on the south. So this is really the commercial part of the building. ress in this case the restaurant it's easier to easier to hear. Okay, good. Yes.
All right. Much better. Thank you. So, the blue is dedicated to the residential part of the building. We provided an entrance onto Washington because we want there to be an entry door that that people can translate in and out. There's
a corner that goes back to the lobby at the rear. The lobby's at the rear because it's also part of the service carter of the building. So trash removal, etc. can come off that driveway in the back. Also, if this lobby and
elevators were at the front of the building, then instead of glass on the second, third, and fourth floors, you'd be looking at a section of white wall. So there's a there's a couple of reasons for this. One is functional, the other's efficiency
uh and the other is purely aesthetic. We are proposing um above a building that is uh smaller on the next few floors. The building above is actually an Lshape whereas the building
below occupies almost that full extent of the lot. Again, north is to the uh top, Washington at the bottom, and the building is in an L-shaped configuration. You can see where the uh elevator comes up at the rear. There's a
trash room with trash shoots. Uh and then the units, the corridor is shown in white. And there are two emergency stairs that's required by code. Um the blue units are the one bedrooms. There
are seven one-bedroom units and there are four twobedroom units. Now, we're looking at this floor, but every floor is actually identical. The reason why there's a different drawing for this is that we're depicting a rooftop terrace.
So, when we have that L-shaped building, but the building below is wider, we end up with a rooftop terrace. So we have an amenity um for the residents at that level. There's also an area for utility and
storage. So as I mentioned this is the third and fourth floor identical to what we just talked about on the second floor except we're not depicting graphically the roof terrace on this plan. So there's 11
units per floor, 33 units total. Um again, uh 12 that are two bedrooms and 21 uh that are one bedroom. We've also depicted rooftop amenity.
Again, the building as it rises up to the roof still maintains that L shape. We're bringing the elevator and the stair to that level as well as the secondary stair for egress. And we're having a rooftop uh garden space.
Again, this is a downtown building. There's no real backyard. We're not sitting on three acres with a garden and paths. So we felt that it would be beneficial for these residents to have an outdoor space and having it
on the roof is certainly a great place. A portion of this rooftop is also dedicated to the ground floor. So the lower terrace that's lower here is for residences and this upper rooftop terrace is primarily
for the which for the restaurant for the restaurant. Yeah. And would the senior center be able to access it as well? So for the commercial tenants, um there is a a table on uh sheet A7.
This really depicts the square footage of the building. Um the ground floor which we talked about uh the 9,000 or so square feet for the restaurant, 6,000 for the senior center. That's a building
footprint gross of 16,675 square ft. Below that is a basement level. It's the same exact size. So there's a full basement to this building. Uh there's another 7500 square ft that's dedicated to the restaurant
use. This would be backup house operation, storage, uh, freezer, refrigeration, dry storage, prep. It wouldn't be for seating. However, the senior center does have an additional 1,68
square ft on the lower level and an elevator to access that. So, there's an elevator that is separate in the building for the senior center. So the senior center is at that street level and then one floor below.
So could I ask a question at this point? When I met with uh with with Conrad and his associate uh on this initially, yes, one of the main things that we wanted to get across from the council was that the senior center be all on the first level
and not on two levels. Um so I I see that has not changed. So where where are we in the thought process? So we certainly made that concession. I think we would be able to provide more square for the senior
center in the basement if they were amendable to us having it on two floors. We would have a elevator large enough for wheelchair access and a verie and anything that you might need having lower level space. If it needs to be
accommodated entirely on the first floor, we can certainly do that. But I think we would be able to provide a larger footprint for the senior center if we were able to do it on two floors. Yeah. So, I'm sorry. I just want to clarify. It's not an issue of multifloor senior center. It's an issue that the seniors don't want to be in the basement, no
windows. So, I personally would not put a senior below level. I also don't am concerned about flooding obviously through our downtown. This is right near the brook and don't want to maximize the basement level. Um, I will not be voting for anything with a senior put below
ground. That just will not fly in my world. Um, I do the senior services here. I do the a lot of people that I work with. They want bright, airy, light space. So I'm not putting my seniors below ground. So if there's an option I
was going to ask is there an option to move it first and second. So uh before we go there um if you don't know um this program space between the two
is get you the exact is um 7,637 square feet which I understand was larger more square footage than what had
been requested. The vast amount of that space, 6,000 square ft, is actually on grade open to the street. The reason for the lower level was not
necessarily to have social spaces or um day rooms or lounges, for example. It's to put all of the support spaces, the storage,
um, any possible food, uh, prep, refrigeration, all the back of the house stuff will primarily be in that lower level that keeps the square footage on the first floor open for those types of program spaces that you're talking
about. So, I gave you the misconception that, you know, we were having a card room in the basement. That That's not what we're planning to do. I I've designed thousands of senior uh assisted
living, um independent living, active adult living spaces. I've done medical daycare centers. You know, I I get it. I did the uh the senior center in Cresill years ago by Kings. Um so I
don't want to leave you with the impression that the ground floor is is being used for that type of occupancy. That primarily happens on the ground floor, but now we have more space there because all of that house stuff has a place to go, right? So we have wider
open more airy first. Okay. Thank you. Thank you. We would also be more than willing to accommodate additional active activities footage on the ground floor if that's something in the programming of this space we found that they needed more.
