I call the >> regular council meeting of July 28th, 2026 to order at 8:00 p.m. Please rise for the pledge of >> allegiance. Um before we begin, um unfortunately
we've had to do this multiple times uh this year and and just in the past few meetings, uh but we've lost another giant of the community. Um, and uh, I just would like to ask uh, for a moment of silence uh, for retired
Anglewood Fire Chief Gerald Marian. >> All right. Thank you very I'm sorry. Thank you very much. Uh, city clerk, can you please read the statement regarding open public's 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 haven't been given. The municipal clerk is directed to include the statement in the minutes of this meeting. >> Councilwoman David.
>> Yes. >> Yes. >> Councilman took. >> Yes. >> Councilman Wilson. >> I'm sorry. Is this for what the >> roll call? Oh, present. I'm sorry. >> Councilwoman Waski, >> yes.
>> Council President Rosenway, >> present. >> Also present is Mayor Michael Wilds, City Manager Robert S. Hoffman, Deputy City Manager John Burkner, and City Attorney Bill Bailey. >> Do I have a motion to approve the
minutes of uh to accept the minutes resolution 210? >> I make a motion. I second. Roll call, please. >> Councilwoman David, >> yes. >> Councilman Toker, >> yes. >> Councilman Wilson,
>> no. >> Councilwoman Wasadski, >> no. >> Council President Rosenway, >> yes. >> All right, we'll now move to ordinance 2620. >> No. Um, city clerk, will you please read
the ordinance by title only? >> This is an ordinance amending schedule 4 of section 25-11 designating the intersection of North Woodland Street and Johnson Avenue as a four-way stop intersection. >> Um, I now declare the public hearing
regarding this ordinance is now open. Anyone from the public who desires to be heard or to ask questions concerning this ordinance will be heard at this time. All right. So the I will now close the public hearing for this ordinance. Do I have a motion to adopt it?
>> I second. Any discussion by the council? >> Yeah, this is uh long overdue. Um, I think it will help public safety considerably. Uh, roll call, please. >> Councilwoman David, >> yes. Councilman Toker,
>> yes. >> Councilman Wilson, >> yes. >> Councilwoman Waski, >> yes. >> Council President Rosen, [clears throat] >> yes. All right. Thank you. Um, so I'm going to ask for a
um, you know, we've been doing the liquor licenses. Um, and uh, someone got their paperwork in just minutes ago. Um, so I'm going to ask for a motion to
uh, add resol. So, this we'll we'll have a motion to add a resolution onto the agenda and that needs to be uh unanimous and then we'll vote on it afterwards if it is put onto the agenda.
So, um I'm asking for a motion to add resolution 215A to the agenda. I make a motion. >> I second it. Um, so roll call. This this needs to be unanimous. Again, sorry for
the uh Well, uh, city clerk, do you want to just explain why this >> uh, they sent over the last bit of their required documents a half hour before I came over >> and >> it was too late even to send an email. I
was in the middle of making copies. point of reference. Do do we have a a description of what that is? >> I gave everyone a I did have time to do a resolution. I left a copy for everybody. This is the same one we had at the last meeting, the 70 Grand LLC.
And I did tell everyone that if we get all the paperwork in, we'll be transferring it. It's an inactive license that will become um an active license. It's being it's a persontoerson and placetoplace transfer. So, it's being transferred from one company to
the other, and it will have an active location at uh 22 West Palisade Avenue. It's a liquor uh store. It's not a restaurant. >> I'm sorry. >> Which uh place had the license?
>> It was uh it was an inactive license. The name of the company was 70 Grand LLC. >> 70 Grand. I remember that place. sold. And this is Is that going to Charlie's Liquor Place? Is that what it is? >> No, it's a new owner. The company is called KB Liquor Incorporated.
>> Okay. Thank you. >> And we were rushing to get them in because apparently their closing is tomorrow or they were rushing to get it in. >> Okay. Roll call on whether to add the ordinance to the agenda. >> A resolution
>> uh to the resolution to the agenda. Thank you. >> Councilwoman David, >> yes. >> Councilman Tokayer, >> yes. >> Councilman Wilson, >> yes. >> Councilwoman Waski, >> yes. >> Council President Rosenw, >> yes. >> All right. Thank you for that. So we now
uh open uh public comment on the uh consent agenda which is resolutions uh 188 195 211 through 215A.
So if anyone from the public has any questions regarding these resolutions u please come up to the mic. All right. All right. So, I'll close the public session now. Um, is there anyone from the council who wishes uh any of
these resolutions to be pulled for a separate vote? 195 211 212 213 and an explanation for 214. So, we'll start with the uh consent
items, of which I guess there are three at this point. Um 188 uh 215 and 215A. Do I have a motion for those? >> I'll make a motion.
>> I second. Roll call. >> Councilwoman David. >> Yes. Councilman Toker, >> yes. >> Councilman Wilson, >> yes. >> Councilwoman Wasatski, >> yes. >> Council President Rosenw, >> yes. Uh, do I have a motion to introduce
a resolution 195? >> I make a motion. >> I second. Um, any so any discussion from the council or or Mr. Hoffman, if you can just explain this resolution. >> Uh, thank you, council president. Yes,
this resolution uh is uh to place EV or electronic vehicle charging stations in some of our municipal parking lots. The uh the city has approximately 15 parking lots and these the electric the EV
charging stations would be placed in our most active parking lots. And this is a this would be um something that our residents who have electric cars, they'd be able to pull in uh while they park. They can they can recharge. And um this
the city would also um would also be generating some income from that. One of the nice things about uh this this particular vendor is that they are paying the electricity costs for for the charging station. So this is not something that's falling on the city.
