WEBVTT METADATA Video-Count: 1 Video-1: youtube.com/watch?v=wPiZOj02rKI Part: 1 1 00:00:13.120 --> 00:00:29.599 Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to our work session meeting of the MAR council and notice was followed. Notice was filed January 13, 2026 with the record New York Star Ledger, both official newspapers of the bureau. Notice was posted on the Bing board at the Burough Hall and Bur website. and copy is 2 00:00:29.599 --> 00:01:03.520 preserved in the clerk's office. Pledge of allegiance. A moment of silence brought to you to by Christians. One nation, indivisible, liberty and justice for all. >> Thank you. here. 3 00:01:03.520 --> 00:01:29.439 >> Here >> for >> administrator. >> Yeah. >> All right. Um adoption of minutes. Council members, please review the presented adoption of minutes. I spoke 4 00:01:29.439 --> 00:01:49.360 with the B clerk. The regular meeting for may be council for April 28th is not available right now, but she will prepare it for the regular session. Any questions about the adoption of minutes? >> Uh we going to have executive meeting 5 00:01:49.360 --> 00:02:06.799 minutes for May. Yeah, it's a regular meeting. I see that regular meeting session. >> Do we have an executive session at May? >> Yes. No, we did not. >> Yes. Yes. According to the minute of May 6 00:02:06.799 --> 00:02:22.879 26, we do >> we did not have a work session in May. That meeting was canled for lack of >> this is a regular session. >> I thought I thought it was executive session. executive session of the regular 7 00:02:22.879 --> 00:02:45.640 >> of the regular meeting. >> That's what I'm talking about. >> That will be what >> May 26, >> right? When when Ted was in the last time, >> right? >> I think we should ask. I'm sure that we can put those together with 8 00:02:46.160 --> 00:03:01.040 the council members. >> Any more questions about the adoption of minutes? All right, great. Um, I have a motion to close and go to our executive session. Do I have a motion? >> I'll make a motion. >> Do I have a second? >> Second. >> All in favor? >> Guys, we'll be back. Thank you very 9 00:03:01.040 --> 00:03:20.959 much. It's for It's for >> We have a motion to close the executive session and come back to our work session. >> I'll make a motion. >> We have a second. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> Thank you very much. Um, before we begin, I would like to make, you know, on record that have provided us with the 10 00:03:20.959 --> 00:03:36.959 2026 municipal data sheet. This is the budget and Roy will will explain this to us. This today is not about um any questions about the municipal budget. This is the introduction. Roy has the ability to talk about it and we 11 00:03:36.959 --> 00:03:54.319 shouldn't you know get into the debate or asking questions until the next month's meeting. Um let's start with the introduction of ordinance. The resolution I'm sorry introduction of ordinance ordinance 2016 12 00:03:54.319 --> 00:04:10.480 establishment of ordinance for storage of salt and other solid deicing materials on the property not owned or operated by the municipality privately owned including residents in the borrowable as well. >> Robera could you just give us a little summary of what this is? 13 00:04:10.480 --> 00:04:27.840 >> Yes. Um a few months back uh our storm water ordinances are not completely up to date and we authorize colleers to proceed with updating our solar ordinances correcting ordinances that may need to 14 00:04:27.840 --> 00:04:44.160 be which we will discuss briefly and uh and introduce new ones. This is a new one as it happens 17 18 19 and 20 are currently in our uh in our miscommunication. So these are not 15 00:04:44.160 --> 00:04:58.880 introduced this way because they are technically only amendments. >> So to officially strike out ordinance 2026-17, 18, 19, and 20 because it is not ready yet. >> Yes. 16 00:04:58.880 --> 00:05:15.600 >> But concerning 16, this is about it's about privately owned properties carrying soap stoages >> because we are mandated to protect the environment and water resources by controlling these things and that's why it's all state mandated by you know the 17 00:05:15.600 --> 00:05:32.080 D and the EPA frankly they're all involved >> and we're just a little bit behind and we need to update this is just one part of that >> okay good >> question 21 what about 21 >> we're still on 16 18 00:05:32.080 --> 00:05:48.560 we get what 21's still there but we're going to we're going to focus on 16 for Council members, uh, review if you want to ask questions now, it's an opportunity, but review it. You just got it now. Any questions you could ask Robera over the 19 00:05:48.560 --> 00:06:08.960 week? Um, and then we'll we'll we'll next next meeting. Uh, let's move to our next 2026. This is 17. >> No, no, no. 17, 18, 19, and 20 struck out. 20 00:06:08.960 --> 00:06:25.080 to 21. >> If they're ready, we could introduce them. >> It's not ready. Not even close to being ready. >> All this stuff is already amended. So, >> but it's not an amendment. >> No, >> the format is not a 21 00:06:29.840 --> 00:06:44.720 >> We could save this. We could save the numbers. >> Just >> Yeah, we'll use it when it's ready. >> Thank you. >> So, ordinance 26 is 21 counting the year 2026 ordinance to exceed the municipal budget cost of living allowance and to 22 00:06:44.720 --> 00:08:06.080 the establish over bank >> our CFO Roy >> please wait until 21 I'm just I think it's best that we um >> second reading of ordinance as second 23 00:08:06.080 --> 00:08:21.520 reading ordinance. Um, there's an introduction and there is a a second reading. So, when Sophia comes, I'm going to ask that she identifies which one it is. You want to talk before? 24 00:08:21.520 --> 00:09:08.360 >> I'm ready. Um, could you just give me one second just so they know, you know, they they get the It is session. It's okay. Actually, 25 00:09:20.480 --> 00:11:34.040 I just toone. Who's going to record? that Thank you. So, thank you. Would you be so kind just identify for future um if it's an introduction or a just say introduction audience and if it's going to be second? 