Hi, good evening everyone. Um, it's been a couple weeks since we met. Um, I call the regular council meeting of June 9th, 2026 to order at 8:00 p.m. Please rise for the pledge of allegiance.
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. >> City clerk, please read the statement
regarding Open Public Meetings Act. >> This meeting is called pursuant to the provisions of the open public meetings law. Notice of this meeting was included in a notice sent to the record and the star ledger and advertised in said newspapers on January 12th, 2026, posted
on the bulletin board in the municipal building and has remained continuously posted as the required notices under the statute. A copy of this notice is and has been available to the public and is on file in the office of the municipal clerk. Proper notice have been given. The municipal clerk is directed to include the statement in the minutes of
this meeting. Councilwoman David >> present. >> Councilman Wilson >> present. >> Councilwoman Wasadski >> here. >> Council President Rosenwagen. >> Absent with prior notice are Councilman Dan Toker and Mayor Michael Wilds. Also
present is city manager Robert S. Hoffman, Deputy City Manager John Burkner, and sitting in for city attorney Bill Bailey is David Laferty. >> Thank you. Thank you everyone for coming. Thank you for the NBA for not
scheduling a finals game tonight. Um so we have a very special presentation to start tonight's meeting. Um the Anglewood Police Department is getting an accreditation uh award. Um so um who's Tom? Are you starting the show?
Okay. Chief, I'll hand it to you. >> Do you hear me? All right. Good evening, Council President. council, city manager. Uh I'm here tonight uh to proudly announce that for the first time in the history of Angle Police Department, we are now an accredited law
enforcement agency. Uh this is a result of three years of tedious tedious work to get us in line with the best standards and practices throughout our state established by the state chief association, police chief association, uh with the laws and of our New Jersey,
of the state. Um, I'm gonna turn this over to Miss Delgado in a second, but uh before I do, I just want to thank first our accreditation manager, Deputy Chief Del Rosa, our assistant accreditation manager, Lieutenant Rob Ouzi, and then uh city
manager, deputy city manager, and the governing body for your support in helping us get to this point. So, without further ado, I'm going to turn it over to Mr. Harry Delgado who is the accreditation program director for the New Jersey State Association Chiefs of Police.
So, good evening everyone. It is indeed my honor here tonight on behalf of the association uh city association chiefs of police to recognize your police department and one of the premier police departments in the state of New Jersey. And I'll say that because out of all the agencies that would be eligible to
participate in our program, only about 54% of those have actually made it through as the Anglewood Police Department has because it's a very rigorous process. And so if you indulge me for two minutes, I'd like to share with you the significance of the achievement. So the Anglewood Police
Department has made a commitment to adhering to best practices at the state and national level in a highly regarded statewide law enforcement accreditation program. This program administered to the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs Police and the New Jersey Law Enforcement Accreditation Commission has failed to transparently demonstrate the
professionalism, transparency, and preparedness of state law enforcement agencies in the state's public safety system. Now, accreditation through the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police is more than a professional distinction. It is a strategic investment in organizational excellence.
It positions law enforcement agencies like the Englewood Police Department to operate at the highest levels of professionalism while enhancing public trust, reducing risk and promoting long-term u optimal success. These procedures equated his status
demonstrated Chief Thomas Gley Gley's apologize beforehand firm commitment to state and national standards and the continued expectations for quality professional and ethical policing at the Anglewood Police Department. Now, accreditation provides objective evidence of an agency's
commitment to excellence in leadership, resource management, and service delivery. Government officials can be more confident in the agency's ability to meet community needs and operate efficiently. Officers in a created agencies can take pride that they have been objectively recognized for the professionalism and adherence to the
highest standards in the in the state and the nation. So uh after the uh rigorous uh process uh before they come to a hearing there's a report that I have the privilege to read and submit to the accreditation commission uh with a recommendation as I did with the angle
police department. So in it I'll paraphrase some of what the uh assessors actually stated about the chief and the police department. Under the leadership of Chief Gley, the Englewood Police Department will continue to move forward following best practices, a preparedness plan, and a verification of excellence
as an accredited agency. It is our opinion that the Anglewood Police Department is highly professional and committed agency that exemplifies all the tenants of law enforcement accreditation at the state and national level. So it is indeed again as I said on behalf of the New Jersey State
Association of Chiefs of Police and the New Jersey law enforcement commission to congratulate Chief Thomas Gley great aation manager deputy chief Matthew Delar Roza the members of the Anglo police department the mayor the council council president and those citizens that they so proudly serve for achieving
their initial accreditation joining a very exclusive group of law enforcement agencies that amazes his commitment to excellence in policing. So to all indeed congratulations. This is where you get the gap from your police department. [applause] Council President, if I could just
before we do the presentation of the award um the certificate, um my words definitely didn't do justice the amount of work that was done to get us in place by the deputy chief and by Lieutenant Choosy. So, if it's like just to put on the record a letter of commendation that's going to be presented to both them for the hard work that they did.
It's with great pride and appreciation that I write this letter of commendation in recognition of the exceptional leadership, dedication, and professionalism of Deputy Chief Matthew Delar Roza and Lieutenant Robert Ochusi and achieving the Anglo City Police Department's first accreditation certification to the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police.
Obtaining accreditation status is a significant accomplishment that reflects an AY's commitment to professional excellence, accountability, transparency, and adherence to the highest standards of law enforcement practices. As accreditation manager, Deputy Chief Del Roza demonstrated outstanding leadership in overseeing this process in
coordinating the extensive review of departmental policies, procedures, and operational practices. As as assistant accreditation manager, Lieutenant Choosi did much of the heavy lifting and provided invaluable support and expertise throughout the process. His diligence in collecting, organizing, and
maintaining compliance documentation while working with personnel across all divisions was instrumental to the success successful completion of the accreditation assessment. Together, their ability to organize and manage this complex undertaking ensured the department successfully met and exceeded
the rigorous accreditation standards established by the state. Their teamwork and commitment to improvement have established a foundation that will benefit our department and the community we serve for years to come. The successful attainment of the department's first accreditation certification is a historic achievement
and a testament to their professionalism and dedication. They both have brought great credit upon themselves, our department, and our city. Thank you. [applause] >> So, if I may, I'd like to make the official presentation of the certificate of accreditation first obtained by the
Englewood Police Department. So congratulations again, Chief. [applause] Deputy Chief Yeah, Excellent. Hi, thank you again for coming. Congratulations to the department.
