ava Leto and Kate Bowser [Music] i don't I always forget to ask the counselor i want to say a few words nicole what oh I know [Music]
i was hitting behind tell us about [Applause] So council members if you want to say if you weren't a little bit old you don't have to say anything all I have to say is everything Nicole
knows you came from congratulations to all the girls all the parents all the coaches a lot of hard work and not just this year it's every year i have this I have a seven-year-old daughter she's been playing softball three years so I can only imagine how long you girls have been cheering for plenty of years and and your hard work
paid off and and you guys are champions so congratulations i do like to take this opportunity to congratulate congratulate each and every one of you thank you you made us so proud thank you to the coaches and the
parents too thank you for your dedication um I've had the privilege of seeing you girls perform once or twice and you did amazing and you worked really hard and clearly it shows so we're very proud of you congratulations so the girls and coaches uh honor us
with a photo from the council [Music] you can take one just send it out [Music] take a few awesome
[Music] [Music] thank you okay we're going to move into the um opening the meeting to the public you want to give them the opportunity to [Music]
please thank you so much for coming heat heat heat heat i cry [Music] motion to open the meeting to the public second all in favor i anyone wishing to address the council please step up to
the podium state your name and address for the record thank you [Music] uh just a couple questions since I only have 3 minutes uh any timeline it's almost May when the 2025 full year
budget's going to be introduced um also uh in the past election a lot of questions about you know potentially installing high visibility cameras to reduce uh attempted home robberies attempted car thefts other neighborhood cities have those um is that a work in
progress do you have an update on that um heard last month uh that we have a million dollars to spend on our county park which is great just looking for a timeline on that uh the fifth street park renovation uh if that has a
timeline as well that has to be completed uh by the end of this year um what is the plan for the 280 or 279 apartments that have to be built uh for the state and that presentation that we
had at 5:30 p.m are those units a part of that 279 or 280 um and then also this 24/7 365 security for Route 46 is that going to be done an ordinance a resolution or uh those are just the
businesses coming together and then they're going to spend that money um and then one last thing uh in terms of the event uh that I believe we're having Saturday uh that's a lot of people are getting very vocal and passionate but I believe
in Rockefeller Center it's called the Easter family event um I believe uh many dozens of individuals in town have it uh have always known as Easter icon or Easter family event now it's called the spring celebration so um just all the
the things I'm looking for in terms of updates and questions uh thank you for your time and have a happy Easter thank you if you want to address those now uh mayor we can wait till the comments
we can be did you write them down because I mean I remember a couple of them but the budget I think Jimmy you can address the budget okay yeah yeah if you want me to right now uh simply we did the um the CFO and I sat down and
went through uh preliminary numbers um and we are uh they were provided to the auditor uh who will then plug in some of the debt service and statutory stuff so we're hoping uh to have a u a recommendation for May to the council
okay okay um visibility cameras yeah the the cameras right now um and I I said this probably during last last year in the in the fall um they are very expensive those cameras
and quite honestly we really can't afford it at this point but the police department is and uh you know there are there is some grant money but not not a lot i mean we're talking millions of dollars that it will cost but the police
department is using forfeiture money and they're going to purchase two portable units um that are license plate readers and cameras highde cameras so they would be hooked in to the police department
they'd be able to be monitored uh so that's the answer to that uh Fish Street Park fifth Street Park is uh we we have the grant money trying to get a little bit more grant money i don't know if we're going to be able to do it this year um we we should be able to get an
extension we are going to be doing the Splash Park uh and probably and definitely Mayo Street Park mayo Street uh the tennis courts and and the uh resurfacing of the tenn tennis courts and the uh basketball courts
um the last comment we made affordable housing what's that he's asking about affordable housing affordable housing i'm going to I'm going to turn it over to Mystics Casino what was the question affordable housing the two What are we doing
279 units right well we're we're challenging our number through uh an analysis of how much of the land really is available in the south to construct affordable housing and we have to have a plan done by June uh to determine the
number of units that we believe is feasible so that's where we are with the affordable housing this is the fourth round process mrs cino if I may for the chair the um expert um in the affordable
