Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. I'd like to call this public meeting the marit council officially to order. This time I'll ask everyone to please rise for a moment of silent prayer and our reflection as we just honored Memorial Day as we think about all the men and women who gave their lives for our
country. Please. 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. Thank you.
Please note fire exits to my left, your right in the hallway and behind you in the civilian parking lot. The New Jersey open public meetings law is enacted to ensure the right of public to advance notice of and attend any meetings in public bodies at which any business attracting their interest
to discuss their act. In accordance with this act, the mayoring council of the burridge have caused notice of this meeting to be published by having the date, time and place thereof posted in the burough hall. Notices have been sent to the record in the rigid news. The mission of this governing body is to provide essential services through the
establishment and implementation of public policy that will safeguard infrastructure. Provide fair, honest, courteous, and professional services. Establish a sense of trust and accomplishment between all residents and good research and prudent planning seek to minimize risk while improving our services. We are sensitive to the needs
and satisfaction of our taxpayers and realizing that this governing body cannot be all things to all people within the revenue constraints imposed by state mandates, economic conditions, and prevailing attitudes about taxation. At this time, I'll ask the clerk to please hold the role. Councilwoman Sanderson,
Councilman Zylner here. Council President Duffy, Councilman Grzky here. Councilman Seymour here. Councilwoman Grant here. Mayor Patino here. Okay. First thing on the agenda tonight is proclamation for gun violence awareness
day. Office of the mayor proclamation. Whereas gun violence claimed 46,728 lives in the United States in 2023. And whereas gun violence is among youth continues to be a major public health crisis with guns being the leading cause of death among children
and teens ages 1 to 17 for four consecutive years. And whereas protecting public safety in the communities they serve is the mayor's highest responsibility. and where our support for our Second Amendment rights of law will love citizens goes hand in hand with keeping guns away from
dangerous people. And whereas mayors and law enforcement officers know their communities best are the most familiar with local criminal activity and how to address it and are best positioned to understand how to keep their citizens safe. whereas to help honor those whose lives are cut short from the countless
survivors who were injured by shootings every day, the National Coalition of Organizations has designated the first Friday in June, this year, June 6th, as National Gun Violence Awareness Day. And whereas the color orange was chosen to represent the issue because hunters wear
orange to announce themselves to other hunters when in the woods and orange is a color that symbolizes the value of human mind. Whereas anyone can join this campaign by pledging to wear orange on June 6th, 2025 to help raise awareness of our gun
violence. Whereas by wearing orange on June 6, 2025, Americans will raise awareness about gun violence and honor the lives of gun violence victims and survivors. And whereas we renew our commitment to work together to reduce gun violence, to pledge to do all we can
to keep firearms at the wrong hands responsible gun for children's law enforcement personnel and keep our citizens safe. It therefore be resolved that I, Michael Katrino, Mayor Vador, declare June 6, 2025 to the National Gun
Violence Awareness Center, honor and remember all the victims and survivors of gun violence, encourage all citizens to support the efforts of their local communities communities, prevent the tragic effect of gun violence, to honor and
value. And I will have the yellow head up. Okay, moving on. We have two appointments made a motion to appoint Mervin Mal and Judith second. All in favor? Thank you very much. I believe those are reinforced says. Thank you for
your continued service to our underfinished business. May I get a motion for approval of the minutes of the May 12th, 2025 close session and work session? Okay, we have a couple of ordinance adoptions up tonight. First one, May 2025
2017 has the opportunity to Yes. an ordinance to amend chapter 30 of the revised general ordinances of the government of Milford entitled land use regulations thereby amending subsection
30-28.9 entitled parking of commercial other vehicles and boats in residential districts this is to increase the creative right vehicles and residential districts to accommodate the current commercial
number this time. Make a motion to deliver the public for public hearings. Second, any ladies and gentlemen, the public, anyone has any questions or comments about now is the opportunity to see that no member of the public
wishes to confer at this time. Make a motion to adopt. Yes. Councilman Sylmer. Yes. Councilman Groski. Councilman Seymour. Yes. Counciloman Grant. Yes. Second limit for adoption tonight is
