[Music] so good evening good evening so we
circulated the um the report dated November 27th 2024 what I'll do is walk through projects that have changed a lot of these have stayed the same since the prior quarter and most of that is because they're just pending some direction and we funding sources so
first by way of update would be on page three specifically along deor Avenue again that project is substantially complete we're at the point where we're coordinating the final pay application and the maintenance bond with the contractor for close out of that minut
La lost Avenue page three so Municipal Aid 2019 okay um that's along de cater and then if you skip down to Municipal Aid 2021 um this is for phase one of dowy road again that is substantially
complete and we're working with close out with the contractor directly underneath that item Municipal a 2022 2 which was um I knew it as Daddy Road Phase 2 but it was actually the improvements along Park Avenue that is also substantially complete the
contractor is working on punch list items and then ultimately we'll return to Mill and then do the top surfacing of that roadway um spring 2025 uh the next item uh below that Municipal Aid 2021 Transit Village that
is for the streetcape improvements along Black Horse Pike again that is also subst stantially complete and the contractor is working through some punch list items uh jumping to the next page um specifically Municipal Aid
2023 um this was for improvements along Bridgewood Avenue what's important to not here was that project was supposed to be awarded by November 22nd 2024 um but we did receive a six-month extension from the do which means that
the city has until May 22nd of 2025 uh toward that project the project is designed um and is just pending I think we're just working on ensuring that there's funds in place for the balance of the work uh similarly underneath that Safe Streets to Transit 2023 this is
lighting improvements on the bike path uh specifically from decater to Milan um similarly this was to be awarded December 11th of 2024 we did receive a six-month extension from the do for that project as well again project is design
design um and is just waiting um City direction to ensure that we have funds in place to advance that project underneath that Transit Village 2023 uh this was for improvements along Green Street uh specifically Main Street to Franklin Boulevard that was also
supposed to be awarded December 11th again we applied for and received a six-month extension from the do the project is also uh designed complete and just pending uh funding through the city um directly underneath that South
Franklin Boulevard and East B Avenue that project is um to be awarded by March 8th of 2024 the design is complete but it is being reviewed by Outside Agency specifically andj doot um Cape
Atlantic soil and the IC in order to advertise that project um hopping down that page Safe Streets to Transit 2024 Woodland Avenue and Route 9 that project is substantially designed um and was is to
be awarded by November of 2025 so there's some time remaining on that before the city meets to advance that project uh similarly the Bikeway 2024 this was for installation of bike Lanes along Franklin Boulevard from the black horest Pike to East Thea that project is
to be awarded by November of 2025 it is substantially designed and again we need to uh urgently Advance at this time um hopping to the next page top of the next page uh the Local transportation project
fund that was for pedestrian improvements um LED stop signs speed Radars um that has to be awarded by August of 2026 and we actually submitted a proposal for that work to the city today um similarly underneath that the local
Recreation Grant City was awarded $71,000 uhar for a new bus sh shelter cavers lighting bike racks and Landscaping at Main Street park so specifically Main Street and East um East West Jersey avenue that uh we also
submitted the proposal over to the city today to advance that project uh Municipal Aid 2025 that's for improvements along Windsor and brigmond Avenue um project needs to be awarded by November of 2026 proposal was sent over
um to the city today under miscellaneous the storm water permit update um there's obligations under the storm water uh pollution prevention plan known as the SP plan which needs to be updated as well as the ms4 which is an annual
update again my office sent a proposal over to um Kenny's attention today for that as well um and that essentially goes through the changes I know there's other items noted within the report but there's been no change to those items since my prior report and I'm happy to
answer any questions I have a question question sure um as far as with the lighting on what is it on B path yes I saw that was about 200 some, I'm not mistaken are you talking
about the 2023 the lighting improvements from decer to Milan exactly yes so that has not yet been done um but we did receive dot funding uh we received approximately 263,000 from do so when when you do
those lights they going to be solar or how you know how you guys going to implement that it hasn't been designed yet so we'd have to look at the closest power source um other lighting that we've done we've actually hardwired but done the solar backup on them so that you kind of have lighting and you can get some Energy savings but that would
really depend upon if there's power available and if we could bring it in otherwise they would be solar but I think the plan on this was to have it hardwired I want to thank you but there were some observations that I just been clarification on I to six phrases of our
office is a waiting F Direction our office is a waiting this what cause the wa is it from you is it from the government or from where um so most of these that are pending right are pending with the city for either direction so some of these projects have been
substantially designed but we need to ensure that there's funding and um I'm sure what's been reported is although we get grants they don't always fully fund the project um and so because of that there are shortfalls that would have to be picked up either through Bond
