Yeah, this is just gonna fire up. Okay. All right, mayor. We're good. >> All right. Please join me in the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for it 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, Glenrich Voice, Monontlair 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. glenrichenj.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 to three minutes per person. Mike, can you do a roll call, please? >> Sure. Mayor Counselors Leovitz >> here. >> Hughes >> here. >> Zimit >> here. >> Law >> here. >> Meyer >> here. >> Moody >> here. Mayor, man, do you have a quorum?
>> Thank you so much. Um, next up, we have adoption of the mo November 10th minutes that were included in the council meeting packet. Uh, do I have a motion to accept the minutes? >> So, move. >> You've heard the motion by councelor
Lecoitz. May I have a second? >> Second. >> You heard the motion by councelor Lewitz, seconded by councelor Moody. Any discussion on the minutes? Uh, seeing none, Mike, could you please call? >> Councilors Leovitz, >> hi.
>> Hughes, >> hi. >> Zimit, >> hi. >> Law, >> I. >> Meer, >> hi. >> Moody, >> hi. >> Six eyes, no names. The motion carries. >> Thank you so much. Um, any written communications? >> Uh, not at this time, mayor. Thank you.
>> All right. I just have two um comments. So, one, um, I do want to note and acknowledge there was an outage of the power this weekend. Um there was a tree that fell on the line. Um this is
the circuit that will be being replaced um in the south end uh along Mayololis. And uh PSENG today delivered notices by hand um uh including descriptions of the work and answers to questions uh that we
thought might come up. I'd like to thank Councelor Zimit for working with CNG to develop that question and answer sheet. The work is significant. It's to replace uh the poles and then um put in entirely
new wiring wiring along those poles um to eliminate the hazard that we have with the old lashed cables um and the trees falling on them uh the tree limbs uh which causes the outages. Uh there may be uh replacement of transformers
and um there will be tree work. The tree work will be discussed with the homeowners um directly by PSENG staff. So that's the first thing. Um and then the second is uh good news. We have to congratulate our group one state champs.
Our boys soccer team and counselor Law's nephew scored one of the goals in the championship game. So that was a big deal for him. >> The game winner. >> So my phone's doing one. So I don't know. just to cl just to clarify for the record.
>> And I think keys keys to the burrow were promised, but I'm going to let council law sort that out. So, um we'll work on perhaps doing a a recognition at the in the next meeting, but that's that's great accomplishment for for the team. >> Uh so, with that, I'll leave it and this
is now time for comments from the public. If you have comments, uh please come up to the mic, state your name and address. This is where we look expectantly at the two members of the public. Okay. Um the
uh right now we'll turn it over a CDBG hearing um where we suspend the regular order of business uh for the first of two CDBG hearings which is not apparently a rock club. Like what is it? >> CBGB
>> which is now a bank. >> Yeah. Which is now Yes. my a coffee place in an airport. I believe that there is one. Uh mayor, this is the first of two public hearings for a community development block grant uh program. We are part of a consortium
with 13 other towns in Essex County where it's a pool of money. It's distributed throughout that consortium of federal funds. The funds go for projects either in low moderate income census track areas. Glenidge is one singular census track. they do not have
a track that qualifies as a low moderate income. The other component is for uh eliminating barriers. Barriers in the sense of ADA, making a public building accessible. Um we use the funding quite often for the ADA ramps. When we pave
our roads, we're required by law when we touch a road to improve those ramps to meet the current ADA code. We supplement our road jobs with this CDBG funding to install those ramps. Uh this is their first public hearing. Uh we we at this
time we don't have I don't anybody bring forward an application. The burough will be presenting their application at that second hearing at our December meeting. >> Okay. Thanks. Um if anyone has any questions, please reach out to Mike on that.
>> All right. Um I'll right now turn it over to Council Leoitz for Finance and Administration Committee. >> Thank you. On behalf of the finance and administration committee, first of all, I have resolution number 151-25
to authorize the payment of bills including 5,6 5,691,000 approximately from the current fund of which about 2.9 million is to the board of ed and 2.4 million is to the county.
Uh and then the other amounts from the other funds. So I move 151-25. >> You've heard the motion by councelwit. Do I have a second? >> I'll second. >> I've heard the motion by council. Seconded by councelor Meyer. Any
discussion? >> Seeing none, Mike, please call the role. >> Councilors Leavitz. >> I. >> Hughes. >> I. >> Zimit. >> Hi. >> Law. >> Hi. >> Meyer. >> I. >> Moody. >> I. >> Six eyes. No ns. The motion carries.
>> Next. Mr. Mayor, I I have resolution 152-25. Um, this is to authorize the refund for owner payment of tax. Um, where mortgage company and a title agency
paid the tax on the property. So, we'reing the over payment. So, I move 152-25. >> You heard the motion by councelor Lewit. Do I have a second? You've heard the motion by councelor
Lewitz, seconded by councelor Zimit. Any discussion on this resolution? >> Seeing none, Mike, please call the role. >> Councilors Leavitz. >> Hi. >> Hughes. >> Hi. >> Zimit. >> Hi. >> Law.
