BOROUGH OF WOODCLIFF LAKE

MAYOR AND COUNCIL MINUTES

SPECIAL MEETING

December 17 2012

6

30

pm

CALLTOORDERNoticeof

this

specialmeetinginaccordance

withthe

Open

Public

Meetings

Law1975

C231hasbeen

postedandThe

Recordhas

beennotified

ROLL

CALLMayor

Goldsmithasked

foraroll

callCouncil

members

AbeneBader

BaeGlaserRosenblatt

andStrukwere

presentAttorneyMadaio

AdministratorAlbrechtandBorough

ClerkSciarawere

alsopresent

ResolutiontoAuthorizeEnteringintoExecutiveClosedSessionWHEREASthe

OpenPublicMeetingsAct

PL1975Chapter231

permits

theexclusion

ofthepublic

from

a

meetingin

certaincircumstances

andWHEREASthe public bodyis

of

theopinionthatsuchcircumstances

presentlyexistand

WHEREASthe

Governing

Bodywishes

todiscussthepossiblesettlementof

litigation

matterPoliceChiefContractAdministrator sAnnual

Evaluation

andthe BMW

taxappealand

WHEREASthis sessionis anticipatedtolastapproximately90minutesand

WHEREASthese

Minuteswill

be

kept

andoncethematterinvolvingthe

confidentiality

of

theaforementionednolongerrequires that

confidentialitythenthe

minutescanbemadepublic NOWTHEREFORE

BEITRESOLVEDthatthe

public

be

excluded

fromthis

portionofthe

meetingROLLCALL IntroduceMrRosenblatt

Second

Mrs Abene

Ayes

MrBader MrsBaeMr

Glaser

MrStruk

MrsAbeneMrRosenblattNays NoneAbstain None

AbsentNone

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rBOROUGH OF WOODCLIFF LAKE

MAYOR AND COUNCIL MINUTESDecember 17 2012

CALL TO

ORDERNoticeof this

meetinginaccordancewith

theOpenPublic

Meetings

Law

1975C 231has

beenposted and two newspapers The RecordandThe

RidgewoodNews

havebeennotifiedROLLCALL

MayorGoldsmithasked

forthe

Roll

Council

members

AbeneBaderBae

GlaserandRosenblatt

were

presentCouncilmanStruk

waspresentfor

the

closedsession

butabsent

for

the

regularscheduled

meetingAttorney

MadaioAdministratorAlbrecht

and

BoroughClerkSciara

werealso

presentPLEDGE

OF

ALLEGIANCE

Allpresentrecitedthe

Pledge

of

AllegianceAPPROVAL OF

MINUTESRESOLVED

thattheMinutesof theMayor

and

Council

MeetingonNovember

192012

pulled

by

Mr

Glaseron12312copiesofwhichhavebeenreceivedbyallCouncilpersonareherebyapprovedaspresentedMrRosenblattstatedthatheapprovedtheminuteshoweverheobjectedto

