Council me council members we back into the meeting. We back um just Thank you. Let us um Rafael, we have to wait for corporation council is not here and the VA is not here. So can somebody get um
our corporation council and the VA? No, you said five minutes. I was talking. Sir, please. I mean, if we we're going to ask you to leave the chamber if you keep interrupting us. Respectfully, we're going to ask you to leave the chamber. is not nowhere. The thing is
um let us know Raphael when you're ready. Okay. Thank you. Thank you Rafael. Okay. So clerk let's continue roll please. Councilman Khalik. Councilman Jackson. Did I vote yet? No. Councilman Jackson.
He did not. He did not vote yes or no. I didn't. You know, I I was going to lend him as put the two minutes uh on the closing on the time limit. Not now. Exactly.
Exactly. See the the the the issue is here. because uh it's very simple. You can't come in and change the rules because
sound feel as if it's it's appropriate. You can't come in and just change the rules midway through the game. All of a sudden, the public portion is normally at 8:00. We push it to 11. It's fine.
No, stay with It's fine. President, I'm sorry. Mer, do don't you have control of all the speakers? I don't know. No, he doesn't have control. Now, Madam Clerk, now it's on. Okay. Thank you. No, he wishes he had control. He doesn't have control. He only has control of that microphone. He shuts. I
started I started over Councilman Jackson. I appreciate it, Mrs. Riley. But what kind of measure of respect is that to the to the public? You have the list pulled people in the public being turned away. It sends a the wrong
message out to the people and gives, you know, as a measure of confusion instead of allowing it to be an open public process. But listen, man, I'm not I'm not going to labor um too much further. Uh it it's
pointless. You It's obvious what we're dealing with here. You know, but I will talk about this. Let's let me just say this. Councilman next to me, Shaheen Khalik, said that if I was in his
country, I wouldn't make it home. This the same guy that pays for his children to come train at the at my karate school that I own. I could go anywhere. There's no place on this
planet that I cannot move to. I don't see him on the main. I don't see him on East Main, North Main. I don't see him on 12th A. He can't walk through this his own community. Just as the mayor can't walk through the community without an armed guard. There is no place on this planet
I will go anywhere. Listen, by myself, by myself. And trust me, there is I don't care what the circumstances are. I've been to every country. I mean, I have not been to Bangladesh, but trust me, I I've been to
far tougher places. Far tougher places. So, you can pass those, you know, innuendos or those lightweight threats around all you want to, man. Listen, my children, I'll just leave it
at that, man. They try to draw you in every time, right? And and and it happens because, you know, um they lack the the intellect. They lack the intellect to to to to move the the pendulum and they
want to throw those those types of shots around. We don't have to go to I don't have to visit your country for you to make that for for you to show me what you're talking about. I'm from Missouri to show me state. You can show me what you're talking about at any given time. Um, but as far as this goes, I will
stand 10 toes down every night. Every night, I will be the only vote. I'll be the lone person. I'll be solo by myself. I don't need armed security. I don't need support. Trust me, I've been jumped many times. And guess what? I come out on top
every single time. And all you got to do is check the check the reports. Check the reports. But that that's that goes without saying. I'm not going to sit here in any at any given time and allow for a member of the public to be disrespected. Now, out of
respect for both Madame Clerk and and um Miss Alexander, I'm going to rest cuz I will sit here all night and do this. But uh Madame Clerk, my vote is yes. Thank you, Councilman. Councilman Khik. Thank you, Madame Clerk. Instead of
answering the issue of the public portion, he want to hear everyone speak. He go on personal attack to his colleague, every council member out there. Is is it shows your
character clearly shows your motive, your character. You were hang ran against uh Councilman Mandez as well. Uh number n number speaks for itself. you you dreaming of becoming a becoming a
mayor of this city. Good luck. That's that's that's all I'm going to say. And what I said when the mic was off, we had the side conversation. I said what I said, but you don't need to put it out there and show yourself that you you the biggest
gun out there, big biggest uh uh bully out there. I buy me small but you know I don't believe you you believe me you know you you know I don't believe you've been
around me and you know you've been around me so you've been around you been learn from me hey what is that what is that what is no what what is has what
and and what has anything to do with it on union I never seen you when my kids went to the karate school. I never seen you there. I never seen you there, brother was teaching. I know from a long time.
So what is that has to do with anything that we talking about? That shows your mentality. That shows your mentality. That shows your character. Okay. That that's good. Great. Awesome. You
want me to clap for you? Good. Do what? Do what you've been doing. Go beat up people. Go beat up beat up the me uh the uh car mechanics on the I seen it on the video. You want to bring it up? I bring it up. Go beat them up. Good luck. Do it again.
I bring my daughter to So he said he going to bring his daughter to beat my ass. So that's that shows that shows that shows that shows his character. That that that shows this crazy show.
That shows the reality. That's what you teach your daughter and kids and you tell in public that you're going to bring your daughter to beat up beat up another council member. That's what we have. And and and that's that's what we have in Councilman
Jackson. That's what we have in Councilman Jackson. You know, I mean that's what you have in Councilman Jackson. You know, he going to bring he he going to bring his kids to beat up another council. Come on, man. Grow up. You are a grown man. You have kids. Grow up. Grow up. That's what
I'm going to say. My vote is yes. Thank you, Councilman. Councilwoman Mims. Um, and so, first, let me say to the public that was present and the public that is watching, thank you so much for taking out the time and sacrificing um yourself. There were many um concerns
uh criticisms and so many other things that were stated at the mic to um Mr. Ba. Can we ensure that those things that were concerns that need to be addressed from the city that can be um addressed that we will reach back out to those individuals based on the information
that was provided to our clerk's office. Um and also as we've done in the past when we get the list of the questions and or concerns that we will have the um question and the answers readily available here here on the ledge for
next week so that people are fully aware um that their concerns are being heard. There was a few things that were stated on tonight. I spoke to um I spoke to Mr. Evans um and made some requests. I know he was talking about
job opportunities. Um, and I g I had a conversation with him in regards to um I'm sorry, council members. Um, please please let's continue. Councilwoman MS, please continue. Um, I I gave some
information to him. Um, and to ensure that uh the concerns that he had so many others you have text me, called me guys um that were given to me that I will
make sure they get to the uh proper uh department head to ensure that your request andor concerns are are resolved. On tonight, there was a request um by Councilman Jackson to um add uh the bio
for uh Jojo Robinson to the uh agenda. I'm really happy that we I was able to get the bio. Thank you to corporation council um that it is done and and we'll do it next um because I will um be leaving. But I I want to say uh just a
few points guys I I I want just don't pay attention to I I just want to make a request one Mr. BA clerk's office. I would like a copy of Robert um Robert rules of order
to be placed in every council person's mailbox. I I because what's happening under chambers I I think it it it has a myriad of what the concerns are. One
one issue is understanding and learning. Yeah. I I don't just want the cheat sheet. I need them to get the book cuz I want everyone to take the time to know and understand that there is a book and if we don't have it that we will order the book and every council person gets
it. Understanding and knowing motions, procedures, executing them whether it's a point of order or whatever that is. We need to understand that and not just for an interruption. Point of orders are normally utilized if there is a
violation of a law or an ordinance or reference to something that is we're doing that may be in violation. Um, and so, so, um, I would like everyone to get a copy of Robert Rules of Order, um, so that it will be
readily available just in case because the meetings that are happening, one, it is 12:26 in the morning and technically we're violating sunshine law cuz the meeting is after 12. That's number one. Number two, sometimes there are
elongated conversations that are just unnecessary to have, right, for what you know, and some of it is political. So, I'm going to just say that some is political, but what's sad is
that I went and had a u a meeting at with some seniors uh Friday and to hear the seniors talk about the council meetings and what they are witnessing is sad and unfortunate to
the point we had to take a break because of the interruption and my mom called me five times times to see if I was safe. They can't. They're not physically in the chambers, but they're watching. They don't know what's going on. They just hear the
ruckus. And I don't know how we we we do it for the clerk, the secretaries who have to be here till when we leave at 2:30 in the morning, they're here till 3:30 and then they have to be back at work by 9:30 in the morning without
compensation. and they are expected to work to the fullness of their capacity. We have to be able to address that. We got to be able to um do do what's on the agenda and I get it. Look, I don't have issues with you
have a a a clip out there and all that stuff, but I will say that the young man could have spoken. It was like a whole interruption for a long time. Could have just let him speak and that's it. Well, both since you wanted to speak as well, but I want
to say this. The meeting starts at 6:30 or 7 o'clock. I know things happen, but please try your best to be here to sign up because the agenda is, you know, sometimes the agenda is very lengthy and we have to take care of the city's
business. In closing, before my vote, we do a lot of city's business. And when I hear people say you do nothing, it's only parks, it is not true. And I'm going to admonish you to take a copy of the agenda or go
on the city of Patterson's website and go to the city council section and pull up the uh agenda to our BA. I'm putting it on the record. We need an exterminator. I don't know what these white bugs are all over the place flying in this chamber, but we
need to have an exterminator take care of it immediately. They are absolutely everywhere. I'm not sure who handles it, but let's please address um that issue here in this chamber. Madame clerk, my vote is yes.
