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call to action. >> Yeah. >> All right. Um I guess we'll open with the pledge of >> allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which stands one nation under God,

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indivisible, liberty and justice for all. >> The notice requirements of the open public meetings act as amended by public law 2025 chapter 72 have been satisfied with respect to this meeting of the mayor and council of the burough of Glenidge.

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Specifically, the time, date, and location were included in the meeting notice posted on the bureau's official website at www.wridgejday.org at least 48 hours prior to this meeting. The agenda and public handouts for this meeting can be viewed online at

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www.glenridgeenj.org. Madame clerk, could you do a roll call? >> Counselors Leavez >> here. >> Law >> here. >> Zim >> here. Tubiano >> here. >> Meer >> here. >> Council president is absent today. Mayor, you have a quorum.

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>> Thank you so much. Um, we have the adoption of the minutes of May 26, 2026. Um, may I have a motion to adopt the minutes? >> Mayor, I I move that the minutes be adopted. >> May I have a You've heard the motion by

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councelor Lewoods. May I have a second? >> Second. >> Move the heard the motion by councelor Lewood, seconded by council law. Is there any discussion on the minutes? >> Uh, seeing none, madam clerk, please call the role. >> Leave. >> Hi. >> Long.

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>> Hi. >> Zim. >> Hi. >> Terriiano. >> Hi. >> Meer. >> Hi. >> May your motion carry. >> Thank you so much. Um, do we have any written communications, madam clerk? >> We do not. Um uh just briefly, I did not

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mention this in workshop, but uh the mayor of Bloomfield, myself, and the deputy mayor of Montlair along with our assembly folks had a meeting with um the new congresswoman Lilia Mahia this morning to talk about our regional efforts to address flooding. Um and we

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appreciate her time and the staff's time to get up to speed on all the work that we're doing, planning, and otherwise. um so that they can help us um with funding projects. So they she said it was one of the top issues she heard from

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constituents when she's out um talking to folks. So um we appreciate her interest and uh we're going to keep her up to speed on everything we're doing with that. So um so that's all I have. So with that, I will open up the public

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comment period. our first public comment period of the meeting. And seeing no public, I will close that comment period and turn it over to councelor Leco um for finance and administration. >> Thank you, Madame Mayor. Um I have uh

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couple of resolutions and a couple of and an ordinance. So, first I have uh resolution 98-26. This is the bill's list with the u following claims be approved and

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warrants to be drawn including $686,921 out of the current font a good portion of which is going to our insurance cost and the other items that are listed there in the resolution. So I move resolution 98-26.

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>> You heard the motion by councelor Lewoods. May I have a second? >> Second. Mayor >> the motion by councelor seconded by councelor Tyiano. Um any discussion? >> Seeing none. Madam clerk, please call the role. >> Leave >> I.

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>> Long >> I. >> Zimi >> I. >> Triiano >> I. >> Meer >> I. >> Motion car. Mayor. Thank you. >> And next I have resolution 99-26. Um this is to authorize our tax collector to prepare and issue estimated

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tax bills for third quarter. 2026 taxes. >> You heard the motion by councelor Lewitz. May I have a second? >> I'll second. >> Heard the motion by councelor Lewood, seconded by councelor Zimtt. Any

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discussion? >> I'll just briefly say for those who might be listening online, excuse me, that although the Glen Ridge budget is done and dusted, uh the state uh budget is still to be completed. Uh

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And so there may be small differences between what we estimate today and what we eventually end up with that necessitate sending out an estimated tax role, but it's uh not going to be materially different from the final amount.

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>> Thank you. See no other discussion. Madam clerk, please call the >> leth. >> Li. >> Zimi. >> Hi. >> Tiana. I >> may >> I >> madame mayor. Motion carry.

