It's August 14th, 2025 at 7 o'clock. Linda, will you please call the meeting to order and read the Open Public Meetings Act announcement. In compliance with the Open Public Meetings Act, the notice requirements have been satisfied. The meeting dates for the year are confirmed at the annual meeting are
posted on the public bulletin board in the municipal building and on the burough website published in the record within the first 10 days of the new year and copies are sent to the Rididgewood news and star ledger. Notice of this meeting by the August 4, 2025 sunshine notice was sent to the record the
Rididgewood news and star ledger and has been posted on the public bulletin board in the municipal building and burrow website. >> Councilman Yakarino here. >> Councilman Otul here. Councilwoman Hman >> here. >> Councilwoman Lovaso >> here. >> Councilman Delawio >> here.
>> Councilman Okonnell Winski >> here. Everybody please stand to salute the flag. >> I aliance to the flag of the United States of America and to the stands one nation
andice for all. >> All right. I am going to um review the agenda. We have a proclamation for National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. We have approval of minutes for July 17th work and regular meeting
and we have a second reading on an ordinance regarding um increase fees of our construction code and then we have introduction of three ordinances. We have one ordinance that is to revise
the code uh for zoning for fences. We spent a lot of time on that. So, I want to thank Councilwoman Lola for her help as well as um you know, Bruce Rosler. We have uh really needed a revamp. So, we revamped the whole entire um ordinance,
our regular fences, as well as the addition of deer fencing. And uh Bruce helped with some of his recommendations of what deer fencing should be from the Department of Agriculture at Ruckers. So um that is something that was um a lot
of work and we're glad to have that on there. And we also um made our regular fences a little bit higher and changed the setbacks a little bit. So that's hopefully going to deter some of the the deer as well. Uh we also have this the second ordinance is to amend the code salaries
and wages for the officers employees because we have a new um MLU that we'll be approving as well. And then our other ordinance is to supplement uh chapter 123. We're adding um filming. We're getting a lot of requests for filming. There is a a new um uh facility in
Mammoth Netflix facility. So they're filming all over New Jersey now. So New Jersey is becoming a hot town to film in. Um the state had some regulations but we thought we'd be better served uh creating our own um structure around it. So um we are actually now have a film ordinance. So if people want to come in
we have um our fees are all set and uh we may welcome or we may not welcome them depending how disruptive they are in the town and of course the police will have to be involved with that. Sometimes they are quite disruptive. Um next we have our consent agenda. These are matters that are routine but I'd like to highlight some of them. We have
a new uh DPW employee that I'm sure Andy's uh very happy to appoint. >> Um we actually have our lease agreement. We're going to be creating a pocket park in front of the uh downtown mural. So once that's up, we will be uh renting that space. Um and we are going to have
actually a contest uh for Allen Bell residents to see how they create can create a beautiful pocket park for our downtown. Uh let's see. We're changing one council meeting from September 25th to Dece September 28th. Uh we are appointing um
Amanda Richards to temporarily uh be our building monitor to kind of get a good feel of what's going on there. Our community center has been open not quite a year yet. So she will be a good uh you know boots on the ground to let us know you know some of the needs and some things that we might need to tweak.
Uh we're waving some of the raffle fees for our fire department and our ambulance and our police department. And we there's a new police dispatcher. There's a small change order pool in the grandstand. We have um an Avalon Bay uh resolution
that we are forced to sign and we'll speak to that a little bit later. But when I say we're forced, we are we are forced to sign that. So we will be doing that today against our wishes. And then we have ourou uh between the Burough of Ald and the Andell police and we'll speak to that a little bit uh
later as well. Mayor, >> can I just mention for clarity the the amended to be against September is the 18th. >> Yes. What did I say? I'm sorry. >> Something else. You're right. >> I have the 18th right here. I think he said the 28th. I said from the 25th to the 18th. Oh, sorry.
>> We can meet on a Sunday. >> I can't read my own handwriting half. >> All right. So now I'd like to open the meeting up to the public on um on agenda items only. Anybody from the public want to come on agenda items? >> Mayor Markano 22 in place. Can you just
please clarify that one item you mentioned that you're signing against >> my you know what I'm going to talk about that in my major part. You're going to be here for the whole Yeah. I have uh Liz and I have a little statement to say about that. You'll hear you'll hear about it.
