All right. Uh, calling the, uh, the March 27th Mayor and Council meeting to order at, uh, 7:01. Uh, I ask for a moment of silent reflection for families and friends in our community, mourning the loss of, uh, family
members. Um, ready. Salute. Allegian to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
Remember statement of compliance with open public meeting act. This meeting complies with the open meeting act by notification on January 6, 2025 of this location, date and time to the town news and the record and by posting of the same on the municipal bulletin board and
borrow website and filing a notice of the same with the municipal clerk. Uh roll call here. Councilwoman here. Councilwoman absent on prior notice. Councilman Benson here. Councilman Glas
here. Councilwoman Daw is absent with prior notice. Mayor is also absent. Thank you. Um I'll ask for a motion and a second to approve the minutes of the mayor and council regular meeting and close sessions of March 13, 2025.
So move second. I'm going to abstain from that. You were present, weren't you? Yeah, but I haven't had a chance to review the minutes. Okay. So, madam clerk, is there only on the record?
Yeah. Okay. Moving to number the public comments on any items of this agenda. I'll ask for a motion and a second to open the floor to the public or any item of this agenda. So move. Second.
All in favor? I I um any member of the public either present or online that wishes to speak, please come forward. Stare their name and address for the record. My name is Darra
Okconor. Uh I live at 66 Lennox Avenue in New Jersey. I'm the director of the library for the last 21 years. I have a few questions about your the budget which is only the season but you're going to introduce I just give you handouts
here. I'll explain what these are presently. Um council president Is there two minutes? Two minutes when he starts speaking. Okay, I got it. Starting now. Starting now. Okay. So, my questions uh I have a couple comments. Um uh what I
given you here is um a statement that goes with the state a report every year. Um this one is from 2008. So, the CFO is required to put this statement together. And I want you to pay attention to the
bottom line there in each of these uh three pages. So 2008, you'll see 825 is what was set aside for the library in 2008. Fast forward to 2024, this last
year. That figure is now 850 but more or less the same amount of money. So the question I want to ask is, can you think of another service, public service, a mutable service that cost the same in
2024 as in 2008? Uh the other thing I'd like to say is um point out the budget that you're putting forward as it now stands that we've introduced this evening will not allow us to um add hours of service and
in fact to just get through the year the current levels we will be um dipping into our operating budget at the level we were at in 2023. But this is all I have to say for now. Thank you,
Dar. Um, if I just want to make a comment and uh maybe someone from the finance committee can chime in. I will just say this, this budget season was extremely tight, really, really, really difficult. Very
difficult. Um it was um a group effort led by the budget committee and in into the review of the budget going to how we were going to make sure that the tax remain stable. We
had choices of even cutting employees and other actions that this governing body didn't take. That being said, as I understand, the library budget is at a 4.5 increase over the total budgeted amount from last year. So
that's about $28,315 more than 2024. Um, and is a budget that we came to a conclusion not lightly dra it was a very difficult decision, a very difficult process.
