Excellent. I have breakfast. I would like to advise all those present that notice of this caucus meeting of August 5th, 2026 has been provided to the public in accordance with the provisions of the open public meeting act of the state of New Jersey. Notice of time and place of the meeting has
been included in the annual notice of meetings which was posted and filed with the city clerk and with the Bergen Record and Asbury Press. An additional notice of time and place was posted and filed with the city clerk and was forwarded electronically to the Bergen record and star ledger on July 31st, 2026. The council caucus is now in
session. Please rise for the pledge of >> allegiance. Sometimes sometimes. Okay. Our first item is an ordinance for hearing. It is a bond ordinance amending in part bond ordinance number 022-10
adopted on March 16, 2022 providing four various 2022 capital improvements in order to decrease the appropriation therefore by $250,000 for the total appropriation of $17,825,000 author authorizing in and by the city of
Bon in the county of Hudson, New Jersey and a resolution uh giving the ordinance second reading. 02 is an or a capital ordinance amending in part capital ordinance number 025-25 adopted on April 16, 2025 and providing
for the construction of and improvements to the portion of the Hudson River Walk waterfront walkway in the portion of the city known as the peninsula to decrease the appropriation therefore by 187,200 $320 for a total appropriation of
$3,312,680 authorized in and by the city in the county of Hudson, New Jersey. And we'll have a resolution giving it second reading. 03 is an ordinance amending the redevelopment plan for the peninsula at Bayon Harbor Station North for the
property known as block 660.01, lot one. There's a resolution for that. 04 is an ordinance amending and supplementing the revised general ordinances of the
city of bound chapter 33 planning and development regulations and chapter 35 zoning regulations. This is defining data centers and prohibiting data centers as a permitted use in all zoning districts. 05 is amending chapter 7 traffic and it
is deleting 10 restrictive parking zones and adding eight. Then we have our public comments. 06 is an ordinance amending and supplementing chapter 33 planning and redevelopment regulations and chapter 35
zoning regulations and a resolution fixing Wednesday September 16th as a time and place for public hearing and final passage. This is to permit film studios and media production uses as a permitted per principal use in the light
industrial zones. 07 is amending chapter seven of the revised general ordinances and that is adding actually it's adding five restrictive parking zones and it fixes Wednesday September 16th that is time
and place for public hearing and final passage 08 and 09 of being withdrawn And 010 is a duplicate of 06.01 is an ordinance amending and supplementing the revised general ordinances of the city of bay on chapter 33 planning and zone development and
regulations and chapter 35 zoning regulations. And this is defining film production and to allow the same as a principal permitted use in the ILA and ILB light industrial districts. >> Maline, that was a duplicate. That one's
D. >> That was the duplicate of uh 06. >> Okay. >> So 06 was the that was correct. >> So I had two 010s. That's what the problem was. Okay. 012 is amending chapter 2 administration
and the resolution fixing Wednesday, August 26 at 6 PM Dian Harrington Council Chambers as a time and place for a public hearing. And this is to establish the division of code enforcements within the department of municipal services. >> Um Maline, I don't mean to interrupt,
but I just would like um our business administrator to explain what this is. It's an important to what we want to do going forward for the future. Bale. >> Yes, madam president. So this is establishing [clears throat] um as uh as Meline noted, this is the uh
establishing the division of code enforcement within the department of municipal services. So this is the enforcement mechanism for property maintenance and a lot of the quality of life issues that uh the various municipal departments and the council have received over the last couple of
weeks, couple of months, couple of years. Um and the city really hasn't had effective property maintenance enforcement in quite a long time. Uh so this would establish the framework under which that division uh would operate. uh it would have a leadership, there would
be a clerical component and then there would be the both proactive and reactive enforcement component which would be comprised of various code enforcement personnel um to be determined um in terms of number. Um what we've worked out administratively uh as a framework
is the city would be split into zones uh where uh inspectors would be assigned uh principally to both again do that proactive enforcement and the reactive enforcement to resident complaints. Um again the the number and the depth of
which will be a little bit determinant on budget because we are you know you have to consciously be aware that we are uh halfway plus through the year. So that means we are halfway plus in the best circumstances through the budget. Um so we will do the best we can to
stand this up in 2026 and go into 2027 with much more depth and capacity. But this is a starting point to again begin property maintenance enforcement in the city. >> Thank you for the explanation. I appreciate it. >> I'm sorry. I I just because I didn't
hear it. Meline, we we um that's the special meeting. >> That's the special meeting August 26. >> Correct. Thank you. >> Yeah. So, I guess just to be clear, we're going to hold a special meeting um x amount of days after our last meeting to move this along and make this a
priority. And then we move on to the communications. The consent resolution is moved by the council as a whole ordering the following communications to be received and filed. C1 is from Benson C. Wow.
