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to the flag of the United States of America. I ask for those of you who are here with us. speak somebody follow >> Mr. Benjamin >> Mr. Fitzgerald >> Mr. McLu >> here
>> Mr. [Music] First on any topic evening uh please come forward state [Music] Um I would like to build a revival
garden center by the community um and turn it into a volunteer garden. This would be beneficial because it's using this area that's already designated to the environment. It's just making it vitalizing, making it look nicer. Um, and giving it purpose because
gardens are great for pee populations and they'll uh make these community garden have time. Beautiful winter blooms and will be covered by garden club. So, it'll be super cheap and all will be free.
Any questions? >> Um I I assume that you have conversations with I'll take that as yes. >> Yes. And it's it just says it's Westminster.
It's not it's um I'm not the garden club. I'm the organic community garden. There's actually a garden club and an organic community garden just you know so that you know that there is different but yes
I have your name again please and your address. Thank you. >> Is is the the proposed plot can you explain that again? >> Sure. Um >> just is that in existence now?
>> This part is um this is like where that earth garden is with the sign in between the pots and the tennis court. And then this is just like in a little bit of extension. And then to line it up with these two here [Music]
a little bit. She's actually connected it to this. There's a two foot spot between there. Okay. So she's actually going to be right up against the other. We're not encroaching the tennis court. >> Yeah, the existing clouds right there.
You know, it's, you know, this is more like that right there. >> Oh, yeah. It's this not scale here. They're planning to just run the fence from the existing block that's right there and come out and go around. It's
not not further out. This is so gravity. questions. Everybody supportive of it. All right. Let us know how we can help.
Thank you. Good evening. Um, I'm here to voice my favor for the ordinance 2512 chapter 94 zoning and regulating defining cooperative sober living. Um, I live on a block that
currently has uh silver living and I must say that although there was some concern before um that house was turned into Sober Living, it's been by and large um buy part of our block. Um however, when we moved to Merchantville,
when we took off residence and bought our second house here in Merchantville, we did not anticipate um moving into an area where it would be a transient population. I'm also speaking to you as someone who has over 20 years of mental health experience. The past six which
are sent um have been spent in the prison setting. So I'm acutely aware of the rates of relapse in mental health and soiety. And while I encourage people and want the people I work with to live in a
neighborhood exactly like I live in um I also realize the risk that multiple um transient homes um would bring to my kids and on my street. So I wanted to again voice my support for the ordinance.
Um I'm also speaking in favor of the ordinance tonight and to add to what Karen said I think um having a dispersal of silver living home solely in favor of silver living home totally in favor of recovery but I think the from what I've read the better scenario for these homes
is to spread out so that there people who are recovering are in a real life um scenario um for the shut down some of the programs that they've been in in more of an institutionalized fashion um also also think it's helpful for our
resources as a town to spread them out. So, uh just in for parking, for EMS, for fire, for garbage collection because a lot of these facilities house um up to 10 or 12 residents. So I think when you
look at it from being very supportive and successful for the residents and successful for the town and doing it um cooperatively together that uh uh the ordinance is actually a good idea. answer 2011 St. James Avenue
for speaking out on that. Um I just wanted to speak about following up on the email sent Saturday regarding the New Jersey Sha Tree Federation conference. I don't got the chance to read it but I sent it to all of you. Um,
so the New Jersey Sha Tree Conference is Thursday and in light of the fact that we got $25 from the New Jersey Federation, we think it's very important reports on the project and the status of
the project which we use the 2500 tiny forest because of health and work issues. Nobody can go to that and Dorothy and I are willing to go to that. So, we're just asking you to pay for our
attendance. >> So, um Oh, I got your email. Um and I understand we've everybody um this I guess request was made to as
>> Okay. So you're seeking this just out of whatever else we have left. >> Well, you know, $2500 we got from the future of CH Street Federation and I think rather ungrateful and unsupportive
if no one attended to talk about the project. In addition, I think that by attending it, we're going to show that we're interested and uh increase the possibility of getting bigger funds than 500 will open us up to other grants. We
look like we're not interested. I can't imagine they um consider us again. >> So that when we discussed this with shade tree and I knew this was something that we talking about for a couple months now that some of I wasn't aware
of until I was that nobody was able to understand. >> Um what were we asked by federation to come and present? >> Yes. Lynn reached out to them and asked and asked them if they were interested in having us and she said that they had
plans for us to set up. >> Yeah, I was I was kind of taking it back. They were asking for us to pay to attend that they want us to be there to present to them and say we are the fun that we received. This is what we've done so far.
