this meeting is called to order in accordance with the open public meeting act notice of this meeting was provided to the home use Tribune the star leiser and Highland par planet on January 8th 2025 and was posted on ball website at
www.hpborrow.com and on the bulletin board of Boro 221 South fth Avenue Highland Park New Jersey and has remained continuously posted as required by law for I exit her to my right and left of council chambers Chief can you
lead us in the Pledge of Allegiance flag United States of America to the stands na indivisible liy and justice for all mayor Foster here council member George
here council member hail here council member H here council president Kim Chan here council member Pon here council member Vargas here attorney Shaw here administrator H here uh Council report council member
George thank you mayor up here apologize everyone my name is Phil George and Public Safety Committee wish everybody a safe and enjoyable Fat Tuesday and Carnival event industri and wild weather for a change please enjoy
it safely though uh in the police department we hopefully will be seeing two new police officers very soon Public Safety Committee interviewed candidates recently and commissional officers were made to officers with experience in law enforcement to fill in our police force
in the coming year a hiring process for police officers has a number of steps but hopefully we'll be able to announce that Within by the next meeting or soon uh however the police department wants and we need to warn our residents of the
growing threat of many kinds of online and telephone scans which are being enabled by the current instability of the federal government level there are threats of ice and immigration Medicaid and Medicare cuts threats to Social Security and IRS shakeups and the scams
are proliferating rapidly we need to protect our neighbors from threats of federal agents but the scams for programs like Social Security Social Security disability for children medicated Medicare IRS um they use phone
and telephone internet phone and internet access to claim you all money and try to get you to link in to pay and then they clean out your account these agencies do not use phone or internet payments they communicate by mail or you
link to their official websites the police department is working with middle sex County Pro uh Prosecutors office to possibly sponsor a presentation presentation on me shortly with more details that we'll keep you posted on with regard to the Highland Park Library
uh we added several new parttime library assistance to add to the Cadre train staff to assist all our users with selection internet access and programming many of us will also welcome the return of the bookd drop on North 6 which had concrete for the base pad Ford
recently that book drop was so popular people tried to use it when it was out of commission during construction and wrapped up against damage the library will be hosting the closing exhibit and presentations for the windows of understanding program which has been
showing in Highland Park in brunsw with the touch and other venues that will be held on March 6 in the library the entrance will be on on on North 6 and it'll be in the uh new media room this is the first time we're host hosting the
closing of this growing program which focuses each year on a different theme of understanding of differences in sess diversity and hate violence and peace the participating artists and some of those their Works will be present and awards will be given out for some users
of the library please be advised that the hoopla eing library May system may be discontinued soon at the library the service which used to fit Highland Park's needs and W has been outgrown in our membership and other online libraries our collaborations has made
the service less than adequate for our growing needs the library continues to add card holders and electronic card holders and I urge you to visit the website which has been improved to see that there are multiple events for all ages and interests almost every day
thank you mayor thank you member post thank you mayor good evening my name is Jason stck I chaired the Health and Human Services committee um first up I wanted to just mention that there have been number of cases of meil reported in
America including a few in New Jersey so I want to encourage our residents uh to make sure that they themselves and their children have receive the MMR vaccines and any others that are recommended U they're safe effective and time tested please talk to your doctor with any
questions uh next happy to announce the human relations commission's flag raising events for the year having been scheduled uh the flag raising dates are Wednesday June 4th 2025 uh we'll be holding the Caribbean American Heritage flag raising from 6:
P.M to 6:45 and on Wednesday June 11th of this year there will be the pride month flag raising from 600 pm to 6:45 and on Thursday June 19th there will be the Jun flag raising from 5:00 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. um all these events
will be held at the High Park Community Center please calendar there's always great events and I hope to see you there and staying with the human relations commission i' like to thank Carn HCK for stepping up to join the commission her appointment is on tonight's agenda and I look forward to working with her and we just like to note that for anyone
