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» I pledge allegiance to the flag of the

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United States of America and to the

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republic for which it stands, one nation

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under God, indivisible, with liberty and

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justice for all.

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» [sighs]

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» Do a roll call, please.

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» Mr. Mean

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» Here.

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» Ms. Cascone

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» Here.

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» Ms. Devenezia

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» Here.

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» Mr. Baylin

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» Here.

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» Ms. Mazy

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» Here.

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» Ms. Lopez is absent. Mr. Weisman

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» Here.

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» Mayor Lynch

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» Here.

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» Mr. Semrau is absent. Mr. Pasternak

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» Here.

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» Mr. Laverty

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» Here.

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» Ms. Bonzella is here.

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» Notice of this meeting has been provided

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through resolution adopted by the mayor

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and council on December 15th, 2025 at

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its regular meeting of the mayor and

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town council at the Boonton Town Hall,

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100 Washington Street, Boonton, New

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Jersey and by electronic mailing to the

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citizen of Morris County and the Daily

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Record newspapers. Through posting on

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the town website and by filing copy of

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same with town clerk.

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Members of the public were also

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permitted to submit written comments

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prior to the meeting via mail or email,

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which may be summarized or read in their

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entirety during the public comment

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period. All public comments, whether

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during the public portion of meeting or

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submitted beforehand, shall be limited

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to no greater than 3 minutes in

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Up next, we have a resolution 26-209,

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resolution of the mayor and town council

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authorizing the appointment of Mark

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Russo as first ward council member. Uh

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this is to fill the vacancy created uh

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by the passing of uh

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council member Wolkalski. Uh can I get a

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motion to open this up for discussion?

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» So moved, Baylin.

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» Second, Mean.

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» All in favor?

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» Aye.

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» Aye.

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» Uh anybody have any comments on this? Uh

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as you know, um there was 30 days in

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order to fill the position. It was not

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filled. The authority then reverts back

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to the uh

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Putnam County Republican Committee

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Chairman who has uh submitted letter on

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nominating uh Mark. And our role here is

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motion to uh

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acknowledge, I believe.

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» That's correct, Mayor. It's just a

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motion to acknowledge based upon the

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statute. And and that's because the

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person just I understand that's because

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the person who we voted on at the last

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meeting declined to fill the position.

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» That's correct.

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» Of the three names that were submitted.

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» And then we had it came down to the

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remaining two.

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» We didn't have a meeting to try that

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» Okay. Thank you.

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Any other comments or questions?

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» Thank you to all of the nominees and the

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uh Mr. Robel for stepping up. It's

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always great that people are willing to

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get up here and actually do this even

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for a uh temporary position. Thank you.

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» Uh seeing no other comments, I would

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call for motion to acknowledge the

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appointment.

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» I Mr. Mayor, I do have one question.

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» Okay. [laughter]

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» Uh seeing as how um Mr. Robel is

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currently a sitting member of the

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Planning Board and there can only be one

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» That will be addressed.

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» It will be addressed? Okay, thank you.

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uh motion to uh make the appointment.

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» Okay, can you do a roll call, please?

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» Mr. Veale and

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» Ms. Cascione

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» Ms. Mazie

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» Mr. Mean

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» Mr. Weisman

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» Mayor Lynch

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» Yes.

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» Next up we have some

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festivities.

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» Mr. Mayor

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» Oh, just one. Do you want to swear him

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in now?

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» Yes, that's the festivities.

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» I thought Thank you. I didn't know what

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you're doing. Couldn't see.

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So I put my specs on.

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Mark, you you can please come forward

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with your family.

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» I will support the Bible, right?

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And it's sometimes difficult. So, let me

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chop it up short cuz what's simple but

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it's tougher than it looks. Appreciate

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that. Thank you. And both of the leases.

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» And can I have

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» Can I have a piece of paper?

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I, Mark Brodeur, do solemnly swear

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» I, Mark Brodeur, do solemnly swear

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» That I will support the Constitution of

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the United States

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» That I will support the Constitution of

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the United States.

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» And Constitution of the State of New

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Jersey

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» Constitution of the State of New Jersey

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» And I will bear true faith and

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allegiance to the same

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» And I will bear true faith allegiance to

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the same and to the governments

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established in the United States

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» Governments established in the United

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States

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» And in this state

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» And in this state

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» On the authority of the people

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» On the authority of the people

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» So help me God.

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» So help me God.

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» I do further solemnly swear

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» I do further solemnly swear

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» That I will impartially

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» That I will impartially

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» And justly perform all the duties

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» Justly perform all of the duties

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» Of the office of First Ward

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Councilmember

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» Of all the duties of First Ward

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Councilmember

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» To the best of my ability

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» Will send.

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» Brodeur's

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» I'll fill it out.

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I did sign

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» Deep hands

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» Come on down, Mark.

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» Great hat.

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» Need your signature.

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» Welcome aboard.

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» Hello, Marie.

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» Hi, Marie.

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» Up next, we have our various committee

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liaison reports starting with our

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administrator Patrick Liberty.

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» Thank you, Mayor.

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First and foremost, it has been a very

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busy month continuing from last month.

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We're continuing our transition

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department head meetings with all staff

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and personnel. I've been meeting with

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a couple times a week to try to get

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where we're at, where we need to go, and

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how we get there.

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Happy to say my replacement upstairs in

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the zoning code enforcement has started

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as of the 3rd.

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Raphael has definitely hit the ground

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running. He's doing an excellent job and

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he's going to be a tremendous asset to

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us here in town.

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We had some pre-construction meetings

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for the sewer

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rehab and repair work on the 5th. Work

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did start last week and we are seeing

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some great results so far. Project is

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moving along smoothly at this time. And

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that that project is is moving along

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along with other various water and sewer

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safety improvements over on the Tonnele

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signage and delineators to assist in

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hopefully getting people to stay on path

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either be it to 287 or Tonnele Road.

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the next week or two. Hopefully all of

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those new pieces will be in place.

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identify additional ways to obtain

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things we're already doing right now in

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town that we'll be able to get those

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points. So that's going to be a

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continued effort going forward.

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about what direction we'll be going in

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with our court as our contract is up at

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the end of the year. So we have that.

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was out as well for a replacement judge.

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month and then we'll uh take the next

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agreement with the Lumen Academy for um

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the SLEO at the police department.

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annual parade and carnival with the fire

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department. So, that's moving full speed

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upgrades and repairs, really more

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repairs than anything. Uh Wooten and

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Bridge, Division and Main, and ensuring

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that the uh lighting systems are being

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uh repaired and fixed as needed. We had

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some reports from last year that we were

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able to uh utilize and start identifying

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generator switches to ensure that they

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work uh during power failure.

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National Night Out, I had the

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opportunity to go up. Um kudos to the PD

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here as well as the other towns

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involved. That was an excellent night

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out. I appreciate the uh burgers and

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dogs and all the other good stuff that

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they had going on.

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paving wrapped up on Friday.

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That's all I have for now.

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» Thank you. Any comments or questions for

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» Yeah, just one question.

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» Will, how you been, buddy?

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» Um uh

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uh Pat, uh the uh the chair lift outside

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of town hall, just any update on that on

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getting that that in there?

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» Yes. Uh next week they are going to be

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on site, the contractor will be on site

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to do the rough opening. They anticipate

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probably being here for most of the week

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uh to do that and get that piece moving.

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And Mobility Lift, uh who is actually

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the lift company, will uh we're I should

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have an update tomorrow as to their

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schedule uh to hopefully come right

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behind and get that opening uh closed

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going forward. So, we are we are moving

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on that.

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» I really appreciate it. Thank you.

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» So, a lot just following up with that.

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Do they then maintain it or is that

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something that the town maintains once

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it's

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installed?

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» That's ours. It's ours. Yeah. Yeah, it's

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it's and it is also classified as an

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elevator, so it's going to be licensed

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through the state. So, DCA is going to

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be up to do their elevator inspections

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like they would in a high-rise building

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as well. So.

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» Okay. Thank you.

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» Yep.

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Anyone else?

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» Yeah, I do have one question. Um, so

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I've seen in the bills some payments to

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folks

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up at Peppi Field. What's the status of

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those flower head sprinklers right now?

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Are they operational or are they still

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out of out of whack?

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» My My understanding is two to three have

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been operational. The one had to be

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basically rebuilt completely. The The

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piping for, you know, split and froze.

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So, I know public works has been working

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on that. Eric in particular has been

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getting the pieces that's needed to re-

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correct that that issue. It looks like

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it wasn't winterized 100%.

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Unfortunately, we lost one.

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» Okay, thank you.

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» Anyone else?

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Okay. Moving on. Finance and Personnel,

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Council Member Weisman.

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» Thank you very much, Mayor. Mr. Laverty,

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here on a number of the things.

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Just to add in the Transit Village, the

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work continues there. All the documents

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were submitted at the end of July. We're

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waiting to understand when their next

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hearing will be so that we can hopefully

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get that um

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that confirmed. And then a number of the

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ordinances that are in the or

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resolutions, I should say, that are in

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the consent agenda came through the

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committee

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as well as talking about how we continue

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to move forward and continue to build

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the strength that Gary has helped us

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with in the water department.

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» Thank you. Any comments or questions,

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Mr. Mayor? Council Member Weisman.

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Seeing none, we'll move on.

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» Here. I'm sorry. One other thing. A

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question myself.

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» Okay.

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» Yeah. Um, why you're such a good chair.

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No, I'm kidding. Uh,

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the one of the conversations we'll

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continue to have, we do this every year,

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is around the best practices and

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understanding where the areas that we

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met, we had the best practice report a

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couple months ago now, and that's

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something that the committee, just for

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to know will be looking at. We we score

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really really well, so it's just a

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question of where those couple of

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things. So, I feel like that was

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critical to get that. Yeah.

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» Thank you.

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Did that generate any other comments or

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questions?

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Even from you?

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» No.

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» Okay.

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All right, moving on to police

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committee. Council member Casgorney.

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» Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Uh police

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committee met on uh August uh 11th. We

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discussed a number of issues. One was a

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request for a handicap spot on Lorraine

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Terrace. It is my understanding that

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that is moving forward. Is that correct,

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Mr. Laverty?

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» I have yet to receive a request

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formally.

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» Okay.

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» So, as soon as we're ready to go as soon

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as I they send the request in.

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» All right, thank you.

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Um

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we uh we discussed a vehicle exhaust

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complaint. Um it was um

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the PD does

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um

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respond to these complaints. They um

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made sure that officers were um

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uh sent to the area um of the noise

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complaint and it is um

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again reiterated that they will stop

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cars with you know that that have excess

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noise.

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Um we did discuss the uh traffic signal

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issues from OEM and making sure that our

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generator plugs and lights are working.

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Um

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just to reiterate what Mr. Laverty said.

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Um we did discuss National Night Out,

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which again was a fantastic event and um

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I was happy to attend along with Mr.

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Laverty and uh Councilperson Weisman and

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the mayor. Um it was a really fantastic

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night. Um thank you very much to the the

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Boonton PD and the Mountain Lakes PD,

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the Boonton PD for um all of their hot

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dog and hamburger making skills. They

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looked fantastic. I know that the 10th

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anniversary of National Night Out is

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next year and um there were discussions

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on how to make that a really even more

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standout event.

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Um the uh search for a class three

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special um law enforcement officer um is

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still underway and um the speed signs um

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will be put up I guess at Washington and

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Morris pending uh some DPW

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communication.

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They we still have them.

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And I was told that the women's locker

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room update downstairs is in progress

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and going well.

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» That's it?

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Okay, thank you. Any comments or

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questions for Councilman Cascone?

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» I just

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» Sure.

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» This one um were safety sticks a part of

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the agenda at all?

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» There was um an email sent in regarding

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um the the safety sticks and questions

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around the safety sticks and yes that

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was

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that was discussed and we received

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further information from um Chief

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Patanik as well about um

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what

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the um the company that runs the safety

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stick program and all that entails.

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» And I had some of that I know the

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council has uh received information on

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but is that is any of that getting out

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to the public? The cheat sheet, the uh

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» We just that kind of just got developed

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over the last

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» It arrived today. We'll prematurely

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circulate it on arrival.

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We are looking into the matter.

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» Thank you.

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» Yeah, I think it's a I do what you were

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saying. I do think it's a good good good

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point though as whatever we can get out

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we should. So I totally agree with you

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on

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Uh just one comment to share which is

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that um uh I had the occasion a couple

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days ago I was um

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uh nearby a gentleman who passed out who

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was truly unconscious

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um with um uh

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Rabbi Dubinsky. Um we called 911. I just

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want to commend the police department.

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Incredible response time first of all

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showing up, um professionalism through

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the roof but the thing I really want to

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share is because I think sometimes when

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we do when we vote on budget things up

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here and we we spend a lot lot talking

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about budget certainly in our committee

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spent a lot of time on that stuff, and

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you know, they're just they're just

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items on a page. I saw I got to see

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first hand this gentleman who who passed

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out, who's fine. Um,

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he only spoke Spanish. Uh, and to see

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how incredibly nervous uh, he was when

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the officers arrived, um, and how uh,

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uncomfortable, and to see the the the

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the Axon is what they call I think,

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Chief, right? The Axon body cameras. Um,

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to see them in action with the translate

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feature was absolutely extraordinary. To

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see how they were able to communicate,

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and just to the the the change in I

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think outcome was extraordinary. So, I

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just want to say, um, I'm so glad we

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have them here, and uh, to officers

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Wadalaw and Lance, who I thought

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exhibited in incredible professionalism,

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but it was really amazing to see those

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body cameras in and the the translate

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feature of those body cameras in action.

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So, I just want to share that.

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» Thank you.

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Anyone else have questions regarding the

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police committee?

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Okay, moving on. Planning Board, Council

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Member Macy.

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» So, we had the Planning Board meeting.

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Um, we discussed the uh, exped-

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expediting waiver site plan.

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And we're going to continue that for

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commercial businesses that are not going

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to um,

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do any alteration to buildings on Main

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Street. Uh, that waiver plan will still

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stay into place. However, we are going

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to have if there is a commercial

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property that is now want wants part of

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that commercial property to become

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residential, and they're still not

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making any kind of um, um,

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you know, determination, they're not

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doing anything to the outside of the

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building. We want that to become part of

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the Planning Board discussion to make

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sure that the residents and those rental

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properties are proper size, that we

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don't have too many bedrooms in there,

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or not enough bedrooms for people. So,

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the ESWP, as they call it, is going to

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stay in place with some with some

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modifications made.

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We did talk about the Riverwalk

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extension. The Riverwalk developers came

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before the board and they wanted an

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extension. Um as you know, that property

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probably hasn't been touched in a couple

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of years. They have been remediating the

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soil uh to do um some construction on

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there, but there was a delay and the

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delay was caused by a change of

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ownership. Really, I think that was, you

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know, most of the delay with uh what was

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happening there. So, they wanted to be

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able to have that extension to be able

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to continue to test the soil, remediate

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the soil, either cap and and fill it um

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or send it out for testing. So, we

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allowed them to do that. However, the

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planning board members uh did make a

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recommendation that the uh that the uh

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property um administrators are going to

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be there to make sure they maintain that

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property, cut the grass, get rid of any

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trees, bushes. They have to take care of

561
00:18:10,560 --> 00:18:14,360
the property according to town

562
00:18:12,280 --> 00:18:16,520
ordinances. So, that was one thing that

563
00:18:14,360 --> 00:18:19,440
the planning board had done. Um

564
00:18:16,520 --> 00:18:22,840
Parkwoods also came before the planning

565
00:18:19,440 --> 00:18:24,680
board. They have some extensions or they

566
00:18:22,840 --> 00:18:26,440
were looking to do some engineering

567
00:18:24,680 --> 00:18:28,160
changes, rather.

