Call to order. It is 4:31 Open Public Meeting Act Public Law 1975, chapter 231. According to Open Public Meeting Act, this meeting of August 27, 2025 was published in the Bergen Record and Herald News on January 8th, 2025 and
was sent to the Rtown. Uh the executive session meeting notice was published in the Bergen record and Herald News on July 29, 2025. In addition, copies of said notice notice are and have been available to the public and are on file in the township
in the office of the township clerk. May I have a roll call, please? >> Committee woman here. Committee woman >> here. Deputy Mayor Miller >> here. Mayor, committee man Trinsky will be uh in a little later. Uh Mayor Judge
Cavllo >> here. >> Okay. >> All right. May I have a motion? There's an executive session. It is with personnel and regal. May I have a motion to move resolution 25-2022? >> Motion. >> Second. >> Second. Roll call. >> Woman Okichi.
>> Yes. >> Committee woman. >> Yes. >> Deputy Mayor Miller. >> Yes. >> And mayor. >> Yes. All right. We'll be going in. will be out shortly at probably approximately 5:00 p.m. Thank you. May I have a motion to close executive
session or reopen the war public motion? May I have a second? >> Second. >> Roll call. >> Committee woman. >> Yes. >> Committeewoman Arcola. >> Yes. >> Deputy Mayor Miller. >> Yes. >> Committee man. >> Yes. >> Mayor Judge Pavllo. >> Yes. >> Okay. >> Thank you. The mayor stand for the pledge of allegiance and a moment of
silence. >> I pledge algiance 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. >> Thank you.
>> Okay, these are working. I apologize. We're a little late from coming out of close session. We just had a lot to discuss. And moving forward, we're going to do some proclamations here. We have three of them. The Hispanic Heritage Month, firefighters and appreciation month, and affirmation
of September 11th as Patriots Day. So, the first one I have here is uh Hispanic Heritage Month, and I believe someone has a flag for that. Miss Fernandez.
This here [Music] I have another I'm This is Hispanic Heritage Month. Um, September 15th, September 15th, 2025. Whereas during the period of September 15th, October 15th each year, the United
States celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month, recognized profound contributions, rich cultural traditions, and enduring legacies of Hispanic and Latino Americans through the country and county. Whereas Hispanic and Latino Americans have played a significant role
in shaping the history of culture and prosperity of the United States with a vibrant heritage that enriches every community across the nation. And whereas the Hispanic Latino communities in Roshaw Park have demonstrated wavering commitment to building a stronger, more
inclusive society driven to the social, culture, economic fabric of our culture. And whereas the township park recognizes the diversity strength that comes from the contributions of Hispanic and Latino individuals who are special part of our
community and nation. Whereas it is fitting appropriate for the honor and the generations of Hispanic Americans who have enriched our nation and our township and continue to shape the future with their spirit of resilience, creativity, and leadership. Now therefore it be resolved that I, Mayor
Theresa Judge Pella and the township committee of township of Roshial Park to hereby proclaim the month of September 15th to October 15th as a heritage Hispanic heritage month in the township of Roial Park. My call upon residents to
celebrate the history, culture and celebrations of Hispanic Latino community. I encourage all to participate in activity suffering of absence, understanding, and respect and unity within First Day 27th day of
August 2025. I have a plan that you'd like to work and [Music] That's very nice. Thank you so much for now. >> Thank you.
>> The next one is firefighters. Firefighters. one of the 15 that so this one is firefighter appreciation month Right.
[Music] >> Okay. Okay, this is firefighter appreciation month September 20th of September 202. Whereas the township of Roger Park is proud to honor recognize the greatest service of our local firefighters who selfishly
dedicated their time and experience to protect our residents home and community. Whereas firefighter appreciation month provides an important opportunity to express our heartfelt gratitude for the heroic men and women of the Ro Fire Department who answer the
call of duty 24 hours a day, 7 days of a week, often at great personal risk. Whereas our firefighters not only respond to fires and emergencies, but also play a v play a vital role in our public safety through fire prevention
here. I see down there rescue operations, community education and emergency corporation. And whereas the township acknowledges the sacrifices we made not only by our firefighters but also by their families who support them
as they serve with honor and dedication. And whereas we recognize the importance of fostering a strong relationship between the community and the fire department and reaffirm our community to supporting the resource training necessary to help our firefighters safe and be prepared. Be safe and be
prepared. Now therefore be resolved I, Mayor Theresa Judge Revel, and the Township Committee of Roshan Park to hereby proclaim the month of September 2025 as fire appreciate firefighter appreciation month in the township of Roshan Park and encourage all residents
to take this opportunity to express their gratitude and appreciation to the brave individuals who serve in the Roshaw Park volunteer fire department who encourages them to protect the lives. ing property of our community each and every day. It
witnessed therefore to hear a thou set my hand upon my hand and official seal that this township to offense this 27th day of August 2025. Thank you so much gentlemen for everything you do and we are so
appreciative. Um and here is the proclamation very much and this flag will be flown as of September 1st to October 1st. again. Thank you so much for doing [Applause]
>> all [Music] Thank you. Good to see you. >> Hey, how are you? >> All right. That's crazy.
Shake your head. >> Yeah. Absolutely [Music] Mr. [Music] Okay.
So this is the 11 flag that we found and I am so I'm doing this for my husband who was my own firefighter sacrificed in life even though a few years later he was there in the concert. So let me
just read this as much as we can do. Yeah. So this commemoration of September 11th as Patriots Day is September 2025. Whereas on September 11, 2021, our nation was struck by a devastating terrorist attack that took the lives of
nearly 3,000 innocent civilians, leaving families, communities, and our entire nation mourning. Whereas this tragic event shook our sense of security, but also brought forth a pride of unity, resilience, and patriotism. As Americans
come together in the face of adversity, demonstrating courage, compassion, underlying commitment to the dires that make our country great. Whereas on this day, the people of the United States, particularly the citizens of Russell Park, honor the memory of those who
cured in the attack, including sorry, including the firefighters. police officers, paramedics, and other first responders who risked and gave their lives in the course of duty. Whereas we also contribute to the act of heroism, selflessness, and love that emerged from
that day, whether in the form of ordinary citizens helping one another or those serving on the front lines of recovery efforts. We do have a few people in national park that are on the pile afterwards and I believe our police chief was on the pile on afterwards also.
I know there's firefighters are honored afterwards. Um whereas it is fitting and proper to observe patriots day solemn remembrance thorough reflection where and by playing the American flag the house death by gathering in remembrance
of this event and lost lives on that day now and after that day. for many years after that and still continue it. Now therefore be resolved that I, Mayor Theresa Judge Cabella and Township Committee of the Township of Roshial Park to hereby proclaim September 11th
of each year as patron day in the township of Rosha Park. Let us stand united in honor and remembrance of those we lost, the families who continue to grieve and engage for violence in the face of terror. I witness therefore and
set my hand in with the official seal of the township of Russell Carter that fix this 27th day of 2025. Thank you very much. And this will be um starting September 1st. And again, we appreciate all our police and fire uh and rescue
and everyone that um that remember this day because I know that some people uh as time goes on, it's 23 years now. 24 years now. Okay, that's a long time. But unfortunately um lives are still being
affected by it and families are and I feel the way I was. So uh let's keep this to understand but that day everybody came together and after that a lot of people came together and we worked as a community and an ambulance
and our five brothers very rapid and we're on the pile off police department our ambulance I believe was on there too I'm trying to remember back then right um there also I think so and there's no way
of saying thank you to everybody that helps uh every single day when it comes to helping others and that day we are working together. So let's remember that going forward. Thank you so much. Thank you. >> Thank you.
