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Good good evening everyone. This is the city council work meeting. Today is April the 20th, 2026 and the time is 6:30 p.m. This meeting has been advertised in the city newspapers in conformance with the Obama meetings act

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otherwise known as the sunshine. Roll call, please. >> Roll. >> Gibson, >> Thomas attendance. >> I have someone here. Um, yes.

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Please. >> Hello. >> Hello. Hello. My name is I work with thear social justice agencies. I'm sure if you're in Atlanta County, you guys might be familiar with it. Um we have been of domestic violence

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and assault. My specific title is sexual assault crisis and tomorrow the pleasant library we are going to be having some cookies on

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everybody of all gender come. We're going to be, you know, the effects of sexual violence, understanding boundaries, consent, you know, green flags, red flags, um, basic knowledge about um, domestic violence and what

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does domestic violence look like and um, at the Library. >> All right. Council approval of previous minutes. Madam cler motion second.

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>> All in favor? >> Yes. >> Clerk agenda review. Uh first is resolution 68 authorizing appointment of of police officer Kevin Ome. >> Any questions? >> Yes.

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>> See none. >> Oath office will be taken at the approval during regular session. Next is second reading ordinance number two amending chapter 300 to provide procedures for administrative approval of minor land developments or changes to

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use existing facilities. >> Any questions council? >> Seeing none. Ordinance number three, second reading a bond ordinance amending and reinstating bond ordinance number 6-20 2017 to increase the total

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appropriate appropriations within therein from 267,100 to $3,200,000 to increase the total debt authorized from $267,110 to $3,200,000

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and to repeal and cancel bond ordinance number 7-209. >> Any questions? Council >> number four, amending chapter 187 entitled parks and playgrounds of article one of the 64.

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>> Any question? Resolution 69 rescends in resolution number 65-2026 authorizing to enter into a 5-year contract with Axon Enterprises Incorporated with the police department

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for body cameras and tas you all in committee. This is uh a change from just state. >> No, >> no, the question is

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discussed in committee today. Remember when body not tasers, right? >> So this says body. This is

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I think it should just be >> answer. >> Okay. Any other questions? See here the grant and approval to the American Cancer Society Incorporated for a fundraising bike ride event for the city

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June 7th 6:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. >> Any questions? Resolution 71 awarding the contract for the Franklin Boulevard line improvements to zone strike incorporated in the

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amount of $226,596.98. >> Any questions with the necessary correction in the body? >> Yes, ma'am. >> Any questions? Seeing none. >> Two, authorizing application to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Action Planning and Design

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Grant Program. >> Any questions? >> See? >> Resolution 73 authorizing engineering agreement with Matson's engineers for 11 sewer projects. >> Any questions?

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>> 11 projects. Is it? >> Yes, it's listed. Any other questions? >> Seeing 99 resolution 77 authorizing the city to apply for a grant from the New Jersey urban enterprise zones

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authorities and zoning assistance funds for UE program administrative expenses in the amount not to receive $185,000 for year one of the 5-year plan. >> Any questions? Council member, >> I have one.

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>> I'm a little bit confused about the date >> because it says for the first year uh effective June July 1 of 2025 and we just got we just submitted the

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plan the five-year plan to be effective January one of this year. So is that retroactual? So I will battle back. >> So you're not going to retroactive this with this one have to take place soon

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either way. It's just that we applied our application late last year. So our the application came in in December I believe but it was late

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should have been effective >> way back and me without any other questions. >> Resolution 75 authorizing the city to apply for a grant from the New Jersey urban enterprise zones authorities

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enterprise zone assistant funds for events at the UN unity waterfront park in an amount not to exceed $100,000 for year one of the five-year plan. >> Any questions council? 9 resolution 77 authoriz the city to

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apply for a grant from the New Jersey urban enterprise zones authorities enterprise zones assistance fund for the facade improvement program and amount not to exceed $500,000 for year one of the five plan

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>> any questions council seeing none >> resolution 77 authorizing the city to apply for a grant New Jersey urban enterprise zones authorities enterprise zone assistance this fund for Route 40 Bridge and amount not to exceed $100,000

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for year one of the 5year period. >> Any questions? Council see >> resolution 78 authoriz to apply for a grant from the New Jersey River Enterprise Zone Authorities Enterprise Land Assistance Fund for surveillance cameras in amount not to receive

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$275,000 for year5. >> Any questions? to the VA. Is this what we would discuss that we able to use those funds for the system? >> All right. So, we can do that. >> We are applying for that. Uh now, >> thank you.

