Okay. >> This meeting is being held in conformance with the Sunshine Law. Notice of time, date, and place has been furnished to the Bergen record in the Ridgewood News. Notice has also been posted on the bulletin board of the administration building. Would the clerk kindly take the role? >> Mayor Gardano >> here. Mr. Bren >> here.
>> Mr. Sakola Drake >> here. >> Mr. Marello >> here. >> Mr. Rudman, I mean Mr. Roando >> here. Mr. Richie >> here. >> Mrs. Weber. >> Yes. Here. >> Everyone kindly rise for the pledge of allegiance. >> I pledge allegiance to the flag of the
United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Let us have a moment of silence for all our Wald veterans, all veterans across our country who have given the ultimate sacrifice so that we
could remain in a free country and we could assemble the way we are. Also on Thursday, September 11th, wherever you are, just bow your head in a moment of prayer to uh thank our Lord that we are still free and for all those whose lives
were taken from us that keep us free. clerk do the prayer. >> We thank you for everyone gathered here now. Thank you that you know each of us by name and have caused us to walk with you. We say that we are dependent on you and our trust is in you completely. As we surrender ourselves in adoration, we ask that you would come by your holy
spirit and inspire our hearts today. Come fill our lives with your love. Fill our conversations with your grace and truth. Fill this meeting with your presence. We ask this for your glory and praise. Amen. >> Amen. In about 5 minutes, half this room will probably be emptied, but that's okay.
Tonight, we will be swearing in the 22nd police officer to the Waldo Police Department. Our police department is a brotherhood and tonight Jake Putterman will join the this family in protecting our community and its residents. Jake was born and raised in
Riverdale, New Jersey and attended Pasco Valley High School, graduating in 2019. While in high school, Jake was on the high school basketball team. After graduation, Jake attended Roger Reigns University in Bristol, Rhode Island, graduating in 2023 with a bachelor's
degree in criminal justice. After college, Jake moved back home to Rivervale. Jake applied and was accepted to the Pose County alternate route program for entry level police training where he is currently enrolled with the
graduation date of October 17th. Jake was interviewed by our police chief, police advisory board, our brow our burough attorney. I want to thank all of you for a great job you did. I was told that during the selection process, Jake exhibited the traits required of a
Weldick police officer, which is high character, honor, integrity, and respect. All necessary traits required to serve the residents of the burrow. Jake is a welcome addition to the ROIC police roster as our 22nd sworn in police officer where he will be wearing
the badge 63. Jake, we wish you much success and happiness in your new position in as a police officer here in Walwick. And we hope that you have a rewarding career protecting all our residents of Waldwick. The only thing we ask you is you got to move to Waldwick.
Riverville is nice, but you can move to Walwick. At this time, I'd like to have Jay come up with his family to be sworn in. Okay. >> Let's go then. I state your name. I, Jake. Putterman, >> do solemnly swear >> do solemnly swear >> that I will faithfully
>> that I will faithfully >> impartially and justly perform >> and justly and partially perform >> all the duties of a police officer >> all the duties of a police officer >> for the burrow of Waldwick >> for the burrow of Waldwick >> Bergen County. >> Bergen County >> according to the best of my ability >> according to the best of my ability >> and that I'll support the Constitution
of the United States >> and that I'll 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'll bear true faith and allegiance to the same. And I will bear fair truth state >> and allegiance >> to the same >> and to the same >> and to the governments established
>> and to the governments established >> in the United States >> in the United States >> and in the state >> and in the state >> under the authority of people >> under the authority of people. >> God. >> Congratulations. >> Thank you. Congratulations. Tonight we will also be swearing in our
first two SLO O class 3 police officers, Mario Cartis and police police officer Mario Cartis and police officer Michael Christensen. Both police officers are residents of the B of Waldwick. I had the honor to meet with Mario Wednesday when I saw him in the grounds of the
high school. I stopped and I said hello to him and thanked him for taking on this responsibility. He right away started to tell me about everything that he is doing, the places he's going to be, which I will not tell you cuz then you'll know where he's going to be. Then I spoke with Michael on Friday when he
was leaving his post to go back into the police station and I also thanked him for his service to Albero. Both men have a great love for their work and are looking and we are looking forward to making them be of great difference to our community. They're going to be
protecting our students just in case. Mario retired from the Union City Police Department where he served since 2008, retiring in 2023 as a detective sergeant. Michael is a retired United States Marine. I got it mixed up. I
think you're the Marine. Michael's a Marine. Mario did not Mario graduated from Union City. Am I correct? Right. And then Michael graduated served in the Inglewood Police Department from 2002 to 2023. He is a retired US Marine. That
doesn't mean that you're any different, but that's all right. Both men have a long history of law enforcement history and certifications and training training. And I looked at their resumes. It is so lengthy that we couldn't put everything on paper. So, if you ever want to know anything about two good
men, just talk to them and you'll know. Their whole lives have been dedicated to serving residents where they worked and protecting their communities. As Michael said in his resume, resume about him and and Mario, they will be class three officers in Wald Public
Schools. They will provide school safety and community security through leveraging law enforcement experiences, training and crisis intervention and strategic policing methods. It was an honor to partner with the board of education, with the president of the board, Dan Maro, who's here with us
tonight, with the local police department, and all the office that officers that interviewed each one of them. I was also told that everyone that put in a resume was very qualified, but these two stuck out from the rest. We are ready if anything should happen in making sure our students are safe and
well protected. A lot of people might have thought that this is not the right thing to do, but it is the right thing to do because you never know. So now we are ready. Waldick is always ready and Waldick is always moving forward. We'd like to thank you, Marilyn Michael, for accepting this position and thank you
for your service to our burrow, protecting us if it's ever needed. At this time, I'd like you to come up with your family and be sworn in by our clerk. Yes. [Music] >> I state your name. I, Mary, >> do solemnly swear
>> do solemnly swear >> that I'll faithfully >> that I will faithfully >> impartially and justly >> impartially and justly >> perform all the duties >> perform all the duties >> of special law enforcement officer 3 >> of special law enforcement officer 3 >> in the burough >> the burrow of >> Bergen County Bergen County
>> according to the best of my ability according to the best of my ability >> and that I'll 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 I their truth faith allegiance to the same. >> And I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same.
>> And to the government established in the United States. >> And to the government established in the United States. >> And in this state >> and it is safe. >> Under the authority of people. >> Under the authority of people. >> So help me God. >> So help me God. >> Congratulations. >> Thank you. >> We're going to take a minute break. So
we congratulate all the vision. I went to high school. >> Hey, good to see you. I'll get there. tape on. At this time, I asked Lieutenant Seafford to kindly uh talk with us about what's going on so far with the
beginning of the school year with the traffic patterns, with the uh the new officers that are in the schools and uh what's going on with the safety of our community. >> Thank you, Mayor. Good evening, everybody. Uh thank you for this evening. It's a great night for the Walden Police Department, for the
Burough of Baldwick. Um, just want to give everybody a a little synopsis on our uh our CLEOs and and they're they've uh began their jobs for us. We have a fantastic plan in place. Our CEOs are
giving us nothing but good feedback from not only our uh school staff and our school administrators, but our residents in the community. I think this program was kind of twofold. It was it was hard and difficult to start the program. That was a part of it, but finding the two
right officers was the I think the most important part. And I'm happy to report that a week and a half in, we we found them. So, this couldn't have uh we couldn't have asked for a better a better situation going on right now. Also, uh they're helping out not only with our our school security, but for
traffic. Uh we're seeing a serious reduction in our uh our Crescent A traffic coming out of the parking lot. They've been a big help for us there. They're monitoring our upper upper lot. Our lower lot still has a lot of parking spaces left open. We're hoping people to gravitate down there a little bit. That would help out, but uh they've been
moving that along. And then our Summit A plan, we're seeing increased pedestrian vehicular safety on Summit A, which has really been our goal from the start. Uh we are still seeing a backup inside the parking lot that's coming out onto Ridge, but we didn't think that our
one-way street would solve that. We were pretty set from the start that this would relieve traffic on Summit and it would make it safe for our kids to cross the street there, which has been the goal. Remember I told you when we spoke about a month or two ago that the reason we were doing this mainly was the left
from Ridge to Summit was extremely dangerous and somebody was going to we had the serious chance of an issue happening there. Our crossing guard reported after the second day. This is now his second school year there and he's never felt as safe this year as he's been since he's been on the post
which is which tells a lot. So I'm happy to report that's going well. >> Fingers crossed. So uh I'm >> areas in the town. Anything with that report? >> So I was speaking to uh Mr. Neil today. We have some new traffic countermeasures that we're ordering. I have a couple
extra quotes that I was able to get in touch with today. We are going to go hard with our plan to uh sign the grid streets. The grid streets would be uh Waldo Bergen for no truck traffic, anything over four tons. We're permitted to do that by ordinance. So, we're going to move along with buying our signs. Um
we do have stuff into our burough engineers for uh Harrison and Frederick and Walter Hammond. We're we're exploring maybe a four-way stop there. So, we have we have several things that we're working on right now. So, >> okay.
