March 12, 2019 Special Meeting

RESOLUTION(S) Preliminary Investigation and Report Proposed Non-Condemnation Area in Need of Redevelopment Block 68, Lot 1 46 Mt. Pleasant Avenue APPROVED 3/6/19 DISCUSSION: Resolution to memorialize recommendation to the Township Council that the Study Area meets the statutory criteria for designation as a non-condemnation area in need of redevelopment per the statutory criteria of the Local Redevelopment and Housing Law (LHRL) NJ.S.A. 40A:12A, et seq. The Board voted on the Resolution as follows: Motion: Bagoff Second: Trenk Bagoff: Yes Wegner: Yes Cardoza: : Wilkes: Yes Keigher: Yes Williams (Alt #1): Abstain Klein: Absent Johnson (Alt #2): - McCartney: Yes Weston: Yes Trenk: Yes DISCUSSION Master Plan Reexamination Presentations by Paul Grygiel, AICP, PP of Phillips Preiss Grygiel Leheny Hughes LLC regarding purpose, process and scope of the Township's 2019 Master Plan Reexamination, including required sections and topical plan element updates, and data and other relevant information, and by Barbara Davis of The Land Conservancy of New Jersey regarding the Township’s 2019 Open Space and Recreation Plan Update, followed by Board and public questions and discussion. DISCUSSION: Mr. Grygiel began the discussion with a PowerPoint presentation of the Master Plan Reexamination process. He stated that per state law the Master Plan was a policy document adopted by the Planning Board, then sent to the governing body to implement through ordinances. State law dictated the Master Plan be updated every ten year; it also dictated the items the Master Plan address including land use and housing issues. Under state law there were five mandatory components to the Master Plan: problems and objectives in last reexamination; extent to which they had changed; significant changes in assumptions,