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indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Please Mary. Council member Bonakis here. Council member Cassidy present. Council member Facy Blackwood here, Council Member Forest pres. Council member Janone here,
Deputy Mayor Triiano here, and Mayor Porter here. All right, we have a several proclamations to get to. So, let's get started. Um, first one is for
childhood cancer awareness month. Whereas childhood cancer is the leading cause of death by disease in children. And whereas one in 285 children in the United States will be diagnosed by their 20th birthday. And whereas 43 children
per day or 15,780 children are diagnosed with cancer annually in the US. And whereas there are approximately 40,000 children on active treatment at any given time. And whereas the average age of diagnosis is six years old compared to 66 years for
adults cancer diagnosis. And whereas 80% of the childhood cancer patients are diagnosed late and with metastatic disease. And whereas on average there's been a 6% increase in incidents per year since the mid 1970s resulting in an overall
incidence increase 24% over the last 40 years. And whereas twothirds of CH childhood cancer patients will have chronic health conditions as a result of their treatment toxicity with one quarter being classified as severe or life-threatening. And whereas approximately 1/ half of childhood
cancer families rate the associated financial toxicity due to out-ofpocket expense as considerable to severe. And whereas in the last 20 years only four new drugs have been approved by the FDA to specifically treat childhood cancer. And whereas the National Cancer
Institute recognizes the unique research needs of childhood cancer and the associated need for increased funding to carry this out. And whereas hundreds of nonprofit organizations at the local and national level, including the American Childhood Cancer Organization, are helping children with cancer and their
families cope through educational, emotional, and financial support. And whereas researchers and health care professionals work diligently dedicating their expertise to treating and curing children with cancer. And whereas too many children are affected by this
deadly disease and more must be done to raise awareness and find a cure. Now therefore, I, William Portman, mayor of the Burrow of Redbank, on behalf of the council and by the powers vested in me, do hereby proclaim September 2025 as childhood cancer awareness month day in
the Burrow of Redbank. And by doing so, I commend the families, friends, professionals, and communities who lend their strength to children fighting pediatric cancer in hopes that their courage and commitment will continue to move us toward new c new cures, healthier outcomes, and a brighter
future for America's youth. Sheila from Riverview Hospital is here to accept this. Thank you. Thank you. There you I hear you right. Okay.
Um next up we have the International Day of Peace. Whereas the issue of peace embraces the deepest hopes of all people and remains humanity's guiding inspiration. And whereas in 1981, the United Nations proclaimed the International Day of
Peace be devoted to commemorating and strengthening the ideals of peace both within and among all nations and peoples. And whereas the United Nations expanded the observance of the International Day of Peace in 2001 to include the call for a day of global
ceasefire and nonviolence and invited all nations and people to honor a sessation of hostilities for the duration of the day. And whereas there is a growing support within our bureau for the observance of the international day of peace which affirms a vision of our world at peace
and fosters cooperation between individuals, organizations and nations. And whereas global crises impel all citizens to work toward converting humanity's noblest aspiration for world peace into a practical reality of culture of a culture of peace for future
generations. And whereas the 2025 peace day theme, cultivating a culture of peace, emphasizes the nurturing of empathy, kindness, and positive communication in home, schools, and communities to reduce conflict and foster mutual respect. Now, therefore,
I, William Portman, mayor of the Burrow of Redbank, on behalf of the council, by the powers vested in me, to hereby proclaim September 21st, 2025 as an international day of peace and the burrow of Redbank. And by doing so, I urge everyone to reflect, act, and
spread compassion. This one to Kate. Kate, you had that uh International Day of Peace rally yesterday. That was spontaneous. Oh, and I thought it was lovely. Thank you. And we have another one coming up, I believe. So, Sure.
