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I'd like to call this meeting to order June 12th, 2026. Can I get a roll call, please? >> Commissioner Taylor. >> Here. >> Vice Mayor Cross. >> Here. >> Commissioner Casabonne. >> Here. >> Commissioner Ranallo. >> Present. >> Mayor Dixon. >> Here. Please join me with a salute to

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the flag. >> I pledge allegiance 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. >> [clears throat and sighs]

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>> This meeting is being conducted in accordance with the Open Public Meetings Act of 1975. It was advertised, posted, and made available to the public as required by statute. The municipal clerk is directed to include a statement in the minutes of this meeting. Madam Clerk, are there any changes to the

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agenda? >> There are none, Mayor. >> All right. At this time, I would like to open public comments uh to the agenda items only. If you would like to make a comment, please approach the podium, state your name and address, and state your concerns. Seeing no one at the podium, I will

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close public comment on agenda items only, and we'll move to discussions of commissioners. If uh Madam Clerk, you'd like to lead us through these. >> Yes, Mayor. We do have the budget public hearing and adoption. >> So,

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we posted about the budget hearing, so it has to be um Tuesday. However, we just got assigned our auditor this morning. Um so the process, the way that process works is auditor will usually come with a lot of questions

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that um our CFO has to answer and get back to them. And to try to do it from then till Tuesday is going to be tough, so we're not sure, but we still have to have all the [snorts] hearing even if the state doesn't approve it by Tuesday. >> Ordinance for second reading, an

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amending the municipal code chapter 56 sewer and water. >> So, we're just going over this for the second reading. Uh we discussed this in the work session and at the last meeting. >> Ordinances for first reading, an ordinance approving and authorizing an application for a coin drop Lawrence

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Township EMS. >> This is a standard uh coin drop. Uh we have several easy year. Um that's a very popular intersection. It's one of the only intersections we use still. Um so, this is uh Lawrence Township EMS is uh applying for this. >> I just uh

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weird question. I see a lot half the people aren't Millville. Do we ever have a problem with Millville not like Millville organizations not being able to do it? >> Because other organizations? >> Yeah. >> Not usually, no. No, that's that's why we go through this one of the reasons

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why we go through these projects that process so that um it doesn't clash or interfere. >> I've noticed it seems like the last few have been outside of Millville. >> It's so, it's a very popular shore route. >> Right. >> Buckshutem Road. Um a lot of traffic at

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that four-way and it's an easier type intersection. They used to do it at 55 and 49 and that was not conducive to safety anymore. So, um this is a little more safer intersection and it's very

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heavily traveled in the summertime. But uh usually no, there's usually no conflict of a of a Millville organization. That's why we do this so that we can schedule them. >> And if there were, we would give priority to Millville organizations. >> Yes. >> Or we just do

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>> Mhm. Yeah, the other way around. >> Yeah. >> I mean, it's usually first come, first serve, but yes, you know. >> Resolutions? >> Sorry, just for the record, the all insurances and everything for the coin drop are in place. So, it's good to go.

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>> Resolutions. Resolution authorizing tax and utility adjustments. Resolution authorizing the issuance of a duplicate tax sale certificates. >> Uh hold on. The tax sale certificate, that's for for uh the people who bought the tax sales?

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>> That is correct. So, this is basically a a continuity of the tax sale records in order for it to be reissued, it has to go through a resolution. So, the first one was misplaced. This is an official record of a second issuance. >> Okay.

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>> Resolution authorizing water and sewer termination. >> And once again, this is uh we can proceed after 60 days and we're at the like 6 months now. So, this is just another step in uh the termination process.

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>> And in many cases, we're looking at liens versus shutting off services. Uh >> Resolution approving shared services agreement between the county of Cumberland and the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office and the city of Millville regarding public safety services.