>> Anybody have any questions for Troy? >> Turn. >> No. Well, once every once in a while, I'll let you come over. Not I won't let you, but you could come to the meeting and say hello to us and let us know what you what you're thinking and if you have any ideas and doors. >> More than happy to, sir. Thank you very much. And thank you to the mayor and
council, Mr. Negle. Miss Marquee. Congratulations, Miss Marque. But, uh, I >> thank you very much. >> Thank you. And this time we're going to have uh Andrew Pari uh to present the 2026 2024
2026 budget and 2024 audit presentation. >> Do you want to sit here? >> Okay. Now, everything that we're reviewing right now is on our website for you to review. >> Okay. Thank you, Mayor. Um,
do do you all have your audit reports for the year ending um December 31st, 24ically? the um what I would just like you to do is go to page five in the audit report and what what I'm going to just focus on
would be the Bose fund balance for the year ending um December 31st, 2024. If you have any questions as I'm going through um please chime in and and we have a conversation. Um but the first day I'm going to focus on is is the
burrow's fund balance. Um, if you're on page five, we're going to focus on the 24 column. Um, and we're going to come around three 3/4 of the way down the page and you're going to see fund balance January 1. The bureau
started the year with 7,150 in fund balance. Come down a little further. Um, fund balance December 31st, the B we ended with 6,583. Okay. fund balance re was reduced by
$566,000 in 2024. And I'm going to explain how that how that occurs. Um, basically, so what I'm going to do now is I'm going to just shift to the top of the page where you have your revenues and other income. You see you
have fund balance utilized of 2,195. You have uh miscellaneous revenues anticipated which are basically your burrow licenses, your state aid, cell tower fees of 5.5 million. You had receipts from delinquent taxes of 235,000.
You had receipts from taxes of 48.5 million. You had non-budget revenues of 575,000 which are primarily um interest on deposits and recycling fees and sale of vehicles.
um we had um unexpended balance of appropriation reserves of 330,000. What happens in the state of New Jersey is your budget has a 2-year life cycle. So what you don't spend from a budget and
it lapses to fund balance. So this 330,000 was what you didn't spend from your 23 budget. And then we had some other miscellaneous revenues here. Um, as far as expenditures,
um, the first grouping, these are your budget operations. So, your salary and wages, other expenses, capital improvements, municipal debt service, deferred charges, those are all expenses of the municipality and they total 16.5
million. Um, the next item would be your county taxes. I'm going to add a few lines here. Since we collect the taxes for the school and the county, we then have to pay the county share and the school and the school share.
So, our county taxes in 24 were $5 million and then the local district school taxes were $34 million. And then we had open space taxes of 82,000. So if you just go down a little further, you you're going to see that you had
excess in revenue of one 1 million628261. Okay. Um now when I first started I I indicated that our fund balance went down by 566,000. How that occurs is when you anticipate
um fund balance or surplus as a revenue where the burrow on that first line at the top we anticipated 2,195 of that 2,195 we only regenerated um 1.6 million.
So, so what so the surplus that was anticipated exceeded what we had um what we um regenerated and that so that's where um where the how the fund balance go went went down. If you go to your
handout, the first page of the handout, I basically analyze um the one 1,628 that we were able to regenerate and in and I identified the
different areas. So the the first um area we had excess receipts from current year um tax collections of 574,000. What that means is basically your tax collections exceeded what you had anticipated and that's going to be the
case for each of these revenues. So your receipts from prior year taxes generated 1,400. Your um excess receipts from miscellaneous revenue anticipated generated 86,000. And I'm going to come
back to that number. Um we had receipts from miscellaneous revenue not anticipated of 575,000. We had um laps 2023 appropriation reserves of 330,000 uh other credits income of 62,000 and
then some other miscellaneous items there. That's how you got to the 1,628 261 of regenerated fund balance. If you could just go back to your order report now and go to page six.
Okay, this is a statement of your revenues and you're going to see um you have miscellaneous revenues and then the miscellaneous revenues go 3/4 of the way down a page. If you look at the column to the far right hand column, far right
hand column, you had excess revenues of the 8689. Okay, that so that's a net number. The different revenues how how you fared in in the different miscellaneous revenues
are analyzed on this page. So if you're going down, you can see construction code official. You you budgeted 201,000 but you realized 254,000. So that that department generated 53,000
in excess revenues in 24. Um other department fees and permits were able to generate 30 31,000. Uh the m municipal court generated 22,000. Um you'll see uh sewer rents we had
budgeted 99,500 but we only realized 43,645. So there was a a shortfall. or 55,800 and then it just carries down. But this schedule here identifies how the
different miscellaneous revenues fared in 24. Okay. Um what I would like to do real quick is just take a um a quick look at water on page 20 of your audit report. And so it's the same same same process.
This is your statement of operations and changes in fund balance for water for water operating. 3/4 of the way down the page. Your fund balance at January 1 was 2,188. Go down to the last line. Your fund
balance at December 31st, 2024 was 2,201, which is an increase of 13,888. So your water utility in 24 bas basically broke even and again and it's I won't go as much
detail here but it's the same process where you re you compare your revenues to your expenses and then see um how much your excess in revenues was able to regenerate. Any questions on those two schedules? All right. What I would like to do then
is just kind of focus on the handout a little bit. So, and and flip to page two. So, what I did here was I did for both the current fund and water operating um we did a comparative schedule of fund balance for the for the previous five
years. All right. So in um in 2020 the burough had 7.5 million in fund balance and then the next column utilized in budget of succeeding year we anticipated 1.5 million which then left behind the
5.9 or 6 million in 20. In 21 your fund balance remained basically stable at uh 7 7.6 6 million we utilized uh 1.9 million in the budget and then that left 5.6 million behind. In 22 the fund
balance um again stable increased to 7.6 million and then we utilized 2.1 million. In 23 uh the fund balance was reduced. It was reduced down to 7.1 million and then we
anticipated again 2.2 2 million and then in 24 the fund balance was also delete was was reduced um and that was reduced by by the five 566 and that fund balance ended the year to 6.5 million and then
in the 25 budget that's the utilizing budget of succeeding year we anticipated 2,526 of fund balance then that left behind behind um the $4 million.
So although um the fund balance has has been reduced the last couple of years, it's still um it's a it's a very um healthy fund balance. um in you you had your last bond rating with Moody's was back in 20 when we had
our last bond sale and um you're you're a um what are we you're an A2 double A2 um which is is a is a great is a very good rating and according to Moody's at that time your fund balance was was very
healthy so although it's it's gone down the last couple years um again it's a healthy fund balance the thing about fund balance that you want to try to you want to try to it to be stable. So you want to try to regenerate what you're anticipating
on an annual basis in order to keep it at that uh at a stable level. Okay. Um I'll just discuss water operating. Your fund balance in 2020 was 1.7 million. We utilize 170 170,000. In 21
it was 1.7 million, relatively flat, same 170,000 anticipated. In 22 went up to 2 million. In 23 it went up to 2.2 million. And in 24 it remained uh flat um at the 2.2
million. And just I just want to just focus on the utilized in budget of the succeeding year. You're going to see a spike in the 24 year. And the reason for that increase um up to the 592,000
is because the debt service related to your 25 I bank loan is is kicking in in 2025. So your your debt service appropriation is increasing and and and in the 25 budget we use some more fund balance for
that. Okay. Um, if we could flip to the next page of the handout. Uh, what I just did here was, um, we did an a comparison of your
municipal budgets for the last 5 years. So, in 21 the the annual budget was, uh, 13.8 million. In 22, it went up to 14.5 million.