Um, sorry, I'm put on the spot. You want to say something? Yeah, absolutely. Um, I've held multiple emergency unity rallies in the burrow. Um, actually the one that was most attended
I remember was the day Heather Hire was um murdered um during the Charlottesville events in 2017. I remember um it was about In about 3 to four hours, we had about
500 people in the park and I remember the late Reverend Gil Caldwell was there and he spoke about the need for spontaneity um in the moment um when you feel that people need to be
together. And um yesterday I was on the internet and there was another school shooting and there was a shooting of a very prominent figure and I saw
so much violent language and so much language of dismantling community and I immediately wanted to be in community. Um, so I'm very fortunate to the people
who came to be together. Um, I'm fortunate to have people who um, join in the community when we have these things. Reverend Janet Jones was there. She offered a beautiful prayer. Uh,
Pastor Steve Brown was there. Our chief of police came by. You know, the artists were there. Neighbors were there. There was there were people there and we just held up peace signs the basics folks
and um we lit candles and we had candles and I think it's important for us to have larger conversations about re inperson community versus the metaverse
and which one do we value more and how we conduct ourselves in both and how we see each other in both. I value immensely my role in this town.
We all do on this deis. We care immensely for this place. I say often I focus on two square miles. Just two square miles. I can't change the whole world just two square miles.
And I hope and pray that everybody in this town is going to join with us and have the most hard conversations in person is going to always assume positive intent
and not begin conversations with language that dismantles community. But start conversations with compassion and with dialogue that opens up your heart.
A peace vigil is just that. It is for peace. It is anti-war. It is antiviolence. It is anti- hurt of all kinds. And it is appropriate
every day of the week. So, I hope that this town sets a standard and example to the rest of the country and I look forward to having very hard conversations in this town as we move forward because the country cannot go on
this way. Thank you. Thank you, Kate. Thank you, Kate. We have a couple more proclamations. Uh, the next one is for National Hispanic Heritage Month. Whereas National Hispanic Heritage Month honors the
culture, heritage, and contributions of Hispanic Americans each year. And whereas, excuse me, and whereas National Hisp Hispanic Heritage Month originally began as a week-long celebration in 1968 to commemorate two key historical events.
Independence Day honoring the formal signing of the Act of Independence for Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua. September 15th, 1821, and Mexico's Independence Day, which denotes the beginning of the struggle
against Spanish control, September 16th, 1810. And whereas in 1988, the celebration was expanded to a month-long period to include El Dia de la Raza on October 12th, celebrating the heritage and cultural diversity of Latin America and
Chile's Independence Day on September 18th. And whereas America has always drawn its strength from the contributions of diverse people and throughout our nation, Hispanics are advancing our economy, improving our communities, and bettering our country. And whereas during National Hisp
Hispanic Heritage Month, we renewed our commitment to ensure ensuring ours remains a society where the talents and potential of all of its members can be fully realized. And whereas Hispanic Heritage Month is a time to honor the rich heritage of this Hispanic community and celebrate its
countless achievements as we celebrate the rich and vibrant traditions of faith, family, hard work, and patriotism within those communities. Now therefore, I, William Portman, mayor of the Burough Redbank, on behalf of the council, by the powers vested in me, hereby proclaim
September 15th through October 15, 2025 as National Hispanic Heritage Month in the Burough Redbank. And by doing so, we honor the contributions of the Hispanic community to our burrow and encourage our residents to attend our Hispanic Heritage Celebration to be held in
Riverside Gardens Park on Saturday, September 14th, 2025. longtime business owner and a member of the Hispanic Heritage Committee to come up and accept this award. Yeah. I came out of my 31 years ago.
I never I never think where I am right now. I've been doing business for long time just red. I came my country redb and I still been on red. I work in every restaurant here in red.
Thank you. I made food for summer you guys because I I met a very good cook. I I cook very good and then I open my own restaurant in 2001
and I I decided because you know um daughter and then you know I want to show her I can do something good again. So from 2001 I got a restaurant and then
I got I opened another one because I was working 16 hours too many hours every week. I mean every day not every every day. So and I'm really I see all the changes in red because when I came in it
was nothing around from Shbury Avenue it was empty over there and now I can see everyone. Shberry is very nice and Bon is very nice town. So I'm not moving. I tried I'm trying to open
another town and I didn't get it. So I come back. Yeah, just stay here. Okay. And I really appreciate all the the my customers from Red Bon
little Silva. She's very talent. I got so many customer they always appreciate my job. Right now I got a flower shop. I don't know if you know guys we love it. Yeah. Can we buy flowers? I'm really
It's worth the cost of money in this grocery store. Catherine, it's good. But I think I'm planning to go back to my content.
