that email. >> I just sent myself a note to talk to the house probably tomorrow. >> As soon as she get back to me, I'll go ahead. Okay. >> Thank you very much. Clearly, we're just looking for >> Yes. >> Oh, I didn't know. Sorry.
>> Welcome everybody. If you could all stand for a moment of silence and salute to the flag. >> I pledge algiance 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. Adequate notice of this meeting was provided to the Union County Hawk and advertised on December 26, 2024. Notification was sent to the local source Union County and is posted on the
municipal website, the municipal public bulletin board and filed in the office of the municipal clerk informing the public of the time and place according to the provisions of the open public meeting law chapter 241 PL1975. Roll call, please. >> Mayor Blumentock, >> here. Councilwoman Bodto here.
>> Councilman Foley, >> uh, he is excused tonight. >> Councilman Carney >> here. >> Councilman Lazero, >> uh, he is excused as well. >> Councilman Padusniaak. >> Council President Noly >> here. >> Uh, roll call of staff and professionals, please. >> John Arthur >> here.
>> Adam Abramson >> here. >> Michael Disco >> here. >> Chief Pry here. >> Okay. Uh, we will move straight to our reports from and our report from our burough engineers first. Mr. Disco. >> Good evening, Mayor and Council. Um, it
seems ambitious, but it'll be quick. So, most of these topics are repeats from the last time I was here. We are proceeding with our NJD mandated storm water mapping. We've covered the whole burrow from a plan perspective and obtained all of the catch basins and
manholes. We now plot that up and we start opening them up and verifying sizes. So, we will be on target to complete that work by the designated completion date. Uh, contract 2025-1, resurfacing of sections of East New and Walnut Street. Contractor planted the
trees. We recently got the cing testing results back and we've been looking to um do a final payment on that very shortly. As you and John are aware, they finally got back to Center Street and striped the uh where the handicap ramp uh had to remove some of the bike
symbols. Quote 2025-2 uh point repairs on various streets. That's National Water Man Cleaning Company of NORC. And um uh they've done about $23,000 worth towards that contract uh from the
last thing I saw. Work commenced on October 17th. So, we're proceeding well on that. Um, I prepared a final payment for the South Avenue handicap ramps. I shared it with John and Sandy today because I think it was slightly different than
what I had um what we had gotten the quote for. So, I'm just waiting for a reaction to that. Uh, the additional point repair, I see it's on the resolution to award tonight to Vortex for those three additional uh point repairs, two on Oak Street and one on
Cedar. I listed the three the quotes there. Very competitive. I mean, literally $100 separated first and second uh contractors. And um the last bullet point there, um we've we've begun our field work. Uh
we've done all of our planet metric measurements on Maple Street and we'll proceed to the other streets in anticipation of a design over the winter so we can do a bid and hopefully DOT will bless our bid and we'll be working on this in spring or early summer.
So it was quick. >> Thank you, Mr. Disco. Um I want to point out cuz I want to remind myself but also so in that um do uh MA25 when we're doing West Street there is um
a location crossing locust that we were looking to do a ADA ramp and a crosswalk. Okay. >> Um as long as they're over in that area. So, just
>> I'm sure I'll bug you about it a million times, but um just so I remember, I'm going to write it down there. So, that's something I I've >> been wanting to do. There are children that cross right there, and we've had that request for a long time. And um you
know, we were waiting till it was more costefficient that they were in the area. >> Yep. >> Um and then there was just one other item if I could ask uh you to take a look at. um at the uh trick or trunk uh at the
school. It was brought to my attention um and I took a look and I've had uh DPW take a look as well and it doesn't look like something they can do a temporary fix on. There is ADA ramps um a crosswalk going from the school to the teachers parking lot.
