Pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for it stands nation under God indivisible with liberty and justice for all. Thank you. Yeah, I'll call the roll, please.
Excused >> here. >> Mr. Smith >> here. >> Here >> Mr. Cadira >> here. >> Mr. here. >> Here
>> uh Mr. Canella, please sit for Mr. >> Mana. Barry, is this the new one? >> That's the new >> pursuant to the requirements of the open public meetings act. Notice of this meeting was included in the annual notice of the regular meetings for the year 2026 as advertised in the star
ledger on February 5th, 2026 and the Herald news and a nutly sun November 20th, 2025. The copy posted uh in the township bulletin board uh first floor town hall. A copy is filed in the office of the township clerk and copies are available to the members of the general
public. Uh we received from some minutes a week or so ago. Anybody review them? Any comments, questions? I'll hear a motion. >> Move it be approved. >> Second. All in favor? >> I. Thank you,
Mr. Kazer. Communications and bills. >> Communications and bill. Firstly, I have a bill from Mr. Maranzuno for his attendance at preparation of the meeting minutes for January 2126 which was just approved by the board.
It's in the amount of $150 which I do find to be fair and reasonable. >> I hear a motion. >> All in favor? I abstensions. Thank you. >> I also have a communication from public service electric and gas
company dated February 2, 2026. It's uh uh it's a notice to all construction officials concerning the uh uh a a project in uh for soil conservation districts in the state of New Jersey. It's informationational only
and the board need not do anything with respect to this uh uh notification notification that's required by law. So no action will be taken on that but you are hence informed and that is all I have in terms of
communications and bills and and just a reminder just jumping ahead we have the joint meeting in two weeks uh which will be I guess at parks and wreck and this place will be under construction I assume we'll see uh and I guess we'll be coming back here
hopefully for the first. No, we don't know when, but whenever >> a year >> a year. >> So, where are we going to be? Yeah. >> Parks and branch in up. >> Okay. So, so while it's being done,
we'll be up. Okay. >> And the commissioners. >> Well, accommodations for anybody that's handicapped downstairs >> like some sort of Zoom or something. >> Okay. Okay, good to know. Now we just
have to remember. >> Don't worry, I'll be I'll be the one coming up the elevator saying where is everybody? >> Yeah, I'm assuming we'll be some kind of reminder. >> Well, thanks for that information. >> Yes, >> all yours, chair.
>> Okay, so we're here to uh discuss the uh redevelopment plan for 300 Kings Street. I believe we have friends to uh present. How are you sir? >> Good, Mr. Chairman. Thank you for having me. Members of the board, appreciate you having me here this evening. I have a
presentation the hopefully as he's getting that together. The put on what we're here this evening to do is to present an investigation study to the board uh so the board can make a recommendation back to the board of commissioners as to whether or not the property uh meets an area need of
redevelopment uh designation. The report that we submitted was dated November 2025 and it is for block uh 102 lot 9 which is 300 Kingsland Street. Uh the presentation I'm giving this
evening uh is a short version of the full report that we submitted to the board. Uh the property located on 300 Kingsland abuts uh the former RO uh property which was part of the RO
innovation center uh redevelopment plan that uh the board had reviewed uh last year. So this property is block 102 lot 9. How do I advance? I guess on would help, right?