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>> Thank you. >> And um next I have um ordinance number 1837 for final adoption. This is an ordinance establishing titles for non non union

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and other employees and fixing the 2026 maximum annual salaries and other compensation. Madame Mayor, this is to state for the record that this ordinary have been published and posted in according with the law. I declare this meeting open for

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discussion of this ordinance and this ordinance only. This being the time and place for the public hearing. I'll just say briefly that we're hoping this ordinance um will adjust the salaries for the crossing guards so that

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we have an easier time to hire more crossing guards. >> Thank you. >> With no uh further comments forthcoming, I declare this public hearing closed. >> So um Madame Mayor, I move that this

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ordinance be adopted. May I have a second? >> I'll second. >> Thank you, councelor Meyer. You've heard the motion by councelor Lewood, seconded by councelor Meyer. I'm missing my second page of my cheat

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sheet. >> Leave. >> Hi >> L. >> Hi >> Zimi. >> Hi >> Tiano. >> Hi >> Meer. >> Hi Madame Mayor, this ordinate have been adopted. >> Thank you so much.

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>> Um, anything else? Councelor, >> that's it for our committee. Madame Mayor, >> thank you. Councelor Law, public safety. >> Yes. Resolution number 101-26. This resol resolution approves the renewal of the plenary retail

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distribution license held by Ridge Bottle King located at 710 Bloomfield Avenue for the 2026 2027 license term which runs through June 30th 2027. Madame Mayor resolution

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>> you've heard the motion by councelor Law. May I have a second? >> I'll second. >> Heard the motion by councelor Law seconded by councelor Zimit. Any discussion? Seeing none, madam clerk, please call the role. >> Leave >> I. >> Long. >> Hi. >> Zimi.

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>> Hi. >> Triiano. >> Hi. >> Mayer. >> Hi. >> Maro. Motion carry. >> Thank you. >> And a similar resolution 102-26. It's related to pharmacy and liquors. The

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resolution approves the renewal of the plenary retail distribution license held by MCAP Incorporated trading as the Glenidge Pharmacy and Liquors located 855 Moonfield Avenue for the term of

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2026 and 2027 license. Uh Madame Mayor the resolution >> heard the motion by councelor Law. May I have a second? >> Happy to second. >> The motion by council law, seconded by councelor Tyrion. Any discussion? Seeing none, madam clerk, please call the role. >> Leave.

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>> Hi. >> Law. >> Hi. >> Zimi. >> Hi. >> Triiano. >> Hi. >> Meer. >> Hi. >> Madame May. Motion carry. >> Thank you. >> And finally, resolution number 103-26. This relates to the plenary retail

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consumption license for Mayfield Tavern Partners, uh, better known as Fitzgeralds. Uh, this resolution is a little bit different. in part because uh Bernard Brewster, principal and owner of the license, is

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married to Elizabeth Burster, who's our municipal prosecutor. And according to New Jersey law, retail license may not be issued, transferred, or renewed by the issuing authority where a member of the issuing authority has a direct or

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indirect interest in the license. The bureau has reviewed the matter and finds that the license is in good standing with the barrel. The admissible license fee has been duly paid and there have been no grounds or pending violations that would warrant a denial of the renewal of the application.

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There resolution does not constitute final approval of the renewal of the license which remains subject to the exclusive jurisdiction and discretion of the director of the division of alcohol and beverage control. Madame Mayor, I seek to move the resolution.

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>> The motion by council law. May I have a second? >> I'll second. >> The motion by council law. Seconded by councelor Lecoitz. Any discussion? >> Seeing none, madam clerk, please call the role. >> Leave. >> I hi >> Zim.

