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Meetings Act chapter 231 public law 1975 laws of the state of New Jersey. The burough clerk has prepared a a schedule of the meetings of the governing body of the bureau of kennel for the year 2025. The barrel clerk has posted a true copy of his schedule on the bulletin board
located at the front entrance of thorough hall and has mailed true copies of his schedule to the local source in the store ledger and is maintaining a copy of the schedule in her office during the year 2025. Accordingly, the notice requirements of the open public
meetings act have been satisfied in regard to this meeting. Please stand for the salute to the flag to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice
for all. Roll call. Mayor Carlo here. Councilman Bole is excused. Councilman Finistella here. Counciloman Gardano Pastor here. Councilman Mororrow here. Councilman Piper here. And Councilman Scurry here. You have quum.
Okay. I'd like a motion to approve the minutes of May 7, 2025 and the executive session for May 7, 2025. Motion. Second. Motion made by Councilwoman Gioano Persona and seconded by Councilman Piper. Roll call.
Councilman Finella. Yes. Councilwoman Jano Pano. Yes. Councilman Morrow. Yes. Councilman Piper. Yes. Councilman Spice. Yes. Councilman Wells. Excused. Okay. I have two proclamations uh this evening. Um one is for National Public
Works Week, which I will present to our superintendent. And I also have a Memorial Day and National Moment of Remembrance. I see that um Commander Jeans is here, uh Commander Juan Garcia,
and um Chaplain Bob Puff Puff. Okay. Whereas the public works uh professionals focus on infrastructure facilities and services that are vital to the importance to sustainable and
reli resilient communities and to public health highlight quality of life and well-being of the people of the bureau of Kennaworth. These infrastructure facilities and services could not be provided without the dedicated efforts of public works professionals who are
engineers, managers and employees at all levels of government and the private sector who are responsible for rebuilding, improving and protecting our nation's transportation, water supply, water treatment and solid waste systems, public buildings and other structures
and facilities essential for our citizens. It is in the public's interest for the citizens, civic leaders, and children in the bureau of Kennaworth to gain knowledge of and maintain an ongoing interest and understanding of the importance of public works and public
works programs and their respective communities. Whereas the year 2025 marks the 65th annual National Public Works Week sponsored by the American Public Works Association and the Canadian Public Works Association.
Be it now resolved. I, Linda Caravage, mayor, do hereby designate the week of May 18th to the 24th, 2025 as National Public Works Week. I urge all citizens to join with representatives of the American Public Works Association and
government agencies in activities, events, and ceremonies designated to pay tribute to our public works professionals, engineers, managers, and employees, and to recognize the substantial contributions they make to protecting our national
health, safety, and advancing quality of life for our for all. And here witness thereof, I here unto set my hand this day, the 21st day of May, 2025. I want to personally thank you for it um and the entire DPW for everything you do
for our community. Every guys work so hard for us and we see you and we appreciate you very much. Thank you very much so much. So, I'd just like to thank Council and Laura for um giving us this proclamation. It means a lot. We do work
long hours. We do work during storms and emergencies and we appreciate all the recognition and we'll keep doing it no matter what. So, thank you Greg. Thank you. Okay.
On Memorial Day, we pause to honor the fallen heroes who died in service to our nation. Whether on the battlefields of Bunker Hill, on the beaches of Normandy, in the jungles of Vietnam, or in the mountains and deserts of the Middle East, brave
Americans of every generation have given their last full measure of devotion in defense of our country, our liberty, and our founding ideals. With heavy hearts and a sense of profound gratitude, we mourn these me women and men,
parents, children, loved ones, comrades in arms, friends, and all those known and unknown who believe so deeply in what our country could be. They were willing to give their lives to protect its promise. We are indebted to all those who
sacrificed all in our name, including our nation's mothers and fathers, and who have given their daughters and sons to America. Spouses and partners who should soldier the weight of unthinkable loss, and the courageous children in whom the legacies of their parents live
on. It is our sacred duty to remember the courageous warriors who have made the ultimate sacrifice to ensure that our great country would endure. We must strive to ensure that their noble acts of dedication to our country and the cause of freedom were not in vain and to
comfort the families they have left behind who bear the heartbreak of their loss. In solemn reflection, we gather in eternal gratitude for the sacrifices of these extraordinary Americans and offer prayer for lasting peace. Let us renew
our steadfast resolve to work toward a peaceful future in which the horrors of war are distant memory and our families and communities and our nation no longer need uh to comfort the sorrow and pain of losing our beloved sons and daughters.
Now therefore, I, Linda Carloich, the mayor of the Bar of Kennaworth, do hereby proclaim Memorial Day, May 26, 2025, as a day of prayer for permanent peace beginning at 11:00 a.m. And I further ask that all Americans to observe the National Moment of
Remembrance beginning at 3:00 p.m. on Memorial Day and witness whereof, I here on to set my hand this 21st day of May, 2025. by Commander Jeans and Commander Garcia. come next. Uh I would like to say thank you to
acknowledging and I would also like to mention that you know post force the American Legion is very involved with the veterans who are hospitalized at home. We're always uh contributing and going to the hospitals and doing bingo and pizza party for them.
Doing that will take take the monotony out actually of them being there without their effect. That's what we do all the time. Thank you. And then uh again on behalf of BFW and
the Kennard Veterans Center, I'd like to thank the council for acknowledging us and everything that we do and especially this holiday and its importance to us. Again, Saturday uh the 24th at 9:00 we will be at the cemetery decorating the
veterans graves with flags. So anybody who wishes to participate, we call this our day of service. We'll call that Saturday. And then on Monday at 11 a.m., we have services over uh on South 41st
Street at the uh building at the BFW's uh building. Uh we'll be out in the park uh if the weather permits. If not, we'll be inside. But 11 a.m. sharp. Thank you.