>> Okay. um and it's deteriorated to the point that there's no concrete and so it's um any a wheelchair could have some issues going over. Um so it was just something that the DPW was going to see if they
could temporarily kind of patch, but they don't it doesn't look like something that they feel comfortable doing in case you know >> on Second Street. This is >> this is on Second. Um it's a little worse going onto the um the parking lot side, but it there is some deterioration
on the school side as well. >> Um if we could look into that and I'm also going to talk to the school because it looks like uh part of the reasoning is this is salt. >> Um that it's deteriorating the mat right there. So um I will talk to them, you
know, myself and we'll have Mr. Arthur talk because um they do the salt for them there. So, uh, we want to make sure, especially once we do fix it, that we don't end up with the same problem too soon. So, um, but if you could take a look at that and we could figure out,
you know, next steps just so we >> sure >> have that taken care of. >> Okay. >> And while I was doing Maple Street, there are sections of Maple Street that don't have sidewalk and I know it was the desire of the burough officials to add sidewalks there, whether it's one
side or both sides, but so once we get the plan, I'm happy to share it. whatever he thinks is the best location for the cyborg. >> Okay, terrific. >> Does anybody else have anything from Mr. Disco? >> Okay, that's it for us. Thank you.
>> Thank you very much. >> You're welcome to take your leave. >> All right, Mr. Abramson, any report for us? >> No. >> Uh, Mr. Arthur? >> Yes. So, uh, as Mr. Disco said, uh, we have a resolution tonight 25189
approving additional sewer repairs. Um, you know, this very quote, uh, close process of getting the quotes. Um, that leaves only $2,833 left in the sewer maintenance line this year. Um, so we're going to hold on to
that in case of any last month emergencies here in the last couple months of the year. But um the line's pretty much almost fully fully spent on the repairs. Uh the resolution 2519 updates the nepotism policy. Uh this clarifies what happens in the case of a
marriage. Um and also allows for seasonal and temporary workers to be hired. Um you know even in cases where they may be related to an employee. Just want to be clear this is not full-time employees or permanent part-time employees. This is just seasonal temporary help for examples being like a
department of public works helping with garbage pickup or potentially maybe like an employee of the summer camp or something like that. Um security camera replacements in Burough Hall have commenced today and should be completed soon. Uh resolution 25191 is for budget transfers. I'm going to note that the if
you see the increase in legal fees it's due to a couple reasons. uh the open we have a lot of open public record act requests that require some uh legal advice as well as sometimes review of things like body cam footage and things like that. Um we also have the paperboard litigation
that has been discussed at this meeting which has driven up costs unexpectedly and we also had to negotiate a sidebar union agreement with the PDA this year that we didn't anticipate um but that I think was also mutually beneficial so it's worth doing. Um,
so the four crosswalk signals on Pine were put up today by DPW and two on Locust were put up yesterday. So, thank you to the Department of Public Works. We're also waiting for parts for Spruce and for the signals and parts for Hemlock and Hazel. Um, so public works will also be putting solar speed signs
in shortly. So, they've been really working hard as all this equipment comes in to finish up that infrastructure grant project that we are now almost completed with. >> Yes. >> Yeah. >> Sounds good. looking forward to that. Okay.
>> Yes. I'm >> I did have a question about the um the the the um blinking lights the the button that you push there. It's not at a at a um at a standard height. >> Yeah. >> Is there a reason for that?
>> Um to be able to put it in did that the height was a little higher than we thought it would be. Um, I can ask if it's possible to bring it down, but I don't I don't know if it is >> cuz there's one that looks like it might be a little too high for a small person to press.
