Good evening. The time is now 7:30. I will call the regular meeting of the Lake Ko mayor and council to order. Please rise for a salute to the flag and a moment of silent reflection. Pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the
republic for it stands one indivisible. >> Please remain standing for a moment of silent reflection. Thank you. Sunshine law, please. >> Adequate notice of this meeting has been provided by the adoption, excuse me, at
the adoption of resolution by the mayor and council on the 6th day of January, 2026 in which resolution place of agenda and regular meetings commencing January 6th were set forth. Notice the scene was delivered to the Asgary Park Press to post and tap into and a copy of the notice is posted on the burrow website and on the bulletin board in Burough
Hall. All meetings are open to develop. >> Roll call, please. >> Councilwoman Skull is not here tonight. Councilman Duano >> here. >> Councilman Ventry >> here. >> Counciloman Abalad >> here. >> Councilman Riners >> here. >> Counciloman McIntyre >> here.
>> Thank you. Can I have a motion to approve the minutes from the March 3rd council meeting? >> So moved. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I >> opposed. Abstensions. I have a motion to approve the minutes
from the March the special March 13th meeting. >> Second. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I >> opposed. Extensions. Uh at this time, we'll move to reports of committee and we will start with Councilwoman McIntyre. Anything?
>> Nothing. >> Thank you, Councilman Riners. >> Thank you, Mayor. All matters are in order. >> Thank you, Councilwoman Albval Doyle. >> Thank you, Mayor. All matters are in order. >> Okay. Must be St. Patrick, Councilman Ventrice. >> Thank you, Mayor. Uh the the uh
construction on the sidewalks and curbs and aprons on Firmwood Road is moving along nicely. It looks like it probably will be done this week. I was wondering if maybe should let us know when the next streets are. >> So, by the end of this week, they should be completing all the concrete curve
work. Um and they will move on to one of the next streets. I'm not too sure >> it should be going out to one of the streets. I'm assuming it's all matters. >> Thank you. >> Uh, Councilman Danto.
>> Thank you, Mayor. All matters are in order. >> All right. And Councilman Spell is not here. Um, I would just like to um prepare everyone. If you didn't know, our parade has moved to next Saturday. Uh that's right, Saturday is what I
said. And uh we are all looking forward to it. Uh I do want to thank the residents of Fernwood uh and the upcoming streets that we are going to be working on paving and curbs for their patience. I know that um it can be
cumbersome at times um but we are moving forward pretty swiftly with the repairs to those streets and when we're done we're going to have new curbs, new uh new street and uh new driveways too. So
thank you all for your patience and your time. Um, other than that, all matters are in order. I'll take a motion to open for public comments on new business. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I. >> Anyone wishing to come to the mic to
comment on anything listed on the agenda and there's two items listed under new business. If you have specific comments to those two items, you can come to the mic now. If not, there will be another portion of the meeting for open comments >> or the ABC
>> or oh or the ABC thing. Yes, the extension of premises. Sorry. Was looking. >> Seeing none, I'll take a motion to close. >> So move. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I. >> Thank you. Under new business, we have
resolution 2026-58 offered by council councilman Danto. >> Thank you, Mayor Solo offered. Resolution 2026-58 is a resolution of the Burough Lake Ko council approving the litigation settlement agreement proton and authorizing the release of executive session minutes and acceptance of settlement funds pursuant to the
agreement. Whereas the burl file a complaint against defendants and mass in the superior court of New Jersey and on September 165 in executive session the burough council authorized settlement settle litigation and reimbured for
overpayments in the amount of $105,000 and the defendants have funds to the bur inance. >> Thank you. You have a motion to have a second. >> Second. >> Roll call, please. >> Councilman Vanto. >> Yes. Councilman Ventrice. >> Yes. >> Councilwoman Abalad.
>> Yes. >> Councilman Reiner. >> Yes. >> Councilwoman McIntyre. >> Yes. >> Thank you. Resolution 2026-59 offered by Councilwoman Alvalid Doyle. >> Thank you, Mayor. So, offering resolution 2026-59. Be it resolved by the mayor and council of the Burough of Lake Ko that the
proper officers be directed and authorized to make payment from the following accounts. The current account which is $363,626.87. the water account which is 166,147.777 the general capital fund which is $7,867.50 the annual control account $7.80
the tourism account $100 and the AC wire payments of $54,77987 for a total of $592,52981. Thank >> you. Do I have a second? >> Second. Roll call, please. >> Councilman Duano, >> yes. >> Councilman Mrice, >> yes.
