Please rise for flag salute. 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.
Even George. Even me. Thank you. Appreciate it. Roll call of attendance. Here, here. Here. Okay. This meeting tonight of September 22nd, 2025 is being held in compliance
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Okay. I have several items under my report this evening for council and the public. First one are some pending matters updates. Number one, I spoke to special counsel Mike Malinsky today regard
regarding two outstanding matters. The first being the men estates drive project. He has been in communication with both the bonding company to make sure that they honor the directive I sent two weeks ago and requesting that
the road be repaved first and foremost. So they still were stuck on doing the lighting first which might have been more convenient but in speaking to my engineer another engineer Mr. Neahay
that is not necessary. So Mr. Minsky is going to take that directive and is now looking to get that road finally paved. The contract with the solar energy company that will camp the landfill and provide solar panels to the landfill as
well as the commerce center is still being formed. Uh right now Mr. Molinsky is having dialogue with the company preparing documents for this council to review and hopefully pass in some recent weeks to
come. So that's the current status there. I was also sent correspondence today by the state of New Jersey regarding the application to secure the $100,000 lighting improvement uh at Bellini Park.
Right now, I assigned the engineer to fill out the necessary paperwork and that application deadline is November 30th. So, Mark assured me that he will have that way ahead of time and we could get that process in getting some new lights to Molini Park. Number three, the
joint $3 million effort between the MUA and the burrow and the infrastructure plan of replacing sewer lines has begun on West Avenue and Wheat Road. The um South State Company is working along with MUA supervision
uh also Mr. Neahhee and providing uh north new solar lines down West Avenue that will go all the way to Atlantic Avenue. In fact, this morning, Councilman Alvarez and myself were on site. We viewed the project. It's really
progressing at a highly successful rate right now. They did mention though that that was probably the easiest end and it's going to get much harder as they go down um West Avenue. But the good news is they're on it. They've begun work and
um it's a real positive thing. Just a couple more footnotes that I have. Um, on Route 40, the area at Route 40 and Central Avenue has finally been fixed on the corner. The state came in, I guess about 3 weeks ago, and did that work.
Historical papers for Route 40 project have been approved by myself and they were sent back uh to the state. where they're going to give me a current status report on um that project which is going to be an again a very lengthy
long project to help provide our residents with safe drainage and safer roads. In talking to Mr. Delasio uh along with the MUA representatives, they are applying for more I bank grants
for the year 2026. and speaking to him the other day, he felt very confident that the bureau can be qualified for possibly another $3 million to improve our infrastructure, which is great news. We're going to get along with the MUA some hopefully good
news within the next couple weeks uh that we will be successful in this endeavor. Finally, I have the um Clare Street update. I spoke with Mr. Neah a few weeks ago. He went out and got three quotes to trim back the 4T from the
asphalt 20 ft high and all the dead branches hanging over the road. That's been a problematic area for quite some time now. And um what we're going to do is have Bill um that budgetary line
item, George, because we really don't have enough in uh the other line item. And I talked to Bill and we're willing to take the money out of there. He's pretty secure in his funding, but that project really needs to get done because if you drive down there, a lot of us
don't drive down that area, but it really looks pretty bad. Yeah. And and it's going to be a public safety hazard if we don't tend to that. So, uh that will be forthcoming in the very near future. Uh I'm going to defer to the rest of council as far as any
projects within that's going to be starting soon, but we do have a lot going on on the burrow and um it it's a it's a good time right now as far as making a lot of improvements and moving forward. Uh the last thing I I have a resolution for council's consideration
this evening. If you could take one. Um [Applause] And this is a resolution um that will allow us to go into authorizing a professional services
agreement uh with a firm from Lynwood for special counsel for employment investigations. I spoke with Mr. Tanetta today. Um, we felt that there's a need uh for this service at this time. So,
uh, Rick, you have anything to elaborate on or comment to the council? Mayor, you're you're correct. In fact, our policy and procedures manual requires uh any type of that the bureau perform an investigation in the event of any employee complaint. So, uh, this
puts an individual, uh, on a contract to do that work, uh, if we wanted. Okay. And that person will be working through you as our solicitor. Yes, sir. Keeping you updated and in turn, we'll keep the council updated. Yes, sir.
Okay. So, I have resolution number 192-25. This is a resolution authorizing the execution of a professional service agreement with Todd J. Gunfad, Esquire, Limwood, New Jersey for the special counsel for employment investigations. Motion.
Motion Alvarez. Second. Baroya. Any discussion? Hearing none. Roll call vote. Yes. Alvarez. Yes. Abstain. Yes. Yes.
Okay. Motion carries. Okay, that concludes my report. Uh at this time we'll go to uh the public comment opportunity. Anyone wishing to address the mayor and council could come up for five minutes per speaker refer to the following statement. I'm not going to
read all that. So you could look at that and read it. So right now I need a motion to open the public hearing. Motion. Motion in second Adams. Roll call vote. Yes. Yes. Adams. Yes. Okay. At this time, anyone wishing to
address the mayor and council, please step to the front and introduce yourself. John 609 I'm looking for you tonight. on uh on the 1st of August, I sent my uh
firefighting certifications to the DCA and I received them back on they approved them on 9525, but also I on uh the 1st of August, I
made an application to the Burough Hall for it to be a firefighter. And since then I've been uh you know voted in to be a firefighter. And so where I am now I'm basically nowhere because I in two
months I haven't heard anything from the burrow as far as what's going on. Yeah. I want to defer to public safety director council president. Right. John um recently we received three applications. yours was one of them,
right? Um, right now your fire chief has them and there's some um there's there's some parts of the application that have to be completed.
