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» Mhm.

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» If we could find our places, please.

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» Let the record reflect we have

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reconvened with all members present. For

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those who are able, please rise for a

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pledge of allegiance. I ask you remain

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standing after the pledge.

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I pledge allegiance to the flag of the

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United States of America

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and to the republic for which it stands,

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one nation under God, indivisible, with

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liberty and justice for all.

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Take a moment to remember a few

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long-time Madison residents we lost over

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the last few weeks.

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Dorothy Piccola,

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a long-time Madison resident, passed

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away at her home on July 30th. She was

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99 years old.

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Born and raised in Summit, she was a

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graduate of Summit High School, married

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her late husband Frank

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in a union filled with love and

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partnership that lasted until his

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passing in 1986.

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They had settled in Madison

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after they were married, and which is

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where they raised their family. She's

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survived by her two sons, Raymond and

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Frank. Frank was a long-time borough

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employee in the finance department.

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She also leaves one grandson and one

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great great granddaughter

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who was

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represents Madison pride because her

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um

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great great

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granddaughter's name is Madison Rose.

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Known for his her impeccably kept home

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and culinary skills,

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she poured her heart into caring for her

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family, cherished moments she spent with

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her grandchildren and friends,

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and

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that felt great joy in being a great

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grandmother. Her warmth, kindness, and

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ready smile left a mark on all those who

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knew her.

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We also remember Joseph Sedano,

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another long-time Madison resident,

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passed away on the 30th of July, age 90.

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Born in '35 in Montclair, son of the

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late Dominic Sedano and Josephine Amato

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grew up in Montclair before moving to

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Madison with his family in the late

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1960s

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where he remained a devoted member of

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the community for many years.

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He dedicated 42 years of his career to

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PSE&G working as an inspector in the gas

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department. His strong work ethic and

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reliability and commitment earned him

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the respect of his co-workers throughout

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his long career.

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Family was the center of his life. He

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met the love love of his life Carol

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through a mutual friend.

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They were married in 1958

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and they built their loving home and

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shared many happy memories

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before Carol's passing.

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Outside of work, Joseph enjoyed the

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simple pleasures in life.

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He loved visiting casinos and playing

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poker, avid fan

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of Joe DiMaggio and the Yankees. Don't

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know how he liked the current Yankees,

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but um one of his favorite pastimes were

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relaxing on his front porch where he

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enjoyed watching the neighborhood and

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visiting with family and friends.

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As the last surviving nine siblings, he

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treasured large

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extended family memories they shared

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over the years.

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He's survived by his sons Patrick,

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Joseph, and Dominick.

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Also survived by four granddaughters and

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one great-granddaughter.

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And uh in addition to uh being preceded

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by his parents and wife

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he was preceded by granddaughter

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Victoria, his brothers Patrick, Andrew,

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Anthony, and Michael, sisters Anne,

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Mary, Lucy, and Rose.

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And we also remember Florence

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Zukauskas.

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Longtime Madison resident died on July 29th. She was 100 years old, 1

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month short from turning 101.

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She's survived by her two daughters,

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Karen Mazaki and her husband Peter

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and Marissa Snow and her husband Charlie

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one son James Zukauskas

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and his wife Mona, one brother Jack and

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his wife Marie, 10 grandchildren, nine

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great-grandchildren.

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She was predeceased by her husband

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Stanley in 2004.

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Also by her son Stanley Jr., one

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daughter Maria,

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uh two brothers Jimmy Suri- Surillo,

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Augie Surillo,

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and also two sisters Mary Clark and

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Jenny Tobin.

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She was born in Italy in 1925,

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came to the United States by boat in '28

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and settled in Madison.

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She attended St. Vincent School and

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completed her education to the ninth

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grade. She had to quit school as both

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her parents became ill.

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She worked the infirmary at St.

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Elizabeth's Convent where she met her

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husband Stanley and they were married in

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1949 after he got back from serving

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World War II.

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She worked for Sandoz Pharmaceutical in

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East Hanover for 17 years in retirement.

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She enjoyed arts and crafts, crossword

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puzzles, and taking care of her

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grandchildren.

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Now, let us remember Dorothy Pacolub,

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Joseph Joseph Stano, and Florence

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Sukowski,

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and pass our thoughts on to the families

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and friends that they leave behind.

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Thank you.

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All right, can I have a motion for the

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executive minutes of July 13th, 2026?

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>> So moved.

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>> Second.

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>> Already have been discussed. All in

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favor?

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>> Aye.

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>> And a motion for the regular minutes of

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July 13th, 2026.

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>> So moved.

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>> Second. And one correction that's sent

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in by Deb earlier, and any other

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corrections or changes?

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All in favor?

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» Welcome all

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to uh a much more comfortable uh room

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than it was this morning as uh

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as we came out of the weekend with

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failed air conditioner in this building

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so it was quite warm and I thank all the

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employees in this building that uh

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survived the day and uh

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kept serving our residents throughout

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the hot day in the building.

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And just a reminder this this is our

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only council meeting in the month so our

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next meeting will be Monday, September

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14th.

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And a couple of things that were going

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on in the last few weeks um

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excuse me, last Tuesday was the annual

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National Night Out and this may also be

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part of a report but I'll cover quickly

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also.

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Held at the public safety building the

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third third year there.

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It was a great turnout by our residents

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who enjoyed ice cream, hamburgers, hot

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dogs, and pizza.

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And those that were in the know got in

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line for their ice cream first and then

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had their dinner.

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Because the line got pretty long.

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and the residents were also able to get

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a lot of information from our many of

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our partners who manned tables

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in the

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fire

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truck bay. And I want to thank all our

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police officers and firefighters who put

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together great event under sunny skies

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which was very important compared to two

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years ago.

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Um and then last Thursday I attended the

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annual crossing guard breakfast which

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was followed by by their required

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training. Unlike most towns uh we're

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able to do it in-house.

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some of our officers are certified. Many towns have to send their uh

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crossing guards to um

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the complex on Hanover Avenue. And just

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a reminder our crossing guards not only

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keep our our children safe but they are

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the first face that students see

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greeting them every morning in the uh

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every school morning actually as I uh

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said that the breakfast they're also the

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ones that help

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the next year kindergarteners feel very

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comfortable because they already know

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all the crossing guards and have been

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greeted every day every day.

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And there is plenty of summer left, but

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they are ready for the school year.

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And this past Friday was the annual our

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annual intern lunch where we thank our

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summer interns who have been working in

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many of our departments completing very

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meaningful work on behalf of all our

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residents.

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gives them not only a summer job, but uh

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sense of accomplishment, but gives them

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a feel for borough operations and maybe

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learning about a possible career path.

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And then from the library, summer

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reading concluded

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and this is summer reading program.

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Hopefully everyone's still reading for

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the summer on August 7th with a drawing

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for uh the summer reading prizes that

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was held earlier today.

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There were a total of 697 participants

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this year, which was great.

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And Madison residents borrowed 46 museum

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passes in the month of June and this

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amounts to an average total cost savings

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of uh over 1,700 dollars for those

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residents. And thanks to a

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2,000 dollar grant from the Rotary Club

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of Madison to Friends of the Madison

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Library, a pass has been added to the

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very popular museum program for the

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Metropolitan Museum of Art. So, if

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you're carrying a

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library card, you should keep that in

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mind if you want to enjoy one of the

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great museums in the area.

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And lastly, uh our employee of the

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months,

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Cynthia Mahaffey from the Joint

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Municipal Court is our employee of the

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month for August for achieving Municipal

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Court Administrator certification.

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Achieving the certification is a

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challenging process with both written

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and oral elements.

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Cynthia pursued this goal and was

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successful while keeping up with her

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normal workload as our deputy uh court

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administrator. So, if you see Cynthia,

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please uh congratulate her. Even if you

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see Cynthia because you got a ticket.

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So.

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We will now uh

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move on to reports from committees.

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Community Affairs,

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Council President Forte.

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>> Thank you, Mayor. From the Downtown

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Development Development Commission and

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the Director of Business Development,

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the next meeting of the Downtown

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Development Commission will be held on

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August 20th at 7:15 p.m. in the second

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floor committee room of this building.

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The public is invited to attend.

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The 2026 Madison Art uh Farm and Artisan

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Market is open Saturdays through

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December 12th. The market will be closed

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on Bottle Hill Day.

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Uh new vendors can request the

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information by emailing Lisa Ellis at

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ddc@rosenet.org.

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And information regarding Bottle Hill

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Day 2026, which will be on Saturday,

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October 3rd, is now available on

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rosenet.org.

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And from the Madison Community Arts

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Center, typically seniors play mahjong

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and canasta every Tuesday from 1:00 to

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p.m. except for this month, which uh

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they're not doing because it's closed

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due to camp. Wednesday, August 12th, uh

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this Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. is music

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open mic, which is every second

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Wednesday. Local musicians perform two

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songs each, and all are welcome to

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perform or attend.

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Friday, August 14th from 6:00 to 8:00

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p.m., the Summer Stage Series featuring

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two bands, Brian Hanson Band and the

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D-D-Ts.

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There will be a food truck and local

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craft vendors.

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Wednesday, August 19th at 7:00 p.m. is a

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comedy open mic, which is every third

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Wednesday. All are welcome to perform or

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attend. And Friday, August 21st from

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6:00 to 8:00 p.m., the Summer Stage

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Series featuring Water Street. There

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will be a food truck and local craft

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vendors.

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Saturday, August 22nd at 8:00 p.m.,

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Steal the Spotlight 2.0 is a drag

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competition show.

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And Wednesday, August 26th at 7:00 p.m.

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is Show Us Your Shorts. Every fourth

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Wednesday, local film members submit and

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show their short films.

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Friday, August 28th from 6:00 to 8:00

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p.m. is the Summer Stage Series

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featuring another amazing big band,

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Rhythm of the Hearts. There will be a

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food truck and local craft vendors.

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And Wednesday, September 2nd at 7:00

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p.m., the Platform literary literary

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open mic and writing workshop brought to

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you by Arts by the People.

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And Friday, September 4th from 6:00 to

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8:00 p.m., Summer Stage Series featuring

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two bands, School of Rock Chatham Middle

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School band and What's What. There will

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be a food truck and local craft vendors.

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And Saturday, September 5th at 8:00

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p.m., Vivid Stage presents The Flip

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Side, an improv comedy show. Tickets for

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all this can be found on the Madison

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Community Arts Center events homepage uh

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in the calendar at rosehill.org/mcac.

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And from the Madison Community Pool,

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the pool season is going to is still

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going strong. Since our August family

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memberships became available just 10

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days ago, we've welcomed a great number

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of new members taking advantage of this

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discounted 1-month membership. Our

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annual family fun day was a roaring

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success with members enjoying everything

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from Wiffle ball and canoe races to a

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variety of poolside activities. We even

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managed to run out of lemonade. Thank

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you for everyone who came out to

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participate and thank you for our

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dedicated staff for planning and hosting

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another memorable day for our pool

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community.

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This past week, we also honored uh

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hosted our rescheduled preteen Holiday

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Hula in July event where even on one of

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the warmest days of the summer, it was

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snowing at the pool.

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Yes, snow. Uh we're also looking forward

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to hosting one more moonlight swim

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before the close of the season, so stay

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tuned as that day will be announced

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soon. And as a reminder, the Madison

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Community Pool follows the Madison

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Public Schools calendar. The pool will

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be closed August 31st through September

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3rd, which is Monday through Thursday,

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and will reopen for the final weekend of

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the season on Friday, September 4th. The

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final day of the 2026 pool season will

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be Monday, September 7th.

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Although there's still plenty of summer

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left to enjoy, we're already preparing

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for the 2027 season. This year's success

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would not have been possible without the

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support of our members. Thank you for

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making the Madison Community Pool such a

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vibrant community destination. We look

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forward to spending the remainder of the

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season with you and welcoming you back

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to poolside in 2027.

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Thank you, Mayor.

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>> Thank you.

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Finance and Borough Clerk, Mr. Range.

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Oop.

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I'm sorry.

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Jumping the playing checkers, I guess.

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Skipping over there.

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Let me try that again. Public Safety,

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Mr. Landrigan.

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>> Thank you, Mayor. Okay.

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From the Police Department, the Traffic

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Safety Bureau would like to remind

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motorists following following the paving

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of Woodland Road, Danforth Road, and

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Prospect Street as the speed limit is 25

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mph. Several several enforcement

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campaigns have been and will continue to

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be conducted in the near future to

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reduce speed.

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In preparation for the beginning of the

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school year, all schools all school

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zones will be inspected by the Traffic

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Safety Bureau prior to the start of

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school.

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This to ensure that no view no view

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obstructions or any other issues that

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need to be rectified. This also includes

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school radar signs

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as as all should be operational.

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Next week, all police officers will be

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participating in defensive training

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tactics. These techniques are necessary

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to effectively manage physical contri-

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con- confrontations while ensuring

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personal safety and minimizing harm to

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others.

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All officers in the state of New Jersey

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are now required to have this training

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annually. Special thanks to Patrolman

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Nash, Capiluso, and Straface, who are

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now certified by the NJPTC

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to be our MPD instructors.

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The Madison Police Department is also

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seeking school crossing guards.

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Interested applicants should visit

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rosenet.org for more information or to

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apply to to apply today.

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From the Fire Department, for the month

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of July, the Fire Department responded

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to 210 incidents. 75 people were

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transported to the hospital.

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Two volunteer firefighters just started

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their basic firefighting training at the

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academy. For the next 19 weeks, they

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will attend the academy every Sunday and

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Tuesday night.

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The Fire Department is enjoying hosting

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the National Night Out with the Police

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Department. This event was very well

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attended by the residents of Madison.

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We'd also like to thank the elected

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officials who attended and chatted with

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the members of the department. And

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finally, for the last month, the Fire

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Prevention Bureau performed 73

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inspections in the borough.

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There were three fire permits issued as

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well. The state of New Jersey of Fire

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Safety performed a monitoring of the

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Fire Prevention Bureau and has issued a

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report with some recommendations. The

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department has started an internal

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review to address these recommendations.

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From the Joint Municipal Court, when

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comparing revenue, Madison's revenue has

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increased by approximately 5.5% in July

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as compared to the same period last

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year.

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And then I have two other additions.

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Um

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it's hard to believe, but the 20th

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anniversary of 9/11 is coming up. And

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I'm working with the Patriotic

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Celebrations Committee to prepare a

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memorial on that day to be celebrated at

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Condurso Way. Right now, it's slated to

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begin at 9:00 a.m. Uh names of those

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from Madison who passed away will be

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read aloud at that. And um

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there'll be more could be some more

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changes to come, but that's currently

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scheduled for 9:00 a.m. on the 13th,

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rain or shine.

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And finally, uh Councilman Forte and I

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uh approached the borough in regards to

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uh some of the pavers along Main Street

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and it also on um Waverly Place and um

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I guess

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all around the Museum of Early Trades.

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Some of the pavers, this has been a

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rough winter and some of the pavers are

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need of repair and I know right now the

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borough is working up a plan to get them

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addressed so nobody trips and falls.

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Thank you, Mayor.

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And now, Finance of Borough Clerk,

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Mr. Range.

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>> Thank you, Mayor.

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Uh from the Finance Department this

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evening, uh as noted last month uh at

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the last meeting, administration has

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begun preparations for the 2027 budget

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season. Administrator Cody, CFO Jim

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Burnett, and Director of Operations

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Michael Plicier will be and the Tax

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Collector Kristy Muller will be meeting

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with the department heads over the

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coming weeks to discuss capital and

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operating needs for 2027. We anticipate

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a budget calendar very similar to the

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one that we used uh the last few years.

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Which means our budget hearings will

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start in December.

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Um

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» [clears throat]

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>> a one-sheet flyer was included in all

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recently mailed tax bills. This document

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includes a very high-level budget uh

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review of the 2026 budget um as well as

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other pertinent information on municipal

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operations, including the details of

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where all of our tax dollars go.