Well, in the senior seniors have requested office space for their staff, exercise rooms, social rooms, a full kitchen. They do lunchons and pancake breakfast, those kind of things. So, need to have a multi-use area. Yeah, we I think there's more than
enough. Yeah, we have that. That was the other thing. It's It's probably big enough just on this floor. Lower levels are really just a quick question because I know uh Council President Michael said to to just write things down, but just two two
uh quick questions for you. One was um I just want to echo what Councilwoman Dayton said about flooding just up the block on Washington about a year or so ago. There was flooding in the basement. I want to say the bicycle store. So just
be a I don't know how aware you are of that just you know in your plans. Okay. So I don't I don't know how that impacts anything you know. Then one other question again flooding is not uncommon
unfortunately you know crescender you know I've grown up in this area um we do buildings all over the pop and New York City places that are floodprone building a full lower level doesn't
necessarily mean it's going to flood older buildings flood because windows points where water infiltrates. Okay. Um you know building today like this can be built with a dry level. You just have
to detail it in order to Yeah. Okay. And so my quick question had to do with the the roof. Um you mentioned that the roof would be used able to be used by the senior center and the restaurant. Can you like
explain that a little bit more? Is that for like rooftop seating or something like you said it was like gardens? Misspeak a little corrected. Um the roof access for the
residents will happen in that northeast corner of the building. So the residents of the building are being allocated. This terrace again mentioning 3500 square feet or so. So that's a pretty
big area. um first and foremost and then the main roof which is on top of the building on the fourth floor that will be accessed with this elevator that comes to the top and that would be used for the senior center as well as the
commercial tenant. We could absolutely create a segregation of space so that there is an area that's dedicated just to the senior center that doesn't necessarily mix with the commercial. Yeah, I don't see how they would
I'm just confused because on that drawing the elevator is where on the is where the lobby is, right? So, how if you're if the elevator to the rooftop is in the lobby, how is it how are you only allocating that to the
restaurant, the senior center like you know what I mean? like from the lobby and where my apartment, you know, why would I I could go to the top. How like I'm confused on how that's going to be exclusively restaurant and senior center when the elevator is in
the lobby of the residential building. what what we were planning on doing just so we weren't ending up with three banks of which would be un rightful um we were going to use uh if somebody was being brought to the roof for a
private party for example from the commercial space um they would be brought up by the hostess so the hostess would have ke or she would swipe that and that would allow for roof access the residents don't have that
to the roof. And the same thing for the senior center. So the the elevator that's on the senior center side can't go all the way up. No, that one doesn't go. Okay. All right. Councilman Park. Question on the the one with all the numbers. The table. Yes, the table.
So in the corridor that's 15 ft wide next to the post office. In the very back is a staircase parking lot. What is the elevation on that? So, where's the front door to the senior center going to be in? There's there's two doors into the senior center. We're looking at a
section that was cut through the site mostly to show heights and also show the organization by color, the same color that's used in the floor. Um, we're looking from 10 road that the building
is being cut. This is Washington Avenue. This is I think you get that. I just want to make sure everyone else does. Um there is an entrance in the rear that will probably we imagine be used mostly
by the people that come by van and then we have a main entrance off Washington. that is going to be that's tight for and out it'll be reversed out I guess or back.
