All right. I'm making this announcement in compliance with the open public meetings act being chapter 231 public law 1975 laws of the state of New Jersey. Planning board secretaries prepared a schedule of the meetings of the planning board of the barrel of Kennorth for the year 2026 has posted a true copy of the schedule on the bulletin board located at the front
entrance of Barrel Hall. has mailed true copies of the schedule to the local source in the Star Ledger and maintains a copy of the schedule in Burl Hall. Accordingly, the notice requirements of the Open Public Meetings Act have been satisfied in regard to this meeting. Can everyone please stand to salute the flag?
>> I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Okay, next item on our agenda, just so
everyone knows, this is our annual reorganization meeting. Um, it is not a regular board meeting. And so the next order of business is planning board appointments. I have in my hand a letter of correspondence, I should say, from
our mayor um appointing the following members to the planning board. Um, class two member Michael Scaderi with a term expiring December 31st, 2026. Class 4 members, Rich Perno, term expiring
December 31st, 2029. Frank Mazio, term expiring December 31st, 2029. Alternate members, alternate number two, Lewis Demando, term expiring December 31st, 2027. Alternate number three, Tony Plesi, term expiring December 31st,
2027. Alternate number four, Daniel Crinki. Term expiring December 31st, 2027. And so, do we have uh I think we have most of those uh gentlemen in attendance. So, the next order would be
to swear these gentlemen. >> So, the mayor is taking over. Very good. >> Yeah. Good. Who's like hold >> Irish Perna. I, Richo, >> do solemnly swear
>> do solemnly swear >> that I will support the Constitution >> that I will support the Constitution >> of the United States >> of the United States >> and bear true faith >> and bear true faith >> and allegiance >> and allegiance >> to the same >> to the same >> and to the governments established >> and to the governments established >> in the United States
>> in the United States >> and in this state >> and in this state >> under the authority of the people >> under the authority of the people >> I do further solemnly swear >> I do further solemnly swear >> that I I will faithfully >> that I will faithfully >> impartially >> impartially >> and justly
>> and justly >> perform the duties of >> perform the duties of >> can board member >> kenn board member >> according to the best of my ability >> according to the best of my ability. >> So help me God. >> So help me God. >> Congratulations. >> Thank you.
>> Come up. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Thank you, Mayor >> Official Leando. >> Joe, you want to hold someone up? Hold the Bible. >> She's holding two kids right now. >> She's like, she has enough to hold.
>> I Louis deando. >> I Louisando. Do solemnly swear >> Do solemnly swear >> that I will support the Constitution >> I will support the Constitution >> of the United States >> of the United States >> and bear true faith >> and bear true faith >> and allegiance >> and allegiance >> to the same >> to the same >> and to the governments established
>> to the governments established >> in the United States >> in the United States >> and in this state >> and in this state >> under the authority of the people >> under the authority of the people >> I do further solemnly swear >> I do further solemnly swear >> that I will faithfully >> I will faithfully >> impartially
>> impartially and justly >> and justly >> perform the duties of >> perform the duties of >> Kennorth planning board member. >> Kennorth planning board member >> according to the best in liability >> according to the best in liability >> to help me die. >> So help me. >> Congratulations.
>> Good to have you back. >> Good to be back. >> This is like a reprieve. That's the end of that. >> Yeah, I think so. >> I can't hear you. I don't >> that's okay. >> I, Daniel, >> I, Daniel,
>> do solemnly swear >> domly swear >> that I will support the Constitution >> that I will support the Constitution >> of the United States >> of the United States >> and bear true faith >> and bear true faith >> and allegiance >> and allegiance >> to the same >> to the same >> and to the governments established >> and to the government established
>> in the United States >> and in the United States >> and in the state >> and in the state >> under the authority >> under the authority >> of the people >> of the people. solemnly swear >> I do further solemnly swear >> that I will faithfully >> that I will faithfully >> impartially >> impartially
>> and justly >> injustly >> perform the duties of >> perform the duties of >> count board member >> count >> according to the best of my ability >> according to the best of my ability >> congratulations There's a few others that are running
late >> for Let me just make Okay, so just so everyone knows um Mr. Mr. Scaderi um who's a class two member um is not here this evening, so he'll get sworn in another time. Frank Mazio um who's a
class four member I believe is on his way so we may swear him in um later on the meeting and um and Mr. Plesi is not here this evening either so >> we'll have to swear those um him at a later date as well.