568
00:18:26,440 --> 00:18:30,720
I just want to make one comment about

569
00:18:28,160 --> 00:18:33,080
this Parkwoods. This was approved 10

570
00:18:30,720 --> 00:18:34,920
years ago. This was something that came

571
00:18:33,080 --> 00:18:38,920
to the town 10 years ago and the

572
00:18:34,920 --> 00:18:42,040
building of these uh particular uh

573
00:18:38,920 --> 00:18:43,840
residences was approved 10 years ago.

574
00:18:42,040 --> 00:18:45,480
So, what they did was they came before

575
00:18:43,840 --> 00:18:47,200
planning board because they had some

576
00:18:45,480 --> 00:18:48,360
engineering changes that they wanted to

577
00:18:47,200 --> 00:18:50,320
do.

578
00:18:48,360 --> 00:18:52,160
Some of them were good. Um they're

579
00:18:50,320 --> 00:18:53,720
lowering some of the retaining walls.

580
00:18:52,160 --> 00:18:56,480
They're not going to disturb some of the

581
00:18:53,720 --> 00:18:58,280
trees and the soil that's there. So,

582
00:18:56,480 --> 00:18:59,920
that way it will help with that slope

583
00:18:58,280 --> 00:19:02,000
there. It'll It'll hold some of that

584
00:18:59,920 --> 00:19:03,320
soil on there. We wanted to make sure

585
00:19:02,000 --> 00:19:05,840
that that was going to be done. There's

586
00:19:03,320 --> 00:19:07,800
some new water retention basins that

587
00:19:05,840 --> 00:19:10,400
they're putting in instead of having

588
00:19:07,800 --> 00:19:11,800
water run directly over Fanny Road. Now,

589
00:19:10,400 --> 00:19:14,520
they're going to have these detention

590
00:19:11,800 --> 00:19:17,840
basins and be able to have those basins

591
00:19:14,520 --> 00:19:19,520
filled and then the water will slowly

592
00:19:17,840 --> 00:19:21,400
leak out.

593
00:19:19,520 --> 00:19:23,200
Like I said, they are lowering some

594
00:19:21,400 --> 00:19:26,600
retainer walls. They're not going to

595
00:19:23,200 --> 00:19:30,880
move as much debris or lower vegetation

596
00:19:26,600 --> 00:19:33,360
from from that particular spot. And we

597
00:19:30,880 --> 00:19:35,560
also as the planning board decided that

598
00:19:33,360 --> 00:19:38,160
that property should be maintained while

599
00:19:35,560 --> 00:19:40,000
all this construction is going on. We

600
00:19:38,160 --> 00:19:42,240
did have a few residents that complained

601
00:19:40,000 --> 00:19:44,600
about some falling trees that may have

602
00:19:42,240 --> 00:19:46,440
fallen off of that particular property.

603
00:19:44,600 --> 00:19:47,760
They seem to be responsive and they were

604
00:19:46,440 --> 00:19:49,000
going to go up there the next day to

605
00:19:47,760 --> 00:19:51,360
make sure that they were going to clear

606
00:19:49,000 --> 00:19:53,360
any of those those falling trees. It was

607
00:19:51,360 --> 00:19:56,320
a It was a difficult

608
00:19:53,360 --> 00:19:58,320
vote for me, but we voted on the

609
00:19:56,320 --> 00:20:00,240
engineering changes and I just want to

610
00:19:58,320 --> 00:20:01,640
make that clear to everybody that was

611
00:20:00,240 --> 00:20:03,120
here and

612
00:20:01,640 --> 00:20:04,880
that ends my

613
00:20:03,120 --> 00:20:05,880
report. So, thank you.

614
00:20:04,880 --> 00:20:06,280
» Couple comments.

615
00:20:05,880 --> 00:20:09,800
» Yeah.

616
00:20:06,280 --> 00:20:11,560
» Regarding Riverwalk, um

617
00:20:09,800 --> 00:20:12,880
planning board members did make it

618
00:20:11,560 --> 00:20:14,000
important that they uh

619
00:20:12,880 --> 00:20:14,520
» Yeah, I'm sorry. If you could turn on

620
00:20:14,000 --> 00:20:15,640
your microphone.

621
00:20:14,520 --> 00:20:17,160
» I'm sorry.

622
00:20:15,640 --> 00:20:19,240
Thank you.

623
00:20:17,160 --> 00:20:20,360
Uh for Riverwalk, they planning board

624
00:20:19,240 --> 00:20:22,960
members did

625
00:20:20,360 --> 00:20:24,280
stress that the need to comply with with

626
00:20:22,960 --> 00:20:26,280
code and my understanding is that Mr.

627
00:20:24,280 --> 00:20:27,760
Lavery and his replacement, Raphael,

628
00:20:26,280 --> 00:20:29,680
whose last name looks Asian now, will

629
00:20:27,760 --> 00:20:30,320
walk the property with the manager the

630
00:20:29,680 --> 00:20:32,480
following day.

631
00:20:30,320 --> 00:20:33,760
» Yes, we we met Friday on site and went

632
00:20:32,480 --> 00:20:35,480
over

633
00:20:33,760 --> 00:20:37,720
They they will be cleaning doing a mass

634
00:20:35,480 --> 00:20:40,160
clean up, moving the storage containers,

635
00:20:37,720 --> 00:20:43,600
the abandoned forklift, cutting trees

636
00:20:40,160 --> 00:20:45,160
back and maintaining as as discussed.

637
00:20:43,600 --> 00:20:46,880
» Okay, so I said the next day, but it was

638
00:20:45,160 --> 00:20:49,040
two days. So, they're they're on it. And

639
00:20:46,880 --> 00:20:50,400
then regarding Park Woods, that project

640
00:20:49,040 --> 00:20:52,320
was not

641
00:20:50,400 --> 00:20:54,400
approved 10 years ago. It was

642
00:20:52,320 --> 00:20:55,800
unanimously denied multiple times over

643
00:20:54,400 --> 00:20:56,840
the last 10 years.

644
00:20:55,800 --> 00:20:57,880
And

645
00:20:56,840 --> 00:21:00,720
um

646
00:20:57,880 --> 00:21:03,360
most recently they appealed it and they

647
00:21:00,720 --> 00:21:05,920
won and we were going to appeal it, but

648
00:21:03,360 --> 00:21:07,800
we got guidance that uh

649
00:21:05,920 --> 00:21:09,560
uh we were not going to be successful.

650
00:21:07,800 --> 00:21:11,200
You know, it's unfortunate that, you

651
00:21:09,560 --> 00:21:13,920
know, a judge can overrule, you know,

652
00:21:11,200 --> 00:21:16,080
our our code in town. We have steep

653
00:21:13,920 --> 00:21:18,120
slope ordinance that

654
00:21:16,080 --> 00:21:19,640
forbids building on property such as

655
00:21:18,120 --> 00:21:21,800
that, and the judge said, "I don't

656
00:21:19,640 --> 00:21:24,000
care." And he says, "You got to do it."

657
00:21:21,800 --> 00:21:25,160
And we were able to reduce the density

658
00:21:24,000 --> 00:21:27,000
from four buildings into three

659
00:21:25,160 --> 00:21:29,600
buildings, and that was approved

660
00:21:27,000 --> 00:21:32,120
grudgingly on a mixed on a split vote at

661
00:21:29,600 --> 00:21:34,360
the planning board. And they came back

662
00:21:32,120 --> 00:21:35,680
for for changes. And unfortunately, a

663
00:21:34,360 --> 00:21:37,240
lot of residents didn't understand that.

664
00:21:35,680 --> 00:21:40,560
They thought the whole

665
00:21:37,240 --> 00:21:44,040
uh decision was up, and it was not. So,

666
00:21:40,560 --> 00:21:45,880
um that had been dragging on since uh

667
00:21:44,040 --> 00:21:47,880
Matt Deorio was mayor. So, that that was

668
00:21:45,880 --> 00:21:49,160
a mess. So, just wanted to clarify those

669
00:21:47,880 --> 00:21:50,800
two points.

670
00:21:49,160 --> 00:21:53,880
» Do you have a sense with Park Woods and

671
00:21:50,800 --> 00:21:56,640
and if what sort of the

672
00:21:53,880 --> 00:21:58,760
the next steps for them are in terms of

673
00:21:56,640 --> 00:22:01,240
what other what other approvals do they

674
00:21:58,760 --> 00:22:02,360
need in order to proceed with building

675
00:22:01,240 --> 00:22:03,320
at this point? Do we have a sense of

676
00:22:02,360 --> 00:22:04,760
that?

677
00:22:03,320 --> 00:22:07,360
» Well, the conservatory, right? They have

678
00:22:04,760 --> 00:22:09,640
to go through the conservator uh soil

679
00:22:07,360 --> 00:22:11,640
remediation or uh soil removal.

680
00:22:09,640 --> 00:22:13,240
» Yeah, they their their next steps are at

681
00:22:11,640 --> 00:22:14,400
this point will probably be they're

682
00:22:13,240 --> 00:22:16,560
going to start getting some probably

683
00:22:14,400 --> 00:22:17,720
site plan work engineering done. They

684
00:22:16,560 --> 00:22:20,640
need to go to Morris County Soil

685
00:22:17,720 --> 00:22:23,800
Conservation, submit that plan. Morris

686
00:22:20,640 --> 00:22:25,320
County then has to um review the plan,

687
00:22:23,800 --> 00:22:26,760
give their blessing before they could

688
00:22:25,320 --> 00:22:28,880
then take the next step, which would

689
00:22:26,760 --> 00:22:32,320
probably be some site work, some

690
00:22:28,880 --> 00:22:33,680
clearing to a certain extent. Um I'm

691
00:22:32,320 --> 00:22:36,480
still going to hold them to what I had

692
00:22:33,680 --> 00:22:39,160
requested last year to meet on site. Um

693
00:22:36,480 --> 00:22:41,800
Rafael will take that rain now, do a

694
00:22:39,160 --> 00:22:43,040
tree count just so we have a number, try

695
00:22:41,800 --> 00:22:44,720
to talk to them about what the

696
00:22:43,040 --> 00:22:47,480
replacement plan will be. Although they

697
00:22:44,720 --> 00:22:50,240
are exempt from our ordinance, we we did

698
00:22:47,480 --> 00:22:51,960
get them to agree uh that they would

699
00:22:50,240 --> 00:22:53,760
work with us in at least having

700
00:22:51,960 --> 00:22:55,320
discussion.

701
00:22:53,760 --> 00:22:56,960
» There've also been some discussions. A

702
00:22:55,320 --> 00:22:57,960
lot of residents, you know,

703
00:22:56,960 --> 00:22:59,200
it wasn't just the board that was

704
00:22:57,960 --> 00:23:01,000
opposed to this. The residents were

705
00:22:59,200 --> 00:23:02,560
opposed to it as well. Uh but there's

706
00:23:01,000 --> 00:23:03,760
been some discussions about not

707
00:23:02,560 --> 00:23:06,120
permitting

708
00:23:03,760 --> 00:23:08,840
uh, construction traffic to exit out,

709
00:23:06,120 --> 00:23:10,200
you know, for Eli to Fairview, that

710
00:23:08,840 --> 00:23:12,120
they're going to have to go down to that

711
00:23:10,200 --> 00:23:13,560
crazy intersection, which their expert

712
00:23:12,120 --> 00:23:15,680
said will be fine.

713
00:23:13,560 --> 00:23:18,240
» Okay. Yeah, I think that's great cuz

714
00:23:15,680 --> 00:23:21,480
we're paid to say it was fine. exactly.

715
00:23:18,240 --> 00:23:23,160
Right. I guess cuz my my view and and

716
00:23:21,480 --> 00:23:26,080
Ed, keep me honest here because I know

717
00:23:23,160 --> 00:23:27,760
that um, I need you know, just keep me

718
00:23:26,080 --> 00:23:29,640
honest here about if I'm if I'm crossing

719
00:23:27,760 --> 00:23:32,200
any lines. But I think it's really

720
00:23:29,640 --> 00:23:34,840
important with this particular project

721
00:23:32,200 --> 00:23:36,160
that any concessions that they make, we

722
00:23:34,840 --> 00:23:38,200
hold them to.

723
00:23:36,160 --> 00:23:40,160
Uh, and that we make sure that that's

724
00:23:38,200 --> 00:23:41,960
happening and so things like the tree

725
00:23:40,160 --> 00:23:42,720
while they are exempted, I think think

726
00:23:41,960 --> 00:23:44,600
it's some of the settlement

727
00:23:42,720 --> 00:23:45,440
conversations, um,

728
00:23:44,600 --> 00:23:46,920
I think it well, I think it's just

729
00:23:45,440 --> 00:23:48,360
important that whatever it is, we make

730
00:23:46,920 --> 00:23:50,080
sure we're holding them accountable,

731
00:23:48,360 --> 00:23:52,960
holding them true to their word on this

732
00:23:50,080 --> 00:23:53,680
stuff because

733
00:23:52,960 --> 00:23:55,640
I'll leave it there.

734
00:23:53,680 --> 00:23:56,280
» Yes, thank you.

735
00:23:55,640 --> 00:23:58,680
» Anyone else?

736
00:23:56,280 --> 00:24:01,360
» Yes, please. Riverwalk. I just to

737
00:23:58,680 --> 00:24:04,160
piggyback on Mr. Weisman's sentiment,

738
00:24:01,360 --> 00:24:05,320
with regard to Riverwalk as well.

739
00:24:04,160 --> 00:24:06,760
Um,

740
00:24:05,320 --> 00:24:07,880
the

741
00:24:06,760 --> 00:24:10,920
I I

742
00:24:07,880 --> 00:24:12,560
So, was it is it the extension uh, how

743
00:24:10,920 --> 00:24:14,960
long was the extension granted?

744
00:24:12,560 --> 00:24:17,120
» We can grant uh, up to three one-year

745
00:24:14,960 --> 00:24:19,840
extensions. They I think it expired in

746
00:24:17,120 --> 00:24:21,240
March, so they were halfway through

747
00:24:19,840 --> 00:24:22,400
year one.

748
00:24:21,240 --> 00:24:22,840
They'd have to come back each year and

749
00:24:22,400 --> 00:24:25,120
ask for it.

750
00:24:22,840 --> 00:24:27,400
» Okay. So, other another year.

751
00:24:25,120 --> 00:24:29,840
Or half a year this point. Okay. And

752
00:24:27,400 --> 00:24:32,680
then, um, the

753
00:24:29,840 --> 00:24:33,440
we were uh, previously checking on their

754
00:24:32,680 --> 00:24:35,080
uh,

755
00:24:33,440 --> 00:24:36,640
maintaining their timeline for the

756
00:24:35,080 --> 00:24:38,280
remediation. So, we're saying the change

757
00:24:36,640 --> 00:24:40,000
of owner ownership caused them they're

758
00:24:38,280 --> 00:24:40,920
are they not on schedule for the

759
00:24:40,000 --> 00:24:42,880
remediation?

760
00:24:40,920 --> 00:24:45,360
» That's what they're saying.

761
00:24:42,880 --> 00:24:46,840
Yeah. They came back and said that they

762
00:24:45,360 --> 00:24:48,560
were held up by permit. They wrote a

763
00:24:46,840 --> 00:24:50,080
letter to DEP saying they're held up by

764
00:24:48,560 --> 00:24:52,040
permit permitting and all this other

765
00:24:50,080 --> 00:24:54,160
stuff and they were blaming basically

766
00:24:52,040 --> 00:24:55,200
the town for for the delay. Initially,

767
00:24:54,160 --> 00:24:56,720
they came in and said, "Well, it's

768
00:24:55,200 --> 00:24:58,560
because we're waiting for licensing or

769
00:24:56,720 --> 00:24:59,720
whatever from DEP." which turned out not

770
00:24:58,560 --> 00:25:01,720
to be the case.