So, he has them. Um, I texted him back and forth today and uh we hope to get to the bottom of it very quickly. I he accept that my application is still out as far as I'm concerned in fall. You
know, I do you know what? You have to pick that up at the chief. Okay, that's fine. Okay. I But I hadn't heard anything. I believe he picked him up today. Did anybody see the chief here? Yes, he did. He picked him up today.
Okay. So, I have to check with him. Yes. because um since then I before I was responding to the calls but they were doing basically nothing being at the fire. No, we're glad we're glad we're getting applicants. There was just a couple things on there that needed to be
addressed and the chief will get them fixed and hand them back in to us for council to approve. Okay. All right. Well, we're anxious to get that done. Well, that's good. So, after you get that, after I get it straightened out and it's straightened out, how long would it take?
I would I would hope it's ready for the next meeting. October uh 14th. 14. Okay. Well, I guess I put the cart before the horse. No problem. That's fine. I'm glad I'm glad you asked. I'm glad you're interested. I'm glad you're volunteering. So, everything's okay. Everything.
Well, the fire chief says, "How come I haven't responded the last call or three calls?" Well, two of them wasn't able to make it there. So, I text them back and I said, "I've been neutered." So,
no. Is that the case? All right. Well, thank you for your time. No, we we we're glad that you're interested and we're glad we're getting application. Okay. Thank you, John. Thank you, John. Good evening, members of council, Mr. Mayor. Uh my name is John Coslo. I am an
attorney. I do represent Manitoba Methodists. Um, I sent a letter to the council on August 29 regarding a subdivision application. I've been here previously and within that letter, I'm
asking the council to make a decision one way or the other. We're asking for that certain alleyway between our property and the Drogo and Fior property to be abandoned. Now, originally when I was here last, um, your solicitor had
correctly noted that you needed to put it out for bid. You did put it out for bid, and I did. I believe I got zero bids, correct? Um, I believe you had a reserve of $2,500 on that. Correct. Um, with that, um, I'm reasking for you to
address that my request one way or the other. If if the answer is no, we can handle that. we just have to go a different direction, right? But without the answer, I can't go back to your zoning board and and correctly answer them when they had recommended
that we actually take this route. So, I just need an answer. So, and and talking to you prior to the meeting. Yes, sir. I spoke with the solicitor uh before we started. And Rick, I'd like you to take it from here because I'd like to get this too and
see. I apologize, but I'm going on memory in terms of the the statutory requirements, but it's my understanding that in this instance where it's not a buildable property, naturally, it's not uh and no one bid on it, that gives the opportunity to the bureau to negotiate
with the adjacent property owners. If there's only negotiate a price with the adjacent property owners and if no one but one person is interested and we can negotiate a price, it's my understanding then that council would have to pass an ordinance and it might have been a
resolution. I'm going on memory um to authorize the sale uh because obviously we had gotten the number 2500 from our um assessor um based upon a formula that she came up with. Um, and as you know,
it's supposed to be sold for fair market value, but in this instance, because there's no one who has who's provided a bid, uh, my understanding, and you probably read it recently, my understanding is gives the opportunity to the bureau to negotiate with the
adjacent property owners, if there's only one person or party that's interested in it, uh, then we can negotiate a purchase price, right? And look, I I I don't want to argue with your tax assessor. That alleyway has value to three people in
the that's it, right? Nobody's going to buy this on their own because it serves no purpose. Um we have three adjoining properties essentially free. Um the church, Drogo, and Fury,
and nobody should nobody thinks it's worth $2,500. I don't think it's worth $2,500. But what is worth $2,500 is once this subdivision gets perfected, you have a new ratable which I guarantee will will certainly generate that. I just need a direction. That's why I
wrote the letter. I did not hear anything back from anyone. So that's why I'm here. It's just I I just want a direction again and speaking, you know, from my view and I just spoke with this lister. Any way that we can get this back on the books, I asked him that's the way I want
to get move forward with this. So, in response to you, we have to go through this legal process. I asked him some other questions tonight, and he advised me, I can't move with my own personal ideas right now with this because we have to follow the law. And if you guys are the only ones
that would want that piece of property and and put whatever type of bid on it, I'm sure this governing body would give high consideration to that. Yeah. Again, I can't speak for the six members. They all have voting privileges, but I will make a recommendation. you know whatever that
right Mr. solicitor, we would correct on this with the other municipal property. It it's really a set in stone statute and again I don't recall the statute number about what you can and cannot do especially on a private s or on a private sale which this is typically is
because it's an undersized lot. It authorized us to sell it to the adjacent property owners which is basically a private sale. The other two interested and they are right there's no one else interested. Um, and we can negotiate a price that
council agrees upon. Uh, whatever that may very well be. Um, I believe that the next step would be council to adopt an ordinance authorizing the sale for that amount. There may be a notification requirement in the newspaper. I don't recall. Whatever you have to do,
whatever has to be done on that, I'd like you to do that. I'll be happy to get this, like you're saying, uh, off center and try to come to some resolve. your time. Thank you're welcome. Thank you very much. Okay.
