okay I do bring an extra Sure Just in case Okay Okay Mayor I'd like to call to order the regular meeting of the Elwood Park Mayor and Council for March 20th 2025 to order
at 7 o'clock PM On roll call we have council members Fillo here Bolbeck here Samson here Sheridan here Choicy here Council President Peline here Mayor Kleti here We have a quorum Good evening
ladies and gentlemen How is everyone out there doing this evening good morning A little more Come on All right All right That's good That now we're all one Um we have a very interesting evening planned here especially the beginning Uh we'll
be honoring somebody that has worked with this organization this town for 38 years And uh I'll save the rest for when he gets here But until we have his presence let us uh all please uh stand
for a prayer that we're going to have Pastor Ron Eternal Father thank you Eternal Father the creator of heaven and earth we welcome your presence in these chambers tonight We thank you for the privilege of allowing us to gather here
Father God we ask you to instill your wisdom and your love in our elected officials Tonight we're going to be discussing many things that will affect your people but God we just ask you to
keep everyone just and honorable Father God we thank you for our town because we are praying town and we are the recipients of your blessings and we will continue to honor you We thank you your majesty and your dominion in your
heavenly name We all say amen Amen 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 Thank you Pastor Ron It's uh it's refreshing having you say the prayer as opposed to me It's much more effective and we thank you for that
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 Now therefore be advised that the meeting requirements for this meeting have been met by
publishing a special meeting notice in the record and Herald news and by posting such notice in the office of the barrel clerk as well as in a public place within the municipal building also by notifying interested citizens Said notice was posted and
transmitted on January 3rd 2025 and published on January 8th 2025 Chené yes First up we have approval of minutes We have the January 23rd 2025 regular meeting the January 23rd 2025
executive session the February 6 2025 work session February 6 2025 executive session February 20th 2025 special executive session and the February 20th 2025 regular meeting May I have a motion
to approve the minutes so move Any discussion call the role please First by Council President Peline Second by Councilwoman Sheridan On roll call we have council members Foso Yes Golc Yes Samson yes Sheridan yes Choicy yes
Council President Peline yes Motion carries At this time we're going to move to the budget introduction Have resolution R-100-25 introduce ordinance number
25-06 on first reading May resolved that an ordinance entitled calendar year 2025 ordinance to exceed the municipal budget appropriation limits and to establish a cap bank NJSA4A col4-45.14 be passed and adopted on
first reading and be resolved that a final hearing on said ordinance will be heard in the municipal building on Thursday April 17th 2025 at 7:00 p.m or as soon thereafter as same can be heard at which time any persons interested in said ordinance can be heard Be it
further resolve be it resolved that the burough clerk being and she is hereby authorized to advertise in a legal newspaper a notice of introduction and final hearing as required by law So Chené the public will have the opportunity to speak in April on this Is that correct yes Thank you May I have a
motion on the ordinance so move Second Any discussion call the role please First by Council President Peligine Second by Councilman Samson On roll call we have council members Folo
Yes Golibbec no Samson yes Sheridan yes Troy no Council President Peline yes Motion carries Mr Gomeck would you care to qualify that that no regarding the the
budget and the the cat bank yeah I I have not heard from the CFO of the Burough of Elwood Park regarding the 2020 25 budget I don't introduce budgets I don't adopt budgets without having an opportunity for the council to meet with the chief financial officer about the financial status of the bureau I frankly
think it's irresponsible to introduce a budget without having had that opportunity Would you care that we have have a meeting with him beforehand i think that's like common sense but I just don't know how we're introducing a budget without having a conversation
with our CFO Okay Yeah you asked for the answer So yeah Yeah No that's that's nothing wrong with that Okay I'm looking for we passed the motion I'm looking for Yes Motion
carried and I called the rule It it passed It passed Okay Okay Moving on to resolution R-101-25 introduction of the 2025 municipal budget Be it resolved that the following statement of revenues and appropriations attached here 2 constitute the local budget of the
Burrow of Enwood Park Bergen County New Jersey for the year 2025 Be it further resolved that the said budget be published in the record in the issue of March 26 2025 and that a hearing on the budget will be held at the municipal building on April 17 2025 at 7:00 p.m or
as soon thereafter as the matter may be reached Be it further resolved that the governing body of the burough of Elma Park does hereby approve the following as the budget for the year 2025 May I have a motion on the ordinance second Any
discussion call the roll please First by Council President Pelgine Second by Councilman Samson On roll call we have council members Folo No Colbec No Samson yes Sheridan yes Troy
no Council President Pelleigreen yes Okay So I have three yes three nos Before we go any further though I'd like to know why the council uh is not happy
with this What what what is there that is missing I think there there needs uh to be further discussion This would be two years in a row passing a doubledigit increase on to the taxpayers I I I just think it need there needs to be further
discussion It needs to be looked at harder Okay Councilman I share the same sentiment Two years in a row Is this Is this on it's two years in a row that we have a double-digit tax
increase Um and I agree with uh Councilwoman Trosey We It needs more discussion It needs more analysis And like Councilman Golibbec said we haven't uh had an opportunity to speak with the CFO So my vote is no Okay For from what I understand and being that we're in
discussion with this it's it's a pass on It's being passed on from Pake Valley Water And the other increase to that pass on is for our being that we own the the pipes and the water system in town
that uh the upkeep of those of pipes and the maintenance of them along with the overtime on on the breakage that's compensates for the balance of the percentage increase Mayor we're not we're not on the water part We're at we're still on the budget Yeah Well
that's we're on the budget not on the water Right Well that's part that's part of it My point I don't understand what the tax increase We're talking about the budget intro This is the introduction to the budget right i think you're talking about two different things He's talking about the
portion of the budget impacted by Exactly Everything has an impact on it Yeah Okay And and again mayor just to go back and that's you know the numbers are the numbers That's but the just this this is
not how this is supposed to work We don't just get an a budget uh an appointment with the auditor who you know the auditor is good support but we have a we have a CFO This is just how it goes Uh and and and you know the auditor is not they're not a burough they're not a burrow employee per se right they're a
consultant to the bureau and they audit the books after So I I have a real I have a problem with how this came together And frankly I probably wouldn't be saying anything if it was a standard you know 2% whatever move it move it along But Councilman Troy is 100% correct We're willing to just accept the
second year of double digit tax increases and just like pass what's handed to us That's lunacy in my opinion Right But my my question to you is why prior to this meeting didn't you ask for
more clarification why before this meeting I didn't I'm not entirely sure when I received the budget documents but um I I mean there there's a structure and a process to this I shouldn't have to strain myself to get answers or to get a basic conversation
