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Part 1 (Video ID: u-_CJTD9wCE):
- 00:00:00: Meeting Opening, Pledge, and Data Center Topic Introduction
- 00:02:26: Attorney Opel Presents Data Center Redevelopment Plan Findings
- 00:07:15: Council Clarifies Data Center Approval Process, Master Plan
- 00:09:46: Public Comment: Darlene Denega Speaks On Data Center and Geese
- 00:12:58: Public Comment: Dorene Frager Advocates Humane Geese Control
- 00:14:56: Public Comment: Valerie Divine Presents Geese Deterrent Solutions
- 00:16:58: Public Comment: Joseph Papero on Improvement District Inclusion
- 00:18:03: Public Comment: Patricia Hillard Criticizes Data Center Transparency
- 00:20:46: Public Comment: Caitlyn Pragleion on Data Center Code
- 00:22:50: Public Comment: Joseph Bang Urges Redevelopment Plan Amendment
- 00:26:28: Public Comment: Jill Pastrino on Data Centers and Master Plan
- 00:29:16: Public Comment: Diana Stein On Data Center Challenges
- 00:33:16: Public Comment: Lee Advocates for Community Involvement
- 00:37:37: Public Comment: Omar Algari Residents Deserve Answers Now
- 00:40:32: Public Comment: Christina Naplano Opposes Data Center Due to Health Issues
- 00:41:25: Public Comment: Natalie Ramos on Data Centers and Risk
- 00:43:34: Public Comment: Jenna Reddit on Transparency and Research
- 00:46:17: Public Comment: Christopher McCarthy Accuses Council Of Greed
- 00:47:37: Public Comment: Liam A. Costa Demands Data Center Ban
- 00:52:12: Public Comment: Ben Joc Offers Ordinance and Support
- 00:55:10: Public Comment: Leroy Truth on Sexual Preditors
- 01:00:14: Public Comment: Caleb Pansen on Data Center Consequences
- 01:05:36: Public Comment: George Waters Critical Of The Council
- 01:11:39: Public Comment: Expresses Opposition To The AI Data Center
- 01:12:22: Public Comment: Melissa Gdeski Rodriguez on Accountability
- 01:15:06: Public Comment: Jason on the Council's Data Center Stance
- 01:20:36: Council Business: Redevelopment and Fair Housing Ordinances
- 01:22:52: Council Business: Lead Service Line Replacement Bond Ordinance
- 01:24:46: Council Business: Special Improvement District Discussion
- 01:38:52: Council Business: Traffic Ordinances and Other Business
- 01:54:32: Council Business: Amending Plans and Financial Agreement
- 02:01:46: Council Business: Communications, Officer Reports, and Resolutions
- 02:17:13: Public Comment: Concerns About the Building
- 02:18:51: Council Member and Adjournment Comments


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Heat. Heat. Pleasure meeting you. I would like to advise all those present that notice of this regular meeting of May 13, 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 at

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this meeting has been included in the annual notice of meeting which was posted and filed with the city clerk and with the Bergen record in Esbury press. 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 8th, 2026.

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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, >> Miss Weame >> here. >> Mr. Lapaloosa >> here. Please rise for the pledge of allegiance.

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I pledge allegiance 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. >> I know a lot of people are here uh about

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the data center, so we're going to move the public speaking portion up to the front. And um Miss Medina if you want to call. Please everybody be respectful of everybody else so that we can hear all the comments. This is a fivem minute

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statement period not a question and answer. >> First speaker is Darlene Denega. >> Okay. >> Actually excuse me. >> Three reasons. >> Mr. Opel, would you want to read a statement first before we do the public

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speaking? This is our our uh land attorney. >> Do you want me to sit down? >> Yes. Just for a minute and then we'll call you back up. >> Good evening, council. >> So, last month the council adopted two

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resolutions. Uh the first um uh the first expressed its present intent not to support the establishment or expansion of data center uses within the city and um the council through that

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resolution uh stated that it will not support the establishment, expansion, approval, endorsement, facilitation or development of any new data center use in the city of Bayon. Uh the second resolution authorized the administration to investigate and

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determine whether previously passed ordinances that permitted data center uses could be rescended as a permitted use within the city. And uh at the direction of the administration, we undertook that review. Um we've identified three redevelopment plans

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that permit data centers as an existing use. Uh the most recent one was the new Hook Road redevelopment plan which was amended in December of 2025. The second was the 6973 Lefonte Way redevelopment plan which was

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adopted in December of 2022. And the other was the Exxon redevelopment plan which was adopted in April of 2022. So these are all redevelopment plans. These aren't within the city's general land use ordinances

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and in each data centers are permitted uses. Um to date the city hasn't received an application for a specific data center project. Um and there are none pending before this council or any of the land use

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boards. uh for any of any project proposed to operate as a data center within any of these redevelopment plan areas, the city council would be required to approve a redevelopment agreement for that use.

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Um going back to the adoption of these ordinances. So in accordance with the redevelopment law, each redevelopment plan that permits these uses has to be submitted to the planning board for master plan consistency review. Each

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each of these plans was found by the planner and the planning board to be consistent with the city's existing master plan. Um, at this point, the city's master plan is due to re be re-examined within the next year. Uh the the best course of

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action for the city to take is as part of that re-examination, focus on this use, have the experts who are working to re-examine and amend the existing master plan, have them review this use and determine whether or not it's compatible

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with the city's long-term planning goals and objectives. If the master plan, if all of the information submitted in connection with the master plan re-examination finds that this kind of use doesn't fit with the city's goals and objectives, the

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council at that point would be in a strong position to consider amendments to these three redevelopment plans. Right now, if there was to be an amendment, there'd be potential legal consequences from the property owners

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who are who own property within each of these plan areas. So, without that substantial evidence in the record, the council could be subjecting the city to some legal scrutiny if the um if these plans are amended without substantial

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evidence. Um it it is really important to note that the council really controls how this can work and these types of uses can be can be implemented at this point. Um because of the requirements of the redevelopment law, anything to be

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constructed whether it's a data center use or any other use within any within any of these plan areas would require a redevelopment agreement. So that's one of the tools at the council's disposal um going forward to regulate that use uh

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until the master plan can be can be reconsidered and then as a result of that these ordinances can be looked at again and determine whether or not um amendments to remove that use or further regulate that use should be implemented.

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Okay, you all. >> Can I just ask you a couple questions? >> For the sake of putting it in plain English, >> there's no data centers today. >> Correct. >> For a data center to be built in town, this council or a new council would have

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to approve it. >> That's correct. >> This council has passed a resolution saying we wouldn't do so. >> That's correct. a new council would have to reaffirm or pass their own resolution saying that they also believe it would be wrong and wouldn't do so.

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>> Um if that was that council >> that's their >> idea. So >> the alternative the master plan could be amended when it comes up for >> yes the the master plan was um most recently re-examined in 2017. And so it's due to be re-examined in 20 uh 27

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in in connection with those um re-examination studies. I I would highly suggest that data centers be specifically looked at so that a substantial record can be established. And if the council intends to act on that, they'd be acting on that

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substantial record, not um going back on prior findings by expert planners and the planning board, finding that this use is consistent with the 2017 master plan. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. >> And in doing this research is that there

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were two additional properties dating back to 2018. I had uh December based on what I was able to find, December of 2022 and April of 2022 were the two prior

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um redevelopment plans that permit this use. And you're all aware of the recent one in December uh of this year that I'm Yeah. December of 2025. Yes. >> Okay. Just stay close in case you know. >> Yeah. I'll

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>> Okay. And I know there were a lot of people here to speak on this issue and many came last month when we made our resolution. We are convinced. For many of us, this is the, you know, we're coming to the end of our time up

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here. So, it's now time to convince the new guys. I don't know if you want to do that tonight or come back in July, but our resolution, I stand by it. anything happens in the next 30 days, I'm gonna say no.

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>> Okay, Darlene. >> Okay. I'd like to speak on the data center as well. I understand that um it takes thousands of gallons of water daily to run this data center. It's going to pollute the water, pollute the

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air. We have that horrible thing on First Street. the metal polluting the air. The trees you can see down there are not doing well from all that pollution. We don't need that in our lungs. We have enough we're dealing with. We do not need a data center.

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That's one thing. And the other thing I'm going to talk about is the geese. Gary, you made a promise that we would not gas the geese any longer. And I just I'm asking you to please >> I keep my promise. We have not paid for any gasing of any. We have and I have

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the animal protection league with me. We There's other things we can do. We're willing to pay for a pilot program to show you how to deter them. We'll do whatever it takes. Please just stop gassing them. They're human. They're they're live. They have feelings. You know, they suffer. All right. And then

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the other thing, the other thing I want to ask you is what happened to the $275,000 that this um builder gave for the city to build an animal shelter. I just want to know where is that money. >> So So this is not a question and answer

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period. So if you want we can explain to you, but it's actually $750,000. >> Oh, 750. I'm sorry that you're right. 750. >> Is it still around? We're not we're not going to keep answering questions because we have a lot of people that we want to get to to speak. >> Okay. But I would like to know where it

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is. We need an animal >> afterwards. We can we can >> we need TNR. We need an animal shelter. >> Okay. >> Okay. Thank you. >> You have four more minutes left. >> Oh, I have four more minutes left. >> Four minutes and 30 seconds. >> Oh, >> you told me more than you told him. >> I did. I What did I Oh my god. Well,

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anyway, um I'm just hoping that with this animal shelter that it happens, you know, and I I don't know. I mean, the money is there and I'm sure it's making interest as well. >> Miss Kavanagh can explain to you. >> Oh, okay.

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>> I just want to clarify that that money does not exist yet for us. Am I correct, Miss Russo? >> Yes. So the the development project that that was promised by has not come to fruition yet. So we don't actually have

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any money. >> Okay. >> And it has nothing to do with the health department and the animal control program. That is something that the council will have to facilitate. So I just want to clarify that because I see a lot of Facebook posts that are not true. So anybody can come and see me at

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any time. I'd be more than happy to answer any questions. We do not have that money. >> Oh, thank you for I appreciate it. You're welcome. Thank you. Okay, that's it. >> Dorene Dorene Frager, Animal Protection League of New Jersey. First, I'd like to thank

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you, Gary, and the council for passing the resolution last year not to allocate any money to the USDA to come in and kill the geese. Unfortunately, 43 geese were still killed last year. Um, and it happens during the mold period when the

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geese can't fly, and it's a a horrific death as Darlene has said. and we wanted to work with Tom Carter and his staff to implement a pilot program of habitat modification. We had met with him, I

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think it was in 2023. We did have our ecological landscape designer with us and nothing had happened. So, nothing's basically changed in Bayon. The geese are still being killed. Um, all it would take is a phone call or an email to

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Aaron, the state director of the USDA, and tell him that you do not want the lethal component of the USDA contract, the corporate service agreement. That's all it would take. And he actually needs permission to come onto the property, which you could deny per permission if

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that's the route you want to go with um more humane, non-lethal methods to control the geese. So, we hope that you will cancel the USDA contract. Use our program, work with us to implement a

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more humane solution to deterring the geese because killing hasn't worked and it's not going to solve your problem. It's going to create a vacuum and more geese are going to continue to come into the area and that's not the answer. We want the geese out of here. We want to do it humanely. We want them back up in

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the flyway so that they're not subjected to this punishment. Thank you. Valerie, >> thank you. Yes, Valerie Divine, Animal Protection League, Lake Hayawa. Uh, there are a few solutions regarding the

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geese. Uh, one would be habitat modification is the number one solution for permanently detering the geese. overseeding with flight turf. It's a grass which the geese do not like. It

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has little BBS on it and it will bother their mouth and when they go to eat it, it upsets their stomachs. Uh perimeter fencing around lakes and ponds to remove the line of sight to the water. Planting

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sunflowers and other native plants. Um, fencing should be installed 3 to 5 feet tall in February to March to deter the geese from nestling. Nest should be destroyed in February, making sure the

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nest are empty. Hawk kite is very effective attaching a tail to the tail I'm sorry. Attaching a tail to the tail of the hawk with streamers and miler strips. Very effective.