In 23 it went up to 15.5 million and I it increased by $1 million in 23. In that year you guys had two special emergencies. you had a um it was the um
the revaluation for $275,000 and you had um there was a a flood in the municipal building and we had to cover the cost of that. That was $200,000. In 24, your budget
uh was relatively flat at the at the 15.5 million. And then in 25, the 25 budget increased up to 16.4 million. Um that increase was primarily um it was the result of of additional salary and
wages of 247,000. Other expenses which are basically your department's expenses, they increased by 121,000. Um, you had uh sewer fees for Northwest Bergen sewer. They increased by 217,000
and then your debt service increased by 231,000. And then I did the same for your water operating uh your your water operating adopted budget in 21 was 1.9 or almost 2 million. In 22 it went down to 1.8
million. In 23 1.9 million, 24 million and then 25 it increased to 2.5 million. And again that's related to your sewer debt your I bank debt service. Okay. And then the last page
um I just put together. What this represents is your 25 adopted budget in different expenditure categories. And so you could see um and a lot of these
items you don't really have control over. Um in fact in the budget you really it's limited to what you have control over. and and as I go down, you'll see what I'm saying. So, at budget time, you have your salary and wage increases. Um, and
they've already been negotiated. So, when it's time for budget, you have to just include in the budget what that what that next year's required appropriation for salary and wages is going to be. So, in the 25 budget, we had appropriated 5.2 million for salary and wages. Then you had general
liability insurance 417,000. You have employee group health 864,000. Those are set by state rates. So there you we have no control over how much our our health benefits are going going to
increase from one year to the next. Solid waste collection 578,000. That's a contract. The sanatory lump uh landfill dump fees 350,000. That's another contract. your utilities, your PS&G,
telephone, all those utilities, 506,000. Your your public employee retirement system, 263,000. The state tells us annually how much we have to pay have how much we have to contribute to that pension fund. Same with the police and
fire retirement system, 899,000. Um, social security, it's 395,000. That's just the 7.65. That's your employer share of your salary and wages. Sewer authority costs 2,084.
That's they they send you guys a letter and this is what we need to appropriate. Grants, they vary from year to year. Uh capital improvement fund 101,000. That goes to the general capital fund to fund your bond ordinances. Debt service 1.7
million. Your library appropriations were 778,000. your reserve for uncollected taxes was $977,000 and then that basically leaves other expenses which are primarily for your departments of $2 million.
So like I said when when you it comes to budget time there it's limited in in the appropriations that we actually have control over. Um so that kind of concludes my uh presentation. If there's any questions,
>> anybody have any questions for Andrew? >> And I'll just note that the full audit is posted on the website. All the audits are posted up there so you can, you know, catch up and read through. If anyone has something really specific you want to dial in on, you know, with Andrew, you can reach out to Tatiana and
myself and we'll connect you. >> Thank you very much. >> Thank you. Thanks, Ed. Next person who will be speaking with us is Anna Manfort, who is Esquire, who is our redevelopment attorney. >> Hello, Mayor. Uh, council members, Mr.
Vasang um Tatiana and Miss Hawitz. It's nice to meet you. I have not had the pleasure of meeting all of you, but thank you um again for appointing me redevelopment council. Um I look forward to working with each and every one of you. And
tonight I just wanted to really introduce myself and to just give you a quick overview on the redevelopment process even though um you have started it and are well underway. Um, I just have a few things to hand out
and like I said, it's just a quick overview on the principles of redevelopment. >> Thank you. [Music] What we are reading tonight will also be posted on our website. >> Oh, no. I'm sorry. It's here.
>> We took it from So redevelopment is a public private partnership and it's really beneficial for a municipality to achieve its goals in a cohesive project um generally to
redevelop areas that have been designated an area need of redevelopment which are blighted to stimulate economic growth and to um introduce additional housing um even affordable housing um requirements that are by state and you
can meet all of that through the redevelopment process. Under the redevelopment law, the governing body is given certain authority. So they have the power to initiate an investigation to determine whether an area is in need of redevelopment and you have to meet
certain criteria before that can be established. Um, and it's the planning board who investigates the area to determine uh whether it meets the criteria. And after they hold a public hearing on the
proposed redevelopment area designation, they make a re recommendation back to the governing body um on what should be included um in the the area whether um
good properties should be included in the area because it's viewed as an area in whole not individual property. So you may have some individual properties that don't necessarily meet the definition of blight but are still included in the
overall property for the benefit of the redevelopment plan and for the benefit of the area. Um once that is done and the governing body makes a determination that an area is in fact in
need of redevelopment then it goes to adoption of a redevelopment plan. Again either the governing body can authorize the planning board to uh make a plan or they can um authorize the planning board to
review a plan. The plan has to have certain things in it. It has to um make sure it is either superseding or in conformance
with the master plan. Uh there are state requirements um also included in the redevelopment plan. So once a redevelopment plan is adopted then the municipality carries out the redevelopment pre plan or can create a
redevelopment authority to carry out the redevelopment plan. And that is really negotiating and entering into a redevelopment agreement with a redeveloper and possibly negotiating and entering into a financial agreement with an urban renewal entity uh for a tax
exemption so that the project has the best chance of being finished and the area is redeveloped in accordance with the plan. So here um we're at the redevelopment
agreement drafting stage. there was a large area um already designated as an area in need of redevelopment. Um we are looking at a specific
lots and blocks um known as the Harrison Avenue redevelopment area and that was um designated in September 2024. A redevelopment plan for the Harrison Avenue redevelopment
area was adopted in December 2024. And so now we're at the point where the governing body um should be thinking about entering into and negotiating a redevelopment agreement with the
redeveloper. The redeveloper agreement um is broken up into certain different areas. There's the redeveloper undertaking and also the burrows or
the burrow's responsibilities. So the redeveloper must construct the uses in the redevelopment plan. Um, and that has to be specified in the agreement because
what ends up happening is that the redevelopment agreement um is controlling controls the development of what's in the plan. So
um the the redeveloper has to be begin the construction um of the development within a reasonable period of time. It has to stick to a schedule with a completion date. They have to obtain all approvals for development. They have to pay costs
of property acquisition, public improvements, utility relocation, engineering, environmental, um other public improvements or amenities as decided by the burrow and its needs. Typically that's um done with
a escrow account for the municipal costs um regarding the project. And then there's also a duty for the redeveloper to just report periodically to the bureau on the progress of the project.
The burrow has the power to condemn um in certain situations. I know um you have two different redevelopment areas and one has the power of condemnation and one doesn't. So I guess you're all familiar with that. Um but when there's
no property acquisition needed um the the burrow just continues. But if you had acquired property either through condemnation or there's um municipal property within the
redevelopment plan, you have to convey that property to the redeveloper. Uh the burough would have an obligation to relocate if it is their property and it's part of the plan. any businesses or residential tenants in the project. Um,
you'd have to provide street vacation, cooperate with the redeveloper in grant, getting approvals, um, and considering a tax abatement for the project.
There are certain standard provisions in the redevelopment agreement. Um, there are restrictions on the transfer of the property. So the redeveloper cannot just start a project and then decide, oh, I'm going to give it to another developer to
complete it. Um, I don't have the funds. If the redeveloper wants to transfer the prop the project or the property, it has to come before the municipality and seek approval for that. It's got to be written consent and that's a statutory
requirement. >> Excuse me for a minute. Could you just talk a little bit more into the mic? The gentleman on the phone can't hear. >> Oh, it sure >> just bring it to you. Thank you. >> Sorry about that. >> No problem. >> Um, and then there these restrictions that are tied to the property and the
project are extinguished once the project is complete and a certificate of completion is um granted. The municipality can also consider a long-term tax exemption under the long-term tax exemption law or
short-term um law. They're different. The long-term tax exemption law is for like 30 years or less, whereas the short term is for 5year period, but the redeveloper would make payments in lie of taxes instead of paying um
conventional advalorum taxes. The benefit to the municipality is that the municipality would get to keep 95% of the tax revenue um and 5% would have to go to the county. Um and it really just ensures that the
rede development project will be completed and sometimes um the costs of development are so large that the redeveloper has no incentive to start a project or complete it without some assistance. Um and so to make sure
or to ensure that a project does reach completion, many times um pilots are granted. >> So that's just a quick overview. >> Could you questions? >> Could you discuss a little bit about pilot programs because that's a big concern for some of the residents. >> Sure. Um what would you like to know?
