such resolution on the council board in the burl hall and website all the above actions be in accordance with NJSA 104-6 want to just rise allegiance pray 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 Almighty God, we ask you bless this governing body with an abundance of wisdom and understanding so that in fulfilling their public trust, every
deliberation will result in actions that will promote determining good and general welfare for all the people. Just remain standing for a moment of silence for friend of Mars, Mr. Gary W, who served
on the recreation trade committee little various other positions in the notice to members of the governing body and burough staff. Any use of electronic devices during this speech or do you solely for the purpose of your own
business? >> Roll call, please. >> Mayor >> pres. >> Mr. Cortez. >> Mr. Houston >> present. >> Mr. Ivy >> present. >> Mr. Pontier >> pres. >> Just for the record, Mr. Cortez is still
not feeling well and unfortunately will not be with us tonight. Um, anything for conference, Mr. Mr. >> I do have one uh one thing. Uh I wanted to proide provide an update on the pile of construction debris at force 15 speed
well the previous location and past few weeks the NJT has been in discussions with our construction office and the Morris County Department of Health. The D explained to our construction official that the activity of crushing recyclable material requires that a notice of exempt activity to be submitted to the D
with their acknowledgement happening prior to any work being done. This was not completed and as such the demolition contractor is being issued a notice of violation and fine for processing recycled material material without a permit. The D has provided the contractor with guidance on how to
complete the notice of exemption form if they wish to use the use the pile on site. They will not be able to use it on site as filled until the exemption has been acknowledged by the D. And this will not happen until our zoning officer approves of the activity. In the
meantime, the NGP D has recommended and the Burough Board of Health Dynamics inur concurred that the pile should be tarped to minimize blowoff. It is my understanding that the contractor has been advised to tarp and they are not following through. This is unacceptable especially as now there's snow cover and
the uh pile is no longer frozen and will be free to enter the air uh in the next coming weeks. The residents living near the site deserve to have this matter enforced promptly. And I would like to ask my colleagues on the council to join me in expressing support for prompt enforcement of the parking requirement at the site and urge the mayor
construction official official to utilize all available tools to bring the property owner into compliance without further delay. >> Mike, do we know what what is the fine that's being? >> Uh from my understand it's either a
$4,300 fine or $4,500 fine. later. >> Okay. Just just a quick comment. So, I did talk to Mr. Conor about that a couple weeks ago. I believe heard maybe it was you first brought it to me from
the D. Um he had informed me that he had notified the demo contractor that it needed to be tarped. As you see, there's been no action there. Um, so, uh, I I agree with your recommendation, um, that it needs to be done. Um, I I would
actually further recommend, u, Mr. Mayor, um, since, you know, having something said um, on from from yourself uh, may help move that along. Um, I know it's obviously there's been a lot of residents that have uh, been here
expressing their displeasure and concern about it. Um and I do think that uh you know joint state leading the charge there might help. >> Yeah. I've also been in touch with Mr. O' Conor and extensively with him
regulations are what's our responsibility? What's their responsibility as well? We don't want to get that confused either, but certainly I think I'm specifically stating that perhaps maybe a call to the
dental contractor directly, not to our construction office might help. >> In personal agree agree I think that that's hopefully give it all the It's not the first time
here. >> Some of the issues will agree as well. >> I don't know how everybody's hopefully we'll have a good update for next week. >> Hopefully we have good updates no matter what, right? Wasn't
there an additional request that the file be >> there is something that's in the works? >> My understanding was I talked to Bill yesterday and something unrelated to bring this up to him.
what he told me was want he brought up that this you know according to the county they wanted this this tar immediately he was going to meet with the demolition contractor and address that I thought yesterday apparently happened a couple weeks but he also told me yesterday and I don't know if this is
true but he told me about it he told me that he advised the demolition contractor that would actually But that also depends on >> I don't want everybody to hang their hat
on that other >> if everybody's everybody's got to bring the information to one place. talking somewhere that's happening. Let's bring that together.
>> I think I think that's purposes of conference. >> No, ahead of time. So, we're not making double calls or overstepping or talking or whatever. >> I do two things. Okay. Um, both of them have to do with
uh with fees. Uh, so in speaking with the uh construction office, um, other other towns, so for a zoning review, um, other towns do charge a fee um, for the time that they that's spent over there um, doing those those zoning reviews.