26 00:11:36.720 --> 00:11:53.839 >> Okay, yours. So before we do the intro to the uh budget, the law requires that we present to the uh committee uh the establishment of the living uh allowance, cost of living adjustment. What this is is non-spending and 27 00:11:53.839 --> 00:12:11.120 appropriation. This basically is the first step for next year where we're going to establish a cap bank going from two to three and a half%. So, our cap will start next year at $772,000. This is a procedural matter if I may. 28 00:12:11.120 --> 00:12:27.200 It's done every year. Uh, and I just want to let everyone know without the cap last year, you would have been far worse than you are this year in the budget process. The budget cap uh gives you the authority next year to basically 29 00:12:27.200 --> 00:12:51.440 administer the safety of everybody. Any questions? Council members I as previously talk about the community. How does this affect the direct res? 30 00:12:51.440 --> 00:13:10.079 >> None whatsoever. This is a tool for the mayor and council next year when we're doing the budget that we don't have issues with not being in cap. This is giving you some more preview. >> Any more questions for ordinance 31 00:13:10.079 --> 00:13:25.680 2026-21? All right, boy. Thank you very much. I'll see you see when we come back. >> Yes. Yes. >> No, I'm saying he has a couple other >> Yeah, I know that he's going to come back. He's going to come back. >> He's not leaving. All right, let's move to our second 32 00:13:25.680 --> 00:13:43.279 reading of the ordinance. Second reading of ordinance ordinance 264 ordinance to authorize making the various improvement in by and for the current state of New Jersey to appropriate the sum of 950,000 33 00:13:43.279 --> 00:14:15.279 to pay the cost thereof to authorize the insuranceances of bond to finance such appropriation and to provide for the issuance of bond anticipation not in the anticipation of the insurance of such bonds. Council members, any questions about this 34 00:14:15.279 --> 00:14:38.160 second meeting of the ordinance. This was ordinance 12, right? >> Yes. >> Um, we're going to This is a repaving for 12 Street, Broad Avenue, Streetscape, and improvements and Broad Avenue. 35 00:14:38.160 --> 00:14:54.320 >> No, this is the three grants that we have to finance so that when we get to that, the money is there to pay for it. This one is for Broad Avenue streetscape from Washington to Easts. 36 00:14:54.320 --> 00:15:17.920 for avenue uh uh to the third one. >> These are all existing grants that need to be >> everybody. Okay. All right. Um if you 37 00:15:17.920 --> 00:15:35.279 have any questions please ask Roberto or or if you have let's go with our next ordinance >> second ordinance 2026 13 ordinance to authorize the resurfacing of a various road in by 38 00:15:35.279 --> 00:15:52.160 county state of New Jersey to appropriate sum of 420,000 to pay the cost thereof to make a down payment to authorize the issuance of bond to finance such appropriation and to provide for issuance of bond anticipation note in 39 00:15:52.160 --> 00:16:08.480 anticipation of the issuance of such bonds. Roberto could you tell us exactly what site >> this one this bond is not appropriated to anything in particular. fund gives us the ability for instance we have some form of 40 00:16:08.480 --> 00:16:25.199 applications for grants that were based on uh engineering from maybe last year or whatever when when we go out to bid now very often they will come for more than >> that bid. So in order to cover them this 41 00:16:25.199 --> 00:16:42.160 bond gives us that ability because the first bond is very specific to the three grants and the amount of money that was awarded in the grant. For instance, one of them was $249,000. The way prices have been coming in, it might come in 360. 42 00:16:42.160 --> 00:16:58.079 >> That's not I can't take it from here, but we will have it here. So, this gives us the opportunity not to prohibit going forward because of the change in prices of engineering cost between the oil and everything else that's 43 00:16:58.079 --> 00:17:19.919 council member. Any questions? All right, let's let's move forward. 14 >> or 2026-14 amending chapter 247. >> Um I I just want to make sure that this 44 00:17:19.919 --> 00:17:38.480 ordinance 2026-14 has been reviewed due diligence by the building department. >> I I believe so. It was prepared with the help of the building department. >> The majority of this had to do with increasing fees that were so deficient um plus a few other details. But that 45 00:17:38.480 --> 00:17:57.280 was the majority that portion of this >> charges council members any questions? If you have more questions, ask Roberto. Let's move forward. Ordinance 2026 amending the code of the world system to 46 00:17:57.280 --> 00:18:13.520 authorize the board to approve certain license applications. >> This is I believe to to expedate the process for applications that's already been recorded. Right. >> Well, it's facilitating the same 47 00:18:13.520 --> 00:18:28.320 applications that the clerk gets every year from the same organizations. >> Anything new from a different organization anything in their language that >> but other than that it's automated to the authority of the clerk. Everybody 48 00:18:28.320 --> 00:19:01.880 okay with that? >> Any questions? All right, let's move forward. >> 192 year of 2026. Everybody have resolution for >> 192. 49 00:19:16.080 --> 00:19:32.080 So, more requirements. Uh, we're out of time obviously, so we'd like to move forward this evening with the introduction to the 2026 budget. Public has no say this evening. Town, if you have a question, I'll answer it superficially. 50 00:19:32.080 --> 00:19:49.280 Uh, took many, many months to get to where we are. So, the procedure is you're going to do your intro this evening. 