Okay, last question. Oh, I got a bunch. Sorry. Again, as we said, this is just the first conversation. Okay. You could share with David as we said. So, the back lane that you have proposed behind the building um is an overlay, as
you can see, of where the post office parking was. And many in our community have asked, well, how am I bringing my packages to the post office? Where is my um route to the post office going to be? Where's the post office trucks going to drop off? Those are main concerns for
our residents. I'm not seeing here how you are envisioning this space between the buildings to be both. It doesn't function for the post. So you're eliminating the entirety of the post office parking lot there. We are we are we are
again I'm questioning the the I just want to make sure that our council understands that this will no longer be available for our residents. They will come in through like where the masons are and go behind the post office. Yes. Where all the post office trucks are now.
That's their parking lot. Our parking lot would be CVS. So you'd have to walk a package from I'm just saying you know these are to use the post office to use the post office which has a door now in an al in this alley.
We now remember the post office. This is the only door that opens to the public. It doesn't have a door on the other side. So we need to keep that in mind. We're going to reconstruct our post office and they going to have to because I can't walk all five feet of me can't
walk a package or a senior or somebody differently aabled cannot and should not have to walk a package from our CVS parking lot through the all the way to this alley to get into the front entrance of the post office or they can park right in front. So, you know, again, part of there's no parking here anymore,
right? There was there was council discussion of if on the street if the RFP moves forward with an and a developer is designated short-term there would be accommodations made on Tennly Road for parking shortterm. Correct. Okay. So and potentially looking into shared
parking with the adjacent um lot for the post office. I'm not sure if everyone's now just using UPS but I was at the post office the other day aligned 10 deep. Everyone's sending out packages for their kids to college. Okay. So we can make three or four spots maybe on the street, but everyone with these big
we are exploring other options. I understand, but it's it's a reality for our residents to eliminate all access to the front of the post office. Is it just to I'm sorry, just to clarify, are you saying that you wanted the walking lane from the parking lots in the back of the building to the front
or are you saying you still wanted parking spaces within the parking lot that went out for RFP? I disagree that the building should be this size. I think that's not my take away from the senior center. We're take away from the resident adds more value to our
residents than the few parking lots with few pack with the few people that are sending packages. I hear you. Can I bring something up larger program here that we we intend as a part of this to on a
municipally burough's choosing build a parking garage that is intended primarily for residents of this building. But during
daytime hours, 7 to 4 or 7 to 5, we would open up to residents of the town and visitors of the town to be used as a free municipal lot after the developers expense. Yep. Where's the parking at? Am I missing it? Just the blue. No, so it's not depicted on here. So
it would be on the on an existing burrow parking. on an existing burrow owned piece of property which there are a handful around the area build a parking lot still stands regardless of whether they build a parking lot you still have to hold the target it's a fair comment it's
a tradeoff between having a senior center and a more vibrant downtown you're not wrong the only question is have you solved for that and that's part of a separate and further on discussion it's a reasonable question it's a reasonable thing to walk through if they can build something that's adjacent to
or something efficient for everybody, we can get there. But it's it's something to keep in consideration for the next round of discussions. I I would I would echo that and just add um even add one row of parking with the drive up cut this building in half,
right? Or maybe that's what it needs to be to make the balance. We need to figure that out. Okay. Right. Okay. Um thank you so much. This is great. Uh like I said, so if we could
just please share with David uh the topics of areas and then we'll have the team come back uh for a more thorough review. This was done slightly in a vacuum. Yeah, definitely. We'll keep it to under 14.
But again, this is a work in progress. I don't want anyone to think, you know, absolutely. This is exactly what it has to be. Perfect. Great. Thank you. Thank you so much. Appreciate it, guys. Um, public's comments, uh, audience
members wishing to speak will have three minutes, uh, three-minute time limit to address the governing body. Items on the agenda. Large groups are asked to have a spokesperson represent them. Omar. Um, we have anybody, please. If you want to just come up and give
your name, that'd be great. State my name. There you go. John Williams. How you guys doing? Very well. Thank you. I uh reached out to Morgan March 18th, 2025. And uh I had a proposal to him for my son who grew up in Tennoc. His name
is Sam Williams. You guys have probably heard of him. Mark said that uh passed on a letter on my behalf on my son council and this was in regards to naming the cage right on Tennifly Road as you guys all know after Sam because
Sam made it as a professional soccer player and signed with Chicago Fire. Sam grew up on Tennifly. I have the letter that I passed out to Mark if you guys would like to pass around take a look.