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Uh it also has short summaries of three

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major initiatives that the borough has

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taken on over the last few years. Those

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initiatives include the borough taking

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over the EMT ambulance services uh from

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the volunteers,

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the community pool operations, and the

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steps that have been taken to date to

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purchase the Drew Forest. I strongly

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encourage residents to review this

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document or the version of it that is on

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rosenet.org.

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Um from the Tax Collector this evening,

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uh the Tax Collector reports that

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tax bills and pilot payment bills were

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mailed uh, in the middle of July. Uh,

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the tax rate was delayed because of the

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county, but you should have received

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that mailing at this time. Due to the delayed mailing, the third

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quarter grace period for the taxes that

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were due August 1st has been extended to

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August 20th.

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Very important though, there is no

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further uh,

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grace period after the 20th at 4:30 p.m.

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Um, and

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those that fail to make payment at that

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time will have interest charged back to

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the statutory due date of August 1st. As

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a reminder, the bureau cannot accept

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postmark dated or postdated checks.

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And if you haven't received your bill by

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now, please contact the tax office so

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they can get another copy of that

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information to you.

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The tax collector also reports that the

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annual tax sale will be held on

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September 10th. On that day, any

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property owners with unpaid 2025

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balances from their taxes or utilities

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will have a lien placed on their

559
00:26:00,960 --> 00:26:03,360
property. The official tax sale notices

560
00:26:03,360 --> 00:26:05,880
were mailed out to affected properties a

561
00:26:05,880 --> 00:26:07,400
few weeks back.

562
00:26:07,400 --> 00:26:09,640
The tax sale process is a way for

563
00:26:09,640 --> 00:26:11,640
municipalities in New Jersey to obtain

564
00:26:11,640 --> 00:26:13,960
the full amount of property taxes and

565
00:26:13,960 --> 00:26:15,640
other charges needed to support the

566
00:26:15,640 --> 00:26:17,640
annual budget while providing the

567
00:26:17,640 --> 00:26:19,680
property owner additional time to pay

568
00:26:19,680 --> 00:26:21,520
off what they owe.

569
00:26:21,520 --> 00:26:23,160
And finally, this evening I'm happy to

570
00:26:23,160 --> 00:26:26,080
announce that today, earlier today, we

571
00:26:26,080 --> 00:26:27,680
received a check from the federal

572
00:26:27,680 --> 00:26:32,000
government for a little over $607,000.

573
00:26:32,000 --> 00:26:33,840
As you may recall, when we built the

574
00:26:33,840 --> 00:26:36,680
solar carport at the MRC, we discussed

575
00:26:36,680 --> 00:26:38,800
that it would be partially paid back by

576
00:26:38,800 --> 00:26:40,640
federal dollars.

577
00:26:40,640 --> 00:26:44,240
A corporation or other for-profit entity

578
00:26:44,240 --> 00:26:46,360
uh, is eligible to receive tax credits

579
00:26:46,360 --> 00:26:48,680
when they install solar's solar, but as

580
00:26:48,680 --> 00:26:50,720
a municipality, we don't have that same

581
00:26:50,720 --> 00:26:53,360
tax advantage. So, the IRS created a

582
00:26:53,360 --> 00:26:55,280
program called direct pay where

583
00:26:55,280 --> 00:26:57,400
government entities and nonprofits could

584
00:26:57,400 --> 00:27:00,080
apply for direct payment equal to the

585
00:27:00,080 --> 00:27:01,800
tax credit, and that's what we received

586
00:27:01,800 --> 00:27:04,560
today. Special thanks to tax collector

587
00:27:04,560 --> 00:27:05,880
Chrissy Muller

588
00:27:05,880 --> 00:27:07,280
for sorting out the paperwork and

589
00:27:07,280 --> 00:27:09,200
submitted the filings to receive this

590
00:27:09,200 --> 00:27:11,520
payment. That's all this evening, Mayor.

591
00:27:11,520 --> 00:27:12,480
Thank you.

592
00:27:12,480 --> 00:27:14,080
>> Thank you very much. Public works and

593
00:27:14,080 --> 00:27:16,600
engineering, Mr. Alan Pudes.

594
00:27:16,600 --> 00:27:18,360
>> Thank you, Mayor. Welcome, members of

595
00:27:18,360 --> 00:27:19,760
the community.

596
00:27:19,760 --> 00:27:22,480
Uh from the Department of Public Works

597
00:27:22,480 --> 00:27:24,880
prepared by Robert Duffy.

598
00:27:24,880 --> 00:27:27,000
The DPW assisted the water department

599
00:27:27,000 --> 00:27:30,040
with water leak and made some necessary

600
00:27:30,040 --> 00:27:32,240
road repairs around town.

601
00:27:32,240 --> 00:27:35,120
Uh DPW continued repainting road stop

602
00:27:35,120 --> 00:27:37,000
lines and crosswalks on newly paved

603
00:27:37,000 --> 00:27:39,520
roads and existing roads with worn-out

604
00:27:39,520 --> 00:27:40,760
markings.

605
00:27:40,760 --> 00:27:42,360
The parks department continues to

606
00:27:42,360 --> 00:27:44,680
maintain the recreation fields as well

607
00:27:44,680 --> 00:27:47,360
as parks and the community pool.

608
00:27:47,360 --> 00:27:49,440
The DPW started groundwork to install

609
00:27:49,440 --> 00:27:51,080
concrete bases

610
00:27:51,080 --> 00:27:53,560
to put up the RFB pedestrian signals for

611
00:27:53,560 --> 00:27:55,680
the police department.

612
00:27:55,680 --> 00:27:57,880
>> What is the RFB acronym?

613
00:27:57,880 --> 00:27:58,440
>> You remember right?

614
00:27:58,440 --> 00:28:00,200
>> Rapid

615
00:28:00,200 --> 00:28:01,320
>> I asked him and I forget.

616
00:28:01,320 --> 00:28:02,080
>> What what are they?

617
00:28:02,080 --> 00:28:03,840
>> Flashing Rapid flashing

618
00:28:03,840 --> 00:28:05,360
beacon

619
00:28:05,360 --> 00:28:05,800
>> Okay.

620
00:28:05,800 --> 00:28:08,280
>> Yes, it's it's the push the button and

621
00:28:08,280 --> 00:28:10,200
it starts flashing right for crosswalks.

622
00:28:10,200 --> 00:28:11,080
>> Okay.

623
00:28:11,080 --> 00:28:12,360
>> So, we're going to install some of those

624
00:28:12,360 --> 00:28:13,960
around town. I don't know the exact

625
00:28:13,960 --> 00:28:15,640
locations yet.

626
00:28:15,640 --> 00:28:17,560
Uh that's all from public works. From

627
00:28:17,560 --> 00:28:19,600
engineering and zoning

628
00:28:19,600 --> 00:28:20,360
uh

629
00:28:20,360 --> 00:28:21,920
from Michael Placenti, director of

630
00:28:21,920 --> 00:28:23,400
operations are new.

631
00:28:23,400 --> 00:28:25,080
Uh engineering officer hasn't started

632
00:28:25,080 --> 00:28:27,440
yet. Uh engineering is working closely

633
00:28:27,440 --> 00:28:29,200
with the traffic safety bureau and our

634
00:28:29,200 --> 00:28:31,240
milling and paving contractors to

635
00:28:31,240 --> 00:28:33,400
finalize the schedule for the bureau's

636
00:28:33,400 --> 00:28:36,200
2026 road improvement program.

637
00:28:36,200 --> 00:28:37,920
Once the dates are confirmed, the

638
00:28:37,920 --> 00:28:39,680
impacted residents will be notified in

639
00:28:39,680 --> 00:28:40,960
advance.

640
00:28:40,960 --> 00:28:42,400
The New Jersey Department of

641
00:28:42,400 --> 00:28:44,720
Transportation will soon begin paving

642
00:28:44,720 --> 00:28:46,160
Main Street

643
00:28:46,160 --> 00:28:49,200
from Greenwood Avenue Chatham Borough.

644
00:28:49,200 --> 00:28:51,200
To minimize traffic impacts, work is

645
00:28:51,200 --> 00:28:53,400
expected to occur overnight, which is

646
00:28:53,400 --> 00:28:55,400
which would be fantastic.

647
00:28:55,400 --> 00:28:57,360
Our Borough Engineer,

648
00:28:57,360 --> 00:28:59,960
Christine Bougle, will begin soon.

649
00:28:59,960 --> 00:29:01,400
During her first few weeks, she will be

650
00:29:01,400 --> 00:29:03,800
reviewing active projects, meeting with

651
00:29:03,800 --> 00:29:06,160
staff, and establishing priorities for

652
00:29:06,160 --> 00:29:08,280
current and upcoming initiatives.

653
00:29:08,280 --> 00:29:09,600
We look forward to welcoming her to the

654
00:29:09,600 --> 00:29:10,920
Borough.

655
00:29:10,920 --> 00:29:12,120
The Planning Board and Zoning Board

656
00:29:12,120 --> 00:29:13,680
continue to have full agendas and are

657
00:29:13,680 --> 00:29:15,880
making steady progress on development

658
00:29:15,880 --> 00:29:17,520
applications at their regular scheduled

659
00:29:17,520 --> 00:29:18,840
meetings.

660
00:29:18,840 --> 00:29:20,560
And as a reminder, the Rosedale soccer

661
00:29:20,560 --> 00:29:22,920
field remains closed while the new turf

662
00:29:22,920 --> 00:29:25,480
continues to establish. We anticipate

663
00:29:25,480 --> 00:29:26,760
opening the fields in time for the

664
00:29:26,760 --> 00:29:28,200
soccer season. For those of you don't

665
00:29:28,200 --> 00:29:29,160
know,

666
00:29:29,160 --> 00:29:31,280
the uh soccer field grass soccer field

667
00:29:31,280 --> 00:29:32,560
on Rosedale

668
00:29:32,560 --> 00:29:34,040
was currently

669
00:29:34,040 --> 00:29:36,440
re-turfed with grass.

670
00:29:36,440 --> 00:29:38,360
Uh looks fantastic right now. Hopefully,

671
00:29:38,360 --> 00:29:40,240
we can maintain it that way.

672
00:29:40,240 --> 00:29:42,640
Engineering is coordinating repairs to

673
00:29:42,640 --> 00:29:45,240
the Cook Avenue municipal parking lot.

674
00:29:45,240 --> 00:29:46,760
Once a project timeline has been

675
00:29:46,760 --> 00:29:48,880
established, the staff will work closely

676
00:29:48,880 --> 00:29:50,920
with affected businesses to minimize

677
00:29:50,920 --> 00:29:53,920
disruptions during the repairs.

678
00:29:53,920 --> 00:29:55,440
Uh from the Environmental Commission,

679
00:29:55,440 --> 00:29:57,080
Mayor,

680
00:29:57,080 --> 00:29:59,760
um the MEC reports that native plant

681
00:29:59,760 --> 00:30:02,960
enthusiasm is in full flower.

682
00:30:02,960 --> 00:30:05,120
106 residents signed up for a free

683
00:30:05,120 --> 00:30:07,480
native plant on last Saturday's

684
00:30:07,480 --> 00:30:09,560
giveaway, which was held at the Farm and

685
00:30:09,560 --> 00:30:11,040
Artisan Market.

686
00:30:11,040 --> 00:30:14,320
The MEC handed out a total of 365

687
00:30:14,320 --> 00:30:17,680
pollinator favorites. Huge. Uh

688
00:30:17,680 --> 00:30:19,440
All of which were potted up from

689
00:30:19,440 --> 00:30:22,160
members' yards or grown from seeds that

690
00:30:22,160 --> 00:30:24,280
were saved last fall.

691
00:30:24,280 --> 00:30:27,200
Resident Alan Sawyer contributed a flat

692
00:30:27,200 --> 00:30:29,200
of swamp milkweed.

693
00:30:29,200 --> 00:30:30,400
The reason why native plants are

694
00:30:30,400 --> 00:30:33,000
important is that native New Jersey

695
00:30:33,000 --> 00:30:35,200
butterflies and moths cannot lay their

696
00:30:35,200 --> 00:30:38,680
eggs on imported plants such as hostas,

697
00:30:38,680 --> 00:30:41,040
peonies, and pachysandra.

698
00:30:41,040 --> 00:30:42,720
They can only use native plants because

699
00:30:42,720 --> 00:30:44,960
when their caterpillars hatch, they need

700
00:30:44,960 --> 00:30:46,840
specific leaves to chew.

701
00:30:46,840 --> 00:30:48,280
Those caterpillars are an important

702
00:30:48,280 --> 00:30:50,280
source of food for birds.

703
00:30:50,280 --> 00:30:53,760
Zigzag goldenrod supports 121 species of

704
00:30:53,760 --> 00:30:56,160
butterfly and moth caterpillars

705
00:30:56,160 --> 00:30:58,160
helping to rejuvenate our ecosystem up

706
00:30:58,160 --> 00:30:59,800
and down the block.

707
00:30:59,800 --> 00:31:02,280
On a separate note, the MEC reminds

708
00:31:02,280 --> 00:31:03,960
residents that Morris County is still in

709
00:31:03,960 --> 00:31:05,480
a drought watch.

710
00:31:05,480 --> 00:31:07,040
Though we have had severe thunderstorms

711
00:31:07,040 --> 00:31:08,640
which produce a lot of rain, not much of

712
00:31:08,640 --> 00:31:11,400
it replenishes the aquifer.

713
00:31:11,400 --> 00:31:13,000
Water from every rain races into the

714
00:31:13,000 --> 00:31:15,360
streets and ends up in the Passaic.

715
00:31:15,360 --> 00:31:17,360
Madison gets 100% of its drinking water

716
00:31:17,360 --> 00:31:19,360
from wells under our feet.

717
00:31:19,360 --> 00:31:21,040
Please observe the town's mandatory

718
00:31:21,040 --> 00:31:23,880
water controls or skip routine watering.

719
00:31:23,880 --> 00:31:25,880
Left unchemicalized,

720
00:31:25,880 --> 00:31:27,400
grass browns up in hot weather and

721
00:31:27,400 --> 00:31:29,360
greens up with the return of cooler

722
00:31:29,360 --> 00:31:32,000
weather is here in the fall.

723
00:31:32,000 --> 00:31:33,440
And that's it, Mayor.

724
00:31:33,440 --> 00:31:35,560
>> Thank you very much. Now, utilities, Ms.

725
00:31:35,560 --> 00:31:36,400
Honohan.

726
00:31:36,400 --> 00:31:38,520
>> Thank you, Mayor. Uh from Jim Finelli at

727
00:31:38,520 --> 00:31:40,240
the water department, the water

728
00:31:40,240 --> 00:31:42,440
department dug and repaired the main

729
00:31:42,440 --> 00:31:44,560
valve at Albright Circle and Samson

730
00:31:44,560 --> 00:31:45,920
Avenue.

731
00:31:45,920 --> 00:31:48,080
Uh department continues to run wells

732
00:31:48,080 --> 00:31:49,840
manually to meet demand while SCADA

733
00:31:49,840 --> 00:31:52,080
repairs and communication upgrades are

734
00:31:52,080 --> 00:31:53,840
being installed.

735
00:31:53,840 --> 00:31:55,440
There was a repaired water main break at

736
00:31:55,440 --> 00:31:57,800
Albright Circle. They searched and

737
00:31:57,800 --> 00:32:01,560
removed old iron service abandoned and

738
00:32:01,560 --> 00:32:05,240
leaking at 212 to 214 Main Street. They

739
00:32:05,240 --> 00:32:07,840
repaired a water leak at uh

740
00:32:07,840 --> 00:32:10,520
Woodland, a 2-in water service affected

741
00:32:10,520 --> 00:32:13,480
by a roller during paving.

742
00:32:13,480 --> 00:32:15,320
Working with a contractor at Three

743
00:32:15,320 --> 00:32:17,960
Drialda Farms to facilitate the proper

744
00:32:17,960 --> 00:32:20,640
water disconnects for demolition, and

745
00:32:20,640 --> 00:32:22,160
hydrant upgrades and replacement

746
00:32:22,160 --> 00:32:25,440
schedule is in place, and we await

747
00:32:25,440 --> 00:32:28,960
hydrant delivery from from the bid.