>> Yeah. It's for Thanks for asking. It has to do with fair share housing. >> Yeah. >> And sew it. >> Unfair share. >> Unfair share. Any uh anybody else from the audience have any um comments on agenda items? Okay. So, next I will read
um the proclamation proclamation to um in honor of National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. Whereas ovarian cancer continues to have one of the highest mortality rates of any cancer and it is a leing leading cause
of cancer death among women in the United States. And whereas each September especially we remember the mothers, sisters and daughters we have lost to ovarian cancer and we extend our support to those living with the
disease. Whereas each year thousands of women are diagnosed with and go on to battle ve valiantly against the disease, yet ovarian cancer remains difficult to detect and women are often not diagnosed until the disease has reached its
advanced stage. Because early dete detection is the best defense against ovarian cancer, it's essential that women know the risk factors associated with the disease. And whereas during National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month and throughout the year, we commend the brave women fighting the disease and
recognize their families and friends, compassion and encouragement. And in memory of all the brave women who have lost their lives to ovarian cancer and in support of generations of women to come, let us recommmit to reaching a safer, healthier future for our citizens. And whereas the Aland Allen
Women's Club will be placing teal ribbons around trees throughout the buroughs burrow of Allenale as part of turn the town teal, a campaign to raise awareness of ovarian cancer. Now therefore, I Amy Wzinski on behalf of the mayor and council of the burough of Allenale do hereby proclaim September
2025 as national ovarian cancer awareness month in the burrow of Allenale. And we all thank the Allenale Women's Club for their efforts to raise awareness of this disease. And I call upon all citizens, government agencies, organizations, healthcare providers, and research institutions to raise ovarian
cancer awareness and continue helping Americans live longer and healthier lives. And I urge women across the country to talk to their health care professionals and learn more about this disease. That as well. All right.
Uh, next we have approval of minutes. Do I have a motion to approve July 17th work in regular session? >> So moved. >> Second, please. >> Second. >> Councilman Yakarino. >> Yes. >> Councilman Otul. >> Yes. >> Councilwoman Homeman. >> Yes. >> Councilwoman Lisolo.
>> Yes. >> Councilman Delvisio. >> Yes. >> All right. Next we have our second reading, Ordinance 25-13. This is to raise our uh uniform UCCC construction code uh fees. Um, Linda, will you read the title,
please? >> The following ordinance published herewith was first read by title only on July 17, 2025, and posted on the bulletin board of the lobby of the municipal building and burrow website. Ordinance 25-13, an ordinance to amend certain portions of article one, state
uniform construction code, chapter 100-3, fees of the code of the burrow of Allenale. >> I'd like to open up um to the public. Does anybody have anything to comment on ordinance 25-13? Not seeing anybody. I'd like to
introduce ordinance 25-14. This is the orot motion. >> Oh, I'm sorry. Uh motion to approve ordinance 25-13. >> So move. >> Second, please. >> Second. >> Uh Councilman Yakarino, >> yes. >> Councilman Oul,
>> yes. >> Councilwoman Homeman, >> yes. >> Councilwoman Lovaso, >> yes. Councilman Delvisio. >> Yes. >> Thank you very much. Next, I'd like to introduce ordinance 255-14. This is the ordinance regarding fences. Linda, please read.
>> Ordinance 25-14, an ordinance to amend, supplement, and revise the code of the Burrow of Allenale zoning chapter 270-31 fences. >> Do I have a motion to approve ordinance 25-14? >> So moved. >> Second, please. >> Second.
>> Okay. Ordinance 24- I'm sorry. Ordinance 25-14 has been introduced upon first reading and will be published in the Wednesday, August 20th, 2025 edition of the record and will be taken up for further consideration and final passage at the meeting of the mayor and council
on Thursday, September 4, 2025 at 7 p.m. or soon thereafter. >> Excellent. Councilman Yakarino, >> yes. >> Councilman Oul, >> yes. >> Councilwoman Hman, >> yes. >> Councilwoman Lofaso, >> yes. Councilman Olyio.
>> Yes. >> Excellent. Thank you. Um, Ordinance 25-15. This is the Oops, I'm sorry. Uh, yeah. Did I just do that? >> Ordinance 25. Sorry. I'd like to introduce Ordinance 25-15. This is the ordinance to um adjust our
um salary officers employees to uh reflect the newou. >> Ordinance 25-15, an ordinance to amend chapter 53 of the code of the bureau of Allenale. officers and employees to fix the salaries, wages, and compensation of the officers and employees of the burrow
of Allenale for the year 2025. >> Do I have a motion? >> So moved. >> Second, please. >> Second. >> Councilman Yakarino, >> yes. >> Councilman Otul, >> yes. >> Councilwoman Hman, >> yes. >> Councilwoman Lisa Solo, >> yes. >> Councilman Delisio, >> yes. Thank you.
>> Ordinance 25 this 15 has been introduced upon first reading and will be published in the Wednesday August 2020 25 edition of the record and will be taken up for further consideration and final passage at the meeting of the mayor and council on Thursday September 4, 2025 at 7 p.m.
or soon thereafter. Excellent. Next we have ordinance 25-16. This is the ordinance to um amend uh chapter 123 filming in the burough of Allenale. Please read. >> Ordinance 25-16, an ordinance to amend
and supplement chapter 123 filming of the code of the burrow of Allenale. >> Do I have a motion? >> So move. >> Second, please. >> Homeman. >> Councilman Yakarino. >> Yes. >> Councilman Otul. >> Yes. >> Councilwoman Hman.
