That's not right, man. I like that. Thank you. You better watch. I'm about to just grab you. He's trying that position. Mr. Skipi,
you're required on the D. recovered from that video. We ready to go, Karen? Yes, sir. Good evening, everyone. I'd like to call the regular meeting of mayor and counsel of the burrow of glass for May 13, 2025
to order. Karen, could you please read the opening statement? Pursuant to the Open Public Meetings Act, I hereby announce that adequate notice of this meeting as required by set act has been provided by adopting a schedule of regular meetings for the year
2025. Which schedule was posted on the Burough Hall bulletin board as well as the Burough website and forwarded to both the South Jersey Times and the Sentinel of Gloucester County and filed with the Burough Clerk on January 4th, 2025. Thank you. Can we all rise to salute the
flag, please? I aliance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
Karen, roll call, please. Mayor Wallace, here. Mr. Brown, here. Mr. Casabar, present. Mr. Halter. Yes. Miss Miller here. Mrs. Spence here. Mr. Milandro. Mr. Scapiti here. Mr. Brunimer here. And
let the record reflect that Mrs. Garlic is excused for this evening. Thank you. Uh at this time I'll step down for the day from the day to uh for our presentation. As I'm sure by now everyone knows that one of the initiatives that I gave when
I became mayor is I felt that it was important that we recognize uh employees that uh gave service to the burrow of glass burrow for 20 plus years be it in a full-time part-time or combination of
both. Um it's quite an achievement. is kind of a rare occurrence in this day and age. Um, and I felt that it's appropriate that we recognize these individuals. And tonight we have a retiree Samantha come on up. I have written a letter for her letter
congratulating her. And the letter reads this. Greetings. I want to take this opportunity to recognize and thank you for your service, beginning your career on February 23rd,
1995 and becoming the bur's payroll benefits coordinator as well as the bur's pension certifying officer is what is on behalf of myself and the borrow of glass. I wish you all
retired special Johnny. [Applause] [Applause] Welcome Sam. You all are more than welcome to stay
for the rest of the meeting. Uh but don't feel offended if you all want to go out and enjoy the weather. We will move forward. Um and I will turn the meeting at this time over to our burough solicitor. Yes. Thank you, mayor. We have a public hearing on one ordinance tonight. That being
ordinance 2512 adopting a redevelopment plan for block 76 lot 3456 and 17 the bar of glass county gloss state of New Jersey. The council moves for the public for portion. Motion to open. Second. I have a motion and a second. All in favor
state I opposed. Any abstensions? Motion carries. The floor is now open to anyone from the public who wishes to come forward and address this proposed ordinance. Seeing no one, I'll make a motion to close the public portion and adopt this ordinance as written. Second. I have a
motion. Any second? Karen, roll call, please. Mr. Brown, yes. Mr. Cosone, four. Mr. Halter, yes. Miss Miller, four. Mrs. Spence, yes. Motion carries. At this time, I'll entertain a motion to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of
April 8th, 2025, as well as the closed executive session of April 8th, 2025. So moved. Second. I have a motion and a second. All in favor state I. I. Opposed. Any abstensions? I abstain, Mr. Mayor. Okay.
I have one abstension noted. Motion still carries. Uh, we have no communications this evening, so I'll move to committee reports and begin with Council President Miller. Good evening, Mayor. Um, I'm I'm in receipt of the
highway report and the fantastic highway department continues to work on several projects. One being on Filbert Street. Um, they're making some good progress, but they're running into some
challenges, but the um highway department is doing the best that they can with what they have and they're working it out. Um, and also the tenants report is in receipt. And that's all. Oh, and Samantha, congratulations on your
retirement. Thank you. If you want to come back, uh, we'll probably have an opening somewhere. [Laughter] And that's all I have. Thank you very much, uh, Councilman Brown. Oh, thank you, Mayor. Good evening. Welcome. Good
evening. I'd just like to congratulate the mentor on 29 years. Very impressive. and good luck in your retirement. Thank you so much. That's all I have, Mayor. Thank you very much, sir. Councilman Kasabone. Uh, yes. Thank you, Mayor. I also wish Samantha a happy and healthy retirement. You're going to be missed.
