Heat. Heat. [Music] [Music] I would like to advise all those present that notice of this regular meeting of May 14th, 2025 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 this meeting has been included in the annual notice of meetings which was posted and filed with the city clerk and with the Jersey Journal and the Star Ledger. An additional notice of time and
place was posted and filed with the city clerk and was forwarded to the Bergen record and star ledger on May 12th, 2025. The regular meeting of the municipal council of the city of Bayon is now in session. Miss Medina, please call the role. Mr. Booker, here. Mr.
Carol, here. Mr. Perez here. Miss Weamer here. Mr. Laalooa, please. Here. Please rise for the pledge of allegiance. I aliance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation
under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Okay, first item is an ordinance adopting the redevelopment plan titled preliminary investigation and non-condeination redevelopment plan 18-22 East 15th Street prepared by the
city of Bayon Division of Planning and Zoning for the property located at 18-22 East 15th Street and identified as block 253 lots 39 and 40 as shown on the official tax map of the city of Bayon pursuing to local redevelopment and housing law. It was introduced and passed the first reading at the meeting
held April 16th, was published in the Bergen record and posted on the bulletin boards required by law with notice that would be further considered for final passage following a public hearing at this meeting of May 14th is now before the council court's consideration and a public hearing. It's my understanding
this is going to be postponed. Carry. Yes. I would like to move postpone it. Second. And on the postponement, Mr. Booker. Hi, Mr. Carroll. Hi, Mr. Perez. Hi, Miss Weamer. Hi, Mr. Lapaloosa.
I O2 is an ordinance authorizing an encroachment agreement with 111 Avenue F, Partners Urban Renewal LLC, for the property located at 107-11 Avenue F and 86 East 22nd Street, which is identified
as block 456, lot 7, 8.01, 8.02, 8.03, 9, and 10. It was introduced and passed the first reading at the meeting held April 16th. Was publish published in the Bergen record and posted on the bulletin board as required by law with notice that it would be further considered for final passage following a public hearing
at this meeting of May 14th is now before the council for its consideration and a public hearing and a resolution giving the ordinance second reading is moved by the council president. Mr. Perez, will you second? Second. On that resolution, Mr. Booker. Hi. Mr. Carroll. Hi. Mr. Perez. Hi. Missur. Hi. Mr.
Lapaloosa. Hi. Second reading is by title an ordinance authorizing an encroachment agreement with 111 AvenueF Partners Urban Renewal LLC for the property located 107-11 Avenue F and 86 East 22nd Street which is identified as
block 456 slot 7 8.01 8.02 8.03 9 and 10. The council is now ready to to give all persons interested in this ordinance an opportunity to be heard concerning it. The council president will recognize anyone who wishes to speak. No protest against objections to or
statements in favor of this ordinance or its passage has been filed with me. May I have a motion to move? Second. On the motion to close, Mr. Booker. I Mr. Carroll. Hi. Mr. Perez. Hi. Missuri. Mr. Lopus. Hi. And a resolution ordering
final passage. Second. And on that resolution, Mr. Booker, hi. Mr. Carol, hi. Mr. Perez, hi. Miss Weame. Hi, Mr. Lapaloosa. Hi, sorry. 03 is an ordinance adopting the
redevelopment plan titled 33-37 East18 Street redevelopment plan prepared by the city of Bayon Division of Planning and Zoning for the property located at 33-37 East 18th Street and identified as block 226 slot 1213 and 14 as shown on
the official tax map of the city. It was introduced and passed the first reading at the meeting held April 16th was published in the jur in the Bergen record and posted on the bulletin board as required by law with notice that it would be further considered for final passage following a public hearing at this meeting of May 14th is now for
before the council for its consideration and a public hearing and a resolution moved by the council president giving the ordinance second reading. Miss Weamer, will you second? Second. On the resolution, Mr. Booker. Hi. Mr. Carol. Hi. Mr. Perez. Hi. Missur. Hi. Mr.
Lapoo. I second reading is by title adopting the redevelopment plan title 33-37 East 18th Street redevelopment plan prepared by the city of Bayon Division of Planning and Zoting for the property located at 33-37 East 18th Street and identified as block 226 slots
1213 and 14 as shown on the official tax map of the city of Bayon. The council is now ready to give all persons interested in this ordinance an opportunity to be heard concerning it. The council president will recognize anyone who wishes to speak. No protest against objections to or
statements in favor of this ordinance or its passage has been filed with me. May I have a motion to close? Second. And on the motion to close, Mr. Booker. Hi, Mr. Carol. Hi, Mr. Perez. Hi, Miss Weame. Hi, Mr. Lapaloo. I and resolution
ordering final, please. Second. And on that resolution, Mr. Booker. Hi, Mr. Carol. Hi, Mr. Perez. Hi, Miss Weame. Hi, Mr. Lapaloosa. Um, this eliminates three driveways on the street and um I think it's a good project. I
vote I four is an ordinance amending and supplementing the revised general ordinances of the city of Bayon chapter 7. It was introduced and passed the first reading at the meeting held April 16th. was published in the Bergen record and posted on the bulletin boards
required by law with notice that it would be further considered for final passage following a public hearing at this meeting of May 14th is now before the council court's consideration and a public hearing and a resolution moved by council member Perez given the ordinance second reading Miss Weamer will you second second and on the resolution Mr.
Booker I Mr. Carol I Mr. Perez. Hi, Miss Weamer. Hi, Mr. Dopaloosa. I second reading is by title, an ordinance amending and supplementing the revised general ordinances of the city of bound chapter 7 traffic. The council is now ready to give all persons interested in
this ordinance an opportunity to be heard concerning it. The council president will recognize anyone who wishes to speak. No protest against objections to or statements in favor of this ordinance or its passage has been filed with me. May I have a motion to close? Move. Second and on a motion to close. Mr.
Booker, hi. Mr. Carol, hi. Mr. Perez, hi. Miss Weer, hi. Mr. Lapaloosa. I and a resolution ordering final passage. Second. And on the resolution, Mr. Booker. Hi, Mr. Carol. Hi, Mr. Perez.