We uh try to keep the budget of the library as close to last year's as possible, which is why there is still an increase of $28,315. Um it's one number and the library as an autonomous entity can do
with that budget as we please. So um I hear you. We tried as a governing body our best to keep that intact and give uh where we could. We had to reduce a lot of uh requests and if you were party to
those two long meetings you would have seen how this governing body went about looking into each department's budget. Um Indira as the chair chair of the budget committee if you have anything to add I'll I would just
reiterate what um council president Monteno said it was an extremely difficult two weeks in prep preparing the budget and making sure that every department got as what they needed as opposed to what they wanted so not every
department got everything they asked for and um I don't have the figures from the previous few years. I only have figures from 2023 and of course Dar you supplied us with 2024 but in 2023 the library got
$894,8218 there. The minimum was $75,966.77. So the difference was $188,854.31. So I again president has said it quite distinctly that we really tried to do the best we
could given our budget constraints and the departments that needed things um to run. So I think that's all we can say right now. Thank you. Anybody else in the audience has
any comments please? Please state your name and address. My time starts. Can I say your name? Once you sit once I sit and you say your name and address uh Rosemary Garcia, 242 Web
Avenue. I'm also the head of youth services department here at the River Edge Library. And I would just like to express my disappointment in the budget amount allocated to the River Library for fiscal year 2025. Although it is slightly higher, as you
mentioned, 4% than the 2024 budget allocation, I feel it is not an optimal budget to give the residents of River Edge what they deserve from their library. We are all aware of the difficult cuts the library had to make for 2024 due to its funding situation which resulted in
the reduction of operating hours, the reduction of item purchases such as books, periodicals, DVDs, including the entire elimination of the CDs collection, restrictions to the very much needed English as a second language program, significantly less program
specifically for adult services, and of course the loss of two staff positions. The staff including myself working under these stressful circumstances took on additional responsibility to ensure the
patrons of the River Edge Library i.e. the taxpayers continue to receive the services that they are accustomed to from their library. The 200 excuse me the 2025 budget amount for the library is not enough to replace what the
library lost. and it saddens my heart to see such dedication from staff go unrecognized. Lastly, I would like to give a shout out to all of the volunteers and the supporters for donating their time and money because without their help, we would not be able
to provide programs that we offer. And I want to give a special thank you to the friends of the River Edge Public Library whose contribution fund most if not almost all of the youth services programs here.
Thank you. Thank you. Anybody else in the audience or on online? I don't see. Please state your name and address, please. I'm Janet Boyd. I live at 167 Tenny
Avenue. I'm here to advocate for the library as well. I'm not an employee. Um I just wanted to point out that I'm aware and this is the last time I've ever, you know, I've been updated on anything. I'm a library champion. No. Um I'm understanding that due to the cuts
last year, if we're going to compare to 2024, that the operating budget had to be entirely, you know, there was no operating budget after June. So the library was not able to purchase any new materials at all. Everything that we received as river edge residents came from buckles the interl loan right. So
the residents of river river edge are suffering from the fact that there's we have we're not able to res have collections that represent new material. So while it's great to be able to tap into buckles edge is really subpar in terms of being able to purchase books
materials DVDs anything. So, if we're going to compare to 2024, it's not exactly apples to apples. We really um you know, if you're restoring from June 2024 to 2025, you know, it's it's not apples to apples. They were not even functioning. Hours were also cut. We're
now functioning at the minimum level that allows us to participate in buckles in July loan, right? So, we reduce our hours anymore. We're booted out of that. This is everything. This is I haven't checked since the summer, but I found out recently that you were having this meeting any more reduction and we will
not even have buckles to tap into. We will be a joke. We won't be a library. We won't have materials. We won't we will have maybe volunteers, right? So, we're at the minimum level in terms of, you know, just opening our doors. The third thing is I would point out that
the library had to close tonight at 5:00 PM given the cuts and here we are using the library services. So, it's slightly ironic. Um, the last thing I wanted to point out is that the state minimum that you pointed out, um, in terms of funding would not allow us to open the doors
here at the library for the minimum hours to participate in buckles, right? So, the state minimum is is not really a functioning. It doesn't really allow any library to Sorry, you had a good job. Thank you. Thank you. All
right. Anybody on the uh audience? Oh, sorry. Case. I'm sorry. I apologize. Didn't see your hand. Please state your name and address, please. Nancy Kennedy, 220 Manning Avenue. Um, I'm a library employee. I've
worked here for 14 years. I would just We've had a lot of cuts. You've heard about them. It's disappointing. We have demands from the community. My one point would
be there have been four, five houses for sale in the last couple of months. Out of that, most of them are going for well over $1.5 million. Think about that. What do we
get? We get streets plowed and we really don't have much else that we offer to the community. Do you think people moving in who are paying well over a million dollars for a home are going to
like coming into a library where they're told, "Um, we don't have the book. We can order it for you. Might take a couple of months." Oh well. Oh, you'd like ESL? We used to have a program. We don't have the staff to man a program like
that. There are so many things. This is the face of the community. We are taking on the community center activities. We have children's activities. We have adult activities. And we've had to cut
back dramatically. I understand it's tough times. You don't know what funding you're getting from the state. They don't know where they're getting their funding. Thanks, buddy. Thank you. You know, thank you. Anybody else in the public? Is
anybody else there in there? Uh, no. If anybody wants to raise their hand, they can, but I do not see anyone. Okay. Um, yeah. Uh I'll ask a motion and a second to close with the public uh for any
items in the agenda. So move second. Be moved and second. Um move to first reading of ordinances. Oh sorry. All in favor please say I. I.
