##VIDEO ID:EbzotD30fzQ## almost almost the satellites are linking up thank you connected to the all right good when she's ready ready okay thank you red button yes we're good good evening everyone thank you and welcome to the regular meeting of the mayor and Council on Monday November 25th 2024 this meeting is also being conducted telephonically the dial in numbers 425 436 6365 with the access code of 213 563 the meeting may also be viewed on the Ramsey YouTube channel and the camera is right there for the YouTube channel okay so um can we have roll call please mayor Dylan here councilwoman cus here councilman gutwetter here councilman kilman here councilman Papo here councilwoman poy here councilwoman Woods here thank you well the flag salute and I will ask retired Chief gurnie to lead us United States of America the for it stands Nation indivisible with and justice for all the New Jersey open public meetings law is enacted to ensure the rights of all citizens to have advanced notice of and to attend all meetings of public bodies at which any business affecting the public is discussed or acted upon in accordance with the provisions of this act notice of this meeting of the mayor and Council was published in the Burgen record and the Ridgewood news on Friday January 19 2024 can I have approval of minutes please Madame mayor this is councilwoman husk and I make a motion to accept the minutes from the work session on the 13th November 24 I second it Madam mayor thank you roll call and do we have any changes to the minutes no okay roll call please Council cus yes councilman gut yes councilman kilman yes councilman paabo yes councilwoman poppy yes councilwoman Woods yes thank you Communications please yes madame mayor I make a motion to receive and file the communications as listed on the agenda this evening I'll second thank you any comments on the Communications not hearing any roll call please councilwoman cusk yes councilman gutwetter yes councilman kilman yes councilman Papo yes councilwoman poppy yes councilwoman Woods yes thank you do I have a motion to go out of order so that we can do the promotional ceremony yes madame mayor I propose a motion to go out of order this evening for the ceremony Madame mayor councilwoman cusk I second that motion thank you all in favor I right okay we go was adorable Jeff Gil Jeff Gil support the contition support the constition of the United States of the United States and the Constitution and the Constitution the state of New Jersey of the state of New Jersey and our true faith and allegiance of our true faith and allegiance to the same to the same and government established to government established in the united states in the United States and in the state and in the state auor people auor of the people so help me so help me go you further you fur all Faithfully all faithfully impartially impartially and justly perform and justly perform all the duties all the duties of the office of Lieutenant of the office of Lieutenant Accord to the best of my ability to the best of my ability so help me so help me go [Applause] no just thank just thank everybody for coming um co-workers family friends um it's great uh great moment for me family Department look forward to being a leader for the Department with the guys can count thank you take pictures up myat Brian do swear swear support the contition support the constition of the United States of the United States and the constition and the constitution of the state of New Jersey state of New Jersey and bear true faith and legance and I'll bear true faith and allegiance to the Saint to the Saint and to the government established and to the governments established in the united states in the United States and in the state and in the state under authority of the people the authority of people help help fur Faithfully faithfully impartially impartially and justly perform and justly perform all the duties all the duties of the office of the office Serge Police Department Sergeant Police Department toil to theability [Applause] that's pict that's [Laughter] [Applause] awesome just thank you for everyone that come that came support me Sergeant Garcia lieuten fo this a great night for all of us and we're very happy so thank you guys and last but not least of the United States stes and of the state of newey and be United States United States and in the state in the state under the authority of the people under the authority of the people per all the duties of the off [Applause] [Laughter] [Applause] for it's we still have and to want to C again thank you to Chief londen and the captain for all their work and this process this is a long and arduous process for the candidates so thank you for decisions and as far as everybody you know we're happy to see all of you here you don't you don't have to stay with us anyway best wishes for very happy and healthy Thanksgiving and thank you for coming out tonight to support the promotions [Applause] thank great Hi Neighbor Happy Thanksgiving I know it's that it's that one part that says true faith and allegiance that always messes people up TR thank you too yeah tell Patty said hi good to see you hi honey all right nice to see you good night take care Happy Thanksgiving Sergeant how are you good to see you Sergeant how are you Happy Thanksgiving good