[Music] I know we all here for this excited exciting moment, but we just have to go
through our work session first. So, please bear with us. So, good evening everyone. This is the city council work meeting. Today is June the 2nd, 2025 and the time is 6:30.
This meeting has been duly advertised in the city newspaper in conformance with the open public meetings act otherwise known as the sunshine law. Madame clerk roller here
present. Clay present presence present. Swepson Thomas present. May I have approval of the previous minutes? Motion second.
Roll call. All in favor? Madam clerk, agenda review. First on the agenda which will be done during regular session is authorizing resolution 100 authorizing appointment of fire chief to Kevin Venegas.
[Applause] All right, fellow colleagues, any questions? Following that would be the oath of
office for Mr. Venegas. Residence number seven, second reading, public hearing will be held during regular session. vacating portion of the alley in the city and relinguishing releasing and extinguishing the public rights therein to located offer of Shaitlyn Avenue.
Any questions council? Seeing none. Ordinance number nine second reading amended chapter 278 article 12 of the code entitled vehicles and traffic. Any questions council? Seeing none. Ordinance number 10, first reading,
appropriating two78,333 thereof and authorizing the issuance of $78,333 for issuance of New Jersey Department of Environmental Protections, Green Acres Loan to finance a portion of the cost of
program number [Music] 0199-12-027, the Bayiew Avenue Water Park Waterfront Park. Any questions, council? Seeing none. Resolution 101, support and
suitability of Cannabis Business Aqua Productions LLC. Any questions, council? See none. Resolution 102, adopting the finan final administrative action of civil service commission on John Marci.
Any questions, council? Seeing none. Resolution 103 approving the renewal of plenary liquor licenses for the 2025 through 2026 term. Any questions council? Seeing none. Resolution 104 approving the renewal of penary retail
distribution liquor licenses for the 24 through 25 term. Any questions council? Seeing none. Resolution 105 approving the renewal of finery retail consumption liquor licenses for the 25 to 26 term.
Any questions? Seeing none, resolution 106, authorizing the tax collector to refund taxes to a disabled veteran for block 442, lot 2, actually known as 719, Lafayette Circle. Any questions,
council? Seeing none. Resolution 107 authorizing the tax collector to refund property taxes. Any questions? Seeing none. Resolution 108 requests permission for the dedication by Ryder for the Pleasantville Bay View
summer series. Any questions? Council seeing none. Resolution 109 requesting a six-month extension from the New Jersey Department of Transportation for the fiscal year 2026 municipal aid grant program for the Glenwood Avenue
improvement project. Any questions, council? Seeing none. Resolution 110 authorizing a notice to proceed to CN Engineering for the survey and basemap services for the approved New Jersey Department of Transportation's Glenwood
Avenue project in the amount of $5,000. Any questions, council? See none. Resolution 111 authorizing to redeem tax certificate number 11-0000170 held by C Carlos Padona
against property located at block 62 lot 20 in the amount of $1364.58. Any questions, council? Seeing none. Resolution 112 authorizing to redeem tax sale certificate number 22-0000251 held by Fig 20 LLC against
property located at block 178 lot 2 in the amount of $1,740 6 cents. Any questions council? Seeing none. Resolution 113 authorizing to redeem tax sale certificate number
04-499 held by Real Property Acquisition LLC against property located at block 356 lot 6 in the amount of $1,1682. Any questions? Council see none. Resolution 114 authorizing to
redeem tax sale certificate number 03-0709 have our real property acquisition LLC against property located at block 356 block 6 in the amount of $1,3585 Councilman um Bettis I know you had a question in regards to um this
address here but according to um Madame CF that there's two leans on the property. Yeah. Thank you. Okay. Madam, resolution 115 providing for budget insurgence into the 2024
budget. Any questions? See, resolution 116 recognizing a retirement payout for Vicky Nelson for June 2025. Any questions, council? Seeing none. Resolution 117
introducing the 2025 budget for the city. Any questions, council? Seeing none, next is review of the bill list. Well, good evening. Uh so you have um the check register of
items that need to be pay and you have also the list for approvals or payments. Um, if you look at the check register, uh, that's title on the top. There are very little payments
made. Um, we have the Atlanta County Treasurer for [Music] $8,159.92 cents. That's for fuel. We also have um a grant
that required a payment and it's for Greenman Herdrinson Inc. GPI who is doing the safe streets for all and we also have postage charges uh paid
to Pyos. So that concludes the um check register paid. Now the bill list is the thicker packet and if you
look at page one, we are paying the Atlantic City Electric $822. If we go on to the next page, page two, we are paying the Atlantic City Municipal Court and this is for the
joint service court agreement that we have 17,000. Page three, Comcast cable is $2,669.18. Page four, we are paying our um employee
dental Cobra uh to Horizon Blue Cross and Shield 28,32932. Also, if you look on page three, first line, cyber security 175. And if we skip
over to page seven, we are paying column software $280.20. If we go down, if we go to the next page, page eight, highland printing,
$1,590, uh, page nine, if you look towards the bottom, and LLC, that's our, uh, voice over the internet phone charge of 3,146.
