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8:00 p.m. regular business meeting of the wof township is called to order so everyone will stand for a flag salute please I Al 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 remain standing please Father Robert from St Elizabeth has joined us for our invocation step up to the mic Father Robert thank you for joining us good to see you thank
you this way all right dear God As We Gather here today we humbly seek your guidance and wisdom grant us Clarity of thought and understanding as we embark on this meeting help us to make
decisions that align with your will and bring about positive outcomes from Proverbs 35 trust in Lord and all with all your heart and lean not on your own
understanding in all your ways submit to him and he will make your path straight we trust in you divine wisdom Lord and we submit ourselves to your guidance lead us in the right direction and bless
our discussions amen amen amen thank you Father Robert very nice thank you was nice nice all day [Music] Proverbs the notice requirements of the open public meetings act have been
satisfied with respect to this meeting specifically the time date and location were included in the annual notice of meetings adopted by the governing body posted in the municipal building by the township clerk's office and sent to at least two newspapers including the official newspaper of the township the Ridgewood news and the Bergen Record
additionally to the extent known the agenda for this meeting and whether formal action will be taken was posted in the municipal building by the town of clerk's office and sent to at least two newspapers including the official newspaper of the township the Ridgewood news and posted on our Municipal website in accordance with the open public meetings
act thank you Nancy roll call Miss bugy here Mr Lane here Mr Madigan here Mr melon here and mayor bua here I'll take a motion to open the business meeting for public
comment Some Mo second Miss bansy yes Mr Lane I Mr Madigan yes Mr mó yes and mayor BTO yes with an affirmative vote the motion is approved thank you the meeting is now
open for public comment five minutes per speaker for public comment on any governmental issue that a member feels the public may be of concern to the residents of wof good evening state your name please sir Tom buganski 430 Russell F thank you I
just want to introduce myself as the wof liaison to the Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School if you have Roger look forward to working with you if anybody has any questions or concerns about anything in the school district please reach out to me and thank you for
your service thank you thank you Tom than you anyone else uh there being no others uh motion to close the I so move closing the public session
second Miss bansy yes Mr Lane I Mr Madigan yes Mr mó yes and mayor boa yes an affirmative vote public comment is closed thank you I'll take a motion to
approve the February 4th 2025 work session and business meeting minutes so move second Miss buganski yes Mr Lane hi Mr
Madigan uh yes Mr Mone yes and mayor BTO yes with an affirmative vote the motion is approved thank you consent the agenda please Nancy thank you mayor all matters listed below are considered by the township committee to be routine in nature there will be no separate discussion of these items if any
discussion is desired by the township committee then that item will be removed from the consent agenda and considered separately resolutions transfer and update of awarded contract for special counsel labor Council Services designated Mary designating Mary an
Sweeny as certifying officer pursuant to njac 17 4- 1.5 temporary capital budget authorization of vouchers and payment of bills authorizing the sale of personal property not needed for public use via
the online auction website nunis bid we have several ordinances for introduction the first is ordinance 2029 an ordinance amending Bond ordinance number 1914 entitled Bond ordinance authorizing Road resurfacing and improvements to town hall in by and for
the township of wof in the county of Bergen New Jersey appropriating 1,391 775 therefore and authorizing the issuance of 172,000 of bonds or notes of the township to fin fined part of the cost
thereof please note this amendment adjusts the useful life of existing Capital Improvements no new funds are being appropriated and no new debt is authorized this is a procedural update only ordinance number 2030 an ordinance amending Bond ordinance number 1932
entitled a bond ordinance authorizing Road resurfacing and the acquisition of a computer server for the police department in by and for the township of woff in the county of Bergen New Jersey appropriating 1,300 $4,000 therefore and authorizing the issuance of
$1,265 th000 of bonds or notes of the township to finance part of the cost thereof note this amendment adjusts the useful life of existing Capital Improvements no new funds are being appropriated and no new debt is authorized this is a procedural update
