Alright, good evening. Good evening, everyone. Good evening. Good evening. Good evening and welcome to the regular scheduled meeting of the mayor and Borough Council. I'm assuming we're live at this point. We are. Okay. So, we are
live on our Facebook and live going into the homes of our residents on our public access television. So, we want to say good evening and welcome. Again, this is the April 17th 2023 meeting of the mayor and Borough Council and we will begin the evening off by reading the open public meeting statement by our Clerk Byrd, administrator Reina Harris. This meeting was called pursuant to the provisions of the Open Public Meetings Act. Notice of this meeting was sent
to the Union County Hawk, Westfield, New Jersey, the Courier News, Bridgewater, New Jersey, the Star Ledger, North New Jersey, the Union County Local Source Union, New Jersey, and the Alternate Press. Tap into. net. In addition, copies of the notice were posted on the bulletin board in the municipal building and filed in the office of the Borough
Clerk. Notices on the bulletin board have remained continuously posted. Proper notice haven't been the borough clerk is directed to include this statement in the minutes of the meeting. Alright, thank you. For those that are in the house, may we please stand for the pledge of allegiance and then a moment of silence. I pledge allegiance to the flag
of the United States of America and to the Republic of which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for and as we are here tonight to pay witness and to thank so many volunteers. I would ask that we keep in our thoughts and our prayers, all the victims of the census, gun violence that seems to be
gripping our country no matter where you live, no matter what your zip code is and tonight, there are families really in desperation and pain. Thank you. Okay. So, can we have a roll call before we kick off our meeting? Thanks. Yup. There he is excused. Carter. President. McIlroy Burger. Here. Mitchell.
Here. Walsh. Here. Marr. Uh here. Okay. So, I am going to ask to just move something out of order under our presentations that we have on
second page of presentation by American Water to The Salvation Army. Can I have a motion to move that out of order to go next? So, move. Second All in favor? Alright. Alright. Thank you. Alright. So, I'm going to go over to the podium where I'll I will be for a few minutes.
Well, good evening everyone that's here. For those that are watching from home, we have a really nice full house and it's always really nice to see the public in the people's house here, right? This is your house here. This is our chambers of the mayor and the council and too often we don't necessarily have people here participating but tonight, we are here to actually celebrate and to honor
so many of you. Um I'd like to call forward members of the Salvation Army on the Advisory Board. Um Eric Graham, and Tawania hawk? Is it hawk? Yes. Hawks. Yes. If you come forward and I also like to call forward Kristin Bianco from New Jersey American Warder. So, there's a
lot of nice things about being the mayor. Um that I enjoy. One is for all of you in the audience tonight, really interacting with you, marrying people. The fact that I can officiate ceremonies is another really nice thing that I do. Um
but what I can also do is I can bring organizations together that I can advocate on behalf of one organization to another and tonight, from American Water, they're here to present a donation because
they have what is called the mayor's charity of choice and so I was asked if I would like to pick a non profit of my choice to give a donation to from the American Water in my name and I have chosen The Salvation Army and they are here.
Kristin is here to present the check and Eric are here to accept it on behalf of the board. Um and you may say like why the the Salvation Army. Well, I think the why is is because they while they are headquartered in Plainfield, Fanwood is in their area. Is
actually in their Ketchum area that they serve and part of their mission which is my mission as well is to make sure that we find people in our community that need their services and so we've embarked on a nice relationship to do
that. Um so, Kristen, you want to just say a few words on behalf of American Water First? Good evening, everyone. We just wanted to present this check on behalf of the mayor to The Salvation Army. We award a mayor each year a charity of choice and they get to pick and the Salvation Army is a is a great foundation and we're so proud to give this check to them.
Thank you. Good evening. I'm just so excited Thank you. We do a number of things at Salvation Army and chose to come stand with and calling out to speaking for I don't know. I don't know five or 10 years
perhaps but the main thing is that we have so much mental health going on with so many people. We have domestic violence. We have substance abuse, Salvation Army is like looking to extend services, a partnership with several cities. You feel me? What is one of them? On behalf of the
Salvation on the board. We welcome you from the American Water Company and we're going to do the best we can to extend the services for the community. Thank you so much. Alright. $1 000. Oh, it's a big choice. Oh, very nice. No, thank you. Keep up the good work. Keep up the good work.
And you know, the salvation if had army had come out, we had done the Fanwood fiveK this year and for those who ran it, they brought their water truck, right? And so, they were able to, you know, just give out water there and it's just really all about education,
raising awareness, raising the platform. They are literally our neighbors. They are literally located right next to the borough, the city hall in Plainfield and they do so much, so good. They, the kettlebells, you know, at Christmas time, I actually stood outside and I
did it this year and I was really pleased by the generosity of strangers because that kettlebell is just globally known, right? And people know if they give their money that it's actually going into the right hand. So, I want to thank you for that.
Alright. So, This is volunteer appreciation week, nationally, nationally and let me just get my thoughts together. And the theme nationally for
this campaign of Volunteer Appreciation Week is united we serve. And the goal is to recognize the impacts of volunteers and ultimately their power. Right? Their power that they have to build stronger
communities. And tonight I am so pleased that we are actually shining a light and publicly thanking those with more than a decade of volunteer services to Fanwood. So that in itself
many of them are in the room tonight and there were those who were not going to be able to make it. You know, so I speak to those that are here. I speak to those that are watching us from home and those who are currently on on our boards and commissions to to A thank you but also to
acknowledge your hard work and your dedication actually has so much power and you have actual power to transform the lives of the people that have chosen to live here in in would. And this is a a wonderful time for us
here at the governing body to just say a simple thank you. Because without you we would not be able to do the level of services. Without you we would not be able to put on whether it be events. Whether it is to keep us safe with the board of health. Whether it is to
protect our environment. Whether it's to culturally raise our minds with poetry and music or make sure that books and literacy remain important to us or that we plant a tree or that we have these wonderful recreational programs that
always go towards the heart of why I believe we are consistently ranked as one of the top communities of which to raise our families in. It that is not by accident and it is not just doesn't happen. It's because we all actually work on
it. And those of you that are in this room today have worked on it for a really really long time. And and your ability to step forward and to lean in without really looking for recognition but because you love the community that you
live in is why we wanted to do something like this. Now coming out of COVID, you know, recognizing that things have changed dramatically and how we meet and and what we do for each other but to let you know that we up here actually value
each and everyone of you. Um so, really behalf of myself and the Borough Council and we are proclaiming this, you know, part of National Volunteer Week to publicly thank our volunteers and that we know that you challenge us to do
better because we know that you're out there quietly every day, somehow doing something for Fanwood. So, therefore, we know that as elected officials that we take that charge and even going up to the next level of that. So, we have A little
public thank you for you and I'm going to call call you up and then we're going to take one group picture, right Tom? Okay. So, going to start with the Board of Health. So, Margaret Lewis, come on down, Margaret. Thank you.
I think sixteen. There you go. There you go. Kathleen Thomas. Come on down. I think you're, you're here a little bit like. Well, how many years have you been here? 20. That's right. I met you exactly
when I ran for office. Awesome. Okay. Um Adele Ketty. So, good to see you. Adele Petty. So, I bet you not many people recognize that Fanwood has its own poet laureate. Yes. And so,
Adele is a nationally acclaimed poet along with Tom, her her partner in this actually has the poetry series that is really nationally in state acclaimed and we're going to do something, right? Later on in May, seventh. May seventh. So,
there you go. Perfect. And then her better half of Tom Plant. Come on down. So, how long you've been doing this? 25 years. Just call my name now. I didn't do that. Oh, no. I didn't do that. 25 years.
Tom. How many years? How much? 25 years. Yes. 25 years. Alright. I know Alex is not here. He could not come. We're going to give that to you. Alright, on to our Environmental Commission, Sandra Retter. We're, I saw Sandra, Andrew. Tom, do you
want to maybe push him this way? A little, want to move them this way, a little because I think we're going to run out of space. Okay, just so they're not here. Sandy. How many years, Sandy? Um. A while? It's a while. A while. David, David
Schwartzenberg, who I've known a long time. It goes to warmer weather but then he comes back. Even from Tampa. Even from Tampa. Yes, Dave has been on the Environmental Commission and has Rightfully challenged us on
things from time to time to keep our nice community clean. Gary Zelk, where's Gary? There's Gary. Hi, Gary. How long do you think? Older than Derek. Good, clean dirt. Good, good, clean
dirt. Alright, planning board, our current chairman of the planning board who does such a really good job in moving all of our applications through Matt Jukes. Come on down. And the yes and yes. Um Eric
Gollin was not going to be here so I'm going to give you Eric's. Okay. And then Phyllis couldn't make it so. We'll give you Phyllis. Thank you. And Margaret couldn't be here. So you can have all these. So these are a tight group. We need when you actually think about that. Um Kevin Barr is a
former councilman was unable to be here tonight. So we thank Kevin for his. Uh Joan Scubish. Where's Joan? Over there. Come on down Joan. I just spent yesterday with Joan because we were at the Fanwood Scotch Plains Women's
Club that college club, college club that just celebrated 90 years of actually raising money for women to go to college. 90 years ago, think about that, that a group of women in our community understood the value
of educating women and and raised money and gave them scholarships and it is as healthy today as it was then and the room was packed of like well over 1hundred women and we had a. Eighty-two. How many? Hundred and 182 and we won lots
of prizes and it was all good and I always. No. We did. We won some. We did. We had a good time. Okay. Okay. Yes. She did. Okay. Thank you, Joan. I went on a little tangent there. Oh, yeah. This is Jack for Jack Mullins. I want to thank him. He's been an awesome. Um moving
on to our library, Jane Frost Guzzo. Come on down. Thank you, Jane. And Pat Plant. We love Pat Plant. No. I have to say that Tom and Tom and Pat who live in Fanwood are really of the community and
you know, the fact that one, you're a lovely couple and each of you individually, I like a lot too but thank you. Thank you for everything that you've done. Thank you. Jen Kapayuga was not able to come but I'll give it to. She's with the Girl
Scouts. Yep. Uh. Our chairwoman our chairwoman of our library board, Anne Minske, who's been guiding the new library. Which is no small feet but it looks really good. So, it looks really good. Okay, mister Lee,
Bill Lee, who for, you know, has retired from Lee's Driving School has been the planning board for probably like 18 years as my mayor did with me. So, he's not able to come. Um this is a special one that we don't often see him come out to public meetings other than what
he does but I want to call forward near Pierce of the Recreation Commission. Public display of affection. Oh my goodness. No, no, you can't go anywhere because he's got a phobia of pictures and a face and a name
that so many of us know in our community because he's always adding value to any and all public events. My dear friend, Bruce Sackrin. Um Exactly, exactly and Mike Kelly. Yeah. Mike Kelly.
