--------- that's so thank you no thanks necessary thank you no thanks necessary thank you for the water all right I'll let you know Bel thing
Sor I'll say uh here not yet not yet not yet now is Rudy okay the um Tuesday February 18th 2025 7 p.m. work session meeting of the
whitef township committee is now in session call pleas thank you mayor bla miss bansy here Mr Lane here Mr Madigan here Mr melon here and mayor wstra here thank you this regular work session
meeting of the wol township committee is now in session in accordance with the open public meetings act notice that this meeting appears on our annual schedule of meetings a copy of said annual schedule has been posted on the bulletin board in 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 rwood News and the north Jersey Herald news all newspapers having a general circulation throughout the township of wof at least 48 hours prior to this meeting the agenda thereof was similarly posted filed and emailed to said newspapers thank you
[Music] Nancy um the vouches are signed everything has been reviewed and we're good to go yes sir thank you I'll take a motion to open the meeting for 10 minutes of public comment please so
move second Miss danky yes Mr Lane hi Mr Madigan yes Mr mó yes and mayor B all yes okay the meeting is now open for public comment affirmative vote with an affirmative vote the motion
is approved okay uh meeting is now open for public comment two minutes per speaker for public comment on any governmental issue that a member of the public FS may be of concern to the residents of the township of whiteo please step forward to the
microphone if you wish to make a comment it appears that there are none so a motion to close public session second you miss bansy yes Mr Lane I Mr Madigan yes Mr Mone yes and mayor Bo yes with an
affirmative vote the motion is approved thank you Matt the 800m business meeting agenda you yep thank you Mr Mayor first resolution is a resolution it's a housekeeping resolution uh transferring
uh our labor contract a labor Council contract from whis Bergie to whis law it's a change in the law firm uh name um second resolution with the uh upcoming retirement of Peg Keen uh this resolution authorizes maryan Sweeney to
be the new certifying officer for pension and payroll purposes um this is required so he can transmit to the state so they take an update their system so that pension can get certified resolution tion 296 has to do with our Capital ordinances on
tonight um and for both adoption and introduction it's a uh introduction of a temporary capital budget and uh resolution 98 uh authorizes sale of some property on U particularly to welders that are no
longer being used the next is uh several ordinances the first five ordinances are amendments that adjust useful light um of existing Capital ordinances so there's no new funds being appropriated
um and no new debt is being authorized this is uh or ordinances that were adopted previously uh in preparation for our upcoming Bond sale uh we're adjusting the useful lights to be uh what the max is permitted uh as per the
local Bond Law and this helps us with our with the how long our uh out our upcoming Bond uh can be uh sold for ordinances 23 uh sorry ordinance 234 is a fully funded Capital ordinance appropriating $711 from the capital
Improvement fund to fund the architectural and Engineering Services for renovation in addition to the police department as I said this is a fully funded ordinance there is no debt being authorized for this appropriation and the the second ordinance sorry the next ordinance is
ordinance 2 or 2035 which is an ordinance appropriating uh $65,000 for the engineering and design and the inspection work related to ada8 compliant improvements at crosswalks on County Roads that the county is going to be Paving within the next 3 years uh
this is a ordinance again fully funded it's fully reimbursed by the county of Bergen that's similar to a grant uh so again no new debt is being authorized for this appropriation there are several uh motions uh that will be read into the record but I do want to highlight uh
motions B and C I have a letter from Gabe Murphy uh to me uh requesting that both police officers Kathleen powderly and Marissa Santo uh be recommended for regular appointment
with the wof Township Police Department as they will be completing their uh probationary period on February 27 and then finally there are uh three ordinances for public hearing
and further consideration the first is a bond ordinance authorizing Public Safety improvements including radios fire department command vehicle and vehicles for code enforcement the second is a bond ordinance authorizing uh various infrastructure upgrades including our
annual Road resurfacing project heavy equipment for the uh heavy equipment and Suter truck for the DPW um the pickup truck for the DPW and document uh finishing our document archiving uh program that we're uh
currently underway and then finally the third one is ordinance 2028 which uh authorizes and approves the 2025 sore charges for this year so as you can see next meeting might go a little longer
than 806 because we have several public hearings and further considerations that we will need to get need to uh tackle that night okay uh moving on for just some updates um as you can see the town hall roof replacement is well underway believe the
