I don't think >> No. >> Yeah. >> I'll text I'll text you. >> All right, perfect. >> I have your number. >> You should, otherwise >> Oh, yeah. >> Brian, whenever you're ready and Ashley >> Tyra, I'm good. >> Tyra, I'm >> Okay.
>> Ashley, good? >> Yep, good. >> Good evening and welcome to the June 16th, 2026 meeting of the Roseland governing body. Adequate notice of this meeting is provided in accordance with the Open Public Meeting Act and that the date, time, and location of the meeting were included in the annual meeting schedule, posted on the public bulletin board in the municipal building, and filed in the office of the borough clerk. For those
attending tonight's meeting via Zoom, the agenda and any other relevant documents can be found on the borough's website attached to the meeting notice posted in the news and announcement section. During the meeting, announcements may be made prior to the two public comment periods. Anyone wishing to make a public comment via computer will be instructed to use the raise your hand icon, and anyone wishing to make a public comment via telephone
will be instructed to dial star nine at the appropriate time. For those in attendance in person or remotely, please [snorts] just provide your name and address when selected. If you are eligible for Daniel's Law, please just announce your name. Ms. Kennedy, please call the roll. >> Mayor Spango? >> Present. >> Mr. Bartley? >> Here. >> Mr. Bronk? >> Here. >> Mrs. Perotti? >> Here.
>> Mr. Schroeder? >> Here. >> Mrs. Tolley? >> Here. >> Mr. Trillo? >> Here. >> Please rise for the flag salute. I pledge allegiance >> 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. First on our agenda, we have resolution 203-2026. Motion for the governing body for a vote to appoint Austin Cantone as patrol officer of the Roseland Police Department. Do we have a motion?
>> So moved. >> Second. >> Perotti, Trillo, all in favor? >> Aye. >> Aye. >> Opposed? Hearing and seeing none, if the police department could please come up. >> Hi. >> Hi, Mom. >> How are you doing? >> I'm great. >> I'm good. >> Thank you. >> That's fine.
>> I'm going to be sleeping. >> I love you. >> Austin, come up, please. Um it's a great time when we get to put more police officers in the field to uh to keep our residents safe. Um Austin comes to us with a wealth of experience
and I know he's kind of been through this before, but I know I sound like a broken record, but I'll say it today like I said it every other time. Um ladies and gentlemen standing up here will support you while you're on the job. The people sitting out there will
support you when you're off the job. They are just as important as them and vice versa. Your mental health is very important. Take it from someone who's in law enforcement who lost multiple friends because they didn't have the mental health and didn't have that support. It's a balance. It's a work-life balance and it's very important to get support from both
sides. Um we we congratulate you. We welcome you. We wish you the best of luck and we wish that you keep our residents safe and then you go home safe every night to your family. Uh tonight holding the Bible will be Austin's mom and presenting him with his
badge will be Austin's dad. >> You repeat after me. Do you solemnly swear that I'll support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the state of New Jersey and I'll bear true faith and allegiance >> and allegiance to the same
>> to the same >> to the government established in the United States >> in the United States >> and in this state >> and this >> under the authority >> under the authority >> of the people >> of the people >> and I state your name >> and I Austin Keaton >> do further solemnly swear >> do further solemnly swear >> that I will faithfully >> that I will faithfully >> impartially
>> impartially >> and justly perform >> and justly perform >> all the duties >> all the duties >> of police patrolman >> of police patrolman >> according to the best of my ability >> according to the best of my ability >> and that I will not use my office >> and that I will not use my office >> to grant preferential treatment >> to grant preferential treatment >> nor to seek personal gain
>> nor to seek personal gain >> favor or advantage >> favor or advantage >> not available >> not available >> to the general public >> to the general public >> so help me God. >> SO HELP ME GOD. >> [applause] [applause] [applause] [applause] [applause] [clears throat]
>> CONGRATULATIONS AUSTIN. >> CONGRATULATIONS. >> CONGRATULATIONS. >> Thank you. >> Oh, thank you. >> Congratulations. >> Congratulations. >> Congratulations Austin. >> Hey guys. >> Congratulations to Officer family. You
are awesome. You're joining a very young and evolving police department. 19 of the 28 have been hired in the last 8 years. So, you're part of something great. >> For sure. I know. Yeah. >> Next on our agenda will be our first round of public comment. Any member of
the public who wishes to speak, please come forward, state your name and address for the record. >> [snorts] >> Sure. >> [clears throat] >> What you're receiving is a copy of the declaration that Roxbury recently passed around their detention center.
