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Okay. Call this meeting to order.
Please call the roll.

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Council Gary here.
>> Here. Council woman Sanchez

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>> Councilwoman

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» here. Council president
>> here. Please rise the flag.

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I aliance to the flag of the United
States of America and to the republic

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for which it stands. One nation under
God, indivisible, with liberty and

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justice for all.

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» Notice this meeting has been sent to all
council members and all the newspapers

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in accordance with the provisions of the
open public meetings act chapter 251

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public 1975.
Public is hereby advised that any

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statements made during the meeting of
the township council town saddlebrook

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may not be privileged or protected and
that persons or entities who take issue

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with such comments or are offended by
see may and have to pass so legal right

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to be redressed through the courts. Any
member of the public who addresses the

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council speaks for themselves and not
for the council.

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Notice is hereby given that beginning
January 1st, 2026, the complete text of

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all legal notices required to be
published in the township of Swork shall

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be obtained or viewed on the saddle
websitej.

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us. In addition, New Jersey Secretary of
State will be establishing a legal

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notice hyperlink page allowing members
of the public to find hyperlinks. For

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every municipality on or about March
1st, a hyperlink to the Secretary of

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State's web page will be published on
the municipal web page as soon as

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available.
Entertain a motion to open the meeting

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to the public.
>> Motion second.

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» All in favor?
>> I the meeting is now open to the public.

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As I said before, because of the issue
with the work session uh extending uh

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past our normal time, we will give
everybody uh 5 minutes uh for comments.

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Please don't use it.

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» Is this a workshop or this is a regular
meeting? Okay.

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Good evening. Our biggest cand
so person you just mentioned five

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minutes. Yes. All right. I'm going to
try to use that. Um first and foremost I

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would like to address some comments of
an employee last month.

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Uh my understanding is that when the
public pays your salary when you are an

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employee you cannot come to this you
even as a resident you cannot come and

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criticize and attack somebody
that's why this is the right notice and

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that's what I when I believe that the
attorney could put a stop to this

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because I'm a grown up man and I'm not
going to come out with nothing but uh it

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will open the town for litigation. So in
the future I wouldn't like to see an

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employee of that town addressing any
political questions or anything into the

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attack because last month one of the
employees got here and no one is coming.

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So that's just a thing. Um, another
comment. I'm just looking into the

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agenda.
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I see the graffiti orders. I see the son
code ordinance.

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Um,
I believe that is of potential

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litigation.
My question to the public is I don't

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know if we are being proactive or
reactive

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because when it came to political
science school political science they

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put a lot of restrictions the size the
time where to put it when to put it how

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to put it penalties but then we miss the
biggest picture which is

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actually to protect the town on how it
looks. on how we wanted to um for months

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uh this particular ordinance has been
tabled over and over again. I guess it's

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my guess I don't have uh access to
privilege uh information but I can see

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it
for that uh is coming legal challenges

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on the
future I guess. So sometimes when you

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create something try to see the entire
picture not just something so small like

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political science
and actually I'm here for more important

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things.
First I would like to talk to the

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public.
As I'm knocking door to door

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a lot of people ask me where is
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Roseline. Roseline is in the back of
Milan Avenue by the old cemetery.

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They just finished building
60 low income housing units.

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When I was council president,
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have in mind that to be a football field
or a soccer field for warm-ups or a

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playground.

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Sometime in the last few years has been
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to a company for $1.

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Those kids that will be coming to that
low income housing project that have two

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and threebedroom apartments as well as
onebedroom apartment will bring kids

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those kids will be going to lon school
have the town sit down together with the

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world members maybe to try to address
some of the complexes questions that

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will be coming in the near future.
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when veterans was going to go for back
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I believe that more than 300 units were
going to come into where we know now

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veterans feel.
We negotiate with the develop with the

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owner that instead of developing 500
units we will buy it and we will build

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what we know now as veterans feel. But
what I seen yesterday when I drove by 60

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units,
my head started spinning off. If we can

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accommodate, if we have the
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everything has been a square away, good
questions

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for $1. I don't know if he went out to
if he just pick and choose. I don't know

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what what it cost.
And finally, I just got a uh one last

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subject.
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I believe that it looks awful the way
Lyster looks now. One of the few streets

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I believe to bring down Nick, but having
so many signs not working, no parking, I

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don't know if that is something to
protect the residents or it was to

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penalize for bringing up the subject. is
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or the state of New Jersey that got more
signs than than residents.

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And uh when I speak about market
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it is because I attend most of those
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kind of meetings
and I still try to work around and I

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don't know why sometimes the attorney
jump off his chair to ask some of these

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questions, but I'm very professional
trying to hear from the land officials

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that are the main on maybe they got the
right to do so when they saw sold 60

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units for $26,000 a piece.
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minutes has expired.
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» Uh there's another project at Eno Park.
It's smaller, just one acre. We sold one

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acre and a half and they are selling it
for $5.5 million and we sold ours for

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$1.6 million. Thank you very much. Thank
you. Thank you.

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Good evening, Thomas family 128.
Okay, so first things first, just some

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updates to provide to Mayor Council
tonight.

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I mentioned this, I think briefly last
month um from community partnership.

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together our sour community connections
newsletter our latest issue and you know

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came out for the month of August um just
highlighting all the great

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collaborations and partnerships from the
different uh organizations in in town

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and our community calendar is in here
which again anybody wants to add events

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to the community calendar you can add it
on the town website there's a form you

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fill out to have it considered being
added so that's in here just a bunch of

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community partnership mayor's youth
group updates our recycling schedule And

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we have this available in digital and in
print from the community partnership. Um

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we have copies right in this room here
in the rec center and the town offices

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and and the library and a whole bunch of
other buildings

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and the list goes on and on and really
trying to bring these newslets to

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different businesses and different
organizations throughout the town senior

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center as well. So please consider
reading it and finding out what's going

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on in town. really the community
partnership is striving to just bring

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bring the information, you know, about
these collaborations, about the events

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going on to the people in our community.
So, please check that out. Um,

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going to piggy back off the mayor's
youth group. Now, we had a summer fun

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outing on July the 24th. We went to
Vansstone Park um in Switch, which which

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was very which was a great day. The
weather was perfect. Kids had a great

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time. I do want to thank the mayor and
also Christine, mayor of the secretary

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for helping to put this together in
addition to all the parents who chaper

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owned the trip and and helped with
manpower and and you know, of course

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supervision and also want to thank our
former President Tyler Posie for taking

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pictures and really helped us out um
with Van Salon as well. So it was a

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great day. Looking ahead, we're going to
be uh volunteering bringing food and

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beverages to the seniors and anyone else
in need at the uh township picnic on

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August the 29th or the 30th if it rains.
So, we hope to see everybody out and of

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course we'll attend the mayor's walk as
well. So, and also we look forward to

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all the great events coming up that we
participate in the town throughout the

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fall and into the holiday season. So it
would again it's always open to any

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South Brook youth who lives in town from
grades 4 through 12 as of September

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2026. So that's all I got on that. Thank
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Thank you, Thomas, and and thanks for
all the volunteerism that you uh you do

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through throughout the year.

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518,
is there any update on the uh I seen on

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the paper you were going to talk about
it. Is there any update on what's going

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on with street?
We we did have as as you're aware we did

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have an extensive um close
session meeting it was regarding

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personnel but also a lot of that had to
do with

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um it is a legal issue. Um, I'm going to
defer to the You know what? If you want

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to you you've got time. I don't want to
take up your time. If once you're

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finished, so this way we're not taking
up your time. You can [clears throat]

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talk and give comments about anything
you want, you know, during your time and

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then we'll respond. Then we'll be
responsible.

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» You're saying it's a legal issue.
What's the legal issue?

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potential litigation is what we can uh
>> So basically what you're telling me is

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the owner of the building is now
threatening to sue.

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Okay, that's the only legal issue that
could be there.

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And if that's the case,
follow the suit. Are you all going to

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fold?
I don't think so.

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Is the council and the mayor going to
stick up for the president

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or a guy that lives in Scarboro, New
York? Why about bringing a company in

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and changed it and does whatever he
wants?

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Because if the council doesn't stick
with the people, that's your right.

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But then I'm going to do anything I can
to get the ones that vote against this

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happen.
And I know there's only 13 houses on the

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block. 14,000 on a block, but I know a
lot of people in town and people

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come first before outsiders.
And if I find out any of our legal

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authority in this town votes against us,
he speaks up to the building,

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there's going to be more trouble
legally, but there'll be trouble.

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I heard every one of you
stick up for us at the last meeting and

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I'm hoping you stick up for us again.

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And our township attorney works for us,
not for anybody else. We pay your salary

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as taxpayers. So I hope you do a good
job for us. Thank you. And the mayor, I

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know the mayor is want to raise here.
is for our people. So, and I know most

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of you are, but as soon as people hear
the word lawsuit or legal trouble,

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everybody kind of calls it to all. And I
hope that doesn't happen.

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Now, if we are sued and people change
their votes,

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don't hide from us who the people are.
Let us know who changes their votes.