664. If we go to page [Music] 11, this is uh we're paying New Jersey American water for our properties in the amount of including public hydrants of 50,43318. And if we go all the way down to page
14, we are paying our EMS service $45,000. And that concludes um the bill list this month. the bill list. Um they were smaller items since it is a month that we also have to pay for
our county taxes. So we monitor that. Anyone questions? Yes, M. Luna is page four um for um command command company. Is
this the final payment for 120,000? No. No. Actually, there was another hand that came through, I believe, on Friday, and it has a change order. So, we can um do that at the next meeting or anyone else have any questions for
the bill list? Thank you. Anyone have anything to add? May I have a motion to close session? All in favor? Good evening
everyone. This is the city council meeting. Today is June 2nd and the time is now 6:43. 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 pledge salute. I have a silent prayer please. [Music] Amen. I pledge algiance to the flag of the
United States of America and to the republic for it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Thank you. here. Kimona present.
Present. Bettis present. Wson here. Thomas present. All in attendance. And for the record, our business administrator, he isn't here this evening due to an injury. May I have a a motion to dispense? previous
minutes. May I have a second? Second. All in favor? Mayor, any commendations, proclamations, presentations? I just have one verbal commendation and that's to you,
Chief. I have been here almost 20 years. We have 25 items on the agenda. Never have we gone through the agenda as fast. So kudos to you. You're the man. [Music]
Public. First we have Mr. James Cla. Good evening, mayor, council members, and residents of Pleasantville. My name is James Clay. I've lived in Pleasantville since 1986. The reason I'm here is because of the 7
7-2205. Uh they're vacating the property off my street, the easement. I'd like to find out if I can purchase that. I tried before, but it didn't go through. Uh they do have a state law that if you've lived at the property, own it for 20 years, you can purchase it. I've lived
there for 32 years, and I'm going to apply for that property. That's all I have to say. But oh no, I'm sorry. Excuse me. Uh, the reason I'm I'm I'm I've cleaned up the property for 32 years. People dump their trash and stuff there and I park my car
there to keep them from doing it. And now since the nuns are about Well, they're vacating that property. I like to purchase the other part. It's all my problem. Hopefully I'm saying it right. No, you're you're fine. So, um, we have a public hearing coming up now. Is it
okay or should he come back for a public hearing to state? I mean, well, to make his When you say there's a public hearing relative to the property that he wants to purchase, what are you talking about? Oh, this is the
ordinance number. So, it's not there's a public hearing for it. But that's the question you're asking whether or not he's out of order or not. He's already spoken. Okay. You can come up and speak again.
Now I add on to my neighbor the same property that I want to buy. She bought purchases a few years back. Okay. And since they're vacating the other part I like to buy my part. Are you Mr. James? Yes ma'am. Okay. So you went 22 shade like Yes ma'am. Okay. What is occurring
here with that vacation? They're going to actually do it starting after your property line. And the reason being in the correspondence I stated it it states that it will be beginning after your property line. Nevertheless, due to the fact you're 200 feet, you're notified
because of that. Now, the issue why they are vacating afterwards because you have an actual garage structure that actually face the vac the island. So, if we vacated it, it will prohibit you from easement getting in and out. So that's
why they're so lives down. No one's there. They built houses. All right. Well, we come to the clerk's office. Yeah. If you come to the clerk's office and then I'll explain to you why the vacation is started. Well, they do have a law. I have on my phone. If you lived in uh property for over 20 years, I've
been there 32 years. That's the law. No, no, no, no. You're not that one's uh not taken like that. However, that is city property. So you're you're not living on that piece of of understood. So what we could do is tomorrow every
morning, you know, I come see me and I think I met you too. Yeah. So you know me. So we can go ahead and talk about Yeah. Yeah. You talk. So then I can further explain to you to see if we can go that route. However, this ordinance tonight is only addressing your property
to the end. So it doesn't include you tonight. Well, I just want to Yeah. Yeah. There's no bid pro process to it, but I'll explain the whole process and see if we can go that route for you and then we will do the necessary steps to include you in vacating that. However,
this starts after your property. Okay. I appreciate it. Oh, yes. Yes. All the time and thank you guys for letting me come. You're welcome. Mr. James, bring the correspondence that you got from the previous VA question to her.