I. So we have the first reading of the uh ordinances. Um I'll read it first. Okay. So motion that the following ordinances be introduced and pass and first reading and set in April 10th, 2025 at 7 p.m. 1 hour soon thereafter as the matter can
be heard as the date and time and the at and the rearch library as the place and zoom as the virtual platform for the hearing of said ordinance. Um do I read all of them? Yes, the title. Okay. So, I'll read the ordinance by title into the record.
Ordinance 25-08, an ordinance to amend chapter 206 of the revised general ordinances of the Boro River edge entitled fees or ordinance 25-09 calendar year 2025. Ordinance to exceed the municipal budget
appropriation limits and to establish a cap bank NJSA 404-45-14. Ordinance 2510 bond ordinance to authorize the improvement of Ber road section 9 in by and for the borrow of river edge in a county of Bergen state
of New Jersey to appropriate the sum of 6007 6700,000 to pay the cost thereof to appropriate a state grant to authorize the issuance of bonds to finance such appropriation and to provide for the issuance of bond anticipation notes in
anticipation of the issuance of such bonds. funds. Ordinance 2511, board ordinance to authorize the making of various public improvements and the acquisition of new additional oil replacement equipment and machinery, new information technology equipment, new communication and signal systems
equipment and new automotive vehicles and a new fire truck partial funding including original apparatus and equipment in by and for the Boro River in the county of Bergen, state of New Jersey to appropriate the sum of 3,579,1
128 to pay the cost thereof to appropriate a C county grant to make a down payment to authorize the issuance of bonds to finance such appropriation to provide for the issuance of bond anticipation notes in anticipation of
the issuance of such bonds. Ordinance 2512, Ordinance to the of the War of River Edge in the county of Burden, New Jersey, authorizing a special emergency appropriation in the amount of $100,000 for the appropriation of an approved tax
map. Um, I'll ask Lette, our VA, uh, Mr. Portella, to provide a brief synopsis of the ordinance. Um, do I do that now or ask for the motion first? Ask for the motion first. Okay. So I uh I ask a motion uh and a second to uh the
ordinance that I have read into the record. So moved. Second. Thank you. Um like always, we ask RBA to provide a brief synopsis of each ordinance for the education of the public um into the record. Sure. Ordinance 25-08 updates
the fees associated with the building department and includes moving a fee for the abandonment of liquid storage tanks from the building sub code schedule to the fire sub code schedule adds a mechanical sub code schedule set of fees and updates various miscellaneous fees
25-09 uh the cap bank ordinance um the in inside the cap appropriations is an annual increase based on the inflation index rate for the previous year and the bureau cannot increase appropriations subject to the spending cap by more than
that unless you pass an ordinance to allow to go up to 3.5%. The main reason for doing the index rate ordinance is to allow for any unused cap to be on paper only banked for two years. This is a good planning tool to provide cap relief if there are any large spikes in
appropriations subject to the spending caps when the index rate is less than 3.5%. 25-10 is a bond ordinance to fund improvements for Bogurt Road section 9. We are receiving 209,000 from the New
Jersey Department of Transportation and we hope that this um will cover from Concord Drive to Adams and hopefully a little more. 25-11 is a bond ordinance to fund various capital improvements that were approve approved during the
budget meetings earlier this month. and 25-12 funds the updating of burl tax maps which have been been updated in approximately 25 years. Rather than incur debt, this is being financed as a special emergency and it will be paid
for over the next five years um budgets. Thank you, Lisette. And just before I just want to make sure for the record, what is the grant amount on the 2510? Uh 209,000. 209,000. Okay. Thank you.
