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Okay, mayor. I'd like to call to order the regular meeting of the Elwood Park Mayor and Council for June 18th, 2026 to order at 7:01 p.m. On roll call, we have council members Faco absent. Oswald >> here, >> Samson

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>> present. >> Sheridan >> here. >> Tracy >> here. Council President Pellegrine >> here. >> Mayor Kleti >> here. >> We have a quorum. >> Thank you and good evening to all. Welcome to our public meeting. Uh so we

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have a pretty lengthy agenda here. Uh let's waste no more time and get started. Could everyone please rise for our prayer and flag salute? Oh God, our father, we ask you to bless our meeting which we entrust to your fatherly care and protection.

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Please remove all selfishness and prejudice from our hearts and implant therein a keen sense of justice and a greater love for your and our neighbors. Guide us in our deliberation so that our decisions will always please you and

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bring your peace and happiness to our communion. 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, and liberty and

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justice for all. And I forgot to say amen. I'm saying it now. >> Amen. Whereas chapter 231 of the public laws of the state of New Jersey require at the commencement of every meeting a statement of compliance be read by the presiding officer.

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Now therefore be advised that the meeting requirements for this meeting have been met by publishing a special meeting notice in the record in Herald News and by parting such notice in the office of the burough clerk as well as in a public place within the municipal

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building and by notifying interested citizens. Said notice was posted and transmitted on January 2nd, 2026 and published on January 8th, 2026. Okay, first up we have approval of minutes. We have the April 23rd, 2026

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special meeting. AP uh May 7th, 2026 work session and executive session. May 21st, 2026 regular meeting and executive meeting. >> I have a motion to approve the minutes. >> So, >> any discussion? Call the RO, please.

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>> First by Council President Peline, second by Councilwoman Troy, uh Sheridan, sorry. On roll call, we have Council Member Folo, absent. Oswald, >> yes. >> Samson, >> yes. >> Sheridan, >> yes. >> Tracy, >> yes. >> Council President Peline,

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>> yes. >> Motion carries. At this moment, we have uh the homeowners association presentation. I would like to call forward Linda Colbini, and call down Mayor Kleti, uh police chief Michael Felgno, and police commissioner

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Councilwoman Chroy to accept the donation. Yes, please. How are you? We're here this evening homeowners association this $2,000 for the youth police academy

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uniforms. Anything for our youth of today and that can be trained by the best police department around. Show me your money. >> Thank you.

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>> Thank you to my uh all my board members. I mean, we do this as a team. It's not me. We all deserve the credit for what happens. We raise this money and so on and so forth. So, I couldn't do it without

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So, I'd like to say that um our police academy is growing every year. We started out the first year I was chief 22 kids. This year the waiting list is 30 deep and we're at 160 kids. So, I have to sign

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Yeah, it's a great program and uh I hope you're all going to be there for the graduation. We'll get you the dates and uh it's a really good program and this is going to really help a lot because we can give the kids the best looking for capacity the 16. >> No, we're going to I had a meeting with the staff the other day and we're going

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to we're going to you know >> Yeah, we're going to increase it. >> It's a good program so why not? I don't know. I don't like the turn people. >> We'll make it work. they'll be trained by. >> And just to elaborate a little further on the homeowners, um we uh

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>> we appreciate what Linda and the homeowners have done not only for this organization that we're featuring this evening, but for four or five others during the course of the year. And it it shows the empathy that um our

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organizations have for our town. Uh, we're all thinking alike. We're all functioning alike. Very hard to find that. Very hard. Some might say, "Well, there's no individuality." >> When it comes to running a town like this with 23,000 people, we don't want

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too much individuality. >> Team team, >> team and consistency. >> That's right. Professional courtesy do together. >> And it's funny. I was had a discussion with my wife last night. She says, "You've got all workers around you." She

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says, "Everyone is a worker." And and that makes a big difference. And we all know how electricity flows, right? Flows in a circle. Well, if you if there's no continuity and somebody's not within that circle, it's going to

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hurt like this. And what happens? You got a break, right? A break in the action. So, keep up the good work with the homeowners. We appreciate we we do appreciate it. And I know I know the residents out here that are watching appreciate it, too.

