[1:59] Mhm.

[3:54] » Mhm.

[5:42] » If we could find our places, please.

[5:55] » Let the record reflect we have

[5:57] reconvened with all members present. For

[5:59] those who are able, please rise for a

[6:01] pledge of allegiance. I ask you remain

[6:02] standing after the pledge.

[6:05] I pledge allegiance to the flag of the

[6:08] United States of America

[6:10] and to the republic for which it stands,

[6:12] one nation under God, indivisible, with

[6:15] liberty and justice for all.

[6:18] Take a moment to remember a few

[6:20] long-time Madison residents we lost over

[6:22] the last few weeks.

[6:23] Dorothy Piccola,

[6:25] a long-time Madison resident, passed

[6:27] away at her home on July 30th. She was

[6:29] 99 years old.

[6:31] Born and raised in Summit, she was a

[6:33] graduate of Summit High School, married

[6:35] her late husband Frank

[6:37] in a union filled with love and

[6:39] partnership that lasted until his

[6:40] passing in 1986.

[6:43] They had settled in Madison

[6:45] after they were married, and which is

[6:47] where they raised their family. She's

[6:49] survived by her two sons, Raymond and

[6:51] Frank. Frank was a long-time borough

[6:53] employee in the finance department.

[6:56] She also leaves one grandson and one

[6:58] great great granddaughter

[7:00] who was

[7:02] represents Madison pride because her

[7:04] um

[7:05] great great

[7:06] granddaughter's name is Madison Rose.

[7:10] Known for his her impeccably kept home

[7:13] and culinary skills,

[7:15] she poured her heart into caring for her

[7:16] family, cherished moments she spent with

[7:18] her grandchildren and friends,

[7:20] and

[7:21] that felt great joy in being a great

[7:23] grandmother. Her warmth, kindness, and

[7:25] ready smile left a mark on all those who

[7:28] knew her.

[7:29] We also remember Joseph Sedano,

[7:32] another long-time Madison resident,

[7:34] passed away on the 30th of July, age 90.

[7:38] Born in '35 in Montclair, son of the

[7:40] late Dominic Sedano and Josephine Amato

[7:44] grew up in Montclair before moving to

[7:45] Madison with his family in the late

[7:47] 1960s

[7:48] where he remained a devoted member of

[7:50] the community for many years.

[7:52] He dedicated 42 years of his career to

[7:54] PSE&G working as an inspector in the gas

[7:56] department. His strong work ethic and

[7:59] reliability and commitment earned him

[8:01] the respect of his co-workers throughout

[8:03] his long career.

[8:05] Family was the center of his life. He

[8:06] met the love love of his life Carol

[8:08] through a mutual friend.

[8:10] They were married in 1958

[8:12] and they built their loving home and

[8:15] shared many happy memories

[8:17] before Carol's passing.

[8:19] Outside of work, Joseph enjoyed the

[8:20] simple pleasures in life.

[8:22] He loved visiting casinos and playing

[8:23] poker, avid fan

[8:26] of Joe DiMaggio and the Yankees. Don't

[8:28] know how he liked the current Yankees,

[8:30] but um one of his favorite pastimes were

[8:33] relaxing on his front porch where he

[8:34] enjoyed watching the neighborhood and

[8:36] visiting with family and friends.

[8:39] As the last surviving nine siblings, he

[8:41] treasured large

[8:43] extended family memories they shared

[8:45] over the years.

[8:47] He's survived by his sons Patrick,

[8:48] Joseph, and Dominick.

[8:50] Also survived by four granddaughters and

[8:52] one great-granddaughter.

[8:54] And uh in addition to uh being preceded

[8:57] by his parents and wife

[9:00] he was preceded by granddaughter

[9:02] Victoria, his brothers Patrick, Andrew,

[9:04] Anthony, and Michael, sisters Anne,

[9:06] Mary, Lucy, and Rose.

[9:08] And we also remember Florence

[9:10] Zukauskas.

[9:12] Longtime Madison resident died on July 29th. She was 100 years old, 1

[9:16] month short from turning 101.

[9:20] She's survived by her two daughters,

[9:21] Karen Mazaki and her husband Peter

[9:24] and Marissa Snow and her husband Charlie

[9:27] one son James Zukauskas

[9:30] and his wife Mona, one brother Jack and

[9:33] his wife Marie, 10 grandchildren, nine

[9:36] great-grandchildren.

[9:37] She was predeceased by her husband

[9:39] Stanley in 2004.

[9:41] Also by her son Stanley Jr., one

[9:44] daughter Maria,

[9:45] uh two brothers Jimmy Suri- Surillo,

[9:48] Augie Surillo,

[9:51] and also two sisters Mary Clark and

[9:53] Jenny Tobin.

[9:54] She was born in Italy in 1925,

[9:58] came to the United States by boat in '28

[9:59] and settled in Madison.

[10:03] She attended St. Vincent School and

[10:05] completed her education to the ninth

[10:06] grade. She had to quit school as both

[10:08] her parents became ill.

[10:10] She worked the infirmary at St.

[10:11] Elizabeth's Convent where she met her

[10:13] husband Stanley and they were married in

[10:15] 1949 after he got back from serving

[10:18] World War II.

[10:19] She worked for Sandoz Pharmaceutical in

[10:22] East Hanover for 17 years in retirement.

[10:25] She enjoyed arts and crafts, crossword

[10:26] puzzles, and taking care of her

[10:28] grandchildren.

[10:29] Now, let us remember Dorothy Pacolub,

[10:32] Joseph Joseph Stano, and Florence

[10:34] Sukowski,

[10:35] and pass our thoughts on to the families

[10:37] and friends that they leave behind.

[10:43] Thank you.

[11:00] All right, can I have a motion for the

[11:01] executive minutes of July 13th, 2026?

[11:05] >> So moved.

[11:06] >> Second.

[11:06] >> Already have been discussed. All in

[11:08] favor?

[11:08] >> Aye.

[11:10] >> And a motion for the regular minutes of

[11:11] July 13th, 2026.

[11:13] >> So moved.

[11:14] >> Second. And one correction that's sent

[11:16] in by Deb earlier, and any other

[11:18] corrections or changes?

[11:21] All in favor?

[11:22] >> Aye.

[11:27] » Welcome all

[11:29] to uh a much more comfortable uh room

[11:32] than it was this morning as uh

[11:34] as we came out of the weekend with

[11:36] failed air conditioner in this building

[11:38] so it was quite warm and I thank all the

[11:41] employees in this building that uh

[11:43] survived the day and uh

[11:45] kept serving our residents throughout

[11:47] the hot day in the building.

[11:50] And just a reminder this this is our

[11:51] only council meeting in the month so our

[11:53] next meeting will be Monday, September

[11:55] 14th.

[12:04] And a couple of things that were going

[12:05] on in the last few weeks um

[12:09] excuse me, last Tuesday was the annual

[12:10] National Night Out and this may also be

[12:12] part of a report but I'll cover quickly

[12:14] also.

[12:16] Held at the public safety building the

[12:18] third third year there.

[12:20] It was a great turnout by our residents

[12:21] who enjoyed ice cream, hamburgers, hot

[12:23] dogs, and pizza.

[12:25] And those that were in the know got in

[12:27] line for their ice cream first and then

[12:29] had their dinner.

[12:30] Because the line got pretty long.

[12:32] Uh they were

[12:33] and the residents were also able to get

[12:35] a lot of information from our many of

[12:37] our partners who manned tables

[12:40] in the

[12:41] fire

[12:42] truck bay. And I want to thank all our

[12:44] police officers and firefighters who put

[12:45] together great event under sunny skies

[12:48] which was very important compared to two

[12:49] years ago.

[12:51] Um and then last Thursday I attended the

[12:53] annual crossing guard breakfast which

[12:56] was followed by by their required

[12:58] training. Unlike most towns uh we're

[13:00] able to do it in-house.

[13:02] Because our our

[13:04] some of our officers are certified. Many towns have to send their uh

[13:09] crossing guards to um

[13:11] the complex on Hanover Avenue. And just

[13:14] a reminder our crossing guards not only

[13:16] keep our our children safe but they are

[13:18] the first face that students see

[13:20] greeting them every morning in the uh

[13:22] every school morning actually as I uh

[13:25] said that the breakfast they're also the

[13:28] ones that help

[13:30] the next year kindergarteners feel very

[13:32] comfortable because they already know

[13:33] all the crossing guards and have been

[13:36] greeted every day every day.

[13:38] And there is plenty of summer left, but

[13:40] they are ready for the school year.

[13:43] And this past Friday was the annual our

[13:45] annual intern lunch where we thank our

[13:47] summer interns who have been working in

[13:50] many of our departments completing very

[13:52] meaningful work on behalf of all our

[13:53] residents.

[13:55] And this not

[13:56] gives them not only a summer job, but uh

[14:00] sense of accomplishment, but gives them

[14:01] a feel for borough operations and maybe

[14:03] learning about a possible career path.

[14:07] And then from the library, summer

[14:09] reading concluded

[14:11] and this is summer reading program.

[14:12] Hopefully everyone's still reading for

[14:13] the summer on August 7th with a drawing

[14:16] for uh the summer reading prizes that

[14:19] was held earlier today.

[14:21] There were a total of 697 participants

[14:23] this year, which was great.

[14:27] And Madison residents borrowed 46 museum

[14:31] passes in the month of June and this

[14:33] amounts to an average total cost savings

[14:35] of uh over 1,700 dollars for those

[14:39] residents. And thanks to a

[14:41] 2,000 dollar grant from the Rotary Club

[14:43] of Madison to Friends of the Madison

[14:46] Library, a pass has been added to the

[14:48] very popular museum program for the

[14:50] Metropolitan Museum of Art. So, if

[14:52] you're carrying a

[14:54] library card, you should keep that in

[14:56] mind if you want to enjoy one of the

[14:58] great museums in the area.

