--------- here. Commissioner Hwitt here. Commissioner Suie here. Commissioner Kasabun here. May you please rise to salute 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. This meeting is being conducted in accordance with the open public meeting act. Meetings act of 1975 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 agenda? Yes, there's a resolution to add a resolution authorizing a closed session for negotiations on addendum to redevelopment plan 200 G Street, 1300
Wheaten Aav, 600 G Street to North High Street and discussion of retail cannabis application license process. Thank you. Any presentations? There are none, mayor. Public comment on agenda items only. If anybody from the public would like to comment on the agenda items, please come
to the podium, state your name, address your concerns, and please limit your concerns to approximately 5 minutes. Thank you. Good evening. Patricia Clark here. Um, I have a question on an ordinance that's on tonight's
regular agenda. Um, it's the second reading. I think it's 16.2. two. Check to make sure I'm right. Yeah, it's for the cannabis use. Um, I have a question on that
is removed from the agenda on it's it's in the regular agenda, but I don't know if it should be discussed in your work session, and that's why I'm bringing it up. Continue. Your pleasure. Okay. Um
the last meeting on July 1st, the ordinance for the first reading I believe was added the day of the meeting. Um, according to um
the city municipal codes um except for emergency matters, something can be added to the agenda at any time. So if
except for emergency matters which may be added to the agenda at any time, the agenda for each regular meeting or special meeting of the board of commissioners shall include only those matters of business as have been presented or delivered to the city clerk
not later than 24 hours preceding the meeting. And as soon as the agenda for each meeting is prepared, the city clerk will deliver a copy to each commissioner. So my question is, when I went to last meetings
uh agenda page, it said that it was added at um 10:05 a.m. the day of the meeting. And I'm just questioning that if that was done not within
city um code, could that taint or allow someone to contest the second reading because the first one wasn't done correctly by city? Can I answer that because there's a
significant difference in what you just said. One you said delivered to the city clerk 24 hours. No, no, no. That that's that's well that that's what you said. It says said delivered to the clerk 24 hours before the meeting. Right. It doesn't say made available to the public 24 hours before the meeting. Says
delivered to the clerk 24 hours before the meeting. So how do we know when it was delivered to the clerk? Because on the agenda we would know that the day whoever put it on the agenda told her when to put it on there.
So does do we know who put that on the agenda last I believe I did and I believe it was before the day of the meeting. So my question still stands though. If it wasn't done if it was done that day,
could it leave the city open for the contesting of the second reading because the first one wasn't done correctly? Go ahead, Rock. I I think that there's another problem with that particular ordinance and that is that it because it
amended a zoning ordinance, it needs to go to the planning board and then the planning board under the municipal land use law is supposed to issue a report to the governing body and and we don't have a written report from the planning board. I understand that they okayed it
orally, but the uh their solicitor didn't provide a written either a letter or resolution like we normally get and it is being removed from the from the second reading. My suggestion would be that what we should do is reintroduce it as if it
were on for first reading, let it go back to planning board so that we get a report from them and then we can have the second reading at our next meeting. My question being, and it's probably should discuss it behind closed doors and not here, but why would we introduce it if it was given to the clerk before
the 24 hours? I mean, that's that's that's your call, but I mean you because I don't want to delay this for if you do that, you're going to delay this for two more months. Well, if you because the planning board isn't meeting isn't until after the next meeting. Yeah. So, yeah, we couldn't hear second
reading no matter we have to wait. I think you're you need a report from the planning board one way or another. Correct. So, that's why we removed it. We're going to try to schedule a special special meeting with the planning board and get that done. Yeah. I mean, as long as there's special meeting with the planning board, that's fine. Yes.
Okay. So, it's my understanding that's being removed tonight. Correct. Thank you. Thank you, Mrs. Gears. Thank you. Seeing no one else, I would close public comment on agenda items only and discussion of commissioners. Commissioner Dwick, go ahead.
Uh, nothing at this time, Mayor. Thank you, Commissioner Suie. I just have one question. What is a EMS badge celebration ceremony? I mean, I know we welcome new AMTs. Is this our new terminology for that or? Uh,
I asked the same question. Nobody has ever been sworn in or received their badges in the EMS squad from its inception. So, we're doing a swearing in full swearing in, not person by person and giving I was just curious because I never saw
any I had to ask that when it started when it was brought to my attention. Yeah. Okay. But yeah, good. We're covering our bases. That's all. Thank you. Got it. Just just curious. Uh, Commissioner Kasman, go ahead.