>> Talk to me that down. >> Okay. >> Anybody else have any questions? Okay. Uh, I have a quick report. Um, I just I I want to start my comments by noting a
historical moment from this past Tuesday's election day. It was a pretty monumental day as we now have a Garwood resident in the state legislature or we will come January. So, Councilman Carney, congratulations
on your big win. Uh, it's definitely exciting to know that we will have representation at the state level like this here in Garwood. though it means you'll be leaving us uh a little early on council uh we will most certainly be looking forward to your work for our residents uh and for
all the residents of district 21 down in Trenton. So >> thank you mayor. >> Congratulation goes out as well to council president Clariss I'm sorry Clarissa Nuli and Kathleen Annarelli on their win for Garwood's council seats. I
look forward to working with you both and eagerly await your swearing in on January 6th. On the state and county levels, the new year will bring many new elected officials as we saw. So, I just want to send them all congratulations and look
forward to us working together. I now want to acknowledge the green team. They have adopted UNAMI Park as some of you may know and have been working hard over the past few years creating natural trails uh removing invasive species pling plant native
plants and flowers and creating natural homes for birds, bees and bats. And so Yunami was recently certified as a wildlife habitat from the National Wildlife Federation. So, we will place this in the park so that everybody knows
the great work that the green team members have been doing. So, thank you green team. Uh, thank you to the recreation director and the recreation committee for a spooktacular Halloween parade uh and costume contest. All of our first
responders also deserve a big thank you for keeping us safe along the parade route. Um, as does Mrs. Emmens Lincoln School's principal for helping us corral the kids uh and for the and the BOE for allowing us the use of the school. Um I
think the families really had a a blast that evening. Uh Fanwood and Garwood met last week to continue work on the contract for the court shared service. Uh we are working out a few more details and hope to have the contract on the agenda at one of the
December meetings. Um I think this will be a really great stepwood in terms of savings and efficiencies. Uh while we share a court administrator already, fully sharing the whole service will definitely give both municipalities the full extent of the benefits for our
residents. So more on that hopefully next month. Uh and that is it for me. So moving along to comments from the council. Councilwoman Bodto. >> Thank you, Mayor. Just um some quick reminders. Um as the
holidays approach and with so many people facing food uncertainty, I want to remind everyone that there is a Godwood Cares food drive going on. Um I had a nice chat with the coordinator, Miss Colleen Hay, last weekend and you know, thank her for her efforts. It's something that she's been doing for a
while now. Block ambassadors have started to drop off their bags for collection. Uh the items will be dropped off on Friday, November 14th and Saturday, November 15th at the Bethlehem Room in the back of St. An's Church. If you have any questions, you can email
help you can email her directly. Um we also have some additional resources through the county. They have the stock the shelves program which started collecting non-p perishable items on November 3rd and it is ongoing. The county is coordinating this effort to
help restock community food pantries and assist families, seniors, and individuals in need in the days ahead. Garwood Barrel Hall has been identified as a dropup location. >> Um, we're going to coordinate boxes in the front. >> There's a box at the police office.
>> Thank you. I didn't see it. >> Um, I urge everyone to be generous and come together to ensure residents do not go hungry. Also, there is a program called Temporary Bridge Financial Relief Program. It's available for active SNAP recipients. Applications uh will be
accepted through tomorrow, November 7th. Please note, there's a list of requirements needed in order to qualify for this program. This information can be found at ucj.org. Let's all live up to the small town, big heart that we are and take care of one
another. Please feel free to reach out uh with any questions and we'll do our best to help. for me. >> I appreciate that. Um, Councilman Carney. >> Uh, thank you, Mayor. Uh, starting with congratulations to, uh, my friend, my
colleague, my council president, uh, Clarissa Ni, on your welldeserved election this week. Uh, I'm so glad that our fellow residents saw the same thing that that I did in all of us who work up here with you. uh C, which is a woman who shows up every day for the last 3
years and put in the work to keep Garwood a great place to be. So, thank you and congratulations. Uh I'm very proud of the race you and Kathleen Anarelli ran. Uh and I know I'll be leaving this council in great hands next year with you staying on and Katie
joining a great team. Uh I also want to thank our residents for their support in helping elect me to the general assembly. I'll have more to say about the privilege of serving on this council in a future meeting. Uh, but I want to use the rest of my comment period tonight to request something from
everyone here in town and out there on the internet. Please, let's lower the temperature over politics. This year, we have had people come up to this microphone or hide behind their keyboard on Facebook and accuse this council of
outright theft to score cheap points in an election. Not because anyone appears actually a thief or there's any evidence, the slightest evidence of corruption by an elected uh official or burrow employee. It's because they don't agree with a
policy or a vote up here. That's ridiculous. It's unamerican and it needs to stop. Serving on this council has been a great honor for me and it's really been a highlight of the various kinds of public service that I've spent my life involved
in. But it has also caused a ton of stress and disruption to my wife and children because of the constant drum beatat of smears and lies targeting me and my colleagues up here. This shouldn't be the case for me or anyone who volunteers to serve in elected
office. So to those who run for office in the future, I have a simple request. Do better and ensure that you surround yourself with people who will campaign on the issues. Thank you. Thank you, Councilman Padusniaak.