[Applause] >> All right. All right, we got that. Great. Okay, let's move forward. Gentlemen, do you have to go up to the Do you have to go up to the concert now or No,
Charlie, do you have to go up to the concert now? >> You have few minutes. Okay. All righty. So, we did that. Now, we have some discussion here. Mr. Rigan, please come up. So Mr. Riotano is going to discuss the
uh SFO the annual audit and corrective action plan. So if we we all have that can get that out. Good evening. So the audit this year was perfect in two departments, payroll and
taxes. Um, with that said, out of the five comments, three of those comments, the first three were all explained explicitly in the uh meetings prior in executive session. So, in the public
session, I can tell you that those three items have been corrected. in specific the dog licensing, the deposits in 48 hours and contracts that were awarded in excess of bid threshold are now being
put into the minutes with now a very very good clerk that you have in place. Internal controls are being updated by the administrator, myself when it comes to collecting various revenues from the
departments. And we've already corrected the fifth and final comment which was the second signature with the court. That has now been corrected. That's your audit. It is almost perfect. Thank you.
>> Any questions? >> No, Mr. town. >> Yes. >> The first part of it is the audit finding and I'm I'm committed because this is public information to read >> it. This is Yes. >> Okay. And it says the amount collected
and deposited for dog license was not in agreement with monthly dog license reports. >> Correct. >> So I understand um and the state dog license fees were not remitted to the state. >> Right. >> And this was for a few years from what I'm understanding.
>> Two years. a few years. Two years. >> Two. >> Okay. Um and this is now rec re, you know, reconciled from one of >> This is reconciled this year in March. >> Oh, sorry. >> It's fixed this year in March. >> So, moving forward, we're going to make
sure this doesn't happen. I know there was quite a bit of um different things that were missing. Uh >> it won't happen again. >> Okay. Uh I think Gina, you you do this going forward, right, with the dog license to the state? >> Myself and Michaela. Yes. and Michael,
where's Michael? Michael's down there. Okay, so um this is what I think is a pretty good finding of the audit and I know that a lot a lot of purchase orders went were going through. It could took a few few weeks to do this that I remember seeing
them. >> Um and of course uh we want to thank them for doing that and we can move forward with making sure that none of this ever happens again and that's the main thing. >> Yes. Um because this is revenue that is for the taxpayers and any anybody so you
want to say anything else to us? >> Yes, I will. Thank you. Um Roy, I appreciate that. I did notice when I looked back at the 2022 audit that this also did come up. There was issues with collecting the dog license fees,
>> right? It wasn't the same comment. It was it was with the dog license but not to that degree. You are correct. >> Okay. And then I did notice that also in 2023 that the audit said that it was not resolved. >> Right. That part was not and then this
happened in 24. So, you know, I'm just asking the leadership of our finance department to really hone in and make sure that we do not get into any messes that impact the taxpayers. >> Like I said, it won't happen again. >> If I may, mayor. >> Yes. and and to help put Tommy's um mind
at ease, Tommy, you have to remember between 21 and 23 there was a change over of two clerks and then we had acting clerk. Um so it was one pile handed off to another person who put it in a pile that has
since March April as Roy mentioned that and we have Gina and Michaela on it. Um has done a complete 180. It it I Don't think you're going to see this in the 25 board. >> I hope not. >> I hope not. >> No, you won't. >> You won't. >> Okay.
>> I won't be here. >> Okay. Because >> it's going to be clean. >> Well, was the 23 cleaned up? The >> 23 was clean. >> Okay. I'm sorry. In fact, >> so it was the comments from 2022 were also said in 2023 that was not resolved
and it was related to dog license. >> It was, but it was not the same revenue issue that came up. and they comment. >> Right. Well, I also noticed that when you do look at the 2023 budget that
those license fees had a $7,000 drop from 22 to 23. So, I think for us to just say this was a surprise in 24 isn't realistic. But I'm glad that we're fixing it. We have Gina, we have Michaela who've been doing an excellent
job and we're really lucky to have them. >> Yes, we are. So, I'm sorry. And just one last comment, you will see when you get to your resolutions on dedication by riders, they were done in November by me, but they were never passed along to
the state. We're redoing it tonight. So, I feel the pain. >> So, they were done by you in November of 2024, >> right? And you all passed them >> and it was never presented to the state. >> The state because I'm not an RMC. We
have internal controls. I can't personally send them to the state of New Jersey. >> Who was supposed to send them to the state? >> Your clerk. >> Thank you. >> Okay. What else we have? Anybody else? Anybody else? >> No. Okay. Thank you, Mr. >> Thank you.
>> Okay. Let's move forward. All right. I have Sean. Where is Sean? Okay. He's over there. Fire code enforcement official. And this is fire prevention fees. Good evening, Sean. >> Ah, good evening. Back in the hot seat.
>> Oh, it's not it's not that bad. >> So, I know my presence was requested go over the um resolution for the increase of just Yeah, >> sorry. Thank you. Uh I know my presence was requested to go over the increase in uh fire prevention fees again and also
to go over my division of fire safety audit. Um basically I had an audit from the division when I took over as fire official. I wanted my clean slate to start from. I had some questions of practice um that I wanted wanted my my
slate to be started clean and start fresh. So division came in. I did a comprehensive audit of the department. Noted uh I have copies for all of you by the way. um a pretty healthy punch list of items to take care of, but in uh less than a month, myself and team have
addressed the all the issues in the excuse me, all of the issues in their entirety, whether it's citing to the business owners or talking to Dave and getting the township buildings compliant. Oh, yeah. >> Sure. And uh one of the punch list items
the state had noted was uh staffing was limited and didn't really meet the expectations of getting all the inspections done in the year which we I can't really comment in years past whether it's all been 100% accurate or
not but to my knowledge it has been um >> to your knowledge it happened. >> To my it has been accurate. has been. Again, I wasn't in charge then, so I really can't go and look back too much. Um, but yeah, in the monitoring visit attached, you'll
find all of my responses in red underneath all of the state items. Um, and all of the uh site visits the woman conducted um are the listed as well with all the code citations she provided.
Everything in red has been cited by my office and everything in green has been abated as of the 20th of August. And then there were also some ordinance changes that needed to be made mostly uh small language changes which uh Mr. Scatino has drafted for us in there
should be attached as well as the ordinance he drafted. But one of the punch list items the state has uh recommended is punch list item number one that our personnel resources are limited and exceed the technical responsibilities of the LEA which is the
fire prevention bureau and they recommend severely recommend the hiring of an additional inspector which in turn relates to our increase of fees. In order to do that and be as self-sufficient as I possibly can as a department, unfortunately have to increase fees another $15, which I did
the math. Increasing at $15 makes it $30 as a whole over the course of a decade, which is consistent with the cost of inflation. Uh to calculate it for inflation be $95.40. So an extra uh $4.60 I don't believe is
very unreasonable. And that uh it's about what was it? $3 a year increase if you account for the last decade. It's it's unfortunately I think time to increase it again. I know we just went over this about 6 months ago and I wish I had known that this was going to come
up then and I would have just said let's go for 30 from the get- go, but uh >> Sean, what what fees are you talking about in >> We are talking about registration fees. So the um if you're it's going to considered a non-life hazard to the state if you're a life hazard. So, um,
Elasadero is a life hazard use because of their occupancy. Fueling stations, mechanics garages because of what they do are a life hazard use. Non-life hazards are your mom and pop bagel stores, pizza parlors, hair salons, stuff like that. They pay a registration fee to us, which is our cost of doing
business with them in the calendar year. >> Mhm. And I'm maybe I'm heard this maybe correctly if I'm wrong. I'm understanding that the fire prevention I think you even said it last time you were here. We'd like to be self-sufficient as as humanly possible.