>> Pros and cons. >> Okay. So under a pilot, what would typically happen is the redeveloper requests the count um the municipality to look at
giving a payment in lie of tax option, right? So instead of paying taxes on the land and on the project, they would have this one payment that would be made and 95% of that revenue would go to the
municipality, 5% would go to the county. And so in that situation, the municipality gets a greater share. Um the amount of the pilot payment is typically negotiated and we have financial
adviserss on either side. The developer will try to make it so that the project is economically feasible that they have a rate of return on the project that makes business sense for them. whereas
the municipality needs to make sure that it's still achieving tax revenue. Um, and so it's a negotiated item. The term is negotiated, but it's typically 30 years. The
payments would start once the project is complete, although it's negotiated prior. And um sometimes we've had questions about what happens with the school boards because um there doesn't
seem to be any money going to them. And that's kind of a misrepresentation of how it works because the school board budget is set and that money is always it it doesn't change. Whatever that schoolboard budget is, they they achieve
um and they obtain. So we're not a pilot does not necessarily mean that the school board is not getting any of the budgeted money. >> So theoretically it's either the borrowed benefits or the development
benefits. >> No, it's actually both. >> Oh, good. >> Yes. Is there like a calculation guide, some kind of formulaic method to come up with that pilot dollar amount or is it just pure negotiation
based upon the cost of the development project versus what they're willing to pay? No, no, there is a um there's a true breakdown of what the costs are, what their rate of return
would be um and how much the municipality would make, right? So, so there is and that's why you need financial advisors to go through it because it does become quite involved. But there are considerations to make.
The negotiation part is that perhaps the rate of return is low, but then the municipality um is not getting enough money. And so you want to make sure that it's balanced, right? That the return rate of return is sufficient so that the
developer can make money and have um an investment like a reason to want to complete the redevelopment project. But at the same time, you want to make sure that the municipality achieves tax revenue for the municipality. >> I guess it's just a pure calculation.
You got to take an estimate of what we think the tax valuation of that property is going to be, >> what our tax rate would be, >> right? >> If we were not having a pilot program, compare that against what the calculation's going to be for the pilot payments, and see where we break out on that. And usually advisor to do that
calculation. Usually that is all um it's called a performer and that is prepared um by the developer. They submit it as part of their application process and then um
the municipality would have a chance to review it and to figure out if it makes financial sense. >> Thank you. >> Anyone else have any questions? >> Yes. So just to uh thank you very much for that presentation. Just to circle back to a comment you made. So you
believe that the notion that the schools do not make out in a pilot programs a potentially a misrepresentation. They're going to submit a budget. They're going to get their budget. >> Right. >> Right. Okay. >> Yeah. They always get funded. >> Thank you.
>> Sure. So, in regards to the pilot, um you're stating that you project these numbers based on the financial plan for 30 years. And what if things change within your development? You know, you project that you're going to have x number of children of the school age and
you know that that does incur a cost with pretty significant costs. Um can that be adjusted over time or can that be part of the dialogue in the 30-year plan? So what happens is when you have a schoolage children there is a study that
was done by Ruckers that you make a I know but you make a calculation and it's pretty accurate. I mean, we've used it in so many redevelopment projects. Um, and it's formulaic. So, you come with a certain number of children that would be
feas or that would appear to be represented in that development and it's based on different number of bedrooms and who you're marketing to and then you have your numbers based on that. But um
it depends on how your pilot is structured. If it's on the pilot payment is structured, if it's on total project cost or um your revenue, right? Because if it's on your revenue, it might change over time,
but typically it's total project cost. And so that number is set and and then there's the both the redeveloper knows what they're paying and the municipality also um knows what they're getting.
>> But it doesn't have to be a 30-year plan. Correct. >> No. >> Can be negotiated for any term. >> Correct. >> And you can put in projected dollars. >> Yes. Yes. >> So that they don't get short changed
>> because I guess I look at it from cost of a regular student is very different than a cost of a special needs student. We probably have about 15% of our students are special needs cost. >> Okay. >> One of my concerns
that could be incurred and the developer makes more profit at the expense of the bureau and then the residents will be on the for all those extra dollars. So, I have never um seen the carve out, especially for special needs. It's
something that I'd have to look into. Um typically, that's anywhere from 55,000 and up. >> Okay. >> Special needs student depending on if it's in house or if they have to be sent out.
>> Okay. I would have to get back to you on that. Anyone else? >> Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Um, is there any cap on what the developer can make in way of profits in that we're bad negotiators, they make a good deal with
us. Is there a cap by law that has to, you know, limit what they can make in profit from a pilot program? >> Yes, there is. It's a 12% cap. >> Thank you. >> And it can also be graduated as well, right? when you're discussing or
negotiating a redevelopment uh when you're negotiating a pilot payment, you can start out as at 10% and then the following year it goes up to 11% or 14%. So there are different ways of structuring it, but it's it's really
important to see what the total project cost is and and to just run the numbers. >> And if they do make the 12% when they submit their annual audit, any excess comes through the museum. >> Correct. >> Just so aware of that.
>> Yeah. >> Our program right now, our redevelopment is on on schedule, right? You've been reviewing stuff. Is not >> Yes. Yeah. Um it was all approved. Uh there were no challenges.
So everything seems to be in order and um it's just a matter of negotiating the redevelopment agreement. >> Okay. >> What is that process and who's involved in the negotiation? >> So um it would be the developers
attorneys. I would be doing it alongside u Mr. Bosang and then you would all have a chance to review the draft. We would work on it together and you would have to approve the draft. Um so any considerations that you have would be thought about would be
discussed and it would be incorporated into the redevelopment agreement. Um sometimes municipalities make a smaller committee of two or three members to go through it. Um and then present to the larger council
um other times it's full counsel and we just make sure you have a chance to review the draft and get comments back. So it's however you decide that you want to proceed. >> Quick question regarding that. So, if we don't put a commission together, we
can't solicit responses from the developer and their attorney on our own. >> No, >> it has to. >> It has to go through me. >> You? >> Yes. >> Or Mr. Bazan or >> Or actually, it's through. >> It would be through me. >> So, everything would have going through you, not on our own. What happens if
someone chooses to go on their own and have a meeting with them? Is that a violation of that? >> Yes. And it would um you want the redevelopment process to be >> transparent >> transparent but you want to make sure
that people can trust one another and um work together right because as I said before it's a public private partnership so typically both parties are working together to better the burrow right and
That's what you want to see that you're coming together to work for a common goal. Um, of course there are issues that arise and so you want to keep everything above board because you don't want to get into a situation where you're litigating um it detracts from
what you are planning to do. It takes away money um from the burrow and you know it once you have a redevelopment process fail um
residents are less um happy with what's going on. So so you want to keep it moving in the right direction and for it to move in the right direction you need transparency. So best way to do it out with transparency because you give you said that twice already is we should have the
full council at all times taking care of this and we should have the public be at the meeting so that they can hear what's going on. >> That that's up to you. Um and I will read >> I will defer to you. Um I'm here just to help facilitate the process, but really
that's a council decision. >> Okay, great. Thank you. Anyone else? If not, thank you so much. >> Thank you. That was very important. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Can the public ask you a question? >> No.