Roll call, please. President, yes. Councilwoman, yes. Benson, yes. Yes. Thank you. Yes. If he wants to make any comments about the budget. Perfect. So, um, do
you want do I do it now or ask for a motion first? Um, discussion right to ask for a motion. So I ask for a motion and second to approve resolution 2510 102 and set the hearing of the 2025 municipal budget
for April 24, 2025. So oh we said we have to make a motion. Don't move. Second roll call. Council president. Yes. Council woman. Yes. Councilman Benson. Yes. Council Glenn. Yes. All right. So, since we have uh our CFO on
the line, Chris Bataglia, I'll ask him to just give us a brief synopsis of what we introducing tonight, how we got here, and any theme that he seems necessary and merits to be in the record. Thanks, Chris. Thank you.
Um well, I mean this is a a culmination of uh lots of hours of meetings with the finance committee, with the department heads, with the department heads working with their employees, um all the way up to the two Saturday morning meetings that we had uh with the uh citizens
budget advisory committee. Um, where we landed was at a tax increase of 4% which amounts to a $646,000 increase year-over-year on the amount to be raised by taxes. Um, you know, there were there were a
couple of large driving factors, most notably, you know, the um increase in debt service requirements, the sewer charges, uh, with the BCUA and Hackinack and Pramis, unemployment insurance, um, employee
health benefits, pension. It's the, uh, it's the same items that we, uh, that we discuss every year and are largely outside of our our control. Um, and you know, it's it's really, you know, we've we've we've said everything
that we can say about it. Um, I you know, I think that where we landed is a is a very comfortable spot. It's it's lower than it's been the last two years, um, as far as increases are concerned. Um, and, you know, we're a little bit early. Um, this year we're we're usually pretty early, but I can't give you an
update on the schools or county because those numbers aren't available yet, and those are, you know, another component of the tax bill. But um you know we're keeping the municipal portion as low as possible. Uh the only thing that I that I will note and and we'll know more um you know before the tax rate is finally
struck uh is that we do have um new net valuation numbers this year. So, uh, when you receive the tax bills, uh, assuming that the budget's adopted as is, then, um, you'll find that the tax
rate itself has reduced pretty substantially. So, for example, we're estimating that the municipal portion is going from 1.08 down to 0.655. That does not mean that um the taxes are going down that much. it just means that the
net valuation or the average residential assessment is uh high enough to support a lower tax rate. Right? So that's that's something that's um always confusing when you have a reassessment or revaluation year. Um but I just want
everybody to be prepared for it. Thank you Chris. My pleasure. We don't have anybody on the audience. Anybody online? Anybody? Um the hearing is in April. In April. Okay. So we'll wait for the discussion in April where we introduce. Yeah. All right. So please
Thank you, Chris. Appreciate that. Roll call. Council President Maren here. Yes. Councilwoman Conto. Yes. Councilman Ben. Yes. Council Glass. Yes. All right. We're moving along. Item nine
of the agenda. Seconds reading and hearing of ordinances. Uh, the following ordinance published here here with was first read by title only on March 13, 2025 and posted on a vuling board outside the clerk's office.
Ordinance 25507, an ordinance amending sections 384-7 I mean 384-9 of article 2 of chapter 384 384 of the revised general ordinances of the war of river edge
entitled fees trees trees trees I'm losing it um uh request a motion and a second um to open to the uh the floor to the public and any questions or comments? moved.
Second. There's nobody in the public. Anybody online? Please raise your hands if you have a question. I think that's enough. Um, so I request a motion and a second to adopt on second and final reading ordinance
are close to the public. All right. So um one move so moved second close to the public. Okay. So request a motion and a second to adopt on a second reading and final reading ordinance 257 and that notice of same shall be published according to law.
