States of America indivisible good evening and welcome to the March 11 2025 regular meeting at the Jackson Township Council this meeting will now come to order pursuant to the provision of the New Jersey open public meeting act adequate notice of this
meeting was properly provided by transmitting a notice of the meeting on January 2025 for publication notice of this meeting of the township Council has been posted in the corridor of the municipal building and in the office of the municipal clerk we will begin with a roll call councilman barelli here
councilman Paul Mar present councilman Sergeant president Council vice president Bernstein here council president cun here thank you also attending this evening is Township attorney Mr mcguan and myself Township Clerk Martin we will move on to the
presentation Port of the agenda council president Kim good evening everyone as We Gather here tonight it is with great pride and gratitude that we recognize and celebrate the dedication and hard work of some of our outstanding officers we are here to promote Lieutenant Greenberg to the rank of Captain
officers morizio raef and Thomasson to the rank of Sergeant and we are also honored to swear in class two special greny as he takes the oath of office these promotions and appointments reflect the incredible dedication professional ISM and commitment these individuals have shown in their service
to Jackson Township as we celebrate their accomplishes we must also acknowledge the sacrifices made by law enforcement officers Nationwide the past the past week two officers guys guys the
past week two officers in Newark were shot in the line of duty and tragically one of them lost his life my thoughts and prayers are with their families colleagues in the entire nework police department May the Falling Officers rest in peace and may we all keep in our hearts and as we recognize The Bravery
of those who serve to Lieutenant Greenberg officer mzo raef Thomasson and Class 2 special greny thank you for your unwavering service to the representatives of Jackson Township your dedication makes our community safer and for that we are deeply grateful congrats
on your well-deserved promotions and thank you for all that you do let us to continue to support and appreciate the men and women in uniform who work tirelessly to keep safe with that being said as you can see I had put up on the board I would like to invite everyone to join the Jackson Police Department in
Remembering officer 213 ventor and dedicating Jackson Township highway sign um in his honor and for his service it will be on March 18th at 10: a.m. the road that will be dedicated will come at Future um notice by Lieutenant miabi
thank you all director candido Chief Coons can you please come up to start the promotions Madam clerk will you be swearing them in and could you just please make sure you talking to the microphone when you're because you couldn't you can't hear
you you're welcome good evening was name's Joe candido I'm the director of Public Safety and this is Matthew uh Chief Matthew Coons uh I'd like to thank uh maren and Council for continuously supporting us
and getting us to where we need to be and growing in Department it's greatly appreciated and as you can see with everybody here they greatly appreciate it thank you tenant greenberger Tenny greenberger was Bor in Point Pleasant New Jersey in October of 1980 he grew up in Jackson for the
majority of his childhood graduating from Jackson Memorial High School in 1999 he attended Ocean County College studying criminal justice before receiving me the honor of joining the Jackson Township Police dep Department in August of 2001 not 2000 Lieutenant
greenberger graduated the Ocean County Police Academy class 77 in January of 2002 and it was signed to patrol sded from a short period signed to the the day shift he spent most of his years as a patrolman working the evening shift while a patrolman Lieutenant greenberger assumed the duty of field
training officer and had the opportunity to train a number of our best officers including some standing up here along with him tonight Lieutenant greenberger had an interest in Fitness and Nutrition throughout his career in October of 2014 he graduated the New Jersey State Department of Corrections physical
training instructor course allowing him to become a physical training instructor for the agency he currently supervises the physical training program here at jpd shortly after Lieutenant greenberger became a member of the agency's bicycle Patrol unit which he also went on to
supervise Lieutenant greenberger was promoted to from patrolman to the rank of police sergeant in December of 2019 and served as a sergeant on both the midnight and day shifts he was promoted to the rank of police lieutenant in July of 2022 at that time he was assigned to the Patrol Division as a platoon
Commander until January of 24 when he was reassigned to professional professional standard unit Commander some career highlights and awards include two nominations for patrolman of the year the life- saving award from the mammoth ocean Consolidated intelligence Bureau and the 200 Club along with
several Good Conduct meritorious Duty unit and command citations I'm not done no he's not nice TR Lieutenant greenberger has a few people he would like to take the opportunity to thank his father father retired Jackson police officer George
greenberger badge number 126 and mother Patricia for the inspiration to pursue a career in law enforcement his wife Amy and two children Brean and Ryan without their love and support this day would not be possible and last but by no means least Mara and the Town Council for the
