The Northstar ledger jersey journal also placed on a bulletin board in the lobby of city hall. Any objections, if any, shall be made to the city clerk >> here. >> Mstone >> here. >> Miss Fischer
>> here. >> Miss Mrs. >> Mrs. Lac here. Mr. Preena >> present. >> Mr. Cano >> present. >> Mr. Ramos >> present. >> Mr. Russo >> present.
>> Okay. First order of business nominations. >> Say the pledge of allegiance. >> Are now in order for president. >> Oh pledge allegiance. Sorry. Sorry about that. >> Completely skipped that part. >> To the flag of the United States of America to the republic for which it
stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> Sorry about that. >> Okay. Now, nominations are in order for president of the city council. >> Uh, Mr. Clerk, I would like to nominate
uh, Councilman Ruben Ramos is present. >> Second. >> Any other nomination? Move that nominations be closed. >> Motion. >> Second. President of uh appointment of the president of the city council
Mr. Con. >> I I mean Mr. Ra Ramos Ramos >> Mr. Firestone >> yes >> M Fiser >> yes >> Mrs. Imus >> yes >> Mrs. Le >> yes
>> President Xano >> I >> Mr. Canero >> I >> Mr. Ramos >> hi >> Mr. Russo >> I IO Jun >> I Ramos Jr.ly swear >> do solemnly swear >> I will faithfully
>> that I will faithfully >> and partially >> and partially >> justly perform >> and justly perform All the duties all the duties >> of council president >> of council president city of lobo the city of lobo >> according to the best of my ability >> accordance to the best of my ability
>> I junare I will support the constitution that I will support the constitution of the United States of the United States to the state of New Jersey I will fantle two of allegiance to
The government has established United States of the people. The authority of the people All right. Thank you everyone. Really appreciate it. Looking forward to having a great year to work together. Uh Mr.
Clerk, >> uh nominations are now in order for vice president of the city council. M >> Mr. Clerk, I would like to nominate Phil Cohen for council vice president. >> Yes. >> Any other nominations? Um I I would like to uh first of all I appreciate having a
roll call uh vote for this and voting for someone uh as opposed to not having you know voting no. Um so we just came away from a very hopeful and uh meaningful inauguration um where our mayor and our newest
council people spoke of a new direction. And what really matters to me is they also spoke of very um good civil discourse. Um that really matters. Uh any number of people up here would be an excellent vice president. Uh but what what I value most for this spot is
transparency, experience, and a demonstrated effort to build bridges since the runoff. So uh for that reason, I'd like to nominate Tiffany Fischer. >> Thank you, Councilwoman Imus. We have two nominations, one for Councilman Cohen and one for Councilwoman Fischer.
So, any other nominations? So, when you call your vote, council members, uh, please name the council member whom you're voting for. >> That is Robert's rules of order. >> Be closed. >> Motion to close nominations. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I
All right. Vice President, Mr. Con >> I. >> No. >> Who you voting Say a name. I'm voting for Councilman Phil Cohen. Mr. Firestone. Councilman Cohen. >> Miss Fiser.
>> Uh, Councilwoman Fischer. >> Mrs. Imus. >> Councilwoman Fischer. >> Mrs. L. >> Councilman Cohen. >> Mr. President Zeno, President Xano, I'm sorry.
>> Councilwoman Fischer, >> Mr. Cano, >> Councilman Cohen, >> Mr. Russo, >> Councilwoman Fischer, >> President Ramos, >> Councilman Cohen, >> Councilman Cohen, congratulations.
at the B. I feel I feel so swear I will faithfully I will faithfully and impart justly perform and justly perform all the duties all the duties of council vice president of council
vice president to the city of the city of according to the best of my ability >> according to the best of my ability to help you swear agenda that I will support the United States of the United States
and the Constitution to the same establish to the government established the United States in the United States in this state and in this state to the Because the authority of the people. >> All right. Before we uh council
president >> Yes, Mr. Fina. >> Before we get started, these are >> Yeah. We have a number >> ordinances and and resolutions that have been removed >> correct >> from the agenda. >> Members of the council, members of the public, we have a number of items
removed from the council tonight. Council agenda tonight. So, we have the ordinance for second reading is pulled off the agenda. Uh, CD3, sorry, CD3, CD6, CD8, CD9, CD10, CD11,
CC1, CC3, CC4, CC5, CC 6, CC7, CC8, CC9, CC 10, CC11, CC12, and CC13 are all removed from the agenda this evening. And we also have to suspend the agenda
this evening uh and go to new business CL2 and CL3. Now, do you want to vote for uh the emergency resolution? Resolution authorizing the addition of an urgent item. So, city council agenda and then a
resolution appointing Dakota Fitzpatrick as corporation council because if we don't vote for this, we will have no corporation counsel for the meeting this evening. And so, I move to vote both items at the same time. >> Thank you. You have a motion to second.
