Please stand. Please stand alone stands. One nation under God, indivisible, liberty and justice for all. >> I see the notice, please. >> Yes. Thank you, Deputy Mayor. um public
meeting agenda for the board of commissioners. Um today is August 19th, 2025 and the time is 7:15 pursuant to the requirements of the open public meeting act chap chapter 231 public law 1975.
Notice of this meeting was published in the November 21st, 2024 issues of the Nutley Sun, the Herald News, and the Star Ledger. A copy of this notice has been posted on the Nutley Town Hall bulletin board and the copy is on file in the municipal clerk's office. Deputy Mayor Evans >> here.
>> Commissioner Tucci >> here. >> Commissioner Scarpelli >> here. >> Commissioner Petraco is absent, excused. Mayor Kelly >> present. >> Mayor Kelly, can you hear us? >> Yes. Present. >> Can you hear me?
>> Okay. Mayor Kelly is on Zoom, but he must be having um audio or uh microphone issues. >> We'll see. >> Okay, there we don't have any minutes tonight. Uh communications, please.
>> Thank you, Deputy Mayor. Um, Holy Family Church has submitted a social affair application for the 34th annual Italian Festival to be held Thursday, September 25th through Sunday, September 28th, 2025 at Brookline Avenue. Um, Nutley
Abundant Life Church has submitted an event application to hold a summer concert in the church parking lot located at 390 Washington Avenue on August 16th, 2025 from 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. This is a uh we're memorializing the phone vote that we
took uh to approve this application on August 15th. and uh Global Impact Productions has submitted an application to hold Breaking Aids charity uh bicycle ride through various public public streets in the township of Nutley on Sunday, September 14th, 2025 between
9:45 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. >> Move it. >> Second. >> Deputy Mayor Evans. Hi, >> Commissioner Tucci. Hi, >> Commissioner Scarpelli. Hi, >> Mayor Kelly. Uh >> I Can you hear me?
He indicated that I think that it is saying that he's still in the practice in session. So if we can we're live and they can hear him on at home. I think it just went when the power went out last week after.
Okay. >> Okay. >> So is I'm sorry. Is his audio working? >> His audio is working. >> We just don't hear. >> Oh, I see. So, >> so, so if we could ask him for the purposes of votes moving forward, uh, if
if he could, uh, give some type of signal so that we could see his vote, you know, thumbs up, uh, for a yes vote so that we could then reflect it on the record. Does he have the ability to
>> Okay, Mayor Kelly. >> Okay. Can I'm not sure if you heard what um what the township attorney said. Um but if you're able to raise your hand or give a thumbs up, something so that you could uh we could record your vote. Thank you.
Oh, he did. Okay. Thank you. Thank you, mayor. >> Thank you, uh, mayor. Thank I want to thank you for joining us from Iraq. I know it's sometime between 2 and 3:00 in the morning for you. Uh, thank you for
joining us this evening. I hope you're safe and all is well. Uh, let's go on to bills. Uh sorry the reports um a shade tree report commissioner. >> Yes I have a shade tree report for the month of July 2025.
>> Commissioners >> I have various monthly reports uh for public works department. >> Let's the bills please. >> Thank you. Um, okay. Bill list for August 19th, 2025. Public affairs,
$537,43,561. Revenue and finance 7,979,11944. [Music] Public safety $84,47.88. Public works $673,6248. Parks and Public Property $118,38628. Water and sewer utility $60,17653.
Payroll for regular payroll for August 15, 2025. Uh regular payroll total 997,936.74. Overtime payroll total 66,000 excuse me $7761. Total payroll 1,64,712.75.
