We get proper advice. Double double confirmation from our attorneys. Attorney, please go ahead. We're missing one. Yeah. Please arrest her. She's on her way. Um,
we have a motion to end the 20 minute recess and come back to our regular session. I have a motion, please. Thank you for the participation, but I can't figure out who did first and second. Second first one. Thank you, ladies. First,
all in favor? I go ahead. counselor. Okay. Under New Jersey statute section 40A col 60-5E for a six member council, there are four affirmative votes needed to carry uh and
to pass uh this the the ordinances and we're talking about ordinance 2025-18 and 2025-9. It's my opinion that because it's not a tie vote, the mayor cannot cast a
tiebreaking vote. So, what we'll need, and I want to implore the council of the importance of these two uh ordinances in as much as they are required by the court in the build to remedy action. And the consequences of not passing either
or both of these ordinances could be significant on the bureau, as in possible consequences. The possible consequences, we could all be tailed to court, number one, and and and have to explain to the judge the reason for the
abstension and not voting in favor of the ordinance. And number two, there could be other potential ramifications for this in terms of the impact of this on the balance of the litigation. It's still ongoing. We have not received what's called a judgment of repost,
which is when the case is over, which means The court could impose some type of sanctions. The the court could impose other types of obligations on the bureau which it would be within the the judge's
discretion as to how to uh enforce and what type of remedy to give to these two builders for this. So what I'm going to add and also also I want to add counselor the whole purpose of this exercise is to get our rights back.
in order to fulfill the third round and also comply with the fourth round so we could get our rights back so we won't have to face the remedy issues coming forward. Right? If you don't if you don't do this properly and protect
ourselves as a as a world one option that could happen is that due to compliance other billy may suit follow. That means another person who could just build three homes in a residential area, build an apartment and
say, "Well, screw yourself, council members and the mayor, and forget about your ordinances because it doesn't exist because the judge didn't allow that to happen." Go ahead, C. Yeah. And and just to to reiterate, this was the part of the settlement agreement that this
council voted to approve. So not passing either or both of these two ordinances would be a breach of that settlement. So there are there are damages that could flow out of that breach. So, what
I'm going to request is that a council member who voted to abstain, who would like to make a motion to change their vote, please make a motion. Which ordinance? 189. Let's deal with
the first one. 2025-8. There's four abstains. Well, no, there were three in the second. Sorry. So, one of the three Of course their vote
on ordinance 18 second meeting. Yes. Does he have healed when he said that just for yourself because of your prior prior?
But it is yourself if you want but what is your opinion is there because of the past relationship that we had for our project that now another person is right out of
I don't believe so. I didn't feel your choice. It's up to But he'll guess we have refuse. Okay. So we have three FCs um for
ordinance 125-18 is by Kim Min and Juan Yun. Go ahead. Do either three of those council wish to make a motion to amend their vote on that order? So you you want to make a motion to
amend and how would you how would you I have a I believe I should not recuse myself. Recuse yourself. Okay. Do we have a second to that motion? Thank you. Second. Okay. So, now we have
two uh obstensions. Yes. Do either of the two council who abained wish to make a motion to amend their you know I just want to go back last orally introduced right
we decided to move forward Now we made some changes on the packet right the details right so last week work session 15 was prepared with all the striking uh details right now 21
wasn't prepared right we were still uh you know based on your talk with the uh the attorney right they're actually preparing the uh packet actually 21 was presented on
was presented at the last meeting. Yeah. What happened was at the work session meeting last week um clerk Jang did not include No no no no last month right we made some change based on the packet
right it was same duplicate packet 15 and 21 last month so we made the change to bring the correct packet because both packet has 102 affordable housing number there. Right. Correct. So work session
we got the uh revised packet of 15 grand with all the striking uh the warnings right with the red mark. Right now 21 they're work they were working on the uh packet. So we couldn't have the correct packet ready during the work session.
