Okay. Welcome to the Livingston Township Council meeting of October 29th, 2025. Statement of compliance with Sunshine is as follows. This meeting is being held in accordance with the open public meetings act and adequate notice of this meeting has been provided as required by law. Specifically, the annual notice was
emailed to the west distributed star ledger on January 3rd, 2025 and a 48 hour notice notice was emailed to the same publications on October 15, 2025. The agenda and resolutions for the meeting are available at livingstonj.org. Certain portions of this meeting may be
closed to the public for the purpose of personnel and or other matters as outlined in the sunshine law. Decisions made and/or discussed in close sessions will be made known to the public at a later time. Notice of the members of the governing body and township staff. Any use of electronic devices during this meeting shall be used solely for the
purpose of township business and any communications are subject to the open public record act. To the extent possible, this evening's township of council township of Livingston Council meeting will be live streamed via Facebook at www.fas.comlivingstonj. Questions and or comments will be
accepted by emailing live comments livingstonj.org by 4 pm on the on the day of the meeting and shared with the township council before the meeting. Each speaker should follow the rules of order in Livingston code 2-15.3. Roll call, please.
>> Council member Anthony >> here. >> Pipani >> here. >> Vieira, >> present. >> Deputy Mayor Klene, >> here. >> Mayor Reinhardt, >> I am here. We're going to rise in one moment for the pledge and for a moment of silence. We keep in our hearts and our minds and our thoughts uh the uh people who have lost their lives in
Jamaica and the other islands in this terrible storm Melissa that took place. Last I had heard there was over 40 people in Jamaica who were missing and I'm sure there'll be many more as uh days go on and in Cuba and as it goes also up the coast. And we also uh take a
moment to give our condolences to the Anthony family. Al lost his father this past week. Um, and we keep him keep him and his family in your hearts and your prayers and your souls. And may your dad's memory be a blessing for your whole family. To the flag
of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation liberty and justice for all. >> Thank you very much. Uh I do not see Eileen Fisherman here from the county.
So, we will move on to uh the presentation of this evening by the Livingston Old Guard. Oh, >> yep. Come in. There's a mic, Norm. There's a mic. >> Turn this thing on. >> It's on. It doesn't light up. Okay.
>> Okay. Okay. That's It's on now. Okay. Uh I'm with the old guard. I'm the president this year. Um the second time I'm president. I was president in 2013. Um and uh by the way, excuse my hat. I have a Mo
procedure on my head. So that's why I'm wearing a hat. Okay. Uh everybody knows what a mo procedure is. You know, basil cell and you know, all that stuff. Okay. So, uh, the main reason we're here, first of all, let me introduce my two compatriots, Steve Schiller, who's the
vice president, and Reggie Sims, who's an outreach officer for us. Uh, and we're having trouble recruiting, getting the word out, uh, to pe to elderly people and people who, uh, who are looking for a social outlet. We meet
every Tuesday. Uh we've been meeting uh I think uh next Tuesday is our 2,64th meeting. So we've been around for many many years. Okay. It's uh and uh in fact this past week we had a lady two ladies
talking to us about um uh medical conditions for the elderly. And one of the big problems is social interaction. And we have a great meeting every uh Tuesday. We interact uh we have speakers uh we have the uh school board come to
us when they're running for office. We do a lot of great things. I think we do a lot of great things. Uh and in fact there's a gentleman in our group Dr. High Fischer. He's 99 years old. 99 years old. And he came to me a month ago or two ago and he said you know I I love
coming. He drives he still drives. He's still fully his full faculties and he says, "I love coming here because I see my old friends. He knows every Tuesday morning it's there for him." Okay. So, somebody came up. We we were discussing,
let me get to the point. Uh discussing how can we get a word out to uh to people in Livingston. And somebody suggested this. I thought it was a great idea. And that's what I'm going to propose to you gentlemen and ladies. um a proclamation by the town
council uh something that can be uh put into the West Essex Tribune uh uh honoring the old guard for over 2600 meetings uh providing uh a uh a fair for for social
interaction uh without our phones without our social media just interacting with people uh friends from various other organizations Um there are and and the important thing is we are not
a military group. The old guard seems to indicate to people that we're in a military. We're not. Uh there are we do have a lot of military uh ex-military people because uh that's our age. That's the age we were at. I was in the army during uh Vietnam. Uh I was lucky I
didn't have to go anywhere. Uh but um some of the people in our group uh don't want to I I have a lot of military stories, but that's because I served a short time on active duty and uh the guys who actually went to Vietnam don't talk about it. We know that. They don't
want to talk about it. Uh so uh but we're not a military group. Um I wasn't a Jewish war veterans. We're kind of dying out also. Nobody comes to our meetings anymore. Um and that's basically it.