roof on this side of the building the railroad trap side of the building is almost completely on the work above the Elevator Shaft is framed out and uh sided and I believe both sides of the
West Wing roof are now on as well so um we're hoping uh that the roof will be on within the next two weeks weather pending and then the final the rest of the work included in the contract sanding painting and such will be done by April
15 uh this is just a reminder that the New Jersey League of municipalities Lewis Bay II scholarship application uh information has been shared with both the Ramapo Indian Ramapo and Indian Hills guidance Department uh it it also appears on our ews and the homepage and
applications are due to Mayor bster by mayor uh by March 7th the theme this year's essay is what I like about my hometown and it seeks to advance the virtues of elected and volunteer members in municipal government I got a quick question on that is that high school
students only or could you be in junior high it's Juniors and seniors Juniors and seniors High School juniors High School seniors yes that's where I misinterpret the word junor okay thank you reminder that animal animal
licensing is ongoing please yeah remember to register your animals uh Saturday the 15th of March n see is our uh Rab's clinic at the DPW guys so much see the 2025 tax list as I
mentioned uh the last meeting has been certified several people have been coming in asking where their white postcards are they are in the mail hopefully you should get it today or by the end of the week I got today too um reminder that our our jip safety
meeting is on the 25th at 9:30 uh we're currently out to bid uh to renew our Animal Control contract barrowing any complications after the governor's budget message next week we are on course to introduce our 2025 Municipal budget hopefully at the
first meeting in March uh finance and uh the staff and the finance committee just have to sit down one more time next week to finalize that and then just a reminder that all staff and those who Township email must complete the cyber security training through D2 cyber security that's the vendor that's been
provided to us by the GIF by March 30th and uh the report of actually who completes goes directly to the JF we don't have to we don't report to them anymore of who does it so everybody completes gets the GF goes in and prints a report and knows who completes it and who doesn't and that's as a requirement
of our cyber insurance policy that's all I have thank you Matt Township committee reports P can I start with you again tonight yeah sure thank you mayor um as Matt mentioned just want to congratulate officer powerley and officer Santa on
completing their two-year probationary period feels like they were just actually in here the other day getting us sworn in and uh we're lucky to have both of them hear nothing but good things around town so uh just once again congratulations to them and then just to
um sorry pull it up to piggy back off of what I mentioned last meeting with our commitment to improving uh safety around town we did get actually our final approval for the uh speed limits on y app that we've been
working on for the last six months so uh last meeting it might have been a little confusing chopping up some streets but um we did get the approval uh is completed speed from Cedar Hill a to Russell a will be lower to 35 miles an hour the speed from Hartong drive to
Franklin a and from Greenwood a to Godwin a will be lower to 30 m an hour which is great so this will give uh two things we've lowered the speed limit in some sections and there's a little bit more consistency now going from 35 up to
40 up to 40 back down to 35 to 30 and then by also doing this this allows us to look at some other crosswalks and Inter intersections to uh to keep on proving on the uh pedestrian safety around town and that's all I have
tonight thank you Pete Tom I'll be brief uh just want a comment that I was here week and a half ago we had we we're red day we a lot of the employees and people in the building it's to celebrate
healthy hot month there was a lot of people here from town hall and it was a great event and thank you Nancy for putting that all together I attended a chamber of karmas meeting this morning it was held at families four families it's a great organization the r in brain
a and um glad to have a good chamber meeting and I look forward to a followup meeting uh subcommittee basis on our Centennial calendar in
G that's all I have thank you thanks D Roger thank you mayor uh I attended the uh last round Indian Hills School board meeting and I would like to report that uh it looks as though the entire board is working together very colleg ually
and I think that's a positive for the district I'm very happy to say that uh Department of Public Works everything's everything is in order uh fire department for those of you that get if anybody's looking whiteoff
magazine there's a very nice article about uh our new Chief Joe Alvarez and the assistant chief Tim Murray uh in that magazine it's uh it's very very fitting of the Great fire department
that we have and uh just like to tie it in with the Centennial the wov volunteer fire department began operations in 1907 when Teddy Roosevelt was President a dozen eggs cost 21 cents and the Ford