opportunity to serve the township of Jackson as police captain on a personal note Sean and I worked a majority of our careers on uh afternoons and uh we had a good time and we did a lot of work it was a lot of fun um Sean and I
worked as supervisors on a midnight shift together for a while too and it's been a pleasure working with you and growing through this career together I really enjoyed it thank [Applause]
you madam clerk um we haven't come on up we can sign later thank you raise your right hand please state your name
Sean greenber thank you please repeat after me I Sean bber do somly swear that I will support the Constitution of the United States and the constitution of the state of New Jersey the constition the state
of New Jersey that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same and to the governments established in the United States and to the governments established by the United States and in the state under the authority of the people and in the state under the authority of the people and
that I will faithfully and that I will faithfully impartially and justly impartially and justly perform the duties as Captain perform the duties as captain for the Jackson Township Police Department for the Jackson Township Police Department according to the best of my ability according to the best of
my ability thank you congratulations [Applause] trollman morizo [Music] trollman Michael mzero was born in
Brooklyn New York and moved to Jackson at the age of four Michael was raised in Jackson and graduated from Jackson Memorial High School in 2008 Mike went on to attend Ocean County College where he graduated with an associates degree in criminal justice and psychology well we need that
today Mike held several jobs including being a security officer for Bloomberg media in Manhattan as well as working as a corrections officer for Ocean County Jail prior to achieving his goal of being a police officer with Jackson Township Mike also volunteered for the Howell first aid and rescue squad as an
EMT Mike attended Ocean County Police Academy in 2014 and graduated in January of 2015 in 2017 he married his beautiful wife Christie they are proud parents to three amazing children Christa Vincent and Carly
marizia I hope they have the same name okay while in the Patrol Division my had the opportunity to train six officers as a field training officer Michael also had a certified dare instructor and very much enjoys teaching kids as well during
his time with this department Mike has been awarded the patrol unit citation the achievement ribbon Good Conduct ribbon officer of the year times three PBA member of the year in May of 2021 he was transferred to the support services division where
he was able to apply one of his many skills and something he has a true passion for technology in September of 2021 he assisted with the bodyw warn camera project and he dedicates much of his time to ensure officer equipment is always in working order in September of
2023 Mike took point on the department security camera project and successfully upgraded the cameras for the building in January of 25 Mike started the Department's drone program which now has two active Pilots including himself and is in process of training four more
remote Pilots the department also has five active drones and we have been responding to drone call outs Mike is also part of the National Technical investigators association which is a law enforcement training association dedicated to providing top training and to support the technical
surveillance Community Mike continues to improve the department each day and is in eagerness to help availability and broad range of skills make him a true asset to the police department when Mike's not working he enjoys spending time with his family and friends hot weather tropical vacations loud music
that I can attest to especially some good EDM a good IPA gaming and classic cars uh I will say without Mike um we would be at a standstill with our computer systems and everything else he is the backbone of the agency when it
comes to that I also enjoy training them because I had them when I was a field training officer so congratulations sergeant [Applause]
you hold it thank you he's just got to be heard D just turn it hold [Music] Bible oh this morning please state your name m please repeat after me I Mike morizio
I Mike morizio do solemnly swear do solemnly swear that I will support the Constitution of the United States that I will support the Constitution of the United States and the constitution of the state of New Jersey and the constitution of the state of New Jersey and that it will bear true faith and Allegiance and I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same to the same
and to the governments established in the United States and to the governments established in the United States and in this state and in this state under the authority of the people under the authority of the people and that I will faithfully and that I will faithfully impartially impartially and justly and justly perform the duties as sergeant perform the duties as sergeant for the
Jackson Township Police Department for the Jackson Township Police Department according to the best of my ability according to the best of my abilities congratulations thank you [Applause]
Tran Reef police officer Robert Reef was born and raised in Jackson he grew up with his sister Mindy and his parents Robert and Debbie Rob Robert attended Johnson School from K through three and then transferred to St Vince Veronica's I'm
sorry School in how where he graduated in 1999 from here he transferred back to Jackson School District attending Jackson Memorial High School where he graduated in 2003 while in high school he excelled in academics taking honors and AP classes played soccer for Jackson
