Good evening. On behalf of the governing body of the city of Pake, we welcome you to the May 20th, 2025 city council meeting. In accordance with chapter 231, public laws of 1975, adequate notice of this meeting was provided by resolution of the municipal council adopted on June
18th, 2024, setting forth the schedule of meetings for the year 2024 2025. said notice was published and posted on the city hall bulletin board by the office of the city clerk. Please be further advised this meeting will be conducted in person. The Zoom stream provided is
for viewing only and is offered to the public as a convenience on May 7th, 2025. Public notice and Zoom instructions for this meeting were published in the Herald News and posted on the city of Pose website at www.c cityofake.com. Council agendas
instructions are also available on the last page of this agenda. Please be guided accordingly. Roll call, please. Councilman Monk, present. Councilwoman Melo, present. Councilman Schwarz, Councilman Garcia, present. Counciloman
Colonz, and Council President Sher. Yes. Shall we please rise? Heavenly Father, we thank you Lord for allowing us to be here this evening. Father, we present to you the the agenda that has been set before us. And we ask you to please guide us as the decisions that will take place this evening. Lord,
as Psalm 34:18 says, you comfort those that are with a constricted heart. And we ask, Lord, for a special prayer, Lord, for the family of the divine family who lost their member yesterday. We asking that you give them the strength and the
comfort this very hour. In your beloved name, we pray. Amen. Amen. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands one nation and justice for all members of the council. There is a
revised agenda item and then agenda to item number 27A resolution amending resolution number 35-04-104 resolution appointing commissioners and alter commission to zoning board of a judgment adjustment.
Is there any objection to including this item on tonight's meeting? Seeing none, we are up to on our agenda. We are up to Roman numeral 4, mayor's update. Mr. Mayor, sir, no report. I'll reserve my uh comments
at the end of the meeting. Very good. Thank you, sir. I believe congratulations are in order. This is the first meeting since the election. Mr. Mayor, on behalf of this council, we thank you for running again and we thank you for accepting the uh
the responsibilities which you execute so wonderfully well. With the council's permission, we are up to hearing of citizens in accordance with the public meetings act NJSA 104-1. The council opens every public
meeting for comments of the public. However, in accordance with NJSA 104-12, nothing in this act shall be construed to limit the discretion of the public body to permit, prohibit, or regulate the active participation at any meeting. Therefore, please be advised
that the council will not entertain any comments from persons who communicate obscene material, make statements which are considered to bias intimidation in which a person intends to intimidate any individual or group because of race, color, religion, gender handicap, sexual
orientation, or ethnicity, or makes comments intending to harass or speak any offensive language. The person who makes these statements will relinquish their allotted five minutes for public discussion. Is there anyone who would like to address the council please? Would you please share with us
your name and please be advised that everyone is would like to speak is limited to five minutes and five minutes only. I'm I'm sorry ma'am. Could you I'm sorry. No, I just would like you to repeat that please. I didn't hear you. I'm sorry. Oh no. I'm terribly sorry.
Everyone is allowed five minutes to speak. And if you could please share with us your name. Sure. And a little bit louder. I'm sorry. And a little bit louder. Oh, a little bit louder. Okay. Okay. Um, good evening. My name is Marva
Wade. Um, my address is 79 Barry Place. I'm a lifelong resident of the city of Psake and a property taxpaying citizen for 24 years at the address on Barry
Place. I'm not a fan of public speaking or drawing attention to myself. In fact, I hate it. But like most Americans across the country right now, we find ourselves pushed to the
point where we have no choice other than to get out of what we thought were comfortable, safe places, and go to our city halls, our civic centers, and other gathering
places to confront the folks that we elected to represent And the reason that I feel compelled to stand here right now is because the officials that supposedly represent me and my
family could not be bothered to give us a minimum of consideration about altering the living environment that we have worked to maintain. for 24 years. I am referring to the
introduction of the new Vita's ice cream store that is being dropped down into our neighborhood. No notice, no flyer, no email, no
mail. It's funny. We can get a letter. We can get a letter if the city is changing the recycling schedule. You seem to have no problem finding us to mail a property
tax bill. But when you decide to introduce a brand new commercial enterprise that will bring traffic, noise, trash, and hanging out on the
street in front of our house until God knows what time you don't see us. We didn't even know about any of this until we watched two guys climb up onto the roof of the train
station building to install two gaudy neon signs on April 24th. That's how we found out on the roof of that of a building that was built in 1870.
