Good evening everyone. This is the workshop agenda of governing body of the burrow of Bloomdale. Tuesday, October 7th, 2025 at 700 p.m. Call the meeting to order and salute to the flag. I aliance to the flag of the United
States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. >> Roll call, please. >> Mayor Kamato >> here. >> Council member Rogers >> present.
>> Councilano. >> Council Graiano >> here. >> Councilwoman Hudson >> here. >> Councilwoman Schubert >> here. Councilman Yassi is excused. >> We also have a municipal clerk Brianna Smith. Welcome back. Uh this is administrator Michael Sandermire and
Burough Attorney Dawn Sullivan. This meeting is called to pursuant of the provisions of the open public meetings law adequate notice of this meeting was advertised in the Herald News on December 9th, 2025. Um should be 24.
Copies were provided to the local news media and posted continuously in the municipal building. A copy of this notice was is available to the public and is on file of the office of municipal clerk. As per state fire code, I am required to acknowledge there are two emergency exits in this council chambers. The main entrance which you
enter through and a secondary exit to the left of where I am seated. If there is an emergency, walk orderly to the exit. Exit through the door down the stairs and out the building. >> January 9th. >> January 9th.
Uh we do have um one non-aggenda item tonight which is a developers agreement between the Burough Bloomale and Goni construction. We'll put that in at the end. Um do I have a motion to open up early public comment?
>> Second. All in favor? I motion to come up. >> Uh seeing no one a motion to close. >> Second. All in favor I reported committees [Music]
may we just had uh the the senior meeting and um the administrator Mike attended and they he let us know that the uh November is the day that they're going to put in the bids for uh they're
going to the bids have to get put in and they're going to choose which uh contractor to do the renovations at the senior center. And um as usual and also they did want to possibly um like when you do the welcome package
for new residents in town, they want to make sure that we include like their their um mission statement like what we gave at the the new year for the new year's letter. Um, again, the Bloomingdale Senior Center, it's located
uh right behind us, 103 Hamburg Turnpike, we have the parking lot. Um, they have lots of um activities for the seniors. Um, with Golden Age Club, uh,
they also have um on the website there's a for if you're 65 years or older, there's a a senior seasonount for pass. All the stuff is loc is available online. Um, P County has many programs
uh for um for transport uh for uh for transportation for senior citizens with disabilities and um that are veterans uh and their nutrition calendar. Plus, P County has a daycare,
adult daycare that um if you have a senior, if you're a senior in town or have a parent that's a senior, there's definitely um lots for them to do. Um they had a um their next upcoming events
uh every second Tuesday of the month 12 to 1 at the senior center. They're doing health screenings, blood pressure, glucose, cholesterol, hemoglobin. Um, and the there's also October 14th there's a flu vaccine for senior
citizens. Um, that also at the senior center um you can definitely call the the number which is 9738814396 for more information. Bloomingdale
seniors also always have great trips available. Their next um they have a winery trip and all the stuff is located is online. Um they have a winery tour October 14th. Um
they have a teddy bear tea coming up November 8th. Um golden age club for bellows and that's for November. Next for um Triber Barrow, I did get some
numbers from them for this um for September and they are [Music] well also uh the trio they did walk at
the patch 5K. They had a huge uh showing. Um they all ran for Bill Dunlap um and um who passed away and uh two of their squad leaders um actually placed
in race. Uh they also have if you are in need of um any kind of rentals um or um any uh wheelchairs or anything they can help you out and
[Music] and I'll switch to the library. Um again the library um was in attendance at the uh Bloomale celebration day um where they had uh crafts.
Their next they had two great events which were here where New Jersey came and I got a cool magazine and that was a really cool talk. It was um nicely attended at the firehouse where they talked everything in New Jersey and
their psychic also they attended that was um September 30th. She spoke about dreams and it was here in the council room was nice. Their next big event is um their
um October 17th is their dueling pianos event uh where tickets are $60 uh per ticket and there's still plenty available and please look at their website online uh for all the times for
readings and if you do not have your library card They're you can sign up if you're a resident, you can sign up anytime and they have a great
um digital resources which is um you could do instead of paying for prescript a subscription for things online, you could uh sign up for Libby uh Hoopla uh which is basically get your library
media um audio books, comics makes everything online and it's and it's for free. It's a nice service that our library has. Um the other thing I wanted to mention uh is
for we had for the events we had mentioned something regarding the pet. um um wanted to do like a basically if anybody would like to help
out in um creating any activities. Obviously, our recreation center is amazing and has and uh Erin, they have so many things available. Um but um if anybody would like to
suggest uh other activities for events, um we um Don had mentioned a pet uh contest for for dogs, but the Bloomingdale animal center is actually holding something like that. My dog just
passed away, so I am not sending her up. But Bloomingdale um animal hospital and if you send your pictures from October 15th to the 30th to Bloomingdale Animal Hospital, Blumenddale ahjmail.com.
