Inconsistent. Okay So, are we live? I don't know. Yes. Okay. Are you ready? Yeah. It's always good to know. Alright, good evening and welcome to the regular scheduled meeting of the Borough of Fanwood. Um tonight is Monday, March 20th and this is our regular meeting agenda. Um I will ask Rena Harris, our borough administrator to please read the open public meeting statement. This meeting was called pursuant to the provisions of the open public meetings act. Notice of this meeting was set to the Union County Hall, Westfield, New
Jersey, the Courier News, Bridgewater, New Jersey the Star Ledger, York, New Jersey, Union County Local Source, Union New Jersey, and the Alternate Press Tap In Two. net. In addition, copies of the notice were posted on the bulletin board 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 given. The borough clerk is directed to include this statement in the minutes of this meeting. Uh thank you. So, I know this evening we are visited by many Girl Scout and Brownie troops that are here today. Um I know that Julie
Murphy up there is Julie is there. Are they going to help us with the pledge? Yes. Yeah yeah so they want to come in front of me and if anybody's that's here could you please rise for the pledge of allegiance? Oh my god.
I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the public for which it stands indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Thank you, girls. Thank you. Thank you. It is
say a few words. I want to say a few words. You want to read the proclamation first? Uh the proclamation is Women's History Month Proclamation. It's not specific to Girl Scouts. Yes, I didn't get it. You didn't get one. So. Okay. Maybe what we can do is is that give them the
floor and they can talk. Okay. Alright She's upset. Okay. Thank you mayor and council. The first Girl Scout Meeting was held on March 12th, 1912 in Savannah, Georgia with Julia Gordon Lowe and eighteen
girls who believed they could do anything. That was 111 years ago. Before women could even vote. Every year in March, we remember Juliet Lowe's idea that girls can be leaders who make the world a better place. Today, today, there are 2. 6
million girls and adults in Girl Scouts. Our council girl, our our council, Girl Scouts, Girl Scouts Heart of New Jersey has more than 11, 000 girls here in Fanwood Scotch Plains. We have 707 Girl Scouts. In 80
in 68 troops. From kindergarten through high school including 12 graduating twelfth graders. We we also have more than 300 amazing adult volunteers as our leaders. We should pick her. There are
some ways the Girl Scouts have helped in Fanwood and Scotch Plains this year. Made an inclusive little little free library at Ponderosa Park. Painted a dozen games on the blacktop at Brookside Park.
Help with the senior breakfast at All Saints Church and the fall closing drive at Nottingham Middle School. Volunteered at the Community Food Bank made crochet hats for the kids at Children's
Specialized Hospital. Break is for senior for senior citizen ran ran the water station at the Rose Choco. Circles. One.
Two weights per hour. Breast cancer made holiday stockings for children in the hospital day of service show people how to make first I ate kids
kindness boxes and birthday and birthday party kits. Last summer, two local Girl Scouts went to Costa Rica with our council's conservation trip to learn about ecological ecology and plant mangrove trees. They said it was
awesome. Last summer, some of our seventh grade girl scouts went to our castle's first teen leadership retreat at Montclair State. We are excited that a local high school girl scout will be one of the nine delegates representing our council at the Girl Scouts National Convention in Orlando
in July. Wow. We would also we would also like to thank our neighbors for ordering more than sixty 000 boxes of Girl Scout cookies including many to be donated to
our military troops. We have some cookies for you tonight. Oh. You can also visit our cookie booth around town until April 2nd help to find us. Type fine girl
scout cookies in in Google. Thank you for the proclamation. We will keep working to to keep our town a great place to live. And we will see you in the Memorial day parade. Oh, we should go. So, I would love the girls to come over here so that we can get a nice picture. Can they come behind you? Yeah. Yeah. So, they can come up on here and everybody who's got their Girl Scout cookies. I want to
see em. Show em if you got em. Okay, yeah. Where's the other the the those daisies and those brownies. You knocked it out of the park. Big girls come over here. Well, you have a lot of badges.
But come on this side. Oh, oh, Jeff. Oh, what's this special? Here. Here, wait, stand right there. Wait, we got, I gotta make sure you can see them. Hold on. Alright. You gotta see them. Okay, hold on. You come over here, Sonny. Yeah, okay. Okay. Alright, ready? Alright, you guys. Alright. Without falling? Good.
Yeah. Okay, ready? So, you can stand up here. Stand up. Okay. Smile. Okay. Okay. Alright. We got we got everybody. Alright, everybody. All the council. Yup. Alright Wait, let me take this down. I don't want this to be in their
faces. Couple more and finally just really tonight. Enjoy that ladies. Good job. I appreciate that. You did a great job talking to the public. Watch this stuff now. Watch this. Yeah, watch your step.
Here, Connie, come this very nice. Watch me. You can hang out with me anytime if you want So, I want to thank Julie and I want to thank the parents and I want to thank the troop leaders
and I want to thank everybody It's really wonderful how recognizing the Girl Scouts, the Brownies, and the Daisies Falls and during Women's History Month. It's it's really and we will have the proclamation and I'll send that to you under separate. So, I apologize that we didn't have it tonight but we we'll get
that to you and to the girls, you know, you guys, thank you for giving back to the community. Um and I want you to see up here in case you didn't notice on the governing body. We have a majority of women that sit up here on the dais.
From our BA and our CFO to all the women that ran for office and so just keep up the good work and giving back to your community. We really appreciate it and need it. Great job. Yeah. Whoo. Um I was in Brown. I was a girl
scout. I was a brownie huh? Alright. So, we do have three proclamations that we want to continue on. Again, in the vein of women's history month and celebrating International Women's Day and we thought it
would be no better and I will ask Gina, I think you're going to go first. So, our councilwoman Gina Berry who is this your first proclamation, Councillor that you're giving out? First, yes. It's our first proclamation she's giving out as an elected official and she's also our one of our
liaisons to the school the school board. So, it all is nice synergy and so Fanwood is represented by two very strong women who work very very hard in our, we want to call you forward, please. Come up, Amy
and Amy. Yep. And we're really happy to see both of you here and it's nice, you know, you both are giving so much back to the community. You put yourself out there again as elected women. Um you know, which we
all understand what that means and and everything that goes into that and we thank you for the service that you give really to one of the most important aspects of what makes Fanwood Fanwood is the strong educational system and the
reason why when people stumble into fam where they find us, you know, they understand that we have a school strong School District and a lot of that is to your leadership decisions and stuff that you make and so we want to thank you and we're really happy to see you tonight.