Hi, Miss Weame. Hi, Mr. Laaloosa. Hi, Okay. First speaker is Mr. Perry. Good evening. Gene Perry, 77A Hobart Avenue, Bayon. Uh, I'd like to bring to the attention of the city council if what possibilities or if anything's happening with property block
359, lot 10.01, also known as 7680 Hobart Avenue. This property uh applied for historical grants from the state of New Jersey in 2014 at the Sandy was denied. They also
have a remediation since 2020 on the property, unpaid taxes, and nothing has been done yet regarding the remediation of the property of contaminated water and now it's getting summer out again. We're going to start seeing mosquitoes. This was also reported to Tim Bole and
Donna Russo last year with Tim with Donnar Russo that the pump company is also pumping the water out of the building into the source system. The sign that was up there from the investigators, which I'll show Miss Medina in a minute, was removed by the
adjacent property owner when they were trying to build their own little retaining wall on the property which we stopped. So, I'm just curious, is this anything the city can do to look at this property as redevelopment, maybe a open air ground policy or a park or something? Because this is sitting there, it's been sitting there for at
least 20 years doing nothing. Actually, 1998 was the last time the property was used from what I've documented. The property across from like the V. That's the property grows from the evict. That's correct. And I have all the documents here for council. I have a copy. Okay. But I appreciate that feedback on how to looking into this
matter. And also the adjacent property owned by Bayon Terminals is also contaminated and has not been answered yet by to the D. And nothing that property is still up and running on Second Third and Second Street and nothing's being done about it. So does that come to the council or to the state
to step in and shut them down is my question. Right. Um I will have somebody look into this. I appreciate that. Back with um something in writing. Okay. All right. Thank you. Yes. Perfect.
Mr. Desmond have to state my name. Patrick Desmond 131 West 4 Street Bon. I'm calling up here for uh the Airbnb that's next door to me. It's nothing but
a Well, I'm up here to complain. Put it that way. Nobody's doing it. I call the cops all the time. It's on Fourth Street, right? Yeah. It's 1 133 West 4th. Uh I could start naming names, but I don't want to do that. And but I'm taking notes cuz I'm going to follow up with you. Now, the people
that have an Airbnb are supposed to actually one of them supposed to actually live there. Correct. Owner occupied. Yes. Yes. Yeah. That's not happening. They're renting out. There's two floors. They're renting out top and bottom. It's like the kids that are coming in are saying, "Oh, everybody
knows this is the party house." Well, it's not the party house. There's a little kid that lives upstairs from me, two years old, you know, they don't need to be hearing this nonsense and I'm sick of it, you know, and then some of them get confrontational with you, which, you know, I got no problem straightening
that out, but I'll be the one that gets locked up. So, I don't do that. But we need somebody to check that out. So, we This is a fairly new program. We do have We didn't want to say totally no to Airbnb, but we limited it. And so,
everything is subject to change. This is a pilot program. We didn't call it pilot, but that's the way I like to look at it because I us here, we have the power to change things. Yeah. There's nobody, but for right now, we have our planning and zoning have a department
that looks after this and they're taking complaints and the complaint list is growing. That's for sure. It's a it's a major problem. So, it's look into this and um these people do get fined if uh they're breaking the rules. So, they're breaking rules. Another thing, and I
don't know if I'm allowed to talk about, you got a big election coming up here. I hope everybody gets out and votes. Uh about time we start putting the best qualified people in office instead of putting people in because they're somebody's friend or who's sleeping with
whose drinking buddies they are. Time start putting people in because they're the best qualified people. You know, we don't talk about elections. No, I understand that. City government. You're getting my vote, Jackie. You got that. All right, Pat. Thank you. All right. Vote for best qualified people. Okay. Thank you,
Mr. Rigno. Evening. Mike Vignignignignignignignignignignignignignignignignignignignigno 42 west 23rd. Uh if you've all been aware of the situation in Hoboken. There were common turns that were nesting out on a large pier uh coming out off the
city and a developer purchased a the pier area and we're going to build a development on it and it caused an upra in the city. People were upset with it because the turns were going to be losing their home. And uh there was a movement within the city
and the developer promised to build a he's going to build an artificial wreath for them or a jetty going out and they'll be nesting there. And the city adopted the common turn as its purge. And it really went through the city as a
community project and everybody was all excited. There's festivals going, you know, people are carving the common turn now and everything in Hoboken. And I'm up here asking for the city council to look at Bayon bird to be a yellow crowned
nigh heron. Bayon is the home as we speak right now of 16 nesting yellow crown night heron birds and last year we had 14. So the numbers growing and out of the 14 we accumulate over 42 chicks
were born here in Bayon. Now these birds migrate up from the south. They nest here in the sycamores and they're scattered throughout the city. And what happened just recently which make me think about this was the city the public works was doing tree trimming. They
hired a company and they're doing really up and down all the streets. People saw the signs and the citizens got concerned and they were like, "Whoa, what's going to happen?" And they called public works. Public works Jackie and and and uh Tommy Carter were great. They
contacted me and it shows when she left the message on my phone. I was out at the Yellow Crown Nighting Nest. The truck pulled up with white flashing lights, a pickup truck, and a guy gets out and starts looking up. And I go walking to him and said, "What's what's going on?" And I saw he was a tree
coming. He said, 'I got a call from city hall. We're looking for the nesting birds. I said, it was a great response to city. The the fellow, I think his name was Bruce O'Brien, the supervisor there was terrific. We told him about the birds, where they are. I showed them around. He said, "They're fine as long
as nobody's, you know, sitting on top of a transformer, which is, you know, very understandable." And uh so they avoided all cutting down of the nest and everything. And the birds are doing fine because they're monitored. We go around every once a week, maybe maybe twice a week to keep an eye on them and the nest
and everything. We're finding new nest. Also, we keep the nest secret. A lot of people in Bayon know where they are. If you park under them, you will know where they are. And so, we're not trying to uh put out the notice of where they all are, but that if the city could join in
and call it the bird, the city bird, the yellow crown knigh heron, and it will bring community activity. And it's also it's bird watch it is a a a great tourist attraction and it's I mean you know plenty of plenty of people look for the birds. It's a big operation in uh to
Corte Park. So I'd like the city to give it uh thought to it and everything and there's no cost to it and uh the most you'll have to do is maybe make a picture but you probably got wood carvers out here that will start carving yellow crown night heavens. Thank you. So, Mike, I don't think anybody spends
more time in that park than myself since I work in in the parks. Um, I would say the blue heron is actually more popular in this area than the yellow crown night heron. And I have pictures of both, by the way. It's popular as a size, but not
as plentiful. I've seen more of them than the yellow crown. No. Well, you're not getting out at the right time. They're all over the yards. People have pictures of them sitting on their windshields, the immatures, after they nested. and you know, poking around and everything. People will tell you stories about them in the yard and you see them
all over the parks pulling the worms out and stuff. You go to Bon Nature Club website, the Facebook page, and people have pictures of yellow crowns all the time. And if everybody's wondering what they look like, just Google yellow crown night heron, you're going to get a beautiful picture of it. You're going to go, "That's what that bird is." And
while I'm here, this Saturday, 9:00 a.m., the Veilon Nature Club will be doing a cleanup at Rowski Park, which is a nice favorite spot for the yellow crowns to feed and eat. And it's free for volunteers to come on out. Sticks are available. Uh, gloves are given out and water. So, just help clean up the
waterfront in Bayon and make this a wonderful, wonderful place for the birds and for its inhabitants of people. Thank you. Thanks, Mike. I saw two blue herands yesterday in the park about 8:30 at night and um they seem to like that
one area if everybody knows where the Tim O'Donnell plaque is by the by the turf field it's right to the right of that kind of adjacent by the track there and uh they love those trees over there as well. So the pond is like a bank
giant goldfish. You're right. And I see egrets. We've seen all kinds of different animals in the park. Um, you'd be surprised what you see. We saw a baby coyote one time even over there. So anyway, but we will take that into account. Thank you, Mike.