Not right now, but very soon I I just want to see my my daughter graduate next year from college. She's doing international business. I'm very proud of it and she's proud of
me. So, thank you so much. And you know, all right. I got a lot of customer. I've been read most of my life. I'm 50 years. No way. Wow. Thank you so much. I don't appreciate it. My daughter, she's proud of me.
About Sunday. Yeah. Yes. Invite everyone on Sunday at Riverside Park from 2 to 8. There is a lot. So I hope we have one more proclamation.
for the National Day of Service and Remembrance. Whereas on the morning of September 11th, 2001, a coordinated terrorist attack was carried out on America by an international extremist terrorist network known as al-Qaeda.
And whereas 19 terrorists hijacked four commercial planes and carried out suicide attacks against targets in the United States by crashing two of the planes into the World Trade Center in New York. Within a few hours, both of the Twin Towers collapsed into rubble. The third plane hit the Pentagon in
Arlington, Virginia, just outside of Washington, DC. The passengers and crew of the fourth plane fought back and the plane was downed in a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania. And whereas the attacks killed a total of 2,977 people from 90 nations, 2,753
people were killed in New York, 184 people were killed at the Pentagon, and 40 people were killed on Flight 93. There were over 6,000 others injured. And whereas, as we reflect on this somber anniversary, let us also remember the strength and resilience of the American people, especially the first
responders and the brave civilians who put their lives on the line. May we always find hope in the unity that emerges from such adversity and honor the memory of the individuals who were taken from us. Now therefore, I, William Portman, mayor of the Burough of Redbank, on behalf of the council, by the powers vested in me, do hereby
proclaim September 11th, 2025 as a national day of service and remembrance in the Burough Redbank. And by doing so, I encourage all citizens to honor their memories and stand with the families and friends of those who perished on 911. I'm going to ask um the exalted ruler of
the Red Bang Elk, Sergio, to come up and accept this. Sergio and the Elks were kind enough to host everyone after the commemoration ceremony today club with free burgers and hot dogs. They were good. Thank you.
Thank you for that. It's not on the agenda, but you want to now probably be a good time. You want to just Yeah. Why don't you hop up real quick and tell everyone what you got going on? Hi everybody. I'm James. Actually, do me a favor. Sit over here so you can talk to that microphone. Yes.
Press the light back. Yeah. So, it goes red. What? No, it's not working. No way. So, we do this to all the first time speakers. Yeah, you push the button. None of these are working. None of these are working. Whole thing's out.
Oh, that's fun. I should try. Mine's working. Is everyone else's off? Are you working on the other side of the dice? Yeah. Switching boxes, my friend. Sorry. More of a hockey thing going into there's a new system ordered.
When is new system coming? soon enough. All right, there we go. Hey. Okay. Hi everybody. A lot of you I've met before, but um G James Davis, uh general manager of FC Mammoth, we're very grateful. We've been in Redbank since uh 2018, so it's been a while now.
Um but essentially, we've been playing at Count Basy Park since then. Um typically we've been playing from April to about I'd say late July. Um if we do good, we did good this year, which was great. Um, but we tried to really expand our presence obviously with 2026 coming.
Um, so I was able to uh meet with Oscar and we kind of formed a little bit of a plan for the fall and then I got connected with Adriana which was awesome a few weeks back and we had an idea of kind of it was kind of a spur of the moment I would say and um about how can
we in incorporate Mary Corbin your kind of health and wellness committee into obviously sport because it's very relevant in terms of that sense. So, um, prior to our matches, we've hosted player clinics for free with our players for years now at this point. So, it feels like a a no-brainer in that sense,
but we wanted to really expand upon it and build upon it and actually engage. It's not just throwing kids out there on the field. So obviously with the members of the committee and the local businesses and groups around um not even just Redbank but the county, we feel that we can put on a good event prior to
our match to say X player goes over here and tries out this drill and they go over here and then in between the games again like we mentioned before, but just to have it on record um in between the kind of clinic quote unquote and the game actually starting going around and getting a reward for visiting different vendor tables and resources from around
the burrow and figuring out ways to engage with resources that they might have not actually known about before. So, um, the date we had proposed, Adrian, I'm looking at this now, was October 25th. I don't know if we can compete with this South Street Halloween party right now that I'm looking at it.