Thank you. Okay, let's move on to the finance report. Councilman Mororrow. Thank you, Mayor. Uh, really not much activity going on. Uh, Ken's working with our CFO is working with all the departments on requests for the capital budget. The finance committee will be meeting with
Ken and maybe the town administrator on June 3rd and we'll have more to report on being. Thank you, council. Public works, Councilman Boles. Does anyone have a report? I'll read it. Okay. Thank you, Councilman uh Piper is
going to read Councilman Bole's report. Thank you, ma'am. Okay. The highlights and expenses and revenue through May 1st, 2025. Um we collected and disposed of 234 tons of municipal solid waste for a total cost
of $18,716.74. We collected and transported 94 yards of mixed vegetation for a total cost of $2,46. We collected and transported 41.43 tons of loose co-ming angled recyclables for a total cost of $3,17.25.
Our diligent DPW crew set up and cleaned up at the Works Street Fair. We collected two tons of trash, 100 gallons of cooking oil. They did a great job. Great job. Residents living in the Tuesday and Friday garbage pickup route um get the next monthly bullet waste
pickup on Friday, June 13th. The garbage routes get different boat uh waste pickup days in subsequent months with the dates all being listed on the borrow website.com. Uh there is a five ite.
Thank you, Councilman. Department of Public Safety, Councilman Dennis. Thank you, Mayor. Uh, not much to report for midmon. Uh, basically on um May 9th, uh, Conway officer sustained a shoulder injury while making an arrest. Uh, the
officer is currently receiving treatment for his injury. on May 18th. This past Sunday, Canorth held its annual street fair and happy to report there were no significant incidents to report from the fair. Um June 7th is the fishing derby.
Uh we'll be at Blackbrook Park. I believe it starts early in the morning around 8, check-ins around 7:00. There'll be worms to be provided. You bring your own bait or You bring your own feet. That's great. We sell some bait there. uh lines and order in 8:00
usually whatever couple hours. So, uh we will be providing uh for everybody that shows up close register and register there. Uh the children do receive a shirt um for
fishing. So, he Thank you, Chief. Um and besides that, uh I've everyone's seen the permanent speeding uh indicator sign that's on the boulevard heading uh east coming off of Lenipe. And I believe
it's probably it sounds like it's doing a good job because I believe people are slowing down once it's flashes slow down real fast. And uh we are looking to uh get another one going on the westbound side. And that's correct. In the similar
area but a little bit further. Yeah. Yes. Uh the one that we uh uh put up on that's currently in functioning now is immediate the fact people are slowing down. They see it everybody coming through uh eastbound on the Boulevard
from Cranford area through the park. As soon as soon as they come through they'll see sign that flashes gives them an idea how fast they're going. Um I've been sitting there in an unmarked vehicle watching it over several weeks. Every time somebody sees that comes up,
I say nine out of 10 cars are automatically slowing down. It's bringing a lot of attention to the speed at that side. We are in a process of looking to put up another one on the other side of the boulevard looking further up. So we'll get people to slow down heading westbound on the boulevard
and um that's going to have I'm sure it's going to have another immediate effect on that side. So we're doing all we can with what we have and um things are slowly starting to go in the right direction. These are great solutions to some of the radical ones we've had presented to us that have very uh
undefined unintended consequences. So, thank you, Chief. I like Chief, do you can we get one of these on Michigan Avenue as well? Mayor, uh that I I have full intentions of working with my finance guy
trying to get Yes. There's something I'm looking forward to that try to do. It's a very easy I don't say easy process. Uh it's something that's it's immediate effect. Uh so I think getting uh taking care of the west end is that's
really once I hopefully get capital for next year to start implementing that on South Michigan see fit. Uh I'm in direct uh contact with the county traffic associ association and the uh burough uh county
engineer. What locations would be best? These are solar powered. So it's not like you can just um have to be specific locations. The ones on the boulevard we sat down and I had to go out with physically with company to figure out which location
would be best. Okay. Got beautiful trees all going way down trying to find a spot was kind of difficult. We were able to find two spots. uh one that's currently director the other one uh we'll assume hopefully the next couple weeks a couple months in a couple months uh that sign
gets up at least we know the boulevard is got that on there my next goal is Michigan Avenue and uh I have some other plans we're looking to do to try to get people to slow down this is not just a problem for Kevin everybody in the county in the state is dealing with this
as are everywhere I'm just trying to make sure that I do what I can with with the help that I uh to ensure that people are safe and coming. So, we're doing what we can with what we have and we're doing a damn good job. Great. Thank you. to get one. Um,
I just throw a number to 15. Okay. 15,000. Perfect. You're solar powered. So, it's great. You don't have to worry about wire. So, that's what we're looking at. Uh, Chief, what part of Michigan have you talking about? South Michigan I
would recommend. Well, that's something uh it depends. Uh I like I said these locations were just obviously got one from them here, one from there. Uh and I needed input from those who do the traffic bureau. U
because of the portable traffic radar trailers which are now going to be freed up being that we have the permanent structures out there. So we can put them on South Michigan or wherever needed until we can afford it. I think South Michigan is
we actually put them on the boulevard because of the street fair right to notify everybody that the uh street fair we have those signs we have been moving them on South Michigan Avenue I'm sure some of our audience comes to pass they had asked about it uh we will go do what
we can with what we have we have them out there on South Michigan we have people that are completing on smaller size streets we have a smaller radar trailer we're But we can try to slowly uh South Michigan Avenue, North Michigan Avenue consideration from Burlington, the
county engineer, county roads. We can't just go out there and put things out. So we have to deal with, you know, the traffic department of the county um county uh engineer and we all come together with a collective agreement where we believe the best place, best places. South Michigan is a little
