To the flag of the United States of America and to the stands one nation under God, indivisible, liberty and justice for all in accordance with chapter 231 of the open public Meetings act. Adequate and
proper notice of this meeting has been given to the public by publishing a notice in the Glenidge paper, Glenn's voice, Montlair Times, and the Star Ledger and posting said notice on the bulletin board in the municipal building. The agenda and public handouts for this meeting can be viewed online at
www. glenridgeenj.org. A public comment period will be held as listed on the agenda. Please state your name for the record and note that comments will be limited for three u minutes per person. Mike, can you please do a roll call?
>> Councilors Leovich >> here. >> Hughes >> here. >> Zimit >> here. >> Law. >> Meyer >> here. >> Moody >> here. >> Mayor, man, do you have a quorum? >> Thanks. Um Mike, thanks again for pulling the minutes of the last meeting
uh together. Do I have a motion to approve the minutes? >> I'll make a motion. >> Do we have a second? >> A second. >> A motion by councelor Moody to approve the minutes. Seconded by councelor Law.
Any discussion on the minutes? >> Seeing none, please. >> Councilors Leovitz. >> I. >> Hughes. >> Hi. >> Zimit. >> Hi. >> Law. >> Hi. >> Meer. >> Hi. >> Moody. I >> six eyes, no nays. The motion carries.
>> Thanks so much. Uh Mike, again, do we have any written communications that we need? >> Yes, mayor. >> Okay, great. >> From the um the Department of Environmental Protection, the 2026
uh certified local government grant application is available. Uh that CLG you might hear is a historic preservation term. mean the certified local government, which our historic preservation is. >> This is a um grant project. Um they're accepting applications. The minimum
grant award will be 15,000 and the maximum will be 50,000. We've tried with some success in the past in participating this and with your permission, mayor, I'll just forward this over to our consultant for their consideration. >> No, that'd be great. I think that's where we got the money for the guide
book. >> Correct. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> Okay. And I know they wanted to do an inventory, so maybe this year they'll want to reup that. >> Great. >> But was that not >> that was not funded? >> Yeah. >> Um
I do not have any comments this evening. Uh open up for comments um of the public. Just please come to the microphone. >> No comments to see. >> Okay. So close. >> Um, councelor Lecoitz, Finance and
Administration Committee. >> Thank you, Madam Mayor. Um, I've got a few resolutions this evening, beginning with resolution number 147-25, uh, where we will, uh, pay our bills and meet our payroll with the current fund
amount of 8887 approximately and the other amounts that are listed in resolution. So, Mayor Resolution 147-25. >> You've heard the motion by councelor
Lewit. So, I have a second. >> I'll second. >> You've heard the motion by councelor Lewitz, seconded by councel Hughes. Um, any discussion? Seeing none, Mike, please call the role. Councilors Leovitz, >> I
>> Hughes, >> I >> Zimit, >> I >> Law, >> I >> Meyer, >> I >> Moody, >> I. >> Six eyes, no nays. The motion carries. >> Um, and uh, next, Madame Mayor, I have resolution 148-25.
Uh, whereas the Governor's Council on Substance Abuse Disorder established the Municipal Alliances for the Prevention of Substance Use in 1989 to educate and engage residents, local government and law enforcement officials, schools,
nonprofits, the faith community, parents, youth, and other allies to prevent alcoholism and drug abuse in communities throughout New Jersey. And whereas we here recognize that substance use is a serious problem in our society,
we've therefore established the municipal alliance committee and whereas we further recognize incumbent upon not only public officials but the entire community to take action to prevent substance use in our community and
whereas we have applied for funding to the governor's council on substance use disorder through the county of Essex. Uh so we therefore resolve that we authorize submission of a strategic plan for the Glenidge Municipal Alliance
grant for the fiscal year 2027 amount of 900. So, may I move resolution 148-25? >> We've heard the motion by councelor
Lewit. Do I have a second? >> We've heard the motion by councelor Lewit. Second um by councelor Zimit. Any discussion? Seeing none, Mike, please call the role. >> Councilors Leovitz. >> Hi. >> Hughes. >> Hi. >> Zimit.
>> Hi. >> Excuse me. Law. >> Hi, >> Meyer. >> Hi, >> Moody. >> Hi. >> Six eyes, no nays. The motion carries. >> Excuse me. And finally, Madame Mayor, I have resolution 149-25.
Uh, this is a resolution authorizing an electronic tax sale. >> Heard the motion by councelor Lecoids. Do I have a second? >> Second. You heard the motion by councelor Leco, seconded by councelor Hughes. Any discussion?
>> I I'll just add that um we're authorizing here online tax sale which we hope will be more efficient and productive and effective and we've got some uh potential use for this tax sale
right now in town. >> Thank you. >> Um Mike, please call the RO. Councilors Levitz, >> I >> Hughes, >> I >> Zimit, >> I >> Law, >> I >> Meyer, >> I >> Moody, >> I. >> Six eyes, no nays. The motion carries.
>> Thanks. >> Anything else? >> Um, just you know, we're making progress on filling this seat over here. We will have good news soon. >> Yes, thank you for that. Uh, council Hughes, public safety committee. >> Mayor, the public safety committee met
tonight. Uh, we spent the majority of the meeting going over various intersections. Uh, nothing uh, final to report tonight. uh they're still being looked at by our uh our traffic and we're awaiting uh various reports to
come back before we come to the uh council for a decision. Uh other than that, mayor, I have uh resolution number 15025 to resolve that the mayor and council approve the
division of alcohol and beverage control application submitted by the Kanas Club for a social affair permit for an event to be held on February 26 at the Women's Club. Mayor, I move the resolution. >> You heard the motion by councelor
Hughes. Do you have a second? >> I'll second. >> I've heard the motion by councelor Hughes, seconded by councelor Any discussion? Seeing none, Mike, please call the RO. >> Councilors Leovitz, >> I. >> Hughes, >> I. >> Zimit, >> I.
