Planning Board - Planning Board Meeting

1 CITY OF UNION CITY HUDSON COUNTY, NEW JERSEY PLANNING BOARD : TRANSCRIPT OF RECORDED REGULAR MEETING : : PROCEEDINGS ____________ ____________: City Hall 3715 Palisade Avenue Union City, New Jersey Tuesday, July 26, 2016 Commencing at 6:00 p.m. M E M B E R S P R E S E N T: YDALIA GENAO, Mayor’s Designee ALICIA MOREJON CAROLINA FERNANDEZ ALEJANDRO VELAZQUEZ, Alternate No. 1 JOSE GUARENO, Alternate No. 2 DIANE CAPIZZI, Chairperson M E M B E R S A B S E N T: BRIAN P. STACK, Mayor CELIN VALDIVIA, Commissioner JEANNE KOEHLER, Vice Chairperson RUDY RIVERO FRANKLIN MEDINA A L S O P R E S E N T: CARLOS VALLEJO, SECRETARY TO THE BOARD WILFREDO J. ORTIZ, II, ESQ., Attorney for the Board DAVID SPATZ, Consultant Community Housing & Planning Associates, Inc.  2 I N D E X PAGE CALL TO ORDER 3 SALUTE TO FLAG 4 ROLL CALL 4 MOMENT OF SILENCE 5 ATTORNEY RESOLUTION 6 CORRECTIVE RESOLUTIONS 8 HEARINGS Hoboken Heights 10 ADJOURNMENT 14  3 1 THE SECRETARY: May I have your attention, 2 please? 3 Please take notice that on Tuesday, July 4 26, 2016, at six p.m., a Regular Meeting is 5 scheduled for the City of Union City Planning 6 Board to be held in the Municipal Chamber, City 7 Hall, 3715 Palisade Avenue, Union City, New 8 Jersey. 9 Opening statement. 10 This is a meeting called in compliance with 11 Chapter 231, Public Law 1975, of the Open Public 12 Meetings Act. 13 Notice of this meeting has been provided as 14 follow: 15 Notice of this meeting, setting forth the 16 time, date, location and agenda, to the extent 17 known, was sent to The Jersey Journal, The 18 Record, and The Hudson Reporter, has been posted 19 on the bulletin board in the City Hall, and has 20 been made available to the public in the Office 21 of Municipal Clerk. 22 Before we roll call, please, everybody 23 kindly rise to salute the flag. 24 25  4 1 (Whereupon, the Pledge of Allegiance was 2 said by all.) 3 4 THE SECRETARY: Thank you. 5 6 ROLL CALL: 7 8 THE SECRETARY: Roll call for tonight’s 9 meeting. 10 Mayor Brian P. Stack? Absent. 11 Ydalia Genao? 12 MS. GENAO: Yes. 13 THE SECRETARY: Commissioner Celin 14 Valdivia? Absent. 15 Alicia Morejon? 16 MS. MOREJON: Yes. 17 THE SECRETARY: Diane Capizzi? 18 CHAIRPERSON CAPIZZI: Here. 19 THE SECRETARY: Carolina Fernandez? 20 MS. FERNANDEZ: Here. 21 THE SECRETARY: Rudy Rivero? Absent. 22 Franklin Medina? Absent. 23 Mrs. Koehler? Absent. 24 Alejandro Velazquez? 25 MR. VELAZQUEZ: Here.  5 1 THE SECRETARY: Jose Guareno? 2 MR. GUARENO: Here. 3 THE SECRETARY: Let the record indicate 4 there are six present. 5 Those absent tonight are Mayor Brian P. 6 Stack, Commissioner Celin Valdivia, Rudy Rivero, 7 Franklin Medina, Jeanne Koehler, and Mr. Jay 8 Shah. 9 Asking one minute of silence for Mr. Jay 10 Shah who pass away. 11 Mrs. -- 12 CHAIRPERSON CAPIZZI: Yes, Mr. Shah served 13 on this Board since 2003. So, we’re observing a 14 moment of silence for him and send our 15 condolences to his family. 16 17 (Whereupon, there was a moment of silence.) 18 19 CHAIRPERSON CAPIZZI: Thank you. 20 THE SECRETARY: Thank you. 21 So, we have a Board made up of six members. 