Anytime something comes in, any application um, any anything like that um, they charge for. We currently don't have um a um any type of fee associated with that. Um so it's been it's been requested um and I supported by by the
um construction office to uh add a a fee for zoning review. Um they suggested $50. Um I think that makes sense when you consider other towns um are charging a couple hundred dollars to to do it. Um
so it's just something I would like to the council to consider. Um we can discuss the amount u but currently we don't charge for that. >> So just two things I believe. Are you talking a zoning char or plan review? >> Plan review. I'm sorry. Plan review by
zoning officer. >> I don't think the zoning officer does plan review. >> I think that goes to construction official. >> Fairly certain Dom is reviewing all the plans. I could I could be misnomer. I I I don't think so. Yeah.
>> Um but let's discuss that. >> Sure. >> Further first of all. Second of all, and I've talked to Bill about this just the other day. As a matter of fact, there are some other fees for mechanical >> which that's going to take discussion
too. So we can bring it up, but that's not going anywhere fast right now. But we out in September or October uh our fees uh if if any department has any changes in their fees and we can do
that by the end of the year. Again, that's a cost incurred by the bure that we have to do ordinances. It's codified by all that kind of stuff. And now here we are in in March asking for changes in fees. >> Correct. >> And ordinances all the time.
>> So, >> but we specifically send out stuff every department, police department, they send their in for towing or whatever. And but so I don't know why this wasn't brought up or thought of
in the many time this has gone out and my opinion maybe see but my opinion did you wait until December? >> No, I don't I don't think it it's worth waiting for the summer. I think it the reason I'm bringing it to conference um is because I would like the council to consider. I will get some more facts for
the council to consider, but I would like to to make the amendment. Um, if the council agrees, I would like to make the amendment prior to December. I don't think it's >> I mean, if they're doing that now and it's and it's been going on another couple months, six months, and whatever, it's not going to make a huge bit of
difference when we can do the fees all at once when they should be done. That's requested of each department. >> I don't think kicking the can down the road. >> No, it's not kicking the can. It's brought up now. So, we will make sure that that certainly not kicking the can down north. So they've been without it
for this long, right? No sense to any extra cost moving forward. But we do need clarification. >> Sure. And and I will get clarification on that. I'll bring it back to the council. But again, I don't intend to wait until December when we do it. So
you know, I'll bring it back. Maybe the question should be why didn't the building department or whoever do this in September, October, November so that we could all together >> and they're doing it now. So you don't see why going backwards matters.
>> Can you bring an example for the request? In addition, it would only be a site plan. Could you just give us when you go back and then bring some examples? >> Absolutely. >> Absolutely. And I and I will uh I will actually try to get that and send it to
the next meeting so we can have a better discussion about it. So >> um the other uh the mayor had mentioned um another fee that um Mr. Okconor brought to my attention which is mechanical subfield fees. We currently
do not charge um mechanical sub codes. Um and uh according to according to I guess the NJC um it need we need to be uh charging a
fee there. So I do have a fee schedule from him um which I can circulate. I I just got it a couple days ago. So I'll circulate to the council. Um again I would like to consider adding these fees to the fee schedule uh before December
so relatively quick so we can u charge that's all I have. Uh, so I just have a question on the cell phone. Any update at all or the cell phone? Because the problem has
reurdated and that's this is the first I'm hearing it get worse. Did they ever do? >> Okay, that it anybody else conference moving on to approve those minutes. Mr.
Broom, council member Groom move the regular and executive minutes of March 5th to be adopted. >> Is there a second? Second. Second by Tyler. All in favor? >> I opposed.
>> Mr. Brun abstain. >> I move the uh budget meeting minutes of March 6 be adopted. >> Is there a second? >> Second. >> Second by Ma. All in favor? I opposed.
Abstain. >> The eyes have it. Mr. Brun abstain. Moving forward to agenda on the reports. >> Approval of consent agenda reports. We have all these reports for February 2026.