Thank you very much. Can I refrain to let these guys go? No. Come on. No, no, no. Okay. And how about Miss H? Miss Hess. I'm going to refrain. Let
these guys go also. Okay. May I have a motion to close public worship? All in favor? May I have a resolution? I mean, may I have a motion for resolution 100 appointing Mr. Benz as fire chief?
I'll make that motion yes Thomas. Yes. Resolution approved. Next is the oath of office for chief and may have Okay, move on to the So we can see him.
[Music] Oh, am I in the [Music] [Music]
You can You can come this way. You can come around. [Music] [Music] Oath of office, state of New Jersey, County of Atlantic. I, Kevin Venegas, I, Kevin Venegas, do solemnly swear or affirm do solemnly
swear or affirm that I will support the Constitution that I will support the Constitution of the United States of the United States and the Constitution and the Constitution of the State of New Jersey of the state of New Jersey and that I will be will bear true faith and will bear true faith and allegiance to
the same and allegiance to the same and the governments established and the governments established in the United States in the United States and in this state and in this state under the authority of the people. under the authority of the people. And that I will faithfully And I will faithfully impartially impartially and justly
perform and justly perform all the duties of all the duties of the office of the office of fire chief for the city of Pleasantville.
[Applause] the best of my ability. According to the best of my ability to help me God [Applause]
[Music] There you go. Okay, [Applause] bow with me, please, as we pray. Gracious Father, we've come tonight. We've gathered tonight. We've packed
this council chambers to overflowing to celebrate the swearing in of our fire chief Kevin Venegas. And we thank you, Lord, tonight for his dedication, Lord God, for his
commitment to serve and protect, Lord God, to serve and to lead with honor and integrity. And Lord, we pray tonight that you would continue to bless him with strength and with wisdom. And Lord God, tonight we thank you as
well for Chief's dedication to the fire service and his dedication to the continued ongoing professional training for all of the firefighters under his leadership that the department would be able to serve our city residents to the
very best. Lord God, tonight we pray, Lord, we ask you that you would continue to bless his family and show them your favor, Lord God. And Father, tonight we pray for our department, Lord. That
Father, you would keep our firefighters safe as they serve, Lord God, and return them home to their families safely at the end of their duty shifts. And Lord God, tonight we pray for this our city
of Pleasantville. Lord God, bless us. Show us your favor, Lord. And Father God, we thank you as firefighters, as police officers, as servants of this city. We thank you, Lord God, for the
calling on our lives. And Lord, we thank you as well for the skill, commitment, and courage you blessed us with to serve and protect our city. Lord, we thank you and bless you. It's in Jesus' name we pray. God's people said, "Amen." Amen. And amen.
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Thank you. Kicking everybody out. Yeah, we are. Oh, you don't want me to speak? [Music] No. Right. All right. All right. Good evening everyone. How
are you? I'm sorry I didn't copy everybody on my email that I sent out. Um it's just because I just don't have it. And anyway, I want to thank Mr. Nunid. Um Kyrie,
yes, I have put in 10 requests to the city of Pleasantville for code enforcement. Okay. And for them to do distribute as needed to the departments that they needed to go to to get the problems corrected that I have noticed
throughout our city. Um I do see a lot of positive things that are happening in our city and I'm I'm down with it. Um, it you guys are doing a fantastic job at the public works department. It looks great out there. I mean, we should have
our meetings over there that when they get done doing everything. But my main thing is is that these businesses um when they have landscapers come in with the properties, they're not cleaning the properties. They'll run right over some
big jug and all over the place. I mean, it's just not a good look for a city that wants to be called Pleasantville. I mean, there's job the jobs of getting the pain handlers off the street is doing better because one
attack my mom one day near Jojo's and I don't appreciate that and I'm sure none of you would if your mom is 80 years old and some woman's attacking her. Um, so but Mr. Dennis, he promptly came as I
called the police. So, um, the same issues are going on at the end of our street. I don't know if your, um, relative has mentioned any of any of it to them. No, they can't. Okay. Um, but
there's still things going on that should be going on. And um I have a picture that I'm going to be sending code enforcement for a violation of parking the wrong direction on the street and is a vegetable person. And um
also my main thing is I'm just trying to help get the city cleaned up. Um I want to see those lights. Yeah, cuz like over in Abekin those lights are bright. Has anybody been on that main street in Abseen? No. New Jersey with their new
