##VIDEO ID:SBVXqYukxw4## that was a good that's a good that's a good point rre took half of your 12 minutes last night the Republic meeting R huh I took half of your 12 minutes last night to you really at the Republican meeting you know I always get told I talk too much which is told the a solar stick I thought this was a calendar this are you hey how are you good see Roger how you feeling okay good I mean you know how you I said before I'm going to have a drink that might help there you can't hurt hello how are you should have it in your tea you know it's funny I was I way see I said Rog you got to be hot tea no milk in it this there's no milk in it this hot tea with honey no no I'm telling Rudy always has his tea with milk so when you have a hot ttty a hot yeah no milk no I was thinking just remember you can't go wrong with milk no milk is always good as long as it's pasturized just keep the cows employed that's all that's it less flatulence Save the Planet m we bring it up in public that's what you said okay cuz they want it for what 2026 yeah okay ready Nancy I'd like to call the 7 p.m. work session meeting to order roll call please Mr Bo here Mr Lane here Mr Madigan uh here Mr Shanley here and mayor mó here could you please read the uh open work session statement yes Mr Mayor this regular work session meeting of the wov township committee is now in session in accordance with the open public meetings act notice of this meeting appears on our annual schedule of meetings a copy of said annual schedule has been posted on the bulletin board Memorial Town Hall copy has been filed with the municipal clerk and has been posted on our Municipal website and a copy has also been emailed to the record the ridgwood news and the north Rosy harwal news all newspapers having a general circulation throughout the township of whiteall at least 48 hours prior to this meeting the agenda thereof was similarly posted filed and emailed to said newspapers thank you uh could you please confirm uh vouchers have been reviewed and signed they have Mr Mayor thank you motion to open 10-minute public comment period 10-minute public comment period two minutes per speaker for public comment on any governmental issue that a member of the public feels may be of concern to the residents of the township of wo so move second Mr B yes Mr Lane I Mr Madigan yes Mr Shanley yes and mayor mó yes with an affirmative vote the motion is approved please step forward to the microphone if you wish to make a comment seeing and hearing no one I move to close public comment second good Mr boa H yes Mr Lane hi Mr Madigan yes Mr Shanley yes and mayor mó yes with an affirmative vote the motion is approved thank you um obviously Matt's a little under the weather today so I'm going to to read his uh his administrator report um so we are extending our shared service agreement with Oakland and Franklin Lakes for as needed share sharing of vehicles and Equipment we're entering into a shared service agreement to join the Bergen County New high-speed Fiber Optic internet service this will decrease our monthly cost for internet and allow us to cancel one of our backup providers for internet into each of our buildings the 2024 salary ordinance for the uh unrepresented employees of the town is on the agenda for introduction the rate of increase for 2025 is again 2.75% thanks to the Personnel Finance committees for supporting this introduction and at the year again so that we can avoid retroactive payments to employees and pensions on the agenda for public hearing further consideration is a revised fire prevention code bringing our inspections and fees into compliance with the state regulations and in line with our neighboring municipalities uh the deadline to apply for the state's anchor property relief program has been extended to December 6th if in 2021 you were a New Jersey residence and you owned an occupied a home in New Jersey that was a principal resident main home on October 1st 2021 and 2021 property taxes were paid on that on that home in your 2021 New Jersey gross income was $250,000 you may qualify for the anchor program preconstruction for the roof on the municipal building is going to take place next week uh the contractor has substantially completed the Birchwood Drive freder Court sewer extension we're awaiting temporary Paving for the winter and this will be paav completely by the township next year went out to bid for our last tree removal bid for the year for bids are received and the contract was approve approved I'm sorry was awarded by po to Al tree and shr Care out of North Halen for $12,300 uh Mark D janiro supervised three days of crack ceiling on roads throughout the town thanks to the township committee for funding this endeavor again this year to help us extend the life of our roads we conducted an online auction for Surplus some of the big ticket items uh that were sold were a dump truck for 9,000 a pickup truck for 5,000 a loader for 28,000 a single axle for 9500 and a Paving box for 2000 uh NJ do uh local a 2025 Grant was awarded for 2009 $55 for the improvements to section two of lawland Road um we submitted a Grant application to the Bergen County historic trust fund we applied