>> Okay. So that brings us to that completed the oath of office for our planning board members. At this point we can have a roll call. >> Mayor Povich >> here. Uh, Mr. Perna >> here, >> Mr. David >> here, >> Mr. Kennethy
>> here, >> Mr. Leowy >> here, >> Mr. Cla >> here, >> Mr. Demando >> here, >> and Mr. Crinkle >> here. >> Okay, we have a quorum to proceed. Our next item on the agenda is election of officers. Uh, two officers, chairman and
vice chairman. At this time, I will entertain a motion um for our chairman. >> I will make a motion to for Mr. Brano as chairman. I'll second that. >> Okay, we have a motion to second. Um I guess we can do a a roll call poll.
>> Yes, let's do a roll call. >> Okay. >> Mayor Kovich, >> yes. >> Mr. Pero, >> yes. >> Mr. David, >> yes. >> Mr. Kmeni, >> yes. >> Mr. Lawy, >> yes. >> Mr. Kella, >> yes. >> Mr. Demando, >> yes. >> Mr. Pinkoli, >> yes.
>> Okay, welcome back to the chairman's position, Mr. Perna. Congratulations. >> I will now turn the chairman seat over to you. >> Okay. >> Thank you. >> Thank you everyone. >> Congratulations.
>> Congratulations. >> Okay. Well, feels good to be back. You're gone for so long. >> Where am I here? >> You were gone for so long. >> Don't worry. Where am I here now? >> We are. >> Okay. Vice chair. Okay. Um, can we
entertain a motion for the vice chair? >> I make a motion. Uh, great day. Vice chair. >> Motion made by uh Mr. Clemente. >> I'll second. >> Seconded by Mayor Carlo. >> Roll call. >> Mayor Carovich. >> Yes. >> Mr. Pero.
>> Yes. >> Mr. Davis. >> Yes. >> Mr. Mr. Clementi, >> yes. >> Mr. Lawy, >> yes. >> Mr. Koa, >> yes. >> Mr. Demando, >> yes. >> Mr. Crinkle, >> yes. >> Congratulations. >> Okay. All right. Now that we have that, we're going to move on to um our
resolutions and appointments of our planning board professionals. Are we uh at this point? Um, is there a motion to speak to the uh planner?
>> I make a motion uh that we appoint hire and associates as the planner for 2026. >> Okay. Anyone second? >> I'll second. >> Second by Mr. Lady. All in favor? >> I. >> Okay. Do we need a roll call? >> Probably.
>> Roll call, please. >> Um, Mayor Corovich? >> Yes. >> Mr. Perno? >> Yes. >> Mr. David? Yes. >> Mr. Mr. >> Yes. >> Mr. Lawy, >> yes. >> Mr. Clea, >> yes. >> Mr. Demando, >> yes. >> And Mr. Polei, >> yes. >> Welcome aboard. >> Thank you.
>> Um, this professional here likes to be called Mika. Ma, uh, would you come up and take a seat at, uh, which table, uh, is the planner sitting at tonight? >> Over here. >> Over here for now. >> Welcome aboard, Ma. >> Thank you. Um, is there a motion to
appoint our attorney? >> Yes, I'll make a motion that we appoint the firm of Scarini um in Halibac, specifically Mr. DeMarco as our attorney for the board. >> Okay, >> I'll second. >> Second. Okay. The motion was made by Mr.
