for the flag i pledge algiance 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
madam clerk extension notice please thank you mayor board of commissioners public meeting agenda for tuesday april 1st 2025 the time is now 7:05 pursuant to the requirements of the open public meeting act chapter 231 public law 1975 notice of this meeting was
published in november 21st 2024 issues of the nelly sun the herald news and the star ledger a copy of this notice has been posted on the lovely town hall bulletin board and a copy is on file in the municipal clerk's office commissioner evans here commissioner tui
here commissioner scarpelli here commissioner petraco here mayor kelly present all present mayor thank you madam clerk minutes please thank you we have board commissioner meeting minutes for march 4th 2025th move it second commissioner evans hi
commissioner tui i commissioner scarpelli hi commissioner petraco hi mayor kelly i and that's it for minutes mayor thank you communications please sure we have uh two this evening first one is the mayor's office has submitted an event application for the 2025
memorial day parade scheduled for may 26 2025 from 11:00 a.m to 3:00 p.m and the second one is the nutley belleville columbus day parade committee has submitted an event application for their 43rd annual columbus day parade and flag
raising uh scheduled for october 12th 2025 starting in belleville and ending on chestnut street motion please move it second commissioner evans i commissioner tucci hi commissioner scarpelli hi
commissioner petro hi mayor kelly i and that's it for communications mayor thank you and i see we have a uh report on for this evening commissioner evans yes mayor i have a code enforcement report for the month of february 2025 thank you and uh madam clerk will you do the bills
please sure bill list for april 1st 2025 public affairs $130,46020 revenue and finance 10,599,910.3 public safety $127,32.90 public works $39,37652 parks and public property $1,70,4166
water and sewer utility $279,55 payroll as of march 20 uh 28 2025 regular payroll payroll total $1,63,376 overtime payroll total $66,9449 total payroll
1,130,331.75 for a grand total of $13,376,6586 move the bills second commissioner evans hi commissioner tucci hi commissioner scarpelli hi commissioner petraco i mayor kelly i and that's it for bills mayor thank you and i i think we'll take
uh some of the rest of the agenda out of order because i could see everyone is here this evening for the uh budget right commissioner evans i am thrilled i can't get over it well a little april fool's fun uh but uh commissioner tui you want to take it
over from here sure thank you mayor you know this is another one of ahead budget's not april fools we're voting against the budget but we're not going to go there yet this is another one of those uh auspicious occasions all right where we get to celebrate our athletes both our
female athletes and our male athletes uh we we continue to excel in in so many different areas that it's that it's just unbelievable uh i can't remember the last time we had a crowd like this here all right but i'm glad everyone's here to celebrate our young ones and our
coaches and our parents and everyone that's involved because this is really the essence of what this town is about all right so having said that i want to begin with the uh girls competition cheer team whereas the girls competition cheer team has enjoyed an outstanding
competition season becoming undefeated sixtime division champions and whereas the members of the girls competition cheer team are lindseay baker bella kalo ava santano sarah dowski veronica dowski
julia delaney hope dicholas leah durko kaylee hanley sophia harris avery higgins dylan jasnowitz brooklyn not morgan mccann gabriella naome emmy reedo charlotte romanowski payton rockbomb ava
sagara allison spina madison teta mariana terillo julia torto torra mia weslo grace williams and josie leka and whereas head coach jamie artisone along
with the high school cheerleading volunteer caitlyn chua worked tirelessly to train and guide these athletes and whereas the members of the girls competition cheer team are undefeated sixtime division champions for the 2025
competition season now therefore be it resolved that the board of commissioners of the township of nutley and the county of essex and state of new jersey join with the citizens of nutley to honor and congratulate the members and coaches of the girls competition cheer team for their exceptional efforts and
accomplishments i very proudly move this resolution seconds commissioner evans i just want to take a moment and congratulate you know the entire girls team uh the coaches their families for their support uh anytime that you
compete in any any sport any activity and you do that competitively it's a a testament to the amount of effort work and leadership that goes into that so congratulations to all of you and jamie remember what i said last year if you won and you came back this year you had
to say something at the mic good girl he has notes so thank you okay i i also vote i um but before we move on cheering has evolved over the years and
i remember when my girls first started and that was many many years ago this is an unbelievable sport that it that it's turned into i mean not only do you need this is just i want to see girls back here for a
seventh time uh and i think we're going to have to petition netflix to make the next cheer documentary about the uh girls competition cheer team uh because six times is an unbelievable feat and uh i wish you guys nothing but the best who are moving on and i want to see the rest
of you come back here next year remember to thank not only your teammates but thank your coaches and your families as well cuz they sacrificed to get you here and uh i'm looking forward to what you girls can do in the future congratulations again this is my favorite part of the
night okay i'm going to make this quick um thank you for taking the time to recognize the phenomenal group of young ladies sitting here tonight a big thank you to commissioner tucci and frank deo for your unwavering support of this program for allowing me to coach this amazing group of younging us a safe
place to call our home three nights a week at the annex without your support we would not be here this evening 5 months ago 44 young ladies showed up at the annex fighting for a spot on this team the 26 ladies that sit before you tonight made that cut they showed up week after week countless hours working
on fast difficult choreography harder tumbling passes and even harder stunt sequences supporting one another both on and off the mat preparing for a very competitive season unfortunately at our very first competition of the season two of our apps collided on the mat halting the
entire i don't know why this keeps going off um halting the entire competition resulting in two athletes being taken to the hospital with head injuries our team was devastated over this accident and i honestly thought it was going to be impossible to get them back on the mat in the true spirit of this team these