But I believe it was already provided prior to the work session. Yeah. But didn't change. It got changed. the number the one for 15 changed not 21 21 didn't change but there's a warning that has to be changed I can show you
right so with that said right the packet wasn't ready on a work session and we were waiting to obtain the updated packet right now this packet then why would you want to include the packet here today
right because the packet wasn't there at the work session Now, we got the packet knowing the fact there is a change, right? We got it at the last minute. So, when we're talking about this performance, right? Even you aren't sure if 15 is for uh 102
affordable housing or 33 affordable housing. So, how do we how do how do you want us to actually afford it on the right information? Will be based upon the priority. Yeah, we we can well we we can do like I said the the information
regarding the number of market units and affordable units was provided in an email to the clerk which I asked to circulate to the council and I believe those numbers were provided to the council several weeks ago. But even with the 15th round, right, the packet
that was provided at the work session is different from what I received today. the numbers that two weeks or three weeks ago. Those are the numbers. I'm not just talking about the number. What else? What else chang? It's not necessarily that this ordinance
has any faulty language. The ordinance refers to the redevelopment plan, right? We were getting copies of the plan and there were some changes proposed and we were supposed to receive the revised plan at the work and it was just
provided today. So I apologize. So I so I I propose in order to pass this ordinance, I think it needs to the council needs to feel comfortable that when it refers to the redevelopment plan, it refers the latest and greatest
plan that we approve, right? Can you I don't know if you could stipulate that or if you could represent. Yes. admit that that will be the case because his concern is doubt he's saying the details that are underlying this ordinance are not reliable. So how can
he pass this ordinance? I think you should make it clear to council that the details underlying this ordinance should be the correct version. Yes. So that passing this ordinance would not subject him to passing some you know plan that
he never approved of. So for example, 15 PR is different from what we received here today than the work session. So are we going to use the work session packet or the uh regular regular because they're both dated May 22. Correct.
We are going to use the correct one. The one that has the correct number of market rate units and the correct number. Is that the latest or the former? The it is it is the latest. Although I reached out to our planner because when I looked at the the he had
made a correction to the plans because it went from section one, two, and then four. It was missing section three. So he reumbered sections when he sent those to me on I believe Saturday and then I passed them on uh to our clerk to
include with his packet. I was just looking at it now and I think he may have left the number of affordable units as the old number before he corrected it. So the bottom line, the plan that is adopted and that will
be included with this ordinance will be the plan that was passed by the planning board and is the plan that will be and have the correct number of market rate and affordable units which for 21 grand was the correct one that was provided
over a month ago. Yeah. But not only the units but the other changes that were proposed by this council and There were no other changes to 21 grand. There's a couple that was changed for 21 grand. No, that was for 15 grand. Well, the
only one that I know that stands out is three different times the council walked the board if applicable added. Right. That was that was that was for 15, right? That that was Yeah. The point is Yeah. Let the redevelopment plan that's referenced in the ordinance be the
latest and greatest draft that this would you like to get the planner on the phone now? No, I'm saying that should be on record so that the council can vote with that in mind because I thought that is that is his concern but the details buying the ordinance are changing. So I
thought the uh the plan for 15 grand that we received during the work session with all the strike uh striking out right I thought this was fine. Am I wrong? Well, no, because because this is just a red line. So, you could see
the changes that were made. Correct. So, the changes that were made will then be incorporated into the into the plan. Correct. But, but it actually point is not the first you know, Mike Corker may have made some
changes to the prior compliment saying we need some better people. All right. So, what what are you saying? She's asking, "Can we can we rely on the records that was set up before this most
recent uh version of it?" Okay, here's what we will do. I will ask Mike Walker and I will go I will speak to him. I will have him generate and send the final plan which I will circulate to the council for approval before we publish
the the ordinance. assuming that it passes. Yeah. But but I'm saying this ordinance that we're passing should be referring to what you're just saying. She's being very clear that statement because we found areas with
the numbers and the wording, right? The the prior records uh is one that we will we will audit. Correct. Yeah. Could you say that on record? Yes. The the plan that is adopted for both 2025-18
and 2025-9 will reflect the correct plan. The terms that you've already seen and the terms that were approved by the planning board. There you go. Is that sufficient? By the
council, we have choice. Sorry. Sorry about that. And this this should have been, you know, the council scar did apologize. This shouldn't happen again. It's very big confusion. Yeah. I mean, mayor, I
mean, the dual respect, we're actually the governing body here today, these right now and these days in the future, we're making a actually uh a decision that are actually affecting the future of policies part. Agreed. We want to be
very uh meticulous, right? So, we can make the correct decision for the uh the resident here. So we represent the uh residents so we have a right to actually know the correct details. Absolutely. So with that I'll make a motion.