>> Good evening, everybody. My name is Michael Millspaugh. I've been living in Roslindale for 19 years. Um my family has been in the town for more than 100 years. My grandfather helped build the city hall across the street as well. The Leonards. Um in many ways I wish I really wasn't here
tonight. Uh public speaking is not my forte. I am a consummate introvert and would prefer to be at home in my backyard with a beer watching the birds go to sleep. But, like all of us, I have a job. I have family responsibilities and And can be easy to simply ignore things that I don't see with my own
eyes. In other ways, though, rising today is also the easiest decision I've ever made in my life. The actions of the organization known as ICE under this administration are so blatantly wrong, so beyond what you would expect from even a third world country,
let alone the country that strives to stand for something more than just a patch of ground. We've all seen the videos of masked men tackling brown people, unarmed landscapers and health care workers for paperwork violations. No warrants, no
due process, no phone call. These are all actions These are all the actions of a rogue military force, not a police force operating under the Constitution. I look around my community today and I see no evidence to justify these actions.
We are not a community invaded. We are, more so now than in the entire 19 years that I've lived here, a community that celebrates together, that mourns together, and lifts each other up. You don't need to go any further than these council meetings to see that in action.
Look at the next generation we are raising in this community. There weren't any kids today. Normally there are kids. It was just a crowd. Look at the next, yeah. >> [clears throat] >> The diversity I've seen at these council meetings warms my heart. Look at the actions of this council, which successfully put the strife and division
of the recent past behind us to focus on the things we share, the best of us that makes Roseland a community to be proud of. I urge this council this council, excuse me, to develop and pass a resolution similar to the one that was passed in our neighbor, Roxbury, New Jersey, where
ICE was attempting to turn an Amazon warehouse into a jail. The actions of this organization are a blatant disrespect for the community we're trying to build here. One who One where anyone who is willing to work hard and share in both the joys and sorrows
of our community is welcome. THANK YOU. >> [applause] [clears throat] >> GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS PETER SIEGEL. I live in West Orange. I work in Montclair. And I'm a a relative newcomer to this
community compared to the previous speaker. I've only been here 20 years. >> [laughter] >> So, thank you for allowing me to address the council. In my opinion, allowing ICE to establish a presence in this community is a colossal mistake with potentially tragic
implications. Unfortunately, ICE now has a demonstrated track record for unconstitutionally and vio- and violently trampling the rights of American citizens, legal residents, and aliens in the process of applying for asylum or citizenship.
We all saw what happened in Minneapolis with ICE murdering, wounding, and violently arrested American citizens for exercising their First Amendment rights. In the America that I knew up to now, to protest is a right, not a crime.
Armed, masked goons patrolling our streets and showing up to courthouses, Home Depots, ethnic restaurants or stores, and other places specifically searching for people to harass, beat up, and arrest based on skin color is a reminiscent of Nazi Germany's SS and
Gestapo. We don't need people like Greg Bovino showing up in our community decked out as wannabe stormtroopers. In addition, by dressing masked ICE goons in battle-ready attire, the agency encourages agents to understand themselves not as civil servants
carrying out administrative law, unlike the the fine police officers we saw earlier, um but as frontline combatants operating in hostile terrain. That shift in self-conception may help explain the aggressive tactics ICE
officers have displayed in Minneapolis and other cities, including now in Newark, where they have used chemical irritants against the peaceful demonstrators and thrown gas canisters into crowds. Over time, this produces a self-reinforcing cycle.
Militarized dress fosters aggressive posture, aggressive posture fuels public fear and possible reaction, and that reaction is then cited as justification for even the greater militarization. When a domestic agency dresses for war,
it risks acting as if it is at war, even with the public. Clothing alone does not determine conduct, but it can help shape a worldview in which violent confrontation is more likely. We do not want or need an ICE office
of We do not need or want an office of ICE lawyers representing ICE goons carrying out extrajudicial crimes in our community. Uh despite claims of Kristy Noem, Renee Good and Alex Preddy were not domestic terrorists. They were law-abiding
protesters who did not deserve to be murdered by poorly trained, heavily armed, and masked goons of the state. Please keep ICE facilities out of Rose Land. I will close my comments by quoting a remark by Bruce Springsteen earlier this year.