They're um they're voting first, second, and third prizes from from your pictures. Um That's about actually hold one second I can read you the numbers for the um
so for September the total calls were 157 tribal had 122 they covered 106 and missed 15 calls. County covered 51. Butler took 66 calls. Bloomingdale did
38. They did uh 41 calls to Canalon and mutual aid had 12. Those have been track >> just to when you say they missed calls, it's not that they missed the calls. They just rolled a different like Morris
County will cover that call or >> the mutual >> or mutual aid will come in. They could be out on another call and not have enough mail to cover the second we do not not show up for emergency services. So we are well covered
>> there. Yeah, 86% was the number. [Music] >> Sorry to hear about the dog. >> Yeah. And a couple things on the EC front. One, on October 18th, we have Expedition Bloomingdale. So you can sign up as a
team and then there'll be clues where you go around and the fastest three teams to solve them, they can win prizes. So it's gift cards for the local businesses. So it's a fun event. We did it last year. Had a pretty decent turnout. We're hoping to get more and more as the years go on. It's a Slim
Park. That's where we meet up. And then you'll see that the clues wind up bringing you back there towards the end. But it's it's a good event. If you look on our burrow page, if you look mainly on the social media pages in the library, I think there's probably still a balloon up over there, but there's certainly one in the library. You scan
the QR code to sign up. You have to sign up in advance and just sign a disclaimer. That's it. It's free. So I hope that we can get some more teams and some more interest right as we get closer to the 18th. Also on the EDC front, it's on our consent agenda. I want to thank Teresa Marino. So she's
stepping down after many years. She's stuck around for another year to help out especially for celebration day. So we really appreciate all her contributions over the year. She's a very very good good solid number. A lot of great a lot of good creativity and
she had a lot of drive to get a lot of things done. So, she will be missed, but she certainly paid her dues, so we wish her well, and I'm sure we'll we'll still see her around. And then last, thank you for celebration day. A lot of folks to thank for that, including the police, the DPW, the different vendors that we
had there, Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts. They did a great job. As well as the racers, it's always a nice way to kick off the event. So, just a thank you all around to everyone that helped to participate. Mr. Sand Meer was a great help, especially at the beginning helping me sort everything out and
getting the vendors where they had to go. So, thank you everybody here that helped to contribute for that. [Music] That's all. All right, here we go. Board of Health. Uh there was a little bit of confusion.
I had a couple people asking me about the flu and vaccine clinics because we have actually two flu clinics and two health screening clinics. Um as Evie mentioned we have one for the seniors. Um the one for the seniors is on the
same day October 14th. Um that is 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the senior center. Uh they are doing regular and high dose for anyone interested. Then our clinic for the non seniors is October 14th from
3:00 p.m. to 6 p.m. here in council chambers. as Eevee mentioned. Then we have senior only health screening and then we have health screenings for the non seniors. The senior health screenings are every
Tuesday second Tuesday of the month. Um that is 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the senior center. And then for everyone else, it's every second Tuesday of the month from 2:30 to 4:00 p.m. here in council chambers. uh paper shredding October 18th, 8:00
a.m. to 12:00 p.m. or until the truck is full. So, if you're that interested, get there early and it is in the senior center parking lot. Burough Hall is closed. No DPW pickup, that's October 13th for Columbus Day. Uh public events, as John mentioned, we have scavenger
hunt on the 18th of October. Veterans Day, 11:00 a.m. Sloan Park on Veterans Day, which is the 11th, right? the 11th of November, >> 11:11. >> Uh drop off locations for mail and
ballots. We do have a drop off location here in town hall. It's at the back entrance. Uh search and rescue. Um on October 4th, our search and rescue has been was requested to um respond to Berkeley
Heights for a missing individual. Um a team of four went down there. They spent most of the day down there um looking for this individual and um you know I really give them a lot of credit because you know our search and rescue has been putting in a lot of time um in their
training and lately we've had a they've had a number of calls. So um bravo to them. Um also on October 1st um our search and rescue held a presentation. It was for um PDs, other PDs, search and
rescues, other agencies. We had we had uh police department as far as Sparta come. It was an excellent pre uh presentation. Um basically what they did is they provided a better understanding of how unified um response efforts in
search and rescue operations work. Um they had presentations from um search and rescue dogs there. the handlers came. That was fascinating. Um and and I felt like we as Bloomingdale brought
back a lot of wonderful um information um how our fire department and OEM and police now going forward can handle certain things. So again, excellent presentation by our search and rescue. And I did want to mention