thetwo

hoursit

took

theBoroughClerk

to

transcribe

the

verbatimminutesROLL CALLIntroduceMrBader

SecondMrsBae

AyesMr

RosenblattMrsAbeneMrs

Bae

MrBaderMr

GlaserNaysNoneAbstainNone

AbsentMrStrukRESOLVED

thattheMinutes

ofaSpecialMeetingof

the

Mayor

andCouncil on

December32012

copiesofwhich havebeenreceived

byallCouncilpersons are

herebyapproved

as

presented6Page

ROLL CALL

Introduce Mrs Bae

Second Mrs Abene

Ayes Mr Glaser Mr Rosenblatt Mr Bader Mrs Abene Mrs

BaeNaysNone

Abstain

NoneAbsentMr

StrukRESOLVED

that

theMinutesof

themeetingofa

closedsession

meetingof theMayor

andCouncil

onDecember

32012

copiesof

which

havebeen

received

byallCouncilpersonsare

hereby

approvedas presentedbutnot

yetreadyforrelease

tothepublic

ROLL

CALLIntroduceMr RosenblattSecondMrs AbeneAyes MrBaderMrsBaeMr

GlaserMrs

Abene

MrRosenblattNays

None

Abstain

NoneAbsentMr

Struk

RESOLVED

that theMinutes

of

the

MayorandCouncil

Meeting

on

December32012

copies

of

whichhavebeen

received

by

allCouncilpersonsare

hereby

approved

aspresentedROLL

CALL

Introduce

MrGlaserSecond

Mrs

Bae

AyesMrRosenblattMrs

AbeneMr

Bader MrsBaeMrGlaser

NaysNone

Abstain

None

AbsentMr Struk OLDBUSINESS

BroadwayCorridorPhase

2

StudyResolution

2012

02

Adoptedon

September242012

by theWCL

PlanningBoardOver

the

last

severalweeks

theMayorhas

been lookingatnext years

council

andfeelsthat

theresident

committees

areveryimportant

tousMany

planning

boardmembersasked

theMayorwhy

thisCouncilhas

not

actedonthe

recommendationsthatwere brought forthby

thePlanningBoard

onSeptember24

2012AtthelastMayor

andCouncil

meetingMrGlaser

commentedthatthe

Council

couldnotintroduce

a

newresolution

passed bytwodifferent councilsthey

must

bereadunder

thesame2012

councilTheMayoraskedwhythis

was

not

donein

2012

MayorGoldsmith

askedMrGlaser

whattook

fromSeptember

252012toaddress

theCouncil

withthismatterMrGlaserstatedthat

hespokewithMr Madaioaboutthe

nuancesofthis7Page

approval Attorney Madaio gave the steps to revising the Master Plan A zoning ordinance wouldneed to be drafted with the input ofthe Borough Attorney and the Planner After the planningboard approval the ordinance

itwould

bebroughtto

the

Mayorand

Council

for

theirapprovalOnce

the

statutory

timesfor

advertisementnotice

theMayor

andCouncilwouldadoptthe

ordinance

and

present

itback

to

the

planning

boardMr

Bader

asked

whatthe

discussion

was

aboutMrGlaser

statedthat

aPhase

I

and

PhaseII

BroadwayCorridorStudy

had

beenpreviously

authorized

by

the

Planning

BoardThe

PlanningBoard

agreedwith

the

planners

Phase

II

BroadwayCorridor

report

They

adopted

anamendment

tothe

MasterPlanon

September

24 2012A

zoningordinancechange

by

the

Mayor

and

Council

basedon

the

Planning

Board

s

actionshould

have

been

done

before

January

2013The

Mayor

wanted

to

addressthe

lapse

of

getting

informationtotheMayor

and

Council

ina

timely

matter

NEW

BUSINESSPresentation

bythe

Broadway

Corridor

CommitteeMrDaveGoldberg

Chair

MrDavid

Goldberg

MsSigrid

Frawley andMrPaulLamellamembers

of

SoHigh

or

South

of

Highview

attributed

toSigridFrawley

gavea

presentationto

the

Mayor andCouncil onthe

committee sthoughts

recommendations

forthedevelopment of

this

areaMayorGoldsmithstated

that

this

wasanotherexample

ofresidentshavinggreat

creative

thinkingonfuture

developmentofarea

southof

Highview

MrGoldberg

statedthat

the committeehas been

discussing

improvementsenhancements

overthelastfewmonths

Nomatter whatis

done funds must

beexpended We

must

puta

stake

inthe

ground

for

this

communitytobeabletowork

fromThe

trainstation

isa

short

term

objective

To

increase

the

qualityof

lifefor

theresidents

south

of Highviewadditional lightingshould

be installedsidewalks

should

berepairedinstalled and

handicapped

accessiblestreetcornersshould

be

constructed

Thecommitteeis

concernedwithtrafficon

Highview

Avenueandfeels

stronglythata

secondtraffic

light

shouldbe

installedMr

Goldberg askedthe status

of

therenovation

on

Church Road

MayorGoldsmithanswered

thattherenovationofChurch

Roadison

hold

dueto

a

pending

lawsuitby

Hillsdale

When

theproject

movesforward

there

willbe a greateramount ofwear andtearofmunicipalroadsduetotrafficThecost

ofthisanticipateddeterioration

shouldbe

paidforinadvance

byUnited

Water

Thetrainstation isindire

need

ofrenovationThat

isand

should

be

theanchoror

theeastsideoftownZoning

regulationsshouldincludethe

capabilityofa

fullsit

downrestaurantthatwouldattract

customersOverall

withthetrain

stationas

the

anchorthe

designationof

aTransitVillageshould beexplored

Mr

Goldberg

discussedTransit

Villagedesignationwith

aParkRidge

OfficialThecommittee

thought

thatWoodcliffLake

could

considerone

largertransitvillage

fromParkRidge

to

Woodcliff

Lakeor larger

Thecommittee

againvoicedtheir

opinionasto

the

needforsidewalks

Ms

Frawleystated

thatifwecould cleanupthe

area

businesses

wouldbe

attracted

toWoodcliff

Lake MrLamellastated thatWoodcliffLake

hasbeendiscussing the renovationof

thetrainstationforyearsThe

Committeediscussedatlength short

termgoals

thingsyoucouldsee

in2

3

yearsiesidewalks

lightingIf

propertyownerscould

getinvolvedwith

maintenance

itwillbringinterest

Getthe

areatostart

feelinglikea

business

environment

Weneed

togetsome

8Page

results longterm We have already paid approximately 50000 for studies We need results Not