Women's History Month. Whereas, each year, Women History Month offer an important opportunity for us to shine a light on extraordinary legacy of trailblazing American women and girls who have built, shape, and improve upon our nation and
whereas, although American history, women, and girls have made vital contributions often face of discrimination, undo hardship. Courageous, courageous women March 4 and 1 the right to vote, champion
against injustice, shattered countless barriers, and expanded the possibility of American life. Women history, a repeat of with examples of unfailing bravery and grit of women in America. Particularly
in time of crisis and emergency. Women serve our nation during World War two. Let organizing organizing effort doing the Civil Rights Movement and represented the
United States on a global stage in fight for human rights, peace, and security. Far too often, their heroic heroic efforts, their stories have gone untold, especially the millions of black women, women
of color, for the sake of consistency, you use, we use the word phrase below, immigrant women, and others. Whereas, American women of every race, class, ethnic backgrounds served as early
leaders in the forefront of women's rights movement along with every major progression, social, change, not only to secure their own right of severage and equal opportunity but also in the abolishment
movement in in emancipation movement, industrial label union movement, and modern rights movement, a modern military inclusion. Whereas, Fanwood is very proud of its
strong female leadership. Our own mayor, Colleen Moore, who strives in her personal, professional, political life, set an example for for all the country, for all the county of Union, and the state of New
Jersey, demonstrating what a strong woman can do in a leadership role. Mayor Ma is the fourth female mayor of the of the last five mayors in Fanwood and has chosen a strong female staff to work besides
her. Now, therefore, be in proclaim I, Colleen Colleen Barr, Mayor of Burr of Fanwood, do hereby proclaim the month of March as Women's History Month in the Borough of Fanwood to
recognize the contribution these in all ways have made in the past the made in the past and present, and will make in the future for the benefit of its nation. So, Amy and Amy, if you, we
would love, you know, we don't get to see you much here. So, first, welcome to Em and really the floor is yours if you want to make any statements about anything, you know, with Women's History Month and the schools or anything that you saw that you're seeing yourself in education. I mean, Alright,
so I didn't mean to catch you off guard. Not to put us on the spot. Uh no, first of all, thank you so much for having us and those that statement was so strong and when when we do look at the leadership within our town and among us, and to see
all of the, the young students and youth that was here earlier, in various ages and all that they're doing in the community. It just goes to show you that when we work together, cohesively and collaboratively
strength their strength in numbers and to have strong role models ahead of us in such a small township. Yeah. Is a really special place to be and I'm glad that we're we're part of it. So, I thank you very much for. Thank you. Allowing us to share in this with you.
Thank you. I don't think there's much I can size top of that. It is. Thank you so very much. We really appreciate it and and it's it's wonderful having all these great women leaders in our community to for the girls in the community to
to look up to and to model himself after so. Well, thank you. Thank you. Feel free to come back anytime. Thank you. The the next organization that and again and it's really nice that it's Women's History Month is that for all of us here in
in Fanwood we understand what the the great things that the college club of Fanwood and Scottish Plains does and so I've asked Councilwoman Walsh who loves the organization to come forward and to please
accept the proclamation and I know you have your anniversary and you have an event coming up and you do all the good stuff so Okay. Hi, Joan. Welcome. Oh, thank you. Oh, stand closer. This is Joan Shubish. I'm sure
everyone knows her. Um and she is the co-president of the College Club with Jean Nagel and Joan is a second generation college club member. Her mom was in charge of scholarships. Oh, I didn't know that. Yes.
Yup, that's awesome. And the college club at Hope to have a larger showing here but they have a meeting this evening but. Where where Jones should be. So, the College Club of Fanwood Scotch Plains ninetieth anniversary. Wow. Where is the
College Club of Fanwood Scotch Plains celebrated its ninetieth anniversary on March 13th 2023? And whereas the objectives of the club are to further continuing education among women of Fanwood and Scotch Plains. To provide annual scholarships to women
graduating high school who are residents of Fanwood and Scotch Plains who plan to pursue a baccalaureate degree and are in need of financial assistance. And women from Fanwood and Scotch Plains presently attending college and pursuing a baccalaureate degree whose official residence at the time
of their graduation was in Fanwood or Scotch Plain. And our Anita financial assistance. And whereas in the past 90 years, the College Club of Fanwood Scotch Plains has awarded $750, 000 to 574 young women in Fanwood and Scotch Plains thereby giving them the
possibility of a higher education and making a positive difference in their dreams and goals. And whereas over the past 90 years, the club has benefited the local communities with numerous community service projects. One of which is College Night, established in 1963 by member Louise Anderson
which is presented in its original format. And whereas the College Club of Fanwood Scotch Plains has contributed its expertise to local organizations and has been honored for its efforts. Therefore, Colleen Maher, mayor of the Borough of Fanwood recognizes the efforts expanded
by the members of the College Club and proclaims March 13th 2023, the College Club of Fanwood Scottish Plains Day in the Borough of Fanwood and asked all residents of Fanwood to recognize this organization as a gift to the fam to Fanwood and welcome them in raising
funds to continue their worthwhile efforts to provide a needed source of funding to qualified students. Um I want to thank the mayor and the council for the proclamation. Um it's hard to believe 90 years. Yeah. Um 1933
on on Martin Avenue. Wow. Miss Lillian Hope got together a group of 12 women. Decided they would start an organization to promote college for women which was a very rare thing at the time. Yeah. So they they drew
up a constitution They decided that not only was that their goal but they also had a goal of they wanted to to not only educate the women but they wanted to encourage them to go to college and they they knew
that they needed to set up a scholarship fund even at that time the first scholarship was 2 00 if you can believe that but that was a lot of money in those days and it was and they've we've tried to continue
over the years. The club has tried to continue the original mission. Part of the mission too was to sort of engage women as a group. Uh encourage camaraderie among them. Because we know when women get together they can do amazing, amazing
things. They can. So, the fact that we've been able to raise really three quarters of a million dollars over these 90 years, I think is a testament to the small but very hardworking group of women that we have in the club. And
Tristan mentioned. We have our big fundraiser coming up. We haven't had a fundraiser in three years due to COVID. It's been a long three years but we've managed to raise money for scholarships over these years and if anyone is
interested, April 16th, Galloping Hill Country Club. Hope to see you. Hope to see you all there. Well, thank you. We do thank you. Yeah. The guest speaker is Karen Dewale. Um. Oh, Kiris. Yes. From. Yeah
the Rotary Club and they'll be. Yes. Yes. She's she's the artist. Yes and she's also kindly donated two prints to our silent auction. So, if you enjoy Karen's art. I I tell you, I do because part of what I've done in the last two years
is use her Christmas cards, you know, to send out notes. So, she did a beautiful picture of the family train station at winter time and then she sold them as no cards. Right. And so, she's awesome she's she's extremely talented and we're very interested in hearing
about her journey because she's a very, she's had a very interesting life. Uh spending time in India, coming here, going back to India, and she has a lot of, she's had career changes. So, I think she'll she'll be able to talk to a lot
of people and they'll be able to relate to some of the things she's she's been through in her life that we're looking forward to this. April 16th. April 16th. Are you still selling tickets? We are still tickets. Right. So, I think we could probably do a little shout out in our Friday E blast if we have the information. That
would be wonderful. Yeah, just get send it to Tom and he'll he'll make some room. Hey, Tom. You can always count on Tom but thank you again. We really do appreciate it. Thank you. I'm sorry. We would have had a greater turnout but. Nope, you got your meeting. So, we appreciate that. I can't stay as much as I want to. No, because I. No, we appreciate it
and we'll see you at the event. Okay. Thank you. Thank you. And our final proclamation, I have asked our library liaison council president Jeff Banks is on Read Across America and I could think of noone else,
right? That should accept this other than those associated with our local library. So, I know we've got a nice We have our board of trustees and our director here to accept and I think some of the council actually participated. You can
read across America we did, right? Yeah. That's true. Yup. Yeah, it was fun. It's it's a great day. Alright. Did you take pictures? Sorry. Okay. So, Read across America, March 13th, March. 2023 proclamation.