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>> So, this is our agreement uh that we use the UEZ funds for for the uh extra patrols if we need them from the Sheriff's Department. It's a uh standard agreement between us. Uh it's uh it's been changed a little bit uh last

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year um so that the chief can um uh dictate what what days and stuff like that. He can change it as he needs to. Um we're going to be uh using the Sheriff's Department more this year in the summertime. I believe that uh I've

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had discussions with the chief and uh we're going to be actually uh uh utilizing them a lot more. Um it's better to have the agreement and not use it than to need to use them and have to rush to try to get an agreement

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together. So, uh we do the agreement yearly. >> I hear you conductive [clears throat] conductive proactive patrols is really >> Yes. >> really important. >> Yeah. >> And I I've heard good things about these patrols where you know, I

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I've heard some really good things around the city about how good they're doing. >> Yes, and uh Sheriff Donato and Chief Hoffman uh and myself work very well together. Um uh Sheriff Donato is is really a stand-up uh

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stand-up uh officer of the law. He um he understands what the municipalities are going through, and he understands that he can, you know, supplement help for us, and he never never backs down, never never, you know, wavers on that. He's always willing to step up and help. So,

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>> I would like to thank I would like to thank him and his officers for that. >> officers and us >> For so many years that the county sheriff's office was just process servers. >> Mhm. >> And it's almost like And now he's actually turned that into a a very effective uh uh law enforcement agencies. >> Yeah.

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>> We're we're thankful for his help and his support. >> Yep. >> They're they're very active out in the community. And more and more than our children >> Thank you. >> I think you mentioned Mr. Municipal Administrator

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a situation where you saw uh the county sheriffs um get actively involved in a situation on High Street. >> That's correct. Their visibility and their proactive approach is yeah, it's very noticeable. >> Yes. So, thank you uh Sheriff Donato.

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>> Mhm. >> Thank you, Sheriff. >> Mhm. Yes. >> Resolution approving alcoholic beverage club license renewals for the 2026-2027 license year. >> So for the outs and the the club licenses, these aren't the

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establishments that >> Yeah, the the second one is for everybody else and everybody has paid their municipal and state fees and tax clearance through the state. >> Both the clubs and the regular licenses? And um I don't know if you know this off top of your head. Do we know how many clubs and

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regular ones we have? >> There's four clubs. >> Maybe 20? Yep. >> They would be the The clubs are the Eagles Yes, they pay a different fee. >> Right. >> They have different regulations.

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>> Yeah, the list is right here. >> Thank you. >> Okay, there it is. >> Oh, okay. >> I was looking for it. I kept >> I think I >> keep passing it over. >> I just skipped over it too. You said there's about 20-ish? >> Yes, and they expire June 30th. >> Okay. Perfect. Thank you.

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>> Resolution approving the fiscal year 2026 annual action plan for the city of Millville. >> And this is on file and there was a public hearing. This is on file and I believe we there's still time for the public public comment is over with. So this is just the approval

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of the plan. Still can be looked at online if somebody wants to look at it and we'll be voting on that Tuesday. And this is a CDBG. >> CDBG. >> Okay. >> Resolution authorizing contracts with certain approved state contract vendors for contracting units pursuant to NJSA

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40A:11-12, county co-op vendors approved by the county of Cumberland for use by municipalities pursuant to NJAC 5:34-7.29 and national co-op vendors pursuant to PL 2011 C139.

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>> So this allows the city to purchase goods and services through the approved cooperative contracts. Something that we probably should have had for quite a while, but as we continue to move forward and looking for grants and other funding opportunities for key projects,

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this came up as a need. So, in order for us to move forward with our planning ideas as well as getting funding through grants or I banks, etc., this has to be in place. >> Are these are just sign agreements? They're not There's no monetary value attached to them.

