31. The notice requirements have been satisfied. The meeting dates for the year are confirmed at the annual meeting are posted by the public golden board in the lobby of the municipal center and published in the record within the first 10 days of the new year. flag with
Igiance to the flag of the United States of America to the republic for which stands one nation under God indivisible with liberty and justice for all >> council member Corsair Council member Dayton member Michaels council member
Dr. Okconor >> here. >> Council member Park. >> Council member Roler >> here. >> Mayor Zenna >> here. >> Okay. First item on the agenda I'm very happy to announce is a police square in ceremony. Chief, would you like to give us the honor, please?
Good evening everyone. Thank you for coming out. Uh there are a lot of lot of functions and ceremonies that this department's involved in. The probably one I'm most fond of is the onboarding of the new officer. It is the start of Leal's career. It is the start of an
investment that a town puts in a lifelong employee. Start of a really good healthy relationship with a public servant that we hope uh last for decades. Um ceremony today, the onboarding today is going to be probationary police officer Joseph
Lockheart. Please join me up here. Going to read a quick bio before we uh start with the ceremony. Promission police officer Lart grew up and still resides in Presville where he's an accomplished soccer uh and basketball player uh in Presco High School. Joe
earned a bachelor's degree um in criminal justice from the California coach university out of Santa, California. Joseph started his time at the time police department's police dispatcher at summer 2023 and he served in that role right up until this point. The role of
police dispatcher is critical to the success of the operation where timely, clear, and detailed communications must be made without hesitation to all emergency services personnel. That would be police, fire, and EMS working in the field together. Dispatchers must be able
to isolate out distractions and focus on the pressing task at hand. In Joe's two years in that role, it performed that function very well and serve as a fitting addition to this next step. County police officer Lockhart enjoys running and physical fitness in his free
time that will serve him well for the challenges that lie ahead. These challenges include a rigorous daily uh physical fitness at the academy in addition to defensive tactics that include wrestling jiu-jitsu boxing uh and fire arrest to
name some police officer Lockart will report up to the Bergen County Life and Public Safety Institute. That is a mouthful for basically the police academy that was that was established by a politician for course. >> Um on January 15th uh to start his basic
training. Some of the trainings he'll be conducting included criminal and traffic law instruction rules of search and seizure, domestic violence investigation, medical first responder, firearms proficiency, crisis intervention tactics, just to name some.
Uh successful completion of the basic force for police officer will result in the issuance of issue of uh the police training commission license will then embark upon three months of field training with a field training officer. Um as you can see this is uh a very
intense labor intense process. Um the process hiring, selecting and training new police officers a comprehensive and a major commitment the burrow and the candidate alike. That said, we're thrilled to have probationary police officer Joe Lockheart to join our team
here in Tennifly. Officer Lockheart, we're going to take you over to office to help us administer the oath. We're going to have his father Glenn Lockart who's going to pin the badge on Joe and mom Ellen who's going to hold the B. Please join us up here, please.
raise your right hand. I state your name. I Joseph Walker solemnly swear that I will support the Constitution of the United States. that I will support the Constitution of the United States and the constitution of the state of New Jersey >> and the Constitution of the State of New Jersey
>> and that I will bear true flea Mus and I will bear true and to the governments established in the United States and to the governments established in the United States and then this state under authority of the people and this state under the authority of the people. I will faithfully I will faithfully partially
and partially adjust and perform all of the duties just perform all the duties of the office of police officer of the office of commissioner police offic according to the best liabilities according to the best of liabilities. So
it Congratulations Thank you. That concludes the uh the not involved with that photos and some handshakes. >> Thank you. Yes.
>> Awesome. the next week. >> Yeah, we're good. Um because we need the chief the next three items to be considered. I'm going to write it down 10 minute break. >> Okay. All right. 10 minute break and
we'll be meeting here with the chief. Why don't you come introduce yourself to >> why they're here is she wants to speak during public Oh, yes. Nice to see you again. >> Pretty sure I was here.
>> January class. >> Thanks for coming out tonight. >> Adam's right now. He's selling the bus to Drake Passage on the way to Antarctica. >> Oh, yeah. >> Is he going to open this up for you? >> No. Process it fast. Sugar
the fresh >> I would do otherwise >> all four of my kids at the house >> my son one of my daughters grandchildren >> the four house that
What? >> Yes. Thank you. >> Congratulations. >> 18. >> What was I going to do? run around signs for all the boys in the house. Yes. >> And I said, "What's the thing?" >> She's like, "I can't wait to get back."
It's not% fun. >> Assuming those I said California to go >> anybody. Yeah, >> I feel that that is definitely a case of
glam that's like the whole interest. >> I remember 10. You have a journ on the >> I have a journal something like staying longer.
>> Oh, Michelle's going on. >> Oh, I got this one casually dropped on Facebook. But I wrote in January >> recessed. Yeah, >> it's recessed. >> I was just trying to remember what it was.
is now three or four months. >> Yeah, >> we buy four times a year. >> Yeah. >> That's not bad. >> Yeah, you buy them three or four months ahead of time. >> That's all. >> Most buy less.
>> Yeah. Yeah. I I love you know >> you ready when you're ready we can get started just that's okay Sure. Maybe not% What do you think?
All right, guys. Ready to get started? Chief's back. >> Okay, Omar, are we back on the record? >> We are. >> All right. >> Next item on the agenda is the Leroy stream update. We're back on the record
now. Just the chief and John. >> John, if you could join us, please. >> Yeah. Hey, I uh Omar throwing back into the agenda a memoir zone about speeds
design and application guidelines dated July 11th that council should consider adopting this policy and trying to be beginning with some of that as well. stuff. But basically, I think um
we talked about a couple of locations for a test area speedhouse and they were sort of narrowed down to somewhere road slow down exit parking lots and uh then perhaps more
easily in the area school. But then we want to help you John and Dr. I think >> John first >> I'm not sure what to say.