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Uh laser trained border collie dogs horns and number seven which is a very good one. No feeding banan should be implemented. Thank you very much for

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your time. I hope you'll take us up on our offer. Thank you. I'm sorry. Can I have like a minute back on my time? Um, I forgot to leave this O. >> Uh, good evening, council members. Joseph Papero from the law firm of

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Porzio, Bramberg, and Newman. Uh, I and my client were both here this evening regarding ordinance 04 for the creation of the special improvement district for the uh, peninsula. Um I we are here tonight uh to express our concerns for

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inclusion of the Centerpoint property in the special improvement district. The Centerpoint property is an industrial property at the foot of the peninsula. And uh reading the ordinance uh it's our opinion that being included in the special improvement district uh will not

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only not provide centerpoint with any benefits, it will actually have a detrimental impact on their ability to stay competitive to draw tenants into the city of Bayon. Um I'm going to yield the remainder of my time to Mr. Nenner from Centerpoint uh to explain why the

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company is uh so concerned about the property being included. Can Can you make those comments when we do 04? >> Sure. I didn't know procedurally if now was the time or should we wait for the ordinance to be introduced? >> Yeah, if you could wait till 04 comes in, we we'd love to hear from you.

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>> We'll do. Thank you. Appreciate it. Patricia Hillard. Okay. I'm Patricia Hillyard, chairperson of the Hudson County Group of the New Jersey chapter of Sierra Club. Uh, tonight we learned that there

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are three potential data centers for Bayon that you passed in 22 and other times in December. Um it's really sad because what we would like to see is transparency where people are allowed to know what's

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going on and community involvement in decisionmaking. So this is really disappointing. So now we don't have just one data center to fight. We got three possible data centers. One of them it sounds like if it's Exxon

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property it's Prologess which is one of the biggest warehouse companies in the world and they have the potential to put a data center in there and that's at Exxon property. So it's going to be huge if they do it. So what we ask for is

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transparency and participation of the community and otherwise we're going to have to keep on fighting because these data centers run up tra electricity bills, water bills, pollution, diesel generators polluting the air used as an

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emergency backup. Um we we've just got to put an end to this thing. Plus, the data centers are not just used for good purposes like say medical record uh research or things like that. It's also used for crypto money and that's dark

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money that can control our society, buy off politicians and city councils and state reps. So, we need to fight these data centers and make them answer to the community. Thank you very much. Caitlyn Prag Pragleion.

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>> Hi, my name is Caitlyn Tinen Pongalinan and I live at 104 West 52nd Street. I'd like to start by saying that it really seemed like the council heard us last month. You listened to the concerns. You heard the outrage. And I know you definitely felt the frustrations that we

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had that you'd sell out your own communities without even asking a few questions or doing a little research first. But even if some of you listened better than others, I do think that you took the steps to make us feel heard. You can continue to raise your hands in

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victory. But now that the campaigns are over, I think that people will know that they've been had, that they've been paid lip service because what really happened is that you listen to us, but you actually didn't do anything. You can tell us that the council will

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never allow a data center, but most of you, I don't know if you're going to be here, and you definitely can't guarantee what the next council is going to do. But it was you who wrote it into the code and who paved the way for a data center because writing it into the code in the very first place makes it to be

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so. And even if you could guarantee that the next council would stop it, the only real way is to deny a project once it's been submitted. And that leaves the city vulnerable to a huge lawsuit because again, you've already allowed it.

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I'm not an expert, but I'd guess a lawsuit now to amend the code back would be less than if you denied a permit that was submitted by a company who was funded by endless data center money. If the major concern is the lawsuit, we could probably afford to amend the code

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now. If you just fix the credit card machines on the parking meters, but honestly, if it is about the money, what does that say? No amount of money is worth our health, our well-being, or the future of our children.

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And fortunately, it's not too late. You still have the chance to do the right thing. You are still sitting in the seats. You can fix the mistake you made by amending the redevelopment plan now. Today, you can say you're opposed to data data centers all you want, but

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until you amend the redevelopment plan and remove data centers from its permitted uses, you're still allowing them. Do the right thing while you still can. Do the right thing. Protect your legacy and do the right thing for your families, friends, and neighbors. Thank

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you, Joseph. >> Good evening, city council, members of the public. Uh, my name is Joseph Bang on 104 West 52nd Street. I am here to speak again today um to make the call for city council to initiate a redevelopment plan amendment

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for the old new uh old hook road redevelopment plan as well as all other redevelopment plans that state uh that list data centers as a permit permissible use. Um I think as you know from this past meeting and as you'll

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find out from more and more comments today that data centers as a use has a delterious and vastly negative impact on the citizens on the residents of Bayon not only in terms of poll uh water noise pollution

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as well as um significant impacts on the utility costs of the residents nearby. The main way to do this is through a redevelopment plan amendment. Uh, city council, as you may know, is one of the few um bodies that can initiate this

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endeavor. You can instruct the planning board to look into it to look into a redevelopment plan amendment for Old Hook Road as well as all other redevelopment plans and strike data centers as a permissible use. It is

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has been made clear that it's very easily supportable that it is a use has major public major impact on public health and safety and to be honest in reviewing the process of how it got legalized in the first place. It

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was it appears to be very underhanded. the mean the the planning board meetings had discussions five minutes long and apparently this this the staff report for the supporting these uh supporting the approval for it is like one page long. I can't understand what could

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possibly be in that one page to to sway all of you to to to support the approval of this use for these and these redevelopment plans. It's not too late to show a little transparency and initiate this process. Have the

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public be a part of it and do the right thing. Please, it's not too late. Do the right thing. Be transparent with the people of of Bayon. Amend the redevelopment plan. Thank you, Bill Pastorino. Okay, Jill Pastrino, 74 West 46 Street.

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Um, I have two issues. One is, um, obviously the data center, but I want to address what he said that this is in compliance with the master plan. This is some of the language from the master plan about sustainable design principles which you're supposed to be following.

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Four out of five of them data data center would be disastrous. A protect landscape and water resources. We know it consumes immense amount of water. B minimize non-renewable energy consumption. Obviously doesn't do that.

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Balance long-term economic, social, and environmental needs. It may bring some money to the city, but the residents always, always, always bear the brunt of social and environmental needs. And finally, enhance the quality of life.

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It's detrimental to almost every aspect of the quality of life. So, some of when you look at the master plan, they have a lot of language like this and apparently it's meaningless when it comes to redevelopment plans.

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So going forward when they redo the master plan whether you're in the council or not your residents here and the rewriting of the master plan needs to be tighter. So these things are not just suggestions. And secondly on issues

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09 it's in the context of this transparency tonight there's going to be a vote on the redevelopment plan for the Saint Vincent school. The redevelopment plan has not been posted. The residents have not seen it, but we're going to vote on

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it anyway. At this point in the resix redevelopment, we at least had the draft redevelopment plan so that if I came up to speak about it, I would have something to say. We have no idea what's going to go up there. Next month is the

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final vote on this redevelopment plan. This system, like the system with the data center, doesn't allow for meaningful public input. It the council doesn't advocate for community concerns because you don't know them. You don't

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know them because there is only a few opportunities and no information is posted for the community to review. A lot of times these plans are posted in a very short time frame. They're 150 pages long and then there's the vote. So

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similarly going forward there needs to be better um transparency but this is like it's kind of like a rigged system with very little opportunity for community input. Thank you

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>> Diane Ste. Christina. >> This is Diana. >> Oh, Diana. >> Sorry, >> we can't really hear you. >> Yeah. >> Good evening. Thank you for the opportunity to speak tonight. My name is Diane Stein and I've lived in Bayon for

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about a year. Um, and because of that, forgive me, I'm beginning to learn the process and the mechanics of how things work here. And I want to thank the sister who spoke before me because I think I'm going to echo a lot of what you said. Um, I came here when I retired last year after working for close to 40

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years in the field of workplace safety and health. When I think about how municipalities should respond to the challenge of the placement of AI centers as well as other development, I draw on that experience. As we're all well aware, locating AI centers, AI data

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centers in densely populated communities brings a series of challenges that would take a lot to overcome, if that's even possible. It's a mistake to wait until there's a timed driven, specific proposal to which the planning committee, the city council, and most

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importantly, the residents of Bon have to respond. Process is the problem. I mean, that's what I've heard in the past month or so that I started following this. And I think that that's um in addition to the science of the safety and health part of it, the process is

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what this body and the citizens in Bayon really need to look at. Planning ahead of time for what we as a community find acceptable and then measuring any proposal against those principles which the sister just did and apparently it's found wanting um will go a long way to

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ensuring that we make careful considered and intelligent decisions regarding these centers. Additionally, a set of principles for the impacts of development can be applied to a variety of proposals, not just AI data centers, which is what's upfront and personal for us. Now, a few of the hazards that have

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been documented with the data centers include noise pollution from the constant hum and the intermittent generation of noise in excess of 90 dB, light pollution that can disturb migration habits and habitat development among wildlife, air pollution from power

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generation which can increase respiratory and cardiovascular disease as well as increase cancer risk. and um and and the water issue. I there was an article that I read in today's paper that Corpus Christi, Texas is running out of water and it's something that you

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should look at because it's something that an industrial community like Bayon is um I'm afraid could all too easily run up against. Another consideration is whether Bayon is equipped to handle additional emergency situations that may arise. A fire at a data center is not a

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house fire. While there are others, while there is already other industry in Bayon and um I don't know I don't know enough about our fire department to know if they have adequate staffing and equipment in the event of an emergency. It's something that needs to be looked at. Any development permitted in Bayon

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must benefit the residents of Bayon. Though I have not taken the time here to address the potential adverse economic increase of utility bills, those should obviously also be factored into decision-making. Taking the time on the front end to decide how much, if any, of these risks

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are worth it will enable Bon to do some good decision- makingaking. There are a lot of resources out there already from work that's been done in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and around the country that could help guide the I was pleased to hear about the master plan, but guide the new master plan. But the more I hear, the more I realize

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or the more like it occurs to me that the problem is process. The problem is that we don't have participatory democracy and that that's what we need in order to make sure that everything is reviewed by all of us who will be affected by it. In in the interest of transparency, I

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cannot imagine a set of circumstances in which I personally would support an AI center in a community like Bayon. But all of us should, this is my training, all of us should be driven by the data that we uncover. Um, reviewing the data takes time and expertise and should not be done on the fly when a proposal comes

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our way. My suggestion on the creation of the new master plan is that we really have participatory democracy. You have focus groups. There's a lot of talent in Bayon who could help with the technical issues. You have focus groups of

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community concerns as well as the expertise among our our neighbors. you can have uh the the master planning group should have community representatives on it and so I would urge you to look as much at process when the master plan is being redone as the

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specific technical issues. Thank you Lee. Good evening, council members. First, I just want to start by saying a thank you to all of you uh that are in public service. Um I'm someone who's been in public service before. I know what it means to show up each and every single night and listen to people. Sometimes

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people who agree with you, sometimes people who disagree. Uh and I know it's a tough job. And I also want to big say a big thank you to the new people who've been elected. I saw some of the new city council people and the new mayor who's here. I'm really here though to talk about these data centers. And the reason I want to talk about it is that I do not

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think Bayon can become a sacrificial lamb for Silicon Valley's next gold rush. Okay. When you talk about data centers and when you talk about what happens in politics, there's a very simple saying, follow the money. There are billionaires

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that are trying to buy our politicians, trying to buy our politics. Now, who here knows Open AAI? Show of hands. Who here knows the company Open AI? Okay, OpenAI, the founders of ChatPT have created a brand new super PAC where they

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put $150 million, a $150 million for one goal. Any politician who speaks up for AI safety, for regulation, they want to silence their voices. They have already decided in Hudson County to get involved in the

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congressional race right here. You can watch it on the news. There are pro- AAI forces that are saying anyone who speaks up for regulation, they're going to crush them. Now, we're lucky. I don't think they got involved in the municipal race here in Bayon, but they are getting involved in state after state. People

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who are standing up, communities that have made their voices heard very clearly. They don't want data centers, >> but the AI tech oligarchs, the billionaires, they don't care. And so it is incumbent upon this council to do whatever you can right now because if

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you follow the money and you look at what is happening across this country, politicians are being bought and paid for by these big tech companies. They don't care about the people in Bayon. They don't want clean air. They don't want clean water. They are going to fight each and every single day for

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their profits. And we are in the middle of a war. It is a war between the people and the people making profits. It is a fight between working families and the big tech companies. And the question is which side are you on? That is the