To address the council [Applause] Thank you very much. Thank you. Go ahead, sir. I'm sorry. Thank you for coming, council members. Uh, let me take a moment to just thank you all for being here tonight. I know we're all busy with schedules. Uh, my
name is Steve and I currently live in Manitoba. I've lived here the last 5 years and I stand before you tonight not only as a resident of Manitoba, but also more importantly as a father. And I'd like to ask um all of you one question real quick. How many in this room are parents? Do we have any parents on the
board? Okay, everybody. That's awesome. Thank you. So over the past 5 years, um not sure who's aware of it, but there have been at least three major accidents that have taken place at the corner of Forest Grove and Central where I live with my family. Um despite the clearly
big visible stop on Forest Grove, um it has become painfully clear to me that this measure of the stop sign has not been enough to make motors slow, I'm sorry, make motors slow down. most rolled through the stop sign and as a result there have been three major accidents that have occurred um at the
intersection, two of which have been physically on my property. Um so between July 2nd of this year and September 21st of this year, yes, just two days ago, um two serious accidents occurred on my property and in those two crashes, all four vehicles had to be
towed off of my front lawn, off of Central and off of Forest. Um, the aftermath left my yard littered with broken glass, plastic, debris from inside the vehicle, airbags, and it's very uncomfortable for me having my
daughter be just over one years old, not feel comfortable having her out in the yard or me trying to do yard work. Um, as a parent of a young child, I don't, like I said, I don't really feel safe with her in their front yard. Even me trying to cut the grass or clean up debris with my back face toward my my
back facing forest. It's just uncomfortable not hearing a car come up, somebody losing control, not paying attention. Obviously, things happen. I understand that. It's just the safety from my point of view. Um, so the last accident that took place was just 2 days
ago on Sunday. And as my wife was sitting in the main room with my daughter sitting on her lap, she turned towards the window and saw a car flip toward her that landed about 10 ft from the end of the house. Tire flew off, broke my railing. And my fear was if
that tire had landed or was ejected off the car a few feet to the right, could have potentially broken the window and the door would think about the inevitable that could have hurt her and or my daughter. So that result would have been catastrophic. So long story short, I'm
here tonight just to ask everybody here um to consider one of the one of the two following actions, which would be either a the lowest speed limit on Central Avenue, which I noticed is 35 mph. However, as long as I've lived there,
I've never seen a car go 35 mph. Um and on Forest Grove, it came to my surprise that the speed limit was 45. So 45, you're typically probably going at least 50 or or higher. Um, and with
those two accidents, there was one or two flips of the vehicle. Um, if you're not opposed to that, my other thought process would possibly be a blinking stop sign. Um, because again, I know everybody has
lives. We travel a lot and I get that. I'm not faulting anybody. I'm just worried about the safety of my family literally being in my home and other people, you know, that want to share the road with all bicyclists, people going for runs, my daughter in a truck. It
just it's a scary thought as a father. Um, so to date, there have been at least six injuries that I'm aware of where multiple ambulances had to come and take drivers away. Um the last accident that occurred, the guy couldn't get out of the car and a wife heard him trying to
bang on the door, which was which was a scary thought for her. Um so again, in closing, all I want to ask is um just to just to take that in consideration. Um, I had my neighbor come over and they had said that they
had been to Portinis in the past and I just asked for the simple um, solution for a lower speed on one of the roads or just a fourway stop sign which would make us feel more comfortable. Um, in the long run it so I won't take up any more of your
time. No, and you know it's it's very important. I'm glad you you came here tonight to express this. Uh, this council has has been on this now for several months. Okay. What I'm going to let you do is I'm going to defer to director of public safety and council, President Adams.
That's his department. And he'll give you a chronological order of what we steps we've been taking and we're going to continue to pursue. Now, a little this again. To me, it's more evidence more than ever that it needs a four-way stop. I that's that's been I think our
position. We we petitioned the county on this, but so let's let's start currently, then we'll go backwards instead of starting back and coming up to current time. Absolutely. We did send a letter to the county because Central Avenue is a county road. Okay. And um supporting that letter and that
letter said, "We need attention. We need a four-way stop." And that's not just for Fars and Central, but it was also for Far Grove and Brewster. Yes, sir. same same situations and almost the same amount of accidents supporting that letter that we sent down
to the county. Um we asked our police department, Franklin Township Police Chief to give us statistics uh that would support our complaints because we did have a group of uh people in here that live on Park Square Road
making the complaint. Um, so to support, you know, not only their complaints, but let's provide some evidence to what they're saying. The police uh chief provided it to us. We did send it down the county, but I believe now that was over a month ago. Correct. I want to defer to Maryanne. Maybe two months ago.
Maybe two months. I think it's time for us to follow up cuz I haven't heard anything. I don't know. I guess the mayor hasn't. None of us have because I'm sure we would have talked about it. Um, so that we're waiting for, but rest assured, we're going to remind them that we sent
it and that we had somebody just as recent and yesterday was Sunday, so just yesterday. I'm at work in my left hall and she said, "Oh my god, it happened again." I just Well, I happen to get alerted every time the rescue squad goes out and I said, "Ah, there it is again." And same intersection, you know, the same thing.
But you live there, you see it. You know, I just see it come over the over the over the phone. I saw the marks in your front yard and you were out there taking pictures. So pretty bad. We're going to follow up with the county. But one of the ideas that one of the residents brought up and gave me a
copy of was that blinking stop sign. It's uh not very expensive. It's solar powered. Uh it only works at nighttime, I think. But there's also uh Department of Transportation regulations that
whether it's a municipal owned road or a county owned road or a stateowned road that we that have to be followed for to put those things up. We can't just go put them up. Even though we'd like to and we know it's for the good of everything, we just can't do that. We have to follow the rules, too. So, that
stop sign is that stop sign is the idea for both spots. Uh, we asked them for lowering the speed limit. We asked them for four-way stop. We asked them for anything they could do to help us. So, we haven't gotten a response as far as I know. A petition from those residents from
that area. Do we have one? No. I mean, if they would Yeah, petition would be great. I I I think you know a petition. You know, you you form a petition to petition the county of Atlantic. cite your reasons why. Give the data.
Get as many people. You don't have to live there either. As long as you live in our town, you know, I'll sign it. You know, even I'm on this side of the tracks. And I guarantee that's going to wake some people up and get some attention. I do believe in all my years I've been here.