748
00:32:28,960 --> 00:32:31,720
From Vincent Patty at the electric

749
00:32:31,720 --> 00:32:34,640
department, uh they've been very busy,

750
00:32:34,640 --> 00:32:37,240
and the crew has been working

751
00:32:37,240 --> 00:32:39,040
a lot um

752
00:32:39,040 --> 00:32:42,280
of overtime with storms. Electric

753
00:32:42,280 --> 00:32:44,080
Department responded to the area of

754
00:32:44,080 --> 00:32:46,200
Douglas Avenue and Roscoe Avenue for a

755
00:32:46,200 --> 00:32:49,640
power outage on the 30th. Uh standby was

756
00:32:49,640 --> 00:32:52,480
called out to vinyl at Ross for a wire

757
00:32:52,480 --> 00:32:55,120
that was across the road. Standby was

758
00:32:55,120 --> 00:32:57,280
called out to Fairwood section of town

759
00:32:57,280 --> 00:32:59,000
for a power outage.

760
00:32:59,000 --> 00:33:01,520
Um the Electric Department was called to

761
00:33:01,520 --> 00:33:04,880
Laurel Way for a tree down with wires on

762
00:33:04,880 --> 00:33:07,560
August 7th, which broke a pole and

763
00:33:07,560 --> 00:33:11,080
needed to be replaced. Um perhaps one of

764
00:33:11,080 --> 00:33:13,440
the largest issues the Electric

765
00:33:13,440 --> 00:33:15,840
Department faced was uh standby being

766
00:33:15,840 --> 00:33:18,240
called to Green Village by Hillside for

767
00:33:18,240 --> 00:33:20,760
a very large tree snapping

768
00:33:20,760 --> 00:33:23,600
a pole and taking three additional poles

769
00:33:23,600 --> 00:33:26,880
with wires down. It was a major outage.

770
00:33:26,880 --> 00:33:29,040
Um the large tree had to be cut up and

771
00:33:29,040 --> 00:33:31,320
removed for before a new pole could be

772
00:33:31,320 --> 00:33:34,920
set. Uh the full electric utility crew

773
00:33:34,920 --> 00:33:36,680
worked all day to erect the two new

774
00:33:36,680 --> 00:33:39,440
poles and run new wires and a big thank

775
00:33:39,440 --> 00:33:42,400
you to the crew and um a thank you to

776
00:33:42,400 --> 00:33:45,680
the Borough of Madison residents for

777
00:33:45,680 --> 00:33:49,400
their patience as power is restored and

778
00:33:49,400 --> 00:33:52,280
safely and as quickly as possible. Thank

779
00:33:52,280 --> 00:33:52,880
you, Mayor.

780
00:33:52,880 --> 00:33:55,440
>> Thank you. And health, Ms. Colvin.

781
00:33:55,440 --> 00:33:57,080
>> Thank you, Mayor. The Health Department

782
00:33:57,080 --> 00:33:58,800
provided the following activities during

783
00:33:58,800 --> 00:34:01,560
July. Uh they inspected 19 retail food

784
00:34:01,560 --> 00:34:03,960
establishments, investigated nine

785
00:34:03,960 --> 00:34:06,080
environmental complaints, and 16

786
00:34:06,080 --> 00:34:08,320
reportable diseases. The department

787
00:34:08,320 --> 00:34:10,800
continues to monitor their Cyclospora

788
00:34:10,800 --> 00:34:12,800
outbreak, and no cases in New Jersey

789
00:34:12,800 --> 00:34:13,879
have been linked to the national

790
00:34:13,879 --> 00:34:15,919
outbreak. There are no active cases in

791
00:34:15,919 --> 00:34:17,159
the jurisdiction. However, the

792
00:34:17,159 --> 00:34:18,919
department encourages all residents to

793
00:34:18,919 --> 00:34:20,520
wash all produce thoroughly and to wash

794
00:34:20,520 --> 00:34:22,919
hands before preparing food. The Board

795
00:34:22,919 --> 00:34:24,720
of Health passed two ordinances at its

796
00:34:24,720 --> 00:34:26,200
meeting last week, an ordinance to

797
00:34:26,200 --> 00:34:28,440
permit managed care for chickens, and an

798
00:34:28,440 --> 00:34:29,800
ordinance to require proof of

799
00:34:29,800 --> 00:34:32,159
extermination during rodent infestation.

800
00:34:32,159 --> 00:34:33,360
Thank you.

801
00:34:33,360 --> 00:34:34,520
>> Thank you.

802
00:34:34,520 --> 00:34:36,200
Now, move on to communications and

803
00:34:36,200 --> 00:34:37,280
petitions.

804
00:34:37,280 --> 00:34:38,919
>> Uh yes, Mayor. Mayor and Council

805
00:34:38,919 --> 00:34:41,879
received an email dated July the 29th

806
00:34:41,879 --> 00:34:43,879
from the Friends of the Drew Forest

807
00:34:43,879 --> 00:34:45,919
regarding donations raised toward the

808
00:34:45,919 --> 00:34:48,919
purchase of the property. And they also

809
00:34:48,919 --> 00:34:51,040
uh received an email dated August 7th

810
00:34:51,040 --> 00:34:53,280
from resident uh

811
00:34:53,280 --> 00:34:55,200
Bruce Goodwill of Surrey Lane regarding

812
00:34:55,200 --> 00:34:58,200
the operations of the community pool.

813
00:34:58,200 --> 00:34:59,240
>> Thank you.

814
00:34:59,240 --> 00:35:00,880
We now move on to our first of two

815
00:35:00,880 --> 00:35:03,520
invitations for public comment. This one

816
00:35:03,520 --> 00:35:06,080
is limited to uh our agenda discussions

817
00:35:06,080 --> 00:35:09,000
and our ordinance or resolutions

818
00:35:09,000 --> 00:35:10,040
that are put

819
00:35:10,040 --> 00:35:11,600
part of the consent agenda. I will go

820
00:35:11,600 --> 00:35:13,520
through those in just a second. If you

821
00:35:13,520 --> 00:35:15,400
want to comment on anything that's not

822
00:35:15,400 --> 00:35:17,680
on this list, uh that will be coming up

823
00:35:17,680 --> 00:35:19,880
after our uh ordinances for hearing a

824
00:35:19,880 --> 00:35:21,080
little and

825
00:35:21,080 --> 00:35:22,360
coming up shortly in the meeting. So,

826
00:35:22,360 --> 00:35:23,960
these are the things you may comment on

827
00:35:23,960 --> 00:35:25,080
now.

828
00:35:25,080 --> 00:35:27,120
Uh our agenda discussion is

829
00:35:27,120 --> 00:35:29,160
pre-qualification for the restoration of

830
00:35:29,160 --> 00:35:31,200
the Madison Dollar Center.

831
00:35:31,200 --> 00:35:33,600
That's a former Masonic Lodge. And these

832
00:35:33,600 --> 00:35:35,680
are the resolutions you may comment on.

833
00:35:35,680 --> 00:35:38,160
Resolution 238 is authorizing the

834
00:35:38,160 --> 00:35:39,760
execution of engagement letter with

835
00:35:39,760 --> 00:35:42,880
Keefe Law Firm. This is uh regarding

836
00:35:42,880 --> 00:35:44,640
potential litigation involving certain

837
00:35:44,640 --> 00:35:46,760
contaminants adversely impacting the

838
00:35:46,760 --> 00:35:48,640
public water supply.

839
00:35:48,640 --> 00:35:51,960
Resolution 239 is uh execution of

840
00:35:51,960 --> 00:35:53,800
historic preservation easement agreement

841
00:35:53,800 --> 00:35:55,960
with the County of Morris for the Museum

842
00:35:55,960 --> 00:35:58,600
of Early Trades and Crafts. And this is

843
00:35:58,600 --> 00:36:00,600
uh done um

844
00:36:00,600 --> 00:36:03,200
a 30-year preservation easement and this

845
00:36:03,200 --> 00:36:04,960
is part of anytime we accept a grant,

846
00:36:04,960 --> 00:36:07,840
making sure we keep it the way we agreed

847
00:36:07,840 --> 00:36:10,560
to. Resolution 240 is authorizing

848
00:36:10,560 --> 00:36:12,400
agreement between the Borough of Madison

849
00:36:12,400 --> 00:36:14,160
Police Department and Center for Family

850
00:36:14,160 --> 00:36:16,200
Services to participate in the Morris

851
00:36:16,200 --> 00:36:17,840
County Crisis Receiving State

852
00:36:17,840 --> 00:36:19,840
Stabilization Center

853
00:36:19,840 --> 00:36:21,000
program.

854
00:36:21,000 --> 00:36:24,160
Resolution 241 is authorizing the term

855
00:36:24,160 --> 00:36:26,320
of current Madison Police Department

856
00:36:26,320 --> 00:36:28,160
sergeant promotion list and that is

857
00:36:28,160 --> 00:36:31,840
includes Patrolman Jimenez detective

858
00:36:31,840 --> 00:36:34,440
corner for our church Curio. Sorry.

859
00:36:34,440 --> 00:36:36,360
Detective Mantone,

860
00:36:36,360 --> 00:36:40,640
Patrolman Duraco, Patrolman Clancy.

861
00:36:40,640 --> 00:36:43,320
Resolution 242 is confirm confirming in

862
00:36:43,320 --> 00:36:46,000
membership membership of Luke Eller in

863
00:36:46,000 --> 00:36:50,080
the Madison Hose Company. Resolution 243

864
00:36:50,080 --> 00:36:52,080
is adopting pre-qualification

865
00:36:52,080 --> 00:36:53,800
regulations regarding restoration of the

866
00:36:53,800 --> 00:36:55,440
Madison Heller Center which we hear in

867
00:36:55,440 --> 00:36:57,120
shortly on the

868
00:36:57,120 --> 00:36:59,240
that's comes out of a discussion coming

869
00:36:59,240 --> 00:37:03,160
up. Resolution 244 is authorizing uh

870
00:37:03,160 --> 00:37:04,720
a um

871
00:37:04,720 --> 00:37:07,400
so expert matter expressing Madison

872
00:37:07,400 --> 00:37:11,240
support for Senate Bill 1643 Assembly

873
00:37:11,240 --> 00:37:13,600
Bill 1745 which is authorizing use of

874
00:37:13,600 --> 00:37:15,920
ranked choice voting in municipal and

875
00:37:15,920 --> 00:37:19,950
school board elections.

876
00:37:19,960 --> 00:37:23,160
Resolution 246 is approving

877
00:37:23,160 --> 00:37:25,240
international wire transfers for the

878
00:37:25,240 --> 00:37:29,360
year 2026 and that's to allow

879
00:37:29,360 --> 00:37:32,040
very specific wire transfers and then

880
00:37:32,040 --> 00:37:34,080
resolution 240

881
00:37:34,080 --> 00:37:36,840
uh 246 is

882
00:37:36,840 --> 00:37:40,720
the school crossing guard hiring for

883
00:37:40,720 --> 00:37:42,840
upcoming school year. So you may comment

884
00:37:42,840 --> 00:37:45,440
on those resolutions or the one agenda

885
00:37:45,440 --> 00:37:46,840
discussion. If you want to comment

886
00:37:46,840 --> 00:37:48,240
anything else that will be coming up

887
00:37:48,240 --> 00:37:50,720
shortly. Anyone wishing comment on those

888
00:37:50,720 --> 00:37:52,680
things you may step up to lectern you

889
00:37:52,680 --> 00:37:55,080
state your name and address

890
00:37:55,080 --> 00:37:56,240
and

891
00:37:56,240 --> 00:37:57,800
uh the resolution that you want to

892
00:37:57,800 --> 00:37:59,640
address or

893
00:37:59,640 --> 00:38:01,040
the

894
00:38:01,040 --> 00:38:02,240
or if you want to speak on the Heller

895
00:38:02,240 --> 00:38:03,400
Center.

896
00:38:03,400 --> 00:38:04,600
Anyone wishing speak under those

897
00:38:04,600 --> 00:38:07,760
guidelines please step forward.

898
00:38:07,760 --> 00:38:09,240
Seeing none I close this part of the

899
00:38:09,240 --> 00:38:11,320
meeting and we move on to ordinances for

900
00:38:11,320 --> 00:38:12,640
hearing.

901
00:38:12,640 --> 00:38:14,400
I mean we move on to agenda discussions.

902
00:38:14,400 --> 00:38:15,760
I'm doing a little skipping thing here

903
00:38:15,760 --> 00:38:17,560
today. I don't know what it is.

904
00:38:17,560 --> 00:38:19,320
Yeah.

905
00:38:19,320 --> 00:38:20,640
Um

906
00:38:20,640 --> 00:38:22,480
and this is our pre-qualification

907
00:38:22,480 --> 00:38:24,920
restoration Madison Heller Center.

908
00:38:24,920 --> 00:38:26,281
>> I can take that, Mayor.

909
00:38:26,281 --> 00:38:27,000
>> [clears throat]

910
00:38:27,000 --> 00:38:28,600
>> Uh the governing body is committed to

911
00:38:28,600 --> 00:38:31,520
try to reopen our senior center uh back

912
00:38:31,520 --> 00:38:33,120
in Madison and get our seniors back from

913
00:38:33,120 --> 00:38:34,960
Chatham Township as soon as possible.

914
00:38:34,960 --> 00:38:36,600
So, as part of that involved the

915
00:38:36,600 --> 00:38:38,440
acquisition of the historic Heller

916
00:38:38,440 --> 00:38:40,400
Center, which also preserved the the

917
00:38:40,400 --> 00:38:42,960
oldest brick structure in um Morris

918
00:38:42,960 --> 00:38:44,920
County at the same time. We've gone

919
00:38:44,920 --> 00:38:47,160
through two rounds of bidding

920
00:38:47,160 --> 00:38:48,600
with uh

921
00:38:48,600 --> 00:38:50,760
first round no bids whatsoever submitted

922
00:38:50,760 --> 00:38:52,440
and second round the bids came in five

923
00:38:52,440 --> 00:38:54,560
times the available budget for that

924
00:38:54,560 --> 00:38:56,960
project. So, we met with the state of

925
00:38:56,960 --> 00:38:59,240
New Jersey and in order to change the

926
00:38:59,240 --> 00:39:01,480
requirements and hopefully encourage

927
00:39:01,480 --> 00:39:03,000
more competitive pricing and more

928
00:39:03,000 --> 00:39:05,320
bidders, they're allowing us, provided

929
00:39:05,320 --> 00:39:07,040
we have this hearing, to change the

930
00:39:07,040 --> 00:39:08,240
regulations for what's called

931
00:39:08,240 --> 00:39:10,640
pre-qualification of our contractors.

932
00:39:10,640 --> 00:39:12,360
And the reason we want to pre-qualify is

933
00:39:12,360 --> 00:39:14,040
because it's a historic building, we

934
00:39:14,040 --> 00:39:16,200
want contractors who have experience in

935
00:39:16,200 --> 00:39:18,320
those type of historic structures and

936
00:39:18,320 --> 00:39:20,040
have done it before.

937
00:39:20,040 --> 00:39:21,840
And the changes that we're seeking that

938
00:39:21,840 --> 00:39:23,400
the state has approved, but they want us

939
00:39:23,400 --> 00:39:25,360
to have a public hearing to announce

940
00:39:25,360 --> 00:39:27,400
them is one is that the experience

941
00:39:27,400 --> 00:39:30,600
dollar value previously was $5 million

942
00:39:30,600 --> 00:39:32,840
and we noticed that that reduced the

943
00:39:32,840 --> 00:39:34,680
pool of potential firms that were

944
00:39:34,680 --> 00:39:36,480
eligible. So, we'd like to reduce that

945
00:39:36,480 --> 00:39:37,720
and the state is comfortable with that

946
00:39:37,720 --> 00:39:39,640
approach, the dollar value.

947
00:39:39,640 --> 00:39:41,160
And the other was the look back period

948
00:39:41,160 --> 00:39:43,400
that the experience of those contractors

949
00:39:43,400 --> 00:39:45,920
had to be within the last five years and

950
00:39:45,920 --> 00:39:47,680
we felt that if we get expand that, we

951
00:39:47,680 --> 00:39:49,240
might capture some additional

952
00:39:49,240 --> 00:39:50,760
contractors and we're making that from

953
00:39:50,760 --> 00:39:52,840
five years to eight years.