something. You know, search and rescue, you think search and rescue is just for people lost and you think that search and rescue is for people that may get injured. what they're seeing now more and more is is despondent individuals and they're responding to so
many more calls for that and um again they have specialized training for this and uh and they've been called now in the last couple months they've had three calls not necessarily in our town for
dispondent individuals and they're going to other towns and our search and rescue is really starting to a great name for themselves cuz we're doing such a great job. So again, great for them. Um, also we are in a drought
watch uh by the governor. Um, SE County is under a stage 2 fire restrictions. That is all fires in wooded areas are prohibited unless in an elevated prepared fireplace, charcoal grill or stove using electricity, liquid or gas um fuel.
So, we're still in stage two. Um, also hydro flushing September 15th to October 17th. If you have any interest in when your street, you can find it on social media or website. Dave, >> uh, the board of ed is still undergoing
their search for a new superintendent, both interim as well as permanent. Those interviews are ongoing. and the environmental commission met last week. They are actively searching for new members
and will be joining up with the town for the town cleanup and not doing the river cleanup separately. That's scheduled for May of next year. More information to come. Okay. Uh the planning board met at the
conclusion of September to review the wall ordinance that we'll be having the second reading for today and voted to support it 6 to three. It was a a long conversation, but ultimately they believe that the the
gap that it presented in our ordinance by not having one was greater than perhaps some of the the changes or drawbacks that may still come as it evolves. I think that discussion will continue this evening as well.
>> Yeah, we are met with the D who gave us the J law grant up at the B pond bought that excited what we did up there. Uh gave us a green light to close that out. So we'll get to get reimbured our money from that J law and then we'll close out
the open space grant with the county as well. And then I'll ask yourself and I to prepare a letter for the county commissioners to see if we can take what left. Now we did reappropriate some funds for some of the other stuff we did up there. Take what's left and reappropriate that to the leisure.
Hopefully there's a better bigger brand playground. [Music] >> No report. Thank you. >> Nothing this.
>> Okay. Um just just for me first thank celebration day John for a lot um 5k went really well 155 participants um we had two families there obviously the first a squad for Bill Dunbot and then
the Hagen family was there for Barbara Hagen Mara um who was also going through some tough times now with this uh terrible disease um it just seems like every year when we run the race we hear more and more about is for people that
are locally that we know. So, it's there, but we're, you know, we contribute to Bus Garden Foundation, which I think is great. Um, we do have a resident town that went through who's doing very well with treatments. Um, I
found out. So, whatever they're doing, they're getting ahead of it, it seems like. But, you should be tested. You should make sure, you know, just take care of yourselves with a good day. Um, tomorrow night, just to remind everybody, the county will be doing a
presentation regarding the um, the horse farm down on Union A. Obviously, we know that's going to become a park someday, but they want resident input. So, they'll be there between 6:00 and 8:00 tomorrow at the fireman's hall. It will be in this chambers. We're going to move
it over to there. And then they're going to ask, you know, there'll be a time that, you know, questions or um opinions could be given to the county uh to see what we want as as a community down there. So, that would be nice. And I know they're also doing a special
presentation. I believe it's the following week down uh they're going to the Morse Lake um clubhouse for a meeting with the Morse Lake people because they their properties are right next to the to the um to the horse. So, just to get their input and they're also
welcome to come tomorrow also. So, I think that's really great that they're keeping us involved in it with that um um milling paving with the with the weather coming in tonight. Um the paving had the milling has been put off till
Monday and Tuesday of next week. Um, normally when you mill if it's drizzle now, they usually like the water, but we're supposed to get heavy rain overnight, so they didn't want to take a chance and start milling in the middle of the night and then have problems. So,
that's going to be a little frustrating for the people that live down there, but it's going to start they're going to start at 7 to 7 >> 6 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. It's on the schedule. >> Yeah. But they're they're um normally they come in and they'll assemble at 6:00 and they probably won't start till
an hour later the time to get everything set up going. But either way, it'll be an overnight milling and an overnight paving down there so it doesn't interfere with morning traffic. They're supposed to be off the road by 7:00. Will it be exactly 7? You never know what they're going to run into. So that
project is almost done. If everybody sees in the crosswalks, they put in the um the lighting with the buttons. So if somebody walks across, they can push the button. I know they're still in the process of um programming all of them to