Mike, how long have you been on the Rec Commission, right? 14, 15. Yeah. Yeah, right? It's awesome. Um. What's with the news? So, we love our trees here in Fanwood, right? We know we love our trees because anytime we think about putting a sidewalk in, we are always
talking about what we're just going to do for the trees or if we have, you know, anything in part of the stewardship of why we consider Arbor Day to be so important to us and the Tree City USA is because Steve Falco who has really guided that commission for so many years. So, I'm so glad he's here with
us tonight. And also on the Shade Tree Commission, Joanne Muno is here. Joanne. Thank you. Thank you. And last but not least, how we communicate out our message and and how it gets out there on
the airwaves. We want to thank mister Lewis for all of his work. We got Alright, so tell me how you want to get a nice group. Nice. Everybody from Adele on. You guys move to this side of the party? Oh, cheesecake. Careful,
Tom. Okay, I'll scoot down. Okay, so you guys scoot in with me, right? So, you want to have them on this side? Stand right over here Oh, okay. Yeah. So, just go down. Yup. Keep going down, Adele. Keep on going down. Keep walking. Yeah. Yeah.
Keep going. Keep going. Keep going. You can probably come over behind me here. Right? Right? Yeah, Mike. Somebody told me that. There you go. It puts us in the next tax bracket, Adele. Steve, I
don't think. Steve, no. You gotta come off. Here. Shoot over here, Mike. Come on. Oh, maybe. I know it's been a little bit. I know. Now, he's tally. Okay, no, whatever. Michelle. This way. Okay. And then just keep on moving in
forward. Alright, keep on moving in. Keep on moving in. Sorry, hold on. I'm going to. Good evening world. Right, I see you hiding back there. Alright, here we go. I see
everybody. I smile Nice. Thank you very much. Yay. Whoo Alright health. Oh, you too. What's wrong Give it a second. Councilwoman Walsh, do you have the Casa? Yes. So, I'm going to call
Newport and Dina. If you want to step forward. Oh, you got it 67. Alright. So, trusting my thermostat. While we, while we celebrate our volunteers. We also celebrate the fact that there are
individuals out there that volunteer to do work that other people may not be able to do. They may feel sympathy but they may not actually be able to lean in, get certified, and that is to deal with victims of
child abuse and CASA is an organization that is all over New Jersey that relies on volunteers that gets certified and really deal with our most vulnerable who have been victimized. And so this month
there's little blue flags that you see on the lawns of a lot of the municipal buildings. Um so I'm going to call forward our Councilwoman Walsh and Dean scoot in and then you two can thank you. Okay. Um whereas the Borough of
Fanwood in the state of New Jersey recognizes the problem of child abuse and neglect and is committed to helping its victims. And whereas court appointed special advocates Casa of Union County recruits, trains, supports, and supervisors community volunteers as advocates for
children who have been removed from their homes due to neglect or abuse. And whereas Casa has a record of public service protecting the safety and well being of Union County's foster children. Defending them from harm and ensuring they are provided with the court ordered
services need. And whereas Casa establishes and maintains effective relationships with the family court, the division of child protection, child placement review board, office of the public defender, legal aid, and other child serving
agencies and institutions. In order to create a cooperative environment in which to best meet the needs of children. Now therefore, the Borough Council of the Borough of Fanwood hereby proclaim April 2023 as court appointed special ad of Union County Month in the
Borough of Fanwood and urges all residents to become aware of the work and mission of CASA of Union County. Let it be known we support the education efforts to raise awareness of the CASA program at the local level and the need for community members to provide a
voice for the children in foster care. And we have Dina who will say a few words. Good evening. Extended its sincere gratitude to the mayor, council members, and the Borough of Fernwood for this
proclamation to bring attention to Casa of Union County work to protect the best interest of local youth victims in the childhood fair system. There are several framehold residents here and sorry and
Thank you again for stepping up with Casa of Union County and letting us plan the sea of blue flags you would have passed on your waist into the Borough Hall this evening. Each flag represents four local youth and the child welfare system. Together we can let local
foster youth know that we see them, we hear them, and we support them during a time in life that should be carefree, not full of trauma, loss and future of unknown. Thank you so much for helping change a child history. Thank you. Thank you. Yeah, Tom, I'm going to get a
picture. Okay. You step over That's it. April also yes. And for anybody that would be interested in learning more about CASA, they have a pretty good website and we have information here at
Borough Hall. They are always always looking for good men and women to go through the training. Um April is also the acknowledgement and raising awareness for autism. And so tonight we are going to talk a little bit about a program that
our Fanwood Police Department has put together. I think we all have our hats that we gotta put on, Anthony. Ruining her hair but I know. Anthony, if we could put it on, you have to. It will turn into
a bad hair day. Okay. You good? Okay. Alright. I'm going to read the proclamation for Autism Awareness Month. Whereas, Autism Spectrum Disorder ASD, a neurodevelopmental disorder is the fastest growing
developmental disability in the United States. Affecting more than 3 million people and whereas, the lifelong nature of ASD and other developmental disabilities have a serious impact on the thousands of individuals and their families across New Jersey. and we're as
according to the National Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the number of children affected by autism nationally is now approximately 1 in 68 and approximately one in 41 children in the in New Jersey are diagnosed with autism. And whereas April 2nd
has been designated World Autism Awareness Day to raise public awareness of this disorder, and the myriad of issues surrounding it. Now, therefore, the mayor and Borough Council of the Borough hereby proclaim April 2023 as
Autism Awareness Month. I also would like to bring recognition to our our wonderful police officers and staff for supporting this as well. Uh thank you Council President, mayor, members of the government body, thank you very
much for your continued support. Uh the Autism Awareness Hats were the brainchild of Sergeant Dan Picola for the last several years. We've had magnets on our police cars and this year, Dan wanted to raise the bar again as he so often does and we were
able to purchase hats for all members of the department. Um joined here tonight by Officer Michael Rusin, Officer Tyler Flowers, and Officer Chris Panero who are wearing their hats on a regular basis. We're going to wear it for a few moments but the officers are wearing their hats on a regular basis for the entire month all of our officers received
training in a wide variety of subjects throughout the year and autism awareness is one of those areas of training that we do provide our officers. So, again, members of the Governor Body, thank you very much for your continued support. Thank you. They're going to find everybody. Step up behind you
for a quick picture. Oh, sure. I don't have to get up. I'm not used to it. What do we do? I don't know. Can, yeah, you can, can, can they get? No, we don't need to be in it. Okay. Okay. Alright. So, get what you can. It's
fine. Normal. You might want to push that hat down. Your head looks huge. Yeah, no, the other way. Push the hat down. Oh, the back. Yeah. That's better. Here we go. Smile. Oh, that's nice. Alright. Thank you, Mary. Thank you. Thank you, Mike. I appreciate it. Yeah, thank you
for telling me. I would have been like, nobody could tell me. Thank you very much. Good afternoon. Thank you very much. Tulsa. I think we should hang with them. Yeah. But yes. Stretch in the back. Hey, thank you. How are you? Good. How are you? Good. Good. Oh, Cathy
here. What's next? How are you? Oh. Okay, everybody. Okay. Um moving on, April is also the month that we recognize our environment and we recognize our environment locally with
two events. The first is our very own clean communities day. So, Councilwoman Barker will go up and I think we have members of, yes, we have members of the committee that is here. April 22nd 2023. Whereas the Borough of Fanwood recognizes
the necessity for a clean community by participating in a program sponsored by the New Jersey State Department of Environmental Protection to help educate citizens in controlling litter in the borough. And whereas the borough participates in an Earth Day program through the Borough's annual clean
communities day. This year on Saturday, April 22nd 2023. And whereas this year we will be participating in Fanwood's 34th Earth Day slash Clean Communities Day with concerned residents of Fanwood and neighboring communities to reflect our commitment and
resolve to create a safer, cleaner, and more livable community and whereas the Fanwood Clean Communities Committee consisting of only three to four members since its inception, organize and implement a clean communities program to pick up litter in the borough and encourage
positive behavior toward community improvement and whereas concerned citizens in cooperation with the public works department and the clean committee enthusiastically pick up, shovel, and haul litter left by environmentally unconcerned citizens. And
whereas over 34 years, the clean community participants have collected over 80 bags of trash and fenwood each year because they are dedicated and committed to a safe and healthy community and whereas the governing body recognizes the efforts of those dedicated citizens who formed an alliance
to become stewards of the environment and whose efforts reduce waste increase educate our leaders of tomorrow and beautify Fanwood. Now, therefore, I, Colleen Maher and the the mayor of Borough and sorry, the mayor of Fanwood and the Borough Council. Do hereby
proclaim April 22nd 2023, Clean Communities Day in the Borough of Fanwood. When publicly thanked the volunteers, especially those that return year after year, to fight the deterioration of the environment, the donors who support this worthwhile event and ask the citizens of this
community to join the governing body in acknowledging the contributions of these committed citizens working for the benefit of others. Nothing is more powerful than the collective actions of a community. Yes. Take one step.