771
00:24:59,720 --> 00:25:03,040
You know, speaking to our attorney,

772
00:25:01,720 --> 00:25:04,560
these things are are mandatory. We don't

773
00:25:03,040 --> 00:25:06,680
want to litigate it cuz it's going to be

774
00:25:04,560 --> 00:25:08,320
granted anyway, but we did kind of make

775
00:25:06,680 --> 00:25:09,960
them jump through some hoops. We asked

776
00:25:08,320 --> 00:25:12,880
for documentation, we made them come and

777
00:25:09,960 --> 00:25:14,280
and appear in person, and we kind of

778
00:25:12,880 --> 00:25:16,040
read them the riot act about the

779
00:25:14,280 --> 00:25:19,320
maintaining the property. So, it wasn't

780
00:25:16,040 --> 00:25:20,800
all for naught, but the basically it's

781
00:25:19,320 --> 00:25:22,600
you know, we had no leg to stand on if

782
00:25:20,800 --> 00:25:25,360
we wanted to deny it.

783
00:25:22,600 --> 00:25:26,960
» And the change of ownership, I doesn't

784
00:25:25,360 --> 00:25:28,440
I'm sure, but I have to ask. It doesn't

785
00:25:26,960 --> 00:25:30,640
affect

786
00:25:28,440 --> 00:25:32,400
the the previously approved application

787
00:25:30,640 --> 00:25:34,240
by the previous owner,

788
00:25:32,400 --> 00:25:36,760
or yeah.

789
00:25:34,240 --> 00:25:37,520
» A minority owner is now, I guess, full

790
00:25:36,760 --> 00:25:39,880
owner.

791
00:25:37,520 --> 00:25:41,600
» Okay. Okay.

792
00:25:39,880 --> 00:25:44,120
Are we I would just say that let's be

793
00:25:41,600 --> 00:25:45,160
sure to communicate to the new full

794
00:25:44,120 --> 00:25:47,480
owner

795
00:25:45,160 --> 00:25:49,800
the historic

796
00:25:47,480 --> 00:25:50,960
district that they all of their property

797
00:25:49,800 --> 00:25:53,240
abuts.

798
00:25:50,960 --> 00:25:55,080
Previous owner had was wasn't formed

799
00:25:53,240 --> 00:25:56,440
about a number of protections that

800
00:25:55,080 --> 00:25:57,600
they're required as they're doing site

801
00:25:56,440 --> 00:25:59,920
cleanup.

802
00:25:57,600 --> 00:26:01,720
We have both um

803
00:25:59,920 --> 00:26:02,520
a set of

804
00:26:01,720 --> 00:26:05,960
uh

805
00:26:02,520 --> 00:26:08,120
canal stones on one portion of the

806
00:26:05,960 --> 00:26:09,880
property line, and then the retaining

807
00:26:08,120 --> 00:26:11,200
wall, portion of the retaining wall is

808
00:26:09,880 --> 00:26:12,880
owned by the town.

809
00:26:11,200 --> 00:26:14,120
So, I just as as they're doing any work

810
00:26:12,880 --> 00:26:16,240
on site

811
00:26:14,120 --> 00:26:17,840
that we are sure to communicate their

812
00:26:16,240 --> 00:26:18,240
obligations.

813
00:26:17,840 --> 00:26:20,400
Thank you.

814
00:26:18,240 --> 00:26:23,640
» We did discuss a lot of what you just

815
00:26:20,400 --> 00:26:25,920
outlined, and I did drive home to him

816
00:26:23,640 --> 00:26:29,600
the importance of

817
00:26:25,920 --> 00:26:31,840
communicating based upon um

818
00:26:29,600 --> 00:26:33,400
their quick approvals that they looked

819
00:26:31,840 --> 00:26:35,280
for a couple of years ago when they came

820
00:26:33,400 --> 00:26:38,520
in to force some changes.

821
00:26:35,280 --> 00:26:39,880
I I feel like the new owner seems to

822
00:26:38,520 --> 00:26:42,600
maybe get it a little bit more than the

823
00:26:39,880 --> 00:26:44,960
previous, but we'll see.

824
00:26:42,600 --> 00:26:46,680
» And and they still have an active

825
00:26:44,960 --> 00:26:47,800
affordable housing lawsuit against the

826
00:26:46,680 --> 00:26:49,520
town. Is that correct? Yeah.

827
00:26:47,800 --> 00:26:50,480
» That is accurate.

828
00:26:49,520 --> 00:26:51,640
Can I ask one more question that I'm

829
00:26:50,480 --> 00:26:53,560
sure the answer is no, too, but I'm

830
00:26:51,640 --> 00:26:55,360
going to ask it anyway. When we grant

831
00:26:53,560 --> 00:26:56,600
developer extensions, forget these

832
00:26:55,360 --> 00:26:58,720
properties, just

833
00:26:56,600 --> 00:27:00,680
generally, are we able to put in

834
00:26:58,720 --> 00:27:03,520
provisions to developer extensions that

835
00:27:00,680 --> 00:27:05,240
say that they now have to adhere to

836
00:27:03,520 --> 00:27:06,480
ordinances passed since they were prior

837
00:27:05,240 --> 00:27:07,600
approval?

838
00:27:06,480 --> 00:27:09,520
Like, is that a clause that any

839
00:27:07,600 --> 00:27:11,320
municipality has done that we could

840
00:27:09,520 --> 00:27:12,760
conceivably put in?

841
00:27:11,320 --> 00:27:15,160
» If there is one, I've never seen

842
00:27:12,760 --> 00:27:17,440
developer agree to it.

843
00:27:15,160 --> 00:27:19,120
» Sure, but it's but it's but it doesn't

844
00:27:17,440 --> 00:27:20,840
matter if they agree to it, right?

845
00:27:19,120 --> 00:27:22,360
» Well, it it would be something that more

846
00:27:20,840 --> 00:27:23,080
than I don't think I've ever seen a case

847
00:27:22,360 --> 00:27:24,680
where they

848
00:27:23,080 --> 00:27:26,520
agreed to it. It served that they were

849
00:27:24,680 --> 00:27:27,640
grandfathered on the previous

850
00:27:26,520 --> 00:27:28,920
language.

851
00:27:27,640 --> 00:27:30,000
So, I have to look into that for you.

852
00:27:28,920 --> 00:27:31,280
» Will you research that matter, please?

853
00:27:30,000 --> 00:27:32,400
» Really I would really be interested in

854
00:27:31,280 --> 00:27:33,760
that question.

855
00:27:32,400 --> 00:27:36,240
» So, so part of the reason that they

856
00:27:33,760 --> 00:27:37,280
asked for the extension was to ensure

857
00:27:36,240 --> 00:27:37,760
that they

858
00:27:37,280 --> 00:27:39,040
» Right. Yeah.

859
00:27:37,760 --> 00:27:39,440
» Previous zoning

860
00:27:39,040 --> 00:27:40,200
» That makes

861
00:27:39,440 --> 00:27:41,880
» Historic entry

862
00:27:40,200 --> 00:27:43,600
» I'm wondering, like, we we we do have

863
00:27:41,880 --> 00:27:45,680
some level of authority, it appears, as

864
00:27:43,600 --> 00:27:46,480
a town, despite what particular judge

865
00:27:45,680 --> 00:27:49,680
might think. I probably shouldn't have

866
00:27:46,480 --> 00:27:51,040
said that one. Um uh but uh

867
00:27:49,680 --> 00:27:53,800
I just wonder if there's ways that we

868
00:27:51,040 --> 00:27:55,160
can put conditions, just the way we're

869
00:27:53,800 --> 00:27:57,000
negotiating with we're walking the

870
00:27:55,160 --> 00:27:58,360
property and say clean up and all that,

871
00:27:57,000 --> 00:28:00,520
that we can put conditions on a

872
00:27:58,360 --> 00:28:02,520
developer extension approval that says,

873
00:28:00,520 --> 00:28:04,480
"We'll do this, but since you got this

874
00:28:02,520 --> 00:28:07,160
original approval, we passed, let's say

875
00:28:04,480 --> 00:28:09,400
for the example, a tree ordinance that

876
00:28:07,160 --> 00:28:10,640
um you now have to adhere to." I guess

877
00:28:09,400 --> 00:28:12,520
that's the question I would love to get

878
00:28:10,640 --> 00:28:14,880
more information on.

879
00:28:12,520 --> 00:28:14,880
Okay.

880
00:28:15,800 --> 00:28:20,600
» The idea behind the extension, if there

881
00:28:17,960 --> 00:28:22,680
wasn't some grandfathering analysis that

882
00:28:20,600 --> 00:28:24,720
that is basically a snapshot

883
00:28:22,680 --> 00:28:27,920
of the time of the application, they

884
00:28:24,720 --> 00:28:29,440
wouldn't have asked for an extension.

885
00:28:27,920 --> 00:28:31,560
» It It would help

886
00:28:29,440 --> 00:28:32,360
» I'll We'll certainly look into it. We'll

887
00:28:31,560 --> 00:28:34,120
We'll advise counsel.

888
00:28:32,360 --> 00:28:35,240
» I really appreciate it. Thank you.

889
00:28:34,120 --> 00:28:36,960
Thank you.

890
00:28:35,240 --> 00:28:40,440
the ordinance

891
00:28:36,960 --> 00:28:41,680
» Okay. Anyone else for planning board?

892
00:28:40,440 --> 00:28:43,880
Moving on, Board of Education,

893
00:28:41,680 --> 00:28:45,520
Councilmember Cascone.

894
00:28:43,880 --> 00:28:49,120
» Thank you very much. Uh Uh the Board of

895
00:28:45,520 --> 00:28:51,320
Ed met offsite in August. It was their

896
00:28:49,120 --> 00:28:53,080
fun meeting.

897
00:28:51,320 --> 00:28:56,040
Before the beginning of the school year,

898
00:28:53,080 --> 00:28:57,960
unfortunately, I was unable to attend as

899
00:28:56,040 --> 00:29:01,480
um I was not able to make it to the um

900
00:28:57,960 --> 00:29:05,520
the offsite section. However, um

901
00:29:01,480 --> 00:29:08,680
there wasn't a plan to discuss much past

902
00:29:05,520 --> 00:29:08,680
what was discussed in July.

903
00:29:09,360 --> 00:29:13,440
» Any comments or questions?

904
00:29:11,360 --> 00:29:13,440
Okay.

905
00:29:14,760 --> 00:29:17,120
I was thinking, why not?

906
00:29:15,960 --> 00:29:19,400
» We don't need to go offsite to have fun,

907
00:29:17,120 --> 00:29:21,400
can we, Anne?

908
00:29:19,400 --> 00:29:22,360
» Next up, Booth & Dimock Library. I sit

909
00:29:21,400 --> 00:29:24,120
on the

910
00:29:22,360 --> 00:29:26,120
the board up there. Um

911
00:29:24,120 --> 00:29:27,640
they generally don't meet uh during the

912
00:29:26,120 --> 00:29:30,320
summer, but the library still continues

913
00:29:27,640 --> 00:29:31,760
to uh operate and uh

914
00:29:30,320 --> 00:29:33,720
the director shared some information

915
00:29:31,760 --> 00:29:35,040
with me. They uh were a little more

916
00:29:33,720 --> 00:29:36,880
active in their summer reading program

917
00:29:35,040 --> 00:29:38,840
than previously. They had 164

918
00:29:36,880 --> 00:29:40,600
participants this year, up from 105 last

919
00:29:38,840 --> 00:29:43,680
year. That was pretty much all at the

920
00:29:40,600 --> 00:29:45,040
urging of uh of Jess Mondino who uh

921
00:29:43,680 --> 00:29:46,360
suggested they leave it open longer.

922
00:29:45,040 --> 00:29:47,600
But, I think they normally uh shut it

923
00:29:46,360 --> 00:29:50,000
down at a certain point in time, and it

924
00:29:47,600 --> 00:29:52,000
seems to be uh quite a draw.

925
00:29:50,000 --> 00:29:53,240
Uh they sponsored the 20 summer reading

926
00:29:52,000 --> 00:29:54,720
events.

927
00:29:53,240 --> 00:29:58,000
Um

928
00:29:54,720 --> 00:30:00,160
they had a summer of art for adults. Uh

929
00:29:58,000 --> 00:30:01,640
first ever series for art workshops for

930
00:30:00,160 --> 00:30:04,360
adults.

931
00:30:01,640 --> 00:30:04,360
Um

932
00:30:06,280 --> 00:30:09,640
Building and grounds, as you might

933
00:30:07,640 --> 00:30:11,200
imagine with a old uh the building of

934
00:30:09,640 --> 00:30:13,080
that age, there's uh some work needs to

935
00:30:11,200 --> 00:30:15,160
be done. They need to do uh some roofing

936
00:30:13,080 --> 00:30:16,800
and gutter work. Uh

937
00:30:15,160 --> 00:30:18,240
heating pipe work, nothing too

938
00:30:16,800 --> 00:30:20,680
significant.

939
00:30:18,240 --> 00:30:21,840
And uh I've been

940
00:30:20,680 --> 00:30:23,240
for those that don't know, I have 40

941
00:30:21,840 --> 00:30:24,720
years experience in public accounting.

942
00:30:23,240 --> 00:30:25,680
I've been offering my services to get

943
00:30:24,720 --> 00:30:27,360
her

944
00:30:25,680 --> 00:30:29,720
uh QuickBooks program to agree with the

945
00:30:27,360 --> 00:30:31,280
audit reports. She's finally uh

946
00:30:29,720 --> 00:30:33,400
conceded to allow me to do that. So,

947
00:30:31,280 --> 00:30:35,400
next probably within next month,

948
00:30:33,400 --> 00:30:37,160
their uh in-house records will agree to

949
00:30:35,400 --> 00:30:38,680
the audit reports.

950
00:30:37,160 --> 00:30:39,840
Um any comments or questions regarding

951
00:30:38,680 --> 00:30:42,200
the library?

952
00:30:39,840 --> 00:30:44,120
» I I to say that I have uh participated

953
00:30:42,200 --> 00:30:47,320
in most of the summer art program at the

954
00:30:44,120 --> 00:30:50,560
library and it was fantastic and

955
00:30:47,320 --> 00:30:55,200
well-received. They were um they they

956
00:30:50,560 --> 00:30:57,240
were sold out um for every event and I

957
00:30:55,200 --> 00:30:59,360
look forward to more of these cuz they

958
00:30:57,240 --> 00:31:01,200
really were a lot of fun.

959
00:30:59,360 --> 00:31:03,360
» Thank you very much.

960
00:31:01,200 --> 00:31:04,880
Next up, Parks and Rec uh

961
00:31:03,360 --> 00:31:05,960
Councilmember Means.

962
00:31:04,880 --> 00:31:07,080
» Thank you, Mayor. Good evening,

963
00:31:05,960 --> 00:31:07,640
everybody.

964
00:31:07,080 --> 00:31:08,920
Um

965
00:31:07,640 --> 00:31:11,640
busy summer.

966
00:31:08,920 --> 00:31:13,280
Uh summer camp just wrapped up. Uh

967
00:31:11,640 --> 00:31:15,400
once again, we had another great uh

968
00:31:13,280 --> 00:31:17,560
great camp for all the kids. There was a

969
00:31:15,400 --> 00:31:19,760
chess uh chess camp that came out. There

970
00:31:17,560 --> 00:31:20,840
was a STEM sports camp planned for

971
00:31:19,760 --> 00:31:22,000
August.

972
00:31:20,840 --> 00:31:23,240
But uh

973
00:31:22,000 --> 00:31:24,880
again, the

974
00:31:23,240 --> 00:31:26,360
you know, having my my all four of my

975
00:31:24,880 --> 00:31:28,600
kids have gone through the camp and and

976
00:31:26,360 --> 00:31:30,120
I know what a great job they do and so

977
00:31:28,600 --> 00:31:32,320
kudos to Tracy and her team for just

978
00:31:30,120 --> 00:31:33,840
running another successful camp.

979
00:31:32,320 --> 00:31:37,200
Boot 'n' Day is coming up Sunday,

980
00:31:33,840 --> 00:31:39,160
September 27th, 12:00 to 4:00. Um if you

981
00:31:37,200 --> 00:31:40,800
are interested in being a vendor, please

982
00:31:39,160 --> 00:31:42,240
sign up at the boot rec

983
00:31:40,800 --> 00:31:43,840
rec desk.

