it is working okay please stand for the flag salute I pledge allegiance to the flag United States [Music] indice Sunshine notice Madam clerk thank you mayor Board of Commissioners public
meeting for Tuesday March 18 2025 the time is 7:08 pursuant to the requirements of the open public meeting act chapter 231 Public Law 1975 notice of this meeting was published in the November 21st 2024 issues of the nutly sun The Herald news and the Star Ledger
a copy of this notice has been posted on the Nutley Town Hall bulletin board and a copy is on file in the municipal clerk's office commissioner Evans here commissioner Tui here commissioner scarelli here commissioner pet mayor pres all president mayor thank
you madam clerk minutes please we have a board of commissioner meeting minutes for February 18 2025 move it second commissioner Evans I commissioner Tui hi commissioner scarelli I commissioner PCO hi mayor Kelly hi and that's it for minutes mayor uh thank you
Communications please thank you uh we have a social Affair Perman application for the friends of the nutly library uh for Wednesday May 21st 2025 from 6: pm. to 11: p.m. at 93 Booth Drive we have an event application for
Holy Family Church it's their 34th annual Italian Festival to be held on Thursday September 25th through Sunday September 28th 2025 uh at various times at the holy family church parking lot at 20 ail Klein Avenue and we also have an
event application for the nutly thriving survivors for their annual walk for Sunday October 5th 2025 from John H water water Walker Middle School to Yano Park and back motion please
second commissioner Evans here commissioner Tui hi hi commissioner scarelli hi here commissioner PCO hi mayor Kelly hi that's it for communications thank you madam clerk we have a proclamation on for this evening and I'll turn it over to commissioner
Tucci for that thank you mayor ladies and gentlemen this is one of those moments all right in a public servants career all right that we all strive for all right all the meetings that we go to all of the the events that
we go to all of the programs that we attend all right if they help someone to succeed and they help further their education and their goals all right to move on that's why we're here okay in
addition to the routine government stuff but improving people's lives is what government should be focusing on I am so proud this evening to offer this Proclamation on behalf of the Board of Commissioners because we have one of our
children a young lady now who started with us as a very young child all right who has succeeded and has not only made herself and her family proud but our entire Township and all of the things that we do to make our children succeed
so having said that I offer this Proclamation on behalf of the entire Board of Commissioners whereas the New Jersey Governor's award in arts education has since 1980 celebrated the outstanding artistic achievements of young individuals
recognizing their dedication their talent and excellence in the Arts and whereas Alexis Hamlin has achieved a historic Milestone as the first student from Nutley High School to be nominated for and received this prestigious award
marking making a remarkable achievement for both the school and the community and whereas this alalade represents the highest honor a high school student can attain in their field of study exemplifying Alexis extraordinary commitment unparalleled talent and
Relentless pursuit of excellence and whereas Alexis began her journey in musical theater many years ago in nutley's very own Parks and Recreation Department laying the foundation for her passion and accomplishments in the Arts
and whereas Alexis has devoted countless hours to mastering her craft demonstrating passion perseverance and artistic Brilliance that shine both on and off the stage and whereas Alexis has not only excelled in the Arts but also academically earning recognition as an
honor student at Nutley High School serving as true president of the international thespian Honor Society and contributing as a valued member of the Spanish H Honor Society and the trim Honor Society and whereas Alexis has been honored with the national Coral
award and recognized as section leader of the Year further highlighting her leadership dedication and unwavering commitment to Excellence and whereas the Nutley Community takes great pride in fostering and prioritizing the Arts ensuring continued emphasis on creative
and cultural development for future Generations now therefore be it resolved that we commend Alexis Hamlin for her exceptional achievements in the Arts and academics extending our heartfelt congratulations on this monumental ment Al and well-deserved recognition Alexa
success serves as a beacon of inspiration to her peers and a source of immense Pride for the Nutley Community we look forward to her continued contributions to the Arts and Beyond congratulations Alex's house
Alexus would you like to come up and say a few words are to resp yes good evening everyone um um I'm truly honored to be here tonight and receive this Proclamation this is an incredible recognition and I
want to express express my heartfelt thanks to the Commissioners for honoring me with this award first and foremost I want to sincerely thank commissioner Tui my journey in musical theater began in Nutley Parks and Recreation and I'm forever grateful for the amazing programs you've championed your dedication has created opportunities