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question everyone here is asking. And so I urge all of you in the last few days that you're in office to do whatever you can to make it explicitly clear that whoever is in office, they are not going to be able to use the people of Bon, the working families here to just continue to benefit the

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billionaires that are sitting in Silicon Valley that pro probably could not point to bail on a map. Right? These companies don't care. We need to do whatever we can to protect our communities here. Thank you. Omar Omar Giri. Uh, good evening, council members and

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fellow Balon residents. Uh, my name is Omar Algari. I'm a War 2 resident, a small business owner on Broadway and a product of Balon public schools. I'm here tonight because Balon residents deserve a clearer and more honest conversation about the proposed data center tied to the new Hook Road. I

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understand that the council is not voting tonight to approve a data center, but this project is already in motion, and that is exactly why the public deserves answers now before it moves any further. City Hall already adopted an amendment to the redevelopment plan for 6971 New Hook Road in December 2025. And

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the planning board meeting many residents were looking forward to for answers was cancelled and moved to May 5th, which was cancelled again without a new date. That makes tonight one of the few opportunities people have to raise concerns in public right now. The concerns residents are raising are

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reasonable. Data centers bring serious issues about power demand, water use, noise, traffic, and long-term strain on local infrastructure. And before city hall even thinks about letting a project like this move forward, residents deser deserve to know whether they want it,

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whether it fits in our city, or whether the burden will fall on them. This is especially important to me because New Hulk Road is in the second ward. That means my neighbors and other World War II residents will feel the impact of this more directly than anyone else. Although all of Balon will suffer the

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consequences, we already seen in other New Jersey communities what happens when residents feel they are getting answers too late. In Vineland, residents have raised concerns about a large AI data center because of noise, water use, electricity demand, and emissions. Bayon

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should learn from that now, not later. And these concerns are serious enough that lawmakers in Trenton are already advancing regulation and focus specifically on the energy demands of AI and crypto data centers. So, Bon should not treat questions about power use and

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infrastructure impact like they are overreactions. My ask tonight is simple. Before this project moves any further, residents deserve clear answers about its impact on water, energy, traffic, noise, and overall quality of life. They also deserve enough notice, enough

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information, and enough time to understand what is being proposed before major decisions move forward. Bayon residents are not asking for conflict. They're asking for transparency, serious public discussion, and the chance to be heard early. And I I think that is a fair request, and I hope this council

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and the future council will treat it that way. Thank you, >> Christina. >> Christina. Hi, my name is Christina Naplano and uh I oppose I don't want the data center and the reason that I don't want that is because of the noise, air pollution,

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generators, high energy, water consumption and for people's health could cause cancer, um heart issues, just numerous different things. And I just feel that if there is um something going on that you should include us.

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This way we are allowed to speak about the issue and if we want it and if we don't I've been here for 37 years and I personally do not want it. I don't think it's something that Bayon needs. There's other things that um you can develop in Bayon but I don't think that's one of

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the things that we need at this point. Um as I stated, you know, electricity bills will go up, health issues, just, you know, so many different things. So I I hope that in the future it just doesn't come at all. I appreciate you listening to me. Thank you very much.

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>> Natalie Ramos. >> Hello, council members. My name is Natalie and I have lived in Bayon for all of my life and I'm extremely concerned by the turn our city is taking. I do want to start off by addressing the fact that New Jersey is in a drought. We are being asked by your government to conserve water, but

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instead the city wants to approve a data center that will conserve that will consume over 5 million gallons of water a day. Not a year, a day. Data centers also present unforeseen risk to health. The data center in Vineland has not been completed and

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residents are reporting loud ringing noises that are coming from the facility. This is causing headaches, migraines, and other undisclosed health impacts because they have not been properly investigated. We have not we do not know whether the admissions that are released from the data centers have

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carcinogens and what other risk can cause because the the secretary of the department of health of health and human services has refused in Senate committees to say whether AI data centers are dangerous to health or whether whether they are currently investigating this issue. We should not

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make Bayon a sacrifice zone and suffer for generations to come due to the unknown health risks that data centers present. Our health system in Dayon is already overburdened and the state of hospitals in Hudson County is up in the air. These data centers also do not present any opportunities for job growth

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and the rush to build these centers are entirely driven by profit. We do not need a data center in Bayon and we need to the promise that our city council will do this city council and the next city council will do whatever they can do to protect the safety of our

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residents. Thank you Jenna Reddit. Hi, Jenna Reic um West 55th Street. Uh we are here today as you know uh about the negative effect. We all know about the negative effects of data centers being built all across this country.

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From our energy bills increasing 20% more than it has in recent years to toxic pollution that would be pumped into our environment, creating even more sound pollution and even lowering our property values. Negative effects that are so damaging that my 92-year-old grandfather, who

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isn't techsavvy at all, is well aware of. So, I still want to know why this amendment was passed with the excuse of we didn't know there was any negative impact from data centers. Why would this council just blindly pass something that with no research prior to voting? You said Director Skillinder didn't inform

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you, but it isn't it your duty as elected officials to do your own independent research as well. Since there was a resolution passed in April for research to determine if there is any negative impact from data centers, I want to know why there hasn't been any update on it till today. Since

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you said in the beginning, we were told that an ordinance would be introduced in May and passed by June before you guys leave office. Yet, there hasn't been any update till today. There is no transparency at all pertaining to this or anything involved in Bayon, which feels a little bit deliberate. The only

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thing that has been spoken about pertaining to data centers after the April council meeting is that the data center issue is being used as political ammo in people's political campaigns. This wasn't a topic being brought up in anyone's campa camp campaign before I started organizing people to come speak out against it. I don't want my

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organizing as a concerned constituent to be degraded as to just as a political stunt. It was under the assumption that we only came to the last meeting because someone was using it as political ammo when it started with just one person using their voice. I don't appreciate

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being berated by public officials for doing my civic duty as a constituent and informing others about something that will harm all of us for years to come. Damage is already being done from the metal scrapyard, which isn't being regulated even with state and local laws enacted. You told us that we should come

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to more meetings and be more involved. So now we're here holding you accountable on something that was promised. Thank you, Christopher M. McCarthy. >> Good evening. My name is Christopher Gerard McCarthy. I was prepared to come up here and speak about all the detriments that would come with the

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operation of a data center. However, the truth is you've already made up your mind. You voted for the data center only backing down after public pressure. You have already sold us out. You are already bought and paid for by the developers. The risks of the data center are unknown

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and no longer up for debate. The absence of information is no longer a valid excuse. This is simply about greed, your greed, and you are getting richer at the expense of the people of Bon. It appears the lack of independent local journalists in our day-to-day have allowed you all plenty of opportunity to represent only yourselves. However, we

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the people see what you are. However, we the people see what you are doing. What you have already done, risking our electrical grid, risking our risking contaminating our water, risking increases in carbon dioxide, risking the residents of Bayon. Well, we the people have voted both on the data center and

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your fitness to lead. Thank you. Liam Okcasta. Good evening neighbors. My name is Liam Pya A. Costa and I have been a Bayon resident in Ward 1 since I was 15 years old, which is half of my life. I'm also

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a member of the ecosocialist working group of the North New Jersey Democratic Socialists of America. As a democratic socialist, I believe that corporate greed should never trump the well-being of people or of our

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environment. Profits should never be placed over people or nature. If a data center if a data center is built in Bon, our utility bills will rise. Droughts like the one we are currently experiencing in

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New Jersey will be worsened. The noise will be deafening. The proliferation of AI will be quickened and all sorts of other evils will be allowed to befall us. Apparently, this is all news to our

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representatives until recently. I know my comrades will be talking about this at length, but I want to discuss one particular evil that has taken root not only in this town or this state or even this country, but all around the

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world. If we, the residents of Bon, do not demand our representatives pass an ordinance banning data centers in Bon as being fundamentally against the master plan and hold our representatives accountable accountable to the

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nonbinding nonbinding resolution that they passed. We will be committing a great sin indeed. Political apathy. Apathy. We cannot be surprised that our

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political representatives may not have our best interest at heart. We cannot rely on going to the polls once every four years to place incredible power and responsibility in the hands of others. All so we can sit back and let someone

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else handle it all. Beon is our town. As residents of this town, we must hold the feet of our civil servants to the fire and demand they not only make good on any individual promises they make, but

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the grander general promise of acting in good faith to fulfill the will of the people that put them in office. People of Bon know that we will never ever vote our way into a perfect town or perfect

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world. We must remain politically active. We must organize amongst ourselves. We must demand an increase in transparency. Has anyone here ever gone online on the website to find past agendas? Where are they? Minutes, where

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are they? The text of resolutions that are being considered? Why don't we have a digital portal for signing up to speak? Why do meetings of bodies like the planning board and the rent control board keep getting cancelled?

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Bayon is the second most populous municipality in the county. People, we continue to act like a tiny corrupt town instead of a huge city with eyes on us. We the people must never lose our

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resolve. As a democratic socialist, I hold democracy to the highest esteem. But democracy is more than voting. It's our sacred civil duty to look our elected officials in the eyes and demand they listen to us. That is what we are

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all here to do today. And this room needs to be packed to the brim every single time, not just today. So here I am making my demand and that demand is that the city council pass an ordinance banning the construction of data centers for any reason whether it be new

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construction or redevelopment or anything. No data center in Bayon period. I also want to ensure that amnesia does not take over the residents of Bon as I have often seen. every member of the Bayon City Council or planning board who

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voted in favor of the data center at any point in their career. That needs to be their legacy forever. That needs to be how they are remembered forever in the hearts and minds of their constituents. Thank you and good night.

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I don't know whether this is Ben or Den. >> Hi. Uh, hi. My name is Ben Joc. I'm the executive director of Climate Revolution Action Network, the largest Gen Z organization in the state of New Jersey. We happen to have defeated four data centers in the past month and are

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working in over a dozen municipalities to pass bans or cancel their data centers. What I'm hearing from your legal team is not making much sense to me considering I got a text from a council member who's going to pass a resolution

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to ban data centers tomorrow in Sussex County. And just last night, we were doing this same gosh darn thing where we said we couldn't amend a redevelopment plan because we said it once before in Monroe. Guess what? That failed and the

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data center is not happening. So, you can go and make an ordinance that >> defines data centers. YOU MAY not know what this technology is, but it is in fact 2026 and this is

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not an emerging uh economy. It is actually the largest sector of our economy. So, it's not that hard for the council to do some research. The people in the audience did I they're not getting paid. So, I'm I'm just really confused. Right. We are seeing the

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proliferation of big tech, Wall Street, fintech over in Todden County. Over 81 data centers have already built been built in New Jersey and hundreds have been built across the PJM region which rages all of our our bills. Right? So

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we're in the legislature fighting for reforms to take on water energy and whatnot. But this is what we say. We say at the local level we have to ban because that's your authority under home rule. Don't say you don't have it. Right? And at the state level we need to

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regulate. It's a simple ask. I will provide you the ordinance later tonight. I will email it to you. You won't be the first town to pass it. You will probably be one of a dozen who have already passed it. So, you're not going to be any special here.

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And I'm I'm really excited to be back next meeting when you bring it up for a first reading. Um because that's what people are asking. It's kind of that simple. Um we we don't have to pontificate about this. You got a 100

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people in a gosh darn room and I I mean I drove an hour to be here. So let's get this done. Let's build communities and not data centers. It's simple. Pass the damn ordinance. Thank you. >> Leroy Truth.

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>> Hello everyone. I am Leroy Truth of Leroy Truth Investigations. Please subscribe to me on Facebook and YouTube. And we are now streaming live on YouTube. Hello, Frank Pence. Now, we have about 30 people signed up to speak. We have about 150 people here. And I got

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to say, I am so proud of this Bon community for coming out in mass like this. So, I'm curious to do a poll by voice. Two questions. First, how many of you support data centers in Bon? >> Okay. and ask with with your voice. How

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many do not want them in Bon? >> The people have spoken. Now you've heard the term. >> Make sure it happens. >> Right. Absolutely. And it could happen tonight. You can vote it tonight. AN ORDINANCE AGAINST THE DATA CENTERS. >> He has the ordinance

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>> and he has it right here. He will provide it to the attorney right now. Now, another topic. Sometimes people will ask, "Is there a doctor in the house if there is a medical emergency?" Well, I ask, "Is there a fireman in the house?" Because I

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understand, Mr. Booker, you were smoked yesterday at the election. And congratulations to Sharon Ashki. It's going to be a new day. Now, you of course lost the election, Mr. Booker, for a number of reasons.

