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Part 1 (Video ID: nNR8TKCojjk):
- 00:03:36: Meeting Start, Pledge, Moment of Silence, and Prayer
- 00:04:57: Roll Call, Open Public Meetings Act, Bill List Approval
- 00:06:22: Consent Agenda, Separation of Item C12
- 00:07:44: Discussion of Assembly Bill 4750 (Healthcare Costs)
- 00:10:34: Concerns about Assembly Bill 4750 and Sanctuary State
- 00:12:11: Board of Education Letter on Assembly Bill 4750
- 00:13:35: State Budget Criticism & Funding for Education
- 00:16:16: Assembly Bill 4750 Motion and Vote
- 00:20:56: Administrative Report: Tax Collection, Summer Camp, Parade
- 00:22:52: America's 250th Anniversary Event Announcement
- 00:24:00: Motion to Open Public Comment Session
- 00:25:28: Public Comment: Enriquea Marcato - Before/Aftercare Rates
- 00:28:15: Public Comment: Steve Kaligera - Senate Bill & Zoning Board
- 00:31:10: Council Comments: Health Fair and Art Festivals
- 00:33:30: Council Comments: School Art Festival and Wizards Game
- 00:35:44: Council Comments: Pothole Repairs, Grant Application, Beach Tent
- 00:40:20: Council Compliments SEPTA, Criticize Governor's Tax Policies
- 00:41:54: Council Concluding Remarks, Mother's Day Wishes, Adjournment


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Good evening. Welcome to the Tuesday, May 20 uh May 5th, 2026 council meeting. Please stand for a pledge of allegiance. Please remain standing for a moment of silence and for our prayer. Allegiance to the flag of the United States of

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America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. As customary in this chamber, we stand for a moment to remember those who are protecting our freedoms both here and abroad. For us first

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responders, for those who have made the ultimate sacrifice, and for everyone that is suffering around the world. A moment of silence. Our prayer, Mr. Pasitti. >> Oh Lord, bless your servants in the

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ministry of public affairs who serve you in this chamber. Give us quiet minds and hearts that we may hear your voice. Help us to know when to speak, when to be silent. Give us strength to oppose the wrong and uphold the right. Grant that we have a good conscience and soul at

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peace with thee and with one another. Amen. >> Amen. Good evening. Please be seated. Welcome to the meeting. Uh we're going to start with the bill list. Mr. Dama. >> Oh, I'm sorry. I apologize.

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>> I'm ready to roll. >> Councilman Asatuli >> present. >> Councilman Deama >> here. >> Councilman Desai >> here. >> Councilman Merwin >> present. >> Councilman Pasci >> here. >> Councilman Rosolei >> here. >> Councilman Von Stettton

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>> here. Council Vice President Dr. Greenberg Bell. Council President Sohar. >> Yes, I am here. >> This meeting is being held in conformance with the open public meetings act. Notice has been given to the official newspapers of the township on January 8, 2026 and been posted in public places. Next open public meeting of the township council be held on

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Tuesday, May 19th, 2026 at 7:30 p.m. >> Okay, now we're ready to go. Okay. Bill list, Mr. Japan. >> Bill list as of May 5th, 2026. Accounts payable May 5th, 2026. 1,91,776.58 and there's no payroll for this bill

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list today. >> Okay. Do we have a >> I'm sorry. Moved by Councilman Merwin or Rosolei. Second by Councilman Von Stettton. Roll call. Councilman Asatul. >> Yes.

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>> Councilman Dealama. >> Yes. >> Councilman Desai. >> Yes. >> Councilman Mwin. Yes. >> Councilman Pasci. >> Yes. >> Councilman Rosolei. Yes. >> Councilman von Stettton. >> Yes. >> Council Vice President Dr. Greenberg Bell. >> Yes. >> Council President Sohar. Yes. >> Motion carries. >> Okay. Consent agenda. I need a motion

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and a second. >> Move it. Second. >> Moved by Dr. [snorts] Greenberg Bell. Second by um Councilman Bonstettton. >> Peskitty. >> Okay. Uh Councilman Estatuli. Any items for separation?

