here. >> Law >> here. >> Zime >> here. >> Trianiano >> here. >> Mayer >> here. >> Moody >> here. >> Mayor, you have a corn.
>> Thanks so much. Next, we have the adoption for the minutes of February 9th, 2026. Thank you again, um, Madame Clerk, for your updates to those minutes. Um, in the format, they're much
easier to read. Uh, with that, do I have a motion to adopt the minutes of February 9th, 2026? >> So moved. >> You've heard the motion by Councelor Lecoitz. May I have a second? >> I'll second.
Heard the motion by Councelor Lecoit, seconded by Councelor Moody. Uh, roll call please. Madame clerk. >> Leaves. >> Hi. >> L. >> Hi. >> Feimi.
>> Hi. >> Terriiano. >> Hi. >> Mayer. >> Um, I will abstain. >> Thank you. Moody. >> Motion. Um, may your motion carry.
>> Thank you so much. Um, madame clerk, do we have any written communications for presentation? >> No, mayor. >> Thank you so much. Uh, I do have brief comments. Um, first, I really want to thank our DPW crew for clearing the
record amount of snow we just had um from the streets fairly quickly. We always appreciate their work. They came in on Sunday, worked overnight, and continued through the day. So, thank you to them for that. Um,
next, I just want to briefly address the three ordinances that were previously on the agenda. So, the public hearings for ordinance number 1831, ordinance number 1832, and ordinance number 1833,
which were scheduled for this evening, have been postponed and will be held at our next regular council meeting on Monday, March 9th, 2026 at 7:30 p.m. That'll be in person. Obviously, we had to switch uh to a virtual meeting
tonight. Um, and we also heard that the certified mailings were delayed in their delivery. So, we wanted to give folks more time. No further notice uh of that public hearing will be given via certified mail. We will be posting
updates on that uh updated hearing date uh via socials and email list. At that time, the public hearings uh will be conducted and the council will proceed with the final adoption of all three ordinances. All residents wishing
to be heard are welcome and encouraged to attend the March 9th meeting at Burrow Hall um which is 825 Ridgewood Avenue in Glenidge, New Jersey. Please contact the bureau's clerk office with any questions about that meeting. But I really want to encourage folks you do
not wait need to wait for the meeting to ask questions and find out more information about the proposed ordinance and the housing uh element plan that the bureau has been working on for the last several months. Um, please visit our burough web page uh dedicated to this
item which is linked off our homepage at www. glenridgej.org and also on that dedicated web page for this item. There is an email address uh that you can get in touch with our professional staff and you can have a
conversation with the professional staff about what this all means and and why it's happening. Um, and that might be just a more efficient way for you to get your questions answered um, now and you don't have to wait till the March 9th meeting. Um, as background, this is a
statemandated requirement to comply with the state's affordable housing fourth round as it's commonly known. and we are under a state deadline to adopt these ordinances by March 15, 2026 or risk challenges by developers and lose our
immunity to these types of lawsuits. So, we just want to provide some additional background on that. So, with that, um those are my comments from the mayor and right now we have a general um comment of the public. So,
if you are familiar with this and you have a comment um and you're the general public, please use the raise hand function which can be found at the top of your screen right now. It it looks like this. Um and just click on that so you can
raise your hand. If you're not able to find that, you can come off mic and we'll try to recognize you that way. Okay. Uh, well, we have a second public comment period at the end of the meeting if if you change your mind. Um,
with that, I'll I'll I'll leave it at that. Okay. Uh so I will turn it over to councelor Lefowitz, the finance and administration uh committee. >> Yes. Uh thank you madame mayor. Um
first of all I well I I have a couple of resolutions. Um before I mention the resolutions, um let me just say wearing my sort of unofficial hat as the leader of the subcommittee on the jity that we're continuing to work on, uh
different uh initiatives and possibilities for uh improving the chitney service and stabilizing it financially. Um, nothing really to report to the general public at this point, but work continues and in the
meantime the Jitney uh service also continues. So, so never fear. Um, but uh hopefully before too long we'll we'll have something uh a little uh better and and
more stable. Um, now on to the resolutions. First of all, we have resolution 54-26. This is a resolution to uh approve the the claims and draw the warrants shown
uh in the U attachment to the resolution uh which includes um a a a a sizable amount for the uh fire suppression contract, excuse me, as well as uh recycling,
garbage collection and uh other smaller items which you can see detailed there. So, I move resolution 54-26. >> You've heard the motion by councelor Leoitz. May I have a second? >> I'll second. Mayor, >> thank you. You heard the motion by
councelor Lecoitz, seconded by councelor Turiano. Any discussion? Madame clerk, please call the role. >> Leave. >> Hi. >> L. >> Can you hear me? Jimmy. >> Okay.