different uh because it's kind of more canopy over there. If you North Michigan has park on one side where that's the trees are further back. So, like I said, they're solar powered. So, that's a it's
going to be a whole cut together, find what locations would work best. We don't want to pull up and not happen. So that's what and also the chief and I think Lieutenant Grady mentioned to me the sign is not simply just a sign to tell your speed. It also
go ahead. It also has software that provides data. It'll give you volume of traffic, average speed, max speed. So we can we can target the times of the day where the violations are. So if it's like for instance 5:00 on a Thursday, people are
doing excess of 45 miles an hour. Well, that's where we're going to sit there. That's great. So it it provides a lot of just speed reality. It's not just a sign and that's we're so concerned about the boulevard. Uh when I took over, I talked to a lot
of people about it. Um the consensus is at this time financially be best for us to put that up there and it gives us the data that we need to say okay like you're speeding more in the afternoon obviously people rushing home at work I
can enforce more traffic details so it's a smart sign it's not just as great it's a great piece of equipment looking forward to getting more one more thing um I recommend we have portable
North 19th Street between Washington and the boulevard that that and there's a you can put where there's a there's empty spots because of yellow curb and it maybe that would be a good location. 19th Street I know exactly what you're talking about. The issue with 19 street is obviously parking is is a problem
there's a fire you'll have a permanent spot. You can't put one in front of a fire. Well, it's not in front, but it's just a big area. But if we can find a spot to put one, get people to slow down. You can have a small smaller one out there to try to deter people on this first time getting more trying to get
speed or something. We give you a place for smaller streets. The problem is the big signs are just way too big. We're doing a small one that's constantly out and about. I'll make sure that Yeah, put it there because the residents are always complaining. Um, and there's, like I said, a yellow curb there. You could tuck it in. You don't have to
worry about taking up something that superend blue bars paved and we're going to start marking up curb lines correctly if I'm wrong to make sure that the parking is what happens is a lot of these cars are parking in these areas. It shouldn't be.
It makes it even more restricted and people are going down these roads and it it looks a lot faster than it actually is. It's not safe. So, we're doing a little careful put that little radar sign out there. Slow people down. 20th Street is another problem. Same thing. 20th Street from Washington Boulevard.
These are very heavy volume. 22nd as well. Street. I call every day. People say people are speeding down my street. And I personally believe that I sit there as as the chief as Greg has done himself.
We sit there, we try to scratch every inch and we try to explain to people what they don't understand is $25 an hour at the boulevard since you're standing still. 25 m an hour on a smaller narrow street could be doing 50.
So I will purposely go down and be with them. Show them, hey, this is what I'm I want you to tell me how fast I'm going down your roadway. that as I come around and I'm doing 20 m hour, you're doing 45 miles an hour. I'm trying to show you that because it's so narrow my go faster
than you actually are, but we still try to appease them and put those smaller radar signs and we get out there eventually. Uh I'd like to get a couple more of those small ones. I don't want to leave radar signs out all the time. The problem is people need to police
themselves and the only way I got to say to them to really do it is enforcing it and my issue comes to this and hopefully in the near future I can create a full traffic bureau that will be able to do what I'm looking to do. I live here in Dworth. I get complaints. We don't speed
down much. I mean, the boulevard used to have such a reputation like nobody speed it down a few months ago that we were used as an example in another town. I'm not going to mention your name. They used as an example of how to radar and get people
to slow down. So, our own population doesn't realize we're doing a lot more than other towns are. And we're going to continue to do that. Thank you. So, I'm out. Thank you. Anything else before I uh Yes. Oh, you had a sign on 14th
Street before the street there. Yes. That was awesome. I would sit on front one and watch all the brave lights go down the street because that street has children crossing over. Yes. And that I think is one of the most important streets in our town to have that stuff. But it's not there anymore. We have to
move it for the street. We only have two. We only have two. So we need it up for the detours. They're currently on the boulevard right now. leave your position somewhere else. Yeah. Does that always work? It does work. I said the bad thing is trying to be able to have I
don't have street sign on everybody's street people. We put a red on there's a lot of foot might be a spot for a smaller version
which I'm already in the process of looking at. They're not $15,000 but I like trying to get certain areas like that that are permanent. Don't have to worry about it and solar electricity.
Great. stealth traffic. Oh, sorry. We also have a stealth traffic camera. So, people would say, "Oh, I don't you won't see the speed sign and it works off of um Go ahead. It's a It's a stealth I'm sorry. It's a stealth radar caler. It
looks like a Pelican box plastic case. We put on the telephone pole. Nobody knows what it is, but it's collecting data. It's speed. So when we have resident complaining that car is doing 60 miles an hour down the street, I can bring up my data. They're doing the max speed is 30 seconds per. So we have hard
data and of course the times in the volume to tell you what's going on, but now I'm letting the drivers know. Yes. It doesn't influence the uh it doesn't have a big sign telling you to slow down. They're they're not seeing that.
So it's it's pure that I understand where we have it but it's all out there. Thank you. Anybody else wants planning and zoning? Uh Councilman Scurries. Thank you mayor. Um end of the month I wasn't provided with any
reports. Uh noteworthy though is that the redevelopment on the uh Onyx Nest property is proceeding um in a positive uh trajectory. So Mhm. I don't want to say too many details, but it's it's it's moving forward. Thanks for finding work.
Um, it's on its own very good things. It looks very good coming in, and that's why I have that report. There's one there is one application on the agenda for next week for Monroe Avenue for the planning work.
