Okay, go ahead. >> All right. Call this meeting to order. Please rise and flag. >> I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, liberty, and
justice for all. Let me >> this meeting called pursuant to the provisions of the open public law of December 18, 2025 is included in the list of meetings noticed since the burger news of January 6, 2025 posted on the bullet board on a date and has remained continuously posted as required
in addition copy of the service isn't has been available to the public and is on file to bro office clerk. Roll call, please call. >> Councilman Harris, right? >> Oh yeah, here. >> Okay. Uh councilwoman >> here. Councilwoman Basaro is absent.
Councilman Levit >> here. >> Council Vice President Wong >> here. >> Council President Parker. >> Yeah. >> Mayor Carol >> here. Uh I would like to amend the agenda to have item six, council and mayor's comments uh at the end of the meeting after we finish all of the
business for the day so that we make sure we get out of here on time. I'd rather shorten up comments than shorten up the meeting. So can I have a motion to amend? >> Is there a second? >> Engle second. All in favor? >> I >> I >> Thank you. >> Okay.
>> Invited into the executive. We had to go executive session to cover a number of topics. Invited into executive session is Bill Hance, the CFO, Beth Herbert, the counciloman elect um Chris Garcia, our attorney who line, and uh Frank
Whistley, our labor attorney, who is here. Anybody who is listening to this meeting, I'm sorry, but you'll have to pile back in uh probably in 45 minutes. Maybe 30 minutes. You can try in 30. See if we're back in session. I have a motion to go into executive
session for personnel issues affecting employers, employment, personnel, tax collection, and public safety. All >> move. Second. Second. All in favor? I. Okay. Give me a minute. Yeah. Okay. I have a motion to agenda to amend the executive session agenda to
include potential litigation. >> Uh move a >> second. >> All in favor? I >> I thank you. >> Okay. Um, first order of business is resolution 2025 212 resolution authorizing the promotion of the
portable destination to the rank of acting sergeant within the Flemington Burough Police Department effective October 1, 2025. Do I have a motion, please? >> Long move. >> Is there a second? >> Second. >> Any discussion? >> Roll call, please. Uh, Councilman Aries, >> yes. >> Councilwoman Englehart,
>> yes. >> Councilman Love, >> yes. Council Vice President Long. >> Yes. And Council President Parker. >> Yes. >> We have nobody here from the public for public comment session one. Nobody's online yet. >> On interest number two. Uh so we're
moving on to item number eight, approval of minutes. Um you got all of these, right, Carla? >> Um except last. Which one didn't we get? >> December. >> Okay. So the but these we got them all. Regular session. Can I have an approve? A motion to approve. Regular session
November 10, 2025. Minutes. move. >> Is there a second? >> Angel Harold second. >> All in favor? >> I was. >> Council President Parker abstains. >> Oh, okay. >> Um, executive session November 10, 2025.
Can I have a motion to approve? >> Move. >> Is there a second? >> Angelard second. >> All in favor? >> I. >> Any extensions? >> I I >> I didn't get to say I yet either. >> You're in favor though, right? You're not abstaining. You're not abstaining,
>> Susan. >> I'm abstaining. >> I >> Okay. >> Oh, I see. >> Regular session, November 24th, 2025. Move to approve. >> Is there a second? >> Second. >> Uh, all in favor? >> I. >> Any extensions or oppositions? Okay.
Executive session November 24, 2025. Motion to approve. >> Long move. >> I second. >> Thank you. All in favor? >> I. >> Any extension? >> I. >> Okay. Consent agenda resolution 2025- 2020 resolution approving a refund for
the redemption of tax sale certificate on block 202. Can I have a motion please? >> Is there a second? >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I'm sorry. >> I'm sorry. >> Councilman Aras, >> yes. >> Counciloman,
>> yes. >> Councilman Levit, >> yes. >> Council Vice President Law, >> yes. >> And Council President Parker, >> yes. We have no introduction of ordinances. Public hearing ordinance 2025-22. An ordinance amending chapter 34 filming of the burough's municipal code to
conform to the film commission guidelines. And I have a motion to open to the public. >> Angelart will move. >> Is there a second? >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I. >> Anybody wishing to say anything from the public
online? Seeing none, can I have a motion to close the public hearing to the public? >> Move. >> Is there a second? >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I motion to adopt ordinance 2025-22. >> Second. >> I'll second.