ordinance Capital ordinances um the funding has to be ined so that's some of these there's other ones where a proposal has been submitted similarly the proposal has to be authorized among that process is usually a financial process to issue a notice to proceed to
ensure that the funds are in place okay let me just Mr one of the questions I about onia pack Improvement you said our office is awaiting further direction from the city for Next Step that is correct so in this particular case this
was the improvements at Leeds Avenue it was rehab of two tennis courts Max Manning which was resurfacing of two basketball courts and then bleachers over on Crescent Avenue um the project received cdbg funds but it did not cover the entire project um the project was
advertised twice and at both times bids were rejected in doing that I'm sure our Council would tell us that then we can negotiate um with contractors so we were negotiated with those two contractors to get quotes um and we presented those um
through Administration in September um and again it's waiting further Direction so I think similarly um and I would defer to our administrator most of this is pending of SEC securing funds correct so you have to have the balance of those funds available so when it's pending
City it could be it's basically on all of these it's a financial thing we have to have the balance of the money in place in order to award those projects um or those contracts to the contractors u m president if I may yes uh there's another little bit of concern
that I need clarification on it was mentioned a several times that we receive extension now can you explain what cause the extension is this something we could not do that we ask for extension for so um on the projects where we re requested extension um the
do had come in and met with myself um Kenya on behalf of the administration to go through what grants we have when you get a DOT Grant they fully expect that you are going to advance that project within two years and when I say advance that it's going to be awarded to a
contractor um so in in this particular case you'll see I have time frames in here and the ones where we got extensions again I think it came down to financially the city didn't have budgeted or have those funds available for the shortfalls of those contract I I want to call it the short B but there's
a difference between the grants we're getting and the project cost in addition not everything is fully funded so when you get a DOT Grant and I I know i' I've had this conversation with the mayor pre that doesn't cover any San cons War so you always need a different either
funding source or typically what you've seen we've taken advantage of with the city is the ibank or the infrastructure trust to get loans but those are still loans so you still have have to have the funding in place for um the payback so in this particular case based upon our meeting with the dot the recommendation
was that we get extensions which would give us time to secure the balance of the funding to advance those projects thank you very much yes what is the difference between the um the money that we have and the money
that we need for the um playgrounds and to have that stuff done so unfortunately I don't have that readily available I can circulate that easily um through Kenya tomorrow all the projects and what what they specific actually you just asking specifically for the park project
yes yes yeah I think that's the only one where we rejected the bids and then I I don't have it all because I've been working slowly on it due to other things that I'm working on but
um I cannot have that I cannot promise tomorrow but is being worked on yes and the other um projects that I wanted to uh mention was especially the first three that were approved via resolution for the extension so those projects when
they were costed out they were costed out a couple of years ago somewhere like that that one of them um exceeded way much what we were anticipating so we we couldn't um do that one so some of the
projects that we have the pipeline have costs estimates uh that are not so new maybe a year two years old so if I'm correct yeah I mean it generally what happens is when you're applying for these grants so when you're
looking at 2023 grants those were applied for July of 2022 um and so that's where there could be some pricing differentials when it gets um to the actual designed yeah when it gets hard designed
so we have a shortfall with the CI of to pay for the project because let I'm just say if the dot gives us 80% we have to pay 20 where so a lot of our projects sound great and
good but we have no money prices here correct you have to have the funding in place um in order to um award those contracts and your analogy is 100% % correct if it's 80 and it's 20 the city has to have the 20 budgeted and um
secured and the six Monon extension for these projects gives us time to get the money or hopefully get the money right yeah that is correct but we ain't get in two years um I I would like to see the project
what a short call is on which ones and how much it is I I mean so certainly that breakdown will will definitely provide at least in these ones where we just got the extensions is that that you see but in general we don't know the amount I like to see the amount of how
much the city was responsible yeah that's information that we can certainly um Supply through the administrator thank you no problem Council anyone else thank you thank you and enjoy the holidays M agenda RW
Personal Agenda on the uh Public's copy importance number 15 has been pulled and will be placed on the next agenda so public copy we won't be covering orance number 15 but first on the agenda is resolution 185 rejecting all bids for
the 2024 Ru replacement project at the recreation center any questions councel yes I realized that uh it was that the BS were rejected because the estimated
amount for the r replacement was exceeded by all the bits right well it's rejected because of pricing so even the lowest bid was Way Beyond what we had exactly
