Okay, please council meeting of Burough Tuls mayor and council municipal corporation academy book. The meeting will begin at 7 a.m. on March 11, 2026 in the municipal building 25 Avenue property lights consistent with the open public
meetings on the meeting will be open for public comments and shall be in accordance with the terms and conditions of borrow municipal flag. >> Okay, let's have a salute to the flag, please. Please stand al to the republic for which it stands. One
nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> Please bless this mayor and council in deliberating for the residents in the burrow of Pmpton Lakes. You'll please have one moment of silent for the military stationed overseas.
Okay. Thank you. Tonight I am filling in for Mayor Sarah. So he will be here at the next meeting. Uh, in conformance with the open public meeting law, public law 1975, chapter
231, adequate notice of this meeting, setting forth the time, date, place, and purpose of this regular meeting through notice posted on the bulletin board in the municipal building, mailed to all who had requested and paid for scene and published in the suburban trends. Roll
call, please. >> Mayor Sarah, is it you? Council President Kent >> here. >> Councilman Bay >> here. >> Councilman Cruz >> here. >> Councilman >> here. >> Councilman Sanders
>> here. >> Councilman Bennon >> here. >> With us this evening is our burough attorney Mark Samero and our burough administrator Michael Carelli. >> Thank you, Liz. Uh the mayor, we don't have any presentations, but we do have an introduction to the special
improvement district budget for 2006. Please. >> Resolution 26156. Resolution ratifying, introducing, and authorizing the estimated annual budget in the amount of $320,995.98 for the calendar year 2026,
January 1st, 2026 through December 31st, 2026 of the comprehens partnership business improvement district. Do I have a motion to introduce the special improvement district budget? >> Motion. >> Second,
>> Councilman, do you want it first? >> Uh, Councilman Beg and Councilman Pinchant. >> Correct. >> Okay. Uh, I would uh we do have the executive director here, Abel Gomez. He would like to speak just quickly on the uh presentation >> on introduction. I'm going to keep it
very uh very quick. Well, uh hello council. uh bid is very proud to present the budget uh this year. It is uh very much in line with what we uh estimated last year. In your budget, you're going to see actually you you'll have a
handout that I gave out tonight has a quick summary. It has the budget. It also has last year's budget versus uh actual numbers and this year's projected numbers. Uh along with a narrative for each one of our categories. Uh I'm happy to answer any questions uh at the next
meeting. Uh but it's a very conservative street um budget with additional marketing and events added into the uh the budget uh without exceeding. In fact, it's uh slightly less than last year uh to keep with a balanced budget.
Um and we are looking forward to a fantastic year, new events, additional marketing uh to continue to grow Pompton Lakes. >> Anybody have any questions? >> No. >> Um just quickly, so just in general with the business owners,
>> Yes sir. >> Um do you feel that the majority are engaged in what your vision and mission is? We have started we have started outreach um serious outreach uh having quarterly meetings uh quarterly business development meetings which is something
that appeared to be uh absent before uh but we are actively working to engage more of them. It this district isn't unlike many of the other districts out there. You're dealing with business owners, right? These are the folks that wake up at 5:00 a.m. They're at their
business at 6:00 and they're there till 9:00 at night and everything outside of that seems like a different world even when we're there to help them. And that is really where uh our engagement must excel because we need to show value. We need to bring value and provide
additional sub uh substantial uh services to them that they wouldn't normally get. Right? This is uh most places that don't have a SID don't have any of these services. So this additional marketing all lies on the business owner. The additional
education, the resource funneling, all that kind of um fundamental services that we provide is absent. So we have a baseline which we are looking to enhance throughout the year and over the years we're looking to enhance that even
further where we see uh business owners and we actively are act going to the businesses and telling them what we have to offer. When business owners see those values they start contacting us which is what we're looking for is not so much always the push but the pull uh that
they're pulling from us information that they're pulling from us services. This year we're adding additional grants for facades. We all see the front that we're, you know, I I got the complaint from day one. Anyway, there's signs. Every single district, by the way, is exactly the same thing. There's uh
legacy signs out there that, you know, if it works for the guy that's been here forever, he doesn't want to change it. For the rest of the community, they go, "Oh, that'd be great if they had lights on there." And, you know, sometimes people are too close to the problem, they don't see them. Uh and and that's where we come come in with a little bit
of education. uh and money, right? Because it's easier to change a sign if I'm paying for it. Uh it really is. You know, sometimes folks are working on margins and telling them that a $2,000 sign is required or wanted. That's great. Everybody wants, you know, a bucket of gold. But, uh hopefully if I
can give them a bucket of gold and tell them, hey, here's for a sign, they can take advantage of it. Our goal is really to help the the community and to help this uh district in the best way. uh I'm uh a big advocate of going there we have
their money give it back to them in the best way possible so that those services actually impact the bottom lines >> well I hope you're successful I think that everybody can agree the maintenance and the aesthetics of the town is very important and it's very small we don't have you know so really your first impression is what you see coming
>> and and to that point we've started uh our facade and our active beautifification projects this year you probably everybody saw the caboose was done. That was one of our first projects that we took on. There was also things that most people don't see when they're
driving by, but when you're walking by, you see them. There was uh the corner over on Kofax uh that had a pillar that was, you know, that had been knocked down that was like that for a year and a half. Uh you know, fatality says it's this person, the county says it's not
us. Um, and that's where we have the ability to act quick, swiftly, and take care of problems. Well, thank you, >> Randy. Did you have a >> Yes. Um, as you may or may not know, I'm a liazison DPW and Shade Tree Commission. Um, I see in your budget
here, sidewalk cleaning. >> Yes. Um, now we had storms this year that were snow storms that were very big and um, I'm hoping that you can work along with our administrator and our DPW um, in taking care of some of the snow
on those sidewalks. >> And uh, there's been a lot of complaints through the years from store owners about the trees. I don't there used to be something in your budget about trees but I don't >> we already started the tree project and there is money in beautifification for
some replacement uh along with the with the burrow we're going to be working towards we did the study this year um and in fact we did uh what what did we do this year >> we did the trimmings already so there was a report that your shade tree
committee put out which included trimmings and replacement of trees we started started already with the trimming and I think this year is uh we're going on with um the replacement of the trees. We got to wait till the fall though for replacement of the trees. Got to cut the trees down. You
got to leave it. Typically, you're supposed to leave those pits open for quite a bit of time because the night dry uh the night tree in the ground um actually put the next tree. So, you got to give that time. But, you know, dig out the pit, put in new dirt. So, there's a whole process, but it is on
our radar. >> And it's the m it's the maintenance of those grates around the trees sometimes, too. >> We've actually addressed uh I think it was two this year. Uh two of the bigger problems. I think there was somebody had tripped and fell near one of them. So, we addressed that one near the fence uh
close to here. And then there was another uh grinding that we did uh to get those. So, we are looking at each individual component of this and trying to tackle it with the modest budget that we have. >> Well, we're glad you're on board and we're glad you're working with our
administrator >> and we are working and we are we already have conversations about the snow, how we could potentially handle it, how we could put additional funds aside as an emergency in the future uh as to help supplement some of these charges. >> Okay. Thank you. I just want to
congratulate you on a lot of the projects you guys have kicked off already and those that are completed. It'd be great if you can >> I don't you know I think I follow you guys on Facebook but I'd love to hear more and I'm pretty sure the res love to know all the great things that are going on cuz a lot of questions come up and a lot of complaining, right? >> Yeah. Yeah, of course. >> Of course. But I believe they just don't
know what's being completed, what's in the works. >> Um so it'll be great. I don't know you have a page on our burough site as well. Maybe just little PDFs or blurbs of things you're in progress completed. Those are things that are good to share for the community so they know when advance you're engaging. You're on it.
