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Packet · Oct 16, 2025

Township Council Meeting - Thursday — Packet

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1. Conference Meeting Agenda Documents: CA 10.16.25.PDF 2. Public Meeting Agenda Documents: PM 10.16.25 (2).PDF 3. Bill List Documents: 10.16.25.PDF 4. Resolution(S) 4.I. 219-25 Documents: 219-25 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING MEDIATION PER THE MEDIATION ORDER ENTERED BY JUDGE CECCHI - 2025.PDF 219-25 EXHIBIT.PDF 4.II. 220-25 Documents: 220-25 AUTHORIZING EXTENSION -AGRMT-LENSLOCK FOR BODY WORN CAMERAS IN-CAR CAMERA AUDIO VIDEO RECORDING SYSTEMS AND RELATED SERVICES.PDF 4.III. 221-25 Documents: 221-25 RESOLUTION APPROVING PROPOSAL WITH MATRIX FOR ENV. SVCS. 4-10 CENTRAL AVE.PDF 221-25 PROPOSAL-BIDDELMAN-DEMOLITION OVERSIGHT.PDF 4.IV. 222-25 Documents: 222-25 RESOLUTION MORRIS ROAD SUSSEX ROAD AND HUNTERDON ROAD IMPROVMENTS PROJECT 2024 MA SA-22.PDF 222-25 BID_TAB MA 2024.PDF 222-25 AGREEMENT - REGGIO MA 2024 MORRIS RD. SUSSEX RD. HUNTERDON RD. (SIGNED 10.07.2025-BAGNATO).PDF 4.V. 223-25 Documents: 223-25 RELEASE OF PERFORMANCE BOND - STONE HILL.PDF

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HUNTERDON RD. (SIGNED 10.07.2025-BAGNATO).PDF 4.V. 223-25 Documents: 223-25 RELEASE OF PERFORMANCE BOND - STONE HILL.PDF 4.VI. 224-25 Documents: 224-25 RELEASE OF PERFORMANCE BOND - TROJAN STORAGE.PDF 4.VII. 225-25 Documents: 225-25 AUTH EXECUTION-PSA - CME FOR ENGINEERING SERVICES 2025.PDF 225-25 AGREEMENT WITH CME.PDF 225-25 EXHIBIT A.PDF 225-25 EXHIBIT B.PDF 4.VIII. 226-25 Documents: 226-25 GRANTING RENEWAL OF LOCAL LICENSE - WEST ORANGE WELLNESS - CANNABIS RETAIL BUSINESS 2025.PDF 4.IX. 227-25 Documents: 227-25 GRANTING RENEWAL OF LOCAL LICENSE - YERRR CANNA TO OPERATE A CANNABIS CULTIVATION BUSINESS WITH THE TOWO.PDF 4.X. 228-25 Documents: 228-25 CY 2025 BUDGET AMENDMENT NO. 1 - FINAL (10.10.25).PDF 4.XI. 229-25 Documents: 229-25 ADOPTION OF THE 2025 MUNICIPAL BUDGET V2 (002).PDF 4.XII. 230-25 Documents: 230-25 RESOLUTION EXTENDING GRACE PERIOD FOR TAX COLLECTION.PDF 5. Ordinance(S) On Second And Final Reading 5.I. 2939-25 Documents: 2939-25 AMEND CH. 7 SUBSCT. 7-32.1 HANDICAPPED PARKING-

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5. Ordinance(S) On Second And Final Reading 5.I. 2939-25 Documents: 2939-25 AMEND CH. 7 SUBSCT. 7-32.1 HANDICAPPED PARKINGROLLINSON-WELLINGTON-19 MCKINLEY.PDF 6. Ordinance(S) On First Reading 6.I. 2941-25 Documents: 2941-25 HANDICAPPED SPACES - 6 MCKINLEY 6 KLING 38 MITCHELL 136 ROLLINSON.PDF 6.II. 2942-25 (PULLED) 6.III. 2943-25 Documents: 2943-25 ORDINANCE-REDWOOD SCHOOL ZONE.PDF