Who's this one? Whereas, the citizens of Fanwood did stand firmly committed to promoting reading as the catalyst for our students, future academic success. Their preparation for America's jobs of the future and their ability to compete in
a global economy and whereas, Fanwood has provided significant leadership in the area of community involvement in the education of our youth. Grounded in the principle that educational investment is the key to community's well-being
and long-term quality of life and where on Read Across America Day. Pastor Eddie, what? Yes. Yes, yes. Doctor Seuss's birthday. Oh, our nation recognizes the value of literacy to our democracy. We
celebrate the books that inspire our children to dream big, expand the limits of their understanding, and explore diverse perspectives and cultures through the eyes of others. We also honor educators, parents, librarians,
authors, mentors, and everyone who fosters the power of reading to open doors of opportunity and build greater awareness about the complex world around us. Whereas, Read Across America, New Jersey is being conducted statewide by
the New Jersey Education Association in partnership with the New Jersey State League of Municipalities, the New Jersey Library Association, and their local affiliates across the state to promote reading and adult involvement in the education of our community
students. Now, be it resolved that the mayor and council of the Borough of Fanwood calls on its citizens of Fanwood to assure that very child is every child is in a safe place
reading together with a caring adult to create and celebrate a nation of diverse readers. Be it further resolved that is body enthusiastically endorses March 2nd 20 twenty-3 NEAs,
Read Across America Day, and Read Across America, New Jersey, and recommend and recommits our community to engage in programs and activities to support young readers by by spread the joy of reading and making the and
making America's children the best readers in the world. Errors and say a few words please. Wow. Sure. Well, thank you. Thank you for this. Thank you, mayor and council. I'm honored to have this here
tonight. Um as the president of the Board of Trustees of the Fanwood Library as a teacher, as a parent, I know, you know that there's no greater gift than we can give our children than the gift of literacy and now that Fanwood is in the process of building a brand-new
library for our town to really carry us into the future. I think this is a perfect moment for this resolution and we really thank you for that happy reading. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Sure. They'll come up to the microphone till it
gets picked up. As a librarian, gratified to be working in a town that you know, supports diverse literacy. Yeah. Mm hmm. Yeah. Especially in the current climate of You can say that anytime. Right. So, here. Yes. Thank you. Thank you. Thank
you. Thank you very much. We appreciate you. We appreciate the work that you do. On behalf of our community and it's exciting to see the work that's being done at the construction site. Yes. There's actually
things happening now. Yeah. And we're on our way. Yeah. Which is really which is really beautiful and I'll call you tomorrow. Or probably tomorrow morning Um alright. So, moving on under correspondents, we have several pieces of correspondence. So, the first one is from Union County Board
of Commissioners regarding a twenty twenty-three Heart Grant but I don't believe this one is for the borough, right? This is. It does. It's for an individual that. The series. Yeah. Oh, oh. Oh. That was for the music series. I understand. Okay. Okay, that's for the
music series. They gave us $2, 900 for our Carriage House Music Series which helps underwrite the acts. Alright, that's awesome. Yeah, thrown off by that. Um and then and a letter from Andrew Delaney in
appreciation for the Fanwood Arts Council. Uh huh. Okay. A lovely letter of you know, appreciation. Yeah and it's a beautiful thing that they do with these the music series over at the Carriage House. Um then, we
also received a notice of a special meeting of the fiscal affairs committee for the County of Union and then we received actually two CD community development block grant awards. Um one in the amount of 20000 which will be
put towards our ADA Home shelter improvement. What is that? This force were apart. Okay, I guess the word home sent threw me off. Okay, so that so that is put that that's what you said before. That's
the Forest Road Park turning it helping us to create a shelter as well as an additional $40, 000 to put a generator installed over at Forest Road Park. So, good work on that. Um may I have a motion to open up
the meeting to the public please? Second, all in favor. Alright. This is the time if anyone wishes to come forward with any comments on the agenda. Uh 5 minutes per no yielding of time. Seeing that there isn't anyone may have a
motion to close the meaning to the public. Thank you. All in favor. Bye. We have 2 minutes of meetings that we will be moving right now. One was our reorganization meeting. Regular. One is the work
session. I wanted the regular. Okay, so okay, sorry. So, February 6th was our agenda meeting in February 21st was our regular meeting. May I have a motion to approve those minutes? Exactly. So, moved. Favor. Aye. So now we go on to
a re an ordinance and introduction of a film ordinance if if for anyone sort of paying attention the film and television industry in the state of New Jersey is really buzzing right now because of
the incentives through the state of New Jersey to more productions and television and movie pictures here and it's working. And being ready to sort of capture that and be film friendly. Um it's something that we want to do
but we need some rules of engagement, right, Russ? So. Yup. Yeah, this is his first but I, is this? This is on the radar but we're we're. Is this first or second? I feel like I've been reading. I felt like we had this. So, but is this is
this a first reading or is this a second reading? No, this is a first reading. For whatever reason, it did not get introduced after we discussed it at Nauseum Okay. Yes. Okay. Alright. So, I don't have the
Who's who's reading is it? Yeah, I don't I don't have. Uh Ana. A and F. Okay. So, you want to hand me that? Yeah, let down. Okay Okay. Here, Anthony. Anthony, do you need the first reading? I think that's it, brother. One first reading,
when's the second reading? Is that okay? Okay Okay. First reading I introduce ordinance number zero twenty twenty3 or oh twenty twenty-3
dash zero two dash R. Be adopted Hold on. And request the title. Be read by the clerk. An ordinance of the Borough Fanwood County of Union, State of New Jersey, and Acting Chapter 150 of the Borough Cove
for Films and Motion Pictures. Thank you. I moved that ordinance number oh twenty twenty-three dash zero two dash R. Be adopted on first readings. And 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 75 North Martine Avenue Fanwood, New Jersey on April
17th. April 17 2020. Three. Three. At 7 o'clock PM. Or AS soon thereafter as the matter can be heard. May I have a second? Second. Second. All in favor. Hi. Hi. Hi. Thank you.
Um moving on, we have a second reading public hearing and adoption. Public safety committee had our meeting on Friday and they discussed tabling this ordinance to do a more complete revision that also encompasses the daily
parking rates. Oh yes, we did. There's too many Dan Krantz came and presented. Is it is Is this is this what was started because we needed to understand
how the municipal parking lot was governed and the permits that went along with that. Yes. Is that what this is? Yes and there's there's white white spaces and there's yellow spaces and so we have. Yeah. There's there's the so the municipal lot is broken into three sections. But you so
you're talking about just the municipal lot that you're looking. The park the train station That's a train station. This is monthly parking for train station. Oh, this is for the monthly. This was changing. Cuz you want it all. I was just changing after 11 o'clock. With the municipal. Yes. Right. We've there's going to be an
explanation. Changes. Which has changed the time from three o'clock to 11 o'clock. That's correct. But then you're saying that was what was supposed to happen but there's other things. I I don't. Reina go ahead. Okay. I wasn't at the public safety. Okay. So I don't I don't know. Mayor, the public
safety committee after discussion agreed that it would be better to have one all-encompassing ordinance that changed the and coordinated the hours for our monthly, daily, and the overlaps spaces and it
would just be cleaner to do it all in one ordinance. At the Transition Union. Okay. So, we need a motion to table. So, move. Oh, second. All in favor? Aye. Aye. Aye. Thank you. So, we're going to do that for
April 3rd or? We can. It's it's just some it's just it encompasses what everybody wants but there have been too many different rules. So, we we just need to be. We're just trying to make it simpler. Yeah. I'm just a under the
consent agenda. I would ask if there's anything on the consent agenda that any of the council wants for separate consideration. You can pull it at that point. Pull at this point. The only question
that I have is authorizing a shared service with Somerset County for public works. As for the CDL, sharing the training for CDL licensing. We did that. We didn't do it. We didn't. The county of Somerset did theirs but we didn't do our resolution. No, we did that.
I'm telling you, we did that. The resolution was about Was that this or was this about being able to use their coop? Now, the cost is because it's it says for public works, equipment, and personnel. So, I
just want to make sure. Okay. Alright. So, there's nothing else to be pulled. May I have for the consent agenda, I'll just read it into the title. Um 2023 or three sixty-seven accepting the monthly tax
collector report. Authorizing the payment of claims 2023 0 369 authorizing emergency temper rate. Appropriation. Twenty twenty-three oh 370 authorizing a budget transfer.