All right. Um so we now uh will go to the next item on the agenda which is the special improvement district financial year 2027 budget. Uh which they present every year uh they present their annual budget every year to the council. Um so
uh President Carroll if you'll come up. What's up? >> Good evening everybody. Um Albert Crawl. How is everybody tonight? Um early day because we had our SID meeting early this morning as Ken is aware of. Um I also have with us tonight Max Baton from
our board and JC Roundo who'll get up in a few minutes to give you some detail, our executive director. Um basically and simply um our budget for this year is our typical $250,000 tax collection. um a number that hasn't
changed in over 14 years, but we seem to make the programs work for the city. Um and this year we're tapping into our capital reserves um in the amount of $150,000 to pay for the first phase of the downtown um common area street
improvement program um which I'll update you on in a minute. Um again, JC will take you through the details of the budget, but just briefly, um some quick updates on the downtown streetscape. Um everything's been delayed in industry.
So, the supplier for the benches and our bike racks um is probably out about 5 weeks and the company that's fabricating all the new planters for the street um who's based in California, made in California, um is a little behind also. So, the plan is probably to have things
in place sometime in August ready for the fall planting season uh for the downtown. Um I am going to leave it here and let Jaci take you through the rest and she'll take you through current programs that we're on, but we are looking forward to
um keeping up with everything we do and we've done for the past eight years as the SID. So Jaci, >> good evening everyone. Can you hear me? Okay. Yeah. All right. So the bulk of our budget like every year is really the public improvement and maintenance
program which is on the second page of the budget. Um we've maintained this program for the last five years and have enhanced it a bit every year. So, um we do do litter patrol Monday through Friday. Um um west and east Palisade
Avenue up the corridor down to the circle and back up. Um that follows the city uh street sweeping cleaning. So, we do that in tandem with them. Um, we continue to bus uh clean the bus stop uh
windows and make sure or at least work with um the bus company to make sure seats are fixed, glass, if it's broken, is replaced. Um, and we also do seasonal decorations. That's something we've added the last two years. You'll see the
spring decorations are up already. Um, landscape maintenance services. We do where all the trees are, cleaning out, weeding around them. um making sure the planters are done in the spring and the fall. So, the spring
planting for all the planters um has been done. Um and we water them and make sure that uh everything lives uh through the end of the summer. Sidewalk cleaning and power washing. We've started that program. The Palisad East and West sidewalks have already
been powerwashed. And the next phase power um phase two which is starting next week will be Dean and Gran. Um we'll do another hit of the seasonal power washing before the night event in July. Um just to kind of show off the
place as best we can uh before all those folks start coming into town. Um Carter banners. This something new that we added about three years ago. We're continually refreshing them. they get either torn down or ripped down or faded from the weather. So, they were recently
um the older ones or the ones that were missing were recently replaced. And we also added flags this year. We made sure the flags were up uh for Labor Day and they'll stay up through the end of the summer. um enhanced planters
beautifification we did already and some of that will also be added with the streetscape that Al described happening later uh in the summer. Um walkways we continue to maintain that the three pass through walkways including the walkway
to the garage are well lit and cleaned on a regular basis. We seasonally look at tree removal and replacements. We take care of those as well. And I think that is about it. Social media, we've been growing our SID Instagram account
since we started, I guess about four years ago. So, we've got about 5500 followers. This past month, um that continues to grow every month. And in May, we had 83.9K thousand views um from other folks
looking at our posting, which was um a great boost. um stores, openings, the event obviously any event that wants to that happens in Anglewood, not just um the SID corridor is covered by our Instagram and our Facebook social media
person. That's what we do. Any questions? >> Yes, please go ahead. >> My question to you is that you have bike racks. So, it's not like city bikes and stuff like that. those bike racks for
those who have actual bikes. Correct. >> Yes, ma'am. Yes. >> Okay. The bus stops. You said I want you to please elaborate on that because you said you clean the bus stops windows. You talking about the windows out the windows of the >> the actual enclosure. >> Enclosure. You clean that
>> on a regular basis. Yeah. >> Right. Because there's a lot of homeless people are sleeping in those um places right there. >> Um and also there's a lot of stickers and everything on regular polls also. We regularly remove those as well. So, as
soon as we see that there, we check every week. There's a big influx in the spring. Um, and we've already cleaned the poles and the bus stops twice so far. So, you can always call us if you >> twice so far. Like twice >> twice since uh maybe four weeks ago. So,
>> okay. >> We started in the spring. >> Twice a month. >> Yeah. >> So, no monitoring the stickers and stuff being placed out there >> and and and I and I think they can write violations for that as well. Well, we sometimes employ the uh police department if they're available and they
actually see somebody posting something. >> If you see something, say something, but do you actually >> call the police department and ask them? I don't know if the police department job is to watch polls, but I'm just asking. >> No, we scrape the polls and we make sure that the graffiti is removed and the
postings are gone. As quickly as we take them down, >> okay, >> they go back up. >> Okay. And social media is great, but not everyone has social media in this time right now. I don't know, Facebook, you said, or >> Facebook and Instagram. Most people are
on Instagram, the younger folks that come into town, the people who use the restaurants. Um, Instagram, Burger Pack, we uh join with them. We share each other's posts. We share all the posts at the restaurants. The It's been a very successful program. The retailers and the restaurants
>> continually call us and ask us to cover their events. >> Um, So, thank you. No questions. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Anyone else on the council? Yeah, Mr. Wilson. >> Good evening. Thank you for your presentation and thank you guys for what you do. I know it's not easy. Um,
keeping up with some some of the litter and graffiti and so forth. Um, just two quick questions. Uh, the upkeep of the garage is very important. And what's your view on upkeep? I haven't heard
many, just a few complaints in regards to um dark areas, lights being out, and signage. Uh because I have to address age friendly since I'm a member of age friendly. Okay. >> And um we we often need signage and
lighting. >> Great, great question. The garage, Al, as far as I understand, is not in the SID district. >> So, we don't regularly take care of any lighting or cleaning there. Um,
>> we've just cleaned it because it says >> uh garage walk, >> the card, the walkway from Palisade Avenue, we make sure is litter free and we light it. We clean. >> Well, that's what I'm talking about. That light, not not the garage. I'm sorry. I misspoke. Just what's on here, the lighting, the path. Yep. From
Palisad Avenue to the garage and then from the entrance [snorts] to the garage off of Dean also we make sure is cleaned and lit. >> Okay. All right. Thank you. >> You're welcome. >> Oh, and and signage. Are you you guys thinking about signage?
