and on behalf of the Patterson Municipal Council, I welcome you to the special meeting of May 14th, 2026 at 6 p.m. The meeting is now called to order and we have the pledge of allegiance. Everyone stand. >> Yes. Can you do it?
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. >> A quick moment of s silence for all of those that are lost their loved ones,
widows and deceased. Thank you. Madame Clerk, please call the role. >> Councilwoman Cotton. >> Councilwoman Council Vice President Davila is absent. Council member Jackson is absent.
Council member Khalig >> present. >> Council member Mendez is absent. Council member Omar >> present. Madam clerk. >> Council member Udin is absent. Council
member Valz >> present. Madame clerk. >> Council president Mims. >> Here. >> We have a quorum. >> Madam clerk, please read the 48 hour notice. Notice of the date, time, location, and
agenda of this meeting was transmitted to all the duly established and official newspapers in addition to any other publication duly requesting such notices. >> Thank you, Madame Clerk. At this time, just a quick question. Did we um did we
include the payment of bills for this one or for the workshop? >> This is for the special meeting because this is the meeting where you are scheduled to take action. >> Sure. Thank you. Uh madame clerk, item number one. Item number two on resolution. >> You want to start with item two?
>> Yes. >> Okay. Item two is a resolution addressing the renewal of a coin operated amusement device licensed for Santiago Miguel, Inc. at one pool table 50 street in the fifth ward. This is
resolution 2611. >> So move discussion >> moved by councilman bles, second by uh councilman. Just let the record reflect this item um was removed from the agenda. I requested that the call detail
report. He's a new owner and operator in that area. His business has been closed because it was removed. He has had had not had any issues since he's been the owner, but previously um under past leadership there was, but he has a plan um to ensure that that will not be the
case. Uh discussion councilman. >> Sorry, just one quick minute. Uh council me councilman Valz moved. Who second? >> I did. >> Thank you. >> Councilman Veles. Okay. U through the chair corporation council. I
don't know what is the rules on the books. I know that um council president request this to put in the agenda but in the back there's a background check on the individual.
um it comes back and I don't want to disclose it but everybody could read in the back and my question is um based on the rules uh can a person hold a license can't hold a license knowing that of
background check um came back with a little bit of negative on it >> corporation council >> yes thank you council president um councilman for that inquiry. Um, I cannot comment publicly on it, but I'll h be happy to have a discussion
with you at a sidebar or at the next opportunity about the general question that you posed. >> Correct. Because I sent I sent um they sent an email to Ben to get me that in writing, but I didn't got I don't have
no problem with the individual. I know he's not the new owner of it because I know for a fact he's been there way before co. >> So I don't have no personal problem with him or that. I talk I'm just questioning
the rules of it. the rules of it because it's my understanding that if somebody has something in the background and still there's pending pending issues with ABC uh with the state ABC not municipal ABC.
So, uh, should should we table this until we get that legal advice? Uh, if we could move forward with >> Councilman Khaled, >> about Council President, don't shake your head. Is it is >> I'm not shaking my head. Councilman
Khaled asked for the floor. Councilman Khaled. >> Um, corporation council, I see this resolution is signed by you. So, is it fair to say we could move forward with this resolution? Can I get a sidebar for the corporation council and then we can make a decision
for it? >> Because can I go across the board? One thing is then the other one is you join the presentation. >> You join the presentation. No problem. No problem, Mr.
Just in case. Um, Madame Clerk, while we're waiting Can we move to the next item? I'll remove >> We have a motion on the floor. >> Second. >> It'll be quick. Uh I move I remove my motion to get some
information on this. Remove my motion. We come back. >> Okay. Madame clerk, we'll come back to this item. Uh both uh motions are remove. motion and second has been removed. Let's go to item um number >> three. >> Three. >> Correct.
>> Item number three is a resolution um under Patterson code chapter 1239 titled bazaars addressing a license for the Palestinian American Community Center to conduct a festival. This is resolution 26 12. >> So moved.
>> So moved. Moved by uh Council President Mims Vez Omar, second by Councilman Cotton and Khalik. Roll call on item number three. Madam clerk, >> Councilwoman Cotton, >> yes.
>> Councilman Khalik, >> yes. >> Councilman Omar, >> yes. >> Councilman Vez, >> yes. >> Council President Mims, >> yes. Five yeses. This item passes.
>> Uh, Madame Clerk, we're going back to item number two. If we can read that back into the agenda. Item number two is a resolution addressing the renewal of a coin operated amusement device license for
Santiago Miguel, Inc. One pool table 50 street in the fifth ward. This is resolution number 2611. >> So move second. Second move by council member, second by mems cotton and colleague. >> Roll call.
>> Roll call. Roll call. Madam clerk. >> Councilwoman Cotton. >> Yes. >> Councilman Khalik. >> Yes. >> Councilman Omar. >> Yes. >> Councilman Vez.
>> I'm going to move forward to vote yes, but it's to come back u in the negative. So we come back and revoke it. My vote is yes. >> Council President Mims. >> So um you know I just don't like to see
businesses um that are wait they can't operate because they don't have their paperwork. Um and I do apologize that this item was tabled before um and all of these things were not cared for but we want to make sure that you start operating um after tonight. So after the vote I'm the final
vote um on tonight. Please go tomorrow to licensing to pick up your paperwork so that you can uh start your business to operating. Madame clerk, my vote is yes. >> Five yeses, four absent. This item passes. >> Thank you. Um council president clerk,
are there any speakers for public portion? One second. Council, are there any speakers for public portion for the special meeting? >> We have the list out there until 6:15. >> Okay. Miss Amiguel, don't leave. Miss Amiguel, don't leave. >> Well, Madame Clerk, don't leave.
>> Um, if there we can pull if there's anyone here, we'll allow them to speak and then um we could go to the uh Yes. >> Council President. >> Yeah. Thank you, Council President. Um, I just want to set the record clear. I am the councilman of the fifth war and I
always question and look documents and I see things and some documents that raise some question with quality of life. I have the right to question that. >> Yes. >> Because as Mitsiguel knows me, I like quality of life in my ward. Right. I
know you try to conduct your business the proper way but sometimes issues happens and they come across when they have to renew license and there's a you know when there's a call of service and you read we want to make sure your business is run properly and there's
some technical things that comes across that I had to question through legal I requested this information before even coming to the meeting but as you know that uh this the municipal government was in through a process of election.
Some stuff gets behind. So, nothing personal. I know you called me but I didn't pick up the phone because I know you was going to lobby for your own license. But I know that I was looking clarification some documents that cannot
be erased just because we want to just approve a pool table license. I want the quality of life in the city. Okay. Thank you, council. Thank you. >> Thank you. Uh, Madame Clerk, um, >> we have one speaker, >> so we're going to open a public portion at this point. First speaker, Madam
Clerk, >> we have David Thompson. >> Yes, it is. >> So, when you're at the microphone, we know there is the uh, proper decorum in order in the meeting. Mr. Thompson, holds that inspire. There is a threeminut rule that is an ordinance on
our books, not a MEIMS rule, but it's a rule for the city. So, we have three minutes. the timer will be set and then once the timer goes off that alerts you that your time is over. Thank you. Good evening Mr. Thompson, >> my man. Appreciate that, brother. Uh,
I'd like to go ahead and start by uh welcoming our new city council clerk. I was here when they when she was sworn in. So, I'd like to welcome her on board. my council family and council members. My name is David Thompson. I'm the founder and executive president of
Halls That Inspire. Um we're coming into our 18th year this year. And so it's really good to to to get past this last uh um election uh process so we can
start a new like um I I know some of you know that when we used to come you know uh I've been absent out of these out of these proceedings like for about a couple years and so what I like to do is to be able to bring my kids back to understand to to get a view of how the
process is done. So, what we're doing is just to get things started off, uh, next week on the 22nd, what I'm doing is doing an open invitation to the city council, especially my city council, uh,
women representatives. We have a girls power theme awards ceremony that we're doing at CAPS Ellison Street, 5:00 p. p.m. I want to welcome my brothers, too. Even though we don't have that many boys that come through our program, uh I think you guys know what we do. We'd
like to have and and uh invite our uh brothers, our brother councilman as well to this event right across the street on Ellison Street. And so um from that point forward, we are now um we're in the process of moving a brand new u multi-tier
uh youth civics uh program that we're attaching to our nonprofit that we have in swing now. Um, so once we get this out the way, we'll look to come and seek your advice and uh move this forward. We already have it at the governor's office. We've already had our first sit
down with the governor policy advisor on this matter. So, it's really good to be back in this chamber. I pray to God I can bring my kids back again. We love you. We We love coming here. Um, but we had to take that break until, you know, things things kind of got back to normal. So, it's really good to be back
in this chamber again. and I hope I can bring my case and we can benefit from this visit here. Thank you. >> Thank you, Mr. Thompson. Next speaker, Madam Clerk. >> We did have someone here who was present on time. Um, I would ask I have here
Rocky, but I have to ask that you state your first and last name for the record, please. >> Rocky Amadore. >> Good evening, Miss Amador. >> I missed you guys. I do. I really >> I rather speak here because I'm not a resident of Patterson anymore. So, I
don't want to take time away from the residents. I am a commuter into Patterson. I love my job and I food shop here, I eat here, I do the majority of everything here, but live here. If there is any any way like honest to God, you
guys drive through here, you guys see the traffic, you guys are dealing with the traffic. But the next time a Patterson PD officer tells me he's going to ticket me for honking my horn because there's somebody in the intersection and traffic cannot go anywhere, I'm going to
call you guys for bail money because I'm going to completely lose my It is unacceptable that students walking in the morning are not safe. You have cars bypassing the crossing guards with their stop sign out. That's a ticketable
offense. That's points on your license. You have cars going around buses with the stop sign out. I'm tired of using my car as a shield. I have the worst worst road rage when I am in Patterson during
rush hour. Just because you can make a right on red, you shouldn't make a ride on red because you can't freaking go anywhere. And then the Patterson PD also needs to learn the difference between the crosswalks. If your crosswalk has it looks like a ladder, cars can't go while
there's pedestrians. And Patterson PD does that. So if they're not setting the example, how do you want everybody else? And like I said, I know I'm not a resident here, so my voice and my opinion doesn't bear that much weight, but if there is anything you can do to
truly get Lieutenant Eric Andreas to get his officers to hand out more, give me a freaking ticket book. Give me a ticket book. I will close the deficit in the city with the amount of illegal driving and illegal operations of vehicles that
are going on. It's it's sickening and it's disheartening especially in the morning by the students. That's my main concern, the students. So yeah, that's it. But I missed you guys. Um you guys have four more years now. Let's
get it together. Patterson is in history books for great great things. Let's turn the around because we're great. It's a great city. So let's get it together. I love you. Bye. >> Love you. We missed you. Madame clerk, if there there's no more speakers,
council members, >> no more speakers >> for the special meeting. >> Is there a motion? >> Move to close. >> Motion to close the special meeting. >> We have the payment of bills. >> Oh, >> move to close. >> My apology. I ask that. So for our payment of bills,
>> move to close the public portion. >> Move to Oh, we have a motion on the floor to close the public portion by Councilman Colleague. Second by Councilwoman Cotton. Motion to close, Madame Clerk, the public portion. Uh, council councilwoman Cotton. >> Yes.
>> To close the public portion. >> Councilman Khalik. >> Yes. >> Councilman Omar. >> Yes. >> Councilman Vez. >> Yes. Madam clerk. >> Council President Mims. >> Yes. >> Public portion is hereby closed.