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>> We have the um funds allocated. We just need the approval. >> Can we talk about that? >> Thank you. >> The ones that we met on. >> Yes. Resolution 79 authorizing the city to apply for a

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grant from the New Jersey urban enterprise zones authorities zone assistance fund from marina improvements in an amount not to exceed $200,000 for year one of the 5year plan. >> Any questions council? >> Seeing none resolution 80 claim the

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month of April sexual assault awareness. >> Any questions? Resolution 81 authorization utilization limitation of NJSA 44-9

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is exhausted and additional appropriations will be needed for needed before adoption of the permanent >> any question see which is authorizing power systems

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Emergency generator system. >> That was okay. >> Next. >> Hello. Right. So if you look at the check's meeting,

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if we look at uh the Atlantic City electric, all the other bills are smaller, but the Atlantic City Electric is you know electric 7,61 and we're also looking for

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uh that was $2,397. Um we have um table for849.34. Any question to check register items? Okay, moving on to convey upon your approval.

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So if we look at um towards the bottom from page one, we're looking at technologies and basically this is has to do with their system for

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maintenance and the mailing of the assessment cards that you get prior to January uh 31st. first of the year. Um, if we look at page two, >> I had a question for page one. >> Yes, sir. >> At the bottom, cyber security

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1000. >> Yes, they were approved. uh they would they took over from computers and this is also something that came we have a share service with EHC

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for computers >> and that what it is. >> Thank you. >> You're welcome. If we look at page two um we're looking at Hughes electric and the final payment for the bike path

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improvement from Decada to move on and these are and the payment is $68940. Okay. And if we look at page three, >> what does >> 28604? >> Yes, this is

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>> Yes. This is the department. Something that has to do with what you're clearing out department. >> Yes. >> Yes. Thank you. Page three. If we look at our list,

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we have um Py which is the lineage where we have to send out those bills. Um, and if you also look down to the item

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from from the bottom up, which is Reman Pederson, Inc. API safe street and this is also grant 2,161.92.

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Do do any of you have any other questions? >> All right, council. Open discussion. Anyone have anything they want to add? >> Yeah. >> Go ahead, council. >> I'd like to ask VA question in reference to the fire department HVAC.

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>> Yes, we have uh the uh dollars identified the um quote that we have is uh it's a little older, so we sent back out for new quotes because the uh old quotes over a year old. Um, obviously everything's gone up since then, so

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we're just uh waiting on the quotes and we we already have the uh the dollars uh earmarked. So, we have we have the money to take care of. >> How long do we have to wait for for the process for the quotes to come in and after the quotes come in, they won't be that? >> Right. It's under the threshold. So,

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they they're just three quotes. We're just waiting on three quotes and this uh was initiated Friday. Can >> No, Friday. Yeah. >> By the last but today's Monday. >> Yes. >> So the funds have been identified. >> Yes.

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>> Thank you. One more. >> You stand by. >> Yeah. Saturday. Uh the recreation building. Uh what is the status of that on uh the quotes or what do we have to get started on our recreation building in order to clean up >> summer camp and everything? I don't

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believe that has been addressed on calendar. >> So we um uh aligned ourselves with Gordian. that's a state uh uh vendor that handles um the procurement process for us. Uh that that was able to move us

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up about 30 days in the process. Uh we were going to not be able to start the process till uh the second week of June. Now by the first week of May, we should be um into the project. >> So the first week of May, the cleanup and the building should start.

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>> Yep. Is there a delay time for cleanup to reconstruction? You go from clean up right into >> Not all. Yeah. >> Thank you. >> Uh funds are already in from the insurance companies who are ready to rock and roll. >> Thank you. Could we I'm sure other council members have received questions

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of reference to the address. But thank you, Mr. >> Thank you. >> Anyone else? All right. May I have a motion to close the work session? >> Motion. Second. >> All in favor? >> I >> Good evening everyone. This is the city

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council meeting. Today is April the 20th, 2026 and the time is 6:48. This meeting has been duly advertised in the city newspapers in conformance with the open public meetings act otherwise known as the sunshine law. Please stand

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for invocation and flag salute. You going to have a song of prayer, please. Amen. I pledge algiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation

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under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Pomona >> present. >> Clark >> present. >> Ogusby >> present. >> Battis >> present. >> Swepson >> here. >> Gibson >> present. >> Thomas

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>> present. All in. May I have a motion to to dispense previous minutes? Motion second. >> Have a second. Second. >> All in favor? Hi. >> All right. We don't have any um proclamations or presentations or

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accommodations at this time. Um next we going to have public portion. The first person I have here is Ed Dixon. W in Washington Township. Also member of Columbus in Washington Township. also a

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member. I would like to thank all of you for all you do to honor our military veterans of the Normandy June 6th. Think of that day. over two million military personnel,

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4,000 and over 7,000 planes. Amada the world has ever seen. As you know, after a long defeating the enemy, this year we will celebrate the 25th

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for our great country and independence. Some never preserve our freedom. In November, we celebrate veterans a great remembrance and tribute. something I would like.