Memorial High School and started the Jackson Memorial High School as cross boys lacrosse team After High School Robert attended Stockton College where he worked towards a degree in criminal justice in 2004 Robert met his wife Stephanie they married in 2015 and have
two children together Cooper and Harley uh Robert became a member of the Jackson Township Police Department in April of 2014 he was a member of the 98th basic course at Ocean County Police Academy graduating in September of 2014 after an extensive and long field
training he was assigned to the alpha afternoon Squad while in a Patrol Division he was nominated as the 2017 officer of the year for Alpha platoon he was very proactive with traffic enforcement and has made approximately 200 arrests he also developed an act for
DWIs and motor vehicle crash investigations between 2018 and 2022 he was nominated for N1 numerous accolades related to DWI enforcement including the Mothers Against Drunk Driving award and the Jason Marl award in 2020 Robert
became a certified drug recognition expert which requires a high level of academic training both in classroom and Hands-On he maintains that certification To This Day in 2020 he became a part-time member of the traffic safety unit handling serious and fatal motor
vehicle crashes in July 2024 he was assigned as a full-time member of the traffic safety unit in addition to his duties with the traffic safety unit and being a Dr he holds numerous certifications related to crash investigations and DWI enforcement he's
also a member of the ATV and motorcycle units having completed the Philadelphia Highway Patrol motor School in 2022 when not working and in his off time he enjoys operating heavy equipment camping hunting and anything outdoors as well as attending his son's travel
baseball games and his daughter's cheerleading competitions um Rob is a WI is when it comes to traffic stuff and numbers um and I also had the pleasure of training him as well through his career uh he is
a great asset to the Traffic Unit and uh a great asset to the agency thank [Applause]
you Dad [Music] [Music] Rob please state your name police officer Robert R please repeat after me I Robert re do solemly swear I Robert R do solemly swear that I will support the Constitution of the United
States that I will support the Constitution of the United States and the constitution of the state of New Jersey and the constitution of the state of New Jersey and that it will bear true faith and Allegiance and that I'll will bear true faith and allegiance to the same to the same and to the governments established in the United States and to
the governments established in the United States and in this state and in this state under under the authority of the people under the authority of the people and that I will faithfully and that I will faithfully impartially impartially and justly perform all the duties and justly perform all the duties
as sergeant as sergeant for the Jackson Township Police Department for the Jackson Township Police Department according to the best of my ability according to the best of my ability congratulations [Applause]
officer Ernest Thomasson as we affectionately call him [Music] Wes what was that officer Thomasson was born and raised in Jackson New Jersey he graduated Jackson Liberty High School in
2013 he started his law enforcement career while he was in high school participating in the Jackson Explorer program in December 2013 he was hired at empoy plansa beach as a Class 2 police officer graduating Ocean County Police Academy as a Class 2 in class number 35
in May of 24 14 and achieved the high Marksmanship award in 2014 he was hired as a Class 2 here in Jackson Township Police Department in April of 2015 he was hired by wtown PD as a full-time Class 2 and then in October of 2016 he
returned back to Jackson PD as a full-time police officer some career highlights he was in a Patrol Division in 2018 attended the ocean county firearms instructor school and became a member of the Jackson Township and Ocean County Police Academy Firearms instructor Corp in 2018 he was a
recipient of the Fallen Officer Jason marles DWI Award in 2019 he got a certification as a taser instructor in 2019 he became a field training officer in 2020 he became a member of the Ocean County Regional SWAT team until
2024 2020 he also became a member of Jackson Township's Special Response Team in 2021 he was assigned to the sports Services Division and served under serves as under the training unit in 2021 Wes became a certified
pistol and rifle armorer he's an active shooter instructor attended the NATO SWAT team leader development course in 2023 he also became a pistol mounted Optics instructor and a PTC Ocean County
Police Academy range Master some commendations that Wes got were unit citation and Good Conduct some of his hobbies are and his family members are wife Courtney two-year-old daughter Charlie and eight-month-old son Brett he
enjoys the warm weather days at the beach with the family uh I had the pleasure of also training Wes back in the day and I gotta tell you he has a twin brother and I always used to get these two confused all the time um I
trained both of them so um Wes is dedicated one of the most dedicated officers that I know um to improving everybody in this building that we work with um giving them training and making them better police officers every day
thank you for everything that you do us [Applause] please state your name officer Ernest Thomasson please repeat after me I