>> I'm sorry. >> How self-sufficient is humanly possible. >> As humanly possible. >> Yeah. We should we we try not to be a burden to the taxpayer all. We try to be able to what we're sending out we should be able to account for and intake. >> Mhm. >> And when you're asking for what I see this audit which I understand came from
the state, correct? >> And the person from the state what position is? She's a fire code assistance representative. >> Second, >> a fire code assistance representative. So, her job is to audit municipalities and go to the fire prevention bureaus and ensure they're adequately enforcing the code and their ordinances are in
check and they have adequate staffing. >> Okay. Well, you know, in my opinion, very good for you to at least get yourself a clean slate and make sure that you know you have this audit done. And looking at this audit, tell me why it needs in the plan to hire an additional fire inspector.
And this came from the state. >> This came from the state of New Jersey. Yes. Uh when she did our audit, uh I'm not going to read it for bait. And basically in the state's eyes were behind schedule with catching up on inspections. Yeah.
I'm sorry. >> How far behind? >> Approximately >> on the life hazard side, which is all of the state mandatory inspections. We're in very good shape. The non-lifehazard uses we've been struggling to keep up with for the last few years. There's been places we haven't been to. I
assigned probably 60 or 70 inspections to Shelby earlier in the year that were from 2021 with the last time we were in >> from 2021. >> Yeah. >> From 2021. >> Correct. >> Okay. >> So, now we're we're up to date with we're we're we're in better shape than the audit makes it sound. We are in very
good shape. Um >> we up to now off the top of my head. I'm not sure. I got to look. Okay. >> I would say we're probably if I had the ballpark you 65 70%. >> Of every business in town. >> So do it all being done. >> Yeah.
>> Okay. And I know that you have um Shelby and the other >> Aiden. >> Aiden. Um and uh they're pretty part-time. Is that understand? >> Yeah, we're all very part time. >> They're a couple days. Shel's two days a week. Aiden is one to two days depending on his other work schedules a week. I'm
in three nights a week. >> Okay. And I'm usually locked in my office for those three nights. >> I'm sorry. >> I'm usually locked in my office for those three nights doing paperwork like this. >> I know that you have to do the administrative work though, right? You have to send all this stuff to the >> And I mean, it's not from what I see in
red here. I I'm going to be honest, I don't think it's that bad. That's my opinion. >> No, it's not. It It looks worse than it is. It's really not that bad. a lot of like bullet point number three where a lot of our form related issues which have all been corrected those were just adding dates date fields in certain forms or adding my signature to them
>> right >> um most of them are very very simple fixes >> right and the red is actually good for us because you've done those >> yes everything in red uh is my comments to the audit >> everything in green >> and everything in green is uh in in that section everything in red has been
properly addressed with the business owner everything in green has been addressed and is completely taken care of to the day. >> Anybody else have questions? >> You want to take a second look at it or good? I can't see Matt. Matt, any
questions? Okay. So, I mean, it it names different places here too that have to be updated, right? So um so we have amended to the ordinance that we have listed here and
you want to increase the fees and those skis are basically to bring up the standards of other township or municipalities. >> Yeah, I pulled some ballpark compi but loi is is a different animal from us. Maywood were very similar. Vinland Park were very similar. Elwood Park were very similar. We're all within a few we'll
say 20 to $30 of each other. But we're still on the low end. >> Yeah. Yeah. Unfortunately, basically the way Well, I have 286 accounts I bill out annually. >> Um those are all of our non-life hazards
in town. Uh with the $15 we increased uh about 6 months ago. I would bring in an extra $4,290 to my department. But the additional $15 increase would double that to $8550. That'll pretty much allow me to pay a part-time inspector about 8 hours a
week. Okay. And when do you plan on looking for a part-time inspector? >> As soon as I get approval. >> Good. Okay. Anybody else? >> All right. Thank you, Sean.
>> You're welcome. >> Appreciate it. >> All right. So, Mrs. >> Yes. >> Mayor. Yes. Mrs. 15, do we need a u a motion or to allow Sean to proceed with
the hiring of a part-time employee? >> Yes. And then we have to approve whatever. >> Right. Of course. >> Yes. >> So >> So we can make a motion if the the council so decides even this evening for him to maybe advertise. That's what I'm looking for.
>> So you're looking to do that. So any would would anyone like to make a >> Okay. Okay. I would like to make the motion for Sean to start to advertise for that. Is there a second? >> I'll second. >> And G will do a second. You have a roll call. >> Committee woman. >> Yes. >> Woman. >> Yes.
>> Deputy Mayor Miller. >> Yes. >> Committee man. >> Yes. >> Mayor Judge Grlla. >> Yes. >> So Sean, maybe if you um you know let us know how it goes by the um September 10th meeting and then moving forward. Um, we also have to talk about, you
know, the increase in fees here, which I think Miss M. Schwan has pretty much, um, given us a really good explanation of it and if it helps >> sustain and offset that, that would help also tremendously. That's my opinion.
Um, and I appreciate again. Thank you, Sean. Sean, >> we still have some good candidates from last time, right? >> Yeah, we have two. We would have >> Yeah, of course. Okay. So, do we have any correspondence correspondence? Um, >> I don't have here. I don't I have the
correspondence and then administrator. You want you want to do it down here? >> Okay. All right. May I have adoption of the minute the works the minutes of the work public session from July 23, 2025 and
executive uh 20 July 23, 2025. May I have a motion to adopt this motion? May I have a second? I'll second. >> Okay, great. No. >> Committ Aichi, >> yes. >> Committee woman, >> yes. >> Deputy Mayor Miller, >> yes. >> Committee man Trinsky,
>> yes. >> Mayor Davllo, >> yes. >> All right. May I have approval of the agenda? I just want to question one thing on this agenda before we go forward because we have it on the consent agenda here
and we're still going to go on this. >> Yeah, let's continue until >> Okay, we'll take any further action or perspective. >> All right, my question was um going to find the number here. Where am I?
>> I have it. Thank you. uh 25-233 authorization of delinquent mun municipal charge to be added as a lean on property known as the Laris Health Nursing Home. So we're going to still continue with that until everything is
settled. Correct. All right. Very good. So may I have a motion to approve the agenda? >> Motion. >> I have a second. >> Okay. Roll call. >> Committee woman. >> Yes. >> Woman Arola. >> Yes. >> Deputy Mayor Miller. Yes. >> Yes.
>> Mayor Joshello. >> Yes. >> Thank you. Administrative report, please. >> I'll keep it quick. Mayor, I know um hope everybody's had a great summer up until this point. As we wrap it up, uh Howard Avenue has been completed and to end as far as paving, striping. Uh as of
September 17th, bids will be accepted for the trees on the Patton Court to uh James Street. Um the smaller section from Pat RV to Patton was already built into the road project. I spoke with there's two different engineering firms working on those two separate projects.
I spoke with Neglia today um and they are going to coordinate their vendor when we know who the vendor is planting on the Howard Avenue side. So Dave I spoke to Dave Jesus today. So so that way the trees don't go in before other trees. So they got kind of go in the same time. Um
Brian Street project we just saw some pre-plans today. Again Michael Mr. I spent sent you an email as well as Liz Stewart. Again, the trees are the priority or one of the priorities of that project. So, we're moving forward on that. Um, other than that, there's good progress.