So, I would say start with that. If you need any uh advice or any see that our administrator's here, the clerk's office is here. So, you know, whatever you need, just come and build support. We'll support you. You know, you hate to hear that your hands are tied. And I used to hate that
answer, but but the power of the people, you know, when you when you get x amount of signatures and people are upset because these things are happening right at that intersection, we're going to get somebody to pay attention. I mean, they suggested speed bumps. They
s they uh suggested even something that's not even in New Jersey yet is a speed shelf where it's a a big speed bump the size of the intersection. So your car actually goes up on it. Then the comment was they're going to get airborne if they're doing that. So you
know you don't know what to do. I heard the tire screeching cuz they're not seeing they're not paying attention. They're not paying attention and it's just I mean it's like I mean you were saying your parent no longer be outside. So
yeah like I said that was one of the scariest phone calls I've had so far. Like I said both between July and then September. Are you right on the corner the old homestead? Yes sir. I'm right on the corner. I got right there. I got the grass dug up there. Dirt
there. I still got plastic and fenders and things from underneath the hood still on the ground there. I mean, whoever cleaned it up last time, no disrespect, I mean, there was stuff everywhere on my front lawn. So, it's just like I said, having my daughter there, it's just an uneasy feeling cuz I
can't stop if I'm not there. And you can only react so fast as everybody I'm sure knows. Yeah. Please, please don't hesitate to come here anytime. Yes, sir. Come here. And we'll we'll assist anywhere we can. and all the neighborhood I'm sure would sign a petition amongst other people
plus other ones too. Yeah. No, I I will obviously sign the petition. I appreciate that. Thank you very much. Thank you all for your time. Mayor, do you have a picture of the most recent accident from yesterday? Have the picture? Absolutely. No, we'll we'll take the
director to the police chief to Yeah, we I got plenty too. Yeah, just send them uh send them to my email. Send send it to the director of public safety's email. I'll write it down for you. You just send the pictures. Yeah, send it to him just on the Yeah,
they won't clean that up for you. The last accident on the 22nd that happened. The guy, one of the crew members said, "Oh, just run it over with the lawn mower." And I thought, "That's a projectile. I can't do that." Atlantic County. It could have been. I know they had two
tow trucks. They dug into the front lawn. My mother-in-law sent me the photo and she goes, "You're never going to believe this until you come home." And I got home and I just was shocked. This Joan's I think you have a complaint or somebody. We We finally just followed a plan
because this time the tire flew and real well in my Okay. Thank you, sir. Yes, sir. Anyone else from the public? Good evening. Uh, your honor, council members. My name is Brian Mitchell. I'm a construction
manager at 345 East Way. Uh, the cultivation facility. The building is being converted into a cultivation facility. I can tell you this gentleman's story is compelling and your response has been um overwhelmingly positive and it's uh I'm proud to be in
business in the city of Vienna. I just wanted to introduce myself. uh take the opportunity to meet each one of you individually uh in the coming days. Um what's the company name? Uh company name is OGBR. We're uh the company number two coming under the property. There's four different
companies building on the property uh simultaneously. So we're a midway project and um it's been So just not interrupt, but we were just there. So are you in the oldest area or in the big buildings? Both. Oh yeah, both. paper. You're talking
business. Yes, ma'am. Yes, ma'am. It's called the business part. Councilman Adams and I were there in fact last week and we took a a tour around. Yeah. What a pleasure dealing with the city of Puna. Um coming from Los Angeles where I built uh you know a number of these facilities and all over the
country really watching democracy in action here in the local level is um inspiring. And uh I just wanted to introduce myself personally and uh I look forward to meeting you individually. Very good. Again, the invitation's here. Stop in anytime. Yes, sir. What's your name again?
The only thing I Brian Mitchell is my name. Brian Mitchell. The only thing I have going on is Green Buds and Green Thumb. We're Greenbuds. Green Buds. Yeah. Okay. I mean, I was going to put on a report that you guys are finally getting
started with doing some progress as far as getting Yes, sir. He'll still be under his report. He'll still be under my green butt. I'm in charge of the inspectors and I'm glad you like the way they're taking care of and everything else. Yeah, it's working very well.
Very good. Thank you very much. Anyone else? Okay, seeing none, I need a motion to close the public hearing. Motion second. Second and roll call vote. Yes.
Yes. Okay. Page two. Need a motion to introduce and pass on first reading ordinance number 776. This is an ordinance amending ordinance number 770 and 772 to revive section 18-4.3A5
and amend section 185 volunteer firefighter and center program. Motion. Motion Adams. Second Barcela. Roll call vote. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes.