Uh, Steve, you want to talk a little bit? >> I always wanted I always wanted to say like I watched the congressional hearings. May I put this into the record? Right. So, I have some printouts
and on our business cards that I just made up, it says you do not have to be a uh you do not have to be a veteran to belong. So, we're changing that idea. You know, my my oldest daughter's 54 and when she was five
years old, she was in a piano recoto. She was very good. And the teacher said, "This is my youngest student." And I never forgot that. I was thinking about Michael Vieiraa who who's our youngest member the same way. I want to thank Michael for uh setting this thing up.
And uh the other thing I wanted to say, there's other old guards. The one in Summit, tremendous job. They have over 200 members. A lot of them from I think Bell Labs. >> Yeah. Most of them came from Bell Labs which is in that area. >> But we got a correspondence. I just want
to just I think it's very interesting from the Senior Men's Club of Birmingham, Michigan. I guess it's a suburb of Detroit. They're a thriving club with 565 members and 41 meetings annually. And it's their anniversary.
They were founded in 1957. the recommendation of a former Planefield Old Guard member. So, we're uh we're not uh playing around now. We won't and during the pandemic, we got really hit with >> we got hit badly with that. We lost a lot of members.
>> I think all the organizations did. So, so thank you for the time and thank you Michael Vieiraa too for being uh our youngest member but active. Thank you. >> So, we thank you. So, thank you very much for coming. Uh Councilman Vier, thank you for setting this up. Norman, we always like to see all of you. Um, I
am gonna just put a little plug in for the town council. When we run for election, we also come to speak to the uh old guard as well, not just the board event. All right. So, I gota I got to speak up for the town council. All of us have appear. >> Yeah. All of us have appeared in front of the old guard. So, we do so we do
that. Um, I am more than happy. We'll work on a date over the next couple meetings to invite the entire old guard to a meeting and give and give a proclamation and give a proclamation and we'll set up a date and you'll get the we'll get everybody here getting old. We still vote, right?
>> That's right. >> In fact, next Tuesday is election day. >> Exactly. Election day is coming up. But but we also thank you for everything that you do for your service and for everything you do for the town as well. So I know it's a volunteer based group as well. So, thank you for everything that you do and I'll reach out and we'll
get a couple dates and you invite all your members to come for a proclamation. Thank you very much. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. Of course. >> Okay. >> Thanks, guys. >> Take care, Stephen. >> Thanks for join. >> We'll move on. Can I have a motion to
approve the minutes of the October 14th, 2025 regular conference and close session meetings? >> Motion. >> Second. All those in favor? >> I. All >> against. Can I have a meeting to open up the public comments on agenda items only? >> I'll make a motion.
>> I'll second. >> All those in favor? >> I. >> Okay. The meeting is now open for comments on agenda items only. >> Seeing none. >> Okay. Seeing no, I'll make a motion to close. >> Second. >> All those in favor of closing? >> I.
>> All right. Uh there is no final hearings or introduction. So all matters listed with an asterric are considered to be routine and non-controversial by the council and will be approved by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a member of the governing body so request in which case that item will be removed from the consent agenda and considered
in its normal sequence on the agenda as part of the general oops it's part of the general there's no other word here general vote. Oh general orders um anybody would like to pull out any of the um resolutions hearing none. Caroline, would you please read all six?