Police Department licensing animal control building inspector tax resolution 202652 title Burrow of Morris Plains resolution of support to submit a grant application
to the Fiscal year 27 congressionally directed spending program sponsored by Senator Corey Booker for the Burough Morris Plains Johnson Road Super pumping station replacement in the amount of 1,940,400
resolution 2026-53 titled Burough Morris planning resolution to support to submit grant application for the fiscal year 27 directed spending program sponsored by Senator Cory Booker for the borrow plan
to replace the sewer force mains project in the amount of 1 million 969645 resolution 20265-54 entitled resolution approving the contract for website services to agile
websites for April 1st 2026 through March 31st >> uh 2027 and authorizing the mayor to sign the same force plan seniors be granted permission to park approximately 25 cars at community park pool parking lot on
Sunday April 26 2026 at 8:30 a.m. through Wednesday April 29th 2026 at 8:30 p.m. on a bus trip to the campus. The Morris Plains Rotary be granted permission to hold up the price fishing contest on Saturday, May 2nd, 2026 from
8:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the community park. The Burough Council approved the membership application of Kevin N. Pulse, 6 Fox Drive, Morris Plains, a member of the Morris Plains Fire Department. The clerk be authorized to advertise the
position of police chief secretary and July on April 18th, 2026 at Park Pavilion. That's it. >> Is there a second? >> Second. >> Second by Mr. Ivy. Roll, please.
>> Mr. Burn. >> Yes. >> Mr. Houston. >> Yes. >> Mr. Ivy. Yes, >> Mr. Pontier. >> Yes, >> Mr. Moving on to reports of committees and department head. >> Okay, so uh let's see. The clerk's
office started processing road building permits for our spring paving projects and they're working on ongoing preparation for the special election on April 15th, open requests and yearly parking permits, deaths, and marriage licenses.
Ongoing work for the website. I attended a webinar this week with a vendor to start exploring options to meet the state's web content accessibility guidelines. It's like abbreviated as WC A. I didn't know what that meant. I said
that wrong terms. The purpose of this requirement is to ensure that residents of all abilities can access all of our meetings, if they're recorded, our website, and any information we put online. There's a deadline of 2027 for
us to meet these level 2A standards. Finance, the finance office completed February treasurer report and has continued work work for the budget meetings which second and final meeting on Friday, March 27th at 6 p.m. That's our workshop. I also attended a webinar
today on the annual financial statement and audit documents. The AFS is a financial report or snapshot of our town at the end of the fiscal year. The webinar gave me a new understanding of how to use these documents for budget planning in the current year and the
impact decisions have on future budgets. I'm looking forward to doing some homework in the coming week based on what I learned today to prepare for the next budget meeting and the decisions we will need to make. I also met with finance committee and our CFO to discuss the need for additional staffing and
finance office as proposed by Mayor Cap Carr at our early March budget meeting. We've had many years as CFO who's also our treasurer and tax collector. Not only is Anna working in excess of 50 hours per week, but our external audit flags the need for us to address
separation of duties in our finance office to improve internal control. So we have more checks and balances for cash collection versus posting payments and those functions for example should be separated. So finance committee has
recommended that we do go forward with hiring an additional staff member for these reasons and also for business continuation purposes. Anna has a lot of knowledge and I believe she's retirement at some point. So we need to make sure that we pass that information along. The
next step will be for us to speak with our auditor to further define recommended roles and responsibilities and define the job description for posting. Um okay I also met with here and fire prevention official to
discuss the applications we're using for the certificate of habitability which was developed with our agile websites contractor so we can address the fact that some of the forms are coming in for habitability but only fire inspections are needed so we're working the web
developer to make some improvements and changes to those forms >> just just for the we are not anticipating anybody retiring Right. >> Yeah. I mean, just trying to safety.
>> Thank you, Mayor. Good evening. >> Uh, to my knowledge, the filming that took place here on March 14th in the burrow went very well without hiccups. it. >> I I you know, they didn't give me a camera, so I uh you know, I I ended up working. I figured I'd you know, let the
professionals do their thing. >> No kidding. Standing, >> not just, but I'll dip dip a leg back in in the future. I got some um the chief has been working closely with PSNS, the architectural firm that's been working on the possible
on-site renovations. We did get some initial numbers. There's going to be a small conceptual plans committee meeting on March 26th, I believe. Um, I'll personally be out of town that day, but I'll be sure to get filled in by everyone on the details and and what went on during the meeting. The complete
and green streets committee will be meeting one more time to officially finalize the policy and the checklists. We have it sent around to the committee right now for them to give their final sort of questions, comments, and concerns. And then we do plan to circulate it with the council so that when we meet for the sixth time that is
us officially finalizing it and then ultimately again recommending it to the council and to John for everyone to look over. So we're excited about that. My co-chair Jim's here with me tonight. Jim's been working hard. Thank you very much sir. Traffic committee is meeting the first week of April to discuss some pressing
issues that have been going on. I will give an update on what was discussed and the outcome at the council meeting following that. With the resignation of the chief's assistant, we did, as you saw tonight, passed a resolution allowing us to post the position. The goal is to have a one to two month
crossover with the new employee so that the current position can train the new one. Um, she's been in that position for 28 years. So you can imagine with three decades of experience, it's really important to have that new person kind of learn all the workings behind the scenes and really be able to be
comfortable with everything. Um, Chief Krasi will be in Quantico, Virginia starting in July for 10 weeks for the FBI Academy. So I'm very proud of him for that. Um, so getting that position kind of in place again before that prior is going to be be a big win for the burrow and the department.