Thank you, Councilwoman. Councilman Omar, let's continue to pray for our city. My vote is yes. Councilman Uden. Thank you, Madame Clark. Good evening, Patterson. Actually, good morning, Patterson. Um, so I believe that u today
not many things were shared by our resident, but again, we would like to see that we are fighting for the resident of the city of Patterson, not just our personal agenda or getting attention. That's exactly the reason we fight here for I never I have never seen that we are fighting on the agenda
that's really for the city of Patterson. we just fight on who's getting chance or not just how can I get the uh zoom of the cameras and more timing and I believe that patter kind of tired of our same repetition the same conversation
and I believe who's recording right here I think same sentence is consecutively thousand times in our in our conversation so I believe that we should be more productive than this lengthy conversation so um uh thank you uh councilwoman for requesting Or I think
you have placed order for uh reverse rules of order for every one of us. Thank you. My vote is yes mad car and good night Patterson. Thank you Council um Councilman. Madame clerk. Thank you.
Um I have listened to all the concerns of everyone that came to this public portion. I will take action to anything that have to be governing government issues. I
will sit down with the BA, discuss with them and move forward to take action for positive ideas and move it forward. Anything that pertains that was said in that public portion that pertain
government regarding other stuff I cannot get involved. It's not me. You know, let's continue praying for everyone, every family member that have lost a family member in a tragedy like
gunshot, any other loss that we have in the city. Madame clerk, I have 21 years coming to this chambers, sitting in the other side now as a councilman, a total of 21 years. I recall that previous council president,
I don't know if that was the norm or that was set up already that everybody knew what was going on. That door was closed up to 7:00 at night. Those doors, nobody was in the chambers before even
the start of the meeting. I recall that. I recall that they used to put the list 15 minutes before the meeting start and at 7:00 they used to remove the list. I
recall that and no one used to come here and curse or give bad words to Davis, to Gal, to Morris, to McCoy, not even to Viva Ames. I don't
know what's going on in this time. I don't know if it's the TV land that people see TV and this is the the three minutes fames and they want to come here and and and raise their their likes on
Tik Tok and u Facebook and all that stuff. But you know, I was watching the other day somebody gave praise that he had more than 40,000 views in less than 24 hours. But what we're negative, not with
positive things. The positive things they will not watch. So let's continue praying. Oh, a a good positive note. Council President, I know I call you and I call the the office. Last week, this young lady came real professional. She
said, "I'm not here for problems. I'm not here to claim nobody fault or whatever. I just don't want I just want to know how I could fix my car." I immediately in the morning got her phone number and I contact her and I said,
"This is my insurance company. You could go through the insurance company and do what you have to do because is an accident." If everybody want to celebrate the other way, I'm here to do government business. I'm here to make sure that the resident of Patterson do
not get hit with a 5.6 tax increase. I'm sure here that the the resident Patterson get the service that they deserve. I'm here to make sure that the quality of life is is preserved. I'm here to work with anyone that want to
work with me to bring any good idea to the city of Pasa. And I'm here also to pray for you and to pray together to make sure that our city is blessed every day. My vote is yes to close this possible. Thank you council council
president. Uh thank you madam clerk. I I definitely will try to brief but it's important to answer some of the um comment that were made today in the public. Uh first of all I want to thank the resident of the city of Patterson that came to speak on
the public portion. If you notice every speaker was within the 3 minutes every speaker is still within the 3 minutes maybe 30 second more. Everybody was respectful. I didn't hear no cursing in the chamber. So I want to thank the resident of the
city of Patterson because the problem it was not on the on the on the constituent. The problem is out here behind the deers. This is what what is the problem. First of all, now with social media, people like to just hurt other people. And sometimes it's it's important to clarify things. First of
all, I'm a person that I've been married for 25 years. Everybody know my children. 25, 20, 16, three beautiful children. I have a lot I have a lot of I have a lot of structure in my family. I never had a DWI in my life.
It's very sad that people go on social media saying, "Oh, uh, you have a DW." It's just sad that people like to talk about other people and hurt other people. Just think about what other what those people have in their heart. They said on social media, "Oh, Council
Menda, Council President Menda has I never had a DWI in my in my life. I never have my driving license suspended. I'm a business owner. I've been in business for 20 years. I don't owe a dollar to any person. And if you see that I if you say that I owe you
money, come in front of the chamber. I will double the amount that you say that I owe you. You know, so let's have it clear. When you talk about me, you need to get your facts straight. You need Listen, am I open counsel member? Just give me a minute. Let me let me just address the
people. I'm an open book. I have nothing to hide, but I'm a very simple person. I I'm very uh receptable. I'm, you know, listen, you could invite me. If you invite me to a birthday party, I will go. I will celebrate with you. I will
have a great time with you. That's the type of person that I am. I don't look at people. If you are one of my constituent city-wise, because I've been running on seven time I've been elected seven times citywide, highest vulgaretta twice for mayor on the second round.
So, let's have that clear. I'm well known citywide and I'm the type of person that I could get in the first war at 3:00 in the morning and I don't need a bodyguard. Have that clear. I could be in the 44 at 2 3:00 in the morning. You see me everywhere. I'm not afraid to go
around Piso. I am Pis and I'm not racist. Let me tell you, I've been helping more African-American than a lot of the people here that are African-American. Let's have that clear. Camille Black called me last week with a lady that was about to be a victim. I
spent almost 40 minutes close to an hour with her. We get it. We We got it done. We did what we have to do on the phone. That's the type of person that I am. Listen, I feel blessed by having a roof over my head, by having food on the table, and I have a healthy family. I am
blessed to be able to put food on the table with my business. That's the type of person that I am. And the reason why I'm sitting here is because I'm effective. And I could be more and I'm more more effective than a lot of people that talk for hours. Thank God that person will never be
mayor of the city of Patterson. Thank God because you know what? When you spread hate and all you talk about is hate. Listen, you have to just analyze that person. The young man that died that got killed in the third war, his name is
Noel. That was my friend. We go to We used to go to LA Fitness together. He was 55 years old. That was my great friend. He was a big guy, but he was a sweet heart. There was such a he was such a phenomenal person. I never see
Noel getting into any problem with anybody. And I know Noel for over eight years. He never had any problem with nobody. We have to pray for the city. There's so much violence here. And when you see elected official
instigating to bring violence into the chamber, it's just horrible. I want the voters, I want the resident of the city of Patterson to look the behavior of the people in this council because it's not the resident. They respect this position and you saw that today all the speaker
last week we have 47 speaker everybody was on time. The problem is right here in the days that we have to wait until two o'clock in the morning to finish the agenda because of the hate and the lie. Yes, I'm in a video dance. I'm a great dancer by the way and I love to dance
and I dress nice and I like to hang out with people and if you invite me if you have a birthday party this week I have like seven place that I have to go. I will go and I will hug you. I en I will enjoy with you. I help my community and I don't look out for Latino or Arabic. I
help everybody and I'm black. Don't confuse that. Don't bring that racist. I am black. I know my history. I know my history. So, let's give you a clear example. When the shooting at East Side Park took place, it really broke my
heart. But I didn't stay quiet. What I did, I've been advocating for over a year for cameras around the parks and in our community. And I've been asking the administration about the million-dollar grant that we have that air boss is responsible. Where are those 72 cameras?