>> There we go. Okay, good. So, uh the resolution by the board of commissioners was uh 27225 uh and it was uh part of the October 6th agenda uh in 2025 to request that we do
an investigation study to determine whether or not the property met uh the statutory criteria without condemnation. As a part of that uh this report we uh did a number of things in preparation including multiple site visits, visual inspections both the interior and
exterior of the building. Uh we also did a zoning and master plan analysis as well as a photo inventory which was part of the report and part of the presentation I'm giving this evening. As indicated the board would determine if the property meets the criteria. The board would provide recommendations back
to the uh board of of commissioners and then the governing body through resolution would designate the property if they deemed it to meet the criteria. If it's designated You can. All right. Can you advance it? Thank you. If designated, there would be
no change to the zoning. It does not allow any new uses. Um, everything that's already permitted is remains uh to be permitted. Uh, it continue to operate although the property is vacant and has been vacant for a long period of time. And the entire process is done because it allows the board of
commissioners some greater uh development control. If you could um switch it. Thank you. So, there are eight criteria that the state has in terms of being able to designate a property. uh it has in order to be able to make the recommendation it has to meet one of those criteria. We've
highlighted uh criteria A and B because we believe that these are the two criteria that this particular property meets. Uh if you can go to the next one, this is the full uh language of what criteria A is and what criteria B is. Uh
in general, criteria A is that the buildings are substandard, unsafe, unsanitary, dilapidated or obsolescent. uh and uh are conducive to uh unh wholesome living and working conditions. It's important to note that the criteria
uh uses the word or. So it can be or it could be substandard or unsafe or unsanitary or dilapidated. Doesn't have to be all of them in order to make the recommendation. And then the word um uh and that it has to be conducive to unh wholesome living. And criteria B is
basically the discontinuence of use of a property that was formally commercial for a period of uh two consecutive years and being allowed to fall into a state of disrepair. You can go to the next two slides. Next one too. Thank you. So the
property um on the right we have uh aerial photos that date back from to 2010. And then you can see as you progress from 2010 to 2024, the photos show vehicles uh in the parking lot in 2010 and then the future
years don't show any vehicles. This property used to be the daycare facility for the RO and it has been vacant for well over 10 years. Um you can hit the next slide and and um just as I'm talking you kind
of go through these. So the pictures on the right are all from the report. Uh these show that there has been significant deterioration along the exterior of the building in terms of ramps. Uh there's rotting of wood. Uh there's damage to to uh to uh the stairs
and ramps. Exterior playground equipment is uh in a in a state of disrepair. Uh the rear retaining wall to the adjacent property, again, state of disrepair. Damage to existing windows. all part of the uh photo inventory that we that we provided as a part of the report. Uh
there is interior water damage uh throughout the building. Uh there are grading issues as I mentioned to the rear of the of the property has a significant grade change from high on the property to low to the adjacent Roush uh innovation center. In regards
to criteria B, it's clearly been vacant for 10 years, both by the photos that we've shown in the report, but also by uh testimony that we uh when we spoke with property owner um and they verified the fact that the property has been vacant for for over 10 years and it was
closed when Ro left and the daycare was uh was was shut down. So again, in regards to criteria B, there's been water damage and penetration as well as damage to the exterior portions of the building. And you can see those photos uh that are
he's scrolling through on on the right. They're all within the report on various pages. You get to the last slide. Perfect. That one. Yeah. So, it's our recommendation that the uh the property meets statutory criteria for both A and
B. In regards to A, that the building is substandard, unsafe, and dilapitated as evidenced by the uh images that we've provided in the testimony and and the documentation we have in the report and that it is um clearly meets criteria B and that has been vacant for more than
two consecutive years and again has fallen to a state of disrepair as to be untenable. And therefore, we recommend that the property can be designated under both of those criteria. And then I' and I'd be happy to answer any questions that anybody has. >> Uh Mike,
>> no. >> Mr. Tangor Kathy, >> no. Mr. Delufa, >> not good. It was a punt. >> What's that? >> This one's a punt. This one's a punt.
>> Go with the layup, but that's not easy. >> Not slam dunk, huh? You're too short. Give me a break. Stay active. >> Looking at my notes. I got >> uh real quick. The current zoning is R1, right?
>> Yes. Yes. Um, and would you agree that the uh the plan uh to uh kind of to designated as redevelopment to move forward on the property to develop it the way you plan on developing is consistent with the master plan?
>> Yes. >> What you want to develop? >> No. No. This is just for >> we will but it'll be at an next at another meeting. Any other follow-up questions? Good questions, David. You didn't answer. >> Okay, very easy. Anybody want to make a motion?
>> Well, public open to the public. Yeah. >> Oh, I'm sorry. Any questions? Any questions from the public regarding this project? Well, thank you. And will I entertain a motion? >> Can I make a motion?