make sure they're working and working properly. So you'll see guys working down there on the crosswalk signs, which I think is really good. We used to have the just blank all the time and people kind of ignored it because it was blinking all the time. Now when they go on, they're really bright cuz the sign blinks and then there's a another yellow
sign, yellow light below it that's very bright cuz I saw them activated. Um, so when people are in the crosswalks, they should be using them. Um, it should help out and hopefully it'll eliminate the problems we've had this past year with people getting hit by cars um on Main
Street. Um, but the road should look nice. They're going to realign everything, realign all the parking spots all the way up to the mile split van dam and then they'll block don't block the box thing will be strikeed out. So the intersections won't be you should not be stopping in the
intersections any longer. That's what the box is about to keep the people can get in. That's pretty much all I have. Okay. Item eight. Uh resolution number 2025 10.1 consent agenda. Do I have a motion
to accept the consent agenda? >> So moved. >> Second. >> Any questions? >> Roll call. Broners, >> yes. >> Catalano, >> yes. >> Braziano, >> yes.
>> Yes. >> Schubert, >> yes. >> I uh item pending item, second final reading of public hearing, ordinance number 24-2025, amended chapter 92, zoning walls. Public notice statement, please.
>> Yes, Mr. Mayor. This ordinance was posted in the municipal building, published in the Herald News. Copies are made available to the public so that a motion may be made as we read by title. Do >> you have a motion to read by title? >> So move.
>> Need a second. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I an ordinance of the burough of Bloomingdale and the county say of New Jersey amending chapter 92 zoning of the code of the burden
open public hearing. So move. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> Anyone wish to come up and speak about this? >> See no one. Motion to close. >> So moved. >> Second. >> Motion for adoption. >> So moved.
>> Second. >> Okay. Before we vote on this, um I personally do not like the way this ordinance is written. There's too much in there that I believe restricts the residents of what they need to do and
I've made it I spoke at the pay board meeting on how I feel about this. I think it my opinion should go right back to audit review and we should really tear it apart and see where we can make changes to make it less restrictive for
our residents to build walls. Um, there's a section in there which I don't agree with that says veroype walls are prohibited. I don't think that's really fair to somebody want to put a four a 5ft railroype wall up that they used for 100 years to build that and they're
saying it's got to be a block wall. Block is a lot more expensive than wood. So I think it restricts our residents on cost. So, um I think if this passes tonight, which I'm assuming it's going to, I think it's got to go and we've talked like that it's going to go right
back to ordinance review and this will be amended um and then have better input um with this 2x two block makes no sense to me that'd be restrictive people. They have to use just a 2 x two block. Um but today's world the way things are being built um
and and appearance for concrete block is really nice. Now I've showed pictures with people on the planning board of what I've seen in the field that's attractive. So more to come on that. That's just my opinion. Yeah, I think from my
perspective I I like the idea behind it and I think it helps to fill a gap that we currently have. However, I think it is a bit overly burdensome, especially on property owners. One thing that I wasn't really in favor of was anything
over 30 in from a wall needing a permanent rail. That seems a little unnecessary. And if you look at most of the houses around, they would be out of compliance. Now, I know this wouldn't go retrospectively back and they'd have to comply with it, but I feel like we
should take that into account. So, uh, like the sentiment of it. I think that there's some good stuff in there that's definitely worth keeping. There's just some areas that I think need a little bit more revisiting, a little bit more, but we can't we can go back and amend
this to fit what we think should be changed. >> I I'll reiterate the conversations that occur at the planning board, right? They they bring up good points, both the mayor and councilman Graziano. I think that the key coming out of the planning
board was that we felt that a gap existed that put the burrow and residents and neighbors at risk because no control was in place. So, you know, at the besiege of some of our professionals, we put together a pretty comprehensive coverage and if we find
that we have a lot of applications or a lot of issues arising because it is too difficult, you know, I think that this council has shown that it's willing to revisit and amend these and adjust these as necessary. This won't be the only ordinance that we've had to to make changes to if necessary. But I think uh
the gap was one was the larger concern and why there was the split decision for >> I am totally agree with that. We need something regarding walls. I just I just think our job is to make sure the residents are doing things correctly, but make it more manageable so they can
do things to their property to make it nicer. >> Correct. >> Don't restrict them and say and I I in my just in my opinion, there's certain things that are written in there where they have to go to our zoning board, which is our >> board, >> our our zoning officer, which is our building inspector. Correct, Michael?