What I did, I reached out to the sheriff department and I have six camera in the in at Eastside Park covering all the main entrance and I'm doing the best I can as a councilman because I am not the mayor. But I'm doing my work. I don't
stay quiet. Everybody remember when I was beat out for the legislation that I put on the floor because I was criminalizing the homeless. I didn't took it personal. I invite all those not forprofit all those entity come. Let's sit down. I want to learn what is your
plan. If you have a better plan, let's work together. Let's get it done. Today we present a effective legislation to address the homeless situation in the city of Paris. That's why you have when you have Alex Mendel legislating. I don't take nothing personally. It's not about me. It's about the people. It
really broke my heart to see Mr. Dave McDaniel here. Yes. It really broke my heart. My dad is 80 years old. He looked just like my dad and and and that situation with with housing need to be addressed. Councilman uh Ibrahim, I know
that's a situ, but listen, whatever we could do to address a problem with that building in Atlantis Street, that needs to be done. It's it's really heartbreaking when you see a 75 years old man at this time getting in front of the council asking for help. And I know
that's not our that's that's that's housing authority, but let's all reach out. Let's everybody let's reach out to director and address the problem that they facing. We have to do it. We must do it. We got to do better. Um
a lot of people spoke about police presence around the city. We need police presence. Violence is out of control. We know that. I know that. I have a multiple conversation with our chief with our OIC, with the officer in charge um asking about what we're going to do
about the violence that they working. They doing meetings throughout the community, but please to the administration, please, let's think about what happened in our community because we improving a lot of parks, but without safety, our community, they're not going to be able to enjoy those parks. And I'm going to continue voting
for what is right for the city of Paris. Yes, I'm going to continue doing that. We finally on this legislation, we have East 84 and East 85th Street. To all my third world resident, they're going to be redone. They haven't been fixed in over 40 years. Our former
mayor, she live on East 35th. And that street is going to be done. Last week, we fixed 11th Avenue to Route 20 to Broadway from 11 East 40 to East 34. We got it done. I'm going to continue supporting what is right for the people. But think about those people
and look the way they they act when those people try to bring hate into this council when they try to divide the community when they say no just because with no option. Just think about that, Patterson, because we are we're in a very difficult situation right now. Very
difficult situation. With that being said, madam clerk, I do apologize for the situation that we've been going through. Unfortunately, that being said, my vote is yes. Council President Counciloman Dav, wait
ahead. And then read the Okay. Okay. Thank you, Council President. The votes are eight in favor, one against. The public portion is closed. Council President, Councilman Dav, I I would respectfully
ask please to take items one and two. Um if you do not and you take the first reading first, then I am going to have to leave. That's correct. To the gentleman that is leaving. We are going to open up a public hearing. So if you
wanted to speak in the public hearing, there's two items. Item one and two have a public hearing. Yes. that will have to open and close. That's That's correct. Councilman Davila, we also had a Council President of order just I believe they only had to
speak on the item on the on the item. Public hearing is for the item. Absolutely. Council Ki. Yes. I mean, we all know that we all we all please we all know this. It's it's passing. It's 12:45. Let there's there's an additional legislation that need to be added.
There's a resolution that need to be added. It need a unanimous vote. What resolution? And it's here legal is a resolution memorializing. I was gonna so so let's take care item one and two. Well, council president, let's take
this. But council, the other items require public hearing. This item is the item that Councilman Jackson requested. The family is watching. I just wanted to add this item on to memorialize the life of uh Mr. Jojo Robinson. Madam clerk, we have the body of the resolution in front
of us. Um, let's read it into the record. It need a unanimous vote. U, please. That's resolution. Um, and then right after we voted on the on on the resolution, we moving with item one and two on second reading. Item number 56 is a resolution to be
voted on the agenda for tonight. The resolution reads, "Resolution memorializing Deacon Joseph L. Robinson Jr., sponsored by Councilwoman Dr. Leisa Mims, Councilman Michael Jackson and Councilwoman Ruby Cotton."
So moved. Second. Moved by Councilwoman Mim, second by Councilwoman Cotton and Councilwoman um Ibrahim, Council Fod, and Council Member Les. Council President, could you um have myself and Jackson move it and Cotton as the
sponsors and then all the others to be second clerk? So, let the record reflect that. Yeah, just we at least add to the resolution. Go ahead. No, no, we need to add and then we and then Councilman I read that.
Yeah, we we adding and then Councilman Ms and Jackson will move it. I have Okay. by Councilman. Okay. I have council mems has having moved it then seconded by council cotton Omar uden and that's not what she's saying to add into that into that into that I said no
that's not what she said I said Jackson right move it [Music] I'm trying to hear what she said oh that's what I just read I just read that you got it yeah I just read the um
it to be added onto the agenda to be voted onto the agenda. Yes, I just read that to be voted and then take action. Yes. Okay. Okay. So, we ready for the roll call? Okay. Councilwoman Cotton. Councilwoman Cotton. Put it on the
agenda. Yes. Councilwoman Davlin. Yes. Thank you. Councilman Jackson. Yes. Councilman K. Yes. Councilwoman Mims. Yes. Counciloman Omar. Yes. Councilman Uden. Yes, ma'am. Council,
yes. Council President, yes. Thank you. Yes. Okay. The votes are nine in favor, none against. Item number 56 is on the agenda. Roll call, Mader. Roll call for item number 56. Councilwoman Cotton,
yes. Councilwoman Dava, yes. Councilman Jackson. Thank you, Madam Clerk. It was unexpected for us to lose um Brother Joe. He's done a lot of great work around the city and um I think this is uh his family will be very appreciative
the the acknowledgement. My vote is yes. Thank you, Councilman. Um Councilman K. Yes, madame cler. Councilwoman Mims. So, I want to um thank his wife and the family. When Councilman Jackson requested it, I made a call and I'm
grateful that they were able to send the information. Thank you, Corporation Council, for making this happen on tonight. My vote is yes. Thank you, Councilman Omar. Good job, Councilman Mimsy. My vote is yes. Councilman Uden, my vote is yes, Madame Clark. Councilman
VZ, I had to highlight uh corporation council prove that he goes out of his way to satisfy this council. Thank you. uh corporate council uh council woman men thank you for stepping up and finish the way uh my condolence to the family
let's leave the legacy my vote is yes thank you council president thank you madame clerk so once again corporation council great job uh thank you um council me thank you and my sincere condolences to the family let's pray for the family my vote is yes mad and clerk
thank you councilman the votes are nine in favor none against item Number 56 is hereby adopted being added on the agenda. Now we're voting on I'm sorry. We voted. Yes. Madame clerk. Let's go to second reading. Item number one, second reading.
Second reading ordinance is an ordinance amending fee provisions in Patterson Code. Chapter 121 animals. Chapter 227 food and beverage vending machines. Chapter 231 food establishments retail.