Um, so I I spontaneously looked at the Redbank calendar and I think I might go back to Oscar on October 19th at or sorry, October 18th. it would just be the week before um at the same time and date and I would have to wait for his confirmation
obviously of field availability and all but again I just wanted to put the concept out to all of you prior much appreciated I think that's the Halloween parade by the way we'll find the right date that would be in the morning the parade this would be in the evening time
to let you know I think that the south street black party Cool. All right. Okay. Cool. Thank you. Thank you. Yeah. I have a motion to open the floor for public comments on agenda items only. Have a second.
I'll second. All in favor? Any comments just on the agenda? Be another public comment at the end of the meeting. But if you have any comments for agenda items, now is the time. Anyone online? Jim? Yes, sir. No.
Okay. Okay. Can I have a motion to close the public comment for agenda items only? Moved. A second. Second. All in favor? I. Can I have a motion to approve the minutes from 8:28 2025? I'll make the motion. I have a second. Second. All in favor?
I. Any uh anything jumping out? Anybody on the um resolutions? I didn't see anything on the consent agenda. Hopeic. All right. Can I have a motion to
approve um resolution 25-190 through 25-197 on the consent agenda? So moved. Have a second. I'll second it. Roll call, please. Council member Bonakis, yes. Council member Cassidy, yes.
Council member Facy Blackwood, yes. Council member Forest, yes. Council member Janelle, yes. Deputy Mayor Triana, yes. Mayor Portman. Yes. Um, a whole bunch of events happening coming up in September and October. Let's just roll through them real quick.
There's the RSM sports medicine and rehab brand opening on Saturday, September 20th from 1 to 4. The John Street Block Party, Best Street in Redbank on September 27th from 2 to 9. Definitely going to go later than 9:00. Just throwing that out there now.
Madison Avenue Block Party, Saturday, October 4th from 10:00 a.m. to 1000 p.m. Um, I think that one is up for discussion still because it's the same day as Porchfest and there was some traffic concerns. So, we're going to hold off on
that one for a moment. Um, also the South Street Halloween party on SE Saturday, October 25th from 5 to 10. Rain date November 1st. Pilgrim Baptist Church trunk retreat Saturday, October 25th from noon to 3 and an approval of the date only for the lunch break picnic
2026 on August 15th as well as the date for the Red Bank 5K June 20th 2026. Sound good everyone? Sounds good. I would just say, you know, those on for discussion. I don't have I don't take any issue with any of the
other ones. And we do have a meeting in between the October 4th perspective date for Madison A. So at our next meeting, we can address that one. Okay. Okay. Perfect. Thank you. Uh can I have a motion to open the floor for public comment?
So moved. I have a second. Second. All in favor? I. Now you can let us know anything that's on your mind. does not have to be on the agenda. What you come on up this Jan
that's that one's working now. That's lucky one day. Well, the people online listening to hear that's why we have it. Okay. Hi folks. Like all of us, I first like to pay tribute to 911 victims in
the town where I grew up in Bergen County. I lost friends and it was sad. Either way though, rest in peace. Thank you. And then just state your name and address again. Oh, excuse me. Uh Charles Jan Jigian,
165 Spring Street. Okay. And next, I'm bringing this up on behalf of some of the restaurant owners along Manmouth Street whom are severely opposed to Broadwalk. Okay.
I want the uh whomever is taking care of the issue to know that residents are now pushing back and businesses there were some type of signatory. Why they're not here, I don't know. Just passing this on. there is push back and it was into
the papers recently. Uh then going on beyond that, I'd also like to talk about Marine Park. I saw the initial construction started today. So that's very good. It's going to be a
massive project and I hope that CME is leading us with their engineering through uh is going to do it correctly. It's it's a massive project. Navas River is protected. It's a water flooding
basin. So, it's going to be tough. We're taking out trees. I don't know if anybody was there today without those big trees where it's going to get very hot. So, be prepared for that. And also
there is also underground water, excuse me, ground degradation when these trees uh are eventually cut down. So these are all things we have to uh think about and I hope we are. And finally,
what is happening with all these head shops, vape shops? So, I'll be off. I think we've had five, six, and one the other day was raided. We don't need it. Dad, I agree with you.