firehouses and everything. Very beautiful, isn't it? And that's what I figure for Pleasantville to do. And I would like to see a a more a mural, excuse me, put across from a nice flower flower one that you have at the bus
stop. Maybe we could have one on the other side. I'm thinking because it looks kind of grungy. The paint the pee on the wall. That's private property. Oh, really? Yes. We'll meet for needs with that. Thank you everyone. And I'll be
sending out emails if anybody has question or get it painted. Okay, that would be good because it looks awful. You guys just went and redid it. It looks nice and then you see this wall. It's like Yeah. I'm helping the lady now. We're going to get that wall
painted. She gave me Okay. Okay. Yes. And you're which Okay. You had people come by my house yesterday. You're running again. Okay. Just so I know, I didn't get to meet you. Oh, that was
Mr. I'm sorry, Miss H. Mom, your turn. Okay. Sorry. Hi, I'm Carolyn Hest hyphen Weber and what I want to talk about is voting June the 10th leads out of the school used to
be in the gym. He's moved it over into a smaller room like a pub hole and it's and parking in the back. No cops, no security, and it's bad for handicapped
people, and they need some changes made. I don't know why you leave it up there. And plus, also, I thought election day schools were closed. I guess things have changed. So, I turn around. I have an
absentee ballot which I have already voted and I sent it in cuz I'm handicapped and I'm not going to go all through what I went through. It's terrible for the city of Pleasantville. I don't see why they couldn't have it in the American Legion
or some other place or church or something with more room. It was disgusting. I'll tell you other people don't go all through that. And that's all I have to say. and changes need to be made. Tell her was Le
Avenue. Le Avenue. Okay, that's where I vote. And thank you for your time. You still have a minute and 37 seconds. Thank you. Thank people. I want to thank everyone. And I would like to see something done cuz it it was
awful for other people like me handicapped coming and have to walk in the back up the steps at a cubby hall to vote. Other places don't do that. Miss Thank you. That was only an exception for and there wasn't a cubicle, believe
it or not. That was the cafeteria police. But there was an um that was done last year for an incident that occurred and they asked for it for the safety of the school to happen in the cafeteria. Believe it or not, that day kids had to remain in their classroom
due to the heighteness of the that election. Um but it will resume back in the uh gymnasium again. Now if you had part I wish I would have known that cuz I had visited sites that day. Um it was accessible for handicapped but you had
to go from the front. There was a walkway that led you right to the instead of instead of parking in the back, you could have parked in the front and there was a pathway that led to the cafeteria for the school. So, I wish I
would have known that. Um, however, it will resume back to this primary. I won't be there this time. But you're fortunate. [Music] gentleman got an absentee vote and my vote is already in the mail. Great.
Okay. And I will not be there, but I will make notice that it's got to be done. Yeah, that was only a one time thing and that was shouldn't be in a school and the kids should be off from school. Okay. So, no, ma'am. I won't let
superintendent uh know that. Thank you. Good evening everyone. anything. I'm just wanting to bring it to council attention and administration's attention once
again. Do we have speed radars? I mean, I am tired of coming here keep complaining about the speeding that's going on in this city.
I know everyone sees it and I'm scared to death for my little nieces and nephews who are um you know play in front of the house and you see these cars 60 70 m an hour down the street and there's been numerous
complaints about the speeding and nothing is being done about it. I haven't seen one police officer with a radar gun stopping anyone. If you start giving tickets and people know
you're giving tickets, it's going to slow this traffic down. I am so worried that one of our children, not just our children, and someone is going to get killed with the way these cars are flying down the street. I know all of you see it.
So please, who who's in charge of the police department to make sure this gets done, we do have a police chief. So know that really and what is the address that he's at?
The address they speeding. Yes, it's called Pleasantville. They speeding down every street. Every street. This way. This way. They're speeding in every street. Yes. Yeah, we have it in front of our house also. I know you. I'm not just the only one that's come up here
complaining about this. It's been numerous citizens that come up and we keep saying it over and over and over again. Apparently, someone's not telling the chief or you told the chief and chief just not doing the job because
it's very easy to slow this traffic down because I know if you talking about going to Summers Point, Lynwood, people's not speeding because they know if you speed, you going to get a ticket. right now.