interested in joining this B commission um we still have a number of vacancies uh so if anyone is interested in working on crosscultural education understanding events pleas volunteer application which is available on the website.com um next I just like to talk
about our upcoming food distributions um free groceries will be available from HP gizo um every th Tuesday and Wednesday from 10: a.m. to 11: a.m. at the Zone 16 Cent 600 Street and we also have the Highland Park food entry distribution which will take place on the second and
fourth Thurs days of the month from 9:00 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. and 600 p.m. to 7: p.m. and on The Saturdays of those weeks from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. um all of these are at the Highland Park Community Center 220 South 6 Avenue uh and mayor
that is my report for tonight thank you thank you council member thank you mayor next but I'm ready uh my name is Matthew h good evening everybody uh I chare the public works and public utility
committee uh and so my report is going to involve um areas within that portfolio uh the uh the Highland Park Environmental commission uh we'll meet tomorrow Wednesday March 5th at 800m on Zoom you can find the link at www.hp
o.com uh there's a fairly extensive agenda there but uh please please attend to learn more about um work that uh the environmental commission oversees in the in the High Meadows uh continued work on on understanding and analyzing the perspective Greenway Trail um between
Johnson Park and Donaldson Park uh exploration of uh the effect of leaf blowers uh our community solar program and so much more um if you want to be involved in environmental stewardship this is the place for you uh these meetings are free uh so please come as
as as all of them are uh so please come and um uh get get familiar with what they're doing uh one of the other uh items that is all encompassing of uh of my portfolio which includes sustainable Highland Park and obviously the environmental commission is honoring
Mary Denver who was a longtime resident in Highland Park uh who stewarded the native FL Sanctuary uh Mary pass uh two two years ago uh and um we are working to um to install a commemorative bench
this was really one of her favorite places in in Highland Park and she just devoted so many years of detail exension to making sure that this was a beautiful place where people could go for not only environmental exploration but also quiet reflection uh so this bench is really
designed to to uh to to pay tribute to Mary in that respect so we are uh we are um working closely with the administrative team uh to to to to acquire the bench and also to
commemorate the site as so this has been some of the work the environmental commission has been doing uh the shade tree advisory committee which is also under my portfolio shade Tre advisory committee is in incredibly important uh commission that uh that that advises and
and provides essential feedback on the B tree planing programs obviously Street trees are an enormous part of what we make the burrow what we are we take pride in our tree copy and making sure that our tree coverage is healthy uh and um without interruption and you know
right now I think we're seeing a lot of a lot of trees are aging out a lot of them were planted at the same time maybe 100 years ago maybe 120 years ago uh in line with when the streets were were were were built and the houses were so it is time to continue um uh our work to
make sure that our tree canopy is replenished uh and full uh and so in that respect I do just want to point out to item 12a on the consent agenda uh which um advertisers receipt of bids for for our 2024 2025 tree maintenance
contract this would uh plant this would result in the planting of 100 new trees uh in April and May which is incredible um letters have gone out to the residents of homes where these trees will be planted in front uh which is on the parking strip or the birge as
Council George likes to say uh within the public right of way uh the planting um is paid for by um Highland pars tree replacement fund and residents are invited to donate any uh tax deductible uh donation uh amounts of the fund 100%
of which goes to planting and maintaining the street trees that bring shade Beauty and so much more to Highland Park if you have any questions about this fund or want to to be more involved please email me at M RS that's M hpb.com
uh just uh kind of adjacent to this uh is the shat advisory committee is sponsoring a uh um an important webinar coming up uh uh called caring for our trees and that's on Monday March 24th at 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. uh during this open
online meeting sack will answer any questions and offer tips uh to on on how to help young trees grow and Thrive um obviously those the first two years uh you know after a tree planting are critical in in not only maintenance but
also care and watering so it's really important that we get over that hump to make sure that we don't have to go out and replant trees uh stack will meet next week uh on Zoom March 12th 7:30 pm and you can find the link at www.hpb.com
the uh Highland Park gas leaf blower task force uh is a n committee composed of selected members of the the environmental commission sustainable Highland Park and the Board of Health and they're hosting a free community program on gas