Model T was a year from production so it's an interesting article if you get the opportunity if you get this uh in the mail please please take a look at it uh shade 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 uh volunteer applications 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 class that's it Mr Mayor may I don't have much to report planning for it um uh we didn't have a meeting last month because there's nothing on the
agenda um I went to the 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 aid they get um which they should know around March first 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 say thank you man report um on the uh I
believe it was the sixth um 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 C Hill shopping center uh the planning board had um had recommended that the um that it go back for 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 plan
board for uh for completeness and for public hearing um planning board as May said was cancelled on the 12th um 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 he always does a very good job I was attended by a number of elected officials uh congresswoman
Ellie po was there sen Bob off um Freeholder um uh yeah from Franklin Lakes Tracy Zur was there um mayor
Franklin Lakes was there I was there um mayor of Oakland was not there a former mayor of Oakland Linda schagger was there and it was a very nice event Rabbi Crower 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
attend attend the Chamber of Commerce meeting um families for family 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 have to have it especially if you're coming from a homeless shelter so they really do a good work and thanks to him for hosting it and thanks to the chamber for having it
there and I I just want to uh 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 P I 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 okay and it was it was a great addition and it You' be surprised on patrol um we we have the ability to have a female on almost every Patrol ship 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've moved from uh from uh probationary to regular status and um congratulations to them and that's all I have so okay yeah um affordable housing as
you may recall at the end of last month we approved our uh proposed obligation and uh we followed 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 had 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 dat of putting together our fair housing
plan but as of today there's been no objection to 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 resolution going at the Clos session at 25
se2 um can I have a motion so move second m b Dany yes Mr Lane I Mr Madigan yes Mr mó yes and mayor Brun yes with an affirmative vote um we are going to
close session okay we'll be back shortly [Music] Part: 2
[Music] [Music] look at this wow just perfect Ry not 8:00 the um Tuesday February 18th 2025 8:00 P.M regular business meeting of the
White Township is called to work everyone will stand for Sal please flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands one nation God indivisible with liy 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 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 bark on this mey help us to make decisions that align with your will and bring about positive outcomes from Proverbs
35 trust in the Lord and all with all your heart and mean 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 thank you Father robt very nice thank you
ni [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 burgain 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 to clerk's office and sent to at least two
newspapers including the official newspaper of the township the Ridgewood news and post it on our Municipal website in accordance with the open public meetings Act thank Nancy roll call Miss bansy here Mr
Lane here Mr Madigan here Mr mó here and mayor win here I'll take a motion to open the business meeting for public comment some move
second Miss Buck Dany yes Mr Lane I Mr Madigan yes Mr Mion yes and mayor BTO yes affirmative vote the motion is approved thank you the meeting is now open for public comment 5 minutes per speaker for public comment on any governmental issue that a member feels
the public may be a concern to the residents of white good evening your name please sir Tom bansky 430 Russell F I just want to introduce myself as the wof Le Aon to the Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High
School if you have Roger look 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 you Tom you anyone
else uh there being no others motion to close the I so move closing the public session second M alansy yes Mr lean hi Mr Madigan yes Mr mó
and mayor boa yes 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 bansky yes Mr Lan hi Mr Madigan uh yes Mr milon yes and mayor B yes with an affirmative vote the motion is approved thank you consent agenda
please 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 anen as certifying officer pursuant to njac 17 col 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 munici bit 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 count of Bergen New Jersey appropriating 1,391 775 therefore and authorizing the
issuance of 1,72 th000 of bonds or notes of the township to finance 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