28 days from tonight, the public will have a say. There'll be a presentation by myself, the auditing firm. There'll be a PowerPoint 51 00:19:49.280 --> 00:20:06.080 presentation on the detail of the budget itself. Super highlighting uh the budget. The budget, as I said, thanks to finance committee, it's coming in at 565 52 00:20:06.080 --> 00:20:24.000 house or a little over $120 a quarter. That is absolutely incredible with the obstacles, the barriers both presented here and by the state of New Jersey with the 35% increase in 53 00:20:24.000 --> 00:20:40.880 health benefits, pension increases, garbage increases. No layoffs, mayor. No layoffs. You're Everybody is We are in cap to the dollar. >> We used to be out of cap. Now we're in cap. you that's why we couldn't 54 00:20:40.880 --> 00:20:58.400 introduce so through the hard work of the finance committee the powerful registered municipal auditors that you've hired who are just the best in New Jersey we were able to get this budget in cap in law no 55 00:20:58.400 --> 00:21:14.159 decrease of services >> good and your increase is well in line with the rest of the communities in Ber County >> excluding the extra probably one time extraordinary situation we're having 56 00:21:14.159 --> 00:21:33.440 with lawsuits. And and if you didn't have lawsuits, you'd be under $200 increase. And that's the way it's been in my 26 years here. That's it. Let's get the roll so uh we can get this down to the state. They 57 00:21:33.440 --> 00:21:49.600 will review um and we'll move forward on the budget hearing. Right now, council members, I I rather you review this uh and get back to Roy during the week. Uh until we meet next week, any questions, send me an email. I'll call call him and 58 00:21:49.600 --> 00:22:06.480 we'll get to the presentation from Roy. It's going to be a long presentation. We won't you will ask all the questions, get all the answers next week. >> So, so just clarification, you said you have a powerful presentation for the public hearing. >> Yes. 59 00:22:06.480 --> 00:22:23.200 >> Yes. auditor not power presentation >> poweroint presentation >> poweroint presation >> and that will be >> on the budget only >> yeah but that will be this is a regular meeting or the power >> I have the date forgive me I wrote it 60 00:22:23.200 --> 00:22:37.919 down >> and that's for the public right >> that is for everybody will be there public it will be advertised uh as early as tomorrow whenever the clerk gets it must be advered for 28 61 00:22:37.919 --> 00:23:01.840 days. So our introduction is today. The hearing will be at 6:00 on July 21st. This is our WP budget hearing possibly amend and possibly adopt that depending on the 62 00:23:01.840 --> 00:23:18.880 finance committee if they see um issues with budget. So, we're doing this on July, which is going to be our four session. Whatever it is, mayor, we're late as it is. As quickly as we get this in, the better we get this with our work session. >> Yes. That doesn't matter. But are we 63 00:23:18.880 --> 00:23:34.480 voting on this consent tonight for the 28 days or next week? >> Let's do it now. >> Why not? >> Yeah. Why not? >> 28. >> Should we have a special meeting >> just for this? >> You could, but you could do it right 64 00:23:34.480 --> 00:23:53.120 now. session itself is going to take about hour to two hours. This is going to take Go ahead. >> I think >> we did we counted this way. >> There's no reason why you can't 65 00:23:53.120 --> 00:24:09.360 introduce and get the votes. >> Just that is going to be probably three hours long >> now. When? >> No, I'm talking about the 21st. >> July. next week being more. >> Oh, no. >> Right. Right. 66 00:24:09.360 --> 00:24:25.440 >> That the work session in July. >> I thought that given the presentation in July 20 21st. >> Yes. >> That's going to be the work session. >> Yes. >> So, we're going to have probably an hour and a half to two hour work session and then another hour of your presentation. 67 00:24:25.440 --> 00:24:41.760 >> Absolutely. It's not going to be fast. >> Right. >> If everybody's okay with it and if you want to do a special and do it separately, I'm okay with it. But it has to be after 28 days, ma'am. >> Right. That's 28 days which starts from 21st. Correct. >> Correct. Correct. >> Okay. Hang on. So what you're saying is 68 00:24:41.760 --> 00:24:58.799 we have to vote for this and so 28 days later which is July 21st which is work session of July. We are you are going to have a public hearing and then we're going to vote for you. Yes. >> Is that what you're saying? Yes. >> Well, I'm I'm not I don't feel 69 00:24:58.799 --> 00:25:16.520 comfortable. I just got this So how can he >> you have 28 days to bring you >> but but you know we have another week and then next you know regular session why can we do next >> because you're late already 70 00:25:18.000 --> 00:25:35.679 >> mayor I'm not going to answer any more questions >> because because there was a delay in many reasons the point is we have to it's going to be the same two consenting so mayor you're wasting my Okay. >> So consent we should vote on consent 71 00:25:35.679 --> 00:25:51.600 that gives us more than 28 days to get to July 19th >> to discuss and talk. >> Right. But not so we don't delay the any further. >> You don't you don't have to receive it earlier because we have a month to everybody to review. 72 00:25:51.600 --> 00:26:09.840 >> Okay. >> I have a question. >> Yes. directly with the work session. So, >> so we have to do the work session first. No, no, no. The the budget hearing first, right? >> We'll do the budget hearing adoption. 73 00:26:09.840 --> 00:26:27.039 >> Yeah. Doesn't really matter, but we're going to have to do it together. Council Lee. >> Okay. So, let's start with the budget. >> Sure. >> Doesn't matter to me. >> And I just want to thank the finance committee for their hard work this year. >> Good job. Good job, finance committee. Uh 565 was definitely something that was 74 00:26:27.039 --> 00:26:45.360 uh much in the lower range that I thought. So, good job to to everybody. All right. So, we're going to have to pass this next week. >> No, we want to pass it. >> We have to pass this now. >> Yeah, 75 00:26:45.360 --> 00:26:59.600 >> please. >> Because it's 28 days. I got it. I got it. I got it now. I got it. I got it. I got it. >> You do a roll call on >> If you don't pass it now, we'll be late. >> We'll be late. >> Thank you. >> And we'll be in trouble. DCA will will 76 00:26:59.600 --> 00:27:15.760 will definitely get on top of us. So, um just for this off consent, um councelor uh is not normal custom that we vote on things, but you know, we do sometimes in the work session. Um may I have a motion 77 00:27:15.760 --> 00:27:32.240 to pass off consent agenda 2026-192? Again, we have 28 days after we pass this to ask all the questions and all whatot. Um um um again it's the finance committee that is in charge of this just 78 00:27:32.240 --> 00:27:48.559 like the former finance committee and I will listen to the finance committee's recommendations more than any other council members here because it's their duty. Anybody else could chime in ask questions make comments but it's a finance committee's responsibility to present a recommendation to the 79 00:27:48.559 --> 00:28:03.919 governing body for us to vote. So we have plenty of time. Finance committee will take care of business. Charlie and will work with uh Roy and and and Roberto if you have to and and me and and any other council members will ask 80 00:28:03.919 --> 00:28:21.200 questions uh during the 28 days and you guys will vote. We have a motion to pass resolution. >> Thank you. >> I will make the motion to pass the resolution to introduce the budget. >> Yes. >> Thank you very much. May I have a 81 00:28:21.200 --> 00:28:38.080 second? I'll second. Charlie, you want to second that your finance? >> Yeah. >> All right. Roll call. >> Council. >> Yeah. >> Council. >> Yes. >> Council. >> Yes. >> Council me. >> Abstain. 