3-November-2026
On Thursday-27 October, the Bogota Borough Council held their second Regular
meeting for the month.
The
first order of business was to hear a presentation from Mr. John Calabrese from
Accenture Construct. Mr. Calabrese was the Project Manager for the Bogota
Community Centre. He was asked by the Governing Body for a study for the Broad
St. Firehouse, and the Kennedy Emergency Services Building. This was to inform
the Council which project would be a greater value to the Borough. After the presentation,
the Council decided the Broad St. Firehouse would be a better project to focus
on. They also approve testing of that site should be done, by unanimous vote.
Next the Council reviewed their 2026 Best
Practices Inventory. Then the Council agreed on a draft resolution that would
include near-by Municipalities to urge The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
and the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey (PANYNJ), to enforce
noise-Mitigation of arrivals at Teterboro Airport.
This
was followed by a discussion about regulating Solar Panels, and Electric Vehicle
charging stations in order to comply with Bogota Building, and Safety codes.
One
Ordinance was introduced. This is to Establish Salary ranges for the following
Non-Union and Supervisory Personnel. This will be voted on at the Council
Meeting on Thursday-12-November.
Then
the Council passed the Consent Agenda by unanimous vote. Items of note were:
-To
approve a Shared Service Agreement with Bergen County for animal control
services.
-To
approve Bids for the improvement of Olsen Park, and Petrik Park.
Resolutions
voted on Separately were:
-
Approve Employment Agreement for Fire Marshal Mr. Daniel Klima.
-
Approve Hire of DPW Full-time Operator Mr. Joao DeSouza.
Along
with accepting Mr. Aaron Velez as a new Firefighter for Bogota Volunteer Fire
Dept Engine Co #3.
During
the Governing Body reports it was
announced that an Emergency Preparedness Guide has been created, this can be
found at: https://www.bogotanj.gov/_files/ugd/8d609e_9b5807b517b54cbfb837835d900509aa.pdf. Request
for a study to be made to learn if trees need to be trimmed or removed at
certain street corners for traffic safety.
The
next Council meeting will be held on Thursday-12-November starting at 7:30p. It
is scheduled to be held in the Council Chambers located on the second
floor of 375 Larch Ave Bogota, NJ. For more information please visit: https://www.bogotaonline.org/
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