Grand total 10,517,86257. >> Move the bills. Second. >> Deputy Mayor Evans. Hi. >> Commissioner Tucci. Hi. >> Commissioner Scarpelli. Hi. Mayor Kelly. Uh would uh anyone wish to comment on the
agenda this evening from the public? Seeing no one, uh Board of Commissioner announcements. Uh Commissioner Tucci, >> uh just one announcement. Last night we had one of our uh quarterly meetings of the Greater Nutley Cancer Foundation and
uh we we had election of officers. I just want to publicly thank Dana Hess who was our president and Janet Hchek who was our vice president. Um they did an outstanding job when we transitioned from the old fundraising group into to the Greater Dutley Cancer Foundation and
without them and the assistance of Mr. Bruno and and his office we never would have gotten that off the ground. And I want to congratulate uh Dedra Hollywood our incoming president and Linda Hamilton our incoming vice president. and I know they're going to do wonderful things for all of our folks and folks
that we are aware of that have uh needs for some cancer funding or support in that area that's in there. >> Thank you. It's a wonderful initiative. It's wonderful that two things. one, you've been doing it for so many years, and two, you converted it to a way where
you can actually make use more of the money for donations and contributions than in the old structure >> without those high administrative fees from the old organization. >> Exactly. >> Yes. Thank you, >> Commissioner Scarpelli. >> Nothing, Deputy Mayor. >> Thank you. I I only have one thing
tonight and that's to just share that uh earlier today uh final inspections were completed on the new school at 777 Bloomfield Avenue. Uh they were issued their uh temporary CO uh today and uh
when I visited the the building uh the workers were already there assembling furniture and items for the school. the nurses were there uh and so it's it's getting ready for its uh for the students that will be coming in early September. So, uh uh kudos to everybody
involved with that because we took a building that was basically uh gutted with a lot of a lot of repairs that were needed uh and actually got that building fully renovated uh from
scratch uh in eight months. in eight months and they will now serve as the new home for the board of education as well as 150 uh uh prek uh children uh which is part of the first part of our plan which we all have been working on
collectively is to make sure that the sixth grade gets to the middle school uh by uh September of 206. So we're well on our way. Um let's see. Moving on to uh No, we don't have any ordinance introductions
tonight. Uh ordinance is up for second reading. Uh I have the first one which is a uh a matching of funds associated with a capital improvement grant for a playground suitable for special needs children. Commissioner Tuchi, this falls
in your area. Do you want to comment on this? >> Yes, thank you, Mayor. Uh yeah, this is this is an existing park adjacent to uh Glattbback Field. the sock between the soccer field and what was formerly the girls uh natural grass softball field
which is being converted to a turf field. Uh this playground is in existence uh but we are re redoing this playground uh to not only address special needs children who have uh physical challenges but also children
who have sensory challenges. So once this is completed, then this is a $540,000 uh project uh with a match of uh where is it? $137,000. Uh this will be a playground for all of
our children to access. >> A great step. A great step. Um next ordinance, you're both on for this. It's a salary ordinance. Commissioners Gelli, Commissioner Tui, which one wants to you both want to do it or take take your pick?
Mr. Mr. Tucci could do it. >> Okay. This is a uh ordinance number 3596. This is a salary ordinance basically uh to correct uh some some salaries that were over uh the under the minimums and
over the maximums. Uh so basically this is a a a housekeeping um ordinance at at this point in time to put everything in line uh legally uh so we can pay our people what they're worth
>> and they are worth it every dime. >> Would anyone wish to comment on on this ordinance? >> Seeing no one move to close it. >> Okay. >> Deputy Mayor Deputy Mayor Evans. >> Hi. Commissioner Tucci.
>> Hi. >> Commissioner Scarpelli. >> Hi. >> Mayor Kelly. >> I >> I hear him. >> You say I >> hear him now. Thank you. >> Move the ordinance. >> Second. >> Deputy Mayor Evans. >> Hi. >> Commissioner Tucci. >> Hi. >> Commissioner Scarpelli.
>> Hi. >> Mayor Kelly. >> Hi. >> I hear him. Thank you. >> He's in the back room. Who's doing that? >> He's here, but we don't know where.