and the health risks and Alternatives uh and health health risks that that that that that may arise and potential Alternatives um definitely worth watching if you are interested in in in in in this field uh I think during you know we we've seen an increase in gas
powered leaf lower usage over the years and I think during during the pandemic uh we really saw that you know people being home uh we saw we we we saw the level of activity that that that can uh occur in town U not only contributing to
noise pollution but uh there are they do uh they relase particulates that can be hazardous however uh we also understand that this is a vibrant Workforce you know segment of our Workforce and so we need to look at this uh we need to look this issue holistically and carefully uh
but this event is is is is a must is a mustat uh and um that's on Thursday March 20th 7 to 900 p.m. in the new community room at the high the par Park Public Library again that's Thursday March 20th 7 to 9:00 p.m. in the community
room Park Library uh sustainable Highland Park met last week uh just a few items to just update um uh we continue to plan for our May 4th Earth Day event which coincides with the the street fair the coun I'm sure we'll get
into um we uh we are going to have a table set up uh so this is going to be the same situation as as as as uh as as previous years it will be uh held on the Avenue not at the Environmental Center be part of the street there uh we're going to be there we're going to be
setting up our table at 10: uh the event starts at 11: uh and planning is progressing particularly well uh we are um we are working on on bringing in u local vendors vegan uh vegan food
vegitarian food um and uh uh the themes for Earth Day there's usually a theme uh we're discussing activism and resilience which is critical right now particular new ideas being considered for this Earth Day include electric
bikes um uh there will also be a fashion show collaborated with the with the high school environmental Club students uh and and much much more so please stay tuned as uh as as organizing go go further uh I did just
want to thank uh um s Highland Park chair Tina Weiss house uh who is um uh who's moving on uh from from being chair she will still be a very active uh inspiring and leading member of the committee uh as well but thank you to
Rose De lenzo longtime member for stepping up and Rose really gets it uh she understands the balance that we have to take between our environmental advocacy and also making sure that sustainable Highland Park as Highland Park Green Team making sure that we're in line with the U with the points
system that sustainable Jersey provides that opens us up to more grants environmental um related grants and other recognition um other forms ofation that is my report mayor thank you thank youc member
har thank you madam mayor um I'm Matt H my chair of the economic development committee um just a brief one tonight uh a reminder that the farmers market is now open on Fridays I know it's still pretty chilly out there but please come out and support the TR vendors they coming up and uh also want to get an
early start um as councilman hsch mentioned the street fair is is May 4th so May the 4th be with you come to the street fair today is also International pun day it's March 4th so I threw that out there um so uh
even though it is cold um I you are going to start seeing our flock of VO scooters returning from their winter H hibernation the flock is pretty small now but it's going to increase over time as the weather get gets warmer um so now is the time uh to remember that try um
it it takes some time getting used to um for both the scooter flock and the regular pedestrians as they first come out of hybridation um so please take it slow and careful out there um I especially want to remind parents um that scooters are not meant for kids under 18 so please don't give them your credit card to feed to the vas and
always wear a helmet no matter how old you are um but seriously let have a very safe uh beginning and and and middle of the scooter season um real quick uh as expected we got word that our fourth year funding um for the neighborhood
participation program has been approved um again it's not unexpected um but it is nice to make it official as I mentioned last week um this year we're rolling out some new NPP programs like porch maintenance for residents um and ideally our first antique car show um to
take place over the summer um next up uh we have formed a initial stakeholder committee uh about Third Street pedestrian Plaza uh this group is going to help uh help us choose a consulting firm provide some guidance to them on the process um and give some overall direction it's an
initial a group um obviously it'll expand as we go um uh throughout the entire Community um the committee is is comprised of Rebecca HST the executive director of me Park Aaron wman who is a business owner right on Third Avenue um
Al Alvin Chen who's on the planning board who also lives on South Third Peter Belton from safe walking and cycling and Rebecca hand the chair of the planning board so it's really great to start seeing some some real steps headed towards towards the public
process on South exciting stuff um uh also to let folks know um and to say for all those who celebrate pum is coming up um uh March 13th and 14th um I I do want to remind folks that one of the things that happens during program is that people go around and deliver something