>> No, >> not right now. >> Um Anna, would you mind if uh we have some comments from the public to ask you a question or too? >> No, sure. >> All right. Gentlemen, unfortunately, he was first. you can just give us your name and I'll ask you answer your
question for you. >> Jim Schultz, 52 Harrison Avenue. Uh going back to the question with the school revenue. So if the pilot program brings in $100,000, 5,000 goes to the county, 95 goes to the
burrow. Of that 95,000, how much can be put toward the school budget? um whatever the council wants to do, but generally they keep it for their own discretion because the school board will
continue to get whatever was budgeted for them, >> right? They're getting it budgeted because the town's paying for it. My question is the 95,000 that goes to municipality, can any can any of that be used to pay the school the board of ed budget? >> Yes,
>> it can. Even though everything in the state says none of that funding can be paid for that. Everything I've read basically said the 95% cannot offset the school budget. >> We've had a couple agreements. It it doesn't upset the school budget. It's
just a the municipality can do what it chooses with the revenue, but it doesn't have to go because the school board is already being funded by how it's budgeted, >> right? Based on the tax. But if if the watch that you're taking right for this
redevelopment, say it generates $50,000 in taxes, if the schoolboard budget is 50%, they get 25,000 of that taxes. Now, that 50,000 goes away in this pilot program because you're not collecting those taxes. So, who makes up that
$25,000 of lost taxes that went to the board of ed? It's it's I'm not sure who makes it up, >> but it's it's not um
it's not coming out of the school board's budget. I can get back to you, right? I can get back to you on that. >> Okay. I understand. I mean, the if the school board's getting 3 million, that's fine. But if the houses that are redeveloped paid 1% of that, that 1%
goes away because of the pilot. Who funds that other 1%? That's my concern. >> Right. But it it doesn't increase. If your concern is does it increase the tax burden on the rest of the residents? Is that what I'm understanding the question? >> Because you have to make up the loss
money that that the taxes that were generated, the 50,000 and 50% went to the school board. that 25,000 has to be made up somewhere because you can't get it that that taxes is now part of the pilot program. Unless you're telling me
out of that 95,000 the the council can take the money out of the pilot program and offset the school budget. >> We had had we have had certain um towns do that but it's not necessary to do it because they always receive the budgeted
amount. >> Right. Okay. Uh, how many of these have you negotiated in a size of the town of Walwick? >> None. >> None. So, this is Is this your first one you would be doing >> in Waldwick? >> In or a town our size? I mean, I've read your resume. You've done some big towns,
big cities. Yes. >> Have you done it the size of Walwick? A community this size? >> Um, personally, no, but our firm has. >> Okay. >> All different sizes. And as far as the contract when it gets written up, uh the mayor mentioned it would be open to the
public. Can the public be on that committee also or is it no one allowed on the committee except for the council? >> Uh not generally, but it it depends on what the council wants to do if he wants to hold hearings. And you're talking about the pilot, right? So that is done
by ordinance. >> Um and I'm sure from what I'm understanding of the council, they um like to have public comment. >> Okay. And and when the contract's
written, can you can you write your own contract? So if Waldwick wanted to put something special in, as Council Raundo said with education, if it exceeds 15 children in that building, then there's a different tax rate or or the pilots assessed differently. Can that be done?
>> Certain things can be negotiated. I don't know specifically about um Mr. remind's question. So I have to check on that. Um but typically yes. >> Okay. So it's pretty open then. However the bureau would like to negotiate it. >> There are certain requirements that have
to be met. But if the bureau is receiving 95% and chooses to use its revenue, it has discretion over how it uses its revenue. >> Okay. And I know in the state there's a packet that you have to follow. And I think in the in the rainbow short it
says there has to be a costbenefit analysis. Does that still need to be done? >> Yeah. >> And who does that? The council or do you do that? >> No. So those are the financial adviserss. >> Okay. And >> and I believe the bureau has already hired a financial advisor. Phoenix.
>> Okay. And they and what happens if the cost benefit analysis comes back negative. >> So the bureau does not have to accept a pilot um payment, right? They do not have to grant a tax exemption. Um but for redevelopment, it's a tool that's
used to ensure that the project is actually completed. Um and that the bladed area is turned into an economically viable area, right? Um and
it gives other benefits to the to the township, to the burrow, but nothing has to be granted. So just because you're entertaining it, right, you want to make sure that both parties receive a benefit.
>> Okay. And do you know of any being done if the cost benefit analysis was a negative? >> I've never seen that happen. >> Okay. Good. Thank you. Angela Smith, I don't know if there's a question for for you or for the council. I think there's some confusion about the
Harrison development, whether it's going to be all um rental, combined rental ownership or combined retail and residential. So, I'm just asking there's a lot of confusion amongst residents
about what that's going to be. Not sure who needs to answer that question. >> Um I from my assumption it was a mixeduse retail with 21 apartments. So that would be rental and 21 town homes.
>> Okay. >> Um and some of that would be affordable housing units. I believe there are nine that was established >> and the town homes are would be for purchase for ownership. >> It's rental. Yeah, it's all rental.
>> Still rental. Okay. >> How many affordable units? I thought it was only three. >> 15% set aside. So, I think it's >> okay. >> And how many units total? >> Oh, six. But, but you have a credit for
nine. >> Yeah. >> Right. Yeah, that was going to be my other question with low to moderate income housing, how that works, how that feeds into the calculation for a pilot if it is adjusted. >> Uh, it's factored in.
>> It's factored in there. Okay. Because as Mark was saying, the school numbers do change and in this town they've changed quite a bit through the years. So just you know the long-term pilot of 30 years
thinking back 30 years to how the schools have changed and the number of students that have come into each grade. I don't know if that's there's a factor of how that's happened in the historical sense. So, so there is um a factor that we consider based on this Rucker study
and they break it down um by both affordable housing units and regular units and they come up with a projected number of students based on different types of units and different bedroom sizes and it's pretty accurate. >> Okay. And does it take into account the
historical way that things have fluctuated in Waldwick or is it just >> it's statewide? just by statewide measures. Okay. Thank you. >> She mentioned about businesses. How many businesses are going to be put in the area? >> I I don't know exactly.
>> Residential on the bottom. >> It's 4,000 square foot. >> Yeah. But I don't know what's going there. >> 4,000 ft. B1 business two, three, whatever. >> Okay. B1. But they in the plans they showed four different 1,000 square foot businesses.
>> Okay. Thank you. But I don't know that that has been determined. >> No, but that's just >> Hi, Katherine Hartman. Um, what percentage of developments of this nature
access pilot program specifically like in our region? >> I don't know the percentage. I can find that out for you at the next meeting. >> Okay. But of the projects that I work on, typically
most of them use pilot, okay, as an incentive. It It seems odd to me that um someone would buy property to develop something and then not have the funds to complete the project already secured.
But maybe that's just typical for development. I don't know. Um I Okay. Um, I I would just be very interested, I guess, in other local towns. Uh, Rididgewood, Hocus have specifically done redevelopments recently, and I'd be interested to see
what their pilot models look like, specifically around their train stations, um, how long their terms were for, etc. >> Okay. Thank you. that that can all be done. But I just want to to point out something that when you're doing a redevelopment project, it's not a
standalone just construction like a a single property, right? >> So what happens is there's a lot of public investment, whether it's infrastructure, whether it's things to do with the train station and all of that public investment would make the
project very expensive. And so the incentive is no, we need to update this. We need to update sewer lines. We need to update all of this infrastructure, right, to handle this type of development. And that's what would make
the town it progresses the town, right? Because you are taking an area that has been blighted and it's that's why you look at the criteria to determine whether it is an area in need of redevelopment or not. And so it's more
than just a simple building. It's really a lot of costs, environmental cleanup costs, right? >> So this would be almost money we would get earlier to do our public works to help the development
>> kind of right. But but the project itself becomes more expensive to deal with all of these other issues that you wouldn't necessarily see. And so because of that, the benefit to the bureau is to have it have the work done the way it
wants it done for the future. Um and and it becomes cost prohibitive at times. So you use these tools to make it um >> that's very helpful information. >> Yeah. to make it an an investment opportunity for the developer. Or else
it would be really hard to attract develop developers who know what they're doing, who do a good job because that's the other part of it, right? You want to make sure that the developer that you choose can actually complete the job um in accordance with the redevelopment
plan >> even with unexpected municipal expenses or community expenses. >> Right. >> That's interesting. Thank you. That's >> those development items you're talking about are things the developer has to do. >> Correct. >> Not the town >> that may cost more for them. Yes, I
understand. >> That benefit us. >> And there are also some sometimes we in redevelopment agreements, we also talk about community benefits, right? So a project of this size, there may be uh safety concerns. We need to hire a new
police officer because there are extra people. We need a new ambulance. are there are different factors that come into play. Um, and that's all part of the negotiation. >> So, you could ask the developer to for something of that nature. >> As long as it's related to the project,
yes. Um, in certain certain projects that I'm working on, um, we've even gotten money donations to contribute to a senior center or to open space to create a park for
children or we've done different things. >> That's down the road now when everything starts up. >> Thank you very much. But that is something for the council I think to keep in mind is what you expect the
project to look like and what you think it would require. >> Another quick question. Pilot programs have to be initiated before. Correct. >> Um they do not. They typically are negotiated prior. Sometimes they're
conditioned in the redevelopment agreement before they break down. I can't stay meaning. >> Yes, but you don't start >> you don't start the payment until it's completed. >> But if they break ground and then they
decide they want to initiate a p pilot program, it's too late. >> Correct. >> Uh I I'm not sure about that because there are tons of projects where you start demolition. >> Isn't that up to the council to make that decision?