Um, and I know we're going to have a busy September, Mayor. >> Yes. Now, we're moving forward also with the roof coming up. Correct. >> So, yes, they actually dropped off their application for permits today. James Duray is aware on the desk in the building department. I know the supplies were some of the supplies were delivered. Um, yeah, we're finally
moving forward on that project as well. the also the rapid beacon flashing system on Howard Avenue. Unfortunately, the hardware is on back order, but we're going to probably proceed with lease getting the concrete uh pads in that for the post to go up so when they do come in, they can go right up and there's no further delay. I'm still working with
Cers on those for Chestnut Street trying to get that done. >> And we're still moving forward with the pump stations. >> Pump station still moving forward. you have a resolution on tonight that names me, I believe, is the uh basically the contact for the I bank where I Boswell pulled dusted off that application that
was put on hold when the brick grant was gotten once the brick grant was taken away. Uh we dusted that off and we're resubmitting for I bank and again uh >> despite getting that million-doll legislative or um budgetary appropriation, state appropriation,
um I bank may still be a better option. So, we're going to continue pursuing that. Well, wouldn't be a better option. It would be part of it. The state is already giving us that money. >> Correct. That money's there, but it'll offset any of the further bonded costs that we did. Um, Boswell has been out there. Their environmental contractors
have been working on the site >> probably for the last week. >> Yeah, I've seen them. All right. Thank you, >> Mayor. I just want to ask about the splash pad. >> Sure, absolutely. >> Um, Dean, can you give an update on that? >> Yeah, so I can tell you it's a and Dave knows this cuz he's copied. is a daily email from myself to Boswell Engineering
to the manufacturer to the supplier to the actual contractor who put those in. Uh we are think we figured it out that it's an issue with the hose that came manufact from the manufacturer. Um that's the hose replacements coming in
and we hope to have that remedied and I want it remedied before September 21st cuz to me it's a summer item. But yeah, so we continue to work on that. >> Was it installed backwards? I keep hearing that throwing >> I that's actually in a couple of my emails and I said as up to the layman and comparing it to photographs from
Vansaw Park it appears to have been installed improperly >> improperly >> improperly wrongly >> because of the vendor >> I'm sorry can you please come on up here
Dave please thank you >> the vendor is stating that it is correct Is that the design? The way it's set up is correct. Um I don't have anything to base it on. I'm not at water parts, but uh yeah. So just so you know it it
they're saying it is >> okay. >> The the vendor >> are they saying there's a hose issue with it? >> There is a hose issue. >> Okay. the hose that is in in place runs through the center of the stem of the
leaf, I guess, that sprinkled the water. Um, it was over pressurized, which was causing the hose to expand. So, as the hose expanded inside of there, um, because the pressures weren't set correctly in uh, inside the building. So, it's
supposed to have its own water level. I think it's 10 psi. >> Okay. >> It was running at 43. >> Oh. So as and it's just a thinner type of hose and the hose would expand after it's inside the stem. So once it's connected, you put it together, turn the
water on, it gets put into place, it would stretch and then it would kink as it was uh decreasing. So it would lose the pressure to the rest of the stem. Hence having to stand there and hold the button pushed in for 5 minutes and then we would get water out of it with a
decent spray. Um it it clearly was there was a problem. Um once they once we figured out that something wasn't right, we had to at first break we cut the hose, reconnected it, and we said, "Oh, let's just see if it's leaking, turn the
water on, and they sort of the hose got longer and it was really kind of short." And I'm like, "Something's not right." >> And then that stemmed and then we kind of moved moved forward with that. We're waiting on the a new hose to come in.
When it was sent initially, there was no schematics, no plans to we didn't have to do any assembly. It was basically uh the foundation of what this thing sits on. And um uh
the the water connection screws through the center of this concrete pad. um when that gets when that was put in place that's where uh that's where that's where the problem seems to be lying as you know when I was speaking with the vendor and and them talking
about how the the fixture could have been backwards and they said if they change it around because that was the first thing I said this is backwards looking at it common sense why is the button in the backside to be over here where you're standing underneath it to get wet you got to hit the button you
got to go over here didn't make sense to But when they explained it to me, the stem comes up and I'm like, "Can we just turn that around?" He's like, "Yeah, but you're going to change the weight ratio of the whole entire structure and have that uh foundation, the footing that was
in the ground is going to then lean because the weight is going to be leaning all towards one side. Eventually, if the ground softened up, >> the structure could almost, you know, go over. You have to keep eyes on it." But that's why it's bent the way it is and
then comes out. It almost is like you have to stand right on top of the pole to let it spray. Unless it's windy because then the water kind of it's finally >> Yeah. Yeah. But that's what there's they're looking at to >> fix that part of it. >> Well, we're waiting for parts to come in
and then the plumber is going to come back. So, we're just waiting. So, fortunately, we're hoping to have it for summer and then in the camp and obviously that's not the case. And when does it get shut off? >> Shut it off. >> No, I'm just curious because we don't
want any pipes freezing or any thing. >> We got We got a ways to go, but I I don't think we want to have it on when it's 650 60° outside. No sense. >> So, it's probably leful, right? >> Yeah. I would probably shut it down sometime in October. Then it be winterized properly and then that's
that's the key. You got to get all the water out of it or you digging up pipe all the time. >> Right. Right. All right. Thank you. I have a question while you're here. >> Did Did you install it? >> I did not install it. >> Who installed it? >> Uh the vendor Bano had a subcontractor
and a former come in to do the install. >> Are they doing the repairs for their installation? >> Okay. >> They have not been fully paid yet. >> Okay. >> And they won't be from what I'm going to >> correct. They will not be fully paid until such time as everything is signed off on by Boswell. Did they give you also you said they didn't give you any
drawing or they didn't provide any drawing to the manufacturer >> when we got the delivery of uh >> if they could have it just was >> sprayers the mixers there was no no paperwork in there >> and they came all put together like completely put together in crates the
size that came bigger than the table actually >> and in the in the installation did they provide any instruction for you guys with the blowout points on it or provide any blowout points for it cuz that's going to be the next thing that you're going to just what you mentioned. That's
the next thing you're going to run into unless that's provided for whatever installs. >> You should have a point where you can drain or blow it up to be on site as soon when the get me myself or one of my guys that does a lot of someone like so
I will make sure he's there definitely. So, >> okay. >> Great. Anybody else? >> Thank you. >> All right. Thank you. Appreciate it. >> Uh anything else? >> That's it, man. >> Okay. Thank you. So, I'm going to jump around a little bit here. Can I have the clerk's report, please?
>> Mayor, I just have one thing to report. On August 19th, 2025, um myself and other department heads along with our uh insurance managers for our third quarterly uh safety meeting where we discussed our last time accident frequency, um different training
announcements, bulletins. Uh one thing we had to do was update our p uh personnel policy manual which we did um a couple months ago. So that's been done. Um all the departments especially the DPW under um Dave Brown supervision. They're been great with the job site
observation reports and safety checklist. The PBN FD are all up to date and uh Rochelle Park is very safe and we hope to keep it that way. >> Very good. Thank you council. Uh just an update on the uh TOEFL litigation
regarding uh their appeal of the planning board decision denying denying them denying their application to place a daycare center at the 120 West Street site. A oral argument was heard from
court judge Pat Vano. We will now issue a decision as to whether to send it uh back to the planning board or send it to the governing body to determine whether the redevelopment plan should be amended to allow for a daycare center. I don't
believe the ultimate issue of whether the redevelopment statute and plan supersedes the land use statute that allows for daycare centers in all zone. uh that he will be making a decision on
that issue at this time and the decision can be made any day including tomorrow to maybe weeks from now. So we await his decision and then we'll determine what action we need to take at that point. >> Okay. Thank you. All right. So let's do
the committee reports here. Mr. Miller, would you like to start? >> Sure. Good evening. The Rochel Park Fire Department responded to 26 calls for the month of July. In July, Rochelle Park Fire Department was dispatched to Maywood for a reported house fire. Upon
arrival, Maywood's chief confirmed it was a working fire. Engine 2 assisted with fire attack on the second and third floors, while truck 1 conducted primary searches and roof ventilation. Three Rochelle Park Fire Department firefighters were evacuated for injuries
and one was transported to Hackinack University Medical Center for further care. We're grateful to report that all members are safe and we extend our thanks to them and to their families for their dedication and service. Access for All is looking for volunteers. You can
find them at the summer concert tonight where they're providing a safe sensory space for any individual who needs it. On tonight's agenda, the environmental commission is also being designated as the Rochelle Park Green Team. The Rochel Park Green Team will lead sustainability
efforts, plan programs, and promote local environmental awareness. Establishing a green team will also help Rochelle Park earn additional points towards many beautifification grants through a sustainable Jersey. From now until the end of the year, 10 residents
who submitted tree requests will have trees planted in front of their homes. In October, 20 trees will be planted along Elorado and Crescent. And by year's end, a total of 200 trees will be planted throughout Rochelle Park. If
you'd like to reach out to the Shade Tree Commission, you can email Mr. Warren at mwarn rochellarkj.gov to make suggestions for next year's plantings. The library continues to host countless weekly programs as we head into the new school year. Be sure to
check out their events calendar on the libraries website or Facebook page. And as we celebrate Labor Day on Monday, I just want to acknowledge and thank the labor mo movement for its role in shaping the rights and protections workers enjoy today and every day. Thank you so much.