>> Thank you. Yes. So, please >> um quick question um council president. Um what is it is there an ordinance about um um residents or um homeowners um having an EV charging station in their home because that's happening now. They're bailing in the back of their
homes now. Is there ordinance or anything? I mean, as you know, there was one on my block. So there are residents who install >> who have level three chargers that people No, they just for their own car. Their own car. That's it. [snorts]
>> They installed behind their homes. >> Well, tons of people have that. Is there any are there any rules on that? >> Um just got to go through the permitting process. Make sure it's correct. >> Okay. Yeah. Thank you. >> Okay. Roll call, please.
Oh, >> do you have questions? >> Yes. >> Okay, please. >> Um, >> have we thought about Bob what happens when um there are cars parked in these charging stations that aren't charging?
Do they get ticketed and slashtoed? And are we having them a minimum and not a minimum, but a maximum time someone can charge their car? you know, some are we do we have a 45m minute limit because at 5% some of these cars are
I don't need to tell you council president because you've got a um but do do we do we have a a maximum time someone can charge their car and are they all 350kms?
Because if they are, the longer they charge, the higher the rate goes. [snorts] And do we get those higher rates? >> The um not all of the charging stations are the are the the the 350
>> 125s. A couple >> a couple of them. I don't uh there's there's there there is a breakdown for level level twos, [clears throat] level twos, and level threes. Mhm. Um so that's something that will that will be decided um based on the on the usage of
each parking lot. Um to answer your question, I I do not know if there's a maximum time limit. I what I do know is that if you are if a vehicle is parked a non-electric vehicle is parked in a in a in a spot with an electric charging
station, the the police can ticket it. Um but we you know these the these are some of the things as we move forward I'm sure we will we will surface some issues and they will be addressed. >> Okay. So when we're doing uptime,
excuse me, when we're doing uptime performance, um the revenue shares change. And the reason why I asked that is because, you know, we just did an adjustment for parking in regards to a 10 cent break to our residents if you show your license to the police
department. Does the same will the same be applied to um our uptime performance? Will our residents get breaks during uptime performance? No, that's not anticipated at the moment. >> Okay. >> I mean, that's that's something that can
be evaluated, but that wasn't anticipated at the moment. >> And final question is that we're thinking about how many units and how many fast charging within our municipal lots
>> there. Um that's something that we will we will determine um when we meet on site with the with with the vendor and it's also it's also going to be based on the size of the lot. So um there's going to be we
will probably have charging stations in in four different lots. >> Thank you. Council president just in terms of the management fee. >> Oh, sorry. Just in terms of the management fee, who's responsible for the electricity cost? >> Uh, the vendor is responsible for the
electricity cost. They will be paying that. >> It just when I'm looking at the chart, it says management fee 13.9% of transaction plus 359 annual per charger plus electricity cost. So the um the the v the vendor in the bid
specification the vendor is paying for the electricity cost. >> So do we need to change that verbiage before we vote or how does that work? >> Um well we don't need to change the verbiage the verbiage it's in it's in the RFP. But if you want if you would
wanted to add a caveat that uh the that the vendor is paying for the electrical charges we can do that. >> Yeah. Just cuz the chart that's attached to it makes it sound like they're getting >> Yeah, it reads different >> that they're not paying the electricity
cost. >> I just want to make sure I understand it right. >> That that would be fine. >> I thank you for picking that up on that. Any other comments? >> Um, okay. Roll call, please.
>> Councilwoman David. Yes. >> Councilman Tokayer. >> Yes. >> Councilman Wilson. >> Yes. >> Councilwoman Wasadski. >> Yes. >> Council President Rosenwag. >> Yes. Uh do I have a motion to introduce resolution 211? >> I make a move. >> I second it. Uh any questions or
discussion? >> Yes. >> Uh I guess this would be directed to our city manager. Um, what dictates for us to do exercise like this at
Rockwood Court basketball project? Uh, this this was this was done at the recommendation of the city engineer. The uh uh he determined that the court needed um needed to be repaired or resurfaced. And this was part of our our 2026
capital budget plan. And and the reason why I ask is because um for two reasons. We we just had one done in Denning Park and my concern is about the finished product and then we
haven't touched Morris Park at all. So, I'm trying to figure out the hierarchy, how we decide what gets what, and who's going to oversee the finished product of this
particular exercise, Rockwood Court basketball project. >> Well, it would be it would be the city engineer. Um, but are are you are you talking about the the final the final color of the court?
>> No, no, no, no, no, no. I'm I'm talking about um when when you when you go to the edge of uh the pavement or the tar or the cement, whatever they're going to redo it with. Um, we have problems with
these courts because there's a falloff and if you're a sports player, you don't want to go from 4 in to [snorts] one inch. It's a good chance to twist the twist the um ankle. And so my
concern is the finished product to make sure that it's safe for our residents and whoever decides to partake. Yeah, that's um that was that was something that was that was noted and learned from uh from previous experience. >> Okay. Just want to make note that we're
we're looking at France. >> Yep. >> Thank you. >> Sure. >> Thank you, Council President. >> Any other questions or comments? Okay. Uh roll call, please. >> Councilwoman David, >> yes. >> Councilman Toker, >> yes.
>> Councilman Wilson, >> yes. >> Councilwoman Wasadski, >> yes. Council President Rosenwig. >> Yes. Um, do I have a motion to introduce resolution 212? >> I make a motion. Council President, >> I second it. Uh, any questions or discussion?