Moving forward, 05 is for introduction. It is an ordinance authorizing and approving title 39 rights in accordance with the new NJSA 39 col51-1 for the Bayon Luxury Waterwalk LLC, also known as Bayon Luxury
Waterwalk Urban Renewal to enforce traffic and parking violations on the public access road parking area for the property located at 219 West Fifth Street, which is identified as block 301.01, lot 1.01, 01 as shown on the official tax map and a resolution fixing
June 18th as a time and place for a public hearing and final passage. It's moved by the council member Perez. Mr. Lapalooi, will you second? Second on the resolution. Mr. Booker, I. Mr. Carol, hi. Mr. Perez, I Miss We. Mr. Lapaloosa.
I 06 is an ordinance amending and supplementing the revised general ordinances chapter 17 property maintenance and the resolution moved by Miss Weamer. Council member Weamer fixing Wednesday June 18th as a time and place for public hearing and final
passage. Mr. Booker, will you second? Second on the resolution. Miss Booker. Hi. Mr. Carol, hi. Mr. Perez. Hi. Missur. Hi. Mr. Lois. Hi. Seven is an ordinance amending and supplementing the revised general
ordinances of the city of Bay on chapter 15 and building and housing and a resolution moved by the council president fixing Wednesday June 18th and the time and place for public hearing and final passage. Uh Mr. Booker, will you second? Second. On the resolution,
Mr. Booker. I Mr. Carol, hi. Mr. Perez, hi. Miss Weame. Hi, Mr. Lapoo. Hi. 08 is amending chapter 7 traffic and it is for restricted parking zones. It's adding three and deleting four and a
resolution fixing Wednesday January 18th as a time and place for a public hearing and final passage. It's moved by council member Wemer. Mr. Booker, will you second? Second. On the resolution, Mr. Booker. I. Mr. Carol, I. Mr. Perez, I Miss We. Mr. Lapaloosa. I
09 is amending chapter 30 storm water management and a resolution fixing Wednesday June 18th at 6 p.m. is a as a time and place for a public hearing and final passage. It's moved by council member Perez Mr. Lapalooa will you second second and on the resolution Mr.
Booker I Mr. Carol I Mr. Perez I miss I Mr. Lapalooa I and communications is a resolution moved by the council as a whole to receive the following communications for the following communications to be received and filed.
It covers C1 through C12. Any questions on the communications and on the communications Mr. Booker. Hi Mr. Carol. Hi Mr. Perez. I Miss Weamer I Mr. Laalooa I and officers reports is a resolution
ordering the following officers reports to be received and filed and any resolutions incorporated within to be adopted. It covers O1 through O4. Any questions on the officer's reports and on the officer's report Mr. Booker I Mr. Carol I Mr. Perez I Miss
Reamer I Mr. I and resolution is moved by the council as a whole ordering the following resolutions to be adopted. It covers CR1 through CR 24. Any questions on the consent
resolutions? Yes. CR. Any other questions? Okay. So, on the remaining consent resolutions, Mr. Booker, hi. Mr. Carol. Hi, Mr. Perez. Hi, Miss Reamer. I
Mr. Lapaloosa. I CR8 is opposing the state of New Jersey's proposed legislation that permits accessory dwelling units. Councilman. So the order uh the legislation pending in front of uh the
state of New Jersey uh came out of committee uh basically would take away the city's uh powers under the municipal land use law and by right would permit an accessory dwelling unit. So a shed as livable space. So what we're asking uh
in accordance with the League of Municipalities which this request is coming from that every you know since we're a member that all the memberships um because this did advance from committee uh to start the process from this have a resolution opposing this
legislation um and again have the right to remain within the municipality governing you know people living in a shed. Understood. And I could see where in a in a different town that's more spread out, this would be a kind of a no-brainer, especially because one of
the requirements is it has to be a relative living there. So, this would essentially be there's no there's no relative requirement. This is according to what I read. Um, this is for the elderly aunt or the grandma who can't afford to live anywhere else. No, this is anyone that wants to rent out the
shed. That's what this that's what the state legislation is is asking for. There's no elderly, you know, requirement for this. This is any and everyone. If you have a habitable shed of 300 square feet, right, you can rent
that out really with no other requirements to install plumbing, they will have to do that, but the municipality has no say in denying that from a zoning perspective. Um, director Skylinder, I somebody asked
me a question today about the impact on taxes, property taxes. Well, that the tax was to pass. What would be the impact? They would have to that would be the tax assessor's job to reassess the property. if um you know they're gaining more money from that of renting it out.
But you know even just also of having you know another livable space there if you you know family members all right having it you know in a shed like this takes away really the control and the power from the municipality to govern over this. It does you know it doesn't
deal with our uh utility you know infrastructure issues. It doesn't deal with parking. It says you have to, you know, if you have the ability to have a shed there and you can put a shed there, uh, as an accessory dwelling unit, which we prohibit in our, uh, current zoning,
um, there's nothing the municipality can do to stop that. And it takes away our right to require certain things. No, they still have to require, you know, under the building code to have a habitable space, but we, you know, purposely said, you know, we don't want accessory dwelling units um,
in town. That's a strict prohibition uh on that you have one building, one lot, you know, for liable space. And this is actually the opposite of how usually the local law can actually be tighter than say the state or the federal um that's
why I'm I am in favor of this. But um we can but we can be tighter than the state law. we can assert our own restrictions on. Correct. No, you're saying you're giving the state as a right kind of the state takes the the right away from the municipality. The state grants us the
power to, you know, have control over that and it's taking the city's zoning rights away. So that's what's out of the norm is what I'm saying. Again, while it allows it, it we still have the right to impose restrictions on
it. No, we have that's what the that's what the state legislations council that's what the state legislation's taking away. They are taking our right to control that. That's why we're asking that there instead of a letter of support that we've normally done. We're doing a
resolution in opposition of this legislation. Right. And the towns that do want to control it more can still do on their local level can still make a little stricter law. Understood. I it pains me because I don't want to
close yet another door to some affordable option in this town when we haven't opened a window yet. But I I understand the uh I understand the situation and it poses more problems than it solves. Look, even from a fire safety perspective, you know, the
ventilation, you have one exit, you know, entrance on a it's, you know, our general lot size is 25 by 100. We have a you have a house on there that's taken up. This is putting, you know, a shed basically in the backyard for, you know, someone to live in.