>> We're always thinking about signage. Um but but we've been advised that the city has a sign program that eventually will be put into place. Um yeah, we advocate advertising where the public garage is so that we can
allow for more spaces on the street. >> Um but >> I won't I won't speak for our city manager, but we're always interested in new ideas. >> Okay. [laughter] We have presented a a signage plan to the city um a few years ago and I think
even just and we continually to forward it when asked for our existing plan. >> Thank you guys for your effort. It's not going unnoticed. Appreciate it. >> Thank you. >> Thank you for the presentation. Thank you for the job that you do. Um I
actually do see your your um social media on Instagram. >> Okay. and you're doing a great job on the on that. >> Thank you. >> Um, so I think there was one email I may have copied you on it, Mr. Croll. I
think it was I a a bunch of businesses on West Palisade didn't feel that the street cleaning was coming all the way down um west down Palisada Avenue. So, a
number of businesses did contact me and I do believe I sent out an email that didn't um about it. I thought I had copied you, but I I just wanted to bring that concern. >> No, appreciate that. I I don't I didn't get the email, but we were told that
there was a concern from business owners that had reached out to SID members, >> and the litter patrol contract is to go all the way down east and west. So, it's a matter of um enforcement. We like to hear if the west area is being ignored
and they went they went down there today twice um because I had received some complaints. >> So, if I ever hear such a complaint again, who who do I who do I contact? >> Me. Me. I can give you my email. >> Okay. And then the second second question um or second concern that I got
and I wrote it down so that I say it correctly. Um, so this is this I've heard from residents and and realtors in the area is the is some they have some concern about the appearance of portions of our downtown. And the question is, does the SID have a vision for improving
storefronts and facades along Paliside Avenue? Are there programs, funding opportunities, grants, or design guidelines available to help property owners make improvements and create a more attractive, inviting, and cohesive downtown?
Great question. Um, I don't know of any program that we're, aside from the improvements that we're doing with the benches and the bikes. You're specifically asking about facades. Um, we can look into that and start advertising it to the actual land owners. They would be they the property
owners would be the ones that would have to do the investment, I'm guessing. >> Um, are you avail are are you aware of any grant programs for that kind of work? No, I'm I you know I had I have have met with a number of people and >> and this was a concern that came up. So I wanted just to
>> to bring it. I knew you were presenting. >> Yeah. Know it's a great idea and we do meet in September when we start looking at our strategic plan for the following year and I think we should add this to the agenda and maybe Al has something to contribute. I'm going to comment down, not only as a building owner downtown,
but as an architect, we would welcome any questions that might come up from other property owners and we can help steer them in the right direction to the right design teams or whatever wants to be done. And I'm sure working with Bob Hoffman and others in the town, we can look into any grants or any monies that
are out there for them. Okay. But it really wouldn't be under the purview of the special improvement district. But we can help facilitate redesign of storefront and facade. >> Okay. >> So as >> all right. >> Okay. >> Are you know and and just um are you
finding is it your experience that businesses we had we had a time period where businesses were coming in and going out and coming in and going out. Has that stabilized in your viewpoint >> from our perspective? Meaning our company, TriCo, we've tried to stabilize
it because we'd rather sit with a space empty and find a right tenant instead of just putting people in and out. But I think there's been a fair amount of turnover in the city, you know, and it's just the whole makeup of a downtown business,
the whole profile has changed. You don't no longer have your baker and your candlestick maker and those people. You have urgent cares. You have personal service businesses. you have restaurants um and we see it slightly coming back towards more soft goods and things but
not quickly and it it's an effort and you really have to work your properties and candidly a lot of property owners don't work their properties. Okay. And that's part of the issue. >> Okay. Thank you so much. >> Okay.
>> All right. Thank you. That was great. Oh yeah, Mr. Hoffman. Um, if I may, uh, members of the governing body, I want to compliment the SID because their litter program is making a difference, but it's very frustrating because they go out and
they clean something in the morning. Our DPW also does a patrol and they will they will clean that same um that same pole in the afternoon and then the next day there's something that's there. So, we um we're grateful
for their for their help, but uh the SID does does something five days a week. The city also does things. Our our uh DPW issues some issues violations. They uh our property maintenance and zoning
also also do do things. But if um if it wasn't for the SID, our our our downtown would look a lot more cluttered than it than it does. So, thank you for that effort every day. Um, there's also grants that are available from the
Department of Community Affairs for uh for I I'll call it um for for the um for facades and for other things that that we recently became aware of. I think there um I think there's a September
there there's something going on in September with a with a due date for that. So that was that was something that we we uh we we identified at a recent grant meeting. So we can we can keep the governing body and the the cit advised of that. And the um
la last but not least is that um the this this the SID has has been very very helpful on um just getting the word out for for different for different types of projects that are that are going on and
they've been they've been a good conduit of information for for things that have been coming up and um you know, when we're doing our infrastructure improvements, they've been they've been very helpful. So, I just wanted to say thank you for them to them for that. >> All right. Thank you. Um so, do I have a
a motion to introduce resolution 155 approving the introduction of the Anglewood Special Improvement District budget for fiscal year 2027? >> I make a motion, Council President. >> Second. A >> roll call.
