who combines intellectual rigor with humility and empathy. She's a natural leader who has made a lasting impact on her peers, teachers, and community. With her curiosity, discipline, and intrinsic motivation, she will not only thrive in a regular college setting, but also
inspire those around her. Therefore, I, Mayor Hman, Deputy Mayor Trigiano, and the entire governing body are pleased to honor Anna Herler and commend her for her outstanding accomplishments. >> And one of my favorite humans on the planet.
>> It's cute. She her Skittles. >> Oh, you want the things open? All right. Hey Otherwise, it's just all blurry.
>> Okay, next up, >> immigrants. Okay, >> next up, we have a proclamation honoring immigrant heritage month. Whereas, generations of immigrants from every corner of the globe have built our country's economy and created the unique
character of our nation. Whereas immigrants continue to grow businesses, innovate, strengthen our economy, and create American jobs in Redbank, New Jersey. Whereas immigrants have provided the United States with a unique social and cultural influence,
fundamentally enriching the extraordinary character of our nation. And whereas immigrants have been tireless leaders not only in securing their own rights and access to equal opportunity, but have also campaigned to create a fairer and more just society for all Americans. And whereas despite
these countless contributions, the role of immigrants in building and enriching our nation has frequently been overlooked and undervalued throughout our history and continuing to the present day. Now therefore, I will in Portman mayor of the Burough of Redbank proclaim that the burrow of Redbank does hereby join the state of New Jersey in
recognizing June 2025 as immigrant heritage month. Oh myself. You notice >> I mean I I guess that one >> I know what it feels Like
>> go. >> Try the other one. >> It's the box. That one's a gar. >> Yeah, the box. >> Yeah. >> Um, I'll take the minute for sure uh to thank everyone here. Actually, I think that
the coolest thing about Redbank, uh, and for folks who may not know, uh, my name is Hernandez. I'm the immigrant rights organizer with the American Friend Service Committee, which is an international, uh, nonprofit that's been doing work around the world for over 110
years, and we just happen to be, and that honestly is partly how it feels. Um, I know Kate has heard the story and I think other folks have too, but I think it's a very telling story um of how there came to be this this small
immigrant rights program um in a town like this uh that is literally being um I think one of the best places for us to really not only create but really share what Redbank has. Redbank is not afraid of immigration and I am deeply grateful
to the leaders to each and every one of you. I rarely ever get the chance to come and actually thank you for me sitting up there. Um, and that's because uh sometimes people forget that what really matters is what people say when they sit on this side the podium.
And really to me that's what this means today. This could be happening and is happening everywhere around the country. Some folks may not want to believe that, but I always tell people facts are facts. and what I know to be true both
as literally an expert in the field and as somebody who happens to be an immigrant themselves because that's what it is. It's about happening to be anyone at any time anywhere can be an immigrant. Most people here could not actually trace themselves back to call
this place their own land. So, we are all here today thanks to the fact that people before us and hopefully us and after us because there will be an after us. Um, believe in the promise of America. >> Amen.
>> America is that place that can create a melting pot and still thrive. People that are afraid of a challenge are just limited in belief. In this moment, I think immigrants show
us exactly why they're the fiercest believers of the American dream. People come here because they still think it's a good place. And I feel that for anyone that has the privilege to have citizenship because citizenship is a privilege. And I like to believe that it
merits more than just voting every once in a while. No shade to anybody sitting here. But in general, right, I am a huge proponent of civic engagement because that is the only way we keep our democracy focused. >> And so if you want to know what the
actual response for the solution to the problems that we're facing every day are or where they begin, they do not begin with immigrants, especially undocumented ones. Undocumented immigrants make up only 1%
of the population in the entire country. And every once in a while, someone has to say it. If you want to talk about which 1% creates more damage to our everyday society, I don't even have to answer that. I can ask for a show of hands. And when we can learn that, that
is what actually binds us together. That we are all workingass folks at the end of the day trying to make it. Then you realize that you shouldn't look up or to the side. I mean you shouldn't look down or to the side. You should always look up. I know that is great
because we have learned that we are each other's strengths not weaknesses. That we can in fact love each other past our differences and that people can lead that are everyday people that decide to say our government is not reflective and
I'm going to step up and do something about it. And so I'm grateful that you all honor that in a moment like this. I, as you may, some of you know, spend plenty of my time traveling around the country talking to people from all across the world, lecturing them about
what is good governance and bad governance. And this is excellent governance. And so I commend each and every one of you for being the professionals that you are and for always reminding me that democracy is alive and well, but it takes a bunch of
people, both the ones that agree and especially the ones that disagree, to say something and keep it alive. And so if that is the job of immigrants in this moment for us to remind people of the importance of democracy,
then that's a great thing for immigrants to be remembered. Thanks. [Music] >> Damn right. >> Our final proclamation is in honor of Junth.
