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Good evening.

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» This meeting is being held in accordance

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with the New Jersey Open Public Meetings

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Act. Annual notice of this meeting was

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published in the Union County Local

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Source and a New York ledger. Said

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notice was posted in the municipal

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um building. A copy is on file in the

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burough clerk. Fire exits are located in

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the directions I am indicating. If you

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are alerted for a fire, please move in a

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calm, orderly manner to the nearest

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smokefree exit. The burough clerk is

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directed to include this statement in

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the minutes of the meeting.

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» Mr. Clerk, the roll call, please.

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» Councilman Petroski

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» Here.

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» Councilman Johnson here.

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» Councilman Robbina

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» Here. Councilwoman Lions here.

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» Councilman Patel here.

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» Councilman Castellins

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» Here.

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» Mayor Signarella.

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Mr.

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» Clark, greet us in the opening prayer

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followed by the pledge of allegiance.

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» You're here, right?

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Eternal God, grant us thy help. In all

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our duties and perplexities, we ask for

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thy guidance. Give us thy protection. In

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our dangers and sorrows, grant us thy

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peace. Amen.

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I pledge allegiance to the flag of the

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United States of America and to the

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republic for which it stands, one nation

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under God, indivisible, with liberty and

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justice for all.

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» There are no communications for review

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this evening. There are no proclamations

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or presentation this evening. May I have

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a motion that the minute meetings be

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approved?

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» Mayor so moved.

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» Second.

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» Is there any discussion?

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All in favor?

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» I.

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» Thank you. I have a motion that the

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bills and payrolls not be read and pass

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for payment.

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» So moved.

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» Second.

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» Any discussion?

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All in favor? I

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» Have a motion to to I have a motion to

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open the public portion of the agenda

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items only.

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» So moved.

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» Second.

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» All in favor?

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like to speak, please come forward to

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the microphone.

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Please state your name if you would like

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to be included in the record.

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We are going to purchase it for 1.2.

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So my question is why are we spending

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close to 400,000 more for a property a

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few months a few months later?

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Mr. Mayor, I'm happy to answer your

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question if you want to just do your

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questions and then we'll um we'll tackle

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at the end of your time.

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» Well, proper procedure is to go through

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the chair as bylaw.

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» Mr. Ramirez, I'm happy to answer your

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question. If you want to finish your

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questions, then I'll answer at the end

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of your time.

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» So, this is how we're doing this. We're

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not going to you have to wait for me.

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» Are you done with any more questions?

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» I've got a few more questions, but

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» Well, go ahead. Why don't you finish the

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Well, I mean, you can't answer this

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question for now and then we can

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continue.

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» The mayor is just asking that you read

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all your questions and then they can

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answer them in turn.

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» Well, last time he had a problem

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answering one question. So, before we

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continue going mo asking multiple

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» You have so many minutes. Answer your

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questions and we'll answer you.

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» Okay. So, you don't want to answer more

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than one question at once.

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» Well, m Mr. Chair may uh Mr. Ramirez, we

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happy to, but we're trying to respect

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your time. Since you have a finite

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amount of time, we'll allow you to ask

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everything you want. And then at the

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end, since we don't have that

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limitation, we'll answer. If you want me

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to occupy your time, I'm happy to do so.

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» But it's probably best if you get your

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questions out since you have the

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opportunity now.

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» If you disagree, I can do that.

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» I'm asking the mayor. I'm not talking to

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you. I'm talking directly.

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» I spoke through the chair and he granted

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me the ability to speak to you. So,

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» You heard the council. I'm asking the

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mayor. Listen, you heard the councilman.

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» You want a question answered? He might

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take six minutes to answer it. Then your

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time will be up. Do you understand?

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» Okay. Well, last time you had a problem

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answering one question.

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» I don't I I don't recall what you're

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asking, but finish your questions.

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» Why are you changing the uh the way that

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we used to deal with this?

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» Finish your questions and then we'll

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answer you.

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» So, I mean, I've been attending a lot of

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these meetings, and this is the first

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time that you've actually changed the uh

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way that this is run. I mean, even the

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uh slimy piece of [ __ ] mayor that we had

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before was able to answer the question.

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So, why are we

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» Why are we doing this now?

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» You know, chair,

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» Is this something that you made a

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decision on?

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» So, is this something that you made a

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decision on or somebody told you to

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answer it this way? I'm not

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» Okay, go ahead. You have two minutes in

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» I do have two minutes. Thank you.

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» Yeah, you're disrespectful.

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» You are disrespectful.

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» It's okay. I have the choice to be where

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» Do you want to be respected?

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» That's why we're in this beautiful

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country.

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» You want to be respected.

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» If you find the facts disrespectful,

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then that's your problem.

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» It's not facts. You're you're you're

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disrespectful.

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» You're calling names. The what you just

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did disrespectful. The only thing you

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guys are doing and and hi Mike, how are

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you? The rage bait that you cause and

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what you're doing, that's the only thing

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you're getting my time. Disrespectful.

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» Getting back to my time. Let it go. You

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got you have a finish your time.

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» So my question is let's deal let's start

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with this one. Why are we spending last

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year around November December we were

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going to purchase the lot on East

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Westfield Avenue for 875 plus they were

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going to give us 18,000 a year for

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either two or three years. Now we're

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spending 1.2 million on a lot. And I

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remember last year you said that the

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reason we're doing this is because you

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weren't able to find parking when you

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wanted to get a haircut. We have 50

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parking spots at the huge sixstory

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parking garage for Meridia. Nobody's

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bothered to label it. The residents

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don't even know it exists. If we were so

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desperate for parking, we would be

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taking care of that issue first before

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we spend 1.2 million on a lot. So my

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question is why are we spending that

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money?

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» Mr. Chair, may I uh may I speak?

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» Uh why don't you wait till the 40

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seconds?

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» Go ahead. I'm done. I'm done. You can

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start.

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» Thank you. You may take your seat and

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» No, I can stay here. This is still my

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time.

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» Sure. For 28 seconds. Um so uh first and

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foremost uh what's on the agenda tonight

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is an allocation for a bond ordinance.

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Um it's not saying that we're actually

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going to purchase a lot for for 1.2. Um

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the contract price remains at 875. Uh so

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it that hasn't changed. Um there's an

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allocated amount that got into

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consideration um closing costs and

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potential

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um issues or last time there was some

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beginning of due diligence that um

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indicated that there might be tanks. So

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what we're going to plan on doing is

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having that tested to make sure there's

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no contamination before the burrow is

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even going to do anything about that. So

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what you see as 1.2 is uh kind of like a

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worst case scenario number when you're

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budgeting for for these things. you kind

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of put like your max and then what it

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ends up being, there'll be a separate

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ordinance for that uh with the final

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number. So, uh as far as your question,

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why is it 1.2 as opposed to 875? It it's

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intended to remain as 875. The number is

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a margin uh so that we don't have to

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amend that and come back twice. So,

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that's the answer to that.

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» So, you're adding a $400,000.

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» Your time is expired, sir.

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» It's okay. I can still talk.

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» Oh, you can't. The time is up, sir.

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» I just did. Thank you.

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» Thank you. Have a good evening.

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Anyone else want to come speak?

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My name is Joseph Verdon.

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I live at 336 Bender Avenue, Rosel Park.

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I'm also the commander of the American

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Legion Post 60 in Rosel Park. I'm here

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to speak to the veterans of the town if

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they need any assistance with the VA or

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any other paperwork to come to the

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Legion and we will help you out as long

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as you bring in your DD214

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and that's that. Now, I would like to

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talk about that lot across the street

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from the uh post.

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I counted the spots on one side is 22

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spots and the other you can't park

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because they have the, you know, the

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drive-thru, but you could put another 20

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around 50 spots that will take. What I'm

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saying is we have night life here at

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Rosel Park Friday, Saturday, Sunday. Uh

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Dowlings busy, Costa is busy. We have uh

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affairs going on upstairs and nobody can

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park. You got to keep going around and

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around. So, I'm in favor of whatever

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you're going to do with it. I don't care

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how much it costs. The town needs it.

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And that's why I'm here to support

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whatever you want. I'm with you 100%.

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And that's that. No bickering, no

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nothing. Just get it done. Thank you so

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much.

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» Uh

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» Thank you. While I'm here next week, I'm

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doing a uh fundraiser barbecue at the

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Legion on Saturday and I want to give

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you complimentary tickets all of you to

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come. Okay. Thank you.

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» Thank you, Commander.

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» Chair May.

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» Yes,

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» Commander. Thank you so much. Um

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when we're examining this is exactly

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what you're talking about. Economic

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development requires parking. So, thank

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you so much. Appreciate that.

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» Thank you, sir.

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That's okay.

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» We got good.

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» Thank you.

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» Thank you. [laughter]

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» Thank you so much.

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I want to take Mr. Verdun's time. Pock

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is clear.

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» Now you get a new five.

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» I get a new five. You know me. I don't

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need five minutes.

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» So, uh, Russell Olden, formerly 526

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Roosevelt Street, Rosell Park. Moved out

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of town about 15 years ago, reinvested

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into the town, opened my restaurant,

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Dallas Irish Pub and Restaurant 13 years

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ago. 1500 square feet. We're currently

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4,500 square feet. have uh

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put a lot of money into the downtown.

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Appreciate everything you guys have

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always done for me. I grew up in this

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town. I love to see this town move

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forward. Um I understand um Mr.

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Ramirez's concerns upon pricing and the

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right times to buy things and and such.

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But for years, for 13 years, I I tried

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to keep my restaurant here. I tried to

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keep my business in town. We were

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flooded with IDA. I was presented with

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an opportunity to move to another town,

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bring my business there. Very, very good

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opportunity. My partner and I sat back

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and decided, no, this is my town. This

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is where I grew up. We spent the money.

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We invested in the town with the promise

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of the town um mayor and council over

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years that we want to build the

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downtown. We want to make it better. We

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want it to thrive. We decided to invest

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in town. I will um

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second Mr. Verdun's comments. I won't

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speak on behalf of other restaurants,

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but I will tell you the downtown is

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starting to pick up a little bit with

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the Meridia Apartments. As a restaurant,

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we're seeing people coming into town and

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staying in town. There's a coffee shop

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two doors down from me that's doing very

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well. There's a gym directly next door

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to me that's doing well. That's all a

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result of the development that's being

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down that's being done downtown on the

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fact of buying a property. I am not a

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financial guy. I don't sit up there with

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you guys. I'm not Andrew.

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Congratulations on your last day. Did I

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jump the gun? Sorry. Um

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» You guys know what you're doing. If this

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is what you think is best for the town,

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it's it's what I feel is best for the

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town. What I will say is I will echo Mr.

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Verdon's comments. Fridays, Saturdays,

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and Sunday nights. I will not speak on

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behalf of Nola at Costas, and I will

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speak on behalf of Mr. Verdon because he

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just said it before me. It is impossible

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to park in our downtown.

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» Mr. Ramirez, you make up a good point.

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The 50 spots that are in the in the

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Meridia building, it's a good point.

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People don't know it's there. There's

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there's no markings for it. It's

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confused. Is it done? Do you have to pay

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for it? We could maybe look into, you

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know, some signage and let people know

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that it's there. Give them that option.

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But those spots that close to us are

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valuable to us. They're of value. I have

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had 12 to 15 customers park there not

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knowing that it's a private property and

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towed out of there. And they come into

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me and say, "My car is towed. It's it's

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a private property. You didn't know

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that. That's that that property there

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will be used. In my eyes, it will be

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used by the public. The the the meter

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system in this town needs to be fixed up

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a little bit. I think that's been

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addressed in in, you know, the last

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couple months. I've heard that there

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might be, you know, some fixes coming to

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that. That needs to be addressed. But I

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will tell you, if you address that issue

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with the parking meters and such, people

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will come and stay and shop and and be

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in our town. And that's what, no

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offense, I don't live in this town, but

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I run a business here that supports the

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Roseell Park Police Department. It

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supports the fire department, which is

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really why I'm here, because I'm going

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to stay for the open public portion. My

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business supports this town just as much

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as this town supports my business. We

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need our customers to have easy access

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to the businesses and the properties

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that are here. If you continue to build

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it and there's nowhere for them to go

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and there's nowhere for them to park and

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it's a hassle for them to park, it's not

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going to work. And I would hate to see

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you guys waste I got 40 seconds left.

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Andrew, I did use my full five minutes.

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I would hate to see you guys waste the

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last 10 years that I've been doing this

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and and not see it through. The

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apartments are filling. The businesses

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under the apartments are filling. We

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need places to park. So that's it. I'll

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echo what Mr. Verdon said. Between me,

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the American Legion, and the other

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businesses that are there, I won't speak

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on their behalf. It's needed. The

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parking is needed. That's it.

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» Thank you.

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I don't have free tickets right now,

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[laughter]

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» Mr. Chair. May I?

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» Yes,

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» Russ. Um, I wanted to just address a

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couple comments you brought up. Um, the

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first thing with the parking at the

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Meridia garage, um, I spoke with the

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chief about this. Um, it was brought up

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before and it's a fair point. We do want

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it signed. Um, the developer agreed to

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put up signage. They have not done so at

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this point. Um, I will follow up with

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the chief, but that is something that

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we've requested a couple times over. Um,

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as regarding the meters, I agree with

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you. It's it's the flowboard system was

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terrible. Um, also spoke with the chief

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about doing something about that. He met

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with the representatives. They just got

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bought by another company. I believe it

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was Park Mobile. And I believe they're

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in the process of switching over to that

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which is more the the standard in other

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municipalities with good downtown. So,

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we hope that that gets addressed both

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from a ease of use and secondly from a

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revenue perspective. Um, the revenue

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that we brought in last year in parking

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was atrocious partially because the

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parking system is just bad. Um, and

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then, uh, regarding businesses and and

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the parking, you're 100% right. We

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cannot develop our economic engine,

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which is our downtown, without

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appropriate parking because it gets

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frustrating. I mean, sometimes if I

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can't find parking, I got to go

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somewhere else, and that's just the

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reality. So, that is the intent here.

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Uh, and regarding the price of the lot,

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um, speaking with Wells Fargo's

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representatives, they essentially they

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have a a practice of selling below

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market price when they sell to a

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municipality. if they were to put it on

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the market, the price would be higher

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than what we would be acquiring it for.

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So, that is uh you know, I guess, you

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know, we're talking about numbers and

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whatnot, we're getting a a below market

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value on it. And due to the revenue that

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we'll get from the Wells Fargo

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drive-thru and the metered parking, it

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will pay for itself based on the the

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calculations we've seen and give us a

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benefit. So, just wanted to address

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those items. Thank you so much.

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[laughter]

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» Thank you for your comments.

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» Yeah, there you go.

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Anyone else?

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Uh, good evening, mayor. Good evening,

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council. I don't give my name. I just

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take the names of elected officials that

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uh need to be uh addressed. Um, I don't

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know what I just walked into, but

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whatever we're trying to pass here

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tonight, I'm against the whole thing.

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I'm against everything. I don't know why

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we're rolling back this questions the re

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responding in real time. I I I do not

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understand that. Here you have an

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opportunity to do the right thing. You

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have an opportunity for the world to see

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you doing the right thing which is

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communicating with your residents,

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communicating with people who who bring

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valid concerns, things that they deem of

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public interest. So to not have a comm

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not have communication like that,

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rolling that back, mayor, I am speaking

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to you. I don't know why we're doing

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that. I don't know why you're allowing I

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don't know why you're giving your balls

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away like that to be quite frank. I

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expect a mayor to be the one to run the

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meeting and make the good decisions. It

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doesn't even seem like it's your

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decision. It it just doesn't feel like

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it is. And through the chair to

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Councilwoman Lions, I don't know what

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that comment was. I know what you guys

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are doing. I don't know. I don't

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understand what you're saying. I come

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here. I film these meetings. I told you

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guys I was going to be coming to these

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meetings, right? We've we've entered a

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relationship. I'm in a relationship with

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Rosel Park right now. So, I'm going to

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be here and I will encourage all

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residents to come up and ask questions.

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The camera should never be an

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intimidating factor. It should never be

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an intimidating factor. If you're a good

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elected official, this is a chance to be

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highlighted, to be a good elected

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official to show that you care about

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public service and you're dedicated to,

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you know, your role. You know, I'm not

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really sure what the what the what that

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remark was about. You know, and for the

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record, you know, I have not given my

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name. And I know you weren't attempting

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to be intimidating by saying my name,

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saying Mikey. I know that. I'm not going

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to make a claim here and say that you

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were attempting to intimidate me. But at

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the last meeting, the lawyer did in

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fact, when I said, "Why is the lawyer

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getting involved?" Because he's the one

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who was screwing up the entire process

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of the meeting. Totally getting involved

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when he shouldn't be. And I counted at

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least four or five times where he was

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out of order. Wasn't following Robert's

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rules of order. He wasn't getting the

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permission from the chair to speak. just

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just decided to speak and as if he's

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running the meeting. That's a problem.

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That's a big problem. But what he said

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when I said, "Why is the lawyer getting

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involved?" He said, "Because I'm giving

537
00:19:58,480 --> 00:20:04,080
legal advice, Michael." It's a it's an

538
00:20:01,360 --> 00:20:06,240
effort to to be intimidating like as if

539
00:20:04,080 --> 00:20:07,919
like we're we're looking into you. You

540
00:20:06,240 --> 00:20:10,160
know that that's the kind of stuff

541
00:20:07,919 --> 00:20:12,240
that's abusive. That's abusive is what

542
00:20:10,160 --> 00:20:14,559
that is. I have come here. I have not

543
00:20:12,240 --> 00:20:16,320
given my name. So I don't think we

544
00:20:14,559 --> 00:20:18,400
should be saying, "Oh, I know who it is.

545
00:20:16,320 --> 00:20:19,840
It's Michael. It's Michael." you. I

546
00:20:18,400 --> 00:20:22,160
don't don't think that I don't think

547
00:20:19,840 --> 00:20:24,799
that that it it's it's not encouraging

548
00:20:22,160 --> 00:20:26,320
to see that at all. I didn't know it was

549
00:20:24,799 --> 00:20:28,080
your last day, Andrew. I think this

550
00:20:26,320 --> 00:20:30,240
council is in serious trouble without

551
00:20:28,080 --> 00:20:32,400
you. When the other guy, Kleinman, is

552
00:20:30,240 --> 00:20:35,440
here, these meetings are are a mess.

553
00:20:32,400 --> 00:20:36,960
Absolute mess. Complete mess. You run

554
00:20:35,440 --> 00:20:38,880
the show. You're the one who knows

555
00:20:36,960 --> 00:20:40,880
what's going on around here. But I don't

556
00:20:38,880 --> 00:20:42,640
see Robert rules of order being properly

557
00:20:40,880 --> 00:20:46,320
followed either. I haven't seen that.

558
00:20:42,640 --> 00:20:47,520
I've seen that uh be neglected. And I I

559
00:20:46,320 --> 00:20:49,039
can kind of tell you're trying to brush

560
00:20:47,520 --> 00:20:50,559
up on it a little bit and I appreciate

561
00:20:49,039 --> 00:20:52,000
that because you know rules and

562
00:20:50,559 --> 00:20:55,440
procedures and these things they do

563
00:20:52,000 --> 00:20:57,679
matter. Um but I don't appreciate like

564
00:20:55,440 --> 00:21:00,000
what what that even was what that remark

565
00:20:57,679 --> 00:21:02,960
was. Here I come to film these meetings

566
00:21:00,000 --> 00:21:04,240
and what if you would mind explaining

567
00:21:02,960 --> 00:21:04,720
what like what was that remark all

568
00:21:04,240 --> 00:21:06,240
about?

569
00:21:04,720 --> 00:21:11,840
» May I go ahead?

570
00:21:06,240 --> 00:21:15,120
» So um first off is just uh regarding um

571
00:21:11,840 --> 00:21:18,320
the respect factor. um if you want to

572
00:21:15,120 --> 00:21:22,159
rewind the tape and uh like I said to

573
00:21:18,320 --> 00:21:26,400
him um which I appreciate your respect

574
00:21:22,159 --> 00:21:29,280
and I res I respect your demeanor and

575
00:21:26,400 --> 00:21:31,280
the way you approach us that to me means

576
00:21:29,280 --> 00:21:33,760
more than anything. Now if you come in

577
00:21:31,280 --> 00:21:36,559
in upset or if someone comes in upset

578
00:21:33,760 --> 00:21:39,919
that's fine but the remarks that were

579
00:21:36,559 --> 00:21:41,440
being done is it that's intimidating

580
00:21:39,919 --> 00:21:43,919
that's bullying

581
00:21:41,440 --> 00:21:46,640
» For just because we sit up here we don't

582
00:21:43,919 --> 00:21:48,720
we don't get abused sir

583
00:21:46,640 --> 00:21:51,679
» So and I apologize if I said your name

584
00:21:48,720 --> 00:21:54,400
but you are a public entity correct

585
00:21:51,679 --> 00:21:56,799
» So if I follow you I I don't follow you

586
00:21:54,400 --> 00:21:59,440
but I may one day um but I appreciate

587
00:21:56,799 --> 00:22:00,880
you I like you I know your name so

588
00:21:59,440 --> 00:22:02,960
everyone knows knows your name cuz you

589
00:22:00,880 --> 00:22:04,720
post with your name. You don't post

590
00:22:02,960 --> 00:22:05,600
under

591
00:22:04,720 --> 00:22:07,679
» Donald Duck.

592
00:22:05,600 --> 00:22:08,559
» Correct. Correct. Although I could. Um

593
00:22:07,679 --> 00:22:10,880
um but the point

594
00:22:08,559 --> 00:22:12,640
» And I and again with all due respect I

595
00:22:10,880 --> 00:22:13,919
say that I would I will never do that

596
00:22:12,640 --> 00:22:15,039
again. I apologize.