>> We are also a little bit of communications with uh with the public. We are planning on uh getting a subscription through uh Tap into uh so that we can put out uh monthly articles and events and stuff like that. Uh
telling the public what's going on uh celebrating the wins and uh what's coming up. And just one other thing I just want to bring up. >> Um the car show last year. >> Yes. >> And all the events that it sponsors
>> are for everybody. They shouldn't be for a political advertising. And at the car show there was some political signs and I think I had talked to you about it before. >> Yes. >> That should not happen whether either side.
>> Just to clarify the car show is uh the chamber. It wasn't the city. That puts that on. >> Okay. Chasing the wrong. >> But thank you. >> All right. Thank you. >> And if you guys need anything else or uh have any questions, I think everybody
has my phone number or my email, please feel free to contact me. I'm always available. >> Appreciate it. Thank you. >> Just real quick, uh Ael, I just want to say the website lakesbid.org just for people to go to Oh. >> and get the newsletter. >> Lakes bid. There is uh we are uh
actively updating the website with events uh grand openings uh resourceheavy for the merchants in town. We are uh trying to provide as much and build it out. >> Well, since you mentioned the website, any plans for a mobile app?
>> Uh mo throw a website out there. So, that segue is going to be cuz I know that's something they've been asking about for a very long time. Easy, quick, on your phone. You get to see what's going on. >> Give me a call. Um, I have a solution for it. It's a third party company, but uh, let let me know what you're looking
for and then it might be already we don't have to reinvent the wheel. >> Sounds good to me. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. I have a motion to introduce the special improvement district budget in the amount of $320,995.98 for the year of 2006. Do I have a motion?
>> Oh, I'm sorry. Okay. Roll call, please. That's >> yes. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Council president. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Councilman.
>> Yes. >> She has to return. I have to read the >> Please take notice that the budget for the Compton business improvement district was introduced by the governing body of the Burough Compton Lakes Canada March 11, 2026 and advertised on the
Burough Compton Lakes website located on the homepage under legal notices. of public hearing will be held at the municipal building on Wednesday, April 8th, 2026 at 700 p.m. at which time in place objections to the Compton Lakes Business Improvement District budget for
the year 2026 may be presented by taxpayers or other interested persons. Copies of the budget are available in the office of the burough clerk at the municipal building, Lennox Avenue, Ponty Links, during the hours of 9:00 a.m. to
4:30 p.m. or on the burrow website. >> Thank you, Liz. Okay. Do I have a motion to open the meeting for public comment? >> Motion. >> Second. >> Councilman Cruz and Council
>> Councilman Sanders. All in favor? >> I. >> Any opposed? Okay. Uh seeing I would like to open the public comment now. Please step up if you wish to address the council and if you can keep your comments to five minutes or less that
would be appreciated. Does anybody like to address the council? Mr. Papa, >> good evening to everyone. >> Good evening. >> Good evening. On September 13th, 2025, Pmpton Lakes Department of Public Works dumped over half dozen bags of concrete
into a storm drain running into the lake at 11:02 Kax Avenue. This was the pipe that for 16 years has been undermining the neighboring property at 11:04. Mine, destroying the retaining walls,
pool deck, patio, and shed. My family and I was informed that this was a temporary seal. If it stopped the erosion and wash out, it has been it has not been verified by the Burough Engineering Firm.
Underwash retaining walls are leaning precariously. It's dangerous to walk to our shed. On June 2024, the council invested in an engineering study to repair the 1104 property and
receive contractor bids estimating the cost of repair. Ever since June of 2024, the new a new Pearl engineering firm, new people at the joint insurance firm has delayed the decision on when repairs can begin.
When will the decision come? How does this administration facilitate a resolution? How can you people help? That's what I'm asking for. Let's get it done finally. How many years can we pro procrastinate on this?
>> I thank you for your time. >> Thank you, Mr. Papo. Is there any else anyone else like to address the mayor and council? >> Jay Trumbar, 130 Legion Street. What time does this meeting start? Cuz the I know the calendar says 7:30 for
every single council meeting for this year. >> I missed a couple of them because of it. I'm just Please make a note either announce it. I don't know. >> Um >> brought that up. >> Maybe talking. >> I don't know.
Second question. Just looking to see what the council and the mayor was here. his stance with all the stuff the governor is saying, what our town stance is with DHS and ICE. Just seeing where we're standing.
Have a question about 26144. Just a little more detail on that one. It's the authorized refund to bestrow for block 3201 lot 3 on Legion Street. Just curious just a little more detail. Uh 26150.
Just a little more information about >> which I'm sorry which one was that? >> 26150 the title 8 of civil rights act 168 federal housing law. Just a little more information on what that means. >> That's it for now. >> Thank you. Anyone else like to address
the mayor and council? All right. Seeing no one, we have a motion to close the public's comment session. Motion. >> Councilman Hinton and Councilman Bennon. Second. All in favor? >> I.
>> Any opposed? >> Okay. Mr. Popoff, I know that you've been coming here for a number of years and I do believe that Mike uh Carelli has been working with you and I can't give you any more information than what he's already been doing. Michael, if you have anything else to add to that. Uh
just add that uh his insurance claim is pending with the Morris County Joint Insurance Fund and any further deliberations would be protected under a closed session uh item. But I am working with Mr. Papov. Uh he's been copied on emails with the joint insurance fund as
early as uh 10 minutes ago. Uh so I will be following up with our new risk manager uh to see where we are. >> Okay. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Curley. didn't we really need to get this thing going. This has gone way way too long. >> Well, Mr. Crowley's been working on it
with Mr. Papov, so I >> I do believe we're going in the right direction. I I do agree with you. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Um Okay. And uh Mr. Trendle. >> Okay. The time change. Yes, we did announce a time change uh through social
media and uh the required reporting uh through the newspapers and so it is going to be 7:00 from here on in and I apologize that you didn't see that. Um but it yeah but you always have a chance to speak in the second portion if you
missed the first. So thank you for that. As far as ICE and the federal agency, we really don't deal with that and we haven't had a meeting on that. So, we have no position as far as I know officially. And the um ordinances that
you mentioned, the resol resolutions, we are going to be discussing them in a couple minutes. So, we'll we'll find out. >> Yeah, we will be. Okay. Thank you. Okay. Um approval of minutes. Do I have a motion
to approve the following minutes for the special budget workshop meeting on March 4th? The regular February 25th, 2006 meeting and the close session February 25th, 2026 meeting. >> Motion.
>> Uh, Councilman Coun I'm sorry, Councilman Sanders. Second. >> Councilman Cruz. All in favor? >> Any opposed? Okay. Thank you. authorized bills and
claims. Do I have a motion to pay the bills and wires in the amount of Oh my god. 3,179606. Uh motion to approve the following bill list. >> Motion second.