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I don't want to hear that. This is
secret. It's got to be behind. It's not

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open to the public because we have a
right to know as taxpayers in the town.

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Thank you.
>> Thank you very much,

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Mr. Taylor.
>> No, I'm good. Thank you.

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» Okay. I saw you twitching back there as
well, ma'am.

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Monastery 25. I'm back again. Um, good
evening and thank you for the

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opportunity to speak. I want to begin by
clarifying that I am not questioning the

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merits of the many services and programs
Saddleberg provides to seniors. Nor am I

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suggesting that Saddle Brook is anything
other than a good and caring community.

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My question is much narrower as it
centers on the decision made to

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discontin the saddle senior bus
processes used during evaluation. I

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understand the reasons given for lower
ridership specifically medical ride and

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the age of bus. What I'm trying to
understand and wrap my head around is

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what analysis was done with those facts
before the decision was made. First,

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it's important to put medical rights in
context. when Southwork senior bus was

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reduced to four days. I don't know when
that was. Um I'm kind of new to the

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service. Uh but it was narrowed down to
uh 4 days a week, Tuesday and Thursday

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morning for earmarked for shopping trips
which left Wednesday and Friday 9 to 3

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for medical appointments while also
putting in the bingo uh coordinating for

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bingo transportation on those days. So
low usage has a direct correlation with

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the availability of the actual service.
Um and when the analysis was done, what

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facts were
reviewed before the decision was made?

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For example, was the reason for low
ridership examined? For example, as I

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just gave about it only being available
limited days, was they considered

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whether seniors knew the service was
available? I spoke about this last month

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um regarding important outreach
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was the month given directions from the
3-month period that was given as an

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example of the low ridership for medical
appointments. I'm just curious if that

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was an accurate representation of the
service as a whole and were all the

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buses uses considered like shopping and
recreation rather than just medical

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trips were available grants or other
funding options for aging vehicle or

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alternatives and stuff aside from fully
eliminating it um were all for all

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things considered and where seniors in
South Brook survey or asked what

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transportation they could actually use.
I'm not assuming these questions were

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not considered. I'm just asking whether
they were part of the evaluation. And I

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also want to make sure that we're all
working from the same ground level

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factual information. Um at the June
meeting it was said that there was only

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one bag of groceries on the Saddle Brook
senior bus. I used that service and I

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personally never saw this signing. I was
told I could have only one bag. And it

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was also stated that every work had a
transportation vehicle that was built to

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share accessible lifts, but they all had
an aid. I had that not been my

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experience. So in order to to get
accurate information to verify what I

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thought in the case, the county um
through an open request said that 20% of

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its vehicles have less and that they
don't provide any use. And again, these

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details, I just want to make sure
they're all, you know, working from the

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same level of facts. Um, and more
importantly, at the July meeting, I

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spoke about something very important
that the senior bus provided beyond

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transportation, and that is a connection
to our community. Uh, last year, the

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senior bus brought seniors to Natasha
picnic, and I know there's also a

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struggle for residents that we had last
year. This year's show, I think it's

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great. I know parking is tight over at
the park. Um but for a senior who cannot

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get to the municipal parking lot, they
can't use the shuttle. Um and the senior

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bus also did provide transportation to
the evening events for senior events

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like the Halloween party at the BFW. And
when I asked about seniors attending

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evening events like council meetings or
recreation, the response is that other

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towns don't provide transportation at
night. And every town makes it own

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different choices based on the needs of
its resident. So the question really is

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simply what is doing to meet the
transportation needs of its own citizens

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so they can age in place and remain
active participants in the community

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where they lived. Finally, as a new
writer to this out group bus, I'm trying

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to understand the history of the
service. What led to its establishment?

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What changed when the hours were
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one point? And these questions are posed
in order to reconcile for myself how

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public services in book is evaluated,
how all the facts are made, and how

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decisions are reached. I believe we all
share the same goal, making good

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decisions for the township and ensuring
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Thank you.
>> Thank you very much. Everyone else wish

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to address the council.

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See now, entertain a motion to close the
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» Second. All in favor?
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meeting here. Uh, we'll do mayor's
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we'll go down. We'll ask the engineer
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we'll go to council council comments.
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we address Weiss during
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» Mayor, you don't want me to address my
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Okay, you know what, John? Before the
mayor goes, from a legal perspective, I

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know we had a close session. Um so if
you can just do some explanation

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um as to what uh what the situation is
why we're in close session and uh what

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indicate whatever you can without
violating the uh the close session uh

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procedures.
>> Yes. Well well first of all uh without

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progress has been made because the
ordinance has been finalized. Uh I

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believe it's my understanding that uh
the revisions that were made are

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acceptable.
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in my opinion has given us a heads up
that any action we take may be

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challenged and contrary to the concerns
that as the township attorney from my

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perspective, we wouldn't want litigation
and perhaps the public should understand

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that litigation generates legal fees.
That's how we earn a living. Whether we

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win or lose, we get paid. However, that
being said, as an attorney, and I'm sure

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I speak for most attorneys, when we get
a litigation, we want to win. We do not

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want to lose.
So why I feel that getting notice of the

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fact that it may be challenged is
actually benefit to us because now we

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need to know that we have all our ducks
in order that all the evidence to

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substantiate the need for
uh permitted parking only for residents

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24/7 every day of the week meets the
legal requirements to impose that are in

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order. And so we are going to be making
sure we have all that evidence in place

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so that if the governing body go moves
ahead with the ordinance adoption that

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if it is challenged it's successful.
It's my job to your point to protect the

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public interest. It doesn't serve the
public interest to not give the guidance

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necessary that where the governing body
could take action they were going to

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incur significant legal cost and
exposure and by the way lose the case.

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that would be not doing my job. So my
job is to put the municipality in the

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best position to defend its actions. And
to do that, we need to do a little more

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homework in terms of gathering the
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» Thank you, Mayor.

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» Thank you, Council President. Uh, I just
want to before I start with my uh

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comments, I I just want to mention uh
something that that uh Mr. Rodriguez

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brought up um
specifically. He mentioned during his

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term that he wanted Rosal Lane, the
property that the town owned where the

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affordable housing is was built, uh he
said he wanted to use it for recreation

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or for a park or field or something like
that when in fact during his term and I

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think Mr. Saluca
and uh Mrs. major would would be able to

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uh correct me if I'm wrong, but I I
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that property was designated for
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>> you are correct.

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» Yeah.
>> Okay. So, yeah, that and he was part of

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the council then and I I don't know how
we voted, but I I imagine if we looked,

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he probably voted yes.
uh because we needed we needed to have

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affordable housing. So that's why and uh
I know Jimmy not now but maybe you can

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address it because you're more familiar
with you know you've been working with

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our our uh affordable housing attorney
and so you know all the particulars

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about what the price was and what kind
of rent or where what kind of

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compensation the town's going to get
from them. So maybe you can address that

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later. Um,

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and Mrs. Monoseri, you know what?
Honestly, you're you're a very

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intelligent person. You're asking a lot
of really good questions. I mean, I I

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can't formulate a response. I I would
like to take what you said and and work

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on it and write down the answers to some
of that stuff. I I know you've asked for

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some things, but um yeah, I I can't
formulate a good response, not nearly as

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good as your question and you know what
you brought up. So, you know, let me

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just say this. Um
I I believe we made the right choice.

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You know, no one was we weren't looking
to just willy-nilly just decide to

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eliminate the bus. And I believe that
right now the residents of town have a

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better service. Yeah, I know what you're
saying. It's nice to know who the bus

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driver is and get the same bus driver
and uh and really it had nothing to do

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with the bus driver. It wasn't the bus
driver. You know, we feel I know I speak

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for the council that a better service
came along and it and it's for free. So,

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you know, I I don't know. You mentioned
about the uh that not all the buses have

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aids and not all of them have lifts. You
know, honestly, I don't know that. You

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know, you called and you're you're
probably right, but uh you know, I

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believe if you need a lift and they know
it, they're going to send the bus with

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the lift. So, I don't know. I I we
really believe that

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right now. And and here's one thing. Uh
the business administrator checked

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there's right now there's almost 300
residents that are signed up to use that

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bus. 300 I mean we never had even close
to that. Not even close to that

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you know amount of people that were
using the bus. I mean maybe 300 rides

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maybe 10 15 people that you know that
use it 300 times a year. Maybe, maybe. I

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I I don't even know. And you know, you'd
have to check the records if we even

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have the records. So,
um you I I I wish I could I think we

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need to sit down and just talk and you
know, in person and and and you know,

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maybe with me and the business
administrator and uh yourself and and

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you know, trying to resolve this cuz you
know what? We're trying our best. We

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really are. And and we care about the we
care about the people. We care about our

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seniors so much. We really do. And we
got a good senior program. Uh a good

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senior. The center is is really really
flourishing right now. We're doing

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great. We have the lunch program which
they love. I mean, so I think we're

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doing well. We can always do better, but
you know, I'd like to hear your ideas.