for 2,000 to support as a brisy House Heritage day with no match requirement we are working on applying for some upcoming grants including the assistance for firefighters Grant Community Development block grant local Recreation Improvement Grant and begin and beginning planning for next year safe routes for schools through New Jersey DOT as of yesterday Leaf Crews have moved into District three districts four and five should Place their leafes curbside as soon as possible Leaf crews are working tomorrow and Friday upcoming events Santa will once again visit wof escorted by the fire department and Friday December 6th with a rain date of Monday December 9th at 5:15 at CER Hill Plaza 600 p.m. at wof shopping center 6:30 p.m. at Boulder Run Shopping Center and 7:15 at town hall for the arrival and tree lighting the 16th annual Toys for Tots orientation toy train will once again make a stop and wof on December 14th at 11:05 a.m. sharp and the annual manora lighting will be held this year on Sunday December 29th and that concludes Matt's report uh Township committee reports uh Tim do you want to start sure I'll start uh Ramapo Indian Hills board met and uh the superintendent had brought up the block schedule at the meeting um it proposes to start 45 minutes later uh and go from eight classes to six classes so they would start instead of the 7:35 that they do now they'll start at 8:20 and they'll end at 310 instead of 239 like they currently do that will be voted on at their next meeting which is December 16th um the girls soccer team finished ranked number three the men the boys soccer team unfortunately lost in the states final against um oh I forgot what um I can't remember the name of the the te team they lost to um football team lost in the finals of the group four um yeah group four North uh to Philipsburg wasn't pretty it was cold it was rainy I was on Friday night um took a while to get there with all the traffic going there but unfortunately they came up short um the next uh meeting of the design review board will occur next week um they have to deal with the application of the Cedar Hill shopping center um which is proposing uh another concrete pad to accommodate three retail stores uh that will be near Blum court on the left side of the building so they will hopefully get the review of what it'll look like uh and be able to present it to uh the planning board and that's all I got thank you uh Roger yeah I'll be brief uh because my voice uh everything with the k38 school district is is fine DPW is continuing the leaf pickup I I'm I'm in section three so I know they uh they're doing a great job it's looking really good and they're moving along and thank God the snow really didn't impede on their progress address anything regarding the police department mayor I'll leave to you and uh lastly I just want to wish all of the residents of white call for a healthy and happy Thanksgiving and and all of my colleagues and their fam's good health okay thank you thank you Roger yep Tom I'd like to uh wish everybody a Happy Thanksgiving to everybody their families neighbors here in town and to those that we appreciate and give so much thanks for what we have a couple things one uh I attended the league of municipalities I was down there uh about a day and a half and um it was a it was a very good uh League meeting this year many enlightening things on the floor I spent a lot of times on the floor and uh was some really interesting discussions with other Township officials uh during the day and a half half I was there so I'm glad I went took the time out to do that last Sunday um I had the opportunity along with two of my colleagues to uh attend the uh Interfaith Thanksgiving service that was held at um at the uh Church reform white cof reform church hosted by uh Reverend Andy casban and um it was a really really terrific event there was a lot of people there was very well attended and just for the record I just like to note those that attended and uh made contributions Abundant Life Reformed Church Advent Lutheran Church Cedar Hill Christian Reformed Church Church of St Elizabeth's Cornerstone Christian church Faith Community Christian Reformed Church peace Islands Institute Temple Beth ran and again as I mentioned was hosted by the white cof reform church we thank them for bringing everybody together and having such a meaningful program uh for all of us and then the uh last thing is I just want to throw this out the uh for our colleagues here uh the county has uh notified weof that uh a revaluation of the township um and that comes from the county based upon our assessment ments uh they want to do next year 2025 2026 um it's my recommendation and um the recommendation of our administrator and our other member of the budget committee that we uh defer it to the years 2026 2027 rather than 2025 2026 I just want to be on the record let people know the counties want a reassessment and to get some feed feed back from a colleague so would you like to comment now sure I would um defer it out as as far as possible um next year is too soon to do it there's a large cost that we need to uh plan for hug huge um the following year is our 100th anniversary year that's