>> Councilman Venon and Councilman Cruz. >> All in favor? I. Any opposed? Thank you. There are no presentations or petitions tonight. So, we'll go to the consent agenda resolution. Does anyone
need to pull a resolution from the agenda? >> Sure. Uh, Council President, um, we're going to have a close session uh to discuss affordable housing and we in fact have our planner here this evening
uh to answer any questions uh pertaining to uh 26153154. Uh so I would ask that those two uh resolutions uh be taken off the consent agenda and uh cons uh considered for uh
uh support after the close session takes place this evening. >> Okay. Are there any other that's it just the two 153 >> and on the consent agenda? Correct. >> Yes. And any other resolutions? >> Hold it to the gentleman. >> Yeah. The 144 and the 150. >> 144 and 150. >> You want to pull those for this?
>> Okay. Do I have a motion to >> um I would like to >> Sorry. >> have questions on 140 >> 140 >> and uh 146 >> 146 lace you're you got >> 148
>> 148 >> and 155 >> 155 Okay. Do I have a motion to approve the resolation re resolutions for
all the above except for 153, 154, 144, 150, 140, 146, 148, and 155? Do I have a motion? >> Motion. >> Second. >> Okay. Uh, Councilman Beg second.
Councilman Cruz. All in favor? >> Any opposed? >> Okay. No post. Liz, do you want to read that? >> Okay, we'll start with 140. Authorizing the execution of a municipal service act
reimbursement agreement between the Burough Compton Lakes and Highlands condominium association for calendar year 2025. >> Okay. Do I have a motion? >> No, that one was pulled. >> Oh, I'm sorry. I'm sorry. >> Yeah, now we're discussing.
>> Okay. Oh, discussion. Any discussion? >> I had a question. You had a question. Okay, >> for our administrator, um, it seems that I was reading it and okay, I understand snow removal services, leaf cleanup and removal, annual fire hydrant fee, trash
hauling, street lighting expenses, the association incurred in the year 2025 for $61,000. Uh, we're supposed to be paying these or how does this work? >> Yes. So, we have historically uh
complied with the Municipal Services Act, otherwise known as Kell Kelly's Law. >> Uh we do pay uh essentially in simple terms uh what it would cost us to provide the services. So part of the reimbursement rebate agreement includes
fire hydrant, uh what it would cost us as a burrow to snowplow the road and then the most of the cost has has to do with garbage and recycling uh initiatives and the cost of collection. uh which as you would see if we looked
back on many not just the highlands but many of the communities that we do not provide garbage service to the costs have nearly gone up 50% in the last 5 years uh and I know the associations would attest to the same uh so for the highlands specifically we are working on
a new endeavor with them to try to lower the cost for the future uh we did have a meeting scheduled for Monday and it was rescheduled uh so we are meeting with them in the next few weeks to discuss further. Um >> there's an annual fire hygiene fee.
>> Yes. >> From the fire department or water department >> water. >> Okay. >> So everything is outlined and we've you know >> Yeah. I was reading >> historically have you know within the last 10 to 15 years have complied and basically it's paid the same type of
formula that's been paid uh year over year >> previously. Okay. Thank you. >> Okay. Any other discussion? Randy. Yes, we have a 144. >> Yeah. 26-144. >> You want to vote?
>> Just go right down in order. >> Um, >> no. I think that you ought to vote for it. Uh, if if there's no other questions on 140, let's have a vote and then we'll go to the next discussion. Okay. It'll just make it cleaner. Is it vocal or favored?
>> No. Uh, roll. >> No, no. For the uh consent agenda, you have a motion, right? We did a motion. So, we should do a motion, a second, and then all in favor. >> Okay. >> Okay. Do I have a motion? >> Motion for >> second. Second. >> Okay. Second. All in favor?
>> I. >> Any opposed? >> Okay. That's for 140. Now, >> sorry. We'll make a motion. >> That was uh >> Councilman Cruz and Councilman Bay. >> Okay. 26-144
>> authorizing refund of escrow for block 3201 lot 31 119 street >> discussion question >> no that was um >> yeah the general just had a question what it was related to um
>> so if I may council president uh so this is an escore refund for 119 Legion street uh 119 Legion street had applied to the board of adjustment uh on February 25th th 2025 for a bulk variance to permit construction of a a
front porch roof with among other uh site accessories. Uh the project and the reason for this resolution is because the project has uh received its final uh engineering and you know building permit uh inspections and there there was an
overpayment of the escrow. So, the resident is due the refund of the balance and as this governing body may know, any escaro fee over $25 per refund uh must be authorized via resolution along uh per per state statute. So,
>> and just for for the gentleman's benefit, those escros go for our professionals review of the application and guidance through the hearing. >> Okay. Thank you. Do I have a motion for adoption 26-144? >> Motion. Okay, that is S Councilman Sant
Councilman Hinton. >> All in favor? >> Any opposed? >> Okay, thank you. Uh resolution 26-146 >> authorizing grant submitt for 2026 state of New Jersey Department of Community Affairs local efficiency achievement
program lead grant for shared services agreement with the burough open for solid recite waste recycling and vegetative waste collection service. >> Okay. Any discussion? >> I had a question. >> I brought it up. >> Oh, you brought that I just want to ask
Michael um we're doing a shared service with Oakland and uh there's a lot of talk around town and I just wanted to see if you can explain um what the local efficiency achievement program is and how it benefits the taxpayers in Pumpton
Lakes or could benefit if we get the grant. >> Thank you. So, the state of New Jersey Department of Community Affairs puts out what's called the local efficiency achievement program, otherwise better known as the LEAP uh grant. Uh the LEAP grant funds uh to support costs
associated with new shared service agreements. Uh so they have two different programs. They have a study grant program where they fund uh essentially studies that uh investigate potential shared service agreements. But because we have an existing and
hopefully successful shared service agreement, they also have implementation grants which fund up to $3,000 uh to assist local units with the development and implementation of a new shared service or otherwise uh equipment
costs. So in our in our uh specific case here, we're applying to the state for a $300,000 grant. Uh we've partnered with Oakland. a resolution is required from both units, local government units to be able to apply. So, we did reach out to
the Burough Goldman. They did adopt or are going to adopt a resolution supporting our application. And uh if we are successful, uh the $300,000 would cover the cost of one of the garbage trucks that we need to purchase, which would further uh benefit our profit on
the deal. Uh so, more to come on that. Uh we'll probably hear over the summer at some point, but it would only further our revenue. So >> thank you. Any other questions on that resolution? >> No, we're good. >> Okay. Do I have a motion to approve resolution 26-146?
>> So move. >> Uh Councilman Cruz, Councilman Sanders. >> All in favor? >> I. >> Any opposed? >> Okay. Thank you. Uh resolution 26-148 emergency temporary appropriation in the
amount of 1,832. >> This was also mine. I had a question on the pers e rs other expenses. What does pers stand? >> Thank thank you councilman. Uh so this resolution is a temporary budget appropriation. So, as as for those of
you that don't know, uh up until the 2026 municipal budget is approved and adopted by the governing body, which looks like to be late May, we operate on what's called a temporary budget, which is 26 25% of last year's appropriations.
