Tess, >> we're ready. >> Okay, let's get started. In compliance with the Open Public Meetings Act, PL1975, chapter 231, the notice requirements have been satisfied. The meeting dates for the year are confirmed at the annual
meeting are posted on the public bulleten board in the lobby of the municipal center and published in the record within the first 10 days of the new year. Uh salute to the flag, please. Omar, can we have a roll call, please? >> Council member Corsair >> here.
>> Council member Dayton >> here. >> Council member Dr. Okconor >> here. >> Council member Michaels. >> Council member Rolieri >> here. >> Mayor Zen >> here. >> Okay. Thank you, Omar.
All right. The first order of the day. We've got two presentations. The first one is to uh Chip Kapaso. Chip, why don't you come on up here? Yeah. What's What's the story with the pirate thing? Where was that photograph taken?
In Baltimore. Oh, really? It's great. And here it is. That's fabulous. Fabulous. All right. So, I'm going to read a a proclamation. Okay. And thank you for all your years of service. You sure you want to go?
>> You sure you're going to Florida? Where? >> Very nice. Very nice. Good. Good luck down there. All right. Whereas DPW Assistant Director Frank Chip Capaso has been an employee of the Burough of Tennifly and a member of the
Tennifly Fire Department for over 25 years. What is it? 28 years. >> 28 years since starting as a driver laborer on March 10th, 1998. And whereas Chip admirably worked his way up from a driver laborer to foreman
and to assistant director. and he has remained dedicated to his work throughout all these transitions and is welll liked and respected by his co-workers. And whereas Chip is known to take his job very seriously and is known as an extremely hard worker with an attitude to get work done in the most
efficient way possible and he does not tolerate less than average work. Whereas Chip worked diligently overseeing the Tenifly pool project. Thank you very much for that. The whole community thanks you for that. where he displayed his meticulous attention to detail to
assist in having the pool open on time for Tennifly residents to enjoy. Now, therefore, be it resolved that on behalf of the mayor and council of the Burough of Tennifly, we appreciate Frank Chip Capaso's service to the to the community as a firefighter and assistant director
of the Department of Public Works. During his tenure, Chip has exhibited the utmost dedication and professionalism on a daily basis. Best wishes on your retirement and please know that you'll be missed by your Burough of Tennifly family. So congratulations.
>> You're always welcome to come back to do snow plowing if you want. Right. It's great. Sorry to see you go. Okay, the next uh proclamation is about u Parkinson's awareness. Uh thank you to
Hercules and your wife Athena for po for for for bringing this to our attention. Uh really appreciate it. I'm going to read the whole proclamation here. Okay. Of course. It's an important subject. All right. Whereas Parkinson's disease is a chronic progressive neurological
disease and is the second most common neurodeenerative disease in the United States. Whereas Parkinson's disease is estimated to affect approximately 1 million people in the United States and the prevalence will rise to 1.2 million by 2030. Whereas Parkinson's disease is
the fastest growing neurogenerative disease with 90,000 new people diagnosed each year in the United States. Whereas the symptoms of Parkinson's vary from person to person and can include tremors, slowness of movement and rigidity, uh difficulty with balance,
swallowing, chewing, and speaking, cognitive impairment and dementia, mood disorders, and a variety of other non-motor symptoms. Whereas the fastest growing subset of Parkinson's uh diagnosises is in people under the age
of 50 known as young or early onset Parkinson's. Whereas research shows that a combination of genetic and environmental factors such as the exposure to pesticides like parakquot and certain metals are tied to Parkinson's. But more research is needed
to uncover the exact cause and progression. Whereas there is no objective test or biomarker for Parkinson's and there is no cure or drug to slow or halt the progression of the disease. Whereas the symptoms of Parkinson's vary from person to person
and can include tremors, slowness of movement and rigidity, difficulty with balance, swallowing, chewing and speaking, cognitive impairment and dementia, mood disorders, and a variety of other non-motive symptoms. Whereas volunteers, researchers, care partners,
and medical professionals are working to improve the quality of life of persons living with Parkinson's and their families. Whereas increased research, education, and community support services such as those provided by the Parkinson's Foundation and other
organizations are needed to find more effective treatments, provide access to quality care to those living with the disease today, and advance effort towards a new cure. Now therefore, the mayor and council of the B of Tennifly County of Bergen in the state of New Jersey to hereby proclaim the month of
April 2026 as Parkinson's awareness month. Thank you very much Hercules for helping us with this. >> Omar, >> would you be so kind as to give that to Hercules? I signed it already. Okay.
