Borough of Stanhope
Mayor & Council Work Session & Agenda Meeting
April 8, 2025 7:00PM
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CALL TO ORDER
SALUTE TO COLORS
OPENING STATEMENT
Adequate Notice of this Meeting has been provided according to the Open Public Meetings Act, Assembly Bill 1030. Notice of this Meeting was included in the Annual Meeting Notice sent to the New Jersey Herald and the Daily Record on January 8, 2025 and was placed on the official bulletin board in the Municipal Building.
In the event the Mayor and Council have not addressed all items on this Agenda by 10:00 PM and they are of the opinion that they cannot complete the Agenda in a reasonable time period, the Mayor and Council may exercise their option to continue this meeting at an agreed to date, time and place. Please turn off all cell phones for the duration of this Meeting.
ROLL CALL: Kuncken □ Riccardi □ Romano □ Simpson □ Thornton □ Wachterhauser □
Mayor Wronko □
ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORT
WORK SESSION
– James McNeilly Scholarship
NEW BUSINESS:
Resolutions:
083-25 Authorize Conditional Offer of Employment in the Police Dept. to Matthew Garrison
Move/2nd __________ Kuncken □ Riccardi □ Romano □ Simpson □ Thornton □ Wachterhauser □
CONSENT AGENDA (All items listed on the Consent Agenda are considered routine by the Borough Council and will be enacted by one motion of the Borough Council with no separate discussion. If separate discussion is required, the item may be removed from the Consent Agenda by Council action.)
Resolutions
084-25 Accept Donation from Maverick’s Legacy of Lifevac Kits for the Police Department
085-25 Authorize Refund of Redemption Monies to Outside Lien Holder
086-25 Authorize Refund of Redemption Monies to Outside Lien Holder
087-25 Authorize Refund of Redemption Monies to Outside Lien Holder
088-25 Authorize Refund of Redemption Monies to Outside Lien Holder
089-25 Authorize Refund of Redemption Monies to Outside Lien Holder
090-25 Authorize Refund of Redemption Monies to Outside Lien Holder
Move/2nd __________ Kuncken □ Riccardi □ Romano □ Simpson □ Thornton □ Wachterhauser □
Mayor’s Appointment
091-25 Mayor’s Appointment of John C. Hulse as a Member of the Stanhope Fire Department with Council Concurrence Move/2nd _______________
PAYMENT OF BILLS
092-25 Authorize Payment of Bills
Move/2nd __________ Kuncken □ Riccardi □ Romano □ Simpson □ Thornton □ Wachterhauser □
AGENDA ITEMS FOR APRIL 22, 2025 BUSINESS MEETING
Minutes for Approval:
March 11, 2025 Work Session and Agenda Meeting
March 25, 2025 Business Meeting & Closed Session
Public Hearing and Adoption:
2025 Municipal Budget
Ordinances for Public Hearing and Final Adoption:
2025-06 Ordinance Adopting New Chapter 68 Entitled “Cannabis License Requirements” of the Code to Add Municipal Licensure Requirements for Cannabis Facilities
2025-07 Ordinance Permitting Cannabis Retailers Within the Borough, Adding Definitions to Section 100-3 of the Code, Deleting Section 10-52.1 of the Code and Adopting New Sections 100-117.1(F), Permitting Cannabis Retailers as a Conditional Use Within the Highway Commercial Zones in the Borough
2025-08 Ordinance Adopting New Chapter 123 Entitled “Taxation of Cannabis Retailer”
2025-09 Amending the Borough Code, Including the Zoning Map, Rezoning Block 11802, Lot 1 as High Density Residential, and Amending Chapter 100. “Land Development, Article XIV, Entitled “High Density Residential Zones”, Sections 100-89, 100-90 and 100-9
Resolutions:
xxx-25 Payment of Bills
CITIZENS TO BE HEARD (5 Minutes given to each Speaker)
ADJOURNMENT Time ___________ Move/2nd _______________