there what my question comes in what is the lower bit that you use as a yti for this I'm sorry can you repeat what is the lower amount that you use to measure as lower bit that they well when they submit there we look at the price and we
look at what they're doing and so of course you compare um all the quotes or excuse me all the bids that came in based on pricing and that's how you make your decision you as far as the funding is
concern this was being funded through the cddg which there was not enough to okay because what I understood was if I can correctly state is that the lower bit that you projected these are higher than it and I
thought you had a number that you were using as a yission that was the number from the CDJ M cuz this was Grant funded you okay Council yes anyone else can you give us the difference in that
also with cdb or whatever that is what they gave us the Grant and what the lowest bid was so that we know the difference on we sure that thank next is resolution 186 authorized an emergency Appropriations in amount of
$50,000 for the Safe Streets for all program action plan any questions Council see none resolution 187 providing for a budget insur into the 2024 budget for the safe Street for all
program action plan Council any questions c i resolution 188 authorizing Appropriations in amount of $100,000 for the sewer utility emergency any questions Council
expl sure this was um an emergency actually that happened um over right before Thanksgiving and there was a sewer line that broke and as they dug as they were digging and
digging and digging and going out further the sewer line was like a sheepa and so as they kept on they were coming into the same problem so in order to correct it we had to install a
pipeline from one man hole to another cuz that was the best way to to do the job because the pipe was rotted out was not it wasn't going to hold up so in the meantime they put a bypass on there and
what they did was they dug up from one man hole to another basically on that street there's like about 10 or 11 homes and you didn't want to have that kind of backup into the homes and spillage onto the streets and this is why the emergency occurred and it had to get
replaced so basically this is $100,000 for one block which is 10 houses yes okay any other questions okay think that to be yes um so I presented you should have
a c a copy of the bill list um does anybody have a question on a specific item on the bill list yes um what is that 758 on the first page cuz we went over that last week we supposed to asked about the revolving
account the book grp LLC yeah this has to do with the second um UE fund generation fund and that is actually a loan account not that they have a loan but they must be servicing some type of businesses um through the UE
um as to why you're requesting that payment the next meeting um Kenya I'm sting this new um if you could get um a clarification for councilman d report from um I guess Jackie [Music]
Miss cuz I forgot to inquire about that after we had our last meeting supposed to talk about that but it's back on here you good with no I'm good with uh I wanted to get the explanation for the information anything else
with the builders everyone's okay right mayor you have anything anything from Council anything else all right may I have a motion to close the work session
second all in [Music] favor good evening everyone this is the city of Pleasantville city council meeting today's December the 2nd 20124 and the time is 6:53
p.m. this meeting has been duly advertised in the City newspaper in conformance with the open public meetings act otherwise known as the Sunshine Law please stand for invocation and flag
s and also can we have a moment of silence for a Augustus Harman who served as a councilman for Pleasantville city of pville for years
and also on numerous boards and also last Le School Board here in pleas father [Music] amen I Al to the flag the United States
of America the for it stands one nation God indivisible and [Applause] jce pleas [Music] Dort Kona pres Korea Pres
pres Thomas pres may I have a motion to dispense previous minutes second all in favor mayor you have any commendations proclamations
nothing now we have public portion thank you we have Mr Tim Jones [Music] [Applause] good evening everyone good evening um first I also knowledge the um passing of
Mr Harmon you I was saddened by that you know to hear as well you he was like a a pillar of this community for you know generations for decades and decades and decades and he's going to be missed you know I you know you heard him speak many
times I think we are blessed to have had the ability to have had the opportunity to see how he represented his positional matters over the years as he walked up here and say what he had to say and I I feel blessed to actually have shared
inight experience and sometimes I feel like I I got my strength from him you know it was a beautiful beautiful thing and he's going to be missed um other things that I wanted to speak on tonight was the issues
regarding the last meeting last meeting that we had in terms of the seemingly disrespect that was presented by the PBA and our officers with regards to the treatment um during that meeting and um adherence to the instructions given by
our council president and we would just like to know what what what s agend to be done with it because time is of the essence in terms of taking disciplinary action and Personnel matters as we all know and I cannot I don't know where the clock is but time does matter that's all
I have to ask about so because it's related to possible uh disar issues unfortunately we're not we're not able to talk about that in a public environment because of possible things that could occur from that litigation was what action is being
taken I I all I can say is that we we evaluate everything that occurs at every meeting um okay I understand the lines you know there a fine line here but you know you got to give us something all right let you have Miss