984
00:31:42,240 --> 00:31:45,240
Bocce ball starting, there's a couple

985
00:31:43,840 --> 00:31:47,400
spaces left. So, if you're interested in

986
00:31:45,240 --> 00:31:48,920
that, it was very successful last year.

987
00:31:47,400 --> 00:31:50,160
I heard nothing but great things about

988
00:31:48,920 --> 00:31:51,480
it. Um

989
00:31:50,160 --> 00:31:54,320
so please, if you're interested, sign

990
00:31:51,480 --> 00:31:57,640
up. Yoga is ongoing uh Monday and

991
00:31:54,320 --> 00:31:59,280
Wednesdays at the senior center.

992
00:31:57,640 --> 00:32:00,680
Um

993
00:31:59,280 --> 00:32:02,080
man, I hate mentioning this in August,

994
00:32:00,680 --> 00:32:05,160
but we are getting ready to start a

995
00:32:02,080 --> 00:32:05,720
trick-or-treat trail in October.

996
00:32:05,160 --> 00:32:07,440
Um

997
00:32:05,720 --> 00:32:09,280
so yes, start thinking about getting

998
00:32:07,440 --> 00:32:11,320
your uh your display set up if you're

999
00:32:09,280 --> 00:32:12,760
interested in taking part. Um and you

1000
00:32:11,320 --> 00:32:14,480
know, between the fire department, the

1001
00:32:12,760 --> 00:32:16,800
police department, and rec, this is just

1002
00:32:14,480 --> 00:32:18,080
a great night. Um

1003
00:32:16,800 --> 00:32:19,240
we get you know, we get a I don't even

1004
00:32:18,080 --> 00:32:21,560
know how many kids come, but we go

1005
00:32:19,240 --> 00:32:23,080
through bags and bags of candy. We get a

1006
00:32:21,560 --> 00:32:25,320
ton, you know, the park is just loaded

1007
00:32:23,080 --> 00:32:27,640
with kids, so it's a great time.

1008
00:32:25,320 --> 00:32:30,240
Um all the fall sports are sports are

1009
00:32:27,640 --> 00:32:32,320
getting underway. Field hockey, cheer,

1010
00:32:30,240 --> 00:32:33,440
dance, soccer, basketball. So, those are

1011
00:32:32,320 --> 00:32:34,400
all getting started. If you want your

1012
00:32:33,440 --> 00:32:35,920
kids

1013
00:32:34,400 --> 00:32:37,400
uh interested in playing, please get

1014
00:32:35,920 --> 00:32:39,040
them signed up.

1015
00:32:37,400 --> 00:32:40,480
Um and that's all I have. We'll be

1016
00:32:39,040 --> 00:32:42,720
getting some more

1017
00:32:40,480 --> 00:32:44,560
uh activities as we move forward, but

1018
00:32:42,720 --> 00:32:45,520
uh a great summer program for everybody.

1019
00:32:44,560 --> 00:32:46,040
Thank you.

1020
00:32:45,520 --> 00:32:47,520
» Thank

1021
00:32:46,040 --> 00:32:49,800
» Mr. Mayor, can you also put in a plug

1022
00:32:47,520 --> 00:32:52,440
for the scarecrow build?

1023
00:32:49,800 --> 00:32:52,440
» Um

1024
00:32:52,600 --> 00:32:55,600
That is the first Friday, yes. I think

1025
00:32:54,800 --> 00:32:56,480
that

1026
00:32:55,600 --> 00:32:57,640
That's

1027
00:32:56,480 --> 00:32:58,680
First Friday?

1028
00:32:57,640 --> 00:33:00,720
» First Friday?

1029
00:32:58,680 --> 00:33:02,960
» Yeah.

1030
00:33:00,720 --> 00:33:05,640
Scarecrow build on Main Street for the

1031
00:33:02,960 --> 00:33:05,640
first Friday.

1032
00:33:06,080 --> 00:33:09,480
» Any other comments or questions?

1033
00:33:10,200 --> 00:33:14,200
Seeing none, we'll move on to fire

1034
00:33:11,440 --> 00:33:15,920
department, Council member DePina Eason.

1035
00:33:14,200 --> 00:33:17,240
» Okay, let me get back to my notes here.

1036
00:33:15,920 --> 00:33:19,920
Okay, so the fire department is

1037
00:33:17,240 --> 00:33:20,880
celebrating our 135th anniversary this

1038
00:33:19,920 --> 00:33:23,120
year.

1039
00:33:20,880 --> 00:33:24,240
Um and as already has been previously

1040
00:33:23,120 --> 00:33:27,640
mentioned, and I mean we do have some

1041
00:33:24,240 --> 00:33:30,280
things on our agenda for tonight. Uh the

1042
00:33:27,640 --> 00:33:33,080
um carnival and parade are taking place

1043
00:33:30,280 --> 00:33:35,320
the first weekend in in September. Uh

1044
00:33:33,080 --> 00:33:37,400
Thursday, September 3rd, the carnival

1045
00:33:35,320 --> 00:33:40,520
will open at 6:00 p.m. I believe that's

1046
00:33:37,400 --> 00:33:42,760
a wristband night. Uh the parade is on

1047
00:33:40,520 --> 00:33:44,040
September 5th, Saturday, rain date the

1048
00:33:42,760 --> 00:33:45,200
6th.

1049
00:33:44,040 --> 00:33:48,640
Um

1050
00:33:45,200 --> 00:33:50,720
email from uh Captain Baker or is it

1051
00:33:48,640 --> 00:33:50,960
Captain? Chief?

1052
00:33:50,720 --> 00:33:53,840
» Chief.

1053
00:33:50,960 --> 00:33:55,360
» Yeah, Chief. I'm sorry. Chief Baker. C1,

1054
00:33:53,840 --> 00:33:57,000
yes, there you go.

1055
00:33:55,360 --> 00:33:58,640
Uh he mentioned a new member in the

1056
00:33:57,000 --> 00:33:59,640
Maxfield um

1057
00:33:58,640 --> 00:34:01,760
uh of

1058
00:33:59,640 --> 00:34:03,440
fire

1059
00:34:01,760 --> 00:34:04,680
Maxfield company, I'm sorry.

1060
00:34:03,440 --> 00:34:05,640
Uh unfortunately, I forgot to write her

1061
00:34:04,680 --> 00:34:09,600
name down.

1062
00:34:05,640 --> 00:34:12,560
Um in June, they responded to 42 calls,

1063
00:34:09,600 --> 00:34:13,919
uh which um there were also nine mutual

1064
00:34:12,560 --> 00:34:15,800
aid calls.

1065
00:34:13,919 --> 00:34:18,399
Um I do not have statistics for the

1066
00:34:15,800 --> 00:34:21,760
month of July. Uh but I also wanted to

1067
00:34:18,399 --> 00:34:23,040
to um just kudos to our fire department

1068
00:34:21,760 --> 00:34:25,200
and our police department and our all

1069
00:34:23,040 --> 00:34:27,280
our emergency responders for several

1070
00:34:25,200 --> 00:34:29,159
recent in- incidents that in- that uh

1071
00:34:27,280 --> 00:34:31,760
involved motor vehicles. Uh there was a

1072
00:34:29,159 --> 00:34:33,399
rollover up by Fanny Road, and there

1073
00:34:31,760 --> 00:34:35,360
were several motor vehicle versus

1074
00:34:33,399 --> 00:34:36,879
building incidents in the last couple of

1075
00:34:35,360 --> 00:34:39,360
weeks. Um

1076
00:34:36,879 --> 00:34:40,800
and so just just stress that uh you

1077
00:34:39,360 --> 00:34:43,200
know, you really need to put the phone

1078
00:34:40,800 --> 00:34:45,840
down, pay attention where you're going,

1079
00:34:43,200 --> 00:34:49,080
you know, and uh you know, obey the

1080
00:34:45,840 --> 00:34:50,800
obey the speed laws and uh and and try

1081
00:34:49,080 --> 00:34:52,320
not to drive into the buildings in our

1082
00:34:50,800 --> 00:34:53,560
town.

1083
00:34:52,320 --> 00:34:56,159
Um

1084
00:34:53,560 --> 00:34:57,720
so that is basically it for the fire

1085
00:34:56,159 --> 00:34:59,080
department. And so please please please

1086
00:34:57,720 --> 00:35:00,960
come out and support our fire department

1087
00:34:59,080 --> 00:35:02,600
at the carnival. It is their major

1088
00:35:00,960 --> 00:35:04,560
fundraiser and it is also a heck of a

1089
00:35:02,600 --> 00:35:05,800
good time.

1090
00:35:04,560 --> 00:35:08,840
» Thank you. Any comments or questions for

1091
00:35:05,800 --> 00:35:08,840
Council member Divenere?

1092
00:35:09,840 --> 00:35:14,280
Seeing none, we'll move on to

1093
00:35:10,880 --> 00:35:14,280
correspondence. Uh

1094
00:35:14,360 --> 00:35:18,680
perfect segue from uh

1095
00:35:16,200 --> 00:35:21,000
the Council member's comments. We have a

1096
00:35:18,680 --> 00:35:22,440
request from uh the fire department.

1097
00:35:21,000 --> 00:35:24,720
I'll try to uh

1098
00:35:22,440 --> 00:35:26,880
summarize a little bit. Um

1099
00:35:24,720 --> 00:35:29,200
it's addressed to to myself on behalf of

1100
00:35:26,880 --> 00:35:30,600
the department. I respectfully request

1101
00:35:29,200 --> 00:35:32,040
approval from you and the members of

1102
00:35:30,600 --> 00:35:33,360
town council for the following. They'd

1103
00:35:32,040 --> 00:35:35,640
like to use Main Street for the parade

1104
00:35:33,360 --> 00:35:37,840
on Saturday, September 5th, with a rain

1105
00:35:35,640 --> 00:35:39,600
date for Monday, the 7th.

1106
00:35:37,840 --> 00:35:41,480
They want authorization to conduct our

1107
00:35:39,600 --> 00:35:43,000
annual fireworks display.

1108
00:35:41,480 --> 00:35:45,560
They'd like permission to sell alcoholic

1109
00:35:43,000 --> 00:35:47,160
beverages uh on athletic field.

1110
00:35:45,560 --> 00:35:50,200
They'd like assistance from Department

1111
00:35:47,160 --> 00:35:51,640
of Public Works with vehicles

1112
00:35:50,200 --> 00:35:54,400
uh

1113
00:35:51,640 --> 00:35:56,080
pre-

1114
00:35:54,400 --> 00:35:58,320
and for cleanup and setup.

1115
00:35:56,080 --> 00:35:59,920
They'd like 130-yd dumpster.

1116
00:35:58,320 --> 00:36:02,080
And they'd like assignment of police

1117
00:35:59,920 --> 00:36:04,080
personnel to assist with traffic control

1118
00:36:02,080 --> 00:36:05,320
before, during, and after the parade.

1119
00:36:04,080 --> 00:36:07,440
Uh can I get a motion to open this up

1120
00:36:05,320 --> 00:36:08,120
for discussion?

1121
00:36:07,440 --> 00:36:08,720
» Second.

1122
00:36:08,120 --> 00:36:09,360
» All.

1123
00:36:08,720 --> 00:36:10,440
» On favor?

1124
00:36:09,360 --> 00:36:12,600
» I.

1125
00:36:10,440 --> 00:36:14,760
» Anybody have any comments or questions?

1126
00:36:12,600 --> 00:36:16,600
You know, it's pretty uh routine uh

1127
00:36:14,760 --> 00:36:18,200
thing. I I know the whole town basically

1128
00:36:16,600 --> 00:36:19,960
revolves around

1129
00:36:18,200 --> 00:36:22,080
uh the the fire department's uh

1130
00:36:19,960 --> 00:36:23,320
festivities. Um

1131
00:36:22,080 --> 00:36:26,880
I think we should support it. And I'd be

1132
00:36:23,320 --> 00:36:26,880
surprised if there's any opposition.

1133
00:36:27,040 --> 00:36:30,040
So I'd call for a motion to uh approve

1134
00:36:29,080 --> 00:36:30,280
the request.

1135
00:36:30,040 --> 00:36:31,480
» So

1136
00:36:30,280 --> 00:36:32,240
» I'll move.

1137
00:36:31,480 --> 00:36:33,120
» Weisman

1138
00:36:32,240 --> 00:36:33,680
» Second.

1139
00:36:33,120 --> 00:36:34,360
» All right.

1140
00:36:33,680 --> 00:36:34,960
» All in favor?

1141
00:36:34,360 --> 00:36:36,240
» I

1142
00:36:34,960 --> 00:36:37,680
» I

1143
00:36:36,240 --> 00:36:39,960
» Congratulations and thank you, Park

1144
00:36:37,680 --> 00:36:39,960
Plaza.

1145
00:36:41,160 --> 00:36:45,080
Next up, consent agenda. Resolutions

1146
00:36:43,000 --> 00:36:47,240
26-210

1147
00:36:45,080 --> 00:36:48,760
through 26-219. Can I get a motion to

1148
00:36:47,240 --> 00:36:49,960
open this up for council discussion,

1149
00:36:48,760 --> 00:36:50,840
please?

1150
00:36:49,960 --> 00:36:52,280
» So moved, Weisman.

1151
00:36:50,840 --> 00:36:52,920
» Seconded, Cascone.

1152
00:36:52,280 --> 00:36:54,240
» All in favor?

1153
00:36:52,920 --> 00:36:55,600
» I

1154
00:36:54,240 --> 00:36:59,000
» Anybody have any comments or questions

1155
00:36:55,600 --> 00:36:59,000
on the consent agenda?

1156
00:37:06,320 --> 00:37:08,840
» Nope.

1157
00:37:07,040 --> 00:37:11,360
» Seeing none, I would call for motion to

1158
00:37:08,840 --> 00:37:12,720
move the consent agenda forward.

1159
00:37:11,360 --> 00:37:14,320
» So moved, Devenezia.

1160
00:37:12,720 --> 00:37:15,920
» Seconded, Mazzei.

1161
00:37:14,320 --> 00:37:16,920
» We'll get a roll call, please.

1162
00:37:15,920 --> 00:37:17,840
» Mr. Balen

1163
00:37:16,920 --> 00:37:18,880
» Yes.

1164
00:37:17,840 --> 00:37:19,680
» Ms. Cascone

1165
00:37:18,880 --> 00:37:20,920
» Yes.

1166
00:37:19,680 --> 00:37:22,120
» Ms. Devenezia

1167
00:37:20,920 --> 00:37:23,360
» Yes.

1168
00:37:22,120 --> 00:37:24,120
» Ms. Ms. Mazzei

1169
00:37:23,360 --> 00:37:25,000
» Yes.

1170
00:37:24,120 --> 00:37:25,680
» Mr. Meen

1171
00:37:25,000 --> 00:37:26,640
» Yes.

1172
00:37:25,680 --> 00:37:27,200
» Mr. Weisman

1173
00:37:26,640 --> 00:37:28,080
» Yes.

1174
00:37:27,200 --> 00:37:29,680
» Mr. Rovel

1175
00:37:28,080 --> 00:37:31,240
» Abstain.

1176
00:37:29,680 --> 00:37:33,200
» And Mayor Lynch

1177
00:37:31,240 --> 00:37:36,520
» Yes.

1178
00:37:33,200 --> 00:37:38,320
Next up, ordinance 19-26.

1179
00:37:36,520 --> 00:37:39,480
Public hearing, post adoption. An

1180
00:37:38,320 --> 00:37:40,640
ordinance of the town of Boonton fixing

1181
00:37:39,480 --> 00:37:41,920
the salaries and wages of certain

1182
00:37:40,640 --> 00:37:43,240
officers and employees of the town of

1183
00:37:41,920 --> 00:37:44,480
Boonton, County Morris, State of New

1184
00:37:43,240 --> 00:37:48,120
Jersey for the

1185
00:37:44,480 --> 00:37:48,120
year 2026.