Do you think? Yeah. Way too many. Yeah. It's We want the kids to come. We want families to come. Except we can't having the teenagers or adults out of their way coming here to get their vape, to get their bong, to get whatever it
may be. It's It's just not correct. Uh, I don't know. Whoever does that, they can look into it. And finally, if anyone would like, I can pass around these pictures of Marine Park after Hurricane Aaron, which we got the weakest part of
the tailwinds. I ran out of ink. So, uh, so either way, it's going to be a long road and hopefully we can all work together to make sure the project doesn't. Thank you, Perfect. Thank you. Just hit that button, too, and turn the
mic back, though. Thank you. Anyone else have any questions or comments? Yes. Honorable Bolis 135 Grand Chies. Um I have a couple of things. First I have um a a
question about the double parking that happens every um lately. I don't usually complain. I'm sorry. But this is it's getting today.
It was a car parked on double parked on either side of Mama Street and a truck was coming down the road. Okay, take it from here, guys. What are we doing? What can we do about this? That would be traffic safety. Definitely cheap right now.
Definitely traffic safety. It's all kinds of safety. Yeah, there's all kinds of illegal. Yep. It's enforcement. He said he's emailing the chief right now. Yeah. All right. So, if Yeah, that's mouth is the Yeah, I agree.
Of course, it's you know I mean it's it's not big enough to begin with. I mean Y but when you do when they have this problem and and one of the spots was right at the bump out in front of the Dublin house really makes it like 10 feet smaller anyway. Yeah. Right.
It was it's it's pretty dangerous. Yeah. Okay. That's that's my grumpy thing now. Um people don't do that. What? No. People should just not do that. The whole party just don't do that. Like running in to get coffee or something. Yeah, I've seen it,
you know. Yeah. They say, "Oh, they're only running in for a minute." Yeah. Yeah. And find one of those 15inute spots. Yeah. And that's another story. Um the other thing is a public service announcement. Please buy your gas at the Shell
station. There you go. Yeah. On uh Shrewsbury Avenue. Uh the Redbank Burrow Education Foundation for the months of September and October are getting a percentage of all of the gas that's sold at the purple
pumps. Purple that for you and there are two of them and um actually they've even lowered their prices lately. So they're not the most expensive gas stations on in the world. Um so but the education foundation is guaranteed
um a nice chunk of change from them and we could use it with all the cutbacks in the schools. Our our foundation is um an an extra an extra place where they can get we can get money for the teachers and the ch and the students. So
I'd appreciate if you spend your money in town and for the education foundation. Thank you. And today was wonderful. Thank you again for that. Thank you. Anyone else have any questions or comments? Yes.
So uh many people's sentiments that this has been quite a week. Um yesterday was a really difficult day uh in terms of what we saw the violence parts of the country and for me and I
think a lot of the folks today who attended the 911 remembrance this was also a very solemn but powerful day. Um, on my way over here, I actually, because we had great speakers and great singers
as well, on my way over here, I realized that I was playing in my head, God Bless America. And I mean, it's it's a it's a banger, right? Not usually what's going on up there. Um, but I think it just speaks to how
affected we all are by this, whether we realize or not. Uh and I would just really I don't think I can say it better than Kate did, but thank you for everyone to everyone for the International Peace Day uh resolution today uh proclamation. Um, and I do hope
that that is what we keep in mind in this month. And I think we are all committed uh to community and making sure that people feel safe and I hope that that is the attitude that we all have in this town as we go about our
lives. Appreciate it. Thanks Christina. Um, I wish an exalted ruler was still here when he was in the room. From this day, as I've said many a time, how important I think the Elks are and how fortunate this community is to have the
Elks. Um, supporters of our Memorial Day, supporters of our 911 remembrance, supporters of this fire department, very generous to our firehouse and generous to the Trip 67 and the scouts and well beyond. Um, and I wish I just I wish I
just paused things and just said so while he was in the room because uh I I mean it sincerely and it was a beautiful it was a beautiful ceremony. I want to compliment our middle school principal uh Mr. Pearson. Last year he started a tradition of bringing um his eighth
graders down to the 911 ceremony and I'm friends with I'm friends with JT and I asked him what his thought process was and and it just simply is. We have a whole generation that weren't here that day. and Redbank has continued to have this beautiful remembrance and and and and and compliments to the burrow uh
staff, Oscar, uh everyone at 90 Mammoth who supports making that happen every every year because uh I don't know our our kids are going to remember what it is to get together and what violence uh begets and how we remember it and how we need to and how we need to honor honor
the remembrance of those who who suffer and sacrifice in this community. and it was just a really nice event and it and it is there um every year. But just compliments to Mr. Pearson for having the foresight to make that now a part of uh the eighth grade education over there at the middle school. I think that's a a
really beautiful thing that he's developed. Um and then besides that, you know, Sunday we got things happening down at Riverside uh Hispanic Heritage uh month, but it's also the record riot and uh at noon they they renamed it. They called the head of the the record
rier called Carrie Wendorf uh Tim Cronin's uh widow and asked if he could rename it in remembrance of Tim as a uh as as in honor of him and she said yes. And so it's now Tim Corron's record riot um and apparently there's going to be a noon um you know remembrance of Tim uh
just in the downtown area where he was such a fixture um over at Jacks and uh if anyone's around come on by and uh I don't know listen to some good music and you know give a high five for some good people. Great.