>> Any discussion? >> Yes. >> I opened it up for discussion. Any discussion? >> Oh, I'm sorry. >> Okay. Yeah. >> Okay. Brandon, sorry. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> Councilwoman Inglehart. >> Yes. >> Councilman Love. >> Yes. >> Vice President Long. Yes.
>> And Council President, if you said no. >> I just I just wanted to thank everybody for being patient with with this whole process. The uh the committee kind of threw us a few co curve balls, but uh we're I think we're we're we're in in line. I got a uh I got uh Mark Salak
reached out to me today and asked how it was going and I said it's going to happen today. So, thank you all. >> Thank you. >> Um regular agenda resolution 2025-27 resolution awarding RVE to complete the NJT MS4 watershed improvement plan the
whip phase 1 inventory report and not to exceed $32,750. This was tabled from the last meeting. This is uh apparently statutory now by the DP that every municipality has to have one of these and we don't really have a choice and we have a deadline
actually there was a deadline of having it completed by December 31st but Reven's already let them know that we need an extension and I guess that's all okay because a lot of these penalties didn't do this either. So can I have a motion to approve?
>> Is there a second? Is there >> this is the ABS? >> This is the one that that they're doing the uh for the water where the is >> Yes, this is MS4 which is sorry >> angle one second. Yeah, >> thank you. And this is the storm water
component. Um so we are using funds bill identified funds from the POS money which is appropriate because it's storm water and POS was in our order to use the money because it was not in our budget because this is basically a new thing for the DV. Okay. Uh roll call
please. >> Councilman Aries. >> Yes. >> Council Langore. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> President. >> Yes. >> President Parker. >> Yes. Resolution 2025 by 221 resolution
approving Nathan Benzinger for admission to active membership in the state of New Jersey fireman's association. Move. Is there a second? >> Any discussion? That's Parker. Yeah. The wrong sheet. Okay. Roll call, please. Councilman Arus, >> yes.
>> Counciloman, >> yes. >> Love it. >> Yes. >> Council Vice President Long. >> Yes. >> And Council President Parker, >> yes. Resolution 2025-222 resolution approving linen dearano for admission to active membership in the
state of New Jersey fires association. You have a motion please. >> Is there a second? >> Second. >> Any discussion? Roll call, please. Councilman Aras, >> yes. Councilwoman, >> yes. >> Councilman Love, >> yes. >> Council Vice President Long, >> yes.
>> And Council President Carter, >> yes. Resolution 2025223, resolution approving William Sylvia for admission to active membership in the state of New Jersey fireman association. Can motion move. Is there a >> second? Second. >> Discussion roll call.
>> Councilman Argus. >> Yes. >> Uh, Councilwoman Angelhart. >> Yes. >> Levit. >> Yes. >> Council Vice President Long. >> Yes. >> And Council President Parker. >> Yes. >> Resolution 2025 2004. Resolution in the burough council of the burough of
Flemington County of Hunter did New Jersey approving the application of stage coach Liquors LLC DBA union hotel for a place to place transfer of plenary retail consumption license with broad package privilege number 10009-32-003-014 to 46 Main Street Flemington New Jersey
0822 motion please. >> Is there a second? >> We have a second. >> Any discussion? What uh just what is this again as part I know this is >> their pocket license that they had >> and now they're moving it from one address to Main Street.
>> This is the one that wasn't being used. >> Uh resolution 2025. >> Wait, I got to do roll call. >> Oh, I'm sorry. Roll call, please. >> Councilman Harris, >> yes. >> Councilwoman Englehart, >> yes. >> Councilman Levit,
>> yes. Vice President Wong. Yes. And >> council president. >> Yes. >> Um resolution 2025-225. Resolution appointing Sylvia Maria Aarendondo as parttime delivery
assistant at the 20 public library. Can I have a motion please? >> Is this a will move? >> Is there a second? >> Second. >> Any discussion? >> Is this a new one? Is this a new like is like what is going on is not here but they airlines run their
own operation that question I'm asking the question is this a new person is a replacement don't know >> okay >> all right go ahead >> uh rolls >> yes >> counciloman >> yes
>> yes >> vice president long yes >> and council president >> yes >> thank you for doing the question but I don't with us. Uh resolution 2025226, resolution awarding a contract to ads Facility Solutions for Cleaning Services
of of the Bureau US. Uh can I have a motion, please? >> Is there a second? >> Second. >> Discussion roll call. Councilman Harris. >> What's Can we do the discussion? Can Can somebody summarize this because I did read it and didn't understand it.
