--------- here. It is a little after 7 o'clock. We will read the open public meeting statement by our burough clerk, Kathleen Holmes. This meeting was called pursuant to the provisions of the open public meetings act. Notice of this meeting was sent to the local source union New Jersey, the Haw Westfield, New Jersey,
the Courier News Bridgewater, New Jersey, the Star Ledger North, New Jersey, and the alternate press tap into.net. In addition, copies of this notice were posted on the Bolton board of the municipal building and filed in the office of the burough clerk. Notices on the bulletin board have remained
continuously posted. Proper notice have haven't been given and the burough clerk is directed to include this statement in the minutes of this meeting. >> All right. Thank you. For those that are here, would you please rise for the pledge of allegiance? I aliance to the flag of the United
States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. And we would ask for a a moment um of silence for your own intentions. Thank you.
Okay, so we're going to do a uh roll call, please. Um, sure. Jeffrey Banks. Gina Barry >> here. >> Anthony Carter, Aaron McRoy Barker, >> Katherine Mitchell >> here, >> Patricia Walsh
>> here, >> Mayor Moore. >> All right. Here. Um, and I want to uh welcome again Councilwoman Gina Bry here for your very first bowl meeting after our reorganization meeting of earlier
this month of which she was uh sworn in. We look forward to a productive year with you. Um, all right. So, I have presentations, appointments, and announcements. So, I think I'll do uh the swearing in first. So, the everything's over there. the
three people that are here, they're >> so awesome. So, um, the backbone of a lot of what we do here in our small town is done on our boards and commissions, um, which individuals that live in town get appointed and it really, um, the
work that they do day in and day out, often really unseen, um, is very important to the actual runningings of the burrow. So, I am very happy um that tonight we have a few of our um residents that are going to be sworn in. So, for those who are sworn in, would
you please come forward? >> Is there a pen there, Mayor? >> Okay. >> Happy New Year. >> I usually try and put one over here. >> Money picture.
the money picture, right? Bible. >> Repeat after me. >> I do. >> The Constitution of the United States >> and the Constitution of the States of
New Jersey. >> Did you document that? I sent everybody to the same >> and to the government established in the United States >> government in the United States >> and in this state >> and in this state
>> under the authority of the people >> under the authority of the people >> and I will faithfully >> and I will faithfully >> impartially >> impartially justly perform >> and justly perform >> all the duties >> all the duties >> of a member of the environmental commission
>> member Congratulations. >> So, while I have you here, I'm going to just ask you because we don't get to see you all here at this meeting, um, to maybe just talk a little bit about the Environmental Commission and maybe some of the stuff that's on your radar.
>> Sure. Uh, thanks for having us here this evening. Um we uh we were pretty active in the last few years with trying to uh educate the public about gardens in town including uh native plantings. Uh we were also doing some work in the nature center which is under the care of the
environmental commission. Um this year we hope to do several uh Eagle Scout projects in the nature center including uh some boardwalk uh rebuilding and we also have another Eagle Scout project we're hoping to do at Burrow Hall which involves uh educational uh materials and
and installation of some uh uh native native plant signs around the gardens. But um we we're looking forward to a good a very successful year. We we think we have at least one new volunteer on commission. um who will be joining us on Thursday.
>> Is that Andrea? >> Uh no, it is somebody named Suzanne. Um >> okay. >> She reached out to Pat today. >> Oh, good. Oh, yeah. We did have Yes. >> So, I invited her to the meeting and she's available. So, >> good. But, um, we did add new a new
member last year, uh, Andrea, as Mayor Mar mentioned, who's been, uh, fantastic, very go-getter, and, you know, um, it's nice to no longer be the new person on the commission, even though this will be my 15th year in the but, um, again, thanks for having us.
>> Well, no, thank thank you. >> Oh, yeah. Yeah. So, uh, Sandy, uh, you guys might have read in the, uh, the weekly eblast. Thanks Tom for sending that out. But um the environmental commission led by Sandy Rder and
Margaret Trrey uh had a workshop in the carriage house last week on was it Thursday >> uh where they taught people how to do winter sewing which is a a technique where you can start your plants outdoors in the winter uh from using your natural
environment recycled materials uh you know things like milk containers and other types of plastic containers. Uh very well attended. I was very impressed the number of people that came out. >> So you you struck a chord. >> Yeah. You struck a cord. >> We're you know we we never know
>> who we reach in the weekly eblast and the other means but um all the way up until the day of the workshop there was people reaching out to attend it. So >> So that means you got to do another one. >> I was just going to say are you doing another one? >> We also got you know we got the names of a lot of other people who will be helpers to us doing our work.
>> So so we find that the eblast and I think Tom can uh vouch for this right. We have thousands of a couple thousand people >> yeah um unique email addresses and we have an exceptionally high open rate um with it so people do read it you know
and I and I think just feel free to use it and if there's pictures that you have from that day that you want us to maybe put in it would be another way to kind of talk about the environmental commission and any like volunteers that you know they can sign up
>> please do that Uh we're we're uh we're fortunate to be able to do a lot in town and do a lot of educational things with um you know with um the knowledge of our team and and being able to reach out to others as well. So but um on the on some of the bigger things we hope to have
happen this year in the nature center include um some of the work that under the green acres grant and Tony is helping us with including bridge work and then some of the paths that were restored >> and we're moving forward with that right? Yeah, we're going after
>> we're Yeah, we're we're we're behind the scenes. We're pushing. We're pushing. >> Thank you very much. >> No, thank you very much. And we and and thank you for everything you do. If you guys can just sign that before you leave and then give it to Kathleen, that would be greatly appreciated. Um moving on, um
we have a proclamation um which, um I know that several of our council people were able to attend yesterday, our day of service. Um I was under the weather so I was not able to. >> Um and that's a um an annual event um that actually is really done by you know
strong women from our community that have put this on. Um so >> and I did mention that. >> Good. >> I mentioned them that they were specifically from Fanwood. >> All of them from Chem Paris. >> She did mention quite a bit.
>> I did get our chances. Um, so, so we the proclamation for Martin Luther King was read into the record there. >> Well, not the whole thing, >> right? Paraphrased. Yes. >> Thank you. Um, and we also have a proclamation that acknowledged that the
17th is a national day of racial healing. Um, and we are fortunate here to also have our truth and racial healing uh committee which is made up of representative Scotch Plains Found and the board of ed and um we have racial
healing circles that have been uh quite successful through I think the JCC's and some of our um religious uh organizations have taken a nice stab at that which we appreciate. Um there's a
bunch of appointments here um that we did some here tonight, but I want to have them kind of moved as noted. So, can I have a motion on that? >> So, move. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I >> Okay. So, I know that there was planning
board appointments. Did they with Pat? >> She did not give them to me yet. No, >> she didn't. >> No, she didn't give me that. Okay. Um, she didn't talk to you today. >> She did talk to me, but she didn't say anything about planning board. >> Okay. All right. Well, I think I'm going
to have to make a motion here to All right. I got to get the names and I got to move them before the meeting ends because there's a uh there's a meeting later. Um, we have, let's see, one piece of correspondence. >> Yes.
>> Okay. which is a a nice uh New Year's message um from our Assemblywoman Linda Carter. As you know, we live in the 22nd uh district here, represented by Senator NyQatari, Assemblywoman Linda Carter, and Assemblyman Jim Kennedy. Um and they
want to commend us for our commitment to serve the residents of Fanwood. Um and that they look forward to um supporting us as we move forward in the new year. So, it was very nice of them. At this point, I'd like to have a motion to open the meeting to the public. These
comments on agenda items. I have a motion. I have a second. All in favor? I. >> Thank you. Like to call forward any members of the public that wish to come forward to make a comment statement. Seeing that there isn't anyone here in person, do we have anybody on Facebook?
Uh Russ, >> no. There's no comments here question. >> Thank you. Um so with that, I'd like to have a motion to close the meeting to the public. >> Second. All in favor? >> I. >> Uh, next we will move several minutes of meetings that we had. The first was our
uh December 5th, 2022 work session meeting and then our regular meeting of December 19th, 2022. The council has been given minutes of those meetings. May I have a motion? >> I have a second. >> All in favor? >> I.