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>> Hi. >> Triiano. >> Hi. >> Mayer. >> Hi. >> Madame Mayor. Motion carry. >> Thank you so much. Anything else? Councelor Law. >> That's it. >> That's it. Mayor, >> uh, Councelor Zimit, community affairs and public relations. >> Uh, I just want to point out a couple,

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um, events happening this week. And so on Friday, we have a Premier Gardens, uh, the Grub and Roses food truck and music event, weather permitting. Stay tuned. Um, and always a fun time. The street will be closed, so we do have

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some uh traffic um traffic warnings coming up. uh the street will be closed for that event but on Hawthorne and then on Sunday we have the uh logger run so traffic around on Bridgewood and such chief can speak to this but we'll uh

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also be careful driving around town on Sunday evening but two great events to take part in this uh this weekend um and then next week the World Cup kicks off and we will be sending out uh the town will be sending out more information about um again traffic and

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transportation whether you're going to the game or trying to get to work in the city or whatever it might be. Um be careful and plan ahead and again we'll put the town will be putting out some more communications uh so that folks can stay on top of it. >> That is all I have. >> Yep. It's a great way to start the

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summer. Um all right, Council Tyiano, public works. >> Yes. Um good evening, mayor and all. Um I have a few items to cover. Before I do, I want to note that public works on Saturday evening was engaged with uh some tree maintenance and some flooding

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in town. They kind of went through streets and kind of cleared where they could. There's uh there were some large trees down and they they responded to those. So, nice job on their their end. Um tonight, I have madame mayor um ordinance number 1838 for second reading

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and final adoption. The ordinance is titled appropriating capital improvement funds for various capital improvements and equipment in the amount of 300,000. This ordinance was introduced um at the last uh meeting on May 26 regular council meeting which appropriates

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300,000 for capital improvement fund of the total 250,000 is designated for engineering public works vehicles equipment and projects and 50,000 is designated for public safety equipment improvements improvements will be carried out under the direction of the burough

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administrator deputy administrator and project engineer. The public is hearing is open for comment prior to that final adoption. >> Madame Mayor, this is to say for the record that this ordinance have been published and posted in according with the law.

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>> I declare this meeting open for discussion of this ordinance and this ordinance only. This being the time and place for the public hearing. Seeing no comments forthcoming, I declare this public hearing closed. So with that, madame mayor, I move that this ordinance be adopted.

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>> May we have a second? >> Second. >> Um, you've heard the motion by councelor Tyrion, seconded by councelor Zimit. Madam clerk, please call the role. >> Leit >> I. >> Low. >> Hi. >> Ziming. >> Hi. >> I >> may

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>> I. Madame mayor, this is to declare that this ordinance have been adopted. >> Thank you. >> Okay. Next, madame mayor, I have resolution um 10426. This is the co cooperative pricing agreement with Huntedan County Educational Services Commission. Um this

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resolution authorizes the burrow of Glen Ridge to participate in the the Huntington County Educational Services Commission cooperative pricing system for the procurement of goods and services. participation allows the bureau to leverage cooperative purchasing contracts and achieve cost

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efficiencies in accordance with the New Jersey local public contracts law. This um um joining of this is free and however it does provide us um the opportunity to save money on items that we purchased. We learned in the um workshop that we we select various ones

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for the best deals we can and in this case when we purchase a grandmaster um truck it would save us about $25,000. So I um submit this for approval >> for the motion by councelor Triano. Um

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may we have a second? >> I'll second. >> For the motion by councelor Tiano, seconded by councelor Lecoitz. Any discussion? Seeing none, madam clerk, please call the role. Levitz >> I >> low >> I >> Zimi >> I >> Triiano

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>> I >> Meyer >> Hi >> Madame Mayo motion carry. Thank you. All >> right. Next um we have count resolution 10526. This is NJ dot municipal aid grant application for Sunset Avenue Forest Avenue and and Oakwood Avenue

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roads improvement project. This resolution authorizes the mayor, the burough clerk to execute and submit a grant application to the New Jersey Department of Transportation, NJ DOT, to municipal aid program for funding to support road improvements on Sunset,

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Forest, and Oakwood. Approvals of this resolution is required as part of the NJ DOT grant application process. And I've learned that we have to submit this in advance so that if we need to get the work done, it can get queued up for 2027. >> Long process. Yeah.

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>> Ouch. Sorry. >> It's okay. >> Um, >> so where's >> uh Did you move it? >> I move I heard the motion. >> Sorry, it's my fourth meeting this evening. Um, you've heard the motion by councelor Teriano. May I have a second?