Whereas our country is made up of people from every nation on earth who are declared equal not only in freedom but also in justice both of which are essential for a healthy human civilization. And whereas our nation was conceived on July 4th 1776 with the Declaration of Independence. The classic
statement being we hold these truths to be self-limited, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. And whereas at 2 p.m. on New Year's Day,
January 1st, 1863, using his war powers as president, Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, providing that all persons held as slaves within any state or designated part of a state shall be then forward and forever free.
The Emancipation Proclamation made the permanent abolition of slavery a Union war aim and provided the legal framework for the emancipation of nearly all 4 million slaves at the Union Army's advance. Hearing of the proclamation, many slaves escaped to Union lines as
the army units moved south. And whereas this news reached Texas when Union General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveastston Bay with Union troops, it was on June 19th, 1865 that he announced the people of Texas are informed that in accordance with a proclamation from the
executive of the United States, all slaves are free. Whereas celebration of the end of slavery which became known as Junth is the oldest known public celebration of the end of slavery in the United States commemorating African-Amean freedom and
celebrating the success gained through education and greater opportunity and whereas on a larger scale celebration of Junth reminds each of us of the precious promises of freedom equality and opportunity which are at the core of the American dream. And whereas Junth, 2025
will be celebrated in Redbank on June 22nd, 2025 at Johnny Jazz Park commencing at 12 PM. Now therefore, I, William Hortman, mayor of the Burough Red Bank, on behalf of the Burough Council, do hereby proclaim
June 22nd as a day to celebrate Junth, 2025 and urge all citizens to celebrate Junth and recommmit to working together to eradicate systemic racism and inequality in our society wherever they find it.
And I'm gonna ask um Reverend Jackie from Calvary Baptist and the Junth Committee to come on up and accept this date of New Jersey. >> Yep. >> The last one. Yes,
>> it's just in the silver button. >> Mayor Mayor, Vice Mayor Trigiano, and the esteemed council tonight with me along with our committee. Um, Adriana, I could not ever thank you and Oscar enough the committee
for how wonderful you have been. Calvary has worked with Jun for over 10 years and I am a retired professor. I'm also a substitute teacher in our school district. Our superintendent is here
with us tonight. Dr. Christina Egan, if it is all right, Mayor Portman, I'd like for her to stand. She's right there. Well, Dr. Egan and our principal Melanie Jonas gave me permission this year while
I was working with Calvary to establish and help your committee with Redbank celebrate Junth. We also traced hands and put displays on in the West Long Branch School District. So, we want you
to know that we partner with you, Red Bank. It is a passion of mine. I believe not only in Junth General Gordon Granger, but Opely, the grandmother of Junth, who at 96 years old was the one
who signed the document that President Joseph Biden um decreed and declared on September 17th, 2021. So, as a woman of faith, I want to say thank you. We thank our ancestors. We
thank all of you who are here. We believe that in what Dr. King said that to achieve the dream, we must all work together. Amen to make it possible. Thank you. I'm more than honored. And also, not only will I be your keynote
speaker on June 22nd, I am looking so forward to it, but on June 15th, this coming Sunday, Calvary is having a continental breakfast, Junth breakfast, and we invite you all to attend. Thank
you. >> Thank you. I hit the button on >> that was here. Christina >> um next up we're going to um I'm going to ask for a motion to open the fuller for public comment. This is public comments for agenda items only. There'll
be another public comment um a little bit later where you can discuss anything, but this first one is for agendum items only. >> I'll make such a motion as they >> Oh, there you go. >> Second. >> Yes. All in favor? >> I. By the way, if you don't want to stick around for the rest of the
meeting, I can't imagine why you wouldn't, but this is a good time to sneak out now. >> Thanks. Thanks for your support. >> Thank you. No kidding. Thank you guys for being here. We'll see you on the 22nd. Uh, okay. I'll open the floor for public
comment. Anyone have uh agenda items only comment? Anybody online? Jim moving. All right. Uh, can I have a motion to close the floor? >> Motion to have a second. >> Second.