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I am here to ask this mayor and council consider dedicating the month of August to our military men and women. They have made many sacrifices for back in the day of our forefathers

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with the militia, then the army, then there was the marines and the coast guard and then the air force. Now after 250 years the great military

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on July 4th we will celebrate of our independence and those who made it you all. Everyone um wanted to bring to administration and

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council attention that there is on social media it's an attack on you guys saying there is nothing to do for the children in the city of Pleasant, which I know is inadequate,

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>> but I would like for you guys to address it. Once I'm finished speaking, I want to take my but um they were um saying it's nothing to do

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and also that you guys have taken away the pal, which I don't have the answer to that. I don't know what they're even talking about when they're saying that you guys are also trying to take away programs that are

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held now which I know I ask a question programs once they say that was I thought was dead when it came because they They had

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um facts and when they came up not that that's what was going to happen. And it's it's crazy because it's a lot of uh attention has been brought

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um please try this thing. It it's just crazy because I can't even city council or this administration doing anything to take programs away from children. >> That's the truth. Not going to do that. >> Well,

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the other thing I wanted to touch on cameras and everything to try to slow this traffic is what always a plus. But with that being said,

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Now let's please work to do and start giving out tickets. People are still speed down a little bit but let the police department be a part. Please

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someone is going you put this up around going around but it doesn't matter if you and some kind of giving them some kind of for tickets. Yes, they have to happen. Please get the

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police department involved and do their part. Thank you. >> Thank you, sir. >> Next, we have Mark Smith. >> Good evening everyone. >> Yes. Um, my name is Mark Smith. I'm a I've been

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in Skyline for 26 years. I'm also the president of So, but what I want to talk about on Franklin Boulevard starting from Reading Avenue all the way down to Dela Road. I've been saying like, you know, well, it's been for a while a lot of potholes. But I do call public works.

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They do come out and fill them and within a month they open back up again. So, I want to know do y'all have like a plan repaving that for on all the way to the road?

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That is that is a problem. I mean, but that's the problem all over the city. We uh we put about $18 million into our into our roads over the past year and a half years. And uh it it's just the you know by the time you get to

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the next street the street that you started on here now going out plenty of problem is just um the erosion flooding that you know that you that we receive in this town just because of where it's you know to geographically place. Um we

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definitely have each and every one of these streets on on our list of streets to you know try to repair but right now you do see co patch that's going with yes like you know sometimes my drive is going towards the line of road city >> sometimes I operate over to the left just avoid that pole I'm trying to avoid

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accident >> you know you know me living out here for 26 years I seen f yeah so but um I like to thank you um at corres what the last man said about the police officer. I do see cops out there and they are giving out tickets.

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>> Okay, >> I seen it myself. So, you know, and thank God for the stop signs cuz we needed that. >> We definitely needed that. So, you know, thanks a lot for everybody, you know, for >> So, Mr. Smith, um I'm make sure that um

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the next committee meeting you said chair >> that they'll bring that up. >> Yes. Um, you said Breading to Dot, right? >> Yeah. On Franklin Boulevard. Reading to >> No, no. I So, I'm sorry. So, you're talking about on Franklin? >> Yeah. On Franklin Boulevard.

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>> That's Yeah, we have whole We In fact, we just approved a grant for that. Just $1.6 million. >> Okay. >> Uh, it's going into that. Uh, and that was >> Yes, but I wasn't too sure if some of that was the sewer as well. >> No, that's all all roads

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wouldn't be repaid. >> Yes. Yes. Thank you. from the expressway to Delila. >> Okay. Thank you. >> That denture was killing us. >> Yeah. So the water settles and >> and all that traffic. So but it is >> uh in the words get pitch. I've been on

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that. So I do know that we are >> and and the yellow lines. Can they make that more bright? >> Well when when the road get done we going to restrain. >> Oh yes. >> Well we got a time. We don't want to restrict and then tear it off. >> Yeah. There's a bike pass going in there too. Yeah. Yeah. Be nice.