Chapter 235, Food Handler Certificate. Chapter 246, Food Vending Vehicles. Chapter 279, Sales of ICE. Chapter 349, Outdoor Cafes. Chapter 351, leadbased
paint. Chapter 417, slaughter houses. Chapter 427, Solid Waste. Chapter 441 tattooing the finest item ordinance number 25-015 moved by council Davilan second second by councilman
Ibrahim uh public hear is now open for item number one members of the public that wish to speak on this ite move to close by counciloman Davila second by um councilman Eie uh roll call to close the public hearing roll call
Close the public hearing. Councilwoman Cotton, yes. Councilwoman Dava, yes. Councilman Jackson, yes. Counciloman Khalig, yes. Counciloman Mims, yes. Councilman Omar, yes. Councilman Uden, yes. Councilman Veles, yes. Council
Councilman uh Council President, yes. Madam Clerk, thank you. The votes are nine in favor, none against. Roll call on item number one. Roll call on item number one. Councilwoman Cotton, yes. Councilwoman Dava, yes. Councilman Jackson, yes. Councilman Khik, yes.
Councilwoman Mens, my vote is no, Madam Clerk. Thank you. Councilman Omar, yes. Councilman Uden. So, thank you, Madam Clerk. We are voting on the increase of the fees and again the concern is that when we are
increasing the fees almost all the fees and that particular fees we are raising about double sometimes triple and I understand this one time in a year or certain situations depends on this licensing process but we want to make sure that this is going to be supportive
toward uh the uh revenue and which should be and when you're raising this fee is our expectation that we are not going to uh give extra tax pardon on uh on our residents. So um I again would
like to support this but again uh I would like to mention that I hope this is going to u be supportive toward uh decreasing the tax percentage that that administration came with the uh came to
the last uh two meetings. So my vote is yes. Thank you, Councilman. Councilman Veles, we talking about small businesses here. I see license increasing 150%. I see license increasing triple of
the amount. I know that a lot of them have not been amended for probably 30 years, but that's not my problem. I'm facing the problem right now that a lot of the small businesses are struggling. They don't get their garbage collect on
time. The bulk is not getting picked up sometimes. Well, always, but since a year, um, I don't I don't feel comfortable in going after small businesses uh to increase uh to try to balance a
budget that is right now representing so far introduction as 5.6 tax increase. My vote is no. I thank you council. Council president is dominant clerk.
Thank you. The votes are six and yes. No. Okay. Thank you. Council. Thank you. The votes are five in favor, four against yes. No. No. No. Somebody
somebody say no. No. He just said no. He changed his vote. I'm sorry. Where's the five? Councilman Jackson just changed his vote to no. The counter just read read the count and
just and the votes are five in favor, four against. Second reading ordinance is is adopted. Madam cler, item number two, madam clerk. Okay. This close. Item number two, second read
an ordinance authorizing the continuation of the city's municipal identification program and increasing the fees health and human services. Ordinance number 25-016. So moved by Councilwoman David Lasco by
Councilwoman Cotton. Uh public hearing is now open for item number two. Members of the public move to close. See now move to close by counciloman Dava. Second by councilman Fo Ding. Roll call on the clerk to close the public hearing. Roll call to close the public hearing. Councilwoman Cotton. Yes.
Councilwoman Dava. Yes. Counciloman Jackson. Yes. Counciloman Kik. Yes. Councilwoman Mims. This is to close the public question. Yes. Yes. Councilman Omar. Yes.
Councilman. Councilman Ble. Yes. Madam clerk, councilman, we got the same tone of voice today. Yes. Thank you, council president. My vote is yes, madam clerk. Thank you. The votes are five in favor, none against. Roll call on item number two, Madam
Clerk. Discussion. Discussion. Council memb uh corporation council. For this particular item, I would like to see the uh quantity of of IDs that have been given out and how much money that we've made. what is the revenue that has come
in? I know this is to increase it from five to 10 or 10 to $20, but I want to see how much has been raised. If it's not uh a a great amount, you know, I we won't find out tonight, but I just want to know how much it is and how many IDs
have been given. I would really like to see we have a lot of people in our community that are residents that don't have IDs. There needs to be a program where we give IDs at no cost. Like we and I know we're looking to make money, but sometimes we just need to be good neighbors and show uh put our foot
forward in good faith to the residents of the city stating we know you can't get a job. We know you're looking to get different things. So this is something and maybe you could say the first thousand people we want to give your IDs are 500. So that's why I'm asking what is the number of how much we've given
out. Um, I would like to see that versus raising of fees. The fees are not that high to raise, but I don't like raising fees on our residents. Thank you, Council President. President, council members, um, please brief 1257. Come out, Councilwoman Dav right after
council. So, Stephanie, I I will be brief. Um, uh, I know we had a um committee meeting and we this was discussed. Okay. Uh there are hundreds and hundreds of um IDs that are given
out uh and there's quite an amount that are that are also free. Um but this item needs to be increased. Um in addition, you know, there's certain items as well that um haven't
been increased in a while. Uh there is a cost to do business. So the printing, the plastic, there's monies that are incurred. Um so um I am in agreement that um if through the BA, please if you can get that amount. Um but I do know
that uh and I believe if I mean the director was here. Um I know he would definitely right off the head, you know, tell you the amount. All right. Yes. Yes. Anyway, uh thank you. Thank you. Um please uh council members of W. That's really brief. I'm going to be
brief, but you know, let's be honest. Uh, this is a municipal ID. I'm not against it, but with this situation that's going on with a real ID. Yes. Okay. Let's be honest. They being more
strict. Okay. They asking us to identify us with six points to get a real ID. And that's not one. Hold on. Okay. And this this is not valid in nowhere. This this ID for what? For what is valid? For what
is valid? The city for the to get to get money to the bank to be able to the bank to register your child school. Okay. Go you imagine. You imagine and let me let me be honest. You imagine you cannot go into a federal building if you don't
have a real ID. You cannot go to a flight if you don't have a ROI. Federal Hold on. bank is ruled by federal institution uh federal go guidelines and government laws what's going to happen is that a federal law is
going to say you know anybody want to open account has to have a legal ID so what's the purpose of having this ID now okay I'm not against it is ID don't have a teeth okay it could that here says let let me say this and here says that the
ID is to uh the purpose This says and it's way back to provide insurance of of a municipal identification card to resident of the city of Patterson for the purpose of improving public safety.
So so so I'm not against the I not against the ID but you need to know that there had to be a big purpose behind it. Sure. Right. So, so you know um this is the discussion. This is my
take. Okay, this is my take and then this is the last one. A lot of individual that goes to get IDs in this department are they underserved? I had to sometime give the $15, the $10 or whatever to get the ID. So I imagine
okay are we going increasing? Okay. So so so um and I I will hear you councilman but the reality is that we have a lot of resident in the city of Patterson that they don't have any legal any ID any type of identification and this has been very helpful for a lot of
those undocumented resident that live here that they need that ID to get into those maybe local entity that require ID. So it's been useful and a lot of people been applied. So, uh, roll call by the clerk on item number two. On item number two for adoption
ordinance. I'm sorry. Roll call. I'm sorry. Counciloman Cottton. Um, thank you, Madam Clerk. I know I know for a fact that a lot of people have gone over to 125 Ellison Street and had gotten ID
and was not charged. um these people. So the people that are applying for the IDs are not flying overseas. They're not they're not going to another state. They just need an ID here in the city of Patterson. They not traveling. They not they and and and I know for a fact that
he does issue ID. These are not I said community, let me tell you something. To get the real ID, if you don't have your six points, you you're not getting it. You better have your six points. I went to got mine to get mine and there were like five people waiting and they did
not have all their fix points. They're not issuing them real IDs. It's really difficult. They're making it sound like it's easy but it's not. So I did was able to apply for mine cuz I had the six point cuz I had a passport. I had my social security card. I had my birth certificate. A lot of people don't have
all of that to get an ID. So and I know that we do give out IDs and we do not charge. I know the city does that. Madame Clerk, my vote is yes. Thank you, Councilwoman. Councilwoman Davilla, yes. Council Jackson, no.