1870. That's more than a century and a half ago. That's 50 years. 50 years before the house that we live in was even built in the 1920s. A building that until just now
didn't even have electricity in the interior and it still doesn't. If um if I'm uh understand correctly, that building should be considered a historic
landmark. Up until this point, we thought that the building would be what it had been for years, a place to provide storage for the city's recreation equipment. If you had bothered to consult me, I would have suggested maybe putting some nice
vintage period uh era benches inside so that the commuters would have a nice place to sit and wait for the train when the weather is bad. But no, no one bothered. And it's actions like this that lead me to believe that our
representatives do not care what the people that live in that neighborhood think. For as long as I can remember, PT Park was the pride of this town. A nice residential place to live.
But now to this central location in the park, you want to introduce this in addition to the mess that we already have to handle from a negligent
New Jersey Transit agency. But at least we knew what we were signing up for when we bought the house next to the train station. Or at least we thought we knew. We didn't count on being the maintenance staff for
picking up the commuter garbage that's blowing all around and over to our property. Ma'am, excuse me, please. Your time is up, but I'm going to allow you to finish up, but I'd like you to wrap it up, please. Okay. Or we can count on being the
landscapers when they don't cut the grass near ours. I don't have to go I don't have the time to go into detail to all about all the damage that's been done from their unmaintained trees. The point I'm making here is that because New Jersey
Transit's inability to keep their property maintained, there's a lot of vermin residing in the overgrown bushes on their land. We know about the in infestation problems in this other parts of the city and the introduction of this
business in this location makes it right for that problem to get to start over there. And why should we believe that this new establishment will take care of this property better than New Jersey Transit takes care of theirs? This new store works against the
appeal of what makes Pake Park area attractive. Was a study done on the environmental impact to introduce this commercial store into this space? I don't know. Who knows? No one
bothered to tell us if they did. A few blocks down. I need you to wrap up, ma'am. I'm I'm sorry. Okay. So, what I'm going to say is you have a few a few blocks down, you have empty storefronts with ample parking. You could have foot
traffic there. Introduce um uh you know positive uh cash flow to the stores that exist there. We don't oppose new commercial enterprise or industry. We're taxpaying citizens. We
understand if we have a healthy tax base, maybe you'll take some of the burden off of us, you know, but I don't understand why it's there. And what I'm going to wrap up and say is who in this scenario with the brand new shiny readers ice cream store gets the
consideration? Who's getting the consideration? Who gets the respect? Whose needs are a priority? Whose interests are being served? Is it the commuters? Is it the ice cream shop customers? Is it the whoever it is that owns Doras? Is it the wealthy
corporation? I can tell you right now that it's not the taxpaying residents or the voters on Barry Place in Van Halton Avenue. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you for your comments. Yes, sir. How you doing? My name is
Anthony Wade. Live at 79 Barry Place. The news on here obviously is about that red dirt on August 25th somewhere around I mean not August but April 25th somewhere around
there. Now let me let me take it back a little bit. I was coming out my house for probably about a month or two before this reader sign appeared and there was always a man out there every
morning. And I'm like, why is he out there? And what I noticed was that, you know, you guys was cleaning out the storage unit that Pik was using for recreational
department, but I didn't think anything of it. I thought they was just moving it out. Then on the 24th, we come home and there are two signs. Amen. So the next
day I went out for something. I come back. I see a whole group of people over by the train station. So I figured that obviously they had to be there for what was happening because somebody was inside.
They were inside the storage unit. And so I went over there to ask, you know, what was going on. And there were three people that were inside the storage unit. There were a whole another group of people who were standing over to the side. Seemed like
they was having some type of disagreement. I don't know. So I walk into the storage unit and I see three people. I see one lady there and she had no I thought maybe she's a city council person. So I said,
"Oh, are you a city council person?" She says, "No." and she walks away. There's another guy there who always send out there every day. I say to him, "Are you the owner of this?" And he says,
"Yes." And then I see another guy there with the Forsake shirt on. And I asked him, "So who are you?" He says, "I'm the business administrator." And so I asked
him, you know, couldn't you guys have notified us of what was going on? And he told me, "No, we don't have to because by law, all we have to do is make a notification inside the
newspaper." And so what I did was I asked them, you know, so you mean to tell me this is all you have to do when you are interrupting, when you are changing, you're adding something to a community
zoning laws don't matter, don't matter. He told me that this was a collaboration between PAC and the train station, New Jersey Transit. And so I asked him, "When did
you put that in the paper?" He told me he didn't know. He told me that I had to come down speak to his secretary. And obviously, you know, the business administrator name is Ricardo. And so what I did was I came down, I got
the information. He told me he was in the office. Anyway, I went, I found the information. And what I found was that on March 20th, you guys, you put that inside the newspaper.
