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>> All right. Well, first thing I want to say is what a fantastic job the Department of Public Works did >> during the snowstorm. >> Well, David, Patrick, the team, it was they really did a fabulous job. We had uh we had 22 trucks out there, right? 22
uh drivers plus the articulated loaders cleaning up downtown and the snow mounds. And then we had a snowball fight. >> That was really cool, right? That was very good. Right. Mel's Butcher Block sponsored that one. So, all right. Uh, roll call please. Omar.
>> Council member Corsair >> here. >> Council member Dayton >> here. >> Council member Jackson >> here. >> Council member Michaels >> present. >> Council member Dr. Okconor >> here. >> Council member Oeri. Mayor Zenna >> here. Okay. The first item on the agenda is the youth to elders program.
>> Can I introduce this for a sec? >> Yeah, go ahead. >> Okay. First of all, sorry for the mask. I'm just battling a cold and don't want to give it to anyone. Um we had a wonderful senior services meeting with our uh chair Max Bosch and of course our senior services um director Risa Aen
Leven and we had this incredible presentation from Daniel here who's going to present to all of us. >> Great. >> And we I just want to explain for three years been trying to get a program called seniors to seniors where the seniors in high school can go and help our seniors and our senior citizen
residents. We have not been able to get it done and our problem has now been solved. So, I've asked that this presentation come here to the council and to the public at large. It's an incredible job and I'm so thankful for it. So, take it away. >> Wonderful.
>> Yeah. >> First, I have 10 shorts and >> I kind of just made a short speech by introducing myself and like briefly introducing what my nonprofit needs to do. So, first I just want to thank you guys all for allowing me to speak with
you all today. And my name is Daniel Chun and I'm a junior at Tennfly High School. And I was actually born in Los Angeles, California, but I moved here when I was very young. And I've been living with my grandmother for more or less my entire life. And I saw how as she grew older, small errands like
getting groceries or picking up medicine weren't so small for her anymore. with my with me and my sister either at school and my mom at work. She was always struggling to do simple things like getting groceries like I said before. And when I spoke to a few of my friends who also spent a lot of time
with their grandparents, I realized that it's hard for the senior population as a whole with issues like this. And I started to realize that with things like Door Dash and Uber Eats being really accessible for my generation and the youth, senior citizens still have a lot of like problems with gaining those
groceries if especially if they're living by themselves within our town. And that's why I launched my nonprofit called Youth to Elders. And I know that I'm not going to be able to make deliveries to every single senior citizen in Tennifly. But I hope that with me using my nonprofit that some of these senior citizens will be will gain
access to the simple things like groceries and medicine like before. And we deliver groceries to our customers with no search charge or no no complicated process to make the orders. They can easily reach out to us and with order forms or simply call the number
with in the brochures I gave you guys. And once we receive the order, I'd work with my co-founder, Alex, to plan our delivery. And then we'll give them an estimate of how much the total will be. And we buy the items. And then if needed, we'll give them change. And just thank you guys for your time,
consideration, and commitment to make Tennifly a greater place for senior citizens. >> Thank you. Thank you. >> So, I have a couple questions for my council. you know, we have the ability to partner and to provide information for those seniors that want to sign up.
We can actually make a sign up within our count, you know, within our bureau, keep it private, and then give this information to them. You know, there's ways that we can help coordination here. So, I don't know if anyone's interested. I know Rhysa and our team and Max, uh,
they have a lot to say. So, >> what we are trying to do basically is, uh, popularize, if it's possible to say this word, uh the nonprofit to our seniors. We know that there is an issue with the sponsorship and stuff like
that. Who do we select? We do not uh specifically wants to be a selection or something sponsorship uh if it's possible. We just want to make sure that we can popularize this uh nonprofit to our seniors. If we have to say that this
is not sponsored by the uh B of Tennifly and has no responsibility, we'll be very glad to do so. If we can put this on the web for the uh seniors to see, it's one thing. Secondly, we like to be able to
email that to our constituency. We have a large list of seniors that uh use the services of the senior center and so on. Uh there is a release that was written over here such a way that uh there is no
liability of course Wendy if you want to review it and make sure that uh it's correct. If not I can write a different release it's up to you but you you're going to have to doctor anyway. So yeah, and we have also I just wrote a small
list of uh it's going to be a list of items how much money each one of the it's it's basically how much it cost and signed by uh both the customer and our uh uh nonprofit to make sure that there
are no issues with a payment and then we can do something that is extremely helpful for our seniors. We were trying to do something like this for a long time. We couldn't get it. Finally, we want to thank Daniel for starting this nonprofit of his own. Uh he's going to
register next year in as a club in high school. And why is it important? because once it's registered, this can become a club that continues even after Daniel goes on to his greater things and becomes a service
that we can help the seniors with. I want to thank Risa, our senior service coordinator, for taking her time and coming over here uh during her own private night. I'm asking you to support this and to work with me and the senior
senior senior citizen committee to find a way to get free services to our constituency because the seniors in town seniors is a rude one they build our community and we all benefit from our community.
>> Okay. So question for you Max um or Daniel. So, a senior citizen wants to use your service. H how do they find out about you and how do they contact you? We will email because we have a very very substantial list of seniors in
town. We'll email them basically this brochure for them to take advantage. Now, it's not going to be super uh comprehensive because the people that we want to reach, >> sure, >> are the people that do not have that
type of communication. But we can also work with the police department and when they do welfare checks or when they go and see the people that need help or stuff like this to give them this brochure and say by the way we have this
and if any one of you has another idea. Hey >> so will this operate kind of in partnership with the senior services committee that'll be watching over this or how do you view that? Okay. So there are two school of thoughts. One, if we
going to be sponsorship, we will make sure that we have solar facility to the people not but we will as much as possible be able to supervise everything that is necessary from
releases to pay payment and everything. It's okay and we're going to forward to you for approval. The other school of thought say don't get involved because you don't want to get the the liability. Personally, I'm not afraid of that type
of liability. But one of them has to be chosen and that's going to be when going to make a decision which one of the two of them it's better for them. But we want to do it. That's the whole idea. Let's find a way to do it. Not let's find a way not to do it.
>> No. No. Of course. So I mean this is a great idea. Oh, Lauren, you have a question and then Yeah, >> just a quick is there insurance involved with >> Well, I didn't say indemnifiable part of the release if you read is that you know they're not part of the world
that's not a sponsor service. >> You got to make sure Wendy's Yeah, this is great. Absolutely awesome. We just have to make sure from a legal perspective, one if it's on our website or are we condoning it or whatever happens. And then I guess from a like
who's paying for gas like how do you get funding? >> We don't need any funding. Daniel is basically funding this by himself. His nonprofit team and his friends are going to be doing that at no cost. So there is no funding.