>> Bill, you want to get on? Come back in. >> Sure. Um Yeah, this is our cleaning service for both uh Burough Hall and PD, right? >> Yes. >> But do we have to do it every year? >> So, we have to go out for quotes um
every year. So, I did that and I got um three quotes and this one was the cheapest and it was cheapest by like almost half and I was very >> I didn't recognize the name >> is what >> is it? Are they a new contractor? Is
that why I didn't recognize it? >> I they're they're not a new contract. They're down in South Jersey and and they gave me a list >> to us. Yes. I'm sorry. >> That's what I thought. Okay. >> Yeah. But uh so I did, you know, reach out to them to make sure I had, you
know, had them uh make sure that they could do it for that price because it was significantly lower and they said they can. So, you know, hopefully >> Yeah. Hopefully they could do it. Well, I hope that, you know, we get the
feedback, some feedback from both the police and the town hall employees to make sure that they're um you know, >> we'll keep an eye and >> Yes. Thank you. >> Anybody else?
>> That's all the discussion. Sorry. >> Roll call. Oh, wait. Uh Councilman Inglehart. Councilwoman. Yes. Yeah, I did. Oh, you said yes. Yes. Okay. Councilman Le. >> Yes. >> Council Vice President.
>> Yes. >> President. >> Yes. >> Okay. Resolution 2025-227 resolution approving Osman Lenz Alaro for remission to active membership in the state of New Jersey Fireman Association. Can I have a motion please?
>> Is there a second? >> Second. >> Any discussion? Roll call on Aras. Yes. >> We have Councilwoman. >> Yes. >> Councilman. >> Yes. >> Vice President Long. Yes. >> Council President Parker.
>> Yes. >> Resolution 2025-228. Resolution approving a notice of consent and support for the issuance of an outdoor advertising permit pursuant to NJSA275-8. effect by the New Jersey Department of Transportation, Flemington Land Holdings
LLC for the electronic sign structure located at 307 US Highway 202, lot 44, lot six in the Burough of Flemington. That is the circle sign. Uh, and we discussed this earlier in executive session. Can I have a motion, please?
>> Move. Is there a second? >> Second. >> Any discussion? Roll call, please. Council Marius. >> Yes. Bouncing ball on me. She dropped off. >> Uhoh. >> Uhoh. >> Boy,
>> there's still four of us. >> She's still not on. >> There's still four of us. >> Keep calling the ro. See if she calls. >> Okay. Uh, >> she just she's back. >> Councilman Levit. >> Yes.
>> Sorry, I lost you guys. Council Vice President Law. >> Yes. >> And Council President Park. Councilwoman Angelhart. >> Yes. Sorry, I did hear the be the resolution and then I got cut off somehow. Sorry. >> Okay.
>> Uh we don't have a work session. Uh I'll open this up to public comment session number two if anybody's car is anybody on the >> uh just that Richard W. Anybody from the public has any
questions, please raise your hand. >> And the manual. >> Seeing none, we're going to move off of the public comments area. Authorizing payment of bills in the amount of $1,353,430.
Have a motion, please. >> Move. >> Is there a second? >> A second. >> Uh, roll call, please. Council Mars. >> Yes. >> Counciloman Councilwoman Inglehart. >> Yes. Yes. Councilman Levit. >> Yes. >> Council Vice President Long Wong. >> Yes.
>> And council president. Circling back to item number six, which is council mayor's comments. >> Um I have a few. Uh first of all, you our attorney. Um the planning board has now started hearing the spark car wash
application. The current location of the closed bread crab restaurant, formerly TGIF, which holds a license liquor license in pocket unused since at least 2019.