>> Thank you. They move. Um, moving on under resolutions, I will turn it over. This year, administration and finance will be chaired by Councilman Anthony Carter. Councilman Carter. >> Thank you. So, we'll begin with resolution
2023-01-30 authorizing the payment of claims for January 2023. >> Okay. Okay. So, I need a I have a motion on that to move in payment of claims for the month. May I have a second? >> Second. >> May I have a roll call, please?
>> Um, Jeffrey Banks, sorry. Anthony Carter, >> Gina Barry, >> here. >> Katherine Mitchell, >> yes. >> Patricia Walsh, >> yes. >> Thank you. Next, I move resolution 2023-01-31
accepting the monthly tax collection report for December 2022. Second, >> um, may I have a roll call, please? >> Anthony Carter, >> Gina Barry, >> yes. >> Katherine Mitchell, >> yes. >> Patricia Walsh,
>> yes. All right. >> Next, we have resolution 2023-01-32 authorizing a reimbursement of a tax overpayment to 544th Street in the amount of $914.
>> Second. >> Um, may I have a roll call, please? >> Anthony Carter, >> affirm. >> Gina Bry, >> yes. >> Katherine Mitchell, >> yes. >> Patricia Walsh, >> yes. Thank you. Next we have resolution 2023-01-33
mayor >> through you. Um there in the the resolution in our packet um the delegates for the Union County Transportation Advisory Board. >> Yeah, that was going to change. That was a late change. So, it's going to be
Antonius as the delegate and myself as the alternate. >> Yes. >> So, council chair of ANF, would you please make a motion to amend the resolution accordingly? >> Okay. So, I'll make a motion. >> I just threw us in there
>> to amend the resolution of appointments. >> Second. All right. >> All in favor? Hi. >> Hi. >> They hear me. Thank you. >> There's not many voices here tonight, so
I got to make sure that they get heard. >> Yeah. You know what I mean? Like being picked up at home, right? >> Yeah. Yeah. >> Hold on. >> Okay. So, we're on uh >> Oh, we amended it, but we didn't. We still have to move it.
>> Move it as amended. >> Oh, okay. So then, >> so with that, >> yeah, go ahead. >> I'll move resolution 2023-01-33 and show that it has been amended to have the delegate as >> Antonius
>> Antonius Pagopoulos and the alternate as >> Raina Harris. >> He just likes saying his name. >> Harris. >> I have a motion. We may have a second. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I. >> All right. Thank you for serving on that. >> Next.
>> Next we have resolution 2023-01-34 appointing a burough representative to the Bergen Municipal Employee Benefit Fund. >> Second. >> Uh, all in favor? I. >> Thank you. You got one more, Anthony.
>> Okay. Colleen Hume and Raina Harris. >> Yes. >> So, Colleen Hume will be the commissioner and Raina Harris will be the alternate fund commissioner to the board. Right. Next we have resolution
2023-01-35 approving a professional services contract for the provision of general library insurance risk manager for the year 2023 >> second >> that will be acur LLC doing business as
Reliance Insurance >> the one that talks about um planning Okay. Um call. >> Um Okay. May All in favor? >> I Thank you. >> All right. Moving on. Under
historically, >> did you do 34? >> Yes. >> Yes, >> you did. I'm sorry. I missed >> that was 34. >> No, 34 was >> that was 34 was the Bergen Municipal Employees, which was >> Colleen. >> Colleen Hume.
>> Okay. Sorry. >> Thank you. And then 35 >> 35 professional services >> for a risk manager. >> Risk management. >> So it's that should just say general liability. I
>> like no. Um okay. Moving on under historic preservation. Um we have two items under which councilwoman Patricia Walsh will move. >> Thank you. Uh, I move resolution
2023-01-36 authorizing the borrower to reject bids for the restoration of the Fanwood carriage house roof project pursuant to the New Jersey public contracts law. And that is basically because the bid responses came in at a lower price than
the amount budgeted for the project. >> We are adding we're adding more. >> I'm sorry. Did you just say that they came in lower? The bids came in at a low a price lower than the amount budgeted. >> Yes. >> So we were able to add more work into the project.
>> So the specifications will be revised to include those to include the additional work >> and that's the reason for the rejection. >> Well, the reason is yeah to substantially revise these specifications. Yes, that's a that's a valid reason of the law.
>> That's it. That's what I needed to get in because I It didn't really make sense to me the other way you were saying it. >> Thank you. >> We still need a second. >> Oh, we need a second. Second. >> I have a second. Um uh let's do a roll call vote, please. Since we're rejecting good >> Anthony Carter, >> Gina Barry, >> yes.
>> Katherine Mitchell, >> yes. >> Patricia Walsh, >> yes. >> I move resolution number 2023-01-37. authorizing the borrower to enter into a grant agreement with the Preserve New Jersey Historic Preservation Fund
administered by the New Jersey Historic Trust. Um, >> second. >> Yeah, I would like just to add that we agree to all lot 25% matching funds in the
amount of 25,000 for the Fanwood Railroad Station complex project. Is >> 37 in there? >> Yes. >> Yes. Okay. >> Thank you. >> I'm sorry. Say that again. >> It's for the uh preparation plans and
specs for the uh upgrades to the >> train station building. >> Um it's a grant. We got a $75,000 grant which is a 25% match. So we it's $100,000 project. >> Oh, this is accepting the grant. >> Yes. Yes. Correct.
>> Thank you. I was like, >> I'm sorry. >> Okay. >> Okay. Okay. And then um we have an architect assigned to this >> has been helping us, >> right?
>> Pretty much, you know, contact. So, >> so we're going to get a proposal from them. >> We have a proposal. Um and we expecting to hopefully award it next month. >> Okay. >> Awesome. Thank you.
>> And let me just add that after this phase next year, so April 2024, we'll go and get another grant to actually work. So that's and that's going to be a good amount of money to
>> Okay. She said there's more. >> Yeah. Okay. >> Yep. Okay. Okay. Perfect. Thank you. Um, did we vote on that? >> Yes, we're good. >> We're up to public safety. >> Under public safety?
>> Yes. I move resolution 2023-01-38. This is really an extension of our agreement authorizing a shared service agreement with the county of union for dispatching services at a fee not to exceed 94,21.34 for the first year with a subsequent 2%
increase each additional year for the remaining nine years of the 10-year term. But the the budget this but the agreement wasn't >> wasn't up. >> It wasn't up. No. >> So just remind me why we're doing this. It extends it out for like effectively
for another four years. So if you're happy with the service which I >> but so they they approached us. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> This >> I think the director has >> Mayor um the Union County has applied for a public safety answering point grant and in order to qualify for the grant which gives us some free equipment
in the way of radios they needed uh our dispatch agreement to mirror the grant application period. The terms of the agreement, including any optouts, don't change, just extend it by a couple years in order to have everything line up and we get some free equipment out of it. So, it's >> So, so these are like radios for an
upgraded like uh >> new new portable radios. Yes. >> Right. >> We don't use incar radios here. It's all portable radios, >> right? >> So, it gives us some free equipment. >> How many are we going to get? >> At least half a dozen >> at least. >> So, we can >> at least. >> And the price is right. Now, what we did
was extend our agreement by a couple years. That's the same president. >> Radio for >> couple thousand each. >> Easy. Easy. >> Does that cover a rescue squad also? >> Uh that I don't know. >> Okay. >> Do the I know there was a um a question
several years back that the police radios didn't always um uh interact with the fire department and the rescue squad. >> I don't think that's an issue. >> I don't think I think that has been resolved. >> Okay. Thank you. >> So yeah. So that our 2019 agreement
admits that it's the same in every every aspect just an extension four years. >> Right. Okay. Okay. Well, we need a second. >> I have a second, please. >> Second. >> May I have a roll call, please? >> Yes. >> Anthony Carter, >> affirm. >> Gina Barry,
>> yes. >> Katherine Mitchell, >> yes. >> Patricia Walsh, >> yes. >> Uh, I move resolution 2023-01-39. Authorizing a step increase as per collective bargaining agreement with the family police department for Sergeant
Kevin Stumberber to Sergeant Step three effective January 5th, 2023. >> Second. >> Second. >> May I have a roll call, please? >> Anthony Carter, >> Gina Barry, >> yes. >> Katherine Mitchell, >> yes. >> Patricia Walsh,
>> yes. All right. Thank you. Um, that ends our uh the the work that we have here to do. It's a light agenda as it's the beginning of the year. Um, we will move on to our standing committee reports. I'll start with Councilman Anthony
Carter who is the chair of administration and finance. >> Thank you. >> Oh, I got to do those appointments. Don't let me forget. >> You want to do appointments first? >> Yeah, maybe I will. Um, I need to There was a couple uh appointments. Um,
I don't know how to open your phone again. There was a couple appointments for the planning board that we just need to make a >> password. Yeah, exactly. >> If I could get in there and do this, you all should be worried. Um, there's a
couple more appointments that we have to make to our planning board. They have a meeting which I think is uh coming up next week. >> There's a meeting tomorrow and the regular meeting. I don't know if we're having a meeting tomorrow. Okay.