Okay, we're going to move into public comment time. Audience members wishing to speak will have a threeinut time limit to address the governing body on items on or off the agenda. Large groups are asked to have a spokesperson represent them. So, whoever would like to speak, you're welcome to come up to
talk about any topic you'd like for uh three minutes. So, who would like to go first? Come on up. Just give us your name, not your address, please. >> My name is Lisa Lannon. I live at 83 Downey Drive. I'm here today to speak about the Smith
school flooding problem and the creek that runs along my property as well as many of my neighbors. Um, I understand from the board of ed uh president that the water will the the problematic water from the Smith school will be redirected
into the creek. Um, I sent an email to her as well as you, Mayor, and I have not heard back. So, I'm here today to to get a response. >> Right. So, one of I'll tell you what we what the burrow is doing in terms of the in terms of the creek, right? I can't speak for the board of education, of
course, and what their construction projects are. Um but the burrow was granted um a grant. How much was that grant? >> So you know that >> but that's nothing. So I want to hear specifically how you got a grant for redirecting flood waters
from the Smith school into the creek. >> So So again, we're not involved in what the school is doing with their drainage issues over there. >> But you need to don't you have to of redirecting uh waters into the creek? >> Not necessarily. We don't have control
over school construction. So that that's why I wanted just for a second I wanted to talk about what's going on with the Overpek creek. Okay? Because the Overpek, we received a grant to help clear out the creeks to make it a little bit wider because the creek used to be
this wide 50 years ago. >> So dredging isn't the right word. We're going to be So dredging implies we're going to be digging it out, making it deeper. So I don't want to say anything that's misleading, but what we're doing is we're dnagging and cleaning up the creek. And so the banks of the creek through the process of being cleaned up
and the base of it will be enlarged closest to its correct correct along the whole creek by the parking lot along the whole overpack from the beginning of Tennifly to the end all the way to the south because when we clean that creek up what we wind up what winds up
happening is the creek can carry more water which is what it needs to do. Um and so that's what the burrow is doing in terms of the creek. >> Yeah. you know about the problem and being allowed to redirect all of the East Hill
and Smith school waters to a creek next to the community, >> right? So, a school constru school, you know, I I know I'm repeating myself. >> Anybody in a in a given house would not be able to redirect waters into the creek. So, the school shouldn't have an exclusion. That's a that's that's a good
point. >> Knocking down tree after tree after tree. A homeowner wouldn't be able to do that. So, >> you know, there's different, >> you know, rules for the school. >> There's different rules for the school, 100% that the state controls and they've got to go through the state regulations and whatever they have to do to do that.
>> So, you'll be doing some dredging or whatever >> for the creek. That's correct. 100%. >> Right. >> Not not dredging, but cleaning it all up, right? Okay. So it can carry more water off to, you know, Leonia and what's the name? Overpack park so the
water disappears. Um, >> I just don't understand, you know, to push their problem to to the residents of the community. I mean, you should be outraged. I mean, if if you're not part of the school, >> so you should stand by your residents.
>> Well, that's that's why we're cleaning up the creek and we're working with uh what is it? HUD, who's controlling the grant money. So, uh, the Housing and Urban Development Group out of Washington DC controls the grant money and we're engaged with them to get the work done. >> Yeah.
>> Yeah. >> Just >> Okay. >> So, really let the neighborhood know. >> Okay. All right. >> Okay. >> Thank you. Thank you for your time. All right. Who else would like to speak? Max, come on up.
Just give us your name and not your address. Max48 Avenue. Uh I know that the historical preservation commission was uh basically moved from the agenda today, but I would like to talk about that.
>> Sure. uh while I was in uh uh on the council I was for two years uh leazison with the historical preservation commission and was one of my proudest uh proudest times. Uh the historical preservation
commission is the one that basically keeps the history of our town and keep the history of America practically alive for uh for us. Uh I I don't have to remind you that they were crucial in uh
helping with u Roosevelt monument with the uh Elizabeth Candy Staten U >> designation >> whatever goes to the uh uh Peniply U
Railway Station the Magnolia Historical Park. I Magnolia and I love to go through that and through that historical park. Um, I was on a council when uh uh they were trying to uh make the uh
Tennai movie house a uh historical monument. And we had the people from the new movie house over there protesting and saying if we not if we're going to make that one, they'll close the movie house, but if we're going to not make it
a historical building, they will keep the movie house open for us. We knew there was a lie. We just found out later, I'm sorry, that was a lie. We uh came and did not declare the movie
house a historical building. And now the mares with one of the oldest movie house mares in Bergen County and in New Jersey is gone. Uh the
place where my children have uh uh and their birthdays where they had the parties for 10, 11 and 12th uh birthday are gone. And other historical now buildings are uh now in the face of
basically critical phase with the historical preservation commission. And the historical preservation commission is the shield that protects the town. The town history uh American history uh without the
historical preservation commission uh our entire history is gone. Uh the American history is gone. the developers who could not care less about the history of tenny of the history of America came basically around rockshot
and destroy every single monument. So I'm asking the bar and council to make sure that we do not cut the historical preservation commission and their capability of protecting the town from out of control developers. I think
that they doing a phenomenal job. I think that they preserve the town. I think that they preserve American history and it's one of the best thing they can do for our town. Thank you. >> Thank you, Max. Who would like to speak next?
Sure. Come on up to the microphone. Well, yeah, come on up. Make your way around. >> Hi, uh Al Rosenthal. uh two things to talk about. Uh one on a personal level, one on a professional level and a personal level. As a small business in downtown Tennifly, DPW did an absolutely
amazing job this winter. If you were to look at the group messages in like the WhatsApp group messages in towns joining Tennifly, they share pictures of what it's like in Tennifly versus their own town. Uh so kudos to the town and speaking a great job. Uh and the second
thing I wanted to talk about is actually on about the Clinton in uh I don't know if that's something that's going to be discussed now or in the near future but uh I've spoken to multiple uh members in the chamber of commerce uh and there is a lot of support there with uh between the various businesses. I've also spoken
to various residents who live on Franklin Street. Uh it's uh the ones who one who actually lived I guess gives lives by GPS. uh when I was explaining to her the different issues within it uh she wasn't
sure about it but she's like but at the end of the day something has to change there uh and so she was uh basically asking if this is something that is for the governor to solve u I think she doesn't know actual civic procedures but that's a different uh solution but it
does seem that many of the say shorter tenur residents people have been here for you know the the 3 to 10 years uh that I've spoken to have have been very very supportive of it. >> Okay. Thank you. Just because you brought it up, so March 30th, we're having a special meeting here in the
chambers specifically about the Clinton in Okay, good. Thank you. Who else would like to speak? Yes, please. >> Just give us your name up to the You get >> however you'd like to speak. Of course.