Lavali, seconded by Mr. Clemente. Uh, roll call, please. >> Um, Mayor Carlo, >> yes. >> Mr. Berno, >> yes. >> Mr. David, >> yes. >> Mr. Mr. Kiy. >> Yes. >> Mr. Lady. >> Yes. >> Mr. Kella. >> Yes. >> Mr. Demando. >> Yes. >> And Mr. Koti.
>> Yes. >> Fantastic. >> Tonight representing uh Cersini is uh Patrick uh Conland. >> Yes. >> And he is our attorney for this evening. >> Is there a motion for uh the engineer? >> Okay. I'll make a motion that center
state engineering be um tell our board engineers. >> Okay. >> Specifically Mr. Russo, Mr. Massie. Okay, the motion is made by um Mr. Ladi. Is there a second? Second by Mr. Kello. Roll call, please. >> Mayor Kovich,
>> yes. >> Mr. Perno, >> yes. >> Mr. David, yes. >> Mr. Clementi, >> yes. >> Mr. Lawy, >> yes. >> Mr. Kella, >> yes. >> Mr. Demando, >> yes. >> And Mr. Crinkle. >> Fantastic. Okay. Our board of engineers here with us tonight, Darren Mazy is
representing um Center State. Mr. Massie, come up and have a seat. Congratulations. >> Okay. Is there a motion for our planning board videographer? >> I make a motion that we appoint Marco Antonio to as our videographer for the year 2026. >> Okay. The motion is made by Mr.
Clemente. Seconded by >> Second. I'll second. >> Mayor Carlo. Roll call, please. >> Mayor Carlo. Yes. >> Mr. Berno. >> Yes. >> Mr. David. Yes. >> Mr. Clementi. >> Yes. >> Mr. Lady. Yes. >> Mr. Kill. Yes. >> Mr. Demando. >> Yes. >> And Mr. Pinkoli.
>> Yes. Fantastic. Congratulations. Let the record show that Frank Maza is here tonight. And uh you missed the best part of the night, Frank. >> Mr. President, if we can, >> you're now president of the board. Frank, >> if we could just move off the agenda and allow the mayor to swear in Frank so
that he can sit up here. >> So be it. >> Appreciate Someone want to come and hold our newest member. Yes. >> I Frankle supportitution
of the United States >> and allegiance >> allegiance to the government. >> It's over there in the United States. >> Yeah. But I'm going to go down here. swear.
>> Yeah, she just wants to faithfully >> that I will >> andly >> perform the duties of >> I can't remember >> according to the best of my ability.
>> Congratulations. >> America. Okay. Okay. So, we have our members, our professionals, everyone is in order. I have the honor of a proclamation. And
this is something that I'm very proud. Kevin, can you come on up? Mr. Chairman. >> Yes, sir. I'll litigate. Sorry.
Come on over here to the camera. See, for those of you who don't know, this is Kevin O'Brien and he is from Shamrock Shamrock um Enterprises and he has been our planner for 29 years. So, there's not too many people who know this town
as well as Kevin. And so, we only thought it was appropriate to put together this proclamation for you. And it says, "Whereas Kevin O'Brien, Shamrock Enterprises, has served as planning board planner for the Burrow of
Kennaworth with exceptional commitment and foresight for 29 years, embodying the spirit in public service. Whereas during Kevin's tenure, he expertly guided critical projects
such as downtown revitalization plan of substantial growth and enhancing the quality of life for all residents. Whereas Kevin's dedication to community encouragement, innovative solutions, and
collaborative spirit have left an indelible mark on the burough's vision and development. Whereas Kevin constantly demonstrated professionalism, extensive knowledge, and a passion for planning a better future for the burrow of Kennorth,
making complex challenges approachable and achievable. Now therefore, be it proclaim the Kennworth Planning Board on this sixth day of January, 2026 that we hereby express our deepest gratitude to Kevin O'Brien for his outstanding
contributions and unwavering dedication to our community's planning and development. And be it further resolved that we wish Kevin a joyful and well-deserved retirement filled with happiness, health, and adventure.