I'll second. So it's just the FC people. So Christy one you would you like to change your FC to Can you please read the resolution again? just read the resolution again and then
you're going to add ordinance the ordinance and you're going to you're going to you're going to add them it's going to reflect what exact information was provided for the planning board to be approved. Is that what you want to do
for so for 21 grand? the details that you guys are talking about right I'm trying to be very impartial in my own humble opinion the numbers of affordable units that was different some warnings that were different it is concern however I feel I
mean the cow the attorney will let me know if I'm correct but these are minuscule errors. I don't like seeing them. Um, this should not happen again. No copy and paste without reviewing it. But, um,
I believe this is minuscule. And if if if Scott, if you could just add that stipulation that this get the numbers from our point. Yeah. But the whole number wasn't the point. The point is that this was brought to the attention of the governing body too late and and
not only that the preparation was not complete properly. So, can we move forward? Can we move forward by saying that we're going to stick with the planning board? Yes, we are going to adopt only what the planning board has adopted. All right.
Now, having said that, council council uh one counsel, would you willing to change your vote from abstaining to something else? Uh should I make a motion? Yes. This is not a motion. It's like asking you you you three was
absent. Yeah, sure. I I'll guess on the uh No, you you changing he he made a motion and council woman one you seconded. No, you asked about three two different council members. Three first one was a conflict.
So you heard that story. You asked these questions. Three people who abstained three council members who abstained. Do you want to change your position? Well, no. I need a motion. Yeah. To request the change first. Okay. Go ahead. That's what I'm saying. So, I'll make a motion
to request change my vote on our ordinance 2025-8. Second. I'll second. All in favor? I mean, this is this is a roll call. We have to do the roll call
again for 2025-8, but Council Kim. Kim say yes. Council yes. Council me. Yes. He's asking what he voted last time. I
mean, it's so confusing over here. What is his record on council? You were yes for 2025. He said yes. So, it's confirmed. We have majority votes. We have four votes. Just one majority vote. Yes. Okay. So, now we
have a five except the council because he said yes, but I meant what you meant. Thank you. Just to be sure you have five. Yes. Let's go to the second one. Go ahead. for ordinance 2025-9.
Do either of the three wish to make a motion to change their council council me [Music] and
I have a motion. I make a motion to change the vote for 2025-9. Thank you. I have a second. Second. Thank you. Council. Okay. He just council. Yes. Council me. Yes. Council.
Yes. Council. Yes. Council. Yes. Okay. Order 2025 19 was passed with five votes. Yes. Yes. Thank you very much. Thank you council members. Thank you very much for your consideration.
All right. Now, can we go back now? Um, where are we? We did the council report. BA report. Yes, ma'am. Just quickly describing the opening for the building. Yay.
47 parking lots. Green parking lot with the TV station. EV station with LED solar panel. Uh, lights. Lights. and hopefully somewhere down the road happen.
The second thing is today and the last couple weeks it's been very frustrating for people trying to reach the pool as well as the people who work here in the building because the pool phone is not working. And apparently
the way it was described to me has something to do with our new phone system. That the network for the phones that reports the voice back here is not working yet due to issues with
the carrier. I have not found out who that carrier is yet. The county is working on it. It's their system and it just seems to me that when way back when when this was already looked at to change the phone system maybe they didn't spend the time that
they should have been to find out obviously premises. So, they're working very hard to get the back of that. Yes, you do because they showed it to me today
when I was down here. If you do the search for swim on Google. Um, it gets you a lot of information. So, she can change or put a message on that that because the phones are not working at this time. Please
send a Google message if you want to contact us and they will respond to the Google message. So, she's trying to get that online tonight, maybe by tomorrow. We don't know if the phones are going to be working in two weeks. I hope more
information whatever the network is that creates the boys to come back here. So they do have computer service there. The emails are working there. Emails are working at the DPW now. Finally, but the
phone is all right. Um attorney report. All right. Before I move to the police department, I think we're finally starting to see some fruition of the progress that has been made. We're very close to a lot of um bid packets that
was be prepared. First, second and fourth street. Um John was there, councilman was there, Christy one was there. We're really tending to the needs of the people. They survived with flooding that's happening for years without one side having uh drain uh the
drain. That's that's that's irresponsible. So, we're working on that too with the repayment. Um the the burl burl uh administrator knows about fifth street but because we spend a lot of money on roads we're going to try to move that for the next year. We also
have commercial one half of the commercial going to the Route 46 that's been badly badly demol damaged for many many years that's being addressed to Belleview parking is coming into fruition and also the $ 1.4 4 million
grant that we're working on to revitalize and make uh Broad Avenue from Central to even all the way to Henry Street. Make make it so that it will look like uh something that we see the main streets of Fort Lee. We also have the police reforming accreditation.
