WEBVTT METADATA Video-Count: 1 Video-1: youtube.com/watch?v=ANUmkYOQWF8 NOTE MEETING SECTIONS: Part 1 (Video ID: ANUmkYOQWF8): - 00:00:05: Meeting Called to Order and Commissioner Introductions - 00:05:23: Presenter Postponement, Detective Brown's Community Relations Report - 00:12:09: Councilman Questions, Popular Programs and Nan Williams Park - 00:17:25: Transportation to the Youth Center and YMCA Update - 00:20:57: Detective Excuses Himself, Brochure Update Discussion - 00:24:11: Printing Options for Brochure: School District, Partnerships - 00:25:52: Native American Event: Partner Feedback and Council Approval - 00:29:50: Hometown Banners Flag Project and Council Agenda - 00:35:02: Diversity Program, World Cultural Diversity Day, Certificates - 00:40:12: No Meeting Next Month, May Birthdays, Graduation Part: 1 1 00:00:05.279 --> 00:00:22.840 Let's call the meeting to order. You have to excuse me that I have either cold or allergy. So, if you can't understand me, um before we get started, >> I want to introduce our new commissioner. 2 00:00:23.359 --> 00:00:44.960 Right. sign up. >> So, let's go just around the house. She was recently doing all right. >> All right. >> Just walked in. >> Hello. How you doing? 3 00:00:44.960 --> 00:01:03.760 >> Let's go. Quiet. >> Hi guys. I am new to this place. My name is Sai Jaz and I live in Somerset as well. Immigrant like a lot of people, single mom, cancer survivor. I did my 4 00:01:03.760 --> 00:01:19.600 masters from Pakistan. I worked there in telecommunication for a very long time and my core responsibility was customer services. So dealing with people is something that I feel that I have inherited from there 5 00:01:19.600 --> 00:01:35.759 and I feel very comfortable doing that. So I hope I can be an asset for this particular organization. >> Welcome. >> Thank you so much. >> Hi, I'm Lalita Mani. I've been I think here with two meetings already and I'm I 6 00:01:35.759 --> 00:01:53.360 was a past vice president of a bank and a high school teacher and I'm kind of involved in couple of activities in the township. I'm also a survivor like her and uh and I like from I love Franklin Township and I'm very very 7 00:01:53.360 --> 00:02:14.480 interested in doing stuff over here. >> I'm Samina. We have met before. Um but I also live in Franklin. I'm a child of immigrants from Bangladesh and I work in policy. My name is Pete Clark and I uh 8 00:02:14.480 --> 00:02:29.760 relatively new to Franklin. I'm from North Brunswick. I've been living here three years. I'm a retired educator and uh what drew me here was uh being part of the diversity in Franklin here. So, welcome. 9 00:02:29.760 --> 00:02:48.360 >> Hello, my name is Noratis. I'm originally from the Philippines. moved here in 1963 and I I studied here and I have been a commissioner since 2004. 10 00:02:48.400 --> 00:03:04.480 >> And I'm Edna Arguo Hitchner and I am also the daughter of immigrants. My parents are from Panama. I was born in Brooklyn. Um and I've lived in Franklin Township for almost ready to be 30 years I've lived in the township. Um, I'm a former newspaper 11 00:03:04.480 --> 00:03:21.200 reporter, former magazine editor, and currently uh a marketing and public relations manager at a hospital system and I've been around since 2014. >> My name is Charlesa, originally from Nigeria, but I'm a 12 00:03:21.200 --> 00:03:39.840 councilman here. I've been in the council for for 16 years and one time a deputy mayor too in Franklin. for the council. Thank you. 13 00:03:39.840 --> 00:03:58.560 >> I'm Ron Pushi from Bahigh Community of Somerset. My area of expertise is environment and uh I've lived here since mid80s with my family. We have two daughters who went to uh school system here in 14 00:03:58.560 --> 00:04:15.439 Franklin Township and both are doctors now. >> And uh to serve >> my name is John Ace Tibids. I'm a community activist. I've been around here 80 years 15 00:04:15.439 --> 00:04:32.160 all my life here in Franklin. I know everybody, everything, every Tuesday blah bl. And uh I love Franklin. I love Franklin. I've been taught a lot of things about the world through Franklin and I'm proud 16 00:04:32.160 --> 00:04:49.440 to be here this human race and I've been here since it's started. >> Thank you, John. >> Sharon Savatar. I'm pretty new to the the commission. I've joined uh just a little over a year ago. Um, I've been in 17 00:04:49.440 --> 00:05:08.000 Franklin for a little over 30 years, uh, with my husband and I'm a retired human resources executive. >> Hi, I'm Dia. Um, I'm still a junior in high school. I was appointed as junior last year. I've been in Brooklyn Park my 18 00:05:08.000 --> 00:05:23.840 whole life. I was like literally born in St. Pet. So, >> tell us your