>> Hi, >> Kiano. >> Hi, >> Mayer. >> I >> Moody. >> I >> motion carry. >> Thank you so much. >> And uh next, Madame Mayor, I have uh
resolution uh 55-26 amending the fee schedule for the online permit review. Uh this is adding a search charge for uh online uh permit review of $1 per,000
uh value of construction. Uh and this amendment will support the uh operational cost of this service. Uh so I move resolution 55-26. >> You've heard the motion by council left.
May I have a second? I'll second >> for the motion by councelor Lefcoit, seconded by councelor Zimit. Any discussion? >> Seeing none, madam clerk, please call the role. >> Leavitz.
>> Hi. >> Long. >> Hi. >> Simid. >> Hi >> Srian. >> Hi >> Mayer. >> Hi >> Mury. I
>> may your motion carrying. >> Thanks so much. >> And that's it for the finance and administration committee. >> Thank you, Councelor Lowitz. Councelor Law, public safety committee. >> No resolutions tonight, but I just wanted to echo your comments about the
the work of public works. Also wanted to uh add in Mike and Eric and the rest of the burrow administration as well as chief and the police force for the job well done with our storm and um hopefully it's the last one of the year and great job. Thank you.
>> Well said. >> That's it. >> Councelor Zimit, Community Affairs and Public Relations Committee. >> Uh nothing to report this evening, Madam Mayor. >> Okay. Thank you so much. Councelor uh Tyriono, public works utility committee.
Well, Madame Mayor and Council Laura, as the public works lead, I'd have to say something myself. Um, they did an excellent job. I just communicated with Bill Bartlett, he confirmed that they had um 11 men starting yesterday at 5:00 p.m., so it's 28 hours or so. They were
running nine trucks, two polar um tracks. They finished their plowing. Um, they're going out and doing some salting now. Hopefully, in the next hour or so, they'll finish up and get some well-deserved rest, but a good job by the team, and I wanted to thank them personally on this call. I am mayor. I have um two resolutions
that support kind of the green parts of our town. Um one is the resolution 5626. It's the award for zone pruning as I understand. Um we break the town up into five chunks and every year we um prune 20% of those trees. Um this resolution
authorizes the tree pruning zone contact with Du Jett's tree experts. Um this is a bid based award. Um they bid at they were a low bid at $34,200 and um they also in included a bill of
$275 per hour for approximately 40 hours of extra work. So they came in about 5,000 lower than the next um bidder and significantly lower than the third bidder. So um I submit resolution 5626 for approval.
>> You've heard the motion by councelor Tyriono. May I have a second? >> I'll second. >> Heard the motion by councelor Tyriono, seconded by councelor Lecoitz. Any discussion? >> Seeing none, madam clerk, please call the role.
>> Leavas >> I. >> Long >> I. >> Sime. >> I. >> Suraniano. >> Hi. >> Mayer. >> I >> Moody. I
>> may your motion carrying. >> Thanks so much >> mayor. Next I have resolution 5726. This awards fields aeration contract as part of the maintenance of our fields and you know based on the good work from council Laura in the past. Um we understand that
a deep erration um helps those fields to be preserved and gets a good um seed growth. So we have a contract for double D turf LLC. Did a little research. Double D is Dennis Senior and Dennis Jr. So there's two D's and their double D
team. And as a solo better they um they submitted a project cost of 235. We've used them in the past and we feel like they are the experts in this field and it's in line with past contracts. >> Thanks. You've heard the motion by Councelor Tyrion. May I have a second?
>> Second. I'll sec I'll second this one since it was >> you've heard the motion by councelor Teriano seconded by councelor Meyer the tag team um >> tag team >> and I know uh councelor wall works very hard on this issue as well so I just want to recognize his work on that uh
any discussion uh seeing none madam clerk please call the role of Hi >> Lim. >> I >> Terriiano. >> Hi, >> Mayer.