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>> There is not, but in order for us to start that process, we need to have this first. >> Okay. >> The requirement We've been using national co-ops and like the state contracts. It's just a formal resolution that

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should have been submitted by the prior administration. >> Resolution of the city of Millville and County of Cumberland, State of New Jersey, authorizing the filing of a loan application to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and the New Jersey Infrastructure Bank to fund the purchase of a jet vac or truck and

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street sweeper. >> So, this particular uh component here is the next step in getting the vac truck and the street sweeper for Millville. So, once we have this in place and it's approved, we can then hand this off and

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put it back into the grant so that we can continue through the process. I believe this makes us one step closer. >> Mr. Beterman, just for the sake, could you [clears throat] explain um why it would be necessary potentially to need a new street sweeper? >> So, in speaking with the team from

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Streets and Roads, the street sweeper that we have is starting to age and that we have one. This would give us the greater ability to do a much larger area, as well as if we do target cleanings like we're planning, we have the ability to back it up with the second sweeper.

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>> Thank you. If I'm not mistaken, it's also back required by the DEP. We really should have two in the city this size. And we only have the one. >> Resolution of the city of Millville, County of Cumberland, State of New Jersey authorizing the filing of an

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application to the New Jersey Water Bank for financing of planning and design costs for phase one of a new water supply well project and new water storage tanks project. >> So >> This again >> No, please. >> All right.

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This is something that just came out and apparently our water tanks have not been inspected since 2021 and they were definitely due. And we also the other issue is we have need another well. The well The original well that was on

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Ware Avenue was taken out of service, which gave us five wells now. We really should have another one. We want to improve and expand in the city of Millville. So we're We That is to look for a new spot where where we can It cannot go on Ware Avenue because of the flooding. Correct. That's

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my understanding. >> In order for us to stay on Ware Avenue, we have to raise the We're in a flood plane. We have to go to 9 ft. It's not economically feasible right now. It's not the best way to go. So finding a new well and establishing a new well is actually more economical

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than trying to bring back Ware Avenue. >> If this is coming out of the water budget? >> Yes. But as uh Commissioner Casaboon said, the a lot of this work should have been started a while ago. This is a lot of catch-up work that we need to get back in the flood.

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>> We don't have a location yet, though, right? >> I didn't hear you, sir. >> We don't have a location yet. >> No. This will be part of that is the identifying the proper location. >> Resolution authorizing the city of Melville to award a non-fair and open contract awarding special engineering

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contract agreement with Remington and Vernick engineers for engineering services in support of various I bank funded infrastructure projects. >> So, this here is uh by bringing in Remington and Vernick particularly Joe Mengel. Uh Joe Mengel has been a consultant with

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the city for over 30 years. He is has been involved with a lot of these other components that we just talked about. There's no learning curve with Mr. Mengel. So, bringing him in he'll be able to get work going at a much quicker pace. And even when we did

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talk to some of the other companies that we used particularly Triad, they actually recommended that we stay with Joe for the best results. So, that's why this is non-fair and open. Uh he is the best candidate to help us with this task. >> Um did this require a paid a plan? Do we

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have one on file? >> Yes. >> Thank you. >> Resolution authorizing special assessment of municipal liens for certain properties incurred by Melville relating to board and secure. >> And this is just um same thing that happens people let their property uh

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uh you know, grass uh boarding you know, there's homeless people that break into properties and this is um us going in and securing the property when the landlords do not do what they're supposed to do. >> We also have a discussion topic on NAB

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Avenue opportunity. >> So, this uh this is more or less perfect for the working session. Uh this is a an opportunity that I would consider to be incredibly fluid and uh basically everybody here is being read in on officially. So, under 48

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hours ago, after a meeting with Van Drew Mr. Van Drew uh by Mayor Dixon and Vice Mayor Cott, a funding opportunity through the DOT has become available to help with the Nab Avenue project. So, the funding opportunity is through a

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DOT grant and we have a potential of up to $15 million if we achieve the goal. Now, here's the challenge. We have until the 25th of June to pull together a benefits cost analysis, the engineering plans, uh any type of other

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work that went with it. There are There is a specific lineup and agenda that we have to pull the information together and provide that to Triad by the 25th of June. And the actual grant is due by the 2nd

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of July. This is an incredibly tight window. There have as you guys all know, Nab Avenue has been an active project for an extremely long period of time. We are now working to get all the different pieces of information that we have

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together, get an engineering firm to provide us a really important case study that we need to provide with the the grant writing, pull it all together and then get it in by the 2nd, otherwise uh we won't be eligible for this. However, if

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we do get it, this could be the the piece that we need to really start moving on this project and actually get it completed. It's fluid. We are probably going to have to have an emergency session because of the timing that's involved, so I wanted to give you guys a heads-up about that now.