So for certain accounts we're not able to uh fund those services or or invoices because uh the costs have significantly gone up from 2025 to 2026. So in specific the group insurance as everyone
knows uh you know is an extra million dollar for 2026. So our temporary budget cannot sustain those bills until the budget is formally adopted. So, we have to do an emergency to be able to pay up until the budget's adopted. This
emergency does not affect the tax rate or the budget. It's just a budgetary maneuver that we're able to do according to state statute to pay bills up until the budget's adopted. The PERS and the PFRS is the public employees retirement system and the uh police and fire
retirement system. Those invoices are due April 1st. So, we do have to pay those before the budget's adopted. uh which is the reason for the emergency appropriation tonight. Um again, doesn't affect the budget. The budget is what the budget is, but we do have to pay it
early before the budget's adopted. >> Okay, that was the only question I had on what those two were. Thank you, >> Council President. I just have a question to the clerk because I may have made an error, but I just want to make sure it's my error. And uh with respect to those items that were pulled off of
the consent agenda, was 149 pulled? >> No. No. No. Okay. That's what this discussion >> was related to. So that was actually voted on >> as part of the consent agenda if it wasn't pulled off. >> So we don't need a vote on that. >> We don't 148. >> This 148 we're discussing now.
>> 148. >> Oh, I thought it was uh Okay. Okay. I I apologize. Okay. So 148 we need to do the vote on. >> We're going to vote as soon as uh council done with his question. >> Yeah, I'm done. Thank you. >> Any other questions? >> On Okay. So, uh, do I have a motion to
approve resolution 26-148? >> Motion. >> Councilman Santers. Second, Councilman Hinton. All in favor? >> Any oppose? >> Okay. Thank you. Uh, resolution 26-150, please.
>> Supporting title 8 of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, Federal Fair Housing Law. >> Okay. >> That was a gentleman. Okay. >> Um so, uh the federal fair housing act uh particularly this section uh prevents
discrimination in housing. It it prevents discrimination uh for any of the protected classes. Uh so we're simply uh endorsing it. That's all. >> And and if I may add, I'm sorry. Uh so
this resolution as part of the uh Payic County Community Development Block Grant, otherwise known as the CDBG program, uh every year this resolution is required in order for the burrow to submit a grant application, uh which
historically we've put in for ADA curb ramps throughout the burrow. This year we're looking at some ADA improvements to the new civic center to try to supplement some of the funding. Uh so again, the county requires this resolution reaffirmed every year for purposes of the application which is due
at the end of the month. >> Thank you. Any other questions on 26150? >> All right. Motion to approve resolution 26-150. >> Motion. >> Councilman Beg. >> Councilman Hayen. All in favor?
>> Any opposed? >> Thank you. Okay. Let's go to 1543. >> Well, 153 and 154 are the same, right? >> Are no they're there they're there are different plans that are required by the
regulations associated with our fourth round affordable housing compliance. They were pulled for consideration after close session. Uh but I could indicate that uh these were uh a marketing plan and a spending plan uh that were required uh by the regulations. We
previously had these plans uh as part of our affordable housing plan. Uh but with the fourth round regulations, they need a little finetuning to keep up with the change in regulations. Um but uh I do uh want to have some close session uh
discussion about uh the affordable housing in general. Uh and uh I would ask that this be withheld from consideration till after the fact. >> Okay. So we will not be voting on those two. >> Not right now. >> Right now after close session after close session at the end of the evening. >> Right.
>> Okay. Thank you. >> Which leaves 155. >> 155. The last one. Uh who who brought that one? designating Suburban Trends as the eligible online news publication where the Bureau of Compton lakes for the publication of legal notices advertisements pursuant to state
statute. >> Okay. >> I I I could feel uh whatever the question is. >> Who Who had the question? >> I have the question. >> Okay. Councilman Hendry. >> Yes. So that we're not going to be using the trends anymore for printed uh public notices. We're just going to be using their website. Is that what this
>> for the for the official notice for the burrow? uh the online uh is all that's required. Uh the burrow can supplement it with a paper uh publication and this was uh an act uh that uh we were placed
on notice at the beginning of the year uh and it took effect this month. >> Okay. Any other questions on 26-155? >> So that's going to be twice a month the quarter. So, so what happens is we have
to uh put a notification on their website twice a month reminding people that the public notices are going to be published on our web page with a link and then we also have to file them with the secretary of state. So, uh when
the secretary of state it's it's nice that the state mandates all these things and then they're not ready. You have to be ready. The secretary of state's link isn't up yet right for us. Oh, it is now. >> Oh, it is. Okay. >> It has to be done by Friday and they send it on Friday at 12:30. >> Okay. Okay. >> For all of us. >> That's ample notice
>> to get it up and get it ready. >> We're prepared. >> So, we'll have a link. We're publishing that link and and the Secretary of State has it for all the towns and we'll obviously have it for ours. >> We're all set up. We're all in compliance with the law. If you go on to
our web page, it'll say legal notices. There's a tab on the bottom. The tab will take you to the legal notices and it's all linked to the state. So if anyone who goes on the state website, they'll get to our website and all the
different departments. It's all um configured in the uh on our website now. So if you visit the website, go to legal notices and you'll see the page that Thank you. >> So this is like a little edict that came down from the state. We had >> Yes. This is mandated that we do this.
It it was a change to the law. >> So my liaison ship to the seniors not all the seniors are they're used to looking at newspapers. They're not used to go on our website but although the times they are a change but if I'm if
I'm not mistaken is it also on the digital board that we have as well? Does it appear on meetings on the digital board that we see when you enter by the library? >> Do our meetings are the meetings posted there? >> No. >> No. You mean the newspaper articles? >> No. Just I mean the newspaper, right? Is it the information that we're putting
out there for any activity or anything that's going on with the burrow as required? >> No, no, it's actually official notices. >> Official notices, >> ordinance, adoptions, resolutions, contract awards. >> Ah, I see. So, it's not general meetings that meetings have >> this is legal notices. >> Legal notices.
>> We're we have to publish what's going on this particular >> Okay. >> Thank you. >> All right. Any other questions? >> No. >> All right. Do we have a motion to approve resolution 26-155? >> Motion. Second.
>> Uh, Councilman Beg. Second. Councilman Cruz. All in favor? >> Any opposed? >> Okay. Thank you. Ordinances. Do I have a motion for final adoption as of March 25th for
ordinance 26-09? >> Please. motion. >> I'm sorry. >> I'm gonna first read it. >> She's going to read it first. >> If I may, Council President, it's for introduction, not adoption. >> Oh, I'm sorry. Okay. It said I'm just reading the thing.
>> Okay. So, introduction. There you go. >> No, that doesn't I'm sorry. Shouldn't say that. >> Okay. I'm not wrong. Ordinance 2609 amending chapter 4 fees section 4.1 vendors of Compton Day of the Municipal
Code of the Burough Compton Lake. >> Do we have a motion to approve ordinance 26-09 for introduction? >> Motion. >> I councilman Beg. >> Second. >> Councilman Venon. We'll call, please. >> Councilman Bay,
>> yes. >> Councilman Cruz, >> yes. Councilman Hinton, >> yes. >> Council President Kent, >> yes. >> Councilman Sanders, >> yes. >> Councilman Bennett, >> yes. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Okay. Ordinance 26-10,
ordinance to exceed the municipal budget appropriation limits and to establish a cafe for calendar year 2026. >> Do we have a motion to approve ordinance 26-10 for introduction? >> Motion. >> Second. Uh, Councilman Beg and
Councilman Santers as the second. >> Yes. >> Okay. Uh, roll call, please. >> Council, >> yes. >> Bless you. >> Council, yes. >> Council Hint, >> yes.
