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You're saying that >> I saw him walking up here a few minutes ago. >> I was on the phone. >> Yeah. >> Was it was it a wedge in the doorway? I'm not >> Tim and Dan are coming. >> You saw my email.

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>> I did. Nobody. Oh, well, nobody responded. >> Oh, I responded to the other. >> Yes, everybody responded to me that said either they said they were coming or no response. >> Oh, I didn't about this meeting. >> I did. >> I missed it. Sorry.

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>> I did. You all miss it? >> No, you said the back one about the brief and I answered the answer. So, I'm sorry. I asked her about it. She said she doesn't know how it gets there. >> It's always there in the in the

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>> snap. They just take it down and then if it if you say you're going to put it on the agenda and then leave and take all out and up so it's there. >> So just let us know if you

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um asked about the Democrat committee and um you're going to tell me about that. >> Okay. >> Then I need I need someone to speak too. So I don't know what the mayor thinks.

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>> Okay. >> So I just so that I put everybody on the list to be recognized. Okay. Yeah. Oh, is it? >> Um, should I

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Okay. You didn't turn Are you still want me to go again? He was on the ramp. >> I know. 10 shirt. You guys forgot

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all this. It's a hockey game. >> It's the playoffs. It's game four. >> We will call this meeting of the virtual council meeting. Join council

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to the flag of the United States of America to the republic for it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, liberty, justice for all. This meeting is being held in compliance with the New Jersey public internet. Um,

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as advertised in retrospect, everyone has cell phon. >> Thank you, your honor. Mr. Benjamin >> here. >> Mr. Fitzgerald >> preser >> here. >> Mr. Woods >> here.

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>> Thank you. We will begin with the public session. There's anyone from the public wishing to address council, please approach the microphone and state your name and address. Seeing and hearing none, we will close

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the public session and we'll continue on to public hearing for ordinance 26-06 chapter 3 adding article 2 to the fair share housing. Seeing any none, we will close public

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session for ordinance 26. >> Mr. Spazzo with the motion. >> Rollers out the window. Yes. >> Mr. Hi. >> Mr. McGlo. >> Yes. >> Mr. Spazz. >> Yes. >> Yes.

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>> The second public hearing is Ordinance 26-07 chapter 66 adding article 4 shortterm rentals. Anyone wishing to speak on this ordinance can approach the microphone,

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state your name and address. Seeing any hearing none, we will close the public session for ordinance 26-07. I make a motion on that. Second, Mr. Spazza, Councilman Woods with second. >> Any discussion?

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U discussion. Um we made I think one minor change I believe. Correct. We removed passports from that because passports aren't for residency. They're for citizenship. value document for disclosure. So one question so when I

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when the the ordinance that was in the drive um for that was emailed as part of the agenda didn't include the conversation that we had about increasing the duration of the study is that it went it went to from 2 to 14.

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>> Yeah. Okay. I said it two7. Um, it went to 14 as the maximum per month. 84 was the maximum. I just want to make sure that changes >> Mr. Benjamin. >> Yes. >> Mr. Fitzgerald. Yes. >> Mr. McLyn. Yes, Mr. >> Yes.

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>> Yes. >> Thank you. Okay. Continuing on to public hearing ordinance or 26-08 chapter 77 taxation adding article 5

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occupants tax. Anyone from the public wish to speak, please approach the microphone. Say your name address. Seeing and hearing none council council second. Any further discussion

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amongst council >> Mr. Benjamin? >> Yes. >> Hi. >> Yes. >> Mr. >> Yes. >> Yes. the council. Continuing on into old business under discussion, we had um

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regarding letter support for function lounge renewal. Uh I believe this is something that we did about one year ago. So it's February February of last year, so a little over a year ago. Uh two things before I open up to council

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for discussion. First, I do have here a letter from Chief Gracia. uh that is expressing uh his support for an extension of consumption lounge. Uh noted there's been no calls for service uh no formal complaints from any residents or patrons downtown uh

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regarding its operation. Uh furthermore, the mayor wishes to acknowledge that he is also inclined to provide a letter of support but wanted to offer an opportunity for council to council council. So, I'd like to take

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the recognition that when we approved this uh news a year ago, we we heard from a number of members public that were opposed to this uh and and we stopped our this body on the line. Um we were one of the first states to allow

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for consumption state New Jersey. Uh so, I mean, when we originally went on this, I did have my reservations. Um, but I think that the business owners provided us a level of assurance that things were being done in the appropriate fashion and I think that that they've upheld their end of the bargain. Uh, and I

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haven't heard from anybody uh in in our community that said that this has become a problem. Uh, so I am inclined to uh approve it tonight. >> Yeah, I also spoke with the chief briefly in regards to the letter that was sent. He also stated I just asked do

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we have any type of anecdotal or factual statement state showing you know an increase in wise or said no that the he supports it through the use of the letter they've had no issues and I agree with the sentence of Mr. or Councilman Woods that they held

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up their end of the bargain in terms of everything they promised we really don't have any issues with it. So yeah, I'm all in favor for the session or for the letter approval. >> I guess just minor concept just from the procedure. What exactly is required? Was

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it an ordinance or change or was it just endorsement the lounge aspect of we already done that by it didn't have it did not have the

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original ordinance did not That's the superolution. >> I agree. My colleagues say the original member of public has a question. >> If not, that's fine. I believe the power

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>> simple question and I was very negative not just curious whether if uh this is a yearly renewal or regard to that or

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the current hours does have to be changing. Okay. It's just it's just for consultation, right? >> to to go provide >> recommendation. Yeah. >> Yeah. But you know,

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>> yeah, that's and and their recommendation is predicated on whether it fers the interest of the master. It's really the science. That's why that's why you have to go there for an hourology

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>> because anytime you anytime you make an event. >> Yeah. So, we don't need a >> roll. >> You can just say all in favor. >> All in favor? I think.

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Okay. We have uh moving on to new business. We have an approval for uh use of facility. Uh this is from the business association. This will be for the annual pride event. It's scheduled for

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Saturday, June 20th from Newton to 4. The location is different on Center Street this year. It's a block between uh Chestnut and Walnut. Um so retail radius is

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etc. Uh beam is vote in vote on sensor merchand shop merch pride vendor food truck drag story time a ballroom contest and DJ system.

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Uh it has been reviewed has been signed off by all um by Kevin Pattia public works etc. >> Any discussion regards to facility where was it last year? So last couple

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of years some block joint I think the um the second consignment shop was there when I still last year even when she uh she moved. Yeah, I think it went they went from she was doing it under the virtual business

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professional but it was when Pete was still there left kind of took it over and now it's getting kicked back to or not kicked back to they stepped up say they want to take it back over again just want

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and again think like how direct you go down chestnut to Hollywood circle take that out to want to come back up or the opposite way back up to >> yeah there's ways around it's very straightforward or you can go down

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Merville Avenue they're heading down the left >> the closing as >> Mr. In favor saved. And then to close out due business, we

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have uh two resolutions to be read by consent agenda. Resolution 26-55 approved increased professional fee for engineer at Somerset project and resolution 26-56

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point construction official. So second first councilman with the second. Any discussion? >> Roll call. >> Mr. Benjamin. >> Yes. >> Mr. Fitzgerald. >> Hi. >> Mr. McLoom. >> Yes.

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>> Mr. Spazza. >> Yes. >> Mr. Woods. >> Yes. >> Nothing further on the formal agenda. Any announcements? Anything else be raised for the good of the order? Okay, I will take a motion to adjourn

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What? 12 to 86 to 6. Now you'd like to be able to stay open. for that.