Twenty twenty-three oh 371 authorizing a shared service with Somerset County for the Public Works Equipment. Twenty twenty-three oh three 72 authorizing a stepping freeze for Tyler Flowers and Kyle as per the collective bargaining
agreement may I have a motion to move those We have a roll call please. Thanks? Yes. Barry? Keith. Carter. I'm from. Barker. Here. I guess. I'm
asking. Mitchell. Yes. Walsh. Yes. Carrie. Okay, moving on to resolutions A and F. Okay. I move resolution 20 twenty-three dash zero three dash seven three. Authorizing transition
from care. EAP to RWJ Barnabas Health One Source EAP. I have a question on that. Yeah. What's the purpose of the change? They were brought out. Okay. Care EAP was bought out
by RWJ. Yes, they were. Okay. So, it's just a change in the title but just not their name. Yes. It's hospital rule. Okay. Thank you. Um I have I've moved emotion. We have a second. Second. All in favor. Aye.
Thank you. Thank you. Next, I move resolution 20 twenty-three dash zero three dash seven four. Authorizing borrowed tax collector to establish the interest rate and grace period for collection of taxes for the
calendar year twenty twenty-three. May I have a second, second? May I have a roll call please? Thanks. Yes. Barry? Yes. Carter? Of France. McIlroy Barker. Yes. Mitchell.
Yes. Walsh. Yes. Carrie. Next, I move resolution 20 23 dash zero three dash seventy-five. It's a resolution, appointing, and affordable housing attorney for the Borough of Fanwood for
twenty twenty-three. Um may I have a second? Second. And this is just continuing the relationship with Robot McCarthy who has done our affordable housing work for many, many, many years. We have a roll call please. Thanks. Yes. Barry. Yes. Carter.
Upfront. McIlroy Barker. Yes. Mitchell. Yes. Walsh. Yes. Carrie. Thank you. Next, I move resolution twenty 23 dash zero three dash seven six. Appoint a
TV, and video production company for the Borough of Fanwood Zero Dean Company? No, this is house cleaning. It's egg collaborative. Okay. Okay, so I have a motion. Do I have a second? Second. May I have a roll call please?
Thanks. Yes. Barry? Yes. Carter. Affirm. Magara Barker? Yes. Mitchell. Yes. Walsh. Yes. Carrie. Thank you. And finally, I move resolution twenty 23 dash zero three dash seven
seven. Authorizing the borough to submit a grant application with Union County for sewer lining Robin Road, Pandit Court, Willoughby Road, 2nd Street, and Oak Court. What's
that? What's her name in that grant? Is that the that's the infrastructure trust fund? Yeah. Okay. Thank you. Um. Yeah. I got a question about that. So, if so, most of these roads I know are on your
construction paving list. So, the sewer lining is is part of that. Okay. So, we go in there before the construction starts. Okay. Video the lines and then we line them. Make any repairs that are necessary This is for
a grant that's available for the county to do some work. So, it'll help over your cost. Thank you. Okay. I I just have a question. Is that Oak Court or Oakwood? Oak Court. Oak. Okay. So so in the resolution it
talks about South Avenue. What are we doing there? It's from it's Says 2nd street from South Africa. No. No, it says the Borough Fanwood has determined that South Avenue is in need of improvement and development to enhance the infrastructure and
transportation needs. No, I'm just reading from the resolution. I just, I just want to know if what we're doing on South Avenue. Get it. Okay. So, we need to make the minutes reflect that in the resolution, in the third
whereas, it it talks about South Avenue but the South Avenue corridor is not a part of this infrastructure grant, correct? Yeah, we type it and Oh, I guess you gotta submit it but probably with the grant. Yes. So. Well, Nanny, they
don't actually the county doesn't require. Alright, well, just for our minutes. Yeah, just for our into the council knows. So, I may have a a motion on that that edit. Thank you. Um all in favor. Aye. And now, I'd like to move the resolution twenty twenty-three
oh three seventy7 as amended. You have a second. Second. Second. All in favor. Aye. Aye. Thank you. Um I moved resolution 20 twenty-three dash oh three dash seven eight. Authorizing the bar to enter into an agreement
to purchase signage to be posted at the Family Memorial Library Construction site. Second. Is that for defense? Right, there's some decorative banners that we projec ts with some nice pictures of the. New library.
New library. Okay. Okay. Okay. Um So, I've been roll call since it's agreement to purchase. Mave a roll call please. Thanks. Yes. Barry? Yes. Carter. So far. McElroy
Barker? Yes. Mitchell? Yes. Walsh? Yes. Carrie. Next under public safety? Yes. Um I. Oh, I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I moved resolution twenty twenty-three dash oh three dash seven nine.
Authorizing the borough to enter an agreement with a construction firm for the Carriage House Roof Project. Okay, so. Mayor, did you see Fred Snowden on the budget? I didn't. It's I think you said what was budgeted was three
seventy-five. And then this came in at? Three oh three, right, Antonio's? It was 3 03 5. Yeah, sure So it worked. 300. Three 500. Yeah. And you're advising of the specs. Right. So this is good. Contagious. Right and we
added in the painting. Yup. Right? This is the painting of the whole exterior. Yes, correct. Okay, perfect. Alright, this is good. You came in lower than our first one which was great. So, Awesome. Good job. Awesome. Everything checked out. Do we know when
this will begin? Well, we're authorizing it tonight. Uh probably after contracts within, you know, 30 days figured. I don't know what Kobe time is on and the materials, yeah. Um so, who's coordinating
with the construction of that pretty well-used building And all of that stuff. I'll oversee it for from our standpoint but we have the architecture firm. They're they're they have part of their contract is to oversee the contractor You once you get
their schedule, you're going to. All circulated, circulated. Yeah, but we need to coordinate with the music group set. It's a lot of people that aren't. I know that. That's why I asked. Yeah. I I know. So, we just gotta make sure we don't forget everybody. Gotta make sure there's a form
letter that's sent out to everybody and you gotta make sure that they actually acknowledge it and. So, and. Okay and offer them other locations where possible. Alright, thank you. Um Okay.
So, do I have a motion? May I have a second? Second. May I have a roll call? Thanks. Yes. Barry. Yes. Carter. Affirm. McIlroy Barker. Yes. Mitchell.
Yes. Wallace. Yes. Carrie. Next under public safety. I move resolution two zero two three dash zero three dash eighty. Authorizing the purchase of police body cameras, software, and technical support for the police department from Axon
Enterprise Incorporated. Second. So, can we just talk about this because I know that this goes back to the actual body worm cameras right where the I'm just reading the resolution and jogging my memory here. This is just a
continuation of the program that we already have. I think the current program expired. That's the storage though of the the film, right? This is what we're talking about. The equipment we have is still state of the art. We're just more concerned about the long-term storage, maintenance, and upkeep of the equipment that we have. Okay and so, it's
so, it's 2 years? Yes, ma'am. For a total of thirty thousand, 315. Okay. Far back do they keep the footage? Uh we're required to keep it for several years. Uh that's obviously data storage is always a big issue, right? Yeah. Okay. Alright,
thank you. Very much. So, I am I have a motion that came through the reading. May I have a second? I have a second. It may have a roll call please. Thanks. Yes. Barry? Yes. Carter. Upfront. McIlroy Barker. Yes. Mitchell? Yes.