name. >> Dia. >> Diael. Okay. Um unfortunately our presenter 19 00:05:23.840 --> 00:05:41.919 which is the new pastor of St. Mas called me that his office is cluttered and he would like to postpone his presentation to June which I said um we don't meet in 20 00:05:41.919 --> 00:05:58.960 May because of so so we don't have a a presenter today which I apologize I'm going to call on three people there and they got a presenter But in the meantime, I I am honored this 21 00:05:58.960 --> 00:06:16.560 evening to have Captain Brown. >> Oh, I'll take the promotion. >> I'll take that promotion, too. Detective Brown. I'll we'll we'll settle for that for now. >> He is our policeman tonight. >> Good evening, everyone. >> So, I will ask you for help. 22 00:06:16.560 --> 00:06:31.680 >> So, um I'm going to go through a couple things on our calendar. Like, I'm like actually going to go through our calendar a bit. So, I work in the community relations bureau. Uh I've been here a couple of meetings. I know uh Officer Belvin normally attends these. 23 00:06:31.680 --> 00:06:49.039 Um we're partners. Um so tonight I'm representing for us and I just want to go over a couple things that we have coming up like so just so we're we're we're versed on the work that CRB does. You'll probably heard that term before, Community Relations Bureau. Um, we 24 00:06:49.039 --> 00:07:03.680 wrapped we The reason why I was late tonight was that we just had a Girl Scout tour at at the building. So, we do a bunch of things like that. We try to we try to connect with as many community resources as we can, whether it's school 25 00:07:03.680 --> 00:07:20.000 groups, Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, um, law enforcement groups, as well as also the senior community. So, like it falls in line with all the things that we do. um community relations be doing a lot more 26 00:07:20.000 --> 00:07:40.639 uh outreach and education. So we done some things and now walk >> and um you know we we've been doing so we did some fraud educations um primarily focused at senior fraud um 27 00:07:40.639 --> 00:07:56.639 so for you guys just so we are clear on the 29th uh Assemblyman Danielson has a uh fraud forum going on here that's going to be a great event uh to spread the word about. Um our detectives from 28 00:07:56.639 --> 00:08:12.000 our agency as well as multiple other agencies are going to be kind of going over some trends in the world of frauds and scams. Unfortunately, there's a lot of trends and there's a lot of scams out there. So, that's good information to to 29 00:08:12.000 --> 00:08:28.800 get um coming up. When we look at our calendar, obviously on Saturday, we have a couple community things going on. So we have uh Saturday is our DEA takeback. So that is for prescription drugs. That's a a a national initiative to 30 00:08:28.800 --> 00:08:46.399 reduce accidental overdose um throughout households. So although that is a national event, just so we're clear that um we have a yearround dropbox at headquarters for prescription medication. So, as soon as you come in headquarters, on your right hand side, 31 00:08:46.399 --> 00:09:03.200 there's a mailbox um that is secure and is collected twice a month by uh the sheriff's office for destruction. They incinerate all that stuff. So, that's on Saturday. So, if you have stuff you want to stop by, 32 00:09:03.200 --> 00:09:21.360 Officer Dos Reyes will be there. Also, we have a uh a food giveaway that is um being hosted by the uh Ultimate Charismatic Center. It's a church group and they will be giving away uh food and 33 00:09:21.360 --> 00:09:36.880 other supplies from 10 to I think it's from 10 to 1 at our community building next to the Foot Locker on Hamilton Street, 935 Hamilton. That's where our community policing building is. If you if anyone isn't familiar at the 34 00:09:36.880 --> 00:09:55.360 intersection of Hamilton and Franklin Boulevard next to the Foot Locker, that's our community building. That's where my unit works out of. So, we're going to be popping up some tents, giving food away to the community. Um, and that's the second year that we've run that event with that organization. 