I have nothing at this time. Uh, thank you for asking that question because I was a little confused. Um but Commissioner Suie and uh thank you Commissioner Q for clearing it up. I also have nothing public comment on the agenda portion. We now have reached the public comment portion of our meeting. Anyone who would like to address the
commission, please go to the podium, state your name. Seeing no takers, I will close public comment portion. Resolutions, please. Resolution author authorizing close session for the following matters. Negotiations on addendum to
redevelopment plan 200 G Street, 1300 Wheaten Avenue, 600 G Street, 2 North High Street, and discussion of retail cannabis application license process. Move the resolution. Second motion. I have a motion in a second. Can I roll
call, please? Commissioner Huitt, yes. Commissioner Kasaboon, yes. Commissioner Suie, yes. Mayor Romick, yes. along with you. Part: 2
Smiling. I'd like to call the regular session meeting to order. Roll call, please. Mayor Ramen here. Commissioner Hwitt here. Commissioner Suie here. Commissioner Kasaboom here. May we please have Mr. Brian Robinson, Pastor Reverend Brian Robinson to the
give invocation. And after that, slew the flag. May we please stand? Would you pray with me? Gracious and loving God, we gather tonight thankful for the opportunity to serve our community. We especially thank you for the first responders of this city and
the fire department for all of the amazing and brave work that they do. We're reminded that the one who taught us love for our neighbors as ourselves. He taught us to seek justice, mercy, and humility in all we do. So we ask that
you would guide our hearts and minds as we deliberate on the matters before us. Help us to listen with compassion, speak with wisdom, and act with our integrity. And may the decisions bring peace and unity to this city. May we always look to work toward the common good, serving
with a spirit of grace and humility. This we pray in the name of your love. Amen. Amen. Amen. 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. This meeting is being conducted in accordance with the open public meetings act of 1975 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 agenda?
Yes, mayor. We have an ordinance to add. An ordinance amending Milville Code Chapter 30, land use development regulations to reszone block 124, lot 1606 to AE airport enterprise district as recommended in the 2025 master plan re-examination report. We also have an
ordinance to remove. It's ordinance for second reading item number two, an ordinance amending Milville Code Chapter 30, land use and development regulations to permit class 5 cannabis retailer and class 6 delivery licensed facilities in certain zoning districts within the city.
Thank you, Madam Clerk. I will now be moving the presentation forward ahead of public comment on agenda items. Miss Cures, I will not forget this time. I have visibly circled it and put a bunch of stars. So, can we move on to presentations, please? Yes, mayor. We have the EMS badge
celebration ceremony. Chief, you're up. Good evening everybody. We um have a a group of special presentations here where we'll place additional honor on our u EMTs. We are going to tonight
swear in the EMTs that are the full-time employees and we're going to badge the PDM employees. The reason we're um swearing in the full-time employees because they are in fact full-time city employees and they hold a little bit different role in that than the others do. However, they're all EMTs. They all
do a great job and with the fire department as well as the EMS um and the police, you should um you know help think about these u people how they they do things for you every day. We kind of place a little positive role on this. So, I think we really
should be doing something positive at the start of each of the meetings. Um, but we have to come up with some things there. There's things that are happening all the time. So, we're we're proud of all these people that do a great job every single day. Um, they work long hours in this and um, you know, have
have like they're busy. They're running all the time oftent times not able to get lunch or uh something like that as they're moving forward. So, what we're going to do is I'm going to call the uh the full-time EMTs up to the front. You pick up your badge, you buy your number. They're in numbers ordered from one here
to 17 down there. I think most of them are here. I don't know about the prediums. So, Michael Sherbiko, he's number one. Been around the longest of the group. Joe Greenmith number two. Janelle Stadnik number three.
Dave Chiola number four. Adrien Real House, which I'm hoping to be back in a minute, is number five. Ray Klitz number six. Jay Rodriguez number seven, Karen Moore number eight,
Heather Harris number nine, Megan Me Megan Oliver with number 10 who she's on vacation I believe and Courtney is number 11. Jared Bucks is number 12. Sarah Tesseron is 13.
Gage Maldonado is 14. Walter Robinson is 15 with 30 years experience. Um, and Joe Facet, I say it right, 16. And Elizabeth Tavinsky is one of our newest people in the group, number 17. So, come on up
front. Once you get them on, then the clerk will swear everybody in. Yeah. No calling 911 here. Let's get some help. Call my wife. Sorry.
right hand. Right hand in the air. You're just going to repeat after me. Okay. I state your name. I do solemnly swear doly swear that I will support that I will support the Constitution of the United States the Constitution of the United States
and the Constitution of the State of New Jersey and the Constitution of the State of New Jersey that I will bear true faith that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same and allegiance to the same and the government established and the government established in the United States in the United States
and in this state and in this state under the authority of the people and the authority of the people. And I will faithfully And I will faithfully andartially and justly and partially and justly perform all the duties perform all the duties of the office of EMT
of the office of EMT according to the best of my ability. according to the best of my ability. God That's it. My name is Joe. He's going to say something then I need to say something. Okay.
Chief Wetstein, go ahead. Uh Real quick, I just want to say that uh about six years ago, retired Chief Mike Lipincot approached me and asked for help to bring EMS into the fire department. Uh it was a huge
undertaking. It wasn't easy. Uh but here we are 5 years later finally having a badge ceremony. I'm proud of you. Proud of everything you do. Uh yeah, I worked on an ambulance with some of you so I know exactly what you go through. Um,
but I am happy to say right now that after five years of hard work, we all wear the same patch on our arm, we're all the fire department, whether we're firefighters or EMTs. And welcome aboard. I'm glad we finally made this happen. So, thank you. Keep up the good work, everybody.
Again, thank you from all of us. And um, want to recognize some people who are part of the system, but also helped out. There's the fire department back there. We very supportive of us. We get along well. We work in the same building now. And um we eat together and you know watch TV together when there's not a call, which is rare. But um moving
forward, we also have Director Huitt. I'll give him a chance to say something in a minute. Chief West and I you just heard from um to get to make this happen so people don't have to leave. The uh squads of Laurel Lake and Lawrence Township um sent a spare unit into Millville to take calls for us while we're here. So I want to thank them.