>> Closer to the closer to the microphone. >> Uh and business owner in flight. Uh I'm very much to favor in the redevelopment um project of the uh Clinton in
um anything that anything that we can can do to help bring uh business and move our town forward is greatly appreciated. Also, we don't want to miss this opportunity to our town uh to
support this type of um support this type of develop development and uh continue to move our uh town in the right direction. Um we uh supported this project.
>> Okay. >> Thank you very much. Thank you. Who else would like to speak? Hercules, come on up. Then Kevin is starting to come out and become more active again. Uh before I pulled out, I
was doing a series of podcasts on uh people running for office in 10:00 and I was continuous for several years. That's the first pound specific thing. I'll be doing it. So, >> I know there's lots of people running. I'll be approaching everybody very soon
and we just start organizing. >> That's fabulous. Thank you, Hercules. Thank you, >> Kevin. >> Just give us your name, not your address. It's the new uh protocol. Is this one any better? >> Does that work, Omar? >> Yes, it works.
>> It works because the last speaker was not easy to hear. >> Go ahead. Speak into it. Let's see. >> Is this okay? >> Yes. >> Isn't the audience can Can you hear me? >> Yes. They're saying yes. >> Good. All right. >> You're on. >> Covered the bases. All right. Um Well,
I'm Kevin Tremble. Thank you. And um I'm not going to give you my address. No, you're not supposed to anymore. State law has changed. >> But I will tell you, I live in the oldest house in Tenniflar >> and you can probably figure that out.
Um, and one of the things on my cheat sheet is is that I wanted to tell you first about the success we've had with the Palisades Interstate Park. Um, I'm a commissioner on the Palisades Interstate Park Commission. And one of the things
that we have achieved with the help of Senator Johnson and uh the two assembly women uh Miss Park and Miss her uh who helped us get a $45 million
allowance to fix the storm damage in the park over the last 15 years. So, we're very appreciative of all their efforts and I wanted to share that with the audience and with you the members of the council.
>> Um, we will be starting a lot of uh construction work. Uh, the first priority will be the uh entrance to the park from Anglewood, Anglewood Cliffs. >> So, that the road will open up again. >> Yes. Wonderful. I I I don't have a
schedule yet, but it will be returned to service in the notsodistant future. >> Um, the other part of the 45 million will be to provide a new improved roadway halfway down the Palace Age, which is called the Henry Hudson
Drive. Um, and so that's the largest chunk of what we'll will the funds will go to. And these are these are state funds out of the DOT that will come back to the DOT when the FEMA program approves the projects. We have approval
from FEMA to do the work. Now we have the engineering is done and I just think you all should be happy as I am about the results of the work of our uh district representatives to put legislation in place to do this. So, I
wanted that on the record here because part of the park is in Tennifly, and we're very proud of that park as a as a historic uh an important historic asset to Tennifly as well as the rest of
Bergen County and the state. That's number one on my list. Okay. I know I if you don't mind giving me another three minutes. >> Go ahead. Of course. >> Okay. Thank you, Mayor. Um, so the house that I own is 1745. It goes back before
the country. I get I I feel young when I walk in the door. You know, it's like um >> it's a beautiful house. >> I'm sorry. >> It's a beautiful house. >> Well, thank you. Thank you, mayor. I try to keep it that way. And and just so you know all that you know I I did work on
the initial work in establishing the preservation commission but you know it it's really uh one of the things that I do is if I have an issue I about the house that I'm thinking about I go to the commission
because the experts there can help me. So I asked them about a gutter replacement and I found out that there was a good answer that I got from the professional side of the people there before I put an application in. So that's the way I like to work it. That's
the way I think it should work and and that's one of the things I think they and the bureau ought to stress is that it is a group that you can get information before you put an application in. That's that's really an important part of this. The other thing I wanted to mention is that the musical
history of Tennifly is so fascinating to me and yet we don't do enough with it. Um Glenn Miller is a starting point but his um his person who wrote Little Brown Jug arranged it for him is also a
Tannerfly resident. So th this starts me thinking about all of the things in music, whether it's Leslie Gore or whether it's the Nelson family, Ricky included, um that all contribute to a wonderful and and we have some very
recent talent that has graduated from this from our high school that have made a name in this in this musical theater environment community. And I think I think that that's important to recognize
about the history of this community of the kind of success at the national level whether it's Harvey Dunn who who was a premier artist whose work goes for half a million dollars or whether and he was he was an artist he was a combat
artist in World War I and this is an amazing resident of in our in our community. I want to talk about veterans. The Aras Arusco Park was a project of the historic preservation commission and these kinds of projects
contribute greatly to the success of recognition for residents in this community. I did also want to note about the musical history where Glenn Miller lived is a commu is a building called the Cutswall. Now, I was fortunate
enough to work with Bill Mccclure and David Wall when this case about the sculpture >> and the and the fountain that was removed from the landscape of this building because the l the this burrow
protected that building in 1934 in a in a deed requirement that its exterior never be touched. So Tennifly is a leader in historic preservation before there was historic preservation. And I think we we need to recognize
these kinds of points and and the one thing about that sculpture activity and that fountain that was removed and we got it put back this burrow and the historic preservation commission and that case went all the way to the state
supreme court. It's the only case regarding historic preservation that I know of that has ever reached the state supreme court. What did the state supreme court say? We don't want to hear any more about this because the appellet division ruled on this and said your
process is perfectly in conformance with the state legislation. So I wanted to make that point today so that you all are aware of how well this commission has performed in the past. Now, maybe there's some mistakes. I don't know. You
asked, you and I talked about this, mayor, and I have done a lot of research on this, and I would like to talk to you again about my findings. Okay. >> Sure. Of course, >> I will contact you. It will be 9:00 tomorrow. You're better than me.