>> Lauren. Okay. So just to clarify and Daniel please correct me. He wants to do this independent of the bureau. This is a nonforprofit that's being created independent of us. What I am asking is that we actually give him some support systems so that he can be successful. So
can we are we allowed to share some of our resources such as using our burrow website as a a list of our vendors which we do for other senior services in the bureau in the county and the state. Um, can we put him in our newsletter? Can we
put him as a list? >> What we cannot do is share names of seniors who are who the police department has the names for people to check on. >> Yeah, >> we cannot share that. >> No, no, we know that the police department >> give them this.
>> All right. So, let's let's focus on the big picture here. So, this is a fabulous idea, Daniel. Fabulous idea. Yeah. and and and and Max and Rhysa, thanks for the guidance that you've provided here. It's wonderful. So, the big question is does the putting the details aside for a
second. Is the council in support of this? >> Okay. So, everyone's in support of it. So, you got the yes. Okay. And I think all these details are enormously important. So, why don't you communicate with David and David will coordinate
with with Risa, wi with with Daniel, with Max, with Wendy, put it all together, okay, and we'll make it happen. >> You know how to find David, right? >> Okay. Yeah, of course. Why wouldn't we?
And you know what you should do? Offer uh offer snow shoveling because the seniors need that. I said leaf pickups, no shoveling, gardening and weeding. >> Yes, >> such as >> I understand one side of the
>> If we can get the second equation, we'll be very proud. >> Yes. Fabulous. Congratulations. >> We're gonna we're going to give you as much support as we can and spread you near far and wide. >> So, thank you very much. >> Thank you. >> Thank you, >> Resa. Thank you for being here.
>> All right. to be considered garbage update. >> Why I go to the senior services ap grant and maybe do that. Okay. >> Thank you for that, David. Thank you. >> Uh can I can introduce this if you want or David you want to do it? >> It's go ahead Laura here.
>> Okay. So every year uh we we worked for a couple years to get our AP status here in Penip. We finally received it and what that does is allows us to apply for a grant. It is not a small grant. Last year I came to you with a multi-art grant. We wanted the walking trail and extra benches and we did not get our
grant paperwork in in time. It was really complex and I wrote part of it and our staff was looking into it. We missed some deadlines. So last year I said I don't want to miss the deadlines. So we're back at the same place though where we might miss deadlines. So I would like permission to either have David help us with the grant to
facilitate or Millennial. The grant this year is a very limited grant. It's to create that walking path. Right Matt? >> Yes. Exactly. >> And um you know we we simplified it. It's even less. We qualify for this. We should get this money. We have done
everything for our seniors. We have incredible resources. We are one of the only towns with both a senior center and a senior services director for forbound and the buses and everything else. So we should with this grant as long as
we actually submit it we should be really in a good place to be eligible to receive the funds and we don't have to in our budget asking for we were asking 30 last year >> we were asking for 30,000 I think that uh two things that are important in that first of all we have to submit the
amount of money that's going to cost and you can get that from the engineer as soon as possible >> that's for the walking >> the second part is I want to say that we have the millennium people that are doing grants but In the past, at least when I was in council for construction grants, usually the engineer themselves
were were basically making the grants because they benefit from that and everything that was construction they were doing it. Uh it's up to you to make the decision. >> So what do you need from the council? >> There is a whole list of things that are required during for the ARP uh uh
grants. Basically, I would like the council to to say, "Okay, let's apply for that grant." And you choose the way to do the application. >> What is the cost to apply for the grant? >> Nothing. >> There's nothing no cost to apply for. There's a webinar that Rea and I have
both watched. >> Okay. Council in support of this. >> Yes. But it it needs to sort of get a fire under it because we are going to miss the deadline. >> What's the deadline? >> March. >> It's March. >> March what? >> I'm not so sure. March. is doing March 1st for our purposes so we get underway
>> or something. I I came over here in October and November to make sure I came over here again to make sure that this time we meet the deadline. >> Okay. >> And we have some really great projects. I mean we had talked about professional cleanouts for you know safety and
hoarding. We had talked about uh mental health services. We talked about the gap between the transport that doesn't go um curb to curb but doortodoor. You know, there's things that we could apply in the future once this grant start, you know, once we get used to this grant. There's some really great funding and
resources we can give to our seniors. And >> when is the grant awarded? >> It's a grant >> I don't know. >> Let's put it different. It's >> a webinar, but yeah, I forgot the date. >> It's due March. The grant is due March 4th. Thank you, Lisa. >> March 4th. Okay. >> So, we have a month.
>> But my question is when So, you apply for the grant. When is the when do they make the decision of the grant? They usually do it in 30 days. >> June >> June. >> June. >> Okay. All right. >> Yeah. There are two conditions and if you look at the grant, first is that we have basically the amount of money that
we need. >> Secondly, that we allocate that money part of our part of our uh budget and then they basically reimburse you rather than they don't want you not to put anything over there and say, "Oh, well, we'll wait. If they give us money, we
go. If they they give us don't give us money, we don't go." It has to be a project that people think yes, it's a worthwhile project and we have the money and hopefully you're going to reimburse us for that. >> Okay, everybody in support. >> Yes. >> This is a a mile walking path that seniors want that safe.
>> We're good. >> So, it's not only for seniors. As a matter of fact, it's a walking path for everybody. >> We took the uh we took the initiative because we needed for the seniors, but everybody should be able to walk. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. our um our DPW has done a lot of
work on research on this as I direct them from your first presentation. Uh so hopefully we can keep the engineers at a minimum so we don't spend $10,000 just for calling them, >> right? >> Uh so we'll we'll work on that. I think I think our grant writer Millennium
would be assigned this so they can you know basically steadily work on it and so it's in for the March 4th deadline. >> Thank you. >> I just want to clarify last wait hold on one second. Last year we gave it to Millennium and they gave it back to us. There's a lot of pieces that we they need our finances and our tax
information. >> They give it back to us based on the timing. >> No, because we got to them in January last year. We did this last >> the new year, >> but but let's let's see if we can get a turnaround and you know. >> All right. And the grant is roughly for about $30,000.
>> No, it's up to 300,000. I mean, there's all different levels. >> What are we asking? >> We're asking for a low-level small project. So whatever we get >> So wait a minute. So are we So you're asking for >> 30,000. >> You're asking for 30,000. Yeah. Okay. >> And and >> we'll see what we get.