>> I Moody. >> I mayor. Motion carrying. >> Uh, thanks so much. Uh, council meer, parks and recreation committee. >> Um, I have no reports this evening, madame mayor. I know you've been busy
getting ready for our spring and summer seasons. So, we appreciate all your work behind the scenes on that and uh the relationships that you have been building. Um Council Moody, Planning and Development Committee. >> Uh thank you, Madame Mayor. with the uh
shift in schedule for the public hearing for these ordinances, I really don't have a report tonight other than to echo you and encourage folks to reach out and find out more information uh and our commitment to transparency on this
process. uh wearing my EAC liaison hat. I just wanted to let everyone know that there will be a greenway uh trail cleanup and outreach event on
March 21st. uh and an email went out I believe from the bureau and I know it's on social media but this will be the first time that New Jersey D is uh really coming down to this end of the greenway and
engaging with residents about their plans there. So I encourage folks to turn out and see what they have to say even if you don't want to pull weeds. And that's all I have tonight. >> Um I believe you have resolution 5826.
Oh, I'm so sorry. I don't know why I thought that that was moving with everything else. >> Um, no, we we'd like to keep that resolution on. The ordinances are carried, but yes, >> I'm so sorry about that, Madame Mayor. I
would uh without my script in front of me, I'd like to offer resolution 5826 for the housing element to readopt the housing element of our fair share. uh housing and fair share plan.
>> Um may uh you heard the res motion by councelor Moody. Uh may I have a second? >> I'll second. >> The motion by councelor Moody, seconded by councelor Zimit. Um on the discussion on this amongst the council, I'll just
recognize that this did go to the planning board uh for their review again of it. um if I have that correct, councelor Moody, and they recommended um the adoption the readoption of the housing element and fair share plan which has been amended um uh per uh some
settlements that are discussed on our web page that I mentioned earlier about this item. Any other discussion? >> Oh, and also Mr. Pagano, I see your hand and we're going to hold until the next public comment uh that we have on this.
So, oh, and it's left. Okay. Well, let me know. We can when when we get to that, you can let me know if you want to speak. Um, any other discussion on this resolution? >> Okay. Uh, with that, Madame Clerk, could you please call the role? >> I
similar. Hi, >> Moody. >> Hi, >> Mayor. Motion carrying. >> All right. Thanks so much. Uh, with this, we'll move to the comments of the administrator and department heads. Uh, bureau administrator Mike Zakelli. Any
comments? >> Uh, mayor, I'd just like to thank public works. They've been working literally around the clock. This was a um this this snowstorm just parked right on top of us. And typically with our snows storms, it comes in bands where you get
a wave of snow and then a break and a wave of snow and so the uh the crew can get some downtime and get a little sleep in. And this was just a around the clock uh plowing operation to keep our roads open and our ambulance routes open and uh keep our public safety operational.
So I just I cannot thank them enough for doing that. They'll be out tomorrow morning to get the um last bit of bit of detail work uh including getting the crossing guard stations uh get get those curb cuts open so the the the children
will be able to cross safely tomorrow morning. But I just want to thank them for that. In regards to other operations dur due to the affected by the storm, we'll be running the Jity back at full schedule tomorrow and then garbage pickup will resume
tomorrow. If you were missed today, your your next regular pickup day will uh will be your your your makeup day. So, we're not doing an additional day. It'll just be your next your your next garbage pickup day. And then, uh Burl Hall will be open tomorrow. Uh we'll see who can
make it in. Uh you know, I'll be I'll still be here, so you may just have to deal with me, but uh the the facility will be open. And uh >> uh that that that's my the conclusion of my comments. Thank you, Mayor. Thanks. I I do want to remind folks that while
we're working um as a burr on the crossing guard stations, it is the responsibleility of homeowners to clear their sidewalks and the crosswalks in front of their houses. In some cases, these might be at
marked crosswalks, but if they are not stationed by a crossing guard, you are still responsible for clearing that um for yourself and for your neighbors. So, we appreciate that. Um, let's see. Uh, over to John Malisa. Council, any comments?
>> Uh, no comments, Mayor. >> Thank you so much. Um, Chief Quinn, any comments? >> No comments tonight, mayor. Thank you. >> All right, madame clerk, any comments? Um, I just wanted to say thank you to the members of the board of education. I
had the opportunity to meet with some members and the mayor and some counselor on Friday. and I were just great to um talk a little bit about our plans and our goal moving forward with the bor education and the the borrow.