that have shaped my life and allowed me to discover my passion I would also like to extend my deepest gratitude to Mr gains for his unwavering support mentorship and guidance over these past four years your belief in me and your encouragement have been in strumental in my growth as a performer and most
importantly as a person to Mr V and Mr scarelli your passion for our programs is truly inspiring it's because of leaders like you that students like me are able to pursue and Achieve our goals your commitment to fostering talent and creating opportunities is something that I will always
chish to Janine ginsky and Mrs paes my second moms you've always been there to support me through my many trials and tribulations and also through my success and for that I am more than grateful to everyone who came out tonight to support
me thank you your presence mean the world to me and I'm so grateful for this community that surrounds and uplifts me finally I want to express my deepest love and gratitude to my family your constant support and encouragement has been my Foundation thank you for always believing in me and helping me pursue my
dreams as I continue my musical theater journey in college and Beyond I carry all of these incredible experiences lessons and memories with me thank you again for this wonderful honor it is truly a moment I will never ever forget thank you Alexis please come up for a picture
but while Lexus is coming forward for the photo you know it's often been said that it takes a village well Alexis your village is here tonight to continue supporting you God bless you and congratulations in everything you do wel
there need stand congratulations this is one one of your success stories this is great Mr vienny yeah hold up can you just hold second catch the the they took the word to back
out where's tobac yeah to right GNA do the date March 27th today is 18 March and it's going to be advertised on March 27th but I guess want the
public the public April 15 right you have your finger onbody I think yeah April I think we have to step up were yeah no but it was interesed now today because they're learning more about the
implications of what T is the THC levels are today pocy and the violations of the see that yeah this is this is the public hearing date okay okay so that's the date okay
that's uh congratulations to Alexis uh we're back on the record uh we I see we have no reports bills Madam clerk thank you mayor uh Bill list for March 18 2025 public affairs 37684
6.91 revenue and finance $3,999 n2355 Public Safety $ 47,7 222 Public Works $13,995 parks and public property 33 $
39,800 75 Water and Sewer utility $350,900 3586 total payroll 1,145 $21 for a grant total of 6,233 19353 move Bills second commissioner
Evans hi commissioner tuchi abstain commissioner scarelli hi commissioner Petco hi mayor Kelly I at this time we have public comment on agenda items only this is public comment on agenda items only if you wish to be heard on agenda items only please approach the microphone and state your
name for the record seeing none Board of commissioner announcements commissioner Evans nothing for me this evening commissioner Tucci good mayor commissioner scarelli nothing tonight mayor nothing uh I have a couple things sorry
to break the trend uh this is women's history month and we will be having uh continuing events throughout the uh the month of March uh tomorrow we have a the free health screening from melanoma and next Monday uh this upcoming Monday I
should say the 24th we're having another information session for the rise Beyond program that'll be held in the the media room uh at 6:30 in the evening in Nutley High School um ordinance introductions uh
commissioner Evans or commissioner tuci either one of you want to you want I'll jump in uh ordinance uh number 38 358 uh this ordinance is is for improvements to our it infrastructure as well as our
uh our fiber uh capacity uh before I move it commissioner do you want to comment on some of the provisions of this um just that all of these improvements are absolutely necessary I mean we have an
outstanding it Department that keep uh all of our our information protected I mean and the the onslaught of attacks that we get both near and far are unparalleled I think I mean every day with something is happening where someone's trying to break into our
system or one of our programs uh so as the commissioner said for the reasons stated uh in this ordinance this is something that's absolutely necessary yeah thank you commission okay I move that this ordinance be passed to a second reading and advertising nly Sun together with the notice required by law and that
further consideration of said ordinance of the final passage of by the Board of Commissioners be held at its second reading on uh April 15 2025 so move second commissioner Evans hi commissioner Tui hi commissioner scarelli hi commissioner Petco hi mayor
Kelly hi uh commissioner Evans did you want to uh reintroduce the uh tobacco ordinance on behalf of the Board of Commissioners yeah can I can this uh this ordinance uh was originally on the books uh we had to modify because of the