>> Yes. Councilwoman Leviso, >> yes. >> Councilman Devisio, >> yes. >> Ordinance 25-16 has been introduced upon first reading and will be published in the Wednesday, August 20, 2025 edition of the record and will be taken up for further consideration in final passage at the meeting of the mayor and council
on Thursday, September 4th, 2025 at 7 p.m. or soon thereafter. >> All right. Next, we have the consent agenda. Do I have a motion to approve the consent agenda? grudgingly. Yes. >> Second.
>> Second, please. >> I don't think I want to second. >> Somebody got second. I'll second it. >> Second. >> All right. >> Councilman Yakarino, >> abstain from the bill list. Yes. On the balance, please. >> Councilman Oul, >> yes.
>> Councilwoman Hman, >> yes. >> Councilwoman Lisa, >> yes. >> Councilman Delisio, >> yes. >> All right. Um, next we have administration. Um, we have our council reports. Councilman Yakarino, can I um
over the last couple weeks we've been continuing to look at our field. We actually had a little meeting before tonight's meeting um with the mayor, Andy, and myself. Um, we're in the process of soliciting quotes and vendors to continue the rehabilitation of our fields. as we previously discussed with
the Allenale Recreation Commission. Uh we anticipate finalizing our quote finding um within the next week or two and we've already sent a meeting request to the Allenale Recreation Commission uh to lay out our plan which we already planned as part of capital for this year. So uh really excited for that. Uh
Crestwood is coming to a close, but we did receive a >> we got a couple more weeks. >> Couple more weeks, but you know, we are going to enjoy those couple weeks. But um as you may have seen last week, Darlington did have to close for a day and we were able to stay open. And as such, Darlington did contact um Andy and
said, you know, what's the secret? How are you able to stay open? >> Thank you. >> Yes. So, >> we're actually meeting with the county exact in two weeks. They want to know what we're doing with our leg. >> So, we're definitely doing something right. So, lots of positive things. We had two band nights. We had an open mic night, which we'll be doing again in the future. And then last week, we had an
acoustic musician. So, lots of fun things >> and a couple coming up. couple coming up. Tim Gon will be on the 30th, so always a fan favorite and maybe we'll do something in the fall. We're talk about a movie night or something like that. So, good things happening. I'll leave it at that. Thank you. >> Thank you very much,
>> Councilman Otul. >> Thank you, Mayor. Public safety committee met uh on this past Monday. Uh and although we had a fairly lengthy agenda, it was pretty good meeting of no discussions of a resident concern regarding safety on their street and discussion on deer control. Deer is one
of those subjects that spans multiple committees. Um, and there are things being done in other committees to mitigate the effects of the deer, such as the fencing that I'm sure people will speak about. U, but it comes to us because a lot of people ask me about calls and we're not sure that that's the
solution, especially due to the limited area in town where we can conduct one. So, that conversation continues. Um, another item on our agenda was uh these devices called safety sticks, which we're going to give a whirl. Um they've received some press lately being utilized by a growing number of
municipalities and basically it's a camera that's mounted placed in no parking areas and uh takes a photograph after a predetermined amount of time. Uh an officer reviews it and a ticket is sent. There are no costs to the burrow
but the company that provides them takes a small fee out of the citation. >> So we're going to give this is like crosswalks where they are. >> Yeah. crosswalks and no parking areas. And there is there is some grace as
it'll be reviewed by an officer. We're not out to get everybody. We just want to make downtown safely especially the crosswalks. >> Um and finally, as everyone saw on the agenda this evening, we've come to an accord with our PBA for a new contract. We feel this an extremely fair contract
and addresses some of the concerns that our officers have expressed, especially about attracting and retaining officers. Um, we're very proud of this contract, which represents a lengthy and involved process. Thank you to the PBA for their willingness to meet us on a few items and have some candid conversations. I
think to Ray for all his help. Uh, extra special thanks to Allison who put in a ton ton of time and effort, not to mention phone calls, emails, and meetings. Uh, and she helped us create a contract which is fair to both sides. So, we're very happy to have settled
this. We say all the time how much we love, respect, and appreciate our officers and we believe this contract shows that. So, it's a big win for all of Allenville. Thank you guys. >> Thank you very much. >> That's a woman home in.