>> Do you want me or Kathleen to read them into the >> Oh, yeah. Why don't you just read them into the record? >> Okay. For the planning board class 3 council representative Anthony Carter for one-year term expiring 123123.
>> Really? >> Amy Hamill, class 4, expiration 123126. Matt Jukes, class 4, expiration 123126. Whitney Chetnik Chelnik, uh, class 4,
alternate 1, expiration 123124. Leslie Spec, class 4, alternate number two, expiration 123124. Damian Warbeck, alternate number three. Expiration 123124. Jean Rosen, class 4, alternate number
four, expiration 123124. >> Thank you. Um, may I have a motion to approve those um, individuals representing the planning board as noted? >> So move. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I. >> Thank you. they will get sworn in at our
next meeting or the regular meeting depending on um All right then. I'm sorry, Councilman Carter, the floor is yours. All right. So, this year's ANF committee consists of myself as the chair with fellow council members Kathy Mitchell to
my right and Patricia Walsh who will be serving and doing our best to be fiduciarily responsible to our citizens of Fanwood for the upcoming year. We had our first administration and finance meeting uh
this past Monday, January 9th, and it was primarily based on conversation surrounding our change over to our if plan for reasons that have been duly noted and stated last year in November,
our November 21st meeting, we had we decided to or we voted to opt out of the state's plan for reasons that are not well healed and uh also voted to move into the Bergen Hif.
And with that, there were substantial amounts of transformation that had to take place from our existing plan. More specifically, with our 31, I believe, retirees who are retired and
living all over the place. So between uh Colleen Hume, Raina Harris, and our staff, they were able to track down each of them. Yes. Each of our retirees and be assured that
they were able to transition over and make the selections from the existing state plan over into our new HI. So, as we stand today, we're in a comfortable comfortable position with each of those. And of our current employees, they were
able to attend, I'm going to say there were 10 sessions in person and Zoom over the last week where they were able to come in either to the carriage house where they were given information from our carriers. I believe it's Lisa and
Jackie were there to represent our new carriers and how it go. >> Very well. Well attended. >> All right. So, we're comfortable that all of our current employees also all up and running and >> it's going to be an automatic carryover
for current employees. So, yes, confident that we should be signed for by a February 1st start date. >> Okay, there it is. And then going forward in ANF on the administration side, we we're going to look to
I'm going to say put some processes in place where we can help bolster our staff throughout the year through evaluation, through assessment to be assured that they're being all being properly supported and directed and that we're here to do what we can to make
sure they're successful as well. >> And then of course we have our our budget, our yearly budget and we'll have focus on that for the next three months and we'll do our best to hit whatever dates they have in place for introduction and then for budget
adoption. >> Okay. We're going to meet again on Thursday. This coming Thursday, I believe >> the 26th. >> On Thursday the 26th, we'll meet again. >> That concludes the report. Thank you very much. >> Thank you. Next up, uh, we have public
safety. Councilwoman Walsh. Excuse me. >> Sorry. Okay. Thank you. Um, so first, um, for public safety, we have, um, myself as chair. We welcome Gina and Aaron. We will have our first meeting, um, on
Friday. This Friday the 17th. Um, I have the report for December, the monthly summary. Um, the department handled 892 calls for service. That's about 28 per day, 111 traffic enforcement details,
and 240 building security checks. The officers conducted 43 park and walk details, as well as responding to 35 medical calls and 35 fire and burglar alarms. During the month, 175 vehicles were stopped for traffic violations,
resulting in a total of 122 summones being issued, 112 for moving violations, 10 for parking. The officers continued to attend training classes, um, six different ones this month, and there were three adult arrests during the
month. Um I also would like to point out that I think every member um and the mayor received the annual uh report from the police department. Like to thank them so much for delivering them, handd delivering them to us all. Um some of
the highlights um from 2022 um uh were that they the family police department um continued to uh update and write general orders and policies. Um they were instrumental in a lot of uh
community engagements. The Easter Bunny um just there's too many to list actually. Um some highlights, happy highlights. We had one officer married, one got engaged, and one had a baby. So that's lovely. Um we will continue with
um raising the bar and striving towards reaching some goals, general goals, training goals, community policing goals. And um then I just wanted to point out that we have some really great pictures of um all of the different
events that the pl the police department were involved in. Um and we thank them again for all of their help and participation in all these different events. >> Very nice. >> Yeah, it's really beautiful. So, thank you very much for that. Um
I think that was it. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. Um, moving on under public works, Councilwoman Kathy Mitchell. >> Okay. Thank you, Mayor. >> We will. >> Not too much has occurred. Um, we did have a uh senior's meeting last Monday.
I was not able to attend, but uh thanks to um our senior coordinator, Kathleen Holmes. she was able to obtain a speaker um a former FBI agent who spoke to the seniors about uh senior fraud
and apparently from what I have heard from people it it was very well very well attended very well received and apparently a lot of questions were asked. So um thank you Kathleen for
doing that. Um let me see this the um shade tree met last week and basically that was basically just a reorganization um of the the officers of that uh
um of the shade tree commission and apparently we have a new member her name is Kim so she uh will be attending our next meeting which will be the second Tuesday in um February. So, we welcome her. And let me see now. We do have a
report from Clint Dixon, who is our um Department of Public Works supervisor. Uh they're in the process now of um picking up Christmas trees. I haven't last week I saw a lot around today. This week, thus far, I haven't seen many. So,
>> I got to put my tree out. >> Get your get your um tree out if >> I did today. >> It needs to come out, I guess. and they are going to begin the winter brush um program. And when that is over, they ask you please do not put out any more brush until um the regularly scheduled brush
season in April. Also, it's the time of year when there's always the possibility of snow. So, um if they're forecasting snow, please get your car off the street so that they can um plow
or you get plowed in. It's that simple. Uh they've done some pothole repairs, particularly on Hetfield um Avenue Bridge. That was a biggie. Um they're going around town and taking uh down all of the um Christmas
decorations. And let me see, the recycling center will be open on February 4th from 8 to 11:00. And here again, it is self-service drop off. And you can also bring your plastic bags there. um as stated back in December, um we are
partnering with the county um who are um recycling plastic bags and they'll eventually be made into benches, things like that. And but you can also drop them off at the public works department, but they ask that you at least please call before you go to make sure somebody
is there. And I think that's it, mayor. >> Okay. Thank you. um very much. Um while Councilman Banks is not here, I think uh Councilman Walsh has an update on some of his assignments. >> Uh yes. Um I have Jeff's report from the
uh library meeting. Um one of the things that was discussed was um to figure out how the billing process works for the library. Um they said they were seeing costs um for items at the end of the year and I think that
was resolved. Um that there will be now a monthly um balance sheet sent to them not yearly and that way if they have any questions they can contact um Raina or Trish directly. Um they talked a bit
about their foundation um about creating a new website with a logo um and they agreed that a council member will be on the foundation. Um one big question was the new HVAC system um regarding the
heat and the air conditioning and they're not sure who's paying for that. So they had a question about that. Um, and that was pretty much it. >> All right. So, you'll follow up with them >> as far as payment goes. Trish is not
here. So, >> right. >> I mean, I'm saying the collective over there, that group. >> Okay. Thank you. Um, moving on. Um, for her for her first
roll out, >> let's give her a round of applause. Um, well, I guess I'm the chair for health and community services. We had a meeting scheduled for January 2nd that was postponed. So, I have no report.