That's that's an undertaking on their part. Um, and then Jay Arbuckle, which when I caught back up when he they were telling calling him Dan. And so Jay was a old rescue squad
member many years ago. And so he supports us pretty violently with that as being an alumni for the group. But u one day I asked him, they were calling him Dan. And I I asked him because I had seen him for like ever. I said, "Where's where's Jay? What's he doing?" He goes, "That Jay, that's me. I'm Dan Jay." They same name. So we worked out okay but
he's very supportive of us. We need help. He's always shows up. He's around and from the chapy we we really appreciate him. So and again like I talked about you know we like to have positive things go on. We have them all all the time every day and we could bring them forward do some stuff. We do have one coming up down the road where
we have a little superhero event for a little kid who was nine years old called 911 walked through everything like he was an adult and helped his grandmother be well. So we bring him in and we have a little bit of the 911 tape to play. That's going to be, you know, future
time, but otherwise that So everybody's mostly all hit every point. Uh, as people know in town, you guys are just like all public safety. You're running all the time. Uh, sometimes you're running ragged and I see it. I
appreciate it. Uh, I stood at that podium to work to try and get this to happen and I'm proud to stand up here and say thank you. Thank you everybody. Are there any prediums here that I might miss? All right. Well, thanks everybody for
your time, efforts, and everything you do and we're really proud of this. This is a big event. It's a long time coming event. Welcome to stay. Thank you all. Thanks everybody. I should have missed.
I couldn't hear. Thinking of fire. Well, at least it'd all be together, ready to go. Okay, we're all here. I'll just talk over them. Okay, welcome back. May I will now have public comment on agenda items only. I did not
forget. Um, if you'd like to come to the podium, please state your name, address your concerns, and please limit your comments to approximately five minutes. Good evening everyone. My name is Ray Comperryi. Uh as all of you know, I formerly served here in the city as the in the role of city administrator and
director of economic development. I'm here to speak on the agenda item item for the marketing and social media contract award. I'm not here to speak on behalf of the associated vendor RC necessarily, but rather to speak on behalf of common sense. Not that many
years ago, those tables in front of you were filled with members of the press to cover commission meetings. Their job was to capture the conversations, synthesize the information, fact check the details, and then report out to the community uh through print media. Well,
those days are gone. So, however, much of our local news now comes from the hands of any fool with a keyboard and an internet connection. So, without you commissioners deciding to take a proactive role in distributing accurate and positive information about the city,
you will remain defenseless, constantly fending off the false and opinionated information generated on the internet. I can assure you that the consequences of the city having little or no social media presence and not marketing the good we have in the city will have and
is having a negative impact on our city as a whole. The need for our city to have an active social media presence is now an informal requirement. Every progressive city across this country is taking an active role in reaching out to the community via social media to
proactively uh promote a healthy economic and community image. During my time here, when I saw those empty tables up front, it was clear to me we needed to take some action to communicate progress in the city and to add some balance to the constantly seemingly bad
press. To that end, we developed an RFP for a social media marketing project. The initial purpose was very singular and clear. One, to create official city social media pages on platforms like Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, etc. So we
can control the story. We can tell our message. And secondly and most importantly was to develop positive content uh professional content we can distribute on those platforms which included video business features business highlights grand openings
photos events stories etc etc. So with that plan in hand we sought a vendor through the city's RFP process. Art C was selected fairly based on the merits of their proposal. To be clear and add a side note to this art and Mr. Horn and I
are not friends, nor did I know even know him prior to our project. So I speak on behalf of the city in an effort to move that forward. Period. To summarize the year one result of this initial project, Art Seed did exactly what I asked them to do and much more. I
know for a fact that Mr. Horn and his team contributed many more hours and much more effort than they were compensated for in their contract. I would challenge anyone to find a comparable vendor who could produce the same professional quality outcome for the same contract amount. You will not
find one. So, social media pages were created, stories with excellent business v videos were shared and the feedback and the metrics of our project were overly positive. Good job by all. It was an excellent start to the city's first
step into the active social media presence. But then you stopped it for an a reason I'm still unclear. To my knowledge, the current think about this. To my knowledge, the current the city is currently spending exactly 0 out of a
$30 million annual budget to promote our current businesses and to attract new businesses. That's shameful. Further, my understanding the dollar amount to support this contract award to to continue this project is available in
UEZ funds and would not affect your city budget at all. Therefore, I am perplexed as to why this decision has gone on and there continues to be some concern about moving this forward. It matters not to me personally whether you choose ArtC or
any other vendor with marketing and advertising expertise. I have no horse in this race. But to do nothing, to discontinue this project of promoting our city via social media is extremely shortsighted. It disrespects the businesses we have
here now, and it shows no effort to bring new businesses here, which we so desperately need. So, taking some action such as this contract award to tell our story and promote our city is common sense in today's world. I see it as your
obligation. Promoting our city should be very high on your personal list of priorities as an elected public official. It should be obvious that you need to take steps to tell our story of Millville rather than let others on the internet tell the story for you. I trust
you'll make a logical decision and thank you for listening. Thank you, Mr. Capary. Hi, I'm Ivy Wilson. I'm here speaking on the same issue. I'm a fine art artist, graphic designer, photographer, and video assistant. I'm
also part of the artsy team. In my many roles, I have learned that connections with great people are paramount to any business person's success. I've known Bill since I had my own gallery in Milville in 2011. Bill was covering a Third Friday and photographed one of my
openings. Bill took the best photos of me and my work I've ever seen. Our professional relationship and friendship immediately began. Bill knew and cared about all the artists and community members in Milville. I've worked on a number of projects with
Bill, including the International Cup Film Festival, Atlanticare Healing Arts documentary, and video promotions, developing marketing strategies for Artsy and its f future projects, and I currently update the extensive calendar
for visit milvillej.com weekly. It's the best place to find out what's happening in Millville, all of Milville. Bill always works toward one goal to raise the standard of beauty, aesthetics, professionalism, and quality of product.