>> Sure. So, thanks you guys. Uh so, uh I'm going to talk first about uh sewage and as a committee, we really don't have monthly meetings. I feel like we have every other daily meetings and really the committee member is is led in many
ways by our legal advisor Ray W. So thank you Ry for leading us. Um but as uh you'll see if you look at the consent agenda that per a superior judge's order, we are being required to
authorize uh Mayor Wilzinski to sign a TWWA permit for Allenale Sewage um for Allenale Pipes, our sewage system to accept sewage from a large development
outside of Allenale with 275 units without regard to our own future needs or our aging system. So we do believe that the judge misinterpreted the law in requiring us to sign this
permit. And so because of this, the resolution 25200 also authorizes us to file an appeal against this order. So should Allenale be forced just blatantly to accept this sewage, it
really is a precedence that impacts all of New Jersey because Allenale as a municipality has over many previous administrations really sought to ensure that we met we
met uh what housing needs we could for needy individuals. We have special needs housing. We have senior housing. We have fair share housing. And so what this would mean is that while we try to plan for Allenale, which is within our own
border, that now we're being told what's going to happen from, you know, uh, towns that border us and we have no control over what they zone or what's put into place. So, um it's
it's really something that I say is is a is a change that should not be taken lightly. So, we um hope that we will have an opportunity to come to some better negotiation um with with this developer moving
forward. Um but as of today, we will authorize Marillesinski to sign that TWWA permit. Uh anybody has any questions you can always contact myself and I'll share what or the mayor and know what uh share what I can. Uh as far as water, I feel
like that is this is a good thing that I can share that I feel as a community we did sell our water system to uh originally Suez but Violia and the reality is is that we have saved ourselves millions of dollars in
upgrading an aging water system in complying with things such as the lead and copper rule. You see all the digging that has been going on. While it is a nightmare for our officers and our residents with traffic, it would be
truly incredibly difficult for us as a small municipality to have managed all of the digs to identify the um type of piping going into every single home in our >> business and business. Well, everywhere,
every connection. Um and uh also they have moved forward in a very quick fashion in putting in temporary PAS treatment for Allenville as all residents know and you still are receiving letters but the uh new street
the West Crescent well is now at a non-detect level which is wonderful with temporary treatment and we will be moving forward benefiting from Violia putting in permanent treatments certainly We can understand if you're reading in
the news how um how much is at stake from the situation in Patterson where they have an aging and overt tax system and they have been on a boil water or a nonavailable water for
>> for a week. Seven days. This is seven days today. >> So we're hopeful maybe as a community that we might be able to we're trying to see. >> Yeah. We're going to try to collect water from the community. Yeah. Bottled water. But, you know, for for us as a small municipality, should we have an an incident like that, it would be
incredibly dire. So, I feel that we all should congratulate ourselves from as a community because it really is Allenale's support of this that made it move forward. So, that's my report. >> All right. Thank you very much. >> Thank you, Councilwoman Lisolo.
>> Thank you, Mayor. Land use committee met this morning and I don't care what the Crestwood the facilities committee says I think land use is still the fun committee >> and super >> so I just want to thank once again the mayor and Tyler and Anthony Hackett and
Mike Vland and Andy and Allison and this morning we were joined by Mike Limatola so it was a party um at our meeting and we discuss um a lot of residential issues people have but also other stuff pertaining to our code. For instance, a
resident pointed out to us that for landscaping, we allow commercial landscapers to start at 7 a.m. and end at 6 p.m. However, residential, it's 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. So, we're like, well, that doesn't seem right. So,
everyone can start at 7 a.m. now. And um the other part of that is allowing commercial um landscapers to end at 8:00 p.m. So we're considering that too. I know. Um
if you have any issues about that, come talk to me about it. Um the other thing is lead paint. We're going to update and tweak our code so that we are in compliance with the ordinance uh that New Jersey has mandated. Also, an issue came before us where someone wants to put in what did you call it? A martini
pool. >> Yeah, it's called a cocktail pool. >> Cocktail pool. They're these like miniature spas. Some of them are the cold >> plahans have >> some of them are the cold plunger ones which are only four feet by four feet. But the other ones that this person
wants to put is 7 feet I think by >> Yeah. They're like just >> and they kind of go they're like tiny pools but they can go in your deck. And so trying to figure out we will talk to you about this how far they should be from the home and >> keep
>> yeah so that's something that came up a new little thing that >> and I think that's kind of important because that's what the land use committee is like new things come up with uh just new buildings and things like that which forces us to look at our code and then tweak it to make it to make it work you know better. So this is
something that is kind of new. The other thing was the exist and yeah and sump pumps. Um apparently we don't have anything in our code about sump pump drainage. You can't drain into the street but you also shouldn't be draining into your neighbor's yard. And that issue has come up recently too. So
>> and you cannot drain into the sewer system either. That's the most important one because we pay >> and people are doing they have to drain the water. We'll be addressing that at some point too with that smoke >> testing to make sure that people aren't draining into the sewer. Um, so yeah, it
was a good meeting. Baked goods again. Thank you to your wife for providing the soda bread. Um, uh, also I want to thank our green team as usual and Mark for always jumping on 07401, everyone's favorite Facebook
page, and answering questions that people have about like e-recycling. We have to do probably a better job at letting everyone know that you can e-recycle in the burrow now because I think people don't really realize that. Um, also I got an update from the library on some great upcoming events
for adults. The library is featuring a guided nature walk of the celery farm on August 24th at 2 p.m. Library trustee and celery farm deputy marsh warden Jim Wright will lead this walk. On September 7th, they're presenting a very special musical event called the Garden State
Homegrown, a tribute to New Jersey musicians that will be held at the community center at 2 p.m. And they're also launching a writing club on September 10th at 7 p.m. For the kids, they have a glass painting workshop scheduled on the 19th and a series of
cooking classes for kids. On August 31st, they're holding their teddy bear picnic event at 2 p.m. And then, of course, they're working hard on the second annual family day fundraiser on September 13th held at the Red Barn from 10 until 2. Uh it will feature entertainment, games, food trucks, and
activities for the whole family. So, that's the Memorial Library. And then also um on the burough website under your government, there's going to be a page dedicated to our nation's semiquincentennial.
