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Good afternoon.

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» This is the caucus meeting for August
12, 2026. right now is 5:37 p.m. The

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residing officer of the council, Mady
Taheda, wishes to advise the audience

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that notice of this meeting has been
filed with the home news tribune, the

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Star Ledger, and posted in the bulletin
board in the city clerk's office and in

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the city's website indicating that
today's meeting is being held in the

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council chambers, city hall, 260 High
Street, 5:30. Right now it's 5:38

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um p.m. The council meeting will follow
the caucus and close session. Council

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President Taheda, as a courtesy of the
governing body, I will ask all

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individuals present, including members
of the audience, to please turn off all

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cell phones and electronic devices.
Should you need to make a telephone

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call, please go out into the hallway and
speak in a low voice so as not to

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disturb the ongoing meeting. Roll call,
please. Councilwoman Cruz Batista,

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» present.
>> Councilwoman Morales,

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» present.
>> Councilwoman Peralta,

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» present. Counciloman Puchio,
>> present.

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» Council President Tada,
>> present. Before we continue with

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tonight's agenda, I would like to take a
brief moment to recognize a very special

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young person from our community. We are
proud to have with us tonight Isabella

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Partardo, a 2026 graduate of Perth
Hamboy High School and an outstanding

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student athlete who has represented
Perth Hamboy with tremendous dedication

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and accomplishment. At this time, I
would like to turn it over to Mayor

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Helman J. Kava for a spe special
presentation and recognition. Mayor,

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» thank you, Madam President. Um, thank
you, um, council members. Um good

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evening everyone. Good evening ladies
and gentlemen. Um for me it's an honor

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um to present a mayor citation to this
uh another amazing student athlete that

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we have in the city of Pamboy. This is a
special moment for all of us and uh we

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believe that we should be recognizing
ele and also help elevate student

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athletes um that go beyond right as far
as giving back to the city of Peran boy

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going beyond what they're uh normally
are asked to do and at this moment uh if

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Isab is a particle please come forward.

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» [applause]

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» Yes, you could have a seat there. And uh
like I mentioned, it's for me, it's an

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honor for all of us. which I'm sure is
an honor uh to have you here, president,

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and uh to recognize the tremendous
accomplishment that you have uh

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accomplished here in our beautiful city
of Perth. And uh this mayor citation is

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presented to Isabella Partardo, the city
of Perth Amboy proudly recognizes you.

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Perth Danboy High School class of 2026
for her distinguished career as a

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student athlete for setting a standard
of excellence for those who will follow

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her. A four-year varsity starter
in both basketball and softball,

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Isabella concludes her high school
career holding alltime peran boy high

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school records in both sports.
In bass, yes, in basketball, she became

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the school's all-time leading scorer
with 1,67

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career points,
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surpassing the previous record of 1,282.

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and earned first team allconerence
honors.

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On the softball field, Isabella became
the school's all-time hits leader with

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135 career hits, also earning first team
allconerence honors. Her achievements

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earned her a softball scholarship to the
University of Albany where she will

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continue her academic and athletic
career. Isabella has also competed in

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women's softball in Puerto Rico and
represented Puerto Rico in international

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tournament competition. Beyond
competition, she gives back as a youth

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instructor, mentoring girls ages 8 to 16
and helping young athletes develop their

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skills and their confidence.
Isabella legacy is reflected not only in

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the records she leaves behind, but in
the example she sets for the next

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generation of Perth and boy student
athletes.

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Therefore, on behalf of the city of
Perth, Amboy, we proudly congratulate

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Isabella Partardo on her historic
achievements and wish her continued

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success in the next chapter of her
academic and athletic journey.

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Congratulations.
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You know what? I'm going to stand here,
right? That way I could be her size.

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[laughter]

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» All of this.
>> We should call her family over.

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» Yes. And you know what? If you want to
share a few words.

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» Come on. You can do it. [laughter]
>> What's your gift from?

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» Um,

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thank you for this citization.
Wait, right. That's Thank you. Um, I

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enjoyed every year at Perth Boy High
School and I'm very grateful for my

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teammates and the coaching staff and for
this award. Thank you.

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» Congratulations. [applause]

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» Come forward.
>> Take a picture with her and her family.

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See you.
>> We can stand.

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noticed.

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One more.

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Congratulations.

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[applause]

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» Congratulations.
>> Congratulations.

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Yes.
>> Uhhuh.

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Council

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President, if uh if I might may continue
um before

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um we continue with the council meeting.
I know today is another important u

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meeting due to our 2026 um budget and I
just want to say a few words.

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Thank you

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» ladies and gentlemen. Um, tonight marks
the final public hearing of the Perthan

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Boy's 2026 municipal budget. And I want
to begin by simply saying thank you.

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This budget comes at a time of
significant financial pressure. Like

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many of you, the city is facing
increased utility costs, higher health

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care expenses, rising pension
obligations, inflation, and other costs

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that are largely beyond our control.
We also continue to manage the financial

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and operational impacts of last year's
cyber incident.

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We know these pressures are real and we
know they are being felt by many

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families throughout our community.
Despite these challenges, we have worked

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hard to produce a fiscally responsible
budget that keeps our city on a path of

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safety, stability, and continue
progress.

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Throughout this process, our goal has
been clear.

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Maintain the services that matter most
to our residents. Continuing investing

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in the city of Perth Danboy's future,
and keep the impact on taxpayers as low

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as possible.
We protected essential services. We

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prioritized public safety. We continue
investing in our infrastructure, in our

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parks, our neighborhoods, technology,
and our quality of life.

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And we worked hard to balance those
priorities with our responsibility to

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taxpayers.
This has been a demanding budget year,

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but it has also demonstrated that we can
accomplish or what we can accomplish

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when we work together with a shared
commitment to our beautiful city.

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I'm particularly proud of the
transparency of this year's process.

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We did more than introduce a budget. We
explained it. We opened our department

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departmental budget
hearings to the public. Gave our

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directors an opportunity to discuss
their operations, their accomplishments,

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challenges, and priorities.
provided detailed information to our

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city council and worked to help
residents better understand where their

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tax dollars go and what they receive in
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That is important because transparency
is about more than making information

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available.
It is about making information

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understandable and giving people an
opportunity to participate.

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I sincerely want to thank our business
administrator, our chief financial

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officer and the finance department,
our department directors, employees and

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professionals for the tremendous amount
of work and that brought us to this

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point. Also want to thank our city
council for its review,

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its input, questions, and leadership
throughout this process. While we may

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not always agree on every issue, we
share the same fundamental

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responsibility
to do what we believe is in the best

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interest of the people of the city of
Perth Avoy. And most importantly, I want

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to thank all of you, our residents.
I appreciate the time so many of you

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have taken to attend meetings, to ask
questions, share your thoughts with me

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and with our city council members, and
participate in this process.

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Your involvement makes our city
government stronger and I am grateful

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for your continued partnership as we
move our beautiful city forward

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together.
We know that every dollar matters to our

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families in the city of Perth Ambu. We
take seriously the trust you have placed

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in each and every one of us to manage
those dollars responsibly and to

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continue delivering the services and
improvements you expect and you deserve.

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This budget reflects that
responsibility,

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but it also reflects our confidence in
the future of our beautiful city.

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We are strengthening public safety.
We're improving our neighborhoods and

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infrastructure. We are modernizing city
government. And we are building a

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stronger foundation for the future.
There's always more work to do, but

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there's also much to be proud of.
Bertham is a city with extraordinary

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history, strong families, hardworking
people, and tremendous potential. Our

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responsibility is to honor that history
while continue to build a city that the

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next generation will be proud to call
home.

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We believe in the city of Perth Hanboy.
We believe in our people. And together,

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we will continue moving our great city
forward together.

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Thank you. May God continue to bless the
city of Perth Amboy and all who call it

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home. Much gracias and God bless each
and every one of you. Thank you,

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council.
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» And now before we continue, we also have
a resident who

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who wants to appeal a denial of um of a
parking space, a handicap parking space.

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Uh, Patricia Brown, is she here? Okay,
come on to the mic.

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» Good evening, council members. My name
is Patricia Brown and I live at 84 Lewis

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Street and I'm here to appeal the denial
of a residential handicap parking space

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application which was rejected solely
due to there only being 15 feet in front

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of my property.
I have provided you the documentation

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of my formal appeal. And as you review
this paperwork, I ask you to consider

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three critical points.
I've lived in the home for 36 years.

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It's the only house on the entire block
that doesn't have a driveway.

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There are no off- streetet parking
options, making a designated street

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space my only safe access to my home.
For decades, I have successfully has

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parked full-size Lincoln Town Cars in
the spot in front of my home, and there

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was never an issue with blocking the
neighbors or blocking traffic or any of

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that. And

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let's see. Oh, and today I drive a much
smaller Jaguar, so it it fits in there.

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I have a picture on my cell phone how it
sits. Um,

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and it's safely within boundaries that
I'm not blocking anybody.

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And if a variance for the space directly
in front of my house is deemed

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impossible, I'm officially requesting a
compromise. I am entirely open to the

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city designating a standard handicap
space slightly further down as close to

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my home as possible to satisfy the
ordinance of 22 feet while meeting my

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medical necessity.
And I'd like to thank you for your time

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and your empathy and your help in
finding a safe solution tonight.

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» Okay. Um the way it works you come and
present then the city council review the

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paperwork and then we will contact you
letting you know the decision of the

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council. So you will receive some
information whether

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» whether we approve or not
>> because I have a severe heart condition.

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» Okay. We understand and we will look at
the paperwork.

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» Okay.
>> Um so we cannot make like a decision

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right now. We just have to review it.
>> Okay. And how will you contact me? By

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phone or
>> um you have your email here?

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» Yes. Or um we usually go through the
clerk and let you know.

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» Okay.
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» Okay. Thank you.
>> Thank you so much.

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» Okay. Ordinance public hearing. Three
minutes maximum per speaker per

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ordinance. Number one bond. Ordinance
providing for the removal and

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replacement of aers for the Renian water
treatment plant in in and by the city of

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Perthboy in the county of Middle Sex,
New Jersey appropriating

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3,891,523

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therefore and authorizing the issuance
of 3,891

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523 bonds or notes of the city to
finance the cost thereof. Number two, an

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ordinance of the city of Perthboy County
of Middle Sex amending and supplementing

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the general ordinances of the city
chapter 430 zoning and land development

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article 10 parking to establish the
requirement for payments in loop of

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parking.
Agenda public comment. Citizen may

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address the council on any matter on the
agenda which does not have his own

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scheduled public hearing. Citizen shall
be permitted to speak once for the

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maximum of three minutes.
Minutes June 29, 2026 council meeting

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reports. Number one, following Bareski
tax collector submitted the monthly

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report of collection for the month of
June 2026.

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Number two, Jill A. Goldis controller
CFO submitted the following investment

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report for the for June 2026.
Check register report for the month of

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June 2026 in the total amount of
12,981,66328.

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PKF O Connors Davis submitted the report
of audit for years ending December 31st,

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2025 and 2024.
Ordinance first reading, not public

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discussion. An ordinance of the city of
Perthboy to amend an ordinance entitle

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an ordinance designating
restricted parking spaces for use by

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handicapped persons. Ordinance number
380-85

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and amendments. was adopted July 2nd,
1985, also known as chapter 255A

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seek of the code of the city of Perthboy
and this is about additions and

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deletions.
Number two,

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an ordinance to amend an ordinance
entitled vehicles and traffic ordinance

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number 194-78
as amended adopted September 19, 1978,

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also known as chapter 414 s of the code
of the city of Perth Amboy and this is

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about stop intersection and through
streets.

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I guess the following one is number
three. U Vicki, right? Yes.

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» Okay. This ordinance, the ordinance of
the city of Perth and boy county of

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Middle Sex approving certain amendments
to the focus 2020 redevelopment plan

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area one pursuant to the local
redevelopment and housing law. Um

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I feel that the council needs some type
some more information. So we would like

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to remove that ordinance for the
following until we get the information

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that we need to just continue.

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» Okay. Number five, a ordinance of the
city council of the city of Perth Boya

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County of Middle Sex, New Jersey,
authorizing the acquisition of the

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property designated to the tax maps of
the city of Perthboy as black 399.27

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27 lap 41 commonly known as 564 North
Park Drive for a public purpose pursuant

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to NJSA4A
column 12-5 and NJSA

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20 column 3-1

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president.
>> Yes.

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» I have a question for the
>> Okay. Is this the

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house that borders Conry Boulevard? The
last house

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on North Park Drive 5.

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» You know, you know, across the street
from the high school, there's a house on

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the corner that that's next to the
property that we own where the the staff

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is using as parking lot, the old
firehouse property. Is that the house?

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It is on the corner. Yes. So
>> that's it. So this pass.

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» Yeah.
>> The director know where is she?

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» No. The property is it is on the corner.
Uh it's that corner property 564.

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» It's probably that house. But while
while we're at it before we go on to

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number six. Is number six the property
for the firehouse?

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Um it's
>> so for number six um it's it's not

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determined just yet. That's been talked
about. It's a possibility.

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» But that's what we're talking about
there, right?

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» Okay.
>> The corner of Fyet and High Street.

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» Yeah, that's fant.

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» Five is um five is the public purpose is
also is is contemplated for parking.

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» All right.
>> You good?

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» Yeah, I'm good.
>> Okay. I just wanted to make sure.

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» Okay. Number six, ordinance of the city
of Perthamboy County of Middle Sex, New

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Jersey, authorizing the acquisition of
the property designated on the tax maps

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of the city of Perthboy as black 127 LA
15 commonly known as 329-

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331 High Street for public purposes
pursuant to NJSA48

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column 12-5
and NJSA

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20 column Three
dash one number seven. I mean we're out

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of order five and six or actually
>> that should be really six. An ordinance

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of the city of Perthboy Middle Sex
County, New Jersey to amend an ordinance

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entitled vehicles and traffic ordinance
number 194-

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768 as amended adopted September 19,
1978,

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also known as chapter 414 s of the code
of the city of Perth Amboy. And this is

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about loading zone Corland street
location.

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This is the one that has to be amended,
right? Correct.

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» Okay.
>> Resolution R297826

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authorizing the reading of the 2026
budget by the title only. Budget to be

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read by the title prior to the public
hearing. Public hearing on the calendar

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year 2026 municipal budget R2572.

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726.
That will be there will be an open

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public hearing and then we'll close it.
R 298826

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adopting the calendar year 2026
municipal budget

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and it requires a DLGS approval prior to
the adaptation.

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R299A26
authorizing emergency temporary

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appropriation to extend the calendar
year 2026 temporarity budget in the

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amount of 7,492,32

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R 3826
certifying to the local finance board

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all members of the governing body have
review as a minimum the section of the

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annual audit entitled comments and
recommendations.

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R301826
directing the tax collector to place a

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lean on 697 Hansen Avenue black 307 lot
14.01 in the amount of $428 was 65

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for charges incurred by the Department
of Public Works to remedy a public

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nuisance. R302 A26 directing the tax
collector to place a lean on 554

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Johnston Street, block 266,
lots three and four in the amount of

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$644
with 59 for charges incurred by the

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Department of Public
Works to rem to remedy a public

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nuisance. R303
A26 consenting to the 2026-2027

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renewal of plinary retail consumption
license number 121633-102-00002

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held by in the name of the of United
Polls in American Enterprise Inc. 281

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Grace Street, effective August 13, 2026.
R304A26,

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authorizing the person-toperson transfer
of plenary retail consumption license

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number 1216-32-024-006

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held in the name of ACONA
LLC, TA Gas Liquors at

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434 State Street to Crystal Liquor
LLC

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R305926
authorizing a refund in the amount of

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$100 to Justin
Jouki for the return of one gate key and

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one restroom key at the Harborside
Marina. R306826

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authorizing accumulated leave payout for
Jonathan Coronado dash Castillo in the

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amount of $1,129.11

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based on separation from service on July
1st 2025

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R307826
authorizing a contract with approve C

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McDermott Master and Murphy to represent
the city in labor and and employment

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matters for a period of one year
commencing January 1st, 2026 and

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terminating December 31st,
2026 in an amount not to exceed

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$100,000.

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R308826
authorizing the temporary closure of

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Saddowski Parkway for Perthboy Day 2026
on September 12, 2026 from 800 a.m.

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through 6:00 p. p.m. R309826
authorizing the submission of an

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application to the New Jersey Urban
Enterprise Zone authority for the Urban

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00:29:26,159 --> 00:29:36,399
Enterprise Zone Assistance Fund funds
for the Independence Day celebration in

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an amount not to exceed $175,000
for fiscal year 2027.

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R 318A26
authorizing the submission of an

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application to the New Jersey urban
enterprise zone authority for the urban

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enterprise zone assistant funds for
public safety purposes in the in the

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urban enterprise zone program in an
amount not to exceed $450,000

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for fiscal year 2027.
R311826

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authorizing the submission of an
application to the New Jersey Urban

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Enterprise Zone Authority for the Urban
Enterprise Zone Assistance Funds for a

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seasonal clean team project in the
amount not to exceed $200,000.

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R312826
authorizing the submission of an

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application to the New Jersey Urban
Enterprise Zone Authority for the Urban

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Enterprise Zone Assistant Funds for a
facade and signage program in the amount

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not to exceed $300,000.
R3A13A26

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authorizing submission of an application
to the New Jersey Department of

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Community Affairs for the fiscal year
2027 recreation opportunities for

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individuals with disabilities grant
R314A26

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authorizing a contract with Hannon A.
Bis Esquire to represent the city as a

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public defender for the period
commencing

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January 1st, 2026 and terminating
December 31st, 2026

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in an amount not to exceed $38,000.
R 315A26

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supporting redevelopment
as a at 252nd Street block 10 lots 1.01

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01
1-12

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block 11.01
block 16 lats 1.01

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1-1415.01

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00:31:50,799 --> 00:31:57,360
01
R 316A26

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00:31:55,200 --> 00:32:03,919
authorizing change order number one to
the contract with Rapid Pump and meter

329
00:32:00,880 --> 00:32:09,279
Services Corporation for the furnishing
and replacement of three variable

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frequency drives at the Second Street
Sewer

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00:32:11,440 --> 00:32:20,519
pumping station prog
not to exceed $5,000.

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00:32:17,519 --> 00:32:20,519
R317826

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00:32:20,559 --> 00:32:29,039
authorizing change order number four to
the contract with Maui Construction

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Company, Inc. for the Veterans Memorial
Youth League Complex Field House

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renovation located at 691
Darathy Avenue in the amount of $5,737.

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R 31826
authorizing change order number five to

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the contract with Maui Construction
Company, Inc. for the Veterans Memorial

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Youth League Complex Field House
renovation located at 691 Dorothy Avenue

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in the amount of 8,118.

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R319826
authorizing change order number one to

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the contract with PNA Construction Inc.
for roadway improvement to Penn Street,

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Johnston Street, and Westside Avenue,
reducing the original contract amount by

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76,562

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with 18 cents to which reduces the
contract amount from 1,283,150

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with 51
to1,26,588

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with 33 cents. R 32826
authorizing an affiliation agreement

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between Brockers, the State University
of New Jersey School of Social Work and

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the City of Perthboy Office of Aging for
Student Practicum Placement.

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R 321 A26 authorizing success bond
partnership with Middle Sex College

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$5,000.
R 322A26

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authorizing the planting of a liberty
tree and the installation of a

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commemorative sign within city hall
circle park R 323A26

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00:34:31,679 --> 00:34:38,879
authorizing change order number two to
the contract with aquatic service

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commercial pool servicing for
contracting services related to the

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removal and replacement of the
competition pool pump in an in an amount

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not to exceed $8,766

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with 58.
R324826

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authorizing a refund in the amount of
$50 to Mark Reovich

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for the return of one gate key at the
Harborside Marina. R 325826

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00:35:12,640 --> 00:35:22,960
authorizing extension of injury leave
for Sergeant Joel Pontiel until November

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00:35:20,240 --> 00:35:32,320
3rd, 2026.
326 and 327 being removed. R 328826

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recognizing the 25th anniversary of
September 11th, 2001 of rescending R

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5141 1225
R 329 A26 avoiding the issuance

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approving I'm sorry the issuance of a
public entertainment permit to live love

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life PA for a fundraising to be held on
August 15, 2026 from 12 noon to 5:00

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p.m. at the Rudy Park.

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R 330A26
accepting fiscal year 2025 locus

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solicitation Edward Burn Memorial
Justice Assistant Grant of $158,358.

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Madam President.
>> Yes.

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» Uh Mr. Cryan, do you do we know what
this money would be utilized for in the

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police department?
>> It's $158,000.

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» I can call the chief up to have a
question.

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» Good afternoon, council. I I could not
hear you, sir. I'm sorry.

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» Oh, it's the uh
>> Edward Burn Memorial Justice.

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» You have to get closer to your
>> How about now? Do you hear me now?

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» I have you now. Yes.
>> All right. It's it's the Edward Burns

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Memorial Justice Assistance Grant. I
mean, that money, what would it be

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utilized for?
>> Yes, that's the it's refer refer to it

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as the JAG grant. As you know, we
administrated for the entire county for

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all of the other towns and there were
one or two other towns that were picked

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up. So clearly all of that money is not
going towards us,

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» but we get a piece of it.
>> Yeah, we get a piece. 20 something

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thousand.
>> What would What would we usually use

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some of this funding for though?
>> We've used it in the past for computer

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equipment for the vehicles. We've used
it for a motor on one of the boats. Um

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different things that that little
>> So it wouldn't it wouldn't be earmarked

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earmarked particularly to anything. Just
the use of the police department like an

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engine blew up. You would use that money
to replace an engine.

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» Correct. Yes. For for equipment. Yes.
>> Okay. That's cool. I'm good.

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» I just wanted to know.
>> Thank you.

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» Thank you, sir.
>> R 331826

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application for 2026 drive sober or get
pulled over. R 332826

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contract with Collier's Engineering and
Design Inc. Rison Riverfront Park

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project. $116,641

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with 25.

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Does that goes for bid or how do how do
we get to that?

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» Which one is that? I'm sorry.
>> It's number 332.

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» Pull

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yours.
Call yours.

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If I may.
>> Okay. Go ahead.

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» I don't have all the specifics, but I
can speak somewhat to it. My

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understanding is for the Raron
Riverfront Park

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um improvements that we're doing. There
was a uh contract originally given to

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Kier's engineering and design
uh regarding the development of the

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designs and such for the park itself and
that was awarded through a professional

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service contract. Now what's happening
is because there's uh a lot of

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um issues with the park property and we
have to do ongoing monitoring of uh

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00:39:52,720 --> 00:40:02,640
various construction efforts that we're
making there. There's this proposal now

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00:39:57,839 --> 00:40:10,079
for uh additional services to Kier's
engineer and design um for observation

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of the construction to make sure that
we're meeting certain requirements. Um,

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and they were picked specifically
because we had a professional services

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contract with them previously uh related
to those park improvements and this is

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now an additional service that they
found to be needed for the project.

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» Okay. Thank you.
>> You're welcome.

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» R 333826
professional service contract with

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Suburban Consulting Engineer Inc.
Proposed Veterans Park sanitary sewage

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pump station $14,150.