This is just go for it in Pleasantville and it's got to stop because I I'm I'm I'm really concerned someone is going to get killed. Not just for the And then you have those um electric bikes people just coming out and if you
speed they in trouble. Please do something before someone gets seriously injured or dies cuz I see it happen. It's getting ready to happen. Please slow these people down. That's it. Thank you. Councilman
um can you bring that up in your Sure. Next we have Miss Pñena. Hi. Hello. I have had a property at 210 East Black Horse Pike for 46
years. Next door is a abandoned building. Now it's being used for homeless people. I talked to one of the men and you have they're all men. They're all
around that building. I have renters. They have children. And if I call the police, they say they can't go in the building. They can't even knock on the door and talk to them. If And I've called the police
maybe every other week. I talked to one of the men. Walked out. Hi, how are you? What are you doing here? Oh, I'm waiting for the woman that owns this building to rent me sleeping space. I said, nobody owns this building. It's abandoned. I
met the man that was it's been abandoned for 30 years. So, nobody seeing office doesn't want to do anything. I have put in requests for them to board up the windows, board up the cellar, board up
the back doors. They do not do it. I I'm just paid $13,000 for a new heating system, $20,000 to renovate one of the
apartments. This is depreciating my property. And nobody seems to care. Nobody wants to do anything. I I don't understand why. Why would they want these people
in this building? I went to today and put a request in in the zoning office to board up the windows and the doors. It's not going to get done. What is your building here? So, I I don't know. I'm very discouraged. My
properties 206. Would you live next door to these people? They're all But what does it mean? They had maybe 50 bicycles there one time unloading them from a truck. I
called the police. They looked around the fence and they said, "We can't do anything. We Nobody said that reported a stolen bike." Who would have all those bikes? I I don't know what
woman owns that building cuz she does not. It is abandoned. And um I must say the city they had trash piled to the ceiling and the porch. They came right away and cleaned it up, cleaned up the yard. During the
summer they go around and get couches and put them outside and sleep on the couches. The city came and took away the couches. I must say public works is stubbed.
But I don't I'm at my hand. [Music] So, um I'm afraid to have my mother there doing stuff with homeless people
wandering around. I'm 89, so it's stressful. Yeah. So let me mad council president you. So I think you have to determine if this is private property if you exclude it from city property is private property whether or not it's just because no one is living
somewhere doesn't mean it's necessarily abandoned by law. If they're paying taxes in the property or whether there is a tax there's a lot of variables that the city has to find out about. There is something called unfortunately squatters right seat right. So there's a lot of
men 15. There's a lot. So when you're talking about eviction, there could potentially So there's a lot of variables that go into that. So it's not as simple as just enforcement and the police showing up and making people vacate. So I think that you bringing it to council's attention is the first step
so they can look at the property and the ownership dynamics of that property and then look at whether or not these people are simply transient or whether or not they've actually somehow gained tenency and to what extent is actually abandoned or not abandoned by legal terms and then whether or not it can be deemed
abandoned by um code enforcement. So there's a lot of variables and you're coming here tonight is the first step without them being able to give actual advice on what to do. Can't they board up the windows and doors? Miss m Miss Ping. Um perhaps and I I I don't
disagree with you. I understand the whole window theory. This is what myers have to look at. And sometimes there's men in those windows. I pay a lot $9,000 a year taxes. I mean that's not cheap. So, and I've invested a lot of money.
Last year, I put a new roof on. I I don't understand. Uh why aren't I protected? Well, Miss Ken, we appreciate you bringing in, you know, to city council as our solicitor said.
So, now we'll take this to the proper committee and make sure that, you know, we get the information that we need to determine what's the next step. Thank you so much. Yes. I'm so glad I came. Thank you. You're welcome. Thank you. Thank you.
Two tennies. Madam clerk. [Music] So, we have uh ordinance number seven, second reading, public hearing required vacating the portion of the alley in the city and releasing and extinguishing the
public rights therein located off of Shadlin Avenue. Anyone anyone here for ordinance number seven for public hearing? Seeing none, seeing no one, may I have a motion to close the public hearing?
Second. All in favor? Roll call for ordinance number seven. May I have a motion? Motion. May I have a second? Second. Roll call. Barlay. I'm sorry.
Premier. I heard his voice and I Kimona. Yes. Barlay. Yes. Oldest beach. Yes. Bettis, yes. Swepson, yes. Thomas, yes. Ordinance adopted. Ordinance number nine, second reading, public hearing required, amending chapter 278, article
12, the code entitled vehicles and traffic. Anyone here for the public hearing for ordinance number nine? Seeing no one, may I have a motion to close public hearing? Motion. May I have a second?
May I have a motion for ordinance number nine? Motion. I have a second. Yes sir. Valero. Yes. Pimona. Yes. Yes. Okusby. Yes. Bettis. Yes. Sweptson. Yes. Thomas. Yes.