2025 column 18 has the opportunity. is reviewed. An ordinance to amend chapter 7 of the revised general ordinances the burden of Milford entitled traffic thereby amending subsection 7-3.3 entitled parking prohibited at all
times on certain streets and subsection 7-3.4 entitled parking prohibited during certain hours on certain streets. Okay. First of this ordinance is to prohibit parking on certain street sections of Cedar Road, Shay Drive, and Ryel Road and to prohibit parking on Mil Road
during certain hours on school days due to the safety concerns as recommended by the traffic officer in the middle police department. Making a motion to open to the public for public hearing on this ordinance. Second. All in favor? Any opposed? Ladies and gentlemen, the public, if anyone has any questions or comments
regarding this ordinance, now is your opportunity to come up. Seeing that no member of the public wishes to come forward at this time. I would enter a motion to close the vote. Second. All in favor? Any opposed? Making a motion to adopt this
ordinance on the final read. Second. Make a roll call, please. Yes. Councilman Zylmer. Yes. Councilman Gratzky. Yes. Councilman Seymour. Yes. Councilwoman Grant, yes. Okay. Okay. Under new business, schedule
updates. Okay. On Saturday, May 31st is um mental health awareness day sponsored by the New Milk Municipal Alliance. It'll be from 9:30 to 12:00 p.m. at the Nightsfield Pavilion. Following that, on Saturday, May 31st,
is the music and arts festival sponsored by the Milford Arts Committee. It will be from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. at the Nightsfield Pavilion. If it is raining that day, the plan is to move it to the YMCA. And if that happens, there should be an electronic bulletin board saying it, and we will post it on Facebook as
well. On Wednesday, June 4th, Burton County Commissioner meeting on the road in New Milford, sponsored by the Bergen County Commissioners. Uh the time is 7:00 p.m. and it'll be at the Milford Bal courtroom. Uh basically the commissioners every once in a while they hold their meetings in different uh
municipalities in the county and on June 4th they have selected a Milford so they will be here. So anyone who wants to attend their commissioner meeting they'll be coming to the Milford courtroom at 7:00. On Monday, June 30th is the Milford Athletic Department 29th annual
golf sponsored by the Milford Athletic Boosters. Uh, it starts at 8:15 a.m. check-in and it's at the golf club at Mansion Ridge. Those are the only events that I have. Is there any that I missed or detailed?
Okay. Item number two is the administrative report. Thank you, Mayor. Um, going to start with an engineering update. The D has completed its administrative review of the permit application for the Frenchbrook restoration project and it is currently
in technical review. The application has been under review since January 23rd. Uh we've received approval from the NJ DOT to public publicly bid the uh 2025 municipal aid project for Rosalyn
Monroe Marian improvements. The project documents are currently being finalized for public bidding. Uh in addition, we've also received approval from the DOT on the Stuben Avenue and various road improvements which includes student stuben, Clinton, Lynwood, Maple, and
Roosevelt and those documents are being finalized for bid as well. Um we are working on a municipal aid for um roadway. This one's for um I'm sorry that that's the local
infrastructure fund. They're um we're working on a local aid infrastructure fund application for submission to NJ DOT. Um it in includes a couple of different areas in town where there's some uh need for some repairs. Um the
main street improvement project, we submitted a grant extension request to the DOT and we're awaiting a response and they're and the engineer is currently preparing project documents. And let's see, and that's it
for the engineering report. We had a pre-construction meeting on May 16th with the county for storm drain upgrades on River Road. There are 15 locations from Sabrriski Place to Milford Avenue that will be upgraded. The work will be done south to north and is scheduled to
start at a brisky place the week of June 2nd and will take approximately two months to complete. The deadline to apply for a mail and ballot for the June 10th primary election is Tuesday, June 3rd, and early voting is available beginning Friday, June 6th and running through
Sunday, June 8th. Uh, summer hours. I can't believe we're here already, but Burough Hall summer hours will begin uh on uh Friday, it says June 2nd, June 6th. And it's actually the week of uh June 2nd. And
the hours are going to be Thursday from 8:00 to 4:00 and Friday from 8:00 to 1. And then the next meeting of the mayor council is a work session that's scheduled for Monday, June 9th at 7 p.m. And at that meeting um I'm trying to schedule um the gold award and silver
award girl scouts to get the certificates. We are going back and forth on dates and I'm hoping we can work it out, but I'm hoping to get at least one of those groups down. Yes. Okay. Any questions for the
administrator? Okay. Everyone has seen the resolutions. Are there any that need to be pulled for further discussion and or vote? If not, we're going to move on with the council committee reports and we're going to start with Council Grant.