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>> Thank you, took that. No. Oh yeah, show me the money. We can go to ordinances. >> Moving on to ordinances. Okay. Good. Okay. Okay. Next, we have

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ordinances on first reading. Resolution R-189-26. Introduce ordinance number 26-16 on first reading. Be it resolved that an ordinance entitled bond ordinance to authorize the acquisition of a new ambulance in by and for the bur of

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Elwood Park and the county of Bergen, New Jersey to appropriate the sum of $400,000 to pay the cost thereof to make a down payment to authorize the issuance of bonds to finance such appropriation and to provide for the issuance of bonds anticipation notes in anticipation of

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the issuance of such bonds be passed and adopted on first reading and be it resolved at a final hearing on set ordinance would be heard in the municipal building on Thursday, July 16th, 2026 at 7:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as same can be heard at which time any persons interested in set

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ordinance can be heard. Be it further resolved that the burough clerk be and she is hereby authorized to advertise a notice of introduction and final hearing as required by law. >> Mr. Figno, will you please break this down for us? >> Yes, mayor. As you are aware, we have

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our own paid EMS service here in the burrow for the past four or five years. Uh, one of the best around, right, Councilman? >> Clearly the best in the county for >> and, uh, amazing response times, amazing uh, amazingly run unit and we have two

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ambulances. Um, they are very old and they're on their last leg and they're costing a lot of money to maintain. So, uh, with Councilman Samson as the commissioner of the of the Ambulance Corps, he decided that it was time that we start seeking to replace these

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vehicles. They're quite costly, but they they make money for the town now, and they obviously serve the residents in need. So, we are passing a bond uh to purchase that vehicle. It's a two-year weight buildout. Um, we do have other

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avenues that we're trying to raise funds through the Chamber of Commerce through um an assemblyman who's who's applying for grant money for us and a couple other things in the in the works. Whether that means we offset the bond or we just get two, whatever, that's your

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decision when if those things come to fruition. But this is very necessary and it's uh it's great for the community. >> Thank you. It's it's important that the residents know that we'll work in all different avenues uh between the Chamber of Commerce and our elected officials at

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the state level uh to offset uh this $400,000. Mike, is it safe to say that uh this uh ambulance course is now it's in the black? >> Oh yeah, for only the first year we were not. Um but now we are we are Yes, definitely in the black.

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>> That's good. So that's all well and good. May I have a motion on the ordinance? >> So move second. >> Any discussion? >> Call the role, please. >> First by Council President Peline, second by Councilwoman Sheridan. On roll

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call, we have Council Members Fisol absent. Oswald, >> yes. >> Samson, >> yes. >> Sheridan, >> yes. >> Tracy, >> yes. >> Council President Pellegrine, >> yes. >> Motion carries. Next, we have ordinances

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on second reading. Resolution R-190-26 introduce ordinance number 26-15 on second reading. Whereas a public notice has been given by the burough clerk that an ordinance entitled an ordinance to fix the salary, wage, and compensation of the officers, employees, and servants

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of the Burough of Elwood Park, county of Bergen, state of New Jersey for the year 2026 was introduced and passed at a meeting held on Thursday, May 21st, 2026. and that further consideration of this ordinance would be taken up at this meeting. And whereas all persons interested in set ordinance were given

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an opportunity to be heard concerning the same. Now therefore, it be it resolved by the mayor and council of the burrow of Elwood Park that an ordinance entitled an ordinance to fix the salary, wage, and compensation of the officers, employees, and servants of the burrow of Elwood Park, county of Bergen, state of New Jersey for the year 2026 pass on

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final reading. >> May I have a motion to open to the public? >> So move. Anyone from the public here to speak on this ordinance and this ordinance alone? If not, I'll close the public portion. May I have a motion to adopt the ordinance? >> Some move. >> Second.