Council President, just a um a note. CL2 and CL2, >> there's two of them, right? So, you're talking about the emergency resolutions, >> correct? Yes, sir. Just the one items of new business. >> Yeah. >> Thank you. I can't look.
>> Yep. Call the vote, Mr. Clerk. Mr. >> Con, >> I. >> Mr. Flyer Stone, >> yes. >> Fisher, >> yes. >> Mrs. Imus, >> yes. Mrs. Slen, >> yes. >> Cousins, >> hi. >> Mr. Cano,
>> hi. >> Mr. Russo, >> I. >> President Ramos, >> I. >> So, being we have no items for second reading tonight, we will go to the public portion of the agenda. You have any any names, Mr. Clerk, for
the public portion? >> Uh public portion. These are appointments that uh are on the agenda >> here >> for this evening's meeting. We can do them all at once as a consent agenda. >> We have a public portion speaking first. Let's do that first and then we'll get
to that. >> Okay. >> So, these are agenda items. Sonia Escoal like you have five minutes. >> Okay. Good evening everyone. The reason for my this is my first time doing this so I don't know. >> Name for the record. Disable
>> Escobar. >> Thank you. >> Okay. The reason for my presence here at the meeting is because um in 22 I was formerly disabled by my doctor. Um 23 years ago I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia and arthritis. Well,
osteoarthritis. Fibromyalgia is a musculaturatory disorder and it's also an autoimmune disease. Every year I apply, every year I get denied. My personal doctor, my rheatologist has diagnosed me as disabled because I can't functionally
move as much. >> Um, I hate to compare it to cancer, but it's like I have good days and then I have really bad days that I can't even move. Um, at my job, I do have a handicap parking, so it's easier for me to get in and out. Again, I have three
kids, so I can't fully be disabled because I have to pay for bills and I have a daughter in college. Mhm. >> I got denied again this past year. I was told by one of your members to go visit a doctor of your own and he specifically
said to me that I can't be considered that I need a disabled parking spot because I don't have an ampute. Like I'm not an amputee. And I it was mindboggling. I did write an email to the council member that that I found online formally putting in a um I'm
sorry nervous. a complaint regarding disability discrimination and handicap parking eligibility. I did write to numerous of you the emails that I found online on the Hoboken website. I just feel that because I don't physically look disabled
doesn't necessarily mean that I don't need it >> and but I live on 1213 Willow >> and there's absolutely no parking. I have pictures of a man that has a handicap parking spot and he abuses it where he parks in the public handicap
spot to hold his space so he could work um do mechanic work. And I've seen him also put cones in the street to hold parking and parking authority doesn't do anything about it. I just don't find it fair that my disease is progressing. I
do take a lot of medication to try to maintain my day-to-day movements. And again, I cannot be disabled. I have three kids and I have a lot of bills to pay. I'm just wondering why is it that your criteria in the ordinance it states that you have to have an ampute to be
able to get a parking spot. >> That's it. >> Thank you. Appreciate it, Miss Oscar. Thank you. Next speaker, uh, Emanuel Rivera Soled. This is agenda items Manny. Okay. Thank you. And good evening, council
president. Uh congratulations again to you, Council Member Cohen. Welcome to the new council uh team, to the new members, to the returning ones. I know that uh much was said earlier and now I understand our conversation earlier. Uh
but I will uh yel when necessary and I will speak as long as possible when I feel but I appreciate the sentiment sir and I appreciate you. Uh I just want to say um being that you you you took me for a loop there. You canceled almost
everything I was going to speak on. So you also may have uh planned that one. So I just want to say again in this agenda uh I'm just going to go on the complete agenda. It is um as we or as you would say housekeeping basically you're doing contracts and such but
members of the public and people and residents are inquiring. So we want to know or the people want to know uh how would how were these vetted? I'm glad that the ones that you took out earlier uh I guess you need to vet them
further and I would appreciate um uh more clarity. Of course, members of the public would love more information in regards to the contracts. Why are some of them feel like they are are um basically similar to last uh term and
why some of them are higher? Of course, we know that the times are are difficult and are changing, but that would be um important for members of the public to understand and we appreciate when you do the vetting process that you take and do
your due diligence to make sure in this fiscal time that every penny spent is penny accountable. as well as there was a council member in a couple of meetings ago that said that he would not, and I hope he's paying attention, he would not
vote on any contract if it was going to come back and be renegotiated and more money added to it. So, we members of the public and the residents who inquire um would hope that uh the you council president and the council would give us
further information. And with that, I do yield back. Thank you. >> Thank you, Mr. still there. Patricia Waiters. >> I got that too. >> Double duty. >> Patricia Waiters. Unfortunately, let me
repeat what Manny just said. You removed every agenda item off. >> Jerry, I can't hear her. >> Are you ready, Mr. >> I'm sorry. No, we're ready. You removed every agenda item off that I was going to speak to with reference to
appointments on the agenda and this for members of the public that's watching this. The lines was open blank. It just said resolution appointed blank for the new president and vice president. Very disingenuine. Just I want to place it on the record. I know it's not on the
agenda. It shows that no transparency whatsoever. And you got 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 appointments that you pulled off showing that you not give nobody the opportunity to apply for these appointments and we playing
politics as usual. Okay. So, it's kind of hard with the exception of one that I'm seeing that I'm very impressed with the new six ward council woman. Okay. I'm very impressed the stands that she took tonight that took courage and you continue to serve this city the way you
did tonight. Please, I ask of you. This is so mindboggling. As somebody that lived here since 1962, that's disrespectful to everybody that came out and vote that for y'all. The ones that didn't vote for y'all. We do
not want four more years of the same. No deal shouldn't have been cut for the seat. And ain't no such thing as did the next one say experience. I'm gonna say opportunity. Because if you give somebody an opportunity and grow while they're on the job, that's enough experience. Cuz that's how it's been in
the past. Especially when you politically appoint a friend for a favor or a deal. I'm done. I'll be back though for the public portion. No more speakers signed to speak. Motion to close public portion. Second. All in favor? I.