housing that we have on board had indicated that Billy can't get to a number until they do the vacant land analysis which hasn't been mentioned yet is that am I on track with that yes that's what's being done it has to be done before June and uh to add to that there is a um the
uh contract for colleers which I believe is on for this meeting for approval to to ensure that um we've had conversations with uh Mr scatino and the uh Mr rubenstein the affordable housing attorney um to make sure that all of our um administrative agencies um and
professionals are coordinated to to to meet all the submissions for the state and uh in a timely fashion all the uh with all the deadlines we also have the Rosal Lane which was part of uh round three that that they they're clearing that lot are starting very soon to to
build the 58 units at the end of Rossel Lane and not expect that 279 number to stand uh as far as the Easter celebration
um it uh that that uh that was changed the name was changed a while back and the reason for it we we call it the spring celebration the reason for it is uh we noticed that by calling it an
Easter celebration and we have no problem saying you know happy Easter happy Passover in fact really the whole theme is Easter got an Easter bunny the kids take pictures with the Easter Bunny Easter egg Easter egg patch so uh but we
found that by calling in an Easter celebration we weren't getting as many residents kids to come out because I think some of the residents we wanted to be inclusive some of the non-Christian residents and some of the people that
atheists that didn't believe anything felt like this was you know not for them it was you know it was more of a religious Easter celebration so they didn't come and that's really the only reason but uh you know I I uh you know
we have no problem i think everybody up here is you know very proud to very inclusive proud to be inclusive and and proud to you know I'm a I'm a I'm a Catholic i'm a lector at at St phillips and
uh I have no problem you know today today's Holy Thursday so tomorrow's Good Friday sunday's Easter i love it you know what i'm a Christian i'm a I'm a faithful religious person so I don't believe anybody here is looking to try
to avoid the name of you know that's not what this is about it's about bringing more people here and letting everyone enjoy it enjoy the enjoy that event and learn from each other and be part of the Absolutely go ahead anything else was
that any other things be pretty much oh the county part that's that that was a grant from the state that was given to the county so I I actually ran into the county executive a couple of weeks ago he said that we are going to have a meeting he wants to sit down with us and
want to talk about that so that's all I have on that really they're they're in charge of of doing the work thank you ma'am security oh security room 46 yeah that's an order it's going to be an ordinance in fact it's on tonight the second
so could you just explain that cuz uh maybe I'm a little confused about that the 24/7 that's for the mall yeah it's for the side of the mall it's not along the 46th floor no no it's just it's just what they it's what they call We already
had an ordinance we're just revising it but that the ordinance went into effect when the mall opened up because it's it's considered a shopping center and really that that's the only one that would be affected because it has to be a certain size and really we we have the
mini mall we don't have a couple of strip malls but not nothing that sized so I and I think we all agree that we've gotten numerous complaints of uh problems occurring overnight um McDonald's is open
24/7 and uh you know we have problems with the trucks from Walmart the big tractor trailers going in the back and uh you know we want to avoid that they shouldn't be back there they should be in the front where they're not bothering anybody especially if they're going to run their engines
is that a red all right thank you anybody else wish to address the council general okay good thumbs up mayor okay anyone else wish to address the council seeing no one else motion to
close second all in favor i okay uh comments mary do you need a break what's that do you need a break we're going right into comments i mean no i I I can go i got a couple of proclamations all right okay i'm sorry
okay i have a proclamation uh April is autism awareness month uh whereas globally since 2008 autism awareness day is April the 2nd and is observed throughout the month the day often features educational events for healthcare workers teachers parents
and children with autism autism is a neurological disorder that interferes with normal function of the human brain and can affect anyone regardless of ethnicity gender or socioeconomic background symptoms and characteristics of autism may present themselves in a
variety of combinations and can result in significant lifelong impairment of an individual's ability to learn develop uh healthy interactive behaviors and understand verbal and non-verbal communication a variety of the public and private organizations and agencies
strive to provide quality care support and services to children and adults with autism will help enable them to live as independently as possible and reach their full potential so now therefore on this 17th day of April 2025 I Robert D white the mayor of the township of