Walsh? Yes. Carrie. Uh thank you our last resolution for public works. I have a resolution two zero two three dash zero three dash eight one. Authorizing the borough to enter into an agreement with the contractor for the Fanwood
Nature Center Improvements. But this is. And it looks like it's. 10 words. Check you. It's it's two bridges and stone dust paths. And when can I begin? Right. Thank you. Second. Do
you start yesterday? Going on too long. We've we've talked a lot about this. Thank you. Very good. Good. Um alright, so I have a motion. Second, we have a roll call please. Banks. Yes. Barry. Yes. Carter. Upfront. Mac Royal
Barker. Yes. Mitchell. Yes. Waltz. Yes. Carrie. So so the question Trish that I have is the the base bids 1130000, right? And change. We have a grant. That grant probably has been drawn down on over the
years. Been drawn down right because we've had it for a really long time. Should we have that in capital for the And then the remainder will be paid out of open space. And then we also put in a a
supplemental grant application. So I so I don't I I want us to follow that because I would rather not touch the open space money. If we are getting a grant right because Yeah and and when I it's I'm serious
right? Because if we have the opportunity to get those additional funds and not tap into the open space that leaves us a nice chunk of change to do with the things and the list is long. Right? Thank you. Um alright, that
actually finishes our official business. We have no old business. We will move out into some of our reports. Um Councilman Carter, anything under administration finance? I'm going to say that we covered it tonight. Yes, I think that we had a budget
meeting prior to this and so yes, we did. Moving on under police, Councilman Walsh. Yes, thank you. This is our February monthly summary. Uh the department handled 1, 101 calls for service. That's about 39
per day. This included a 173 traffic enforcement details. Three hundred sixty-nine building security checks. The officers conducted 69 park and walk details as well as responding to 38 medical calls and 26 fire burglar alarms.
During the month, one forty4 vehicles were stopped for traffic violations resulting in a total of 99 summonses being issued. 89 were for violations, 10 were for parking, and a total of 64 warnings were issued for various motor
vehicle violations. Various officers went to eight different training classes. There were zero adult arrests and zero juvenile arrests during the month. Thank you. That's it. Thank you moving on. Sorry. Can I just respond? Oh. Oh, sure. That would make sense, yes. The one
about the February, the fire department responded to 15 calls for assistant including three. Including three motor vehicle accidents, one water condition, one mutual aid call, three mutual aid calls, one
residential fire alarm, one assistant police, one wireless wires down, one electrical fire, one house locked out, three commercial fire alarms. On February 27th at 249 PM, the
fire department responded to a motor vehicle accident on Shady Lane. The driver lost control while traveling south on Winfield Place. Turn right onto Shady Lane. Hit the Borough Shade Tree and proceeded into a
house. No serious injuries were suffered in a house severe suffered minor damages. No injuries were reported for the month of February. Thank you. We were all right into rescue since I falled under public safety as well. So there were
only 14 calls for the month of February. Uh Captain Lewis did say it's been a bit quiet this winter so I guess that's good. Um most of the calls that needed to go to the hospital went to Overlook and they were for various reasons, sick, fall, a couple psychological
mental status calls. There were 14 percent insufficient crew calls but the rescue squad is working with the county to get a more accurate report of insufficient crew calls. That's important. Um for our information. So, they're working on that. There
were three mutual aid calls with Scotch Plains and one with Westfield. Um and then probably most importantly, the Girl Scouts actually are are visiting them in this month. Um
on the twenty-first and they have another 100th birthday on the twenty-fifth. They'll be visiting someone. Um also the rescue squad was able to obtain a used but refurbished, I
guess, ambulance that they are currently working on to get out on the road as a second ambulance since they had to take their second ambulance off the road in November. So, we will be back to two working ambulances shortly and I'm keeping in touch with them about that and about the status
of the vehicle that is out of service and I'll have an update for council on that soon I have one one thing to maybe to add and I'm police director may be able to confirm that the fire
department had to go to Le Grand Park. I believe on two occasions now and cut people out of the swings. What? So, the one swing. The new swings? Yeah. So, the one swing that is the one that you have this is
supposed to be for babies. It's evidently. Size people are going or older people. So there was a older individual who went in and got stuck. Oh my god. So, it was twice. Is this the parent and child swing you're referring to? That's new. I didn't see it myself. This I I they just told me tonight. So, they were called and they had to hoist
the person up, unbolt unbolt the swing, and then take a grinder and cut the rivets to release the straps. Oh yeah. To get the person out of it. They actually have to cut the seat. They had to cut, yeah. And another time, the person was in it, the person year old, the father was there and they were so stuck in there that the legs
had swollen to a point but they were stuck inside of them. So, it happened on two different occasions. It's so. No, the new set. Hurry up. Well, yeah. Coming the second time. 6 months. So, you know. So I didn't go over to see myself but that it's it's with the new
set. Okay so so I think that we just need to get some. Um yeah we'll talk about that but yes thank you. We don't want people getting hurt. That's for sure. Yeah and the the swings are for toddlers and and older people are getting in them. No. Step.
Can I just ask a question for if Heather gave me? Have the chains been taken down or whatever if they're inoperable? Okay. I'm just saying from It was. Okay. I'm just saying for safety. For for safety. From the fire department and DPW was actually on site and is the one
of the first responders that did the. Okay. Okay. I didn't. I didn't hear about it. I secured it. Wow. Okay. Thank you. It's crazy. Thank you. Yesterday. Um okay. It's not in my report. Yeah. Um okay. Moving on under land use and
historic preservation councilman banks. Um do you have do you have anything to report on the library so they they're working? Uh the contract Yeah. I know. The footings are in. Oh. That's good. And they have something. Statistics.
Hopefully before the rains on Thursday. Uh they want to get this thing done quick. Oh, good. That's awesome. Yeah. Okay, thank you. Oh, sorry. So, also want to make a report. Memorial Day Parade. So, I'm on that commissioner. So, good man. So,
we do have our master ceremonies. Oh, yeah. Grand Marshall. Uh Grand Marshall. Uh Graham Marshall has been chosen. Yes. Okay. So, this year, the Grand Marshall will come from Fanwood and it's a Shonda Erb. Of Shawn. Of Shonda
who is a wonderful local volunteer who is can get in in the military. Uh I think Air Force. Yes. Um so nice. And yeah she's wonderful and she really has gone out of her way since her and her wife have
been here to really get ingrained in the community and actually focus on a veteran story and and making sure that veterans aren't forgotten and that they have opportunities to socialize and she's done all sorts of really awesome stuff to draw attention to what
Memorial Day means and Veterans Day. So it was a unanimous choice of the Scotch Plains Fanwood Memorial Day and so we need to make sure since we have the honoree that everybody looks at their calendar, right? And that we have a nice contingent of the governing body and that we make sure we identify where our banner is and all that good stuff and our shirts and all that good stuff. So, that is and then we'll have her in here
in that with the committee. Yeah, no. Also, the want to reach more out to the residents for anybody who has wants to build a float. Yes, so. Okay. Uh we're supposedly going to do. If we don't want to march, we can build a float. We should be doing again has a trailer. We did that one year. I had to float. Yeah. No, we were in the
back of a truck. I think Jeff, she's still afloat. So, we could go. Yeah, we need. Oh, Jeff. Let's get a truck. Jeff, we're in the back of a truck. Build us afloat. Come on. That calls it a float. You could do it. Antonio's looking at you a trailer. You're an engineer.
You can build a float. I think a baby's butt. If anybody would also like to perform on a on a float. Oh yeah. No. No. No. Sing a song. Music. Uh. Gina
said she'll twirl a baton. We used to. I used to do that. I did that in high school. You know. I'm not twirling. Alright. So, Jeff will work on the float. He's a very he's a very creative one. Yeah. Yeah. Um moving on. I have historical
preservation. We should have police presence. I think, yeah, we do. Like, yeah. Like, yeah, they're there. They're usually working the the route. Yeah. Okay. We have a lead car and we have other officers assigned to traffic and moving on Councilwoman Gina Berry.