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00:40:48,400 --> 00:40:55,119
R334A26
authorizing submission of an application

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to the NJD
hazardous discharge site remediation

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00:40:58,400 --> 00:41:08,319
fund for a preliminary assessment site
investigation remedial investigation

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00:41:04,640 --> 00:41:11,599
grant in the amount of $50,480
for the Seaman Avenue property.

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» Madam President,
>> yes.

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» I mean before we go on to to the next
section, right? I want to ask Middle Sex

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Water a couple questions.

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» Good evening, council.
>> How are you?

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» Good.
>> Um, recently, at least in the last month

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or so, up in the Columbus Circle area
next to the reservoir, the water's been

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shut off or not working more than I'd
say a handful of times. I mean, is there

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a problem up there that
is causing every so often the water to

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be shut off?
>> So, we are replacing the VFD. We have a

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project underway. Um, we're replacing
the VFD and pump number one at the

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Florida Grove reservoir.
>> And the only reason why I'm asking you

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is because I live up there and my
neighbors don't have a problem coming

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00:42:13,040 --> 00:42:20,480
and knocking on my door and asking So
now I have a an answer for that.

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» We're in the process of that uh getting
the VFD this week and the pump is going

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to be replaced if not later this week,
early next week.

437
00:42:28,000 --> 00:42:34,800
» Okay. And so it could happen again until
the pump I mean

438
00:42:32,800 --> 00:42:38,160
» was that
>> until we replace it. Yeah. We have to

439
00:42:36,319 --> 00:42:42,720
switch it manually.
So that that's why

440
00:42:39,920 --> 00:42:45,839
» now the the second question I have for
and I had spoke to Ken

441
00:42:45,040 --> 00:42:52,079
» Kenny Millie
>> right um you know Louis God rest his

442
00:42:49,280 --> 00:42:57,680
soul had proposed about trimming the
trees

443
00:42:54,960 --> 00:43:01,440
unfortunately before we could have
another discussion

444
00:42:59,680 --> 00:43:06,160
passed away.
I believe there is still a problem and

445
00:43:03,760 --> 00:43:08,800
when I spoke to Ken about it, you know,
not to the extent

446
00:43:07,440 --> 00:43:13,760
» get closer.
>> The original plan was to take them all

447
00:43:11,200 --> 00:43:17,200
out. I think
>> we're trying to figure out a better way

448
00:43:16,319 --> 00:43:20,720
because
>> to at least trim some of those trees

449
00:43:19,119 --> 00:43:23,839
there, especially the ones that are
leaning.

450
00:43:21,359 --> 00:43:29,119
» Yes, sir. We could uh trimming the trees
would be the best course of action

451
00:43:25,920 --> 00:43:31,760
because if you remove the trees, the
roots is really what's holding the soil.

452
00:43:30,880 --> 00:43:35,920
pulling the BM up.
>> Correct. So, I think trimming the trees

453
00:43:33,920 --> 00:43:39,040
is the best course of action and
>> will be attacking that soon

454
00:43:37,280 --> 00:43:44,079
» because the people that live on that
side of the reservoir, you know, again,

455
00:43:41,440 --> 00:43:46,880
they don't have knocking on the door and
telling me or when I'm walking, they

456
00:43:46,160 --> 00:43:50,319
tell me. Yes, sir.
>> All right. Well, just I guess keep us

457
00:43:49,680 --> 00:43:52,480
advised then.
>> Yes, sir.

458
00:43:50,800 --> 00:43:54,720
» All right. Thank you. Thank you.
>> Good evening. I have a quick question as

459
00:43:53,839 --> 00:43:59,200
well.
>> Sorry. Along the same lines of a

460
00:43:56,960 --> 00:44:02,800
resident asking about the waterfront
area. Are there any issues within the

461
00:44:00,880 --> 00:44:04,400
Brighton Avenue street?
>> Not that I'm aware of.

462
00:44:04,079 --> 00:44:07,920
» Okay.
>> What What's the complaint?

463
00:44:05,839 --> 00:44:12,000
» The complaint was the water quality and
the color.

464
00:44:09,760 --> 00:44:16,480
» If if there's any complaints about water
quality or color, we what we would do is

465
00:44:14,079 --> 00:44:20,160
flush the hydrant, keep the water moving
>> because sometimes there's a buildup of

466
00:44:18,079 --> 00:44:24,160
iron in the old water manes and that
could cause a discoloration. So, we

467
00:44:22,400 --> 00:44:28,240
could we would flush a hydrant in the
area and then that usually rectifies the

468
00:44:27,280 --> 00:44:31,520
problem.
>> Thank you.

469
00:44:28,720 --> 00:44:37,440
» All right. You're welcome.
>> Thank you.

470
00:44:33,920 --> 00:44:42,480
We have some communications and um may
ask what the reason if there's a reason

471
00:44:40,079 --> 00:44:46,319
why they're okay.
>> Just go ahead.

472
00:44:43,280 --> 00:44:53,760
» Oh, council president. Um I don't know
who this would be directed to to Mr.

473
00:44:50,079 --> 00:45:01,920
about the number seven. Is there reason
was the reason as to why

474
00:44:58,240 --> 00:45:06,400
um their license is
they're seeking a 75day suspension for

475
00:45:04,960 --> 00:45:09,680
that
>> number seven

476
00:45:08,400 --> 00:45:15,599
» and the communication
>> and the communication

477
00:45:11,680 --> 00:45:20,359
» there are quite a few u violations
I can pull it out for you. Hold on.

478
00:45:32,880 --> 00:45:38,560
I don't have it. Um, there were quite a
few. There was things like, um, they

479
00:45:36,560 --> 00:45:41,520
didn't have their true books of account
on the premises. Um,

480
00:45:40,319 --> 00:45:45,280
» they didn't have their Well, I'm sorry.
>> True books of account. That's what the

481
00:45:43,119 --> 00:45:49,440
ABC refers to. All of their accounting
records. They didn't have them on site.

482
00:45:47,280 --> 00:45:57,200
there was uh most of it was to do with
paperwork and they I think the ABC has a

483
00:45:53,200 --> 00:46:04,240
um like a scale to you know if there's
any violations what how many days or

484
00:46:00,640 --> 00:46:09,599
that they would ask for a suspension
my guess is normally they'll they'll

485
00:46:06,480 --> 00:46:12,960
meet and then the ABC will accept cash
in lie of suspension that's normally

486
00:46:11,839 --> 00:46:15,040
what happens
>> okay

487
00:46:13,359 --> 00:46:18,400
» but I believe I you know you should have
it in your packet I just I don't know

488
00:46:16,800 --> 00:46:21,599
why I don't have it with me right now.
>> There's two separate charges. It was and

489
00:46:20,000 --> 00:46:27,440
it's consistent with what Vicki just
said. It's the the books of account were

490
00:46:23,920 --> 00:46:33,359
um not maintained on premises and then
um full fully failed to fully disclose

491
00:46:30,720 --> 00:46:37,280
that uh they had agreed to permit uh
someone else from entering into the

492
00:46:35,440 --> 00:46:41,520
business with them. One carried a 30-day
suspension, the other a 45. So that's

493
00:46:39,200 --> 00:46:46,160
where the 75day.
So, uh, another person entered, you

494
00:46:43,680 --> 00:46:50,400
said, um, into business with them.
>> Please try to get closer to the mic

495
00:46:48,640 --> 00:46:53,520
because people are complaining.
>> There's a business and they entered into

496
00:46:52,079 --> 00:46:59,280
an agreement apparently with a business
entity and in when you're going when you

497
00:46:56,319 --> 00:47:02,240
have a lency, the business entity that
owns the license has to get approval

498
00:47:00,880 --> 00:47:07,680
from the state. if they're going to
transfer a portion of the of the

499
00:47:05,280 --> 00:47:10,640
business to another entity and have them
come onto the license, profit from the

500
00:47:09,440 --> 00:47:14,480
business, they have to get approval from
the state and apparently there are some

501
00:47:12,400 --> 00:47:19,040
discrepancies with with that. So that's
that's the other aspect of the penalties

502
00:47:17,280 --> 00:47:22,640
» unless they disclose even silent
partnerships.

503
00:47:20,079 --> 00:47:28,160
» Okay. And so let's say that this gets um
corrected after you know within the

504
00:47:24,720 --> 00:47:32,960
75day time frame.
I don't want to I don't really want to

505
00:47:30,960 --> 00:47:36,960
comment on that because the state ABC is
handling these disputes. Okay. They have

506
00:47:35,040 --> 00:47:42,079
to notice municipality because we're the
the licensing entity for ABC municipal

507
00:47:40,480 --> 00:47:47,040
licensing entity. So, we're notified of
this. their dispute is going to be with

508
00:47:44,400 --> 00:47:51,599
the state uh the license holder and
that's why I'm saying apparently with

509
00:47:49,040 --> 00:47:54,720
regard to these violations because the
license holder has an opportunity to

510
00:47:53,119 --> 00:47:58,960
respond to the charges presented by the
state make their case and then it'll be

511
00:47:57,440 --> 00:48:03,440
resolved at that point. So we should
probably let that regulatory process

512
00:48:00,640 --> 00:48:06,720
play out before you know making any
determinations on on what happened here.

513
00:48:05,359 --> 00:48:09,760
But these are the allegations presented
by the state.

514
00:48:07,520 --> 00:48:13,680
» Okay. They will notify us one way or the
other.

515
00:48:10,319 --> 00:48:16,480
» Okay. All right. Thank you.
>> Okay. Anything else?

516
00:48:15,920 --> 00:48:22,720
» No.
>> Okay. Close session resolution R296

517
00:48:20,160 --> 00:48:28,720
authorizing a close session at the
August 12, 2026 meeting to discuss the

518
00:48:26,079 --> 00:48:30,240
following. Does anyone have anything?
>> Yes,

519
00:48:29,200 --> 00:48:36,319
» I do.
>> Okay. Ladies first. [laughter] Go ahead.

520
00:48:33,839 --> 00:48:40,400
» Uh litigation.
>> Okay.

521
00:48:36,800 --> 00:48:43,880
» Ditto. Me too. And personnel. I was
going to say personal

522
00:48:44,000 --> 00:48:50,240
» and it seems like
>> is it general litigation or just you

523
00:48:47,520 --> 00:48:57,839
have a specific case in mind? Could I
say? Oh, I don't know. I don't know. Can

524
00:48:53,839 --> 00:49:00,960
she mention what litigation?
>> I I don't It was Is there a specific

525
00:49:00,160 --> 00:49:09,200
case?
>> The email The received um recently.

526
00:49:05,359 --> 00:49:12,880
» Okay. Yeah, it's um related to the Quile
settlement Q

527
00:49:10,480 --> 00:49:15,839
» the Qless.
>> Yes.

528
00:49:14,000 --> 00:49:20,480
» You want that?
>> U litigation.

529
00:49:18,880 --> 00:49:22,960
Right.
>> Um [clears throat]

530
00:49:21,599 --> 00:49:26,720
I got
>> Nick, I'll tell you what.

531
00:49:25,359 --> 00:49:30,160
» Do you want personal
>> all litigation involving the police

532
00:49:28,640 --> 00:49:36,280
department
and uh actually there's a workman's comp

533
00:49:33,280 --> 00:49:36,280
too?

534
00:49:38,720 --> 00:49:42,960
» A workman's comp.
>> Do you do you have a name for me?

535
00:49:41,520 --> 00:49:48,319
Because generally I would put them on
there but there isn't a settlement on so

536
00:49:45,680 --> 00:49:52,280
just workers comp.
Uh Timothy Simon

537
00:49:54,640 --> 00:50:00,880
» I don't know if it's actually workman's
cop

538
00:49:58,960 --> 00:50:04,960
I believe it is
>> Mr.

539
00:50:02,000 --> 00:50:07,040
You have something or no?
>> I mean besides what?

540
00:50:06,240 --> 00:50:08,480
» Talk about whatever you want to talk
about, but I don't have anything in

541
00:50:08,079 --> 00:50:12,559
addition.
>> Okay. All right. So, I need a motion.

542
00:50:10,800 --> 00:50:17,319
» Oh, wait, wait, wait, wait. There's one
more. I bet Miguel P.

543
00:50:19,200 --> 00:50:22,960
» Okay.
Sorry.

544
00:50:21,839 --> 00:50:28,200
» Timothy S.
>> Thank you.

545
00:50:23,839 --> 00:50:28,200
» He's a retired Italian chief.

546
00:50:30,000 --> 00:50:35,040
» Okay.
296826

547
00:50:33,280 --> 00:50:42,880
authorizing a close session at the
August 12th, 2026 meeting to discuss the

548
00:50:39,200 --> 00:50:47,839
following quill litigation personnel and
workers comp and also all litigation

549
00:50:45,920 --> 00:50:53,160
with the police department. I need a
motion move.

550
00:50:49,200 --> 00:50:53,160
» Second all

551
00:50:53,440 --> 00:50:56,960
go ahead. [laughter]
>> Councilwoman Cruz Batista.

552
00:50:56,480 --> 00:50:59,040
» Yes.
>> Councilwoman Morales.

553
00:50:58,480 --> 00:51:02,079
» Yes.
>> Councilwoman Peralta. Yes.

554
00:51:00,880 --> 00:51:04,160
» Councilman Puchio.
>> Yes.

555
00:51:02,480 --> 00:51:10,000
» Council President Dega.
>> Yes. Um public portion three minutes

556
00:51:07,359 --> 00:51:11,760
maximum per speaker. I need a motion to
open to the public.

557
00:51:11,200 --> 00:51:13,920
» Move.
>> Second.

558
00:51:12,559 --> 00:51:19,200
» All in favor?
>> I against.

559
00:51:15,839 --> 00:51:23,800
» Anyone who wants to to come up to the
mic about anything?

560
00:51:30,559 --> 00:51:37,599
I have no idea.
>> Okay,

561
00:51:34,400 --> 00:51:43,440
» I'm tall. Okay. Hi, good evening.
Virginia Morales, 745 Barry Avenue,

562
00:51:40,240 --> 00:51:49,760
Perth, Amboy, New Jersey. Um, do can we
hand out some information to the

563
00:51:46,000 --> 00:51:55,119
council? Okay, thank you so much. Okay,
so I am Virginia Morales. I am the

564
00:51:53,200 --> 00:52:01,440
director, president, whatever the title
you want to give me of Genie Meow's

565
00:51:57,200 --> 00:52:05,119
Animal Rescue. I am here to um speak to
the mayor and the city administration

566
00:52:03,280 --> 00:52:09,119
and anyone who's here to listen. Thank
you to those of you that are here to

567
00:52:06,400 --> 00:52:12,720
support us. I am here as a concerned
Perth Amboy resident animal rescue

568
00:52:11,040 --> 00:52:17,520
advocate and representative of Genie
Meow's Animal Rescue formerly All for

569
00:52:15,119 --> 00:52:22,720
the Pause to ask the city of Perth Amboy
to partner with us on a coordinated

570
00:52:19,839 --> 00:52:28,079
funded trap new to return TNR program
for our community cats. We are grateful

571
00:52:25,599 --> 00:52:33,280
to have a TNR ordinance since November
9th, 2015, but an ordinance alone cannot

572
00:52:31,839 --> 00:52:37,680
solve the problems that we are
experiencing. This has become a quality

573
00:52:35,920 --> 00:52:41,839
of life issue affecting residents,
neighborhoods, animal control, the

574
00:52:39,280 --> 00:52:46,880
shelter, police, taxpayers, and city
resources. It is also an animal welfare

575
00:52:44,720 --> 00:52:51,520
issue that cannot be solved by
volunteers and private rescues alone

576
00:52:49,280 --> 00:52:55,839
like my rescue and CASA, as well as
others that have helped us throughout

577
00:52:52,880 --> 00:53:00,880
the many years. We are already doing the
work. Genie Mail's Animal Rescue has

578
00:52:58,160 --> 00:53:07,599
been rescuing animals and performing TNR
since 2009 and became a 501c3 nonprofit

579
00:53:04,640 --> 00:53:13,280
organization on May 19th, 2025 this
year. Along with local rescuers such as

580
00:53:10,400 --> 00:53:17,040
CASA, we have spent more than 17 years
trapping, spaying, neutering,

581
00:53:14,800 --> 00:53:21,520
vaccinating, providing medical care,
rescuing kittens and friendly cats,

582
00:53:19,040 --> 00:53:26,800
fostering and finding homes for them.
Every day we receive calls, texts,

583
00:53:24,319 --> 00:53:31,359
emails, Facebook, Instagram messages,
social media requests from Perth Amboy

584
00:53:28,800 --> 00:53:35,440
residents as well as other areas needing
help WhatsApp as well. Thank you.

585
00:53:33,680 --> 00:53:40,720
Needing help with cats and kittens as
well as other animals. We receive calls

586
00:53:37,839 --> 00:53:44,960
when animal control is closed. We even
get calls from police officers that have

587
00:53:42,720 --> 00:53:50,000
contacted us for assistance. We're
talking about 12 1 2 3 4 in the morning.

588
00:53:48,400 --> 00:53:53,440
This is not our job. We are all
volunteers. We are proud residents of

589
00:53:51,599 --> 00:53:58,400
Perth Amway and many of us are not and
yet we still answer the call. Volunteers

590
00:53:56,160 --> 00:54:01,599
are already filling a community need. We
are asking the city to work with us so

591
00:54:00,160 --> 00:54:06,880
that this effort can become more
organized, consistent and sustainable.

592
00:54:05,040 --> 00:54:12,640
TNR has already produced results in
Perth Amboy. We have firsthand evidence

593
00:54:09,359 --> 00:54:18,640
that TNR works. The SAR a colony that I
started had approximately 60 cats in

594
00:54:15,200 --> 00:54:24,319
2009. to there. Today, sadly in a way,
there are only about five, but that is

595
00:54:21,440 --> 00:54:29,200
the goal of TNR. The Plagita colony,
which is the waterfront, had

596
00:54:25,920 --> 00:54:34,800
approximately 53 cats. Since TNR efforts
began there February of 2024,

597
00:54:32,640 --> 00:54:39,440
not too long ago, the population has
been reduced to approximately 24.

598
00:54:38,800 --> 00:54:42,880
» Okay.
>> May I continue?

599
00:54:40,400 --> 00:54:46,720
» Someone else from your team can come up
and continue.

600
00:54:44,880 --> 00:54:50,319
You want to
Where were you?

601
00:54:48,960 --> 00:54:55,520
» Right here. [clears throat]
>> State your name and your

602
00:54:52,000 --> 00:54:59,839
» My name is Elizabeth Pereira.
>> Address.

603
00:54:56,400 --> 00:55:05,280
» Uh I was a resident of 903 Harbortown
Boulevard for eight years. I just moved

604
00:55:02,160 --> 00:55:10,559
about four months ago.
>> Um where was she? These reductions were

605
00:55:08,480 --> 00:55:16,319
achieved through consistent trapping,
sterilization, vaccination, monitoring,

606
00:55:13,200 --> 00:55:21,680
and preventing new litters. TNR works
and we have the local results to

607
00:55:18,880 --> 00:55:26,480
demonstrate it. It is one of the most
effective and compassionate ways to

608
00:55:23,599 --> 00:55:31,760
reduce community cat populations and
prevent the continuing cycle of unwanted

609
00:55:29,359 --> 00:55:37,280
litters and suffering.
The city would not be starting from

610
00:55:33,760 --> 00:55:43,440
zero. Genie Meows already has traps and
transfer equipment, experienced rescuers

611
00:55:40,079 --> 00:55:48,559
and volunteers, veterinary and lowcost
spayneuter connections,

612
00:55:45,839 --> 00:55:55,119
transportation and transfer connections,
foster and adoption resources, colony

613
00:55:52,000 --> 00:56:00,400
management experience, resident training
experience, relationships with other

614
00:55:57,839 --> 00:56:05,200
rescue organizations, and established
community cat reporting and tracking

615
00:56:02,960 --> 00:56:12,240
system experience. experience with
adoption and educational events.

616
00:56:09,280 --> 00:56:18,720
Our volunteers currently travel hours to
affordable clinics such as APL NJ's

617
00:56:16,000 --> 00:56:24,640
Kitty Cab in Flemington and All Pets
Lowcost Bay and Neuter Clinic in

618
00:56:20,720 --> 00:56:31,839
Southampton. often relying on donations
and paying expenses out of pocket.

619
00:56:28,400 --> 00:56:36,640
A $5,000 startup fund would allow us to
put these existing resources to work

620
00:56:34,880 --> 00:56:41,440
more efficiently and begin
systematically addressing colonies

621
00:56:38,799 --> 00:56:47,280
throughout Perth Amboy. We also asked
the city to consider a modest recurring

622
00:56:44,319 --> 00:56:52,720
monthly allocation such as the
approximately

623
00:56:48,960 --> 00:56:58,640
$300 per month model used in South Amway
so that CNR can continue consistently

624
00:56:56,400 --> 00:57:04,400
rather than depending entirely on
donations and fundraisers.

625
00:57:01,920 --> 00:57:10,000
We already have the tracking system. The
city also does not need to create a new

626
00:57:07,359 --> 00:57:14,480
reporting system from scratch. Through
gieme.org,

627
00:57:11,520 --> 00:57:20,799
residents can report community cats they
see at different locations. Genie Meows

628
00:57:17,680 --> 00:57:25,839
also has a section for authorized
rescuers and city officials who are

629
00:57:23,119 --> 00:57:31,079
given permission to access the system to
track and monitor established colonies.

630
00:57:33,440 --> 00:57:41,760
The system can help document colony
locations, estimated population,

631
00:57:38,319 --> 00:57:47,760
sterilized cats, cats still needing TNR
kittens, and friendly cats available for

632
00:57:44,319 --> 00:57:55,040
rescue, and changes in colony numbers.
With municipal participation, this

633
00:57:50,480 --> 00:58:03,640
existing resource can help the city
measure progress and identify areas

634
00:57:58,799 --> 00:58:03,640
requiring attention. Thank you.

635
00:58:06,799 --> 00:58:12,079
» Go ahead.
>> Hi, my name is Janine. I run CASA

636
00:58:10,160 --> 00:58:14,160
Rescue. It's coalition of advocates for
shelter animals.

637
00:58:13,040 --> 00:58:19,359
» Your address, please.
>> I live in Syville, 23 Kendall Drive, but

638
00:58:17,119 --> 00:58:23,440
I've been volunteering at the shelter
for the past 15 years. Coincidentally, I

639
00:58:21,520 --> 00:58:25,760
started my rescue after volunteering at
the shelter. That's another story for

640
00:58:25,200 --> 00:58:30,160
another time.
>> Can you bring your the mic down a little

641
00:58:28,480 --> 00:58:34,240
bit? Okay. Go ahead. Okay. So, since
then, I've helped the shelter many times

642
00:58:31,920 --> 00:58:38,480
by pulling cats, kittens, and dogs,
whether sick or healthy, bringing them

643
00:58:36,160 --> 00:58:42,000
into my rescue medically, treating them,
and then putting them up for adoption. I

644
00:58:40,400 --> 00:58:46,000
would come in to talk, educate, and
clean if needed. I also had many

645
00:58:43,680 --> 00:58:49,599
meetings with different administrators
um over the years proposing ways I could

646
00:58:47,760 --> 00:58:53,440
help the shelter, but unfortunately, it
has fallen on deaf ears. This town is

647
00:58:51,760 --> 00:58:58,160
overrun with strays, and there needs to
be a solution. We have taken in hundreds

648
00:58:55,280 --> 00:59:02,559
of strays and TNR dozens out of my own
rescue from my own town to help this

649
00:59:00,319 --> 00:59:06,720
town. The people of Perth Amboy pay
taxes and services and one of those

650
00:59:04,400 --> 00:59:10,559
services are not are being ignored. Time
and time again people are being turned

651
00:59:08,480 --> 00:59:14,960
away when asked for help when it comes
to the stray population.