Saddlebrook do hereby proclaim April Autism Awareness Month i urge all residents to become educated and informed about programs services and opportunities to help support individuals with autism at the second proclamation uh in recognition of dark sky week
2025 whereas 80% of the world's population including New Jersey residents live under light pollution hindering the experience of natural darkness which is vital for ecological and health benefits emphasizing the urgent need for heightened awareness and action light pollution in New Jersey
including Bergen County poses economic and environmental challenges wasting approximately $3 billion yearly studies further demonstrate a 17% increase in light pollution in urban areas of New Jersey over the past decade exerting adverse effects on the wildlife
disrupting ecosystems and contributing to health issues among the population the township of saddle acknowledged April 2nd through April 8th as dark sky week aiming to raise awareness about light pollution and promote responsible outdoor lighting practices so now there
therefore on the 17th day of May I Robert D white the mayor of the township for Saddle Brook in recognition of dark sky week encourage all Saddle Brook residents to adopt practices that contribute to the preservation of our natural light sky fostering the healthier environment for the well-being
of both humans and wildlife um at this time I want to I want Steve Maraconda who's worked with us on our on our light ordinance um to come up and just say a word i know Steve this is this is something that he's uh very
passionate about has helped us out next week steve Maraconda I live on Paris in South Brook um yeah just been work working mayor council just like I'm trying to educate the town in general about um light pollution which is basically just like excessive lighting
shining you know like outwards like up to the night sky where you can't see stars or into people's bedroom windows right it can limit our ability to have a good night's sleep and things like that and and also glare like from unshielded light fixtures like with those really bright headlights that are coming out
you know can impact our vision on the road and things like that so um and the ordinance that I've been helping them with is basically just for businesses to not have like just super bright lights and stuff like that so um yeah that's about it um and I can provide my contact
information if people want to learn more about it i've been doing presentations around the state uh and at the library i did a presentation too looking to do more so thank you guys may I thank you so much for the proclamation you're welcome Steve i thank you for all you do
okay uh I have a few other things uh ordinances was just mentioned about the 24-hour security uh requiring malls shopping malls like the South Mall to have 24-hour security um also uh that's second reading also revision to the
noise ordinance is that second reading tonight revisions to the noise ordinance um making it a lot uh facilitating uh a better enforcement you know for for the police department um road paving program
uh Ash and Elm avenues uh are from last year's the 2024 road uh program uh they're finishing up the concrete work and should milling paid in the next couple of weeks uh really any
day now uh we're going to coordinate with public service electric and gas to pave the remainder of tree streets west of Fairmont Parkway um because we had public service has been all over the place and and we I
think the money that we put towards uh the roads 220 2025 road improvement program uh should go to uh getting them paid um public services require that most of the roads uh that if the road
hasn't been paved in in 5 years they only have to do half the road but if it's a road we do have a couple that were recently paved within the last couple of years or within 5 years they have to do curb to curb so so you know that's uh that's a plus for us but we we
have to work with them coordinate that effort um so Karuis uh I've been getting a lot of inquiries uh about Karuchi's and uh I just want to say that
you know we're ramping up uh enforcement and doing everything we can within legal boundaries to encourage the owner there to improve the property's appearance and we're I think we're making a little headway uh I don't really want to get into too much of the specifics um I
don't think uh it's the right place to do that but uh trust me we are all of us here are concerned and we hear your concerns about that um we're frustrated as well upcoming events uh tomorrow is
Friday April 18th but Friday municipal offices and DBW are closed recycling uh co-mingling glass plastic and metal will be picked up so it will be picked up tomorrow uh saddle volunte is that the core building uh
right behind this municipal building uh from 4:30 to 7:00 p.m are they Sarah can you can people walk in or do they have to have a ticket um if people didn't buy a ticket already then there's going to be very limited
quantity being sold at the door okay um Saturday April the 19th uh is coffee with a cop our police department is doing it at Starbucks on Market Street from 10:00 a.m to 12 uh noon we also have our Township Spring
Easter celebration proud to say that from 12 uh noon to 2:00 p.m at the Civic Center here right here 55 M Street uh recreation girls softball opening day is also uh that day at Veterans Field it