Counciloman Khalik, yes. Councilwoman Mims, I hate to be Debbie the downer tonight, but I would have really loved to see um how many IDs have been given and how much money. And I know we want to raise money, but it's only going to bring in like
$500,000. Not going to really plug the deficit. So with that being stated, madam clerk, people are coming. People do need their IDs, but I just think sometimes we just have to do things in good faith. You got to give them something. They pay for everything else. This is something that we should have a
wraparound program for our residents and those that are coming in that need IDs in our community. My vote is now. Thank you, Councilman Omar. Yes. Councilman Odin. Well, thank you, Madame Clerk. So just to state that when you're just kind of
like ignoring the importance of this ID that I need to mention that even I myself uh sent so many people uh for uh municipal ID especially for these children that getting into our school system and it helps a lot and make the
path easier. So if we really speak about the importance or the benefit of this ID, it is there and and and and so many residents are getting u and so many of them are not documented or do not have an real ID uh from M motor vehicle
commission but they do have our municipal ID. So it's a great support for our residents at large for sure. But if you just speak uh about the fees uh the fee increase is very short margin I
would say I think this is reasonable uh you know most of them like $15 to $20 some of them $5 to $10 it depends of the ages. So I I believe that this should be supported because this uh and especially for the uh schoolgoing children uh so
many of our resident not documented their children do not have proper document but they're getting the support. So I think I think we should promote this uh identification card even more. That's important for us. With that being said, my vote is yes. Thank you
Councilman Bletz. So So let me make it clear. I'm not against in giving IDs. I'm not against We're not against it don't bring you know you want to see what what revenue brings is add it up. In
2017 we gave 4,49 IDs. Okay. It went down it went down to 242 in 2018 in a quarter. So you you're going to tell me that's it. Let
me see. Let me say this. Give IDs like the county does free. Free. They do. They do it free. Yes. The the autistic kids. Yes. They give it free. The seniors they did. Yes. Now to say that
this this let let me say let me say this. I I once again I'm not against the ID. They give the IDs but not not to increase it. You know why? They underserved this individual sometime won't have money. Give it for free. Give something back. Give something back. Let
me say this. And it started it started it started as a good deed in 2016. Okay. Everybody was happy. I was happy. It started 2016. But I'm not going to increase it. Now, now one thing is what guarantee me that they not that they not
sharing this information with Homeland Security or or or or Yeah. What don't guarantee me? You protecting your own people, right? So, here says child age from 14 to 17. Okay. It said supposed to say youth, not
child. Youth from 14 to 17. So, um I don't know. I I haven't seen a lot of kids using u this ID to go uh because they don't require an ID to go to uh registering school. They just need the vaccination card, the records from the
country that they come and making sure they have an affidavit that they are uh staying in the United States and that is put as a u the federal law to provide education no matter what your status is.
So saying that continue the ID as it is. My vote is no. Say no. No. Okay. That's what he said. I say no like men say no. Nobody say no. President. All right. Madam clerk. Yes. Council president. Mad cler. My vote is yes. Madam clerk. My
vote is yes. I did. Yay. The votes are six in favor. Vote. Second reading ordinance number two is here by council. Council members please. Council member. We got just two more idle. Madame clerk on first reading on first reading we have item number three we just
establishing handicap and item number four establishing let's do item three and four together council president council woman items three and five are establishing can we do them together and then four three and five three and five no
three and five council member five are establishing four is repealing three and four is repealing five and six Right. So, three or four together. Five. Yes, that's what I'm saying. Three occur. Three and four together. Five and
six. Okay. Yes. Council president. One of one of them is on county roads and the other one is on city roads. I don't it doesn't matter. Item number three on first reading.
Three or four together there. And item number four on first reading. Item number three reads, ordinance repealing establishment of handicap parking spaces on county roads, 464 Madison Avenue, 633 Madison. Sorry, Madam Cler, you're
reading number four. I'm reading number three. Okay, perfect. Three and four. No, go ahead. You start with three and you continue with four. We're going to do it together combined. Okay, council members, please let me run the meeting. I'm just be with me. Three and four. Together. Together. No, just take your
time. Okay. Council President, do you don't do you not want me to read the No. Yes. The three three and four together combined. She's reading. Okay. So, I thought I was under the pressure that you was reading number four. No. Okay. Very simple. Thank you. Okay.
The street address is 464 Madison Avenue, 633 Madison Avenue, 926 Madison Avenue, 80 Madison Avenue, 430 Union Avenue, 231 Madison Avenue, 231 Madison
Avenue, 483 East 18th Street, 112 Spruce Street, 399 East 18th Street. Item number four, ordinance repealing establishment of handicap parking spaces at various locations.
One second, please. Oh, I like that. 402 East 35th Street, 345 Total Avenue, 149 Liberty Street, 223 Pennsylvania Avenue, 90 Redwood Avenue, 448 East 30th
Street, 1096 East 22nd Street, 117 Redwood Avenue, 3 Nickerbacher Avenue, 96 17th Avenue, 371 East 26th Street, 158 North Fourth Street, 109 Rosa Parks Boulevard, 58 Webster Avenue, 333 15th
Avenue, 2 Duramis Street, 392 Ellison Street, 42 Colonial Avenue, 103 Coral Street, 145 Dixon Avenue, 576 East 25th Street, 318 East 30th Street, 23 Hill
Street, 25 Madison Martin Street, 81 North First Street, 112 Spruce Street, 430 Union Avenue, 178 Walnut Street, 6 Christine Santa place 72 Arch Street 5 East 16th
Street 117 East 26th Street 68 Nickerbacher Avenue 146 North 5th Street 34 Ryzen Avenue 68 Trenton Avenue 48 Webster Avenue 921 24th Street 1093 East 22nd Street 239 17th
Avenue 29 Gan Street 190 North 1st Street 62 Albian Avenue 432 11th Avenue 5513th Avenue, 86 Butler Street, 222 East 22nd Street, 407 East 29th Street,
492, East 29th Street, 222 East 30th Street, 315 Fair Street, 53 Gold Avenue, 287 Lawrence Place, 80 Madison Avenue, 231 Madison Avenue, 42 Mil Street, 42 Montlair Avenue, 207 North 1st Street,
146 North Fourth Street, 158 North Fourth North Street, 136 North 9inth Street, 24 North York Street, 241, 243, Walnut Street, 140 Walnut Street at
186, East 16th Street, 974, East 19th Street, 937, East 19th Street, 11:06, East 24th Street, 20 Elk Street, 218 Kernney Street, 464 Madison Avenue, 4
633 3 Madison Avenue 364 Marshall Street 12 Rose Street 18 Celely Street 569 Summer Street 926 Madison Avenue 204 North 1st Street 227
Mil Street 273 East 21st Street 75 Henry Street 814 East 19th Street 864 East 24th Street and 10 Port Lunch Street. So
moved. Second. It was moved by Councilman Khalik and second by Councilwoman Mims. Roll call. Madame Clerk on item three and four on first reading. Roll call on item number four on first reading. Three and four. Councilwoman Cotton. Three and four. Yeah. Three and
four. I'm sorry. Councilwoman Cotton. Councilwoman Councilman Jackson. Yes. Councilman Kik. Yes. Councilwoman Mens, yes. Councilman Omar, yes. Councilman Uden, yes.
Council, Council President, my vote is yes, Madam Clerk. Thank you. The votes are seven in favor, two absent. Item number three and four are passed on first reading. Second
reading will be held at the regular meeting of June 17th, 2025. Thank you, man. Item five sits. So they are estab establishing handicap fire sits.
Item number five, Thursday, no public hearing required. Ordinance establishing handicap parking spaces at various locations on county roads. And item number six on first reading, ordinance establishing handicap parking spaces at
various locations on city roads. Item number five, 237 Grand Street North side, 386 Getty Avenue, West Side, 339 Total Avenue, West Side, Manchester Avenue 50, Lafayette Street, South Side.