Colleen, I have historical preservation. Oh, I'm sorry. That's okay. Um so, this was the historical preservation meeting in March. We had a guest speaker. Um Carrie Lee
who has obtained historical signage for the town of New Providence and he spoke all about getting historical signage in a borough and the his Preservation Commission would like to do a signage program in
Fanwood. Starting with the original train station and they're going to look into grants for this and the signs were beautiful. They were the signs cost in the neighborhood of 25 hundred dollars each. So, they're going to look to grant money for that. Um the museum plans to reopen the first
Sunday of the month from two to four beginning in May for the general public. Um they have school visits, historical walking tours, and elementary school visits to the museum are scheduled for the spring. They want to have ideas to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the country's founding. Um in twenty 2-six, Union County is going to have some kind of big
participation in historical sites. Uh and that was it. Uh we did receive donations. And that was about it. Thank you. Um moving back over to Councilwoman Mitchell, public works. You just skip me. Thank you, mayor. Oh no, you skipped your first speaker. You gotta skip first. Sorry. Okay. Uh let me see. We did not have a public works meeting this month
because of the well, because the uncertainty of the weather last Tuesday. Um if, you know, if it had snowed, we didn't want to take and his team off the road. So, our next meeting will be in on April 11th but anyway, regarding Clint's report, it's the usual stuff.
They apparently they did paint the mayor's office. And I think everybody by now has gotten their thing in the mail regarding all the dates for brush pickup and all the recycling dates and
regulations. Uh they did some asphalt repairs on Glenwood, Rainier, and the Northside train station. Let me see. And of course, we did have some inclement weather with a little bit of icing and freezing. So, of course, they were busy taking care of all the borough property during
that time. The recycling center will be open on April 1st from eight eight to eleven and here again, it's basically self service. And he just asks that the residents are also reminded that plastic bags and film, the plastic film will be accepted at public works facility or by appointment during the week at the at the at Borough
Yeah. Borough property. Also, there were since January, there have been three property maintenance notice of violations. Uh this is something new that we're just bringing to everybody's attention that you know, we we'd like our residents to keep their their property. Yeah. In good condition. Yeah. Just
because it looks good and because oh and because it's for your own use also. Um to maintain your property. Let me see, Shade treatment last week and they were finalizing the dates for Arbor Day which is
the last Friday in April which will be April twenty-eighth at four o'clock at Forest Road Park. Um there's a lot that goes on be behind the scenes for Arbor Day. Uh they will be giving out seedlings. They have
50 seedlings that they will be giving out. I we don't know what actually they will be this year. Last year, they were mostly dogwood trees. Don't know yet what they will be for this year. When is the, when is those events? Pardon? When is the events? April 28th. Okay. At four. Thank you. Oh also Steve said Steve who Mary you'll be interested in this. Um has said that the Salem Oak,
this evening that we had gotten from Salem County is ready to be planted. He's had it in his backyard. Yeah. Um. Navy and if. Mm hmm. Uh and in case everybody out there doesn't know what the Salem Oak is. Um
we have this certificate of authenticity. Uh and just a little bit of an explanation. The Salem Oak estimated to be over 500 years old was one of New Jersey's most recognized trees. This white oak was a
surviving tree from the original forest that covered this land when John Fenwick arrived in 1675. Oh my god. To rich. Tradition maintains that Fenwick signed the treaty with the native Lenny Lenopi beneath its branches upon its arrival.
Upon his arrival. On Thursday, June 6th, 2019 at 7 PM. This tree monument fell. This evening was propagated and grown at the New Jersey Forest Service Nursery. When did it come? From Acorns Collected. So. Wow. From the same. And we
get one? Yes. We and yes we went and picked one up. And apparently it was only like this big when he got it and now it's kind of like that big and ready to be planted and existed on its own. Uh huh. It was. So we talked about doing it on Arbor Day but we thought it was
too important. We're going to have a special day for this planting. Oh yeah. And where will it go? Do we? Because it is so. Do you know historically significant. Do you know where they're going to put it? Somewhere's out in front of Burr property. Oh, nice. Okay. Perfect. I think that's great. I remember when those became available because that was like a big deal. Soldier. So, they took the acorns from the actual. Oh, wow. Yeah. It's amazing. 500 years old. Yeah.
Awesome. Yeah. Okay, let me see. What else? For shade tray. I don't know. Nothing really takes, can take that. Okay, the seniors met also. Um they continue to meet and I just want to remind our seniors out there that on the first Tuesday of every month, All Saints Episcopal Church has a breakfast. So, I know our
seniors at the club know about this but I want to remind the seniors out in the community who do not belong to the club that they can attend this meeting at this breakfast anytime. Any first Tuesday, of
the month at All Saints Episcopal Church and that's right across the street from Nottingham School. If you didn't know where it was and they usually always have a guest speaker. Uh let me see what else. Um also the minister I met last last week in Scotch
Plains and most of the time was taken up with the new police chief introducing himself to the community. Um and also talking everybody has the same problem of how to get information to our seniors. Um because so many of them don't
have computers and if they do have computers sometimes they don't even bother to check them. So that was but it was a very nice luncheon. It was all it was catered by Darby. So, of course, we had corned beef and cabbage since it was the day before Saint Patrick's Day. And
the green team met a couple of weeks ago also. Um and it was a rather sparse meeting. But I just a little history about the green team. Um the green team was started. Maybe three or four months before COVID hit.
And then of course nothing happened for two two years and just getting it reorganized again. But some of the people over this two or three year period have kind of dropped out for one reason or another. So, if we can advertise on our in
the Yeah, we can. On Friday blast at the, that the green team needs members that would be greatly appreciated. And that next meeting will be in May. And I think that's it there. Okay, thank you. I think that's enough for you. Yeah.
No, you're doing a good job, Kath. Um. Can you skip me again? Um we'll move on into recreation and community services. That's me. With you. Oh. Okay. Alright. I'm getting punchy. Um okay. So, the report
for the month of February as we've noted that Le Grande Playground is open. Um the ribbon cutting was Sunday, February 26th. The feedback that the recognition has received has been extremely positive. It looks terrific. I know there's still going to
work and students are putting benches in and some more trees so that work is somewhere in the planning stages but other than that, the playground is ready to go and looks great. Um and people were even in it yesterday when it was freezing outside. So, there you go. Um the Easter egg hunt is
scheduled for April 1st. Um so, for those of you who are watching and have small children, it starts at ten. Oh. Yes. You. 10 in one second. And at 10 and 30 seconds, it's over. It's over. So, please arrive early and have your
children ready because when they say go, it's go and it's over and each year, as they're finishing up, we see parents running, running, running, running with their kids and then they missed it. There's no eggs. So, honestly, that's something you should be early for. And and make sure that the council please has this on
their calendars. You know, the Rec Commission works really hard all year and they really, you know. And I get a ton of kids. Was it last year we had hail? Yeah. Yeah. Last year, hail. I remember, yeah. So, yeah. Like Hunt. Yeah. Um but the rain date in case it rains
not hails is April 8. Um for those of you who in case there's a lot of rain they will postpone it for a week. Um so, spring and summer programs are launched. Registration was opened in February. Um and the
day camps sold out extremely quickly. Um all morning sessions and most of the afternoon sessions are full. Um just for reference, there were 700and this is like, this is as of February 28th, which is
shortly after they open it. 1, 754 registrations so far. 1, 70 and two of them for for the summer park program. Um and there were already 553 on the wait list for the Summer Park program by. Wow. February 28th.