starts at 12 it's an all day thing um they they have games all day they go up until I think 8:00 um maybe even later cuz they have the lights there uh Saturday April 26th uh the mayor's youth group has their Earth Day cleanup at
Tsentennial Park Flat Avenue and Saddle River Road from 11:00 a.m to 12:00 p.m uh Tuesday April 29th um 11:00 a.m is a tree planting columbia Bank was uh nice enough to
donate a tree uh to the town I guess for Earth Day and uh they're going to be they're having a professional uh arborist go and plant plant planted at Kern Street Park so it's during the day it's on Tuesday so I'm going to try to make
it um Tuesday May the 6th is the kickoff meeting for our township green team this is very important um our green team is going to uh be part of our larger um flood committee so we're going to try to
bring everybody together and uh that's at 6:30 p.m here at the civic center in the allpurpose room uh Thursday May 15th is the police memorial service at the old town hall 93 Market Street at 12:00 p.m is a lunch
following at BFW Post 34844 Market Street um want to congratulate the South High School girls competition cheer team um they really did a fabulous job this year and um those girls are uh they're
tough they're they're a tough group they work very very hard and they take very very seriously as do their parents as as well it's a it's a lifestyle so um fourth grade boys traveling basketball team want to congratulate them for
capturing the Bergen County Travel League championship last night here it was in the allp purpose room there was a pizza party and gave them uh um some awards for uh you know for their for
their win and uh from the mayor council other things condolences uh to the Soma family um I think everybody knows Chris and everybody knew uh and his wife and Carlin and it's just a sad
thing she's such a young 55 years old you know it's uh terrible um and she she you know she fought hard she's a real trooper right to the end god bless her and uh happy Easter and Passover to all who celebrate
and happy Mother's Day it's May 11th so don't forget your mom that's important thank you Mayor Councilwoman Major thank you Council President uh first and foremost I'd like to extend my condolences to the Slo Soma family um I
had a special bond with Carlan uh I was fortunate to have the privilege to educate um and nurture uh Rachel Spencer and Zachary in our child care center uh she's always special person and she certainly will be
missed um my again my sympathies and prayers go out to uh to them and of course Chris and family um just a reminder we are having our garage sale our townwide garage sale uh
Friday Saturday and Sunday May 16th 17th and 18th uh 9:00 a.m to 5:00 p.m uh if you'd like to register the deadline would be May 9th Friday May 9th um you can get the registration form online uh
at battlebrook and jus and um you know join in fun okay and happy Easter thank you very much thank you
Councilwoman Sanchez um congrats to the high school cheer team again um congratulations to the fourth grade boys travel team good job guys um my condolences also to the Soma
family you know my thoughts and prayers are are with them um she was always very sweet and pleasant every time I got to speak to her so um my heart goes out to them um and uh happy Easter and Pastor
thank you Councilman Saluk like like all of us uh condolences to the Slmer family for people who don't know Chris was not only a lieutenant in the uh B County Sheriff's Department but was our former fire chief and I know
that he loved Carlin um so much and uh she loved him back so that to Chris the kids and the entire family and you know what when you're a member of the fire department which I'm not but from knowing so many of them when you become
a member of the fire department the rest of the fire department is your family so she had a very extended family and all of she um in terms of Easter whether it's called spring celebration or Easter
celebration listen how do you say it's an Easter celebration without saying it's an Easter celebration you just walk in walk in on Saturday and you'll you'll see what it is um the uh 5:30 session we had a special session
and as all of us all of you out there know uh we are looking to do something with the old municipal building and that whole property going all the way down to the uh the new police station house
that's not new anymore but the newer police station um so we did put out requests for proposals some of them were outrageously bad um some came in and at least one of them came in uh to the point where we said
"Let's look at this." They were nice enough to come in and make a presentation pretty much very quickly because I think we only asked them less than two weeks ago to put together a rendering of what they're thinking what their proposal is we have a number of uh
residents here almost all of them from Harrison um and uh the proposal is there and we're going to think about it and uh obviously uh community input is
essential to good government um one of the things that came up and I thought of this gentleman here Mr maraconda when I came up about lighting i don't know if you were here Steve for that presentation but I'm sure that you will uh be vigilant in making sure that if