597
00:22:13,919 --> 00:22:16,720
» But I I like I

598
00:22:15,039 --> 00:22:17,840
» I said it in a way of just

599
00:22:16,720 --> 00:22:18,080
» Exactly. That's why I'm not trying to

600
00:22:17,840 --> 00:22:20,000
make

601
00:22:18,080 --> 00:22:21,840
» I didn't even want to say guys and you

602
00:22:20,000 --> 00:22:23,919
guys are doing that. I'm just saying in

603
00:22:21,840 --> 00:22:25,919
in the overall thing because I do

604
00:22:23,919 --> 00:22:27,919
appreciate you coming. I do appreciate

605
00:22:25,919 --> 00:22:30,159
you challenging people to come out. This

606
00:22:27,919 --> 00:22:32,480
is open. We want people to come. We want

607
00:22:30,159 --> 00:22:34,640
to see the faces. We want to see the

608
00:22:32,480 --> 00:22:38,720
business owners. We want to hear the

609
00:22:34,640 --> 00:22:42,720
input. But we also want to be able to be

610
00:22:38,720 --> 00:22:44,799
freely to speak and say the truth

611
00:22:42,720 --> 00:22:46,320
manipulation in the residents want to be

612
00:22:44,799 --> 00:22:47,679
able to speak freely. They want to be

613
00:22:46,320 --> 00:22:49,280
able to have a communication, a

614
00:22:47,679 --> 00:22:50,880
conversation because the problem is, and

615
00:22:49,280 --> 00:22:52,240
this isn't just a Rosel Park problem.

616
00:22:50,880 --> 00:22:54,000
Now it's a Rosell Park problem, but this

617
00:22:52,240 --> 00:22:56,559
is all over the state. When you guys

618
00:22:54,000 --> 00:22:58,640
answer after the person has used their

619
00:22:56,559 --> 00:23:00,480
public comment time, then we don't get a

620
00:22:58,640 --> 00:23:03,039
chance to respond. Then you have to wait

621
00:23:00,480 --> 00:23:05,039
two weeks to come back for a followup.

622
00:23:03,039 --> 00:23:06,640
That is not good for public service.

623
00:23:05,039 --> 00:23:08,400
What we're talking about with a back and

624
00:23:06,640 --> 00:23:11,120
forth, which you guys were doing, is

625
00:23:08,400 --> 00:23:13,120
also known as a conversation

626
00:23:11,120 --> 00:23:14,960
to take the time out of your day. Right

627
00:23:13,120 --> 00:23:16,400
now, I was late because I had work. I

628
00:23:14,960 --> 00:23:17,840
have a full-time job. I've never once

629
00:23:16,400 --> 00:23:20,159
went to a meeting where I didn't go to

630
00:23:17,840 --> 00:23:21,840
work that day, you know? So, I apologize

631
00:23:20,159 --> 00:23:24,320
for, you know, not being dressed better

632
00:23:21,840 --> 00:23:26,720
and being a little late, but I mean, you

633
00:23:24,320 --> 00:23:29,360
know, I just I don't know what to say

634
00:23:26,720 --> 00:23:30,799
other than these conversations, they're

635
00:23:29,360 --> 00:23:32,400
there. It's it's very important that the

636
00:23:30,799 --> 00:23:34,240
public has the right to be heard like

637
00:23:32,400 --> 00:23:36,240
that, to be able to have a conversation.

638
00:23:34,240 --> 00:23:38,640
Mayor, I expect you to take a step

639
00:23:36,240 --> 00:23:41,440
forward, not to stay in line, not to

640
00:23:38,640 --> 00:23:42,880
fall in line. I expect I expect you to

641
00:23:41,440 --> 00:23:44,799
take a step forward. These are your

642
00:23:42,880 --> 00:23:46,480
meetings. These are your meetings to

643
00:23:44,799 --> 00:23:47,760
run. These meetings belong to the

644
00:23:46,480 --> 00:23:49,840
public. Let's not let's not make a

645
00:23:47,760 --> 00:23:51,200
mistake in that. comment, sir. When

646
00:23:49,840 --> 00:23:51,679
you're ready, I'll comment,

647
00:23:51,200 --> 00:23:54,400
» Please.

648
00:23:51,679 --> 00:23:57,919
» So, look, I've I've not missed a meeting

649
00:23:54,400 --> 00:24:00,080
in close to six years. The five minutes

650
00:23:57,919 --> 00:24:01,520
to three minute rule, we've had

651
00:24:00,080 --> 00:24:04,159
different ways we've been doing it,

652
00:24:01,520 --> 00:24:06,480
right? Some people like I'm going to

653
00:24:04,159 --> 00:24:09,840
say, earn the respect when they come to

654
00:24:06,480 --> 00:24:11,679
the mic. Okay? And then sometimes we

655
00:24:09,840 --> 00:24:14,880
don't know how many questions somebody's

656
00:24:11,679 --> 00:24:17,200
asking to stay within the five minute or

657
00:24:14,880 --> 00:24:20,159
the three minute rule. In the past,

658
00:24:17,200 --> 00:24:23,600
we've asked finish your comments, put

659
00:24:20,159 --> 00:24:26,480
down your three questions, we'll we'll

660
00:24:23,600 --> 00:24:29,760
we'll answer the questions. We can't get

661
00:24:26,480 --> 00:24:32,880
into a going from a five minute to a 12m

662
00:24:29,760 --> 00:24:35,679
minute back and forth. So, that is some

663
00:24:32,880 --> 00:24:37,440
kind of we're trying to keep a control.

664
00:24:35,679 --> 00:24:40,400
That's why if you see something

665
00:24:37,440 --> 00:24:43,200
different, it's never been one way. It's

666
00:24:40,400 --> 00:24:45,919
been a numerous way. Mr. Ramirez if he

667
00:24:43,200 --> 00:24:48,640
would asked three or four questions and

668
00:24:45,919 --> 00:24:50,880
just said I've had people and prior

669
00:24:48,640 --> 00:24:53,679
mayor I'm yielding my time and we would

670
00:24:50,880 --> 00:24:56,880
answer but we didn't want to go within

671
00:24:53,679 --> 00:24:58,960
10 minutes. So look you and Councilwoman

672
00:24:56,880 --> 00:25:00,480
Lions went back and forth. We're we're

673
00:24:58,960 --> 00:25:02,400
past the five minutes. I'm give you

674
00:25:00,480 --> 00:25:04,240
that. I'm not going to give you 20. You

675
00:25:02,400 --> 00:25:06,240
respectfully you understand that. I

676
00:25:04,240 --> 00:25:08,000
don't see anybody else lining up. No, I

677
00:25:06,240 --> 00:25:10,480
appreciate we're we're trying to do that

678
00:25:08,000 --> 00:25:12,320
to just answer the questions and if

679
00:25:10,480 --> 00:25:13,919
somebody through the chair wants to

680
00:25:12,320 --> 00:25:15,600
answer the comment, we'll try to do

681
00:25:13,919 --> 00:25:16,400
that. We're trying to stay within the

682
00:25:15,600 --> 00:25:18,320
five minute limit.

683
00:25:16,400 --> 00:25:19,840
» I understand and I do I I truly do

684
00:25:18,320 --> 00:25:21,120
appreciate that response. But the

685
00:25:19,840 --> 00:25:22,960
problem that I had at the last meeting

686
00:25:21,120 --> 00:25:24,559
was the mayor the lawyer is getting

687
00:25:22,960 --> 00:25:26,080
involved and saying don't answer

688
00:25:24,559 --> 00:25:28,159
questions right now. Wait till everybody

689
00:25:26,080 --> 00:25:30,240
else has has done went through public

690
00:25:28,159 --> 00:25:32,080
comments. If you get to answer after the

691
00:25:30,240 --> 00:25:34,080
person has spoken, maybe the next person

692
00:25:32,080 --> 00:25:36,000
can have more information so they can

693
00:25:34,080 --> 00:25:37,279
have a more valuable input.

694
00:25:36,000 --> 00:25:38,799
» We're going to try to wrap this up, but

695
00:25:37,279 --> 00:25:41,360
you're right. Sometimes there's stuff

696
00:25:38,799 --> 00:25:44,080
that are in books and people try to

697
00:25:41,360 --> 00:25:45,760
oblige and go to it. Look, some things

698
00:25:44,080 --> 00:25:48,080
are written and that's way maybe he

699
00:25:45,760 --> 00:25:50,320
wanted to follow it. And we do have we

700
00:25:48,080 --> 00:25:51,760
have policies we want to follow, but

701
00:25:50,320 --> 00:25:53,440
there's also wiggle room, right?

702
00:25:51,760 --> 00:25:54,640
» He needs to follow you. That lawyer

703
00:25:53,440 --> 00:25:55,360
needs to follow you. Thank you.

704
00:25:54,640 --> 00:25:58,240
» Thank you, sir.

705
00:25:55,360 --> 00:26:01,400
» Thank you. Anyone else want to come home

706
00:25:58,240 --> 00:26:01,400
to speak?

707
00:26:02,080 --> 00:26:05,039
Seeing no one further, may I have a

708
00:26:03,520 --> 00:26:06,240
motion to close the public portion on

709
00:26:05,039 --> 00:26:06,960
agenda items only?

710
00:26:06,240 --> 00:26:07,440
» So moved.

711
00:26:06,960 --> 00:26:08,480
» Second.

712
00:26:07,440 --> 00:26:10,480
» All in favor?

713
00:26:08,480 --> 00:26:12,320
» I.

714
00:26:10,480 --> 00:26:14,559
I have a motion to accept the reports of

715
00:26:12,320 --> 00:26:15,600
department heads as submitted.

716
00:26:14,559 --> 00:26:17,039
» So moved.

717
00:26:15,600 --> 00:26:18,000
» Second.

718
00:26:17,039 --> 00:26:20,960
» All in favor?

719
00:26:18,000 --> 00:26:25,600
» I.

720
00:26:20,960 --> 00:26:27,279
» Mr. Clark read ordinance 2862 by title.

721
00:26:25,600 --> 00:26:28,640
» Yes, mayor. Ordinance 2862 is an

722
00:26:27,279 --> 00:26:30,240
ordinance for second reading and public

723
00:26:28,640 --> 00:26:32,240
hearing an ordinance amending chapter 10

724
00:26:30,240 --> 00:26:33,919
section 4 subsection 4.1 of the code of

725
00:26:32,240 --> 00:26:37,360
the bur of Rosal Park entitled

726
00:26:33,919 --> 00:26:40,000
recreation fees enumerated.

727
00:26:37,360 --> 00:26:42,400
» I have a open have a motion to open a

728
00:26:40,000 --> 00:26:43,440
public hearing on ordinance 2862.

729
00:26:42,400 --> 00:26:44,000
» Mayor so moved.

730
00:26:43,440 --> 00:26:45,360
» Second.

731
00:26:44,000 --> 00:26:47,840
» All in favor? I

732
00:26:45,360 --> 00:26:49,520
» I

733
00:26:47,840 --> 00:26:53,120
» If you like to speak speak about

734
00:26:49,520 --> 00:26:54,960
ordinance 2862, please come forward to

735
00:26:53,120 --> 00:26:56,559
the microphone and state your name if

736
00:26:54,960 --> 00:26:59,559
you like it and include it on the

737
00:26:56,559 --> 00:26:59,559
record.

738
00:26:59,600 --> 00:27:05,600
» George Ramirez uh ordinance 2862. So I

739
00:27:03,919 --> 00:27:10,240
remember either last year or two years

740
00:27:05,600 --> 00:27:14,320
ago this came up to a vote to increase

741
00:27:10,240 --> 00:27:17,679
uh I believe it was about 900 to a,000

742
00:27:14,320 --> 00:27:21,120
and Mr. Johnson I think made a motion to

743
00:27:17,679 --> 00:27:23,600
see if you guys can give a discount to

744
00:27:21,120 --> 00:27:26,960
first responders and veterans if I'm not

745
00:27:23,600 --> 00:27:29,440
mistaken. And now

746
00:27:26,960 --> 00:27:33,200
a year or two later, we're now

747
00:27:29,440 --> 00:27:35,919
increasing it to 1,500 a year for the

748
00:27:33,200 --> 00:27:38,919
afterare if I'm not mistaken for

749
00:27:35,919 --> 00:27:38,919
individual,

750
00:27:39,279 --> 00:27:44,080
which basically means within two years

751
00:27:41,600 --> 00:27:47,039
or three years max, you guys are

752
00:27:44,080 --> 00:27:51,039
increasing it roughly 600. So that's

753
00:27:47,039 --> 00:27:53,840
what 66% of what it used to be. Why are

754
00:27:51,039 --> 00:27:56,880
we increasing it that much? And have you

755
00:27:53,840 --> 00:27:59,679
guys considered giving a discount to

756
00:27:56,880 --> 00:28:02,320
first responders or veterans now that

757
00:27:59,679 --> 00:28:05,559
it's 1,500 a month?

758
00:28:02,320 --> 00:28:05,559
That's it.

759
00:28:09,039 --> 00:28:12,960
» Councilman Johnson, you want to

760
00:28:10,480 --> 00:28:15,440
» Well, um, Mayor, the only thing I I

761
00:28:12,960 --> 00:28:18,480
could say is uh about this because I'm

762
00:28:15,440 --> 00:28:21,600
I'm not going to talk about the prices.

763
00:28:18,480 --> 00:28:24,240
I'll leave that for you. Uh, but um, Mr.

764
00:28:21,600 --> 00:28:27,520
Ramirez, the 20% uh discount is still

765
00:28:24,240 --> 00:28:30,559
in. If you look at a lot of the things

766
00:28:27,520 --> 00:28:32,559
uh the changes are where the crossouts

767
00:28:30,559 --> 00:28:34,559
are and so it's not crossed out at this

768
00:28:32,559 --> 00:28:38,000
time. If you look like under on page

769
00:28:34,559 --> 00:28:40,000
seven of of 41, it still states the 20%

770
00:28:38,000 --> 00:28:40,799
discount for the first responders are is

771
00:28:40,000 --> 00:28:43,440
in place.

772
00:28:40,799 --> 00:28:46,080
» But as far as the the percentage rage,

773
00:28:43,440 --> 00:28:50,480
uh I would leave that to one of you

774
00:28:46,080 --> 00:28:54,120
guys. This is not my uh this is not my I

775
00:28:50,480 --> 00:28:54,120
didn't sponsor this

776
00:29:03,679 --> 00:29:11,000
» I can can this for the budget reasons

777
00:29:06,720 --> 00:29:11,000
right can you speak

778
00:29:11,279 --> 00:29:17,200
» This is uh this was presented by the uh

779
00:29:13,679 --> 00:29:19,200
recreation director to uh enable to run

780
00:29:17,200 --> 00:29:21,520
all the programs. Uh I think he might be

781
00:29:19,200 --> 00:29:25,039
increasing some. They're looking to

782
00:29:21,520 --> 00:29:27,919
expand it to uh include uh prek this

783
00:29:25,039 --> 00:29:31,140
year. So uh there's going to be some

784
00:29:27,919 --> 00:29:32,320
additional cost in that end with um

785
00:29:31,140 --> 00:29:37,000
[clears throat] having to have more

786
00:29:32,320 --> 00:29:37,000
counselors with the younger children.

787
00:29:38,640 --> 00:29:42,279
» Okay. Thank you.

788
00:29:45,279 --> 00:29:52,279
See, seeing no fur, anyone else would

789
00:29:48,000 --> 00:29:52,279
like to speak on this ordinance.

790
00:29:53,279 --> 00:29:57,840
» Can we ask Ken, what's the percentage uh

791
00:29:55,520 --> 00:29:59,679
increase right now? I didn't get a

792
00:29:57,840 --> 00:30:00,320
chance to to do

793
00:29:59,679 --> 00:30:04,520
» Councilman,

794
00:30:00,320 --> 00:30:04,520
» Do we know I'm from last year?

795
00:30:05,120 --> 00:30:10,000
» Right now, it says uh 1350 to,500 just

796
00:30:08,720 --> 00:30:11,840
uh just so I could just have an

797
00:30:10,000 --> 00:30:15,720
estimate. It doesn't have to be totally

798
00:30:11,840 --> 00:30:15,720
uh spot on. Just

799
00:30:22,320 --> 00:30:25,320
Okay.

800
00:30:25,840 --> 00:30:29,360
» See, no one no one further. May I have a

801
00:30:27,919 --> 00:30:31,440
motion to close the public hearing on

802
00:30:29,360 --> 00:30:32,080
ordinance 2862?

803
00:30:31,440 --> 00:30:32,640
» So moved.

804
00:30:32,080 --> 00:30:36,799
» Second.

805
00:30:32,640 --> 00:30:40,080
» All in favor? I.

806
00:30:36,799 --> 00:30:40,559
» Mr. Clark, please read ordinance 2864 by

807
00:30:40,080 --> 00:30:46,000
title.

808
00:30:40,559 --> 00:30:48,320
» You need to you need to adopt. My bad.

809
00:30:46,000 --> 00:30:49,600
» Oh, did I skip that? No, I didn't.

810
00:30:48,320 --> 00:30:52,000
» Oh, yeah, I did.

811
00:30:49,600 --> 00:30:54,799
» You need a Yeah. Yeah. Surprise. Last

812
00:30:52,000 --> 00:30:55,679
meeting. [laughter]

813
00:30:54,799 --> 00:30:59,440
» A motion to adopt it.

814
00:30:55,679 --> 00:31:00,720
» May I have a motion to adopt ordinance

815
00:30:59,440 --> 00:31:01,600
2862?

816
00:31:00,720 --> 00:31:02,559
» So moved.

817
00:31:01,600 --> 00:31:03,760
» Second.

818
00:31:02,559 --> 00:31:06,080
» All in favor?

819
00:31:03,760 --> 00:31:07,120
» You got to do a roll call. Any

820
00:31:06,080 --> 00:31:10,440
discussion?

821
00:31:07,120 --> 00:31:10,440
» Any discussion?

822
00:31:10,880 --> 00:31:13,840
» Roll call, please. Councilman Petroski.

823
00:31:12,720 --> 00:31:14,240
Yes. Councilman Johnson,

824
00:31:13,840 --> 00:31:15,200
» Yes.

825
00:31:14,240 --> 00:31:15,520
» Councilman Robbina,

826
00:31:15,200 --> 00:31:16,480
» Yes.

827
00:31:15,520 --> 00:31:16,799
» Counciloman Lions,

828
00:31:16,480 --> 00:31:17,679
» Yes.

829
00:31:16,799 --> 00:31:17,919
» Councilman Patel,

830
00:31:17,679 --> 00:31:18,880
» Yes.

831
00:31:17,919 --> 00:31:19,760
» Councilman Castellin,

832
00:31:18,880 --> 00:31:21,200
» Yes.

833
00:31:19,760 --> 00:31:24,360
» Six in affirmative. Mayor, the ordinance

834
00:31:21,200 --> 00:31:24,360
is adopted.

835
00:31:26,399 --> 00:31:30,080
» Mr. Clerk, please read ordinance 2864 by

836
00:31:29,360 --> 00:31:32,799
title.

837
00:31:30,080 --> 00:31:34,281
» Yes, mayor. Ordinance 2864. I told you

838
00:31:32,799 --> 00:31:35,840
I'd give you a surprise last week.

839
00:31:34,281 --> 00:31:36,960
[laughter] Ordinance 2864 is an

840
00:31:35,840 --> 00:31:39,760
ordinance for introduction ordinance

841
00:31:36,960 --> 00:31:41,519
amending chapter 7 section 17 subsection

842
00:31:39,760 --> 00:31:43,760
17.2 two of the code of the bur of Rosal

843
00:31:41,519 --> 00:31:47,640
Park entitled preferential parking zones

844
00:31:43,760 --> 00:31:47,640
locations and hours.

845
00:31:47,760 --> 00:31:51,360
» I have a motion to approve ordinance

846
00:31:49,679 --> 00:31:53,600
2864

847
00:31:51,360 --> 00:31:56,399
for introduction and fix the date for

848
00:31:53,600 --> 00:31:58,480
second reading public hearing on August

849
00:31:56,399 --> 00:31:59,360
20th 26.

850
00:31:58,480 --> 00:32:00,480
» So moved.

851
00:31:59,360 --> 00:32:02,240
» Second.

852
00:32:00,480 --> 00:32:04,399
» Any discussion?

853
00:32:02,240 --> 00:32:06,559
» Yes, mayor. I could just highlight what

854
00:32:04,399 --> 00:32:08,080
this is about. It's uh Horth Street and

855
00:32:06,559 --> 00:32:10,159
Rosewin Street. We had a couple of

856
00:32:08,080 --> 00:32:12,640
residents reach out um since

857
00:32:10,159 --> 00:32:15,760
Horththornne and Rosen both start permit

858
00:32:12,640 --> 00:32:17,679
parking at 400 p.m. till 4:00 a.m. They

859
00:32:15,760 --> 00:32:20,559
had trouble when they had guests coming

860
00:32:17,679 --> 00:32:23,279
over. So, we are changing the time from

861
00:32:20,559 --> 00:32:26,640
4:00 p.m. uh instead of 4 p.m. we're

862
00:32:23,279 --> 00:32:28,960
doing 12:00 a.m. to 4:00 a.m. every day

863
00:32:26,640 --> 00:32:30,640
uh for both of the streets.

864
00:32:28,960 --> 00:32:32,640
» Councilman, thank you very much. I know

865
00:32:30,640 --> 00:32:34,000
I got an inbound on this, too, but

866
00:32:32,640 --> 00:32:35,679
thanks for steering this. This is

867
00:32:34,000 --> 00:32:37,679
probably something we should have done a

868
00:32:35,679 --> 00:32:40,480
while ago. It's just uh kind of

869
00:32:37,679 --> 00:32:42,880
universal throughout the that side uh

870
00:32:40,480 --> 00:32:44,799
with West Clay with other streets that

871
00:32:42,880 --> 00:32:45,440
are they have the same timing now.

872
00:32:44,799 --> 00:32:46,480
» Thank you.

873
00:32:45,440 --> 00:32:50,039
» Yep.

874
00:32:46,480 --> 00:32:50,039
» Any other discussion?

875
00:32:50,320 --> 00:32:52,000
» Please. Uh Mr. Clark, please call the

876
00:32:51,679 --> 00:32:52,799
RO.

877
00:32:52,000 --> 00:32:53,039
» Council Petroski.

878
00:32:52,799 --> 00:32:54,080
» Yes.

879
00:32:53,039 --> 00:32:55,120
» Councilman Johnson. Yes.

880
00:32:54,080 --> 00:32:56,159
» Councilman Robin. Yes.

881
00:32:55,120 --> 00:32:57,200
» Counciloman Lions. Yes.

882
00:32:56,159 --> 00:32:58,159
» Councilman Patel. Yes.

883
00:32:57,200 --> 00:32:58,559
» Councilman Castellins.

884
00:32:58,159 --> 00:32:59,919
» Yes.

885
00:32:58,559 --> 00:33:02,320
» So, six votes in the Affirmative. Mayor,

886
00:32:59,919 --> 00:33:05,360
the ordinance is introduced.