Ordinance adopted. Ordinance number 10. Um, and please note I'm making that slight amendment to the title. It is a bond ordinance appropriating $78,333 for and authorizing issuance of 700,000
$78,333 for issuance of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Green Acres Loan to finance a portion of the cost of [Music] 0199-12-027 the Bayiew Avenue Motor
May I have a motion? Motion. May I have a second? Second. Any questions? I have a question. Um, we have two different names. This is Bay View Avenue Waterfront Park, but it's really Lakes Bay Unity Park. What's
the difference? Why do we have two different names? And can we consolidate it to the one name that we through really want to use. If I may, um, when I looked at the agreement paperwork, that's the way New
Jersey D had labeled the project. Can Can we get that? Can we put in something because we Yes. We have an ordinance created a name for it. It is Lakes Bay View Avenue. What? However, for documentational purposes relating to
DP and that project is titled Lakes Bay Avenue waterfront cuz if you can recall that was what it was labeled and then you all changed it but for documentational purposes for loans and all that it was always in grants. It was
Babio Avenue. I guess Miss DZ can see the question is whether or not it can be consolidated and or changed probably have to be some resolution to go down to the state to be able to do that if it's that important. But the engineers were
already all the money is tied up in it. So it's in that name and it's in that name. Yeah. But that is but the name that you all had at the census with is the actual name of the Right. Right. Yeah. That hasn't changed. But for documentation and loan and grant purposes related to that, this is the
name that was initially established for that whole uh direct can you use also known as you can take it back to committee. you can find out from the state whether
or not you know if it's how difficult it is to actually convert it or just to add in they also know that which is the easy thing because we're here we know what the parks need but in you know 20 years you know what I guess for this purpose
we yeah for this purposes here Miss New doesn't mind because she's the author we could put in parentheses the actual name after the title maybe for purposes right moving forward Yeah. Yeah. Also, so with that being said, the
record will reflect uh for second reading. It will add leg day waterfront unity at least. No, no, no. We totally agree with you. Yeah, that's not uh so I'll make notation to change that. You
all don't see it. uh don't come to this meeting and state just call me that I need to add I will add the actual name of the park. Thanks K. Thanks. Thank you. Did
we get to that? Okay. So again you Yes. Thank you. Yes. Barlay. Yes. Obsby. Yes. Bettis. Yes. Sweepson. Yes. Thomas. Yes. Or just
move to second read and schedule for June the 19th. Resolution 101 supports the ability of cannabis business quantum production LLC. May I have a motion? I'll move. I am second. Roll call.
Premaro. Yes. Pimona. So noted by Clay. Yes. August. So noted Bettis. Yes. Sweptson. Noted. Thomas. Wait a minute. I'll go. Never mind. I want to make sure it's not
Thomas. Yes. Okay. Resolution approved. Resolution 102. Make sure it's not. No, it's okay. Yeah. Is it amazing? Um resolution 102 reporting the final administrative
action of civil service commission on John Marcian. May I have a motion? Motion. May I have a second? Second. Bro, yes. Kimona, yes. For clang, yes. Yes.
Bennis, yes. Sweepson, yes. Thomas, yes. Resolution approved. Resolution 106 of 103 approving the renewal of club liquor license for 256 turn. May I have a motion?
May I have a second? Second. Roll call. Femal. Yes. Kimona. Yes. Barlay. Yes. Yes. Davis abstain. So
noted abstain. So noted Thomas. Yes. Resolution approved. Resolution 104 approving the new plenary retail distribution liquor license for the 25 to 26 term. May I have a motion? Motion.
May I have a second? Second. Bro, yes. Pomona, yes. Barlay, yes. Over. Yes. Bettis, yes. Swepson, so noted. Thomas, yes. Resolution approved. Resolution 105 approving the
renewal of plenary retail consumption of the licenses for 25 through 26 term. May I have a motion? Motion. May I have a second? Second. Roll call. Famil. Yes. Pavona. Yes. Mlay. Yes. Ogusby. Yes.
Bettis. Yes. Swepson. So noted. Thomas. Yes. Resolution approved. Resolution 106 authorizing the tax collector to refund taxes to a disabled veteran for block 447, lot two,
actually known as 719 Lafayette Circle. May I have a motion? Motion. May I have a second? Second. Roll call. Yes. Mona, yes. Barlay, yes. Orispy, yes. Bettis, yes. Swepson, yes. Thomas,
yes. Resolution. Resolution 107 authorizing the tax collector refund property taxes. May I have a motion? I move that. I have a second. Second. Roll call. Thank you. Emma, yes. Fona,
yes. Clang, yes. Yes. Pettis, yes. Swepson, yes. Thomas, yes. Resolution approved. Resolution 108, request permission for the dedication by Roder for the Pleasantville Bay View summer series. May I have a motion? Motion.
Second. Second. Roll call. Federal. Yes. Kimona. Yes. Clang. Yes. Ogusby. Yes. Bettis. Yes. Yes. Thomas, yes. Resolution approved. Resolution 109 requesting a six-month extension from
the New Jersey Department of Transportation for the fiscal year 2023 municipal aid grant program for the Glenwood Avenue improvements project. I have a motion. Motion. We have a second. Second. Roll call.