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>> I'll second. >> Heard the motion by councelor Teriano, seconded by counceloritz. Any discussion? >> Seeing none, madam clerk, please call the role. >> Levitz >> I. Hi, >> hi >> Tiano. >> I >> may

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>> I >> Madame Mayo. Motion carry. >> Thank you. >> Okay. And the last one I have this evening is resolution 10626, the authorization to purchase a Ford 4250 truck. This resolution authorizes the purchase of this Ford 450 truck for

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public works. This new 2027 Ford F-50 Mason dump truck will replace a 2016 Chevy 350 heavy duty Mason dump truck. The new truck will support operations including roadway maintenance, pothole repair, debris removal, snow operations,

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and other burough maintenance activities. Um, route 23 auto mall has a cooperative purchase agreement via Morris County Cooperative and hence we will looking to u spend $94,632 and this purchase will be funded via the

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capital ordinance 1838. So mayor I move this resolution >> you the motion by councelor Teriano. May I have a second? >> Second >> the motion by councelor Teriano, seconded by councelor law. Any discussion? Seeing none, madam clerk, please call the role.

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>> Leave >> I. >> Low. >> Hi. >> Zimi. >> Hi. >> Suraniano. >> I. >> Meer. >> Hi. >> Madame Mayo. Motion carry. >> Thank you so much. Anything else? Counc >> I just wanted to note that having a truck from 2016 that we're retiring now

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is good good work with DPW maintaining those trucks and keeping them up and running. >> They have a great repair shop at DPW. >> Yes. >> Thank you. Also, >> um, Councelor Meyer, parks and recreation. Um, no report this evening, Madame Mayor. >> Okay. Thank you. Council Moody is

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absent. Um, but she does not have any um items under the planning and development committee. So, with that, um, pro administrator Kelly, anything to report? >> Mayor, I'd just like to congratulate Jen Lee on another election

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>> and also her receiving her uh, certificate from the International Clerks Association. Not every clerk gets that. It's only 19,000 across the country. Isn't that right? >> Impressive. >> And uh and then uh the uh bike rodeo.

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Actually, I'll I'll be quiet so the chief can say that. Um and then you know the be upcoming events and we'll we'll be ready for those. >> It's a busy time of year. >> Yeah. >> Um thank you, John. Mayor, I'm pleased to report that Judge Aldo Russo of the

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New Jersey Superior Court and the regional manager for the affordable housing litigation uh for the area in which Glen Ridg is a part has entered a consent order uh indicating that Glen Ridge is in full compliance

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for its fourth round obligations and it housing element fair share plan is in compliance with those fourth round requirements. And more importantly, we're now entitled to repose until 2035 which means that uh we are immune from

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builders remedying lawsuits similar to the one that gave us the virus development. >> Thank you for all your work on that. Thanks to Eric Deline and our planner and our planning and development committee. That was over 18 months of work. >> Yeah, it's a lot of time. Thank you. And

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to Mike >> um chief >> mayor. Um yeah, my rodeo was this Saturday. Uh bigger turnout than normal, which is great. I mean, we're uh we're hoping to make it bigger every year. So, um

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Sunday is the logger run like Cummit said. Um road closures are going to be from Bel to Sunset A basically from 400 pm to 8:00 p.m. roughly. So, no one's going to be able to drive on any of the roads between here and there. Um as

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usual, uh well attended. barricades going out soon. >> Thank you, Madam Clerk. Anything to report another election? >> Another wonderful election. Thank you to the NDPW. They amazing helping out in the morning setting up the stuff um to

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the police department and to Mr. Kelly for staying with me at night. >> And I think we had some high schoolers working the polls which was nice to see. So, thank you for that. Yes, it was great. >> Yes, that was great. Thank you. Um, we do not have any new or unfinished

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business, so I'll open it up to public uh comment again the second time. Seeing no public, I will close that comment period and council >> off make a motion to make. >> All those in favor? >> I

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closer to