887
00:33:02,320 --> 00:33:07,679
» Mr. Mr. Clark, please call. Please read

888
00:33:05,360 --> 00:33:09,679
ordinance 2865 by title.

889
00:33:07,679 --> 00:33:11,039
» Mr. Mayor Ordinance 2865 is a bond

890
00:33:09,679 --> 00:33:12,399
ordinance to authorize the making of

891
00:33:11,039 --> 00:33:14,399
various public improvements in the

892
00:33:12,399 --> 00:33:16,159
acquisition of new additional or to

893
00:33:14,399 --> 00:33:17,679
replacement equipment and machinery, new

894
00:33:16,159 --> 00:33:19,039
information technology equipment, new

895
00:33:17,679 --> 00:33:21,440
communication and signal systems

896
00:33:19,039 --> 00:33:22,799
equipment and new automotive vehicles

897
00:33:21,440 --> 00:33:24,480
including original apparatus and

898
00:33:22,799 --> 00:33:25,840
equipment in by and for the Bur Rosal

899
00:33:24,480 --> 00:33:27,200
Park in the county of Union State of New

900
00:33:25,840 --> 00:33:29,200
Jersey to appropriate the sum of

901
00:33:27,200 --> 00:33:30,799
$5,14,000

902
00:33:29,200 --> 00:33:32,799
to pay the cost thereof to appropriate

903
00:33:30,799 --> 00:33:34,240
various grants to make a down payment to

904
00:33:32,799 --> 00:33:36,159
authorize the issuance of bonds to

905
00:33:34,240 --> 00:33:37,600
finance such appropriation and to

906
00:33:36,159 --> 00:33:39,200
provide for the issuance of bonding

907
00:33:37,600 --> 00:33:42,000
anticipation notes in anticipation of

908
00:33:39,200 --> 00:33:44,399
the issuance of such bonds.

909
00:33:42,000 --> 00:33:47,919
» I have a motion to approve ordinance

910
00:33:44,399 --> 00:33:50,880
2865 for introduction fix the date

911
00:33:47,919 --> 00:33:53,200
second reading uh and public hearing on

912
00:33:50,880 --> 00:33:54,240
August 20th, 2026.

913
00:33:53,200 --> 00:33:54,960
» So moved.

914
00:33:54,240 --> 00:33:56,559
» Second.

915
00:33:54,960 --> 00:33:58,880
» Any discussion?

916
00:33:56,559 --> 00:34:02,480
» Yes, mayor. I have a question about the

917
00:33:58,880 --> 00:34:04,480
property 30 uh 31 East Westville A. Um,

918
00:34:02,480 --> 00:34:07,440
last time when we had the close session,

919
00:34:04,480 --> 00:34:11,119
we talked about the property having uh

920
00:34:07,440 --> 00:34:13,760
tanks down below. Um, do we know how

921
00:34:11,119 --> 00:34:16,720
much I know we we won't know till we

922
00:34:13,760 --> 00:34:18,639
actually, I guess, start digging. Um, do

923
00:34:16,720 --> 00:34:21,359
you know how much it will cost and

924
00:34:18,639 --> 00:34:24,359
what's down there before we even buy the

925
00:34:21,359 --> 00:34:24,359
property?

926
00:34:24,399 --> 00:34:28,800
» No, I don't know, but Councilman Castle

927
00:34:27,359 --> 00:34:29,520
has some inbound to that. We've been

928
00:34:28,800 --> 00:34:31,679
talking. He could

929
00:34:29,520 --> 00:34:33,280
» Sure. Um

930
00:34:31,679 --> 00:34:35,280
I wasn't here when when this was going

931
00:34:33,280 --> 00:34:39,040
on last year. My understanding was that

932
00:34:35,280 --> 00:34:40,879
um from what the original um due

933
00:34:39,040 --> 00:34:42,560
diligence found that there was two

934
00:34:40,879 --> 00:34:46,000
houses on the property at some point.

935
00:34:42,560 --> 00:34:48,320
They had like traditional um heating uh

936
00:34:46,000 --> 00:34:49,679
tanks is what it appeared to be um that

937
00:34:48,320 --> 00:34:51,919
were probably decommissioned at some

938
00:34:49,679 --> 00:34:54,720
point. Um to my understanding there was

939
00:34:51,919 --> 00:34:56,159
no actual diligence done at that point.

940
00:34:54,720 --> 00:34:58,320
Everybody just kind of like okay let's

941
00:34:56,159 --> 00:34:59,920
walk away. Um, so typically, and this I

942
00:34:58,320 --> 00:35:01,440
know from my my real estate experience,

943
00:34:59,920 --> 00:35:03,520
typically what we would do is uh take a

944
00:35:01,440 --> 00:35:05,599
soil sample first. So you take a boring

945
00:35:03,520 --> 00:35:07,040
down to make sure that the soil has no

946
00:35:05,599 --> 00:35:08,560
contamination. So they'll do different

947
00:35:07,040 --> 00:35:11,119
areas around to make sure that there was

948
00:35:08,560 --> 00:35:12,720
no spills. Um, back then, and this

949
00:35:11,119 --> 00:35:14,000
happened in my own house, most of the

950
00:35:12,720 --> 00:35:15,440
times when people decommissioned these

951
00:35:14,000 --> 00:35:16,800
oil tanks, they wouldn't remove them.

952
00:35:15,440 --> 00:35:18,480
They would just extract the oil and

953
00:35:16,800 --> 00:35:21,280
throw sand in it and then just let it

954
00:35:18,480 --> 00:35:23,520
be. Um, if that's the case, uh, which is

955
00:35:21,280 --> 00:35:27,119
likely to be the case, uh, an extraction

956
00:35:23,520 --> 00:35:30,720
of a tank like that, 550gal fuel tank is

957
00:35:27,119 --> 00:35:32,400
about $2,000, uh, per tank. Um, and then

958
00:35:30,720 --> 00:35:34,160
whatever the cost of patchwork is,

959
00:35:32,400 --> 00:35:35,680
assuming that there's no contamination.

960
00:35:34,160 --> 00:35:37,839
If there's contamination, different

961
00:35:35,680 --> 00:35:39,760
story, blows it open depending on the

962
00:35:37,839 --> 00:35:41,520
extent of it all. Um, I don't believe

963
00:35:39,760 --> 00:35:43,280
that anybody here is interested in going

964
00:35:41,520 --> 00:35:44,960
that route if there is such a a

965
00:35:43,280 --> 00:35:46,240
situation. Um, that's why the due

966
00:35:44,960 --> 00:35:48,400
diligence would be done first.

967
00:35:46,240 --> 00:35:50,320
» Okay. So if there is contamination, we

968
00:35:48,400 --> 00:35:50,960
will be we're not going to go through

969
00:35:50,320 --> 00:35:52,320
the sale.

970
00:35:50,960 --> 00:35:54,000
» So obviously that's for this board to

971
00:35:52,320 --> 00:35:56,079
decide. Um if it's the matter of

972
00:35:54,000 --> 00:35:57,760
sometimes it's like a a localized thing

973
00:35:56,079 --> 00:35:59,680
that happened decades ago and it could

974
00:35:57,760 --> 00:36:01,680
be residual. There's like levels uh that

975
00:35:59,680 --> 00:36:04,480
find like parts per million in the soil.

976
00:36:01,680 --> 00:36:06,320
If it's a simple thing, then it can be a

977
00:36:04,480 --> 00:36:07,680
minor cost. If it's a more serious

978
00:36:06,320 --> 00:36:09,200
thing, it's a bigger cost. I don't think

979
00:36:07,680 --> 00:36:11,119
anybody would like to proceed at that

980
00:36:09,200 --> 00:36:13,359
point. Um from my understanding, but we

981
00:36:11,119 --> 00:36:13,920
will know before we decide.

982
00:36:13,359 --> 00:36:15,440
» Okay.

983
00:36:13,920 --> 00:36:18,720
» Mayor, I do have a question actually.

984
00:36:15,440 --> 00:36:20,480
Question for the clerk. Um Andrew, I I

985
00:36:18,720 --> 00:36:22,480
remember

986
00:36:20,480 --> 00:36:25,359
when this came up um initially, wasn't

987
00:36:22,480 --> 00:36:28,400
there money set in escrow by Wells Fargo

988
00:36:25,359 --> 00:36:31,400
for any testing or possible remediation?

989
00:36:28,400 --> 00:36:31,400
» No.

990
00:36:31,520 --> 00:36:33,920
» Did they do any initial sampling at the

991
00:36:33,200 --> 00:36:36,640
time or No.

992
00:36:33,920 --> 00:36:38,880
» No.

993
00:36:36,640 --> 00:36:40,160
» Okay.

994
00:36:38,880 --> 00:36:41,359
» They didn't.

995
00:36:40,160 --> 00:36:44,960
» I thought there was a discussion that

996
00:36:41,359 --> 00:36:47,359
they were going to Okay.

997
00:36:44,960 --> 00:36:49,440
And then are we doing that now though?

998
00:36:47,359 --> 00:36:51,920
Are is that going to be put in? You're

999
00:36:49,440 --> 00:36:54,880
» Talking to the wrong person. Yes.

1000
00:36:51,920 --> 00:36:57,599
» Just council. Go ahead. Go ahead.

1001
00:36:54,880 --> 00:36:59,599
» Uh just to clarify, right, this is um

1002
00:36:57,599 --> 00:37:01,119
early early stages. The only reason this

1003
00:36:59,599 --> 00:37:02,720
is here is to appropriate the money in

1004
00:37:01,119 --> 00:37:05,200
the event that we were to proceed. So

1005
00:37:02,720 --> 00:37:06,800
there's nothing like we're pretty much

1006
00:37:05,200 --> 00:37:09,119
trying to pick it up where it was left

1007
00:37:06,800 --> 00:37:11,599
off of and then do things the right way

1008
00:37:09,119 --> 00:37:12,960
forward. Um but very early stages. This

1009
00:37:11,599 --> 00:37:14,079
is just setting aside money. We're not

1010
00:37:12,960 --> 00:37:16,000
even borrowing this money at this point.

1011
00:37:14,079 --> 00:37:17,440
What we're authorizing is just having

1012
00:37:16,000 --> 00:37:19,359
the money aside in case we're going to

1013
00:37:17,440 --> 00:37:20,800
proceed with it. If we end up saying no

1014
00:37:19,359 --> 00:37:22,640
as a collective body, we're not going to

1015
00:37:20,800 --> 00:37:24,400
proceed, then we just don't bond for

1016
00:37:22,640 --> 00:37:26,640
that.

1017
00:37:24,400 --> 00:37:28,240
» Council Johnson, do you have something?

1018
00:37:26,640 --> 00:37:30,320
» No, no, that's fine. I'm I'm I'm all

1019
00:37:28,240 --> 00:37:32,400
right with uh us bonding because I think

1020
00:37:30,320 --> 00:37:34,640
last year I think that was one of the

1021
00:37:32,400 --> 00:37:36,400
concerns that I shared uh with the

1022
00:37:34,640 --> 00:37:37,760
budget because we was planning on paying

1023
00:37:36,400 --> 00:37:40,160
outright paying for it.

1024
00:37:37,760 --> 00:37:42,400
» So, I'm already I'm actually uh okay

1025
00:37:40,160 --> 00:37:43,839
with that process. Yeah, Councilman, I

1026
00:37:42,400 --> 00:37:45,280
agree with you. It's it's the more uh

1027
00:37:43,839 --> 00:37:46,800
financially prudent decision, especially

1028
00:37:45,280 --> 00:37:48,320
with the revenue that we'll get from it.

1029
00:37:46,800 --> 00:37:49,440
It'll pay for itself instead of just

1030
00:37:48,320 --> 00:37:50,720
putting it out of our surplus and

1031
00:37:49,440 --> 00:37:51,839
putting ourselves in a bad

1032
00:37:50,720 --> 00:37:52,400
» That's what I was just trying to convey

1033
00:37:51,839 --> 00:37:54,400
last year. Thank you.

1034
00:37:52,400 --> 00:37:57,040
» I agree with you.

1035
00:37:54,400 --> 00:38:00,040
» Anything else over here, folks? You

1036
00:37:57,040 --> 00:38:00,040
good?

1037
00:38:01,520 --> 00:38:03,440
» Roll call.

1038
00:38:02,079 --> 00:38:04,480
» Yeah. Roll call. Yes, sir.

1039
00:38:03,440 --> 00:38:04,960
» Councilman Petroski?

1040
00:38:04,480 --> 00:38:05,920
» Yes.

1041
00:38:04,960 --> 00:38:06,240
» Councilman Johnson?

1042
00:38:05,920 --> 00:38:07,200
» Yes.

1043
00:38:06,240 --> 00:38:07,599
» Councilman Robina?

1044
00:38:07,200 --> 00:38:08,560
» Yes.

1045
00:38:07,599 --> 00:38:08,960
» Councilwoman Lions?

1046
00:38:08,560 --> 00:38:09,920
» Yes.

1047
00:38:08,960 --> 00:38:11,599
» Councilman Patel?

1048
00:38:09,920 --> 00:38:12,880
» Yes. Councilman Castellins.

1049
00:38:11,599 --> 00:38:16,760
» Yes. Six hosts in the affirmative.

1050
00:38:12,880 --> 00:38:16,760
Mayor, the ordinance is introduced.

1051
00:38:16,960 --> 00:38:20,720
» Mr. Clark, please read ordinance 2866 by

1052
00:38:20,160 --> 00:38:22,960
title.

1053
00:38:20,720 --> 00:38:24,800
» Yes, mayor. Ordinance 2866 is an

1054
00:38:22,960 --> 00:38:26,480
ordinance for introduction, an ordinance

1055
00:38:24,800 --> 00:38:28,000
amending chapter 22 of the code of the

1056
00:38:26,480 --> 00:38:29,440
burough roal park entitled fire

1057
00:38:28,000 --> 00:38:31,119
prevention and protection so as to

1058
00:38:29,440 --> 00:38:32,880
regulate recreational fires within the

1059
00:38:31,119 --> 00:38:34,960
burrow.

1060
00:38:32,880 --> 00:38:38,000
I have a motion to approve ordinance

1061
00:38:34,960 --> 00:38:39,839
2866 for introduction. A fix the date

1062
00:38:38,000 --> 00:38:43,599
for the second reading and public

1063
00:38:39,839 --> 00:38:44,560
hearing as August 20th, 2026.

1064
00:38:43,599 --> 00:38:47,560
» So moved.

1065
00:38:44,560 --> 00:38:47,560
» Second.

1066
00:38:47,599 --> 00:38:51,680
» Any discussion?

1067
00:38:50,160 --> 00:38:52,880
Mr. Clerk, please call the role.

1068
00:38:51,680 --> 00:38:54,000
» Council Petroski, yes.

1069
00:38:52,880 --> 00:38:55,680
» Councilman Johnson, yes.

1070
00:38:54,000 --> 00:38:56,320
» Councilman Robin, yes. Counciloman

1071
00:38:55,680 --> 00:38:57,119
Lions, yes.

1072
00:38:56,320 --> 00:38:57,440
» Councilman Patel,

1073
00:38:57,119 --> 00:38:58,480
» Yes.

1074
00:38:57,440 --> 00:38:59,040
» Councilman Castellins,

1075
00:38:58,480 --> 00:39:00,880
» Yes.

1076
00:38:59,040 --> 00:39:02,320
» Six votes in the six votes in the

1077
00:39:00,880 --> 00:39:04,160
affirmative. Mayor, the ordinance is

1078
00:39:02,320 --> 00:39:07,920
introduced.

1079
00:39:04,160 --> 00:39:09,599
» Mr. Clerk, please read ordinance 2866

1080
00:39:07,920 --> 00:39:11,760
2867 by title.

1081
00:39:09,599 --> 00:39:13,200
» Yes, mayor. Ordinance 2867 is an

1082
00:39:11,760 --> 00:39:14,800
ordinance for introduction. An ordinance

1083
00:39:13,200 --> 00:39:16,400
amending chapter 28, section 1,

1084
00:39:14,800 --> 00:39:18,960
subsection 5 of the code of the burough

1085
00:39:16,400 --> 00:39:21,440
Rosal park entitled placement at curb

1086
00:39:18,960 --> 00:39:23,680
suitable containers.

1087
00:39:21,440 --> 00:39:25,839
I have a motion to approve ordinance

1088
00:39:23,680 --> 00:39:29,359
28667

1089
00:39:25,839 --> 00:39:31,599
for induction and fix the second date

1090
00:39:29,359 --> 00:39:33,680
for second reading and public hearing as

1091
00:39:31,599 --> 00:39:34,800
August 20th, 2026.

1092
00:39:33,680 --> 00:39:35,599
» So move

1093
00:39:34,800 --> 00:39:36,880
» Second.

1094
00:39:35,599 --> 00:39:39,280
» Is there any discussion?

1095
00:39:36,880 --> 00:39:40,640
» Yes, mayor. Uh we had spoken just before

1096
00:39:39,280 --> 00:39:43,280
the meeting with a couple members of the

1097
00:39:40,640 --> 00:39:47,200
audience, Councilman Patel and I. And uh

1098
00:39:43,280 --> 00:39:49,680
under section one uh subsection C there

1099
00:39:47,200 --> 00:39:51,599
is a a mention here plastic bags of any

1100
00:39:49,680 --> 00:39:53,280
type shall not be utilized as a suitable

1101
00:39:51,599 --> 00:39:55,680
garbage container for purposes of this

1102
00:39:53,280 --> 00:39:56,960
chapter. Can we clarify does that mean

1103
00:39:55,680 --> 00:39:58,640
in the question that members of the

1104
00:39:56,960 --> 00:40:00,960
audience had does that mean that they

1105
00:39:58,640 --> 00:40:03,040
can't put plastic bags out? They have to

1106
00:40:00,960 --> 00:40:04,960
be in actual containers, garbage

1107
00:40:03,040 --> 00:40:06,160
containers.

1108
00:40:04,960 --> 00:40:07,200
» Mayor, can I Yeah,

1109
00:40:06,160 --> 00:40:08,800
» This one I know. Thank you.

1110
00:40:07,200 --> 00:40:10,800
» That is what that means.

1111
00:40:08,800 --> 00:40:13,599
» So everybody has to have a container.

1112
00:40:10,800 --> 00:40:13,599
» Correct.

1113
00:40:14,480 --> 00:40:17,280
Was there an issue prior? What if

1114
00:40:16,240 --> 00:40:19,040
somebody doesn't have a container?

1115
00:40:17,280 --> 00:40:20,960
» This that's an existing part of the code

1116
00:40:19,040 --> 00:40:22,720
that's not being changed.

1117
00:40:20,960 --> 00:40:24,960
» That's an existing code.

1118
00:40:22,720 --> 00:40:26,000
» So that's been enforced.

1119
00:40:24,960 --> 00:40:29,000
» It has been enforced.

1120
00:40:26,000 --> 00:40:29,000
» Yes.

1121
00:40:29,119 --> 00:40:30,960
» Are we talking about black bags?

1122
00:40:30,720 --> 00:40:31,520
» Yes.

1123
00:40:30,960 --> 00:40:31,920
» Correct.

1124
00:40:31,520 --> 00:40:34,640
» Exactly.

1125
00:40:31,920 --> 00:40:35,119
» Or white bags or blue?

1126
00:40:34,640 --> 00:40:37,440
» Mayor.

1127
00:40:35,119 --> 00:40:38,880
» No. All but but black bags, white bags,

1128
00:40:37,440 --> 00:40:39,839
any any bag. They have to be in a

1129
00:40:38,880 --> 00:40:41,220
container. That is the

1130
00:40:39,839 --> 00:40:42,560
» That was the construction. Mayor,

1131
00:40:41,220 --> 00:40:44,960
[snorts] just uh from my prior

1132
00:40:42,560 --> 00:40:47,119
experience with a a maintenance task

1133
00:40:44,960 --> 00:40:48,800
force before, um I think there there's

1134
00:40:47,119 --> 00:40:50,640
like a thing with raccoons just ripping

1135
00:40:48,800 --> 00:40:53,040
it open and making a big mess. So that's

1136
00:40:50,640 --> 00:40:55,200
why a lot of municipalities require it.

1137
00:40:53,040 --> 00:40:57,440
Rodents, you know, require it in a in a

1138
00:40:55,200 --> 00:40:59,760
bin. It could be in bags, but in a bin

1139
00:40:57,440 --> 00:41:00,880
rather than open to feral animals

1140
00:40:59,760 --> 00:41:04,160
getting

1141
00:41:00,880 --> 00:41:06,480
» That's correct.

1142
00:41:04,160 --> 00:41:08,000
» Any other discussion?

1143
00:41:06,480 --> 00:41:08,880
Mr. Clark, please call the role.

1144
00:41:08,000 --> 00:41:09,200
» Councilman Petroski,

1145
00:41:08,880 --> 00:41:10,000
» Yes.

1146
00:41:09,200 --> 00:41:11,680
» Councilman Johnson,

1147
00:41:10,000 --> 00:41:12,160
» Yes. Councilman Robbina.

1148
00:41:11,680 --> 00:41:13,200
» Yes.

1149
00:41:12,160 --> 00:41:14,000
» Counciloman Lions, yes.

1150
00:41:13,200 --> 00:41:14,319
» Councilman Patel,

1151
00:41:14,000 --> 00:41:15,200
» Yes.

1152
00:41:14,319 --> 00:41:16,640
» Councilman Castellins,

1153
00:41:15,200 --> 00:41:18,800
» Yes. Six votes. Affirmative. Mayor, the

1154
00:41:16,640 --> 00:41:21,119
ordinance is introduced.

1155
00:41:18,800 --> 00:41:22,560
» All matters are listed with an asterct

1156
00:41:21,119 --> 00:41:24,079
considered to be routine and

1157
00:41:22,560 --> 00:41:26,880
non-controversial

1158
00:41:24,079 --> 00:41:29,440
by the council and will be approved by

1159
00:41:26,880 --> 00:41:31,200
one motion. There will be no separate

1160
00:41:29,440 --> 00:41:34,640
discussion for these items unless a

1161
00:41:31,200 --> 00:41:37,599
member of the governor body so requests

1162
00:41:34,640 --> 00:41:39,839
which the case the item will be removed

1163
00:41:37,599 --> 00:41:42,079
from the consent agenda and consider

1164
00:41:39,839 --> 00:41:44,800
this normal sequence on the agenda as

1165
00:41:42,079 --> 00:41:47,200
part of the general's orders. Mr. Clerk,

1166
00:41:44,800 --> 00:41:49,520
please read all resolutions by title.