[15:00] And lastly, uh our employee of the

[15:02] months,

[15:03] Cynthia Mahaffey from the Joint

[15:06] Municipal Court is our employee of the

[15:07] month for August for achieving Municipal

[15:09] Court Administrator certification.

[15:13] Achieving the certification is a

[15:14] challenging process with both written

[15:16] and oral elements.

[15:17] Cynthia pursued this goal and was

[15:19] successful while keeping up with her

[15:20] normal workload as our deputy uh court

[15:23] administrator. So, if you see Cynthia,

[15:25] please uh congratulate her. Even if you

[15:27] see Cynthia because you got a ticket.

[15:30] So.

[15:31] We will now uh

[15:34] move on to reports from committees.

[15:37] Community Affairs,

[15:39] Council President Forte.

[15:40] >> Thank you, Mayor. From the Downtown

[15:42] Development Development Commission and

[15:43] the Director of Business Development,

[15:45] the next meeting of the Downtown

[15:46] Development Commission will be held on

[15:48] August 20th at 7:15 p.m. in the second

[15:51] floor committee room of this building.

[15:53] The public is invited to attend.

[15:55] The 2026 Madison Art uh Farm and Artisan

[15:58] Market is open Saturdays through

[15:59] December 12th. The market will be closed

[16:01] on Bottle Hill Day.

[16:03] Uh new vendors can request the

[16:04] information by emailing Lisa Ellis at

[16:06] ddc@rosenet.org.

[16:08] And information regarding Bottle Hill

[16:10] Day 2026, which will be on Saturday,

[16:12] October 3rd, is now available on

[16:14] rosenet.org.

[16:16] And from the Madison Community Arts

[16:17] Center, typically seniors play mahjong

[16:19] and canasta every Tuesday from 1:00 to

[16:21] p.m. except for this month, which uh

[16:24] they're not doing because it's closed

[16:25] due to camp. Wednesday, August 12th, uh

[16:28] this Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. is music

[16:31] open mic, which is every second

[16:32] Wednesday. Local musicians perform two

[16:34] songs each, and all are welcome to

[16:36] perform or attend.

[16:38] Friday, August 14th from 6:00 to 8:00

[16:40] p.m., the Summer Stage Series featuring

[16:43] two bands, Brian Hanson Band and the

[16:45] D-D-Ts.

[16:47] There will be a food truck and local

[16:48] craft vendors.

[16:50] Wednesday, August 19th at 7:00 p.m. is a

[16:52] comedy open mic, which is every third

[16:54] Wednesday. All are welcome to perform or

[16:56] attend. And Friday, August 21st from

[16:59] 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., the Summer Stage

[17:00] Series featuring Water Street. There

[17:02] will be a food truck and local craft

[17:04] vendors.

[17:05] Saturday, August 22nd at 8:00 p.m.,

[17:07] Steal the Spotlight 2.0 is a drag

[17:10] competition show.

[17:11] And Wednesday, August 26th at 7:00 p.m.

[17:13] is Show Us Your Shorts. Every fourth

[17:15] Wednesday, local film members submit and

[17:17] show their short films.

[17:19] Friday, August 28th from 6:00 to 8:00

[17:21] p.m. is the Summer Stage Series

[17:23] featuring another amazing big band,

[17:25] Rhythm of the Hearts. There will be a

[17:27] food truck and local craft vendors.

[17:29] And Wednesday, September 2nd at 7:00

[17:31] p.m., the Platform literary literary

[17:34] open mic and writing workshop brought to

[17:36] you by Arts by the People.

[17:38] And Friday, September 4th from 6:00 to

[17:40] 8:00 p.m., Summer Stage Series featuring

[17:42] two bands, School of Rock Chatham Middle

[17:45] School band and What's What. There will

[17:47] be a food truck and local craft vendors.

[17:49] And Saturday, September 5th at 8:00

[17:51] p.m., Vivid Stage presents The Flip

[17:53] Side, an improv comedy show. Tickets for

[17:56] all this can be found on the Madison

[17:58] Community Arts Center events homepage uh

[18:00] in the calendar at rosehill.org/mcac.

[18:04] And from the Madison Community Pool,

[18:06] the pool season is going to is still

[18:08] going strong. Since our August family

[18:10] memberships became available just 10

[18:12] days ago, we've welcomed a great number

[18:14] of new members taking advantage of this

[18:15] discounted 1-month membership. Our

[18:18] annual family fun day was a roaring

[18:20] success with members enjoying everything

[18:22] from Wiffle ball and canoe races to a

[18:24] variety of poolside activities. We even

[18:26] managed to run out of lemonade. Thank

[18:28] you for everyone who came out to

[18:29] participate and thank you for our

[18:31] dedicated staff for planning and hosting

[18:34] another memorable day for our pool

[18:35] community.

[18:36] This past week, we also honored uh

[18:39] hosted our rescheduled preteen Holiday

[18:42] Hula in July event where even on one of

[18:45] the warmest days of the summer, it was

[18:47] snowing at the pool.

[18:48] Yes, snow. Uh we're also looking forward

[18:51] to hosting one more moonlight swim

[18:53] before the close of the season, so stay

[18:54] tuned as that day will be announced

[18:56] soon. And as a reminder, the Madison

[18:58] Community Pool follows the Madison

[19:00] Public Schools calendar. The pool will

[19:02] be closed August 31st through September

[19:04] 3rd, which is Monday through Thursday,

[19:06] and will reopen for the final weekend of

[19:08] the season on Friday, September 4th. The

[19:10] final day of the 2026 pool season will

[19:12] be Monday, September 7th.

[19:15] Although there's still plenty of summer

[19:16] left to enjoy, we're already preparing

[19:18] for the 2027 season. This year's success

[19:21] would not have been possible without the

[19:22] support of our members. Thank you for

[19:24] making the Madison Community Pool such a

[19:25] vibrant community destination. We look

[19:28] forward to spending the remainder of the

[19:29] season with you and welcoming you back

[19:31] to poolside in 2027.

[19:33] Thank you, Mayor.

[19:34] >> Thank you.

[19:35] Finance and Borough Clerk, Mr. Range.

[19:39] Oop.

[19:40] I'm sorry.

[19:41] Jumping the playing checkers, I guess.

[19:43] Skipping over there.

[19:46] Let me try that again. Public Safety,

[19:47] Mr. Landrigan.

[19:49] >> Thank you, Mayor. Okay.

[19:51] From the Police Department, the Traffic

[19:53] Safety Bureau would like to remind

[19:55] motorists following following the paving

[19:57] of Woodland Road, Danforth Road, and

[19:59] Prospect Street as the speed limit is 25

[20:02] mph. Several several enforcement

[20:05] campaigns have been and will continue to

[20:07] be conducted in the near future to

[20:09] reduce speed.

[20:11] In preparation for the beginning of the

[20:12] school year, all schools all school

[20:14] zones will be inspected by the Traffic

[20:16] Safety Bureau prior to the start of

[20:18] school.

[20:19] This to ensure that no view no view

[20:22] obstructions or any other issues that

[20:25] need to be rectified. This also includes

[20:29] school radar signs

[20:31] as as all should be operational.

[20:35] Next week, all police officers will be

[20:37] participating in defensive training

[20:38] tactics. These techniques are necessary

[20:42] to effectively manage physical contri-

[20:45] con- confrontations while ensuring

[20:47] personal safety and minimizing harm to

[20:50] others.

[20:51] All officers in the state of New Jersey

[20:53] are now required to have this training

[20:55] annually. Special thanks to Patrolman

[20:58] Nash, Capiluso, and Straface, who are

[21:00] now certified by the NJPTC

[21:04] to be our MPD instructors.

[21:07] The Madison Police Department is also

[21:08] seeking school crossing guards.

[21:11] Interested applicants should visit

[21:13] rosenet.org for more information or to

[21:15] apply to to apply today.

[21:19] From the Fire Department, for the month

[21:21] of July, the Fire Department responded

[21:23] to 210 incidents. 75 people were

[21:26] transported to the hospital.

[21:28] Two volunteer firefighters just started

[21:30] their basic firefighting training at the

[21:33] academy. For the next 19 weeks, they

[21:35] will attend the academy every Sunday and

[21:38] Tuesday night.

[21:39] The Fire Department is enjoying hosting

[21:42] the National Night Out with the Police

[21:43] Department. This event was very well

[21:46] attended by the residents of Madison.

[21:48] We'd also like to thank the elected

[21:49] officials who attended and chatted with

[21:51] the members of the department. And

[21:53] finally, for the last month, the Fire

[21:56] Prevention Bureau performed 73

[21:58] inspections in the borough.

[22:00] There were three fire permits issued as

[22:03] well. The state of New Jersey of Fire

[22:07] Safety performed a monitoring of the

[22:10] Fire Prevention Bureau and has issued a

[22:12] report with some recommendations. The

[22:14] department has started an internal

[22:16] review to address these recommendations.

[22:19] From the Joint Municipal Court, when

[22:21] comparing revenue, Madison's revenue has

[22:24] increased by approximately 5.5% in July

[22:27] as compared to the same period last

[22:29] year.

[22:30] And then I have two other additions.

[22:32] Um

[22:33] it's hard to believe, but the 20th

[22:35] anniversary of 9/11 is coming up. And

[22:38] I'm working with the Patriotic

[22:40] Celebrations Committee to prepare a

[22:42] memorial on that day to be celebrated at

[22:45] Condurso Way. Right now, it's slated to

[22:47] begin at 9:00 a.m. Uh names of those

[22:51] from Madison who passed away will be

[22:52] read aloud at that. And um

[22:55] there'll be more could be some more

[22:56] changes to come, but that's currently

[22:58] scheduled for 9:00 a.m. on the 13th,

[23:00] rain or shine.

[23:02] And finally, uh Councilman Forte and I

[23:05] uh approached the borough in regards to

[23:08] uh some of the pavers along Main Street

[23:10] and it also on um Waverly Place and um

[23:14] I guess

[23:15] all around the Museum of Early Trades.

