Good evening everyone. On behalf of the Patterson Municipal Council, I welcome you to the special meeting of June 23rd, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. The meeting is now called to order. Please join me in the pledge of allegiance.
>> Pledge of Allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
>> Thank you, Madam Clerk. Please call the role. Councilwoman Cotton >> here. >> Vice President Davila >> present. >> Councilman Jackson
is absent. Councilman Khalik >> present. >> Councilman Mendes is absent. Councilman Omar >> present. Madam clerk, >> Councilman Udin is absent. Councilman VeZ
>> present. Madame clerk. >> Council President Mims. >> I am here. Madam clerk, >> we have six present, three absent. We have quorum. >> Please read the statement of compliance in accordance with the open public meetings act. In accordance with the
open public meetings act NJSA 10 col4-6 advanced notice of the special meeting of the Patterson Municipal Council has been provided. Written notice of the special meeting was provided on June 17th 2026 at least 48 hours in advance
of this meeting. Set notice was posted in the lobby of city hall transmitted to the North Jersey Herald News and the record and filed with the office of the city clerk. Thank you, Madame Clerk. Can we do item number two, the ordinance?
>> For item number two, we have a public hearing, and this is ordinance amending Patterson Code section 407-18 addressing sewer use charges which have not been adjusted for inflation since 2021. This is from the administration
and ordinance 26-008. >> I'll move. Second move by council, second by mems and um Omar. Uh public portion is public hearing is now open on item number two
>> and we are letting it confirm if there is anybody in the queue right now. We have no calls at this time. >> See no one in the forum. Move to close. >> Move to close by council member Le. Second by uh VP Dava. Roll call to close
the public hearing on item number two. >> Councilwoman Cotton, >> yes. >> Vice President Davila, >> yes. >> Councilman Jackson is still absent. Councilman Khalik, >> yes.
>> Councilman Mendes is still absent. Councilman Omar, >> yes. Councilman Udin is still absent. Councilman Vez, >> yes. We'll close the public port
hearing. >> President Mims. >> Yes, Madam Clerk. >> Public hearing is now closed on this ordinance. >> Roll call on item number two. Madam clerk, >> discussion. >> Discussion. Councilman Blesz. >> Um, just a quick question. How many
votes we need for this ordinance? >> Mr. CFO. How many votes do we need? >> Five. >> Five. Thank you. Roll call. Madam clerk. >> Council. Council President. >> Council Motton. >> When does this when does this take effect?
>> Council um CFO. >> It would take effect for um the second half bills. So for August and for November. >> Okay. So for August and November, they'll see the the rate the the increase.
>> Correct. Okay. Now, um Okay, I see it now. Thank you. Um Javier, >> thank you. Roll call. Madam clerk, >> Mr. President, >> council member last >> um just see in the page number two
if it 4%. That's increasing right only 4%. at um page number two uh voltmental rate for CCF on the page number um last last page before the last uh
uh on number four say $1,293 um if it's 4% will be an increase of $51.72 I believe so and then um the number that shows here shows 1,345 and comes up to 300 1,34472.
So I don't know if that's 4%. >> You got to go to the next dollar. >> Well, they rounded it to the next. >> Oh, okay. Okay. I got >> I just want to be clear that there. Uh, Councilwoman Ruby Khan, do you need to be close on yourself on this because this >> I didn't hear you.
>> Oh, she's on the water. >> Oh, they're going. Okay. I just >> roll call. Madam clerk. >> Roll call on ordinance 2608. Councilwoman Cotton, >> yes. >> Vice President Davila,
>> yes. >> Councilman Jackson has not joined. Councilman Khalik, >> yes. >> Councilman Menddees has not joined yet. Councilman Omar, >> yes.
>> Councilman Vez, >> no. President Mims. >> Yes, madam clerk. >> Five yeses, one nos, three absent. This item passes. >> Items number five and six are removed. Uh the owner has to come in. The clerk
will send a notice out for items five and six for renewal of entertainment and dance license. Uh madam clerk, let's go to item number four. Item number four is a resolution of the city of Patterson authorizing the submission of a request to the New
Jersey Urban Enterprise Zone Authority for Patterson UEZ corridor lighting and security project in the city's UEE zone in an amount not to exceed 1,235,197. This is from economic development resolution 26302.
So move >> second move by second >> VP uh Davis second by Mims and Omar >> discussion >> discussion council member >> uh through the chair if the director could ask her this question director Vero uh is a it looks like a good idea
uh what we doing moving forward to bring uh lighting to the uh coders of the uee um I know this is a request to urban urban enterprise zone
or try to give us this money. Um but do you have a map uh what corridor we going to start doing this if it's all going to be main street market uh you know uh the uee zone is wide wide
open. So, you know, if you have a designated area, you're going to start putting this lights with PCG. >> Director Rosado or is Washington? Are you answering, Mr. Washington? >> Yes, I'm here. >> Mr. Washington.