1167
00:41:47,200 --> 00:41:51,040
» Yes, mayor. Resolution 16126 is

1168
00:41:49,520 --> 00:41:52,480
accepting the resignation of Ben Scotty

1169
00:41:51,040 --> 00:41:53,680
from the position of plumbing sub code

1170
00:41:52,480 --> 00:41:55,920
official and plumbing inspector.

1171
00:41:53,680 --> 00:41:58,000
Resolution 16226 is appointing Ben

1172
00:41:55,920 --> 00:42:01,040
Scotty as a part-time covering plumbing

1173
00:41:58,000 --> 00:42:03,359
subcode inspector. Resolution 16326 is

1174
00:42:01,040 --> 00:42:05,040
appoint is appointing Angelo Carza as a

1175
00:42:03,359 --> 00:42:06,800
plumbing as the plumbing subcode

1176
00:42:05,040 --> 00:42:09,119
official and plumbing inspector.

1177
00:42:06,800 --> 00:42:11,119
Resolution 16426 is accepting the

1178
00:42:09,119 --> 00:42:12,480
resignation of Dena Doic from the

1179
00:42:11,119 --> 00:42:14,560
position of college counselor.

1180
00:42:12,480 --> 00:42:16,480
Resolution 16526 is accepting the

1181
00:42:14,560 --> 00:42:18,000
resignation of Olivia Reeri from the

1182
00:42:16,480 --> 00:42:20,800
position of adult counselor without a

1183
00:42:18,000 --> 00:42:22,880
teaching certificate. Resolution 16626

1184
00:42:20,800 --> 00:42:24,960
is promoting junior records clerk Joan

1185
00:42:22,880 --> 00:42:27,920
Brennan to the position of senior police

1186
00:42:24,960 --> 00:42:29,200
records clerk. Resolution 16726 is

1187
00:42:27,920 --> 00:42:31,119
approving the insertion of a national

1188
00:42:29,200 --> 00:42:33,040
opioid settlement fund grant as a

1189
00:42:31,119 --> 00:42:36,000
special item of revenue in the 2026

1190
00:42:33,040 --> 00:42:38,000
municipal budget in the amount of 612

1191
00:42:36,000 --> 00:42:40,960
$6127.

1192
00:42:38,000 --> 00:42:43,359
Resolution 1682526

1193
00:42:40,960 --> 00:42:45,520
sorry hopefully did I mess this up all

1194
00:42:43,359 --> 00:42:48,000
the way? No, just a few is accepting the

1195
00:42:45,520 --> 00:42:51,440
2025 municipal audit report. Resolution

1196
00:42:48,000 --> 00:42:53,760
12 16926 is approving the corrective

1197
00:42:51,440 --> 00:42:56,720
action plan for the 2025 municipal

1198
00:42:53,760 --> 00:42:59,599
audit. Resolution 17026 is rescending

1199
00:42:56,720 --> 00:43:01,839
resolution number 9125 awarding a

1200
00:42:59,599 --> 00:43:04,560
contract to DLS Contracting Inc. for the

1201
00:43:01,839 --> 00:43:06,640
project 2025 Sidewalk Program in an

1202
00:43:04,560 --> 00:43:09,200
amount not to exceed $100,000.

1203
00:43:06,640 --> 00:43:11,359
Resolution 17126

1204
00:43:09,200 --> 00:43:13,119
is authorizing the purchase of concrete

1205
00:43:11,359 --> 00:43:15,520
repair systems from Ocean Construction

1206
00:43:13,119 --> 00:43:17,280
LLC pursuant to Educational Services

1207
00:43:15,520 --> 00:43:20,079
Commission of New Jersey Co-op contract

1208
00:43:17,280 --> 00:43:22,560
number 22/23-33

1209
00:43:20,079 --> 00:43:25,520
in an amount not to exceed $100,000.

1210
00:43:22,560 --> 00:43:27,520
Resolution 17226 is approving the

1211
00:43:25,520 --> 00:43:29,599
insertion of a recycling tonnage grant

1212
00:43:27,520 --> 00:43:31,440
as a special item of revenue in the 2026

1213
00:43:29,599 --> 00:43:34,440
municipal budget in the amount of

1214
00:43:31,440 --> 00:43:34,440
$5,55.84.

1215
00:43:34,720 --> 00:43:39,920
Resolution 17326 is revising the

1216
00:43:37,440 --> 00:43:41,359
schedule of 2026 regular meetings

1217
00:43:39,920 --> 00:43:44,480
regular meeting dates of the mayor and

1218
00:43:41,359 --> 00:43:46,079
council. Resolution 17426 is approving

1219
00:43:44,480 --> 00:43:48,240
the time due calculation in terms of

1220
00:43:46,079 --> 00:43:50,640
final payment for William Centenno.

1221
00:43:48,240 --> 00:43:52,160
Resolution 17526 is approving the timed

1222
00:43:50,640 --> 00:43:54,400
due calculation and terms of final

1223
00:43:52,160 --> 00:43:57,040
payment for Andrew J. Casayas.

1224
00:43:54,400 --> 00:43:58,960
Resolution 17626 is appointing Nicole

1225
00:43:57,040 --> 00:44:01,440
Vez to the position of recreation

1226
00:43:58,960 --> 00:44:04,560
secretary/clerk within the Rosal Park

1227
00:44:01,440 --> 00:44:06,160
Recreation Department. Resolution 17726

1228
00:44:04,560 --> 00:44:08,400
is appointing Maline Kandro to the

1229
00:44:06,160 --> 00:44:10,640
position of municipal clerk. Resolution

1230
00:44:08,400 --> 00:44:12,319
17826 is urging the state of New Jersey

1231
00:44:10,640 --> 00:44:14,960
to ban algorithmic rental price

1232
00:44:12,319 --> 00:44:16,319
software. Resolution 17926 is

1233
00:44:14,960 --> 00:44:18,160
authorizing the treasur and tax

1234
00:44:16,319 --> 00:44:20,400
collector to issue a check in the amount

1235
00:44:18,160 --> 00:44:22,560
of $1,495

1236
00:44:20,400 --> 00:44:24,079
in corre in connection with erroneous

1237
00:44:22,560 --> 00:44:26,000
payments applied to property taxes

1238
00:44:24,079 --> 00:44:29,520
instead of sewer utility fees for

1239
00:44:26,000 --> 00:44:31,680
various properties. Resolution 18026 is

1240
00:44:29,520 --> 00:44:33,520
authorizing the tax collector to issue a

1241
00:44:31,680 --> 00:44:35,440
reduction and or refund on one sewer

1242
00:44:33,520 --> 00:44:38,319
utility bill in the total amount of

1243
00:44:35,440 --> 00:44:41,280
$1,944.

1244
00:44:38,319 --> 00:44:42,720
Resolution 18126 is authorizing the tax

1245
00:44:41,280 --> 00:44:44,880
collector to issue a reduction and or

1246
00:44:42,720 --> 00:44:48,480
refund on one sewer utility bill in the

1247
00:44:44,880 --> 00:44:49,920
total amount of $198. Resolution 18226

1248
00:44:48,480 --> 00:44:51,200
is authorizing the extension of the

1249
00:44:49,920 --> 00:44:53,760
grace period for payment of third

1250
00:44:51,200 --> 00:44:56,880
quarter property taxes for the year 2026

1251
00:44:53,760 --> 00:44:59,440
until August 31st, 2026. And resolution

1252
00:44:56,880 --> 00:45:02,000
18326 is amending the 2026 capital

1253
00:44:59,440 --> 00:45:04,000
budget.

1254
00:45:02,000 --> 00:45:05,680
» Do any members wish to have any items

1255
00:45:04,000 --> 00:45:07,839
removed from the consent agenda?

1256
00:45:05,680 --> 00:45:10,160
» Mayor, I just have a question and uh

1257
00:45:07,839 --> 00:45:12,720
Andrew, maybe you can answer it. Um the

1258
00:45:10,160 --> 00:45:15,040
one where we're amending the the meeting

1259
00:45:12,720 --> 00:45:16,640
schedule. Is there a specific change

1260
00:45:15,040 --> 00:45:18,880
because I don't see anything bolded.

1261
00:45:16,640 --> 00:45:20,720
» So it's uh so that that that reflects

1262
00:45:18,880 --> 00:45:23,119
the the what the meeting schedule will

1263
00:45:20,720 --> 00:45:24,880
be. The two changes are the second

1264
00:45:23,119 --> 00:45:26,240
meeting in November. I'm sorry. The

1265
00:45:24,880 --> 00:45:27,440
second meeting in September is being

1266
00:45:26,240 --> 00:45:28,319
moved from the Thursday to the

1267
00:45:27,440 --> 00:45:30,319
Wednesday. Okay.

1268
00:45:28,319 --> 00:45:31,440
» And then the second meeting in November,

1269
00:45:30,319 --> 00:45:33,520
which conflicts with the League of

1270
00:45:31,440 --> 00:45:36,160
Municipalities, is being moved to the

1271
00:45:33,520 --> 00:45:37,839
Monday following that meeting. So, the

1272
00:45:36,160 --> 00:45:41,000
Monday of Thanksgiving week.

1273
00:45:37,839 --> 00:45:41,000
» Thank you.

1274
00:45:41,839 --> 00:45:45,680
» I have a motion to approve resolutions

1275
00:45:43,520 --> 00:45:46,640
remaining on the consent agenda.

1276
00:45:45,680 --> 00:45:47,280
» So moved.

1277
00:45:46,640 --> 00:45:48,319
» Second.

1278
00:45:47,280 --> 00:45:51,319
» All in favor?

1279
00:45:48,319 --> 00:45:51,319
» I

1280
00:45:53,760 --> 00:45:59,480
Uh, now we're going to borrow council

1281
00:45:56,480 --> 00:45:59,480
committees.

1282
00:45:59,760 --> 00:46:04,319
» You're excused. Have a good evening.

1283
00:46:02,000 --> 00:46:07,599
Hey, [snorts]

1284
00:46:04,319 --> 00:46:10,000
Councilman Robbina,

1285
00:46:07,599 --> 00:46:11,359
mayor. Well, good evening, Mayor,

1286
00:46:10,000 --> 00:46:14,160
council colleagues, and residents of

1287
00:46:11,359 --> 00:46:16,240
Rosel Park. First, I'd like to thank our

1288
00:46:14,160 --> 00:46:17,920
first responders, Lieutenant Koka, and

1289
00:46:16,240 --> 00:46:19,920
the DPW for their efforts during the

1290
00:46:17,920 --> 00:46:21,200
severe windstorm on July 3rd.

1291
00:46:19,920 --> 00:46:22,800
Thankfully, there were no reported

1292
00:46:21,200 --> 00:46:24,960
injuries and crews worked quickly to

1293
00:46:22,800 --> 00:46:27,040
clear down trees, roadway obstructions,

1294
00:46:24,960 --> 00:46:29,280
and restore power throughout the burrow.

1295
00:46:27,040 --> 00:46:31,920
Also want to thank Director Shaw, Chief

1296
00:46:29,280 --> 00:46:34,720
Reno, Sergeant Company, Officer Lizo,

1297
00:46:31,920 --> 00:46:36,720
and Manny from Valentino's for going

1298
00:46:34,720 --> 00:46:39,680
above and beyond to assist residents and

1299
00:46:36,720 --> 00:46:41,200
support operations at the Casano Center

1300
00:46:39,680 --> 00:46:43,280
uh during both the outage and the recent

1301
00:46:41,200 --> 00:46:45,200
heat waves. Throughout this stretch of

1302
00:46:43,280 --> 00:46:46,640
extreme weather, keeping residents

1303
00:46:45,200 --> 00:46:48,880
informed regarding cooling center

1304
00:46:46,640 --> 00:46:50,480
availability, uh restoration updates and

1305
00:46:48,880 --> 00:46:52,640
heat safety information has remained the

1306
00:46:50,480 --> 00:46:54,400
top priority. The Casano Center

1307
00:46:52,640 --> 00:46:56,319
continues to be an invaluable resource

1308
00:46:54,400 --> 00:46:59,359
for neighbors uh seeking relief from the

1309
00:46:56,319 --> 00:47:00,880
summer heat. On Saturday, July 11th, I

1310
00:46:59,359 --> 00:47:03,839
had the privilege of attending the dual

1311
00:47:00,880 --> 00:47:05,440
Eagle Scout Court of Honor for Troop 56.

1312
00:47:03,839 --> 00:47:07,040
I joined family, friends, and community

1313
00:47:05,440 --> 00:47:08,800
members in celebrating Roosevelt Park's

1314
00:47:07,040 --> 00:47:11,599
newest Eagle Scouts and future leaders,

1315
00:47:08,800 --> 00:47:13,200
Noah Seaffort Smith and Declan Kley.

1316
00:47:11,599 --> 00:47:14,640
Achieving scouting's highest honor

1317
00:47:13,200 --> 00:47:16,720
requires years of hard work and

1318
00:47:14,640 --> 00:47:18,880
dedication, and I congratulate both

1319
00:47:16,720 --> 00:47:21,200
young men on this tremendous accomp

1320
00:47:18,880 --> 00:47:22,880
accomplishment.

1321
00:47:21,200 --> 00:47:24,079
I would also like to thank the Roso Park

1322
00:47:22,880 --> 00:47:25,440
Fire Department and police department

1323
00:47:24,079 --> 00:47:27,440
for their continued partnership during

1324
00:47:25,440 --> 00:47:28,880
our community cooldown events. Community

1325
00:47:27,440 --> 00:47:31,359
cooldown is one of my favorite summer

1326
00:47:28,880 --> 00:47:33,040
traditions in the fifth ward and Tuesday

1327
00:47:31,359 --> 00:47:35,119
night's kickoff saw an outstanding

1328
00:47:33,040 --> 00:47:36,319
turnout. It's been wonderful to see many

1329
00:47:35,119 --> 00:47:37,599
families come together to enjoy

1330
00:47:36,319 --> 00:47:39,520
themselves and cool off during the

1331
00:47:37,599 --> 00:47:41,520
summer heat. Our next event will take

1332
00:47:39,520 --> 00:47:44,079
place this coming Tuesday from 6:30 to

1333
00:47:41,520 --> 00:47:46,240
7:30 across from the high school.

1334
00:47:44,079 --> 00:47:48,160
Additionally, I'm pleased to announce

1335
00:47:46,240 --> 00:47:50,240
the installation of a new little free

1336
00:47:48,160 --> 00:47:52,160
library at Aldine Park. With this

1337
00:47:50,240 --> 00:47:53,839
addition, residents now have access to

1338
00:47:52,160 --> 00:47:55,359
three Little Free Libraries throughout

1339
00:47:53,839 --> 00:47:57,280
the fifth ward, helping promote

1340
00:47:55,359 --> 00:47:59,359
literacy, neighborly connections, and

1341
00:47:57,280 --> 00:48:01,280
love of reading.

1342
00:47:59,359 --> 00:48:03,200
As chamber liaison, I continue to

1343
00:48:01,280 --> 00:48:04,880
encourage residents to support our local

1344
00:48:03,200 --> 00:48:06,400
businesses and take advantage of

1345
00:48:04,880 --> 00:48:09,200
networking and grant opportunities

1346
00:48:06,400 --> 00:48:11,040
available through our regional partners.

1347
00:48:09,200 --> 00:48:13,440
Looking ahead, the chamber will host its

1348
00:48:11,040 --> 00:48:16,000
summer social at Kennallworth Hotel on

1349
00:48:13,440 --> 00:48:17,839
Thursday, August 6th. The event is free

1350
00:48:16,000 --> 00:48:19,359
to attend and I encourage our local

1351
00:48:17,839 --> 00:48:21,760
business owners and entrepreneurs to

1352
00:48:19,359 --> 00:48:23,440
join us. RSVP information is available

1353
00:48:21,760 --> 00:48:26,400
on my Facebook page and the Greater

1354
00:48:23,440 --> 00:48:27,760
Union Chambers page. Finally, I want to

1355
00:48:26,400 --> 00:48:30,000
thank everyone who attended and

1356
00:48:27,760 --> 00:48:32,319
contributed to this year's Independence

1357
00:48:30,000 --> 00:48:34,160
Day celebration. This year's event was

1358
00:48:32,319 --> 00:48:36,160
one to remember as we simultaneously

1359
00:48:34,160 --> 00:48:39,119
celebrated Roosevelt Park's 125th

1360
00:48:36,160 --> 00:48:41,200
anniversary and the 250th anniversary of

1361
00:48:39,119 --> 00:48:42,720
our nation's founding. Thank you to

1362
00:48:41,200 --> 00:48:44,319
Mayor Signarelloo, my council

1363
00:48:42,720 --> 00:48:46,400
colleagues, our Union County

1364
00:48:44,319 --> 00:48:48,400
Commissioners, municipal staff,

1365
00:48:46,400 --> 00:48:50,079
volunteers, vendors, and most

1366
00:48:48,400 --> 00:48:52,960
importantly our residents for making the

1367
00:48:50,079 --> 00:48:55,280
evening such a tremendous success. As a

1368
00:48:52,960 --> 00:48:57,440
reminder, please join us next Thursday,

1369
00:48:55,280 --> 00:48:59,359
July 23rd for our family swim night at

1370
00:48:57,440 --> 00:49:00,800
the Clark Pool. Full details are

1371
00:48:59,359 --> 00:49:02,960
available on the burough social media

1372
00:49:00,800 --> 00:49:06,880
pages. Link for Roso Park residents and

1373
00:49:02,960 --> 00:49:08,160
families to RSVP is on Monday's post. As

1374
00:49:06,880 --> 00:49:09,760
always, I'm available to assist

1375
00:49:08,160 --> 00:49:11,680
residents with any questions, concerns,

1376
00:49:09,760 --> 00:49:14,960
or ideas. Please feel free to reach out

1377
00:49:11,680 --> 00:49:18,240
to me directly. 862-22360019

1378
00:49:14,960 --> 00:49:20,480
or by email. Uh email has changed. It's

1379
00:49:18,240 --> 00:49:22,480
journal.gov.

1380
00:49:20,480 --> 00:49:26,000
And uh before I conclude, I just wanted

1381
00:49:22,480 --> 00:49:28,000
to wish Andrew uh well on his future

1382
00:49:26,000 --> 00:49:29,599
endeavors. Andrew, it's been a pleasure

1383
00:49:28,000 --> 00:49:31,839
working with you, learning from you. I

1384
00:49:29,599 --> 00:49:35,359
appreciate how you've always been fair.

1385
00:49:31,839 --> 00:49:37,680
Uh your guidance and leadership and um

1386
00:49:35,359 --> 00:49:38,880
thank you so much. Appreciate you.

1387
00:49:37,680 --> 00:49:41,359
» That's all. Mayor,

1388
00:49:38,880 --> 00:49:44,960
» Thank you, Councilman. Councilman Patel,

1389
00:49:41,359 --> 00:49:46,480
» Um no formal uh report, but uh Andrew,

1390
00:49:44,960 --> 00:49:49,599
thank you. Hopefully, you could build a

1391
00:49:46,480 --> 00:49:50,640
lot of um skates park in Beyon. We

1392
00:49:49,599 --> 00:49:52,240
didn't have [laughter]

1393
00:49:50,640 --> 00:49:54,319
» We didn't I already built one.

1394
00:49:52,240 --> 00:49:56,079
» Yeah, I know. I know. We That's

1395
00:49:54,319 --> 00:49:58,240
something one of the kids asked me. So,

1396
00:49:56,079 --> 00:49:59,599
I remember us talking about it in Rosen

1397
00:49:58,240 --> 00:50:02,319
Park, but we don't have the space for

1398
00:49:59,599 --> 00:50:04,800
it, but hopefully you could build more.

1399
00:50:02,319 --> 00:50:06,720
Um, that's pretty uh the other thing I

1400
00:50:04,800 --> 00:50:09,520
guess I wanted to talk about is the the

1401
00:50:06,720 --> 00:50:13,280
property in the downtown the 31 East.

1402
00:50:09,520 --> 00:50:16,319
Um, originally I was against the buying

1403
00:50:13,280 --> 00:50:18,240
that property for the amount. Um, but

1404
00:50:16,319 --> 00:50:20,720
seeing the commander and the business

1405
00:50:18,240 --> 00:50:23,359
owners coming down and asking us that

1406
00:50:20,720 --> 00:50:26,079
this is something that they require, uh,

1407
00:50:23,359 --> 00:50:28,640
made me change my vote. So please come

1408
00:50:26,079 --> 00:50:32,160
out if you have any suggestions. Uh

1409
00:50:28,640 --> 00:50:34,319
happy to listen to any opinions uh too.

1410
00:50:32,160 --> 00:50:36,400
So thank you. That concludes my report.

1411
00:50:34,319 --> 00:50:37,200
» Thanks Council Patel. Councilwoman

1412
00:50:36,400 --> 00:50:40,079
Lions.

1413
00:50:37,200 --> 00:50:42,720
» Good evening Mayor and council and

1414
00:50:40,079 --> 00:50:45,359
residents of Rosal Park. Um I just

1415
00:50:42,720 --> 00:50:47,280
wanted to uh just encourage everyone

1416
00:50:45,359 --> 00:50:49,760
just continue definitely to come out and

1417
00:50:47,280 --> 00:50:51,359
like uh Councilman Patel said and I said

1418
00:50:49,760 --> 00:50:54,319
before, we definitely want to hear from

1419
00:50:51,359 --> 00:50:57,200
you. We want communication. Um, and we

1420
00:50:54,319 --> 00:51:00,559
want to hear your concerns. Um, and we

1421
00:50:57,200 --> 00:51:04,960
are here for you. Um, I had a great

1422
00:51:00,559 --> 00:51:07,280
month so far. Um, I actually was able to

1423
00:51:04,960 --> 00:51:09,280
uh go to the fireworks July 1st that we

1424
00:51:07,280 --> 00:51:11,520
did have here. I just want to commend

1425
00:51:09,280 --> 00:51:14,160
everyone that came out. We had a packed

1426
00:51:11,520 --> 00:51:16,079
house there and it was hot and everybody

1427
00:51:14,160 --> 00:51:17,920
came out and was so excited for it. It

1428
00:51:16,079 --> 00:51:20,720
was just very inspiring. I wasn't able

1429
00:51:17,920 --> 00:51:22,480
to stay a lot. Um, but it's awesome to

1430
00:51:20,720 --> 00:51:25,119
see the kids and family and just

1431
00:51:22,480 --> 00:51:28,000
enjoying summertime fun. Uh, it's always

1432
00:51:25,119 --> 00:51:30,480
awesome. Um, and I wasn't able to attend

1433
00:51:28,000 --> 00:51:32,000
the cool down, but that looks so like so

1434
00:51:30,480 --> 00:51:33,680
much fun. I just commend you for that,

1435
00:51:32,000 --> 00:51:36,880
uh, Councilman Rebana. That was just,

1436
00:51:33,680 --> 00:51:39,280
it's so great. Um, I just wanted to

1437
00:51:36,880 --> 00:51:42,000
actually uh, also acknowledge Anna

1438
00:51:39,280 --> 00:51:44,720
Feeder Rico. I did speak about her a

1439
00:51:42,000 --> 00:51:48,000
couple times before. She is uh she

1440
00:51:44,720 --> 00:51:50,319
turned a hundred this year and um the

1441
00:51:48,000 --> 00:51:53,280
mayor and myself were able to go to her

1442
00:51:50,319 --> 00:51:55,760
home and give her a proclamation from

1443
00:51:53,280 --> 00:51:58,079
Rosal Park just honoring her and

1444
00:51:55,760 --> 00:52:00,160
spending time with her. Um I am so

1445
00:51:58,079 --> 00:52:02,319
grateful for residents that did reach

1446
00:52:00,160 --> 00:52:04,880
out to me, a neighbor of mine, uh Mrs.

