipment,” he added. Two new projects included in the budget are a stair system for the municipal pool to provide easy access for senior or handicapped patrons, and a second pavilion for Borough Park. Grants are anticipated for both projects. The borough has applied for a Community Development grant for the senior stairs which would cover the entire cost, expected to be $7,200. The pavilion project, expected to cost $95,000, envisions a second structure constructed opposite Lions Playground similar to the existing pavilion. The borough expects to get an Open Space grant of $35,000 from the county for the work, with the additional $60,000 coming from the Municipal Open Space Trust. “The existing pavilion gets a lot of use and is often not available when residents need it,” Sciolaro explained. Two projects in the budget to be funded also from the Municipal Open Space Trust Proposed capital budget envisions many new projects are a special needs playground and the rehabilitation of the comfort station at Borough Park. The playground, expected to cost $100,000, was turned down for Community Development funding last year. Refurbishment of the comfort station will include installing a new roof, windows, doors and fixtures. The cost of the work is expected to be about $39,350. The DPW is poised to get several pieces of equipment to improve operations. A large dump truck and salter with a price tag of $196,000 would replace a 1988 Ford L8000 that has had a number of repair issues over the past two years. A new recycling truck would replace the 1994 garbage truck used for in-house recycling collection. Borough Administrator Gary Kratz said the plan is to use the 2008 as a second unit. Recycling tonnage grant funds currently in-hand and those to be collected in the future will be used to offset the $155,000 cost so that it will not have an impact on the borough’s indebtedness, Kratz said. A small utility vehicle with a dump body will be purchased at a cost of about $16,000 to use for garbage collection at the parks, setting up traffic cones and barriers at events and other small type jobs that are currently done with a dump truck. Salt brine equipment will be purchased to outfit two vehicles to pre-treat the roads before a snow fall, thus reducing the amount of salt utilized in a snow event and possibly reducing the overtime incurred with each storm. The existing 2004 Ford van with 81,000 miles used by the water department as the main response vehicle will be replaced at a cost of $37,000. Funds are also included for computer upgrades and a new records management system and software. Currently, the police department is operating with a record management system that was provided by the County Prosecutors Office in 2008 called CODY. The initial install and the first two years were free of charge and subsequent years have been charged at $4,500 annually. Kratz said that the Prosecutor’s Office has now stopped using CODY, and is urging departments to use alternate systems. “We have been having problems with support for the system which has been virtually non-existent, and we have now run into issues with conflicts with our e-ticketing and license plate reader systems,” Kratz said. “We had nothing invested in purchasing the system, but now the department wants to migrate away and get a new data information system to handle their records and interface with the new technology that the department is working with,” he added. New mapping and speed software for the new system would make investigations and accident reporting easier and more accurate. The budget also includes funds for Lindbergh Parkway rehabilitation, additional inflow and infiltration work, the Ho-HoKus Brook drainage project; exterior work at Fire Co. No. 2, an emergency generator for the Fire Company No. 2/ambulance corps/health department complex; miscellaneous fire department equipment; and road resurfacing. The public hearing on the capital budget ordinance and adoption are scheduled for the council’s Feb. 26 meeting.