MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE PLANNING BOARD

OF THE BOROUGH OF MOUNTAIN LAKES

March 25, 2010

Chair Sandy Batty read the Open Public Meeting Advertisement Notice adopted at the annual meeting on January 28, 2010:  Adequate notice of this meeting was given to the Citizen and the Daily Record, posted with the Borough Clerk and on the Bulletin Board on February 4, 2010, and made available to all those requesting individual notice and paying the required fee.

ROLL CALL:

Members Present: Nachshen, Batty, Nix, Bailey, Lewis, Bravo, Zamierowski, Kane (7:45pm) and Holmberg

Absent: Selver and Jackson

Also Present: Attorney Peter Henry

Absent: Engineer Bill Ryden

REVIEW OF MINUTES: Joan Nix made a motion to adopt the minutes of the January 28, 2010 meeting with corrections. Barry Lewis seconded the motion; the minutes were approved by voice vote with 1 abstention.

MEMORIALIZING RESOLUTIONS:

GIM Mountain Lakes Investors LLC                            Appl. 09-238

Joan Nix, Vice Chair presented the resolution for adoption.  Barry Lewis made a motion to adopt the resolution of approval; Corey Nachshen provided the second.  Jim Bailey and Peter Holmberg asked for clarification on several items in the resolution.  Peter Henry provided the explanation. The resolution was carried by a vote of 3 to 0 with members Lewis, Nachshen and Kane voting in favor.

Robert Klingenburg                                                      Appl. 09-237

Barry Lewis made a motion to adopt the resolution of approval; Corey Nachshen   provided the second.  The resolution was carried by a vote of 7 to 0 with members Batty, Nix, Lewis, Nachshen, Bailey, Kane and Zamierowski voting in favor.

PUBLIC HEARINGS:

CIGCO, LLC                                                              1 Hillcrest Road

BK. 95 Lot 36                                                             Appl. 10-241

Soil Moving                                                                  RA

The Planning Board Secretary received a letter requesting their application be carried to the April 22, 2010 meeting.  The Board granted the extension.

ADOPTION OF THE BY-LAWS

Rather than update the Boards Policies, Procedures and Customs used in the past by the Board the Board Secretary prepared a set of By-Laws with the help of the Borough Manager, Barry Lewis.  Attorney Peter Henry provided the Board with extensive changes to the document. Board members also made recommendations.  All the suggestions will be incorporated by the Secretary and provided to the Board Attorney for review. The By-Laws will be presented at the April 22, 2010 meeting for approval.

OTHER BUSINESS:

Committees – Committees for 2010 were formed. 

Master Plan Committee - The Master Plan Committee will include Joan Nix, Jim Bailey and Peter Holmberg.

Subdivision and Site Plan Review Committee -The Site Review Committee will now become Corey Nachshen, John Zamierowski and Martin Kane.

Highlands Committee – Sandy Batty gave the Board an update on the committee.  The state is considering abolishing COAH and will be voting in May on its future.  The Borough Planner Susan Kimball has been advising the committee on the Housing Element and Fair Share Plan.  She has recommended the Borough hold off on moving forward with the plan at this point. She felt the committee had enough time to present the plan to the Planning Board if required.  The committee currently has a plan but it needs to be revised. The Planning Board may need to have a special meeting in April to address this.

Sandy also updated the Board on the Time of Decision bill. It has passed both houses is currently on the Governors desk. 

Sandy Batty made a motion to adjourn the meeting. The meeting was adjourned at 9:10    PM.

                                                                                    Respectfully submitted,

                                                                                    Cynthia Shaw, Secretary