>> Thank you very much. Any council members pull items from the agenda to speak for discussion? Councilman. Um, Council >> F2 and F7. >> F2 and F7. Any other items? Members of the council?
>> One second. >> Call it. >> All right. Uh, consent agenda. The rest of the items. Mr. Clerk, call a vote. >> Mr. Con. >> Hi. >> Firestone. >> Yes. Mr. Fischer, >> yes. >> Mrs. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Leen, >> yes. >> Presentano,
>> hi. >> Mr. Cano, >> hi. >> Mr. Russo, >> hi. >> President Ramos, >> I F2, Council Russo. >> Thank you, Council President. Uh, actually together, uh, F2 pre-qualifying firms to serve as the auditor and then
F7, uh, one specific firm for auditing services. Do we necessarily need to do both if we're picking an auditor? question. Corporation >> corporation council >> qualify. >> Usually when we do that pre-qualifying
firms, we usually do like a pool and and we use mo multiple, but in this case we're approving one specific auditor later in the agenda. So do we actually need to do that? Was that just an oversight or is there a specific purpose for it?
I think it's just the case. >> Yeah. I don't know that it's an oversight so much as just that's I I believe that's how it's been done in the past, but I don't if it's not necessary, we could solely keep the uh awarding of professional services contract >> which is F7. >> Okay. So, remove F2 and then if in fact
we have to pre-qualify anybody into the future, we could always bring it back. >> All right. So, we'll move remove F2. >> That's fine. >> Thank you. >> We'll remove F2 and we will keep the vote on F7. Mr. Mr. Clerk, call a vote tonight >> on F7.
>> On F7, Mr. Clark. >> Mr. Con. >> Hi. >> By Stone, >> yes. >> Miss Fischer, >> yes. >> Mrs. Imus, >> yes. >> Mrs. Le, >> yes. >> Mr. President, >> I >> Mr. Cano, >> I >> Mr. Russo,
>> I present Ramos. >> I ordinance. >> Ordinance. Ordinance is the first reading. Mr. Clerk. >> Yes. Boards for introduction of city of Hoboken and the county of Hutch, New Jersey. Approving the contribution of a
portion of the annual service charge provided to the city of Hoboka pursuant to the financial agreement >> between the city of Hoboken and HWE urban renewal LLC >> into the city pilot education trust
account. Mr. CL call a vote. Mr. Con. >> Hi. >> Firestone. >> Yes. >> M. Fisher. >> No. >> Mrs. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Le.
>> Yes. >> Mr. Presidento. >> Wait. >> Sorry. >> I have first read. Yeah. I >> I >> Cano. >> I. >> Mr. Russo. >> I. >> Oh, >> President Ramos. >> I mine. I didn't mean I. I didn't mean
no. I meant present. Sorry. Yeah. One transproduction of city of Hoboken and the county of Hutchin, New Jersey, approving the contribution of a portion of the annual service charge provided to the city of Hobok and pursuant to the
financial agreement by and in between the city of Hoboken and JB 112 North Urban Renewal LLC into the city pilot education trust account. >> Call vote. >> Mr. Con? >> I.
>> Firestone. >> Yes. Fisher >> present. >> Mrs. Imus. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Le. >> Yes. >> Mr. Presidento. >> Hi. >> Mr. Cano. >> Hi. >> Mr. Russo. >> Hi.