Um that application is coming back to the plane board in February. Um regardless of whether they get a return again or they're successful or whatever, we need to have a very serious letter
sent to the owners of the site warning them about what's coming down in 2028. They will lose that liquor license permanently and so will the burrow forever if they don't start the process of selling it or putting it into place in 2026
like to get rid of right Carla they need like two full years to sell that license and transfer properly. So, they need to they need to be on notice. Like, they need to understand the law. And if we have a an an address for their lawyer, they really need to get the
seriousness that this burrow is going to lose a liquor license. We will never ever get it back. >> They're not making C's. >> I thought we wrote a letter to them last year, but they haven't. >> They just not. >> They have all the information. >> Yeah. It was that lady. Yeah.
>> Right. I think you should said it's certified. You should send it regular. I think you should send it to anybody else. We know they're part of this free family partnership. Like they all should know what's going to happen. >> It'll be like a paper bowl. I promise. >> Right. Because I know that >> we never been contact. We've never been
contacted by anyone. We don't have >> Well, one of the three entities that are part of the joint ownership said, you know, had everything being sent to him. And then the managing partner said, don't send it to them anything. You're supposed to send it to me. And the others said they don't know anything about anything. Are you their attorney?
>> I remember years ago I think my partner Don Schaw worked on that transfer. I'll talk I I think it's a family. >> I'll talk I'll talk to my partner. >> All the original circle. >> We just send this all over. >> They all need to be This needs to be so
papered that the the partners all because they apparently don't necessarily talk to each other. >> Not right now. They need to know how serious this is, that the state's not kidding, and it's going to be a loss of this license to them and to the bureau. And we can't get >> Wait a minute. I thought when we talked
about this last year that if they don't take action, then we can take action in some way, shape, or form and resell it. >> We can't. I was a really, really great liquor license seminar with the state and the ABC was there. They made it
abundantly clear the municipalities have no say. We can't take it in the >> that was not what >> legislation the original legislation was supposed to allow municipalities to interfere and take action. What has current law and they are trying to get
it amended. The legislature has not taken it up to fix all these mistakes. They haven't taken it up. There are bills in to fix the mistakes. So right now there is no way for the municipality to interfere. It's in pending not even pending legislation. It's in file
legislation. So we're in jeopardy of losing that because it didn't it >> just very entertaining to think about how where this legislation started out five years ago where it ended up >> oh my god >> exactly in the opposite place of where they wanted. >> Exactly. >> They wanted they wanted to make it
easier and create more liquor licenses and they made it harder and potentially creating less. >> Right. the Boston one municipal has more flexibility on the existing license. We have less >> legislative studies. >> That's where it is now, Susan. It is there is legislation filed to try to
correct all kinds of stuff and it has moved nowhere. It hasn't been heard in committees. Nothing. So, we are >> I think that's where I think that's where I was confused is I think that when we discussed this a year ago, I think everybody, correct me if I'm wrong, but it seemed like everybody was
uh confident that this legislation was moving forward and now it's basically stalled. Do I understand that correctly? >> Absolutely. And and is extremely concerned about this. It's out of their hands. They've been lobbying to make this change. um not necessarily for the
Newarks where they've got 76 pocket licenses unused, but for places like the bur. >> So what can we do to lobby lobby who down in Trenton to make >> ABC? They're not going to listen to anybody like you know I mean the the the the board of the ABC and the chair and
the director of the ABC is appointed by the governor. So you know they're not going to listen to the municipalities. Like I don't think they're going to listen to us. That's just me. The league has been lobbying on this. Um, so you know, the ABC made it very clear that they'd like to get this fixed. I just think right now we got to get a serious
letter out and paper all three families and their attorney and anybody else we can find that they've got basically the clock in their ticking for two years and then a a licensed transfer to another entity or if they want to like if they want to sell it, it's like
up to two years. >> Well, the transfer isn't, but >> the transfer is easy. Yeah, but >> but if they're selling it, it's a it's a few months. >> But we can't be the only municipality that's having this issue. No. So, what is the league of municipalities doing to help? >> That's Yeah.
>> Come back to Susan's point to lobby in this. And now that we have a new governor, what are we doing to contact the new governor to say, "Hey, there's a problem here and we need your help right away." I have no problems with writing Mikey Cheryl. I have no problems with writing her and saying, "This is an issue and we need >> help."