>> You can call me as early as 5:30 in the morning tomorrow. You know that. >> Oh, look out. Um but but the other point is that the railroad station did not have its overhang, did not have its uh slate roof, did not have its care
and repointing without the the work of the preservation commission. So we put that building back into good shape when we were first established and it remains a great symbol of Tennify's downtown, >> which I appreciate. The other thing was
that the Roosevelt monument was a graffitied, damaged, vandalized place and it now is respected and appreciated much more than when we started on that project. So, I just wanted to let you
and the rest of the community know that I really do appreciate the delay that you've provided and I have working hard to try to make sure we make a better commission and a better work working relationship with people who apply.
>> Agreed. Of course, >> I thank you for listening to me and I appreciate the time you've given me. Okay. Thank you. >> Thanks. >> I'll talk to you tomorrow. Kevin, >> Kevin, can I just ask a question? >> Of course. >> Sorry. Thank you so much, Kevin, for coming out, of course, speaking for the
HBC. Um, when you said you got the $45 million from the DOT, state DOT, that's because that land was historically preserved, right? >> Well, that that's actually not directly part of the answer, but uh the answer is
that each federal agency has a historic preservation officer. And as a result of that they have to work in a special way with historic sites. That site is a national historic landmark for
conservation. That's conservation in America is is a designation. It's one of the earliest efforts collectively to protect a landscape. So yes, it's an important
site and FEMA is aware of that. Just for clarification, Frank, when you're saying that the process, are you referring to the section 106 process for historic sites when you have a federal permit, right? >> Yes, ma'am. >> Okay. >> Very good. Thank you. >> Well, I re >> we can do that. Yes, we could. Yes.
>> Yeah. I think that's a really good idea. Thank you. >> Um, go ahead. We got to get other people speaking, too. >> It's fine. So, >> go ahead. Ask it. of Cafe Angelique. >> Yes, ma'am. >> Do you know whether it has a Bergen
County Open Space Grant? >> If there's funding for it from Bergen County Open Space, >> I don't really know the whether I could sure assuredly tell you yes or no. Right. >> The first grant came from the New Jersey Historic Trust. Then I understand there
were other grants uh related to lighting and uh electrical issues, but I don't know the status of those. Thank you. >> Thanks, Kevin. >> Anything else? >> Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. Okay. Who else would like to speak?
>> Anyone else want to speak or Oh, come on up to the microphone, please. >> And just give us your name, not your address. Speaking to the microphone. Yeah. >> Question. If there is any plan to open another road or intersection um north to
Grove to connect to Puremont. Um now that on Grove there will be a new commercial place built. >> So you're asking if we're going to open up a new street there. >> Yeah. To connect to pure >> Yes. >> So what we're looking to do and we're um
the budget isn't finalized for this year. The council hasn't voted on it yet. Okay. So there's no guarantees in terms of what I'm about to say. But we have negotiated with the railroad company CSX to be able to uh build a road over their tracks and that will
connect um what is it Mahan to West Mahan to create another opening for traffic to help relieve uh all the traffic on Grove from the middle school and the high school. Okay. So the council and I are working on that and uh so far uh we're cautiously optimistic
that it's moving forward. Our arrangements with CSX are complete. Right. Right. So, we've made the deal with CSX and that's signed. Now, it's all about uh budgeting for the road itself. Okay. Thank you. Any other uh public comments or
questions from anyone to the public in the chambers? No. Omar, is there anyone online who looks like they're raising their hand? Who would like to on Zoom would like to make a public comment? >> See no hands, mayor. >> No. Okay. We're going to close. Last chance. We're going to close public comment time. Thank you for your comments everyone.
Okay, administrator's report. Does >> people here? Nobody else wants to say anything? I would love to hear from more residents. Truthfully, weigh in. >> All right, guys. Have a good night. >> Monday. >> We'll give them a middle >> Monday.
>> Pirate included. >> We should have like food on my day. >> Sure. >> On the days. >> Take care, Chip. We'll see you around. Be good. Thank you. >> We'll just give them a second to uh Okay. Who has questions for the
administrator? >> Okay. Go ahead, Lauren. Lauren raised her hand first. >> Sorry. Okay. I'd like if you don't mind break down these two uh ordinances on the band stands and the additional costs associated because >> there's two um I'm sorry in the consent
agenda. Yes. Resolutions >> we had an initial price for the band stand all in. >> Yeah. We want >> discussion. You can't jump ahead. >> Want the administrator before I discuss the consent agenda. I want to hear
what's happening in that project. kind of details of what's happening. That's >> and maybe Susan can can join in, but I just I don't understand all these different change orders all of a sudden adding $65,000 to a project that was
capped in our budget. >> Um, one of the uh purposes is is the height of the stage in order to keep the project on uh on schedule. we are having the uh the structural engineering done locally instead of by the company. So
that was >> what was the original cost of that and the engineering because I mean this is a large change. >> What's the resolution number? >> Uh it's 15152. >> There's two of them. And Susan, if you
don't mind, what was the original cost of the band stand that we put in the budget? Yeah. So $900,000 was the actual appropriation for the band stand. >> Do you have exact numbers? >> Yeah. 900,000 >> even.