So, Lynn, will you speak about the Saturday, please? As in the proclamation, it is this Saturday. I invite all the residents to come on down. If you have a couple of hours, we start down at the south side of the train station at eight
thirty. Uh we usually as we have in the past, we get into small groups and particularly, we go into the downtown area, the train station, the nature center, La Grande Park for example and we spend a couple
of hours just picking up recycling, litter obviously, and rewarded at the end with some pizza. Yeah. You get rewarded in the beginning with some bagels. There you go. Um graciously donated by Fanwood Bagel. Uh the giveaways this year, everybody wants to know
about those. It's always a T shirt. Uh this year, I think Clint was able to get the the metal straws this year. Oh. Not the funky ones. Yeah, the ones that we were like, oh, what is that? Uh nice metal straws. Uh. Oh, it's great. Um silicone
sandwich bags. Oh, that's good. Reus That's nice. Um and again the T shirts. So if you have a couple of hours come on down. Yeah. Anytime. Thank you. I think that you know I want to thank you because as of the proclamation said it's always just a very very small group
that actually puts this together that shows up. Our DPW is there. You know they do a lot of work that day. Um it is amazing how much litter we do pick up. It like all over. Um and it really is a really fruitful way to spend morning
to taking care of our own community. Yeah, that's it. It's not bad at all, right? Cup of coffee, a bagel, and a piece of pizza at the end and you meet some new friends. So, thank you. Thank you very much. Look forward to seeing everybody. Okay and keeping with that about the
environment, as I mentioned before, we love our trees. Um so, we have Arbor Day and I'll ask Councilman Carter and Steve, are you here to accept for Arbor Day? Thank you. Will you? Steven and Joanne. Joanne. Oh and Joanne. Yeah, like there. Yes, please come forward
to accept the proclamation and talk a little bit about the event. Thank you for coming. Tonight this proclamation is for Arbor Day twenty twenty-three. Whereas, trees play an
important role in the ecosystem in which we live and trees reduce the erosion of our precious top soil, clean the air we breathe, and water we drink, produce oxygen, provide habitat for birds and wildlife, and reduce heating and cooling
cost by moderating temperature and whereas trees provide increased property values, enhance economic viability, and pleasing aesthetic qualities along streets and properties and municipalities and whereas
trees planted in parks and the long streets create an enduring heritage for generations that follow. Now, therefore, Mayor Colleen Maher and the Council of the Borough of Fanwood do hereby claimed April 28th 2023
as Arbor Day in the Borough of Fanwood and urge all citizens to support efforts to protect our trees and to support our boroughs, urban, forestry program, and further, I urge all citizens to plant and care
for trees to maintain our neighborhoods, and promote the well being of present and future generations. Just come forward and talk a little bit about the event. Just yeah, just come forward and talk to us a little bit about the event. Alright. Well,
so next, not this Friday, the following Friday, we'll have our annual Arbor Day event. We have one every year. Um Starts at 4 o'clock. We'll be giving away seedlings. Um we invite the Neddingham Environmental
Club to come and help us. They're going to put this evening in a little pot and everybody that comes will get to take receding home, planted in their backyard if they want. Um we'll be at a couple of other nice things happening. Uh DPW comes. They give a demon
trade demonstration with their bucket truck and we all have a good time. So, everybody's invited to Arbor Day. Um on the 28 days. No, thank you and really thank you for again, it's a it's a small but mighty,
small but mighty committee that actually does a lot of good work in our community. Appreciate it. I did some of the tallest. Gotcha. Thank you. Thanks. Okay and last but certainly not
least is a recognition that the Borough of Fanwood again understanding our environment, understanding the landscape so to speak of of what is around us, what is native. Um we have are going to proclaim that we
have a Borough Arboretum. Thanks to the good work that Councilman Mitchell has brought back from the Environmental Commission who has asked her to advocate for this and so I think we have members of our. Oh, is the shade truth? Oh, sorry. I was getting, it's getting the the shade tree and
the confused. We all do good work with the environment. That's right. You are a team. It's all green. Okay, this they have been working on this for you know, couple of years now. Um and it's establishing a borough arboretum. Whereas,
diversity of trees within the borough has been the goal of the Shade Tree Commission since its inception and planting trees on municipal property has been in the commission's planning board for the past 28 years and whereas the Borough of Danwood is recognized for
its commitment to both trees and tree education by the Arbor Day foundation as a Tree City USA for the past 29 years and whereas the six acres encompassing the municipal municipal complex at Carriage
House Park include over 150 identified trees and 35 varieties of trees some of which are nominated to the New Jersey Big Tree Registry and whereas the second largest thorn honey locust tree in the
state and the largest Jordanless honey locust tree in the state are within the designated area. And whereas Carriage House Park is used for outdoor education by the Nettingham Middle School Environmental Club and for the annual Arbor Day celebration.
Be it resolved. The Borough set aside this property to be used for public education and enjoyment. Now and for future generations. Now therefore Colleen Maher the the mayor of the Borough of Fenwood does hereby the six-acre municipal
complex and Carriage House Park area as the Fanwood Arboretum and I for those of you who may have missed it on our cable channel, you can see a video that one of our residents has
made and that has gone into the history of so many of the trees that are on borough property here. Some of them are as this proclamation says are very very trees and healthy trees. So, we do thank we do thank the Shade
Creek Commission for being resilient and Determined. And determined. So, I was looking for a little bit better word but the turban is fine. Yeah. To to finally get this done and I I so I will present this to
you but I but I have to editorialize for a second mayor if I may. Of course, you know, you all of you here have I have had the privilege and honor of working with most mostly all of you throughout my tenure here and I have to say and my
councilmates have heard me say on a on a on a an occasion that without all of your volunteers, you know, you are the ones who make us look good. So, thank you for all of your for all of your work.
Tell him, do you want to go? Able to see Alright. Thank you. Well, it's a full month in April. It's a full month. Alright, moving on. We're going to have a motion to open the meeting to the public.
Yes. May I have a motion? So, move. A second. Um favor. Aye. I'd like to call forward any members of the community that are here this evening that wish to make a public comment. Come up to the podium and just please state your name and
address for the record. Alright, Gary Zelk, 57 North Avenue. Um thank you everybody. Mayor and council for recognizing everybody and we want to thank you for all your support over the years as well. Uh to help the environmental commission do their work. Uh one of the things that we've
done that started back in the 70s is a environmental resource inventory which some of you may have copies of and if you don't have copies, we can arrange to get you either a digital or a printed copy and what the environmental resource inventory does kind of goes through the whole town and
said, what kind of resources do we have? Do we have wells? Do we have any minerals Do we have trees? What kind of vegetation do we have? We have a nature center, so on and so forth. And this document, you would think a town like Fanwood, which is mostly developed, wouldn't have much to say, but our book is
pretty thick, filled with a lot of information. So, any, again, anybody from the public interested in that as well. And I have to say back in the first Environmental Resource Inventory was prepared in nineteen seventy-six. And at that time, they identified six state record trees that were in
Fanwood. Unfor some of them have come like the the white oak on on Martin but it's amazing that a small town like Fanwood would have six state record trees. So, hopefully, some of the trees that the shade tree is planting in the future may reach that status
again. So, thank you all. Thank you everybody. Thank you. Thank you. So, I'd like to get a copy of that. If if you could maybe give to Reina send an update electronic version of that inventory so that she could pass it back because I do think that it's worth, you know, some
of the members. You might have one in your car for it. You must not clean your car out because what a tremendous information some of our hopes or things that Ann would in the future. Let's say, let's say your respect to our Shade Tree Commission. We're all like a digital copy. Yeah, keep the, give, give, keep our
environmental footprint. At So, and and just real quick. So, Antonio's, we are through our master plan this year doing resiliency. There's a green element. So, I'm glad that you guys from the Shade Tree and
the Environmental Commission are are here. Um we we have to update elements of our master plan every so often and this year on tonight, I think, is, is, is hiring the planner and we are, we've chosen, I think, three or four elements. The
whole thing actually. Well, one is. What what whole thing? But we're only picking so many elements I thought. Right, we're going to do the resiliency element. We're going to do the green element and like the historic element.