>> Uh, a quick explanation of Inglet Police Department's purchase situation. And what is that for, Mr. City Manager? >> Uh, these are for the electronic license plate readers. So, this is um this ties into the camera system. And these are
for the the the readers that go into our police vehicles and then uh and then tie into the dispatch center. >> Okay. And they're fully compatible. Is that correct? >> Yes, that is correct. >> Thank you, Council President.
>> Roll call, please. >> Councilwoman David, >> yes. >> Councilman Tayer, >> yes. >> Councilman Wilson, >> yes. >> Councilwoman Wasadski, >> yes. >> Council President Rosens, >> yes. Okay, we'll now move on to uh resolution
213. Do I have a motion to introduce? >> I make a motion to introduce. >> I second. Mr. Second. All right. Any discussion or comments? >> Yes, council president. Can you explain to me who AYO
is? >> Uh yes. Uh they they are um an organization from the city of from the city of Inglewood and they have over the past several years um run soccer programs in conjunction with our recck department. Um the majority of the
soccer players that are in the program are from the city of Inglewood [clears throat] and uh this is something that the city council has done annually for the past several years is to uh wave wave the fees for this um worthwhile program. >> What would be the fee if we didn't wave
it? >> I'm not sure. It's based It's based on the on the number of participants. I would like to get that number and I'd like to find out what AYSO stands for. I know it's an abbreviation for probably something. It it just I I just don't
comprehend it and that the fact that they're here every year and we give them a waiver. So, I would like to know who who that is and what and what the fee that we're waving for. >> American soccer. >> We can just look it up online. I think
it's American Youth Soccer Organization. They've done a presentation to the council. This is similar to Anglewood Little League. Also, the Anglewood Raiders baseball travel team. The fees are waved. The these are done for all
our children's recreation um programs and they've been here and did do a presentation, but um and Mr. to have. You can double check it, but I'm pretty sure it's American news organization. Is that what it is?
>> Yeah, I'm checking now, but I I I'm sorry. I left my I left my file on the desk, but yeah. >> Yeah, I think they made a presentation. I could I don't remember. I mean, I was here, so it's probably was in 2023 that they made a presentation. >> No, I was here also. So,
>> Oh, so was it 2024? Okay. Yeah. >> And I believe I was here for that as well. And I remember the presentation and it was a nice presentation. I just never knew what the fee associated with it was and what are we waving and the
fact that we are waving fees. >> Yeah. It's it's the permit fees for use of the of the fields. >> Yeah. I I don't know how long the season is, how long the practice is. I don't know the dollar amount on that. All I know is for the last teen years we've
been waving fees. >> Thank you council president. >> Um [clears throat] also I would like to know are all fees waved for every nonprofit organization you know who wants to throw something? The answer is no. The fees the fees um
are not waved. There are many not for-profit organizations in the city, but the uh the policy of the council has been for um not for not forprofits or organizations that um part um that benefit youth sports. They they wave the
they wave the fees for the for the use of the fields. >> Okay. How do we determine which one is waved and which one is not waved? Like >> they the request comes to the council and the council votes on it and waves the fees. So it's um as had been previously stated this is it's been done
for uh for youth uh soccer for baseball for other other sports um so so that's that is the policy >> I think Mr. happen out this year. There's two soccer programs. There's a
second soccer program in the city um >> that that we're also waving fees for. >> That that is correct. There's a there's a a a second program that als that has several hundred children that are participating. If I may, there's going to also be a new
soccer academy opening up on Banker Street um soon that's uh going to be privately held. Uh but it's been in business for many years. I as I recall uh [snorts] there are um always governing bodies in
past years have always waved things when it comes to children. Be careful, mayor, how we use past p past practice because things that were done in the past are no longer being done here. So, if in fact that we're waving fees, we
need to be conscious on what we're waving fees for. And if we're picking and if we're picking and choosing, let's lay them all on the table so we're clear on who we're waving and who we're not waving.
the fees cannot be waved unless an application is made and then everybody has eyes on that and can have a conversation about it. Um, also there are private businesses that are generating some of these leagues uh advertising and vendors that have
financial interests. So the truth is there are ways to still give the benefit to the children without impacting a nonprofit. Um, but these things are always generated with either emails, inquiries, or correspondences to the city hall, to the city manager's office.
Just so I'm clear, um, I am all for waving fees for the children because the children is our future. I I think it's important that we support these type of opportunities when in when any opportunity we have to
support the youth. And I'll and I'll second that because our council we support through the city we support junior football we support cheerleader cheerleading and you could see the flyers they were just posted on social media. um our recreation
department can't support doesn't doesn't have the ability to support every single sport and these nonprofits fill a need and they really help us out. And so um so yes, we do support junior football.
We support cheerleading. We support track through the city. We support soccer through through um our partnership with the nonprofits this year. I believe there too. We support baseball through our partnership with
the Raiders travel team and with the Anglewood Little League. Um am I missing any other sports that we support? soccer, junior football, tracking, >> cheerleading,
>> soccer, and baseball. So, it's good that we're able to offer this to all the children in Anglewood. I don't know what the extent of um how we help the track team because year after year when we have people making um
tremendous strides, no pun or pun intended to go down to the nationals that they always have to search for money. So I don't know how far we support a track team, but I think if we're going to support something, we
support it to the end. If in fact these uh young beautiful individuals make the nationals, they have to pay or scrimp or the parents have to pay air airfare fee as well. And they only got to that point
by us supporting them during the season of that track. Now they benefit by going to the nationals and we fall short on support. >> Okay, roll call, please. Councilwoman David, >> yes. >> Councilman Toker,
>> yes. >> Councilman Wilson, >> yes. >> Councilwoman Wasadski, >> yes. >> Council President Rosenwick, >> yes. Uh, do I have a motion to introduce resolution 214? >> I make a motion.