>> So, the meeting was postponed for February 2nd. So, hopefully I'll have something then to present. But if I can go back to the public safety, I want to do give a report for the fire department. Um, we had 23 calls for assistance, including one motor vehicle
lockout with a dog inside, two residential fire alarms, two commercial fire alarms, five mutual aid, three natural gas order, two hazardous material slips, five water conditions,
three special details. On December 28th at 8:52 p.m., the fire department was dispatched to the block of 200 200 block of Telison Road on a report of hazardous material spilled. Upon arrival, the crew found a couple of gallon of hydrogen
fluid had leaked from the disabled truck. Further investigation also found oil on Pleasant Avenue and surrounding streets. Immediate mitigation was started and Union County hazmat was dispatched. Union County hazmat tech
deemed the area clean and safe after extensive cleanup and completed. No injuries were reported for the month of December. That's it for me. All right. Thank uh thank you. Um
the board of health um I know we put two members on reappointed Margaret and John. Um the list is not I don't have the list here for some reason it's not in here. >> You know what? Um >> I just want to make sure that we didn't
miss anybody. I don't know. >> There was three members for the board of health. Margaret, >> I only have two on the um >> John >> and John. That was it. No, there's three. And Robert Lumbok, the new one. >> There's three on here. >> Margaret is Sean Ary, and Robert Lumbok.
>> I'm sorry. Okay. Just wanted to make sure because I know that they need to do their business. Um Okay. Um All right. Mayor, if I could add something about the library, which I forgot. Yes. Um, I just wanted to mention that I think
Antonio's DPW and the police department are all working to figure out the parking for residents that will be using the library um on the north side of the train station so that we can designate a few spots just for them and we won't run
into any problems with not having a permit for them. >> Thank you. >> Thank Okay, thank you. Um, no unfinished business, no new business. Uh, may I have a motion to open the meeting to the public for the second and last time? >> Second. >> All in favor? I >> like to call forward any members of the
public to make a general comment on any item. Please state your name and address for the record, please. >> Michael Lewis, 41 Beach Avenue, and through the mayor to whoever can answer the question. Uh, back in October, I had a question about what was Shan's fish
market >> and how they had to go back in August to ask for permission for things that they were already grandfathered in to do. And what they were asking for was actually less than they were allowed to do. And I
asked what was going on and I was told that they had chopped down some trees or something and they had to replant them. Uh I asked if they were allowed to do more on the property and because of the zoning overlay uh the answer was yes but
there was nothing pending. The trees are now gone. Uh the area has been bulldozed. So what's going on? >> Nothing more than what you see. So what we what we saw was is that they removed the trees. there was an issue with how they removed the trees which brought
them back to the planning board um in which they had at least I think it was two um meetings that it took to kind of work through uh what we considered violations >> um of which there was a resolution uh to
those violations which were there will be replanting of certain trees that go along the back certain trees that go along the front I think there was issues with the um the garbage enclosures hold both of that. Um shortly after the
planning board meeting is when Shillings Crossing closed at that location and then moved over to the restaurant. Um as far as we know, there are no other plans. I think that there is a possible lease agreement being talked about of
another use, similar use, food establishment use to go in there. So they chopped them down >> without the right permit. >> No, they didn't. They chopped them down again. >> No, they never replant. >> Nothing was ever replanted.
>> It's the winter, so you can't really now anyway. >> So they are going to replant at some point. >> Correct. >> Yeah. >> Okay. Thank you. >> You're welcome. >> Mayor, I don't see any questions or comments on Facebook. >> All right. Thank you.
>> Okay. Thank you. Um, is there anything different? Okay. Uh, so with that, may I have a motion to close the, uh, meeting to the public? Move. >> Second. All in favor? >> I. >> Um, okay. So, we have
we're going to go into executive session. Um, I think I have a resolution here. We are not going to be taking any >> any action. We're coming out to expressly adjourn. I believe we are going in under I lost my form but I
think negotiations and maybe some potential litigation. I'm not sure. >> And attorney >> and attorney cling privilege. Um so may I have a motion to go into executive session. >> All in favor?
>> I want to wish you a good night for all of those that have tuned in. We will be going into executive session. When we come out we will be expressly adjourning. Part: 2
A moment of silence, please. >> Okay. Could we have a roll call, please? >> Yes. Uh, Council President Jeffrey Banks, >> present. >> Gina Barry, >> Anthony Carter, >> Aaron Murray Barker.
>> Wait, did I hear something? >> Yeah. >> Oh, okay. >> Here. >> Uh, Katherine Mitchell >> here. >> Patricia Walsh >> here. Mayor Colleen Muller. >> All right. We have one presentation tonight. Um I was told uh would you like to uh
assist me? >> Okay. Can I bring up my >> hi? I heard this is a special occasion. >> Special occasion. Special. >> No. Do you guys want to want to give a little backstory first before? >> I would love to do a little backstory if
you don't mind. Go ahead. Um, this is my friend Alexa. >> Hi, Alexa. >> Hi, Alexa. >> Hello. >> This young lady decided back in November that she just thought that she should raise some money for the family car department. So, she did. And uh in the
back of her family business, John's Meat Market and the Scotch Blends. She set up a stand, a hot cocoa, a whole vat of hot cocoa, and decided this is what she wanted to do. And I was just so touched and moved by that that I felt that this was the appropriate place to say thank
you for doing that. I can always tell that when you talk to young ladies and young men like yourself, they were raised right. You were raised by your parents, wonderful people. John Marray. Um, and I can't I can't express enough
that how much I appreciate it. She raised $190. Let me just tell you what that's going to do because you don't know this. We are just looking into buying new tags. These they're called accountability tags and every fireman wears them. And when they go into a fire or go into a tough
situation, they take that tag off and leave it with somebody who's outside. >> It's all about safety. So, we know who's inside and we know who's outside. Just know that when you see these men and women with their tags on, you are making sure that they have them because I'm going to buy with your MONEY TAGS FIRST.
YES, WE HAVE A LITTLE SOMETHING FOR YOU. ON behalf of the council and and the governing body, I just wanted to present this. We have a certificate of recogn recognition for you as well as our key to our city and and a nice fan pin that
you can put on as well. >> So, we're really proud of you. Keep up the good work. Okay. certificate of appreciation and recogn between two giants. Now your time to smile.
>> Congratulations. >> Thank you so much. >> That was our text. So cute. Okay. Um that was wonderful. Okay. Uh we have a couple proclamations tonight. Uh first one's on uh Black History Month.
>> Read it. >> Black History Month 2023. Whereas the origins of Black History Month begin in 1926 when a young African-American man named Carter Goodwin Woodson, a Harvard trained
scholar, historian, and organized the first Negro History Week. The purpose was to focus on attention on previously neglected aspect of black experience in the United States. Mr. Woodson was the son of enslaved and therefore encourage
black studies to honor black people and their achievements. And whereas the month of February was chosen to celebrate the holiday to respect the birthdays of President Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglas. It was renamed
Black History Month in 1976 by President Gerald Ford, who officially recognized the Black History Month by calling upon the public to seize the opportunity to honor the too often neglect accomplishment of black Americans in every area endorment throughout our
history. And whereas the mayor and the council of Burough Fanwood recognize the extensive civil, so social and religious contribution made by black American and how these contributions have inspired the residents of this municipality. And
whereas the mayor and council also recognize the vital importance of affording all the residents, especially young persons, the opportunity to study and understand black history both locally and nationally for the purpose to of ensuring that our citizens are
fully familiar with the entire history of human experience. Now therefore, I, Colleen, Mayor of Burough Fanwood, with the support of council, do hereby proclaim the month of February 2023 as Black History Month.