like aRidgewood but some concrete longterm planning commented

MrLamellaMr

Goldberg

stated

that

anotheroffice

building

on

that

sideof

town

isnot

somethingthat

is

neededThey

asked

that

a

restaurantbean

allowable

use

Thiscould

attracta

developer

to

add

a

restaurant

with

other

uses

suchasofficesorresidentialunitsMrBaderstatedthat

everyone

mustbesensitivetothe neighbors

sotheyfeelthey

arenotbeing

invaded This

isa majordevelopment

andtheplannermustbeheavily

involved MrBaderisnot

a

fan

of

the

train

station

He statedthathe

has

never

seenanyone

insideThere

isfundinginvolved

toenhancethe

train stationPrioritiesmust

bemade

andallmust

realize

thatfunding

istight

1VIrGlaserstated

thatthecommittee members

should

attendaPlanning

Board

meeting

As

stated

previouslythePlanningBoard

hadalreadyauthorized twostudiesfordevelopment

of

this areaItiseasy

tocriticizespendingmoneybyusingplannersHowever

there

are

zoningparametersandregulationsthatneedtobeaddressedusingtheguidanceoftheplannerMrGoldbergstatedthatitwillultimatelybetheMayorandCouncilzoningofficialsandprofessionalswhodecidehowthisareawillbedevelopedTheCommitteesimpetuswastoprovideinputastowhatresidentswouldliketoseeinthisareaTheCommittee

members

readPhase

Iand

PhaseIIand

theyapproached

thisas

a

group

ofresidents

Their

objectives

were

tolist

ideas

that

theywould

liketoseehappenandwhichappearedtobe

relativelysimple

STANDINGCOMMITTEE

REPORTS

AdministrationFinance

Mr

Glaser

had

noreport

DPW

RoadsSewersSanitationEcologyMrs

Abene

reported

that theDPWhas

beenbusy

pickingupleaves

branches

etc

andremnants

fromthe

stormParksRecreation

Thebasketball

seasonhasbegun

Jay

Esposito

hasreported thatall

fields

will

be

readyby

MemorialDayPublic

Safetv

PoliceOEMTriBoro

Mr

Baderstated

thatour

policedepartmentdoesActiveShootingtraining

on aregularbasisGod

willing

that

nothing

like

Newtown

happens

here

We

are

prepared

however

TheTri Boromeeting

has been rescheduledtothisWednesday

December

192012

TheTri

BoroStudywillbecomplete

onJanuary31

2013

Mayor

Goldsmithstated thatthe

Boroughhasreceivedtwo

checksfrom residentsfor special

equipmentdonationsActive

shooter and

simulationactivitiesaredone

whenschool isnotinsession

using

paintballs9Page

Woodcliff Lake initiated these activities after the Columbine incident

Buildings GroundsBuildin DeutMr Bader stated that the new boiler has been

installed

in

Borough

Hall

Another

yearhas

passedwithnomajor

incidents

to

report

Board

of

Health

MentalHealthWelfare

Mr

Glaserhadnoreport

Education

elementaryhihA

meetingwasheld with

MrGundersenPrincipal

DeMarrisAdministrator

AlbrechtCouncilpersonsBae

and

Abene

A

lot

of

goodideas

and

alotof

work

need

to

be

done

No

reporton

elementary

schoolsMrs Abeneasked foracopy

oftheschool

fundingformulareport

The

Councilmembers

have

not

been

givenany

draft

copies

of

thisreport

A

letterwas

receivedby

ActingSuperintendentofthe Statestatingthatall

amendments

etc

onthis

issuewereto

bereceivedin

hisofficebyDecember312012

Mayor

Goldsmithstated

thatameeting

wouldbe

helddiscussthe

report

Public

InformationNewsletter

Ordinances

MrsBaehadno

report

Fire

VolunteerFire

Prevention

Wehave

the

best

volunteersin

the

businessstatedMrRosenblattLibrary

Before

the

newlibraryreimbursementpolicy

took

effect5000

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more

wasspentin

new

memberships

SeniorCitizensProgramAgood

time

was

hadby

allatthe

holidayparty

MAYOR

S REPORTTonightthe

Mayors

Report

willreflecton

thepastyearrecognizingourprogressand

the

objectiveswe

still

needtoaccomplish

Howeverbefore

Ibegin

my

commentsIwant

to

address

fourissues 1 Thetragic

shootinginNewton

Connecticut2The

introduction

of

ournew

Councilelect3

Recognizetheefforts

ofLoriSciara

for

her

outstandingrole

inthisyear

selection4The transitionprocess

for

2013Earlylast

Fridayeveningafter

adiscussionwith

WolfgangAlbrechtour

Borough

AdministratorIauthorized

thatallflags

intheBorough

flyathalfmast

OnFridayDec 14 inNewtown

CTaman

with

severalguns

forcedluswayintoSandy

HookElementary

Schoolkilling26

people

20of

whom

werestudentsNewtown

PoliceLtGeorge

SinkostatedandI quoteWe

never

thoughtthiswould

happen

here10

Page

To believe that this tragedy could not happen in our community would be foolish and