>> Whatever we get is what you get is more than what you don't get. >> Yeah. >> Again. So what I want to do So I know we're rushing. >> We don't have >> We're not rushing. >> Let's see. >> How much it cost? >> Well, I'm not not rushing. >> Well, so we need those estimates. We don't have >> Let's Let's think about it. Yes, some of
us have spoken about like along this path maybe we do other senior, you know, body weight, you know, pull-ups, one arm pull-ups that the mayor does. Pretty hardcore when you see him do it. >> He does easy push-up planking >> in the snow.
>> So, let's let's just not again. To your point, no. If if if if I could tell you that we're going to get only $1,000, it's not worth killing the team to write the grant. We're going to write the grant. Let's write it right. Yeah. And maybe we ask for $50,000 because we incorporate the other things. So
>> I have all the information on all of the projects except I don't have the >> Yeah. I tried to to throw uh uh Lauren under the bus to have her write and said, "No, no, no. >> Okay. >> All right. Thank you, Max. >> Thank you.
>> Thank you. I appreciate the support." Of >> course. And you know, we got this designation. We might as well apply. >> Good. It's good stuff. All right. The garbage update. So with the garbage update, basically we identified, you know, the two distinct issues that I think the council wants to look at. The
first being um the the public trash collection in front of uh food establishments uh or outside of food establishments and the subsequent cleaning of their parking lots. So, I think that uh the burough attorney, if I could have have her research, whether we
could tie that to the annual u food uh license that the burrow gives them as a sort of a hook. >> Good idea. I like that. >> Um that would be that would put the responsibility on them and then as a as a backup the property owner uh through
some type of responsibility. Um, that's going to be a little trickier if they've already had their site plan approval as we've discussed before, but Wendy thought if we were to do something under health, safety, welfare, um, and correct me if I'm wrong, that we could potentially move forward with that if we
gave them a period of time to comply, like a 12-month period or what have you, >> which period of time to comply is reasonable, right? I don't know if we 12 months to buy garbage cans. The >> the second part was the 12 month. Yeah, I'm sorry. The
it for restaurants that come in and when they get the zoning approval, then it would come that and a brand. >> And then the second part was for the dumpsters and um you know the uh the non-esthetic looking uh look in the in the downtown of all the dumpsters all over the place
>> um to properly screen them. And that's where the 12-month uh tie-in would come from. if they don't if they're not currently required to screen the dumpsters based on their planning board site plan review or was not even a thing back when they had their their approvals done.
This would give them the ability to phase in uh compliance uh under the health safety and welfare code. So if the council was uh I guess supportive of that then we could have Wendy write those two ordinances and bring it back to you.
>> So I I have a question. this whole issue of it wasn't done when they got their their um their zoning approvals, right? So, lots of us had zoning approvals. Lots of people had zoning approvals for things before the recycling laws came into effect and they're not exempted from recycling just because they got
their zoning approvals before that. How would this be any different? >> We'll do a phase. >> Okay. >> So, I have a question. Can we look at like where the placement of the dumpsters are in key areas and can we is there consolidation?
Is that something that we can do like or and also um yeah well that's the most important one because like you have like four dumpsters in one area and they're all overflowing and they're all run by different businesses and they're a
problem in for many reasons. The problem with the consolidation is determining which business they're going to have trouble in between them of who's actually filling the dumpster. So that's going to create a lot of problems. It's something we can look at certainly for the planning board level for future site
plan approvals to maybe if it's one building with multiple entities have it the responsibility of the building owner and it's part of the lease that they're giving the tenants is the one consolidated dumpster and the business the property owner would be in charge of it. But for um
>> but how do we address it right now when you have four overflowing dumpsters together? >> Generally the the dumpsters are something that is brought forward in their site plan application and the location is part of that. >> So if they're not in the right place we can pull their >> So maybe we need to make we need to make
sure that everything is is is up to date now even though we brought it up and and there was no change. >> We did look up the stop and shop plaza specifically last year. So none of this was addressed in their um uh site plan approval. Okay. The public trash cans.
>> No, no, the dumpers. >> I know. I know. But so >> so yeah. So it wasn't out of it wasn't out of the ordinary that that the placement of dumpsters and the area right on the River Edge and and uh uh Grove is not screened. So we'll double
check it again, but it didn't it didn't jump out like they were non-compliance. >> Okay. at that point. Um, so you know, there was some one op one uh suggestion by the mayor about putting trees there. We could put trees, but we'd have to leave enough room for the trash trucks
to correct service the area. >> So, okay. >> Yes. Hold on, Jenny. Lauren, then you go back to you. >> First of all, I'm completely in support of Jenny's both questions, the placement and the consolidation. My question is they border our city streets and we have 10 feet, right? A lot of them are right
off our main roads. Can't we use that 10-foot in any way? >> We've we've talked about that. Dave is looking into that. >> Not just trees, but also to push them back closer to their property line. >> Yeah. If they're if they're encroaching on the >> 10 foot right away.
>> We should be finding businesses that have overpowering dumpster. That's >> dumpster. >> Yeah. Right now, right? Without any new rules. So, that's the code. >> Yeah. And they have been cited, by the way, most recently with these complaints that we've received. They've been cited by the health office,
>> Jenny. >> Okay. So, we have the the dumpster. So, we can we can look at that. We can look at adding screens and phasing that in and we can do code enforcement. And then the other issue on top of that is was the plaza, the the cigarette butts and the whatever. And and the um shopping
carts are all over downtown and they're not moving. So, they were there last week, they're still there this week. And and so whose responsibility? Obviously, it should be Stop and Shop's responsibility, but you know who else is going who's taking care of that if
they're still getting, you know, who got the who got the summons or who got the >> their shopping carts being removed off site. >> Yeah, >> kids are doing that one. >> Yeah. >> And there Yeah. So, anyway, so >> we could probably have DPW do a one sweep or something, but I don't want to
necessarily own >> responsibility. So, but then how do we, you know, keep it from happening in the future? So yeah, they do a sweep now, but >> or we take the we take the the carts to the recycling center and they to buy new ones. >> Yeah, that's actually the best way to do
it or or we pick them up and they become garbage and then the supermarket it's up to them to decide if they want to uh manage their problem >> or we hold it until they pay their code enforcement fee. So something I want, you know, let's >> Can I just ask a question? Yeah.
>> But just I just want to go on record though that if if we do a sweep and bring them back like just we should tell them. >> We could certainly talk. Yeah, of course. >> We did the sweep bringing them back. Next time they're going like, you know, just >> I think you tell them if you don't pick them up, we're sweeping them. Right.