>> Just congratulations to Councilman Carney, Council President Naldi, and to Kathleen. Thank you. >> Thank you, Council President Naldi. >> Thank you, Mayor. So, just very simply, I would just like to thank the voters of Garwood uh for allowing me to serve
Garwood Council for another three years. I look forward to it and I'm very happy to welcome Kathleen Anorelli. I think she's going to be terrific. Um, and while we will miss Councilman Carney here on the council, I know he's going to do great work in Trenton. And that's all I have to say.
Thank you very much. Moving on to our minutes, Miss Vasquez. >> Minutes of the regular meeting of the mayor and council held on October 23rd, 2025. >> Do I have a motion to accept the regular minutes as presented?
Second. >> All in favor? I opposed. >> Okay. Communications, please. >> Planning board resolution regarding 543rd Avenue and planning board resolution regarding 59 Willow Avenue. >> Received and filed. Yes. Uh we have no
ordinances up for adoption or introduction. So we will move to standing reports. Finance. Uh >> not here. >> Fire. Does anybody have anything? I don't think Uh, anybody? >> I didn't get anything. >> Okay. Uh, community development,
Councilman Padusniaak, mayor. >> Okay. Uh, public works, Councilwoman Boda. >> Thank you, Mayor. In addition to the reoccurring activities, DPW employees continue the in-house shade tree removal and proning programs, installation of
the electronic pedestrian signs at the intersection of Locus and Center, started the weekly bag leaf program. The north side had a pickup and the southside will be picked up the week of November 10th. Assisted with the barrels cleanup communities event on Saturday,
November 1st and place flags around the municipal complex. We have a few dates of note. Uh this Saturday, November 8th, is the electronic and specialty recycling at the behind the public works facility from 10:00 a.m. to 2 pm. Please
note that public works will be off on November 11th in observance of Veterans Day. North side garbage pickup will be on Wednesday, November 12th. Bag leaf pickup, the southside begins the week of November 10th and the north side the
week of November 17th. As always, I'd like to thank all the DPW employees for their hard work. That's all for my report. >> Thank you, police. Councilman Carney. >> Uh, yes. Thank you, mayor. Uh,
sorry, I lost my screen. There it is. Uh, the Garwood Police Department recorded uh 2,466 calls during the month of October 2025. Uh, these calls include, but are not limited to, and uh, once again, a higher
number than the last month than ever before. 508 motor vehicle stops. Seriously, do you guys do anything else like besides? Yeah, I know. But there's probably still two cars pulled over. >> Um
30 parking complaints, uh 103 fixed traffic posts, which includes uh radar, stop sign, distracted driving, uh 321 building or property checks, 56 medical assists, 80 community policing posts, seven walking posts, nine suspicious
persons or vehicles investigated, 56 criminal investigations, and 21 motor vehicle crashes. Uh in the month of October, members of the police department attended mandatory defensive tactics training uh as did I at the sheriff's office. A lot of fun. Uh
Detective Miller also attended a 40hour uh forensic interviewing school. Uh and also in this month the department is hosting the uh last month October the department hosted the uh mobile uh MVC uh motor vehicle services trailer at the
uh recreation center. Uh this event was a success and we're looking forward to hosting them again in the near future. Uh additionally, the department participated in the Garwood PTA trunk or treat event. Uh and finally, I'd like to extend a big thank you out to uh PBA
president, uh Officer Jada Shukai, uh and all the PBA 117 members for organizing Operation Safe and Spooky. >> Uh the PBA has been highly involved in community events this year. Uh, and programs like these are a wonderful way for our officers and the community to
