Northfield civic updates

Jan 19, 2024

Northfield City Council Meeting

Council meeting covered budget and finance, public safety, land use and development, with action or motion language detected in the transcript. Frequent terms included: city, field, don't, little, then.

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Budget and finance

11:57

okay okay okay at this time if everyone can uh please refer to your agenda approval of the minutes councilman Naro and councilman carpan resolutions 34 through 39 and 42 councilman Smith and councilman en [Music] and 40 and 41 we will only be able to approve one of those two so uh councilman Smith and councilman...

Public safety

28:41

evening welcome to norfield city council regular meeting for January 16 2024 this meeting has been properly advertised in the Press of Atlantic City on Saturday January 6th 2024 and in accordance with public law 1975 chapter 231 may I have a flag salute led by mayor cha I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United...

Land use and development

38:30

sorry it's housing element in Fair Share Plan here and after fair share plan uh to be amended as necessary satisfies its fair share of the regional need for low and moderate income housing Pur stuent to the Mount Laurel Doctrine and whereas the city simultaneously sought ultimately secured a protective order...

Infrastructure and public works

7:22

it uh the cmana thank you Mr President uh just a few things tonight uh first uh from field um with the help of Jason yard we've uh revised the bid specs for the Little League field um and we're looking to get that out to bid uh on a resolution for February 6 um going right into the disc off um councilman deise...

Parks, events, and community programs

30:13

mayor Chow here thank you I have a motion for approval of the minutes uh Mr President I move to dispense with the reading of the minutes of January 2nd of 2024 they have been distributed to council and our own file in the office of municipal clerk second all in favor I any oppos thank you Mr Mayor thank you sir I...

Administration and appointments

11:57

okay okay okay at this time if everyone can uh please refer to your agenda approval of the minutes councilman Naro and councilman carpan resolutions 34 through 39 and 42 councilman Smith and councilman en [Music] and 40 and 41 we will only be able to approve one of those two so uh councilman Smith and councilman...

Decisions / votes

  • 27:24nonprofit type of field use that's that's how we yeah because I'm looking at both applications they both say not profit um that would be a misleading that on your one application the one is absolutely a profit organization and if you can probably uce which...
  • 29:28Responders and police and fire and rescue thank you okay roll call Mrs bchi here miss carfago here Mr deise Mr paa here Mr Noto here Mr Smith here Mr Leeds here mayor Chow here thank you I have a motion for approval of the minutes uh Mr President I move to...
  • 30:30own file in the office of municipal clerk second all in favor I any oppos thank you Mr Mayor thank you sir I as already stated it was about the Mainland Regional High School recognition awards that I presented on behalf of city council and myself it was a...
  • 36:00can we get all of it for 100,000 I know it'd be great if we could find all that stuff for thank you for your input Cil Smith you're wel for that at this time we'll open this meeting to the public anyone from the public wishing to speak on any topic we ask...
  • 37:02any items requiring expenditure are supported by a certificate of availability of funds um and we do have to uh resolutions that are separate tonight so I have a motion to vote by consent agenda fors to read 42 I'll do it after then second it okay on in...
  • 38:02of the city of Northfield authorizing the execution of an amended settlement agreement between the city and the fair share housing center whereas pursuant to inray njac 5 96 and 5 97 221 nj1 2015 Mount Marl for on July 2nd 2015 the city of Northfield uh...
  • 39:04special Master here and after court Master as it is customary and not moral matters adjudicated in the courts and whereas under the supervision of the Court Master the city and fair housing center entered into a settlement agreement on April 24th 2018 uh...
  • 41:08amendment to the fshc set up an agreement with the court for review and approval by a duly notice spance hearing and B take all actions necessary and reasonable to secure in order approving the amendment to the fhd ferment agreement I Shannon Campbell...

Public comment

other than that we say congratulations Veronica yeah right Victoria mtis a proud North resident we congratulate her on everything that she did representing not just New Jersey but the wind buiild as well so congratulations to her for her achievement and...

event and it was a one for the record books something that nobody who is there will ever forget ever it was really cool um January 22nd will be the next regular board meeting for Mainland at six o'clock and I have nothing for the cultural committee right...

something together absolutely your field use list asks a couple questions I don't know if they're being reviewed I don't know why they're on there if they're not even being vetted before they get to you or me they should be vetted before you know you were...

guess we to figure out go we'd have to figure out what what to do and then Implement that and then get you guys on board with it and sure and then maybe maybe these these organizations come to you guys and and then you then they then they put in their...

of the city of Northfield authorizing the execution of an amended settlement agreement between the city and the fair share housing center whereas pursuant to inray njac 5 96 and 5 97 221 nj1 2015 Mount Marl for on July 2nd 2015 the city of Northfield uh...