only ordinance number 2031 an ordinance amending Bond ordinance number 1932 entitled a bond ordinance authorizing Road resurfacing and acquisition uh oh I copied something wrong that's a duplicate I got
here um good catch I have it here too sorry 2031 is an ordinance amending Bond ordinance number 1962 entitled Bond ordinance authorizing Road resurfacing and the acquisition of a dump truck plow
and Salter in by and for the township of wof in the county of Bergen New Jersey appropriating $1,725 th000 therefore and authorizing the issuance of $1,413 th000 of bonds or notes of the township to finance part of the cost
thereof note this amendment adjusts the useful life of existing Capital Improvements no new funds are being appropriated and no new debt is authorized this is a procedural update only and then ordinance number 2032 an ordinance amending Bond ordinance number
8 1983 entitled Bond ordinance authorizing various improvements and Acquisitions including road resurfacing pistol range and roof repair acquisition of an asphalt Patcher trailer pickup truck utility body mini Packer truck and fuel Force management system in by and
for the township of wof in the county of Bergen New Jersey appropriating $1,584 500 therefore and authorizing the issuance of 1,178 8 I'm sorry sorry $178,500 of bonds or notes of the
township to finance part of the cost thereof note this amendment adjusts the useful life of existing Capital Improvements no new funds are being appropriated and no new debt is authorized this is a procedural update only ordinance number 2033 an ordinance
amending Bond ordinance number 1988 entitled Bond ordinance authorizing the acquisition of a fire lad truck in by and for the township of woff in the county of Bergen New Jersey appropriating to $2.4 million therefore and authorizing the issuance of $2,280
th000 of bonds or notes of the township to finance part of the cost thereof note this amendment adjusts the useful life of existing Capital Improvements no new funds are being appropriated and no new debt is authorized this is a procedural update
only I'm almost done ordinance number 2034 an ordinance appropriating $711,000 from the capital Improvement fund to fund architectural and engineer ing services for renovations and an addition to the police department note this is a
fully funded ordinance no debt is authorized for this appropriation and ordinance number 2035 an ordinance appropriating $65,000 for the engineering design and inspection work related to ADA Compliant improvements at crosswalk locations on County roads in
anticipation of roadway pavement improvements under a shared service agreement with Bergen County note this is a fully funded ordinance bya reimbursement from the county of Oran no debt is authorized for this appropriation we have four motions first is to approve requests by Christian
health for placement of a 6ot by 9t temporary Banner sign at Christian Health way main entrance to promote the annual Flower and Gift sale from April 4th 2025 to April 13th 2025 next to improve the change in employment status of police officer
Kathleen powderly from probationary police officer to regular police officer effective February 27th 202 25 this approval is based on the recommendation from police chief David Murphy dated February 13 2025 which confirms that officer powderly is expected to
successfully complete her two-year probationary period and is recommended for regular employment within the Township's Police Department approve the change in employment status of police off officer Marissa Santo from probationary police officer to regular police officer
effective February 27th 2025 this approval is based on the recommendation from police chief David Murphy dated February 13th 2025 which confirms that officer Santo is expected to successfully complete her 2-year probationary period and is recommended for regular appointment within the
Township's police department and to approve special event fundraiser for families for families held at St nicholis Greek Orthodox Church 467 Grand View Avenue from 6:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. on Thursday March 20th the event includes a cater dinner and Dueling
Piano entertainment a social Affairs permit is in progress with the New Jersey ABC may I have a motion and a second to approve the consent agenda so moved second thank you Miss bansky yes Mr Lane
hi Mr Madigan yes Mr melon yes and mayor B uh yes with an affirmative vote the consent agenda is approved I have um several ordinances for public hearing further consideration on tonight's agenda the first is ordinance 20126 which is a bond
ordinance authorizing various Public Safety improvements and Acquisitions including police and fire radio upgrades fire department command vehicle and code enforcement vehicles in by and for the township of wof in the county of Bergen New Jersey appropriating
$959,900 therefore and authorizing the issuance of $97,200 of bonds or notes of the township to finance part of the cost thereof for second reading by title only and a copy of this ordinance has been posted on our Municipal website on the bulletin board in town hall where Public