>> Right. Something like that. Yeah. Right. Uh anyway, but I just was hoping for um clarity, David, on the first part. as as you know my interest particularly it's the garbages in front by the plaza park and so what were you saying regarding so
so I understand you're talking about tying it to a food establishment where where what's that timing for those particular places >> so the license they're licensed every January um but the licenses are just being issued so we can always add a
requirement into the license and Oh, >> if they're in violation during the year, we can revoke the license. >> So, so >> and if the license gets revoked, then they can't legally operate as a food establishment. >> So, theoretically, uh, for this particular plaza, come January, we've
added this requirement if if people are on board on the council here, uh, then then we could, uh, just say, "Hey, you got to bust this yourself. It's not going to be DPW anymore, >> right?" uh or you don't uh get to keep
uh your food. >> Wendy, >> talking about garbage and recycling. >> Yeah, >> the collection of the garbage from those trash can. >> So, in our in our changes or updated zoning ordinance for any new approvals, can we put a minimum requirement for
pickup? Your garbage must be picked up three times a week. >> You know, is it possible to do >> do that? I think it's cuz some of them are so high volume it it's like it could be a daily thing. I don't think we want to go >> I think it's no different than uh as residents we have a recycling cans,
right? And we can't put cardboard and plastic milk jugs outside the recycling cans. It's really no different for the businesses. So if they have to pick it up seven days a week or one day a week, that's up to them. Well, then then we assistant >> we need to be more aggressive with the
code enforcement because the garbage isn't acceptable. >> One potential way that you can look at >> that's it consolidation of dumpsters is to have a disincentive and if they refuse to consolidate and they have single dumpsters, they're required to empty the dumpsters every day. That'll become very costly.
>> Then maybe they'll >> consolidate. >> The goal is no garbage overflowing. >> Right now you're you do have the um an ordinance in place that requires the dumpster to be shut. So if it's overflowing, that's a code enforcement violation, >> right? >> But it's like every day and you could
call them, you know, and they're not showing up every day. >> Deal with it better. >> Yes. >> And one more thing that's coupled with all of this that was brought up with the downtown committee um was not just it's health and safety and cleanliness is the the walkways. those are privately owned
and Stop and Shop and the CVS corridor are constant like um concern. It's not being cleaned up and it's not and it's the responsibility of the the property owner and it and there's and and not and it's just constant. It hasn't stopped for years.
>> That's the kids too. >> No, I mean there's trash cans or whatever, but like they need to power washing or >> gum busting or whatever. So anyway, it's a it's a it's a problem for the business owners. It's a problem for the
residents. It's it's a problem for everyone. >> Yeah. So, >> all right. >> This is a weird question, but we have a street sweeper. Did we ever replace it? Because I know one was broken. >> We have two street sweepers. >> They're working.
>> Um I think >> running a little bit more, >> I believe. Didn't we? We just bought a street sweeper. >> I know, >> but I don't know if it's been I don't know if the new one that was ordered has been delivered yet. I'll have to double check on that. >> When we saw out >> there was a there was a lead time from the order being placed to delivery. I'll have the check.
>> Are you sure the street sweeper was out on last during time of sleep? >> Yes, they were out there. >> No. Uh yes, but maybe we increase frequency for >> Oh, to solve But the issue that Jenny's talking about between the between the buildings, it's not going to go between.
>> No, I know. But I will say the overflowing and open dumpsters with the debris flying around. >> Oh, no. That takes >> Yeah, that's No, that takes trucks to pick up. >> All right. So, we're going to deal with it from code enforcement. >> Yeah, that's it.
>> Behind the movie theater. Yeah. >> All right. Next topic on the agenda, hometown heroes. >> Yeah. I know. I guess the folks that requested it are not here tonight. Um, but we had uh the the council president uh Michaels has received um a couple of
emails from a Sam Bruno. Um he's here today. >> Is he here? Sam? >> Yeah. >> Did you want to >> He's here. >> Did you want to speak to this or >> Oh, okay. >> Sorry. >> All right. So, uh, the hometown's heroes, uh, uh, program, which
essentially would honor service people that are film tennis fly that that have been honored or decorated in their military service. Um, and you would put a banner up at designated uh, pole. Uh, >> I love it. >> And and it basically stays there. And
and uh, in my last town, they had this hometown heroes program and it worked rather well. the local VFW in that particular case helped administer it and uh they would receive the information and photos from the family or from the VFW and the burrow would get the um get
the actual poster printed and hung by DPW. >> I know two I can think of right now. So, >> so and then uh as far as a location, my thought would be, you know, along Roosevelt Common on River Edge Road um you know, potentially from from uh
Jefferson down to to Tennifly Road would be a good initial location. >> Lauren, >> so Arco Park, you know, is dedicated to our soldiers. It might be really nice because, you know, Sergeant Resco, that's the center pl. Maybe we do the
circle of all those flag poles around a resco and people could you know walk because it's an easier walking kind of safer than river >> all poles around. >> Yeah, we have >> Yeah, but not around the oval. >> What? Where's I thought around like the circle. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. Yeah,
>> we could look this work in partnership with BFW again. >> Yeah, love the idea. >> They have the names. Love the idea. >> Start the process. >> Would you know we could put them together and obviously put them up. So, let's work in concert with BFW. Yeah. I think it's also probably we want to put them up where they are most likely to be
seen. >> Yes. >> Right. >> I'm just saying >> Bergenfield has them on Washington Avenue. >> Yes, they do. They've seen them in many. >> So I I first thought you might be Washington Avenue and railroad like downtown. But what you're saying is >> so the Washington and and West Railroad
though is sort of uh preoccupied with the changing messages for the chamber. standard. >> Um, so that's why I'm thinking, you know, in front of Roosevelt common or we could do also Tennifly Road in front of Rusco Park as well, >> you know, to start the process. And
really, if we had I don't know if uh Sam represents the BFW or not, but if we had that kind of contact that would be able to provide us with the names and contact information of families. Well, why don't we do why don't we have two council members and then maybe a couple of
residents would like to be part of it or you know people who live in the area. >> I don't think we need to, but it' be interesting. >> They will give us the name. They'll give us the photos. We'll put it up. I don't think we need a commission. >> You don't want a committee? That's fine.