22 We have a full quorum to establish any decision. 23 * * * 24 25  6 1 ATTORNEY RESOLUTION: 2 3 ( 1) Resolution to appoint the Attorney for the 4 Planning Board; commencing on July 1, 2016 5 through June 30, 2017. 6 7 THE SECRETARY: We have the first 8 Resolution tonight’s agenda, the Attorney 9 Resolutions. 10 Resolution to appoint attorney for the 11 Planning Board, commencing July 1st, 2016 through 12 June 30th, 2017. 13 Okay. May I have a motion to approve this 14 Resolution? 15 CHAIRPERSON CAPIZZI: Make a motion. 16 MR. VELAZQUEZ: I second. 17 THE SECRETARY: Motion by Diane Capizzi. 18 Second by Alejandro Velazquez. 19 Roll call on the motion. 20 Ydalia Genao? 21 MS. GENAO: Yes. 22 THE SECRETARY: Alicia Morejon? 23 MS. MOREJON: Yes. 24 THE SECRETARY: Diane Capizzi? 25 CHAIRPERSON CAPIZZI: Yes.  7 1 THE SECRETARY: Carolina Fernandez? 2 MS. FERNANDEZ: Yes. 3 THE SECRETARY: Alejandro Velazquez? 4 MR. VELAZQUEZ: Yes. 5 THE SECRETARY: Jose Guareno? 6 MR. GUARENO: Yes. 7 THE SECRETARY: Motion carries, six in 8 favor. 9 * * * 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25  8 1 CORRECTIVE RESOLUTIONS: 2 3 ( 1) Liberty Park at Union City, LLC, 649-651 4 38th Street, Block 260, Lot 30-36. Parking at 5 basement and ground floor, 48 dwelling units at 6 four floors above. Resolution was adopted on 7 June 21, 2016. 8 9 THE SECRETARY: We have a Corrective 10 Resolution on tonight’s agenda. 11 Liberty Park at Union City, LLC, 649-651 12 38th Street, Block 260, Lot three -- 30-36. 13 Parking at basement and ground floor, 48 dwelling 14 units at four floors above. Application was 15 approved on May 24, 2016 meeting. 16 Can I have a motion to approve this 17 Corrective Resolution? 18 CHAIRPERSON CAPIZZI: I’ll make a motion. 19 THE SECRETARY: Motion by Mrs. Diane 20 Capizzi. 21 MR. VELAZQUEZ: Second. 22 THE SECRETARY: Second by? 23 MR. VELAZQUEZ: Second. 24 THE SECRETARY: Alejandro Velazquez. 25 Roll call on the motion.  9 1 Ydalia Genao? 2 MS. GENAO: Yes. 3 THE SECRETARY: Alicia Morejon? 4 MS. MOREJON: Yes. 5 THE SECRETARY: Diane Capizzi? 6 CHAIRPERSON CAPIZZI: Yes. 7 THE SECRETARY: Carolina Fernandez? 8 MS. FERNANDEZ: Yes. 9 THE SECRETARY: Alejandro Velazquez? 10 MR. VELAZQUEZ: Yes. 11 THE SECRETARY: Jose Guareno? 12 MR. GUARENO: Yes. 13 THE SECRETARY: Six in favor, motion 14 carries. 15 * * * 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25  10 1 Hoboken Heights - 1300 Manhattan Avenue: 2 3 THE SECRETARY: We have a -- on tonight’s 4 agenda, we have one hearing. 5 Hoboken Heights, 1300 Manhattan Avenue. 6 MR. ORTIZ: Madam Chairwoman, there doesn’t 7 seem to be anybody present on this. This is the 8 second time that this matter has been adjourned. 9 At this point, it’s your purview in which 10 to -- either to adjourn, or to dismiss this 11 application. 12 Excuse me, Mr. Price. 13 CHAIRPERSON CAPIZZI: Adjourn it to a later 14 date. 15 MR. ORTIZ: Or you can dismiss it. It’s 16 your -- it’s your call. 17 At this point, they -- they haven’t shown 18 up either dates so -- 19 MR. VELAZQUEZ: I would dismiss it. 20 CHAIRPERSON CAPIZZI: Dismiss. 21 What does the Board feel? 22 MS. MOREJON: I would dismiss it. 23 CHAIRPERSON CAPIZZI: Dismiss? 