So those and then the the build that of the land development? No. Okay. So so I bring it up because you know, it's going to be important to engage our boards that this is sort of in their in their wheelhouse. So, look forward to
having some robust discussions on updating the master plan which is our underlining document that guides a lot of the stuff that we do here because it's it's it's time that we have to do it. It'll be going on over the next twenty twenty-three. Okay, thank you. Um for the oaths of our
officers, our firefighters, we, that's going to be postponed, I think to the. May 15th. May fifteenth. Um anybody else wish to come forward? If not, can I have a motion to close the meeting to the public? So much. Second, all in favor. Aye. Okay, thank you. Um next are
three ordinances that are going to be called up for first reading. Um so, under public safety, Councilwoman Walsh. Yes. Yeah. And we'll talk a little bit about what it is and
I introduce ordinance number zero two zero two three dash zero three R Um this is an ordinance of the Borough of Fanwood County of Union State of New Jersey amending chapter 280 requiring monthly endaling permit daily permits for
parking at the Famwood train station. Uh and so in the areas of the Fanwood train station lot, we have clearly marked spaces available from 5AM to 12PM excluding Saturdays and
Sundays and holidays and then after twelve, it is free and daily parking is only in the stalls. Mark for daily parking and that fee is $6 per day from 5 AM to 12 PM. So, okay. So, this is clarifying and really
just you know, clarifying, you know, what we're doing in the train station because there was a little ambiguity and some concerns and all. Yes. Does the machine the argument that the train station get updated to reflect on it. Yes. Yes. Daily
permit on. Yes, because you can only, you can only go there and pay daily or you'll have your permit which we issue. Okay. So, if you don't have one, you walk over to the machine and then that when that changes, I think that's always done sometimes in conjunction with
transit as well. Yeah. Yes. Were we going to put the actual fee in the ordinance? Weren't we? Were were we putting the act like the $6 in the ordinance versus? Yeah. Cuz we're not changing that. Right. So, let's sage next year at
seven. Do we need to revise the ordinance or do we just pass a resolution? We just pass a resolution, right? On the train station. There were no ordinance does have $6 in it. That's for but that's done by New Jersey Transit. So, you can't just. Oh, oh, oh, oh,
okay. That's for, that's, you can't unilaterally set that thing. Okay, so then it doesn't matter if it's. Okay. Oh. Of the monthly permit you can't, we'll do by resolution. Okay Got it. That makes sense. Yeah. That's why I always left the
wall. Got it. Thank you. Time. Okay. Saturday. Yeah. Okay. So, we called that up. They so I need a second on that. Second. And then all, you can do a voice for voice foot, right? All in favor? Aye. Aye. Aye.
All in favor. Aye. Aye. Okay. This is making sure. Yes. Um alright. Next. Uh I introduce ordinance number zero two zero 2 304 dash R. An ordinance of the Borough of Fanwood County of Union State of New Jersey amending the chapter
sixty-seven fee scheduling for fingerprinting services. And Um this is also just kind of updating our fingerprinting fee. Um Applicants for private employment, local, or state licenses, immigration documents, taxi driver's
license, Shelby $25 for family residents, and $150 for non-residents of the borough. Okay. Um we have a second. Second. Second. Any comments, questions? Okay, all in favor? Aye. Aye. It's kind of weak. Um
I moved the order Oh, I thought she read it. So, I moved that ordinance number zero, two, zero, two, three, dash, zero, three, R, the Adopted on First Reading and if adopted, advertised the ordinance as required by law and the second reading of said
ordinance be held a public hearing at Borough Hall, 75 North Martin Avenue on May 15th, 2023 at 7 PM, or soon at thereafter as the matter can be heard. Okay, Tucker. Okay. All in favor. Hi. Thank you. Next.
Alright. I introduce ordinance zero dash two zero two three dash zero five R. An ordinance of the Borough Fanwood County of Union, State of New Jersey, amending the Chapter 1 56 Fire Prevention Inspection and Fees.
And that you have in your pocket the all the fees in the description that we're updating. And this was done in conjunction with our These came directly from the firefish. By by the fire official. Okay. Thank you. Okay. Okay. I move
that ordinance zero dash two zero two three dash zero five R. Be adopted on first reading. If adopted, that the clerk advertise the ordinance as required by law and that the second reading of said ordinance be held at a public hearing at Borough Hall, seventy five North Martin Avenue, Fanwood on May 15th,
2023 at 7 o'clock or as soon thereafter as the matter can be heard. We have a second. All in favor. Aye. Hi. Okay, thank you. Um the next ordinance is going to be called up for a second reading and a public hearing but I also know that we
had sent representatives last Friday over to Kane College because the New Jersey State Film Commission hosted a day long or a day seminar to all municipalities in Union County
on how to be film ready. Because again, there's a lot going on in the film industry in New Jersey. There's tax credits. There's lot of studios that are being built. So I Liz I believe you went with Reyna. Okay. So do you want to either
one of you just want to kind of Liz? So I asked Liz to well Randy to go right as as our with the Borough Administrator but also there's a really heavy economic development component to this. It's really driving businesses into fan would write
to film and then we benefit from all the ancillary money that they're spending in town whether it's in, you know, our bagel shops, whether it's, you know, doing whatever. So, I think we are really in a great position because we're kind of little ahead of the curve
tonight because we're actually doing a second reading, public hearing to adopt this but why don't you just high-level talk a little bit about. Yeah, I mean, it's pretty simple. So, everything is got pretty sophisticated and scouting out for sites for filming and in
producing filming and be able to do things in New Jersey has been increasingly in demand because of the cost and operationally how challenging it can be in New York. So, it's just a natural sort of overflow of the market demand, you know, for filming and because we have a lot of, you know, fantastic
locations. So, what's basically happened is they've created sort of film-ready communities that they already have in place and they have a vast library of shooting of you know, filming opportunities, etceter so there's a five-step process for
your township to become a film ready. Yeah. And the first of which is to pass the ordinance and then you will designate the liaison who would be the person processing the permits and thorough procedure and then what I felt was most impressive
and if you ever feel like tinkering around, looking at the film industry, at the New Jersey you know, website to film Potion Picture and television commission website. They have a library of just thousands of photos of each town. So, they ask once we do
this ordinance, I guess we would have someone in the Borough not saying too. Take pictures of it. Really? 15 shots. 15 money shots. 15 awesome shots of you know, great spectacular film opportunities in the borough
and then really, that's that's it and then, I think you have to make a list of local support whether it's catering or restaurants. Yeah. You know, to make it easy, right? Right. They they also said that if we wanted, they can bring a
representative out and they we can actually tour them around town so they can see locations that they can take the pictures of with our liaison on. Um if it's, you know, to make the job easier for the liaison. There's a heavy police component to it and fire safety. Um. Sure.
There was an hour and a half on fire safety and traffic control with the police and with the emergency services. So, it's not just. Because they can come in and they can kind of like just take over like a section of town or street and. Right. Just need to. We have a lot of
good models. So, I think we recommended the ordinance and in this code of conduct. We cover a lot of different things like, you know, not blocking spaces if you don't. It covers a lot of those other things and you know, Cranford does a lot of filming, I think. So, their
police officer was there talking about you know, So, I mean, you know, we've got a lot of examples to sort of take best practices from in regard to being a municipality on a train line makes us very
appealing to film crews coming out of New York because they want to get everybody who's a transit community. It just makes things easier when. Step right off and you're right there. You step right off. Um but it's there's a lot to it. Um it is very simple on our end as the municipality but there's
a lot to it. We are encouraging entrepreneurship with our local businesses. We are making this friendly and accommodating to the film crews because it's not just it's the scouts. It's the actual productions. Yeah, there's actors. There, I know,
I've worked in other municipalities where they're film-ready communities and it can be a real boost. Um, if you do it right and you solicit or make yourself desirable to these companies. Which is why I think it's very important to have the rules of engagement, so that everybody knows
expectations right, right off the bat. So tonight, we're going to take big step because we're actually you know doing the second reading and the adoption which the the ordinance we have is actually the model of the New Jersey Film Commission that I've gotten my hands on to and then
the four other pieces of that which is I guess the permitting sort of uploading X amount of pictures to the state website. Um the liaison and the code of conduct. And then ultimately I think we'll end up putting something on our website. Yes.
Um that you know we can easily navigated. They give you And the state will link to us. There's a QR code that we can have on our website and we'll be a part of the state website. So, it'll really mirror each other and work in conjunction
and we I think, we need to do a resolution subsequent to the ordinance to to adapt the code of conduct. Okay. They give us a model but Cranford as Liz was speaking of two has a great code of conduct. Yeah. That was praised at the. So, we can
theirs? Yes. You have to know it's perfect and then do they give us the permit? The permit form various sounds have different forms. Even with the model ordinance, they had the NJ Film Ready representative said, there are things that you could tweak and change in the
model that they would recommend. Um so, don't be surprised if if you know, months down the road once we get into it, we we find that we want to tweak and amend it. Okay. Fair enough. Okay. So, the ordinance goes and then subsequently a resolution will go for the code of conduct.
Yes. Next meeting. Normal adoption of the permit form? No. No. The the form is just has the court. So, just really the next action as the governing body is the code of conduct. The ordinance and the code of conduct and then everything else is just a creation. Right. Right. Okay.
Right. So, one I didn't go when there was a title. Yeah. So, that was. That was corrected. Okay. Correct. And so that they they distinguish just for freedom. Knowledge. They distinguish between how you handle someone that's a motion picture or a television series and you know, it's basically
based on the budget. So, originally million dollar budget basically categorize it as a major film and obviously the fees and those things associated with something that's larger are different than what it would be a small production company or non-profit production company.