>> Maybe maybe test the historic preservation. >> Can I just ask a question? >> Um because it's very important that we don't miss anybody. I don't TFly doesn't have a VFW. >> So I'm just wondering is there a an area in our census some area in our
recordkeeping where we can know the veterans that way. >> Well that you that would only show you property owners but um the Bergen County probably has a veterans affairs office. >> Okay. But that that was just my only thing is we don't have it yet. >> Mr. Bruno, do you have any comments
you'd like to make please? >> Of course. So um first thank you all for considering this matter. Uh Mr. Franlow, thanks very much. I had a recent opportunity um doing this for my
late uncle in Fort Lee and I was quite shocked by it with the expediency and the simplicity of what was involved. Um, so if there's any contact or your colleagues there, that was almost
seamless and perhaps less than 14 business days from the time the request was made. Um, to the point of location, uh, I'm not here to tell anybody what to do or how to do it. I can only think
aloud and uh, offer some comments. I would think that Hiler Park would be ground zero when it comes to the Burrow of Tennifly in the community and um uh veterans and Memorial Day and the
names that are inscribed on those monuments there. So for the uh uh for the honored uh dead um I would think that their families or their uh their families would want uh to
for them to be represented and what better place would be than at Hiler Park. I don't know the legalities concerning municipal um stansions or polls and utility company polls and who
can put what where and how. Uh but Hiler Park, I would uh suggest that that would be the that would be ground zero at least for those names that are in uh that are on the um monuments and the
senotap there, etc. Um yes so that's what I wanted to to offer in terms of that part of the conversation and the Fort Lee model uh in terms of uh the simplicity the truth is in the simplicity and that can be represented by uh department of defense
form DD214 and that documents honorable discharge and service and name etc. in terms of tracing it back to who is a current resident bonafiday or who was a bonafiday resident. Uh that would
be uh I'm sure that there could be a lot of uh verification from uh people who might still be around. Uh >> he meant you Tom. >> He's here's a town story
>> third base. Um, so DD214 and uh thank you very much for uh considering this matter. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Thank you very much. >> Go Tigers. >> All right. So I have uh connections in Fort Le with the mayor. So I'll uh
contact the mayor, get you. Do you know the there? >> I do. >> Okay. So I'll You do? >> Okay. So we'll connect you with tomorrow and if they can do this in 14 days. >> Yeah. There's no >> we have the post folders. So that's good. >> Okay.
>> Well, >> pardon me. >> Well, I think if you collect the names first, then you might be able to figure out the location where it makes sense. >> Okay. >> The county basically the county veterans affairs office should automatically
>> 214. DD214. Okay. >> Yeah. No, I couldn't agree more. 14 days in the middle of uh driving snow. >> All right. Well, all right. I'll connect you to the Fort Le people tomorrow. >> Okay. >> Okay. Great. Good idea.
>> All right. All right. We're going to go to public comment next. Um uh public comment. Audience members wishing to speak will have a threeminut time limit to address the governing body on items on the agenda. Large groups are asked to have a spokesperson represent
them. Uh just to make a comment for anyone who's coming up uh to talk about uh the Clinton in project that was pulled from the agenda late today. Um and they'll be here in two weeks, excuse me, approximately two weeks at the next council meeting and that will be
advertised to the public um for anyone who would like to come. Okay. So public comment time. Anyone who wants to make comments. >> What is that? >> Good evening. Tom Jordano. I'm here about uh ordinance 26 um 01 about the
affordable housing of Franklin. >> Um Mr. Jordan, I just want to let you know you perfectly welcome to speak, but if you want to speak specifically on the ordinance, you have to wait for the public hearing of the ordinance to be part of that record or you have to reiterate it again. >> I'm not here to discuss the ordinance.
I'm here to discuss I think it's a good thing um the flooding issues. >> I think you want to be on record for that for that reading. I think he want >> Okay, I have no problem. >> It's up to you. Whatever you want to do. You come here. Speak now. Speak again
later. Whatever you're comfortable with. >> Well, I'm here. I might as well speak. >> Go ahead. I like hearing you speak. So, go ahead. >> Okay. No, one question. It first was up as um ordinance 2532 and now it's 261. Has anything changed in it?
>> Uh no. So, because it had to be reintroduced in a new year, it needed a new number. >> Okay. Thank you. Um, I mentioned uh last time I was here about a letter going out to the people within 200 feet and that was done what I think was very good. One suggestion it should have the address of
what's going to be affected elicit block and lot number and I had one of my neighbors ask me what's this about? I just think it make it easier for people >> is but is there an address? >> Well, one address is 15. That's that's being torn down. Uh I um I don't know.
Sergeant, >> there's a could be an address sign on. There's no buildings, but obviously going to make it easier for people have a question. What are they talking about? The letter just came and said, >> "No, I hear you're saying what does a block in the lot number mean to people." I'm just saying when it's a vacant lot
though, that's what I'm just saying like is the question. I mean, that has I think has to be looked into. Um Mike, my concern is the flooding. Um is any study going to be done about the flooding that happens there with heavy rains? So that would be part of any site plan
application and as you know every year our storm water regulations from the state down have gotten stricter. So um with regard to this particular site right now it's a paved parking lot. It the impervious coverage will change because now you're going to actually
have green space along with the town houses. So there'll be likely a beneficial effect even if they didn't have to meet the storm water requirements which they do. So that'll all be part of a P planning board site plan application. They're not exempt
from having to do that. >> Okay. So I'll probably have to go to that because I understand um the parking lot nothing can drain. But the question is the stream or drainage that drains to it. >> So one of >> how it slants down hills. One of the
things they had originally come to the burrow way back when when they started this process and they wanted to build build an apartment building there and they wanted to have underground parking and that whole concept whatever for 40 crazy units whatever it was died over
the water issues. So as soon as they got their engineers involved in the D and our friends in Trenton, it went away and and and what Wendy So it went away once that way. Not to say it's not going to work this time. It very well may, but they have to deal with whatever the water regulations are.
>> Another thing when the culvert comes through the property there, it goes under West Clinton Avenue was under stores under stop and shop and there's a huge culvert. Has that ever been cleaned out? Yeah, we said >> the culvert has been cleaned. The culvert has been I mean in the past it
has been cleaned. Yes, it's been rebuilt in certain sections like by the diner. >> I know the diner built additional when that goes under all those stores. Anybody you gone underneath there to see if anything >> so I I don't have the answer to that
question. >> It's been videoed. >> We we sent in like drone video camera systems. >> Right. Tom's asking a very specific question for which I can't the drone. Have we have we droned it? Have we came it? Yes. How much cleaning was done? We don't have that answer right here.
>> So that that would be the purpose of the cameras going in. If it's needed, then then the cleaning happens. >> Okay. I I understand you don't want to go under there and clean it out. If nothing's to be cleaned out, right? >> That's why a drone would be very uh >> we could we could talk to to we could talk to our engineers and find out
exactly who cleaned what after they did the droning. We had >> we did it was >> GPW report on the status of the coverts >> and and what was cleaned out. I know we spent money on a couple years ago. >> Okay. >> Looking at all of the downtown coverts.
>> Okay. Um another question with that. Um on the ordinance on page six item F, it again says um a wall can be six feet high. >> Where are we looking? >> On the which one?