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>> No, thank you. Kate. >> Councilman De Palama. >> No, thank you. Councilman Desai. >> Councilman Merwin, >> G12. >> C12. >> Councilman Pasci, >> no separations. Thank you. >> Councilman Rosolei,

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>> I'm 12. They've already separated. Thank you. >> Okay. Councilman Von Stettton. >> Same 12, but you already separated. >> Council Vice President Dr. Greenberg Belli. >> Council President Sohar. >> No. Thank you. >> So, we have a motion and a second to approve the balance of the consent

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agenda with removal of item C12. Roll call. Councilman Asatuli. >> Yes. >> Councilman De Palama. >> Yes. >> Councilman Desai. >> Yes. >> Councilman Merwin. >> Yes. >> Councilman Pasci. >> Yes. >> Councilman Rosolei. >> Yes. >> Councilman Von Stettton. >> Yes.

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>> Council Vice President Dr. Greenberg Bell. >> Yes. >> Council President Sohar. >> Yes. >> Motion carries. >> Okay. C12. Councilman Merwin. >> Could you put your mic on please? The um this is the resolution endorsing the New Jersey

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Assembly Bill 4750 appropriate state funds to support increases in school districts property tax levies resulting from increased healthcare costs. 4750 is another attempt to kick the can down the road.

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It's a good sound bite. The minute you read it though, you know we're in trouble. It's a shell game. Which pocket is it going to come at? Your right pocket or your left pocket? [clears throat] You know, it's it's a one-time hit of $50 million.

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So, we'll take that out of the left pocket or do that we take it out of the right pocket and increase the local tax in the school district. What we should be probably doing is investigating these health insurance companies.

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Their exorbitant rate increases are unbelievable and they're earning millions and millions and millions of dollars a year. We ignore that. We ignore that, right?

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um I don't know why we're not supporting Senate Bill 1807 which implementation would uh place a permanent structured reform um in place would be a yearly um would yearly get

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the money yearly instead of one time $50 million hit that you have to add $50 million to again next year and $50 again to the following here. This would be in place for our school district. No other school district. Our school

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district. Um it's um this our own board of education is not supporting this. you know, it's it's uh I don't I don't even think our own board of education

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qualifies for the money in the uh for this and uh you know like I said 4750 is their short-term uh fix while uh S1807 creates

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a long-term systematic fix. So that's my my points on it. Who's next to speak on this? Mr. Rosolei. >> Thank you, council. Thank you, council president. You know, my thing with this one is there's no guarantee over receive

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money. I think school districts throughout the state have been negatively impacted by the uh healthc care increase. And and when you see the uh negative effect, it's not just school districts. Obviously, we're talking about that, but it's every level of local, county, state

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government. Also, I I found $7 billion. It's It's being wasted on the sanctuary state programs, which should be being used to help our school districts. I I think, you know, this is a bill that has zero co-sponsors. It's someone who just, you know, is is

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just trying to put it out there to put a name for himself. I don't This bill doesn't guarantee at the end of the day any money for Obridge. If this was a guarantee would get money, I would have zero problem supporting it. I think we've seen with Trenton

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there's no you're not going to know what you're going to receive. It's given them an extra 15 $50 million to distribute anywhere they want. And we see we see how different districts give favoritism more than the suburban districts. It's a fact. People may not want to hear it, but it's just facts based upon past

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actions. And to just to throw 50 million of taxpayer more taxpayer money out there, I think is reckless. And you know, I've been talking about this for a long time now about the the billions being wasted on the sanctuary state program, which really should be helping

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every level of uh government, not just only the school district. So, um you I won't be supporting this because I I think the bill is really is dead on arrival. Thank you, Council President. >> Yep. Thank you. Um I said what I said last week about the bill. I'm not going

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to go into it anymore, but I'd like to read a letter that um Board of Ed President Elena Francisco sent to the entire council um on April 27th. Uh to Mayor Walker and Oldbridge Town Council, at its April 14th meeting, the board of education with all members present

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discussed Assembly Bill 4750 introduced by Assemblyman Alex Suiki. As you know, this bill seeks to assist districts like ours with the budget impact of the ongoing shocking increases in health insurance premiums in the state health benefit program. We are aware that the mayor and council may put forth a model

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resolution in support of A4750. Assemblyman Siki has asked us to do the same. However, it is the consensus of the board that this would be a political action beyond the authority or appropriate role of the board of education. Nonetheless, the board consensus is very much in favor of what

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A4750 proposes and we are fully supportive of your action endorsing the bill. The board has asked me to confirm with you that we do not feel it's our place to pass the model resolution. We do support it and we stand with you in your efforts to bring political support for the passage of A4750.