[23:17] Some of the pavers, this has been a

[23:19] rough winter and some of the pavers are

[23:21] need of repair and I know right now the

[23:23] borough is working up a plan to get them

[23:25] addressed so nobody trips and falls.

[23:28] Thank you, Mayor.

[23:29] And now, Finance of Borough Clerk,

[23:32] Mr. Range.

[23:33] >> Thank you, Mayor.

[23:34] Uh from the Finance Department this

[23:36] evening, uh as noted last month uh at

[23:39] the last meeting, administration has

[23:40] begun preparations for the 2027 budget

[23:43] season. Administrator Cody, CFO Jim

[23:46] Burnett, and Director of Operations

[23:48] Michael Plicier will be and the Tax

[23:50] Collector Kristy Muller will be meeting

[23:52] with the department heads over the

[23:54] coming weeks to discuss capital and

[23:55] operating needs for 2027. We anticipate

[23:59] a budget calendar very similar to the

[24:01] one that we used uh the last few years.

[24:05] Which means our budget hearings will

[24:06] start in December.

[24:07] Um

[24:08] » [clears throat]

[24:08] >> a one-sheet flyer was included in all

[24:11] recently mailed tax bills. This document

[24:13] includes a very high-level budget uh

[24:16] review of the 2026 budget um as well as

[24:19] other pertinent information on municipal

[24:21] operations, including the details of

[24:23] where all of our tax dollars go.

[24:26] Uh it also has short summaries of three

[24:28] major initiatives that the borough has

[24:29] taken on over the last few years. Those

[24:32] initiatives include the borough taking

[24:34] over the EMT ambulance services uh from

[24:38] the volunteers,

[24:39] the community pool operations, and the

[24:42] steps that have been taken to date to

[24:43] purchase the Drew Forest. I strongly

[24:45] encourage residents to review this

[24:47] document or the version of it that is on

[24:50] rosenet.org.

[24:52] Um from the Tax Collector this evening,

[24:55] uh the Tax Collector reports that

[24:58] tax bills and pilot payment bills were

[25:00] mailed uh, in the middle of July. Uh,

[25:03] the tax rate was delayed because of the

[25:06] county, but you should have received

[25:07] that mailing at this time. Due to the delayed mailing, the third

[25:12] quarter grace period for the taxes that

[25:14] were due August 1st has been extended to

[25:17] August 20th.

[25:19] Very important though, there is no

[25:21] further uh,

[25:23] grace period after the 20th at 4:30 p.m.

[25:27] Um, and

[25:28] those that fail to make payment at that

[25:30] time will have interest charged back to

[25:32] the statutory due date of August 1st. As

[25:35] a reminder, the bureau cannot accept

[25:37] postmark dated or postdated checks.

[25:40] And if you haven't received your bill by

[25:42] now, please contact the tax office so

[25:44] they can get another copy of that

[25:46] information to you.

[25:47] The tax collector also reports that the

[25:49] annual tax sale will be held on

[25:51] September 10th. On that day, any

[25:54] property owners with unpaid 2025

[25:56] balances from their taxes or utilities

[25:59] will have a lien placed on their

[26:00] property. The official tax sale notices

[26:03] were mailed out to affected properties a

[26:05] few weeks back.

[26:07] The tax sale process is a way for

[26:09] municipalities in New Jersey to obtain

[26:11] the full amount of property taxes and

[26:13] other charges needed to support the

[26:15] annual budget while providing the

[26:17] property owner additional time to pay

[26:19] off what they owe.

[26:21] And finally, this evening I'm happy to

[26:23] announce that today, earlier today, we

[26:26] received a check from the federal

[26:27] government for a little over $607,000.

[26:32] As you may recall, when we built the

[26:33] solar carport at the MRC, we discussed

[26:36] that it would be partially paid back by

[26:38] federal dollars.

[26:40] A corporation or other for-profit entity

[26:44] uh, is eligible to receive tax credits

[26:46] when they install solar's solar, but as

[26:48] a municipality, we don't have that same

[26:50] tax advantage. So, the IRS created a

[26:53] program called direct pay where

[26:55] government entities and nonprofits could

[26:57] apply for direct payment equal to the

[27:00] tax credit, and that's what we received

[27:01] today. Special thanks to tax collector

[27:04] Chrissy Muller

[27:05] for sorting out the paperwork and

[27:07] submitted the filings to receive this

[27:09] payment. That's all this evening, Mayor.

[27:11] Thank you.

[27:12] >> Thank you very much. Public works and

[27:14] engineering, Mr. Alan Pudes.

[27:16] >> Thank you, Mayor. Welcome, members of

[27:18] the community.

[27:19] Uh from the Department of Public Works

[27:22] prepared by Robert Duffy.

[27:24] The DPW assisted the water department

[27:27] with water leak and made some necessary

[27:30] road repairs around town.

[27:32] Uh DPW continued repainting road stop

[27:35] lines and crosswalks on newly paved

[27:37] roads and existing roads with worn-out

[27:39] markings.

[27:40] The parks department continues to

[27:42] maintain the recreation fields as well

[27:44] as parks and the community pool.

[27:47] The DPW started groundwork to install

[27:49] concrete bases

[27:51] to put up the RFB pedestrian signals for

[27:53] the police department.

[27:55] >> What is the RFB acronym?

[27:57] >> You remember right?

[27:58] >> Rapid

[28:00] >> I asked him and I forget.

[28:01] >> What what are they?

[28:02] >> Flashing Rapid flashing

[28:03] beacon

[28:05] >> Okay.

[28:05] >> Yes, it's it's the push the button and

[28:08] it starts flashing right for crosswalks.

[28:10] >> Okay.

[28:11] >> So, we're going to install some of those

[28:12] around town. I don't know the exact

[28:13] locations yet.

[28:15] Uh that's all from public works. From

[28:17] engineering and zoning

[28:19] uh

[28:20] from Michael Placenti, director of

[28:21] operations are new.

[28:23] Uh engineering officer hasn't started

[28:25] yet. Uh engineering is working closely

[28:27] with the traffic safety bureau and our

[28:29] milling and paving contractors to

[28:31] finalize the schedule for the bureau's

[28:33] 2026 road improvement program.

[28:36] Once the dates are confirmed, the

[28:37] impacted residents will be notified in

[28:39] advance.

[28:40] The New Jersey Department of

[28:42] Transportation will soon begin paving

[28:44] Main Street

[28:46] from Greenwood Avenue Chatham Borough.

[28:49] To minimize traffic impacts, work is

[28:51] expected to occur overnight, which is

[28:53] which would be fantastic.

[28:55] Our Borough Engineer,

[28:57] Christine Bougle, will begin soon.

[28:59] During her first few weeks, she will be

[29:01] reviewing active projects, meeting with

[29:03] staff, and establishing priorities for

[29:06] current and upcoming initiatives.

[29:08] We look forward to welcoming her to the

[29:09] Borough.

[29:10] The Planning Board and Zoning Board

[29:12] continue to have full agendas and are

[29:13] making steady progress on development

[29:15] applications at their regular scheduled

[29:17] meetings.

[29:18] And as a reminder, the Rosedale soccer

[29:20] field remains closed while the new turf

[29:22] continues to establish. We anticipate

[29:25] opening the fields in time for the

[29:26] soccer season. For those of you don't

[29:28] know,

[29:29] the uh soccer field grass soccer field

[29:31] on Rosedale

[29:32] was currently

[29:34] re-turfed with grass.

[29:36] Uh looks fantastic right now. Hopefully,

[29:38] we can maintain it that way.

[29:40] Engineering is coordinating repairs to

[29:42] the Cook Avenue municipal parking lot.

[29:45] Once a project timeline has been

[29:46] established, the staff will work closely

[29:48] with affected businesses to minimize

[29:50] disruptions during the repairs.

[29:53] Uh from the Environmental Commission,

[29:55] Mayor,

[29:57] um the MEC reports that native plant

[29:59] enthusiasm is in full flower.

[30:02] 106 residents signed up for a free

[30:05] native plant on last Saturday's

[30:07] giveaway, which was held at the Farm and

[30:09] Artisan Market.

[30:11] The MEC handed out a total of 365

[30:14] pollinator favorites. Huge. Uh

[30:17] All of which were potted up from

[30:19] members' yards or grown from seeds that

[30:22] were saved last fall.

[30:24] Resident Alan Sawyer contributed a flat

[30:27] of swamp milkweed.

[30:29] The reason why native plants are

[30:30] important is that native New Jersey

[30:33] butterflies and moths cannot lay their

[30:35] eggs on imported plants such as hostas,

[30:38] peonies, and pachysandra.

[30:41] They can only use native plants because

[30:42] when their caterpillars hatch, they need

[30:44] specific leaves to chew.

[30:46] Those caterpillars are an important

[30:48] source of food for birds.

[30:50] Zigzag goldenrod supports 121 species of

[30:53] butterfly and moth caterpillars

[30:56] helping to rejuvenate our ecosystem up

[30:58] and down the block.

[30:59] On a separate note, the MEC reminds

[31:02] residents that Morris County is still in

[31:03] a drought watch.

[31:05] Though we have had severe thunderstorms

[31:07] which produce a lot of rain, not much of

[31:08] it replenishes the aquifer.

[31:11] Water from every rain races into the

[31:13] streets and ends up in the Passaic.

[31:15] Madison gets 100% of its drinking water

[31:17] from wells under our feet.

[31:19] Please observe the town's mandatory

[31:21] water controls or skip routine watering.

[31:23] Left unchemicalized,

[31:25] grass browns up in hot weather and

[31:27] greens up with the return of cooler

[31:29] weather is here in the fall.

[31:32] And that's it, Mayor.

[31:33] >> Thank you very much. Now, utilities, Ms.

[31:35] Honohan.

[31:36] >> Thank you, Mayor. Uh from Jim Finelli at

[31:38] the water department, the water

[31:40] department dug and repaired the main

[31:42] valve at Albright Circle and Samson

[31:44] Avenue.