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But as far as the the bus, I you know, I
I don't know. I I I just think it' be

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we'd be better served to sit and just
talk because

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you know you have a lot you said a lot
there and and you know some of the

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things you know are require a lot of
thought and and you know I might not

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even be the right person you know cuz I
I don't you know I don't run a bus

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company I I don't know the answer to
some of the things that you were saying.

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So anyway,
uh but thank you. I I I do appreciate

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you coming and voicing your concerns. So
let me get into uh last month I talked

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about the the budget. I'm going to
repeat some things, but uh some news

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some new stuff. Um we reconciled the tax
bills. So we sent out earlier we had

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sent out estimated tax bills. uh by the
end of September, we're going to be

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sending out the the permanent bill. Um
so it'll be going out by the end of

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September. The tax rate ended up coming
out to be 2.239%.

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I misspoke last month. I said estimated
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but it was actually 2.237.
So I I apologize for that. But uh from

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last year to this year, we went up 6
thous0 of a point. So we're doing a

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really good job controlling our
spending. Most of the increase is due to

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fixed non-discretionary cost. On the
municipal side, the tax increase will be

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$188 on the average house, which is
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Um I also mentioned this last last
month, but it's very important. There's

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there's three programs, the senior tax
free, the state of New Jersey, and

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Yanker. They have one application for
all three uh property tax initiatives.

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The application must be submitted by
November 2nd, 2026. The purpose of the

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tax reason in state, New Jersey is to
provide relief to senior homeowners 65

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and older. The anchor provides tax
rebates for adult homeowners and renters

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of all ages.
adult homeowners of all ages. So, check

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New Jersey Tax Release. There's a portal
on nj.gov for the application and

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eligibility requirements and income
limits.

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It's so important because a lot of
people are eligible. They just don't

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know about it. Every year I I I run into
a few people that that would have, you

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know, would have been able to get these
these rebates and would have been had

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had the tax frozen if they just knew
about it. So, you know, we try to get it

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out there as much as we can. I don't
want to keep repeating it because I want

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everybody out there to take advantage of
of what uh of these programs. So,

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ordinances. Tonight we have an amendment
to the zoning ordinance second reading

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which is about the signs uh the size of
signs of building signs. The planning

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board reviewed uh this ordinance and
gave us feedback. So they're in favor of

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of the ordinance. Um we're also amending
the graffiti ordinance. That's going to

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be a first reading.
Um so events that happened since July's

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meeting. We had police promotions uh
Thursday, July the the 30th. Uh Mark

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Buch, who's here tonight, and uh Rebecca
Rivero were promoted to captain.

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Congratulations.
Uh Irving Gutterz was promoted to

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lieutenant and Adam Tragarios was
promoted to sergeant. National Night Out

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was uh Tuesday, August the 4th here at
the municipal complex parking lot from

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6:00 to 9:00. I want to thank all of you
that joined us. Had an amazing turnout,

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fantastic evening, great food and fun. I
want to thank our police department, the

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fire department, and ambulance corps.
Also to our community partners and

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volunteers. Uh it's very inspiring to
see the community come together and

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connect. Uh, it reminds me, it reminds
all of us really that we have a strong

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community and we're there to thank our
thanks. We have a strong and safe

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community thanks to our first
responders.

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Um, the ambulance car show, Ambulance
Corp car show was Sunday, August the 9th

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from 9 to 3 here at the municipal
complex parking lot. Uh, the ambulance

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corp worked along with American
cruisers. Um, all proceeds were donated

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to this out of the Volunteer Ambulance
Corps. Um, I think they they uh there

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was a check that they um presented the
the the core with a check for $2,500.

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So, it was a it was a nice nice uh time
and it was bene beneficial for the

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ambulance court. Um, Junior Police
Academy was August 6th to the 14th here

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at the municipal complex. The graduation
ceremony was Friday, August 14th, 5:30

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p.m. here at the gym at the rec center.
It's a great program and uh most

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importantly, it builds trust between the
the cadetses and the and law

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enforcement. The program also builds
leadership and confidence in the

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cadetses. The cadets learn the values of
discipline and teamwork, and it's nice

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to see how the kids step up to support
one another. Um, it's really a great

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program.
Um, thank you to to the police

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department.
Um, upcoming events, the St. Phillips

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67th annual festival. I don't have the
date, but it starts, I believe, next

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Thursday. Um,
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» 26th to the 30th.
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town picnic is Saturday, August 29th, 12
to 4 at South River County Park. The

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rain day is Sunday, August the 30th.
It's residents only. Tickets are

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available at the rec center during
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8:30 p.m. and uh Monday through Friday
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p.m. I believe. Uh tickets will also be
available on the day of the picnic. Uh

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the mayor's walk is also the day of the
picnic, the morning of the picnic. 9:00

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a.m. Um, same thing. Um, it's Saturday,
August 29th and rain day Sunday, uh,

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August 30th.
Um, we we give out we walk around Auto

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Pale Pond. There's free t-shirts given
out and they're sponsored by Ferrer

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Spine and Rehabilitation.
Uh, finally, we have the 911 monument

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dedication ceremony. That's going to be
Friday, September 11th, 5:30 here at the

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municipal complex.
Some uh other things, the town hall and

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DPW personnel are off on Labor Day.
That's Monday, September 7th. Section

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one yard waist will be picked up on
Friday, September 11th. Uh the splash

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plat Veterans Field is in operation,
happy to say. Uh that entire project was

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paid for with grant funds. Uh, one of
our goals here has been to enhance our

413
00:36:06,240 --> 00:36:12,960
parks and create a safe space for a
community to come together. It's a great

414
00:36:10,880 --> 00:36:18,079
place for the kids to cool off and
seeing them personally going there and

415
00:36:15,280 --> 00:36:23,599
seeing them laugh and have fun reminds
me of why I wanted to be a public

416
00:36:20,240 --> 00:36:29,280
servant. Um, it's really nice to see. If
you have a chance, take a ride over

417
00:36:25,040 --> 00:36:33,440
there. Um, we're working on right now.
We're working on the best way to install

418
00:36:30,960 --> 00:36:38,480
some kind of shade around that splash pl
splash pad. It'll probably be done after

419
00:36:35,680 --> 00:36:44,720
the season, but uh we do need something
there so so the kids can get out of the

420
00:36:41,520 --> 00:36:50,560
the sun and the water, especially the
mountains. But thank you.

421
00:36:48,079 --> 00:36:53,839
» Okay. Uh Mr. Engineer, can you just give
us an update on what's going on

422
00:36:52,160 --> 00:36:57,520
engineering wise in town?
>> Thank you very much.

423
00:36:54,800 --> 00:37:03,280
» Okay, take care.
>> Sure. Uh first thing we're awarding um

424
00:37:01,280 --> 00:37:07,839
South Street Road improvements tonight
to uh Frank Mashion.

425
00:37:05,680 --> 00:37:15,359
Um that should be that work should be
done this fall. It's CDBG funded. Um two

426
00:37:12,720 --> 00:37:20,880
other projects that we should be seeing
soon. Um, one is the Fifth Street Park,

427
00:37:18,560 --> 00:37:24,720
the basketball court, and then the other
one is the uh demo of the two houses

428
00:37:24,055 --> 00:37:32,000
[sighs]
um along the river there. Uh, other than

429
00:37:29,680 --> 00:37:35,000
that, that's that's pretty much it for
now.

430
00:37:53,359 --> 00:37:58,720
a new item on our hit list is the
business administrator update. So

431
00:37:57,119 --> 00:38:03,520
please, Mr. Holy.
>> Yeah. Um at the uh meeting in September,

432
00:38:01,520 --> 00:38:09,920
I'll be presenting the capital budget to
the council. Um the reason it's coming a

433
00:38:06,800 --> 00:38:15,520
little bit delayed is that we do have a
sewer emergency on uh on Grand Terrace

434
00:38:13,680 --> 00:38:20,079
and we're working along with engineer
along with our auditor and attorney uh

435
00:38:18,079 --> 00:38:25,200
on an emergency basis to conduct that
work which is a uh which would be a

436
00:38:22,880 --> 00:38:29,040
significant amount of money. So we will
be I would have to revise the capital

437
00:38:27,040 --> 00:38:32,800
budget to be presented to the council at
the following meeting uh to include that

438
00:38:31,040 --> 00:38:38,000
emergency work and there will be formal
action uh to be considered for that.

439
00:38:36,320 --> 00:38:41,000
It's going to require a sewer pipe to be
lined

440
00:38:41,680 --> 00:38:49,359
and um if there if the council wishes me
to highlight some of the um the

441
00:38:47,280 --> 00:38:54,160
agreement with Ingramman on Rosal Lane,
I'm happy to do so. just to highlight

442
00:38:51,200 --> 00:38:57,040
some of the key uh uh facts of that
transaction. Happy to do so.