Correct me if I'm wrong, Chief, but sir, the community emergency response team will be having another meeting March 27th. They're always looking for volunteers. So again, if you anyone you know is interested, please reach out to Lieutenant Gil or Chief Karaski and they can point you in the right direction and get you signed up. Um, in speaking with
Chief Krasi, um, we since the the state passed that new ebike ordinances, ultimately scooters were not inclusive in that. So I think in the near future, Chief, myself, Bill Councilman Bill or this chair will be starting to look at that and see if there's something that
we can put in place that assures the residents and the people that are riding scooters in town are safe. Um, and Chief Gaskki has been at a cry intervention training all week and he'll he's going to be sending the rest of the department there as well. So, figured why not go to it himself. That's what I love about
him. Uh, on the fire department front, we are about a month out, I believe, from receiving the new mini pumper. I know everyone's excited about the new apparatus joining the lineup. Still averaging about 1.5 calls a day. I know again big shout out to the department
being extremely helpful with the DT DPW in the winter clearing out fire hydrants and cars and just really being there when everyone needing them and just continuously doing training exercises. Um to just quickly uh echo what Nancy was saying, I met with um Chris Shay and Nancy to kind of go over the
habitability ordinance and the application process. We did find a couple kinks on the website that potentially would make it confusing for some people. So, we are kind of going back and trying to get a couple of those cleaned up so that when residents and tenants do go to apply for that, it's just slightly, you know, easier and more
understandable process. And that's about it for me. >> Um, so I'll be at that meeting for the SS. >> Yeah. Yes. >> Just I don't want it to be forgotten. You'll be a part of this. I don't know if it comes up at the safety committee
or just with Tyler, but the snow parking ordinance, we got to don't forget that now that the snow is over, that's a must. And the ebike, I didn't mention that at the last meeting, please. So, I think those are very important things that that need to be brought forth. So, thank you, Chief.
>> Yeah, we do have a laundry list of uh items for our agenda for the traffic committee meeting hopefully coming up uh first week in April there. Uh one minor correction to to Tyler's report. Uh the cert meeting is Monday the 23rd. coming Monday at 7 p.m. So, um again we have
one scheduled again I believe for April but we'll get that date out about um as mentioned uh the application or the hiring process will begin uh really tomorrow when the hiring announcement gets posted. We'll be setting accepting applications through April 10th for Miss
Rice's position. Uh going to be some large issues to fill there. looking forward to get that done so we can uh have that in place prior to my departure in July for 10 weeks. But also have some transition time with with Miss Res 28 years of services. She's really made
that position her own. So we'll have some work to do there. Um we are still accepting applications for the Junior Police Academy running July 6th through July 17th. Uh there's only a few spots remaining remaining as of Monday when I
checked last. Um and as Councilman also mentioned all of our department officers will eventually go through 40 hours of crisis intervention training with the the role that mental health awareness plays in mostly uh all of our responses now majority of our responses so I'm
attending this week as the state mandates excuse me the state mandates certain percentage but I think it's so impactful for our officers be able to help this community that all of our officers are attending um at my direction so and they've all returned with positive reviews of that course uh
you know, first responders, uh, mental health, veteran mental health, juveniles, me, Alzheimer's, dementia, on all the things we deal with. So, um, quite a crucial class. So, uh, that finishes up tomorrow. Where is that?
>> It's at the Morris County Office Management, uh, supported by New Jersey Attorney General's Office put by Morris County Prosecutor's Office and various trainers through various police departments in Morris County itself. So it's they can only have like 40 or 50 seats per class and they run it four
times a year and I think most of the department has gone through it now with the exception of one or two officers. So we're right up there with you know majority of officers having that training but you know everyone that's all I have.