He uh we came to a little halt. We don't know if you guys have seen this. He said it was presented. We also said that it went to had to go to the tennified youth soccer kind of ended up where are we with it. So I flew back from Chicago,
take care of the grandkid, visit in Connecticut and then come back to Jersey and you know Sam attended elementary school in Scman basically born and raised in Tennifly and uh went to the middle school, graduated in high school in Tennifly.
He's absolutely signed with the he was played soccer with the New York Red Bulls. was the only kid ever cut by the New York Red Bulls at 12 years old, 13 years old. He's the only kid ever made it back. He set the record for the most minutes in the USL, which is a
professional league at 16 years old for the Red Bulls in their entire history. And he played over 2,000 minutes in 37 appearances at 16 years old. He then ended up getting a full scholarship to the University of North Carolina which
was guaranteed for life if he spent three semesters there. So he can go back anytime and get a scholarship. The Chicago Fire bought his rights in 2025 March and he signed a first team
contract. So he's the first kid there's been if anybody would like to take a guess of how many residents have lived in Tennifly since the beginning. Anybody like to take a guess how many people lived in Tenny? 200K. 474 to 495,000 people have lived.
Okay. Since its inception. Now, the best part about this is there's three players that have signed a professional contract and professional sports all in Tennifi. We all know it's the 1% club, right? However, if you guys can name those
three players, it'd be great. One was a football player, one was another soccer player, and the third obviously is Sam. And the other thing is is Sam is the only person in the history of Tennifly that has played a professional game at
19 years old. Okay? All I'm saying is is that there's a great opportunity because he took his craft and learned everything at that cage and it could be called Sam's House. And you could have like a dedication and
a little ceremony with like the resilience, don't give up, all that stuff. So that's why I'm here, and I hope that you guys could What's that? Jay Bural. Greg Bural, which is his current coach who went to the University of North Carolina. And
the other guy was a professional football player. He grew up on Mountain Road. Father was a sports cer. Okay. But I can't remember his name. He was a professional football player. He s he didn't last long. He he he got on practice squads, but he did play one
game. Greg didn't play at 19 years old. He went to Europe, but he did go to University of North Carolina. But Sam's the only person in the history of Tennifly only to go pro to go pro. And he left college. He graduated Tennifly online because we had
some problems with the school trying to copy his soccer schedule. He's the only kid that's ever played professional sports in 10. Congratulations. And that cage was built for kids to learn and develop. And you could have a
plaque of him that says, "Don't give up. Don't quit. You know, this is what dedication commitment is like." And that's it's a simple thing. Kid's not dead. You know, why don't we honor somebody who's done something really good in your town? And we just need your guys' approval. Well, I I actually think
if I was trying to remember back when if this was brought up and I believe it was we were going to get input from the United Soccer United because they paid for the cage. Yeah.
So, I I don't think it was as simple as um us voting. I think it was like a there was a little bit more discussion. they needed to to be brought into the discussion. So next steps that was all I want to clarify. So let's have uh David if we could
follow up with Tennifly United see where we are and then come back and go if they have no objection then we can move forward. Yeah pretty much in agreement would be a great idea. We have the dedication like don't we have the committee that we do she knows he would
be there every day a naming committee. Yes. I will tell you this with couple different things. There's there's rules about naming and I I know because I was like very knee deep in it. Uh there's nothing
about uh like a soccer cape like it's only about like street names or plaques or things like that. So it's not covered right now streets and monuments. Can we do a plaque at the soccer cave? Yeah. It's called Sam's House.
Build it, right? I mean, maybe it's not. Let's follow up. Let's follow up with Yeah, because Wendy was working a long time on that, too. Not it's monuments and plaques. It seems like a pretty simple. I have nothing that I need to do with that,
right? I mean, it's a great it's a great thing to show something for the kids and residents of life that commitment, hard work. Hey, you can get cut. You can come back. Don't give up. Work hard and your dreams will come true. And you know, Thank you for uh thank you for bringing it forward. Much appreciated.
So when do you think that uh we would hear something and how we going to go about how we going to go about finding out when? Because I'm in Chicago and I do a lot of texting and I'm retired so I can I could have a lot of fun time because you know why I moved to Chicago? So I could watch Sam play.