>> Okay, moving on to the next ordinance. Commissioner Tui. >> Um, this is a salary ordinance uh to fix salaries for officers and employees of the township. Uh, these are for our non-union employees. The first one was
for our union employees, our teamsters. Um, so we we need to treat our non-UN employees uh equally with our our union employees because these are the folks that uh that get the work done for us. >> Would anyone wish to comment on this
ordinance? Seeing no one >> move to close the public hearing. >> Second. >> Deputy Mayor Evans. >> Hi. >> Commissioner Tucci. Hi. >> Commissioner Scarfelli. >> Hi. >> Mayor Kelly. >> I move the ordinance. >> Second. Deputy Mayor Evans. Hi,
>> Commissioner Tucci. Hi, >> Commissioner Petraco. >> Oh, I'm sorry. Scarpelli. >> Hi, >> Mayor Kelly. >> Abstain. >> Mayor, by the way, since we now can hear you, uh do you wish to comment on uh where you're at and how things are
going? >> Uh no, not at this time. >> Fair enough. >> Thank you, though. Uh, moving on to uh resolutions. U I took the with your permission I sorted
out the resolutions tonight for Mayor Kelly as well as for Commissioner Tucci so that we'll sort of divide them up. They're they're not necessarily in perfect order, but uh everybody gets a chance to read tonight. So uh why don't you finish up,
Commissioner Tucci? >> Uh let's see. What do I have? >> Yeah, it's a surprise. >> Are you speaking of Commissioner Petraco resolution? >> Yes. >> Okay. >> And you have one for for Commissioner Rand Kelly.
>> Mayor Kelly. Okay. I will find that one. I see Commissioner Petraco's here. So, I'll do this one first and then I'll do Mayor Kelly's. Uh, this is introduced by Commissioner Ralph Petraco. Whereas Township of Nutley is in possession of the following vehicles that are no longer functional. And the years range
from a 2001 through a 2013, some Crown Victoria and a couple of Dodge Chargers uh with excessive miles mileage ranging from 50,000 uh going up to 114,000. And whereas Bibs Auto Recycling located
at 54 Stove Avenue, Carney, New Jersey, has offered 2500 for said vehicles. Now therefore be it resolved by the board of commissioners of the township of Nutley in the county of Essex state of New Jersey that the township of Nutley hereby accepts set offer and the township clerk is authorized to release the titles for the affforementioned
vehicles to Bibs Auto Recycling. Be it further resolved that Bibs Auto Recycling is authorized to pick up the vehicles at One Treemont Place Melt, New Jersey. I move the resolution. >> Second. >> Deputy Mayor Evans. Hi. Commissioner Tucci. Hi. Commissioner Scarpelli. Hi.
Mayor Kelly. Hi. >> Did you find it, >> Deputy Mayor? No, I don't see the other one. >> I will look for it though. >> I will. Maybe Commissioner Kelly, I met Commissioner Scarpelli has it in his
>> No, I just have mine. >> Why don't you go and then we'll >> All right. I'm going to read mine and uh the resolutions two by Mayor Kelly. All right. Uh this is uh resolution 21325 be
resolved by the board of commissioners. the township of Nutley County, Vestic State, New Jersey, that the township clerk is hereby authorized to advertise for seal bids for the Franklin Avenue streetscape project Chestnut Street to Bruth drive and the township of Nly to receive by the board of commissioners in
commission chambers township, one Kennedy Drive, Milton, New Jersey on Wednesday, September 10th, 2025 at 11:00 a.m. prevailing time, which time they will be open in red. This is uh to redo the um and widen the sidewalks on
Franklin Avenue in front of the park oval. Um met with the uh county and this is being uh funded by a CDBG grant. Move the resolution. >> Second. >> Deputy Mayor Evans. >> Hi. >> Commissioner Tucci.
>> Hi. >> Commissioner Scarpelli. >> Hi. >> Mayor Kelly. I >> uh resolution 21425 whereas NJSA4840-87 provides that the director of division of local government services may approve the insertion of any item in the budget
of any county municipality but such items shall be made available by law and the amount thereof was not determined at the time of the adoption of budget. Whereas set director may also approve the insertion of any item of appropriation for equal amount and section one. Now therefore be resolved
by the board of commission tenoli county of state New Jersey. Here I request the director of division of local government services to approve an assertion of an item of revenue in the budget for the year 2025 amount of $67,227.13 which is an item now available as
revenue from clean communities grant pursuant to the revision of the statute. Section two be further resolved that the like sum of $67,227.13 being the same is hereby appropriated under the caption of general appropriations operations excluded from
the cap's New Jersey clean community grant other expenses $67,227.13 be it further resolved that a copy of the resolution will be electronally filed with record for approval as required by law I move the resolution >> I'm Need a second, please.