>> Thank you. Just I just want to do I also want to mention um I put together a program uh for Morristown High School. It's going to be sophomores just coming into learning how to drive and getting their permit involved with the catch and leader foundation. It's
going to be Morristown mayor, Morris Township mayor and myself and the police chiefs. I think the sheriff's going to be there. So if anybody I know Mike has seen the presentation from the catch later foundation. It's a it's a powerful
presentation that she gives. She lost her husband in a 5year-old daughter because a drunk driver. She really hits home with this. So I'm happy to bring this to Morristown High
School and these kids just to give a ramifications of bad decisions that will be >> I believe so. Yes. Good thing
>> um public works Mr. Just to touch on the electric bikes, ebike safety, we had a lithium ion fire this week. >> Last
it wasn't scooter equipment or firearms, but residents were home. They're all safe, but it started smoking. So if they weren't home, these things really catch fire. And I know fire marshal wrote an article about it,
but it's happened fast. We were able to move safely and put the fire out. Haven't been on a call. >> That's the second one in less than a year probably. So, >> it happens.
>> A battery. >> It was a It was a security system. Yeah, it wasn't a plane. >> Yeah, it wasn't a but same type of battery that just reminds battery. >> Oh, that's a small
conscious. >> I'm going to start with beautifification because spring is almost sprung. Um they're they're uh excited to do they're having a work party on Saturday at 10 a.m. start I don't know what this is but they're going to prune the spiria on
Mayfair Island. So there's some plant or something. >> I'm sure it's the Greek version not sorry. >> Um and then last Tuesday they started back some of the tall grasses on 202 so
they're excited that spring is starting. So am I. I'd love to hear and learn about to me. >> Um DW, they continue to do a great job. They're probably grateful that it's not snowing anymore and getting some time
with their families. They're working on vehicles daily parks. They're cleaning sidewalks. They're cleaning roads. They're cleaning storm drains to get ready for rainy seasoned already. They help remove some
fallen trees that wind that we got and brush throughout the town. And then next week they'll be doing round of brush. So if you have some branches that fell in the lawn, bring them out. Now getting the lawn ready to cut the grass for season. >> Unfortunately, Mr. Biden is ill tonight,
so he is not with us. So moving on to public buildings and grounds. Mr. Cortez is not here. Does anybody have >> I thought earlier I didn't receive >> um all I I can tell you that there was the walk through today with the uh
professionals not ours but professionals that are working with the architect for the pool and that was schedu guys showing typing that kind of still there on site. So, they're a little bit behind schedule just because of the weather, but it seems that
weather has grown. So, they've been out there today sanitation. The teen center did not meet since our last council meeting, but they continue to plan and hold events for our youth. Board of Health last met on March 11th
and they reported that they are continuing to monitor uh the grease traps and uh restaurants up on the uh 202 um speed well area as there's been quite a number of sewer clogs and problems with that pump house. Um I
echoed the need for additional monitoring since our DPW was actually out that morning cleaning clogging that clearing the clog uh that morning. >> So that that's an ongoing problem there and They've had numerous clouds thanks to and both
kind of ties in. We thought that maybe that's it's a big problem. So it's something >> and then also with the winter the warmer weather approaching so warmer weather approaching Morris County will be developing a plan for educational communications relevant to
motorized bike and scooter transportation and they're focusing focusing on safety and leading the ordinances and laws to the police department that oversee that. Uh for recycling clean communities, the Big Valley garbage and recycling receptacles
fresh with art from Mountain V school have been received. The DPW will be setting them in Sims Park near the playground and at community park on the patio next to the snack stand. Um I'll connect them into the clean portal which is where we can see into
each one of the units. full capacity is so we don't have to go out there and change there's no need to likewise after they tournament and it's full after 24 hours get back out there so I'll distribute screenshots to the council so everybody
can see how it looks and then I'll be able to train the DPW how they can log in and see themselves set up notifications so they don't have to load Yes. >> Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Um, start here. Uh, okay. So, for the
building department, uh, for the month of February, uh, they collected $19,68 in permit fees. Uh, they issued 58 certificates. Um they issued uh 24 building permits,
38 electrical, 38 plumbing, six fire, and four mechanical. Um the uh ladies who were at the annex uh they in the month of February uh they handled 10 OPER requests uh for a total of eight