There you go. All right. But then I came back to watch the grandkids. But I just wanted like to know where we would be with the next steps. you know what United usually has around this time. Um I think you could coordinate with Jamie since um it's probably close to
the time when the different co-sponsored sports have to make their presentations. No no she should coordinate with United but play a lot of sports in tennis. Unfortunately he didn't get to play with United because his skills were a little
So we got the actions. We'll certainly please leave your information with Omar and we'll take care of it. Do you guys need my cell phone, my email? Sure. Why don't you share with Omar with your information? Okay, there you go. Thank you, John. Thank you very much for your time. Perfect.
Omar, anything else? Any other public comment? Oh, I love that presentation. Thank you for collabing. That was so nice. No one online. No one online. Okay. Uh, so let's move on to the
administrator's report. David, yeah, so I u apologize. I handed this out late to you tonight. Um, I have been out a little bit. Um, if you if there are any questions on the report or if there's something you want to ask me specifically. Um, I do.
Go ahead. I attempt to answer your question. Go ahead. Um, so first of all, I just want to talk about the building report and the the the August and July building reports. This is picky, but I say this all the time. One page is like this, one page is like that. Can we just get them all?
You know, you could just do it on your I do I just move them all, but it always comes, you know, they're basically upside down. But um, on the building report, I saw um Oh god, now I got to go. What was my Oh no, it just totally nicked me off that thing. on the
building report. I had a question on the um the vacant properties and what we're doing on that. And Wendy, I wanted to ask you, do we need a different ordinance on that?
Uh we do. Um there's been updated case law and legislation that has changed. So your vacant property ordinance is kind of your own thing that isn't in a it. Yours is very different. Your It's
the new state law authorizes Well, it's not that new now, but the law authorizes for foreclosed properties. Um, your commercial program is something we need to talk about. Okay. So, can you add that to a future? Happily. Yes.
I don't think we have many empty spaces. We had a full list this time around. That's why I was concerned. A lot of them are going in. I I think a lot of new things are coming in. Saw a new dance studio. Yeah. Yes. Matcha. I saw matcha. I'm excited for the new chicken place
that's coming, Roost. If anyone has that, that's going to be amazing. Um, but the Yeah, are we able to talk publicly about the Saraphina you told me earlier? Well, we have now I'm baited breath liquor license
application. Yes. Yay. Transfer. to comment at a future meeting. Question for you for real was about the low leaf field. Yes. So, tonight we have an ordinance, if the
public is listening, um to put in another $100,000 on this project. And I want to know the status of the bids. I know we said we'd be in construction this fall, like this November, but again, the $100,000 that we're
passing tonight, can you just break that down for me why we need to pass it separately? Sure. So, the $100,000 that you're considering tonight is um going to be funded wholly by the little league. Um, so yeah, you have to appropriate it
from your open space trust fund and then you'll receive the money in and then once the money comes back in, uh, Susan will probably record it as a miscellaneous um, donation. Uh, no, as a miscellaneous revenue, not not anticipated.
Okay. And then it will go back to open space at the end of the year or in in transfers. Okay. Thank you. Um that's what I thought actually. Yeah. And that and that would be really an upper an upper number right now. Um we're negotiating as I as I said last
meeting we're we're um basically between about 600 and $610,000 is where we're negotiating at this point. Um so it's funding the difference from what monies we have which I used to have this at the top of my head Susan.
It's $547,000, something like that. So, we have $547. We've already appropriated it available. The little league would make up the difference. The reason we are asking for it to be $100,000 is to allow for any
contingencies that are uh unforeseen field conditions. Um so, we it would cover that without having to come back and ask for additional funding. And we seem to be on schedule for construction this fall. Yes. So, um, they're choosing their timing.
Yeah, it's it's their timing and, um, we should be able to be in a position to award a contract at our September 2nd meeting. Okay. Excellent. Thank you. Only other two questions I have. Good. Anyone else?
Um, I have one. Yep. And again, I'm not sure. This is a code enforcement question. Um there's a resident who has written to mayor council on code enforcement for flooding. Yes. Um I'm working with the bro engineer on
you're working. Okay. And do you know the status if we've done an inspection of the surrounding property that's also flooded? Um, I can confirm that an inspection was done of the property in question and the property owner was advised of the need to that
their site plan does not match what is on the ground after construction. So, stop work would be required and uh new application that that it's a house under construction. The there was work being done in the
backyard. Okay. The of one property allegedly. you can't get your your seal for or your certificate um of approval for the work that was done because it wasn't done according to the site plan. So, they have to redo it or they have to submit a new site plan uh application.