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One of those is you took allegedly $1,500 from Hudson County Sheriff's Lieutenant Matt Fedro, who is accused and sustained allegation that he sexually harassed and sexually assaulted a female Hudson

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County Sheriff's police officer and you have refused to condemn him and he is your leader. He is the head of the Democratic Committee. So, are you willing to condemn him now that these allegations were sustained by internal

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affairs and Hudson County Sheriff's Office as well as a third-party agency? Will you condemn him and say he must resign? We can't have men who has found sustain that he has harassed and allegedly sexually assaulted a female

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police officer. So, what do you say, Mr. Booker? service. >> Well, this is an important question. >> We can't hear you, >> right? No one's using the microphone up up there either. >> All right. So, it it is. So, now I've

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got a question for you, Mr. Lapaloosa. And I'm going to miss you in in a unusual way. You won't be here anymore. And did you vote for the amendment supporting the data center? I'm curious.

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Really? I was told you did. Now, here's a very important question. And Gary, you know who Vincent deco is, and he's the owner of the property that the data center was proposed to be on. And I heard he's coincidentally a client of

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your landscaping company. Is that true? You could speak. You don't have that much time left. >> Yeah. Just tell the truth. That's all. I see it in your eyes. Yes. >> Okay. Guess he said yes. >> I abstained from the vote because he was

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a client of mine. >> I did not vote for you. You were wrong. >> Well, I'll check the record on that. And then lastly, what I have here, this is critical, ladies and gentlemen. They don't care about protecting children from sexual assault. They don't care about protecting women from sexual assault. In fact, how many of you with a

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show of hands think if it is true that Lieutenant Matt Fedro did in fact sexually harass and sexually assault that female sheriff's officer that he should be removed immediately as the head of the Democratic committee? Raise your hand.

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Let's look at the audience. Audience, they're good people. >> Not a single council person will protect them. And do you know how many parents have come to me recently and they have said there are numerous sexual predators right now in your Bayon schools and I'm

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trying to protect sexual predators uh trying to stop sexual predators from hurting children in Union City, New Jersey. And Mayor Brian Stack had me arrested and falsely charged with a felony. I was indicted two weeks ago. I'm going to be arraigned tomorrow on a

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false felony charge of aggravated assault against a police officer even though I was live streaming and it didn't happen and I've got to go to Essis County Court tomorrow at 9:00 a.m. and plead not guilty. Now, Bayon, you have a problem in your schools. I'm asking everyone here. Join me. Let's

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protect the children of Bon New Jersey. Let's protect the children of Union City. My email address is Leroy Truth 247@gmail.com. Lee writgmail.com. God bless all these amazing people in Bayon and shave on all of you. I'm Lee

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Rich. Thank you, >> Caleb Pansen. >> The model ordinance has been emailed to the clerk. >> There you go. >> YEAH. >> Thank you, Ben. Council President, members of the council, my name is Caleb and I am also with the DSA North New

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Jersey Ecosocialist working group, much like my comrade Liam over here. So, I'm here to talk about what might not be in the packet or any of the planning ordinances that have been put forth by the company who is proposing to build this data center. These companies like

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to promise pro promise jobs tax revenue but what they will not tell you about is the 5-year wait for proper electrical generator capacity. So what do they have to do? We could look at an example in Memphis, Tennessee, where Grock AI faced

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this exact same bottleneck that you guys will face if you end up moving forward with this plan. What was Grock AI's solution? They built an illegal makeshift diesel generator parking lot that burns fossil fuels 24/7, per

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poisoning the workingclass neighborhood in where the data center is located. All so that a billionaire server farm could pretend it had the juice that they promised up front in the contract. That is the playbook. That is what the contingency plan is that they are not

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showing you or anybody else in this room. And Mayon deserves to know is that the backup plan here if this data plan center moves forward. What they are really not showing you is that this isn't about data storage. This is about project Stargate and the final

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frontier of primitive accumulation of the billionaire class. These billionaires have run out of physical world to extract from. So that now what they are doing is they are trying to extract human consciousness itself. training AI models on every thought,

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image, creative output humanity has ever produced and locking the results behind their proprietary gates. The water, the electricity, the diesel fumes, they are fueling this machine that is designed to commoditize the last comments we have

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left, our own minds. And so the water projections that they tell you, pure fiction, underestimated by 30 to 50%. When aquifer strains and rates spike, who's going to end up paying? >> We are.

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>> That's why we're here. >> It's the rate payers. The electric pajestions, they also lie about that, too. Every megawatt server cooling is stolen from actual decarbonization efforts that could be put into a generative energy like wind and solar.

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This facility exists in competition with transit, retrofits, resilience, and every other need that this city has. The administration knows that these numbers will not hold up. The developers know these numbers will not hold up. That is

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why this process is opaque because if residents ended up seeing the full cost of this the grid weight, the diesel contingency, the consciousness extraction, they would simply end up saying no to anything and everything. And the developers can't survive the

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embarrassment of suffering that defeat. So this is not about economic development. This is a handout to tech and fossil fuel billionaires who know that scarcity is very real and have decided to bankrupt the future by cashing out all of the chips now by

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going drill baby drill. And they know that if they extract land, water, grid capacity, and human creative capacity, privatizing these returns while socializing the cost onto the people who live here and in all of the communities where these data centers are being

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proposed to be built. So here's what we demand. We need to draft an ordinance that permanently bans data centers from being built in Bayon. Not a moratorum, not a study, a permanent ban. Because the projections, lies, the hidden costs

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are the only way to is the only way to protect the city's water grid and the residents from extraction that is dressed up as progress is which is closed the door entirely to the prospect of a data center construction project in

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the future. So this con this council has a choice. You can approve the rosy fiction that these developers are telling you that degrades the environmental quality of life in Bayon for decades to come. Or you can be on the right side of history by choosing not to further degrade the environmental

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quality of life here in Bayon by passing a permanent ban on data centers tonight. Thank you, >> George Waters. Good evening everyone. Good evening public servants. Um

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I'm not going to talk about how much harm uh data centers will cause uh if they u start being built here. We all know them except for maybe Mr. Booker who doesn't know what uh the dangers could be. I totally agree with that lady who said that um all the only service

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you provide is a m lip service and I agree with that gentleman who said you already sold us out like there is absolutely no for me there is absolutely no uh doubt about that. Uh last time in the last meeting uh Jacqueline uh she

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was defending that uh we we did not show up in the meeting in December. Well, the reason is uh Jacqueline, you know, we already touched it, right? We already kept came to solution, but you know, it's not very professional to push the blame onto someone who had no idea what's going on. And the reason is

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because we as people, we have no idea when you take serious decision, life-changing decisions like building a a data center or you just uh approving some building permits, right? like to me I have no interest to come and sit every Wednesday but I would like to know um

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when a life-changing event is occurring. So I appreciate you taking some steps last time. I would like to see how they going to get implemented. I'm pretty sure they will not but you know time will show. Uh I also uh would like people to stay vigilant and be on course

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because this is not over. This is far far from over because this administration will pass the blame on the new one. the new one will pass the blame on the old one and you know everybody's going to be innocent and everybody's going to be like happy only us we the people who as a matter of fact

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the only legitimate government in this country will be picking up the tabon so as I touched last time last meeting I said the city of beyond is a corporation so is the state of New Jersey the reason it's important and the reason I keep on

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going in there because uh governments created by people we the people created the government as maxims of law who who co-creates that control so we the people control the governments well it doesn't seem to be the case because government

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didn't like that so in 1860s you went well all the governments went to corporations I hope uh Mr. Carol, you did your homework and you uh confirmed that CDOP beyond is a corporation. As a matter of fact, I hope you did. Yeah. Yeah. No. So, um government

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operated through the consent of a govern. So, we're governed to them and the only authority they have is by delegation of authority that they get from us through voting process. And the only authority they have is the delegation of authority means they not

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government they just a corporation this is a board of directors having zero power over any of us and that's important to understand that's important to know and the way they operate is they operate under the color of law and the

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United States code a criminal section uh criminal title 11 it's a criminal code sections 241 242 talk about uh color of flu and talking about uh you're still thinking about checking if beyond is a corporation or not. Are you still

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>> I don't have to check. I actually did the homework but I don't want logic and reason that's fine. No, there's no logic. There's no reason. So um according to um Supreme Court decision self versus Ray 61 win second to 61. The common law is the real law, the supreme

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law of the land. The codes, rules, regulation, policy and statutes are not the law. Once again, I would like everyone to pay attention. The common law is the real law. The supreme law of the land, the codes, rules, regulation,

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policies, statutes, and everything that comes along is not the law. It's not enforceable. Yes, they make it look like enforceable. Unfortunately, those nice gentlemen, they've been lied to and they've been executing criminal offer orders and they go after us, but they

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have zero authority with that. And you know, you can see it clearly, people of Beyond, they said no to data center. We give you the order. Your only job as a as a as a corporation that claims to be a government, your only job is to

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execute the will of we the people. We your employees. You are our employees. And the only job you have is to execute the will of people. And we the people here gathered here today to convey you

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the message once again that we don't want your data centers. If there are lawsuits, if there are any consequences, this is your problem. You have to pay for them out of your own pockets. We shouldn't be responsible. >> Yeah. Exactly. Exactly. There you

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>> This is something worthwhile. Exactly. And you did that without our consent, without our knowledge, behind closed door, behind our backs. And how are we responsible? That's your responsibility. That's a real we uh >> Mr. Sex Offender, please sit tight. I

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see the clock. I see the clock. That's right. That's right. That's right. That's right. So, you got the order. You got the order to stop the development. And they said, "By the way, they building it already. You know the PS on Avenue E, you know they they changing the poll. Why do you

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>> Miss Medina, please call the next speaker? >> Thank you. >> That's a terrible thing you said. >> Yeah. >> Do Good evening. Um, I'll be brief uh because many before me have already

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expressed it better than I could. Um, I'm also here to express my opposition to any development of AI data centers in Bayon. Um, I respectfully urge all of you and any future officials uh who are here with us today uh to do everything in your power to ensure that no data

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centers uh are created in ban. Thank you for your time. >> Melissa Gdeski Rodriguez. >> Good evening. Melissa Gdeski Rodriguez, 148 Avenue F. Um, I do want to start off by saying there's an article recently, actually released yesterday. Nearly

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50,000 Lake Tahoe residents have to find a new power source after their energy source looks to redirect lines to data centers. I don't know if any of you have seen that article, but it's it's very discouraging and it's actually quite scary. Tonight, we learned something extremely

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important. Not one, but three development plans already allow for this type of project. How did we get here? We're not perfect, and I don't expect anybody to be perfect, but I do expect that everybody does their homework. How are these redevelopment plans approved without a

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deeper review of the long-term impact on residents infrastructure, quality of life, and the future of bail? And why are we only now discussing re-examining these plans after residents raise concerns? This should have never been approved to begin with. If you have the ability to stop this or re-evaluate it,

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then I ask you do the right thing and put the residents first. Because tonight, this room is filled with people who care deeply about this city. Residents who are willing to support the process, participate in discussions, and help shape responsible development that actually aligns with the needs of our

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community. The people of Bayon do not want to be an afterthought while developers sit at the center of every decision. We need leadership that we will get that includes the community before decisions are made, not after. The incoming administration has already

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made commitment to stand against the data center here in Bayon because they believe residents deserve a seat at the table. They believe in transparency and development should improve quality of life for people who already live here, not just benefit outside interests. And

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that this raises bigger questions. When was the last time the master plan was fully reviewed with the community in mind? And how many projects currently approved under redevelopment plans no longer align with the the residents actually want for Bayon? Are we evaluating traffic, infrastructure,

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public safety, schools, utilities, environmental impact, and the quality of life before approving these projects? A master plan should not just exist on paper. It should serve as a road map that protects the future of our city and reflects the voices of the people who live here every single day.