>> So I guess yeah guys have a lot of stuff in front of you. So >> just give us give us your name for the record please. >> John Jar great view engineering. >> Um all right so a bunch of things on the agenda. Let's hit this the speedome policy first. Okay. Um we submitted policy guys some time ago asked you guys to look it over. We want the council to
consider adopting it. It'll make the chief's job and my job significantly easier. And the reason for that is it sets forth fair and reasonable guidelines that are followed by all the national standards by MUT, by the manual uniform traffic control devices, by the Institute of Transportation Engineers
and by the state of New Jersey. In this way, we have a guidance. So when people call and say, I want this, we know what we have to do to answer their requests. Right? And I will say that many times people ask for speed humps and it just doesn't meet the requirements. And and the reason for that is is we don't just
put speed humps because people want them. We don't put speed humps because some person perceives there's a speeding or other type of safety issue, right? It has it's an engineering study has to be done and we and and we have to do things right. You can't put speed hunts on an ambulance route or I mean it's not
recommended to. You can but if it makes sense and the chief and I would coordinate that you really shouldn't put them on a fire, you know, a route that the fire truck takes all the time. Again, it it's not it's there is some level of engineering. It has to get done before you do these. We put gave you guys a policy to look at and we
recommend that you consider adopting it. We adopted in many other towns and always to the benefit of the town. So um so that's where the policy >> the first part of this looks like it's a guideline that would be done by resolution. >> Yes, that would be fine. >> Recommend is that
>> No, you can just you can just adopt this by resolution. It's a guideline all said and done the C to have the council on board and say this is how we want to handle these requests. this is how this needs to get done. All you're doing is following already established rules and organizing it to one place where data
can post it on the website and once it's posted those are the rules that we go by. >> Then you have a speed hulk or so. So the ordinance should be considered as well. >> That's a s that's sample that's I believe it's a sample ordinance. >> You said that this has been adopted
another twice since I assume you have experience with that. There are usually two finalities to pending policy. One of those two common points for people have previously discussed. >> I'm not sure I understand the question. >> There are usually two reasons that a
council would discuss them. There are two reasons that people would say no. >> Yes. >> If this is a New Jersey state and you have experienced people that said yes, what were the contentious issues where people were challenged potential to say no? I don't see any. So >> up to this point, policy has never been questioned by anybody. Once we've
adopted it, no one's ever questioned it. All right? Because it's it's it's rooted in all state and and and federal guidance. So, there's really not a lot to question with regard to um any challenges, per se. You know, people call up, they usually call the
police and say, "Hey, there's speeding on my street. I want speed notes." All right. Police say, "Okay, you know, have you looked at the website? There's a policy there and we'll we'll recommend this to our engineer to look at." Okay? We would, you know, normally we coordinate with Chief. He'll do, you know, if he's he's got a radar sign, he'll do the data collection for us.
He'll give us the data. We'll write a brief report and analyze and provide those answers. >> So, policy has provided for some chief discussion. >> Absolutely. Absolutely. Everything we do, I've been doing this for 35 years. >> All right. I have yet to publish a study
that the chief didn't say okay to. You have to in every town, not just here. >> That's I don't know. You know what's the sense of me recommending no left turns if the chief can't enforce it? >> Lauren had a question. >> You were asking about you know what what
part of a policy they're going against or or speeds in general the polic is well written. >> Okay. >> And it's been well vetted. I assume people like us have had the conversation. I was certain the point. So I you know people usually say no because it's going to create X or you know Y but you haven't had that
experience but it's not as far as I mean the policy basically just sets basically the foundation for the criterism. Just because there's a policy in the ordinance doesn't mean that actually the speed is going to qualify us based upon the greater speed of the
accident data and things like that. We didn't create the criteria for it and hopefully uh can I report on speed aside from speed bumps? >> Yes. Lauren has so so so I was concerned about speeding on lower
speed. We did some uh some some speed uh traffic volume data um some time ago. Um we've been obviously something you know requested as we were doing something. So since then been loaded was repaved. Uh since we need to repave we all sort of restriped it bottom lines with double
yellow lines with uh stencils that you know say school ahead 25 miles per hour and you always have traffic calming mechanism to the mechanisms. And then also too since then, we also have purchased approximately six radar speed signs. You've seen a couple of them out
in town. We've wanted to put put them up on the wall street. I do believe I I'm positive they're going to have a positive effect in ter traffic. The the one thing that comes with the radar speed signs, but we never want to put them in front of someone's house because no one's going to like that. So, we want to put them in between property lines
because also TC possible. So, uh, we we we thought we had a couple good locations to put them on there. Some in the past and due to their solar powered the tree locations and grabbing the sun and it's just not so simple. So, so we think we found two ultimate
locations. We do want to get them up. Load department does put them up now season is over. We believe that we have their attention and we're going to get get some put on something that's going to provide some relief to the street going to uh increase some of the speeds. Uh, so that is forthcoming also too. that is in addition to um before we get
the you know issue and then also to um right now we also have I put the radar speed box back out. We want to get more data on speeds because while we can see a car speed or two doesn't mean that it's something that basically was doing this baser numbers and so I have that
data is going to go to John Jum agencies then review that again that all goes to be factored in the um uh to the research. So that's what's going on on the large speed. >> So So Leroy is part done. We're going to
we're going to take some more steps out there in the future by adding the driver feedback signs. After that that next step is done, then we can get some new data in and evaluate say before and after conditions and we'll report back to council on on maybe some additional recommendations.
That's it. But >> thank you so much for this work overview because I'm not a fan of why. Um I understand um even my specialty in some of these other streets that a lot of our streets are hills and you know I
don't say that lightly and so for me um I need our first responders our fire trucks are in police and our residents to get through these hills and is there anything in this or need to answer it that maybe speed bumps on hills need to be looked at differently because you
come down the hill you're going to fly over it speed bump even if you're going 20 miles an or you cared bound. I just I just don't see it logically being put on any of our hilts and so I'm not reading any of that in
terms of you know >> it's part of the Ashtto guidelines but we can that is a unique request and you do have a unique situation with that. I agree that's pretty well street has definitely has some ups and downs and some curves and whatnot. Um curves not so much but vertical geometry is a
problem. We can certainly add add another statement into the into the policy regarding that. I'll be happy to do it if that if that's what your colleagues agree to. >> I just think it'd be realistic about the kind of roads that are being passed. I got a flying down
the hill and you hit the air. >> I have a section once comment. So just want to make sure that our ordinance look like you know our health and palace. >> Yeah, we can we the section already in
the policy for restrictions and we can add that to one of the restrictions >> comments from council member this morning. So we have a consensus we want to move forward to the policing the policy whether it's more ordinance or resolution. What do you think?