If you believe in the power of law and that no one stands above it, if you stand heavily if you stand against heavily armed masked federal troops invading an American city using Gestapo tactics against our fellow citizens, if you believe you don't deserve to be
murdered for exercising your American right to protest, then send a message to this president, and as the mayor of Minneapolis said, ICE should get the F out of Minneapolis, end quote. Paraphrasing Mayor Frey, he's the mayor of Minneapolis Yeah, Minneapolis,
ICE should get the F out of Roseland. Um, UM THANK YOU. >> [applause] >> BEFORE I START ON MY TIRADE, I support you wholeheartedly. Um, I am a first generation American. My parents were from Europe and maybe today
they would be shipped back to Italy. So, anyway, I'm here because I am very First of all, I've been here 40 years. I moved to Roseland in 1986. Um, I know Michelle for many years. I've
been very I was very active in the school systems, very active in town. Of course, my children probably your age, so um, I'm not active anymore. Anyway, um, I received a letter from the city of
Roseland. I got it over Memorial Day weekend advising me, which is in fact true, that my sidewalk is not flush and I need to have someone come in and fix my
sidewalk. Okay? Which I agree wholeheartedly. But the reason my sidewalk is the way it is is because of Roseland's trees that were planted in Roseland. I am the second owner of my house. My
home was built, I believe, in 1968. Um, and they built I have a gorgeous tree, but the roots of your tree have shifted my concrete up. Okay? And I was told, I spoke to Mr.
Willenburg, I called him immediately. Sorry. Nothing I can do. You have to fix your sidewalk. And I that it's a danger to people walking and it should be fixed and that's fine. But I
think the town should have been Oh, by the way, in the late '90s, again, you were probably children, okay? In the late '90s, ABC News was in town and they came and they interviewed us because and
they happened to come to my home. They wanted to interview me, but my husband was interviewed because we are Tree City. Okay? Are we still Tree City? We are Tree City and they knew in the
late '90s that these trees were causing destruction to the sidewalk. My husband was on TV, okay? What has the town done since then? Why wasn't an arborist called in
to check out what was going on with the town? It wasn't. And now, in the since the late '90s, 30 years ago, now not just me, many people in my area are told we have
to fix our sidewalk at our cost and I'm fine to do that, okay? I don't think that's right. I don't think the town has worried about its people. I pay taxes. I mean, why wasn't anyone
checking this out after all these years and now all of a sudden everybody has to get their sidewalks fixed? And also, I called Mr. William Burke because by profession, I'm a social worker.
This is a time of inflation. People are worried about feeding their family, putting gas in their cars to go to work. Maybe people don't have this kind of money. I was told that and I'm not
asking for the money. I'm not applying for it, that the town has a fund for people who are unable to pay for this. I don't know. I didn't hear anything. But, I also feel why wasn't that written in a
letter to to the people who received this? Why weren't they advised that if they did not have money, or they did not have an extra $2,500 to fix their sidewalk, that they could have applied for something. Some people
are embarrassed to ask for this. This is what I was told, okay? So, I I just want my feelings to be heard. I am extremely disappointed. As I said, I've been here 40 years, and
obviously, I won't be here the next 40 years, but I just think that the town was remiss in not following up from the late '90s what was happening in this town. And I have gone around. I happen to have Oh, I was
also advised I could ask for the tree to be taken down. The tree is gorgeous. It's a gorgeous tree. It just has tremendous roots. But, I could have it taken down at my cost. Okay?
Also, just to backtrack, in 2024, um I was advised that I could have a new water meter. And the water comp- your people came out. They were going to put the water meter in.
The pipe broke. Okay? I was told, "Well, the house is old, you know, so." Had to get a plumber out. They want Or else they have to shut my [clears throat] water off. I've been in touch with Mr. Pritchett because the water pipe is up, and again,
it says my that this happened also because the roots of the tree are around my water. Now, I don't want these roots taken out or I don't want the tree taken out cuz I don't know what the heck is going to happen to my house with my water.
But I feel that after all these years No, everyone ignored this and now you want it all fixed. And I don't think I'm I just have to show to say my opinion, okay? Nothing I know nothing is going to change. I did
get a copy of the ordinance. I wanted to see what the ordinance said. Of course, it had nothing to do with trees or nothing to do with Roslyn trees. It just said everyone has to take care of your sidewalk. And I agree with you wholeheartedly. But wasn't my fault.
