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Rockleigh council authorizes stormwater contracts, shared public-works agreement and approves bill list
Summary
At the March 2 meeting the council awarded two contracts to Neglia Group (a $15,285 stormwater plan and a $4,450 annual-report engagement), authorized a shared-services public-works agreement with Northvale, and approved the bill list totaling $177,833.21 (two bills were added at the meeting). The council also agreed to have Neglia conduct an as-built compliance review at borough expense and approved naming a new roadway "Upper Grande Road."
The Rockleigh Mayor and Council approved multiple operational items on March 2, 2026, including professional-services contracts, an intermunicipal public-works agreement, and the borough's bill list.
Contracts: The council awarded Neglia Group a lump-sum contract for a Revised Municipal Stormwater Management Plan and Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan for $15,285 plus up to $350 in reimbursable expenses. The council separately approved a $4,450 contract with Neglia Group to prepare the 2025 Annual Report and supplemental questionnaire for the NJDEP Municipal Stormwater Management Program. The Chief Financial Officer, Kunjesh Trivedi, certified funds available in the engineering line-item for both awards.
Shared services: The council authorized an agreement with the Borough of Northvale for public-works services, including sign maintenance, brush chipping, municipal lawn maintenance and pothole repair; the contract is authorized under the Uniform Shared Services and Consolidation Act and the CFO certified funds are available in Streets & Roads/OE.
Bills and finance: Council approved the March 2 bill list and related claims totaling $177,833.21, which included payroll already paid ($28,392.59). At the meeting the CFO noted two additions to the bill list: Zulty's, Inc. ($191.33) and Appraisal Systems ($4,995.50). Council members asked clarifying questions about snow-plowing charges and how Affordable Housing legal fees are charged to the housing line item.
Other operational items: Administrator William J. McGuire reported a resident request for an as-built compliance review for a 3 Willow Avenue property; the council directed that Neglia Engineering perform the review at the borough's cost. Council also agreed, pending Planning Board site-plan confirmation, to a request to name a newly created roadway "Upper Grande Road." The meeting concluded after a closed session on fire-service contract negotiations.
All motions related to contracts, the shared-services agreement and the bill list passed by recorded roll-call votes.