addition of hemp um in the township as as well as some corrections that the uh from a licensing standpoint from the uh Essex County uh prosecutor's office Uh u in terms of a conflict with State
Statute u u this is an ordinance that is on on behalf of the Board of Commissioners um governing at the regulations and the sale of tobacco hemp and related pro products to miners uh I move that this ordinance be passed to a second reading and advertising L son
together with the notice required by law and the further consideration of said ordinance final passage by the Board of Commissioners be held at its second reading on April 15 2025 so move second commissioner Evans all commissioner Tui hi commissioner scarelli hi commissioner
Petco hi mayor Kelly I uh commissioner scarelli I see you have an ordinance on for introduction tonight yes mayor this is uh ordinance number 3581 and it modifies the uh sour utility ordinance U you know this has been a work in progress we're a little over 6 months
into this utility and our goal is always to make it as uh Fair as possible so some of the changes that if I can highlight those is uh we reduce the the minimum charge from 1,000 cubic feet to
500 cubic feet which will uh coincide with the um water ordinance so for those people who are using less than 500 cubic feet the minimum charge will be half of what it was um for the Thousand under a
thousand so uh we we we are responding to some of the um issues that have been raised uh instead of the pool and uh sprinkler uh credit we're going have two options one is that we're going to do a 12th month average of your water
consumption and that'll be your third quarter uh sore bill so uh usually water consumption during the summer is a little higher whether it's from pools or sores or just using um the shower more uh but this is going to be an average
and the second option is an installation of a sore deduction meter which somebody could have that hooked up with specifications out of the engineering department and that would give you the exact amount of water that's being used outside uh of the home like your
sprinklers or whatever else you use for outside your water the lawn uh there'll be a obviously for the meter and the um to install it and someone will have to weigh the options of which option they would prefer on uh that summer reading
um in addition uh We've defined a lot of our residential uh units and what they are and adjusted the chart therefore uh going forward and if we look at our
residential areas we've now have three tiers a tier one a tier two and a tier three the tier one will be for um four and Below units tier two will be condos and co-ops and tier three will be five
and above units um and that rate chart is included in the ordinance uh commissioner Evans anything I missed no mayor I think I think it addresses pretty much all of the questions that have been raised H by uh residents um to look at
what we can do uh to adjust uh the rates to be fairer and more Equitable uh I also you left out that looking at this ordinance it's by far in a way much more than what other municipalities are even
considering or contemplating doing in terms of this addressing the uh the questions that have been raised by our residents uh as I reserve the statement that says once we get done looking at all of this there still is uh there
still are water and sewer bills to be paid uh so it may ultimately uh as we get more data affect the the rates but uh I think you've done you know you and I credit to your department uh being patient taking all of the comments that
have been raised all the complaints that have been raised and coming up with something that's very thoughtful I think um the girls down in the cage and the hour have taken the bulk of the uh telephone calls and dealing with the
public and um not always easy to do no but they do that on our behalf which uh we are grateful for so uh with that um I move this ordinance be passed to a second reading advertising nle Sun together with the notice required by law
that further consideration a said ordinance for final passage by the Board of Commissioners to be held at its second reading on April 15 15 2025 I move the ordinance second commissioner Evans hi commissioner Tui hi commissioner scarelli I commissioner PCO
hi mayor Kelly I thank you we have no further ordinances on for introduction commissioner Evans do you want to take the uh ordinance on for its public hearing thank you mayor 3579 is actually
funding of the uh of some additional garbage cans that were required uh mayor I think that's really more appropriate for you so I'll I'll say yes to the money you say reason why thank you yes
so uh we we did in have an initial run of the smaller garbage cans uh the 64 gallons and uh we're going through them pretty quickly and so we wanted to re replenish our stock uh and increase our stock in these 64
gallons so this will allow us to do that so that way we're not uh we're able to make sure that everyone who has is Right sized in terms of the the cart that they want uh for their garbage needs open it up for public I'll open the public hearing anyone wishing to be
heard on ordinance number 3579 please approach the microphone and state your name for the record seeing none I move to close second commissioner Evans all right commissioner chuchi hi commissioner scarelli hi commissioner Petco hi mayor Kelly hi Mo the Ord second commissioner