barie good evening and I want to speak about the last meeting I was a Paul when i s sat here and watch what took place the disrespect was
unbelievable people all over the world could see this council meeting so when they could see this Council meting and behaviors that were displayed that last time we cannot allow that to go on we can not allow that to happen and nothing's done about it because first of
all other people will come here and disrespect the city of pleasant and they will continue to do it if we don't put our foot down it was like the CBA president had no respect for anybody up here then there was a
directive giv by our Police Department who are here to Serve and Protect but they did not do that they served and protect the union and we cannot allow that to go on
because if something major had to happen they might have did the same thing if it wasn't in their favor so we cannot allow that to happen that's a no no it was so disheartened to sit here and watch it like a three ring
circus that went on and I'm a taxpayer here and I love Pleasantville but I don't love what I see and we got to do something about this it's time to stand up and hold people accountable for their
actions and if they don't hold be held accountable then we don't have a city so I would hope that this doesn't go swept under the rug and fall on deaf ears and give promotions to people who
should not get it because after that escalated they did they should not be allowed to be moved up that position need to be put someplace else for somebody that cares about this city that's going to do what they sworn to
do so I hope you all understood what I said and that's all I have to say thank you and have a good night next we have Mich hi everybody been a while since I've seen
you um Lindsay Shaw uh owner fighter side canopy on 532 West Leeds um I wanted to kind of come in and just give you guys a end of year update we've been licensed for a year um my partner Frank and I we've we've been kicking butt I
think we've been doing really well um I know year to date we've um provided the city 8,420 70 to the Cannabis tax fund um so we're really excited to keep contributing to that every quarter um and hopefully uh many years to come uh
but we were talking about since you know we've been in business for a little while uh we've been thinking about ways we can give back to the community in within our means and really um make a an immediate difference so um we had been toying around with some ideas but we
essentially um I'm not sure if many people have been familiar with the little free Pantry um that uh I brought many examples of them and you can pass this around if you wouldn't mind and I'll pass one around over here too just so you guys can kind of see here you
go um so what we're proposing is um that we get permission uh to install one of these uh little free pantries uh Brighter Side would commit on a monthly basis to filling with canned goods um uh different types of food like that so
what we would essentially need from uh Council would be really feedback if this is something that you think we can move forward with um guidance on location um and point of contact whether it be school a church or you know something
that can be really helpful and a point of contact for the community so anyway I just wanted to come and give you a brief update and propose this and see if this is something that Brighter Side can contribute and install for the community
L what would you need Lindsay a building or so yeah so just a location options so whether it be by a school or a church or any other uh area that you think would be a great location whether it be a park or something like that so if we can
identify maybe two or three locations that we think would be good and then from that point um just the point of contact so if it's Church property I need a point of contact for the church school property would come through you guys or you know the Schoolboard um so that's what we would need essentially and then Brighter Side would uh purchase
the uh pantry and have it installed as well as commit to um filling the Pantry on a mon about how much space is what I'm asking um oh how much space probably the size of this actual they're okay they're just a little um yeah we I've
seen them in like uh like the little libraries in different neighborhoods but I was doing a delivery in Lambertville uh for work and a church had one filled with food and I was like that's brilliant um so that's what we're looking to
propose we actually have a little box at the church on First Street oh I have one more thing too um so this top is Brighter Side farms' logo this is our brand and what we're proposing is that it say the free
Pantry just on the sides just a really creative way yeah so anyway that's what I got um so if you guys can email me Carla I don't you have my contact information yes I'll I'll give you a contact information to M awesome thank you very
much everybody thank you for what you're doing next we have Noel Gonzalez good evening everyone I'm resident PE I have two other um residents with me um we're
basically all just looking at the same issues that we have so if you like without any objection we can bring all three of us at the same time we can take care of the issues well at once did they sign it uh yes okay you okay you want to speak for well they each have their own
uh individual okay but they can have their own time okay okay all right so um I have a couple questions one is a single family unit or a home in this case that is basically just one property for one family right if I'm not if I'm
correct cor okay so my question is this we have the neighborhood Charles Avenue and we have um neighbors that are using their property as Multiplex now I've looked into these
properties online and they're listed as single family units but some of these neighbors are using their as multilex um so I'm here to basically ask for some guidance some understanding and
figure out how we can move forward in resolving these issues so that is one part another part is that we've been noticing and we'll also confirm it you said Charles saue
