VILLAGE OF RIDGEWOOD
VILLAGE COUNCIL
REGULAR PUBLIC MEETING
MARCH 9, 2022
8:00 P.M.
1. Call to Order – Mayor
2. Statement of Compliance with the Open Public Meetings Act
3. Roll Call – Village Clerk
4. Flag Salute and Moment of Silence
5. Acceptance of Financial Reports
6. Approval of Minutes
7. Proclamations
Proclaim March Red Cross Month
Proclaim March Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
Proclaim March 20-26, 2022 as National Poison Prevention Week
8. Swearing-in of Fire Lieutenant Brian Peacock
9. Swearing-in of Fire Captain Justin O’Connor
10. Swearing-in of Fire Chief John Judge
Pursuant to Chapter 3-19 of the Code of the Village of Ridgewood, Manner of Addressing Council, and Chapter 3-20, Decorum, the Village Council meetings shall be conducted in the following manner:
Manner of Addressing Council
Persons other than Council members may be permitted to address the Council in the proper order of business. A person present may, upon recognition by the Chair, be heard either upon ordinances upon second reading or at the time of petitions and oral communications from the public and at such other times as the Council may, by majority vote of those present, specifically permit. No person shall address any remark or question to any specific Council member, nor shall any person be permitted to address the Chair while a motion is pending. A Council member may, through the Chair, respond to any communication or address received pursuant to this section.
Decorum
Any person who shall disturb the peace of the Council, make impertinent or slanderous remarks or conduct himself in a boisterous manner while addressing the Council shall be forthwith barred by the presiding officer from further audience before the Council, except that if the speaker shall submit to proper order under these rules, permission for him to continue may be granted by a majority vote of the Council.
11. Comments from the Public (Not to exceed 3 minutes per person – 40 minutes in total)
12. Village Manager’s Report
13. Village Council Reports
14. 2022 BUDGET INTRODUCTION
A. Budget Message
B. Introduction – Ordinance 3895 – Establish a CAP Bank
C. RESOLUTIONS
22- Approve Temporary Water Utility Capital Budget
22- Approve Temporary General Capital Budget
22- Authorize Three-Year Revenue Average for 2022 Budget
22- Approve 2022 Municipal Budget and Set April 13, 2022 as the Date for the Public Hearing Thereon
15. ORDINANCES – INTRODUCTION – RIDGEWOOD WATER
3896 – Bond Ordinance – Water Utility Capital
3897 – Amend Chapter 145 – Fees – Water Rates & PFAS Treatment Charges
16. ORDINANCES – PUBLIC HEARING – RIDGEWOOD WATER
NONE
17. RESOLUTIONS – RIDGEWOOD WATER
22- Title 59 Approval – Annual PFAS Laboratory Analysis Services
22- Award Contract – Annual PFAS Laboratory Analysis Services
22- Title 59 Approval – Annual Laboratory Analysis Services
22- Award Contract – Annual Laboratory Analysis Services
22- Title 59 Approval – Annual HVAC Maintenance Village of Ridgewood and Ridgewood Water
22- Award Contract – Annual HVAC Maintenance Village of Ridgewood and Ridgewood Water
22- Award Contract Under National Joint Powers Alliance Cooperative Pricing System – Maintenance of Various Backup Generators
22- Authorize Agreement with Bergen County – Greenwood Avenue Bridge Replacement Project – Water Main Relocation
18. ORDINANCES – INTRODUCTION
3898 – Bond Ordinance – General Capital
3899 – Amend Chapter 145 – Fees – Sewer Connection Fees
3900 – Amend Chapter 260 – Trees and Shrubs
3901 – Amend Chapter 145 – Fees – Trees and Shrubs
3902 – Amend Chapter 190 – Land Use and Development – Zoning Map
3903 – Amend Chapter 265 Vehicles and Traffic – Permit Parking – Extended Parking in Central Business District for Ridgewood Residents in Central Business District and Residential Zones
19. ORDINANCES – PUBLIC HEARING
3891 – Amend Chapter 265 – Vehicles and Traffic – Time Limit Parking – Doremus Avenue
3892 – Amend Chapter 222 – Power Tools, Landscaping, and Yard Maintenance Equipment
3893 – Long Term Leasing of Village Parking Spaces for Commercial Dumpsters in the Chestnut Street Lot
3894 – Amend Chapter 145, Fees – Fees for Lease of Parking Spaces for Dumpsters in the Chestnut Street Lot
20. RESOLUTIONS
22- Title 59 Approval – Irrigation System Services – Parks and Recreation
22- Award Contract – Irrigation System Services – Parks and Recreation
22- Award Contract Under County Contract – Tree Trimming Services – The View at Crest Road
22- Award Contract – Noise Absorbing Panels for Glen Pickleball Courts
22- Declare Property Surplus – Streets Department
22- Declare Property Surplus – Parks Department
22- Endorse Submission of Recycling Tonnage Grant
22- Accept New Tree Species for Screening Berm and Landscaping at Schedler Property
22- Authorize Cleanup of Gypsy/Kings Pond Park
22- Appoint Members to Ridgewood ACCESS Committee
22- Appoint Members to Project Pride Committee
21. Comments from the Public (Not to Exceed 5 minutes per person)
22. Resolution to go into Closed Session
23. Closed Session
24. Adjournment
Is this a pic of Schedler before The Berm was created…?
yes , the turn off for West Saddle River Road
What is the next phase of that location, supposedly they may put in bathrooms parking anything else.
No word about Paulie V and his falling apart huts with the extension cables draped across them. And we thought his great walls were bad.
Not to worry, he’s a big shot now…………….
Maybe we can get the NY Attorney General to go after him…