night guys hi B nice to see you yes Happy Thanksgiving yeah well I'll speak with um Bruce and we'll go back and go back to Debbie boo is there are a couple of good suggestions away out off yeah I went this weekend I didn't see much of anything but I saw Chief warmer weather it's always a maybe no that was pretty thorough I appreciate no our dog is up thank you y thanks guys good night scream oh she hit me yeah the it's cosmetic you know this week things always happen interesting umv April my mother died Marth are we good yes okay can I please have a motion to go back into order yes madame mayor I make a motion to return to our regular order for the regular session Adam mayor this is councilwoman cusk and I second that motion thank you all in favor I I Perfect all right let's give it one more minute the thank you okay once the door closes we'll open it up to public comment okay much better all right we'll open this up to public comment anyone wishing to address the governing body please give your name smelling the last name and address please speak in audible tone and address your comments to the chair there will be a 5 minute time limit for speaker unless reduced because of the volume of business on the agenda please note public comment is your time add of respect and fairness to all there will be no interruptions or questions answered during your time no time shall be seated to anyone else and no time shall be saved for later use any responses may be given during the governing body's comments later in the meeting or is directed by the chair the burough clerk is the official timekeeper like you're stuck you're stuck with me a true test of uh convictions I guess uh in not knowing whether we are going out of order uh tonight uh but but I here uh Madame mayor uh council president council members uh burough staff uh the residents of Ramsey uh I made a mistake I was wrong and I apologize the email I H hastefully sent on November 8th was inappropriate and disrespectful it was just too much I have a list of many reasons for that email but I have zero excuses I am sorry I've never been afraid to voice my opinion and as you know I'm very passionate about the about the my interest however doing it in such a manner in such a tone was unnecessary and counterproductive I know we don't see eye to eye on many issues but I do want you to know that I respect and appreciate your service your time and your dedication to the burough of Ramsay I also respect the public office uh of which you all hold in this town on behalf of all Ramsey residents in the future I will focus on a more diplomatic dialogue and a more Cooperative communication that will hopefully bring bring people together around the issues that I believe are important to make Ramsey the best it can be for everyone the one thing that I do know we all can agree on is our shared love for this town and our shared love for this community have a Happy Thanksgiving with your friends and family all the best Mr Parker thank you very very much that is truly appreciated and that was very kind of you can't undo it but uh enough it's okay thank you that was really kind of you it is moving forward exactly happy healthy Thanksgiving to you and your family okay is there anyone on the line that would like to speak first call for public comments for anybody on the telephone line Second call for public comments for anyone on the telephone line third and final call for public comments for anyone on the telephone line okay not hearing anyone making comments after three requests I will close public comment now we don't have any public hearings for final consideration of ordinances no appointments this evening let's move into consent resolutions uh thank you Madame mayor uh be it resolv that resolutions 225 2024 through and including 227 2024 having been considered by the governing body of the bur of Ramsey B and are here by passed and approved we have a couple of special permit requests this evening the Boy Scout Troop 31 is requested permission to post signs advertising their annual tree sale from November 28th to December 15 2024 signs will be posted at Franklin Turnpike and Lake Street Island Avenue and Church Street and the Ramsey High School tennis courts simus Sanctuary is requesting permission to hold a holiday open house an adoption event to showcase to shelter and find forever homes for kittens and cats on December 14th 2024 from 11:00 a.m. to 400 p.m. and there are no block party requests this evening we have a second I'll second that thank you any comments on the consent resolutions okay not hearing any roll call please councilwoman huson yes councilman gut wer yes councilman Hilman yes councilman Papo yes councilwoman poppy yes councilwoman Woods yes thank you let's move into committee and Lea's on reports finance and administration councilman gut W thank you again mayor for tonight's uh report before I do that I just want to congratulate the three officers who um promoted this evening and I thank them for their um dedication and work for them uh for the library board the library is currently in process of gathering quotes and working with different contractors on a project to upgrade the library's meeting room space the library runs over 600 events annually along with hosting dozens of meetings from Community groups this