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That's the letter. >> We all good? Is there anyone else? >> I'd like to say something too. You know, it's really easy to be negative, but when you don't have any solutions, it's quite disturbing. I've been talking about this for years, and I'll repeat it, and I'll say it again. When Governor

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Murphy took office, he started out with a $ 36 billion budget. By the time he ended, it was 59.5. Four months in to the new governor, Mikey Charelle,

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Mikey Cheryl, we have now a budget over $60 billion. And I keep on repeating, no one's life has improved with this. So you're talking about 15 14.5 to 15 more billion. You mean they can't get money

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to fund the schools in this state? Granted, yes. I I disagree. I think it's totally absurd to spend $7 billion on sanctuary cities. That has an impact not only on the cost, what it does to every person

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in the in as far as safety and it's not prioritizing New Jersey residents. This is nonsustainable. It's a stop gap because the way the state operates, they don't audit themselves. And where is this waste of money? What is all this money being um

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used on over this time? So this is like a stop gap where actually hopefully better minds prevail to change this because this is nonsustainable and it affects all of us. It is affecting people who never had pe kids in the school system, seniors who don't have

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kids in the school system, and there's going to be a continuous mass exodus out of New Jersey. So, it's really nice to be negative or or say all these things when our board of ed is asking us to support this and we don't, that is just foolish. And we do qualify for it

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because they raised the taxes um over the over the cap um last year and the year before. It is nonsustainable and if we don't do something now and figure this out and also I say this all the time it is totally amazing in this

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state. I remember when I was a child when the lottery first came that money was supposed to be earmarked for board of education. What happened? They lied to us. How is that possible? It's not happening. Besides online gambling now there's cannabis that they get the state

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gets taxes from from Atlantic City. Why isn't that money going to board of ed all over the state? The board of ed shouldn't be faced with this. Not only that, what happens is I remember the first time they brought this budget up,

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the the board of ed in our town already agreed on their budget and all of a sudden the state comes in and raises it to an exponential amount. That's that's really you had they had to go back and redo everything. But you guys don't want to support it. You don't have an answer.

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Okay. Thank you, >> Madam President. I did have an answer. I said, "Let's support as 1018 or whatever it is. I I I don't don't say I came up here negative.

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I put something forward." >> Okay. So, that's absolutely. So, >> anybody else though? >> Anyone else? One what? I'm gonna stop this now. One bite of the apple. You go. Let me just say a quick fact.

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Jersey, we all know, right, has the highest taxes in the country. And by the way, if you don't know, we're 50th in fiscal responsibility. What does that tell you? Manage the money better and we put more money in every jerseys pockets. Period. Full

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stop. And I do remember Governor Murphy saying specifically, if taxes are your problem, then Jersey is not your state. You need to learn, the state needs to learn how to manage taxpayers money. We don't work for the government. The government works for the people. Like here in Obridge, you know why we're

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good? We manage taxpayer money correctly. We are fiscally responsible. And if you did that, can you imagine if we went from 50 to 40 or 30? Do you have any idea we'd have money for the schools, healthc care, roads?

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Unfortunately, at this time, it's been Democratic control for a very long time, and it's not getting any better. Let me ask you guys a question. Anybody's life getting better? Your taxes going down? You tell me. Not happening. We need people that can manage the taxpayers's

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money the right way and really become fiscally responsible and instead of taking care of themselves, take care of something called we the people. That is the most important part of this country. Full stop. Thank you.

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>> Else have Mr. Deal. >> I think at this point any help that any of the districts that whether it's Old Bridge or anything else can get from the state is needed. Whether it's one bill or the other or all bills, things need

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to change. And this is a step. whether it's dead on arrival or or whatever. At least there are people that are putting things up with ideas instead of just saying we don't know what the school formula is, at least we have an assembly person who's trying to do something regardless of whether or not the

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Democrat or the Republicans are going to vote for it. So, we need to support what we can and if there a Democrat came up and they were something that was common sense, we would support it because it's common sense that helps our taxpayers. And that's what we need to look at less

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about whether it's the left side, the right side, the middle, in the sky. It doesn't matter. Whatever helps our taxpayers is what we have to do. And our responsibility is the taxpayers in Oldbridge. And if this helps our taxpayers, then we need to support it. >> I'll make a motion.