>> Thank you very much. Um, and we got National Go Red Day. >> Thank you. Go Red for Women, February 5th, 2023. Whereas cardiovascular disease, which includes stroke, is the number one killer of women, claiming the lives of
one woman every 80 seconds. And whereas together we can change that by inspiring one another to change lifestyles by managing weight, changing diets, increasing exercise, getting more sleep to take control of your life and reduce the risk of heart disease by as much as
80%. And whereas it is not just about wearing red, it's no longer just about sharing heart health facts. It's all about It's about all women making a commitment to stand together and go red and taking charge of their own heart health as well as the health of those they can bear to live without. Making a
commitment to your health isn't something you have to do alone either. So grab a friend or a family member and make a go red healthy behavior commitment today. Now therefore, be it resolved that the mayor and council recognize the efforts of the American Heart Association in promoting awareness
of this dreaded disease, fully support this program, and encourage all women to recognize the symptoms of heart disease, take control of their lifestyles, and invest in their hearts. Be it further resolved that his this message be spread across the minute of the meeting so that all who follow will know that Famwood is
committed to educating women on the signs of heart disease and how to prevent it with knowledge and action. Thank you very much. Okay. Correspondence. Um >> none of these are >> I'm sorry.
>> None of these talk about the fan fire department. >> Oh, the low stat report was just submitted. It was something we just need to accept as correspondence. >> Okay. All right. >> It is a very big report. >> It's a very big report. Yes, correct. >> Okay. So, um >> yeah, I think these are just to be noted
and filed. Yeah. >> All right. Noted. >> Noted and filed. >> Okay. And the uh the count that goes with the mutual a grant program as well. >> Yes. >> Okay. >> Just correspondence to be noted. >> Okay. >> And received. >> All right. Wonderful. Okay. All right. Um I guess we can open with the
privilege uh of the floor. Um anybody uh want to make any comments on what was discussed already? >> Can I have a motion to open it? Second. >> Anybody uh want to make a comment right
now? Nope. Okay. Can I have a motion to close? >> So move. >> Second. >> All right. All in favor? >> Okay. All right. Let's um do we accept the minutes? >> Yeah, we got to get a motion to >> Okay. Let's make a motion to accept the minutes of
January 2nd, 2023. And make a motion to accept the minutes. >> Second. All in favor? >> I. >> And uh that goes also for the regular meeting on January 17th, >> 2023. >> Um
>> I just lost my page. >> All right. There no since there's no ordinances. >> No ordinances. >> No, we're not not adopting anything. Ah, come on. All right. Let's go into uh consent agenda. Can we Can we pass those all at once? >> Yeah, we would just read them quickly.
>> Okay. You want to take over and take that? >> Sure. >> Council one. >> Um, yeah. I just wanted to the first one. So, the first one is resolution 2023-02-51 authorizing the payment of claims for February. Um, and just so everybody is aware that's in
the amount of 2,326,96844. Um, 2023-02-52 the monthly tax report for January. Um total tax collections monthtoear for the month of January $1,754,34459. That is a um a 9% collection for the
year. Uh 2023-02-54 authorizing a professional service agreement with Robert McCarthy and Gart and Kefir PC for conflict attorney services at a fee not to exceed 1,000 each. 2023-02- I missed one. You did
>> 2023-02-53 authorizing professional services agreement with Clearary Jacobe Alfieri Jacobs LLC for the redevelopment attorney services at a fee not to exceed $5,000. Then 2023-02-55 authorizing a step increase for Ryan
Gilmore Thomas Chisum um and Daniel Pakola to Sergeant step three effective February 17th 2023 and 2023-02-56 resolution authorizing a temporary emergency budget appropriation and these are things that we do pretty routinely
until um this year's budget is passed. That's it. Council President, you need a second. Second. >> All in favor or is this is this by >> the roll call? >> Roll call. >> Thank you. >> Sorry. Jeffrey Banks. >> Yes. >> Gina Barry, >> yes.
>> Anthony Carter, >> are you Mroy Barker? >> Yes. >> Katherine Mitchell? >> Yes. >> You forgot. >> Okay. >> Patricia Walsh, how could I forget you? >> I don't know. Yes. >> All right. Let's move into uh resolutions.
>> Um so I guess I'll read the first two for Councilman Carter. >> Yep. I move resolution 2023-02-57 authorizing an extension of a professional services contract between Animal Control Solutions LLC and the bureau of fan for an additional two months for a fee not to exceed 130 per
month. >> Second all is that a roll call? >> Yeah. Jeffrey Banks. >> Yes. >> Gina Bry. >> Yes. >> Anthony Carter. >> Aaron Mroy Barker. >> Katherine Mitchell. >> Yes. >> Patricia Walsh. >> Yes. >> Okay. See, I would forget you twice.
>> No, I guess I do have a question about the second one >> um >> that the pured >> uh the deputy court administrator resigned um at the end of January and we need a pdeium person on aware. Okay. Yes. All right. >> Thank you.
>> Moving 2023-02-58 resolution authorizing the appointment of a PDM employee in the municipal court. >> Uh do I have a second? >> Second. >> Um roll call. Jeffrey Banks, >> yes. >> Gina Barry, >> yes. >> Anthony Carter,
>> affirm. >> I heard Matt Roy Parker, yes. >> Katherine Mitchell, >> yes. >> Patricia Walsh, >> yes. >> Okay, next three are mine. Um, I'm going to take uh I'd like to move resolution 2023-02-59,
uh, the resolution of the Burough Fanwood authorizing change order number one for the Fanwood Memorial Library construction project. So this is a no cost change order. It's just an increase of the contract completion date by I don't remember how many.
>> April. We're taking it from January to April. >> Yeah, we're >> 2024. So it's 90 days. >> Okay. >> 59 days. >> 50. Okay. 59 days. >> Right. The demolition took a little longer than we thought. So it just
pushed the project back a little bit. But it's a zero cost change. >> Okay. Good. Good. Okay. Um, I guess, uh, do I have a second? >> Second. >> Uh, roll call. >> Jeffrey Banks, >> yes. >> Gina Bry, >> yes.
>> Anthony Carter, >> affirm. >> Aaron Mcroy Barker, >> yes. >> Katherine Mitchell, >> yes. >> Patricia Walsh, >> yes. >> Okay. I'd like to move resolution 2023-02-660. Authorizing the appointment of Antonius Panagopoulos to the position of deputy
public officer. >> Second. >> What is that? >> What is that? >> This is the property maintenance ordinance we pass. >> Oh yes. So we have additional ticket writers. >> Yes. >> Okay. Thank you. >> He is our new additional ticket writer. >> Great service in place.
>> Also no no fee associated with it. No cost resolution. >> Enforcement officer not ticket writer. Yes. Yes. >> Enforcement official. >> Yes. >> Person who enforces things. >> Very nice. >> Sorry, Anthony.
>> Fine. >> Um, do I have a second? >> Second. >> Yes, you do. >> Um, roll call. >> Uh, okay. Jeffrey Banks, >> yes. >> Gina Bry, >> yes. >> Anthony Carter, >> Mroy Barker, yes. >> Catherine Mitchell, yes. >> Patricia Walsh, >> yes.
>> Okay. I'd like to move resolution 2023-02-61 authorizing qualifying special consulting engineering firm firms for 2023. >> What's uh >> we didn't we there were a couple of services left off from the annuals at
the beginning of the year. Okay. So, we're getting around to these people. The cons the special engineering services is when we need an engineer that's not Anton for a second. >> Oh, okay. Okay. >> Oh, sorry. >> Gotcha. >> Seems like many moons ago. It's okay.
It's okay. Thank you. Thank you. Um, do I have a second? Thank you. All roll call, please. >> Jeffrey Banks, >> yes. >> Gina Barry, >> yes. >> Anthony Carter, >> affirm. >> Aaron Mroy Barker? >> Yes. >> Katherine Mitchell? >> Yes. >> Patricia Walsh? >> Yes.
>> Um, now I just have a question about my own resolution. Um, because I've only had one wreck meeting. Um, what was this year's municipal alliance grant submission for wreck? Well, it doesn't come directly from Wreck. It comes from the alliance organization, the the coalition.
>> It's under wreck. Maybe >> Well, it's under wreck because technically substance abuse. >> Sorry, I didn't see it. >> Oh, uh, Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse. Okay. >> What is it? >> Thank you. Um, >> the Municipal Alliance. It's it's it's
Trisha, you point of >> I believe it's the president that runs through the schools and it >> we both feed into it because of the joint >> both towns feed into Scottish friends and family and they also sponsor things that are community events like the um national night out for the police. They'll often give a donation. So
anything that really benefits children in general. Oh. >> Um and mostly their the health the health of the child, the well-being. They're basically against drugs and alcohol. That's that's how they basically started many years ago. >> Oh, wonderful. >> Okay. So, >> and their first meeting is not until
tomorrow morning. And it has been a long time since we've had a municipal alliance meeting because >> just in general or just long since >> pardon since or in general? >> No, in general. It's been a long time because we only met like three maybe
four times a year. Anyway, >> we do we do it every year at least once a year. Sometimes they give us more money. So last year we did it twice, >> right? >> Okay. >> Okay. >> So I move 2023-02-62 resolution authorizing the Scott Plan B municipal alliance grant submission.