So you'll be able to get a calendar of events that not only the state is doing, but our town will be doing for next year. So the hose event will should go up on there. >> So that's it. That's all I got. >> Thank you very much, Councilman Delisio.
Boy, my report's going to be uh sad compared to all these. So, I was on vacation last week since our last meeting. Thank you very much. Um do want to welcome Drew Milligan to our DPW staff. We got a good bunch of guys and you know, hiring new people, fresh blood. I think it's going to just
enhance things. Uh I know the DPW has been busy working on some down trees. Uh I guess you guys have noticed we've done some milling and paving throughout the town that's being done. uh maintaining Crestwood, keeping that up until Tyler shuts it down because I know he's excited to do that.
>> I can't wait. >> Working on the fields and other miscellaneous things. So, I mean, Andy, our superintendent, is here. We'll I'll let him take the bulk, but uh that's pretty much everything I have. Thank you >> very much. Staff reports. Our CFO and business administrator, Alison.
>> Okay. Thank you, Mayor. Um so, there's obviously a ton of stuff going on, but luckily everybody touched on most of it. Um, just a few larger items. So, the burrow has officially received the final 2025 tax rate from the county. While the
county rate reflected a 9% increase, we were happy to report that the overall tax rate for the bureau is still decreasing in 2025. When we were preparing our municipal budget earlier this year, we took a conservative approach and overestimated all of the unknown rates. Um, so as a result, the
final tax rate actually came in slightly below our projection at 2.030, which is down from 2.109 in 2024. >> By the way, you nailed that, so thank you for that, Alice. >> I don't know how I did that, but I did. I did. Um, we had projected 2.035. That's how
close it was. Um, the final tax bills are expected to be mil uh mailed out midepptember. So, you could expect to receive them by the end of September. Second large item is effective tomorrow. The bureau will be implementing several changes in the building department aimed
at streamlining the permit and inspection process. These improvements are designed to increase the efficiency internally while also adding convenience for residents. Some of the main changes are going to include inspection scheduling. Moving forward, all
inspections will be done either online or through email. We'll no longer accept inperson or phone requests. So, we're going to have a portal on the website, fingers crossed, tomorrow. Um, and we're also going to begin offering online payments. So, residents will have the option to pay for their permits online
using credit cards or electronic checks. And then lastly, as Councilman Oul stated, the bureau has officially completed contract negotiations with the PBA following a series of thorough and productive meetings. We're proud of the outcome, which reflects our strong
support for the police department and our commitment to investing in its continued success. This contract was treated as an overall adjustment to the beginning of 2025, and we believe this agreement not only benefits each member of the department individually, but also strengthens the department as a whole. I
just like to thank all involved for their collaboration and dedication throughout the negotiation process. And that's it. >> Thank you very much, our clerk, Linda Cervino. >> Thank you, Mayor. Um, it's just been a little slow at the clerk's uh office counter the last week or so. Um, so I
don't really have anything to report. >> Okay. Your attorney Ray West. So I'll go over in exhaustive detail my last two weeks PBA negotiations, PBA negotiations and PBA negotiations. Uh, a lot of people, a lot of moving parts. It really did take a collective effort on both
sides of the aisle to get this done at sometime this afternoon. I think the eyes got dotted and the tees got crossed. Um but uh you know I do echo the comments that were made by by everyone. Um the negotiations were very very professional. Uh despite the fact that it did take us some time to finally
get the the ink to dry, get something that everybody could sign. Uh it did get done and I and I think uh to the credit of everyone. Uh and it's always nice to have a labor agreement in place for a 4-year period of time. Everybody knows what's expected, what's happening, and I think it makes the job easier. And it
certainly makes Allison budgetary wise, you know, you you know what the contract means going forward. So kudos to everyone on that. I do want to uh uh just echo some of the comments that we made on the uh the Avalon resolution tonight. Uh it did emanate from court order uh and and I think what should be
added here is um it's uh it's happening at a very very formative stage. As everyone knows, we are in the midst of the fourth round of low and moderate income housing. uh and uh objectors uh including the fair share housing council have the ability through the end of this
month to file objections to our housing plan and Saddle Rivers's housing plan. Uh Saddle River as we know does not have sewer infrastructure. They're dependent that historically have been dependent on Allenale. Um so uh we think that uh in fact we know we take great issue with