>> Um, can I have a motion to approve the minutes from May 22nd, 2025? >> I'll make a motion. >> I have a second. Second. All >> in favor? >> I. Right. >> We have a bunch of ordinances to introduce right now. Um, first is uh the
introduction of ordinance 2025-11 entitled an ordinance amending chapter 90 officers and employees of the buroughs revised general ordinances to create the position of director of recreation and human services. And I have a motion to introduce ordinance
2025-11. >> So moved. >> I have a second. Second. >> Roll call, please. >> Coun. >> Council member Bonitakis. >> Yes. >> Council member Cassidy. >> Yes. >> Council member Fy Blackwood. >> Yes. >> Council member Forest. >> Yes. >> Council member Jon.
>> Yes. >> Deputy Mayor Trigiano. >> Yes. >> And Mayor Portman. >> Yes. >> Thank you. Um the or mot ordinance is approved on introduction and a public hearing will be held on June 26th.
Next up is an introduction of ordinance 2025-12 entitled amending the salary ordinance of the burrow of Redbank. Uh, can I have a motion to approve 2025-12? >> Can I have a second? >> Second. >> Second. >> Roll call, please.
Motion to introduce, by the way. Sorry, not approved. >> Council member Bonakis. >> Yes. >> Council member Cassidy. >> Yes. >> Council member Facy Blackwood. >> Yes. >> Council member Forest. >> Yes. >> Council member Jano, >> yes. Deputy Mayor Trigiano. >> Yes. And Mayor Portman,
>> yes. Motion is approved and introduction. Public hearing will be held on June 26th. Next up is an introduction of ordinance 2025-13 entitled an ordinance amending chapter 118 police department of the burough's
revised general ordinances to update promotional procedures. Can I have a motion to introduce 2025-13? >> So moved. >> I have a second. >> Second. Roll call, please. >> Council member Bonetagnus, >> yes.
>> Council member Cassidy, >> yes. >> Council member Safy Blackwood, yes. Council member Force, >> yes. >> Council member Janu, >> yes. >> Deputy Mayor Chiganiano, >> yes. >> Mayor Portman, >> yes. Ordinance is approved and introduction. Public hearing will be
held on June 26th. And finally, introduction for ordinance 2025-14 entitled an ordinance amending chapter 355 filming to revise the bureau's commercial filmmaking regulations to seek film ready certification from the New Jersey Motion Picture and Television
Commission. Thank you uh Councilman Cassy for your work on this one by the way. Um I have a motion to introduce ordinance 2025-14. I'll introduce motion. >> I have a second. >> I'll second them. >> Roll call, please. >> Council member Bonitakis,
>> yes. >> Council member Cassidy, >> yes. >> Council member Facy Blackwood, >> yes. >> Council member Forest, >> yes. >> Council member Jano, >> yes. >> Deputy Mayor Triiano, >> yes. >> And Mayor Portman, >> yes. >> Ordinance is approved on introduction and the public hearing will be held on
June 26th. We have a bunch of resolutions here. Um, anyone need to pull one out or can we just uh intro uh on the consent agenda? Actually, we have a couple here. Um,
>> 115 and 99. >> Okay. >> All right. 115th. I got you. Um, anyone want to pull one of these out and highlight or can we do a consent agenda? We good? We're good. >> Good. >> And I have a motion to approve resolutions 25-115
through 25-123 on the consent agenda. >> So move. >> I have a second. >> Second. >> Roll call, please. >> Council member Bonitakis, >> yes. >> Council member Cassidy, >> yes. >> Council member Facy Blackwood, >> yes. >> Councilman Forest, >> yes.
>> Council member Janome, >> yes. >> Deputy Mayor Trigiano, yes. And Mayor Portman, >> yes. Oh, I just saw former mayor McKenna is here. Ed, thank you for joining us. Hope I'm doing all right. Am I doing good? >> All right. Thank you.