Charles Avenue yes my street your your street no my name is Charles okay um so there's also a few properties that we that we're noticing a lot of um
activities okay um and it's weird because my property is located in the middle one gentleman is located at the entrance the other gentleman is located at the end of the block which is a dead end block so common you know I mean you expect some traffic to go on but you
know the difference between neighborhood traffic versus something else okay so the one property is 137 Charles Avenue which I've been noticing an awful lot of traffic Vehicles pull up to it they it
out go in 5 10 minutes they come in back in their vehicle and they leave they're not there in a way like if you were visiting a family member you you come in stay for a few hours hang out do this and that they're basically in there for about 5 to 10 minutes then they
leave and forgive me I'm a little bit nervous I've never done this before so that is an issue in itself cuz I'm looking at it which is right CAD corner to my property and sometimes I'll sit on the porch and I look over and you'll see two three four five cars no more than 5
10 minutes and they're gone so I'm sitting here going okay this is this isn't looking right so I talked to uh one of my neighbors he said yes I've seen an awful lot of traffic going on in this in this neighborhood more
than more than usual I'm sorry am I done yes okay um actually um I I didn't know it was time so is itra neighbor yes
yes I guess he can finish yes Mr Gonzalez are you going to wait until after the meeting because I definitely want to talk yes okay and I live at the end of the street and we live in the city for almost 35
years in the same spot time change it changing so bad and I can see I had to call coule time the car they coming they're using the street most of the
time to do whatever they do they park in front of my house at the end of the street is at that end kind of dark by the time that I P and park I they stay there for an hour or two anytime at
night last time after 10 evening the car came in kind of noisy with me up 3:00 in the morning stay on to 6:00 in the morning and he left where he went I don't know cuz I have a friend blocking my house or the street
I had that problem going on for last I would say five years it's getting worse you said it's been going on for five years it been going on for a while and you call the city was the police
department by the time they get there I gave the had SC because they 5 minutes before they they get there to gone so that's one of the issue that I have and the only issue I have is a trash I leave
at the End of the Street the wind blow that way the trash supposed to be out on a Wednesday morning 7:00 according to the pamplet that they sent to the to me I got one I don't know the the whole city have one and tell the time that we
supposed to take the TR out well supp my picked up at Wednesday I see in the neighborhood out on Tuesday morning that's there for a whole entire day those V animals come in they don't
have a Dr hand the bags on the side they get Ri up we di it over and those at the end of my street on front my house and we doing the noal for I would say a long time I've be going once in a
while I go out on the end the street cuz it's so TI the bay a pick of trash out there all Rec bottles or kind of trash beer bottles so people don't come on at night they have a drink and they leave everything right
there whoever come to pick it up and and another issue that I have is the franking Boulevard it's not franking Boulevard it's franking Expressway go seriously you go there in the moon nobody do 25 miles hour I know
that it's 25 too slow for 50 over that's a lot and the lot of Street in the corner of pipe is a bus stop for the kids in the morning and those guys go there 5050 M hour and the whole street those people
that live at the End by the B all the key going to school and they call that bouevard every day it's going to happen when one key get roll over to C do something about it you never see a cop in that street before they used to be there at least
one or two stop bying for an hour or two but they were there profit was smth but between black Pik at first way don't me 10 minutes to get out my street cuz I can get in they're going too
fast that's what I have so far next is Mr Santos good yes uh I've been leing my house where I buil the house there not me a company but I'm the the one who get the company to build back in
1990 everything you know on that corner I put it there you know some of the complain that my neighbor was talking about is being put in on writing I've been here before I send email you know to Linda I
think that was name so it's on record you know the pr like he's saying you know I mean is a problem every time I'm going to cut the grass I have to go with a recycle container and a crash container to Piat the bottles you know
the people doing the beer you know and throw it you know like you know like Pleasant be scash in other way you know that's how it look like you the problem you know the the the we
child is the amount of people they've been living there they got you know houses you know full I mean you you go you know to some of the house you know you see you know maybe
you know seven or eight cars you know and that's what bring the problem you know on that neighbor because you know when I moved there everything was quiet it was a residen call you know was a
residential it's not look like a resal you know it look more like a commercial outa you know when I when I put the house there I put the house there you rest my family then I did in a DEC same
place you know now you know we losing the peace you know it's it's it's no peace no more Franklin Boulevard this speak is
also you know Singa you know regarding that four people die already there that street how many more have to die I mean it's time to do something about it you know I've been looking you know then I don't get a car inside my
house the I believe in there because you know when they pass I mean they R some people go you know more than 50 mil an hour I mean they fly before you know when I moved there I