>> Okay. Uh, Councilman, thank you for your question. Yes, we do. And the way this is going to be executed, it's going to be done in phases. We're gonna start off with the downtown area as that's where uh DPW DPW and PACG has highlighted that that's where the most efficient lamps
are. So the initial stage will be conducted downtown and it will be guided through DPW uh Mr. Estatudo and the uh NPACG executives. In other words, their technical team will tell us exactly which lamps will go first and from there
we'll spread out to the different corridors. So, so in other words, can you tell me if that old green light poles are going to disappear from the city? >> It's going to be the really tall ones, those 24-footer. Those specifically the ones that are right now have become at
this point broken off or damaged or are in any danger of breaking off. Those are the most immediate ones that are that we're going to address. >> Correct. because I had a constituent that lived in the fifth ward that uh live around the uh mark main street and
and Grant that one of those life fisher fell right in front of her and she was lucky enough to to not get hit with it. And those are the reasons why we're working closely with PS&G is to address those specific fixtures right away because they're they're dangerous and we
decided through UE being that the resources were there to utilize those funds in a way that that it creates safety safety for both the consumer as well as the people who live in the city. >> So they the um the do you consider that
downtown is up to um Mil Street? Uh, Director Rosado, I know you work closely on what the definition of the downtown areas are. Could you >> Director Rosado? >> It's going to be a total of 310 total
poles. Okay. Um, the corridors are from Main Street, which is Krooks Avenue to Lower Maine. Market Street, which is Mill to Summer, Broadway, which is Main Street to Memorial Drive, Ellison from Main Street
to Memorial Drive, and then Ward Street from Maine to Clark, and then Memorial Drive from Market Street to Broadway. So, okay. So, let's keep the record clear when we say downtown. And I nothing against with the Krooks Avenue
up to u of downtown but um the reason I'm asking is because I believe Mil Street Peruvian Square Van Halton uh back portion of it uh the um before going to Gray Falls all that section is
downtown we have the old uh antique uh poles there and u we be requested with Satuda way back that we upgrade ated those pole especially when they in the historic district area but it's including downtown. Now you mentioned Cruz Avenue that's not downtown that's
in South P. So we have to make clear to the record that is covering also that section. So um uh when you say downtown only everybody could think it's downtown. Now you stated it's coming from Kru all the way down to downtown. Well, the phase the phase is starting in
downtown phase one. >> Director, if you can just send out the information on the four phases of this project. I know we're just starting, but just send an overview of the phase out to all the council members for review uh for committee and then so the council can >> council president,
>> I haven't finished. I haven't finished. Uh director um and and you're gonna and you're going to hear this from me a lot when it comes up to uee. Fifth Ward also has UEZ zone. Fifth Four has area that needs that kind of uh
upgrade. So, um nothing against anybody else ward, but I have a a majority section of downtown that is u needed that that that type of quality of lights and and cameras and I and I want to see
it there too, especially this coming up two years. And I gonna be and I gonna be I got to be more enaminous on that, you know. Um I have supported as a councilman for 10 years here any other project in any other ward. So uh I don't
want to feel like I'm being left behind in any project that we have money to invest. >> Council President, >> council vice president. So I I want us just to, you know, be clear um that the items are specific to UEZ zones and uh
Director Rosado, please correct me if I'm wrong. If the portion that we're discussing on Crooks is UE, >> yes. >> So it started Yes. It's only on >> the answer is yes. The answer is yes. The reason I'm saying that is is because we tend to,
you know, when it comes to South Patterson or the six ward and and things are getting done, it almost like there's some type of and I'm going to put it out there, some type of favoritism. No, that portion of Krooks app is UE. And so you you were specific to say and you sent it
in the email as well that went out yesterday and this morning as well, uh, indicating all of those streets. I don't want anyone to think that this these monies or these lights these fixtures that are being fixed are only you know and specific to the six war that that's
not a UVZ zone. Uh to Councilman Velis's um point um it is true he has a lot of of of uh the downtown area um who part of it is UZ and so Councilman if you see you know part of it is within the area
that you're discussing but I know that you're going to want more. I just wanted to clarify and make sure that we're not sending a message that we're doing uez and crooks have because the portion of it is also part of uez and I understand also that you are working closely with
um statudo uh with DPW and with PSNG as well. Um the only thing that I heard you know uh um uh director uh Washington say is they'll tell us I think that within that we the council can also let them
know our interest cuz we understand that they'll give us the overview of everything that needs to be done and then we can say well we'd like certain priorities you know based on requests you know either from businesses or for from constituents who have discussed that you know the lighting needs to be
All right, council president. Thank you very much. I just wanted to clarify. >> Thank you. Roll call. M clerk. >> I said I had my hands. >> I'm sorry. I didn't see it. Council cotton. >> I just wanted to find out again from um I know director Rosado. Um you said
Broadway. What part of Broadway? >> Rosado. Um Memorial from Market Street to Broadway. And then we also >> No, no, no. You said Broadway >> Memorial Memorial Drive from Market
Street to Broadway. So this list is based on Statudo uh telling us where all the polls, >> right? >> Oldfashioned polls are >> okay. So starting from Memorial Drive up to uh Madison Avenue,
>> Marcus Street to Broadway. >> Where's Market Street to Broadway? >> On Main Street on Memorial. >> No, I'm say I'm asking you about Broadway. I didn't say nothing about Main Street. I said Broadway. I heard you say Broadway. >> Oh, Broadway. I'm sorry. From Main Street to Memorial Drive.
>> From Main Street to Memorial Drive now. And then uh what was the other one? Ellison Street to what? >> Uh Ellison Street will be from Main Street also to Memorial Drive. >> No, >> behind that. That's not much. Main
Street to Memorial. That's nothing. That's only three blocks. >> Those are where the poles are are located. They are. >> Let me just finish. So, you're telling me they can only put these lights on certain poles? >> Is that what you're saying?
>> Director Rosado. >> I'm sorry, Council President. Point of order for a minute. I I'm getting some messages from constituents that the meeting is not on YouTube. Madame Clerk, the meeting is not on YouTube. >> Ryan, could you check into that, please?
>> We have a delay from what I understand. Correct. >> All right. I'm sorry that council council my apologies. Just said I got two messages right now saying the meeting is not on YouTube. >> Okay. >> Go check. >> So my So my question is to director
Rosado. You you said Memorial Drive to Main Street which is two blocks like is that because they got certain polls? Is that why? >> Cuz director Rosado I thought okay I >> No, I'm still not finished.
