[0:00] Good evening, this is the council meeting for Tuesday, September 15, 19, 6, time to 6.30 p.m. on part of the meeting to order. And this meeting is called pursuits of the provisions of the open public meeting's act of adequate electronic notice of this meeting has been provided, specified in the time and place. In addition to coming to some of the public, it is on part of the House of Municipal Park, close from the door, the open more municipal building, the local tax website, and the horizontal and personal question of the assembly. Please take a vote for all participants.

[0:27] Councilman Esposito, Councilman Franco, Councilman Proctor, Mayor Rubensdain.

[0:34] I'm here.

[0:35] Mr. Collins, you can first have a resolution for a guidance session.

[0:38] The resolution has gone close to the executive session, pursuant to section 7 and 8 of the Open Public Meetings Act,

[0:44] and it's customized on a 20-clinic privilege communication in general.

[0:49] Contracting negotiations and one of the other subjects.

[0:53] Mr. Chair, sir.

[0:55] Chair sir, it's current enforcement.

[0:56] Chair sir, it's current enforcement.

[0:57] And it matters to be revealed in the public about the completion of a litigation and appeal

[1:01] and removal of the legal company and the lawsuit in there's such a much.

[1:04] I'll make that motion.

[1:05] Second, my favor?

[1:06] Oh, all right.

[1:08] Are you ready?

[1:10] Can I have a sentence?

[1:18] Good evening, everybody.

[1:19] This is the Council meeting for Tuesday, September 15, 2026.

[1:23] The time is 743.

[1:24] Sorry, sorry.

[1:32] I put the release of the flag in the United States of America to give you a bottle of it for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for our

[1:54] approval of the agenda of the report of the President of the U.M. opposition of the United States.

[2:00] in your questions.

[2:05] The health care benefits and

[2:08] the firewalls and enforcement.

[2:10] Let me-

[2:10] I'll make the motion to approve the agenda.

[2:12] I was presented.

[2:13] Second.

[2:14] Alon Pedro.

[2:15] All right.

[2:17] It's very important since we're sad.

[2:18] Do you-

[2:18] A few items.

[2:20] First of all, I just want to thank

[2:22] the correct director, W. Romano, the

[2:25] recommender, Township Staff, all

[2:27] the emergency services and all the

[2:29] volunteers.

[2:29] years that helped with Byron Fest. I think it was a very successful leaving and a very

[2:39] good night for a lot to celebrate. I just wanted to share. I had a student from

[2:47] Randolph High School who actually lives in Byron. He actually attend school for the

[2:52] Marsh County Academy for Business Administration. I guess he's working while he's

[2:58] finishing his Heistle degree on an associate's degree through a program at

[3:01] dual program at County College of Mars. So I agreed to support him doing a

[3:07] internship of 120 hours for the summer, which is continuing in the fall. It's been

[3:15] somewhat of a partially paid non-paid internship program. One of things that he

[3:20] has done as part of this is he was a member of I guess a media group of

[3:27] club in the school, and he created a video for, he did an initial one for Temerack Park

[3:36] Trail, which I've already shared by Facebook on Tom Shiff's page as well as my page and

[3:43] wreck page, working on getting a link posted to the website, and I think it came out pretty

[3:50] good.

[3:50] It's basically a short little introduction video of our trail.

[3:55] and he's now working on doing that for a couple of their trails.

[3:59] I just wanted to acknowledge him for that.

[4:04] Third item I got is we did have meeting with the New Jersey Natural Gats last week.

[4:11] Basically, they have completed the work at school.

[4:15] They were back on lack of a drive as of last night.