Transcript (6,268 words)
I'm
blanking
good evening welcome to the city
Northfield work session meeting for
January 16
2024 this meeting has been properly
advertised in the Press of Atlantic City
on Saturday January 6th 2024 and in
accordance with public law 1975 chapter
231 may I have a flag salute led by
councilman
Paula
attention unit
States
stand andice all thank you all please be
seated
[Music]
quick she's
in roll call Mrs bchi
here we heard you
miss carpano here Mr DSE Mr Notaro here
Mr patina here Mr Smith here Mr
Le mayor Chow also
absent okay I guess we'll move right on
into uh committee reports councilwoman
bchi do you have any committee report
hold on one second I muted or let me
unmute again um can you hear me there we
go yes okay um I just have I just real
quickly want to say um Victoria midus um
competed in Miss America pageant on
Saturday night and although she didn't
win um we're all very proud of her for
all her
accomplishments um planning board I was
sworn in on January 4th it was my first
meeting I'm looking forward to learning
a lot this year um and it's good because
that'll coordinate with um
EDC um and that's it for me for tonight
thank you thank
you uh councilman
Smith thank you uh not much report here
either the
um Court situation count solicitor forer
did send an email uh to the council so I
inv to take a look at that nothing has
been scheduled at the moment so we
anticipate a response but uh take a look
at that email in regards to the court
situation um there are
some couple
of resolutions on for use of facilities
for the fields and I know little league
has put theirs in for use of the field
as well I'll withh comment at this point
till we get to the resolutions that and
um other than that we say
congratulations
to
Veronica yeah
right Victoria mtis a proud North
resident we congratulate her on
everything that she did representing not
just New Jersey but the wind buiild as
well so congratulations to her for
her achievement and that's
why thank you um for Mainland
congratulations for the indoor track
girls team um they won two relays at the
uh championships for group three and we
had um two of the teams they went pretty
far overall they finished third so they
did a really great job impressive scores
um a huge thank you to all the mayors of
all three towns for um January 2nd and
that Proclamation and it was amazing for
that and also on January 6 for Jim Allen
Hard Rock and everybody else who came
out um that was actually an amazing
event and it was a one for the record
books something that nobody who is there
will ever forget ever it was really cool
um January 22nd will be the next regular
board meeting for Mainland at six
o'clock and I have nothing for the
cultural committee right now and
Veterans we're still trying to figure
out where this off what's going on with
that that's
it uh the cmana thank you Mr President
uh just a few things tonight uh first uh
from field
um with the help of Jason yard we've uh
revised the bid specs for the Little
League field um and we're looking to get
that out to bid uh on a resolution for
February
6 um going right into the disc off um
councilman deise asked me to handle uh
part of that uh or or take the lead on
that um my suggestion is is maybe to
form a committee I know I spoke to
ironically the three people that are
here on the phone about being on that
committee so I you know if you would you
know handle the uh the disc off and if
there's anything from uh either public
works or uh anything at all you can
always you know call on
us who will be on the committee
Tom uh Brian and
re okay sound good and uh just you know
congratulations to uh Veronica and uh
Victoria and uh and Mainland for for the
great win of course that was that was an
amazing event uh the Hard Rock through
uh it was an amazing night at the uh the
board meeting that was that was really
nice and uh mayor had a really nice
speech probably one of the best up there
oh thank you very impressed um and
that's all I have thank you thank
you uh I don't have much either from my
committee early in the year we did do a
walk through councilman Smith and I for
the
disc um all through the woods out in
Birch Grove Park and uh found a couple
interesting things out there but a good
layout of the course um Brian Smith
brother came down who's a very familiar
with courses as well as uh Mr Brady
that's been coming to our meetings so um
looks like a nice layout looks like
it'll be a great addition so um we'll be
getting to it to make sure we
been working behind the scenes on some
of the dot and eyes and cross and tees
in order to make
it get off the ground if you
will that's all I
have uh on
the the Committees I don't believe we
have any
updates electric vehicles we're going to
meet with uh yeah we're g try to set
something up meet the next two weeks to
square wig
councilman Taro and I went through some
of the requirements and then uh where're
just some of it needs more engineering
expertise NE either he or I can
provide out of our
wheelhouse um the ongoing business uh
the I don't believe we've heard anything
back on the sale of those two properties
I know it's sitting with habitat right
now to um
provide their plans for what what they
want to build
there and the storm water
obviously want to transfer that over and
see trying to do with sharing some storm