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>> Okay. Thank you. >> May I have a motion to close a public portion? >> Motion. >> Second. >> All in favor? Madam clerk? >> First is resolution 68 authorizing the appointment of police officer to Kevin

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Aoyier. May I have a motion? >> Motion. >> May I have a second? >> Second. >> Ro call >> Kimona. >> Yes. >> Mlan. Yes, >> yes, >> yes. >> Sweepson, >> yes. >> Gibson, >> yes. >> Thomas, >> yes.

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>> Resolution approved. >> Next, we have the swearing in for officer. Congratulations, SIR. I say >> I say your name. I, Kevin, >> do solemnly swear >> do solemnly swear >> that I will support the Constitution of

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the United States >> that I will support the Constitution of the United States >> and the Constitution of the State of New Jersey >> and the Constitution of the State of New Jersey >> and I will bear true faith and allegiance >> and I will bear true faith and allegiance >> to the same >> to the same >> and the government

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>> and the government >> established in the United States >> established in the United States >> and in this state >> and in this >> under the under the authority of >> and that I will faithfully >> faithfully >> impartially >> impartially >> and >> justly

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>> perform all the duties >> perform all the duties >> of police officer >> of the police officer >> for the city of Pleas >> for the city of >> to the best of my ability >> to the best of my ability >> so help me God >> so help me God >> congratulations Thank you. >> Um, I want to thank everybody that

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showed up today and I appreciate that. Kevin, can we get a picture with you, please? Congratulations. Good luck to you. >> Thank you. >> Fantastic. Chief was like the picture. >> I appreciate it. >> Hold on, guys. Hold on. Let the chief

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get up. >> Yeah. Yeah. Um yeah, my mom. >> Okay. >> Come on, family. >> Everybody come on up. >> Enjoy yourself. Thank you, too.

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>> It's a lot of us, y'all. There's so many. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Congratulations. Congratulations. >> Yeah. >> Thank you. >> Good luck to you.

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>> Welcome to the Plusville family. >> Thank you. I told you we had >> a good night. >> Good night. All right. All right. >> Yes. >> Ordinance number two, second reading

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public hearing required midn00 to provide procedures for administrative approval of minor land developments or changes to be used existing facilities. Um, >> public hearing.

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>> Anybody hearing like anyone? >> All right. Second. May I have a motion for petition? Roll that.

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>> Yes. >> Gibson. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Resort ordinance adopted. Ordinance number three, second public hearing required. Final ordinance amending reinstate ordinance number 6-20 2017 to

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increase the total appropriations therein from 2 $67,110 to $3,200,000 to increase the total debt authorized from $267,110 to $3,200,000

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and to cancel number 7-209. >> All right. for the public ordinance. Number three, I have a motion to motion. >> All in favor? I have a motion for ordinance number three.

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>> Motion. >> I have a second. >> Second. >> Roll call. >> Pimona. >> Yes. >> Clark. >> Yes. >> Yes. Davis, >> yes. >> Swepson, >> yes. >> Gibson, >> yes. >> Thomas, >> yes. >> Ordinance adopted. Ordinance number

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four, first reading, amending chapter 187, article one, entitled Parks and Playground for the city. >> May I have a motion? >> May I have a second? >> Yes. >> Yes.

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>> Swag. >> Gibson. Yes. >> Ordinance move second meeting scheduled for May 4th for second meeting. >> Ordinance number 69 resolution number 65-206

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authoring to enter into a 5-year contract for Exxon Enterprises the police department providing families. motion. >> Yes. That is >> yes approval to the American

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Society Park. Yes. >> Thomas, yes. Resolution approved. Resolution 71 award the contractor pipe bike lane improvements to zone striking in the amount of $226,5968.

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>> I have a motion. >> May have a second. >> Yes. Webson, >> yes. >> Gibson, >> yes. >> Thomas, >> yes. >> Resolution. >> Resolution subject two authorizing an application to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Planning and

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Design Grant Program. >> May have >> Gibson, >> yes. >> Thomas, >> yes. Resolution approved. Resolution 73 authorizing the engineering agreement with Mox Watson's engineers for 11 s

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projects. May >> I have a motion? >> Motion. May >> I have a second? >> Second roll call. >> Kimona, >> yes. >> Clay, >> yes. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Sweepson. >> Yes. >> Gibson, >> yes. >> Thomas, >> yes.