on the introduction of the budget That's just municipal government should flow where the information you know comes to us and we have the discussion I shouldn't have to go seek it out I mean that's that's not a fair question Okay Where we at tie vote It's a tie You
have to vote Call the roll please You have to vote either yes or no It's a tie So the vote comes across It's a tie So you have to break the tie Mayor If it's are yes or no Oh
yes That was a tie and I get the vote and I voted yes Yes Okay Sorry Yeah So after this I'll have them Notice is hereby given that the budget
and tax resolution was approved by the mayor and council members of the burough of Elwood Park County of Bergen on March 20th 2025 A hearing on the budget and tax resolution will be held at the municipal building on April 17th of 7 at 7:00 p.m at which time in place
objections to the budget and tax resolution for the year 2025 may be presented by taxpayers or other interested persons Copies of the budget are available in the office of Chennai Mars Burough Clerk at the municipal building 182 Market Street Elmo Park New
Jersey Phone number 201961457 during the hours of 9:00 a.m to 4:00 p.m Motion carries Next item under the budget we have um resolution
R-102-25 and through you mayor I would like to read this resolution by title only Okay Okay That'll be fine Okay Governing body certification of compliance with the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's enforcement guidance on the consideration of arrest
and conviction records and employment decisions under title 7 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 May I have a motion on the ordinance resolution so move I need need a second here Second Okay Any discussion
call the roll please First by Council President Peline Second by Councilwoman Chroy On roll call we have council members I'm going to abstain Okay Wolbeck Yes Samson yes Sheridan yes Troy yes Council
President Pellegrine yes Motion carries At this time we're going to move to the portion of the agenda where we have our special retirement presentation being presented to Mr Scott Cars Mayor Yes
mic I watched grow adolescence a boy into manhood I watched his family grow I watched him grow on the at the
DPW from a labor to the superintendent And I also watched him grow as a human being Uh this man I'm standing next to is the personification of one giving it
100% Whatever he's done he's always gave it 100% approached it that way Sometimes he landed on 98 97 but but but that's not a bad score And uh you add to that and there's A lot of us
here that have the love for this town you put those two elements together and you end up with a very successful young man Mother you did a hell of a job with him Thank you And I know the dad is looking down now Always And he's very
happy for this moment Um I have mixed feelings because I want to see him go ahead and advance and do what he wants to do but then And I know I'm going to miss him and miss his effort Uh but I
know you've left a good regime behind and uh it's all going to going to be well So um with our deepest appreciation and honor of your dedication and 38 years of loyal service
to the Barrel of Realmwood Park Scott Cars DPW Superintendent a time to look back with admiration a time to look forward with anticipation Congratulations and best wishes on your retirement Mayor Robert
Kleti and council members February 28th 2025 [Applause]
Before you say anything I've been here six years never without a standing ovation that when they were walking out No honestly I I 38 years it's been a blessing uh to work for the community my
my family I mean these are our stomping grounds Born and raised I wouldn't have it another way Under the administration Chief Polygno that just gave me my wings and let me fly Mayor and counsel that has always given me everything I've asked for They made my job easy And
again you know it's just I'm blessed to have a wonderful career for 38 years uh under you know Mayor Kleti and always you know Mayor Mull was always in the back of my mind Uh from a little boy from when I made Eagle Scout uh you know he was there for me Uh when I got
married he was at our wedding Uh when my daughter was born he was one of the first ones to congratulate me Got me all the way up my ranks to you know to superintendent and director and uh just blessed by you know the community Uh and just thank you Thank you I I wouldn't
have it any other way If it wasn't 100% it wasn't worth doing some comments We'll start off with you Scott First of all I want to I want to comment that you look sharp Uh you look no orange Wear work clothes but you said no more work No Yeah No orange no green
You look sharp Very very nice sir Also um I know you're a former fire chief and I come from the emergency services end of it also and I'm certain that you have an I love me wall already in your house right somewhere and officer at den So hopefully you're going to re re uh construct that or uh redesign that I
love me wall and put that on the top of it Sir thank you for your dedicated 38 uh 38 years of service and um God speed to you Thank you Thank you Scott I just want to let you know and no offense to the chief but I don't think there's another employee that represents Elwood Park more than
you Uh we're definitely going to miss your knowledge your your experience uh and your dedication to our town because you were truly invested in the town and wanted to see the town uh do great things and really cared for the town I know every time uh we had issues and any council member would call uh you would be on the job right away So I thank you
for all your years of service and all your uh your your years park uh as a resident and and good luck to you and go on many vacations Uh congratulations [Applause] Councilman Golc Thank you Mayor Scott
Thank you 38 years It's incredible You know you you live and breathe this town And I I I said this years ago I think like about Larry Castiglia once like there's like just there's a certain amount of people you can count on two hands that like live and breathe this town are lifers but actually put their put their lives into the town They don't
just live here So um I mean working with you was a pleasure No drama no BS just business getting done what had to get done And you know and again you cared about the job because it was your town So it was an absolute pleasure Hope to see you around town And I I wish you and your family all the very best
Thank you Councilman Councilwoman Tracy congratulations on your retirement Scott Long awaited I'm sure 38 years That's an incredible achievement Thank you for your dedication to the burrow It's very much appreciated And I hope you enjoy a
very long and healthy retirement with your uh with your family I hope you do things that bring you joy and pleasure And I wish you the best Thank you Councilwoman Councilwoman Shepardan
thank you Mayor Scott Thank you for everything Uh it's been a pleasure to be the DPW lison This is my third year You're I've never had a problem and if we did it was the 30 secondond phone call and we had it done I mean you're
just great Your family your mom we've been friends for a while I mean great family Good luck Enjoy and just keep on going Thank you Councilwoman Council President Peline Yes Congratulations Scott I want
to thank you for the many years of hard work and the service to our community You always went above and beyond your job description to serve our residents well All you gave to our community was amazing It was truly a pleasure working with you over all these years and now
it's your time to relax and enjoy your retirement with your beautiful family You have certainly earned it Wishing you much happiness and good health And I want to say on a personal note I know you many many years I know your family all of you many many years And you
really are one of in my eyes I've been here since 2005 working with the council and on and all and the board of education And you live down the street from me And really you're one of the top people that have always worked so so hard so dedicated You really care about
