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RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A BRIDGE ATTACHMENT PERMIT TO TETRA TECH TO INSTALL A TEMPORARY MONITORING GAGE ON THE EIGHTH STREET BRIDGE NO. 1600-004 OVER THE PASSAIC RIVER ON THE BORDER OF THE CITY OF PASSAIC AND BOROUGH OF WALLINGTON, PURSUANT TO N.J.S.A. 40:20-1
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WHEREAS, the County of Passaic (hereafter “County”) is a body politic and corporate pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:18-1 and vested with all rights contained therein; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:20-1 the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Passaic (hereafter “Board”) is vested with managing the property, finances, and affairs of the County; and
WHEREAS, an application for Bridge/Culvert Attachment, attached hereto and made a part hereof was presented to the County Engineer by Tetra Tech to attach a temporary monitoring gage on the Eighth Street Bridge No. 1600-004 over the Passaic River on the border of the City of Passaic and Borough of Wallington; and
WHEREAS, Tetra Tech desires to install this temporary monitoring gage to collect surface water elevation data for a period of approximately nine months; and
WHEREAS, if the County determines, at its sole discretion, that it is in the best interests of the County to have the bridge attachment removed from the bridge structure, the utility shall perform such work in a timely manner and at the applicant’s sole expense within a time frame established by or negotiated with the County; and
WHEREAS, this matter was discussed at the March 12, 2025 meeting of the Public Works Committee and is being recommended to the Board for approval;
NOW, THEREFORE, LET IT BE RESOLVED, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:20-1, that the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Passaic authorizes the issuance of a Bridge attachment permit to Tetra Tech to install temporary monitoring gage on the Eighth Street Bridge over the Passaic River on the border of the City of Passaic and Borough of Wallington, subject to the above-stated terms and conditions.
LET IT BE FURTHER RESOLVED, that the aforesaid Bridge/Culvert attachment permit is not to be considered a change of policy by the County of Passaic and future requests for Bridge/Culvert attachment permits shall be considered on a case-to-case basis.
LET IT BE FURTHER RESOLVED, the Director of the Board of County Commissioners, Clerk of the Board and County Counsel are hereby authorized to execute an Encroachment Agreement on behalf of Passaic County.
KJB March 25, 2025