So, director, I'm saying to you there's only two block and I asked you the question. Is it because it's a special pole that that's why they can use these lights? >> It's because they're only focusing on the green architectural lights. Those are the ones where the fixtures are being uh replaced.
>> Okay. >> Those lights are there already. >> Yes. >> So, say what now? >> These are the green poles. They're they're in the >> green on the green architectural design. First, >> my next question, and you know, we're going to I'm going to do it like director Rodriguez, I don't I asked you
many times about the trees that needs to be trimmed. Trees are kissing each other and which are now really blocking the lights. They're kissing like they're coming across the street and kissing. Uh we have a lot of blocks like that. And
one of main one of the main blocks director is Montgomery Street that they're kissing. You can't. So, even if you have the lights up there, you still you can't you still can't It's still dark because the trees uh has to be trimmed. So, I got to get some of those
trees trimmed, especially around the lights and especially around the stop signs. You got to get some of those stop signs clear. You don't see stop signs until you right on top of it. And so, I just put I need to put that request in. Director, >> Council President, Council President, if
I can just give you an update on on what's going on with uh YouTube. It's my understanding uh right now uh this meeting is live so it is on uh Verizon uh channel 32 uh channel 77 the access channel there is an issue with the
YouTube streaming so they are working on it but this meeting is also being recorded so once they're able uh if we're done with the meeting it will be it'll go on YouTube but just letting the community know that this meeting is being broadcasted on channel 77 and on
channel 32. Just wanted to let you know that. >> And from what I understand, it's not an issue on our IT side. It is an upgrade or an update to the link from the YouTube side. >> Thank you, madam clerk. Roll call, ma'am.
>> Um, council, >> council my colleague. >> Thank you. I just want to clarify one thing. Um these replacement are for only those green PS that we have which are not installed in every location of the
UE zone. I don't have any in the second world for example union app to app there is none. So there is nothing being done on union app with this project or or to app with this project. So we need to understand we might have a new easy zone
in in our world does not mean that if they want to even replace these light bulbs and stuff with this project they cannot do it but it has not been installed in this section yet. I hope in future with future project we should be
able to put new lamps on the the section they are not covered with these uh green uh light poles. That's that's all I'm requesting to our EUZ um director. Thank you. >> Great point, Councilman. Roll call, Madam Clerk. >> Councilwoman Cotton,
>> yes. >> Vice President Davila, >> yes. >> Councilman Jackson has not joined. Councilman Khalik, >> yes. >> Councilman Mendes has not joined. Councilman Omar,
>> I just want to thank Director Rosado for all his work into this project. My vote is yes. >> Councilman Udin has also not joined at this time. Councilman Valz, >> I'm happy to see that u the money of uee
are being requested and uh spending wisely in our city especially the UE zone. I went way back to uh Union City and it looks like a stadium. They use a lot of money for uee to uh light all
that more than 45 street uees zone they have in this case. Uh I'm happy to see that the projects will be move forward. Hopefully we could do this before the winters comes in if we have the funding coming. And uh and just to keep the
director in mind that um Market Street between Straight Street and Madison Avenue, we have uh 15 polls of those already counted when I went go way back. Um saying that my vote is yes
>> and council president Mims. >> My vote is yes, madam clerk. Six yeses, three absent. This item passes. >> Item three, madam clerk. >> As a reminder before I read number three, for those listening um on our channels, for those who would like to
participate in public portion, you can dial 973 3211579 and enter meeting ID 8321. You then press star one to listen and press star three to be added to the speaker queue. and that's been
advertised with our agenda. Item number three is a resolution approving transfer of 28 taxi cab registrations from Taxi Patterson LLC to New Jersey Yellow Cab Taxi Service LLC of 742 River Street
Patterson, New Jersey. This is a resolution from our office number 26301. >> So move. >> Moved by council vice president Davis. Second by >> second by VeZ. Roll call on item three. >> Discussion for a minute. >> Discussion. Councilman.
>> This is only transfer for 28 taxi car registration. Uh it says that it's 742 River Street. Uh where they going to park this vehicles? Because uh whose mailing address and parking address are stated above. But
where's the uh the parking location? >> Councilman, where's 742 River Street at? What street? >> That's on between third and four Avenue before the field. You where the where the mattress company ceiling is at on
front of there where you see a lot of cat park overnight on the streets. >> Um Councilman, the owner is not on uh the these businesses are not operating. So, it is up to you if you desire to pull them until he comes in. They'll be
out of business for a couple weeks, but it's up to you. >> No, no, no, no, no. I I just want to make clear that, you know, it's a >> There's no one on the No one on none of us can answer where they're parking. That would >> No, no. But I know it's transfer. They just transferring registration. I understand that. It's a paperwork. They
transfer paper, >> right? But when when they come into a conclusion to use those paper that we transferring uh where they going to park the car and that's one thing that have to be clear in the resolution because every time
that we uh pl you know put cars out there they always stay in the resolution where they're going to be parking. Well, I understand the process. We are transferring paper here. Transfer this paper to that company. But when those 28
papers, they could have used it where they could park those cars. And I I know we have received I don't know if councilwoman Cotton had received uh complaints about uh those uh cab being parked on on River Street
alongside the uh alongside the um the ceiling mattress company. So um >> actually actually councilman that's the third one. >> Yeah, I know. I'm just saying you said cotton. So actually that's the third ward. >> Oh because you asked because between the third fourth
>> did I what did I ask? I didn't ask >> council members that come like what did I ask? >> I understand the concern they can send that request to like >> the request should be and from here on out council president >> that we have >> that they should also list where they going to park their vehicles. That's all
they got to do. Correct. That's all they got to do. >> So let me let me hold on for a minute. Councilwoman >> ral sir >> president >> um let's not create a a a a perception that because it's in that ward we don't
receive complaints I receive complaints and I try to address accordingly even it's not my ward but I just want to make sure that they have parking anything councilwoman Davida you want to say something >> no she councilman bles she's talking to someone councilman
>> oh okay So, um I just want to make sure that when we transfer those license, the uh I know the clerk know how how to do her diligent work to make sure those those vehicles when they operating, they not be in the streets taking residents
parking. >> Thank you. Roll call. Madam clerk, >> council president. >> Yeah, Councilman Khaled. >> Parking location should be attached to the resolution easily. That's just that's the practice. >> Yes. Honestly, I don't have that um
>> yes >> resolution in the paperwork in front of me. I'm just asking uh >> to the license department >> is the parking location attached to the resolution. Can you please check it for me? >> It's not it's not requested.