>> Absolutely. >> Let's put about that either way is fine. Resolution is easier. Yeah, we can adopt the reseop >> or the county will prefer you as an ordinance. It's just a matter of whether you want to be adopted.
I really hate speed. They're effective, right? But you know as a concept um so we got you know we're draw very good thank you >> I think in time if you want to you can always come back and revisit party but
if it's a big so yep that's >> okay thank you both for your work on that one >> we're still here for other you have a question issues Right. Yeah. >> Yeah. >> So, Dean Drive and East Clinton traffic light update.
>> Oh, my favorite tragically there. David and I wanted to crawl through the phone about 10 days ago and and not have such nice words with the contractor because they sent us an email that was horrifying and alarming. So, here's how I've resolved it. As you can tell, most
of the light is built. All right. We're missing two poles and two arms. They're they're called they're they're affectionately called NJBOT KSts. All right. Bergen County has a slightly different standard and we were told that was now going to take a ridiculous amount of time. I'm not even going to
say the number. All right. To get those. So, what I've done is I've been working with the contractor and we've now made changes to the design and we've figured out an adapter so that we are going to use a standard DOTK bolt arm. So, this way if we need equipment, we can get it. All right? Because it'll be state
equipment, not Burden County equipment. All right? and it will be more readily available and we've stolen it from another job. Did I say that word? I think I said that word. I didn't mean that. What we've done is we politely borrowed from another project and I believe very very soon we'll have our 2K poles and 2K hoops. All right. And once
they come in, we will get them up and we will get that light turned on ASAP. >> What do you think is reasonably? >> Frankly, I'm hoping I can and I I certainly hope I don't want to shoot myself in the foot, especially with you guys. I'm really hoping any minute now.
Like literally, I talked to the contractor today. He's like, "We're waiting any minute now." >> What happens now? >> As soon as they come in, within days, we'll have that light turned on. >> It's It's been a
equipment shortage thing has been a horrible nightmare for >> moving like years ago. >> Yeah. Like the longest time. Yeah. Yeah. >> Okay. >> And I'm so I'm so sorry for the delay,
guys. It It's way out of our hands. Way out of our hands. >> Well, thank you for rewatch more uh able to be understood. I think parts of people sign all the time. I'm not sure if people understand the phones. If there's anything to do with
signage or anything else, please >> just a couple of days. As soon as the light goes on, we'll be better. >> And apparently something they did the two turning lanes without a traffic signal confusing people. So the idea is when the traffic signal is there, it's
regulating something and the uh lanes I guess >> the two lanes would be dangerous to have and make it easier. Uh but we'll we'll we'll we'll address it as we go. Sorry. Sorry. And please, my humble apologies to all of the residents of
Tennifly. I'm I I'm Farfly. I mean, this experience has been very difficult. >> Sounds like we're almost there. We've been waiting 16 years before. >> Well, then I get to be the hero if I actually get it done, right? >> Yes. Yes. >> So, >> okay. Next on the agenda. Thank you. Next on the CSX Crossing Mahan and in
West Mahan. >> I guess that falls to me. Okay. So our next step in this journey is to engage NJ DOT in what they call diagnostic team meeting. Okay. NJ do DOT although CSX owns the property NJ do DOT has the
ultimate jurisdiction over all railroads and all access to all railroads. So our next step now is to get NJ DOT to come out. They've already been here before. I forget the previous manager's name. I mean that what can what do in we met with him. All right. Over a year and a half ago. All right. >> Um >> Jim
>> Jim, right? Jim Hos. >> Yep. Um, so that's our next step. All right. And so what's what my request for you guys now is is instead of us breaking this up, I want to have DOT come out, do his diagnostic team, not only to give me the okay to move forward with Mahan and try and get that to get
going so we can get that happening, but also let's look at the overall. We're going to have them here. Let's get them to come out and let's say, hey, CSX is on board. We've already had discussion with them. David has been my champion getting them to come to the table and and make some some, you know, I guess for the most part nacking agreements that they're, you know, ready to to pull
the trigger and let this become our problem. Um, which would be great for us at the end of the day. It it they're not maintaining it. We're maintaining most of the crossing in the whole town anyway. So, it'll be great for them. If they could turn it over to us, I think we'd be in so much better shape. And I don't think our public works would be
too upset with us to take to to be responsible for for taking taking this and getting it close out. As soon as David gives me the okay, it'll take me about 30 days to put together the diagnostic team meeting request. It's very very paperwork intensive. Um, and once once
everything's filed with the DOT, I can probably get them out here in a couple weeks. So, I would say realistically by the end of January, we'll be having a meeting here, you know, at town hall and out in the real closing with the >> D. 30 days to fill out paperwork.
>> It's ownorous. It's very ownorous. Yes, it's very ownorous. We have to we have to get all the, you know, back information on the rail crossings. I have to find out the DOT just replaced two of them in the last couple years for us. I have to get all that backup paperwork and I have to get stuff from the DOT from the FA the FRA website.