our residents You really care about the community you live in And you really did make a difference in what you did the last 38 years So from the bottom of my heart it really is your time now to just relax and do everything that makes you happy and just enjoy the beautiful
family that you have God bless Thank you Scott Go with God's speed We're going to allow the family now and the council to take pictures I'm going to have a short recess Okay
moving on on with our agenda I would just like to reestablish a quorum after our brief recess on roll call We have council members Fullo here Golbeck here Samson still here Sheridan here Choicey
here Council President Pellegree here Mayor Kleti here We have reestablished a quorum Moving on to ordinances on first reading We have resolution R-103-25 reintroduce ordinance 25-01 on
first reading Be it resolved that an ordinance entitled an ordinance to amend an ordinance entitled an ordinance to establish the water department of the burrow of Elma Park Bergen County New Jersey to fix the rates and prices to be charged for the use of water and
establish rules and regulations for the distribution supply use and protection of said water and penalties for the violation of certain said rules and regulations be passed and adopted on first reading and be it resolved that a final hearing on set ordinance will be heard in the municipal building on
Thursday April 17th 2025 at 7:00 p.m or as soon thereafter as same can be heard at which time any persons interested in set ordinance can be heard Be it further resolved that the burough clerk be and she is hereby authorized to advertise an illegal newspaper a notice of introduction and final hearing as
required by law May I have a motion on the ordinance please so move Second Any discussion call the role First by Council President Pelgine Second by Councilman Samson On roll call we have
council members Fullo No Golbeck Yes Samson Yes Sheridan Yes Troy No Council President Pellegrine Yes Motion
carries I'd go into this but we've been through this already so let's just move on Okay Next we have resolution R-104-25 introduced ordinance number 25-07 on first reading be resolved that
an ordinance entitled bond ordinance to appropriate an additional sum of $285,000 for the installation of synthetic turf athletic fields at Burough Park and buying for the burrow of Elwood Park in the county of Bergen New Jersey to make a down payment to authorize the issuance of bonds to
finance such additional appropriation and to provide for the issuance of bond anticipation notes and anticipation of the issuance of such bonds be passed and adopted on first reading and be it resolved at a final hearing on set ordinance will be heard in the municipal building on Thursday April 17 2025 at
7:00 p.m or as soon thereafter as can be heard at which time any persons interested in set ordinance can be heard Be it further resolved that the burough clerk being and she is hereby authorized to advertise in a legal newspaper a notice of introduction and final hearing as required by law May I have a motion
on the ordinance so move I need I need a second Got one Yeah I'll second I have one You had it We had a second already Any discussion yeah real quick Um is the title just the title
because we're continuing the the project for this is phase two this is Is this phase two or No I believe this is the final payment for the turf uh that finally closed out We were waiting on D that removed soil that had
to be tested and cleared and that was holding up the final payment and this is the final payment for the turf first phase Okay Thank you Any more discussion call a roll please First by Council President Peline Second by
Councilwoman Sheridan Our roll call we have Council Member Fisol Yes Golibbec Yes Samson Sheridan I I hear you Joyce yes Council President Pellegrine yes Motion
carries Next we have resolution R-105-25 Introduce ordinance number 25-08 on first reading Be resolved that an ordinance entitled an ordinance amending section 7-9 through streets to add stop signs to East 55th Street be
passed and adopted on first reading And be it resolved that a final hearing on said ordinance will be heard in the municipal building on Thursday April 17th 2025 at 7:00 p.m or as soon thereafter as same can be heard at which time any persons interested in said ordinance can be heard Be it further
resolved that the burough clerk being and she is authorized to advertise in a legal newspaper a notice of introduction and final hearing as required by law May I have a motion on the ordinance so move second Thank you Any discussion i
have a question Yes I have a question on this too Uh this is for East 55th Street Okay Now how many sign how many stop signs are we putting up and where are we putting them this is on East 55th Street
So if you recall at council corner a resident who lives in that section came and pointed out that all of the avenues 13th through 18th if you follow me they go out and they intersect with East 55th which is along the railroad tracks And
they're all excuse me intersections and none of them had stop signs which I don't know why it was like that but he's not wrong And those they they should have stop signs there Is it and excuse me So you're going to put up five stop signs you're putting
them up because I don't have the power to Well yeah You know All right So we are putting up five stop signs Do you understand where what the streets are yeah So if you're coming down 13th Avenue going to 55th Street there's no stop sign there now 14th excuse me 15th
16th 17 18 So a person can just drive through that right go ahead meet me if I may I I want So the stop sign is actually on the avenue not on not on 55th Okay So ju just so
just so I understand right now someone can drive down 13th immediately make a left because there's no sign and the other traffic can move as well Right In theory In theory That's my that's the point I'm trying to make Like two cars would could legally crash without without doing anything
wrong insurance company and figure out who was at fault stop sign Yep Now you have to Got it Got it Yeah Yeah Any more discussion
motion on the ordinance please I have a motion I can do roll call You're okay Roll call Yep Okay So first by Council President Peline Second by Councilwoman Sheridan On roll call we have Council Members Folo Yes Golg Yes Samson Yes
Sheridan Yes Troy Yes Council President Pellegrine Yes Motion carries Next we have ordinances on second reading Resolution R-106-25 introduce ordinance number
25-03 on second reading Whereas public notice has been given by the burough clerk that an ordinance entitled an ordinance to fix the salary wage and compensation compensation of the officers employees and servants of the burrow of Elwood Park county of Bergen state of New Jersey for the year 2025
was introduced and passed in a meeting held on Thursday February 20th 2025 and that further consideration of this ordinance would be taken up at this meeting And whereas all persons interested in said ordinance were given an opportunity to be heard concerning the same Now therefore it be 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 2025 Pass on final reading May I have a motion to open to
the public so move Second 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 so move Second Call the roll please First by Council President Peline second by Councilman Samson On roll call we have council members Folo Yes Golg Yes Samson Yes
Sheridan Yes Tracy yes Council President Pellegrin yes Motion carries Resolution R-107-25 introduce ordinance number 25-04 on second reading Whereas a public notice has been given by the burough
clerk that an ordinance entitled an ordinance amending burough code section 7-37.3 regulation for the movement in the parking of traffic on all other private property to allow for title 39 enforcement at 41 Slater Drive and the adjacent access easement was intro was
introduced and passed at a meeting held on Thursday February 20th 2025 and that further consideration of this ordinance will be taken up at this meeting and whereas all persons interested in said ordinance were given and an opportunity to be heard concerning the same Now therefore it be it resolved by the mayor and council of the bureau of em park