>> It is not. That's mean this this application is not complete then. >> Yes, it is. >> It is complete. That has not been the practice to add it. That is something that's being requested today. We can do that in the future but it has >> he's not requested every application what I have known council president even
if somebody I know somebody has one vehicle he provide the the uh parking lease from our parking authority for his application to move forward. So I mean is council president if I may address
council >> okay one second council VP I don't think that's something that should allow us to remove it I don't want to stop business from >> No no no no definitely not >> I think it's something that we should look into madam clerk um perhaps that is on the uh information please disseminate
it to >> as far as I know it's been pass past practice every taxi company or any transportation company they must provide provide a parking lot or parking lease
with parking authority to to have the resolution move forward. Council >> President, so let's make sure that's uh there madam clerk. Um um clearly I just wanted to just clarify that the application in the application. Okay. So
that's what I wanted to um just let because councilman Kique is correct. >> It has always we always ask that. I know that the clerk also does her due diligence. Um what we have in front of us right now is just a copy of the reszo which is just saying that it's a
transfer. All right. Um but it is in the application and I know that um uh when I called cuz I know I got numerous calls because you know we were having the special meeting and the finance meeting uh um and we were having a finance meeting and this goes through finance.
Okay. Um but he is correct that you know whenever if there's a transfer if it's a new in new medallions that they need to show proof that they have a parking enough parking looking at the at the reszo and the address you can see that they have a lot of parking.
>> So madame clerk could you just forward the applications because that's not here and I'm sure it's on there. Just send all those applications to all the council members. >> I mean we can send >> roll call madam clerk on item three. Item two. Item three. I'm sorry.
>> This is This is item three. >> Yes. This is it. >> Councilwoman Cotton. >> Uh thank you, U. Madame Clerk. I just want to say that, you know, um you know, we have two taxi inspectors and when these taxi companies are not doing what they're supposed to do, you can then
report it to the taxi inspectors that we have and they do look into it. Whatever you have, they will look into it. U Madame Clerk, um my vote is yes. >> Vice President Davila. Yes, >> Councilman Jackson has not joined.
Councilman colleague, >> I do agree with our dean of the council, Councilwoman Ruby Kton, and my vote is yes. >> Councilman Mendes, I see that you have joined. We're on item number three.
>> Uh, yes. Good afternoon to all my council colleague. Good afternoon to the city of Patterson. Uh uh which item are we? Uh ML clerk and I do apologize. >> Item three. This is a resolution approving the transfer of 28 taxi cab registrations from Taxi Patterson LLC to
New Jersey Yellow Cap Taxi Service. >> My vote is yes, Madam Clerk. >> Councilman Omar. >> My vote is yes, Madam Clerk. Thank you, Councilman Khan, for clarifying that up. You can always report an infraction to the tax to the taxi inspectors.
Councilman Udin has not joined. Councilman Vez, >> nothing against the U applicant. Let that keep the record clear just in case whoever came in late to the meeting and listen something um different. Um the
practice is practice. Councilman Khal just stated the resolution state the license address uh where they office at and the location also uh where they park. That's why I was saying in the beginning uh to say that uh the place has a lot of parking is a mechanic shop
only with that is full of cars that need to be repaired. So I want to make sure that if I get complaints I got their numbers and I tell them right straight in the bat parking street parking is for residents especially in the fifth ward. I tell them your cab is parked in the
fifth ward you need to move it. Our residents need parking and this is a complaint that every council members listen every day. Now the elections are over. Everything had to be back in place. We have ordinance in place and we
have rules in place and um let's make effective. My vote is yes to transfer 28 license that eventually is going to convert into a vehicle and I hope they have parking for that. My vote is yes.
>> President Ms. >> My vote is yes, Madam Clerk. >> Seven yeses, two absence. This item passes. >> Item number seven, Madam Clerk. >> Item number seven is a resolution addressing the renewal of a junkyard
license for Regio Rinkon Remy American Auto and Repair at 4244 Franklin Street in the fourth ward. This is from finance and resolution 26305 second by council cotton and Mendes. Roll call on item number seven. Madam
clerk, >> councilwoman Cotton, >> I must say I and I need to say this for this company. He is he keep his business nice and clean. He don't have stuff all over the place. He I got I got to give him credit. um uh Rico um Recon. He
really does a good job with his business of taking care of the the area that he's in. With that being said, um Madame Clerk, my vote is yes. >> Vice President Davila, >> yes. >> Councilman Khalik. >> Yes, Madam Cler.