>> No, we appreciate that. Yes. Um we appreciate the opportunities to re-engage our students around civic uh civic service. So, I think that's a great initiative and we appreciate the board of ed um openness to uh helping us
with that. Um all right. Uh so that closes the comments from the administrator and department heads. Uh we do not have any new or unfinished business. So we get to the second uh time in our agenda for comments from the public. And if you weren't on the call
before, uh please use the button at the top of your screen to raise your hand. It looks like a little hand. You can press on that or you can come off mute if you're having trouble with that. And just uh please state your name and address for the record.
>> Yeah, Mr. Bano, you looks like you're unmuted. >> Just so you know, you are unmuted. So if you're having a discussion, we can we'll be able to hear it. >> Thank you. Hi, Deanna Pagano and Tim Pagano. We live at 28 Herman Street. uh
we uh received obviously the certified letter I think on Friday and um I think there's a general reaction of concern mainly because of the unknown. So I think it would be helpful now ideally if
someone could give the sort of the burough's perspective. I don't know if it's councelor Moody um on the situation relative to the ordinance and then I think it would also be helpful to know whom specifically we should contact at the burrow to get more granular
questions answered. >> Yeah sure absolutely. Um councelor Moody and maybe a tag team with Eric Deline our our planner. Um, I know you guys are prepared, so I'll leave it. I'll turn it over to you guys. >> Yeah. I just want to reassure you that
this is a process, and I'm not sure if you've had uh any opportunity to talk to anybody about this previously. Uh, the state created a process uh for us to be in compliance on obligations for
affordable housing. And we've been working on this process since last year in order to kind of meet the targets that the state has set for us in a reasonable way. And uh that is the resolution that we just passed is you
know what are the h elements of our housing plan that could create opportunities and I want to use that word because I think it's really important. No one is proactively doing anything yet. there there is uh
absolutely nothing at play at this moment. It's really about creating opportunities for housing that could meet our affordable housing obligations. Um I will turn the
person to ask specific questions really is our planner Eric Deline who's on the line tonight so that he can help with this. Eric, can I toss to you? >> Yeah, absolutely. Um, thank you, mayor, uh, or Council Moody. Um, uh, Mr. and
Mrs. Pagano at 28 Herman Street. Um, I think you'll find, um, you're you were noticed because you're 200 f feet, uh, within 855 Bloomfield Avenue and the associated lots, which is better known as the arcade and the municipal lots
itself. Um, as councelor Moody uh also mentioned, uh, we did have to we did have to notice um, all property owners within 200 ft of the proposed changes. Um, if you would like to discuss more with me, I left my email and phone
number in the chat box, but I can also say it out loud. It's ei a pen or paper, so I'll wait a second if you if you want. Go ahead. >> Uh, it's e i d e l i ne
at glenridge nj.org. So if you have any questions or would like to find out more, >> I'd be happy to uh help as much as I can. So it's ei l i neglenridgej.com
>> or that correct? >> O rg. >> Orc. Thank you. >> Absolutely. >> Sorry. Sorry if I could just interrupt for one second. If if so for those who aren't um that familiar with teams, if you go to the top of the screen where you raised your hand, there's a chat uh there's a chat button up there. Um, and
then that'll have all the information as well as um, administrator uh, Z Kelly posted a link that'll also uh, answer may answer some of your questions. So, just so people know how to use the chat and some of the things that have been posted there. >> Hi. Um, this is Maria Lord. Um, I'm I
actually uh reside over at 30 Herman Street, Glen Ridge. Can anybody hear me? >> Yeah, we can. Go ahead, Miss Ward. >> Hi. Um I'm not able to see the chat. Um I was having issues with the link for
teams. So if somebody can actually either send that to me or recite it to me, that would that would be amazing. And also um I'm not on Facebook, so any kind of information regarding this ordinance
um that would help me out a lot. >> Sure. Maybe if you Let's see. I was going to say the information is on the burrow website and we've made sure that this link on the burough website is very high up on the homepage and I believe
Eric your contact information is >> on that page. Yes, it it my my email is on the actually at the bottom of the page, but yeah, if you go to our municipal website, um the item is housing element fair share plan. It's
now about six items down, but it's still on the front page. Uh you can find out more information about um the statutory process that we have to follow to adopt these ordinances. Um what we've what we've done uh we have a the copy of the
adopted housing and fair share plan and again my contact information is on the web page there. >> Okay. I'll take a look at it after this meeting. Thanks. >> Okay. Absolutely. >> Okay. Thanks. Um Miss Wong, your hand is up.