Se C Babe filing no. Yeah. Filing notice of claim alleging damage to his car from a falling tree branch while it was parked. C2 is from Francisco Martinez following a notice of filing a notice of claim alleging injury sustained resulting from
an automobile accident in West 26 36th Street that was the result of a malfunctioning traffic signal. C3 is from Alora aller Gmar. Finally, notice of claim alleging
injury sustained resulting from the fall at Veteran Stadium. C4 is from Crystal Wilder, filing notice of claim demanding reimbursement for the purchase of a seized vehicle. C6 is from the Superior Court of New Jersey in the matter of Richard A.
Rowski versus public service, city of Bayon, and the Department of Public Works. The remainder of these are tax court from Tax Court of New Jersey in the matter of 38-40 East Grand Street LLC versus the city.
C8 is in the matter of Elco Fisherman's Marina LLC versus the city. C9 is from Justinto Rodriguez versus the city. C10 is Sumo Companies Inc. versus the city.
C 11 is Port Jersey Realy LLC versus the city. C12 is the Bayum Family Community Center versus the city. That's the end of the communications. And the officers reports will be moved by the council as a whole and it's a
resolution ordering the following officers reports to be received and filed and any resolutions incorporated within to be adopted. O R1 is from Donna El Mau chief financial officer reporting on vendor payments and recommending payment of the same and a resolution adopting the
recommendation and ordering payment of claims. O R2 is from Amy Deabella, purchasing agent, reporting on bids received for the 2025 roadway improvements. O3 is from Amy Deabella, purchasing agent, reporting on bids received for
the 2026 roadway improvements. Consent resolutions. CR1 is approving the minutes of the regular meeting held July 22nd. CR2 is approving the minutes from the council caucus held Wednesday, June
15th. CR3 is ordering warrants drawn to taxpayers representing refunds of over payment of taxes. CR4 is authorizing the director of public safety to execute and ratify and
confirming the execution of the Port Jersey Marina terminal space permit number PPJ049 with the Port Authority of New York, New Jersey. CR5 is ratifying and affirming the execution of an amendment to the fiscal
yearled grant assistance program grant agreement with the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs and authorizing all actions necessary to implement the extended grant period. CR6 is authorizing the purchasing agent
to purchase one sideboard automatic license plate reader in the amount of $19,424 under state contract CDW government ESCJ AEA 26G from PAC talk Lynhurst of
Lynhurst New Jersey. CR7 is authorizing the agreement with the Bayon PLA daycare center for afterchool program and summer camp child care program in the amount not to exceed $25,000 for a period of one year
commencing September 1st, 2026. CR8 is an agreement with Victory Hall for art instructions and development in the area of drawing and painting to adults and young adults with de developmentally
disabled in the amount of amount in amount not to exceed $9,500 for a period of one year commencing September 1st. CR9 is an agreement with teen wilderness for a program to visit nature and wildness
wilderness sites in the amount not to exceed $15,000 for a period of one year commencing September 1st. CR10 is an agreement with the Bayon youth center for afterchool enrichment programs and support of community outreach programs in the amount not to
exceed $10,000 for a period of one year. CR 111 is an agreement with Community Day Nursery for preschool child care program in the amount not to exceed $20,000. CR12 is an agreement with the Bayon Family Community Center for Residential
Services Program in the amount not to exceed $5,000. CR13 is an agreement with the Bayon Economic Opportunity Foundation for Fair Housing Counseling Services any amount not to exceed $26,399.
CR14 authorizes the agreement with the Bayon Economic Opportunity Foundation for the BEOF Head Start Security in the amount not to exceed $15,000. CR15 is an agreement with the Bayon Economic Opportunity Foundation for
Senior Transportation Insurance for an amount not to exceed $5,000. CR16 is an agreement with UCP of Hudson County for day habilitation without walls program for clients who are severely developmentally disabled and or
techn technology dependent to sustain their life in amount not to exceed $30,000. CR1 17 is an agreement with Windmill Alliance for the highways program in the amount not to exceed $20,000.