wof in the county of Bergen New Jersey appropriating $1,340 th000 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 uhoh I copied something wrong that's a duplicate um good catch I have it here too sorry 20 30 one 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 wiof 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 $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 ladder truck in by and for the township of wock and the county of Bergen New Jersey appropriating $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 adjust the useful life of existing Capital Improvements no new funds are being appropriated and no new debt is offered
IED 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 Engineering 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 by a reimbursement from the county of Bergen no debt is authorized for this appropriation we have four motions first
is to approve request by Christian health for placement of a 6ot by 9ot temporary Banner sign at Christian Health way main entrance to promote the annual Flower and Gift sale from April 4th 25 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 2025 this approval is based on the recommendation from police chief David Murphy dated February 13 2025 which confirms that
officer poly is expected to successfully complete her 2-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 13 2025 which confirms that officer Santo is expected to successfully complete her two-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 Nicholas 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 catered 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 still move second thank you Miss bansy yes Mr Lane
hi Mr Madigan yes Mr melon yes and mayor W yes an affirmative vote that can set the agenda is approved I have um several ordinances for public hearing further consideration on tonight's agenda the first is ordinance 2026 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 whiteoff in the county of Bergen New Jersey appropriating $99,800 therefore and authorizing the
issuance of $97,200 of bonds or notes of the tachp 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 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 requested the same this is the time and place for the public hearing on ordinance number 2026 anyone person who wish to be heard please state your name before making your statement if you wish to make a
statement comment please forward to the microphone I move that public hearing on ordinance 2026 be closed second Miss bug dansy yes Mr Lane I Mr
Madigan yes Mr mó yes and mayor Bo yes be it resolved by the township Committee of the township of white that ordinance number 2026 after public hearing and further consideration is hereby adopted and the municipal clerk is hereby by authorized and directed to
publish the notice of final passage of set ordinance in the official newspaper for the township as provided by [Music] law I move that ordinance 2026 on second reading by title only
second M bansky yes Mr Lane I Mr Madigan yes Mr Mone yes and mayor B uh yes with an affirmative vote the motion is approved I have a second ordinance for public hearing forther 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 wof in the county of Bergen New Jersey appropriating $1,498 th000 therefore and authorizing
the issuance of $1,422 th000 of bonds or notes as attached to finance part of the cost thereof for second reading by title only and a copy of this ordinary 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 a time and place for the public hearing on ordinance number 2027 anyal 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 2027 be closed second Miss bansky 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 whiteoff 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 and the
official newspaper for the township as provided by law I move ordinance to 27 on second reading by title only second M bansy yes Mr Lane I Mr Madigan yes Mr milon yes and mayor
bura yes with an affirmative vote the motion is approved I also have a third ordinance for public Hearing in further consideration tonight it is ordinance number 2028 which is an ordinance to amend chapter 157 of the code of the township of wof sewers by replacing section
15762 schedule of charges charges for sewer service the lishing 2025 sewer charges for the use of the sanitary sewer system of the township of white B 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 you step forward to the microphone I move that public hearing on ordinance 2028 be closed second M bansky yes Mr Lane hi Mr
Madigan yes Mr Mone yes and mayor B yes with affirmative vote the motion is approve be it resolved by the township Committee of the township of wof 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 set
ordinance in the official newspaper for the township as provided by law I move ordinance 2028 on second reading by title second M bansky yes Mr Lane hi Mr Madigan yes Mr mó yes and mayor B yes
then affirmative vote the motion is approved take a motion toour so move second Miss B Dany yes Mr Lane hi Mr Madigan yes Mr mó yes mayor B yes with
an affirmative vote we are returned we are returned thank you everyone job right thank you all happy birthday happy birthday we I'm going oh [Music]
okay drive safely tomorrow I want I really want to but not perfect time right now well actually no it's not this is I'll scan it I'll scan it and send it no problem yeah all right see you all bye okay