652
00:59:12,799 --> 00:59:19,119
These these innocent animals did not ask
for this life and only by funding the

653
00:59:16,640 --> 00:59:22,640
TNR ordinance things can change. How is
it possible that there are kittens

654
00:59:20,480 --> 00:59:27,839
running right behind the shelter? Why
isn't that situation in particular being

655
00:59:24,640 --> 00:59:31,760
addressed? Trap neuter return is
designed to control community cat

656
00:59:29,440 --> 00:59:35,680
population without harming the cats. The
process involves humanely trapping cats,

657
00:59:33,920 --> 00:59:40,240
taking them to veterary to be spayed,
neutered, vaccinated against rabies, and

658
00:59:38,480 --> 00:59:46,400
then returning them to their original
colony. All of this will not happen

659
00:59:43,040 --> 00:59:51,760
overnight, but it will happen because we
have compassionate rescuers

660
00:59:49,040 --> 00:59:55,040
like myself and Jeannie Meows that want
to help, that are willing to help.

661
00:59:53,599 --> 00:59:59,920
Change can only happen if the
administration starts funding the TNR

662
00:59:56,960 --> 01:00:04,880
ordinance. There is ways to fund that
TNR ordinance by using the money that

663
01:00:03,040 --> 01:00:11,440
people license their dogs with. You can
start there just taking one specific

664
01:00:08,000 --> 01:00:14,720
fund to help the program. We want to
help the city of Perth Amboy. We want to

665
01:00:13,440 --> 01:00:20,480
help the people. We want to help the
animals and that's one way to start and

666
01:00:17,359 --> 01:00:23,556
we are all willing to help. Thank you.
>> Thank you. [applause]

667
01:00:24,160 --> 01:00:28,079
» Anyone else?
>> Anyone else?

668
01:00:26,559 --> 01:00:35,839
» Hi. Good. How are you?
>> My name is Gail. Bill initial Azik. Zi

669
01:00:32,400 --> 01:00:41,040
C. All right. I I live at 417 Augustine
Place. I am not a volunteer, but I am

670
01:00:38,960 --> 01:00:45,520
one of the citizens of Perth Amboy that
this TNR program helped on Augustine

671
01:00:43,839 --> 01:00:49,280
Place. As people move out, they leave
their cats, they leave a lot dogs,

672
01:00:47,760 --> 01:00:55,520
sometimes they leave a lot of different
animals. At one time about three years

673
01:00:52,720 --> 01:00:59,920
ago, there had to be 15 to 18 cats
living on Augustine Place. When this

674
01:00:58,079 --> 01:01:04,640
lady over here got in touch with me, she
helped me. There are now three. And I I

675
01:01:03,119 --> 01:01:09,440
just want to let you know the TNR
program does work. I never believed it

676
01:01:06,720 --> 01:01:11,760
before, but I believe it now. Thank you.
>> Thank you.

677
01:01:11,317 --> 01:01:16,720
[applause]
>> Anyone else?

678
01:01:13,599 --> 01:01:21,839
» Hello, my name's Evelyn Shanahan. I live
in Saraveville and I started trapping

679
01:01:20,240 --> 01:01:27,040
cats about four years ago as a
volunteer. And I can tell you, they're

680
01:01:25,200 --> 01:01:31,680
all asking you to do TNR. I'm going to
tell you what happens when you do. In

681
01:01:29,520 --> 01:01:36,240
Saraveville, there's a truck, a
business, and a trucker came out with a

682
01:01:34,400 --> 01:01:42,400
dying kitten in his hand and asked for
help on Facebook. I went over there and

683
01:01:39,760 --> 01:01:48,559
what I saw was like the apocalypse. I
saw cats being run over by 18 wheelers.

684
01:01:44,880 --> 01:01:54,960
I saw kittens running everywhere. It was
insanely bad. But because Saraveville

685
01:01:51,680 --> 01:02:02,720
has a TNR program, I was able to trap
those cats and they all got neutered. I

686
01:01:59,359 --> 01:02:08,480
started with a hundred cats. Every
single one of those cats was trapped and

687
01:02:05,599 --> 01:02:13,760
neutered. We found homes for the kittens
and the other cats live in that

688
01:02:11,280 --> 01:02:20,240
truckyard happily ever after right now
being maintained by my my company. I'm

689
01:02:16,960 --> 01:02:25,280
I'm a CN love straing Saveville. We're a
501c. We build shelters. We feed them.

690
01:02:23,200 --> 01:02:30,880
We maintain them. And here's the good
news. I started that three years ago in

691
01:02:27,839 --> 01:02:39,440
that truckyard. Not one kitten has been
born. Not one. We are going to win this

692
01:02:34,559 --> 01:02:45,920
fight if everyone does this. It's not a
question of should we, it's do it now

693
01:02:43,440 --> 01:02:51,359
because I have never seen what I've seen
in Perth Amboy. It is the worst I have

694
01:02:49,040 --> 01:02:55,040
personally seen. So please, I am begging
you, if these were dogs running around

695
01:02:53,440 --> 01:02:58,720
the streets, everybody be doing
something.

696
01:02:56,240 --> 01:03:02,920
» These cats are suffering and we need to
help them.

697
01:02:59,760 --> 01:03:02,920
» Thank you.

698
01:03:03,359 --> 01:03:13,839
» I will ask everyone, please, please,
everybody can get a turn to speak, but

699
01:03:11,839 --> 01:03:20,160
when someone is speaking, I need the
public to also be quiet. so everybody

700
01:03:17,359 --> 01:03:24,960
could be heard. Thank you. Go ahead.
>> My name is Christine Culie. Uh I live at

701
01:03:22,400 --> 01:03:28,640
368 Recctor Street, Unit 418. I'm
finishing Jeanie's speech.

702
01:03:26,240 --> 01:03:32,240
» Okay. Go ahead.
>> The city would be investing in

703
01:03:30,480 --> 01:03:37,119
prevention rather than continually
paying to respond to consequences of

704
01:03:34,160 --> 01:03:41,200
uncontrolled reproduction. A $5,000
startup investment followed by modest

705
01:03:39,119 --> 01:03:45,760
ongoing funding is an opportunity to
address the root of the problem while

706
01:03:43,200 --> 01:03:50,400
potentially reducing future costs. We
must remember Tini Maple and the others.

707
01:03:48,640 --> 01:03:55,039
We also cannot forget the animals who
have already suffered, including Willow

708
01:03:52,720 --> 01:03:58,400
Bean, who was just put down today.
Please remember Tini and Maple along

709
01:03:56,880 --> 01:04:03,920
with the hundreds of other cats who have
died and suffered slowly from untreated

710
01:04:01,039 --> 01:04:08,160
injuries, disease, starvation, exposure,
and repeated reproduction. We cannot

711
01:04:06,160 --> 01:04:12,960
bring them back, but we can honor them
by doing better. Education must be part

712
01:04:10,960 --> 01:04:16,559
of the solution, including educating
residents and young people about

713
01:04:14,400 --> 01:04:21,520
sterilization, responsible pet
ownership, community cats, and humane

714
01:04:18,880 --> 01:04:26,319
treatment of animals. What we are asking
the city to do, we respectfully request

715
01:04:24,160 --> 01:04:31,119
that the mayor and city administration
meet with Genie Meow's animal rescue,

716
01:04:28,720 --> 01:04:35,200
CASA, and other local rescues,
veterinarians, animal control, shelter

717
01:04:33,520 --> 01:04:40,880
representatives, and concerned residents
to establish a coordinated Perth Amboy

718
01:04:37,280 --> 01:04:47,359
community cat TNR program. Specifically,
we ask for a $5,000 TNR startup fund to

719
01:04:45,280 --> 01:04:51,760
immediately begin addressing existing
colonies. A reoccurring monthly

720
01:04:49,599 --> 01:04:56,640
municipal allocation to m maintain
consistent spay and neuter efforts. A

721
01:04:54,400 --> 01:05:01,599
formal partnership with local rescues
utilizing existing equipment,

722
01:04:58,400 --> 01:05:05,760
volunteers, veterary connections, foster
networks, and expertise. Resident

723
01:05:04,160 --> 01:05:10,240
training and education for safe
trapping, recovery, monitoring, and

724
01:05:07,599 --> 01:05:14,480
reporting. Municipal participation in
the existing G& Meow's tracking system

725
01:05:12,720 --> 01:05:18,720
to document colonies and measure
progress. A coordinated foster and

726
01:05:16,880 --> 01:05:23,760
adoption effort for kittens and friendly
cats. Community and youth education

727
01:05:21,359 --> 01:05:28,000
focused on responsible pet ownership and
preventing unwanted litters. Measurable

728
01:05:26,240 --> 01:05:31,200
goals and reporting so the city and
residents can see what the investment

729
01:05:29,599 --> 01:05:34,559
accomplished.
We have already demonstrated what can

730
01:05:32,960 --> 01:05:38,640
happen with limited We have already
demonstrated what can happen with

731
01:05:36,000 --> 01:05:44,880
limited resources. S Avenue
approximately 60 counts 60 cats down to

732
01:05:41,520 --> 01:05:50,240
approximately five. Pya approximately 53
cats down to approximately 24. Imagine

733
01:05:48,160 --> 01:05:54,559
what could happen throughout the Perth
Amboy if the city invested in expanding

734
01:05:52,480 --> 01:05:59,039
this work. We have the experience,
equipment, veterary connections,

735
01:05:56,640 --> 01:06:05,000
volunteers, tracking system, foster
resources, adoption opportunities, and

736
01:06:01,359 --> 01:06:05,000
community relationships.

737
01:06:05,280 --> 01:06:10,640
What we need now is a municipal partner
willing to invest in a proven solution.

738
01:06:09,200 --> 01:06:14,480
Doing nothing will not make the problem
disappear. It will allow the population,

739
01:06:12,720 --> 01:06:17,440
suffering, complaints, and costs to
continue. Perth Amboy has the

740
01:06:16,240 --> 01:06:21,039
opportunity to address this issue
humanely, responsibly, and cost

741
01:06:19,200 --> 01:06:24,000
effectively while giving residents a
tangible, measurable benefit from their

742
01:06:22,480 --> 01:06:27,740
tax dollars.
>> Thank you.

743
01:06:25,720 --> 01:06:27,740
[applause]

744
01:06:28,000 --> 01:06:31,480
» Anyone else?

745
01:06:32,319 --> 01:06:39,039
Hi Anna Kroska from Grove Street Perth
Amboy. Can I pass something out?

746
01:06:37,440 --> 01:06:42,960
» Okay,
>> these are this is our financial

747
01:06:40,880 --> 01:06:50,480
statement just based on our bank account
for the rescue. So from January to July

748
01:06:46,640 --> 01:06:59,280
31st this year, we spent over 21,000
already. Um we spent about 7,000 on TNR

749
01:06:55,599 --> 01:07:05,039
so far from January till July. uh over
7,000 way over 7,000 on vet visits and

750
01:07:02,559 --> 01:07:10,880
this does not include our out-ofpocket
expenses because not everything goes on

751
01:07:07,680 --> 01:07:20,480
the rescue card.
Um I started at the PLA at the

752
01:07:14,559 --> 01:07:27,039
waterfront and with a GoFundMe in 2024
I fixed over 50 cats over there. Um

753
01:07:24,720 --> 01:07:32,520
raised over $2,000.
So, that colony is 100% tanned,

754
01:07:33,186 --> 01:07:35,206
[snorts]

755
01:07:35,599 --> 01:07:42,160
and I just had to put one of the cats
down right now, right [snorts] before

756
01:07:39,599 --> 01:07:45,160
this meeting.
Um,

757
01:07:47,839 --> 01:07:57,039
and the next colony I'm working on is by
the yacht club. Um, and recently with

758
01:07:54,000 --> 01:08:01,119
all the with all the deforesta
deforestation,

759
01:07:59,200 --> 01:08:06,400
sorry.
Um, all the raccoons are moving out of

760
01:08:04,880 --> 01:08:10,200
their environment. So, they're showing
up at people's houses.

761
01:08:11,119 --> 01:08:19,440
So, somebody saw a raccoon by the yach
club. They called the HOA. They called

762
01:08:16,000 --> 01:08:25,040
it an exterminator. They set up a trap
to catch raccoons, but instead they

763
01:08:21,600 --> 01:08:28,560
caught kittens. So at 1 in the morning,
I went to get the kittens from the

764
01:08:26,560 --> 01:08:33,359
raccoon trap.
Um,

765
01:08:30,239 --> 01:08:41,359
so with more funding, um, with more
help, there's so many calls that we get

766
01:08:36,159 --> 01:08:47,600
all the time, um, we can help so many
more cats in town and we can prevent by

767
01:08:44,799 --> 01:08:53,640
tnring all the cats. um they'll have
less babies, they'll need less vet

768
01:08:49,759 --> 01:08:53,640
appointments. Um

769
01:08:58,480 --> 01:09:05,679
yeah, and
yeah, the shelter I was told there's a

770
01:09:03,759 --> 01:09:10,279
TNR program, but this year they said
there's no funding, so

771
01:09:12,400 --> 01:09:20,719
and they they don't have room for the
kittens or

772
01:09:17,440 --> 01:09:25,248
Yeah, their cages are empty. [laughter]
>> Thank you for your time.

773
01:09:22,000 --> 01:09:25,248
» Thank you. [applause]

774
01:09:26,719 --> 01:09:32,880
» Okay, Joe sat here and listened for
approximately 30 minutes

775
01:09:31,120 --> 01:09:36,239
» on these wonderful ladies give you
facts, figures, numbers.

776
01:09:34,880 --> 01:09:40,239
» I'm sorry. Get close to the
>> mic. Say your name.

777
01:09:38,000 --> 01:09:43,839
» My name is I'm sorry. I'm This is the
first time I've done this and it's just

778
01:09:41,839 --> 01:09:49,040
blowing my mind. Uh my name is Tia
Glenn. I live I 64 Carson Avenue with my

779
01:09:46,239 --> 01:09:56,000
husband. Um we've lived here for about
15 years. It wasn't until a year ago,

780
01:09:52,480 --> 01:10:00,880
two years February that a cat showed up
on my back porch. This is Turtle. Okay.

781
01:09:59,199 --> 01:10:06,560
I call her my porch cat because I have
two cats that I adopted from Perth Amway

782
01:10:02,880 --> 01:10:09,520
Shelter 5 years and 12 years ago. They
both have medical conditions. They never

783
01:10:08,239 --> 01:10:14,560
would have been adopted. They would have
been euthanized. One just needs special

784
01:10:11,920 --> 01:10:20,400
food. The other one has not had a solid
poop in five years. Would you want a cat

785
01:10:17,600 --> 01:10:25,199
like that in your house? I take the ones
that nobody wants because they deserve

786
01:10:22,719 --> 01:10:28,719
to live. And that's what these ladies
do.

787
01:10:26,880 --> 01:10:34,239
February, if anybody knows anything
about cats, female cats don't roam. They

788
01:10:31,920 --> 01:10:39,280
create their colonies and they stay.
Male cats move for territory. This

789
01:10:37,360 --> 01:10:45,199
female showed up on my porch in
February, two years ago. February. Cats

790
01:10:43,040 --> 01:10:47,920
don't roam in the middle of winter. They
have no source for food. They have no

791
01:10:46,719 --> 01:10:53,600
source for shelter. They don't know
where they're going. This cat was dumped

792
01:10:50,960 --> 01:10:59,600
on my street and showed up on my porch.
Hungry, dirty, and scared. And that's

793
01:10:56,000 --> 01:11:04,159
why her name is Turtle. T U R D L E. She
was flea ridden and dirty because

794
01:11:01,440 --> 01:11:07,840
somebody didn't want her. We want them.
We want to help them. These ladies have

795
01:11:06,159 --> 01:11:12,000
been doing this for 15 years. I've been
involved with them for a year because

796
01:11:10,159 --> 01:11:16,239
after her second litter, my husband and
I decided we needed to do something. We

797
01:11:14,640 --> 01:11:19,679
convinced her we were okay. We took her
off the street. We put her in our

798
01:11:17,520 --> 01:11:24,800
basement. And I reached out to people
because you don't know what you don't

799
01:11:22,400 --> 01:11:29,199
know. And I've never been on the other
end of this with a mother cat having six

800
01:11:27,280 --> 01:11:34,960
kittens in my basement. And now I've got
to spay, neuter, vaccinate, and find

801
01:11:32,159 --> 01:11:40,480
homes for them. All while there's some
crazy lunatic in New York who's

802
01:11:37,520 --> 01:11:46,480
sacrificing cats.
This happened last September.

803
01:11:44,000 --> 01:11:53,360
So all I'm asking is that you consider
their request because now I see them

804
01:11:50,400 --> 01:11:57,520
everywhere. In fact, I have a Siamese
and a black and white and a tabby who

805
01:11:55,600 --> 01:12:02,159
have showed up in my backyard. Two of
them I know for a fact are unneutered

806
01:11:59,360 --> 01:12:06,400
males. My cat busted through the screen
door to go after the tabby yesterday

807
01:12:04,640 --> 01:12:11,280
morning.
We just need help. They spend every

808
01:12:08,960 --> 01:12:16,000
Sunday at Tractor Supply trying to dot
these animals out. They spend Saturdays

809
01:12:13,679 --> 01:12:21,120
of their own time having yard sales.
They're literally nickel and dimming

810
01:12:18,080 --> 01:12:25,440
this to death. They're using their own
credit cards

811
01:12:22,960 --> 01:12:32,000
when we don't have donations.
We just need help. We just need people

812
01:12:28,800 --> 01:12:35,200
who have the resources to help. Thank
you.

813
01:12:32,800 --> 01:12:35,200
» Thank you. [applause]

814
01:12:35,520 --> 01:12:39,000
Anyone else?

815
01:12:42,239 --> 01:12:47,920
» I'm surprised that I'm here talking
about this topic. I am not a cat person,

816
01:12:46,400 --> 01:12:50,880
but about two months ago,
>> but I knew name.

817
01:12:49,199 --> 01:12:56,320
» Okay. I'm sorry. My name is Andrea
Sucados. Ts O U K A T O S. I live about

818
01:12:54,400 --> 01:13:02,159
a block away from here on Gordon Street
between High and Karnney, the Sunshine

819
01:12:58,640 --> 01:13:07,120
Alleyway. Anyway, someone's negligence
became my problem. Two innocent cats, a

820
01:13:05,520 --> 01:13:12,719
male and a female, probably a brother
and sister, were abandoned. The end of

821
01:13:10,239 --> 01:13:16,480
June. About two weeks later, we had the
heat wave. I don't know where those cats

822
01:13:14,880 --> 01:13:21,199
went. Probably in someone's yard under
the bushes. A week later, they're around

823
01:13:19,360 --> 01:13:25,120
me because my neighbor introduced me to
them. my neighbor who's your they were

824
01:13:22,640 --> 01:13:29,040
probably in super friendly cats, lovable
cats. They were home cats. Someone cared

825
01:13:27,760 --> 01:13:33,520
for them and nurtured them when they
were when they were born and so on.

826
01:13:30,800 --> 01:13:38,239
Anyway, I reached out to Jenny. I went,
first off, I went to the city where I

827
01:13:35,520 --> 01:13:44,400
called animal shelter and they didn't
pick up. Okay. Well, I didn't know that.

828
01:13:42,640 --> 01:13:49,360
I'm thinking they're going to do their
job, right? So,

829
01:13:47,280 --> 01:13:55,040
on July 10th, I call. No one picks up.
On Monday, I called Woodbridge, uh, one

830
01:13:53,040 --> 01:13:57,760
of those organizations. They said, "Hey,
they didn't pick up. Go to the mayor's

831
01:13:56,800 --> 01:14:00,320
office." So, I went to the mayor's
office, blah, blah, blah. I spoke with

832
01:13:58,880 --> 01:14:04,159
to the major secretary for about an
hour, mostly talking about dogs and the

833
01:14:02,560 --> 01:14:07,920
cat is the issue, and the animal shelter
is the issue. She said, "Go in person."

834
01:14:06,159 --> 01:14:12,880
So, on Wednesday of that week, let's say
it's the 10th or something like that, I

835
01:14:10,960 --> 01:14:16,640
go in person.
All they did was, "Oh, we'll give you

836
01:14:14,719 --> 01:14:19,760
our information. Say broke and ser blah
blah blah blah blah." Never got any

837
01:14:18,159 --> 01:14:23,520
information. And listen, this is the
story. One cat, a female cat, which the

838
01:14:22,400 --> 01:14:27,520
cat know
>> just,

839
01:14:24,080 --> 01:14:32,000
» okay, it can have four or five kittens,
okay? And those become furl cats. And

840
01:14:29,760 --> 01:14:37,280
I'm not even a cat person. The male cat,
like they like the woman before me said,

841
01:14:34,159 --> 01:14:41,760
they roam, okay? Then they mate, so and
so on and so on, right? And it's a whole

842
01:14:39,199 --> 01:14:46,000
cycle. So two cats becomes like 12 and
so on and so on. So, these two really

843
01:14:43,840 --> 01:14:49,920
nice, lovable cats who are being
attacked by, mind you, raccoons that my

844
01:14:48,000 --> 01:14:54,400
neighbor has under his deck. And the
male cat got two leg injuries, which

845
01:14:51,679 --> 01:14:58,560
Jill, who's a woman here, was nice
enough three weeks later cuz the animal

846
01:14:56,800 --> 01:15:03,679
shelter, which I went there in person
twice. Once without the cats and once

847
01:15:01,199 --> 01:15:08,800
with the cat, with a female cat. They
would not take the cat. Ma'am, we told

848
01:15:06,239 --> 01:15:13,520
you to blah blah blah and say, "We're
not a vet." Blah blah blah blah blah.

849
01:15:10,320 --> 01:15:17,360
Luckily, Jill came out of nowhere and I
guess his name is Tom.

850
01:15:15,760 --> 01:15:21,760
I guess God sent them down because these
cats were super friendly. I'm not even a

851
01:15:19,520 --> 01:15:25,840
cat person. And I love these cats. I was
feeding them, hanging out with them,

852
01:15:24,080 --> 01:15:29,600
playing with them. You know, I was able
to pet them and all that stuff. They

853
01:15:27,760 --> 01:15:33,600
bonded with me. They call it They owned
me. I had to learn all that

854
01:15:31,600 --> 01:15:39,520
communication about cats blinking and
whatever. I knew nothing about cats.