I'm going to miss seeing you. So, you take care of yourself. Okay, girl, and enjoy your retirement. Thank you, sir. What' I say? I apologize. Yeah, I get corrected all the
time. So, my boyfriend for years. That's right, girl. That's right. I would note that's on the record. Yeah. Thank you very much, sir. Uh, Councilman Halter. Yeah. Good evening, Mayor. Thank you. Uh, Samantha, congratulations. Best of luck to you and happy and healthy
retirement as well. Uh, water and sewer department continues to move forward on a lot of projects. Academy Street. They're still replacing the sewer man. Should be hopefully completed some sometime this month as a assist highway on some other projects as well in town. Uh long lead times on materials seems to
be the common place for the last couple years and uh we're still looking for a few positions to fill at that part. So, thank you. Thank you very much, sir. And Councilwoman Spence. Thank you, Mary Mayor. Um I just want to say also congratulations Samantha. You were one of the first people I met here at the
burrow and you've uh done a great job and we're going to miss you, but enjoy your retirement. Sure, I won't see the last of you. Um, as far as reports go, um, I don't have any I we put on the construction report uh, previous meeting. So, I just want to mention we
have the Memorial Day parade coming up on Monday, May 26th, and it's going to be a really great one. Um, so hopefully if you have friends that uh want to be in the parade groups, I know uh Chosen's got about 10 trucks in it. So, but we
really uh look forward to having more groups, more walking groups, floats. So, if you know anyone sign up, it's not too late. And that's all I have, ma'am. Thank you very much. Okay, we will move to new business. Uh Karen, could you take us through new business, please? Yes, sir. Um, I need a
motion to go out to bid for two Superduty lifts with symmetrical arms for the Glboro Highway Department. I also need approval to purchase two trash trucks through Sourcewell Cooperative for the B Glboro Highway Department.
Approval to purchase two utility trucks under state contract for the Glboro Water and Sewer Department. And last, approval to purchase two pickup trucks under state contract for the Glboro Highway Department.
Motion to approve. Second. I have a motion and a second. All in favor state I. I. Opposed. Any abstensions? Motion carries. One more item under new business. Mayor, there is um an approval for facilities
use application for fourth Friday movie night for Missio Day Church. I'll make that motion to approve. I'll second that motion to approve. I have a motion and a second. All in favor state I. I. Opposed? Abstensions?
Motion carries. This time I'll ask for the engineers report, please, Mark. Yes. Good evening. Uh a lot of projects out there are still continuing. Uh in particular, uh Bo Boulevard contractors still scheduled to be out there next week to mill and pave and do all the
striping. So that's still on board. We'll hear tomorrow if the weather this week messed them up for next week, but uh we'll be in touch for that and we'll coordinate with the police office. Also for those um Alfred Avenue, which is our next DOT grant project, is sitting at DOT waiting to be finalized for the
contract. And then once that's gets gets thrown back, hopefully we'll get that in the next one or two weeks, uh, we can authorize the contractor to get started and get hopefully get that done before school starts. Uh, for those items there, the Jersey Joint Facility on State Streets, uh, continuing. They have most of their outdoor site improvements
done. Uh, they're still working on their building, so they're retrofitting a very old building. So, they have their work cut out for them on that. Also received a word today that the Altius CA can Cannabis retail facility at the corner new street in Route 47. They're going to be starting construction probably next
week. Um they're getting all their their work together. They do have a construction fence around and our staff did inform them that that fence has to be off the sidewalk. They can't block the pedestrian access around that. So they were they're going to agree to do that. So not a problem. So anybody sees
any problems, please give us a call. and received word that the uh site plan uh site construction for Chick-fil-A is supposed to start probably I'll say late May, but more likely early June. So, uh they have some work to do water and sewer crossing on