ladies rallied around one another offering love support and encouragement enabling us to get back on the mat just 6 days later two athletes short but we competed at another competition and took home that trend continued for the next four competitions then came the last
team standing competition at american dream this was a competition like no other it was an all-star competition completely out of our wheelhouse and what i thought to be way out of our league i did not think we even belonged at a competition of this caliber but i wanted nothing more than to give these girls the incredible experience to
perform on such a huge platform in the middle of the american dream mall my advice to the girls that morning was to simply take in the experience be together as a team and go out and have fun and they did just that they set the mat on fire and walked away with a first with first place and the title of last
team standing it truly was an incredible end to the season this team has been my light my support and my happy place during some of the darkest and most uncertain times last week at our end of season dinner some of these ladies got up and spoke warm heartfelt words about what this team meant to them and the
impact it has had on their lives while i was touched to hear their words i don't think they will ever realize the impact that they have had on me and my life and how i could have never gotten through this health journey without them their constant support their strength their love and laughter has made my days brighter and has kept me fighting a good
fight this is worth more than any trophy or first place banner in my book this season i have to say goodbye to 18 of these young ladies as they will be graduating and moving on to high school i would like to recognize a few young ladies who have been on this team with me since i took over coaching four years
ago dylan jasnowitz charlotte romanowski and grace williams i would also like to shout out to our high school helper caitlyn who will be leaving us to uh go to ruckers this fall thank you ladies for your commitment and dedication and congratulations on such an amazing recreation career between us there are
21 first place division championship titles as well as a title of grand champion and now the title of last team standing i truly couldn't be more proud of these girls and this team our first place awards are hung and trophies are displayed proudly in the annex and tomorrow we will hang our new banner in
the gymnasium at parks and recreation naming you all undefeated six-time division champions and the last team standing for 2025 congratulations to all of you i look forward to seeing great things from you in the years to come thank you back all the way back
5 seconds to go okay all right this is wrestling now if any of you know anything about wrestling you do know that there's not a lot of smiling in wrestling all right there's a lot of hard work there's a lot of uh
physical training there's a lot of technique training all right but the one thing that stands out to me time and time again with wrestling is the fact that you can't blame anybody else because when you're on that mat it's you and your opponent it's not the first
baseman who dropped the ball it's not the guard or tackle that didn't block all right or the quarterback that threw the bad pass all right or who with a goalie that didn't block the ball coming in all right it's you and your opponent this is one of the ultimate competitive
sports that i can think of all right and it's growing more and more every day here in nutley we are very very fortunate we have a wrestling room that is second to none we have coaches that are the very very best of the best we
have parents that are always there for our children and we have children who are committed all right this is not a fly by night sport this is a sport that you commit to you dedicate yourself to and you just continue going day and
night wrestling never stops okay wrestling is a continuous process and it's a process that as you continue on you get better and better until you reach the heights of the sport so i'd like to start with this first resolution
this evening and it begins as follows whereas the junior raider wrestling team has enjoyed an outstanding season posting a league record of eight wins in one loss enhancing their three-year record of 28 wins and three losses and whereas the members of the junior rating
wrestling team are carlo crespo jc jordano joseph jojo darti kevin kunt michael liam tim timmona jonathan jj leo jr tyler gonic robin heck austin
kodigalidad liam rosales james po grayson alvarez justin galvvenis dylan jordano jason nolasco john mccarry nicholas rivera elellaniano galarza camille stoken michael ionuzi rex
dabberto vincent salona william denise and christian smurjiulo and whereas coaches christian crespo j hamden michael siljinowski savino marinelli jeff quinn and julio galarza and john
hernandez and chris andre worked tirelessly to train these athletes and whereas the members of the junior rating wrestling team were the suburban co-league champions now therefore be it resolved that the board of commissioners of the township of nutley in the county of essex and state of new jersey join
with the citizens of nutley to honor and congratulate the members and coaches of the junior rating raider wrestling team for their exceptional efforts and accomplishments i move the resolution second commissioner evans all right uh i would add comments similar is anytime
you again you engage in a sport for any type of competitive activity it shows leadership you have to deliver skill you have to have mindset it's wonderful to see that such young minds are actually being schooled on how to live through life because these are life skills that
they will take with them so want to congratulate you on your record uh it's a wonderful win record please continue we'll look forward to seeing you here again commissioner tui yes and you know many of the attributes that our our athletes possess will ripple over into
life events okay as the commissioner said what what you're learning in our in our gyms and in our wrestling rooms all right are going to help you as you succeed in in life so again i very proudly vote eye commissioner
scarpelli again congratulations to the the guys your parents and your coaches um wrestling will go an individual sport also team sport some things you have to do on that match make sure your team's victorious at the end of the match so
all you guys congratulations and commissioner petraco yes i'd like to vote i as well can you hear me now sam good i like to vote i and i like to um say a couple things once a raider always a
raider a few of us up here yeah once a raider always a raider i still have one of my high school jackets that i'm very proud of so the the energy never goes away um years ago when my oldest son was in in high