Yeah, I don't know about that. So, everyone knows that's what I I just know it because I just read it, so I add to it. Okay. Thank you, Councilman. Recreation and fire. Councilman Piper, just a couple small things. Um, fire and
chief scaria has an appointment for a probationary EMT. The resolution will be presented in June. Uh, we have received the chief certification for LO staff service award program and the resolution will be on for the June meeting. Also
with RAD now uh we have received a list of summer counselors for the rec summer camp. Thank you Councilman Health Education and Welfare Councilwoman Gardano Personno. Thank you mayor. Uh start with the library
tomorrow uh May 22nd at 7 p.m. They have a very unique guest Clavian. He is a mind readader slash um entertainer. They say come for readings and laughter. Uh
you have to register online for that. You can go right on the library website and you click the activity you want to go to and register. This is one of them. Uh then on next Tuesday every Tuesday
and now on Saturdays there is the English conversations for adults that would like more assistance learning English. So on Tuesdays it's 5:30. On Saturdays it's 10:30. Uh and then every Tuesday for 6 weeks there is a cursive
writing course. Also register online that's from 5 to 6:00 p.m. And then of course the uh well attended crafts for children lapsit the yarny group meets string band Legos bingo. All of the
activities are very easily registered online and if you don't need to register it will tell you um but just go on the cowwork the cowwork library website directly and you can see all the activities for the next couple of months
so you could pre-register and it'll send you an alert and um post it to your calendar. the seniors have um a next Tuesday. It's called the top m five mistakes people make on Medicare. It's
lunch prior to the uh workshop. The lunch is at 11:30. The workshop starts at 12:00 p.m. And then there is the senior picnic next Thursday at the Mario Park at 11:00. It'll be a luau. Um, oh,
by the way, the New Jersey property tax relief, um, anchor program is due by October 31st. I'll keep reminding everybody, it's really important they upped the amount you are allowed to earn. So, if you weren't eligible
before, you may be eligible now. You could get either the printed document on the burrow website or you could go right online using that link and register um yourself. And the last thing is the Eagle project um that was done by Mason
Dangle where he originally was supposed to just renovate one um closet. He wound up doing both closets on the first and second floor. He also provided carts where there the seniors are able to
stack the folding chairs and the folding tables and just wheel the cart out when they're having different activities making it easier to store and easier to access. Um and the mayor will organize a
more formal thank you to Mason along with the senior director uh Shirley Maxwell and invite couple of seniors whoever wants to come to thank Mason for a really well job above and beyond what
he um anticipated or originally said he would. Uh board of educ board of education's next meeting is June 9th at 7 pm. However, the budget for the 2526 um year is on the website all 17 pages
for everybody to view. Very easy to read and understand. And uh the last of the projects being the middle school is slated to be done for July. So it'll be open and ready for new students come September. Uh the last
is the health department. We had our meeting last Thursday night. Um the only thing uh that we did discuss above and beyond all of the standard um uh inspections and things like that.
Everything's going well in the burrow. Um the health fair is slated for September. I'm sorry I don't remember the date in September. I'll have it for you the next meeting, but it will be at St. Teresa's again as it always is. And that's all I have. Thank you. Tell
Excuse me. Um when you go to the board, can you ask them um what the problem is? A lot of people are complaining they can't get their child in for uh they say is nursery school, prek. Oh, prek. It's like a lottery system, which is was news to me. And so some uh my neighbor's
child specifically had delay attending school a whole year cuz they couldn't get in. Um so my understanding was they weren't over they weren't overly crowded. So I don't know to the board of education saying so. So I know some people had their kids go to Rosal Park cuz they
can't get into Kennorth. I don't know why register too late. That's why I urge everybody. I will say the board of education website is really very clear and concise with registration dates, cut offs, everything they should go on now.
I mean they do have and they're going to a full day daycare. So it's filling up if it's not filled up already. So if you miss the registration, there's nothing you could do. But everything is available there. Well, they said it's a lottery, so it didn't matter. I mean,
maybe some people didn't sign up, but they everyone's saying it's a lottery, so it's no guarantee. Uh, so I didn't, you know, that has changed since I would suggest calling carding school to get the details, but I do know there are very clear cut offs. If there is a
lottery, probably the time that you have to put in for it. Um, but everything's online. It's Yeah, I would I don't want to give misinformation, so I would direct them there and to call Harding School. That's your best bet. Thank you.