And then it says in there and it referred to the town engineer and then the town engineer reviews it. In my opinion, they should have to come back to the planning board to look at the planning board engineer because right now they're both one and the same. But at and that could change at any time.
They could be two different people. But engineers have to follow code, have to follow building specs and all that are I have faith in our building department that they're going to be there doing inspections and it'll be built to what's allowed. So that's >> Oh, absolutely. I think that it's worth
noting too, just for the for the knowledge of our residents if they if they do listen or hear this too, this doesn't preclude you from building anything with those materials that are either larger than 2x two, etc. It's that if you chose to build with those
materials, you would then have to appear for a variance in order to do so. And that does add complexity. So I think if that occurs on a regular frequent basis then you know it's good reason for us to find adjustment but it doesn't completely eliminate you from seeking that as an option. You can still sit in
in front of the planning board and seek a variance in order to build outside of these these rules. [Music] Well, um if we have a few people that are concerned with the um content of the
ordinance, it uh you know with all with the concerns of at least a few people, why not at this point just kick it back? >> We have a motion to adopt right now in a second. So there'll be
>> I'm just I understand but just throwing it out like I understand but like my thinking is like what Dominic is saying is you know should we can have a number of issues come up but I'd rather just nip that in the bud now before the issues come out.
>> That's up to you guys how you vote for this. you can vote it down and then we go back to the ordinance review or we can pass it and then go back to orders review anywhere because in my eyes I sit on orders review with with Dave with John and Mike is we're not going to sit on this right that we're going to start
talking about this and make the amendment changes as we um see fit and then it will go through the process again because then it's got to go back to the planning board for 45day review and then come back to here to be um the
amended passed or denied. So then we get the recommendations from the plan where for them I'm explaining >> the view doesn't agree just because the mayor and council want to make changes. It's a majority that has to agree to make the change. If they don't this pass
it's and it stop it stop right there. If you send it back it's we're going to just pay for appetite to go through the whole thing and just stop there again. You're adopting the same ordinance. I was against passing this. I spoke to to Mike and John and just giving my
opinion. I was very vocal at it being about this. But now I sit there and I I almost agree that we should probably pass this. That's up to you guys. And then like I said, it needs to go to the ordinance review meeting and which I think we're going to schedule for next week. Yep.
>> Right. And then discuss this in depth of where the ordinance review because it's not just the three of us. there is um three other members that are on the industry committee that will have input on this and they're pretty intelligent people when it comes to this stuff. So,
so that's like I said at the end of the day, it's really up to you guys what you want to do. Any other comments? [Music] >> We have a a motion for adoption.
[Music] >> Yes. >> Graciano, >> no. Hudson, >> yes. >> Chubert, >> yes. >> Broners, >> no.
[Music] >> Okay. Okay. Item B, second plan, public hearing bond ordinance number 25-2020, various capital improvements. Public notice statement, please.
>> Yes, Mr. Mayor. This ordinance was posted in the municipal building, published in the Herald News. copies were made available to the public so that a motion may be made that it be read by title. >> Have a motion to read by title. >> So move >> second.
>> All in favor? I [Music] >> bond ordinance providing for various 2025 capital acquisitions and improvements by and in the bureau of Bloomingdale County State of New Jersey
appropriating 960,000 therefore and authorizing the issuance of 912,000 bonds or notes of the bureau to finance part of the cost thereof. Do you have a motion about public hearing?