>> Council President K. >> Yes. >> Councilman Sans. >> Yes. >> Council Ben. >> Yes. >> Thank you. All right. We're we're going to pull ordinance 2611 >> for consideration after close session. this evening. >> Okay. And Okay, we're okay with 26 then.
Uh, ordinance 26-06. >> Correct. >> Bond ordinance appropriating $13,130 author authorizing the issuance of 97,973 bonds or known to the burrow for the acquisition of various equipment by the
burrow of puns links in the county of the state of New Jersey. >> Okay. Okay. Do I have a motion to open the meeting for public comment on ordinance 26-06? >> Motion. >> That was Councilman Venon. Second, Councilman Beg. All in favor? >> I.
>> Any opposed? Okay. Uh motion to close the meeting. We >> see no one. >> Oh, I'm sorry. Does anyone anyone wish to address the American council on this particular ordinance?
All right. Seeing no one coming to uh up to to speak about it. So I'll motion to close the meeting for public comment on ordinance 26-06. >> So moved. >> Councilman Cruz. >> Second. >> Councilman Hinton. All in favor?
>> Any opposed? Thank you. Motion to approve ordinance 2606 for final adoption. >> Motion. >> Motion. Councilman Venon. Is there a second? >> Second. >> Councilman Santers.
Roll call, please. >> Councilman Bay, >> yes. >> Councilman, >> yes. >> Councilman Hinton, >> yes. >> Council President Kent, >> yes. >> Councilman, >> yes. >> Councilman, >> yes. >> Okay. Ordinance 26-07 will be discussed
at the end of our meeting after our close session. So, we won't do that now. >> As as uh ordinance 26-08 will be at the end of the meeting tonight after close session. Okay. Thank you.
>> I believe we're at mayor's report. >> Correct. >> Correct. >> Oh, good. Okay. There's none. Uh and I do have a We'll have our burough council committee reports. So, I have one for my council president.
So uh as presiding mayor tonight I resigned the resolutions which was a new experience for me. I also attended the volunteer fire department installation honory dinner was a beautiful evening. Delicious food and desserts, wonderful celebration for those who earned many
years of service awards and selfless acts of bravery uh were discussed and dedicated at a recent house fire where our firefighters entered a burning home to save a life. The honores were surrounded with family, friends, and other members of the local firefighting
community, including firemen and firefighters from Puquanic, Bloomingdale, Pompton Lakes, Wanuku, Riverdale, Oakland, Wayne, uh, Rain, Wayne Corporation 3, Rain, oh,
Wayne Company 3, I'm sorry. And our first aid also attended the, uh, event. I also attended the Ponzel lakes budget committee meeting via telephone to review our upcoming burough budget and I attended the uh Zoom meeting for the
redevelopment design standard Zoom meeting with the representatives of our planning board, Mayor Sarah, our redevelopment chairwoman Abby Novak, our professionals regarding the recommend recommendations for design standards on new projects in the redevelopment area.
This will assist our uh redevelopment program with the builders to design buildings with introduction of better roof lines, colors, and buildings and facades. So, it's going to include all of the different um items that they need to see in order to come into the uh
redevelopment design standard better than maybe just, you know, ad hoc. And I also want to let everyone know that our flood advisory board is holding a rain garden workshop on Sunday, March 29th at 2 p.m. here in the Burrow Hall. And what they're going to discuss are natural
methods of holding rain water on and around your property with landscaping methods so you can retain your water better and not flood. Okay. Uh and that is my report. Councilman B. >> All right. Good evening. Um on Saturday,
uh C Councilman Santers and I attended the uh budgeting for elected officials seminar down at um what was it that Trenton or West Windsor really good seminar was informative is definitely well worth attending. Got a good lesson on that. So um Councilman Sanders might
talk about that as well. And then uh just the last couple items here about recreation and town events that are either ongoing or upcoming. So, first PL Recreation is holding a field hockey clinic on March 23rd to the 27th from 7:00 to 8:30 at night on the turf or in Lakeside Gym depending on the weather
conditions. The clinic is for first through 8th graders. Um, the Palm Lakes Recreation is hosting a softball clinic uh from March 16th to the 19th. Uh the times will be from 7:00 to 8:30 on the turf and in Lakeside Gym. The clinic is first through eighth graders as well. Uh
reminder that the walking club is moved indoors at Lakeside Middle School, soon to hopefully be back outside on Tuesday and Thursday nights from 7:00 to 8:00 and is free of charge. Uh the women's get fit is every Monday and Wednesday from 7:00 to 8 at Lincoln School. Pickle ball is every Saturday morning from 9:00
to 11:00 at Lincoln School. Uh the Popton Lakes local PVA 161 is hosting a 5K run walk on June 6th. Registration begins at 8:00. Uh and then the run starts at 9:00. Um, the Easter egg hunt is March 28th at Hersfield Tennis Courts. Um, the hunt begins at 2 o'clock
and please bring your own basket. Lastly, uh, breakfast with the Easter Bunny is Saturday, March 21st from 9 to 11 at Lakeside Middle School. Seating is limited and no tickets will be sold at the door. And that is my report. >> Thank you, Councilman Beg. Councilman Cruz.
>> Uh, thank you. Um, the, uh, for yesterday, the board of education did not have a meeting. They scheduled it for Monday, March 16th. Um that is a Monday um at 7:30. I believe Councilman Sanders has more details, but it may have to do with the superintendent search, right, that they're conducting
now. Or is that for interviews? I'm not sure. >> For the budget. >> For the Oh, for the budget, too. All right. So, um and one other thing, I do have the first aid squad. They have their fundraiser. There's a copy of the flyer right there. There's a QR code. Um they're seeking donations, so please
take one. Um they're wonderful service. As I mentioned, I think during my last report, they handle well over 1,200 calls a year, and this is a volunteer-based organization. So, any support from the town will be greatly appreciated. And that'll do it for my report. >> Thank you, Councilman Cruz. Councilman
Hidden. >> Yes. Thank you, Council President. Um, I also attended the budget meeting with everybody and uh we're trying to do the best we can to bring expenses down and to keep the taxes down as low as we can.