[4:19] They're expecting that there's about an 800 foot gap between where they had

[4:24] ended and what they need to do to get down to Mansfield here. They expect

[4:29] that's going to take about three weeks, barring in major additional rock

[4:35] issues that they might incur. I did get an email today about setting up a free

[4:41] meeting with their column phase four, which is basically starting to install

[4:47] mean in like the community of Lake La Colana, which I didn't get 100% commitment on whether or

[4:55] not there's going to be a second crew. I'm worried about that during the precon, but basically

[5:00] I'm expecting since we're kicking off the precon that they're going to start doing that within the

[5:06] community of La Colana. But once they get done with the connection between where they ended

[5:12] advance field they'll be able to gas up to him and over and then as they start

[5:18] laying pipe in the community and gassing up they'll start be able to do

[5:23] individual service connections. They're anticipating that they have about six

[5:29] leaf six weeks left before the county's winter moratorium. They would have

[5:36] about four thousand feet or so to get from where they're planning to end on

[5:46] I think they're petitioning the county commissioners

[5:51] to be able to work during the winter.

[5:54] But it sounds to me as if they're probably not going

[5:57] to even worry about being in a lack of one

[5:59] and drive over the winter and as they try to focus on being

[6:01] in the community in a lack of one and getting that work done

[6:05] as much as they can.

[6:07] So that's the update I have on New Jersey now for gas.

[6:10] And then the last thing I would like to do is

[6:11] Just a quick update on the budget as you know, we've started kicked off that process being in the July we schedule meetings

[6:22] Over the next two weeks with department heads on capital budget requests were do buddy in the month

[6:29] So you'll start seeing more information coming out about the progress of the budget over the next month or so. So with that that's all I have the report

[6:43] I just like to reiterate the environment best when you're living in a walkie-lare,

[6:49] whether or not it was good, the environment was good, it was nice evening, I see your Johnson.

[6:54] You know that?

[6:56] I don't know anything.

[6:57] I don't know anything.

[6:58] I don't know.

[6:59] I don't think it was well over.

[7:02] This past Saturday, I was Chris, we were at the fire in the shop right back, the home

[7:09] of the day, the back of the day.

[7:10] Okay, which is an annual event we've been doing, I think,

[7:13] for memories now, where we actually got people's

[7:17] registers.

[7:18] I didn't know where this is, or...

[7:22] Police of fire, and you know, there's a lot of people

[7:24] that I think would pop up 10 to 15 months at home.

[7:26] Here we go.

[7:29] I think that's all right.

[7:31] Yeah, the report on fire more this week.

[7:35] What's it?

[7:35] Counselor, since you don't know yet.

[7:36] This Saturday, it says, it's a county day, the history of living in the fine event.

[7:43] And November 4th, I'm not with city, and I mean, we've done it so early, we'll have a Charles

[7:48] Dickens Christmas.

[7:50] We'll speak there.

[7:51] I want you to come and talk.

[7:52] A lot of fun going on here.

[7:56] I'm very excited.

[7:58] I'm very excited.

[7:59] I'm very excited.

[8:00] I'm very excited.

[8:01] I'm very excited.

[8:02] I'm very excited.

[8:03] I'm very excited.

[8:06] So, unfortunately, we have to go through the rain date,

[8:10] as if we had, whether we could cooperate the first time,

[8:13] but it was a one-for-day, for the rest of the makeup day.

[8:19] Last Tuesday, we have the recreation meeting

[8:22] that we reviewed by our invest on what we think works

[8:28] and what changes we would want to make.

[8:33] And on recreation, all fall programming has begun, and it's going well.

[8:40] We're advertising now, you get a mixle for our kitfall event for Sunday September 27th,

[8:47] hoping we can make this a big event with music and a boot truck, we're up to 1465 members

[8:58] on community tasks, which is fantastic.

[9:02] I also, as Mary was saying,

[9:04] was at that back from hundreds past Saturday.

[9:07] One thing I do want to express is that I'm very

[9:12] proud to hear from shock rate that the participation

[9:16] that they get from Ireland is far and above what the other

[9:20] shock rates in the area get for their participation

[9:23] from some of the tasks.

[9:25] So I can require that. That's all I have to say.

[9:29] For sure. Councilman Brachter.

[9:32] Item Board has a meeting on Thursday, 7.30.

[9:35] The House on Jan's way is coming back for a third time.

[9:40] Well, I'll see.

[9:43] Oh, anything to report?

