STATE OF NEW JERSEY
					COUNTY OF BERGEN
					BOROUGH OF ELMWOOD PARK
					PLANNING BOARD

RE:

MATTERS AND DECISIONS RENDERED 
			
		On

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2017

					FEBRUARY 8, 2017
					Municipal Bldg.
					Elmwood Park, New Jersey 07407
					Commencing at 7:30 pm

B E F O R E:

		THE PLANNING BOARD OF THE BOROUGH OF ELMWOOD PARK.

PRESENT:

			JEFFREY FREITAG, Chairman
			JOHN ADAMO, Bd. Secty.
			ROBERT COLLETTI, Mayor/Member
			CLAUDIA ROSS, Member
			LOUIS VUONCINO, Councilman/Member
			STACY MOLA, Member
			HARRY DECKER, Member
			NICHOLAS PROTONOTARIOS, Member
			GREGORY AMENT, Member
			WILLIAM MENEELY, Member 
			GISELLE DIAZ, Bd. Engineer  		
			JOHN CONTE, JR., ESQ., Bd. Attorney

JOSEPH NATALE, C.S.R.
30 Cedar Island Drive
Brick, New Jersey 08723
(732) 477‑6710

I N D E X

APPLICANT			DISPOSITION			PAGE

RESOLUTIONS:  

EAST FIFTY‑FOUR, LLC
(P16‑003)		 						3

BIO REFERENCE LABS,
INC. (P16‑004)							4

JIBREEL ENTERPRISES
(P16‑005)								4

DISCUSSION ITEM:

Borough's Application to the
NJDEP Green Acres Program for
The Birchwood Park playground
Area									4

		THE CHAIRMAN: The regular meeting of the Elmwood Park Planning Board is called to order.
		This meeting is being held in compliance with the Open Public Meetings Act.
		Whereupon roll call is taken.
		Roll call: Present were Members Ament, Adamo, Mayor Colletti, Decker, Freitag, Mola, Ross, Vuoncino, Meneely and Protonotarios; Mr. Viviani was absent.

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		Mr. Vuoncino made a motion to accept the minutes of the January 4, 2017 Reorganization meeting, seconded by Mr. Decker.
		Roll call vote: Eligible to vote and voting yes in favor of motion were Members Vuoncino, Decker, Freitag, Adamo, Mayor Colletti, Mola, Ross, Protonotarios and Ament.

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		Ms. Ross made a motion to accept the minutes of the January 4, 2017 work meeting, seconded by Mr. Decker.
		Roll call vote: Eligible to vote and voting yes in favor of motion were Members Ross, Decker, Freitag, Adamo, Vuoncino, Mayor Colletti, Protonotarios and Ament.

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		Ms. Ross made a motion to accept the minutes of the January 11, 2017 meeting, seconded by Mr. Decker.
		Roll call vote: Eligible to vote and voting yes in favor of motion were Members Ross, Decker, Freitag, Adamo, Mayor Colletti, Vuoncino, Ament, Mola and Protonotarios.

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EAST FIFTY‑FOUR LLC (P16‑003)
PREMISES AFFECTED: 389 East 54th Street, Block 1104, Lot 21.
PURPOSE: Application for a Minor Subdivision.

		Ms. Ross made a motion to accept the Resolution in the matter of P16‑003, seconded by Mr. Decker.
		Roll call vote: All voted in favor.

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JIBREEL ENTERPRISES, LLC 
D/B/A FRANK MOTOR CARS (P16‑005)
PREMISES AFFECTED: 391 Route 46 West Block, Lot 2, Zone C‑G; Block 1807, Lot 2, C‑G.

		Ms. Ross made a motion to accept the Resolution in the matter of P16‑005, seconded by Mr. Decker.
		Roll call vote: Voting yes in favor of motion were Members Ross, Decker, Ament, Adamo, Mayor Colletti, Freitag, Mola, Vuoncino and Protonotarios.

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BIO REFERENCE LABS, INC. (P16‑004)
PREMISES: 41 Slater Drive, Block 902, Lots 3&4.
PURPOSE: Site plan and business certificate of occupancy to build out an additional 42,000 square feet. Phase III. Plus applicant is requesting an approval of revisions to a previously approved site plan to include the addition of two loading docks and four loading doors.  

		Ms. Ross made a motion to accept the Resolution in the matter of P16‑004, seconded by Mr. Vuoncino.
		Roll call vote: Voting yes in favor of motion were Members Ross, Vuoncino, Mola, Freitag, Decker, Mayor Colletti, Adamo, Ament and Protonotarios.

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		At this time, the Board went into a discussion item regarding NJDEP Green Acres. The Chairman noted this is an application for funding short‑term. The Board noted this will be for a one‑year trial period.
		At this time, a letter was read into the record.
		Mr. Vuoncino made a motion to send a sample letter to the grant writer, which motion was seconded by Ms. Ross.
		Roll call vote: Voting yes in favor of motion were Members Vuoncino, Ross, Mola, Freitag, Decker, Mayor Colletti, Adamo, Ament and Meneely.

		Mr. Conte noted the date of the letter be amended to after the 24th, and where the letter states, "the Elmwood Park Planning Board fully", it should instead state, "unanimously supports the Birchwood Park Playground improvement project based on a vote at the public meeting on February 8, 2017.
		All voted in favor of the amendments as suggested by Mr. Conte.

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		There being no further matters before the Board, Mr. Vuoncino made a motion to adjourn, seconded by Mr. Decker, and all voting in favor of adjournment, the Chairman adjourned the meeting.		

					JOHN ADAMO, Board Secretary