>> Yeah. I mean what what I'm just surprised illegal municipalities hadn't picked this up. We've been very patient with all parties. >> Municipalities organization >> illegal municipalities has been on this issue and that's why they had a whole seminar on it uh last June because they
are concerned about it. So you know but I like um >> I think I think we should write the governor. I think we should just write it. Maybe I I'll write it. I don't have problem with writing. just say, "We need your help. This is this is like this is
dire." >> Um, >> but again, >> she's accepting >> any type of information now. >> You might want to talk to Senators Wicker, too, because if this the legislature doesn't take it up first, >> the governor can't change. >> I'm more than happy to call >> state legislation.
>> I'll call tomorrow. As a matter of fact, >> he'll be attending our meeting on the on January 5th. >> No, I'll call him before then. I'll call >> I understand that, but that's an opportunity for us to talk to him in person, >> right? just follow we can I mean you can do both. You don't have to do one or the other. It could be both.
>> Absolutely. I I completely agree. >> Okay. Um so my that's one thing. Second thing is I just want to publicly announce that we have been uh awarded uh in writing uh the contract service
reimbursement from uh all of the project designs Remington Vernick has proposed for us through the IBN uh DOT. This is the uh design engineering for Park Avenue, North Main Street, Mine Street,
the section of Main Street from the traffic light to Forester. I may be missing one uh project, but uh the I bank has put a value in writing of this at $1.6 6 million
uh in award to us um that they will reimburse us and they are also now pending um so they will we'll have all the designs of all these roads um until they're used and the projects
themselves anything of these projects that are completed by the by June of 2028 are also at I believe 100% reimbursement. So, uh that's got a value I don't even
know what at this point, but uh the design work alone is $1.6 million um uh to the burough uh to be completely 100% reimbursed. Uh my final comment is uh in regard to
council vice president Wong. I just want to say thank you so much for your service. I want to say thank you for the time you and effort you have put in so selfish selflessly. Um I have worked with you now for three
years. You have never played politics uh to my knowledge on this council even you know certainly before I got elected. It's absolutely while I've been elected. You have been a joy and a delight um as council president for two years. You and
I moved mountains in this town to get our structural deficit and the capital budget fixed um to turn our budget around. I know you you know had to work very hard to get votes for to fix things over two years um and you know plus to
understand and bring help me bring in all of this I bank change from USDA. Um, it's been a delight and a pleasure, but I never thought I'd get as much done uh on this council
as I did because of you. And I want to thank you. Um, you and I talked if not every week, every two weeks, you either we either met in person or by phone and hashed out everything that was going in the burrow, which certainly helped the
council understand what was going on and helped move agenda items along. And um like I said, you were you have been a delight and a pleasure and I look forward to continuing to see you privately now because I think we've become very deep friends and it's really
appreciated. I'm going to miss you extremely much dear and I wish you all the best. I look forward to the future of what happens with the lysum and uh whatever I can do to help you move that forward as well. Thank you. >> Thank you. I really appreciate that.
>> Comments? Councilman Aras. >> Yeah. Uh Jeremy, I mean, it wasn't very long that I mean, I've known you for many years already because you're my English teacher, but other than that, it was a pleasure working with you this year and I wish you good luck and you have a happy
holidays, man. Take care of yourself. >> Thank you, sir. >> Uh any other com any anything else, Brand Brandon, from your committees or anything? >> I'm sorry. >> Any any committee? You have no That's it. You're good. >> Oh. Oh, I I'll be honest with you. I we just had the HPC meeting last night and
um we were just uh I guess we're just waiting for the uh uh the HPC ordinance to be updated so we can >> Yeah, I think I've got I think I got Carla Kamichi could do this and take this. >> Yeah, I already talked with her. So, we're just waiting on that. I think we're all good to go there. And yeah, that's that's
>> January the first the first working meeting in January. >> Yeah. So, yeah, other than that, um and yeah. Yeah. Merry Christmas, happy holidays, everybody. Oh, >> thank you. Councilman Levit,
>> I'm sorry. I can I've been very sick these past few days and I uh all all I wanted to say was uh Mr. Long, it's uh it's been an honor serving with you. My favorite English teacher from Central by far, if not one of my favorite teachers. And uh good luck with whatever whatever
is up next, whatever you get up to. Um thank you. It's been a great time. And uh happy new year everybody. I'll see you guys next year. >> I feel better. Trent, you look have a bad head cold. >> Yeah, >> it's Yeah. >> Thank you.