connect and get to know one another better. Uh, so I look forward to supporting uh, things like this and uh, everything our PDA is doing in their future projects. Thank you. >> Thank you. Um, and I've said it before, but I will say it again. It bears
repeating. When I became mayor, one of the most repeated things I heard from uh, residents was, "We need more enforcement on the roads. We need to stop speeders. We need more motor vehicle stops. And I know we still see speeders out there. I know it's
still happening, but the data backs up just how much they are doing to stop that. So, you know, the numbers don't lie. Um so, thank you for for putting in that work. We really appreciate it. Um community engagement.
>> Thank you, Mayor President Maldi. >> Um I have the recreation report tonight. Um, thank you to Garwood Recreation Committee for putting on such a fun Halloween parade and costume contest on Halloween night. And we'd also like to thank the Garwood Fire Department, the
police department, and the first aid squad for participating in and supporting the event and helping make it safe a safe fun night for Garwood families. Also, I'd like to extend congratulations to all the winners of the Halloween house decorating contest.
We had three winners. 427 Union Street, 260 Locust Avenue, and 324 Willow Avenue. Winners received a Home Depot gift card. I'm going to transition now to um some of the programs that we have for youth. We have youth basketball open now for
registration. Register at garwoodrec.com. The cost is $90 for residents and the program is open for grades 1 through 8. Practices start the first week of December and games are in January and February. December is fast approaching, so don't miss out on signing up for the
upcoming season. Also, we have um adult play open soccer on Fridays. Adult ceramics, our next um adult ceramics will take place on Wednesday, November 19th. And after that, it's Wednesday, December 10th. Canvas painting will take place on
November um sorry, December 3rd, which is a Wednesday as well. Cheer and dance courts is taking place inside the rec center starting in January on Saturdays and is open to ages 3 to 8. Registration is open at garwoodrec.com.
We have some really fun, exciting um events coming up um which are hosted by the Garwood Recreation Committee. Uh we have the tree lighting, the Christmas tree lighting on Saturday, November 29th from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at Burrow
Hall. There will be food trucks, a DJ, performances including the celebration singers. Garwood organizations will be there representing and of course special guest Santa Claus will making be making an appearance. The family skate night will be held on
that same evening, Saturday 20 the 29th from 6:00 to 8 at Warreno skating rink. This is free and open to Garwood residents. Pre-register by visiting garwoodre.com. Uh, Garwood children are again invited to drop a letter into Santa's mailbox by
December 20th to receive a reply by Christmas. Santa's mailbox will be located at the Garwood Public Library starting December 1st. We also will have the holiday house decorating contest this year. The deadline is December 20th. Winners will
receive a gift card and bragging rights. The link to enter into the contest will be posted on social media, so be on the lookout. The Manura lighting will take place on Tuesday, December 16th from 700 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Burough Hall. There
will be music, free cider, and donuts. It's a lot of fun. Uh, the concession stand at the sports complex will be open on Sunday, November 9th, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Stop by to watch a soccer game, grab a bite, or take something to
go. And that's all for my report. >> Thank you very much. Um, does anybody have anything from the library? No. >> Okay. Uh, school board Councilman Carney. >> Uh, thank you, mayor. I've been in touch
with the, uh, board president this week. Uh, working on a date for our next, uh, monthly coordination meeting with our Dr. Markx. Uh, and the next Garwood Board of Education meeting will be held on Tuesday, November 18th. So, uh, I should have more to report at our next council meeting.