And if anyone uh happens by the senior center, I really recommend stopping in and seeing the Eagle Scout project because he did he amazing amazing job over there. completely emptied both closets, bought all new cabinetry,
file cabinets, organized everything, brought everything back in for them. He didn't just do it halfway along with his parents. He said his parents were here assisting couple of friends. So, a great group of people really well the holiday
things are all organized by every holiday bins. So when everything is put back in the bins, they're clear so you can see right in and you know right away what's he did a great job. Sure did. Thank you,
Councilwoman. Uh federal engineer. Okay. Thank you, mayor. Uh I really don't have much to report. Uh we're going to be putting out the road job uh the 20 um 25 road program to bid next couple of weeks. Uh so we should be able
to get that started sometime early July. Um other than that I really don't have anything else going on. So question we started on that. Well you know the rain we want to get a week without where we can get like a solid 3 4 days 5 days
without rain. Once we once they start digging it's going to be a mess. Like today if they had an open trench we got that rain it would be a mess. So, we're trying to get a week where we're going to get at least three, four, hopefully 5 days without rain. Um, it's ready to go. They have and they got the materials
that were back. Contractors just waiting for no rain. I mean, we don't have to schedule this. Well, you know, every time we look, we look at the week coming up, right? This week, it was again, you know, 3 days of rain scheduled. So, we don't want them to start do two days and then sit for three days of rain. It's
just it's going to be a mess. So, I mean eventually you may have to, but we're trying to get a week where it's going to be a little drier so once he starts he can close it up and get it cleaned up before we get any kind of heavy rain. So, okay, we're playing week by week. I know it's been it's been a while. I we
got to we got to get it done but um soon as we get a good week I mean we just got kind of a rain spell now like the last couple of weeks. So, okay week by week. That makes sense. Um the boulevard paving uh supposed to happen this week but it's I hear it's been moved a couple weeks. Do your firm estimate on this
one? June with uh Chief, what did you say? June the date of June 1st. June 1st. Yes. Starting from the property bridge. That's the time of the date. Not 100%. It's going to be nightly work. I was I was told by the night. Okay. Okay. And
last question for you, Tony. Sorry. Um Market Street, uh you were talking about the road work that we're going to plan on doing this year once things get settled. Uh I don't think that's on the list. Uh, is there utility work we're expecting to be done on Market Street? So, utility work. Yeah, it's
interesting. The the the public service pretty much they ran all their duck banks in. Uh, they might let a little bit more work when they redo the substation, but um the gas company is talking about coming in and running gas lines like next year. So, between public
service and the gas company, I mean, the entire market will be repaved. Uh, but we're probably going to have to suffer for another year or so till the gas company comes up. We could do it, but then what would be the point? They're going to pay us, but it's just not the right time. Yeah. Yeah. I mean, cuz we
we'll get it paid at their expense. I mean, if we do it, we we we pretty much wasted our money, as we've all learned with the gas bills, their expense is ours. Uh, but I hear Yeah. No, I mean, listen, this is all part of the, you know, the public service. It's all part
of their um upgrading the whole system across the state. I mean, they're going town by town. I mean, they're spending billions of dollars. So, I'm grateful. These substations, which is really kind of after Hurricane Sandy, you know, they took a beating, right? Um because, you know, most of the substations blew out,
right? They were in flood zones. They shut down. So, this is all part of this resiliency thing they're doing with with all their substations. They're upgrading. Not just the substation is being um rebuilt, but it's also being more power. They're bringing in, you know, higher heart
rate, a lot more power. Yeah. So that power future needs growing in future needs and they'll be inside. All the substations will be located indoors, right? And which is will definitely help. So we're tired of all the work they need
to do with the gas company to make sure we pay one time. I mean, I'm happy they're going to increase power. People are telling me it's like driving on the moon. Yeah, I mean we could get them to we we could get them to do some patchwork, I guess, just to do some bad spots. Just do some
temporary patches so it's not, you know, people aren't losing hub caps and and blowing tires out. But, uh, you know, we'll get the whole thing done. It's at their their expense. I mean, they're going to they're going to whatever the arrangement they do, they're going to split the cost. Usually, one reimbures the other. We don't care. We again we
want them we want them to do it at their expense. So, uh, we'll get a better timeline from the gas company, you know. Um they're saying next year we'll see as this year goes on we'll get a better idea. They don't they're not they don't always give us that much of a heads up what they're doing. They kind of say
yeah we think we're going to do it but we'll know better later this year what their their hardcore plans are for next year. So um but yeah this we we've got a lot of roads paved over the years that the utility companies expense. Um you know a lot probably like 20 at least 20
roads. All of Kfax was done. Uh that was done by the water and gas company together. So, you know, um saves a borrow a lot of money all the time. I mean, we're getting a lot of roads done. It's it's a it's a pain while they're doing it, right? You're kind of suffering through it while they're digging up and they're in traffic and
then they have to sit there. They they have to trenches have to settle for a while. But at the end of the day, you know, it's a lot it's a lot of money that the burough saves by by that getting done. So, we'll just work it out. So, okay. Thank Uh one question Tony um during street fair some uh
people come up they um red maple I know we mentioned it before they thought that we had never um me they had never gotten any feedback was there anything update on that situation similar this was the uh behind like oh the the stream I guess it comes out to Trenton I know some
covered that's that's what that's yeah it starts from Michigan goes through Trenton and uh if you look at it I mean there's not there's not a lot of um obstructions in the stream and they look pretty pretty clean. Uh the problem not