Councilwoman David, >> yes. >> Councilman Wilson, >> yes. >> Councilwoman Wasadski, >> yes. >> Council President Rosenway, >> yes. >> And Council President, uh, just for the record, the public hearing and adoption of the SID budget will take place at the
July 13th meeting. >> Okay. So, that's a Monday, the the night before the night market. We switch do we switch it from Tuesday to Monday for the 13th.
>> Yeah. >> July 13th in a month. Okay. All right. Thank you. >> You're welcome to stay. >> Yeah, we charge it after half hour. Uh the first half hour is free. So Okay. Yeah.
Um, so do I have a a motion to approve the minutes? Uh, resolution 156. >> Minutes of which dates? Uh, Yansancy? >> May 19th, May 7th, May 19th,
but no close session minutes. >> No close session. >> Yeah. Okay. We'll do that the next meeting. >> So moved. Second. So moved. Okay, I second it. Roll call. >> Councilwoman David,
>> yes. >> Councilman Wilson, >> yes. >> Councilwoman Wasadski, >> yes. >> Council President Rosenwide, >> yes. Thank you. Uh, so we have one ordinance today for first reading. Um, we've discussed this u multiple times at
council meetings in the past, but it's been a little bit time. So, uh, before we introduce it, Bob, can you just update us what we've discussed in the past about this? >> Yes. Thank you, Council President. This is an ordinance to update chapter 25 so
that we can do street sweeping on West Palisade Avenue from the World War I monument to the to the township of Tene border. This had been discussed during the summer and fall of calendar year 2023.
and the uh for various reasons the governing body tabled the ordinance. This has been looked at again. It's uh been brought back and recrafted so that um that we would be able to do street sweepings on Thursdays and Fridays
during a three-hour window between noon and 300 p.m. So the north side of West Palisades Avenue would uh have street sweeping on Thursdays from noon to 3. And then the wa the west side the west side or the south side of West Palisades
Avenue would have street sweeping on uh Fridays from noon to 3. Uh this would be compatible to some of the other streets that are being have street sweeping in the in the area and it gives the DPW and our our police department a three-hour
window to help move cars so that we can make sure that the the the street gets done on a regular basis. So those are the differences. All right. So, um, yes. So, why don't we have Yeah. Why don't we have questions before we even make the motion?
>> My question right now is that um to the T-neck border because it's still in Englewood. So, nothing's being swept at all from that side. I'm just asking. >> There's no sweeping on either side, >> right? Right. Right now, we don't have street sweeping on in the city of
Inglewood from the from the World War I monument to the T-neck border. not >> on a regular basis because the council in 2023 didn't uh was wasn't um t table the ordinance so that we could do this. We the street wasn't wasn't included
before. So it is you know it's um it's been relooked at and uh initially there had been a 4hour window. Now we're going to we're going to be able to do it in a three-hour window we believe. Thank you. >> And we've we've changed the dates from Tuesdays to uh Thursdays and Fridays.
No, thank you. That's That's ridiculous. I'm sorry. Okay. Thank you. >> Thank you, council president. Um we have been working on this for some time and um thank you to your city manager and our DPW directors for getting together to finally do this. I would just have
one ask uh Mr. Hoffman is that we have on once we have the signage, maybe we can put it up on the board or paper notice prior to because our residents aren't used to not parking and before
we've been barred them with tickets. Um, as much as I love revenue for the city, just have some type of paper. >> Uh, thank you, council, council president Councilman Wilson. Yes. Part of part of the plan was that we would do an educational process for >> Thank you.
>> you know for a twoe period. >> Thank you, council president. >> All right. Um, city clerk, can you read please read the title of the ordinance? This is ordinance number 26-16, an
ordinance amending chapter 25, section 25-20, schedule 12 of the traffic and parking ordinance of the code of the city of Anglewood, West Palisade Avenue from the monument to the Tene border. >> Uh, can I have someone make a motion? >> So moved.
>> Second. >> Um, roll call, please. >> Councilwoman David, >> definitely yes. Councilman Wilson, >> yes. >> Councilwoman Wasadski, >> yes. >> Council President Rosenw, >> yes. And the public hearing on this
ordinance will be held on June 23rd, so two weeks from tonight. >> Okay. Thank you. >> All right. Thank you. So, now we're going to move to the consent agenda. Um I'm going to be ask that the uh resolution 170 commemorating Junth will
be done separately. Um, so we can vote on that independently and then, um, if we can have, now's the time for the public to ask any questions regarding resolutions 157
consecutively through 169. So, if anyone from the public has questions specifically about those resolutions, we'll hear from them now. We will have a full public session um in a little bit
um uh after uh after the communications. Okay. Um so does uh other than 170 does anyone uh on the count on the council like to pull out any of the resolutions for separate vote? >> I would council president.
>> Yeah, sure. Uh for number 158, just a quick explanation uh for the DVW. Uh I would like to pull 160- 06-9-26. Uh pull 167-6-9-26. poll 168-06-9-26 and 169-
06-9-26. >> Okay. >> So, do I have a motion to approve uh 157, 159, and 161 through 166? >> I make a motion, Council President.
Um >> I second it. Uh roll call, please. Councilwoman David, >> yes. Councilman Wilson, >> yes. >> Councilman, you stepped out of the room. >> Yeah. >> Uh, Council President Rosenwag.