room gets quite a lot of wear and tear as a result and also has not had any upgrades since 2011 uh the friends of the Ramsey Library will be running their annual jewelry clearance sale on Saturday December 7th from 10: a.m. to 4 p.m. at the library all proceeds from this sale go to supporting Library services like the summer reading program museum pass program and Sunday concerts members of The Ridgewood Symphony Orchestra will be forming performing at the Ramsey library on Sunday December 15th at 2m as part of the monthly Sunday afternoon concert this series is also sponsored by the friends of the Ramsey library for the Recreation Commission full sports are wrapping up and winter sports registration are open for basketball grades 4 through eight wrestling grades K through 8 and a new K through3 basketball clinic is in process of getting started the recommission is looking into a banner and signs to advertise Recreation Sports signups to be posted in the same locations as the Ramsey run Banner the tennis courts Franklin Turnpike FR Finch Park and the farmers market for the Ramsey Farmers Market on December 1st the market is updating its hours from 10:00 a.m. to 1: p.m. and continuing this schedule through April there are still upwards of 50 dedicated farmers and food purveyors each and every Sunday farmers market is a welcoming Farm shopper New Jersey where orders can be placed from selected vendors delivered right to your house throughout Bergen and parts of pay County this past Sunday the Ramsey police benevolent Association was on site offering a fundraiser selling T-shirts and sweatshirts for their organization with the profits going to assist fellow officers who may have financial needs related to health issues the rpba will be at the market periodically and lastly the Ramsey High School Blues Acappella group performed yesterday that's my report for this evening thank you so much Public Safety Council president kilman thank you madam mayor I'd like to congratulate uh gr congratulate Jeff guilfoil uh being promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Brian Ary to the rank of Sergeant and Justin Garcia to the rank of acting Sergeant to be finalized in March to the rank of Sergeant um great officers uh we have a wonderful police force talented men and women and very proud of them all in regards to the ramsy emergency services complex currently we don't expect this Ramsey emergency service complex project to go out to bid until the first quarter of 20125 when the detailed design development drawings and the corresponding bid documents are finalized they will go out for public advertisement in accordance with the New Jersey local public contracts law any bids will be reviewed from a technical ult and legal perspective by buau professionals and representatives from the Ramsey volunteer fire department the Ramsey rescue squad and the Ramsey office of emergency management at that time the bureau will decide whether to move forward with the project that's currently en Vision earlier in the year however if the overall costs exceed planned estimates from bids received we will reassess the plan design size and functionality predicated on current reasonable cost assessments and that's all I have tonight Madam mayor thank you building Planning and Zoning councilwoman Woods thank you Madame mayor I would also like to congratulate uh again uh Lieutenant Jeff gilfoil Sergeant Brian Ary and acting Sergeant Justin Garcia so nice to see the Ramy Police Department family all together they are truly uh wonderful and we are so fortunate to have them um I want to say Happy Thanksgiving to the mayor and my fellow council members and uh every well everyone here of course um and their families I'm truly grateful to work with such dedicated caring people I wish you all the best the league of municipalities was very educational last week stay tuned for changes inspired by the league the design review board um meeting was scheduled for Tuesday November 26 was cancelled because there were no applications the next meeting will be December 17th uh the senior trustee board the senior trustees will hold their annual I mean holiday luncheon on December 3rd at Biagio author Tim Driscoll visited the seniors to discuss his book Ramsey Golf and Country Club memories he has delved into the history of the Ramsey Golf and Country Club Country Club is such a special little gem in our town I recommend this reading as yours truly is mentioned in the book as well um seniors also hosted a successful flu Clinic uh the seniors are also helping Ramsey responds and the Red Cross collect for a Ramsey crash victim whose apartment was destroyed due to an automobile accident she could be displaced for a year with and with her renters insurance barely cover in her needs she's a very active member of the Ramsey Senior Center and please contact elain o'hagen if you would like to contribute they're looking for gift cards uh the high school volunteer who made flyers for the senior center and posts makes their posts on Facebook P the Facebook page will continue her work even as she goes away to college thank you Katie shriber for your dedication Macy's has invited the seniors for a shopping event there will be a gingerbread house project December 18th uh Jack the K9 police dog will need to reschedule