Um, we have a lot of issues to deal with and we're trying our best to do that. Um, we also had a senior's meeting. Everybody there was looking forward to the police chief coming, but uh, we canled that day. It was a pretty bad day and um,
they're looking forward to maybe our next meeting police chief to come and the mayor is going to come also. He'd like to address the seniors and um, everybody's doing well there. I had a meeting with uh DPW. They're out and
about filling potholes and we've had quite a few of them. So, uh they're keeping busy. Everything's going pretty good. Uh shade tree meeting. Um they're getting ready for spring planting. Anybody that's looking for a tree in the
burrow right away in front of their homes um get in touch with through Liz and through Sha Tree and uh you can get you a tree possibly and uh everything is good there also. So um we had
17 trees pruned last year, 34 removed and 45 planted. Now, Councilwoman Kent was a liaison to Sha Tree for a lot of years and um what we've been trying to do and we're finally starting to achieve
it is to plant more trees than we remove. So, that's a plus for the town of Pmpton Lakes and we're pretty proud of it. So, our budget has pretty much stayed the same from uh our administrator and uh
they're doing a good job. So, trying to make Pop the legs green. Thank you. That's my report. >> Thank you, Councilman Hinton. Councilman Sanders. >> Thank you. I attended the uh appreciation breakfast for the crossing bars. It was a great turnout for the
crossing guards. >> It was nice to honor them and and you know, give them thanks to tell that they're appreciated, especially how cold it was this winter for them st standing out and crossing our kids and keeping
them safe. um board of ed meeting um is what they did have a a schedule last Friday was cancelled for the superintendent um and then on the 16th at 7:30 at board
office they will have the special meeting to go over their their budget. Um the um I also attended the uh town budget meeting. Uh then we like Councilman Beg said, we we attended the
budget seminar. Um and it was very informative. You know, we went over what we we we voted on an emergency fund. So they actually went over how that works in in the budget and and they went over all
different how how to um do bonds and it it was very very very informative for a you know a newcomer even though I was with the board with budgets with the board but uh you know here at the town it's a little bit different and uh my
other uh committees have not met they meet next And that is my report. >> Thank you, Councilman Santers. Councilman Bennon. >> Thank you, Council President. I also attended the crossing guard breakfast. Thank you, Chief, for putting that together. I got a chance to thank all
the crossing guards that I interact with or see every morning as I'm dropping off my kids or picking them up and thank them personally. So, I thank thank all the Carson guards who go out there in the super cold weather and the super hot weather and then enjoy the spring days.
Uh, I also attended the fine arts night or at the high school uh last Thursday. Uh, in addition to the beautiful artwork on display. These kids are really talented. Um, uh, Chef Foley and his helpers made some delicious burgers and pizza uh, among other delicious foods.
You guys should definitely check it out next year. And, um, the teacher band, there's a band that of teachers, hence the name. Uh, they're always a hit. Played some great tunes and uh, it was enjoyed by many. And that is my report. Council Bradley. >> Thank you, Councilman Bennett. Our
professional reports, our burough attorney, Mark Samrero. >> Uh I have nothing for public consumption tonight. >> Thank you. >> Uh our burough administrator, Michael Carelli. >> Thank you, Council President. Uh so a few updates for tonight. Uh the contractor for the Willow Field
Improvements Project has remobilized uh due to the cooperating weather conditions. The contractor is in the process of sight grading and installing all of the fencing and chain link back stops for the new fields. Uh we have been in communication with the Compton Lakes Riverdale Little League about the
schedule. I know that the Little League is working to move the T-ball kids to the soccer field for the time being until the project is completed. Uh we are hoping to have a only a moderate delay due to the weather, but uh we'll
keep everyone posted to that project. uh for the Hersfield Park Storage building renovations project. The uh project is near completion. The overhead door installation, trim, decorative handles, and straps have been installed this week
along with the exterior siding, fascia, sopet, and gutters. Uh we're working with Karen Murphy of the rec department to select the uh epoxy uh floor colors uh which will help us with floodproofing the building. Uh and again the exterior
doors were painted to match uh the building. Um the plumbing is to follow after the floor is completed and the contractor is in touch with us weekly about the project. So we're we're hoping to get that finished uh for the when the weather breaks. So more to come on that.
Uh we did submit all four of our grant applications for the replacement of the DPW garage project uh in the amount of $8 million to Senator Booker, Senator Kim, and Congresswoman Nelly Poe among
uh Senator Joseph Pacio. So all four of our grants are in uh review with the federal and state uh legislative team. So more to come on that. The uh Senator Pacio reached out to us today. He's trying to get in touch with the
commissioner of the uh New Jersey Department of Transportation to see if we can partner with them for some funding. Uh I know that the senator has submitted a $5 million budget resolution on our behalf. So, he is working for us
and we're trying everything we can do for the building and for the project. So, more to come on that. And uh just wanted to thank the Pompton Lakes uh business improvement district for coming in for their budget introduction. Uh look forward to working
with Val and Abel and Sue and everyone uh for the coming year. So thank you to them for coming in. Thank you. >> Thank you. Any questions for our administrator? >> N. >> All right. Seeing none. But uh not related to the agenda items, Michael necessarily or the items you
just discussed, but as far as some of the projects that we have going on on the Meridia project, do we have a status on when um some of these development projects are going to be completed close to? >> Yes. So, what I can do is I'll reach out to the construction official and to
Glenn Dominic who serves as the executive director of the redevelopment agency and get a schedule. I know Meridia uh uh we're scheduling a walkthrough with S in the building department for sometime next week and I'm going to tag along for that. Uh they
are near the final stages but they do still have a lot of work to do. Uh we're hoping by the end of the summer, maybe early fall, we'll start marketing uh some of the apartments uh for the five I'm sorry, I might have the address wrong for what's known as the CJM building. Uh that's progressing nicely.