It's just what he does. He won't accept any less than the best he can do and knows how to do. That is what every strong community should want in a partner in promotions. It's what's needed, and it helps everyone in every section of the community look, grow, and
feel stronger and better. I've worked with other business owners in Milville and other community members. Bill Horn and the Arts Seed team are the go-to guys in South Jersey. They're dependable, highly skilled, up-to-date, and always improving. Bill knows through keen observation and
networking, as well as experience exactly what is needed and how to achieve any goal in his field of expertise. He also has an arsenal of experts and a talented team with unlimited potential to tap into. In the long term, there's so much Bill and his
team can do if funded and given the opportunity. I've discussed and brainstormed with him on so many amazing projects and see him work so hard. And I have total faith that anything he sets out to do will be accomplished at the absolute best level comparable to the best in his field. Thank you.
Thank you, Miss Wilson. Uh Patricia Clark here. I'm here to speak on the same matter. I think uh Mr. Horn and Artsy do a terrific job. Last year, I think there were like eight or nine events on a Sunday. One of them was Raise the River, and he managed to get
to all the events, take great pictures, and posted them. And there's so much negativity on the internet on these Milville sites about Milville. We need something to counter it. And if you can have Mr. porn work with our small
businesses and with an economic development director, they would just be a perfect fit and could really help move this city forward. So, I encourage you to do it, especially with UEZ funds. Thank you. Thank you, Mrs. Gears.
Eric Nimman, Wildflower on High Street. Uh, I don't know that I necessarily have much to add that to what everyone has just spoken about. I agree with all of it. I urgently implore you to renew the contract. I mean, Bill and RSC, they've always gone above and beyond the the
funding, you know, what they've been paid to do. You know, last time I spoke about this, I think was 6 months ago or more. Commissioner Watson kind of laughed in my face. He's like, "Oh, we're working on doing something with Bill 6 months later. Let's do it." So, last this commission said was that they
were going to do something and some of you have spoken individually about this. I can't say I speak for the entire downtown, but I think you'll be hardressed to find any local business owner who is against positive press and
professional photography publicizing Milville. You know, we have a good uh Wildflower has a good social media following, a good website thanks to Holly City, Holly City Development Corporation, but um you know, sometimes we feel like we're
alone in it. And visit Millville NJ is something we can tag that puts the town in a beautifully uh positive light. So, let's do this. Let's renew it. Thank you, Eric. Seeing no one further, I will close
public comment on agenda items only. Bills, make a motion we pay the bills. Second motion. Roll call, please. Commissioner Hwitt, yes. Commissioner Kasun, yes. Commissioner Suie, yes. Mayor Romick, yes. Petitions and letters,
yes. We need a motion to receive and file a letter from Atlantic City Electric regarding a vegetation management agreement for tree removal. Make a motion. Second a motion. Motion and a second a petition letter item number one. Any comments? Roll call, please. Commissioner Huitt, yes.
Commissioner Kasaboon, yes. Commissioner Suie, yes. Mayor Romick, yes. Reports of commissioners. Commissioner Huitt. Uh, first I'd like to make a motion to uh receive and file the police and fire department report for the month of June 2025.
Second a motion. We have a motion and a second to receive and file the police and fire department report for the month of June of this year. Roll call, please. Commissioner Hwitt, yes. Commissioner Kasaboon, yes. Commissioner Suie, yes. Mayor Ramik, yes. Uh, want to thank the commission for
letting the uh EMT squad have their uh time. Uh, as I had said earlier, uh, they had never even had an official swearing in, uh, here in the city. And, uh, I appreciate the time for doing that. I appreciate them being here. Uh,
anybody moves around through the town is always seeing our ambulances on the street. They're work, they're working, folks. They're they're constantly working just like the whole entire public safety team. It was mentioned and uh, I want to mention it again. And we finally, it was one of the things I
wanted to do when I got in office. We got the EMTs moved out of the building. It's on the curve of Columbia Avenue and and uh Buck Street, Broad Street, sorry. Uh and they are all as one. They're part
of the firehouse. Uh they are in the firehouse. Uh all the equipment's there. There's some stuff stored over there and stuff. And uh in that process, we have moved OEM out of a combination police department and fire department uh area
into that building. So that building is not sitting there going to waste. Uh and I just want to again express my thanks to the entire public safety team and that's all here. Thank you, Commissioner Hwitt. Commissioner Suie, go ahead.