94, Helden Avenue, East Side. 485 Union Avenue, East Side, Kernney Street side. 97 Rosa Parks Boulevard Southside Lafayette Street side 227 225 I'm sorry Madison Avenue East Side 239 Pnness
Avenue West Side 177 PNIS Avenue West Side 254 PNIS Avenue East Side 189 PNIS Avenue West Side May I have a motion for 56 I'm
sorry 102 Pnis Avenue east side 1084 Martin Street West Side 756 East 18th Street West Side 861 Madison Avenue East Side 478 Madison Avenue North Side 10th
Avenue Side and I have to read number six as well. Okay. Number six is to ordinance to establish handicap parking spaces at various locations on city roads. 299 Dakota Street, North Side, 59 Day Street, North Side. 264 East 21st
Street, West Side. 782 East 22nd Street, West Side. 683 East 27th Street, East Side. 362 15th Avenue, South Side. 291 Fair Street, North Side. 233 12th Avenue, East 18th Street Side, East
Side. 300 East 25th Street, West Side. 77 Maryland Avenue, North Side. 339 East 31st Street, East Side. 735 East 23rd Street, East Side. One second.
635 East 27th Street, East Side, 476 Ellison Street, South Side. 263 Governor Street, North Side 105 4th Avenue, North Side 40-42 North 11th Street, South Side 148 22nd Avenue,
South Side 1216th Avenue North Side 67 Carroll Street North Side 12th Avenue Side 327 12th Avenue North Side 87 East 17th Street East Side 91 Butler Street East Side 75 North First Street North
side 636 East 25th Street West Side 177 Butler Street East Side 241 Spring Street East Side 153 Beach Street East Side 400 East 26th Street West Side 284 17th Avenue South Side 9-11 Martin
Street East Side 61 Sassifast Street North Side 771 East 20th 26th Street East Side 1093 East 24th Street East Side. 652 East 27th Street West Side. Wow,
that's good. 481 Ellison Street, North Side. 230 Wayne Avenue, East Side. 65 Wayne Avenue, West Side. 207 Kernney Street, West Side. 85 Maple Street, North Side. 205 Marian Street, West Side. 195 Jasper
Street, West Side. and 96 North Sixth Street South Side. So moved by Councilman Mims and second by Councilman Colleague. Roll call command clerk on item five and six. Roll call on items number six and is
that six? Five and six for first reading. Councilwoman Cotton. Councilwoman Councilman Jackson. Yes. Counciloman Kik. Yes. Councilwoman Mims. Yes, Councilman Omar. Yes,
Councilman Uden. Yes, Madam Clerk. Council President, my vote is yes, Madam Clerk. Thank you. The votes are seven in favor, two absent. Items number five and six are
adopted on first reading. Second reading will be held June 17th, the regular meeting. Thank you, Madam Clerk. Matter of clerk, on item 43, I want to send this item back to workshop because we need some discussion. I have some council council members with some concern about item 43.
So, let's table and move it to the next meet to the next workshop. Item 43, council members. Uh before before we move up to Council president just council members councilman colleague council
councilman colleague has multiple concern about that he asked me and I say it's not time sensitive we could move to the next meeting and that's what we're doing so unless otherwise council member le council president uh not councilwoman Listen,
council colleagues not playing. So, council woman. [Music] Okay. No, they have other concern. I I think that's one of the that's one of the question you know I understand what you're saying but I'm saying what is the
question that you're looking for saying we're going to have a lengthy discussion on that we're going to have a lengthy discussion of that item that I know it every council member in here going to have a question okay just yeah but I'm just
saying they watching us on TV all companies are watching us they watching us all the time and that's why half of them are not bidding. They're not even they don't even want to put in. Council just a minute back. Councilwoman, give me a minute. Council and right after we
hear you, Councilwoman, you don't even look at the packet. You get the packet on Friday. Here it is Tuesday. Council members. Council member Les right after Council Jackson. And then Okay. Council President. Um um there there a little bit concern when we going
to remove a item that is already is already vetted through uh RFP. Uh there was five people vendors that submitted bid package on oh sorry requested bid package only one uh was received. That's
not the problem. The problem is that everybody had the opportunity to participate. They closed the bid. They awarded to citywide. again there's a lot of um u requirement to be able to tow vehicle uh storage and all that stuff
and I think they are they have done a great job in the past uh years that they are with us I don't think if there is any concern with the company but what we what we doing is here authorizing and
award contract to citywide a contract is already bidded it's already processed to the procurment. Harry Savalo did the proper work. Uh uh that's not questionable. Now, if it's something about um I think we should keep it on because
we want to let's have a discussion. We don't we don't want So, listen. It's what council members just a minute. Council members, it's 122 now. Let's spend let's spend a few minutes on discussion. I have council Jackson to ask for the floor. I'm coming back to Khali. Council member Lee. Madam Clerk,
read the item into the record. Let's have the discussion now and let's vote it right after the discussion. But please council members. Okay. So the reason I'm saying this is uh um um corporation council understand probably what I'm trying to uh we understood council me the contract we went through.
Listen times I personally have listen council members I personally have no problem with the item. If councilman Khali has some question he would like to have discussion moving forward to the workshop and it's not time sensitive. We're not voting against he just want to have a extensive discussion. Correct.
But council president is simple councilman if you look at the resolution there's nothing attached on the resolution. Only only thing that I see is the administrative fee of
$50 nothing else. So how much are they charging to tow a vehicle? uh big size vehicle, smalls size ve attached. Councilwoman, council members, read the resolution. Do you see anything in
there? We need some attachment. Well, the state is regulated by the state, too. It's not hees. It's regulated by he wants to see the fees, right? All he want he wants to see the fees that they charges. He want the list of the
fees. Yeah, you you guys I'm I'm okay. You guys want to vote on it? Go ahead. Council Jackson, if you want to see the fees, take this, right? That's all. You want to see the fees? Go ahead. Corporation council, I I need an amendment done to the contract. The um
they're towing vehicles at 11:30 at night. 6:00 a.m. people come pick it up. They're being charged for two days. And if it's 11:59 and uh they they don't allow people to go pick their vehicles up prior to midnight or or during those
hours a state, the next morning they're picking those vehicles up. The vehicles only been there for 5 hours and being charged for over for for two days. So there needs to be an amendment within the contract to state that it has to be there. It's a 24-hour period.
uh corporation council. Yes. Thank you, Council President. Thank you, Councilman Jackson, for that request. We'll take it under advisement. We'll bring it up to the purchasing agent as well as um uh PD who's the liaison with the towing company and ensure that your wishes are being
expressed and represented in the contract to the extent that they can. Remove it. No, we should not remove it. Trust me. U council members. Council members. So, just a point of order, Council President, because it's 1:25 in the morning. At this point, there's several
questions, but we're doing a lot of discussion. Can we have Madame Clerk read the item into the record, and then if it's voted up or down? Well, Jack, Councilman Jackson is asking to amend it. My My question is easy. If
we don't vote on this, our next meeting is next month. If they don't have a contract, are they going to operate without a contract? July 1st. Oh, July 1st. So, we it's not time. That's what I've been trying to council member. So,
and and council members, let me if if it's not time sensitive, let's be respectful for you, council ki. If you council ki has a question, we're not voting against the contract. They just want to see the list. So m let's table this item for the next workshop. May I have a motion to close? People need to
do some research sometimes. Move by council council president. Before we have a discussion, are you going to bring the company? We're tableing for the next work. Are you going to bring the company? No. No. We they we we got to ask for the fees. So Councilman Jackson asking asking for an amendment.
Council Khalik wants to have a clear uh amount of the fees that they charging per vehicle. So we want to get all the information once we get it. There's a motion on the floor. Once we get on the workshop, we get it ready. We We'll move forward. Okay. So So my my my my point
of order. There's a motion on the floor. We need There's a motion to close the close to close to close the the on the floor. We need a second. And if y'all want to go into a dialogue, just open up the discussion. Who second? Who second? Can I have a second for the motion? Sec. Motion to close the meeting. Second.