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>> Call the role, please. >> First by Council President Peline, second by Councilman Oswald. On roll call, we have council members Folo absent. Oswald, >> yes. >> Samson, >> yes. >> Sheridan, >> yes. >> Joyce, >> yes. >> Council President Peline,

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>> yes. Motion carries. >> Now, Chené, do you need a little break before you start this uh arduous consent agenda? >> I'll take a sip of water. >> Okay. >> All right. >> Okay. Moving on to our consent agenda, we have

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the following resolutions. Resolution R-191-26, approval of payroll. R-192-26, approval of bills list. R-193-26, capital budget amendment. R-194-26

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authorized vacation buyback. R-195-26 resolution to redeem third-party tax lean. R-196-26 resolution to redeem third party tax lean. R-197-26 Appoint part-time electrical inspector

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Joseph Vietzes, building department. R-198-26, Appoint part-time building inspector Scott Cars, building department. R-199-26 authorized release of road opening performance bond R-200-26

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appointment of full-time public safety telecommunicator police department Philip Cow R-201-26 Appoint full-time laborers department of public works R-202-26 appoint part-time seasonal workers

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department of public works r-203-26 authorized execution of contract with Bergen County Department of Health Services, EAP, R-204-26, Appointment of Recreation Department staff. R-205-26, Appointment of Recreation Staff for the

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2026 Summer Program Recreation Department. R-206-26 Appointment of Recreation Spray Park staff for the 2026 summer program recreation department. R-207-26 Appointment of Recreation Afterare staff for the 2026 summer program recreation

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department. R-208-26 resolution accepting proposal of community grants planning and housing for professional affordable housing administration services. R-209-26 resolution accepting proposal of community grants planning and housing

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for professional affordable housing rehabilitation and administrative services. R-210-26 appointment of municipal housing liaison. R-211-26 authorizing the mayor to execute an agreement with the county of Bergen snowplowing/saltting

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shared service agreement. R-22-26 resolution approving endorsement in support of the state of New Jersey Department of Transportation Route 46 over Erie Lacawana Railroad Bridge Replacement Project. R-213-26

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approved 2026 2027 new and or used car dealership licenses. R-214-26 renew liquor licenses for the 2025 2026 license term. R-215-26 renew liquor licenses for the 2026/2027

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license term. R-216-26 authorization to execute an agreement with St. Leo school sec school security officers. R-27-26 approved block party request. R-218-26 resolution to appoint firefighters.

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R-219-26 maintenance of 97 Falmouth R-220-26 maintenance of for Federick's Court R-221-26 corrective resolution authorizing tax exemption for surviving disabled veteran spouse and R-222-26

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resolution to approve the consent agenda. >> Sh. >> You made it. >> Very nicely done. May I? >> Thank you. Let's see. May I have a motion on the cassette agenda? >> So move. >> Second.

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>> Any discussion? >> I think that's a first. Call the role. >> First by council president, second by Councilman Oswald, and roll call. We have council members absent. Oswald >> here. Uh, yes. >> Samson, >> yes. >> Sheridan,

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>> yes. >> Troy, >> yes. Council President Peller Green. >> Yes. >> Motion carries. Next, we have departmental reports. We have the board of health meeting minutes from April 13, 2026 and the zoning board

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meeting minutes from April 22nd, 2026. >> Have a motion to accept the the departmental reports. >> So move. >> Second. Any discussion? Call the RO, please. >> All in favor? >> I I

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Okay. reports accepted. Mayor, at this time I will turn the meeting over to you for council reports. >> Very good. Uh Mr. Folo is not with us. We'll start off with Mr. Oswall. >> Thank you, Mr. Mayor. I appreciate it. Um I just wanted to say a quick congratulations to a lot of people. I don't really have much to report. I'm

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hoping this will end up being a short meeting. Uh congratulations to the middle uh middle schoolers and the high schoolers of Elwood Park. Um they are definitely um making Elwood Park proud. They're going to be great for the future. I feel like every time I've come to a council meeting, all the years I've worked here, almost every time we've had

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somebody from Elmwood Park to honor, to talk about, um, to celebrate, somebody who's making us proud, even outside our borders. So, um, I was so happy to see each and every one of them cross the line, including my niece. Um, these are future soldiers, future neighbors, teachers, parents, uh, people that are

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going to be the ones that help us when we're sick or when we need somebody to talk to. and I believe that they get one of the best educations in New Jersey, if not the country, right here in Elwood Park. So, I'm very thankful for that to the board of education. Um, and to everybody who made that possible. I'm looking very much forward to my own son

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uh going into the public school system next year. Um, I'm glad to see all the curbside improvements that are being done to improve our road access and ADA compliant sidewalks. I know a lot of people like to complain about some things and some traffic, but at the end of the day, these things make the burrow better. They make them safer. Um, and as