>> So, I just want to be clear because I think I asked about this payment of bills earlier. Uh, madame clerk, the payment of bills is the one for 51,9,929.72. >> Yes. >> Okay. So, I make a motion on the payment of bills. 12.2 million is for payroll.
15.4 million is for sake. 6.8 um is for board of ed, 5.1 is for the sewer utilities. Motion to pay the bills of the vendor services. >> Second. >> Moved by council president Mim. Second by uh Councilman Khaled.
Councilman Khan has recused herself. >> Um point then we have four. >> Well, and that's >> it. >> Nope. >> It will, but >> it will not pass with four. We need quum. >> Well, well, the problem
>> we need quum. So I just need to get some clarity. There's a motion and a second on the floor, but just some clarity because councilwoman Cotton has to recuse herself and be able to still take the vote. >> We don't have a call.
>> It's my understanding for financial matters. You need the majority. >> So then we would be fine with the majority. >> We have majority of council. >> Okay. So roll call. Madam clerk. >> Council president, point of order.
Do we we need to have a quorum for open meetings? And if she leave, we don't have quorum. >> No, we she's not leaving. She's recusing herself. >> Oh. So Oh, okay. All right. >> Roll call, madam cler. >> Thank you. I thought you was going to move. >> Well, roll call, madam cler.
>> Council councilwoman Cotton >> is abstaining. >> Councilman Khalik. >> Yes. >> Councilman Omar. >> Yes. Madame clerk. Councilman Vez, >> my vote is yes. Let me go to illegal.
>> Council President Mims, >> I just love my brother. Council member, my vote is yes. Madam clerk, >> four yeses, one abstensions, three absent. >> It's It's a recusal, not an absention.
It's a recusal. >> No, no, no. No, >> a recusal is like an obsession. Okay, just for >> you call the you call the numbers. So at this time that ends at >> Yes. An ascension is a yes vote. Recusal means they cannot participate in the
vote. >> Yeah. >> So she's a recusal. So, just for the record, there's one recusal and there's four yes votes on the payment of bills. And it passes.
>> And it passes. Madame clerk. Just a a request. if we can just vote on this on the workshop um and then we'll have um more council members if or because if we can't do it with the recusal I think it would be more um
prudent to do it during the workshop which is still fine. >> The only issue is that is that a workshop meeting is not a voting meeting. It's not noticed as such. A special meeting is where you were
scheduled to take action which is why the bill list was moved to a special meeting because that's the meeting where you are authorizing and stating that you are going to take action. >> So we then we need to we've always done payment of bill votes and workshop. So
that is something that may need to be c queried later but we always vote on payment of bills and workshops right >> that has been going on for a while. So >> and it's something that we're correcting. Okay. So, corporation council, could you
allow to >> the public, we're just trying to make sure that we can call the vote. We have a recusal and four votes to pay our bills for our vendors, our employees, the board of ed. Um, while we're waiting, uh, CFO, are we up to date on
all the payments to the board of ed? Just like just nod because I can't have you speak. >> We're waiting. >> Okay. So, an abstension. Correct. A recusal is not a no. This item passes. >> Thank you. Um there are no more items on
our special workshop. I would like to get a motion to close the special workshop meeting. >> Move to close. Second move by Councilman Bles, second by Councilman uh Omar and Councilman Khalik. Roll call to close a special workshop meeting of May 14th,
2026, 6:00 p.m. >> Councilwoman Cotton, >> yes. >> Councilman Khalik, >> yes. >> Councilman Omar, >> yes. >> Councilman Vez, >> thank you, Madam Clerk. Yes. >> Council President Mims.
>> So to Mr. Thompson, I want to say thank you. Um, thank you for honoring the leading ladies of the council. Um, we're looking forward to that celebration on May the 22nd where you're honoring myself, Council Vice President Davlin, and Council M Cotton. So, we appreciate you coming. And then to Raquel, to our
BA, please ensure that those concerns are heard. Madame Clerk, my vote is yes. >> The special meeting of May 14th, 2026 is hereby closed. >> Thank you to the public. We'll be back on within the next five minutes. Thank
you. >> What we doing? >> A break. Since when we don't get Since when we get break those break we get
Good evening everyone. On behalf of the Patterson Municipal Council, I welcome you to the workshop schedule session of May 14, 2026 at 6:30 p.m. The meeting is now called to order. Madame Clerk, would you please call the role? Councilwoman Cotton
>> is present. Council Vice President Davila is running late. Uh Councilman Jackson is absent at this time. Councilman Khalik >> present. Madame Clerk. >> Councilman Mendes.
>> Thank you, Madam Clerk. Good evening. Patterson present. Ready to serve. >> Councilman Omar >> present. Madam clerk. Council Councilman Uden is absent. Councilman Vez >> present. Madame Clerk. >> Council President Mims here.
>> We have Corn. >> Thank you, Madam Clerk. Um for finance items 23 through through 29 or all renewals of laundry or junkyard licenses. I am recommending that these items um they were vetted in uh finance
be moved to consent. Are there any objections, council members? >> Consent >> 22 through 29. All finance items. >> Consent. >> Consent. >> Consent. Madame clerk. City council
items. Uh, we're starting at 18 19 18 regular 19 regular 48 consent. All that paperwork is in
>> uh 19. Uh, Omar, can I get >> 18 regular, 19 regular, 48 is consent. Council President, I requested to councilman Omar Eie to add me as sponsor also for 19.
>> Yes. So, Councilman uh Omar is adding Councilman VeZ on item 19 as a sponsor. I think it should be co-sponsored by the entire council since he is a worker of our city. >> Correct. >> All right. Um Health and Human Services.
These items 30 through 32 were vetted. It is for AIDS and it's for uh renewal of our contract for our financial empowerment center. I'm requesting that these items be on consent. Are there any objections? >> Uh 17 will be in regular. >> No, we're on item 30 through 32.
>> Which one you at? >> 30 through 32. >> 30- 32. >> 30 regular. Council person. >> Okay. 30 regular. 31 and 32 consent. Mr. C. >> Uh, city clerks, uh, items 14 through
16, all on consent. Raffle and taxi cab >> any, uh, okay, which one? 31 32 gold consent. >> 302. >> Yes. >> Correct. >> 30 regular. >> Any any >> 3132 is consent. >> Any particular why we want to put it on
regular, >> Councilman Mendes? >> 30 regular. Madam clerk, >> unregular. >> Yeah, but we in Councilman, Councilman Vez, any council member has the right to do that. Item four is moving forward for
a second reading. It is for commercial loan and zone for Bascom. We're moving that item forward. At this time, we're moving into we have our director here for our uh economic development items 44 and 45. Uh there
has been conversation in that committee. Um uh director if you can speak to uh item well let's our chair councilman khali who's the chair of eman development he will speak first um for these two items for uee.
>> Thank you madame uh president uh director just give us a overview of item both of the item 44 and 45. Uh it was an election uh cycle and we actually did not have a in-person meeting as a
committee. Uh we got the emails. I asked the other members if we could move forward and we're going to have a discussion in the workshop. That's why I'm asking just give us a overview of item number 44 and 45 please. >> 44. >> Sure. Council president. >> 44 first. >> Sure. Good evening administration
council members. Clerk. >> No. 44. >> Uh so 44 is a resolution for the two pocket parks in the sixth ward. One is on main and gold. The other one is on Maine Pacific um the little the two
triangle parks there. Um this project you know is to transform two underused green spaces uh into vibrant multifunctional parks. Uh these areas will be you know redesigned to better serve our uee corridors. Okay. And
encourage more outdoor community re recreation and improving the overall neighborhood appeal. Uh so obviously pending condo council approval you know the plan is to request funding funding from the UEE authority in the total of 971,93184.
Uh and as you can see the one on main and Pacific will will be 51896592 and then the one on main and eagle will cost $45296592. >> Thank you council president. One second. Councilman uh Mendes, President Veles,
but let me say this. I'm really excited because >> we we had this discussion many times over. We were looking to identify funding. I'm so grateful. I always have to say Lieutenant former Lieutenant Governor Schilla Oliver for opening up to allow us to use these funds for
different things which allows us not to um burden the taxpayer base. So, I'm really excited. out of all the wards, the six ward is the only ward that has no parks in it. So, I know they're watching um and and they're excited tonight about these items and Tuesday
for the vote, but I'm super excited to see that um this council is listening in the administration to the um what the the needs are for the children and the families um in our community. Councilman Mendes and then Councilman uh Vez. >> Thank you, Council President. So, the so
we have the total amount is 971,932. So with the two park, could you explain on detail for the view what are we planning to do with that almost a million dollar splitting within the two park? What type of beautifification is? What is the uh what are we planning to do specifically in detail?
>> Sure. So as you can see when on the package that I sent, they're going to be replacing uh all the benches. They're going to be adding hardscape to it. They're actually adding gazeos uh a gazebo to each of the parks. So, you're going to be seeing new
heartscape, new landscape, new trees. There's going to be picnic tables. There's going to be, like I said, the gazebo, and then we're going to build benches along the hardcapes as well. >> In the tool park. >> And and I I I forgot to mention, we're also putting new lighting in as well.
>> Correct. >> The information is in the packet. One second. Councilman Cotton. >> That's it. >> I'm done. >> Okay. Council member VZ and then Council Cotton. >> Thank you. uh director to u I see the scope of work in one of the uh form here
on page number six >> above above uh of both parks PA park the um we we we're discussing both of them right 44 and 45 right correct >> 44 right now >> 44 right now
>> no but it's it's >> 45 is a separate resolution >> yeah but you Okay, let's do 44. >> Okay. >> And 45 just in case because my statement is is good.
The this is an application to the UEE state uez. Correct. This is the plan that you have to u to give you the funding with the scope of work the amount of money that you need to put into this to park
that resident the six wire to see the improvement on it especially that the business corridor that are there have invested their money proper money their own money to improve the area because I
heard a statement that the city give money to that section when it's not like that. We only improve city property. Um we we we did a
plan for Roberto Clemente Park. You could look I think is we drafted we drafted the plan and we have an expert to go to Roberto Clemente Park two years ago. That plan is in administration is under DPW
and the only thing I got from that plan was an upgraded uh um playground that it was not enough right but for me I want more right for my part knowing that you that Roberto Clemente is at the
uee zone of the fifth warden. Okay. Can can you make take that plan and subscribe it and transfer it in a plan with money for you could ask for more money to uee to improve the Roberto Clemente Park because that plan on the
Roberto Clemente Park that is in the UE zone. Okay. Um included I requested I I I walked through the the park. I requested the fence the fence is up. I requested the uh the playground to
be upgraded for uh kids with spectrum. You know, we that was the first one we did for autistic kid. But in the other side of the park in the plan uh with the engineering of the city, we request a a basketball court and that area in the
other side. So, it's in that plan. So to see if we could put bring that transfer the plan to you to see if we could find an application to the UE. Huh? >> I I know once again, Council President,
I know that we talking about the sixth ward. Uh but I'm saying that if it's possible, I see the plan that you do in six word that I approve and in the beginning I'm being saying that it's good to transfer the plan that we have for Roberto Clemente
>> and to see if you could apply an application >> for that plan be transfer in money through uee to improve Roberto Clement Park. That's my comment. I just every time and you're gonna see it every time you come here for other parks. third
ward, fourth ward, second ward or whatever. If I don't see the fifth ward, I'm going to recommend also to invest money in Roberto Clemente Park. >> Council President, >> thank you. Councilman uh he was first. Councilman, is that okay, Councilman Omar? He was >> Go ahead, Councilman.