that an ordinance entitled an ordinance amending burough code section 7-37.3 regulation for the movement and the parking of traffic on all other private property to allow for title 39 enforcement at 41 Slater Drive and the adjacent access easement pass on final
reading We have a motion to open to the public 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
second Call the roll please First by council president Second by councilwoman Troy On roll call we have council members Yes Wbec Yes Samson yes Sheridan yes Choicy yes Council president yes
Motion carries Next we have resolution R-108-25 introduce ordinance 25-05 on second reading whereas a public notice has been given by the burough clerk that an ordinance entitled bond ordinance to authorize the undertaking of streetscape
improvements to Mola Boulevard phase 2 from Philip Avenue to Broadway and by and for the burrow of Elwood Park in the county of Bergen state of New Jersey to appropriate the sum of1 million10,000 to pay the cost thereof to authorize the issuance of bonds to finance such appropriation and to
provide for the issuance of bonds anticipation notes in anticipation of the issuance of such bonds was introduced and passed at a meeting held on Thursday February 20th 2025 and that further consideration of this ordinance will be taken up at this meeting and whereas all persons interested in said ordinance were given an opportunity to
be heard concerning the same Now therefore it be it resolved by the mayor and council of the bur of Elmo Park that an ordinance entitled bond ordinance to authorize the undertaking of streetscape improvements to Mola Boulevard phase two Phil from Philip Avenue to Broadway and buy and for the burrow of Elwood Park in
the county of Bergen State of New Jersey to appropriate the sum of $1,10,000 to pay the cost thereof to authorize the issuance of bonds to finance such appropriation and to provide for the issuance of bond anticipation notes in anticipation of the issuance of such bonds passed on
final reading Mr Phil now this is um the grant money Is that correct correct mayor Okay And this will be the last section bringing us to uh to Broadway So uh so uh the
boulevard should be complete Uh negative This completes from Lynen Avenue to Broadway We also have another grant which hasn't started yet the process going the other way south to Route 46 but we already uh secured that money So
there's be one section after this is complete there'll be one section left to complete the boulevard Yes Right Thank you I have a motion to open to the public Anyone from the public here to speak on this ordinance and this ordinance
alone hi Glattus Uh name and address please and and hit the red button so we can hear you Glattis Chriszitz 256 FEC Is this in reference to the lighting those the posts the village lighting okay Well
they haven't done mice Oh the village But I just heard that they're going to get a grant to do from a market to 46 Yeah When I say village lights I'm just referring to the name of the light itself Oh that's what it's named I didn't know that Well so anyway I named
it that Anyhow I feel and I know other I I've spoke to quite a few people that they are too close together and it looks like 42nd Street when you drive down the boulevard They're super super bright And I know that people had asked if they could be
uh toned down to a warm white and it they can't be So when they're placing them on you know my way are they going to space them out further so that we would we really need less they're very very bright
I I doubt if they're going to change the spec on it now because there would be no continuity from what we have going forward Uh as far as uh the lighting goes we got people that are complain all the time that it's so dark in that in
that area We needed more light So you know you're damned if you do you're damned if you don't We had to come up with a balance because like I live Well I don't like I'm close to the dentist who has his own set of lights and it's bright there Whereas when you get to the
railroad tracks it's dark So I'm just saying like they need to be spaced out they are super bright and they're just too close together in my opinion I was just wondering if they could you know maybe spread them out And even when you when you go down you have a fire hydrant So there's going to be
different you know do they go on both sides or on one side both sides Both sides All right Thank you Thank you Glattus Anyone else care to speak on this ordinance in this ordinance alone if not I'll close the public portion May I have a motion to adopt the ordinance
so second it Call the RO please First by Council President Pelgine Second by Councilman Samson On roll call we have council members Foso Yes Golabbec yes Samson yes Sheridan yes Tracy yes Council President
Peline yes Motion carries Next we have our consent agenda We have the following resolutions Resolution R-109-25 approval of payroll R-110-25 approval of bills list
R-11-252025 special temporary budget amendment appropriations R-12-25 resolution authorizing tax exemption for disabled veteran 70 Belleview Avenue block 114 lot 17
R-113-25 resolution to redeem third party tax lean R-14-25 resolution to enter into a interlocal service agreement for special three law enforcement officers with the Board of Education Elwood Park and the Burrow of Elwood Park
R-115-25 authorized release of performance bond R-116-25 resolution for adopting changes to an existing deferred compensation plan pursuant to the final internal revenue code section 415 regulations
pension protection act of 2006 the hero's earnings assistance and relief tax act of 2008 and the worker retirey and employer recovery act of 2008 r-17-25 appointformational technology
consultant and trap solution R-118-25 authorized vacation buyback R-119-25 authorized holiday buyback police department Michael Felno R-120-25 appoint full-time laborer
department of public works Ryan Katz R-121-25 appoint full-time department of full-time laborer department of public works Michael Kristoff and R-122-25 resolution to approve the consent agenda
We have a motion on the consent agenda Any discussion call the role please First by Council President Pel Green second by Councilwoman Sheridan On roll call we have council members Folo
Yes Golbeck yes Samson yes Sheridan yes Troy yes Council President Pellegrine yes Motion carries Next we have one departmental report listed for approval We have the board of health meeting minutes from
January 13 2025 May I have a motion to accept so move Any discussion all in favor i I Okay Okay Thank you Mayor This
concludes my portion of the meeting I will turn it over to you for council reports Council reports Uh let's start with uh Mr Folo Progress Mayor Councilman Samson Thank you Mayor uh beginning on
uh the 12th during the day uh we had a finance committee meeting where we uh reviewed our uh reviewed our vouchers and approved them as appropriate That was with the finance committee uh councilwoman Troy and Sheridan We got that done on the 12th Also on the 12th
in the evening uh we had a planning board meeting that I attended as a planning board leazison and we discussed the uh remodeling of the circle break building I'm sure a lot of people here have seen that it's more or less I don't want to call it an eyesore but it's abandoned um or or definitely underused
So they're going to um create a new two-unit mini mall there uh that's in progress We had a fire department committee meeting on 319 and we discussed um the the first uh discussions about a junior fire academy expo and we considered a date in
some uh some of the um we're in the initial stages and uh some interesting and unique attractions for that We're putting that together piece by piece and that's with uh that's with um Councilwoman uh Sheridan and Council President
uh I'm sorry Pal green Thank you Um some other activities that I'm involved in in the burrow we had a officer installation on the 20 on the 16th with um Councilman Troy and myself were installed as officers and uh our new our newest
positions in the in our officers at the Elks and we had a regular meeting last night We uh congratulations to Mr Folo Councilman Folo who was our latest night And we also welcomed uh Tanisha Dennis She joined the elves also That was last
