Ridgewood Planning Board Meeting: Implementation of Master Plan

PLANNING BOARD

PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE/AGENDA

Tuesday, February 7, 2023

Village Hall Court Room – 7:30 P.M.

(all timeframes and the order of agenda items below are approximate and subject to change)

1. 7:30 p.m. – Call to Order, Statement of Compliance, Flag Salute, Roll Call – In accordance with the provisions of Section 10:4-8d of the Open Public Meetings Act, the date, location, and time of the commencement of this meeting is reflected in a meeting notice, a copy of which schedule has been filed with the Village Manager and the Village Clerk, The Ridgewood News and The Record newspapers, and posted on the bulletin board in the entry lobby of the Village municipal offices at 131 North Maple Avenue, and on the Village website, all in accordance with the provisions of the Open Public Meetings Act.

 

Roll call: Willis, Young, Perron, Joel, O’Brien, Barto, Van Goor, Stern, Johnson, Alegre, Refkin

 

2. 7:35 p.m. – 7:40 p.m. – Public Comments on Topics not Pending Before the Board

 

3. 7:40 p.m. – 7:45 p.m. – Committee/Commission/Professional Updates for Non Agenda Topics; Correspondence Received by the Board

 

4. 7:45 p.m. – 7:50 p.m. – Memorialization of Resolutions appointing Board Professionals

• Board Attorney: Stephen Wellinghorst, Esq. (Harwood Lloyd, LLC)
• Planners: John Barree, PP, AICP, and McKinley Mertz, PP, AICP (Heyer, Gruel & Associates)
• Conflict Planner: Elizabeth McManus LEED AP, PP, AICP (Kyle + McManus Associates)

 

5. 7:50 p.m. – 8:45 p.m. – Discussion re: Implementation of Master Plan

 

6. 8:45 p.m. – 9:15 p.m. – Overview of Board procedure and process, Application process, facts and law applicable for decisions, and how to decide an application.

 

7. 9:15 p.m. – 9:20 p.m. – Adoption of Minutes:   January 17, 2022

 

8. 9:20 p.m. – Executive Session if needed

 

9. Adjournment

In accordance with the Open Public Meetings Act, all meetings of the Ridgewood Planning Board (i.e., official public meetings, work sessions, pre-meeting assemblies and special meetings) are public meetings, which are always open to members of the general public.

 

Members: Rob Willis, John Young, Pamela Perron, Richard Joel, Dianne O’Brien, Frances Barto, James Van Goor, Michael Stern, Darlene Johnson, Sergio Alegre, David Refkin

 

Professional Staff: Stephen Wellinghorst, Esq., Board Attorney; Christopher J. Rutishauser, Village Engineer; John Barree, Village Planner; Jane Wondergem, Board Secretary