>> Yes, it is. Um I am uh here to uh talk about the parking on High Street. >> Uh particularly in front of my house. Um and it's become more urgent with the
storm. Uh I know that tomorrow it's going to be uh really almost impossible um for some of us. The situation for us personally is that our driveway slopes down from
um the west side of High Street into into the street and on either side we have high cement walls. I would say at the bottom it's about 4 feet. Um,
High Street is one way going um north to south and we're actually next to the board of ed office if that helps um frame the the picture a little better. Um the situation is that people park very
close to our driveway. Hopefully not over in front, but that happens too. and uh but right up to the edge and then there is parking across the street and it's become very difficult to get
out and sometimes it takes me four or five maneuvers to kind of jiggle around and get an angle where I can get out without hitting anybody. However, sometimes there is parking on the the left side when I'm coming out
and I swing too far to the right and I have twice hit the cement wall with my car. Um, this is this is getting expensive. Um, yesterday, was it yesterday? Today, Sunday? Yeah. Yes. Yesterday, no,
Saturday, over the weekend, I called um and an officer came over and observed the situation and took a report and saw exactly what I was talking about. Uh but there wasn't anything he could do
because the ordinance doesn't cover this situation. It's I need more room. We need more room on to get out of the driveway. And it would help if there was no parking across the street cuz as the vehicles have gotten bigger and a lot of
them come to the school and there, you know, you have to almost call them a truck. Uh there are times when you it's difficult to get down the street. Plus, we have those two speed bumps which helps a little bit. Um but at any rate, tomorrow I know the snowbanks are going
to be very high. People are going to be parked way out into the street, similar to the situation that we had down by the Congregational Church on Clark Street a couple of weeks ago during the uh snowstorm or after the snowstorm.
And actually the ambulance could not come to um to the church to uh pick up a um a patient. Um and they I think they ended up having to back out onto um Ridgewood Avenue. But at any rate, it's not a safe
situation for anybody and it's be it's very difficult for us. Now, historically, back when we used to have storms more often. Um temporary no parking on the east side of the street
really relieved the situation. It made it was it was perfect. Then we only had to uh worry about people parking too close to the driveway. I've lived here for uh for 45 years or more and only once did I lose my cool and call the
police and have somebody towed. Um so that's that was I was really mad. Um, at any rate, I am seeking your help in um solving this situation because it's
it's way too expensive to keep fixing my car and uh I need to get out. >> Okay. No, we understand what you're saying. Yeah. So, maybe chief uh it sounds like one of your team members took that report and we can work with with public safety to review that that
area um and you know find out better who who is parking there. It doesn't sound like it's the residents, Fran. It sounds like I don't know. Maybe we have to talk to the board of ed. I don't know. >> Well, it's two-hour parking and that's been a a big help. But in this
situation, it was the weekend and there was there's always something going on at the school. I think it was some um hockey. Um and people run late. they, you know, this car on Saturday was just, I mean,
barely pulled over. Um, then of course with the snowbanks, particularly on the east side of the street, people park further out because they didn't they have to open the door and then climb out and there's always a driver. Um, and
then sometimes on our side of the street, you know, there's a passenger that they do that for. >> Okay. All right, that we appreciate you uh speaking up. Uh Chief Quinn, is there anything you want to add? >> No, I can have uh Sergeant Perigo go down there too and evaluate everything
and I'll I'll get a brief from him and we'll come up with a plan to uh to make it easier for you. >> Okay. >> Okay. >> Thank you. >> I have a big >> Thank you. I have a big dental appointment tomorrow, so I have to get there
hopefully with a car intact. >> All right. If anyone's on this call, please do not park right next to your friend's house on High Street. Thank you. Um, okay. I see a hand up from um
is it uh my Htoshi? >> Yes. Uh this is Hoshi from 288 Harmon Street. >> I have uh two question. Um the first one is is there anywhere I can get um
historical requirements about like a detail requirements from the website. And the second question is um I saw the um plan on the website and uh there is um zoning area that you
chose in Glitch. um who picked the location and who who developed the plan like all of us as planning or like um somebody specifically picked the location.