his visit due to the birth of his new sibling congratulations officer hamersma uh the next senior trustee meeting will be December 12th Thursday uh the senior center will be closed November 28th and 29th December 3rd and December 25th the Zoning Board of adjustment meeting on November 20th was cancelled the next meeting will be December 18th there are two public hearings scheduled and that concludes my report thank you thank you madam utilities buildings and grounds councilwoman cusk thank you Madame mayor Happy Thanksgiving to uh everyone and to uh our wonderful bur of Ramsey congrats to Lieutenant Gil foil and Sergeant Ary and soon to be Sergeant Garcia my report will provide an update regarding our planning board jade tree commission and Board of Public Works for the planning board the November 19th meeting was cancelled the next meeting is scheduled for the 3rd of December the shade true commission met on 21st November the next meeting is scheduled for December 19th for the Board of Public Works it last met on 18th of November the next meeting is scheduled to be the 16th of December per and poly fluorinated substances p fossor a group of chemicals used to make fluoropolymer Coatings and products that resist heat oil stains grease and water there are United States Environmental Protection Agency P water quality limits which impact our water supply h2m our architectural and engineering firm is working with the Ramy water department regarding treatment approaches the lead service line replacement our Board of Public Works continues planning regarding the nj's protect uh lead service line replacement legislation this project requires that all lead service lines served by the water system be replaced by the year 2031 Ramsey leaf removal has started please note that the team is completing the first round of removals still pending are the locations on the Southeast and Southwest route and lastly guide rails have been installed on East Oak Street Ramsey received an NJ doot grant for resurfacing with NJ doot grants there is an obligation to conduct upgrades with respect to roadway deficiencies a guide rail is considered a longitudinal barrier whose primary functions are to prevent penetration and to safely redirect an errant vehicle away from a roadside or median obstruction the reason for guide rail installation is the drop from the road to the creek which is considered an obstruction for East Oak Street the guide rail installation is a Safety project and was required by the NJ doot Boswell engineering managed the project please note that the NJ doot does not have any different standards for guide rails the ones used by the NJ doot are based off of the manual for assessing safety Hardware this is a one- siiz only application there are other similar guide rails installed throughout our BAU for instance on South Central Avenue thank you madam mayor that was my report for this evening thank you public and government relations councilwoman poppy thank you Madame mayor I would like to again congratulate Jeff gilfoil U on his appointment as uh Sergeant in the Ramsey Police Department as well as Brian Ry and Justin Garcia um last week I attended the New Jersey League of municipalities I participated in several sessions of municipal government I met with various governing agencies and explored some available programming and funding opportunities um as well as networking with local officials from other municipalities it was a really great event and it was well attended and I'm glad was able to to go um the Ramsay Municipal Alliance is meeting right now downstairs in burough Hall I will be attending that meeting after I do not have another update from them besides they had their stigma free interest meeting last Monday they did have several people in attendance and they're working on relaunching the stigma free program in May uh the Chamber of Commerce will be holding their holiday Boutique on um home for the holidays which is Saturday December 7th from 4: to 8:00 p.m. um go see those uh those vendors and there will be food trucks as well I would like to wish the mayor and Council a Happy Thanksgiving as well as to our constituents um I hope that you have lovely time with family and friends this uh this season thank you thank you health education Social Services councilman Papo thank you madam mayor uh congratulations to Jeff Brian and Justin on their promotions um I'll start off with r r completed their soccer season 1116 next event is December 5th which is Art night which will be held at the Ramsey Community Center uh Board of Ed meeting was held on 11:19 the big biggest topic of discussion was around cell phones uh that we kind of had and want to just update the mayor and Counsel on that um they will go into the next phase at the at the high school which will Implement a service called Yonder y o ndr uh which is a a a kind of a a a pouch that will be given to each student and the students will put their phones in there and be locked from 8:00 to 11:00 and then be opened up from 11: to 12 and then be locked up again from pretty much from 1 o'clock to 3 o'clock or 12 to 3 o'clock uh they plan to uh discuss that with residents over the next month in December all the way through and begin this in in January going forward with it but there was a long session on that and