just there but in a lot of spots in the burrow. A lot of the obstructions are are man-made, right? You have fences, sheds, foot bridges, swimming pools. You got all kinds of stuff that's that's been built along the stream. Yes. And those are causing obstructions. I mean
those are probably the primary obstructions. the tree that you know a couple of branches that are in the stream. Yeah, they they they cause a problem, but they're not the main problem. If you the problems are all the fan-made obstructions that have been built over the years. I mean, you couldn't build those today by like today
with the with the D regulations, but you know, they probably been built over the last who knows, you know, 30, 20, 30, 40 years. Uh and that's probably causing most of the most of the flooding. Uh, I mean when you know I don't think people are going to voluntarily start taking down their fences and their sheds and
their pools, but you know that's that's that's a big big cause of problem. Is there a way to we can get them a letter and kind of explain that to them cuz they I guess without any feedback they feel that they're we're ignoring them. I know we're not ignoring them. Um I mean we could we could put out a newsletter
or something. Yeah. Let them know say hey if you want to fix it you got these are the problems. There's nothing we can do. You guys may have to do it, you know, obviously. Can you do that? Sure. Sure. I need to draft something. I could work it out or even Yeah, I get a copy of it. I'm way ask
we didn't forget. Yeah, we'll put something together. Just saying. Look, this is uh some of the We'll We'll figure it out. We'll worry. Thank you, Tony. Yeah. All right. No problem. Thank you, Tony. Thank you, Mayor CFO. Thank you, mayor. As Finance Chair
Mororrow mentioned, we're working on trying to finalize capital. Our goal is to uh have that done and an ordinance for introduction to you guys for the second meeting in June and adopting that at the meeting of July. Uh second quarter taxes, May 1st taxes are passed
due. If you did forget, please get your payment in. And that's all I have right now. Thank you, Ken. Thank you, Ken. Thank you. for hearing. Uh thank you, mayor. Nothing for public session. I know in executive session we'll have an agreement to discuss. Okay. Thank you. B
administrator. Uh the Union County Board of Commissioners capital project grant awards were announced and I'm happy to say that the kennel that Kennallorth will be receiving $300,000. Nice. The scope of the project will be reviewed and prioritized to best utilize
this non uh matching grant. Um, we're also going to be working with a new project this this year, this summer, uh, with the United Way of United Way of Greater Yukin County. They have summer youth employment program offering a paid six-week program to help
teach youth aged 16 to 24 how the workforce works as well as offer them an environment to grow and gain different skills. This program is fully funded by the United Way and they will also provide any pre- requirements as needed. The only thing
needed on our part would be to allow uh the youth to shadow and and we would need to supervise them as well as signing off on their time sheets. Um right now we're hoping to have three
individuals, one for public works cuz they're looking for some help down there with uh the recycling program. the construction office can use some help and we were thinking up here at Burl Hall we could have someone float between the offices and you know help us catch up on some uh back burner items. Um I
also wanted to extend a huge thank you to the Kennorth Police Department, Fire First A Squad, Department of Public Works, Board of Health, and all municipal personnel for your unwaving support during the 2025 Kennorth Street Fair and Classic car show. And I also want to extend kudos to retired police
chief Ken Grady. He volunteered again to organize the car show. The car show was such a success, we had over 120 vehicles and unfortunately due to lack of space, we had to turn some vehicles away. So, we're going to see if we can work on getting more space for next year.
And all of this would not be possible without the cooperation of the county for the road closure, the board of ed for the use of their parking lot, and the township of union for the use of the band stand. Um, at the last meeting, Councilman, uh, Sabina, you had asked me
about the lead program. I did reach out to the board of health. We were granted the extension. However, we're just waiting for them to send us the paperwork to complete so we can start moving forward again. Okay. But we uh were granted the extension. So hopefully we'll get that ball rolling as well. Oh,
good. I I hope we can So Marone is going to lead that or Yes. Health officials. Mhm. Okay. you know, I guess I'll announce or contact uh whoever needs to get going. If there's anything if he has any updates, I'll be sure to update council on that. Thank you. Okay. And
that is all I have. Thank you very much. Mayor, before we move to the consent agenda though, can we work for a second? Sure. Really not workshopping actually, Greg. And I'm sorry to put you on the spot. Let me talk a little bit about the pilot for the bulk that happened on the south side. Um, I'll tell you some of
the feedback I got. Um, and maybe you can talk a little. Uh, apparently there was a lastm minute change that was not well communicated about what will or will not be picked up. Is there anything we could say about that? I know a flyer went out and apparently people put
things out that were on the flyer and those were not picked up. What people put out that was not picked up was not on the flyer. it was on the DPW web page. So, that was what was conflicting. We had our DPW flyer that
Laura helped make and that was the first thing we saw and then below it was a text of items that were collected and a resident brought it to our attention on Thursday the 8th
saying, "You guys collect carpeting?" And we said, "No, we don't." She said, "Well, it's on your web page." So, we said, "Oh, thank you for letting us know. We'll remove it." We removed it Thursday morning on the 8th. And then I had residents call me and complain
saying, "Well, you didn't take my carpeting." And I said, "Regardless of whether or not we took your carpeting, we still took five items from your piles unless it was," and I don't know all the details, but if a resident had just carpeting out, yes. No, we wouldn't have
taken that. And as I explained to any resident call, I told them it's the way the state defines solid waste. So the state has a list of ID numbers associated with
different types of solid waste. Bulk is ID13. ID13 C is construction materials and carpeting and carpeting padding is labeled as construction material.