>> Councilman Mendes, >> my vote is yes, Madam Clerk. >> Councilman Omar, >> my vote is yes, Madam Clerk. Councilman Vez, >> who don't know Remy? Remy is a good guy, man. I hope I hope the owner of the
parking the space next to him do something with that place there. It will it will stick out a lot for his business. And trust me, I see him cleaning a little bit further when he had to clean his lot. So, um Remy, everybody knows Remy, he got more than 40 years there, I believe. So, right.
Right, Ruby? Um my vote is yes. And um this is one of the uh business owner that believes still in Patterson. Uh my vote is yes >> and president m >> my vote is yes madam clerk. >> This item passes. >> Last item on the agenda the payment of
bills for um uh finance chair. >> Council president. Thank you very much once again. Uh good evening to everyone. Uh council members. We have a uh summary of dispersements of totaling
15,977,130.19 of which this this has a two um payroll uh um summing up 11,834,310.74. The remaining is 4,142,81945. That breakdown is uh capital fund is 2,149,54711
of which I believe the um the capital fund is JA Alexander and street resurfacing uh for street resurfacing and for River
Street. And then uh the other bigger payment is the uh 1,28,91252 which is other statutory expenditures uh which um are for uh emergency sore and uh and
store reconstruction. >> Council president. My motion is for payment of bills for the amount of 15,977,000 $130.19. >> Council BZ and then Councilman Mendes. >> Leave Mendes first. >> No, go ahead. Councilman, go ahead.
>> Go ahead. You you you >> Councilman Mendes, >> you live outside. >> Uh thank you. Uh um uh council president uh I expressed my concern a few months ago about the uh way way back about um as we all remember we hire a outside
entity to over to look at the project on river street and and I've been trying to find the um the company that is uh that's supposed to oversee the project. I've been in a multiple occasion been on on River Street. I remember I I sold them for the first in the beginning of
the project on site and as we all remember the agreement was to uh uh they they will be on site oversee the project. I haven't seen that company and I haven't see any payment for that company. Uh can I get an explanation on this because that's one of that was one of the important pieces that council
president means always talk about uh project manager and and we spoke about that and we and we hired that company but that agreement uh was in place that they got to be on site and I I have not seen them on site. Director Rodriguez
>> is raining probably >> uh is uh >> don't think he's on >> Dr. Rodriguez was on um >> Mr. Ba I don't know if you have the information or can this information be sent to uh not just to the councilman to
all council members to get the information on the oversight that's being provided on River Street? Council President. >> Yes, Council President. I I will ask the question and then forward the response to the entire governing body. >> Thank you, Mr. Ba. Councilman Bles. >> Yeah. Uh through the chair to madam uh
um chair of finance. You stated there's two payroll. Which one is that? >> I can't hear you. My apologies. I said council president if I may. Councilman if you know that every other week our payment of bills are 5 million plus change. So if you
total that number it's 11 million. That's two payrolls. We only meet twice. >> Okay. I'm sorry. I would. >> So that's why the 11 million which is the total of the two which is 5 million plus each. >> That that payroll include overtime.
That includes everything and it includes the money that we received from the state. The reimbursement of 8,513,5198. >> Which one is that item? >> For public safety, you know how we get the public? No. No. Yeah, you have to. Yeah. Okay. For public safety, we get
reimburse. Okay. That's um Okay. Um so to the chair, um Mr. 8. Um, do we owe anybody any union out there money uh
that we are pending for any budget? >> We have from any contract from any contract. Sorry. >> You're saying you're asking the CFO or the BA? >> No, I see the BA CFO or CFO could answer. He's he's the one that manages
the checks um and dispersement. uh CFO if you're still here I don't see you but is any chance uh can you tell me if we still own any retro to any uh contract that we already settled and we have vote on it >> Mr. BA.
>> Um there were several contracts settled this year and I believe um the fire officers retro still has to be rectified. Um the initial numbers that the city came up with and that the union came up with do not exactly match. So we're going through the process of
working through we did the same thing with the police and it turns out the city's numbers were correct. So um we're doing that due dil due diligence. It's it's a process. It's a year and a half that it was out of contract. There's step movement. There's increases. So, um, we want to get it right.
>> So, they they So, in other words, the unions are put in the wrong numbers or is somebody is calculating the numbers? >> This the city provided in its initial view of what the numbers are. The union has um a slightly comes out to a slightly different number. So, we need
to get into a room like we did with the police and hash out which side um is approaching the math the correct way. >> Okay. I tossing you. You go handle that. >> Thank you. Roll call, madam clerk, on payment of bills. >> Roll call on payment of bills.
Councilwoman Cotton. >> Yes. >> Vice President Davila. >> Yes. >> Councilman Jackson has still not joined. Councilman Colleague. >> Yes. >> Councilman Mendes.
>> Uh thank you, Madam Clerk. I I've been very vocal when it comes to the uh reconstruction of River Street. I want to make sure that we get it right. We investing a large amount of money uh by fixing uh River Street. Uh so as I've
been making this request I would not vote against because I know that um you I've been in full support of that um con reconstruction because it not only take the third water but take it take the four the first and it's one of the most important uh role in the city of patter
that that need to be repaired but Mr. VA I really I need that information. uh we vote on this contract and I want to make sure that that that that if that if we pay that company I want to make sure that they do the job that they're supposed to do and they are responsible to oversee this project and I I've been
making comment about this and making this request for the longest. So I'm looking forward to have that email u and I'll be I'll I'll be available tomorrow. Uh my vote is yes madam clerk. >> Councilman Omar >> my vote is yes madam clerk. Councilman
Vez, >> one thing I could say is that we see less potholes on River Street and people are getting h getting happy on it. So, uh, my vote is yes to pay my bills. >> President moves. >> Thank you, Madame Clerk. Uh, the agenda
is now complete at 5:42 p.m. My vote is uh yes, Madame Clerk. >> Okay. Payment of bills passes. >> Um, let's open public portion. Madam clerk, >> we have so far two speakers. The first
one is coming onto the line. >> Uh just for every speaker before they come on the it automatically cuts off in three minutes. It's not done by us. The system does it automatically. You have three minutes. First speaker, madam clerk, >> please state your first and last name.