communication around that so that was the topic of discussion at that at that session uh the program like I said is supposed to start in January environmental the next meeting is in January so nothing for December and again just wishing everyone a happy uh and safe Thanksgiving thank you thank you my report but congratulations to Sergeant RC and acting Sergeant Garcia and of course to Lieutenant Gil foil um there's no dent in my mind that they will do a wonderful job in their new roles and that they will continue to be leaders within the Ramsey Police Department which I consider to be one of the very best police department in the entire state of New Jersey but that might just be me um and we did purchase a PBA sweatshirt yesterday at the farmers market okay I'd like to thank Pastor lindaman um from the Redeemer Lutheran Church of the Redeemer yesterday they hosted an Interfaith Thanksgiving service with prayers for peace and it was a very lovely lovely service um there were all denominations there we had representatives from St Paul's um from the synagogue in Mawa from the what do you call it down in um Midland Park hold on I'll tell you right now I'm don't wonder why I'm having trouble with that um for Iman Muhammad Shara from the El azra Islamic Center Midland Park um the Hindu samaj mandir and wood Mawa the people of the peace Islands Institute um in hasri heits and now in in Wayne um so it was just really well attended and I'd like to thank once again Pastor lindman and for organizing it and everyone who attended it um just everybody if you plan on going to the Ramsey Library this weekend or this week make sure you check the um website because they will have closings to the Thanksgiving holiday and they will be doing a staff training and on December 13th and L gr will be closed all day so happy and healthy Thanksgiving to all that's it for administrator thank you madam mayor uh just a couple things I um comment on one of the resolutions on our agenda tonight and that was resolution 227 which was the inser insertion of a special item of Revenue in the budget or chapter 159 where when the burrow received grants or other Revenue items subsequent to the adoption of the municipal budget that will have offsetting budget expenditures the burough may do a resolution to add that Revenue item to the current year budget Revenue which has a direct offset on the appropriation side of the budget on the agenda tonight is that such resolution for a grant the burrow sought out and received for the our recycling tonnage Grant the burrow has received 24621 66 which be added to the budget and used to offset Appropriations uh that's all I have on the agenda tonight I would also congratulate and look forward to working with our new promoted officers thank you thank you all right Coral attorney just congratulations to officer Gil foil or and Garcia and Happy Thanksgiving to everyone thank you FAL clerk Miss bendian I think I would just re reiterate what I said at the last meeting that the next meeting is December 11th and it is the only meeting for December okay thank you ma'am right so let's move on to introduction of ordinances ordinance 14 hyen 2024 yes madame mayor be it resolved that an ordinance entitled um this is inter ordinance 14-22 24 an ordinance amending chapter 7 of the code of burough of Ramsey Bergen County New Jersey and more specifically section 7-14 thereof entitled parking prohibited During certain hours on certain streets pass the first reading by title and that said ordinance be further considered for final passage and adoption at a regular meeting of the mayor and Council to be held on the 11th day of December 2024 7 p.m. prevailing time or as soon after as the matter can be reached at the municipal building in said buau and be it further resolved that the burough clerk be and she hereby is instructed to publish in an official newspaper of the buau in the manner provided by law a copy of said ordinance together with notice of introduction thereof and notice when the same shall be considered for final passage and adoption do we have a second I'll second thank you any comment on this ordinance yes madame mayor um this ordinance was brought into being uh specifically regarding parking on Madison Avenue the Ramsey police traffic division conducted a review of the parking situation on Madison Avenue around Tisdale School the recommendation from that review submitted by Sergeant kanano was to restrict parking on Madison to only the south side of the street during specific times this ordinance does not allow parking on the north side of Madison Avenue between Island Park Avenue and Franklin Turnpike between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 400 p.m. during school during days that school is in session the traffic Bureau has received several complaints regarding the situation which also becomes an even greater safety concern in the fall/ witer with leaves and snow piles that further constrict the area thank you you're welcome roll call please councilwoman cusk yes councilman gutwetter yes councilman kilman yes councilman Papo yes councilwoman poppy yes councilwoman Works yes thank you any unfinished or new business not hearing any do I have a motion to adjourn motion to adjourn second second and all in favor thank you Happy Thanksgiving [Music]