Sam Stallone

The agenda for the regular monthly meeting includes several key actions. Discussions will cover a Life Saving Award Presentation and the approval of minutes from the January 20, 2026 meeting. Financial actions include the approval of Resolution #37 for a Person to Person transfer of a Plenary Retail Consumption license, and Resolutions #41 and #42 concerning the combining and authorization for the publication of sale notices for $30,680,000 general improvement bonds dated April 1, 2026. Ordinances introduced on first reading pertain to amendments regarding Peddlers, Solicitors and Transient Merchants, Police Blotter, establishment of Crossing Guards/School Marshalls, and Public Works and Utilities Commission. Ordinances for final passage include measures to exceed municipal budget appropriation limits, setting salaries for the Police Department for 2026, and amendments to chapters concerning Affordable Housing, Municipal Housing Liaison, and Zoning. The Consent Agenda encompasses multiple resolutions covering the appointment of a Municipal CFO, deferral of school taxes, wire transfers, adoption of the Bergen County Multi Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan, tax adjustments, and various other administrative items. The meeting also schedules reports from governing body members and professionals, followed by public hearings for citizens and a final Executive Session to discuss personnel matters, litigation, and contract negotiations.

The agenda for the regular monthly meeting covered several key items, including the ERPD Life Saving Award Presentation. Discussions and approvals were scheduled for multiple resolutions: a person-to-person transfer of a Plenary Retail Consumption license, combining authorizations for $30,680,000 general improvement bonds, and authorizing notices for the bond sale. The consent agenda included resolutions appointing a Municipal CFO effective March 1, 2026, deferring school taxes, approving various wire transfers and tax adjustments/appeals, adopting the Hazard Mitigation Plan, renewing benefits fund agreements, and endorsing amendments to the HEFSP and the Reexamination Report of the Master Plan. Several ordinances were introduced on first reading concerning peddlers, police blotter entries, crossing guards/school marshals, public works, budget appropriation limits, police department salaries, and affordable housing/zoning. The meeting also included a request for use of municipal parking for a Champions Day event and scheduled executive session discussions on personnel matters, litigation, and contract negotiations.

The agenda for the meeting includes several applications requiring review and potential approval. Application Docket #25-09 seeks re-approval for a minor subdivision at 232-238 Grove Street, which was initially approved in 1984 but never perfected. Docket #25-10 involves a request for site plan approval, including waivers, to convert an existing warehouse at 770 Paterson Ave into an office and six rental warehouses, necessitating structural modification. Docket #25-11 proposes the construction of a two-family dwelling on an undersized, currently vacant lot at 39 Wall Street. The meeting will also cover a completeness review of these applications and address any other business that arises.

The agenda for the regular monthly meeting included several key actions. Discussions involved a hearing on Papa John's hours of operation. Five ordinances were introduced on first reading: one regarding exceeding municipal budget appropriation limits for 2026, one setting salaries for the Police Department for 2026, and three amending chapters of the Borough Code related to Affordable Housing, Municipal Housing Liaison, and Zoning. The consent agenda covered multiple resolutions, including the appointment of a Borough Prosecutor, RFQ advertisements, budget appropriations transfers, authorization for the Planning Board to reexamine the Master Plan, and referral of three ordinances to the Planning Board. It also included requests for 2026 entertainment licenses and the review of the January 2026 lists of bills. The meeting also scheduled reports from governing body members and professionals, followed by potential citizen hearings, an executive session to discuss personnel matters, litigation, and contract negotiations, and ultimately adjournment.

The Redeveloper's Agreement between the Borough of East Rutherford, the Planning Board, and VANGO 263 Hackensack Street, LLC outlines the terms for the redevelopment of the Project Site at Block 98, Lot 1 and Block 97, Lot 5 into a five-story, 86-unit mixed-use apartment building with ground-level retail and on-site parking. The agreement details the responsibilities of the Redeveloper, including completing the work within 36 months, adhering to the approved plans, and paying an impact fee of $100,000 for off-site paving improvements. It also specifies the conditions for obtaining building permits and certificates of occupancy, ensuring compliance with the Borough's ordinances and the approved resolutions.