night And other than that Mayor Progress Thank you Eric Councilman Golivac Thank you Mayor I I too want to congratulate my colleague Franchesco Vo and joining the Alex organization Um heard it maybe wasn't unanimous but that's okay right we're all entitled to
different opinions Um so I I wish you well in that Um and that's all mayor Progress Thank you Councilman Councilwoman Sheridan Thank you Mayor Um the homeowner uh Ellen Park Homeowners Association is
going to Wind Creek Casino March 28th Uh bus leaves at 10:00 back back approximately by 7 U $50 for the trip $35 back for a cash voucher Uh if you're interested please call Linda at
2011 9824919 And then myself and uh Councilwoman uh Pam Chisy we met with the geese lady and and we actually learned a lot and um
I spoke to um the chief about it and we're going to get more information on um hopefully redeveloping it And um actually believe it or not we did learn a lot surprisingly Thank you Councilwoman That's it
Councilwoman Tracy Um I'll start with the wreck update Uh registrations open for their spring mini camp Uh will run from April 21st through the 25th The cost is $250 per child and
it does include a trip to David Busters and the Horthornne Theater Um the first responders will be playing an exhibition game on um uh April 5th at 12:00 p.m at the rec
center It's going to be the EPPD vers So hopefully um some of you all will will join us for that Um there's going to be a pro wrestling event at the rec center held on May 31st The proceeds
are going to benefit um Elwood Park uh wrestling which will be um being uh moved under the recck department It um it starts at well there's a meet and greet at 6 The bell
rings at 7 Tickets are $25 at the door You could purchase them in advance for $20 um have a lot of congratulations tonight Um first I'd like to congratulate the um
winners of the uh basketball divisions Satan Hall won the division one championship Houston won division 2 and Knicks won division three I also want to congratulate crew soccer
uh U8 for taking home the championship at the Saddle Brook tournament over the weekend Um let's see what else Oh um on May 18th Elmo Park Bombers is having a bingo fundraiser at St Phillips
the Apostle Church in Saddlebrook It's bring your own food and drinks The doors open at 12:00 noon and the first game starts at 1 Admission is $25 Um see um I met with um Chief Belgno um
the DPW Director David Hayes DPW Supervisor Mike McIllra and rec Director Dale Faba Jr at the site of the proposed community garden um they're going to begin work to
prepare the site uh tapping into water and um power So stay tuned for that For my board of ed uh update I would like to congratulate the Elma Park
Competition Cheer Lady Crusaders for winning second place at nationals in Orlando over the weekend Um I also would like to congratulate five middle school students
Um Evan uh Castellano Juliana Goggrren Verun Kamesh James Pedigano and Roan Baker They uh helped make the
middle school um placed third in this uh the state of the association of mathematics teachers of New Jerseyy's um middle school mathematic uh competition James uh Pedigano he actually earned
third place overall and Verun earned second place So a big congratulations to them And then and I want to pull this up because I want to
read every word of this because it deserves to be read Um I want to congratulate Madison Maldonado for being nominated for the unsung hero award So
I'm just going to uh read the submission It says "I'm thrilled to honor Madison Mel Mel Donado whose resilience dedication and heart truly embody the spirit of the unsung hero
award As a top ranked student she has balanced rigorous coursework and made incredible contributions to scientific research with her lab work submitted to the National Center for Biotechnology Information An achievement that speaks
to her intellect and dedication to learning But that's not what makes her truly remarkable Goes beyond academic excellence She volunteers at Hackinack University Medical Center every week Driven by her passion for nursing and
her desire to help others she serves as a peer leader a member to the National Honor Society and a student representative to the board of education Always using her voice to advocate for her peers and improve her school community She describes herself as
resilient and hardworking but I would add another word inspiring Madison is the type of person who brings instant joy when she walks into a room and carries herself with grace From the very first day I met her it was clear that
her kindness is genuine is a genuine reflection of who she is Madison I have no dou doubt that your dad continues to watch over you with pride always admiring the incredible young woman you've become You are also excited to see the
We are also excited to see the impact you will continue to make in the world using your passion for helping others to uplift and suppi inspire those around you Congratulations So that's a big congratulations to that young lady Um
Gentner is holding a bullying prevention event on Friday April 4th at 3:45 in the Gant Aarav gym The speaker is Brian Williams And on Wednesday April 2nd the Park Education Association's holding a
dress down day um as a fundraiser for autism acceptance The children can wear red and or gold um for a donation of $3 progress Mayor thank you Council
President Peline Yes A couple things Mayor My board of health update They had their meeting on March 10th Much discussion was had on their upcoming event the 5th Elmwood Park Celebrate Seniors Save the date October 4th 2025 Flyers will be posted soon with all
details for the event The spring rabies clinic for dogs and cats will be held on May 14th Location Firehouse number four on Mola Boulevard Time is 5 to 7:00 p.m and their next meeting will be April 14th at 700 p.m Location Burrow
Hall Please update They're now hiring EMPs part-time Weekends are required $28 per hour Work up to 28 hours per week For more information call 20196070 extension 1025 or email a
ngui at Elmwood Park and J US The IFTAR event Come join us this Saturday March 22nd from 6:30 p.m to 8:30 p.m for the dinner Come enjoy good food and celebrate community location recreation
center in the gym 500 MA Boulevard Elwood Park All are welcome to attend RSVP to police chaplain Muhammad Epili via text at 973-444-6154 or you can email him at
mhmd l fi a l i55gmail.com the new Elwood Park Chamber of Commerce update on Tuesday night March 18th they had their monthly meeting hosted by Spencer Savings Bank much discussion was had on upcoming events Tonight in our public portion
which is coming up next Joe Oswell president of the chamber will speak about the upcoming events Their next meeting will be held on Tuesday April 15th at our local VFW at 6:30 p.m This meeting will include a grant workshop from the NJA and New Jersey
SCORE For more information call 551-5007810 All are welcome to attend And then one more thing This happened today So I just want to read this one thing This is for the residents assistance program We have a pantry Our
pantry director is Angela Fava She works with the county on a regular basis and they really like Angela's work and they love our pantry They said it it's a great model to share with others They like the way we run it They've visited it and they come to our events and they're very happy So this morning
Angela got this email and I'm very proud of her and I'm proud of our program It says "Good morning Angela On behalf of the Office of the Food Security Team congratulations on your appointment to the Office of Food Security Advisory Board We are looking forward to working with you and working toward achieving
true security food security here in Bergen County." So it's very prestigious to be a part of that community and that group and now we're we're on that and we're in it and that will help our residents even more than it already does
So um very proud of her very proud of our program and um that was a nice surprise for her today and for all of us Thank you Mayor Progress Thank you Mayor Mayor before you go I just want to say one more thing that I remembered as everybody was talking
Um a few weeks ago there was the wrestling tournament at States and uh Kiana Alvarez a student from Emerald Park uh placed and Animal Park hasn't placed in in the wrestling tournament at states for for quite a while Uh I had a few pre um a few parents reach out to me