would remember was a cop there you know on a motorcycle you know all the time controlling the traffic everything was done you know cool you know no anymore you know I mean we here today
asking for help but you know if we need to move forward we're going to have to do it because you know I don't want to pay a Mortage and buy a house and pay all the,
that I've been pay you know to be living in a in a inment like that I mean so you know please you know check you know because there a lot of it on
Char Avenue they they don't look good and if you know what I'm talking about you know I mean the last thing you know you want to have you know you know somebody you know doing stuff you know is illegal we don't need that we pay taxes
you know for our house you know to live in peace you know in area you know they you can relax and sleep you know overnight not thinking you know that somebody's going to take you know you door and go
inside thank you Mr Santos thank you I wish we had a police officer here to hear your concerns well I thought to the chief of police too okay you know once before you know I mean this is not coming from now this is coming you know already you know like I say you know if
you L the record you know Linda that was her name you going to see you know that I se lot you know all those complaint you just make sure you three St okay yeah um I got to hit because I got to go work
all right okay I wait when your neighbor right thank you Mr s thank you next we have Renee Brown hello coule questions my um the first one is in regard to the me the last
meeting um I know you can't answer me but I'm just going to put them out there because these are the kind of questions that we're getting so somebody knows I don't know the gentleman that was assigned to work that night
here um he was standing behind the chief is he getting paid for that night cuz he didn't do his job he he flat out refused to do anything he didn't he didn't assist her he didn't control the environment he did
nothing and she as the chief I guess is supposed to be on duty all the time didn't make him do his job that's right those are questions that like I'm hearing
um the other thing I want to say is in reference to what these gentlemen talking about that's all over Pleasant yeah we still have people living in garages on Adams Avenue like they houses we still get rats in our yard thank God
I bought bait boxes cuz I never got any from the county the Board of Health from anybody so when I find them they're dead but they still out there so we still going through that and um in the beginning the lady was out tagging
trailers and those big commercial vehicles on corners and stuff like that they're all bad they're all bad if you just walk around to this parking lot look down that street you'll
see on both sides of the street so it's hard getting out to go to work hard to see everything so I just wanted to um say oh one more thing the
uh that DCA report when is that coming in um Miss we supposed to have it I believe this week sometime I don't is that was the solicitor said around the first or the second yeah I'll follow up with the labor attorney and as soon as the
advisement we'll let you know one soon as we get in this uh round okay thank you and I know everybody saw me passing out papers today so I didn't have enough only bought 15 so by the time it opened us for us to speak I didn't have any from you guys I'll share it in
everyone's email in reference to the the lighting in Pleasantville how dark Pleasantville is and you to call about it and that's thank you all right next we have Mr
[Applause] Solomon good afternoon Council just here to follow up on my previous complaint um I've been told that to put it in written for mon which I did I supplied to the
mayor administrator and City City's council president so I was just want to know there is anything resolution coming out of that I can tell you that that has been
referred to the um the zoning board's attorney I do know it's been referred to zoning board's attorney to handle that okay so I don't have any information on it I know that because you were given me a letter also that I'm inquired about
yes so has the council been briefed uh they be able to well I'm sure when he gets he'll probably reach out to you number one I don't know have you been in with him attorney at all I thought you would
discuss that with him wasn't that a discussion you would had before about the whole situation with the zoning Bo attorney no actually he's very rude and I've seen the way he treats people differently for some people he
does help and maneuver and for some of us putting us down so that is not I don't appreciate that so and I was wondering if you guys will be able to
witness the or listen to the recording because it will show you exactly Mark was yelling at the member board
member please shut up please shut up don't say nothing so he was trying to prevent it from saying saying the wrong thing it was it was a cast Mr solom for an example I was going
to give it to you well I just want to say that I wasn't too sure if you um sent a copy to our solicitor so it sounds like you haven't um the copy that you gave me I will give it to our solicitor so he can be notified about
what we should do okay well should I go ahead and to me I'll give it to I'll follow okay and I was just going to give you a perfect I mean an example I don't know if I have time uh you have 18
seconds uh last meeting board meeting uh a neighbor of the mayor was had an application and the chairman Mr War recused himself wait a minute I'm
sorry um solicitor are we allowed to talk about planning board issues here or well you can hear I it's a public meeting as well public meeting he recused himself from the meeting from
boarding because he felt like because he's a neighbor it don't want to be fair when we asked that when someone was not fair to our application it was refused I just wanted to let you know have you I