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Bayon deserves smart planning, thoughtful planning, and transparent planning. And most importantly, planning that puts residents before developers. We're asking for accountability and transparency. And I know we're going to get that with the future of this of the

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Deon and the administration. I thank you for your time and please listen to the residents in this room. They're ready to help. Every single one of them are ready to help and do the homework. He's already done it. So, thank you for all showing up and doing this tonight. Have a great evening,

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Jason. Guess I just want to commend all of you guys for showing up tonight um to do your duty. It was a pretty bad race. There were some things said about people

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uh going for civil or uh elected positions. They put themselves up for criticism. It's expected. You're putting yourself in the public light. You're there. It's expected to be criticized. What I didn't kind of like

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was when residents voice concerns on social media, they were attacked as if they were up for election. Now, I get it. Social media things can get twisted. There's misinformation. But certain things were said about certain

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people. I'm not going to repeat them. It was uncalled for. Booker, I'm sorry, but you didn't do your homework. You voted for the at the zoning board, and then four months later, you said you were naive about

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what you voted for. And for me, that was a deal breaker cuz I I know you're a good guy. I know you meant well for the city and I know you would have did everything, but for me, I couldn't trust somebody to be in charge of the city that didn't do their homework first. And

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that's just my personal opinion. Carol, you're a doctor now. I expected more out of you. You voted to approve the data center at the council with Weame and Perez. You needed three votes for it to

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pass and it passed. Booker, you conveniently got up out of your seat and you went into the back. It's all on video. Gary, you abstained. That is true. But in my mind, you let us down because you took the sight of one person over

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thousands of constituents in your ward that would have wanted you to vote no to this. And it would not have mattered if you did because there still were three votes that made it pass. So I'm a little shocked that Perez, I don't know why you

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voted yes to approve it. We as well, I don't know why you would have voted yes to approve a data center. Now, maybe this was because there were the two other projects that were approved that a lot of us just found out about tonight

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in 2022. Now, I don't know if that was like when you guys were on council or when somebody else was on council, but it probably was when you guys were on council. So, you voted for data centers two other times and we just found out about the third one.

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So yes, there is some public scrutiny about transparency. It's valid. It's not something we're making up. People are admitting that they didn't know about these things. And maybe something does need to be done about the way the government here handles how to

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alert people about lifechanging ordinances that are about to get passed. not little can I build a shed in my backyard or can I convert my two family into a three family for things that will affect all bound

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residents I think not that it has to go to referendum where people in the city actually have to vote on it and we supersede kind of like what you say but at least maybe two initial readings

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before the adoption like one extra step when something of magnitude gets presented and I don't know if that's legal or if it's not legal. Um, one other thing I'd like to say is the gentleman that spoke tonight, he knows what he's talking about. I saw the

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Andover meeting at Zoom and how they handled and they did issue an ordinance to repeal the existing ordinance and it is moving through their channels at a fast rate and they're planning to adopt

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it in two weeks. So, they did take action which what we all expected today, Gary. Honestly, we thought there was going to be an ordinance introduced today to ban data centers and then your parting gift to all of us was that the

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month ne next month, your last month, you were going to adopt the ordinance to ban data centers and we didn't get there. So, we feel like he let us down again just like usual. >> And I'm sorry that's the way you guys,

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some of you may be going out with the legacy. Some of you are going to be remembered just by this poor decision. And it might not be fair. A lot of you are very nice people, but we all have to reap what we sow. And I'm not responsible for your

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decisions. You are. And that's all I got to say. Thanks. Okay, moving on with the agenda. Uh 01 is a resolution postponing an ordinance of the city of Bayon County of Hudson, New Jersey, adopting a redevelopment plan for the property

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located at 301 and 300-302 Constitution Avenue, which is identified as block 803 lot 1 and block 815 lot one as shown on the official tax map of the city pursuant to the local redevelopment and housing law. It is being postponed to the meeting of June June 17th. It's

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moved by council member Carol. Mr. Booker, will you second? Second >> on the resolution. Mr. Booker. >> Hi, >> Mr. Carol. >> Hi, >> Mr. Perez. >> Hi, >> Miss Weamer. >> Hi, >> Mr. Lapaloo. I >> O2 is an ordinance of the city of Bayon

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County of Hudson, state of New Jersey, addressing the requirements for the Fair Housing Act and the Uniform Housing Affordabilility Controls, which was introduced and passed the first reading at the meeting held March 18th, was published in the Bergen record and posted on the bulletin boards

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required by law with notice that it would be further considered for final passage following a public hearing at this meeting of April 18th is now and was postponed. opponent to the meeting of to this meeting of May 13th and is now before the council for its consideration and a public hearing and a

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coun a resolution moved by council member Perez given the ordinance second reading Mr. Lapaloosa you would second >> second >> on second reading ordinate a resolution Mr. Booker >> Mr. Carol >> I >> Mr. Perez I >> miss >> Mr. Lapaloosa. >> I

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>> second reading is by Tylen ordinance of the city of Bayon County of Hudson state of New Jersey addressing the requirements of the fair housing act and the uniform housing affordability controls. 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

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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? >> On a motion to close, Mr. Booker, >> Mr. Carol, >> hi. >> Mr. Perez, >> I

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>> Miss We >> Mr. Lapaloosa. >> I >> And a resolution ordering final passage. >> Move. >> And on the resolution, Mr. Booker. >> Hi, >> Mr. Carol. Hi, >> Mr. Perez. Hi, >> Miss Weamer. >> Hi, >> Mr. Lapaloosa.

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>> I >> 03 is a bond ordinance providing for phase two of the lead service line replacement project in and by the city of Bayon in the county of Hudson, New Jersey, appropriating $25 million, therefore, and authorizing the issuance

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of 25 million, sorry, authorizing the issuance of $25 million bonds or notes of the city to finance the course thereof. It was introduced and passed the first reading at the meeting held April 15th was published in the Bergen record and posted on bullets board as required by

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law with notice that it would be further considered for final passage following a public hearing at this meeting of May 13th is now before the council for its consideration and a public hearing and a resolution giving the ordinance second readings moved by the council president Mr. Perez. Will you second? >> Second.

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>> On the resolution Mr. Booker. >> Mr. Carol. >> Hi. >> Mr. Perez. I >> Miss Weamer. >> Hi, >> Mr. Lapaloosa. >> I >> second reading is by title a bond ordinance providing for the phase two of the lead service line replacement project in and by the city of Bayon in

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the county of Hudson, New Jersey, appropriating $25 million therefore and authorizing the issuance of $25 million bonds or notes of the city to finance the cost thereof. The council is now ready to give all persons interested in this ordinance an opportunity to be heard concerning it.

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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. >> On the motion to close, Mr. Booker.

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>> Mr. Carol. >> Mr. Perez. Hi. >> Miss Weame. Hi. >> Mr. Lapaloosa. >> I. >> And a resolution ordering final passage. A >> move. on the resolution. Mr. Booker, >> Mr. Carol, >> hi. >> Mr. Perez, >> hi.

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>> Miss Weamer, >> hi. >> Mr. Lapaloosa. >> Hi. >> 04 is an ordinance of the city of Bayon in the county of Hudson, New Jersey, creating a special improvement district for the peninsula at Bayon Harbor. It was introduced and passed the first reading at the meeting held April 15th.

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was 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 13th is now before the council court's consideration and a public hearing and a resolution moved by council member Carol given the ordinance

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second reading Mr. Perez will you second >> second >> and on the resolution Mr. Booker M Yeah, Mr. Skellander, can you >> We have a question for you and then

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we'll have you come up as well. >> Okay. >> So, these gentlemen spoke before about uh Center Point and they want to know why they were included in the SID. So again uh when we looked at the properties that the SID uh would be you

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know that the creation for this SID um it is an expansion uh slightly into the industrial zones to connect uh to the turnpike on that. So there are some warehouses uh along that are included uh in looking at it now that we have the UPS facility

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in there. Um one of the intents of the the SID is to also help with some of the road improvement infrastructure projects that have to go on. like road pavements and stuff given the high volume of uh uh truck traffic uh from the warehouse facilities and UPS. So that's one of the

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reasons as to why the inclusion of them in this uh special improvement district. >> Okay. You want to just wait there? Do you want to come up and speak and and explain why you don't want to be >> council president? >> Oh yes. >> Can I get a vote on the second reading so that we can go through that? >> So >> So on the second reading

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>> So >> Mr. Booker Mr. Carol, >> hi. >> Mr. Perez, >> I >> Miss We >> Mr. Lapaloosa. >> Hi. >> And second reading is by title an ordinance of the city of Bayon in the county of Hudson, New Jersey, creating a special improvement district for the

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peninsula at Bayon Harbor. And 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. >> Please state your name again, please. >> Sure. Thank you, council president. Council members Joe Pero from Porzio, Bramberg, and Newman. on behalf of

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Centerpoint Properties. Um, I'll be very brief and I want to just yield my time to Mr. Nett from Centerpoint just to express his concerns about including this property in the special improvement district for the peninsula. Um, again, we are here to uh respectfully request

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that Centerpoint uh be removed from the uh SID uh and and Mr. N will go into more detail as to why we feel that that would be the most appropriate. Um, we appreciate the explanation um that was given. Uh, we do appreciate that explanation. However, um, I'd like Mr.

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Nender to just explain what this uh, SID would mean uh, and the detrimental impacts that he feels that it would have on the company to be competitive in this very competitive market here in Bon. >> Mr. Ner, >> thank you. >> Good evening. Uh, thank you for the opportunity to speak tonight. Uh, as

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stated, my name is David Nenner. I work for Centerpoint Properties. We own an asset uh 3100 Palaski that has been vacant for over two and a half years. It's a highly competitive market and we're right across the street from Jersey City and we're competing with

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Jersey City properties. Our taxes for our building that get passed directly through to the tenants are a $1.70 more expensive than the buildings directly across the street. It puts us at a competitive disadvantage to the market.

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Our building has been vacant for two and a half years. Our taxes are already too high. This additional cost that'll get passed through directly to the tenants will make us further less competitive. And as such, we respectfully request

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that be we be removed from this district because we're simply unable to be competitive in this market right now. And would ask that you give this consideration and appreciate it very much, Joe. Thank you very much. And um I appreciate

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the >> Just a question for you. You were given proper notice. You were given uh documentation requesting the SID or >> No. Go ahead. We got the notification at the end of last week. It's the first anybody heard of it. >> Okay.

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>> First time. And first thing I did was call Joe and here we are. Well, I I think we should table this. And >> do we have the ability does a property have the ability to either be excluded or request or or be included? Is it is

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it an area that is dedicated or designated by the city or do property owners have that? >> Also, do you have proof that everybody's been given notice? >> Yes, we have. That was the issue. The last time that this ordinance came in front of the council, we could not find

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that there was proof of mailing. Um, Mr. Opel can come up here and expl you know, their offices uh handled the uh uh mailing, you know, to the private individuals in the property owners in the the special the proposed special improvement district. Um, as for the

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appeal uh period, there is a process in the ordinance uh that a property owner can uh appeal and object which uh Mr. Roel can also explain too. So, ordinances for a special improvement district, they require notice to property owners at least 10 days in

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advance of this hearing. So, those notices are sent out to all the properties that are to be included within the special improvement district. And I believe that's the notice that um >> is that by certified mail or >> Yes, certified regular mail. Um so those all went out. We have we have the proofs that they were all sent in in those

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through those methods. So uh section three of the ordinance uh provides an appeal process for every property owner within the proposed special improvement district. And it it states that um and the owner of any property can make an appeal to the tax assessor of the city of Bayon requesting uh to be excluded

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from the district and any assessment or taxing provisions that are provided by this ordinance. So if the council were to adopt this ordinance, any property owner who was subject to the assessment, this one is, they would be able to make that application to the tax assessor.

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>> And so their included their inclusion would be based on the tax assessor's findings. >> Correct. they'd have opportunity for notice and a hearing before the tax assessor and then the tax assessor would make a recommendation to the council as to whether or not they believe that the

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property should remain in the district or be excluded. So it would ultimately come back to the council for review >> and that's their only cover designated by the tax collector. Anyone

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in that designated area that wishes to appeal that classification would have to follow that appeal process. >> Yeah. went through the tax assessor and and this this district was uh created as as director Skillander said um you know

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looking at all of the properties within that area that could potentially benefit from these additional improvements. The the SIT assessment um th those funds aren't they're not general taxes. They're assessments that are to the to benefit all of the property owners within that district.