954
00:39:52,840 --> 00:39:54,080
So, those are the changes that we're

955
00:39:54,080 --> 00:39:56,200
asking and we're required by state law

956
00:39:56,200 --> 00:39:58,080
to have this hearing, publish the notice

957
00:39:58,080 --> 00:40:00,200
and the goal would then be uh if this is

958
00:40:00,200 --> 00:40:02,160
approved this evening, this resolution,

959
00:40:02,160 --> 00:40:04,040
to then go out to bid again. The other

960
00:40:04,040 --> 00:40:07,000
part of it is the scope of the project.

961
00:40:07,000 --> 00:40:09,040
We've requested the state to reduce it

962
00:40:09,040 --> 00:40:10,880
to make sure that we have sufficient

963
00:40:10,880 --> 00:40:13,280
funds to reopen at a minimum the ground

964
00:40:13,280 --> 00:40:15,080
floor for a senior center.

965
00:40:15,080 --> 00:40:16,760
So, the project will now be done in

966
00:40:16,760 --> 00:40:18,960
multiple phases with the priority being

967
00:40:18,960 --> 00:40:20,960
to do what's required to stabilize the

968
00:40:20,960 --> 00:40:23,200
foundation, the roof, and to make the

969
00:40:23,200 --> 00:40:25,760
ground floor accessible and available,

970
00:40:25,760 --> 00:40:27,880
and excellent space for our seniors to

971
00:40:27,880 --> 00:40:29,920
come back home. So, that's what we're

972
00:40:29,920 --> 00:40:31,640
asking for tonight, and we hope that we

973
00:40:31,640 --> 00:40:33,040
have the council supportive so we can

974
00:40:33,040 --> 00:40:35,280
get moving, and our goal is to

975
00:40:35,280 --> 00:40:37,280
get this work underway, and get

976
00:40:37,280 --> 00:40:39,120
competitive bids, and do this work in

977
00:40:39,120 --> 00:40:42,280
2027, and get our seniors back in town.

978
00:40:42,280 --> 00:40:42,600
Thank you.

979
00:40:42,600 --> 00:40:43,520
>> So, um

980
00:40:43,520 --> 00:40:45,480
as this is a hearing before any council

981
00:40:45,480 --> 00:40:47,440
discussion, I invite any members of the

982
00:40:47,440 --> 00:40:49,560
public that wish to comment on the

983
00:40:49,560 --> 00:40:51,080
pre-prequalification

984
00:40:51,080 --> 00:40:52,320
for the restoration of the Madison

985
00:40:52,320 --> 00:40:53,800
Heller Center. Anyone wishing to comment

986
00:40:53,800 --> 00:41:10,150
on that, please step forward.

987
00:41:10,160 --> 00:41:13,400
» Brian Mortenson, 18 Laurel.

988
00:41:13,400 --> 00:41:15,160
I think it's a great move. I like the

989
00:41:15,160 --> 00:41:17,720
approach. Good idea. What is the

990
00:41:17,720 --> 00:41:20,600
reduction amount from 5 million

991
00:41:20,600 --> 00:41:22,400
>> Hey Brian, just tap the microphone

992
00:41:22,400 --> 00:41:24,040
button.

993
00:41:24,040 --> 00:41:24,960
There you go.

994
00:41:24,960 --> 00:41:26,360
>> Testing, 1 2 3.

995
00:41:26,360 --> 00:41:27,320
>> Okay.

996
00:41:27,320 --> 00:41:29,400
>> Do you need that again?

997
00:41:29,400 --> 00:41:31,200
>> We're good.

998
00:41:31,200 --> 00:41:33,200
>> I mean, if it's okay to answer,

999
00:41:33,200 --> 00:41:34,880
uh the proposed budget for phase one

1000
00:41:34,880 --> 00:41:37,520
would be $1.1 million, of which we have

1001
00:41:37,520 --> 00:41:39,720
that those funds. We have a large grant

1002
00:41:39,720 --> 00:41:41,560
from the State Historic Trust, and we

1003
00:41:41,560 --> 00:41:44,360
have a large grant of over $500,000 from

1004
00:41:44,360 --> 00:41:46,040
the Morris County Historic Preservation

1005
00:41:46,040 --> 00:41:48,160
Program. So, with no local tax dollars,

1006
00:41:48,160 --> 00:41:51,200
we can do the phase one work and open

1007
00:41:51,200 --> 00:41:53,440
the building as a senior center, and get

1008
00:41:53,440 --> 00:41:54,960
it back in operation, and our seniors

1009
00:41:54,960 --> 00:41:55,720
back home.

1010
00:41:55,720 --> 00:41:56,760
>> I'm sorry, I meant for the

1011
00:41:56,760 --> 00:41:58,480
qualifications. You said that the

1012
00:41:58,480 --> 00:41:58,880
contract

1013
00:41:58,880 --> 00:41:59,760
>> The dollar value?

1014
00:41:59,760 --> 00:42:01,360
>> You said the contract the contract of

1015
00:42:01,360 --> 00:42:03,840
qualifications for prior jobs was $5

1016
00:42:03,840 --> 00:42:04,200
million.

1017
00:42:04,200 --> 00:42:05,800
>> Right, it's now been going to be reduced

1018
00:42:05,800 --> 00:42:06,840
to $1 million.

1019
00:42:06,840 --> 00:42:08,640
>> Oh, to $1 million. That's a significant

1020
00:42:08,640 --> 00:42:09,280
reduction.

1021
00:42:09,280 --> 00:42:10,960
>> Yeah, well, the goal is that the nature

1022
00:42:10,960 --> 00:42:13,120
of the initial work without

1023
00:42:13,120 --> 00:42:14,160
um

1024
00:42:14,160 --> 00:42:15,920
what by breaking it up into phases is

1025
00:42:15,920 --> 00:42:19,240
primarily roofing, masonry work. So, the

1026
00:42:19,240 --> 00:42:21,760
our architects and the state felt that

1027
00:42:21,760 --> 00:42:23,120
there were sufficient number of

1028
00:42:23,120 --> 00:42:25,320
contractors who have experience in doing

1029
00:42:25,320 --> 00:42:26,360
that and you didn't need to have a

1030
00:42:26,360 --> 00:42:27,760
historic specialist. We're not doing

1031
00:42:27,760 --> 00:42:29,480
marble restoration like this building

1032
00:42:29,480 --> 00:42:33,520
would be or restoring light fixtures of that nature.

1033
00:42:33,520 --> 00:42:35,680
So, they felt that it was a

1034
00:42:35,680 --> 00:42:37,520
appropriate to reduce the dollar value

1035
00:42:37,520 --> 00:42:39,360
to try to get more competition and try

1036
00:42:39,360 --> 00:42:40,920
to get bids. You know, we went out the

1037
00:42:40,920 --> 00:42:42,920
first time and got zero bids. Nobody bid

1038
00:42:42,920 --> 00:42:45,120
on the job. And the second time we had a

1039
00:42:45,120 --> 00:42:46,440
million dollars and the bids came in

1040
00:42:46,440 --> 00:42:48,680
over five million dollars. So, five

1041
00:42:48,680 --> 00:42:50,120
times the amount of money we had. That's

1042
00:42:50,120 --> 00:42:51,600
why the project's been delayed. So, the

1043
00:42:51,600 --> 00:42:53,600
goal is to get out of the starting gate,

1044
00:42:53,600 --> 00:42:55,640
get our seniors back home, and then try

1045
00:42:55,640 --> 00:42:57,840
to then do the next subsequent phases

1046
00:42:57,840 --> 00:42:59,360
which would involve an elevator, the

1047
00:42:59,360 --> 00:43:01,960
upstairs restoration, and other things.

1048
00:43:01,960 --> 00:43:03,320
Right now, we're going to focus on the

1049
00:43:03,320 --> 00:43:05,520
ground floor to get everybody back home.

1050
00:43:05,520 --> 00:43:08,200
>> Makes perfect sense. Thank you.

1051
00:43:08,200 --> 00:43:11,440
>> Any other comments from the public?

1052
00:43:11,440 --> 00:43:12,400
And

1053
00:43:12,400 --> 00:43:14,520
as Ray mentioned that the next phase

1054
00:43:14,520 --> 00:43:15,840
probably will have have a higher

1055
00:43:15,840 --> 00:43:18,680
qualification for

1056
00:43:18,680 --> 00:43:20,760
as far as historic

1057
00:43:20,760 --> 00:43:23,040
restoration background because of it'll

1058
00:43:23,040 --> 00:43:25,560
be more in along those lines. Any other

1059
00:43:25,560 --> 00:43:26,680
comments from the

1060
00:43:26,680 --> 00:43:28,520
council?

1061
00:43:28,520 --> 00:43:29,760
Deb?

1062
00:43:29,760 --> 00:43:31,480
>> Just a quick comment and question.

1063
00:43:31,480 --> 00:43:33,400
Thrilled to hear that we now have a plan

1064
00:43:33,400 --> 00:43:36,040
to hopefully move this forward. If this

1065
00:43:36,040 --> 00:43:37,640
works and more bids come in and somebody

1066
00:43:37,640 --> 00:43:39,680
comes in that's acceptable,

1067
00:43:39,680 --> 00:43:42,480
what would be a rough, holding nobody to

1068
00:43:42,480 --> 00:43:43,305
anything,

1069
00:43:43,305 --> 00:43:43,640
>> [laughter]

1070
00:43:43,640 --> 00:43:45,120
>> timeline?

1071
00:43:45,120 --> 00:43:48,600
Would it be like the end of 2027 or 2028

1072
00:43:48,600 --> 00:43:49,200
potentially?

1073
00:43:49,200 --> 00:43:51,280
>> It it would we our architect believes we

1074
00:43:51,280 --> 00:43:53,200
can complete the the phase one work

1075
00:43:53,200 --> 00:43:55,160
within one calendar year. So, depending

1076
00:43:55,160 --> 00:43:56,960
on when we would start,

1077
00:43:56,960 --> 00:43:59,240
uh the goal would be as we get approval,

1078
00:43:59,240 --> 00:44:02,400
we have bids within 30 days, select a

1079
00:44:02,400 --> 00:44:05,160
and award a contract, and start work uh

1080
00:44:05,160 --> 00:44:06,760
hopefully by before the end of this

1081
00:44:06,760 --> 00:44:09,040
calendar year, and then completed by the

1082
00:44:09,040 --> 00:44:10,920
end of next calendar year. So, I would

1083
00:44:10,920 --> 00:44:12,960
say January of '28 will hopefully we'd

1084
00:44:12,960 --> 00:44:14,720
have our seniors back in town.

1085
00:44:14,720 --> 00:44:16,280
>> Awesome. Thank you.

1086
00:44:16,280 --> 00:44:18,600
>> Any other comments? Tom?

1087
00:44:18,600 --> 00:44:20,520
>> So, uh, Ray and Mayor, and then whoever

1088
00:44:20,520 --> 00:44:22,240
else is involved in the project, the

1089
00:44:22,240 --> 00:44:24,760
goal is to make the first floor

1090
00:44:24,760 --> 00:44:27,280
refurbished and usable for the seniors

1091
00:44:27,280 --> 00:44:28,400
and the community.

1092
00:44:28,400 --> 00:44:28,720
>> Yes.

1093
00:44:28,720 --> 00:44:30,320
>> And not adding an elevator, we're not

1094
00:44:30,320 --> 00:44:31,040
really going to add

1095
00:44:31,040 --> 00:44:32,840
>> The elevator will be be later.

1096
00:44:32,840 --> 00:44:33,120
>> Another

1097
00:44:33,120 --> 00:44:35,600
>> Uh, and and part of a big part of doing

1098
00:44:35,600 --> 00:44:37,440
making the first floor, because if if

1099
00:44:37,440 --> 00:44:39,000
someone walked in there, they said,

1100
00:44:39,000 --> 00:44:41,560
"First floor looks looks fine for, um,

1101
00:44:41,560 --> 00:44:43,280
yeah, for use." Reality is, it's a

1102
00:44:43,280 --> 00:44:45,520
200-year-old building with 200-year-old

1103
00:44:45,520 --> 00:44:46,840
foundation issues.

1104
00:44:46,840 --> 00:44:47,040
>> Yeah.

1105
00:44:47,040 --> 00:44:49,120
>> And so, really, you know, we've we've

1106
00:44:49,120 --> 00:44:51,600
joked that, um, the one program you

1107
00:44:51,600 --> 00:44:53,560
can't do there is playing marbles,

1108
00:44:53,560 --> 00:44:54,720
because they'll all end up in one

1109
00:44:54,720 --> 00:44:57,200
corner. So, uh, there is definitely

1110
00:44:57,200 --> 00:44:59,280
needs, uh, some

1111
00:44:59,280 --> 00:45:02,360
foundation and, uh, structural work.

1112
00:45:02,360 --> 00:45:02,720
>> Okay.

1113
00:45:02,720 --> 00:45:04,680
>> Tom, if I could I mean, if for those who

1114
00:45:04,680 --> 00:45:06,491
were able to get into the basement,

1115
00:45:06,491 --> 00:45:06,560
>> [snorts]

1116
00:45:06,560 --> 00:45:08,120
>> the basement structural, the support

1117
00:45:08,120 --> 00:45:10,000
beams are actually tree trunks.

1118
00:45:10,000 --> 00:45:10,440
>> I've seen them.

1119
00:45:10,440 --> 00:45:12,560
>> So, they're actually

1120
00:45:12,560 --> 00:45:14,040
it it's kind of hard to believe that the

1121
00:45:14,040 --> 00:45:16,840
building has held up for 226 years now.

1122
00:45:16,840 --> 00:45:19,040
So, we actually need to replace those

1123
00:45:19,040 --> 00:45:21,280
and stabilize the ground floor. There'll

1124
00:45:21,280 --> 00:45:23,680
also be a handicap accessible bathroom

1125
00:45:23,680 --> 00:45:25,160
added on the ground floor to make it

1126
00:45:25,160 --> 00:45:26,680
accessible for the seniors so they don't

1127
00:45:26,680 --> 00:45:28,320
have to use the stairs.

1128
00:45:28,320 --> 00:45:30,280
>> So, a lot of the work, unfortunately,

1129
00:45:30,280 --> 00:45:32,680
won't be totally visible.

1130
00:45:32,680 --> 00:45:34,960
>> Right. But but well, the the roof

1131
00:45:34,960 --> 00:45:35,440
>> refurbished

1132
00:45:35,440 --> 00:45:37,960
>> The the new roof, the the masonry will

1133
00:45:37,960 --> 00:45:39,680
be repointed, the exterior will be

1134
00:45:39,680 --> 00:45:42,680
painted and fine-tuned. Um, we'll

1135
00:45:42,680 --> 00:45:45,040
remortar. We're We're also going to be

1136
00:45:45,040 --> 00:45:46,640
doing some landscaping on the exterior

1137
00:45:46,640 --> 00:45:48,200
of the building to make it from a better

1138
00:45:48,200 --> 00:45:50,120
streetscape. And we've got some local

1139
00:45:50,120 --> 00:45:52,720
talent. I see some We had some

1140
00:45:52,720 --> 00:45:53,960
I think Chris Gallic was here earlier.

1141
00:45:53,960 --> 00:45:56,120
We have We have some great expertise in

1142
00:45:56,120 --> 00:45:57,880
the historic preservation commission,

1143
00:45:57,880 --> 00:46:01,920
and also with John Forte. So, we'll take their advice and try to bring

1144
00:46:01,920 --> 00:46:03,600
the history back to that building.

1145
00:46:03,600 --> 00:46:05,200
>> That's fantastic. Thank you.

1146
00:46:05,200 --> 00:46:06,080
>> Thank you.