Thank you. I just want to um reiterate your announcement that the New Arts Festival is this Saturday afternoon at Nightsfield and there will be a sign on an electronic sign in case of rain. who will be making that decision tomorrow. Um, and also the library had a get
together on Friday. The board of trustees, the staff and the friends of the library. This is our second annual get together. We figured that we all work and for and support the library in various ways and there our paths don't often cross. So, we thought it would be
really nice to have a get together so that we could all get to know each other and it was a success and everybody had a wonderful time. Thank you. Thank you, Mary. Very briefly, and you mentioned this, so I just want to just uh again compliment the municipal lines
for their hard work in planning the upcoming mental health awareness day on Saturday. Um they're putting a lot of effort into it, which I'm sure will be another fantastic and very impactful uh event. And I also just want to just say it was a really a privilege and an honor
to uh be able to participate in such a great parade for Memorial Day in in in memory of those we've lost who made the ultimate sacrifice. Our police department, UPW, fire department um and everyone who's part of the burrow uh and of course our uh committees who planned
it uh did a fantastic job as always. We just want to compliment and thank them. Second, please. Okay. As I reported in the past uh April, the police department had a
distracted driving grant. Uh and the outcome was that in April it was for a total of 100 hours. They did 93.5 hours. There was absolutely no cost to the burrow. They issued 59 summones, two warrant arrests, and 112 written
warnings. So, uh they did a very good job on that. In May, uh last it was just last week, they had a uh pedestrian traffic enforcement detail, uh where there were 37 motor vehicle stops. Uh
pedestrian summones were 15 summones, 13 written warnings. Speeding summones with two summones, two mornings, and other motor vehicle violations for three summones, two written warnings. So, uh, our police are out here keeping us safe
and it's very good that they are because if you drive in now, I see all kinds of crazies on the road. So, thank you and thank you, Councilman. Thank you, Mayor. Uh, I
would like to thank public for uh uh a job well done for a memorial gave away. I also want to thank the high street volunteers who participated in helping with the parade. Uh we did have a few hiccups. However, we learned from it and
um we remember to correct them going forward. Uh the DBW, I'd like to thank them for all they do for for our model and they also what an excellent job with with with the bur hall and and and the way it looks today. planning board. Uh
we met on 520 and uh we adopted a resolution for the burough's housing element and fair share plan uh for the fourth round housing obligation which was sent to the Baron Castle and we're going to be seeing that tonight. Uh with recreation Williamsfield uh with all
this regardless of all the rain that we've had, it's been top soil deed and still hoping for opening day for fall soccer. Uh the volleyball courts are now open. The sand volleyball courts are now open. We had a ribbon cutting uh last
Sunday. Uh and they're now in use. Uh we had a timer installed at Barbara Field for the LED lighting. Uh there was an issue where they were on all night. So that situation has been taken care of. Soccer training is ongoing now for the travel league. Well, soccer
registration is open as of 5:26. Summer recreation is open for summer wreck and counseling. If you're interested, you email our director assistant on the wreck web page. Requirements for counseling are 16 years
of age or entering junior year of high school. The season begins 6:30 and continues through August 1st. August 1st. softball registration has begun and kitball 98 have registered and there
will be six teams and begins on 529 and that's I guess it's a growing program 30 and over the adults right if you want to get out there and see if you can raise your leg more than 45° or run down the block you're okay
that concludes my reports you thank you councilwoman San thank you Um the mayor I just want to give a congratulations to chairwoman Kelly Griffith for a great mayor's miles in May mayor's wellness campaign month. She
coordinated numerous events across town uh and coordinated with the YMCA as a partner and the senior center. So I had the opportunity to uh attend the senior center outdoor yoga class. It was a beautiful day. It was well well attended
and everyone had a great time. And um let's see, the green team uh is still busy with Trex collection. It's really popular. The bin they emptied the bin today, but I do have they got 20 bag bags out of the bin today, which is
almost 200 lb of but they did find ants. So, we have to remind people that the bags need to be clean and dry. If there are any food crumbs, do not include them in the trash. Put them in put those in the
garbage. So, it's really important. Um, and they'll be uh posting some uh information and reminders on their uh Instagram and Facebook page. The Environmental uh and Energy Commission continues to work on the
community energy planning grant. They are going to be uh looking for a consultant to assist with stakeholder meeting and preparing the final report. And they have some good news regarding the native plant garden where they uh
found a consultant that they're going to be working with to develop a site. So the process will include uh we will usher the design through the NJD and FEMA approval process and the