>> I second. Any discussion? I'd like to know uh what our city manager is going to be doing for fund commission of metropolitan health insurance fund if I'm reading that right. Well, that's a that's a valid question.
And what this is is the um when the city left the state health benefits plan for Etna, we had an obligation to provide health insurance for our retirees at the best possible cost that we could find. Uh so ma matching the coverage we were
able to place our retirees into this particular health insurance fund so that they are they have not had a loss of benefits or anything of that nature but the the health insurance fund requires representation from the from uh member
municipalities. So, uh, this is this is to provide the the city with a voice in the policies of this particular fund so that we can represent our retirees. >> Thank you for that. Um, and the reason why I bring that up is because we have a slew of retirees that are confused in
regards to representation of our health um, health obligations. So, I applaud you for stepping up to be the commissioner for the health because there's a lot of people that are confused in regards to retirement and the health benefits. So, thank you for
that. >> Thank you, Council President. Any other comment? I have roll call, please. >> Councilwoman David, >> yes. >> Councilman Toker, >> yes. >> Councilman Wilson, >> yes. >> Councilwoman Wasadski, >> yes.
>> Council President Rosenw, >> Whoops. Yes. All right. So, now we have two items for discussion. Um, uh, one is, uh, parking on Jones Road, I believe. Councilwoman Matski, you
>> so last weekend our residents notified me that um there was a problem because of I guess visitors to the Flat Rock brook I guess there was no more parking in front of Flat Rock Book on Jones Road and people for the first time that I
could remember or that they could even remember there were there were uh cars parked on the on the west side of Jones Road. And what happened is because Jones Road only has room for one lane in each direction, it backed up traffic and
created a safety issue. So, we brought this over and here we have our traffic sergeant sitting right here. We sent over the um the issue over to the traffic uh department and basically there there were no ordinances on the
book saying that people can't park on Jones Road. And one of the residents in Jones Road recently reminded me that, you know, 25 years ago, we didn't have a sidewalk on Jones Road, so it was much wider. And but in the last since that
sidewalk is in and I' I'm living in that area a long time, no one has parked there, but I guess people visiting Flat Rap Brook, there are no signs saying you can park there. And I guess they they park there. So, uh, this was sent, like I said, to the traffic department, and
the recommendation from the, uh, traffic department and the chief was that we pass an ordinance of, uh, no parking on Jones Road from East Palisate Avenue to the Route 4 East ramp. >> May I ask um, what about in front of
Flat Rock? There is an indentation by Allison Park. >> No, that would stay. that would remain. >> Yeah. >> Um so my experience with thank God 10 healthy grandchildren um and lots of vehicles that line up there that we're going to end up finding
residents from other communities parking there and other people will then have to walk further distances. And we're actually placing pedestrians, little children, on the way to a park that's used significantly
crossing streets as opposed to parking. You might consider, I guess you'll have a public hearing if this is something you consider, but you might want to consider restricting the parking on one side as a start and or limiting it a block or two away from where the turns
are or where the street may be a little wider because we may impact uh the quiet enjoyment of Anguit Pearl. That's what I call flat rock. So, just something to consider that that little indentation on
Jones Road fills up very quickly. People will decide to go elsewhere. And frankly speaking, I think we do need for uh elderly people. We have now a great boardwalk in Flat Rock proper and then
on Palace, not Palisade, on Jones. um elderly people and uh tots go there all the time and a lot of babysitters with babies during the week. Um there's more that's more pedestrian when the weather's good. But my suggestion would be not to eviscerate parking completely.
That's too long a swath not to have parking for a park that draws people from the region. >> Yeah. [clears throat] And I'll just I'll just remind you because I live right right there. The cars parked they come down Hutchinson. They come down fountain. They come down Sunset and
there's plenty of There's never been an um >> I get that. I get that. >> Which is really very close. >> I get that. But the the issue is I know they're close. They're also on hills. Um and I just I would suggest instead of
restricting parking on both sides, at least start off with one side. >> Yeah. But that but that's what happened. People parked on one side and it backs up traffic because you don't have two lanes there. >> Yeah. So, so that you know Jo, I mean the traffic sergeant is here. I mean this was his recommendation. I don't
know if you want to ask him to to speak to it. >> Sergeant, would you be comfortable? Is is this okay? I if if you're if you're not prepared to fully discuss it then that's okay and we can talk another >> maybe come up to the microphone just
>> if you speak in the microphone so that people at home can hear you >> u with what uh Council Wiski's uh >> sorry >> excuse me >> okay yeah we did review it with the chief of police So, if you guys have any
questions, I'm sure he would speak on it, but it was something that was uh you know, passed through him and ultimately decided that it would be a good idea. >> Okay. I don't want to put you on the spot. Okay. Or get you in trouble. So, okay. >> Okay. Thanks. [snorts]
>> Thank you. I'm sorry. >> Yes. Uh I could see where that would be a problem. Um it's it's it's a quagmire because we build a beautiful bridge, a beautiful park for them to come and for
60 plus years of my life, it was Sundays that those cars were come there and they would enjoy. And I guess it's the old adage, build it and they will come. So I I don't know how we get away from that because maybe we do wider indentations
because they're people that you know they come do we told them do we ticket them and they're trying to enjoy that beautiful area there and I know for 60 years on a Sunday that was the thing [snorts] to do but I can get it
Okay. So, um you uh Bill, maybe you'll write up an ordinance. This would be an ordinance, right? >> Uh yes. Yep. >> And then we can get input from um the chief of police
on >> some input. >> Yeah. Okay. May I ask, council president, is are there areas to put indentations or only that one area um has an indentation? >> Well, I think that's some of the input we'll we'll try to get on that.