1147
00:46:06,080 --> 00:46:06,320
>> John

1148
00:46:06,320 --> 00:46:08,000
>> Just a quick comment. Uh number one, it

1149
00:46:08,000 --> 00:46:09,760
will be great to see the seniors back in

1150
00:46:09,760 --> 00:46:12,280
Madison. I think it'll be uh

1151
00:46:12,280 --> 00:46:13,680
they'll find it very convenient as

1152
00:46:13,680 --> 00:46:15,000
opposed to driving all the way out to

1153
00:46:15,000 --> 00:46:16,400
where they go today.

1154
00:46:16,400 --> 00:46:19,480
Uh but number two, uh while we are

1155
00:46:19,480 --> 00:46:21,280
lowering the criteria, I still hope that

1156
00:46:21,280 --> 00:46:22,720
we're going to be very sensitive to the

1157
00:46:22,720 --> 00:46:25,560
historic uh elements of the interior of

1158
00:46:25,560 --> 00:46:26,920
the building, particularly that first

1159
00:46:26,920 --> 00:46:28,200
floor. I mean, there are some

1160
00:46:28,200 --> 00:46:32,000
spectacular spaces um with some really

1161
00:46:32,000 --> 00:46:37,320
cool period details. So, I hope that will be preserved uh at least as

1162
00:46:37,320 --> 00:46:39,440
much as possible cuz I'm sure the

1163
00:46:39,440 --> 00:46:41,440
seniors will enjoy getting the benefit

1164
00:46:41,440 --> 00:46:43,320
of that as well.

1165
00:46:43,320 --> 00:46:45,120
Thank you.

1166
00:46:45,120 --> 00:46:46,920
>> Any other comments?

1167
00:46:46,920 --> 00:46:49,520
All right. And this is a resolution uh

1168
00:46:49,520 --> 00:46:50,960
243 in

1169
00:46:50,960 --> 00:46:56,870
um on our consent.

1170
00:46:56,880 --> 00:46:58,880
And now we move on to uh ordinances for

1171
00:46:58,880 --> 00:47:00,320
hearing. Will the clerk please read the

1172
00:47:00,320 --> 00:47:01,200
statement?

1173
00:47:01,200 --> 00:47:02,840
>> Yes. The ordinance scheduled for hearing

1174
00:47:02,840 --> 00:47:04,680
was introduced by title and passed on

1175
00:47:04,680 --> 00:47:06,480
the first reading at the regular meeting

1176
00:47:06,480 --> 00:47:09,840
of the council held July 27, 2026, was

1177
00:47:09,840 --> 00:47:11,720
posted and filed according to law, and

1178
00:47:11,720 --> 00:47:13,440
copies were made available to members of

1179
00:47:13,440 --> 00:47:14,240
the

1180
00:47:14,240 --> 00:47:16,440
general public requesting same.

1181
00:47:16,440 --> 00:47:19,920
>> I call up ordinance 33-2026

1182
00:47:19,920 --> 00:47:21,960
and for second reading, ask the clerk to

1183
00:47:21,960 --> 00:47:23,680
read said ordinance by title.

1184
00:47:23,680 --> 00:47:25,160
>> Ordinance of the Borough of Madison

1185
00:47:25,160 --> 00:47:27,600
amending and supplementing chapter 98 of

1186
00:47:27,600 --> 00:47:29,800
the Madison Borough code entitled

1187
00:47:29,800 --> 00:47:31,040
filming.

1188
00:47:31,040 --> 00:47:33,320
>> Mayor, I move ordinance 33-2026.

1189
00:47:33,320 --> 00:47:34,680
>> Not so fast.

1190
00:47:34,680 --> 00:47:36,600
I will open the hearing to the public.

1191
00:47:36,600 --> 00:47:39,480
Any in the public wishing to comment on

1192
00:47:39,480 --> 00:47:42,280
ordinance uh 30 33?

1193
00:47:42,280 --> 00:47:43,800
>> I turned the page already.

1194
00:47:43,800 --> 00:47:47,800
>> Yep. Uh please step forward.

1195
00:47:47,800 --> 00:47:49,400
Seeing none, I close the hearing. And

1196
00:47:49,400 --> 00:47:50,520
now

1197
00:47:50,520 --> 00:47:52,440
>> I guess I wanted to get out of here, but

1198
00:47:52,440 --> 00:47:58,470
uh Mayor, I move ordinance 33-2026.

1199
00:47:58,480 --> 00:47:59,880
» I'll second.

1200
00:47:59,880 --> 00:48:03,000
>> Any council discussion?

1201
00:48:03,000 --> 00:48:04,360
Roll call vote. Oh, yes, Deb.

1202
00:48:04,360 --> 00:48:06,880
>> Just a quick comment that we had, I'm

1203
00:48:06,880 --> 00:48:08,440
sure everybody knows, Adam Sandler and

1204
00:48:08,440 --> 00:48:11,240
crew in and seeing the posts of the kids

1205
00:48:11,240 --> 00:48:12,800
getting to meet him and some of the

1206
00:48:12,800 --> 00:48:14,840
other things and, you know, them

1207
00:48:14,840 --> 00:48:16,320
entertaining them while they were doing

1208
00:48:16,320 --> 00:48:18,080
the filming and using our spaces, I

1209
00:48:18,080 --> 00:48:20,640
think was an added bonus to having them

1210
00:48:20,640 --> 00:48:22,600
just here filming.

1211
00:48:22,600 --> 00:48:24,120
>> I think um

1212
00:48:24,120 --> 00:48:26,600
just just because he used Madison in one

1213
00:48:26,600 --> 00:48:29,440
of his movies doesn't as a name,

1214
00:48:29,440 --> 00:48:30,198
uh but I think he

1215
00:48:30,198 --> 00:48:30,480
>> [laughter]

1216
00:48:30,480 --> 00:48:32,640
>> I think he loves Madison as a town,

1217
00:48:32,640 --> 00:48:35,310
also.

1218
00:48:35,320 --> 00:48:37,440
Hey, roll call vote, please.

1219
00:48:37,440 --> 00:48:38,320
>> Mr. Landrigan?

1220
00:48:38,320 --> 00:48:38,880
>> Yes.

1221
00:48:38,880 --> 00:48:39,560
>> Mr. Range?

1222
00:48:39,560 --> 00:48:40,000
>> Yes.

1223
00:48:40,000 --> 00:48:41,080
>> Mr. Herold-Pudis?

1224
00:48:41,080 --> 00:48:41,680
>> Yes.

1225
00:48:41,680 --> 00:48:42,600
>> Ms. Hanahan?

1226
00:48:42,600 --> 00:48:43,000
>> Yes.

1227
00:48:43,000 --> 00:48:43,920
>> Mr. Forte?

1228
00:48:43,920 --> 00:48:44,400
>> Yes.

1229
00:48:44,400 --> 00:48:45,000
>> Ms. Cohen?

1230
00:48:45,000 --> 00:48:45,960
>> Yes.

1231
00:48:45,960 --> 00:48:48,280
>> I declare ordinance 33-2026

1232
00:48:48,280 --> 00:48:49,640
adopted and finally passed and ask the

1233
00:48:49,640 --> 00:48:52,000
clerk to publish notice thereof and file

1234
00:48:52,000 --> 00:48:53,200
the ordinance in accordance with the

1235
00:48:53,200 --> 00:48:54,440
law.

1236
00:48:54,440 --> 00:48:56,680
And now we move on to our second of

1237
00:48:56,680 --> 00:48:58,240
invitation for public comment. This is

1238
00:48:58,240 --> 00:49:01,320
one you may comment on any topic. Before

1239
00:49:01,320 --> 00:49:04,000
we start, I just I normally don't do

1240
00:49:04,000 --> 00:49:06,520
this, but I know there was some uh

1241
00:49:06,520 --> 00:49:07,800
um

1242
00:49:07,800 --> 00:49:10,480
social media comments about some things

1243
00:49:10,480 --> 00:49:12,320
going on related to Drew University

1244
00:49:12,320 --> 00:49:13,960
redevelopment. So, I just wanted to

1245
00:49:13,960 --> 00:49:19,560
touch on some clarification related to this and then we'll open up

1246
00:49:19,560 --> 00:49:21,640
for comments for on anything.

1247
00:49:21,640 --> 00:49:23,040
Um

1248
00:49:23,040 --> 00:49:25,440
the for one, uh

1249
00:49:25,440 --> 00:49:29,440
there there was a layout that was posted on the Fair

1250
00:49:29,440 --> 00:49:31,280
Fairwood um

1251
00:49:31,280 --> 00:49:33,120
Fairwood neighborhood Facebook page,

1252
00:49:33,120 --> 00:49:35,040
which I'm a member of as a

1253
00:49:35,040 --> 00:49:39,200
alum of Fairwood, and it's it is a what

1254
00:49:39,200 --> 00:49:42,960
Drew presented probably as their dream

1255
00:49:42,960 --> 00:49:44,000
uh

1256
00:49:44,000 --> 00:49:45,760
development, which showed development

1257
00:49:45,760 --> 00:49:54,880
right up all all in the front yard. It showed no Madison house and with townhouses and bigger

1258
00:49:54,880 --> 00:49:56,960
structures in the back. That was their

1259
00:49:56,960 --> 00:49:58,680
dream and one of the reasons why it took

1260
00:49:58,680 --> 00:50:00,480
us so long to get to a finish line with

1261
00:50:00,480 --> 00:50:02,280
Drew with a settlement. That was not

1262
00:50:02,280 --> 00:50:05,280
what we would even entertain. So, just

1263
00:50:05,280 --> 00:50:07,360
from clarifications

1264
00:50:07,360 --> 00:50:09,000
um

1265
00:50:09,000 --> 00:50:11,080
and some of these uh if you've been

1266
00:50:11,080 --> 00:50:12,720
following the planning board, we are

1267
00:50:12,720 --> 00:50:14,920
actually doing redo on two key things.

1268
00:50:14,920 --> 00:50:18,680
One redo on the subdivisions and then

1269
00:50:18,680 --> 00:50:20,640
they also want the creation

1270
00:50:20,640 --> 00:50:22,520
redevelopment. Let me just touch on that

1271
00:50:22,520 --> 00:50:23,880
very quickly.

1272
00:50:23,880 --> 00:50:25,320
Uh both of those have to be redone by

1273
00:50:25,320 --> 00:50:26,800
the planning board which will be meeting

1274
00:50:26,800 --> 00:50:28,360
next um

1275
00:50:28,360 --> 00:50:31,640
Tuesday the 18th virtually at 7:30 so

1276
00:50:31,640 --> 00:50:37,240
you can uh watch via Zoom for that. Um

1277
00:50:37,240 --> 00:50:39,280
the subdivisions

1278
00:50:39,280 --> 00:50:41,200
that was done and will be redone again

1279
00:50:41,200 --> 00:50:43,400
is for the forest and the Madison House

1280
00:50:43,400 --> 00:50:46,280
in uh areas that are called

1281
00:50:46,280 --> 00:50:48,960
A D and

1282
00:50:48,960 --> 00:50:52,640
F or F. Thank you. Um

1283
00:50:52,640 --> 00:50:55,560
and so A and D compromise or

1284
00:50:55,560 --> 00:50:57,560
off not compromise or

1285
00:50:57,560 --> 00:51:00,080
are the forest and the Zuk Arboretum.

1286
00:51:00,080 --> 00:51:03,040
So, that is uh subdividing approving

1287
00:51:03,040 --> 00:51:06,320
subdividing almost 50 acres of land from

1288
00:51:06,320 --> 00:51:08,160
Drew University so that can be purchased

1289
00:51:08,160 --> 00:51:11,520
by by Madison to be forever preserved.

1290
00:51:11,520 --> 00:51:13,600
Also in our settlement agreements with

1291
00:51:13,600 --> 00:51:15,920
Drew it was we wanted to preserve the

1292
00:51:15,920 --> 00:51:18,480
streetscape along Madison Avenue.

1293
00:51:18,480 --> 00:51:22,840
So, area F is the Madison House the if

1294
00:51:22,840 --> 00:51:24,720
you attend the planning board meeting

1295
00:51:24,720 --> 00:51:26,680
you'll see it's a fairly tight lot but

1296
00:51:26,680 --> 00:51:28,600
it would forever preserve the Madison

1297
00:51:28,600 --> 00:51:29,840
House.

1298
00:51:29,840 --> 00:51:32,760
Um and then there's also an agreement

1299
00:51:32,760 --> 00:51:35,960
that the lawn between Madison House

1300
00:51:35,960 --> 00:51:38,040
and Lancaster

1301
00:51:38,040 --> 00:51:40,320
Drew would retain but with agreement

1302
00:51:40,320 --> 00:51:42,800
that it would never be developed. So,

1303
00:51:42,800 --> 00:51:46,000
any redevelopment is pushed back uh

1304
00:51:46,000 --> 00:51:49,760
between Madison House and the turf field

1305
00:51:49,760 --> 00:51:53,040
and also the second one area is behind

1306
00:51:53,040 --> 00:51:55,440
the mess Methodist Church.

1307
00:51:55,440 --> 00:51:58,800
Um so just to be clear

1308
00:51:58,800 --> 00:52:01,960
on Tuesday 18th, there will be the

1309
00:52:01,960 --> 00:52:04,520
hearing for the subdivision

1310
00:52:04,520 --> 00:52:07,560
and then the area of redevelopment. What

1311
00:52:07,560 --> 00:52:09,520
you won't hear at the declaration redev-

1312
00:52:09,520 --> 00:52:11,040
what you will hear hear at declaration

1313
00:52:11,040 --> 00:52:12,600
redevelopment is

1314
00:52:12,600 --> 00:52:14,440
what justifies redevelopment for these

1315
00:52:14,440 --> 00:52:16,120
two sites, which

1316
00:52:16,120 --> 00:52:16,720
uh

1317
00:52:16,720 --> 00:52:18,960
includes uh different criteria, but it

1318
00:52:18,960 --> 00:52:20,800
also includes the fact that it is part

1319
00:52:20,800 --> 00:52:22,640
of a settlement with Drew University.

1320
00:52:22,640 --> 00:52:24,760
It's also part of uh Madison's

1321
00:52:24,760 --> 00:52:27,520
affordable housing obligation. Um what

1322
00:52:27,520 --> 00:52:29,920
you won't hear is conversation related

1323
00:52:29,920 --> 00:52:33,600
to the look of the buildings, the uh

1324
00:52:33,600 --> 00:52:36,240
what happens to trees that are along

1325
00:52:36,240 --> 00:52:38,200
Vinal Place and all that, because that

1326
00:52:38,200 --> 00:52:40,160
happens in the next round as the

1327
00:52:40,160 --> 00:52:42,240
redevelopment process

1328
00:52:42,240 --> 00:52:43,960
comes through and that would be part of

1329
00:52:43,960 --> 00:52:46,040
a redevelopment plan that

1330
00:52:46,040 --> 00:52:47,920
uh you're Madison is always committed to

1331
00:52:47,920 --> 00:52:49,720
preserving trees. We have a very strict

1332
00:52:49,720 --> 00:52:51,480
tree ordinance and one of the reason why

1333
00:52:51,480 --> 00:52:53,760
we're buying almost 50 acres of land.

1334
00:52:53,760 --> 00:52:56,000
So, we would have conversations about

1335
00:52:56,000 --> 00:52:57,720
how to preserve that stand of trees

1336
00:52:57,720 --> 00:53:00,320
along Vinal. Um the look of the

1337
00:53:00,320 --> 00:53:01,320
buildings would be part of that

1338
00:53:01,320 --> 00:53:03,160
conversation, the the mix of the

1339
00:53:03,160 --> 00:53:05,360
apartments and and so on. So, this is

1340
00:53:05,360 --> 00:53:07,840
all to come. So, I just want to out

1341
00:53:07,840 --> 00:53:10,240
outline that right now, but if and right

1342
00:53:10,240 --> 00:53:12,600
now I'll open up for public comment on

1343
00:53:12,600 --> 00:53:14,080
any topic.