So that's why we don't pick that up. So bulk waste is just stuff that you guys generate throughout the year. If you're ripping up carpeting, what are you doing? A renovation. Yeah. And that's considered construction. There's harmony now in what's posted on the website. We've announced in the flyers as
something that will be picked up. So carpeting was not on the flyer and now it's not on the website. So now if anybody is doing their research before, they'll see the same message. Correct. And on our alocart alocart bulk list, we just have area roads up to a certain
size. Okay. All right. Very good. Now, I had one other uh piece of feedback that somebody only had two items out. One of them was a patio umbrella and the patio umbrella was left out there. So, it wasn't a five item limit and then I think the person may have called and somebody told them it was recyclables
because it was metal. Now, I'm confused about that because we did talk, I think, when we were trying to put the pilot together that if there's plastic and fabric aix to metal, it's no longer recyclable. So, a patio umbrella would fit into that. Well, what are residents supposed to do with things like patio
umbrellas? No, it's I I checked with Fortune Metal. They said if it's majority if the majority of it is metal, it's 75% whatever. I'm not I'm just using as example. It's not a definite number. If it's mostly metal, they'll take it and they'll strip what they need
off of it to to recycle it. That's what they do there. So, we should leave patio umbrellas out with our recycling. No, no, no, no. Okay. So, what are we supposed to do? How how could residents dispose of their patio umbrellas? So, it's just one example. I think what'll be an issue if we continue? So, if it's
all right with the governing body, because we never did really like we we said we didn't want to pick up recycling with the bulk waste because we take that for free in our yard if they're willing to bring it to us. So, I didn't want to
have the residents waste their five item picks for something that they can get rid of for free. And if you if you guys want to, we can amend it moving forward. But I would definitely leave out appliances
because we do have a supervisor following each old truck to ensure that, you know, everything's done right in the compliance and they take notes because I knew that we were going to get complaints. So this way if someone called a complaint, I had the notes right in front of me. I can say, "No,
you had too many items out blah blah blah." And also our camera trucks are uh corroborating all of our data as well. So we can collect recyclable items but we won't count it towards their five items. We will use the five items for
something that they would normally pay for. I'll turn to my colleagues here. So since someone can bring an umbrella or a recycling item to the DPW yard for free for disposal for free. Yeah. Anything that anything that's recyclable
residents can bring to us for free. So, coming bottles and cans, cardboard, paper, uh scrap metal, styrofoam, used motor oil, motor oil filters, plastic film, reusable shopping bags, fluorescent light bulbs,
just just to name a few. Styrofoam. Styrofoam. Yeah, black styrofoam. As long as it's not contaminated with food. I think it would be worth amending the ordinance to include the smaller recyclables, non-appliance recycles. Then don't you have to have two trucks out? We always the things are
recyclable. So if they can be recycled, I think they should be recycled and not just wind up in a land. Yeah. And to answer your question, Tony, they're following in pickups and missing them. So they would throw in the back of their vehicle and if they got full, they would stop the trip and run back empty and
then continue on. So no new trucks go out. It's still the same that you have. We're just going to follow with a truck and pick recycling. Listen, I think for the ease of the residents just being able to throw out their bulk on the bulk day for the five items, I think it would be worth amending to
include the recyclables. You raised an interesting point about not including that towards the five items. That gets dicey now, right? Because everybody's going to claim it was recyclable. Well, they can claim all they want. I don't mind giving it to you. I think
he has some notes in the pictures. I think it's clear though what is and isn't recyclable. Um I think some people maybe better we could do a better job explaining those things to people and let them know how they can dispose of those things. Um,
but I don't think we should take items that can be recycled and be and throw them in. That's not what I'm suggesting. There's going to be a truck a pickup truck that follows a sanitation truck. The pickup truck captures the recycling and it gets dumped into the recycle like the bulk the bulk recycling. We're not
talking about our own kids. Like if somebody happens to throw out a kid's little tights unit, that would be recycling versus a bulk item, right? So we like scrap metal is basically what we're getting at. Like I'm not going to I don't want to encourage residents to
throw out comical bottles and cans, cardboard. Um because I'm seeing residents trying to put their bulk in cardboard boxes like we one through the cardboard box, but we're going to leave the box because we want you to recycle that on Tuesdays. Um we're going to mix we're not going to collect any
appliances. When I say appliances, that means air conditioners too. like nothing or dehumidifiers, nothing with freon in it because that has to be paid for by the resident, right? Um but yeah, it's like regular scrap metal. Yeah, that's fine. I've got no problem with us
picking up scrap metal. I think we just leave it at that, you know, because I don't want to get make it too complicated. If we just say we will pick up scrap metal but not count it towards your five items and just just leave it like that'll be fine because everything
else they should be putting it out on Tuesdays curbside or be dating for it out the cart because it's an appliance right we haven't finalized that flyer that we're that mailer we're going to put out so we could include that on
uh we need to amend the organs I guess we went through a little straw hole or something to figure out for an agreement with Let me let me just before we go forward. So if somebody puts it out in error, it'll take it either way. Either it'll count as recycling or not because that's going to be the problem. Is this recycling or not? And then we would have
to identify like almost every item. I didn't even know till about the umbrella. You guys were talking about it. So I would have thought that was a bulk thing. Um someone put out a barbecue grill, a patio umbrella, brake rotors, you know, whatever. I
Yeah, we'll take it. You'll take you'll take a break. Even if that's the only thing they put out, we'll we'll take it. We'll put in the vacuum dump. We have a whole crew out there. So, yes, team lift, everything like that. It's going to be fine. You guys will take rotors and steel scrap metal. I know at one
time they won't take parts. No, no, it's I think it definitely should be recycled cuz if someone wants to do brake jobs and they they have brake rotors and we'll take it. Quick question. What about a small appliance like a can opener and toasters?
So is that toasters are consider and microwave ovens as well but vacuums are not electronics so that's considered bulk but you need like a very detailed website and this is going to get confusing but I think opening it up a little bit for the recycling to get
picked up is a very positive thing. Yeah. Um and just encouraging people if they're not sure give you a call and say you know I have this I want to put it out. Well, and and we can't put too much. Like Laura said, we were trying to make this mail order, right? I don't
want to put too much on there. One of my ideas I haven't mentioned yet, so it's a perfect place to do it, is we're going to create a flyer, a mailer similar to our annual flyer that we do in the beginning, at the end of every year for the following year.
We're going to be including coming over recycling, vegetative waste rules, sanitation rules, bowl rules, clean communities, everything and everything recycling and sanitation wise.