One minute, sir. Excuse me. You have one minute more, please. Excuse me. You have one minute more, please. One minute. Okay. Yes, sir. Let me get this out. You put in the newspaper
that you guys is going to have a meeting about this and the Lord you used you said it was for a concession stand. It's obvious that's not a concession stand.
I'm not going to go into all the laws that you used or shouldn't have used, but I think if I call off top of my head, it was uh NJS um I want to say 44 55 something along those lines. 55D,
but it's what you put in the newspaper. But in there, you said it was for a concession stand. Sir, I'm sorry, your time is up. Excuse me. Your time is up. I'm going to finish. Please summarize. We said it was for a concession stand. So all I'm
saying is is this is that the least we could have had with some respect. We pay our taxes on time every time. And at least we could have gotten with some respect and a
notification of what was happening and to be dismissed and disrespected and told that all you have to do is put it in the newspaper and that's the law. It's disrespectful.
Thank you, sir. Anyone else who would like to address the council? Parker Brown, 247 Summer Street. Um, I'll be brief because I got some stuff to
do. The Public Laws Act of 1975 is insufficient. Uh, I've come many times. I've spoke to Renee. Luckily, we have a good relationship. I've spoken with the mayor. The people don't Who reads the paper in
2025 anymore? Not a lot of people. So to put something in the newspaper where people don't read it, I mean, I know what I do with the newspaper. I I use it for trash. So I mean, so that's just me. That's why I understand what they
were coming from. The second part that I'm about to say and I I wish Dr. Love was here. I practiced this for a little while. He said he was a a a student of life last time I was here and I'd like to think that I am myself. Uh I have read a great many documents. I have not
read that master plan yet. Is 136 pages. I just I can't get through it. But I want to ask a question and maybe you can help me. I'm going to humble myself right here for everyone to see. I'm here because I've had certain
council members inside my house. I'm not going to point out to hey you it was that person. So you know the conditions that certain people in the city of the sake is living under. My question is what are you doing to help? I should be at a basketball game right now helping out the kids and
recording something right now. But even if I did go do that right now I would go back to a house with no power. Now I I get it. There's nothing specifically that you could do about the power. But what are we doing to lower the electricity
bills? I would love to say that things are sunny and good and they're great, but I'm telling you, we come from a prideful city and people are struggling so much and they're not going to come in here and ask for help like I'm asking
right now. I made a mistake when I was younger. I was in a position where I could have just came home and asked the people who love me for help. I didn't do that. I chose something else. I chose to go out in the streets and I did stupid things. I don't blame anyone for my decisions. But I'm older now. I've
experienced some things. I'm not going to tell you about how Monday when I was walking about number seven. Yes, I am going to tell you. I was walking by number seven on Monday. I spoke to the police already. They're looking into it. I seen a lady that was sitting on the steps doing crack by number seven, the elementary
school. Now, I wanted to say and do more, but I can understand how people can do these type of things right now because when your power's off, you have no place to live. And people are coming to you saying, "Hey, are you unhoused or are you homeless?" Nobody cares about that. They
just need help. So, my question is, what are we doing to help people? and how can a resident get in touch with their city council that doesn't involve coming in here when we're at our
ends with ready to you know create this tensious situation and please don't say that just send me an email or call and you'll get back to me because other than the mayor and Mr. chair. That's the only people that I've heard back from and I've sent emails going back to last
year. So, what do we got to do? That's that's it. I don't even have the whole five. Thank you. Thank you, sir. Councilwoman Miller, please. Yes. Um, you mentioned that you need assistance with your power. Have you gone to? We do have a place called a board of social
services that if you are in need, you can go there and they will assess your situation and if you qualify, you will definitely receive the services that you need. We have one right here. It's on prospect and our main building is 80
Hamilton. You're not wrong. You're right. Did all that USF? Council President, city council, we also have in the city of PCAD human services department. We have the weatherization program. We've offered free space to the county agency that provides financial assistance in paying
the PSEG bill, power, and other utility assistance. most recently when the moratorum ended on shut offs with the water commission and there are different agencies that we have uh published on our website as well to let you know what
resources are available from state funding as well as local through our CDBG we often provide additional community development block grant the acronym we provide additional funding and resources if you come to our human services it's located on the first floor
and speak to Miss Judith with Sanchez in human services. Also, again, I'll reiterate that the weatherization program from the county is uh located in the same department and they will assist you with additional funding. Some of it is income um in terms of basing it on
income eligibility. Other funding is based on need, not simply the need and not necessarily uh your income. I would ask that you come in the second floor on the second floor. If you go to my office and speak directly to Anna, she can direct you
specifically to each of the agencies and assist you with the applications in terms of writing them out. And then in terms of others, you have asked the general question, how do we get the information out there? We often send out the flyers through the schools to try to get them home with the children.