[9:45] Nothing bad to make, anything.

[9:50] Oh, participation of the meeting opens the public for comments on matters of knowledge and

[9:53] gender.

[9:54] I was on the agenda.

[9:54] and then I push the problem.

[9:55] Discussion is provided.

[9:56] The rush may get pulled.

[9:57] I'll make that motion.

[9:58] All fair?

[9:59] All right.

[10:00] And if you're on zero, then I'll make it out.

[10:02] And I'll be kind of ready to end.

[10:03] And then I'll step forward,

[10:07] not

[10:12] hearing or seeing anyone.

[10:14] And the motion takes pull back.

[10:15] I'll make that motion.

[10:17] Okay, all fair?

[10:18] All right.

[10:19] Next up is the approval of the meeting.

[10:20] That's your second report.

[10:21] Are you ready to launch the motion to approve, though?

[10:23] I'll make the motion to approve both of the meeting.

[10:27] Second.

[10:27] Yeah, discussion.

[10:30] Roll call, roll, roll.

[10:32] Councilman Esquizido.

[10:34] Councilwoman Franco.

[10:35] Yes.

[10:35] Councilman Cracker.

[10:36] Yes.

[10:37] Mayor Rubenstein.

[10:38] Yes.

[10:39] Next up is a consensus and comprising not one,

[10:43] not two but three.

[10:46] Oh, oh, oh, oh.

[10:47] Yeah, motion for the consent agenda.

[10:49] I'll make a motion to approve the consent agenda.

[10:51] Second.

[10:52] I am going to open the public and there's a common question

[10:54] so we did that two recommendations.

[10:55] Any questions?

[10:56] Any questions?

[11:03] Here again, saying none, closing to the public, we'll follow on the consent agenda.

[11:08] Councilman Esposito?

[11:10] Yes.

[11:10] Councilwoman Franco?

[11:11] Yes.

[11:12] Councilman Proctor?

[11:13] Yes.

[11:13] May we open, Stein?

[11:14] Yes.

[11:15] Now, a question has had to be invited to the Parliament.

[11:20] Next up is the motion.

[11:21] Any motion?

[11:22] Hey, Bill.

[11:24] I made the motion.

[11:25] Hey, Bill.

[11:25] Council, and the discussion are over here and we'll

[11:34] go over on the bill.

[11:36] Councilman Esposito?

[11:37] Yes.

[11:38] Councilwoman Franco?

[11:39] Yes.

[11:39] Councilman Proctor?

[11:40] Yes.

[11:40] Mayor Rubinstein?

[11:41] Yes.

[11:45] Okay.

[11:47] I have a question for this investment funding.

[11:50] How are we going to fund it?

[11:51] So I see a memo from Ashley.

[11:57] You want to find out what this all goes?

[11:59] Sure.

[12:01] As you know, time shift has been ordered to do a re-assessment in 2027 for texture 2028.

[12:11] There was an option of how we approached that, but regardless of the option, we need to figure out what we need to do to fund it.

[12:23] Council was looking for a little bit more information on that process, basically under the Statue 484-53B.

[12:35] Tenshift can, by adopting an ordinance, authorizes special emergency appropriation.

[12:42] One of the items that qualifies is a revaluation or reassessment of real property.

[12:48] As indicated in the memo, the CFO is recommended we do that the main reason for doing that is that the

[12:57] appropriation will remain outside of CAP. It doesn't get counted towards your CAP

[13:02] calculation. The other benefit is that we don't need to repay the repay ourselves

[13:14] immediately be done over five years as to five year budgetary allocations.

[13:22] So if you look forward in her memo, you will see that she basically feels as I've reported

[13:29] to you the timeship is in a stable financial position due to conservative budget practices

[13:35] and we have a strong fund balance.

[13:38] So, to do the statutory required order of assessment, the recommendation from us was to use

[13:48] your fund balance offset costs of the emergency.

[13:52] You have no obligation to pay it off, rather than the five years.

