Okay, now we're going to start. >> Is it on? >> Okay, we're coming to order. >> Yep. The following is the agenda for the regular meeting of the CTO day mayor and council of the burough of Palton Lakes Pay County to be held in the Palm Lakes
Municipal Building, 25 Lennox Avenue, Palm Lakes, New Jersey on Wednesday, April 6th, 2026 at 7:00 p.m. >> Please all stand for the flag. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the
republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. In conformance with the open public meetings law PL2275, 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 same published in the suburban trends and announced on the Thompson Lakes High School announcements. Uh for roll call. Mayor Eric Ardona >> here.
>> Council President Zara Leps Power >> here. >> Councilwoman Katherine Bennon >> here. >> Councilman Abdul Alatia >> here. >> Councilman Raiden Geladini >> present. >> Councilman Bledin Tusca >> present. >> Councilman Raphael Garcia
>> here. >> Uh burough officer James Curran. >> Burough administrator, excuse me. And myself, burrow clerk. No. >> U motion to open meeting for public comments. >> Motion. >> Second.
>> Motion by Cong U uh excuse me. Motion by Councilwoman Venon. Councilwoman Le's power. Meeting open for public comments. Michael Sarah 41 West Lennox Avenue. Just got a concern with the high school students when they're coming out of lunch. They're on their phones. They're
looking down and they're just crossing the street wherever they want to cross, not picking their heads up from their phones. Somebody's going to get hurt. They're doing all that. One, why are they not picking their heads off their phones? And two, why aren't they using the crosswalks? Like, you can answer now or later, whatever you want to.
>> Any other public comments? Ladies first. >> Good evening. Maria Kent, 17 Glen Court. Um, I noticed one day walking down the street there was a lot of litter in town and there's a litter by the uh school where the kids come down the steps to go
to lunch. and I was wondering what you're going to do about teaching the high school kids not to throw their bottles and stuff on the ground. Thank you. >> Uh before I open the meeting to both uh to any more public comments, I'd like to address both your concerns actually. Um
about the technology issue, I've seen it firsthand. It's definitely a problem. You know, especially when I'm driving, I see a few kids who are not paying attention. Uh I know definitely a few teachers at our school try to push us to get off the phones, especially even on the stairs at the school. Um, I know we have some technology clubs as well. They're trying to teach us uh how to
responsibly use technology. So, I think that'll definitely help uh straighten that out. And for littering, uh we are pushing forward with some new initiatives in the environmental club at the high school to hopefully expand any recycling plans we have and I guess inform more of the general public on uh any problems we have. So, any more
comments? >> No, she pretty much covered my question. Sorry. >> Thank you. >> Uh motion to close the meeting for public comments. >> Motion. >> Second. >> Uh motion by Councilwoman Lep's power. Councilman Elatiot. Meeting closed for
public comments. Uh whereas the mayor and council of Thompson Lakes has reviewed the consent agenda consisting of various proposed resolutions and whereas the mayor and council of the burough of Thompson Lakes does not desire to remove any resolutions for individual actions from
that agenda. Now therefore it be resolved that the following resolutions on the council consent agenda are hereby approved. resolution resol resolution 26-1 let tall so this resolution is
authorizing repairs of roadway potholes especially on Skyler a and through personal experience like I've hit my tire on there and it's gone flat so I think there needs to be changed >> resolution 26-26-2
resolution authorizing access to library cards for Palton Lake students and Riverdale residents. As a Riverdale resident myself, I think it's unfair that I'm unable to get a Palm Lakes library card, especially since Palm Lakes residents can get Riverdale library cards. I hope to push forward
this initiative to expand the resources that kids are able to access. >> Resolution 26-3. This resolution is authorizing funding and improvements to bleachers at Hersfield Park to ensure spectator safety. I know many um like different
schools and parents love to come support children at sports games and the fact that all the bleachers are made out of wood especially with a lot of weather conditions especially rain rain weakens the wood and a lot of students like to stomp on the bleachers and it's a large crowd so I think that that should um
become safer for all of us to use >> resolution 26-4 I think we should establish a 35 mph speed limit on Kfax Avenue I know you guys might not agree thinking it's not safe, but I think everyone would be way happier if it was faster on that street.
>> Res Oh, sorry. Resolution 26-5. Resolution authorizing the design and installation of bicycle lanes on Remipo Avenue and Lakeside Avenue. Um, this would uh ensure a lot of safety for especially after school when there's kids that take scooters or ebikes or any
other form of transportation and there's people walking on the sidewalk trying to get home and then there's also bikes in the way of that and I think it would be safer for us to have our own section especially before school, after school and just every day. Resolution 26-6,
resolution authorizing funding for the planning, design, and construction for connection between South Trails and Pquanic Rails Trail System. There's been such a huge push, not only in our community, but in others, to get more people outdoors, especially because everybody's on their phones lately. and
connecting these two trail systems would allow people to pass freely between Pompton and Pquanic so kids can go visit, go walk on the new on the different trails, go walk and get ice cream and just get more people outside.