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And while I recognize that some may not feel that they would benefit, you know, as was stated, um, you know, there are a lot of projects that may have or would likely have general applicability to everyone within the district >> and and so center point would have the

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opportunity to do an appeal by contacting the tax assessor tomorrow. >> Correct. It's it's section 3D lays out the entire process for doing that and the tax assessor would review uh any materials that the appealing property owner submitted and then make the recommendation to the council and the

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council can take action as to you know based on the recommendation or your own thoughts about whether they should be included. >> So then the the ordinance would have to be amended uh if the tax assessor in response to the appeal if there was a successful appeal they'd have to amend the ordinance to remove the property. Is

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that the process? >> Correct. >> Okay. >> Just one more brief, Mr. >> N. One more final comment. Um, we're not alone in this. There are a lot of empty buildings on Hook Road. A lot of empty buildings. And the reason they're all

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vacant is because Bayon is not a competitive location. Leasing across the rest of the state has gone through the roof in the last quarter. But the one submarket in New Jersey that is the worst submarket in New Jersey, I hate to say it, is Bayon. There are more vacant

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buildings in that little subpocket than any other. And while I appreciate the need for upgraded roads, that's not what's going to bring in tenants. Being competitive and having a a competitive financial reason to be in Bayon is

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what's going to bring in tenants. And I would urge the folks uh on the council to take a look at the vacancy on Bayon. Brand new buildings and old buildings too, but brand new buildings have been sitting there. The building right down the street from UPS built by Linquin

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Equities has been sitting there for three maybe three and a half years. They can't convince a tenant to come here. And so I I hope it all sinks in and would continue to respectfully request that this be considered. Thank you for your time tonight. I I um and I'm not

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trying to be rude by saying this, but usually the builder should be aware of whether they can rent or sell a property. >> That's true. But taxes are out of our control and special interest groups for for this type of thing are out of our

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control. >> And when Jersey City, directly across the street, has taxes that are $1.70 less than Bayon, something's out of whack. and we're just not competitive. That's the reality of it. >> Okay. Thank you. Thank you. >> Thank you for your time. I appreciate

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it. >> Mr. Rift sign. >> Mike, you have on 04 or >> Yeah, on 04. Yes. >> Um >> I'm just curious the peninsula at Balon Harbor and then he mentioned Hook Road. I'm not on the area we're talking about.

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Is it the UPS and Palaski road warehouse section or it's and yeah, but it's not the Hook Road section where the uh Delta storage in that area is right. I'm just curious of the >> No, the the properties on this one. Um

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this is really affecting uh the MPY Peninsula and then uh so uh where Lincoln equities built where Costco is >> so uh and then the uh turnpike warehouses along with uh the South Cove

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Common Shopping Center and the uh uh New Jersey Transit site. >> Oh, okay. Yeah, cuz you know I I go around that area and stuff like that and they, you know, they've done a lot of good work as far as the trees and stuff like that and building the area up. Yes. >> And the road work has been terrific, but I thought a um creating a special

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improvement district is good for the public. >> Well, part of it is again >> I mean it's to me what I'm saying is like and if the to me if a warehouse is empty, you need to lower the rent. >> Well, the look the the thought on the special improvement district. So, I'm not going to into the market. >> Well, you build it. you do the research

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to see what's around, >> right? Yeah. On it is again the the special improvement district. This was something that the prior council um you know has passed. Uh when we looked into it to to activate it uh found that there was procedural deficiencies in it and we're back now correcting that. Uh but

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again the they're there for other towns like Jersey City, the Exchange Place Alliance, they they're the ones that host uh the Jersey City's Fourth of July uh you know fireworks uh display uh and concert. uh you know so again there's a lot of flexibility for programming activity public uh you know improvements

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you know garbage removal um so the it gives basically any of the tax dollars you know that are affected by that property they have properties collectively the ability to keep the tax money in that um area. yet because you've done a great job back there as far as, you know, coming from EPS and

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that turn to go back that area, excuse me, and then come out again next to the Jersey City borderline. They've done a great job with the road work back there and everything, bringing the trucks out that way. So, >> anyway, it's um >> Thank you. As long as I know the area

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you were talking about. Yeah, >> sure. >> Anyone else on all four? Yeah, I I think we should pull this and do a little more information on this and uh find out a little bit more about the process of appeal as well. So,

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>> everybody in favor of that. >> You want to take a vote then for that or >> to table this? >> Okay. You have a resolution to postpone to the meeting of June 17th. It's moved by council president. Who'd like to second? >> Second.

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and on the resolution to postpone. Mr. Booker, >> hi. >> Mr. Carroll, >> hi. >> Mr. Perez, >> hi. >> Miss Weamer. >> Hi, >> Mr. Lapaloosa. I >> 05 is an ordinance of the city of Bayon County of Hudson, New Jersey, amending and supplementing the revised general

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ordinances chapter 7 traffic which was introduced and passed the first reading at the meeting held April 15th 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 March 16th is now before the

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council for its consideration and a public hearing and a resolution moved by council member Booker given the ordinance Second reading. Mr. Perez, will you second? >> Second. >> On the resolution, Mr. Booker. >> Hi, >> Mr. Carroll. >> Hi, >> Mr. Perez. >> Hi, >> Miss Weame. >> Hi, >> Mr. Lapalooa. >> I

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>> Second reading is by title in ordinance of the city of Bale County of Hudson, New Jersey, amending and supplementing the revised general ordinances, 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

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speak. Melissa Gdeski Rodriguez, 148 Avenue F. Can you explain this like what's it impacting? What does it apply to? The area it applies to. Could you share more, please? >> Yes. >> Melissa, as much as I know. So, this is

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a this is the location that is currently now St. Michael's property. And because the side street there that is Church Road is more of of an a road that is used for loading, unloading, things of that nature for the businesses

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that are on Broadway. They utilize that their rear section. So this would be to minimize any traffic and inconvenience on the actual on 23rd street on the cross street or or the following street so that it mandated uh moveins or

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moveouts or deliveries be made through that side street and not on either of the other two main streets. >> So in theory this would prevent double parking trucks. We would like to hope so >> in theory. >> In theory >> that's the intent. Um, so it just designates uh a loading area there

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between the certain times that are designated typical for the city um in the with the intent of hopefully minimizing that um inconvenience for the residents in that area. >> So this is specific only to this area. This very specific >> that property. Okay.

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>> It's just specific to that property because the um it could not be accommodated for inside the building. So we we asked the developer if they would accommodate something on the outside. >> Um and I think what we can learn from this is this is something we should be

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asking from all developments because again I live on Avenue F and there is almost a car accident every single day because everybody is double parked because there are no loading zones. There's Amazon. There's FedEx trucks. So like I like the fact that we're applying the logic here. We need to apply the logic to the future developments in

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Bayon to control and address the safety issues that are caused by double parking. So, thank you for this, but let's apply the logic, I think, across the board. Thank you. My favorite redevelopment project. Um, so are we talking between 23rd and 24th or are we talking between We are.

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Okay. So, there's meter parking there right now. How many of those meter part there are how many of those meter parking spaces are we losing? >> It's actually I apologize. It it actually I believe would take up and I I I think I Oh, that Mr. Miselli I believe

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it takes up the area that encompasses what is now the driveway. >> The driveway. Okay. >> The driveway. So that it it would be that very same sort of indent cut in that would allow for the >> I know it very well. There's plenty of dog poop there. Okay.

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Anyone else? >> There he said. >> 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. >> And on the motion to close, Mr. Booker. >> Hi, >> Mr. Carol. Hi, >> Mr. Perez.

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>> I >> Miss We, >> Mr. Lapaloosa. >> I >> and a resolution ordering final passage. >> Second. >> And on that resolution, Mr. Booker. >> Hi, >> Mr. Carol. I >> Mr. Perez. >> Hi, >> Miss Weame. >> Hi,

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>> Mr. Laapaloosa. >> I 06 is an ordinance amending and supplementing the revised general ordinances chapter 7. This is for restricted parking zones, which was introduced and passed the first reading at the meeting held April 15th, was

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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 March 13th. is now before the council for consideration and the public hearing and the resolution moved by the council president giving the ordinance

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second reading Mr. Booker will you second >> and on the resolution Mr. Booker >> hi >> Mr. Carol >> hi >> Mr. Perez >> I >> miss I >> Mr. I >> second reading is by title of an an

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ordinance of the city of Bon County of Hudson, New Jersey amending and supplementing the revised general ordinances chapter 7 traffic. 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.

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I just have a quick question, Maline, because the ordinance just mentions that we're deleting three, but it would appear that our >> the expanded says that we're adding >> actually adding. >> We're adding three. Okay. So, that's correct. >> Yes.

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>> Okay. >> Okay. Anyone else? No protest against objections to or in statements in favor of this ordinance. Thought its passage has been filed with me. May I have a motion to close? So move second.

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>> And on that motion to close, Mr. Booker. >> Hi, >> Mr. Carol. >> Hi, >> Mr. Perez. >> Hi, >> Miss Weame. >> Hi, >> Mr. Lapaloosa. >> I >> and a resolution ordering final passage. >> Second >> and on that resolution, Mr. Booker. >> Hi, >> Mr. Carol. Hi,

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>> Mr. Perez. >> Hi, >> Miss Weame. >> Hi, >> Mr. Laapaloosa. >> I already done our speakers. 07 is an ordinance for introduction. It is an ordinance to exceed the municipal budget appropriations limit and to

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establish a cap bank and a resolution fixing Wednesday, January June 17th at 6 p.m. in the Dart E. Harrington Council Chambers as a time and place for a public hearing and final passage. It's moved by the council president, Mr. Perez, will you second? >> Second. >> On the introduction, Mr. Booker. >> Hi.

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>> Mr. Carol, >> hi. >> Mr. Perez, >> hi. >> Missur, >> hi. >> Mr. Lapaloosa. I >> 08 is an ordinance amending and supplementing the revised general ordinances chapter 24 water sewer services and a resolution fixing

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Wednesday June 17th at 6 p.m. and the Dart Harrington council chambers as a time place for public hearing and final passage and the resol resolution moved by council member Perez Mr. Lapaloosa will you second >> second >> and on the resolution Mr. Booker >> Mr. Carol

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>> Mr. Perez. >> Hi, >> Miss Weame. >> Hi, >> Miss Lapaloosa. >> Hi. >> 09 is an ordinance of the city of Bayon County of Hudson, New Jersey, approving the redevelopment plan 480 West 47 and

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9079-93 Avenue C, which is identified as block 76, lots 17.01 and 170.2 two as shown on the official tax mat pursuant to the local redevelopment and housing law and a resolution moved by council member Perez fixing Wednesday June 17th as a

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time and place for a public hearing and final passes. Mr. Booker, will you second? >> Second. >> On the resolution, Mr. Booker. >> Hi. >> Mr. Carol, >> hi. >> Mr. Perez, >> I >> Miss We >> Mr. Lapaloo, >> I'm recusing myself. 010 is an ordinance approving a

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redevelopment plan for the property at 190 West 63rd Street which is identified at block 2 lot one as shown on the official tax map and a resolution fixing Wednesday June 17th at 6 p.m. in the Dart Eyee Harrington Council Chambers as a time and place for a public hearing and final passage. It's moved by the

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council president, Mr. Booker. Will you second? on the resolution. Mr. Booker, >> I >> Mr. Carol, >> hi. >> Mr. Perez, >> hi. >> Miss Weamer, >> hi. >> Mr. Lapaloosa. >> Hi. >> Um, Maline, before we go any further, I did and and please forgive me because I

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forget who it is that asked the question, but um, somebody did ask for the redevelopment plan 409, and it's not currently posted. And we were advised that during the introduction phase it does it is not posted but that it would

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be posted for next month's meeting. Is that correct director Skillander? >> Yes. Like any introduction of the ordinance the uh blurb is uh provided here while there's a copy of the draft of the ordinance there. Um now that it's been officially adopted by the

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introduced by the council um it will go through the process under uh the MLUL and local redevelopment law. So it will be heard at the planning board meeting. Um given the fact that the council has taken action at this, the council has 40 planning board has 45 days to review for master plan consistency review and then

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refer his recommendation back to the council for adoption. Um which then the uh redevelopment plan will be posted um during that the this time at um the uh with the municipal clerk uh and it'll also be a copy within the uh land used

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office. But can can residents simply go online and obtain a copy of that redevelopment plan? Cannot >> is it posted >> as of right now? No. Normally um 10 days prior to the planning board, it becomes posted publicly online under the MLU

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well for it. Um and then it again for the clerk's office. I I don't know the process and procedure with that for this. >> So if if a resident called the clerk's office, Meline, do they have the ability to simply get a copy of that redevelopment plan? >> If I've received it, yes. if it received. Okay. So, does that answer um

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I don't quite remember who asked the question. Does that help you answer your question? >> Well, I called for a copy today. They don't have it. It hasn't been >> sub and it wouldn't be just in we there is a draft of the plan and while the

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draft of the plan um is attached you know as a with the ordinance because it was not yet adopted by the council or for introduction the hearing will be you know next month >> so that people can review and comment. >> Okay. And when can she obtain a copy of that?