>> Yes. So, it still passes. >> Um, all right. So, um, uh, so now we'll discuss resolution uh, 158. So, we'll introduce each one of these resolutions and then if anyone on the council has questions about them,
we'll go over them. Uh, so they have a motion to introduce resolution 158 for Gabrieli Trucks. >> Yes, I moved. >> I second it. Um, Mr. Wilson, did you have any questions on this?
>> Uh, yes. I see we have 158, 159, 160, and these are all uh DPW. And I'm all for equipment. Uh just didn't know if we were doubling up. I wanted a quick explanation for 158. Is that not the the
leaf collector or is this the the plow combination? Uh, it just has um the Kinworth 2027 Kenworth T480 uh conventional chassis and not sure if
this is due for a C compactor that goes up and down the turnpike. It doesn't have any details like 159 and 160. >> Yeah, please. >> Thank you, Council President. Um,
resolution 158 is for a 2027 Ken Kenworth uh, conventional chassis. So, it's the chassis only. And this resolution is married with resolution 159, which is the body uh, that will be put onto that chassis. So, the body and
159 is for a vacuum truck. So, that also has an engine for extra extra vacuuming power. So this is uh this is something that would be able to be used during leaf season as well as for um cleaning out cleaning out um swelailes, catch
basins, things of that nature. So um resolution 158 and 159 when put together equal one complete truck. >> So we're talking about $374,000. >> Uh 375,519.3 to be exact. Thank you, city manager.
Thank you, uh, council president. Are you in favor of this? >> I I I am, but the problem was is it >> I want to know if we need to wait for this. >> Oh, no. I'm in favor of it. >> All right. So, read is one resolution, but okay.
>> Roll call. >> Councilwoman David, >> yes. >> Councilman Wilson, >> yes. Council President Rosenway. >> Yes. Uh, do I have a motion to introduce resolution 160 awarding the contract to the Zybex system?
>> I [laughter] go ahead. >> Motion second. Okay. All right. Uh, any discussion from the council? >> Yes, council president. We have a price of $181,82864 and it's for it appears I could be wrong
that it's for uh dispatch and just a slight explanation on the dispatch. Uh does this because I did not see it. Is this just to refernish refurbish the the desk, the chair, the computers, um the
911 system? It has a a myriad of things here. Uh one of the things that I highlighted which I do not like is uh if if you look on to one hold on
two three page XIX uh I pronounced that correctly. If you go down to the highlighted or the astridge part to ship and install with items quote 38253 items do not ship and install together, additional fees will apply. I'm curious
on why we would be putting ourselves on the hook. If um when we're ordering it doesn't come with the rest of the stuff for a change order, extra price and that's on several items in here. And I get it. the contractors may may not
want to come back if something is missing, but there's no 8% 5%. It just it's a blank fee. >> All right. Uh valid questions. The uh the f the answer to your fir the first part of the question is that this is not
for the current uh dispatch center. This is for the uh the new dispatch center that's that's going to be u put into the old evac building, the ambulance corps building. Um so this is um furniture that the uh the the police department
and the current evac staff have um have looked at as well as with the OEM coordinator. Uh the little aster or the asterisks. >> Yes, sir. >> That you know it's it's valid. I I don't have an answer for that. But um
what what what will happen is um the uh all of the the the furniture, the partitions, and the equipment uh they they can't be assembled unless everything arrives. So, they're going to have to wait for the for everything to arrive so that it can be assembled at
one time. >> Okay. Um, I I I just don't like it because it's it's on several parts that we order and I'd hate for us to be charged and charged over again. And I didn't see it and I'm glad that you that we're finally here. Um, because this
helps saves lives. Uh, will we have increased repeaters on this? >> Will we have? The answer is not in this order, but that's something that um that is going to have to be addressed. We will need increased repeaters. There's a
an email that was sent to the planning board about increased repeaters just for line of sight issues. So hopefully that's something that the planning board will uh will address at one of its upcoming hearings. >> Okay? Because the repeaters are
detrimental to our men in blue and the firefighters. So they can hear the dispatch without hesitation. So thank you for that. And uh I think the next one is 167. Uh council. >> Okay.
>> So roll call on 160. >> Councilwoman David. >> Yes. >> Councilman Wilson. >> Yes. >> Councilwoman Wasatski. >> Yes. >> Council President Rosenw. >> Yes. >> Do I have a motion to introduce resolution 167?
>> I make a motion. Council President. >> Second. >> All right. Any discussion on that? Uh yes. I just would like to know the scope of the work. Um we have two of these back to back and
I think was spending close to four or 500,000 400 something thousand. Just wanted to know was this to update any flood situations on on uh Spring Lane and or uh I'll get to the next one on Spring
Lane. >> Uh the answer the answer is yes. This is this is part of the upgrades uh for for that area. So it it in you know it includes uh attention to some of the drainage issues that are there but it's also it's it's a rebuild of the road.
>> Okay. Cuz the concern is as many people know I I think the part of Spring Lane we'll be doing has a steep incline and that water runs down. So we want to try to since we're redoing it capture as much as that as possible. Even talk about a retention tank if possible. Just
didn't know if that was on the slate. I can't answer that question right now, but I can I can look at the file and then uh send the governing body an email or a memo about that. >> Thank you. I would appreciate that. Thank you. >> Okay. >> Roll call on 167.
>> Councilwoman David, >> yes. >> Councilman Wilson, >> yes. >> Councilwoman Wasadski, >> yes. >> Council President Rosenwick, >> yes. Uh, do I have a motion to introduce resolution 168?