Um, I'd like to echo what Christina and Dave said about, you know, the violence that we do have happening in our country at the moment. You have school shootings, assassinations, and, you know, really, it's it's, you know, we do
need gun reform and, um, I just don't know if it will ever happen soon, but it's something that I'm hopeful that it will. Uh, regarding the 9/11 ceremony, I think those of us who are old enough remember where we were when we first
were made aware that the plane flew into the Twin Towers and the Pentagon. And, you know, the small actions that we did that day to help people for those of us that are around their area. Um, in in my case, my husband and I just met people at the boat and just gave them rides to
wherever they had to go so they could get home safely and be with their family. So every small action, you know, does count. And I, excuse me, and I was reminded as I got up this morning and, you know, walked over to Riverside Gardens Park, I saw, you know, this day
was ex the weather was exactly like it was, you know, 24 years ago. So that was, you know, it made this ceremony to be especially poignant for me. Um on another note going back to the business uh for the advisory committees
that I uh leaz with which is the environmental commission and shade tree committee there's nothing to report but I am on the sustainable Jersey energy task force and they had a meeting last uh Friday I believe and there's some things that are coming down the line
they're focusing more on getting awareness about building decarbonization and um really pushing um mult multif family um energy efficiency outreach programs and outreach to large building owners. Um this coalition of the energy
task force is made up of folks from sustainable Jersey, the DPU, the BPU, NJA. So we get reports about what's coming down the line from these other organizations. And one uh one other thing that stood out to me was that they
are doing they're looking to do a lot more to raise awareness to seniors regarding the energy scams that are out there to help make our seniors aware um you know to be careful to be more mindful with you know what's coming down
the line. So um and they're also doing um D is working on programs to do more micromobility not only you know scooters and bikes but also um microransit v uh vehicles to get people like within a
onem radius say the train station to their homes. So there you know it's just saying this is happening in the future. So you know be on the lookout. Thank you. Good. We have uh Halloween movie Beetlejuice
on Friday the 17th. Um and our uh Halloween parade is scheduled for October 19th. You say October 17th? I believe it's October 17th, right? Unless they gave me incorrect information. Are you gonna be there? Am I gonna see you there, mayor?