86 IMF near the bottom of the page says walls in the fence can be six foot high. Are they going to build a six foot high cinder block wall to keep water from going in the property? That's >> I mean that has to come before planning >> which we talking about which property
>> is like just because the regulations say you can do it doesn't mean that our engineers are going to say >> they can say no. >> Right. So you should come to the planning board review of all of that. And think in conjunction with this as far as flooding, I know we got a grant
from the government for the tenure brook. I think before anything's built there, I think it's possible that should be done because that'll help the water leave the area faster. That's I don't know what the plans are for that. >> So that that we're in the midst of
that's under the who's doing it? HUD, right? Housing the housing and her urban development. uh group out of DC is administering that grant. So, we're working with them and we can't answer the question about timing and whether that timing will match up with the
other. Okay. But this is the whole point of all the engineering studies that have to happen >> step process the ordinance gets it gets passed. Where does it go from here? >> For the Wells Fargo lot. >> Yes. Yeah. For >> Yeah. They have to they have to they
have to uh come to the planning board. Okay. >> Right. Well, then that's where all the engineering, the traffic studies, all that work gets put together. >> Right. Correct. >> Now, will um when that does happen, will the people living in the area be notified when the planning
>> Yeah. Everyone within 200 200 feet of the property line will get notified that there's an application pending in front of the planning board with the dates, the time, when to show up, all those sort of things. >> Thank you very much. >> You're welcome.
Anyone else like to speak here from in the chambers? Is there anyone online who would like to make any public comments? Please raise your hand or uh speak up, please. >> Okay. All right. Omar, this doesn't Do you see any hands up? >> See no hands, mayor.
>> Okay. We're going to close public comment time and we'll move on to administrator report. Uh David, what would you like to uh tell us or the council members have any questions for David about it? project has not started. Uh it was said was to start uh in January. Um
unfortunately uh uh you know the contractor has pointed out the frost >> and the snow and so forth. So and unfortunately the last uh couple weeks have proved their point. Um uh the meeting that I had on Friday was really with our burough engineer, the little
league, uh recreation and uh DPW. Um and uh what we concluded from that is that we're not at the point where uh a they made it a proper application for relief from the contract date deadline and
we're not through winter, right? So, you know, it could it could switch, you know, to where we go back to a mild winter after this couple week period. Um, and if that's the case, then we're going to hold them to the date that they agreed to. Um, we did talk
about to the Little League about some contingency uh dates and so forth, and we do have some wiggle room that I don't want to get into public meeting uh for the contractor that may be listening. Um, but uh, you know, we would probably need to make that determination by the
end of March as whether or not uh it's a go for this uh season before the season or after the spring season. >> I mean, as far as I'm concerned, I mean, this this is really delinquent of our contractor who actually was supposed to
start December 1st. Um, I think that the little league, you know, and the the many many families that participate in that recreation, um, they they shouldn't be in a construction zone at at for any of our fields. And we really don't have
substitute fields for this kind of sport. I mean, and soccer and lacrosse all get played so in the spring and so we're really without fields and options. Um, at this point, is it possible to,
you know, rebid this project? And and >> rebidding it is going to get you nowhere. Basically, we bid it twice and then we negotiated a contract with two different vendors. The selected vendor was the Little League's preferred contractor. >> So, do they still think they can get it done?
>> At this point, the the contractor is is suggesting that we postpone it. >> And what's the Little League team saying? the little the burrow engineer is saying don't give them that at this point because they would really love to have that given to them rather than put their feet to the fire because they
could then plan work plan this work in the summer and take on other work now. So Andy is saying hold them accountable for right now. We can deal with that later. You know, giving them a reprieve or or some uh from the dates. The little
league is suggesting, you know, a particular date u drop dead date at some point later than mid-March. I'll talk >> Okay, we'll talk about that. >> Okay. >> So, we do have some options. It's it's a it's a >> No, we're right. We have to hold them to want to get this done. I mean, we have
significant amount of families that participate in spring sports, so this this really is unacceptable. I know it's not out of your control, David, but please apply as much pressure as you can. >> Um, I also wanted to see if there's any updates on the River Edge Road again.
>> Um, the only update I have uh from John is that he is uh going to be here with a myriad of uh things on February 24th and the River Edge Road will be one of them. Well, I'm not here on that day. Of course, I'm not.
>> Um, the uh CSX crossing is another uh topic amphitheater. >> Can we come to the first meeting in February, not that one? Because I'm not here for that. >> Can we ask him to be because I there's like no wiggle room for me.
>> All right. We'll we'll see what he can do. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Actually, literally the snapshot. Have we I I mean that we I know of a local person who wants to run the snack shop. Can we get that going? >> Yeah, we we have to redo the bid
process, so we'll do that in the next uh few weeks. >> Okay, >> that's that'd be good. >> Yeah. No, I know somebody's very interested in the and the uh little league snack shop out separately, but at the same time last year, so we probably do the same
this year. But but he might not waffle if he >> doesn't matter. They're separate bids. Okay. Yeah, we we did them separately, but we'll we'll get them ready in the next couple months. >> Great. Thanks. >> Any other questions for David? >> Um I just want to bring up the PSEG meeting so that the council's informed.
>> Uh we had a very quick DPW meeting with PSENG. They had everyone in their team on the call with us. It was very um very nice. We explained about, you know, the scheduling, the delays, the lack of information, the quality control. We
have been reassured and then some that they will stick to a schedule to end by October 31st of this year. All work and paving to be completed. You know, we discussed full mill and pave, not just, you know, patchwork. Um, if any resident
that you know of is having a quality control issue, now collars, our engineer, will come and do a review of all issues. So, if you have a sinkhole, if you have a too high of a speed bump, if you know the the um sorry, the temporary patch is in holding, we want to get all of that information now to
our DPW and compile it so that we have a list, a nice checklist for them to say, you must fix this as soon as we defrost. So, um you know, I know as right now our residents, this is one of the biggest issues forward facing to, you know, have
the traffic delayed and have it detourred. Um I just again ask for patience but we are putting enormous pressure to get good quality um paving on top of all of this when PSNG completes the work.
>> Okay. Uh we're going to move on to correspondence. >> Gave him a nice bunch of >> Yes, he did. funny just >> all right correspondence. The first item on the agenda is a 10fly community garden committee. They're going to have
a uh they'd like to have a 10th anniversary um party. Is everyone good with that? >> Davis. >> No, at the community garden community. Go ahead. Um the next item on the agenda, um we heard from Hammond
Omir. He's asking permission to put up a crescent display again this year in Highland Park. Everyone okay with that? >> That's February 20th to March 21st. All right. Uh the third item on the uh on the correspondence is the county
executive is asking for uh uh TAC data u to be delivered to the county so they can u help understand what's needed throughout the county because they're expanding their services. Does >> that raise any privacy concern? >> No, their call number their numbers
not the names of people. Everyone good with that? Okay. Thank you. Okay. Now we're going to introduce ordinances update memo recognition.