I think they're going to start to be working on the uh uh storefront fascia on the front of the building soon. Uh they're making good progress on the back and are working on the interior and then we're waiting for the Sujan uh project
to come in and start at some point. Uh but I'll get you a written update. >> Okay. Thank you. I appreciate your >> All right. Thank you. Our police chief, Anthony Rodriguez. >> Yes. Hi. Thank you. So, just a couple things I wanted to highlight for you guys for the month of February. So, as
you know, um February was a was a busy month for us operationally. Uh our officers continued to respond to uh steady call volume, also addressing uh several uh significant incidents and uh and uh weather events throughout
throughout the throughout the month in the burough. Um our detective bureau uh remained uh actively engaged with multiple investigations throughout the month. Um, and then members of our detective bureau and also some members
our our uh police department uh assisted our uh regional law enforcement partners during a uh multi- agency enforcement operation uh which uh resulted in arrest and the seizure of illegal drugs, weapons andor contraband. Uh I also like
to make note that uh February marked uh uh our first uh departmental meeting uh with myself as the chief of police. Uh this meeting uh provided me the opportunity to address the all our
department personnel uh discuss what my uh expectations are moving forward and it gave me the opportunity to reinforce uh the goals and the direction of our police department moving forward. Um during the month of the department also
uh we completed uh departmental pictures uh everybody in the department uh that will also enable us to to use these pictures for for displays and uh official purposes. Um so that's something that uh we haven't done since
I became an officer here. Never had departmental pictures. So I think it'll think it'll do uh really well uh do really good for the department too. Um, other than that, I have uh hopefully uh some meetings scheduled with our uh our
religious leaders in the end of this month and like count C councilman uh Hitton said uh be meeting with the seniors in uh the beginning of uh April. So once I confirm the dates with the uh religious leaders, I'll send that out to each of you guys so that uh if you want
to attend, you guys you you can attend. >> Okay. Thank you, Chief. >> Thank you. Okay, we're at our workshop and our tonight we have a proposal from Dresnner Robbins for UAV drone imagery services. Michael,
>> thank you, Council President. Uh so we have a proposal on tonight from uh Dresnner Robin out of Fairfield, New Jersey. Uh we did put out a fair and open RFP back in the fall for drone imagery services for our river. So for
everyone uh for everyone's knowledge, our stream cleaning permit through the NJD is set to expire at the end of the month. Uh that permit has been in effect for about 10 years at this point. So discussion ensued on could we renew the
permit, but uh discussion turned to that most of the projects or areas of concern that were identified in the original permit have all been completed. Uh so we felt that it's probably best to go in for a new permit with new areas of
concerns and uh in order to do that we need some imagery. So we talked about you know could we have students do it or could we have some other local groups or whatnot but this really is a a professional project that we need done for purposes of the permit and more
importantly for purposes of the burough engineer to put together his plan for us. Um so again we did go out uh we got a bunch of responses price ranging from you know several thousand to $100,000
for the flights. Uh some international and you know United States companies had submitted but uh we did get some local engineering firms that uh put forth some proposals. So before you today is the proposal from Dresnar Robin uh dated October 22nd
2025. Uh it covers UAV based aerial surveys of uh 1.2 miles of the Ramico River, 2.5 miles of the Wanuku River, 3 miles of the Pquanic River, and 1.8 mi of the Acid Brook, which runs through
Pompton Lakes. Uh the imagery consists of uh 50 ft from top of bank from each waterway from each sides. uh geo reference 3D models and imagery viewable uh in a Google Earth type system for the bio engineer and also video and photo
documentation uh of all the flights. Uh so what we're going to do is uh part of the data that comes from this report, excuse me, is going to be sent to the flood advisory board. and the flood advisory board is going to work
with the burrow engineer to put forth what's called a work plan which will be uh attached to our permit application uh you know and then we'll be able to put in the permit. This whole process is going to take about a year. Uh so the plan is to get everything in place, get
a new permit, have new areas of concerns, and then go in next year in our capital plan and you know fund some additional enhancements and improvements and cleanups to the river. So tonight's proposal uh is a 3 to5 day flight. It's
920 $920 per day and the not to exceed that we're looking for is 7,500 uh payable out of our capital accounts. Uh so hearing no further objections or questions, uh we'd like to move this for contract award for the March 25th
council meeting. >> Okay. Are there any questions for administrator? >> Well, one question. So frequency of flights, is this just going to be done once a year? Do we plan on doing it yearly or >> uh this is a one-time proposal? It's a one time. >> So it's going to take about 3 to 5 days
to do it. But uh we, you know, it would be wise to do it at least every 2 years. uh considering the permit is good for five years. Uh so it's always a good practice. Um so we could look at that >> ju just so you know we used to actually go into the rivers and take photos with
our cameras then bring it back and then try to interject all of the trees that are down and the problems with the banks and it took long long time and that's how we used to do it. So we've really come a long way. Uh, so it's a good program. >> And if I may just add, I'm sorry, we did have an engineering firm donate their
services in the past, >> but I think we've overstayed our visit. So we uh >> we did >> we need to uh fund, you know, the recommendation is to fund this. >> Okay. Any other questions for the administrator? No. Okay. Thank you. Um, our second open public comment section.
So do I have a motion to open the meeting for public comment? >> Motion. >> Second. Councilman Cruz, Councilman Hint and second. All in favor? >> I. >> Okay. Anybody Anyone wish to address the mayor and council
Jay Trumbau 130 Street for 2607 and 2608. If you guys are doing that in close session and then voting on it, is there going to be any opportunity for the public to comment after you guys discuss? >> Yes. After
>> Yeah, these are both up for adoption. Correct. >> Yes. Correct. >> Yeah. >> For the for 07 and 08. They're both up for adoption. So, there's a public session to them. Correct. >> But you guys are talking about in a close session after this. We're talking about in close session because I need to
have attorney client communication with my clients about the status of everything. Okay. >> But when these ordinance after we come out, >> these ordinances will be called. >> Okay. >> And like we did where there was >> you do you'll do a public discussion after the close session later tonight. >> Either a public discussion or it's open
for public comment and the comment uh from the public could be raised and we could address. >> Yes. Same as you did before. >> There's an opportunity for you to speak >> but it'll be later tonight. >> Yes. Correct. Yes. >> Okay. That's all I was wondering. Thank you. >> Okay. Thank you. Um, are there any else to anyone else like to address the mayor
council? If not, I don't see anyone. All right. Do I have a motion to close the public the meeting for public comment? >> Motion. Second. >> That is Councilman Hayen, Councilman Cruz. All in favor? >> I. >> Any opposed? >> Okay. Uh, privilege of the floor. Does
anyone like to address Councilman Vennon? the robotics team that I coach uh will be uh competing this Sunday or Saturday rather Sunday uh at the state championship. So four out of 48 teams from New Jersey uh eight
will advance to worlds where teams come from all over the globe to compete in Texas. Uh I wish them a lot of luck. That's my >> Thank you, Councilman. Any other Councilman Hen? >> Yes, I would like to address the privilege of the floor. Um, just
recently, uh, Bradley pumped and lit up, uh, we had these warm days and, uh, the smell from the sewer plant on the south end of town has been pretty horrendous and a lot of residents said they can't even open their windows. The smell is so bad. Um, this has been an ongoing
problem for years and years. Uh, before the meeting started, they talked to our administrator and he and the mayor are going to talk to the MUA. Is that correct? We have a meeting scheduled within next week. >> All right. So, just so that the public
understands, the mayor and the council does not oversee the MUA. Um, we have relations with them, but we don't run the plan. So, the discussions that the mayor and the administrator are going to have with the MUA hopefully can correct
this problem. This problem has been going on for years and u it just seems to keep going on. So hopefully between our administrator and the mayor, we could rectify this where the people that live in the south end of town like
Councilman Van um they've been dealing with it all their lives since they've been there. So hopefully they can come to a resolution of this problem. >> Okay. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. Any other? Nothing. Okay. Seeing no other uh privilege of the floor, we're going to adjourn to
executive session when required. Do I have to close the meeting? >> No, we need a motion to go into close session. >> Okay. Do I have a Oh, I'm sorry. Do we have a motion to go into close session? >> Motion. >> Second. >> Councilman Venon and Councilman
Beg. Beg. >> Yes. >> Beg second. All in favor? >> I. >> Any opposed? Council President, if I may add, uh on the agenda is contract negotiations and personnel. We are adding uh pending or anticipated litigation as part of the close session.
Thank you. >> Okay. Thank you. Okay. So, we will be back. Thank you. >> So, we're going to do the resolutions first. Correct. >> Correct. 153. >> Okay. Thanks. >> I think Liz, are you reading something, Liz? >> Yes, I'm going to read.
>> Oh, okay. >> She want you want me to just read the writing. 26153 adopting the burrow's affirmative marketing plan for affordable housing units. >> Yes. >> Okay. Do I have a motion? >> Motion.
>> Second. >> Okay. Councilman Cruz, Councilman Sant. All in favor? >> I. >> Any opposed? >> Okay. Thank you. Uh yeah, >> Liz mot uh resolution >> 26 >> 154 >> 154
>> adopting fourth round affordable housing spending plan. >> Okay. Do I have a motion? >> Motion to >> second. >> Okay. Uh Councilman Santers, Councilman Cruz. All in favor? >> I. >> Any opposed? >> Okay. Thank you.