It's it's it's a lot of work >> in the very best of when did you use the internet >> at Mahan? I at all you know something the answer to that I'll come to the next council meeting as soon as we have meeting with DOT yeah DOT h listen
there's no prediction because DOT has to say okay if we get DOT out and they say no problem we see no issue with this CSX is on board we have a letter David's got an email from them that is phenomenal we've got we got all put everything all put together um it could be realistic as
this summer before the kids go back to school next year >> I'll make it better I'll be retired Oh, in that case it's never going to get done because if he retires, I'm done. >> Dare I ask if you're going to >> Yeah. No, no, don't don't do that. No,
don't do it's doable. >> So, when I come around that way, that's the way I come to the high school, middle school. When I come around that way, I will say the um people are flying around that corner. I would like to see, do you know what I'm talking about? They're flying around that corner. So I would like to actually have in
anticipation of us getting approved maybe some sort of traffic slight stop sign >> if if if a crossing is ever approved there's going to have a stop sign. >> Yeah. And the reason I say if because I
mean you know and again logically it gets it's a no-brainer but the intersection in the hands road is a very very effective because very limited sight distances and high school kids coming out of that parking lot. Now we're going to take all that traffic and go there.
It's not not that simple. Um and the problem is you really can't duplicate program because you can't put the traffic over there or something. So it definitely has to be looked at studied something comprehensively. Um >> well there's lots of it should be one
way during certain there's a lot of things that got to be right processes. >> But but as you're moving you're going to have to do research anyway. So that's okay. >> And and we're all ahead of oursel because the chief and I haven't even sat down and worked out how that is going to
work. >> Hasn't even happened yet. Yes, >> that would be a stop sign. >> They have they have to stop. >> All right, Julie, you have a question. >> Yes. So, uh I know you were looped in on
something that uh a person who naran is a traffic engineer brought to our attention uh which was on Dean Drive moving a stop sign. Does that one sound familiar to you? You were going to run it by the chief. Um this was what uh
David forwarded to you. It had to do with some changing some striping and moving a stop sign. It's in front of the gas station near >> I I I had a completely different idea. I sent it over to David for review. I think that discussion
>> I think that chief of chief is actually yet. Okay. >> I took a very quick answer. Yes. Um the who who did the diagram was that the resident the first diagram
>> the first diagram was a resident who was a who was by >> the second diagram I guess >> a traffic engineer by trade first resident first diagram and I guess you haven't >> so so I've been here for 32 years uh I
we don't have like crash data there we haven't I think the first complaint I'm hearing and pri stand, you know, so >> he's he's said he's brought it up many times because it's it's a dangerous >> to >> u Well, obviously, you know, didn't get
to you, but he's I mean, he's probably brought it up with other administrations and >> you know, are you familiar with with with the the the uh the markings that he provided? Are you familiar with that? >> Not his not his version. >> So, he he provided a potential remedy to
that. The only concern I have is that uh you know it's it's it's it's cross-hatching. It's moving traffic drastically from what it is right now. I know how people drive if you can pass a path of leak resistance. I see them just kind of going straight right through that ignoring that and something and and just doing what they've been doing for
all this time and something unless you put a concrete curve in there's not going to like something that's going to be a throttle. So again, it's one complaint. We have a lot some data. It's usually something both times accomplished to to take action. Um
yeah, I think we need more data before we go out. >> So I think to answer your question is please allow chief and I to look at accident data and to to coordinate our our efforts together and then we can get back to you on that. That's okay. >> Council go ahead.
that corner might be if I'm busier if project you know anything happens along that way. So if it's something that would make sense in the scheme of looking at an overall topic on that bean drive that triangle corner the gas station it does people play chicken all
the time over there. They're not sure which car should go first. Um there's a lot of confusion but >> you're going to get a lot that you know that might be a problem forward. We might not take a good look at >> it. Might make sense to to get one step at a time. Thanks. Let's get clean, get
the light turned on. Uh and now this has been reported to us. Chief and I have worked diligently on every request you guys have come to us with. We he and I work together on this as well and get back to you with some ideas. Go ahead. >> Why would we pick Mahan as
crossover? Was there a regular back then? So the thought behind the Han was that is where the elevation of the railroad tracks exact the almost exact level of the streets on both sides. Everywhere else the railroad tracks as you go north becomes elevated to the
point where by the senior parking lot I think it's maybe 10 or 11 feet elevation and there certainly be no room there to put a road in to grab wall and correct me if I'm wrong but that's >> you also have a a paper treat or rightway that goes through there. So, a
couple of positives >> and some some of the old-timers around town, if they have the memory that at one point that was an informal crossing back, you're being kind. >> I'm very curious about that. Is there any documentation to that effect? I
think anybody has a picture so what >> of Mahan being, you know, cars go over having it being an informal rust in the past. It was a there was a sanitation company that was there and I'm not saying they did it but someone just
decided to throw dirt over tracks one day and they just you could send a crossing for the entire town for like a decade and then CSX came and said what is this? >> It took 10 years to >> Well, we all we all used it by >> Yeah. Well, the D will look more
favorably on it if it was there before and then mysteriously went away. I'm gonna I'm glad to know that. I never thought of that. I'm going to check the Google Earth. You can go back like many many years. Maybe able to find some documentation to help our our case out a little bit.
>> M show some kind of deliberation. >> Yeah, I'm I'm gonna I didn't even think of that. That's brilliant. That's a great idea, guys. Thank you. >> These new actually do something. Come here more often. Is the council moving forward? We have incentive move forward on this.
>> John, we're going to move on to some other business. Would you mind hanging out in case the council has other questions later on in the meeting? >> I'd be happy to say as long as you like, sir. Okay. You have a question? Go ahead. >> Status of River Road. >> Which one? >> On the River Edge Road project.
>> Um, we have our information in for uh for uh I think you have everything now. >> Yeah, I have your comments. I think what we're going to do is some information from the chief. Okay. Talk about essentially pilot
what that has been on particularly in the areas between sfly road and west that's the area where we have concerns from from BPW from fire department that potentially police
department has some bottleneck traffic >> so think in January we'll be able to have Yeah, I think we probably back. >> All right, John, if you wouldn't mind spending some of our time with those chief, I think we're good, right? >> I hope so.