>> Glad to be here. >> Yeah. Um couple of discussion and action items that we um need final approval for. Number one is the record riot record riot on Saturday, September 13, 2025, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 pm. That's a
Was that a new date requested? Yes. That is the new date. >> That is the new date. Yep. >> The other one is the Soundwave Music Festival, Sunday, June 15th or June 22nd at Riverside Gardens, which will be a small festival playing music with speakers. Attendance approximately 15 to 30 people, open to the public. And then
we have the Redbank Rehab Carnival, 100 Chapen Avenue, Sunday, August 17th, 9 to 4. And for parks and wreck, we have Halloween Movie Night, Friday, October 17th, and the Halloween parade October 19th with a rain date of October 26th.
I think we have to vote on that, right? Good. >> Sounds great. >> All right, >> lots of good stuff. >> We are ready to open the floor for public question and comments on any topics. So, can I have a motion to open the floor for public? >> Such a motion. >> I have a second. >> Second. >> All in favor?
>> I hope the floor is yours. Yes, Steve. >> Hold on. That one might be the >> I think Steve, before you say, >> you want to come to the little box here? I think that mic's >> That one works. >> Yeah.
Hi, >> Stephen Hack 135 Branch Avenue. I have I'm a slow reader and so I did not get a chance to ask a couple of questions about things on the uh on the
agenda. Um could some could you Mr. Mayor um 25121 um could you explain applicant is proposing that >> yeah I believe if I'm not correct that
the initial cultivator that we brought in lost their license through the state so I believe this is just approving another cultivator >> yes so the so market wave um one of the conditions of holding a municipal license here is that you have to maintain your license with the
and um that was revoked. So, we revoked our license here. I don't know if it was the last meeting or the meeting before as a result of receiving that information. Um and this business intends to um you know, it's a private deal between them, so I don't know the details, but essentially proposing the exact same business. I believe they're
buying it from them or attempting to. Um and so this is a resolution of support that allows them to go to the CRC to get a license for that same location, which is 15 Leonard Street. >> Thank you very much. Um, one more question if I may. Um,
202511 uh, ordinance change of a and uh, can you explain that? >> That's a Jim. >> Sorry, which one? >> Jim's going to explain the new >> Jim. Yeah. So, this is an introduction
of ordinance to create the department of recreation and human services. The idea of this is to strategically join the Department of Recreation, Senior Services, and Community Engagement. Um, it was a recommendation in the
management enhancement study in 2018. I'm enacting it and and putting it forward through burough council here to get this done because I think that after taking a look at this for a year and a half now, I see that as the most efficient operation of those three departments so they um don't continue to
operate in silos and can start pulling their resources and working together. Uh and I think that really um from a structural standpoint will set us up in the future to do a lot more things with those three departments. Um, this will create a department head there
that will report directly to me and then filter down to those three departments. Um, >> wonderful. >> Yeah. What's fantastic. >> Yes. And what's good about it, too, is I've I've met with the three department
heads currently. We've discussed this. Um, you know, those guys are keeping their jobs. you know, we're all working together to do this, but so it's better to pull our resources and, you know, there's no demotions happening. There's nobody's losing their their jobs for this. Um, but we're able to to get the
resources all together there so that they can all work together instead of separately for so long. >> Very creative. Thank you. >> Need a haircut. >> Thank you. Anyone else have questions or comments? Yes, officer. I
>> like this set up. >> Good evening. Press this thing. >> Press the button. >> There you go. >> So, I'm President Zalog PBA. I just wanted to make a a statement right um tonight. Um, I would just like to address the most recent personal
comments made in response to a general statements concerning the Redbank Police Department and its officers, um, including members of the Redbank PBA by Mr. Freddy Bon who is here right now. First and foremost, we are professionals. We understand that, uh, interactions with law enforcement can be intimidating for some, even if it's
something as a patrol officer in the rearview mirror of service for someone. Um, that's why we take great care of how we engage with the public. Uh for many people, a single encounter with an officer might be um their only interaction with law enforcement. In Redbank, we strive to ensure that every
interaction leaves a positive and respectful impression. Our officers risk their lives daily to serve and protect, often responding to calls to help people we have never met and may never meet again. We do this for not for recognition, but because it's our duty. It's a
challenging and often thankless job. However, when damaging statements are made without evidence or contents and instead steam from personal opinion, they not only undermine our credibility, but also endanger the safety of our officers by fostering mistrust and
creating false narratives. Unfounded accusations contribute to a hostile environment that does not reflect the truth of our work or our commitment to the community. If concerns are arise, we urge the residents to communicate directly with us. constructive dialogue can act as a
catalyst for meaning uh meaningful and progressive improvement. Redbank is a small but vibrant and busy town that draws a daily population far larger than the outdated US census numbers suggest. Despite this growth, our police department has not expanded since 1980s.