the ruling that was issued uh but the the timing of it is is also very very suspect in terms of the potential obligation that we may need to address as Allenale and also that our neighbors in Saddle River may come to us uh and I think it's fair to say they already have
as part of their fourth round plan come to Allenale and said we need some help with some additional units and and I think we're pretending that that may continue in the future because these fourth round plans are good for a decade. Uh and I think Galedell's position remains we need to plan for our
own first before we have it in position from across the border. Uh even though we have been a good neighbor historically to South River. Uh and lastly, I just want to echo some of the comments made by Council President Hman in terms of u the Patterson situation is
is a good example and whether it happens on the sewer side or the water side uh an aging system uh is very very difficult in terms of the costs of a municipality to uh rehabilitate an aging system but also what can happen to the
residents in terms of u you know whether it is a a water problem or a sewer problem uh and and I think that the bureau's historic decision to sell the system to then Suez um not only resulted in a very unique situation for Allenale in terms of forgiveness of existing debt
um but also in terms of cost avoidance and cost avoidance in the in the millions it could be tens of millions of dollars in terms of upgrading uh an antiquated water system uh and and obviously uh you know water system sewer system and club that's all I
Excellent. Thank you very much. >> I have one additional question. Um I was going to bring up but Mark, are you gonna Is this Isabella you Isabelle you're going to touch about the pickup project? Okay. Then I don't have to bring anything up. Okay. >> Chief Dylan. >> Well, thank you Madam Mayor. I just simply thank you to the mayor council
burough administrator CFO Alsano for their unwavering support of the department and our staff. >> DPW superintendent Andy. >> Thanks Mayor. Good evening all. Um many things were already discussed but I want to highlight out a few things. Um I want to thank for administrator uh Alison
Alano and Mayor Winski council um for promoting Pilligan from a seasonal DPW employee to a fulltime labor at the DPW. The additional help is greatly appreciated to the by the entire DPW
team. As a as a seasonable uh employee, Dion excelled at every task and assignment that he was assigned. He is a very oriented individual and his background in lawn maintenance is a major asset to the DPW. Um lastly, the GSG paving project has
been completed. Um Colonial Dogwood Elm part of East Allenale and the intersection of much needed intersection. >> Thank you very much. Um, I will keep my report um on behalf of myself um and the council and our committee which uh
consisted of Allison, Ray, Matt um and and Kevin and the rest of the guys. Um we just want to express our thanks and our uh our uh um gratitude to all you guys. Um these conversations require patience. They
require understanding and a willingness to work together and I think you we all did that and you guys did a really great and taking part of that. Um, it was really important for us to work in collaboration and I do believe we achieved that. Um, beyond the agreement,
I just want you all to know, um, the deep respect that we have for our police department. Um, I understand you have your own families, you have your police family, but I want you all to think of yourselves as part of the Allenville family that we are on your side. Um, I know it's not like that everywhere. I know it's not like that in a lot of
towns, but in our town, I do believe it is different and we want what's best for you and I know that you want what's best for Allenale. So, thank you so much for your dedication and your partnership and for uh keeping Allen safe and really happy to be able to sign this today
after uh lots of great discussions. So, thank you very much. Um, as far as fair share housing, um, you know, we do believe that the judge did not have a a good grasp on the fair share housing law and, uh, did not
take into consideration our town's needs. Um, Saddle River's infrastructure just cannot handle all of these, um, hundreds and hundreds of units. They don't have a sewer system. They have only septic and well. Um we when we were
entering that um date it was for a case management conference and the judge converted the meeting into a formal determination. So we felt like we were blindsided. So with that I am forced to sign the TWWA which is stands for treatment works approval which allows them or potentially allows them to use
our sewer system. However because of that we are appealing. Um we're doing this because we we feel that it's right for Allenale as we always have. We also feel that we've been compant to all of the rounds um of fair share housing. We were never late. We actually in fact
were the one of five municipalities to get certified in the third round. We have done everything that we um were required to do. And I feel that the way that fair share housing has manifested is really not in the spirit of the
original COA. And um a lot of it is greed and it's a lot of greed with developers. and a lot of the fair share housing and the developers quite frankly they're working together and it's they don't even try to hide it. So with this 275 units there's only 20% that is going to be going towards affordable housing.