>> Sure. Yeah, that's Yeah, >> I make a motion to approve the uh presentation that was given to us this evening by Mr. Riner to um miss an area need of redevelopment >> at block number 102 lot nine known as
300 Kingdon Street uh as an area need of redevelopment nonation >> complies with the with the master plan >> complies consistent with the master plan. All right, we have a motion. We have a second. Second for school. >> Mr. Delo.
>> Yes. >> Mr. Smith. >> Yes. >> More. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Mr. Corvanic. >> Yes. >> Commissioner. >> Yes. >> Mr. Roy.
>> Yes. Pretty good. Welcome. Good. >> Yes, >> Dr. Mr. >> Yes, >> thank you, >> Mr. Chairman. Members of the board, thank you for your time this evening. >> Thank you for >> Thanks, man. Nice job. >> In anticipation of this possibly
occurring this evening, I did prepare a resolution so it can be signed this evening and move along with some dispatch. So, don't leave while I'm passing this. >> I know, but I don't want you to sneak out. I'm doing it. >> Yes, >> we don't speak. There's no sneaker down
there. >> So, uh, as we mentioned, we have the joint meeting on the 18th. It's going to be a work meeting, but not so we'll see what's coming up in the pipeline and maybe we'll make a workshop first meeting in March, which I think is also
the fourth. >> But I will make everybody aware. I sent out some information about some uh uh accessory dwellings with with some bullet points. Did everybody get those? >> I got accepted every
>> That was the result of our meetings. Um I found all my notes. You didn't ch on that point. I guess I can do this one. >> Yeah, just go. We had a meeting at the city council
yesterday with the mayor and one of the subjects came up with this subject and I read the event our last meeting and we did talk about it and basically my invitation was you've got to do empirical research before you can come
up with that balance state law they all agree then so the question now becomes what are the effects of conditions and how would you prove it so I think that's something that's going to take a little bit of
really needs to be thought about but >> so that would that preclude us from coming up with using our definition and making a prohibited use. >> Well, we could try that, but you know, I think >> but if we have to challenge it, we'd have to do our research to to to create a challenge.
>> Yes. >> But that doesn't stop us from putting it on the books and prohibit. You need to have some backup. >> You can't just prohibit it and say that satisfies us, that's good enough. You need something objective so when you go before judging
or whomever and you say the reason we're not doing this is because of X and here's the study. I don't know how elaborate a study it has to be but you need something to say why it is our ordinance should be supported >> and the work of the of the zoning committee is not sufficient for that
>> well it all depends on what you do best opinion is not that's not good enough not good enough you have to tie it to health safety well you know something's going to increase fire loss substantial
that's a risk of life in or land property and it's genuine that can that can be very important it's very powerful the reason for sustaining whatever it is that you put into your ordinance so you have to tie it to those concepts and I
think it's doable I really think it can be done how fast we can do it >> who would do something >> you know listen people have done this by my studies. I I was reading something the other day about environmental issues and they went out and counted the number of particular kinds of birds in an area
and said, you know, you do this, there'll be less birds like this and it's bad for the environment. And that was considered fine. You know, simple manual counting the birds. So that's an example what I'm talking
to be an expert. Maybe maybe worth a conversation with Paulie at least in saying, you know, you know, what do you think? >> Yeah. Yeah. >> Is there is there any is there a renewed interest in this thing? Because I kind
of thought it was dying on the vine. >> I don't think it's dead on at all. >> Oh, no. Okay. >> Yeah. Right. Fact. I I think it may pick up speed.
We have the the short-term rental we shipped up, but I don't think that's going to even be discussed honestly. >> Anyway, I I wanted to let you know that. So, there's there was receptive. >> I mean, your zoning committee could come up with a list of areas where you think
that a study would make sense. >> Uh, I think that makes sense because you have that expertise. But he you need some >> Oh, I thought there I skipped you. >> Yes, you did. Okay. So, that's our workshop of committee meeting committee.
Uh so, we'll open up the uh discussions from the public. Any comments from the public? General comments. There being none, council, you got you done your report already? >> Uh you just got it.
>> Excellent. Thank you. Any other discussions before we uh motion? Anybody that got off? Second. Second. All >> in favor? I