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We will obviously do the 48 hours so that everybody is involved, but again, this is going to be very fast, very fluid, but the opportunity cannot be missed. >> [laughter] >> And And I'll jump in there with you. You know, I spoke to the Congressman and his one of his

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top policy makers and they are very supportive of this grant. They told us if they did it, they would be 100% behind us and really push for it with all the uh all the effort that's at their disposal. So, very happy about the support from

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Congressman Andrews' office on this one. Um they're very confident that with their support and with a great application, that this is something that's going to go through. This is project that we worked on for not Well, nobody's really worked on it. This is a project that has been envisioned

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for 20 years and for Millville and future development plans we have you know, current plans that are already in in 2 million uh square feet of, you know, warehouse, you know, uh manufacturing space that's going up out there already plus future plans that are coming along.

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This is definitely a project that has to happen. Uh phases two and three of one the big project are contingent upon it. So, this isn't something that I think that we can uh I don't think this is something that's optional for us. This is something that

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I think has to happen. We can't have a thousand trucks going through Millville a day. We already know what the congestion's like now. This would totally bypass the center of Millville and it's very it's needed not only to complete that project of 2 million square feet of manufacturing and warehouse space. Um

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it's something that's going to alleviate traffic and we have other plans happening out there, expansion plans out there. So, this is a project that has to happen. Uh I don't think that we we have really a choice in this. It's something that will help Millville

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move forward in every way that people complain about. There's no business coming to Millville, there's no business. Business is coming to Millville. It's coming. A lot of business is coming to Millville. And if this isn't done, it's going to really hurt our chances of attracting any of them more. So, great things are

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coming down the pike, and this is just a piece of the puzzle that is vital. >> And I'll just like that. Uh speaking with a congressman, um I thought he was there almost 30 years, but we'll go with 20 years. Um he remembered this project starting when

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he started almost politics, so quite a few years ago. And the meeting we had with him hasn't been that long ago. Um and for him to push something this big and this huge for the city of Millville is is really

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really impressive. Um it's a shame. I know our back's against the wall. Uh Trish just got done a major overhaul of the budget, and now we're asking her not to go home again. Um but this is

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this is something that's huge. It's it's a it's a once-in-a-lifetime thing we have to get done. Um so I was excited to hear the news. And uh >> [clears throat] >> let's get her done. >> Yes, this is definitely a short time period, but uh we've already reached out to uh

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there Luckily, there was a Bowman did a feasibility study in 2024. It looks like that's still going to be used. That was a traffic studies, engineering studies. So, we have that at our disposal. Hopefully, that um information they acquired can help the uh

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the cost-benefit analysis and make that even quicker and uh hopefully cheaper. So, that's what we're exploring right now. Really have to have that probably nailed down by Monday, uh which direction we're going. So, we're working from a a bunch of different um avenues to see what's the cheapest. So,

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we want to be and what's the quickest. So, we want to be responsible to the citizens. Um you know, funding from this uh you know, can come from there's you know, as we start to do Nab Avenue, you know, there's redevelopment area bond that we can pull from. There is money from the SJTPO and hopefully this grant

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money and uh you know, this is uh definitely something that we want to get paid for out of, you know, grants and uh you know, uh appropriations from uh congressman and senator and the governor. Does that sound good?