We are being asked to do more with the same resources and that is simply unsustainable. There is a critical need for structure changes and investment in public safety. It is especially disheartening to hear criticism as though they fully understand our community's needs. We are
committed to progress, professionalism, and public service. We progress uh the progress we have made as a department and as a community should be supported, not undermined. Change is only possible when people are open to it and willing to make and take
ownership of the path forward. We have always had the best interest of the community at heart and we will continue to serve with honor, courage, commitment, and integrity. We are here to protect and serve and save lives. We ask for your support and partnership in continuing to build a stronger, safer
Red Bank. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Anyone else have uh comments? Freddy boy, >> hit that little button so the red light comes on right on the microphone.
>> Freddy Boy P box 2074. I I didn't hear what he first said about the police officer, but I do have a question. Um, all police these new police officers
does not know the community and you have to treat everybody fair. That's all I'm asking. Everybody fair. If you give me a ticket, the other person should get a ticket, too. If they done something wrong, that's what I have to say. The
other thing is I reached out, like I told y'all, mad counselors, to the NACP. I reached out to the New Freehole, Atlanta City, and Maryland reached out
to him. There's no NACP and Red Bank as Red and Long Branch. Bill Pu have no business acting as a president of the NACP ever since 2018. He cannot go around here giving papers
with the NAC NACP on them. It's a violation. He cannot accept money from nobody. He's not authorized to do that. I'm having a meeting in another couple weeks up at the lodge with the uh district and the national
the NACP coming up here to talk to me at the So Lodge for some issues. I just want to let y'all know. I followed up on it and checked up on it. Some of y'all got a text message from me for that and uh you can share that. It's no secret.
You can share it. It's out there. Just want to let y'all know. Thank you. >> Thank you, Freddy. Just hit that button again. Thank you. Anyone else have any questions, comments? Anybody online? Jim, >> no, sir. >> No.
No. Okay. Can I have a motion to close the public hearing? >> I'll second it. >> All in favor? >> I. >> Christina, what do you got? uh a little thing and a big thing. Um I'm excited. I'm very excited to be
attending the New Jersey planning and re conference tomorrow for several years. It's one of these uh places where I always take something back. It's a great opportunity to learn what other communities are facing oftentimes very similar things uh around affordable
housing, access to transit, all kinds of themes. So uh it's a great place to learn. Um, but more than that, I just wanted to say uh that I was very very inspired tonight by the recipients of our proclamations and our speakers. Um, I think we've all seen the news this
week at the national level and it's really it's hard to read honestly. Uh, we it feels like we're losing so much in this country right now. Um, and it's, you know, I'm basking in it that we have this bubble where it feels like,
um, we're a community and it feels like maybe we can protect this community. I hope uh, and that there's respect. I mean, look at what we heard. We have brilliant students and immigrants and
lack of history being celebrated in this town uh, in solidarity. Um that's really special and I just want to say kind of probably for the multiple times uh from this stage that I really hope that we can protect that going forward. Thank
you. >> Going to start by pushing dads on a day in the room town on happy father's day. It's coming up. There's a bunch of them. And uh you know I I guess building a little bit on what Christina said, it's it's Pride Month and uh some of the news
that came out. We're talking about cutting we have a federal government that's going to cut the 988 suicide prevention services to the LGBTQ community. We just got to say what we have to say. I mean the cruelty the cruelty just has to stop. I don't
know how else to say it. and whatever we can do as a community to help uh plug that hole and those resources and as a body that maybe can issue statements to the state to hopefully get state funding put in place because New Jersey is going to have to protect its own when it comes
to this. And you can't put the pressure on a community that's already susceptible and pound them harder and then take away the services to help save their lives. >> Anyway, happy Pride. I love you. We all love you.