Okay. Prior to uh entertaining the next resolution, I'd like to defer to the council president because he's done a lot of work on this and I'd like to have him give a just a briefing to the council and the public as to why this is uh going to come up. So, we're at the point now, it's been
several years that um well, it's been many, many years that we've been having problems with the spontaneous is the best way I could say it, spontaneous closure of Lanesville Post Office. It closes and opens when it wants to. Um,
and basically the residents, right? Am I wrong? So, the residents that have post office boxes and pick up their mail at the post office um are really getting tired of it
of the spontaneity. Um so, at some point in time when I got and I'm I post office box 6 in Landersville, so I've been I've had that box for many many many years and I was a victim to that. Um
then I got on council and said, you know, asked council, you know, will you guys support us in trying to do something to, you know, try to get us our post office treated like a normal post office and have regular hours and so we we know when they're open when they're not because sometimes the doors
are closed, you can't even get your mail. Sometimes you can't get stamps. You can't. Well, that's So, sometimes the doors open, you can't get your mail and you can't go through the retail office and buy stamps or anything. But sometimes the doors open, you can get your mail, but if you have a yellow thing in your mailbox, they have a
package, you can't pick it up because the retail windows closed. So, it's just hit and miss. So eventually uh many residents of Zandersville, I asked them to track when this post office was open and
closed because u through the mayor we contacted uh Van Andrew's office. Van Andrew understood our complaint and sent it to one of his uh uh people uh who represents him in Washington DC and uh
was assigned to make the connection to the US Postal Service. So that's what happened. That connection started about two years ago, but here we are still two years in and the same thing is happening. And just so everybody knows
that several years ago, a lot of post offices were and some of them were the um postmaster retired, which is what happened in Landisville. Those smaller post offices were put under the authority of the violin postmaster. But
yet Minas still has its own postmaster and two or three, four, I don't know, employees, but they have regular hours. You know, you could depend on them being open. um where Landersville you can't depend on to be open. So all we want to
do is be treated normal. So um this brings a resolution. So the resolution uh we're passing tonight is through our constituent that's helping us uh through Van Drew's office. We told him we were going we
would with a resolution with the support of all of council saying that we would like Landersville post office to be normalized and we also had an idea that why don't we combine these two little post offices put them under the um authority of Minnesota Postmaster which
we have a postmaster in MTA and and combine them. I mean nowadays everything is getting combined. Let's do it. The federal government could save some money uh and everybody could be happy. So, we're hoping that this resolution will um will open their eyes and get us some
attention. Plus, we're also doing the power of petition. Uh where did Steve go? Steve left. So, we have a petition formed for anybody in the burrow who's watching now or who wants to min resident, Atlanta resident, any Buun Burough resident can sign this petition,
can come in and read the petition. If it's okay, we'll make it available in the clerk's office for signatures and to read. Uh, plus anybody wants to sign it tonight. Sue Romeo is in the audience. She'll have a copy and if anybody sees me anywhere, I'll have a copy in my truck. So, as soon as we get enough
signatures, uh, we'll we'll put that together with this resolution and send it off to our con constituent uh, that represents the senator's office and uh, see if we could get some answers. Very good, John. Well, well received. Okay. Resolution
188-25. Can I have one question? Yes. That's leaving land as well open now, right? It would leave it. The the idea is I'll tell you exactly what the idea is. The uh commerce center. Okay. The idea is if our master tenant is in
favor, we could take a portion maybe the area where the rescue squad was, make it one post office servicing and land residents. So if you walk in, one side will be the Atlantisville post office boxes, one side will be the Manitoba post office boxes, which makes
it bigger for Manitoba. Has steady hours for Lanesville and a retail window that's open all the time. Plus, it has a loading dock in the back for the mail. There's a lot of advantages to it. Plus, I'm sure we can negotiate a good deal because we own the building and we have a master tenant there. So, that was a
long answer, but yes. Okay. Thank you. Okay. A resolution requesting United States Post Office Service consolidation of Landisville, Manitoba post offices into a single facility with consistent staffing and service levels. Motion motion Adams
secondy. Roll call vote. Yes. Alvarez, yes. Adam, yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Okay. Next, we go to the consent agenda. The consent agenda includes items of business which are not controversial and
do not require individual discussion. A motion approving the consent agenda is moved, seconded, and voted upon one item at a time by the burough council. If any discussion is requested on consent agendum and item, it is removed from the consent agendum and put to the regular
agenda. So we have the following resolutions. Resolution 189-25. This is a resolution authorizing the tax collector to refund an overpayment in the amount of 1,00 is that correct? 125 100 I'm sorry the comma was there
$125.17 to the logic for block 126 lot 9.03 William and Rachel Brmley resolution 190-25. This is a resolution authorizing a tax collector collector to refund an overpayment in the amount of $2,32.35
to Corore Logic for block 204 lot 10.01 1 to Jessica King and resolution 191-25, a resolution authorizing a shared service agreement between the burough of Buuna and the county of Atlantic for aerial imaging and use partial data
services. Next we have bills paid as listed and next we have clerk's report minutes of the regular meeting of September 8th 2025. motion items. Second paria roll call vote. Yes. Yes.
Okay. Next, we're at the committee reports of council. First, we'll go to planning, zoning, and inspections. Councilman Jivonazi. Well, as we talked a little bit earlier, I I made Valerie uh give me a little
update on the um the new the new um organic green bugs, green buds and green thumb, both at 345 Waymouth Road. Both of them have started construction and they're both of them are underway and
everything seems to be going pretty good so far. And I'm very happy this gentleman came in and said everything was doing pretty good over there. I I said to Valor, I said I said I think the people need to know we what's going on in town and that's one of the good
things. That's good. Um we're code enforcement. We got 110 South Harding Highway property is in compliance. Uh we got 108 Buuna Vista Avenue. Cleanup is being
done. Property owners was given an additional 30 days to complete. owner has requested to meet with the code enforcer officer at the site. Um we have a zoning office. We're having chickens
are going to be coming up for um a variance is scheduled for tomorrow night for land use board. So uh the next court appearance is scheduled for September 25th.
And the same thing with construction of 104 South Franklin 104. These properties are still pending in court. Property owner has scheduled some inspections. Still haven't got a okay
about things being done and still pending in court. How come it's taken so long? Don't ask me. I told Valerie this is I've read this the last three months. the same properties and I look at it every day coming in
and she says this 104 South Franklin is I guess I'm thinking that's behind the where Gator's on the same side. Yeah. So evidently the people that were there moved out. Well, evidently had some kind of construction. I don't know if they
had a um like a a a homemade shack or shack or something and it blew over and it's in the yard and they're not the grass isn't cut. It's he says it's a it's a disgrace and we keep getting you know you got to keep sending the guy out there and and it's just not getting
done. Well, the thing is it's in court. We all know how the court system works. I'm not defending. I'm not defending the court. That's what we have to do. But that's we still become we we stay aggressive. You stay on what your inspectors are doing and we have to let it
unfortunately we don't have that control over the courts. So we have to be show some more patience and and let it proceed. So you're doing your department is doing what they can. Yeah. It's just getting worse instead. Some of them they're getting inspected, some of them aren't.