>> Second. All in >> favor. [Music] It's bandwidth. >> Uh, a couple weeks ago, you had passed a
resolution to authorize the cancellation of general capital ordinances and the amount that was cancelled that was already funded was $195,83. [Music] >> Now you're bonding again. You know, this money went
to county capital. So, we got that money. That money went to our surplus. >> We're not bonding money. We just reappropriate the money that we were we had >> in old bonds. >> At old bonds. We're not borrowing new money. >> So you're saying that what this these bonds here that were new that you're
>> you're saying this is not a new bond, a new um ordinance. No, no new borrowing. >> No new no new borrowing. No >> money. We have >> took money from several other bonds, combined them that we've had in the past. You know how far back >> and just put it all together. So we can
do our flooding mitigation over on Star Lake. We can I believe finish the Chestnut Street project down there to >> three quarters of this money or I'll call it just just over half is is grant money that we have to front the money and then we get reimbursement.
>> But you just said that you're getting the money for the um the open space grant to go upon itself. >> Yeah, that's part of this. We had to put the money up at 180 that they reappropriated, the county reappropriated, but we had to front that money. So, they closed it out and then
we had to reappropriate the 180. So, that's grant money that's not on our books that's will get reimbured for that. Uh the same thing with the delayed playground, the 330,000. That's the open space plus the uh local recreation improvement grant that we got. So, there's three, four, $500,000
right there that's going to be reimbured for grants >> once we're done. Once we're done. >> Yeah. But we have to front the money up front and we're fronting money that we have from old bonds. So we're not bonding any new money. >> Is that the old bond that you that we canled? >> Some some we canceled and others that we
had on there that we Well, they're all canceled out. Yes. >> Yep. We cancel them all out. Yep. >> We're doing 200,000. >> Yep. [Music] >> Anyone else wanting to come up? >> See no one a motion to close.
Second. All in favor? >> Motion for adoption. >> Second. >> Any questions? >> Roll call. >> Yes. >> Hudson. >> Yes. >> Hubert. >> Yes.
>> Broners. >> Yes. >> Yes. [Music] Okay. >> New business. Adoption resolution number 202510-6
shared service agreement with the county state for highspeed internet service. Is that a motion? >> So move second. Any questions? This is something new. >> Yep. We
about a year ago or so we did resolution to go in with a uh they went for a grant. We went on board with them the county to supply highspeed internet. We tried to do it to all our buildings and then they just said they'll just stick it to the municipal building at this point. I don't know how they do it but they get
a better rate through the county by that and being on the county roads. We that's how we originally took union also to the deep and stuff but they just narrowed it into our municipal building and the police uh it's going to save us I want to say it's $3,000 over here for uh to
switch over to the house. [Music] additional detail. >> It's a it's a it's a cost savings for us for sure and could be big cost savings if once they open it up to our other buildings that we have uh as well as the school uh to the school one mile also.
So that's going down county road exactly it can't go today. So it has to be on county loop. So that's what I would say we can get down the road to get school. >> So they got like $200,000 right? Uh I think that's >> Yeah, it may be more than that. It might be more than that.
But I think this just benefits us. >> Yeah, we're only there's only like three three or four towns in the county that did it and all three are making are doing a save. We have the biggest out of why we're paying >> is a library a part of this.
>> This this whole building is Yep. Yep. Police and this municipal complex. >> Will that enhance our Wi-Fi connection here? >> I don't know the answer to that. provider. >> Uh,
I didn't see the resolution. >> I didn't see that. [Music] >> I'll get that. I I can't remember who who it was. >> Well, the reason I'm asking is because we have obviously optimum in here for light path.
>> So, if they're going to take over that in sections, we might not need the light path cost here. And I think that's part of the savings of the savings. There's also phones and stuff also. That's what
>> Yeah. [Music] >> Hudson, >> yes. >> Yes. Broners, >> yes. >> Yes. >> Yes. [Music]
Um the non-aggenda item will be resolution 2025 10 >> seven. It's a developer developers agreement between the burough of Bloomdale and Gon Construction LLC. This is just simply if
you read this, it's the construction that's going on next to the post office and this is part of the planning board's suggestions and what it needed to be done with our but the plan board engineer requirements to the developer that he has to have this agreement. So
this is pretty much getting him to the point where he can put start building. Do I have a motion? >> Second. >> Any questions? It was boiler plate pretty much by a couple the developer
put it in the couple thing we added. >> It's not boiler plate because it it incorporates all of the requirements >> that are put on the developer by the land use board and um but it's it's a standard document that that we use and
and we negotiate with the developers. [Music] had a question with the like the the connection fees and the negotiated like are these um >> they're water
and >> and do we get like does the town what's their what is our [Music] >> 120 if you look think how much we're getting dollar wise if you look at the bond promise is $128,000.