Okay. Um, >> you're a dad, too. I already thought you mentioned it. >> Happy Father's Day. >> About to say that >> every guy up here is a dad. >> Yeah. Happy Father's Day and uh for all who perform the role as father. I in
agreement with what David Christina said. Um, we are a community of immigrants. We're a community of people of color color. We're a community all together. And uh that's one of the things I do like about this town is that we do, you know, we have it and we
cherish our differences and we blend and we merge together, which I think is amazing. Um being what's happening above us at the federal level, it's um challenging to say the least. So, you know, we do what we can here to keep
everyone protected and safe. Um, I'm going to move on to, um, yesterday, uh, we partnered with the Transportation Management Association, which is an organization out of NJTPA, Easy Ride, to
conduct a safe routes to school audit. And, um, we had uh, the starting locations were at the primary school and the middle school. There were three routes. Uh we had volunteers from schools. We had parents, teachers. Um we even had council people. Thank you, Kate
and Ben. Thank you to the police officers who were with us. And thank you for the DPU. And basically what we did, we had routes. We walked around. We looked at sidewalk safety. The um one group had a wheelchair. Was that your group that had the wheelchair? >> No, it was the second group at the
>> second group had the wheelchair. We had um a walker. And you would just analyze what does the street look like? what does a sidewalk look like? And um we took uh we looked at things like uh crossing crosswalk markings, lighting,
dome pads that are going in the correct direction. There are some that are not. So if someone is blind, they may end up going into the intersection instead of on the in the crosswalk, but there were lots of photos and there uh Easy Ride will be filling out um a document the
findings and present a report to us. Uh the group also looked at street amenities such as benches, trees, shubs, bike accessed. And one thing we learned, well, two things we learned, but one of them that we learned was that New Jersey Transit can install a bus shelter for free at bus stops wherever there's
space. So if we have any locations that could use a bus stop, you know, we that's something that we could make um happen. So um with that, I wish everyone happy Junth, happy Father's Day, happy summer. Yeah, because your next meeting will be later. So, happy summer and uh
we'll see you next time. >> Always keep careful with you, mayor, because sometimes you you change the order. >> Yeah. Um I want to start with uh kind of a little bit what we earlier about um you know
one of the things I hear a lot in our input sessions is you know police and enforcement pedestrian safety we were just hearing about that this Wednesday as a matter of fact and you know one of the things and I guess I'm just spoking speaking to everyone who was watching the meeting you know one of the I'm not
ruling out at some point authorizing more police for red bank uh it's expensive though and a lot of the a lot of the complaints I get now I can't speak for you guys is you know they kind of want magic you know police on their street every time something happens a
police officer but don't raise my taxes you know and I don't I don't see you know magic money appearing anywhere and you know um one of the things we all are struggling to do and I appreciate ideas and suggestions and I know our chief and the police and Mr. again are working
hard at doing what they can with the resources we have. But you know that's truthberry avenue constant you know and you can't have a police officer there every day at the senior center or Locust Avenue or River Street or Dr. Parker
Boulevard every moment anyway is just constant and we are as the chief of police said during that very nice meeting last week you know we kind of are I don't you want to say the city work but in a way we are we have a hospital we have a lot
happening in Redbank we are the crossroads of multiple communities as uh you said I think last night mayor I watched the video uh you know there wasn't a lot of regional planning that's been happening in Mammoth County so we've had explosive growth around us. You know, my grandmother was here. We
were surrounded by farms and rural towns. I remember some farms in Tit Falls. I remember farms. I think there was one in, you know, and now this is it. You know, we have thousands and thousands of cars every day putting stress on our streets
and it has a lot of impact. Anyway, I just, you know, felt the need to say it. I also wanted to say that how much I appreciated the meeting that the administration, the deputy mayor, yourself had last week. It was nice seeing all the department heads. You know, it's a little long, but I think it's good to have everyone and give
everyone a chance to hear kind of directly from the people who run these important services that we provide. Mr. Gant, thank you for doing that, organizing that. Um I guess I'll just you know leazison to parks and wreck and so um I want to