>> Council Mot and then Councilman um Ebby. Um and then we're going to actually put this on. >> Thank you. Um Council President, um I just want to remind council colleagues that they asking for the money. Not to say they going to give it to us. We we
just asking for it right now and they need to see something in place. But you know, I can go along with Council Member Veles. Uh because also we have some other parking part that like on East um 16th Avenue. >> Yeah. That needs that's been waiting for
a while now. Um that we needed to um do something on that. But we can always have that conversation. But right now, this item is only requesting this money, not knowing if they might give us half of it. We don't know what they're going to give us yet. So, that's
what we're that's what we're here. So, we have to submit this um for that. So, we got to remember, but I'll talk with you, director, about 16th Avenue. Um it's been there for a while waiting. Um also, we wanted to think about a fencing. Um but we'll talk.
>> Thank you. Thank you, Councilman of the Six Ward, Councilman Omar. >> Thank you, Council President. Director, thank you for for this application and I've been I've been someone who's been advocating for um for funds to go there and I'm happy that this is not going to be used with taxpayer dollars. This is just an application. Uh I just have to
add that those are the only two pocket parks in the six ward. We do have another park in school 25, but for that area and uh something like this, an investment like this is really going to revitalize that little small strip. It's two pocket parks within maybe a half a mile of each other. So, it's going to be
put to good use. And uh council and to my council colleagues, I hope we can uh get the support on this. This is just an application. Again, we're asking for the funds >> and this is zero taxpayer dollars. Correct. >> So, to my council colleagues, I'm recommending this is on consent. We're only submitting a request. Is it okay?
Is or does anyone object to consent for this item? >> Oh, yeah. >> Consent. >> Consent for item 44%. Uh the second item um item 45 can we just have an overview of item 45?
So same thing but different title. So yeah, so item 45 is actually our UEE what we call marketing and business development project. As you can see in the package that I sent, this is to drive economic growth, boost tourism, right? Encourage
residents to support local businesses and also for our local businesses to take advantage of. Now, uh, as far as our plan, as you can see, we we're, you know, we're looking to be far more aggressive than we've been in the past. Okay, we're going to be doing
combination of different things. We're going to be doing more community events, more networking shops. We're going to be doing obviously restaurant week is coming up in about a month. Uh we're going to be doing, you know, digital advertising, commercials. Uh and you know, all of this falls within our
marketing project. So, >> that's what you see in front of you. Uh you know, any any new members, we want to give them something to brand the uee. So we want to put stickers on their door, give them a little tote bag and pens just so you know they can see that the UEG is actually active and why it's
beneficial for them. >> Council President, >> so let me just state and put on the record. I'm excited to see that we're going we're approving it again. I remember there was some concerns the last time and I see them included in this packet. So I'm very excited that we are going to the businesses going out
being very proactive to ensure for those that agree to be included that they are. So I think it's important for the community at large to understand and know what businesses are here. We're giving them almost like a free privilege to market their business so that people can do it. And then restaurant reach
week just takes it above and beyond. So I commend you for the second year of doing this. Um >> you have my support councilman uh Valz and then Councilman Omar and then Councilman Mendes. So I like I like transfer, right? You're
being transferred with us. Um, so this is the resolution approving the Patterson Urban Enterprise Division of Department of Accountable Development to utilize 6,694,764.
And I I I'm happy to see that there's already invoice into this >> without we without without us approving it yet. But that's the plan to already disperse it to the people
that you have it here. >> What you're looking at, Councilman, are quotes. Uh we wanted to make sure that when we brought this in front of you, uh uh that we had data to show you, you know, why you're Normally, normally
normally I don't know, right? Is this the first time that a resolution I see that you had quote in the back? It's the first time I see quote in the back. Yeah, it's it's good. That means it sent a message that you already lobby
and you asked for quotes before even approving the funding to waste. Not to waste, to spend. >> Correct. Not the not not not not the the waste is is not there to spend. It's the first time that we see a lot of invoice
and already destinated to you know destinated already with people. Um I don't have no problem with them. You know at least you guys are transferring saying that is already in other words in
the works. Now um I I know I did I I did a nice beautiful surgery in my eyes and um even with this magnified glasses I cannot even read what you put here right because too small but what this last
pages back here means u what does this mean it look like >> are you talking about the uh so that's given to us by optimum as far as what you know where the commercials are going to be shown I know it's a little small >> what was
What committee or what? >> They recall they recall a meeting for committee. >> Yeah. >> So what what you're looking at councilman is just the the areas of where optimum is going to air the t the uh commercials. >> Um unfortunately that's the way you know they gave it to us. It is pretty small
but >> Okay. So I got to do the tough question. Do you request a quote to different um to different um print shop different or you just went directly to one and that's it? >> So we go to various ones and then we
come back whoever gives us obviously the best quote uh and then that's what we print out and then we have to include all of that when we send this to the state as well for approval. >> Okay. >> Yeah. >> All right. >> I don't have no problem with it. I just impressed that uh that you requested us
to approve the spending >> and and and all the package come already ready to go. >> Well, Councilman, if I may add this case, my apologies. >> What? >> You can't what? >> No, >> he's the director. He's addressing me. >> No, no, I was waiting for you to Are you done?
>> Oh, no. Yes. >> Okay. Thank you. My apologies. If I just may add, I just want to backtrack a little bit in regards to the broad item. I just want to make sure that people understand that since the director has come in in the last 30 days and a little bit prior to that, last 90 days by being
incredibly aggressive, basically boots on the ground and having a a a program where we're reaching out to the people, we've already had a 10% growth, >> of new applicants such as such as, for example, Roma on Route 19 and other entities. uh the old Libbyies have come
on board. Those are individuals that I've personally gone out and reach. So that's just an aggressive format that we're doing is going back out there boots on the ground reaching out. We already had a 10% growth of new applicants. That's on that side. In this specific area, Councilman VZ, one of the
ways that we try to factor in how we can obtain the most amount of of resources from the state is by create by getting quotes. And if we're going to be aggressive in how much money we request, we don't want to go with the lowest. We want to go with the highest. Now, that
being said, at the time that it comes to actually take and procure who is going to be the elected person, uh the purchasing department gets involved right away and does go through the all policies and procedures in order to be able to take and identify.
>> Okay. So, in saying that, council president, we get jealous. Let's put it like that. When it comes up to uee spending money, I want to make it loud and clear that
uee is not only Main Street. I want to make clear that we have 10 Avenue. We have Marcus Street and Park Avenue. And I don't see where this like for example, I see here Christmas decoration and I I see the season
greeting sign. I would like to see that in the fifth ward in my uee zone. I would like to see it at the at the UEZ zone um 10 avenue because that's when when we are there we are out
there we people start saying why they taking care of one section of the city not others. So hopefully and it's true hopefully not true >> when when when all this stuff come to play the second word >> has his season greeting in the language
that he wants because he has a uee zone in his section you know so when when this is come to spend I hope the plan is not just one section of UE that covers all uee zone in the city of Patterson. Thank you, Councilman. Um, Omar and
>> No, I just wanted to add I I enjoyed my time with the the director of UEZ and his team when they were going out for restaurant week. Councilman Vez, we didn't just go to Main Street. We stopped at 21st Avenue. We stopped on Trenton Avenue. We stopped on Krooks Avenue. We actually spent a little more time on 21st Avenue. It's a little
bigger of a corridor. So, the director is doing his part. And I do want to thank you for the detailed uh correct >> the detailed resolution that you gave us. It's something that we haven't seen before. And congratulations. Welcome aboard. We look forward to working with you, director. Thank you, Madam Clair. Thank you, Madam President. >> Councilman Mendes, this item will be on
regular, madam. >> Thank you. Thank you. Yes, regular, right? Council president. >> Yes. >> Thank you. Both regular director just recommendation. Just recommendation. Next time include all the USC zone and make sure you split let us know how you going to how you going to split the
funding of the USC tax dollars. That way you could touch every section of the USC zones that we have in in in the city of Paris. just to be fair, make sure you you include it. So, we have almost $700,000. Make sure you let us know how you going to split the money to touch
every USD zone in the city. Okay? That's my request to avoid um misunderstanding to make sure that you will taking care of the zones. Now, there have two question. The first one is about the clean program that we have on the USC area. I did an update on that. I know we
we um you approve a large portion of the US stock dollars for to clean those commercial corridor. I don't know we are I haven't seen them but if you could give us a report um please let us know and I know we also allocate funding to have police officers patrolling that
area. Uh I know you're new in the air on the department. Welcome. Uh but I would like to know what's the state you know what's the area of that. So please let us know with those two thing. And the last question that I have if you don't have the answer please get back to me on that and it's about changing the facade um you know helping the business owner
to change the facade of the business. So whether that funding is coming if you have any plan what kind of plan you have to um if you go to Monontlair if you go if you go to any of town you will see that they change the facade they help the business owner to change the facade whether it was uh green whatever color
we choose to but it look really nice when you go to all those towns. So let us know if you have that in plan and if not I will encourage you to go back to you know to the saying look for that funding to beautify a commercial corridor. So if you could get back to me
on those three topic. Okay. >> Absolutely. >> Thank you director. Uh madame clerk has stated 44 is consent 45 is regular. Uh madame clerk for items 46 and 47 both of these areus um for the uh public safety department
for video software and also for um the routine police operations through fiscal year with all of the uptick of crime. They want to ensure that they have um everything in place. Are we okay with these items on consent? >> Consent. What about 43?
>> We are not there yet. 46 and 47 consent. 46 and 47 are consent, madam clerk. >> Mhm. >> And then for 43, this is for um the heritage. This is for the library. Is this on water contract? Are we okay with
this on consent or record? >> No. No. I had questions con. >> Okay. So then they will wait. We're going to go to the director that was here first. Um if you have questions on that, I thought you were good. But since you want to wait, we're going to 20 and 21. 20 and 21. Our director is here. She's
been waiting for a while. Uh good evening, director. Community development did have a meeting. Um I was briefed on it. Thank you, Councilwoman Cotton, for uh standing in. These are two items. 20
is an item uh for the HSG program. If you can go over that one um to give some information and then we'll go into 21. Director >> 25 action plan. the balance of the HS HSG grant which is homeless homeless emergency solutions grant. Three
applicants applied and these are the balance of the funds for 25. >> What number is this one? >> 20. >> Item number 20. And we had how many people apply? >> Three. >> Three people applied and out of the three people that applied were they all granted? >> Yes. >> How long was the uh application out for?
>> 20 days I believe. So, this item is for an application that was out um for homeless prevention programming and uh rapid rehousing. Uh we see in the uh see in it St. Peters who's haven is doing a wonderful job. It was out there. Three
individuals applied and I just want to commend the work that you did director to make sure that all three applicants are being awarded. Um here I see Eva's Village St. Paul's. So, um, to my council members, uh, what is your
desire? Do would you like this on consent or regular? I think this is an item that they've done their due diligence. I am recommending >> regular house price consent. >> Consent. Well, we have a regular. >> I want a regular here, please. >> Okay. Item 20 is regular. Item number
21, director. >> It's the 26th annual action plan. Yeah, >> it's the 26th annual action plan. We received several applications. >> Do we jump in from this one to the other one without >> Yes, we decided for regular for 20.