>> Uh just if I may ask the the clerk a question. Uh did uh I know you ordinarily list what was discussed in close session after the close session. Did you >> Usually you may or >> Okay. Oh, would you like me just to make the the record for that purpose? >> Okay, that would be great.
>> Okay. So, in close session uh we had attorney client privileged communication regarding uh the status of affordable housing uh lawsuit. Uh and we also had attorney client communication regarding the status of various uh lawsuits uh
that the uh municipality is currently embroiled in. Okay. Uh if we could go to ordinance 2611 for introduction. >> Okay. >> Right. >> Yes. >> Uh yeah, that's for introduction. >> Okay,
>> Liz, you're going to read that, right? >> An ordinance repealing and replacing ordinance 26. Not replacing an ordinance repealing. >> Repealing. >> You're looking at the old one. It's an ordinance repealing ordinance 2605 amending chapter 190, article 4 of
the municipal code of the burough of Pmpton Lakes to address the affordable housing obligation under the fair housing act and uniform housing affordability controls U-Hack uh in parenthesis 430-460 Monlair Avenue. >> Okay.
Do I have a motion to approve ordinance 26-11 for introduction? >> Introduction. >> Introduction. >> Motion. >> Uh, Councilman Beg. >> Second. >> Councilman Santers. >> All in favor? >> I'm going to do a roll.
>> No, I can't. Sorry. >> Roll call, please. >> Councilman Beg. Randy, >> you're recused. Randy, right? >> Councilman Cruz. >> Yes. >> Councilman T. >> I recuse. Recuse. Recuse. Council President Kent, >> yes.
>> Councilman Sans, >> yes. >> Councilman Don, >> yes. >> Okay. >> And then ordinance 267. >> Correct. >> Ordinance amending chapter 190 article >> 14.
>> 14. >> Was that a bless you or >> No, it's article 14. >> A >> a block 100 block 8 redevelopment lot. Okay. Do I motion to approve resolution
>> ordinance? >> I'm sorry. Go back. >> 26 >> 2607. Do >> I have a motion? >> Second. >> Councilman Councilman Beg. >> Councilman Cruz. Second. >> All in favor?
>> I have to do a roll call. >> Now I have to open it to the public. She's going to do a roll call and then you open it to the public. >> Okay. The person's name. >> Yeah. You have to do another vote. That's how you guys do it, right? >> Mhm. >> We're going to
do a roll call. >> Okay. Um >> Councilman Day. >> Yes. >> Councilman Cruz. >> Yes. >> Councilman Hen. >> Um just question. Was these two discussed when I was not in the room? >> No.
Oh, so it was only the one that was discussed. Correct. >> Okay. Um, yes, >> Councilman President Kay. >> Yes. >> Councilman Sans. >> Yes. >> Councilman Bennett. >> Yes. >> Okay. >> Now you have to open it, right? >> Okay. Now, now I have
>> Do I have a motion to open the meeting for public comment on ordinance 26-07? >> Motion. >> Councilman Hinton. Councilman uh Santers. >> All in favor? >> I. Uh, any opposed? Okay, thank you. And now we go to
ordinance 27. Now you're open. >> You have to have a motion to close it. >> No one. Okay, seeing no one in the room, uh, the motion to close the meeting for public comment on 2607. Motion, Councilman Venon. >> Second.
>> Councilman Hinton. >> All in favor? >> I Okay. Any oppose? None. Okay. Thank you. >> Well, you should have been local on that. Not not an acclamation on the adoption. >> Oh, okay. Cuz I I >> That was to close, right?
>> Oh, that was to close. I'm sorry. >> Yeah, you guys have a lot MORE STEPS. >> OH my god. >> I had the one. All right. And now we have 2608. >> Motion to motion to approve. >> The motion to approve for adoption.
>> Oh, I'm sorry. Okay. So, now do I have a motion to approve approve ordinance 26-07 for final adoption? Motion. >> All right. So, Councilman Beg, Councilman Cruz. All in favor? >> I roll call. >> Roll call.
>> Roll call. >> Councilman Bay. >> Yes. >> Councilman Cruz. >> Yes. >> Councilman Hint. >> Yes. >> Council President Ken. >> Yes. >> Councilman Santi. >> Yes. >> Councilman Bennett. >> Yes. >> Okay. >> Okay. So, uh, thank you, >> Council President, before we actually
open up ordinance 26-08, >> right? Uh I want to uh uh bring uh to your attention uh that uh a scriber's error was identified. Uh it's a
dimminimous error. Uh as uh uh it's certainly my opinion uh that uh this uh error does not uh change the intent or impression of the ordinance in any fashion. Uh and it's diminished because the uh balance of the language elsewhere
in the ordinance is clear. Uh so with that extent uh when this ordinance does get moved I would ask that uh section 190-103 C 2 that the last sentence be corrected
to reflect the following language. All other residential development of five units or more shall require 20% That's the only change as I had indicated that's a dimminimous uh and I
would ask that all motions be related uh be made with the understand with the request that that language be corrected. Um and that's it. and and and the reason why it is diminished because it's clear that the the inclusionary rates 20%
throughout the entire ordinance and uh it was just uh correcting some uh scrib error in that. >> Yes, >> you're taking me home. >> So um >> everybody council councilman everybody understand? Yes,
>> I would just ask that the people that uh make the motion say subject to the correction uh mentioned by the burough attorney on the record and we'll see that it's done. >> Okay. So, let me make a motion to open the public meeting. Open the meeting for public comment.
>> Motion. >> Sec. Okay. Uh Councilman Veg >> second. >> Councilman Hinton. Uh, >> I see no one in the in the audience. So, I have a motion to close the meeting for public comments.
>> Motion. >> Uh, Councilman Beg. >> Second. >> Councilman Santers. All in favor? >> I. >> Any opposed? >> Okay. Motion to approve ordinance 26-08 for final adoption with the section 109-103
C2 correction >> as referenced by >> referenced by attorney Samar. >> Do I have a motion? >> Motion second. >> Councilman Denon. Second Councilman Cruz. >> All in favor? >> I.
>> Any opposed? Can >> I do a roll call? >> We should do a roll call. So, Councilman Day, >> yes. >> Councilman Groove, >> yes. >> Councilman H, >> yes. >> Council President, >> yes. >> Councilman Sam, >> yes. >> Councilman D, >> yes. >> And just for the record, everyone voted
with the understanding that it's going to be correct. Correct. >> Yes. >> Thank you, Mark. Okay. Thank you. >> Okay. Unless there's nothing else, we have an adjournment. Do I have a motion to adjourn? >> Second. I had one question. Oh,
>> back on ordinance 2611, Liz had read and replacing ordinance and the attorney said that that was not being replaced. Is that a misprint on our paperwork here then? >> No, we we corrected the ordinance and the agenda before this meeting to do an
outright repeal and not a replace. >> Okay. >> And I I think Liz was just looking at the old agenda at the moment. >> Thank you. Now, do I have a moment a motion to adjurnn? >> Motion. >> That was Councilman Dennon, second by
Councilman Cruz. All in favor? >> Any opposed? >> All right. Thank you, everyone.