Ernest Thompson do somly swear I Ernest Thomasson do somly swear that I will support the Constitution of the United States that I will support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the state of New Jersey and the constitution of the state of New Jersey that I will bear true faith and allegiance that I will bear
true faith and allegiance to the same to the same and to the governments established in the United States and to the governments established in the United States and in this state and in this state under the authority of the people under the authority of the people and that I will faithfully and that I will faithfully impartially impartially
and justly and justly perform all the duties of Sergeant perform all the duties of Sergeant for the Jackson Township Police Department for the Jackson Township Police Department according to the best of my ability according to the best of my ability
[Applause] congratulations Dominic Dominic ranky Dominic was born and raised in Toms River Township New Jersey he attended Toms River Regional School District
culminating his graduation from Toms River East High School in 2018 D driven to further his education Dominic enrolled at Ocean County College where he pursued an associates of science degree in criminal justice which he successfully completed in January of 201 2 while in college Dominic also
embarked on an entrepreneurial venture founding red key Home Improvements if anybody needs any work a construction business that he continues to operate in 2023 Dominic embarked on a law enforcement career joining the cide Heights Police Department he attended the Ocean County Police Academy where he
completed the class one Academy upon graduation Dominic served as class one officer with the Seaside Heights Police Department during the summer of 23 subsequently his commitment to Public Service led him back to the Ocean County Police Academy where he graduated with
class 53 in May 2024 as a Class 2 Dominic returned to Seaside Heights for the summer his exemplary performance and strong work work ethic earned him the recognition of Department leadership who invited him to continue serving yearr round his duties in Seaside Heights
included Patrol crowd control traffic enforcement and responding to calls for service during his time in Seaside Heights Dominic became increasingly determined to pursue a full-time career in law enforcement this ambition led him to apply for a position with Jackson Township Police Department where he's
eager to further his professional growth Dominic is deeply grateful for the opportunity to begin his new chapter of his career and he has driven to excel in his role as a class two officer with the Jackson Township Police Department outside of his professional life Dominic cherish time spent with his
family his fiance Alexa and their three-year-old daughter ariela he enjoys visiting the beach participating in sports and working as a contractor where he takes pride in transforming homeowners Visions into tangible realities um please have Alexa and their
daughter come up this way there you go please state your name officer Dominic reny please repeat after me I Dominic greny I Dominic greny do somly swear do somly swear that I will support
the Constitution of the United States that I will support the Constitution of the United States and the constitution of the state of New Jersey and the constitution of the state of New Jersey that I will bear true faith and allegiance that I will bear truth faith and allegiance to the same to the same and to the governments established and
to the governments established in the united states in the United States and in the state and in the state under the authority of the people under the authority of the people and I will faithfully and that I will faithfully impartially impartially and justly and justly perform all duties perform all
duties as class two special officer as a class two special officer for the Jackson Township Police Department for the Jackson Township Police Department according to the best of my ability according to the best of my ability congratulations
[Applause] yeah Council research she [Applause] hey how are you stick around after well good
enough sir we're going to take a three minute break so if anybody wanted to leave and did want to say for the meeting we understand we'll let everybody clear out take your pictures thank you so much for coming we appreciate you the regular council meeting again
will start at e e e e e e e I just want I'm going to make a
statement on behalf of myself and Council okay good evening everyone before we begin tonight's meeting I wanted to take a moment to remind everybody of the importance of Civility and respect in our discussions our meetings serve as a vital forum for conducting the business of Jackson
Township and it is essential that we engage with one another in a manner that is constructive respectful and focuses on the issues at hand I also want to take this opportunity to stress the purpose of the New Jersey open public meeting act to promote transparency and
decisions making by allowing the public to observe and understand how decisions are made the public comment portion of the meeting provides an opportunity for residents to share their views and concerns with the government body
however it is important to note that the public comment is just that an opportunity to comment while we welcome and encourage public input and individuals may certain uh certain purpose questions during public comments be certain I'm sorry certainly pose
questions during public comments this portion of the meeting is not intended to be a question an answer session or a de debate we strongly encourage individuals to pose any questions they may have through emails or telephone calls we value your participation and