>> You're welcome to say. >> You're welcome. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Okay, we're going to move on to public comment time. Audience members wishing to speak will have a threeminut time limit to address the governing body on items on or off the agenda. Large groups
are asked to have us go first and represent them. Is there anyone here in the chambers who would like to make a public comment? Yes, please. Andrew up and tell us your name but not your street. >> I may have to say the neighborhood. Um,
Andrew Mckesh. Uh, I understand no street but katabas. So, it has to do with the katabs and Halloween. Um, I've been meaning to come, but I keep missing the meetings. I apologize since Halloween. Um, don't know how many of you know, but Halloween is kind of a
special time, especially in the afternoons between like 3:00 to 6:00 in the transforms into a pedestrian free zone. And over the last I don't know how many
years it has evolved into a uh somewhat popular destination which we enjoy. But the reason I'm here is it has become a very safe and fun time. of a country in the north of Canada
obviously, but I wanted to say that it wouldn't be so successful without the dedication and the efforts of our DPW and police departments. And I'm not sure if that's been said out loud. I'm just here to represent myself by own
observation, but uh from the first time I walked into the chief's office, I don't know how many years ago of a chief and and I told him I'm going to say this. Uh, have you ever been to the Katz during Halloween? And he said, "What's going on there?" Um, and the following
that year, he showed up and he said, "Oh my god, yes, you're right." And ever since then, it's been well organized. They got phones out. They got the policemen walking up and down. Uh, and
this year especially, we had a lot of relief stand before. And not going to get anybody to trouble, but DPW was out there at least twice that day that we could tell cleaning out that
neighborhood. So, I hope somebody can they, you know, poor administrator, the mayor, somebody would appreciate passing on the word that the neighborhood appreciates it. >> Okay? >> Because the professionals make it happen.
Andrew just called that you should probably copy. saw that the Northern Valley Greenway. >> Yes, the Northern Sierra, which is the North Jersey Sierra Club, had a very nice article about the Northern Valley
that one of our team members put together and yeah, it was a good honor to thank you. >> Okay, so thank you. >> Thank you, Andrew. Appreciate that. >> Would anyone else here in the chambers like to make a public comment?
>> Yes. Amy, tell us your name. >> Council Amy Sa. So before I begin, I just wanted to reintroduce myself because it's been approximately almost a year since I've been here before. And um so I wanted to remind you I'm a 2019 RFA
license. Uh I hold a medical cannabis license for retail class 5. And what's really nice is um that I've been looking for a wonderful town, a very strong partnership with the community to
place my license. So tonight before I start, I just wanted to know if anybody had any questions or comments about it before I speak on >> questions or comments. No, no, go ahead.
So I have um a proposed site that is not on the tin zone and is not on the main drag of tennifly. Um it is approximately a th00and ft buffer from any schools andor churches. So in terms of zoning it's
good zone to have something that ties into the spirit of tennide the community something discreet upscale operations. And then I just wanted to um discuss a little bit about so we know that New
Jersey has one of the stricts strictest cannabis regulatory frameworks but I just want to go through why I think it is important to consider all of these excellent positive things for the town. So to
begin with, I think everybody knows um that I think a carefully regulated operator would work well with bringing the tennis control to bringing it more locally.
It also prevents unregulated illegal activities and it keeps unsafe products out of our community in the sense that it secures the retail environment. We have professional security which I think would be wonderful to tie in the Tennifly Police Department for safety
and security. I think creating that bond with the community and creates that partnership. Um I also think that it's important to have a high-end discrete retail model that blends seamlessly in the town.
I think it's also important that the responsible local fairness under the state law is committed to working closely with the town, complying with all the regulations, and being a long-term partner of the community. I also feel that um in terms of the
collaboration that we should have with the town, um I just want to let you know that I'm a woman minority certified operator. I would be the owner operator behind the cannabis. Um I think we should also consider the added revenue
the importance of creating local jobs for tennifly residents and or around. Um, I think we did discuss a little about the revenue, but there is a significant tax revenue that would come into town of life that would help with
things on your agenda, beautifying the community, adding important um, additions to schools, whatever that partnership looks like. I'm very much in within whatever time frame you guys are
looking for to read either re do a second reading to the ordinance that was already proposed. But I would like to submit a resolution of support with of course with your support. Um but I do think that all these little things
should be considered and maybe re-evaluated. Um, I know that the ordinance, as it currently reads, may need some modifications for the zoning that'll make the residents a little more comfortable. I am a mother of three. I am a local resident. So, I think having
someone in the community understanding the CRC regulations, understanding what it means in terms of compliancy, wanting to keep the town safe, wanting to add revenue, and then wanting that partnership to grow, I
think is very important. Um, having someone because I know it's a micro business, having someone within that framework coming to me for a resolution, I think it's much better than having someone outside of the town, an MSO that really doesn't respect the community or
understand. So, that's really what I wanted to highlight today. And I hope that you would consider um putting cannabis on the uh second reading or voting or how it stands as the ordinance. I'm not sure yet, but I just wanted to come back tonight and remind
you that I'm here and I'm hoping to put my license with the town of Ton of Life. >> And if we don't have any further questions, >> yeah, >> we're already processing. >> No, it had a first reading. It never it never was adopted.
>> Oh, okay. uh you all wanted the opportunity to to deliberate a little bit more and hear from the public and I believe mayor that you had your um committee reestablished to look into his locations and types of
medical businesses. >> What would the council like to do? What's the you want? >> Well, there's nothing on the table. >> No, there isn't. So, it's >> No, we're not. No, in terms of having a separate conversation, >> that's just me.
>> Not the details now. >> Maybe we'll put this on the agenda for another discussion. >> Um, I think you have to make the subcommittee next year of it obviously. >> Yeah. >> Right. >> All right. We'll have a conversation at a separate meeting.
Thank you very much. Appreciate your time. >> Happy holidays. Thank you for your time. Anyone else in the chambers like to uh speak? Is there anyone online who would like to speak? Oh, see anyone else in the chambers are online? >> I see no hands. Mayor.
>> Okay, we're going to close public comment time. We'll go to the administrator's report. Any questions for the administrator or anything you'd like to point out? David, did you guys want to make a public comment? Oh, come up to the microphone, Isaac.
Hi. Go ahead. Yes. Hi. Give us your name. >> Did you give us your name? >> Yes. >> Go ahead. >> Okay. Um I'm sorry but uh to tell you first of all the acoustics here are very very bad. In the back we couldn't hear
anything of what you know or what say >> um But I'll say what I said. You know what I have to say here about my position about um the use of uh the parking lot of professionally.