>> Yeah, but I I have a question. >> Sure. >> Oh, you didn't say anything. Council member Vas for item 20. I'm sorry. >> Waiting for >> So this one three applicants and they was awarded, right? >> Yes. >> Okay. Um any money left on these?
>> No, this is the balance. the balance. >> Are we expecting if if if if because you know the federal government is cutting a lot. Are we expecting this? >> 25. This is the 25. Yes. >> Okay. So 26. How much we have for 26? >> That's the next resolution. >> Next. Okay.
>> Thank you. That item is regular item 21. Madam um director >> 21 is 26. Councilman. This is about the allocation for 26. >> Yeah, >> we did get cut but it was for Hopwell. They removed the whole grant and gave it to New York City.
>> What? To New York City? >> Housing opportunity for persons with AIDS. >> Okay. >> Um, >> so let me see. Hold on. >> The bottom of the resolution has the balance has the the funding allocations
>> and the uh the one that applied are in this one in this list on the last page. >> Those are the scores that everyone applied. Yes. the and who got it this year on the 26 >> the resolution >> I got it here >> uh 232,000
>> and >> that's emergency solutions you got 1 million 304 063 for home >> one 2 million645 452 for CDBG >> okay so the 2 million >> the 2 million is different categories different
>> I see I see I just want to see It's different agencies. >> I just want to see who who applied and who got granted. >> The applications that applied are on the back of the resolution. >> No. Yeah. I I >> is number three. >> Three. Yes. So, we got 2,645,452
>> um >> to be determined >> who's what? >> So, the contingency >> number eight. Yes. Who >> number eight? We have to go out to advertise again. We didn't get enough applicants. >> Yeah. You haven't advertised that one yet? >> No, we can't advertise till we do this.
>> Correct. And so, City of Patterson Homeowner Reilation Program, >> homeowner rehab. >> And that's run by us. >> It's run by a consultant in our office >> with the consultant. Correct. Kathle Family and Community Service Senior
Seniors Activities for Low Okay. Income residents of Governor Towers. Um and they the public service of of Catholic family charity they they they only do it for governor tower they don't include um Martina
>> any any eligible senior that wants to participate >> I know but because the governor Towers and Martina Pores are the same owner >> my question was in their application do
they apply al to include Martina Pores or they just only Governor Towers. >> Two of my friends at the Governor Towers, we here working for you. >> That That's I just want to say. Yeah. >> Are we okay with this item on consent or regular? >> Correct.
>> Consent. >> Consent, Madam Clerk. >> Um item number Thank you, director. >> Um item 43, I'm recommending it go on consent. It's for the heritage, the library, and the heritage. Are there any issues with council members for 43 going
on consent for uh the interior and exterior of the >> go? >> 43 is consent. Madam clerk, >> 43 is the one I said I got some questions. >> You have questions. Councilman, >> I do.
>> Director, the councilman has questions for the uh library. >> Yes, director. And the reason I I want to have this Wendy. Uh, >> good evening. >> Good evening. Um, director.
Um, so this is part of the $1 million that you want to uh uh allocate to that um H Alexander Hamilton Heritage. >> Yeah. Yes. >> So, this is part of that one $1 million.
>> Yes. And that $1 million was approved. >> Yeah, that $1 million grant approved. >> I wasn't here. >> Yeah, it was approved in 20 2024. >> I wasn't here. >> You was here. >> I know. But the one that we we that that you was trying to put in agenda was $1
million. Was this? >> That's This was this one. >> Oh, this one. >> Yeah. >> Now, who owns that property? >> Madison Housing Authority. Penrose. >> The land. >> Yeah. But the property is owned by >> Penrose.
>> Penrose. How many square feet of property is going to be used for 29? Because you you you allocated $1 million for especially the heritage, right? >> For the project itself. >> For the project itself. And that's going to be invested in how many square feet
on on the in the building because I visit that place. >> Excuse me. >> I visit that place when we cut the ribbon. >> Yeah. Yeah. So it um I don't have >> is the right sided when you walk into the building. How many square feet? >> I don't know have the square footage in front of me, but I can tell you the scope of work for the project.
>> So we taking $1 million to invest on a private developer facility. >> Huh? >> It is a $1 million. Hold on. Castlewoman. He he came to the council and explained to the council and also to
me that we he allocated $1 million to the heritage place. >> Yeah. >> Correct. And I'm asking the out of one $1 million the $293,000 is part of that $1 million. That's correct. Right. >> So are we building the whole are we
remodeling the whole building or we just remodeling a a 15 by 15 office? Well, we're just remodeling three portions of the building of the building that's going to be used part for um a library uh satellite branch and then part of it for commu community use, a computer
room, an AV and a TV studio. We're going to be putting it into the space >> and we're using grant money, right? >> Yes. >> To invest it in a private developer facility. >> It's a it's a
>> Forget Forget Forget about the land. I I know the land's owned by the housing authority. >> Okay. >> But we are putting money in a property that belongs to a private developer >> in in essence. Yeah.
>> Okay. Well, he's giving back to us. >> So, uh the grant the grant itself is a community um center service grant just given to uh to uh to cities across the across the country and it to use uh community space for the general public. So it's not it's it's uh this the
facility is already there. The spaces are are already being used. We're just taking it implementing a a new a new face to it implementing a satellite library branch for the residents in that neighborhood. So why you invest, you know, thinking out of the box, right? I know you think out of box to invest it
in that in the facility that we don't own. >> The the land is owned by the park the housing authority, but the property by itself is a private. why we didn't took that million dollar and invested in the library that we have like the six war library that we own, the second war
library that we own, uh our own library that we own. Why we have to invest this $1 million in a property that is not ours? Because the u the the um >> because at the end if you cancel your program there they stay with a new
facility invested with your money with the state money with the library money and they could say hey >> we got this renew and we're not going to operate the program here. Where's the lease that you going to stay there 100 years? >> So there is aou between the uh the
Patterson Library the um the housing authority as well as the developer that was approved by the grant funer >> and they didn't came to us. >> Yes. Correct. >> Theou, >> no, theou didn't come to the the grant itself came to. In order for us, >> the money came to us, but theou did not
came to us. >> In order for the grant to be approved, all of the checks and balances had to be approved by the by the state as well as the federal government. >> You know why I asked this all this question? >> Because you was looking for approval by the council. We had a healthy disc
discussion in the meeting and then a week after you put out there that you was closing libraries because we didn't have funding because we didn't have employees because we was not giving this to to them. Now we have
a million dollar invested in a private developer place. So, >> so I'm not against investing for our youth, for our kids. Just in case everybody say around that we against library. We're not against library. We want to make sure that the statement
that was created the shenanigan that was created in the past that I didn't knew nothing about. What were you talking about? you spread a memo out there and I me at the chair of a statutory that we had a lengthy
healthy conversation and everything was okay a week after a letter comes out that we are closing libraries we closing this and all that stuff. So for me that was a disservice of the conversation we had with the BA conversation that we had
with you was open and everything was fine in that meeting. >> All right. So can I address those things? >> Correct. You could >> Oh, these are two separate matters, >> right? I was going to >> But but but that's how that's how it got build up today because when you let things build
>> and then you come here like nothing happens, I have a problem. >> So, director one, before you respond, director, so I just want to keep us on task. >> We on >> that that item what you're talking about has nothing to do with the item on the agenda and I get it that you have
concerns. However, the item that we're discussing that is on the agenda pertains to only the library that is located in the heritage that is currently operating >> is a it's not operating. >> We cut the river.
>> It's currently what Councilman Bles it is operating and there is a grant opportunity. There's already anou in place with housing and pinrolls. That's why the library is there. We've cut the ribbon. It's there. And so this is only
a grant to uh rehabilitate the interior and the exterior not to exceed $298,750. That is what I'm reading. That's what's before us and I want us to stay on task with that. Council me clear the record
is not operating and if it's operating I need to know when it's open because I there's no he test he told me that was not operating. We cut the ribbon. I asked him when we could really operate and this was almost 6 months or seven months ago. I asked him when they really
were going to operate because we cut the ribbon. Nobody's in there. Nobody's going there. And he says we need the funding to remodel the place and then open. So don't say it is operating because it's not. >> Can I respond >> director? Yes. >> Uh those are separate matters. Any closings or any any decisions that are
made are made at the library board level. I don't make those decisions. I just run the operation. Okay. And we want to talk about a meeting that we had. There were some things that happened between the meeting that we had and the board meeting that happened the same night that had nothing to do with my control. I do not control the the
library board. Like I said, the library board controls uh the closings of of any buildings and that communication is done in advance. >> Thank you, Council President. >> Thank you, Councilman Mendes. >> Uh thank you, Council President. directorate uh clearly understand what we're going through and we have a a
grant in front of us to um utilize that money in this building. But the question that I have for you is and first of all um every time you and I we have a conversation I'm definitely full support of the library heritage because our kids they from that side of the town it's almost impossible for them to go to the
other side of the town or or utilize the library on Broadway South Patterson or in the second war. they are on the other side of the town and we we need to invest our resources there. But the question that I have for you, director, is that you're talking about rehabilitation on the exterior of the building. So what kind of
rehabilitation? As far as we all know, that's a new building. Well, technically because a new facility and I don't think that we're going to do any renovation on the exterior of the building. So when you say that we're planning to do exterior of the building, what are you planning to do with that? >> In in front of the building, there's unused soil and flowers and stuff. We're
going to move that back and try to make a little outdoor space and a small programming area. So, if you wanted to do um outdoor concerts and stuff like that, >> but where where >> right right in front of the building. If you see where you if you come into the building, right there is a part of >> you got the entrance of Heritage Place. >> The entrance of where all that that on
the left >> on the left right in front of the building. >> What specifically you planning to do there? >> Like a like a like a an outdoor space where you can do outdoor programs. Families can come and read if they wanted to sit outside in the summertime. They have benches and stuff like that. So they can use >> okay you have the design of the scope of
work you have >> scope of work is a scope I mean scope of work >> for the design of what you're planning to do outside >> the design and everything is part of the um is part of the architectural uh drawings for >> so in term of technology how do we are how do we do in term of technology because I've been inside the library but
I see the computer they off I have not seen them being utilized you know so so what is the technology are we up to date with that >> oh yeah absolutely uh first of all the computer room is um is going to be redone we're going to have a a computer room, 20 computers. It's going to be a
mixeduse programming space full of technology. It's going to have an AV uh AV uh TV studio teaching kids how to make uh videos and short films as well as making music. And uh there's going to also be um a small um computer lab for tele medicine
>> and that type of stuff in there. As far as the uh the second room where it's going to be the um the mixuse facility, there's a special needs uh after school programs that happen there. We're adapting library um library technologies for the um for the after school uh uh programs for these special needs.
>> Okay. Who do we have right now assigned to that specific location? >> Who do we have? >> Just in term of staff, >> staff, there's no staff right now. Right now, the um there's a community community groups share that space as far as staff is concerned. >> So, yeah. >> Okay. Um, so I'll like to do a walk
through director with that. I'm trying to just get the image of what you're planning to do it and you and I know that on the left side there's an empty lot that I've been having conversation with director Imagoran for the last few years >> screaming from you know help asking for
help um we clean it that the the housing authority fairly they just clean it not too long ago but now u so and they promised that they're going to fence it out. I understand that there's an agreement with the between the housing authority and the board of education for some project there. But people the
community they they cry for something to be done at that location on that huge empty lot. All we have is we have animals all kind of animals there and it's a forest now during the summer now and so so we got to do something with that. Now you're telling me that >> has nothing to do with the >> I understand that but you're telling me
that you're planning to build something right next to that empty lot inside the >> I understand but it's close enough. It's close enough and and that has not been taken care for years and the housing authority responsibility they have the responsibility to get it done. So before
we invest a dollar there we need to see what's going to happen with that empty lot because it's going to be almost impossible for our community to utilize what you're planning to build right next to the lot the empty lot that is being is a disgrace for that for our community and our community need a lot of help.