The rest of it is all going to be market rates and we're going to be affected. I mean as far as I'm concerned that whole unit is on all police are going to be going there. They're closer. Our police are closer than the Saddle River Police. They're going to be using our sidewalks, our roads. They're going to be using our transit. Um, so it's um it's a concern
and quite frankly they have other units as we were saying. We've also allowed some of their other units to use our sewer line and there's not going to be enough to meet our needs and our fair share housing needs. Um I've said this many times I think what is going to kill New Jersey is this
thing called the unmet need. So what happens is you have this um your realistic development potential which is like a singledigit number and then the rest is unmet need unmet need and that unmet need is in the hundreds. So between last round and this round our number is something like 650. It's not
even attainable. So they basically want to take every last piece of land and you put what's called an overlay zone on it and that's supposed to be zone for multi family housing. So, I'm telling you right now, a lot of a lot of um administrations, a lot of mayors, they just want to get done with the fourth
round and most likely a lot of them might be out of office in 10 years. As Ray was saying, it's a 10-year cycle and that's what's going to kill New Jersey. So, um watch who you're voting for because the governor's race is really, really important this year. Very, very important. and watch what their um watch
whose um determinate what their determination is and what their views are on um affordable housing because it's a it's a big problem for New Jersey. Um couple other just quick things. The new deer uh fence ordinance, as Matt was saying, we constantly is probably one of
the biggest complaints we get is the deer. There is not an easy solution for this, but we are once there is a solution and hopefully a regional solution, we will be the first to jump on board. Um we are uh participating in a regional study. Um we ask about it. I
ask about it at every single mayor's meeting. So really just for Allenale, our small town to do a call, it would have to be in one of our own properties, which would be the celery farm and really would not affect the whole entire town. So until we have something regional wise, um and like this study,
I'm hoping we'll gather data for that and then we can go to the county because the county has to be on board and so far they have not been on board. Um, I'd like to thank Allison for the uh not only the police negotiations of course, but the government pilot uh uh streamlining these processes for
Allenale and our residents. Becoming more digital 21st century is is one of our uh pillars, our goals as a council. So, this is going to just make things a lot easier for Allenville. Not only that, it's going to help us keep our records better for Alville residents. And lastly, we have the ARC 5K is back.
Um, I want to uh just remind everybody that we have a generous donor that dollar for dollar is going to be matching up to $25,000. So, we have the potential to have $50,000 and all of the proceeds are going to be towards Allenalebased organizations, not anything outside of Allenale. So, if you
haven't already signed up for the ARC 5K, please do it and consider being a sponsor. And it's also um going to be in remebrance of a a beautiful Allenale resident who's second generation Allenale. So, um, and she was a real big part of the arc 5K. So,
so please consider donating. And then lastly is the mural. I don't know if everybody's seen it, but it is actually um up and it's looking great. So, uh, there's the next is the painter is going to come in and take all of the,
uh, the the structures that are there now, the pieces, and paint it all together. And then we're going to have a a design contest for the pocket park. So, we're going to have that space in front of it. We're going to make it into a little pocket park for Allenale, but we're putting it out to Allen residents. Um, similar to what we did actually for our 911 and see what people come up
with. So, that's my report. Any unfinished or new or new business? All right. I'd like to open up the meeting to anyone the public on any comments. Anybody from the public wish to come up and speak?
We have Kevin up there first. Is Ann went up first? How is everybody tonight? >> We are good. >> All right. Excellent. Um, I just wanted to echo the sentiments of everybody up here. Uh, Mayor Wisinski, uh, Burough Administrator Alison Atano,
uh, Councilman Oul and Councilman Deluisio, um, the support of Chief Dylan. Um, we all feel that, you know, we have a very extremely fair agreement in place and we are very appreciative of the honesty and
uh the openness and the talks that we had over the course of the last several months. It's been a it's been a lot. It's been a lot going on stuff like that, but we just wanted to thank you and let you know how much we do appreciate it. So, thank you. >> Thanks for coming out.