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>> Second. >> I do have something to say as well since this has gone okay all crazy. I just want to say I really do think that the board of education sending that letter to us sent a signal out that they were in favor of this fully said they wanted

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to support it most however they verbiage the verbiage was they were trying to get help for themselves and there's nothing wrong with that and if it's because this is something done and initiatives try let let's try to find something better I mean what are we doing I heard crickets

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I mean even our local our not our local our congressman I have heard not word one about it nothing crickets so this is at least an attempt to make to make something happen that's positive for this community and we should get behind

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things like that so >> motion >> motion by Dr. Greenberg Bell. >> Second by Councilman Von Stettton. Roll call. Councilman Asatuli. >> Yes. >> Councilman De Palama. >> Yes. >> Councilman Desai. >> No.

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>> Councilman Merwin. >> No. >> Councilman Pasitti. >> Yes. >> Councilman Rosolei. >> Coun. Councilman von Stanton. >> Yes. >> Council Vice President Dr. Greenberg Bell. >> Yes. >> Council President Sohar.

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>> Okay. Motion carries. >> Next is going to be report of the township clerk. >> I have no report, council president. >> Report of the township attorney. >> No report, Madam President. >> Okay. Administrative report, Anna. >> Thank you. Number one, second quarter tax payments. The township division of

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tax collection will be open Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. during the second quarter tax collection period. The tax office will also be open on Saturday, May 9th, 2026 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Payments can be made in person at the tax office at the dropbox located near the front doors

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of the Thomas J. English Administration Building, by mail, online through our website, and by signing up for automatic withdrawal. For homeowners who are enrolled in our automatic withdrawal program, your taxes will be withdrawn on or about May 5th, 2026. For additional

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information, residents should contact the Opage Division of Tax Collection at 732-721-56000 extension 2999. Parks and Recreation 2026 half-day summer camp registration. The Obridge Township Parks and Recreation Half-day Summer Camp will be held from June 29th

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to July 31st with no camp on July 3rd. Registration opens on Monday, May 11th at 6 p.m. Please set up your recesses account prior to registering. For more information, please visit our website at oakbridge.com/recreation or call the parks and recck department

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at 732-721-56000 extension 4999. Annual Memorial Day parade and ceremony. The Obridge Township Memorial Day parade will take place on Monday, May 25th, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. It will start at Memorial Elementary School on Eli Avenue

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and will proceed down Lawrence Parkway towards the waterfront. It will cross over Route 35, continue onto Shoreland Circle, and will conclude at Memorial Park in front of the Lawrence Harbor Fire Company and Lawrence Harbor First Aid Building. This year's Grand Marshall is Joseph Schaeferron, Private First

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Class US Army. For more information, please visit our website at obridgeidge.com/recreation or call the parks and recreation department at 732-721-5600 extension4999. And I do have one additional item that I wasn't able to add to the report at the

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last minute. We are excited to announce our 200th and 250th anniversary of America event. Um join us in a community celebration of America's 250th birthday. Uh this is a event in partnership with Orich Township School District. We're

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very excited to partner up with them. We're going to have a patriotic art show by our students where we'll have various colonial games throughout the park. You'll get to sign your own Declaration of Independence. Um we'll have food, music, and more. Uh again, it's a free

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event at Catrell Farm Park on July 18, 2026 from 12:00 p.m. to 400 p.m. with the rate day of July 19th. This information will be posted on our social media and website tomorrow. And uh we are excited for all the different little surprises we'll have throughout that

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event. >> Thank you. Second >> move by council vice president Dr. Greenberg. Second by Councilman Pasitti. All in favor? >> I. >> Any opposed? Hearing? None. Motion carries.

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>> Chen. Can I get a motion to open the public comment? >> Motion by Councilman Estatuli. Can I have a second? >> Second >> by Councilman Von Stettton. All in favor? >> I. >> Any opposed? >> We're now open to public comment. The

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public comment portion of this meeting is to allow the public to bring to the council's attention their concerns or comments. This section is open for any topic or items in the consent agenda. In accordance with NJSA10 col 4-12A and the old brbridge rules of council, council asked to public to limit their comments to three minutes or less. Only one

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member of the public shall approach to speak to speak to council at a time. The council will respect the public's time by refraining from any comment until the speaker is finished with their allotted time. Should be further noted that the public comment portion of our meeting is not structured as a question and answer session. If a member of the public has questions, they seek answers to an

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appointment can be made with the corresponding department's office during regular business hours. Township clerk will regulate the time during the comment portion of our meeting. As you approach approach the microphone, please state your name. No addresses. Okay. Good evening. Is there anyone who would like to speak this evening?