Okay. Ordinance 2604 Street openings. Okay. Uh Councilwoman Dr. Okconor, would you like to make the motion, please? Take your time.
I'm starting on what is it? Stage right over here. 2026 at 7:30 or as soon thereafter. >> Have a second, please. Thank you. Omar, could you please read the title of the ordinance and conduct a roll call? Sure.
Ordinance number 2604, an ordinance of the Burough Tennifi, amending chapter 20, section 4, street openings of the revised general ordinances of the Burough Tennifi 2004. Council member >> Corsair Council member Dayton, >> yes. >> Council member Jackson,
>> yes. >> Council member Michaels, >> Council Jackson, >> Council Member Dr. Don't don't let your guard down. >> You've done there, Omar? >> Yes. >> Okay. We're going to move on to um
ordinance public hearings. Ordinance 2601, the affordable housing overlay zone district. Uh Omar, could you please read the confirmation of publication of the ordinance and the title? >> Ordinance number 2601. It was published in the January 16th edition of the
record. It is an ordinance of the burough of tennifi county of Bergen, state of New Jersey to amend chapter 35 entitled land development regulations article 8 entitled zoning regulations to create a new A9 affordable housing overlay zone
district. >> Okay, I'm going to open the floor for any public comments on ordinance 261 only. So if anyone here would like to make a public comment on this ordinance and topic only, please step up for the microphone.
Omar, I asked Omar earlier. Omar, section one says dis um overlay eight. Is that still overlay eight? >> Then we have district nine. >> I just want clarification. >> Yeah, there's a typo in section one.
>> That's I called that in earlier. >> It should be. >> Yeah. Um, I'll just note though, um, that that's in the preamble. It's not >> Yes. >> It's not in the ordinance itself. So, it doesn't require >> It's not substantive, but I just want to clarify it.
>> Yeah. But it doesn't require us to >> And it is a type. >> All right. So, is anyone in the audience would like to speak on this? No. Anyone online on Zoom like to speak on this ordinance only, please? Omar, are you seeing any hands anywhere? >> See no hands. Mayor,
>> no hands. Okay. Okay, we'll close public comment on this ordinance only. Uh, Councilwoman Corsair, could you please make the motion? >> I have a second, please. Omar, could you please call the roll call? >> Council member Corier. Council >> member Davis.
>> Yes. Council >> member Jackson. >> Yes. >> Council member Michaels. >> Yes. >> Council member Dr. Okconor. >> Okay. Okay, thank you everyone. Uh, >> can I just ask Wendy, when we do an overlay, can we also put the U street address into our overlay because I I'm
kind of with our public on when you get a block of lot, it's hard to find. >> So, just to keep in mind, sometimes overlays are over a wide area. They're not just an address, right? Um, addresses may change >> during, you know, in designations. They
can get redesated. So, it is customary to use block and lots in the ordinances. Okay. >> It does help sometimes because sometimes I'm like, which overlay is this? >> Yeah. >> No, understood. >> Thank you. >> Um, >> okay. 2602, special emergency
appropriation for tax map. Omar, could you please read the confirmation of publication of the ordinance and the title? >> Ordinance number 2602 was published in the January 16th edition of the record. is an ordinance authorizing the special emergency appropriation NJSA 4A4-53
for the preparation of a tax map. >> Okay. Um I'd like to open the floor for any public comments on this ordinance only 2602 special emergency appropriation for a tax map. Does anyone here in the chambers like to speak on this topic?
>> Okay. Anyone on Zoom like to speak on this topic? Please raise your hand. or just say something. No, >> see no hands. >> Mayor Omar, do you see uh any hands? >> See no hands. Mayor. >> Okay. We're going to close uh public comments on this. Um the council
president Michaels, would you like to make a motion, please? >> Yes, Mr. Mayor. I move to pass and adopt on second and final reading ordinance 26-02. That notice the same shall be published according to law. >> Have a second, please. >> Second. Uh, Omar, could you please
conduct a roll call? >> Council member Corsair, >> yes. >> Council member Dayton, >> yes. >> Council member Jackson, >> yes. >> Council member Michaels, >> yes. >> Council member Dr. Okconor, >> yes. >> Okay. Ordinance 2603,
uh, open space appropriation. Omar, could you please read the confirmation of publication of the ordinance and the title? >> Ordinance number 2603 was published in the January 16th edition of the record. is an ordinance of the burough of Tennifly and the county of Bergen, New
Jersey appropriating $15,000 for remediial actions to combat environmental harm within Fist Pond. Okay, I'm going to open the floor for any public comments on this ordinance 2603 only. It's the open space appropriation for $15,000.
Anyone here in the chambers like to speak on this topic? >> Is there anyone online who would like to speak? >> There's a hand up. >> Is a hand up, Omar? Yes. Uh, Miss Anderson. >> Yeah. Except I I I wanted to comment on 2601. Sorry, it went by so fast I missed
it. >> Could we just have your name, please? So, we're we're we're taking comments now on 2603. >> I understand. It's Carol Anderson, but I don't have a comment on 03. >> Okay. >> All right. >> Yeah. Thank you. I mean, we already passed the other ordinances already
passed, so we have to move. >> Okay. Thank you, though. Anyone else like to make a comment on 2603? Okay. Um, Councilwoman Dayton, would you like to make a motion, please? >> I move to pass and adopt on second and
final reading ordinance 26-03 and that notice of same shall be published for law. >> I have a second, please. Omar, could you please conduct the roll call? >> Council member Corsair. Council member Dayton. >> Yes. >> Council member Jackson, >> abstain. Council member Michaels.
>> Yes. >> Council member Dr. Okconor. >> Yes. >> Thank you all for that protection for Fers Pond. >> Okay. >> All right. Could I have a motion to approve resolutions 26-62
through 26-90? I have a second. >> Omar, please call the role. >> Council member Corsair. >> Council member Jackson. >> Yes. >> Sorry. Council member Dayton. >> Wait, I'm sorry. Is this consent agenda? >> Yes. >> We were talking.
>> Yes. >> Sorry. >> Um, okay. Yes. I'm just making sure I didn't have any questions. Yes. >> Council member Jackson. >> Yes. Thank you. >> Council member Michaels. >> Yes. >> Council member Dr. Okconor.
>> Yes. >> Okay. Um, thank you everyone. We're going to move on to committee reports. Councilwoman Jackson, would you like to start? See, now I start from the opposite side of where I started the ordinance generally, unless I forget and I might do it on both sides next time.