That's without dealing with the parking, without dealing with the the infrastructure, you know, all right. What else? You okay to vote on it? I'm okay. Madam Madame Clerk, uh, I have two questions.
I did not turn the page. CR 21 and 23. If she's present, can we have the UEZ coordinator come up and explain a little bit about these uh these resolutions? Uh we approved something last month in terms of the cameras on Broadway and
she's also going to come up and uh give us a little insight so the public can understand what's going on with the monies. Council President, you're good with that? Yeah, that's fine. Okay, Miss Farber. Is there going to be action on um But
we've already we've already voted on those. No, we voted on it. But you you have to vote on eight. But you can listen to Miss Far. No. Right. But we voted on 20 and 21 that she's speaking on now. That's what I meant. We can go back to R8 when
Miss Farber is done. Yes. Thank you. Thank you, council. Um, so CR21, CR23 are just the events that I'm submitting applications for uh for the car show that's going to be held on the uptown
area to highlight the uptown businesses and um Bergen Point fall festival which is a town favorite that highlights our uh first ward and obviously our tree lining which is very always successful to highlight the second ward. Um obviously when we do these programs and
these applications is to highlight the city as entirely and the businesses around there. Um last week I submitted um the application to submit to the state for security cameras phase 2. We
did phase one. This will be at $453,000 with an additional first $400,000 of the cameras on phase one. These cameras will be a total of 22 of them and 14 new ones and eight of them to be upgraded. With this application,
we will be highlighting and securing all of Broadway. Every inch of it, protecting our businesses and the employees that we want to be working in the city of Bayon. So, I am very happy that I'm able to submit this application and work with the police department. for
the second application is going to be for $820,000. This is to improve the side streetscape on um Broadway on Fifth to Cottage and on East 18th and East 22nd
on Broadway. This will also help make sure that our businesses have a clean area and a good secure walkway for their patrons to go to their businesses. when we do these services is to help the city with the infrastructure. So then that
will then help the businesses flourish and obviously bring employees to stay and work in Bayon. So with that being said, I just want to say thank you to the council to allowing me to submit these applications because it's my pleasure. This has definitely um helped the patrons in the city. And on that
note, um, for anybody who's watching the city council, um, if you're a business owner, please try to attend May May 22nd on the Bale Museum at 2 o'clock. It's for the 5-year plan. By you attending this will help us allocate the funds for
um, the five-year plan that's going back to you and the business and the infrastructure here in BAM. Thank you. Um, Jackie, one other thing, just a suggestion. Yeah. Um, I don't know when you're going to give the dates out. Last year, I had a conflict. they really wanted to come to the car show and couldn't. So, the quicker you get your
date out is the quicker if I'm having an event I can kind of work. Sure. So, that's all hoping that my five-year plan will be finished and then they can release our funds. But, I'll definitely let you know and let the council know the dates for all of these events. Okay. Thank you very much. Thank you. No, thank you. And madam clerk, thank you. I
was turning the page and I wanted the general public to understand so when we're voting on these things, they have a better insight on what exactly is doing and what's going on. Thank you. Absolutely. Now back to CR8. Mr. Booker,
hi Mr. Carol. I Mr. Perez. I Miss We Mr. Lapaloosa. I R1 is approving the Excuse me. We got somebody. You want to make a comment on
I I want to ask is this on CR8 or No, it's actually on 2122. Miss Far just spoke about. Okay. I do have one question. I I appreciate UEZ doing all this work to beautify Bayon. We all agree on that, but what happens when the pavers that we put in a few years back start to come up. Are the property
owners being contacted to replace those pavers? Because my understanding the agreement is once the pavers are in there, the property owner is in charge of replacing any pavers or pavers have been removed. And I know we spoke once before, Jackie, but I I see more and
more as I'm walking Broadway every day. Yes. So once the UEC is only assisting so once we do the work, it's the business and the properties owners to fix it. So we're just saying, hey, we're giving you this and it's your responsibility to keep the upkeep. So my
question is Tommy's department signed a hearing for me. Who do I contact when I see this so they can go after the property owners to replace it? Was downtown, by Fifth Street, by the barber shop, Mona Lisa or all bad shape? Well, that's all being got to be redone.
That's part of the the sidewalks streetscape that program. Okay. Yeah. So, but whose department would be going forward though, five years down the road now, what department will we contact when there's a problem with those papers? It's obviously not your team. No. But what where do we speak to?
Maline more council. Well, under the new plan, we're going to be eliminating all of those pavers on the sidewalks. which is going to put in all new sidewalks because it it becomes a burden on the business owner or homeowner because they have to try to
find the pattern that matches and they never can. So So we're going back to cement. So we go back to cement and stay cement and then it's on the business owner. Yes. Thank you. Nice and clean. Thank you, Jack. You're welcome. So R1 is approving the temporary
emergency appropriation number five in the calendar year 2025 budget. It's moved by council member Booker. Mr. Perez, will you second? Second. On the resolution, Mr. Booker. Hi. Mr. Carol, hi. Mr. Perez, I Miss We Mr.