[31:45] Uh department continues to run wells

[31:48] manually to meet demand while SCADA

[31:49] repairs and communication upgrades are

[31:52] being installed.

[31:53] There was a repaired water main break at

[31:55] Albright Circle. They searched and

[31:57] removed old iron service abandoned and

[32:01] leaking at 212 to 214 Main Street. They

[32:05] repaired a water leak at uh

[32:07] Woodland, a 2-in water service affected

[32:10] by a roller during paving.

[32:13] Working with a contractor at Three

[32:15] Drialda Farms to facilitate the proper

[32:17] water disconnects for demolition, and

[32:20] hydrant upgrades and replacement

[32:22] schedule is in place, and we await

[32:25] hydrant delivery from from the bid.

[32:28] From Vincent Patty at the electric

[32:31] department, uh they've been very busy,

[32:34] and the crew has been working

[32:37] a lot um

[32:39] of overtime with storms. Electric

[32:42] Department responded to the area of

[32:44] Douglas Avenue and Roscoe Avenue for a

[32:46] power outage on the 30th. Uh standby was

[32:49] called out to vinyl at Ross for a wire

[32:52] that was across the road. Standby was

[32:55] called out to Fairwood section of town

[32:57] for a power outage.

[32:59] Um the Electric Department was called to

[33:01] Laurel Way for a tree down with wires on

[33:04] August 7th, which broke a pole and

[33:07] needed to be replaced. Um perhaps one of

[33:11] the largest issues the Electric

[33:13] Department faced was uh standby being

[33:15] called to Green Village by Hillside for

[33:18] a very large tree snapping

[33:20] a pole and taking three additional poles

[33:23] with wires down. It was a major outage.

[33:26] Um the large tree had to be cut up and

[33:29] removed for before a new pole could be

[33:31] set. Uh the full electric utility crew

[33:34] worked all day to erect the two new

[33:36] poles and run new wires and a big thank

[33:39] you to the crew and um a thank you to

[33:42] the Borough of Madison residents for

[33:45] their patience as power is restored and

[33:49] safely and as quickly as possible. Thank

[33:52] you, Mayor.

[33:52] >> Thank you. And health, Ms. Colvin.

[33:55] >> Thank you, Mayor. The Health Department

[33:57] provided the following activities during

[33:58] July. Uh they inspected 19 retail food

[34:01] establishments, investigated nine

[34:03] environmental complaints, and 16

[34:06] reportable diseases. The department

[34:08] continues to monitor their Cyclospora

[34:10] outbreak, and no cases in New Jersey

[34:12] have been linked to the national

[34:13] outbreak. There are no active cases in

[34:15] the jurisdiction. However, the

[34:17] department encourages all residents to

[34:18] wash all produce thoroughly and to wash

[34:20] hands before preparing food. The Board

[34:22] of Health passed two ordinances at its

[34:24] meeting last week, an ordinance to

[34:26] permit managed care for chickens, and an

[34:28] ordinance to require proof of

[34:29] extermination during rodent infestation.

[34:32] Thank you.

[34:33] >> Thank you.

[34:34] Now, move on to communications and

[34:36] petitions.

[34:37] >> Uh yes, Mayor. Mayor and Council

[34:38] received an email dated July the 29th

[34:41] from the Friends of the Drew Forest

[34:43] regarding donations raised toward the

[34:45] purchase of the property. And they also

[34:48] uh received an email dated August 7th

[34:51] from resident uh

[34:53] Bruce Goodwill of Surrey Lane regarding

[34:55] the operations of the community pool.

[34:58] >> Thank you.

[34:59] We now move on to our first of two

[35:00] invitations for public comment. This one

[35:03] is limited to uh our agenda discussions

[35:06] and our ordinance or resolutions

[35:09] that are put

[35:10] part of the consent agenda. I will go

[35:11] through those in just a second. If you

[35:13] want to comment on anything that's not

[35:15] on this list, uh that will be coming up

[35:17] after our uh ordinances for hearing a

[35:19] little and

[35:21] coming up shortly in the meeting. So,

[35:22] these are the things you may comment on

[35:23] now.

[35:25] Uh our agenda discussion is

[35:27] pre-qualification for the restoration of

[35:29] the Madison Dollar Center.

[35:31] That's a former Masonic Lodge. And these

[35:33] are the resolutions you may comment on.

[35:35] Resolution 238 is authorizing the

[35:38] execution of engagement letter with

[35:39] Keefe Law Firm. This is uh regarding

[35:42] potential litigation involving certain

[35:44] contaminants adversely impacting the

[35:46] public water supply.

[35:48] Resolution 239 is uh execution of

[35:51] historic preservation easement agreement

[35:53] with the County of Morris for the Museum

[35:55] of Early Trades and Crafts. And this is

[35:58] uh done um

[36:00] a 30-year preservation easement and this

[36:03] is part of anytime we accept a grant,

[36:04] making sure we keep it the way we agreed

[36:07] to. Resolution 240 is authorizing

[36:10] agreement between the Borough of Madison

[36:12] Police Department and Center for Family

[36:14] Services to participate in the Morris

[36:16] County Crisis Receiving State

[36:17] Stabilization Center

[36:19] program.

[36:21] Resolution 241 is authorizing the term

[36:24] of current Madison Police Department

[36:26] sergeant promotion list and that is

[36:28] includes Patrolman Jimenez detective

[36:31] corner for our church Curio. Sorry.

[36:34] Detective Mantone,

[36:36] Patrolman Duraco, Patrolman Clancy.

[36:40] Resolution 242 is confirm confirming in

[36:43] membership membership of Luke Eller in

[36:46] the Madison Hose Company. Resolution 243

[36:50] is adopting pre-qualification

[36:52] regulations regarding restoration of the

[36:53] Madison Heller Center which we hear in

[36:55] shortly on the

[36:57] that's comes out of a discussion coming

[36:59] up. Resolution 244 is authorizing uh

[37:03] a um

[37:04] so expert matter expressing Madison

[37:07] support for Senate Bill 1643 Assembly

[37:11] Bill 1745 which is authorizing use of

[37:13] ranked choice voting in municipal and

[37:15] school board elections.

[37:19] Resolution 246 is approving

[37:23] international wire transfers for the

[37:25] year 2026 and that's to allow

[37:29] very specific wire transfers and then

[37:32] resolution 240

[37:34] uh 246 is

[37:36] the school crossing guard hiring for

[37:40] upcoming school year. So you may comment

[37:42] on those resolutions or the one agenda

[37:45] discussion. If you want to comment

[37:46] anything else that will be coming up

[37:48] shortly. Anyone wishing comment on those

[37:50] things you may step up to lectern you

[37:52] state your name and address

[37:55] and

[37:56] uh the resolution that you want to

[37:57] address or

[37:59] the

[38:01] or if you want to speak on the Heller

[38:02] Center.

[38:03] Anyone wishing speak under those

[38:04] guidelines please step forward.

[38:07] Seeing none I close this part of the

[38:09] meeting and we move on to ordinances for

[38:11] hearing.

[38:12] I mean we move on to agenda discussions.

[38:14] I'm doing a little skipping thing here

[38:15] today. I don't know what it is.

[38:17] Yeah.

[38:19] Um

[38:20] and this is our pre-qualification

[38:22] restoration Madison Heller Center.

[38:24] >> I can take that, Mayor.

[38:26] >> [clears throat]

[38:27] >> Uh the governing body is committed to

[38:28] try to reopen our senior center uh back

[38:31] in Madison and get our seniors back from

[38:33] Chatham Township as soon as possible.

[38:34] So, as part of that involved the

[38:36] acquisition of the historic Heller

[38:38] Center, which also preserved the the

[38:40] oldest brick structure in um Morris

[38:42] County at the same time. We've gone

[38:44] through two rounds of bidding

[38:47] with uh

[38:48] first round no bids whatsoever submitted

[38:50] and second round the bids came in five

[38:52] times the available budget for that

[38:54] project. So, we met with the state of

[38:56] New Jersey and in order to change the

[38:59] requirements and hopefully encourage

[39:01] more competitive pricing and more

[39:03] bidders, they're allowing us, provided

[39:05] we have this hearing, to change the

[39:07] regulations for what's called

[39:08] pre-qualification of our contractors.

[39:10] And the reason we want to pre-qualify is

[39:12] because it's a historic building, we

[39:14] want contractors who have experience in

[39:16] those type of historic structures and

[39:18] have done it before.

[39:20] And the changes that we're seeking that

[39:21] the state has approved, but they want us

[39:23] to have a public hearing to announce

[39:25] them is one is that the experience

[39:27] dollar value previously was $5 million

[39:30] and we noticed that that reduced the

[39:32] pool of potential firms that were

[39:34] eligible. So, we'd like to reduce that

[39:36] and the state is comfortable with that

[39:37] approach, the dollar value.

[39:39] And the other was the look back period

[39:41] that the experience of those contractors

[39:43] had to be within the last five years and

[39:45] we felt that if we get expand that, we

[39:47] might capture some additional

[39:49] contractors and we're making that from

[39:50] five years to eight years.

[39:52] So, those are the changes that we're

[39:54] asking and we're required by state law

[39:56] to have this hearing, publish the notice

[39:58] and the goal would then be uh if this is

[40:00] approved this evening, this resolution,

[40:02] to then go out to bid again. The other

[40:04] part of it is the scope of the project.

[40:07] We've requested the state to reduce it

[40:09] to make sure that we have sufficient

[40:10] funds to reopen at a minimum the ground

[40:13] floor for a senior center.

[40:15] So, the project will now be done in

[40:16] multiple phases with the priority being

[40:18] to do what's required to stabilize the

[40:20] foundation, the roof, and to make the

[40:23] ground floor accessible and available,

[40:25] and excellent space for our seniors to

[40:27] come back home. So, that's what we're

[40:29] asking for tonight, and we hope that we

[40:31] have the council supportive so we can

[40:33] get moving, and our goal is to

[40:35] get this work underway, and get

[40:37] competitive bids, and do this work in

[40:39] 2027, and get our seniors back in town.