>> Okay. Uh quick senior club uh senior citizens liaison report. We had our meeting earlier today uh with an extra special lunch actually of sausage and peppers provided by member Frank Gabriel. Uh bingo followed lunch of course and we have our next meeting
November 20th at 12:00 p.m. at the Knights of Columbus. Our Christmas party is on December 3rd at the Westwood. So we are all looking forward to the holiday season. Um, and small business, Councilman Carney, >> no report.
>> Um, anybody at board of health? No. Okay. Planning board, Councilman Carney. >> The next regular planning board meeting was scheduled for November 12th. Uh, has been cancelled due to a lack of business. Uh, so now the next meeting on the schedule is December 10th.
>> Okay. Officers reports. Miss Vasquez, >> zoning enforcement officers report for October 2025. code enforcement officers report for October 2025. >> Do I have a motion to accept officer's reports? >> Some
can council president. That is okay. Uh all in favor? >> I opposed. Okay. Public comment. If there is anyone in the audience who wishes to address the council, please step to the microphone, state your full name and address, and please limit your
comment to five minutes. Hi, Jill Paul, 543rd Avenue. So, I haven't been here for a bit. Um, it's been travel, it's been health stuff. Um, congratulations to everyone who won. Um,
you can expect lots of emails from me, Vinnie, starting in January. So, just prepare yourself. And I get loud when they don't get answered, just FYI. So, I'm glad the political calls will stop. Um, if you thought you guys got a lot, try being an unaffiliated party. Um, I
can't even explain. We're talking 20 to 30 in the past week. So, my phone stopped ringing. It's amazing. Um, October was fire prevention month and sudden cardiac arrest awareness month. So, thank you for the proclamation. Um, we had restart a heart day and we
started that with a kids healthy heart program with Lincoln kindergarteners at the library. So, thank you to Garwood PD and the first aid squad for coming out and spending um the morning with us. the kindergarteners, teachers, um, and
Maryanne for all of her help. Can you stop talking, please, in back of me? That's really rude. Um, speaking of her help, I wrote an interactive kids book, um, and used this and the other events to get feedback from the kids. We made
stethoscopes and colored with the kids. Um, I ended that day by getting ran off the road by an aggressive driver who we believe was intoxicated. Um, our teen ambassadors put something really amazing together. Am I able to play the audio on that? It's 1 minute. It's literally 1
minute. Is that okay? >> I'm sorry. Um, >> I don't know if it would. I don't know. Honestly, >> it is a comment. >> Do you want me to read the the captions? It's the Did you know video and I think it's really important.
>> If you could read it, that would be best. >> I don't know how to get the captions on here. All right. That's a little messed up, but it's okay. So, I would just love So, just so all y'all know, um I can tell when you guys look at things, when you comment on things, when you like
things, and the teens um who actually live in this town put this video together, and it's about did you know, and it's all the facts about um saving lives um for cardiac arrest. It's did you know that there's an 8% survival? Did you know that you don't have to know
anything to use an AED? you know, people of any age could have cardiac arrest, all of that. I think it's a little ridiculous that I can't play it, but it is what it is. So, I would um go ahead and actually listen to that and look at that because it could save somebody's life um in your family um in a situation
like this or what have you. So, thank you. >> Oh, actually, no. I have five minutes. So, I do have some more. >> So, um we all know about Gallows Hill Road. We just don't drive down it anymore. That's going to get done probably before I'm 90 years old. Cool.