>> Second >> Jeffrey Banks. >> Yes. >> Gina Bry. >> Yes. >> Anthony Carter. >> Affirm. >> Aaron McCroy Barker. >> Yes. >> Katherine Mitchell. >> Yes. >> Patricia Walsh. >> Yes. >> All right. I guess uh that takes care of
that. Um we have no unfinished old business. Um, now we could go into our standing committee reports. Okay. Um, Mr. Carter, do you want to say anything about ANF? >> It's great. It's It's great seeing all
of you. >> It's hard to give a report on a computer. >> Is that the report? >> Is that your report on ANF? >> Yes. >> Okay. So, nothing tonight? >> No, we'll we'll redo it. I'm actually driving, so I don't want to pull it out. Okay, >> I'll go through the I'll go through it
in its entirety at our next meeting. >> Okay, >> so if I if I could just give it to you in a nutshell. >> Uh the so we can start with the if at this point all of our employees and our retirees have been migrated over to our
new insurance fund. And for those of you who may not be familiar, uh we moved over from the state fund because of uh economic and cost reasons. And it was a bit of a bear, but I'd like to give credit to our entire office staff,
arena, Trisha Lardo, and then Colleen Hume really jumped in and grabbed a bunch of it and got us across the finish line. So, it was a tremendous team effort. It's a cost savings to the burrow and um there haven't been many
complaints if any. So, at this point, it's it's an absolute success all the way around. >> Uh that's the that's the h from the administrative side. uh ANF has met a couple of times and we've discussed how
we as a U committee and as a governing body and then just as members of our burough council also can support all of the employees to ensure that they have continue to have at their disposal the resources they need to effectively
perform their duties. and uh Raina is taking it by the horn to get the evaluations together, something that we haven't done in a while. So, Council Member Maroy Parker, who headed up the ANF for the last few years, it's something that she was really adamant
about getting moving forward and kind of got lost in the weeds with some of the other things we had going on. But in honor to her, I want to make sure that we push to get these things get these evaluations through so we can ensure that again we're provided the support
and that you know jobs are being done effectively. That's from the administrative standpoint. From the finance standpoint, we're still in we're moving right along in our budget and construction of our budget. And right now we're on target to have it be able
to be presented on March 31st, which I believe is this year's statutory deadline. >> It is. >> I believe we're we're we're we're awaiting the the fin the AFS statement, the financial statement from our auditors. So, we're kind of in a holding pattern. Again, Trish Salado has been
freaking fable. I didn't I don't think I was supposed to say, but that's been fantastic. We're putting it all together. I I've spent a bunch of time up in in the Burough office and when I tell you that she's on point. She's got the she's got her books with all her
notes and uh I can tell you that she's got some ideas also for other things that and we can do in the very near future also. But at this point, we're just trying to get the the budget across the the finish line and then we'll address how we can raise some more
revenue and funds in the future. And again, I have um Council Member Kathy Mitchell and Council Member Trish Walsh. And again, you know, Council Member Erin Maroy Barker. This was her baby for the last few years. And she did a tremendous
job at it. So, a lot of what we're doing right now is really just picking up from what she had, you know, started. I was on the ANF with her, you know, what she and Kathy Mitchell also. So, we're familiar with what she started and what her initiatives were. And there was there was some tremendous ones and and
we're just trying to get them across and get them to also. So, thank you to everyone. Thank you. Thank you everyone. >> All right. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> You're welcome. Okay. Uh next, uh police commissioner Patricia Walsh.
>> This is the January 2023 monthly summary. The department handled 151 calls for service, an average of 33 per day. This included 101 traffic enforcement details and 374 building security checks. The officers conducted
46 park and walk details as well as responding to 44 medical calls and 32 fire and burglar alarms. During the month, 186 vehicles were stopped for traffic violations, resulting in a total of 110 summones being issued. 94 were
for moving violations, 16 for parking. On January 9th, a special agent from the United States Secret Service met with the Fanwood Seniors Club on how to protect themselves from various frauds, and this was a gigantic success. Thank you, Kathleen, for helping out with
that. Various officers attended 18 different training classes. There were two adult arrests during the month, one for being in possession of a stolen motor vehicle and one for an outstanding warrant. Um, let's see.
The department is planning various training classes for 2023, mandatory courses as well as additional training for all officers. The safe place program will officially be unveiled in February to include various government buildings and local businesses. We join every town
in Union County in this progressive program started by the Seattle Police Department. Uh, the Fanwood officers attended the retirement ceremony of Scotch Plains Police Chief Ted Connelly, Sergeant John Sha Johnson, and Sergeant Gerald Brown. And we wish them all
success. We look forward to working with Chief Jeff Briel, and Deputy Chief Al Celinger. And I think that's it. Thank you. >> Does uh Lieutenant want to add anything? >> You're good. >> Thank you. >> Can I ask what the safe place uh program
is? >> Now you're up. >> Now you're up. might come up. So, >> um I'm just going to read it verbatim from our official press release. >> Uh once again, this is posted on Facebook with some uh photos. The Safe
Place program is a partnership between the Fanwood Police Department and local businesses. It gives victims of bias or hate crimes a safe place to go to after their incident where the business will give them shelter while they call for help. This program does two things. First, it lets patrons know where the
business stands on bias and hate crimes because hate has no place in our community. But more importantly, it says to any victim that no matter your background or status, you will be heard. You will be treated with care, dignity, and respect from the business you enter, as well from as well as from the police
officers who respond out to investigate. Um, everything's on online and I believe it's going out in the eblast next week, too. But it's us. Uh it was it was spearheaded by our prosecutor's office and the sheriff's department. Every law enforcement agency in the county is part of this. We're the first county in the
world that has a unanimous we're all on board. Um which is awesome. And that was that was by prosecutor Daniel of the prosecutor's office and Sheriff Corvey of the sheriff's department kind of brought it to our county. And >> will there be signs posted on >> Yes, we we have one at Burough Hall. Um
if you look on our Facebook, we posted some kind of PR photos with Fabios. There's six businesses right now. You'll see a little um sticker. It's about the size of a cell phone in the window. It shows that they're a safe place business and we have verbal commitments from others. We just have to get them to um
give them our literature just so they know um what what they're getting into. But >> thank you. >> Good. That's great. Thank you. >> Thanks. >> That's awesome. >> Sorry. >> Thank you. >> Good. >> She has the fire. >> I have the fire. Uh during the month of
January, the fire department responded to 19 calls for assistance. Seven commercial fire alarms, three residential, three smoke condition, one national gas, uh natural gas, one motor vehicle, one brush fire, one agency
assist, one special detail, one open illegal burning. Special special thanks to the public works director Clint Dixon and a member of the Fenwood uh Department of Public Works for their help in getting the kitchen and the
bathroom and a firehouse back to acceptable usage. Uh much work needed. No injuries to report during the month of January. >> Nice. >> Yep. >> Okay, >> that's it. >> Thank you. >> Um and rescue. I have rescue.
>> Sorry, it's like in in a line here. Um, Fanwood rescue squad was called for a total of 30 calls in the month of January. Um, insufficient crew calls were about 6.7%. Total response time was about 10 minutes. Uh, sorry, average response
time was about 10 minutes. Um, and there were four mutual aid calls with Scotch Planes, one with Planefield and one with Garwood. Um, most of these were for people who um were ill, respiratory illnesses, cardiac illnesses, um, and falls. Um and the primary hospital that
most were taken to um was Overlook. Um other than that, um and then there were a bunch of people who refused to go to the hospital. Um and I don't usually see that many, but there were. Um and then, um they didn't really have a lot of
activity in the month of January. Um except they they I guess had an unusual call uh for a burn that was transported to St. Barnabas, who has a burn unit. Um, not much else. Um, they did have their uh their rescue squad dinner. Um,
and um, as far as I know, it was enjoyable. I was away at volleyball. >> It was fun. >> Um, so I can't really comment on it, but >> it was fun. It was fun. >> They had it. Um, so that's it for the rescue squad. >> All right. Thank you, Council. >> Okay. Now we're on to uh public works.
