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

RE:

WORK MEETING 
			
		On

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5, 2017
(No work session in March, 2017)

					APRIL 5, 2017
					Municipal Bldg.
					Elmwood Park, New Jersey 07407
					Commencing at 7:30s 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
			JOHN VIVIANI, Member 
			GISELLE DIAZ, Bd. Engineer  		
			ANDREW P. BOLSON, 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

AGENDA:

PARKVIEW CO‑OP c/o
KAPLAN & MAC, LLC
(P17‑003)		 						3

ZREIKE REALTY 
(P17‑006)								3

20 BUSHES LANE, LLC
(P17‑001)								4

BUSINESS C.O. APPLICATION

RJ TRAWINSKI
DEVELOPMENT CORP.
(P17‑002)								4 

		THE CHAIRMAN: The work 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, Viviani, Vuoncino and Protonotarios; Mr. Meneely was absent.

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PARKVIEW CO‑OP, c/o KAPLAN 
And MAC, LLC (P17‑003)
PREMISES AFFECTED: 9 Elmwood Court (River Drive and Broadway), Block 201, Lot 1.
PURPOSE: Application for Site Plan.

		THOMAS DUCH, ESQ. appeared on behalf of the applicant.
		Mr. Duch appeared and requested an adjournment of this matter until the regular May, 2017 meeting, and waived any time constraints. 
		Mr. Viviani made a motion to approve the request, seconded by Mr. Ament.  
		Roll call vote: All voted in favor.
		The Chairman opened the meeting to the public. Hearing no one, the Chairman closed the public portion.  

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ZREIKE REALTY (P17‑006)
PREMISES: 64 Bushes Lane, Block 1106, Lots 8.
TENANT: Unique Embroidery.

		LOUIS MANGANO, ESQ. Appeared on behalf of the applicant.
		Mr. Mangano described the subject property. He stated his client performs embroidery for garments. He stated the original application was incorrect and instead of 12 employees and 11 parking spaces, there are only 7 employees.
		There will also not be any retailing.
		He further stated that some employees carpool.
		Mr. Mangano stated there are no variances, and produced drawings and pictures for the Board's review, Exhibit 1 (Google Earth photo) and Exhibit 2 (blow‑up picture of entire warehouse) are received and marked.

		MR. MOU appeared.
		Mr. Mou stated they embroider logos and hats, silkscreen for teams. He further stated they have 7 employees and 11 parking spaces. They operate Monday through Friday.
		He stated they have a screen printing machine and an embroidery machine. He stated this is a water based process.
		He stated further they will have Saturday hours, 7:30 am to 12 noon. 
		Deliveries will be UPS and FedEx type small trucks. They will also utilize 2 small vans, however, only the GMC van will remain overnight.
		He stated they deal with a manufacturer in Brooklyn and ship product to them.
		The Board advised the applicant there will be a $250.00 Resolution fee.
		The Chairman opened the meeting to the public. Hearing no one, the Chairman closed the public portion.

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R.J. TRAWINSKI DEVELOPMENT 
CORP. (P17‑002)
PREMISES AFFECTED: 6 North Street, Block 721, Lots 1 & 27.
PURPOSE: Application for a minor subdivision.

		EDWARD J. TRAWINSKI, ESQ. appeared on behalf of the applicant.
		The record notes the recusal of Mayor Colletti for this application.
		Mr. Trawinski stated this is a minor subdivision of a piece of property 150' x 100', and no variances are being sought. He stated all sideyard setbacks and bulk variances will be complied with. He further stated they are in complete agreement with Boswell's letter.
		The Chairman opened the meeting to the public. Hearing no one, the Chairman closed the public portion.

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20 BUSHES LANE, LLC,
STRAVAL MACHINE CO., INC.  (P17‑001)
PREMISES AFFECTED: 20 Bushes Lane, Block 1106, Lot 13.
PURPOSE: Application for Site Plan and Business C.O.

		GERALD R. SALERNO, ESQ., appeared on behalf of the applicant.
		The record notes the return of Mayor Colletti.
		Mr. Salerno stated the tenant is in the business of manufacturing for over 25 years and they manufacture a variety of valves, currently operating in Garfield, and would like to move that operation to the subject premises.
		The maximum number of employees will be 23. There are 23 parking spaces on site, and some employees are local and walk to work.
		The will only utilize straight trucks and no tractor trailers, and with less frequency than the previous operation.
		The hours of operation are 7 am to 6 pm, Monday through Friday, with occasional Saturdays 7:30 am to 3 pm.
		The Board advised the applicant there will be a Resolution fee.
		Mr. Salerno stated the flagpole in the parking lot will be relocated so there is not an issue with the parking space.

		EDWARD SIMIN appeared.
		Mr. Simin stated he's the owner of Straval Machine Co. and is in the business of manufacturing valves and strainers which are sold worldwide.
		At this time A‑1 (photograph) was received and marked.
		He stated that since their machines are enclosed, most of the noise is contained. He also stated they employ a filtering system for air quality.
		He stated they do perform repairs. At this time, A‑2 (photograph) and A‑3 (photograph) were received and marked.
		He stated he has 10 parking spaces on his lot, and he also rents a facility on 84 Jewel Street with 5 to 6 spaces, and there is also some street parking. 
		They deliver via UPS/DHL with small trucks. Deliveries arrive once a week via tractor trailer.
		He stated customers rarely visit the site.

		DAVID SIMIN appeared.
		Mr. David Simin stated he will be buying this building at 20 Bushes Lane. 
		He stated everything is staying the same; office layout, building layout. They are requesting the parking spaces be 18' instead of 20'. Three or four spaces will be double stacked and they are also looking to add a loading ramp.
		They would also like to keep one van overnight in front of the loading dock.
		The Chairman opened the meeting to the public. Hearing no one, the Chairman closed the public portion.

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		There being no further matters before the Board, Mr. Protonotarios 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