perspective and we appreciate the opportunity and Main Ming a respectful and productive meeting environment I would just like to add sometimes when we have open public comment the attacks on Council and anybody up on the deis is not going to be um accepted any longer
you will be called out of order if you want to make any comments pertaining to the public the the the question on hand or make anything pertaining to Township business it is welcomed but if we are attacked individually screamed at yelled at cursed that you will be called out of
order and we will ask you to sit down if it continues you will be asked to leave thank you and I'm going to let I am I do have more comments I just have to find them a little disarray because of the thing but if you could continue and then I'll find my sheet and come back thank you though Council vice president
Bernstein thank you uh clerk Martin um first of all thank you to the clerk for continuous uh hard work she's been a little short staffed and she's done a phenomenal job um handling all the various uh going on in the clerk's office I think since you've been here you got close to about 200 opras and I
know how uh hard you're working on that and everything else that goes on in day-to-day operations thank you to to the clerk for that um really just been a pleasure for this the last council meeting we've had a opportunity myself and my colleagues on Council to review a lot of documents together with the administration um and we look forward to hopefully sharing some of those findings
in the coming weeks thank you if if I could just hop in and finish I found it okay so I would just like to um as a council and the council has been aware of everything that the council me and the vice vice president Council have been working on councilman Bernstein um
as a council we fully support the strong and fair enforcement of our ordinances however after reviewing the recent data we have serious concerns regarding the operations of the code enforcement department particularly with Staffing levels resource allocations and
operational efficiencies the gas logs in particular raise significant questions one officer has logged over 1500 miles since January 1st 2025 yet has issued only two violations another officer has logged
over 2,000 miles but has issued only three violations these numbers demand an immediate explanation additionally we have concerns regarding the lack of GPS tracking on Code Enforcement Vehicles these trackers should be
reinstated immediately rein reinstated reinstalled they were previously removed we need to know who authorized this decision and why without GPS tracking it is difficult to ensure accountability in daily operations furthermore we must
evaluate how officers are spending their work work days as they are they simply driving around town all day with it um with structured response system if so this is an if inefficiency use of resources a more effective approach
would for officers to be based in the office and dispatched to complaints as they arise given the volume of complaints we receive as Council a properly managed team of three or four officers should be able to respond and
investigate aoer appropriately there are also troubling reports regarding officers engaging in non-essential activities during work hours for example we were informed that an officer was washing his vehicles at his vehicle at home should this be part of their duties
is Vehicles re or Vehicles required to be cleaned by code enforcements perhap the Department of Public Works should look into this and should handle this responsibility we need to clarify on who authorized this and what is the protocols are in place for vehicle maintenance the waste of tax dollars on
excessive excessive uh fuel consumption where vehicles are wear and tear and the inefficiency use of salaries is deeply concerning we need to address these issues immediately then I'll continue on later on with the councilman in regards to this statement um and everything can any
questions could be asked thank you you have anything so I just want to add for a second thank you council president for reading that um is that over the past couple weeks we've had the opportunity and it's something which is ongoing the town put out an RFP we're still waiting for that bid process to close which I think is going to be this
week um we're looking forward to seeing that process continue um we are reviewing um call logs and we also viewing just to making sure that our um that we are properly staffed in all of our departments and uh that we're able to properly respond to whatever issues
arise thank you thank you councilman burelli uh thank you clerk Martin uh congratulations to the police officers promoted oh jeez oh then talking to it can you hear
me no no still on just push it closer hello now can you he me should know what I'm doing after how many years here um oh first congratulations to the police officers promote it and to the class to special
officer um as well your inner thoughts and prayers as you go about keeping your town safe and secure 247 we don't have to tell you you're one of the toughest however most important and rewarding jobs and like your families we're so thankful for you and the sacrifices you make to serve um and we support you and
back you regarding resolution 13425 five on tonight's agenda I'm glad to search for a new CFO for a town has concluded and will be saving money by utilizing a shared services agreement with barnegate Township um I wish Tom lombari all the
best as he will be performing the Chief Financial Officer duties for Jackson for the rest of the year thank you and have a good evening you councilman pal Mar I would just like to uh congratulate the officers that were promoted or the