1447
00:52:02,319 --> 00:52:06,640
Bodner. Um she actually reached out to

1448
00:52:04,880 --> 00:52:08,640
me and said there's a woman in Rosal

1449
00:52:06,640 --> 00:52:10,160
Park that needs to be honored and I said

1450
00:52:08,640 --> 00:52:12,079
my pleasure. her and I was able to spend

1451
00:52:10,160 --> 00:52:15,040
some time with her, give her some some

1452
00:52:12,079 --> 00:52:18,079
of her favorite food from Costas. Um, we

1453
00:52:15,040 --> 00:52:21,119
were able to get her some chicken um

1454
00:52:18,079 --> 00:52:23,280
some chicken cutlets and manotei and uh

1455
00:52:21,119 --> 00:52:26,880
also some devil dogs. [laughter]

1456
00:52:23,280 --> 00:52:29,599
Um but yeah, she enjoys that. Um, but

1457
00:52:26,880 --> 00:52:32,079
she's just a pleasure and um, I did even

1458
00:52:29,599 --> 00:52:34,400
post some some videos of her and she's

1459
00:52:32,079 --> 00:52:36,319
an inspiration and her her motto is

1460
00:52:34,400 --> 00:52:38,400
really just to be nice to people and to

1461
00:52:36,319 --> 00:52:41,839
be kind because they'll they'll be, you

1462
00:52:38,400 --> 00:52:43,760
know, it'll come back to you. Um, but I

1463
00:52:41,839 --> 00:52:45,599
hope to see her soon and I keep in touch

1464
00:52:43,760 --> 00:52:48,880
with her just so just to make sure she's

1465
00:52:45,599 --> 00:52:50,960
doing well as as well. Um, and just uh,

1466
00:52:48,880 --> 00:52:53,760
so last night we did have our summer

1467
00:52:50,960 --> 00:52:57,280
nights open mic. We went from doing it

1468
00:52:53,760 --> 00:53:01,280
pretty much all of July to one major uh

1469
00:52:57,280 --> 00:53:03,119
show uh last night and we were uh we had

1470
00:53:01,280 --> 00:53:04,559
a storm in the beginning. So, I just

1471
00:53:03,119 --> 00:53:06,960
want to thank everybody that was on

1472
00:53:04,559 --> 00:53:09,040
board. We have a team of people that are

1473
00:53:06,960 --> 00:53:11,520
just communicating and seeing if it was

1474
00:53:09,040 --> 00:53:13,760
safe to go. Uh we had a storm coming

1475
00:53:11,520 --> 00:53:15,760
through, literally flying through. We

1476
00:53:13,760 --> 00:53:18,480
had the fiery sun that's happening right

1477
00:53:15,760 --> 00:53:20,319
now. We even had a power outage. But I

1478
00:53:18,480 --> 00:53:23,200
have to say, these kids came out, they

1479
00:53:20,319 --> 00:53:25,280
sang. Um, we have the bands coming out

1480
00:53:23,200 --> 00:53:26,960
from Land's Music, which is our music

1481
00:53:25,280 --> 00:53:30,000
school right here in Rosal Park. And I

1482
00:53:26,960 --> 00:53:32,559
just want to commend uh Juan. He is just

1483
00:53:30,000 --> 00:53:34,800
an amazing young man. He um he's

1484
00:53:32,559 --> 00:53:37,359
self-taught and he literally has a

1485
00:53:34,800 --> 00:53:39,440
school going and he's inspiring adults

1486
00:53:37,359 --> 00:53:42,000
and kids to really bring out their

1487
00:53:39,440 --> 00:53:43,680
giftings. And he set up everything. I

1488
00:53:42,000 --> 00:53:47,520
just want to thank him. I want to thank

1489
00:53:43,680 --> 00:53:50,960
uh Rupen Shaw, uh the DPW, our uh Rosal

1490
00:53:47,520 --> 00:53:52,720
Park PD, uh the mayor, and also uh

1491
00:53:50,960 --> 00:53:55,119
Councilman Petray for coming out. Thank

1492
00:53:52,720 --> 00:53:57,440
you guys so much. Um and just for the

1493
00:53:55,119 --> 00:54:00,640
kids that came out, uh I have to say

1494
00:53:57,440 --> 00:54:02,800
when the power outage came happened, we

1495
00:54:00,640 --> 00:54:05,119
tried to actually connect everything.

1496
00:54:02,800 --> 00:54:08,880
Um, but then we have uh Charlie, if

1497
00:54:05,119 --> 00:54:10,720
anybody knows Charlie Munz uh Guzman, he

1498
00:54:08,880 --> 00:54:12,319
actually came with his guitar and he was

1499
00:54:10,720 --> 00:54:14,160
encouraging the kids because they got

1500
00:54:12,319 --> 00:54:16,880
upset they weren't able to sing, but we

1501
00:54:14,160 --> 00:54:19,040
did it in uh by candlelight really. Um,

1502
00:54:16,880 --> 00:54:21,440
but then he got everything to to work

1503
00:54:19,040 --> 00:54:23,520
out. Um, but I just want to just applaud

1504
00:54:21,440 --> 00:54:25,359
you guys and cheering you guys on and

1505
00:54:23,520 --> 00:54:26,640
just really tell the residents, come out

1506
00:54:25,359 --> 00:54:28,640
to the events that we have because

1507
00:54:26,640 --> 00:54:32,000
they're not for us, they're for you. Uh,

1508
00:54:28,640 --> 00:54:33,920
so please check our schedule and um,

1509
00:54:32,000 --> 00:54:38,312
yeah, if you need me, rions

1510
00:54:33,920 --> 00:54:39,520
rosalpark.net or.gov or did we at.gov.

1511
00:54:38,312 --> 00:54:41,599
[laughter]

1512
00:54:39,520 --> 00:54:44,079
» Okay, it'll get to the same place. Uh,

1513
00:54:41,599 --> 00:54:45,119
9087268773.

1514
00:54:44,079 --> 00:54:46,960
Thank you.

1515
00:54:45,119 --> 00:54:48,800
» Thanks, Councilwoman. Councilman

1516
00:54:46,960 --> 00:54:50,800
Petroski.

1517
00:54:48,800 --> 00:54:53,119
» Thank you, Mayor. First of all, I want

1518
00:54:50,800 --> 00:54:56,559
to send my condolences out to Lawrence

1519
00:54:53,119 --> 00:54:58,240
Smith, Giovani Flecker, and Laura

1520
00:54:56,559 --> 00:55:01,119
Seaffir.

1521
00:54:58,240 --> 00:55:04,400
On June 24th, I attended the uh

1522
00:55:01,119 --> 00:55:09,520
recreation committee's summer kickoff.

1523
00:55:04,400 --> 00:55:12,240
Uh Tina, great job as usual. Um I was

1524
00:55:09,520 --> 00:55:16,079
very surprised. We had well over 100

1525
00:55:12,240 --> 00:55:19,040
kids there. It was packed. Um and then I

1526
00:55:16,079 --> 00:55:21,119
want to thank Tina uh by talking to her

1527
00:55:19,040 --> 00:55:24,240
son and we were able to get the fire

1528
00:55:21,119 --> 00:55:26,960
department to come and wow, it was a big

1529
00:55:24,240 --> 00:55:29,599
hit. I think every kid got in line. Um

1530
00:55:26,960 --> 00:55:32,319
they uh sat in the fire truck, went

1531
00:55:29,599 --> 00:55:35,839
through the apparatuses there. Um again,

1532
00:55:32,319 --> 00:55:40,240
it was a good very good turnout and I uh

1533
00:55:35,839 --> 00:55:43,359
I I thank Tina for having it. Um in that

1534
00:55:40,240 --> 00:55:46,240
on uh June 25th, I had a meeting with

1535
00:55:43,359 --> 00:55:48,960
the business administrator, Al Marella.

1536
00:55:46,240 --> 00:55:53,359
Uh we kicked a few things around, talked

1537
00:55:48,960 --> 00:55:55,520
about a few uh things in town. Um, I

1538
00:55:53,359 --> 00:55:57,200
personally want to thank you and I I

1539
00:55:55,520 --> 00:55:58,880
know there was other people involved,

1540
00:55:57,200 --> 00:56:01,599
but I want to thank you for getting

1541
00:55:58,880 --> 00:56:04,720
their uh passes for the fire department.

1542
00:56:01,599 --> 00:56:06,720
I mean, I really appreciate and um, you

1543
00:56:04,720 --> 00:56:09,920
know, like I said, a couple thank me,

1544
00:56:06,720 --> 00:56:10,319
but I did let them know it. I you know,

1545
00:56:09,920 --> 00:56:11,280
you

1546
00:56:10,319 --> 00:56:13,760
» Idea, Councilman,

1547
00:56:11,280 --> 00:56:15,920
» I I appreciate and I know you had

1548
00:56:13,760 --> 00:56:17,920
something to do with it and Don McFino

1549
00:56:15,920 --> 00:56:21,520
and all that, but I do want to thank

1550
00:56:17,920 --> 00:56:24,000
you. Um, so I was very happy to hand him

1551
00:56:21,520 --> 00:56:26,079
over to the chief today and he'll give

1552
00:56:24,000 --> 00:56:28,000
because you know I go to the fire

1553
00:56:26,079 --> 00:56:29,920
department meetings every month and

1554
00:56:28,000 --> 00:56:31,920
that's the first thing they hit me with

1555
00:56:29,920 --> 00:56:35,839
their passes, their passes and

1556
00:56:31,920 --> 00:56:37,760
everything. So uh um so I'm I can go to

1557
00:56:35,839 --> 00:56:39,920
the September meeting and not worry

1558
00:56:37,760 --> 00:56:43,440
about them. So I do thank you very much

1559
00:56:39,920 --> 00:56:46,799
for that. Um on July 1st I attended the

1560
00:56:43,440 --> 00:56:49,280
fireworks. Okay. Oh, going back to the

1561
00:56:46,799 --> 00:56:52,319
June kickoff. Mayor, I want to thank you

1562
00:56:49,280 --> 00:56:54,960
for showing up that night and Rosanna, I

1563
00:56:52,319 --> 00:56:57,839
know you did a walk by, but uh it was a

1564
00:56:54,960 --> 00:57:00,319
pleasure talking to you that night. Uh

1565
00:56:57,839 --> 00:57:02,720
um going back to the fireworks,

1566
00:57:00,319 --> 00:57:06,160
uh it seems it was great. I got a lot of

1567
00:57:02,720 --> 00:57:10,079
compliments from residents. Um very hot

1568
00:57:06,160 --> 00:57:12,160
day um and everything. um the two girls

1569
00:57:10,079 --> 00:57:15,599
that we have singing, they do a f

1570
00:57:12,160 --> 00:57:17,040
fantastic job um and everything, but uh

1571
00:57:15,599 --> 00:57:20,720
everything went well. I want to thank

1572
00:57:17,040 --> 00:57:23,520
the fire department, uh the Roso Park uh

1573
00:57:20,720 --> 00:57:27,200
police department, the DPW for

1574
00:57:23,520 --> 00:57:28,960
everything. And uh um like I said, I I

1575
00:57:27,200 --> 00:57:32,960
thought everything went well with the

1576
00:57:28,960 --> 00:57:36,240
fireworks. Uh July 2nd, we had a capital

1577
00:57:32,960 --> 00:57:40,000
budget meeting to go over get ready for

1578
00:57:36,240 --> 00:57:42,799
the budget. Uh uh this week uh this

1579
00:57:40,000 --> 00:57:46,559
meeting last night I attended the open

1580
00:57:42,799 --> 00:57:49,680
mic and uh Rosanna great job. I'm so

1581
00:57:46,559 --> 00:57:52,640
amazed how these kids perform. Um a

1582
00:57:49,680 --> 00:57:55,040
former uh councilman and uh a person

1583
00:57:52,640 --> 00:57:56,559
that used to show up all these mean Jake

1584
00:57:55,040 --> 00:57:58,799
Majiraa

1585
00:57:56,559 --> 00:58:01,200
always used to say Roosevelt Park got

1586
00:57:58,799 --> 00:58:05,440
talent and they proved it last night. I

1587
00:58:01,200 --> 00:58:08,640
was um it's fantastic um and everything.

1588
00:58:05,440 --> 00:58:11,520
Um, Andrew,

1589
00:58:08,640 --> 00:58:13,520
uh, thank you for your many years thing.

1590
00:58:11,520 --> 00:58:14,079
Um, I can actually say I voted for you

1591
00:58:13,520 --> 00:58:15,280
the first time.

1592
00:58:14,079 --> 00:58:18,720
» You're the only one left. [laughter]

1593
00:58:15,280 --> 00:58:21,680
» I know I'm getting old, I guess. Okay.

1594
00:58:18,720 --> 00:58:24,000
But, uh, and I'm I hope you don't mind.

1595
00:58:21,680 --> 00:58:26,160
Uh, back then there was a lot of

1596
00:58:24,000 --> 00:58:26,799
controversy because you were a

1597
00:58:26,160 --> 00:58:27,520
Republican.

1598
00:58:26,799 --> 00:58:30,960
» Still am.

1599
00:58:27,520 --> 00:58:33,520
» Yeah, I know [laughter] that. Uh but we

1600
00:58:30,960 --> 00:58:36,400
uh took parties aside and I knew how

1601
00:58:33,520 --> 00:58:39,440
much he uh growing up in this town and

1602
00:58:36,400 --> 00:58:41,920
how much he cared about this town and uh

1603
00:58:39,440 --> 00:58:43,599
I took a chance and voted for him and I'

1604
00:58:41,920 --> 00:58:45,760
I've been happy every time. I mean

1605
00:58:43,599 --> 00:58:49,119
anytime I had any issue, you always

1606
00:58:45,760 --> 00:58:52,000
there for me um and everything. But I

1607
00:58:49,119 --> 00:58:54,640
can also say uh Maneline I I voted for

1608
00:58:52,000 --> 00:58:59,680
you also for this one too. So, that's

1609
00:58:54,640 --> 00:59:02,480
two people I vote. Um, um, uh, council,

1610
00:58:59,680 --> 00:59:04,480
uh, former mayor Hokasen, I know, uh,

1611
00:59:02,480 --> 00:59:06,640
me, we voted for Andrew. We got him in

1612
00:59:04,480 --> 00:59:07,520
and, uh, you did a great job then.

1613
00:59:06,640 --> 00:59:09,280
» Thank you.

1614
00:59:07,520 --> 00:59:10,960
» Right to the end. I I appreciate.

1615
00:59:09,280 --> 00:59:13,520
» Thank you.

1616
00:59:10,960 --> 00:59:16,799
» Um, if you need to contact me, you can

1617
00:59:13,520 --> 00:59:19,799
get me at jetrosky rosepark.net

1618
00:59:16,799 --> 00:59:19,799
9086667821.

1619
00:59:20,160 --> 00:59:25,920
And that's my report. Thank you. Thanks,

1620
00:59:22,720 --> 00:59:27,280
Councilman Petroski. Councilman Castins.

1621
00:59:25,920 --> 00:59:30,720
» Thank you, Mayor. Good evening,

1622
00:59:27,280 --> 00:59:32,480
everybody. Um, wanted to cover a couple

1623
00:59:30,720 --> 00:59:34,400
of things that have happened and, um,

1624
00:59:32,480 --> 00:59:37,119
talk about some, uh, new legislation

1625
00:59:34,400 --> 00:59:39,040
that that's, uh, going to impact us. Uh,

1626
00:59:37,119 --> 00:59:41,119
first of all, uh, thank you everybody

1627
00:59:39,040 --> 00:59:42,880
for your feedback. Um, Jimmy, for

1628
00:59:41,119 --> 00:59:44,160
example, now we are going to.gov. Thank

1629
00:59:42,880 --> 00:59:46,000
you for bringing it up, man. You see,

1630
00:59:44,160 --> 00:59:48,000
this is we're a responsive council. When

1631
00:59:46,000 --> 00:59:49,119
when we hear good ideas, we we'll

1632
00:59:48,000 --> 00:59:51,040
listen. And, uh, there's other things

1633
00:59:49,119 --> 00:59:52,880
you sent in there that we, uh, we're

1634
00:59:51,040 --> 00:59:54,720
incorporating. So, thank you everybody.

1635
00:59:52,880 --> 00:59:55,920
Your feedback does not fall on deaf ears

1636
00:59:54,720 --> 00:59:57,200
here and that's something that I

1637
00:59:55,920 --> 00:59:58,559
appreciate very much about this body

1638
00:59:57,200 --> 01:00:01,119
because I've worked in government before

1639
00:59:58,559 --> 01:00:03,200
and there are bodies who have deaf ears.

1640
01:00:01,119 --> 01:00:05,200
So, thank you so much for uh for your

1641
01:00:03,200 --> 01:00:07,440
suggestion and and happy that we uh we

1642
01:00:05,200 --> 01:00:10,000
transitioned on July 10th. We moved over

1643
01:00:07,440 --> 01:00:12,720
to our.gov. Uh if you email or if you go

1644
01:00:10,000 --> 01:00:15,359
to net, it'll still redirect you. Um but

1645
01:00:12,720 --> 01:00:16,960
we are a.gov site now. Um so that's the

1646
01:00:15,359 --> 01:00:18,720
first thing. The other thing um just

1647
01:00:16,960 --> 01:00:20,240
just quickly touching on economic

1648
01:00:18,720 --> 01:00:22,079
development. Um that is a passion of

1649
01:00:20,240 --> 01:00:24,160
mine. Uh I I chair the special

1650
01:00:22,079 --> 01:00:25,359
improvement district in in Rawway. Um

1651
01:00:24,160 --> 01:00:26,559
it's something that I'm passionate about

1652
01:00:25,359 --> 01:00:30,720
because that's where my business was

1653
01:00:26,559 --> 01:00:32,640
located. Um and looking at a downtown

1654
01:00:30,720 --> 01:00:34,720
parking is always the first thing for

1655
01:00:32,640 --> 01:00:36,880
businesses to thrive. So I'm very happy

1656
01:00:34,720 --> 01:00:38,400
that this council has um has also

1657
01:00:36,880 --> 01:00:40,000
listened and and we're moving forward

1658
01:00:38,400 --> 01:00:41,680
with this. Uh we're a long way from

1659
01:00:40,000 --> 01:00:43,440
getting it done, but it's it's a step in

1660
01:00:41,680 --> 01:00:44,720
the right direction. Uh and after you do

1661
01:00:43,440 --> 01:00:46,559
the development, you have to start

1662
01:00:44,720 --> 01:00:48,480
focusing on the economic part of it

1663
01:00:46,559 --> 01:00:50,079
because without you know, one feeds the

1664
01:00:48,480 --> 01:00:53,040
other. So very excited that we're at

1665
01:00:50,079 --> 01:00:54,960
this part of uh Roso Park. Now, um next

1666
01:00:53,040 --> 01:00:56,720
I wanted to highlight the uh Roso Park

1667
01:00:54,960 --> 01:00:59,200
home improvement program. For those of

1668
01:00:56,720 --> 01:01:01,520
you that don't know, um there are uh

1669
01:00:59,200 --> 01:01:04,240
loans uh they're forgivable 10-year

1670
01:01:01,520 --> 01:01:06,400
loans. Uh believe up to $30,000. They

1671
01:01:04,240 --> 01:01:08,799
can cover important things like roof uh

1672
01:01:06,400 --> 01:01:10,799
redunds, uh to do redo your roof, to uh

1673
01:01:08,799 --> 01:01:13,119
do plumbing work, things like that. Um

1674
01:01:10,799 --> 01:01:14,559
if you follow the guidelines, it is a

1675
01:01:13,119 --> 01:01:16,160
forgivable loan and it's an interest

1676
01:01:14,559 --> 01:01:18,880
free loan. If you are interested in

1677
01:01:16,160 --> 01:01:20,079
that, uh please uh look at our website.