want you guys to look at that last meeting board meeting when my attorney asked on my application to recuse that person from voting they flatly
refused but we witnessed last meeting the chair recused themselves because they were a neighbor the application was a neighbor closer to you left to you so they want to be a
fair to that person all we asked was we recomend we recommend that my attor recommend that this person was biased and needs to be recused themselves and
refused so since he's going to be reviewing it once you I uh be able to come back and ask about this again I once I I talk to
the solicitor then um someone to contact you probably out um BM okay had it does the council have anything say on this though on just the the the the
attorne but once it goes to our our solicitor then he'll give us a recommendation okay president I want to ask question yes go ahead uh the information you just mentioned is it included in your communication to the counil president no I just I just
because it did happen after I submitted my applicate I made a complaint all right okay I think it would be fair if you can just send it to because our lawyer can listen to things that I really know advise all them
see okay actually I can sent to every all sitting uh council members too yeah if you said the president would do well for us okay that it's at the zoning board right now do we have any saying what I have to
find out what's going the facts at all what your role is no I which is the three the three of you but I would like to uh the councel to uh
to see it which I did email I don't know if the president did email to the council no I make sure they did okay I would like every each individual Council read it my complaint well so noted thank you all right thank you
thank you next we have David call [Music] good evening everyone good evening good evening I'm very heartbroken about the LA Mr
Harmon and I just wanted to let everyone know that that family definitely in my pray at this very sad moment um what I wanted I I really didn't plan
on speaking this evening but we had some new residents come up talking about same issues especially it's touching to me about the speeding in our
neighborhoods I didn't know that four people had died on Frankin boulev what are we waiting for someone else to be killed from speeding
cars we've I mean almost every council meeting there new people coming here saying the same thing it's all over Pleasantville the chief sits here police officers sit here the chief has never
opened a mouth with a plan to try to curve this speeding throughout this city hopefully Council the mayor someone make her do her job so we ask as
taxpayers we want people to be safe in our city the other thing I wanted to touch on maybe there is some hope here in because the young lady from Bright Side she came
in um has opened a business it's making money without even people asking she's giving back she's giving back and that's that's very
promising I wish that could be done we see the market they have stores everywhere and they making money hand over fish in this community and if you ask them for a piece of candy for trumpet tre good luck
M good luck it it made me feel good this evening that someone actually came here and is giving back to this Tas I wanted to commend brighter side and hopefully we can get some more
businesses like like that that really care that want to share and give back to the community that's all I thank may I have a motion to close public portion all in
favor Madam clerk first5 rejecting all bids for the 2024 appr replacement project at the recreation center may I have a motion motion may have a second
second D yes Kon yes yes clay yes yes Thomas yes resolution approved resolution 18 six authorizing emergency Appropriations in amount of $50,000 for the Safe Streets for all program action
plan may I have a motion motion may I have a second second roll call D for yes commona yes Korea yes yes o yes Thomas yes resolution approv resolution 187
providing for a budget Inson into the 2024 budget for the safe Street for all program action plan may I have a motion motion may I have a second second roll call D cour yes kimona yes Pera yes Bay
yes Overby yes Thomas yes resolution approv resolution 188 authorized Appropriations in an amount of $100,000 for the sewer utility emergency may I have a motion mo may I have a second
second roll call Dort yes kimona Yesa yes yes Obby yes Thomas yes resolution approved next I need a motion to approve the bill L
motion second roll call Davenport yes kimona yes Korea yes oray yes OB speak yes Thomas yes motion approved next is comments
you have anything okay I just like to thank everyone for coming out um and say that we do hear your concerns and there are concerns that we've been addressing and I guess we just need to keep keep on until they are really all addressed as
far as the speeding and Franklin Boulevard for so long we heard about Franklin Boulevard you know with the potholes and all and then once the potholes were repaired now with feeding is definitely definitely a problem but that's throughout the city I live near
Park Avenue and I'm very concerned about the way cars are speeding up and down Park Avenue and I see the officers riding around they can't be everywhere all the time but I I guess we just have to try something different and I want to say
to I want to say to uh the Harmon family who Mr Harmon was such a pillar in the community to the city the school residents everything he he was just a wealth of knowledge and just such a special person he had the knowledge and he didn't mind sharing it I've gotten
several phone calls today with everybody being really distraught you know it's a big loss to our community and I think you to house uh the last meeting I really I I'm not going to bring it up again I don't want hear anything else about it but
because the attorney is going to be handling it and it has been addressed in the past but it it just was that is not the look that we want that is not the look that we want any way that you look at it so that I mean I understand your