>> I'll try to answer your question generally, but I I recommend that you reach out to Eric Deline, our our burough planner, to to have a more nuanced conversation. the housing and fair share element plan, the affordable housing plan that all the municipalities
are required to do under this law. Um that was done in conjunction. It was the council particularly through our planning and development committee of our council um with an uh a planner a professional planner that we hired that has expertise in affordable housing and
then um as well as our burough attorney and our professional staff. It was then um noticed uh through the council and also through the planning board reviewed it uh over a couple of uh time periods and uh and that's how we got to that
that plan. There are though formulas and numbers that are sent down from the state of things that we have to reach in the plan that are really non-negotiable. So we have to to to get towards that. So um and Mr. Kelly just put I think we you
asked about the historic design guidelines um which stay in place for our town. Those don't get overruled by the affordable housing plan. I mean that's a really important point to make and really important for the for the community. So yes, definitely reach out
to Eric. His email and phone number are here in the chat as well, which I can see you're in. So you have access to that. Any other public comment? Oh, okay. Miss Smith. Yep. Go ahead. Yep. Come on. Off mute.
>> Yeah, take your time. There you go. >> Um, sorry. First time on teams here. Um, okay. I I just wanted uh Julie Smith, 123 Hillside Avenue. um went through the uh all the literature on the fair housing um overlays and all that. Um had
a couple of concerns. Um one is what are the ramifications of making these overlays even though is I I I'm not really sure. I know you have to submit something to the state and say we're looking at this. we're looking, you know, we're planning ahead, blah,
blah, blah. But, um, I we park, we don't have a driveway, unlike Fran. Um, but, um, we we park in the hillside lot, and I know that, um, the two places that are closest to us that are up for, um,
possible development or redevelopment is um, where the B uh, where the Bottle King and Starbucks and the bank is. Um, so I guess my first concern would be how many units are it's I saw what it said
in the plan that it said like so many units per square acre, but um it sounded like a 30 unit possible um you know uh development going in that space. Um that's a lot for a small space
and our little neighborhood. Um so that's my first concern. My second concern is um the whole corridor along Glenidge Avenue. If that entire corridor becomes open to redevelopment,
are we going to tear down more houses to make make room for these affordable housing areas? Or is it going to be a subdivision of those deeper lots even though they're very narrow and consolidation of those lots to make room
for these developments? Um, and then therefore changing the entire neighborhood and the feel of that neighborhood. Um, you know, there's a lot of historic homes down there and um I know there's some apartments that back up to Bloomfield Avenue, but that that's
a concern of mine. Um, and uh I wonder how seriously the Glenidge Country Club is being looked at. It didn't seem like that would probably go over very well with a lot of people. Um, so I'm just wondering what the ramifications of doing these overlays and submitting
this. Is the state going to force us to do this in the next coming years or or is it just just to quell you know their interest or whatever just to say okay we are planning um but we're you know or just like how does it come about that
those could be targets for redevelopment? Yeah, I'm going to let Eric talk more specifically, but I'll tell you like in general, we have to take this seriously, right? And we have to submit a plan that will, you know, the state will understand that we are
>> adhering to the spirit of the law. That said, we have zero vacant vacant land in Glenidge. So, it's very very difficult and we're primarily historic district. So, we were really trying to think strategically about where we had commercial areas that if they ever get
redeveloped, they're now in this inclusionary zone, which means they would have to if they came in like say the bottle king, like god forbid it ever leaves, right? But if it ever came in as Yeah, exactly. as a mixeduse um then it would have to have this what we call
this inclusionary zoning which means they'd have to include an affordable housing element piece of it if they redevelop. So it's like it's these opportunities that if these pro, you know, properties come into redevelopment, it's not forcing them to
sell, it's not forcing them to redevelop. It's saying strategically this is where we would put these areas and we did that so that we can make those choices and that we get this approved and that a developer doesn't
come in and make those choices for us. It was a very abbreviated timeline from the state. I'm sure you know there's been a lot of reporting on it. Um, but I think you had, you know, so I don't know, Eric, if you want to talk more generally about overlay zones and like
what that means and then the intersection with the historic district and what currently that Glenidge Avenue is zoned. >> Uh, there's a lot to unpack in in this partic I mean there's a lot going on in this plan. No, no, don't there's no reason to apologize at all. Um, I mean I
I think what I'll do is I'll start writ large, right? Because every municipality has a statutory obligation to what's what's provide what's known as the fair share. So what does that mean? That means that we have to plan for the possibility of providing affordable
housing uh in in our municipality. We were assigned a certain number. We have to sort of fit that within the context of our community. Um, part of that is what and let me take a step back is what that doesn't mean is that we don't have
to physically provide those units. We don't we don't the municipality doesn't have to build those units. We're not going to be purchasing property to build those units or anything like that. But what we have to do um through this plan and through the proposed zoning is we
have to create the mechanism should there be interest in developing properties what's known as inclusionary housing. Inclusionary housing is typically a percentage of market rate housing and then a percentage of affordable housing. So we focused on um
buildings, properties, zones uh that are primarily uh commercial in nature or business in nature. Um that became sort of the the locations of affordable housing overlay zone in your area, 123 Hillside Avenue.