82 00:28:38.080 --> 00:28:53.120 >> Council sh. >> Yes. >> Council abain. >> Okay. Four. Yes. And two abain. >> Yeah. But I'm going to put on record that council members, you guys not here to abstain. When you when you feel like 83 00:28:53.120 --> 00:29:09.679 You know sometimes you have to make >> tough decisions. This is not really tough. There's no reason to abstain really. But anyways, thank >> thank God that the majority super majority is here. This is why all four council members have to be more resilient to be here and I appreciate 84 00:29:09.679 --> 00:29:25.520 your attendance for for for for covering for the SAP's needs. Let's move forward. Consent agenda resolution 2026 is 165 through resolution 2026 191. 85 00:29:25.520 --> 00:29:39.360 Council members, take your time reviewing 165 all the way to 191. We'll give you guys a few moments and you guys have another week to ask 86 00:29:39.360 --> 00:29:59.559 questions to our staff. Hold on a second. Yes. Sorry about that. I got a new agenda, so it's not on my notes. I would like to strike out strike out for the record resolution 189. 87 00:30:10.640 --> 00:30:28.159 >> Yes. >> So, resolutions 1901. >> Yes. >> So these resolutions are part of a larger initiative to strengthen our personnel administration structure and 88 00:30:28.159 --> 00:30:46.159 the objective of the resolutions are to set clear standards for how the borrow hires and evaluates all of the borrow employees. And there will be one additional resolution that will be introduced in July. 89 00:30:46.159 --> 00:31:01.120 >> And that resolution will set standards on what types of behavior in the workplace >> are acceptable as opposed to not acceptable. >> And the purpose of that resolution is to 90 00:31:01.120 --> 00:31:17.760 promote a culture of professionalism and really mutual respect. >> So that that will be introduced in July. So, let me know if you have any questions on 190 and 191. >> Well, 190 pretty selfexplanatory. 91 00:31:17.760 --> 00:31:33.679 >> Yeah, 190 is uniform, which I totally agree because I've seen employees wear the fox here, so I don't think that's acceptable. So, I I'm agreeing with that and 191, this is your idea. I agree with that as well. Um, we have to have proper, 92 00:31:33.679 --> 00:31:51.640 you know, process of evaluations and mid and year end sounds very good. So I'm okay with >> I have a question. So 190 it only states a fulltime position. Why not partition? 93 00:31:52.720 --> 00:32:09.279 >> So the resolution is really intended to set the minimum standards and by law fulltime full-time positions need to be posted on the forest website. If you think there's a compelling reason to post all the part-time positions, 94 00:32:09.279 --> 00:32:29.760 please share your >> I don't want to I see several part-time positions they after they hired and they go to fulltime. So is this hiring process kind of controls that too? 95 00:32:29.760 --> 00:32:45.360 It's good if there is a full-time position that becomes available to part-time part-time employees. That means that fulltime position should first be posted on the board's website. >> Okay. 96 00:32:45.360 --> 00:33:01.919 >> But this is what we usually do, but we're now writing it down on paper. You know, for example, if there's a full-time job staff in a department or department head, the BA, the council committes that handle that department should definitely get involved in the in 97 00:33:01.919 --> 00:33:16.960 the interview. There's a managerial level higher upper level that too requires two council members from the committee that manages that plus the VA and you know we've been doing this but it's pretty 98 00:33:16.960 --> 00:33:36.559 >> also part time will fold into process >> full time it goes through this process >> still getting Council, >> uh, is there a copy of the evaluation form in our >> We're working on it. >> Still working. We're working on it. 99 00:33:36.559 --> 00:33:52.320 >> There's a standard form that most municipal uses. I've got it's called, um, something, but it relates to labor law and and state state uh, mandates. So, we're going to use that. >> There are a few different ones that 100 00:33:52.320 --> 00:34:13.919 >> or something like that. We're going to use that as a as a boiler point. Uh, you know, we're going to added earlier. Speaking of I I made a mistake as uniform, but um 101 00:34:13.919 --> 00:34:30.240 is there any uniform requirements as staff here? >> Unifor? >> No, like like you know like I made a mistake here. Yeah. A tire. A tire attire. Like you can't wear slippers to work, right? Crocs. You can I believe I have to double check but I think we 102 00:34:30.240 --> 00:34:55.679 addressed it in the manual. >> You can wear ripped shirts to work right >> council members. Any more questions about consent agenda? >> I have a question. I mean I have one question and one 103 00:34:55.679 --> 00:35:14.079 I guess um first I see animal and then second page I see dog how does it sorry I'm talking about >> firstage 104 00:35:14.079 --> 00:35:34.079 I see animal second page is trust how different >> she's asking Uh Roy, >> you going to explain to us why what's the difference between animal count in our claims? Uh line item and also the 105 00:35:34.079 --> 00:35:49.680 dog dog trust. The dog trust is basically dog licenses issued here in Palisade Park. The animal trust is part of conjunction with the county for the county services that they do for roadkill um things of that nature. That's 106 00:35:49.680 --> 00:36:06.079 control. I mean is it is it is it like animal control? >> Yes, >> animal control. >> But then then we do have a cat license as well. >> Cat and dog. >> Cat and dog. >> Yes, it's both cat and dog. 107 00:36:06.079 --> 00:36:26.800 >> Okay. And I also have a question. Page three. >> Just it says page 23 on the first one. >> Yeah. Page three from claims. >> No, page three. One, two. >> No, no, no. It it doesn't actually 108 00:36:26.800 --> 00:36:43.040 >> it says page 23 when the weight comes up. The first page >> after the first page, you see the first page of the claim and second and third. >> Okay. >> It says in fund cover capital expense. 