>> Okay. First of all, um, our seniors had their annual pizza party last Monday. Um, and for those seniors uh out there, I know that transportation is an issue. So, I just want you to know that we are looking at the problem um seriously this
this this year. We have submitted a grant to u the community development block program to um hopefully get some money to put toward a van for our seniors. So, that that'll be a you know a feather in everybody's cap when we can
get that done for you. Um also we are going to um reinvigorate the green team. Um probably most of you don't know even that we have a green team. It was kind of started right before COVID hit and
then whole COVID hit and everybody you know went underground for a couple of years. So we our first meeting will be at Forest Road Park on March 7th. So at 7 o'clock. So, if you do want to become part of the green team, just show up for
our meeting. Or if you just want to come and don't want to commit to just see what it's about, welcome. Okay, so that again is March 7th at 7 at Forest Road Park. Uh let me see what else. Um Shade Tree
Met and uh they're going to be doing their spring planting probably in about April or May. they have 20 or 30 trees that they will be uh planting. We already have a list of some people who want uh trees on their property in in
their you know in the front. So if uh you would like a tree just either let the somebody on the shade tree commission know or somebody at Burrow Hall and then they will automatically come and plant a shade tree. Um
over the years, as you can all see, some of the trees have grown into the wires. So they more and more they are trying to put the the trees that do not grow quite as high on the on the streets with the wires and the and the trees that grow higher
on the streets that don't have wires. It's a little confusing, but it but it works. So um so if you want a shade tree just let somebody either on shade tree know or somebody here at Bur Hall and they will get the message. We are also um working
out the particulars if you want a memorial tree for someone who in your family we are working out the particulars of that. That was a program that we had uh quite a few years ago and kind of fell by the wayside. But now we are beginning to establish that again. And as soon as I have more details at
specifically how it will work, then I will let you know. Um, we also talked about uh the initial plans for Arbor Day, which will not be until the end of April, but that takes a little bit of uh forethought and communication. So, um,
we're beginning to work on that. And Arbor Day will be the last Friday in April, which will be April 28th. And he that will be at the carriage house park at 4:00. And there have been no um
complaints regarding home maintenance, which is a good thing. Uh let me see. As I said, the municipal alliance will be meeting tomorrow at 10. And I think um we did have a public
works meeting last week. And I'm I will turn most of that over to Antonius because most of it was we were catching up on um uh things that pertain to his to his projects. But I just wanted to let you know that uh this everybody know
that the signs are finally up in Forest Park regarding the dogs. The signs for um >> with the QR >> the library parking at the library uh at the for at the north side train station are ordered from the county. So, they
should as soon as they come in, they'll be put up. The recycling center will open again uh on March 4th. And here again, it is self-service. And also, you can bring all of your um plastic bags then, too. So, uh
>> Kathy said, >> and again, that is March 4th from 8 to 11 at the recycling center. And I think now I'll just turn it over to Antonius. Hold on. Trisha, sorry. You said signs in Forest Road, not Lrand for the dogs. >> Are the signs in Lrand also
>> or just Forest Road? >> Just Just for the parking dog. >> The dog. >> Oh, they're they're in both parks. And what about the bag? Um what do we call those things, Aaron? >> Poop bags. >> The poop bag. Poop bags. >> That's what we call them. We were
talking about having those on waste. >> Okay. We are hoping to get donations. Okay. >> Donations towards purchasing them. >> Yes. Yes. >> From who? >> I believe the mayor reached out to some local businesses.
>> Okay. Thank you. >> Okay. That we did not discuss. So, Antonio, he'll bring us up to speed on uh everything else that we spoke about because most of the projects were in his terrain. >> You want to go for it? >> Sure. >> Yeah, go for it.
>> All right. So, uh excuse me. uh Glenwood and Reineer. The contractor's been on his winter hiatus. Uh he should he said he he'd be back the week of March 6th to restart with the drainage work on Reineer and then uh shortly after come
back to um with the curbing um and then paving. Uh we are in the process of receiving bids for the carriage house roof project and also the nature center bridges. Uh those bids are
coming in next week. Um we had a meeting with the engineer that's doing the streetscape project on South Avenue. Uh we have that TAP grant that we received a few years ago. It's been going at a snail's pace, but um we
finally got approvals from the DOT. Um so we're progressing the plans. Uh we're looking to have a public meeting with affected um property owners uh within the next few weeks. So that that'll be coming up. Uh the library
demolition is completed. Uh there was a groundbreaking yesterday. >> Yes. >> Uh I wasn't able to go, but I I heard it was really nice. >> It was I'll expand on that. Um
I am working towards getting um lights at the parking lot. Um and we're still discussing how I've reached out to PSCG about uh solar lighting. Uh they have certain solar lights that they >> talking about the parking lot behind the shops. >> Yeah. Yeah. Down by the shops. Okay.
>> Uh right now the lights are working. You know, we have solar lights there, but they're not commercial lights, so they're not as bright as we would like it. Um, >> but they are working. >> But they are working. Yes. >> Yeah, I saw that. >> Um,
>> when when do they expect uh you're going to you're going to do a sample of the new one or >> Yeah, I reached out to PSEG. I'm still waiting to get an answer back. I'm I'm hoping they have a certain product that they've used that they like um so that
we're not just a guinea pig for a company. >> Okay. I want to have a tried and and trusted product that we can use uh so we're not spending money for no reason. Um uh we as Councilwoman Mitchell mentioned
we did go out for some grants including a new van. Uh we went out for um Forest Road Park building work. Um, we have to start a project that we received the grant on at the train station building
for upgrades. Um, we have a DOT grant that we received for about $300,000 that we need to start the design on. So, there there's quite a bit of work in the in the pipeline uh that we need to get started on. So, uh it's
going to be busy busy year. >> How's the uh nature center? >> Uh we're receiving bids next week. >> Oh, wonderful. Yeah. Oh. Um, question on the, uh, historic building, the HVAC. >> It's in. >> They put it in. >> Yeah, it was it was finalized yesterday.
Uh, today the ladies at the library, >> it was nice and toasty in there today. Nice and toasty. Okay. >> It's like walking into a sauna now. >> Oh, it's hot. I thought >> it's very nice. Very nice. >> They're trying to figure out the >> No, they were very happy.
>> Oh, good. Good. >> All right. I'm glad. Thank you. >> All right. No problem. >> Okay. Let's go back to I guess me. Um we'll talk about well I Antony's touched on it already. We had the de the groundbreaking yesterday. Um
Councilwoman uh Barry was out there with myself and so was Anthony Carter. >> Um it was a wonderful day and we also had the um uh the head the state librarian showed up >> from Trenton which was was unbelievable.
>> So it was a nice presentation. Um we had we had the library commission out there as well. Um we had uh the engine the um >> friends of the library friends >> the friends of the library were out there. The um >> the architect >> the architect was out there. The professional uh the other company that we hired was out there as well.
>> Construction managers. >> Yep. Construction managers. It was it was a wonderful time. It was a wonderful um time. And uh we had we stuck our chrome shovels in the ground and uh and threw some dirt. So, uh, we're, you know, looking to, did they say when
they're going to begin? >> They're in the process of getting permits now. Okay. Uh, I'm not sure if they got, uh, foundation permits yet, but that's the goal is to start within the next couple weeks, get out there and start throwing some concrete in the ground and then, uh, building up.
>> Okay. Wonderful. Well, that's that's all I have for this week. So, next uh, recreation >> with me. Okay. Um so um uh we they we've only had one meeting this year so far. The next
meeting is next week. Um from Bob Buddyansky, the two highlights um from his Fanwood monthly report were that the installation of the new playground at Lrand >> at that time was almost complete. It is complete now.