Recently, because of uh of software, they they put them on the apps and phones. Many parents aren't aren't checking the apps. So, we'll try to see if we can get the letters out. I think one of the speakers uh shared that they've received recycling information.
We often try to send it all together. We put some of the information together and we'll look to uh to add to those letters when we send them out this year, all of the assistance and all of the telephone numbers that um relate to each of those agencies. I hope that that would help to
certain extent. And if all that doesn't work, and it should by then, um, in terms of policy, not so much in terms of practicality, but in terms of policy, you can stop by, uh, my assembly
office. Uh, and at that point, I will tell you chances are about 99.9% that everything has been exhausted. But for that 01% it's worth stopping by and seeing if there's something that somehow someone
overlooked, right? Um and the mayor was absolutely right. Most of it is income based. Um but there is there are appeal processes. There are is recognition that some people just don't have the money after feeding their
children and putting a roof over their head. So the state has been very aggressive. state of New Jersey has been very aggressive unlike many of our sister states. Um although I must caution everyone as I'm sure everyone is aware in any event that the federal
administration Washington DC does not seem to carry the same uh belief system that this country has been ruled under for at least in past number of years. And whether or not all those grant availabilities will be available in the future is something
which no one know. Well, I'm sure some pe some someone knows but certainly no one in this home. Anyone else like to adjust the council? Yes, ma'am. Miss Griggs. Good evening. My name is Bane Griggs and I'm in 23 acid place, apartment
6C. First I want to say thank you Chief G for getting back to me. But today I had an experience that uh baffled me and I really get baffled. I was leaving the 52 as place administration office
heading over to 33 Aspen Place management office with director Ron Garins. We saw a young man in the backyard. I'm being kind. He wasn't that young. Um with a pitbull dog. He unleashed his dog and the dog ran
immediately after towards us, jumping and attacking us after I screamed several time to get your dog, get your dog, get your dog. I guess I screamed so loud and everybody is familiar with my voice at asking place. People began to
look out the window. We finally got the man to get the door. We called the police and the police officers that showed up and said the man is allowed to have the dog run unleashed because the back area as replaced was a
park. I didn't know we was zoning for a park. I didn't know that. But since if we are, could we get some green acres money so we can fix it up? They did nothing. And they allowed the man to leave with the dog. And they
told me that I was overexaggerating because the dog didn't maul me or bite me. led to be having a two and a half hour unfro to meeting with residents at Aspen Place and saw me go through
this and the question is still is and my question to the director in Renelia because his meeting is tomorrow and ain't going to be nice. Why are we paying a half a million dollars for police protection when we are not getting it? When you get
officers that say because a dog attacked you, he didn't maul you, he didn't bite you, you are being overly sensitive to a man that identified himself, that he didn't live there. Doors we do not allow
on our premises. This what I'm told about somebody that's supposed to protect the safety and well-being of me and my complex is the B that bill. We're not satisfied as residents there.
Then the supervisor, a sergeant shows up and say, "Well, this is a backyard. I this is a park." Police officers do not know the areas in which they patrol. They don't know what is someone's backyard and what
is a public park. And I thought for the sake had a leash or that dogs should be on the leashes when walked by its owner. And to allow someone just to walk away and say because they didn't I witness it. And to have a sergeant getting paid
out of that half a million dollars to supposed to man the campus on a daily basis to say, "Oh, I wasn't there today. I have to wait and see when I'm available to review the camera. Well, Laura might take that
slaying down, but I'm not. We have warned the housing authority. We are ready to withhold our rents in our fund until they defund the police. Thank you for your time and attention. Thank you, ma'am. Anyone else like to
address the council at this time, please? Good evening, Joe Connosente. Council President, my first question here is, is the old tennis court for sale on Manhattan and Bake
Avenue? My next question is, last year you funded a cleaning of storm drains. I noticed about a week ago on Jefferson and Hoover those drains are
clogged. I noticed on uh Ma uh Main Avenue and Henry Street the drains are clogged after you have a company coming out supposedly cleaning them. But I I don't know how they missed it.