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>> She can I will get her email in tomorrow. >> Okay. So, if you would like to reach out to Director Skinder or um the clerk's office, you can obtain a copy of that >> 10 days before the planning board or >> I I believe we can give you a copy of the draft currently. Is that

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>> Yes. >> Okay. >> See, I should have had the copy of the draft tonight because you just voted on it and I could have said something at the public part, but my issue partly it's going to upend my neighborhood. It's going to change it for the rest of

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my life. And next week's next month's the final vote and I'm going to be out of town and there is no way to make a virtual comment under the current process. >> You you can make a comment and the clerk can read it into the minutes.

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>> Okay. I called and they said no. Is that correct? You know, like I No, >> you called my office. >> No, I called somebody this office. I asked I did call your office. I said, "Is there a way to have the public comment read into it or do I just have to email each one of the council

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members?" They said, "You have to email each one of the council members." >> They misinformed you. I would read it in. I have read it in. >> Okay. Thank you. Thanks. >> You're welcome. >> And this process really >> really sort of undercuts public input.

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It's obvious. It does. You know, it it's intentional. It's obvious. it it's it's it's left us out the neighborhood out of this redevelopment plan that we're going to live with the rest of our lives. So that's kind of my objection and it

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applies to every redevelopment plan including the data center and this has been happening for years. I I believe that that is the process that has put forth was put forth to us. Um, it's the process that's been followed, I would

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assume, for quite a number of years. >> Again, at this point in a process of another redevelopment plan, we had the draft plan at this point and >> at this point. So, I and I'm not quite I understood that uh prior to it being

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adopted, we couldn't provide you with that draft because it wasn't yet in effect. So, right now, it's it's been introduced. Um, we've accepted. >> Shouldn't the residents be able to see the thing that you just put into effect before you do it? >> I don't honestly know the legalities

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behind that if there are any or why that is the way it is. Do you >> There is no public notice again on the hearing part of it. That's why on the second part, there's always a resolution fixing the council date and time for a public hearing and comment that allows at least um forget the it's either 20

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days of um you know for review before ordinance can be adopted um or public hearing after don't quote me on the date but the reason for how we you know do the second month is that uh that there's time for

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you know about a month to uh review then the ordinance and allow for then the comments to be brought to any council meeting. And similar to the special improvement district one, if there's any comments and questions, the council, you know, is feel, you know, is free to postpone until further questions, you

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know, can be resolved, >> right? The citizens are sort of like like left out of this process. I mean, the planning board is going to be a week >> before you vote on it. So, it'll go through them. It comes back to you. You

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got this week to to make comments on something that will change the rest of my life on on that street. And it seems like it's the building that's being planned there seems like it's outside of

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the spirit of the master plan. I'm sure they'll find some legal way to get get around what the master plan actually says legally, but you know, like a high density I I also want to say to the rest

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of the room, putting a high density tall building in the middle of a residential block, none of the corridors that you talked about, none of that stuff, middle of a block. So, anywhere you live is at risk if this passes. So, that's kind of

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all I wanted to say. Thank you for letting me talk again at this point where we're not supposed to talk. >> They did they're doing it on 25th Street, too. >> Yeah. So, >> I totally agree. I totally agree. So we're on 01 is amending the redevelopment plan for

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the peninsula at the Bayon Harbor Station North for the property known as block 660.01 and lot one and a resolution moved by council member Booker fixing Wednesday Janu June 17th at 6 p.m. in the Dart Harrington Council Chambers at a time and place for a public hearing and final passage and

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it's second Mr. Perez. Will you second? >> Second >> on 01. Mr. Booker. >> Hi, >> Mr. Carol. >> Hi, >> Mr. Perez. >> Hi, >> Miss Weamer. >> I >> Mr. Lapaloosa. >> I

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12 is an ordinance of the city of Bayon County of Hudson, New Jersey, authorizing an amended and restated financial agreement with Century Street Redevelopers LLC for the property known as block 3 block 660.01, 01 lot 1 and a resolution moved by

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council member Booker fixing Wednesday June 17th at 6 p.m. in the Dorothy E Harrington council chambers as a time and place for public hearing and final passage. It's Mr. Perez, will you second? >> Second >> on the resolution. Mr. Booker, >> Mr. Carol, >> Mr. Perez,

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>> Miss We >> Mr. Lapaloosa. I >> 13 is an ordinance authorizing the encroachment agreement with JPAR Realy LLC and PKDL

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LLC for the property located at 21-29 35N 37 West 25th Street which is identified as block 183 lots 56 and 8.01 01 as shown on the official tax map and a resolution fixing Wednesday, June 17th

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at 6 p.m. and the Dart Harrington Council Chambers as a time and place for public hearing and final passage. It's moved by council member Perez. Mr. Lala, will you second? >> Second. >> On the resolution, Mr. Booker. >> Mr. Carol, >> I. >> Mr. Perez, >> I. >> Miss Weame. >> I.

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>> Mr. Laaloosa. I >> 14 is an ordinance amending and supplementing chapter 35 zoning regulations and a resolution fixing Wednesday June 17th and the Darth Harrington Council Chambers at the time and place in a public for place for a public hearing

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and final passage moved by the council president Mr. Booker. Will you second >> on the resolution? Mr. Booker >> Mr. Carol >> Mr. Perez. >> Hi >> Miss Hi >> Mr. Lapalooa. I >> 15 is also amending chapter 35 zoning

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regulations and it fixes Wednesday June 17th is a time and place for a public hearing and final passage. The resolution is moved by the council president. Mr. Perez will second. >> Second >> on the resolution. Mr. Booker. >> Mr. Carol. >> Hi. >> Mr. Perez. >> I. >> Missur. >> Hi.

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>> Mr. Lapaloosa. I >> 16 is amending chapter 7 and it's authorizing seven on street parking permits at 33 Prospect Avenue and a resolution fixing Wednesday June 17th at

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6 p.m. in the Dorothy and Harrington Council Chambers as a time and place for public hearing and final passage. It's moved by Council Member Booker. Mr. Perez, will you second? >> Second. >> On the resolution, Mr. Booker. >> Yes, we have somebody wants to speak.

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I asked I know it's not a hearing statement. >> Well, I I'll allow you come up and ask your question. >> Thank you, council president. Um I just want to be clear. We're taking seven on street parking spaces away and adding it

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to a development. What are we doing? Like >> the amendment giving them permits to park on the street. >> Why? because there was a water pipe that the city put in in the wrong location in the 1980s and it denied them the seven spots and

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it was in the redevelopment plan that they were the tenants were to be given these parking passes >> and those spots are specifically for them. >> Yeah. >> No, they're just allowed on street parking. So it's wherever they park

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they'll be allowed a pass. Most new buildings they have to park inside the building and they can't get a pass. >> It's a little messy. It's going to open up a can of worms if you ask me. Just thank you for allowing my concern, but it's going to get messy. I got you. >> Thank you.

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>> So, uh, Mr. Carol, >> I >> Mr. Perez, >> I >> miss We >> Mr. Lapalooa. I >> 17 is amending chapter 7 traffic and a resolution moved by council member Booker council member Booker fixing

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Wednesday June 17th is a time and place for public hearing and final passage. Mr. Perez, will you second? >> Second >> on the resolution. Mr. Booker >> Mr. Carol >> Mr. Perez >> I >> Miss We. >> Mr. Lapaloosa. I

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fixing Wednesday June 17th is a time and place for a public hearing and final passage Mr. Booker will second >> on the resolution Mr. Booker >> I >> Mr. Carol >> Hi >> Mr. Mr. Perez. >> Hi, >> Miss Weamer. >> Hi, >> Mr. Laloosa. >> I

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R 19 was with removed. R 20, 21 and 22 have been withdrawn. I mean 021, 22 and 20 and 023 is for introductions. It is an ordinance authorizing the purchase and sale

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agreement buying between the city of Bayon and Century Street Redevelopers LLC for the property known as blocks 660.01 lot one and a resolution fixing Wednesday June 17th at 6 p.m. and the Dorothy Harrington Council Chambers as a

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time and place for a public hearing and final passage. Who'd like to move the resolution? Who would like to move the resolution for introduction? Second >> on the resolution. Mr. Booker, >> Mr. Carol, >> I >> Mr. Perez, >> I

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>> Miss We >> Mr. Lapaloo. >> I >> communications is a resolution moved by the council as a whole. It covers it's ordering the following communications to be received and filed.

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It covers C1 through C12. on the communications. Mr. Booker. >> Hi, >> Mr. Carroll. >> Hi, >> Mr. Perez. >> Hi, >> Miss Weamer. >> Hi, >> Mr. Lapalooa. >> Hi, Okay. >> Okay.

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>> No problem. And officers reports is moved by the council as a whole and it orders the following officers reports to be received and filed and resolutions incorporated within within them to be adopted. It covers O1 through O2. Any

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questions on those? And on the officer's reports, Mr. Booker. Hi, >> Mr. Carol. Hi, >> Mr. Perez. I >> Miss We >> Mr. Lapaloosa. >> I >> consent resolutions is a resolution

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moved by the council as whole as a whole ordering the following resolutions to be adopted cover CR1 through CR 16. Any questions on the CR communication uh consent whatever

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and on the consent resolutions? Mr. Mr. Booker, >> who's who's the um for CR13? Who's the agreement with? And >> oh, we have to take that one out. That's for the meters, >> the credit card processing services. And we even had that talked about

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>> that was a spaceholder. I never got anything else on it. >> Okay. >> So, we're taking that out with drawing. Okay. >> So, without CR13. >> Okay. >> On those resolutions, Mr. Booker, >> Mr. Carol. >> Hi, >> Mr. Perez.

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>> Hi, >> Miss Weamer. >> I >> Mr. Lapaloosa. >> I >> R1 is the introduction of the 2026 local municipal budget and a resolution fixing Wednesday, January June 10th, 2026 at 6

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p.m. in the Dart Harrington Council Chamber as a time and place for public hearing and final passage. Who would like to move the introduction? >> Second. And on the resolution, Mr. Booker, >> hi, >> Mr. Carol. >> Hi, >> Mr. Perez. >> Hi, >> Miss Weame. >> Hi,

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>> Mr. Lapaloosa. I >> R2 is a resolution moved by council member Perez authorizing the execution and delivery of a loan agreement to be executed by the city of Bayon and the New Jersey Infrastructure Bank and further authorizing the execution and

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delivery of an escrow agreement and continuing disclosure agreement all pursuant to the state fiscal year 2026 New Jersey transportation infrastructure financing program and seconded by Mr. Booker

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>> on the resolution. Mr. Booker. >> Hi. >> Mr. Carroll. >> Hi. >> Mr. Perez. >> Hi. >> Miss Weame. >> Hi. >> Mr. Lapaloosa. >> I. >> R3 is moved by council member Perez governing the body certification of the compliance with the United States Equal

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Employment Opportunity Commission. is the enforcement guidance of the consideration of arrest conviction record records in employment decisions under title title seven of the civil rights act of 1964 Mr. Lapalooa will you second

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>> second >> and on that resolution Mr. Booker >> I >> Mr. Carol >> I >> Mr. Perez >> I >> miss >> I >> Mr. Lapaloosa. >> I >> R4 is moved by council member Booker determining the form and other details

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of its notes relating to the construction financial loan program of the New Jersey Infrastructure Bank to be issued in the aggregate principal amount of up to $25 million providing for the issuance and sale of such notes to the New Jersey Infrastructure Bank and authorizing the execution and delivery

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of such notes by the city in favor of the New Jersey Infrastructure bank pursuant to the New Jersey Infrastructure Bank construction financing loan program. Mr. Perez, will you second? >> Second. >> And on that resolution, Mr. Booker, >> hi. >> Mr. Carroll, >> hi. >> Mr. Perez,

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>> hi. >> Miss Weame, >> hi. >> Mr. Lapaloosa. >> I. >> Five is a resolution moved by council member Perez adopting the affirmative marketing plan for the Department of Community Affairs affordable housing program. Mr. Booker, will you second?