water facilities so touch base with
former engineer Mr nir
and see if we can get get something from
the Atlanta County they've been ghosting
us if you will on that I guess they
haven't gotten he hasn't gotten anything
back from them on on on that
project
and as far as new Grant opportunity I
guess that will'll cover with your in
your report
um oh I'm sorry councilman leads is
attending remotely he does not have a
report this evening oh sorry I didn't
know he I apologize
C you jumped
in NJ
DT Grant is
that is that you or is that our
former okay so both of those are former
okay okay
okay at this time if everyone can uh
please refer to your
agenda approval of the minutes
councilman Naro and councilman
carpan
resolutions 34 through
39 and
42 councilman Smith and councilman en
[Music]
and 40 and 41 we will only be able to
approve one of those two so uh
councilman Smith and councilman Naro
depending on what we do with those will
be pulling 40 out 40 and 41 are on their
own on their
own and Ordinance one councilwoman
Carano and councilman
Smith
meeting notices councilman
Nara at this time we'll open the meeting
to the public anyone one of public
wishing to speak we ask that you please
step forward and state your name and
city of residence for the
record good evening uh Jason yard 700
Hol Drive northv uh I am president of
North Little and I thought with
conversation the last couple days with a
few counsil people it would be a little
bit beneficial for me for me to explain
to you folks how we start our season and
how it functions because now you have um
requests to utilize the field right now
and we the re the first request you got
was before our field use so we kind of
had a little conflict there a little bit
of a misunderstanding or maybe not
understanding how it plays out and I I
want to express from our perspective how
this is and also how we hope maybe in
the future we can alleviate what we just
gone through the last couple days so
Northville little leag for 40 some years
has operated in the same location from
March 1st through July 301st we then
take a short break and we work from
September 1st to October 1st 40 years
we've done the same thing year after
year that's baseball season with in
southeast you know Jersey um
now we have the field reest I understand
the concept of the Field Youth request I
believe our organization was the reason
the field you request was actually even
entertained about seven years ago when
we had travel
organization start to show interest and
need places to play so you know it went
back and forth and a lot of the the
members at that point were prior Council
people and all that we we eventually
said listen why not let's entertain it
let's bring them in give them an
opportunity to play on our our
facilities and we'll figure it out we'll
work together that's the key words there
working
together so over the years we've had to
put our field our use in again March 1st
through July 31st nothing change year
after year after year after year and
what we have to wait for on our side is
we start registration in December at
least now we start in December prior we
used to started in January so we start
in December we open up Reg ation we then
take it to January and then we take it
to
February we are unable to tell Council
or the city what exact day we will be
playing baseball and softball exactly
right we have four Fields with 10 12
teams we don't know the schedule how
it's all going to play out all right so
we have to wait till the numbers come in
so when we put our field juice in now
that we have to do this every year we
kind of put it in more February kind of
March because not only is the field use
required we also have to provide a
certificate of insurance which is
understandable our Certificate of
Insurance falls under little under
Little League International right
remember we don't we don't you guys
don't pay for our insurance anym so for
us to do that we have to pay little leag
after our registration is completed we
we cut them a check once it's paid they
cut us the insurance certificate with
the additional Insurance of the
city um once we have that we provide
that now um we do get reminded thank you
very much from the city and then we get
that information in and then these
organizations they put their requests in
and with a courtesy because I know it's
not required we get an email or phone
call saying such and such team is
requesting to use the field the major
field from this time on this day and
we'll let and we let uh whether it be
Mario Shannon let them know that the
field is not available or it is
available right heading on that goes she
records my answer and then it comes in
front of you
folks and as of today nothing has been
overruled in the sense when we say it's
not available okay now that's all good
and well now if I don't get my field
shoes in apparently and another team
does they seem to be able to get the
field ahead of us that is the absolute
most ridiculous thing I've ever heard
about again 40 some years we have been
on the same facility playing baseball
s we are Northfield little we are not
sand sharks we're not bpc we are not
four kids out of a team or Northfield we
are 98% Northfield and I say that only
because we have softball from Summer
point in lywood play so we have a very
small uh fraction of girls outside of