Sure. to our upcoming events. Play Streets is every Wednesday until August 13th on Pine Street between 2nd and 3rd Streets 10:00 a.m. to 10 2 p.m. And we want to thank all the partners that made this happen. Uh this has gone on for 10 years now. We look forward to continuing
this while we can. On Friday, July 25th, join us at Buck Park for our monthly Fourth Friday. We have community booths, games, music, and a lot more. on this past Saturday, July 12th, we worked with the railroad to clean up along Railroad Avenue.
Um, I got tired of hearing excuses why it couldn't be couldn't be done and so we just I made arrangements so we could do it. So I asked for volunteers. We had four. We had Bob Mcuade, Mary Messik, Dave Summers, and Tom McGinty.
Want a special shout out to Mr. Summers for bringing his tractor so that big bigger items like mattresses and couches could be loaded up in the mini dump. I want to thank Mr. Robert Shepard from the railroad. He made sure we were safe. He turned off switches so trains
couldn't come by and uh he was pleasure to deal with and we looked uh few forward to working with him in the future. So our cleanup mostly focused on Railroad Avenue but Mr. Shepherd gave us protection in center city to pick up big
items between vine and pine. And what's interesting, it was a very hot, humid, nasty day. Not one person that volunteered complained about anything. The people that did complain, however, none of them showed up. So, there are
people that do things and people complain about things. It's nice when they're all in the same boat. That's all. Thank you. Thank you, Commissioner Silly. Commissioner Kasaboom. We have three major trees came down
during these storms. One was on South 10th Street Woodland in Sycamore and Coloris was this Sunday. They've all been cut up, cleaned, and hauled away. Oh, let's see. Estimated time to work to begin is Monday, 7:28, weather
permitting. That will be for the Wade Boulevard flooding. The engineering department has done their do jobs that they need to do. Supplies have been ordered. So hopefully this is going to correct that problem that's been arised arising for quite a while and with all
this rain. Other than that, same thing. Uh sinkhole repair on Glenside Road, that's been complete. Sinkhole repair on Wedgewood Court is complete. Sinkhole repair on Sunset Boulevard is complete. They did stone and grade on Apple Place.
That's completed. Also, this rain is killing the streets and roads department. And that's about all. You need to do the motion. Text real quick, please. Yep. Make a motion on my side.
Let me get this out my way. Make a make a motion to receive and file the tax collector's report for the month of June 2025. Make a motion. Second a motion. Pick one. We have a motion second to receive and file the tax collector's report month of June 2025. Thank you. Commissioner Kasaboon.
Thank you. Roll call, please. Commissioner Hwitt, yes. Commissioner Casabon, yes. Commissioner Suie, yes. Mayor Roman, yes. You have anything else? I have nothing else. Thank you. All right, let's do chronological order.
Fourth of July. I hope everyone had a great Fourth of July. I attended Milville's Fourth of July ceremony. I stayed uh for about an hour. I successfully judged and witnessed the pie eating contest by the adults and the watermelon eating contest I took by children, but not too small children because we did have a choking issue a
couple years ago on the Little Seeds. But, uh, great turnout. Um, always people come in as the sun sets, but the weather has been weather was excellent for that property right next to the lake. Um, and hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of people when it did get dark
and right at 9:00 promptly and for over 14 minutes, hundreds of people watched and witnessed a beautiful display of fireworks. I want to thank you uh to the police department, all the parks volunteers for keeping everybody safe and organized for the entire event. Um, like I said, it was a great turnout
turnout and uh as well as for the music starting off and then for Delirium for finishing up of the night. Um, it was a joyous time to celebrate our country's history and it will even be better next year for America's 250th anniversary. I
also attended the opening ceremony of the Kling County Fair on last Wednesday. Fun fact about New New It is New Jerseyy's first fair to begin the fair season of New Jersey. I did not know that. As well as the fair has been going
on all the way since Lafayette Street in Bridton many, many, many, many years ago. Um, I was told that as well. Um, I grew up on Camel Road. I my entire life it's always been there. Um, so you learn something new. 70 men Dave Bailey was there from the legislator's third district as a
visitor. Um, and uh, kudos to the Cumberland County Sheriff's Department for uh, having great operations throughout there, as well as Cland County Board of Commissioners for putting on a a great event uh, at the Cumberland County Fair this year.