1678
01:01:18,880 --> 01:01:22,960
We have information on there. They're

1679
01:01:20,079 --> 01:01:24,960
administered through uh cgph, but um you

1680
01:01:22,960 --> 01:01:28,319
find all the information at the roso

1681
01:01:24,960 --> 01:01:30,240
park.gov website. Um

1682
01:01:28,319 --> 01:01:32,240
next, I wanted to talk about the uh

1683
01:01:30,240 --> 01:01:33,680
there's two legislations, one's at the

1684
01:01:32,240 --> 01:01:35,040
federal level, one's at the state level,

1685
01:01:33,680 --> 01:01:36,640
and I wanted to bring to council

1686
01:01:35,040 --> 01:01:38,559
attention, and um we're probably going

1687
01:01:36,640 --> 01:01:40,480
to hopefully have more conversations

1688
01:01:38,559 --> 01:01:42,640
about this. The first one is uh 21st

1689
01:01:40,480 --> 01:01:45,359
Century Road to Housing Act. Um, this

1690
01:01:42,640 --> 01:01:48,559
went into law Friday night. Um, it was

1691
01:01:45,359 --> 01:01:50,000
an incredible bipartisan bill. Um, it's

1692
01:01:48,559 --> 01:01:51,520
probably the only thing with such a

1693
01:01:50,000 --> 01:01:53,280
majority to get passed at the federal

1694
01:01:51,520 --> 01:01:55,119
level with Democrats and Republicans

1695
01:01:53,280 --> 01:01:56,960
agreeing on everything pretty much. I

1696
01:01:55,119 --> 01:01:59,520
mean, I think there's like 10% of the

1697
01:01:56,960 --> 01:02:01,359
legislature didn't vote for it. Um, the

1698
01:01:59,520 --> 01:02:03,200
president did not sign it, but he didn't

1699
01:02:01,359 --> 01:02:06,160
veto it. So, statutoily, it went into

1700
01:02:03,200 --> 01:02:07,520
law on the 10th day. Um the 21st Century

1701
01:02:06,160 --> 01:02:08,960
Road to Housing Act does a lot of

1702
01:02:07,520 --> 01:02:11,440
different things, but there is a

1703
01:02:08,960 --> 01:02:14,960
provision on it that incentivizes local

1704
01:02:11,440 --> 01:02:17,040
municipalities uh to take on some of

1705
01:02:14,960 --> 01:02:18,880
that red tape that that happens that has

1706
01:02:17,040 --> 01:02:19,920
been slowing down uh residential

1707
01:02:18,880 --> 01:02:21,280
development. I'm not talking about the

1708
01:02:19,920 --> 01:02:23,040
buildings. I'm talking about more like

1709
01:02:21,280 --> 01:02:24,640
single families, multif two families,

1710
01:02:23,040 --> 01:02:26,079
things like that. Um and the federal

1711
01:02:24,640 --> 01:02:27,920
government is actually incentivizing

1712
01:02:26,079 --> 01:02:30,079
local municipalities to enact some of

1713
01:02:27,920 --> 01:02:33,520
these changes and in return we will have

1714
01:02:30,079 --> 01:02:35,440
access to more funding through CDBG. Um,

1715
01:02:33,520 --> 01:02:36,960
obviously more money for us that we

1716
01:02:35,440 --> 01:02:38,799
don't have to charge our taxpayers for

1717
01:02:36,960 --> 01:02:40,720
is always a positive thing. So, I'd like

1718
01:02:38,799 --> 01:02:42,880
for us to explore that. Um, I'll bring

1719
01:02:40,720 --> 01:02:44,799
this up at the land use board and and

1720
01:02:42,880 --> 01:02:46,640
um, you know, ask about what we can

1721
01:02:44,799 --> 01:02:48,400
integrate if any and we can examine, but

1722
01:02:46,640 --> 01:02:49,440
that is a really really fantastic thing.

1723
01:02:48,400 --> 01:02:52,079
And then there's another piece of

1724
01:02:49,440 --> 01:02:54,000
legislation at the state um, actually

1725
01:02:52,079 --> 01:02:57,359
let me just hit a couple things. uh the

1726
01:02:54,000 --> 01:03:00,000
Road to Housing Act um

1727
01:02:57,359 --> 01:03:01,920
it actually uh I don't know you this

1728
01:03:00,000 --> 01:03:05,040
this would hit the news but it makes it

1729
01:03:01,920 --> 01:03:07,200
so that large investors can't buy single

1730
01:03:05,040 --> 01:03:08,319
family properties anymore. Um which is a

1731
01:03:07,200 --> 01:03:09,599
big thing because we're talking about

1732
01:03:08,319 --> 01:03:11,920
how they were competing with with

1733
01:03:09,599 --> 01:03:14,799
regular mom and pops. Um so that's a big

1734
01:03:11,920 --> 01:03:16,640
thing. It changes rules on manufactured

1735
01:03:14,799 --> 01:03:18,640
uh homes which is going to benefit and

1736
01:03:16,640 --> 01:03:20,079
lower the cost on those. Uh and instead

1737
01:03:18,640 --> 01:03:22,559
of being single stories now those will

1738
01:03:20,079 --> 01:03:24,319
be able to be uh two stories. So, it's a

1739
01:03:22,559 --> 01:03:28,000
hodgepodge of different laws that tries

1740
01:03:24,319 --> 01:03:30,079
to uh modernize our housing and it helps

1741
01:03:28,000 --> 01:03:32,799
with affordability or that's the intent.

1742
01:03:30,079 --> 01:03:37,039
And the last one is um Assembly Bill

1743
01:03:32,799 --> 01:03:39,440
3877 and Senate Bill 2960.

1744
01:03:37,039 --> 01:03:40,960
Uh they have both passed New Jersey

1745
01:03:39,440 --> 01:03:43,920
legislature and are now at the

1746
01:03:40,960 --> 01:03:46,160
governor's desk for signatures. Uh those

1747
01:03:43,920 --> 01:03:48,240
bills uh in large part are asking

1748
01:03:46,160 --> 01:03:50,640
municipalities to uh call for a special

1749
01:03:48,240 --> 01:03:53,359
re-examination of their master plan um

1750
01:03:50,640 --> 01:03:55,680
and tackle things like two family homes

1751
01:03:53,359 --> 01:03:58,079
and three family homes in certain zones

1752
01:03:55,680 --> 01:04:00,640
as well as accessory dwelling units. Um

1753
01:03:58,079 --> 01:04:02,880
and it actually does a very important

1754
01:04:00,640 --> 01:04:04,480
thing. It incentivizes municipalities by

1755
01:04:02,880 --> 01:04:06,240
giving us more funding for

1756
01:04:04,480 --> 01:04:08,799
infrastructure projects like uh road

1757
01:04:06,240 --> 01:04:10,559
work. Um and there's a provision in it

1758
01:04:08,799 --> 01:04:14,000
that if you do some of these things, you

1759
01:04:10,559 --> 01:04:15,440
can get up to 10% more state aid to the

1760
01:04:14,000 --> 01:04:17,599
school district of the municipalities

1761
01:04:15,440 --> 01:04:19,839
that do this. So, this can benefit our

1762
01:04:17,599 --> 01:04:23,440
schools, which I know um can use the

1763
01:04:19,839 --> 01:04:24,880
extra funding. So, I'm going to be, you

1764
01:04:23,440 --> 01:04:26,240
know, keeping up on all these things as

1765
01:04:24,880 --> 01:04:28,000
soon as it gets passed and hopefully we

1766
01:04:26,240 --> 01:04:30,319
can look at these and see what kind of

1767
01:04:28,000 --> 01:04:32,319
uh things we can adopt. Um and it gives

1768
01:04:30,319 --> 01:04:34,160
us priority for funding for different uh

1769
01:04:32,319 --> 01:04:36,720
projects. Uh they'll rate you

1770
01:04:34,160 --> 01:04:38,319
essentially based on how how much you

1771
01:04:36,720 --> 01:04:40,720
integrated into your master plan that

1772
01:04:38,319 --> 01:04:42,400
the new law requires. um the more you

1773
01:04:40,720 --> 01:04:44,160
do, the higher ranked you will and

1774
01:04:42,400 --> 01:04:46,799
you'll have access to funding from the

1775
01:04:44,160 --> 01:04:48,720
state uh first. So those are all things

1776
01:04:46,799 --> 01:04:49,920
I'm keeping an eye on in in this period

1777
01:04:48,720 --> 01:04:51,839
and I wanted to bring to the council's

1778
01:04:49,920 --> 01:04:53,839
attention and I will be bringing more to

1779
01:04:51,839 --> 01:04:55,520
us here. Uh and then just wrap just to

1780
01:04:53,839 --> 01:04:57,440
wrap up my comments. Um Andrew, thank

1781
01:04:55,520 --> 01:05:00,160
you so much. I know my time with you

1782
01:04:57,440 --> 01:05:01,440
here um on council has been short, but

1783
01:05:00,160 --> 01:05:03,119
we've been on the land use board for

1784
01:05:01,440 --> 01:05:04,720
years and just me dealing with the

1785
01:05:03,119 --> 01:05:06,480
burrow been dealing with you for a long

1786
01:05:04,720 --> 01:05:08,240
time and uh you're a very fair person.

1787
01:05:06,480 --> 01:05:09,760
You're a very smart guy and uh we will

1788
01:05:08,240 --> 01:05:10,720
definitely miss you. So, thank you for

1789
01:05:09,760 --> 01:05:13,720
your time and thank you for your

1790
01:05:10,720 --> 01:05:13,720
service.

1791
01:05:14,880 --> 01:05:17,680
» Okay, Council Lines, you forgot

1792
01:05:17,119 --> 01:05:20,319
something good.

1793
01:05:17,680 --> 01:05:21,920
» I am sorry.

1794
01:05:20,319 --> 01:05:23,440
» 30 seconds. 30 seconds.

1795
01:05:21,920 --> 01:05:25,280
» I have your name right here and I

1796
01:05:23,440 --> 01:05:28,559
didn't, but thank you so much. I I saw

1797
01:05:25,280 --> 01:05:30,559
you out in the hallway, but um just to

1798
01:05:28,559 --> 01:05:32,640
everybody's been saying it and um

1799
01:05:30,559 --> 01:05:35,599
» And nauseous [laughter]

1800
01:05:32,640 --> 01:05:38,000
» With the smoke or Sure, we'll say that.

1801
01:05:35,599 --> 01:05:41,119
» All right. Yeah. But I mean, please keep

1802
01:05:38,000 --> 01:05:44,079
in touch. Um, but just from when I

1803
01:05:41,119 --> 01:05:46,799
started uh here, you were just a huge

1804
01:05:44,079 --> 01:05:48,240
wealth of information and a help and and

1805
01:05:46,799 --> 01:05:49,520
you know, I appreciate you and

1806
01:05:48,240 --> 01:05:51,280
everything that you do and I'm wishing

1807
01:05:49,520 --> 01:05:51,839
you the best and please keep in touch,

1808
01:05:51,280 --> 01:05:52,319
please.

1809
01:05:51,839 --> 01:05:54,720
» Thank you.

1810
01:05:52,319 --> 01:05:57,440
» Thank you.

1811
01:05:54,720 --> 01:05:59,440
» All right. So, I uh en enjoyed the

1812
01:05:57,440 --> 01:06:02,640
fireworks. I think I've been going to

1813
01:05:59,440 --> 01:06:04,799
most of them since 1994 was our first

1814
01:06:02,640 --> 01:06:07,200
year we had the fireworks.

1815
01:06:04,799 --> 01:06:10,720
I think this year was they were awesome.

1816
01:06:07,200 --> 01:06:13,200
I was attending the fire um department

1817
01:06:10,720 --> 01:06:14,880
um function Tuesday night. Well

1818
01:06:13,200 --> 01:06:16,000
attended. I'm glad we didn't have a last

1819
01:06:14,880 --> 01:06:18,559
Tuesday. The kids would have been

1820
01:06:16,000 --> 01:06:20,720
chilly. I open mic was nice last night.

1821
01:06:18,559 --> 01:06:22,640
It was pretty amazing, Councilwoman that

1822
01:06:20,720 --> 01:06:25,440
I think 90% of the kids sung and that's

1823
01:06:22,640 --> 01:06:27,760
when the light the power went out and

1824
01:06:25,440 --> 01:06:30,400
whatever. Uh we got through right. The

1825
01:06:27,760 --> 01:06:33,680
guys got through like you said. We uh we

1826
01:06:30,400 --> 01:06:35,760
saw uh Anna, she was amazing. I told my

1827
01:06:33,680 --> 01:06:37,599
wife that we'd be going there. I'd be

1828
01:06:35,760 --> 01:06:39,039
stopping by for 10, 15 minutes. I came

1829
01:06:37,599 --> 01:06:41,520
home an hour and a half later. It was

1830
01:06:39,039 --> 01:06:44,240
nice. Good time. She was just amazing

1831
01:06:41,520 --> 01:06:46,880
for 100 years old. Um remind everybody

1832
01:06:44,240 --> 01:06:49,200
the farmers market is open. Uh they've

1833
01:06:46,880 --> 01:06:51,680
had two or three uh first couple

1834
01:06:49,200 --> 01:06:54,960
Wednesdays hot, but a couple new vendors

1835
01:06:51,680 --> 01:06:58,720
there this year. Um some pastries and

1836
01:06:54,960 --> 01:07:01,839
donuts. Uh empanadas.

1837
01:06:58,720 --> 01:07:04,400
Um and um the hot dog guys there this

1838
01:07:01,839 --> 01:07:07,680
year. So check out the farmers market

1839
01:07:04,400 --> 01:07:11,280
every Wednesday up to Wednesday before

1840
01:07:07,680 --> 01:07:14,079
Thanksgiving. Um

1841
01:07:11,280 --> 01:07:16,559
um so for everybody on council, remember

1842
01:07:14,079 --> 01:07:18,720
that show, call a friend. Uh phone phone

1843
01:07:16,559 --> 01:07:21,440
a friend. Andrew gives you one call.

1844
01:07:18,720 --> 01:07:22,559
Phone a friend. [laughter]

1845
01:07:21,440 --> 01:07:23,599
Uh and look,

1846
01:07:22,559 --> 01:07:24,960
» I already changed my number. I

1847
01:07:23,599 --> 01:07:27,599
» I'll brief I'm going to briefly talk

1848
01:07:24,960 --> 01:07:31,039
about the parking lot. I do know over

1849
01:07:27,599 --> 01:07:34,960
time that res um excuse me the uh

1850
01:07:31,039 --> 01:07:37,119
businesses in town have uh needed this.

1851
01:07:34,960 --> 01:07:39,920
I think it's a good thing and I think we

1852
01:07:37,119 --> 01:07:42,000
all agree that uh if we find something

1853
01:07:39,920 --> 01:07:44,480
uh we're not going to touch it. This is

1854
01:07:42,000 --> 01:07:47,039
a good thing and let's embrace it and

1855
01:07:44,480 --> 01:07:49,599
and move forward. Other than that um

1856
01:07:47,039 --> 01:07:51,839
that's the end of my report. Uh may I

1857
01:07:49,599 --> 01:07:53,599
have a a motion? Oh, excuse me. Mr.

1858
01:07:51,839 --> 01:07:55,440
Clerk, please read my appointments for

1859
01:07:53,599 --> 01:07:56,799
the record for mayor appointments. Yes,

1860
01:07:55,440 --> 01:07:58,480
mayor. The mayoral appointments this

1861
01:07:56,799 --> 01:07:59,920
evening are as follows. They require no

1862
01:07:58,480 --> 01:08:01,440
confirmation of councel. Appointing

1863
01:07:59,920 --> 01:08:03,039
James Company as class 2 member of the

1864
01:08:01,440 --> 01:08:05,680
municipal land use board effective July

1865
01:08:03,039 --> 01:08:07,680
20th, 2026 to fill the unexpired term of

1866
01:08:05,680 --> 01:08:10,480
Andrew J. Caias set to expire December

1867
01:08:07,680 --> 01:08:12,960
31st, 2026. And appointing Jessica

1868
01:08:10,480 --> 01:08:14,160
Bonfonte as a member of the Rosal Park

1869
01:08:12,960 --> 01:08:15,760
Recreation Committee effective

1870
01:08:14,160 --> 01:08:17,679
immediately to fill the unexpired term

1871
01:08:15,760 --> 01:08:20,719
of Sal Campanella set to expire December

1872
01:08:17,679 --> 01:08:23,279
31st, 2026.

1873
01:08:20,719 --> 01:08:25,199
» Thank you, K. Thank you, Andrew. May I

1874
01:08:23,279 --> 01:08:27,920
have a motion to open the public portion

1875
01:08:25,199 --> 01:08:28,799
on any subject?

1876
01:08:27,920 --> 01:08:29,440
» So moved.

1877
01:08:28,799 --> 01:08:30,480
» Second.

1878
01:08:29,440 --> 01:08:31,359
» All in favor?

1879
01:08:30,480 --> 01:08:32,960
» I.

1880
01:08:31,359 --> 01:08:34,960
» If you'd like to speak, please come

1881
01:08:32,960 --> 01:08:36,960
forward to the microphone. Please state

1882
01:08:34,960 --> 01:08:40,440
your name if you would like it included

1883
01:08:36,960 --> 01:08:40,440
in the record.

1884
01:08:43,679 --> 01:08:48,480
» Good evening. Uh Jimmy Matthews live

1885
01:08:45,679 --> 01:08:49,759
here in Rosal Park. I just wanted to

1886
01:08:48,480 --> 01:08:52,159
bring some attention to something I

1887
01:08:49,759 --> 01:08:54,799
noticed today in the bill list that gets

1888
01:08:52,159 --> 01:08:56,960
published with the agenda. Uh there was

1889
01:08:54,799 --> 01:09:00,640
a

1890
01:08:56,960 --> 01:09:03,199
an item there indicating a purchase of a

1891
01:09:00,640 --> 01:09:06,319
a surveillance camera that's of the type

1892
01:09:03,199 --> 01:09:10,319
that usually is placed permanently in

1893
01:09:06,319 --> 01:09:13,040
some uh traffic monitoring place and it

1894
01:09:10,319 --> 01:09:14,880
continuously records and automatically

1895
01:09:13,040 --> 01:09:17,839
picks up license plates and sends it to

1896
01:09:14,880 --> 01:09:23,920
a a third party company. It's a national

1897
01:09:17,839 --> 01:09:27,359
company that um it's uh they're a cloud

1898
01:09:23,920 --> 01:09:31,199
system where that that's stored. Um so

1899
01:09:27,359 --> 01:09:33,279
my question I guess I just want to make

1900
01:09:31,199 --> 01:09:34,719
sure everyone knows that that's

1901
01:09:33,279 --> 01:09:38,000
happening. I mean it's not really a

1902
01:09:34,719 --> 01:09:40,560
normal kind of surveillance to do in a

1903
01:09:38,000 --> 01:09:44,000
public place like on the road. Um, it's

1904
01:09:40,560 --> 01:09:45,600
$8,500 I think of what it was. And it's

1905
01:09:44,000 --> 01:09:47,359
uh

1906
01:09:45,600 --> 01:09:51,600
I mean I can imagine there are some kind

1907
01:09:47,359 --> 01:09:54,480
of public purposes that are that that

1908
01:09:51,600 --> 01:09:56,000
kind of thing could be used for

1909
01:09:54,480 --> 01:09:58,719
maybe even locally, but it's hard to

1910
01:09:56,000 --> 01:10:00,000
imagine one that would be like a real

1911
01:09:58,719 --> 01:10:02,640
use. And I don't know if that was

1912
01:10:00,000 --> 01:10:05,600
something that u

1913
01:10:02,640 --> 01:10:07,199
was really discussed as like for some

1914
01:10:05,600 --> 01:10:11,080
specific reason like we should have this

1915
01:10:07,199 --> 01:10:11,080
thing. Um,

1916
01:10:13,440 --> 01:10:17,440
I mean it it raises the question of, you

1917
01:10:15,840 --> 01:10:20,560
know, if I decided I wanted to put a

1918
01:10:17,440 --> 01:10:22,719
camera on my lawn that monitored every

1919
01:10:20,560 --> 01:10:25,360
car that drove by because everyone's

1920
01:10:22,719 --> 01:10:26,640
speeds on Fate would have uh and I

1921
01:10:25,360 --> 01:10:28,560
wanted to, you know, write letters to

1922
01:10:26,640 --> 01:10:30,000
them and do do that kind of thing. I

1923
01:10:28,560 --> 01:10:32,239
think I would probably not do that

1924
01:10:30,000 --> 01:10:33,920
because it seems like some kind of

1925
01:10:32,239 --> 01:10:36,320
violation of privacy of the people that

1926
01:10:33,920 --> 01:10:40,080
are driving past, but like that's what

1927
01:10:36,320 --> 01:10:43,440
this system does. I think um I actually

1928
01:10:40,080 --> 01:10:45,920
don't know all that for sure. So, uh I'm

1929
01:10:43,440 --> 01:10:47,679
just going based on the information

1930
01:10:45,920 --> 01:10:50,640
about who the the brand is for that

1931
01:10:47,679 --> 01:10:53,040
company and um

1932
01:10:50,640 --> 01:10:58,760
so I'd be happy to be correct on that.

1933
01:10:53,040 --> 01:10:58,760
So, um, the flight camera.

1934
01:11:07,040 --> 01:11:10,800
» Yeah, Mayor, that was a recommendation

1935
01:11:08,560 --> 01:11:12,800
of the police uh, chief to put that on

1936
01:11:10,800 --> 01:11:14,640
the agenda and put that bill is. There's

1937
01:11:12,800 --> 01:11:17,760
license plate readers, you know,

1938
01:11:14,640 --> 01:11:22,320
throughout the state that just help with

1939
01:11:17,760 --> 01:11:24,560
policing. That's all it is. Thank you.

1940
01:11:22,320 --> 01:11:28,480
» George Ramirez, 500 East Clay. First of

1941
01:11:24,560 --> 01:11:30,320
all, chairs. Nice. Thank you, Mr. Duck.

1942
01:11:28,480 --> 01:11:32,719
Uh, so I just want to start off by

1943
01:11:30,320 --> 01:11:34,880
saying that the my questioning about the

1944
01:11:32,719 --> 01:11:38,159
parking lot isn't that we shouldn't buy

1945
01:11:34,880 --> 01:11:41,199
it. It was why we're

1946
01:11:38,159 --> 01:11:43,040
have on the books now 1.2 compared to

1947
01:11:41,199 --> 01:11:45,679
the 875

1948
01:11:43,040 --> 01:11:47,840
uh just a few months ago. Uh, second of

1949
01:11:45,679 --> 01:11:50,960
all, I'd like to say that respect is

1950
01:11:47,840 --> 01:11:52,719
earned and trust and trust is earned.