There's nothing for our children at Harrison. They play on the on on the uh just outside on the parking lot. That's the only step spot that they have to uh as a playground. >> Thank you. >> Councilman Khalik, Councilman Khalik, and then Councilman Omar.
>> Thank you, Council President. Director, is this facility operating right now? >> It's well, I heard the statement from some of the council member, our kids are benefiting blah blah blah. So he's not even operating. >> So So it's not it's not operating right
now. But the reason why this place was actually uh chosen is because I've identified a long time ago that >> Pas was it operating before under Patterson Library? >> No, it was not. >> So you're looking into open up a extension of a library in this community
center. >> Yes. >> Correct. Did the >> So you was never operated? >> No, never operated. >> Where is this conversation that I'm hearing from the council? I think what the what the uh what the councilman was saying is that it's a good thing because that part of the city does not have
library services. >> So it is a new venture that we're looking Yes. It's a new venture to expand library services in a well- needed city like Patterson. >> Yes. And there's a lot of children that live there. >> Now I understood cuz the all the conversation I had it seemed like we had
a library. It's not operating now. We're going to fix it now and we're going to open up now. Is nothing like that. But the fact is council to the chair to the chair council you have there's other council >> I'm not going to have more time because the information I'm asking the floor
>> but councilman there's others before you I'm not trying to point out anybody the fact is >> it's a community center for that place our library trying to take over do some rehabilitation rehabitilation
and uh open up a extension of a library. How about the libraries that I'm hearing we are closing our own library? How about we um we spend this money on our own libraries and open them up.
>> So the grant has a specific scope of what the money can be used for. It cannot have been used for any specific branches that we've had. Um let me just backtrack that. Anytime there's opportunities for funding that that that come in from libraries, we try to adapt it as best as we can. This was a
specific community center grant that could not be used in any existing facilities. >> Okay. Okay. I I understood now. So it is it has to be be a uh community center or community based facility. >> Absolutely.
>> Not a library library facility. >> Thank you. I understood now. So I'll be in full support of it then. >> Thank you. Is a grand funding money as well. >> Thank you director. >> Thank you. Councilman Omar. >> No. Councilman Khik asked my question. Council Mendes asked my question. There's no need to repeat it. Thank you
for the clarification, director. >> Thank you, >> Council President. Councilman Veles. >> So, let me be clear of what Councilman Khalik just stated. On July
29, 2025, June 29, 2025, me, Councilman uh Mendes, myself, and the library and the director of housing announced that we was going to utilize
that for library purpose. That was June on 2025. the they they did aou with the property owner. Correct. >> That's correct. >> And and the housing authority
>> and the library that was in 2025. Everybody knows because it was in the news. We cut the ribbon and everything that it was not utilized. this the director for longest been telling me that it's not going to be utilized until we do the some
improvement there. I understand that. I'm not against that. What is questionable here that I didn't saw the I didn't read theou >> and I'm a statutory agency chair and we could conduct meeting to to talk about
thatou. I could ask question what theou entail right >> and one of the question I will ask now because I didn't receive a copy of theou I was not at theou decision with you the
housing and the labor the the owner of the property is this any kind of rent that you going >> Nope >> it's free >> free >> in exchange that you invest money to improve their property
>> it was our choice to to to to look at the property. So, they didn't even I had to even go and and uh present to the uh the developer and the housing authority to buy to buy >> to improve the front the E and this or whatever. right now.
Some of my colleagues always said in this council that the government, this government is always benefiting private developers. And we just now benefiting with this
contract a private development Penrose, the same company Penrose that some my colleagues criticize a lot, but now we putting grant money in a private development
>> because it's a private development >> of which the residents of the city of >> Patter don't I understand council president. Let me finish. Okay. Uh I understand the residents of Patterson and I just say I don't I agree with it. Residents of Patterson. Okay.
Is taking benefit of it because that section of the ward do not have a library. But don't you think as a somebody that really understand that we need that money probably in our own library you go there and tell that private developer
Penrose listen you get benefit from all these residents why you don't create something that the residents could take advantage of it and you could do put put the money they got millions and millions of dollars they got millions of millions of dollars on rent so
>> section a vouchers private a private property that was purchased there also on Penrose and they cannot even invest for their own community. >> So, you know, it's like this is what I say to say this this item
to fix private developers uh private money right if anybody wants >> it's good for it's good for someone it's bad for others. >> Thank you, Councilman. Madame Clerk, this item will go on regular. Councilman Jackson, >> let's allate the conversation with Penrose. >> Councilman Jackson.
>> Thank you, Council President. F. Well, one, I mean, it would be a legitimate uh complaint, but I think the councilman is bit confused. First of all, it is city- owned property. City-owned property. Yes. >> The issue should be with the developer
that's making a a boatload of money that you've been voting in approval of for not just this facility, but Fifth Avenue. uh uh uh Christopher Hope, the developers walking away laughing with all the money, the facilities being underoccupied. We're trying to take an
investment in a city-owned property and make it utilizable for the residents in a positive constructive way. What I'm more concerned about is the gymnas under lock and key and you got to pay an astroal amount of money. When this facility was
Alabama Projects, there was a recreational center there that the community have full access to. Now you got to pay for rental. And where's that money going to the developer? But he's complaining that we're getting ready to put it to use. And this the the the budget for this is 298. I heard somebody
say a million dollars. Is it? >> No. The total budget is a million dollars. I think this is $300,000. We have a 298. Um, we have we're doing a outdoor um book dispensing where you can 24-hour book locker. Um, there's going to be some furniture, some some books,
materials, computers, all into that $1 million >> and the total renovation. What can can two things, director, can you when you get a moment, I want to see a copy of theou. Can you send me theou >> and uh and send me outline of the full budget? What is what the work that's being done for a million dollars?
>> Take a look at it before the next vote. Thank you, council. >> Thank you. This item will be on it will be on >> just to be clear. You guys already voted for the actual grant already. This is just the the construction part, but I can get whatever information you guys I can whatever you guys need. >> This item will be on regular. Thank you, director. So, we're moving into our
public works. We have items 33 through 42 and item 49. I know our chair of DPW is here. I don't see uh to our administration, I don't see anyone from DPW department, but uh Councilwoman Cotton as the chair um they did have a meeting. Can you speak to these items,
Councilman Cotton? >> All right. Thank you, Council President. Um, for item number 33 is u we're ordering um award contract for ordering the LED signals uh warning devices from the state. Uh item number 34, which I think can go on can go on consent. Uh
item number 34 is resolution authorizing some more uh traffic signs that we need to be uh that we need to use. The contract is from July 2026 to July June 30, 2027. Those are ordering traffic signs that we need uh and that could be
on consent. Um item number 35 is for um a water contract, renewal of contract with with the National Water Main for cleaning out the sewer. What this does is that sometimes when you have to have
you hear people say sometimes they need to take a picture of the sewer. So this company here that we use uh national um national national water main they have the television cameras the cameras that go into the line they can take the pictures and see where if something is clogged up
and where it's clogged up at um that could be on consent too also um >> so 33 34 35 consent okay >> yeah I'm yeah um or item number 36 renew a contract at white and sugar and that's the purchase of the HVAC supplies and also plumbing
supplies um that we need and that can go on consent. It's good traffic. >> 36 consent. >> Yes. Uh item number 37. >> 30 36. >> Yes. Consent. >> Item number 37 madam uh council
president and my council colleague is to you know whenever they just whenever they build they have to do these monitoring wells they have to do that. So item actually you um >> that can go on consent. >> 37 and 38 are wells. >> Okay. Yeah, they're the same. Modern
>> Wells 37 37 38 could be consent. >> Um a number um 39. U council colleagues, this is an extension of a contract. They're going to go back out the bid that they need to uh extend this contract for JR Halft and this emergency
sewer repairs. uh it will go now until July 3rd 31st. They have already put the contract out. So we just waiting now um when the contract comes back and see how many do apply. Uh and that item number 39 could be on consent. Also item number
40 um council colleagues um this is the contract for emergency plumbing repair um for July 2020 June 2026 to May of 2027. Uh, and this is emergency plumber repair
and that could be on consent. Uh, item number 41 is a rejection of bid for the east side park stairs. Actually, the bid came in very high so we're rejecting the bid. And that item could be on consent. And now I'm sorry,
>> which one? Which one? >> 41. >> 41. >> 42. Madame clerk, council colleagues, uh, this is going back out for bid again for the East Side Park historic stairs. I think everyone knows where that is. Them all them stairs coming up there. We're going we're soliciting bid for
that again. Item that item can be on consent item. The next one is 49 I believe. >> Yes. >> Um >> that's for vehicle. >> 49. I think madam clerk council colleagues um
>> consent that's repair the vehicles. >> Yeah. Yeah. That's another item said we have the rejection of bid. We we are rejecting the bid >> for um vehicles maintenance and repair service. So we going we're going to be going back out for rebid for that. Thank you madam cler. That could be consent.
>> Thank you uh council motten. >> Thank you >> um to the administration items. Items five. The first item um is for the critical life safety and hback improvements to approve the application. Uh what is your desire? Council members
consent. Number five, uh the second one is for Riverside Vetent. >> Consent. >> Number six. Number seven um is the Department of Corrections Local Empowerment Accountability and Determine Re-entry Initiative consent. And number
uh eight is uh the same project for the lead project. So items five through eight are all on >> uh council president. >> Yes. When did this um number five and number six
what committee that went to? >> Finance. >> So it's good goes for finance but at the same time we talking about improvement um on buildings. Why this didn't came to
uh DPW committee? We always said that when uh when an item involve finance and other committees should go to both and this >> so just a point of recommendation our meeting is on Tuesday council cotton could you schedule a meeting this week
to >> so Monday >> okay so Monday there's a meeting can you just have a conversation around these two items on Monday >> because um because the reason is um and I understand this uh this funding is is really important to to to assess and you
know and >> so that's fine. Would you like to change it to regular versus? >> No, no, no, no, no. Because this is this is this is this is this is what I'm talking about. >> Is this something? >> We we we we if it involve DPW because we talking about building HBAC
improvement involve DPW >> and and we want to know we want to know the scope of work. We want to know what we need to invest that money. >> That's fine. There will be a DPW meeting on Monday. Your request has been >> Oh, so we could discuss it.
>> We could discuss it if we need to pull it. >> We would like to keep the items on consent. >> Correct. Okay. So, item 1 second, one second, council members. Items 5 through 8 will be on consent. Madame clerk, five and six will be discussed in a meeting on Monday. If there's any issues, we can
talk about it to whether to keep them on for Tuesday or not, we can do that. >> Item number one, one second. Oh my god. Can you let me finish? Council President, >> can Councilman Vez, let me finish, but let me finish >> and then because you keep on going and you let me finish.