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>> Agreed. So, what I'd like to interject is um yesterday I saw I was pulled into the meeting uh really uh last minute, actually, which I don't mind. I don't mind being pulled in. Um but I saw multiple departments

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within 15 minutes come together with the hey, you got to come downstairs. We need you to come downstairs. We need you to come out of your office today. Everybody rushed in to sit there with Triad and the other people to

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see what parts of the departments that we needed to get things done and it was impressive. Impressive. At the at the least. But um this is a project that I didn't have very much knowledge of because, you

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know, uh but I was glad I was pulled in there yesterday because I found out a lot about this project that I didn't know and it's a project that I've been following, you know, as a citizen, you you know, before we were even elected and it's there's no doubt in my mind

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that this project is one of the most important projects that has been worked on or discussed for 20 years that needs to be done just to connect our major highway system to our airport

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and to our industrial zones. And um I I was I was really really impressed with how everybody came together yesterday. Um especially at such quick notice. Um Trish and Emily and Shawn Friels and you

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know all the other I know I'm missing somebody. John New you know we were it was so informative. And Triad you know they're so confident. And you know the two that were there yesterday

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and I I was just you know it's definitely a project that they're confident that they can get up and moving in this short short short time frame that we have. And so I'm excited. I I think that I think it's finally

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you know has some silver lining you know. And I was impressed. And I thank all the employees that came together yesterday. >> Well I think it's the link >> Yeah. >> that we need to make Noble strong again. >> Yeah. >> And it's there and we better I hope we

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can grab it. >> It's it's certainly you know they always say you got to spend money to make money. Well you know I think this has the potential to you know >> Make Noble strong again. >> Yeah. >> Absolutely. Looking forward to potential emergency

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hearing and uh kind of relieved to hear that it would probably rely on potentially the most recent traffic study cuz looking back at some of those traffic studies kind of crazy. This one if I if I'm correct eliminated that

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traffic circle. Which was pretty hairy in the past so hopeful we could use that if that's the one that eliminated the traffic circle. >> Which traffic circle are you talking about? >> So previously when you looked at the look at the previous traffic studies and

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you'll see the circle which made things kind of chaotic. Just uh Both >> But still that's still in the final design that Bowman had put in. >> I don't believe they were using the circle were they? >> There was two of them. >> There's Yeah, there's a couple. >> This was when you were sitting, correct?

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In 2014, right? >> I think it was either right before I got there or right after. >> Yeah, the latest one from Bowman that I have has the >> Has the circle. >> All right. >> And the reason the circle's in there is because when you look at uh Ferraton Road >> Mhm. >> Ferraton Road comes at this angle here and Buckshutem Road comes at an angle

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like this and it's kind of an awkward It's very difficult for trucks to come down Ferraton and what was eliminated was maybe you're thinking of Well, the first design they had had Nav Avenue coming across the field and then running all the way parallel all the way down to

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Buckshutem Road, which was unnecessary cost. They eliminated that and made the uh Nav Avenue straight across. You would make a right-hand turn on the Ferraton Road and then the problem is it has an angle like this. Trucks can't make that tight an angle. Very difficult for them

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to make that angle. So, that's why they have the roundabout in there, which is expensive. Um it's it doesn't sit in the middle either. That's Fairton >> Right. >> Um that's probably another three to four three and a half to four million dollars, which um it's difficult to do anything but the roundabout because if you wanted to cut

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into that little that little triangle there, that's all Green Acres right there. >> Ah. >> So, it would be very much easier if you had a left-hand turn. You just make it real cheap. You can make a left-hand turn right there. That would be easy, but it's Green Acres and we all know how fun it is working with Green Acres. So, the roundabout it seems to be the

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best um option there um as far as you know, trucks being able to negotiate that hard angle turn. >> Cuz we did ask about a left turn. >> We did. >> Okay. >> Yeah, you you were right about it. >> Right. >> So, that's you know, uh it it's you

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know, we talk about this twice, Mayor, and we we say, "Why is it so expensive to put a on a road on a field?" You know, why is it so expensive? And you know, me not knowing anything about, you know, construction of roads and then you you the price tag of, you know, 14, 15 million, you're like, "Holy moly, that's

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a lot." But, there's a lot that goes into any construction project and, you know, as we all learn what it takes to do these projects, engineering, DEP studies, land acquisitions, um it's quite quite a uh just building a road is

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much bigger uh undertaking than the average citizen thinks. And, you know, as we all do this, we learn things aren't uh as easy as we all thought. But, uh this is our first This is probably our first real opportunity get this project done that we've seen. This is a a light at