And ours does that right? Like so I didn't really go back and look at that but we're comfortable what we're passing tonight. Scale. Alright, perfect. Thank you. Appreciate it. Perfect. So, Councilman Carter, if you want to call up. Alright, so I want to start by
acknowledging our illustrious borough attorney for his hard work and his professional and his commitment and dedication. Commitment would be a good word. Yes. Committing. Committed. Yeah. And putting this together. Yes. To make sure. Torturous. Yeah. Torturous but making sure we're
covered on on all facets. So, thank you mister Russell. Thank you. Squire. That's why. So now, I called up a second reading. This is step one of the five steps. Ordinance number twenty 23 dash zero two
dash R and request that the clerk having produced affidavit of publication also read the ordinance by title. An ordinance of the Borough of Fanwood County of Union, the State of New Jersey in acting chapter 150 of the Borough Code
of of the Borough Code for Films and Motion Pictures. I moved at a public hearing, be held on said ordinance. I'd like to have a motion to open the meeting to the public on the ordinance. He moves.
Second. Second. Second. Second. Alright. All in favor. I Alright. Like to call if any members of the public that wish to make comment on this ordinance. Seeing that there isn't any may have a motion to close. So move. Second. All in favor. Aye. Aye. Thank you.
Alright. So, what I like to do is is ask again for attorney Hugle to just explain the elements on. The ordinance. Didn't you just do? Should it happen? Did we just die? Shoulda happened before. Sorry.
Got ahead of yourself. Um Put him on there. Let's stick to the script. Well, the the ordinance is we're creating a homeless sub chapter in the Borough Code for film ordinances. So, there's an application process. Somebody wants to come in now. Um I'm
not looking at it but I think with the fee, the fees are set in the ordinance and at that, the application will then have whether or not you need shut down stream at police, all those particulars and details
that are in connection with it. You try to one of the revisions that we went through was streamlining coordinates because I think the original version was a little cumbersome and mayor was very adamant on streamlining the process so it
really puts the of the permitting process. So, that made it a whole lot easier. The revisions that you guys went through and approved over the last last fall. I think I think you guys should be happy with the final product. Thank you. Awesome.
Thank you. So, I moved to this ordinance, be adopted on second reading and final passage and if adopted, be published by law. Wait a second. Have a second. Second. We have a roll call please. Yes. There is excuse Carter.
Affirm. Macaroon Barker. Yes. Mitchell. Yes. Walsh. Yes. Carrie. Okay, thank you. So, we are on our way to be a film ready community. Yay Um next under the consent agenda, these were items that were discussed
at our agenda meeting. Um if there is any council member that wishes to remove anyone for more discussion. No. It's not. Um we will I'll ask our
chair of A and F Councilman Carter to read the title and then move them. I'll take Yeah, you can move them all but I think you should just read the title into the record for the people at home. Okay. Reading the titles into the brackets for our people at
Alright, so we'll start with resolution twenty 23 dash zero four dash eight seven. Accepting the monthly tax collection report for March twenty twenty-three. Next, we
have 20 23 dash zero four dash eightyeight. Authorizing the payment of claims for April 2023. Next, we have 20 23 dash zero four dash eight nine. Authorized and emergency
temporary appropriation And we have twenty twenty-three dash zero four dash ninety. Mm. Authorizing the Borough of Fanwood to enter into a cooperative purchasing agreement with the New Jersey Cooperative Purchasing
Alliance. And we have twenty twenty3 dash zero four dash nine one. Authorizing the Borough of Fanwood to enter into a cooperative pricing agreement with the Hunterton County Educational Services
Commission. And last for A and F, we have twenty twenty-three dash zero four dash nine two. Authorizing the close of the municipal offices on July 3rd 2023. Cathy, would you read yours to the record please.
Okay. Um. Resolution twenty twenty-three dash zero four dash nine three. Authorizing the borough to enter into an agreement with a construction firm for the improvements to the ADA ramps within the borough. Councilwoman Walsh, you have the next two. 2023
dash zero four dash nine four. Implementing increases as per the collective bargaining agreement with the Famwood Police Department and 2023 dash zero four dash nine five. Authorizing the hiring of full-time administrative assistant for the police
department. Okay. Those read into the record. May I have a second? Second. It may have a roll call please. Thanks? Yes. Barry is excused. Carter. Affirm. McIlroy Parker. Yes. Mitchell. Yes. Walsh. Yes.
Carrie. Okay. Um Hold on. Moving on under resolutions. Uh Councilman Carter. Okay, I move resolution twenty 23 dash zero four dash nine seven. Authorizing a tax
payment refund. We have a second. Second. Um I just have a question. Is there a reason why we see so many this month? Well, this is for PureLogic which is this is a large third party rubbish holder and they don't come to us on a regular
basis every time they have an over the year of two thousand twenty-two How can we get them to perform? We we will. Years ago, they've never came back for it and they realized how much. They were leaving on the table. And they now want it back. Usually
happens with the mortgage company pays and then a resident anybody gets their money back. Got it. Okay. So, I have a motion. I have a second and then I have a roll call please. Card. Pardon me.
Thanks. Yes. Barry's excuse, Carter. Affirm. Mcilroy Barker? Yes. Mitchell? Yes. Walsh? Yes. Carrie. Next. Thank you. Next, we have resolution twenty twenty-3 dash zero four dash nine eight.
Authorizing the Borough Attorney to discharge the borough lien on block thirty-nine, block 22, commonly known as three six three Midway Avenue. Can you have a second please? Second. They may have a
roll call. Thanks. Yes. Barry is excused, Carter. Affirm. McIlroy Barker. Yes. Mitchell. Yes. Walsh. Yes. Carrie. Next, we have Resolution twenty twenty-three Dax zero four dash
nine nine. Authorizing a raffle license to the greater Westfield Area Chamber of Commerce Foundation. Okay, this is for FanJo. I believe this is. July 9th. Alright, did I have a second? Second. May I
have a roll call please? Uh voice roll. Sorry? Is it here for 1 year? It's for an isolated event. Oh, okay. So, today, we're going to do one at at shop small. They have to get something. Yes. Okay. Thank you. There's the voice room. Okay. All in favor?
Aye. Aye. Thank you. Next. Uh resolution twenty twenty-three dash zero four dash 100. Approving fire department memberships. What is that? The three new firefighters. Oh, I see that one here this evening. Yes. Okay. So. But they they
need to go to the academy. So, we still need to adopt their resolution. Okay and then we'll just do the formal. We'll do them on at the regular meeting, May 15th. Okay. Names I think were on here, right? Peter, Jimenez. Blaze. Blaze, Perlata, and Christopher Tripoti. Yes.
Okay. Okay. Do I have a second on that? Second. Um favor. Aye. Aye. Thank you. Public works. I move resolutions two zero two three dash zero four dash one oh one. Authorized in the borough to enter into an agreement for the preparation
of elements for the master plan. Second. I'm just reading it. Okay. So, we didn't have to put in the what it was costing. It is the best bottle. It's the last
paragraph. Oh, there it is. Yup. Thank you. Thank you. I was just okay. So, we talked about this earlier. So, we need to get this underway. Uh yes, you know, I actually saw them. They were in the. Okay. They're in the resolution, right? Revision of the Boroughs Land
Use Element Statement of Relationships, Preparation of the Historic Preservation Plan, Preparation of Green Buildings, and Environmental Sustainability Plan. That's where we're going to jumping in this year. Right, that's but then the next or There are two others after that. The next one
is for the remaining portion of the masterpiece. Oh, I see. Okay, that's what you meant. Okay, I'm sorry. It wasn't following you before. I broke it up into two proposals. Okay, that's fine. Okay. Thank you. Um so, we had a second on that and may I have a roll call please? Thanks. Yes. Baron
excused. Carter. Affirm. McIlroy Barker. Yes. Mitchell. Yes. Walsh. Yes. Carrie. Thank you. Be just very important that those who are liaisons to committees of which this is going to affect historic
preservation. There's going to be an element, land use, anything with the green and the environmental is also. So, the next one includes community facilities. Right. Uh utilities plant. Yup. Open space which is. Right. Recycling. Yup.
Circulation and housing. Right. So, right. So, so this is all it's a lot of work but it's good work for us to do because this is really what's going to set us out over the next decade, two decades over longer than that. Yeah. 40. Long after we're gone so our fingerprints
will be all over this. So, pay attention. Last one was done in 98 so. Right. I like it. It really sets. It's the fun. It's the it's the it's the basis of which we do everything is the master plan. It's everything that we do, every decision we make should go back to this.
So, it's going to be important to be very interactive with this. So, okay. Thank you. So, did we take the roll-call vote on that? We should. Yup. Oh no, we didn't even get a second on the second. We took the roll call on the first D and M. Okay. Carter is the second.
Now, you can have a roll call if you want. Okay. Okay. Thanks. Yes. Barry's excused. Carter. Affirm. McIlroy Barker. Yes. Mitchell. Yes. Walsh. Yes. Carrie. Okay, so it was one ohtwo. So, one03. Did a I'm
confused. Did we just do one or 2? I thought we just did 1 01. I think we did basically 101 and 102. Okay. Okay. Um now I move resolution is two zero two three dash oh four dash one oh three. Authorizing the borrower to enter into an agreement with
a contractor for the installation of electrical power for new HVAC at the building department and tax office located on the Borough property. Second. Sir. One01.