>> All right. Councilwoman Fisar is not here. Um, Councilwoman Egleart, >> talk up again. >> Hey, Councilman Long. >> Well, I guess I got to say one last thing.
>> You don't have to, but I I I try to keep it short for you guys. So, um, this is it. Uh, this is it for me. I just wanted to take a moment and thank everyone. It's hard to believe that two terms, six years have passed since I, uh, first sat up here. Tony, Susan, Trent, Brandon,
Adrian, it's been a pleasure serving with you. I wish you all the best in 20 26 and beyond. I'm a teacher by trade, but I'm always a student first. And every single one of you has brought life experiences, certain skills, and your own unique perspectives that I think are
what defines each and every one of you. And I've learned from you. You've been my teachers. And I really just want to thank you deeply uh for our conversations are whatever it was. Uh just getting to know you um as leaders.
It was tremendous. It was an honor. Um and all the best to Councilwoman Elect Beth Herbert who's going to be sitting up here. the seat soon enough. Uh I know that you all continue to do the good work that Flemington Burough deserves. Um sitting up here for these two terms
has been challenging, instructive, and most importantly, deeply meaningful. Long before I ran for office, I served as negotiations chair for my teachers union. It taught me often the hard way to listen carefully, stay steady under pressure, and stand tall when there are no perfect or great answers. I didn't
know it back then, but it definitely prepared me for elective office. During a particularly difficult time, my fellow teacher shared the Roosevelt's words about the man in the arena with me, about the importance of showing up, taking criticism, and understanding that credit belongs to those willing to do
the work. Quote, has guided me throughout my time on council. During my second year here, uh, of my first term, the late Liz Johnson, a journalist, reached out to me during a particularly fraught time. As someone who understood municipal government, having served as a
council member in her own community, she's highly attuned to understanding conflict. She wasn't asking about the conflict at hand. Instead, she was asking about healing, about listening, about how a community can move forward together. She said that she sensed that I was somebody on council who wanted to help in this area. That was a real
moment for me. Um, my teacher friend reminded me that it isn't the critic who counts and Liz reminded me that sometimes people will notice what you're trying to do. As the councilman chapter of my life reaches its final pages, I wanted to remind my fellow council members that this is good work and people notice it
even if you don't hear about it. Ultimately, this work is for a worthy cause and you dare greatly by showing up each day. And I know my friends on this council will continue to show up to step into the arena and do the good work that this municipality deserves. Mayor Carol, when we first met, I wasn't sure what to
expect. >> I knew you as an experienced politician and from your public comments. I was determined to find common ground so that Flemington was led well. My focus was on making sure Flemington Burough continued on its path to success. Your concern was
governance. But as time went on, we proved to have much more in common than not. It was a pleasure being able to lead with you. We made it work. I thank you for teaching, for your challenges, for your friendship. I hope the next year does continue. the two-pronged focus of government running well and
making sure Flemington continues to experience big wins and even bigger successes. Finally, I want to express my deepest thanks to the people who truly make this town work. To our staff, administration, thank you Carla Connor and the other folks who work in this
building, Moren, Liz, John, CFO Bill Hance, and our fire marshal Ken McCormack. Also want to thank Mike Campion and the entire department of public works. I don't think people understand how essential our department of public works is. It's amazing. Um I wish I had a chance to work with those
guys. It was pretty much the only department I didn't have a leazison to do before. Not not on purpose, you know, just because. Um but uh it it it was it's just nice knowing that we have these guys here. Uh Sergeant Brian McN of the OEM, Dave Giuliani, thank you
guys for all the work that you do. to our first responders. Thank the police chief, Chief Rotella, Fire Chief Robbie Skank, Captain Gary Brewer of the squad. Thank you all to the police officers, firemen, and squad members who dedicate themselves to our safety. To our board, professionals and volunteers. Thank you
to all the planning board members, chair Karen Gifin, as well as our professionals, our planners, engineers, attorneys, Mr. Corskini. Wow. Thank you. It was an honor to know you. Likewise, I wish I had you in Central. >> Hey, what did you do?