109 00:36:43.040 --> 00:36:58.079 Can you explain? Yes. So, we have an inter fund because we didn't have enough cash in the capital account. So, the current fund is going to lend the general capital account uh money to pay bills and then probably September we'll 110 00:36:58.079 --> 00:37:14.800 do a bond anticipation note and pay it back. >> So, so it says borrow from the cover it says $500,000. Yes. What is it supposed to mean? So the 500,000 was we just paid a big bill uh 111 00:37:14.800 --> 00:37:31.839 for streets right >> for what >> first payment right first. >> So instead of borrowing from the bank we borrow from ourselves so we don't pay any interest. >> Oh I see. Okay. And I have another 112 00:37:31.839 --> 00:37:57.760 question on page 10. something about affordable housing. Oh, okay. Oh, yeah. 87 on the bottom. GCC Enterprise LLC. 113 00:37:57.760 --> 00:38:15.760 Uh, it's $8,000 640 uh dollars. It says in the description it says affordable housing rent trust but when I see front uh affordable housing rent to account. >> Yes. So what is that supposed to mean? 114 00:38:15.760 --> 00:38:31.920 >> It's a little bit different. We were very lucky that the court filing took the hold and off of the 83 center account. These are bills that this gentleman did over a year ago at 83 center when the court froze that account. 115 00:38:31.920 --> 00:38:50.920 So we had a consent order Monday and I wanted to make sure that they got paid as soon as possible. This is work that was done at 83 center. >> So So this so this amount is reflect on where 116 00:38:53.680 --> 00:39:09.040 >> we can pull it. We'll get a copy. >> Okay. I mean it's not comes out of the trust fund anymore for 83 center. That's why they finally released the money. This money is coming from the rents that are collected to 117 00:39:09.040 --> 00:39:24.960 support that building. Okay. I I thought the the the one that we we couldn't spend is only administration reason right affordable housing. >> Well, that's just that >> this one is nothing. I don't think this 118 00:39:24.960 --> 00:39:41.440 is administrative. >> 83 center place council is a little different. I think you're You're thinking of the settlement with fair share with respect to the administrative cap on administrative expenditures. >> No, this is this is as Robera indicated 83 center place all senior uh housing 119 00:39:41.440 --> 00:39:56.800 and um essentially the operation and maintenance of that complex is funded by tenant rent. Uh that account had been frozen by order of the court last year. But uh once we once we uh you know recently approved uh the settlement with fair share uh fair share entered into a 120 00:39:56.800 --> 00:40:16.240 consent order with the burrow and the court entered that order. So now we're free to pay those expenditures from rental income. >> Got it. >> Thank you. >> Sure. >> Um resolution 173 to 177. It's about paying 121 00:40:16.240 --> 00:40:32.400 tax apps. Correct. It's around like $96,000. Correct. >> Yes. >> Correct. >> Mike, could you explain? >> Yes. So, the taxable judgments were issued in by the by the tax attorney. And what I do is I do a calculation and 122 00:40:32.400 --> 00:40:49.359 I do the resolutions. I send them out to the attorneys that were for the plaintiff and our attorney. They sign off on the figures and they send them back. Each one of the tax court judgments have a docket number and are accompanied and I sent up all the backup for the uh mayor and council has a 123 00:40:49.359 --> 00:41:04.960 docket number and an agreement that was issued by the court. Um, you're okay with that, right? >> Yes, we have money reserved. >> Excellent. >> We have to refund those. >> Just so that everybody understands, you have to refund that no sooner than 45 124 00:41:04.960 --> 00:41:21.280 days, but no later than 60. If you do it later than 60 then the interest goes back to the date of the original payment which you don't want >> a couple years back. >> So each one is over a year. >> So is that is that all for everybody or >> state of New Jersey? >> Okay. 125 00:41:21.280 --> 00:41:42.640 >> That's how we to process tax judgments in tax association state. >> Any more questions council members? questions for 126 00:41:42.640 --> 00:42:05.680 which our council Charlie had a very com how we state the extensions of the hours so that as the screen you can see it's just short >> absolutely >> yeah just so that it's more presentable as as council mention noted that it's it's very 127 00:42:05.680 --> 00:42:34.319 So in order for us to you know accurately make sure this program >> go ahead uh 2026 179 >> 179 >> yes is retiring as of like June 1st uh 128 00:42:34.319 --> 00:42:51.040 recently I see for all the retirement is being done mostly like the first day of the next months. Okay. Uh I checked all the minutes uh the people but usually they retire at the end of the month but 129 00:42:51.040 --> 00:43:06.480 recently I see there is a tendency that the retiring is done like first day of the next month. Okay. Which means okay we have to pay the insurance for that month. We're not paying his insurance. 130 00:43:06.480 --> 00:43:21.599 In this case, we're not paying. Usually, it is that case that that person is covered to the end of the month. He's not on insurance. >> But but then PK has a good point. Why? Why do you do that? Why do you give them an extra month for insurance? 