35 00:09:55.360 --> 00:10:12.880 Some other notable items. Then Sunday, we're we're working again. We have to Franklin. Um, so that's a big annual fundraiser for the food bank that the police department uh plays a role in as well. We have traffic units and our bike officers will be out there to connect 36 00:10:12.880 --> 00:10:28.079 with the community, raise funds for the food bank. Obviously, my unit does a lot with the food bank with our uh monthly food giveaways at First Baptist. So, that's coming up too. And then I'm I'm going to be doing um 37 00:10:28.079 --> 00:10:45.519 on Sunday as well, we do an interactions with police at First Baptist, right, where we we're going to be meeting with some teenagers uh in a group that they have there just to have a some facetime with them and talk about, you know, new drivers interacting with police or just 38 00:10:45.519 --> 00:11:00.399 some best practices when it comes to understanding from our side of the table. um how how to you know behave and move around the police and and to kind of take some of the fear out of those first 39 00:11:00.399 --> 00:11:17.760 interactions uh for young people cuz I don't know about you the first time I had a police interaction and I wasn't a police officer it made me nervous as well right so that's some of the things we have going on this weekend um also some big uh bigger community events 40 00:11:17.760 --> 00:11:35.880 that we have coming up in our next food distribution is going to be on the 30th. We have a number of things we're working on. I'm trying to think of anything else. 41 00:11:36.560 --> 00:11:52.480 Other than that, um you know, we're doing our normal our normal community relations stuff. Now that the weather's warmer, we're going to be out on the bikes more. We're actually going to be sending uh a number of officers to the bike school so that 42 00:11:52.480 --> 00:12:09.519 they can assist with more patrols and just be more visible throughout the town. Um that's that. >> Any questions? Um council councilman. >> Oh yeah. And then I'm going to see this young man on Monday. 43 00:12:09.519 --> 00:12:24.160 >> Yes. >> For the Sierra Leon right at Neo Park. >> Thank you for your email. >> Yes sir. I can see >> that's me. That's we've met. We've met in the past, but yeah, >> absolutely. But I didn't know I didn't 44 00:12:24.160 --> 00:12:39.360 match your name with your >> Yeah. Monday is this uh Sierra Leone Independence Day and there will be a flag raising uh Monday morning with the FTP honor guard and myself and a couple other um dignitaries at Nan Williams. 45 00:12:39.360 --> 00:12:54.320 And that's an annual tradition that we're going to keep up. Um, so things like that we do. >> Did the council have any >> questions for us regarding the police department at all? >> No. No. I think uh he handled it for me. 46 00:12:54.320 --> 00:13:10.800 >> As you said, when um what would you say is your most popular community uh programs that you run? You run a lot of them. What is most uh popular ones? >> Um our most popular is probably I mean longest and and Franklin I'm also 47 00:13:10.800 --> 00:13:27.839 biased. Franklin Fit is the gym program. That's my program. It's my baby. Um, we've been running that since 2021 and we're still going every Monday and Wednesday night year round. So, it's one it's our that's the one program that goes all year long, right? Um, our 48 00:13:27.839 --> 00:13:44.959 basketball program is still very popular. That's at the youth center. Um, our chess program is actually incredibly popular as well, but that also has like an end and start date. So, we also have our youth academy that's coming up. That's that's a huge hit. Um that's in 49 00:13:44.959 --> 00:14:01.440 July. Um the application is actually up on the community policing website. So, if you know any young people, middle school and up, uh that are looking to get into that this year, those spots fill up very fast. So, we look we look 50 00:14:01.440 --> 00:14:17.360 to get about 25 to 30 children, not children, the young adults in the academy. Um, and it's pretty cool cuz year after year we see graduates come back and do it again just cuz they it was hard but they ended up having a lot 51 00:14:17.360 --> 00:14:35.880 of fun doing it. And so I think that's always a good marker if you're doing something good if people come back right. So um we keep ourselves busy. Um and if you guys have any questions at this time. >> Yes sir. I have one. Uh, 52 00:14:36.480 --> 00:14:55.600 is your unit involved in the dayto-day process of activities in Namon Williams Park for the kids in that area? >> Are we uh as far as what's going on in 53 00:14:55.600 --> 00:15:12.480 the park or just like monitoring the park? Are you contributing anything towards that type of activities going on any type of act sports activities going on in the park? So, right now, obviously, with with 54 00:15:12.480 --> 00:15:28.240 school in session, we don't really have anything. I mean, um we're trying to push the the children from that area to the youth center um for that reason, right? We just cuz that's where we're hosting it cuz we can do that rain or 55 00:15:28.240 --> 00:15:46.000 shine. So, we can do that there. Um and we're seeing a lot of young children from the area that are cuz it's right on foot. It's basically across the street. >> Across the street from >> Yeah. And I was we was a lady was talking to me the other day was saying that she see everything from cricket to 56 00:15:46.000 --> 00:16:02.560 whatever going on in the middle of the park and no activities for the kids that live in the area. And I was just wondering if if it's anything coming up soon where the kids can be have softball 57 00:16:02.560 --> 00:16:19.199 games or baseball games or anything to do with the kids in the area that would Yes. Well, Mr., you know, the wreck department runs most of what happens in the park throughout the summer months. So once once school's out and and wreck 58 00:16:19.199 --> 00:16:35.360 takes over, you know, the pool opens. So, I know right now during the day, especially probably in the early afternoon, there's not a lot that's hosted there. It's more of a just a scheduling thing. Um, and you know, the park's very active during the summer months with Wreck and all the WCK 59 00:16:35.360 --> 00:16:52.560 programs that go on there. So, um, we're we're continuing to try to pull people to the center for a number of reasons because it's also a resource where they can get assistance with their schoolwork. They can get access to computer systems. Um, food options are 60 00:16:52.560 --> 00:17:09.520 also available there. Um, but our goal is to continue to drive people to the youth center. One, because paid a lot of money for that thing. Two, it's a safe place. and and what we're trying to do is bring everyone together to that place so that they're working with their 61 00:17:09.520 --> 00:17:25.280 counselors from wreck as well as officers that run those programs there. So, we want to make that kind of like the home base, right? Um for our young people. >> So, any other question? >> Is there transportation available to the 62 00:17:25.280 --> 00:17:42.559 um to the center? So, that is an that is a a question that I know it's been out there um and that something that they are still working on. Um cuz I don't at this point I don't believe there is and that kind 63 00:17:42.559 --> 00:17:58.160 of cuts off like the south end of town. Um however, the the Y is I getting I think the YMC is getting close to beginning construction. I've heard I was just at an event. We had an event with the YMCA 64 00:17:58.160 --> 00:18:14.240 um this Saturday. So it looks like now spring of 27. So once and I know that's not the quick answer, right? But it'll that's going to be a nice resource uh to split. >> Has that started >> north and south? 65 00:18:14.240 --> 00:18:29.919 >> Has that started with YMCA? >> Not yet. >> Yeah, not yet. Not >> I don't think so. >> Not until the spring possibly. >> Some of them. No, this so the YMCA's proposed site is going to be out where consulatada missionaries was. Now the 66 00:18:29.919 --> 00:18:46.960 board of education campus so that it's going to be out there >> not too far from my house. >> So I'm excited for the Y to open. So >> have a ton of programming >> as a resident myself. >> They have a ton of programming. I I didn't work for Somerset Y, but I worked 67 00:18:46.960 --> 00:19:04.320 for um the Metro Y up in Livingston and they have, you know, similar type offerings and a lot >> my retirement plan. So, >> yeah, >> I hope to bring Franklin Fit to that. You know, we're going to try to bring obviously once it's finished bring our 68 00:19:04.320 --> 00:19:20.160 community programs to there and >> keep it >> try to get that try to get >> it and I want to emphasize this at the beginning of his report Joe Daniels doing this 69 00:19:20.160 --> 00:19:35.039 seminar and that's that is most important for us. Yeah, this is >> that's be here >> here. Yep. In the town uh in the town hall. >> So >> on the 29th 70 00:19:35.039 --> 00:19:50.080 >> if you can't come to that that would be very important for the HMRC to get involved in. >> Another thing just just to say this to kill that particular point about the park. A lot of seniors were very very 71 00:19:50.080 --> 00:20:06.480 serious about the $600 fee for the camps for the kids. and they wondering if that's still going to hold this year and all other previous years or is there going to be some help in that particular guy? >> Yeah. So, that's a wreck thing. I mean, 72 00:20:06.480 --> 00:20:23.440 all all our police programs are free. Free.99. >> That's a rec. >> So, yeah, the wreck. I mean, obviously, yeah, you know, there's budget stuff, but I just did the Citizens Police Academy. >> We've talked about >> Thank you. >> And I did the RAD. >> Okay. Yeah, 73 00:20:23.440 --> 00:20:40.640 >> we have talked about the poof feet like every year at the right. What >> we talk about at this time we talk about the high poofy all the po. >> Yeah, that's the 74 00:20:40.640 --> 00:20:57.760 >> Any other