1186
00:37:48,920 --> 00:37:52,000
Can I get a motion to open this up for

1187
00:37:50,200 --> 00:37:53,160
public hearing, please?

1188
00:37:52,000 --> 00:37:54,760
» So moved, Devenezia.

1189
00:37:53,160 --> 00:37:55,560
» Seconded, Cascone.

1190
00:37:54,760 --> 00:37:57,440
» All in favor?

1191
00:37:55,560 --> 00:37:58,800
» I

1192
00:37:57,440 --> 00:38:00,280
» Any members of the public wishing to

1193
00:37:58,800 --> 00:38:01,840
discuss this particular ordinance, and

1194
00:38:00,280 --> 00:38:03,240
only this ordinance, please step forward

1195
00:38:01,840 --> 00:38:07,200
to the microphone, introduce yourself,

1196
00:38:03,240 --> 00:38:07,200
and the floor is yours for 3 minutes.

1197
00:38:10,120 --> 00:38:14,080
Seeing none, I will close the open

1198
00:38:11,920 --> 00:38:17,440
public hearing and call for motion to

1199
00:38:14,080 --> 00:38:18,960
open this up to town council discussion.

1200
00:38:17,440 --> 00:38:20,440
» So moved, Balen.

1201
00:38:18,960 --> 00:38:21,240
» Seconded, Cascone.

1202
00:38:20,440 --> 00:38:22,600
» All in favor?

1203
00:38:21,240 --> 00:38:24,240
» I

1204
00:38:22,600 --> 00:38:28,120
» Any members of the council wishing to

1205
00:38:24,240 --> 00:38:28,120
make comments or ask questions?

1206
00:38:28,240 --> 00:38:33,200
» I just um would like to note that uh

1207
00:38:31,120 --> 00:38:36,600
explanation of my no vote when we call

1208
00:38:33,200 --> 00:38:39,680
this to vote. Um it is I I completely

1209
00:38:36,600 --> 00:38:43,240
support um the

1210
00:38:39,680 --> 00:38:46,040
um compensation and reward for talent

1211
00:38:43,240 --> 00:38:48,680
and hard work and uh and believe that we

1212
00:38:46,040 --> 00:38:50,760
need to remain competitive with um

1213
00:38:48,680 --> 00:38:51,880
uh nearby towns and and the private

1214
00:38:50,760 --> 00:38:54,840
sector.

1215
00:38:51,880 --> 00:38:57,600
Um however, as discussed in the finance

1216
00:38:54,840 --> 00:39:00,000
uh meeting uh committee meeting um

1217
00:38:57,600 --> 00:39:03,600
I would like to see the town introduce

1218
00:39:00,000 --> 00:39:06,400
some policies regarding the timeline and

1219
00:39:03,600 --> 00:39:08,480
um some standards regarding how we uh

1220
00:39:06,400 --> 00:39:11,000
promote salary adjustments. This is the

1221
00:39:08,480 --> 00:39:13,320
second cap increase uh at least the

1222
00:39:11,000 --> 00:39:15,040
second that we've done in my two two and

1223
00:39:13,320 --> 00:39:17,320
a half two terms

1224
00:39:15,040 --> 00:39:18,920
um on the council and um I hope we can

1225
00:39:17,320 --> 00:39:21,480
bring this back quickly.

1226
00:39:18,920 --> 00:39:24,280
Uh if it doesn't pass tonight um

1227
00:39:21,480 --> 00:39:26,440
uh with those uh policy standards in

1228
00:39:24,280 --> 00:39:29,520
place.

1229
00:39:26,440 --> 00:39:30,880
» Okay, any other comments or questions?

1230
00:39:29,520 --> 00:39:31,920
I now call for a motion to move this

1231
00:39:30,880 --> 00:39:32,960
ordinance forward.

1232
00:39:31,920 --> 00:39:34,600
» So moved.

1233
00:39:32,960 --> 00:39:36,440
» Second.

1234
00:39:34,600 --> 00:39:37,440
» Will we get a roll call, please?

1235
00:39:36,440 --> 00:39:38,160
» Mr. Balin.

1236
00:39:37,440 --> 00:39:39,200
» No.

1237
00:39:38,160 --> 00:39:39,960
» Miss Gascoigne.

1238
00:39:39,200 --> 00:39:41,200
» Yes.

1239
00:39:39,960 --> 00:39:42,280
» Miss Devenezia.

1240
00:39:41,200 --> 00:39:43,520
» Yes.

1241
00:39:42,280 --> 00:39:44,200
» Miss Miss Mazie.

1242
00:39:43,520 --> 00:39:45,040
» Yes.

1243
00:39:44,200 --> 00:39:45,720
» Mr. Mean.

1244
00:39:45,040 --> 00:39:46,720
» Yes.

1245
00:39:45,720 --> 00:39:47,360
» Mr. Weisman.

1246
00:39:46,720 --> 00:39:48,360
» Yes.

1247
00:39:47,360 --> 00:39:49,240
» Mr. Rubel.

1248
00:39:48,360 --> 00:39:50,040
» Abstain.

1249
00:39:49,240 --> 00:39:52,320
» Mayor Lynch.

1250
00:39:50,040 --> 00:39:55,200
» No.

1251
00:39:52,320 --> 00:39:56,800
Ordinance 20-26 public hearing proposed

1252
00:39:55,200 --> 00:39:59,320
adoption an ordinance to amend and

1253
00:39:56,800 --> 00:40:01,840
supplement part two general legislation

1254
00:39:59,320 --> 00:40:04,280
chapter 201 parking within the town of

1255
00:40:01,840 --> 00:40:04,280
Boonton.

1256
00:40:05,760 --> 00:40:08,400
I need a motion to open this up for the

1257
00:40:07,200 --> 00:40:09,360
public.

1258
00:40:08,400 --> 00:40:10,880
» So moved, Mazie.

1259
00:40:09,360 --> 00:40:12,080
» Second, Balin.

1260
00:40:10,880 --> 00:40:13,520
» Any members of the public wishing to

1261
00:40:12,080 --> 00:40:15,440
come forward and discuss this ordinance,

1262
00:40:13,520 --> 00:40:18,680
please uh step to the microphone, to

1263
00:40:15,440 --> 00:40:18,680
yourself, and the floor is yours.

1264
00:40:20,680 --> 00:40:25,400
Seeing none, I would close the public's

1265
00:40:23,200 --> 00:40:26,240
uh Is there Is this the one that has the

1266
00:40:25,400 --> 00:40:27,520
» No.

1267
00:40:26,240 --> 00:40:28,880
the solid waste.

1268
00:40:27,520 --> 00:40:30,240
» Okay.

1269
00:40:28,880 --> 00:40:32,280
All right. Uh I would close the public

1270
00:40:30,240 --> 00:40:34,200
hearing and then make a mo- uh call for

1271
00:40:32,280 --> 00:40:35,320
motion to open this up for town council

1272
00:40:34,200 --> 00:40:36,720
discussion.

1273
00:40:35,320 --> 00:40:39,840
» So moved, Balin.

1274
00:40:36,720 --> 00:40:39,840
» Second, Steven Usher.

1275
00:40:40,480 --> 00:40:43,720
» Can we get a roll call, please?

1276
00:40:42,920 --> 00:40:46,360
» For discussion.

1277
00:40:43,720 --> 00:40:48,640
» Discussion.

1278
00:40:46,360 --> 00:40:50,920
That's All right.

1279
00:40:48,640 --> 00:40:53,200
» Uh I I would just say on this, I think

1280
00:40:50,920 --> 00:40:55,160
it's um I'm I'm glad to see this

1281
00:40:53,200 --> 00:40:57,160
ordinance. I'm um

1282
00:40:55,160 --> 00:40:59,720
I think the um

1283
00:40:57,160 --> 00:41:02,440
especially with the uh s-

1284
00:40:59,720 --> 00:41:03,960
enforcement going on with the um no

1285
00:41:02,440 --> 00:41:07,200
parking zones,

1286
00:41:03,960 --> 00:41:09,280
uh the allowance for short-term parking

1287
00:41:07,200 --> 00:41:12,600
and the regulation of short-term parking

1288
00:41:09,280 --> 00:41:15,000
for our deliveries and our takeout uh

1289
00:41:12,600 --> 00:41:17,520
businesses on Main Street, um I hope

1290
00:41:15,000 --> 00:41:20,800
this will provide great improvement um

1291
00:41:17,520 --> 00:41:24,520
for a for a long-standing 2-hour uh only

1292
00:41:20,800 --> 00:41:25,960
2-hour uh parking requirement. And um

1293
00:41:24,520 --> 00:41:28,080
and I would just also add that if it

1294
00:41:25,960 --> 00:41:29,800
doesn't work, we'll change it. But uh

1295
00:41:28,080 --> 00:41:32,320
it's uh it's a good step in the right

1296
00:41:29,800 --> 00:41:32,958
direction.

1297
00:41:32,320 --> 00:41:33,040
» Okay. So,

1298
00:41:32,958 --> 00:41:34,920
» [clears throat]

1299
00:41:33,040 --> 00:41:36,880
» Uh I just have a brief comment, which is

1300
00:41:34,920 --> 00:41:38,360
that that uh this ordinance incorporates

1301
00:41:36,880 --> 00:41:40,360
a number of changes, although not

1302
00:41:38,360 --> 00:41:42,960
exactly the way I had requested or

1303
00:41:40,360 --> 00:41:45,560
proposed or or or put out there as

1304
00:41:42,960 --> 00:41:48,320
ideas, but that um

1305
00:41:45,560 --> 00:41:51,240
you know, uh pulling short-term uh spots

1306
00:41:48,320 --> 00:41:53,520
out onto the side streets facilitates uh

1307
00:41:51,240 --> 00:41:55,120
that the turnover of those spots, makes

1308
00:41:53,520 --> 00:41:57,480
it easier for people to get in and out

1309
00:41:55,120 --> 00:41:59,600
of our Main Street spots, um

1310
00:41:57,480 --> 00:42:01,640
and it is something that uh that I have

1311
00:41:59,600 --> 00:42:05,200
been strongly in favor of for a very

1312
00:42:01,640 --> 00:42:06,960
long time. Um and it seems as if uh the

1313
00:42:05,200 --> 00:42:09,520
the public response so far has been

1314
00:42:06,960 --> 00:42:11,000
positive to these changes. So, let's

1315
00:42:09,520 --> 00:42:12,720
hope that people comply with the

1316
00:42:11,000 --> 00:42:15,960
15-minute parking

1317
00:42:12,720 --> 00:42:19,440
and uh and and that we can have this be

1318
00:42:15,960 --> 00:42:22,360
a positive thing for our Main Street.

1319
00:42:19,440 --> 00:42:22,360
» Thank you. Anyone else?

1320
00:42:23,840 --> 00:42:29,320
Okay, then I would call for

1321
00:42:27,160 --> 00:42:30,440
a motion to move this ordinance forward.

1322
00:42:29,320 --> 00:42:31,840
And I'll second that.

1323
00:42:30,440 --> 00:42:33,240
» So moved, Devenezia.

1324
00:42:31,840 --> 00:42:34,480
» Second, Balin.

1325
00:42:33,240 --> 00:42:35,360
Roll call, please.

1326
00:42:34,480 --> 00:42:36,320
» Mr. Balin.

1327
00:42:35,360 --> 00:42:37,040
» Yes.

1328
00:42:36,320 --> 00:42:39,000
» Ms. Caskey.

1329
00:42:37,040 --> 00:42:40,560
» I just a point of order. I think we need

1330
00:42:39,000 --> 00:42:41,079
to remember that we need to

1331
00:42:40,560 --> 00:42:41,360
» You remind me.

1332
00:42:41,079 --> 00:42:42,280
» [laughter]

1333
00:42:41,360 --> 00:42:44,480
» We opened it to the public.

1334
00:42:42,280 --> 00:42:45,680
» Yes, yes, yes, yes. Okay.

1335
00:42:44,480 --> 00:42:46,240
» Ms. Caskey.

1336
00:42:45,680 --> 00:42:47,440
» Yes.

1337
00:42:46,240 --> 00:42:48,240
» Ms. Devenezia.

1338
00:42:47,440 --> 00:42:49,120
» Yes.

1339
00:42:48,240 --> 00:42:49,560
» Ms. Maze.

1340
00:42:49,120 --> 00:42:50,400
» Yes.

1341
00:42:49,560 --> 00:42:50,960
» Mr. Mean.

1342
00:42:50,400 --> 00:42:51,920
» Yes.

1343
00:42:50,960 --> 00:42:52,440
» Mr. Weisman.

1344
00:42:51,920 --> 00:42:53,640
» Yes.

1345
00:42:52,440 --> 00:42:54,680
» Mr. Rovell.

1346
00:42:53,640 --> 00:42:55,880
» Abstain.

1347
00:42:54,680 --> 00:42:57,760
» Mayor Lend.

1348
00:42:55,880 --> 00:43:00,800
» Yes.

1349
00:42:57,760 --> 00:43:02,880
Next up, ordinance 21-26.

1350
00:43:00,800 --> 00:43:04,720
An ordinance amending a section of the

1351
00:43:02,880 --> 00:43:07,680
town code of the town of Boonton, part

1352
00:43:04,720 --> 00:43:10,400
two general legislation, chapter 246

1353
00:43:07,680 --> 00:43:12,920
solid waste. Uh can I get a motion to

1354
00:43:10,400 --> 00:43:14,080
open this up for public discussion?

1355
00:43:12,920 --> 00:43:15,480
» So moved, Balin.

1356
00:43:14,080 --> 00:43:16,400
» Second it, Caskey.

1357
00:43:15,480 --> 00:43:17,520
» All in favor?

1358
00:43:16,400 --> 00:43:19,000
» Aye.

1359
00:43:17,520 --> 00:43:22,160
» Any members of the public wishing to

1360
00:43:19,000 --> 00:43:23,400
come forward to discuss ordinance 21-26,

1361
00:43:22,160 --> 00:43:24,560
please step forward to the microphone,

1362
00:43:23,400 --> 00:43:27,040
introduce yourself, and the floor is

1363
00:43:24,560 --> 00:43:27,040
yours.

1364
00:43:29,000 --> 00:43:33,400
Seeing none, I would close the public

1365
00:43:31,440 --> 00:43:34,640
comment section and call for motion to

1366
00:43:33,400 --> 00:43:35,160
open this up for town council

1367
00:43:34,640 --> 00:43:36,840
discussion.

1368
00:43:35,160 --> 00:43:38,680
» Excuse me, Mayor. There is a

1369
00:43:36,840 --> 00:43:40,240
» Oh, I'm sorry. I just asked you that,

1370
00:43:38,680 --> 00:43:42,000
too.

1371
00:43:40,240 --> 00:43:44,280
» All right, there was a uh

1372
00:43:42,000 --> 00:43:47,760
public comment by email from Ryan

1373
00:43:44,280 --> 00:43:51,120
Barrons. He wrote, "Public um

1374
00:43:47,760 --> 00:43:54,320
ordinance 21-26 makes sense overall, but

1375
00:43:51,120 --> 00:43:56,040
the $2 million insurance requirement

1376
00:43:54,320 --> 00:43:57,160
should apply only when a dumpster

1377
00:43:56,040 --> 00:43:59,360
affects

1378
00:43:57,160 --> 00:44:02,240
streets, sidewalks, parking, sight

1379
00:43:59,360 --> 00:44:03,840
lines, drainage, or public access.

1380
00:44:02,240 --> 00:44:05,880
Otherwise, the ordinance treats a

1381
00:44:03,840 --> 00:44:08,280
driveway dumpster like a dumpster

1382
00:44:05,880 --> 00:44:10,360
sitting in the street. Please consider

1383
00:44:08,280 --> 00:44:13,480
amending the ordinance to create a later

1384
00:44:10,360 --> 00:44:16,360
path for ordinary private driveway

1385
00:44:13,480 --> 00:44:18,800
dumpsters, pods, and bagsters.

1386
00:44:16,360 --> 00:44:21,320
Ryan Barrett.