We're also uh preparing to um um um well the police will talk about that too. So we are we are in the works. I I and then also we're in the works of as you know we finally got our uh the the parking meter that everybody was complaining about thanks to the police uh police
department and also the the committee worked really hard to find the best candidate. I agree with that choice and and and and and also we are in the process of trying to but actually we we approved just we approved the checkin and checkout system for the employees
guys we are moving it just I realized even with you know even though I'm the mayor who was not influenced by somebody or anybody anymore I start to realize the government system is slow but I'm very happy that this council members care and
that that you know always reminds the employees that things that needs to be addressed and this is how we're going to move forward and by end of this year um I'm also working on the LED solar panel street lights that I've been talking about. It's funded. I have the products.
I'm going to give it to Roberto. We're going to hit about 25 to 30 locations that's dark and the PSG will cost an arm and a leg to create another street light there. That will be all accomplished this year. And we also have DPW working
on which he should be working on the spray painting of Broad Avenue, right? You say he didn't do that yet. Power washing DBW. So we are on the works. Um so I'm very happy. I want to recommend again council members there
are faults of the administration employees. I'm not going to deny that. I'm with you on that. However, at the same time, we have to work together. we have to fill fill in the issues that we have on both sides of the party. I'm hoping and hope I'm praying and requesting that the council members
review their packet and come to us ask questions during the um one week after we receive the um the the work session so we don't have to open this up in the regular session. and for the governing body who are in charge of all this
stuff, whether it's the BA or the clerk or the attorney, I hope you guys don't make these kind of mistakes, they'll bow down this process. This was a very important process. I'm very thankful that council members decided to give us an opportunity because if we didn't
pass, we'll be in major trouble and someone's going to have to blame for it and it's definitely not the governing body. All right. Thank you very much. Um, please report. Happy birthday. Happy birthday. Happy birthday. They'll stay awake a
little longer. Uh, okay. Uh I'm sorry that I have a bunch to report, but our police department and our police committee uh the members of this department have been working very hard on our reform initiatives. Uh recently we've been
working very hard on our community outreach, uh engaging with the community, letting them see us, uh going out there talking with them, showing them uh what we can offer for them, and building stronger partnerships. Um, and
I'm just going to highlight a bunch of the things that we have done. On May 31st, we went to a DWI presentation. This is a yearly thing that we've been doing with the fire department. Uh, the high school seniors, it's their last, uh, exposure with the police department
before they, you know, move into college or their next steps in life. And it's a good way for them to see the dangers of driving while intoxicated so that they can stay safe. It's also a kind of like a good way for our police department to interact with them before the summer. At
Lindberg School, we did a successful evacuation drill on June 2nd. Uh we basically took all the kids to different safety points in town. I'm not going to say where they are publicly, but the school knows and the kids now know where these safety points are should some type
of uh event serious event occur. On June 6th, our officers participated in the Special Olympics sports run and some of our people on the mayor and council also participated. Thank you. Our officers raised $680 for the Special Olympics.