Uh I think um we gave before a very nice plan that will be serve be able to serve the the whole community.
from kids to olders and all year round solution for the downtown, not just like a one time here, one time there. Um so I really think you know we should
reconsider and I would love to see it you know one day you know when we have a meeting and show you what the plans is that I really feel that you know you're going to when you see it
you can see this it's a winwinwin situation for the town for the business um all year round uh opportunity of action in the downtown and that's what we try to see.
So just you know let's let's really think about you know the the options that we submitted earlier this year. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Thank you. Appreciate it. Thank you for filling in.
>> Okay. >> All right. Uh so we did make our report we just received today. um the $150,000 donation between the Dis Johnson fund is mostly from the same estate as Kenzie
McDav was$1 $100,000 donation earlier this year. So this is the secondation and then there will be more as the state goes through its processes. >> So that's fabulous. that is uh specifically for the upkeep of the
voters and >> that goes right in the truck. If you have any questions, >> any questions for the administrator at all? >> Yes, Julie first and then >> I wanted to talk about um with the uh
partying about the tree ordinance for killing place. Um >> say that again. the part of uh David's report about the tree ordinance repeal and replace um because he put that a tree trust that was established for
donations to be made but not forfeited funds to be deposited, >> right? Um, so you're you were talking about a model ordinance that we'd have mitigation of trees that were cut to be replanted or for a fee to
fund a burrow mitigation plan, which those fees would be appropriated to the tree trust or to restricted portions of fund balance. And I I want to just uh make sure I understand that language. Um
what do what are you saying there with appropriated to a tree trust or to a restricted portion of fund balance >> basically what the final order would have been in play and have the processing out uh was that you have a
fee you wouldn't have to forfeit the process you would have a fee and so the property owner would have choice they to pay or pay a fee to not But that fee would be used to buy trees
to plant household. Um so those funds as they as they are levied come in uh would be then appropriated to the tree trust you appropriated to a restrict restricting section fund balance that specifically needs to buy trees. So
that's something we had to work out in the order. Um >> but either way the money will be used for trees. >> Yes. >> Yeah. And I I think we talked about I just want to make if if there was like a fault in how it was for just want to make sure it's
>> so so the so the mechanism right now we're basically for taking the forfeit monies and putting them in something that was set up as donations. So the state is saying that while they're forfeiting funds they're not donating fee. So there was a link and I have a
hard copy. >> I saw >> this and this came from the moral term we were recommending this a while back. >> Right. Okay. That's what I I was I remember especially just as long as like the mayor was saying I want to make sure it's still earmarked in the train.
>> Right. It's not going to roads and buildings and maintenance but >> whatever we need. And basically this is really being to give Wendy direction myself direction to see all the move forward. We first
discussed this in J forward way to presenting this as an order needs to be. >> Well to me it just seems like if it's cleaning up any sort of hole or misunderstanding or whatever and but it's still going to its purpose which is we obviously first choice we want people
to migate what they cut down. if they can't, they don't have the property, they forfeit funds, but you're saying, you know, and then that can be used to plant more trees. I mean, I think this is just what our intent always was. So, I don't think it's a problem.
>> Would the council like to have a conversation be considered in January? We want you to have a draft ordinance in your hand. There's always going to be something on the books like cut a tree down. >> No, a new ordinance would replace the
old, but the old is on the new. >> So, I'm in support of >> Okay. So, so let's let's have them let's have the draft ordinance. We'll put it on the agenda for one of the January meetings and then if the be discussed be discussed so the council can read it and
they'll have additional questions and then we'll introduce at the following meeting. store. >> Since we have to put this ordinance back on, I do want to take you all the stores designation and approvals. You know, again, we have absolutely zero ability
to save the 300 trees or 200 year old trees that was intended by that section. So, in actuality, we have little enforcement of that. Do you want to take a look at that? Maybe there will be some options legally about how other towns
deal with these sort of trees. I mean, there is an intent to reserve those trees and we're unable to do that. We I've watched so many of them put that down this year. Um I don't know if it's council, but just some options. >> That's that's what we're going to do this considering. So, let's look at
that. I just wanted to say one quick point of what I've learned about brought up and I think it might have been Wendy who informed me for some others is my understanding is that the person who owns the tree they have to designate it as a historic tree which is like part of our issue. So if there's a way of maybe
we just like if it's a certain diameter certain because no one's going to designate their own tree historic if that means that they can they'll never be able to cut it down. Should they need Do you know what I mean? >> Yes. I mean, we also have trees in the
first 10 ft of properties that are being cut down that was historic street for example. Someone clearcuted all of the historic trees. You know, it's called town right away and replanted them. whatever assuming he um anyway I I just
want to have clear delineation about what could be designated as historically designated if has an intention to this right now. >> Let's hope any other questions for the
administrator. >> Um just one quick question about the engineer report that is that right? Um and just uh there was a a part here I had a a question regarding um
the uh it says here for future projects under future projects it said that the HUD community project funding for clearing the snagging it says the bureau received the congressional earmark for the 1.6 6
million. Is that um still the case? I I thought there was like a hold up with the federal situation. I read that too that the funding wasn't going to come. Well, you know, so so during the federal
shutdown really stretching off and then in the meantime during that process, the federal administration started to have significantly disagreements with our federal representatives from New Jersey and from New York uh and
projects. So what And has suggested is for the mayor to contact >> which I which I did this week and we're awaiting excuse me not this week did Monday last week and we're awaiting an answer. >> So if if the funds are still in place
then I think you know has done some work on this. So the administration of the grant should be tied together with work that they're doing uh for us. So >> Oh right. want no staff from basically
responsible for the grant process if it's still >> Oh, so it's a it's a TBD right now. >> Hopefully it's hopefully a lot just >> Yes. >> So in terms of process is
callers stuck because they don't know the funding are we stuck because they don't know the fun part. the second state you get a check once the product goes or is it reversed? >> Well, there's processes in PU that you have to go through that access to
because of shut down. Uh so we have to niche throughout those processes and the question is whether or not that funding was still there or is that part of the federal fall back and freeze?