CR 18 is an agreement with Wallace Temple Community Activity Resource Enrichment Site for the Cares Living Faith Food Pantry in an amount not to exceed $5,000. CR19 is an agreement with the Bayon Economic Opportunity Foundation for
senior transportation salaries in an amount not to exceed $15,000. CR20 is an agreement with Church World Services for refugee employment coach program in the amount not to exceed 25 thou $2,500.
CR21 is rejecting the bids received for the 2025 roadway improvements as they exceed the engineers's cost estimates and authorizing the purchasing agent to rebid. CR22 is rejecting the bids for the 2026 roadway improvements as they exceed the
engineers cost estimates and authorizing the per purchasing agent to rebid. CR23 is an agreement with ACT now Foundation for an Alzheimer's early detection project in the amount not to exceed $10,000. CR24 is authorizing the cancellation of
resolution 258-3057 approving funding for the Trinitas Regional Medical Center for psychiatric and psychotherapy services in the amount of 10,843 and authorizing the reallocation of the
funds to the Bayon PL contract number CY25069 to increase contract amount from $15,342 $2 to $26,185,000 and authorizing the extension of the
contract through October 31st, 2026. 24 CR 25 is authorizing the purchase of 22 replacement bulletproof vests for the use in the police department in the amount of 34,817 $817.64 64 cent under the Bergen County
co-op 23.43 from the worldwide uniforms of Hackinack, New Jersey. CR 26 is authorizing amendment to the agreement with Borker Transmissions to decrease the contract amount by $20,000
for a total contracted amount not to exceed $30,000. CR27 is authorizing an amendment to the agreement with Inline Air Conditioning Company, Inc. to decrease the contract amount by $40,000 for a total contract
amount not to exceed $110,000. CR28 is authorizing an amendment to the resolution number 2603-18077 adopted March 18, 2026 awarding the contract to Chason Lamberell Malone and Capuza PC for professional legal
services as a municipal tax court tax attorneys to correct the account not to correct correct the account number from 06120-15600 0000282 06012015000000029
CR 29 is ratifying and affirming the actions of the payment of $15,700 to Lola Mason Contracting of Bayon New Jersey for work completed for the community day home rehabilitation program.
CR30 is authorizing the cancellation of a resolution 258-13056 approving funding for the Trin Trinitas Regional Medical Center for substance abuse and addiction services in the amount of 10,843,000
and authorizing the reallocation of funds to the Teen Wilderness Contract CY25-65 to increase the contract amount from $2,711 to $13,554 $554 and authorizing the extension of
the contract through October 31st, 2026. CR31 is a amending resolution 254-63 adopted April 16, 2025 to increase the contract amount by $2,900 for unseen repairs from Cliffside Body Corp. making
the total contract amount not to exceed $70,653. The next one is granting raffle licenses if I have any. Clerk is out this week. R1 is authorizing the city to enter into a regional shared services agreement
with Hudson County and the neighboring municipalities city of Carne, Jersey City and Hoboken to coordinate and share the cost of litigation seeking to protect the Bayon residents from the adverse health, safety, welfare and quality of life impact associated with
the commercial helicopter operations including excessive air aircraft noise and overflights. of Bayon residential neighborhoods with the each city's equal contribution towards expert witness fees not to exceed $10,000.