>> Thank you, Mr. Mill. >> Oh, thank you. I'm excited to share the latest updates from our recreation department and all the fun events happening in the community this season. Uh here's what they have coming up. Razerbacks football registrations closed. Practices will begin September
7th with games running from late September through the first week of November. Travel baseball 12U season also begins September 7th at Matthews Field and runs the first week of November. Adult softball, their championship game between Wrigley's
Busybe and Maestro Pista will take place September 7th at 4:30 p.m. at Matthews Field. They're encouraging the community to come out and support our adult softball players. It's been an exciting and successful successful season and due to popular demand, adult softball will
be back in the spring of 2026. Bachi ball community games will be held Sunday mornings at 10:00 a.m. starting midseptember. All are welcome to come out and participate. Basketball registrations are open the first week of October. Sip and Paint is scheduled for
September 12th at 800 PM at American Legion. A sign up link will be posted shortly on the township website and social media. Roshial Park will be hosting their first annual fall festival. It'll be held September 20th, 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the municipal
building. Events will include vendors, food trucks, Dolly the Clown, face painting, and music. The rain date is September 21st. They're still looking for vendor applications and if anybody small businesses are interested to please contact the deputy clerk for the
necessary paperwork. Recreation's also put a questionnaire out on social media. Take a few take a few minutes to share what events you'd like to see. Recreation would like to hear from you. So, please let your voices be heard. For the veterans, uh
the American Legion Post 170 is hosting its family picnic on September 27th from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. >> That's all. Thank you. >> I think they're also doing a 911 ceremony um from what I'm understanding at the monument. >> Uh 911.
>> Okay. Yeah. Maybe next meeting before I think it's at 7:00 p.m. still at the monument. Thank you. >> Thank you, Mr. Sure. >> The court report for the month of July is as follows. Traffic 496, criminal 21,
total of 17,724.65. This number is up by 7,000 compared to July of last year. Thank you to our court colleagues and our police for the hard work this month. And I attended our national night out earlier this month. I want to thank the entire police
department who made the night such a success. Special thanks to Sergeant Frankie Lab Boy for directing and planning and executing the event. Also, special thanks to the less senior officers who took the lead on organizing. Officer Todd Starling,
Officer Anthony Furley, and Officer Whitney Bledson. Great work, Chief. It was a great night. >> Thank you. >> Thank you, >> Mr. Choice. >> Hi, everybody. I'll keep it short and sweet. I know you want to get over to the concert. I don't know.
>> Um, a shout out from the school. I was at the school board meeting last night and uh, they were very um, appreciative. The school board was very appreciative. Recognize Mr. Dave Brown and DPW for noticing when they need help and whenever they need help, if if you're in
the area, you stop in or you see them and and collaborate together in any way, shape, or form or offer any back and forth help. there's a there's a uh seems to be a um a very strong bond and and a unity between us and the school
and it uh it was it was made known last night in the meeting. Um from the school board's perspective, they put a they did put in a new botchi ball court and it's going to be unveiled very soon. So, there's going to be a lot of basketball
play in Rochel Park, right? So, >> um any case, uh >> I also wanted to thank um Dave for looking into vendors for Matthews Field for Matthews Field for the Fieldhouse to
um rectify the the sealed windows that are over there and the the sopet that's got to be sealed up for the animals getting in. you know, there's something that needs needs to be done ASAP, and I know they're working on uh Dave and the administration is working on getting getting that rectified soon as a as a
shout out from me. So, thank you very much for for for moving on that. And any way I can help again, I'm here. Thank you all. See you at the concert. >> Thank you. >> All right. So, I'm going to make mine real quick here because I know it's past 6:00. Uh and this is the police. During
the month of July, the police department answered 1,469 calls for service. There was 217 motor vehicle stops, 19 arrests, 37 criminal charges, 545 sentences were issued the month. During the month, they also were
working with the day camp director making sure that everything was safe and secure for the children uh during the day camp and also the escort to get their slurpies at 7-Eleven. Correct. We did that. Yeah. um they are now um attending a lot of uh courses and
one of the courses they're doing is training um renewing their entire department in CPR and defibrillation use. On the administrative side um they addressed concerns at Karkfield during camp hours and provided guidance and consultation
um and again um resulted in a safe environment for all there national night out. Thank you chief, thank you Mr. Lavoy. Thank you everybody that came and and participated. It was a quite attended well I believe. So it was a nice night. I remember that and it was
hot that day. So uh again thank you for doing that. And the seniors the seniors will start back to their meetings again I believe 7 uh Thursday September 11th at 100 p.m. I also have from the office of emergency management
and this came from Mr. Donatello um on behalf of OEM the following national preparation month September's information and it's basically I'm going to cut it down a little bit here Pete. Okay. So um I'm going to approach you as we're approaching September. It's important to recognize national
preparationness month is more than just a symbolic occasion. It is crucial reminder that emergency preparation is a yearround responsibility. Now we've had what is it three earthquakes now? We've had three earthquakes. uh not you know
pretty you know pretty close together. So you know not only hurricanes but earthquakes are happening. I know Tommy's might be used to from California but right here we're not it's a surprise when it happens to us even though they're a little smaller. So um with the increased frequency of extreme weather
natural disasters being pro proactive is most important than ever. I do have um uh again he noted there was three earthquakes in over a year and climate change is also making stronger uh storms uh rainfall, heavier floods and w more
widespread to help the residents be prepared and continue each week through September. Rush Park OEM will be publishing practical preparedness tips. Can't say that three times fast, but in the our town paper. So, you know, if you get a
chance to look at that, I did ask Mr. Tonatell. I don't know if you you were able to. Yeah, I asked him to get some of the packets for this preparation and bring it to tonight's meeting. I believe you put them on the table and uh some will go at town hall um in the front office there. Of course, you can always
request them if you need them and uh we'll we can go forward from that. Now, I know tonight is the concert. It's been a couple of years since we had the concert and I want to thank Mr. Kavalchuk, everybody else that has worked on it and getting it to this
point. I know it's a collaboration that we work together and um I'm looking forward to being there. And anybody else have anything else? >> Yes. One, one thing I did forget. Excuse me. On um two things actually. Rochelle Park Soccer is having their opening day
on Carlock Field um September 6th, 10:00 in the morning. Everybody's invited to that, including the mayor and council. Um, >> sorry, what's that? 10 a.m. >> 10 a.m. at >> Carla. >> Carla. Okay. >> Yep. It's uh September 6th. And they
have actually a very large turnout this year for the program was helping them line a field the other day on Midland. Another one. Um, the other thing I wanted to mention that was mentioned and brought up and it seemed to be a growing concern for communication and using um,
uh, collaborative effort with with the school for communication possibly again going back to a website that we need to revisit and and maybe even an app came up last night. The technology um, uh, department was talking about it last night and after
the meeting and there was a lot of good ideas that were came up from last night's meeting. It was a very productive meeting, I thought, and uh I think it's something that we need to revisit and I know that we're working on it, but I think we need to we need to get that in our on our priority list to get it done our website. Thank you.