Right. So hopefully it'll come to some resolve. That's it for me. All right. Thank you. Next we'll go to finance, tax collector, and assessor. Councilman Alvarez. Thank you, Mayor. So right now um our current year budget we're at 75% of the
budget year and we've used up according to our CFO we're at 74% that we've used up. Um those numbers will change um in the next few months cuz we have some things going on um some
projects as well. So that'll change. So, we'll be bouncing, looking at all our budget numbers, trying to decide, make sure, hey, we've got to slow down our spending. Everybody's been told that already, so we should be okay.
Maryanne's been helping out. Um, she helps keep an eye out on things along with everybody else in council. So, everyone's been doing a great job. So, thank you. Um, as far as the tax office, um, in August we collected 2,86,76340.
Of that amount, uh, there was $7,568.25 from the 2024 tax year. So, we got a a few dollars back. um looks small, but still it's still still a lot of money.
Um coming back in, we are right now in October, we're going to have our tax sales. Uh we have 24 properties in our tax sale. Tax lean sale. Yes. So, um that's going to be underway. We're ready to go on that. I was
speaking to our um our gentleman Patrick who runs that tax office and he says everything's all set ready to go and we'll go from there. Um just a quick thing he was saying um you know we sell
these tax leans right we sell them and there's if if we own the tax lean it becomes a little tougher and it's comes um more money out of our pockets um just to get everything going and it
takes it's a long process where regular tax leans that we don't own they're easier. We sell tax. Yeah. So, we sell that tax lean and then whoever buys it
then has to go um hire the other attorneys for foreclosure. So it's easier for us because whether we sell it for 80 cents on a dollar or whatever we decide per property, we get that money
in and then whoever buys that tax lane starts paying taxes right away. So it's an advantage for us. Um not always something you look forward to, especially in our town, right? We look after everybody,
but unfortunately those are the things that have to be done. And that's all I have. Okay. Thank you, council. Next, we'll go to public safety and street lights. Council President Adams. Mayor, if I could, I'd like to go back to uh Councilman Alvarez's uh report,
and I haven't really had a chance to talk to him about it, but we have mentioned it in the past, and as things happen, um and gets, you know, my attention anyway that the burrow received over $100,000
payment recently on a tax lean that was about 16 years old. I'm correct right around there somewhere. So that got my attention and with that um I asked our administrator who has
many years as tax collector um how did this happen? How did this get to be 16 years old and do we have any others? So, we went through the books and um she came up with a list of these
properties that have been and I don't know if it's the official term, but it was referred to as a strikeoff list that these properties have been tried, we the borrower tried to sell them at taxle lean sale, but nobody bought them. So,
at that point in time, they were kind of just put to the back. And what happens is every year the taxes aren't paid on them. So the value of the property becomes less than
what's owed on it. So the property might be valued at 50,000. There's a 100,000 owed on it. Who's going to buy that? Nobody. Nobody. So Marian happened to uh make me the list. Uh I got here early tonight. I did see uh Patrick our tax collector now
and I asked him you know what is the quickest way because Marian you know knew all the answers and I says what's your idea on what the quickest way is to do this and he gave a he gave an idea and um and if it's okay I just wanted to
give you guys a a nip of what I'm going to be talking with George about and in the future and Maryanne and in the future I'd like to see if we could get together and narrow this list down to zero because there's about 10 of them, eight of them, 12 of them. I don't know
exactly what's on there, but there's a way that I'm being told that we could pass a resolution or an ordinance to specific to these properties and put a very minimum bid on them, sell them at
tax lean, and then they'll be on our books. Because remember these 10 or 12 properties, there's no taxes being paid on them. But those 10 or 12 properties add to an overall value of our town, which is what the county charges us for county taxes, the state charges us for
state taxes, the school board charges us for school taxes. So there's 10 properties, 12 properties right there. They're not we're not getting reimbursed on. So it's costing us money by sitting on these properties. So, my opinion, just to put it out to everybody, is
let's sell them. I don't care what we sell them for, but let's sell them and get them off of our books. Why are we sitting on them? Why are we holding them? So, that's just something I want to work with George on. Patrick had the same idea. Yeah. And and u and Maryanne and get
this done. So, we will come back to you for these if you're here today. Yeah. Sorry about that, George, but I didn't get a chance to I didn't get a chance to see. You didn't get to report on anything today. Yeah. And you owned one of the first um Lannisville mailboxes. You're number six.