Lapaloosa. I did you have a question, sir? C I'm not sure already voted. Is it too late to ask a question? Um, you could come up. It's all right. We We did just vote on it, but Sorry. Okay. Maybe it's still a helpful
clarification. My name is Miso, 42 West 27th Street. I just want to understand because there's some use of allow versus restrict and in the language here it says to permit accessory dwelling units. So, I'm just wondering was the point of consensus about the taking away control
from the municipality or is it more about the council's stance about the dwelling units because I think that's just two different issues that um yeah, I'm curious about. So, so there are like sheds and and people have like other buildings in their yard and the same
property and the state wants to make it where you can proclaim that a living unit like a livable space whereas a shed really is not a livable space. If I have a shed in my yard, which I do, has no running water, has no sewer pipe or
anything like that, nobody could really live in there. Um, but we want to have control on the local level. I I'll let Mr. Skellner explain it. Maybe he's a little more eloquent than I just because to your question, it's like so the state allows this use, but can Bayon then add regulations for requiring to take the
local uh restrictions like we can place our own restrictions just for Bayon. This body can, but they want to take that away and make it one rule for the whole state. Yeah. So, I'm just uh bear with me one moment. I'm just trying to find the uh email from uh the League of
Municipalities and I'll uh read that out loud. Like Mr. Carol said, if you live in a rural area, he can see how that can be considered different. Yeah. Whereas in our city, a shed is a shed. some of those sheds out in the rural areas could be like another carriage house or
something like that, you know, just because what I'm curious about is like I understand this can increase the housing supply, especially affordable housing supply, but then if it's about that permission and then Bayon can set the regulations for what it requires, what quality has to be there or if it's about the state then saying you can't no
longer regulate that. That's one thing. But housing availability, it doesn't matter though. people on the local level can still come and try and change uh if you had something large and you wanted to change that to a livable space, it would be heard on one of our board meetings. So, there's still an option
for that. Um but we don't want the state to have full control and us have no control over it. Okay, I understand. Thank you. So that's what that's what we were saying that this is uh we're basically writing uh a letter to the state saying we're not for what they're
proposing. Okay. Thank you. Yeah. So uh so council president so the email from um the New Jersey State League of Municipalities uh basically in their summary they go uh the legislation would prohibit municipalities from restricting the development of an accessory dwelling
units and establish uh the criteria for such developments. uh ADUs will be permitted as of right if the ADU is used or intended uh to be used uh by the property owner, family members or non-paying guests. And then it goes further into within 90 days of the
bill's enactment, municipalities would be required to adopt an ordinance incorporating the provisions that uh of the bill, the ordinance must provide that one uh ADU may be developed on a lot upon which a single family dwelling or two family dwelling is permit is a
permitted use unless municipal ordinance zoning uh permits development of accessory dwelling units at other locations. Just us on a note on that because we banned uh that entirely um you know we would have if the this legislation is adopted our single family
two family homes uh we would have to reconsider our ADU prohibition. Um it then goes the ADU must contain at least uh 300 ft of complete independent living facilities per unit. Three, the height of the proposed ADU must not exceed the
height of the primary dwelling. Four, an ADU shall not be closer than five feet from the lot line. Uh the next prong, uh the ADU may be uh provide direct exterior access that is separate from the direct exterior access of the
primary dwelling unit. Uh the next one, additional off streetet parking for an ADU shall not be required. Uh and then the last point they're saying the installation of fire sprinklers shall not be required within an ADU that's within uh an existing or sorry that it
um the installation of a fire sprinkler shall not be required in an ADU that is within or an extension to a pre-ex uh existing preliminary sorry primary dwelling that is not required to install a fire fire uh sprinkler. So bottom line is we want to make sure that we keep the
control of bayon for what we have. It's a it's a piece whose heart is in the right place, but in execution, it creates more problems. To your point about increasing the availability of affordable units in town, call my office. I'll talk to you about the three things I put forward that hit a dead
end, but we we need to do something. So, I I reluctantly said no to this, but it's because it's like I said, the heart was in the right place. The execution was poor. Thank you for the clarification. Part two is awarding a contract to Zenith Construction Service, Inc. for
phase 3B of the waterfront walkway at the Peninsula at Bayon Harbor in an amount not to exceed two $2,400,000. It's moved by the council president, Miss Reamer. Williams second. Second. And on that resolution, Mr. Booker. I Mr. Carol. Hi. Mr. Perez. Hi.
Miss Reamer. Hi. Mr. Lapalooa. I R3 is designating 734-756 Broadway which is identified as block 140 lots 256 57 58 59.01 60 61 and 62 as shown on the
official tax map as on this of the city as a condemnation area in need of redevelopment. It's moved by council member Perez. Mr. Booker, will you second? And on that resolution, Mr. Booker, I get a little more clarification.
So, we we actually have somebody from McMahon and Scotland and Bowman here. Uh, Jessica and um we asked her to speak for both R3 and R4. Good evening everybody. I'm Jessica Almeida from McManaman Scotland and
Bowman and we serve as redevelopment council to the city. So, the two resolutions, R3 and R4, which are before you tonight, um they're a the next step in a series that was set off last year when we referred parcels of land to the
planning board for them to investigate whether or not they qualified as an area in need of rehabilitation. Our planning the planning board's planner, Beacon Planning Board, investigated each of them and looked to see which of the statutory criteria these properties met.
and if they did so were able to be declared an area in need. So I believe in November the planning board voted that both of them qualified as an area in need of rehabilitation and the resolution before you tonight is the
next step that will make them an area in need of redevelop. And then following that, the next step would be to adopt a redevelopment plan which would then set the zoning and the
standards for the areas. So, so part of the action tonight uh here really is just evaluating like what we've done in the past with other area needs whether or not it meets the uh you know enumerated criteria of A through H. Uh you know the
one difference here is whether or not we're preserving within the redevelopment plan uh the power of the city to uh have condemnation uh powers. tonight's action. We are not, you know, condemning people's property at this point. We're just preserving the city's,
you know, power and ability in the future if we so decide uh that will it will have condemnation powers. In the past, we have done non- conddemnation. I think it's a little bit easier for everyone. In this case, there's a couple, I think, extraordinary, you
know, circumstances here. Uh the biggest one is clearing up the title uh on the property. one of the properties um is subject to an IRS lean uh to the tune of $18 million. Uh there is also uh demo uh
leans owed to the city for $200,000. So part of it is, you know, we want to make sure that the city So that's for R3, but there's also IRS lean on R4 as well. Yeah. Okay. So like I said, the action
tonight is the one of, you know, the first of numerous steps. We still have the redevelopment uh plan to uh have the planning board draft, look at have a hearing, refer to the council, you know,
normal process of the two hearings of introduction and adoption and then we have the negotiation of the redevelopment agreement and then developer designation. uh if it does come to the fact that again you know you could also switch your vote and the re you know in the redevelopment plan of
you think you know condemnation's appropriate now but you get to the redevelopment plan and say you know I don't feel comfortable that's well within your right to do so um and director just just correct me if I'm wrong so this process started well over
a year ago I know I believe Jessica said about a year ago I do it it's been quite some time But explain to me the steps because I know that I asked for a couple of steps in between before we got to even this point and the steps that we took because one
the person requesting the um area in need study is not the land owner. Yes. And so what I want to make certain is that the land owner was given every opportunity
to resolve the issues and to negotiate those leans with both the IRS, with the city, with um all necessary parties before we would choose to move forward without them being an interested party to this action. And while they're an
interested party by default, they are not taking part in the action. So I just want to make certain that sure we have availed oursel to every possible solution and afforded them every possible solution to make this situation
right. Yes. So back in this actually starts back in 2021 when the property owners were contacted about the potential for their properties to be bought and around that time is when the IRS tax leans on the property were
discovered. And in order for those to be satisfied, the property would have to be sold. Um, and the proceeds of the sale would go to pay off those tax lans as well as the $200,000 that is owed to the city. And this assuming that the city
gets to that point where we then would take possession of your property and we would sell it quote unquote um on your behalf. First of all, we purchase it from you. Am I correct? We don't we don't just take your property. So in Yes. So in a condemnation procedure,
it's a whole separate procedure that you have to go through and it starts at this point where we're designating it with condemnation powers. Following that, there's something called a bonafide good faith negotiation with the property owners and the city is required to get a
fair market appraisal of the property and it's presented to the property owners. they have to work with the city and try to negotiate and there's a period of time it's usually two weeks but it can be extended but it's at least two weeks that everybody has to sit
together and try to resolve this following that period then you can have an action for condemnation exercise your rights but that's so far away from right now but but assuming we get right but because this is the first step in that process I want to make sure that we all
know so assuming we get to that point those funds are and held in escrow. They're not ours. They're they're certainly theirs. It's even in a sorry to interrupt, but it's even with the held by the court. So, it's not just it's not, you know, it's not that it's a held in escrow. It's the court is acting
reviewing the file, reviewing what the city actions have done, whether we follow the letter of the law, whether proper notices were provided, whether uh you know, all the property owners, you know, were given the opportunity to negotiate with the city, whether or not um you know, fair market value was
given, right? And it's at that point then that the the court would act as the escro agent, but it's again because this is a judicial proceeding, they're the ones also making that uh determination and reviewing the actions that the city and then ultimately approving it. Yes.