1951
01:11:50,960 --> 01:11:54,800
All right. I've been attending these

1952
01:11:52,719 --> 01:11:58,000
meetings for two months, two years I

1953
01:11:54,800 --> 01:12:01,520
should say, and there have been a lot of

1954
01:11:58,000 --> 01:12:03,760
instances where the public is told one

1955
01:12:01,520 --> 01:12:06,480
thing and you guys do something

1956
01:12:03,760 --> 01:12:08,800
completely different. You know, I could

1957
01:12:06,480 --> 01:12:11,840
name a handful of things. You know, the

1958
01:12:08,800 --> 01:12:14,480
DPW was told that there was no issue

1959
01:12:11,840 --> 01:12:17,040
with the DPW lot. Meanwhile, it's super

1960
01:12:14,480 --> 01:12:20,800
contaminated with cancer-causing

1961
01:12:17,040 --> 01:12:24,400
chemicals as well as super elevated uh

1962
01:12:20,800 --> 01:12:27,040
levels of mold. Uh, I questioned if

1963
01:12:24,400 --> 01:12:29,920
there were any uh dumping that we didn't

1964
01:12:27,040 --> 01:12:32,000
know about at the DPW yard and the

1965
01:12:29,920 --> 01:12:33,920
attorney, the previous attorney told me

1966
01:12:32,000 --> 01:12:35,600
that every

1967
01:12:33,920 --> 01:12:37,600
uh

1968
01:12:35,600 --> 01:12:40,719
dump was basically had a bill of

1969
01:12:37,600 --> 01:12:42,320
lighting and it turns out that the EPA

1970
01:12:40,719 --> 01:12:44,159
just a couple months later determined

1971
01:12:42,320 --> 01:12:46,960
that there was illegal dumping going on

1972
01:12:44,159 --> 01:12:49,360
there. Uh, what else? We were told that

1973
01:12:46,960 --> 01:12:50,640
the pilot programs, all of these

1974
01:12:49,360 --> 01:12:52,880
apartments were going to be paying

1975
01:12:50,640 --> 01:12:56,320
paying their fair share towards the

1976
01:12:52,880 --> 01:12:59,520
schools. And even a gentleman here

1977
01:12:56,320 --> 01:13:01,280
that's in the crowd was told that the

1978
01:12:59,520 --> 01:13:04,239
schools would be getting money from it.

1979
01:13:01,280 --> 01:13:07,120
Last year, they got zero from it. Uh

1980
01:13:04,239 --> 01:13:08,880
what else? You guys approved three

1981
01:13:07,120 --> 01:13:10,560
marijuana dispensaries, but it didn't

1982
01:13:08,880 --> 01:13:13,760
mean that three dispensaries were going

1983
01:13:10,560 --> 01:13:17,360
to go up. Meanwhile, they did go up. Two

1984
01:13:13,760 --> 01:13:21,520
of which are in miscount. uh Miss Lion's

1985
01:13:17,360 --> 01:13:23,760
ward. Um there's a handful of things. I

1986
01:13:21,520 --> 01:13:26,400
mean, we have uh Mr. Castelins's over

1987
01:13:23,760 --> 01:13:29,120
here who had a meeting at a uh property

1988
01:13:26,400 --> 01:13:31,440
on a Sunday that was never disclosed to

1989
01:13:29,120 --> 01:13:34,880
put a board of ed building there. So,

1990
01:13:31,440 --> 01:13:37,840
there's a lot of issues going on in town

1991
01:13:34,880 --> 01:13:40,640
by you guys that doesn't represent the

1992
01:13:37,840 --> 01:13:42,080
people of Rosal Park. You keep telling

1993
01:13:40,640 --> 01:13:44,960
people, "Yeah, call me. We'll have

1994
01:13:42,080 --> 01:13:47,760
coffee." or you know we hear you but

1995
01:13:44,960 --> 01:13:50,640
when there are people here and there's a

1996
01:13:47,760 --> 01:13:54,880
packed house for instance for the DPW

1997
01:13:50,640 --> 01:13:56,880
yard or for the marijuana

1998
01:13:54,880 --> 01:13:59,440
you guys just do whatever you want and

1999
01:13:56,880 --> 01:14:03,520
not what the people want. So that is the

2000
01:13:59,440 --> 01:14:06,960
issue that I have all right

2001
01:14:03,520 --> 01:14:11,520
and uh let's see just keep going on

2002
01:14:06,960 --> 01:14:14,640
trust Mr. Castelins, last year around

2003
01:14:11,520 --> 01:14:17,360
April, you promoted your Panthers

2004
01:14:14,640 --> 01:14:20,320
Promise that you described as a

2005
01:14:17,360 --> 01:14:23,360
registered 501c3

2006
01:14:20,320 --> 01:14:25,600
uh nonprofit and you solicited money

2007
01:14:23,360 --> 01:14:28,480
from people to help out with that

2008
01:14:25,600 --> 01:14:32,760
nonprofit. Do you have an IRS

2009
01:14:28,480 --> 01:14:32,760
determination letter from that?

2010
01:14:34,800 --> 01:14:41,960
And that's it. I'll forfeit the rest of

2011
01:14:36,719 --> 01:14:41,960
my time for an answer to that question.

2012
01:14:43,120 --> 01:14:45,040
» Sure, Mr. Chair.

2013
01:14:44,320 --> 01:14:47,920
» Yeah.

2014
01:14:45,040 --> 01:14:49,920
» Yeah. Um yeah, so I uh I started a

2015
01:14:47,920 --> 01:14:53,040
scholarship program through my business

2016
01:14:49,920 --> 01:14:54,800
uh at first to seek for a um nonprofit.

2017
01:14:53,040 --> 01:14:56,560
So I whatever you found and I'm pretty

2018
01:14:54,800 --> 01:14:58,080
sure it says on there uh soon to be

2019
01:14:56,560 --> 01:14:59,760
registered. We were uh working on that

2020
01:14:58,080 --> 01:15:01,760
and we actually registered.

2021
01:14:59,760 --> 01:15:04,400
» No, it definitely didn't say that. Um, I

2022
01:15:01,760 --> 01:15:06,560
gave out uh two scholarships from my

2023
01:15:04,400 --> 01:15:08,480
business to uh two high school graduates

2024
01:15:06,560 --> 01:15:10,960
from Rosa Park High School. Continue to

2025
01:15:08,480 --> 01:15:12,400
do it every semester and I'm doing it

2026
01:15:10,960 --> 01:15:13,760
through my business at this time until

2027
01:15:12,400 --> 01:15:15,520
we get around to actually doing it. We

2028
01:15:13,760 --> 01:15:17,280
never collected any donations uh because

2029
01:15:15,520 --> 01:15:18,480
we never finalized the registration, but

2030
01:15:17,280 --> 01:15:21,360
I have been paying that out of my

2031
01:15:18,480 --> 01:15:23,360
business as a contribution to to Roso

2032
01:15:21,360 --> 01:15:24,560
Park graduating seniors and I intend to

2033
01:15:23,360 --> 01:15:26,159
finish that at some point when I have

2034
01:15:24,560 --> 01:15:26,960
some time. But I do continue to make the

2035
01:15:26,159 --> 01:15:29,440
payments.

2036
01:15:26,960 --> 01:15:32,800
» Okay. Well, you advertised on Instagram,

2037
01:15:29,440 --> 01:15:35,520
Facebook, and YouTube that it is is a

2038
01:15:32,800 --> 01:15:39,120
registered 501c3 organization. I have

2039
01:15:35,520 --> 01:15:40,239
videos and posts. So, you're saying

2040
01:15:39,120 --> 01:15:40,880
that's not true?

2041
01:15:40,239 --> 01:15:45,159
» Correct.

2042
01:15:40,880 --> 01:15:45,159
» Okay. Thank you.

2043
01:15:55,040 --> 01:16:00,000
Bill Cross at 412 Galloping Hill Road.

2044
01:15:57,520 --> 01:16:02,480
First, Andrew, I wanted to thank you for

2045
01:16:00,000 --> 01:16:04,719
all your help through the years. Anytime

2046
01:16:02,480 --> 01:16:07,040
I sent you an email or called you, you

2047
01:16:04,719 --> 01:16:10,239
you were right on the spot. I appreciate

2048
01:16:07,040 --> 01:16:11,199
it. Wish you the best wishes for your

2049
01:16:10,239 --> 01:16:11,840
next position.

2050
01:16:11,199 --> 01:16:14,719
» Thank you.

2051
01:16:11,840 --> 01:16:18,239
» Um, I understand the reason that you

2052
01:16:14,719 --> 01:16:21,440
gave for garbage containers.

2053
01:16:18,239 --> 01:16:23,840
However, I can put garbage out in a

2054
01:16:21,440 --> 01:16:26,560
container. If there's no top on it,

2055
01:16:23,840 --> 01:16:30,000
that's not going to do any good. The

2056
01:16:26,560 --> 01:16:32,000
raccoons, the rats, the possums, they're

2057
01:16:30,000 --> 01:16:34,400
still going to get to the garbage if

2058
01:16:32,000 --> 01:16:36,640
they want to. So, it makes no sense. All

2059
01:16:34,400 --> 01:16:39,199
you're going to do is have more than

2060
01:16:36,640 --> 01:16:41,600
half the town go out and buy garbage

2061
01:16:39,199 --> 01:16:45,360
cans and get Walmart and Home Depot

2062
01:16:41,600 --> 01:16:50,400
richer than they already are.

2063
01:16:45,360 --> 01:16:51,920
The next question I have is in the past

2064
01:16:50,400 --> 01:16:54,560
there's been a couple of times where

2065
01:16:51,920 --> 01:16:57,199
I've hit the time limit and have been

2066
01:16:54,560 --> 01:16:59,360
informed your time's up. Same with

2067
01:16:57,199 --> 01:17:02,480
George. He's been informed his time is

2068
01:16:59,360 --> 01:17:05,520
up. Yet a gentleman comes in who's not

2069
01:17:02,480 --> 01:17:07,679
even from the town and runs overtime

2070
01:17:05,520 --> 01:17:09,600
constantly

2071
01:17:07,679 --> 01:17:12,640
and his big thing at the last meeting

2072
01:17:09,600 --> 01:17:14,960
was let's get a be better chair. So he

2073
01:17:12,640 --> 01:17:17,679
starts moving furniture around. It's

2074
01:17:14,960 --> 01:17:19,520
disrespectful. Disrespectful to you.

2075
01:17:17,679 --> 01:17:21,520
Disrespectful to all of us sitting out

2076
01:17:19,520 --> 01:17:25,159
here watching.

2077
01:17:21,520 --> 01:17:25,159
That's all I got.

2078
01:17:34,960 --> 01:17:39,480
» Got four this time. Got four minutes.

2079
01:17:39,679 --> 01:17:43,440
» Probably not going to use them all.

2080
01:17:41,360 --> 01:17:45,440
Russell Holden. Again, not a Roseell

2081
01:17:43,440 --> 01:17:47,760
Park resident, owner of Downy's Average

2082
01:17:45,440 --> 01:17:49,600
Pub and Restaurant 17 Chest Street,

2083
01:17:47,760 --> 01:17:51,760
Roseell Park. So, I try to come to

2084
01:17:49,600 --> 01:17:53,679
meetings every once in a while. Um, I

2085
01:17:51,760 --> 01:17:55,920
stayed for this public portion because I

2086
01:17:53,679 --> 01:17:58,719
I had a couple thank yous that I haven't

2087
01:17:55,920 --> 01:18:02,239
gotten out in the past. Um,

2088
01:17:58,719 --> 01:18:04,320
about two months ago, we had our uh 7th

2089
01:18:02,239 --> 01:18:06,560
annual Rosel Park Police Department golf

2090
01:18:04,320 --> 01:18:09,440
outing. I just wanted to give a couple

2091
01:18:06,560 --> 01:18:11,440
thanks to uh Officer Thompson and

2092
01:18:09,440 --> 01:18:13,280
Officer Gaylord who helped me run it

2093
01:18:11,440 --> 01:18:15,600
this year. Every year I have a couple

2094
01:18:13,280 --> 01:18:18,159
volunteers that help us with it. Uh we

2095
01:18:15,600 --> 01:18:20,080
raised over I believe $15,000. Don't

2096
01:18:18,159 --> 01:18:22,239
quote me on it. I I don't know it

2097
01:18:20,080 --> 01:18:24,080
exactly. So, but it was somewhere in

2098
01:18:22,239 --> 01:18:26,960
that vicinity.

2099
01:18:24,080 --> 01:18:28,800
I guess I'll secondly I'll keep the uh

2100
01:18:26,960 --> 01:18:30,880
Andrew Casayas congratulation parade

2101
01:18:28,800 --> 01:18:32,960
going. Andrew on behalf of businesses in

2102
01:18:30,880 --> 01:18:34,640
town, you've always you've always been

2103
01:18:32,960 --> 01:18:36,239
there for us. you you've you've always

2104
01:18:34,640 --> 01:18:38,719
done the right thing. You've sat me down

2105
01:18:36,239 --> 01:18:40,080
and said, "No, you can't do this." And

2106
01:18:38,719 --> 01:18:41,679
I've said, "Andrew, but I've lived in

2107
01:18:40,080 --> 01:18:43,760
this town. I have a business here." And

2108
01:18:41,679 --> 01:18:45,199
you said to me, "That's great, but you

2109
01:18:43,760 --> 01:18:47,040
can't do that. You have to do it this

2110
01:18:45,199 --> 01:18:48,719
way. You have to do it that way. These

2111
01:18:47,040 --> 01:18:50,159
are the proper ways to do it. And I

2112
01:18:48,719 --> 01:18:52,880
appreciate you always doing that for me

2113
01:18:50,159 --> 01:18:55,704
and and you know, giving me the guidance

2114
01:18:52,880 --> 01:18:58,000
in town for to to get things done."

2115
01:18:55,704 --> 01:19:01,440
[snorts] On that point, I'm here to not

2116
01:18:58,000 --> 01:19:03,199
be last minute Russ as I always am. I

2117
01:19:01,440 --> 01:19:06,159
wanted to let mayor and council know

2118
01:19:03,199 --> 01:19:10,159
that next agenda meeting I'm going to

2119
01:19:06,159 --> 01:19:12,400
put forward my letter for our closure of

2120
01:19:10,159 --> 01:19:14,560
William Street. It's probably the 15th

2121
01:19:12,400 --> 01:19:18,320
time we've done it since we've opened.

2122
01:19:14,560 --> 01:19:21,199
It's our uh 13-year anniversary. Don't

2123
01:19:18,320 --> 01:19:24,320
quote me on that. This year we're

2124
01:19:21,199 --> 01:19:27,520
looking for local businesses in town

2125
01:19:24,320 --> 01:19:29,840
council come in, speak to us, understand

2126
01:19:27,520 --> 01:19:32,719
what we're doing, why we want to do it.

2127
01:19:29,840 --> 01:19:34,400
And this year, in honor of the 125th um

2128
01:19:32,719 --> 01:19:36,480
anniversary of our local fire

2129
01:19:34,400 --> 01:19:39,120
department, we're going to look to run a

2130
01:19:36,480 --> 01:19:41,760
50/50 with the Joseph Nan Association,

2131
01:19:39,120 --> 01:19:45,280
which is one of the uh oldest Irish

2132
01:19:41,760 --> 01:19:47,440
organizations in the state on behalf of

2133
01:19:45,280 --> 01:19:50,239
my uh uncle Greg Powers that passed

2134
01:19:47,440 --> 01:19:52,320
away, who is a longtime Rosal Park

2135
01:19:50,239 --> 01:19:55,199
resident and fireman. I know many of you

2136
01:19:52,320 --> 01:19:58,480
up there know him personally. Um, so

2137
01:19:55,199 --> 01:20:00,640
that 5050 that we're going to run at the

2138
01:19:58,480 --> 01:20:03,040
event as well as hopefully a little

2139
01:20:00,640 --> 01:20:05,120
while after that would benefit the Rosel

2140
01:20:03,040 --> 01:20:06,800
Park uh fire department in his name. So

2141
01:20:05,120 --> 01:20:08,880
I just wanted to let you guys know I

2142
01:20:06,800 --> 01:20:10,880
will be putting that letter in and

2143
01:20:08,880 --> 01:20:13,120
asking for approval. If you have any

2144
01:20:10,880 --> 01:20:14,960
questions or concerns, please come and

2145
01:20:13,120 --> 01:20:17,120
see me. Everybody knows where I am

2146
01:20:14,960 --> 01:20:21,000
hopefully. But that's pretty much all I

2147
01:20:17,120 --> 01:20:21,000
wanted to say. Appreciate it.

2148
01:20:33,280 --> 01:20:37,600
Carl Hoginson, 318 Hemlock Street,

2149
01:20:35,280 --> 01:20:39,120
Rosell Park, New Jersey. It feels good

2150
01:20:37,600 --> 01:20:43,125
to be on this side of the fence this

2151
01:20:39,120 --> 01:20:45,440
time. Uh, a couple quick things. Um,

2152
01:20:43,125 --> 01:20:46,880
[snorts] going back to the parking lot,

2153
01:20:45,440 --> 01:20:49,120
uh, as you know, I'm a retired police

2154
01:20:46,880 --> 01:20:51,360
officer from Rosal Park and back in the

2155
01:20:49,120 --> 01:20:53,520
days about 30 years ago, the state of

2156
01:20:51,360 --> 01:20:56,800
New Jersey gave me local municipalities

2157
01:20:53,520 --> 01:20:59,760
the right to for parking on municipal

2158
01:20:56,800 --> 01:21:02,640
streets and so forth and so on.

2159
01:20:59,760 --> 01:21:06,239
For years, we had parking spots 11t from

2160
01:21:02,640 --> 01:21:08,080
a crosswalk, so forth and so on. So,

2161
01:21:06,239 --> 01:21:09,600
this time when this when the burrow

2162
01:21:08,080 --> 01:21:11,520
redid Chester Street and everything,

2163
01:21:09,600 --> 01:21:14,640
they did it underneath title 39. Right.

2164
01:21:11,520 --> 01:21:17,120
So now you can't park 25 ft, so forth

2165
01:21:14,640 --> 01:21:20,239
and so on. Actually, when they did that,

2166
01:21:17,120 --> 01:21:23,040
you lost parking spots.

2167
01:21:20,239 --> 01:21:24,400
Okay, it's about 11 or 12 that I can

2168
01:21:23,040 --> 01:21:26,560
think of off the top of my head that

2169
01:21:24,400 --> 01:21:29,360
when I used to walk the beat, they were

2170
01:21:26,560 --> 01:21:31,360
there. Now they're not. You also know

2171
01:21:29,360 --> 01:21:33,600
that on the weekends, nights, I go out

2172
01:21:31,360 --> 01:21:34,960
collecting for my veterans, I go to

2173
01:21:33,600 --> 01:21:38,159
different municipalities, different

2174
01:21:34,960 --> 01:21:40,800
areas, and a lot of people I talk to is

2175
01:21:38,159 --> 01:21:44,640
the problem is parking. It always has

2176
01:21:40,800 --> 01:21:46,960
been and always will be. Okay. Uh you

2177
01:21:44,640 --> 01:21:49,440
have the uh we talked about the uh

2178
01:21:46,960 --> 01:21:50,880
marijuana places that are opening up.

2179
01:21:49,440 --> 01:21:53,199
The one that's right on Chestnut and

2180
01:21:50,880 --> 01:21:55,840
Westfield. If I want to go there,

2181
01:21:53,199 --> 01:21:57,679
there's technically no parking. Okay.

2182
01:21:55,840 --> 01:22:01,120
So, that lot I think would be a safety

2183
01:21:57,679 --> 01:22:03,760
factor for the people. But now, uh you

2184
01:22:01,120 --> 01:22:06,159
actually lost parking when you did on

2185
01:22:03,760 --> 01:22:09,600
under title 39, which is now legal,

2186
01:22:06,159 --> 01:22:12,320
which is fine. And uh last but not

2187
01:22:09,600 --> 01:22:15,600
least, uh I had the honor of many uh

2188
01:22:12,320 --> 01:22:18,800
eight, 10, 12 years ago

2189
01:22:15,600 --> 01:22:20,639
uh to hire him. Um there's not many

2190
01:22:18,800 --> 01:22:22,320
things I mean there are quite a few

2191
01:22:20,639 --> 01:22:26,880
things that I could say I was happy that

2192
01:22:22,320 --> 01:22:30,639
I did as mayor and one of the things was

2193
01:22:26,880 --> 01:22:32,719
uh Andrew. Uh he was my right-hand man.

2194
01:22:30,639 --> 01:22:37,600
Uh, yes, there is times that they should

2195
01:22:32,719 --> 01:22:39,360
call him mayor because he does um he I

2196
01:22:37,600 --> 01:22:42,880
would have given him more money as as

2197
01:22:39,360 --> 01:22:45,440
more like a babysitting type thing. Um,

2198
01:22:42,880 --> 01:22:47,679
he takes care of he needs to get done

2199
01:22:45,440 --> 01:22:50,480
what has to get done. He knows his

2200
01:22:47,679 --> 01:22:52,880
rules. He knows how to work with people.

2201
01:22:50,480 --> 01:22:56,000
He knows how to talk to people. So, I

2202
01:22:52,880 --> 01:22:58,960
was privileged and honored and Andrew,

2203
01:22:56,000 --> 01:23:01,332
uh, good luck going over to to Bayona

2204
01:22:58,960 --> 01:23:02,719
every morning on the turnpike, but

2205
01:23:01,332 --> 01:23:04,560
[laughter] I appreciate your time and

2206
01:23:02,719 --> 01:23:06,159
service in the in the communications

2207
01:23:04,560 --> 01:23:07,679
that we've had back and forth over the

2208
01:23:06,159 --> 01:23:10,840
last years. So, God bless.

2209
01:23:07,679 --> 01:23:10,840
» Thank you.

2210
01:23:13,122 --> 01:23:15,142
[applause]

2211
01:23:18,719 --> 01:23:22,960
» Seeing no one further. Oh.

2212
01:23:21,360 --> 01:23:25,040
» Oh, I'm sorry.

2213
01:23:22,960 --> 01:23:27,040
» You've done that to me almost every

2214
01:23:25,040 --> 01:23:29,280
meeting. You've done that to me.

2215
01:23:27,040 --> 01:23:31,280
» Um, that's why you should ask, is

2216
01:23:29,280 --> 01:23:32,960
anybody else want to speak? Simple

2217
01:23:31,280 --> 01:23:34,080
stuff, you know. Um,

2218
01:23:32,960 --> 01:23:36,159
» You are correct.

2219
01:23:34,080 --> 01:23:37,679
» To the one resident who's upset that I

2220
01:23:36,159 --> 01:23:40,560
gave

2221
01:23:37,679 --> 01:23:43,040
the people a first class chair and he

2222
01:23:40,560 --> 01:23:45,360
can't win over everyone. Um, to the

2223
01:23:43,040 --> 01:23:47,760
other resident who said, "Sweet, I'm in

2224
01:23:45,360 --> 01:23:49,199
a nice chair." You know, I guess we're

2225
01:23:47,760 --> 01:23:51,280
back to even, you know, you can't make

2226
01:23:49,199 --> 01:23:53,600
everybody happy in life, but, you know,

2227
01:23:51,280 --> 01:23:55,840
the more things that uh make the public

2228
01:23:53,600 --> 01:23:57,440
feel like an equal, I think, are

2229
01:23:55,840 --> 01:24:00,000
important. It's nice to be comfortable.