not a good year to do it so if we could push it out to 2027 that would be just fine in my book do we have the ability to do that yeah do we re EST it we have to request it yeah they should be able to move it from 2025 because that's literally in a couple weeks right well 2025 becomes 2026 2026 becomes 2027 yeah I I well Tom and I spoke and I agree with the recommendation to defer it out also we can make that request I think I think I I would suggest making a request I think it's the 12th or 13th somewhere around there but we're all in agreement I agree with what you SU so we're looking at 2027 to 28 then is what we're looking at yeah allow that whatever we can push out I got you just want to be everyone up to Steve come up at a budget meeting okay thank you thank you Tom happy uh Rudy thank you mayor okay uh the planning board on the 13th we um it was a short meeting we um we approved a completeness um for the application of I think it's 344 Everett which is at the corner of Everett and Highland they're going to redo the building um there was a positive um recommendation from design review who evidently is having a busy month yes I mean they a busy F right a long time um Board of Health was on the 14th um there was a a pretty good presentation by some experts in the um in the area of memory care and dementia and Alzheimer's actually they they they made a pretty good presentation they were from a couple of different agencies um the environmental commission met Monday night the 18th um and it was just pretty much proor of the uh but on the four on I I know it's uh December 14th they're rededicating the signs on Russell Farms park I think we had a grant to redo them and they're done and weather permitting and I forgot I didn't write down the time n I'll get it to you maybe we can put it up there on on the website so everyone can see it I wrote it down let me look at up um I too at attended the uh League of municipalities in Atlantic City it was a good event um I attended a session on the Right to Farm Act which was it was entertaining if not too informative I'll just say that okay it was I I learned something but not an awful lot it's and there's a lot of even even in that sphere there's a lot of moving Parts um I too attended the Interfaith service this past Sunday at uh White reform church thank you thank them for hosting it and thank all those who participated in this service it was really a a very good service it really was some of the some of the um the statement or the speeches that were made and the prayers that were made were really really quite quite good and very appropriate um I too would like to wish everyone a happy and a healthy Thanksgiving be thankful for all we have and finally I want to wish our attorney happy anniversary today is Dave's anniversary y happy anniversary married to my Uhn to my cousin's daughter Christin and I wish him many more happy years of marriage re up for another 36 there you go there you go I wasn't going to say how [Laughter] many that's it all right thank you Rudy um I also attended the league of municipalities again this year it was a very informative uh uh convention um really I don't have too much report since our last meeting I just really want to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving and uh happy and healthy Thanksgiving and that's all I have for this evening attorney report da yes um one of the resolutions that's on for tonight the mayor mentioned the uh shared service agreement with Bergen County for the um spe uh highspeed Fiber Optic internet services I did review the shared service agreement it's and I am comfortable in saying let's go ahead and pass the resolution there's a couple technical things we still have to review uh before it gets signed but the substance of it is fine it's going to save us money we can get rid of one of our backups it's a good agreement we just have to fine tune a couple of the teex techncal things really review them uh before we sign it so it may not get signed even for the next couple weeks but I feel comfortable telling the committee here to go ahead and uh pass the resolution uh just want to give you an update on the lawsuit that we joined in on the Mount Laurel um round four um for those of you uh in the public that are not aware of it we joined in with the burrow of Montville which was the lead on this and about 20 plus municipalities have joined in um basically there's number of claims but I'll boil it down really to two we're asking for a declaratory judgment um to say that the Mount Laurel Doctrine does not require this round four and exceeds the general welfare Clause as really an unfunded local mandate those are really what we're getting at with this round four the State has yet to file responsive pleading we gave them a couple weeks to do it then they went to the court to ask for more the court seems a little aggravated with them because they haven't responded yet uh so the court has now put an order out there they have to respond with a response of pleading by December 6 which is also the date that they have to file if they're going to opposition to an order to show cause that we filed we asked for an order to show cause to hold this in