>> Law, >> I. >> Meer. >> I. >> Moody. >> Hi. >> Six eyes. No names. The motion carries. >> Thank you. >> That's all I have. >> Okay. Thank you. Um, Councelor Zimit, Community Affairs and Public Relations Committee.
Madam Mayor, I first just want to start by thanking you to everyone who uh participated in our survey and filled out the survey. We got over,00 responses which we're quite happy with. Almost 1,200 actually. >> Uh and we are in the process of uh analyzing the data and it seems like there's some really interesting stuff
and we will be reporting back out to everyone. So uh thank you to everybody for this. Um and then just the other thing I wanted to note was that um PSEG will be doing some work on the south end. Um and some of us uh took a tour
with them and they showed us what they would be doing in terms of uh improving the electric grid and uh we will be in touch with the houses that will be affected. Um there will need to be some tree trimming and potentially tree removal. Um and it will entail going
into people's backyard. So folks on the south end, we will if it affects you, we will be in touch with you and uh make sure you're fully in the know of of what's going on. >> Um other than that, nothing else to report this evening. >> Yeah, thanks. That's a much needed
upgrade um to address longstanding power outage issues um impacting our residents. So uh it is a significant um uh council law public works utility committee report. Uh yes. Uh Madame
Mayor, I have ordinance number 1829 for first reading. It's an ordinance related to uh appropriating capital improvement funds of $50,000 for various public works capital improvements and equipment.
>> Um okay. Thank you. And can we get a second for the introduction of ordinance number 1829? >> I'll second it. >> Okay. Thank you, Council Moody. Um Any discussion amongst the members of the council on this ordinance?
>> Okay, seeing none, um Mike, can you please call the role? >> Councilors Levitz, >> I. >> Hughes, >> I >> Zimit. >> Law, >> I >> Meyer >> I. >> Moody,
>> I. >> Six eyes, no nays. The motion carries. >> Um, thank you. I refer ordinance 1829 to um our acting municipal clerk Mike for the purpose of statutory publication and posting. >> Thank you, mayor.
>> That's all I have. >> Okay, thanks Richer. >> Yeah, no report this evening, Mayor. >> Okay. >> Um I know we're in the the playoff season for a lot of our sports, so it's an exciting time.
I lost my voice this weekend, Madame Mayor. So, thank you for covering for me. >> Uh, Council Moody, Planning and Development, uh, Committee. >> Thank you. Uh, yes, Madam Mayor. I have, uh, ordinance number 1828,
uh, for second reading. Um, and this ordinance is entitled Amending the Bureau of Glenridge Code of Ordinances by replacing chapter 1324 entitled Storm Water Management in its entirety. Uh,
and this is the second reading. Uh, and I'll just note that it is really just enables us to follow uh New Jersey State Department of Environmental Protection guidance without having to redo the
ordinance every single time. It allows us to be responsive. >> Okay. Mayor, this is to state for the record that this ordinance has been published and posted in accordance with the statute. I declare this meeting open for discussion of this ordinance and this ordinance only. This being the time
and the place for the public hearing by this ordinance. Please come up to the microphone. You can't storm water is not doing it for you. I will say we did not get any other written comments during the um public comment period on this as well.
So with no further comments forthcoming, I declare this public hearing closed. Uh, Madame Mayor, with that said, I move that this ordinance be finally passed. >> Uh, do we have a second for that motion, please? >> All sir.
>> Thank you, counselor. You've heard the motion of uh, councelor Moody and seconded by councelor Lewitz. Uh, Mike, please call the role. >> Councilors Leovitz, >> I. >> Hughes, >> I. >> Zimit, >> I. >> Law, >> I,
>> Meyer, >> I. Moody. >> Hi. >> Six eyes's, no nays. The motion carries. >> This ordinance is adopted. >> Thank you. It's perfect. >> Yep.
>> Absolutely perfect. Um, >> anything else? >> I don't know what to tell you. You're pinch hitting in a lot of ways. Uh, council Moody, anything else? >> Uh, no. I have no other business to >> Okay. Um,
for administrator Zelli, do you have any comments? >> I like that. I have two personalities here. Mike Cler and Zelli administrator. Let's stick with that. Yes. >> Um, nothing at this time, Mayor. Thank you.
Um Don or Trusty. >> Okay. >> Um Chief, >> uh just mayor, just one thing. Uh we sent something over to the board of ed. Um it contains some useful information on electronic electric bicycles, idling laws, as well as safe routes to school.
So if you did receive that for your child, please review the information. and it's a lot of helpful information particularly regarding electric vice bicycles since they're becoming pretty prevalent but um you should have it in your email if your child goes to the school.
>> Yeah, click through the the links that came out last week. >> Okay, great. >> Question not >> that we're aware of. Not that I'm aware of. Um, all right.
Any, um, we don't have any new or unfinished business. >> All right. This is our second uh, opportunity for comments of the public. Okay. Seeing none, I will turn it over to councelor >> Zimit. Madam Mayor, I'd like to make a
motion to adjourn for you. >> All those in favor? I >> Thank you. >> Thank you.