Okay. Um that's the first one. That's the first of the flooding. The second flooding I have on Highwood. There's a house that had um for imperous coverage percentage grass in between the driveway
and they filled it in and then the neighbor below them uh like the neighbors below them are getting water and think that it's have someone sent a letter to the burrow. No. Okay. So then they need to so someone has to bring it to Well, this is more about a code
enforcement. So if someone says we have an address code enforcement, I can get you it. Okay. If you give me the address, I'll have code enforcement look at it. Okay. I'm just saying, you know, we have a lot of code enforcement happening. Okay. And remember, you have part-time employees, so you kind of have to they
have to get the complaints in order to know where to go. That's the most important thing. People have to tell us and Facebook is not how they tell us. Correct. Correct. I understand that. There's actually be I always say call
I always say call David. I always say call code of Lauren. There's an online form on the burough website. I hear you, buddy. I do. There's an email. You need to understand it so that then something can be done because code enforcement does not follow Facebook.
Um, so next correspondence. We have a correspondence from uh Joseph Kelly. Um, any questions on this? I guess my no complaints from the neighbors, I guess. So, that was a question I had. I had two
two elements. One is I just don't know where the containers sit. Obviously, if they sit, you know, right in front of Nickerbacher, that's different than versus in the back. So, I don't know where the containers are going to be placed. And then how long? I think just rough timing. They say it
should be about a year. That's a long time. And the way it's written is can we just have it until it's completed? No. notify. There's a statute. So, it's normally 90 days as they wrote in the letter. They wrote, "I know it's
supposed to be 90 days, but can we just have it until this project's done?" And are they on the clock on the 90 days so far, or is this preemptive longer than 90 days? So, I don't know. The way I read it, I'm not sure if it's started yet or not. Uh,
so I don't know. I guess my Wendy would be best at it. My point of view would be first of all, where are the containers? Are they right in front or are they in the back? And then two, if it's 90 days, if that's our rule, then I would ask that they come back every 90 days. And
as long as Why is this a council? So you have to um approve the extension of more time. So the ordinance as you can do it for the ordinance extension requires council approval. not building or planning or
anything. So give me one second just to bring up the code. I mean that really goes to the question of whether 90 days has started because if you're on 89 this becomes an emerging vision. This is preemptive to day one. Why are we having this conversation? I don't think it's preemptive to day
one. I doubt and the idea is that the property but the neighbors are here to complain. No the way the the containers just like when resor use permit for it. We try to give it for like
is 90 days not the accurate number. Whatever the first number is the max. So 90 90 and 90. So I think this is something that needs to be discussed both with construction and zoning. um because it sounds like
they're also looking for approval to use containers for construction um supplies where normally that would be part of your site layout for your construction plan. So I think this is something David that perhaps we need to talk to to Bob
about as to what exactly they need and what can they do through their construction site plan application versus just storage containers. You know, one thing is is storing their tables and chairs. Another thing is construction materials.
Yeah. And I know that there was another I forget the address, but there was a problem that that we had that the chief had with a uh a particular um address that that kept a storage container on on the public street for an exorbitant amount of time
and and kept coming for extensions and and so forth. we finally were able to get that removed by giving in a certain date, but um it yeah becomes a problem and we should have a a more formal process. So, as far as a container in a
residential zone, which I'm not sure if the golf course um facilities are located, considered a residential zone or not, but that's where you can get a 30-day permit that can be extended twice just by the zoning official. So, that's where you get to the 90 days to appeal
to the council. Um, but again, I think more information is still needed. So, let's have Bob reach out. Okay, good. Um, new business. Okay. I was
sorry, I don't I don't know if I should do new business or Yeah, I think it makes more sense for new business. Can I say something right now then? I guess. Okay. Um, all right. Um, I wanted to thank the police officers for um something on
Saturday morning. New business has the introduction of ordinances. Oh, okay. Sorry. But if you want with your your council, I'll do my uh report. So, can I talk about this one for a second about the ordinance? The new business ordinance. Yes.