irresponsible As Mayor I have an obligation to assure our residents that we are prepared if such

an event were to happen

inourschoolsI

calledforajointmeeting

thismorningto

meet

with

ourPolice ChiefAnthony

JannicelliSchoolSuperintendentLauren

BarbeletSchool BoardPresident Paul

PiantinoWolfgangand

our Police

CommissionersJeffBaderand

MichaelStruck NowthattheNovember

elections

resultsareofficialIcongratulateCouncilmanelect

EricBloomand

CouncilwomanelectJacquie

Gadaleta

Iamconfident

that

you

will

representall

of

WoodcliffLakewith

great

prideandrespectI

knowthat

youare

bothhardworkers

who

will

put

the

needsofour

townfirstIlook

forwardto

a

yearwhere

wewillall

accomplish muchtowardsour

goal

ofmaking

Woodcliff

Lakeatop10

Townin

Bergen

County

This

years

electionwas

a

truetest

of

competencyforanyBoroughRegistrar

and

one

ofthe

best

ourLoriSciaradeserves

oursincerest

admirationfor

a

truly

outstanding

election

Our

municipality

wasin

the

three

3

percentthatneeded

tohaveour

polling

placemoved

withintheStateWe

had

to

deal

withahighly

challenging

weather

eventHurricane

Sandy

with

mostofour Borough

without

poweryettheelection

process

was

handled

withdiligence

andpassion

Mythanks

toLoriand

DebbieDakin

formakingsure

theelectionwas

accurate

and

smoothAs

we

reconvene

in2013with

anew

Mayor

andCouncil

Iwanttoassureeach

Council

Member

thatthe

processwillbedeliberate

and

based

on

a

decision

processthat

recognizes

youraccomplishments

andunderstandingofthe

challengesthat

we

face

in

theyears

aheadLast

weekI

submittedtoeach

of

you

your

requestfor

committee

assignmentsand

thebasis

for

whyyou

are

bestsuitedtolead

inthatrole

To

date

the

responsehas

been

completelyunsatisfactory

Iaskallof

youtosubmit tomeno

later

than

this

Friday

December

21St

sothe

decisionprocess

isconsistentAnd

nowI

sharewith

allmycommentsreflectingonthe

past yearAttheReorganization

meetingI

hopeto

outlineElevate

WoodcliffLake

ablueprint

thatwill

make

this

great

community

comprised

of

great

residents

that

want

to beinvolvedthatwemust

engage

athriving

municipalitywith

atruevision

forthefuture

thatrecognizesintelligentgrowth andfiscal responsibilityWewanted

tobe

arolemodelforother

communities

to

emulateartdwehavebegunthat

processThe Record

hasrecognized

uson

July27tt

asOn

tracktobeing

aTopTen

Townin NewJersey

ThePascackPressrecognizedus forAJobWell

Done

in ourrecognizingall

theFirst

Responders

and

allof

the

individuals

that

wereresponsiblewiththeir

efforts

during

the

worst

storm

to

hitWoodcliff

Lakein

history Wehad

ourfirstChristmas

tree

lightingin14

yearsWe

heldtheFirst

Town

Hall

In

our

historywe

are

listeningto

ourresidents

Ihaveheldquarterlymeetingswith

alldepartmentsourPolice our

Departmentof

PublicWorksour

Administrationtoshare

informationand

listento

our

professionals

Weare holding

thefirst

monthlydepartmentheadmeetings againto

share

informationandshowthat

weare

listening

And

wehave

actedaccordinglyto

thevaluableinformationreceived

Oneofour

goalswastoincorporateour

corporate

residents

aspartof

ourcommunityand

todayweheld ourfirstmeeting

hostedbyBMW s

CFOStefanSengewald

Inattendancewere

the11

Pae

major residents that comprise our tax base and they all understand the passion we have for our