Not 1 02. Just said we did it together. I thought we did. I thought I thought. Councilman Banks made the second home one oh one. Councilman Carter made the second on one oh two. Both passed unanimously. Okay. With individual roll calls. Okay. We'll just keep moving. As long
as we have it there. Okay. So one oh 3. Three. 103 and 104 is the HBAC upstairs is is kind of weird where if it's hot on the one side of the building, it's cold on the other side of the building and and vice versa.
So, we're going to separate those systems. Get em split units in the on the other two rooms. To make it a better working environment. So, what is the difference between the two resolutions if the titles
are basically the same? This is for the electrical. One is for electric. We have the AC. 103 is electric. Do the electric and we have to hire two different companies. Okay. The electrical. Oh, got it. Yeah. Same title, two different
companies. Yup. Mm hmm. Two different, two different electricians in the same building. One HVAC. Uh. One's oh I see. Okay, got it. Um okay. Okay. So, we're just moving the. First one. Three first. Yes. Yup. Is that
correct? Yes. Yes. Just 103. Okay. So, I have a second ever roll call. It's been a long night. Just in 103. Okay. This is the roll call on one oh three. Banks. Yes. Barry's excuse. Carter. Of her. McIlroy
Barker. Yes. Mitchell. Yes. Walsh. Yes. Carrie. Okay. Now, I move resolutions two zero two three dash zero four dash one oh four and this is authorizing the barrel to enter into an agreement with a contractor for the installation of the new
HVAC at the Building Department and Tax Office located on Borough Municipal property. Second Rocco. Thanks? Yes. Barry is excused, Carter. Affirmed. McIlroy Barker. Yes. Mitchell? Yes. Walsh? Yes.
Carrie. I moved resolution two zero two three DSO four dash one oh five and this is authorizing the hiring of a full-time mechanic operator for the Department of Public Works. Second. Okay and this is taking
place with the retirement. Yes, with the retirement. Yup. Yes and I think it begins like May 8th I think. Yes, yes. Robert Kurtz, I think retired after decades with us. Mm hmm. Right? Over 20 years. Over 25 years. Okay, perfect.
Yeah. Yeah. Sure. Okay, so we have a first to second all in favor. Aye. Okay. Well, we welcome Tony Marquez which I think will be starting in a couple weeks. Um and last but not least, under wreck. I moved 2023 dash zero four dash one oh
six authorizing a salary adjustment for recreation employees. I think we've talked about this a while ago. It's for the summer councilors. Okay. Okay, we have a second second. Have a roll call. Thanks? Yes. Barry's excused. Carter. Affirmed. McIlroy
Barker. Yes. Mitchell. Yes. Walsh? Yes. Terry. Thank you. Um moving on under there is no unfinished or old business moving into standing committee reports, administration, finance, council, and Anthony Carter. Is there anything that you wish to share? Well, good evening. We had our a meeting
last Monday. General Council meeting last Monday where we discussed the sewer rates and we're still in the process of our final compilation. Numbers have been sent. Our CFO to our auditors to take a look at
those as well as our proposed operating budget numbers. Okay. And once those are returned, we can move forward. Thank you. I know everyone's been working hard and long on this. Okay, moving on under public safety, Councilwoman Walsh, thank you.
Um so first, we want to say thank you to the police department for the hats and for the recognition of autism awareness. Uh this is the March 20 23 monthly summary. The department handled one thousand 1 169 calls for service. An
average of 37 per day. We had 150 traffic enforcement details, 3 hundred twenty building security checks. There were 93 park and walk details as well as responding to 44 medical calls and 30 fire and
burglar alarms. During this month, one 50 vehicles were stopped for traffic violations resulting in a total of 1 twenty7 summonses, eighty-7 were for moving violations, 40 for parking violations. Various officers attended different
training classes and the police department is working with Scotch Plains Fanwood High School Art Department on a project where members of the art club will come in and paint a mural inside the police headquarters. Nice. Which will be really really beautiful. Nice. Um it's different. It is.
In the lobby? Um in our law enforcement side of the building. Okay. Okay. There's some cabinets that we're getting rid of a lot of documents. So we're going to have this space. Um work in the arts department. They're going to give us a draft first. That's great. Yes, please. Yes.
Lovely. Credit for it. I think that's awesome. That's awesome. It'll never done that before. Brighten it all up. It's nice. Um. The same people who don't want to be on over there. Alright. Let's go back to to on the wall over there. Um this coming Wednesday, April 19th, Sergeant Dan Picola will be
receiving the Scotch Wings Family Knights of Columbus Shield Award given to first responders that go above and beyond the call of duty and there were to rest during this month. Is that tomorrow? That's Wednesday night? Wednesday. Is that tomorrow? That's tomorrow. It's Wednesday night.
Wednesday, I am not. Oh, right. Yes. I'm just ready to go. I am still. Yeah, we have, someone's gotta go. Okay. Okay. Okay. Go ahead introduction. Do you want me to do Yeah. No? Yeah. Okay.
Okay. Under Wait, Erin has her report. Oh, oh. Let me do your safety. I I don't think we have fire, right? No. Okay. Um but I'll do the rescue squad. You want me to give you? Um so, this is for the month of March. So, the rescue squad has been trying to be a bit more
specific about or I guess about their insufficient crew calls and they reached out to the county to get really a more accurate number of insufficient crew calls. So, this month, it did jump to about 50% of what? Of their calls were insufficient crew calls. They
had 11 calls that were for which they had insufficient crew to respond. Okay. Um but they had a total of 21 calls this month. Uh and no mutual aid calls. Um so, the majority
of calls were respiratory, cardiac, and sick individuals. Um most of whom were taken to overlook and there were a couple events that they hosted. The Daisy Troop came to see them. Um they visited a woman Jean Trump who
turned one 00. Former mayor's wife? Yes. Oh, okay. Yeah. There you go. Yup. Uh happy birthday. Uh the the the I think the last thing that's important actually there were three members that are pending paperwork to move into the organization who will
be ready to to go on calls. So, that's good. Congratulations to them. One already has three CPR certification. and unfortunately, as of April fourth, Captain Ian Lewis has stepped away, taken a leave of absence from his duties on the
rescue squad both as the captain and as a member of the rescue squad. Um Brian who is currently on the rescue squad and we met the other day. Um he is an RN and works for RWJBH system and he is taking over
his interim captain. Um so, congratulations to him. Um and and we just wanted to thank Ian Lewis for all that he's done. He's been terrific to work with and the rescue squad has been lucky to have him. So, we we thank him. Yeah. Yeah. I have
to concur with that. Yeah. It's great. Moving on under public works Councilwoman Mitchell. Okay. First off, we will have the public works report as submitted by Clinton Dixon, our public works personnel. Okay.
So, they've been now that spring day really are into a lot of cleanup in the community. Um let me see. So many things that. Nice. Um they do. We just take for granted.
Um they are back to a sweeping dragging the baseball fields three times a week to get ready for all of the baseball games that are going to occur. Um they've been doing a lot of the Shade Tree pruning and elevation. Let me see. One,
two, three, four, five, six, 7, eight. Eight locations this past month throughout the borough. Um as an aside there, we not only have our sanctuary commission who does this but by having public works doing a lot
of this work. We don't have to we, you know, that's just part of their job. We don't have to pay it outside contractor to do the smaller things that they can do. So, that's you know, a big asset for us. And as
mentioned in the parks, there has been unfortunately and this is a constant problem of vandalizing of the bathrooms at Forest Road Park and there's also a broken window at Forest Road Park. There are also
several incidences of graffiti on the skateboard walls. So, I don't know how things like that can be rectified but I guess we're working on I'm going to I'm going to stake the police up. Good. Somebody needs to stake it out. Yeah. Like I think we need cameras.