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>> Resolution approved. Resolution 74 authorizing the city to apply for a grant from the New Jersey urban enterprise zone authority enterprise zone assistance fund for you program administrative expenses and amount not

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to exceed $185,000 >> that Yes. >> Swept. >> Yes. >> Gibson. >> Yes. >> Thomas. >> Yes. >> Resolution approved. Resolution 75 authorizing the city to apply for a grant from the New Jersey Enterprise Urban Enterprise Zones Authorities

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Enterprise Zone Assistance Fund for events at the Unity Waterfront Park and the amount not to exceed $100,000 for year one of the 5-year plan. May >> I have a motion? >> May I have a second? >> Second. >> Roll call.

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Simona, >> yes, >> yes. >> Sweepson, >> yes. >> Gibson, >> yes. >> Thomas, >> yes. >> Resolution approved. Resolution 76, authorizing the city to apply for a grant from the New Jersey urgent

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enterprise zones authorities enterprise zone assistance fund for the facade improvement program in amount not to exceed $500,000 for year one of the 5-year plan. May >> I have a motion? Motion may have a

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second >> Kimono. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Thomas, >> yes. Resolution 77 authorizing the city to apply for a grant from the New Jersey

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Urban Enterprise Zone Authorities Enterprise Zone Assistance Fund around 40 branch improvements in the amount not to exceed $100,000 for year one of the 5-year plan. >> I have a motion. I

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>> have a second Kimona. >> Yes. >> Barlay. >> Yes. >> Ostein. >> Yes. status. >> Yes. Yes. >> Yes. >> Gibson, >> yes. >> Thomas, >> yes. Resolution approved. >> Resolution 78. Authorizing the city to

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apply for a grant from the New Jersey urban enterprise zones authorities enterprise zones assistance fund for surveillance cameras in an amount not to exceed $275,000 for year one of five. >> Come on.

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>> Yes. Clay, >> yes. >> Overby, >> yes. >> Bettis, >> yes. >> Swepson, >> yes. >> Gibson, >> yes. >> Thomas, >> yes. >> Resolution has approved. Resolution 79 authorizing the city to apply for a grant from the New Jersey Urban Enterprise Zone Authorities Enterprise

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Zone Assistance Fund for Marina Improvements and amount not to receive $200,000 for year one of the 5-year plan. May >> have a motion. May have >> a second. Second call. Yes. >> Barlay. >> Yes. >> Yes.

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>> Yes. >> Yes. >> Gibson. >> Yes. >> Thomas. >> Yes. >> Resolution. >> Resolution A proclaiming the month of April as sexual assault awareness. >> I'll make that motion. >> Second. >> Rollon.

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>> Yes. >> Yes. >> Sweepson. >> Gibson. >> Yes. >> Thomas. >> Yes. >> Resolution. Resolution 81. Authorizing emergency appropriations utilized after appropriation limitation of NJSA4A

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4-19 is exhausted and additional appropriations will be needed before adoption of the permanent budget. >> May I have a motion? >> Motion. >> May I have a second? >> Second. >> Roll call. >> Pomona. >> Yes.

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>> Yes. >> Yes. >> Sweepson. >> Yes. >> Gibson, >> yes. Thomas. >> Yes. >> Resolution approved. Resolution 82, add on authorizing holy power systems emergency generating system. >> Have a motion. May have a second.

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>> Roll call. >> Pona. >> Yes. >> Swepson. >> Yes. >> Gibson. >> Yes. >> Thomas. >> Yes. Resolution. Next. I need a motion for the bill.

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Motion. We have a second roll. >> Good morning. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> We >> Gibson. >> Yes. >> Thomas. >> Yes.

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>> Motion approved. >> So, at this time, we're going to go into executive session to discuss legal and contractual >> litigation. >> Litigation and contractual um items. Okay.

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>> So, you walk around and someone to come out and get you. >> May I have a motion to come out of executive session? >> Second. >> All in favor? Fine. Uh, let's see. We

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did the bill council. Anyone have any comments? >> Um, I session for pilot programs right here in this um council chambers.

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>> Madam President, is that going to be put on the board in front of uh city hall? That should be put on the board. >> I couldn't see to. It's on the website now, but I look forward to having it on the >> uh let's see

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4:30 from 10:00 a.m. to 12 noon there will be a for National Child Abuse Prevention Month. The county will have an event at Uni Bark. Once again, that's April the

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30th from 10:00 a.m. to 12 noon. And I believe that's it. You want to talk about what? >> Thursday. >> Yeah. On Thursday, we hope uh help assess uh we'll be at the park uh left

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and 10 in uh doing a food distribution and I also will be there >> 10 to 10. >> It starts at 10:00. Food starts at 10. People start lining up like 7:00 in the morning. >> And I believe that's it. >> Yeah. So, may I have a motion?