[40:42] Thank you.

[40:42] >> So, um

[40:43] as this is a hearing before any council

[40:45] discussion, I invite any members of the

[40:47] public that wish to comment on the

[40:49] pre-prequalification

[40:51] for the restoration of the Madison

[40:52] Heller Center. Anyone wishing to comment

[40:53] on that, please step forward.

[41:10] » Brian Mortenson, 18 Laurel.

[41:13] I think it's a great move. I like the

[41:15] approach. Good idea. What is the

[41:17] reduction amount from 5 million

[41:20] >> Hey Brian, just tap the microphone

[41:22] button.

[41:24] There you go.

[41:24] >> Testing, 1 2 3.

[41:26] >> Okay.

[41:27] >> Do you need that again?

[41:29] >> We're good.

[41:31] >> I mean, if it's okay to answer,

[41:33] uh the proposed budget for phase one

[41:34] would be $1.1 million, of which we have

[41:37] that those funds. We have a large grant

[41:39] from the State Historic Trust, and we

[41:41] have a large grant of over $500,000 from

[41:44] the Morris County Historic Preservation

[41:46] Program. So, with no local tax dollars,

[41:48] we can do the phase one work and open

[41:51] the building as a senior center, and get

[41:53] it back in operation, and our seniors

[41:54] back home.

[41:55] >> I'm sorry, I meant for the

[41:56] qualifications. You said that the

[41:58] contract

[41:58] >> The dollar value?

[41:59] >> You said the contract the contract of

[42:01] qualifications for prior jobs was $5

[42:03] million.

[42:04] >> Right, it's now been going to be reduced

[42:05] to $1 million.

[42:06] >> Oh, to $1 million. That's a significant

[42:08] reduction.

[42:09] >> Yeah, well, the goal is that the nature

[42:10] of the initial work without

[42:13] um

[42:14] what by breaking it up into phases is

[42:15] primarily roofing, masonry work. So, the

[42:19] our architects and the state felt that

[42:21] there were sufficient number of

[42:23] contractors who have experience in doing

[42:25] that and you didn't need to have a

[42:26] historic specialist. We're not doing

[42:27] marble restoration like this building

[42:29] would be or restoring light fixtures of that nature.

[42:33] So, they felt that it was a

[42:35] appropriate to reduce the dollar value

[42:37] to try to get more competition and try

[42:39] to get bids. You know, we went out the

[42:40] first time and got zero bids. Nobody bid

[42:42] on the job. And the second time we had a

[42:45] million dollars and the bids came in

[42:46] over five million dollars. So, five

[42:48] times the amount of money we had. That's

[42:50] why the project's been delayed. So, the

[42:51] goal is to get out of the starting gate,

[42:53] get our seniors back home, and then try

[42:55] to then do the next subsequent phases

[42:57] which would involve an elevator, the

[42:59] upstairs restoration, and other things.

[43:01] Right now, we're going to focus on the

[43:03] ground floor to get everybody back home.

[43:05] >> Makes perfect sense. Thank you.

[43:08] >> Any other comments from the public?

[43:11] And

[43:12] as Ray mentioned that the next phase

[43:14] probably will have have a higher

[43:15] qualification for

[43:18] as far as historic

[43:20] restoration background because of it'll

[43:23] be more in along those lines. Any other

[43:25] comments from the

[43:26] council?

[43:28] Deb?

[43:29] >> Just a quick comment and question.

[43:31] Thrilled to hear that we now have a plan

[43:33] to hopefully move this forward. If this

[43:36] works and more bids come in and somebody

[43:37] comes in that's acceptable,

[43:39] what would be a rough, holding nobody to

[43:42] anything,

[43:43] >> [laughter]

[43:43] >> timeline?

[43:45] Would it be like the end of 2027 or 2028

[43:48] potentially?

[43:49] >> It it would we our architect believes we

[43:51] can complete the the phase one work

[43:53] within one calendar year. So, depending

[43:55] on when we would start,

[43:56] uh the goal would be as we get approval,

[43:59] we have bids within 30 days, select a

[44:02] and award a contract, and start work uh

[44:05] hopefully by before the end of this

[44:06] calendar year, and then completed by the

[44:09] end of next calendar year. So, I would

[44:10] say January of '28 will hopefully we'd

[44:12] have our seniors back in town.

[44:14] >> Awesome. Thank you.

[44:16] >> Any other comments? Tom?

[44:18] >> So, uh, Ray and Mayor, and then whoever

[44:20] else is involved in the project, the

[44:22] goal is to make the first floor

[44:24] refurbished and usable for the seniors

[44:27] and the community.

[44:28] >> Yes.

[44:28] >> And not adding an elevator, we're not

[44:30] really going to add

[44:31] >> The elevator will be be later.

[44:32] >> Another

[44:33] >> Uh, and and part of a big part of doing

[44:35] making the first floor, because if if

[44:37] someone walked in there, they said,

[44:39] "First floor looks looks fine for, um,

[44:41] yeah, for use." Reality is, it's a

[44:43] 200-year-old building with 200-year-old

[44:45] foundation issues.

[44:46] >> Yeah.

[44:47] >> And so, really, you know, we've we've

[44:49] joked that, um, the one program you

[44:51] can't do there is playing marbles,

[44:53] because they'll all end up in one

[44:54] corner. So, uh, there is definitely

[44:57] needs, uh, some

[44:59] foundation and, uh, structural work.

[45:02] >> Okay.

[45:02] >> Tom, if I could I mean, if for those who

[45:04] were able to get into the basement,

[45:06] >> [snorts]

[45:06] >> the basement structural, the support

[45:08] beams are actually tree trunks.

[45:10] >> I've seen them.

[45:10] >> So, they're actually

[45:12] it it's kind of hard to believe that the

[45:14] building has held up for 226 years now.

[45:16] So, we actually need to replace those

[45:19] and stabilize the ground floor. There'll

[45:21] also be a handicap accessible bathroom

[45:23] added on the ground floor to make it

[45:25] accessible for the seniors so they don't

[45:26] have to use the stairs.

[45:28] >> So, a lot of the work, unfortunately,

[45:30] won't be totally visible.

[45:32] >> Right. But but well, the the roof

[45:34] >> refurbished

[45:35] >> The the new roof, the the masonry will

[45:37] be repointed, the exterior will be

[45:39] painted and fine-tuned. Um, we'll

[45:42] remortar. We're We're also going to be

[45:45] doing some landscaping on the exterior

[45:46] of the building to make it from a better

[45:48] streetscape. And we've got some local

[45:50] talent. I see some We had some

[45:52] I think Chris Gallic was here earlier.

[45:53] We have We have some great expertise in

[45:56] the historic preservation commission,

[45:57] and also with John Forte. So, we'll take their advice and try to bring

[46:01] the history back to that building.

[46:03] >> That's fantastic. Thank you.

[46:05] >> Thank you.

[46:06] >> John

[46:06] >> Just a quick comment. Uh number one, it

[46:08] will be great to see the seniors back in

[46:09] Madison. I think it'll be uh

[46:12] they'll find it very convenient as

[46:13] opposed to driving all the way out to

[46:15] where they go today.

[46:16] Uh but number two, uh while we are

[46:19] lowering the criteria, I still hope that

[46:21] we're going to be very sensitive to the

[46:22] historic uh elements of the interior of

[46:25] the building, particularly that first

[46:26] floor. I mean, there are some

[46:28] spectacular spaces um with some really

[46:32] cool period details. So, I hope that will be preserved uh at least as

[46:37] much as possible cuz I'm sure the

[46:39] seniors will enjoy getting the benefit

[46:41] of that as well.

[46:43] Thank you.

[46:45] >> Any other comments?

[46:46] All right. And this is a resolution uh

[46:49] 243 in

[46:50] um on our consent.

[46:56] And now we move on to uh ordinances for

[46:58] hearing. Will the clerk please read the

[47:00] statement?

[47:01] >> Yes. The ordinance scheduled for hearing

[47:02] was introduced by title and passed on

[47:04] the first reading at the regular meeting

[47:06] of the council held July 27, 2026, was

[47:09] posted and filed according to law, and

[47:11] copies were made available to members of

[47:13] the

[47:14] general public requesting same.

[47:16] >> I call up ordinance 33-2026

[47:19] and for second reading, ask the clerk to

[47:21] read said ordinance by title.

[47:23] >> Ordinance of the Borough of Madison

[47:25] amending and supplementing chapter 98 of

[47:27] the Madison Borough code entitled

[47:29] filming.

[47:31] >> Mayor, I move ordinance 33-2026.

[47:33] >> Not so fast.

[47:34] I will open the hearing to the public.

[47:36] Any in the public wishing to comment on

[47:39] ordinance uh 30 33?

[47:42] >> I turned the page already.

[47:43] >> Yep. Uh please step forward.

[47:47] Seeing none, I close the hearing. And

[47:49] now

[47:50] >> I guess I wanted to get out of here, but

[47:52] uh Mayor, I move ordinance 33-2026.

[47:58] » I'll second.

[47:59] >> Any council discussion?

[48:03] Roll call vote. Oh, yes, Deb.

[48:04] >> Just a quick comment that we had, I'm

[48:06] sure everybody knows, Adam Sandler and

[48:08] crew in and seeing the posts of the kids

[48:11] getting to meet him and some of the

[48:12] other things and, you know, them

[48:14] entertaining them while they were doing

[48:16] the filming and using our spaces, I

[48:18] think was an added bonus to having them

[48:20] just here filming.

[48:22] >> I think um

[48:24] just just because he used Madison in one

[48:26] of his movies doesn't as a name,

[48:29] uh but I think he

[48:30] >> [laughter]

[48:30] >> I think he loves Madison as a town,

[48:32] also.

[48:35] Hey, roll call vote, please.

[48:37] >> Mr. Landrigan?

[48:38] >> Yes.

[48:38] >> Mr. Range?

[48:39] >> Yes.