WoodcliffLake their WoodcliffLake We are listening We are responding

We have begun to broadcast on YouTube

ourrecent

eventsfrom

our

ChristmasTreeLightingourMenorahLighting

ourFirst

RespondersRecognitionevent

and

shortly

wewill

be

streaming

our

Mayorand

Council

meetings onour websiteWe

successfully andmutuallynegotiated

thetaxappealsettlement

withMackCali

thatwasbeneficial

toallpartiesWesavedover

575000increasedour assessedvalues

from2009andthey receivedadeal

thatallowsthemto

understandtheiroperating

costsfoarthe nexttwo2

yearsthatwillallow theirfirst

classoffice

environment tothriveWe

listenedand

theylistenedand

togetherweareboth

winners

We

havemade

inroadswith

theBMWtax

appealdatingbackto 2006I

will

not

kickthecan

downthe

road

andIhopewewillreach

an

amicableresolve

in2013

BMW

has

statedwehave

made moreprogressin

thepastyear

thanwasaccomplishedsince

they begantheirappeal

We

havelistened

andwehave

preparedathoughtful

strategythatis

makingthesestridesOne

ofthebiggest

financialburdens

onourcommunityistheinequitablefundingformulathatwe

haveaspart

ofthe

PascackValley

RegionalHigh

SchoolImmediatelywe embarkedona

strategythatwill

provide reliefalbeitthechallengewill

take

years

toaccomplish

We

are

wellonourway todeliveringsignificant reducedtaxesforour

residents

Thisadministration

acted andwe

willnot

back

awayIonly wishthe

prioradministration

didwhat

wehavedoneyearsago

aswewouldbe

closertoaresolutiononthismatter To

all

thecommitteesthank

youforyourvolunteeringto makeadifferencefor WoodcliffLakeWeneed

thewonderful peopleofourmunicipality

to

beengaged

and theyarerespondingWeenduredHurricaneSandy

andwillbe

abetter

communityas

wehave learned

muchfrom

that event

We

willbetter

preparedin

thefutureOurresidents

appreciatedthe dailyupdates

thatwereprovidedbytheofficeoftheMayorWe

can

beproudthat

we

deliveredParkRidge

Waterto

our

residentsas

that iswhatthey

demandedThiswasnot abouta

tax

increaseIt

wassimply

our

goodneighborand

lowestcost

provider

askingfor their

firstincrease

in 15yearsand

alltheyaskedthisCouncilwas

to

endorsetheaction

thattheyalready

haddonein

theircommunity

The

rates

mustmaintainparitytheydidnothave

togo

beforetheBoardofPublicUtilitiestoget

theirincrease

and

they areanonprofit

entity

The

peoplespokeand we listened

We

focusedoncostcontainment

asIsaid

it wouldnotbebusiness asusual For 2013we

will beworkingondelivering

azerobasedbudgetwitheach

department challengedto

be aTop Tendepartmentandlookingat

their needsover

thecourseof thenextfew

years

notjustthe

onein

questionTo

Wolfgang

Albrecht

my

sincerestthanksforyour

guidancecounsel

andaction thatyou have

providedto

our

Woodcliff Lake

and

myselfWhile

you

weretold

that

we

could

not

worktogetherIknowweareone

formidablecombinationthat willworkwell

togetherinthe

many

years

ahead12Pabe

To Mark Madaio thank you for your guidance and counsel We worked through our

differences and am was honored to have you by my side

To my Council

you

challengedme

inthebeginning

andI

amgladyourecognized

thattheMayor

wasforthrightwho

listenedanddisplayed

therightleadership

atthe

right time

WeallwantwhatisbestforourcommunityWhenwe

work

togethernot

only

doourresidentswinweall

win

Inclosingithasbeenanhonor

toserveas

yourMayorduringthismost

challenging

yearthat

anyone

canremember

IhopeI

didnot

letanyonedown

Andfinally

toAmy

thebestFirst

LadyofWoodcliff

Lakethankyou

fromthebottomof

myheartfor

allyou

havedoneYoulistenedandyouprovidedthebestadvice

aMayorcould

ask forandI

thankyouforsharing

with

this

great andwonderfulWoodcliff

LakeIlook

forwardtoworkingwiththe2013CouncilandIthank

the2012Councilfor

allyoureffortsin helpingto

delivertheagendaIhaveset

thatwill

deliverWoodcliffLaketobe

aleader

and

bestWewillbe

a Top

TenTownin

NewJersey

andarole

modelfor

communities

acrosstheStateandCountrythatotherswill

emulateAsalways

GodBless WoodcliffLakeandGod

BlessAmericaPUBLIC

FORUMMotiontoopenthemeeting

to

thepublicwas

madebyMrsAbene

secondbyMrsBaeand

approved

unanimouslybyvoicecallvote BertTaylor

Woodcliff

Lake

wishedall

aHappyHolidayJosephineHiggins10Pond

Road

WoodcliffLakethankedallthosethat

helpedthroughthestorm

The

Tri

Boroambulancecorpmadeadecisiontodonate anambulance

toOcean

CityNJ

rather thanpurchaseanewonefortheir

owncorp

InregardtotheNewtownCT tragedy

the Tri

BorohascontactedtheGovernorofCTtovolunteertheirtime