Notices are customarily posted and copies have been made available to members of the general public of the township who have requested the same this is the time and place for the public hearing on ordinance number 2026 any all persons who wish to be heard please state your name before
making your statement if you wish to make a statement a comment please step forward to the microphone I move that public hearing on ordinance 2026 be closed
second Miss buganski yes Mr Lane I Mr Madigan yes Mr mó yes and mayor Bo yes he it resolved by the township Committee of the township of whiteo that ordinance number 2026 after public hearing and further consideration is
hereby adopted and the municipal clerk is hereby authorized and directed to publish the notice of final passage of set ordinance in the official newspaper for the township as provided by law I move that ordinance 2026 on second read reading by title only
second Miss bug dansy yes Mr Lane I Mr Madigan yes Mr Mion yes and mayor WRA uh yes with an affirmative vote the motion is approved I have a second ordinance for public hearing further consideration tonight it is ordinance number 2027 a bond ordinance authorizing various
infrastructure upgrades including annual Road resurfacing acquisition of heavy equipment for the Department of Public Works and document archiving system for record retention in by and for the township of woff in the county of Bergen New Jersey appropriating $1,498 th000 therefore and authorizing
the issuance of $1,422 th000 of bonds or notes of the township to finance part of the cost thereof for second reading by title only and a copy of this ordinance has been posted on our Municipal website on the bulletin board in town hall where Public Notices are customarily posted and copies have been made available to
members of the general public of the township who have requested the same this is the time and place for the public hearing on ordinance number 2027 any all person who wish to be heard please state your name before making your statement if you wish to make a
comment please step forward to the microphone I move that public hearing on ordinance 2027 be closed second Miss bogdansky yes Mr Lane I Mr Madigan yes Mr mó and mayor
Bo yes with an affirmative vote the motion is approved be it resolved by the township committee of the township of woff that ordinance number 2027 after public hearing and further consideration is hereby adopted and the municipal clerk is hereby authorized and directed to publish the notice of final passage of said ordinance in the official
newspaper for the township as provided by law I move ordinance 227 on second reading by title only second Miss bogdansky yes Mr Lane hi Mr Madigan yes Mr melon yes and mayor bua
uh yes with an affirmative vote the motion is approved I also have a third ordinance for public hearing and further consideration tonight it is ordinance number 2028 which is an ordinance to amend chapter 157 of the code of the township of woff sewers by replacing section 15762 schedule of charges charges for
sewer service establishing 2025 sewer charges for the use of the sanitary sewer system of the township of whiteoff Bergen County New Jersey for second reading by title only and a copy of this ordinance has been posted on our Municipal website on the bulletin board and Town Hall where Public Notices are customarily posted and copies have been
made available to members of the general public of the township who have requested the same this is the time and place for public hearing on ordinance number 2028 and all persons who wish to be heard please state your name before making your statement if you wish to make a
comment please step forward to the microphone I move that public hearing on ordinance 2028 be closed second Miss bansky yes Mr Lane hi Mr Madigan yes yes Mr melon yes and mayor
bura yes with an affirmative vote the motion is approved be it resolved by the township Committee of the township of woff that ordinance number 2028 after public hearing and further consideration is hereby adopted and the municipal clerk is hereby authorized and directed to publish the notice of final passage of set ordinance in the official
newspaper for the township as provided by law I move ordinance 2028 on second reading by title only second Miss bug dansy yes Mr Lane hi Mr Madigan yes Mr yes and mayor bura yes with an
affirmative vote the motion is approved I take a motion to adour so move second Miss bansy yes Mr Lane hi Mr Madigan yes Mr mó yes and mayor BTO yes with an affirmative vote we are
adjourned we are adjourned thank you everyone good Joby all right thank you all happy birthday yeah happy birthday Part: 2
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e e e e e e uh in the mail please please take a look at it uh Shay tree meeting is the next meeting is March 18th and the uh