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the end of the tunnel that hasn't been there before, and uh we're going to make this happen. There's a lot of pressure on all of us. I'm working with the developer to get information uh on the the the cost-benefit analysis, and we definitely feel we have a a great

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um case to make for the cost-benefit analysis side. There's certain metrics that they use, you know, here's the cost, here's the benefits, and they like to be one-to-one, but we we're way over that. You know, the benefits to this is, you know, 10 times the cost. Uh probably 100 times the cost if you if

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you do it right. So, we're very confident that we can put together an application that is very strong, and with the Congressman uh Van Drew's help, um we're hopeful. Commissioners, thank you for your comments on that. >> Or just on to the public comment.

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>> Oh, sorry. Let me get back to the uh All right, it's now time for public comments portion. Uh if you have If anyone like to address the commission, please go to the podium, state your name and address, and your concerns. Please limit your comments to approximately 5 minutes. Seeing no one at the podium, I will close the public comment portion,

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and let's move on to comments of commissioners. How about we start with Commissioner Taylor? >> I'm waiting a second. >> Yeah, actually, I do do something that I I kind of put this on at the last minute. Um it's a a press release. Um something that we've been working on

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and uh Bill Stadnik, who is the OEM coordinator and also a sergeant for the police department, um we listened to the public and we heard what the public's concerns are. And the public One of the public's

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concerns were a mass notification system where they could get information on events and uh stuff that's going on, uh emergencies and stuff like that. Um we looked into a couple different companies and we actually

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uh got a hold of uh CivicPlus, who is uh already does a lot with our website. And uh they had a a more advanced uh mass notification system that they've had and um the the price was right

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um for what they were would give us and um for the length of time that they'd give us. So uh Coordinator [clears throat] Stadnik has been working on this, getting it implemented and put together, and we are

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finally ready to roll this out to the public. Um he has uh You should all have a press release in your packets, I hope. Um He is coming to the meeting on Tuesday to do a brief um presentation on the on

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the system and how the public can sign up for it, um how they can use it. There's several ways that they can have uh sign up, uh QR code, app stores, and um some texting. Um he's going to try to explain the uh best way to do it, the easiest way to

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do it, and the public can go on and start getting um uh notifications. This is a kind of like a a soft opening for this, um, but we do want public to sign up for it. Um, every department is going to be able to

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use this at some point in time. Um, it's going to benefit water, sewer, police, fire, EMS, um, traffic safety, streets and roads, uh, you know, parks and rec, everybody can they you'll be able to sign up for,

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um, a lot of notifications. We did have something similar to this, but, um, the department heads are going to be able to, uh, more extensively use this and put out information quicker to the public.

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Um, so we're we're really excited about it. Um, it's something that the public was asking for and, um, we were going to try to do it with the other system, but it just

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didn't we didn't like how that one limited us with some things. This one, uh, doesn't limit us at all as far as being able to put stuff out and, um, once we, uh, pre-load stuff for each department, um, pre-load messages, you more or less have to change dates and

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locations, uh, or time periods and messages could go out within 45 seconds to a minute, uh, from instituting the the process. So it's quicker. Um,

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the company Civic Plus, uh, worked with us, uh, very diligently initially, um, in it to, uh, figure out what modules and stuff that we wanted to, uh, play around with and, um, they ended up doing

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giving us a lot a lot for our money. So, um, I thank them for working with us hard and I I especially, you know, want to thank, Coordinator Stadnik for putting his He's a very busy man with between the police department and OEM and and a lot of

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other things. He's very busy, but he likes to take time to tinker with things and especially when they benefit the public like this does. So, I commend him on his work because he's put in a lot of time on this. And come Tuesday at the meeting, he's going to do

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a presentation and we'll get to roll it out. So, I'm excited to get it >> That's really a question though. Who Who would Will each individual department put in their own notifications? >> Yes. Yes. So, he will he he will go around to the