Um, my other question, 183 How Avenue, they just built a three family, which used to be a two family and count the basement at the time. Um, last year there was a fellow
here that owned a home and he had problems with parking. Now, the board allowed this building to be threetory high with no parking at all on How
Avenue. So, I don't know, maybe I can answer it. Um, Mr. Conn, could you help me understand that last point? My last question was on 183 How Avenue, the board approved a
three family house with no parking and that street is always congested. From Paulison to Lafayette is always congested. So I don't know how you allowed this with no parking spaces.
My next question here is why do we have election signs on the polls that the person that's running for governor is from
Newark? So why is this city allowing on our electrical polls signs which is illegal anyway? You're not supposed to have signs on the polls and that's uh PSG
property. I'd like to see them removed. Um Oh. Um, my next question is, I don't know what's going on in this city,
but that's all I see popping up lately is barber shops and smoke shops. I mean, where do you draw the line with this? It's We just had another barber shop that opened today and there's like four of them right within block away from each other. I mean, it's
it's all out of control. I mean, that's what you can put in the city. We don't even have a landmark anymore. Um, my next question is, I brought this up, I think one or two meetings ago on
Fort Street. So, happened after I brought it up, they have a shooting. I don't know if the I don't know if the person died or not, but after that, there was another one on Main Avenue by Kentucky Fried Chicken.
And we're just around the corner from the summer. It looks like it's going to be a nice summer. If this keeps going on and is being done, everybody's looking into it. Everybody's studying it. Everybody's going to see what we can do with it. It's It's unheard
of. Wait and see. Um my next question, Lincoln Street and Person Avenue, they have a stop sign. And this street is known for a lot of
accidents and the sign is so blurry you can't even see it anymore. So I would like to see it back and replaced. And my last question that I have since we're getting into Memorial uh week, these flags here, can I have
them put on the left hand side? Because the American flags always born on the left side, not on the right side. When you shoot the flag, it's to the left side. So just to let you know this, the flags are wrong. These are my questions.
Thank you, sir. So your last point first if I may. Um I don't um there are certain rules and regulations in terms of how flags are supposed to be hung. Um especially of
course the American flag first and foremost. Um I'm sure that we can count on someone to double check and make sure that it is proper and appropriate. The flags are placed appropriately in a government building as done in government buildings in the county, the state, and the federal level. they are
appropriately displayed. Good deal. Um, you asked a number of questions. The first question you asked was if the old tennis courts are for sale, Mr. Fernandez, are they for sale?
Okay. Um, you asked about uh 183. How how could there be no parking for that? I would direct you to the mayor's office and he can it would then be directed too late. The building
then would be directed too late to find out who passed it. Which board was it? It's got to be a board either zoning or planning that passed it and made the building available for purchase. And but in terms of parking that is governed by those boards determine how much parking
is required. Um why are there election signs on telephone polls? Because throughout these 50 states, people put election paraphernalia on telephone polls. No, they don't. Okay. They don't.