and um you know tell that they told me that they're trying to build up the program again it's kind of been a little dormant uh for a little while and I think it would be great if this council invited Kiana here at the next public meeting and we honor her for placing at uh at states if the whole council's um
you know happy with that or or allows that I would like us to show our appreciation for them building out the program and also Kiana for placing at states I know I talked to the chief a little bit about it uh but I wanted to bring it up here tonight Okay I want to speak a little about the
budget here Our control spending has not increased What has increased by $2 million are these items Insurance employee group health insurance
$953,000 out of our control Recycling program $260,000 plus out of our control Garbage and trash $221,000 out of our
control Pension out of our control $33,000 So and there's some other miscellaneous here You put that all together that's the reason we're going to have this tax increase All right Our auditor did say to us tonight we had a
meeting prior that uh next year is going to look a lot better We're still rebounding from the $2 million that we got from the American Rescue Act and we're not getting no longer So we had to adjust everything This
year is typical of last year but next year it should get better May I have a motion to open the floor for the public comments anyone from the public here to speak on any subject whatsoever hello again Glattisitz 256
Fencac Avenue I'm one of four neighbors that are here today Um this issue encompasses Fencac Cole Rudolph and probably beyond Lorraine helped us out the first time but it's gotten worse The house on 30 Coal Street um I have
pictures It's literally a garbage dump and there are rats and they will speak They're very upset um on the condition Uh I don't know how long it takes to evict someone but she's taking the eviction notices and and ripping them up
And I know it takes a long time to evict someone from their home Not that I want to see that happen but this woman is the I have pictures here There are 50 garbage bags full of garbage in her backyard that have now broken I
don't know if the how the fence got broken but now it's coming onto the driveway And there are rats There are rats up near me now and this house is around the corner and across the street from Mario and of course you know right next door to these two other people They
can't open their windows it's just the stench is beyond bearable and it's you know we're getting into the summer months So I know that Lorraine you had told me that once it gets into the hands of Bergen County we park doesn't have a say but we have to have a say I mean we
we pay taxes they pay taxes is um you know it's I mean I don't know what the next step has anybody report this to our building department has I don't know how many complaints Harut he's not here right now
he lives on the at the end near me um Mario have you complained come up with one at a time she has to be finished I have to finish I know the all the details okay he knows the details so let me finish a couple of minutes sir I'm going to finish and just say that my
sister came out to throw garbage out the other day Well it was 2:30 in the morning and I yelled at her "Why are you out so late?" And a big rat ran across the street So they're up near me I mean I know that they're everywhere but I've really never seen a rat I've seen mice
but this is a rat So you know I'm just hoping No we don't we don't relish that I hear you loud and clear Okay I have a question Has the board of health been notified um I Delorain did you No I think you did This was a while
back that I How long ago last year Last year Yeah because I'm saying that was quite a while And then then but it took a while for the Bergen County sent a bunch of men down and it took them hours to clean out that yard And I haven't heard from you about that
Yeah Well I I didn't know I I thought it was nipped in the bud but obviously it's not And I spoke to you know someone I don't want to say their name but they said the inside of the house is just as bad as the outside and told them that they needed to clean it up that it was a
hazard a safety hazard But I don't know what went on from there but um it's it's bad It's very very bad So I'm just hoping that before I have rats I don't want a rat in my house So we through you mayor we can go back to the board of health and report it We'll report it
again You said it was 30 30 Cole Street Okay we'll start with that process all over again Okay cuz I have the pictures here I know they have pictures um of the just bags of garbage that you know not why not throw it out in the front but she throws it in the back So well Chenise is the secretary to the board of
health So we're going to she's going to make phone calls tomorrow and you're going to talk to the building department again I don't think it's a border health issue This is where our building department but it is in a way because it's threat It's it's it's safety right there's there's it sounds like there's
ordinance violations We handle that You want to do that first It's not even on the assignment tracker So I don't know who was notified there but they have no record of it I just looked at the who doesn't have a record of what the building department has no record of this complaint Not for not for 2025
I know that Harut I don't know his last name I know he's come down and filled out a lot of complaints I don't know who he filled them out with Um Okay Well you're we we're aware of it now We'll consider it now a complaint Okay Thank
you Yes sir Your name please And your address Excuse me Mario Ferantino 237 Like Rudolph Valentino
Mario Ferantino Oh okay 237 Rurof Avenue I'm right across street from the place The place they clean it up six months ago because they I live right over there They don't throw no garbage out period And the woman she weighs diapes because
she's very heavy And all the garbage goes in the backyard and they don't throw her out for for a year one time Now they clean her up The town came the border house came because the border house could go in The town can't go in a
house The border house could So they did that six months ago and they clean everything out 14 men 14 because I live it right over there 14 men taking the stuff and throw it in a truck 14 men for three hours Okay So that was it And then
all of a sudden that again six now it's about six months they do not throw the garbage up period And it's it's all day But now you could see it's got six foot fence and you could see the garbage because they throw everything out And they got three dogs also Three dogs
Three dogs And they all go in the backyard I I I was a landscaper forever I cut the the grass in the front I'm I I don't go in the back I live right over there I do to stay in shape anyway But that and there's a car parked six months
without moving in the front I mean the town they got to do something about it The police department they got to do something about how long that cop could stay there When the guy comes to clean the street he cannot clean the street I got one on one side and one on the other side They don't move So he cannot clean
the street Sir did anybody report that to the police excuse me Did anybody report that to the police i was I was trying to be nice guy I'm serious It's six months before that was about a year said "Are we going to do anything about it?" Excuse me Excuse
me You said "Are we going to do anything about it?" How would we know if you didn't tell us oh you you're right on that You right on that Okay What's the address it's 30 It is 34 Can you give us the description i'm I'm serious 6 months
with the snow We clean the street They don't move One on one side another one on another side I'm right on the corner And then they got a big sign No parking when it snow There's a jeep over there the whole winter They're not
moving Where's the police department i'm I'm serious now You people got to make money Give them a big fine and they got to move out I'm sorry I'm telling you the way it is And when they clean the street I come from Brooklyn I come from Long Island When they clean the