Roll call. ML to close this regular meeting. Moved by Councilman M. by councilman. You say discussion. You said discussion. Discussion council. So, so council president once again this was vetted to purchase agent, right? And everything the the the you cannot amend
a a you cannot I I call a discussion. He go give me the floor. So I call a discussion. He give you the floor. Council member Le. So council me just allow me for a minute. Correct. Allow me for a
minute. We totally trust Harry and the and the phenomenal job that Harry have is been doing the city. Harry's been in the city for over 40 years. We totally understand that. We're not saying that there's nothing wrong. Councilman colleague is asking for the lease of fees. Councilman Jackson would like to
see an amendment. So there's a there's two council member that want they want to see some changing. All I'm asking is we table it. We already did. And on the workshop we go and councilman Khal get the list that he need. Councilman Jackson might get the amendment and we could move forward. So, so it's 128. So,
motion to close by Councilman Mims and second by Councilman Khalik. Roll call man clerk to finish with this regular meeting. We approve it. We approve it. Roll call to close the public portion of May 20th, 2025. Councilwoman Cotton.
Sir, do you want to say something, sir? Do you want to use where the public call to close the regular meeting of May 20th, 2025? Councilwoman Cotton close the meeting. Yes.
Um, and I needed to I want to say that the state of New Jersey is now offering petitions for uh an executive clemency. This is really important because there were some um records that people could not get expuned. Now they're going to be
able to either get pardon or they call it um remission of fines. Um the workshop the work I have been working with my legislative aid Jamie Bland Jumpstart National Action
Network. Um, and for those guys, for those people who have records that they could not get expuned, hear what I say, that could not get their record expuned, you can go to 197 Montgomery Street, Tuesday and
Wednesday, which would be tomorrow, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. And also, I have I have the petitions here. You may call my office, too. Um the deadline is May uh May 30th. So please for those
gentlemen that have records that have not been able to get it expuned, we've been working on this. The governor um is going to have this deadline is May 30th. So, please reach out because let me just
say that back in the day, I would say the early 2000s, um, a lot of young men and some ladies who, uh, got arrested for selling drugs 1,000 ft within a school, didn't hardly have no drugs. Um, so please if you have
a record that you was not able to get expuned, please get in touch at 197 McGomery Street, Jamie Bland, Councilwoman Cotton on Tuesday and Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Very important. And I also want to say
too before I close that, um, if you're not doing nothing and I'm always talking about our kids, people talk about the kids, but nobody still don't show up for the kids. U, my daughter is having her eighth grade senior day at Johnny F. Penny's softball game at Commons Field.
Um game starts at 4:00 and they have a little ceremony piece um after the game. So, if you can come out, please do come out. Madame Clerk, you know, with that being said, Madame Clerk, um my vote is yes, Councilman Jackson. Yes,
Councilman Kik. Good night, everyone. My vote is yes, Councilwoman Mims. And so I just wanted to um bring some announcements. So on Sunday, myself and Councilwoman Cotton
are being honored by Desfield Dominicanana. Um thank you to um Mama Elsa Montilia and your entire committee honoring us at the Spring Hat and Tricky Trade this Sunday at Len. Congratulations to myself and Councilwoman Cotton for that great
honor. Um, and then on June 14th is the uh African-American Junth Awards uh breakfast at the Brownstone. I have tickets, $65 for a ticket. Um, I am the I've been selected to be the female
grand marshall for this year's parade. Um, please, if you need tickets, please see me for the breakfast. June 21st is the actual parade and the festival will follow at 12:00. um at the Underground Railroad at 9:00 in the morning. They
will have their uh usual um their uh event that morning at 9:00. We will line up by 10 at Masonic Temple and walk up to East Side Park. Um I want to thank Adah Pew, who's um and her committee for the parade, Rodney Anderson and the
Junth committee for the festival um and all the work that's been put in to make it a success. We're looking forward to a peaceful, united, festive, but great food event. We're looking forward to it. Um I want to um once again commend our
students. They're in the middle of their uh testing. Um prayerfully tomorrow the testing will end. So parents, please make sure that they're nicely rested for testing. Um school year is almost over. I want to say congratulations to a lot of our our students that have graduated
from college. There was one graduation I was watching tonight. Congratulations to all of our graduates and those that will be graduating. I want to commend the school board commissioners. Um, for years we have always talked about how parents if they have a student in the
eighth grade or high school that they have they they are split when it comes to the graduation. This year I'm excited that uh high school and grammar school graduations on two separate days. So um I commend the school board commissioners for that. much needed. With that being
stated, uh, madame clerk, secretary, to our police that are here, thank you, Melinda, Raphael, Corporation Council, Mr. Ba, I feel so bad for you. You're here, but unfortunately, these
meetings are long all the time. So, get all your kisses from your baby earlier in the day because these meetings last long every week. Um to our my council colleagues and to everyone, have a great night. Madame clerk, my vote is yes. Thank you, Councilwoman. Councilman
Omar, I want to congratulate Councilwoman Lisa Mims for being the female grand marshal. I look forward to that event. What was the date again? June 14th. 21st. 21st. Okay. Well, I can't I want to congratulate her now. That's right.
I want to congratulate I'll take it tonight. I'll take it tonight and next week. And also, I don't know if we're going to have another meeting before the primary, but to make sure to get out and vote, June 10th, early voting, June 3rd to June 8th. Um, and, uh, for those of
you who want to, you know, want to know who to, you know, who we're endorsing, well, I'm endorsing Senator Benji Wimberly, uh, Assemblyman Alab Deaziz, and, uh, Orlando Cruz. So, get out to vote. Early voting starts June 3rd to June 8th. Election day will be June
10th. Yes. And uh there's also a governor's race. I'm also endorsing Mikey Cheryl. Yes. And let's get out and vote, guys. It's very important. And uh with that being said, my vote is yes. Good night, Patterson. Councilman Council Newton. Thank you, Mad Kirk. So, uh Patterson,
it's almost what 1:35 at night. We are just closing our meetings. Uh again, thank you for uh being with us. Those who joined us, thank you very much. Before I close, uh, this Saturday we are hosting a Bangladesh festival at the Hinchcliffe Stadium. I invite all my
council colleagues and those who are, uh, listening to us at the Hinchcliffe Stadium this Saturday on the 24th. The event is going to start at 2:00 p.m. until the midnight. So, I invite all of you, please kindly join. I'm going to also text you personally, all my council colleagues. So, as a reminder,
corporation council, Mr. Ba, please join us. Um as uh my council colle um mentioned about the upcoming primary election, it is very important for us to just be part of this election. I know we
sometimes we just forget, we just take it easy, but just know this is a very crucial election. I want to make sure that everyone come out to vote and we vote for the uh ticket that P County Democratic Organization supporting. I want everyone to support. With that being said, thank you Patterson for
allowing us to serve you. Have a good night everyone. My vote is yes. Thank you Councilman Councilman VZ. I just want to send my condolence to a uh family member of my son uh he passed away and the day of his birthday uh May
19, 2025. yesterday uh on the board of social service uh FTO Eddie Tobal uh those that know Eddie Tobal um and part of the family uh we grieving and also um making sure that we pray for his family
um it's a loss that everybody knows that he was a great man in the city of Patterson and also a good minister uh pastor Falso Eddie Tobar uh our condolence to the family. Um, one thing I have to say is also is that um, happy
Dominican mother's day this next Sunday. Congratulations Ruby Cotton. And also this Sunday um, congratulation Ruby Cotton and uh, Lisa Mins. And also my wife is going to get honor uh, that day. So congratulation. Oh, also Philly's
Rally is going to get honor that day too at the Dominican Mother's Day at the LAN. We're going to be celebrating. That's one of the party that you're going to see Councilman Mendes and me dancing and everybody dancing that day
because we celebrate in good manner. Um last but not least, uh I want you to uh come out and vote June 10. It's important primary. A lot of people say there's a low turnout. Please come out and vote. Exercise that right that you have.