>> I make a motion. Council President, >> I second it. So, any discussion? >> Yes, if I may. Um, the same verbiage uh, Mr. Hoffman for uh, Johnson in North Woodland or
Woodland. Will that increase the possibilities of uh drainage >> in a yes in a limited way. The this is really a redesign of the intersection because there's been a an increase in
the number of accidents at that at this four-way intersection. So the intersection is going to be and this is my terminology not engineering terminology but it's uh part part of the intersection if you're I will call it on
the north side of the intersection is wider than the south side of the intersection >> and so it's going to be realigned so that the north side will be narrower so that um so that uh and there there's
going to be line of sight improvements ments and and uh um stop signs and and other other things that are put in. And then there's also going to be a component for drainage, but the majority of the work is to improve improve the um the safety of the
intersection and and to prevent um the the types of accidents that are happening. we're having there seems to be a um a consistency in the accidents and they're w they're winding up across the intersection on on one particular property. [snorts]
>> I I'm in total agreement for the safety part of it. I would just like to see us try to double down and you did mention the drainage because you know that's the buzzword that's the nasty word for us as a council is flooding. So anytime we touch roads I'd always like to tell
people that we're also increasing uh a flood mitigation. >> Yeah. >> You know, if we can just get one shot at this thing. >> Um I'll pull the file and I can speak with our city engineer. I know that there's um well, there's there's there's
pro there's going to be a realignment of some catch basins on what I call the north side of the of north of of that inter that intersection. Um but we can we can send the governing body a schematic if you'd like. >> Thank you, sir.
All right. Roll call, please. >> Councilwoman David, >> yes. >> Councilman Wilson, >> yes. >> Councilwoman Wasadski, >> yes. >> Council President Rosen, >> yes. Uh, do I have a motion to introduce resolution 169? >> I make a motion. Council President,
>> second. >> All right. Any discussion? >> Sure. >> Please go ahead. >> If I could have a quick explanation, Mr. city manager in regards to uh 169.
>> Uh certainly this is um this is part of the city's um working with the department of environmental protection to remediate sites that are down or near the uh the DPW.
So there are uh there there are um areas that there are two underground storage tank areas that have been monitored for several years >> and so that they have to be continued to be monitored. So part of part of this is to continue that monitoring so that we
can comply with the D requirements and then it's to uh to do um to do additional tests and uh soil samplings in in and around the DPW yard and then some targeted drilling so that we can we
can do the the tests that are required by the the DP and also to file the the correct reports and they have to be filed they have to be uploaded. Uh we don't have the capability to do that. There's electronic forms that are
converted. Um and particularly with the laboratory data that we we get. [snorts] So it has to be it has to be submitted in a in a particular way. And also the this is going to help us uh we're installing we're installing listen to
me. We're installing an oil water separator down at the DPW yard. And uh that's part of part of the the reason we're doing this is to make sure that when we install the oil water separator, it meets the D criteria.
>> Okay. And the reason why I pulled this council council uh president is that I there's been several complaints in regards to to soil testing and I just want the public to know and those that may be listening or watching that we're
doing due diligence on um soil with D for update. I just didn't want us to vote on that and not have people know what we're doing. Thank you. >> All right. Thank you. Uh roll call, please. Councilwoman David, >> yes.
>> Councilman Wilson, >> yes. >> Councilwoman Wasatski, >> yes. >> Council President Rosenwig, >> yes. >> Um, and do I have a motion to introduce uh resolution 170 commemorating Junth, 2026? >> I make a motion, council president.
>> So move, please. >> Second it. >> Second. Second. >> All right. Does anyone have any comments on it before we vote on it? I have one. Um Junth is a huge celebration across America and it's a became a uh New
Jersey was one of the first leading states to make it a state holiday and then the rest of the world caught up and so we are uh trailblazers in that sense of the word and so the fact that we're celebrating um such rich history in
Ingwood uh for 14 years now is uh almost unprecedented. So, thank you for all those that are involved that help Inglet continue to be in the forefront. Thank you. >> Thank you. I think it's 15 cuz I was on
the council 2011 when we did the first one. >> I'll take it. >> Yes. >> Roll call, please. Councilwoman David, >> yes. >> Councilman Wilson, >> yes.
>> Councilwoman Wasadski, >> yes. >> Council President Rosenway, >> yes. Um, thank you. Do I have a motion to approve uh bills and claims uh to the total of 2,715,644 and 51 cents?
No motion? No one wants to spend any money tonight. >> So, >> I'll second it. Okay. Any any questions about bills and claims? >> I have some questions.
>> Okay. On page two, Mr. Hoffman vendor Columbia Caliente for $2530. Description: No accident insurance lunch. >> Yes. the um the the uh the city in 2024
significantly improved its um its accident ratio for workers comp as well as um trip trip and falls. The GIF provided the city with um with with a check for $10,000.
So I took some of that money for a lunchon so to reward all of the employees who participated in it. And then the rest is going into a safety fund so that we can we can purchase whatever whatever is needed for safety or to do training.
>> Okay. >> What month was that lunch? >> I think it was last month. How many employees was were taken out for lunch? >> People weren't taken out to lunch. It was box lunches that were brought in. Uh we did a we did a headcount for th those
that were going to be in on the specific day. Um so we we ordered a variety of lunches and um pe our staff came to city hall. if they were from the police department or the fire department or DPW and they
picked up their lunches, but it was a way of saying thank you for helping to improve uh improve safety and um to recognize those that did it. >> All right, please send me the receipt
for that lunch, >> Mr. Hoffman. >> Sure. >> Okay, >> I have a question to let me finish. >> Does she finish with Mr. Waski first? recreation. We can we can go back to this tomorrow
if you'd like. But um are are these are these are these um activities >> I'm sorry, what page are you on? >> Um I'm on page six. >> Okay. Um, I I I didn't ask you in advance, so
you may, you know, I can we can go back another time and go through some of the specifics because you probably won't know. But in terms of the the trips and other stuff, do these trips take place yet or there were we or they being paid forward?