>> President Ramos. >> Hi. Ordinance for introduction an ordinance of city of Hoboken County of H New Jersey amending chapter 193-12 water consumption charges incorporate JCMUA
bulk water rate increase point of order. >> Council President Council President >> um in I think there might be a clerical error in here. M it looks like there's a 48% increase in our water rates and I spoke with the assistant business
administrator today. I believe it's a I don't know how to say it. It's a culmination of the past four years and because this thing's approved every four years, it's literally all those increases of 8 9 11% added up together. So it looks like 48 but it's been about
anywhere between 7 to 11 depending on what previous before I was here was approved. So, it's a little I don't know if the right word is dis the information is not 100% correct. It's only about an 8% increase from last
year to this year. >> I've spoke with the assistant business. I I spoke with um VA Stratton about this and I had requested that maybe in the meantime here that we put something in there that maybe the clerk's office
every year can update this so that it changes year to year. But I don't know if we need to put something inside of it so that we're not seeing this again in 20 whatever 2029 that it's a 50% increase again. >> So I don't know. I would ask, do we need
to hold off on this and fix it first and then come back or is this something we can do on first reading and then it's a clerical issue that we can pass? >> Director Gonzalez, can we >> Yeah. So, the reason that's the case is because the as you said, it's
cumulative. So, um I mean I think the way that gets clarified is in the whereas clauses and in the actual um rate increases to the you know on on the bills. I don't see I guess in in the future what we could do is just break
down the actual like chart that goes into the ordinance that's that's visible online that shows 23 24 25 you know etc. the 8% 26 27 um we could do that. I don't know if that would be considered a substantive change. It's because it's not changing the actual substance of the
ordinance so much as just literally writing it differently. >> Council President, wait up. Mr. Perez, do you have a >> Yeah, I would say it's not a substantive change. All you're doing is really changing how you're laying out the information itself. That's all.
>> Okay. Council Bruce, I'm sorry. >> Yeah, I'm sorry. I just So, have we been increasing the water rates without council approval for those three years? >> No, the the ordinance approved the rate increase for the three years. But if you look at how it's written, and this will
provide a cover memo for second reading that fully lays all of this out. If you look at how it's written, the only thing in the ordinance was the 2022 2023 rates. And then it says on a separate table um that the rate increase in 2024 will be um will be 8%, 2025 will be
8.5%. It doesn't put the two tables together in the ordinance. So what you're seeing is a cumulative increase from 2023 to um 2025. And when we go then to amend it, since you're only looking at 2023, it's you're
increasing it off of 2025 numbers, but the number in the code is the 2023 number, not the 2025 number. >> Yeah. Know, I I understand that portion of it. What I'm saying in in real world, right? Have we been increasing that rate to our rate payers each year without
approval from the council and now we're trying to approve those rate increases in this? >> It was approved. It was approved in 2022. Um, November of 2022. I can share that ordinance with you if you'd like. >> Thank you, director. >> 2022, we we >> we approved the increases for 23, four,
and five. >> Correct. >> Correct. So, it was just an estimation in those approvals as to what it would be. This is codifying the exact amount. >> Uh, no, it just said that those those increases would be 9.4%, 8%, and 8.5%. It didn't then have the number associated with it.
>> Call the votes, clerk. Yes. Mr. >> Constone, >> yes. >> Fisher, >> no. >> Mrs. Imus, >> yes. >> Mr. Le, >> yes. >> President Zano, >> no.
>> Cano, >> I. >> Mr. Russo, >> no. >> President Ramos, >> I. Ordinance for introduction. An ordinance amending supplementing an ordinance establishing a schedule of classifications and allocations of titles for the hearing mentioned
positions in the city of Hoboken. >> Call up. >> Mr. Con. >> Hi. >> Bye. >> Yes. >> Fisher. >> Uh, yes. >> Dus, >> yes. >> Mrs. Le, >> yes. >> Pleaso. >> Yes. On first reading.
>> Cano. >> Hi. >> Mr. Ramos. Hi, >> President Ramos. >> Hi. >> That's all the regular order business. >> My yes is in there too, Jimmy. >> You called me. You called me twice. >> For asking so many questions. >> Sorry about that.
>> Everything's happening so fast. I can't believe >> Jimmy and I just knew >> one one question, director, on item number four. Uh, is this the same ordinance you had last year related to the job titles or the individ? No. Right. This is >> No, it's just HMSA titles.
>> Thank you. >> That was my >> uh public portion. Elizabeth Adams. >> You already you already >> down. >> All right. Thank you. >> Down more, please. >> Miss Adams, you're up. Thank you.
>> Good evening. Tonight I would like to discuss an issue that has been brewing for quite a long time now. At the last city council meeting on January 5th, 2026, I was horrified, although not really surprised to learn, of the brutal
assault of a young woman on Third Street near the shelter, right out in broad daylight and in the presence of her child, no less, by an overnight guest of this establishment, who apparently has
quite an extensive criminal record. She urged the implementation of not only fingerprinting all incoming guests, but also the installation and utilization of metal
detectors as well as ultimately moving the shelter altogether to another location because of its proximity to schools in the immediate area. I absolutely agree that these measures should be taken. As I stated previously,
while I was shocked by the incident, I was not really surprised because of my knowledge of another incident that occurred several years ago right within the confines of the shelter. This particular incident involved a man who entered the building with a mysterious
duffel bag that he absolutely refused to allow out of his sight. He lay on the bed with it clutched to his side, nervously watching the clock until he departed prematurely at 5:00 a.m.