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much as I uh would like to say that back in my youth I like to fly through on my bike and stop signs, I now realize now that I walk my kids to school um that the um people need to be more observant of stop signs, whether you're on a bicycle, a scooter, an ebike, uh

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especially on the boulevard. Um you know, it's just a lot of people traveling. So, if you have grandkids or kids at home, if anybody's watching, um please remind your kids that uh if it's got a motor, it needs to be safe and stop at stop signs, especially if you're going to ride them on the sidewalks. Um nobody wants to see a kid hurt in Elwood

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Park, especially anybody up here. Um we're getting into the summer season, so I just wanted to mention too, uh make sure you try to conserve what you can electric wise. Electric rates are up, water rates are up. So, try not to water your lawn during midday. Try not to use too much electricity if you can avoid it during the hot seasons. Um, try to

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compost as much as you can if you don't feel like uh putting it out on the curb. Uh, composting is a good example of something you can do to reduce waste and reduce cost. Um, and you know, think about walking places, too. I found that over the past couple of months, every single thing I can get, I can get in

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Elwood Park. Anything I need to eat, anything I need to buy, I've weaned myself off of Amazon. Um, so it's one of those things where Elma Park has everything for you. So, there's no need to go driving too far. I want to say happy Father's Day to all the dads out there on June 21st. Um, this will be a

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great Father's Day for all of us. Um, we live in a beautiful town and a beautiful world. Um, and our kids are beautiful and we want to protect them. So, go out there, support a dad that's working behind the grill, working underneath the hood of a car, working for you, or doing something on behalf of of of another person. You don't it doesn't have to be

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your dad to say happy Father's Day. Um, uh, also I wanted to say happy Junth, June 19th. Uh, it's a new holiday, but it's something that we should still celebrate. It's about freedom. It represents a good portion of the diaspora of Elwood Park. So, I do want to make sure that that was mentioned. Um, and happy pride month for all those

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who celebrate and recognize it. Um, these are members of our community, their business owners, their parents, their people that work with us and for us, and every single one of them deserves recognition. And finally, a special thank you to all the new appointees, including firefighters, volunteers on our boards and organizations. Uh, every one of these

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people that does something for free, that gives an hour to the burrow, is giving an hour back to the residents and to the taxpayers. Um, they're doing all these things because they love uh their neighbors and they love their town. And I think we need to remember that going into these hot months, uh, the people that take care of us sometimes aren't getting paid. So, just remember that.

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And, uh, I am happy to say progress just a minute. Thank you. >> Thank you. Uh, Councilman, you mentioned uh, grooming of lawns. Uh, I just would like to bring out that uh area between the street curb and

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the street what really gets to me sometimes. I'll go past a house, it's well groomed and then they got grass growing up in the curb line on the outside. It just totally destroys everything that they they were doing. Take the time. That's really your

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responsibility anyhow. take the time to finish grooming your property and keep that curb line clean. Uh I Councilman Samson, thank you, Mayor. Uh so I of course I

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have my EMS committee notes down here, but the chief covered most of my comments today. Um our call rate steady and uh our staffing is ex is uh perfect. I don't see any reports of any misours or anybody even calling out. So the the team that runs this, the police

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department, police department sides are doing a great job. Thank you everyone up here on this day is for the cooperation with the purchase of the new uh the first new ambulance. I truly appreciate that. And uh as far as my my years of activity, this was very simple because I served on new ambulance committees on a

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volunteer level and that's meetings and hours and arguments and talking about colors of lenses and stuff like that and we didn't have any of that. So it's very on it's refreshing on this end. Uh so I was at graduation last night with some of my counterparts. It was great to see uh what our future holds. Um our youth

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are they're they're youth. They're full of youth. They're full of potential. Uh I saw some very uh good uh future Elen Park residents and uh humans in general last night. It was refreshing. On my elk side, uh we have we had our flag day services which was just this

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past Sunday the 14th. Special thanks to Chief Felgno and his honor guard who uh performed flawlessly. and uh they were very reverent and the formal salute to our flags was uh very well appreciated. Great job, Chief. Um AP activity, our

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meeting was last Thursday. Representatives from Hackinack Medical Center, dietary and diabetes nurse gave a very informative presentation which was wellreceived by the AP um audience. They did a really good job there last uh last Thursday.