hours. Um that brings their total amount of open requests to 18 uh between January and February and then 14 hours total uh handling requests for the month of January and February. Um
uh let's see just on a uh note from the planning board meeting. Um so we we did have a planning board meeting. Uh we um we we had two resolutions uh that were read um for some applications that came
in. Uh then we had a uh pretty good discussion about uh the checklist ordinance uh that we've been working on. Myself, Mr. Ryan, Mr. Gaglia, and Mr. Schultz. Um uh the mayor and some of the other planning board members had some
some questions, so we took the time to listen to the questions. Um we answered some of them. Um, and now that uh uh the committee has them, we're going to take that back uh and then hopefully come come back with a final version um of this ordinance uh which or I should say
of the checklist um uh which then hopefully we will be able to move forward. Um so appreciate everybody's input on that. It's been a long time coming but hopefully now we have all the proper >> Thank you. Yeah, I I agree. I think
>> that was in pieces. >> Yeah, I mean I I wouldn't say it was in pieces. I think >> but the planning board had some you guys put it together. >> Yeah. No, I definitely think that um that last little bit of discussion did
help clarify some things. So, I think now we can move forward with the final. So, I agree. Um and then uh on the on the agenda tonight for uh second reading is ordinance 5-26 which is a cap bank
which is a we do it every year. Um it authorizes us to exceed our standard municipal budget. Again it's a it's a standard thing that we do every year but we just need to put it in place in order to for us to be able to do that. Um and
then um uh just last not really related to uh ordinances at all, but uh Morristown High School did do their production of Fiddler on the Roof or my son wasn't part of it. So I I did see a couple performances there. I I do have to say between last year with layers Rob
and this year with Filler on the Roof, they have put on some A+ productions. Um they've gone to uh basically state finals of of that every year. Last year, Jackson Miller, uh, whose family has been residents of the town for a long time, he actually ended up winning
basically the equivalent of best actor last year, uh, and he's up for it again. He played, anybody's familiar, he played Tevia, who's the the lead actor, the uh the lead character in that. So, the production was absolutely incredible. It's all it's all done by students. It's all run by students, directed by
students. Um, so it's it's a really really incredible production that they do year over year, and they just continue to raise the bar. Um, And our kids really start here young right through the whole program. >> So it's funny you say that at one point looking up on stage six of the seven
lead actors were all Morris Plains students. So it was it was really incredible to see the the the type of talent. >> I should have got their autographs from kindergarten. >> Some of them I think I have >> keep them. >> Yeah. Um and then uh just on you know
another note the B school will be doing a production of Bye-Bye Birdie April 17th and 18th. It's more of a traditional production. Um so that that'll be going up there. So you know come on out and support some future uh what do we just have the Oscars? So some future stars out there. So that' be
great. Um yeah and that's my report. Thank you Mr. Mayor. >> Moving on to public invitation for comment. Anybody wish to comment on up and state your and address. Thank you. Jim 44 J.
>> I wasn't going to say anything. >> You couldn't help. >> You can't go home. >> We could. We didn't say anything. We couldn't believe. >> But just it's so fascinating, you know, given what's going on in our country right now. Seeing democracy at work is
so encouraging. So everybody Couple things. One, that pile are samples taken. Have samples did I miss something? Were samples taken? What's that? >> So, there was a prior to
as far as we know, there's nothing. Um, the sewer plant resolution structure, is it going to expand the footprint of >> uh replacement and repair. So >> we've gone through this grant. It's one
of the largest items that it's already in place. >> Just a couple things because I follow so closely bike and scooter and other kinds of things. Um, terrific that Pan's going to come up again. >> Oh, that's right. >> Yeah, I worked she was part of our group
that led to the target zero commission of New Jersey. So, it's a terrific program. I hope the kids know they're going to be engaged with um right now the ebike ordinance that was passed by the state has got
everybody in there active plans and the suggest is there going to be amendments. So anything in writing is going to have to go back again in my view once the state gets it active. So there's a lot going
on with amending it, with changing it, with redefining it. They're holding the the senator who introduced it is holding tight tight on it right now, but there's a lot of churn going on. >> I don't think we're going to touch the ebike state law. It's just more scooters