1387
00:44:18,800 --> 00:44:24,280
» Thank you. Mr. Mayor, just just for

1388
00:44:21,320 --> 00:44:25,760
clarification, we we acknowledge that

1389
00:44:24,280 --> 00:44:27,720
that email

1390
00:44:25,760 --> 00:44:30,000
and we did review it and it is a de

1391
00:44:27,720 --> 00:44:32,040
minimis change that we are changing it

1392
00:44:30,000 --> 00:44:34,640
to basically

1393
00:44:32,040 --> 00:44:36,680
the short version is a insurance that

1394
00:44:34,640 --> 00:44:38,040
makes sense for the situation. Okay, so

1395
00:44:36,680 --> 00:44:41,720
a homeowner obviously is not going to be

1396
00:44:38,040 --> 00:44:43,680
held to that same that a

1397
00:44:41,720 --> 00:44:45,440
a guy dropping a bin in the middle of

1398
00:44:43,680 --> 00:44:47,520
the street for a month or two where

1399
00:44:45,440 --> 00:44:49,840
there's potential hazards in traffic.

1400
00:44:47,520 --> 00:44:51,640
So, it is a minor change that will be

1401
00:44:49,840 --> 00:44:53,400
permitted to move forward with.

1402
00:44:51,640 --> 00:44:54,880
» So, the this version has that change or

1403
00:44:53,400 --> 00:44:57,080
we need to move to make that amendment?

1404
00:44:54,880 --> 00:44:58,480
» It's it's it will be incorporated into

1405
00:44:57,080 --> 00:44:59,760
the ordinance. It's it's accepted.

1406
00:44:58,480 --> 00:45:01,600
» That's correct, Mayor.

1407
00:44:59,760 --> 00:45:03,440
We've already made that change and I've

1408
00:45:01,600 --> 00:45:05,240
issued a legal opinion saying that it is

1409
00:45:03,440 --> 00:45:07,560
not of substance, so we can move forward

1410
00:45:05,240 --> 00:45:09,920
with the second reading and adoption and

1411
00:45:07,560 --> 00:45:11,600
we've made it an easier standard as the

1412
00:45:09,920 --> 00:45:13,320
administrator has just spoken.

1413
00:45:11,600 --> 00:45:15,040
» And just to for everyone else on the

1414
00:45:13,320 --> 00:45:17,000
council, that that both this ordinance

1415
00:45:15,040 --> 00:45:18,400
and that change were vetted by the

1416
00:45:17,000 --> 00:45:20,240
finance personnel administration

1417
00:45:18,400 --> 00:45:21,120
committee where they were passed to move

1418
00:45:20,240 --> 00:45:21,680
forward.

1419
00:45:21,120 --> 00:45:23,760
» Thank you.

1420
00:45:21,680 --> 00:45:26,840
» Yeah.

1421
00:45:23,760 --> 00:45:28,280
» I would just ask if we can get that um

1422
00:45:26,840 --> 00:45:30,360
whatever the

1423
00:45:28,280 --> 00:45:32,400
actual regulation is that we'll provide

1424
00:45:30,360 --> 00:45:35,360
to property owners pursuing this

1425
00:45:32,400 --> 00:45:36,400
application that that we can um

1426
00:45:35,360 --> 00:45:37,520
uh

1427
00:45:36,400 --> 00:45:40,800
share that with the council before the

1428
00:45:37,520 --> 00:45:40,800
next public meeting.

1429
00:45:42,440 --> 00:45:47,040
» Okay. Sorry, if the did do you want to

1430
00:45:45,200 --> 00:45:47,840
know what the change was specifically?

1431
00:45:47,040 --> 00:45:51,480
» It's it's in here?

1432
00:45:47,840 --> 00:45:53,160
» Yeah, section 246.21 under insurance.

1433
00:45:51,480 --> 00:45:54,720
And it says no permit shall be issued

1434
00:45:53,160 --> 00:45:56,720
until the applicant has obtained general

1435
00:45:54,720 --> 00:45:58,080
liability insurance coverage for the

1436
00:45:56,720 --> 00:46:00,000
aggregate policy limits in an

1437
00:45:58,080 --> 00:46:01,120
appropriate amount satisfactory to the

1438
00:46:00,000 --> 00:46:03,280
the

1439
00:46:01,120 --> 00:46:04,600
That's the change.

1440
00:46:03,280 --> 00:46:06,880
Previously it was 2 million.

1441
00:46:04,600 --> 00:46:06,880
» Yeah.

1442
00:46:07,360 --> 00:46:10,560
Okay.

1443
00:46:09,000 --> 00:46:13,120
Thank you.

1444
00:46:10,560 --> 00:46:13,120
» Anyone else?

1445
00:46:13,600 --> 00:46:16,400
Anyone close the town council discussion

1446
00:46:15,080 --> 00:46:18,000
and call for motion to move ordinance

1447
00:46:16,400 --> 00:46:19,360
21-26 forward.

1448
00:46:18,000 --> 00:46:21,240
» So moved, Weisman.

1449
00:46:19,360 --> 00:46:22,760
» Second, Meagan.

1450
00:46:21,240 --> 00:46:23,600
» In roll call, please.

1451
00:46:22,760 --> 00:46:24,160
» Mr. Balin.

1452
00:46:23,600 --> 00:46:25,080
» Yes.

1453
00:46:24,160 --> 00:46:25,760
» Ms. Cascone.

1454
00:46:25,080 --> 00:46:26,880
» Yes.

1455
00:46:25,760 --> 00:46:27,760
» Mr. D'Alessandro.

1456
00:46:26,880 --> 00:46:28,680
» Yes.

1457
00:46:27,760 --> 00:46:29,360
» Ms. Mezey.

1458
00:46:28,680 --> 00:46:30,160
» Yes.

1459
00:46:29,360 --> 00:46:30,680
» Mr. Meen.

1460
00:46:30,160 --> 00:46:31,680
» Yes.

1461
00:46:30,680 --> 00:46:32,200
» Mr. Weisman.

1462
00:46:31,680 --> 00:46:33,200
» Yes.

1463
00:46:32,200 --> 00:46:34,200
» Mr. Rubal.

1464
00:46:33,200 --> 00:46:35,120
» Abstain.

1465
00:46:34,200 --> 00:46:36,720
» Mayor Lynch.

1466
00:46:35,120 --> 00:46:39,440
» Yes.

1467
00:46:36,720 --> 00:46:41,440
» Next up, new business. Ordinance 22-26,

1468
00:46:39,440 --> 00:46:43,200
introduction title only. An ordinance

1469
00:46:41,440 --> 00:46:44,680
amending the revised general ordinances

1470
00:46:43,200 --> 00:46:47,000
of the town of Boonton and providing for

1471
00:46:44,680 --> 00:46:49,520
regulation of electronic smoking device

1472
00:46:47,000 --> 00:46:52,440
devices, vape shops, edibles,

1473
00:46:49,520 --> 00:46:54,120
psychoactive substances, and drugs. Um

1474
00:46:52,440 --> 00:46:55,440
we don't normally don't do this, but

1475
00:46:54,120 --> 00:46:57,240
there's a little explanation. Apparently

1476
00:46:55,440 --> 00:46:59,600
something we had uh conflicted with a

1477
00:46:57,240 --> 00:47:00,800
statute is de minimis and it's being

1478
00:46:59,600 --> 00:47:02,760
removed.

1479
00:47:00,800 --> 00:47:05,000
And can you you You can you can

1480
00:47:02,760 --> 00:47:07,280
» Elaborate a little bit. Um the the state

1481
00:47:05,000 --> 00:47:08,840
apparently doesn't like us telling other

1482
00:47:07,280 --> 00:47:10,080
folks they can't sell drugs under our

1483
00:47:08,840 --> 00:47:12,160
own ordinance.

1484
00:47:10,080 --> 00:47:14,200
Um that's basically what it was. So uh

1485
00:47:12,160 --> 00:47:15,600
our health inspectors were uh looking to

1486
00:47:14,200 --> 00:47:16,760
be added to our electronic ticketing

1487
00:47:15,600 --> 00:47:19,040
system

1488
00:47:16,760 --> 00:47:21,240
and it goes to the judiciary review

1489
00:47:19,040 --> 00:47:24,520
before they allow the code to go in.

1490
00:47:21,240 --> 00:47:27,440
That one line was flagged because it

1491
00:47:24,520 --> 00:47:29,480
supersedes state regulation. So we can't

1492
00:47:27,440 --> 00:47:31,360
put that in our own code. It is one

1493
00:47:29,480 --> 00:47:33,160
singular piece being removed, the entire

1494
00:47:31,360 --> 00:47:35,360
ordinance is enforceable, and it

1495
00:47:33,160 --> 00:47:36,240
actually has been enforced over the last

1496
00:47:35,360 --> 00:47:37,760
month as it is.

1497
00:47:36,240 --> 00:47:39,680
» And probably worth adding that that

1498
00:47:37,760 --> 00:47:40,480
piece that was removed is covered in

1499
00:47:39,680 --> 00:47:41,960
other

1500
00:47:40,480 --> 00:47:42,480
» Yes, please other It's not like that's

1501
00:47:41,960 --> 00:47:44,840
not

1502
00:47:42,480 --> 00:47:46,760
» That was my two cents because if we it

1503
00:47:44,840 --> 00:47:48,800
it just the error was that the word

1504
00:47:46,760 --> 00:47:49,880
crimes was included. It was that simple.

1505
00:47:48,800 --> 00:47:51,000
So remove the word crimes

1506
00:47:49,880 --> 00:47:53,040
» I think it's important to make clear

1507
00:47:51,000 --> 00:47:54,280
that we're not removing that particular

1508
00:47:53,040 --> 00:47:55,960
restriction.

1509
00:47:54,280 --> 00:47:57,040
It's covered elsewhere.

1510
00:47:55,960 --> 00:47:58,360
» That's correct.

1511
00:47:57,040 --> 00:47:59,800
» Then I would call for a motion to

1512
00:47:58,360 --> 00:48:00,840
introduce this title only.

1513
00:47:59,800 --> 00:48:02,400
» So moved, Weisman.

1514
00:48:00,840 --> 00:48:03,440
» Second, Balin.

1515
00:48:02,400 --> 00:48:04,240
» The roll call, please.

1516
00:48:03,440 --> 00:48:04,680
» Mr. Balin.

1517
00:48:04,240 --> 00:48:05,720
» Yes.

1518
00:48:04,680 --> 00:48:06,320
» Ms. Castoni.

1519
00:48:05,720 --> 00:48:07,360
» Yes.

1520
00:48:06,320 --> 00:48:07,960
» Ms. DeVenizia.

1521
00:48:07,360 --> 00:48:08,760
» Yes.

1522
00:48:07,960 --> 00:48:09,240
» Ms. Mazie.

1523
00:48:08,760 --> 00:48:10,040
» Yes.

1524
00:48:09,240 --> 00:48:10,600
» Mr. Mean.

1525
00:48:10,040 --> 00:48:11,520
» Yes.

1526
00:48:10,600 --> 00:48:12,040
» Mr. Weisman.

1527
00:48:11,520 --> 00:48:12,880
» Yes.

1528
00:48:12,040 --> 00:48:14,240
» Mr. Rubel.

1529
00:48:12,880 --> 00:48:15,080
» Abstain.

1530
00:48:14,240 --> 00:48:17,160
» Mayor Collins.

1531
00:48:15,080 --> 00:48:19,200
» Yes.

1532
00:48:17,160 --> 00:48:21,280
Next up, we have discussion regarding

1533
00:48:19,200 --> 00:48:23,480
202 Myrtle Avenue. I believe they're

1534
00:48:21,280 --> 00:48:24,880
here and present. Please step forward,

1535
00:48:23,480 --> 00:48:28,640
introduce yourselves, and I believe

1536
00:48:24,880 --> 00:48:28,640
we'll give a lot of you 5 minutes.

1537
00:48:37,040 --> 00:48:39,520
» Okay, then.

1538
00:48:39,560 --> 00:48:43,240
Good evening, Mayor, members of the

1539
00:48:41,200 --> 00:48:45,160
council. Richard Schneider of the law

1540
00:48:43,240 --> 00:48:48,000
firm of Price, Meishelman, and

1541
00:48:45,160 --> 00:48:50,400
D'Arminio. Let me first thank

1542
00:48:48,000 --> 00:48:52,680
the Mayor, members of the council, Mr.

1543
00:48:50,400 --> 00:48:54,760
Pasternak for all of their

1544
00:48:52,680 --> 00:48:57,560
cooperative efforts in allowing us to

1545
00:48:54,760 --> 00:49:00,360
address you, albeit briefly, tonight.

1546
00:48:57,560 --> 00:49:02,440
Because we are only apparently allotted

1547
00:49:00,360 --> 00:49:05,400
5 minutes, I'm going to try to be both

1548
00:49:02,440 --> 00:49:08,000
concise and direct. Um

1549
00:49:05,400 --> 00:49:11,240
I again appreciate you affording me the

1550
00:49:08,000 --> 00:49:13,400
opportunity tonight. The application or

1551
00:49:11,240 --> 00:49:15,920
the matter before you tonight involves

1552
00:49:13,400 --> 00:49:19,160
the proposed development of the property

1553
00:49:15,920 --> 00:49:21,880
at 202 Myrtle Avenue for the purposes of

1554
00:49:19,160 --> 00:49:24,840
establishing a tobacco retail

1555
00:49:21,880 --> 00:49:27,480
establishment. Both Mr. and Mrs. Aversa,

1556
00:49:24,840 --> 00:49:29,920
who are the principals of the proposed

1557
00:49:27,480 --> 00:49:31,920
applicant, are with me this evening and

1558
00:49:29,920 --> 00:49:34,320
in a couple of minutes will hopefully

1559
00:49:31,920 --> 00:49:37,200
take some of my allotted time to to

1560
00:49:34,320 --> 00:49:39,080
address you directly. What I am

1561
00:49:37,200 --> 00:49:42,560
attempting to do

1562
00:49:39,080 --> 00:49:45,840
this evening, respectfully, um is to try

1563
00:49:42,560 --> 00:49:48,600
to solicit some response and try

1564
00:49:45,840 --> 00:49:52,080
to bring to conclusion

1565
00:49:48,600 --> 00:49:54,800
what has frankly been a lengthy process

1566
00:49:52,080 --> 00:49:57,760
to try to redevelop this property for

1567
00:49:54,800 --> 00:50:00,840
the purposes that have been outlined I

1568
00:49:57,760 --> 00:50:04,120
think in a number of correspondences

1569
00:50:00,840 --> 00:50:08,160
to the town. More specifically,

1570
00:50:04,120 --> 00:50:11,200
going back now probably close to a year,

1571
00:50:08,160 --> 00:50:13,280
we have engaged and I think it

1572
00:50:11,200 --> 00:50:16,480
it's all part of the record very

1573
00:50:13,280 --> 00:50:19,000
cooperatively with Mr. Lafferty, with

1574
00:50:16,480 --> 00:50:21,520
your health officer, and most recently

1575
00:50:19,000 --> 00:50:24,720
with Mr. Pasternak

1576
00:50:21,520 --> 00:50:27,880
in an attempt to both address the status

1577
00:50:24,720 --> 00:50:32,000
of the required governmental approval

1578
00:50:27,880 --> 00:50:34,320
process, but perhaps more specifically

1579
00:50:32,000 --> 00:50:38,520
the status of obtaining any and all

1580
00:50:34,320 --> 00:50:40,680
required approvals from the town Board

1581
00:50:38,520 --> 00:50:42,400
of Health. And that's where we seem to

1582
00:50:40,680 --> 00:50:46,280
have, I don't want to say hit a

1583
00:50:42,400 --> 00:50:48,880
roadblock, but we seem to be in a place

1584
00:50:46,280 --> 00:50:51,760
regrettably from the

1585
00:50:48,880 --> 00:50:54,040
from my client's perspective where we're

1586
00:50:51,760 --> 00:50:55,680
left with a certain degree of

1587
00:50:54,040 --> 00:50:58,640
uncertainty

1588
00:50:55,680 --> 00:51:00,920
as to where that process is.