So move second. Roll call. Right. Roll call. President. Yes. Council. Yes. Council Benson. Yes. Council. Yes. All right. Item 10 in the agenda bring
those two resolutions by consent. I'll ask first if anyone uh wishes at any resolution to be pulled for discussion or a separate vote. I I have a question. Um
President Lisa is fine. President Lisa. Okay. um for establishing the the River Edge Farmers Market. Is that Are we supposed to add someone from the council again? Because it was it was myself, yourself, and
Michelle who is on the the Uber market committee. Yeah. But does that mean we have to um since Michelle is no longer on the council, we have to add one more person from the council? You don't have to. It's up to you to you
can have up to three people. the committee doesn't have to be committee, but it but it can be up to three. Okay. Otherwise, it's four. Okay. So, basically myself and um Lisa can still be on the farmers market committee ourselves and if someone wanted to join
they could if they wanted to volunteer. So, that's a great point and maybe that's for a discussion on a later date once we have uh the full body. Okay. since we're missing quite a few today. Okay, we could ask if there's anybody that is interested in I don't I think it's functioning well. Michelle has a
down path to science and she's been kindly enough to be our manager as a volunteer. So, um we can actually look into whether there is a need later on maybe there is a need for a third member who's interested in becoming part of the
farmers market. Okay. So, so do we do we keep that in 106 or do we take it out for for when the full uh council are here? I would recommend if if that is okay that we approve it as is and if we have to um amend the resolution on a
later date before the farmers market kicks off. Okay. So, we have we can actually do that. Okay. The resolution amending this. Right. Exactly. That's why. Okay. But I want I want you know since uh documentations and have to be
is is a work in progress in order to have the 22nd of May as a kickoff date. Okay. We need to make sure that this is moving fluidly. So if we need to amend the resolution my recommendation would be to do it at a later date. Okay. Okay. It says though the farmers market
committee shall consist of five persons. At least one committee person shall be a member of the board of health. At least one committee person shall be a member of the council. At least one committee person shall be a burrow
resident nominated by the mayor. At least one committee person shall be a burough resident nominated by council. So if we're limited to five persons, we'll have to take away if we're going to have more than one committee person from the council, one
of these other ones would have to drop out. Yeah. And like I said, I think it's working fine. So if there is a need in in in the future to for me to step down or you to step down or one person in count in the council wants to be a part of that committee, you know, that we can
do that. Um but I still recommend that we move on as is. Um and if we need to amend the uh the resolution on a later date, we can do that. Yes, that's that's fine with me. students. Dave. Yeah. Yeah. It just I'm
just reading this. So, right now it like designates potentially up to four people and says it shall consist of five. So, we have some flexibility there. Yes. Yes. Because I believe Lisa, do we do we not have four consistent because Yes, we do. Right. Yeah. Okay. And that includes
the health department lady that is then that's five because then we have we currently have five. Yes. Yes. because she has to be on site when the the the vendors are here and all that. So, she is key to the whole process.
Okay. Any further questions? Um, not not on that. For resolution for municipalities to confirm endorsements of community development projects, can you just elaborate a little bit? You said you elaborate on that. Yes.
Whenever um the community development block grant program, we apply for improvements in our census track, but also nonprofit organizations can apply for the grant. Um in order to apply for a grant, uh
wherever the organization is housed, they need that governing body to endorse their application. It doesn't mean it doesn't compel the bureau to provide any financial assistance or anything. They just need that endorsement. So it doesn't bind us financially. Correct. We are just supporting that
initiative to be in River Edge. Correct. And how long have they been here? Um I am not sure. It's not new. That's what it's not it's not a new group. It's not a new organization. They've come to us in prior years. Okay. Anybody else has any questions on
resolutions 253 to 25112? I have actually one question if that's okay. which was the cleaning services. What is that? Is that cleaning the burrow hall? What What are they actually cleaning? They clean um the burrow hall, the police department, fire, both fire
companies, um also the bathrooms and the parks. So, um all municipal properties with the exception of the library. They have their own cleaning contract. And that 47,000 is for two years. It's not per year. It's It's per year. It's per year.
Okay. Okay. Okay. All right. That makes more sense to me then. Okay. Thank you. You're welcome. Thank you. Any other questions? All right. So, I guess it's roll call.