Evans hi commissioner Tui hi commissioner scarelli hi commissioner PCO hi mayor Kelly hi and before we go to uh resolutions I did have one additional announcement um I just wanted to update the community in terms of
what's going on with the chicolini property uh we have signed a uh contract for sale with a developer uh the developer is still doing some due diligence however we're going to be getting uh total compens of 4 a half million we're going to be getting a parklet we're going to be getting 50
additional spots than we already have at that location uh the benefit to the community is substantial and it's going to spark uh Redevelopment in the entire area uh so this is going to be a boon for the community and uh you know I've only come in halfway through this
process and so I'm excited to announce it uh but anyone else you guys have been here the entire time you guys want to share your thoughts on uh this this uh update I I would just add that um um and
commissioner uh the Hazmat building had to be relocated and uh uh once uh once the project moves before through the planning board with and final site plan uh we should uh
receive payment for uh the municipal property that's in uh I would add that the existing 75 spots that we do have will now be part of a structured parking garage you so there's a that's a huge cost to a developer to do that you know
the spaces run about $33,000 per space uh versus a surface uh spot so getting that included into the deal and having those dedicated to uh the public uh is a very significant retention uh to help
the economic development uh of the area and then uh ultimately once the deal the Builder completes the build and moves to permanent financing uh we will receive a million dollars for the relocation of the Hazmat building uh which we've
already and you might comment on uh commissioner about the preparations that we've made to relocate that equipment elsewhere in in in the township using available space u it's a long time incoming I'm glad to hear this week that
it's now an executed deal anyone else wanted to add anything y yeah I I just want to uh let everyone know how happy I am that this day has finally arrived and this this has been a total team project there
isn't one person uh in my opinion who should should take credit solely because everyone played a part in this all right and I like commissioner Evans has just said I believe this will be the Catalyst for redevelopment all the way down fr Franklin Avenue I'm very happy that we
were able to negotiate an additional 50 parking spaces because I know many of the businesses were concerned about that um it's it's always a tough go when you're negotiating with developers I mean uh we go way back uh to the Perkins Eastman days commissioner yes uh PCO and
when we when we were told that that'll never happen and that's moving along a bit slower than than we would like it to all right but we've now flamed Victory on two major projects the swim club was the first one which was bogged down for a while and some legal issues which we
got Beyond and I believe that's moving forward nicely now we have uh the chicolini project as we refer to it uh and our last project to close out will be uh our renegotiations uh on on three
and uh dealing with the folks at prism and uh keeping this town moving in the right direction so I just want to congratulate everyone and tell you that this day is a long time coming and I look forward to the ceremonial signing as do I commissioner scarpelli or
Petco you know um coming here a little over 16 years ago from the private sector you know never realized how slow government moves but it moves slow but it as long as you're making progress every year it's a
positive thing and this has taken a lot longer than anybody ever thought it would uh when we started this but we're here uh our goals from the beginning were to uh spur Redevelopment retain parking down in that end of town
um and uh control what happened on the property and uh I think we've done all that uh with the Redevelopment plan and we'll uh hold the developers feet to the fire as we move forward but this is uh one step forward on what I think will
that end of town will be a a big boom and uh spur other Redevelopment in that area so um happy where this day has come thank you mayor I just like to say also it's you know it's been a snails
pace at times and this happened way back in 100 years ago when I was actually the mayor but I'm glad to see that it's um coming to fruition and also I just would like to say that you know I am around town all day long
every day and I do hear you know the negative parts of it and people saying you know there's too many apartments in town already and that you know the school systems are overcrowded and you know I just like to say that you know
you look at our you know other towns in New Jersey that are are really um beautiful towns Westfield Princeton all these towns are doing the same thing because this is really the wave of the future you know and I believe that you know you can't stop progress I would
like to say that we do it smartly and wisely and we try to strike a balance not to overdo it and um you know again you know businesses on Franklin Avenue A lot of them are struggling I think this will create a well of people that will