Possibly. I am a big fan of the film. Okay. Um how about marching? You can do that too. Right. In the parade, we're going to march. Yes. Uh and we also have youth evening classes at the senior center uh on Wednesdays. Uh stand, dance, robotics,
and things like that. If anyone's interested, just go to our parks and recck website. Um not a lot to report. Just, you know, I've been doing more walking around. It's been nice out and the weather's been perfect. And it's great to see our public I mentioned this to the manager earlier. Our public works
people out on the west side where I mean mostly walking seem to be tending to the drains and doing the little things as sweeper and of course I get a fair amount of commentary from residents from various directions and one of them was actually that oh the west side looks terrible and actually I was looking
around and I I didn't see that. I mean just me you know so I was kind of glad uh you know so I was walking around and saying oh okay let me look for all this trash that's everywhere but I didn't actually see it. So sometimes it's painful. Yes. Um so that was nice. Um but I do
appreciate the comments from residents both at the office hours as well as just reaching out to me in various ways whether it's emails, phone calls, texts or right here at the dice. Uh also I did have the honor representing the burrow at the Nessie uh there was a Nessie
rally in Middletown at Port Mammoth. It's a a pipeline that's being proposed to put in natural gas. I guess it's Frack of Pennsylvania if I remember correctly. So, uh, it was great and thank you for Councilwoman Nancy with the help of writing those remarks and it
was great to represent the burrow there. We had, uh, over 100 people, I think, attending and quite a bit of media. So, um, that's my report, Mr. Mayor, unless you have any questions. Good. Thank you. For animal welfare, we had dog days on
Saturday. Um, it started at 11 a.m. and it was supposed to go to 4:00, but at 2:30 the disguise decided that we were going to get rained out. But we had lots and lots of dogs there. Actually, four dogs were adopted from Louis Legacy. That made me very happy. Um, we made
quite a bit of money. I don't know the total, but on those baskets that we were raffling off, um, people bought a lot of those. And then we had the luring track and agility track and we had puppy Picassos. So, um I don't know the total for the whole thing, but it was just so
much fun and a lot of people came out with their dogs and we had music and it was really a good day. Um they're also from the library on the 20th in Brown Place. We're going to be having a exploring luxury uh landscaping that's
part of patchwork quilt that the environmental committee is doing with um animal offer together that there were so many people signed up for the Brown Place uh garden. We're gonna have two times. So, they have one in the morning and one in the afternoon. So, um if you
want to RSVP for that, I think there's a few spots in the afternoon. Um I think that's Oh, Animal Welfare. We've been approved to have the rabies clinic at the primary school. We had it last year in uh the EMTs over on Spring Street,
but we really wanted to try to target uh the west side of town. So, we just got permission this week and we have to go through some paperwork, but we'll be having that on December 6 at primary school and I think that's it for animal welfare. Then, uh the library uh Jim let
us know this week there that we didn't have to go through the council for the signs that went through planning. So, they will be getting the sign a new sign a new sign in front of the library that will like be automatically um get attention. Um there also the
strategic plan for the library there. It's up on the website. There's a QR code that you can scan and do the strategic plan for the library. They're having their town uh wide yard sale September 13th um 9th too. So if you
register with the library you'll be part of the town thing. They were having Spanish classes all the classes that they normally have. We didn't have a meeting in August. We are having a meeting, Steve. I think September 18th. Yes, September 18th. So, um I just also
wanted to that's pretty much it for the library. I just wanted to echo all what my colleague said. Um thank you Kate for pulling together that visual last night. It was really very good. It was good to be with community. Thank you. Mayor, I wanted to comment on Jonah's
report. I just want to I just want to say how impressed it is for that animal committee. You've got that dog day sign were all over town. I mean, I don't know who you know, but everywhere I looked, lot of people, be real.
All over. Um, I feel bad I didn't have one in front of my house. I only got three other signs. So, um, and so, and also the event was really fun. I'm not a dog person. I'm a cat person, right? But I did. And you did have cats there.
There were three cats on adoption. Yeah, there were three cats up. I can see and it's so Thank you for appeasing us. Fun. Yeah. Uh I think I'm still getting lots of hits from that video that I did there. Oh, we forgot to mention Wes Wellness, too. The the leadership of Mirror
Wellness meets every Wednesday on Zoom. Um that's Susie Dyer from the Parker Clinic, myself, Adriana, who was just here before, and um Brenda from the CPC health behavioral health. We meet every Wednesday. We have a lot of things coming up. Um, we have a turkey giveaway
coming up in November. We got turkeys and we have um civic association is donating uh other things for Thanksgiving like mashed potatoes and 125 bags I just found out we're getting from Wellpoint Insurance. Um RWJ
Barnabas has signed on to it and Hackin Sack Meridian who was here earlier. So, it's really moving along. So, I was glad to hear about the soccer thing too as well. Maybe get that. Thanks. Thank you. Saturday is going to be a busy day in
the town white yard sale and it's also the first um Red Bank Pop Culture Festival downtown. Um the ring date is Sunday, but it's scheduled for Saturday uh noon to 4. So if you're into comics, movies, pop culture, that'll be downtown. Um,
that congrats. If anybody has seen online Michael White, the muralist who did the Bassy mural that's right outside, um, he's been working on a massive mural on West Street of the Old Red Bank Airport. There's going to be a mural reception
for that, um, on Wednesday at 5:30 and the entire community is invited to take part in that. Um I just wanted to commend um the Redbank Police Department um on their
actions towards um actually Dynasty um the smoke shop that and what they their actions um towards controlling that issue. I am deeply grateful for that and it's nice to see you know problems
being solved in the community. And then on top of that, I wanted to thank the burough leadership for being responsive to community that saw so much law enforcement out front
and was alarmed by it and put out a statement once again reaffirming that we follow the immigrant trust directive. and then going and visiting the businesses in that surrounding area and
speaking with them and doing that level of community outreach. Our manager actually himself went over to those surrounding businesses to Lin areas and everywhere and showed his support and I'm deeply grateful for that level of um service and leadership. Um, so it just
shows a wonderful just all-around um workings of the burrow that I can attest since I've been sitting up here for almost seven years um certainly did not exist before. So thank you so much for the relationship um and the hard work
that you all are, you know, evident. Thank you. Amen. Thanks J. Just reminding everybody we're about three weeks out from Porchfest. Working on finalizing the bands and the porches.