that aren't regulated that we're going to touch on here. >> Yeah. The hope is that the scooters will actually be included in society education piece. However, the focus still can be in in these activities that
you're engaging in. Safe sharing is really what it's all about right now. So, there's the New Jersey safe passing law which requires 4 ft of distance for pedestrians, walkers, cyclists, wheelchairs, everybody. So, all the education programs that focus on safe sharing, whatever mode of transportation
is, are the ones I think they can be most effective. And it sounds like that's what's going to happen. So, other than that, thank you very much for No. Yes. So, >> okay. New Jersey state passing law to pass that. It's now
four years old, I think, in action requires anybody driving to give the person, not the thing, right? Not the bike, the person, four feet of space if they're going to pass them. >> First of all, they follow the old state passing law, right? Don't pass on a
curve. Make sure All those things are still in place. But if you have a line of sight and you think you can pass somebody, you got to give them four feet of clearance from the person. We actually passed a second version of that because we found that in the move over the move over law that protects
first responders. That law was written where the you had to be away from the vehicle, the police car for example, not from the police officer standing 20 yards down the road. The law now covers officers, firefighters, anybody outside
the vehicle, you have to give them plenty of space as well, a minimum of 4T or more unless they're so that the focus with the scooters and the the ebikes on the roads and others, we really are beginning to have to
integrate them into our transportation system. And the focus using the safe pass as a as a cornerstone is safe sharing. You know, you see that you know you don't speed up to get by. You know, I don't know how many of you ride a bike. I know some of you do. Um, you
know, gratus is fascinating to see the speed, but it's that hard cap of gratus sometimes. And many people now are giving some room on grass, but some people are still trying to wait just long enough to get around the curve before they dark. So whether it's a kid
on the bike or an adult or out with a family, it's that safe sharing concept to the education that would be really helpful as we while we wait for the law to get caught up with the reality. >> Thanks again. >> Thanks Jim.
Chief, can you comment on if your officers are seeing themselves getting enough receive enough space from motorist passing by another traffic detail or traffic stop for the most time to point it requires that if you move over one lane or you
can't slow down below it so it's really more of a concern on you know the highways like route 10 or 53 where people are passing it you know 50 60 mph residential roadways no safety concern. We teach our officers a passenger side approach. So you're not outstanding in
traffic, but you know also should be applying to you disabled vehicles and tow trucks because we had two to truck operators in recent memory. So uh we're trying to enforce that you know safe passing of all all vehicles on stop on
the roadway. Yeah, for the most part officers feel safe. >> Thank you. >> Okay, moving forward. Moving forward. We have no introduction of ordinances. We have them on second
reading. Mr. Houston. Thank you, Mr. Mayor. I council member Houston read by title of the ordinance entitled ordinance 52026 calendar year 2026 ordinance to exceed the municipal budget appropriation
limits and to establish a cap bank na48 col40-45.14 which ordinance was introduced and passed on first reading at a meeting held on March 5th 26 and the meeting is open for a public hearing on the ordinance comment
seeing no one I close the public hearing. >> I council member Houston state that the above ordinance as read by title on second reading at this meeting be adopted and finally passed. Is >> there a second? >> Second. >> Second by Miss Burger. Roll call, please. >> Mr. Burn. >> Yes. >> Mr. Houston.
>> Yes. >> Mr. Ivy. >> Yes. >> Mr. Pontier. >> Yes. >> Miss Berg. >> Yes. >> I declare the ordinance adopted and finally passed. Again, this is just a yearly housekeeping and maintenance that we do every year strictly for uh
emergency reasons. Uh moving on, we have no resolutions, no unfinished business, no new business. We do have vouchers. >> I move that the checklist dated March 19th, 2026 in the amount of 396,786
be approved. >> Is there a second? >> Second. Second, Mr. Ivy. Roll call, please. >> Mr. Broom, >> yes. >> Mr. Houston, >> yes. >> Mr. Ivy, >> yes. >> Mr. M. >> Yes.
>> Um, I do need a quick executive session. be resolved by the burough council of Bur on the 19th day of March 2026. The mayor and B council shall meet executive session from which the public shall be excluded to discuss matters pursuant to
NJ 12 subsection 7 pending anticipated litigation for contract negotiations other than in subsection B4 hearing matters fall within the attorney.
>> Is there a second? >> Second driving. All in favor? >> I ostain. The eyes have it. We will be returning hope in a few minutes. More than welcome to stand outside and wait
so desire.