called Mish mono which is gift um it can be candy it can be a variety of different things but what that means is that there is minivans with kids jumping out of them to deliver stuff so um if you are driving one of those mini man please be careful people behind you
if you're to see one of those stopping suddenly because they didn't know if it was 346 or 351 um please let's uh let's let's try and be careful out there um again uh as we go and and deliver those later this this month um and then
lastly um I just wanted to offer my congratulations to the mayor um she is being honored by the hland park conservative temple on sh EMT at their annual Galla this weekend on May 9th um the mayor has been an amazing champion of f Parks Jewish community in so many ways if I were to listen All um I would
break my promise for a short report um uh but believe me they will talk about them at the event um this honor and award is a recognition of all she does to lift up and support not just the Jewish community but all of our various communities so I
just wanted to say congratulations mayor it's a great honor and uh and thank you for for being here that's all I got all right council member vus mayor my name is nor Vargas and I chair the recreation and arts um
portfolio so for some Recreation update summer camp registration opened on February 28th so that's ongoing the Youth Theater Camp filled up immediately with 40 participants already um there are Camp employment opportunities still available and the interviews begin
mid-march so please reach out to the community center we give other information a little bit later on winter youth Bas uh basketball playoffs are in progress with championship games happening on March 9th so that sounds exciting spring programs are going to include Youth Sports like football
baseball softball wrestling tennis soccer and basketball feet art class as well um the afor mentioned Youth Theater andv Fitness and Pi up Sports and the five the hp5 pay is coming up on May 4th with the um with the streer that we're
having so if you want to register for that please go to um www runsignup.com HP 5K um and the information can also be found on the main three h Park um
website for community Center events coming up there's going to be a St Patrick's Day luncheon on March 18th at 12:00 p.m with live music and a theater lunch there will also be a pre-diabetes and W care lecture on March 26th between 1:30 and 2:30 which will be hosted by
hacken Meridian health um a matter of balance program will be it's ongoing until April 15th which helps older adults improved mobility and confidence if you're still interested in that please reach out to the recreation center for the speak um and any information that I've
mentioned you can reach out to them at 732 819 0052 further save the dates um for events coming up Memorial Day Parade on May 26 the fireworks on July 3rd with the main date of July 6 and the parts
app summer concert series um we're working on that and stay tuned for the um lineup this summer there's also um some great events coming up um the um sorry one second I lost my PL
um okay here we go okay the next um Arts commission meeting will be on March 13th at 7M that meeting takes place in person at the Highland Park Library our members of the public are welcome to attend the historical commission meeting will be held in person here at ball on March
20th at 700m and as I understand it will be going through some of the archives here so that should be exciting they're still undergoing the pregrant process to the New Jersey Council for the Humanities community history program which Terry hobber has had the time to review so we're very hopeful that
they're going to be able to come over worthy Community project and get the grant um and I would like to mention the personal side I had an opportunity to attend a ribbon cutting at the new hair salon on Maran Avenue called Bloom custom hair color and design a very
impressive and beautifully designed decorated business located at 407 ran Avenue I'm excited to announce that I actually made an appointment for myself this Friday so I might look at the next
know supporting local government right that's right um while we were there I also checked out the new place next called Dora p and which is a permanent makeup studio with eyelash eyebrows and permanent May check that out too we'll see what
happen Che that one out right he I'll get my eyelashes eyebrows hair done you never know I have close the street done that's right um but you know what's interesting is that these businesses are women-owned businesses and so they kind
of compliment kinetics which is another Women Business own by on the same strip and laita as well so um it's very exciting to see that kind of um diversity and empowerment on that scrip of Ridin there's also a lot of other women businesses but um it seems that
that stretch of rabi in is about wellness selfcare and delicious foods so I'm here for it I'm going to give it a try um this Friday I'm going to be at the ble school for read Across America so Friday and early I'm going be reading a book to students in this rap um class
I'm very excited because my kids are all grown up and there aren a lot of opportunities to read out loud um so I'm very excited over that that is my report thank you president K thank you mayor my name is Stephan Kim
Chohan and I chair Finance the finance committee met last month and I have received uh several questions from my colleagues and residents regarding um kind of like the status of our federal