Okay. And you did mention notice. So every step along this redevelopment designation, all property owners within 200 ft of the lots have been noticed for both the planning board public hearing as well as when this is designated or if
it is designated, I'm sorry, notices will then go out again to all the property owners that are in the area obviously up to and including that land owner. Yes. Yes. I appreciate you clarifying the steps that would occur from this point forward, but would you crystallize why
this was put forward as condemnation and not area need of non from the beginning? Yes. So there's when you designate an area, you have to choose at that point at the very first step whether or not you're going to go non-condemnation or
condemnation. And I think the property owner they're they have not tried to negotiate And these these properties are as you've seen in the studies are definitely in areas of setting the stage
for your next several steps in order to exercise your ability to exercise them and inter you're signaling the city's intention from the beginning. It it doesn't mean that that is what's going to happen. It's just you have to make a choice. Otherwise, if you get all the
way to the process where you have a redevelopment plan and now you don't have the power of eminent domain, you have to go back to the beginning of the process and start over. And as you've seen, this process has taken some time. It started last summer and now we're
here in May. So, it's at the outset that was when the choice was made to this this actually started two summers ago. I was very vocal being the third ward councilman where both of these properties for R3 and R4R are and I keep
going back to the Eminem's property which was on 19th Street is now a park but it satow for 30 years and so this property the first one was Holiday Tree and Trim is the majority of it there was fruit markets and different things along
that whole corridor and it's been sitting fow now for I don't know how many years 12 years or So, 15 years, whatever. And we wanted some action being done by the property owner. So, the letter went
out. We adopted a resolution July 19th, 2023 to have our director of planning, Mr. Skylinder, send a letter to the owners. So having said that, I along with everybody here was in agreement
that we wanted to exhaust every single possibility before we went to this stage of condemnation. And so even if they came back to us with a different action, I want to I have a plan or I'm going to develop it myself or I'm going to I'm
going to sell it whatever whatever they wanted to do. Um, I've been in contact with the uh some of the people, the developers and attorneys that say that they keep coming back with different offers. They've upped the offers. I I want some action done and I cannot see
this sittingow for 30 years. And that's my vision in this. This is such a a viable business district right on Broadway. And that's unfortunately what I keep seeing in my head is that this huge it's
probably twothirds of a city block at this point. Yeah. Sitting empty. So, council president, just to kind of reiterate, you know, some of your points from that resolution. You know, the letters were sent out certified mail. Um there was a response back from uh the property owners via email on December uh
1st, 2023. with that. Again, part of this is, you know, while the city's trying to stay out of a, you know, a private matter, knowing that, you know, there without government action here on this, you know, you're right, that property is going to sit a foul. And
also to make sure that our interest in securing that 200,000, you know, dollars back, right? We got to make sure, you know, we have at least take some steps to, you know, preserve and protect our rights. I agree for interrupting you and I'm still
hoping that this will cause some action that it will not have to go to condemnation. So I just want everybody to know that I'm trying to do this so that it usurps condemnation. I think
it's we, you know, we exactly we and director just jumping in. I uh I know when this process started and most people up here on the days did uh being a representative on a planning board when we agreed. Uh I just wanted it to be stated and clarified for myself and
the general public people that are watching that they understand uh the condemnation. This is just a process of moving it forward again to repeat it. And the fact of the matter is we've exhausted every resource. This is not my place. The owners, I am not the owner. I have no interest whatsoever. But we've
done everything we can and getting no responses in a positive sense. So this is just to move everything forward. Yes. And and again part of it also too is there they will still have the opportunities you know going forward. This is the start of you know another
probably year-long process. You know it's going to take you know just for the redevelopment plan. We got to draft it, make sure it, you know, it's buildable, economical, you know, the city council likes it, you know, so there's going to be input on that, but that has to go in front of the planning board. Then
there's an introduction like we do with every ordinance here. Then the second hearing. So even on a good day, you know, that's still 3 months out, you know. So this is, you know, this is not, you know, a quick process. this is done
open and public, you know, make sure that everyone's on board with, you know, this, you know, rare action, you know, that the city, you know, would entertain. Thank you for that, Clar. And to echo the council president, you know, we we the studies that were done took
into consideration the length of time these properties have laid vacant. for example, block 140. Um, the building was boarded up in 2015 and demolished by the city in 2018 for health and safety reasons. So, it's been a decade, 10
years. Yeah. So, again, hopefully this will cause some action. So, on R3, Mr. Booker. Hi, Mr. Carol. Uh, I've consistently since the condemnation been against it. I'm I'm
against it tonight. I vote no. I think I respect the council president's opinion and I understand he wants to see something nice there. He doesn't want to see a a hole for 30 years, but of all the reasons to exercise this awesome
power, public health and safety and so forth, I just I think this is uh not the appropriate use of it. and that area. There's a lot that goes in to this and I just it's I'm uncomfortable with it. I
vote no. Mr. Perez, I miss Weame. I guess I too do think that we have exhausted every avenue and we have given the current property owner every opportunity to at least make a good faith effort in getting this issue
resolved and it has um and it was all for not quite honestly and and I too were one of the individuals that pushed that forward to to go to those extra efforts and to give that that significant extension of time
Um, and with that I vote I. Mr. Lapaloosa. Again, just echoing what I said before. Um, we've given them every opportunity we possibly could and even after this is over, they have another opportunity to do some sort of action. So, I'm hoping
that this will get them to that point. Um, we did absorption studies showing that 96% of the apartments are full at this point. So, I understand the need for moderate to low, you know, or
affordable housing. Um, but a lot of people are making the argument that we're already at that rate of affordable housing. So, I respect everybody's opinions, even if they differ from mine. I understand there's an argument on both sides. Our argument is that we've done
everything possible and I don't want to see the land beow for another 30 years and I vote I. Okay. R4 is designating 11-13 West 47
973-975 979 983 and 987 Broadway which is identified as block 70 lots 1920 21.01 0123 and 24 as shown on the official tax map of the city as a non as a condomination area in need of redevelopment. It's moved by council
member Booker. Mr. Perez, will you second? Second. On that resolution, Mr. Booker, I Mr. Carol, Mr. Perez, I Miss We, Mr. I
R five is endorsing a conservative easement between Bayon Luxury Waterwalk LLC and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection for the property located at 219 West Fifth Street, which is identified as block
301.01, lot 1.01, as shown on the official tax map of the city. It's moved by council member Perez, Miss Wemer, will you second? Second. question on this uh easement and everything. Is this in re uh respect to the walkway?