I've been there a while. That's a long time. All right. So, on to the long public safety. The fire department had 139 calls to date. Uh but Fire Department and this month they had nine. Three fire alarms, one CO alarm, one
standby, one cover, one motor vehicle crash, one vehicle fire. Um, so the fire department has been busy. Uh, there's a lot of notable updates. Uh, we've been helping our
neighbors uh with a lot of equipment um, uh, usage because of the type of trucks that we have. So, we're doing very well with the equipment. A lot of our neighbors want to use it. We're on standbys for big forest fires. We're on standbys for big house fires. So um the
volunteers are being very uh called to duty and being very busy. Uh the police department we have um total calls for service for August is 726. 237 vehicle stops, 165 tickets given
out, 13 arrests, one DWI, eight disputes, nine motor vehicle crashes. like four of them were central in and Forest Grove. Uh 18 well-being checks, business checks, 202 nine animal
complaints, 71 medical assist, eight domestic calls, two missing persons, and uh 27 burglars/fire alarms. And the officer of the month is officer Brett Holdcraft. He is currently
a class 2 special officer and will be promoted to full-time later in 25. He's done a great job man managing his patrol duties along with courtroom security uh since graduating the academy in December of 24. For the month of August, he
conducted 92 motor vehicle stops, issued 73 tickets, made four criminal arrests, and handled eight investigations. And he's only part-time, so that's good for him. And for EMS, for EMS, we have
uh 58 calls for service for the rescue squad. I'm sorry, 78 calls for service. 58 here in Buuna Burough, nine in Bunavista Township, eight in Violin, and one in Glouester County. All in helping our neighbors as they help us. 19
medical, seven psychological emergencies, two assault victims, five fall fall victims, one medical, three strokes, 12 cardiac, one diabetic, six motor vehicle crashes, four unconscious people, seven respiratory emergencies, five bleeding,
two public I'm going to have to ask him to cut this down a little bit. One overdose, and one allergic reaction. So, all of our emergency services have been very busy except for one and thank goodness which is the office of
emergency management. Where'd he go? I'm glad that's office is not busy because that's when it's hitting the fan. That's when it's really bad. So, but Jerry's here. Thank you for what you do, Jerry. Okay, next we'll go to recreation. Councilwoman Baruya.
Thank you, Mayor. Um, I just have a few things. Uh, trick-or- treat is Saturday, October 25th, and it is going to run from 2 to 4. Uh, the bricks for Denini School in Midway are in. Uh, recreation
members and volunteers will be working on the installation on that project. Um, there is a survey currently up on our burrow site for our green acres app application which is a pretty lengthy
process and it does ask for resident involvement. So, uh, we are looking to uh add to our lighting project here in the park on top of other things that are needed. Uh so I ask that you please
check it out and take the survey. It takes less than five minutes. There are two options. Um and then last on my report I would like to bring up to council. Uh I do have a resolution um which will be for the burough buna
sorry resolution number 193-25. Uh, this resolution is authorizing the Burough Buna to accept the FFA New Jersey 0039 greenhouse grant in the amount of $5,000.
Uh, with this grant, it will uh provide us with a greenhouse for the community garden. Uh, it also will give us a solar system and hydroponics. So, with that hydroponics unit, we'll be able to work
year round with providing services for our area. Um, as far as what our cost is, we are working on that. Just so you know, um, we would have to do like a milling on the bottom to support the greenhouse, but for the rest of it should be covered.
Very good. January, you need a motion. I will need a motion. Correct. Yeah. 193 uh-25. We need a motion. I make a motion. motion and second. Who second it? Yes. Adams.
Roll call vote. Abstain. Yes. Yes. Do I abain? No. No. Yes. Yes. Okay. Anything else for
um that that uh completes our report. All right. Thank you. Next, we'll go to buildings and grounds and improvements. Councilwoman Andor. Hey, Mayor. I only have a few things. Um, I don't know whether everybody noticed the our digital sign out has been broke. Uh, we tried to locate parts
for it. Maryanne was checking for uh for grants and I believe uh because it's 13 years old, doesn't seem that old, but I guess it is with parts today. So, um we're waiting for a part to come in. I believe
that's what Bill told me. So hopefully um any day it'll be arriving. Okay. Uh also today I received a text from uh Carmen Bryant from Buun Regional High School. They're getting ready to um they're asking for the firehouse to see
if it's available for decorating the float for the homecoming. So, I reached out to Ken, uh, the chief, and he's going to let me know tomorrow how he can shift the trucks around and make room for them. And, um, the hours are probably being it during at night after
school and then on Saturday mornings. So, we're going to coordinate it. Is it easier for the squad building or No, that's where they used to. That's where they used to house at the squad building. There's a lot more room. They have the car they have the car wash now. So then Oh, just switch them off. Okay. Yeah.
Yeah, we try to switch off cuz I think when they had it at the EMS building, they were able to keep it in a bay inside if they didn't finish the float. So, that's just an idea trailer. So, um Ken said he can okay
them with uh also we had the hot water heater change at the um Joe Pistiti Pavilion. It went to the gas hot water heater. Um at the firehouse on Wheat Road. Um, we had the drop cords replaced like I the last meeting I talked they
were all installed and the panel box was replaced because we had a problem with the electric once drop cords were installed. Uh, the EMS building, the electric door spring was replaced and repaired and that's it, ma'am.