That's what we're getting. That's what it cost them to tie into our water system, the sewer system, and being able to open up the road. And that's and that pays for the meters that have to go on the building um for both um for the
apartments and for the the business downstairs are retail. So, there's an individual fee for every meter and then at the end of the day >> and the total units are the 16. Is that what's the total units? >> 20 units. >> 20
four >> which is the requirement. >> Okay. >> Any other questions? Roll call. >> Schubert. >> Yes. >> Yes.
>> Yes. >> Braziano. >> Yes. >> Yes. Okay. Uh motion roll up late public comment. >> Second. All >> in favor? >> I
start. >> Yes. Okay. I've got a number of questions now. >> First of all, are there any drawings for the main street um apartments that are going up that people can see what's supposed to be going up? >> Um we have plans. I don't think we have
um >> renderings renderings were not provided at the planning board hearing but uh the planning board heard in this application and full detailed drawings were part of that package should be available in the planning board office. >> Is there any way that that could be put outside for people to be able to see it
and they don't have to go through the planning board to see what it's supposed to be done? >> I said we probably can but it's going to be blueprints. It's not going to be the physical, you know, pipes and all that stuff that will be there. So I know that I mean I don't I don't want to speak but I know that there are rules about carry those drawings out of the office
actually view the drawings in the office but they don't provide generally copies or transport. >> Yeah I I just I just know what I had to go through. >> Why don't we just check tomorrow and see what's allowable to
>> the wouldn't they have like sometimes when you like at some construction sites it's like coming soon and like a nice rendering. Is that something that they could do for >> a question? That's up to the developer. >> And I know like the one down the lake, they show the picture of the building
that's on the on the fence. >> So um but we can find out people can see that that would be the planning board um Barbara to find out secretary if we're allowed to put them out whatever those
rules. I don't know those rules. Speaking if they're allowed, I have no problem people looking at it. >> Speaking to what we renewed in the planning board, we did actually go over fashion covering and facing and roof enclosures for hiding all of the HVAC units. And thought was Yeah, thought was I just want to try and put everyone at
ease. Thought was even given to the construction of those retaining walls that are going to be built into that embankment as well. So, I do believe we're going to get a pretty image and hopefully we can find a way to share it whether Dejon puts it out or we do. [Music] And the other side of it too, they made
substantial changes from the way it was going to be built in location on the property. They totally flipped the building because of traffic coming out closer to the the public split. So they moved the the entrance by the church, which I thought the church, but they
were in favor of it. >> That was addressed at the plan meeting. >> What's that? >> That was >> Yeah, that was all there. And then, you know, but we'll find out if you know if it can be just laid out or how that works. I I don't have an answer for that for what you can do. >> Same thing for doing everything
>> eventually. Yeah. >> If it's ever Yeah. >> If it's ever done. Yeah. >> Um, as far as the um one on Main Street, since they're milling and going to be paving the street, are they going to be able to cut into the street? >> Um, that's they have to file permits
with the county. We have no say in um road opening permits because it's a county road. I know for a fact we'll have to go before the county for road opening permits. And the way I understand it, they have a rule like ours that if anything's um newer than 5
years or brand new, you have to go in and repave and infrared to make it blend in with the existing. And the developer was well aware of that. You spoke to him how many times? I said numerous. >> Get your stuff going because this is
what's happening. >> Okay. Um on Van Dan, I met a number of our neighbors when I was at stop the other day and they said to me, "How was the flooding by you?" I said, "Well, it's okay cuz they touched us. They didn't touch us." I said, "Oh, okay.
She's passed the um the Chestnut Street um which was the Culver or whatever that's there, >> right? But they have they're there you are just still a mess. >> This is a section. >> Is it the opposite side of Van Dam that goes by the animal in the back on your
side? So it's by Billy Far and that side over there. >> We have spoken to our engineer and we need to walk that in the back and see what it's going to take to do that. We
still have to complete the chestnut part there. I've been back there when you have the water down by you and they didn't have any water over by then because the brook is flowing pretty good cuz we're keeping all the covers clean. Um there is sediment back down on your
side coming between your house. >> A lot of a lot of debris. I don't know how you're going to control the debris. I >> only can people can control that. The people stop putting it. They'll live there. >> I mean like I said many meetings ago what we did on Chestnut, we opened it all up. I found garbage pales under there that was blocking the water and
that that was flooding the one house pretty bad on Chestnut as I heard from her all the time until we got in. But once we opened it up, she hasn't had a problem over there. So that is in the works, but we have to have money to do that and we have to find somebody that
will go in there. The guy that I believe that we use for the other area that was fairly reasonable has retired. He retired. So we have to find somebody that would be willing to deal in the brook and a D regulates everything we can do. They're going to monitor which he permits to do at certain times of the
year. Okay. On last last meeting you have report from the orders and you have um I guess there's the 67,000 that you have to you state you're going to include in the February 2026 note sale.