>> Well, we can sit in the lobby and have a table where we can't officially participate. >> Yeah. conference >> that's for the 350 the personal >> no no to attend the conference that's what I'm saying you could go and pay
nothing and just set up a table but to participate in the conference we have to pay >> it seems like a small amount I have to tell you that four from Jersey health insurance fund that
our premiums are going to go $120,000 next year. So I was like, you know, not in the mood to spend money. Um, you know, sorry. Uh, so I'm just trying we're just trying to figure out a way. It just it seems it
strikes us very for us to be there and let's say petty want to hear about your successful project that we granted you money on but we you know we want you to pay um so we just we're trying to work
through that. Um I I don't I know who who received grant funds what what organization green team and shrier >> okay and shri already has somebody attending conference
so we did uh that we're trying to figure out this person injury >> yeah there are two people who are health issues and my understanding was the other people injury.
>> Okay. So, should we switch out >> I that is [Music] >> um okay I think it's great that exposure to the community and the work everybody's doing. Um I think we were I
was initially my discussion a little concern like hey we're not going to do this in this budget. Um so I think we can probably work it out but see if this person
get them to agree to that credits. Yeah. Yeah. That was for more comprehensive we can just change. So can we work on that?
But the additional 700 additional 350 my concern there is that if we are already getting the 350 we're already limiting our fund for the CQ that we were required as HH commission to obtain we let's see what
might be available but first I'd like to see we switch them out Yes. But I don't know what that's obligated towards or potentially obligated towards. I'm not prepared to say I don't know. Like I said,
>> did you like the presentation that was prepared by our group? >> Yeah, it looks great. I think everything [Music] >> I'm not repeat.
Um, so the green team is spending money like for the table. So, we have no problem doing that. It's probably just be about 60 bucks. But I do think that
um it's it's really good for the town, you know, to have a presence there like everybody any shade in New Jersey town it's going to be there. There's a lot of interest in the tiny bars. I do that. I think that we're one of the handful in
the whole state. So it's an it is an opportunity for us um I think and agree that it's awfully odd that we've been asked to go um and to pay. So, you know, I don't know if you know from the H trip
where you can like ask them that question at the state level, but it is a little strange that we were asked to go and actually be a part of what you're offering every week and that we would have to pay to go to the sessions or
have Yes. Thank you. Okay. >> Anyone else from the public who wishes to speak on any topic? All right. Close that part of the public
hearing. We'll move into the public hearing. I know we have already spoken on this ordinance. Is there anyone else hearing? Seeing none, um we will move into adoption of 25
seconds. I think you're a little too adopted as we introduce it, right? There were three recommendations that came jointly support but um and in
our discussions I think that those um are not necessary for various reasons and or potentially not pass because homes are viewed in the eyes of
so because zoning board was extending homes to 500,000 ft. the overlay thousand feet becomes I think overly restrictive uh and the sphere of what we're trying to accomplish uh you know
which is really I would be still when I say I'm assuming clear as where it is it's not that two circles can't it's that the Next house can be has to be at 750.
So that's how many points you know at 750 where we already have homes would create zones for at least 75 six homes. Um so I
think they'll hypothetically secure that. I think a square mile is probably [Music] how we create
those and not make That's no comment. I The other two research had offered just the public. Um was one that they should proper site
plan review but the state of New Jersey use these as single family homes. We do not make single family homes go through site plan review. And so if we made this go through a different process than any single family home that could be considered openly restricted probably strike down. So, we're concerned about
that as a recommendation. Uh, the other recommendation was changing impacted parking. Uh, changing it from a uh bedroom count to a maximum of three to a per person. Again, on single family
homes, don't count the number of people in a home and make their parking based on that. If you have a large family, you can have the parking out. So again creates opportunity for analysis.