officer that was sworn in for Duty we had the opportunity to stand amongst Heroes before so that's that's exactly what they are um as you all may know if not I am the council liaison to the Jackson Board of Education I'm committed to
fostering uh collaboration between our municipal government and the school district uh to that end I have been working towards establishing quarterly meetings with the Jackson Board of Education and last week I met with superintendent pril for our first meeting one of the key topics we
discussed was the ordinance requiring school bus pickup on the same side of the street as the student superintendent prilly confirmed that this is already a standard practice within the district but emphasized that the ordinance is still important it's still an important step to ensuring student safety
additionally superintendent premil shared a significant milestone for the district after 40 years students no longer are housed in temporary trailer classrooms and are now learning in proper School school buildings while the district has long sought to remove these
trailers the cost of doing so has been a major obstacle fortunately a vendor has stepped forward offering to remove the trailers at no cost to The District in exchange for keeping the scrap Parts the district is now working with the
Buildings Department to secure necessary permits for removal however as with many Municipal processes the bureaucratic hurdles remain My Hope Is is that we can streamline this process and enhance cooperation between both governing
bodies for the benefit of our community and on another note I had the pleasure of visiting the Haven Cafe uh over the weekend to congratulate its new owner Ari the cafe had a welcoming atmosphere filled with Rich Aroma of fresh coffee and baked goods and if you haven't
visited there already I highly recommend stopping by you won't be disappointed as I have said many times before small business is the backbone of our town and we should support them locally thank you councilman
Sergeant good evening upon the uh closing of the Mcall School the Alcoholics Anonymous meetings on Monday and Thursday night will be moved to the trailer in the parking lot here at U 95 West Veterans Highway if
anybody has any questions see me after the meeting and I can direct you to the people that you may need to get in touch with also on Friday Saturday of this week uh with the Jewish holiday coming up Please be aware of extra traffic that you may run into thank you and have a good
evening and also uh what was I gonna say oh we need the address of that um business that you just talked about so we can visit it okay thank you can I just uh councilman can I just respond to your uh opening comments just
with an update that you don't have because you were not on there I just wanted to uh reply that the um business department Mr Wilton which is the code um building department head uh department head responded uh when can we get a meeting so I will keep you in the
loop with that you were not on that email it just came over end of business but he is ready willing and able to uh meet with the Board of Ed and new and get you guys through that hurdle as he did when we did the field house he was very very responsive and uh you know we
we still had to pay all the and we still had to do the process but he did explorate it for us so I'm sure he's willing to help you thank you thank you the next item of business is the second reading and public hearing of ordinance 07 2025 of the township of Jackson County of ocean state of New
Jersey amending chapter 103-4 schedule one entitled no parking to add additional streets where parking shall be prohibited this ordinance was introduced on February 27th 2025 if any member of the
public has a comment to make please address council at the microphone and state your name and address clearly for the record you'll have five minutes and may only speak once may I have a motion to open public comment motion to open public comment second all in favor I I
any opposed motion approved seeing no one come for and make a motion to close public comment all in favor I any opposed motion approved may have a motion to authorize
ordinance 07 2025 motion second councilman burelli yes councilman Paul Mary yes councilman Sergeant yes Council vice president Bernstein yes and I just want to point out one thing I had a couple residents ask me how these these uh culde saacs and these pieces of
property were picked my understanding council president correct me if I'm wrong was this came from our Police Department with the recommendations of Roads if people notice other roads which are a problem please reach out to the police department so they can do their studies and let us know it came from the court okay it came from the court to the
police department and it's actually um but yes it it was not it was not it was not chosen by Council it was not chosen by Council whatsoever it was given um to myself to you know the tickets were being written um it's mainly to help DPW in the summer for grass and stuff like
that but yes not chosen by Council perfect thank you yes you're welcome thank you um and I'm up now right council president so uh director candido I just have a quick question pertaining to this ordinance um my vote is going to be yes is this will you require signage
for your officers to write tickets if cars are parked on these roads now it was just it I don't think it does I think that was with um the uh came from traffic safety officer Bennett had said that he wrote tickets and um judge M Maybe said he was not able to enforce