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Wenda Homeowners Association. Uh she has a meeting coming up next Wednesday at the senior center. I'm not going to I'm gonna comment not comment any further on that because I think Pam has a lot to say about that. And uh of course she has a Wind Creek trip on 626 which helps

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which helps fund these um presentations and awards to various community uh um resources. So you get a chance, you want to go, let Linda or me know. I can I bet you I can get you a seat on the bus. Um, >> you bet.

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>> Uh, of course, Junth, as Joe said, um, you know, it it took nearly three years, three years after, um, Lincoln actually signed that proclamation to get it across the country to the final day on, uh, June 19th, 1865. Nearly three years.

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That's that's incredible. Um, so we're all Americans. We we learn from that and we all need to to stick together and uh serve our country in the pursuit of happiness and freedom. Happy Father's Day everybody, all the fathers in here.

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And just on emergency services personal note, today's the uh 19th anniversary of a horrendous fire in Charleston, South Carolina, where nine firefighters were lost at uh in the evening of 61807. I I observe that every year. May they rest

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in peace. Mayor, other than that, outstanding progress in this burrow. We're moving forward. Thank you. >> Yeah, it was um unfortunately I missed the flag day. It was one of probably the first time in quite a long time. Uh but I do want to comment on the on the uh

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organization. I believe it was 140 years ago they established Flag Day and to this day we've sort of the government has sort of taken over. Uh but the remarkable job that the Elks do with that and they've kept it they kept our

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pride over the 140 years to the point now that we at every function we get up and we salute that flag which we should be doing automatically to uh it's a a great

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marquee for the United States our flag. >> Absolutely. So, as you as you had indicated 140 years ago, the Grand Lodge then, that's like uh Elk's headquarters issued a decree that every lodge will observe Flag Day. If if you're not going

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to, you have to apply for dispensation and give a reason why. I don't know of a lodge that ever has. And let's be like, how dare you? Because it's not going to happen anyway. So, it's observed every day on Flag Day across the country at every uh Elks lodge um in existence.

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>> Yeah, it's a pretty flag, right? It's a uh >> and the history is really amazing from this from the first Cedar flag, you know, as they all walk in. >> Yeah. Actually, the during the Revolutionary War, correct me if I'm wrong, we didn't have the flag as

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we know it today until the very very end, I believe. >> Yeah. What we call the Betsy Ross flag, which is the 13 the 13 stars in a circle was the end. Yes. >> Yeah. All glory. Thank you, Councilman. >> Thank you, sir.

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Councilwoman Sheridan, >> thank you. Um I was also at flag day, but um I was in the kitchen working. What else is new? >> Okay, but anyway, um it was very nice. Um thank you to the um Elmer Park Police

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Department. The fire department showed up, but they got a fire call and naturally duty calls, they left. The Boy Scouts, they were great. Um it was a very nice day all around. Um, we got the concerts coming up in July and August. Um, I will be doing

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50/50s for um the monument over. I'm not making a new monument. I am refurbishing the one that's up at the high school on top of the little hill. Most people have no idea it's even there. >> Yeah. >> So, I am going to um be refurbishing

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that. So, I will be there. The softball hut will be open also. So, if you're going to the concerts, bring some money with you. Also, um for my veterans, uh Father's Day, uh Frank, um Doc, which is

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our lison to the veterans, he's having a Father's Day movie Sunday. Um they're going to start out with a lunch over at the American Legion and then a free movie. He's also doing a free ComicCon. If you want any information on that, I

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have his number. I'm pretty sure it's on the website too, right Mike? >> Okay, it's on our website. Um, also, um, Marty Conroy, which is from Elwood Park, he is doing, um, the karaoke for

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Battlefield Commander Foundation. That's another organization for our veterans. Um, and that will be on June uh, next Thursday, June 25th, 7 to 10 at the American Legion. Um, karaoke, entertainment, food included, silent

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auction, cash bar, beer and wine, uh, $30 donation is suggested. Um, also I have, um, my fire report. Um, this is from January 1st to May

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31st. There was 239 emergency incidents, which equals almost 2,000 hours of manpower. Now, you have to remember this is all volunteer 51 uh training drills all that almost

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adds up to almost 3,800 service hours for volunteers. Um we also had 54 fire alarm activations, 29 gas leaks, gas odor investigations, 20 assistant calls, 17 standby requests,

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and 12 carbon monoxide. Now remember it's all volunteer. We also have um 119 hours of drill training which adds up to almost,00 manh hours.