2230
01:23:57,440 --> 01:24:02,159
I'm shocked that one of that this chair

2231
01:24:00,000 --> 01:24:03,679
was sitting over there and not one

2232
01:24:02,159 --> 01:24:05,600
person thought to themselves, well,

2233
01:24:03,679 --> 01:24:08,639
maybe let's give the speaker a nice

2234
01:24:05,600 --> 01:24:11,840
chair, too. I truly am shocked by that

2235
01:24:08,639 --> 01:24:14,159
stuff, you know? Um, just sitting right

2236
01:24:11,840 --> 01:24:17,920
over there just waiting to be

2237
01:24:14,159 --> 01:24:19,440
comfortably sat in. Um,

2238
01:24:17,920 --> 01:24:23,199
it's little stuff like that. It's like

2239
01:24:19,440 --> 01:24:26,239
just can It's a disregard for the public

2240
01:24:23,199 --> 01:24:28,000
in my opinion. Have an extra chair.

2241
01:24:26,239 --> 01:24:29,840
Let's give the public the chair to sit

2242
01:24:28,000 --> 01:24:33,440
in.

2243
01:24:29,840 --> 01:24:35,440
It seems like a no-brainer. Um,

2244
01:24:33,440 --> 01:24:37,600
every town's a little different with the

2245
01:24:35,440 --> 01:24:40,719
way they run their meetings in terms of,

2246
01:24:37,600 --> 01:24:43,040
um, I noticed in Rosel Park we don't let

2247
01:24:40,719 --> 01:24:44,480
the public speak during the introduction

2248
01:24:43,040 --> 01:24:46,239
phase.

2249
01:24:44,480 --> 01:24:48,480
I think that's abominable. I think

2250
01:24:46,239 --> 01:24:50,960
that's the time that the public should

2251
01:24:48,480 --> 01:24:53,040
be giving input,

2252
01:24:50,960 --> 01:24:54,639
not when it's time to adopt it, when

2253
01:24:53,040 --> 01:24:57,040
we've already figured out how we're

2254
01:24:54,639 --> 01:24:58,320
going to move forward with it, you know,

2255
01:24:57,040 --> 01:25:01,120
because at that point, your decisions

2256
01:24:58,320 --> 01:25:03,840
are kind of pretty much made up, you

2257
01:25:01,120 --> 01:25:05,199
know. Um, if the public has an

2258
01:25:03,840 --> 01:25:07,280
opportunity to speak during the

2259
01:25:05,199 --> 01:25:08,639
introduction phase, I think it would be

2260
01:25:07,280 --> 01:25:10,400
great because then you could have the

2261
01:25:08,639 --> 01:25:13,280
two weeks to consider the things that

2262
01:25:10,400 --> 01:25:15,440
the public said and maybe it would feel

2263
01:25:13,280 --> 01:25:18,960
and actually be an impact that people

2264
01:25:15,440 --> 01:25:21,280
come out and show up, you know. Um, I

2265
01:25:18,960 --> 01:25:22,800
appreciate the two gentlemen back here

2266
01:25:21,280 --> 01:25:24,320
because I've been to four meetings and

2267
01:25:22,800 --> 01:25:27,360
they were both at three of them. I love

2268
01:25:24,320 --> 01:25:29,840
that. I love that residents take part.

2269
01:25:27,360 --> 01:25:32,159
Um, I agree with the speaker Jimmy on

2270
01:25:29,840 --> 01:25:33,840
these flock cameras. Uh, this isn't

2271
01:25:32,159 --> 01:25:36,239
good. This is just this is surveillance

2272
01:25:33,840 --> 01:25:40,000
state. We live in just live in a police

2273
01:25:36,239 --> 01:25:42,800
state. It's all it is. You know, it's

2274
01:25:40,000 --> 01:25:44,480
unconstitutional to be taking all of our

2275
01:25:42,800 --> 01:25:46,400
information like that and doing of

2276
01:25:44,480 --> 01:25:50,080
course the police. Of course, it was the

2277
01:25:46,400 --> 01:25:52,000
police's idea to do that. I mean, why

2278
01:25:50,080 --> 01:25:54,239
wouldn't it be? And who's it for? Who's

2279
01:25:52,000 --> 01:25:57,120
it for? Domestic

2280
01:25:54,239 --> 01:26:01,120
people, right? Just like Homeland

2281
01:25:57,120 --> 01:26:03,520
Security. Who's it for? It's for us.

2282
01:26:01,120 --> 01:26:05,520
It's for us. There's no reason to do

2283
01:26:03,520 --> 01:26:08,639
that. It really degrades what police

2284
01:26:05,520 --> 01:26:10,480
work is supposed to be. It It's a It's a

2285
01:26:08,639 --> 01:26:13,280
far cry from what it used to be going

2286
01:26:10,480 --> 01:26:15,679
doortodoor knocking and being able to

2287
01:26:13,280 --> 01:26:18,159
investigate things because now what's

2288
01:26:15,679 --> 01:26:19,920
happening with these systems is and

2289
01:26:18,159 --> 01:26:23,600
especially with the AI stuff, they're

2290
01:26:19,920 --> 01:26:25,199
like arresting people based off of um

2291
01:26:23,600 --> 01:26:27,360
these these things that'll say, "Oh,

2292
01:26:25,199 --> 01:26:29,360
it's 85% chance that it's this guy." and

2293
01:26:27,360 --> 01:26:33,360
they go arrest that guy and he spends

2294
01:26:29,360 --> 01:26:36,480
two months in jail, loses his job,

2295
01:26:33,360 --> 01:26:39,120
can't pay rent, all because of an error,

2296
01:26:36,480 --> 01:26:42,000
systematic error because we refuse to do

2297
01:26:39,120 --> 01:26:43,600
old school police work. So that's a

2298
01:26:42,000 --> 01:26:45,520
disgrace.

2299
01:26:43,600 --> 01:26:49,199
That's a disgrace. I am very much

2300
01:26:45,520 --> 01:26:52,400
interested in the what the resident

2301
01:26:49,199 --> 01:26:54,080
George said about the 501c3

2302
01:26:52,400 --> 01:26:55,679
because usually when residents speak in

2303
01:26:54,080 --> 01:26:58,000
that manner they looked like he was

2304
01:26:55,679 --> 01:27:00,560
about to maybe show proof of what he was

2305
01:26:58,000 --> 01:27:02,239
talking about. So that interests me.

2306
01:27:00,560 --> 01:27:03,920
That gives me the feeling that you're

2307
01:27:02,239 --> 01:27:08,600
just lying

2308
01:27:03,920 --> 01:27:08,600
just directly lying to the public.

2309
01:27:09,360 --> 01:27:13,920
No, no, I'm I'm still talking. But I

2310
01:27:12,560 --> 01:27:15,600
would be I would be eager to want to

2311
01:27:13,920 --> 01:27:18,239
answer that as well because if you are

2312
01:27:15,600 --> 01:27:20,719
stating that there is no record or no

2313
01:27:18,239 --> 01:27:23,679
post or whatever the gentleman said,

2314
01:27:20,719 --> 01:27:26,000
you're lying

2315
01:27:23,679 --> 01:27:29,239
to all these people.

2316
01:27:26,000 --> 01:27:29,239
You're lying.

2317
01:27:29,440 --> 01:27:36,239
You're a liar is what that means.

2318
01:27:33,120 --> 01:27:38,719
If if so, you know, I make these videos,

2319
01:27:36,239 --> 01:27:40,400
we have a chance to highlight good work

2320
01:27:38,719 --> 01:27:43,760
and we have a highlight to get rid of

2321
01:27:40,400 --> 01:27:46,480
the people who lie to the public

2322
01:27:43,760 --> 01:27:47,920
and abuse their role in public service.

2323
01:27:46,480 --> 01:27:48,800
» Mr. Mayor, may I?

2324
01:27:47,920 --> 01:27:49,679
» Thank you, sir.

2325
01:27:48,800 --> 01:27:50,560
» Thank you,

2326
01:27:49,679 --> 01:27:54,320
» Councilman.

2327
01:27:50,560 --> 01:27:56,639
» Yeah. Um, no. So, I announced uh last

2328
01:27:54,320 --> 01:27:58,719
year that from my real estate business,

2329
01:27:56,639 --> 01:28:01,600
I would be doing a donation to a Roso

2330
01:27:58,719 --> 01:28:04,560
Park graduating senior of a $500 per

2331
01:28:01,600 --> 01:28:06,800
semester scholarship, total of $4,000.

2332
01:28:04,560 --> 01:28:08,800
Um, last year, I wanted to make sure I

2333
01:28:06,800 --> 01:28:10,320
got it done in time. So, when I started

2334
01:28:08,800 --> 01:28:12,159
advertising this, I said, "This is a

2335
01:28:10,320 --> 01:28:14,159
soon-to-be registered 501c3

2336
01:28:12,159 --> 01:28:16,080
organization." I never took any

2337
01:28:14,159 --> 01:28:17,520
donations. I put out a uh what's called

2338
01:28:16,080 --> 01:28:18,719
like a donation pledge like hey if

2339
01:28:17,520 --> 01:28:21,440
you're interested in donating to this

2340
01:28:18,719 --> 01:28:22,880
once we form it as a 501c3 register your

2341
01:28:21,440 --> 01:28:24,960
information and once we're formed we'll

2342
01:28:22,880 --> 01:28:28,159
reach out because of the timing of

2343
01:28:24,960 --> 01:28:30,159
everything I paid that first uh

2344
01:28:28,159 --> 01:28:32,400
scholarship from my own business account

2345
01:28:30,159 --> 01:28:34,080
out of my pocket um and this is the

2346
01:28:32,400 --> 01:28:36,239
second year I've done two graduating

2347
01:28:34,080 --> 01:28:38,320
seniors every check has been coming out

2348
01:28:36,239 --> 01:28:42,719
of my business account as a donation

2349
01:28:38,320 --> 01:28:44,080
from my myself um so I guess my the

2350
01:28:42,719 --> 01:28:46,480
point is like okay it's a soon to be

2351
01:28:44,080 --> 01:28:47,840
rich But but my question is what are I

2352
01:28:46,480 --> 01:28:50,880
mean you're highlighting that I'm

2353
01:28:47,840 --> 01:28:52,800
donating money and that's wrong or or

2354
01:28:50,880 --> 01:28:55,199
like lying. I I I understand the lie

2355
01:28:52,800 --> 01:28:57,600
would be the Well, the wrong thing would

2356
01:28:55,199 --> 01:28:59,840
be and what I would agree Yeah. Yeah.

2357
01:28:57,600 --> 01:29:01,360
What I would agree is if Well, hold on

2358
01:28:59,840 --> 01:29:03,760
one second. What I would agree would be

2359
01:29:01,360 --> 01:29:05,760
wrong is if I collected donations to a

2360
01:29:03,760 --> 01:29:07,679
organization that isn't registered. That

2361
01:29:05,760 --> 01:29:10,159
would be wrong. So it's no back and

2362
01:29:07,679 --> 01:29:12,239
forth. I'm just stating what it is.

2363
01:29:10,159 --> 01:29:13,520
» So yeah, and I'm not lying. So

2364
01:29:12,239 --> 01:29:15,679
» But he let you speak. Sure.

2365
01:29:13,520 --> 01:29:17,600
» Give him the same respect.

2366
01:29:15,679 --> 01:29:19,920
» I can show you the checks I've cut to

2367
01:29:17,600 --> 01:29:21,840
the graduating seniors. How is it that

2368
01:29:19,920 --> 01:29:23,920
if I make a donation from my business to

2369
01:29:21,840 --> 01:29:26,080
graduating seniors out of my money

2370
01:29:23,920 --> 01:29:26,880
personally to them, how is that a bad

2371
01:29:26,080 --> 01:29:31,280
thing?

2372
01:29:26,880 --> 01:29:32,560
» All right. So, yeah, that's what it is.

2373
01:29:31,280 --> 01:29:35,360
» Sure. That's all.

2374
01:29:32,560 --> 01:29:37,920
» Rage bait. Rage bait.

2375
01:29:35,360 --> 01:29:39,760
» Anybody else?

2376
01:29:37,920 --> 01:29:41,600
» I'm going to do it.

2377
01:29:39,760 --> 01:29:44,159
» Okay. The last time a clerk did this,

2378
01:29:41,600 --> 01:29:47,480
somebody got sued. [laughter]

2379
01:29:44,159 --> 01:29:47,480
» Did you research?

2380
01:29:48,560 --> 01:29:52,732
» How much time you get? [laughter]

2381
01:30:00,400 --> 01:30:04,400
same grace as everyone else. And I know

2382
01:30:02,960 --> 01:30:05,040
the Bayon Council President's watching.

2383
01:30:04,400 --> 01:30:07,760
Hi, Melissa.

2384
01:30:05,040 --> 01:30:09,280
» As long as you started out nice.

2385
01:30:07,760 --> 01:30:11,440
» We'll see. I got a lot of problems with

2386
01:30:09,280 --> 01:30:14,560
you people. Been here a while.

2387
01:30:11,440 --> 01:30:17,600
» You get more with sugar than salt.

2388
01:30:14,560 --> 01:30:19,280
» Andrew Casayas, uh, formerly 166 Berwin

2389
01:30:17,600 --> 01:30:22,080
Street, Rosal Park. Currently resident

2390
01:30:19,280 --> 01:30:24,880
of Planefield. Currently the clerk. Uh,

2391
01:30:22,080 --> 01:30:26,480
good evening everybody. Uh, I I I'm

2392
01:30:24,880 --> 01:30:29,040
doing this I I very much appreciate

2393
01:30:26,480 --> 01:30:30,639
everybody's comments. Um, I kind of

2394
01:30:29,040 --> 01:30:34,000
wanted to do this because this is where

2395
01:30:30,639 --> 01:30:35,920
I started. Um, uh, the fact the first

2396
01:30:34,000 --> 01:30:38,239
person that I saw when I ever came into

2397
01:30:35,920 --> 01:30:40,560
this room was former Councilman Jake

2398
01:30:38,239 --> 01:30:43,040
McGera who came over to me and said,

2399
01:30:40,560 --> 01:30:45,120
"Who are you and why are you here?" Um,

2400
01:30:43,040 --> 01:30:46,960
former councilman then and God bless

2401
01:30:45,120 --> 01:30:48,880
him, he's uh, he's since passed, but he

2402
01:30:46,960 --> 01:30:50,960
was the first person. And actually that

2403
01:30:48,880 --> 01:30:52,400
meeting I came here and I wrote down my

2404
01:30:50,960 --> 01:30:54,960
address because I couldn't I was so

2405
01:30:52,400 --> 01:30:57,760
nervous I couldn't remember it.

2406
01:30:54,960 --> 01:30:59,679
Um, so the the context of it's

2407
01:30:57,760 --> 01:31:02,320
intimidating. Uh, this seat is much

2408
01:30:59,679 --> 01:31:05,199
lower than you. I'm realizing this now.

2409
01:31:02,320 --> 01:31:06,880
Um, but I came to actually complain. Uh,

2410
01:31:05,199 --> 01:31:08,960
and I made a complaint that year because

2411
01:31:06,880 --> 01:31:12,719
the burrow didn't put the flags at half

2412
01:31:08,960 --> 01:31:14,320
staff for 9/11. Um, and what struck me

2413
01:31:12,719 --> 01:31:15,920
and kind of what kept me coming back is

2414
01:31:14,320 --> 01:31:18,480
the mayor at the time, Mayor Dior, I'll

2415
01:31:15,920 --> 01:31:21,360
give him credit, um, said that he was

2416
01:31:18,480 --> 01:31:22,880
wrong and it was an oversight. And every

2417
01:31:21,360 --> 01:31:25,040
council member got off the deis after

2418
01:31:22,880 --> 01:31:26,560
that meeting and apologized.

2419
01:31:25,040 --> 01:31:28,480
Um,

2420
01:31:26,560 --> 01:31:29,920
and that's incredible, right? It really

2421
01:31:28,480 --> 01:31:31,840
is an incredible thing, especially for a

2422
01:31:29,920 --> 01:31:34,159
young person who was nervous to say

2423
01:31:31,840 --> 01:31:35,679
their name. Um, it was a great thing.

2424
01:31:34,159 --> 01:31:38,639
Man, the clock goes fast when you're on

2425
01:31:35,679 --> 01:31:40,719
this side. Um, I want to say thank you

2426
01:31:38,639 --> 01:31:44,320
to Mayor Hoginson who, you know, it's

2427
01:31:40,719 --> 01:31:45,760
been already been said, uh, did the hard

2428
01:31:44,320 --> 01:31:48,080
right thing, not just because it was me

2429
01:31:45,760 --> 01:31:50,719
getting hired, but, uh, I know that it

2430
01:31:48,080 --> 01:31:52,960
was a hard thing to do for a new,

2431
01:31:50,719 --> 01:31:55,040
relatively new Democratic majority to

2432
01:31:52,960 --> 01:31:57,360
hire a former Republican councilman to

2433
01:31:55,040 --> 01:31:58,960
be the clerk. But my goal every day was

2434
01:31:57,360 --> 01:32:00,560
to prove whatever critics are out there

2435
01:31:58,960 --> 01:32:02,560
wrong. And that's what I take to every

2436
01:32:00,560 --> 01:32:04,239
role that I'm in and what I will take

2437
01:32:02,560 --> 01:32:05,920
when I go to Bayon because there will be

2438
01:32:04,239 --> 01:32:07,679
a lot of critics. But we will we will

2439
01:32:05,920 --> 01:32:11,199
work we'll work it, Melissa. We will

2440
01:32:07,679 --> 01:32:12,400
work it. Um and uh I want to thank all

2441
01:32:11,199 --> 01:32:14,800
the council members I've ever worked

2442
01:32:12,400 --> 01:32:17,360
for, including this group. Um it's been

2443
01:32:14,800 --> 01:32:19,360
an honor. Um I thought I brought a

2444
01:32:17,360 --> 01:32:21,120
little bit of a unique perspective

2445
01:32:19,360 --> 01:32:23,920
having been a council member. I tried to

2446
01:32:21,120 --> 01:32:25,360
impart that on all of you. Um now my

2447
01:32:23,920 --> 01:32:27,920
experience is not everybody's

2448
01:32:25,360 --> 01:32:29,600
experience, but I could tell you that uh

2449
01:32:27,920 --> 01:32:31,360
outside of this job that I've done the

2450
01:32:29,600 --> 01:32:34,480
last 10 years, being a council member

2451
01:32:31,360 --> 01:32:36,719
was tremendous. It's the best job I will

2452
01:32:34,480 --> 01:32:39,440
ever have had. Uh, and I truly believe

2453
01:32:36,719 --> 01:32:41,840
that as time goes on. Um, and then I

2454
01:32:39,440 --> 01:32:45,520
just want to say something about the

2455
01:32:41,840 --> 01:32:47,199
clerk's role. Um, it's something that's

2456
01:32:45,520 --> 01:32:49,440
very close to me. You know, out of

2457
01:32:47,199 --> 01:32:50,719
college I I went for the classes or

2458
01:32:49,440 --> 01:32:52,080
actually in college I went for the

2459
01:32:50,719 --> 01:32:53,280
classes. Uh, when I was a councilman

2460
01:32:52,080 --> 01:32:56,719
here, I went for the classes. I got

2461
01:32:53,280 --> 01:32:58,320
certified. Um, and there's statutory

2462
01:32:56,719 --> 01:33:01,120
duties of the clerk, right? There's

2463
01:32:58,320 --> 01:33:02,320
there's I think there's five. Um, but

2464
01:33:01,120 --> 01:33:03,920
one of the ones that's very interesting

2465
01:33:02,320 --> 01:33:09,280
is you're the keeper and the custodian

2466
01:33:03,920 --> 01:33:12,320
of the seal, right? And I view the seal

2467
01:33:09,280 --> 01:33:15,040
as kind of the keeper of the soul of the

2468
01:33:12,320 --> 01:33:17,760
town, right? Um, this is crazy because

2469
01:33:15,040 --> 01:33:19,199
I'm usually very sarcastic. Um, so it's

2470
01:33:17,760 --> 01:33:22,560
it's hard to be a little bit emotional,

2471
01:33:19,199 --> 01:33:25,600
but um I want to thank the town, right,

2472
01:33:22,560 --> 01:33:28,159
the people in Rosal Park for letting me

2473
01:33:25,600 --> 01:33:32,800
do this cuz I got to keep a piece of the

2474
01:33:28,159 --> 01:33:35,520
soul for all this time. Um,

2475
01:33:32,800 --> 01:33:38,159
and I thank you for letting me do that

2476
01:33:35,520 --> 01:33:40,880
cuz it's truly been an honor and a

2477
01:33:38,159 --> 01:33:42,960
privilege. And I did this in under four

2478
01:33:40,880 --> 01:33:45,840
minutes [laughter]

2479
01:33:42,960 --> 01:33:48,479
and I didn't cry. But uh, thank you.

2480
01:33:45,840 --> 01:33:50,499
Thank you all very much.

2481
01:33:48,479 --> 01:33:50,499
[applause]

2482
01:33:56,340 --> 01:33:58,360
[applause]

2483
01:34:03,040 --> 01:34:08,400
» All right, let's

2484
01:34:05,040 --> 01:34:11,199
» All right. No one I see see uh seeing no

2485
01:34:08,400 --> 01:34:15,760
one further, I have a motion to close

2486
01:34:11,199 --> 01:34:18,719
the public portion on agenda. Uh wow.

2487
01:34:15,760 --> 01:34:21,840
on uh agenda items only and uh

2488
01:34:18,719 --> 01:34:22,159
» No any on any subject any you got me

2489
01:34:21,840 --> 01:34:23,760
there's another

2490
01:34:22,159 --> 01:34:25,440
» Res you didn't [laughter] put that in

2491
01:34:23,760 --> 01:34:26,239
there right yeah

2492
01:34:25,440 --> 01:34:26,960
» Moved

2493
01:34:26,239 --> 01:34:27,360
» Second

2494
01:34:26,960 --> 01:34:28,320
» Second

2495
01:34:27,360 --> 01:34:28,800
» All in favor

2496
01:34:28,320 --> 01:34:30,320
» I

2497
01:34:28,800 --> 01:34:34,480
» I

2498
01:34:30,320 --> 01:34:36,719
» Uh there's no matter for close session

2499
01:34:34,480 --> 01:34:37,600
have a motion to adjurnn

2500
01:34:36,719 --> 01:34:38,480
so moved

2501
01:34:37,600 --> 01:34:44,040
» Second all in

2502
01:34:38,480 --> 01:34:44,040
» Favor I I see August 20th