school he was really a baseball player but they had an opening on the team and coach was like "you're pretty tough kid why don't you come play with us uh come wrestle with us." so they he did my son knew every ceiling what the ceilings looked like in every gym in essis county
however a couple times he's like "do you want me to play?" i'm like "well you're kind of embarrassing our family name." but at the last at the last match for some tournament that they were in he went out there and he worked hard and he wind up winning the kid and they won
this tournament they carried him off the mat so hard work does pay off don't ever get discouraged and like i said we're ready good luck guys thank you mayor kelly thank you yes and i'm i'm
voting i as well and i'd like to welcome uh the returners back and uh those who are are going to continue on i challenge you to come back here next year because i want to see you all back here next year uh if you if you've been here before you've heard me say that you know
i i never wrestled before but i i played rugby in college and my rugby coach liked to recruit from no other source but from wrestlers uh cuz pound-for-pound you can't beat a wrestler's fitness level and strength uh your fitness is going to carry you through life uh a saying i like to say
is you know uh you got to work out you got to stay in shape because you got to pay rent to live in your body and you guys are paying excellent rent to live in your bodies for the rest of your life uh this is going to set you up uh carry your fitness level through the rest of your life and uh good luck to you with whatever you do and like again i i like
to see you all back here next year congratulations again and i vote i team please come up for a photo i think they're all that way perfect i know i mean what did i say it's too
separate to they deserve it but they deserve it all right i i know there's a lot of crossover on these two teams but we wanted to give everyone their due so that's why we're doing it twice so here
goes part two whereas a junior raider wrestling team has enjoyed an outstanding season posting a league record of nine wins and no losses enhancing their four-year record of 41 wins and one loss and whereas the members of the junior raider wrestling
team again are carlo cresbow jace jordano jet siljinowski christian crespbow anthony andre frankie wesner michael pera savino marinelli luke finkelstein jason nolasco camille strozan anthony aj bernardesco bo
siljinowski eliza perez jesse quinn vincent urbanovich john michael hernandez and grayson mccann and whereas coaches christian crespo jamil hamden michael siljinowski severio malin marinelli jeff quinn julio goraza john
hernandez and chris andre worked tirelessly to train and guide these athletes and whereas the members of the junior raider wrestling team were the division champions and twin county league champions now therefore it be resolved that the board of commissioners of the township of nutley in the county of essex and state of new jersey join
with the citizens of nutley to honor and congratulate the members and coaches of the junior rating wrestling team for their exceptional efforts and accomplishments i move the resolution second i uh just again echoing my comments u it's about leadership it's
these are life skills as we as we talked about i congratulate the coaches again i congratulate all the parents that are here uh for your dedication to raising such beautiful children i congratulate all of you and what a wonderful record congratulations commissioner chu chief i vote i and i
just want to add two words to all of you well done commissioner scarpelli i think and seeing the hard work into your later wrestling is a great foundation for you to continue
commissioner bco congratulations again guys and i'll say one more time once a raider always a raider mayor kelly thank you i'm voting i and uh i 41 and1 that's that's incredible uh you guys should be very proud of
yourselves and uh i didn't mention it last time but i luckily there's two teams so i got to to mention it but remember to thank your teammates your coaches and your families cuz they all sacrificed to get you where you are 41 and1 is incredibly impressive and they
all had a part in that so remember to thank them and again congratulations first god the holy spirit congratulations everyone that's why uh good evening everyone uh first i would like to thank all the
commissioners especially uh mr tucci and uh de mayo we uh you guys expanded the wrestling room nearly doubled in size i think it expanded 1300 ft and uh don't worry that it that gift
was definitely used uh a lot of blood sweat and tears on those mats and uh the we had a total of 66 wrestlers on the older division of both teams combined and we averaged over 50 wrestlers per practice um so i i don't even know how
we would have done it if the room wasn't double in size there's no way we would have that success we've been having without that room and uh i think christmas eve we we announced a last minute optional practice and we had like 52 kids show up at 10 o'clock in the
morning you know for two hours and and the parents just you know drop them off and it another thing there was a couple things i was thinking uh that one loss you mentioned 41-1 we lost last year in the championship finals to fairlon and
we had beat them earlier that year and uh mike asked me if i wanted to speak to the kids before that match for before the rematch of the championship finals and i said there's nothing to say you know we we showed up to win and there's
nothing else to say to the kids um they had unfinished business um i don't want to keep talking i get uh a little emotional i had a big speech a couple weeks ago at the wrestling there i got a my defense i was running on no sleep from work so i got a little emotional but uh these kids are tough you know uh
i talked to him that they they win it's not just about winning it's about the the fight they have like why do they fight so hard like he was saying like if you have a big enough why you find a how and and what is the why i i ask them all
the time like why like why do these kids fight and not give up is it the way they're being raised is it the the camaraderie between the team is it the respect for the coaches is it is it for the town is it for the commissioners for for the banner and it's a combination of
all of them you know uh and this is part of it you know i brought them outside the room a few times i pointed to the banner actually i pointed to specific banner in 2006 nutty were champions they had one loss and that was to the bloomfield team me and my brother were coaching but
nelly ended up getting them back later on so i told him i'm part of that banner uh from like 2006 uh who wants to be part of these banners and uh they all looked at it j had them out there in the gym when it was empty running sprints and and they would all look at the b the the banners
um it's it's special to them it's special them to be here and uh and i always tell them like there's more good in the world more good in the world than bad and and the same thing as people there's more people rooting for you than against you you know more
