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Unofficial Borough Meeting Minutes – Oct 14 ’20

Unofficial Agenda located @ October 14 2020 Mayor/Council meeting
Approved Minutes located @ Approved Minutes Oct 14 2020

A G E N D A

Combined Meeting of the Mayor and Council Wednesday, October 14, 2020

7:00 PM

RESOLUTIONS – Consent Agenda

resolution #2020-121

title: WAIVE BUILDING PERMIT FEESFOR INSTALLATION OF RAMP AT MITCHELL ARCHER, 424 BRIARWOOD LANE
comments: not recorded

resolution #2020-122

title: AUTHORIZE MAYOR MARANA TO SIGN THE 2020-2021 INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH THE BOROUGH OF ROCKLEIGH FOR SNOW PLOWING SERVICES
comments: not recorded

resolution #2020-123

title: AUTHORIZE THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER TO ISSUE A REIMBURSEMENT TO THE TAX COLLECTOR FOR SENDING TAX BILLS BY FEDEx
comments: not recorded

resolution #2020-124

title: RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING ACCEPTANCE OF PARIS AVENUE SIDEWALK AND STREETSCAPE IMPROVEMENT AGREEMENT BY MASER CONSULTING, P.A. PROPOSAL NUMBER NVBO12P
comments: not recorded

resolution #2020-125

title: APPROVE RAFFLE LICENSE #RL 214 FOR NORTHVALE PTO –ON PREMISE RAFFLE –VARIOUS DATES
comments: not recorded

resolution #2020-126

title: RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING TASK 3.0 PAYMENT FOR FACILITY INSPECTIONS AND GIS MAPPING OUT OUTFALL RELATIVE TO ENGINEERING AGREEMENT WITH MASER CONSULTING, P.A. FOR MUNICIPAL MS4-TIER A PERMITTING
comments: not recorded

resolution #2020-127

title: Payment of Bills
comments: not recorded

Consent Agenda approved

1st Reading of Ordinances:

1025-2020
title: AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOROUGH OF NORTHVALE AMENDING AND SUPPLEMENTING CHAPTER 200 ENTITLED “ZONING”, ARTICLE III “REGULATIONS AND RESTRICTIONS”, ARTICLE IV “MULTIPLE-FAMILY HOUSING DISTRICTS, AND ARTICLE VIII “SIGNS”, AND CHAPTER 159 “SITE PLAN REVIEW”

Hearing of the Public:

Andrew: Resident acknowledge placement of speed sign on local roads. Brought concern of the lack of posting to ecode360 which allows residents a searchable window into minutes, ordinances, and more from the mayor and council. Mayor Marana dismissed this comment while Councilman McGuire confirmed the service existed and that it was not updated since mid 2019

Mayor and Council Reports:

Councilman Sotiropoulos:
Police Reports – recent drug offenses in town. Body cameras will begin to be used and replace car dash cams
90 total COVID-19 cases
DPW – Reroof Pump Station, Leaf collection started, Preparing equipment for the snow season, assisted with Clinton Ave repairs, Brush has been crushed and composted, Assisted with Ambulance flag replacement, recent notes from residents regarding appreciation of DPW’s hard work through recent storms and pandemic

Councilman Devlin:
Senior Center still closed
Planning Board: 411 Clinton is postponed until traffic study is completed
Will Pam via PSEG services – 2 weeks for start of lighting upgrades, 4 weeks for start of boiler upgrade, HVAC is pending scheduling
Town day with Fire Department is underway

Councilman DeLiso:
Grants – $20k for Hogan Park awarded, $64K ADA library (pending), $24K Butterfly garden (pending)
Clinton Ave – $411K resurfacing Fall 2020
Cares Grant via Bergen County – Funds for schools and received information on “do’s and don’t’s” for reimbursement
Greenway – Funding challenges and easement rights

Councilman Shepard:
Fire Marshall performed 4 new inspections

Councilman Argiro:
New Rec Chair. Amy stood in as interim chair and Frank will now be chair
Falls Soccer and Basketball are active
Adult Softball finished but continues post season games
Library – Extending hours and continues to operate in a mostly virtual fashion

Councilman McGuire:
NVOT continues to be virtual and in-person, phase 2 will allow for more in-person, Fall sports are underway
Northvale School – extended their day

Mayer Marana:
Cares Grants – Opened from County, expect awards around Thanksgiving
Library Director resigned
Police funds covered all upgrades for OEM/FEMA
Tax payments are short by an excess of $100K
Building Fees are lower than normal
Clinton Ave delayed due to weather
IT Upgrades are being done with a frugal mind, expect to get dollars from CARES Act in addition to money borrowed. Aruba WiFi and new switches, moved equipment. New laptops and desktops. Upgraded ISP from 25Mbps to 200Mbps. Office 365 government version. Purchased a new domain (northvalenewjersey.org). Invoices to be submitted under the CARES Act

Northvale Mud-Slinging Revealed

The headline reads like a novel, “In Northvale council race, dueling flyers target candidates over arrest, extremism”, but we ask where are the “dueling flyers”.