Okay. Thank you, Pat. Next we'll go to Verge and Recycling Councilman Dphano. Thanks, Mayor. The unit date finished. All the barricades and cones were picked up and delivered to the county and the road department. They repaired the
sweeper uh broom, the hydraulic motor part. They checked over the leaf machine for the fall cleanover and they're making a temporary road between Arctic and Jonas Avenue for the traffic detour during the project. Do
you want to elaborate on that? Uh build a temporary dirt road. Well, that section of the town, Mata here, that has the deepest area for the sewage, it's going to take a long time. So, we there
is actually a car go through there. Now, we're just going to straighten them out, put the material in there, let the residents be able to move around. That's all it's going to be. Okay. To make it more convenient for the res working there for a while. So,
yeah. All right, that's all I have. Okay. Uh, thank you, Frank. I just wanted to add one more thing uh to I guess it would be uh all all three of you um Pat Frank and Marina because they've been
heavily involved along definitely our supervisor Neah that the um preparation where the pickle ball courts and the new tennis court is going to go in and batty cages that was done with the uh road department who put a lot of time a lot
of effort into getting that ready for the contractor to start. I spoke to Bill today. Uh he fell behind a little bit. He was supposed to start today, but with the rain, he got delayed a few days on some other jobs, but he assured Bill that sometime this week, hopefully by
midweek, he'll be out there to begin that construction. So again, it's very exciting times in the burrow. And just for the public's knowledge and those out there in uh TV land, uh this was due to grants that were received before I got
back in office. I think Pat was here and I don't know if Doug was here, uh Marina, but they were sec we secured about $185,000 in grants that were supposed to go to that effort. And also we were going to do bathrooms in the back and it just we
didn't get enough bids and we put all our efforts to this project which I commend council for doing tonight and uh when we get this done it's really going to dress up that side of the park. It's going to be an excellent um place for
our residents to play pickle ball. You know guys that get old like myself tennis has been out the door. So now pickle ball, they tell me I have a chance at you batch. So I'm going to be testing that pickle ball court. And for the uh you know little league in baseball, it's exciting cuz the batting
cages and all that's going to be refurbished and and and nice. I talked to Councilwoman uh Baruya. It looks like we could maybe pick up a couple other things for the Buuno Little League and baseball league coming to the springtime. So again, exciting times in
Buunboroough. I'm really glad to see this project and bill. Commend your men from mayor and council a job. You know, I saw you guys working out there for a week and a half. Uh that saved us quite a bit of money in order in order to get this project done. So again, I commend
your guys and yourself for all the efforts that you put forward. I like to commend too. So, uh, I know you Yeah, they really they really, you know, and it's, you know, the the public doesn't realize for a small town, again,
we we're not the city of Violence, City of Milville, where they have parks and grounds, recreation, streets and roads. This department we rely on and they do it all. They move all and uh, you know, it's it's we're proud
of what your department does, Bill. Councilman Dano for letting you for allowing you to do all that because we have to go. That's right, Frank. You know, it it's it's a collaborative effort and you
know, when you work as a team and it's not eyes and it's we you get things done and and that's what it's been about and that's why my report is always so because you don't have the name.
in the buffalo. Yeah. Thank you though. I appreciate again. Thanks again. Um All right. This time portion of me unfinished business to come before mayor and council. Yes, council. So, an update on recreation that we just received uh last minute
with everything going on. This weekend, the 27th, was supposed to be a, and I want the public to please listen, was supposed to be a yard sale in the park, and everybody was invited to come to the park and um and do a yard sale. Well,
the turnout wasn't great on that uh activity, that event. So, the uh couple people that did pay their uh table fee or their spot fee, they're going to get reimbursed their money back, but in
turn, recreation wants to pay for an ad in the newspaper, which will be less than $100. But they need council's approval, and they're asking if they could advertise a permitfree yard sale weekend, this weekend, the
27th and 28th. just so that people can have a yard sale. They don't have to come to the burrow and get a yard sale permit, which we require. Um, and the recreation will pay for the ad uh to invite people to
have a permitfree yard sale this weekend in Buunboroough if they want to have one. Is that correct? That's legal, right? We're closed. I'm not sure what our ordinance says. The ordinance requires a fee. Can we wave it? We've we've waved it. We've waved it before.
I'm I'm not then there has to be in the ordinance the authority to wave it. All right. So, the council I think is recommending that we have this. Is this my resolution? I'm I'm recommending this if it's if it's permissible. I I can tell you councilman, if there is an ordinance that requires X and you
want to amend that, it has to be done by ordinance. A resolution cannot amend an ordinance. Okay. If our ordinance says that council has the option to wave it within the ordinance and it would say by resolution. Okay. Do it by resolution.
We've done that. I'd like I'd like to make that resolution if ordinance says that. Right. So you make that motion. Yes. If council's okay with it. Second it, Marina. Second by council woman. And this all just happened. We just got the price from the uh Nicole just got the price from the Daily Journal for the
ad. And Okay. We have a motion and a second on the floor. questions just yeah um would it be beneficial if you at least put a put it out there a couple weeks ahead of time I'm just uh tomorrow
because if if we only do a week out I mean I know I plan my life a lot so well they say that we we put it on our signs but this sign was dead um so they did I'm just asking I don't have an issue with it but I'm just throwing it out
there a little bit extra time. Well, to get it advertised next time. Next time, then you want to move forward. You want to move forward with this? Yes. If if council's okay. If not, we'll just give the people back that paid the their spot fee and we won't have a yard
sample, but they're they're offering to pay for the advertisement to tell people. Let's go forward. We have a motion and second. Nicole, you got it. All right. Roll call vote. Yes. Yes. Yes. personal meeting. Yes. Yes.
If it's permissible. Yeah. Okay. Thank you. Any anything else? New business. Okay. Um just one item. We had the shredder here last year. We're working on that again to have it this fall free to the public. Uh so that will probably
be announced at the 14th of October. We're working with the U provider now to get a date. I know we have money set aside uh that pays for that without the taxpayers uh payment and it was successful last year and we plan to do
that once again. So at the next council meeting I hope to have a date as to when that was done right in front of Burl Hall. I think it ran smoothly and uh yeah so good we'll have that coming up. Other than that any other new business? Um, I do actually. Um, I would like to
personally thank Patricia Andeluro for helping me plant flowers at the monument. And we planted moms outside Barl Hall. We were able to take some of the old shrubs out. It was very hot. Uh, but we're trying to
facelift. U Mary Donado uh donated some moms and some pumpkins as well as pet. So, it uh we're getting there. We're sprucing up a little bit. Great things. Okay. Thank you again. Another great thing. All right. The next meeting of mayor and council will be Tuesday,
October 14th, 2025 at 6:30 cuz Monday is Columbus Day. Motion to adjurnn. Motion. Motion Alvarez. Second. Barcela. All those in favor say I. I. Thank you everyone for coming out tonight.
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