>> Good evening. This is Deborah Hannibal and I'm just calling in um to just express my concerns that the meeting was not um accessible through YouTube. A lot of people do not have cable in the city
and this and I just tuned in late. I dialed in late so I don't know what was discussed about the sewer um fees. Um, so I don't know if that was still on the agenda for tonight, but I think that
would be something that people would be concerned about would want to hear. Um, and it was advertised as being available on YouTube. So, I just wanted to express my concerns about that. And I also
wanted to congratulate Rodney Addison and Adah Pew on a wonderful wonderful events this weekend for the Junth um celebrations and for the AfricanAmerican
Heritage Parade. Excellence was on full display. It was a really wonderful event. And um that is all I have for this evening and uh thank you and I I am concerned that people did not have
access to this meeting tonight. >> Thank you M. As was stated previously, it was not an internal concern. YouTube had a streaming issue. Once they rectified on their side, this content will be uploaded immediately on the uh
YouTube side. Next speaker, madam clerk. Next speaker is coming in. Please state your first and last name for the record. >> Hello. Good evening. This is a beta Patterson first
calling in also to express the same sentiment that Deborah Hannibal had. Um, I did log in on to YouTube at 5:00 p.m. expecting to watch the meeting and the meeting was not on. Now, even though
it's an internal issue or it's not an internal issue, it's an external issue. Does this meeting still qualify as a open public meeting since people cannot watch it? That's one question. Second question is
the first reading ordinance for the sewer tax for the sewer fees was not on the agenda and was added on to the agenda and never was advertised in the newspaper according to the clerk's office. Um that's a question of corporation
council to through to through to madam chair if he could give that uh clarity um an answer on that if that is allowed to vote on an item on first reading without it being advertised.
Also the volume for the sewer fees on commercial properties. When is the council planning on raising the actual um cost per unit for the volume users? I think it hasn't been changed since 2017.
I think the council should look at that and take that into consideration instead of just attacking the homeowners, the single family homes, the two family properties. Uh that's about it. Thank you. >> Thank you. Um, is there are there any
more speakers? Madam clerk, >> we do have another person. >> They're coming into the line. Please state your first and last name for the record. >> Good afternoon. This is Mr. Price calling. I don't know if you guys can hear me or not.
>> We can hear you. >> Okay. Um, I I have some of the same sentiment as some of the other callers about this meeting. And I came to this council several times about making all of our meetings virtual, but there seems to be a convenience or inconvenience
decision making process here where it's like you guys don't want to hear from the public. In regards to this sewer increase, one of my questions is how will the increase in the sewer fees help me as a homeowner?
Just it's a general question that you guys if if you're going to tell me you're going to increase sewer fees, there should be some kind of benefit to me. And the other question is if this council can provide details on how the growth in our city with all the
buildings, all the overcrowding, how is that positively impacting a homeowner like me? And also, when will this council who supported a lot of you guys supported this uh new property revaluation that we
received? How was this council as a body holding the hands of the individual property owners like myself? I'll give you a prime example. I submitted my comps and when the comps came back to me
indicating what the revaluation company was going to provide, there were two comps that they didn't even include of homes that were sold on my street across the street from where I live. But I knew the reason why they didn't include those comps because those comps would require
them to charge me or to make my assessed value lower. So they didn't use them. I had to go to the hearing and I had to bring this up at the hearing. But it's almost like the burden of proof is on me to prove it when these comps are out there. If you look at Red Fin, you look
at Zillow, these things all out there. But I need some help from this council. But I want these questions answered as well as what is our plan for balancing the budget. You guys were supposed to council president, you said you were going to produce meeting minutes and you were going to produce um all of the
questions that are asked for every public portion and that they would be publicized on the website. That was almost a year ago. I think only one list has been provided. And the public, we need this. I mean, you guys want us to support you, but we need this. And my
final question, what is going on with street cleaning? I can't get street cleaning done on a regular basis. No matter what I do, I've called DPW. I've reached out to council members. I've sent emails and we can't get street cleaning on a regular basis. Why do you
guys think we complain about paying more for services when we know we're not going to get those services? So, what are we paying for? Thank you. Have a good night. Thank you. Are there any other speakers, Madam Clerk? >> We have no other speakers.
>> We'll give it uh one minute, but you know, just to uh piggyback, Madame Clerk, I know that is one of our non-compliant issues with uploading that information on our website. So, Mr. Price, you are correct. That is something that they're diligently working on, but that request has been
made to make sure those things are uploaded. and then all the other requests and concerns that you guys have stated um they will be responded to. Can I get a motion to close if there are no other speakers in the queue? Medical clerk. >> No other public
>> to close. Uh move to close by Councilman Bles, second by Councilman Omar. Roll call to close the public portion of our special meeting for today, June 23rd, 2026. >> Councilwoman Cotton.
>> Yes. Vice President Davila. >> Yes. >> Councilman colleague. >> And he just gets underneath it. >> Councilman Mendes. >> My vote is yes. ML clerk to close the public portion.