Um so and then marketing really for all the other summer park summer programs which are usually smaller like week long camps. It's all in the family recreation site. There's a but Bob and the Recommission are always coming up with new camps and new ideas. So, you know,
especially for people who don't want like a full summer commitment, there's a lot of activity, interest-based camps that are available to lots of kids of different ages during the summer. So, please check that out and there will be a travel camp this summer. I know last year on the way back from
COVID. There was only one week that was mostly due to you know, making sure that they could do it and then having staffing issues because they do need senior level counselors for the travel camps. I don't yet know how many travel camps there will be but there will be travel camps and again, those
are week-long camps where the kids go out of Fanwood every day and go to certain places and so, I'm sure those were sell out very quickly as well. So, stay tuned for those. Um So, the only other thing to mention is that the Fanwood
Recreation Commission has decided mostly to hold a fiveK this year and Yay. Okay. What? Okay. No. I heard just. Um the commission decided at the last meeting that they were mostly interested in doing a five K.
Um this is a big undertaking to to to do. Uh takes a lot of planning and. Volunteers. So, you know, and that's the thing there's it takes a lot of volunteers and we always have a lot, a lot of teenage volunteers which is terrific. Um we really use more adult
volunteers for the Fanwood five K. Um it's it's a you know, it's a challenging thing to volunteer for especially when you're a kid and you have to tell people that they can't turn onto a street that they want to turn on to. Mm hmm. So, any adults who have like a few hours free on a Sunday morning and would like to volunteer to
support the fiveK. The 5K does support the Rec Commission and all of the work they do. So, I will keep you posted. Um and the recognition has also decided to bring back the training wheel toss. Yeah. That's a that's fun. So, is currently underway in terms of planning. It will be held more
than likely in where I meet you. That's where we met. That's where he was on the Rec Commission and I write. That that used to be my baby. Yeah. I remember he was the one that I'm sure you're more than welcome to go and help. They could use a lot of volunteers. Oh no. No. No. You could do it.
Um could do it. Bruce Bruce is older than you and he still does it. But any case. Neil's back hurts. I will keep you posted on the date. It will not be before May and for those of you who don't know, apparently, this is a I just tortured myself with this rather than going to the training wheel
toss but apparently, it's an incredibly successful program that helps kids literally lose their training wheels that day. Amazing. Yeah. And so, It's like a medium. It's really cool. But it is, it is a limited event and it does require sign up. So, if you are a parent who wants to have their kids training wheels
tossed without your pulling all your hair out. Um again, stay post on that. I'm sure once the date is firmly set, it will be posted on the Fanwood Recreation site as well and I think that that's it for Rec. The date that is being
discussed. I don't think it's first. It's October but I don't have a firm date yet, Tom. Sorry. Can't just say something about the 5K. I I volunteered last year for the fiveK just to work it and it was wonderful. It was very rewarding. Yeah, it's a great event. It's just it it's a lot of small town and
it doesn't, you know, there's a lot of five Ks everywhere and. Right. Um and it is to make money. And the idea is to support the Fanwood Rec Commission and what they do and maintaining our parks and all of that. And I don't know like if they're money. They did not last year. Right. Which is. But it was a good event. Right,
which is something that you should. Because the the whole idea, right, is that the money gets raised after expenses to help offset the cost of. Yes. You know, them that they could use all year. So, if they're not making money, you know what I mean? Like, I think we just, they should just really. Cuz
it's a lot of work. Mm hmm. I told them you wanted it. Okay. So, Hello. Moving on. That's not why they're doing it. That's not why they believe it. I feel like I. I think they're willing to keep the giving it a go. I think they want to give it a go. So, support the Fanwood fiveK. Yes.
Or it might not be. Yes. Okay. Yeah. There's always a banner. Replaces. Yes. Yeah. Different sticks and stuff. But it is fun. Okay. I did. So, engineering and Tonyus. Sure. Yeah. Panagopolis. Sure. So, Scott Library, the the footage
around. It's my god Uh we awarded the contract for the roof at the Carriage House this evening. So, that should be starting up pretty soon. Nature Center, same thing for the bridges and Glenwood Road. I've been talking to their contractor
weekly to get them out there to start working again. Well, that's good. Every week, we either have a rain or snow or something. So, a little bit early in the in the season. So, now that spring is here. I I think within next week, hopefully, next week, he's
going to be out there but he's he's only but before the end of March, he would be out there. Uh finish up on Rainier. And also there's some other streets that he's doing some work on. I'm working on a female ordinance. We're required to update our stormwater
management ordinance they're making it more strict for new construction to happen. Um so that there's less loss during flooding events Fanwood doesn't have a lot of flood
zones so it's not really relevant to most of the town but we need to be compliant with their requirements. That's that's really It's not a long list but it's a lot of work there. Absolutely. Is there any movement on the the
lights behind? So, we need to talk about if we're going to go solar or Can we vote on that now? That was discussed at the last budget meeting two weeks ago so. Yeah. Okay, fine. Um moving
on, Liz is here for economic development in downtown redevelopment update. I need some direction from the Did you distribute something Antonio? Is it the last meeting? Yeah. I think you. Yes.
It was about the cost. Compared. Give us the budget. So what is it? I wasn't there. That's where it presented. So how do we. Do I have that? How do we. I don't know. It was I don't know. How do we make that decision? Yeah, talk about it. Hayden, you gotta figure out, right? Like, you gotta. It was
the conduit was 50000 if I was called, right? That's the the estimate, yes. Which is the Tanner. I think it's it's it's between inches. It's so much not as bright. How do we make this budget it
was a capital incident. So, if that's something that happens. So, we have to discuss that at budget meeting. We just have to make a decision. It was part of the list of Well, Yeah. I just I just I mean, it's on this list. So, it's on the, it's on the list here. So, we.
So, on Monday, when we discuss the capital, that would be where we would. And we'll recirculate the cost estimate breakdown. But we talked about it for about 20 minutes at the last bushy meeting. Yeah. Yeah. I just, never mind. Okay, we'll talk about it on that. And then
once it's decided, does it, do we have to go through a request process or do we already have the proposal? Have to go up a bit because it's more than a bed pressure. Yeah. So, you have to go out The entire, I'm sorry. So, probably three months maybe.
Oh, 3 months. Because you work so closely with your people. 3 months. You'll have to be she'll have to be really involved. Okay. So she can get whatever messaging has to go out to them. You know, she'll be yeah. She'll be it will be
nice to have the headaches. Some of the likes. So is that three months to get started or 3 months? Yeah. Well it's good. Yeah it's going to take about I would say a couple of weeks to get specs together. Two, three weeks to go out to bed and then
it takes a month for contracts, you figure. We have got the money in place but you don't have the money in place. It's it's a whole you know, it's a little snowball today and then, you know, just. It's not going to take three months to do the project. It's three months before we can get the project started. We're going through all those processes.