>> Councilwoman Alad, >> yes. >> Councilman Riners, >> yes. >> Councilman McIntyre, >> yes. >> Thank you. Before we go to ABC, we'll open it for public comments on anything. Uh, can I have a motion? So, move. >> Second. All >> in favor? >> I.
>> Anyone wishing to come to the mic, comments or questions for the council can do so now. Just come on up. You can tell us your uh your name and uh residency, please. >> Camille Egan, 1813 Brier with Terrace. I would just like some clarification about
what's going on with the sidewalks because I never got anything. No, no letter or anything. And I drove over to Fernwood and I looked and it seems like some people are getting sidewalks. Is that something that we could pay for
if we chose to or and we didn't know when exactly we would be starting. >> So >> So you should have gotten a letter in the fall from me. >> I sent the letter out in the fall to everyone on the on the the three streets. >> Um just letting them know that this was
going to happen either at the end of the fall or in the spring when they are going to move to your street. You will get a letter from the engineering company that will tell you their schedule that that letter has gone out to Fernwood before they began on Fernwood. Correct, Drew? >> Um, and can you, Drew, just add a little
bit about the uh what it looks like as far as the driveway skirts and not necessarily sidewalks. >> Right. So, the most of the work that you're seeing being completed are the aprons coming from the street into the
driveway section. When they do that, they usually replace sidewalk in that area or if there's something that's really bad shape, you know, next to it they're trying to repair. So, there's not too many trip hazards. Hairline cracks are not one of them. Discolor discoloration is not another. Um, and
then they're replacing all the curbs prior to uh paving the road once the uh concrete work is complete. >> So, all the curbs are going to be done. >> Yes. >> Oh, I didn't know that. All right. I had a new water man put in a few years
ago. They had to one slice of my concrete and put it in a new one. Now, my concrete is all, you know, my sidewalk. Um, how would I find out if I could pay to have the whole sidewalk done? What would it cost? I know for one little square I paid $400. So, I don't
want a whole sidewalk if I don't choose not to. But when would that decision be made if you're going to come to my I'm on Brierwood if you're coming there next week. So there would be no option for you to extend what it's already being done. >> Oh, there's not because it seems like
Fernwood has there are some people it looked to me like they were getting new sidewalks and I remember years ago, not too long ago when they got the grant to do Fernwood and they did it. Those people got new sidewalks. >> So this grant does not cover >> okay
>> entire sidewalks for properties. You may see sections of sidewalk in front of driveways that are being done, but you shouldn't see and and I could have Drew double check or he may know of something that exists. >> So, a lot of the sidewalks that are in
really bad shape, we are repairing as we go. Um, so if it's in really bad shape or it's a it's a joining or there's a piece that's in bad shape, we're we're repairing as it goes. >> Okay. Well, how do you find out? You >> have to be
I have to go down there with the contractor and the engineer. The engineer already knows. I don't know. >> Okay. >> Um and I want to just you can't most of the curbs are going to be done. There's sections of curbs that are new. They're not going to replace them or that are in bad shape.
>> So, I'm pretty sure all the curbs are going to get done, but I'm not 100%. So then somebody's g going to come down the street and hopefully we'll be around to see what's going to happen because I mean I have those right now there are uh the marks the you know arrows the white
arrows. >> So why don't I give you my contact information before we go and then I can meet you on >> Okay, that's fine. Or whenever you come I could be around. I I'm not asking you to come on, you know, on the day that you're not available. >> I'll be around tomorrow.
>> Thank you. Additionally too, it's it would be good to add that there are a lot of curb cuts that are not used um whether they're old driveways or old uh walkways that we are getting rid of in the curb area. So, you
may see some additions there as well. >> One question, what when does the paving take place? after all three um streets are done with all their concrete work, then they come right in after that and they'll pave and they'll be there'll be plenty of notices before that as well.
>> Anyone else? Sorry. >> Are you going quick? >> No, he wants he must be the last one heard. >> Steve Rick, 720th Avenue. Okay.
>> Um, as far as the affordable housing, is there is has there been or is there going to be like a clear presentation to the people in town of exactly what's going to be done?
>> So, uh, everything that was presented from the council and the planning board has been presented already at those meetings, um, that we've had. If you're looking for spec specific information, we can answer those questions for you. Um, but there is no the only thing that
was presented was an overlay zone um that was put into our um uh put into through ordinance and that was presented at the last two council meetings. >> Okay. >> So, unless people go to these council
meetings, they do not they're not informed unless they make themselves informed. I just mayor just if I can before any development is actually done though it's going to go before the planning board. So if a particular property is going to be affected you'll get notice if you're
within 200 feet of that property and then you'll have an opportunity to show up and object or agree or whatever. So these are just the zone changes that were made to comply with the requirements of the court. >> Okay. >> And amendments of the ordinance but specific properties and developments are not not planned yet.