So at least I don't think sorry but you know in my mind I feel that that would be a concern potentially uh make a law so I think the only recommendation I would so
bit on recog I think looking at where our current so residences are with the 500 buffer realistically I think we can only get two or three more I think it's very
likely that we get more than that um I'm more inclined to keep it at five and then move forward from And in reference to the parking, uh I think I agree with that
three or maximum of three the property requires additional parking and they support that they would have to go to um so I would leave my I support
position of the just I think with 500 some of our blocks are around 500 m that 600
or suggested last is the right I'm not sure what challenge or not reduce it back to six for the purposes of saying the goal is
But yeah, I'll make a motion to adopt or recommendation zoning. All >> any other motion second
[Music] Otherwise the ordinance says it was original notice and uh introduced by us. Uh I have a motion in the second. >> Mr. Fitzgerald. >> Hi. >> Mr. Mlon. >> Yes.
>> Mr. Cron. >> Yes. >> Mr. >> Yes. >> Mr. Woods. >> Yes. >> Thank you. Uh next is public hearing 25. [Music] Seeing close that
six [Music] is just to conform to what was actually discussed. I wasn't giving any more or taking any from that. It was just that once there was discussion you had to sort of say
okay what was this really so >> any other discussion please? >> Yes >> Mr. [Music] [Music] Next agendotion.
[Music] [Music] Next 22nd of September. All in favor? I Next report
may council last Thursday included represent contractor including parks and police department. um stress the uh the need to avoid challenges we had phase one um
tenatively working schedule work I believe last week of October um knowing we need to avoid weekends through the event community center as well in freshman
we are passing so we will avoid some of the same last time it is a single contractor. She was thankful [Music] in Westminster. So we think we should
um TPF. Um we did my office my office reached out to HUD prior to the shutdown. Um we confirmed that you do have a hero account which is needed for the the grant um intends
which we have in house. So we appreciate the coordinate. So considering where we are see anything else any questions thank you very much >> thank you
uh correspondence >> and those two pieces of correspondence council reports Thank you, your honor. Uh, from the shade tree, and this is something that we may need to potentially amend our
tree removal place that I'm sure you've seen around town, Nelson's tree service has been around uh trimming around utility lines. uh they've done some training uh which many
believe some of these were correctly armed and they died um based on that uh action we've had some special I had conversations with it's very
difficult to pull their fire Um this as part of that discussion uh we talked about other municipalities they impose ordinances requiring utility service to come to JR plan and if they deviate
from the plan there's potential recourse there. Uh my take on that was that I don't think there there do anything. Uh, I think what may have more impact is updating
our tree removal placement ordinance, which does speak to uh when there is a harm done to the tree that it ultimately you would be required to replace that tree. Uh, I think that
would be specifically to utilities to put them on notice that if they are down and they do damage that something that they just want to put that on council that's
something that I'm all forward whenever we can get to actually pay attention to this issue which is important to us on the the issue of the trees that have been identified as potential um those trees are all on our register
of trees and their status you know health pre uh irreable harm >> yeah um I would just suggest tracking them in a meaningful way from where they were thinking that happened their
potential demise if and when that was something that we can talk about. Let's note the trees that we've seen major turning done that you think may have negative results going forward
questions. [Music] We have to pack that number right in our inventory. And I was just saying this, whatever it is, whatever. >> I think we send it to them
and put them on replacement. Thanks very orders. [Music] Is it my understanding they have some form of them that gives them
permission to [Music] >> which they I think they started to go above and beyond because back in two years trim again. So they need the ability to cut.