our town but we're North our kids
without even thinking about it should be
the ones who get priority of those
fields it should not ever be hey if you
don't get it in bpc sand Shar FS Prime
is going to get those fields not going
to happen and we could say it all we
want it's not going to happen as an
organization we will never be able to
give that out and let these teams use it
you own the fields the dirt and the
grass and the fence are yours the B
the Mounds the plate the line everything
else that has makes a baseball feeli
little so we need to try to come to an
understanding and I believe when we when
when the city put in I don't know if
it's an ordinance or whatever whatever
this thing is where we have to appeal
use I think we just jumped the gun and
we we said hey everybody's got to do it
and I and I think there is probably a
better way to say little league um fan
and the other Youth Organization that's
that always comes to mind is the Boys
Scouts those be those those
organizations should be able to put
something in perpetuity forever eternity
whatever word you want to write I can
give you March 1st to July 31st
September 1st to November 1st and not
put a year on it and say to you I need
the field so the day we I die and
whoever's president after me can be I've
been part of the organization for 16
years and Tom's on the board still many
of you folks every actually everyone
sitting here has had a child play with
us uh have coached right and even the
ones that are not here right now have
have been part of the
organization um I've been the president
for now going on eight years and I have
seven year olds they can play my
daughter can play till she's 16 so I
have nine more years minimum that
quarter of a
century quarter of a century I will be a
part of North build and probably longer
because I truly truly enjoy it and I do
it for the kids not for my kid and I
really love it um but we have to figure
something out and I should not have to
worry that on January 16th when we're
still trying to get our numbers together
we're trying to figure out what we're
going to do that I have to worry about
hurrying up and getting a field use in
on a field on a piece of property that
we have used for 40 some years because
an outside organization that has in this
example three kids out of 11 from
Northfield that they may take my time
that's that is not something we should
ever have to entertain it should be Hey
listen thanks for putting your request
in gota wait for Northfield Little
League because they need to decide
what's going on they will let us know
what times are available if any at all
and in this year it's even more
different that we have this project
thank you uh Northfield for um where we
are even right now with the possibility
of this field rehab for our big our our
we call it our Big Field our Major Field
it's still the little kids it's not the
the bunting field um we're going to have
it redone hopefully right knock on wood
we're going to get this going through
whether it's done in March April or
whether it's done in the fall we're
hoping it's done this year and what
what's going to happen is we're going to
open up from playing what we call 4060
60 foot base 4066 pctures man which is a
little league and Under 12 VI and under
we're going to open it up to offer a 70
environment which is that little step
before the kids go up to the Big D right
that field so if we open up that field
and make this field um
interchangeable we get another level of
play in little we will have our 13y old
boys who leave us and go on to wherever
they go or stop playing now have another
time to play literally baseball for us
again which is awesome and you know one
team two teams and then we go out we do
what we got to do
so adding that environment will now
lessen the amount of time that one field
is available right because it was
available because we only had tws on
there right 11s play on the minor field
you guys all know the fields I'm talking
about 11 and 12 well now we're going to
have 12s and 13s on that field and what
we've done in the past is and it's
worked these teams that request use they
know us they're not just some guy who
doesn't know it
right they they somehow know it because
kids from our organization are on there
the dads are the coaches and then they
wind up talking and what happens is they
talk to us they come to myself they come
to my VP of baseball and they say hey
guys we would love to use your Fields
got a great facility can we use it okay
then we use it and um we'll say all
right what are you looking for and we go
back and forth and we nail down the
times and dates and then we go right put
your put your application in for the
city and we're good that's it and then I
get the request I I say yes and we all
are and you know we're all and work
together that didn't happen yet so we're
not saying No this can't happen we're
saying January 16th you literally cannot
approve this I just want everybody
understand why not there's no there's no
animosity with this team come back and
talk to us after this and say hey guys
sorry we didn't reach out can we work
something together
absolutely your field use list asks a
couple questions I don't know if they're
being reviewed I don't know why they're
on there if they're not even being
vetted before they get to you or me they