people want to see you succeed than lose and people have been following them at the state tournaments qualifiers we have every bleacher is full there's standing room only for the matches how many pizza pies do we sell a lot you
know a couple years ago they used to have like extra pie and give them out for free now there's no pizza left over for me at the end like what the heck's going on you know but uh no it's great to have all your support and uh next year we're just going to keep setting the bar higher and higher they're going
to be tested next year um even more you know we might be entering a third league so we might have three teams up here or need to win three divisions and i think we had 13 people go to states last year let's try and bring that to 20 we'll set
the bar high and uh that's it i'll set the bar even higher let's see 20 state champions um you guys are are more than welcome to stay and hear us talk about the budget uh but if you guys want to get out of here we'll we'll give you an opportunity
to get out of here thank you all right not one person here for the entire you guys are just not popular maybe you should introduce the budget at the parks and wreck we'll get you a crowd maybe i should tell them that if there wasn't for my budget they wouldn't
have the oh here we go oh here we go you are right though they don't want to hear it nobody wants to hear it i know this doesn't happen very often all right one two
three we're done congratulations inside it's pretty remarkable there's like nobody here either they're all happy or or not april fools don't have to
$21 plus in the library and what about uh the rest it could be another to but i said it care we thank you thank you nice and clean yeah can you hear can you hear
everybody okay it's packed house for you commissioner evans uh public comment on agenda items only this is public comment on agenda items only anyone wishing to be heard please approach the microphone uh and state your name for the record to discuss public uh comment on agenda
items only seeing none board of commissioner announcements commissioner evans yes i have an announcement uh uh that at the rabies clinic the uh municipal clerk's office will also be there uh doing the
licensing program as we do every year uh during that same time at the firehouse that's on april 22nd from 4:00 to 7:30 and then um on april 28th which is a monday and tuesday april 29th the clerk's office will be open until 8 pm
for do for animal licensing uh but i encourage people to use uh the online renewal process uh because it works very well and we do accept credit cards so it makes it very easy for people to do that and just the important reminder is if you're going to renew your license uh you need to have your uh rabies uh
license good through um february of 26 is that correct elenni yes that's correct february 26th thank you thank you commissioner evans uh commissioner tucci yes mayor one one brief comment uh tomorrow we will be
lighting it up blue for autism awareness uh so if anyone has blue lights left over from previous years please make sure you put them on tomorrow night and if you don't have them contact the parks department we will get them for you thank you thank you commissioner commissioner scott
uh nothing tonight mayor thank you commissioner petraco yes i do one of our um res one of my resolutions um that i'm reading is going to be about distracting driving and um all of us are aware that we had a pedestrian hit in a crosswalk
up the street from here ironically and was killed um last i believe it was thursday or thursday night and um you know my heart goes out to his um family mr gilbert unfortunately or unfortunately i
know both parties it was a young woman that hit him making a left-hand turn on that street and i just want to um talk a little bit about if i can this why i won't talk during my resolution you know the you know
nutley's getting busier traffic is what it is um you know a population is up and a lot of people walk even though the pedestrians have the right away in a crosswalk i'm just urging you please stop and look and make
sure it's clear before you cross the street and please on the pedestrians behalf as well at night try to wear bright clothing um you know even reflectors or light something because it is difficult on some of the darker
streets where there are pedestrian crosswalks um to you know see them it's actually happened to me and i'm on high alert and you know thank god i haven't hit anybody you know today we have motorikes
bicycles you know i was going down franklin avenue just the other day get on a motorcycle bike cuts right in front of me making a lefthand turn so you know please help us help you you know whatever you could do as far as the right clothing being careful looking
both ways yes you do have the right to cross the crosswalk and you're in the right but when a life is taken you know be and you know because either the driver or the pedestrian made a mistake you know it's heartbreaking to us at
public safety and i'm sure the board of commissioners um also a good friend of mine brought attention to a post that was on instagram today a woman criticizing the nelly police department myself and um our chief that you know
now we're doing distracting driver tonight and that we are you know doing enforcement so you know i don't usually respond to post probably since 2009 i got over that
but we are doing the same exact thing in nutly that we always do year after year this is the time that we do distracting driver this is the time that we you know enforce heavily because of the warmer
weather coming and you know more people are out and so forth so it's not that it's not out of the ordinary and you know we have thick skin up here but to take a shot at our police department or chief and even myself at that matter especially when somebody just lost their
life you know we wish we could have a cop on every corner we wish that we could you know be our little green bubble that we want to be but you know unfortunately accidents happen and it's it's really heartfelt and at this time
mayor just out of respect for mr go gverie that is if we could have a moment of silence i would appreciate it yes thank you thank you commissioner and uh i i would like to say that your police or
our police department does uh enforcement year round and i can attest that the day before that accident i saw a car not yield to a pedestrian and within seconds a police officer pulled that that vehicle over uh so it's it's not uh just one month or it's not
intermittent it's it's year round and the the police force is is vigilant uh all the time and they do enforce our rules uh and it is a tragic situation uh as commissioner evans pointed out we are having the uh rabies clinic it's a free
vaccine uh it's a three-year vaccine uh so if you've gotten it within if your animal has gotten it within the last 3 years uh well the last 2 years you're due for renewal uh if you haven't gotten it in 3 years you're overdue for a renewal uh if you got it last year you