funding and whether we have been impacted so as of now the answer is no but not to get into the weeds you know some of our grants will be awarded over a three year period um and our staff continues to apply and hope that the
programs will remain available um the burrow doesn't rely heavily on federal funding for our day-to-day operations however uh one of our key uh Federal fundings is the
cdbg funds which is through HUD um which is f down to the county do help support ENT C programs such as the food pantry as well as Youth and seniors programs only time will tell how the sit how this
situation develops as new directives are coming from Washington every day and I will keep everyone updated on any changes I attended the governor's budget address I encourage you to watch the
entire address if you have the time and speaking of the State uh every year hundreds of thousands of low and moderate income workers in New Jersey are eligible to receive a state funded
tax credit that can be worth more than $3,000 for some recipients depending on the size of their family yet every year there are thousands eligible to receive this tax benefit which is called the
earned income tax credit or eitc that don't end up claiming it according to the officials from the state department of the treasury as a new tax filing season is underway ahead of the April 15 deadline
treasury officials are urging all residents to take the time to determine whether you are among the estimated more than 700,000 residents eligible for the EC quote New Jersey eitc is a vital
resource that provides much needed support for many hardworking individuals and their families said State Treasurer reducing tax burdens and increasing refunds puts money directly
into the hands of those who need it most she said I attended the New Jersey conference the mayor's annual winter Summit with the mayor uh there were interesting conversations about the use of AI and local
government and uh I also want to extend my congratulations to the mayor for being honored this weekend by The Harem heart conservative Temple I'm sorry I'm going to be able to miss it but I'll be celebrating my mid 30s only reach your
mid-30s once in life so I got be celebrate my birthday um and then I want to thank I want to thank my colleagues for a successful work session focused on our
2025 goals and lastly uh March 88th is international women's day which dates back to 1908 when 15,000 Brave female textile workers March through New York
City demanding better working conditions talk about Courage by 1975 the UN officially recognize that and the highs so progress and equity and family balance pay
transparency uh in several states have been in implemented laws requiring employees to disclo salary ranges and job posting um legislation uh protect uh protections for pregnant workers and uh
employers sponsored Child Care initiatives uh and the lows despite progress in transparency the the pay Gap increased for the first time in the years in 2023 and workplace hurdles still exist
gender pay Gap widened for the first time in two decades the US gender pay Gap widened in 20123 with men with women earning approximately 82 .7 cents for
every dollar earned by men down from 84 cents in 2022 uh economic disruptions uh occu occup where I and care and caregiving
responsibilities contribute to this setback under representation and Leadership position despite increased awareness women particularly women of color remain significantly underrepresented in senior and executive
roles this disparity limits diverse perspectives in decision making process and memorialize systematic inequalities so happy women's history month and happy
International thank you council president happy birthday um now we go to our administrative report good evening mayor I do not have a report this evening okay B attorney's report thank you may I just you go
proced please thank you um the noce of the public uh we have implemented uh procedures on how we run our meetings wanted to just briefly go through it um the first is number 10 on your agenda um public participation
you are um members of the public may ask any questions regarding any resolutions to ordinances um the second opportunity the public May participate is number 11 and these are ordinances requiring a second reading your questions are limited to the ordinance that is up for
second reading and then there's number 15 which is um an opportunity for the public to speak on any topic that's relevant to tomor now in each of these uh opportunities for the public to speak um the mayor will open up the
opportunity for either individuals to comment or to question and then the public portion will be closed and once the public portion is closed the mayor Will D will either respond to the question or direct someone on the dis to respond to the question and please note
that once the public portion is closed no members of the public may speak thank you m thank you I have a also very brief report this past Monday and early I was at ble school to do read Across America they were so excited about um me being
there and reading to them so it was they were excited I was excited to be there so it was a good time that was had with that class and they I learned from it they learned from me so read Across America is always good for us to go into the schools and to read to these young ones and this past Saturday the mayor's