remind everyone that we have our summer series coming up. I don't need to talk about Junth because we we've done that but I'm very excited looking forward to going to that. I may actually try to go to that breakfast that was mentioned earlier. Um we have fitness on Wednesdays. We're going to have movies at dusk on Tuesdays. We're going to have
jazz on Thursdays. We're going to have westside concerts. We're going to be celebrating Count Bassy this year. Um, line dancing. I don't say the word. Take uh J Kuan. How do you say that? You know the when you're do the this
>> K Jang. >> Yeah, one of those. >> Yeah. Or Tai Chi. >> Tai Chi. Thank you. >> Tai Chi. Um, so we've got a lot that the Department of Recreation, well, now our merch department is doing. And that reminds me of the last thing I did want to talk. Um, Steve brought up the
question and I actually had a conversation this week with our our manager about it because it was a lot to merge all those departments and I didn't remember that in the in the in the report that had recommended that. But one of the concerns that I have that I like about this that you didn't particularly mention was that there's
less reporting directly to you all the time, you know, and I want to take some stress off our manager. you know, hopefully you'll have one point of contact and you'll have your one me weekly meeting or whatever it is that you do with that person as opposed to having three contacts every week. Um, so
and you know, we are a small we are burough, we are a small town, even though it doesn't seem that way sometimes. So, um, I think that concludes my remarks, Mr. Mayor. Thank you very much for listening. >> You're welcome. Thank you. Laura, >> hi. um library. I failed to mention last
week, last month, um last time we had a meeting that um P C P C P C P C P C P C P C P C P C P C Pandis Galore is now our library director full-time. She was like intern now. She's full there. So, I forgot to bring that up last time. Um their calendar is so full. Um they have
this great children and teens uh calendar, but they also have adult stuff like every Friday you can go do dance fitness. They have bilingual story hour, book clubs, uh the walking tours start back up again um June 21st. So there's
lots of arts projects, lots of stuff going on at the library. Um the library and animal welfare. So we met this week. Um we're going to have dog days. I know, mayor, that's one of your favorite days. September 6th at Riverside Gardens. So
that's going forward. And um along with the environmental committee and animal welfare, we're doing the patch like patchwork for wildlife and red bank and I have lots of brochures up here if anybody wants information about what that is. Um that's a initiative that one
of the members came up with and we got a grant for that and it's really going well. So, um, I have lots of brochures up here on that. And oh, Pride in the Park was great this week. Even despite the rain, we still had a great time. It was a lot of fun.
Um, I'd like to wish everybody a happy Father's Day. >> And I think that's it for me. >> Thank you. >> Thank you, Kate. >> Happy Pride, happy Junth, happy Father's Day, happy immigrant heritage month. Uh, thank you to Nancy and Easy Ride. Uh, to
Superintendent Dr. rumage uh to the Redbank police and to everybody uh that coordinated the safe routes uh the walk audit that we did yesterday. Um it was actually a great time. I met some parents of kids that Otto is in school
with um that I've never gotten time to chat with before and catch up with people and take a walk and just analyze uh the streets. Uh I think to nobody's surprise here, most of the issues were with county roads. >> Um and a lot of the areas um that we
were analyzing on Maple A and other places are areas that are on our radar. Um but there was some great progress made in the conversations and I was really grateful um to officer Pierre Augustio who was a part of our group uh just for his open communication the
entire time and you know people were realizing that he was so open to commentary that people were starting to give him other issues around the town about their streets or other things that they could help with. Uh so it was a really great collaborative time. So thank you for involving me Nancy. I appreciate it. Um the Redbank Classic 5K
is this weekend. Um everybody just keep that on your radar. There'll be school uh school there'll be road closures uh and you know traffic pattern changes uh so just keep that on your radar and good luck to everybody who's participating. Uh we've had our second meeting of the
Redbank Visual Arts Committee, a new committee in town. Um, there is a call for a muralist uh to do a mural in the entrance vestibule of this building. You can find more information on the Burough of Redbank's uh social media accounts uh
to apply to be a muralist and the visual arts committee has been doing a great job of getting the word out in all of uh their circles. I also wanted to thank the clerk Mary Moss for a smooth election day. Uh thank you so much. I know that election days are a hard day
on all clerks. Um probably woke up at like 3 in the morning that day or something. Uh so thank you so much uh for, you know, all of your hard work and making sure that people had proper access to voting. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Thank you, Freddy.