>> Resolution 25-303 authorizing an application to the local finance board for water supply maintenance services pursuant to the New Jersey Water Supply Public Private Contracting Act, NJSA 5826 through9,
etc. Resolution 25-304, authorizing the award of a contract to Cecir Mechanical LLC. Resolution 25-305, authorizing the award of a contract to Johnson Controls, Inc. Resolution 25-306,
authorizing the award of a contract to Vaccon Services, also known as Pierce Eagle Equipment. Resolution 25-307, authorizing the execution of a settlement agreement. Resolution 25-308 authorizing the acceptance of streets in
Bell Airwoods. >> Motion to um approve the resolutions. Take it. Okay. Roll call. Roll call, please. >> Council member Anthony, >> yes. >> Baptani, yes. Vieira, >> yes. >> Deputy Mayor Klene, >> yes. >> Mayor Minhart, >> yes. Thank you. Can I have a motion to
open up the public portion on any subject? >> Motion. >> Second. >> All those in favor? >> I. >> Okay. The meeting is now open. Any would like to talk on any uh any subject for three minute time limit? Hey guys, good evening. Most of what I wanted to say I said in the closed door
session. I think that it's important to address the camera because there's 250 people watching and it sounds like uh I don't know maybe myself. I am the only human being that has anything to say that is wrong with
this town. This town is rotten. Rotten to the core. filled with bullies, bureaucracy, and complete and utter lack of awareness for the actual pain that is going on in families. I am a child of Livingston. I
grew up in this town. I'm class of 2001. I have also given my life for this country because I understand the value of the US Constitution. I came to America when I was 6 years old in 1989. So, I understand how important the freedom of speech really is. I also understand that I have about a minute
and 31 seconds left. I'm going to end my session early. Oh, look at that. I was off. You know why? Cuz I'm a human being and I'm really good at applied mathematics as well as game theory. And I'm an amazing
father. and the negligence of your leadership by empowering law enforcement officers that are actually criminals and actors with guns and badges have ruined and have taken away my life. I don't have my children. I don't have my home. I don't have my business. I'm a
self-made multi-millionaire. And I found myself being assaulted. If I was a female, this would never happen. Looks like my mic has been turned off. >> See, that's what you do. >> Your mic is still on. It's still a lot. >> Is it really? >> Yeah. >> It looks like the volume completely
changed. All right. You know what? That's what happens when you have your children taken away after raising them for 11 years and never spending a single night without them in their home. You go a little bit insane. And I'm proud. I'm proud of what I will
do to get my children and my life back. None of you, not a single one of you, have shown any apathy whatsoever. Looks like Councilman here is having a hard time not smiling. And I'll tell you something else. This is only the start of what I plan on doing, which is changing this town.
You have become complacent, archaic, and stuck in the 1990s. We live in a digital world. I don't know what's going on here, but we have 31,000 people that are absolutely missing from the core importance of the government of this municipality. And of
course, nobody would give a Nobody even is here. Nobody even knows what's going on. and you've had a nice run, ladies and gentlemen, but I assure you once I look at the numbers and I see where the money is going, everything will change. Thank you so much.
M Resnick has something to say as well. Good to see you as well, Mayor. >> Hi, good evening. My name is >> My name just name and the town you live in, please. >> Well, my name is Jamie Resnik. I live in Livingston, New Jersey. >> Thank you. >> I'm here today to state for the record
that I stand beside Mr. Daniel Amissus. I too am the victim of the inept and unscrupulous actions of the Livingston Police Department carried out in conjunction with certain private citizens and attorneys and marked by a complete disregard for my voice, my rights, and my humanity. These actions
have caused me profound trauma, violated my civil protections, and directly led to the removal of the children in my care. A loss that no parent should ever have to endure because of government misconduct and coordinated abuse of power. I am here not only to stand in
solidarity with Mr. Reesus, but to demand accountability, transparency, and the restoration of truth and justice in this township. Mayor, before I leave the podium, I need to formally ask you, will you accept service on behalf of the township of Livingston?
>> Uh, I up at our town attorney's count. >> Okay. So, for the record, can I approach and serve the township of Livingston attorney? >> Yes, you. Thanks. Thank you. To say for the record that I serve the township of Livingston attorney with
paperwork. >> Thank you. >> Thank you ladies. >> Thank you. >> Enjoy the rest of your evening. >> Anybody else comments uh on any subject item? >> Seeing none. Motion to close public uh comment.
>> Second. >> Hold on. Let's wait. >> Okay. >> Second. >> Is there a second? >> I'll second. >> All those in favor? >> I. Okay. >> All right. Moving on. Uh reports for township officials and council members.
CFO and Coochie. >> Uh thank you, Mayor. I have just something in conference. Thank you. >> Okay. >> Nothing at this time. >> All right, Barry. >> Uh, nothing tonight. >> Okay, Russ. >> Uh, yes. We had a very successful electronics recycling uh day on uh
Saturday. We processed 805 cars going through. >> I don't have the results back yet, but we we were busy all day. >> That's great. Thank you very much. Um, I should have said earlier, and I apologize, Jared Caner, because we switched our uh meeting dates. were meeting on Wednesday has another town
that he had to be at. So I apologize I didn't introduce you. So um for the record if you want to state your name and the firm that you're with. I should have said that earlier. I apologize. >> Uh Gregory Dand of Antelli Caner Rivera. >> Thanks Greg for being here. Any comments? >> No comments.
>> Okay. Thank you very much Carolyn. >> Um just want to mention next Tuesday is election day and I hope to see everybody out voting at the polls. We actually have council member uh deputy mayor Klein's son working for us this year.