teen Advisory Group had their karaoke nights I stopped by and they wanted me with to sing and it it was a good time they were having a blast I was happy to see that they're not only seriously working on just fundraising activities and other initiative that would improve
business in our downtown but they took some time to have some fun that was great um speaking of the mayor team advisory they are now raising money for Elijah's promise in new bronswick so they're off to a great start and they want to make sure that people who suffer from food insecurities that they make
sure that they have food and toiletries and other needs so kudos to the teen advisory they they're very compassionate group and they're looking to improve quality of life for all uh Stephanie me council president mentioned that we went
to the conference of Mayors event and I I must say that Highland Park was one of the three towns that started working on the arriv together program so we were we were the pilot towns Woodbridge um f Amoy and Highland Park and now they want
to roll out the arriv together program across the state of New Jersey so we are the Pioneers in making it happen and this year they're hoping to not only roll it out across the state of New Jersey but other states are also interested in this life saving program
the arve together program so kudos to you Chief and Highland Park are making arise together so such a successful program and um at the event they also collaborating with I collab at with a bunch of different Mayers to get ideas
and see some best practices that they're doing in their different towns and I'm going to keep in contact with some of them at that event we also had an opportunity to visit the Jets Arena and um it was really amazing the to walk through the arena to see where the
players play the fields and everything else their lunchroom locker room was interesting so it was a it was a good day spent at the the mayor's conference and both Stephie and I had an opportunity to learn a lot and I do want to say kudos to all
the new business that's coming into our downtown we attended the the ribbon cutting at blooms and now that I hear that there's going to be a shop that does a whole bunch of other cosmetic stuff I'm going to be in our downtown quite a bit more so that's my
report and thank you now it's time for public participation 21 minutes 3 minutes per speaker limit to item on this agenda comments from persons attending in person will be heard first followed by those on zoom and Terry how
many people there's any on Zoom uh we have four attendees on zoom and one and okay um anyone from the public wishes to speak see that there's none we go to zoom okay uh looks like phone number
ending in four five if you want to St your name hi Lois lebing North Second hello yes we can hear you thank you Lois North Second Avenue okay on um tonight's
budget uh tonight's I guess it's the consent agenda would you someone please explain resolution well see but 3-25 d88 authorizing purchase of police equipment with Whitmer Public Safety
group versus November that just passed 2024 resolution 11-24 d262 just Holland Park entered into a Cooperative pricing agreement with Cranford police Cooperative pricing
system what equipment was purchased at these two places or is this the same thing okay that's right you can't talk to me and um I guess at the hearing I'm going to ask something about the
uh feeding the municipal budget and I'll talk to you later when we're not talking about the agenda items thank you no mayor that was the only hand off may I have a motion see that there's no one else may I have a motion to close
public participation second real CL council member George yes council member hail yes council member H yes council president kiman yes council member yes council member Vargas yes council member George do you carear to comment on
3-25 d88 yes yes mayor thank you um Phil George and on to the public safety agencies um this resolution is for purchase of nonf firearm arms uh to
replace some equipment and also upgrade some equipment in the police department and I think the most important thing from a taxpayer Sand Point is we're not paying for it this is forfeiture money money was SE seized in drug deals sell
cars that were then optioned off through the Prosecutors Office we've received a grant which is a percentage of fores through the middle sex County prosecutor's office uh and this purchases of 21 ,000 to the lowest qualifi bidder for all of the
specifications that we bid for uh is being paid for solely with forfeiture Mone the um uh resolution in November that was referred to with Cranford is to join their Cooperative purchasing so we can take advantage of some of these grp
prices that are PR by the state thank you okay ordinance that requires second reading clerk please report on ordinance number 25- 2103 an ordinance amending and supplementing chapter 278 17 parking on
street accessible parking spaces within the Burl Highland Park has been duly advertised for consideration of passage on Final reading by title and affidavit to publication or on file next we have items 11a an ordinance
schedule for final reading the ordinance was amended by chapter 2 7817 accessible parking stad accessible parking spot was already approved by ordinance number
24-29 and I would like to ask the council for a motion to pull this ordinance your honor I would move to withdraw 25- 2103 as it is redundant in light of the passage
2495 second may I have a motion to pull ordinance number 25 25- 21103 I'm sorry call council member George yes council member hail yes council member H yes council president Kim Johan yes council member P yes