should

ambulanceservicesbeneededIn regardto theplanningboardissues

MrsHigginsfeelsthebest

way

to

assurethat

informationiscorrectlypassedbetween

officialsthe

planning

board

attorneyand

boroughattorneyshouldbekept

inthe

loop

Mrs

Higgins

thanked

BoroughClerk

Sciaraforherhardwork

andenergy

during

thisandall

electionsMrsHigginsstatedtheTice

Centerwasabetter

alternative

asapollingplace

Hearingnofurthercommentfromthe

public

motiontoclose themeetingtothepublicwas

madebyMr

Rosenblatt

second

toMrsBae

andapprovedunanimouslybyvoice

callvoteCONSENTAGENDAVOTE

Motionto

approvethe

ConsentAgendaasamendedwas

madeby

Mr

Bader

secondbyMrs Bae13Pabe

ROLL CALL

Introduce MrBader

Second

Mrs

BaeAyes

MrGlaser

Mr

RosenblattMrs

AbeneMrsBae

Mr

BaderNays

NoneAbstain

NoneAbsent

Mr StrukADJOURNMENTMotion

to

adjournwas madby

Mr

Badersecond

by

MrsBaeandapproved

unanimously

byvoicecallvote

Thetime

is9

45pm

RespectfullysubmittedLon

SciaraRMCCMC

CMR

BoroughClerk

114Pabe

Authority to Pay Claims Consent Agenda 1

RESOLVED that the following current claims against the Borough for

materialsand

services

havebeen

consideredandareproper

andhereby

are approvedforpaymentCurrentFund

196 17500Capital

Fund2107197Animal Control1

45000Payroll ConsentAgenda2RESOLVED

thatthe

followingPayrollDisbursements

madebytheTreasurer

since thelastmeetingare

properandhereby

ratifiedandapproved

Payroll

released202255

81RESOLUTIONAUTHORIZINGAREFUNDOF

OVERPAIDTAXESCAUSEDBY TAXCOURT

JUDGEMENTDOCKET0144292010 FORTHEYEAR

2011ConsentAgenda3

WHEREAStheowners

ofBlock1906 Lot803

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beensuccessfulin

their

appeal

to

TheTaxCourtof

New

Jersey

and

havingagreed

upon

a

settlement

adjustingtheir

assessed

valueasfollows

2011AssessmentfromTagDuplicateTax

CourtJudgment278500 00LAND

27850000LAND 57940000

IMPROVEMENTS43750000

IMPROVEMENTS857900

00TOTALASSESSMENT 71600000

TOTALASSESSMENT19191 22taxes

paid16

016

92

taxesWHEREAS

thishas

resultedintheir

overpayingtheir

propertytaxfortheyear

2011

inthe

amount

of

317430and

TOTAL

REFUNDFOR2011

317430 WHEREASthey

havebeenawardedthis

judgmentandthereforeareentitledtoa

refund

NOWTHEREFOREBE

ITRESOLVED

bytheMayor

andCouncilofthe

BoroughofWoodcliff

LakethattheCFObe

authorized

to

refundtheoverpayment

of317430

fortheyear 2011tothe

ownerofrecord CHIN

DGc

oANTIMOA

DELVECCHIO

ESQ

15

Pabe

MAILVOUCHER TO

CHINDGcoANTIMO A DELVECCHIO ESQ50 CHESTNUT RIDGE ROAD

PO BOX

244MONTVALENJ07645ResolutionAuthorizing theAward

ofReplacementWindows

atthe

TiceSeniorCenterConsent

Agenda4

WHEREAStheBorough

of

WoodcliffLake is

in

need

ofsix

6double

hung

windows

with

6

1

grids

seven

7

dead

lites

with

2

2

grids

and

four

4

casements

with

2

2

grids

total

of

17

windows

to

be

hung

on

the

second

floor

OEM

office

space

WHEREAS

the

Construction

Code

Official

has

solicited

written

proposals

from

3

three

qualified

vendors

and

WHEREAS

the

Borough

received

three

3

written

proposals

Classic

Remodeling

6

100

00

Wood

Skill

Renovations

Inc

7

125

00

Tomco

Window

Inc

6

805

00

WHEREAS

the

lowestwritten

quote

was

submitted

by

ClassicRemodeling

1

University

Driver

Hackensack

NJ

in

the

amountof

6

100

00

and

WHEREAS

the

Borough

Administrator

and

Construction

Code

Official

has

reviewed

thewritten

proposalanddetermineditto

becomplete

andWHEREAStheCFO

has

certifiedthat

fundsare available

NOWTHEREFOREBE

ITRESOLVED

that

the

GoverningBody

oftheBoroughof

WoodcliffLake

hereby

authorizes

theBorough

AdministratorandConstruction

CodeOfficial

to

signanagreement withClassic

Remodelingof

Hackensack NJResolutionAuthorizing

the

Fire

PreventionBureau

of

theBorough

of WoodcliffLaketo

Dispose

ofa Vehiclefor

Auction

ConsentAgenda 5WHEREAS

the

FirePreventionBureau

hasnotified

theBorough

Clerk that aborough

vehicleis

nolonger

neededfor

usein

the departmentandWHEREAS the

vehicleis a2003

2004

4

doorSedan

Police

InterceptorVIN

2FAHP71W73X198128 with99

329milesand

WHEREASthe

BoroughClerk

will

addthevehicleto

the

dispositionlistofBorough16

Page

owned property that will be auctioned at a later date

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Mayor and Council of the

Borough

of

Woodcliff

Lakeauthorizesthe

BoroughClerkto addthisvehicletothedisposition

list

of

Borough

ownedproperty