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[snorts] Good evening. Good evening. Uh my name is Enriquea Marcato, Oldbridge resident. Um I'm following up on behalf of my wife who last week presented you all with the fair calculated monthly and hourly rates, what should have been for the

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school year for your before and afterare program based on your enrollment numbers, program expenses, billable hours, and an average of 18 school days per month. Looking ahead at next year, we researched and were able to find the new 2026 2027 monthly rates for five of

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our neighboring towns. Those towns include Seerville, East Brunswick, Madawan, Manalapin, and Freehold as laid out in the packet in front of you. Having all of their new current rates as we provided you all with earlier this uh school year, we calculated all of their

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increases. As you could see on the second page, there is an average increase of 4.3%. My wife and I took the fair calculated rates for Oldbridge that we presented to you last week and increased them all by 5%. This is for you guys to see the approximate and projected monthly and

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hourly rates what should be for the program for next school year. On the last page, you will see how in the lines these rates what our neighboring towns are actually offering. According to all these calculations, the fair hourly rate for next school year should be

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approximately $6.87. Please also keep in mind this is without taking out the $45,000 food budget for the before care and not inclusive of the extra 20 hours of child care that the afterare and combinations family receive on those 10 half days. Based on our

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careful analysis with our current cost, enrollment, and comparison of neighboring towns, we believe these projected rates present a fair and reasonable outcome for next school year. As the current arbitrary rates are unfair and have cost our family substantially, we ask that you take

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these findings into serious consideration as you make your decision, ensuring that our program remains both sustainable and equitable for all families involved. Thank you for your attention to this matter. Thank you. There anyone else in the audience that wishes to be heard this

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evening? >> Good evening. >> Good evening, Steve Kaligera. Um, [clears throat] two things. One, on the assembly and senate bill. I would say you guys should definitely take a look at the Senate bill also because I don't think they're conflicting because they're funded from two different

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sources because the Senate bill forces the pilot money to be shared with the board of ed and the assembly bill comes out of the state budget line item and it's also proportioned in different ways. So I actually don't think it's an either or thing. I think the two of them together would create a good ven diagram

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for Oldbridge of multiple funding sources having specifically to do with pilot and schools. So, you know, I mean, I don't I don't know that you'd be able to do resolution for both or I don't like, but you know, just substantively like they're very different and I don't think they stand in conflict to be

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honest. So, I would [snorts] definitely take a look at that. Um, but I wanted to bring something up. Uh, Mr. to Roselli. It's more of like a legal thing. So, I'll just address you because I don't want to get involved with like the high school BS that goes

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on back and forth, but there was something in last week's public statements that threw up a legal red flag that I know a lot of people don't maybe catch. But, >> [clears throat] >> um I'm going to leave names out of it, you know, for obvious reasons, but [snorts]

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we had a woman up here who was speaking to the character and integrity of someone yada yada yada. We know the whole thing would happen, right? So, you know, she said that she was smart, knowledgeable, honest, very kind, trustworthy, and high integrity. And the

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statement she used to back that up is to a council member, you received, this is a quote, you received a variance from the zoning board. Other member and I voted for your variance. It was unanimous. Other member and I did not like you. We don't like your views, but

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you know that you know what personal feelings did not count. We judged on the facts were presented and that's how honest responsible board members behave. Mr. Rosselli zoning board members quasi judicial or no question. >> Okay. So if it is a quasi judicial

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appointment then it's subject to federal code. Um section 1983. I could send you the whole caption if you want where there's a legal requirement to leave personal feelings out of it. and we had a sitting zoning board member saying my

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example of high integrity is doing what's legally required of me at a as a legal floor. That's alarming for reasons I don't need to go into to add to the high school BS. And I know it's not an answering question, but as an attorney, um I'm not an attorney, but I have a

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background in I've worked on congressional staffs. I've been around law. I think maybe you can brief everyone. be more careful with the statements you make because what that says to me is that maybe that wasn't a deciding factor. Obviously wasn't, but

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it was part of the formula, which it's specifically not supposed to be. And just to say that is that's like a deadbeat dad who's never seen his kid who says, "I'm a good dad. I pay my child support." No, you're legally required. Thank you.