Especially since the school year is just starting up. I believe it starts next week. Am I correct? I think it's the fourth it starts on now. Is that correct? It's the fourth. Yeah. Okay. So, yeah, we need the communication there so we can maybe kind of start working on that. All right. Okay. So,
any new business, please? No. Any new business? No. Okay. May I have a motion to open to public? >> Motion. >> I'll second. >> Okay. Roll call. >> Committee woman. >> Yes. >> Committee woman.
>> Yes. >> Deputy Mayor Miller. >> Yes. >> Committee. >> Yes. >> Mayor George PL. >> Yes. >> All right. We're open to the public. Council. >> Okay. Each member of the public, please state your name and the town in which
you reside. You are limited to uh 3 minutes. When there's about 30 seconds left, I will let you know. And at the mayor's uh discretion, she may allow you to go beyond the 3 minutes. >> Thank you. >> Hello,
Christina Holtz, 82 Forest Place. I am the vice president of the Rochel Park Board of Education and I'm here this evening on behalf of the Rochel Park Board of Education to extend our sincerest appreciation and deepest gratitude to the mayor and members of the township committee, administrator
Pinto, and most importantly, Superintendent Dave Brown and the Roshial Park DPW. Dave was driving down Rochel Avenue and noticed our custodians handp painting the lines in our parking lot as they do each year prior to new school, the new school year beginning. Dave quickly reached out to the
administrations of both governing bodies for approvals and offered the use of the township's line striping equipment and DPW manpower to facilitate this project. This support not only enhanced the safety and appearance of our school grounds, but also reflects the strong partnership and community spirit that
makes Rochell Park a special place to live and learn. The board of education is grateful for your collaboration and we look forward to future partnerships as well. Thank you. >> Thank you so much. It's great to hear that and you know kudos to Dave for doing that and maybe we can even look for it. I don't know how many years they
do it, how many other years or every year they do it but it might be something that we can talk about because we'd like to work at shared services. Thank you Miss Hul for coming in and giving that. Anyone else please? >> Yes, it's me. >> Linda Bon will you need my address or
just the town? Rochelle Park. Um, first things first on uh I was away on vacation. I came home August 12th and I noticed a shopping cart on Rochelle AB
right where the brook goes underneath. I watched it. It then moved over to Becker. How many employees of this town drive around and don't see this stuff? It wasn't in front of somebody's house.
It was in front of that area that Stephen owns, but we maintain till yesterday. I went and picked it up myself and bought it back to shop right I got so sick of looking at it. Also on Rochelle Lab, two cans of
somebody's brush was laying across the sidewalk for about a week on Rochelle Lab. How many employees drive around this town and nobody spotted it on a main drag? Second,
thank you to Oprah Machine, I was able to get the amount of money Cannabis brought in for the first quarter. In 2023, cannabis first quarter brought in $233,000
and change, which was then pissed away. So second quarter, the first quarter of 2024, $190,000 was bought in, pissed away. Okay. Now 2025,
that's this year, which I had warned cannabis will drop and drop and drop has more open yet the budget in this town under the Republicans was raised $1.9 million in 2 years.
So now cannabis this year, first quarter, was brought in $123,000. Big drop from the first year. That's $100,000. Since this all went into budget, exploding a budget like unheard of,
I got a suggestion for you to take the cannabis money this year and buy recycle cans with lids that are attached so the stuff isn't blowing down the street cuz it just happens to blow every time we
have coingle. So think about that. Second thing, >> I'm sorry. You said with attach lids on it. They want to >> attach lids. Sure. Yeah. Because it just happens everybody loses their lid. If they're attached, they stay that with it. >> 30 seconds.
>> It may cost like What am I up to? >> No, you can go. >> Thank you. Recreation. >> Under you. Recreation sucks. There's no other way to put it. You had a movie night. You couldn't even buy ice cream for the kids of this town again. You
sold it. What are you doing? Saving your money so you can bring your food truck friends in. How much room is your budget? Yeah, I forgot my box of tissues for you. >> Okay. What else there on the
>> Another thing, the American Legion, they have a club license. They're not allowed to put a sign out on the street and inviting everybody in. They have a club license. If the commander wants to come to a democratic meeting in Karai that he
needs to rent the pavilion, then he could afford to pay the full tax bill on his whole property. It is not allowed. Look up what a club license is. And I'd also like to know so far how
much taxpayer funds was wasted fighting Tulra over a child care center. Does anybody know? >> No. >> Anybody ever hear of the word negotiate? >> This went to court. I can only imagine how much money they spent and how much
money we spent. Another thing, the billboards, they haven't made a dime in this town from the start. Yet, you drive by Route 80 and they're they're advertising the the uh Oldies concert here on Route 80 going eastbound.
Really? Why don't you try negotiating to sell those eight seconds back to the company that owns the billboards because that's the only amount of money we've ever made off of them. Although we were promised years ago 300,000 a year. Well, that didn't work
out. So, yeah. Well, that's what happens when you have a District 38 senator being the lawyer. And that's all I got. So, don't worry. I'll be back with more. >> Thank you. >> Okay. Um I know we have a billboard uh
ordinance on here um that we're looking at and it says establish policies and procedures for a rental of the billboard display and in that is Mr. Jamila was the one who helped get that drawn off and through our administrator. And I basically with that part of it is just
raising actually giving a fee if they should rent one of the three 8second loops. That's what we're looking at here. If anybody should rent it, you know, maybe we maybe we could talk about that suggestion of selling it back if we don't need or one or two.
>> If I may, mayor, I have had numerous conversations with clear channels. Now the owner actually that microphone probably needs shut off. >> Clear channel has since purchased. >> Hang on a second. Hang on. >> Okay. Thank you.
>> All right. Should be better. So Clear Channel, the current owner of those billboards, uh, has expressed zero interest. They say they have a hard enough time selling their own flips. um that but the town's free to do with you know ours what they want. That's why we have the ordinance on for introduction tonight. Um and we'll be in the
advertising business. You know I will try to seek some uh businesses you know and see uh what we could you know what we could do bring in revenue. >> Well I mean I I understand what Miss Bonus is saying. They've had it for a
few years now and nothing I I don't I believe you did try to reach out. Is that what I'm understanding? >> Yeah, several times. And like I said, the response is constantly been, "We're not interested in selling your ads for you. We have a hard enough time selling ours." Um, >> but nobody's nobody's knocking down our
door to use it for their ads. >> Correct. And nobody's knocking out Clear Channel's doors apparently. >> For what? >> Nobody's knocking out Clear Channels doors apparently either. >> They're knocking on Clear They're not knocking on Clear Channel. >> Oh, okay. >> Excuse me. >> Yes. Yes, ma'am.
>> Right. That's what I just asked. And and he's and and administrator >> that that I I'll ask that question. That's >> that's a great question. We'll ask we'll ask that. You know, even if we slow back two of them and keep one, I don't know what you want to do, but that'll be discussion among the the committee itself, right? So, we have to decide on
something. >> I mean, for emergency purposes, probably 17 makes sense. I don't think we need Route 80 specifically our residents. >> Again, you know, that's up to the council. I guess we can talk about that and decide going forward, but um you're telling me that Clear Channel can't you
can't seem to get people either for these billboards. >> Well, that's what they expressed to me. >> That's what they said. Okay. So, thank you for the suggestion, Miss. Anyone else, please? [Music] >> Okay.