>> It's a question to come out of paper but it's it's really not started the entire process already. Sure. >> One is um the book that runs speed drive.
So there was a question from one of the business owners that approached me about whether we had a store up. They run like a local railroad and then behind the businesses on de through the hotel you connect whether we can almost build like
that shore up some of that because what happens is the brook blows up and over into like the park one of the parking lots into um right now vacant piece of property. So on that rainstorm it was flooding up and over. So can we actually
take any of this engineering and flood water money and look at that rope there that's flooded you can flood both ways. >> Well that's I mean it's technically a drainage ditch or some so I don't really know technically what I mean that's all
>> but that's on it doesn't it's not a free flowing body of water. >> You're not talking about the Wells Fargo property. >> It runs to it. behind like equipment >> behind behind that break. >> Right. So that >> right that question is for their
engineering component because that's all private property then that's going to be >> no it end their property ends before that water commission very robust study all of these things but what you mentioned with
trees down and other things you sue and maybe satisfy you assume when it becomes the case that would be evaluated >> correct >> that's what the help the engineers So theoretically with the gas snagging
process instead of building up you're removing the impediments within so that more water can flow without flowing over without having to add any anything in >> that's why we're saying
>> but I'm saying that's part of the project of what colors is looking at and mapping to do. So >> yeah, because we're looking at Dan got a point. We're looking at the the over notary. It's a drainage. We're having an engineering conversation without the
engineer. We're not going to put it on the screen. >> I have a second question. So that's the risk. >> And the second question is on the flood
mitigation on the field and sunny side which I love that we're actually looking at it. I know we looked at it in the past the very very high dollar signs. Um what is CD? I don't know who's engineering. >> I was never sorry. I'm like why don't I
know it's okay. >> Couldn't have made something up better than that. >> Sorry. about this. I will say we have looked at this and gotten some cost estimates for them. I don't know. Dan, you haven't you did this for sorry 75
>> seven mil where the engineering works beautiful >> $7 million. Well, the problem over there problem the problem is if you raise sunny side you're going to flood all the homes around it. So, you have to do something with the law. >> So, um I was going to actually ask if
that those do get pulled back up so that we can see what we already worked on and not reinvent the wheel. >> Sure. There somewhere. Yeah. >> All right. Grade belongs to public hearing. >> Understood. 47 today.
>> All right. Homemark 25- 25-33 post. Right. >> Yes. >> Uh housing mobile zone district. Would you please read confirmation of publication of the ordinance and the title? >> Sure. Ordinance number 25-33, an ordinance of the bureau of Tennifly
County of Bergen, state of New Jersey to amend chapter 35 entitled land development regulations article 8 entitled zoning regulations to create a new AHO-10 district and this was published in the Sunday December 14th edition of the
record. >> Okay, this is >> North Summit >> which is already zone for housing. It's just adding it as your affordable housing. >> Okay. >> All right. I'm going to open the floor
for any public comment on ordinance 25-33 Home Lake. Anyone here would like to speak on this one? Anyone online like to speak on this one? Omar, do you see any hands? >> I see no hands. Mayor, >> we're going to close public comment. Dark would like to make motion, please.
>> Pass second or 453 that notice. public support as well. >> Have a second. Wait a second. Mark, could you please conduct the roll call? >> Council member Dayton. >> Council member Dr. Okconor. >> Yes.
>> Council member Park. >> Yes. >> Council member Roler. >> Yes. >> Ordinance 25-34 bond ordinance. Would you please give the confirmation of publication ordinance and the title of your s ordinance number 25-34? It was published
in the Sunday December 14th edition of the record. a bond ordinance to authorize the making of various public improvements and the acquisition of a new additional or replacement equipment and machinery and new communication and signal systems equipment in by and for
the burough tennifly in the county of Bergen state of New Jersey to appropriate the sum of $2,900,000 to pay for the cost thereof to make a down payment to authorize the issuance of of bonds to finance such appropriation and to provide for such
for the issuance of bond anticipation notes in anticipation of the issuance of such bonds. >> I'd like to open comments or 25-34. Any chambers here are online. Any would like to speak to this ordinance.
I see any hands. >> I see no hands. Mayor, >> we're going to close public comment on this ordinance. Council of Dr. Do we like to make a motion please? >> Have a second. Please mark please call.
Council member Dayton Dr. Okconor. >> Yes. >> Counc. Yes. >> Council member roller. >> Yes. Ordinance 25-35 parks playground and recreation area ordinance. Could you please read the consation of publication of the ordinance and title of the
ordinance? >> Ordinance number 25-35. It was published in this Sunday December 14th from the edition of the record and ordinance of the burough of tenify amending chapter 21 parks playground and recreation areas of the revised general ordinances of the burough of tenify 2004.
I'm going to ask uh for public comments on ordinance 25-35 only. Anyone in the chambers or on Zoom who would like to speak to this ordinance? All right. See any hands? >> See no hands, ma'am. >> All right. We're going to close public comment. Council, you make a motion,
please. >> Move to pass and adopt on second and final reading ordinance 25- 35 and notice public. Could I have a second, please? Omar, please call the role. Council member Dayton. >> Yes.
>> Council member Dr. Wer. >> Yes. >> Cart member Larry? >> Yes. >> Okay. Intent is agenda. Can I get a motion to approve resolution R25-577 through R25-585?
>> I have a second. Please call RO. Council member Dayton, Council Member Dr. Okconor Parker. >> Yes. >> Get them all. >> Yes. >> Okay.
>> All right. Minutes to be approved. December 9th, 2025 mayor and council meeting. I get a motion, please. >> I get a second. Second. >> All in favor? >> Any opposed? Okay, we're going to move on to committee reports.