443
00:38:55,760 --> 00:39:02,640
» I think that would be appropriate at
this time since it was um possible

444
00:38:59,920 --> 00:39:09,440
misinformation that was uh shown forth.
>> Yeah. There uh the transaction which was

445
00:39:04,320 --> 00:39:16,480
done in 2021 includes um uh it was a
transaction for $1 with Ingram to do a

446
00:39:12,720 --> 00:39:22,160
58 unit site 100% affordable housing um
with the understanding that it's 6.28%

447
00:39:18,800 --> 00:39:27,440
to 8% of the U revenues will be paid to
the township on a quarterly basis. Uh

448
00:39:24,640 --> 00:39:32,400
but the timeline is taxes are due. These
types of transactions are are very

449
00:39:29,359 --> 00:39:35,760
common um in the affordable housing
umbrella throughout the state. This had

450
00:39:33,839 --> 00:39:42,400
to go to several state agencies to be
approved. And this is very common if not

451
00:39:39,200 --> 00:39:47,599
their uh more transactions include more
funds to be given from the town local uh

452
00:39:45,599 --> 00:39:53,359
affordable housing trust fund to support
their project. Um they Ingram um went uh

453
00:39:51,599 --> 00:39:57,440
themselves to get their own funding
through other state agencies with you

454
00:39:54,880 --> 00:40:02,960
know on that end of what they do. uh
some towns in their uh in these type of

455
00:39:59,760 --> 00:40:07,839
agreements um through the trust fund
provide the developer cash [gasps] uh to

456
00:40:05,920 --> 00:40:11,920
do so to pro uh to be able to support
their project to build their project.

457
00:40:09,920 --> 00:40:16,640
Um, one thing to keep in mind with why
these are are very common is that with

458
00:40:14,320 --> 00:40:21,200
the affordable housing obligations to be
able to get the credits like something

459
00:40:18,720 --> 00:40:25,599
like this project 60 units, 60
affordable housing credits, you would

460
00:40:22,640 --> 00:40:29,200
need a project triple or quadruple the
size to be able to get those affordable

461
00:40:27,119 --> 00:40:34,480
housing credits. So, there's no market
rate units in there. If it was a mixed

462
00:40:31,680 --> 00:40:37,920
commercial uh market rate uh uh
development, you would have you would

463
00:40:36,320 --> 00:40:41,760
need several hundred units to be able to
get those type of credits, which is why

464
00:40:39,760 --> 00:40:46,240
you see these type of transactions and
buildings uh that are and transactions

465
00:40:44,240 --> 00:40:51,440
that are common under this affordable
housing umbrella and the various

466
00:40:47,599 --> 00:40:56,720
agencies involved in this
chair just to to follow up on our

467
00:40:54,960 --> 00:41:01,200
administrative session and to further
clarify. So basically it's a trade-off.

468
00:40:58,880 --> 00:41:04,960
A town could give a developer tremendous
amount of density, several hundred

469
00:41:02,640 --> 00:41:09,920
units, some of which would be affordable
housing. Or rather than do that, they

470
00:41:08,000 --> 00:41:15,680
could have all affordable housing units
on one single property, no larger units,

471
00:41:13,280 --> 00:41:19,680
and then if they have the land, which
unfortunately some towns don't, the

472
00:41:17,920 --> 00:41:23,599
towns are willing to transfer the land
versus, as the administrator said,

473
00:41:21,920 --> 00:41:27,280
giving the developer a few million
dollars in order to build those

474
00:41:24,960 --> 00:41:32,160
affordable housing units. So in this
case, whoever the individuals were at

475
00:41:29,359 --> 00:41:37,119
the time must have felt that it was a
financial benefit to the community both

476
00:41:34,720 --> 00:41:42,880
in limiting high density developments to
meet the affordable housing obligations

477
00:41:39,440 --> 00:41:49,200
and in addition to that to have the land
transferred and get the 6.8%

478
00:41:45,920 --> 00:41:53,920
payment each year versus giving that
developer a few million dollars towards

479
00:41:51,040 --> 00:41:58,160
the construction cost. And I'm sure that
that was all discussed and the different

480
00:41:55,920 --> 00:42:01,359
options were presented to the governing
body and the governing body felt it was

481
00:41:59,920 --> 00:42:07,040
in the best interest to go in this
direction that they did.

482
00:42:04,560 --> 00:42:11,920
» Thank you very much.
>> Yeah, I think was my report. Thank you.

483
00:42:08,720 --> 00:42:17,119
» Okay. Um I guess we'll start with
comments. Mr.

484
00:42:15,200 --> 00:42:21,520
» Um I just want to congratulate Kath. I
wasn't here. I'm sorry. I was on

485
00:42:18,640 --> 00:42:26,560
vacation. Best luck in your row to the
other uh the other one individuals that

486
00:42:23,599 --> 00:42:30,440
were promoted. Best of luck and uh
healthy and uh

487
00:42:30,560 --> 00:42:34,200
just a safe career.

488
00:42:34,400 --> 00:42:38,359
» Thank you.
>> And that's it.

489
00:42:39,680 --> 00:42:48,160
» I too like to congratulate Ken Cap. You
know you have our full support behind

490
00:42:44,720 --> 00:42:55,359
the whole police force always and also
congratulations to our junior academy

491
00:42:51,920 --> 00:42:59,359
this morning Mr. Garrick.
>> Uh good evening everyone. I guess I have

492
00:42:57,200 --> 00:43:04,000
to congratulate you again Mark. So
congratulations to you and the other

493
00:43:01,040 --> 00:43:09,760
officers for doing a great job. So best
of luck to you. Um I just want to speak

494
00:43:06,800 --> 00:43:15,839
a little bit about the county bus. Um,
this is a form of really a shared

495
00:43:12,079 --> 00:43:21,760
service. They do a great job. Um, 10% of
our property taxes go to the county. So,

496
00:43:18,800 --> 00:43:26,960
if you're spending $10,000 on property
taxes, about a,000 goes to the county.

497
00:43:24,640 --> 00:43:30,960
Um, they also provide some ambulance
coverage for us, which is greatly

498
00:43:28,720 --> 00:43:36,640
appreciated. We also have a beautiful
county park that's really close, right,

499
00:43:33,760 --> 00:43:42,640
that we take advantage of. But in this
time of challenging taxes, if we have a

500
00:43:40,079 --> 00:43:46,640
redundancy of services, we have to take
advantage of what's being offered from

501
00:43:45,200 --> 00:43:50,720
the county. And we have hundreds of
people taking advantage of that program.

502
00:43:48,960 --> 00:43:56,079
And we're very fortunate to be able to
do that and get a little bit back for

503
00:43:52,880 --> 00:44:02,319
the 10% of your property taxes that go
to the county. So, I think it's a it's a

504
00:43:59,359 --> 00:44:06,079
good thing. Do I like losing the bus
service? In a perfect world, we have

505
00:44:04,160 --> 00:44:11,520
that, too. but it's a redundancy of
services here. So, I think that we have

506
00:44:08,800 --> 00:44:17,119
no choice but to go with the county
program and to allow them to provide

507
00:44:13,920 --> 00:44:21,520
that service to us and it's working out.
It really is. And if anybody has a

508
00:44:19,280 --> 00:44:25,599
problem, let us know. We can reach out
if there's a problem with scheduling and

509
00:44:23,200 --> 00:44:29,520
so forth. Um, we said that we have one
other resident here. So, we're trying to

510
00:44:27,920 --> 00:44:33,920
help out and we're trying to save the
taxpayers as much money as we can. you

511
00:44:32,319 --> 00:44:38,880
know, we have to get as much back from
the county as we can, and they do. They

512
00:44:36,400 --> 00:44:43,200
they give us that uh ambulance core
service during the day that we need, and

513
00:44:41,520 --> 00:44:48,560
they also give us that county park,
which is beautiful. So, that that's what

514
00:44:46,560 --> 00:44:53,599
I'd like to say about that. Uh in
regards to the township picnic on August

515
00:44:51,040 --> 00:44:59,359
29th, I will be there. It starts at
12:00. Hopefully, I see many of friendly

516
00:44:57,359 --> 00:45:04,960
faces and our residents taking advantage
of that and coming and saying hello and

517
00:45:01,680 --> 00:45:08,880
being part of that great day. Um, hope
everyone enjoys the rest of the summer.

518
00:45:07,359 --> 00:45:14,040
Uh, that's all I have at this time.
Thank you.

519
00:45:10,400 --> 00:45:14,040
» Thank you, Mr. Carr.

520
00:45:15,040 --> 00:45:21,920
» Um, congratulations
again to all the officers who were

521
00:45:18,800 --> 00:45:29,839
promoted. Um, congratulations to the
police academy cadetses. Um,

522
00:45:26,720 --> 00:45:34,960
and I know the mayor said that he was
going to look into a little bit about

523
00:45:32,000 --> 00:45:39,920
um, what you have mentioned about the
bus service. Um, one thing that was

524
00:45:37,920 --> 00:45:45,680
mentioned was seniors attending the
evening events. Um, I'm not sure how

525
00:45:43,040 --> 00:45:51,200
many seniors need assistance attending
the evening events, but um, I know you

526
00:45:49,599 --> 00:45:54,240
said that the services don't run in the
evening. So, I'm not sure if there's

527
00:45:52,640 --> 00:46:00,640
something that we might be able to look
into in order to get these seniors who

528
00:45:58,079 --> 00:46:06,960
are interested to these events, you
know, that'd be wonderful.

