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187-12 October 2, 2012 RESOLUTION WHEREAS, the Planning Board of the Township of West Orange on or about August 1, 2012, adopted Resolution #12-02, indicating its opposition to New Jersey Senate bill S1534, and New Jersey Assembly bill A2586, both seeking to equalize the standing of private and public colleges before municipal land use bodies by exempting private colleges from the regulatory framework for non-governmental land use applicants as set forth in the Municipal Land Use Law, N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1, et seq.; and WHEREAS, the aforesaid Planning Board Resolution, a copy of which is annexed hereto, sets forth its reasons for opposing the cited bills and urges the NJ State Legislature to defeat this proposed legislation; and WHEREAS, in sum and substance, the Planning Board’s objects to the proposed legislation on the grounds that it is contrary to the principles of sound land use planning as set forth in the MLUL, eviscerating the usual protections afforded the public with respect to development by private colleges which already enjoy enhanced status by virtue of their categorization as “inherently beneficial” under the MLUL; and WHEREAS, the Planning Board has sought the West Orange Township Council’s support in opposition to this proposed legislation; and WHEREAS, the Township Council has reviewed the proposed legislation and concurs with the conclusions of the Township’s Planning Board as set forth in its Resolution #12-02; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT, AND IT IS HEREBY, RESOLVED BY THE TOWNSHIP COUNCIL OF THE TOWNSHIP OF WEST ORANGE, that for all of the reasons set forth in West Orange Planning Board Resolution #12-02, a copy of which is annexed hereto, the Township Council hereby joins the Planning Board in expressing its opposition to New Jersey Senate bill S1534, and New Jersey Assembly bill A2586, and urges its State Legislators to vote against the passage of both of those bills, and IT IS FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Municipal Clerk shall be and hereby is authorized to forthwith send a fully executed copy of this Resolution, with the attached Planning Board Resolution #12-02, to each of the State Legislators representing the legislative districts within which West

o forthwith send a fully executed copy of this Resolution, with the attached Planning Board Resolution #12-02, to each of the State Legislators representing the legislative districts within which West Orange, or any portion thereof, lies. Victor Cirilo, Council President Karen J. Carnevale, Municipal Clerk Adopted: October 2, 2012