Um, so cuz now I'm not happy. Um, so in front of Oleg's house, we all know and Jen, I brought it up to you as well. There's an ADA ramp there and we know Oleg came I spoke about the corner here, how it floods and so our street is great now. Third Avenue is great and it
doesn't flood, but we know that that corner floods. I've sent pictures about this and so that corner is actually in violation of the ADA. It's a handicap accessible ramp and you can't use it. And what's what happens is there's 3 to 6 in of water that pulls on that ramp
every time it rains and it takes about a week for it to actually go down. And so we know that Third Avenue used to have the issue in the winters where the water would pull and it would turn to ice and we'd have like a foot out of ice um from
the curb on both sides. So, this is going to be a real liability for this town. And this is something that I will make noise on because every time I seem to bring it up, it's like, "Oh, well, when we get around to doing it, we'll do it." It is the law. It is a handicap. It is an ADA accessible ramp. So, unless
you just completely get rid of it, amazing. But the fact that it's there and it's not accessible for somebody to use it is problematic. So, that's something that really does need to take priority. And I have brought it up. I don't know when I sent you those pictures, but it was quite a bit ago. I haven't been here in like a month. Um,
and I don't think that that should wait until next year. So, thank you. >> Thank you. Does anybody else wish to address the mayor and council? Uh, good evening, mayor, ladies and gentlemen of the council. Bruce Patterson, 325 Willow Avenue. Um, you
may you stole my thunder, but I was I was also going to say, yes, this is a historic moment. Uh, one of our councilmen, Vincent Carney, actually got elected to the assembly. So, he'll be representing not only all the towns of LD21, but yeah, hopefully uh he'll kind
of slip in a couple of issues that uh Garwood has. So, I appreciate it and congratulations. Uh the last one uh from Garwood that was assembly was uh Mayor McCarthy, not Dennis McCarthy's father. And that was 50 years ago. So, so
congratulations and congratulations to uh all the other candidates and the efforts that they did whether they won or not. Uh let's see. Well, we got uh yeah, you you mentioned about the share service and I and I know I don't want to push for the exact details, but but when
we're sharing the service with Famwood, I would assume monies will be going to Famwood from our I guess our cases that are being handled over there in Fanwood. I guess I just simple yes or no. Sounds like uh we'll be sharing revenues also.
the uh yeah, the 250th um event. I understand there's there's some kind of events uh being planned, I guess. Could we have Councilman Chase um give us an overview of of what's on the uh agenda for the
250th next year? The um parking ticket, normal question I ask in the beginning of every month. I I'd really like to have that on record as to how many parking tickets are given out. But I know I've asked before and you said talk to Chief Pry, but but I'd like to hear
it on record. So, and uh and Councilman Carney also mentioned about accusing the council of outright theft. I mean, I've been coming to all the council meetings. I don't recall anybody really accusing the uh council of outright theft. Uh myself, I've
mentioned misappropriation a lot of times, but uh I don't know if anybody else actually had said theft. So that means disappearing monies out of the budget, but it's misappropriated monies. This is in reference to the sewer fee, obviously, and it's just misappropriated
monies, which which I explained probably could be cleaned up uh with what I noted about two meetings ago. So, thank you very much. >> Thank you. Does anybody else wish to address the mayor and council? >> Okay, seeing none, can I have a motion
to close public comment? I'll second. >> All in favor? >> I >> opposed. Okay. Um, let's see. Miss Paul, thank you. We will take a look at that video. I I'm sorry, but I I I have to go with our attorney's
um opinion on whether or not videos can be played, but we will take a look at it. Um, and uh I know I, you know, see your your posts repeatedly on Residence Connect. I think it's a great way to to spread the word. Um, so I, you know, I
hope they keep coming. Um, your teen ambassadors, it's really a great idea to have them, uh, and and get the, the younger kids involved with that. Um, Gallows Hill Road, I know we we have spoken about it. The the street is going to be paved, as Mr.