1344
00:53:14,080 --> 00:53:15,400
And um

1345
00:53:15,400 --> 00:53:17,880
the rules are you as you come up to the

1346
00:53:17,880 --> 00:53:19,280
microphone, you state your name, your

1347
00:53:19,280 --> 00:53:22,000
town, write the same on the clipboard

1348
00:53:22,000 --> 00:53:24,160
and along with your address,

1349
00:53:24,160 --> 00:53:26,080
and then try to keep your comments to 3

1350
00:53:26,080 --> 00:53:27,400
minutes, but we give you a 1-minute

1351
00:53:27,400 --> 00:53:33,150
grace period and we'll stop you at 4.

1352
00:53:33,160 --> 00:53:34,680
» Good evening. My name is Therese

1353
00:53:34,680 --> 00:53:36,680
Talmadge. I live at 8 Ross Court in

1354
00:53:36,680 --> 00:53:37,880
Madison.

1355
00:53:37,880 --> 00:53:39,880
As a matter of fact, on August the 1st,

1356
00:53:39,880 --> 00:53:43,800
we celebrated our 35th year here in

1357
00:53:43,800 --> 00:53:45,840
Madison on Ross Court.

1358
00:53:45,840 --> 00:53:48,600
So, that brings me to this. I have two

1359
00:53:48,600 --> 00:53:50,760
things to call to your attention.

1360
00:53:50,760 --> 00:53:52,360
The first is

1361
00:53:52,360 --> 00:53:55,280
why are we still having Zoom meetings?

1362
00:53:55,280 --> 00:53:57,040
The Planning Board, which makes

1363
00:53:57,040 --> 00:54:00,320
significant decisions for this town,

1364
00:54:00,320 --> 00:54:02,720
is on Zoom. And here we are all in this

1365
00:54:02,720 --> 00:54:06,240
lovely room. Why can't we meet with our

1366
00:54:06,240 --> 00:54:09,280
boards and commissions in person?

1367
00:54:09,280 --> 00:54:12,160
You and I can make eye contact. You can

1368
00:54:12,160 --> 00:54:14,600
look at me. I can look at you.

1369
00:54:14,600 --> 00:54:15,840
We can

1370
00:54:15,840 --> 00:54:17,840
talk about things together and get a

1371
00:54:17,840 --> 00:54:21,360
vibe for each other and our concerns.

1372
00:54:21,360 --> 00:54:23,760
When we Zoom with the with the Planning

1373
00:54:23,760 --> 00:54:25,600
Board, I get the feeling that

1374
00:54:25,600 --> 00:54:28,240
everybody's on their own little TV

1375
00:54:28,240 --> 00:54:30,800
and we're not really getting heard.

1376
00:54:30,800 --> 00:54:32,560
So, that's my first comment. I would

1377
00:54:32,560 --> 00:54:34,680
really love to see Zoom because we don't

1378
00:54:34,680 --> 00:54:36,960
have COVID anymore. Let's eliminate

1379
00:54:36,960 --> 00:54:40,400
Zoom. Let's get back to our in-person

1380
00:54:40,400 --> 00:54:42,000
exchanges.

1381
00:54:42,000 --> 00:54:43,640
The second thing, and I know you just

1382
00:54:43,640 --> 00:54:46,160
brought this up, is our concern on Ross

1383
00:54:46,160 --> 00:54:50,920
Court is the development of Vinyl Place.

1384
00:54:50,920 --> 00:54:52,400
The mosque, which is a beautiful

1385
00:54:52,400 --> 00:54:55,000
building and a beautiful development, we

1386
00:54:55,000 --> 00:54:57,960
still don't know what that traffic in

1387
00:54:57,960 --> 00:54:59,000
you know

1388
00:54:59,000 --> 00:55:00,960
uh it is going to be.

1389
00:55:00,960 --> 00:55:02,680
How many cars are going to be looking

1390
00:55:02,680 --> 00:55:05,720
for parking? The parking on in their

1391
00:55:05,720 --> 00:55:09,440
uh property is limited. Ross Court will

1392
00:55:09,440 --> 00:55:11,680
and Vinyl Place will be the next place

1393
00:55:11,680 --> 00:55:14,080
that they look for parking.

1394
00:55:14,080 --> 00:55:16,320
If we have a development along Vinyl

1395
00:55:16,320 --> 00:55:18,960
Place, what is that going to do to the

1396
00:55:18,960 --> 00:55:22,440
Vinyl Place Ross Court and the traffic?

1397
00:55:22,440 --> 00:55:24,920
I would suggest, and I'm calling it to

1398
00:55:24,920 --> 00:55:26,640
your attention cuz you are the final

1399
00:55:26,640 --> 00:55:28,600
decision-makers,

1400
00:55:28,600 --> 00:55:32,600
uh we need to make sure that Vinyl Place

1401
00:55:32,600 --> 00:55:34,920
is not an access point for any

1402
00:55:34,920 --> 00:55:36,680
development that Drew does with their

1403
00:55:36,680 --> 00:55:37,880
housing.

1404
00:55:37,880 --> 00:55:41,440
The tree preservation is key.

1405
00:55:41,440 --> 00:55:44,720
When when Drew sold the property up on

1406
00:55:44,720 --> 00:55:46,840
Luwanaka Terrace,

1407
00:55:46,840 --> 00:55:50,240
hundreds of long-standing

1408
00:55:50,240 --> 00:55:52,920
canopy trees were clear-cut, just

1409
00:55:52,920 --> 00:55:55,080
absolutely clear-cut.

1410
00:55:55,080 --> 00:55:57,000
I would hate to see that happen with

1411
00:55:57,000 --> 00:55:58,840
this little stand of trees on Vinal

1412
00:55:58,840 --> 00:56:02,120
Place. It's the only barrier between the

1413
00:56:02,120 --> 00:56:05,320
stadium lights and the stadium noise and

1414
00:56:05,320 --> 00:56:08,080
the people on Ross Court. So, please

1415
00:56:08,080 --> 00:56:10,640
keep that in mind when you're looking

1416
00:56:10,640 --> 00:56:13,880
into these plans. That is a crucial

1417
00:56:13,880 --> 00:56:16,360
factor for our little neighborhood of

1418
00:56:16,360 --> 00:56:17,640
eight homes.

1419
00:56:17,640 --> 00:56:19,120
Thank you.

1420
00:56:19,120 --> 00:56:20,320
>> Thank you.

1421
00:56:20,320 --> 00:56:22,040
Anyone else wishing to comment, please

1422
00:56:22,040 --> 00:56:26,120
step forward. I'll I'll also give some answers to some of your

1423
00:56:26,120 --> 00:56:28,240
questions you had before there, too.

1424
00:56:28,240 --> 00:56:39,510
At the end.

1425
00:56:39,520 --> 00:56:42,040
» Hi, I'm Kylie Hoess at 7 Vinal Place.

1426
00:56:42,040 --> 00:56:44,200
I'm here with a group of my neighbors in

1427
00:56:44,200 --> 00:56:46,000
the neighborhood as a neighbor um

1428
00:56:46,000 --> 00:56:48,240
talking to you this evening. Um

1429
00:56:48,240 --> 00:56:50,480
obviously the the mayor had noted we

1430
00:56:50,480 --> 00:56:52,800
have a lot of concerns about this

1431
00:56:52,800 --> 00:56:55,440
potential redevelopment and I'm here as

1432
00:56:55,440 --> 00:56:57,720
someone saying that I'm not opposed to

1433
00:56:57,720 --> 00:57:00,000
the development itself, but I think some

1434
00:57:00,000 --> 00:57:02,560
consideration and how

1435
00:57:02,560 --> 00:57:04,120
that development is going to meet our

1436
00:57:04,120 --> 00:57:06,200
very small neighborhood of eight homes

1437
00:57:06,200 --> 00:57:08,480
is taken into consideration. These are

1438
00:57:08,480 --> 00:57:11,760
small private residential cul-de-sacs.

1439
00:57:11,760 --> 00:57:12,360
Um

1440
00:57:12,360 --> 00:57:14,360
they have a private residential

1441
00:57:14,360 --> 00:57:17,000
character and the trees in the woods

1442
00:57:17,000 --> 00:57:20,160
along Vinal Place are the natural buffer

1443
00:57:20,160 --> 00:57:23,120
that provides privacy for our homes. It

1444
00:57:23,120 --> 00:57:25,440
provides a habitat for wildlife. I know

1445
00:57:25,440 --> 00:57:27,000
we talked about a lot of native plants

1446
00:57:27,000 --> 00:57:29,840
earlier. Um and it gives us a separation

1447
00:57:29,840 --> 00:57:33,240
between what is a residential neighborhood and the much

1448
00:57:33,240 --> 00:57:36,320
larger Drew University campus.

1449
00:57:36,320 --> 00:57:37,520
Um I personally have three small

1450
00:57:37,520 --> 00:57:38,920
children. They love looking out the

1451
00:57:38,920 --> 00:57:41,160
window and seeing deer and birds and

1452
00:57:41,160 --> 00:57:43,320
groundhogs and everything else that pop

1453
00:57:43,320 --> 00:57:46,440
up um across the way. And I think it's

1454
00:57:46,440 --> 00:57:47,920
important to acknowledge the work that's

1455
00:57:47,920 --> 00:57:50,400
been done to preserve the Drew Forest

1456
00:57:50,400 --> 00:57:52,120
and we just hope that that same type of

1457
00:57:52,120 --> 00:57:56,000
courtesy can be extended to what is the

1458
00:57:56,000 --> 00:57:58,200
nature between all of our properties and

1459
00:57:58,200 --> 00:58:01,440
what will be a much larger development.

1460
00:58:01,440 --> 00:58:04,920
Um I I know we spoke about the proposed

1461
00:58:04,920 --> 00:58:07,720
lot concept that was a dreamscape for

1462
00:58:07,720 --> 00:58:09,560
Avalon Bay that's not happening. But

1463
00:58:09,560 --> 00:58:11,160
when you look at something like that, it

1464
00:58:11,160 --> 00:58:13,600
ter- it's terrifying to to us because

1465
00:58:13,600 --> 00:58:17,000
that's right along where our homes are.

1466
00:58:17,000 --> 00:58:17,560
Um

1467
00:58:17,560 --> 00:58:19,440
our primary concern is obviously that

1468
00:58:19,440 --> 00:58:21,480
those woods are completely cleared and

1469
00:58:21,480 --> 00:58:23,480
that they totally changes the character

1470
00:58:23,480 --> 00:58:27,560
of our very small neighborhood. Um I

1471
00:58:27,560 --> 00:58:29,600
think if there's opportunities to shift

1472
00:58:29,600 --> 00:58:32,960
those buildings, preserve those trees,

1473
00:58:32,960 --> 00:58:34,480
reduce any clearing that's going to

1474
00:58:34,480 --> 00:58:36,800
happen, um we'd really like to see those

1475
00:58:36,800 --> 00:58:39,400
options explored. And I know obviously

1476
00:58:39,400 --> 00:58:41,080
the developer is going to have their own

1477
00:58:41,080 --> 00:58:43,720
motivations, but we're asking you as as

1478
00:58:43,720 --> 00:58:47,160
neighbors to give us some consideration

1479
00:58:47,160 --> 00:58:49,040
and and really push back on on our

1480
00:58:49,040 --> 00:58:50,560
behalf.

1481
00:58:50,560 --> 00:58:52,240
>> Th- Thank you.

1482
00:58:52,240 --> 00:58:54,200
Anyone else wishing to uh

1483
00:58:54,200 --> 00:59:09,590
comment, please step forward.

1484
00:59:09,600 --> 00:59:11,360
» My name is Mark Talmadge. I live at 8

1485
00:59:11,360 --> 00:59:13,800
Ross Court. You heard from my wife a

1486
00:59:13,800 --> 00:59:17,240
minute ago. And uh

1487
00:59:17,240 --> 00:59:18,840
she did it much better than I could ever

1488
00:59:18,840 --> 00:59:21,080
do it, but I I just want to I won't I'm

1489
00:59:21,080 --> 00:59:22,400
not going to repeat, but I would like to

1490
00:59:22,400 --> 00:59:24,480
emphasize a couple of points.

1491
00:59:24,480 --> 00:59:26,120
Um

1492
00:59:26,120 --> 00:59:28,400
well, I hate Zoom and I have have to

1493
00:59:28,400 --> 00:59:30,680
deal with it every day.

1494
00:59:30,680 --> 00:59:33,360
Um as as a lawyer, the courts are using

1495
00:59:33,360 --> 00:59:36,440
Zoom a lot. And um it loses a lot in

1496
00:59:36,440 --> 00:59:38,600
translation. I don't think we need to do

1497
00:59:38,600 --> 00:59:41,120
that. And I also would point out that

1498
00:59:41,120 --> 00:59:44,160
trying to read maps and plats

1499
00:59:44,160 --> 00:59:47,560
um on your computer is not easy. In

1500
00:59:47,560 --> 00:59:50,320
fact, it's very difficult. And we're

1501
00:59:50,320 --> 00:59:51,960
trying to have these meetings to make it

1502
00:59:51,960 --> 00:59:55,000
easier for residents. Well, you're kind

1503
00:59:55,000 --> 00:59:57,560
of forcing us, which I did, to come down

1504
00:59:57,560 --> 00:59:59,640
uh obviously next door now to the the

1505
00:59:59,640 --> 01:00:02,520
ambulance building um to to to visit and

1506
01:00:02,520 --> 01:00:04,960
to look at the maps. But the you know,

1507
01:00:04,960 --> 01:00:06,800
those maps were available at a planning

1508
01:00:06,800 --> 01:00:09,360
board meeting. It's a lot easier to look

1509
01:00:09,360 --> 01:00:11,920
at and and to deal with. So, I urge you

1510
01:00:11,920 --> 01:00:14,720
to consider restoring in-person

1511
01:00:14,720 --> 01:00:16,440
meetings. Obviously, you could always

1512
01:00:16,440 --> 01:00:18,400
have the Zoom access for people who want

1513
01:00:18,400 --> 01:00:20,840
to watch. But uh I I think that's really

1514
01:00:20,840 --> 01:00:23,120
important. Uh with respect to the

1515
01:00:23,120 --> 01:00:26,680
development, um you know, it is a um

1516
01:00:26,680 --> 01:00:29,040
a zone of single-family homes.

1517
01:00:29,040 --> 01:00:31,760
Uh the mosque was a significant change,

1518
01:00:31,760 --> 01:00:34,600
obviously. You know, um some of you may

1519
01:00:34,600 --> 01:00:37,000
remember our participation in that

1520
01:00:37,000 --> 01:00:38,880
discussion. You know, in the house of

1521
01:00:38,880 --> 01:00:40,960
worship is generally considered a

1522
01:00:40,960 --> 01:00:42,920
beneficial use, so it was put into a

1523
01:00:42,920 --> 01:00:45,320
single-family zone. All right. Again, it

1524
01:00:45,320 --> 01:00:47,320
hasn't opened yet, so we don't know the

1525
01:00:47,320 --> 01:00:51,000
full impact of a

1526
01:00:51,000 --> 01:00:53,320
14,000-plus square-foot building with

1527
01:00:53,320 --> 01:00:55,600
only 35 parking places. But I have my

1528
01:00:55,600 --> 01:00:57,520
concerns. Those were expressed. They

1529
01:00:57,520 --> 01:00:59,640
were expressed to the police department

1530
01:00:59,640 --> 01:01:01,240
as well, and they're well aware of it.

1531
01:01:01,240 --> 01:01:01,880
And

1532
01:01:01,880 --> 01:01:03,320
it's kind of a tip We'll have to wait

1533
01:01:03,320 --> 01:01:05,160
and see at what happens.

1534
01:01:05,160 --> 01:01:08,280
But that's exacerbated by the thought of

1535
01:01:08,280 --> 01:01:10,760
an enormous development

1536
01:01:10,760 --> 01:01:12,680
right across the street from our zone of

1537
01:01:12,680 --> 01:01:16,560
single-family homes. And I would say um

1538
01:01:16,560 --> 01:01:20,360
I urge that there be no vehicular access

1539
01:01:20,360 --> 01:01:23,440
to Vinyl Place from the whatever

1540
01:01:23,440 --> 01:01:25,080
development is going to go up there. I

1541
01:01:25,080 --> 01:01:26,600
know it's going up. I mean, the

1542
01:01:26,600 --> 01:01:28,600
affordable housing deal is done.