Our officers also provided two scholarships in the memory of uh two of our fallen officers, Officer Perioli and Officer Catrell. uh two high school graduates were the recipients and on behalf of our police department we wish these uh recipients much success as they
continue their academic journey. We had a really nice event at the first Presbyterian Church on June 14th. Uh this was an unsolicited event. The pastor of the church uh this is the oldest church in Palisades Park. He came to us and said he had this idea for this
event to uh partner with the police department. We went there. Many of you came. It was a wonderful time. Uh we spoke at length with their congregation and by extension the community. And I believe we made lots of progress. We also showed off some of our talent of
our new hires. Officer Adalfo Rodriguez is a 10 out of 10 on the piano. You can see that uh circulating on our social media right now. uh as well as officer Laorray as a also equally a 10 out of 10
on the drums. Uh they decided that they were going to play with their music ministry. It was a big hit. I think the officers were even impressed with the talent that we have hired recently. So you can check that out. That's on social media. But I also like to thank all the officers who participated in that
because it was a really nice community event. Uh it's a nice way for the community to come and see some of our our new officers. We have our first Cantonese speaking officer and that congregation uh is largely Chinese. So there's an excellent engagement.
Um our fleet lettering is complete now. I know I've been talking about that the past few months, but you should be seeing well you will be seeing or you are seeing actually all of our vehicles now. We completed our lettering. So when they're driving around now, you will see they are Palisades Park Police officers.
Long are the days gone of just a black Ford Explorer driving down the street. Now says Palis Park Police. It's easily identifiable that these are police officers. I hope that uh allows some residents to feel some comfort and some safety that the police officers are out
there. It's not that they weren't out there, just our fleet wasn't better. So that is complete. Now um our officer Bob Lee is a he's a intellectual standout. He's been working with Lieutenant Beck on a large federal cops grant. Uh I've
been following this. It's a very very cumbersome process and um they actually elicited the support of a congressman to uh argue on our behalf. So hopefully we will have some good news on that short. The deadline for that uh grant
application is the 25th in two days. So we'll find out soon. That's a federal grant. It's a very large grant and it's a very large project to undertake. We have the right people leading that. Uh, our junior police academy started
today. It runs to the 27th to Friday. Uh, mark your calendars. At 5:00 pm on next Monday will be the police junior police academy graduation. That'll be held at Lindberg. This is a really really uh great program. Officer Loai
runs that. Um, as well as our community policing team and our juvenile department. Uh, it's a great engagement for the kids. They come out. They get to experience what it's like to be a police officer. They're our junior cadetses. Uh they do drill, they they march them, and they teach them things about policing.
And I was there today with Captain Renando, and it was really a nice time to see the mostly to see the wonderment of youth and also to see how excited they are to aspire one day to maybe be a police officer. And you're going to really be wild. So, make sure you mark your calendars for this Wednesday at
10:30 a.m. the state police will be landing a helicopter on the Lindberg Field to show to show the kids what the state police helicopter does. So, when you hear the helicopter coming into town, you'll know what that is. He'll be coming to Lindberg. Uh I know Sergeant
Mike Lee worked very hard on that partnership with the state police to uh you know, have them bring this to us for our junior cadets. So, we're very excited about that. Mark your calendars and join us. It'll be a great event. Um, as far as our facility update goes, we
are near complete with our our progress. Uh, we just have a little bit more painting to do, but we a lot of the cleaning is done. It's a clean facility. I invite anybody who wants to come in to walk around. We have a clean facility. It's a a very healthy environment for
anybody who uh works here. And we invite you to come in anytime you want and take a look. I think you'd be impressed with what what we have done in such a short period of time. And this accolade here is to uh Captain Ratundo who has been working uh pretty pretty tirelessly on
this accreditation process. It is a big undertaking, but uh through Captain Rotundo's efforts and the team here at the Cal States Park Police Department, we are happy to report today and that this is a fact as we have a a line graph that shows us where we are. We are 90%
complete in the process. We're in the final 10% and we should have good news to for you that good news for you very soon on that. Uh, as far as anything else goes, I don't have anything else, but I just want to say I notice also put out over YouTube. So, I'm going to say
this also to our um community. You can always come down and see me. I am right here. I'm George Beck. I'm your captain uh the officer in charge of this department. I'm here for you if you have any questions, concerns, anything that you would like to address. If you have any safety issues that you uh would like
us to look into, anything, just come down and see me, my door is always open and uh let us know and we would be glad to help you. You have any questions for me or that's it? Actually, I want to just add on top to your presentation. First, council members, you all know the
police committee knows that the two officers are working really hard to reform and get that accreditation for the first time in history. the police department provides benefits. It it provides lower uh lower insurance and and I think it's a great thing. Um also
that we as you guys know we hired the first black police officer in history in Palace Park. We're making a lot of history and also um I believe um you guys the the police department received finally the county report on accidents. Correct.