[48:40] >> Mr. Herold-Pudis?

[48:41] >> Yes.

[48:41] >> Ms. Hanahan?

[48:42] >> Yes.

[48:43] >> Mr. Forte?

[48:43] >> Yes.

[48:44] >> Ms. Cohen?

[48:45] >> Yes.

[48:45] >> I declare ordinance 33-2026

[48:48] adopted and finally passed and ask the

[48:49] clerk to publish notice thereof and file

[48:52] the ordinance in accordance with the

[48:53] law.

[48:54] And now we move on to our second of

[48:56] invitation for public comment. This is

[48:58] one you may comment on any topic. Before

[49:01] we start, I just I normally don't do

[49:04] this, but I know there was some uh

[49:06] um

[49:07] social media comments about some things

[49:10] going on related to Drew University

[49:12] redevelopment. So, I just wanted to

[49:13] touch on some clarification related to this and then we'll open up

[49:19] for comments for on anything.

[49:21] Um

[49:23] the for one, uh

[49:25] there there was a layout that was posted on the Fair

[49:29] Fairwood um

[49:31] Fairwood neighborhood Facebook page,

[49:33] which I'm a member of as a

[49:35] alum of Fairwood, and it's it is a what

[49:39] Drew presented probably as their dream

[49:42] uh

[49:44] development, which showed development

[49:45] right up all all in the front yard. It showed no Madison house and with townhouses and bigger

[49:54] structures in the back. That was their

[49:56] dream and one of the reasons why it took

[49:58] us so long to get to a finish line with

[50:00] Drew with a settlement. That was not

[50:02] what we would even entertain. So, just

[50:05] from clarifications

[50:07] um

[50:09] and some of these uh if you've been

[50:11] following the planning board, we are

[50:12] actually doing redo on two key things.

[50:14] One redo on the subdivisions and then

[50:18] they also want the creation

[50:20] redevelopment. Let me just touch on that

[50:22] very quickly.

[50:23] Uh both of those have to be redone by

[50:25] the planning board which will be meeting

[50:26] next um

[50:28] Tuesday the 18th virtually at 7:30 so

[50:31] you can uh watch via Zoom for that. Um

[50:37] the subdivisions

[50:39] that was done and will be redone again

[50:41] is for the forest and the Madison House

[50:43] in uh areas that are called

[50:46] A D and

[50:48] F or F. Thank you. Um

[50:52] and so A and D compromise or

[50:55] off not compromise or

[50:57] are the forest and the Zuk Arboretum.

[51:00] So, that is uh subdividing approving

[51:03] subdividing almost 50 acres of land from

[51:06] Drew University so that can be purchased

[51:08] by by Madison to be forever preserved.

[51:11] Also in our settlement agreements with

[51:13] Drew it was we wanted to preserve the

[51:15] streetscape along Madison Avenue.

[51:18] So, area F is the Madison House the if

[51:22] you attend the planning board meeting

[51:24] you'll see it's a fairly tight lot but

[51:26] it would forever preserve the Madison

[51:28] House.

[51:29] Um and then there's also an agreement

[51:32] that the lawn between Madison House

[51:35] and Lancaster

[51:38] Drew would retain but with agreement

[51:40] that it would never be developed. So,

[51:42] any redevelopment is pushed back uh

[51:46] between Madison House and the turf field

[51:49] and also the second one area is behind

[51:53] the mess Methodist Church.

[51:55] Um so just to be clear

[51:58] on Tuesday 18th, there will be the

[52:01] hearing for the subdivision

[52:04] and then the area of redevelopment. What

[52:07] you won't hear at the declaration redev-

[52:09] what you will hear hear at declaration

[52:11] redevelopment is

[52:12] what justifies redevelopment for these

[52:14] two sites, which

[52:16] uh

[52:16] includes uh different criteria, but it

[52:18] also includes the fact that it is part

[52:20] of a settlement with Drew University.

[52:22] It's also part of uh Madison's

[52:24] affordable housing obligation. Um what

[52:27] you won't hear is conversation related

[52:29] to the look of the buildings, the uh

[52:33] what happens to trees that are along

[52:36] Vinal Place and all that, because that

[52:38] happens in the next round as the

[52:40] redevelopment process

[52:42] comes through and that would be part of

[52:43] a redevelopment plan that

[52:46] uh you're Madison is always committed to

[52:47] preserving trees. We have a very strict

[52:49] tree ordinance and one of the reason why

[52:51] we're buying almost 50 acres of land.

[52:53] So, we would have conversations about

[52:56] how to preserve that stand of trees

[52:57] along Vinal. Um the look of the

[53:00] buildings would be part of that

[53:01] conversation, the the mix of the

[53:03] apartments and and so on. So, this is

[53:05] all to come. So, I just want to out

[53:07] outline that right now, but if and right

[53:10] now I'll open up for public comment on

[53:12] any topic.

[53:14] And um

[53:15] the rules are you as you come up to the

[53:17] microphone, you state your name, your

[53:19] town, write the same on the clipboard

[53:22] and along with your address,

[53:24] and then try to keep your comments to 3

[53:26] minutes, but we give you a 1-minute

[53:27] grace period and we'll stop you at 4.

[53:33] » Good evening. My name is Therese

[53:34] Talmadge. I live at 8 Ross Court in

[53:36] Madison.

[53:37] As a matter of fact, on August the 1st,

[53:39] we celebrated our 35th year here in

[53:43] Madison on Ross Court.

[53:45] So, that brings me to this. I have two

[53:48] things to call to your attention.

[53:50] The first is

[53:52] why are we still having Zoom meetings?

[53:55] The Planning Board, which makes

[53:57] significant decisions for this town,

[54:00] is on Zoom. And here we are all in this

[54:02] lovely room. Why can't we meet with our

[54:06] boards and commissions in person?

[54:09] You and I can make eye contact. You can

[54:12] look at me. I can look at you.

[54:14] We can

[54:15] talk about things together and get a

[54:17] vibe for each other and our concerns.

[54:21] When we Zoom with the with the Planning

[54:23] Board, I get the feeling that

[54:25] everybody's on their own little TV

[54:28] and we're not really getting heard.

[54:30] So, that's my first comment. I would

[54:32] really love to see Zoom because we don't

[54:34] have COVID anymore. Let's eliminate

[54:36] Zoom. Let's get back to our in-person

[54:40] exchanges.

[54:42] The second thing, and I know you just

[54:43] brought this up, is our concern on Ross

[54:46] Court is the development of Vinyl Place.

[54:50] The mosque, which is a beautiful

[54:52] building and a beautiful development, we

[54:55] still don't know what that traffic in

[54:57] you know

[54:59] uh it is going to be.

[55:00] How many cars are going to be looking

[55:02] for parking? The parking on in their

[55:05] uh property is limited. Ross Court will

[55:09] and Vinyl Place will be the next place

[55:11] that they look for parking.

[55:14] If we have a development along Vinyl

[55:16] Place, what is that going to do to the

[55:18] Vinyl Place Ross Court and the traffic?

[55:22] I would suggest, and I'm calling it to

[55:24] your attention cuz you are the final

[55:26] decision-makers,

[55:28] uh we need to make sure that Vinyl Place

[55:32] is not an access point for any

[55:34] development that Drew does with their

[55:36] housing.

[55:37] The tree preservation is key.

[55:41] When when Drew sold the property up on

[55:44] Luwanaka Terrace,

[55:46] hundreds of long-standing

[55:50] canopy trees were clear-cut, just

[55:52] absolutely clear-cut.

[55:55] I would hate to see that happen with

[55:57] this little stand of trees on Vinal

[55:58] Place. It's the only barrier between the

[56:02] stadium lights and the stadium noise and

[56:05] the people on Ross Court. So, please

[56:08] keep that in mind when you're looking

[56:10] into these plans. That is a crucial

[56:13] factor for our little neighborhood of

[56:16] eight homes.

[56:17] Thank you.

[56:19] >> Thank you.

[56:20] Anyone else wishing to comment, please

[56:22] step forward. I'll I'll also give some answers to some of your

[56:26] questions you had before there, too.

[56:28] At the end.

[56:39] » Hi, I'm Kylie Hoess at 7 Vinal Place.

[56:42] I'm here with a group of my neighbors in

[56:44] the neighborhood as a neighbor um

[56:46] talking to you this evening. Um

[56:48] obviously the the mayor had noted we

[56:50] have a lot of concerns about this

[56:52] potential redevelopment and I'm here as

[56:55] someone saying that I'm not opposed to

[56:57] the development itself, but I think some

[57:00] consideration and how

[57:02] that development is going to meet our

[57:04] very small neighborhood of eight homes

[57:06] is taken into consideration. These are

[57:08] small private residential cul-de-sacs.

[57:11] Um

[57:12] they have a private residential

[57:14] character and the trees in the woods

[57:17] along Vinal Place are the natural buffer

[57:20] that provides privacy for our homes. It

[57:23] provides a habitat for wildlife. I know

[57:25] we talked about a lot of native plants

[57:27] earlier. Um and it gives us a separation

[57:29] between what is a residential neighborhood and the much

[57:33] larger Drew University campus.

[57:36] Um I personally have three small

[57:37] children. They love looking out the

[57:38] window and seeing deer and birds and

[57:41] groundhogs and everything else that pop

[57:43] up um across the way. And I think it's

[57:46] important to acknowledge the work that's

[57:47] been done to preserve the Drew Forest

[57:50] and we just hope that that same type of

[57:52] courtesy can be extended to what is the

[57:56] nature between all of our properties and

[57:58] what will be a much larger development.

[58:01] Um I I know we spoke about the proposed

[58:04] lot concept that was a dreamscape for

[58:07] Avalon Bay that's not happening. But

[58:09] when you look at something like that, it

[58:11] ter- it's terrifying to to us because

[58:13] that's right along where our homes are.