>> Thank you. >> Okay. And the city clerk wants to discuss uh filming regulations. Um the current filming ordinance requires a minimum of 72 hours to submit a filming application. Um some of these
filming requests are complicated. They might have uh food trucks uh expanded locations which require input from other departments or permits from other departments. So the 72 hours is enough to um have them submit. Some of them do
put in, they know that they're bigger productions and they'll put in way in advance, but it's just sometimes you get these last minute things and we're scrambling. Um, in the summertime it's busier, just uh not so much in the winter time. So, we're just requesting to change the 72 hours to seven business
days just to give all the departments the time they need to review the applications, to see what else is needed, just to make sure everything is safe for everybody. Is this something we charge for? We charge for Is it significant revenue or
nominal? >> Um, it depends on how much filming they're doing. It's $300 a day for on private property, 600 for public, and then whatever other permits they might need from like maybe the fire prevention bureau, health department, etc.
>> Okay. Did Did I hear that right? What were the fees a day? >> 300 a day for private property, 600 for public. And this is just for our departments can catch up and have it on a timely fashion. Is that correct? >> Well, they have their own uh permitting
fees. This is just to allow them to film, >> right? For our department to do it in a timely fashion. Okay. Thank you. >> So, that would be an ordinance as well. >> Yeah. I have a question. >> Okay. >> Just Yeah, just an amendment of 72 hours
to the seven business days with one line. Um, I know other towns nearby us do do allow filming in their towns. How many days do they require? >> I I've never done a survey of surrounding towns. I just know what we
do. >> Okay. Miss Mr. Bailey, is that something that you could look at? >> Uh, yeah. I don't know offhand but yeah could just look at >> I I think Tene various >> ordinance >> I think Tene has has an ordinance like
this >> uh council president if I may the um part part of the reason for this is um it's becoming more prevalent for cater catering and things like that for for for the on site and so we've um we we
need to make sure that fire prevention and particular the health department have time to to review the applications and then to um if if there's um if there's changes that have to be made that the um you know the the organization has time to do that and and
get it to Yansy and and make make sure that we can have a complete review. Council President, >> so is this one bundle or is it filming regulations and um food carts? How's
that working? >> This is the only thing we're requesting right now is to just change the 72-hour time limit to seven business days just to give us more time to review the applications they submit. The application is long and the ordinance is a little bit longer.
>> I I understand. Thank you, um, city clerk. But I thought I heard the city manager say that there's some food trucks. >> They bring in their own food trucks sometimes onto the lots, but and that requires inspections from both the health and fire. Um, this only came to our attention for the last filming that
happened um in a location where they actually shut off their sensors and it triggered the fire department to come out. they they shut off the fire sensors because they were going to be using smoke um in in the inside the confined space. So when the fire department went
out, the fire bureau went out and it triggered all this well now they need permits, they need other things. Um so it's just it it's just now expanding the scope of these permits and it was always just something simpler, Real Housewives,
etc. Now we're going on to big productions. Um, >> build it and they will come. Thank you, council president. >> All right. Thank you. Um, so now we move to communications from the governing body. Um, mayor,
>> thank you. Good evening, everybody. And for those watching this, uh, I want to just update everyone on the flood and storm warnings. We're obviously in the midst of a severe storm watch, uh, and a flood watch uh, through the end of, uh, day tomorrow. Residents are urged to
stay indoors and off the roads. If you must go, proceed uh with caution. Expect low visibility and slippery conditions. Most importantly, be aware of the dangers that flood waters present. If you can't see how deep the water is, don't guess. Turn around. 6 in of moving
water is enough to knock you down. One foot is enough to carry a vehicle. Never try to walk, swim, or drive through any flood waters. I want to thank our uh city manager for showing me um around the city and the different storm water management um improvements that we're
making, particularly with the lower elevation drainage areas, making sure that they're clear and that the water can pipe out of our community uh to Overpek. Uh the city of Angwood is excited to announce that we've successfully renegotiated the resident parking discount with new resident
parking convenience fee lowered to 10 cents. Uh to obtain the new rate, you simply need to verify your residency with the Angwood police by emailing a copy of your driver's license to parking atwoodpd.org. Once verified, your account will be updated to reflect the discounted fee.