As it turns out, he was a person that detectives from out of state >> who were actively searching for for him. The reason for his extra early departure was that he
knew that he was going to be pursued by the authorities as he was on the run because he had murdered members of his family. It was nothing short of a complete act of God that things played out the way that they did. Another
infinitely tragic outcome could just as easily have ensued. The entire scenario easily could have been avoided if a metal detector and fingerprinting protocol had been in place. Instead, every person in that
place, both employees and residents alike, were put at risk. The duffel bag, in all probability, contained the weapons that he utilized. That is probably why he clung to it with such obsession.
Unfortunately, by the time the dete detectives arrived, approximately an hour or so later, he'd already departed, thereby eluding them. This episode is only but one of many more that have occurred over the years.
The most recent incident involving the young woman serves to demonstrate that matters concerning the shelter have long gone beyond critical mass. There are several actions that need to be taken to remediate these and other
issues concerning the chateau as as it has come to be not quite so affectionately known by many who have had various experiences with it. As a deeper dive is needed, I will have more to say on this matter at a later
date. For now, congratulations to newly installed Mayor Jubour. Happy birthday, today being the actual day to Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King. And thank you for your time.
>> Thank you, Miss Adams. Frank Rosner. >> Wow, that's tough. I thought I'd have to follow Patty Waiters. That That would have been amazing. Anyway, I'm here to uh My name is Frank Rosner. I've been in town for 46 years. I've lived in North Bergen and Union City since I was six.
So, the bulk of my life has been in Hudson County. Um, I just wanted to tell you folks congratulations for the newly elected council members. And two of them I don't know, I'm not familiar with. Uh, one of them I'm extremely famili
familiar with. Um, all I have to say is really um there's such a positive newly transparent motion that is happening in this town. And I've just noticed it the last couple of weeks and that's a great thing. I hope that carries through and I
congratulate everyone for this new session. I congratulate Emily Jabbor as the mayor and I think Jennifer was a great choice. And that's about it. And the only other thing I want to say is that I don't know if you've noticed, those of you who've known me, I've lost
75 pounds. should have ran for something. But if you noticed, I can cross my legs without having them be perpendicular and holding my ankle. Thank you. Godspeed. Whatever faith you practice, I hope you find it in your
heart to trust that faith and do the right thing. One last thing, please remember, progressive doesn't necessarily mean progress. That's all I'm going to say. Thank you
for letting me speak. Have a wonderful, wonderful session and continuously. So, I congratulate all of you once again. Godspeed. >> Thank you, Frank. Congratulations, buddy. >> Thank you. >> Uh, Pascalina,
>> I think she stepped out. >> All right. No, it's okay. >> It's okay, Pat. >> Graciella, you can come. Graciella. We'll wait. Keep it moving. >> Say your name for the record.
>> Good evening to all. Graciella Elahi, 931 Willow Avenue, Hoboken. >> Can somebody please tell me the name of the city of Hoboken's program for emergency housing for senior citizen and
who is responsible for running it? >> Emergency housing. with the Gonzalez. >> Defer to Director Brown on that. >> He's not here. He just walked out. >> I will find out and get back to you. >> All right. So, we'll get the information for you. >> When will that be? >> Would you like to provide me your
contact information and I can email you directly or call you directly tomorrow? >> Can you text him? He's still in the building. >> Oh, yeah. >> And and he'll talk to you tonight. >> And the and the reason why I'm saying this is because my 94 year old mother and I have been living in Hoboken for 58
years. She's on a fourth floor apartment, 120 steps with a bad knee, bad heart, bad veins, and it's been taking me two years at minimum contacting every senior citizen building
by phone, knocking on doors, going online, simply trying to put her name on the list, on the waiting list. And I want to ask each and every one of you, what has been done in the last
administrations for senior citizens simply needing emergency housing? As I look around, with the exception of Mr. Fina, I'm 70 years old. I came here when I was 12. I think most of you are
younger than than than I am. You you probably were not even born when I came here to Hoboken. And it's really shameful and it's indignant that is not even considered for senior citizens as if time doesn't pass for all of us. As
if time forgives some of us that have money and some of us that don't. Second, I want to publicly thank Councilman Dr. Michael Russo and Vanessa Falco of Division of Housing for making
every effort to contact Elizabeth Vega, executive vice president of the applied housing management to try to get an answer as to why for 40 years I have not been yet contacted for a unit in
affordable housing. 40 years this November and nobody can give an answer. The fact that not even an answer to Dr. Michael Russo, Councilman Russo, not even given an answer to Vanessa Falco of
Division of Housing is despicable. It's embarrassing. And as a condo property taxpayer, I am requesting, in fact, I almost want to say I want to know who is the direct
report of the executive vice president, Elizabeth Vega of Applied Housing Management because I want to contact that person and I need that name, business, whoever owns all the Apply Housing Management buildings in the city
of Hoboken. She needs to report to somebody. Who is that somebody? I want that contact information and I will directly try to resolve this issue to find housing, affordable housing
and an apartment where a minimum my 94 year old mother it's on the first floor or a building with an elevator. I have two letters from her. two physicians were actually telling me this is an emergency
and the fact that you know uh we don't even know at least I'm speaking for myself I shouldn't say we I should say I don't even know the name of the program for emergency housing for senior citizens that should be public knowledge so uh I did hear back um I think if I
take your contact information we can have a further discussion tomorrow there is not an emergency housing program per se but we do have several resources that we can provide to >> Okay. And so my followup please >> but again I I am not the subject matter expert you to the right person. >> What is your name? >> Jennifer Gonzalez.