should be vetted before you know you
were asking a question that some of
those should bail right
away well yeah I mean
it's it's a city field and it's got to
be available to yeah the public the
public so the question though is why are
we why would we ask whether they're
profit or nonprofit why would we ask if
any Northfield kids or how many are on
the team what's the what's the relevancy
there if it means absolutely nothing
right you could say one you could say 12
either way it still seems that it's
coming down on pip I I just don't I
we're trying to figure out ways to do as
you said multiple Years or or something
sure so there's something on on on the
city's end that we have to work through
to get there may be another there may be
another way
to to do the I got you know and and I
guess we to figure out go we'd have to
figure out what what to do and then
Implement that and then get you guys on
board with it and sure and
then maybe maybe these these
organizations come to you
guys and and then
you then they then they put in their
application and and and the city
approves it right it makes sense it may
it there may be a way to Chris you
know I spoke with things at length about
this recently and you know as the ason I
I agree with him 100% oh absolutely
right I don't think I can't imagine that
most of us don't you understand like
this should be for
Northfield athl and they should be first
there's no question about it I don't
know maybe Mr pendic would review the uh
the application and the resolution
ordinance whatever it is um just to get
Fiery on it but I don't think there's
any question that literally should have
a right of first refusal and that should
be obviously inal somehow in place that
get the the we all know that we all
understand it but in this scario where
this team comes in
first that's a no it's gonna be a no
like we need Little League to be on
board with it list I do apologize don't
get it in the timely manner well you
explain yourself no and you explained
yourself well you don't have all the
information that you need to submit it
so I think well speaking for myself I
understand that okay I think we
understand that but we need to look and
see what's in what's on the books and
how we can modify and make it right uh I
don't think there's any doubt that we
all support North Field L league and
obviously course we want you to have
first what you need to do to provide for
the citizens then to
use thank you I appreciate it that's all
all I have and thank you for everything
especially for this project I really do
thank all of you guys whove been
involved and helping me behind the
scenes you know what I mean trying to
get it squared away so thank you very
much thank you thank you Jason real
quick you indicated something about the
nonprofit nature yes was there an issue
with um no uh we it's on there yeah and
we were curious uh and I and I will say
this if if my recol it's not the best
but I remember going back to when we
first started this and uh we were kind
of involved I think uh myself Pat
McCarthy a few of us sat at this table
here to Greg May and stff and we went
over some ideas the not the profit
nonprofit was one of those well if
you're profit you may not get the field
right because that's not what it's about
it was not to conflict with the
nonprofit youth organizations that are
using it and motioning the
applications accuracy are you not the
accuracy no their response of if it's
profit sorry you know we we this is a
nonprofit type of field use that's
that's how we
yeah because I'm looking at both
applications they both say not profit um
that would be a misleading that on your
one application the one is absolutely a
profit organization and if you can
probably uce which one I'm mentioning
it's not us so that must mean to the
others but it's absolutely a for-profit
organization
thank if there's anyone in Zoom that
would like to speak please raise your
Zoom
hand
No Hands No Hands okay seeing no one
public session is now
closed I have a motion Mo all in favor I
I
[Music]
over
are you ready yes good
evening welcome to norfield city council
regular meeting for January 16 2024 this
meeting has been properly advertised in
the Press of Atlantic City on Saturday
January 6th 2024 and in accordance with
public law 1975 chapter
231 may I have a flag salute led by
mayor
cha I pledge allegiance to the flag of
the United States of America and to the
Republic for which it stands one nation
under God indivisible with liberty and
justice for all ladies and
Gentlemen please remember and keep in
our prayers those serving in our
nation's armed S Forces especially our
troops away from home and our First
Responders and police and fire and
rescue thank
you
okay roll call Mrs bchi here miss
carfago here Mr deise Mr paa here Mr
Noto here Mr Smith here Mr Leeds here
mayor Chow
here thank you I have a motion for
approval of the minutes uh Mr President
I move to dispense with the reading of
the minutes of January 2nd of 2024 they
have been distributed to council and our
own file in the office of municipal
clerk second all in favor I any
oppos thank
you Mr Mayor thank you sir I as already
stated it was about the Mainland
Regional High School recognition awards
that I presented on behalf of city
council and myself it was a wonderful
event well attended and I was very happy