this is approved that through the process approved meaning that the town is interested in it they would have to if if that's the case they would have to go through various boards make presentations um have their engineers uh
speak testify our engineers would also comment and review everything uh but one of the things would be to make sure that there would be no light spillage from the rear of that building which may affect any properties on Harrison so it's good to have a guy like Steve here
who knows his stuff uh and is directly would be directly impacted by this um you know by this development if if it goes through um let's talk about the speed study
um um there was a speed study done our machine was back on track and we did get a speed study that was done on Katherine Avenue was midblock between South River Road and Central Avenue over 4,500 vehicles were recorded in that time 3%
registered above the tolerance limit of 35 mph now it's 25 mph zone but they do this tolerance study 3% were over 35% 97% were below the tolerance limit the average speed recorded was 25 mph the
highest speed amazingly was 80 mph i I don't know what kind of vehicle it must have been you know I don't know who developed that vehicle but the lowest speed is 6 mph um there were three vehicles over 50
mph 67 2/3 were between 21 and 30 mph so at our next work session we will um you know the council will uh talk about the numbers and see what if anything uh should or could be done in regard to
that um good luck uh to all the spring sports we know little league I think started already um softball's having their opening day uh so good luck to all the coaches um the kids and uh word for
the parents remember they are kids this is not professional your eight-year-old because you know the kid next to him dropped the ball doesn't mean it's going to he's going to ruin his college scholarship and not become a pro so just understand that they are children um and
lastly to all those who celebrate 420 I just got to say hi thanks thank you councilman okay uh you're going to hear me repeat some of the things but it's important that they're sad my sincere condolences to the Sloan family an
incredible loss obviously to the family as well as the community so our hearts go out to uh Chris and the family uh congratulations to the South Brook cheer uh not only to the girls who brought home the uh top prize but to the parents
as well and the coaches congratulations um I just want to mention the green team that meeting is May 6th mayor already mentioned that um this is kind of the kickoff to it so if there's anybody that's interested out there please make sure you come out and you uh you get
involved we need volunteers we need people to get involved to make things successful here in town and that's at 6:30 May 6th to Tuesday night here at the municipal complex um I have uh one announcement the mayor
asked me to read the he missed this one um on April 29th at 6:00 here at the civic center um 55 Mayill uh Mayor White and the council invite Saddle Brook's senior homeowners and renters ages 65
and over to meet with District 38 assembly members Lisa Swain and Chris Tully to discuss the New Jersey property tax relief program uh this is three programs one combined application which needs to be filed by October 31st
2025 based on 2024 residency income and age so don't miss out on this opportunity to learn more about this very valuable program uh it's advertised on the website it's also advertised on Facebook
um and being advertised for everybody to attend that's interested again that's for the um property tax relief program that's being offered through the state okay um finally I'd just like to wish everyone a happy Easter Easter happy
Passover and a happy spring to all of our residents and to remember to attend our um celebration Easter spring celebration on this Saturday from 12 to 2 here at the municipal complex we
include everyone hopefully everyone can attend uh it's usually a huge event you can get a picture with Easter Bunny uh they bring your kids to do some uh Easter egg hunting and uh enjoy the day here at the complex thank
you we have final reading ordinance 1775-25 an ordinance amending and supplementing chapter 159 of the code of the township of sound entitled security service motion motion to give a second
reading second uh all in favor i an ordinance amending and supplementing chapter 159 of the code of the township of Santa Brook entitled security services motion to open a meeting to the public on this motion ordinance rather
second all in favor i anyone wishing to discuss this ordinance any questions concerns seeing no one motion to close motion second all in favor i I be resolved by the township council of
the township of Saddlebrook that the ordinance entitled an ordinance amending and supplementing chapter 159 of the code of the township of Saddlebrook entitled security service is now pass on second and final reading and that the township clerk be directed to advertise
said ordinance with title thereof in the press together with the notice of the date of passage of said ordinance according to law motion motion second roll call councilman Sluca yes councilwoman
Sanchez yes council Daer yes council President Garrick yes next final reading ordinance 1776-25 an ordinance repealing and deleting chapter 133 entitled noise of the code