actually come down from these apartments and Shop you know again in nutly and you know I had a a a person comeing to um my store last year and said you know the traffic on Franklin Avenue and you know you guys are developing too much and
things like that and I said to him what would you rather have nobody on Franklin Avenue you know that's our main street I'm not for developing on development on side streets but our main drag it should be vibrant and there should be traffic
there should be foot traffic and our businesses who donate an awful lot of money to organization All Around Town should you know profit and and not struggle like they have been the parking is a grand slam not even a home run to
me um in 2012 when I was the mayor we you know called on professionals and they said something that stood in my head you know Franklin a is long and narrow and without the parking on our north side and Southside
which hopefully this is contagious and it works its way down Franklin Avenue is not even possible so to acquire the the parking with this project and give it you know give our Township a great look and like we said when we had some
opposition here we live here too and we don't want to hurt anybody we want our community to stay vibrant and you know bring us to the Future not go backwards and um I just like to commend everybody on this board you know all of us you
know had had pretty CH a chance in the middle seat Tom you've done a great job with the finances you know Morrow and Joe you know this the you know all the input that we did and you know it took a long time because we wanted to get it
right you know and I think we have accomplished that our new mayor has been on it like white on rice John you did a great job coming in here last year and and you know kind of sealing the deal with our team up here because I believe
we are and sorry to be long winded but it's been a long time coming and I just want to thank everybody for their infl one more thing mayor sure uh one of the other things that we said from the beginning was to get some open space on Franklin Avenue and we did that uh which
will have some outdoor seating at a restaurant which is part of the Redevelopment plan so there's a couple other things I I forgot my first go round but I wanted to come back to absolutely and I I do want to extend my congratulations ations to all all of you uh because as I said I wasn't here for
the initial go around uh but you guys had the foresight and and the wherewithal because I know you guys got a lot of criticism to go forward with this plan and it's shaping out to be a very positive one for the community so congratulations to all of you and uh like like everyone said I hope this
Spurs some additional vibrancy and Redevelopment on Franklin Avenue um moving on to resolutions commissioner Evans thank you it's a great time to talk about successful Tax Court
appeals end it on a high note right be resolved by the board of commissioner of the township of nutly in the county of essic state of New Jersey the treasur being is hereby authorized to refund overpayment of property taxes in the amount of 17,0
$339 40 for said years successful Tax Court judgments for the uh properties listed in the resolution so move second Mr Evans hi commissioner Tui hi commissioner scell hi commissioner PCO hi mayor Kelly hi my next uh resolution
is is uh extending our temporary budget uh authorization for the municipal budget for both uh the operating budget as well as the uh water sewer utility uh we will be introducing our 2025 Budget
on April 1st uh which is next week uh however we uh we are allow Allowed by Statute uh through continuing resolutions to make sure that the government continues to operate uh whereas it is necessary to provide additional appropriation in the calendar year 25 temporary budget to make
available the monies necessary for the continuance of the township Services during the temporary budget period whereas no adequate provision has been made in the calendar your temporary budget for the affet purpos and njsa 48 colon 4s2 provides for the creation of
an emergency temporary operation of the purposes mentioned above whereas the total temporary budget resolution adopted in the calendar year 2025 pursuant to the provisions of njasa 48 col 419 through 20 includes including this resolution totals a current fund of
28,2 24,999 15 uh the Water SE utility $ 4,646 4,222 now therefore be resolved by the Board of Commissioners of the township of n uh that uh the following emergency
temporary appropriation be made and that a certified copy of this resolution is transmitted to the Chief Financial Officer for her records um and I believe trans transmitting it to the uh provision of local governmental service
local governmental Services as necessary um I I move this for all of the accounts uh listed for all of the municipal departments and the water utility as listed in the resolution so move second commissioner Evans hi commissioner Tui
hi commissioner scarelli hi commissioner P hi mayor Kelly be resolved by the Board of Commissioners of the township of Nelly County of Essex New Jersey that in accordance with the provision of RS 48458 the following transfers of Appropriations in the 20 2024
appropriation reserves being the same are hereby authorized and approved Economic Development o e 17,500 to uh from that to the treasur office 17,500 so move second