>> Resolution 26-7, resolution authorizing the installation of a more visible directional signage at the bell for roadway safety. I think we should uh install this roadway safety because I often get a little scared at that intersection. I'm not going to lie.
So, if we were to um increase the safety, I think that would be better for all residents of Pontto Lakes. >> Resolution 26-8, resolution designating the Pontole entrance/exit by ice cream station and exit only passageway and one
QF as a main entrance/exit. Um the ice cream station entrance to pond hole is much narrower than the one on Wanqav. And there have been instances where someone has gone to go pull into the pond hole and had some and someone leaving and the two cars were unable to
share the same roadway just to make everything a lot safer. It' be much more streamlined. Resolution 26-9 um resolution authorizing the refurbishment of the teen center into a youth development and enriched facility.
Um since the pandemic I feel like kids have really lacked a place to like socialize especially in the winter months apart from school activities. So, I feel like this would be a good way to bring kids back to social normal
socialization and um really um also be able to use the like basketball indoor courts there so they can also get some physical activity while at it. >> Um before we continue, I'd just like to make a short statement. I appreciate all
your time and thank you to my fellow council members for coming out uh here with me today. I think our generation receives a lot of slander for not being politically active, but I think u it was very um act I guess politically active of us to come out here today and skip
school. Uh so thank you to all of you. Motion to open the meeting for public comments. >> Motion second. Uh >> motion by Councilwoman Venon, Councilwoman Lepower. Meeting open to public comments. Uh Steven Bake 60 Skyler A. I just want
to appreciate the uh thoughtfulness in um with the potholes on Skyler A. I live it every day. So thank you. Hey, back then for Sunset Road. I really appreciate you guys coming up coming out here and stepping up and and doing this. Uh some of these ideas are very good. I
especially like the trails and the um teen center one. So hopefully if if and when we get some more space, we can we can uh make that work. And uh again, thank you for stepping up and doing this. Any other comments?
>> Randy heading 443 Monontlair Avenue. Um, I just want to be in total agreement with the speed limit of 35 on Callac path. I'm born and raised in this town just like you guys and uh I think that it could go to 35 m an hour and still be
safe enough um for the public and for pedestrians. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Any other comments? Uh motion to close the meeting for public comments. Motion >> second.
>> Motion by Councilman Geladini, Councilwoman Leps Power. Meeting closed to public comments. >> Motion to adjourn the meeting. >> Well, first >> Oh, yes. I'm sorry. Um, we'd like to uh call up Mr. Patrick and Mr. Smith up to
the podium to appreciate and recognize them. Mr. APPLAUSE. Motion to adjourn the meeting. >> Motion. >> Second. Um motion by Councilwoman Venon,
Councilman Garcia. This meeting is adjourned. get in front of the public and speak just for the first time. So, everybody did an outstanding job with that. Okay, that that's going to carry a long way in your future and everything you do. Okay, being able to look somebody in the eye and speak to them is is a real important
part of everything that goes on. So, you all did good with that. Um the ideas you came up with were great ideas. Uh just a little insight, which you guys wouldn't know about some of that. Some of this the speeding exp I mean the speed limits and things, the bike lanes on Ramapo. Unfortunately, some of these roads are
county roads, right? So, we're not responsible for those roads. So, what has to happen is the county has an organization just like you guys set up for the whole county. And sometimes, and I've gone unspoken there, you go there representing your town or or an individual to say, "This is what I want." And that's where the bike trails
would come in. And because we own half of Kolfax, the county owns the other half of Kfax. So, we can't just change those laws. Um, the one that caught my eye was the library. I thought that was a great idea. And I'm going to look into why why we don't have the a shared service with that. I mean, we do a lot of shared services with the surrounding
towns with a lot of different things. That's a good one that, you know, makes it good for both things. So, you know, these are sometimes the ideas that come up that we as the council sometimes don't hear about and see. So, it's important to hear from the the high school and especially you guys. So, I thank you for all that. So, with that, I
have a couple uh first of all, here our mayor there, Eric, has a nice gavvel that I gave him with his name on it that he'll be able to use and take it home with him. Charge. I know. Um, I have some certificates here for
everyone. Katie, here you go. Congratulations. Thank good Nice job, London. Great job, Jimmy.
Nice job, Noah. >> Nice job, Mr. President. Zara Zara Z. Nice job, Mr. President. and Eric.
Which one's he? Good job. >> Thank you very much. I appreciate it. >> How about a hand for everybody over here? Ask the counselor to come up sit behind your counterpart. watching. >> Yeah, he went to and this will be on television.