>> Hi. >> Meer. >> Hi. >> Moody. >> Hi. >> Six eyes, no nays. The motion carries. Um and lastly, uh madam mayor, I have ordinance 1830 uh for first reading. This is an
ordinance establishing titles for non union and other employees of the burough of Glen Ridge and fixing the 2026 maximum annual salaries and other compensations for those titles. And in the ordinance, the the various
salaries are are listed there and detailed. Thank you. Is there a second for this ordinance? >> I'll second. >> Thank you. Um any discussion amongst members of the council on this ordinance? >> All right. Seeing none, Mike, please
call the role. >> Councilors Leovitz, >> I. >> Hughes, >> hi. >> Zimit. >> Hi. >> Law. >> I. >> Meer. >> I. >> Moody. >> Hi. >> Six eyes. No. The motion carries. I refer ordinance 1830 to the acting
municipal clerk for the purpose of statutory publication and posting. >> Thank you, mayor. >> Thanks. Anything else? Council, >> that's it. >> Okay, council. Oh, public safety. >> Uh, mayor, no report tonight. Uh, but I
do have a resolution. This is a game of chance number 15325 be resolved in accordance with the statute. The mayor and council approved the raffle license for a raffle casino night submitted by tempo nearid to be held February 7th
2026 at women's club. I move the resolution. >> You've heard the >> I'm sorry I said ribbons club. I think I I think it's the country club 55 >> they'll just show up for casino. >> Don't go to the wrong place. >> Yeah. Don't go to the wrong place with
your chips. Um, you've heard the motion by councelor Hughes. Do I have a second? >> I'll second. >> You've heard the motion by councelor Hughes, seconded by council law. Any discussion? >> Uh, seeing none, Mike, please call the role.
>> Excuse councilors Leovitz. >> I, >> Hughes, >> I, >> Zimit, >> I, >> Law, >> I, >> Meyer, >> I, >> Moody, >> I. >> Six eyes, no nazs. The motion carries. Thanks, Councelor Zimit. Community Affairs and Public Relations.
>> Uh, no resolutions this evening, Madame Mayor. We do have the Ashenfelter race coming up on Thursday. I'm sure Chief May had his two cents about that. But, uh, big community event, so everybody should come out and if you're not, come
cheer folks on and uh, for a great cause money for the Glenidge Education Fund. Um, and a lot of fun. Uh, and then we also have the tree lighting on Sunday the 7th. I believe it's 6 >> 4:30 4:30
at 4:30 the uh the town tree lighting also a great event and the gas lamp players will be there singing and performing and I hear Santa may show up. So uh that is all I have to report tonight. >> All right, good stuff. Thank you. Councelor Law, public works utility
committee. >> Yes, Ben Mayor. Uh resolution number 154-25. The resolution awards the replacement of the Carteret water main to MSP construction uh in the amount of $873,000.
Uh this is below the original estimate uh from our engineer on a project of uh 1.3 million which was uh I believe that estimate was prepared during CO so it reflects a change in pricing for materials. said the project will replace the existing main and upgrade the main
size from 6 in to 12 in therefore improving the flow of water throughout the system. Uh project will be completed in September of 26 uh to help max to help minimize the impact of activities held at Carter Park. U madame mayor I
seek to move the resolution to award this project to MSP construction. Um >> you've heard the motion by councelor law. Do I have a second? >> I'll second. I heard the motion by councelor law seconded by councelor Moody. Any discussion?
I'll just note uh the funding uh financing is is already in place and it does include a 50% principal forgiveness also known as a grant. So that's also good news. Um seeing no other discussion, Mike, could you call? >> Councilors Lefkovitz.
>> Hi. >> Hughes. >> Hi. >> Zimit. >> Hi. >> Law. >> Hi. >> Meer. >> Hi. >> Moody. I, >> six eyes, no nays. The motion carries. >> And I also have ordinance number 1829 uh for final reading. It's an ordinance
to appropriate capital improvement funds for various capital improvements and equipments. >> 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
place for the public hearing. Seeing no comments, forthcoming, I declare this public hearing closed. >> Mayor, I move that this ordinance be finally passed. >> Do I have a second on that? >> I'll second. >> Thank you, Council Leovitz. Heard the
motion by council law, seconded by councelor Leovitz. Mike call. >> Councilors Letoitz. >> I >> Hughes. >> Hi. >> Zimit. >> Hi. >> Law. >> Hi. >> Meer. >> Hi. Moody. >> Hi. >> Six eyes, no nazs. This ordinance is
adopted. >> Thank you so much, Michael. Anything else? >> That's it. Thank you. >> Uh, councelor Meyer, Parks and Recreation Committee. >> Stole my thunder and congratulations to the to the state champs. And I know our girls high school soccer team also
had a great um run as well. So, congratulations to the uh to the soccer program. And I know GR fall sports have just wrapped up. So again, I hope everyone had a great season and keep an eye out for your winter registrations and and sign off. So
>> yeah, maybe we can work together and figure out what the recognition. >> Yeah, I think it'll be great. It's a quite an exciting achievement for for the program. So that is it for this evening. >> Uh council, planning and development committee. I have no support this
evening. >> Okay. Um Mike, any comments from the bureau administrator? >> Not this time. Thank you, >> Mayor Chief. Mayor, um Thanksgiving is after >> just regurgitating one of the counselors
and it said there will be road closures between 6:00 a.m. and 12 noon basically from Yantola to Carter. So be prepared to not be able to get anywhere. Walk fast, please.
>> Get your sauce before. >> Um, okay, great. Thanks. And I know we'll have an update because we'll have the um the Santa parade in December, which is a big >> So, the Santa parade is going to be December 19th. >> Okay, perfect. That's right.
>> More details to follow. >> Details to follow. Um, there's no new or unfinished This this is the second time uh for comments of the public. Please come up to the microphone. Anything?
>> No. Okay. Uh councelor Zimit mayor. >> All those in favor. Thank you so much.