questions? >> All right, folks. Well, I have to excuse myself. I have to step out, but um you know where to find us if there's any other questions. Have a great weekend and see you all soon. Okay. 75 00:20:57.760 --> 00:21:16.640 >> Detective. >> Yes, sir. I'm going to talk. You need to call headquarters and tell Captain. >> Okay. Since we don't have the presenter, I'm going to call on Peter, Edna, and our co-chair Samina. Uh just to bring 76 00:21:16.640 --> 00:21:33.039 everyone up to date. Um, and they've been working on a revised HRC brochure. Is it >> two years? >> Way back. 77 00:21:33.039 --> 00:21:59.520 >> If we had the colored one, >> the old one at least 200 copyright. I have the old copy actually. >> Yeah, that's a chairperson here. Chairperson 78 00:21:59.520 --> 00:22:16.640 at that time was like Gary Rosenthal, but this is the old one they had for few years there and um Edna and um Nora were part of the committee at that particular time. So what the idea was and for the new members as well, we've been working 79 00:22:16.640 --> 00:22:31.840 on this for about a year and you know trying to put some things together, get what should be in there. Um you know, one was about putting dates in there, but then you have to change the postcard or the brochure every year, you know what I mean? As the dates change. So I think as a group we finally came up with 80 00:22:31.840 --> 00:22:48.000 it was some semantic uh words and things of that nature, but the four of us um I think have come together. Now, the biggest part is um um it's going to be a a postcard and um payment of buying a postcard. So, we 81 00:22:48.000 --> 00:23:02.799 have a couple of people out there right now. We're looking to see what it might cost cuz we like to give it out like you know when Franklin has their like their family day in September. Uh they have a diversity night coming up which we'll mention in a couple of minutes coming up 82 00:23:02.799 --> 00:23:20.320 on May 1st. So basically I I think I sent a copy to everybody. That was the revise that Samina put together um from from Edna and Nora uh looking at it and you know so that's the gist of it. It it goes over a little bit when we meet uh 83 00:23:20.320 --> 00:23:36.240 what is the mission statement uh the objectives who are the members you know or really not as much as the members name but the expiration terms and things like that that's on the website also uh all all the committees uh in Franklin uh are on 84 00:23:36.240 --> 00:23:51.120 the website anyway in the township and we're on there also uh and you make make little ch subtle changes as you go along so this has been revised in a few years and now it So that's just a little bit about with the presentation. Now the biggest thing 85 00:23:51.120 --> 00:24:10.280 is to try to get it um printed up and have it, you know, available, you know, so that you can get it at the municipal building, at the senior center, to the library and places like that. >> Uh well, if you're going to get your friends, 86 00:24:11.440 --> 00:24:27.360 >> who's that? Um, I believe you were going to ask if you could ask. >> You could ask a school, too. But I'll find out from my end how much it's going to cost. I'll see if she can give a a nice >> Does the school have a printing problem? They do. Okay. So then, >> but it wouldn't go through the kids. It 87 00:24:27.360 --> 00:24:45.200 would go through the super >> Yeah. through Yeah. Yeah. But I'm saying, you know, can the school district help us? >> How about the Excuse me. >> How about the postcard? Well, then yeah, the um the postcard because we're talking about the um 88 00:24:45.200 --> 00:25:02.240 >> ice club facility, >> the uh the card stock. We're looking for card stock. >> Um >> could you email the print of the like the design of it? >> You can work with them because I like to get this brochure out. 89 00:25:02.240 --> 00:25:19.919 >> Yeah. Right. >> Then we're going to try also is going to look at a price to see if she knows someone who owns a print shop. >> So plan B would be to >> Yeah. See what options are. Right. >> Exactly. >> You have any suggestions? Is that 90 00:25:19.919 --> 00:25:35.919 >> who are we going to talk about? >> It's committee. >> Actually, I may videos like to put the first cover. >> Oh, sure. In the library and all over the township, 91 00:25:35.919 --> 00:25:52.159 if I could, you know, >> it would be wonderful to put on there printed by the Franklin Township High School, >> you know, print shop or something, right? What happens Okay. And the other the last thing I 92 00:25:52.159 --> 00:26:15.120 have is on the 250 last month we pass the resolution and um how you going with that? Uh yeah. So uh and then I reached out to the partners that we had mentioned that we talked to who were like in you know 93 00:26:15.120 --> 00:26:31.360 in the indigenous community and advocates. Um and we asked them you know if they'd be interested in working with us on an event. Um and they were like very enthusiastic. Um they're like yeah we'd love to help. Um they gave us a few 94 00:26:31.360 --> 00:26:48.000 uh sort of like months where they felt like it would make the most sense to have something. I think they said the summer is usually busy with like pow-wows. So like either May or September um they'd recommend. So I think just timewise. 