In witness whereof, let be resolved that Kennaworth Planning Board hereby approves and adopts this proclamate proclamation January 6, 2026. Kevin Thank you. Thank you all very much.
I uh very kind to everybody. Thank you so very much. It's been my pleasure to serve this burrow. and the people. I have enjoyed it tremendously. The folks in this town,
you on this board, our mayor, our council, all the public servants that I've worked with since 1997 have been exceptional, dedicated people. This burrow is a special place
and I am just happy I can be part of its continuation, part of its better and I hope to see it get even better in the future. Uh,
as Rich knows, last year I had announced my retirement. Um, I had intended to make the 30 Unfortunately, health issues are in the way. I will be here to finish the master plan with all of you. I look forward to
that and uh this is an honor that I did not anticipate. Um I am taking a back. I'm sorry my mom isn't here.
>> She was always very proud of me and Well, I just need a minute. Okay. Comments for the good of the board. >> Anyone? >> Well, go ahead. >> Go. >> Yeah. I just want to um follow Mr. O'Brien.
I believe that I've had the honor and pleasure to serve in some capacity with Mr. O'Brien for most of those 29 years, whether it be as mayor or as a planning board member and he has been a true professional and I've appreciated his
guidance and counsel um during the course of all those years. So Kevin, I express my sincere thanks for everything you've done for me personally as well as what you've done for the Barrel of Kenward. So thank you. Thank you all.
>> I I would also like to thank you, Kevin. I mean, you've been such a role model for me and helped me and when I had questions and been so supportive and I want to thank you for everything that you have done for Kennaworth and for me personally and
I hope that I I have a friend for my for life. Thank you. >> You do indeed. My pleasure. >> Thank you. I I also want to uh thank the members of the planning board uh for your willingness to serve our community. Serving on this board requires time,
care, and thoughtful judgment, and I'm grateful for your commitment to the responsible growth and long-term vision for our bureau. Tonight's reorganization marks both continuity and renewal. To our returning members, thank you for
your experience and steady leadership. To our new members, welcome. I look forward to the perspective and energy you will bring to the board. The planning board plays a critical role in shaping how our community grows while preserving what makes it special. Your
decisions impact not only development and infrastructure, but also the quality of life, neighborhood, character, and fairness to our residents and businesses. I know that we will continue to approach approach our work here with transparency, professionalism, and respect for the public we serve. As your
mayor, I value this board's independence and expertise, and I look forward to working with you, our professionals, and the governing body. Together, we can ensure smart planning that balances progress with preservation and reflects the best interest of our community.
Thank you all again for your service. I wish the board a very productive and successful year ahead. >> Thank you, Mary. Thank you very much. >> Anyone else? >> Okay, I just have a couple of words to say. I promised Greg I wouldn't be long,
but I do have um something some things to share. Um as you know, Kevin and I became very good friends over the past 29 uh well, not the past 29, but my 15 years or 16 years that I'm here. And um I will say in his class act as he always
was, he assured me that he will be turning over information, files, computer documents, whatever it is that is needed to ma and the planning board uh the our planner and our uh engineer
to make it a smooth transition so we could just carry out what is necessary. So it just continues what we've always said about Kevin that he is a class act. So, I want to thank you again for that, Kevin. To our new members, I want to congratulate you and and say thank you
for serving because this is uh one of those uh thankless jobs, you know, where everybody says, "Oh, you know what they just did?" Well, we didn't do that. But I would like to thank you for coming aboard and seeing what we have to go through every day. Frank, um Lou, and
Joe and and the others that'll be here, thank you very much, uh for doing this again. you know what it's like. Um, I will say to our professionals, our new professionals, um, you were handpicked and you were vetted by this board and
because you are the best of the best and we are expecting an outstanding year from you, you guys to guide us through to make the most proper decisions that we can for this burrow. So, there is no self-praise up here. what it is is for