>> Yes. >> And now we're adding 65,000 and 50,000 >> to that. >> No, it's just that >> that's what I'm just year. The budget is there. I certified the fund.
>> What did we certify in the budget right now for the band stand project? >> We did that. We started that in December of last year. There was an ordinance that we did >> and the amphitheater was in there. >> Yes. $900,000 capital project. >> 900 in capital
>> and then there was engineering. >> Then part 65 is engineering and then what's the secondary one here? 50. Is it another 50? >> You're not. >> That's why I'm asking for clarification. Right. So, it's $36,000 increase. And that's for the structural >> plans.
>> So, we're basically putting in another $100,000 on top of the nine. >> No, it's the CFO. >> So, we can really check. >> Okay. Can we answer? >> I have to look at the ordinance. >> David says he has the answer.
>> Okay. So it's the $36,000 is for the structural engineering and all the engineering and the cost of the actual grand stand are all within the $900,000 appropriated. So you're not adding money to the overall uh project cost.
>> So essentially we're just using what we've budgeted. >> That's correct. >> I it doesn't read that clearly. So I'm just saying it looks like we were adding because it was a change order. >> Well, you're adding you're adding to the contract. >> You're adding to the amount. No, not to the contract. You're adding to the
amount that you authorized engineering for. So, um >> by 36 plus 65. >> Yes. >> But just remember that when you did the not to exceed amount on the engineering, it was last June before the time where you actually were had the you know it
was more investigatory still. So now you're moving to >> I could if I could answer you. >> Yeah. Because this is a $100,000 change. So it's so you you did in the initial engineering for the design and the concept the conceptual design and the design of the band stand, >> right?
>> The $36,000 that $36,000 in additional engineering is for the is for the structural plans to be done locally versus in Michigan. >> Okay. >> The $65,000 is for contract administration which is the second part of engineering which we've always done.
Um >> and that comes out of the nine >> that comes out of everything comes out of the 900,000. >> So and we still have a substantial um amount of money left in the 900,000 which will pay for um the uh the LED
wall the audiovisisual aspect which we don't have pricing on yet. That's one of the uh resolutions is to that. >> I was going to say I haven't seen the pricing on um LED wall in in the band stand. >> Yes. So, all of this was contemplated
inside of the $900,000. >> Um, and then there will be other amenities uh that that uh storage for example for the LED wall, potentially bathrooms if they can be afforded in this phase one. Uh, but I don't anticipate the project uh exceeding the
amount of money that's been. >> Okay. Thank you for that, clarification. >> Thank you. >> Okay. >> Before we got there, this is my question first. Any other questions for the administrator? >> Um, another one.
We have some new businesses opening. I wanted to ask you if you knew. They're usually on the Sorry, the engineering report. Do you have any idea what the new businesses are? I know I've seen some signs downtown. >> I don't off the top of my head, but I
can get that information. Circular. >> Um, yeah. Usually, usually any new business goes on the engineering report. >> Usually that's on the building and zoning reporting, >> right? No, not the >> do that monthly, which is usually your first meeting, >> but I can I can circulate those
>> for the next meeting or even on the 30th. I think the public would love to know >> Sure. >> what's coming. >> A lot of good stuff. >> Yeah. A lot of different kind of things. >> And I I would just point out that >> that PSC a lot of different stuff. So,
it's good to go. >> I would just point out uh that PSCNG is um starting their milling and paving uh starting on Monday the 30th and should be wrapped up on or about the 9th of April. Who were the nine roads that they
were doing at this particular point? Um and we >> John, you listening? It's only nine roads. >> The first >> Yeah. So far, it's zero. Let's be clear. I Yeah, I hear nine. I'll believe it when it's done. be nine when the nine are done
>> and then uh they'll be doing additional paving in the summer. Uh we also are doing an additional paving through the Riverside Cooperative. Um that's on your agenda tonight and that's for an additional seven roads and you'll be doing some additional roads again 26
Riverside Cooperative uh during the summer. >> We gave them just so everyone understands John especially gave them an ultimatum to PSEG. We have a hundred plus roads that they have opened and they're doing nine. We told gave them a
stop deadline of October of 2026 to finish soup to nuts the entire crisscross town and nine is not going to cut it. I would respectfully request that we ask for additional roads since they're coming for these nine. Um you
know we we have good paving rates at this point. >> Yeah. So the the process is so the nine plus the seven that we're doing are all part of PSC and G roads where we switch the swap out the quantities of asphalt as to who is doing what. One of the things that I would report back is that
um there was a thought that we would um take over the responsibility of all the paving and not have PS&G do it. So, you know, the the uh price that they gave us was $13. I believe a um
uh c I want to say cubic yard, but I not sure if that's it or not. Looks $95 >> for no for the PSC. What BCG was going to pay us for taking over all the roads. So, the Bal engineer recommended against that option which uh is why they're
doing the paving of these uh nine roads. Uh like I said, there will be additional roads paved in the summer both by us and by PSCNG and then PSCG is supposed to pave uh the balance of the roads they're responsible for in the fall.