There's also a smoke alarm installation program. The Angid Fire Department is currently accepting applications for free installation of smoke detectors for Angwood residents. A QR code to scan is available at the city hall Facebook page or you can contact the fire department
by email at fire safety atangwoodf fire.com uh to schedule an appointment. Again, I join in uh recognizing the loss of a former fire chief, Gerald Marian. Gerald served our city with distinction for 28
years, the last five as our chief. [snorts] Chief Marin was laid to rest this morning, but his memory will live on in the many lives that he touched and saved, as well as our fire headquarters, which he played an integral role in construction. I please join us in
keeping his family and friends in our prayers. I have such fond memories. I appointed him at the time to the environmental commission and he showed up in a yellow Hummer um which was a gas guzzler at the time and uh he he marched to his own tune and he was really um
appreciated by so many. Also I marked the passing of Ernie Ramos Jr. the uh gentleman who was so dedicated to our public works who served so nobly also for 18 years. We had a chance to name the day after him and and give greetings
to his family. Our congressman Josh Godhammer had a public safety roundt. Um I want to thank him for his work to claw back literally $42 million in federal funding to bolster public safety. These funds are going to help streamline and modernize our communication systems as
well as help secure vulnerable locations such as transit hubs and places of worship. It's my hope that this funding could also bring back some of the old uh EMTs that we seem to be losing to different models uh throughout the uh
area. We look forward to leaning and learning more about this money and how it'll benefit our community once the congressman uh gives us more details. Um if you want to see a lovely exhibit, come to city hall. Thank you to Englewood's Rotary. Also um on the Sori
tapestry that adorns our whole um entrance. Um we wish Henry Washington uh good luck as he takes the reigns of that wonderful charity. Uh Bergen Pac had a watch party on the and I had the chance
to play a role in that. We had over 500 people come together uh and watch the World Cup final match. Um, we had a wonderful Anglewood Night Market. Very handsomely attended. Third one in a row, sixth in totality. I tip my hat again to
th to Katherine uh to the manager and to everybody that made sure we had a safe, wonderful event. The police did a really noble, smart job and we look great as a city. I had the privilege of participating in a MUN expo, a mayor's conference in the state of Israel about
three weeks ago. I came um I was there from a Sunday to a Thursday. It was a very meaningful uh visit uh best practices and meeting mayors throughout the world particularly in Europe uh was uh open eyes to a lot of concerns that
we have. The world got a lot smaller in recent years as we um had a chance to reset ourselves in a postcoid and in a world that seems to have a lot of hate. I was happy to get to know some colleagues and see that there is light
at the end of the tunnel. We had a wonderfully attended July 4th fireworks. Uh I want to thank uh the sponsors of this uh and also our police, fire, and DPW for doing a great job. Um we have
jazz, ladies and gentlemen, Thursday nights uh in front of the library. The health department has some really creative walks. Flat Rock. If you can find parking, Wink Wink has lots of events this spring and summer. And we urge that you attend and keep moving.
And if you'd like to catch up in all the nuance, the good, the bad, and the everything, come to a coffee with the mayor session every Friday at 11:00 in Angid's Facebook page. Thank you for your trust. I am available as needed, and I hope everybody is going to have an
enjoyable and safe summer. Thank you, Mayor. Uh, Councilwoman David. >> Um, yes. I'm going to be brief. Um, our superintendent resigned um from the Inglewood Public School District, and I wish her well. She will be the
superintendent for San Jose School District um up next um next year. Well, this year, September. And under Monty Hazelton's leadership, she's done so much to contribute to the public school district. She increased student
achievement and academic excellence by um basically implementing district evidence-based literacy programs to accelerate reading achievements. Um also our growth mathematics, geometry, [snorts] geometry proficiency went from 32 to
43%. Grades 6 to 7th in math went from 9 to 15%. ELA from 5th to sixth grade increased from 34 to 37%. grades 8 to 9 ELA ELA increased from 44 to 51%. Also um early childhood success she
strengthened the literacy and mathematic instruction and ensuring students enter kindergarten with stronger foundational skills. The reading growth by grade kindergarten went up 55%. Um grade one 35% grade two 25%. So uh
math went up also 60% in kindergarten also um it went up grade eight but 15%. um high school achievement also English went up 74% of students met grade level expectations also she did so many things here under her leadership she she formed
a stu superintendent student advisory council students participate in educational experience including Broadway productions they in they went to the white house they visit the United States Capital Google headquarters Swedish embassy Statue of Liberty CNBC
and they made college um visits and they also had civic engagement opportunities ities. Also, she did mentoring and and student supports and founded Englewood, my brother's keeper. Also, she opened up a pantry, student basic needs, fresh groceries, household essentials,
personal hygiene items, and health products. Um because a lot of our children had food insecurities. She also um um fostered community and um health and family community engagement, career, college, college readiness, and everything. So, I wish her well in her
new role at San Jose School District. And I want to say thank you, Marty Hazelton. >> Uh, thank you, uh, Mr. Teer. >> Thank you. Um, I just want to mention two things. I want to mention the Anglewood Night Market, which I thought, uh, turned out to be fabulous both for
my kids who are underage and for adults. I think this is the first time I've seen it with alcohol and I thought that was actually uh a great move. Um it brought a lot of uh fun games for kids and it brought a lot of adults into it and I think this was the uh the market that
had the most amount of people. Is that correct, Mayor? >> Yes. >> Yeah. It's amazing. Um I also want to talk a little bit about my work with CSX. uh although it's not finalized, I've been uh in contact with them for about a year or a little bit less, maybe about 10 months to help us get a excuse
me, to help us get access to uh a lot of the train tracks to clean up uh as we've seen last uh week with the flooding. Um Dean Avenue uh right by Baltazar is was a mess and I think that uh a lot of the
flooding happened on under the CSX lines and I finally gotten access through them to get to those lines and clean it up and I think uh it'll make a huge difference in that area. So I'm happy and positive that they've been responsive to us and they've given us access to start going in and cleaning up
those areas. Hopefully uh Anglewood won't be uh uh flooded as much now that we have access to those areas. I want to wish everyone a great week and uh thanks so much, >> Mr. Wilson. >> Mr. Wilson,
>> thank you. [clears throat] We have a tradition here in Inglewood and uh I applaud Captain uh Brown at the fire department that continues the condition of the tradition as the fire safety camp
main counselor. Uh it's a program where they have 20 to 30 or 40 kids depending on who registers for a week of camp of instructions of fire safety and just general life. knowledge. So, I applaud the fire department and I applaud
Captain Brown for continuing this tradition. Flooding, uh, it doesn't seem to be as bad as it used to be. So, we have improved in flooding. We're not done.
