Early Mayor and Council Meeting, Holiday Tree Lighting Thursday

The Fort Lee Mayor and Council will take up the issue of expanding Redevelopment Area 5 by about two-thirds of an acre Thursday, when the governing body meets for an early executive session in advance of the borough’s third annual holiday tree lighting.

The Council is expected to take action on a resolution determining that five parcels of land qualify as an “Area in Need of Redevelopment” in accordance with the Local Redevelopment and Housing Law after the Fort Lee Planning Board held a special public meeting on the matter on Nov. 30.

Also on the public portion of the agenda is the introduction of an accompanying ordinance amending the plan for Redevelopment Area 5 to include the properties along the north side of Main Street abutting the redevelopment area.

The executive session will begin earlier than usual—5 p.m. for the closed session; reopening to the public at about 5:30 p.m.—because Fort Lee’s holiday tree lighting ceremony is schedule to start at 7 p.m. at the .

Here’s a look at the rest of the agenda for Thursday’s early executive session:

Resolution For Closed Session To Discuss:

• Personnel - Building Department; Police Department Crossing Guards
• Redevelopment Area 5 Settlement Agreement and Conditional Designations
• Contracts - Special Improvement District; Port Authority Roadway Sweeping Agreement; ; Health Insurance
• Appeal - Denial of Taxi Drivers License
• Tax Appeal Litigation - 2100 North Central Road LLC vs. Borough of Fort Lee

Engineering Discussion (Meeting Reopened to the Public)

• Boswell McClave Engineering Proposal for

General Discussion

• Petition for an Ordinance Amending Chapter 289 Parking, Article IV, Parking Meters, Section 15 (Angelo Nigro Family Trust at 1400 Anderson Avenue)
• Approving Developers Agreement for Slumber Inc. (Holiday Inn)
• Auctioning of Police Property
• Review of RFP’s for Deferred Compensation Services
• Person-to-Person Liquor License Transfer from 143 West 99th Street Corp to West 99th Street Corp (Inactive)
• Affordable Housing Trust Fund
• Reorganization Meeting Date

Resolution (Action is Expected to be Taken)

• R-1 - Resolution of the Borough Council of the Borough of Fort Lee, Determining that the Area Generally Known as Tax Block 4851, Lots 2,3 and 4, and a Portion of Block 4855, Lot 2, as Well as the Lands Within the Street Right-of-Way That Were Vacated by the Realignment of Central Road With Federspiel Street Which was Part of the Main Street Widening Project as Shown on the Tax Map of the Borough of Fort Lee Qualify and are Determined as an Area in Need of Redevelopment Pursuant to the Provisions of the Local Redevelopment and Housing Law (N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-1 Et Seq.) and Shall Become Part of Redevelopment Area 5

Introduction Of Ordinance (Action is Expected to be Taken)

• Ord. 2011-25--Adopting the Amended Redevelopment Plan for Redevelopment Area 5 Pursuant to the Local Redevelopment and Housing Law, N.J.S.A 40A:12A-et seq.

Public Hearings Scheduled For December 15, 2011

• Ord. #2011-19--Amending Chapter 388, Sections 14 and 69 Placement of a Handicapped Parking Space by 343 Tremont Avenue
• Ord. #2011-20--Amending Chapter 388, Section 43, Schedule I, No Parking, by Deleting Section (a) Briar Way, East Side
• Ord. #2011-21--Bond Ordinance for Various Capital Improvements – Appropriating $375,000.00 and Authorizing the Issuance of $356,250.00 Bonds or Notes
• Ord. #2011-22--Amending Chapter 372 Taxicabs and Limousines, Article 1, Taxicabs
• Ord. #2011-23--Amending Chapter 289, Section 36B, Schedule I, to Include All Streets Located Within the Borough as Part of the Residential Permit Zone
• Ord. #2011-24--Amending Chapter 410 Zoning, Section 49, General Regulations, Article XII, Signage and Façades 410-51 Rules and Regulations

The Fort Lee Mayor and Council executive session is Thursday in second-floor conference room. The meeting should reopen to the public at about 5:30 p.m. To download the complete agenda, click here, or visit the borough’s website.

The holiday tree lighting is Thursday at 7 p.m. at the .