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Second. It's fine. On the resolution, Mr. Booker. Hi, >> Mr. Carol. >> Hi, >> Mr. Perez. >> Hi, >> Miss Weame. >> Hi, >> Mr. Lapaloosa. >> Hi. Six is determining the form and other details of not exceeding $3,300,000

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in general obligation bond series to 2026A of the city of Bayon in the county of Hudson and providing for this sale to the New Jersey Infrastructure Bank pursuant to the state fiscal year 2026 New Jersey Infrastructure Bank transportation infrastructure financing

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program. Mr. Booker, will we second? >> Second. And on the resolution, Mr. Booker. >> Hi, >> Mr. Carol. >> Hi, >> Mr. Perez. >> Hi, >> Miss Weamer. >> Hi, >> Mr. Lapaloosa. >> Hi. >> Seven is moved by the council president. It's red designating Duke Realy Bayon

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Urban Renewal LLC as the redeveloper of the property identified as block 466.01, lot one. Mr. Perez, will you second? >> Second. >> R seven was withdrawn. It should be R8 is what I just read. I'm sorry. I'm sorry if I if I may. We don't need to

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move forward with this. Um, we made this request out of caution, but we no longer need this. If that if you want to pull that one, save yourselves the time >> on R8. >> Yeah, that was a request that we submitted because we thought we were going to include that development as part of our application, but we don't we don't need to do that.

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>> Sorry about that. >> So, it's withdrawn. >> Withdrawn. >> Okay. R nine is amending resolution 2601-21103 to correct the scriveners error to correct the entity designated as

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redeveloper to read 1945 555th 555 street bome urban renewal LLC it's moved by council member council president Lalooa Mr. Booker will second >> on that one Mr. Booker >> Mr. Carol I >> Mr. Perez hi

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>> Missuri >> Mr. Lapaloosa. >> Hi. >> R10 is also correcting a scrivener's error in resolution 25-12-17-101 and ordinance 02627

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to correct the project description for the project to be located at 28-34 East 22nd Street which is identified as block 212 lots 30 31 and 32. It's moved by the council president, Mr. Perez. Will you second? >> Second. on the resolution. Mr. Booker,

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>> Mr. Carol, >> hi >> Mr. Perez. >> Hi, >> Miss Weame. >> Hi, >> Mr. Lapaloosa. >> Hi. >> R 11 is amending resolution 25-02-9078 to correct the scrivener's error in the entity's name to read Nova Group Urban Renewal LLC.

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It's moved by Council Member Perez. Mr. Booker, will you second? >> Mr. Booker, >> Mr. Carol, >> hi. >> Mr. Perez. >> Hi, >> Miss Weamer. >> Hi, >> Mr. Lapaloo. >> I >> R 12 is moved by Council Member Perez,

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amending resolution 25-11-12058 to correct the Scrivener's error to read Kennedy Boulevard MW Urban Renewal LLC. Mr. Booker, will you second? >> On the resolution, Mr. Booker. >> Hi, >> Mr. Carol. Hi, >> Mr. Perez. >> Hi,

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>> Miss Weame. >> Hi, >> Mr. Lapaloosa. I >> R13 is amending resolution 25-2-19079 to correct the scrivener's error in the entity's name to in section one to read

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211-27 Broadway LLC. Mr. Booker, you move the resolution, Mr. Perez, will you second? >> Second. >> On the resolution, Mr. Booker. >> Excuse me. >> I >> Okay, Mr. Carol. >> Hi, >> Mr. Perez. Hi, >> Miss Reamer.

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>> Hi, >> Mr. Lapaloosa. >> Hi. 04 is amending resolution 25-02-19099 and ordinance 026-28 to correct discriminator's error in the name of the redevelopment plan

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referencing in the whereas clauses and it should identified as Kesler fitness redevelopment plan and it should state 958-968 Broadway redevelopment Man, Mr. Booker, will you you've moved the resolution? Mr. President, will you second?

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>> Second. >> I'm getting tired. >> On the resolution, Mr. Booker. >> Mr. Carroll. >> Hi, >> Mr. Perez. >> Hi, >> Miss Weame. >> Hi, >> Mr. Lapalooa. >> Hi. >> R 15 is approving the funding agreement

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with JD Holmes Investment LLC. Would like to move it. So, >> move and a second. Uh Mr. Skellander, can you explain that to the public, please? >> This is an escrow agreement where uh

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developers interested in talking to the city and in order to fund our professionals, we we asked it for a funding agreement that they go and fund our planners, lawyers, and engineers. That's what this agreement is. >> Okay. >> So, it's not on the taxpayers's dollar.

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>> Okay. Do you have an idea of what that would cost? >> Uh don't it's not on the cost. We're asking for 15,000 as a deposit for that to cover our professional costs. So if they're engaging with our planners, lawyers, engineers, financial adviserss,

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there's money in uh the escrow account. >> Thank you. >> Who'd like to second >> on the resolution? Mr. Booker. >> Hi. >> Mr. Carol. >> Hi, >> Mr. Perez. >> Hi, >> Miss Weamer. >> Hi, >> Mr. Lapaloo.

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>> I R 16 is moved by council member Perez, approving the license agreement with Mahalakme Bayon Urban Renewal LLC for the use of block 751, lot 1.14, right, and 1.16 and the construction of

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the improvements on said property. Mr. Lapaloosa, will you second? Second >> on the resolution. Mr. Booker. >> Hi. >> Mr. Carroll. >> Hi. >> Mr. Perez. >> Hi. >> Miss. >> We >> Mr. Lapaloosa. >> Hi. >> R 17 is awarding contract to Sims

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Municipal Recycling, New Jersey City, New Jersey for Coming Gold Recycling Collection in the city for a period commencing March 14th, 2026 and ending December 31st, 2026 for an amount not to exceed $125,000. Like to move it.

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Second >> on the resolution. Mr. Booker. >> Hi, >> Mr. Carol. >> Hi, >> Mr. Perez. >> Hi, >> Miss Weame. >> Hi, >> Mr. Laapaloosa. I >> R 18 is authorizing in the submission of an application to the Hudson County Open

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Space Trust Fund for a total cost of $936,000 requested in amount $695 $695,000 with the match of $241,000 and authorizing the appropriate city officials to sign any and all documents if approved. Who'd

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like to move it? >> Second. 18 on the resolution. Mr. Booker, hi, >> Mr. Carroll. Hi, >> Mr. Perez. Hi, >> Miss Weame. Hi, >> Mr. Lapaloo. >> I R 19 is authorizing the mayor and city

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clerk to enter into a contract with Beloved Community Charter School for summer camp and event transportation in an amount of $156,000. >> Like to move it. >> Second. 19 and on the resolution Mr. Booker. >> Hi,

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>> Mr. Carol. >> Hi, >> Mr. Perez. >> Hi, >> Miss Weame. >> Hi, >> Mr. Lapaloosa. >> I 20 and 21 have been withdrawn. I have a couple of add-ons. So, the first add-on is from the honorable Robert Kubert, mayor,

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appointing the following individuals to the Historic Preservation Commission. >> I'd like to move it. >> Move it. >> Second. >> And on that appointment, Mr. Booker. >> Hi, >> Mr. Carol. >> Hi, >> Mr. Perez.

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>> Hi, >> Miss Weame. >> Hi, >> Mr. Lapaloosa. I >> two is approving the appointment of a qualified municipal housing liaison as required by the department of community affairs affordable housing program

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>> move second >> and on the resolution Mr. Booker >> Mr. Carol >> I >> Mr. Perez >> hi >> Missur >> hi >> Mr. I >> and three is authorizing the use of the three-year average for the reserve for

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uncollected tax calculations. >> Would like >> second >> second uh in the resolution. Mr. Booker, >> Mr. Carol, hi >> Mr. Perez. Hi, >> Miss Weamer. Hi,

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>> Mr. Lapaloo. Hi. I have two additional excuse me one second. >> Yeah. >> Okay. I only have one additional item. So it is approving the UEE coordinator

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to coordinate submission of an additional UEE funds application for additional UEN funds in the amount not to exceed $400,000 for the Bayon UE Street Project. Would like to move it.

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>> Second. >> And on that resolution, Mr. Booker, >> Mr. Carol. >> Hi, >> Mr. Perez. >> Hi, >> Miss Weamer. >> Hi, >> Mr. Lapaloosa. >> Hi. >> Is that it? >> That's all I have. >> Anybody else? Miss Mac,

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>> I should have raised my hand earlier. I apologize. Um, I just wanted to say on the Hudson County open space application, it said that we had a match of 241,000, but in actuality, we had a meeting with them last week. Uh, that money will come from a prior grant. So, our we will not

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have any match. The match will come from a prior grant from the Hudson County Open Space Trust. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Thank you, Miss Bar. >> Um, yes, ma'am. >> Dan Bir, I live at 34 West 26th Street on your 013, which I believe is the

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property on West 25th Street, right behind my house where the forum is. >> Yes. Um, you guys, most of you have heard me before. I just want to state, um, >> okay, >> that that's >> usually don't do this, but go ahead.

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I'll allow you to to >> that's a 10tory building that you guys have approved in the middle of a residential area that and I know Mr. Rapaloosa, you told me, well, it's going

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to give us um the first two floors for youth. You totally disregarded the living and lifestyle of the people who live in those blocks like me and the and my neighbors. And I just want to go

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on record. A lot of us have talked tonight about transparency and listening to the people. I really feel you haven't listened. You've done what you basically wanted to do for whatever reason. I

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respect your service and I'm a Bayon resident. Nobody can tell me I love Bon more than me. Born and raised. My mom's 94 and she was born and raised.

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You're not considering us. You're considering a lot of other stuff. You're not considering us. And when I went to the voting booth, I thought of that. >> Just before we close, for the sake of

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uh, you know, the swan song, may as well say it now. One of the things I get most upset about is how uninformed uh some individuals can be about the legacy and where people stand on certain things. And this building I was the loudest opponent of

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>> you telling me. I do. >> I remember you telling me. >> I appreciate that. So, you know, and I've often wished that the articles online and when we had newspapers, they would begin with, you know, Carol opposed instead of council approved, but here we are.

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>> And so, good luck to everyone who said your piece. I'm saying you to talk and >> good luck to move on with, but we understand. >> That's right. From what I understand, you're going to have everybody agrees with you that's coming in and let's hold them to it. >> Okay. >> Okay.

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>> I don't expect everybody to always great anybody >> right I understand I I I would like to make a statement at the end of this there are many things that happen there are

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all of us here will not be back after June and I say that with a heavy heart I've had a couple of health issues myself I feel that very very strongly that mayor elect Nadski should have all new people to choose from to have her

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council work with her. And so with that, I will not participate in the runoff and next month will be my last month on the council. So congratulations to Mr. Gillan. It's okay. >> You want to say something? Okay, come

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on. Yeah, you can say something. Congratulations to Miss Drowski and her team that have won. So congratulations I just want to say thank you for what you just announced and I just wanted to say that I respect you and your service to the city of Bayon and all the years

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and time that you put in and each and every one of you on the board on the council here tonight. I will work as hard as I can for every one of you and I respect every single one of you as individuals and for your service to the city of Bayon and I'll do the same.

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>> And if you need anything from us, my number's available anytime for you to call. >> Thank you guys. Thank you. And I' I'd like to wish everybody a happy Memorial Day and um we'll see you all

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here for our last meeting in June. So >> a motion to adjurnn >> and a second. >> Second >> and I'm on a motion to adjurnn. Mr. Booker, >> Mr. Carol, >> I >> Mr. Perez. >> I >> Miss We

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>> Mr. Lapaloosa. Hi. Good night everybody.