Uh Frank Rezy, again, a pleasure. Absolutely. We've been you've been the whole time. The whole time. And uh I really enjoyed our conversations. I mean, there's others. Eric Kazinski and Jim Fon. These these people are impressive. Uh to our
Oh, I'm sorry. I don't want to forget. Uh oh, I did mention engineers. Did I? Yeah. Thank you, engineers. If I forget somebody, I'm going to it's going to kill me. Uh these people have invested in and stuck with our town. To
our volunteers, um I want to thank these people who I can't list. There's just too many of them. But they give their time to serve on committees and commissions. The commitment of those working behind the scenes is invaluable. And I'm so grateful to know how
important they are to this town. Volunteers remind us as Dr. Martin Luther King said, "Everyone can be great because everyone can serve." Being a member of the Flamixboro Council has been a great honor. I'm grateful for
this amazing opportunity and I wish you guys luck and all I got to say is thank you. Thank you. Thank you. >> Thank you. Uh, last word, Council President Parker. So, uh, before I start with Jeremy, I
will say on on the Fed, just so that you guys know that I, you know, that Alli's in place. She is our interim, but she's doing an amazing job. I've heard nothing but compliments from every department that she's worked with. Um, outside the
community, I've heard nothing but great comments. I personally reach out to Ally at least once to twice a week to make sure she's on track, make sure she doesn't need anything. You know, one of the things is um I just feel that, you
know, it's my responsibility since I've kind of pushed that to happen is to make sure she succeeds and to give her all the tools that she needs to succeed. um and that is in terms of budget, that's in terms of resources, that's in terms
of um just management support, whatever she needs. But I will tell you that the FID is actually reactualizing itself. And it's I just I'm so excited about where they're going. I'm just so excited. It's taken a while to get them
there, but they are finally there. And um Ally is going to be uh she's interrum and she's just doing an amazing amazing yman's job. So I just think that's worth saying and I look forward to working
with them again um in the future. In terms of Jeremy, Jeremy, you know, there is, you know, you you remind me so much of Scott. You guys have not a main bone in your body. You just you just don't. You just I mean there's there's I don't
know I can probably count the number of times I've heard Scott yell >> on two fingers and I've known him for over 20 years. Um you remind me so much of him as a matter of fact and and that's kind of how I've been, you know,
been communicating with you because it's like communicating with Scott. I know where his strengths are. I know where his his vulnerabilities are and I communicate that way. Um, you certainly have, you know, when I first came on,
um, we kind of danced because I'm not sure what we knew, what we didn't know, what we knew, what we didn't know. Um, but it's been actually really, really a great experience working with you. It's been a great experience. We've talked maybe at least once or twice a week for
the last two and a half years. I mean, it's whether you're calling me, I'm calling you. It could be during the day, during the weekend, or whatever. Um, and the conversations weren't always about the console. The conversations was personal and about life, right? And that's that's what that's what it's all
about. You know, I always look at what people leave on the table. And it doesn't matter what you think of the person or whatever, is what they leave on the table. And you you have to be very proud of yourself for leaving a
legacy of saying, "I care about the town. I grew up here. I care about the town. I don't always have to agree what everybody wants to do with it. I don't have to agree with how it's going to be pushed back or the board or or housing or whatever the case may be, but I care
about my town." And you you just exude that. Um I've learned I've learned a lot from you. Um, I've learned um I I've learned patience for sure. Um, which is one of my greatest weaknesses is
patience. I have no patience. Um, and I admit that I, you know, that's one of my one of my all one faults. Um, but I I can't thank you enough for what your contributions have been. And I think, you know, I don't I don't think that this is a goodbye. I don't think that this we're we're not going to involve you anymore. I just think that this is
time to let you rest a bit. It's before we call you again. So again, thank you. Congratulations. I'm happy for you and I look forward to your future endeavor. >> Thanks. >> I just want to say I offered him an appointment and he turned me down. So I wasn't willing to let him rest, but he is.
>> So all right, seeing uh no other comments then happy holidays to everybody. >> Please be safe. Trent, get better. Everybody else stay healthy. >> Um Carla, enjoy your vacation. Thank you. much deserved >> and um we'll be regrouping uh early next
year. Uh can I have a motion to adjourn? >> Long move. >> Second. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I >> Happy holidays everyone. >> Yeah. And I'll talk to you about