Yes. Yeah, this is for the Hudson River walkway. Uh so the developer on this property um it has to submit a easement request to uh D for Tidelands. Um, and we're just asking for uh an endorsement of that uh easement uh for them to build
the walkway on the Hackinack River Newark Bay side. So unlike the Hudson River walkway side which is uh authorized by statute, this has to follow a different process. Okay, very good. Will this be going well
actually? No. So this will just be the fifth street area. It won't will be be connecting to the AM area. Uh eventually it will be um the plan is for that uh to have the walkways connect around the
film studio to uh the uh the walkway um on by Brady's dock. Uh it will connect behind Amazon. Uh for this portion it's the Nasserma site here. So with that coming up for development, one of their conditions of resolution compliance is
to uh get this endorsement submitted to the DP for it and then you know to connect AMP to boat works boat works up to 16th Street. So you know it's a big effort on that. You know I know it's peacemeal here but the developers
responsible to build uh this as a requirement for their site plan approval. Okay. Thank you. Anybody else on R5? on that resolution. Mr. Booker, hi. Mr. Carol, hi. Mr. Perez, hi. Miss Weamer. I
Mr. Laalooa. I R six is authorizing and directing the mayor and city clerk to enter into a temporary construction easement agreement, a sewer easement agreement, and a license agreement with the Bayon Luxury Water Walk for the property located at 219 West Fifth Street. It's moved by the council
president, Mr. Crow. Will you second? Second. Question on the resolution. Mr. Booker. Hi, Mr. Carol. Hi, Mr. Perez. Hi, Miss Weame. Hi, Mr. Lopus. I R seven is authorizing the preparation and
execution of a license agreement with 111 Avenue F Partners Urban Renewal LLC for street furniture, bike rack, and bike racks to be installed in the rightway in connection with the development of 107-11 Avenue F and 86-92
East 22nd Street. It's moved by the council president, Miss Wemer. Will you second? Second. And on that resolution, Mr. Booker. Hi, Mr. Carol. Hi, Mr. Perez. Hi, Miss Weamer. Hi, Mr. Laaloo. Hi. R8 is authorizing the purchase
purchasing agent to purchase mobile surveillance surveillance cameras for the police department from SHI in an amount of $229,4169 through the NJCPA contract CK0424-38. It's moved by council member Weamer. Mr. Booker, will you second?
Second on that resolution. Mr. Booker. Hi. Mr. Carol. Hi. Mr. Perez. Hi, Miss Weamer. I Mr. Lopaloo. Hi. R nine authorizes the purchasing agent to purchase two 2025 Ford interceptor
utility vehicles for the use by the police department through the Bergen County Co-op CKO4 bid BC bid to 2443 in the amount of $87,726. It's moved by council member Perez. Mr. Booker, will you second on
the resolution? Mr. Booker, Mr. Carol, Mr. Perez. Hi, Miss Reamer. I Mr. Lapeloo. I R10 is authorizing and providing for the issuance and the sale of not to exceed
16,19 direct $19,000 bond anticipation notes and 3,200,000 special emergency notes of the city of Bayon County of Hudson, New Jersey to the Hudson County Improvement Authority and determining various matters in connection there with it's moved by the council president, Mr.
Booker. Will you second? And on R 10, Mr. Booker. Hi, Mr. Carol. Hi, Mr. Perez. Hi, Miss Weame. Hi, Mr. Lapaloosa. Hi. R 11 is authorizing the purchasing agent
to purchase two 2025 FPIU patrol vehicles from East Coast Emergency Lighting, Inc. um through the Wheeling, New Jersey state contract 17 fleet 0076 in the amount of
$50,196.37. Who'd like to move it? Move it. Second and on that resolution, Mr. Booker. Hi, Mr. Carol. Hi, Mr. Perez. Hi, Miss Weame. Hi, Mr. Laaloosa. Hi. R12 is authorizing the purchasing agent
to purchase one 2025 F-250 4x4 Super Cap with the emergency equipment from Winter Ford through the Bergen County Co-op contract BC24-43 in the amount of 87,900 $97.99 second
on that resolution Mr. Booker. Hi Mr. Carol. Hi Mr. Perez. Hi, Miss Reamer. I Mr. Lapalo. I R 13 has been withdrawn. R 14 is awarding the construction contract for the first
phase of the lead service line replacement project to Sugar Property Services, Inc. for an amount total amount of $8,628,080. Any questions? Okay. On R14, Mr. Booker. Hi, Mr. Carol.
Hi, Mr. Perez. I just want to ask question. Um, Miss Capital might be for the lead replacement line. Okay. But it's actually municipal services.
John Armstrong, engineer for uh municipal services. Um this uh this project is a state mandate. Um it started in uh uh we're in this third year of a 10-year
program. we have to have this project finished by state mandate by um July 22nd 2031. This first phase uh altogether there's um 12,276
connections, water connections. Out of those there's uh 2,419 lead service lines. Uh there's 1,418 non-service lines and there's eight eight just over eight 8,400
unknown lead service lines. We have to replace the lead service lines and the identified one for this first year this first project we uh with there's 960 in under this first phase of the contract with Sha Group. So uh we we're we now
have uh all this has to be completed as I say by July by state mandate by state law has to be finished by July 22nd 2031. It's it's it's a it's a big uh it's a big it is uh big um problem and
it's been difficult uh just to say uh you know to organize this because we're all this work has to fit in with uh repaving projects um and thanks to the um our um uh public works department we've had to work very closely with
them. So the work we have to do, it will involve some excavation in the streets and we have to make sure that work a goes ahead before we do the repaving project. So it's a real balancing act. Um um little else I can tell you about it.