Um that's always a fun event and hopefully we still get good weather. Had great weather the first two years. Um and I just wanted to say how grateful I am and and humbling it was to be able to be a part of the 911 ceremony today. Um,
it's really moving to see just the community members getting together and and remembering I mean holding a space for it. It's it's important and uh it felt really good to be there with my community. So all I got Jim,
thanks. Um, and I just want to say of course I mean it's it's something that we we take very seriously in the burrow as far as our communications and our outreach and it's something that starts at the top with the leadership on this day and
comes down. So it's uh it's not lost on me for sure. Um I just want to bring everybody up to speed that the marine park project improvement project was the start of work will be uh officially set for Monday. Tomorrow, uh, CME, our engineer,
will be on site with the contractor just going over some last, uh, details and test fitting for the, uh, force man that's, uh, under Marine Park just to make sure that that's located and we know exactly where that is. Um, and then
some tree work and grading will begin next week. Uh you would have saw some site preparation that took place today with um soil erosion f fencing and and things like that and the contractor is out there. The count baser project is
also still in the works. Obviously we're we're waiting on uh the design proposal from CME. They're coordinating with a their structural team and a grandstand contractor to make sure that the retrofit of the existing structures that are there um all come into conformance
before they do that final design and then we go out to bid. Um so that'll be happening in the next coming weeks. Mammoth Street as far as the streetscape project goes the obviously that project is largely and pretty much 98% complete.
The only 2% is the are the punch list items that Espatada the um contractor will come back and finish next week and then we'll be 100% complete on that. Uh Hubard Park um the the work that's
continuing there that sanitary sewer upgrade and replacement of that um outdated infrastructure. So that's continuing at Hubard Park. That will settle. Those trenches will settle for 90 days, which is in compliance with DOT
standards. And then we'll come back and resurface and replace curbing and sidewalks where appropriate. And then Austin Court will start that work in November, which is still part of our 2025 road program. And then the other projects will follow as well. And I just
want to say uh you know kudos to Redbank because we have you know some acknowledgement obviously from the New Jersey Municipal Managers Association which I'm a part of on September 24th and 25th uh Oyster Point
Hotel and Redbank will be hosting the New Jersey Municipal Managers Association conference. So municipal managers from around the state, vendors, um professional services will be joining us here at Redbank. I was happy to put that out to my colleagues to come and enjoy the town.
The mayor will be giving us a welcome message on the first day. We have a council meeting that Thursday night and then we're back at the the conference on Friday. So, uh it'll be good to have all those municipal managers in town. Are you going to get them to come here?
I should the last place they want to be on their night off. We have any session? No. No. Right. Can I have a motion to adjurnn? I make that motion, Mr. Mayor. I have a second. Second. All in favor. See you next time, guys. Thanks for
being here. At a party. They know how to party. That's what I was going to say. Look, I want to go. I know. I was like, oh, what do we do? Host an babysit. Number two. I know you want to go.
Michael Canada. I think I do. I want to see if that rumor is true. Yeah. Can barely imagine a work that would hang out crazy. I'm gonna call in said heard that municipality. Oh, you guesses
people are against political missions.