Yes. Pimona. Yes. Clang. Yes. Old. Yes. Status. Yes. Swepson. Yes. Thomas. Yes. Resolution approved. Resol resolution 110 authorizing a notice to proceed to CME engineering for
the survey and base map services for approved New Jersey Department of Transportation Glennwood Avenue project in the amount of $5,000. I have a motion. Motion. May I have a second? Second. Roll call.
Yes. Kimona. Yes. Clay. Yes. Yes. Bettis. Yes. Sweptson, yes. Thomas, yes. Resolution approved. Resolution 111 authorizing to redeem tax sale certificate number 11-0017 held by Carlos Padona against
property located at block 62, lot 20 in the amount of $1,364.58. May I have a motion? Motion. May I have a second? Second. Roll call. Folar. Yes. Kimona. Yes. Barlang, yes. Ogresby, yes.
Bettis, yes. Swepson, yes. Thomas, yes. Resolution approved. Resolution 112, authorizing to redeem tax sale certificate number 22-00251 held by Fig 20 LLC against property located at block 178 lot 2 in
the amount of $1,746. May I have a motion? Motion. May I have a second? Say yes. Kimona, yes. White flag, yes. Overby, yes. Pettis, yes. Swepson, yes. Thomas, yes. Resolution approved.
Resolution 113 authorizes to redeem a tax sale certificate number 04-499 held by Rural Property Acquisition LLC against property located at block 356 lot 6 in the amount of
$1,1682. May I have a motion? Motion. I have a second. Second. Roll call. Filler. Yes. Kimona. Yes. Yes. Og. Yes. Bettis. Yes. Swepson.
Yes. Thomas. Yes. Resolution approved. Resolution 114 authorizing to redeem tax sale certificate number 03-0709 held by Real Property Acquisition LLC against property located at block 356 lot 6 in the amount of
$1,35.85. May I have a motion? Motion. I have a second. Second. Roll call. Cavalerero, yes. Kimona, yes. Barlay, yes. Oldby, yes. Vettis, yes. Swepson, yes. Thomas, yes. Resolution
approved. Resolution 115 providing for budget insertions into the 2024 budget. May I have a motion? May I have a second? Second. Roll. Yes. Pimona, yes. Barlay, yes. Ogres,
yes. Vettis, yes. Sweepson, yes. Thomas. Yes. Resolution approved. Resolution 116 recognizes a retirement payout to Victor Nelson for June 2025. May I have a motion? Motion. May I have a second? Second.
Roll call. Yes. Yes. Barlay. Yes. Ogresby, yes. Venice, yes. Swepson, yes. Thomas, yes. Resolution approved. Resolution 117 introducing the 2025 budget for the
city. May I have a motion? Motion. May I have a second? Second. Roll call. No. So noted. Kimona, no. So noted. Barlay. Yes. Okusby, yes.
Bettis, yes. Swepson, yes. Thomas, yes. Resolution approved. Please note that public hearing is scheduled for July the 7th at our regular meeting at 6:30. Next, I have a I need a motion to approve the bill list. Motion.
I have a second. Second. Roar. Yes. Corona. Yes. White flag. Yes. Overby. Yes. Fis. So noted. Yes. Thomas.
Yes. Motion approved. Mayor Mayor. Now, I just like to thank everyone for coming out and again congratulate Chief Bengus. This was a long time coming. He is um our first
Hispanic uh fire chief in the city of Pleasantville. So, we made history along with being the youngest fire chief that we've ever had. That's it. Everyone have a good evening. Council, anyone from council?
You know, I just I want to thank the uh the Hurricanes, the girls softball team for doing that presentation, touching and moving in all too. Anyone else? Yes, council. I want to say
congratulations to the chief and also I want to say uh thank you to public works for covering up the potholes. You guys did a good job doing the potholes. Thank you very much. Appreciate it. Thank you for the good work. Anyone else? Anyone
else left knife? I'm sorry. Yes, I want to use this time to thank the chief and to join him to share the joy he feels for being the first to become an official in Pleasantville. I know what feeling it
brings and I don't want to thank the people of Pleasantville for making our city to become an allincclusive city that encourages people to participate. Thank you very much. Council, I too would like to send congratulation
to uh fire chiefs. Um and so far I've enjoyed the work with him. He is a reasonable leader. Uh so we look for great things from him. Also want to thank the mayor
if I may and city council and definitely public works and as well as my counterpart as at the American Legion Missouri for putting on uh what I understand was uh quite a nice program
for veterans for Memorial Day service and uh regrettably I haven't been able to be present for the last 12 years because of another international commitment. But uh I do put the program together and I do uh also the school
board. We want to thank them for allowing our junior ROC again to participate and we're looking for even a better program on Veterans Day. I'm happen to be for the record the commander of the American Legion Post 81.
