council President 7:00 all right all right in accordance with section five of the Open Public Meetings Act chapter 231 PL1975 notice of this meeting was posted on the bulletin board designed for that purpose the notice was transmitted to the official newspapers provided by
resolution adopted January 4th 2025 meeting notice has also been continually posted on the burough website can I have a roll call please yes Council President council President Morgan here councilwoman Phillips here councilman Addison here councilman Pagan here
councilwoman Harren here and Councilman Deore here thank you all right uh please rise for the pledge of allegiance pledge of Legis [Music] all right uh we're not doing this the
moment of silence is not on the agenda and I don't do it unless it's on the agenda or unless we have something to be silent about all right uh next we have a public comment on agenda items only if there's something on the agenda for this evening that you'd like to speak on please come
up to the microphone and state your name for the record uh seeing no movement I will uh move on from this section of the meeting and we will move on to the caucus work session the first item is the uh safe
safety incentive program presentation mr henry thank you Mr morgan good evening everybody good to see you again hello for those of you that were here last year I was here last year to do basically the same thing but a different topic as a member of the GIF uh it's required to discuss safety on the agenda
at least once a year so we develop a topic i'll share it with you share it with the safety committee which I would like to say that you do have a very active safety committee here they meet four times a year as a requirement by the GIF uh biggest thing that we really get out of that is the accident
investigation that we look into things that happen so they don't happen again so without further ado I will jump into this year's topic as you can see it's heat injury and stress prevention because I can assure you it's going to get really hot this summer if you can recall how bad it was last year so uh I
have another reason to get into this as I move along I'll tell you so heat's a leading cause of death among all weather related phenomena in the US it's long been recognized as an occupational hazard excessive heat can cause illness to your employees and in worst case scenario death can occur uh quite simply
in excessive heat conditions your workers are at risk the OSHA Act of 1970 simply states that as an employer you are required to provide a safe environment free of hazards for your employees since 2021 OSHA has been
developing a heat injury and illness prevention standard and when I use the word standard it is basically a law so you'll have to follow that uh it is expected to be finalized prior to the summer of this year so it will be here
even without that standard in place ocean inspectors have something called a general duty clause that if they find something when they come out and do an inspection and find anything uh that is dangerous at your workplaces they can cite you for that so the purpose of a heat stress policy
is to recognize a danger in your working in excessive heat accessing the situation and controlling the workplace so that your employees are no longer in danger two ways we can do it administratively and with your supervisors and they work in they work collectively already i know that uh best
case scenario I can say is in in in typically when you have excessive heat you'll start your employees outside uh typically around six o'clock instead of 8:00 and finish up at two as opposed to four so that would be the modified work schedule you can rotate job assignments
self-pacing and extra breaks would be very very important and incorporate a buddy system i'd like to bring to your attention an incident that happened in Atlantic GIF uh last year with the buddy system it really works it's very effective and it should be stressed in
toolbox talks there was an uh I don't want to call him elderly because I'm older than what he was but an experienced municipal employee a very valuable very dedicated gentleman was not feeling well but didn't want to stop
working one of his fellow employees went to the boss and said "Hey boss Charlie's not looking well i think we need to do something." They instructed him to go get in the shade get hydrated he didn't want to but he did he finally complied uh they checked on him he didn't look like he was getting a whole lot better
so they called 911 and it was determined that he did suffer a mild heart attack so had he continued to push on and push on as he wanted to do it could have been much more serious so that's where the buddy system really comes into play it's very important your supervisor will have some responsibilities as I mentioned
scheduling the most strenuous activities before or after the hottest parts of the day provide water and shade monitor those breaks and monitor employees for signs of dangerous heat stress as I just mentioned also period periodically review your policy to ensure it meets
regulatory standards and I'll touch on that as we move on here ensure training is happening consider altering starting times be aware and monitor local weather what you want to do is get out in front of this get a reputable weather channel if you can find one and make sure that you know how hot it's going to be and