It's illegal. Only in the city of Pacific. Do we Yeah, that's it. Only in city. Did you finish your comments? Because it was five minutes. Mr. Gunn, that's it. Um, well, if you're stepping down, I guess you don't need questions to any other questions answered. But thank you,
sir. Is anyone else like to address the council? Council President, Mr. If I may, members of the city council, first I would like to go on the record to say that I take exception to the fact that the gentleman who spoke pointed out that the individual on the sign comes from
Newark. Individuals run for positions of office and they come from all over the state of New Jersey. Again, throughout the state, throughout the nation during election time, people put up lawn signs. After the elections, they have a certain
amount of time to take them down. And we don't specifically target one sign or another. We are extremely objective and attempt to the best of our ability to provide space in the same for every single group. If this individual perhaps has a specific candidate, he has every
right to exercise his vote on election day and choose his candidacy, but he doesn't get to determine who's allowed to put up sign. And again, I want to point that out. And if I may, council president, members of the city council, those who are watching, there were
comments shared at the very beginning, which perhaps because there was no question and there wasn't a response. Allow me as mayor to state that if in any way the residents of Barry Place felt that they were not involved. As
mayor, I would like to express my regret and an official apology if we could have done more in communication. The business administrator rightfully and correctly pointed out that the law only requires
public notice and public notice is often advertised in newspapers as well as because there are uh public hearings whether through NJ transit planning board meetings are often advertised but to the point to the point of the
residents we will look to see how we can approach communication better because it is important important that elected officials hear the concerns of residents and if the residents in the area did not feel the communication went far enough, I will take it upon myself as the mayor
to ensure that we revisit how we share public information and notice. You can never have enough communication. Often times this is sentiments that are echoed by the city council whether town hall meetings or otherwise. I know that in
terms of transit development and investment similarly this approach has been taken by NJ transit in different municipalities around the state. There were certain questions asked in terms of how we will ensure the cleanliness and upkeep. We think that is part of the
agreement with NJ Transit and the city that if at all the owners of the business, those who operate do not maintain the area. And I will say on the record that they've already started. There was an encampment near the area. Individuals that are homeless that have already been addressed because of the
presence. And they will also add additional lighting. Concerns of the residents did come to my attention through a I will admit a a fond and um and dear friend who expressed concern passionately to me. I'll go on the
record to state that. And um I I am exploring council president, members of the city council, uh opportunities to address those concerns, especially when it comes to ours. Studies were done with similar businesses in other municipalities. And when uh compared to
our municipality and in terms of concern of whether there will be increased traffic and you know hours of operation all of these will be brought up to the individuals and the city will monitor closely the impact. If the area is not
maintained in fact if it is not improved if there are any concerns the city will respond immediately. But I can tell you that every step of the way, we have checked all of the legalities, ensured that the city did what is legal. However, again, I
reiterate, just because that's all that's required, doesn't mean that it was enough. I I am concerned. I I cannot go back and forth. I I will share, forgive me, it is a council meeting. It's not a mayor's meeting. So, according to the law, most people assume that we can go back and forth. Forgive
me but it it cannot be back but I will make myself available to speak to you individually outside of the meeting. I just wanted to share that in terms of the approach everything was done accordingly. There were public hearings there was the notification and
NJ transit has done this they have done this before in other municipalities and actually it is an encouraged approach and direction of NJ Transit working in partnerships with municipalities. We will continue to monitor it. There have been some issues that have been
addressed such as the majority of the attention will be taken to the baseball field side appropriately where there is recreation. Uh we have had food trucks and vendors and concession near and in the park in the past. This space belongs
to NJ Transit. They could have provided um for the actual property to be used without our involvement. They could have actually done it and we wouldn't have had the options of restrictions or being able to monitor it. We are glad that they are working in partnership. It is
their property. It is within our jurisdiction. It is their property and I believe that may have been council president where and members of the city council where there's confusion when when it is our property. We usually whenever there's going to be an impact in the area send out we send out notices
a 200 foot radius a little bit more. However, here because it wasn't city property it was not the requirement. That's why I'm saying in the future we will look to see what further we can do when it isn't our property but is within
our jurisdiction. For example, um if if there's property by the highway by an underpass, even though it's within city lines jurisdiction, it isn't ours. We don't get to determine what they do, but we can push back. So, we will look to
those concerns, have additional meetings, but as mayor, I do want to share and be candid and transparent. It it is a project that I look forward to seeing that I believe will add a benefit especially in terms of cameras
surveillance in the area monitoring ensuring that individuals cannot hang out late at night. Right now when J Transit even though the trains operate to very late at night there's very little monitoring. We don't have staff employees there. So there's a cross that
goes or rather passage from one side to another. We have sometimes have had to send police officers to address issues. We believe that with the constant presence there and additional police presence, we believe that it will add um and enhance public safety. However, we
will monitor. If it does not, we will come back to the city council. We will ensure that the voices of the residents are heard and we will revisit how this is operating. Thank you. Thank you, ma'am. Councilwoman Miller, please. Thank you, Council President.