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Township of West Orange CONFERENCE MEETING AGENDA Council Chambers – 66 Main Street Thursday, October 16, 2025 Meeting No. 22 This is to inform the general public that this meeting is being held in compliance with Section 5 of the Open Public Meetings Act, Chapter 231, Public Law 1975. The annual notice was emailed to the Star Ledger and filed in the Township Clerk’s office on January 7, 2025, and published in the West Orange Chronicle on January 16, 2025. Roll Call –Councilwoman Rudin, Councilwoman Scarpa, Councilwoman Casalino, Council President Krakoviak, Mayor McCartney =========================================================== 6:30 P.M.  James Koehne, WO Resident – Creator of “Fishing for Compliments: The Game Designed with Kind in Mind”  Discussion: 2026 Township Council Meeting Dates  Council Liaison Announcements  Public Meeting – 7:00 p.m. Agenda is subject to change.

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REVISED PUBLIC MEETING AGENDA Township of West Orange 66 Main Street – 7:00 p.m. Thursday, October 16, 2025-Meeting No. 22 This is to inform the general public that this meeting is being held in compliance with Section 5 of the Open Public Meetings Act, Chapter 231, Public Law 1975. The notice for this meeting was emailed to the Star Ledger and the West Orange Chronicle on January 7, 2025, and published in the West Orange Chronicle on January 16, 2025. Statement of Decorum In all matters not provided for in subsection 3-15.1 and except upon consent of the Council President, each person addressing the Council pursuant to this subsection shall be required to limit his or her remarks to five (5) minutes and shall at no time engage in any personally offensive or abusive remarks. The chair shall call any speaker to order who violates any provision of this rule. (1972 Code § 3-15.2) Roll Call – Councilwoman Casalino, Councilwoman Rudin, Councilwoman Scarpa, Council President Krakoviak, Mayor McCartney Pledge of Allegiance 1. Public Comment 2. *Consent Agenda 3. *Approval of Minutes of Previous Meeting - Public Meeting 9.30.25 4. *Report of Township Officers – None 5. *Reading of Petitions and Communications and Bids a. Contract for Snow Removal Services from Sidewalks, Paths, Crosswalk and Bus Shelters and Stops within the Township for 2025-2026 6. *Bill List 7. *Resolutions a. 219-25 Resolution Authorizing Mediation Per the Mediation Order Entered by Judge Cecchi – 2025 (Legal-Moon) b. 220-25 Resolution Authorizing Extension of Agreement with LensLock for Body Worn Cameras InCar Camera Audio Video Recording Systems and Related Services (Legal-Moon)

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c. 221-25 Resolution Approving a Proposal from Matrix New World for Environmental Services for Demolition Oversight & LSRP Services at 4-10 Central Avenue (former Biddleman Inc. site) NTE $19,120.00 (Carballo) d. 222-25 New Jersey Department of Transportation Division of Local Aid and Economic Development Recommendation of Award State Aid Project - NJDOT 2024-MA-00006 Morris Road, Sussex Road and Hunterdon Road Roadway Improvements Project be awarded to Reggio Construction, Inc., 416 East Central Boulevard, Palisades, N.J. 07650 whose bid amounted to $2,255,808.00 subject to the approval of the Department (Carballo) e. 223-25 Resolution Authorizing the Release of the Performance Bond Posted by Green Essex Partners Urban Renewal Entity, LLC, the Developer of Stone Hill, 1000 – 3000 Executive Drive, West Orange, NJ 07052, Block 155, Lot 42.03 to Guarantee the Installation of Certain Off-site Improvements in the Amount of $132,399.90, be Released Subject to Posting a Two-Year Maintenance Bond with the Township in the Amount of $48,513.00. (Carballo) f. 224-25 Resolution Authorizing the Release of the Performance Bond Posted by Arco/Murray National Holdings, Inc., the developer of Trojan Storage, 955 Pleasant Valley Way, West Orange, NJ 07052, Block 172.02, Lot 8.01 to Guarantee the Installation of Certain Off-Site Improvements in the Amount of $10,150.08, be Released Subject to Posting a Three-Year Maintenance Bond with the Township in the Amount of $8,301.00. (Carballo) g. 225-25 Resolution Authorizing a Professional Services Contract with Consulting and Municipal Engineers, LLC (CME), 379 US Route 1 South, Suite 100, Monmouth Junction, NJ to Provide Additional Municipal Engineering Services for the Township Zoning Board and Township Planning Board for the Remainder of CY 2025 NTE $25,000. (Legal-Gengaro) h. 226-25 Resolution Granting West Orange Wellness a Renewal of its Local License to Operate a Cannabis Retail Business with the Township of West Orange – 2025 (Legal-Moon) i. 227-25 Resolution Granting Yerrr Canna's Application to Renew its Local License to Operate a Cannabis Cultivation Business with the Township of West Orange - 2025 (Legal- Moon) j. 228-25 Public Hearing and Adoption of Budget Amendment No. 1 (Ditinyak) k. 229-25 Adoption of the 2025 Municipal Budget (Ditinyak) l. 230-25 Resolution Authorizing the Collector of Taxes to Extend the