>> Councilman Omar. >> My vote is yes. Madam clerk. >> Councilman VeZ. >> My vote is yet to close the public portion. and President Mims. >> My vote is yes. Thank you. First of all, before I vote, I want to say thank you to everyone that uh did call in. Um and
just to reiterate, the uh YouTube concern was not our issue. It was an external issue by YouTube streaming services. Um knowing YouTube and the great content that they provide, they will get it fixed immediately um to avoid any um lawsuits. So, I'm sure
they'll get it resolved and they'll upload all the data um as soon as possible. Madam clerk, my vote is yes. >> Portion is closed. >> Roll call to close the special meeting of June 23rd, 2026. >> Motion to close.
>> Closed by VP Davis, second by Councilman Men Menddees and Valz. Roll call to close the special meeting June 23rd, my mom's 79th birthday. Madame clerk, roll call. Councilwoman Cotton,
>> I just want to say um for your mom, Council President Mims, I want to wish your mom, I call it my mom, to a happy birthday. Uh I know you're going to take her out tonight to celebrate. Uh and I say to all people who still have their mothers and fathers around to please,
please appreciate them. Do whatever you can for them cuz they are so like when they're not with you no more, you really see this. So, and I want to say happy birthday to all the June babies. I'm not going to say Gemini and Cancer all the June babies. I'm a June 18th baby. And
for all the people that were born in the month of June, I appreciate you all to all my council colleagues. Um we going to have a wonderful July 1st coming up. Um for our swiveing, for our two our three women that's going to be on this
council, my council president Dr. M, my vice president, council Marissa Dav, and our newly elected council woman Paula Alfred, and our mayor Andre Se. So, I look forward to that happening on July 1st. To you all out there, God bless you all.
Happy and for the fathers. I never said happy Father's Day to all the fathers out there. To all the uncles and the brothers and the grandfathers and everybody. So, with that being said, Aunt Melinda, Melinda, Melinda, I always forget about you, but I can see you now cuz I can't see you when I'm in the room
cuz you upstairs. But anyhow, I'm happy to see you. With that being said, you all, everybody, madame clerk, my secretary dedra, have a good evening. Like I said, God bless you all. Madame clerk, my vote is yes. >> You have me, you have me on timer.
>> I am timing everybody. >> Okay. >> And you still had more time. >> I did. All right. >> Vice President Davila, >> thank you so much. And I I did speak to Dr. uh earlier today watching her happy 79th
birthday. And I agree with you, Councilwoman Cotton. If you have your mother and father alive, just cherish them, hug them every day, make videos, take pictures, even if they don't want it, because that is what you're going to keep as as they move on. The obvious, the love that they shared.
Uh but in addition to that, yes, June was a beautiful month. uh my son's return, his birthday, you know, we started off with my stepdad who's been in my life for over 50 years. June 14th. June 15th was my mother's heavenly
heavenly birthday. My son's birthday, June 15. We went on to my nephew, baby Liam, which was born on Junth. Uh which by the way, the the parade was beautiful. I mean, I enjoyed it. Took many pictures. I still haven't uploaded.
Uh and we ended with my father's birthday on June 20th. Uh a heavenly birthday as well. And again, I send out some messages to everyone. I did post, you know, saying happy birthday to everyone to to our council colleagues,
to our fathers, to our directors, to those that maybe have not bear children but have been there to raise children. Um I think it's so important. You know, men, I always say when women say, "Oh, I'm the mom and dad." you know to a certain extent I always say you can
never replace a a a man's figure in a child's life. So you know with that said and lastly I will say this I am looking forward to to July 1st as we take office you know for a fourth term. I'm thankful to the community and to God for allowing
me to be able to serve another term along with my council president for her third term historic third term as well. And just finally, you know, uh to Miss Hannibal who did reach out to me as one of the constituents, uh please know that um we are in compliance. Um our open
meetings act um does indicate that we do advertise in various places and we were being streamed on cable channel 77 access channel as well as channel 32 with Verizon. And again, as council president indicated and our clerk, this
issue is not on our side. And so YouTube uh it will be up soon as this is fixed or whatever you know that you will be able to have access through uh YouTube. So with that said, blessings to all. Um I'm looking forward July 1st is around
the corner. Thank you. My vote is yes. >> Councilman colleague. >> Good night everyone. July is around the corner. Vista Park is around the corner from my house where I grew up. So, we'll
see you on July 1st. My vote is yes, Madame Clerk. >> Councilman Mendes. >> Um, thank you, Madam Clerk. So, um, first of all, um, uh, Council President, happy birthday to your lovely mom. Uh,
hug her and just, you know, enjoy her. Um, also to our, uh, all the students in the city of Patterson, uh, that are getting ready for graduation this Friday and throughout the week, uh, congratulation. I wish all the best of luck. The sky's is the limit and dream
big. Never give up and just believe in yourself and you will you will be able to accomplish any goal in life. Uh so to the African-American parade to the organizer was amazing. It was a beautiful parade. I have such a great time uh at Eastside Park. Uh and also
throughout the parade was amazing. It was great. Um let's just continue pushing and doing what we got to do to make our city better every single day. Right. Um, also to our director, director Billy, one of the requests that I have with the street cleaning is that
I, you know, we need a uh we definitely need a report uh and and about the street cleaning. We're getting a lot of calls uh people asking us in my third war, my constituent asking me about why we didn't have the street cleaning uh passed by today. So, if we could get a report, that way we could be fully
informed about what happened and um it will help us a lot because we'll be able to get back to our constituents and letting them know what is the problem, what happened, what is the reason why street cleaning didn't pass by. Uh so, council Kali, I'm looking forward to see you guys on July 1st. God bless you all.
God bless you Patterson and happy Father's Day all those father this past weekend. Happy Father's Day. Thank you to all the resident that show up on my event. It was amazing. It was great. Uh we have a we have an amazing time and we have to celebrate family. We have to celebrate family every single day. So
God bless you all and my vote is yes clerk. >> Councilman Omar. >> Thank you Madam Clerk. Well first I do want to wish uh Mama Mims a happy birthday. I also call her mom. Councilman Mendes. Happy birthday to you too last week and also Councilman Khan.