them because the ordinance did not specifically write the streets um so I was aware I was under the impression there was no signage so I can have DP I can ask Administration without DPW right so council president I drove by two of them today and there were ass signage I I don't know about all them but two of them I drove by okay all
right we'll we'll maybe have dvw ask Administration if we can make sure signs are out there um and then we'll be good to go thank you director yes ma'am thank you motion approved the next item of business is the second reading and public hearing of
ordinance 08 2025 amending and supplementing chapter 10-1 of the Township Code entitled claims approval and to add section 10-9 entitled procedure for payment of Planning and Zoning Board professional fees this ordinance was introduced on February 27
2025 if any member of the public has a comment to make please address council at the microphone and state your name and address clearly for the record you will have 5 minutes and may only speak once may I have a motion to open the public hearing motion to open second all
in favor I I any opposed motion approved seeing no one come forward and make a motion to close public comment second all in favor I any opposed motion approved may I have a motion to authorize ordinance 08 202
five so moved second second councilman barelli yes councilman Paul Mary yes councilman Sergeant yes Council vice president Bernstein yes and just a quick explanation just um thank you to council president and to our legal team for exting this this really
just um really reiterates what's really State statue making sure that our CFO and our and our financial team reviews um all of the bills before they're paid yep council president cun yes thank you the
next item of business is the payment and authorization of bills and claims I would like to note the following extensions exensions include from councilman barelli D1 n js4 NJ s13
st76 and t r a s yes thank you and thank you and council president cun r cso2 yes are there any questions or comments by the township
Council no ma'am thank you may I have a motion to approve the bills and claims with the abstentions noted motion second councilman berelli obstain on those vendor numbers that you mentioned uh clerk Martin and yes to the rest on the bills and claims agenda thank you thank
you councilman Paul Mar yes councilman Sergeant yes Council vice president Bernstein yes council president cun abstain to the one yes to the rest thank you the next item on the agenda is the consent agenda listed for tonight's
consideration are resolutions 115 through 1226 2025 listed by title council president are there any comments or uh on the resolutions listed on tonight's Council agenda resolution
12522 um just had to be amended whereas bids were received for this project and that was the only change correct correct yes ma'am that was it again that was resolution 125 d225 and this is regarding the cdbg uh uh
Grant I would like to note extensions from councilman Sergeant for Resolutions 122 and 123 2025 are there any additional comments or questions by the township Council no ma'am thank you may have a motion to authorize
the consent agenda resolutions 115 through 126 2025 with the noted extensions from councilman Sergeant motion second councilman belli yes councilman pal Mar yes councilman
Sergeant uh abstaining on 22 and 23 uh yes to the rest thank you thank you Council vice president Bernstein yes and just want to comment um resolution 124 is the one that Council voted a couple weeks ago I think it was a four to one um they rejected a previous vendor it
was put out for bid again and this was the vendor that came in so yes thank you thank you council president Keem um councilman uh Bernstein took my comment so I will not say any because I disagreed we were glad to see uh fresh blood in there and and to you know work
on that for our uh tax collector I know that they're very happy um with the change and yes to the everything thank you at this time if any member I apologize are there any is there anything additional from the township
Council no ma' thank you at this time if any member of the public has any comments to make please address the council at the microphone and state your name and address clearly for the record you will have five minutes and may only speak once may I have a motion to open public comments
motion second all in favor any opposed motion approved good evening my name is Cliff talich I live at 251 Bartley Road I've come to this council meeting a couple times I've been here for about almost four years in
Jackson I've came here probably at least three to four times I've been to the mayor's office a couple times I've been talking to the chief of police we got a serious problem going on in Bartley Road with uh traffic
situations and concerning Public School busing numerous times these people aren't stopping for the buses they are passing at me legally on a double line while buses are turning this past week one almost nailed bus that my grandson was
on I've came here several times like I said I've talked to the chief of police he's had Patrol people out there they've written hundreds of tickets on my street alone this problem is continuing and getting worse they're not obeying traffic laws
they're not obeying what they're supposed to be doing as far as you don't pass the bus when it's stopped with the lights on picking up or discharging children um in if I understood Mr Palmer what you said about the busing director
saying that all the kids are being picked up on the street side is was that the it's an ordinance we we passed no no we didn't we did no no no we voted we read it once no no we have not we we can I can I just sorry