>> Yeah, these are these are trips we'll we'll verify tomorrow, but these are these are some of these trips are encumbered for the upcoming year. >> Okay. I'll I'll go I'll I'll call you tomorrow and go through um the recreation We we have a meeting tomorrow that
>> Thank you. >> Um yes, I spoke to Mr. Hoffman earlier and I asked him about the um Garden State Municipal Payment 202 for over a million dollars. Um the general insurance on page two and you did explain to me that um is it quarterly? I
forgot. I didn't write it down. >> Semianual. semiannual a million dollars semianual and then also um the workers comp that's paid because you took them out to lunch it seems like when Miss Wasowski brought it
up no accidental insurance lunch and I'm looking at the workers comp so I'm just kind of confused you're taking them out to lunch and we have workers comp >> well first off we didn't take anybody out to lunch they came to pick up their lunch >> okay >> but workers comp is um uh This this this
is the monthly premium for our workers comp in 2026. >> Okay. >> Uh this is the monthly premium that we pay. And then it was for the the uh the the $10,000 that we received back from the from the joint insurance fund was
for um for our liability for our liability insurance. So, so you took them out to lunch for I mean they the lunch came in for two we >> 2,000 you rewarded them after 307,000
>> we rewarded our our our our employees for um for helping to make significant improvements. >> Okay. Thank you. That's it. >> All right. Roll call, please. >> Councilwoman David. >> Yes. Councilman Wilson,
>> yes. >> Councilwoman Wasatski, >> no. >> Council President Rosenwag, >> yes. >> Okay, we're going to move on uh to items for discussion. Um so, Councilwoman David, you had um wanted to bring up the issue of the bicycles on the street. I
know you talked about a little bit already. >> Um yes. um the bicycles that are chained to city properties in front of people homes. That was an issue and you did um send an email out and said that um we do have an ordinance but it was not for
bicycles only e scooters remember. So I wanted to make that ordinance in place that we can have bicycles not chained up to city property um because we do have something downtown for that. Right. So I
would like you to um you have this. I think they working on it that way. >> Yeah. Um do you know what the current ordinance is? I mean, there's one for ebikes, but what's the general or maybe Mr. Hoffman knows about >> Yeah. >> Um
the the rules about chaining uh regular manual bicycles? We'll we'll have to double check, but when we did a search, I don't believe there's a I don't believe that there's an ordinance that prohibits you from chaining chaining bikes to it
specifically, but you're not you're not supposed to attach private property to a a street um a street sign pole or or things of that nature. So, you know, bicycles are considered private property. >> So, that's already an existing
>> Yeah, I believe I believe so. We saw it. We saw it on the electronic code, but um >> yeah, Mr. Bailey said that um we have an ordinance in place, but it doesn't pertain to the bicycles himself. He put that in writing, >> right? There was it's private property, but you're right. Right.
>> You're right. It's not specific for bicycles. >> Not specific, right? He said he want he want to introduce it. He said he'll add that in there. And I don't see the ordinance here added in there. So, >> okay. >> He said he'll add it in there because it's a big problem. I mean, people are not driving anymore. Are they fighting
bicycles beginning? You know, >> I will follow up. >> Okay. All right. >> Thank you. >> And yeah, if you can get back to Miss David on that. >> Thank you. >> All right. Thank you. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Um, so now we have communications from
the governing body and city manager. Um, we haven't had this in in a little while because of a canceled meeting. Um okay. Um so we're so a couple people are out
today and we want to give them the opportunity. Um so we'll split we'll split the room. Um we'll put um Mayor Wild, Councilman Toayer, and Dr. Wasatski at the next meeting on the 23rd
and Councilwoman David, Councilman Wilson, myself, and Mr. Hoffman tonight. Is that Is that okay with everyone? >> I'll wait till the 23rd. >> What's that? >> I can wait till the 23rd. >> Can you wait till the 23rd? >> I I can wait. >> I can wait till the 23rd. >> I'll be right here.
>> Okay. [laughter] All right. Great. >> I can wait till the 23rd. >> Uh well, I will just make uh very very short announcements. Uh I'm going to take council president's prerogative and make do it both nights. So um the um
congratulations to uh uh Dr. Waski, Mr. Wilson on their uh reelection. >> Um number two, the mayor asked me to remind everyone the pride uh flag raising is Monday at I believe
6:00 p.m. Let me just check my calendar. um five I think 5:30 at the library and just make sure we don't have any other events. Um and then of course uh Mr. Wilson, I just want to inform people
on the schedule for Junth. Uh >> yes, >> this will not count against the 23rd. >> Thank you. Uh the scheduling for Junth will be um Thursday will be the flag raising at uh city hall and I believe
the time is 700 p.m. And then um Friday, well there Friday will be um after after the flag raising or during the flag raising uh Junth in Debo Square uh Memorial Park will be open for um
elderly to to teens to young people for rides uh from uh I think it's 5 to 10. And then on on uh Friday the same time in Depot Square, same location. Saturday, same time. Sunday it will be
closed closing early. I believe it's at 8:00 p.m. So come out, come come one, come all. Enjoy yourselves and help us celebrate. Thank you, Council President. >> All right. Thank you for that. All right. So, uh, communication will be in two weeks. Um, oh, do do you
[clears throat] want to go tonight or >> I'm sorry. And the parade will be on Saturday morning. >> Okay. Yeah. >> Okay. Mr. Hoffman, I know you have a couple of things you wanted to inform the public about. >> Uh, thank you, Council President. Yes. Tomorrow night, weather permitting, there will be uh the fourth annual Movies in the Park with the police. So,
that'll start at sunset on the front lawn of Mccay Park. If you're if you wanted to come out and see the Disney movie in Kanto, that'll be that'll be playing. Uh, Friday, June 19th is a national holiday for Junth. So, city offices will be
closed. Uh, please check your calendars for the holiday garbage collection and then also check the city website and Facebook page for the for the holiday garbage collection in your area. And the um and then we're having our
Fourth of July fireworks on Tuesday evening, June 30th at Dwight Marl High School. Uh it will start at 9:25 and the Guchi company will be uh will be shooting off our fireworks this year. So uh so those are the those are the big
announcements, council president. >> Okay. You were short enough you can go again on the 23rd. >> All right. All right. >> Everyone goes again. All right. So now uh we open the um the uh meeting to the public. So, anyone from the public who wishes to address the council, uh, please come up to the mic, uh, state
your name and municipality, and you'll have three minutes. >> Good evening, everyone. >> Good evening. >> Coach Daniel Kraton, uh, 16 Brookway Avenue, Engleville, New Jersey. My first thing is the ebikes and the scooters are
is there some kind of a whatever where they shouldn't be riding them on the sidewalks on pelicid the ebikes and scooters cuz they continuously ride them up and down the sidewalks and I just want to know is there ordinance or something where they shouldn't be riding on the sidewalks
anybody >> so we we'll go over what everyone asks at the end of the public session >> okay first thing second thing street lights from from the monument going up Palisad a towards Tina street lights on
both sides north and south is very dim. I have a couple of young ladies that like to walk the walk around Ingwood or walk Palisad a but they complain that the street lights on those in those areas is real dark from the monument going towards Nicabbaka Road on both
sides the north side and the south side. Okay, thank you. Anyone else? So long. >> Hi. >> It's such a long speech of file depression.
