Politics & Government

Council Extends Redevelopment Area 5 Agreement, Refinances Bond Debt

The Fort Lee Mayor and Council held its regular meeting after a police ceremony Thursday

The Fort Lee Mayor and Council met earlier than usual Thursday for their first regular meeting since Tuesday’s election. The 7 p.m. starting time in Borough Hall’s council chambers was to accomodate the which held its annual Merit Board ceremony, honoring some of the department’s standout performers and some exceptional civilians from the past year.

At the conclusion of the police ceremony, the governing body tackled a full agenda, including the introduction of six ordinances relating to parking and handicapped parking, $375,000 in capital improvement bonding and sign and façade regulations, all of which were scheduled for public hearings at the next Mayor and Council regular meeting on Dec. 15.

The Mayor and Council also held a public hearing Thursday on an ordinance refunding $7.5 million in general obligation bonds, or what Fort Lee Mayor Mark Sokolich campared to "refinancing your house," and passed resolutions approving the restructuring of that bond debt and extending the settlement agreement for the fifth time with the two conditional developers of Redevelopment Area 5, among others.

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The 13-item consent agenda was notable for a resolution awarding a contract to GTBM Inc. of East Rutherford for an electronic ticketing system for the police department, after testing the program for several months. The contract includes 40 licenses, which Councilman Jan Goldberg, who advocated to get the system in place, said would equip most of the police department's patrol cars. Those licenses come at a cost of $52,850 plus ticket fees.

Below is a quick look at the full agenda of items approved by the Borough Council Thursday. The agenda can also be downloaded by clicking here or visiting the borough’s website:

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Introduction Of Ordinances

  • 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

Public Hearing

  • Ord. #2011-18--Refunding Bond Ordinance of Certain General Obligation Bonds, Series 2004 - $7,500,000

Proposed Consent Agenda

  • CA-1 Payment of Claims
  • CA-2 Approving Jr. Auxiliary Firefighter Application for Andrew Fein for Fire Company #3
  • CA-3 Approving Title Change for Jeanne Sweeney from Principal Clerk Typist to Keyboarding Clerk 4 of the Police Department as Determined by the State of New Jersey Civil Service Commission – 7% Salary Increase to $62,115.00 Annually
  • CA-4 Authorizing Payment of Marriage Fees to the State of New Jersey for Period Covering July 1, 2011 Through September 30, 2011 - $1,550.00
  • CA-5 Authorizing Amendment to the Borough’s Personnel Policies and Procedures Manual With Regard to Short Term Disability Insurance – Section N. 4-26
  • CA-6 Approving Liquor License for Mac-On Inc. for 2011-2012(Pocket License)
  • CA-7 Approving Place-to-Place Liquor License Transfer (Expansion of Premises) for Brown Wine Bar LLC, d/b/a JD’s Steak Pit at 124 Main Street
  • CA-8 Accepting Proposal from Robert McNerney of McNerney Associates, Glen Rock, New Jersey to Provide Professional Appraisal Services for Property Located at 1630 Bergen Boulevard Block 3554, Lot 1 - $2,500.00
  • CA-9 Authorizing Purchasing Consultant to Prepare Specifications and Advertise for Bids for Five Police Motorcycles
  • CA-10 Approving Transfer of Babe’s Taxi (Three Corp. Licenses) to Konstantinos Staikos d/b/a Hudson Cab LLC, GNG Car Service LLC and Babes Taxi LLC at 185 Bridge Plaza South, Suite 200
  • CA-11 Accepting Boswell’s McClave’s Engineering Design Proposal, South Hackensack, New Jersey, for Borough-Wide Handicap Ramp Improvements at Various Locations - Fee Not to Exceed $8,000.00
  • CA-12 Awarding Contract to GTBM Inc., East Rutherford, New Jersey for a Electronic Ticketing System for the Police Department Forty (40) Licenses - $52,850 Plus Ticket Fees
  • CA-13 Accepting the Dedication of Crescent Court as a Borough Street

Resolutions

  • R-1 Authorizing a 5th Amendment to the Settlement Agreement With FLRA and Tucker Extending the Time Period for Adoption of Amendments to the Redevelopment Plan for Redevelopment Area 5
  • R-2 Authorizing the Extending the Conditional Designation of Tucker as Redeveloper for the West Parcel
  • R-3 Authorizing the Extending the Conditional Designation of FLRA as Redeveloper for the East Parcel
  • R-4 Approving Developers Agreement With the Fort Lee Athletic Club, Inc. at 2029 Lemoine Avenue
  • R-5 Authorizing the Issuance of Requests for Qualifications for 2012 for Professional Services for the Borough of Fort Lee for Legal, Financial, Engineering, Health Benefits and Risk Management Services
  • R-6 Amending Capital Budget
  • R-7 Authorizing the Form and Other Details of Not to Exceed $7,500,000 of General Obligation Bonds to Accomplish the Refunding on the Terms Approved by Local Finance Board Consistent With the Refunding Provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and Providing for the Sale and the Delivery of Such Bonds to NW Capital Markets Inc.


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