It was the [clears throat] town's fault and the town was remiss and I think that should be on record that the town did nothing and now you want us to do you want us to fix up a mess. Okay? So, that's it. Okay.
>> just please for the record put your address into the record, please? >> 52 Monroe Avenue. >> Thank you. >> Uh I was probably I'm the second owner and I believe that was I wasn't here even I was young then. Uh that was a farm. Uh it was farmland. >> We're not as young as you think we are,
but thank you. >> [laughter] >> It was farmland and I believe my home was built in '67 or '68 and I am the second owner of the home. Uh people the original I bought it from the original owners. But again, I'm upset because in
the '90s something should have been looked into for this and it wasn't. And now and now Roslyn wants to us people here to fix up >> Understood. >> something. Okay? >> Understood. Thank you. >> Again. And by the way, on Tuesday, they're
coming to fix my sidewalks, so you could be rest assured it's going to be fixed. >> I just have two copies of these, so you all can share. Um One of them goes to you. Hi. Um I'm Alexandra Landahl, Roseland
resident. Um >> What's your address, please? >> Uh 93 Harrison Avenue. >> Thank you. We know that, but we just have to put it in the record. That's all. >> Um I spoke about how I felt about the ICE facility two meetings ago, and I brought up uh Rich of ICE Out Roseland's idea for the council to speak with Craig
and Aresko Management to explain the residents' objections and to offer to help find a new lessee to take over the ICE office space. I don't know if this is just for talking or if this is for asking and answering, but I wanted to ask if this council or any of its members had spoken with Craig or Aresko since then.
>> I spoke with Craig multiple times. >> Lovely. Great. Awesome. I also wanted to ask, because the deal with ICE was very opaque um and us residents didn't know about it, how long the lease is for. Is the lease up at the end of this year? >> No. >> No, it's not. >> I believe it's a two-year or three-year
lease, I believe. I'm not positive though. >> Okay. Um and also, I would like to um I know that this has to be done in writing, but at the end of this I'd like to put in an OPRA request for all municipal records concerning the lease of Aresko to ICE at the Five Becker Farm, Roseland. Um because we want to look over the
zoning and occupancy laws and the scrutiny of parking and all that. So, what I uh have out to you guys now is uh I also read through the Randolph Town Council's resolution, which denied ICE, and I've drafted a resolution for Roseland to do a similar thing. I understand that I
can't put in a resolution, but I wanted to give it to you, and I'm going to be here to talk with anybody who wants to work with me on the resolution or tell me what they'd like to do uh put in the resolution for next time. Um anyway, I drafted a resolution for Roseland to do a similar thing. The main issue raised in this resolution is that
ICE has not shown they will follow zone restrictions or regulations in detaining people illegally in office spaces. People have been detained in field offices in Denver, Atlanta, and San Francisco just in the last year. Um, over 100 people were held overnight
uh in a basement in uh Denver in a Denver field office where they said they will not have detainees. I do understand that Roseland said, "This is going to be a legal office." Or that Arasco said to Roseland, "This will be a legal office." Roseland said, "Only 40 people, right? Yes, we know. We won't have anybody
here." There is no indication that they will do that. They've broken that promise time and time again, and they've done so also while breaking human rights violations. Breaking Having human rights violations. Putting people on the floor of a basement overnight up to 100 days even. So, if
that comes out that this is happening in Roseland, it's not going to look good for us, you, anybody. And so, I do think that the best course of action is to try to get him to um cut the lease short or to stop the renewal of the lease before something like this does happen. They can say that it's going to be 40 lawyers
all they want, but we have no way to know that. Also, I did identify another um at the municipal land loose land use law that you can use, and I also identified another law that's for sanctuary cities um which um or sanctuary places. New Jersey
is one of which, not specifically Roseland, which says that we shouldn't be having uh or working with ICE because it makes immigrant members of the community or other members of the community feel like they cannot come forward for uh to be a witness of a crime. Um, so, it's just another reason
to not have ICE close by. Another point is that um ICE is very close to the Learning Express. It's a children's um daycare. Um, we may have children there who, you know, we don't know, but we don't want them to feel that they uh are going to be sent anywhere or they're going to be taken from their
parents. Yeah. So, I hope that you look over the resolution. I will be here to talk about it or you can tell me that I don't, you know, I didn't do it right, but you'll fix it for me and I would love that. So, THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> MR. MAYOR, COUNCIL, MY NAME IS STEVE
SAPORITO. I grew up in this town down on Rutgers Court. Um I have I mean, there were some beautiful statements here today about ICE and you know that I'm here for it and I'm part of ICE out of Roseland. I had a few things to say that I think were covered by people,
but I really have a reflection to last Council meeting. Um when those kids were brought up here, one for any day that Roseland beats Fairfield is a very, very good day. Um but what I really took away from them is
the diversity in this town and what I really noticed was that some of those kids have the kind of brown skin that are allowed under the cavernous stop for their parents to be taken away from them.
