the public notice of the meeting. Oh, wait. I found it. >> Okay. >> I found it in a pilot. All right. Pursuant to section five chap. Nope. That is not the right one. That is for another meeting I have.
>> I'll go. I I know it. I have. >> You know it. Okay. Thanks, Mike. >> This is a regular meeting of the Glenidge Mayor and Council in accordance with the Open Public Sunshine Act. Notice has been posted on the Glen Ridge paper bulletin board and burough website.
Uh with that, mayor, shall I call the role? >> Yes. Thank you. >> Councilors Leovitz >> here. >> Hughes >> here. >> Zimit >> here.
>> Law >> here. >> Meyers absent. Moody >> here. Mayor >> here. >> Mayor, you have a quorum. And John Malisquez is here as well. Myself and um a member of the public. >> And a member of the public on the phone.
Thank you. All right. Uh at this point, I'd like to have a motion to approve or adopt the minutes of December 8th, 2025. Can anyone offer that motion? >> I'll move it. >> I'll make a motion.
>> Thank you. We've heard the motion from councelor Moody. May I have a second? >> I'll second. >> I've heard the motion from councelor Moody, seconded by councelor Lecoitz. Any discussion on the minutes of December 8th? Seeing none, uh Mike, please call the
role. >> Councilors Leovitz, >> I. >> Hughes, >> I. >> Zimit. >> Law. >> Hi, >> Meyer. It's absent. Sorry. Moody
>> I >> five eyes, no names. The motion carries. >> Thanks so much. Uh Mike, do we have any written communications for the >> Not at this time, Mayor. >> Thanks so much. Um I just have brief
comments. Uh it's the end of the year. Uh I know everyone's looking forward to a little time with their friends and family. Um but I just want to reflect. There's a a couple of items uh on the agenda today that are the results of
months and months of hard work by both our staff, our council, and our other council. Um and those are the tax appeals as uh settlements as well as the affordable housing. So, I just want to really again thank everyone publicly for
all their time. every council member worked hard on these and everyone plays a really important role. Um, and uh, we will have our reorg meeting at the top of the year, but we're looking forward to welcoming a new member, but also uh,
reflecting on the legacy of Peter Hughes, uh, who has done so much for the town and the council through his work, um, serving us in his leadership roles. So, I'll leave it at that and um turn it
over now. This is time for comments uh from the public. Uh if you have a comment, please try to limit it to 3 minutes. Um but we will pause now in case anyone has uh some comments.
Okay. Um, I'll leave it at that. Uh, with that, I'll turn it over to councelor Lecoitz for finance and administration committee report. >> Uh, thank you, Madame Mayor. Um, so the finance administration committee has no
report, but we do have uh a resolution. This is uh resolution 161-25 uh to uh approve the uh claims and draw the warrants uh with regard to the amounts that are listed in the
resolution including uh roughly $3.3 million from the current fund. Excuse me. So I move resolution 161-25. You've heard the motion by councelor Lecoitz. Do I have a second?
>> I'll second. >> The motion by council leftcoit. Seconded by councelor law. All those in uh favor or any discussion I should say? Uh all those in favor or roll call. Sorry my I'm conflating my meeting. No
problem. Thanks. >> I'll take a roll call. Uh, councelor Leovitz. >> Hi, >> Hughes. >> That was a yes. We'll say Zimit. >> Hi. >> That's an I, Mike. I'm sorry. I was I was muted. >> No problem. >> Yeah.
>> Zimit was an I. Law. >> Hi. >> Moody. >> I. >> Five eyes. No. Nate. The motion carries. >> Thank you. Anything else? Councelor Loitz. Um, that's it for finance and
administration. >> Thanks so much, Councelor Hughes, public safety committee. >> Uh, Mayor, no report from the public safety committee today. Uh, I do have a resolution for a, uh, social affairs permit. Uh, number 16225.
Um, be it resolved that the um application of the Women's Club of Glen Ridge for a social affairs permit for February 6 at the Women's Club uh uh is is approved. >> Thanks. You've heard the motion by
Councelor Hughes. May I have a second? >> I'll second. >> Heard the motion by Councelor Hughes, seconded by Councelor Lefcoitz. Any discussion? Mike, please do a roll call. Councilors Leovitz. >> Hi. >> Hughes.
>> Hi. >> Zimit. >> Hi. >> Law. >> Hi. >> Moody. >> I. >> Five eyes. No. Nate. The motion carries. >> Thank you. Councelor Zimit, community affairs and public relations committee.
>> Uh, nothing to report this morning, madam mayor. >> Okay. Uh, councelor Law, public works and utility committee. Uh yes, madame mayor. Uh resolution number 163-25 authorizing the bureau to enter into a settlement agreement and execute the
mutual withdrawal of claims in a tax appeal matter involving uh Montlair Hospital. Uh whereas Montlair Hospital has filed tax appeals challenging the assessed valuation of certain real properties located in the burrow Glenn Ridge for multiple tax years ranging
from 2019 through 2025. Whereas the tax assessor, the burrow attorney has defended all of the above appeals and asserted all appropriate defenses claims >> and further the bureau attorney in cons in consultation with the tax assessor
and other appropriate professionals has negotiated a proposed settlement of the tax appeals. Uh the proposed settlement provides for the mutual withdrawal of claims from all from all parties for the tax appeal and resolves all issues related to the tax appeals and further
resolves other tax related claims that Monontlair hospital could assert in future uh tax years. Uh the mayor and council have reviewed the terms of the proposed settlement and have determined that entering into the settlement agreement uh on set terms is fair,
reasonable and in the best interest of the bureau. Uh now therefore it be resolved that the bureau is hereby authorized to enter into and execute the settlement agreement with Monontlair Hospital resolving the tax appeals and further the burough attorney is
authorized to prepare execute and file all necessary uh documents. Madame Mayor I seek to move this resolution. >> You've heard the motion by councelor law. May I have a second? >> I'll second it. >> Heard the motion by councelor law.
seconded by councelor Hughes. Any discussion? All right. Thank you again for all your work on this. Um it's seven years of tax appeals just for the record. >> Uh Mike, can you do Yeah. Mike, can you do a roll call?