Um that means the B King and that Bank of America drive-thru. It doesn't mean the Hillside lot. That is not in the plan itself. Um but should a developer come in and buy uh both those properties
at 1.7 acres, they could build up to 50 dwelling units an acre because we set the density at 30 dwelling units an acre there. Um and then a percentage of that again 20% of those 50 units have to be affordable housing and that gets us
towards our obligation number and everything like that. So again, um, you know, so we have to just create the the the guidelines on how someone to do that. The the R5 zone that Glenn Avenue area is a little bit different because
we are just uh just sort of laying out another mechanism what's known as an unmet need. We have our the requirement to identify some specific numbers. Um, but we also saw that the Glenidge Avenue is a little bit of a transitory zone
coming from Mont Clair into Glen Ridge. Um, it's it's a mix of existing multifamily town houses, single family, two family dwellings, things like that. Uh, so we we added the multifamily aspect that wasn't currently there, but
again at the same density of what town houses were permitted to be there. Um and you know so but and to the mayor's point all of Glenn Ridge Avenue um a number of these properties continue to
exist within the historic preservation commission as part of this and why that's important for us to get ahead of this plan. And I'll use um the development on Baldwin Street that you may or may not have seen because it is sort of a side street. That was part of
the third round. We're now in the fourth round. That was part of the third round. That development came about because of what's known as a builder's remedy lawsuit. Glen Ridge didn't previously have a plan prior to the statutory deadline. The developer came in said,
"Well, I own all these properties. I can build this property and I can build it at this density. And they basically dictated the terms of the development. Even though those properties were in the historic preservation commission or historic district as a result of the
builder remy lawsuit and everything that happened, um the the HBC was essentially hamstrung by the development and what the developer was proposing. So while um you know this does require a little bit of massaging in terms of ultimately
whether we see something or not um what that this looks like having our HPC involved in the process at the start of it was important for us to make sure that we develop this plan on time and to the country club that is actually a carryover from the third round that
planned residential development because again this unmet need you have to find a place for that and it's Not that we're anticipating the country club going away, but what it is is an acknowledgement in the plan that should the country club for whatever reason
close its doors, this is what our zoning anticipation was for, um, and in that case, a series of town houses, single families fronting along Rididgewood Avenue, some multifamily interior, again yielding X number of units and a percentage of those being affordable
housing units as as well. And I know I know there's a lot in my head spins when I start thinking about it. So, you know, again, my contact information if you have any follow-up questions, I I'd be more than happy to help. >> Thank you. I appreciate it. >> You're welcome. >> Yeah. Thanks, Eric. I think uh a lot of
folks had uh questions about that and it's I think I need to hear about 10 more times and I'll finally understand it. >> And you've been involved in this process from the beginning. So, >> yeah, Julie, you can explain it to me when when you talk after you talk to Eric. Um, any other public comment?
>> All right. Again, I encourage folks to reach out to Eric if you have questions. Um, uh, with that, let me go back. I was clicking through some screens here. Uh, councelor Law, do you have a motion for us? >> Yes, I make a motion to adjourn the meeting.
>> All those in favor? >> I I >> All right, guys. Stay safe, stay warm. Thanks, everyone. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Good night.