And so, what I want this Council to think about is what would our reaction be if ICE did take those parents away from those kids. And by the next meeting, think about that resolution and the things that you would do
if if that did happen and maybe do it before it happens and maybe prevent that thing from happening itself. That's all I wanted to say today. Thank you guys and thank you to the Roseland police who were great during our protest down on Eisenhower
Parkway. THANK YOU. >> [applause] >> LOU, I'M JAMES BENNETT AND I'M FROM NORTH CALDWELL. I was here for the last meeting. I wanted to ask cuz you you were asked at the last meeting to put together some kind of resolution condemning the activities of ICE, the illegal
activities of ICE. Have you Did any action get taken on that? >> Chris. Yes, so we're we we got a copy of the of the resolution. Thank you. We're bringing it to our committee meeting, which will be It's not going to be next week, it'll be the week after to to review it. >> Uh what Are you referring to the revolu- resolution she just
>> The Rox- The Roxbury resolution. >> Okay, no. I You were asked last month to do your own resolution. And so what I'm hearing is no action was taken on that? >> We haven't met as our committee since then. We're going to be meeting at the end of the in 2 weeks. >> Okay, I feel like this is a little more urgent than
you know, maybe you guys could schedule a meeting cuz this is kind of an emergency. Um my other question is you were asked to try to get into the facility to inspect it to make sure that what you've been told is going on there is what is going on there and that nothing else is going on there. Has any action been taken on that?
>> daily. It's monitored daily since February. >> And how what is the method of that? Like how does that work? >> If I say on public record how it's monitored, they would know for monitoring. >> Okay, have Have you [snorts] gone inside the facility? Has anybody gone inside? >> Gone inside the public spaces inside of the building.
>> The public spaces. Okay. As was mentioned, they have been caught holding people illegally in office spaces that they said they wouldn't. That has happened 64 times that I know of and that's from a report from 4 weeks ago. Um you can find that on Courier News. It has not been reported in any mainstream
news, but there are smaller outlets that are on you know, following that information. They've uncovered 40, uh, sorry, 64 locations where people have been held illegally in office space. So, it it's in, you know, it's incumbent on you to make sure that's not happening
as as, uh, we discussed last month, you have all taken an oath to the Constitution. You have an obligation to protect and defend the Constitution. That includes making sure that ICE is not breaking the law in that facility. >> no reports that they are. Rose land facility, right? >> Rose land
>> In that facility, there's no specific reports that in that facility, but who would report that, exactly? [laughter] >> Roseland has an ordinance concerning zoning that predates all of this. It does not allow jails, detainment centers, etc. within our borough. >> That's great. >> We are monitoring that daily to ensure
that our laws that we control, our zoning laws, are followed. >> Okay. >> If they if if they are not being followed in any aspect, we will enforce our zoning rules, laws, and regulations. >> Okay, I just I just want you to be aware that they have been caught 64 times
doing exactly that in other places. So, there's there's good reason to think that it could be going on there. And that's, uh, yeah, so I just want to make sure you're aware of that. >> Um, can you give your address for the record cuz I don't think >> Mountain. >> Thank you. >> Mountain >> Avenue.
>> Where? >> In Caldwell. >> Okay, cuz I didn't hear. >> that's okay. Sorry, I I said it at the beginning. Um >> North Caldwell? >> North Caldwell, 75. Um I guess that was it. I feel like I forgot something, but all right, thank you. >> THANK YOU.
>> THANKS. >> [applause] >> GOOD EVENING. I'M CHRIS JACOBSON. I WAS HERE last uh last month and so I feel compelled to stand up here and talk to you again. >> State your address, please. >> I'm a Nutley resident. So, um I mean, this is an Essex County issue, right?