[13:56] You can do one-fifth of it if that's what you want to do, but you have to do a minimum

[14:00] of one-fifth each year, or you can choose to fully fund it at any point in time to pay it off.

[14:10] But basically our proposal is to not go out for a bonding note, to pay for the assessment

[14:18] in our recommendation is using your fund balance to offset the costs. So from that perspective,

[14:26] it will not have a budgetary impact on budget if you want to go and we have the

[14:33] money on hand so we're kind of borrowing the money from ourselves to do this

[14:38] and but we're paying it out in your one so then we can pay ourselves back on

[14:43] the down sheet over the five-year time period using offset fund amounts. If you

[14:49] want to go out for debt then you're paying principal and interest on your debt of

[14:52] And what the cost is and then you would, you know, whatever bond obligations are, you would be paying those bond obligations, but that would then most likely

[15:02] I think that is, you know, I don't know if there's any question in it. It's relatively simple process. Most likely, you know, from, if the assessor is going to be doing the reassessment, he would rather start it sooner than later. Arguably, since it's going to be a two-step process with an ordinance, I got an interversive, we need to deal with public hearing on that.

[15:27] And then if you choose to, if you're going to do a special emergency funding option that would require that we have to be part of the ordinance, but if you're not then basically we would be doing a resolution authorizing that the fund balance would be used to pay back.

[15:46] No, I'll have to say that.

[15:47] Let's see if we can add that to the presentation.

[15:48] I'm not going to allow that to start right away.

[15:49] Yeah, I agree.

[15:51] So is there anything we have this on the phone?

[15:55] I'm just going to check around the studio.

[15:57] Yeah, I'm kind of, I just have a question I guess for,

[16:01] or I guess just the point to keep in mind as a future,

[16:04] but it just goes with the police department and this and all

[16:08] other projects that we've been using, fund homes for,

[16:10] I guess there's not any major concerns about,

[16:14] about the usage of our compound as long as we aren't there until the day, over time?

[16:20] Well, I think you have to decide what you want to do from a capital perspective.

[16:27] I think we are still going to recommend an aggressive capital program for 2027,

[16:36] at least when it comes to street roads.

[16:41] We are going to be anticipating debt service on the fire drop points that's received if you authorize major capital improvements and maybe those are the items you choose upon in the future, but I think this is one of those things.

[17:00] I mean, you know, one would argue it doesn't provide direct value to the resident, but it's an obligation

[17:08] in township as legally to do. So I think from that perspective, with the other budget challenges

[17:15] we're going to have in 2027, it has to start in 20, it has to be done in 2027. We're recommending

[17:23] to use the fund balance and you know it's really it's a liability it's gonna be

[17:29] carried on your on your balance sheet for five years but the impact of

[17:35] fund balance is only one-fifth of what the cost is coming you don't know what

[17:39] cost it's gonna be so it's a much lesser impact budgetarily year over year over

[17:45] year so I mean it doesn't preclude you in a future year that if we ran it to

[17:52] So hard times, I guess we would figure out a way to run the raise the balance of what

[17:57] we would owe, but I would argue that I think, you know, once we come back against fund

[18:01] balance, you'll see that reduction, and then it will be held in the reserve to Parasels

[18:06] back year after year, it's just that we're not actually, we're paying it out.

[18:11] So we're paying it out.

[18:12] We're just paying, raising the money to Parasels back, but the money that we're using to Parasels

[18:16] back is already there, so just

[18:23] otherwise if you do a bond ordinance, you're raising

[18:26] $14,000 if that's what the cost is on day one as opposed to taking that out of your account, that's really different.

[18:38] Are you good?

[18:39] Perfect.

[18:40] Any else on the other side?

[18:42] Nope.

[18:44] You're sure it's a bit of a special amount.

[18:47] Any way?

[18:52] Do you want to take things?

[18:53] Getting to a little bit more of the AT on, that's why it sounds.

[18:59] since the position we took on a couple of years ago,

[19:01] some in Maine have two of the two residents back there.

[19:06] As far as members, we didn't even have

[19:09] a man in the room, we never had a room.