concern about that and it's just not the way that our city should be that's about it I guess that's about it thank you for coming out have a good evening hope everybody had a good
holiday council president yes sir so uh tonight uh Al was raised about safety in neighborhood and about the lighting of the
streets from my experience these issues are considered if it was a country National Emergency and I would classify them as City emergency and uh I just want to assure the resident that we will encourage our
colleagues so that we can form a tax Force legally that can look into this issue isues instead of leaving them just with Administration and they will come and tell what they want to tell us we are going to find a way that can work legally bring the council together bring
the concerned citizen together everybody and attack these issues Street by street because if we want to build ponville and attract people here we should first protect those that are here that will encourage other people to come here so I just want to assure you this time
something will be done we heard you and we are going to try our yes thank you very much anyone else to the family my prayers are for them and God
bless thank you everybody have a blessed night anyone else uh first I like uh receive receive the flly tonight from the fire department in reference to uh the Sanders coming to town chief is that when the truck is driving on say on
somebody freezing pick truck huh pick truck with the fire trucks out there got get the heat I I just want to is this giv out to the uh the school district too I have to follow the community that put it together um I know we just got these
flyers out recently on social media I'm not 100% sure if well I do appreciate the fire department doing that cuz my grand kids truly like me when a truck TR said this reason and it's a good thing so thank you um on next I I say about Mr Harmon I
was going to Mr Harmon's Boys around 7 years old when he had oest uh he had a day camp for the African-American Community uh outar the township for so I've been involved Mr since I'm 7 years old everybody know how
how he cared about the city of pville and and he would talk to us to that he have served here a long time if I disagree with him or I disagree with him I knew one thing he cared about us and he cared about this community so you know me Lord Lord bless his family and U
to the public the street lights is definitely a big issue our town is totally dark so as Council bar said uh I obious several calls on that we have to get moving and get the electric comping and going I believe myself this is going on too long see like we're begging them
to do something you know so maybe we have to go meet with the electric company something ourselves but we got to do something cuz it is we have a dark Community as about say thank you anyone else oh yes first of all I'd like to say thanks everybody for coming
out and all the comments that were made tonight but um you know dealing with the the loss of Mr Harmon I don't know whether people understand what he's meant to this city and what he's done you know this man opened up little Oaks for the community for the kids around here um he had the first daycare he was
the first black um councilman in the city uh he was the one that was responsible for moving Democrats in Republicans out of here I mean this man has put his mark on this city and it was really heavy and even though we didn't agree on
everything at all times um I always went to him for advice um and it's just um a heck of a loss today to find out that he's passed but you know I know he's happy he's with his wife so yes you know that's a good thing for him uh he doesn't have to suffer anymore but um
you know his family we give our condolences and uh just wish them all the best another thing that is really important is the situation that happened in here last week I'm not going to go into it too much which I was going to but now I know it's under um a legal
advice right here but you know we have to start taking accountability for what goes on here in Pleasant that's right and it's been too long that we've let things go on this Council the whole Administration has let things happen here in Pleasantville too long and from
the level of disrespect that we've had to take on numerous occasions and it just came to ahead the other night y'all finally saw just how bad it is and when nothing said about it and things are let go this is what happens people think that it's okay to do what they want and
now it's something that we have to deal with so we look forward to um getting this situation resolve and uh you everybody have a good night went I mad Madam yes
go tonight there's there's a lot of good things that we can talk about a lot of bad things we can talk about I know business must go on and so on and so forth but I want to take my time to honor uh Mr Harmon I want to take my
time to offer their family like Part F condolences from my family as well um it's a big loss for our community I'm going to leave it up to that thank you all for coming in tonight um to the prayers up to the
Harmon family um next meeting we'll have an official um resolution um written out and read um for the family we have I want to picky back off of councilman um Obby for the Santa is
Coming to Town it's December the 7th and 8th starting at 4:00 because I guess it gets dark what 4:30 so on the seventh they will be on the north side of town and the eighth will be on the south side of
town and then we have um two other events the mayor has her senior event um this Friday at the recreation center and then we also have the winter wonderland here in City Hall Parking Lot which is the Santa bike giveaway and that's
starting um Friday at fo from 5:30 to 7:30 so you all try to stay warm all you all that had you know some concerns um
yes thank you I'm so noted and um hopefully all those concerns will be brought up in our next um committee meetings from all the chairs that are sitting here and try to stay warm tonight cuz it's going to be a cold one
they have a motion to all in favor [Music]
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