>> Councilman Vez, I am in the mid I'm in the middle of talking. Let me finish my conversation. >> So, what happened when I was talking and asking question, you interrupt me? >> I said to one minute. >> Oh, one minute. Okay. >> Go ahead. >> Uh, madame clerk, the items are stated,
they're on consent. On Monday, there will be a DPW uh meeting um as well. Oh, six is on regular. He want number six on regular >> Coun Councilman uh VeZ and then Council Moten. >> Okay.
>> So through the chair to madam Mr. Ba, can you inform whoever is coming to the county uh to the to no to us to the committee on on Monday? Right. On Monday, we have a a DBW committee
to bring to that meeting the scope of work because when you when when the administration put forward something and they don't go through other communities because it's finance, we want to know why we want to invest that kind of money and where are we going to invest it.
Well, I know we going to do in a veteran at the vets building. I I'm I'm agreed the senior use that building. It should be upgraded. But at least where are we going to invest it? What we going to do there? Because last time I was in the vet building, they had the big hoax of
AC going through through the door. Nobody could use the pool, right? So we want to know that last time last time they had a big, you know, they have a door with a a a mobile unit outside. Yeah. So to see if this money is going
to cover to replace that to replace the some stuff in the room that could be better for our senior and this building back here. I want to see the I want to see the scope of work why we investing all this money there because at the end of the day >> everybody says oh we invest 1.1 million
and we didn't see what they did where's the scope of work. So in the meeting I just want to see the detail what they going to do there. Thank you, Councilwoman Cotton. And then uh we'll go on to the last few items. Counciloman Cotton. >> No, no. I just needed to kind of make it clear for my council colleagues that the
application said, "No, we want to know the scope of work, but they still going for this is congressional asking Congress to give us this money for the work that we need to get done that we want to do at the Riverside Vet.
We can figure we can see what the scope of work is but first we are asking them and you got 400 and something congress people uh maybe it's 500 and they all trying to fight for this um FY 2027
congressional direct spending. So this is to try to get money with Congresswoman Nelly Po >> and the budget >> for our Riverside vet and but only thing we really need to do is see what type of work they're going to do >> at the Riverside event and also with the Ellison Street building.
>> Thank you. And we'll get those details we'll get those we'll get those details on Monday in the DPW meeting. >> Item number nine is award of contract for the purchase of forms print. Are we okay with getting form prints on
consent? Okay. >> Item 11 is for annual software for the click for the request management system consent. >> Yes. >> 11. Awarding the contract for delivery of purchasing of office office supplies. I'm sure we're okay with office
supplies. Correct. >> Consent. And then janitoriial supplies number 13. >> Consent. >> Consent. Item 17 is on regular. Madame Clerk, and then we have one item remaining on the agenda and we will go into that
discussion. This is a new ordinance that will be sponsored by myself, Councilwoman Dava, and Cotton. We're looking to amend the illegal dumping fees to $40,000, 30 days of community service, and
confiscation of cars. So, $40,000 fine, $30 of community service, and confiscation of cars. So, that this item will be going forward on our next uh it will be going forward um on next week to
vote on the first reading. >> It is a discussion item and I wanted to bring it forward. we have um on our books already for a legal dumping, but I think if we press harder the flesh that we'll be able to get more um and we have
been working on this. So, this new item, this new ordinance will be on for next week for first reading vote, $40,000 fine, 30 days community service and confiscation of cars. We have identified through our videos and all of the camera
footage that 95% of the people dumping are Patterson residents. So, we are going to be sending out a clear message. If you dump in Patterson, you will pay, you will do community service, and your car will be confiscated. So, this is a new ordinance that is
>> No, we could amend it. >> We're going to amend it to include that. >> Yes. Okay. >> So, um this will be our next week. Council members, please be ready to vote. Um, sponsored by Council President Mims, Council, uh, Vice President Davlin, and Councilwoman Cotton.
If there's anyone else want to be a co-sponsor, >> uh, I'm co-sponsor. >> Co-sponsor by Councilman Alles and Councilman Omar. >> $40,000. >> And that include And that will include people that open the trunk and they say they clean the trunk and they leave a bag outside.
>> Yes. >> Okay, good. >> So, new ordinance alert, first reading uh, vote will be next Tuesday. Thank you, Council President. >> It will be on. We just had to open >> amendment to the current one. So, it's an amendment. >> It's first reading and second reading.
>> Is there no difference? >> No, we know that I said we will be voting on the first reading on Tuesday. >> Okay. Good. Good. >> Council member Le. So, the workshop agenda is completed. Uh thank you, council colleagues. Um at this time, uh
we would like to open up our public portion. There are There are seven speakers for public portion. Um, and to every speaker, we welcome you. We welcome you to come to uh the city council chambers where we are in the people's house. Uh, there is
a decorum and an ordinance that is set in place. I'm so happy to see my girl here tonight. Um, uh, we have a a rule in place is three minutes. It's not a rule that we've set. It's an ordinance. Um, and the timer is on. So, madame clerk, our first speaker is Mr. Joel
Keys. >> Good evening. >> Tustin as I pondered the outcome of Tuesday night's election results. This morning, I arrived at the method that I have been relying on for the past 5 years, which
is one of the concepts I use in my lesson plan as a sociology professor. It is called the accountability challenge which consists of two questions. How has the system contributed to the problem and how have I contributed to the
problem? Addressing the first question, how has the system contributed to the problem? Psychoanalytic theorist Eric from said when examining the system of capitalism which has as its bottom line for its institutions to make a profit.
And when you combine that with one of his other values, exploitation, that equals corruption. In local Patterson politics, corruption has been atrocious for much longer than the past 8 years of the Andre Seyog
administration. There are 80,000 registered voters in Patterson and only 19,000 came out to vote. When we ask the question, how has the system contributed to this problem? It is obvious that due to ubiquitous corruption in politics on
every level, the people feel that there aren't any differences in any of the politicians and that their interests are never served. Therefore, they don't see how their vote has any value to them at all. This is a legitimate disposition,
and I would be self-righteous to ignore it and condemn those who don't vote because I didn't vote for 36 consecutive years for those same reasons. Does anyone know if there was any yellow caution tape blocking off the crime scene from Tuesday night's election
results? Is there an investigation in progress? There have been plenty who have identified as witnesses to several of the winners's crimes. It reminds me of the protocol in murder investigations. Often investigators have eyewitnesses who identify the murderer.
However, when the investigators ask the witnesses if they are willing to testify in court, the witnesses tell them hell no. Consequently, the investigators have a situation where they know who committed the murder, but they don't have enough evidence to prove it because
the witnesses refuse to testify. The attorney general won't give them an arrest warrant because he knows even though they are certain who committed the murder, they don't have the evidence to prove it. And in court trials, it's not about what you know, it's about what
you can prove. That is how I feel about the vote count in this election. We need an investigation. Thank you. >> Thank you. Next speaker, Madame Clerk. >> Next speaker is Elvis Durham.
Good evening, Mr. Durham. >> Good evening, Council President. Congratulations. Um, to everyone that won. Um, Marissa Daria, congratulation. And everybody else, congratulations.
We got four years to bring this city back. And I'm willing to work with anyone. Y'all all got my number. Um, I have a birthday celebration coming up. Elvis Dorm Outreach Music Production
presents 47 birthday celebration and 30th anniversary as a promoter. Sunday, May 17, 2026. Doors open at 3:30 p.m. The concert starts at 400 pm and it's going to be at
New Generation Kingdom of Power Ministry on 170 North Main Street. That's Sunday, May 17 in Patterson, New Jersey. Special guest Ashie Mley. For more information,
you can contact me at 8628233895. Joseph Leech Pentecostal Sunday celebration Sunday May 24th at 4 PM at 176 West Broadway Patterson New Jersey
176 West Broadway Patterson New Jersey also New Generation Kingdom of Power Ministry presents the first annual man's conference Thursday, May 28th, 700 p.m. Friday,
May 29th, 700 p.m. Special guest, Bishop Le Page. Bishop Len Paige, Senior of Highway in New York. Saturday,
May 30th at 10:00 a.m. Saturday evening, May 30th at 3:30 p.m. Sunday morning, May 31st at 11:00 a.m. and Sunday, May 31st
at 400 p.m. And that's at 170 North Main Street where the pastor is, Pastor Thomas Purvy. For more information, you can contact me at 8628233895. The bell one. My YouTube channel is Patterson NJ good news. My Facebook page
is Elvis good news dur. God bless you and good night. >> Thank you. Next speaker, madam clerk, >> we have Eddie Olivarez. >> Good evening, Mr. Alviveres. Good evening everyone.
>> Uh, I would like to play a sound on a uh video. >> Hold on. Let me pull my glasses. >> Hit play. >> Just one second. Well, I guess I will play it last
because uh let me see if I can bring it up from the from the election where the mayor won. I knew he shouldn't have won, but there was so many people that were he has to win, you can't run, this one can't run because they were so with him. That man could care less about the black
and brown community. He don't care. He doesn't care about the black and brown community. I don't care what he does. I don't care. I don't care what events he goes to and dances at. I don't care how many people
he posts on his page trying to celebrate them. He does not care. >> You got one for me? I got a lot. >> Can you guess who that is? Now I am going to read something and
this is a post on Facebook. Uh Rich Diaz says 67% of Psonian who voted against the incumbents lost big time and children will continue to die on our
streets. And I question you guys up. You say why would anybody want to spend $1 million to keep the mayor
Davila Mims and now Pa why would anybody pay a million dollars and it is so sad because our city is in crisis. Children are killing themselves on the streets. The streets are dirty.
Taxes are high. drug everywhere, drug addicts, homelessness, and this is what you can guarantee the people of Patterson for the next four years. But I guarantee you that the investors that paid a million
dollars to keep you guys there, they keep you here, too. You have to walk the dirty streets that you keep dirty because you refuse to create our own sanitation department and buy our own trucks. And you prefer to outsource it
to a company that will pay you money under the table. And you prefer to uh keep on approving these tax abated programs, but guess what? You too have to deal with all of
the crime. And at some level you are responsible for the test of these children. >> Thank you. 3.68. Next speaker madam clerk. >> We have Henry Adams. >> What you say? >> Adamson. >> What was that mean? What mean? What was that?
>> Thank you, Mr. Good evening, Mr. Adamson. >> Good evening. Um, I came 2,800 miles. I was in Vegas for the last eight months. Um, got off the plane, still see the
scene crack downtown. I've been talking about for like the last two years. Um, you know, I voiced my opinion hard on about this um this election and you know,
it's just still crazy. I'm I'm not happy about the outcome, but this is the outcome. And if these seats upheld in the next couple weeks,
I just want y'all to do your job. So, but I'm again, I'm going to keep my foot on everybody neck. Nobody's going to tell me or what to do or how to do it. Trust me. In 28
days in this last month I speaking election I had got a million views on my Facebook page from all Patterson residents. So that whole weight and accountability and if you're not doing your job I'm put
my foot on you and I'm put my foot on you harder. I'm going to get you mad. I'm going have you have family members call me to tell me take stuff down and I'm not taking nothing down. You can't buy me. You can't ask my father. You can't do none of that because I'm I
don't care. I lost a brother on these streets in in 2012. A lot of people probably don't even know that about the BP gas station. That was the last time Jeff Jones was the mayor and that was the last time um a mayor actually had a pres press press
conference about a shooting. That was the LA and and and other stuff. Um, so it's a couple things that since I pass in new orders and everything, so it's a couple things we needed to work
on in the beginning. First, the ski mask. I know, um, I think Teddy Martinez talked to you about that before. Um, the tinted windows and the scooters. These are the things that's going on right now that is harming the city and
people getting shot up off of scooters, off of dark tinted windows and the ski mask. So, this is something that need to get done immediately as soon as possible. Everything we need to shut in some of these stores that sell scooters. I know
y'all like it or whatever. We need to shut them down for selling these scooters. I I watched today I see kids no helmets on riding through middle downtown Market Street with scooters with a young lady on a scooter and everything.