a stay because it's going to basically cost money time and effort because by the end of January we got to certify a number uh that we're agreeing to and then six months later come up with a plan as to additional affordable housing I don't know where that motion is going to go but there's an oral argument on for the 20th of December it's public it's Zoom I'm going to go on zoom and watch it so I can let everybody know but really by the end of this month or end of December I should say we should know really where this litigation is going and I think since the same date for their opposition and the responsive pleading kind of indicates even if they filed a motion to dismiss as their responsive I don't think the court is going to grant that the stay I'm a little more worried about but we'll have to deal with that after we hear the uh answer so that's where and this is down in Mercer County yes yeah so that's where that's at with that litigation but I think it's you know we're getting the other municipalities are joining in I think there's a few others that are starting to think maybe they better jump on the bandwagon with us because it's a good cause uh to at least go to the state and say listen we need to more time to figure this thing out I don't know if there's any other questions about it or no just keep us up to thank thanks for the update Dave if anyone doesn't have anything else motion to adjourn so move second Mr B yes Mr Lane I Mr Madigan yes Mr chandley yes and mayor mó yes with an affirmative vote we are adjourned thank you --------- ##VIDEO ID:nzjFRxwmA5c## you ready okay like to call the 8:00 pm regular meeting to order please stand for the flag salute I pledge alance to the flag of the unit States of America and to the Republic for which it stands one nation under God indivisible with liberty and justice for all please remain uh standing for our invocation by Pastor Fred prenter father on this week of all weeks we pause to give you thanks we are so deeply grateful for all the blessings that we have father the things that only you can give like our health and the food on our tables and the families that we are able to be a part of we thank you also for the privilege of being in this country we thank you for the Privileges of the rule of law and the peaceful transfer of power the exercise of personal freedom representative democracy we thank you for these gifts father we are mindful that there are many that do not get to participate in this way I'm thankful for these people who have given their time to serve this community we are grateful for the for the blessings of of being connected to woff for our schools and our police and our emergency father we pray that as we move through the holiday seasons that you would give us a time of of peace that you would give us a time of uh blessing and may this uh Community come together for the general good for these men tonight help them to see the issues clearly help them to make good decisions and we pray blessing on all that they do in your name amen amen amen thank you gentlemen thank you pleasure have a good night Happy Thanksgiving yes you can you please read the uh open public meetings act yes Mr Mayor 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 governor 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 township clerk's office and sent to at least two newspapers including the official newspaper of the township the Ridgewood news and it was posted on our Municipal website in accordance with the open public meetings act thank you roll call please Mr boa here Mr Lane here Mr Madigan yeah Mr Shanley here and mayor mó here I have a motion to open public comment period public comment period five minutes per speaker for public comment on any governmental issue that a member of the public may feel sorry feels may be of concern to the residents of the township of wo so move second uh please step forward to the microphone if you wish to make a comment Mr B yes Mr Lane I Mr Madigan yes Mr Shanley yes and mayor mil yes with vote the motion is approved I jump okay good evening Janet Tumi here um I wanted to re uh to tell you about an incident that happened about three weeks ago um for some reason and this is only a few times I've ever done this I was walking past harder's jewelry store toward Spring Meadow and um if you remember that's Spring Meadow Drive is the uh one in front of our condominium ass Association by the way it's easy to almost lose a toe if you walking on that um that area because the cars come down from uh ramsy very fast and very near and I shouldn't be walking there really but um at any rate I I have only done that twice probably uh but I was I stopped in front of spring Meadow Drive because I saw two young boys across the street in front of St Elizabeth's um property and they had bikes and they were going to cross the street and I was kind of uh concerned about that and um there wasn't any traffic coming they were very good they were looking and they looked down here and there W wasn't any traffic and they looked up toward Ramsey wasn't any traffic and they started across the street well a car came out of nowhere quick down the street from ramsy and he saw them but at the