don't need another uh vaccine uh and that that's all i have uh on for this evening um moving on to ordinance introductions um commissioner evans uh you want to start
yeah okay we could start with commissioner scarpelli thank you mayor this uh we're reintroducing this we tweaked this um this ordinance a little bit more from the when we introduced it in march um
this is ordinance number 3581 ordinance to amend chapter 585 of the code of the township of nutly entitled sewer and more specifically amending article 7 i move that this ordinance be passed to a second reading and advertising not sun together with the notice required by law
and that further consideration of said ordinance for final passage by the board of commissioners be held at its second reading on may 6 2025 and move the ordinance second commissioner evans hi commissioner tucci hi commissioner
scarpelli hi commissioner petraco hi mayor kelly i thank you commissioner commissioner petraco yes i have um ordinance introduction 3582 an ordinance to amend an ordinance codified in the code of the township and chapter 228 entitled
vehicles and traffic particularly article 7 special zones in area section 29a entered entitled handicap parking to add the location set forth there on this is for 375 chestnut
street i move that this ordinance be passed to a second reading advertising not sent together with the notice required by law and the further consideration of set ordinance for final passage by the board of commissioners to be held at its second reading is may 6th i believe i move it second commissioner
evans i commissioner tucci i commissioner hi commissioner petraco i mayor kelly i uh commissioner evans thank you u my first o business is is an ordinance
introduction uh which is our every year we establish what they call a cap bank uh which is allowed by state statute it allows the appropriation increase to rise from 2 and 12% to 3 and 12% which in light of the cost increases that we
face is absolutely uh necessary um so uh by title ordinance to exceed the municipal budget appropriation limits and to establish a cap bank under njsa48 col4-45.14 uh i move that uh this ordinance be passed to a second reading and advertised in nutly sun together
with the notice required by law and that further consideration of said ordinance for final passage by the board of commissioners be held at its second reading on may 6th 2025 so move second i i i i i uh my next order of business is
the introduction of the 2025 municipal budget uh tonight represents the statutory deadline uh for introducing our budget uh we will have a public hearing on the budget uh potentially uh around may 6th uh there are a couple
things that are in play that may delay that uh which hopefully would be beneficial to us in reducing uh the the budget increase for this year um but what i can to say about the introduction is first that this year completes the
transfer and this the setup of the sewer utility u um so that part is complete there was a st two-step process and it's it's complete now for 2025 uh overall uh our appropriations uh for the for all
five of the municipal departments uh including um in all five departments is $64,799,792 which is an increase of $2,224,838 over the prior year uh additionally we had revenues uh which
from other sources other than taxes of 18,771571 which is a net increase of $734,92 uh so as a result the municipal tax levy is increasing uh to
$44,176 and uh or $48 $48 um which is a total increase of 1,347,991 or or roughly 3.1% uh increase uh that that equates to uh the average household which in today's
dollar is assessed at uh 491,000 and change uh to a $123 increase for that average household um part of the reason why that increase is as high as it is uh is that the state aid was reduced this year uh by
$547 if we didn't uh receive that reduction in state aid our municipal increase would be right now about at around $68 uh so unfortunately the state uh in their new budget introduction eliminated a category of municipal aid
uh which affected us to the tune of over a half a million million dollars um the additional increase that we face is that uh our assessed values in town overall went up uh 10 million $345,000 which enables by statute the
library to get an increase in their funding automatically to 1,851,813 or an additional $141 uh,000 which is about $18 increase so in total uh we're uh with the library the increase uh on the introduction of this
budget is $141 per per the average household or about 3.44% my uh hope is that we will continue to uh look at opportunities to
re reduce this budget uh increase uh to something that's u uh hopefully less than $100 on the municipal side um but uh time will tell the budget itself will be available uh uh online tomorrow
morning uh for review and then hard copies will be available at the uh municipal clerk's office and uh at the public library for review you won't take those copies it's just for available uh
for uh for review um so uh with that uh i got a piece of paper i got to find give me a second it's in here give me a sec there it is i found it we were hoping you wouldn't yeah
okay so uh i read as follows the municipal budget of the township of nelly county of essex for fiscal year 2025 uh to be resolved that it is the following that the following statements of revenue and calculations shall constitute the municipal budget for the
year 2025 be it further resolved that said budget uh is to be published in the nutly sun in the april 10th issue of of that newspaper which is the first available date the governing body of the township of nelly does hereby approve uh
the budget uh for introduction so move second i before i vote because you know this is a thankless job that commissioner evans does he takes all of our information him and his staff and uh i know we have the
santana here this evening our cfo i mean they take all the information they they summarize it they put it in a form that's acceptable to the state they put it in a form that's acceptable and very easy for commissioners to understand with all the ins and outs and
requirements that the state puts forward so while we're still working on this budget i want to thank you and your staff and commend you on another outstanding job i bod i appreciate commissioner scarpelli hi commissioner petraco
i just like to thank tom as well you do a great job i know you always helped out with the public safety budget which is the biggest budget on the municipal side and i'd like to say thank you to your staff they've been great working with sam and and myself and you do a stellar
job i mean really do i vote i thank you mayor kelly i would also like to echo the sentiments of thanking you commissioner evans and your staff and thank you uh miss santana for being here this evening our our cfo i vote i commissioner scarpel you want to reconsider
don't push it this is a mutual admiration society but uh now tom your your department does do a great job and uh i don't know why you didn't get the hatchet out on the public safety department