Councilwoman Dayton, would you like to go first, please? >> All right. Um, I just want to take a second of this committee report to acknowledge Councilman Dan Clark, who has been on this council for as long as I have been and then
some. I actually read when Dan came on board in this council, there's a picture of a young kid in the paper. I thought when I moved here, who was this young kid on the council? And uh before I start, of course, I just
want to thank him for always having the first responders back at this table and for doing a great job. Um the planning board is meeting on um Starbucks applications in February
for those who are interested. Uh we did have some applicants before us about um splitting single home properties into um some apartment buildings that are
underway and have been removed and we've seen some of the developers. So they're interested or if the public's interested on the planning board hear more. Um the senior services met uh did not meet for his last meeting but was is looking for
new members. So, any of our seniors would like to get involved. It's a once a month monthly meeting on Wednesday mornings. Um, and our DPW is finishing up the year strong tomorrow. So, I hope he's clear and I
just want to thank Pat for incredible first year. >> They did a great job this year >> with the burrow. Um and to all workers who are out there in every rain, snow, sunshine doing the work that they can for our town. And that's it. >> Yeah. Thank you.
>> Echo the sentiment from the governor to a very impressive fall especially particularly too impressive for the snowfall. uh will not second the comments regarding Councilman Park or David Phillips Young take you a day over 30 and appreciate
your your uh collaborative nature during my brief time here and the next one. So thank you >> Councilwoman Dr. >> Looks like I have to council. >> It's been a pleasure having you next to
me in the same area. Um, but yeah, no, I've always used the benefit of his history. So, uh, figured out if we have a little more time. Um, I wanted to I I serve on
the environmental commissioner at the end. I did just want to point out that for upcoming events, April 18th, 2026, we're having the big trashon again. So, uh, please, uh, make sure you mark it on
your calendar and Dan, I'm gonna use you to go get those pickles from the county and all that fun stuff. Um, also, uh, yes, April 18th. Uh, just a quick aside, we had people, uh, students
coming here talking about a kickoff for the 250th anniversary. And, um, I reached out about April 18th because I think they were trying to do something. Also, I thought maybe we could combine, but I hadn't heard back. So, if you would kindly connect me to the right
people because I don't I just don't think they got my email. So, I'd like to that >> it was a teacher. >> I've had contact. >> Uh, so the other thing about the environmental commission that I wanted to do to finish off the year is we have
about 44 families participating in the compost program at this point. And with that, in 2025 alone, well, no, sorry, from its start to to now November 2025,
we've diverted 40,287 pounds of food, just a little bit of participation. So, um it's it's remarkable stuff. uh
does 15,000, you know, more recently in this last few months. And uh we average 1,364 pounds per month uh composting. And uh I just want to say these are great numbers
and uh I I really just encourage people to get involved and be composting participants if you're not part of this program and hopefully it'll compost in your home. It's just opened my eyes to how much food has produced, how much we
throw out. So, um, anyway, I just wanted to say those nice numbers to end 2025 and that's my report. >> Thank you, Councilman. >> You're not going to compliment yourself. >> You guys, >> yes.
>> Okay. Um, could I get a motion to adjourn? >> No, mayor. Oh, we're not attorney on the record. Motion to recess. >> Yes. Yes. So, so I get a second. >> All in favor? >> I January 6th, right?
>> January 7:00 >> 7 recess and 7:30 for the reord. >> Question for you. The congressman got wants to come to square ring of council members. We can't get here till 7:55.
>> Well, too bad for him. >> So, what do you guys want? >> You want to do that? >> Why don't you Why don't you put the recess meeting 7:30? >> Yeah. >> Or 7:5. >> You can do whatever you want to do. What do you guys want to do? You could just
have a longer recession between the recess meeting and the real meeting. >> We have the recess at seven. So maybe just eat first you're saying and then >> recess meeting have cookies and cake >> and then we have the reorg at 8.
>> How many cookies do you want there, Mr. Willer? This is all about you know >> he's done it. >> You got it. So seven and eight. Okay. I'll let the congressman >> seven and eight. 7 o'clock with the recess, 8 o'clock with the re January 6. >> Okay.
>> Yeah, I'm not sure. >> I I got it. I >> I got it. >> A large January 17 holiday season. >> Yeah. >> Oh, I will be on the >> 13th.
Sure. >> What's going on? >> Yes. I'm sorry that each time does >> what? It's either it's either on the rework or it's either on the rework or it's the first meeting
because I just >> Yes. I have not talked about that this week. >> Yes. My son has dinner. We became parents on the same day. aren't happening. >> So, what do they want to do
to see them? They don't see anything. I do see and he won't be able to. This is our This is This is our routine. >> I'm never gonna have it done three months ahead. >> I know. I know.
>> All right. Take care. >> All right. >> Yes. >> It's not on my topic. But if it's not on my listen >> tell Leslie and the kids have merry Christmas. >> I know
>> I forgot to bring in so used to bring gifts and I totally forgot today. >> That's all right. >> And I realized it like in the middle of the meeting like >> are you guys here going? No, I'm here. Not going anywhere. Um my um he want
>> Yeah. >> And sitting down with my dad. >> Cool. >> Christmas. >> Good. >> But I don't break with my dad. >> That's amazing. I love that. He needs the attention to be spoiled.
>> Oh yeah, of course. So he he's looking for this actually. appropriate. >> Thank you. This is the best. I' been I've been here long enough.
>> Thank you. >> Yes. >> Oh, I went with >> I I I was talking to her yesterday. I said, um, where's I about Yeah, we're Christians. I didn't really want to consider, you know, ready. She she wants to be a skill.
>> No. >> So she >> she told one of the teachers um teacher night against All red and a few more.
Uh I started in the first year of my private club. I had a for that. >> Yeah. Yeah. I believe she's not. >> No, she's not.
>> Yeah. >> She'll scream right back. >> Don't you think I >> of course? >> Yeah. So, I don't know. So, she said, "When I do it, you got to help me. And um you know there's we do which
actually helps fund it. >> Okay. >> So it's a women organization. >> Okay. >> Yeah. school. >> I got so many things I got to be prepared here and then I'm here for the
next two games and free >> thank you. I appreciate it. I'll see I'll see you I'll see you next year. All right.