because I I want to make sure that this is accurate so it was we were discussing creating an ordinance that children would no longer on main roads um you know Municipal and County with the county Support that children would no longer have to cross to get into the door on there so they' be well that's
still happening on my street it's not it's so so I just want to I want to totally answer you so that was something that was proposed there's traffic safety there's all departments that need to be involved in this including lsda um which is the Lakewood school buses the Jackson
school buses everybody we have to come to a meeting and we're looking to enforce it next year um the actual uh state New Jersey busing reached out to me um it's in my email and they're looking to take whatever we create in Jackson and pass it on to other towns
but it's a lot because as the you know councilman had said Jackson Township um you know always asked that they did it but there are kids that do cross main roads and we're trying to make it so that they no longer have to but we it's really a long process so we want to make sure we do it once to do it right that
would be a good idea on my street yes we are trying your so your road would have to be an add-on because right now I don't believe that the police department I have to pull out um uh uh officer alasco sent me a whole list of suggestions and the director candido is in the second row and he could probably
help you but that is genuinely something that we are looking to do but we want to make sure we do it right so we don't have to reintroduce it and reintroduce it but is it has not been introduced can I ask a question you said that obviously the cops came out and there were hundreds of tickets given um all the buses I assume have you mentioned public
school buses all the buses should have video cameras have has has the PD reached out to the board of vet to get those videos let me explain something to you I've reached out to the busing people I've reached out to the Board of Education I'm also talk to that brick wall they're not doing it the bus driver
that picks up my grandson couldn't even this past week on the 6th she picks up my grandson in front of my house he's autistic she goes literally I'm going to say 25 yards makes a left on Scarlet go goes down to C theack comes back around
to go back the other way in the process of making her turn this guy comes flying down the hill from where the water tower would be at the rate of speed that he was going if the bus driver didn't stop her turn and catch him at that time I'm not an expert but in my
personal opinion if he had nailed that bus people would have got killed and that bus would have been upside down that's how serious this is could I could I just ask so um director candido's here could we um council president and I guess administration's not here tonight
um could we follow up with the PD why we're not getting the video footage so these this could be enforced because a state law do you have times so yeah because usually the buses follow a similar route so if we get a time we can probably shoot it over to the board of heads I tell you this I'm outside of my driveway
with my grandson at 8:15 in the morning okay he usually gets picked up till somewhere between 8:30 8:35 in that time period there's at least approximately five buses within spitting distance of my
driveway that are picking up children what was your address 251 Bartley Road I'm gonna just give it two seconds because so so I I can just say I'm on the traffic I'm on the traffic safety email along with director candido and and the traffic safety and we get these emails and I do I reply to every
resident that sends an email I ask for a picture of the bus number and I send it either to the public or the private school buses and I can tell you the Jackson buses okay so we that I will if you send me the information I will forward it to Chris soda is Chris soda
yes I will send it to Mr soda and I will send it to um AR liaison and we will send it to the superintendent schools and we will take care of this I just need a picture it's all I need I need a picture of the bus if you have like me I Put A Ring camera I have three-way stops
at my house and I put my ring camera so that I can watch my stop sign so if a bus goes to the stop sign I have it on my videotape and I can send it right out so if there's anything that you can get because I do remember I do recall you being here and I think that you're part of you know another one of the reasons why we're looking into this ordinance to
implement it in 20 25 26 I would like to just if you could give me like one more moment to be able to tell you a couple things real quick I'm gonna have to say no because then I'm gonna have to do but I will talk to you when I get when I get down so we'll be done soon I promise I'll give you my card and I'll be down just wait in the front row for me thank
you sir [Music] Deb Jones tyon Road um you guys know I usually come up when I see something that is upsetting to me but I felt like today I needed to come up and thank you
because I heard someone last week ask about putting things on here and highlighting it or just making it so that when you're sitting in the audience you can follow so I would like to thank you because it did make the meeting a little bit easier to
follow thank you so much ma'am I appreciate that Christian appreciate Christian you so much seeing no one else come forward I make a motion to close public comment second all in favor I motion to close meeting
motion all in favor I I any opposed thank you have a good night thank you have a good night everyone