Please come out and vote. If you look at the action of people carrying t-shirts, that that's not what we want in the state. Um, trust me, that's not what we don't want in the state. That kind of action. So, you have to go out vote for Benj Wembley. You have to go out and vote for Al Adeliz and also for my
friend Al um Orlando Cruz. And last but not least, I am voting for Ras Baraka. that is my choice and that's what represent the whole entire state of New Jersey. So saying
that my vote is yes. God bless you all. Thank you Councilman. Council President um thank you Madame Clerk. Um so so once again um let me just express my deepest condolences to Noel family. Um it was it
was a very devastating news when I hear that you know he was killed. I mean, such a phenomenal person. Um, let's keep his family in our prayer. Uh, you know, my Jamaican community in the third war is a very strong community, hardworking
people that just dedicate the time to work and raise their family and and just add to the value of the great city of Patterson. I'm very proud to serve the largest Jamaican community in P County and one of the largest in the state of New Jersey. So, let let's keep our
family and friends in our prayer. Uh um so councilwoman Mims congratulation being honored as a grand marsh that's a phenomenal news. Uh so this past Sunday I would like to uh take this time to thank all the um uh the the honories. I
put a beautiful event for the Dominican mother's day and I will be at this event um with uh my council woman with our mad clerk that has been honored this Sunday celebrating Dominican mother's day and that's what we celebrate. We have we have to celebrate diversity. We have to
celebrate unity. I understand that Patterson I mean we facing a lot of challenges but I prefer to be on the positive side. I prefer to continue working. Uh today on the agenda you hear we resurfacing East 34 is 35th Street. They haven't been fixed in over 40
years. Last week we have from East 40 all the way onto East 34 from to Route 20 to Broadway redone resurfacing in all those road. We continue improving our parks on the legislation today on the agenda. We got the little Larry Dobby
ready to be uh ready to be renovated. We've finished with the Larry Doby with the big part. We just keep working. Um and and as as our Pisonson knows that I spent this year to work for the people. Um you know, I'm not I'm not here uh
looking out for myself. Um you know, Camille Black is a clear example. When she reach out to me, we took care of that. When you call me, I do my best to take care of the situation. The first thing that I do in the morning is to drive around my third ward and into the city of Pis to see the condition of the city to start working with that
director. I'm the type of person that I could sit with any person on the table and today was a clear example of that. The legislation that I introduced to for the homeless it wasn't the right one but that lead into a great partnership with all those grassroot all those entity
that have books on the ground and we came out with a phenomenal legislation to address the homeless situation in the city of Paris. That's what you're getting from me. Action. And at the city council, I would like to encourage our voters to look at the conduct of the
people of the ch on this chamber. The council members, some of the council members, I want the voters to just look into because today it was not the people. Every resident, they spoke for three minute. They were very respectful. No cursing. But you had council member the day that they tried to they do the
best they can to disrupt the meeting and not to finish our agenda. Just look at that. Just look at that. Let's pray for our city and let's continue doing what we have to do to get Paris on track. With that being say, God bless you all. Before my vote, it's important to let
everybody know that June 10, you have to come out. I'm supporting my great friend, former council of the seats for Alan Deiz. He was a phenomenal friend at the council. I know he going to do well in Toronto. I'm supporting U. Orlando
Cruz, phenomenal candidate. My favorite friend as Senator Benji Wimbley, please. He leading a huge fight. Um, fully support of Senator Benji Wimbley on his big and huge victory on June 10. And
absolutely for Governor um Mikey Sherro is my choice, is my pick. So, let's keep it going. Let's move forward and let's get it done. Let's win, but let's win big. It's about winning big. God bless your pattern. So my vote is yes. Thank you council president. I want to resend
my vote. I would like to resend my vote. So just two things um I forgot to address. So one I just want to put it out. There is misinformation that was put out that Councilwoman Mims
um encouraged the young lady that was sitting in the audience who spoke on tonight. I encourage her to come to attack Cameo Black and Corey Teague. I'm not sure who's starting that rumor or where it's coming from. It is absolutely incorrect. I don't even know the young
lady. I'm I'm grateful she came. She was peaceful on tonight. I don't know her and I would never ever I don't need to have anyone come to a microphone to attack anyone. That's not my character. Everyone knows me better than that. I don't have to send anyone to the
chambers to the microphone or anyone to attack because that's not what we're here for. People already talk about it looking like romper room. So council members will not be a part of that foolishness. So wherever that rumor has come from or wherever it started, I want to put it to bed and to rest. You've
heard it clearly from me and whoever's starting that rumor. Um may God bless them. Um, with that stated, there is an important election coming on on uh June the 10th, and I wanted to be clearly noted. I will be supporting the entire Democratic ticket. Um, I know we've
mentioned many names, but we did not talk about our county commissioners, uh, Christina, uh, Stratz, and Micro Miglia, but I will be supporting the entire Democratic ticket from the top of the ticket all the way down. God bless you, Madam Clerk. My vote is yes. Good night. Thank you, Council President. I need to
resend again. And there's a few things if I may. I just, you know, like, you know, council members, it's going to be 2 a.m. Madame Clerk. Madam Clerk, go ahead, Councilwoman Cotton. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. You know, I mean, I I
just talked about um the the clemency law that um Governor Murphy has put in place, which is very important. But um I think that what's going to happen with us and we do have a very important election coming up um and if when you
listen to everybody when you listen to everybody who's running for governor um Roswell Rock gives you that hope. Roswell Rock gives you that um you're going to be part of the solution of re-imagining New Jersey. So, I'm
encouraging you all to support Roswack for governor because he's giving you he he talks like Obama. He he talks like Martin Luther King. He gives you that hope that we that we're looking for. And you know,
people can think where they want, but people are looking at the way you talk and how you react. And I'm going with of course my cousin assemblyman Benji Wimbley. Absolutely. For state senator and he has been around for many many many years. So he just not started boots
on the ground. And you know and of course now for my assembly I'm going to go with a young man that I've known for many many years. I saw him grow up and grow up and went to law school. He done went everywhere. I'm asking you all for to support Kinyatta Stewart uh for
assembly and I'm also going to support with my friend Al Albaziz who sat next to me for six years. Um and he has listened and I think that we don't understand that we need people down in Trenton that that's going to look out for our city. We need ones down in
Trenton that's going to look for our city. And also for the commissioners, I'm going to go with Mike Ria and Christina Sergeants. So, with that being said, make sure early voting starts June 3rd. It goes to June 8th, I believe.
Maybe June Yeah, June 8th. It goes to um but please um those names that I have considered. Um we got to get um Roz Rock in as governor for the state of New Jersey. Um and I appreciate what Governor Murphy is doing now with that
clemency. It should have been done a long time ago. Um it should have been done a long time ago, but thank you. But anyhow, with that being said, just remember what I said. Rosar Rock for governor, Benji Wimley for state senator, uh for the 35th legislative district,
Kenyatta Stewart, Al Alaz, and for our county commissioner, Mike Riiamology, and Christina Sherfro. Thank you. Thank you everyone out there. Have a good night. God bless you all. God bless you. Let's continue. Let's continue. And you know, let me say, see, see these guys
get mad. I don't get mad cuz when I go home I'm I I'll say good night. I I'm not It's the way you think. It's the way you think. I'm not against you. It's just the way you think. And it's fine cuz we're not going to agree. There was a couple items tonight that we did not agree, which is fine. Thank you. We just
didn't agree. Thank you everyone out there. Have a good night. God bless you all. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Good night. Patteradison, thank you so very much. Veron Clark, we love you. Thank you. Sophia, we love you too. Our police officer, thank you. Cooperation Council at UBA. Thank you. Uh let's
let's go home, Patterson. Thank you. Yeah. Yeah. Roll call. Council. Oh, I did a roll call. Okay. The votes are eight in favor, one absent. The meeting of May 20th, 2025 is hereby
closed. Good night everyone. It's closed. Good night all. Good night, Councilman BZ.