>> If you don't, >> I can double check that. Okay. Nobody else from the public. Anna, thank you very much. >> Thank you. >> And whatever whoever asked questions, you'll make sure that Steve and Tatiana get answers from them. >> I will email them tomorrow. >> Thank you so much.
>> Thank you. Thank you. >> Um, okay. Okay, we're going to have reports of the commbody. >> Yeah. >> No. Okay. >> Okay. Under the reports, my report is going to be very brief. Uh first of all
um I I'm going to be meeting with uh Tom McCormack who's our environmental uh person uh to talk about uh his plans for a uh he's start he's starting up uh the beautifification committee again. I think we have a couple of kids from the
high school young ladies from the high school that are going to be part of it. We're going to sit down and talk and then he'll come up with a with a uh a plan with with the environmental and with the green team. We're going to they're going to merge everything together like it's been done before.
Also, uh six o'clock on Thursday is the 911 memorial service at fire company number two where the memorial is. Um there's a program that will be uh done. It'll start at 6 o'clock at night instead of early in the morning like we usually used to do. Also a uh I was at a
uh barbecue for the uh pistol range and a woman from Rididgewood lives in Walwick but she works for Rididgewood Social Services. She's approached me and wants to talk to me about doing stuff for the seniors in in our burrow. Not the seniors that we already have, you know, the Golden Club, but seniors in
general. Uh how she could help them with services from the county. So I will uh talk I I'll talk with her and of course once we talk we will have her come to the meeting and discuss everything with the full council. That's all I have to report. Financial and administrative
committee. Councilman Richie. >> Thank you Mr. Mayor. Good evening everybody. I think in light of the audit presentation and everything we heard about the financials and the decrease in the surplus. I think I'll hold my comments uh for I'll hold my comments uh Andy and uh wait for the next two weeks
since we've been here an hour already. So, thank you everyone. >> Thank you. Fire and police protection committee. Mr. Bren, Councilman Brick. >> Yes, clear. Okay. Um, first of all, I want to just uh congratulate the new officers that we have in place. Um I
wish them well successful careers and uh because the meeting is running a bit long uh I just wanted to take the time to assure uh the residents that although the the fire department will be attending the uh state
convention this weekend that the neighboring towns will provide coverage as we will for them. We've done this for many years in the past and I assure the residents that fire protection will be more than adequate. Other than that, I
have nothing else. >> Okay. Thank you very much. Public safety committee, Councilwoman Serakola Drake. >> Thank you, Mayor. Uh, starting with the ambulance corp, the officers have been working with our medical director to update our SOPs to expand our scope of practice to include additional interventions and medications that we
could administer per the NJ do protocols. All members have been trained and we plan on going live in October. Second, they have performed two CPR trainings for local youth sports teams. That's all. >> Thank you very much. Recreation and health committee, Montelo.
>> Thank you, Mr. Mayor. A few updates on the health commission. We have our blood pressure screening coming up on October 1st at on the Whites Lane facility at 11:45 a.m. to 12:30. And the child health clinic is on the third Wednesday, which is coming up on September 17th.
Also a reminder to go to their website at www.nwbrc.org. There's a lot of events there you can um sign up for that give great information to the health on public events. Um also on our sports front, a soccer association has started up their fall program. Um great best of luck to all
the boys and girls playing this season as well as our rec football program had their first games this past weekend and they have their annual pep rally at the high school field um tomorrow night at 6:30. Uh that's it. Thank you, Mr. Mayor. >> Thank you very much. >> Public works committee. Mr. Councilman
Romano. >> Yes, Mr. Mayor. Thank you. Uh spoke with uh Mr. Lour. Uh the commissioner over the director of the public works. Basically, his synopsis of what's going on. A lot of sewer maintenance uh lately. Uh that's sanitary sewer as well
as both the storm water sewer system. Lawn maintenance is winding down. They're getting ready for the fall. The leaves getting ready to fall down. So, they're going through their equipment to make sure that everything is up and running for the fall leaf pickups. Street
sweeping. Uh they've been running around the town taking care of that on a regular basis. Uh patching a lot of the trenches from all the water main breaks and then other needs around the town. Once they bring in a patch truck, they're they're taking care of other things within the roadways that need to be patched. And uh that's all I have.
Mr. Mayor, thank you very much. >> Thank you very much. Building and Grounds Committee, Councilwoman Weber. >> Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Uh fortunately, I don't have much to report, which means everything has been running smoothly and uh we haven't had to spend any money on
any unexpected uh um breakdowns in any of our facilities. So, that's good. Uh the park is going uh along schedule. I think we're still on to right to be receiving the park equipment >> September 26th. >> Same date. Okay. September 26th, which is good. Um, and that's all I have.
Thank you, Mr. Mayor. >> Thank you very much. >> Administrator Steve. >> Uh, thank you, Mr. Mayor. I'll be brief, but I do just want to take this moment to say, uh, for those of you who don't know, this will be my last council meeting here in Waldwick as I am moving
on, uh, at the end of this month. So, I really just want to say thank you. Um, you know, I'm very very appreciative of the opportunity and working with all of you, getting to know you. I've come to love Waldwick like my own hometown, and I truly mean that. So, to all the residents I've dealt with, some of the
organizations, it's it's been an absolute pleasure. Um, and I hope I won't be going too far. So, I hope to cross paths in the future. And, um, I'd just like to say, you know, I have full confidence in in my replacement will do an absolutely fantastic job. So, thank you all.
>> Thank you. [Applause] borrow clerk, Miss Kelly. >> Um, I just want to wish Steve the best um in Denrock and um yeah, we will follow paths. We're pretty close, >> but good luck to you. Thank you.
>> Thank you. >> Nothing else. Good for you. >> Confidential assistant Tatiana. >> Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Thank you to Steve for his time here at the burrow and uh you know everything that he's been able to bring to the table for all of us to
uh to move our town forward. So we wish you the best of luck in Glenrock and uh we'll come knocking on your on your office door if we have don't answer >> B attorney Craig. >> Thank you Mr. Mayor. I just want to congratulate your new officers and also
thank Steve uh for his hard work that he put into the burrow and wish him the best in the future. >> Thank you. Consent resolutions and resolutions of the governing body. >> Be it resolved that the following resolutions herewith listed by consent having been considered by the governing
body of the burough of Wald are hereby passed and approved. 2025246 approval of consent. 2025 247 approval of minutes regular meeting August 12th. Policy votes A. Maria uh Zalkis requests to hold a block party September 19th from 4 to 9 with Rustic Drive to be
closed between Acriman and Acriman with alcoholic beverages being served with the stipulation that no fireworks or ground displays be permitted and nothing staked in the street. B. Gina Olo requests to hold a block party on October 25th from 1 to 9:00 p.m. with Evergreen Street to be closed between
Hemlock and Floral Lane with Monroe Street open to Hemlock with alcoholic beverages being served. C. Jeremy K requests to use pavilion A on October 5th from 11 to 4:30 for a private event with alcoholic beverages being served. D. The village school requests to use municipal pool parking lot for staff
parking on various dates as per their email dated August 19th. 2025-248 authorized joining of the Jersey Strong Coastal Coalition against the New Jersey Energy Master Plan. 2025-249 approval to offer a financial incentive to those eligible employees
participating in the high deductible health benefit plan. 2025-250 approval of shared service agreement with the Walt Board of Education for SEO3 officers. 2025-251 award of fair and open contract to AJM contractors for the 2024 2025 CDBG curb
ramp improvements in the amount of $66,645. 2025252 award a fair and open contract to route 23 auto mall for a 2025 Ford F350 truck in the amount of $72,490. 2025253 award a fair and open contract
to Foley power systems for two emergency generators uh 153,72 each 2025254 authorized emergency appropriation for the fire truck tower ladder repair pursuant to NJS4A 4-48
2025 255 will not be used 2025 256 authorized amendment to autoc cab license in style car in limbo 2025-257 approval Approval of off- premise merchandise rival license for the Walduk Football Club. 2025 258. Approval of off- premise 50/50 rival license for the
Waldo Football Club. 2025-259. Approval of social affair permit for the Waldo Chamber of Commerce. 2025-260. Approval of the 2026 uh floating holiday. 2025-261. Authorized waiver of permit fees for the Burough of Wald Police Firing Range Roof
H and HVAC replacement project. 2025-262. to accept the resignation of Steven Neil as burough administrator. 2025-263 accept the resignation of Denise Broadick as clerk typus. 2025-264 accept the resignation of Vic James as
the pool manager. 2025-265 appointment of burough administrator Tatiana Marque 2025 266 appointment of perdm crossing guard Jeffrey John Burn 2025267 redemption of text title lean 24-00639
and 2025-268 payment of vouchers >> do I have a motion and a second by Mark second by Mike on the question just want to talk about two items one is um 20252-2 265. Uh the uh
um I'm sorry about the resignation of Steve Neil. Uh as Steve told you tonight, this last meeting of our administrator, Steve will be starting his position as the administrator in Glenrock September 29th. Even though Steve was here only two and a half years, he had a great impact here on our
burough. In that short period of time, he was involved in many projects in our burrow. Many of them were very challenging. And I know you you'll admit it. They're very challenging projects. He was a good listener to our department
heads, employees, and especially to our residents. He even went above and beyond by going to the residents homes to calm them down sometimes so that they didn't come here and attack us. He always reviewed a request and gave an honest reason why it should be done or
not. We want to thank you, Steve, for all you have done for our burrow and our residents. You came into our lives at the right time. It was an amazing experience and we'll never forget you. May you continue success and happiness in your in your new position as the administrator of Glenrock. I know where
you are. You're three times away and if we ever we will meet and we'll talk about the old times and we'll talk about the the new times and I just want to thank you personally for having a great understanding and love for our residents and for our burough and I wish you well.