our people of of the Kennaworth Burrow and we have a responsibility to do that. The thing that I like the most is that you guys collaborate collaborate uh already as a team and we want your team on ours. So, anything we could do to
help and and get you the information you need, we will do so. So, I want to I want to thank you again for taking on this position because I know it is a tough one to be here every night at 6:30, 7:00. With that being said, to the board
members, I thank you so very much uh for nominating me again as your chairman. Um I find it an honor to be amongst the talented and professional men and women of this board and in our
board. As I said many times, we have so much talent up here. Engineers, risk management, mayors, council people, um um every walk of life that you could think of, police officers, whatever it
is, we all make a decision based on our community. So, I thank you for that and and I will do the best I can as I always had in each year to come. I would like to congratulate my vice chair who's always had my back, who's been there for
me a thousand times and uh it's just been a pleasure. So, I'm sure collectively with Greg and I, we will do the best we possibly can. With that being said, I wish everyone a good, happy, prosperous new year. >> Thank you, Rich. >> I'd like to congratulate both of you
gentlemen as well. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Okay. If I ate up all that time, is there a motion to open the meeting to the public? >> So moved. >> Moved by Mr. David, second by Mr. Mazia. All in favor? >> I. >> Is anyone from the public wishing to
speak? Here we go. You need to state your name and address for the record. And I know who you are. >> And I am not going to put my back to that camera. That is not the best view. And I also want to speak to Kevin. Tony
Perno, uh, 241 F2 Avenue. So congratulations board. Congratulations to the new professionals new member. But Kevin, we go back to 2012 when I was first on council and I knew absolutely
nothing about planning and I happened to be the council liaison to the planning board and I ran out to get my certificate and learned whatever I could and I still knew nothing because I didn't understand anything that they were explaining during that, you know,
brief course that they put you through and any knowledge I have and had was from you to explain everything in such clarity to help me make the best decisions I could for the burrow of
Kennallorth and your decorum goes far beyond even your knowledge. the way you deliver and maintain um your gentleman way. And at times when I would
get so um fired up over something and I would look at you and you were always so cool and calm and collected and I would remember uh the appropriate way to conduct myself to get my point across and that really
all came through you and anything I know about uh planning and and government as far as this goes. absolutely came from you always and um I appreciate the respect and courtesy you
have always showed me through all these years not just as because I was a council person but as a as a woman and as a person. I really appreciate it and I wish you all the fun times and I look forward to seeing you in another costume
with an eye patch and your Halloween outfit. So go out and have a lot of fun. But thank you for everything you have done for this little burrow of Kennallorth. >> Thank you. >> We appreciate it. >> Fantastic, Tony. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> It's been a real pleasure. >> That was nice.
>> Anyone else from the board? >> I mean from the public. >> Sorry. >> Please state your name and address for the record. >> And you don't have to put you back to the camera. >> Thank you. >> Suzanne Crinkoli, 45 North 10th Street. Um, I'd also like to just express my
congratulations to the new board members and Mr. O'Brien. I don't know if you remember, but when we were rebuilding our own home, you were very kind um and a gentleman and I wanted to wish you congratulations on your retirement. And I wanted to congratulate all of you,
wish you a happy new year, and we're looking forward to working more closely together in the new year. Myself and some of you are also school board members. and um you know Tony comes to our meetings and I wanted to in kind express our intention to work with the
bureau to create the best environment that we possibly can. So happy new year. Congratulations. >> Happy new year. >> Congratulations on your retirement. >> Thank you. >> Anyone else from the public wishing to speak? >> Seeing none, >> I'll make a motion to close the public
portion of the meeting. >> Motion made by Mr. David, second by Mr. Mazio. All in favor? >> I. Is there a motion to adjurnn? >> So moved. >> Moved by Mr. David, second by Mr. Mazio. All in favor? >> I. >> Wonderful meeting. Thank you all. >> Thank you.