So, thanks to everybody who came, showed up and participated. It was a beautiful day on the stand. Sure. But I was on the phone up until 959. So, thank thank you, Madam Chair, for that time. Madam Clair, I I asked the
chair that you ask for a motion to modify the the agenda to allow uh public portion to open back up. Uh we have someone who just came in at the driveway for two hours that has missed the meeting that would like to be entitled to three minutes.
Okay. So you have to move it. I will I'll make a motion reopen public motion for period of three minutes. All in favor. Thank you. Two hours two and a half. Wow.
Thank you for the indulgence and and for the courtesy and my apologies for being late. My name is Judy Chin. Um I represent Go Net Speed. We are a Can you go please? I'm sorry. On Net Speed, it's Go Net Speed. Oh, go Net Speed.
Literally Go Net Speed. Um we are a fiber-based internet provider. Um and we are focused on delivering high-speed, you know, future ready broadband into communities such as Pleasantville. you are one of the first 10 that we are looking at in the state of New Jersey.
Um we are obviously evaluating opportunities to bring um 100% fiber optic network here into Pleasantville and our goal is to become a long a longer term extended partner for both residential and business um
connectivity. So our we are privately funded. We require no municipal investment. It's built to be scalable and reliable. Um, just on its, you know, in its core, um, looking at the services that you have here, we think that we can
offer a good choice, a better speed, um, and a provider that's committed to local engagement. Um, and we just hope that we can earn your support as we prepare to move forward. And we just wanted to make an introduction. Obviously, we'll be reaching out formally in the next few
weeks to coordinate appropriately and and you know deal with the appropriate municipal authorities. Uh but we did want to introduce ourselves and leave a little bit of information. I have been emailing and I know I get a million emails a day. So, I can only imagine um
if you're looking at somebody who's got a New York address, you know, coming down to South Jersey. I mean, I understand that there's, you know, some confusion, but I do I am a Jersey girl at heart. Grew up in Bergen County. Uh, spent quite a bit of time. This is, you
know, what I've done for the last 20 years. And I did want to introduce us, um, and just let you know that we intend to become a valued part of the mantisal family that you have here. Uh, if you allow it and leave some literature.
I just have a question for you. Sure. How come though? First we are looking down in Atlantic County. Um we started with Atlantic City and then we started looking at smaller areas. Um so just I will tell you why I landed here. Um we
looked at your providers. I live in Orange County and New York. I have literally one provider. I pay $300 for internet that I, you know, probably get the speeds that you promise for 100 up and 300 down. And I'm a big proponent in
giving people options. So while it looks on paper like you guys have like 10, you know, 10 or 12 different options, Verizon doesn't even serve 30 40%. You have, you know, HUNET which will serve a very small piece and they're very
costly. Starlink is is higher. So I think we have a very good alternative that won't cost the municipality anything that will give people, you know, a cost-effective option. Um, and we'd like that opportunity. Yes. Hi, good evening. Are you
registered with the Board of Public Utilities? Yes, we are. Okay. And would you be using um the cable polls that currently exist in the city? Yes, ma'am. Okay. And you would are you licensed by Verizon to use their poles? We would be licensed if we go on to their polls.
Yes. So, what are you asking this body to resolve in favor of that which you're requesting? We are just resolving. We would ask that you would entertain um we have to get road opening permit and and permission from the cities before we go
to I understand that you're basically you would have to have a resolution from the city in order to move forward if I'm familiar with the legislation. Um and you would be paying for any incidentals correct as well as fees for review of the contract. Yes, ma'am. I'm only saying this so that the full body hears
this. Yes, ma'am. All right. Okay. So then what you'll do is you'll send in your documentation to the city clerk and then they'll provide it to the law department. Yes ma'am. Okay. We we do like to introduce ourselves which is better which is better but in that way in that way it's
only it's not just two people. But I can send um some additional information. I did print out you know some one pagers and I do have some business cards. If there's anything else that I can answer, you should probably send something formal into if it is in fact your intent, you should send in a
request for the city to resolve that you be one of the providers rather than just handing out because we're not required to do anything by just looking at No. Yes, ma'am. I understand. Okay. I I did just want to bring us, you know, we're in 10 different states and we are just
coming into New Jersey and it's it's a bit of a different environment. So, we just want to introduce ourselves and and you know, be that person who wants to be part of the community that we're going to come into. So, thank you. Thank you. Thank you. And I appreciate the
indulgence. Thank you very much. Thank you. May I have a motion to close public? Motion to close. May I have a second? Second. All in favor? Council, anything else?
May I have a motion to adjurnn? Do you have a second? All in favor? [Music]