DC's vision of the native plant gardens to be a place of education, restoration and beautifification. Uh NJ film ready that project is still happening. There's a lot I uh I've been uploading photos and going around taking
pictures in the municipality and I'm going to before um I have some I'm almost ready for submission uh to submit to NJ film ready approval but I'd like to review uh materials with the burough
administrator before uh before that's done and uh a couple of special projects is just um let's did first. Oh, Tuesday, May 20th, I attended a presentation by the
Regenerative Farm Network of New Jersey and North Jersey Resource Conservation and Development. They hosted a tour at Cotton Cattle Company, a regenerative farm located in Aspbury, New Jersey. Uh the tour highlighted regenerative
farming practices that improve soil health, reduce drought and flooding, and improve the quality of nearby rivers and streams. Uh I'm interested in learning how we can bring some of those practices to urban areas to uh make our town more
resilient to flooding. And speaking of drought, drought reminder, we are still in a drought watch. which I know it's hard to imagine with the rain. I know, but the uh groundwater is not recharged and the
the streams and rivers are still low. So, the water tables are very low. And a reminder to residents to turn off their automatic sprinkler planning and uh the recommendation to install or upgrade
your rain sensors to a smart controller and uh reduce watering to 2 days per week and I'm thinking it wasn't great really
um under historic landing. If anyone takes a look over there, you'll notice that Christy house is getting new windows and a new roof. And again house is open gem. So, uh Memorial Day, yes, thank you for
everyone involved and um you know, special thanks to Darling Minko and public dance committee. It is not easy to organize a parade. She did a fantastic job. It's a lot of work. And I want to thank her and Nancy for the uh Friday night before putting with the Boy Scouts putting flags on soldiers in our
uh cemetery. Um talking about the volleyball opening, I want to thank the Milton High School volleyball team girls for coming down and helping us, you know, christen it. I jumped into the sand with them with my
shoes off and I can't it was very humbling. Since our last meeting we had uh celebrated week and PW and last thing I'm going to add is at our last meeting when we were talking
about Dworth app there was some confusion to who Dilorth was and a lot of people didn't know about so it was really bothering me. Fortunately, one of our council members happened to contact me and send me an article. So, I'm going to read
that article tonight so everyone is aware. This is an article that appeared in the New York Times on April 20th, 1966. The Army Surgeon General's office denied tonight that there had been negligence in the case of Donald Gilbert, the newly inducted Army
private, New Jersey. Friday Gilbert died on April 11th from pneumonia within 24 hours of being admitted to the Walson Army General Hospital in Fort Dick, New Jersey. He was married on April 3rd and was abducted from the Army. Gilbert
received the best of care including drugs. We know he was sick 3 days before he was admitted to the hospital. Lieutenant Colonel only spokesperson of the Sergeant General's office disclosed their heart to go away after 3 days
after revealed hospitalia chills. Another X-ray was taken which was disclosed in the moment. There's no explanation from the state government authorities and watching General 4:30
a.m. The colonel said that both New Jersey senators and Harrison Wood Jr. and representatives Henry requested full report from Army Secretary Stanley Reser and Surgeon General Lieutenant General. Congressional sources said there were
many questions concerning Private Dober's death that they intended to investigate. Among them was why his pneumonia had not been detected during examination. Attorney General suspected also to deny that Private Dworth had been virtually unattended during the whole day visit with his parents and
brides in the hospital on Sunday, April 10th. Private Dillworth was admitted to the hospital Sunday, April 10th and died early the next month. According to congressional sources, parents reported that despite their demands, their son was in hospital. They were told by medical personnel and millions of years.
When they sought to bring their son water, resources, parents were told that private Gilbert, who was lying on the stretcher, should rise and get water himself to clear up his own congestion. It's also reported that Private Gilbert's parents and wife advised that he would go away and not escape the
patient and he would be up and on his feet and walk out. a little bit fast. So that's why we have a sign and a star next to Donald. Okay. Make a motion to approve
resolutions 2025 and 2025. Second. All in favor? I. Any opposed? Ladies and gentlemen, we will be going into close session. When we come out of the court session, no action will be taken
by a motion to move to close. They get a motion to open up motion. Any ladies and gentlemen public? Anyone has any questions or comments regarding the good? We ask that you come up at this time. And seeing that no member of the
public wishes to come up at this time, I ask for a motion to close session. Second. All in favor? Any opposed? Making a motion to go into close session. Second. All in favor? Any opposed? Thank you, ladies and gentlemen, and have a
great night and be careful on the road. School is on the job.