>> Maline, I'm going to uh let the business administrator explain this. >> Thank you, Madam President. So, this is a this is something that's been in the works for some time um and something that we've been working on over the last month or so. Um the uh town of Carney is
taking the lead on this along with Hudson County. um it is a direct attributable uh reaction amongst all of these communities uh to the helicopter noise and pollution and other quality of life effects. So on the quality of life front um this is something that
particularly impacts residents uptown uh near Councilman Gillan um and the border with Jersey City. Um so one one of the things that we wanted to make sure that we did in kind of negotiating this agreement was putting a cap on um what
the city's financial exposure is because candidly we're not sure where this is going to go. So this is uh taking a regional approach to a quality of life problem that impacts a bunch of communities but this is again a starting point to try to draw this matter to a
conclusion and make the city's voice heard without overextending itself financially. So again, we'll be uh in talks uh behind the scenes and with attorneys and the law department, and we'll continue to keep the uh governing body up to speed on on how things are
progressing, but again, it's a starting point. Uh we'll see where it goes, and uh we're not overextending ourselves financially to do so. So, it's very advisable to enter into this. >> Thank you, Andrew. R2 is authorizing the mayor to execute a
lease agreement with the Bayon Little League Baseball Inc., a 501c3 charitable organization for the use, operation, and maintenance and stewardship of the volunteer stadium, Pony League, and the baseball field at 145 East Fifth Street
for an initial 5-year term with the two-year additional five-year terms for $1 a year subject to the lease terms approved by the law department for a nominal amount annual rent of $1. >> Maline, I'm gonna also let Andrew talk about this one. So, just really quickly,
I I know this might seem strange, but um this is just something that's never been in effect. It's it's very advisable. So, the Little League operates uh all of the property down uh by the waterfront uh which is owned by the city of Bayon, but they operate it, maintain it, pay the
utility bills for it. So, this is just formalizing that understanding between the Little League and the city that they're going to pay us a nominal amount, but they assume pretty much all of the costs to maintain that property. Um, I know it seems odd to lease something for a dollar, but uh, they
really do the yman share of all the work down there. So, um, uh, we believe the administration believes this is fair. Um, and it's just a matter of documenting what the agreement has been all along. >> Thank you. >> Um, would that affect access to the
public? >> This changes nothing operationally. It just formalizes the agreement between the Little League and the city as to their operation of the facility on the city's behalf. Okay, you ready?
>> Just making sure. R3 is adopting the enabling enabling resolution with the state of New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Green Acres Program for the Veterans Park Shoreline Restoration and Resil Resiliency Project. >> Yeah. Uh can we also talk through this
one? I think this is a great benefit. >> I think the CFO No, I'm just kidding. Um um so this is um this is an improvement of uh this is a grant that uh would help fund improvements to if you can think of where Veteran Stadium is, it's to the
west of that. So it's along that western uh shoreline. This allows us to secure the funding to to conduct those improvements. >> Thank you again, Andrew. R4 is approving chapter 1592 seeking permission of the Division of
Local Government Services to approve the insertion of an item of revenue and appropriation in the calendar year 2026 budget. R5 is approving change order number one to the contract with Shroger the Shroger
Group for the 2024 lead service line replacement reducing the resurfacing line items with no additional cost to the total contract amount. C6 is the change order number two with
uh the Shoger Group for the 2024 lead service line replacement to amend the contract period from June 30th, 2026 to August 14, 2026 due to the 2526 winter season with no additional cost to total
contract amount. CR7 is change order number three again for the lead line service replacement to permit changes in the quant quantities that were reduced or increased across various line items with no additional cost to the total contract
amount. >> Maline, I'm going to give um Andrew a moment to talk through those. >> I I just um it's not really specifically to these. So these are these are zero net changes in cost. Um, and the reason for each is is laid out pretty well in the title blocks of each of the resolutions. But I did just want to
highlight that the Shoger group is wrapping up phase one. I know Director Egan has been running point on on the leadline program and I really appreciate all of his work on it, I think, as we all do. Um, uh, so they're they're wrapping up phase one. Uh, Pacific is the vendor for phase two. They're going
to start on or about, uh, September 1st. So they'll be they'll be starting on their program um phase two of the program in September. Um there will likely be additional change orders with Shoger um not necessarily related to
cost but potentially related to cost. Um they are going to continue to do work through the end of August wrapping up their scope [snorts] um and cleaning up some of the things. So uh I believe as of the other day there were 500 locations or so that they were working to continue restoration. It
is something that we continue to get inbound at municipal services about um you know when are they coming to restore my sidewalk? Uh this isn't done adequately. So we are on top of that. We're aware of it. Um we are I'm I wanted to highlight this because I'm consciously aware that the 14th is next
Friday. And I don't want people to feel like well if their sidewalk's not restored it's just not going to get done. That's not the case. Uh we we know about it. Um, if you believe that we for some reason don't know about it, I encourage you to call and contact us and and and let us know about uh what you're experiencing, but they are going to be
given the rest of the month to to wrap up what they're doing. Um, and we have funding to to do so. So, um, there may be additional change orders. Some of these change orders um are are uh less mechanical for the city, but it is by virtue of the the
funding we received from from the I bank. So, we have to make sure that the contract aligns with what we're drawing down on. >> Thank you. >> R8 is ratifying and confirming and approving the previously executed municipal services agreement between the
city of Bayon and Bo Condominium Association for the provisions and reimbursement of municipal services pursuing to NJSA 4067-23.2. Questions on that? R9 is approving the second amended and restated redevelopment agreement with
Center Street Redevelopment LLC for specific amendments to phase three of the project proposed for blocks 660.01 and lot one lot as shown on the official tax map of the city. >> Maline, um I think this is one that has to be withdrawn.