>> Second. >> Mayor. >> Um, Deputy Mayor Evans. >> I. >> Commissioner Tucci. >> Hi. >> Commissioner Scarpell. >> Hi. >> Mayor Kelly. >> I. >> This is Mayor Kelly's resolution 2010 25. Whereas prostate cancer is most
commonly diagnosed form of cancer and the second leading cause of cancer related deaths among men. And whereas in 2025 an estimated 313,780 new cases of prostate cancer will be diagnosed in the US. And whereas 35,770
men will die from the disease with a 70% higher incidence in black men and white men. And whereas about one in eight men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer during their lifetime. Be each man's risk of prostate cancer can vary based on his age, race, ethnicity, and other
factors. Whereas the prostate cancer death rate declined by a half from 93 to 2022, most likely due to early detection and advances in treatment. In recent years, the decline in death rate has slowed, likely reflecting the rise in cancers being found in an advanced
advanced stage. And whereas it is crucial to maintain regular follow-ups with your doctor, consistently, have your PSA level monitored, and be aware of your individual risk factors so that early detection can save save life. Now they were resolved by the board of commissioner tideli county vic state of
New Jersey declare September as national prostate cancer awareness month. I move the resolution. >> Second. >> Deputy mayor Evans. >> Hi. >> Commissioner Tucci. >> Hi. >> Commissioner Scarpell. >> Hi. >> Mayor Kelly. >> I. >> This is also Mayor Kelly's resolution
21625. Whereas raffle license applications have been received from the following organization. St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church license number 4525 and L off premises 50/50 cash raffle and license number 4525 on
premises cash merchandise raffle to be held Saturday December 6th 2025 HSA Good Shepard Academy license number 4625 on premises merchandise raffle and license number 4725 bingo to be held
Friday October 17th 2025. Friends of the Phoenix Center, license number 4825. All premises merchandise wrap will be held Tuesday, November 18th, 2025. St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church license number
4925 on premises 50/50 raffle on premises merchandise raffle and bingo all to be held on Friday, October 17, 2025. Whereas the application has been reviewed and approved by the municipal clerk of the police department. Now therefore resolve that board of commissioners touch county state New
Jersey that the aforementioned licenses are hereby approved and municipal clerk is authorized to issue said licenses. I move the resolution >> second. >> Deputy Mayor Evans >> I. >> Commissioner Tucci. >> Hi. >> Commissioner Scarpelli. >> Hi. >> Mayor Kelly. >> I
>> I think that's all I have. Mayor, >> we'll find out. >> Commissioner, did you read 213, the one for the um for for your bid? >> Yes. Oh, I'm sorry. I missed that. >> Okay, Mr. Tuchi, do you want to
>> Yes, I will go back to do the one from uh the other one from Commissioner Petraco and then I will do the one from Mayor Kelly. Okay. Whereas Township Dley is in possession of the following vehicle that is no longer functional. It's a 1999
wagon uh with 1,95 miles on it. Uh, Recycling Solutions LLC located at 84 Glen Glenroy Road, Fairfield, New Jersey, has offered $600 said vehicle. Now, therefore, be it resolved by the board of commissioners, township of Nutley in the county of us
state of New Jersey that the township of Nutley hereby accepts that offer, and the township clerk is authorized to release the titles for the affforementioned vehicles to Recycling Solutions LLC. Be it further resolved that Recycling Solutions is authorized to pick up the vehicle at One Treemont Place, Nutley, New Jersey. I move the
resolution. Second. >> Deputy Mayor Evans. >> Hi. >> Commissioner Tushi. >> Hi. >> Commissioner Scarpelli. >> Hi. >> Mayor Kelly. >> Hi. >> Okay. This is Mayor Kelly's number 211-25. Whereas every year communities across
our country face emergencies from unforeseen natural disasters to deliberate to deliberate acts. And whereas according to NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information, in 2004, there were 27 individual weather and climate disasters with at
least 1 billion in damages, trailing only the record setting 28 events analyzed in 2023. And whereas during the month of September, we encourage residents to rededicate themselves to the important task of being prepared in the face of any crisis. And whereas the best time to prepare for an emergency is
before it happens, residents should take the time to review their own emergency plans and update their emergency kits. And whereas federal, state, and local agencies have resources to share with the community as to how to put together personal emergency kits and plans such as www.re.gov