>> Okay. >> All right. I I have some numbers and I just did it from a Google AI and we're the town is on the hook for 30 affordable housing units. >> No, >> we're on the hook for zero. Run up for zero.
>> We do not have to create any affordable housing. What we have to do is create a zone within the town that if people if somebody comes into development, then they would be forced to put in 20% affordable housing in that development. as long as there's five units or more.
So, we don't have to create any affordable housing. >> Okay. >> So, the fourth So, kind of going back to the beginning, the fourth round of affordable housing numbers that came out, >> right? They presented Lake Como with a number I think it was originally 19. Um
it went down to uh four at one point and essentially and I'm not using the proper words but essentially we appealed that number >> um and we got that number down to zero with fair share housing. One of the things that we have to do when we get that number down to zero is provide
opportunity within the town that if there is redevelopment, if a redeveloper, if a developer comes in and develops a very large piece of land within our main street uh corridor, >> that if they put in five units or more, 20% of those units have to be for
affordable housing. >> That's that's really all that we're required to do at this point. We also have um an affordable housing fund. I'm not really sure. Development fund >> uh trust fund that we have to uh that developers and anyone building homes
would have to pay into. But those are the only two uh responsibilities that we have as a town right now. >> Okay. So, we wouldn't ever get into the situation where other nearby towns have gotten themselves into.
So that's why we took the steps that we've taken over the past year. >> We've had deadlines that we've had to provide opportunity for these affordable housings, >> affordable housing. Um we were able to get that number down to zero. We got it in by a certain time last year and
that's why we had to have a special meeting last Friday because the deadline, I believe, was yesterday >> um to have um our final ordinances put into place in our town. Because we did that, we're not going to find ourselves in the situations like Colts Neck just
found themselves in I believe yesterday. Uh there was a decision that they have to build 200 units in Colts now. >> Um so we should not find ourselves in those positions. >> Okay, that's good. I have no idea how you got out not 10 out of which is good.
>> Yeah. Well, we have really good professionals paying attention to >> Okay. Well, that sounds good. Thank you. >> Thank you. I just wanted to come and thank the citizens and and the council of Lake Ko. >> Just need your name.
>> I'm Wyatt. I'm I'm honored this year to be one of the grand marshals of the St. Patrick's Day parade. Um, I've been participating for decades and decades and you've always been so gracious to have us here and since this year I'm the grand marshal, I wanted to come and and specifically
thank you for all you've done and um and I have commemorative pins that um if it's appropriate sure pass around but but seriously for and the parade as you know it's a lot of fun that day but it also a lot of activities around that promote the Irish heritage of of folks
in the country giving them uh you know in particular who were in Mammoth County and particularly Lake Kl. So, thank you. That's the end of my comments and I'll >> sing something for us. >> Huh? >> Can you sing something for us? >> Actually, please don't. Thank you, sir.
>> I'll take one for her as well. >> Thank you, wife. >> Thank you. >> Anyone else? >> You're beautiful. >> Seeing none, I'll take a motion to close. >> So, move to >> second. All in favor? >> I.
>> Okay. Now acting as the alcohol beverage and control board. We have uh amending the extension of premises permit for mactab training as macans. Um we heard this I believe two meetings ago and since the parade day was changed uh we
just need to amend the extension of premises to include the day which is March 28th. I do not believe there is any other changes to the application. Amy, correct? >> Nothing. Um, I will say that I was there on the original parade day and they had everything set up exactly the way they
said they were going to set everything up. So, I don't I don't see any issue with that. Any questions from council? Would anybody like to make a motion as to the amended extension of premises?
>> I would love to make a motion to extend the amended um permit of premises for MACt for a great day. >> Thank you. Second. Second. Roll call, please. >> Councilman Duana. >> Yes. >> Councilman Ventrice. >> Yes. >> Counciloman Avalid. >> Yes. >> Councilman Riners.
>> Yes. >> Councilman McIntyre. >> Yes. >> All right. Um I believe that's all we have on our agenda tonight. >> So next meeting, >> the next regular meeting of the mayor and council will be held on Tuesday, April 7th at 7:30 p.m. in the local
meeting room. All meetings are open to the public. >> Have a motion to adjurnn. >> So moved. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I your insurance.