>> Yes. Yeah. So I I've even heard their own properties on their properties. Uh any questions for Mr. >> Thank you, honor. Um for those who are interested in attending, the board of education has amended their meeting
schedule for the remainder of the year. Um the new meeting dates are October 21st, November 18th, December 16th, and the reorg will take place on uh January 6 and 26 2026, sorry, 2016. Um the virtual business professional
association met on August 13th at the Avenue station of the virtual Pennsylvania water commission primarily just discussing things upcoming for Monsterville. Um the big one there shirts that they sell every year. All proceeds from those sales do go back to
the commercial business professional association. So if you have the opportunity to pick those up, please do. um from the DPW primary. From there, we're continuing to have issues with older trash trucks, managing them as they come along. Um money's not there to
replace it at the moment. So, it's kind of putting bandaids on things as they cross. So, be retrofitting body 800. The engine on it is newer. So, we're hoping retrofitting the body engine get a few more years out as well.
um board of health met on the 9th of October went over things primarily involving um outdoor smoking along the bike path and um the the gazebo um did reach out to Chief Rosie about that one
start looking into it increase uh police presence in the area to kind of remind people that public property is not uh allowed to be smoked on and for public events we're off to a good start with Monsterville Um we have the fest over the weekend. The harvest fest is going quite well
there for that one. Um we have Merchville Elementary School next weekend. We have the house zombie run. Still plenty things going. [Music] All right. Questions.
>> Thank you Mr. Fer. Good evening. Good shape. News is we have a new mutual aid with providers. Two people came in application memberships. Uh fire prevention annual inspections.
101 resale inspections, inspections, 73 certificate inspections issued. Um 392 violations total force open 185
inspection 60 initial inspections and total rental inspection. Um, walk me through mutually to what does that mean? >> You know, they all have their third, fourth, fifth, sixth.
>> Just ask, >> but it's it's always that line. Sure. active cows are active doing fire prevention, fire suppression, but it's something that it helps offers.
So we used to have a map. [Music] >> Yeah. uh you know it was largely career services. So built and all
career and so we want to to his point though is volunteer service volunteers like buyers. We don't have a lot of all the career guys around you
because you know you have to look and see where where where could we provide some addition >> on some level because this does allow our firefighters. It does help. >> You did it in the dark when I was
>> All right. Thank you. That was just awesome. >> Yeah. Okay. Any questions? Mr. Thank you, your honor. Merville Police Department for the month of September were involved in,423
incidents, conducted 214 traffic. They were involved in 103 incidents involving park enforcement. There were seven arrests and one arrest. The statistics include 181 officer initiated
engagements with members of the community. Additionally, in the month of September, the department conducted proactive traffic enforcement once again at Chestnut Center, 146 proactive patrols. They observed five violations.
In addition, once again, they also conducted 60 selected enforcements in the area one south center pickup that particular no parking zone one violation was observed.
Um I talk about the curs now talk about it. So one thing just a point of clarification. I don't everyone was here caucus uh last meeting we elected to table discussion. Um the actual
ordinance okay the longstanding ordinance that we have has curfew set for the 29th 30th and the 31st at 700 p.m. Okay. And I think that's what the resolution read at the caucus meeting which gave me pause for thought because
I thought we always get the curfew at 8. So what I believe historically we have done is we've actually extended it one hour from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Okay. And that is how this is currently right now
our folders today. Okay. So the ordinance is 700 p.m. The discussions will be extended by 1 hour which I believe we have done as a council for the past few years. Um the chief does
have some concerns. I also want to share uh some of the information that he has provided to me. I know we had a chance to look at the slides, but just for the sake of public record, um, Chief Gracia has expressed concerns with some of the issues that occurred, especially on
Halloween night, especially late in that evening. Uh, there's been many complaints both simple and aggravated assaults, pedestrian, motor, criminal mischief. Um, it has been, I think, a little bit challenging uh when the sun goes down on
Halloween. Uh I believe once again with Halloween being sort of the uh the crown night of the monsterville experience we do expect several thousand individuals who will gather into the town. From a crowd management perspective