Happy birthday. I wish we could have celebrated other birthdays together but um happy birthday. I'd also like to congratulate Adah Pug and Rodney Addison on a wonderful and successful parade and also a celebration at East Side Park. It was beautiful. I think this was the
biggest one thus far um on a beautiful day. And uh congratulations to all the graduates whether it's middle school, high school, um moving up ceremony from fifth to middle school. I had the pleasure of going to uh my alamter school 9 yesterday. Uh speaking of those
kids as they move up to middle school and I'll be visiting all the schools coming uh I believe Friday's graduation. So congratulations to all our young scholars the sky is the limit and I am also looking forward to July 1st. Um congratulations to the winners uh from the previous election uh Mayor Andre
Syer, uh my two lovely council colleagues, Council President Mims and uh Vice President Marissa Davala. And congratulations to Councilwoman elect Paul Alfred. Looking forward to working with you. With that being said, my vote is yes, Madam Clerk. Thank you. Good night, Patterson.
>> Councilman Vez. >> Yeah, thank you, Madam Clerk. Um, I know you got the time in two minutes. Just want to take 30 second to just tell the uh residents of Patterson that Madame Clerk is new to Patterson, but is not new to the job. And I know that she's
not going to risk her license, her petis, her experience for doing something wrong. We are here live and we are set by the record that we doing things legally and in order. Um all this question never happened before when we
had other clerks. So and we have doing the same process since co I just want to set that record clear. Last but not least, I just want to say to the uh African-American community and organization that they have been through two important days in my life since
three years ago is February two month, February and June. uh February I had to travel to Dominican Republic to celebrate my uh my father-in-law uh uh birthday and June I had to celebrate my wife's birthday and that's why we take
the time to to go out the city and those important events. I don't want to miss it because I want to I have other commitment in those two months. U but I congratulate for an outstanding event. Uh keep on doing a great job. Let's
unite the community because we only one. Happy birthday to Mama Mims. Uh happy birthday to my uh friend from East Side High School now colleague Ruby Cotton also in June. Happy birthday to my friend Alex Mendes. And one I got to say
elections are over. I always say like council uh David Davis says elections have consequence but if you want to correct those consequence after election you have to build up relation and you will see that action and result and communication will be in play saying
that God bless you all thank you DPW county administration thank you I'm hopefully to be there in July 1 if god they haven't called me first I'll be there in July 1 uh thank you for your hard work madame clerk and u and to
patter doesn't um that's doing the great job. Uh to it, make sure you take off the comments from YouTube because I see hearts and everything around. I don't know if that's something that's happening, but uh that's something new, but that's okay. God bless you all.
Happy birthday and remember, participate in the pigeon of the Dominican Republic of celebration here at the the Fil Dominicano of New Jersey in August. and we could give more announcement down the road. So my vote is yes to close this
meeting. Madam clerk, I hope I didn't pass for 3 seconds. >> Thank you, President Ms. >> Thank you. So first and foremost, I want to say thank you to God for allowing my mom to live 79 years. She has been through some tough experiences in her
life, especially over the last, I would say, 8 to nine years. Um, but God saw fit to still allow her to live. Our family is all in town to s they were supposed to surprise her, but she knows they're here. So to surprise her uh so
we can all celebrate her. Um not just tonight but every night. So thank you to all my colleagues for your calls, your messages, your love to my mom. It is truly appreciated by me and my sister and my family. Also, thank you uh happy
birthday. I already said to Council Motton, but I want to say it here, Council M Cotton. And as was stated to everyone's birthday in the month of Jude's Babel, my nephew, um, and everybody, happy birthday. Also to the, uh, uh, the organizers of Junth and the
African-American parade, Rodney Addison and his team, Ayah Pew and her team for doing a great job. Our flag raising here was amazing. Uh, CAPS and all of their youth that came to raise our flag. Um, I just think as we continue to come together and work together, we will do
amazing things. Madame clerk, keep up the great work. Uh, we do follow compliance orders. I heard some statements that were made. Um, uh, VP Davis stated is the best which she talked about how we published in various uh, publications as well as it is shown
on uh, Verizon as well as um, the cable channel, cable vision. So, we are in compliance as we always are. Madam clerk, you're doing a phenomenal job. Not sure why you're being challenged and no one else has been challenged in the past, but I guess that shows you that
God um definitely placed you in this position uh to be in a operational authority over the city of Patterson. With that being stated, everyone, God bless you. I can't wait till July 1st. historic historic reelections of the
mayor, my VP Dava, myself, and also congratulations to uh Councilwoman elect Paula Alfred. Looking forward to July 1st. I think I heard Councilman Khalik said that he's going to carry us on his back cuz he lives around the corner. So, if he's going to carry you on his back,
that means Councilman Omar needs to hold our legs. And then Councilman uh uh Mendes and uh Councilman Valz needs to hold our head. So, we're looking forward to it as the women that you carry us through as you always do. God bless all
of my council colleagues, all the directors, the administration, um, and everyone that is on this call. God bless you. With that stated, madam clerk, my vote is yes. The meeting is now adjourned at 6:05. >> Meeting is hereby adjourned. Our next uh
the convening of our governing body is Wednesday, July 1st at Visa State Park at 12 o'clock, followed by the reorganization at 2:30 in the council chambers. Have a good night, Patterson. >> Good night, everybody. >> Good night. Good night all.
>> Good night, Patter. >> Good night. >> Good night. >> Good night, everybody. Have a good night. >> Good night.