529
00:46:03,839 --> 00:46:13,839
Um, that's
>> Thank you. Um, since again this is a

530
00:46:10,240 --> 00:46:19,440
hybrid type of meeting, there's some
bold business that was on to be

531
00:46:16,560 --> 00:46:23,520
discussed at the work session. I just uh
see the note here. The engineer from the

532
00:46:21,599 --> 00:46:27,599
last time was to look at stop signs on
barrier streets. I think we talked about

533
00:46:26,160 --> 00:46:31,920
at least on the north end that I know
about there's a number of streets,

534
00:46:29,839 --> 00:46:36,480
intersecting streets where there's zero
stop signs.

535
00:46:33,359 --> 00:46:41,920
Luckily, uh there hasn't been, at least
as far as I know, there hasn't been a

536
00:46:38,079 --> 00:46:46,880
lot of accidents, but you know, the next
accident, the first accident is is, you

537
00:46:44,400 --> 00:46:50,240
know, something we don't want to have.
Uh certainly somebody who doesn't want

538
00:46:48,240 --> 00:46:54,000
to be the first accident in in an
intersection that's uncontrolled. Bob,

539
00:46:51,920 --> 00:47:01,680
if you had an opportunity to take a
gander at uh the tree streets and um I

540
00:46:58,400 --> 00:47:08,400
would think it would be the streets east
of Farewell Parkway.

541
00:47:05,440 --> 00:47:12,079
Uh before I go willy-nilly looking
around town, I just need some clarity on

542
00:47:10,319 --> 00:47:17,920
what exactly you want me to look at or
where. If it's one or two spots, tell me

543
00:47:14,640 --> 00:47:21,920
the spots over town things
>> before you go spending hours and

544
00:47:20,240 --> 00:47:25,440
dollars. I don't think we should spend
that much. We should take a 15-minute

545
00:47:23,200 --> 00:47:30,160
ride on the south end to the east side
of F Parkway, go up and down the tree

546
00:47:28,160 --> 00:47:35,359
streets. There's no stop signs any
place. Uh and there's intersecting

547
00:47:33,200 --> 00:47:39,200
streets all over the place. And I think
especially young drivers

548
00:47:38,079 --> 00:47:43,520
are not going to know. They're just
going to go through it and think, uh,

549
00:47:40,880 --> 00:47:47,839
you know, there's no stop sign there. I
might as well go through it. Just if you

550
00:47:45,920 --> 00:47:51,440
want, you give me a call. I'll ride with
you. It's going to take 15 minutes and

551
00:47:49,599 --> 00:47:56,160
we'll hit about 50 streets
>> through through the chair.

552
00:47:53,680 --> 00:48:00,880
» Maybe the police department can you know
they're out there all the time. You can

553
00:47:57,760 --> 00:48:02,800
assign them to make a list.
>> General Poo.

554
00:48:02,240 --> 00:48:07,920
» Yes, sir.
>> Do you um

555
00:48:05,920 --> 00:48:14,400
do you think you could help us out? You
and uh Captain Joseph B. California.

556
00:48:12,079 --> 00:48:17,920
» Uh stop signs.
>> What's that?

557
00:48:15,119 --> 00:48:23,520
» Lack of stop signs. lack of stops on on
the tree streets east of Fairon Parkway

558
00:48:20,800 --> 00:48:28,160
especially what we noticed I think Todd
brought this up at one time I believe

559
00:48:25,920 --> 00:48:32,319
that there's there's seems to be no
stops I didn't realize it until I

560
00:48:30,720 --> 00:48:37,839
actually I'm just driving and I'm like
that's the way I go so I'm not really

561
00:48:34,400 --> 00:48:42,640
worried about it but after traveling
around it's like gez there's no stop

562
00:48:39,680 --> 00:48:47,520
signs any place um could you help us out
the you know with the engineer to just

563
00:48:44,559 --> 00:48:53,440
try and look at at some places that you
believe may be uh

564
00:48:51,200 --> 00:48:57,920
a good choice for the placement of stop
signs and maybe uh let us know if there

565
00:48:56,319 --> 00:49:03,200
have been accidents at the
intersections. I mean maybe we're just

566
00:48:59,839 --> 00:49:07,040
you know over regulating things and
we've been accused of that in the past

567
00:49:04,800 --> 00:49:11,520
and you know maybe we're guilty of it
but I'd rather have more stop signs than

568
00:49:09,520 --> 00:49:14,880
less stop signs uh just for the safety
of our citizens. Just to clarify, you're

569
00:49:13,359 --> 00:49:19,599
talking about on the tree streets
between uh Wil like Wilson side tree

570
00:49:18,400 --> 00:49:26,240
streets
>> Wilson Wilson and going out to I guess

571
00:49:23,119 --> 00:49:30,800
where um
maybe

572
00:49:28,400 --> 00:49:34,160
» yeah Skilman Weller Dana all those
Strathmore

573
00:49:32,000 --> 00:49:38,960
» all in that in that general vicinity
that I corner it seems like there's

574
00:49:36,480 --> 00:49:43,599
there's not there's there's no
intersections that have stop signs.

575
00:49:41,440 --> 00:49:50,960
You'd think that that's the intersection
of uh let's see Willow and and um what

576
00:49:49,119 --> 00:49:55,040
is it? Skillman and Skilman. You'd think
that, you know, it's it seems obvious

577
00:49:52,960 --> 00:50:00,240
that you should stop, but you don't have
a stop sign. All all those streets in

578
00:49:57,839 --> 00:50:04,079
that area. I mean, if you want, like I
said, I'm okay,

579
00:50:01,920 --> 00:50:07,520
» I'm available if you guys want to take a
a ride along. I'm more than willing to

580
00:50:06,079 --> 00:50:13,680
go around and just take a look at it.
Maybe I'm overthinking. wear over here.

581
00:50:10,559 --> 00:50:18,079
But like I said, it was just uh when I
thought about it and when I looked at

582
00:50:16,240 --> 00:50:23,599
it, I was kind of amazed that there's
not a lot more stop signs. We put speed

583
00:50:20,400 --> 00:50:29,760
pumps, you know, every 10 ft sometimes,
but there's no stop signs. So, um the

584
00:50:27,920 --> 00:50:34,160
Claremont speed study, do we do speed
studies?

585
00:50:30,880 --> 00:50:38,319
» Yes, I have data I can forward to you,
>> but you can get up here and tell us

586
00:50:35,599 --> 00:50:41,680
about it.
Travel up.

587
00:50:40,240 --> 00:50:45,559
Travel up, my friend, to give us some
data. Take a ride.

588
00:50:47,200 --> 00:50:51,839
» Stop doing your fantasy football draft
and come on up here.

589
00:50:50,480 --> 00:50:54,839
» Try the B studies.
>> Oh.

590
00:51:13,599 --> 00:51:22,000
So, the the studies that were forwarded
to me from the traffic unit were

591
00:51:18,800 --> 00:51:26,559
from 2024, which is when these studies
were originally ordered for these areas.

592
00:51:24,640 --> 00:51:28,480
You want me to review the data from
that?

593
00:51:27,040 --> 00:51:33,359
» From 2024,
>> correct? Don't Didn't we ask for uh

594
00:51:32,720 --> 00:51:38,079
studies?
>> I don't I don't have the updated ones.

595
00:51:35,599 --> 00:51:42,480
» We say we asked for Samson and Claremont
closer to the diamond. Did were those

596
00:51:40,880 --> 00:51:48,000
but the box?
>> I don't have the uh updated ones. I have

597
00:51:44,640 --> 00:51:51,200
the data from 2024. I'm waiting on the
updated ones.

598
00:51:49,200 --> 00:51:55,200
» Okay. So, I didn't know we did one on
Samson before.

599
00:51:52,319 --> 00:52:01,280
» Uh Samson and Claremont are the areas
that you asked around last meeting.

600
00:51:57,040 --> 00:52:05,040
» We did that in 2024. Correct.
>> So, okay. Well, since you're here and

601
00:52:03,599 --> 00:52:09,440
you got some stuff on your phone, why
don't you let us know what happened in

602
00:52:06,480 --> 00:52:13,280
20124 cuz we have had complaints from
people who reside on those streets in

603
00:52:11,680 --> 00:52:17,680
that area.
>> Okay. Uh

604
00:52:15,760 --> 00:52:20,880
on Fairmont
>> and again, you know where where it was

605
00:52:19,440 --> 00:52:26,160
placed on Claremont because now we're
talk I know the studies were done to

606
00:52:23,520 --> 00:52:31,920
Claremont.
>> Okay. February 21st through March 1st,

607
00:52:30,000 --> 00:52:36,400
there were 8,798
vehicles analyzed with an average speed

608
00:52:34,160 --> 00:52:44,960
of 27 mph.
The fastest recorded speed was 57 mph

609
00:52:41,119 --> 00:52:50,160
and the uh traffic was also placed in
front of 140 Claremont

610
00:52:47,680 --> 00:52:55,760
for the next study
I have here. That's just folks. Can you

611
00:52:53,119 --> 00:53:00,400
tell us based on you living there? 140.
Where would that be? Was that closer to

612
00:52:57,440 --> 00:53:03,920
the diner or closer to uh Westminster?
140 by

613
00:53:01,359 --> 00:53:08,559
» 40.
Closer to Westminster.