131 00:43:21.599 --> 00:43:37.920 >> Well, I don't giving them people. So the law is when you retire, the employee dictates the date of retirement. So normally they're going to retire after the 15. So they 132 00:43:37.920 --> 00:43:52.960 get an additional months of >> coverage. >> It's their is their is their choice. >> It's their choice. >> They're using the system. >> They're using this case. It was a medical issue when he said that as of June. 133 00:43:52.960 --> 00:44:08.160 >> But this one there's no insurance. But you have a good point. It was answered. Um they're just using the system. They want more. >> So, so not this case, but if 134 00:44:08.160 --> 00:44:27.359 he chose if he choose to retire like as like first day of that month, >> we we have to pay. >> We can't tell them to quit whenever we want, >> right? That's the whole thing. 135 00:44:28.240 --> 00:44:43.760 I guess this is not just for our our town. Everybody else >> state. >> Yeah, this is state. >> They're using the system because they can >> I don't think it's fair. >> I know it's not fair. >> Every every other town is doing it in 136 00:44:43.760 --> 00:45:00.560 the state. Any more questions? >> Yeah. >> I have one more question for 2026. >> 169. >> Yes. Uh we are authorizing the change order for going to post and highland project. Yes. Right. >> They found something like PSG guess 137 00:45:00.560 --> 00:45:16.800 whatever, right? >> Uh actually I think this project were reviewed twice by Penoni and Korea, right? >> Originally by Penoni and it was debuted one more time by the engineering Korea. 138 00:45:16.800 --> 00:45:34.319 They didn't anticipate this kind of like the structure >> because designed it. They don't do any infrared studies. So there was no way for them to see these pipes. Whereas collards when they start from the beginning, they do 139 00:45:34.319 --> 00:45:51.599 infrared. So they know where pipes are on a project they're working on. They didn't do that. And so it was something that happened. >> Then what did the pan do? We They >> designed they designed this project. 140 00:45:51.599 --> 00:46:08.319 That's it. >> So the fact that they didn't know that these pipes when they did the excavation just came to this crisis because they were public service pipes. They had to get around them different kind of connection. That's nothing that nothing 141 00:46:08.319 --> 00:46:22.960 maybe with the incorrect. Yes, you can see it. But if you're not looking for it, you would have no reason to even do the in that case. This is just one of those things that happens in construction when you find a pipe that is not supposed to 142 00:46:22.960 --> 00:46:38.800 >> unforeseen. It is unforeseen. >> It may be caused to find the change over the engineering company. Okay. The penon have done the engineering service for a long time with us. So they could anticipate what the career is a new 143 00:46:38.800 --> 00:46:55.359 engineering company. So they didn't know the structure of the underground underground. They went >> I don't think knew that anything about our underground structure quite frankly from the work that they did. >> How about Collier? 144 00:46:55.359 --> 00:47:13.040 >> Well Kas took this on the inspection stage. So all they could do is go from the drawing and see that the work is done according to the drawing. This is something that came up while they were excavating. because there was a problem with these 145 00:47:13.040 --> 00:47:33.680 interference with pipes. >> Okay. Um Kim, you're the police chair. You want to talk about the two police officers hiring of two police officers? >> Explain the process how you did it. 146 00:47:33.680 --> 00:47:49.440 >> Yes. Like that's the internal hiring. Okay. to the officers who were like special the police officers already. So uh we have known about them well and uh actually there were four candidates and 147 00:47:49.440 --> 00:48:07.599 uh seven the hiring committee hiring the group uh evaluated the interviewed the four candidates and we voted and we agreed to uh hire the high appointed the 148 00:48:07.599 --> 00:48:24.800 candidates to this special officers. So they will uh be applied for they they apply for the uh the police academy uh starting from November and actually they will start to work as a police officer 149 00:48:24.800 --> 00:48:41.599 like the beginning of next year something. So it's like the hiring the police officer is about like the it should be estimated like anticipated like the uh it takes more than a year. So it should be done like a year before 150 00:48:41.599 --> 00:48:58.720 >> you know the best. >> Are we under staff for police officers under staff? We need more police officers. >> Yes. Uh but uh for the sake of this time we we tried like internal the hiring 151 00:48:58.720 --> 00:49:27.920 procedure. Okay. Any other more questions concerning consent agenda? >> 166. >> Um do you think before we get some opportunity to check it out? >> process. So we might be a little bit 152 00:49:27.920 --> 00:49:46.640 more time. >> So just give us do you need to give us a few more days before the regular meeting? >> Yeah. Like the the police has the hiring system. We adapted that kind 153 00:49:46.640 --> 00:50:04.720 of the council woman Si suggested we have that kind of system already. So the all the hiring process is being done very fairly and open and transparent. >> Thank you. Thank you. I was in part of the I was 154 00:50:04.720 --> 00:50:20.480 >> any more questions. All right. Great. There's no more questions. I would like to close um I'd like to close the consent agenda and let's move to our council reports. Sagi, would you like to start? 155 00:50:20.480 --> 00:50:37.920 >> Yeah, sure. So for the committee the uh finance committee I do want to recognize that the introduction of the budget was the result of a team effort and I do want to thank everybody who contributed to that process. And if you have any 156 00:50:37.920 --> 00:50:54.480 questions about the budget or the process, I do encourage everybody to attend the hearing on July 21 and ask all of your questions. We welcome your input of participation. Thank you. Anything else? That's it. 157 00:50:54.480 --> 00:51:17.040 >> That is it. >> Thank you. I think 565 is a very impressive number. You guys did a great job. Thank you. Um council counc about like 320 works. Okay. Like this. We have 11 days, 11 days street sweeping 158 00:51:17.040 --> 00:51:34.640 and tree removal was 24 and the sign place and install 28 and the metal was collection of 140, elections collection, electronics collection 64 and appliance collection 63 and so we got two courts 159 00:51:34.640 --> 00:51:52.720 and part we had like eight cases in uh the mail that's in May. >> Thank you. Thank you, Councilman. No more council. 