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different departments. And he come out with Mr. Grassman or >> [clears throat] >> Tracy. Tracy? >> Teresa. >> Teresa. Okay. And you know, it's very easy to learn. It's quick, you know. So, like they could put in

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road closure notification. The road closure is going to be closed for a whole work or, you know, water or sewer opening. And those people that have chosen that >> will get their notification in their email. >> And if it's if it's a certain kind of

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alert, it goes out to everybody. Whether you've chosen it or not. So, if you as long as you're up on it, it's you know, it's it's it's good. So, it's it's a progress with that. >> Yes, it is. Definitely. >> I'm happy about that. >> Better than Facebook.

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>> Yes. >> Yes. >> Oh, yes. >> Yes, cuz it's the truth. >> [laughter] >> Yes, and and you know, and and you don't have to wait for an admin to approve it 6 hours after it's happened. So, you know, it should be you know, and like I said, it's it's a

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soft opening, but we we do want the public to start getting in on it and, you know, yes, progress. And I think once the public start, you know, using it and getting in on it, they're going to like the information that comes out. >> Great. >> Thank you.

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>> Actually, thank you. >> Yes, uh Commissioner Renell. >> Yeah, excited about that. So, wanted to give an update on our elevator. Uh >> There's a lot of people are going to be happy about that. >> Yeah, well, yeah, yeah. [laughter] So, um we're acquiring the part necessary

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for the the board repair, um and we're looking at uh work to begin within the next two two weeks, and we are hopeful for completion within about 25 days. >> Oh. >> So, fingers crossed, if everything goes

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well, knock on everything uh right now, uh within within the month we are hopeful to have an a working elevator. Uh and that is the goal, uh and uh I'm sure everybody in City Hall will be very very happy when

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>> Jason won't be. Jason's going to miss the sixth floor. >> [laughter] >> Well, the sixth floor, I they haven't seen me in weeks. >> I was there yesterday. >> [laughter] >> I I was there yesterday. It was nice and cool in there, so that made me very happy to see it was nice and cool. Uh

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and uh the girls uh the girls joke that they're, you know, getting in getting in shape, and everybody's really had a a good attitude about this, and I'm I'm I'm very And we've been working hard. Uh Samantha Cruz and our business administrator, Mr. Bitterman, have been working very hard uh

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to uh come up with uh a solution that uh quite frankly doesn't break the bank, uh and uh affords us uh the ability to make sure that that work that's done on that board uh protects our city as well.

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>> Well, he did a nice job, you know, they came back to him and told him it was going to be an enormous amount of money, and he pushed and worked and worked and worked until it came back with something reasonable, and uh that's good work there. >> Yes. >> Yes. Mr. Bitterman.

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>> And uh everything else I'll uh report at the meetings. >> Right. >> Thank you. Commissioner Cosper, you got anything for us? >> I have I have two things, but I'm going to hold it until Tuesday because it's I think it's really important I know the public is there to hear it. >> All right, good. >> Okay. >> Good.

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Anything Vice Mayor? >> Just uh excited about your mass notification. >> Thank you. Yeah. >> We've been waiting for that, so the public's going to like that. Elevator, who doesn't like that? Especially the higher you're up, but uh everything else we'll wait till [clears throat] Tuesday. >> And I have a lot to talk about. >> That's it.

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>> Thank you, Vice Mayor. I didn't want to cut you off. I do that sometimes and I never mean to. Um Uh one thing I will report I and I'll report this um the city works uh hand-in-hand with the uh Millville Chamber of Commerce when it comes to grand openings. So uh when

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somebody tells us they want a grand opening uh we pass this off to uh the Chamber of Commerce and the Chamber of Commerce schedules it and then they come back to me and they say, "Hey, can you come you can you guys make it over?" Um so one thing that uh Jerry Cavella

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mentioned to me is he's never had in the entire time he's been with the Chamber of Commerce this many grand openings. So that's a it's either a you know I think there's more businesses coming and I think we have three or four over the horizon uh just in probably June and

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July. So things are happening. There's small businesses coming. I think people sense the enthusiasm, the excitement, the changes that are happening, you know, as far as Millville getting cleaner and safer and you know uh better looking with all the lighting that we're doing. Um >> We have one today, right?