We're going to put the highlights on there and then for each category I'm going to include a QR code that will redirect them to our website with all information that we can put on there because with the website we can put as much information as we want, right? And
be as detailed as we want. And I think it'll just be a lot easier. Everyone loves QR codes nowadays. Everyone's got a smartphone. So I don't like them, but I still use them. Everyone loves them. I don't love them, but I still use them because it's it's helpful. Well, it's a useful tool. All
right, great. I agree. So, I guess we'll have to amend it. That way when you got something like that, at least it's still picked up. That's all residents care about is that you picked it up. What you going to do with it? Okay. That's up to you. Just just take it out. Yeah. Just get rid of it. So, if I'm hearing the council's
desire, what they'll be to permit scrap metal and not have it count towards the the five items. Correct. And no appliances. No appliances. Correct. No appliances especially containing free. Okay. And then I work for you to figure out if you have to read the language. And then just I I know from off the top
of my head the ordinance does put the onus in a good way on the superintendent to be the judge and juror as what counts and what does not. So you know in his area of expertise so at least that should help the process but I understand it doesn't answer the the the
complaints. Thank you. Quick question. Just say an old gas stove is that that's recycling. Gas stove. That's considered an appliance. Gas stove from a kitchen. Yeah. Yeah. That's considered an appliance. And you got to pay for that stove. No. No. That's free. But we would
not make that up at all. It's It's too big to pick up and put in the back of the truck. So, how would a resident dispose of a stove? Should they They can call us. I'm I'm um
I've mentioned this to Laura and we're going to wait for the right time to do it, but I want to amend a lot of things with our alley cart and at some point I would like to just get that done for residents picking it up. But um right
now as it stands with our current alar bulk uh is a very small nominal fee to pick up appliances for residents. But if the resident could get it to us, they can. And I've actually been telling the residents like, "Oh, well, I don't have
much. I only have a small car. I can get it there. Go to Home Depot. You rent one of their trucks for 20 bucks for 75 minutes. Use that. Bring it here." And they really like the idea. So there's no harm in it. So it's free if they bring it. Small fee
if they can't, right? Small fee for us to pick it up. But if they want to and the whole new truck is cheaper than us coming to get it. So if they wanted to rent the truck, bring their strao cuz we'll take it for free if they bring it to us. I mean, usually when you buy an appliance, then you pay the company to
take the old appliance $75 does it for free? Really? Who does it for free? Sam's. Yeah. A lot of places will do it for free because they're scrapping it. Okay. Fix that. Okay. Thank you, Brad. You're welcome. Thanks.
You're welcome. Next for council consideration is the consent agenda consisting of resolutions 25-132 through 25-141. Resolution 141 has been amended to include an additional vehicle for salvaging. Is there a motion to approve the
amendment to resolution 141? Motion. Second. Motion made by councilman story, seconded by Councilman Penestrella. All in favor? I. Is there a motion to approve the consent agenda?
Second. Motion made by Councilman Maro and seconded by Councilman Spir. Yes. Yeah. Resolutions 25 through 132 sound the same and 25 through 140-141
have been approved by one motion. All items will be recorded individually in full in the minutes. Councilman Finestella. Yes. Councilman Gerardano. Yes. Councilman Mororrow. Yes. Councilman Piper. Yes. Councilman Scare. Yes. And Councilman Bole is excused.
Next for council consideration is ordinance 2025-26 for introduction. I'd like to make a motion to have uh amend this ordinance and um yeah attorney can some of the changes.
So I know this was circulating the proposed ordinance. There were some uh comments and concerns with uh I'll just start a little section 141-1 subsection B which uh could have provided the uh I'll say wiggle room or
discretion as to permitting additional flags which would go beyond the purpose and scope of the ordinance. So it would be to strike subsection B uh in the proposed ordinance which would then slide obviously the C that's proposed up one um in in that section if it starts
in addition to the official plague of the United States of America the language after that and such other plagues or objects as may be authorized by resolution of the burough council would be stricken which that would go along with the previously stricken section. Um the subsection 4 would be
added which would say the official flag of the burl permitting such a flag and then subsection or section 141-3 to go along with the other changes the one sentence that entire section but the
end of it where it begins and without the express written consent of the burough count which consent shall be authorized by resolution of the burough council that language shall also be stricken which then results in the ordinance permitting the flags that are identified in here um which are in
essence commemorative flags you know that's the way term used in here um and then to the extent there's a section that says that no flag would be displayed without approval that would be intended to be no internal put flags up there on whale they would have to be
these flags and you have to be authorized to do so so it does get to the no third party flags um and it would be limited to what's presented Okay. Um, I was uh the motion is to I'm going to I'm going to I'm going to get to
that. I'm going to get to that. Um, the purpose of this ordinance is to establish a protocol for the display of the flag in the bar in the burrow code. Is there a motion to approve the ordinance 2025-06 on introduction as amended? I'll make
that motion. Second. Councilman Finrella, yes. Counciloman Gerardo, yes. Councilman Mororrow, yes. Councilman Piper, yes. Councilman Scur, yes. And Councilman Bole is excused. Ordinance 2025-06 will be scheduled for public hearing and adoption at the June
18th council meeting at 6 p.m. Okay. I'd like this time I'd like to open up the meeting to the public. Can I have a motion? Move. Motion. Second. Motion made by Councilman Fenistro, seconded by Councilman Scuris. All in favor? I. Does
anyone have anything to say for the good and well-being of council workers? Please come forward and state your name and address. Okay. Seeing no one, I'd take a motion to close the floor for public discussion. Motion. Second. Motion made by Councilman Piper, seconded by
Councilwoman Jano Pardo. All in favor? I Okay. Are there any other before we go into executive session uh workshop or general business items anyone would like to discuss? I would like to wish everybody a wonderful Memorial Day especially those
who are mourning the losses of those that fought in the wars. Uh and I think I was too Joe. You're starting to get competition now. Joe, you're done. You're on your game tonight.
I'd like to wish everyone uh a happy Memorial Day and as well send my condolences to anyone that has lost their life uh serving our country. Okay. At this time there is need to go into it executive session to discuss matters within the attorney client
privilege and personnel matters. No formal action will be taken. Is there a motion to enter into executive session? Motion. Second. Motion might be made by Councilman Skiri, seconded by Councilwoman Gioano Fiser.
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