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So I have to give a lot of credit to our fire department especially they had the accident between Mhler and Route 46. They had one on Route 80. They had one on the top of uh Market Street by

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the Cherry Hill section. Um I just want to give a big thank you to our fire department. Now with it getting summertime, please be careful with barbecue grills, electric grills, whatever you have.

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Safety first. I mean, you know, want to go out, have a barbecue, have a few drinks, fine. Pay attention. Safety first. I want to also tell everybody have a happy Father's Day everybody.

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School's out. Enjoy the summer. Be safe. See you at the concerts. >> Thank you. >> Thank you, Terry. Terry, um >> Yes, sir. >> with those figures, is that monthly? >> That was from January 1st to May 31st. That was five the first five months of the year.

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>> Uh they're busy. They're busy. Thank you for that report, Councilwoman Troshi. Thanks, mayor. The spray park will be opening on June 22nd. Passes can be purchased on Community Pass. Um, the Bombers are holding a Father's Day

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lottery ticket board raffle. The tickets are $10 each and the prize is $100 worth of scratch off lottery tickets. Um, the tickets are on sale through June 20th. The winner will be drawn on the 20th at 6:30 p.m. To enter, you can send

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payment via zel to uh info at epbomers.com. You must be 18 or older to purchase tickets. Uh the green team will be guest speakers at the homeowners association meeting next week on June 24th. Anyone

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who is interested in learning about the green team are encouraged to attend. Please RSVP to Linda at 20119824919 because we will be having um pasta and salad. >> Oh, and uh Councilwoman Sheridan uh said

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to add garlic bread. Um I'd like to congratulate all of the students whether they were kindergarten through fifth grade and they were moving up or if they were 8th grade or 12th grade uh graduates. I had the pleasure

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of attending the middle school and the high school ceremonies. We had the most beautiful weather for for those graduations and it was just such a lovely evening. So, um so full of hope

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for the future. Okay. Um I'd like to thank Linda Colbeini and the homeowners association for their generous donation to the police academy program. Another beautiful example of how community

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supports community. I know it's a great program. I have never seen a negative thing said about the program. I know that the kids really enjoy it. Um so thank you uh Chief and your staff for

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that. And um I'd also like to mention uh that Chief Felgno was selected as Elks citizen of the year for 2025 and he'll be recognized on Sunday uh

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June 28th. So please um join me in congratulating the chief on that. I will say that this is the second time I'm receiving this award. I received it in 1995. >> Knew that.

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>> Um, happy Father's Day to the residents, chief, councilman, mayor. Um, I hope everyone spoils you and treats you all real well. And then the last thing, um, I'd like

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Councilman Oswald to tell me how he weaned himself off of Amazon. my my husband would be very grateful. >> It was actually pretty easy. I let my card expire. >> I see. >> And then honestly, I I really started

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realizing that a lot of the local uh people that sell on Amazon can potentially be your neighbors. They're selling things, too. So, I just figured, you know what? If unless it's something really crazy like crazy electronic or something, which I don't really need, you know, you can get everything right here in Elwood Park. We've got it all.

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>> Very well. That's all I have, Mayor. Thank you. >> So, you got to be like me when it comes to defining Amazon. It's a country in in I believe it's southern hemisphere. Uh that's that's all I know about Amazon.

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And that's how you you avoid having to get away from the addiction of it. So, I know that's going to seem archaic and a little oldfashioned, but moving along. Thank you, Councilwoman Tracy. Council President Pel Green.

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>> Yes. Good evening everyone. First, I want to start out also by thanking Linda and all the members of the homeowners association. They do a wonderful job with our community and they're always giving back. I attend every meeting and I enjoy them. So, thank you all for what you do. We really appreciate it. My

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board of health update on June 6th, they had their first annual cancer prevention and wellness event. A lot of good information was shared. Thanks to all the vendors that participated. This event was great. And thank you to our board of health for hosting events like this to bring awareness to help others.