to represent city council here in
Northfield uh if any of you were
planning on attending the Atlanta County
League of municipality dinner meeting
this month uh Friday it has been
cancelled and it'll be moved up to March
and my last report is that I'm happy to
announce that our last meeting that was
scheduled uh with the PBA local 77 was
approved or I should say an Mo MOA was
was made I want to thank the
committee Council excuse me councilman
Palestina councilman uh deiz council
president Mr Leeds uh Mary Ani and
myself um it was it was it wasn't that
bad but you know we we've got a few
things um it was a tough year and but
things as any kind of negotiations
there's a give and take but I'm happy
that the last meeting that was scheduled
we came to a conclusion so thank you
again to the committee and thank you
everyone I hope you can will support
this Mo MOA thank you
councilman thank you
m
um
[Music]
report
can I hold can I pause you one
second need to come up a
little
he's quieter than the rest of
us
water
what
and we our CFO is in the midst of
closing the book so once
that arduous task is done she'll be able
to she'll have the financials and be
able to prepare it and uh she has to
prepare it in the format that the USDA
is looking for so
that's yeah I forwarded everything there
and uh so
next on her list as soon as she gets
through again she has to close the books
in order to get those
financials is there a deadline on
that yeah thank
you I might suggest as a member of the
newly formed ad hoc frisbee golf
committee that equipment for a Frisbee
Golf Course might be appropriate for the
elrig grant I don't know know I'll be
part of the committee that meets on this
but I would certainly suggest maybe some
baskets or some you know I can certainly
come up with up to
$100,000 equipment well 100,000 portion
100,000 could do basketball court toward
that too yeah that's more of what we're
in I'm on the fris golf the pickle
Bowers will be hunting you
down
can we get all of it for
100,000 I know it'd be great if we could
find all that stuff
for thank you for your input Cil Smith
you're
wel for that at this time we'll open
this meeting to the public anyone from
the public wishing to speak on any topic
we ask you please step forward state
your name for your record and your city
of residence and observe a five minute L
for speaker
and if anyone is in Zoom please raise
your Zoom
hand zo seeing no one public session is
now
closed resolutions all matters cons
listed under the consent agenda are
considered to be routine in nature and
having been re reviewed by Council will
be enacted by one motion any item may be
removed from the sent agenda at the
request of any council member and if so
removed we treat it as a separate matter
any items requiring expenditure are
supported by a certificate of
availability of
funds um and we do have to
uh resolutions that are separate tonight
so I have a motion to vote by consent
agenda fors to read 42 I'll do it after
then second it okay on in the consent
agenda before we go to vote I'll
okay so uh a motion for cons agenda for
34 through 39 and 42 make a motion to
adopt by consing agenda resolutions
34-22 24 through 39 2024 and 42-
2024 second all in favor I I any
oppose no motion to adopt the can sent
again um so resolution 42 an added item
uh to your agenda resolution 42 of 2024
is the resolution of the common Council
of the city of Northfield authorizing
the execution of an amended settlement
agreement between the city and the fair
share housing center whereas pursuant to
inray njac 5 96 and 5 97 221 nj1 2015
Mount Marl for on July 2nd 2015 the city
of Northfield uh filed a declaratory
judgment complaint the Superior Court
law division SE among other things a
Judicial declaration that its fair I'm
sorry it's housing element in Fair Share
Plan here and after fair share plan uh
to be amended as necessary satisfies its
fair share of the regional need for low
and moderate income housing Pur stuent
to the Mount Laurel Doctrine and whereas
the city simultaneously sought
ultimately secured a protective order
providing the city of Northfield
immunity from all exclusionary zoning
lawsuits including Builders remedy
lawsuits while it pursues approval of
its Fair plan which is still in full
force and effect and whereas the court
appointed Stephen P py JSC retired as
the special Master here and after court
Master as it is customary and not moral
matters adjudicated in the courts and
whereas under the supervision of the
Court Master the city and fair housing
center entered into a settlement
agreement on April 24th
2018 uh here and after the 2018
settlement agreement which was
thereafter approved by a court
on June 19 2018 after a properly noticed
Fair fairness hearing hearing uh that
was held on June 1
2018 and where as the court issued a
conditional Judgment of compliance and
repose to the city on August 31
2018 whereas since the ENT entry of the
Judgment of repose the dasis of Camden
and County have begun discussions on
creating a 100% affordable senior rental
project on County owned property located
in city which will benefit the city's
current and future residents as well as
very low low and moderate income
households in the region and whereas the
fair share housing center and the city
have agreed that the diis dasis project
will be a beneficial addition to the