Yeah, there's a deal camera. Yes, and do. Yeah, there's also a real issue of this leader. There's just, there's also just a a issue of just litter. Right. Of just. Um but. The director Bramhall did send us a note that they were going to locate cameras. I don't know. Crack if I'm wrong. Yes. I don't know if that was a problem. We're going to look
into that. Right. The recycling center will be open on April 7th and this is specifically for the safe for self service. April 7th. Um as you heard earlier in the in the evening, the community clean communities
day will be this coming Saturday the 2-third at 830 at the Southside train station and this is where families for those of you who are new in the barrel and we do have a lot of new families. Um they gather
there and they go around picking up litter. And as Lynn said earlier there will be donuts and and and bagels and water and then afterwards you get a little slip of paper saying that you have done all
this work and you can go get a slice of pizza. Um leaf pick the leaf pickup program will begin in all quadrants on the eighteenth, April 18th and the brush pickup programs for the Northeast and Northwest crop
quadrants will be April starting April 25th and the Southeast and Southwest Quadrants will begin May 2nd and as far as I know, there have been no more reported home inspections needed for property
maintenance. Um let me see and Antonius I guess has worked on the the tree removal ordinance that comes under public works also. So, I think that as said and has gone to rest now? Or are you still? I I just need to
finish one more section. Okay. Alright. Thank you. And for Shade Tree I think you you were here most of the evening you know that Harbor Day will be two Fridays from now. Forget
the exact date. Um at 4 PM at the Pocket Park. Um and the the Nuttingham School Children the Environmental Club usually come and they do a presentation. Usually a little poem or something about trees. Uh there will be 50 trees that will be
given away. So that anybody we don't know the the what kind of trees yet they will be. They won't be picked up until the twenty-third. Um Also, there will be a demonstration by the for by public works for the for the bucket truck and the kids,
the kids just love this because one of the Austin goes up in the bucket truck and he smacks a piñata and all the candy falls down in the trees. The kids just love it. So it's really a fun day. Um beginning
May, they will begin to plant the trees on the properties in town. They have 28 to 30 trees and actually this amount of people would like trees planted on their property. So, they have they pretty much have all of the people staked out. All
of the homes staked out. They've all been sent letters. If they change their mind, they could just have to get in touch with us and we won't plant a tree there. Uh me see. The and the poetry series will resume. Um oh since COVID that has kind
of been on a hiatus. Um so they are going to It will be Sunday, May 7th at 2 PM and it will be via Zoom and it will be featuring the poet Maria Gillum
and apparently, I'm I'm really not into poetry. So, but she I like Adele has has all kinds of creditations. Is that smart? Yes. Pardon? On May 7? May seventh. Yes. Is that the one that the county's doing or is
that the one that she's doing? Oh, the one that she's doing. I'm buying it. Okay. Let me read you a little serial diversion act. Yeah, she's doing it. Kathy, I know what I'm getting you for your birthday. So, Just real quick. So so Reina. Nice. Is it tomorrow that the Carriage House is being used by the
county? Not that I'm aware of. Yeah, I think so. Tom, is that tomorrow night? Call it a birthday present. That's it. Remember the county. What's the eighteenth? The county eighteenth. Asked us to hold the poetry reading at the at
the Carriage House tomorrow. So, I just need to to make sure that that it's it's set up. They contacted the us. There's they've been promote I think it was in our E blast, right Tom? Yes. I think Pat. I believe Pat coordinated it. Okay, just just
make sure that you know, the place is sparkling. Tomorrow, tomorrow evening. Yeah, I don't know if I could if chairs need if we should probably have chairs set up, I'm assuming. On top of it. Okay, thanks. Just want to make sure. Cuz they don't come here often. So,
going to make sure we're Okay, we get that straightened up. We'll know tomorrow. Okay. I'm buying Cathy a book of poetry. Okay, continue Kathy. Thank you. Oh, let me see. What else? Um Our music series began last
Saturday. Um here again, that was at the Carriage House and it will be for the next three months. The second Saturday of the month and it was at seven o'clock and apparently, my understanding that it was very well attended. Mm hmm. Oh, it was sold out. Yeah. Yeah. They
had over 50 people there which is a big crowd and it was an awful night to be out. Yeah. Yes. Yeah. It was. Is it going to, are they going to be held though at Forest Road after this because of the construction? Yes. At the cabin, that's already being. They know that. Yes. And they know that. Dan Murphy was in today. Okay. The next two
events in May. Right. They're at Forestry right? Yeah. Yeah. Okay. Thank you. And also the ministerium will meet tomorrow and their plans, well, they're in the talking about having a national night out on National
Prayer Service again which is the first Thursday of February. We used to do that. Yeah. So, I don't know if they will discuss it tomorrow at I don't know whether they're have enough time to get it organized for this year. It's really important. After, after after,
you know, being on a hiatus for because of COVID. So, things are just beginning to roll. Tomorrow? No. What? Tomorrow? Tomorrow? And tomorrow and tomorrow. It's the meeting. Creeps where they will. From
day to day. Sure. He just told me. And the sun will come out. Actually. Actually. It's like tomorrow to Thursday night. Complement each other so nice. See this? We
spoke before we arrived. Yes. We heard it. We all we all heard They heard you down here. Okay. Okay, moving on. Uh Gina is not here. Um Jeff. Yeah. Sorry. In figuratively. Alright. We're going to have
I'm going to have Councilman Walsh read the historical Sure. Thank you. Yup. I have historic preservation committee for the March meeting. Um spring visits to the museum by the elementary schools are being scheduled. Brunner is coming on June 8th.
The guest speaker series will resume in the fall. They have their first speaker for October. Um the County Office of Culture and Heritage Affairs has asked to start has asked us and the historical preservation committee to start planning for events for the American
Revolution 250th anniversary. Ooh. The initial idea is to have a reenactment of the march down Martin Avenue to the Battle of Short Hills and Ash Swamp with an encampment event
on the grounds of Borough Hall right in the front area. It sounds really great. Well, have to say. With the plaque and everything and everybody will march down and send witnesses. This is Oh oh for the married.
250. Yeah. Yeah. When she's birthday. Yeah. Oh, awesome. Yeah. So, they're planning for that And a thank you to the Borough for having their table at the College Club fundraiser. Uh they appreciated it and
that's it. That's awesome. Thank you. That's awesome. Yup. Thank you. Um also, I want behalf of the library a very big thank you to Antonia's and everybody involved with the air conditioning and heating unit because they're really. Oh, they are very happy. Yeah. Okay
said, it's all done? Yes. Yeah. Oh. Yes. They're very happy with it. So, I just want to say thank you. Um report on the new library. It is going up faster than I can possibly imagine. Um. They're waiting for permits and you know, they're they're trying to speed it up even
faster but. Wow. It's a process is a process. I have to make. I have to go home. I get through it and So, they're working on it. So, they're hustling. They are hustling. I'll tell you that much. It's going to be done pretty quick. Yep. Okay. So, that's what I got. Oh, one
more. Memorial Day. Parade. Okay. Coming up before you know it. It will be here before you know it. Uh I think I mean. From our last meeting, we are still iffy on just doing the beautiful Yeah. Okay. So, we
have to get our ceremony. They haven't got anybody to confirm that. Okay, at least here in place, right? So, at the next meeting, Oshunda should be recognized. Um When is the meeting in? May 15th. Okay,
that's perfect. So, we'll have to invite the entire committee to Fanwood to honor her there. Um Excuse me. I think the biggest thing is making sure that we have our program. I think Kat's working on that. Yes, we had a
Zoom meeting last week. You're on it, Mayor. Um and they hashed out a lot of things before there. It was during that day before the committee meeting that evening. They asked out a lot of things. We're going to be at the train station. Yup. Instead of the library site or. Right. Um.
Yeah, that makes sense. And we're going to have all of these. Yeah. Sitting outside of the It's a beautiful, you know, it's going to have a beautiful. In the dirt pile. It is. So yeah, they hashed everything out. So, Pat's been in communication with Oshunda. So,
I think we're going to be in good shape. Very cool. And I also reached out to our EPW about possibly trimming our future Christmas tree. Oh, great. So, shaping it. So, he's looking into it. I just want to report on that so. That's right. Oh, I forgot one thing.
Yes. Just at the historical preservation, Jack Molinar announced that he is moving out of Fanmore then will no longer be on the preservation. Oh, no. Yeah, they're moving. That's a milestone. Wow. That's a milestone. Yeah. So yeah and so
we'll we'll send him a congratulations and good luck. Um Yes. I forgot one very important thing with the dedication of the Salem Oak will be on May 9th at 330 and it will be here on Burrough
Property. Is it cool We talked about this last meeting. Oh, right. This is the seal. This is the seedlings. The seedling. Yes. From the Salem Oak. From Salem Brown. Exactly. Yes, that we are going to plant plant here. We have certified
seedlings, right? This is a quiz. Yes. And I know. It was a quiz and then I totally got it. You know, because she wasn't going to give me a 9 inch Dean Talcott has listed all of the trees on our borough property. So, I think we should
somehow make that into and have it available for a whole so that people can identify the trees. That would be great. I have at home some place. That's good. So, say the date again when we're doing it. Very nice. May 9th at 330. Okay. So,
tomorrow, could you just maybe go to Burrow Hall or or make sure that Reyna or or Pat send us a calendar invite. I think that's working well. Wow. Okay. To to send it to us so that we can have time? Pardon? What time? Three. 3 thirds. Okay. Okay. Oh, exciting. They're
doing that because of the environmental, you know, the kids from the Nottingham. Oh, it's the same day? No, it's not the same day. We, no, two, two separate occasions. Okay. Alright. We decided it needed its own special day. You better watch it. Okay. Okay. I it. Can I just get my report? Me too.
Um Yes, you can compare her before. Okay, are you laughing at me? Oh my god. Oh, no. No, I was telling her to be to watch herself. That's all, okay? Um so, Abby is known to fool with. No. No. Okay. So, this is from Recreation. Um so, it felt like
fan would Westfield Cranford carwood, Scotch Plains, and just about everybody in Union County was at the Easter Egg Hunt on April 8th at 10 AM. It was probably the busiest egg hunt I've been to including when I brought my own. Uh. I actually thought we would not is crowded because it was like the day before Easter. Right.
See if so did I but it was just they just kept rolling in and rolling in and rolling in. Anyway, it was a great day and everybody seemed very happy. Everybody was patient. They all lined up really well and you know, the the candy shoot was there. It was a great day. Um and there's always a lot of
volunteers including the Boy Scouts and so, Rec was very grateful to everybody who volunteered and made it such a good event. Uh the training wheel toss is back. It has been on hiat since 2019. Obviously also because of COVID. Um and
the the goal is to offer it tentatively for Sunday June 4th. Um from 11 to 130 with a rain date of June 11th. This will require registration in advance because it is a very busy and sought after event and so if you just show up and you
don't have a reservation, you're not getting the training wheels tossed. Um so just you know eyes up for that. Um as soon as it's official, I will announce it and get on the registration and go. Uh the with 5K and one mile fun run
has been also set for October 15th. Um there has been a new route that was mapped out and I believe approved. I believe by the police department. So but or is in the process so I can't
even say that so let me take that back. Um but what I will say is it will be Sunday, October 15th and and the route, the route. You still have time. The route to be continued. Um so, the tween and travel camp is also back. Last year, they were able to offer one week. Um
this is now a two-week travel camp. Um and actually, it went on sale today. Uh so, I'm I'm certain it will also sell out quickly. It's sold out. Oh. Oh god. It's already sold early. It's already sold out. Yes. It was sold out by. Oh yes, it says sold out by a few minutes.