95 00:26:48.000 --> 00:27:03.600 >> Did Teresa get back to us? >> I think that was Tai. So >> yeah. So we had set up a meeting for yesterday and it didn't work out. >> So um we asked for we asked for feed >> but they always meet. No, no. We're talking with our 96 00:27:03.600 --> 00:27:18.640 indigenous um brothers and sisters to get feedback about the proposal from last uh meeting. So, the long and short of it is that we then asked please if we could get some feedback because we were meeting today and we wanted to be able to come back to you with some feedback. 97 00:27:18.640 --> 00:27:36.640 Um so, uh there are three people that we have been uh collaborating with. Um Leah, Tai, and Theresa. Dessa came to speak to this group last meeting if you recall. Um so uh Tai and Leah have 98 00:27:36.640 --> 00:27:52.080 weighed in and we're waiting for uh Theesa now to review the proposal and give us her feedback. Um and as um Samina was saying um we want their help in selecting a date 99 00:27:52.080 --> 00:28:08.000 that makes sense, you know, or month that makes sense to have this. And um I think given that it is already May almost you know that September will have to be it. Now Teresa had told us when we first met with her alone um prior to her 100 00:28:08.000 --> 00:28:24.559 coming to the last meeting that there are some activities in this area around um indigenous appreciation and heritage uh which happens at Ruters University in that area. So maybe we'll be able to team with that but we're waiting to hear from her before we can say more. But 101 00:28:24.559 --> 00:28:39.360 we're, you know, at least we approved the proposal to move forward. We said we would consult with them. We have consulted. We're waiting for additional feedback. And we do need to know if this has to go to the council or do we simply 102 00:28:39.360 --> 00:28:56.399 organize this activity with um our partners. >> We have to go to the council. >> Yes. Um >> you have to be on it, Charlie. >> Yes, definitely. We need to go to the council but they're waiting for you guys to prepare the the whole thing 103 00:28:56.399 --> 00:29:13.520 >> the process and the project then we can take it to the council. >> Okay. >> All right. I think I think the other question that we had talked about was whether there would would be any like funding for it um if we organized that. >> Looks like these organizations 104 00:29:13.520 --> 00:29:28.720 like you know they don't they don't charge a lot but they tend to you know at least some support um of them. But yeah, >> Bob Accord might be the person. He's the one who's heading the $250 money out of >> course. I know he doesn't have much money either. 105 00:29:28.720 --> 00:29:46.720 >> So when Bob came, if you all recall, he did say that they had their itinerary for the year set already. And as I mentioned at the last meeting, we would really have to own this if we do it. you know, um it I think it's appropriate 106 00:29:46.720 --> 00:30:03.360 obviously that it happened during this year, but um you know, let's hope that we can get it done for September and if not then, you know, for um next year, we certainly have >> one more thing. >> I think I copied you with the letter 107 00:30:03.360 --> 00:30:20.159 sent uh by Bob Boba. I think I said >> I don't I didn't I didn't see it if that came. >> So, uh you're talking about the hometown banners flag project. So, I um we're still waiting for it to go through the 108 00:30:20.159 --> 00:30:36.960 council so for their review. No, I don't have any email. >> Okay. >> I want to very describe that thing. >> Oh, yes. Um so we um as a commission 109 00:30:36.960 --> 00:30:54.320 have um agreed to be the organizing partners um with the township of the uh raising of the flags that you see in other communities where living and deceased uh former members of the military who have a connection to the 110 00:30:54.320 --> 00:31:10.159 town flags hang. So we have flags hanging in New Brunswick and Manville um all over um Raritton a number of Somerset County uh towns as well as places throughout the state. So um we've 111 00:31:10.159 --> 00:31:24.880 uh drafted a proposal. I drafted a a PowerPoint