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Their next regular meeting will be Monday, August 10th at 7 p.m. There's no meeting in July. Residents assistance program update. On June 10th, pantry director Angela Fava and myself attended the 6th annual pantry summit. Much

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information was shared to better help us to help our residents in need. Every year we learn something new to bring back to our community to better serve our residents. If you're in need, please call the office at 2011-796-1457 extension 215 or 213 for an appointment

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at our pantry. We're always here to help our community. The new Elwood Park Chamber of Commerce update. They had their lunch networking event this past Tuesday at the Elwood Park Diner. Then that night, they had their regular monthly meeting. Much discussion was had

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about upcoming events and fundraising ideas. Their next event will be on Tuesday, July 21st at 6 PM at Parkway Lanes in Elmwood Park. Rev up for America's 250th celebration event. 5:30 p.m. will be our

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general meeting, followed by 6:00 p.m. till 8:00 p.m. with bowling and networking fund. Cost is 25 per person. Proceeds will go towards the Elwood Park Ambulance Fundraiser. For more information on this event, you can go to their website at

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elwoodparkchamber.org. or or call 551-5007810. Lastly, I attended the Flag Day ceremony on June 14th at our Patterson Elks Lodge number 60. It was a beautiful ceremony. I also attended the middle school and high school graduations. Wishing our

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middle school graduates good luck in high school and wishing our high school graduates much luck and success in all their future endeavors. Congratulations to all and again, happy Father's Day to all the wonderful men out there who make the world a better place. We appreciate

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you all. And I'd just like to say uh something about the Ellen Park Chamber of Commerce. They've been really working hard and they're getting a lot of money donated and also we have a lot of businesses that have been signing up. few years ago it was almost zero and

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through hard work with all the members I'm not pointing one person out it's been truly an effort and I'm just proud to be a part of that also and uh we really have a great community that works together that helps everyone our community is thriving I I really feel

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like the success of us going forward is is so great lately like everybody's pitching in everybody's on this council is doing their work and um uniting together for our residents and that's the way it should be. That's what it's all about, working together. >> So, thank you, Mayor Progress. And I

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just want to say you look wonderful and so happy to see you looking so well and doing well. >> I gave you the $100 for >> Yeah, you gave it to me before. >> Uh, you've been a busy young lady. That's all I got to say from that. >> Try it for you, mayor. >> Yeah. And this whole panel here, too.

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Right. Right. To my left and to my right. Very busy. Uh, I just would like to say regarding and I'll keep mine short that u for those fathers out there, we do appreciate you. Let's face it, if there was no fathers, none of us

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would be here. I don't want to hear it from the women now. But I think we got the we have the the moment where we can brag a little and uh, right? Am I right? >> Long as we do it on Mother's Day. >> Yeah, like you do on Mother's Day. and

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enjoyed Father's Day. And we're going to move along now. Um motion to open the floor to the public. >> So move second. >> Anyone from the public that wishes uh to be heard on any subject whatsoever? Our good friend that hasn't been Where

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you been, Kenny? We were looking for you. >> I know. I got to go down to the Garden State Mall to find you. >> I haven't been down there for a while, too. I I I ran into Kenny at the Garden State Mall about two weeks ago. >> I got lost in there, too. >> Uhhuh.

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>> 31 Park, New Jersey. Hey, mayor and cuntsman and chief, listen to me, please, because there's a lot of issues in this town. There is uh first off the bat, we have two police cars the same

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number. We have >> Is that Is that a fact? >> I will verify. >> 455 and 455. We had two of the same numbers. >> Would that be the police car? >> Yes.

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>> Okay. Well, maybe maybe they're twins. Maybe we will be bought them. >> They look like twins, too. They all look like that. >> One is for left-handed officers. >> That's one. Okay. Secondly, we want to ask you a question. There any way you

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can stop the trucks to come on local street and Mumb Street and go down the hill? Because you know why they drag their trailers and make a lot of noise and they scraping the whole bottom of the

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high road all the time. >> I agree with what's a problem there. That's just like constant flow of traffic, >> right? >> And in anything you need to know, I saw it. Sunday night, 5:00 at night, car

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flipped over right on local street. I saw that, too. I seen that. I reported. I said, "I seen it." >> I seen it. >> It flipped over. >> Yeah. Flipped right over. And And then that car hit another one behind it

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somehow. AND WE HAD NOT ONE, we had four engines, four truck, four fire engines there. And and and there was no room for the fire truck to even stay there. >> Better safe than sorry though, Kenny. >> I know, but I'm just saying to you. And

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he they all blocked Route 80. They were trying to get, you know, the people getting on 80 cuz everything was blocked. >> Yeah. Oh, was >> and anything may the car >> we need to put a big tree back on the

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park tree fall down and never replace we need to replace it. >> Where's that Kenny? >> And market street >> directly across from >> that storm that sudden storm that we had um >> and a big one. It was a big one.