Thank you to Lawrence and Laura Lake EMS for covering the city of Milvo while our EMTs got formally recognized. Thank you uh, Chief Lipic uh, and uh, Chief Wetstein for your kind remarks. I know that those your departments work extremely well together and I see them
all the time every time I drive back drive by the fire station on Buck Street. Um, you know, it's a great partnership that and it's it's a great partnership that it is combined inside the fire department and we do have our uh gratitude to devote to the EMTs and
all the firefighters and all the public safety members. So, thank you to Commissioner Huitt for getting that handled. I do agree with ArtC um I worked with Bill. Bill has and um Eric, you should have said the biggest thing that you know gave you most traction was all the
wonderful videos that ArtC when they did have the contract and Bill went around to every almost every single uh entity in the city and gave them a promotional highlight. Even the city of Milville, we have a promotional highlight video that's out there somewhere. Um but we
need to have social media present in the city of Milville. You see Vinland commercials all the time. I get it. Violence twice as big as us. They have triple the budget. Um but doesn't mean we can't take a little part of UE
funding or funding in general and to get either Mr. Horn or somebody of social media a contract for the city of Milville. It has to be done. I want it to get done because we need it to happen. A day cannot pass where we do not have social media progressing the
city of Milville. That's what all of our jobs here are to progress the city of Milville here inside city hall, the public outside city hall and everybody, all 27,500 residents. We all love the city. We all cherish the city and we all
want it to grow and succeed and marketing is the number one thing to do and succeed on in 2025 and continuing in the future. Ordinances in the second reading. Ordinance for second reading. Item number one, an ordinance amending
Milville Code Chapter 30, land use and development regulations to reszone block 290, lot 1 to HC, Highway commercial district as recommended in the 2025 land use element of the master plan. Make a motion. Second a motion. We have a motion second on ordinance in
the second reading item number one. There is a public hearing. If anybody would like to come to the podium, state your name, address your concerns on this ordinance in the second reading item number one. Seeing nobody, I will close public hearing. Mr. Mayor, for the record, the planning
board did issue a report recommending that this ordinance uh was consistent with the master plan. Thank you, Brock. Any comments? Roll call, please. Uh, Commissioner Huitt, yes. Commissioner Kabibon, yes. Commissioner Suie,
yes. Mayor Roman. Yes. Ordinances in the first reading, please. Ordinances. Ordinance for first reading item number one. An ordinance approving and authorizing an application to the Cumberland County Roadway Department for First UMC of Milville to hold a coin
drop on August 30th, 2025 at the intersections of Bucksheum and Cedarville Road. Make motion. Second the motion. We have a motion second on ordinance in the first reading number one. Any comments? Roll call, please. Commissioner Huitt. Yes. Commissioner Kasaboon. Yes. Commissioner Suie, yes.
Mayor Ramenick, yes. Ordinance for first reading item number two, an ordinance amending Milville Code Chapter 30, land use and development regulations to reszone block 124, lot 1606 to AE airport enterprise district as recommended in the 2025 master plan
re-examination report. Make a motion. Second. Second motion. We have a motion and second for ordinance on the first reading line number two. Any comments? Roll call, please. Commissioner Huitt, yes. Commissioner Kasabun, yes. Commissioner Suie, yes. Mayor Romick,
yes. Resolutions, madam clerk. Resolution item number one, resolution requesting approval of items of revenue and appropriation, County of Cumberland Municipal Alliance for the Prevention of Substance Use Disorder. Make a motion. Second motion.
We have a motion to second on resolution item number one. Is there any comments? Roll call, please. Commissioner Huitt, yes. Commissioner Kasabun, yes. Commissioner Suie, yes. Mayor Romney, yes. Resolution item number two, resolution authorizing the execution of an
application to the New Jersey urban enterprise zone assistance funds in the amount of $35,000 to fund the Millville UC marketing. Make a motion. Second. Go ahead, Carol. Go ahead. I second the motion. We have a motion and second on resolution item number two. Any comments?
Yes. When I had put this on the uh agenda, I don't know, I guess about six months ago, I expected it to pass without a problem. Um, guess I wasn't convincing enough to my fellow commissioners. Hopefully, your eloquent statements will
serve a better purpose than my statements did before. Thank you. Roll call, please. Commissioner Huitt, yes. Commissioner Kabun, yes. Commissioner Suie, yes. Mayor Romnik, yes. Resolution item number three, resolution to award a non-fair and open
contract county conservation company. Make a motion. Second motion. And with that, I have certifications of funds in the amount of $29,970 signed by Chief Financial Officer Susan
Cornunes. We have a motion and second and certification of funds. Any comments? Roll call, please. Commissioner Hwitt. Yes. Commissioner Kasaboon, yes. Commissioner Suie, no. Mayor Ramenik, yes. Resolution item number four, resolution
approving the fiscal year 2025 2029 consolidated plans in the 2025 annual action plan for the city of Milville. Make a motion. Second motion. We have a motion to second on resolution item number four. Any comments? Roll call, please.
Commissioner Huitt, yes. Commissioner Kasaboon, yes. Commissioner Suie, yes. Mayor Romick, yes. Resolution item number five, resolution authorizing tax and utility adjustments. Make a motion. Second motion. Motion and second. Any comments? Roll
call, please. Commissioner Hwitt, yes. Commissioner Kabun, yes. Commissioner Suie, yes. Mayor Romnick, yes. Resolution item number six, resolution authorizing a septic system seepage pit closer than 20 ft from the right of way
line at 113 Pine Road, block 189, lot 2289. Make a motion. Second a motion. We have a motion to second resolution item number six. Any comments? Roll call, please. Commissioner Hwitt, yes. Commissioner Kasabun? Yes. Commissioner Suie?
Yes. Mayor Romnick? Yes. Resolution item number seven, resolution cancelling cut and clean assessment. Make a motion. Second a motion. We have a motion in a second on resolution item number seven. Any comments? Roll call, please. Commissioner Hwitt, yes.