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>> Second. No, you're >> right. He want to address the rent. >> Oh, the jokers the attorney. >> No, I mean >> I think so I Well, the speaker questioned the program. What happens is

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police officers from various municipalities often become a part of it and sponsor and participate in it and very often these pals receive community black block grants and maybe some other

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funding from cities and counties but it is wholly owned by the 501c3 nonprofit organization. So if there if it doesn't exist, it's because whomever the board of that particular nonprofit

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um they either dissolved it or um it's not active or it's inactive, but it's not a property or an entity of the city. It's as it relates to the Max Manning Field, which is often referred to as the Joker's field that is wholly owned by

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the city in Pleasantville. Part of it is also under open space conservation andor recreation. So they're not going to build and they cannot build condominiums on it, right? >> Or offices or anything like that. It's restricted. Um they've had a lot of use

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with it and I I know that the city enjoys having them there and their legacy. Um, and the same is so I just want to dispel any rumors as it relates to both ownership and the future use of that

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the field. >> I won't speak to anything else right now. >> I can say that we're spending a considerable amount of money to um beautify and improve that that field.

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also um and uh between public works and um even members of the organization uh we're trying to work together to try and get the um the field and everything ready for medical play this year. Um there are some repairs that has to

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happen and we're in the middle of getting those repairs done too. I can say this though, uh, running a rec program in in Hamilton Township that Pleasantville does do more for for the kids here than, you know, most municipalities. Uh, most

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municipalities organizations are pretty much run by separate entities here. You know, Pleasible is one of um, cities where they actually fund, help fund a lot of this stuff. So, I know a lot of times parents think their $100 pays for everything. Well, it doesn't. It Norm

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covers, you know, all the things that you you would have to do. If you can imagine this, the helmet's 180 bucks and your sign up fee is 100 bucks. So just for me to put that kid in a helmet, I'm down 85 85 bucks. So that that, you know, you still need

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shoulder pads, pants, jersey, you know, and a number of other things. So the city does provide a lot of stuff. Um, but at the same time for football, them being a a standalone entity, but they do represent the city of Pleasantville, you

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know, I definitely believe that you guys, you know, wholeheartedly from meetings that I've been in that 100% support of those kids as they play for the Jokers. So, I definitely noticed. >> And to take that as a joke, I will say this.

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>> We also have to consider what we have done with the kids that don't play football. I'm talking about for the soccer players, the basketball players and all that and and that's what it's about a kid and I'm joking totally out. I understand that. But the city is well

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adapted that we know there's some a lot of our youth don't participate in one point, >> right? >> So that's why we do have basketball, sir, we have football, we have soccer, u so and now flag football. >> So there's a lot of events that we have.

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But I will say this, I did see some of them. We are not the city of Alliance City. We have no casino here. We don't have the ratables that they have. We can't afford and nor do we get the same funding that they get. So a lot of things that Alliance City do, we cannot do because we can't afford it. And if

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anybody's in this town, they should know that from seven miles away to here. And we don't even have the land to do what they do. And it's just a common sense thing. And I don't want to say it that way, but we cannot afford to do what a L city do. We don't need to stay funded.

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We're not raidables. We don't have creda. We don't have none of the entities that the city has. We have the city of Pleas and the taxpayers and and our ratables which is barely getting us through. So what we do for our youth, we really tried to do. >> Absolutely.

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>> So that's what I say. >> Okay. >> I hate to say this, but I've been waiting for a year and about almost two years. a year and nine months to sit down with one of the officials of that

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organization to do a fundraiser. Now, I can't get a return point. >> I can help you, >> but when I see them when I see I'm going to call you, >> but we need to do a fun for the softball team. >> Yeah, it's fine. >> There's so many other things besides an

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organization. We'll see. Oh, it's fine. >> We we used to do fundraisers when we got Well, next Saturday, let me just say, it's a softball game. It's usually the police against the fire, the break, the break team against, um,

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>> is that next Saturday? >> SJFA, >> my representative is playing. >> So, um, if anyone want to play on the team, you know, reach out to, um, the recreation center. Um,

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>> this Saturday at 10 o'clock, I'm on a team. So, I'm gra >> probably want to see me swinging back. >> But if that's um it may I have a motion to second. >> All in favor?

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Yep. Yep.