and www.a.gov/natural disasters and www.fema.gov. Now therefore, be it resolved that the board of commissioners of township of Nutley County of Essex State of New Jersey recognize September 25th as National Preparedness Month and encourage all Nutley residents to
recognize the importance of preparedness and work together to enhance our resilience and readiness. I move the resolution. >> Second. >> Deputy Mayor Evans. Hi, >> Commissioner Tui. Hi, >> Commissioner Scarelli. Hi, >> Mayor Kelly. I
>> think that's all I have for now. Deputy Mayor, >> we'll see. >> Hold on. Stand by. >> Hold on. This was done on short note. Uh I'm going to read mine. Uh then I'm going to finish Commissioner Petraos and
I have two for for Mayor Kelly. Uh my my resolution is uh uh whereas the township of Nelly desires to apply for and obtain a grant from the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs for approximately $250,000 to carry out a project to
include the completion of renovations to the John Walker Middle School or renovations to the auditorium for Washington Elementary School and to complete a forensic and investigation of the school district for multiple years as deemed necessary. Now therefore be it resolved by the board of commissioners
of the county of Essex state of New Jersey. One does hereby authorize the application for the grant. Two recognizes and accepts that the department may offer a lesser or greater amount and therefore upon receipt of the grant agreement from the
state from New Jersey Department of Community Affairs does further authorize the execution of any such grant agreement. It also upon receipt of a clearly executed agreement from the department does further authorize the expenditure of funds pursuant to the terms of the agreement between the
township of Nelly and the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs. Be it further resolved that the persons whose names and titles and signatures appear below are authorized to sign the application and that they or their successors in said titles are authorized
to sign the agreement and any other documents necessary in connection here with uh Deputy Mayor Evans and Chief Financial Officer Stephanie Santana. So move >> second. >> Deputy Mayor Evans. >> Hi. >> Commissioner Tucci. >> Hi. >> Commissioner Petraco, I'm sorry.
Commissioner Scarpelli. >> Hi. Mayor Kelly. >> I >> uh the next two resolutions are for Mayor Kelly. Uh be resolved by the board of commissions of township county of Essex state, New Jersey that due to the retirement of Kathy Repacheski,
Salvatore Ferrero is hereby appointed as representative of the community uh development block grant committee for the term September 1, 2025 through December 31st, 2025. So move. >> Second. >> Deputy Mayor Evans. Hi, Commissioner
Tucci. >> Hi, >> Commissioner Scarpel. >> Hi, >> Mayor Kelly. >> Hi, >> okay, you got that, Cess? >> Yes. Okay, thank you. >> Uh my last reservation resolution for Mayor Kelly uh relates to uh National
Blood Cancer Month, which is the month of September. uh uh this one's very personal for me uh because of my own uh medical history with regard to multiple myyoma uh whereas the main types of blood and bone marrow cancer are
leukemia non-hodkins and Hodkins lymphoma and multiple myyoma whereas about every three minutes someone in the United States is diagnosed with blood cancer and these cancers remain a leading cause of cancer deaths
nationwide whereas in 2025 over 192,000 new cases of blood cancer are anticipated in the United States. And according to uh according to the city of hope, this includes approximately 66,890 new cases of leukemia, 89,70
new cases of lymphoma and 36,110 new cases of myyoma. While the overall cancer mortality rate is declining, the incidence of blood cancers, particularly leukemia, is increasing. Whereas treatment for blood cancer diagnosis depends on the type of cancer, the
patient's age, how fast the cancer is progressing and and where the cancer has spread. Some of these treatments include stem cell uh transplantation, chemotherapy, uh radiation therapy and I would add uh CARTT therapy which has uh
recently u introduced enormous advances in uh extending life expectancy associated with these cancers. Now therefore be resolved by the board of commissioners in the township of Melley County of Es New Jersey hereby designate the month of September 2025 as national
blood cancer month and urge all citizens to take part in raising awareness, supporting research, volunteering, and contributing efforts that improve the lives of those affected by blood cancer. So move >> second. >> Deputy Mayor Evans. >> I, >> Commissioner Tucci. >> Hi. Commissioner Scarf.