Gina, go over there tonight after the meeting because one night last week, I went over there. I'm not usually in that area. It was very well lit with whatever lighting there is there. Temporary, the other
that's there. It it was really well lit and I didn't understand what the person was complaining about. Well, there's extension cords running everywhere. There's an extension. Like it's a temporary. Orange extension. Well, that's not good. It's a temporary situation. So, it is, thank goodness, it is lit. It's
just we need to put a permanent solution in a sense. It's not up. Antonio's the police department lobby. I know we are not renovating that's getting next for this year and and Right, but what about then just doing the window we had talked
about maybe getting a quote for just that transaction. Sorry? That's that's the head being. I believe Councilwoman Walsh was talking about converting the existing loan window into a transaction window. Hold it to Monday because I threw it back
on the list. Oh. It is an absolutely perfect ARP money project. Ah. So just circulate the art. Great. Thank you. Left and so that we can we can absorb that before we get there. So we don't have to get
into that conversation Thank you. Nate. Okay. Alright. Shake it off. Go, go, quick, quick. Before somebody asks another one. Um the correct, the site plan application has been filed for Curano Square. So, hopefully we'll move our review, it's our review process
will move pretty efficiently, and they just. So, so, we didn't have a resolution on but I had asked over the weekend that I needed to walk on at the planner for. I'm about to plant right the, because we need to, we don't have a planner. For
the planning board. For yet to review Corana Square. So I think we carry them. Can we carry over from last year I mean, we do it on our skin. But I don't think we ever
appointed. Okay. I don't know. Alright, just go ahead. Yeah. So, as soon as we can, you know, hopefully that we can move that review through as quickly as we can and then, they will be scheduled for planning boards. So, that'll be exciting. Um the other projects are really just under construction. You know,
all of them. Um I did speak with Mitt at the pharmacy and he's got his permits in. Hi. And I think he was waiting for something from the county on electrical but he's been trying to. It's a road access permit and he's been trying to move his carbon through. Yeah. So, he should be
once he gets in good shape. He'll be moving, you know, moving that forward and which is you know, the new pharmacy will be in the old Bank Spa Farm in South Martini. Um business, we just have a few
items. I don't know if everyone seen. Hopefully, you have the raise the larder event that's happening the next what happened last Saturday and the next two Saturdays at the Fanwood Larder. Um the Rotary Club is there selling raffle tickets for their 85th
anniversary. So, you can stop in on a Saturday, buy a raffle ticket, and then if you purchase some groceries, if you spend $25, there's a free dozen eggs that you get which is. Oh, that's good. Just happy to receive when I was in there and so they're having that. The
next two Saturdays. So, make it a point go. Stop by the lawyer. Um and then as you know I think many of you have seen Sing Couture has moved out of their space. Oh. I know. This is so sad. This is sad. Well, I mean, to be honest, they were, you know, they had done whatever
they could do. They had to go out and into different storefronts, you know, like. So, I mean, they have a beautiful showcase on on It's so much bigger. On one of the, yeah, it's just amazing. So, I did speak with Helen and Jeff Ling and they've been actively you know, actively entertaining
prospective tenants. So, I'm hopeful that they'll be able to fill that space. Marketing. Oh, yeah. Yeah and But it's really too. Retail spaces, right? Two spaces. So, I think it's three, isn't it? It's three. I think one is not there. It's right. So, I have not spoken. Yeah,
it's mister Marco Beck here. Marco Beck, yeah. Who sing had three spots? Yeah. Singh had three. Yeah. Okay. You're a person with the same. She's ending. Um so, hopefully, you know, those will will turn into something new for Fanwood that we, you know, will like and welcome. Uh everyone saw the
calendars did go out. So, there's been a lot of press about the calendar and people are taking notice. And now I'm happy to hear which was not on there that there might be the five K. Um I know it says the health fair is October 15th so hopefully that would be the same day again which will be
great. Um I don't know if everyone saw and I'm not going to remember this correctly but there was a Scotch Plains family. A precursor Scotch Plains business that has the obstacle courses. They were named like oh yes. Yes. Yeah. Everything. I forget the name of the company which is Shane that I
can't give them a shout out. But I mean having one of those fitness courses for the little kids at the health fair, you know, while people are doing the fiveK like that would be a great ad. So, we're going to suggest that we try to get a sponsor and and get that especially, you know, some
local businesses getting a lot of good recognition. So, they rent out their you know, they bring these up. friends of mine. We had them at every Oh, good. Yeah. Well, aside for meat goat because Liz wants to reach out to them. Oh yeah, how I know that. Yeah. So, I I had
there. I did, I did it right down their stuff. So, I'm definitely going to reach out to them. Yeah, you got time. Child fleet? Yeah, child's flight. Child's flight. Yeah, that's okay. Child's play challenge courses it's called. Okay. Um so, we're going to reach out to them and hopefully they'll be able to provide that
and we can, you know, just keep broadening that event. We need more sponsors. And then the other thing, maybe I don't know if I want to mention, you want me to mention about the niche? Oh, yeah. You should. Yeah. So, I haven't I haven't seen it. I saw a flicker across my screen earlier this afternoon but you know, Niche does college
ranking and town ranking and so I guess they put out their listing in New Jersey, Best Towns to live in and then in Union County And Fanwood was number two right behind Berkeley Heights. So we were a leader amongst European communities. Yeah someone sent
it to me so I will, I think I sent it to you, Tom, right? Yes, I am. So, I don't want to preempt our good PR that's going to come out about it but it was, you know, it's exciting. Sure. It's it's pretty complimentary and they do a variety of things. Schools, safety, quality of
life, That's awesome. Awesome leadership and government. Yay. Anyway, take a look. I'm sure it's in the tap. Good. Thanks, Liz. Alright, yeah. Thank you. Um thank you. Um just a couple things as I'm sitting here,
right? Um. Exactly. Um did we ever get the list from the Westfield for the Board of Health? No, negative. Is it, do you, do you think there's just, they, this never responded? Native. The attorney didn't
respond? Okay, because we're paying the contract, right? Right. So, I asked, I asked for Reina send a send a Email tomorrow to the BA. Cuz he we followed up a week ago. Yup. I
forget what I followed up but I I followed up more than once. Yup, no, I know you did. Which is why and only because I'm going through the bill list. Do I Yup. Uh see that and we we need to do that. Um Harbor Consultants is we had
pre-qualified them and asked they're doing some work for us. But I don't remember seeing ever a proposal. So we have them. Yeah. You're paying them but I don't ever remember.
Actual proposal. It's just of what they're doing and the work that they're doing and everything like that. If you qualify them. Last year for us. No. No? No. I did. I don't remember. I, you know, I read a lot of
proposals. Yeah. So, we did something. But I don't remember No. No. Okay. This is for planning work. Oh, planning work. This is for we we prequalified them at the beginning of the year. We
picked them to do some work for us. They are working but. Right. I never remember seeing any resolution or anything on. So, for this specific thing that we pulled for tonight because we. No, has nothing to do with that. Oh. That's
separate. This is separate This is, yeah, this is just separate and I think that's the last one I have. Okay, thank you. Um may I have a motion to open the the floor to the public? Second. All in favor. I. I'd like to
call for any members of the public at this point. Please state your name and address for the records. Uh Michael Lewis, 41 Beach Avenue in Fanwood. Just a couple of refreshment memory questions Uh with regards to the consent agenda,
the shared services agreement with Somerset County. What what does that entail? Probably came up with the last meeting. Yeah, so Somerset County offers CDL driving certifications for
employees. They do that across municipalities and other counties because they're certified from the DMV. We have a need with our public works to have one of our employees get certified and so this is a much easier, quicker, and also cheaper route than trying to go
through a private class. Okay. Uh thank you for the elaboration. Uh two quick questions on the budget. Um refresh my memory again. How much money did we take out last year, had a reserve to balance the budget. 25, 000 came out of
the surplus. Okay. Okay and this was last year and had that stack up against the year before. Is this movements less than the year before. Okay, but we've been hitting up the reserve for several years.
That's all I really want, you know. Uh with regards to What was the other thing? Sorry. It's okay. How close are we in terms of our debt limit? I know that we went into the Salem lease back
of the recycling lot because we were pushing up against the upper limit. Are we still close to the upper? I don't think that's not why we did that. I don't believe. We didn't do that for that reason because we were up against the debt limit. And we are we are not. Um I would I would email you the
exact number. I stay only let's just go within 3. 5 percent and we're down under two. But I don't know the exact Okay. So, I actually thought I'm doing this reaction. Okay, that's all I really want to know. Thank
you, mister Lewis. Okay. Um Seeing that there isn't anything else. Um our next time that we will be together is Monday, April 3rd for a work session. Um and with that may I have a motion to adjourn this evening. So move. Second. Second. Um favor. Hi. Hi. Hi.
Good night. Good night. Good night.