the um the the project requires in in in the area of the 960 we'll do on this first phase, it requires digging a a small trial pits and that's to determine which is actually a lead service line and which isn't. So, you know, because
you know there some of these uh water connections, they go back 150 years. So, we we don't know. So it it means digging a lot of little holes basically to determine um you know what what what's led and what isn't. So um one second. So
did he answer your question or No, but I have a question. The question is that the u the company that you gave it to, they were put out for bids. Yes. And they were the laws. They were. Yes. Do they
have a track record? Yes, they are. Yeah, they've got a good track record. They um they're the Shoger group. Sher Sher. Yeah, they they track record. They got a very good track record. They they they um they they do a lot of uh
emergency repair work around the state for other other municipalities. They've got a very good reputation. Thank you. I I just have one. When you begin the process of doing these bore holes in various areas of the city, could it be anywhere at any time
or are you working in stages like it's in specific stages? We have we we um it's uh it's a you know identified because we've had to work very closely again with the uh um um other departments particularly public works uh
to make sure that um you know we're we're not digging up streets that are newly paved. So, uh, a lot of the a lot of the work is in the central part of town. This first phase, it's basically, uh, down parts of Avenue and, uh, Broadway, you know, more on the southern
end of the sessy. And could you ask that as each phase begins in each section, the council is notified so that we can when when the calls inevitably come in, what's going on in front of my house, we're not caught short. I I appreciate that. Thank you. Yeah, no
problem. Yeah. Even if you if you have even a small schedule of what you're going to do in this phase, we we can provide the council with a a drawing which identifies the area for the you know this first phase. We can we can I can send you that drawing. That would be
great. Thank you. Okay. Thank you, Mr. Armstrong. Thanks. So Mr. Perez, your vote. I Miss We. Mr. Lapaloosa. I R 15 is awarding a contract for the 2025
summer camp bus services to Beloved Community Charter School for a total amount of $127,600. Move it. Second on a resolution. Mr. Booker. I Mr. Carol. Hi. Mr. Perez. Hi. Missur. Hi.
Mr. Lapaloosa. Hi. Couple additional items. The first one is amending resolution number 25-04-1659 which was adopted April 16, 2025 to change the name of the UEE project from the Bayon UE sidewalk
repairs to the UEE streetscape. Move it. Second. And on that one, Mr. Booker. Hi, Mr. Carol. Hi, Mr. Perez. Hi, Miss Weame. Hi, Mr. Lopalos. Hi. Two is from the honorable James M.
Davis appointing Curado De Vincentzo to the planning board as a class 4 member for the term to expire June 30th, 2026. Move it. Second on that one. Mr. Booker.
I Mr. Carol. Hi. Mr. Perez. Hi, Miss Weame. I Mr. Lapaloo. I three is from the honorable James M. Davis fixing the salary range for the title of chief registered environmental
health specialist public health second and on that one Mr. Booker. Hi Mr. Carol. Hi Mr. Perez. Hi Miss Weame. Hi Mr. Lapaloo. Hi. And I have one that is not on your
agenda. It is authorizing the mayor to establish and appoint a brownfield development area steering committee and authorizing the mayor and any other qualified municipal official to enter into a memorandum of understanding with the D on behalf of the city of Bon andor
the steering committee as necessary. Second. Joe, would you provide a little uh So, just like other uh committees uh that we have like planning board, historical commission, uh the environmental commission, brownfield
development, there's state funding out there. So, this will help um you know direct any of the grants that we're going to apply. So, we awarded a contract to Montrose, uh, who's our environmental grant consultant on the on those matters, and they specialize in brownfield development, which basically
is highly contaminated oil sites, um, chemical sites, uh, and to get the grant money to help clean that up. So, this helps put a committee together, you know, for us to start cleaning up environmentally contaminated properties throughout town. Excellent. is if there
was an area for example someone rose the issue that there is a contaminated area that's been not addressed would this be the committee that we would then send those complaints well the member part of the D process with remedial action
permits that is a Dm mandated you know thing so that's not a city action for this this is just the state identifies the sites they qualify them as a brownfield field and then from there they will then go ahead and then
they set up a fund that we can now go apply grant money from. So okay so on add four Mr. Booker. Hi Mr. Carol. Hi Mr. Perez. Hi Missur. Hi Mr.
Lapaloosa. Hi. I have nothing else. Uh so just uh and on the R13 with the the withdrawn uh one uh for the amended financial agreement uh the lawyers on that uh for the developer haven't gotten
back to us on the city with a finalized document. So quite frankly it's going to come up next month um as an ordinance to separate the two. But this is an agreement that we've had in front of the council, in front of you guys, you know, multiple times. Now that uh the lender
of this property took over and is the developer, it's easier to have the properties uh separated uh with instead of having two properties with one financial agreement, have each of the properties have their own separate ones, but the terms are going to stay the same. So, but do you have any other
additional items as well? No, that that was the only one on the with the drone for the I know we we talked about um you know potentially having the the ferry on um we're still actively uh reviewing the proposals uh to make sure that the city
gets the best operator for that. We had two uh you know submitts for that of Sea Streak and New York waterway. Uh so we're evaluating right now from an engineering uh standpoint on what the services would require for the ferry dock uh along with the property that
we're acquiring from the port authority along with um you know some of the uh you know the parking you know requirements uh needed uh pavement uh so financial uh you know terms of it you know and make sure that we have the best operation for the city. So, those were
the two ones there. And then, um, I know there was one about Bayon dry dock, uh, that I asked for the reserve spot on that. They did not, um, you know, get to us in a timely manner, the application. So, we're going to hold off, um, for another month on that. Um but but they already submitted that to uh Senator
Booker's office on that for um we just want to make sure that the city has no um you know financial strings you know are liable uh for uh you know giving them the the grant money you know or that money even if we don't get the grant. So we're still negotiating that
out. Um again apologize for the the rush of it but you know it came from that from them as a rush but this is I the overall project the explanation because I was wondering why they weren't on yeah the the overall you know project for the bayon dry dock of dredging you know in
front of their gate um you know is still going to be an asset to the city you know but we just want to make sure that we have everything vetted and not rushing this. Yes. And uh we look forward to hearing but we want to make sure But we're dotting our eyes and crossing
our tees on the ferry contract as well. Yes. Yeah. The ferry operators, like I said, they they were lengthy, you know, 100 plus page proposals of it that go into, you know, details of wrership, financial models, uh, garage parking, um, construction costs for it. Uh, so we
want to make sure that we have the best operator to, again, you know, this is a good endeavor for the city. It's, you know, going to be a big gamecher. Um, I know we're trying to get that done for, you know, this month, unfortunately, because we're doing this under the local redevelopment law, not under public
contracting. We want to make sure that, um, you know, you know, for the redevelopment agreement that's going to be put in front of the council. Um, you know, it's done proper. Uh, but like I said, we had Sea Streak and New York. They're the two big operators, you know, in New York Harbor and want to make sure
we got that access to New York City. Thank you. Thank you very much. Okay, that take a motion to adjurnn. Second. And on the motion to adjurnn, Mr. Booker, hi. Mr. Carol, hi. Mr. Perez, hi. Missur, Mr. Lapaloo, I want
to wish everybody that in the sound of our voice a very happy Memorial Day. And with that, I vote I