We're still working towards um, perfection. And hopefully with the new technology coming forward that we'll get as closely as possible. Being on the planning board liaison, we have passed the first major project on Grand and
Palate Avenue in regards to affordable housing. So we can look forward to some type of relief for our numbers. Uh night market was a great success. Just a point of information, I won't mention any
names. Someone said we had a lot of kids and then we had drinks. The kids weren't drinking. Uh we had this site uh ribbon cutting at city hall this past week that was uh fabulous.
Uh I think it's 100 plus feet and it's displayed in city hall. And Diane Jansen drives this thing home. And kudos to Miss Jensen for doing such. It's a great opportunity for you guys to see what it
is. Um, when people come together and the project is at display in city hall at our own pack art theater, we had a terrific showing of the final soccer game. Um, and if you missed it, you
missed it. But kudos to them for opening up at such a reasonable price for our neighboring towns and our residents to come and enjoy on a huge screen that they made accessible to our residents. So kudos
uh Bergen Family Center. I won't call him new, but we have a new inventive thinking Aaron Dailyaly. He's the CEO. And if given the opportunity, please stop by. uh many projects that need
assistance. Uh he's got his finger on the pulse. And so, welcome, Mr. Dailyaly. And I'd like to say that DPW gets a bad rap sometimes. Um not really sure why. Well, I I do know why
people want it when they want it. But um through 90 100 degree weather, they're performing. Um 3 ft of snow, they're performing. Uh floods, they're performing. So, I just like to say kudos for the
work that you guys are you guys are doing out there uh to improve the lifestyle of Ingwood. So, thank you to the DPW and have a blessed and safe summer. And if you see something, please
say something because if we don't hear it, we can't improve on it. Thank you, Council President. >> Thank you, uh, Dr. Wasadski. >> Good evening. So, as I've mentioned before, spring and summer are my favorite times of the year in Anglewood. Um, we've had so many
great community events and once again the Anglewood Night Market as everyone's mentioned was a huge success. I'd like to especially uh thank Catherine for everything did she did to make it happen and everybody who's worked on it. I know how much work
goes on behind the scenes and it really showed. Um, I also had the opportunity to spend time at both the junior police academy and the junior fire academy. It was wonderful to see our police officers and firefighters interacting with the
kids in a completely different way, teaching them, encouraging them, and giving them experiences that they'll have for years to come. Thank you. Uh thank you. Um so once again, I'd like to uh offer
my condolences to the family of uh Fire Chief Marian. Um when I was on the council uh number of years ago, I worked very closely with him and always appreciated his uh concern for the city. Um and he will be greatly missed.
Um in addition, uh I know it's uh you've heard it before, but uh the night market was a spectacular success, and we've done it three years in a row now, and each one's getting better. Um I'm glad she was mentioned tonight. Uh, but Katherine, you know, um, you know,
obviously it's her job, but you could tell how much care and commitment she puts into it. Way above, um, just, you know, punching a a time card here. She really cares about the city and making sure uh, everything uh, goes off
perfectly in the city and and I can tell you I greatly appreciate that because all of our events go flawlessly uh, because of her dedication and hard work. So, thank you to her. um for that. Um and once again, I'd like to wish
everyone a good second half of summer. Uh Mr. Hoffman. Uh thank you, Council President, and good evening everyone. Uh to piggy back on what the mayor had said, the fire department is offering free smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors
as well as the installation. And this is through a grant that the fire department was able to obtain. So, they were able to purchase the um the units and there the grant also covers the the overtime so that the fire department can uh can help put put in the detectors when
people are home. So, on weekends and at night. This past weekend, the firefighters installed 310 smoke detectors in over 100 different locations. Many of those locations, many of those homes did not have smoke detectors. So, this is the first time
that they're they're they're in there. and they also were able to replace defective units that um that had been there and people were just looking at. So these these installations these these are going to help save lives and they're early warning they're early warning
notices for carbon monoxide and just um they they will help our res they will help our residents and this is this is a great initiative. So the fire department is going to be continuing to offer free installations for as long as the detectors last. So, if you want, as the
mayor said, uh, contact the fire department at firesafety@anglewoodfire.com. Uh, they're scheduled to, uh, to offer the smoke detectors for installation this weekend, August 1st and 2nd, as well as next weekend, August 8th and 9th, but again, they will do it until
they run out of run out of detectors. Um this so this is basically this this is a boots on the ground initiative that the fire department has taken and um they they are to be congratulated for um it for make making sure that uh they're
that that people have the opportunity to leave leave a structure before before something bad happens. Uh it was also mentioned before that the Rotary has the has their 107 foot long uh community tapestry in in city hall and it does
look beautiful on our on our our staircase and then uh hang hanging up near the city city manager's office. Over 400 people participated in creating this work of art. There were 21 nonprofit organizations that that were
involved. Um and uh as Councilman Wilson said, um Diane Jansen deserves a round of applause for um for helping to set up set up the displays of of this at city hall and at other loca locations throughout the year and it will be on
display through September 15th at city hall. I also want to thank the council and congratulate the council for passing resolution 19507. This is for the EV charging stations and um this is this will help position the city um for for
our the the needs of our residents um for for charging electric vehicles. But I also wanted to uh give a special thanks to Councilman Toker and also to one of our college interns, George Brides Jr. who uh assisted with
reviewing the six proposals that came in. And it was a complicated process, but with um with with the the collaborative help, we were able to um to to go through and figure out what was the best overall value for the city. So,
so thank you for that. And also, um you know, it was it was it was great to work with our with our young intern. and uh hopefully he will he will want to pursue a career in local government. Then um as as has been said previously,
we had a wonderful Inglewood Night Market on Tuesday, July 14th, and the estimates are that we had over 8,000 people that attended and we had we had over 100 different vendors or not forprofits that were that were there.