So, in reference to that, >> can you just go over that? Thank you. Yeah. >> Oh, just got to turn it back on. >> I think it has to go back a little bit. Yeah. >> Just bring it back. Yeah. A little bit.
Yeah. Thank you. >> I think it's too close to >> So, anyways, is correct. I mean, we've made numerous attempts. We've made numerous attempts to try to self that that 8 seconds.
I I would agree that rating really is not all as important as the 17. I would not get rid of the 17 one um because it would be utilized in case we do have emergencies and it is a good way of us also posting various things that we get
credits for through the FEMA and and those type of things the insuranceances. So I would not do that. Okay. The other thing is while I'm here, sorry. No, it's okay. >> I do this every year. Sorry. >> Just I know I did it too.
>> Well, and it's not just because 911, but um in November in Marine Corps, >> it's okay. who you are. >> I know. >> Um we'll be celebrating 25th
anniversary. >> Okay. >> And like Kate, >> sure. >> Sure. >> For that month, we just even just for the week. >> Okay. >> November the 10th. Okay. So, I can do that. >> Yeah. And you just you can reach out to
um Gina or Michaela. Um I know when Marine Cor is close to your heart. I did see that wonderful display >> on the the billboard >> and I do believe I just I like I'm probably 249.
>> I'm sorry. >> I said I probably been around 149 or 249. But >> but that's >> but I mean it really means you can't believe how much it means to me and all
those who sacrifice. Yes. My son-in-law is a a Marine. He's special ops and he was over in Gaza. Just came back for a short time and sending him back. So I understand what you're saying to a point. >> I didn't serve.
>> You did. And I thank you for all your service and I will never thank me all the people. >> It was my honor. >> Thank you so much. And please just get in touch with Dina or Michaela and we'll make sure that's on uh the October agenda, please. >> Absolutely. >> Thank you very much. >> Okay. Bye. I'm sorry. No worries. No, I
don't sorry for crying. No. I see Mrs. H. No. No. Take your time. >> Can we bring that over to her? The microphone. >> You can. >> Mrs. H. We can bring that over to you if you want. We can bring the microphone to you if you want. Do you want to sit
there and then bring the microphone? >> Yeah. You want to come over? >> I don't need to. I have two questions. >> Sure. >> One regarding day camp. >> Uhhuh. and one regarding resolution 25214 about um an internship at the police
department. Okay, my first question Jennifer to you I guess it is. Was day self-sufficient? >> Waiting on the final payroll numbers, but it should be this year. It should have been >> it was self-sufficient.
>> And how many campers were finalized? >> 28. >> How many? >> 28 campers. >> 28. >> Correct. >> Yeah. >> And the salaries were what? It varies. Your camp director was $10,000 and then
the seasonal rate for all the other assistant c uh counselors. >> I heard nothing but comment about kids the campers throwing rocks and the camper and the council doing nothing.
I've heard that somebody went in and the campers were doing the campers were being fingerprinted or something and the councils were doing nothing. >> Yeah. The police giving a demonstration or something. >> Oh, they're technically creepy
>> like like a like an arts and craft like an arts and craft. Is that what you're talking about? Or being >> sheriff's officers from BCI to do >> Okay. Burn County Sheriff came in. I think the K9 came in also. and bomb squad. >> Yeah. And the bomb squad came in. Yeah.
>> Cuz it I still say you closed that camp with 28 campers and you may have had 400 kids that wanted to use that deal. It's not fair to the taxpayers. You should set a limit of no no less
than 50 members or don't. The school offers something in the program and that's surviving very well. Maybe more people can join that and just eliminate their camp. Okay. Second one on resolution 25-14
last last month was uh passed and it was about an internship. Is this the first intern you've ever had? >> Uh it is as far as since I'm chief >> cuz I thought you had had one before. We've had internships that you're correct that they were specifically just
for dispatch and then they became either the pdium dispatchers who eventually actually became a full-time dispatcher. This is strictly he's going to be working in records management and with the detective bureau on uh you know discovery matters and body warn camera
reductions. Well, there's a clause in here. I don't agree with it. That's for your attention. >> And it says, "Whereas this employment shall be temporary in nature and requires no paid salary." >> Correct. >> Until the completion of the unpaid internship.
Is this the way you're getting another person in here? >> No, he has no interest. He's a college student and it's strictly an unpaid unpaid internship. >> So when Okay. So he's unpaid. when his internship is over, he will go on back to college and you won't ask for another
part-time permanent. >> I have no desire at this time to hire him as a as a employee. >> I just don't get a little ahead, isn't it? >> Uh it's handling what town with 58 5,800 people
in it. The >> I could have the mayor repeat the numbers. Mrs. H. 19 criminal arrests, 37 criminal charges. Those numbers are not what they were when I started in 1990. I can tell you that. >> To the council, you're the one in
control. >> Watch your expenses. Watch your increases. Definitely watch your bonding. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. Anyone else? Mr. Warren, >> I just have two easy ones. Um
at the last land use meeting um it was brought to the board's attention board that many of the violation fees uh for property maintenance issues have not been updated since I think it was 1986 Mr. Trinsky and Mr. Correct me if
I'm wrong where a first offense is $75 back in 1986 and that's about $225 in today's money. So, I hope that in the next couple of months, by by January, the township committee can discuss these fees to
bring them up to a stature where if I got one, I probably wouldn't want to get a second one because if I got a $75 bill today, eh, $75, you know, 1986, probably a lot more money, right? Um, and then also, I think the litter ordinance, too,
was a little out of out of date. I think it was $10 was the violation for littering. So, um, those are some of the things that were brought up at the land use meeting. Um, so if you guys can talk about next couple of months, that'd be great. Maybe get some new list of fees or vi for violations. In particular, uh,
there are residents who are emailing the land use board about repeat offenders where they pay the fine, but they continue to do the violation, and there doesn't seem to be a graduated level of uh, repercussion. So if you can look at
that as well, that'd be very helpful. So um this way you that's something you guys can look at and uh I appreciate your time. Thank you guys so much and I hope you enjoy the concert. Mr. Twinsky, you have a question. >> I have one second. >> Yes. >> Um your points are well taken with Mr.
Warren. We need to look into increasing these. >> If I may, mayor, I've actually I could probably go through some emails I made chief in August of 2021. I probably sent an email early 22 23 to the committee then committee and town
attorney expressing the same thing. Judge Aronte was actually our municipal court judge at the time. Sent it to him saying, "Hey, can you review some of these with some suggestions?" It went nowhere, but I'll be more than happy to pull it out cuz I'm in full agreement. Uh a slap on the wrist is
if I got a bill for 225 250, I'd like I'm not doing that again, you know? So maybe it might help. I don't know. It's a deterrent. Yeah, Michael, I just spoke to council about it and he said, "No problem. We can we can look at this and we're going to get this on hopefully can we get it for September, please
>> because these violations I spoke to a resident this morning um and on Parkway it seems to be a continuous of littering. Um I'm not saying >> I think there's a construction going on. >> Well, not just construction. It's constant. You know, if you go Parkway,
you go down that street. I mean, it's it's busy. 7 3 and I think uh 6 or something like that but it's very busy while I I actually went there and looked and what's happening is a lot of people are coming out and throwing rapper rapper rapper you know what if they start getting a fine I've been in other
towns where it says first offense $1,000 first offense >> you know so um >> it makes you think twice >> $10 is not really you know whatever so I think we're going to try to work on that maybe and keep up and I appreciate you >> yeah you guys discussed that that'd be great Yeah.
>> So, one more question. I know at the last meeting in July, I asked I think uh Mr. Piche and Miss Arola about drafting some type of a document to the president about the brick grant. I know um Dean suggested a resolution. Any progress on drafting any kind of document to express
to the president that that brick grant is truly needed here and that would help your your constituents. Just wanted to get an update. >> Okay, perfect. All right. Thank you so much. I appreciate it. Thank you. Is there anyone else? All
right. Great. Not seeing or hearing anyone. >> No. Okay. May I have a motion to close the public? >> I'll make the motion. >> May I have a second? >> Second. >> Woman. >> Yes. >> Woman Arola.