855
01:15:37,520 --> 01:15:42,080
You know, Jenny did follow. Now, Jenn,
right, Jenny?

856
01:15:40,480 --> 01:15:45,760
» She did eventually follow through. She
put her info on my info on Facebook

857
01:15:43,840 --> 01:15:49,199
because I was harassing her because I
wanted homes for these cats because I

858
01:15:47,280 --> 01:15:53,920
was realistic. I could not take care of
these cats.

859
01:15:52,080 --> 01:15:57,760
So, you get the picture, right?
>> Two cats to become [applause]

860
01:15:56,232 --> 01:16:02,159
[cheering]
out of pocket.

861
01:15:59,120 --> 01:16:06,480
» And so does Jill who is right here.
>> Hi. Hi, Jill Wilson. High street. My

862
01:16:04,560 --> 01:16:09,760
husband and I uh moved here from Staten
Island about three and a half years ago.

863
01:16:07,920 --> 01:16:15,280
I never had a pet. I never had a cat. I
hated them. Um, sorry. So, we moved in

864
01:16:12,800 --> 01:16:19,040
in February of 23 and in August, a
little kitten was meowing in our

865
01:16:16,800 --> 01:16:22,880
neighborhood. I'm sorry, in our bushes.
Um, so three and a half years later, 50

866
01:16:21,120 --> 01:16:26,480
cats have gone through our home. I
currently have six in my house. Um,

867
01:16:25,040 --> 01:16:30,400
including two of our own for a total of
eight. I have two in the garage and we

868
01:16:28,560 --> 01:16:33,679
feed. I never thought I would be
involved with this. My friends don't

869
01:16:31,920 --> 01:16:38,159
know who I am anymore. I want my life
back. I want to look pretty. I want to

870
01:16:35,840 --> 01:16:42,400
not be covered with cat hair. However,
this has become our calling. They do a

871
01:16:40,400 --> 01:16:48,480
wonderful, wonderful thing. My husband
and I are not a 501, 3B, ABC. We do this

872
01:16:45,920 --> 01:16:52,239
out of our own pocket. We need help.
Sometimes we go into Staten Island. We

873
01:16:50,560 --> 01:16:57,360
get some help through those rescues.
They're wonderful, but they really need

874
01:16:54,560 --> 01:17:01,040
help because I told Jeie, I don't want
to go out at 3 in the morning. I don't

875
01:16:59,280 --> 01:17:04,560
want to go out and do this. I'll throw
money at you. I just don't want to do

876
01:17:02,719 --> 01:17:09,920
this. But they put their heart and soul
in it. And I know that cats don't vote,

877
01:17:07,199 --> 01:17:13,760
but we all vote and we all need for you
to maybe help out and step up with this

878
01:17:12,000 --> 01:17:16,719
cat population because I've never seen
anything like it. Thank you. Have a good

879
01:17:16,239 --> 01:17:19,473
night.
>> Thank you. [applause]

880
01:17:22,800 --> 01:17:31,120
» Hello. My name is Lenya Reid. I just
moved here in November. Um I live on

881
01:17:27,440 --> 01:17:35,440
Palasi Avenue. There are a thousand cats
out there and I feed them every day and

882
01:17:33,040 --> 01:17:39,600
I feel so bad, you know, for the cats
out there. I have four at home though

883
01:17:37,600 --> 01:17:44,480
that I take care of and she had another
litter, you know, but I love taking care

884
01:17:42,239 --> 01:17:48,880
of the cats and I I love the cats and,
you know, I just wish they get help.

885
01:17:47,280 --> 01:17:52,320
It's sad. It's sad to see them like
that. I'm really a cat person and I'm

886
01:17:50,800 --> 01:17:55,920
really an animal person. Put it that
way. I'm an animal person. I love

887
01:17:53,760 --> 01:17:59,600
animals and I really want to go to
school to be a vet and I'm going to do

888
01:17:57,600 --> 01:18:04,000
that. This has really changed my life.
Um, I didn't have a lot of cats before,

889
01:18:02,000 --> 01:18:07,280
but now it's like my calling. I feel
like this is my calling now. I really

890
01:18:05,840 --> 01:18:12,400
do. And I'm sorry for the outburst
earlier, but I really care and it really

891
01:18:09,920 --> 01:18:16,480
hurts me. It really hurts my heart.
Thank you.

892
01:18:13,600 --> 01:18:19,960
» Thank you. [applause]
>> Anyone else?

893
01:18:22,000 --> 01:18:28,880
So the truth is we can sit here and talk
about feelings and how sad it is to

894
01:18:27,199 --> 01:18:30,719
Andrea.
>> Address,

895
01:18:29,679 --> 01:18:34,880
» name and address.
>> Name and address. Okay. 44 Door Bransky

896
01:18:32,719 --> 01:18:38,560
Drive here in Perthboy. So we can sit
here and talk about feelings and feeling

897
01:18:36,640 --> 01:18:42,880
bad for the cats, but the truth is we do
have ordinances that are not being

898
01:18:40,400 --> 01:18:48,000
followed. The shelter does not answer
calls. They do not really help the

899
01:18:45,679 --> 01:18:52,640
people when they come for help. Um, I've
had people in the Pamboy Library tell me

900
01:18:50,480 --> 01:18:57,199
that they asked for help about cats that
were very hurt outside and the shelter

901
01:18:54,960 --> 01:19:02,719
just told them, "We'll leave them there.
What do you want us to do?" It's I've

902
01:18:59,600 --> 01:19:07,199
had Perth Boy Housing ask us for help.
They've asked the shelter for help and

903
01:19:05,120 --> 01:19:13,280
they've been turned away as well and we
get stuck with the work. We're 501c3,

904
01:19:10,320 --> 01:19:18,800
but we're people with jobs and kids. We
don't have time to be trying to get

905
01:19:16,719 --> 01:19:23,199
money from people, right? That takes a
lot of work, a lot of time, and a lot of

906
01:19:21,120 --> 01:19:28,960
expertise. Like, not just anybody can do
that. Um, I made a web page for a rescue

907
01:19:26,159 --> 01:19:33,600
which I hope eventually um, we can get
the shelter on board with so that we can

908
01:19:31,120 --> 01:19:38,159
put TNR requests where people can go and
visually be able to put it and hopefully

909
01:19:36,159 --> 01:19:43,840
we can have something implemented so
that we can have a TNR system because

910
01:19:40,560 --> 01:19:48,159
there are way too many cats outside and
they are hurting people's plants,

911
01:19:46,400 --> 01:19:52,000
gardens, and they're peeing all over
their walls and we feel bad for the cats

912
01:19:50,400 --> 01:19:56,000
but it's also hurting people's
properties and people are very upset

913
01:19:53,679 --> 01:20:00,320
about that and also we really do feel
bad for the cats but it's affecting

914
01:19:57,679 --> 01:20:04,239
people in many different ways. Um so I'm
trying to implement a system where

915
01:20:02,560 --> 01:20:08,320
people can actually put how many cats
they see outside and we're hoping we can

916
01:20:05,920 --> 01:20:11,520
get our residents to actually input that
information so that we can come with

917
01:20:09,760 --> 01:20:15,840
numbers because at the end of the day I
know you guys only care to see numbers

918
01:20:13,760 --> 01:20:18,960
and see that there's actually a problem.
So we can sit here and talk about it all

919
01:20:17,600 --> 01:20:22,880
we want but we're not showing you
numbers right now. So that's what I'm

920
01:20:21,040 --> 01:20:27,120
hoping to do and I hope that I can work
with the shelter. Um, and I hope to have

921
01:20:25,360 --> 01:20:31,679
you guys' support because the shelter
has not been very helpful in any way. So

922
01:20:29,840 --> 01:20:35,920
I would love to implement the system and
it's taken me a lot of time. It's

923
01:20:33,440 --> 01:20:40,000
software engineering. It's not just
[laughter] it's not just writing a

924
01:20:37,600 --> 01:20:43,920
document, right? Um, so I would love to
implement it, but I do need support and

925
01:20:42,159 --> 01:20:51,920
I can't do that when we have people in
our shelter that don't care. So, I would

926
01:20:47,520 --> 01:20:56,880
love if we could have some connection in
some way, have you guys help us connect

927
01:20:54,719 --> 01:21:00,880
with the shelter and have them I
understand that they're busy. They have

928
01:20:58,400 --> 01:21:06,000
a lot of work. We're not sitting here
only saying, "Oh, they don't, you know,

929
01:21:03,280 --> 01:21:10,560
um I know they're overwhelmed, but we do
need to do something." And I am doing my

930
01:21:08,960 --> 01:21:14,480
part in my way in the way that I can
because we do need numbers and we need

931
01:21:12,880 --> 01:21:17,840
everything organized and we need a
database and we need a way to like

932
01:21:16,400 --> 01:21:21,679
actually see what's happening and we
need to know how much it's going to cost

933
01:21:19,679 --> 01:21:24,320
because we can't just go oh let's give
this much and then it's not enough.

934
01:21:24,000 --> 01:21:27,721
» Okay.
>> Thank you.

935
01:21:24,800 --> 01:21:27,721
» Thank you. Thank you. [applause]

936
01:21:32,159 --> 01:21:38,480
» My name is Frank Staplefelt. I own 283
Recctor Street. And I just want to speak

937
01:21:36,719 --> 01:21:42,800
uh again to what the last speaker just
said. When I discovered I had a cat

938
01:21:40,960 --> 01:21:47,360
problem around my area, I went to the
shelter. The shelter pushed me off to

939
01:21:44,560 --> 01:21:52,800
the vet. The vet gave me Anna's phone
number and Virginia's phone number of G

940
01:21:49,600 --> 01:21:57,920
uh Jenny Mouse. That night they were
there. They walked through the different

941
01:21:55,679 --> 01:22:02,880
areas where I had seen cats. They took
note of it and then they helped me trap

942
01:21:59,760 --> 01:22:07,840
multiple cats. They TNRed them. We've
instantly had a reduction in the cat

943
01:22:05,120 --> 01:22:13,280
population around here. And that's not
blocks away. That's literally right

944
01:22:10,400 --> 01:22:17,040
outside these chambers. It's It's at
your front door. There's plenty of them.

945
01:22:15,120 --> 01:22:24,000
And these they're all doing it out of
pocket. Even myself, you feel bad. So,

946
01:22:20,320 --> 01:22:27,360
you just I took two cats in myself. Um
paid out of pocket. Paying still paying

947
01:22:25,679 --> 01:22:31,120
out of pocket for the healthcare of them
because one of them was dumped. It was a

948
01:22:29,360 --> 01:22:34,800
house cat that was dumped. wound up on
my porch. And again, I'm just a

949
01:22:32,719 --> 01:22:39,040
community member. I'm not part of this
rescue. I'm just somebody that's been

950
01:22:36,400 --> 01:22:43,679
affected by it. And to speak on going to
your shelter and asking for resources

951
01:22:41,520 --> 01:22:48,400
and being told, "I don't know. Go to a
vet." It's it's despicable.

952
01:22:47,120 --> 01:22:51,280
Thankfully, the vet gave me a phone
number. And again, when I

953
01:22:50,197 --> 01:22:58,719
[clears throat] say they came out, they
came out in the ice and in the snow at

954
01:22:55,040 --> 01:23:02,800
night without any hesitation. It's
worthwhile. and they're not asking for

955
01:23:00,400 --> 01:23:06,800
much. So, let's do it. Thank you for
your time.

956
01:23:03,679 --> 01:23:11,639
» Thank you. [applause]
>> Anyone else?

957
01:23:08,480 --> 01:23:11,639
» Go ahead.

958
01:23:14,639 --> 01:23:21,280
» Are you a cat?
>> Very nice. Very nice. There's a story

959
01:23:17,600 --> 01:23:24,080
behind that. Orlando Perez, 278 Madison
Avenue. That's nice what they're doing

960
01:23:22,719 --> 01:23:29,440
about the cat. But here's something
nobody talked about. How many people get

961
01:23:26,159 --> 01:23:33,679
a cat? Nice kitty. They when they leave
this town, they leave the cat here.

962
01:23:31,600 --> 01:23:36,800
» They don't take the cat with them.
That's another thing nobody ever

963
01:23:35,120 --> 01:23:41,360
mentioned.
>> There was a fire down here about six

964
01:23:38,560 --> 01:23:46,639
cats on by that pizza place there on
Smith Street and about bunch of cats

965
01:23:44,800 --> 01:23:50,480
were in there.
They left them abandoned. That's the

966
01:23:48,320 --> 01:23:55,760
problem you have here. People abandon
their pets when they pets when they

967
01:23:52,400 --> 01:23:59,920
leave here. That's normal. Okay.
Now we get to the the serious part. With

968
01:23:58,159 --> 01:24:05,920
all due respect, you need to get out of
fantasy land. We had illegal housing

969
01:24:03,120 --> 01:24:11,040
here problem. This problem, a lot of
problems here.

970
01:24:08,400 --> 01:24:14,719
And talking all this stuff, this this
this let me tell I lived there all my

971
01:24:12,880 --> 01:24:19,120
life and you know something, this town
hasn't accomplished anything since I've

972
01:24:17,040 --> 01:24:23,600
been here.
The biggest joke back, I hate to bring

973
01:24:20,960 --> 01:24:29,120
it up, when the Vos administration made
all these promises and nothing happened.

974
01:24:26,159 --> 01:24:32,560
It was nothing but a scam.
Now they want to rebuild this, rebuild

975
01:24:30,800 --> 01:24:37,440
this, rebuild this, all these little
nice cute tax breaks. Nothing's going to

976
01:24:34,960 --> 01:24:41,199
get accomplished here.
The only thing you get accomplished here

977
01:24:38,960 --> 01:24:45,360
is favoritism.
And I bet some of you here, I'm not

978
01:24:43,040 --> 01:24:49,199
being sarcastic, have friends of city
members

979
01:24:47,199 --> 01:24:55,040
or city employees, our city employees
here. And your friends, that's all it's

980
01:24:52,080 --> 01:24:59,880
about here. It's all about favoritism.
Too busy wor about politics and

981
01:24:56,880 --> 01:24:59,880
favoritism.

982
01:24:59,920 --> 01:25:07,360
You're not going to get nothing done
here by that. It's time to get out of

983
01:25:04,000 --> 01:25:13,440
fantasy land. You got major problems in
this town.

984
01:25:10,400 --> 01:25:17,440
That's the real problem here. Everybody
wants a favor, but nobody wants to

985
01:25:14,880 --> 01:25:21,520
accomplish anything.
Yeah. I asked Wilder for a favor. I'll

986
01:25:19,280 --> 01:25:26,239
admit it. I said, "Willer, do me one
favor. Upgrade the fire department." And

987
01:25:24,080 --> 01:25:31,679
she did it. I told her it's going to
cost money. Big money. She didn't like

988
01:25:28,480 --> 01:25:34,239
it, but she did it. She upgraded the
party department. A lot of people don't

989
01:25:32,880 --> 01:25:37,360
know about that. We had a nice little
talk about it.

990
01:25:35,920 --> 01:25:43,840
That's why you got that big nice little
rescue truck and that other good stuff.

991
01:25:41,280 --> 01:25:48,800
Do us a favor.
Listen to the people here.

992
01:25:46,960 --> 01:25:53,080
They're not asking for the world. They
just want something to be accomplished.

993
01:25:53,120 --> 01:25:58,639
And with all due respect to the police
department here, okay? Maybe the order

994
01:25:57,600 --> 01:26:01,920
have what they call the public
relations.

995
01:26:00,560 --> 01:26:05,280
Maybe the cops of this town should get
around say, "Hey, how you doing?" They

996
01:26:03,360 --> 01:26:09,360
do it in New York City. They do in other
towns where cops walk around, they talk

997
01:26:07,840 --> 01:26:16,480
to the people. What's the problem?
What's going on? This this this going to

998
01:26:12,000 --> 01:26:20,400
get 100% results, but it might worked.
And I noticed that because the police

999
01:26:18,080 --> 01:26:24,560
department and the people, it's a little
uh, you know, spread out a little.

1000
01:26:22,880 --> 01:26:29,239
» Thank you.
>> Okay.

1001
01:26:25,760 --> 01:26:29,239
» Anyone else?

1002
01:26:32,239 --> 01:26:40,400
Oh, before you hit the clock
because I have to show a little video

1003
01:26:36,639 --> 01:26:44,560
right quick. Two second video
>> and then I'm going start talking. This

1004
01:26:42,239 --> 01:26:50,159
is a two second video. I'm sorry. This
is a My name is Roy Smith. No, no, no.

1005
01:26:47,440 --> 01:26:51,520
» My name is Roy Smith. I live at 634 uh
Cara.

1006
01:26:50,639 --> 01:26:54,400
» Excuse me,
>> ma'am.

1007
01:26:52,320 --> 01:26:56,639
» You have to address the council. You're
not

1008
01:26:54,719 --> 01:27:01,440
» This is This is This is Perfam Boy
Hospital right here. This is underwater

1009
01:26:58,719 --> 01:27:06,000
right here. Okay. I hope y'all see this.
Okay. So, this is Perfoy's hospital,

1010
01:27:03,600 --> 01:27:10,639
right? Okay. Now, I hear this mayor talk
about the history of Perfboy. This guy

1011
01:27:08,400 --> 01:27:14,560
right here. This guy right here. He's
one of the first black voters right

1012
01:27:12,159 --> 01:27:19,840
here. This guy right here. Right. Now,
let's go right here to this to this guy

1013
01:27:16,800 --> 01:27:25,360
right here. This is the Lapi tribe right
here. Why is there's no Lape tribe in

1014
01:27:22,800 --> 01:27:29,120
Perf and Boy? Okay. You know why there
ain't no Lape tribe in Perf and Boy?

1015
01:27:27,199 --> 01:27:34,000
Because let's tell Perf and boy what
happened to the Lape people and why they

1016
01:27:31,040 --> 01:27:38,080
not here. Okay, Benjamin Franklin is the
one who took the Lape people out of

1017
01:27:36,320 --> 01:27:44,000
here. And not only did they take them
out of here, the Lape people was was

1018
01:27:40,719 --> 01:27:50,239
known to make furs, known to make bees,
known to have three sisters. They they

1019
01:27:46,320 --> 01:27:54,719
they made uh corn, squash, and uh other
things, right? To make sure that we

1020
01:27:52,239 --> 01:27:58,639
could function as people, right? So now
we that they know that we could function

1021
01:27:56,800 --> 01:28:02,239
as people that we only needed three
crops to function as people to make a

1022
01:28:00,639 --> 01:28:05,440
whole community, right? They know this
now. They see this, right? So they come

1023
01:28:03,840 --> 01:28:10,800
over here and they see this going on,
right? So not only they they see this,

1024
01:28:07,520 --> 01:28:14,480
they take our land. They take our land.
They give us bed bugs. Not only they

1025
01:28:12,800 --> 01:28:18,800
give us bed bugs, they give us lice.
They give us measles. And not only give

1026
01:28:16,560 --> 01:28:23,120
us all of this,
they give them liquor. So what? This is

1027
01:28:21,440 --> 01:28:26,560
what happened to these peoples here, the
Indians. of Perfanboy. This is what

1028
01:28:24,800 --> 01:28:30,719
happened to these people of Perfanboy
where y'all trying to hide this where

1029
01:28:28,480 --> 01:28:34,159
there's nothing in here about the Lape
people. This is crazy.

1030
01:28:32,639 --> 01:28:37,520
» And this guy right here is the first guy
that try to stand up for the people and

1031
01:28:35,679 --> 01:28:41,360
he puts this right here, but there's
statues out there of of people that we

1032
01:28:39,679 --> 01:28:44,960
don't even know about. This is crazy,
man.

1033
01:28:43,120 --> 01:28:50,719
We need to wake up here and see what's
going on here and defund the police

1034
01:28:46,880 --> 01:28:56,000
here. We just had another robbery
Woodbridge about a jewelry store because

1035
01:28:53,120 --> 01:29:00,000
it's 50 million police want to show out
acting like they a beating on their

1036
01:28:58,000 --> 01:29:05,280
chest. Why they big and bad with they
little pistols 20 cars deep for what

1037
01:29:02,400 --> 01:29:10,080
reason? I had A POLICE OFFICER RUN UP on
me for not having a helmet on and for

1038
01:29:07,600 --> 01:29:14,880
not driving on the sidewalk. So now you
have me pulling up, writing me tickets,

1039
01:29:13,040 --> 01:29:20,719
doing all this crazy stuff. But now here
we go right here where we got people

1040
01:29:18,400 --> 01:29:24,960
working on our sewers
and why they don't even have a hard hat

1041
01:29:22,400 --> 01:29:29,040
on. Do we need kosher OSHA here and and
report these people here? But you could

1042
01:29:26,719 --> 01:29:32,880
write me a ticket for not having a
helmet. But people are working on our

1043
01:29:30,639 --> 01:29:37,360
sewer, right? And they working on that
sewer capping it up so they don't smell

1044
01:29:34,960 --> 01:29:41,600
nothing because y'all ain't doing a job.
This is what's going on. And the mayor

1045
01:29:39,679 --> 01:29:45,760
needs to know what's going on. And he he
is not getting elected this year. This

1046
01:29:43,600 --> 01:29:49,600
is not going down. The people's going to
know what's going down. And my name is

1047
01:29:47,280 --> 01:29:55,639
Roy Smith and I'm done.
>> Thank you, church.

1048
01:29:52,159 --> 01:29:55,639
» Anyone else?

1049
01:29:56,480 --> 01:30:01,239
» I'll see you next more information.

1050
01:30:02,320 --> 01:30:11,040
» Vince M 215 Sheridan Street. Um, can you
address anything about the budget or is

1051
01:30:09,840 --> 01:30:12,159
that the next meeting?
>> Next meeting.

1052
01:30:11,600 --> 01:30:18,800
» Next meeting.
>> Okay. We'll have the hearing and

1053
01:30:14,320 --> 01:30:25,679
» Thank you. Um I'd like to just um report
that it's the year 2026, correct?

1054
01:30:22,800 --> 01:30:33,600
August. If I'm not if not I'm not doing
anything wrong. It's August 2000.

1055
01:30:29,360 --> 01:30:39,760
Mr. Opel reported that the bridge at O
Elm Street, he's had some discussions

1056
01:30:36,639 --> 01:30:45,199
with New Jersey Transit. During those
discussions,

1057
01:30:42,000 --> 01:30:51,760
um, have you mentioned the elevator
which according to the project,

1058
01:30:49,280 --> 01:30:57,920
um, I believe was pretty well supposed
to be completed, the elevator for the

1059
01:30:54,639 --> 01:31:04,400
American with disabilities,
people who need a wheelchair, who need

1060
01:31:00,880 --> 01:31:09,840
to move throughout the metropolitan area
for whatever reason, need to use that.