Commissioner Kasaboon, yes. Commissioner Suie, yes. Mayor Romik, yes. Seeing no new business, we have now reached the public comment portion of our meeting. Anybody who would like to come to address the commission, please come to the podium, state your name, and address your concerns. Please limit your
concerns to approximately five minutes. Mary Mes of Milville. Personally, I think it's a cry and shame that we had at one point a person who was willing and able
to show the plus side of this town. But yet, we had a few that wanted to sit there and holler about the price. What's worth more
having people wanting to come to Millville, wanting to put businesses here so that we can grow, so we can have more ratables or to be looked upon as the sore side of
a city. I've stood here many a time and I've said it time and time again. I've been to a lot of these commission meetings and I have been appalled at the
majority of the time that alls I see is a division. Yes, it's a cliche. United we stand, divided we fall. And that's about all we've ever done is to fall because we stand divided so much that nobody wants
to seem to work together. And when we do work together, there's multiple times that this city has worked together. The citizens have come together due to fires, due to the heat, due to
the exceptional cold. I understand homelessness can be a tragic thing to any town, any community, but at the same token, they are human beings as well.
We've come together to do code blue so much that Milville set the bar for all code blues. That's that's amazing. But yet this town is looked upon as though we should be
cast aside waiting for somebody to come by and pick up the trash. That's unacceptable. We need somebody in here that's going to shine on all the things we have. We've got roads that you
can get material in and out. We've got a railroad. We've got an airway. We've got waterways. We've got a trade school that teaches all sorts of trades that are in high
demand, but yet nobody seems to know that they exist. And that's appalling. And I thank you for your time. Thank you, Mayor Messi. Thank you, Rick Cville. Um, well, thank you. By the
way, uh, yes, we have been complaining about the railroad being cleaned up. I'm sorry that you guys felt like you were forced to do it um by that last comment, but I do appreciate you guys going and if complaining got it done,
then we need to keep complaining because that was going on for a while and I noticed you said there was enough complaining and that's why we did it. Shame on that, but great for doing it. And also great that we're bringing back social media. What a great segue to
that. If we had social media, maybe more people would have known about things like that. So, it's very important. I appreciate you guys passing that. Kudos to you guys. It's much needed. It's 2025. Um, I would even go farther. we
ever think about getting the signs out there that you know we're entry points in Milville where you can put different things on it coming in once again just to promote the city of Milville and let the residents know what's going on but thank you for cleaning that up I appreciate it
thank you Robert McUade Milville um what Suie for also forgot to mention out there there was also a community drug center out there that was on the south sixth street area of that railroad track it a nice built little bungalow they made through
shopping carts and um also couches and other items with an umbrella with nice chairs and needles. Um oxycottton pills. Um they also had uh products that you would put into a nebulizer which I found
out that they could um get high off of. So there was like a large very large drug supply back in there. um street parks department gathered those items up and uh put them where they properly needed to be. There also was a gentleman
that had a Jeep who also had a winch that helped tear that down because Mr. Summers um tractor couldn't go over the railroad tracks because of the backhoe bottom so it would tear it. But um it was um that south side on sixth street of that railroad track was pretty bad.
We also did the summers actually started at uh third and fourth on the railroad tracks by himself with Samantha Cruz watching behind him with a railroad individual and uh they removed stuff. I showed up around 8:20
and Dave was there about 8. So he we removed those items too. We didn't get the chance to remove the two buckets supposedly had fish heads in them. Um, we didn't check that out, but um, I'm hoping we could probably get rid of them later on this week or something. Somebody might need them for their
garden, but um, that's a joke. But anyway, that's the I just wanted to let you know he left a couple things out, but there was the drug error is there. Big one. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. McUade. Brian Griff Brian Griffith U 4th Street.
Thanks for cleaning up Railroad Avenue. I didn't know you guys were doing it. I didn't even know you had it posted anywhere or where to find it was posted to volunteer or I'd have been out there. I appreciate that. Uh follow question for that would be could
we be able to have trash receptacles along that area at all or like third street, fourth street, somewhere in that or um that's about it. Thank you. Thank you, Brian. closest trash receptacle would be at the
park right there. I don't think the people that are doing that, we use trash recepticles, but Hi, good evening. Marissa Relo, uh, Commissioner Sue, you you brought something up a little while ago. Uh, you said you put a shout out for volunteers.
I didn't see that shout out. I myself I would have volunteered. Yeah, I appreciate that. It was online and I mentioned at the meeting. This is where marketing really comes in handy. Exactly. Um, but I' I'd like to make a suggestion. Uh, and my suggestion is to take it in a different route. And I and I hope the
commissioners uh hear me on this when you decide to do a contract. Um, art is very important and highlighting the businesses here is also very important. Uh, Mr. Horn is a
wonderful photographer. Um, I would like to see more emphasis on marketing. Um, it's not enough to get 1500 views. Anybody on a Millville page can get that with a post as you see every day. So, if
you're going to um take hold of the narrative and uh paint your city more positively, it's important to have a plan as far as what you're going to do at marketing. Uh when this commission came in, I don't
know if the rest of uh you at least one of you commissioners uh knows this, we had a Facebook page that had 50,000 followers already built into it. And I brought that to one commissioner's attention because there was uh something screwy with it and I could have claimed
that page and so could anyone else. And somehow that page went missing and that was a real waste. Um so Mr. Horn did uh a lot of work trying to build up followers again. Um and I hope that page
is used professionally as far as public relations. I think that if any of our department heads want to make a statement on any incident or emergency um rather than just speaking, perhaps they could speak with whoever the marketing person is, whoever your social media person is, and they could talk to
Mr. Russell um before putting a message out there uh that represents the city as a whole. So I hope you guys take that into consideration. Thank you. Thank you, Marissa. Seeing no one else, I will close public comment portion. Closing comments of
commissioners. Commissioner Hewitt. Uh Bill, congratulations. I know it took some work. I know I you congratulations. Uh again, thank you public safety. Thank you. Thank you everybody. This kind of heat and everything. You got the guys
out there doing their job in the parks. You got water department out fixing water leaks. Uh doing their jobs streets and roads. Just thanks to everybody in the city. Uh folks, watch out when these rainstorms pop up.