Um, I don't know, um, Mrs. Administrator, is there a way that we could probably run like a survey, um, moving forward to advertise, um, to remind citizens whenever we are maybe just to get feedback from them. Um,
maybe ideas of ways on how they would like to obtain this type of information. Because as they're saying the newspaper, you understand a lot of people are not reading the newspaper. Um maybe just get innovative ideas. A lot of people use fa
Facebook um maybe an app on Mar. That's a great point, council. Maybe run some type of survey to get the residents feedback. That's a great point, Councilwoman. We have been utilizing social media. We put up information on the LED monitors around the city. We
advertise in the newspaper, but we we should receive feedback. residents perhaps can suggest how best to get additional information out. We'll never cover every resident, but those who are in closest proximity to any project or development have a right to be heard no
matter what the law requires. So we we have taken the concerns to her. We have heard them and we will look to see how we can improve communication and expand upon our efforts to reach out to the community. If I can add mayor uh to your comments
which are exactly on on target. I believe that everyone all governments are suffering the same problem. We're uh required by law to make several advertisements in newspapers. The newspapers are not being read and it's cost to the
municipalities. Um is there anything that is generally available? The answer is not really no. Um and it becomes even more difficult because each new service if that's a new service is what they're called may have a different bias about one thing or another. Um so it's a
challenge I think that everyone is is facing. Uh all municipalities are facing and if we come up with any brainstorm ideas I'm sure all of our neighboring municipalities would love to hear it because they're in the same quantity I think that that than all of us are at this point. Anyone else like to address the
council at this time? Seeing no hands, is there a motion to close public hearing? Motion. Second. And second. Roll call, please. Councilman Monk. Yes. Counciloman Melo. Yes. Councilman
Schwarz. Yes. Councilman Garcia. Yes. Councilman Colonz. Yes. And Council President Shar. Yes. Thank you. Uh, at this time, the council will be deliberating ordinances for second and final reading. Number one, ordinance number
2483-25, an ordinance amending the designation of restricted parking for disabled persons by license plate number. Is there a motion, please, to open public hearing? Motion second and second. Roll call. Councilman Monk. Yes. Yes.
Councilman Councilman Melo. Yes. Councilman Schwarz. Yes. Councilman Garcia. Yes. Councilman Colz. And Council President Sheer. Yes. Thank you. Ladies and gentlemen, on the subject at this time, the council is deliberating proposed ordinance 2483. Is there anyone who would like to
address the council on this item and this item only? There's a motion. Is there a second to close? Motion and second to close. Roll call to close, please. Councilman Monk? Yes. Counciloman Melo? Yes. Councilman Schwarz? Yes. Councilman Garcia? Yes.
Councilman Golong Montinez. And Council President Shar. Yes. Thank you. On the ordinance. Is there a maker of the ordinance, please? Motion. Second. And second. Thank you. Roll call on the ordinance. Councilman Monk. Yes. Councilwoman Melo. Yes. Councilman Schwarz. Yes. Councilman Garcia. Yes.
Councilwoman Colanz. And Council President Sheer. Yes. Thank you. The uh ordinance is ratified. Uh we are up now to commissions Roman numeral 7 items 2 through six. Are there any questions about two
through six? Council president, I would ask for a separate vote on two, please. Separate vote on two. Are there any other requests? Seeing none, we'll vote on three, four, five, and six. Is there a motion, please, to
accept items three, four, five, and six? Three. No. Who? Councilman Monk. Yes. Agenda. Are we on a revised?
Did we get a revised one? Then we have revised. Okay. This is on 345 and six. We're given the original one. That's excuse the confusion. Are there any questions on 345 and six? If not, is there motion
please to accept 345 and six? Move. Motion and second. Roll call, please. Councilman Monk, yes. Councilwoman Melo, yes. Councilman Schwarz, yes. Councilman Garcia, yes. Councilman Colz, yes. And Council President Sheer, yes. Thank you. On
number two, please. Separate vote. Roll call, please. Is there a maker of the motion on number two? There's a motion. Second, please. Motion and second on number two. Councilman Monk. I'm recusing myself. Councilwoman Melo. Yes. Councilman Short. Yes. Councilman Garcia. Yes.
Counciloman Golo Montinez. Yes. And council president Sher. Yes. Thank you. All items listed to be considered routine in nature. Items 7 through 17. I'm sorry, 7 through 16. Are there any questions, please? On 7 through
16. Council President, I do want to point out the number seven was the uh recognition of the 90th birthday of Mrs. Muriel Luis Pereira Hunter who are many on this council and myself are very fond of. Uh we celebrated her 90th birthday.