And um as as the council president and the mayor has said and others, a special thanks to Katherine Melendez for the thousand1 things she did behind the scenes and then that night she was like Speedy Gonzalez or Ricochet Rabbit just ma making sure things were were going
smoothly and um our police, our fire department and our DPW, particularly our DPW before and then after um did did a great job. So at at 1:00 in the morning, you would never know that we had a night market. So the the you know, the street
was cleaned and it was ready. It was ready to go for the next day. And I would also be remiss if I didn't mention the health department because they had to inspect over 80 vendors, making sure that um the lobster rolls that Sergeant Ensenot so um has been looking forward
to for a whole year um were safe for him to eat. And then there was empanadas and other things that uh that um that they had to look at. And then uh T th T th T th T th T th T th T th T th T th T th T th who was TH experiences was the uh was was the the uh individual that helped us
manage this on a dated on you know on an hour-to-our basis there and then work with Katherine uh throughout the year. So we're barely recovered from it but we're already working on next year. So stay stay tuned and um we we're looking
forward to having some races on the slides next year with members of the governing body. Um so the city continues to invest its time, talent, and treasure in uh the in the flooding as um as has been mentioned. And just during this
period of time, if you see that a catch basin has debris in it or near it, please clear it or please if you can't call the Department of Public Works so that they can they can clear it. But when we all work together, we're able to reduce um potential flood damage. And
before I close and wish everybody a good rest of the summer, um I want to give a shout out to Deputy City Manager John Burkner, our CFO Michael Kaufman, and then uh one of our our our uh planning board and zoning board liaison Oxana
because um to make life interesting today, a bat was flying around city hall. And so the the three the three of them were able to um to corral the bat to catch it and to um to safely release
it into the outdoors while we we all we consider we continue to do work. So um never a dull moment in the city of Inglewood particularly when it's close to a full moon. And on that note I will wish everybody a good rest of the summer. So thank you
>> Ricochet Rabbit. You're not dating yourself at all there. Yeah. Um, okay. So, do I have a motion to uh introduce bills and claims? >> I make a motion. >> Second. Any uh questions about the bills
and claim Oh, let me uh um I'm sorry. I I am remiss. Uh this is uh be resolved that bills and claims submitted list hereby approved for the payment in the total amount of 1,416,76681. Uh any comment by the governing body or
questions? Okay. Roll call, please. >> Councilwoman David, >> yes. >> Councilman Tayer, >> yes. Councilman Wilson, >> yes. >> Councilwoman Wasotsski, >> yes. >> Council President Rosen,
>> yes. So, now it's time for uh public session. Uh we now open the meeting to the public. Speakers are asked to step up to the microphone, give their name and municipality, and have three minutes to speak. >> Good evening. [clears throat] Daniel Kraton, 16 Brookway A. Uh, first thing I
want to ask the renaming on William Street on the corner of William Street in Ingwood a lieutenant so is he somebody that was significant in the fourth ward? Why was his name put up there? I just want to know. >> I'm sorry. Can can you move closer to
the mic? It's >> okay. Can you hear me now? >> Yeah. >> Then the name on the corner of William Street and Ingwood A. Lieutenant Williams. Somebody somebody I don't even know really. I was born and raised. Is he a significant in the fourth w of Inglewood? Is he somebody that was a significant of the fourth ward of
Inglewood that his name is put up there on William Street? Second of all, the corner of Central A and Demer A, the street sign is in somebody yard and you can't even see the street sign. You got bushes covering the street sign. You
wouldn't know what street you on. Third of all, uh is Ingual Police Department going is enforcing the new uh um bike bike bike thing, whatever the new registration everything for the bikes that they the ebikes that they
riding out on the streets right now because New State of New Jersey got the new law now. They got to be registered to have insurance. Are we enforcing that out there? >> Thank you. >> Okay. Thank you. Any
other public comment? >> All right. So, I'll close the public session. Um uh um Mr. Hoffman, are you familiar with the naming there? >> Yes. And I'm glad you brought this up. This is really important because that was named for a firefighter that died in
the line of duty back in the 1950s on that block. So, he was never recognized before and he was recognized a couple of years ago. So when the fire department was doing some research, they realized that that was the location where that
lieutenant died. And we should all recognize that that um somebody gave their life to help save others. So whether it's the fourth ward or whatever, that's that's what it was. >> Okay. All right. And then for the um central for for the C Central and
Demerest, if there's a if I I think I heard you say that this street sign needs to be replaced. I don't know if it's any sorry. >> All right. So, we noticed Sergeant Enson not take out his pen and paper. >> So, yeah. So, it'll it'll it'll be it'll
be noted, but also it's a this is that's a good um that's a good segue into saying that we on the website we we have um a complaints section. So, if you notice something like that, by all means, send us something so that we can
uh we can we can forward it to the right people and we can get it taken care of. So, Then the ebikes, this is a this is the new law that went in um into effect. So yes, if a if a ebike goes over 28 miles an hour. Um it it has to be enforced.
They have to have it registered. There are there are several things that have to occur. So I believe the law went into effect last week, but our our police department is aware of it and uh we'll be enforcing it. >> Sure. >> Right. Thank you. Do I have a motion to adjurnn?
I >> make a motion. All in favor? I >> I All right. Have a good night, everyone. >> Okay, >> I'm going to hand this to you, >> please. Bob, have a wonderful vacation. I will >> Okay, I will talk to you when I get
back.