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8-25 Public Hearing and Adoption of Budget Amendment No. 1 (Ditinyak) k. 229-25 Adoption of the 2025 Municipal Budget (Ditinyak) l. 230-25 Resolution Authorizing the Collector of Taxes to Extend the Grace Period for the 2025 Fourth Quarter Taxes (K. Longo) 8. Ordinances on Second and Final Reading

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a. 2939-25 An Ordinance Amending and Supplementing Chapter 7, Traffic, Subsection 7-32.1, Handicapped Parking on Streets, of the Revised General Ordinances of the Township of West Orange (Rollinson-Wellington – 19 McKinley) (Carballo) 9. Ordinances on First Reading a. 2941-25 An Ordinance Amending and Supplementing Chapter 7, Traffic, Subsection 7-32.2 Restricted Parking Zones of the Revised General Ordinances of the Township of West Orange (Carballo) Restricted Parking Stalls will be established in front of 6 McKinley Avenue, 6 Kling Street, 38 Mitchell Street, and 136 Rollinson Street for the exclusive use of the residents who are in possession of a NJMVC Disability ID and Parking Placard. These Stalls were requested by the residents of each location and are permissible under NJ Statutes Annotated (N.J.S.A.) 39:4-197.7. b. PULLED 2942-25 c. 2943-25 An Ordinance Amending and Supplementing Chapter 7, Traffic, Subsection 7-29.1, Speed Limits in General, 7-30 Mid-block Crosswalks, and 7-10.2 Stopping or Standing Prohibited During Certain Hours on Certain Streets on Certain Days of the Revised General Ordinances of the Township of West Orange (Carballo) This Ordinance amends Chapter 7, Subsection 29.1, Subsection 30, and Subsection 7-10.2 of the Revised General Ordinances. The ordinance establishes a 20 M.P.H. speed limit on Woodland Avenue, Forest Avenue, Ellis Street, and Redwood Avenue on weekdays between 8AM-10AM and 3PM-5PM in the vicinity of Redwood School when children are normally present. The ordinance deletes a mid-block crossing on Redwood Avenue that has been moved previously to Redwood Avenue and Cannon Street. The ordinance establishes No Stopping or Standing Zones on Woodland Avenue, Redwood Avenue, and Nicholas Avenue during school drop off and pickup hours where parents have been circumventing the established drop off procedure at Redwood School by parking on neighboring streets and creating a safety hazard. This change is part of a larger program to improve visibility and safety within the Redwood School Zone. At all other times, the speed limit on these listed streets will remain at 25 M.P.H. 10. Pending Matters/New Matters/Council Discussion a. Dogwood Green Dispensary - Request for 30 Day Extension of Cannabis License 11. ABC Hearing(s)-None 12. Adjournment The Council President may at his/her discretion modify with consent the order of

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a. Dogwood Green Dispensary - Request for 30 Day Extension of Cannabis License 11. ABC Hearing(s)-None 12. Adjournment The Council President may at his/her discretion modify with consent the order of business at any meeting of the Council if he/she deems it necessary and appropriate. (1972 Code § 3-8; Ord. No. 726-84; Ord. No. 1157-93; Ord. No. 2128-07 § II) Please click the link below to join the webinar: ZOOM LINK:

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https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82511944497?pwd=BgsGIkOfXD0qy17DMc3lpDTe3sekWQ.1 Webinar ID: 825 1194 4497 Passcode: 473747 Dial in: 646 931 3860 Public Comment – In Person Only Next Meeting Date(s): Tuesday, October 28, 2025 The agenda is subject to change.

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