>> Hi, Mayor Kelly. >> And I have >> Hi. >> Thank you. >> And the last uh resolution I have uh aware of Mayor Kelly is uh is on behalf of the board. Uh this uh resolution uh
modifies the uh development timeline for the uh the uh what is known as the Chicalini project. Uh the uh applicant has filed their application for uh preliminary and final site plan approval
uh which has been deemed complete. Uh there were some uh just some updates to the schedule but nothing that materially affects the uh the overall outcome and the timeline. So, this resolution authorizes the execution of the first amendment uh to the redevelopment
agreement between the township of Nelly and the town center redevelopers uh uh urban renewal entity LLC. Uh now therefore be resolved by the board of commissioners of the township of Nelly County of Essics that the township is hereby authorized to execute and enter
into the first amendment be further resolved on the board of commission of the township of Nelly County of Essics that on full execution of the first amendment the township is hereby authorized to perform the obligations and enforce the rights of the township under such first amendment. So move >> second.
>> Deputy Mayor Evans. >> Hi. >> Commissioner Tucci. >> Hi. >> Commissioner Scarfelli. >> Hi. >> Mayor Kelly. >> Hi. That completes Mayor Kelly's. >> I have some I think outstanding. I'm not sure. I may have missed them. We have all the budget sessions for Commissioner
of Choco. We do those. >> I'm doing this >> right now. >> Oh, right now. And I thought we have maybe a resolution from you that we missed. >> I did that first >> on the middle school. >> Yes. >> Okay. Mr.
Is it tricky where he's It's like playing cards. Well, we're almost done. Uh, unfortunately, I'm sorry we had to just make some adjustments at the last minute, so we're kind of working our way. >> Totally understanding. >> We're working our way through it. Uh, the the next set of resolutions are all
for Commissioner uh Petraco. Uh, they are what are known as chapter 1 59 insertions of special items in the budget that weren't available at the time uh the budget was adopted. Uh what I'm going to do is I'm going to read the
resolution structure and then I'm going to insert each of uh the uh uh the uh grant monies that have been received individually. Uh whereas NJSA48 colon 4-87 provides that the director of the division of local governmental
services may approve the insertion of any special item of revenue in the budget of any county or municipality which uh when such item shall have been made available by law and and the amount thereof was not determined at the time of the adoption of the budget. Whereas
the director may also approve insertion of an appropriation for an equal amount. Uh section uh one uh now therefore be resolved by the board of commissioners of the township of Nelly County of Essics must hereby request the director of division of local uh division of
local governmental services to approve the insertion of an item of revenue in the budget uh for the year 2025 uh as follows. or body armor replacement grant uh uh 2024 $6,45425
or 24 2024 alcohol education rehabilitation and enforcement fund for $1,83.60. The 2024 bulletproof best program $11,25525. uh 2024 pedestrian safety education and
enforcement fund for $28,785 uh um for uh uh the uh state and community highway safety grant $4,62.50 50 cents and the last one for 2024
distracted driving $7,000. In section 2B, further resolved that like sums um may be appropriated for each of the items that I listed and listed as a uh general appropriation under operations excluded from from the caps. and be
further resolved that notification of the budget charges will be made by the chief financial officer uh to the director of the division of local governmental services through the electronic submission process. Uh this covers resolutions two uh 2023
204 205 and 206 uh for 2025 of our resolutions tonight. So moved. >> Second. >> Deputy Mayor Evans. >> Hi. >> Commissioner Tushi. >> Hi. Commissioner Scarpelli. >> Hi, >> Mayor Fley. >> I >> uh that concludes our formal uh agenda
items for for this evening. Does anyone from the public wish to comment uh tonight? Seeing no one, move to uh to close. >> Move to adjourn. Excuse me. Second. Uh, Deputy Mayor Evans. Hi,
>> Commissioner Tucci. >> Hi, >> Commissioner Scarpell. Hi, >> Mayor Kelly. >> Hi. >> The time is 7:48. Great. >> Mayor, you stay safe out there, >> please. Thank you.