commissioner Evans hi commissioner Tui hi commissioner scarella Paco May Kelly hi thank you mayor thank you commissioner Evans commissioner Tucci yes we as the department of parks and public property determined due to
unforeseen circumstances families had to cancel partici Pati in programs offered and whereas Department of parks and public property has determined the need to refund families now they now therefore be it resolved by the Board of Commissioners Township of Nutley County Bic state of New Jersey that the
treasure Treasurer be and is hereby authorized to refund payments of recreation programs in the amounts listed below to our neighbors at 92 Whitford for K Hoops in the amount of $120 for this year and our neighbors at 331 Park Avenue Number 7 uh for our
pickle ball program in the amount of $150 also for this year I move the resolution thank you commissioner Evans hi commissioner Tui hi commissioner scarpelli hi commissioner PCO hi mayor Kelly hi all I have thank you thank you commissioner commissioner scarpelli
thank you mayor whereas bids for the 2024 cdbg Prospect Street intersection improvements were received and open on Wednesday February 12 20125 and whereas DNL Paving construction 675 Franklin Avenue Nutley New Jersey was lowest responsible bidder whereas the base bid
for 2024 cdbg Prospect Street intersection improvements is in the amount of $465,900 16 for a total bid of $465,900 cents and whereas this award of this
contract is subject to the availability and appropriation of sufficient funds from the Essex County Community Development block grant account t999 901 in the amount of 200,000 and budget account g41
16241 in the amount of $16,234.73 in the amount of $ 5,828 193 and budget account number g417 41 in the amount of
99,1 181 subject to this caveat have been certified by the uh Chief Financial Officer in CER certification being attached to this resolution now therefore be resolved by the Board of Commissioners Township of Nutley County V St New Jersey that a contract be awarded the
DNL Paving construction for the total amount total bid in the amount not to exceed $65,100 16 so that the mayor and the Township Clerk are hereby authorized to enter into and sign say contract but the township not subject to final approval and funding by the Essex County
Community Development block grant I move the resolution second commissioner Evans I commissioner Tui hi commissioner scarelli hi commissioner Paco I mayor Kelly I that's all I have mayor thank you commissioner scarpelli commissioner PCO whereas the governor's Council on
substant use disorder established the municipal allines for pre prevention of substant use disorder in 1989 to educate and engage residents local government and law enforcement officials schools nonprofit organizations the faith community parents Youth and other allies
in efforts to prevent substance use disorder in communities throughout New Jersey whereas the Board of Commissioners tachell County state of New Jersey recognizes that substance use disorder a serious problem in our society amongst persons of all ages and therefore has established Municipal
Alliance committee and whereas Township further recognizes that an incumbent upon not only the public officials but upon the entire Community to take action to prevent substance use disorder in our communities and whereas the township andell has applied for funding to the
governor's Council on substance use disorder through the county of essis now therefore it be resolved by the Board of Commissioners in the township and Del County vest state of New Jersey hereby recognizes the following the township Barrow city council does not does hereby
authorize submission of the Strategic plan for the name Municipal Alliance grant for the fiscal year 2026 in the amand of Grant is 10,500 Cash Mount match is 26 25 in kind is
$787 the township acknowledges that the terms and conditions for administrating the municipal Alliance Grant including the administrative compliance and Order requirements I move the resolution second commissioner Evans hi commissioner Tui hi commissioner
scarelli hi commissioner PCO hi mayor Kelly hi thank you mayor thank you commissioner I have two resolutions on for this evening the first one is on behalf of the entire Board of Commissioners uh and this is related to
the continuing and ongoing Redevelopment in the on3 re Redevelopment area uh this is for a traffic consultant uh to tell to review the impact of potential development on our traffic whereas the township of Nutley
has a need to retain Professional Services of a licensed traffic engineer client trafficking Consulting LLC client to provide transportation planning traffic engineering traffic Consulting Services related to the ongoing Redevelopment of the Huffman Ro on three campus whereas this contract is awarded
without competitive bidding as a professional service in accordance with new New Jersey statutes annotated 19 col 44 alpha- 20.4 or 20.5 of the local public contracts well because the contract is for Professional Service uh whereas the Board of Commissioners has