city's housing element and fair share of
plan whereas the city and uh F
fshc have agreed that an amendment to
the fair share housing center settlement
agreement needs to be entered into to
address proposed changes to the 2018
settlement agreement whereas in order to
implement the proposed changes in
addition to amending the city's
affordable housing plan it is also
necessary to amend the 2018 settlement
agreement accordingly and this amendment
to the fshc settlement agreement serves
that purpose now therefore be reserved
resolved on the 16th day of January 2024
by the city council of the city of
Northfield County of Atlantic and state
of New Jersey as
follows uh the city the council hereby
authorizes and directs the mayor of the
city of Northfield to execute the
amendment to the fshc Fett an agreement
city council hereby directs the city's
affordable housing Council to a file the
amendment to the fshc set up an
agreement with the court for review and
approval by a duly notice spance hearing
and B take all actions necessary and
reasonable to secure in order approving
the amendment to the fhd ferment
agreement I Shannon Campbell deputy
municip Clerk of the city of Northfield
do hereby certify that the forgoing
resolution was adopted at a regular
meeting of the common Council on the
city of of the city of Northfield held
the 16th day of January
202 one second I'll a roll call trying
to unmute Caroline
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and
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on I'm just going to have to I'll leave
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done are you still
there yeah I'm here
don't know how to get the video back on
I we're still a we're still yeah they're
still there audio I'm afraid to hit
something I can see you though Shannon
okay oh okay all right I can see I can
see the video Eric are you there too yes
I am okay all right all right so this is
H the Roll Call to um he didn't
move motion please I need to do the vote
to vote vot to vote yeah I thought he
did the
motion need to move and because we did
all in Pap to adopt okay we
did go ahead Brian like to make the
motion to adopt the consent agenda for
Resolutions 34-22 24 through 39-22 24
and
4224
second
okay okay Mrs bchi
yes Mrs Carano yes Mr
deise Mr Pala yes Mr Naro yes Mr Smith
yes Mr Leeds yes motion carries to adopt
the consent
agenda
resolution
41 resolution
40 uh should
we a that do you yeah is there a way is
there a way we can vote on it with the
stipulation that they organize the times
with with with little league can you do
it that just said before have to fail
yeah if
41 going to be approved you should deny
40 and maybe they come in with an
amended with an amended application
after they work all
right I make motion to adopt resolution
40
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second roll call Mrs bchi can you
clarify me for me real quick that's
Northfield little leags no that's the
other group it's Prime so we're we're
approving that we you're voting voting
on it oh no I don't approve that
okay sorry that's okay thank you
Mrs carfano no Mr deiz Mr Paula no Mr
Naro not at this time Mr Smith no Mr
Leeds no motion fails for resolution 40
uh 40
20-24 motion for resolution
40-41 40- motion adopt resolution 41-
2024 second
Mrs Bushi yes Mrs corano yes Mr deise Mr
Palestina yes Mr NATO yes Mr Smith yes
Mr Leeds
yes okay motion approved for resolution
41-22 Ordinance one may have a
motion to adopt ordinance or ordinance 1
d224 I'd like to move to adopt ordinance
1
2024 to be read by title only
second
Ordinance one of 2024 is an ordinance
providing for and establishing salary
ranges of officers and employees of the
city of Northfield and repealing all
ordinances here to for adopted the
provisions of which are inconsistent
here withth this is the second reading
there will be a public hearing after
which it will be considered for final
adoption since introduction the
ordinance has been posted in the lobby
of City Hall and on the city website any
member of the public who requested a
copy of the ordinance was provided one
free of charge at the office of the
municipal clerk the ordinance will be
published a final time if adopted on
January
23rd uh the uh public session for
ordinance 1 d221 is now open anyone from
the public wishing to speak on that
ordinance and that ordinance alone may
do so at this time yes you please step
forward and state your name for the
record anyone in Zoom
please raise your Zoom hand just speak
because I can't see your Zoom hand oh
you would have there's only two people
there oh you see The Zo yeah you can see
the zoom
hand okay okay uh seeing no one Pok
session is now
closed and roll call okay roll call Mrs
bchi yes Mrs careno yes Mr
deise Mr Palestina yes Mr Nero yes Mr
Smith no
s I'm sorry yes thank you Mr Lee
Yes motion approved for ordinance 1-
12024 meeting notices our next city
council meeting is uh February 6th at 6
PM work session and our regular session
will immediately follow I have a motion
to adour
motion
second thank you
favor I
I I don't know maybe
minimiz I can Shannon I can see the
video whether or not it's recording so
just so you know it's recording I found
it it somehow got minimized okay I'm not
right thank you Carol thank you good
night everybody all right feel better
everyone
night