So something got to change here. I don't I I don't know what to say from there, but this So y'all got to just do your job. If you don't, I'm going be on your ass. >> Thank you. Four more years. Next
speaker, Madam Clerk. >> We have Raquel Sodto. >> Miss Sodto. Good evening. >> Hi, you guys. >> Good evening. Congratulations. >> Thank you. Thank you. Um, so my name is Jel Sto.
Um, some of you may know me for my children with disabilities and advocating for the city of Patterson for the families. And I'm here today to ask you guys for your help. Um, I sent I'm getting emotional and I'm not going to do it. I sent already three emails. I
even um CC the state of New Jersey. I CC the mayor and the only person that got back to me was the state of New Jersey sending it back to you guys. Um the issue at hand is that there's no speed limit signs in Cowwell Dixon and Summit.
The potholes are still there. There's holes all over the street. Now Marissa, you know I I tell you everything when I text you. You know I run eight miles a day. I almost got run over today because they're eating the stop sign going up um Dixon Street. I have two adults with
disabilities. I need speeding signs in my area. Um I file for a handicap sign. I have not got a response yet, at least for me to park in front of my house cuz remember I told you there was a car
parked blocking my entrance. Um, in the emails that I sent, I cited um case laws. Um, I cited um state laws. I did not get a response at all, but from the state of New Jersey, bouncing it back
to, you know, my councils. Um, and again, if you guys want to drive around, I believe the second war is my council man. We have no speed limit signs where I live at.
Um, people fly. And if you've been to my area, which you have because you've been to my house before, um, I live up in the hill and when somebody's coming Federal Express down that hill and it's a snowstorm and know they haven't piled,
they're going to kill someone. Now, I I don't threaten people because that's not that's not me. I act and whoever knows me knows that I'm going to act. Now, as Marissa knows, I'm a legal law student. I'm finishing up my masters now. I don't
have time to be here. I do not have time, but I took time because I almost got run over again today. So, if you guys could help me with something, I really do appreciate it. Thank you so much. >> Thank you, Miss Sodto. We will definitely look into that. Next speaker,
madam clerk, >> we have Bill McCoy. >> Good evening, Mr. McCoy. >> Good evening. Good evening. >> One second, Mr. McCoy. Could we stop the clock? Mr. uh Fernandez, who is our uh constituent services, he's coming over
to talk to you. Thank you. Um good evening, Mr. McCoy. >> Good evening. I like the reception that Miss Sodto got. Um you was excited to see her. I thought you would be excited to see me. Good evening, council members. U she
started out with I need your help and I'm going to do the same that I need your help. But first, let me say congratulations to all of the um the winners and all of the those that contested for those positions. The election is over and we're we're happy
to see the results and we look forward to everybody putting hands and art together as we work to continue to improve our city. As you know, the summer is approaching and the uh Bill McCoy Foundation Jamaica Day and Gospel Fest is on the agenda for August 1st and
2nd. Um I did put in our request for a permit um latter part of March and we've been working do um tirelessly to do that. All of the items are in um the resolution a few days ago was not signed, but I understand now it signed
and was turned into um into licensing and I'm here to ask for your consideration of that. I know they're planning to put it on to June, but as you know, putting these events is a lot of movement parts and I think the item
would be um would be ready for vote by the council. And so, Madame President, I would like to ask if we would see if um licenses could bring that forward and we could add it to the to the May's agenda rather than push it into June. It would
just facilitate our planning and scheduling. There's so many items that we have to do and make sure that we're in goodstead. All right, so that's really all that I have tonight. as well as you know asking everybody to put it on their calendar. We'll have our great vendors and food as
well. And so we ask you to come on out. The carnival company will be there. We're having some great entertainment. Um a legendary reggae artist will be there on Saturday. Sister Nancy, if you know the song Bam Bam, it's been gold in
in um in in the UK. She's been doing this for a very long time. and we wish to give her a wonderful reception to the city of Patterson where she lives by the way and so we're looking forward to that. >> I move that request when >> Councilman Valz
>> Next speaker madam clerk >> I move that request when is review >> next speaker madam clerk >> we have a bed to bath >> to >> good evening Mr. or bad. >> To be or not to be, the people chose not to be.
>> How you guys doing today? >> Oh, congratulations to the winners. And time to get back to business. Right. Look at this. This is what I just been going through. Um, ue. Let's see what number this is. 45. Anybody look this up. This is for their budget. We can see
that they're spending what was it? $120 for billboards. I don't know where this picture was taken for lights. Nine. City of Patterson. Show me. Show me a light pole that has four signs on there. Um, also if you're going through the budget, you know, I only got three minutes, so I
got to try to rush. Tell me, how can you read this? Impossible. Can't even read that. >> We went through >> so small, especi St. Peter's Haven in Clifton. No, sorry. Wrong one. >> Wrong one.
>> I don't know where. See, I'm lost. But let's get back to the UE once. We got number 44. Number 44 speaks about $971 from urban enterprise grant money. It says playground equipment.
Unfortunately, in their layout, there's no playground equipment. So, where's that money? I'm sorry. I just like to read. I like information. It's how we're going to get a That's how we move up in life. Dr. Mims, you got information. You
got your doctorates doing information. Uh Gy Great year 2025 one-year annual application. There's four three entities receiving grant funds for homeless rapid
rehousing, homeless prevention, and also for shelter operations. These are the nonprofits the city got to get with for homeless problems. Dr. Mims, this one is
lot block 6307, lot 40 and 43. I don't know where this number 17 ended up. I I hope it's not on the consent agenda. 129 Cedar Street. Um, right behind East Side B football field.
This isn't legal paper. This isn't the same as this. >> This is on a word document. >> This is a word document. This didn't come from legal. Not signed. And it's on the agenda. >> Yeah. It's good.
>> I like that. Councilman, thank you. >> Whoa, whoa, whoa. Bokeado, you guys had plenty of events there, right? Did they have a co? Did they have a lecture license? Did they have it? What did we What did they apply for? uh entertainment and show license.
>> But if you look at the last three, they got three calls of service, three calls of service in January 1st, J sorry, January 11, 26, February 7th, February 8th, quality of life. Thank you.
>> Thank you, Madam Clerk. That is all our speakers. Is there a motion on the floor? >> Close. Motion to close by Council, second by Councilman Cotton and Council Vice President. Mo uh roll call, Madam Clerk.
>> Um I'm not sure. Are we going to change our ways or you not going to do it tonight? >> Roll call. >> You have two minutes. Councilwoman Cotton, >> I know. I I know I have my two minutes. You got the timer up there? >> Yes, ma'am. >> Uh thank you, madam. Thank you, Madam
Clerk. Um I just want to say um thank you to all the speakers that came out tonight um to speak about um you know different items that that's going on um with you. But I do want to say congratulations to my two council women, my council vice president Dr. my council
vice president Marissa Dava on your reelection. My council president Dr. Lisa Mims congratulations on your on your reelection. And also I would like to say to Paula Alfred, our newly elected council woman that will be joining us here uh with us here at the
city council. Um also to the mayor Andre Sea, congratulations. Um there's certain things that are here. I know David Thompson came here and if everybody heard what David Thompson says, he has a program called Halls to Expired. If you ever saw any of his artwork, it is just
absolutely awesome. >> Beautiful. He did he does some absolutely beautiful paintings and he also trained the children. Um I know that Rocky was here. They're going to talk about some of the items that's going on with the police department and
council um chair Mr. um council medav we can discuss what she talked about you know w with um with our police chief uh Patrick Murray. Uh, I just want to say also too that um on my Facebook page, if you notice, I have my um my aid Julia
Gonzalez. She be posting different events that's going on. And one of them that I really like is a camp that's called Trailblazers. Trailblazers is a camp that you can go away. I believe it's for a week or 10 days. Um, and you're in the country. Um,
it reminds me of back in the day when I was a kid, we went to Camp Hope and it was absolutely wonderful to get out of town to be somewhere. So, please continue to look at my Facebook page for different things that's happening. Um, to all my um to um all my other council
members here, once again, congratulations. Um, Bill McCoy, looking forward to your event that's coming up in August. for that. Madame Clerk, with that being said, my vote is yes. >> Thank you, Council Vice President Davila. Uh good evening. Uh thank you,
Madame Clerk. To my colleagues, my apologies for today. Uh we had a historic 41 uh students graduating and it was the uh nursing pinning ceremony. And so as the director of the campus um
I duty called uh but I just want to say thank you to Patterson. Thank you to everyone that returned me back to my seat that gave me the vote of confidence. Thank you for believing in the team that you can trust. I look
forward for the next four years uh to serve. For those that did not make it, that's okay. Let's see how involved you'll remain. I am willing to work with everyone because as I stated uh the day
of election day, I serve all uh but thank you once again. Yes, it is historic as the first Latina to be elected into an atlarge seat. Uh but even more historic to have four terms. So, thank you Patterson. Thank you to my colleagues that supported me and even
those that didn't because you made me work harder. Uh, Madame Clerk, your office was amazing. Everyone, you know, in the clerk's office, the council office, and, you know, to everyone, uh, I just want to say thank you. Uh, my
vote is yes, >> Councilman Jackson. >> Thank you, Madame Clerk. And I'm sure the clerk's office performed exceptionally well. It always does. But I will say this, Madam Clerk, there was a ball that was dropped. There was uh
normally the clerk is responsible for um uh forums. I don't want to say debates. It is uh imperative to make sure that this information on um candidates um platforms are are made widely available
and the fact that we did not have um that opportunity that residents could view via um the city's public um website was was an absolute um disservice to the community. And uh I'm not going to congratulate anyone. I don't think that
um that's in order. Um cuz I think the city definitely lost when you when you walk drive around the city, same circumstances is still prevalent. Um hey, I will say this. I will congratulate the person or the people,
but the person who made such a huge enormous investment. That's I guess it was an investment well made. And uh you yo, the ROR is what I'm most curious about, but that was probably the winner in the selection. The the uh $300 per
day record breaking $300 a day for well over several hundred volunteers being paid or should I not say volunteers, but um I spent the full $300 on election day. I guess that's that attributes to the outcome. But um
when the city's for sale um I guess this the highest bidder. But I will say this. Let me two things. First of all, a star-studded announcement. Two days after the election, somehow
mysteriously the attorney general caused my attorney to to drop my my charges. My attorney says that's nothing to clap about. My attorney says I'm the only client he's ever represented that was upset about that. Absolutely right. I was upset. I wanted to have my day in
court to prove that I had nothing to do with this. And I also want to thank everyone who came out to vote. We had the city lit with $10. We had the entire city turned up. We had them on their heels and we had them nervous. And uh
that speaks volumes. But anyway, my vote is yes. Thank you, Councilman Colleague. >> Thank you, Madame Clerk. Uh, Miss Raquel Sto, nice to see you. I'll follow up with u our DPW department as well to put
up those signs. And about the election, the people of Patterson has spoken. Respect the decision of the people. That's all I ask for. Don't come here uh
start bashing um what we are uh the resolution or ordinance that we are discussing in the council uh meeting at the same time getting 2.03% 03% of the vote, you know, read read those
resolution and ordinance and then come here uh and try to bash us like we have no clue what are we doing like we have no clue what are we doing. Uh once again 2.03%. people people of Patterson has spoken
and it wasn't you cannot say it was a low turnout if you compare the election in previous election it was one of the highest turnout over 20,000 people voted 21,000 people voted so don't be bitter anymore let's work together and move the
city forward that's all I ask for my vote is yes madame clerk >> Councilman Mendes um >> thank you madam clerk Um, first of all, let me say thank you. Thank you to the great city of Patterson for the great support that I received on this past election. It was amazing to see so many
great people going out to the polling side um voting for me to elect me as a mayor of the great city of Patterson. As I expressed on the news, I'm not conceding on this election next Wednesday. There's over a thousand provisional ballot that need to be counted and there's also more board vote by mail that need to be counted. So, I'm
going to wait for the final decision of the board of election um um to make my decision on this. But I just want to say thank you with very limited resources. I'm only 3% different from the first place and I'm excited. So, uh it was amazing. So, I saw so many great people
uh voting for me and and check the number and all the different war fifth war 3 to one uh the third war. So, we listen I want to say thank you Patterson. It was amazing. Uh also, let me uh get this clear. My office is going to still open. Uh so we already we open
today and that office at 414 Broadway is open to the public. If you have any concern, any problem I have lawyers in that office and you don't have to pay anything. That office is open to the public patter there. You need my cell phone. My cell phone it's 9739301436.