1589
00:50:58,640 --> 00:51:03,880
More specifically, and I don't want to

1590
00:51:00,920 --> 00:51:05,480
necessarily in this public forum go

1591
00:51:03,880 --> 00:51:07,480
through the details. I don't think

1592
00:51:05,480 --> 00:51:11,000
that's a productive use of our

1593
00:51:07,480 --> 00:51:14,480
respective times, but just so we are

1594
00:51:11,000 --> 00:51:19,200
clear or hope to be clear most recently

1595
00:51:14,480 --> 00:51:22,480
back on July 2nd, we had formulated what

1596
00:51:19,200 --> 00:51:25,920
we thought was a point-by-point response

1597
00:51:22,480 --> 00:51:28,560
to what we understood at the time were

1598
00:51:25,920 --> 00:51:31,160
outstanding issues articulated by the

1599
00:51:28,560 --> 00:51:33,920
Board of Health as to what remained in

1600
00:51:31,160 --> 00:51:37,200
order to satisfy whatever legitimate

1601
00:51:33,920 --> 00:51:41,200
concerns that the Board of Health had.

1602
00:51:37,200 --> 00:51:44,680
To date from that July 2nd response,

1603
00:51:41,200 --> 00:51:48,560
we are unclear, with all due respect, as

1604
00:51:44,680 --> 00:51:51,800
to where we are in response to that. We

1605
00:51:48,560 --> 00:51:54,480
are aware and Mr. Lafferty and I have

1606
00:51:51,800 --> 00:51:56,400
had a series of communications.

1607
00:51:54,480 --> 00:51:58,960
Uh we are aware, at least we were under

1608
00:51:56,400 --> 00:52:01,840
the understanding that that matter,

1609
00:51:58,960 --> 00:52:03,720
specifically our response uh as

1610
00:52:01,840 --> 00:52:06,480
articulated in our July 2nd

1611
00:52:03,720 --> 00:52:09,120
correspondence was referred to a certain

1612
00:52:06,480 --> 00:52:12,720
subcommittee of the town. It's not clear

1613
00:52:09,120 --> 00:52:15,840
to neither my client uh nor I as to what

1614
00:52:12,720 --> 00:52:18,120
the results of that are. Again, I'm not

1615
00:52:15,840 --> 00:52:19,000
here this evening to

1616
00:52:18,120 --> 00:52:21,840
uh

1617
00:52:19,000 --> 00:52:25,040
debate or have a a a detailed discussion

1618
00:52:21,840 --> 00:52:28,800
of that point-by-point discussion other

1619
00:52:25,040 --> 00:52:31,600
than to say that my client uh

1620
00:52:28,800 --> 00:52:34,400
certainly I'm more on their behalf, but

1621
00:52:31,600 --> 00:52:37,360
uh on my behalf, we have expended a

1622
00:52:34,400 --> 00:52:38,720
significant effort uh in an effort, I

1623
00:52:37,360 --> 00:52:41,920
hope,

1624
00:52:38,720 --> 00:52:43,840
to work cooperatively with the town in

1625
00:52:41,920 --> 00:52:46,560
terms of both the development of the

1626
00:52:43,840 --> 00:52:48,760
property and to engage the town in a

1627
00:52:46,560 --> 00:52:52,280
cooperative effort as to how that

1628
00:52:48,760 --> 00:52:54,120
property can be uh reasonably developed.

1629
00:52:52,280 --> 00:52:56,560
Without me taking the balance of my

1630
00:52:54,120 --> 00:52:59,080
time, I thought it would be productive

1631
00:52:56,560 --> 00:53:01,080
and beneficial if my client, however

1632
00:52:59,080 --> 00:53:03,600
concisely, can just provide you with a

1633
00:53:01,080 --> 00:53:06,440
brief overview of what their vision for

1634
00:53:03,600 --> 00:53:08,640
the property is and then they'll, to the

1635
00:53:06,440 --> 00:53:10,480
extent we have any time remaining, be

1636
00:53:08,640 --> 00:53:13,920
able to answer any questions. So, Joe,

1637
00:53:10,480 --> 00:53:15,040
if you or Steph, whoever's best.

1638
00:53:13,920 --> 00:53:18,920
» Hello.

1639
00:53:15,040 --> 00:53:19,640
Thank you, Your Honor, and the council.

1640
00:53:18,920 --> 00:53:20,960
Um

1641
00:53:19,640 --> 00:53:22,600
to be honest with you, I'm a

1642
00:53:20,960 --> 00:53:24,680
construction guy. I'm not a lawyer. I

1643
00:53:22,600 --> 00:53:26,120
don't speak as eloquently. When it comes

1644
00:53:24,680 --> 00:53:27,720
down to it, my wife and I fell in love

1645
00:53:26,120 --> 00:53:30,040
with the Button Station. That's quite

1646
00:53:27,720 --> 00:53:31,880
frank. We fell in love with the town.

1647
00:53:30,040 --> 00:53:34,760
This is a small extension of a Hallmark

1648
00:53:31,880 --> 00:53:36,280
Court, this this town in and of itself.

1649
00:53:34,760 --> 00:53:38,800
So, the history of the town, the history

1650
00:53:36,280 --> 00:53:40,400
of the station is what we were drawn to.

1651
00:53:38,800 --> 00:53:42,200
Cigars have been my blood since I was a

1652
00:53:40,400 --> 00:53:43,560
child. My grandfather was a cigar

1653
00:53:42,200 --> 00:53:46,200
roller,

1654
00:53:43,560 --> 00:53:48,280
um was into cigars. I It was in my

1655
00:53:46,200 --> 00:53:51,480
blood. It's more about the community of

1656
00:53:48,280 --> 00:53:53,200
cigars. As a cigar lover, it's become

1657
00:53:51,480 --> 00:53:55,480
far and few between to where you can

1658
00:53:53,200 --> 00:53:56,800
actually enjoy a cigar.

1659
00:53:55,480 --> 00:53:59,080
When it came down to it though, the

1660
00:53:56,800 --> 00:54:01,240
station offered so many more

1661
00:53:59,080 --> 00:54:03,240
possibilities. My wife and I are very

1662
00:54:01,240 --> 00:54:05,440
involved in Toys for Tots. My wife and I

1663
00:54:03,240 --> 00:54:07,800
are very involved with uh called the

1664
00:54:05,440 --> 00:54:09,080
Cigar Family Charity, which supports

1665
00:54:07,800 --> 00:54:11,160
children all over the Dominican

1666
00:54:09,080 --> 00:54:12,320
Republic, build schools, hospitals, you

1667
00:54:11,160 --> 00:54:14,280
name it.

1668
00:54:12,320 --> 00:54:15,960
Part of everything that I want to do

1669
00:54:14,280 --> 00:54:18,400
with the Butera Station is to help

1670
00:54:15,960 --> 00:54:19,720
beautify the community, in all honesty.

1671
00:54:18,400 --> 00:54:21,160
Listen, a cigar business is not a

1672
00:54:19,720 --> 00:54:23,160
business that I'm going to retire from.

1673
00:54:21,160 --> 00:54:25,960
It's a It's a love. It honestly is a

1674
00:54:23,160 --> 00:54:28,320
love. The building was a love. And our

1675
00:54:25,960 --> 00:54:31,000
idea was, let's bring it here. Again,

1676
00:54:28,320 --> 00:54:33,360
that bespoke town, that that old Main

1677
00:54:31,000 --> 00:54:35,200
Street that you can walk up and down.

1678
00:54:33,360 --> 00:54:37,600
And I believe that

1679
00:54:35,200 --> 00:54:39,720
» Hey Joe, sorry. I just just to be clear

1680
00:54:37,600 --> 00:54:40,880
or fair, I just that that was the five.

1681
00:54:39,720 --> 00:54:42,040
I just wanted to let you know, but if

1682
00:54:40,880 --> 00:54:42,680
you want to let them continue.

1683
00:54:42,040 --> 00:54:43,920
» Little leeway.

1684
00:54:42,680 --> 00:54:45,040
» Okay, thank you, sir.

1685
00:54:43,920 --> 00:54:47,520
» Um

1686
00:54:45,040 --> 00:54:49,200
I do have, as I said, my grandfather was

1687
00:54:47,520 --> 00:54:51,640
a cigar roller, my family's been into

1688
00:54:49,200 --> 00:54:54,360
cigars. I have a lot of contacts with

1689
00:54:51,640 --> 00:54:56,320
cigars. So, we have global brands that

1690
00:54:54,360 --> 00:54:59,040
are in love with the Butera Station, and

1691
00:54:56,320 --> 00:55:00,040
I can honestly tell you that.

1692
00:54:59,040 --> 00:55:01,920
Um

1693
00:55:00,040 --> 00:55:03,480
I have the support of every national

1694
00:55:01,920 --> 00:55:05,640
brand there is. I have support of Cigar

1695
00:55:03,480 --> 00:55:08,040
Aficionado. I have support of everybody

1696
00:55:05,640 --> 00:55:09,720
because again of the history of the town

1697
00:55:08,040 --> 00:55:10,920
and so forth and so on. But, we don't

1698
00:55:09,720 --> 00:55:12,600
just want to come in here and put in a

1699
00:55:10,920 --> 00:55:14,400
cigar establishment.

1700
00:55:12,600 --> 00:55:15,800
We want to be a part of the community. I

1701
00:55:14,400 --> 00:55:18,840
want to be able to open up that back

1702
00:55:15,800 --> 00:55:21,400
railroad tracks to having like um

1703
00:55:18,840 --> 00:55:23,360
fairs and so forth and so on. Do, like I

1704
00:55:21,400 --> 00:55:25,160
said, Toys for Tots for kids. Possibly,

1705
00:55:23,360 --> 00:55:26,880
if we can get a permit, sell Christmas

1706
00:55:25,160 --> 00:55:28,240
trees on Christmas, give out hot

1707
00:55:26,880 --> 00:55:29,320
chocolate, do the stuff for the

1708
00:55:28,240 --> 00:55:31,800
children.

1709
00:55:29,320 --> 00:55:34,080
It's not all about just saying, "Hey, we

1710
00:55:31,800 --> 00:55:36,040
want a room we can paint really dark and

1711
00:55:34,080 --> 00:55:37,880
smoke cigars." Um the industry has

1712
00:55:36,040 --> 00:55:41,280
changed. There's a ton of women in the

1713
00:55:37,880 --> 00:55:43,720
industry as my wife. Um, it's evolved.

1714
00:55:41,280 --> 00:55:45,680
It's It's got a younger generation.

1715
00:55:43,720 --> 00:55:48,280
We're not asking to be able to sell

1716
00:55:45,680 --> 00:55:50,240
alcohol. I absolutely would never ask to

1717
00:55:48,280 --> 00:55:52,480
sell marijuana. I'm completely against

1718
00:55:50,240 --> 00:55:54,600
it. I don't do any paraphernalia,

1719
00:55:52,480 --> 00:55:57,280
marijuana, anything of the sorts. No

1720
00:55:54,600 --> 00:56:00,640
e-vapes, cigarettes, nothing. Strictly

1721
00:55:57,280 --> 00:56:03,080
premium hand-rolled tobacco or cigars.

1722
00:56:00,640 --> 00:56:06,000
That's pretty much all we want to do.

1723
00:56:03,080 --> 00:56:07,840
And my biggest, not to say frustration,

1724
00:56:06,000 --> 00:56:10,600
has been great. I'm sorry, Mr. Lafferty

1725
00:56:07,840 --> 00:56:13,480
has been great. We've communicated. Um,

1726
00:56:10,600 --> 00:56:15,760
I just would love to be able to do this.

1727
00:56:13,480 --> 00:56:18,800
I'm open to anything that the town would

1728
00:56:15,760 --> 00:56:21,200
ask of me to do to beautify the property

1729
00:56:18,800 --> 00:56:22,760
even more. Um, I just want to be a good

1730
00:56:21,200 --> 00:56:24,880
neighbor. And we just want to come in

1731
00:56:22,760 --> 00:56:27,400
here and have a place that people like

1732
00:56:24,880 --> 00:56:29,200
myself who enjoy cigars, where now you

1733
00:56:27,400 --> 00:56:30,960
can And And I'm sorry, this is just

1734
00:56:29,200 --> 00:56:32,080
personal opinion. You can walk down the

1735
00:56:30,960 --> 00:56:34,560
street and sell

1736
00:56:32,080 --> 00:56:36,080
uh smell marijuana on every corner. But

1737
00:56:34,560 --> 00:56:37,400
if I light and I walk down the street,

1738
00:56:36,080 --> 00:56:40,000
people look at me like,

1739
00:56:37,400 --> 00:56:42,680
"Ooh, he's smoking a cigar." Ugh.

1740
00:56:40,000 --> 00:56:44,840
Marijuana's I guess acceptable. Um, we

1741
00:56:42,680 --> 00:56:46,840
look at it so that we can have an oasis

1742
00:56:44,840 --> 00:56:48,760
for people. The health department did

1743
00:56:46,840 --> 00:56:52,000
send me a long list back in November

1744
00:56:48,760 --> 00:56:53,640
17th. I put all the plans together in

1745
00:56:52,000 --> 00:56:55,880
order to do that. I want to put in a

1746
00:56:53,640 --> 00:56:57,840
state-of-the-art ventilation system. The

1747
00:56:55,880 --> 00:57:00,200
building has a 15-ft ceiling. In

1748
00:56:57,840 --> 00:57:01,760
addition to that, there's a 13-ft attic.

1749
00:57:00,200 --> 00:57:04,120
It gives me the ability to clean that

1750
00:57:01,760 --> 00:57:06,240
air. It does have a fresh air exchange.

1751
00:57:04,120 --> 00:57:07,800
I can turn the air over in that room

1752
00:57:06,240 --> 00:57:10,040
every 3 minutes.

1753
00:57:07,800 --> 00:57:12,520
I have filtration that I would propose

1754
00:57:10,040 --> 00:57:14,800
to put in so that any air emitting from

1755
00:57:12,520 --> 00:57:16,240
the building is filtered on its way out.

1756
00:57:14,800 --> 00:57:18,320
And I know I've taken more than enough

1757
00:57:16,240 --> 00:57:20,240
time. I just ask you all to please

1758
00:57:18,320 --> 00:57:21,240
consider us, and we would be good

1759
00:57:20,240 --> 00:57:22,680
neighbors.

1760
00:57:21,240 --> 00:57:24,240
» Thank you very much for your time. We

1761
00:57:22,680 --> 00:57:25,960
will uh discuss this again in our

1762
00:57:24,240 --> 00:57:26,960
finance personnel administration.

1763
00:57:25,960 --> 00:57:27,680
» Thank you so much.

1764
00:57:26,960 --> 00:57:28,680
» Good luck to you.

1765
00:57:27,680 --> 00:57:29,440
» Thank you.

1766
00:57:28,680 --> 00:57:31,800
» Have a good night.

1767
00:57:29,440 --> 00:57:31,800
» You, too.

1768
00:57:34,800 --> 00:57:38,320
» Next up we have council member

1769
00:57:36,160 --> 00:57:40,200
discussion. Any members of council want

1770
00:57:38,320 --> 00:57:41,280
to raise any issue, they're welcome free

1771
00:57:40,200 --> 00:57:43,480
to do so.

1772
00:57:41,280 --> 00:57:46,760
» Yes, if I could if I could just speak

1773
00:57:43,480 --> 00:57:49,680
about we kind of missed the DPW because

1774
00:57:46,760 --> 00:57:51,800
we did have a meeting last month.

1775
00:57:49,680 --> 00:57:53,760
But Tracy and I have been working on the

1776
00:57:51,800 --> 00:57:55,520
welcome to Booton signs of

1777
00:57:53,760 --> 00:57:58,240
beautification.