presentation that um the council will need to review um to give its blessing obviously because we serve at the pleasure of the council. So um so we can't do anything on our own. But the 112 00:31:24.880 --> 00:31:41.360 idea is that we start publicizing as soon as is possible via website, social media, uh local local press that um families would have the opportunity to honor their living or deceased 113 00:31:41.360 --> 00:31:58.399 um family members who have served in the military. Um there is a cost for the flags. um our local township would um raise the flags and the proposed uh location for that would be to start in 114 00:31:58.399 --> 00:32:15.440 the in this complex hang here first and then probably go down deont once there's no more room but so initially the idea would have been great to have it then this year but that hasn't happened but personally I think it makes sense to announce that we want 115 00:32:15.440 --> 00:32:32.640 to do this if the council gives its blessing during this year while we are celebrating this 250th anniversary. >> Do we have any idea when it will hit the council agenda? >> I'm sorry. >> Do we have any idea when it will hit the council agenda? >> Oh, do we have an idea of when it will 116 00:32:32.640 --> 00:32:48.399 hit the council agenda? >> No, it depends on uh the speed, your own speed. >> We're done. We we already approved it. There's the PowerPoint presentation. I sent the three paragraph description. So we're we're we're done with our work. >> Okay. 117 00:32:48.399 --> 00:33:05.679 >> You can find out from Anmar. >> We passed the motion, Charlie. So now we have to get the council and say we can go ahead with >> the council has to give its blessing. It has to review say yay nay. You know, 118 00:33:05.679 --> 00:33:22.960 Safy Kalen, our township project manager has worked with us to move it forward. So our our role is is done until the council gives its opinion. >> Okay. At this point is very very easy and Marie will just add it to our to 119 00:33:22.960 --> 00:33:40.720 tell us when is when at the covenant time for the council >> but right now I don't think council is too busy cannot attend to it. >> Okay. So then so you will attend to getting it on the agenda then. >> Yeah. If you send it to No, let's do it 120 00:33:40.720 --> 00:33:57.519 this way. send it to Anmar and copy me. Then I will work on the other part of it. >> Okay. Because I don't think you know we're we're not council leaison. >> I'm the council. >> Yeah. You're the council leazison. So that's what I'm saying. >> Yes. I I would take I will do the other side of it with the council. But the 121 00:33:57.519 --> 00:34:14.720 information need to go to an Marmar is the secretary. >> No way. I know. Yeah. >> Under the HRC report you have to >> I'll take care of it if it gets to her. you you have to present it to the council because 122 00:34:14.720 --> 00:34:30.399 the reason but so brutal and that's where you come in that is why yes I will do that I will do the lab work okay if she gets it call me when she said me on the phone or send me 123 00:34:30.399 --> 00:34:46.879 a text or a little then I will know that she has it I work with her >> you have not adopted a budget yet have for the township You still you you're still working on adopting a a budget for the township? >> We're still working on it, but that's what I said. 124 00:34:46.879 --> 00:35:02.640 >> Yeah, we're almost done. >> Yeah. >> So, we have something that can get in there. >> Yeah. Yeah. We had a meeting on the on the budget. >> All right. It'll depend on you, Charlie, for that. >> Okay. >> I don't have anything else. >> I have a few things to say. 125 00:35:02.640 --> 00:35:18.960 >> Have anything else? Yeah. Um first, um the um the district is running a diversity program coming up on um May 1st, which is Friday. It's from 6:00 to 8. It's at the um uh the middle school at Samson G. We usually have had the 126 00:35:18.960 --> 00:35:34.160 last two years is a 2-year they've had this program. Um and we've participated at the um human relations commission. We have a a a table and there's other clubs, there's other committees in the township that also participate. So, um I 127 00:35:34.160 --> 00:35:50.640 I believe you have a flyer, but we'll double we'll send another one out. This has been out here for the last couple of months there in regards to that. We have resources. One of the resources we'd like to give out is the postcard. Of course, we're talking about May. It's pretty close by, but we do have um other 128 00:35:50.640 --> 00:36:07.520 resources that you received. If you look at your email today from the New Jersey State Bar Foundation, they have some resources there uh dealing with diversity and dealing with um different topics