[58:17] Um

[58:17] our primary concern is obviously that

[58:19] those woods are completely cleared and

[58:21] that they totally changes the character

[58:23] of our very small neighborhood. Um I

[58:27] think if there's opportunities to shift

[58:29] those buildings, preserve those trees,

[58:32] reduce any clearing that's going to

[58:34] happen, um we'd really like to see those

[58:36] options explored. And I know obviously

[58:39] the developer is going to have their own

[58:41] motivations, but we're asking you as as

[58:43] neighbors to give us some consideration

[58:47] and and really push back on on our

[58:49] behalf.

[58:50] >> Th- Thank you.

[58:52] Anyone else wishing to uh

[58:54] comment, please step forward.

[59:09] » My name is Mark Talmadge. I live at 8

[59:11] Ross Court. You heard from my wife a

[59:13] minute ago. And uh

[59:17] she did it much better than I could ever

[59:18] do it, but I I just want to I won't I'm

[59:21] not going to repeat, but I would like to

[59:22] emphasize a couple of points.

[59:24] Um

[59:26] well, I hate Zoom and I have have to

[59:28] deal with it every day.

[59:30] Um as as a lawyer, the courts are using

[59:33] Zoom a lot. And um it loses a lot in

[59:36] translation. I don't think we need to do

[59:38] that. And I also would point out that

[59:41] trying to read maps and plats

[59:44] um on your computer is not easy. In

[59:47] fact, it's very difficult. And we're

[59:50] trying to have these meetings to make it

[59:51] easier for residents. Well, you're kind

[59:55] of forcing us, which I did, to come down

[59:57] uh obviously next door now to the the

[59:59] ambulance building um to to to visit and

[1:00:02] to look at the maps. But the you know,

[1:00:04] those maps were available at a planning

[1:00:06] board meeting. It's a lot easier to look

[1:00:09] at and and to deal with. So, I urge you

[1:00:11] to consider restoring in-person

[1:00:14] meetings. Obviously, you could always

[1:00:16] have the Zoom access for people who want

[1:00:18] to watch. But uh I I think that's really

[1:00:20] important. Uh with respect to the

[1:00:23] development, um you know, it is a um

[1:00:26] a zone of single-family homes.

[1:00:29] Uh the mosque was a significant change,

[1:00:31] obviously. You know, um some of you may

[1:00:34] remember our participation in that

[1:00:37] discussion. You know, in the house of

[1:00:38] worship is generally considered a

[1:00:40] beneficial use, so it was put into a

[1:00:42] single-family zone. All right. Again, it

[1:00:45] hasn't opened yet, so we don't know the

[1:00:47] full impact of a

[1:00:51] 14,000-plus square-foot building with

[1:00:53] only 35 parking places. But I have my

[1:00:55] concerns. Those were expressed. They

[1:00:57] were expressed to the police department

[1:00:59] as well, and they're well aware of it.

[1:01:01] And

[1:01:01] it's kind of a tip We'll have to wait

[1:01:03] and see at what happens.

[1:01:05] But that's exacerbated by the thought of

[1:01:08] an enormous development

[1:01:10] right across the street from our zone of

[1:01:12] single-family homes. And I would say um

[1:01:16] I urge that there be no vehicular access

[1:01:20] to Vinyl Place from the whatever

[1:01:23] development is going to go up there. I

[1:01:25] know it's going up. I mean, the

[1:01:26] affordable housing deal is done.

[1:01:28] Something's going to go up, but I urge

[1:01:31] no access, vehicular access to Vinyl

[1:01:33] Place from that. The street can't handle

[1:01:36] it. It's a narrow street. It's already

[1:01:38] difficult. It's been difficult for the

[1:01:40] last 2 years with the construction

[1:01:41] trucks parking there and trying to get

[1:01:43] around

[1:01:44] and to

[1:01:45] have parking on that street and access

[1:01:49] from

[1:01:50] I don't know however many hundred

[1:01:53] apartments or townhouses or whatever are

[1:01:54] going to be built there would be

[1:01:56] exceedingly difficult and detrimental to

[1:01:59] our community. And I will just, you

[1:02:01] know, indicate for the record that five

[1:02:03] of the eight homes on our block are

[1:02:05] represented here tonight. The sixth was

[1:02:07] supposed to be here. I think she got

[1:02:08] caught at work. So,

[1:02:10] it's it's we're it's a unified front, if

[1:02:12] you will, that of this concern. And I

[1:02:15] want you to be aware of One minute.

[1:02:17] Yeah.

[1:02:18] Thank Thank you, Mark. Anyone else

[1:02:20] wishing to comment, please step forward.

[1:02:52] » Mr. Mayor, council members, good

[1:02:54] evening.

[1:02:55] >> Name and town, please.

[1:02:57] >> I I beg your pardon?

[1:02:59] >> Your

[1:02:59] State your name and and town.

[1:03:01] >> Yes, I'm getting to that.

[1:03:02] >> Okay.

[1:03:03] >> I am Peter Hinge

[1:03:05] and I live at 24 Green.

[1:03:08] Um but for most of the 27 years, my wife

[1:03:13] and I and our kids have been in Madison.

[1:03:16] We lived at three Ross Court.

[1:03:18] Um we were very much impacted also by

[1:03:23] the

[1:03:24] um mosque that was brought up. But, let

[1:03:26] me get to something else first. Um

[1:03:30] on Saturday morning at 7:00

[1:03:33] uh my lights went out.

[1:03:35] Um we wondered why uh why that was,

[1:03:38] waited for a little while, and thought

[1:03:40] they would come back on, and they

[1:03:42] didn't. I found out uh through somebody

[1:03:46] else uh commenting on Facebook, I

[1:03:48] suppose,

[1:03:50] that uh an enormous tree had fallen

[1:03:53] across Green Village Road, and uh

[1:03:56] fortunately snapped the pole and not the

[1:03:58] wires.

[1:04:00] Uh so, I'm here to uh express my thank,

[1:04:03] our thanks,

[1:04:05] to the crew that worked diligently all

[1:04:08] day long

[1:04:09] uh from

[1:04:11] shortly after 7:00 in the morning, and I

[1:04:14] believe they were finished about 7:00 at

[1:04:17] night. Uh so,

[1:04:20] if that belongs to you, ma'am,

[1:04:22] uh please pass on the uh compliments to

[1:04:26] a job well done.

[1:04:28] So, that was the good.

[1:04:30] Um here's some bad.

[1:04:32] Um

[1:04:33] we all received our tax bills, most of

[1:04:35] us anyway,

[1:04:37] and uh

[1:04:38] I think uh there was uh

[1:04:41] few numbers that went up along the way.

[1:04:44] Um maybe uh the

[1:04:47] multimillion-dollar

[1:04:49] uh

[1:04:50] school renovation had something to do

[1:04:53] with this. I'm here to encourage um

[1:04:56] whoever is in charge of it to invite us

[1:05:00] as citizens, once it's all done,

[1:05:03] back to the school as we were invited

[1:05:06] initially

[1:05:07] to see what had to be repaired and why.

[1:05:10] I would personally love to see how our

[1:05:13] money was spent

[1:05:14] and what it looks like after it's all

[1:05:17] done. So,

[1:05:19] wherever that belongs in your group, I

[1:05:21] would hope you would perhaps consider

[1:05:24] that.

[1:05:26] And now back to

[1:05:27] Ross Court.

[1:05:29] Um

[1:05:30] I was encouraged when I heard that we

[1:05:32] love trees. I love trees, too. My wife

[1:05:35] and I disagree a little bit, but

[1:05:37] um

[1:05:39] speaking of trees,

[1:05:41] our house,

[1:05:44] three Ross Court,

[1:05:45] is

[1:05:47] facing the entrance to the mosque.

[1:05:49] Um

[1:05:51] not that we don't think the mosque

[1:05:53] actually turned out okay, but we'd like

[1:05:56] some separation, and the separation was

[1:05:58] there.

[1:05:59] were a couple of very large trees,

[1:06:02] which unfortunately during the

[1:06:04] construction period

[1:06:05] um bit the dust and had to be removed.

[1:06:09] We were told that somebody looked at

[1:06:11] them and said, "Yes, they are they're

[1:06:13] goners. They had to be taken away."

[1:06:16] >> And one one one minute.

[1:06:17] >> I beg your pardon?

[1:06:18] >> You have one minute left.

[1:06:20] >> One?

[1:06:20] >> Yep.

[1:06:21] >> Okay.

[1:06:22] >> Thank you.

[1:06:23] >> Um

[1:06:25] now my question to myself is, what's

[1:06:27] going to be done with that?

[1:06:29] And more importantly, when this massive

[1:06:32] project takes place

[1:06:34] on vinyl,

[1:06:36] and the same thing happens to the trees

[1:06:38] there,

[1:06:40] either deliberately, by accident, or

[1:06:42] whatever,

[1:06:44] are they going to be put back up, or are

[1:06:45] we going to have little siblings that

[1:06:47] will take another 50 years to come back?

[1:06:50] Um please consider

[1:06:52] uh

[1:06:53] that maybe the construction crews

[1:06:57] need to get some instruction that they

[1:06:59] cannot just dump stuff around the trees,

[1:07:03] or

[1:07:04] dig around the trees. Uh

[1:07:06] there should be some respect for them.

[1:07:09] Um

[1:07:10] now,

[1:07:11] I guess if we live long enough, there'll

[1:07:13] be some trees separating

[1:07:15] that home from the mosque again.

[1:07:18] Um but, please take that into account.

[1:07:21] Traffic has been addressed.

[1:07:22] >> In in time.

[1:07:23] >> I'm out, okay.

[1:07:25] >> Thank Thank

[1:07:25] >> Traffic has been addressed.

[1:07:26] >> I'll speak on the way out.

[1:07:28] >> Yes, sir.

[1:07:28] >> And

[1:07:29] All right. Thank Thank Thank you, Peter.

[1:07:31] >> that in mind as well.

[1:07:32] >> Yes.

[1:07:34] Anyone else wishing to comment, please

[1:07:36] step forward.

[1:07:45] » Brian Mortensen, 18 Myrtle.