24 MR. VELAZQUEZ: Let them go through the 25 whole --  11 1 MR. PRICE: Well, I don't think it matters 2 what you do. 3 THE SECRETARY: Let me -- 4 MR. ORTIZ: I understand -- 5 THE SECRETARY: One second, Mr. -- 6 MR. ORTIZ: -- Mr. Price, as far as the 7 Extension Act. 8 THE SECRETARY: Okay. 9 MR. ORTIZ: I understand, Mr. Price. 10 THE SECRETARY: Madam Chairwoman? 11 CHAIRPERSON CAPIZZI: Yes. I’ll make a 12 motion to dismiss. 13 MS. MOREJON: I second. 14 THE SECRETARY: Motion to dismiss the 15 application by Diane Capizzi. 16 Second by? 17 Alicia Morejon. 18 Roll call on the motion. 19 Ydalia Genao? 20 MS. GENAO: Yes. 21 THE SECRETARY: Diane Capizzi? 22 CHAIRPERSON CAPIZZI: Yes. 23 THE SECRETARY: Carolina Fernandez? 24 MS. FERNANDEZ: Yes. 25 THE SECRETARY: Alicia Morejon?  12 1 MS. MOREJON: Yes. 2 THE SECRETARY: Alejandro Velazquez? 3 MR. VELAZQUEZ: Yes. 4 THE SECRETARY: Jose Guareno? 5 MR. GUARENO: Yes. 6 THE SECRETARY: Six in favor, motion 7 carries. 8 There being no other application tonight’s 9 agenda -- 10 MR. PRICE: Could I -- 11 THE SECRETARY: Go ahead, Mr. -- 12 MR. PRICE: Can I make my -- 13 THE SECRETARY: Mr. Price? 14 MR. PRICE: There happened to be an 15 application for this same location, different 16 developer, before the Zoning Board this month. 17 And one of the things that came out on that is 18 that the Governor signed an extension for certain 19 counties, which were effected -- 20 MR. ORTIZ: We’re -- we’re well aware -- 21 aware of that, Mr. Price. 22 MR. PRICE: Okay. They -- they have until 23 June 30th -- 24 MR. ORTIZ: I understand, Mr. Price. 25 MR. PRICE: -- of next year, anyway.  13 1 That’s why they don’t show up. They don’t care. 2 They got it already. 3 MR. ORTIZ: I understand, Mr. Price. 4 Thank you. 5 THE SECRETARY: Thank you, Mr. Price. 6 * * * 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25  14 1 ADJOURNMENT: 2 3 THE SECRETARY: There no -- there being no 4 other application tonight’s agenda, can I have a 5 motion to end tonight’s meeting? 6 CHAIRPERSON CAPIZZI: I’ll make a motion. 7 THE SECRETARY: Motion by Diane Capizzi. 8 Second? 9 MS. MOREJON: Second. 10 THE SECRETARY: Alicia Morejon. 11 All in favor? 12 13 (Whereupon, there was a chorus of ayes.) 14 15 THE SECRETARY: Ayes have it. 16 Thank you. 17 Good night, everyone. 18 MS. MOREJON: Good night. 19 CHAIRPERSON CAPIZZI: So, our next meeting 20 -- 21 THE SECRETARY: Let the record show -- 22 CHAIRPERSON CAPIZZI: -- is in September. 23 THE SECRETARY: -- the meeting has ended. 24 CHAIRPERSON CAPIZZI: Correct? 25 MR. ORTIZ: Yes. Yes.  15 1 MR. SPATZ: Right. 2 MS. MOREJON: September. 3 4 (Whereupon, the proceedings were concluded 5 at 6:07 p.m.) 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25  16 1 STATE OF NEW JERSEY : 2 : 3 COUNTY OF ESSEX : 4 5 6 I, DEBRA A. KASZNIAK, assigned transcriber, 7 do hereby affirm that the foregoing is a true and 8 accurate transcript in the matter of the REGULAR 9 MEETING of the UNION CITY PLANNING BOARD heard on 10 Tuesday, July 26, 2016, and digitally recorded. 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Monitored by: Kevin Dillon, Jr. 25 Proofread by: Deborah Dillon