>> I just request as I always do if PSNG is coming and opening up one of our new roads not going to be okay. >> No before we these seven roads I know Capel is one of them. Um I want to ensure that all of the PSEJ work is finished. I don't want any o new opening
if we're paving seven roads and the DOT grant. They've already destroyed three of those major DOT grants. >> That's the whole point of the 5-year moratorium. Anything >> but they didn't abide by it. So again I want to >> they are
if somebody opens if somebody opens a road during the moratorum period they are obligated to to do the full road end to end instead of just >> so it's it's not that they can't it's a higher burden afterwards. >> I'm just saying I don't see any of them listed right here in our nine little
roads. So uh you know Wendy I'm I'm not seeing them jump to repave our roads that are major DOT. Well, I mean it's going on a progression and they're hoping to get it done by October. So, they have to start somewhere. >> They should start with our major our major. >> So, they're starting with these nine.
>> I am I am happy to call them on each day of the month of October to ensure completion by 10:31 as they committed to. It would be my great honor to call them each and every day. I >> think we should start now, John, because this is >> Julie. What were you gonna say? >> I'm fine with that. I was just going to
say that one of the roads that's in the first batch is a pretty major road. The >> tennis I see. >> So they ripped them up and those are big. >> Okay. Any other questions for the administrator? >> Yes, I have a question. >> Go ahead.
>> Um Palmer Road and uh Country Club Road. Uh we were talking mayor at the planning board about sewage. Uh not sewage uh drainage. Excuse me. I don't know why I said sewage. drainage on those roads and I would like the administrator with the permission of the board here to
investigate whether additional sewers and drainage is possible on our municipal roads. >> You mean storm sewers? >> Yes. So essentially there's an application and I could discuss this later before the planning board but the consensus
amongst many of the homeowners there is that those are significantly flooded during these you know hundredyear storms that we keep happening happening. So we had discussed at the table whether we should on this end on the council end should investigate options that we can
do on those roads. So, I'm curious to know if we can get that process started on our end, maybe do some investigating and that way we have more information and more protections for the storm water. >> I guess you could have a conversation with Jeff Sand.
This is about the Nicaboka application, the drainage, >> but I don't want to attach it to that application. The fact is we had numerous residents come and say, "My backyards are flooding and there's nowhere for this water to run and here are my streets." Palmer Country Club. Um, and
those two streets that, you know, they happen to be downhill. It's hills and valleys in this town. And so, since we know that's a complaint from many, many residents who've come out whatever meeting they've come out from, I'm saying we should be proactive. And on this end, not attached to any planning
board application, but in general, we know these streets are flooding. And, you know, same thing with Franklin and George. Can we be proactive and >> have a conversation with the planning board to get all the details of it and then we can talk about what streets that
we think um are most effective. We talked about that the planning board there's a there's a right of way over there but there's a paper street that over on um I think it's Benjamin there's a paper street between two houses that could give us access to
>> what is that Palmer that runs over there. So we have to gather some details to address that to see what we can do. >> My point is not attach it to any planning board, >> right? But he needs a point of reference to have an idea of what's going on where the >> plan I mean we've seen cars flooding.
I've seen a car move down the street. You know, >> Franklin's on a whole different part of town though. >> Agreed. But I'm saying these are roads in which residents have come to us. Yeah. >> Year after year saying storm water's an issue. >> Okay. We should be proactively looking at these roads before we consider
anything else surrounding it. >> It it is tied together somewhat because the water is coming from the hill which is >> not on Georgia Franklin. >> Correct. It's not going uphill, it's coming down. So >> So we'll we'll talk to we'll talk about it. >> Okay. But you know I I just want to say one of the priorities we had was storm
water. So I'm trying to >> Yeah. No, you're right. >> The priority and be >> sure >> you know I'd like investigations to start. >> Okay. All right. Let's move up. We're done with the administrator's report. We'll move on to the U ordinances. The first one is 2611, tree removal and
protection. Omar, would you please read the confirmation of publication of the ordinance and the title? >> Sure. Ordinance number 2611. It was um advertised on a website on March 11th. It is an ordinance of the burough 10fly
to repeal and replace chapter 26 tree removal and protection. >> Okay. Hey, I'd like to open the floor for public comments on this ordinance only, 26-11. Does anyone want to come up and speak about this ordinance? >> No. Anyone online like to speak about
the ordinance 2611 um only? Um >> I'd like to see I see no hands. >> Pardon me. >> You want to make the motion? Go ahead. Make the motion, >> please. Dr. Okana, council, >> I love the tree ordinance. Go ahead. Um,
I move to pass and adopt on second and final reading ordinance 26-11 and that notice of same shall be published according to law. >> Thank you. Could I have a second, please? Uh, Omar, could you please conduct the roll call? >> Council member Corsair, >> yes. >> Council member Dayton,
>> yes. >> Council member Jackson, >> yes. >> Council member, Council Member Dr. Warter, >> yes. >> Council member Roler, >> yes. >> Okay, thank you everyone. still would like to have a landmark tree section. I was not able to find a good
worded one. I did look at other municipalities. I could use some help on that, Wendy. So, if there's something in which you think actually makes sense from another municipality in which trader >> I candidly have not seen it anywhere else.