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>> It's a tree directly across from St. Leo that was removed by the DPW. It's it fell into the park. So >> in the park, it fell right in the park. >> There were no there were no injuries and there was no other property damage. >> Yeah. Well, we'll plant another tree there. >> Yeah, you need it because it looks

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nothing there no more. >> It looks looks, >> right? And anything you need to know the concert is going to start uh Jan July 6. I know the date. >> You coming? >> Yes, I do know the date.

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>> And you're going to going to be there? >> Oh, yes. >> Okay, I'll be with you. >> Oh, yes. I just want to tell you that. >> Wait a minute. Wait a minute, >> Kenya. I don't mean to. >> You know how I know? >> I don't mean >> the guy that does the DJ the you were talking about the the the guy that does

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a Koninoi. He told me that when he's going to be the concert. >> Well, the first time the first concert July 7th, not 6. >> Oh, no. >> It's Tuesday. >> Oh, Tuesday. Okay. I don't know. I heard Monday. That's what he said. >> Well, don't show up Monday. show up

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Tuesday. >> Okay. Tuesday will be better for me. >> Thank you. >> And this mayor too, we need to talk to somebody for this because this is very important. They need to know because this is for Lucas from L Morgan. They want a champion. >> Well, you got your BA right here, right

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now. Now, now's the time to get it all set up. >> All right. >> Council is not here tonight is gonna reach out to you. >> Yeah, I know. He's not here. I know. I know. But that's a sad part. But we need to do it.

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>> We will. >> We will. >> Yes, sir. >> All right. Make sure, mayor. Make sure, chief. Yes, sir. >> But chief, >> make sure you do me a favor. Watch the town more often because there are things there you don't know going on.

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>> I know going on. I watch everything. >> We appreciate that, Kenny. We we we do. So >> I know. I just want to tell you I care about this town. I really do care. And I think this is like my favorite town to be in and I wanted to be number one town.

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>> We're all striving for that. >> Right. >> If if we're not there by now, >> right? >> Right. >> Right. >> Okay, buddy. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. Anyone else care to speak from the public? Yes, dear. Name, rank, and serial number.

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With all the data centers going up and people complaining about data centers, is there anything on the books here in town to prevent any data centers being established? or

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is there not enough property for any data centers to be put up? >> I don't think any of us know the answer to that, Lenor. We could look into it for you though. Yeah, we Yeah, they're it's not a good thing they because the

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people the residents would have to pay for the data centers unless you make it >> that they have to pay for their own electricity, their own water, their own everything by themselves instead of putting it on the residents. I would prefer that the data centers not be put

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here, but I don't know how much property they need. >> Chief, >> sir, >> may I? >> Yeah. So, Lenor, um, as the chief had said, I we can't no one can tell you there's actually an ordinance that applies, but I can assure you I can assure you that when it comes to the

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planning board, we're going to we're going to very closely vet those plans because we don't have water. We don't have that the burrow doesn't have enough water for our residents and our own industrial applications that is as it is now. So, we just specifically water, we couldn't commit to that requirement uh

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for that anyway. and the plan I assure you the planning board will very closely vet that and we'll we will absolutely keep our eyes open for that. >> Okay, >> that's that's that's my word that's right up there with no pilots. Same thing. >> Thank you. Have a nice

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>> Thank you. Anyone else care to speak from the public? If not, I'll close the public portion. >> Yeah. motion. Motion to go into executive. >> All in favor?

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>> Thank you and have a good evening. >> Where um where's my sheet? Where is the open public meeting act 1975 chapter 231 permits the exclusion of the public from a meeting in certain circumstances? And whereas this public

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body is of the opinion that such circumstances presently exist. Whereas the governing body wishes to discuss attorney client and privilege information and personnel minutes will be kept and once the matter involving that confidentiality of the above no longer requires that confidentiality

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then the minutes can be made public. Now therefore it be resolved that the public be excluded from this meeting. Thank you.