street two hours there's no parking Period Now the guy who cleans the street he goes like this In and out in and out And he makes the street more dirty That's what I had to say I'm not joking either I come from Long Island Come from Brooklyn Brooklyn
Excuse me Brooklyn A double park You're allowed This is the way they cook the street for two hours Mario shut up That's it Gracias Seenor I'm not joking either Thank you Anyone else care to speak yes ma'am
Good evening everyone Um my name is Il Damio Uh I live right next to the microphone Pardon in the microphone of course It's 245 Rudolph I'm right close to this next
to the straight It's the house in a corner I'm one house up So Mario has been having a a big pro problem because he also loans around So he knows everything But I can tell you
that it's been two years and I'm the first time ever that I've been here to make to make a complaint because I'm kind of a private person I don't want anybody to bother I don't want anybody to complain about it But if you have an idea of a dead horse in August how it
smells that's how it smells Last year it was impossible because my side of the house when we have all we can the beans and also the air conditioners outside is close to that I have two
cats Last year I have to go buy probably $100 product in three months pallets for mice uh traps everything you can think about it all the corner of the house because you could see mice coming around
like in films like in cartoons That's about it And last year I got one inside my kitchen It was literally one month I was sterilizing my kitchen every day And my husband we clean the garage and everything My husband yesterday told
me that we have mice in the garage Again even after all the products I'm put in not only that but I like to garden I stay outside all the time It's impossible to move on the side of the house even now
that is winter because it smells like rotten garbage And may I remind everyone that the mice and the rats also carry a lot of viruses It's not only in my house It's going to be a problem in
neighborhood You know the Jin Hagman story Unfortunately the dead wife that carried that um virus So I have two cats only I let them outside on my backyard
but I don't want to have a poison for the cats because there's lot of other animals that come I don't want to poison other animals if they go through the pallets that I buy for the mice So it's a health issue not for me or my two neighbors up and down It's a health
issue probably for all three of blocks because you can see literally the rats I have picture if you want It was funny My cats were playing with rats So what can I say more than that i mean
it's a health issue not for me only is east stings if you come to my house be you know I'll be glad to have any of you come to my house you cannot go m August is horrible they use probably like those sprays for to to put the the smell down
it doesn't go away you just cannot go away there and I have pictures because my backside of the house it's you can see the deck as it right now you have probably 20 garbage bags there right
there Okay Sitting for weeks Okay dear So we get the picture No no we get the picture but you don't get the smell of it So I appreciate it Thank you And that was pretty good Uh no we're aware of u of the situation
and I'm sure our VA is going to be on that first thing tomorrow morning I don't know if you'll see anybody there but we'll go through the proper procedures of what we have to do Yes sir May I get up yes you may You only get five minutes this time You got
10 last time I got to give you my name again No No No We know who you are Okay Anyway make a long story short I walk six miles every morning I'm 83 years old Six miles and two in the afternoon It's eight So I know the whole neighborhood Wow Winter
time I do my snow on a corner because I'm I do the sidewalk I do the whole thing nice clean Then when the plow comes the plow for the snow comes He goes a little too fast and he throws all my sidewalker again I did snow for 45
years All he's got to do go a little bit slow I would I would not get on a sidewalk over and over and then they block the crosswork the where you walk where you cross they block it with the snow There's no reason for that There's
no reason for But when you got a situation like that they do the same thing on my corner They they have to put the snow somewhere No you see I say I did a snow for 45 years with the plow You could just put it on the side You don't have to block the walk the side
You know where you got to cross But Senor if we can complain about everything we we've got 20 man DPW You got to understand And and when it comes to the plowing we get we get some
complaints But you know what I do i take my snowb blower out and I clean my corner and I clean my neighbor's corner and I clean the other corner Slow down Slow down But how you feel how do you feel if I clean and then all of a sudden he comes and he messes it all up again i would feel very bad about that Thank you
Case is closed on that But do not block the the crosswalk Yeah There's a way to There's a way to do it All you do push a little bit on the side a little bit on the side and the close work is clean Come on All over the town I walk eight miles a day Thank you so much God bless
you 8 miles That's 83 [Applause] Bravo Anyone else care to speak on any subject whatsoever you have a 10-minute maximum Good evening My name is Joseph Oswald 34
Phip Avenue I am coming on behalf of the Chamber of Commerce of which I am the president I would like to thank Lorraine Pellegrine for inviting me to give um a more in-depth update of what the chamber has uh been doing over the past year I know I came before this council about a
year ago uh with Lorraine's help to simply say that we were starting this and now we are a real big chamber and we're a big happy family We're filling up rooms We're having good networking events almost every month We're having programming Um I came tonight because I wanted to point out a few benefits that
may actually um help some people in this room if you're a small business owner Um there are a number of grants that are still available through the state through the NJA uh and Department of Consumer Affairs These are non-competitive grants which means if you own a business and you've paid your
taxes and you're on the good with the state you will get this money if it is still available It might take some time but you will be able to get it I have here a list of these grants which I will make available to anyone and if anybody would like my contact information I'm happy to give you a card and I can forward all this information uh via
email Uh one of the most important ones I think that some people in Elwood Park would appreciate are the small business improvement grant which is a 50% reimburseable grant up to $50,000 So if your business has done anything you put in a wall you bought a desk redid your HVAC did some new
lighting maybe you're a restaurant and you put some tables in or you fixed your air conditioning unit you go back you look back bring the receipts they'll give you 50% of it up to 50,000 in cash right to your bank account They mail you a check Um there's a lease grant This grant is meant to keep commercial
businesses in the spaces which they currently occupy or to guarantee that if they do sign a lease that they'll stay for multiple years And this is 20% of your lease back in cash for two years And so they'll they'll give you back whatever your monthly lease is 20% of it every month And they'll give you a check
every year for that Basically two and a half months free If you're about about to purchase a commercial property maybe you're leasing right now but you want to upgrade You really love Elwood Park and you want to buy that spot $50,000 towards closing costs That these are non-competitive grants They are grants
You don't pay them back They're not loans If you are going to be staying in Elwood Park specifically because that's what I'm advocating then there is money for you and it is still there Uh there's an e-commerce grant which will help build you a website So they will get a group of people that they have uh I
think 11 certified um IT people that will build your website build you an app get you online and make you digitally ready Um those are just some of the few benefits that we started off with the chamber uh letting people know Um we have a couple of events coming up and we