thatwillbe

auctionedata

later

date

ResolutionAuthorizing

RaffleLicensefor

theGreaterPascack

ValleyWomans

ClubConsent

Agenda6

WHEREASapplication

hasbeenmade

bythe

WoodcliffLakeEducation

Foundation

forone

1one

onpremiseraffle

onFebruary112013 tobe

held

at

theWoodcliffLake

Hilton411

ChestnutRidgeRoadWoodcliffLakeNJand

WHEREASsaidapplicationhasbeensubmittedtotheWoodcliffLakePoliceDepartmentforinvestigationandhavebeenfoundtobeingoodorderNOWTHEREFOREBEITRESOLVEDthattheapplicationoftheWoodcliff

LakeEducation

Foundationisapprovedand theBoroughClerkishereby

authorized

to

issueRaffleLicense

sNo

R012420

2012BudgetTransfersfor

December

172012

meetingConsent

Agenda

7DEPARTMENT

ACCOUNT

NUMBERFROMTO

TaxAssessmentOtherExpenses201

201500202 30000

AdministrationSalariesandWages 20120

1000102300

00LegalOther

Expenses201 20155020

200000Mayor andCouncil

OtherExpenses

20120

110020200000Tax

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0120

1500203500 00LegalOther

Expenses201 20

1550205

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20120 120

0208

500

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Audit

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0120135

0203000

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201

20 130

020300000AuditServicesOtherExpenses20120

135

0202

50000Financial

Administration

OtherExpenses2

01 20130

0202500

00 FirePreventionSalariesand

Wages201

25265010100000FireDepartment

Salariesand

Wages20125

255 010100000SolidWasteSalaries andWages2

01

26

305010

6000

00

Streets

andRoads

Salariesand

Wages20126 290010

6

00000VehicleMaintenance

Otherexpenses

2

01263150202500

00

17Page

Buildings and Grounds Salaries and

Wages 20126310010 250000

Vehicle Maintenance Other expenses 20126315

020

250000

SewerSystemSalariesand

Wages201

31455010250000

DefinedContributionRetirement

System20136

476

000

50000

SocialSecurity

2013647200050000

LandfillDisposalCosts

2

0132465

020

600000 Library

OtherExpenses

20129390 0206

000

00

TOTAL36800

0036

800

00Abene

BaderBaeGlaser

RosenblattStrukGoldsmith

RESOLUTIONAUTHORIZINGPURCHASE

OFSALTBRINE

TANKAPPLICATORConsent

Agenda8WHEREAS

theBoroughof

WoodcliffLakeis

desirousofpurchasing

aSaltBrine

TankwithApplicator

foritsroad

ssnowanddeicing managementprogram

andWHEREASthe

ActingDPWSuperintendent

hassolicitedwritten

quotesforthepurchase

ofa500

gallonSalt

BrineTankandApplicatorandhasreceivedthree3written

quotes

as

followsC

TM

BulkHandlersIncAllendaleNJ

400000 SCISparwickContracting LafayetteNJ4

600

00

DSM

Waldwick

NJ

6

250

00

and

WHEREAS

the

Borough

Administrator

QPA

and

ActingDPW

Superintendent

arerecommendingthepurchaseof

the500Gallon

SkidMountTank

withApplicatorform

CTM

BulkHandlers

Inc P

OBox233AllendaleNewJersey07401asperattachedquote

inthe amountof400000and

WHEREAS

the

Chief

FinancialOfficer has

certifiedthat

funds

areavailablein CapitalAccount

No

C

0455921

003and

NOW

THEREFOREBE

ITRESOLVEDthat

theMayorand Councilofthe

BoroughofWoodcliffLake

authorizetheBorough

AdministratorQPAto issuethepurchase

orderforthe

purchaseofthe

500

GallonSkid

Mount

Tank

with ApplicatorfromCT

MBulk

Handlers

IncP

O

Box

233

Allendale

New

Jersey

07401

as

perattached quotein

theamount

of

4

000

004

Resolution

to

Adopt

a

Companion

Animal

Management

Pledge

Consent

Agenda9

WHEREASThe

Borough

ofWoodcliffLake

hasbegunthe

processtobecomea

Sustainable

JerseyCertified

Municipalityand has

duly

registeredand

appointed

a

Green

Teamand

18

Pya

e

WHEREAS the Green Team and administrationhas initiated the process to become

certified Sustainable Jersey and have reviewed the certification process and will recommend

certain

actions

and

policies

be

adoptedby

the

Borough

of

WoodcliffLakeandWHEREAStheGreen

Teamand

administrationhasreviewed theCompanionAnimalManagement

Pledge

andrecommends

theadoptionofaCompanionAnimalManagement

PledgeandWHEREASrecognizingthatcatsanddogsareanintegralandvaluablepartofallcommunitiesandcontributetothewellbeingofhumanswhetherascompanionsserviceanimalsortherapypets

andWHEREASunderstandingthat

municipalitieshave

an

importantrole inensuringthewell

beingofanimals

whilebalancingtheneedsofpetowners

and

non

pet

owners

NOW

THEREFOREBEITRESOLVEDtheBoroughofWoodcliffLakethroughtheeffortsoftheGreenTeamresolvestotakethefollowingstepswithregardtoourmunicipalresponsibilitieswiththeintentofmaking