>> I was at the um charter school graduation today. It was very hot. I have we have the middle school graduation coming up on Monday. And then Tuesday, I'll be at the RBR graduation, but just sitting in the stands and yelling as my son graduates. I don't I'm
not speaking or anything. Although, if you see him, I've been torturing him by telling him I'm going to speak, so don't blow your I would appreciate that. Um, we also have the symphony coming up on the 18th, which is uh exciting. It'll be down in in Marine Park. Um, you
mentioned the 5K. There's the blessing of the bikes on the 14th at 11:00 a.m. over at Pilgrim Baptist. >> Busy, busy. >> Yeah, busy. It gets super busy here. Anyway, um and I was at the senior center uh this morning for a Father's
Day lunch, so that was nice. Um yeah, that's about it. I'm I'm excited about all the things happening in town. Looking forward to seeing all of you as I pop around. So, make sure you say hi. That's all I got. >> Thanks, man. Jen, what do you got?
>> Yeah, Jim, what you got? >> Thank you, Max. >> Oh, I did. And yes, I did want to commend you also on the event you put together that Ben mentioned. >> The senior center, we had an event where the entire council was there, all of the department heads of the town, and we were there to answer any questions the residents had and something we'd like to
be doing on the radio. >> Anyway, go ahead. Sorry. >> Yeah. No, I just wanted to actually highlight that as well. I think you know around 50 residents from my count in attendance. So I thought that was a lot of good feedback, >> a lot of good comments on on things to
look at, improve on. Um I know the department heads being there was helpful because they could take notes on things that directly impacted their department and hear it firsthand from the residents. >> So thank you all again for your participation that was great. >> It definitely makes a difference when
everybody can be there. Um, also a lot of ordinances passed, you know, were were introduced tonight, um, which I think is really, really important. You know, the salary ordinance, establishing the P position for the department head. Yes. And then the ordinance creating the department of recreation, human
services. Again, I think just structurally that's going to be a really great thing for the bureau to set us up for the future and will hopefully open us up to even more grant opportunities. And that leads me into the past couple weeks that this is the time of year where a lot of the grant work happens.
Uh so we've been working several different times with our grant writer, our engineers, uh council, the different committees that are set up to try and get um some great grant ideas for next year um so we can get those applications
in. You know, specifically, we've been looking at uh some improvements to um Marine Park. I'm sorry. uh county Bassy Park, those fields there, the the basketball court. Um looking to apply for Mammoth County open space grant for
that. Um hopefully adding some exercise, some static exercise equipment around the the park perimeter is something that we're exploring as well. We had a call on that today with um an equipment provider for that along with our engineer and Oscar and recreation. Um,
and just this past week, we had a all-encompassing uh pre construction meeting with the underground utilities company for the lead service line phase three lead service line which will be starting up as well. So, you know, it's
hard to believe we're already in phase three of that project. So, moving right along, that's going to be um approximately another 280 test bits and um another 400 lead service line replacements in that phase. So, just
around $2.1 million moving forward in that project. >> Is this our third year doing the lead service line? >> You guys are in year three of this, right? >> Yeah. Okay. >> Yeah, absolutely. So, moving right along. I think it's it's great. Uh and
the we we emphasize of course the restoration that comes along with that project and making sure that the underground utilities, you know, we've been used to Montana as the company being in town. Underground utilities did win the bid for the phase three project.
So, um those two companies know each other, so they're familiar with each other's work, which I think may be helpful. Um but we also set the expectation from the burough side and what we expect in that project and put a particular emphasis on restoration. Um
because we do know that you know it takes they got to dig things up and uh it takes a it makes it a little bit messy but uh we hope that their restoration work is on on par. That's it. All right. Um I think we do have
an executive session, right? >> So can I have a motion to adjourn to executive session? >> A motion. >> A second. >> All in favor? >> I want to give your little shiel.
>> We will now exclude the public for executive session for the deal public meetings act. We will discuss two topics. One is an employee u matter, employee investigation matter. Uh and the second is a uh pending litigation outfront media versus the burrow of red
bank. The executive session will take approximately 30 minutes and we will take no action when we return from executive session. Thank you. >> And yes, we have a fivem minute break to executive session. >> Thank you.