see that you've got those uh those safety measures in place already the employees will also have some responsibilities attend participate in training when it's scheduled and I say training as a member of the GIF any training you do uh is free to you no
charge through the GIF as a member and anything you could possibly imagine training wise for a municipality it is available to you encourage your teammates to follow the program you want them to monitor themselves and their teammates and take appropriate action when you see it as they did in Atlanta
County you want to designate an employee to schedule training ensure that training conforms to the heat stress policy and deliver that training and all this hydration is the key employees must have access to drinking water two gallons of water per employee will be
the recommendation and frequent drinking of water should be encouraged and we know that they like to bring their own but you will be require be required excuse me in the standard to supply water also there are some cooling mechanism I show you here on page 11 you could just take a quick look uh you can
always get out of the shade and if there's you're in Haden height so I know there's plenty of trees available right so they can always take they they can always take shelter under a tree Uh closing down here three types of heat illness cramps we've all suffered from
cramps if you get hydrated and you take a break in all likelihood you'll be fine and ready to go heat exhaustion what the training will do is show you what those uh symptoms are such as headache nausea dizziness weakness and heavy sweating we want to recognize those so they don't
morph into a heat stroke which can be fatal in worst case scenario so from your safety committee standpoint the health and welfare of your employees is paramount their objective is to see that everybody goes home to their family
safely the way they came to work osha standards are designed to make that happen and as a GIF safety consultant J Montgomery is your partner in achieving this goal that's the safety consultant that comes to your safety meetings as well their safety team has developed a template to comply with the OSHA heat
and illness requirements that's available on the website it's a fillable form you simply pop in Haden Heights uh you print it you put it with your other your other policies and if you do have a OSHA inspection it's available i'm sure
they'll want to see that along with all your other policies so on that note I will close thanks again for the opportunity to serve as your RMC if there's any questions related to this or your safety committee I'd be happy to answer those for you if not I'll get out of your way
i hope I got an I hope I got an answer is there a certain temperature it is and I did not include that table in here because it is very very confusing osha is working on that to simplify it index there's an index yes
yes june July August well it can really cook in September so it's going to Oh you mean as far as when it's going to be done i didn't bring that up i don't think you're going to experience too many days outside
[Laughter] i think you're safe well we know he doesn't have any trees on his property so don't go outside you're welcome you're welcome thanks a lot thank you thank you take care
all right next up uh Oh thank you next up is the M meal elected officials training so so you you all might recall except for Chad um that we typically conduct the elected officials training through
the mail uh we try to do that collectively about a half an hour prior to a council meeting to make it convenient for everyone so that you're not all having to log in and do the training um Howard has kindly agreed to April 15th which is our next meeting at
6:30 p.m you can fit it in in a half an hour correct how sure okay um and this way we can just sort of knock it out and get everybody to sign and we get that out of the way uh for each member who uh completes the training there is a $250
um off of our assessment so it's well worth everyone doing and it's it's also required but uh I'll send out um I have not specifically looked at I believe it's the same training it's probably the same training i haven't
looked at it yet though i have That's correct specifically for elected officials yeah yeah okay and then you want me to go on okay so uh regarding the 2025 financial
disclosure statement filing so everybody probably received the email from me on Friday um you have 30 days to complete the training um by April i'm I'm I'm sorry it's not training to complete your financial disclosure statement um it's
pretty easy to do yeah you're Howard was nearly number one actually tom Ut yes was Kate councilman Utison oh I underestimated you Tom good job Tom so anyway just you know
sort of doing it sooner rather than later prevents you from you know forgetting or whatever it's easy maybe easy to forget so u we just want to make sure that we're doing that and um Councilman De Moore you I I don't