council member yes cler please report in ordinance number 25- 2104 calendar year ordinance to exceed the municipal budget appropriation limits and to establish a cap Bank njsa 481
44514 has been duly advertised for consideration of passage on Final reading by title and Affidavit of publication on fire now it's time for public hearing on this ordinance if you would like to speak please come up to the microphone address yourself and if you're un Zoom
please use the raise hand button anyone from public since there's none can we go to zoom I don't have any hands okay seeing there's no one may have a motion to close public hearing on ordinance number 25-
2104 second council member George yes council member hail yes council member H yes council president Kim Shan yes council member ponic yes council member V yes may have a motion to adopt or reject ordinance number 255-2104
move second council member George yes council member ha yes council member yes council president Kenan council member pan yes council member marage yes now we move on to the consent agenda may I ask council members if
there's anything on the consent agenda date we would like to have P for consent or for a separate vote no mayor okay may I have a motion to adopt or reject the following consent agenda
items 12 a to 12h Second R call council member George yes council member ha yes council member H yes council president kiman yes council member pic yes council member
yes resolution requiring a separate reading may I have a motion um resolution requiring a separate reading may I have a motion to adopt or reject resolution 325-9255 Municipal temporary budget second Ro council member George
yes council member hail yes council member H yes council president kinan yes council member yes council member yes um an appointments Arts commission Amanda rooms may I have a motion to confirm
so move R call council member George yes council member hail yes council member H yes council president kiman yes council member ponic yes council member V yes human relations commission Caroline heik
planning board planning board kho alternate number two no confirmation needed now it's time for the second public participation three minutes per speaker on any topic subject conclude by 900 p.m. comments from members of the public attended in person will be heard
first followed by those who are attending on zoom and we have no members of the public who wishes to speak is there anyone on Zoom yes I see your hand up you if you could just confirm hello Lois here on Second Avenue
I wonder why the change from in the agenda has no phone number fit on the front as it's always been for well since 2021 when you started doing the Redevelopment and the meetings uh
Council meetings on zoom and on phone suddenly you have a totally separate page required for now we'll be offering Zoom option that's crazy and and um and sure the technology fail the meeting of
course will proceed but mayor I I did not hear anyone say to do star n for a question or star six to unmute I did not you don't have the phone number or the site or the meeting number on the actual
agenda as you used to and what's amazing since I was comparing to last November's agenda someone has forc told the clerk someone to put double spaces above the top of the agenda bur of Highland Park below that
three lines where it says March 4th 2025 double spaced it and there's tremendous amount of waste and then you've got a third page with just a few things on it when this information to do the phone and the zoom should have been on the top
of the first I believe or fit on so it's on three pages so that to me is a tremendous waste of burrow space for people who have to print this out and and no information guidance to how to ask a
question or unmute if you can and the second question that's important is what is the status of the blue of the blue the bird flu and um is the state saying anything yet and if it comes time when we can't
feed birds as former mayor Merill begged us all to how do you sh away the birds I tried that last year or the year before and when you don't feed them either on time or at all they leave thousands of
of calling little white calling cards all over sidewalk Street grass and parked cars so how does the state or the Board of Health want us to rid the area of the birds 30 seconds let's stop
feeding it feeding them and the uh third question is what is the status of the dangerous falling apart blue house at North Second Avenue thank you thank you anyone else sorry seeing there's no further may I
have a motion to close public participation second roll council member George yes council member ha yes council member H yes council president Kim council member ponic yes council member Vargas yes as it pertains to the bird
flu please go to the borrow website and see the information that has been posted from the state of New Jersey and how you should or should not handle or deal with any of the birds thank you may I have uh and now we would like to move to Executive
session may I have a motion to adopt or reject resolution that's three- 25- 93 executive session is litigation oon versus Highland Park motion second roll call council member George yes council member hail yes council member H yes
council president council member pan yes council member wargas yes motion to adourn to go into executive session all in favor okay the eyes have it