that's cuz i compliment him something like that you didn't do thanks again tom stellar job introduction only i'd like to take back my comments thank you uh and i think uh we have 17 resolutions on for this evening uh
commissioner evans you want to continue yes be resolved by the board of commissioners of the township of nley county of essex state of new jersey that the treasure beg is hereby authorized to refund escrow monies for land use applications amounting to $51,42044 the amounts and addresses
listed in the resolution so move second commissioner evans i commissioner tucci i commissioner scarp commissioner petraco mayor kelly i he resolved the treasur is hereby authorized to refund overpayment of property taxes in the amount of
$1,7386 for block 765 lot 13 so move second commissioner evans hi commissioner tucci hi commissioner scarpell hi commissioner petraco hi mayor kelly hi the next resolution is on behalf of the board
this resolution is to uh renew the contract for uh services with the banker group who provides uh significant uh support to us uh in terms of uh negotiating uh the various complex financial agreements that are associated
with our redevelopment uh projects uh now therefore be resolved by the board of commissioners attention of ny that in accordance with the local public law the board is hereby authorized and approved to to approves a contract with the banker group for professional financial impact analysis and related consulting
services relating to various redevelopment projects and the township of nutley at a cost and contract amount not to exceed $35,000 the contract term shall be february 7 2025 through february 6 2026 it further resolved that the mayor and
clerk are hereby authorized and directed to execute seal and deliver set contract for professional services on behalf of and in the name of the township further resolved that the business disclosure entity certification business entity disclosure of campaign contributions shall be placed on file with this
resolution be further resolved that a copy of the resolution shall be published as required within 10 days of its passage so move second commissioner evans hi commissioner tucci hi commissioner scarpel hi commissioner petraco hi mayor kelly hi my last
resolution rescends uh resolution 9123 which was adopted on april 4th 2023 which granted uh full exemption from the payment of taxes this related to a deceased individual who was thought at the time uh to pass uh what they call
intestate uh and that all of the assets were being remanded to the state uh we subsequently learned that that wasn't the case new information came to light and uh property was sold privately which no longer qualifies for the exemption so we're rescending the exemption uh and we
move to collect uh $16,000 in uh taxes so move second commissioner evans hi commissioner tucci hi commissioner scarpelli hi commissioner petro mayor kelly i thank you mayor thank you commissioner commissioner tucci yes whereas
department of parks and public property uh has a need to maintain a geese-free environment in the township parks and whereas preferred outdoor experience great meadows new jersey is a specialized service that's been effective in the past and will provide the service in the amount of $1,989 per month for an annual
maintenance contract in the amount of $23,868 which is below the township bid threshold but above the new jersey state mandated payto pay threshold and whereas the contract period shall be from april 1,25 through march 31st 26 and whereas preferred outdoor experience has
completed a business entity disclosure certification which certifies that they have not made any reportable disqualifying contributions to a political or candidate committee in the township of melty in the previous one year that would violate njsa194a 20.5 or the township's local
unit pay-to-play ordinance or the new jersey elect commission disclosure requirements that the contract will bar the owner of preferred outdoor experience from making any reportable contributions to the term of the contract and whereas funds are available from account 5-04504205 which have been certified by
the chief financial officer subject to the adoption of the 2025 municipal budget said certification being attached to this resolution now therefore be resolved by the board of commissioners township from nley count county of essex state of new jersey authorized to enter into a 52-e maintenance contract with
preferred outdoor experiences to keep our parks peacefree in the most humane way possible i move the resolution second commissioner ivans hi commissioner tucci hi commissioner scarpel hi commissioner patraco i mayor kelly hi where's the department of parks
and public property determined due to unforeseen circumstances families had to cancel participation in programs offered and whereas department of parks and public property has determined the need to refund families now therefore be it resolved by the board of commissioners township of nutling county of essex state of new jersey that the treasurer
be and she is hereby authorized to refund payments for recreational programs in the amounts listed below to our neighbors at 108 union avenue for camp nutley in the amount of $800 for the 2023 year and our neighbors at 40 acriman for our theater program in the
amount of $175 for the 2025 year i move the resolution second commissioner evans i commissioner tucci hi commissioner scarpell hi commissioner petraco hi mayor kelly hi that's all i have mayor thank you commissioner commissioner
scarpelli thank you mayor uh i'm going to read the resolution 9325 by title a resolution authorizing a township of neli to sign an njd treatment works approval application for the connection of an 85 unit residential dwelling located at 35 evergreen avenue nutley
new jersey 07110 into the township of nutley sanitary sewer system i move the resolution second commissioner evans hi commissioner tucci hi commissioner scarpelli hi commissioner petra hi mayor kelly hi wears the township pursuant to
njsa 523462 c-139 made by resolution and without advertising for bids purchase goods or services through the use of a nationally recognized accepted cooperative purchasing program that has been developed utilizing competitive bidding process by another contracting
unit within the state of new jersey or within any other state when available and whereas the board of commissioners township finanelli passed a resolution 28424 on october 15 2024 authorizing the purchasing agent to purchase certain goods or services from approved source
well vendors pursuant to all conditions of the individual contracts for the year 2025 commencing january 1st 2025 through december 31st 2025 whereas the municipal clerk township nelly has advertised the township notice of intent to award a contract under the national cooperative
purchasing agreement in the march 20th 2025 issue of nutley sun whereas caterpillar incorporated 100 northeast adam street poria illinois entered contract number 011723 with sourcewell on may 24th 2023