1061
01:31:07,360 --> 01:31:16,320
Did you, Mr. Opel, did you discuss
anything about that? Because I think

1062
01:31:12,239 --> 01:31:20,880
that's um pretty much New Jersey Transit
catered to the uh uh the soccer

1063
01:31:19,040 --> 01:31:24,960
tournament. You would think that they
would uh complete the project here in

1064
01:31:22,960 --> 01:31:32,719
Bertham and boy. Simple as that. And
then I have a couple questions uh about

1065
01:31:28,800 --> 01:31:39,440
the budget later on. But one one major
thing I'd like to and it this really the

1066
01:31:36,000 --> 01:31:44,639
the uh discussion you had with the
different department heads did not go

1067
01:31:42,000 --> 01:31:50,960
into the library I believe. So, I'd just
like to mention we need to have access

1068
01:31:47,840 --> 01:31:57,199
to copies that we make because people
need those for licenses, for rental

1069
01:31:53,840 --> 01:32:04,480
things, for uh just the business of
living uh that carry on normally within

1070
01:32:01,440 --> 01:32:10,320
Perth Amboy. They need to have those uh
copies to be and this is in no way

1071
01:32:07,760 --> 01:32:15,600
commenting on the staff. The staff is
excellent. They're good people. All I'm

1072
01:32:12,880 --> 01:32:22,560
saying is you need to start returning
that people can make copies not uh

1073
01:32:18,960 --> 01:32:28,480
transfer that to a email address which
actually compromises a person's identity

1074
01:32:25,280 --> 01:32:34,159
and different factors uh important
things that they're doing in life. So I

1075
01:32:31,280 --> 01:32:38,560
I I just like to ask that they could do
something for that. They have a copy

1076
01:32:36,159 --> 01:32:43,199
machine which requires some change in
it. if they just need a dollar or two

1077
01:32:41,440 --> 01:32:47,679
for those copies, I think that's
reasonable because people are

1078
01:32:45,199 --> 01:32:54,080
negotiating different parts of their
life. And uh I appreciate that being

1079
01:32:51,440 --> 01:32:59,679
returned. This is not me talking. It's
other people and the technological

1080
01:32:56,800 --> 01:33:06,880
struggles that people in Perth Amway
have gone through. the uh staff here I'm

1081
01:33:03,040 --> 01:33:10,560
sure as well needs to be rectified so
people can use the technologies for

1082
01:33:09,360 --> 01:33:15,784
themselves.
>> Thank you.

1083
01:33:13,764 --> 01:33:15,784
[applause]

1084
01:33:21,280 --> 01:33:28,800
» No mercy.
>> Um hello my name is Gonzalez. I live in

1085
01:33:25,520 --> 01:33:34,880
177 Market Street and um my issue here
is that Rosen Garden, they started

1086
01:33:32,080 --> 01:33:40,320
working that was going good since that
last second snowstorm. They stopped

1087
01:33:37,120 --> 01:33:45,040
work. Um
they brought some equipment there like

1088
01:33:42,159 --> 01:33:48,880
for two days in a row and uh they come
back and they put that uh fence every

1089
01:33:47,360 --> 01:33:52,320
time it falls down. They put a lot of
money into that. But I would like to

1090
01:33:50,800 --> 01:33:56,400
know what's that's the what's the
process of that because it been pretty

1091
01:33:54,800 --> 01:34:01,360
long already like over six months since
they started working there and um is

1092
01:33:59,360 --> 01:34:05,679
there an issue with that or could we
know?

1093
01:34:02,719 --> 01:34:12,600
» Okay. Um is that all your questions? I
can have somebody else answer. Vasquez

1094
01:34:09,040 --> 01:34:12,600
is moving up.

1095
01:34:20,960 --> 01:34:28,080
Good evening, council. Just today, we
got word that the permits were issued.

1096
01:34:25,520 --> 01:34:33,280
There were some uh changes to the
design, so they had to resubmit plans

1097
01:34:31,040 --> 01:34:38,400
and those permits were reviewed by the
code officials and uh permits were

1098
01:34:35,600 --> 01:34:42,159
issued today. So, the construction team
should be back on we requested a new

1099
01:34:40,639 --> 01:34:47,520
timeline
um and a date of start. So, we're

1100
01:34:45,679 --> 01:34:52,400
anticipating that they'll be back on
site by next week and that the project

1101
01:34:50,080 --> 01:34:55,360
at that point should take anywhere from
3 to 5 weeks to be completed.

1102
01:34:54,719 --> 01:34:59,520
» Thank you.
>> No problem.

1103
01:34:57,440 --> 01:35:03,679
» Anyone else?
>> Seeing none, I need a motion to close

1104
01:35:01,920 --> 01:35:05,920
public.
>> Second.

1105
01:35:04,400 --> 01:35:11,520
» All in favor? I
>> I against Okay.

1106
01:35:08,480 --> 01:35:14,880
» Uh Madame President, I'm sorry. I have a
couple comments because you know by the

1107
01:35:13,280 --> 01:35:17,199
time we come back everybody will be
gone.

1108
01:35:15,679 --> 01:35:22,080
» Okay. Go ahead.
>> First of all, I find it

1109
01:35:20,080 --> 01:35:26,239
» close to the mic. M
>> I thought my voice carries

1110
01:35:23,440 --> 01:35:32,960
» because nobody hears you in the back.
You know, I find it very very

1111
01:35:28,800 --> 01:35:37,920
interesting and such a big asset
that these people came here today and

1112
01:35:35,040 --> 01:35:43,840
they do so much work with the feral cats
and the cats in the neighborhood and

1113
01:35:40,320 --> 01:35:48,800
they do it all on their own without, you
know, they have to beg, borrow, and

1114
01:35:45,520 --> 01:35:53,679
steal. Uh, you know, I I could remember
back in the 80s when I lived on Lewis

1115
01:35:50,880 --> 01:35:59,760
Street, a little kitten wandered on my
back porch and I named the Lucky the

1116
01:35:56,719 --> 01:36:04,639
Cat. And Lucky the Cat lived 17 years.
Probably one of the best cats I ever

1117
01:36:01,360 --> 01:36:10,880
owned. But with that said,
you know what disturbs me is that the

1118
01:36:07,920 --> 01:36:18,080
city who benefits from the service that
they provide cannot be we can't help

1119
01:36:14,239 --> 01:36:25,040
them in some way. The second thing that
disturbs me is hearing all the negative

1120
01:36:21,120 --> 01:36:28,480
negativity around the shelter. Not
it's not disturbing that you're saying

1121
01:36:26,639 --> 01:36:33,199
it. It's disturbing the answers that
you're getting because you know what and

1122
01:36:31,440 --> 01:36:39,440
I've as long as I've been here I've
worked for this city on and off. I'm not

1123
01:36:35,520 --> 01:36:47,040
for over 40 years to say that we work
for the people that live in the houses

1124
01:36:42,639 --> 01:36:51,119
and they we provide a service and you
know if the animal shelter is underst

1125
01:36:48,960 --> 01:36:56,400
staffed and the and these people are
helping them we should be helping them.

1126
01:36:54,639 --> 01:37:00,080
It doesn't seem like it takes a lot to
help them,

1127
01:36:58,400 --> 01:37:04,800
you know, and at the end of the day, you
know, and and that nice lady, the lady

1128
01:37:02,320 --> 01:37:08,719
from Carson Avenue who talked about the
cats, you wanted to talked about the

1129
01:37:06,480 --> 01:37:14,480
cats being tortured in New York. Yeah, I
was right. Well, that's just the tip of

1130
01:37:11,119 --> 01:37:19,119
the iceberg. What you didn't say was how
the people that

1131
01:37:16,560 --> 01:37:25,040
have dogs that fight that they use the
cats to blood the dogs. So there, you

1132
01:37:22,480 --> 01:37:30,239
know, that's another thing that needs to
be said. So you can't you can't thank

1133
01:37:27,600 --> 01:37:34,719
these people enough for what they do.
And I think that this, you know, the

1134
01:37:32,159 --> 01:37:40,480
administration should give them the
courtesy to sit down with them and hear

1135
01:37:37,679 --> 01:37:45,440
them out. And I'll tell you what, just
like I said at the last meeting about

1136
01:37:42,400 --> 01:37:52,000
911, I want to talk about this until the
day I leave in December. Let's meet with

1137
01:37:48,159 --> 01:37:56,000
them. you know, they're all volunteers.
Don't we talk about that all the time?

1138
01:37:54,080 --> 01:38:01,360
All our volunteers
and you know, and they and they are

1139
01:37:57,760 --> 01:38:05,920
providing an asset. So, my position is
we should help them. And I I'll only

1140
01:38:03,840 --> 01:38:10,960
speak for myself.
All right. the administration and and

1141
01:38:08,560 --> 01:38:17,600
the women up here, you know, they have
their own opinions, but I I think it

1142
01:38:13,440 --> 01:38:21,800
would be more than an excellent idea to
sit down with Jeie,

1143
01:38:22,480 --> 01:38:27,679
my neighbor.
I [laughter]

1144
01:38:26,719 --> 01:38:32,960
» I also
>> and you know not for nothing but I know

1145
01:38:30,320 --> 01:38:38,080
that when I had a problem once I did
call her and she provided a service

1146
01:38:36,159 --> 01:38:44,239
because you know what people dump cats
all the time up in Columbus Circle

1147
01:38:42,000 --> 01:38:47,440
but but thank you Madam President for
letting me speak.

1148
01:38:46,508 --> 01:38:54,400
[applause]
>> I I also have to commend all of you for

1149
01:38:51,440 --> 01:39:00,480
all the work that you do. It is not easy
and it is heartbreaking to hear. Um, and

1150
01:38:57,520 --> 01:39:05,199
it is it's it's a lot of work and it
it's it's a thankless job and I thank

1151
01:39:02,960 --> 01:39:09,440
you for all that you do for caring. I
also am an animal person. I just lost

1152
01:39:07,360 --> 01:39:15,920
two of my cats as well which I did
rescue from from the street myself. So I

1153
01:39:12,239 --> 01:39:21,040
do um care and I and um I agree with
Councilman uh Pucho here that I think

1154
01:39:18,880 --> 01:39:27,280
the administration should be able to
help. you guys are providing service for

1155
01:39:24,239 --> 01:39:33,280
the city and the city should in turn um
help as well whatever that we can do

1156
01:39:29,840 --> 01:39:36,880
even if it's you know some something um
it does disturb me that we are getting

1157
01:39:35,440 --> 01:39:41,360
complaints and this is not the first
time I've heard complaints about the

1158
01:39:38,800 --> 01:39:47,360
shelter and since um I don't know if the
chief might want to say something about

1159
01:39:43,119 --> 01:39:51,600
what we can do to improve
um

1160
01:39:49,280 --> 01:39:57,199
the communication and and the service
that's being, you know, provided by our

1161
01:39:54,159 --> 01:40:00,960
our own shelter. Um because they need
help. We need help. We need to

1162
01:39:58,560 --> 01:40:07,199
collaborate. And I I highly agree with
that. Um the website so we have

1163
01:40:04,719 --> 01:40:09,840
communication with them and with the
people.

1164
01:40:07,920 --> 01:40:14,560
» Correct. And and and if we help each
other, maybe we can reduce the

1165
01:40:12,400 --> 01:40:20,400
population of of the cats and we won't
have such a big problem. So I do I I do

1166
01:40:18,239 --> 01:40:24,000
agree and hopefully we can work
something out and hopefully this

1167
01:40:21,600 --> 01:40:29,119
administration would you know and and
the city would collaborate.

1168
01:40:27,199 --> 01:40:32,400
» Okay. Um
>> yes.

1169
01:40:29,600 --> 01:40:37,199
» Okay. So um I think the business
administrator have taken all this in.

1170
01:40:35,280 --> 01:40:40,880
» Yeah. A lot of notes [laughter] a lot of
notes

1171
01:40:37,920 --> 01:40:45,920
» and then um but we thank you for all the
work that is being done and um and

1172
01:40:43,440 --> 01:40:51,679
throughout the city. But um I think
something that is the administration

1173
01:40:48,560 --> 01:40:54,800
have to look into it and then have that
conversation with

1174
01:40:53,119 --> 01:40:59,679
» also just want to make a comment as
well. Um we thank you for those those

1175
01:40:57,119 --> 01:41:03,440
volunteers um reaching I know it's a lot
of work and dedication whether it's

1176
01:41:01,520 --> 01:41:07,040
getting um calls from Facebook getting
text messages coming out of your own

1177
01:41:05,440 --> 01:41:11,280
funds and those who are aren't even
volunteers who mentioned you know the

1178
01:41:09,199 --> 01:41:15,280
the animals have just showed up in your
porch. So, we appreciate it and I agree

1179
01:41:13,199 --> 01:41:19,119
with Councilman Bucho in terms of having
that open line of communication with the

1180
01:41:17,119 --> 01:41:22,880
council and I'm working with the
administration to see what what can be

1181
01:41:21,280 --> 01:41:27,600
done, what realistically can be done,
even reading more into Seerville and

1182
01:41:25,199 --> 01:41:31,920
reading more into their program to learn
more. And I agree with our councilwoman

1183
01:41:30,080 --> 01:41:35,840
as well, Miss Morales, opening that line
of communication because I know

1184
01:41:33,199 --> 01:41:40,080
residents have called us in dire need
for the animal shelter. And we want that

1185
01:41:38,159 --> 01:41:44,000
communication open because if if they
don't answer any of our calls, then

1186
01:41:42,320 --> 01:41:48,320
what's the next step of communication?
Is it emails or showing up in person?

1187
01:41:45,920 --> 01:41:52,560
Just working together so it's not it's
not so much of a battle. was working

1188
01:41:50,560 --> 01:41:56,320
together to open open those lines of
transparency within us, helping the

1189
01:41:54,639 --> 01:42:00,960
animals and helping the residents who
might need help that they can't even

1190
01:41:58,880 --> 01:42:04,560
house the cats. I know that's a lot of,
you know, a lot of the issues as well.

1191
01:42:02,159 --> 01:42:09,520
So, thank you for your knowledge and for
your, as I mentioned, your advocacy and

1192
01:42:07,119 --> 01:42:13,600
may we just have communication here on
and out and may God bless all of you for

1193
01:42:11,920 --> 01:42:20,239
all the work that you've done. It does
do the work does not go unnoticed.

1194
01:42:17,119 --> 01:42:25,840
» Yes. And I have a very brief comment. Um
I just wanted to say it is amazing to

1195
01:42:22,400 --> 01:42:30,080
see such a strong group of people here
today. I wish this was every meeting

1196
01:42:27,840 --> 01:42:34,400
because unfortunately you know just like
you all do we have jobs too aside from

1197
01:42:32,480 --> 01:42:38,880
this and we don't know of the issues
unless it is brought up to our attention

1198
01:42:36,880 --> 01:42:42,880
and so we can address them right. So I
appreciate you guys coming out here

1199
01:42:40,560 --> 01:42:47,840
today expressing your concerns and all
that you do. Um, and that is something

1200
01:42:45,440 --> 01:42:51,840
that we will definitely look into. Thank
you.

1201
01:42:48,880 --> 01:42:56,000
» Thank you. Okay, I need a motion to go
to close session. Move.

1202
01:42:53,920 --> 01:42:58,960
» Uh, second the motion.
>> All in favor?

1203
01:42:57,440 --> 01:43:02,239
» I against.
>> Okay, we're going to go to close

1204
01:43:00,320 --> 01:43:05,199
session. After the close session, we'll
be back for the

1205
01:43:03,920 --> 01:43:08,440
» council meeting.
>> Thank you.

1206
01:43:09,440 --> 01:43:14,880
» Okay, we're back from close session. I
need a motion to return. Move.

1207
01:43:13,920 --> 01:43:17,760
» Second.
>> All in favor?

1208
01:43:16,239 --> 01:43:20,320
» I against.
>> Okay. I need a motion to adjurnn the

1209
01:43:19,760 --> 01:43:24,560
» Council president clerk just reminded me

1210
01:43:22,560 --> 01:43:27,760
if you just want to add that ordinance
back right now, we can we can just take

1211
01:43:26,480 --> 01:43:34,880
it straight through.
>> Okay. So, before we close the

1212
01:43:31,280 --> 01:43:41,040
the caucus meeting at the beginning, we
removed uh ordinance number

1213
01:43:37,760 --> 01:43:45,360
» three, which is labeled four, but it is
three.

1214
01:43:42,560 --> 01:43:49,520
um because we needed some information
while we were in close session. We got

1215
01:43:47,600 --> 01:43:53,760
the information that we needed and we're
putting it back. So, I need a motion to

1216
01:43:52,880 --> 01:43:56,000
bring it back.
>> Move.

1217
01:43:54,560 --> 01:43:58,960
» I'll make a second.
>> Unanimous.

1218
01:43:58,000 --> 01:44:01,280
» We're all
>> unanimous. You don't just need to do a

1219
01:44:00,480 --> 01:44:07,600
roll call. No.
>> Okay. So, all in favor?

1220
01:44:04,320 --> 01:44:15,040
» I against. Okay. So, now I need a motion
to adjurnn the caucus meeting.

1221
01:44:10,480 --> 01:44:20,800
» Second. All in favor? I against.
>> Okay. So,

1222
01:44:18,239 --> 01:44:26,080
good evening. This is the council
meeting for August 12, 2026. residing

1223
01:44:24,080 --> 01:44:30,719
officer of the council lady Taheda
wishes to advise the audience that

1224
01:44:28,800 --> 01:44:35,119
notice of this meeting has been filed
with the home news tribute in the star

1225
01:44:32,400 --> 01:44:39,520
ledger and posted on the bulletin board
in the city clerk's office and on the

1226
01:44:37,199 --> 01:44:45,199
city's website indicating that today's
meeting is being held in the council

1227
01:44:41,760 --> 01:44:51,199
chamber city hall 260 high street right
after the caucus and close session right

1228
01:44:47,760 --> 01:44:55,520
now is 8:30 council president Taha as a
courtesy of the governing body I will

1229
01:44:53,440 --> 01:45:00,239
ask all individual present, including
members of the audience, to please turn

1230
01:44:58,000 --> 01:45:04,719
off all cell phones and electronic
devices. Should you need to make a

1231
01:45:02,480 --> 01:45:10,320
telephone call, please go out into the
hallway and speak in a low voice so as

1232
01:45:07,280 --> 01:45:13,040
not to disturb the ongoing meeting. Roll
call, please.

1233
01:45:11,280 --> 01:45:15,040
» Councilwoman Cruz Batista,
>> present.

1234
01:45:13,679 --> 01:45:17,040
» Councilwoman Morales,
>> present.

1235
01:45:15,600 --> 01:45:19,119
» Councilwoman Peralta,
>> present.

1236
01:45:17,920 --> 01:45:20,880
» Council Puchio,
>> present.

1237
01:45:19,520 --> 01:45:26,760
» Council President Tahada,
>> present. Let's stand for the invocation.

1238
01:45:23,360 --> 01:45:26,760
And uh

1239
01:45:28,320 --> 01:45:35,040
dear Lord, please watch over this
governing body. Provide us with the

1240
01:45:33,040 --> 01:45:41,360
wisdom and the understanding of the
needs of our residents of our city.

1241
01:45:38,480 --> 01:45:49,119
Also, we want to pray for our troops
wherever they are. also for our

1242
01:45:46,080 --> 01:45:54,719
people in Colombia and Venezuela who
have been going through very rough time

1243
01:45:51,920 --> 01:46:01,600
with the earth earthquakes.
And for our student who are now um still

1244
01:45:59,199 --> 01:46:08,480
in on vacation, protect them and guide
them so they can come back to a a

1245
01:46:05,040 --> 01:46:15,920
successful year back to school. Let's
pray for our troops wherever they're at

1246
01:46:11,199 --> 01:46:22,000
abroad or at home for their family and
protect every single one of them and

1247
01:46:18,719 --> 01:46:24,080
bring them home safely. Amen.
>> Amen.

1248
01:46:23,703 --> 01:46:29,360
[clears throat]
>> I pledge algiance to the flag of the

1249
01:46:26,800 --> 01:46:34,760
United States of America and to the
republic for it stands one nationy

1250
01:46:35,679 --> 01:46:39,478
and justice of all.
>> [clears throat]

1251
01:46:43,520 --> 01:46:52,880
» I want to ask everyone whoever is going
to speak to get close to the mic

1252
01:46:49,360 --> 01:46:56,400
because it seems like um our people
cannot hear unless you get close. All

1253
01:46:55,679 --> 01:47:01,199
right.
>> How's this good?

1254
01:46:57,920 --> 01:47:05,520
» That's good. Mr. Pucho,
uh ordinance public hearing three

1255
01:47:03,600 --> 01:47:10,639
minutes maximum per speaker per
ordinance number one. bond ordinance

1256
01:47:07,840 --> 01:47:16,800
providing for the removal and
replacement of aators for the Running

1257
01:47:14,239 --> 01:47:21,280
Water treatment plant in and by the city
of Perth Amboy in the county of Middle

1258
01:47:18,880 --> 01:47:25,159
Sex, New Jersey appropriating
three mi $3,891,523

1259
01:47:26,080 --> 01:47:32,040
therefore and authorizing the issuance
of 3,891,523

1260
01:47:32,880 --> 01:47:41,280
bonds or notes of the city to finance
the cost thereof. I need a motion

1261
01:47:38,639 --> 01:47:47,119
» second to the public.
>> All in favor?

1262
01:47:42,639 --> 01:47:51,040
» I against anyone? Seeing none, I need a
motion to close public hearing.

1263
01:47:49,040 --> 01:47:53,280
» Move. Second.
>> All in favor?

1264
01:47:52,159 --> 01:47:57,199
» I
>> against I need a motion to adopt.

1265
01:47:56,400 --> 01:48:01,199
» Move.
>> Second.

1266
01:47:59,600 --> 01:48:03,600
» Councilwoman Cruz Batista.
>> Yes.

1267
01:48:02,159 --> 01:48:06,880
» Councilwoman Morales.
>> Yes.

1268
01:48:04,320 --> 01:48:07,760
» Councilwoman Peralta. Yes. Council
>> Puchio.

1269
01:48:07,440 --> 01:48:11,040
» Yes.
>> Council President Dea.

1270
01:48:09,199 --> 01:48:14,800
» Yes. Number two. An ordinance of the
city of Perth and Boy County of Middle

1271
01:48:12,800 --> 01:48:21,920
Sex amending and supplementing the
general ordinances of the city. Chapter

1272
01:48:17,920 --> 01:48:27,760
430 zoning and land development article
10 parking to establish the requirements

1273
01:48:24,800 --> 01:48:30,000
for payment in loop of parking. I need a
motion.

1274
01:48:29,520 --> 01:48:32,400
Move it.
>> Open to the public.

1275
01:48:31,600 --> 01:48:36,159
» Second.
>> All in favor? I

1276
01:48:34,000 --> 01:48:39,920
» against.
>> Seeing none, I need a motion to close

1277
01:48:38,719 --> 01:48:41,280
the public hearing.
>> Move it.

1278
01:48:40,639 --> 01:48:44,960
» Second.
>> All in favor?

1279
01:48:42,639 --> 01:48:47,760
» I against. I [snorts] need a motion to
adopt.