>> I've seen I mean Monontlair had one. Summit had one. >> I mean, if you send me the list, I'll look for it. >> Okay. I mean, I looked. just, >> you know, a lot of times residents actually want to landmark these, you know, and conserve these beautiful trees, but here, you know, it just
Lauren, if you both of you are able, it would be good if we could do it maybe the next >> as soon as possible. >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> Still want that to be forgotten. Sorry, we took that section out. I'd like to rewrite it. Something that makes sense. >> Yeah.
>> Okay. Thank you, everyone. Uh the next is uh public hearing for ordinance 26-12 downtown overlay district. Omar, could you please read the confirmation of publication of the ordinance and the title? >> Ordinance number 2612. It was um posted
on the website on March 11th. It is an ordinance of the burough tennifi to amend section 35- 804.8 parking in the B1 DOD downtown overlay district of the burough code. I'd like to open the floor for any
public comments on this ordinance 26-12 only. Would anyone like to make a public comment on this one? Downtown Olay District. No. Anyone online like to make a public comment about this ordinance only? >> Omar, seeing any hands? >> See no hands, mayor. >> Okay, we're going to close public
comment. Uh, Councilwoman Corsair, would you like to make a motion, please? adopt on second and final reading ordinance 26-12 and that notice of fame shall be published according to law. >> I have a second please. >> Second.
>> Uh Omar, could you please conduct a roll call? >> Council member Gorsier. >> Yes. >> Council member Dayton. >> No. >> Council member Jackson. >> Yes. >> Council member Dr. Okconor. >> Yes. >> Council member Roer. >> Yes.
>> Okay. Thank you everyone. um consent agenda. Could I get a um Lauren, could I get a motion? Councilwoman Dayton, could I get a motion, please, on resolutions uh 26-141 through 26-162,
please? >> Yes. So, I move and pass our consent agenda. Omar, >> you just you just make a motion. You said >> made a motion. >> Can I have a second, please? >> Um Omar, could you please conduct a roll call? >> Sure. Council member Corsair,
>> yes. >> Council member Dean, >> yes. >> Council member Jackson, >> yes. >> Council member Dr. Okconor, >> yes. >> Council member Rerti, >> yes. >> Can I just stop for a second? I'd like to acknowledge that we just hired um a public relations person. I wanted to
thank >> for, you know, coming on board and helping us get the word out to our town. Thank you for sitting through the meeting. So, >> thank you very much. >> All right. Um, >> now by the way, expect to hear from all
of us all the time, right? We we do need to set forth a process for that. Um, whether it goes through Omar's office or >> David's office, right? >> I mean, I don't want to bombard David with everything that we want to put out, >> but it's a perfect way for the town to communicate
>> with the residents on everything. >> I would love to do some surveying. I really would like some real time survey and feedback options so that we could hear back from them. You bet you it coordinates through David though. >> Yeah, you're going to coordinate through David and we go from there. Right. >> Okay.
>> Organizational purposes. >> All right. Let's move on. Committee reports. Uh the Councilwoman Jackson. >> So, summer concerts. We have a really awesome band for the Fourth of July that Dean covers. Um, but we're also doing
we're adding a DJ night, a classical music night, and um some other really cool new bands as well as old favorites. So, that's that's all getting finalized right now. So, no more submissions. That's all done. Sorry. Um, historic preservation, you've
heard from, we're going to have a meeting. We're all getting together and having a meeting um to to discuss together. So, that's good news. um downtown chamber. Um the pool we have 264 members. Excellent. Um and then our
early bird has been um extended. Bless you. >> So if anyone isn't signed up for the pool yet, um now is the time to do it before early bird uh pricing ends. So um yeah, even better than last year. We have some improvements on the pool. Um
and I won't talk about um and then the Northern Valley Greenway. Um there's some a great partnership with uh an organization moving this working with Northern Valley Greenway if I may say um the open space institute um is there's a
a formal agreement so >> with the OSI >> with OSI. So I it's it seems very very positive. I'm very enthusiastic about it and I think that that should give everyone some confidence that this project is moving forward um in a positive way. So hopefully we'll see it
come to life soon. All right. Thank you. Thank you. >> Thank you. Go ahead. Yes, please. >> So, I'm gonna actually continue about the planning board. So, very busy planning board session. First of all, I want to thank everybody for passing and
especially Wendy, our affordable housing settlement. Um, that was done on March 15th. The planning board, you know, put that through. Thank you to David Novak, our professional. Um, Wendy, of course, our affordable housing attorney. I just want to clarify that the plan was adopted in February. All of the
implementing ordinances had to be filed by March 15th. >> There you go. That's but we did it and thank you. So I just want to acknowledge that. Thank you to the planning board. Uh before the planning board, we have a lot of very interesting applications. Right now we have a very large application from Nick Parker and it
turns out it's really just a soil moving permit. They are looking to add for the public, you know, pickle courts, tennis courts, a little small golf area. Um it was a packed house. I will tell you the surrounding residents came out to hear this application. There will be another
hearing on it and which the residents will get to actually speak which they didn't get to given the time of the hearing. So uh very interesting. Um for those residents interested in Starbucks, we are still awaiting on their paperwork. So it's not on our side
there. You know, only so much I could do. Um before the planning board again is and still uh numerous applications for housing. Um we are going to hear a couple new subdivisions. Uh mayor, which one was the one that just passed?