County report on accidents. You guys finally got it. County report. Yeah. Wasn't Wasn't that it? They're they're in the process of of certain areas in town uh bringing back that information for us. Good. Which they'll analyze to see what plans they can create
traffic reduce the accidents and the intersections of you know where on the hills and also if you can OIC um even though you do alert the me and you know Sophia and the committee please keep up the events. I think all council members
should be invited to all the events. Um if the council members of the committee didn't let the other council members know, it's up to the responsibility of you and other department head to let all the events welcome all the invite all the events for the council members, all council members, not just the committee.
I think that shouldn't be the case. They should all be invited because it is a celebratory event. And I want to know a little more detail on the national night out. When is it? What date is it? It's always the first Tuesday in August. First Tuesday in August this year. I can
double check. Is it the fifth this year? Um it's it's always the first Tuesday in August. I'll get that. It's the give us a little little preview of where it's going to what's going to be. So we're we're bringing it back here to uh Broad Avenue. It's been here plenty
of times in the past. Uh it's close. Yes. It's been at uh Lindberg School in the past. It's been at the town pool. Uh we felt that this year is the time to change it up and bring it back here to Broad Avenue between um Central Boulevard and Brea and they'll be the
same thing we have every year. You know, jump uh those bounce houses, all types of games, dunk tanks. Uh I'll check on a dunk tank, but we have uh you know, canine demonstrations, other law enforcement demonstrations. There will be prizes and uh food. There's always
free food for everybody. will be grilling and cooking. Um, you know, it's just a great time. I encourage every resident to come out, enjoy it, bring the kids because the kids really love it. Good music, BJ. Good music. Yeah. Good. Good. Sounds good. Um, all that
between you and Roberto, uh, what's what's happening with the LED stop signs? Oh, good. Thanks to Chris back, Lieutenant Chris. Um, we're going to order how many LED stop signs?
Stop. signs. The blinking light, eight stop signs and how many yield signs? How many yields? Four, right? Four yield signs, right? No, pedestrian. We didn't get yield signs. It's a pedestrian walk sign. Got it. Well, yield sign. Yeah,
because it's a triangle one. LEDs and Chris find discovered a very reputable and price competitive thing. Please sell that as soon as you get it. And um mayor if I may we have a traffic unit officer officer Mcder uh these are two uh who
have been doing a tremendous amount of work in that unit. They've been investigating many things uh dangerous intersections uh areas where we could add speed signs or speed bumps or whatever that we can do to make the road safer. They've been they've been working
a lot on that and you'll start to see the fruits of their labor as well as the additional officers that are in the traffic uh unit. So that you'll all see that in the future. A lot of a lot of these things that happen, they start and they're in the process and hopefully we can report more good news to you soon.
Thank you. Thank you. Um and also um you forgot to mention I want to say it again in public that the police department created several plan different variations of a plan for police officers drive through every resident street not at the same time at
the same day so the perpetrators can find out when they're going to come. So they have a schedule so hopefully the residents will notice a difference. Hopefully the residents will see police officers uh driving by talking to the residents. Make sure that we're safe in our residential areas. Thank you very
much. Will the firework event on the July 4th? No, we're not going to do it. Not this year. Yeah, we were still too late. Um so remember the recreation was supposed to do some popcorn and um thing, but it's just too late. Unfortunately, it wasn't even that too
late, but when we went to the county for the county meeting about that event, There's no additional security. And yeah, security comes into play. If you invite somebody in a public area, someone's going to clean up trash. Someone's going to provide security. They know the town right now at the last
want to be part of that. So I said forget about it. Good. Thank you very much. Um second, the director's over there. Please. Director had one thing he'd just like to discuss with you. Sorry about that. Thank you very much. Thing that I'd mentioned to you previously is that we
had a couple senior citizens in the last few weeks approached by people um selling jewelry and grabbing and so on and so forth. And so in a way to have our seniors feel a little safer at
night, we're going to make um available whistles for them. And what what we want to use by that is they have have a whistle they can wear around their neck and they're plastic whistles. So in the winter time, they can still use them. And it's not that if there's a a police
officer in the area, they they can notice something's going on. And anybody that's in the area, even witnesses who hear the whistle and look that way. So if it's not a police officer, it maybe it'll give us an opportunity to identify a witness who's who's across one of our
seniors so we can, you know, we can catch them later on. So that's something that we're going to put into play probably in the next week or so. Thank you. All right. I have a motion to close it with the public. Uh who's first? Second.