1280
01:48:46,080 --> 01:48:50,800
» Second.
>> Councilwoman Cruz Batista,

1281
01:48:49,440 --> 01:48:52,880
» yes.
>> Councilwoman Morales,

1282
01:48:52,320 --> 01:48:55,199
» yes.
>> Councilwoman Peralta,

1283
01:48:54,480 --> 01:48:56,639
» yes.
>> Councilman Puchio,

1284
01:48:56,320 --> 01:49:01,920
» yes.
>> Council President Dea,

1285
01:48:58,239 --> 01:49:06,880
» yes. Agenda, public comment. Citizen may
address the council on any matter on the

1286
01:49:04,560 --> 01:49:12,320
agenda which does not have its own
scheduled public hearing. Citizen shall

1287
01:49:09,199 --> 01:49:16,159
be permitted to speak once for a maximum
of three minutes. I need a motion to

1288
01:49:14,719 --> 01:49:19,600
open to the public.
>> Move it. Second.

1289
01:49:18,239 --> 01:49:23,000
» All in favor? I
>> I against

1290
01:49:29,070 --> 01:49:31,090
» [snorts]

1291
01:49:32,800 --> 01:49:42,800
» Vince Mul live at 2:15 Sherin. Is it all
right to address the um a budget?

1292
01:49:40,719 --> 01:49:45,920
» Uh the budget has its own
>> Yeah. public hearing.

1293
01:49:43,920 --> 01:49:52,000
» You're going to include that. I'd like
to reinforce my

1294
01:49:48,560 --> 01:49:55,760
um opinion and comments concerning that
something's

1295
01:49:53,520 --> 01:50:02,239
uh being done. I'll call this week to
American with Disability organizations

1296
01:49:58,320 --> 01:50:07,760
to ask why the um why the elevator has
not been installed at this point of time

1297
01:50:05,199 --> 01:50:12,560
2026.
That's basically

1298
01:50:09,440 --> 01:50:18,320
» Thank you.
Anyone else? Seeing none, I need a

1299
01:50:15,600 --> 01:50:20,239
motion to close public comments on
agenda items.

1300
01:50:19,600 --> 01:50:24,719
» Move it.
>> Second.

1301
01:50:20,880 --> 01:50:31,199
» All in favor? I against
uh minutes June 29, 2026 council

1302
01:50:28,400 --> 01:50:32,159
meeting. I need a motion to approve the
minutes.

1303
01:50:31,679 --> 01:50:35,679
» Move.
>> Second.

1304
01:50:34,000 --> 01:50:38,159
» Councilwoman Cruz Batista.
>> Yes.

1305
01:50:36,639 --> 01:50:41,760
» Councilwoman Morales,
>> abstain.

1306
01:50:39,760 --> 01:50:44,480
» Councilwoman Peralta,
>> yes. Council Puchio,

1307
01:50:43,840 --> 01:50:49,520
» yes.
>> Council President Tada,

1308
01:50:46,080 --> 01:50:55,040
» yes. Reports. Fallen Beski tax collector
submitted the monthly report for

1309
01:50:51,280 --> 01:51:00,800
collection for the month of June 2026.
Number two, Jill A. Goldis controller

1310
01:50:58,239 --> 01:51:05,760
CFO submitted the following investment
report for June 2026.

1311
01:51:03,600 --> 01:51:11,400
Check register report for the month of
June 2026 and the total amount of

1312
01:51:08,400 --> 01:51:11,400
12,981,66328.

1313
01:51:15,600 --> 01:51:25,520
PKF O' Conor Davis submitted the report
for audit for years ended December 31st,

1314
01:51:22,480 --> 01:51:30,960
2025 and 2024.
Ordinance first reading, no public

1315
01:51:27,600 --> 01:51:35,199
discussion. Number one, an ordinance of
the city of Perthboy to amend an

1316
01:51:32,880 --> 01:51:40,000
ordinance entitle an ordinance
designating restricted parking spaces

1317
01:51:38,080 --> 01:51:46,320
for use by handicapped persons.
Ordinance number 380-81

1318
01:51:42,719 --> 01:51:51,520
and amendments adopted July 2nd 1985
also known as chapter 255 seek of the

1319
01:51:49,679 --> 01:51:56,320
code of the city of Perth and boy and
this is about additions and deletions. I

1320
01:51:54,880 --> 01:51:58,719
need a motion.
>> Move it.

1321
01:51:56,960 --> 01:52:01,840
» Second.
>> Councilwoman Cruz Batista.

1322
01:52:00,320 --> 01:52:04,159
» Yes. [snorts]
>> Councilwoman Morales.

1323
01:52:03,520 --> 01:52:06,159
» Yes.
>> Councilwoman Peralta.

1324
01:52:05,760 --> 01:52:07,520
» Yes.
>> Council Puchio.

1325
01:52:07,199 --> 01:52:11,840
» Yes.
>> Council President Tada.

1326
01:52:08,960 --> 01:52:17,440
» Yes. Number two, an ordinance of amen to
amend an ordinance entitled vehicles and

1327
01:52:14,159 --> 01:52:24,560
traffic ordinance number 194-78
as amended adopter September 19, 1978

1328
01:52:21,760 --> 01:52:29,440
also known as chapter 414 seek of the
code of the city of Perth Amboy and this

1329
01:52:26,480 --> 01:52:32,080
is about stop intersections and through
streets. I need a motion.

1330
01:52:31,360 --> 01:52:35,599
» Move it.
>> Second.

1331
01:52:33,920 --> 01:52:37,520
» Councilwoman Cruz Batista.
>> Yes.

1332
01:52:36,080 --> 01:52:39,760
» Councilwoman Morales.
>> Yes. Councilwoman Peralta,

1333
01:52:39,280 --> 01:52:41,280
» yes.
>> Councilman Puchio,

1334
01:52:40,960 --> 01:52:46,239
» yes.
>> Council President Tahada,

1335
01:52:42,960 --> 01:52:50,000
» yes. Number three, ordinance of the city
of Perth and boy county of Middle Sex

1336
01:52:48,159 --> 01:52:56,400
approving certain amendments to the
focus 2020 redevelopment plan area one

1337
01:52:54,080 --> 01:53:03,280
pursuant to the local redevelopment and
housing law. Um, Mr. Oppo, do you want

1338
01:53:00,639 --> 01:53:10,760
to give like a little
um summary of what that entails?

1339
01:53:06,960 --> 01:53:10,760
» Sure. Um these

1340
01:53:11,360 --> 01:53:19,920
these proposed amendments uh relate to
uh what's known as the gateway area

1341
01:53:18,159 --> 01:53:25,280
within the focus 2020 redevelopment
plan. Um as I become aware, a lot of

1342
01:53:23,520 --> 01:53:30,960
people think that the gateway area just
refers to the area on Convy and Smith

1343
01:53:28,320 --> 01:53:36,159
and Market Street. Uh however, it's a
it's a larger area within the city uh

1344
01:53:34,080 --> 01:53:41,440
that's encompassed within the the
gateway area under focus 2020. So with

1345
01:53:39,040 --> 01:53:47,040
regard to the two proposed areas within
the gateway that will be impacted by

1346
01:53:44,560 --> 01:53:53,119
these amendments, it'll be uh certain
properties on Meuire Place and Fyat

1347
01:53:51,280 --> 01:53:57,199
Street. And this will set the
development standards for development at

1348
01:53:55,040 --> 01:54:04,800
those properties. Uh it's about it's
seven lots. It's um 428 FET Street and

1349
01:54:01,280 --> 01:54:10,880
uh 361 and 371 Magguire Place are the uh
the street addresses. And then the other

1350
01:54:06,880 --> 01:54:17,920
area is uh property along Conry
Boulevard and Cam Street. Uh it's five

1351
01:54:15,599 --> 01:54:22,320
um five separate lots, but the the
street address is 717 Convary Boulevard.

1352
01:54:20,639 --> 01:54:26,239
And again, same thing. It sets
development standards for those areas.

1353
01:54:24,480 --> 01:54:32,480
Right now, there's no proposed
development projects. Nobody has really

1354
01:54:28,560 --> 01:54:35,599
reached out to the city to um you know
propose building anything there. There's

1355
01:54:34,159 --> 01:54:39,360
a number of different uses. There's
residential uses. There's restaurant

1356
01:54:37,599 --> 01:54:44,320
uses. There's commercial and
recreational uses that are proposed. So

1357
01:54:42,159 --> 01:54:48,400
um there are properties that are that
have met that you've designated as areas

1358
01:54:46,239 --> 01:54:52,080
need of redevelopment and these uh these
amendments will will set development

1359
01:54:50,080 --> 01:54:57,440
standards for anybody who wants to
consider a project in those areas.

1360
01:54:54,960 --> 01:55:00,000
» Thank you. I need a motion.
>> Move it.

1361
01:54:58,159 --> 01:55:02,159
» Second.
>> Councilwoman Cruz Batista.

1362
01:55:01,679 --> 01:55:04,080
» Yes.
>> Councilwoman Morales.

1363
01:55:03,679 --> 01:55:06,239
» Yes.
>> Councilwoman Peralta.

1364
01:55:05,679 --> 01:55:07,520
» Yes.
>> Council Puchio.

1365
01:55:07,199 --> 01:55:11,440
» Yes.
>> Council President Tahada.

1366
01:55:08,960 --> 01:55:15,840
» Yes. Number four. Ordinance of the city
council of the city of Perthamboy County

1367
01:55:13,840 --> 01:55:21,599
of Middle Sex, New Jersey, authorizing
the acquisition of the property

1368
01:55:18,320 --> 01:55:31,199
designated on the tax maps of of the
city of Perth Amboy as black 399.27 27

1369
01:55:26,400 --> 01:55:35,840
lot 41 commonly known as 564 North Park
Drive for a public purpose pursuant to

1370
01:55:34,159 --> 01:55:43,520
NJSA
48 column 12-5 and NJSA

1371
01:55:40,320 --> 01:55:47,599
20 column 3-1
I need a motion

1372
01:55:45,040 --> 01:55:49,760
» second
>> councilwoman Cruz Batista

1373
01:55:49,199 --> 01:55:52,159
» yes
>> councilwoman Morales

1374
01:55:51,280 --> 01:55:54,400
» yes
>> councilwoman Peralta

1375
01:55:53,840 --> 01:55:57,040
» yes
>> council Puchio Yes. Council

1376
01:55:56,080 --> 01:56:01,599
» President Dega.
>> Yes. Number five. Ordinance of the city

1377
01:55:59,520 --> 01:56:06,880
of Perth Amboy County of Middle Sex, New
Jersey, authorizing the acquisition of

1378
01:56:03,760 --> 01:56:15,040
the property designated on the tax maps
of the city of Perthboy as black 127 LAT

1379
01:56:10,880 --> 01:56:20,400
15, commonly known as 329-331
High Street for public purposes pursuant

1380
01:56:18,000 --> 01:56:25,280
to NJSA48
column 12-5

1381
01:56:22,480 --> 01:56:29,520
and NJS20
column 3-1.

1382
01:56:27,599 --> 01:56:32,159
I need a motion.
>> Move it.

1383
01:56:30,080 --> 01:56:34,560
» Second.
>> Councilwoman Cruz Batista.

1384
01:56:33,920 --> 01:56:36,639
» Yes.
>> Councilwoman Morales.

1385
01:56:36,000 --> 01:56:38,639
» Yes.
>> Councilwoman Peralta.

1386
01:56:38,159 --> 01:56:40,159
» Yes.
>> Council Puchio.

1387
01:56:39,679 --> 01:56:44,480
» Yes.
>> Council President Tada.

1388
01:56:41,520 --> 01:56:49,119
» Yes. Uh number six, an ordinance of the
city of Perthboy Middle Sex County, New

1389
01:56:46,800 --> 01:56:54,880
Jersey to amend an ordinance entitled
Vehicles and Traffic Ordinance number

1390
01:56:52,320 --> 01:57:02,239
194-768
as amended. adopted September 19th,

1391
01:56:57,760 --> 01:57:07,280
1978, also known as chapter 414 s of the
code of the city of Perth Amboy. And

1392
01:57:04,159 --> 01:57:12,080
this is about loading zone Cland Street
location. I need a motion move.

1393
01:57:10,560 --> 01:57:14,239
» Second.
>> Councilwoman Cruz Batista.

1394
01:57:13,760 --> 01:57:16,239
» Yes.
>> Councilwoman Morales,

1395
01:57:15,679 --> 01:57:18,159
» yes.
>> Councilwoman Peralta,

1396
01:57:17,599 --> 01:57:19,599
» yes.
>> Councilman Puchio,

1397
01:57:19,199 --> 01:57:25,840
» yes.
>> Council President Tahada,

1398
01:57:21,199 --> 01:57:31,679
» yes. Resolution R 297826
authorizing the reading of the 2026

1399
01:57:28,800 --> 01:57:32,960
budget by the title only. I need a
motion.

1400
01:57:32,320 --> 01:57:36,400
» Move.
>> Second.

1401
01:57:34,639 --> 01:57:38,719
» Councilwoman Cruz Batista.
>> Yes.

1402
01:57:37,119 --> 01:57:40,719
» Councilwoman Morales.
>> Yes.

1403
01:57:39,280 --> 01:57:42,400
» Councilwoman Peralta.
>> Yes.

1404
01:57:41,360 --> 01:57:44,639
» Council Puchia.
>> Yes.

1405
01:57:42,719 --> 01:57:52,116
» Council President Tada.
>> Yes. and CFO Goldie will

1406
01:57:49,360 --> 01:57:54,136
will do the pleasure to read it.
[laughter]

1407
01:58:01,520 --> 01:58:09,199
» Thank you, Council President.
The 2026 budget for the city of Perth

1408
01:58:06,480 --> 01:58:13,040
Amboy. The general budget. Uh the
following are the revenue categories by

1409
01:58:11,440 --> 01:58:18,040
title.
Usage of surplus 6,342,456.13.

1410
01:58:20,719 --> 01:58:26,800
Am I loud enough?
>> I don't know. That mic is a little low.

1411
01:58:25,840 --> 01:58:29,280
» Is that better?
>> That's better.

1412
01:58:27,360 --> 01:58:34,280
» Okay. [clears throat]
Total miscellaneous revenues

1413
01:58:31,280 --> 01:58:34,280
25,919,61.39.

1414
01:58:37,199 --> 01:58:45,119
Receipts from delinquent taxes $41,000.
Even

1415
01:58:42,480 --> 01:58:48,119
local tax for municipal purposes
68,6,174.58.

1416
01:58:51,199 --> 01:58:56,360
The minimum library tax 1,897,82.114.

1417
01:58:59,040 --> 01:59:06,520
The total amount to be raised by taxes
for support of the municipal budget

1418
01:59:03,520 --> 01:59:06,520
69,93,976.72.

1419
01:59:10,639 --> 01:59:17,800
giving us total revenues for general
purposes

1420
01:59:14,800 --> 01:59:17,800
102,26,49424.

1421
01:59:22,080 --> 01:59:31,560
The appropriations for 2026.
Operating expenses for salaries and

1422
01:59:27,840 --> 01:59:31,560
wages 39,80,314.17.

1423
01:59:34,400 --> 01:59:40,840
Operating expenses for other expenses
40,171,135.15.

1424
01:59:44,560 --> 01:59:50,760
Deferred charges and other
appropriations

1425
01:59:47,760 --> 01:59:50,760
11,557,797.32.

1426
01:59:54,800 --> 02:00:05,000
Capital improvements $392,000.
Even

1427
02:00:00,320 --> 02:00:05,000
debt service 10,95,24760.

1428
02:00:08,560 --> 02:00:16,560
Reserve for uncollected taxes $100,000
even bringing us to total general

1429
02:00:15,040 --> 02:00:19,560
appropriations
$12,26,49424

1430
02:00:23,520 --> 02:00:33,679
and the total number of budgeted
employees for the general budget 504.

1431
02:00:30,320 --> 02:00:41,880
We then go to the 2026 dedicated water
wastewater utility budget. Revenues

1432
02:00:36,960 --> 02:00:41,880
surplus anticipated $330,750.

1433
02:00:43,040 --> 02:00:47,639
Miscellaneous revenues 29,265,854.17

1434
02:00:51,760 --> 02:00:58,440
giving us total revenues for the water
wastewater utility 29,596,64.17.

1435
02:01:01,679 --> 02:01:11,560
The appropriations for the water
wastewater utility budget. Operating

1436
02:01:06,239 --> 02:01:11,560
expenses for salaries and wages 317,666.

1437
02:01:13,599 --> 02:01:19,719
Operating expenses other expenses
15,323,9489.

1438
02:01:23,679 --> 02:01:38,040
Capital improvements 1,710,000.
Even debt service 11,846

1439
02:01:34,400 --> 02:01:38,040
I'm sorry 11,845,63

1440
02:01:39,520 --> 02:01:45,400
deferred charges and other
appropriations 68,63628

1441
02:01:47,119 --> 02:01:53,000
and surplus for the general budget
$330,750

1442
02:01:53,760 --> 02:02:00,760
bringing total appropriations to 29,59.
96,64.17

1443
02:02:01,599 --> 02:02:10,639
and the total budgeted employees for the
water wastewater utility is four.

1444
02:02:07,520 --> 02:02:18,119
Next we have our 2026 dedicated parking
utility budget. Under revenues, surplus

1445
02:02:13,760 --> 02:02:18,119
anticipated $176,423.

1446
02:02:19,119 --> 02:02:28,920
Miscellaneous revenues 1,34,000
even for total revenues of 1,210,423.

1447
02:02:30,800 --> 02:02:39,880
Under appropriations for the parking
utility budget, operating expenses for

1448
02:02:35,199 --> 02:02:39,880
salaries and wages, $478,393.

1449
02:02:40,800 --> 02:02:46,840
Operating expenses for other expenses
$69,136.

1450
02:02:47,760 --> 02:02:52,199
Debt service $122,894.

1451
02:02:53,119 --> 02:03:00,040
Bringing us to total appropriations for
parking utility 1,210,423

1452
02:03:01,520 --> 02:03:10,080
and the total number of budgeted
employees is 11.

1453
02:03:06,960 --> 02:03:17,080
Lastly, the 2026 dedicated marina
utility budget under revenues surplus

1454
02:03:12,719 --> 02:03:17,080
anticipated $13,368.96.

1455
02:03:18,880 --> 02:03:23,560
Miscellaneous revenues $417,700.

1456
02:03:23,840 --> 02:03:29,159
Even total revenues $431,68.96.

1457
02:03:31,199 --> 02:03:40,280
And then under appropriations for the
Marina utility, operating expenses for

1458
02:03:35,920 --> 02:03:40,280
salaries and wages, $116,578.

1459
02:03:41,040 --> 02:03:47,000
Operating expenses for other expenses,
$270,380.96.

1460
02:03:49,040 --> 02:03:53,320
Debt service $44,110.

1461
02:03:53,520 --> 02:04:00,840
giving us total appropriations for the
dedicated marina utility budget

1462
02:03:57,840 --> 02:04:00,840
$431,68.96

1463
02:04:02,080 --> 02:04:10,880
and the total number of employees
budgeted for the marina are two

1464
02:04:08,000 --> 02:04:15,360
» thank you very much
>> I also want to thank you for all the

1465
02:04:13,040 --> 02:04:21,360
effort that you did to get this budget
balanced um you and everybody else but

1466
02:04:18,639 --> 02:04:28,159
you are the main
>> person welcome it's my pleasure

1467
02:04:23,520 --> 02:04:34,159
Thank you. Um, Mr.
Brian Brian.

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02:04:29,119 --> 02:04:39,040
» Sure. Yes. Thank you, Council President.
>> I'm just going to do a real quick uh

1469
02:04:36,320 --> 02:04:42,639
slide presentation. You're used to it by
now. Uh, they're pretty much um some of

1470
02:04:41,360 --> 02:04:48,480
the slides that have been talked about
at the last two meetings. Um so um thank

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02:04:47,280 --> 02:04:52,480
you for the opportunity, council
president, members of the council, um

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02:04:50,480 --> 02:04:57,440
residents and and members of our city
team who are still here. And um you

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02:04:55,599 --> 02:05:02,320
know, as we reach the final public
hearing uh with the 2026 municipal

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02:05:00,639 --> 02:05:05,840
budget, just want to take a few moments
to provide some administrative

1475
02:05:03,760 --> 02:05:11,360
perspective on the work that brought us
here and what this budget represents for

1476
02:05:08,080 --> 02:05:16,560
the city. It has not been an ordinary
budget year. Um, in my experience in

1477
02:05:14,480 --> 02:05:20,880
other municipalities and I'm sure your
experience here in Perth Amboy, this

1478
02:05:18,400 --> 02:05:24,880
definitely was not an ordinary year. Uh,
we entered 2026 continuing to address

1479
02:05:23,599 --> 02:05:29,040
the operational and financial
consequences of the October cyber

1480
02:05:27,440 --> 02:05:34,639
incident
which significantly disrupted um access

1481
02:05:32,159 --> 02:05:39,520
to our financial, payroll, purchasing
and budget systems. At the same time, we

1482
02:05:37,119 --> 02:05:45,840
faced increasing pension obligations,
utility and f fuel costs, uh technology,

1483
02:05:43,040 --> 02:05:50,480
cyber expenses, contra contractual
obligations, and the same inflationary

1484
02:05:48,400 --> 02:05:54,480
pressures affecting families and
businesses throughout our community.

1485
02:05:52,639 --> 02:06:00,080
Also, you uh experienced a new
administrator through this process uh

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02:05:56,560 --> 02:06:03,599
which uh interrupted things too. Those
circumstances made the process more

1487
02:06:01,679 --> 02:06:08,560
difficult, but they also made it more
important that we took the time

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02:06:06,320 --> 02:06:13,679
necessary to get this budget right. And
we did get this right. Thanks to as

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02:06:11,440 --> 02:06:18,719
council president said earlier, uh uh
the great guidance of our CFO Joe

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02:06:16,400 --> 02:06:23,599
Goldie, um the finance team, the
department heads, uh and and especially

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02:06:22,000 --> 02:06:30,639
the leadership and guidance of this
council and Mayor Cava. Um without that

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02:06:27,679 --> 02:06:34,880
uh none of it would have been possible.
From the beginning, Mayor Cabba gave us

1493
02:06:32,400 --> 02:06:40,719
clear directions. Uh protect essential
services,

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02:06:37,679 --> 02:06:44,320
um prioritize public safety,
continue investing in the city,

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02:06:42,560 --> 02:06:50,320
strengthen our financial and operational
foundation, and remain mindful of the

1496
02:06:47,599 --> 02:06:53,639
burden placed on taxpayers. George, this
isn't going

1497
02:07:02,719 --> 02:07:13,079
But it's okay. Yeah, just turned it off
and turn it back on.