>> The subdivision. The subdivision up on uh was it Colonial? >> Yeah. >> The one property was divided in half. Yes. >> Two single family homes. >> Yes. And so um >> I don't think they had any variances there. which is not it was a large enough piece of property they're able to subdivide and that seems to be the case
in a lot of these properties. So you know something our council should consider is you know um the setbacks and the front view and the rear view uh space between homes you know right now they're they're building bigger and
subdividing. Um is that right for our community? You know we should take a look at our ordinances and make sure we're all comfortable with that trend. um senior services met. We actually brought in um Bergen Family Center. For those of you who don't know, they do an
incredible organization program. Um you know, for our seniors uh throughout the day, they'll pick up. There's transportation. It is income based. Um but for many of our seniors in town, if they're looking for something else to do, they do a ton of stuff right next door in Anglewood. Uh as well as of
course our own senior programming. Um, thank you David by the way on behalf of all of us for the grant application. In case anyone didn't know, we submitted an AARP grant for funds. Hopefully that will go to our walking path benches, things like that for our seniors. Thank
you for that work. Um, it was generally very uh happy in that meeting when we heard it actually got filed. So, thank you. Um, joint use actually met which was very interesting. Um the mayor and I were at joint use and Adam who's not here and um discussed you know new
housing coming and school numbers. We discussed recreation uh sharing of facilities. We discussed what else? The referendum of course and construction timing. >> Um am I missing anything? Got it covered. >> Okay. >> So if anyone wants to reach out to
anyone on the school board and find out more they can. And you know, again, I'm just going to say thank you to our DPW. They're starting spring um cleanup, which looks good. So, if there's an area you see that really needs clean up, just send it their way.
>> That's it. >> Thank you, Councilwoman. >> Councilwoman Corsair Nature Center spring gala is coming up. It's on May 28th at Lee. It's an evening in wonderland. It's going to be a lot of fun.
um definitely come just buy a ticket for you, your family, your friends. They're also looking for sponsors or contributors. So, I'm really excited for that night. I went to the last one. It was a huge success um and I think that they're going to even top it this time
around. Also, the nature center is making a huge effort um on community outreach. So, they've started a special committee. They want to hear what the community wants to see in the nature center. uh they're really listening to the community and and and so if you
really if you want to get involved, let the nature center know what you'd like to see, but maybe not sit on a border or anything, please reach out to me. Um and I'd love to get you involved because I think it's so it's um upward and onward for the nature center. So, I'm excited.
And then wreck um all rec spring sports are still open. So, if you want to get in involved in rec sports and want to sign up for a spring sport, softball, baseball, um girls lacrosse, ball, boys
lacrosse, uh they're all open still on community pass, so get involved. It's a great season and it's just starting. So, um that's it. >> Councilwoman Dr. Okconor, thank you, Jamie. >> Thank you. Um, so the Tennifly High
School's green team along with DPW is working together to get the uh raised flower beds and Grove Street ready for spring planting. Uh and uh with the spring planting, I know uh I also spoke with David that
just a reminder there is a free tree program in town and we have a number of people have signed up for it and uh hoping to get that also off the ground with what we need uh ready for spring
plantings as well. And uh last but not least, there's the Trashathon on Sunday, April 19th. So, see nice family here. You can come join us. Uh, we clean up the community. >> How's the weather look for that day? It
>> was a little cold last year, wasn't it? I remember. Yeah, it's cold. It was cold. >> So, um, actually, uh, mayor, I don't know if you want me to email you this, but if you could include it on the mayor's call. Of >> course, I will. Please, please email it to me, though. Yes, >> people can, um, they can register at the
nature center, and we do encourage registering in advance. It makes it a lot easier for you when you come that day and you get your pickers and we give you the assignment of where to go and it's great. We just remove so much uh so much garbage from the community. >> Thank you.
>> Okay. Thank you, Councilwoman. All right. So, the only the mayor's comment I'm going to make is about u the former DPW worker uh Larry Gano who passed away. He uh worked for the burough for 48 years. remember he drove the little uh the little miniature garbage truck
and uh unfortunately he passed around the time of co and uh over on in the new Grove Street park at the flag pole there maybe you saw it on uh social media we unveiled the little plaque in honor of him then the whole DPW crew came so it
was very uh nice >> I think you guys got emails but it was in the middle of the day so I but uh Larry Gorgano was the DPW worker who was with the other DPW worker up on Nickerbacher that got hit and killed
while they were both working on this. You know, the other gentleman got killed. Um, but Larry survived obviously. So, that was really nice that the DPW did that. All right, we're going to go into close session. We have property acquisition. We're adding two items.
Trees at the nature center, right? There's two and and there's also a potential litigation issue that I was contacted by someone today that I need to tell the council about. >> Yes. So, it's resolution R26-163
at a meeting of the mayor and council of the burough of Tennifly County of Bergen, state of New Jersey held on March 24th, 2026. It resolved in compliance with NJ104-12. The mayor and council of the burough of tennifly are going into closed executive session to discuss the following
matters. Property acquisition, burough property, and potential litigation. Minutes will be taken of the meeting and released to the public the time that the matters resolved. >> Could I have a motion to go into close, please? Have a second. All in favor? Any opposed? Thank you everyone who came here tonight. We appreciate you being
here. Remember the 30th is for uh the Clinton project. So be here, please. Anything?