>> Okay. >> Yeah, this is one that has to get taken off. Okay, >> there's some more conversation around this >> that the council has to just for clarity, the council has to get brought up to speed as to when that project started, its journey and where we landed
just for like terms. Um there's a lot more specifics in there, but we have not been afforded the opportunity yet to for those details and in order to make better decisions, we need time and understanding of what that actually encompasses. So, we are going to withdraw that for that reason.
>> Okay. And with moving forward for that, uh, R10 is authorizing the municipal council to go into a close session to discuss to discuss pending contract negotiations. And that is all I have. And that actually it will be next week that we'll
go into close session. And I have nothing else. >> No ads. >> No ads. >> We have no ads. Does anybody on the council have any questions? >> Any follow-up items? from public. >> Yeah. Um I we have somebody from the
public that would like to speak. >> Okay. >> It's okay. >> Okay. Janice Mattis 624 Avenue E. Do you know exactly what Costco is going to do at 40th Street in Chosen View
>> by that intersection by the bridge? >> We can and we can give some insight. Go ahead. Yeah, it's okay. >> So, it's not co ma'am it's not Costco. It's across the street from Costco. So, if you look at if you if you went down 40th Street Yeah. where 40th Street just dead ends and goes nowhere where there should be a road and there will be a
road, I promise. Um, it's to the left of that. Um, >> so it's it's the property between the there's protected land and then south of that is that area of Harbor Station North. It's phase three of Harbor Station North. >> That's the that's the area we're talking
about. >> Okay. >> Or that's the area that this contemplates. So it's not Costco. >> Oh, okay. Because I thought Costco was going to do some work about adding something near 440 like another ingress into their >> so they so they're not the same issue. I
just want to be clear. So they're not the same issue but speaking to that if I if you wouldn't mind. >> I don't mind. >> So speaking to that is so Costco has a major highway access permit pending with the Department of Transportation. Okay. to allow for uh northbound access from
440 into Costco directly so they don't h so that pe that that that patrons don't have to navigate Goldsboro where we all know the problems with the intersection in the road there. So having that highway access permit would help mitigate a lot of the traffic circulation issues over in that area.
>> That is a application that the city and the administration is following up on DOT with um but it is between Costco and DOT. The city's just advocating that it actually happen. >> Okay. And regarding CR20, what is Church
World Service Refugee Employment Coach Program about? Just out of curiosity. >> Sorry, just making sure the mic's on. I I don't have information on exactly what that is. What all of these agreements are are agreements between the city and
these qualified nonprofit organizations. Um I I don't have details of what that application entailed other than to say that they were they applied for funds through the community development block grant program and that they received the funds, but I don't h I don't have the backup of the entirety of the application and what that operation
looks like. >> We can get that information to you. >> Sure. Okay. >> Yeah, we can we can get that for you. >> Okay. Thank you. >> You're welcome. Um and before we conclude, I do want to make a statement. I'll also talk about it next week going forward as it relates to public comment. We've heard, we've listened. Um, since
we are streaming now, you've already put your information on a sheet of paper. We're not going to make you repeat it. We just ask that you at least give us your name. It we like to put a name to a face. Um, and as long as you leave your contact information, if there is followup, that's what it does allow this administration to do is to follow up,
but going forward, you you will not be required to state where you live. You're already writing it down on a piece of paper. And we want to respect the privacy of the residents. Okay. That is it to the meeting. Motion to adjurnn.
>> Okay. >> I'll move it >> in a second. >> Okay. On a motion to adjurnn. Mr. Patino. I >> Mr. Gillan. >> Hi, >> Mr. Perry.
>> I >> Miss Samia. >> I >> Salama, I'm sorry. And Miss Rodriguez. I