Centennial committee Pete and I will be meeting again very soon uh we've gotten a number of uh volunteer applic ations we'll be reaching out to other folks to to help us with all of the planned events so stay tuned uh as soon as possible we're going to lay out the
dates of particular items that will take place and uh we'll have a a great year celebrating the 100th anniversary of white CL that's it Mr Mayor Roger may I don't have much to report planning board um uh we didn't have a meeting last
month because there was nothing on the agenda um I went to k through eight um board meeting which was very pleasant they work very nicely together they approved their 2025 to 2026 calendar and they're currently working on their
budget um but are waiting um for to see what state eight they get um which they should know around March 1st um Board of Health again um nothing to report there just so you know influenzas on the
highrise um over 40% % of tests come out positive for influenza um Rona virus and Corona viruses come after so watch out um and that's it that's all I have
to thank you man report um on the uh I believe it was the 6th um of February I attended a design review board meeting design review board met to reconsider the design of the addition
additional building and uh other work to be done on the Cedar Hill shopping center uh the planning board had um had recommended that the um that it go back for a redo in front of design review uh before uh the planning board declared it
complete and that was accomplished on uh I believe it was February 6th and um it was an entirely different look than the first time um they appeared before design review and uh much better look
and design review recommended in a positive way that it go back to the planning board for uh for completeness and for public hearing um planning board as May said was cancelled on the 12th uh yesterday I attended at the
Temple of Emanuel in Franklin Lakes the annual Lincoln Day breakfast and President's Day um program that Rabbi Prower puts on and he always does a very good job I was attended by a number of
elected officials uh congresswoman Nellie po was there some Bob off um Freeholder um uh yeah from Franklin
Lakes Tracy Zur was there um mayor frankco Lakes was there I was there um mayor of Oakland was not there our former mayor of Oakland Linda schagger was there and it was a very nice event Rabbi Prower always does a good job it lasted about an hour or so the food was
very good and we all went on our way um this morning I with Tom Madigan attended the Chamber of Commerce meeting um families for families really does a great job there and uh I mean they can use donations they need
Furniture they're setting up um more than you would imagine um homeless families coming out of shelters in apartments they really do a good work there and have a tremendous need for furniture because when you move into an apartment you outfit especially if you're coming from a homeless shelter
so they really do a good work and thanks to them for hosting it and thanks to the chamber for having it there and I I just want to give a shout out to the DPW um Raj mentioned it for plowing and sanding during the recent
couple of uh weather events we've had as you know I'm always out early and our roads are always among the best in the area they really are so they really do a great job um and and I also like to congratulate um Pete noted that um officers powderly and Santo have become
regular officers from probationary status and when we we hired them together and when we did we went from one female officer to three in one day and it was it was a great Edition and it you'd be surprised on patrol um we we we
have the ability to have a female on almost every Patrol shift and it's it's a it's a help from time to time it really really is so so it was was a great move and I'm glad to see that they moved from uh from uh probationary to regular status and um congratulations to
them and that's all I have so Dave yeah um affordable housing as you may recall at the end of last month we approved our uh opposed obligation
and uh we filed our resolution our declaratory judgment action on that we haven't had any objection yet they have till the end of the month so I wouldn't necessarily think we're not going to get one but we haven't as of yet they have till the 28th and then depending on what happens there we probably should get
together with our affordable housing planner depending on whether we have to adjust the number or even if we don't we have to start moving toward that June day of putting together our fair housing plan but as of today there's been no objection that number I did get her I did get her proposal um on Friday I
believe uh and the money is uh allocated in the 2025 budget uh but I believe we're actually going to be able to cover most of it from the trust fund that's all I have that's it okay I think we're looking for a motion to adopt
um um resolution going into Clos session at 25 C2 um can I have a motion so moved second Miss bansky yes Mr Lane I Mr
Madigan yes Mr mó yes and mayor BTO yes with an affirmative vote um we are going into close session okay we'll be back