>> Yes. >> Deputy Mayor Miller. >> Yes. >> Yes. Mayor George. >> Yes. Thank you. So, we have ordinances here that um for introduction. These are just introduction and that's 1244-25. Um and so on. Uh
Jenna, would you please read these? >> Introduction of ordinance 1244-25 amendment of chapter 185 entitled land use and development regulation. Next one we have ordinance 1245-25, amendment of chapter 102 entitled fire prevention.
Lastly, ordinance 124625, establishment of policies and procedures for the rental of billboard displays. >> Okay, since there introduction, we may have a motion to introduce these ordinances. >> Motion. >> May I have a second?
>> May I have a roll call, please? >> Woman, >> yes. Woman, >> yes. >> Deputy Mayor Miller, >> yes. >> Many, >> yes. >> Mayor Judge Carllo, >> yes. Motion passes. >> Thank you, Mayor. I'm just going to read a quick um notice is hereby given that
these ordinances 1244-25, 1245-25, and 1246-25 were introduced and passed on first reading at a meeting at the Township Committee of Rocham Park held today, August 27th, an order published in accordance with the law. said ordinances
will be considered for final reading and adoption at a meeting held on September 10th at 700 p.m. in the Township of Ro Park Municipal Building at which time all persons interested will be given an opportunity to be heard concerning such ordinances.
>> So may I have a motion to open these ordinances to the public? This is ordinance uh 1241-25 and 1242-25 and 1243-25 and a motion public. I >> have a second. >> I'll second. >> Roll call, please.
>> Committee woman. >> Yes. >> Committee woman. >> Yes. >> Deputy Mayor Miller. >> Yes. >> Committee win. >> Yes. Mayor Pllo, >> yes. >> All right. Anybody from the public? Hearing hearing or seeing none. May I have a motion to close the public?
motion. Oh, >> there second. Okay. >> Committee woman. >> Yes. >> Committee woman. >> Yes. >> Deputy Mayor Miller. >> Yes. >> Committee. >> Yes. Mayor >> Zo. >> Yes. So these ordinance are motions for adoption. And the first one please just
read the file order please. >> Okay. Adoption of ordinance 1241-25. This is a bond ordinance providing for various 2025 capital improvements and acquisitions and the appropriation amount is 665 uh,500.
>> Thank you. I believe a minister this started out a little quite a bit higher and we've brought it down to 665. Am I correct? >> That's correct, mayor. >> Okay. So, may I have a motion to adopt ordinance 1241-225? >> Motion. >> Motion. We have a second.
>> I'll have a second. >> Roll call, please. >> Committee woman. >> I need to recuse myself from this one. >> Committee woman. >> Yes. >> You need to recuse for a conflict, right? >> Correct. Thank you. >> Okay. Deputy Mayor Miller. >> Yes. >> Manuinsky. >> Yes. >> Mayor Judge Carllo.
>> Yes. >> Motion passes. >> Thank you. So, would you please read ordinance 1242-25? >> Yes, Mayor. Adoption of ordinance 1242-25 which is the amendment of chapter 36 entitled recreation committee use of recreation facilities. May >> I have a motion to adopt this ordinance?
>> Motion. >> May I have a second? >> A second. >> Roll call, please. >> Committee woman. >> I'll be recusing myself of conflict. >> Committee Arola. >> Yes. >> Deputy Mayor Miller. >> Yes. >> Committee Chinsky. >> Yes. >> Mayor Judge Carllo. >> Yes. Motion passes.
>> Thank you. And the ordinance 1243-25. This is ordinance 124325, repealing and deletion of chapter 135 entitled noise, an amendment and supplement of chapter 143 entitled peace and good order. >> I have a motion to adopt this ordinance
1243-25. >> Motion >> and second. >> Second. >> Welcome. >> Committee. >> Yes. >> Committeewoman Arola. >> Yes. >> Deputy Mayor Miller. >> Yes. >> Man Trinsky. >> Yes. >> Mayor Judge Carlo. >> Yes. Motion passes. >> Thank you. All right. So consent agenda.
All items listed below are considered to be routine and non-controversial by the cab of the committee and will be approved by one motion. There will be no separate discussion on these items unless committee member or citizen so request in which case the items will be removed from any consent agenda and considered in its normal sequence on the
agenda as part uh of general orders. So we have resolution 2025-2021 to 2025 31 there 22 there 3 there 3 there 3 there 3 there 3 there 3 there 3 there 3 there 3 there 33 25 there 3 there 3 there's six there's seven 2025-
uh 20 237 so we have going through this I have a motion to I know there's a conflict >> yes I have to recuse myself from uh 2022 2 and some of the bills on 2021.
>> 2022 for recreation. >> Great. And >> 2021 any of the bills I'm going to recuse myself from the bills that pertain to recreation for 2021. >> Are you going to recuse yourself from the
>> resolution for full? >> Yes. Correct. In two uh 234. >> Okay. So, we got 2022. >> Yes. >> Uh 2021. 2021 and >> 234 >> 23 23 4, right?
>> Y [Music] >> and everything else. Everything else is here. And then there's You're going to recuse yourself from anything that's on the bills list that has to deal with recreation for correct.
>> I just want to make sure we got everything correct there. All right. May I have a motion to approve the consent agenda with some recusals that have been so stated? >> Motion. >> May I have a second? >> Second. >> Roll call, please. >> Committeewoman MPG.
>> Yes. >> With her recus. My recusal >> for the record again. Uh woman has recused herself from resolutions 221, 222, and 234. >> Yes. Uh deputy uh committee woman ara >> yes
>> deputy mayor Miller >> yes >> committee man >> yes >> yes okay uh now we have author consent agenda we have resolution and um these are for the flags the resolution uh
number 25-20 238 authorizing the fly of Hispanic heritage flag I have a motion to approve this have a motion second Second. >> Committee woman. >> Yes. >> Committee woman.
>> I know to all flags. I think we should look at um all three. >> One. All three. Oral. >> Yeah. All three. I mean I don't want just my heritage. I want other people's heritages too. Um >> Okay. >> Although my heart is close to some of these flags, I um am consistent to vote
no on all flags. Gotcha. >> Deputy Mayor Miller. >> Yes. >> Trinsky. Yes. Mayor >> Judge Cavalo. >> Yes. >> Motion passes. >> Second. And we have resolution number 25 J- 239 authorizing to fly the Vin Red
Line firefighters flag. May I have a motion to approve this resolution? >> Motion. >> Have a second. >> Second. >> Committee woman. >> Yes. >> Committee woman. >> Amen to all flags. Deputy Mayor Millard. >> Yes. >> Committee man. >> Yes. >> Mayor Judge Pollo.
>> Yes. Motion passes. >> Pass. Okay. Resolution number 25-240, authorization to flag the 911 remembrance flag. May I have a motion to approve this >> motion? Have a second. >> Second. >> Roll call. >> Committee woman. >> Yes. Committee woman. >> No to all five.
>> Deputy Mayor Miller. >> Yes. >> Man Trinsky. >> Yes. >> Mayor Judge Cello. >> Yes. >> All right. May I have a motion to adjourn? We will have our next meeting. Before we do that, we have our next meeting be held Wednesday, September 10th, 2025. It's 700 p.m. We may have a
close session at 6. Um, most likely we will. Um, so may I have a motion to adjourn? >> Motion. Second. >> Second. >> Well, all in favor. >> I I listen. Well, have a great time. We'll see you at the concert.
>> Are you going to the concert? No. Okay.