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Is there anyone else who wishes to be heard this evening? Seeing no hands, then I'll ask for a motion. Thank you so much, Kate. I'd like to bring it back to what matters most, the residents here in Oakidge, the most.

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And the mayor that wants to make this the healthiest town in New Jersey. Am I correct, Mrs. Walker? Absolutely. Well, the mayor's health and wellness council is proud to bring its traveling health and resource fair to the virtual departments on Monday, May 11th. This

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initiative is part of the broader um broader bridge to wellness, uniting the community for a healthier tomorrow effort designed to meet residents where they are by delivering essential services directly to the community. The goal of this outreach is to provide

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residents with comprehensive access to local resources that support overall well-being, physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual. Attendees will have the opportunity to connect with organizations offering assistance with housing, healthc care navigation,

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including Medicaid, Medicare, food resources, financial guidance, and other essential services. In addition, programs such as silver linings and the public library library will be present to promote education engagement and proactive life planning. Wellness

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components will also include access to u I'm sorry. The long-term goal is to expand this effort by bringing the traveling resource to complex to apartment complexes and HOA communities throughout the township, ensuring all residents have equitable as um access to

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these vital resources. A lot of times a lot of people in town don't know where to go. So, you know what we're going to do? We're going to bring it to the residents and help them right where they are. Thank you. Thank you. Just uh a couple things. So last week there were a couple events

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that happened throughout town. On Thursday and Friday was the bridge high school wellbridge public school art festival on Thursday and Friday night. I had the privilege of going Friday night to see the bands and every school was represented. It was phenomenal. you

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know, from the middle schools, the high schools, and even the the lower grades, right, in the, you know, K through fives. Absolutely great what they've done. Those those band teachers are phenomenal. I see what they do with both my fourth and fifth and well, my fourth

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grader and now my eighth grader. So, the one thing I would say is should anyone in the the township when you hear and you see that these things are happening, just show up at those events. You don't need a ticket. It's none of that. just go and support those students because

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some of the the things that they did was were absolutely great. We had every school represented. So, I would just recommend folks that if you do see that the school posts all the time what's going on, just make sure we show up and support the students. Also on Sunday, I

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know a whole bunch of us were at the um the Wizards game that was put on by SEPTA is the the Harlem Wizards versus what looked like about 40 of our of our administration and teachers from the school. What a great event. SEPTA does a

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phenomenal job. Again, things like that, please make sure you go. I think there was about a thousand residents and and fans in the in the stands. So, please as you see those, please make sure that we we get out there and we support whether it's the students, the teachers, or the

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great organizations like like we have with SEPTA. Uh, and also just with the schools, it's teacher appreciation week. So, make sure that if you see your child's teacher or a teacher that you had in the past, just make sure you thank them for everything that they do for whether they've done that for you or

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they're or they're doing it for your child. And most importantly, uh, to everybody, happy Mother's Day. Thank you. Councilman Desai. >> Good evening everybody. I think I will opt not to speak because I had a dental

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work done. So it's very tough for me to speak. But again enjoy the upcoming good weather and be careful when childrens are playing outside. When you are driving, make sure because now it's summer

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approaching, so school will be off and they will be out playing on the street and roads. Thank you everybody. Enjoy the upcoming weather and good night. Thanks,

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>> Councilman Mwin. >> Yes, last week I brought up about see they got out there the next day the market. Do we have any idea when they might be out there to do some work? >> Hello, Councilman. Um the public works

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department is planning to mobilize on Thursday. I know they're scheduling um the rain is in the forecast, but moderate rain, we could still mill uh the pothole areas. If it's a downpour, then it's a safety issue. So, we won't be out there. We will be out the next day. So, um we're going to work one lane

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at a time. We're going to start on the Route 35 side, work our way up towards Aberdine, you know, filling, you know, milling and patching all the um really bad spots, and then we'll work our way, you know, from Aberdine back to uh you know, Route 35. >> So, tenatively Thursday.

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>> Yeah, Thursday's you know, I know rain rains in the forecast, but as long as uh we don't get any torrential [clears throat] downpours, we'll be out there Thursday starting. We're going to mill several spots and then probably Friday morning we'll be there to to fill them in. So we're going to uh deploy a message board that says uneven pavement

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so the residents driving the roadway will see that and uh we also mark the edges with some you know white and orange paint just so the resident anybody driving will see those >> the um no worries. >> And just just adding to that really quickly I also spoke to Nicole Shapiro.