So, ask for a motion and second to approve resolutions 25103 to resolution 251. Wait, can I I'm sorry. I apologize. I'm just I apologize. I'm just reading through the resolution on the cleaning services because I was it does it does it say
it's per year because it says the contract time for April 1, 2025 through March 31, 2020. That's what it is though. Barry, you're right. Yeah, that's why I Right. That's why I was asking the question because I think it's saying two years. It says
for a contract term. Yeah, you're right. Yeah. about the certification of funds, it's not attached there, has per year that the 47,000. Um, is that part of the resolution? I don't know if that's attached
here. We could amend the resolution. It might make sense just to put in, you know, 49,000 per year. Yeah. Then in the next it says as certified the funds are available for service pursuant to NDC
535 in 2025 26 not to exceed. Yeah it's a little confusing the word. Yeah. Yeah I was confused about it that's why maybe we could clean it up. So that's 25111. Although if you only want to pay
them $4906 per I was reading I was like oh that's that doesn't sound like a lot for all of that. So so we could amend it after the number per year. Okay. Is so there's no escalation. They
they agreed to a fixed price for each year. Yes. And then for three years. Well it's for two it's for two years. it. The only reason why this 25 26 27 it's partial in the year. If we are satisfied with their services and look
to renew um we have the option to renew the contract and an increase based on the consumer price index. Okay. But it says so what's the term? What's the base term? Is the base term two years? Because then it says two additional 12
month terms. Yeah. So we have the option if we're satisfied at the end and renew them we could renew them for one more year and if they're still satisfactory we can renew again. So why do we have 2025, 2026 and 27 27?
Because we have to consider paying from April 1st 25 for the rest of the year all of 26 and um January through March of 27. If their services are not deemed satisfactory, then we would go out to
bid again. And if we renew it, we just So 27, we have 27, but that would be a partial year. Correct. Partial. and and and the and and they the amount doesn't change. That's the whole point. Correct. And the certification of of funds has it prorated for 25 and 27. Okay. But it all
adds up to 4906 by by two. So Okay. Excellent. Thank you. So can I have a motion? Um I'm going to pull that one out and uh just a motion to
25103 to 25112. Do I have a motion and a second? Oh, wait. I think you I think you meant 25 25 103 to uh excluding 25111 and 25112. Do I have a second and a motion? So,
we're just doing 25103 to Yeah, because I'm going to ask as amended. Okay. 25 111. Okay. So, don't the finance committee usually go over the payment of bills? I thought that was that's after. Okay. Yeah, that's right. Do I
have a motion for 25103 to 25112 excluding 25111 at this point? So moved. Second. All right. So I have a motion and a second to the award contract cleaning services for the Boral Rivers as amended in this meeting.
Do I have a motion? Second. Thank you. Roll call. Council President Marhan. Yes. Council Gonzalez. Yes. Councilman Benson. Yes. Yes. Perfect. Thank you. So, we're on uh item 11 of the agenda, payment of the
bills. I'll ask uh chairman of the uh budget committee to read this resolution. Well, council councilwoman Canella to read the resolution to recon make a motion. Yes. Um at a regular meeting of the mayor and council of the burrow of river
edge county of Bergen, state of New Jersey held on March 27, 2025. Be it resolved that the mayor and council of the borrow of river approve the following expenditures. Current fund $663,315.94. General capital fund $79,35957 animal control $96.60 60 trust
other $58,47363 developers escrow $5,750 recreation trust $2,1265 so move anybody from the budget committee can second that's you Dave second
roll call yes Yes. Council Benson. Yes. Yes. Thank you. Okay. So, we're number item number 12, the agenda, new business. We have a request uh permission for buckles
for a mixer to sell alcohol here in the uh in the library. Um could you please for those on the audience and uh that are not wellvered of what vocals is, could you please just brief us on what that is? um that is the Bergen County
Cooperative um regarding libraries. They are looking to um hold an event here at the library and um but in order to serve alcohol since this is a it's run by the library but the facility is owned by the
burrow itself the the group needs permission from the governing body to do so. Thank you. And if I remember, we actually as a governing body have actually allowed this in prior years. It's an event that um I think the library