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02:07:08,480 --> 02:07:13,079
Let you do that. So basically

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02:07:13,280 --> 02:07:20,880
this was a very transparent process and
we're grateful to have been able to

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02:07:18,159 --> 02:07:25,280
provide that. Starting with before the
budget getting the uh department heads

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02:07:23,920 --> 02:07:29,599
you know together we reviewed
departmental operations and requests. We

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02:07:27,840 --> 02:07:34,960
examined revenues and expenditures. We
evaluated staffing contracts equipment

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02:07:32,480 --> 02:07:38,800
technology capital obligations and
service needs. We worked through

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02:07:36,960 --> 02:07:43,760
financial reconciliations following the
cyber disruption, coordinated with our

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02:07:41,040 --> 02:07:48,400
professionals and with the state and
where questions were raised, we worked

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02:07:46,480 --> 02:07:51,520
to provide the documentation necessary
to support the city's financial

1507
02:07:50,000 --> 02:07:56,639
position.
Throughout the process, we came back to

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02:07:54,079 --> 02:08:01,360
the basic question. What value are we
providing to the residents of Perth

1509
02:07:58,239 --> 02:08:05,599
Amboy for the dollars we are asking them
to invest? That's a standard that should

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02:08:03,920 --> 02:08:12,320
be applied to every municipal budget and
it's a standard that Jill and I and

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02:08:07,199 --> 02:08:17,920
mayor, this council uh uh stood by.
The costs that we uh

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02:08:16,159 --> 02:08:20,880
experienced are the same costs that
you're experiencing every other

1513
02:08:19,040 --> 02:08:25,920
municipality experienced. Okay, good.
That's good. So pension must be funded,

1514
02:08:24,320 --> 02:08:29,760
contractual obligations must be honored,
utilities must be paid, debt must be

1515
02:08:27,440 --> 02:08:35,679
serviced, technology systems must be
protected, police, firefighters, public

1516
02:08:32,239 --> 02:08:38,639
workers, uh, inspectors, rec staff, and
many other professionals who provide

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02:08:36,960 --> 02:08:43,119
municipal services must have the
resources necessary to do their jobs.

1518
02:08:41,520 --> 02:08:47,280
Our responsibility is to manage those
obligations carefully while making

1519
02:08:44,880 --> 02:08:51,599
deliberate choices about where
additional investment is warranted. And

1520
02:08:50,159 --> 02:08:56,560
I believe this budget does that.
Protecting services and investing in the

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02:08:53,760 --> 02:09:00,880
city. The 2026 budget protects the
fundamental services our residents rely

1522
02:08:58,480 --> 02:09:05,920
on uh while continuing important
investments in Perth Amboy.

1523
02:09:03,920 --> 02:09:10,239
One of the uh most important parts of
this was making it a more transparent

1524
02:09:08,000 --> 02:09:15,760
process that
so we made a conscious decision that

1525
02:09:13,520 --> 02:09:20,320
introducing the budget should not be the
end of the explanation. It should be the

1526
02:09:18,079 --> 02:09:24,719
beginning of the public conversation. We
provided the council and residents with

1527
02:09:22,960 --> 02:09:28,960
detailed budget information and
departmental operational operating

1528
02:09:26,800 --> 02:09:35,199
budget. We publicly explained the major
financial pressures affecting the city.

1529
02:09:31,760 --> 02:09:39,679
And on uh July 28th, we conducted public
departmental budget hearings involving

1530
02:09:37,440 --> 02:09:44,639
the police, fire, public works, human
services, and code enforcement. Uh those

1531
02:09:42,880 --> 02:09:50,639
hearings were very important to give you
an understanding of those five major

1532
02:09:47,040 --> 02:09:55,760
budgets that don't just deal that take
it beyond the numbers and deal with the

1533
02:09:53,360 --> 02:10:01,119
services that are provided for our
residents uh that justify those costs.

1534
02:09:59,760 --> 02:10:04,639
Our directors had an opportunity to
explain directly to council and to the

1535
02:10:03,040 --> 02:10:08,639
public what their departments do, what
they accomplish, the challenges they

1536
02:10:06,320 --> 02:10:12,480
face, how resources are being used, and
what they are working to accomplish

1537
02:10:10,560 --> 02:10:16,719
next.
We asked questions, the council asked

1538
02:10:14,880 --> 02:10:22,159
questions, members of the public asked
questions, and they were able to get

1539
02:10:18,320 --> 02:10:27,679
answers directly. So, the municipal
budget, as we've talked about, Mrs.

1540
02:10:24,560 --> 02:10:35,760
Glance, is it's a 4.587
increase to the municipal tax levy.

1541
02:10:31,520 --> 02:10:42,960
That equates to a $21327
estimated annual municipal impact. Uh

1542
02:10:39,360 --> 02:10:46,960
and that's per year obviously. Um that's
based on the average assessed value of

1543
02:10:44,719 --> 02:10:52,480
$250,900.
So it's a $17.77

1544
02:10:49,360 --> 02:10:56,880
impact monthly for our residents. And
that's just the municipal portion.

1545
02:10:54,000 --> 02:11:01,440
That's the only portion we control.
So

1546
02:10:58,560 --> 02:11:05,760
this is um
what we talk about is it's important to

1547
02:11:03,760 --> 02:11:11,119
just not only talk about the increase,
but talk about what went into the

1548
02:11:07,280 --> 02:11:16,400
increase. And the important here is, you
know, Jill and I worked together on this

1549
02:11:13,119 --> 02:11:20,480
and Jill came up with a good way of
allowing the residents to understand

1550
02:11:18,000 --> 02:11:25,520
this part. So the primary drivers of the
2026 municipal tax levy increase um are

1551
02:11:24,079 --> 02:11:30,159
attributable to a limited number of
significant cost drivers, many of which

1552
02:11:27,679 --> 02:11:33,920
are either statemandated or necessary
investments to protect essential

1553
02:11:32,079 --> 02:11:40,000
municipal operations and public
services. So as we talked about and we

1554
02:11:36,400 --> 02:11:44,560
showed in the first presentation that
behind the scenes the professionals talk

1555
02:11:41,679 --> 02:11:50,159
about cents. So this was a 9 cent
municipal tax increase. So over seven uh

1556
02:11:48,079 --> 02:11:54,800
of those cents are attributed to the
five major factors. Technology

1557
02:11:52,239 --> 02:12:00,079
modernization and cyber security
responses 577,000.

1558
02:11:57,679 --> 02:12:04,960
So following the cyber incident, the
2026 budget includes approximately

1559
02:12:02,079 --> 02:12:09,440
462,000 for critical technology
infrastructure, cyber security,

1560
02:12:07,119 --> 02:12:14,159
software, hardware, and system security
enhancements together with 115,000 for

1561
02:12:12,639 --> 02:12:18,719
specialized staffing and technical
expertise needed to strengthen the

1562
02:12:16,320 --> 02:12:23,920
city's cyber resilience and protect
municipal operations. [clears throat]

1563
02:12:21,199 --> 02:12:28,560
So that's about 1.6 cents. Utility and
fuel costs about 385,000.

1564
02:12:26,400 --> 02:12:32,239
Your gas is going up. Our gas is going
up. There's there's no difference. And

1565
02:12:30,400 --> 02:12:37,599
our gas is probably going up even more
because you're able to shop it around.

1566
02:12:34,159 --> 02:12:45,360
We have to choose one which they they
know they're getting uh uh that we have

1567
02:12:40,239 --> 02:12:50,000
to choose that gas um uh company. Um
estimated tax uh impact is 1 cent on

1568
02:12:48,079 --> 02:12:56,880
that and that you know includes your
electricity uh natural gas, water fuel

1569
02:12:53,280 --> 02:13:02,719
and other utility related costs um as
well as the gas prices. Debt service

1570
02:13:00,079 --> 02:13:06,400
capital investment 300,000 uh that's
about 1 cent. Increased debt service

1571
02:13:04,719 --> 02:13:10,400
reflects the city's continued investment
in critical infrastructure, equipment,

1572
02:13:08,560 --> 02:13:16,159
long-term capital improvements that
preserve public assets, support future

1573
02:13:12,800 --> 02:13:21,119
growth. Salary and wages 432,000. That's
about 1.2 cents, primarily attributable

1574
02:13:18,560 --> 02:13:24,560
to negotiated collective bargaining
agreements, contractual wage

1575
02:13:22,639 --> 02:13:28,880
adjustments, and other personnel
obligations necessary to maintain

1576
02:13:27,119 --> 02:13:34,320
municipal operations and service
delivery. Uh the last category which is

1577
02:13:32,560 --> 02:13:39,199
a big one is statemandated pension
contributions 715,000

1578
02:13:36,800 --> 02:13:44,400
that uh estimated tax rate impact is 2
cents. So pension costs increase

1579
02:13:42,000 --> 02:13:49,599
significantly in 2026 driving driven
largely by a 622,000

1580
02:13:47,679 --> 02:13:55,679
increase in the police and fire
retirement system contributions required

1581
02:13:52,560 --> 02:14:03,119
by the state of New Jersey. the uh
people who put into that uh those funds

1582
02:13:59,119 --> 02:14:07,360
deserve to receive uh funding when they
retire. The promise needs to be kept and

1583
02:14:05,520 --> 02:14:13,040
we as a municipality have to continue
and make sure we maintain that promise.

1584
02:14:09,280 --> 02:14:17,599
But it's at a cost two cents of this uh
9-cent increase. [clears throat]

1585
02:14:15,599 --> 02:14:22,079
So collectively, these five cost drivers
account for approximately seven of the

1586
02:14:19,440 --> 02:14:26,159
nine cents municipal tax increase. The
remaining increase is distributed across

1587
02:14:24,480 --> 02:14:30,719
numerous operating departments and
reflects the cumulative effect of

1588
02:14:28,159 --> 02:14:34,719
inflation, higher operating expenses,
contractual obligations, insurance

1589
02:14:32,639 --> 02:14:41,400
supplies, and other costs required to
maintain the high level of municipal

1590
02:14:36,320 --> 02:14:41,400
services residents rely upon every day.

1591
02:14:43,599 --> 02:14:54,159
This is a breakdown of understanding
your um uh budget or the tax increase.

1592
02:14:50,639 --> 02:14:58,560
So, the municipal portion is 4.58%.
Um,

1593
02:14:55,920 --> 02:15:04,639
municipal that's $213 that we said.
Library is a $23 increase. County $143

1594
02:15:01,760 --> 02:15:11,199
increase. Open space $20 increase.
Schools $178 increase. So, total uh

1595
02:15:07,920 --> 02:15:18,639
increase is roughly about $577. All we
control is 37% of that or the municipal

1596
02:15:14,800 --> 02:15:24,880
portion equates to 37% of uh uh the
increase. The rest is all those other

1597
02:15:20,800 --> 02:15:29,599
entities which we all we do is uh
provide the tax bill for them and

1598
02:15:27,119 --> 02:15:34,000
collect tax dollars for them. We have no
control over the school budget, the

1599
02:15:31,280 --> 02:15:37,480
county budget, open space or library.
Those are mandated.

1600
02:15:39,760 --> 02:15:49,440
So alto together this is a budget that
is responsible and responsive and tried

1601
02:15:45,840 --> 02:15:55,199
to maintain what we were uh our goal of
making sure that um the residents are

1602
02:15:52,320 --> 02:16:01,119
served that we were providing the public
safety aspect for our residents and

1603
02:15:57,760 --> 02:16:06,880
making sure that um we are doing what
we're supposed to do for you um and we

1604
02:16:03,760 --> 02:16:13,840
are doing it responsibly. So the 20 26
budget it's it's you know more than just

1605
02:16:11,040 --> 02:16:18,239
numbers as hopefully this shows. It's
promises that we keep to serve you and

1606
02:16:16,880 --> 02:16:25,199
hopefully you're you're feeling those
services every day. Um,

1607
02:16:21,119 --> 02:16:31,360
you know, before I close out and, you
know, let this get to uh, uh, the public

1608
02:16:27,840 --> 02:16:36,160
hearing a vote, I just want to say that,
you know, we appreciate

1609
02:16:34,240 --> 02:16:40,719
everybody who is involved in this
process. Jill, uh, of course, the

1610
02:16:39,200 --> 02:16:45,040
finance department, all of the
department heads, particularly the city

1611
02:16:43,040 --> 02:16:49,120
council and Mayor Cabba for their
leadership in all of this, but most

1612
02:16:47,040 --> 02:16:55,040
importantly, the residents, as Mayor
Cava said it earlier, the residents who

1613
02:16:51,120 --> 02:17:00,639
called um, gave questions,
gave advice, reached out to the city

1614
02:16:57,760 --> 02:17:05,840
council, uh, gave advice and and
thoughts uh, to uh, this budget. It

1615
02:17:03,920 --> 02:17:09,920
means a lot. So, it means accountability
for us. It means efficiency. It means

1616
02:17:08,000 --> 02:17:15,519
teamwork. And above all, it means
results for you. So, we really

1617
02:17:12,080 --> 02:17:18,880
appreciate everything. And um we've
accomplished a great deal to this point

1618
02:17:17,040 --> 02:17:23,679
and we're going to accomplish more as we
go through this year. Um and I'm

1619
02:17:21,439 --> 02:17:26,479
confident that working together we will
do that. Thank you very much, Council

1620
02:17:25,200 --> 02:17:30,559
President.
>> Thank you.

1621
02:17:28,559 --> 02:17:39,200
Okay.
So now public hearing on the um calendar

1622
02:17:34,319 --> 02:17:43,040
year 2026 municipal budget. Um I need a
motion to open to the public.

1623
02:17:41,679 --> 02:17:47,280
» Second.
>> All in favor?

1624
02:17:44,479 --> 02:17:50,920
» I against Okay, it's open to the public
about the budget.

1625
02:17:54,960 --> 02:18:03,359
» Vince Miel, 215 Sheridan Street. During
your um presentation to the different

1626
02:18:01,679 --> 02:18:10,960
departments,
um council member Peralta

1627
02:18:07,040 --> 02:18:17,359
asked the fire chief um were there any
um challenges that he foresees going

1628
02:18:13,920 --> 02:18:22,639
forward uh in the new year or whatever.
I don't think he's here at this time,

1629
02:18:19,519 --> 02:18:28,880
but I'd like to address that. I think
his answer was that overtime would be

1630
02:18:25,439 --> 02:18:34,960
one challenge. I do believe I question
it, maybe you could question it

1631
02:18:30,639 --> 02:18:41,760
yourself, whether Woodbridge closing the
uh CaseB firehouse would be some sort of

1632
02:18:39,200 --> 02:18:48,960
challenge going forward to the future.
The city has a lot of developments along

1633
02:18:44,719 --> 02:18:55,040
the uh Smith Street corridor and I think
that you need to be safe about and

1634
02:18:52,240 --> 02:19:01,760
protect the residents of the city. I
like to second of all I heard the public

1635
02:18:59,200 --> 02:19:08,319
works director I think he was thorough
and th those men work hard that's why

1636
02:19:05,359 --> 02:19:13,760
and why do I say that I've seen that in
the morning when they pick up garbage

1637
02:19:10,319 --> 02:19:18,800
I've seen that in cleaning the parks and
being respectful I like to say there the

1638
02:19:16,479 --> 02:19:25,200
park is being used right now sure by
trainers so I'd like to uh say that

1639
02:19:21,519 --> 02:19:32,000
directly that those gentle and work
hard. I did not see exactly how many um

1640
02:19:29,519 --> 02:19:37,280
staff or how many workers he actually
had during his presentation.

1641
02:19:34,559 --> 02:19:44,319
So th those are something I addressed.
Uh the third point is according to uh

1642
02:19:41,920 --> 02:19:51,040
the record I see there is much
accumulated leave time that's due people

1643
02:19:47,920 --> 02:19:57,439
who are major administrators the fire
chief the police chief the uh human

1644
02:19:54,720 --> 02:20:02,800
service director in terms of almost a
half a year to do them. The city has to

1645
02:20:00,319 --> 02:20:09,840
be responsible and understand how
programs can go forward if these people

1646
02:20:06,080 --> 02:20:15,920
unfortunately lose uh through sicknesses
or something that they have to take time

1647
02:20:12,560 --> 02:20:21,520
off. Uh specifically say to human
service we have a rent board that needs

1648
02:20:18,640 --> 02:20:27,920
vivid support thorough support for the
city. I've yet to see that the city is

1649
02:20:24,560 --> 02:20:35,600
going to do that in significant ways.
That evidence by that is is there was a

1650
02:20:32,399 --> 02:20:42,160
recent uh case and that that case should
be actually before us by this time but

1651
02:20:39,200 --> 02:20:49,200
it's being put off because there is not
enough concern or enough human capital

1652
02:20:46,000 --> 02:20:55,520
being put into that. I know that the
city has uh moved ahead towards you

1653
02:20:52,880 --> 02:21:02,240
utilizing Ruckers University as a
resource for human service office and

1654
02:20:58,800 --> 02:21:08,240
that could be rent. I compleimement that
because the city thoroughly needs to get

1655
02:21:04,960 --> 02:21:16,120
on board with protecting the renters and
the landlords.

1656
02:21:10,240 --> 02:21:16,120
» Thank you. Anyone else on the budget?

1657
02:21:19,439 --> 02:21:28,000
Uh, hello. My name is Hector Gonzalez,
477 Market Street. I have a question

1658
02:21:24,240 --> 02:21:32,160
here. Uh, it says 4.8. The municipal
came out to $213.

1659
02:21:30,399 --> 02:21:35,040
How come the library is not included
with that? How come it's in like in a

1660
02:21:33,520 --> 02:21:37,680
different slide,
>> C?

1661
02:21:37,280 --> 02:21:42,080
Sorry.
>> Okay. Do you want to let him finish and

1662
02:21:40,160 --> 02:21:44,000
then you can address every question you
got?

1663
02:21:42,479 --> 02:21:47,280
» Okay.
>> Go ahead. Are you done? The second part

1664
02:21:45,680 --> 02:21:52,000
about that is
>> I see you have the county, the open

1665
02:21:49,439 --> 02:21:56,720
space and the school. Uh could it can
make that a little simpler and could all

1666
02:21:54,319 --> 02:22:02,080
that be adding the total percentage that
the taxes is going up? Because over here

1667
02:21:58,479 --> 02:22:07,760
it's like hard to figure out like what's
it when you add all this up what's the

1668
02:22:04,319 --> 02:22:10,720
total? Is it over 10% 9%? How much is
it? That's all I got to ask. Thank you

1669
02:22:10,000 --> 02:22:17,280
very much.
>> Thanks. Um, as far as the uh library,

1670
02:22:14,479 --> 02:22:22,560
the state mandates the library cost. So,
the tax isn't set. We don't change the

1671
02:22:19,920 --> 02:22:26,160
tax uh on the library. We have no
control over that. That's why it's

1672
02:22:23,680 --> 02:22:28,640
broken out separately. Um, and that all
of the other ones are broken out

1673
02:22:27,359 --> 02:22:32,240
separately because we have no control
over that. All we have control over is

1674
02:22:30,319 --> 02:22:36,200
the 4.587%.
That's what we have control over.

1675
02:22:39,359 --> 02:22:45,000
if they do that library, the county

1676
02:22:46,640 --> 02:22:52,000
» I think it was on the slide.
>> Yeah, I had it. I think it was like

1677
02:22:50,000 --> 02:22:55,920
seven or eight%. I forget what it was.
>> I if I may, I actually have

1678
02:22:55,040 --> 02:23:01,920
» Okay.
>> Uh the overall percentage uh we use the

1679
02:22:59,600 --> 02:23:05,880
average assessment for residential
property of $250,900.

1680
02:23:06,080 --> 02:23:12,319
um they would see a 7.24%
increase overall.

1681
02:23:11,760 --> 02:23:15,319
» Oh,
>> yeah.

1682
02:23:15,359 --> 02:23:23,280
» Thank you. Anyone else?
>> Seeing none, I need a motion to close uh

1683
02:23:22,399 --> 02:23:25,840
public hearing.
>> Move.

1684
02:23:24,080 --> 02:23:31,520
» Second.
>> All in favor?

1685
02:23:27,359 --> 02:23:38,439
» I against We're going to wait for um
>> Stacy. She had to step out for a little

1686
02:23:33,760 --> 02:23:38,439
bit. She'll be right back.

1687
02:23:44,000 --> 02:23:51,120
» Council President, just so you're aware,
the uh CFO advised that the state has

1688
02:23:48,880 --> 02:23:56,200
approved the budget for adoption.
>> Yeah, that's the part that I wanted to

1689
02:23:56,560 --> 02:24:02,120
resolution.
This is the one from December.

1690
02:24:13,040 --> 02:24:18,120
Mr. Opal,
>> don't sign it.

1691
02:24:14,960 --> 02:24:18,120
» This is

1692
02:24:25,359 --> 02:24:29,800
sir.
>> Time is up for

1693
02:24:30,560 --> 02:24:33,359
Thank you, sir.

1694
02:24:38,000 --> 02:24:41,000
Okay.

1695
02:24:41,520 --> 02:24:48,160
» Oh, sure. Uh, council president, I just
want to advise that we did clear through

1696
02:24:46,479 --> 02:24:52,800
with the division of local government
services on the review of the budget and

1697
02:24:50,240 --> 02:24:57,040
we are cleared to adopt uh should you
choose to do so this evening.

1698
02:24:55,040 --> 02:25:04,960
» Thank you.
Okay. Um R 2988266

1699
02:25:01,680 --> 02:25:12,000
adopting the calendar year 2026
municipal budget. I need a motion.

1700
02:25:09,439 --> 02:25:15,120
» Second.
>> Councilwoman Cruz Batista.

1701
02:25:14,560 --> 02:25:17,520
» Yes.
>> Councilwoman Morales.

1702
02:25:16,560 --> 02:25:19,680
» Yes.
>> Councilwoman Peralta.

1703
02:25:19,200 --> 02:25:21,680
» Yes.
>> Councilman Puchio.

1704
02:25:21,280 --> 02:25:27,600
» Yes.
>> Council President Tada.

1705
02:25:23,280 --> 02:25:32,240
» Yes. Okay. That will eliminate 299.
Correct?

1706
02:25:28,319 --> 02:25:37,280
» Yes. Um so we don't need 299 which will
be authorizing an emergency temporary

1707
02:25:34,640 --> 02:25:42,520
since it was adopted. Now we don't need
that. Um our 299

1708
02:25:42,880 --> 02:25:47,080
» just cross that out.
>> Yes.

1709
02:25:47,120 --> 02:25:54,399
» Okay. So
I know Miss Bucho which one is your

1710
02:25:52,640 --> 02:26:01,399
» I'm going to tell you right now. Uh,
which what number is it? 328.

1711
02:25:56,880 --> 02:26:01,399
» Uh, 328 326.

1712
02:26:02,080 --> 02:26:11,920
» 328 326. Okay. So, does any We'll do
that one separate. Um, anyone else wants

1713
02:26:10,000 --> 02:26:14,399
to do some separate?
>> No.

1714
02:26:12,720 --> 02:26:15,760
» Okay. So,
>> are you good?

1715
02:26:15,120 --> 02:26:23,000
» Yep.
>> Okay. So the consent agenda is R 3826

1716
02:26:23,359 --> 02:26:34,960
through
R 325,

1717
02:26:28,640 --> 02:26:39,600
326 and 327 were taking out and R 329
through

1718
02:26:37,280 --> 02:26:41,600
R 334826.
I need a motion.

1719
02:26:41,120 --> 02:26:48,000
» Move it
>> for the consent agenda. Second.

1720
02:26:46,319 --> 02:26:50,000
» Councilwoman Cruz Batista.
>> Yes.