You don't know what this drop of water can do. Uh we got lucky last night. We didn't have much. Had a heck of a lightning storm, but all around us there was there was high water and it comes fast. Uh enjoy the next couple weeks. Stay cool
and uh see his next meeting. Thank you. Thank you, Commissioner Hook. Commissioner Suie. Yeah. So, I'm glad for the four volunteers that did show up. I'm sorry it wasn't advertised enough to get more. We'll endeavor to fix that in the future. I do however see that
campaigning season has begun. To imply that anybody was forced to get this start or get this done is total nonsense. You know that. So when you're running for office, you want to come up here and say complaints forced us to do something. It didn't force me to do anything. I saw excuses
being made and I wanted to show that it could be done and it can be done and it will probably be done in the future as soon as we can coordinate it. Now, for anybody that wants to volunteer, please call the recreation department
8568257000 extension 7394 and when we get a half dozen volunteers, we'll do it again. So, I'm not forcing you, you're not forcing me, you're not forcing the departments. I certainly have better things to do on a Saturday
morning, especially a hot, nasty Saturday morning. Second, I want to send a shout shout out to my friend Jim Quinn. Uh, for some reason, again, during the campaign season, he seems to be telling people I lost a
lawsuit, that I was suing him, and that I'm evil. And I get it because he there are certain candidates that he wants to promote and advertise, and he doesn't want to give equal time. I sent him a message requesting equal time and
instead of giving me equal time, he just stopped having people that are running for office available to talk. So for the other candidates, that that's too bad. You would have had a better chance, the public would have had a better chance to be informed. Perhaps you guys can that
want to talk to him can call him and uh ask him to remedy that situation. Again, thank you to the volunteers. So, I'm glad we got the railroad tracks cleaned up to as far as we did. We hauled out, I don't know, four or five truckloads of stuff in a little area. Thanks for bringing the tractor. My sure
didn't force Mr. Summers to bring his tractor over. So, uh, thanks again. And with that, progress. Thank you, Commissioner Suie. Commissioner Kasaboo. Okay. Just want to say thank you to all the EMTTs and first responders for your dedication and service. Uh, thank you to
Law Lake for helping us out so their families could be here to see what they were doing. Um, also thank you for the volunteers for the railroad avenue. That is a big eyesore and it is something that needed to be done. Thank you. Thank you. Also,
if anyone is interested, um, Mrs. Messik, we do have adopt a road program, we have adopt a neighborhood program or adopt a drain program. All you need to do is contact the department of Chris Finch at 8568257000
extension 7612. This is a great way to volunteer and help keep your neighborhood clean. And also this saying is I think will fit for all of our EMTs and first responders. The meaning of
life is to give life meaning. And with that, thank you. Enjoy your week. Thank you, Commissioner Cosmoon. Miss Messi, I appreciate you. I agree with your words that you have spoken here tonight. I appreciate your pictures. I appreciate you keeping up with the city.
I appreciate you coming to every single one of these meetings. I appreciate you, Miss Miss Messi K. Thank you for your comments. Um, I'm glad to have RC back.
it was, you know, why it took so long, why it never did pass in February, I believe. Um, I can't answer that. I was always up for it. I, like I said, Bill did such excellent work for the city of Melville in promoting it, and we will continue to promote the city of
Milville. Um, Bray, thank you for your words. Uh, you're always such a great speaker. um when the time comes, you know, I know you're enjoying your life outside of city hall, but maybe there is an opening, but no, McUade, thank you for
help volunteering. Thank you for all the speakers uh come here before. Uh Brian Griffith, thank you. Um and yes, exactly like Reella said, uh strategic marketing, that's the key. How to utilize it best. And I know um that a TV
commercial is not, you know, in that contract, but you know, that'd be the goal to really market Milville on the TV just like Vinland does. Um we work well together, Vinland and Melville, but it'd be nice to play ball with them in their own court every once in a while.
I hope everybody, just like Commissioner Hum says, uh be safe during these torrential downpours. you know, I get, you know, stay connected to your phone as much as possible, but like do take your mental breaks, but it is very dangerous out there in these monsoon uh
downpours that we were having, and I know they could be so sparse as it downpoured right on city hall earlier today, but the east side of Milville didn't get a drop of rain. So, be very careful out there. um enjoy yourselves and as Commissioner Suie was saying, you
know, with Mayor Quinn, you know, there's no way for candidates to promote theirelves and I just look up and you can probably go to the informthenj.com and find out all your information. But uh have a great day. Enjoy it. And
side note, next meeting will be Wednesday, August 6. Wednesday, August 6. So please keep that in mind. Don't come here on a Tuesday. Nobody will be here past 4:30. Have a great day everybody. Motion for a German. Motion.