of the township of Saddlebrook and amending and supplementing chapter 147 of the code of the township of Sbrook entitled peace and good order motion motion second all in favor i I
an ordinance repealing and deleting chapter 133 entitled noise of the code of the township of Sbrook and amending and supplementing chapter 147 of the code of the township of Sbrook entitled peace and good order motion to open the
meeting to the public on this ordinance motion second all in favor i anyone wish to address the council on this ordinance seeing no one motion to close motion second all in favor
i resolved by the township council of the township of Sbrook that the ordinance entitled an ordinance repealing and deleting chapter 133 entitled noise of the code of the township of Saddlebrook and amending and supplementing chapter 147 of the code of
the township of Saddlebrook entitled peace and good order does not pass on second and final reading that the township clerk be directed to advertise set ordinance or title go up in the press together with the notice of the date of passage of said ordinance
according to law motion motion second roll full pull councilman Samuca yes councilwoman Sanchez yes counciloman Mer yes council President Garrick yes first reading ordinance 1777-25
an ordinance amending and supplementing chapter 206 of the code of the township of Santa Brook entitled zoning and this pertains to outdoor lighting be passed and adopted on first reading motion motion second all in favor i now
therefore be resolved by the township council that an ordinance a submitting and supplementing chapter 206 of the code of the township of Santa Brook entitled zoning here to for pass on first reading be further considered for a final passage of a meeting to be held
on June 19th 2025 at 7:00 p.m for sooner after as the matter can be reached at the municipal complex 55 Minneal Street and at such time and place all persons interested be given an opportunity to be heard concerning said ordinance according to law with the notice of its
introduction and passage on first reading and of the time and place unaware set ordinance will be further considered for final passage we have to June 19th date because we have to send it to the planning board for review motion motion second roll call
councilman Samuca yes councilwoman Sanchez yes councilwoman Ma yes council President Garrick yes all items listed with an asterric are considered routine and non-controversial by the township council and will be
approved by one motion there will be no separate requests or discussion on these items unless a council member so requests it in which case the item or items will be removed from the consent agenda considered in its normal sequence on the agenda the one motion signifies
adoption of all resolutions receive and file letters correspondence reports and approval of minutes and applications now part of the consent agenda will be the minutes of March 6 and resolution number seven that approves a contract and authorizes the mayor and clerk to sign
PBA contract okay uh motion motion second roll call councilman Suca yes councilman Sanchez yes council Measer yes council President Eric yes we have the minutes of the
March 6 2025 special public meeting motion motion roll call councilman Samuka even though I was one minute late apparently yes councilman Sanchez i'm saying
counciloman Baser yes council President Garrick yes uh resolution number seven is to approve the contract and authorize the mayor clerk to sign for PBA councilwoman Sanchez will recluse herself at this time motion motion to
approve roll call councilman Samuka yes counciloman Maser yes council President Garrick yes councilwoman Sanchez can return to the [Music] base um Okay any old or new business
anyone mayor anything to add i think I think I said enough just happy Easter okay easter anyone else we got to meet this Saturday oh that's right that's right you know there was some complaints from St
phillips about that because they have an event going on at mass a league that runs late so a lot of parishioners were upset they have to find another way home so but uh this should be it what they're doing just so everybody knows is that
they're actually paving the section between Bell and and and Burke going to be paving that million paving nice so it's going to That's it this is it they're paving at
night okay well you know what it's it's to me it's a good time to do it rather than I just didn't think they could do it yeah except um motion to open the meeting to the public for agenda items only motion
second all in favor anyone wish to address the council on agenda items seeing no Steve Marana 24 hours nephew regarding the further reading of the the light pollution ordinance but when would it be uh reviewed by the planning board
is there like a date for that i would have to send it to the planning board it would probably meet a May meeting because it'll be Monday because it's not time gotcha thank you thank you Steve anyone
else motion to close the meeting to the public motion second all in favor i any final comments before we adjourn sure um I believe there's a birthday
coming up next week pete's birthday 28 40 40 years 40 years old wow big milestone and can we just make sure that Andrew gets the med memo next time i wore blue blue jack what are you talking about you
blue i got blue jackets sorry anyone else final comments motion to adjurnn all in favor i have a good evening everyone happy Easter