>> Good. I think this I think this week uh councilman I think one son is not old enough to vote to to to work yet. I think councilman is doing the announcements. Correct. >> Yes, I am. >> Okay, >> great. Thank you. I'm going to try and do this in order but if I I get a day mixed up forgive me but um Sunday uh
October 19th the Livingston Kuanas Club had a very successful October Fest. It was their um uh first October Fest and uh the money raised uh by the Quantis Club ended up going to uh or will be going to the Livingston Volunteer Fire First Aid and other um local charities
in town. There was at least 2600 people and uh everybody seemed to have a great time. So I congratulate the Kuanas Club for a successful October Fest. Uh as Russ had mentioned, uh the electronic recycling was last Saturday, too. Um another great event. I think the next
one is in the spring. >> Probably in June. >> Probably in June. So that that that's great. Everybody always uh comes out to that. Uh Sanskriti fireworks last Saturday. They they I loved the Sanskriti. We were all there. I think we know it's great for um uh Sanskriti to
bring their culture to Livingston and um everybody just seemed to u uh the fireworks were great. Uh they did everything. So congratulations and thank you to uh Sanskriti of New Jersey um for that. Um just want to congratulate um Anor Dar um the Livingston public
library um honored him uh just recently for his Bollywood uh movies and and and books and productions and uh I know that the mayor and Councilman Bhutani were there uh to to welcome him and congratulate him. So we uh and the entire council congratulates u Anardar.
Um also uh last Sunday last Sunday was a busy day for for the council. We started at temple uh bet shalom um and it was a beautiful ceremony. It was blending um both Diwali and um Havad I think it's havadala >> havala
>> hava um thank you and uh but it was a it's beautiful ceremony where where uh again the cultures are are just blending and it was just uh very nice uh for all of us to to come together. We also had the uh the Big L Hall of Fame uh last
Sunday and we do congratulate all of the uh the award recipients. Um that another fantastic event and fundraiser. Um also the Friendship Circle had their fundraiser walk last Sunday. Uh uh we want to thank the um the friendship uh
circle for that. Some upcoming events that uh we do have is uh the recreation department um on Friday um which is Halloween will have their trunk or treat at the Heisenhower uh Verizon complex from 400 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. They're probably expecting about a thousand
children to attend. Uh that was the last email that I received. Um I usually participate and have a a car uh there, but uh so um yeah, Friday 4 to 6 is the trunk or treat at the Eisenhower complex. Also, Friday is Halloween, so anybody going out, just uh please be
safe. Um, Sunday is daylight savings time, so the times uh the clocks do fall back. So, just remember to set your clocks back. Um, Tuesday, as Caroline had mentioned, is election day. Um, whatever your party is, just come out. Uh, exercise your right to vote. um
November 11th and uh is Veterans Day and there is a ceremony that the veterans hold at Memorial Park at 11:00 a.m. Um Rotary food tasting will be held uh this uh this Monday at Handover Manor from uh 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Um uh if you're
on social media, they do have uh tickets uh available for that u that event. They are um $80 and that's again all that proceeds go to charity. And the last thing I want to say is um happy birthday to my son Michael who was 26 today. Uh
missing his birthday, but just saved me some cake when I get home. So, and uh this tie he gave me, you probably can't see it, but it has his pictures on it when he was a kid. Um he had given it to me years ago, and I had never had a chance to wear it, but I said, you know, today's your birthday, and I I will wear and he was like, "No, Dad, don't do
that." But yeah, I wore it. So, happy birthday, Mike. >> All right. Well, thank you, Mayor. >> All right. Well, thank you. So fortunately uh you know it was a little light agenda so you'll be home early to wish Michael happy birthday. So please wish him a happy birthday for all of us. Uh just a couple of thanks Carolyn and Ann and everybody else who's going to be
here uh early in the morning and late at night on November 4th. We thank you in advance for all your help and we thank all of the high school students including Mr. Klein who will be helping as well um that that day. It's a great program so we thank them in advance. Um, and a big shout out to the LPD, uh, not
only for keeping us, not only for being here this evening, all the other evenings, but keeping us safe as well, uh, throughout the whole year. So, we thank you guys for being here as well. Um, finally, our next meeting, which is the 10th of November, we will be starting um, the conference at 7:00 and
we'll be here in the open at 8:00. Just uh, there will be a 48 hour notice going out for that as well. >> Is it closed at 5? >> They'll be closed at Yeah, we're starting at five a session. We'll be starting from 5:00 to 7:00 close and then we'll be going 7 to 8 and then 8:00 here. So, and we are still in open. We're going to go back to our conference
and we are we'll be in open session. So, thank you very much.