WoodcliffLakeatruly

sustainablecommunity

Itisour intenttodoour

utmost

withinthe

boundsofourjurisdictiontoensurethat

companionanimalsaretreatedhumanelyrespectfullyandresponsiblythroughpubliceducationandthroughexerciseofpowersvestedwithinNewJerseymunicipalitiesasfollowsPromotingsociallyresponsiblepetownershipthroughcommunityengagementoutreachand

marketingCreatingpetfriendly

communitieswhere

pet

nuisanceis minimizedImprovingthecare

and

protectionof

petanimalsinthecommunityDecreasingrelinquishment

and abandonmentofcatsand

dogsand

improvingre

homingrates

Reducingdogfights

anddogbitesIncreasingthenumbers

ofcaninegoodcitizens

Reducingthe

numberofdogsand catseuthanizedin

NewJerseyeach year

ResolutiontoAuthorize

SettlementofLitigationWHEREASanaction

entitledSugermanv Borough

ofWoodcliff

Lake

et

alhasbeen

filed

inthe

SuperiorCourtofNew Jersey

LawDivision

hereinafter theLawsuithas

beeninstitutedagainst the

BoroughandWHEREAStheBorough

of

WoodcliffLakehas

beenrepresentedin

theLawsuit

by

David

Pfund Esq

as

defense counselfor

theBorough

asassignedby

Municipal

Excess

FundandtheJoint

Insurance

FundhereinafterMEL

JIF

andWHEREAStheparties

havediscussedthesettlement

ofthematter

andtheMEL

JIFisdesirousofsettlingwithin

theparametersdiscussedby theparties

provided

thattheparties canfinalizesuch

asettlementand19

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WHEREAS the consent of the Borough of Woodcliff Lake has been requested by the

MELJIF for any such

settlementandNOW

THEREFORE

BE

IT

RESOLVEDasfollows1TheBorough

ofWoodcliffLakeconsents

tothesettlementof the

Lawsuit

bytheMEL

JIF

withinparametersthat

areacceptable

totheMELJIFandto

the

BoroughscounselDavid

Pfund Esq2TheBorough

ofWoodcliff

Lakeagrees

totakeallsteps

necessary

to

settletheLawsuitasdirectedby

theircounsel DavidPfundEsq

3TheBoroughagrees tobe

responsible

forallamounts

asmaybedue

undertheirinsurance

contractswiththeMEL JIF ITISFURTHER

RESOLVEDthatthewithinResolutionandanysettlementiscontingentupontheChiefFinancialOfficercertifyingtheavailabilityoffundsfortheBoroughsportionoftheaforesaidsettlementasdefinedintheapplicableinsurancecontractsResolutiontoShowSupUortandUnitytothe

Residentsof

the

Community

ofNewtonConnecticutWHEREAS

in

support

and

unityandto

show

the

residents

ofthecommunityofNewtonConnecticutthattheyarenotaloneinthedarknessandWHEREAS

the Borough

ofWoodcliffLakewill

notlightholidaydisplaysattheOldMillonthenightofWednesday

December192012andWHEREASonbehalfoftheMayorandCouncilofthe

Boroughof

WoodcliffLakewe

urge

all

residentsto

joininthis

symbolicdisplayof

sympathyforkeeping

allholidaydecorations

offonthe

nightofDecember

192012and

WHEREASalthoughwe

willresumeour

normallightingof

the

displays

on

Thursday

December202012the victimstheirfamiliesandthoseaffectedbythis tragedywill

remain

inour

hearts

and

prayersthroughoutthisholidayseasonandbeyondNOWTHEREFORE

BE

IT

RESOLVEDthatthe Mayorand

Councilof

Woodcliff

Lake

hereby

encourage

othermunicipalitiesto

join

in thisNightofReflection

n 20Pabe

1

I

n

Enablingthe

municipality

to

takea

consistentapproachto

companionanimal

managementissuesthroughout

the

municipalityProviding

astrategic

planto

support theactivitiesof

animal

serviceswithin themunicipality

Reducing

publicand

environmental

nuisancescausedby

dogs

andcatsManagingthe

populationof

dogsand

catsincludingencouraging

neuteringofdogs

andcatsAbene

Bader

BaeGlaser

RosenblattStrukGoldsmith

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