are trying to make sure that our events always benefit someone in the community as well as ourselves if we can Uh the first one that we have um well uh Councilwoman Pelgine actually mentioned our next month's meeting is an NJDA grant workshop So all these grants there
will be a score volunteer there uh to walk you through the process one-on-one So if you need any help walking through the process it is pretty easy Uh it's paper intensive sometimes but um if you need help there will be someone there Sunday May 18th thanks to U
Burough Administrator Chief of Police Felg we thank you so very much uh for securing a route for our 5K and one mile strut Uh this is going to be a walk for charity and a run for charity Um the proceeds will benefit the New Elma Park Chamber of Commerce and the board of
directors will be designated a cancer research society as the beneficiary of this uh fundraising Um this is uh the 5K is eligible Anybody 10 and up minors will need a parents uh signature It's a $20 registration fee or $65 fee for
teams of two to four people U but basically the route will be meeting behind St Leo's Church at the corner of Hillman and Truella And they will be running 5K I forget the uh conversion in math I think it's three and a quarter miles or something like that 5K I I
haven't been to Europe in a while Joe 5K Yeah It's 3.2 miles Yeah So it's about approximately 3.2 miles Why don't you sign him up you want You got the I got a registration form for you right here Mario I already know your name We got We can have team Mario and we can have a
team of four people It's only 65 bucks You get you get a little discount to register Um on top of that we can have uh you know maybe the fire department maybe the police department wants to run a team Um we will have volunteers This is not a like sports sanctioned event These are all volunteers Nobody's going to be standing there with a stopwatch
and a camera Um it's all in good uh good fun And the onem walk will be for anybody who would prefer just to walk wants to walk with their kids stroller dog whatever you choose You're going to be on one side of the street the 5kers on the other Um I have registration
forms here or I can also send them uh via email to anybody that's interested Uh furthermore um this is the route right here if you wanted to look at it more in depth Um one of the last events I wanted to talk about is going to be something I think everybody in Elwood Park would
appreciate And I'm hoping that the mayor will do me the honor of being a guest judge for a best pizza in town contest which we will be holding hopefully June 17th Um we will be looking for a venue that can hold us I'm going to be reaching out to the rec center to see if that's possible We're going to be
inviting pizzeras from the entire uh town of Elwood Park including a little bit of Garfield and Saddlebrook because I still order from some of them too I like to to spread the wealth We expect maybe 100 to 200 people And what's going to happen it's going to be like a tricky tray You're going to get $10 is going to buy you a ticket into the event Five
tasting tickets five people's choice tickets You're going to taste the ones you like And if you want you can throw all your people's choice tickets in there You can split them up You can come up to me and buy a whole sleeve and support your favorite pizzeria Much like a tricky tray we will be giving out those awards There will be eight award categories Uh one of which will be the
judge's choice which uh we've invited Councilwoman Peligine's husband also and I will be yes reaching out to David Portoy uh to see if he will come And if he does not come then our esteemed Councilman Samson will be filling in as well Um so there will be that uh judge
um for the one of the grand prizes There's also going to be best crust best sauce uh best innovative topping best uh plant-based option Um further uh uh you know things like that We're hoping to get some sponsors that will pay for a majority of our requirements and 50% of
all the proceeds will be going towards the residents assistance pantry Um and that is in addition to September where we will be hoping to have our second annual march to stomp out hunger Last year we marched in the rain So I'm positive there's nothing that can be
thrown at us this year uh that will stop us Um right now the Chamber of Commerce has approximately 40 members half of which are dues paid and four have joined in the past month Approximately two join every month it would seem on record for us We do have a newsletter and a mailing
list which goes out to about 80 people Most of them are just the businesses but we like to keep people um informed on what's going on So I'll now uh going forward be putting up paper copies of our meeting reminders which are the third Tuesday of every month 6:30 p.m unless otherwise noted We invite all of
our members to um host us We would love to change our meeting time uh to have maybe a morning one at a local cafe or bagel shop Um so if anybody out there is listening on TV or in the audience um wants to discuss any of this with me further I will stick around and I have
my card with me Um and I will also be speaking at the homeowners association meeting next Wednesday 7 pm at the senior center along with a couple members of the chamber We're going to be um basically pitching all the things that we do as the various members Uh maybe we'll have some giveaways things
like that So I hope if you have any um intent to interact with me um that you will find me either today or on one of those events So I appreciate the council's time I appreciate uh the road administrator's help in working with me for the 5K and Pastor Ron for recently
become a new member of the Chamber of Commerce Uh thank you all for your time Thank you Joe Are you bringing peace next week we appreciate your endeavor with the the chamber and uh the members that are keeping it together It's a a vital aspect of our environment our our
town and uh hope it grows grows grows and grows Uh final note if is there anybody else care to speak no Final note guess what month this is
what women's It's Women's History Month Well how come there's no applause for the women come on So what is Women's History Month a celebration of strong dedicated
women ensuring equal rights to men Ladies you certainly have achieved that goal I ask you to just look up on Miss Deis And when you talk about equality you can see how in uh in this town how
we appreciate our women and they equal the men The only the only lopsided No there's four and four No the men are the majority up here if you count them Well no Well they're on the lower level They're on the lower level We're on a higher level up here But uh uh it's a
great thing Um on a personal note now I love women Well think about this I love women My mother was one my grandmother was one my wife is one my daughter is
one So I'm very happy that they were women Otherwise if my mother wasn't a woman I wouldn't be here So in any case u we are celebrating the uh women's month history and uh ladies thank you
for being who you are Um I think there's not too much left of that glass ceiling to break through We had a vice president that was a woman right um and a lot of our Congress and assembly all women I I
think I think the days of where it's it was lopsided are coming to an end There's more I there's more people more women in politics than there are men or at least going into it as
opposed to men going into it recently So uh it's a good thing All right that's all I got May I have a motion to to go into executive We have one item in executive
All in favor i Good night ladies and gentlemen Thank you Whereas the open public meeting at PL 1975 chapter 231 permits the exclusion of the public from a meeting in certain circumstances And whereas the public body is of the opinion that such circumstances
presently exist And whereas the governing body wishes to discuss attorney client privilege information minutes will be kept and once the matter involving the confidentiality of the above no longer requires that confidentiality then the minutes can be made public Now therefore it be resolved that the public be excluded from this
meeting Thank you for your