>> Councilors Leovich. >> I >> Hughes. >> Hi. >> Zimit. >> Hi. >> Law. Hi, >> Moody. >> Hi. >> Five eyes, no nays. The motion carries.
>> Thank you. Uh, councelor Meyer is not here. Uh, but she does not have any resolutions. Uh, Council Moody, Planning and Development Committee. >> Thank you, Madame Mayor. Uh, I have no report, but I also have a resolution,
resolution 164-25, authorizing the bureau to enter into and execute a settlement agreement or settlement agreements with Fairshair Housing Center and JMF Properties LLC.
Whereas the bureau filed a resolution of participation in the affordable housing dispute resolution program and a declaratory action on January 22nd bearing the New Jersey Superior Court docket. And whereas the
New Jersey Superior Court entered an order in the action on April 7th setting the bureau's fourth round fair share obligations as a present need of zero units and prospective need of 171 units
and no party appealed compliance in compliance there. We filed our HFSP with the program on June 18th. Whereas this includes approximately.85 acre tract located at 200 Highland
Avenue as a fourth round unmet need exclusionary development site. And whereas on September 2nd, the Fair Share Housing Center fired a challenge in action regarding the bureau's HFSP
is not challenging our report, but rather seeking completion and submission of certain compliance documents. And whereas on August 28th, the property owner, JMF Properties LLC, JMF,
the authorized representative for the owner of 200 Highland Avenue tract did file a challenge. We have moved to amically resolve the issues. I want to say that just like the hospital, the mayor and the council have reviewed a fair and reasonable
settlement and this authorizes the uh the bureau to enter into authorized to settle and enter into and execute an FHC settlement agreement and the JMF
settlement agreement and combining both settlement agreements into a substantive form. I know it's detailed, but I thought it was important to actually go through some of the because it's and with uh
>> Madame Mayor, >> no, I appreciate that. A lot of acronyms, more details in the resolution as well as our um plan that's that's offered on our our website. So, we're executing the plan that was uh approved earlier this year already. All right.
You've heard the motion by councelor Moody. May I have a second? >> I'll second it. Madame Mayor, >> you've heard the uh motion by councelor Moody. Seconded by councelor Zimtt. Any discussion on this? >> Seeing none, Mike, please call the role.
>> Councelors Leovich. >> I. >> Hughes. >> I. >> Zimit. >> I. >> Law. >> Hi. Moody >> I. >> Five eyes, no nays. The motion carries.
>> Thank you again for everyone's work on that. Um Mike, any uh comments uh as administrator? >> I just like to thank uh the mayor and council for coming out today. I know uh we try not to have this meeting, but you know, year end business and settling these out uh just taking your time out
today. I I thank you um tremendously for getting this done for us. It's a tremendous weight off of John and our shoulders to get get these resolutions through and done by year's end um due to some time constraints imposed on us by the state. So, thank you again for
everybody for for hustling and taking your time to uh to meet this morning. I'm sure there's a lot of other places people would like to be right now than here. >> We're running through the tape. John or Mike >> uh John, do you have any um comments? I
I would just like to uh thank everyone that I I worked with over the course of the year, which really is everybody. And uh you know, some years you get thrown together uh more uh often and frequently than in other years. This was one of
those years. And I have to say that uh it was really a pleasure to work with everybody. And you know, one of the positive things about being in situations where you try to make uh lemonade out of the lemons is that you get to know the people that you work
with better when you're working in the committees. And everybody has uh been a pleasure. um you know, you wind up uh with friendships after all of these things and that's always a very very uh a positive thing and I really appreciate
that and and certainly I would be remiss if I didn't make a special thank you to Peter. I know that more things will be said, but certainly, you know, for his many many years of uh hard work and more importantly friendship and also to Mike Zelli because uh you know I speak to
Mike. I don't know. I think I begin my day and end my day and sometimes spend the middle of my day. Uh you know we talk probably more than I don't know we should or want to. I don't know. But uh I am really grateful for his uh
availability. you know, I I I called him I think it was yesterday, maybe on Saturday, you know, maybe I'll call him at night. I mean, you know, there's like it's like 247 that we are in contact with each other and, you know, I really appreciate the ability uh to to have
that kind of an access. So, thank you all very very much. I wish everyone, you know, happy holidays and happy new year. >> Thanks. That's very nice, John. Uh Mike, I don't believe we have any new or unfinished business. >> That's correct. Mayor,
>> this is our second opportunity for comments from the public. I'll um invite you now if you have any comments to please go ahead. >> Okay, I'll leave it at that. Uh councelor Zimit.
Uh, Madame Mayor, I'd like to uh make a motion to adjourn the meeting. I know uh I just want to add that I know that Mike uh hopefully Santa will bring you a new clerk uh this week. So, I'm I'm hopeful for you, Mike. I think you've been pretty good. I don't know, but
>> uh I would like to make a motion to adjourn, Madam Mayor. >> Well said. All those in favor? >> I >> I >> I All right. Have a great holiday and happy new year. I'm sure uh we'll be in touch. >> Thanks everyone.
>> Happy holiday. Byebye. >> Bye.