614
00:53:05,680 --> 00:53:13,280
» Okay. You're just So you're you're 128.
So it's it's a little Okay. It's a

615
00:53:10,160 --> 00:53:18,720
little west of you. Okay. So at 140
Claremont from March 1st to March 11th,

616
00:53:16,720 --> 00:53:24,480
there were 14,388
cars analyzed

617
00:53:20,800 --> 00:53:28,800
with an average speed of 26 mph with the
fastest speed captured being 64 milesPH.

618
00:53:27,760 --> 00:53:34,480
Okay.
>> So the first one you mentioned, can you

619
00:53:31,920 --> 00:53:37,920
tell us where in Claremont that one was?
>> The first one was 92 Claremont.

620
00:53:36,087 --> 00:53:42,960
[clears throat] So that closer to the
>> closer to Okay. And they're other than

621
00:53:41,200 --> 00:53:51,280
the ridiculously high speed you just
mentioned, um they were uh kind of the

622
00:53:47,599 --> 00:53:55,200
same. 27 mph, 26 mph
speed.

623
00:53:51,920 --> 00:54:01,920
» 27 mph and 26 mph.
>> So just

624
00:53:57,440 --> 00:54:05,440
are we doing the study again closer to
the dining room or have we done it? I

625
00:54:03,920 --> 00:54:07,440
don't know. We just don't have the back.
>> We haven't completed yet.

626
00:54:06,559 --> 00:54:10,160
» You haven't done it yet.
>> It's not completed.

627
00:54:08,160 --> 00:54:18,000
» Okay. Okay. So now we'll go to Samson
while you're here.

628
00:54:12,240 --> 00:54:21,119
» Samson, uh, from 1113 to 11:24. In 2024,
there were 16,269

629
00:54:20,319 --> 00:54:25,200
vehicles.
>> 16,000.

630
00:54:22,640 --> 00:54:30,079
» Correct. Uh, with the average speed
being 17 mph.

631
00:54:27,920 --> 00:54:36,000
Out of those 16,269
vehicles, there were four total

632
00:54:33,520 --> 00:54:40,640
enforceable violations greater than 35
mph.

633
00:54:37,520 --> 00:54:45,400
The low speed captured was 7 mph and the
high speed captured was 44 milesPH.

634
00:54:45,760 --> 00:54:50,960
» There was also a they called a ghost
reading which could be a a glitch with

635
00:54:49,680 --> 00:54:57,200
the radar which could occasionally
happen that show a reading of 114 mph,

636
00:54:54,800 --> 00:54:59,680
» but it's likely that that was a a
glitch. It was a a one speed that came

637
00:54:59,440 --> 00:55:04,559
up.
>> Fast and furious was being filmed there

638
00:55:03,280 --> 00:55:08,079
» during that time frame. Yes.
>> Okay. So, have we have we put the box on

639
00:55:06,880 --> 00:55:12,319
the street again?
>> It's just it's full box. So, that's this

640
00:55:10,400 --> 00:55:14,880
is something that's been updated now.
We'll have the September meeting.

641
00:55:13,359 --> 00:55:19,119
» Maybe by the September meeting. Okay.
Awesome.

642
00:55:15,920 --> 00:55:26,400
» Okay. Thank you very much.
Thanks.

643
00:55:22,079 --> 00:55:28,720
Okay. Um
congratulations.

644
00:55:28,240 --> 00:55:32,480
Thank you.
>> Thank you.

645
00:55:30,240 --> 00:55:37,520
uh September 14th at the senior center
talking about seniors uh and senior

646
00:55:34,240 --> 00:55:44,960
center uh I believe that's the second
Monday right the 7th is Labor Day so the

647
00:55:41,200 --> 00:55:50,640
14th uh they're going to have a special
uh Bobby Darren

648
00:55:48,240 --> 00:55:56,319
uh the person that kind of like is the
biographer for Bobby Darren is going to

649
00:55:52,160 --> 00:56:00,480
be there giving a uh a presentation
and uh I know him pretty well because I

650
00:55:59,359 --> 00:56:04,720
graduated high school with him and
actually I'm sponsoring it so I'm paying

651
00:56:02,000 --> 00:56:12,720
for him so it's not costing a town. Um
so hopefully that'll be well attended.

652
00:56:07,839 --> 00:56:16,400
Um picnic uh you know anybody who's got
some ideas about the picnic please let

653
00:56:14,720 --> 00:56:21,760
us know. We try and improve the picnic
every year. I know that last year which

654
00:56:20,160 --> 00:56:26,559
was the first year we've used a certain
vendor for the food and instead of

655
00:56:24,000 --> 00:56:31,440
having an hour and a half wait sometimes
for hamburgers when I got there and I

656
00:56:28,799 --> 00:56:34,880
got there a little late um I thought the
picnic was canceled cuz I didn't see

657
00:56:32,720 --> 00:56:40,400
anyone at the food at the food places.
They had so many places to get food that

658
00:56:37,200 --> 00:56:44,319
there were no lines whatsoever.
I think the ice cream truck maybe had

659
00:56:42,559 --> 00:56:49,760
something but the food itself the hot
hamburgers that kind of stuff lines. So,

660
00:56:47,520 --> 00:56:53,359
uh, that's one thing that somebody
mentioned to us or referred to us. We

661
00:56:51,599 --> 00:56:57,599
looked at it and, uh, we decided to go
that way. Sometimes you, sometimes it

662
00:56:55,760 --> 00:57:05,200
works, sometimes it didn't. I think that
it worked. Um,

663
00:57:01,839 --> 00:57:08,960
in terms of what Mr. Rodriguez said uh,
about an employee at the podium, my

664
00:57:06,960 --> 00:57:16,160
understanding is that there's no
restriction really um, on what somebody

665
00:57:12,559 --> 00:57:20,640
says. as the clerk reads. If you say
something that's defamatory, you can be

666
00:57:18,000 --> 00:57:26,079
sued. Um, so that's up to the person
that believes that he's or she is being

667
00:57:23,119 --> 00:57:29,680
defamed. Uh, but certainly just because
you work for the town does not mean, my

668
00:57:28,319 --> 00:57:35,839
understanding, and correct me if I'm
wrong, Mr. Escatino is that because you

669
00:57:33,200 --> 00:57:41,280
work for the town, you do not wave your
right to come to a council meeting at

670
00:57:38,240 --> 00:57:48,720
the town that you reside and make a
comment that uh might not be uh very uh

671
00:57:46,079 --> 00:57:51,440
nice to a particular person. Am I
correct with that?

672
00:57:49,599 --> 00:57:54,960
» You're 100% correct. Employees do not
give up their first amendment

673
00:57:52,880 --> 00:57:58,000
constitutional right to free speech
because they're employed by the

674
00:57:56,160 --> 00:58:01,920
municipality. any employee can come here
at a public meeting and voice their

675
00:57:59,520 --> 00:58:08,400
opinion of having on any subject matter
just like any other resident can

676
00:58:05,520 --> 00:58:12,400
» uh in regard to Mr. Rodriguez's uh
talking about affordable housing, Mr.

677
00:58:09,920 --> 00:58:18,400
Holmes has talked about it. I I do
recall as the mayor had indicated being

678
00:58:15,680 --> 00:58:26,640
on the council when that area was
designated for affordable housing. Um it

679
00:58:22,400 --> 00:58:31,599
was thought about for a long time uh and
he did indicate something about a sports

680
00:58:29,040 --> 00:58:37,760
field. We did talk about that before
there was an agreement for Veterans

681
00:58:34,160 --> 00:58:43,359
Field that that area was talked about as
being a place that we might be able to

682
00:58:39,280 --> 00:58:47,280
put a recreation facility. Uh also the
uh the area

683
00:58:45,359 --> 00:58:51,119
right by Mayo where the Mayo Apartments
are now that was another area that we

684
00:58:49,119 --> 00:58:55,920
talked about. So we did have uh
discussions. So I was for one spot, Mr.