determined that Cline located at 156 Walker Road West Orange New Jersey 07052 is qualified best students would provide the services to the township where client has completed and submitted the business enti disclosure certification certifies that it has not made any reportable to squal ifying contribution to a political or candidate
Committee in the township of nutly in the previous one year and the contract will prohibit them from making any reportable contributions through the term of the contract whereas funds are available from account 5-01 d226 d205 will be certified by the Chief Financial Officer said certification being attached to this resolution and will be
reimbursed by escrow accounts set up by the redeveloper of the subject property whereas client has submitted a proposal for the services and in accordance with the proposal perform services that cost not to exceed $177,600 or as the anticipated term of this contract is for 12 months from January 1st 2025 through
December 31st 2025 and therefore be resolved by the Board of Commissioners Town Nell County of essc state of New Jersey that the mayor is hereby authorized to enter into a contract with Klein as a professional service in the amount of not to exceed 17,600 copious the resolution as well as a contract should be placed on file with
the clerk of the township and notice in accordance with the local public public contracts law of the state of New Jersey shall be published in the nutly sun I move the resolution second commissioner Evans hi commissioner Tui hi commissioner scarelli hi commissioner PCO hi mayor Kelly hi the second one I
have on for this evening is resolution number 7325 this is for various raffle license applications uh the friends of the nle public library license number 2225 on premise merchandise raffle Wednesday May 21st 2025 nly Junior Raiders booster club they have three uh
on one at off- premise cash raffle license number 2325 on Tuesday June 10th 2025 and then two on Friday May 2nd 2025 both on premises merchandise and cash raffle license numbers 2425 and 2525 where the applications have been
reviewed and approved by newo Clerk and the police department that therefore be resolved by the Board of Commissioners of the township of Nutley County of esic state of New Jersey that the aformentioned licens are here by approved and the municipal clerk is authorized issue St licenses so moved second commissioner Evans hi commissioner Tui I commissioner
scarelli I commissioner Baco I mayor Kelly I at this time we will open up the meeting to the public anyone wishing to address the Board of Commissioners please approach the microphone and state your name for the record uh again at this time we'll open up the
meeting to the public seeing none uh Mr Bruno do we have a need for executive session this evening we we do have a need to go into close session discuss contract negot negotiations okay I'll entertain a motion to go into mayor if I if I could
this excuse me one second I'd be remissed tonight if I did have an announcement of not to recognize that nor officer police officer that got shot by unbelievably a 14-year-old so I just want to wish his
family and all the people that went through the economy and all the north police officers our condolences as a town ship it's a true tragedy and it just you know when a 14-year-old person has that kind of gun power and you know to take a life of a
officer sitting in a car and wound to his partner it's just awful and it's just a reminder and you know I always commend the Border Commissioners for supporting my budget with the police department and Public Safety but it is a reminder that this is knocking on our
door this is closer than we think you know and it's um a tragedy for their family and I just wanted to you know me mention our prayers are with them thank you mayor thank you why don't we have a a moment of silence I would appreciate
that thank you all right let's take a moment of silence here thank you at this time I'll entertain a motion to uh going to a closed executive session move it second whereas Section 8 of the open public meeting act chapter 231 Public Law
1975 permits the exclusion of the public for meeting in certain circumstances and whereas the public bodies of the opinion that such circumstances exist and whereas the Board of Commissioners of the township of nully in the county of Essex and state of New Jersey desires to proceed to close executive session and
now therefore be resolved by the Board of Commissioners of the township of Nutley move went to close executive session to discuss litigation and contract negotiations be a further resolve that at the time when such discussions may be disclosed to the public shall be when and such disclosures may be made without
adversely affecting the township of nutly pending and or anticipated legal Personnel contractual matters and other matters within the exceptions provided for by Statute this resolution shall take effect immediately commissioner Evans hi commissioner Tui hi commissioner scarelli hi commissioner
PCO hi mayor Kelly I and we have no more business to discuss this evening our next meeting is Tuesday April 1st 2025 and I'll entertain a motion to adjourn move it second commissioner Evans sorry April 1
what what did I say you said April 25 oh April 1st 2025 sorry okay so uh commissioner Evans hi commissioner Tui hi commissioner scarelli hi commissioner PCO I'll be here on the 25th I
mayor Kelly hi the time is 7:55 good night everyone