160 00:51:52.720 --> 00:52:08.480 >> All right. Good evening everybody. How are you? U first off, we had a lot of great events that happened in States Park in June. Number one, I want to also uh give a big round of applause to police department special Olympics for their run on the forge run. That was a 161 00:52:08.480 --> 00:52:24.079 wonderful thing. Thank you guys. Thank you for mayor for running and council one that was in attendance. Um we also had a street festival from for the chamber of commerce went very well. They did some great performances and things 162 00:52:24.079 --> 00:52:42.079 of that nature. Um we also now shifting to the pool. We have a great beautiful announcement that the spray parking is coming. We have a new spray park coming up. It's a wonderful new uh project. It's taking over the uh kids pool. It's I saw it in 163 00:52:42.079 --> 00:52:58.079 action. It looks fantastic. Um so, Robera, thank you very much. Great job. >> That's the only reason it isn't open. They have the rubber padding around. >> Correct. So, the fixtures themselves are in place. The tests looks great. They're just going to do the rubberization 164 00:52:58.079 --> 00:53:14.720 rubberizing of the floor around the surrounding area to keep the kids safe, obviously. Um and also the the pool. Regarding the We have a great event from the recreation department. Robis is headlining this one. It's the family 165 00:53:14.720 --> 00:53:32.160 swim night. Uh June 29th, 5:30 to 8:00. It's for Pal Park residents. So just come on over. We have free food, free ice cream, things like that. We have some inflatable water slides for the kids. It'll be a great time. Bring your own swimsuit, obviously. Bring your own towels. Uh that'll be over at the 166 00:53:32.160 --> 00:53:50.960 Palisades Park Swim Club June 29th. again. Now also moving to the library. The library will be doing a wonderful uh renovation for the fascia of the building. So uh we'll be doing some work 167 00:53:50.960 --> 00:54:06.559 over there in the library. It will be done and completed as as I spoke to the contractor and the director directly and who is the architects involved. they uh they estimate maybe three to four weeks latest for the for the improvements to 168 00:54:06.559 --> 00:54:22.079 be done. Uh we will be commencing hopefully around uh beginning beginning to mid July. It'll take maybe the end of August to estimate so that we'll be ready for September. Um regarding the library as 169 00:54:22.079 --> 00:54:38.720 well, our staff and director unfortunately had to deal with one or two incidents from some uni kids. So I your parents and friends and everybody just, you know, have make sure those kids are behaving in the library. Um, we 170 00:54:38.720 --> 00:54:53.839 also have some reports of some parents smoking outside or some of other residents or non-residents smoking outside. I just feel like that's dangerous and not good for the kids health that are coming in. So, we will be maybe putting up a no smoking sign in 171 00:54:53.839 --> 00:55:13.040 front just to notify and just make sure that the library is a safe place for kids to learn and Uh moving now al also to the recreation department. We also have some great events coming up. We we also sorry we had the Nixon 5. I don't know if 172 00:55:13.040 --> 00:55:29.920 anybody's a Nick fan here but we had a great watch party that we threw together very quickly. We decided hey look if if Nicks have a chance we're going to do it for the people and for the residents. So we had a great event. Thank you for the police department, mayor and recreation department for helping coordinate, 173 00:55:29.920 --> 00:55:45.280 organize everything. Thank you guys. Thanks five. Let's let's go. Uh so that was a great event. We did that in the parking lot and brought out great and I really give my hats off to uh Dave Teranova, Mary Teranova, Sunny, Chatter, 174 00:55:45.280 --> 00:56:01.359 Maria Alvarez, Rose Man, Lisa, our great mayor, everybody who was here involved. And um really was it was a great that we really came together and I mean they came together in two days so it's really an example of how much care and 175 00:56:01.359 --> 00:56:18.640 attention that this team really works. I really just hats off to the recreation hats off to please hats off to you. Thank you. Um and and now we also have the World Cup coming here. So I have three events for you guys. We're going to do some watch parties. So June 18th 176 00:56:18.640 --> 00:56:34.160 8:30 to 11:30 we're going to be over at the Palisades Park Lindberg Field. Um, we're gonna I got a woodfired pizza truck that's going to be over there for you guys. Have some pizzas. Uh, we also have some ice cream, some giveaways, things like that. That'll be for the 177 00:56:34.160 --> 00:56:51.040 Korea versus Mexico game. >> What time does it start? >> That is 8:30, sir. Thank you. >> On the 18th. >> We also have the June 25th game, which is America versus Turkey. That's going to be at the Lindberg Field as well. Uh, 9:30 to 12:30 because these games do run 178 00:56:51.040 --> 00:57:06.640 late unfortunately. But you know what? It's a Thursday, you know, wake up a little bit later on Friday, right? Then we got the 27th, Colombia versus Portugal. Huge game in my opinion. 8:30 to 11:30 over at the high school. So, 179 00:57:06.640 --> 00:57:22.559 please note if it's a weekday, it's at the Lindberg Field. If it's on the weekend, it's at the high school, right? So, we have bring your own blankets and pillows. We'll be out on the field. We'll have a good time and we'll enjoy from there. Is that posted on Facebook and social media? 180 00:57:22.559 --> 00:57:38.480 >> Social media recreation. I believe we're also put on the website as well. We just need to put it on the website and marquee I believe just to send that to so I can >> sure. >> Sure. And that is it on my end. So thank 181 00:57:38.480 --> 00:57:54.720 you very much everybody. >> Thank you. Oh, we had Oh, I just want because he I don't want I want I want him to want to go, >> but we had the post senior prom swim night uh for the kids and Councilman 182 00:57:54.720 --> 00:58:12.640 Frank Donghue was so kind enough to just cover all the charges for the kids. He wanted them to have a great time. >> And I want to say thank you. They were hungry. They were ready to go. Thank you. Thank you so much. That bar is really expensive. That costs a lot of money. 