[19:10] We directed that demonstration that we shouldn't take

[19:14] care of that easily, because it's not ours to take care of.

[19:19] Any of the two residents back there started complaining

[19:22] to the DOT, you know, the next time you

[19:25] drive first, they'll look at it, it's just falling apart.

[19:26] And there's a swarm of screen there that's not catching war

[19:30] and war is going on.

[19:31] Throw it and swap it.

[19:32] It's out.

[19:32] And it's going down the pavement and washing it.

[19:34] I'm not going to throw a rhythm.

[19:35] It's like it's just a disaster in the intersection.

[19:38] So the woman who's back there means

[19:40] Gina resets me or CC me on the email,

[19:43] I kind of go back and go back or the OTL

[19:45] on that particular intersection.

[19:50] And there's resistance.

[19:52] There's all the miscommunication through.

[19:53] They thought it was a driveway.

[19:54] And realized it was actually DEP property.

[19:56] and whatever it's come back for.

[19:58] So I think we're a pretty detailed memo to them.

[20:01] I don't think it was.

[20:03] I got a response saying they're reviewing the memo,

[20:06] and however, from then since I'm involved,

[20:08] I'm quite smart.

[20:09] That's the only condition I have with the U of T,

[20:11] at least.

[20:13] I'm doing the follow-up number, but I presume

[20:16] you're leading towards the tumble conversation.

[20:19] Well, that's the way it is going.

[20:22] It is clear that two, two, six, eight, seven, eight.

[20:25] I don't know if it's going to work.

[20:27] I mean, I support the Council of New Yorkers.

[20:31] I think that for the U.S. you got the news time on.

[20:33] I mean, do you like to see their hearings?

[20:36] I think we should continue for interruption and for the U.S.

[20:41] to see the future of the curve or the foreign rains and the else.

[20:48] I don't think that you can fully do what you're going to do.

[20:51] Sure, at least that.

[20:52] I'll tell you later tonight.

[21:04] So I don't know if you saw an end-over township paved from the Burrow Township line,

[21:12] over to the Triangle, over to the Wealth House, which is all end-over, but they purposely did not

[21:21] So yeah, I agree. I'll reach out to the OT about the telemetrics. It did say that they

[21:25] would reach out to say, well, it's the record, but I'll reach out. I'll make a few of that.

[21:31] But I'll reach out to them up for this, I'll just add a few of those.

[21:37] Which I think means

[21:38] probably we will be meeting with them. Probably, I'll reach out to them in the next one.

[21:45] Any other future decisions?

[21:51] Okay.

[21:52] Here none.

[21:53] We'll go to public participation two.

[21:55] Any person for any reason?

[21:56] A motion is before the clock.

[21:58] Oh, make the motion.

[21:59] Second.

[21:59] All in favor?

[22:00] All right.

[22:01] So come forward in case you want to say.

[22:03] Raise your hand here on Zoom.

[22:08] You know what I'm going to ask?

[22:09] Are these good?

[22:12] So you have to part in my faith.

[22:13] There are lines now.

[22:14] You're all square away.

[22:15] All right.

[22:17] Now in motion.

[22:23] Let's take that motion.

[22:24] Let me give you another exactly section to just substituting

[22:28] observatory, is there democracy

[22:30] action taken thereafter.

[22:32] So Mr. Collins, do you segunda consideration?

[22:35] Yes, it's a resolution listed on the Cinematicrirpalgee

[22:37] have Executive Session for September 7,

[22:39] make it a public debate. Estimated and dps

[22:41] matters of attendee fine illegal communication. So

[22:45] that's another kind

[22:46] of cleared of our appreciation for

[22:46] the Ontario Services Construction Code.

[22:49] The matter is that you can deal with the public

[22:51] upon the completion of all litigation,

[22:52] and appeal to him when you need to come.

[22:55] I'll connect you to the system.

[22:56] I'll make a motion.

[22:58] Second.

[22:58] All in favor?

[22:59] All right.

[23:00] Anybody in the room?

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