The first and second. All in favor. I ladies and gentlemen, sorry for the late Wait. We have three minutes discussed. Whatever you guys want to say, please come up. Name and address. 329 East Columbia. Um the I have nothing
to do with it, but I really enjoyed the Fourth of July activity that Burton County presented last year. I was on the other side where the park is beautiful entertainment. I enjoyed it and all that stuff. Okay, that's it as far as that's
concerned. Um, I was going to bring up the temporary police thing station again. The the the station that we're not using. I think you called it the trailers. Police trailers. Yes. I I was promised an
answer about three or four months ago by you guys. I have not gotten any answer. Well, we don't have an answer yet. We're trying to finish We're trying to have our outside council finish their investigation. the discussions tonight. We were almost
there just at the last council without disclosing information in public. Um there was some some there let's just say that there has not been full cooperation by all the
participants back years ago when this happened. Okay. Yeah. All right. Uh the other thing is um my nephew is a um um chief of administration
down in Florida somewhere and he chief of police, chief of chief of fire, chief of police. No, chief of administration. Oh, like a BA. Okay. and um his town has over 100,000 people and the meetings
were held a lot different much more professional. Could you elaborate? Could you elaborate on your observation? Well, it was it was more like an ordinance. It was more orderly as far as people speaking, councilmen, council
people speaking. Um, I I I was really impressed with it and this council is not that far off, but I think we all need to see some improvements there. Uh, work sessions, yes, they were
last week. Yes, they're minor details on the public session like today, but I think it went way too deep. I agree. I think it went way too deep and And and the pool is another thing to me. In a
way, it's a pit. It's a money pit. Even though they say like last year they made money, money, money, money and all that stuff. But who pays for all these bills? Do the people that attend the pool pay for all of that? Yes. You don't
pay a penny for it? I'm sorry. Which one you talking about? We for all the bills like the concrete that needs to be re that's that's our that's our day-to-day operations. We have a number of bonds old bonds that
were put in place to do work at the pool and had never been used. Okay. And we're using that bond money to make these improvements which was the intention of those bonds from 2018 19 and 22. One of
them is already cancelled and um we're trying to do something sensible with that repairs that need to be made to me. I enjoyed the pool, don't get me wrong. When my daughter was young, we were there almost every day straight
from work. I went right there. And anyway, but um I think the time has come where you need to really look to see if it's worth keeping that pool financially. Financially and is it what what percentage of the people that
attend there are from the town? Well, that's that's you're asking does this pool benefit our town only? It was never meant to benefit our town only. Even even though beginning we had an Olympic
size pool, the town didn't really 100% partake to make it more more more how should I say more more productive. We used to have Jimmy buses because the parking lot was full full. Right. Right. Right. And it was full. It
was great. And it was for residents only. And now I think it's for mostly other people rather than residents. We're going to have to get those Americans to go swimming and do some tax. Right. Right. It's a good point. Let's
let's revisit that later in in in private anymore. All right. Please go ahead. Please come up your name, address. Thank you.
I would say thank you. Thank you. But thank you. Give me the opportunity to um deputy superintendent. Oh, and I'll do my best to keep the PPW going. Thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you. You deserve the opportunity.
Thank you. Good job. Anybody else? We have a motion to close and come back to the uh regular meeting. We have a motion. We have a second. All in favor? I have a motion to close the regular meeting. I have a motion.
First and second by first and second. All in favor? I thank you very much. Appreciate it.