>> Jennifer Gonzalez. Yeah. >> You if I heard you correctly, you said there is currently no emergency housing. To my knowledge, no. But we do have plenty of resources we can share with you. So I think we can discuss with you tomorrow. >> Yes. And and and lastly, I'd like to
know the building the actually parking lot on the corner of 11th and Willow Avenue, which was a parking lot for many many years. I saw that there's already groundbreaking. My uh to my knowledge, it's supposed to be affordable housing,
new building for senior citizens. Am I correct on that? >> Correct. >> Yes. >> Okay. Second, do any of you does the city of Hoboken know the completion estimated completion date of this senior citizen affordable housing building >> for on Willow Avenue?
>> We do not have a date yet. No, >> we don't have a date yet. >> We do not have a date. >> Do do you think it will be 2026? >> No. >> Do I need to wait another 40 years? >> 40 years? I hope not >> because I already put the my mother's name on the list. you will some of you
are like I'm not making this up because I have the proof of the check to the applied housing management of 1986. >> Thank you Garcia. So we'll give you that we'll give you Iron State's contact information as well. >> Okay. Thank you Garcia. Appreciate it.
>> Uh Pascalina you're back. Microphone. >> Thank you. I'm going get you know me already. >> Yes. >> You a lot of time. >> I have to pay when I apply 10 years ago.
10. I pay I apply. They never care for me. I'm not young and I show the pitch of the people when I was hurt. I tried to my should I broke my arm. I hurt all over. And I'm not young. So all the time
make me wait. 2019 they say you got to put all the paper again. Send me the dot. I went in 2023 they make me do all the paper again and they say you have to pay the money here. You got to change. I bring the check. Oh no, we already the
money here. They just want to aggravate me. I know. Um I did everything I can. I went to mole and said f you won when they said me go get the place f you won you don't have
to and I don't really want to go back I went two time too much frustrated go ramen no one time they said ram is important to give you uh parking one ram another thing I'm
tight to wait and I see lot of will park no place at the Mark even if you want to pay because everything is fully handicapped and know everybody then 85 like me I going to in two three months
less than three months thanks to God I'm no young and I see across the street for me used to been assign 130 second street they change 120 will next to the bar for
load zone they think if you put a lot of zone the people complain that's put handicap. No, everybody stupid. I know what they put. I don't care what they do with somebody else. I just talk about myself. Every two three years they give me so much aggravation. When doctor
bring the paper, I bring the money and they say, "You got to go do that monik. Where's this data mon?" I used to go over there a few months when I was hurt. She's physical therapy. What they send me back for for what I
wanted a sign because I need they refused to give me 10 years to prohibit a park. I can park in the front of the house when I have a bigger bag on three block away. They did this like a punishment.
I know what he do. Mar and the other brand they working together. So I needed the park. I'm not too young and I know three. Yeah. Last week I told one hour of the final park how long I charge. How many time I talk
to you? I don't >> a lot. >> You say I have I need investigate. What investigate my age? I going to be five. Thank God. >> You look there was hurt. Thank God God s me because otherwise it's impossibility.
What are the one? What are the hell they want for me? I don't have no profession yet. What they giving me? What we see? They do lot thing illegal and I know illegal. Even a lot of play.
So fake. Believe me, people just go over there bringing a paper they give the paper the plate the suit make the priest. You understand? >> Mhm. >> The apparent the true evidence to prove the truth. I need for my age. I need
them because I was hurt and I need them because they treated me. But 10 years, why don't tell me 10 years ago, 7 years ago, 5 years ago, 3 years ago they just one of my neighbor and he told me they
do this just to give you hard time. That's it. Now they send now I'm sure I done by a Brana Loy at Stevie web you got to go do this this and this even if you got the play
you might still be reject what the hell is this so they do this insult me I don't want to be insult no more I need per park I need it because I need I'm young because I was hurt and I
That's it. Congratulation. I'm glad you >> understand Spanish too. Spanish is almost the same. So I know you remember me every time I ask. >> Okay. Bye. Thank you very much. >> Thank you. >> I don't want to get too much. >> Pat waiters.