It's an introduction. So, it's really not You want to introduce it first? No, I'm just saying generally an introduction. You introduce it and you would discuss it on a public hearing. the second reading night the introduction I'm trying to give it some context okay I don't know we had discussed
that's the choice of the chair sure what can I help what do you got this I just want to say this is an ordinance that is requiring now a certain percentage of each building going into tennifly oh yeah to have a percentage of affordable housing units what this precludes though
is actually if we meet our affordable housing allowing a builder to come in and have zero affordable housing you will never meet your affordable housing All right, there you go. Well, so just maybe the laws, you know, the target keeps moving up. So here's you already have an ordinance
that has a set aside of 15% for rental properties, 20% for um for sale properties, and that's if somebody gets a a zoning change or a redevelopment, something that increases the density on the site that was otherwise there,
right? As well. Um, so what this is doing is because in round four under the Fair Housing Act amendments, there is no longer a bonus credit for rental units. That's where the 15% versus the 20% came around because there was this extra percentage of a bonus credit that is not
available to rental units anymore. So the purpose of this ordinance is just to make it 20% across the board because that's how the crediting happens now. So this way you're not losing credits to rentals when it should have the same set aside as for sale units.
It's the only modification. Good. Yes. Perfect. And it was part of your housing element and fair share plan. It is part of our housing element and fair share plan that the planning board discussed. What I wanted to put on I guess which I well so again you do a a vacant land
analysis. Tennifly is fully built out, right? So you have an obligation and then you have what your realistic development potential is. In the middle of those two numbers is your unmet need. If you were to ever meet your unmet need, which dates back to the first round in 1985 till now, you can
certainly consider removing this ordinance. It's not happening anytime soon. If our unmet need becomes zero for a time period, then you would you could repeal your ordinance. What's our number? It is proposed this year that we have
met our No no no no no what you're meeting is your realistic development potential correct that is your obligation minus your realistic development potential is your unmet need I believe your realistic development potential is
zero so your full 200 plus units right now is unmet need in addition to the unmet need that you have from the prior round and the third round. Okay. So hundreds and hundreds of units Yep. Sorry, Adam. I just wanted to say the
reason I was asking is because I did want to add something into this ordinance that if instead of having to pass a new ordinance later on, you would have to repeal the ordinance. This is second. No, this is an introduction. No, no, no. I'm saying that if this passes, if you pass pass it, you would have the
bottom. You can't put If you get to the point where you have zero unmet need. If you get to the point where you have zero unmet need, then you would amend or repeal. The purpose of making this all 20% across is to help get you to that point sooner.
Oh, I I'm with you. I'm just saying I'm hoping we get to the unmet need. Hope we all do. Councilman Park, would you like to make the motion? I move to introduce on first reading ordinance 45 September 2nd
at 7:30 there second will read the title of the ordinance sure ordinance number 24-25 an ordinance amending chapter 35 land development regulations of the revised general
ordinances council member Corsair yes council member Dayton Yes. Council member Michaels. Yes. Council member Dr. Okconor. Yes. Council member Park. Yes. Council member Roler. Yes. Perfect. A public hearing. Um,
Councilwoman Dr. Okconor, would you like to uh make a motion? Yeah. The uh internet keeps uh cutting out every time I open it. Thank you. Um, I move to pass and adopt on second and final reading ordinance 25-23
and that notice of same shall be published according to law. Uh, Omar, you like to uh, I'll second. Okay. And are there any public comments on this ordinance?
Okay. Okay. Not. Okay. All right. So, we're let me read this for you. Ordinance number 25-23 an ordinance of the burough tennifi in the county of Bergen, New Jersey, appropriate $100,000
supplementing ordinance 24-09 and 25-13 for upgrades at the Little League field. Council member Corsair, yes. Council member Dayton, yes. Council member Michaels, yes. Council member Dr. Okconor. Yes. Council member Park. Yes. Council member. Yes.
Um, does anyone on the council have any uh questions on the consent agenda? No. Okay. I have one question. The benches, did we we decided to just do plain benches and
not do the benches that are the the Tennly there? So, I said, I didn't ask you. Council for efficiency council. So it's going to be in a couple different tranches. Um so the first uh
tranch is the uh typical um uh recycled plastic benches that we have in most of our parks. I'm getting pricing uh on uh uh the benches for downtown and we do have some additional funding for that. So, as soon as I get that, we'll bring that.
Those are making a a nice impact and people are really liking it. I'm getting calls that people are liking it. Yeah, they're um just the orange ones. Tennifly orange.
Yeah. Yeah. The logo show consistency. Okay. Can I get a motion to approve resolution R25-425 through R25-435? So move. Second. Second. Omar call the roll.