um hosts buckles and brings a lot of librarians from all over the county into our library and it's a a social event that is uh is very good for the library uh to be the one hosting uh amongst
Bergen County libraries. Yes. and it'll be over by 9:00 p.m. So, um I uh I don't have a problem with that. Um we've done it in the past. I think it has been very successful. No objection. Anybody has any objections? If not, I uh ask for a
motion to approve that. Is there fundraising as part of that? I don't believe so. When I was a liazison, it was just really a social event. It was just to um mingle with other uh librarians and library staff
that are members of buckles and uh I believe that this may be if not the second at at least the third uh host uh library hosting this event. Okay. So they don't do it every year. It's it right or do they? I think they take
turns. They rotate. Okay. They rotate. Okay. Okay. So this year is they're they're hosting. Okay. Got it. No objection here. So, do we need a roll call or is that by consent? Voice vote is fine. Yeah,
voice's fine. Voice is fine. All right. So, roll call. All in favor? Also, all in favor? I I Any oppose? Any abstain? No. I have one item to report for new business. Okay. Um PSCG will be starting
their phase two of the high-pressure gas mate program and they will be starting on Manning um at Kinderac and move up to Fifth Avenue. And what they're doing is they're going street by street to do the
gas line replacement as well as the installation to the homes before moving on to the next street. So, they'll complete a street before moving on. And weather permitting, since we know it rains a lot in April, it's set to begin on April 21st. And I will receive
written confirmation from PSCG to disseminate to the governing body as well as to post on the website for the public to to know. And uh will PCNG be communicating individually to those residents like they did in prior years? Yes. Okay, good
to know. Thank you. and they have their um as part of the communication there is a dedicated customer service line if anybody has any issues any new business um I'll be calling some comments okay
Dave Larry any new business moving on all item 13 in the agenda all businesses or business anyone has any new uh old businesses to report We open up to Oh, okay. You're going to
get to Okay. Moving on. Um I ask for a motion item second and 14 of the agenda, public comments. Ask for a motion and a second to open the the floor to the public. So moved. Second. There's nobody on site. So we give a minute to anybody that is online raise
their hand. Okay, I guess that's enough. Um, I ask a I need to close, right? Yes. Ask a motion and a second to close to the public. So, move. Second. All in favor, please say I. I.
All right. Item 15 of the agenda brings us to council comments. Anybody on the councils has any comments? Please go ahead. I have one um or two. Um there is going to be a sports equipment swap hel
uh for for um through recreation the recreation department. It will be on Thursday, April 3rd. Um and the rain date is April 4th. The time will be from 4 to 6:00 pm. It's at the River Edge Library parking lot. And basically, it's
for um any of the um outgrown or gently used sporting uh gear or equipment to get swapped between um uh age groups because everybody knows how their kid grows out of stuff so quickly. So, um,
what the green team and, uh, the Breck are trying to do is just create a situation where parents don't have to go out and buy brand new equipment and or bags and or shoes. They can just, um, use, uh, or swap um, different equipment and gear. That is wonderful. So, does
that include also uh, uniforms for example? I believe so. Yes. It's everything that's like I mean, obviously you don't want torn just gently used. Yes. So I think they will take um anything that is a good a fairly good condition that can be
swapped with another um kid or program whatever. So um and the second I I think it's this is the first time they're doing this and so I think it'll be very helpful um within the community if we can just get as many people um as
possible. And uh the second is again the registration for the River Edge Run is Saturday, April 26th. So registration still open. Thank you. Thank you. Are you registering, Dave? Are you you know you can walk today. Those days are long. You
can walk. We all walk. We're not running. Yeah. Okay. Okay. Okay. We can walk. Yeah. I'd rather walk. Anybody else has any comments? Wait. Wow. All right. So, I'll uh I'll ask for a motion and a second to adjourn
the meeting. So, move. Second. All in favor, please say I. I. I. I. Thank you very much. Thanks, Chris. Thank you, Chris. Thank you. Have a good night. You too. Thanks. Thanks, Chris.