>> Just for the record, the director was outside helping her. She's going to be all right. Okay. >> Who? >> The director from parking utility. >> Yep. Thank you. All right, relax. He just took care of it and she showed his paperwork and that's going to be okay. And real quick before I lose my chain of thought, young lady, I'm sorry. Excuse
me. I'm sorry. Mita, >> before you leave, I want to see you. Okay, don't leave. >> Um, I'm saying this to say this. I get the chills almost. This is tonight. I just left. This is tonight. I left the board of freeholders, right?
I show Bill OD day and them every card from the congressman to the governor to the senator Raj Mckerk Brian Stack or I'm not impressed. I'm so worn out right now because me from what I'm calculating 30 years
and let's call it politics calling myself into politics for 30 years. I don't care what degrees y'all got from what college Harvard, Stanford, wherever. I have more knowledge of politics because I have something all of you don't have. Integrity.
And I'm gonna keep it. I haven't been bought. I haven't been bossed. And I noticed I run like all the other opponents. Lo and behold, Mr. Einstein on the on the agenda tonight, they appointed you a seat. Maybe I got your name wrong cuz I'm not good with names. So don't give me that look cuz you
understand what I'm saying. Okay? I don't get called for seats. I don't get called for appointments. And it's real disturbing because I told y'all before. Guess who suffer? The people. When I went around and knocked on thousands of doors to ask people sign my petition
exactly what that young lady said. I I was exposed to that. And Miss Miss Fischer, you was by my side. That's why I said tonight nominate you. Remember the incident with applied housing? I went to court. I went in front of the judge. I went beyond the call of duty. And guess who I called? Noro. the one
that y'all appointed a couple of years ago and thought I wasn't good enough for constituency services. MAYOR STACK TOLD Y'ALL HERSELF she's a asset. She come to me. I get him. MANNY, DID I GET YOU IN SENIOR HOUSING for your brother Manny? Manny, thank you. Cuz see, I'm a woman
of my word. I don't just say a good talk because it's election time and I want your vote. I work hard in my community. So y'all know all of y'all, especially the newcomers. I can't wait. I'm seeing now y'all gonna be a one turn. Trust me. Cuz after a while, the way this election
went, people are fed up. We got to live here another four years. Do you understand? It took every ounce of my being on Martin Luther King's birthday not to go to that swearing in. Mike, I felt your pain, man. Come on, stop playing. If this election wasn't rigged
and miss things done wrong and ain't nobody want to talk about it. before Cohen uh before uh Joy Jim Doyle left, he said it best. Why? CUZ THOSE POOR PEOPLE IN THE PROJECTS DON'T HAVE money for an attorney. Cuz if they had, we'll be like those southern states in a group
saying no confidence. THEY CHEATED ON MICHAEL. MIKE, I ain't know you had that much love in Hoboken. And I'm serious. 10 MINUTES TILL I TEXT EMILY JABBOR and I did not show up because not cuz I don't want to congratulate you. I want you to stop deceiving the people. When I
stand up here, IT AIN'T ABOUT PAT WAITERS. IT'S ABOUT THOSE PEOPLE Y'ALL KNOCKED ON THEIR DOOR AND FLOODED THEY MAILBOXES WITH THAT GARBAGE MAIL. And then y'all going to do the same exact thing. Y'all ain't even try to maneuver. Cross the street if you going to be A CROOK. YOU ROB ON THE LEFT SIDE, GO ON
THE RIGHT side and rob with a mask. STOP IT. Y'ALL HURTING THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE HERE. Y'all know it ain't no affordable housing. Y'all telling the LADY, "CALL ME LATER. I'M GOING TO GET YOU AFFORDABLE." BUT RAISING THE RENT. EVERYBODY GOT A RENT INCREASE. You starting to look like a bunch of liars.