183 00:58:12.640 --> 00:58:28.960 So, thank you very much. >> You guys have done my You guys have done a lot of charitable things and I think the scholarship is something really great mayor on your scholarships and uh it's it's really a worthwhile endeavor. And um talking about the watch parties, 184 00:58:28.960 --> 00:58:45.760 I'm sorry I couldn't make it that night, but that's become such a popular thing. >> And that teamwork that you talked about with recation that's so similar to what the Knicks exemplify the court this year and I'm old enough to remember back in 73 they were the team known for great 185 00:58:45.760 --> 00:59:02.559 teamwork the other teams had you know Chamberlain Russell Elen Bell the Knicks were known for Bradley the Bush Willry Frasier and all those guys so it's the Knicks have really it's a remarkable what they've done it's been fantastic everybody's got a smile on their faces 186 00:59:02.559 --> 00:59:17.920 and I think the World Cup will just continue this kind of good feeling >> yes One thing about the now that the senior graduate tomorrow night from what I understand they they would be up on a stage in Richfield Park at 6:00 I believe 187 00:59:17.920 --> 00:59:35.200 >> and if anybody who goes who are all invited we would actually we there's not enough room up on the stage we'd be sitting down which is fine I don't think you have to worry about speeches I think all speeches are going to be handled by your administration so six o'clock 188 00:59:35.200 --> 00:59:54.480 tomorrow night at Richfield Park >> at the amphitheater. >> Thank you. >> Richfield Park. Wow. >> Richfield Park moved out of Pal Park. I think that's the principles of the high school. He he likes it there which is fine. >> Thank you. That's it. 189 00:59:54.480 --> 01:00:12.079 >> Thank you very much. Council council. >> Oh yeah. We had also the world party occurred like June 11 which is Korea versus Czech Czech Republic. Uh and this is 190 01:00:12.079 --> 01:00:27.920 kind of organized by the nonprofit organization called the KMJ host committee. I was helping them and uh it was it was a lot of people came up. So there will be another one which happened 191 01:00:27.920 --> 01:00:43.440 to the same date which is June 18 this Thursday night Korea versus Mexico the following week Wednesday June 24th and Boro is the one that holding that 192 01:00:43.440 --> 01:00:59.839 event as well so this organization is only focus on you know the Korean team >> that's it >> that's good >> so so uh we have no involvement with that No, we're not bor is not involved in it. This is a completely separate 193 01:00:59.839 --> 01:01:16.720 organization, nonprofit organization, but we were lucky to have that one two watch parties in. >> Great. Thank you. I have nothing to report. Attorney report. >> Nothing on >> PA report. 194 01:01:16.720 --> 01:01:32.319 >> Nothing tonight. >> Police report. Chief or the captain's not here. The director engineers not here. May I close the work session and open to the public? >> I'll make a motion. >> Thank you. All in favor. 195 01:01:32.319 --> 01:01:55.119 >> Guys, >> speak up. No. You look so nice. No, nothing like that. Good. >> Of course. Come on, Ernie. You know you want some. As of as of now, it's earned not earned nearly 3.9. 196 01:01:55.119 --> 01:02:11.040 Uh I noticed uh the free parking you're extending the free parking thing. Well, not yet. We're proposing for three more months. What happened was Charlie, that's a very good question. Charlie, us Chris, uh we went there um as a police 197 01:02:11.040 --> 01:02:25.920 department. We walked around and majority of the uh the commerce business like free parking at 6 p.m. So we are proposing to do three more months. >> Okay. Um I did a little investigation 198 01:02:25.920 --> 01:02:42.480 and there was quite a few parking spaces there. People are not taking advantage of it. Are there merchants saying they're doing better? Yes, they like some majority. Some merchants, for example, will go, you know what, because 199 01:02:42.480 --> 01:02:56.480 um you know, I need people to come in and out to my restaurant, eat within two hours, and get out. You know, it's kind affecting me. But majority of the merchants are saying, "Yes, please continue. This is helping us." >> Okay. I've noticed some towns have no 200 01:02:56.480 --> 01:03:14.000 parking what uh no parking fees at all. >> Right. But then you're going to have to pay for your taxes. >> Yeah, probably. Right. And the other question I have is how's the pool doing? Is it all open 201 01:03:14.000 --> 01:03:29.680 >> except for the little >> on weekends only? Uh so far this whole time is >> the whole thing. >> Sorry. >> Is the whole thing open? >> Uh now it is. Unfortunately, we had an emergency. A pipe broke and the lap pool 202 01:03:29.680 --> 01:03:47.200 was down for uh I think about two weeks until we that done. Um, it's not a very pretty site, but unfortunately we had to go and dig pretty far. We had to empty the that pool because the water from the pool was 203 01:03:47.200 --> 01:04:04.640 going into a hole where the pipe was broken and until all that water was drained out. There was no way that the contractor could find which pipe was broken. Turned out two pipes were broken. That's why the water from the that uh what do you call lap pool was 204 01:04:04.640 --> 01:04:19.280 going into the hole because that pipe was broken. So it wasn't going where it's supposed to go. But it's fixed and everything's working. And as I said, we're waiting for the splash part part of the 205 01:04:19.280 --> 01:04:37.599 >> whole >> I wanted a rubber coating around >> the cement. It's safer when you walk out. And there's just a little backed up putting that on. >> He's going to love it. >> I may try it. I may try to use that one. >> Yeah, it's good. It's fun. It's fun. It's fun. 206 01:04:37.599 --> 01:04:53.760 >> Automatic when people step under the stuff. >> Thank you. Anybody else? All right. Good. May I have a motion to close the public to come back to our work session? >> I'll make a motion. >> Second. All in favor? >> I have a motion to close award session. >> I'll make a motion. >> Have a second. 207 01:04:53.760 --> 01:05:00.480 >> Second. >> Second. All in favor? I Guys, thank you very much. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. I kiss them.