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Ridgewood council approves consent agenda: grant applications, contracts and capital awards
Summary
By unanimous consent the council approved applications for county grants, several contracts and professional services, and multiple capital awards and change orders. Items were adopted as a consent package with a single vote.
The Ridgewood Village Council adopted a multi‑item consent agenda on April 23 that moved forward grant applications, professional service agreements, and construction and procurement contracts. The consent vote was unanimous (5–0).
Highlights of council action (consent agenda and subsequent approvals): - Authorized application to the Bergen County Open Space Trust Fund for field improvements at Citizens Park (grant request: $121,775; total project estimate $243,555). The project includes new chain‑link fencing, covered player benches, upgraded bleachers and backstop refurbishment. - Authorized application to the Bergen County Historic Preservation Trust Fund for restoration of the pedestrian tunnel under the Ridgewood train station (county request $541,880; village match and additional state funding sought). - Approved purchase/award of horticultural supplies to SiteOne Landscaping (Mahwah, NJ), not to exceed $52,200 total (parks and beautification allocation split noted in packet). - Awarded contract for geotechnical engineering services for the Schedler property to Suburban Consulting Engineers, not to exceed $28,400 (field investigation, permeability testing and summary report for stormwater design). - Authorized professional services for preparation of a NJDEP Hazardous Discharge Site Remediation Fund application (North Walnut Street parking lot project) through VHB, not to exceed $5,000. - Awarded AJ Alexander Inc. the 2025 road resurfacing and concrete work contract (low bid $4,169,988.05) to be funded through the 2025 capital budget. - Approved several other operational and capital contracts presented during the work session, including: - Disposal of collected street sweepings to ORI (quote: $47 per cubic yard; contract not to exceed $20,000 for 2025) - Replacement backstop at Hawesville (Anchor Fence Contractors; installation not to exceed $34,450) - Fuel supply contract for gasoline and diesel (Rachel and Michelle's Oil Co.; not to exceed $400,000) - Irrigation services (Sprinkler Guy Irrigation; not to exceed $20,000) - Change order No. 2 for North Walnut Street parking lot remediation to address additional underground storage tanks and contaminated soils (additional cost $345,400)
Vote: the consent agenda (resolutions numbered 25‑217 through 25‑224 as read by title) and the subsequent contract awards were approved by roll call: Mortimer — yes; Perrin — yes; Weitz — yes; Winograd — yes; Baglianos — yes.
Why it matters: the approvals fund maintenance and capital projects across parks, roads and environmental remediation work the village has underway, and they authorize grant applications intended to offset local costs.
Ending: projects that rely on grants or reimbursement (North Walnut cleanup, pedestrian tunnel, Citizens Park) will proceed as staff continues application processes and prepares contract scopes and schedules.