She is an extremely active resident in the city of Pake, extremely vocal and uh with the support of the city council. We declared it uh Muriel Hunter Day on her birthday. She was extremely appreciative. many residents in the city
came out to celebrate her birthday and I wanted to take this opportunity to highlight her as she is very special and a consistent participant in our senior program in the city of Pate. Thank you. Thank you mayor. Items 7 through 16. Is there a
motion please to accept 7 through 16? Motion second and second. Roll call please on 7 through 16. Councilman Monk. Yes. Yes. Councilman Schwarz. Yes. Councilman Garcia. Councilman Colany. Yes. And Council President Shar. Yes.
Thank you. Separate vote, please. On number 17. Is there a maker of the motion on 17? Motion. Is there a second on 17? Motion on second. Roll call, please. On 17. Councilman Monk? Yes. Councilman Schwarz? Yes. Councilman
Garcia? Yes. Councilwoman Colz? Okay. And Council President Sher. Yes. Thank you. on we're up to resolutions Roman numeral 8 on our agenda number 18 is a resolution authorizing closed executive session Susie do we need closed executive no
council president thank you ma'am Mr. Fernandez no council president Mr. Sir, members of the council. Okay. Why don't we go down to items 19 through 24A? 24A. What do we make? 24A or 24B? 24A,
sir. 24A. Items 19 through 24A. 24A having been added tonight at the council's agreement. Are there any questions, please, on 19 through 24A? Yeah, council president. I just I just asked what 24A
is. I just don't have the I don't have the new agenda from You're doing 24A. Councilman. Yeah. 24A title reads resolution amending resolution number 25-04-104 resolution appointing
commissioners and alternate commissioners to zoning board of adjustment. Are there any other questions on 19 through 24A? If not, is there a motion, please, to accept 19 through 24A, please? There's a motion. Is there a second? The
chair will second for purposes of a vote. Roll call, please. Councilman Monk, yes. Councilman Schwarz, yes. Councilman Garcia, yes. Councilman Colonz, yes. And Council President Sheer, yes. Thank you.
Payment of bills, Roman numeral nine on our agenda. Are there any questions on the bills, please? Seeing no questions at this time. Is there a motion please to accept the library? Bless you. Is the move motion and second on the bills? Roll call
please on the bills. I'm sorry. I need a second. Second. Second Schwarz. Councilman Monk. Yes. Counciloman Melo. Yes. Councilman Schwarz. Yes. Councilman Garcia. Yes. Counciloman Colonz. Yes. And Council
President Shear. Yes. Thank you. We're up to Roman numeral 10 on our agenda administrators report. Mr. Fernandez, not at this time, sir. Very good, sir. Mr. Mayor, we've been waiting for this all meeting. We There he is. Okay, Mr.
Mayor, we're up to you, sir. Report will be brief. We will be extending the work on Myrtle Avenue which we have done and we will go from Oak Street to the rest of Myrtle app which becomes Gregory Avenue with the
repaving of the road and the parking painting initiative which has expanded parking opportunities and uh as well as the addition of bike lanes. I also want to share that this week we have launched our partnership with the state county
board of commissioners for a ride program where residents can call directly and receive a ride. I believe the first couple weeks will be free. Is that correct? Um these areas will be in
proximity to locations such as our uh grocery stores and you can also request a ride not just within the city of PI but in the county of Pay. We will be advertising this program. It is uh a
little different than our free shuttle. Our free shuttle in the city p uh provides transportation to all on a set route within the city. This partnership which we will have in Clifton and Pake, it was recently covered in the
newspaper, will allow residents to specifically call the number or utilize an app and be picked up somewhere in the vicinity of where you are. Sometimes it may be on the corner or it may be at a specific area in close proximity to your home or whatever location you're calling
and it will take you. It's it's similar to an Uber or a lift but at at much less cost. I believe that the rides business administrator is a dollar dollar$ dollar80 I believe. Yes, it's about a dollar uh to utilize it. We are
advertising it. We are putting it online. We're going to send out information uh through the schools. We want to make sure that all residents are aware. So, I wanted to share that information. I'm going to uh limit my report to just those two. Very good,
sir. Members of the council, seeing none at this time. Is there a motion to adjurnn, please? Motion. Second. Motion and second to adjurnn. Roll call to adjurnn, please. Councilman Monk. Yes. Councilman Melo. Yes. Councilman Short.
Yes. Councilman Garcia. Councilman Colinez. Yes. And Council President Sher. Yes. Thank you. This meeting is adjourned. Thank you for your attendance.