>> Okay. >> So why isn't that included with this other debt that you're going to be doing? I mean, why is it why is it all >> I don't have an answer for that. >> I'm not sure what the question. What was the question? >> This was one of the corrective actions from the auditor, >> right?
He said it's going to be February 26th. No sale. >> You said, >> yeah, that they were going to do it next year. No sale. I'll get an answer. I don't have an answer to that. >> Okay. Capital those five things on the side there. 67. Yep.
[Music] unless >> it could be as simple as it's notes and most the other things are are cancel and bonds. So, two different things. So, it could just be we're rolling notes over the next year and just going to pay interest on. Maybe that's what that is.
But I'll get to the right answer. The other thing is I I was very disappointed that there was an agreement made and I know you know I talk about political things but unfortunately there was an agreement made between the Republicans and Democrats. No signs up before October 1st. >> Did not I did not put one up.
>> I didn't say you put one up. I said there were two signs that were put up. I informed Mike of that and I said well the they said well the people put them up. Well you tell them to take down. That's what I told everyone that when we gave them signs doesn't go up till October 1st. So I'm
>> When was that put up? >> Uh the weekend before. >> The weekend before. So there I'm assuming these people came down and got signs in celebration. >> I'm assuming we did not I didn't hand >> I don't know. >> I personally didn't hand any signs out
>> to anybody to install until October 1st. Well, I don't know who did, but there was two signs up. >> And I just think that that's >> I don't >> that's just that I mean I my my trust >> is diminished. >> Well, I can't tell people what they can and cannot do on their property.
>> Well, you can say if you've given them a sign that we have an agreement not to put up the sign first. >> But I did not give those signs. >> Whoever. >> Whoever did. Okay. Thank you. Okay. Anyone else? Actually, I did want to bring up the thing about
the ebikes to just uh anybody out there. I see a lot of them and like the near there's been a lot of almost accidents. I know uh there's there was one by the uh
uh by the mattress place like that that exit. And these kids, they're young kids. They're not pedaling bikes. So, these they're going 30 miles an hour with no helmets. And um it's maybe the
police could do I'll mention it to the chief as well, but they maybe they could do like a little health awareness be careful and for people to look out for them because they're not only kids cuz I
know a lot of workers that are using them too to >> but nobody's wearing a helmet like I I ride a motorcycle, I wear a helmet, you know, that they should, you know, really um, you know, be careful like that.
>> I told you the experience when I spoke to one of our officers regarding that and what he did with a certain individual. Obviously can't say anything. It happened three times with a certain individual. So, the officer went to the individual's house and the parents told him,
>> "Well, could you register? Can they be a little a little thing like, you know, I have my dog has a license?" There's there's no rules on ebikes to register them. They're not considered. It's no different than what >> scooter or something. >> I'm okay going back go back. I mean the
ebikes are built to go. There's no rules. Anyway, >> I think there are there are other requirements. >> There are speed classifications. I think the police have posted a number of times regarding it on their social media as
well recently. I agree. It's a it's a it's a concern. I think it becomes a an enforcement and a community enforcement effort when you see it say something type thing. Just a safety factor. When road motorcycles growing up, road dirt bikes growing up. I think I I see these
as you know the future motorcycle riders. These are people that you know would be riding dirt bikes otherwise. And I far prefer this over two strokes going down the road. But that being said, definitely a concern. >> Yeah. And in general, they're supposed to be following the laws of vehicles.
Could that apply to um a regular bicycle? [Music] >> Correct. >> Um you know, traveling in the same direction as cars and not going on sidewalks and and such. >> Let's close public comment before we go any further. Do I have a motion to
close? So move. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I. >> All right. We do not have anything for executive session tonight. Um, our next meeting is October 21st at 7:00 for regular meeting.
>> Thank you all. Have a motion to second. All >> in favor?