Anybody else from the public wish to speak? Mark. >> Hi, Mayor. Mark Savastano, 22 Vand Price, chairman of the green team, and I have with me Bella Zebeck. Is that correct? >> Yeah. >> Okay. Bella, as uh Suzanne mentioned, is
running a project called the Pick It Up Project. >> Wait to hear about it. >> Yes. I'll give Bella a chance to speak about it, but uh she represents uh what's exciting to me that a lot of the NHRHS students are beginning to
participate uh in our efforts uh for sustainability and I'll let Bella talk about the project. >> Hi everyone again. I'm Bella Reebec. Can >> you state your um address as well, please? >> Uh my address is 191 McIntyre Lane in
Allenale. So, I'm going to be a senior at Northern Highlands. And behind my house is the a creek or a brook. And ever since I've grown up, I've always gone in the brook to play with my friends or my siblings. And I've noticed
how like filled with trash it sometimes is. And growing up, I didn't really understand the impact, but now that I'm in high school, I understand how bad it really can be for the environment, for animals, everything like that. So, I volunteered with the green team and Mark
before the styrofoam pickup. And I felt really inspired by their goals. So, I wanted to start something similar. And I wanted to really feel like I was making a difference. So, what the Pick It Up Project does is we walk around as a
little group. Whoever wants to come can come in a certain part of town and we just pick up as much trash as we can find. And the last event I had was really small. It was basically just my siblings and my mom and I. But we picked
up more than 10 lbs of trash at the celery farm and it was it was heartwarming for me because it was something that I wanted to be helpful with. So the next event is
August 18th and that I hope I'm hoping more people come and we can make more of a difference and it's at the Red Barn Grasswood. >> So thank you. Yeah, we'll do our best to push all the information. I have to say I love your marketing. It was really clever and really really good. Yeah, I
don't know if you're going to be a marketing major in college, but you may want to consider that. >> Um, but yeah, we'll be happy to push that out on our Facebook and our and all of our social media. Thank you. So, thanks for doing that. We really appreciate it.
Mayor, I had advertised that as well on 0741 as Suzanne mentioned and we got a really great response from the community and I also gave fellows contact information and people were contacting her directly. I know Steve Reich of the
green team has volunteered and several other members of the community will be there for sure. >> Yeah, I'll be there if I can make it. >> Great. And u like I mentioned, I think that's super that we're getting the younger people involved and I agree >> they're contributing.
>> Um I did want to mention a few other things. Excuse me while I reference my notes. I had an idea that I wanted to present regarding um the the um perhaps starting
a food composting with the residents in Allenville. And um I'm not sure about the second collection that we use during the summer if that's mostly because of the smell of the trash. Yes.
>> Um, and if there would be a way to use the funds for that to subsidize a pilot program for residents to start using a a company to pick up the trash and
eventually eliminate the necessity for that second pickup as part of the contract. If that is a discussion that can be had, I think it may be worth looking into. Sure, we can have a discussion. I believe we have at least two more years though on our contract.
So, it couldn't happen for a couple years. >> Yeah. And it would be something that we can look forward to. Um, with the knowledge that other towns that have done this have found that at least 50% of the weight of household trash, the
regular pickups, is food compost, items that can be composted. >> So, that might be something that we could. >> We just have to make sure people clear um how to compost so it's not out there and attracts more deer. That would really be our purpose, wouldn't it?
>> Well, two ways to do it. Not in that in your backyard. >> No, I'm just saying when we do it, I don't have to explain it now, but I was just saying general. Uh, and also I wanted to ask um Andy
knows that I go down to the recycling center often and probably sees my feet sticking out of the dumpster while I'm pulling out styrofoam and and other recyclables. So, um, I've made friends with a lot of the DPW employees um, and they tolerate my
presence, but I've wanted to have a collection container there. It doesn't have to be something big and it's something that I would be sure to empty at least once a week if not both on Wednesday and Saturday. Um, and that would keep it out of the dumpster and
also promote the idea that uh we are recycling the material foam and plastic film. >> Okay. So, I would send an email to Andy and if there's room and he has a container, I don't, you know, >> talk about it. >> Yeah. doesn't have to be anything large,
>> right? >> But people are bringing the material there and they're throwing it into the dumpster. Um, and if I may, uh, I want to complement the, uh, the change for the the fencing. I think that's a great thing.
>> And, uh, also, I hope you do not agree to extend the time of listening to to uh, leaf blowers until 8:00 p.m. at night. that that I think would be >> I know it's a it's a tough conversation you know um we were saying that that
landscapers their leaf blowers are quite loud however when when residents do it it's quite long a little bit a little bit >> yeah we kind of feel strongly about being able to start earlier for residents >> that's yeah starting earlier but listening to that till 8:00 at night
>> also Mark while you're here I want to thank our police and the chief again for getting out that information on the ebikes That was very helpful. I know that was a concern of yours. >> Yes. Thank you. >> All right. Well, thank you very much. >> Thank you, mayor and council. >> Anybody else from the public wish to
come up and speak on any topics? Come on. Anybody? >> Come on, Jamie. >> Come on. >> Where's Walter? >> High school students that I wanted to mention that are going to be helping
David Lowry know from her project within the batous >> and her name was escape >> who is happens to be away in India visiting her family but she's been
>> you anybody else from the public >> not seeing anybody motion to adjurnn Second. >> Second. >> All right. Thanks everybody. Oh, all in favor.
>> All in favor. Yay.