2021 January Agenda Minutes

AVENEL BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS

Thursday, January 28, 2021 

AGENDA MEETING 6:00 P.M.

 

DEAN C. MANENTE, BOARD PRESIDENT

 

• Personnel

 

• Fire Prevention Bureau.

 

• See F.O. report.

 

• Training.

 

• No report

 

• Year End Stipend.

 

• No report.

 

• Annual Budget / Workshop Hearing(s).

 

• Map Books.

 

• See F.O. report.

 

• Personnel Appointment

 

• No report

 

            Other - Critique on fire scene of House Fire on South Inman

 

JOHN M. MITCH, 1^ST VICE PRESIDENT

 

1. Hydrants. Middlesex Water annual charges for 2021

 

2. Insurance (Comprehensive, Health, Life, etc.).

 

3. Work Crew.

• No report.

 

4. Website.

• Updates being added to website

 

5. Medical.

• No report

 

Other

• Banking issue

 

KEITH ADDIE SECRETARY

• All the new radio equipment is in for the 5 radios that were purchased. Working on getting them programmed.
• Been working on Township grant for radio upgrades. All paperwork has been completed for the grant.
• Been in touch with Woodbridge Fire Dept. They will be the lead agency.
• The (5) new radios – 1 will go to the Chief and the other 4 will be in the Radio Room for the guys to use.

 

BRUCE MIZAK, 2^ND VICE PRESIDENT 

• Chris’s car went to Bell Ford. Known issue with spark plug. Replaced most plugs. One plug was stuck.
• Gear issues, continue to work with NJ Fire. Received all the gear. Three sets have issued. Those were sent out to Globe.
•  NJ Fire has given us a free set of Fire Dex gear. Should have jacket by Feb. 17^th.
• Air Dryer was installed with new air lines

 

GREGORY CZOCH, TREASURER

 

• Buildings and Grounds.

 

• Fire Alarm System.
  •  

• Sprinkler System.
  • No report
  • Keyless entry system.
    • No report.
  • Security Camera system.
    • No report.
  • Lawn Maintenance.
    • No report
  • Snow Removal.
    • No report.

 

• Radio Room Upgrades.

 

• No update.

 

• Other.
• Grease Trap- the sink is not used often so everything settles in the bottom causing the odor.
• Met with Vaughn Group, they suggested getting the vent piped out to the roof
• Roof replacement estimate. Prevailing wage – Vaughn Group is doing the specs. Estimate $140,000.00.
• Door outside men’s bathroom was replaced by Pennell
• Cracks in the building on front of the firehouse

 

      4.   Communications / Correspondence.

 

CORY SPILLAR, FIRE OFFICIAL (excused)

• End of the Year Report has been certified by FO and President of the BOFC and has been submitted to Division. Think we have found the problem that was leasing to all of our lost inspection history over the last several years.
• Received $28,162.56 1^st Quarter LEA Rebate
• Received $1794.00 Fire Zone Reimbursement July/August 2020
• Received $105.00 Overtime Reimbursement Off- hour Imminent Hazard reopening inspection – Popeyes 899C St. Georges Ave.
• 1 Imminent Hazard Order issued – TJ Maxx 903 St. Georges Ave.
• 5-3-7 attended and passed tested training
  1. Physical evidence at Fire Scene 4 Hours
  2. Fire Flow Analysis 3 Hours

• Station Village is now 100% complete, residential wise, only utility building remains without CO. All commercial tenants are occupied.
• Schember Way is now a completely improved secondary means of ingress/egress to get to Station Village, off of Rahway Ave., just prior to the New School 4&5 location.
• Map Books/Hydrants – Chris will look to do a full update in the spring as projects come to completion
• Pre – Planning Danny
• Solar Panels Frank – Large amount of CO’s are still coming in during the winter months .

 

AYMAN ELBAYAR, FIRE CHIEF 2020 

• Calls for the month of January
• Member has requested for a 30 day leave of absence
• Jerry Sternesky – light duty status
• Volunteer Fire fighter has not made an engine out to a call they joined
• Woodbridge Fire Dept. is supposed to let us use their FIT test machine.
• Officers from Avenel and Colonia had a meeting to work out a few issues.
• Establish protocol to set up Crisis counseling
• Set up a meeting with the Pastor from the Presbyterian Church regarding fire scenes.

  

DAVID EIDSON, BUSINESS ADMINISTATOR

• Tablets in Engines need to be updated to Windows 10. Might need to be sent out.
• Steve Minue resigned from janitorial staff effective March 1, 2021.
• The remainder of report given in Executive Session

 

PUBLIC - No public present

 

Meeting Ended at 7:05 p.m.