[1:07:47] Um

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[1:08:24] >> Thank you, Brian. Anyone else wishing to

[1:08:26] comment, please step forward.

[1:08:29] Seeing none, I close this part of the

[1:08:30] meeting. Just a a few uh

[1:08:33] follow-up comments. Uh thank you all for

[1:08:35] the coming out tonight and uh sharing

[1:08:38] your thoughts.

[1:08:39] Um

[1:08:40] most of your thoughts related to the

[1:08:42] trees, the traffic, and all that, you

[1:08:44] know, that will be part of the hearing

[1:08:46] process with the planning board, so I

[1:08:47] encourage you to uh continue to uh

[1:08:51] follow that. Um you are all within the

[1:08:53] 200-ft uh

[1:08:55] um line from uh Drew University, I'm

[1:08:58] sure. So, you probably get the

[1:08:59] notifications, and so that process will

[1:09:02] go forward and uh certainly all the

[1:09:04] topics you talked about from trees to

[1:09:06] traffic and so on is very high on the

[1:09:11] list and will certainly be discussed.

[1:09:13] Zoom meetings for land land use boards,

[1:09:16] we have

[1:09:17] we found coming out of the pandemic that

[1:09:20] and this has happened in a lot of other

[1:09:21] towns also even though we've gone back

[1:09:23] to in-person meetings with

[1:09:25] council and some of the other boards

[1:09:28] that for land use board boards it's been

[1:09:31] very productive doing Zoom meetings

[1:09:32] because the people at home get to see

[1:09:35] the exact same thing that the board

[1:09:37] members see. So when a map is shown and

[1:09:39] I get it if you're on your phone it's

[1:09:42] different than if you have a big screen

[1:09:43] in front of you but you're you're seeing

[1:09:45] exactly what the board members are

[1:09:47] seeing and I also understand the

[1:09:50] you don't see the interactions and we

[1:09:53] don't see the faces in the audience and

[1:09:54] so on. So there's pluses and minuses

[1:09:56] with Zoom. Each each of the boards

[1:09:59] review their meeting process every year.

[1:10:01] We can't really change um

[1:10:04] mid-year unless there's a crisis that

[1:10:06] would force you go to Zoom. So the both

[1:10:09] boards the zoning board and planning

[1:10:10] board are committed to staying there

[1:10:12] because otherwise it shows that you're

[1:10:13] treating one application different than

[1:10:16] another. So come the new year both

[1:10:18] boards can

[1:10:19] review that.

[1:10:21] Some of the concern about the parking on

[1:10:22] Vinyl Place we've already passed an

[1:10:24] ordinance that would limits parking on one side with um

[1:10:30] understanding the uh

[1:10:32] um

[1:10:34] >> I didn't hear about that.

[1:10:34] >> We did we did pet right right we yeah. I

[1:10:38] don't I don't think we posted anything

[1:10:39] yet but we we did so there would be

[1:10:42] parking on only one side of Vinyl Place.

[1:10:44] So I

[1:10:47] there should have been a reach out to

[1:10:48] the neighborhood from the police

[1:10:49] department and that's what really came

[1:10:51] back and said the neighborhood was

[1:10:53] comfortable with it and so that that was

[1:10:55] put in place. So

[1:10:56] >> What side of Vinyl or what side of

[1:10:58] Walnut?

[1:11:00] vinyl

[1:11:04] » Yeah, sorry. You can't

[1:11:06] >> You can't have this interaction.

[1:11:09] I I think it was just vinyl, but we'll

[1:11:11] double check and we can get back to

[1:11:14] we'll get information to the

[1:11:16] neighborhood as to whether it included

[1:11:18] Ross.

[1:11:21] Um

[1:11:22] Really don't don't remember myself.

[1:11:25] The comment about the plan that was

[1:11:27] posted on Facebook being terrifying to

[1:11:30] you to see that today. It was terrifying

[1:11:32] to us to see that a couple years ago. So

[1:11:34] we're we're on the same page with with

[1:11:36] that one. Um

[1:11:37] The thank you to the crew. I greatly

[1:11:40] appreciate when people see that uh

[1:11:42] the our staff and employees in Madison

[1:11:45] step forward and our electric crew crew

[1:11:47] certainly has had a uh

[1:11:49] eventful summer. So Melissa will pass

[1:11:51] that back on. Um tax bills we can we'll

[1:11:55] pass that on to your to the Board of

[1:11:57] Education.

[1:11:58] Just as stated the biggest driver behind

[1:12:01] your your increase was certainly not the

[1:12:04] municipal budget. It was the

[1:12:06] school budget which includes the

[1:12:08] referendum that was overwhelmingly

[1:12:10] approved by the residents. And um

[1:12:12] Yes, the residents

[1:12:14] approved it and that was very fair that

[1:12:17] you want to see what you know, the final work. So we can tell that uh

[1:12:22] And um

[1:12:23] very good point with trees during during

[1:12:26] construction. There's a whole you know,

[1:12:28] during the approval process there is a

[1:12:31] tree removal plan and tree replanting,

[1:12:34] but also as as mentioned that sometimes

[1:12:36] trees are lost during construction. We

[1:12:38] have guidelines as far as tree protect

[1:12:41] protection during construction and we

[1:12:43] will make sure that um

[1:12:45] if things were not followed that we can

[1:12:47] follow up on that um and see if there's

[1:12:49] any plans for replacing the trees that

[1:12:51] were lost, and certainly with future

[1:12:53] construction, make sure tree ordinance

[1:12:56] is followed and as far as protection.

[1:12:59] And

[1:13:00] just 1 second here.

[1:13:02] >> Mayor, I've got the Vinyl Place uh

[1:13:05] parking if you want me to share it.

[1:13:07] >> Yeah, but you you bought So, it's just

[1:13:09] Vinyl?

[1:13:09] >> It's uh yeah, uh ordinance uh 12 2025

[1:13:14] uh

[1:13:16] put parking only on the west side of

[1:13:19] Vinyl Place from Madison Avenue to Ross

[1:13:21] Court, so it eliminated the east side

[1:13:23] parking, and it doesn't look like

[1:13:25] there's any restriction.

[1:13:27] >> the the the other other way around So,

[1:13:29] says um no no parking

[1:13:32] shall be amended as follows um

[1:13:34] Vinyl Place west side. So, the west side

[1:13:36] would be no parking because that's where

[1:13:38] all the the uh driveway curb cuts are.

[1:13:42] So, the parking would be allowed on the

[1:13:43] east side.

[1:13:46] And uh if

[1:13:48] and if there's a we'll have the police

[1:13:50] department check back because if if

[1:13:51] there's a desire for same thing on Ross

[1:13:53] Court, we can address that. So, we'll

[1:13:57] Okay?

[1:13:58] All right, and now we move on to

[1:14:02] my notes.

[1:14:04] You think I have this memorized.

[1:14:06] We uh move on to introduction

[1:14:07] ordinances, which we have done. So, we

[1:14:10] uh now on consent agenda resolutions.

[1:14:12] Will the clerk please read the

[1:14:13] statement?

[1:14:15] >> Consent agenda resolutions will be

[1:14:17] enacted with a single motion. Any

[1:14:19] resolution requiring our expenditure is

[1:14:20] supported by a certification of

[1:14:22] availability of funds. Any resolution

[1:14:25] requiring discussion will be removed

[1:14:26] from the consent agenda. All resolutions

[1:14:29] will be reflected in full in the

[1:14:31] minutes.

[1:14:33] >> Mayor, I move resolutions R-238-2026

[1:14:37] through R-246-2026.

[1:14:40] >> Second.

[1:14:41] >> Any

[1:14:42] council discussion or any that need to

[1:14:43] be pulled?

[1:14:46] A roll call vote, please.

[1:14:48] >> Mr. Landrigan?

[1:14:49] >> Yes.

[1:14:49] >> Mr. Range?

[1:14:50] >> Yes.

[1:14:50] >> Mr. Haralampoudis?

[1:14:52] >> Yes.

[1:14:53] >> Ms. Hanahan?

[1:14:53] >> Yes.

[1:14:54] >> Mr. Forte?

[1:14:55] >> Yes.

[1:14:55] >> Ms. Cohen?

[1:14:56] >> Yes.

[1:14:57] >> And there is no unfinished business.

[1:14:59] Move on to approval of vouchers. Will

[1:15:00] the clerk please read the voucher

[1:15:01] totals?

[1:15:05] » From the current fund, $1,023,515.29.

[1:15:11] From the general capital fund,

[1:15:12] $357,353.68.

[1:15:17] From the electric operating fund,

[1:15:19] $477,275.20.

[1:15:24] From the water operating fund,

[1:15:25] $31,263.12.

[1:15:29] And from the trust, $217,100.72.

[1:15:34] The total is $2,106,508.01.

[1:15:40] » Mayor, I move approval of the vouchers.

[1:15:42] >> Second.

[1:15:43] >> Any discussion?

[1:15:45] Roll call vote, please.

[1:15:46] >> Mr. Landrigan?

[1:15:47] >> Yes.

[1:15:47] >> Mr. Range?

[1:15:48] >> Yes.

[1:15:49] >> Mr. Haralampoudis?

[1:15:50] >> Yes.

[1:15:50] >> Ms. Hanahan?

[1:15:51] >> Yes.

[1:15:52] >> Mr. Forte?

[1:15:53] >> Yes.

[1:15:53] >> Ms. Cohen?

[1:15:54] >> Yes.

[1:15:55] >> And there is no new business. So, I'll

[1:15:57] entertain a motion to adjourn.

[1:15:58] >> Mayor, I motion that we adjourn the

[1:16:00] meeting.

[1:16:01] >> All in favor?

[1:16:02] >> Aye.

[1:16:03] >> Thank you very much. Thank you all.

[1:16:05] And again, our next meeting is

[1:16:07] September, so

[1:16:09] uh

[1:16:10] we'll have a good rest of summer.

August 10, 2026 Madison Council Meeting

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