1721
02:26:48,479 --> 02:26:52,399
» Councilwoman Morales.
>> Yes.

1722
02:26:50,880 --> 02:26:54,479
» Councilwoman Peralta.
>> Yes.

1723
02:26:52,960 --> 02:26:56,319
» Council Puchio.
>> Yes.

1724
02:26:54,880 --> 02:27:02,319
» Council President Tahada.
>> Yes. Okay. Mr. Pucho, I give you the mic

1725
02:27:00,640 --> 02:27:05,840
for 328.
>> Thank you, Madam President.

1726
02:27:04,160 --> 02:27:09,120
» Okay. Get close to the mic.
>> I'm going to do that right now. How's

1727
02:27:08,640 --> 02:27:11,040
that?
>> Good.

1728
02:27:09,439 --> 02:27:17,520
» Okay. Good.
Uh back in December,

1729
02:27:13,680 --> 02:27:22,640
uh we passed an ordinance uh honoring
the people that were assigned to ground

1730
02:27:19,200 --> 02:27:27,920
zero. And at that time, I was under the
belief it was six police officers.

1731
02:27:25,439 --> 02:27:32,319
And come to find out during the course
of the last several months that I missed

1732
02:27:31,120 --> 02:27:37,040
somebody.
>> Okay. So I'm going to read the

1733
02:27:34,399 --> 02:27:43,600
resolution again if you don't if I have
that and

1734
02:27:39,520 --> 02:27:49,040
I will include his name.
Resolution of the city of Perth. Uh

1735
02:27:45,439 --> 02:27:53,760
resolution number R 328826.
Resolution of the city of Perthboy

1736
02:27:50,960 --> 02:28:01,120
County of Middle Sex, New Jersey
recognizing the 25th anniversary of

1737
02:27:55,760 --> 02:28:05,520
September 11, 2001 and rescending R514
1225.

1738
02:28:03,040 --> 02:28:09,600
Whereas nearly 3,000 civilians were
killed in the attacks on September 11,

1739
02:28:07,600 --> 02:28:14,000
2001.
Whereas the fire department, police

1740
02:28:11,359 --> 02:28:18,560
department, first responders, government
workers, emergency personnel, volunteers

1741
02:28:16,319 --> 02:28:23,359
respond immedely to horrify those
horrific events. Whereas New York City

1742
02:28:21,760 --> 02:28:29,040
suffered the loss of 400 first
responders, 343

1743
02:28:27,200 --> 02:28:34,240
uh
fatalities involving the fire

1744
02:28:30,800 --> 02:28:38,560
department. September 11, 2001 is the
largest loss of life in the emergency

1745
02:28:36,399 --> 02:28:43,520
response in United States history. Now,
Perth Amboy answered the call, whereas

1746
02:28:41,280 --> 02:28:47,920
the city of Perth Damboy also lost two
community members that day, Isaiah

1747
02:28:46,160 --> 02:28:55,680
Rivera and police officer Richard
Rodriguez. And I just like to note that,

1748
02:28:53,520 --> 02:29:00,160
you know, I don't think the city or the
council or anyone would ever forget the

1749
02:28:57,920 --> 02:29:08,160
sacrifice that Richie Rodriguez made on
that day. And this resolution doesn't

1750
02:29:03,359 --> 02:29:13,680
reflect any of of to discredit him in
any way, but always to honor him.

1751
02:29:11,920 --> 02:29:18,160
But
there when Perth Amboy answered the

1752
02:29:15,439 --> 02:29:23,760
call, the following first responders
were told to go to ground zero.

1753
02:29:21,439 --> 02:29:30,000
And they were from the police
department. Miguel Pellet Jr., Eddie

1754
02:29:26,319 --> 02:29:35,439
Padilla, Frank Zeg, Carlos Jimn, Carmelo
Gimenez, John Marino senior, Richard

1755
02:29:33,120 --> 02:29:41,200
Zeleleski, and the person that I missed
the first time, Steven Kla.

1756
02:29:38,720 --> 02:29:47,920
from the fire department. Abraham Petri,
God rest his soul, Brian Clearary, Steve

1757
02:29:44,880 --> 02:29:52,000
Bargo, Robert Coochie, John Reyes, Scott
Burski,

1758
02:29:49,439 --> 02:29:59,280
Timothy Gaul, Robert Anderson, Mike
Anderson, Brian Kenny, Robert Morowski,

1759
02:29:57,040 --> 02:30:04,960
Anton Wamichek,
Aaron Zolinowski, and George Miller. And

1760
02:30:02,080 --> 02:30:11,680
it should be also noted on this night
that there are several people that I've

1761
02:30:08,640 --> 02:30:18,000
mentioned here that are ill from their
exposure at ground zero.

1762
02:30:16,000 --> 02:30:22,880
Whereas the impact of that day on public
health continues throughout 2026 as

1763
02:30:20,560 --> 02:30:26,880
thousands of people are at risk or
suffering from negative health effects

1764
02:30:24,960 --> 02:30:30,800
as a result of the events of September
11th.

1765
02:30:28,479 --> 02:30:34,800
Whereas nearly 25 years later, the
people of United States and around the

1766
02:30:33,040 --> 02:30:39,600
world continue to mourn the tremendous
loss of innocent life

1767
02:30:37,280 --> 02:30:45,120
on that fateful day. Now therefore be
resolved that the mayor city council of

1768
02:30:41,600 --> 02:30:52,080
the city of Perth and boy will recognize
2026 the 25th anniversary of those

1769
02:30:48,399 --> 02:30:55,840
events on September 11, 2001 and offer
their deepest and most sincere

1770
02:30:53,520 --> 02:31:01,840
condolences to the family and friends
and loved ones of the innocent victims

1771
02:30:58,479 --> 02:31:06,240
who lost that were lost that day. Honor
the heroic service, actions, and

1772
02:31:03,680 --> 02:31:10,319
sacrifice of first responders,
law enforcement personnel, state and

1773
02:31:08,640 --> 02:31:14,800
local officials, volunteers, and
countless others who aided the innocent

1774
02:31:12,560 --> 02:31:18,720
victims of those attacks in doing so
bravely and risked their own and gave

1775
02:31:16,720 --> 02:31:23,600
their lives. And there were other people
that went on their own and were

1776
02:31:20,800 --> 02:31:30,240
assigned. One of them is Chief Katano,
who went not only because Richie's wife

1777
02:31:28,160 --> 02:31:37,120
needed to find out what was going on
with Richie, but Chief Katano went

1778
02:31:34,399 --> 02:31:40,960
Joanne, Captain Joanne Marx, Billy
Dylan,

1779
02:31:39,040 --> 02:31:46,399
Billy Tent,
uh just to name a few that went on their

1780
02:31:43,439 --> 02:31:50,240
own. Frankie Cruz, I you know, I wish I
could have known more. the volunteer

1781
02:31:48,160 --> 02:31:54,399
firefighters from the city of Perth boy
that went.

1782
02:31:52,080 --> 02:31:58,080
So, you know, at the end of the day, it
wasn't just the people that were

1783
02:31:55,680 --> 02:32:03,359
assigned, there were volunteers that
went.

1784
02:31:59,680 --> 02:32:06,720
So, be further resolved that on the 25th
anniversary of this tragic day, the

1785
02:32:05,120 --> 02:32:12,000
mayor and city council of the city of
Perth and boy will call upon all

1786
02:32:09,280 --> 02:32:17,280
citizens of Perth and boy to observe a
moment of remembrance on September 11,

1787
02:32:14,720 --> 02:32:20,319
2026. Thank you, Madam President.
>> Okay, I need a motion.

1788
02:32:19,680 --> 02:32:24,479
» Move it.
>> Second.

1789
02:32:22,800 --> 02:32:27,439
» Councilwoman Cruz Batista.
>> Yes.

1790
02:32:26,000 --> 02:32:29,760
» Councilwoman Morales,
>> yes.

1791
02:32:28,160 --> 02:32:31,680
» Councilwoman Peralta,
>> yes.

1792
02:32:30,399 --> 02:32:33,840
» Council Puchio,
>> yes.

1793
02:32:32,240 --> 02:32:38,240
» Council President Dea,
>> yes.

1794
02:32:35,840 --> 02:32:42,960
» All right. We had communication that we
spoke about late

1795
02:32:40,560 --> 02:32:49,200
earlier. Uh, also we had the close
session. Now we go to public portion.

1796
02:32:46,720 --> 02:32:52,479
Three minutes maximum per speaker. I
need a motion to open to the public on

1797
02:32:51,520 --> 02:32:53,760
any matter.
>> Move.

1798
02:32:53,120 --> 02:32:58,439
» Second.
>> All in favor?

1799
02:32:54,960 --> 02:32:58,439
» I against

1800
02:33:06,319 --> 02:33:16,960
Vince Miel 215 Sherton Street. Tonight
you appropriated from a bond over $3

1801
02:33:13,439 --> 02:33:21,200
million for air raator at the Renion
Watershed.

1802
02:33:18,640 --> 02:33:27,200
I think that's indication the city is
moving forward

1803
02:33:23,359 --> 02:33:33,520
with trying to get better water and to
service the people who need that. That's

1804
02:33:31,040 --> 02:33:40,399
from my point of view. The residents are
a major part of why we need better water

1805
02:33:37,120 --> 02:33:44,800
in Perth Amboy. Our council member
Puchio

1806
02:33:42,319 --> 02:33:51,359
elated alluded earlier in the meeting
how he's concerned directly asking

1807
02:33:48,160 --> 02:33:56,720
Middle Sex water questions about why
there was a lower water pressure and it

1808
02:33:53,840 --> 02:34:03,120
it was murky. I experienced it myself. I
took a I don't want to show you but I

1809
02:33:59,120 --> 02:34:09,600
have a a camera view of of the water in
that. So I think that's u important as

1810
02:34:07,359 --> 02:34:15,760
United States citizens here in Perth and
boy we need water for our own use to

1811
02:34:13,359 --> 02:34:21,760
wash our bodies and to be able to drink
some of it not be in danger. I like to

1812
02:34:19,520 --> 02:34:29,200
point out one thing that I saw in the
budget was if there's any agreement that

1813
02:34:26,000 --> 02:34:34,399
the city has in shared service provided
I like to I think you should provide it.

1814
02:34:32,319 --> 02:34:42,000
I think it's demonstration tonight
amongst the animal uh service people

1815
02:34:38,160 --> 02:34:47,600
cats I mean that uh in deserving of
their service to the community something

1816
02:34:44,080 --> 02:34:53,680
should be done to provide uh them with
uh a minimal uh compensation for the

1817
02:34:50,319 --> 02:34:59,760
duties that they're doing. I see cats in
my area as well. And I think the

1818
02:34:56,240 --> 02:35:07,280
sensitivity that I felt in listening to
that group was uh real. So again, um

1819
02:35:04,479 --> 02:35:11,280
here's the sheets that I saw shared. Uh
is there anyone that was filled out in

1820
02:35:09,280 --> 02:35:19,120
the budget? Does the city have any
shared service agreements uh at all?

1821
02:35:15,439 --> 02:35:27,760
Uh so and I think it's important as I
address the um the situation with the

1822
02:35:23,040 --> 02:35:35,840
fire house closing in the Kisby area
that the fire chief would probably say

1823
02:35:31,120 --> 02:35:41,040
this that there has been uh uh and I've
only lived in Perth Amway for 13 years

1824
02:35:38,880 --> 02:35:44,960
so maybe I don't have all the
information but I'm sure there's been

1825
02:35:43,680 --> 02:35:50,240
consistent
communication with the Woodbridge. Uh

1826
02:35:47,359 --> 02:35:57,520
I'm a health care worker. I know people
interact in various uh facilities in in

1827
02:35:54,960 --> 02:36:01,040
this town in Perth Amboy. It's some
something to investigate sometimes.

1828
02:35:59,680 --> 02:36:06,880
Thank you.
>> Thank you. Anyone else?

1829
02:36:04,880 --> 02:36:10,319
Seeing none,
I need a motion to close public portion.

1830
02:36:09,760 --> 02:36:12,880
» Move.
>> Second.

1831
02:36:11,359 --> 02:36:18,080
» All in favor? I
>> I against

1832
02:36:14,720 --> 02:36:21,120
Okay. Council comments. Councilwoman
Bruce Batista.

1833
02:36:19,439 --> 02:36:25,359
» Good evening everyone and thank you so
much for those who have participated.

1834
02:36:23,520 --> 02:36:31,760
And I do want to say thank you to
Councilman Puchio for reading resolution

1835
02:36:28,479 --> 02:36:36,560
328 and for your advocacy and and chief
as well and all the officers and all

1836
02:36:34,479 --> 02:36:40,240
those who were there at the line of
duty.

1837
02:36:38,000 --> 02:36:44,880
Um, I know that September 11th is coming
up, so it's it's crucial to remember

1838
02:36:42,640 --> 02:36:50,399
those who gave the ultimate sacrifice
and we pray for those who are continuing

1839
02:36:48,240 --> 02:36:54,960
to to feel the ramifications and the
effect of of what occurred that day and

1840
02:36:52,800 --> 02:37:00,800
I know that our council president was
there as well that day um on September

1841
02:36:58,160 --> 02:37:05,120
11th. Um, additionally, I just want to
say thank you as well for the budget. It

1842
02:37:02,960 --> 02:37:10,000
was a very transparent budget and here
we are. Thank you so much. And just as

1843
02:37:07,200 --> 02:37:13,600
summer is approaching and I'm finishing
up, just keep in touch with all the

1844
02:37:12,240 --> 02:37:16,399
events that are occurring. And that's
pretty much it. Have a good evening

1845
02:37:14,800 --> 02:37:22,880
everyone and stay safe.
>> Thank you, Councilwoman Morales.

1846
02:37:19,520 --> 02:37:29,520
» Um, just want to also thank everyone
again that came and participated. uh

1847
02:37:25,840 --> 02:37:36,240
especially also to that group um that
with the with the cats um that it was uh

1848
02:37:33,359 --> 02:37:41,760
great to see them here uh voicing out
their uh concerns and and opinion. Um I

1849
02:37:39,920 --> 02:37:45,840
just wanted to say I know he's not here
anymore but he was here earlier. I

1850
02:37:43,520 --> 02:37:49,680
wanted to wish uh miss our deputy mayor
Miguel Morales. I mean Morales.

1851
02:37:48,319 --> 02:37:55,680
» Hello.
>> No, Miguel Aro. It was his birthday

1852
02:37:52,800 --> 02:38:01,520
today. Um wishing him a happy birthday.
Uh congrats to Isabelle Partardo. I mean

1853
02:37:58,399 --> 02:38:06,880
I love hearing and and you know having
them being presented by Citation. Um

1854
02:38:04,720 --> 02:38:13,680
these are the children of our future and
they're such great inspiration for other

1855
02:38:09,920 --> 02:38:18,880
children um as well. Um They're shaping
our future. You know, they're great

1856
02:38:15,359 --> 02:38:24,560
model to others. Um, and congratulations
to the United Dominican um of Pamboy

1857
02:38:22,399 --> 02:38:30,399
organization. You guys put together
another um wonderful festival. I was

1858
02:38:27,680 --> 02:38:33,200
able to attend on Sunday and wow the the
turnout and and I'm sure you guys are

1859
02:38:32,080 --> 02:38:37,359
exhausted
>> and the challenges with the weather and

1860
02:38:34,880 --> 02:38:43,600
and everything, but it's people still
came out and had a great time. Um, and

1861
02:38:40,560 --> 02:38:51,040
wow, the turnout was was phenomenal.
Great job. Kudos to you guys. Um, also,

1862
02:38:47,920 --> 02:38:55,520
uh, just a reminder, um, we have the
ebike ordinance in effect now, right,

1863
02:38:53,280 --> 02:38:59,520
Chief? And how is that going? Is
everything,

1864
02:38:57,120 --> 02:39:03,600
you know, going okay? Hopefully
everything's going okay with that. Um, I

1865
02:39:02,240 --> 02:39:08,880
know that's probably going to be some
challenges, you know, because it's still

1866
02:39:06,160 --> 02:39:13,200
fairly new, but hopefully everybody gets
to understand that, uh, that is very

1867
02:39:11,760 --> 02:39:18,880
important, you know, the safety of
everyone. And last, but not least,

1868
02:39:16,319 --> 02:39:24,800
summer is ending
and, um, unfortunately,

1869
02:39:21,680 --> 02:39:29,520
uh, school is around the corner and so
just, um, check the websites for more

1870
02:39:27,680 --> 02:39:34,960
events coming up. I'm sure we still have
a lot coming up. And um that's it until

1871
02:39:32,640 --> 02:39:39,600
our next meeting in September. Have a
good evening everyone.

1872
02:39:36,160 --> 02:39:44,960
» Thank you Councilwoman Peralta.
>> Good evening everyone. I'm going to

1873
02:39:41,520 --> 02:39:50,960
piggy back off of Councilwoman Morales.
Um I just wanted to say um thank you to

1874
02:39:49,280 --> 02:39:56,160
all of those that attended to the
Dominican Festival. The United

1875
02:39:52,399 --> 02:40:00,880
Dominicans did an amazing job um with
this festival regardless

1876
02:39:58,640 --> 02:40:05,120
the yucky weather. Um it was a great
turnout. Um nothing occurred that I know

1877
02:40:03,680 --> 02:40:09,840
of. Thank you to the police department
for all that they have done and keeping

1878
02:40:07,520 --> 02:40:16,080
the residents safe during um this
weekend. Um in addition to summer is

1879
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ending. So happy first day of school. I
know we will not get to

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see everyone or meet prior to then. So
happy first day of school. Enjoy the

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last very short weeks left of summer
with your loved ones. Um,

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and that is pretty much it. Have a great
evening everyone.

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» Thank you, Councilman Puchio.
>> Thank you, Madame President. Um, I just

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have to give a a large shout out to the
BA and Joe Goldie because they made it

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simple to understand how where the money
is, how it comes in, where it goes, and

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02:40:51,680 --> 02:40:58,240
that, you know, it's not complicated to
look at. And that takes a lot of work to

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02:40:56,240 --> 02:41:03,840
make it that way and make it
a reader simple

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» and believe me for me that was good
and you know and I understand that

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sometimes I talk a lot about September
11th but it means something to me you

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02:41:11,680 --> 02:41:18,479
know I don't know what it's like to to
be the council president who was there I

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mean I went on my own there you know and
aside from you know the council

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02:41:20,560 --> 02:41:26,720
president me and I know the chief was
there you know

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those are things that will never be
erased in the in minds. And matter of

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02:41:29,040 --> 02:41:36,880
fact, tonight
uh the guy that came here with his wife

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to talk about with the cats, I was
talking to him in the hallway. He's a

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02:41:38,560 --> 02:41:46,800
retired New York City firefighter that
was also there on September 11th. So,

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you know, as we get closer, it is
important never to forget. And we will

1898
02:41:49,439 --> 02:41:56,479
never forget, you know, I said it
before, we'll never forget Richie and

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02:41:54,080 --> 02:42:01,760
we'll never forget Isaiah.
And you know, and for the go for the

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people that are ill right now, you know,
it's important for us to remember them,

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too. So, but I I want to thank the
council president for putting up with

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me, my council mates for putting up with
me, and definitely the BA and the city

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02:42:13,359 --> 02:42:20,319
attorney for putting up with me, and
>> the clerk for putting up with me.

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[laughter]
But, you know, when the time comes, I'm

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going to miss you guys when I'm not here
anymore. And you know, look, everything

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I do comes from my heart.
And you know what? Sometimes I wear that

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02:42:32,560 --> 02:42:40,479
on my sleeve also. You know, I don't my
intention is always to look out for

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02:42:37,680 --> 02:42:46,560
people. You know, sometimes I might get
people aggravated, but believe me, it's

1909
02:42:44,560 --> 02:42:51,120
not personal.
It's just that I always want to do the

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right thing. So, thank you.
>> Thank you, Mr. Pucho. And I

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I also want to um say thank you for
everyone who came in tonight. I think

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the ladies that were uh the ladies and
gentlemen that were here talking about

1913
02:43:06,720 --> 02:43:16,240
the animals um we're taking that very
serious and we going to have

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conversation about it and we'll continue
to provide the best service that we can

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for all our residents. Um, I also want
to say congratulation to Isabella

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02:43:27,920 --> 02:43:35,200
Partardo. Uh, we're so proud. We have so
many

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02:43:34,399 --> 02:43:40,640
» talented people,
>> talented,

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um, students, uh, residents and, um,
that makes us very proud. Um, these are

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02:43:43,680 --> 02:43:53,520
the the future that is going to be
sitting here and taking care of our

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02:43:49,520 --> 02:44:00,240
city. So, um I'm glad that we're doing
this that from time to time we bring

1921
02:43:56,479 --> 02:44:06,399
them to you to recognize them and we
also feel um I know that you feel proud

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02:44:03,600 --> 02:44:13,279
about them. Thank you to their parents
because the parents are behind every

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02:44:08,800 --> 02:44:22,640
child that does great things in our
city. Um thank you Mr. Cryan. um Jill

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02:44:20,080 --> 02:44:28,800
Goldie and everyone who was involved,
all the directors that also worked so

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02:44:25,040 --> 02:44:34,319
hard with this budget. Um,
and I know there was a lot of

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02:44:30,479 --> 02:44:41,520
speculation out there that were sending
the negativity that

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02:44:37,840 --> 02:44:47,840
that is common on their comments and uh
but um this this administration and I

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02:44:45,520 --> 02:44:53,600
know um
uh the work that they do is to make the

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02:44:50,880 --> 02:44:59,040
best for our residents and this budget
represents that. Uh thank you Mr. are

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02:44:56,479 --> 02:45:05,040
crying for that presentation. I think
like Mr. Bucho said, it made it very

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02:45:02,080 --> 02:45:11,520
simple for us and everyone who attended
the Dominican festival, thank you for

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02:45:07,600 --> 02:45:16,640
being there. Um, I know we had rough
time, but it's amazing how people like

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02:45:14,160 --> 02:45:22,640
to go and
have a good time. Um, thank you that to

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the police, to all the volunteers, to
United Dominicans of Birth and Boy and

1935
02:45:26,000 --> 02:45:36,080
ID Entertainment who makes this possible
every year. Thank you and thank you for

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02:45:32,800 --> 02:45:40,800
behaving to all who attended because I
know the chief gets a little nervous

1937
02:45:37,920 --> 02:45:45,600
about uh all those people, but um thank
God everything went well. I'm very proud

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02:45:43,200 --> 02:45:53,040
of my community, of everybody who
attends. I know people come from all

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02:45:47,920 --> 02:45:57,359
over and they behave. So, thank you. Um,
looking forward to have good things

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02:45:55,279 --> 02:46:05,760
happening in Perth Amboy. Good luck to
the new school year to all the kids. Get

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02:46:02,000 --> 02:46:11,200
ready. Start going to bed early because
you have to get up early again. Um,

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02:46:08,880 --> 02:46:14,960
thank you. Enjoy your the rest of the
summer and have a good night. I need a

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02:46:13,600 --> 02:46:20,160
motion to adjurnn.
>> Move it. Second.

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» All in favor? I against.
>> Have a good night everybody.