was attached department of public works intended to purchase a cat caterpillar inc model 914 compact wheel loader 2024 model and related accessories from foley incorporated 855 centennial avenue skyway new
jersey a vendor affiliated with source which is subject to all conditions applicable to you utilization of a national buying cooperative whereas the department of public works has researched backhoe loaders and determined that cat caterpillar inc model 914 compact wheel loader 2024
model year and related accessories is best suited for the township needs based on performance cost savings and minimal downtime and whereas foley incorporated has provided a quote for the cat model 914 compact wheel loader 2024 model and
related accessories in amount of $187,000 where funds are available from capital ordinance go4163410 in the amount of $29,790 go416648 in the amount of $50,000
go417147 in the amount of $75,000 g 04181407 in the amount of $32,29.17 and have been certified the chief financial officer said certification be attached to this resolution now therefore be resolved by
the board of commissioner establishment from nelly county of essex state new jersey that the purchasing a b and she is hereby authorized to purchase a cat caterpillar model 914 compact wheel loader 2024 model year and related accessories from foley incorporated 855
centennial avenue centennial avenue skyway new jersey in the amount of $187,000 who approved source well bender move resolution second commissioner evans hi commissioner tucci hi commissioner scarpel hi commissioner
petraco hi mayor kelly hi all that mayor thank you commissioner commissioner petraco whereas the state of new jersey provides security aid to nley board of education that is used to extend security aid benefit to private school systems within the municipality and
whereas the good shepard academy 24 brooklyn avenue nutley has a need for security services and has a request to use a special law enforcement officer three sle3 to the
nutley police department as recommended by the state of new jersey whereas the board of ed and township and nutley agree that the school security officer can provide to good sheeperd academy and desires to enter into agreement to provide for le 3 through the nutly
police department and whereas the agreement will be re will reimburse the township for all its cost to provide 3 to the good sheeperd academy now therefore it be resolved by the board of commissioners of the township of nutley county vess state in new jersey that the
commissioner of public safety and the municipal clerk are authorized to enter into an agreement with the board of ed to provide a le 3 to good sheeperd academy i move it second commissioner evans i commissioner tucci i commissioner
scarpelli i commissioner petraco i mayor kelly i okay whereas distracting driving driving is a serious life-threatening practice that prevent which is preventable and whereas distracted driving and can
result in injuries and deaths to all the roads users motorcycles pedestrians and bicyclists whereas the distracting driving occurs when the drivers divert their attention away from the task of driving to focus on another activity
instead of whereas in 2023 alone distracted driving related crashes resulted in 3,52 deaths and over 398 injuries on our nation roads and whereas in new jersey distracted driving was
listed as contributing circumstances in over 18% i'm sorry 48% of all motor vehicle crashes in 2023 whereas the state of new jersey will participate in the na nationwide distracted driving
2025 crackdown from april 1st to the 30th 2025 in an effort to raise awareness and decrease and decrease driving distractions throughout um combination of enforcement and education whereas the national slogan
for the campaign is you drive you tax you pay and whereas reduction of distracting driver in new jersey will save lives on our our roadways now therefore it be resolved by the board of commissioners township in nutley in essis county state and new jersey that
the township of nutley declares its support for distracted driving 2025 crackdown both locally and nationally from april 1st through the 30th 2025 and pledges to be to increase awareness of the dangers of distracting drivers just
before i move this i was watching um one of the news stations tonight it the videos that they were putting up there or and it wasn't of nutley but it does happen here of people on their cell phones is incredible they had like 20 cars go by
this camera every person was on their phone and like i said before you know it takes a split second to hit some somebody and you know if you're the one that is you know involved in a fatal even the person that has to live with
that is you know unsettling so again i move resolution second commissioner evans hi commissioner tucci hi commissioner scarpelli hi commissioner petraco hi mayor kelly hi thank you mayor thank you commissioner i have four
on for this evening april is a busy month the first one i have uh first resolution i have on for this evening is the uh national donate life month 2025 this is resolution number 8325 whereas more than 100,000 people in the united states are waiting for a life-saving
organ transplant nearly 4,000 are new jersey residents whereas every 8 minutes another person is added to the national transplant waiting list while 6,000 plus people die every day waiting for a transplant and whereas one organ eye and tissue donor has the ability to save up
to eight lives restore sight to two people and heal the lives of more than 75 people individuals of all ages are considered potential organ and tissue donors whereas friday april 11th 2025 has been designated as blue and green day at which time residents are encouraged to wear blue and green to
celebrate those who have been touched by the gift of life now therefore it be resolved by the board of commissioners of the township of nelly county of state of new jersey and recognize april as national donate life month 2025 be further resolved that the nutley helps the department encourages all citizens to consider becoming an organ and tissue donor by
placing the organ donor designation on their driver's license or state identification card registering at online at ww w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w ww w.j.org and sharing this decision with their family so moved commissioner evans commissioner tucci hi
commissioner scarpelli hi commissioner petraco hi mayor kelly i uh the uh second one i have on for this evening is resolution number 8425 uh and this is uh designated national public health week and uh before i read
the resolution i just like to say that our our public health staff and the department of public affairs on a whole are dedicated public servants um just going back a few years ago to co uh everyone in that office whether they were in in public health or not what
became public health staff and uh they were working around the clock through holidays through mother's day through easter and nutley was the only town in essex county that did not need additional support doing contact tracing every other town you had someone from out of town doing the contact tracing