that deal with our particular commission that we hand out. Conflict 129 00:36:07.520 --> 00:36:23.520 resolution is another one that comes up. Uh and uh Edna uh Nora and myself the last few years have mandated the tables in a sense there. So, we're looking for volunteers if they can give them half hour or an hour to be at the at that um 130 00:36:23.520 --> 00:36:39.920 it's a big district um project for the diversity of the district. All the schools K through 12 are involved in it first a Friday at 6:00 to 8:00 on there. And like I said, there's the first year was a a huge success. Last year was a a 131 00:36:39.920 --> 00:36:56.320 success also. And they're hoping that this year also will be a success. >> I'll volunteer. >> All right. Okay. So, um it's you're ladies and gentlemen, you're you're taking this, right? Okay. So, we'll we'll make sure that you have >> cards do you need? 132 00:36:56.320 --> 00:37:11.440 >> Pardon me. >> How many cards do you need? >> Cards. Uh we we said we need 200 to start off with >> on there. Yeah. Uh and like I said, usually um at the table it's, you know, 68 people come by and we give out some free uh resources for them. 133 00:37:11.440 --> 00:37:27.440 >> By that time, we'll have the postcode. >> Yeah. We could also volunteer like over there. >> Okay. >> Yeah. Yeah. Well, yeah, that'd be great. It's called a world uh world day of cultural diversity. That's what it's called. >> It's in the middle school, Samson, right? 134 00:37:27.440 --> 00:37:43.680 >> That's correct. Yeah. From 6:00 to 8. >> What day? May 2nd. >> Uh May 1st. That's a Friday. >> Friday. Friday. May 1st. >> But I'll resend this out to you. It's been out there a couple times. Um I deal with that. Also, what you received today 135 00:37:43.680 --> 00:38:00.320 was uh I serve as a liaison for the district um diversity and uh Darren Plamer who is the um uh in central office. He's in charge of equity and diversity uh throughout K through 12. I sent the minutes to you today just to give you an update of what what they're 136 00:38:00.320 --> 00:38:17.440 doing in regards to the diversity in the uh comm workshops um professional development things like that or what programs they're offering at the schools. So, that went out today to everybody else. >> I got mine. >> Give me Send me a copy. 137 00:38:17.440 --> 00:38:34.079 >> Okay. >> That I didn't send out. >> The other one I I did. I sent out the minutes to the meeting. >> Say the word again. Say that again. >> Uh, World Day of Cultural Diversity. >> World Day of Cultural Diversity. 138 00:38:34.079 --> 00:38:49.839 >> Okay. And then the other thing Garrett is going to mention is um I'd like to propose not it's not a big thing is when we have our speakers come each time which you always secure which is really I think beneficial to all of us um uh the librarian was here last time there a 139 00:38:49.839 --> 00:39:05.359 matter of fact I think she offered to us if we want we can have the display case put anything up on the human relations so somewhere down the line maybe we want to do that you know uh when it comes up but uh I was going to mention to you is what I'd like to do um uh at the preview 140 00:39:05.359 --> 00:39:22.079 of the uh commission is when they're done, maybe give them a certificate to say thank you for participating, you know, speaking or a thank you card, you know, something that you you walk away with there. And you have a lot of that budget there, you know what I mean, that we talked about. So, we probably could 141 00:39:22.079 --> 00:39:39.440 get a certificate. Is anybody good about making certificates? If we had someone make a certificate, you know, we would just had um >> templates online for certificates. >> Yeah. for for some length. I get that on there. Okay. All right. Other than that's what I'll do on there. 142 00:39:39.440 --> 00:39:55.280 >> The template says u what I want. >> Is very good at >> Yeah. Yeah. That's right. Yeah. Y >> Okay. >> All right. >> So, I may ask um >> just to give input. 143 00:39:55.280 --> 00:40:12.640 >> No, but I may ask you just give input on what you think we should put in the certificate. Anything else? If not, u we don't want to have a a meeting in the May because 144 00:40:12.640 --> 00:40:39.400 >> that's right. No meeting next meeting is on May, huh? >> May. >> Welcome. Tell me happy birthday. Now >> your birthday >> May 15th. >> That's why we cancelled meeting. 145 00:40:54.880 --> 00:41:10.160 >> Every time we have a presenter. Oh, okay. just feel amazing. You know what I mean? >> Sharing your diversity from your >> graduation. >> Graduation is the 26. >> Okay. >> Yeah. I I think that'll be the last. 146 00:41:10.160 --> 00:41:16.280 Thank you so much. See you next time. Take care.