know if you've read it yet if Okay okay so it's in your email and you can give me a call if you have any questions at all but there is a there's a stepbystep uh local finance notice that's attached to the email that will sort of explain everything but you've been updated on the roster and
again any questions you can give me a call okay h all right next up we have I went to HC and they like the ideas so the next step
is Mike changes to different method paper good job thank you all right uh thank you Council Member Addison all right so next we're going to move on to the approval of the minutes
for the March 18th 2025 business meeting uh can I have a motion to approve the minutes is there a second uh all in favor i any nays or abstensions
okay uh that's passed no executive session minutes i apologize all right next up we have the Burough Engineers report good evening everyone evening Craig hi Craig uh we spit out our written report
just want to give you a couple highlights the on call maintenance contract that was uh awarded in the at the March council meeting uh we're getting the contracts executed and once they're done we'll we'll start um one aspect of that contract is resetting of
manhole castings throughout the burrow so that's going to be the first thing that we're going to get started on we'll we'll sit down with the DPW and Mike Mansorfer and and uh pick out some some manholes throughout town that desperately need to be reset and those will be the first things we take care of under that contract uh secondly is the
2024 road program East High and Maple um they are on the schedule to get paved next week um all the residents will be renotified at least 48 hours prior to paving so those notifications should be coming out and that's all I got unless there's any questions just a quick
question with regard to the manhole castings is there going to be any I don't know any idea how long it's going to take per per manhole like is it going to interfere with traffic in any way um they could get done three or four a day so it should be pretty quick okay uh but
that also depends on where exactly the manual will be so if it's in the middle of an intersection it could complicate things or if it's on a county road or a state road that'll definitely complicate things so once we sit down with DPW and Mike we'll have a better idea of how long each one will take but they could
get a couple done a day great thanks thank you thank you uh moving on to unfinished business there is none so we will move on to new business uh versus the introduction of bond ordinance
20251569 bond ordinance authorizing the acquisition of various capital equipment and the completion of various capital improvements in and for the burrow of Haden Heights County of Camden New Jersey the sum of $2,787,547 therefore authorizing the issuance of general obligation bonds or
bond anticipation notes of the burrow of Haden Heights County of Camden New Jersey in the aggregate principal amount of up to $2,137,500 making certain determinations and covenants and authorizing certain related actions in connection with the foregoing public hearing and final
adoption of bond ordinance 2025 1569 is scheduled for Tuesday April 15 2025 at approximately 7 o'clock p.m in the municipal building located at 625 Station Avenue Haden Heights New Jersey um next we have uh resolution 2025103
resolution of the burrow of Haden Heights all right can I have a I'm sorry yeah all right so um right yeah all right can I have a uh motion to introduce bond ordinance 20251569
is there a second can I have a roll call vote please yes council President council President Morgan yes councilwoman Phillips yes councilman Addison yes council yes councilwoman Harren yes councilman Deorg
yes thank you Madam Clerk on page two of that ordinance this comes from Council A on the description improvements and projects hey okay look at you with the proof read
it wasn't his ordinance i didn't write it because there are never any mistakes with his ordinance all right next is resolution 2025103 resolution of the Burrow of Haden Heights Camden County authorizing the execution of redevelopment agreement
St mary's 18 White Horse Pike LLC resolution 2025104 resolution authorizing acceptance of a tree easement agreement by White Horse Pike or WHP Haden Heights Urban Renewal LLC and the Burough of Haden Heights resolution 2025105 resolution
authorizing a refund of a community center rental fee tears resolution 2025106 resolution authorizing a bingo license for the Sons of Italy for the purpose of conducting a designer bag bingo event on May 22nd
2025 resolution 2025107 resolution authorizing payment of bills and claims for the first half of April can I have a motion to approve these resolutions move is there a second second can I have a roll call vote
please yes council President Morgan yes councilwoman Phillips yes councilman Addison yes councilman Bean yes councilwoman Howard yes councilman De Moore thank you all right next uh we will open up the
meeting for public comment on anything at all if you'd like to uh if there's something you want to say or ask please feel free to come up to the microphone and state your name for the record seeing no movement I will close the public comment section of the
meeting and next we will move on to adjournment can I have a motion to adjurnn is there a second all in favor i uh all right we are adjourned not you