>> I already uh so we had the downtown committee meeting. >> Great. >> Great group of business owners and um and residents and there was some concern. We did discuss the garbage and the and the trash and especially that CVS corridor um being an ongoing issue.
Um and we talked about the night market. So there's general everyone's looking forward to participating in the night market on May 14th and that will be um vendors and food and and music and stage and all of that um downtown um met with
the Northern Valley Greenway. So things are moving along there. It's a great uh committed team and um no specific updates really to give other than you know there's progress happening um and >> chamber >> chamber
we have a new president uh Janine Kurubia so >> fabulous >> is wonderful and she's at the JCC a great partnership with JCC in downtown now so that's um really positive she's very she's we we talk often
Um, so it'll be a great uh continued partnership with the downtown and with the town in general. Um, yeah. So that's my committees that I've I've seen. Thank you. >> Okay, Councilwoman Dayton. Thank you, Jenny. >> Yes. Um, tomorrow is a planning board
meeting. We will be talking about um our serpentine affordable housing and anything else on the agenda. Mayor, am I missing or is that >> No, it's serpentine affordable housing. >> Yes. Starbucks doesn't come back probably till next month I think. Um yeah.
>> Okay. >> Just because I have been asked questions that's that's on them on their cadence. >> Yeah. We're waiting for um the board the planning board had made some uh comments and recommendations and we're waiting for their drawings and for their dates.
So it's on them. >> Um the senior services you know as you saw today we are moving and shaking. We are looking for some new members. I know Julie wrote in mayor a name if you wouldn't mind nominating her when you can. >> Oh, sure. Yeah, of course.
>> To have um Yes, Miss Rice join us. And if anyone else knows any seniors or non seniors that want to get involved in senior services, please let the mayor or myself know. Um joint use is actually having a meeting. We're very excited. We
are having a meeting. Um, if anyone has any issues for joint use, Adam and I are your joint use and we will look forward to that meeting and I will report back. Um, DPW, what can I say? Our streets were like butter. The I mean they were
amazing. Um, I drove through numerous towns and ours were the cleanest streets in 30 miles. Um, the crew was up all night. The mayor was riding a truck. We had John Rogieri in a truck. We We had all these people. Yeah, John went in a
truck. So, I was not I was not in a truck. Um, but I cannot say enough Pat Mason and your crew, thank you. Uh, from all of the residents and all of the council, it was a miraculous job. We have another snow coming up this weekend. So, everyone, please be
careful. But I will say to help our DPW, please do not leave your cars in the street when there's a snowstorm. That is a public announcement. Um, other than that, Tenfly Pride has not met yet. We're still working on a date. Thank you, >> Council President.
>> This week, Mr. Mayor, >> nothing this week. >> Date for joining us. >> Counciloman Corsair. Yeah. >> Right. Thursday, >> right? Soon the pool will be open. We will have so the membership is open. So, if you
want to register, you want to be part of our pool, >> register. Um and and um during the winter though, the Nathan Center is still open. >> Yes, it is. >> Beautiful right now. So, it's a great place to snow. Uh hike out, take
advantage of being in the outdoors. So, enjoy the nature center. >> You know, as of last week, we have almost a hundred members of the pool already >> signed up. >> Good. How many did we have last year? >> Was it probably three approximately approximately 300? Maybe just right
underneath that. >> I think we >> maybe more than three, but in somewhere in that neighborhood >> registration's been >> the early bird rates are until March 16th and we're we're going to be sending a postcard out. >> Okay.
>> Better sign up. >> Councilwoman Dr. Okconor. >> So, uh I had recommended someone for senior services and that so Shelley's also part of our board of health. So, I'll start first with the board of health update. Um, so we've had uh there
were a higher number of hospital admissions with flu this year than last year. Uh, however, um, the flu season, it does seem to have it spiked really very quickly, but it
seems to have come down. Um, just one thing to keep in mind is that there's still long in like a long winter time and they say it could come back again with like another variant. So just something for everyone to keep in mind
with the flu. Um so uh just we always get the updates about what's decreasing, what's increasing. COVID seems to be down but the flu was up this year but we are not out of the good. So, just letting everyone know there was some
talk about um the vaccine guidance and going to your own providers for that. Uh so, I would just encourage everyone to read this upcoming newsletter where the board of health is going to have an update.
Uh also then if I switch to the environmental commission uh some of the things I'm going to highlight with that newsletter article that's coming out uh for board of for the environmental commission is just some knowledge for people in case you don't realize but
when you recycle paper the bureau actually gets money for the paper. Okay? So we sell that to the vendor we receive money for paper. Um that helps us all as taxpayers. However, what's of interest is if you take your cardboard directly
to the recycle center and don't co-mingle it with the other paper, the bureau actually gets more money. So, that's just uh if you can box up your Amazon boxes and take them over to the recycle center, you'll get more money
for the B. So, that that's going to be highlighted in our newsletter. Another thing you're going to see in the newsletter is another advertisement about uh signing up for a free trade, requesting a free trade uh uh within the 10 ft of the property line. And um I
just want to say that 97 trees were planted this past fall planting season and that about 50 people or so have signed up to have their property assessed for a free tree. So, let's keep that going. Um we also highlight in the
newsletter about things that we can do with uh with leaves with mulch shing as we discussed and um there were some talks about not only joining the burrow's compost program but there is
going to be a nice website on backyard composting. anything that you can do that either reduce food waste or impacts least waste uh helps overall tax wise and then
so just a couple things I wanted to promote trashathon coming up in April uh which I hope everyone can participate okay thank you all right for my mayor's remarks I'm going to make three appointments tonight what's
Oh, perfect. Thank you. Um, the first Exactly. It's great. Okay. Uh, first appointment is Councilwoman Jenny Jackson to the pool committee. They're thrilled to have you joining that. So, they're a great uh great bunch. So, there you go. Um, going
to appoint Linda Corrosian to the Historic Preservation Commission and Shelley Reich to the Senior Services Committee. Okay. All right. Uh those are my comments for tonight. Thank you again to the DPW. They did a fabulous job and uh
>> yeah, very well done. Um okay, so we're going to go we have a close session this evening. Then we'll come back to adjourn. >> Resolution R26-91 at a meeting of the mayor and council of the burough of Tennifly County of Bergen, state of New Jersey held on January
uh 27th, 2026. Be it resolved in compliance with NJSA 10 col4-12 the mayor and council of the bur of tenniflier are going into closed executive session to discuss the following matters attorney client privilege guidance on health safety and welfare practices minutes will be taken to the meeting and release to the public
at the time that the matters resolved >> I have a motion to go into close please have a second all in favor any opposed okay and thank you to everyone the residents who came out tonight. Pardon me. It's nice. It's nice.