It is open. Um, and it's really beautiful and the new funky climbing structures are like super cool. >> Um, so it looks great. Um, we're having >> it still needs bench installation and trees and Antonius and I are debating
about what size trees we can get. Um, we would prefer bigger ones. Um, but in any case, benches and trees still need to go in. So, that part is not done, but the park is open and kids are enjoying it, especially with this weird spring that we're having. Um, and there is a ribbon
cutting this Sunday at 10:00 if anybody wants to come. Um, it's, you know, kind of exciting. At least you can get your picture taken. Um and then the other highlight from him was that the summer park program online registration uh was
uh open on February 8th um at 10 and and then for everyone else it would be it would have opened on February 14th. Um I don't know the status of the registration. I'm sure I'll find out next week, but usually it goes extremely quickly. Um last year most of the weeks um of this 8week program sold out within
a minute or two of registration opening online. um it, you know, be grateful at least you don't have to stand online like some of the rest of us with older children. Um and um and they're expecting the same this year. Um last year they only had one travel camp. Um I
think mostly because of staffing issues. I think they're they are hoping to have more than one travel camp this year, but that does rely on them being able to hire um senior level counselors who are in college um because these are, you know, field trips that they go on. So hopefully we'll have a few travel camps
as well. Um and I'm sure I'll find out that next week. Um I did want to note I have to say that you know in our meeting in January I was really impressed with the um you know the every year Fanwood Recre has expanded their offerings. Um
and every year they have managed to get people to sign up and fill all kinds of programs that have been new and interesting. They also have a lot of offerings for seniors which are still primarily online since co um but pretty well attended. Um maybe that shifts over
time as people get more comfortable. Um but um the you know the recreation um department is is is somewhat self sustaining um through the wreck trust um because of all the programming they've developed that
they've been able to kind of raise enough money to um to replenish their trust and to to then use some of those funds to help toward the cost of some of their projects. for instance, the L Grand Prey Ground. Um $50,000 of that
had did come from the recreation trust. So um I I was impressed with the way that they are managing their program and the number of programs that um that Wreck has offered. Um and uh so you know, everyone should go online and all of their offerings are online and and
there's something for everybody. I mean kooky stuff like red hot robotics and mindfulness and yoga, which is not kooky, don't get me wrong. Um, but there's stuff for everybody. So, um, I do think that's important to note. Um, and they also did appoint, I think, three new members last month at last
month's meeting. So, I think they are fairly full right now. Um, and that's it. If you are still interested in the summer camp program, I would really strongly encourage you to go online right now uh, and see if there's any openings at all. um and potentially put yourselves on the wait list too because
sometimes people do pull out as summer gets closer and their plans change and I have been taken off the wait list before myself. So um so congratulations to Bob and the reccomission for such a good job. >> Yeah, they do such a wonderful job. >> Yeah. >> Okay, >> that's all. Yep.
>> Okay. Um, Councilwoman Barry, uh, for health, >> uh, >> for health, they've only had one meeting so far at the beginning of February. Um, they had their annual, uh, reorganization meeting. Uh, during that
time, they had several installations um of individual. Margaret Lewis um is the president of the board of health and Dr. John Hannon is the vice president. Um we talked a little bit about health in
our last meeting. So I'll just give some statistics. Um one of the things that they did during the health was uh present and approved the $223 budget of $51,085. Um
during the month of January we had births in town. We had none marriage, none uh deaths in town residents, one birth out of town, eight marriage out of town, none deaf out of town, five. We
had a total of residents that gave birth was eight and a total of birth for 2022 was 93. >> So we have a lot of young babies in town.
So that is uh it for me. >> Oh, I actually just to >> you know segue onto that. Uh >> you we were at their our >> our shovel breaking and our resident of 101 years old. >> Oh yes.
>> Happened to show up and walk in late as day. You wouldn't think he's on you would think he's 101. >> He looks amazing. Amazing. >> Yeah. Yeah. Joe. It was Joe. And uh I I don't I don't know what keeps me going. >> It's unbelievable.
>> Unbelievable. Unbelievable. >> Great. >> Okay. Um Liz, do you want to say anything tonight? >> Um sure. I have a few brief updates. >> Hi everyone. >> Hello. >> Uh so uh development first and then just a few
things on business which is really just the events that we have sort of tentatively scheduled. Some tentative and some less tentative for the year. Um you might recall at the end of the year we passed uh you approved the agreements with Corano Square the pilot and the um redevelopment agreement as amended and
restated. So um we've had confirmation I think they'll be in next week with their site plan and then the next like week to two weeks they're coming in for site plan. So they'll file and then we go through all our reviews and everything. But we anticipated we were hoping it would be sometime in spring. So it looks like we'll be on the schedule with the
uh wonderful site plan for that. When do they when do you think they'll start putting a shovel on the ground? >> Well, they'll have to do design drawings and file for permits after they get their site plan approval. So, I would imagine optimistically the fall, you know, they'll start and the building they'll do the one building closest to
uh Wonder Year is first and then uh in the meantime relocate and do the utility relocations in Old South Avenue and relocate the liquor store. Um so, that'll happen simultaneously and then they'll do the building down at that end. So it's about 24 24 to 30 month
construction. Um and the other projects as you know are under construction in various stages. So 40 South Avenue uh 70 South has um I don't know if the demo permits were issued but they were in review. So they'll be taking down the former
>> which one is that Liz? >> The former animal hospital. >> So um that'll be coming shortly. And um Soho is rocking and rolling. Guess they should be coming up pretty soon. Vertical, right? >> Uh they were supposed to start a couple
weeks ago, but I mean Yeah. >> I saw them working there yesterday. >> Oh yeah, they're working every day. >> They were doing something today, too. >> Yeah. Yeah, they're working. So, but when they start to come up, you know, which there's a significant parking,
subsurface parking and concrete work that has to be done. Um, but it's it's nice to see it progressing along though. Um, and the only other thing I wanted to go over tonight was just that we have sort of tentatively our downtown events for 2023. So, ladies night out is always
the first Thursday in June. That this year is June 1st. Um, summer fan jam will be Sunday, July 9th. Also set, uh, Fanny Wood Day I think is in flux. It's looking like it might be in early October >> this year because there's a lot of holidays that fall in September and
September is a little wonky, I think. My understanding for Pat. Um, then they'll be looking also to do Fanny Fanny Wolf Fan Wolf Day sometime around that in the fall. >> Woof day. >> Fan woof day with the doggies. And um not sure exactly when they'll be doing
also the 5K with we really enjoyed having the combo with the health fair. It seemed like a good match. Um so hopefully that'll be the third annual health fair. I don't even know how many Fanwood 5Ks we've had a lot. But it'll
be the second combo event where they're together uh at the park. And Shop Small Saturday is also planned for, as usual, Saturday the 26th of November. So, I don't know if we're just coming out with a virtual schedule like we did last
year. >> No, we're going to do a postcard. >> You're going to do a postcard? Nice. So, that'll be mailed in within a month or so. >> You will. >> I don't have the mailing dates, >> but obviously it'll be available on our website and social media first. Yeah. usually. But we but we do plan on doing
some type of a hard copy mailer. >> Yeah, cuz something happens in April. I forget what that we usually try to have it out by that like >> Easter egg hunt. No. Well, there's the Easter egg hunt. >> Earth Day. >> Clint communities day. >> Yeah. We usually try to have it out so that that's sort of the beginning of
events kind of that happens >> on the Easter egg hunt. >> No, April 30th. Well, >> somewhere in and around there. >> In and around there. Exactly. So, and that's about it for today. >> All right. Thank you. >> Thank you. I did notice we're losing our wedding dress store.
>> Yeah. >> Yeah. That's awful. >> Yeah. >> No, I'm actually serious. >> I agree. >> It draws a lot of people to town. It's a very popular place. >> It looks beautiful. >> And they take up two storefronts. >> It's very sad, isn't it? >> Sanator was leaving, >> too. But it's a lot.
>> Maybe you can get a restaurant. >> It's a big big spot. >> Beautiful. will they move to really privilege? >> Yeah. I'd like to make a motion to open the floor to the public. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I. >> Does anybody in the public have any want
to say anything or Now's your time. >> You good, Mike? >> All right. Um, nobody on Facebook. >> All right. I'd like to make a motion to close the meeting. >> Second. >> All in favor? I >> um I'd like to make a motion to adjourn the meeting.
Second. >> All in favor? >> I >> have a good night. >> 751. >> That should be very good. Chef, that was