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She had a family emergency. she was she couldn't be here tonight but the resolution for the grants application for the second half of ocean is actually going to be on the next meeting as of now that's our goal is to have it on that meeting and she will provide us um with the full scope of the project I know you had questions about will it go

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to the concrete and all these different things the technical terms that I cannot answer uh but Nicole will provide us all of that information as well so >> and over the weekend some people posted pictures of a tent on the beach

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and I think they posted it at 11. Somebody was calling me at 11:10. Called the police department and I think by 11:30 it was out of there. So just so they know we're we're on top.

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[clears throat] >> Councilman Pasitti >> just want to wish all the mothers happy Mother's Day. Councilman Rzolei, >> thank you. Same here. I just want to show all the moms out there, happy Mother's Day. I hope you get great weather. Bring some heat our way. Thank you.

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>> Councilman Von Stettton. >> Thank you. Um, I just want to thank the residents who spoke tonight. Um, Mr. Marcato, we haven't had a rec committee meeting yet, but once we do, I'll speak with rec director, see what's going on with that. And, uh, thank you, Mr.

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Calgaro, for the Senate bill. I can't speak on it because I don't know much about it, but I'll read up on it and see it's about. Um, I just want to thank the residents who have emailed me board six issues. Um, I hope that some of them are getting resolved. Uh, thanks to Casey in public

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works. Uh, his team addressed uh some pothole issues on West Greystone and some issues with the drainage near Kensington Avenue. So, I really appreciate you guys uh getting that done pretty fast. Um, I I'll I won't go into the basketball or anything like that because Eric already did. And um, I just

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want to thank SEPTA. They did a wonderful job. It was a great event. We had really awesome time. And sorry, I'm just my notes here real quick. And just in closing, I'll say this. Look, I'm up here to represent all of Ward Six, the residents of W 6 and

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Oldbridge as a whole. I don't care what your political party is. If you come for me for help on a town related matter, I'll do everything I can to help you. And if I can't, I'll get someone who can. My emails and DMs are always open if you have any issues or questions. Thank you, >> Council Vice President Dr. Greenberg

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Ballet. >> Yes. Uh once again, I'd like to compliment SEPTA for all the hard work and effort they put into the accessible event this past Sunday when the Harlem Wizards visit. Um just looking into the stands, the kids really enjoyed it. It

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was pretty pretty active and pretty dynamic. But on another note, um unfortunately another detrimental action by uh this governor um Mickey. So the thing is when you talk about taxes,

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they're negatively affecting him in every way. If you look at what she has done just recently, when you think of the senior tax freeze, the stay in New Jersey and the anchor program used to seniors or or anyone who qualified for

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that used to get $6,000 back. Now they're getting $2,000 less, $4,000 back. But actually, it's more because when the taxes go up, when you don't fund the schools properly and you don't um fund um the township

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properly without any more state aid for 15, 20 years, basically they're affected by this. So, it is really I feel bad for people on fixed incomes and seniors, but this is another detrimental action in less than a 100 days. So, I just want

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everyone to understand what is going on statewide and the direction we're headed. Thank you. Council President Silver. >> Yes, I also naturally was at the Wizards um the event and it was it was a really wonderful event. I think Diane and all

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the the whole uh group PTA from SEPTA go above and beyond and they really are working hard to keep everyone you know together united and work together for a very good cause. It it was a great evening. A lot of great things going on. looking forward to Memorial Day, the

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parade and so on. So everybody have a great Mother's Day and uh grandmothers, I can't forget them. And we have a great grandmother here in the audience. She just had her third great grandchild. So we wanted to congratulate [applause] her. Congratulations and lots of luck with the new baby. I'll ask for a motion

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to move it. >> Moved by council vice president Dr. Greenberg. Second by councilman Von Stettton. Roll call. Councilman Asatulli. >> Yes. >> Councilman De Palama. Yes. >> Councilman Desai. >> Yes. >> Councilman Merwin. >> Yes. >> Councilman Pasci. >> Yes.

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>> Councilman Rosolei. >> Yes. >> Councilman Von Stettton. >> Yes. >> Council Vice President Dr. Greenberg Bell. >> Council President Sohar. were adjourned at 8:10 p.m.