685
00:58:54,079 --> 00:59:01,440
Sedicates was for another spot, Mr.
Rodriguez was for another spot. Uh but

686
00:58:58,000 --> 00:59:07,040
we eventually agreed on Veterans Field
uh for [clears throat] the uh for a

687
00:59:02,880 --> 00:59:12,319
recreational facility and we needed to
uh designate in the area for affordable

688
00:59:09,119 --> 00:59:19,119
housing related Mr. Ino said we can get
blasted by a builder coming in and

689
00:59:14,960 --> 00:59:26,799
putting up 180 units or 240 units to get
our 60 affordable units. So we that

690
00:59:22,240 --> 00:59:32,559
place has been empty for years until
we got somebody to put in our affordable

691
00:59:30,000 --> 00:59:38,480
housing uh units. I think six or eight
of them. Jimmy, can you tell me which

692
00:59:34,400 --> 00:59:42,319
are for developmentally disabled people?
>> Off the top off the top of my head, I

693
00:59:40,160 --> 00:59:48,960
believe it's uh 17.
>> Oh, okay. More than I thought. Okay. So,

694
00:59:45,359 --> 00:59:55,599
there will be it's in that range.
>> So, even though I say 15 and there's 45

695
00:59:51,599 --> 01:00:03,359
just for um um to to work out some
numbers 45 units as opposed to 60. So,

696
00:59:58,319 --> 01:00:06,960
so just that being um 15 less or so, uh
that would decrease the amount of

697
01:00:04,960 --> 01:00:12,400
children that might be going to school.
And again, there were hearings on this,

698
01:00:09,680 --> 01:00:15,680
many hearings on this. And the
developer, you know, they had their

699
01:00:13,920 --> 01:00:20,319
studies and everyone thinks because you
put up 40 units and it's two bedrooms

700
01:00:18,240 --> 01:00:24,480
that you're going to have 80 kids and it
doesn't work out that way. Uh, I forget

701
01:00:22,960 --> 01:00:30,400
what the numbers were, but when they put
up the apartments next to um where Bob

702
01:00:28,319 --> 01:00:35,040
Skis was off of Midland Avenue, right by
Route 46 over there, I forget how many

703
01:00:32,559 --> 01:00:41,839
units there are, but it had minimal or
no impact on the school system. So, they

704
01:00:38,880 --> 01:00:46,319
they do present studies about how many
kids are projected to be in school. And

705
01:00:44,480 --> 01:00:52,559
again,
those kids can range from preschool to

706
01:00:49,520 --> 01:00:57,359
12th grade. Well,
you got 60 kids, maybe let's say 60

707
01:00:55,599 --> 01:01:04,480
kids, but they're they're spaced out
between 12 grades and um so it's not the

708
01:01:02,480 --> 01:01:08,319
overwhelming impact that that some
people uh might think and and the

709
01:01:06,720 --> 01:01:11,440
numbers, they have statistical data
going back years to show that that's not

710
01:01:10,640 --> 01:01:15,280
the case.
>> Through the chair, I have others to add

711
01:01:13,359 --> 01:01:18,240
because one uh during the public
comment, one point was brought up about

712
01:01:17,119 --> 01:01:22,640
uh communicating with the school
district. I'm sure at the time there

713
01:01:20,240 --> 01:01:29,520
there were communications but even uh
when uh the site was going through the

714
01:01:25,920 --> 01:01:34,319
lottery process for um for filling the
the rentals uh I did speak with I myself

715
01:01:32,640 --> 01:01:37,839
spoke with the school um business
administrator who spoke with the

716
01:01:35,520 --> 01:01:41,760
superintendent and I off I just told
them that it was that it was going to be

717
01:01:39,760 --> 01:01:44,960
they were releasing and filling up and I
gave them some of the highle information

718
01:01:43,200 --> 01:01:49,040
and offered that if they needed any more
information in terms of the actual

719
01:01:46,640 --> 01:01:52,799
breakdowns of one two and threes and so
on and so forth that you know we of

720
01:01:50,720 --> 01:01:56,960
course would make available to them and
um to your point the remaining units

721
01:01:55,359 --> 01:02:01,040
there are a mix of one two and three
bedrooms. So it's not all three bedrooms

722
01:01:59,280 --> 01:02:03,920
it's probably majority one or two
bedrooms

723
01:02:01,599 --> 01:02:09,280
» right so there might be a certain number
of that 45 units where there's just uh

724
01:02:07,040 --> 01:02:13,760
you know one person or two person living
there with with no impact on the school

725
01:02:11,200 --> 01:02:17,760
system whatsoever. Um and again they
have data that they compile and uh

726
01:02:16,160 --> 01:02:23,280
that's what they came up I think I think
they actually put a number of what they

727
01:02:20,480 --> 01:02:27,440
project to be the number of of students
uh from coming from this and

728
01:02:25,599 --> 01:02:31,359
unfortunately I forget what it was but
it was not it certainly wasn't high it

729
01:02:29,040 --> 01:02:35,440
wasn't anything that would you know
raise our uh our interest in that and

730
01:02:33,920 --> 01:02:41,040
say oh my god that's what's going to go
on here this is going to overwhelm our

731
01:02:37,440 --> 01:02:44,799
school system not at all um we talked
about a lot of it was in close session.

732
01:02:42,559 --> 01:02:50,559
I just want to tell our our residents,
our friends, our neighbors at Meister

733
01:02:46,559 --> 01:02:56,319
that we are doing what we can to protect
you, but as Mr. Scino had stated, um

734
01:02:54,799 --> 01:03:00,720
sometimes
um and I'm rushing into things that

735
01:02:58,880 --> 01:03:06,799
that's a bad term to use because we've
been talking about this for months. Uh

736
01:03:03,280 --> 01:03:12,559
however uh things have been brought to
our attention and uh as a group we felt

737
01:03:10,559 --> 01:03:20,920
that it was in the best interest of the
community including their slice of the

738
01:03:16,960 --> 01:03:20,920
community to

739
01:03:20,960 --> 01:03:32,799
take um additional action additional
investigatory action um before we uh we

740
01:03:30,160 --> 01:03:38,160
do anything and put this to a vote. So,
uh, we're trying not to delay. It's not

741
01:03:35,359 --> 01:03:43,680
a purposeful delay. It's not an issue
where somebody, um, somebody's got money

742
01:03:41,760 --> 01:03:50,240
and we're afraid of that person. I mean,
we got money, too. So, uh, it's it's

743
01:03:46,799 --> 01:03:53,839
it's not that we're bowing down or or,
you know, uh, turning away because

744
01:03:52,400 --> 01:03:58,880
because of something. That's not
something that that I do. I know that fe

745
01:03:56,400 --> 01:04:06,720
my fellow members of the council are not
afraid of uh of of you know litigation.

746
01:04:03,200 --> 01:04:12,400
We're not afraid of being bullied. Um
but uh we all felt in in the close

747
01:04:09,280 --> 01:04:18,160
session that it was best to go about it
in a different manner. Um we hope to

748
01:04:15,200 --> 01:04:23,440
have something more concrete very
shortly. But we are working and we we

749
01:04:20,319 --> 01:04:29,200
are as we always do take the uh the
citizens our residents uh concerns as as

750
01:04:26,240 --> 01:04:34,319
our number one priority. No one else um
but our citizens. I thank you. I believe

751
01:04:32,079 --> 01:04:39,680
that we will go into ordinances at this
point.

752
01:04:36,319 --> 01:04:44,400
Um let's see. We got uh
ordinance amending and supplementing

753
01:04:41,520 --> 01:04:51,920
chapter 103 of the code of attachment of
Southwork entitled graffiti.

754
01:04:47,039 --> 01:04:59,200
uh motion to open or to uh I guess to
read read the ordinance. Give it give it

755
01:04:54,799 --> 01:05:04,000
a first reading. Motion second.
What's that? That's graffiti.

756
01:05:01,920 --> 01:05:10,079
Oh Jesus. Okay. I'm sorry. That was
table. So we have a it was table the

757
01:05:06,400 --> 01:05:14,640
last time. Uh motion to untot.
Who did that first? Mr. Mando by a split

758
01:05:12,319 --> 01:05:19,160
second. Second by Mr. Chair. Uh let's
take a roll call on table. Councilman

759
01:05:19,920 --> 01:05:23,559
Eric. Yes.

760
01:05:23,599 --> 01:05:27,760
Uh, Councilman Aldo.
>> Yes.

761
01:05:26,319 --> 01:05:29,599
» Counciloman Sanchez.
>> Yes.

762
01:05:28,319 --> 01:05:31,680
» Council Laser.
>> Yes.

763
01:05:30,319 --> 01:05:36,799
» Council President.
>> Yes. Now, we'll entertain a motion to

764
01:05:34,880 --> 01:05:41,760
give this a first reading.
>> Motion. Motion by Mr. Akamando. Second

765
01:05:38,880 --> 01:05:43,839
by Miss Sanchez. Um, let's do a roll
call.