2025265. Tatiana, I know Tatiana a long time. She first came here a while ago and applied for a job and she didn't get it, but she was very persistent and she came back again
and this time she got it. When Steve told me that uh he was going on to another town, we talked and I asked, you know, I we we talked a little bit of what was going on. It was something that was, you know, he told me and it was uncomfortable for him to ask to tell me and it was a little uncomfortable for me
to hear it, but Steve did say, "Look at Tatiana. She'll be good for our burrow." And I want to thank you, Steve, for that. And I know you're going to be very good. you met with the uh finance committee and they asked you questions and you talked with them and uh they
gave you their approval and I just want to thank you for taking on this responsibility. I want to thank Joe and the kids for allowing us to have her. So I think you better get somebody else to cook your meals because she's going to be around a long time in our burrow. She's going to
be at a lot of late meetings. But you know what? She's a your your wife is a good person. She's got a good heart. She comes from good stock. And I know she's going to be a great asset to our burrow. And I want to thank you very much, Tatiana. And I look forward to many years of working with you.
>> Thank you so much. >> Anyone else? No one else. Please take the role. >> Mr. Brennan. >> Yeah. Miss Sarah, >> yes. >> Mr. Martinelloo, >> yes. >> Mr. Roando, >> yes. >> Mr. Richie,
>> yes. >> Mrs. Weber, >> yes. >> We'll have two uh we have a public hearing. Would the clerk kindly read Ordinance number 2025-18? Ordinance number 2025-18, an ordinance to amend chapter 48 fees section 48 col1
miscellaneous fees subsection 48 col1-10.1 fee schedule for photocopying and other fees to include calendar ad and fee for same. >> Anybody from the council like to comment on this ordinance though it's just read. >> Why don't you do it be your last name?
>> I was going to kick this one. I'll do the next two. >> That's okay. Um, so this is really just um some housekeeping just to put our uh the ads for our calendar. That's how the the calendar is paid for through the ads
that um we sell. And so this is just putting that fee to it, which is uh $425 per ad. >> We've been low for a long time now. >> Yep. Anyone else from the council? I close the council's comments and I open up to the public. Anybody from the public would like to comment on his
audience that was just read? If seeing none, I call for a motion and a second to pass his orders on second reading and that the clerk be authorized to advertise it in local legal newspapers required by law. Do I have a motion in a second? >> Motion. >> Motion by Andy, second by Mark. Clerk,
take the role. >> Mr. Brennick, >> yes. >> Miss Sarak, >> yes. >> Mr. Martinelloo, >> yes. >> Mr. Roando, >> yes. >> Mr. Richie, >> yes. >> Mrs. Weber, >> yes. >> Okay, we have three uh introduction of ordinances. >> We actually I'm sorry, we only have two. >> Two. Which one we pulled?
>> We're getting rid of 21. >> Getting rid of 21. Okay. Would the clerk read ordinance number 2025-9? >> Sure. Ordinance number 2025-9. An ordinance amending chapter 12 fire department section 9 insurance and compensation protection. Subsection 2B2
compensation other than insurance and liability to increase the monetary portion associated with existing percentages. A motion and seconded in order to pass this ordinance on first reading and that it be advertised in local legal newspapers required by law setting a public hearing two weeks from tonight's speeding at 7:30 p.m. or soon
thereafter as the matter may be reached. Do I have a motion and a second? >> Motion by Andy, second by Mike. On the question, anyone have a question for this? >> I have a question, Mr. Mayor. Can we vote on it as a member of the fire department?
>> Think so. Last time I just want to make sure it's the same. You can vote to introduce it. You can vote when it comes to the public hearing. >> Okay. Anyone else have anything to say? >> If not, clerk take the role. >> Mr. Brick, >> yes. >> Miss Eric, >> yes. >> Mr. Martinelloo,
>> yes. >> Mr. Rondo, >> yes. >> Mr. Richie, >> yes. >> Mrs. Weber, >> yes. >> Okay. Clerk read ordinance number 2025-20. Ordinance number 2025-20, an ordinance
amending ordinance number 2025-5 fixing the compensation salaries and wages of the officials and employees of the Burough W to increase the range for the municipal clerk and the fire department. A motion in a second order to pass this ordinance on first reading and it be advertised in local legal newspapers required by law setting a
public hearing two weeks from tonight's meeting at 7:30 p.m. or soon thereafter as the matter may be reached. Do I have a motion in a second? Motion by Joe, second by by Andy. >> Oh, >> anyone have a question? >> You want to do this one for the last
time? >> Sure. Uh, this one is just increasing the ranges uh for the municipal clerk uh in the salary ordinance and then the the fire department officials who it affects which is the officers and and the various positions. >> Anyone else? The clerk highly take the
role. >> Mr. Brennick, >> yes. >> Miss Saraka Drake, >> yes. >> Uh, Mr. Martinelloo, >> yes. >> Mr. Romano, >> yes. >> Mr. Mr. Richie. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Weber. >> Yes. >> Does anybody from the council have unfinished business?
>> Nope. We have two items for new business. Fire prevention certificate of compliance proposed fee. >> Uh yeah, I'll just briefly talk about both of these. Um that one we're going to we're gathering a little bit more detail before we have discussions on that. Uh basically be looking to
introduce a new level of inspection fee uh through the fire prevention bureau. But we're just going to pull together some additional details before we make a decision on that. So just kind of put that in the back of your head. We'll follow up with more info. Um and then if you want just be also again just
continue discussions on on the new open space that was purchased uh at at Woff 197 WOFF. Uh just really need to get some solid ideas in place. Um I recently submitted all the paperwork necessary for our Greenacres application. So when
they announce that funding, we'll be able to whether you decide to move forward or not is is a council decision. Nothing has been set in stone for what is going to happen on that property. So I would start just compiling ideas and and make sure you have some solid things in place and ready to go. Steve,
>> you still have the ones that we gave back in June. >> Yeah, I have some kind of rough ideas. I would say >> like I emailed a bunch. >> Yeah. So it's kind of all over the board. >> You know what you should do if you don't mind? Whoever met sent stuff in, >> we sent it. >> We sent it in. Send it to Steve and
Tatiana. >> Those I'm sorry. >> Go ahead. Go ahead. >> The apps are due February of 26, >> I think. So, it's usually around there. Yeah. >> Did the Did the grants um company have come back with anything regarding that?