1778
00:57:55,520 --> 00:58:01,760
We were going to call it sponsor a spot

1779
00:57:58,240 --> 00:58:04,320
and try to involve community involvement

1780
00:58:01,760 --> 00:58:07,160
to sponsor these spots

1781
00:58:04,320 --> 00:58:08,360
around the welcome to Booton signs that

1782
00:58:07,160 --> 00:58:10,720
we have.

1783
00:58:08,360 --> 00:58:12,400
We have a plan put together and we

1784
00:58:10,720 --> 00:58:14,480
haven't shared that yet cuz we're going

1785
00:58:12,400 --> 00:58:16,840
to do that in the next DPW meeting, but

1786
00:58:14,480 --> 00:58:19,720
I also understand that part of the green

1787
00:58:16,840 --> 00:58:21,920
team may have some ideas as well or they

1788
00:58:19,720 --> 00:58:23,760
may have something already in there. So

1789
00:58:21,920 --> 00:58:25,040
I wanted to be able to just let

1790
00:58:23,760 --> 00:58:26,560
everybody know that this was something

1791
00:58:25,040 --> 00:58:29,360
that we were working on. We're going to

1792
00:58:26,560 --> 00:58:31,360
reach out to Missy DeSalvo and see if we

1793
00:58:29,360 --> 00:58:32,400
can come together with a plan and try

1794
00:58:31,360 --> 00:58:34,440
and

1795
00:58:32,400 --> 00:58:36,320
and make this make this happen for

1796
00:58:34,440 --> 00:58:36,720
sponsor a spot. So

1797
00:58:36,320 --> 00:58:38,760
Thank you.

1798
00:58:36,720 --> 00:58:40,680
» But I I believe that uh

1799
00:58:38,760 --> 00:58:42,680
Jamie Janzanas who's part of the green

1800
00:58:40,680 --> 00:58:44,760
team was circulating with somebody today

1801
00:58:42,680 --> 00:58:47,040
looking at potentially up to 10 spots,

1802
00:58:44,760 --> 00:58:49,280
not just the welcome to Booton spots but

1803
00:58:47,040 --> 00:58:51,000
bottom of Council member Weiss and drove

1804
00:58:49,280 --> 00:58:54,160
bottom of Myer Road with her

1805
00:58:51,000 --> 00:58:55,720
some overgrown plantings. So we're

1806
00:58:54,160 --> 00:58:57,920
trying to get you know, incorporate

1807
00:58:55,720 --> 00:58:59,200
more. I think the count was about 10 but

1808
00:58:57,920 --> 00:58:59,640
but thank you for

1809
00:58:59,200 --> 00:59:01,320
uh for

1810
00:58:59,640 --> 00:59:02,680
» About the four the four welcome to

1811
00:59:01,320 --> 00:59:03,600
Booton signs that we wanted to be able

1812
00:59:02,680 --> 00:59:06,400
to do. So

1813
00:59:03,600 --> 00:59:07,920
» If I could just request that part of the

1814
00:59:06,400 --> 00:59:10,200
in the budget for this year we did

1815
00:59:07,920 --> 00:59:12,760
include some money for the Grace Lord

1816
00:59:10,200 --> 00:59:14,840
Park sign making sure that we

1817
00:59:12,760 --> 00:59:17,040
we whatever we need to do reinforce

1818
00:59:14,840 --> 00:59:18,320
whatever that is. So we can include that

1819
00:59:17,040 --> 00:59:18,720
sign in the conversations that would be

1820
00:59:18,320 --> 00:59:19,840
great.

1821
00:59:18,720 --> 00:59:21,440
» Yeah, I can make I can make a note of

1822
00:59:19,840 --> 00:59:24,480
that. Absolutely. We can do that. And

1823
00:59:21,440 --> 00:59:26,400
just to reiterate, this is not something

1824
00:59:24,480 --> 00:59:29,840
that anyone would pay for. The

1825
00:59:26,400 --> 00:59:32,160
recognition would be a sign that would

1826
00:59:29,840 --> 00:59:34,920
it would say sponsored by either a

1827
00:59:32,160 --> 00:59:36,360
resident or community member. Yeah, so

1828
00:59:34,920 --> 00:59:37,120
so there's no money involved with this,

1829
00:59:36,360 --> 00:59:39,000
but thank you.

1830
00:59:37,120 --> 00:59:40,160
» When do you think you'll have the pitch

1831
00:59:39,000 --> 00:59:42,280
ready or the proposal?

1832
00:59:40,160 --> 00:59:44,720
» We have it ready or we have it. We're

1833
00:59:42,280 --> 00:59:47,720
just I guess we'll pitch it during the

1834
00:59:44,720 --> 00:59:48,680
DPW committee and then it'll maybe go

1835
00:59:47,720 --> 00:59:50,080
from there.

1836
00:59:48,680 --> 00:59:51,880
» Well, it needs to be shared with the

1837
00:59:50,080 --> 00:59:54,000
green team because they perhaps look at

1838
00:59:51,880 --> 00:59:56,640
plantings a little bit different than

1839
00:59:54,000 --> 00:59:56,640
normal people.

1840
00:59:57,160 --> 00:59:59,000
» And we can

1841
00:59:57,640 --> 01:00:00,560
» They all want to it's going to be from

1842
00:59:59,000 --> 01:00:01,920
this area. You like you may say all

1843
01:00:00,560 --> 01:00:03,400
those flowers or whatever.

1844
01:00:01,920 --> 01:00:05,720
» We have the native plants, yeah.

1845
01:00:03,400 --> 01:00:06,400
» I I retract that statement.

1846
01:00:05,720 --> 01:00:08,600
» So Danielle, what

1847
01:00:06,400 --> 01:00:10,560
» We do like poison ivy.

1848
01:00:08,600 --> 01:00:12,800
» I'll share I'll share our plan. We have

1849
01:00:10,560 --> 01:00:16,120
a very detailed plan, native plants, you

1850
01:00:12,800 --> 01:00:17,640
know, cleanup, sponsor time and

1851
01:00:16,120 --> 01:00:19,040
application and things like that. So we

1852
01:00:17,640 --> 01:00:20,480
put a lot of thought and time into it.

1853
01:00:19,040 --> 01:00:20,840
So I'm I'm happy to share that with

1854
01:00:20,480 --> 01:00:21,400
everyone.

1855
01:00:20,840 --> 01:00:23,320
» I'm sorry to interrupt. This is

1856
01:00:21,400 --> 01:00:24,720
Rosemary. I do want to share that we did

1857
01:00:23,320 --> 01:00:27,440
have a green team meeting this past

1858
01:00:24,720 --> 01:00:30,520
week. Um that this was discussed and we

1859
01:00:27,440 --> 01:00:33,800
are hoping to have something in place um

1860
01:00:30,520 --> 01:00:35,400
and a a QR code available during Button

1861
01:00:33,800 --> 01:00:38,680
Day. So the green team will have a table

1862
01:00:35,400 --> 01:00:42,280
during um during Button Day to um

1863
01:00:38,680 --> 01:00:43,840
solicit volunteers to adopt a spot.

1864
01:00:42,280 --> 01:00:45,280
So I'm happy to work with you.

1865
01:00:43,840 --> 01:00:46,000
» Great, that's that's excellent. Thank

1866
01:00:45,280 --> 01:00:47,360
you so much.

1867
01:00:46,000 --> 01:00:48,480
» And the local Rotary Club has been

1868
01:00:47,360 --> 01:00:50,520
reaching out to me looking for a

1869
01:00:48,480 --> 01:00:52,280
project. So they I shared this with them

1870
01:00:50,520 --> 01:00:52,720
and they seem pretty excited, so

1871
01:00:52,280 --> 01:00:53,320
» Excellent.

1872
01:00:52,720 --> 01:00:55,000
» I think it's going to

1873
01:00:53,320 --> 01:00:56,120
» Forward to doing this.

1874
01:00:55,000 --> 01:00:57,520
» Um

1875
01:00:56,120 --> 01:01:00,000
do you have any other green team things

1876
01:00:57,520 --> 01:01:00,000
that I do?

1877
01:01:00,760 --> 01:01:02,720
» I mean I can I can get the I can get the

1878
01:01:02,560 --> 01:01:05,320
notes.

1879
01:01:02,720 --> 01:01:06,880
» I'll go on it. That's fine. Um at the

1880
01:01:05,320 --> 01:01:09,000
green team uh

1881
01:01:06,880 --> 01:01:11,320
meeting uh there was some discussion

1882
01:01:09,000 --> 01:01:13,080
about some neglected properties and

1883
01:01:11,320 --> 01:01:15,240
again I want to credit the Jamie James

1884
01:01:13,080 --> 01:01:18,200
Sanders. He kind of uh

1885
01:01:15,240 --> 01:01:20,240
said we should attack the uh

1886
01:01:18,200 --> 01:01:21,720
roadway and and pathway leading to the

1887
01:01:20,240 --> 01:01:23,240
reservoir bridge. So on Saturday

1888
01:01:21,720 --> 01:01:24,200
morning, himself,

1889
01:01:23,240 --> 01:01:26,440
me,

1890
01:01:24,200 --> 01:01:27,560
uh new member James Gandsle, and Dave

1891
01:01:26,440 --> 01:01:30,040
Aza,

1892
01:01:27,560 --> 01:01:32,120
uh spent several

1893
01:01:30,040 --> 01:01:34,440
pretty strenuous hours, and it looks

1894
01:01:32,120 --> 01:01:36,040
beautiful now. Um I like to also give a

1895
01:01:34,440 --> 01:01:38,040
shout-out to Banta Landscaping cuz they

1896
01:01:36,040 --> 01:01:40,000
helped us up with some equipment that

1897
01:01:38,040 --> 01:01:42,240
certainly made the process much easier.

1898
01:01:40,000 --> 01:01:44,160
So, I really like to thank uh Jamie for

1899
01:01:42,240 --> 01:01:46,080
kicking my butt this weekend.

1900
01:01:44,160 --> 01:01:47,760
Um and the other thing is I just want to

1901
01:01:46,080 --> 01:01:50,000
do a reminder about the garage sale. I

1902
01:01:47,760 --> 01:01:52,760
think it's July 20 uh excuse me, August

1903
01:01:50,000 --> 01:01:54,160
29th. I think it's on the board now. So,

1904
01:01:52,760 --> 01:01:56,720
uh I've signed up this year. We

1905
01:01:54,160 --> 01:01:59,320
encourage everybody else to sign up.

1906
01:01:56,720 --> 01:02:00,880
And the update on the Transit Village, I

1907
01:01:59,320 --> 01:02:04,680
believe uh Council member Weissman

1908
01:02:00,880 --> 01:02:05,440
mentioned that. Um we went through and

1909
01:02:04,680 --> 01:02:07,120
uh

1910
01:02:05,440 --> 01:02:09,400
reviewed our application, and they came

1911
01:02:07,120 --> 01:02:11,920
back with a in my opinion

1912
01:02:09,400 --> 01:02:13,720
some immaterial changes. They wanted uh

1913
01:02:11,920 --> 01:02:16,160
modifications done. I put a little

1914
01:02:13,720 --> 01:02:17,920
pressure on our planner and our special

1915
01:02:16,160 --> 01:02:21,040
projects coordinator, and they hustled

1916
01:02:17,920 --> 01:02:22,920
and got that uh the the mod the the

1917
01:02:21,040 --> 01:02:25,880
comments they made were all addressed

1918
01:02:22,920 --> 01:02:28,520
probably within a week or so, and we uh

1919
01:02:25,880 --> 01:02:30,920
did make their August agenda.

1920
01:02:28,520 --> 01:02:33,640
So, fingers crossed. I'm um cautiously

1921
01:02:30,920 --> 01:02:33,640
optimistic.

1922
01:02:34,520 --> 01:02:38,640
Anyone else?

1923
01:02:36,280 --> 01:02:40,320
» Uh Mr. Mayor, you hit the two that I was

1924
01:02:38,640 --> 01:02:42,640
going to say, which was the garage sale

1925
01:02:40,320 --> 01:02:44,440
and and kudos to the folks who did that

1926
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clean-up. So,

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beat you to it.

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» Oh, just a reminder, school starts

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September 2nd.

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So, everyone, you know, be aware that

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traffic patterns will change as all of

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our kids are walking to school and being

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dropped off.

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» Thank you. Anyone else?

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» I am

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I just want to say welcome to the

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Council Board, Mark Roble. I've known

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you as long as I've lived in Boonton. Um

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unfortunately, you got some big shoes to

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fill, but I'm sure you're going to do a

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great job. So, glad you could join us up

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here.

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» Thank you. Welcome.

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» Big feet.

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» Thank you for your support.

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» Okay.

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Then anyone would uh close the council

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discussion and open up to the public.

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Any members of the public wishing to

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comment about anything, please step

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forward, introduce yourselves, and the

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floor is yours, 3 minutes.

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» Dr. Susanna Pittman, resident of

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Randolph, owner of 410 Main Street and

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Balance Acupuncture Center located at

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550 West Main Street.

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Uh two things. I can't remember who

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mentioned um

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uh keeping on top of developers and

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making sure that they are building to

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the plan that they submitted to the

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town.

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I have an excellent view of Parkwood.

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Monday through Friday.

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For very long hours. So, if I see

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anything that seems a little suspicious,

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you can guarantee someone is going to

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hear from me.

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» [laughter]

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» Okay.

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» Um

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second thing I want to talk about is the

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parking sticks. So,

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um

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410 Main Street, for for those of you

1976
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who don't know what building it is that

1977
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I own, is where Gingerbread Book Book

1978
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Store is located. And it's kind of a

1979
01:04:26,360 --> 01:04:30,720
unique geography because Main Street

1980
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like turns a little bit there.

1981
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Um so, it can be a little bit of a blind

1982
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turn. You don't really see what's

1983
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happening on the right when you're going

1984
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down the hill um

1985
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immediately. So, someone's like trying

1986
01:04:40,320 --> 01:04:47,560
to cross nearby or if someone is

1987
01:04:43,080 --> 01:04:49,480
illegally parked in the yellow area, um

1988
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you're not going to see them kind of

1989
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right away. And so, we witnessed

1990
01:04:51,800 --> 01:04:56,600
accidents there. Um

1991
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we've owned the building for 9 years.

1992
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We've had seven tenants

1993
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uh names on leases. Two of our tenants

1994
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have been hit by cars.

1995
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Um that's a lot. Um and there's no

1996
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parking stick in front of our building.

1997
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And I know that this is sort of a

1998
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phased-in kind of situation, but

1999
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eventually be I would love for that area

2000
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to be priority cuz I think it's a safety

2001
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situation.

2002
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Um and and not to show off, but I work

2003
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out a lot at Eric Moss Fitness.

2004
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And he has yellow area in front of his

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business and um

2006
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every time I work out I see someone

2007
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illegally parked there. Until the safety

2008
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sticks were put there and it's been much

2009
01:05:32,280 --> 01:05:37,280
better. But before that I would witness

2010
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um ambulances not being able to go down

2011
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Main Street fast enough. They'd have to

2012
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pause while people were

2013
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uh you know, cars are in the way or

2014
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whatever. So I just um

2015
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I appreciate them and I just want to see

2016
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more of them especially on Lower Main

2017
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Street uh especially in front of my

2018
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building. Thank you.

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» Thank you for your comments.

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Anyone else?

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Okay, that wasn't really a question uh

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01:06:00,600 --> 01:06:04,960
about the parking but it is uh

2023
01:06:02,880 --> 01:06:08,560
a bit of an experiment and I think it's

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01:06:04,960 --> 01:06:11,200
gone successfully so far and uh

2025
01:06:08,560 --> 01:06:13,840
it kind of uh merges together with the

2026
01:06:11,200 --> 01:06:15,880
TAP grant. There will be some uh

2027
01:06:13,840 --> 01:06:17,160
pedestrian uh traffic calming steps

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there. So

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it's quite possible that we uh do expand

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the the deployment there.

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I would say that's a wrap. Can we get a

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motion to adjourn?

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» So moved, Balin.

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» Second, Bean.

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» All in favor?

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» Aye.

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» [laughter]

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» Thank you all for coming.