police department we're going to divide the burrow into two separate sections with chapel lab being dividers. So one section will be chapel lab to west end. The other section will be chapel lab to co
that way as far. Um, in both of those two areas, they will have uh two separate bicycle patrols um from 5:00 p. p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Um most of their um patrol I think
will be by foot. They said vehicles and affected due to the number of pedestrians traffic. They're only going to use their vehicles as a last resort on that evening. They're looking to address some of the concerns with the unsafe crossing of
roads by the crossing guards. Uh barricades at Disney intersections. Um again, proactive traffic. We will have mutual aid available from Cherry Hill evening. uh and also looking
to address any illegal parking those close at the corner. Officers will be handing out candy as usual at the very large parking lot. Uh they'll be uh you know actively engaging with our visitors neighbors in the town. Again the
objective police department especially on Halloween night is to create a positive and safe environment for the residents for the officers and for all the visitors that come to Moxville on that. So just wanted to share
department as we uh consider this resolution see questions comments challen it's not decision I understand they're pushing things a little earlier but I think trying to balance
what this is public safety. They've done a nice job that thank you chief crossons crossing guards and trying to get to cross at the right place with
congestion. Any questions? Speaking what council was just mentioned is that an opportunity you said you had a chance to speak a little bit considering
[Music] residents that this is the consequence of their children. Yes. Perfect. There's actually a parental responsibility within the curfew that specific to the curfew. How many
were last year? [Music] I don't know if they were any other questions. All right. Anything else? That's all. [Music]
Uh just resolution for question that was recently purchased. to the school. Has there been any so that there is so
demolition over what do we take? So we actually have to restart the process. So think about four months
process. So but again the process permits work on the properties list. So this so that process already done. So that you know then when it's sit you can do that too.
So that's my recommendation forward just not only this to move forward per there's no work that proceeds then there is on that
one thing good sounds. >> Okay. Any other questions? Want the clerk's report? >> Thank you, your honor. Uh there's a notice on the front desk if anybody is
interested in attending William McLoon's retirement dinner. October 21st monkey and um I will be each time here this week and tickets
are $30 per person and $10 per child. Um Sean gave most of the things on his report. So the only thing other than what he listed was Monster Mash Bash on 1024. um $40
$40 a ticket and um the uh health board of health uh conference is November is that November >> sorry November 4 health fair and um and if anybody's
interested in going to the lead municipalities let me know I'm going to do registrations by the end of this week for anybody that just text me. >> Uh, thank you. >> A second board game event. First one was
very successful center and second one right Anthony. So it was so if you're interested or um want to learn how to play it. >> Okay. Thank you very much. um community
development report. >> Um we do have businesses coming other center street obviously their recommendations on so already and the number of events that
have been addressed already. So that's a report. Uh nothing for the CFO's report business. Moving to new business. We have a number of resolutions agenda. Does anybody have an objection other
than 2517? Um anyone have any issue? None. We uh resolution 2511 chapter 1951
resolution 2513 sodium chloride resolution 2514 criteria 2515 save referral program service program agreement and resolution 2516 chapter 11
special motion Mr. Mr. Mr. >> Hi, >> Mr. McL. >> Yes, >> Mr. >> Yes. >> Mr. >> Yes. >> Yes. Thank you very much.
Next at this time 300,000 I have a motion second. >> Yes. >> Any discussion? M Gerald. >> Hi. >> Mr. Mcccle. >> Yes.
>> Mr. Turner. >> Yes. >> Mr. >> Yes. >> Mr. >> Yes. Thank you very much. [Music] >> Um I do want to briefly talk with council about
schedule for the year. Uh we generally look process our calendars best. Um we obviously have many weeks for October November 17 holidays. Um I would
propose that just one time Monday uh and the 15th of December that way missing a month and a half trying to not okay the 17th
Justice wouldn't go anywhere. >> What day is the 5th? Monday >> everyone. >> I know it's a little off schedule. >> We will have.
>> All right. So, we'll Note that we notice for all those way. >> We'll put it out. >> You good? >> Oh, no. Okay. Uh, anything else for the good of
the All right. I want to take a motion to journal. All in favor? [Music] Brad [Music] was up in the air. Yeah. I was like I was surprised he came out
[Music] but what I remember