A duel, according to Webster, “a conflict between antagonistic persons, ideas, or forces; also : a hard-fought contest between two opponents”.  While we agree this is a contest, a political contest, usually when the word duel is used to describe flyers, there are opposing flyers.

In this case, the only flyers that target candidates are from the “Campaign for a Better Northvale”.  Are the innuendos with these buzzwords,  “radical”, “extremist” and “terrorist” to “Better Northvale”?

The Durfee – Singer campaign has only published their bio’s and created door hangars to inform our fellow citizens of our intent to reign in the out of control spending and continual taxation.  We have highlighted who we are and why we are running.  The issues we are running on: Taxes, Transparency and Accountability. That doesn’t sound like mud-slinging to us, only having to defend ourselves against the attacks from the one-party rule that has gone on for far too long.

So you decide who the “duel” is really with.

See the article about the mud-slinging here.  Then decide, if you haven’t already cast your vote, who are the more viable candidates for council.

 

2020 Debates for Senate and CD-05

First and only debate of 2020 U.S. Senate campaign to be moderated by
NJ Globe Editor David Wildstein

On Tuesday, October 27 at 5pm, Booker, Mehta will face-off in New Jersey Globe U.S. Senate Debate.


On Sunday, October 25, at 9 PM, the Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-Wyckoff) and Republican Frank Pallotta will participate in the New Jersey Globe 5th District Congressional Debate.

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Democrat Cory Booker and Republican Rik Mehta will meet for the first and only debate in the 2020 race for United States Senate in New Jersey on Tuesday, October 27 at 5 PM in a forum sponsored by the New Jersey Globe.

The debate will air live on the New Jersey Globe and its social media platforms: Facebook, YouTube and Twitter.

Two television networks will broadcast the New Jersey Globe debate between Booker and Mehta: my9 in North Jersey at 6 PM on Saturday, October 31, and Fox29 in South Jersey at 7AM on Sunday, November 1.

The Senate debate will be moderated by David Wildstein, the editor of the New Jersey Globe.

This will be the sixth debate sponsored by the New Jersey Globe this cycle.

Three congressional debates have already been held: Rep. Tom Malinowski (D-Ringoes) and Senate Minority Leader Tom Kean, Jr. (R-Westfield) in the 7th district, Rep. Andy Kim (D-Moorestown) and David Richter in the 3rd, and Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-Montclair) and Rosemary Becchi in the 11th.

On Sunday, October 25, the New Jersey Globe 25th District State Senate Debate will feature a matchup between incumbent Anthony M. Bucco (R-Boonton) and Democrat Rupande Mehta.  That debate starts at 7:30 PM.

At 9 PM, the Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-Wyckoff) and Republican Frank Pallotta will participate in the New Jersey Globe 5th District Congressional Debate.

Source:  NJGlobe and NJGlobe

Time To Unmask The Northvale Democratic Team

Just when you thought that the stink couldn’t get any worse, we find that the flyers that try to smear Durfee and Singer are connected to the Bergen County Clerk? Is this how “OUR” tax dollars are put to work?

A closeup look at the latest hit piece from the “Campaign For A Better Northvale”. (sic)

Is that the real man behind the curtain? Talk about BOSSES!!

It is time that Northvale Democrats are exposed for what they have become. We have been subjected to their rhetoric, innuendos and out right lies for years now. Isn’t it funny that last year and this year the “candidate” is portrayed as a member of the council. Working side by side with the duly elected council members. Who is the BOSS? An unelected person?

Is this why we elected them? To take marching orders from the County and State Power Brokers? Where in the job description do we find that?

ONE LAST WORD

When does political groveling become outright disrespectful? When the guided Northvale Democratic Team becomes desperate. They have the nerve to accuse us of creating fiction about their golden boy candidate? The facts are the facts, we had nothing whatsoever to do with the “infamous postcard” that disclosed the “REAL” John M Hogan for all to see.

They again have the nerve to accuse Edward of being some radical domestic enemy because he HONORS HIS OATH TO DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION. Accusing him of attempting to “defund the police”. Last time I looked it was the DEMOCRATIC Party that is calling for the Defunding of Police.

The DURFEE ~ SINGER team brings common sense solutions to the ongoing debacle that has been created. Our push is for transparency and openness of our governance. We will vote for budgets that cut spending not just spending plans.

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