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>> Yeah. >> We have one today and I don't know what I should say as far as who it is. I you know, I don't want to feel like I'm um Mr. Solicitor, can I say who it is without feeling like I'm promoting a business? >> Yeah, you can >> That's all right. >> I just want to make sure they >> It's a special event. >> You know how people you know get when

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you shouldn't have done that. >> Um That's why I asked. >> So uh today there will be a grand opening at um uh, just, uh, oh my goodness. uh Uh, uh, Bill Mori, um, >> More than two. >> More than two. Thank you very much. Thank you. I [clears throat] I will be

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there today. More More than Ink. It's, uh, on the first block of High Street there, and it's at 5:00 p.m. today if you're watching this live somehow, and we're going to go out and support. They put a lot of work into the, uh, they came in and talked to us before they even opened up, and, uh, Joe Cauchi has been working

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hand-in-hand with them all the way through. And the facility is going to be That's what Joe Cauchi does. They they They're the first call that comes in, and before it's even a thought, they talk to him, and he helps lead them through the process, and here we are at the grand opening. So, it's a a great job by him, and it's great job by the

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owners, and, uh, hopefully the public comes in. It's I think it's Millville's only tattoo shop right now. >> Right now. >> And they put a lot of work into it. I've seen It's going to be beautiful. >> And I think he is he going to make it in time to be the youngest? >> He He may He may be the youngest.

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>> Yes, so word on the street, he might be the youngest owner of a tattoo shop. >> Really? >> In New Jersey, right? >> Uh, I think in the country. >> In the East Coast. >> Uh, East Coast. >> Wow. >> But it's it's good to see, uh, young business owner. >> Yes, so Bitterman has promised to get a

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tattoo. He did say that. Uh, he wanted to get a tattoo of me on his arm, but I told him that's probably not appropriate. >> I thought Joe Cauchi was going to be the first customer to get the hair tattoo or tattooed on his head. >> I would love to see that. >> And if anybody can't make it at 5:00,

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they're having their grand opening at 3:00 before the ribbon cutting. >> Before the ribbon cut. >> So, the ribbon cutting will be at 5:00. However, they originally So, I'll tell you how that happened. What happened was, um, he originally put his literature out for 3:00, and then Jerry Cavella said it's better to do it at 5:00 so we can get more board members

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there. So, they changed the ribbon cutting to 5:00, but if you want to go out early and, you know, get the prizes and what, you know, the the that he's doing, you can be there at 3, but the ribbon cutting itself will be at 5. And [clears throat] I'm sure some of us will be there for that. Carol, you're going to be able to make it?

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>> At 5:00? >> Yes. >> No, we have wings tonight at the Elks. >> And I'm bathing my cat. >> You're what? >> No, my cat does not need to be [laughter] clean. >> This is devolving, so let's let's Can I get a Hold on. I'm sorry. One last thing uh

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just I want to make sure that this is clear for the record that the mayor was very very quick to close the public comment section and the only reason in both instances and anybody that would review this tape or listen to the audio or get a

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transcript may be critical of that, but I just wanted everybody to know that the reason he was as quick as he was is because there's absolutely positively nobody in attendance from the beginning of this meeting till now. >> Okay, you >> Thank you, Mr. De Michelle. >> De Michelle, you are my shield as we

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were talking about earlier, and I do appreciate you doing that. Yes, there is no one in attendance here. We would love to have more people here to see the magic that happens behind the scenes. And with that, can I get a motion to adjourn this meeting? >> I'd like to make a motion.

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>> I'll second it. >> And with that, I'll take a roll call. Sorry. >> Commissioner Taylor? >> Yes. >> Vice Mayor Cott? >> Yes. >> Commissioner Cassidy? >> Yes. >> Commissioner Renello? >> Yes. >> Mayor Dixon? >> Yes. And with that, we are adjourned.