Wait till that Marine View come out. Okay. I guess y'all going to get rid of Vanessa Falco after that cuz I'm hearing everything Vanessa and Ravi. Vanessa and Ravi. We have no affordable housing. Guys, I was faced since Monday with 39 evictions. Do I go to court, Tiffany? I
don't charge nobody. Nothing. I'm at court as the advocate. Volunteer advocate. But none of y'all don't see interest in Pat Waiters. But guess what? I'm wrapping it up saying this. I'm not going nowhere. I don't care who win the mayorship. I don't care who be the council president. It's about
accountability season now. So when y'all get elected and think y'all going to run the city ANYWAY Y'ALL WANT. WE going to get what we want this time. This is our city and it's about accountability cuz ain't none of y'all that tough. If we make a movement and start sticking
together, we going to get who we want finally for mayor. not who y'all want because y'all got the vote. I'm sorry again, Miss Fischer, just because they had the vote behind closed doors cuz I wouldn't be standing here and this is not transparent. It is not. So continue
the games and I'mma pray for every senior that live in Hoboken. But I'm Pat Waiters and I approve this message. 5514302441. Call me. I got your back. >> Manny Z. Many of her saliv
uh you didn't hear me uh before uh I answered Miss Reader's question in the affirmative. Yes, she did help. Uh once again, good evening, Council President. Uh members of the council, members of the public, thank you very much for your
attention. Council President, uh I'm not going to uh reiterate uh the obvious. We have a a new administration, new council members, both uh a mixture of new and and return uh returning. Um,
but with that new energy comes a lot of expectation and the expectation is always going to be that of transparency because transparency matters. Residents are inquiring. Residents are asking
questions. Even though you were elected and you are now have, pardon me, you now have the job of governing and making decision on our behalf. We still as the members of the public and as the public and as the
people you serve want to have or want to know how decisions are made. We want an open government. We want to have input in this government in this new administrations and with you all. You
are our first line of defense because we see you first in our neighborhoods and we have some some of us your personal numbers. Some of you don't text back, but that's okay. But um that is very important that members of the public have trust in all of you. In this new
beginning, we have to let sometimes bygones be bygones and just move on and do the work of the people because that's what you swore. Some of you swore earlier and some of you swore today um when you became council president, council vice president to serve the will
of the people. So we thank you again for giving yourself to service. Uh we appreciate that. But again we we the residents of Hoboken deserve and demand a transparent government responsive to all of us. And council
president with that I'm going to say um usually I do come and say uh make other uh references but I will save that for further meetings because we need to look at our streets, our sidewalks um and other things need urgent attention. So
with that I just want to say in honor of the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. may his dream never die. May his unity or the unity that he
wanted and dreamt of be in our hearts forever and in our childrens. And someday there will be no need for any hostility and anger amongst us the American people. And with that, Council President, I say Slava Ukraine. Glory to
Ukraine. Heroam Slava. Glory to the heroes. And with that, my first time and it feels a little awkward because I see you as a younger brother. Uh, with all due respects, God bless you. God bless you all and God bless Hoboken and I yel back. Thank you. >> Thank you, Manny.
>> Thank you, Manny. Uh, Steve Dunn. I rise to thank the citizens of Hoboken for their wisdom in electing all of you on the council who without exception embrace inclusion.
Inclusion as to ethnicity or place of booth, place of birth, inclusion as to place and inclusion as to orientation. And for all of those reasons, even
though the citizens of Hoboken have many flaws, as to that, I celebrate them. So, peace to all of you. Thank you for listening. >> Thanks again. >> Thank you.
>> Thanks, Stephen. >> Thank you, Mr. Dunn. Really appreciate it. >> You're welcome. >> Motion to close public portion. >> Motion. Second. >> I second. >> All in favor? >> I. >> All right. We have to uh we have to return a vote to F2 because apparently we cannot approve an auditor unless we
approve a pre-qualified list beforehand. Well, we have to call it a public bid and that wasn't bid. So, if we could please uh reopen the vote for F2. >> So, do we need a motion to reopen? >> We need a motion to reopen and a second to reopen. >> Motion to reopen F2. >> All in favor? I
>> I the >> on resolution it's F2. >> F2. >> Okay. >> Mr. Con >> I >> Stone. >> Yes. >> M Fischer. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Imus. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Le.
>> Yes. >> Presentano. >> I >> Mr. Canero. >> Hi. >> Mr. Russo. >> No. President Ramos >> I. >> Okay, >> that's all the business we have. Any
council members, please uh reach out with regards to any committee assignments you prefer. All right, we'll try to accommodate that the best we can. >> Council quick comment business. Uh first, I just want to uh acknowledge today's inauguration. It was a really uh we were
all there. was a great transition of power. Have govern uh governor elect Cheryl swear in uh Mayor Jabbor and our three new council members. I want to welcome Steve and Kate and welcome back Joe. Uh and I also want to thank my
colleagues for electing me to council vice president. It's the second year I've been in council leadership in a row. It's an honor I take seriously and I look forward to serving you all. Thank you, Council President. >> Thank you. >> Thank you, Phil. I also want to introduce uh Director Gonzalez as our permanent business administrator.
Congratulations, Director Gonzalez and Arlene Perez, our corporation council and and Hannah Valente, our assistant from Dakota Corporation council, who's a Hoboken uh we're proud Hoboken family and we're
proud of her being here with us tonight. >> On consent >> res fifth ward. Uh motion to close. >> Motion second. All in favor? >> I I like >> do you want to reopen the vote? Oh no. >> She was like she was like oh no
>> I texted her. I said >> oh that would be great. Yeah. How much?