Disco said, in the spring. Um, and that will be addressed at that point because it's in the works. I I know there's a couple of months between that now, but there really is no sort of stop gap measure. If you're going to tear it up, you're
going to to tear it up. So, I can ask again, but that was the the um response that I received. Um and you know, I don't have any other there's no other mechanism. There's no other
funding until that money is put into place for that. uh for that project. Just like the ramps at the school, we will have to wait until we have a project in place where we can fund th that those uh until we
have a funding mechanism for those projects. So, um it it it's really comes down to that and um unless there's some sort of simple stop gap that that can be done. Uh and in this case there we determined the DPW determined there
really wasn't. Um and it our engineers looked at that um ADA ramp over on Gallas Hill and determined that as well. So it is in it is going to be fixed. Um I know these road projects the timing is often very frustrating. Uh it's
frustrating for us up here too. Um but it it is being addressed uh when we do that. Uh let's see questions from Mr. Patterson Fanwood. Um we are not sh the shared court there will not be shared
revenues. Um what revenue Garwood brings in Garwood will retain. Um we will be we will be uh similar to our uh DPW superintendent that we share.
Uh we will be paying Fanwood for the services of the court. So everything is being calculated. That's a part of why the ongoing process. We want to make sure everything is calculated pro uh you know
accurately. Um we you know we are looking to share uh employees for their employees. So we want to make sure that we are calculating our share of what we pay them correctly. But in terms of revenues from court cases everything
will remain separate and be deposited to us. The court still stays obviously um autonomous for us versus them. >> Correct. >> It's just the word shared that sounds like they're being mixed. >> Yes,
>> we will be sharing equipment, employees, services, but not funds. >> Um and uh parking tickets. I I will ask you to go to the chief for that. Um I if this is a question that you have, he's
more than willing to give you uh the answer each time. Um and for the 250th revolution, uh Councilman, if you would like to give a quick overview, we were just talking about it. >> Question, Mr. Par this a couple weeks
ago. Unfortunately, unexpected circumstances couldn't come to the council meeting. Um, so we should have actually a graphic thinking in the next couple of days. Um, I can tell you certain events have planned
dates that are set. There are a couple of bus trips. I think to Philadelphia and Trenton if I remember the two destinations correctly. We talked about a couple um there was a scavenger. their two were in conversation with the world
group but they didn't set their um schedule until the new year so I can't um series of speakers as well and quite a few things uh that should all be available on this graphite
and also posted to various social media platforms I would say in the next couple days meeting that the last council meeting able to come, but unfortunately I was not able to be here. >> Thank you. Looking forward to a lot of those events. They they actually sound
really kind of cool. So, um, moving on to our consent agenda. Does anybody have anything they need to remove? Okay. Can I have a motion to adopt it? >> Moved. >> Second.
>> Uh, roll call, please. Councilwoman Bodto. >> Hi. >> Councilman Foley is excused. Councilman Carney. >> Hi. >> Lazer is excused. Councilman Puzzniaak. >> Council President Ni. >> I.
>> Okay. Uh we do have a little new business. We have the resignation of a board of health member. Thank you to Miss Fino for all of the work that she has put in uh on the board of health. uh we we thank her for her time and we are appointing a new board of health member
uh Lisa Bellagio uh who will fill the unexpired term. So congratulations and welcome to the board. Uh payment of claims Miss Vasquez. Be it resolved that the following claims as approved be and the same are hereby ordered paid when properly signed and verified and the
payment of payrolls as listed is hereby confirmed and ratified. >> Do I have a motion to adopt payment of claims? So >> second roll call, please. >> Councilwoman Bodto, >> I. >> Coun Councilman Carney. >> I.
>> Councilman Musniaak. >> Council President Naldi. >> I. >> Uh, the regular meeting of the mayor and council will be held on Monday, November 17th, 2025 at 7 p.m. in council chambers. Please note that that's a an odd day for us. It's a Monday, so note
that. Uh, information for meetings is posted on the burrow website. Can I have a motion to adjurnn? >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I >> opposed. >> All right. Thank you everybody.
>> Yep. It's a good thing. Trust me.