Council Corsair. Yes. Pass Dayton. Yes. Council Michaels. Yes. Pass member Dr. Okconor. Yes. Cart. Yes. Cooler. Yes. Perfect. Could I get an approval of the minutes of July 14th, 2025 and August
4th, 2025? Second. All in favor? Perfect. Uh, committee reports. Councilman Rosier, I have all well, my friend. Thank you, sir. Councilwoman Dayton,
I want to thank our DPW for sorry for doing um we had a flood on River Edge and we we have very quick responses from all our first responders and our DPW. So, thank you very much uh to all those involved, especially our police also who
were directing traffic away from River Edge Road. And that's all I have. Yep. Good. Counciloman Corsair Counciloman Dr. Okconor. Yes. Um, so I got some numbers from
Tennifly Composting Program. Uh, so the neighborhood compost is the group we use and, uh, I always encourage our residents to sign up for the composting program. Uh, but since its inception, Tennifly has composted 36,58
pounds of compost. So it's accelerating. Well, we um are still at about 50 uh families who participate. Love that to improve, but we get a but they compost a lot. So, we're I did also
want to just say this for David and um I know you're involved with this when we changed the lock combination, it did help curb the code sharing. So, now the people who are in the program are the are the ones using it. Um, I did
just want to I guess I'm going to use this time to thank the police. Uh, Saturday morning at 6:20. I'm going to repeat 6:20 on Saturday morning because I don't think that could be said enough.
Um, the roofers decided to start working on Stillman School and uh, not quietly. So I called at about 6:40 the police for this code enforcement issue and the police were able to answer and the work
did stop until about 8. So clearly they went and spoke to them. Uh so thank you to the police. I I'm just going to say especially since uh I'm across from one of the schools being worked on.
If um David, if we could circle back to our code enforcement officers, we it's more than just one now, right? We have I think we had another we have two part-time two part-time. Um and other people have emailed after this happened on at 6:20
in the morning on Saturday. Um, I want to just make sure that all of the workers um, all of the different um, parts of the people who are like fixing different parts of this building are aware. Like today I'm up, but there was
work that started with another group at 7 a.m. I know that's also against code. We don't start work at 7 a.m. on weekdays. So I I think that that everybody involved with the school construction all the you know I mean I understand there in clearly some sort of
rush before the end but we could amend an ordinance really quickly and grab a bunch of that school capital money. I like it. And fines and fines, right? Um, but on on a serious note, I'll I'll ask Bob to send a note to whoever pulled the um um
permit and to make sure that all those folks are aware and then I'll also write to the school business administrator. Thank you so much because there's so many different people working on it and it's all over the it's so loud. Thank you,
Council Parks. defeated this year. That's awesome. Wow. 94. The sharks. Nice. That's just because tigers don't swim that way. But they practice it at our pool. Should
we invite them? This is what happens when you know the mayor's not here. Councilman Rogieri just gets a little punch drunk. Anything else? Can we can we invite them to the next meeting and say congrats? Goodness. Okay. Children focus three um three dates I
want to make sure everyone puts on their calendars. Thursday, September 4th, welcome reception. Very excited about that. Tuesday, September 9th. Oh, sorry. Very good. Thank you. in front of the the library. Actually, it's going to be at the pool.
It's gonna be at the pool. Really? When did we change that? Oh, we've never done that that way. Weekend. Oh, the weekends. Okay. Okay. So, it's at the pool. I think people just didn't want me to come, so they changed the Yeah, I always thought it was always Peace Plaza.
It is. Okay. So, the pool on Thursday, September 4th, um Thursday, and then Tuesday, September 9th is community night. Right. It was originally in front of the police station, but I'm sure David's gonna tell me it's at the pool. Okay, that's still staying there.
September 9th. Rain date is the 10th. Rain date is the 10th. And then Sunday, October 19th, fall festival. Yeah, got it. See, in front of Highlander Park until they move it and not tell me. Um, good. Um, my present to everyone is no close
session. Wow, look at that. Um, just one housekeeping note. I I noticed everybody is having trouble with the internet. Let me ask are is everybody using a burrow provided device? No.
Yes. I still didn't get my Okay. So, part of the issue is is security network issues. If um if you will use a burrow issued device, then we we could put you on a different uh network that has a different a different
Wi-Fi that has a different security level. Um, and then we can have we can have it program that, but we can't program that Wi-Fi onto a non burrow device. Yeah.
We used to get iPads so whatever whoever doesn't have a burrow device, let Omar know and we'll get one and then we'll get it approved. All right. All right. That motion to close. So move. Second. Second.
All in favor. Thank you everybody. Good night. Go on. I've been