1543
01:01:28,600 --> 01:01:31,320
Something's going to go up, but I urge

1544
01:01:31,320 --> 01:01:33,760
no access, vehicular access to Vinyl

1545
01:01:33,760 --> 01:01:36,600
Place from that. The street can't handle

1546
01:01:36,600 --> 01:01:38,480
it. It's a narrow street. It's already

1547
01:01:38,480 --> 01:01:40,080
difficult. It's been difficult for the

1548
01:01:40,080 --> 01:01:41,640
last 2 years with the construction

1549
01:01:41,640 --> 01:01:43,120
trucks parking there and trying to get

1550
01:01:43,120 --> 01:01:44,400
around

1551
01:01:44,400 --> 01:01:45,680
and to

1552
01:01:45,680 --> 01:01:49,480
have parking on that street and access

1553
01:01:49,480 --> 01:01:50,640
from

1554
01:01:50,640 --> 01:01:53,440
I don't know however many hundred

1555
01:01:53,440 --> 01:01:54,880
apartments or townhouses or whatever are

1556
01:01:54,880 --> 01:01:56,680
going to be built there would be

1557
01:01:56,680 --> 01:01:59,400
exceedingly difficult and detrimental to

1558
01:01:59,400 --> 01:02:01,320
our community. And I will just, you

1559
01:02:01,320 --> 01:02:03,480
know, indicate for the record that five

1560
01:02:03,480 --> 01:02:05,520
of the eight homes on our block are

1561
01:02:05,520 --> 01:02:07,640
represented here tonight. The sixth was

1562
01:02:07,640 --> 01:02:08,800
supposed to be here. I think she got

1563
01:02:08,800 --> 01:02:10,520
caught at work. So,

1564
01:02:10,520 --> 01:02:12,800
it's it's we're it's a unified front, if

1565
01:02:12,800 --> 01:02:15,360
you will, that of this concern. And I

1566
01:02:15,360 --> 01:02:17,120
want you to be aware of One minute.

1567
01:02:17,120 --> 01:02:18,640
Yeah.

1568
01:02:18,640 --> 01:02:20,240
Thank Thank you, Mark. Anyone else

1569
01:02:20,240 --> 01:02:52,710
wishing to comment, please step forward.

1570
01:02:52,720 --> 01:02:54,880
» Mr. Mayor, council members, good

1571
01:02:54,880 --> 01:02:55,400
evening.

1572
01:02:55,400 --> 01:02:57,680
>> Name and town, please.

1573
01:02:57,680 --> 01:02:59,040
>> I I beg your pardon?

1574
01:02:59,040 --> 01:02:59,800
>> Your

1575
01:02:59,800 --> 01:03:01,440
State your name and and town.

1576
01:03:01,440 --> 01:03:02,680
>> Yes, I'm getting to that.

1577
01:03:02,680 --> 01:03:03,520
>> Okay.

1578
01:03:03,520 --> 01:03:05,920
>> I am Peter Hinge

1579
01:03:05,920 --> 01:03:08,920
and I live at 24 Green.

1580
01:03:08,920 --> 01:03:13,280
Um but for most of the 27 years, my wife

1581
01:03:13,280 --> 01:03:16,000
and I and our kids have been in Madison.

1582
01:03:16,000 --> 01:03:18,720
We lived at three Ross Court.

1583
01:03:18,720 --> 01:03:23,240
Um we were very much impacted also by

1584
01:03:23,240 --> 01:03:24,280
the

1585
01:03:24,280 --> 01:03:26,320
um mosque that was brought up. But, let

1586
01:03:26,320 --> 01:03:30,600
me get to something else first. Um

1587
01:03:30,600 --> 01:03:33,640
on Saturday morning at 7:00

1588
01:03:33,640 --> 01:03:35,640
uh my lights went out.

1589
01:03:35,640 --> 01:03:38,920
Um we wondered why uh why that was,

1590
01:03:38,920 --> 01:03:40,960
waited for a little while, and thought

1591
01:03:40,960 --> 01:03:42,440
they would come back on, and they

1592
01:03:42,440 --> 01:03:46,360
didn't. I found out uh through somebody

1593
01:03:46,360 --> 01:03:48,920
else uh commenting on Facebook, I

1594
01:03:48,920 --> 01:03:50,160
suppose,

1595
01:03:50,160 --> 01:03:53,240
that uh an enormous tree had fallen

1596
01:03:53,240 --> 01:03:56,680
across Green Village Road, and uh

1597
01:03:56,680 --> 01:03:58,920
fortunately snapped the pole and not the

1598
01:03:58,920 --> 01:04:00,120
wires.

1599
01:04:00,120 --> 01:04:03,720
Uh so, I'm here to uh express my thank,

1600
01:04:03,720 --> 01:04:05,080
our thanks,

1601
01:04:05,080 --> 01:04:08,360
to the crew that worked diligently all

1602
01:04:08,360 --> 01:04:09,760
day long

1603
01:04:09,760 --> 01:04:11,720
uh from

1604
01:04:11,720 --> 01:04:14,640
shortly after 7:00 in the morning, and I

1605
01:04:14,640 --> 01:04:17,640
believe they were finished about 7:00 at

1606
01:04:17,640 --> 01:04:20,080
night. Uh so,

1607
01:04:20,080 --> 01:04:22,360
if that belongs to you, ma'am,

1608
01:04:22,360 --> 01:04:26,400
uh please pass on the uh compliments to

1609
01:04:26,400 --> 01:04:28,600
a job well done.

1610
01:04:28,600 --> 01:04:30,240
So, that was the good.

1611
01:04:30,240 --> 01:04:32,200
Um here's some bad.

1612
01:04:32,200 --> 01:04:33,560
Um

1613
01:04:33,560 --> 01:04:35,920
we all received our tax bills, most of

1614
01:04:35,920 --> 01:04:37,120
us anyway,

1615
01:04:37,120 --> 01:04:38,960
and uh

1616
01:04:38,960 --> 01:04:41,760
I think uh there was uh

1617
01:04:41,760 --> 01:04:44,360
few numbers that went up along the way.

1618
01:04:44,360 --> 01:04:47,440
Um maybe uh the

1619
01:04:47,440 --> 01:04:49,280
multimillion-dollar

1620
01:04:49,280 --> 01:04:50,360
uh

1621
01:04:50,360 --> 01:04:53,480
school renovation had something to do

1622
01:04:53,480 --> 01:04:56,720
with this. I'm here to encourage um

1623
01:04:56,720 --> 01:05:00,640
whoever is in charge of it to invite us

1624
01:05:00,640 --> 01:05:03,720
as citizens, once it's all done,

1625
01:05:03,720 --> 01:05:06,000
back to the school as we were invited

1626
01:05:06,000 --> 01:05:07,480
initially

1627
01:05:07,480 --> 01:05:10,840
to see what had to be repaired and why.

1628
01:05:10,840 --> 01:05:13,160
I would personally love to see how our

1629
01:05:13,160 --> 01:05:14,800
money was spent

1630
01:05:14,800 --> 01:05:17,240
and what it looks like after it's all

1631
01:05:17,240 --> 01:05:19,200
done. So,

1632
01:05:19,200 --> 01:05:21,560
wherever that belongs in your group, I

1633
01:05:21,560 --> 01:05:24,120
would hope you would perhaps consider

1634
01:05:24,120 --> 01:05:26,000
that.

1635
01:05:26,000 --> 01:05:27,880
And now back to

1636
01:05:27,880 --> 01:05:29,440
Ross Court.

1637
01:05:29,440 --> 01:05:30,800
Um

1638
01:05:30,800 --> 01:05:32,680
I was encouraged when I heard that we

1639
01:05:32,680 --> 01:05:35,520
love trees. I love trees, too. My wife

1640
01:05:35,520 --> 01:05:37,880
and I disagree a little bit, but

1641
01:05:37,880 --> 01:05:39,680
um

1642
01:05:39,680 --> 01:05:41,560
speaking of trees,

1643
01:05:41,560 --> 01:05:44,080
our house,

1644
01:05:44,080 --> 01:05:45,800
three Ross Court,

1645
01:05:45,800 --> 01:05:47,400
is

1646
01:05:47,400 --> 01:05:49,920
facing the entrance to the mosque.

1647
01:05:49,920 --> 01:05:51,480
Um

1648
01:05:51,480 --> 01:05:53,880
not that we don't think the mosque

1649
01:05:53,880 --> 01:05:56,320
actually turned out okay, but we'd like

1650
01:05:56,320 --> 01:05:58,440
some separation, and the separation was

1651
01:05:58,440 --> 01:05:59,480
there.

1652
01:05:59,480 --> 01:06:02,400
were a couple of very large trees,

1653
01:06:02,400 --> 01:06:04,200
which unfortunately during the

1654
01:06:04,200 --> 01:06:05,960
construction period

1655
01:06:05,960 --> 01:06:09,880
um bit the dust and had to be removed.

1656
01:06:09,880 --> 01:06:11,680
We were told that somebody looked at

1657
01:06:11,680 --> 01:06:13,720
them and said, "Yes, they are they're

1658
01:06:13,720 --> 01:06:16,080
goners. They had to be taken away."

1659
01:06:16,080 --> 01:06:17,800
>> And one one one minute.

1660
01:06:17,800 --> 01:06:18,360
>> I beg your pardon?

1661
01:06:18,360 --> 01:06:20,280
>> You have one minute left.

1662
01:06:20,280 --> 01:06:20,880
>> One?

1663
01:06:20,880 --> 01:06:21,520
>> Yep.

1664
01:06:21,520 --> 01:06:22,480
>> Okay.

1665
01:06:22,480 --> 01:06:23,160
>> Thank you.

1666
01:06:23,160 --> 01:06:25,750
>> Um

1667
01:06:25,760 --> 01:06:27,880
now my question to myself is, what's

1668
01:06:27,880 --> 01:06:29,600
going to be done with that?

1669
01:06:29,600 --> 01:06:32,120
And more importantly, when this massive

1670
01:06:32,120 --> 01:06:34,640
project takes place

1671
01:06:34,640 --> 01:06:36,240
on vinyl,

1672
01:06:36,240 --> 01:06:38,240
and the same thing happens to the trees

1673
01:06:38,240 --> 01:06:40,000
there,

1674
01:06:40,000 --> 01:06:42,520
either deliberately, by accident, or

1675
01:06:42,520 --> 01:06:44,280
whatever,

1676
01:06:44,280 --> 01:06:45,760
are they going to be put back up, or are

1677
01:06:45,760 --> 01:06:47,600
we going to have little siblings that

1678
01:06:47,600 --> 01:06:50,720
will take another 50 years to come back?

1679
01:06:50,720 --> 01:06:52,840
Um please consider

1680
01:06:52,840 --> 01:06:53,880
uh

1681
01:06:53,880 --> 01:06:57,520
that maybe the construction crews

1682
01:06:57,520 --> 01:06:59,800
need to get some instruction that they

1683
01:06:59,800 --> 01:07:03,200
cannot just dump stuff around the trees,

1684
01:07:03,200 --> 01:07:04,200
or

1685
01:07:04,200 --> 01:07:06,920
dig around the trees. Uh

1686
01:07:06,920 --> 01:07:09,120
there should be some respect for them.

1687
01:07:09,120 --> 01:07:10,440
Um

1688
01:07:10,440 --> 01:07:11,440
now,

1689
01:07:11,440 --> 01:07:13,280
I guess if we live long enough, there'll

1690
01:07:13,280 --> 01:07:15,320
be some trees separating

1691
01:07:15,320 --> 01:07:18,320
that home from the mosque again.

1692
01:07:18,320 --> 01:07:21,200
Um but, please take that into account.

1693
01:07:21,200 --> 01:07:22,880
Traffic has been addressed.

1694
01:07:22,880 --> 01:07:23,880
>> In in time.

1695
01:07:23,880 --> 01:07:25,160
>> I'm out, okay.

1696
01:07:25,160 --> 01:07:25,640
>> Thank Thank

1697
01:07:25,640 --> 01:07:26,800
>> Traffic has been addressed.

1698
01:07:26,800 --> 01:07:28,320
>> I'll speak on the way out.

1699
01:07:28,320 --> 01:07:28,720
>> Yes, sir.

1700
01:07:28,720 --> 01:07:29,880
>> And

1701
01:07:29,880 --> 01:07:31,200
All right. Thank Thank Thank you, Peter.

1702
01:07:31,200 --> 01:07:32,480
>> that in mind as well.

1703
01:07:32,480 --> 01:07:34,480
>> Yes.

1704
01:07:34,480 --> 01:07:36,160
Anyone else wishing to comment, please

1705
01:07:36,160 --> 01:07:45,070
step forward.

1706
01:07:45,080 --> 01:07:47,760
» Brian Mortensen, 18 Myrtle.

1707
01:07:47,760 --> 01:07:48,840
Um

1708
01:07:48,840 --> 01:07:50,920
please consider giving blood. Even

1709
01:07:50,920 --> 01:07:53,160
before today's devastating earthquake in

1710
01:07:53,160 --> 01:07:55,480
Colombia, the American Red Cross was

1711
01:07:55,480 --> 01:07:57,680
facing a serious blood shortage here in

1712
01:07:57,680 --> 01:07:59,360
the United States

1713
01:07:59,360 --> 01:08:01,160
with donations down and some blood

1714
01:08:01,160 --> 01:08:04,320
supplies at critically low levels.

1715
01:08:04,320 --> 01:08:06,480
Today's tragedy is a powerful reminder

1716
01:08:06,480 --> 01:08:09,200
of how suddenly disaster can strike and

1717
01:08:09,200 --> 01:08:11,360
how quickly life-saving blood can be

1718
01:08:11,360 --> 01:08:14,000
needed. If you're healthy and eligible,

1719
01:08:14,000 --> 01:08:15,920
please consider donating blood here in

1720
01:08:15,920 --> 01:08:18,080
the United States. It takes about an

1721
01:08:18,080 --> 01:08:19,799
hour and your donation can help save a

1722
01:08:19,799 --> 01:08:22,520
life when someone needs it the most.

1723
01:08:22,520 --> 01:08:24,759
Please donate if you can. Thank you.

1724
01:08:24,759 --> 01:08:26,520
>> Thank you, Brian. Anyone else wishing to

1725
01:08:26,520 --> 01:08:29,160
comment, please step forward.

1726
01:08:29,160 --> 01:08:30,799
Seeing none, I close this part of the

1727
01:08:30,799 --> 01:08:33,480
meeting. Just a a few uh

1728
01:08:33,480 --> 01:08:35,839
follow-up comments. Uh thank you all for

1729
01:08:35,839 --> 01:08:38,080
the coming out tonight and uh sharing

1730
01:08:38,080 --> 01:08:39,279
your thoughts.

1731
01:08:39,279 --> 01:08:40,520
Um

1732
01:08:40,520 --> 01:08:42,640
most of your thoughts related to the

1733
01:08:42,640 --> 01:08:44,279
trees, the traffic, and all that, you

1734
01:08:44,279 --> 01:08:46,319
know, that will be part of the hearing

1735
01:08:46,319 --> 01:08:47,960
process with the planning board, so I

1736
01:08:47,960 --> 01:08:51,319
encourage you to uh continue to uh

1737
01:08:51,319 --> 01:08:53,839
follow that. Um you are all within the

1738
01:08:53,839 --> 01:08:55,600
200-ft uh

1739
01:08:55,600 --> 01:08:58,040
um line from uh Drew University, I'm

1740
01:08:58,040 --> 01:08:59,920
sure. So, you probably get the

1741
01:08:59,920 --> 01:09:02,120
notifications, and so that process will

1742
01:09:02,120 --> 01:09:04,880
go forward and uh certainly all the

1743
01:09:04,880 --> 01:09:06,560
topics you talked about from trees to

1744
01:09:06,560 --> 01:09:11,040
traffic and so on is very high on the

1745
01:09:11,040 --> 01:09:13,799
list and will certainly be discussed.

