Finally, late in the meeting on July 6, after a prolonged struggle over how to amend a resolution it had previously not even allowed to come to a vote, Council approved an amended version of the “Protect the Greenbelt” resolution long since proposed by Councilman Alan Sohn.  Before it passed 6-1, it was amended – but the version now (8/3) FOUND ON THE TOWNSHIP WEBSITE IS INCORRECT.  Just how it is incorrect requires looking as the video on the home page of Teaneck Transparency – or going to You Tube.  But you may want to read the Sohn original.
Here it is:

Resolution Proposed by C. Sohn, as included in the 7/6/2017 pre-meeting Council agenda & as read by the Clerk
RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE PROTECTION OF THE ROUTE 4 GREENBELT AND ITS DESIGNATION ON THE NEW JERSEY AND NATIONAL REGISTERS OF HISTORIC PLACES

WHEREAS, the Route 4 Greenbelt dates back to 1933 and was created with the intention to create a favorable impression upon all those entering Teaneck by way of the Route 4 state highway; and
WHEREAS, this area, extending from the Englewood border to River Road and consisting of publicly owned property along Route 4, has been planted with shrubbery and flowers to beautify the area; and
WHEREAS, the Greenbelt serves as an effective visual and sound buffer to prevent imposition of highway traffic and commercial development into the adjacent residential areas, thereby improving the quality of life and increasing the property values of those residences near the highway; and
WHEREAS, Block 4102, Lot 27, a .94-acre wooded property on the south side of Route 4 at the Englewood border, is protected under an Agreement and Restrictions document, dated December 20, 1966, executed by the Mayor of Teaneck and the Commissioner of the Department of Conservation and Economic Development (the predecessor of the Department of Environmental Protection), which acknowledges the Township’s acceptance of Green Acres funds for the purchase and includes a map of the funded property and any such Green Acres funded parkland cannot be used for other than recreation and conservation purposes; and
WHEREAS, Block 6002, Lot 10, the 4.92-acre wooded Route 4 buffer adjoining Alfred Avenue, was acquired by the township from the Phelps Estate with provisions specified on deed page 6 (Deed Book 2953, Deed Book Page 101) that the property can be used “only for public park purposes”; andW
WHEREAS, the State Historic Preservation Office of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection determined in its September 1, 2015, opinion that the entire Route 4 Greenbelt meets all the office’s criteria and has been deemed eligible for designation as an historic district; and
WHEREAS, the Township Council reaffirms its April 1987 Resolution 118-87 calling for permanent historic preservation of the Route 4 Greenbelt, one of many such resolutions passed by the Township Council in the past several decades that have advocated for preservation of the Greenbelt and expressed opposition to commercialization of the Route 4 corridor; and
WHEREAS; this Township Council would like to maintain this Greenbelt in its present form and has determined that the Greenbelt in its entirety shall be designated and dedicated as a historic landmark,

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Township Council of the Township of Teaneck, that the Township Attorney shall be directed to submit all necessary applications to have the Route 4 Greenbelt Open Space Corridor Historic District listed on the New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Township Manager and Attorney shall be directed to work with the Green Acres Program in the NJDEP to identify any and all township-owned properties acquired with funds from the state that are encumbered under restrictions that limit use of such properties to recreation and conservation purposes; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that all township-owned properties constituting the Route 4 Greenbelt shall be added to the township’s Recreation and Open Space Inventory with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection’s Green Acres program.