Main Street uh down Green uh for a little bit, but everything else will be contained on site. So, that'll be uh hopefully started in early June and start seeing progress there. And that's all I have at the moment. Thank you very much, Mark. And at this time I'll again turn the
meeting over to our borrow solicitor. Yes. Thank you very good evening. On our consent agenda tonight we have the following resolution beginning 157 rescending resolution 11425 authorizing transfer of taxing authority block 426.02 2 L 4 in the barrel of glass of
the barrel of Clayton. 158 awarding contract for sewer video services. Telsey Drive in the Bar of Clayton to American Pipe Cleaning. 159 approving firework display for Glass Police Departments for the cause. 160 Resolution the Barrel of Glass for
authorizing execution of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Property Owners Certification East Stanger at Pump Station 161. Resolution in support of for class one cannabis cultivator license and a class two cannabis
manufacturing license with B glass green violet LLC and resolution appointing Michelle Morvik as an alternate alternate number one member of Glboro Historic Preservation Commission in the B of Glboro the resolutions this evening
on our consent agenda council moves for approval motion to approve second I have a motion in a second. Karen, roll call, please. Mr. Brown, yes. Mr. Cosone, yes. Mr. Halter, four. Miss Miller, four. Mrs. Spence, yes. Motion carries. And next,
may we have a ordinance for introduction by title only on first reading and reason I was partially talking with our assistant administrator. Uh, that chapter was supposed to include the limousines. So, we're going to be introducing an amended title for the
ordinance, and that would be an ordinance ing chapter 306 limousines and chapter 425 taxi cabs for the code book of the barric that would be the amended title for introduction tonight council moves so roll call vote
oh I guess I got to do it all motion to approve second I have a motion and a second uh Karen roll call please Mr. Brown yes Mr. Cosone yes Mr. Halter four Miss Miller four Mrs. Ben. Yes. Motion
carries. At this time, I'll entertain a motion to open the public portion. So moved. Second. Have a motion and a second. All in favor state I. Opposed. Any abstensions? Motion carries. The floor is now open to anyone from the public who would like to come forward and
address mayor and counsel. Seeing no one, I will make a motion to close the public portion. Second. I have a motion and a second. All in favor state I opposed. Any abstensions? Motion carries. Uh at this time I'll entertain a motion to approve all duly authorized
bills. Motion to approve all dy authorized bills. Second to approve all dy authorized bills. I have a motion and a second to approve all dy authorized bills. All those in favor state. I opposed. Any abstensions? Yes, mayor. I have a
few. Okay. uh 25- 01594, 01743, 01756, and 01911. Everything else is good. Thank you very much. There's only two left. Those abstensions are noted. Still carries. Uh
any closing comments by our administrator? I'd just like to wish Sam well in her retirement. Thanks so much. Very nice. And I would just like to again congratulate Samantha and wish you all the best in your retirement. Um, it's quite an accomplishment. Um, I
would also I had the pleasure of uh meeting up with the clean communities crew over Saturday. What clean communities crew is a group of uh young residents, students in the burrow, uh the boy scouts, the girl scouts, the high school girls softball team. Anyway,
it was just teams of Glassboro children were all over the burrow picking up trash, planting flowers in town square. Um it's it was just such a beautiful day and just such a great thing to see the community uh that we all know and love
and cherish being the community that we all know and love and cherish taking care of its own. So to those uh I know Linda Power um Jose Ortiz are two of the spearheads to that. Um I'll get the other names later but they were all over
the burrow. Kudos to them and the clean communities. Thank you for that. uh to the residents that have come out tonight uh to participate or just to be here for our council meeting. Thank you. And with that, I'll entertain a motion to adjourn. Second. There's a motion for
adjournment and a second. All in favor state I. Opposed. Any abstensions. Motion carries. This meeting is adjourned. Thank you very much everyone. Our next regular meeting will be May 27th, 2025 at 6 PM.
Stay dry. Here we go.