>> Kind of like brought it up briefly with them. >> Yeah, we did. We talked about it and kind of some broad ideas. I guess they could go to work more I think for us once we have a solid plan like really need to decide which houses are staying or you know are they going are they staying what we want to keep what you
want to use those for because that will come into play too with the application >> um because if you know whatever properties you maintain on that have to be related to open space and recreational purposes. >> Yes. >> Otherwise you have to carve it out of of that application.
>> Do a Thanks. What's going on? What's the update on the uh baseball fields that you p? >> Um yeah, actually I stopped over there today and I took some pictures. I was going to share them out. So there are new um ADA uh asphalt pathways at the
Burough Park field. >> They're there now. >> They're there now. Yeah. Actually, just wanted to make sure they were finished. So there's one now that leads kind of from the snack bar area to the main field with a nice um you know, >> landing zone pathway. Yeah. And then behind the fields actually there's
there's a whole new pathway that goes all the way around by the where the >> completed now. >> Yes. >> No, we didn't go for a grant. >> No, not for that one. We were able to do just out of our open space trust. >> Good for that. >> Perfect. >> Any any other uh new business? >> Yes sir. Mr. >> May sir,
>> um just want to say attended the board of education meeting last night as part of a uh leaison and just want the schools said that schools are open, everything is operating well. um that was so appreciative of the new officers, a lot of feedback from parents in the in
the stand in the audience there and even a couple teachers who were there. Um gave a lot of positive feedback about our new officers. Um you know, thanks to Lieutenant Seafford and the other police department members who interviewed them and to the board of education and the members of council who work with that. So, uh everything seems to be going
well. And on a personal note, I have started when I've taken my son to school so far, utilizing the new parking lot over there has helped in the flow of traffic. you have a lot of room there. So, encourage other people go through the Greenberg Center. It alleviates some of the stress on the front door. So, it's a a good old
>> Good. Also, >> thank you. Also, at the uh the end of the month, Saturday and Sunday, the uh baseball association is doing a Coopertown uh mums sale. Please support them. This year, like we did last year, the Burough Waldick plants mums in in our buildings. We are going to make sure
that we buy from them. We already uh gave our uh order to Tatiana, so she's going to place them and you know it'll be they're going to be putting them in that Monday. Uh but before that, they'll be planting some at the 911 for
Thursday. >> One other news item from the school, they the uh uh school board did open up their public um transparent process on hiring the new superintendent. And I know a lot of residents of town will be very um interested in that process. So
it was a it's a long process they're going to go through. So I think uh President Maro has a plan for interm superintendent which will um serve the schools and then they'll work on a long-term permanent replacement. So that'll be a a process where the public
will be informed on the on the replacement. >> Okay. If not anybody else, we open up comments to the public. Anybody from the public, please come up. Stay tuned. Do you want me to wait until after? I just want to say a few words. >> You? >> Yes, please. >> Sure.
>> You're our boss. We have to. >> Joe, she's starting right now. Get used to it. >> Thank you. I I want to extend my sincere thanks to the council for for their support uh that you've shown me throughout the uh this transition
process. Um especially grateful to Mayor Gerardano for his immediate attention and uh the commitment that he showed to move the for the burrow forward following Steve's announcement that you know he was um he was heading out. So it's uh truly an honor to take on this role. I'm excited to continuing working
alongside Kelly um and all the other dedicated department heads. We have a few here this evening. Uh we have an exceptional team. They work tirelessly to serve the residents of Waldwick and uh you know I think collectively we have many opportunities for growth and for
progress. Um Waldwick's holds a special place in my heart. I take great pride in opportunity to serve our community and um thank you Rocco, Dominic, Andre, and Joe for being here tonight and my mom is coming
for showing their support. So appreciate it. Thank you so much. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. I told Tatiana once she takes over uh once Steve, you know, Steve's last day to have the DVW come in and rearrange the office painted if she wants and and move the desk and everything around. I
told her she has to get the desk away from the way Steve the only the only reason why it's saying that because I told this to Steve when you did it. We used our first administrator was Gary Kratz. He was here over 35 years and Craig knows the story. What happened is he had his desk that way and I always
said to him, "Why are you having your desk so that when the people walk in and that's when the doors weren't unlocked, they see your back." And he said his exact words were, "Because when someone comes in to shoot me, I don't want to know who it is." >> So Tatiana, you got to move.
>> Anyone from the public? >> I thought Roco and Dominic were doing the painting. >> I didn't do my own bird yet. >> Community service. >> Uh Katherine Hartman. That was my maiden name. It was strange. Um, I just wanted to follow up on the water meeting that
we had over the summer. I recall we were going to have an in-person meeting in September. That was the goal and I was wondering if there was like a date around that yet. Um, and then if there had been any updates from the engineers regarding their investigations or plan moving forward. Um and given the audit
uh information um should we pursue some of the more costly uh suggestions that the engineering firm made in their presentation? Does that come out of the water fund or does that come out of our general fund? Um, and do we have any
idea what type of hit that would be to the general fund? Should, um, some of the, you know, interventions that included more physical sort of changing of pipes and stuff be necessary cuz it, I mean,
it just feels like we have a limited amount of money to do what could be significant work with. >> Um, so in regards to the meeting, uh, nothing's set yet. We're we're going to try and coordinate that with the transition going on. It might mess
things up a little bit, but we are that is the plan is to still have an inerson meeting. Uh it will be a hybrid just like this so people can participate online if they have to. >> Um and then regarding the budget, so that's the big question is really what are we looking at? That's why we're taking the strategic
looking at it. More than likely all the infrastructure needs are going to be capital items. So not out of operating. So um it would be out of order capital though which is separate also. >> Um with that that's why we really are doing the rate study and need to take a
hard look at that as from the auditor. We did pretty well with with the water budget this year. But knowing what we're looking at but now again that's over the course of five 10 years you know long term it's not like all these capital needs are going to be done in one shot.
>> Okay be talking millions and millions of dollars. Um, and I think we'd probably, you know, utilize the I bank again for very low interest loan. You know, maybe depending on the project, uh, specifics, you might see some forgiveness. Probably won't get as lucky as with PAS, but so
there are different options. That's kind of what's happening now is weighing everything out. And that's why we really want to zero in and not just throw a number out there. I think from a community perspective at the next meeting talking about the realities of what our current sort of assets are
versus potential expenses with this um would be helpful to residents to understand maybe why we're being so measured in actions and intervention etc. because it it when you see it out like this you're like oh my goodness that's just not all that much money. Um,
okay. And and no updates from the engineers regarding new information or >> nothing too new to report. Um, things been a little quiet because we've been doing some other work on the system too recently. Um, so we kind of just letting things settle for the most part. Um, but yeah, I would anticipate by the next
meeting should have some solid updates. >> Great. Thank you so much. >> Oh, okay. Sorry about that. [Music] Two things. I just want to thank Steve Neil as well from the Waldick Access for All Committee for all his hard work that
he's done to help us improve safety at crosswalks for people with disabilities for the park projects. I think you're involved even with the um the small park the Ted Bell Park project, right? And the project that's going to be going on down at Lions Park. So, I just really want to thank you from Access for All
and all of us for your work. And Tatiana, you will be next to be dealing with the Access for All Committee. And we're trying to become much more of a vocal um you know um contributor when things are done. Um Dan Maro, I don't think is here anymore, has always
involved Access for All in the wonderful work that's been done over at the school. And so I'm really looking forward to working with you on on the committee and um and Katie as well being our representative or liaison. The second thing I wanted to ask about was
with the water supply. One of the suggestions that I made at that um meeting and it kind of took off on somebody else's idea to get a a richer data set of complaints because we always know the squeaky wheel gets the grease, right? And so it's not necessarily I
know there have been other testing sites in town that have been selected. Um and I made a suggestion to do some type of a survey that could go out to the town either by text message or some way that people who might not be reporting problems could report them and that
might just add to the richness of the of the data set that they're using to come up with solutions. So just wanted to see if anything had been happening on that front and I know there's been transition happening. So yeah. Yeah, but we did talk with our engineers about that. So, we're going to kind of fine-tune it. Um,
take what we have on the website, that form currently, and kind of put it into a little different format and so we can kick it out through NIXL, which will also send a text message. >> Okay, terrific. Thank you so much. >> Thank you. Anyone else? >> If not, do I have a motion to adjurnn?
>> Motion by Andy, second by Katie. All those in favor? I. >> All those opposed? Enjoy the convention. Andy. Give.