Thank you to all my third world resident to keep me informed and to keep me up to date with everything that happened. and I'm back and see Patterson and just working for this for the community Pis. I truly believe that there's a lot of work uh over 14,000 people went to the polling side to to vote against this
administration. I hope that the administration right right after the uh afternoon Wednesday I'll make my comment based on that. But I'm excited about what happening and I'm excited about the result and I love this city and uh and I'm ready to go Patterson. I'm ready for this big fight. I'm ready. I'm ready and
and and um and hoping that that things change in the city of Patterson. Um so once again, thank you and what I've been saying my chest, Madam Clerk. >> Councilman Vez. >> So let me see. >> Thank you, Madam Clerk. Let me see if I
could use a wisdom here. U some wisdom words to bring it to land it to land it a little bit. U Mr. Anderson, welcome back. Um, do notice your conversation and do notice your words today. Um, I
always say when I don't like something, I just smile, laugh because that would turn into positive ideas for me. Um, and you you are concerned residents of Pastor. I don't care you out of the
city, you still come to Patterson. You still see what's going on. you see want to see improvement from everyone um you know uh to about the schemas um is under review with the legal department
since day one that Mr. Um um what's his name? Um Teddy Martinez put it forward in email. We sent it to legal department to look that we want to do the right thing. Make sure that we not violating nobody rights or law, you know, but it's
it's under the works. So as soon as we get the legal opinion back, then we move forward. But that that's I'll give you an update on that. Uh the Bill McCoy Foundation uh council president with all the due respect I know he requested it. I know we had done it before uh put a
title into the finance committee probably could review it and to put it we have done it before. So we in the workshop he requested respectfully after his review it could be go to the next uh regular meeting with the with your permission council president. I don't
want to uh overrite your words. Um the I want to say congratulation to mayor elect from Bloomfield, Mr. Frank Valz, whoever met this young man. He used to work for Bill Pascal. He has the same height me. Uh he has the same last name
and he's from Puerto Rico. That's not fast. >> For real? >> Yes, sir. >> To the chair, Madame Clerk. Oh, just one three second. Can you allow me 3 seconds? >> Your your time is up council. Your vote please. >> Okay. So be before I vote,
congratulation to all the winners and to those uh remaining 13 individual did that not one or three individual did not want the mayor's seat. >> Bringing all your positive idea. We are welcome to receive positive idea. Not Chris is the idea.
>> I will turn your negative into positive idea. And let's work for >> councilmen your vote. The city of Patterson is tired of seeing negative comments. Just positive ideas and I will work with you. Give me positive ideas. I'll work with you. >> Council, >> my my vote is yes to close the workshop
>> to close the public portion. >> I'll come back. >> Council President Ms. >> Thank you, Madame Clerk. So, first of all, I want to say thank you to all of the voters of Patterson for ensuring that you return me to this seat. you know and understand the work that has
been done. You know who's in the seat, you know the work we're doing. I think it's really um disheartening when someone plays videos from three years ago, right? In life there's moments when you have issues with people, but if you
don't learn how to forgive and move on, then it's a sad state of occurrence. So, there's a clip that's been on for a while showing a little clip of a conversation that I said about the mayor having issue with black and brown community and they use that clip to play it over and over again. But, god forbid
if I play clips of some of these people that posted it >> and they're not they haven't forgave and moved on, they're still engaging in the negativity um and all of the other things that are going on. But I'm so grateful that God has taught me how to
forgive, move on, and do what Patterson wants. They want to see people unify, working in harmony, and doing what's right for the city of Patterson. And that's what I've chosen. I've chosen to love over hate. Thank you, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Tonight. My name was
mentioned a couple times. Um, and I know people, you know, they'll mention Dr. Mim educated. I am. I don't have to really comment on those things. But Patterson, it is time to move forward. The election is over. Any extra
conversation, I will not, as I did not do during the election, I will not indulge or engage in it because it's unnecessary and is unproductive and unfruitful to the city of Patterson. It's time to move forward. You have decided and the in closing, I will say
this. Numbers don't lie, people do. Madame clerk, congratulations VP. As you said, we were coming back and we are here. Congratulations to our mayor, Andre Seyer, for coming back. Congratulations to uh newly elected
Paula Alfred on coming back. Let's come together. Let's move the city forward and do what's right by our residents. Madame clerk, four more years. My vote is yes. >> The public portion is now closed. >> Thank you.
>> Move to close. Move to close uh the meeting special workshop meeting of May 14th by Council Member Le, second by Council Vice President Davala. Roll call. You have two minutes to close. Roll call. Madam clerk. >> Yes. >> Councilwoman Kot.
>> We can do it all one motion. Can we? >> What? >> I'm sorry. >> Is it Can we do the allin-one motion? >> A unanimous motion to adjourn the meeting. Yes. >> No. No. I want to make comments. >> No. It has to be unanimous without any nos. >> Saying is yes, but it didn't want to.
>> Technically, a closing a motion to adjurnn is just unanimous. A mover or a second. All in favor would say I or those who would oppose would oppose. >> And the majority would rule. >> And the majority would roll. >> Okay, let's try that. Uh there's a
motion on the floor to close. There's a second. All in favor? >> No. >> No. >> No. >> No. No mean for the process. Of course not. Roll call. Madam clerk, you have two minutes.
>> Be roll call. There is two minutes. Madame clerk. Two minutes per uh speaker to close the workshop meeting of May 14th. Two minutes. >> Councilwoman Cotton. >> She said yes. >> I said yes. >> Oh, sorry. Council Vice President
Davila. >> Uh my apologies. I did not congratulate uh councilwoman electford looking forward uh as now you're going to be sitting in the seat and understanding that to get things done you have to work in a team. With that said,
congratulations once again to all. Uh my vote is yes to close. >> Councilman Jackson, >> yes. >> Councilman Khalik, >> yes. >> Councilman Mendes, >> thank you, Madam Cler. So I I I spend my two minutes with uh speaking about the
election. But uh now the before the closing, let me just congratulate also my great friend uh a councilman large elect Paula Arer. She was one of my pick of the two uh candidate that I support highest vulgar. Uh welcome to the city council chamber and looking forward to
work with you. Uh Paula, you're going to do great things with your knowledge and your ability to serve. So it's going to be great. So congratulation. My vote is yes, madam clerk. Councilman Omar. >> Thank you, Madam Clerk. I just want to congratulate all the winners of this upcoming election and then I ask that we
all come together to continue to move our city forward. Uh I want to thank all the speakers for coming here. And with that being said, my vote is yes, Madam Clerk. >> Councilman Veles, >> I think that's what happened. I started at a half before that's why it went
fast. You could put it to so congratulation Councilwoman uh Dr. Lita Mins council president. Congratulation uh to Councilwoman uh Marissa Davila. Um I always say since the beginning that I endorsed you guys uh just stay still and
believe that I'm God, okay? Not me, the Lord. Okay? I just say citating the word. And to the mayor of the city of Patterson, um everybody knows that I let my personal situation with him on the side because the community is first. And
when I saw all the platform from my previous uh colleagues in that in that forum, there was nothing to offer to the city of Pastor. So glad to the city of Patterson elect back Mayor Andre Seya and to Paula offered I'm not going to
say to be part of the team just be part of the community and make the wise decision for the community that elected you to be in this side adventure. Hopefully you will understand a lot of stuff that we go through in the city of Pass and make it a team to work for
others. Madame clerk to your office, you did a great great great job uh running this election and I'm I'm happy that um that the resident of Patterson received your first test. And to the DPW worker in Patterson police, they did a great
job to uh manage uh the emotion out there. To all the candidates, I and to anybody that put signs out there, we want to keep our city clean. You got 14 days to remove your signs, please. 14 days to remove your signs. If you love
Patterson, you want to see it clean, let's start cleaning those polls. Uh they needed to be cleaned. Uh last but not least, um um I don't care what war or not won election or not, elections are over. You had to work for
those that voted for you and those that did not voted for you. The vote is sacred. Let's work together. My vote is yes to close. >> Council President Mims. >> So, in closing, Patterson, you know what it takes to get things done. Let's come
together. Let's build, not battle. Let's come together. Let's pray. There has been some serious incidents going on in our community. Four people were shot a couple weeks ago. Six were shot uh last week. So many families are going through. There needs to be healing and
unity and prayer in the city. Um and I would love um for us um in our next meeting on Tuesday that in our moment of silence that we will um remember those that have lost their lives through senseless shootings in the community and those that are in the healing process
that have been impacted by these incidents as well. Patterson, we are a great city. Patterson, we're going to do some great things. We don't always get it right, but with your help and us coming together, we can do it.
We're better together. Council President Mims, thanking you once again for your support. Madame Clerk, to our secretaries, to our council members, to the public, and to everyone. Thank you so much for everything that you did to
ensure that our city continues to progress forward. Madame clerk, >> council president, >> I'd just like to say so. >> Are you changing your vote? >> Yes. Well, reconsidering. >> Councilman Uden Council Omar, >> I just wanted to add that I want to
thank the six W voters for coming out and supporting our candidates that will continue to improve the quality of life and will continue to work for the six forward. I'm proud to say that the six were delivered and uh congratulations council president. Congratulations Marita uh vi our vice president Marita Davlin. Congratulations to councilwoman
elect Paula Alfred and of course mayor Andre Ser. Uh I hope you guys will continue to work hard for the six ward. And with that being said my vote is yes madam clerk. >> So he took my minutes and I just want to do this. God, I thank you for our city
and our residents and that we will continue to do great and mighty things for your glory and your honor. I thank you for every residents. I pray for those that are sick and shut in, those that have um lost their lives, those that are sick in rehabilitation centers or hospitals. God, we pray for our
children that are in testing this week through our NJSLA and those that will have to make it up next week. God, continue to protect and cover our families as we do this in your name. Jesus, we love you. Amen. >> Amen.
>> My vote is yes. >> This workshop session of May 14th is hereby closed. Good night, Patterson.