So, I'm sorry. Uh however, I will say that the travel camp has always had a wait list. Yeah. Um and people do change their plans. So, if you got there's knocked out, put your name on the wait list because I have gotten in that way before. Um and then, summer and spring programs, registration is over
for spring senior programs which includes Zumba, gentle yoga, aerobics, meditation. This is also in in addition to the registration spring and summer programs for children and there are plenty of other summer programs on the website for kids outside of just the
Fanwood Rec Camp. So, go ahead and check that out if you're a parent. Um and the last thing I'm going to say is that apparently, our pickleball courts are extremely popular and we are counting on everyone in Fanwood to behave nicely and
respectfully. Um on the Fanwood Pickleball courts. Yeah, yeah. Thank you. Okay, thank you. Okay. Um moving on, we're going to go to engineering. Um try to keep it short. Um the contractor has returned to the
Glenwood and Rainier Project as of last week. Thank you for your report. Thank you very much. Now, let me just finish up. Um so that they're looking to start curb next week. Hopefully, if they can get their subcontractor in there.
Uh and then we have some spot repairs and sidewalks that need to be done. So, over the next couple of weeks, curb and sidewalk work will be. Nature Center. Um I had a pre-construction meeting with the Nature Center, contractor last week. They're looking to
start as soon as possible once their shop drawings are in and contracts and insurance is all set up. So, when do you think if you had to kind of guess? They they wanted to start this week. No. Alright. But but I don't know that they're going to have all the paperwork working like the insurance. The
biggest thing is the insurance. Once their insurance is in, they could go and start working. They want to get in there before the green starts really filling in there so. Yeah, we make it easier, right? Than hacking their way through. I was out there three weeks
ago. It was bare and then I went out there last week and it was starting a bunch so. Yeah. They're they're going to have a tough time if they would Um the roof at the carriage house. We had a preconstruction for meeting for that as well last week. And they're painting too.
They're going to paint the building. Same color? I believe it's going to be the same colors just to to maintain the historic color palette. Uh Okay. Inside too. Inside, outside. Same colors inside. Yup. Okay. By the way. Yeah.
That's work. Uh we're looking to start about May fifteenth. Don't worry. And he's expecting to go for three months for that project. Hm. It's it's quite a bit of work in there. What you doing first? Uh. I don't know. I don't have a a detailed schedule yet. We're waiting
for. Hopefully do the roof first. Right. If we're moving out. And I think he wants to the roof. There you go. Uh because you're there's a little bit of structural work in here. Oh, there was a leaking too over the weekend which I don't I don't know. Yes. You may not know that. Yeah. So, during the
Saturday performance and I don't know the roof to leak. I've never heard of it again. I've never heard of it leaking either. So, you need to, excuse me. Okay, perfect timing. But I think it it's between now and yeah, thank you. I'm joking.
So, the library as Councilman Banks mentioned, they're they're moving. Uh I mentioned the permits, the contractor just opposed some documents to the building department and then, I I think it's like three minor items. So, I'm hoping they could get that straightened out by the end of
this week. So, we've had a couple issues at the train station with in the way of sewer work. There we've had three backups in the last three months since the library moved in there. Oh. Uh and I don't know what the reason is. I
think it's because when I was there by myself, it wasn't getting a lot of flow and now that you have the library there, just getting more flowing. Uh the pipes there are are older and we had them
videoed. There were couple sags in the in the pipes where the the stuff, the solid get held up and then it just back. It it it doesn't get to the main. So, I need to see how we're going to fix that. Um sooner
rather than later. Uh and I we just had a backup class. I'm working on that. Um I just want to commend the DPW. Last week on Friday, the day before. Yeah. Um. Facebook. Opening day. Wow. We had a sinkhole
open up on third base on La Grande. Oh man. Park. Yeah. I saw them out there. Okay, Dylan. Um so, they were able to and and parcel. Parcels was great. They were out there with an hour to help us video the pipe to see what's going on. Uh the DBW was able to fix the
problem within a few hours. So. Oh, wow. Uh I I I didn't hear any issues with opening day. So, they went above and beyond and got it fixed. Well, that's great. Yeah. Yeah. They did a great job on a Friday afternoon. Yeah, it was yeah,
Friday morning and then by the afternoon, everything was set. Uh and one last thing about Forest Road Park, we just received the grant for $82, 000 for phase two improvements. Uh.
Good. L R I G grant award. So, I've never I don't. It's a new. It's a new thing. It's new. It's it's it's through the DCA. Okay. So, it's not through. DE or anything like that. So, the DCA, they gave out grants to
couple hundred. We. Board of eds and we did very very well. Well, like a lot of the bigger towns around us got probably half of what we got. Yeah, I think we got eighty-two. $82, 000. What's this for? Uh for La Grande from Forest Road, Park
Phase two improvements which is the green space and we're talking about a gazebo. I don't know if you want more pickleball. Yeah, but we want green space. Oh. So, those costs jump once you start. Great. Okay. You just went
there, right? You just went right there. Anyway, That's all I got. Okay, Wiz? Do you promise? Dog? I really only have like three small updates. We received the site
plan application in March for Toronto Square. So, that'll go through some technical review internally and deeming a completion and hopefully, we're tuning for June plan. Oh, that's good. Regives and everything. Yup. Um so, that
will be exciting and So, sadly, the family of Larder has closed as most of you know. So, I think many of us stopped in there and you know, you know, gave her our best wishes and it was such a great resident and long-time resident and business owner. So,
hopefully, she'll find a new book in some way and we'll still continue to see Eva you know, working and active in town. We're working to register as a film ready community that we just spoke about and then the other thing I want to
mention is that the third annual health fair will be held the same day. Classified, okay? So, that'll be sort of a community event which is really great and ladies night out is in the planning. Now, deep in
the planning. So, It's always a good idea. Yeah. The committee met and it's it's pretty solid. You know, we have assistance this year from Events by Mackie which is great because we don't have a chamber, you know, chamber presence really brought it the way they used to but they'll be selfie selfie guys coming back. It's awesome. And
you know, we've got our tent. I already ordered the tents. Alright, girls. You need to make sure because that's always a fun night. Yeah. Yeah. So, that's always the first Thursday. Calendar. Always the first Thursday in June And and that's it, really. Well, what
about I heard Fabio's was honored. Fabulous. Yes. Honored. Yeah. It was all over the and everything. Mm hmm. And also, yeah. So, we don't want to walk the press. Tell us a little bit about it. No. Where's Fabio's located? South
Avenue and it's excellent pizza. Actually, you know what? It is true because Fabio's when I first started working here in twenty sixteen. I love that. The reputation and the. With a different owner. Yeah. There's a different owner and it was so to keep a name and to overcome that and not only build your
business independently then and become someone who's who's obviously receiving awards and is well recognized and extremely popular. It's not an easy thing to do. So, they actually do deserve a very good shout out so. I think that we should probably bring them in at some point. We should. Because of. They donate a lot
to different events. They do. Some public recognition. So maybe just talk to them and see, you know, I know it's sometimes it's hard. Yeah. You know, if if. But that would be. I'll tell you the the owner is wrong. Yeah, the owner. Right? And. And Greg, great. We've been we've been we've been using them or frequently them
for since he's been the owner. They haven't been a even a prior owner, right? He's a great guy. But he really, they do a fantastic job. Yeah, even. And the Brooklyn Peter of the journey. Yeah. Get a little extra moots and a little extra basil. Okay, Alright. Alright.
Alright, moving. I have a hand in it. Okay. They really kept that name and they've overcome that and and I gotta tell you that you can also really supported a lot of things in town but he supported Rocket for Autism for many years. Oh, he's fantastic. He has been a little bit better. Thanks,
enthusiastically. You know, really. Yeah. Even I mean, you know, it's outreach to like what can I do? Yeah. It's above and beyond Alright, sure. Thank you, Liz. And the only other thing is, do we know I missed the part about, was the contract awarded for the lights in the downtown parking that's
on the It's going to be in the capital claim We can go forward the capital plan though. We don't have to. I mean, like that could be We had, we, we discussed it and we're going to, we're going to discuss it again at A and F. Okay, okay. So, stay tuned shoes or. Okay. Yeah. Okay. So,
it's so it's in there. So, it's in there to do the the real trenching, right? That's the real stuff. Yeah, the real stuff. The the. It doesn't matter when that. It should be the summer. So, I'll just stay tuned. And you're moving ahead with whoever you need to help you with the Corano Square.
Yes, we're right. I got the storm stuff done. Uh we got the planter kind of planning stuff. Okay. Okay. Good because it's a big application. Lot of stuff. Okay, thank you. So, can I have a motion to please open the meeting to the public? It's all moved. Second. All in favor. I.
I'd like to call forward any members of the public that wish to make comment. Yeah. He, is there anything that's on social media? No. No. Alright. No. Thank you. Seeing that there isn't anyone that wishes to come forward. May I have a motion to close the meeting to the public and then may I have
a motion to adjourn tonight's meeting and we will be back on May 1st for our agenda meeting. All in favor. Alright. Alright, good night. Thank you everyone. Thank you.