>> It's watching that clock now. Uh Oh, now there go. Can I I got it. I got it. Hi, Jack Silverberman, 320 Murray Avenue. Um, so I'm calling I'm going to got a couple things here. Two subjects. Get a minute and a half to each. Um,
Murray Avenue where I live, the paving was a ridiculous uh, you know, things happened. and it just did not happen right. It was starting supposed to start last year, probably in early midspring. Um, it included curb work and paving and
it hadn't been done in years. We were on the same schedule as uh our aligning streets and they got done years before. We didn't get done. Finally did. Uh DNS Paving was the contractor. They were really responsible for screwing this up. They were subcontracted. Um they
subcontracted out um the curb work and I was walking down the street to the end of Murray by the dead end and I noticed that they did about a third of the work. They replaced the curbs that nothing was really wrong with them but they replaced the curb work. I
had I called Basim and he immediately had it stopped. The next day they ripped them out and they started the granite curbs that they were supposed to do. Um, new curbs and aprons. Uh, half of Murray were installed on a cold day at my at
least in my end of the block. Um, homeowners would have had notices in a few years uh with it would be their responsibility when spalling would occur. Uh, but but I had intervened late in the afternoon and they ended up uh installing blankets, heat blankets. So,
at least we averted that. um curbs were incompleted were never really completed for about four properties before the end of before it got too cold and they were didn't even I knew they weren't going to be able to do the um paving by then. So they were we were promised well at least Basim said he was we were going to be
having the first um street to be taken care of first thing in the spring that didn't happen. It was completed first weekish in May I was out of the country so right around then. Um, my concern from the get-go though was
the soil leveling uh the receding only completed on May 20th and I thought I thought saw this coming. Uh, my portion was seated uh uh on May 26th. Too late to seed. Uh, also no fertilizer was added and I used my own. I uh I've been
watering mine uh and my next door neighbors properties twice a day. Uh that's what it requires and they need the deep roots to survive. If July heat's going to kill whatever is done, people do were notified that they have to. It's their responsibility to water. Oh, shoot. I'm going to run out of time. Can I get the other? Can I get more time
than this? Do the other contract cannot be allowed to work in the city again. Uh, one big storm this summer. It will wash away everything. The city needs to either use water trucks or recede uh in the in this in the fall. Okay. I want to talk about EC donated monies. Over 50
years ago, I I I contacted Bob the Friday. He never got back to me. um the late February council meeting told me it was going to get auditors were supposed to get the answer this week or I mean know sometime and he never they never got the answer. All right. Does anyone else uh like to
address the council? All right. In that case, I'll close the public uh session. Um Mr. Hoffman. Um, uh, M Mr. Kraton's concern about ebikes on the sidewalks. >> I heard two concerns from, uh, Mr.
Kraton. One was about the ebikes on the sidewalks and the other one was about street lights that are out on West Palisades Avenue between the monument and Nickerbacher Road. So, we will be able to take care of the the street lights. We'll be able we'll notify PSNG
in the morning about that. um the ebikes on the on the sidewalks, that's that's an enforcement issue. So, um we'll we'll we'll speak with our our police department for for the police as well as the parking enforcement officers to to monitor that
>> and and we passed the ordinance about that last year. >> Yeah. >> Yes, we did. >> So, it takes a while to >> Yeah. Please, please, Mr. Kraton. Yeah. So, we have an ordinance against that. Yeah, I I believe so. I know we So, we'll we'll
verify that, but yes, but they they shouldn't be doing it because there's also a state statute about that. >> All right. >> And Mr. Silverman's issues >> and Mr. Silverman's issues, the uh on Murray Avenue, we'll follow up with our engineering department on that. Some um the the curbing, what Mr. Silverman said
is correct, and they did not see it until um till pro probably um mid midMay. So, he's accurate about that. And um then the e the the donation from
the 1970s um the auditors came in in December or January. They're they came back last week. They're here for the extended audit. I met with them last week um about that so that they could
continue their what I call a forensic audit to try and and locate this money which was donated 53 or 54 years ago. We took some we have files that came out of storage and the auditors are are looking
at at some of those. they focused on um a a transaction that might might lead them to something, but it was in 2017 or 2018, but that's that's where we stand. They the auditors gave me an update
yesterday on this and that's what we have. All right. Okay. So, we'll follow up on that as well. All right. Thank you everyone. Um and uh the meeting is Oh, do I have a motion to adjurnn? >> Make a motion.
>> Second. All in favor? I. All right. They look outside.