766
01:05:42,799 --> 01:05:46,720
» Council Garrett.
>> Yes. Councilman Okcomandanda,

767
01:05:46,000 --> 01:05:48,559
» yes.
>> Councilwoman Sanchez,

768
01:05:48,000 --> 01:05:50,319
» yes.
>> Councilwoman By,

769
01:05:49,760 --> 01:05:53,440
» yes.
>> Council President,

770
01:05:51,599 --> 01:05:58,319
» yes.
>> Please read the res resolution regarding

771
01:05:56,079 --> 01:06:02,799
passage now. Therefore be resolved by
the township council of township that an

772
01:06:00,880 --> 01:06:09,119
ordinance amending supplementing chapter
103 of the code of town graffiti here to

773
01:06:06,720 --> 01:06:14,400
for pass on first reading be further
considered for final passage at meetings

774
01:06:10,720 --> 01:06:19,119
to be held on September 17th 2026 at 7
p.m. or as soon thereafter as the matter

775
01:06:16,720 --> 01:06:23,359
can be reached at the municipal complex
55 Mayill Street and that at such time

776
01:06:21,680 --> 01:06:27,200
and place all persons interested be
given an opportunity to be heard

777
01:06:25,359 --> 01:06:31,680
concerning set ordinance according to
law with a notice of its introduction

778
01:06:29,359 --> 01:06:35,119
and passage on first reading and of a
time and place when and where set

779
01:06:33,440 --> 01:06:38,720
ordinance will be further considered for
final passion to pass on first reading

780
01:06:38,160 --> 01:06:43,440
motion
>> second major second by Mr. Amaz.

781
01:06:42,480 --> 01:06:45,680
» Council Garrett,
>> yes.

782
01:06:44,319 --> 01:06:47,599
» Council Maro,
>> yes.

783
01:06:46,240 --> 01:06:49,440
» Councilwoman Sanchez,
>> yes.

784
01:06:48,160 --> 01:06:51,440
» Councilwoman Maser,
>> yes.

785
01:06:49,839 --> 01:06:56,799
» Council President,
>> yes. Certainly, if anyone has uh wants

786
01:06:54,319 --> 01:07:02,640
to speak about any of these ordinances,
just when it's your turn to to vote,

787
01:06:59,039 --> 01:07:06,079
just please uh say that you like to
address the public, address the council,

788
01:07:04,400 --> 01:07:11,839
address the mayor, address the legal
representative, whoever you want to

789
01:07:07,599 --> 01:07:16,079
address. Uh next ordinance is uh 1805-26
ordinance amending and supplementing

790
01:07:13,359 --> 01:07:19,079
chapter 206 with the code of compass
entitled

791
01:07:20,799 --> 01:07:30,160
motion uh motion give a second read
second motion by Mr. Judge second by Mr.

792
01:07:28,240 --> 01:07:32,160
Roll. Councilman Garrick,
>> yes.

793
01:07:30,880 --> 01:07:34,400
» Council Nakamando,
>> yes.

794
01:07:33,039 --> 01:07:36,160
» Councilwoman Sanchez,
>> yes.

795
01:07:35,039 --> 01:07:38,559
» Councilwoman Major,
>> yes.

796
01:07:36,880 --> 01:07:42,640
» Council President Sul,
>> yes.

797
01:07:40,960 --> 01:07:47,599
» An ordinance amending and supplementing
chapter 26 of the Cota Township of South

798
01:07:45,280 --> 01:07:51,200
Title Zoning.
Is there a motion to give it a public

799
01:07:49,280 --> 01:07:55,760
hearing?
>> Motion by Maser, second by Sanchez. All

800
01:07:53,920 --> 01:08:03,280
in favor? I.
>> Any against? Seeing none, meeting now to

801
01:07:59,119 --> 01:08:08,480
the public in regard to this ordinance
and this ordinance only.

802
01:08:06,559 --> 01:08:16,440
Seeing the takers, entertain a motion to
close the motion. Motion by Mr. Aando,

803
01:08:11,359 --> 01:08:16,440
second by Miss May. All in favor? I

804
01:08:17,839 --> 01:08:23,920
be resolved by the township council of
the township of Sbrook that the

805
01:08:21,920 --> 01:08:28,400
ordinance entitled an ordinance amending
and supplementing chapter 206 of the

806
01:08:26,400 --> 01:08:32,640
code of the township of Srook entitled
zoning must now pass on second final

807
01:08:30,960 --> 01:08:37,440
reading and that the township clerk be
directed to advertise set ordinance or

808
01:08:34,960 --> 01:08:41,839
title thereof in press together with the
notice of the date of passage of said

809
01:08:39,199 --> 01:08:45,839
ordinance according to law. Okay. Is
there a motion to pass on second reading

810
01:08:44,159 --> 01:08:49,920
motion to adopt this motion?
>> Mr. Gard,

811
01:08:46,640 --> 01:08:51,920
» second by Miss Sanchez
roll.

812
01:08:50,880 --> 01:08:54,880
» Council Garrett,
>> yes. Councilman Amanda,

813
01:08:54,480 --> 01:08:56,880
» yes.
>> Councilwoman Sanchez,

814
01:08:56,239 --> 01:08:58,719
» yes.
>> Councilwoman Maser,

815
01:08:58,000 --> 01:09:01,920
» yes.
>> Council President Salu,

816
01:09:00,319 --> 01:09:08,000
» yes.
>> Okay, we now have the uh

817
01:09:05,199 --> 01:09:13,000
consent agenda. So resolution number
five is going to be on submissions.

818
01:09:14,319 --> 01:09:19,839
» All items listed with an asterisk are
considered routine and non-controversial

819
01:09:17,759 --> 01:09:23,120
by the town of council and will be
approved by one motion. There will be no

820
01:09:21,759 --> 01:09:27,520
separate discussion on these items
unless a council member so request it in

821
01:09:26,000 --> 01:09:31,679
which case the item will be removed from
the consent agenda and considered in its

822
01:09:29,359 --> 01:09:35,359
normal sequence on the agenda. The one
motion signifies adoption of all

823
01:09:33,279 --> 01:09:39,040
resolutions, receive and file letters,
correspondence, reports, and approval of

824
01:09:37,120 --> 01:09:44,159
minutes and applications. Resolution
number five to be voted on separately.

825
01:09:41,679 --> 01:09:46,719
» Okay. Is there a motion?
>> Second.

826
01:09:44,799 --> 01:09:51,600
» Second motion by Miss Sanchez. Second by
Mer. Um roll.

827
01:09:50,319 --> 01:09:56,080
» Council Garrett.
>> Yes. Council Ao.

828
01:09:54,000 --> 01:09:57,760
» Yes. Counciloman Sanchez.
>> Yes.

829
01:09:56,800 --> 01:10:03,600
» Counciloman M.
>> Yes. Council present.

830
01:10:01,199 --> 01:10:06,080
» Yes. And resolution number five. Is
there a motion to pass resolution number

831
01:10:05,679 --> 01:10:12,880
five?
>> Motion.

832
01:10:07,840 --> 01:10:16,800
Second. Miss Sanchez. Roll call.
Councilman Garrett.

833
01:10:14,080 --> 01:10:19,600
» Yes. Councilman.
>> Yes.

834
01:10:18,159 --> 01:10:22,640
» Councilwoman Sanchez.
>> Yes.

835
01:10:20,560 --> 01:10:26,320
» And council president.
>> Yes.

836
01:10:24,159 --> 01:10:30,640
Uh next is all business. Usually we do
all business and new business together.

837
01:10:28,400 --> 01:10:36,640
um something that we haven't spoken
about uh may or anything on your end. I

838
01:10:34,560 --> 01:10:41,360
I just wanted to thank Thomas Van Winkl
for all the work that he does and he was

839
01:10:38,960 --> 01:10:48,000
he had a busy month for the junior
police academy. I think he took uh 3,000

840
01:10:44,880 --> 01:10:52,040
photos. He was with him every day, you
know, 6 days

841
01:10:52,239 --> 01:10:59,679
car show. He I think he photographed
every national night out police

842
01:10:57,120 --> 01:11:05,520
promotion to all four of those. He was
here. But thank you Thomas.

843
01:11:02,880 --> 01:11:08,960
and anybody about stuff we haven't
spoken on yet.

844
01:11:06,880 --> 01:11:11,760
» Uh I too would like to commend Thomas
and congratulate him on his new

845
01:11:11,120 --> 01:11:15,199
position.
>> Yeah. Thank you.

846
01:11:12,640 --> 01:11:20,080
» But congratulations to you my friend.
>> Happy to hear it.

847
01:11:18,000 --> 01:11:25,280
Sanchez. I see a number of notes in
there. You like to say?

848
01:11:22,719 --> 01:11:28,280
» Not right now.
>> Okay.

849
01:11:28,400 --> 01:11:34,080
All business. New business.
Good.

850
01:11:32,320 --> 01:11:38,400
Okay. Uh motion to open the meeting to
the public for agenda items and agenda.

851
01:11:36,719 --> 01:11:43,679
Second
who said first motion by second by Mr.

852
01:11:41,920 --> 01:11:51,080
Akamand. All in favor
>> I against seeing none meeting is now

853
01:11:46,239 --> 01:11:51,080
open the public agenda item agenda item.

854
01:11:51,360 --> 01:11:57,840
Seeing no customers will consider a
motion to close the meeting to public

855
01:11:55,360 --> 01:12:02,640
motion by second by Mr. Garrick. All in
favor? I

856
01:12:00,000 --> 01:12:06,040
» um any last comments before we have a
motion to adjurnn?

857
01:12:07,440 --> 01:12:16,239
» Okay, take a motion to adjourn. Motion
second. Motion by Maser, second by Mr.

858
01:12:13,120 --> 01:12:19,239
Aando. All in favor? I good night
everyone.