but we had that personal touch in nutley and that's due to our dedicated public servants uh whereas the week of april 7th 2025 is national public health week and the theme is it starts here your your health is our mission telling the importance of making a difference in our home community and state whereas this
year is the 30th anniversary is national public health week in the past 30 years significant strides have been made improving the well-being of communities across the nation around the world whereas public health isn't just for a single person it's for you your friends your family and everyone in your community and it's it and is an
invisible shield that protects our safety and well-being like the clean air we breathe and the safe water we drink whereas public health continues to prioritize health at every level since a person's health status can defer drastically by zip code due to differences in the built of environment
environmental quality community context access to healthy food access to education and access to health care whereas public health organizations use national public health week to educate public policy makers public health professionals and the public on issues that are important to improving the health of of the people of the united
states whereas public health professionals help communities pre prevent prepare for withstand and recover from the impact of a full range of health threats ranging from infectious disease outbreaks to natural disaster preparedness whereas efforts to adequately support public health and the
prevention of disease and injury can continue to transform health system focused on treating illness into health system focused on preventing disease and injury and promoting wellness now therefore it be proclaimed that by the board of commissioners township of nelly county of essics state of new jersey the week of april 7th through the 13th 2025
is national public health week in nutley and call upon people of nutley to observe this week by helping our families friends neighbors co-workers and leaders to recognize the contribution of public health improving the health of people of our state and achieving health equity as the theme states it starts here your health is our
mission so moved second commissioner evans hi commissioner tucci hi commissioner scarpell hi commissioner petraco hi mayor kelly i uh april is also arabamerican heritage month and i'm uh this is resolution
number 9025 whereas ara arab americans have been making valuable contributions to the united states for over a century enriching our nation's cultural economic political and social landscape whereas arab americans represent a diverse community with rich traditions languages and histories that have helped shape the
fabric of our society whereas arab arab americans have contributed to fields such as medicine law business education technology government and the arts and have played a crucial role in advancing civil rights and social justice whereas the month of april has been recognized nationally as arabamerican heritage month and a theme
for arabamerican heritage month is honoring the past inspiring the future provides an opportunity to celebrate the achievements and contributions of arab americans while fostering awareness education and inclusivity yeah therefore be resolved that the board of commissioners township county new jersey ask community to join them in
recognizing and celebrating april as arabamerican heritage month so moved second commissioner evans hi commissioner tucci hi commissioner scarpell hi commissioner petraco hi mayor kelly i uh and the last one i have on for this evening is resolution number
uh 9125 designating april alcohol awareness month whereas alcohol awareness month is a national public health campaign originally created by the national council for alcoholism and drug dependence the ncad with the aim of raising awareness for communities and helping them understand causes and treatment available for alcohol use
disorder aud which remains a leading national public health issue whereas alcohol awareness month aims to reduce the social stigma associated with alcohol use disorder with no shame or blame placed on individuals and families to educate communities on how the disease can be addressed offering advice support and resources for individuals
and families living with aud whereas research indicates that alcohol use during the teenage years can interfere with normal adolescent brain development increase the risk of of a aud whereas according to the most current 2023 national survey on drug use
and health 61.4 million people ages 12 and older reported binge drinking in the past past month us children ages 17 and younger lived with a parent who had alcohol use disorder whereas we're experiencing what some are calling a mental health crisis with rising rates of anxiety and depression across the
lifespan leading to increased use of alcohol with some individuals engaged in alcohol misuse some subsequently developing aud may therefore it be resolved that the board of commissioner town of nelly county state of new jersey recognizes the month of april 2025 as alcohol awareness month and urge all citizens of nelly to support efforts and
activities that increase community awareness and support for the individuals and families coping with alcoholism in our community so moved second commissioner evans commissioner tucci hi commissioner scarpelli i commissioner patco i mayor kelly i at
this time we'll open up the meeting to the public anyone wishing to be heard on any item uh that they wish to address to the board of commissioners uh please address your comments to me and i'll address it to the appropriate commissioner uh please approach the microphone and state your name for the record at this time uh seeing none um mr
bruno i believe we have a need for executive this evening conference negotiation thank you i'll entertain a motion for 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 body is of the opinion that such circumstances exist and whereas the board of commissioners of the township of nutley in the county of essex and state of new jersey desires
to proceed to close executive session and now i therefore be it resolved that the board of commissioners of the township of nutley move into close executive session to discuss contract negotiations be it further resolved that at the time when such disclosures may be made may may be disclosed to the public
shall be when and such disclosures may be made without adversely affecting the township of nutley 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 tucci
hi commissioner scarpel hi commissioner paco hi mayor kelly i and we will not be conducting any further business this this evening our next meeting is tuesday april 15th uh at 700 p.m uh at this time i'll entertain a motion to adjurnn move it second commissioner evans hi
commissioner tucci hi commissioner scarpelli hi commissioner petro hi mayor kelly hi time is 8:23