1746
01:09:13,799 --> 01:09:16,000
Zoom meetings for land land use boards,

1747
01:09:16,000 --> 01:09:17,000
we have

1748
01:09:17,000 --> 01:09:20,240
we found coming out of the pandemic that

1749
01:09:20,240 --> 01:09:21,400
and this has happened in a lot of other

1750
01:09:21,400 --> 01:09:23,799
towns also even though we've gone back

1751
01:09:23,799 --> 01:09:25,600
to in-person meetings with

1752
01:09:25,600 --> 01:09:28,080
council and some of the other boards

1753
01:09:28,080 --> 01:09:31,040
that for land use board boards it's been

1754
01:09:31,040 --> 01:09:32,640
very productive doing Zoom meetings

1755
01:09:32,640 --> 01:09:35,080
because the people at home get to see

1756
01:09:35,080 --> 01:09:37,560
the exact same thing that the board

1757
01:09:37,560 --> 01:09:39,960
members see. So when a map is shown and

1758
01:09:39,960 --> 01:09:42,240
I get it if you're on your phone it's

1759
01:09:42,240 --> 01:09:43,799
different than if you have a big screen

1760
01:09:43,799 --> 01:09:45,640
in front of you but you're you're seeing

1761
01:09:45,640 --> 01:09:47,480
exactly what the board members are

1762
01:09:47,480 --> 01:09:50,720
seeing and I also understand the

1763
01:09:50,720 --> 01:09:53,120
you don't see the interactions and we

1764
01:09:53,120 --> 01:09:54,920
don't see the faces in the audience and

1765
01:09:54,920 --> 01:09:56,880
so on. So there's pluses and minuses

1766
01:09:56,880 --> 01:09:59,440
with Zoom. Each each of the boards

1767
01:09:59,440 --> 01:10:01,880
review their meeting process every year.

1768
01:10:01,880 --> 01:10:04,920
We can't really change um

1769
01:10:04,920 --> 01:10:06,440
mid-year unless there's a crisis that

1770
01:10:06,440 --> 01:10:09,080
would force you go to Zoom. So the both

1771
01:10:09,080 --> 01:10:10,800
boards the zoning board and planning

1772
01:10:10,800 --> 01:10:12,200
board are committed to staying there

1773
01:10:12,200 --> 01:10:13,640
because otherwise it shows that you're

1774
01:10:13,640 --> 01:10:16,040
treating one application different than

1775
01:10:16,040 --> 01:10:18,240
another. So come the new year both

1776
01:10:18,240 --> 01:10:19,600
boards can

1777
01:10:19,600 --> 01:10:21,000
review that.

1778
01:10:21,000 --> 01:10:22,880
Some of the concern about the parking on

1779
01:10:22,880 --> 01:10:24,440
Vinyl Place we've already passed an

1780
01:10:24,440 --> 01:10:30,280
ordinance that would limits parking on one side with um

1781
01:10:30,280 --> 01:10:32,960
understanding the uh

1782
01:10:32,960 --> 01:10:34,000
um

1783
01:10:34,000 --> 01:10:34,920
>> I didn't hear about that.

1784
01:10:34,920 --> 01:10:38,400
>> We did we did pet right right we yeah. I

1785
01:10:38,400 --> 01:10:39,840
don't I don't think we posted anything

1786
01:10:39,840 --> 01:10:42,280
yet but we we did so there would be

1787
01:10:42,280 --> 01:10:44,600
parking on only one side of Vinyl Place.

1788
01:10:44,600 --> 01:10:47,710
So I

1789
01:10:47,720 --> 01:10:48,720
there should have been a reach out to

1790
01:10:48,720 --> 01:10:49,680
the neighborhood from the police

1791
01:10:49,680 --> 01:10:51,480
department and that's what really came

1792
01:10:51,480 --> 01:10:53,240
back and said the neighborhood was

1793
01:10:53,240 --> 01:10:55,800
comfortable with it and so that that was

1794
01:10:55,800 --> 01:10:56,840
put in place. So

1795
01:10:56,840 --> 01:10:58,240
>> What side of Vinyl or what side of

1796
01:10:58,240 --> 01:11:00,750
Walnut?

1797
01:11:00,760 --> 01:11:04,390
vinyl

1798
01:11:04,400 --> 01:11:06,280
» Yeah, sorry. You can't

1799
01:11:06,280 --> 01:11:09,280
>> You can't have this interaction.

1800
01:11:09,280 --> 01:11:11,320
I I think it was just vinyl, but we'll

1801
01:11:11,320 --> 01:11:14,600
double check and we can get back to

1802
01:11:14,600 --> 01:11:16,760
we'll get information to the

1803
01:11:16,760 --> 01:11:18,600
neighborhood as to whether it included

1804
01:11:18,600 --> 01:11:21,000
Ross.

1805
01:11:21,000 --> 01:11:22,600
Um

1806
01:11:22,600 --> 01:11:25,880
Really don't don't remember myself.

1807
01:11:25,880 --> 01:11:27,440
The comment about the plan that was

1808
01:11:27,440 --> 01:11:30,200
posted on Facebook being terrifying to

1809
01:11:30,200 --> 01:11:32,280
you to see that today. It was terrifying

1810
01:11:32,280 --> 01:11:34,560
to us to see that a couple years ago. So

1811
01:11:34,560 --> 01:11:36,320
we're we're on the same page with with

1812
01:11:36,320 --> 01:11:37,800
that one. Um

1813
01:11:37,800 --> 01:11:40,120
The thank you to the crew. I greatly

1814
01:11:40,120 --> 01:11:42,880
appreciate when people see that uh

1815
01:11:42,880 --> 01:11:45,520
the our staff and employees in Madison

1816
01:11:45,520 --> 01:11:47,440
step forward and our electric crew crew

1817
01:11:47,440 --> 01:11:49,240
certainly has had a uh

1818
01:11:49,240 --> 01:11:51,880
eventful summer. So Melissa will pass

1819
01:11:51,880 --> 01:11:55,000
that back on. Um tax bills we can we'll

1820
01:11:55,000 --> 01:11:57,160
pass that on to your to the Board of

1821
01:11:57,160 --> 01:11:58,560
Education.

1822
01:11:58,560 --> 01:12:01,920
Just as stated the biggest driver behind

1823
01:12:01,920 --> 01:12:04,480
your your increase was certainly not the

1824
01:12:04,480 --> 01:12:06,760
municipal budget. It was the

1825
01:12:06,760 --> 01:12:08,680
school budget which includes the

1826
01:12:08,680 --> 01:12:10,280
referendum that was overwhelmingly

1827
01:12:10,280 --> 01:12:12,920
approved by the residents. And um

1828
01:12:12,920 --> 01:12:14,680
Yes, the residents

1829
01:12:14,680 --> 01:12:17,000
approved it and that was very fair that

1830
01:12:17,000 --> 01:12:22,440
you want to see what you know, the final work. So we can tell that uh

1831
01:12:22,440 --> 01:12:23,920
And um

1832
01:12:23,920 --> 01:12:26,160
very good point with trees during during

1833
01:12:26,160 --> 01:12:28,560
construction. There's a whole you know,

1834
01:12:28,560 --> 01:12:31,920
during the approval process there is a

1835
01:12:31,920 --> 01:12:34,120
tree removal plan and tree replanting,

1836
01:12:34,120 --> 01:12:36,400
but also as as mentioned that sometimes

1837
01:12:36,400 --> 01:12:38,440
trees are lost during construction. We

1838
01:12:38,440 --> 01:12:41,200
have guidelines as far as tree protect

1839
01:12:41,200 --> 01:12:43,400
protection during construction and we

1840
01:12:43,400 --> 01:12:45,360
will make sure that um

1841
01:12:45,360 --> 01:12:47,320
if things were not followed that we can

1842
01:12:47,320 --> 01:12:49,720
follow up on that um and see if there's

1843
01:12:49,720 --> 01:12:51,280
any plans for replacing the trees that

1844
01:12:51,280 --> 01:12:53,920
were lost, and certainly with future

1845
01:12:53,920 --> 01:12:56,080
construction, make sure tree ordinance

1846
01:12:56,080 --> 01:12:59,120
is followed and as far as protection.

1847
01:12:59,120 --> 01:13:00,480
And

1848
01:13:00,480 --> 01:13:02,560
just 1 second here.

1849
01:13:02,560 --> 01:13:05,240
>> Mayor, I've got the Vinyl Place uh

1850
01:13:05,240 --> 01:13:07,080
parking if you want me to share it.

1851
01:13:07,080 --> 01:13:09,040
>> Yeah, but you you bought So, it's just

1852
01:13:09,040 --> 01:13:09,720
Vinyl?

1853
01:13:09,720 --> 01:13:14,440
>> It's uh yeah, uh ordinance uh 12 2025

1854
01:13:14,440 --> 01:13:16,480
uh

1855
01:13:16,480 --> 01:13:19,440
put parking only on the west side of

1856
01:13:19,440 --> 01:13:21,400
Vinyl Place from Madison Avenue to Ross

1857
01:13:21,400 --> 01:13:23,880
Court, so it eliminated the east side

1858
01:13:23,880 --> 01:13:25,960
parking, and it doesn't look like

1859
01:13:25,960 --> 01:13:27,240
there's any restriction.

1860
01:13:27,240 --> 01:13:29,680
>> the the the other other way around So,

1861
01:13:29,680 --> 01:13:32,520
says um no no parking

1862
01:13:32,520 --> 01:13:34,840
shall be amended as follows um

1863
01:13:34,840 --> 01:13:36,840
Vinyl Place west side. So, the west side

1864
01:13:36,840 --> 01:13:38,920
would be no parking because that's where

1865
01:13:38,920 --> 01:13:42,360
all the the uh driveway curb cuts are.

1866
01:13:42,360 --> 01:13:43,760
So, the parking would be allowed on the

1867
01:13:43,760 --> 01:13:46,440
east side.

1868
01:13:46,440 --> 01:13:48,640
And uh if

1869
01:13:48,640 --> 01:13:50,200
and if there's a we'll have the police

1870
01:13:50,200 --> 01:13:51,640
department check back because if if

1871
01:13:51,640 --> 01:13:53,920
there's a desire for same thing on Ross

1872
01:13:53,920 --> 01:13:57,840
Court, we can address that. So, we'll

1873
01:13:57,840 --> 01:13:58,840
Okay?

1874
01:13:58,840 --> 01:14:02,720
All right, and now we move on to

1875
01:14:02,720 --> 01:14:04,080
my notes.

1876
01:14:04,080 --> 01:14:06,160
You think I have this memorized.

1877
01:14:06,160 --> 01:14:07,640
We uh move on to introduction

1878
01:14:07,640 --> 01:14:10,280
ordinances, which we have done. So, we

1879
01:14:10,280 --> 01:14:12,520
uh now on consent agenda resolutions.

1880
01:14:12,520 --> 01:14:13,680
Will the clerk please read the

1881
01:14:13,680 --> 01:14:15,120
statement?

1882
01:14:15,120 --> 01:14:17,080
>> Consent agenda resolutions will be

1883
01:14:17,080 --> 01:14:19,200
enacted with a single motion. Any

1884
01:14:19,200 --> 01:14:20,880
resolution requiring our expenditure is

1885
01:14:20,880 --> 01:14:22,480
supported by a certification of

1886
01:14:22,480 --> 01:14:25,160
availability of funds. Any resolution

1887
01:14:25,160 --> 01:14:26,920
requiring discussion will be removed

1888
01:14:26,920 --> 01:14:29,560
from the consent agenda. All resolutions

1889
01:14:29,560 --> 01:14:31,080
will be reflected in full in the

1890
01:14:31,080 --> 01:14:33,160
minutes.

1891
01:14:33,160 --> 01:14:37,080
>> Mayor, I move resolutions R-238-2026

1892
01:14:37,080 --> 01:14:40,040
through R-246-2026.

1893
01:14:40,040 --> 01:14:41,520
>> Second.

1894
01:14:41,520 --> 01:14:42,480
>> Any

1895
01:14:42,480 --> 01:14:43,680
council discussion or any that need to

1896
01:14:43,680 --> 01:14:46,630
be pulled?

1897
01:14:46,640 --> 01:14:48,280
A roll call vote, please.

1898
01:14:48,280 --> 01:14:49,240
>> Mr. Landrigan?

1899
01:14:49,240 --> 01:14:49,680
>> Yes.

1900
01:14:49,680 --> 01:14:50,440
>> Mr. Range?

1901
01:14:50,440 --> 01:14:50,880
>> Yes.

1902
01:14:50,880 --> 01:14:52,040
>> Mr. Haralampoudis?

1903
01:14:52,040 --> 01:14:53,000
>> Yes.

1904
01:14:53,000 --> 01:14:53,920
>> Ms. Hanahan?

1905
01:14:53,920 --> 01:14:54,320
>> Yes.

1906
01:14:54,320 --> 01:14:55,200
>> Mr. Forte?

1907
01:14:55,200 --> 01:14:55,760
>> Yes.

1908
01:14:55,760 --> 01:14:56,440
>> Ms. Cohen?

1909
01:14:56,440 --> 01:14:57,760
>> Yes.

1910
01:14:57,760 --> 01:14:59,200
>> And there is no unfinished business.

1911
01:14:59,200 --> 01:15:00,800
Move on to approval of vouchers. Will

1912
01:15:00,800 --> 01:15:01,960
the clerk please read the voucher

1913
01:15:01,960 --> 01:15:05,750
totals?

1914
01:15:05,760 --> 01:15:11,070
» From the current fund, $1,023,515.29.

1915
01:15:11,080 --> 01:15:12,600
From the general capital fund,

1916
01:15:12,600 --> 01:15:17,510
$357,353.68.

1917
01:15:17,520 --> 01:15:19,560
From the electric operating fund,

1918
01:15:19,560 --> 01:15:24,190
$477,275.20.

1919
01:15:24,200 --> 01:15:25,680
From the water operating fund,

1920
01:15:25,680 --> 01:15:29,190
$31,263.12.

1921
01:15:29,200 --> 01:15:34,190
And from the trust, $217,100.72.

1922
01:15:34,200 --> 01:15:40,230
The total is $2,106,508.01.

1923
01:15:40,240 --> 01:15:42,400
» Mayor, I move approval of the vouchers.

1924
01:15:42,400 --> 01:15:43,520
>> Second.

1925
01:15:43,520 --> 01:15:45,480
>> Any discussion?

1926
01:15:45,480 --> 01:15:46,560
Roll call vote, please.

1927
01:15:46,560 --> 01:15:47,480
>> Mr. Landrigan?

1928
01:15:47,480 --> 01:15:47,920
>> Yes.

1929
01:15:47,920 --> 01:15:48,640
>> Mr. Range?

1930
01:15:48,640 --> 01:15:49,120
>> Yes.

1931
01:15:49,120 --> 01:15:50,280
>> Mr. Haralampoudis?

1932
01:15:50,280 --> 01:15:50,800
>> Yes.

1933
01:15:50,800 --> 01:15:51,760
>> Ms. Hanahan?

1934
01:15:51,760 --> 01:15:52,160
>> Yes.

1935
01:15:52,160 --> 01:15:53,080
>> Mr. Forte?

1936
01:15:53,080 --> 01:15:53,520
>> Yes.

1937
01:15:53,520 --> 01:15:54,160
>> Ms. Cohen?

1938
01:15:54,160 --> 01:15:55,480
>> Yes.

1939
01:15:55,480 --> 01:15:57,240
>> And there is no new business. So, I'll

1940
01:15:57,240 --> 01:15:58,960
entertain a motion to adjourn.

1941
01:15:58,960 --> 01:16:00,440
>> Mayor, I motion that we adjourn the

1942
01:16:00,440 --> 01:16:01,440
meeting.

1943
01:16:01,440 --> 01:16:02,640
>> All in favor?

1944
01:16:02,640 --> 01:16:03,440
>> Aye.

1945
01:16:03,440 --> 01:16:05,880
>> Thank you very much. Thank you all.

1946
01:16:05,880 --> 01:16:07,640
And again, our next meeting is

1947
01:16:07,640 --> 01:16:09,400
September, so

1948
01:16:09,400 --> 01:16:10,520
uh

1949
01:16:10,520 --> 01:16:14,000
we'll have a good rest of summer.