last minute he saw them and he he put on his brakes and the car bumped up and then it bumped up again you you know how fast he was going and uh he didn't see the kids and um later on when we Hugh and I my husband and I were're coming down from that area Ramsey you can't see that part of the street you can only see the entrance of Spring Meadow that man couldn't see that there were two young boys there and um but I had never been so close to an accident in that area so I'm wondering about the speed limit there and I know that's been an issue and and um and what maybe they're going to decide to do and I haven't mentioned it in many weeks because I know I hope that everybody is in favor of that you know getting that taken care of uh but it was almost a terrible accident so and I'm sure um that's been happened several other times when nobody has been there fortunately nobody has uh been in an accident there but I thought i' better tell you that because it is something that is a big problem I think thank you and also I want to thank you all you people who give your time and energy and I see all your reports you do a lot every day for our town and I think you're wonderful so I wanted to especially thank you at this Thanksgiving thank you so much much and uh Janet just to um just to remind you you haven't heard anything in a little bit but we did receive that grant for the I knew that but the first step of it is we need a speed study from the county and we're in the process of doing that so we really can't do much right now until we get the speed study back from the county okay um cuz step number one is reducing the speed limit and that's what we're working on right now thank hopefully we get that done and then after that then we have the money to for the design hopefully some type of safe Crossing area but it's in the process it's just we don't have any update new update as of now on but we are working on that thank you so much thank you very much yeah don't walk there don't walk there seeing no one else coming to uh speak uh can we close public comment second Mr boa yes Mr Lane hi Mr Madigan yes Mr Shanley yes and mayor mó yes with an affirmative vote the motion is approved thank you could I have a motion for the approval of the November 12th 2024 work session and business meeting minutes all moved second Mr Boer yes Mr Lane I Mr Madigan yes Mr Shanley yes mayor mó yes with an affirmative vote the motion is approved consent agenda please all matters listed below are considered by the town of committee to routine in nature there will be no separate discussion of these items if any discussion is desired by the township committee that item will be removed from the consent agenda and considered separately the following are the resolutions authorization of vouchers and payment of bills Redemption of tax lean certificate number 23- 0000001 for 312 Sawmill Lane wolf shared service lending of vehicles and Equipment shared service with Bergen County for high-speed Fiber Optic internet released performance cash sh 527 eer Avenue release maintenance cash shity 485 Baxter Avenue release engineering escrow 301 Wy Place transfer of funds release maintenance cash shity 102 Omen Avenue release maintenance cash shity 149 Elmwood Place release engineering escrow 425 Colony Court appointment of Deputy tax assessor we one ordinance for introduction in number 2025 as mayor melon mentioned earlier is an ordinance to provide for and determine the rate of compensation of each officer and Town Hall employee of the township of wof and the method of payment of such compensation for the year 2025 we have one motion to approve a request by Cornerstone Christian Church to post a temporary sign promoting their Christmas Eve services which will be held at 3 p.m. and 5:00 pm on December 24th 2024 may you have a motion and a second to approve the consent agenda motion to approve the consent agenda second thank you Mr bstu yes Mr Lane I Mr Madigan yes Mr Shanley yes and mayor melon yes with an affirmative vote the motion is approved mayor melon I have one ordinance for public hearing further consideration on tonight's agenda it is ordinance number 2024 which is an ordinance to repeal chapters 115 116 and 117 related to fire prevention establish a new chapter 115 fire prevention and amend chapter 113 fees to incorporate the related fees 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 2024 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 seeing and hearing no one I move that the public hearing on ordinance 2024 be closed second Mr yes Mr Lane I Mr Madigan yes Mr Shanley yes mayor mó yes with an affirmative vote the motion is approved be it resolved by the township Committee of the township of wof that ordinance number 2024 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 2024 on second reading by title only second Mr B yes Mr Lane I Mr Madigan yes Mr shandley yes and mayor Mion yes with an affirmative vote the motion is approved um before we adjourn just want to let everyone know our next meeting will be Tuesday December 17th motion to adjourn second Mr G hi yes Mr Lane hi Mr Madigan yes Mr Shanley yes and mayor M yes with an affirmative vote we are adjourned thank you and