>> No, it's just our We have >> Yeah, no, no, no, I'm saying like >> Trust me, I get it. >> So, [snorts] I mean, we all know that ICE doesn't operate under the laws, under the rules. They There will be detainees on this property.
Really, I mean, that's what's going to happen. So, it's up to you guys to to counter this or whatever. That it's it's it's definitely going to happen. So, maybe you >> We will enforce our zoning rules and regulations that do not allow that
according to our zoning laws on that property or any property in the Borough of Roseland. >> Okay. I hope so. THANK YOU. >> ANY OTHER MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WISH TO BE HEARD? COME FORWARD. Anybody on Zoom, right? Thank you. Next on our agenda is introduction of ordinances.
First ordinance First introduction is ordinance 25-2026. Miss Kennedy, please read the ordinance by title only. >> Bond ordinance providing for the acquisition of various equipment in and by the Borough of Roseland in the County of Essex, New Jersey appropriating a
hundred 133,286 dollars therefore and authorizing the issuance of 126,620 dollars bonds or notes of the Borough to finance part of the cost thereof. >> Is there a motion to introduce ordinance 25-2026?
>> So moved. >> Second. For all of you Board, all in favor? >> I. >> Opposed? Hearing and seeing none. >> Ordinance number 20 25-2026 will be published on the Borough's website and the notice of public hearing will be advertised on the Borough's website. The
public hearing will be held on Tuesday, July 14th, 2026. >> Next on the agenda is ordinance 26-2026. Ms. Kennedy, please read the ordinance by title only. >> Bond ordinance providing for the acquisition of vehicles and equipment for the police department in and by the Borough of Roseland in the County of
Essex, New Jersey appropriating $252,357 therefore and authorizing the issuance of $239,740 bonds or notes of the Borough to finance part of the cost thereof. >> Is there a motion to introduce ordinance 26-26? >> So moved. >> Second.
>> Trillo, Porradi, all in favor? >> Aye. >> Opposed? Hearing and seeing none. >> Ordinance number 26-2026 will be published on the Borough's website and the notice of public hearing will be advertised on the Borough's website. The public hearing will be held on Tuesday, July 14th, 2026.
>> Thank you. Next on the agenda is ordinance 27-2026. Ms. Kennedy, please read the ordinance by title only. >> Bond ordinance amending section 6D of bond ordinance 8-2022 as appropriated by ordinance 9-2024 of the Borough of Roseland in the County of
Essex, New Jersey finally adopted May 17th, 2022 as appropriated May 21st, 2024 in order to increase the section 20 costs. >> Is there a motion to introduce ordinance 27-2026? >> So moved.
>> Second. >> Porradi, all in favor? >> Aye. >> Opposed? Hearing and seeing none. >> Ordinance number 27-2026 will be published on the Borough's website and the notice of public hearing will be advertised on the Borough's website. The public hearing will be held on
Tuesday, July 14th, 2026. >> Thank you. Next on the agenda is ordinance 28-2026. Kennedy, please read the ordinance by title only. >> Bond ordinance providing for the improvements to various municipal buildings in and by the Borough of Roseland in the County of Essex, New
Jersey appropriating $524,490. Therefore, and authorizing the issuance of $490,265 bonds or notes of the borough to finance part of the cost thereof. >> Is there a motion to introduce ordinance 28-2026?
>> Motion. >> Second. Tully, Trillo, all in favor? >> Aye. >> Opposed? Hearing and seeing none. >> Ordinance number 28-2026 will be published on the borough's website, and the notice of public hearing will be advertised on the borough's website. The
public hearing will be held on Tuesday, July 14th, 2026. >> Next on the agenda is ordinance 29-2026. Miss Kenny, please read the ordinance by title only. >> An ordinance amending chapter 14 of the revised revised general ordinances of the borough of Roseland entitled parks
and recreation to amend section 7, rental and use of borough of Roseland community center. >> Is there a motion to introduce ordinance 29-2026? >> So moved. >> Second. >> Fording, Tully, all in favor? >> Aye. >> Opposed?
Hearing and seeing none. >> Ordinance [snorts] number 29-2026 will be published on the borough's website, and the notice of public hearing will be advertised on the borough's website. The public hearing will be held on Tuesday, July 14th, 2026. >> Thank you. Uh next we have public hearing on ordinances, ordinance
18-2026. For the public's knowledge, has been postponed until August. We will move on to ordinance 21-2026. Miss Kenny, please read the ordinance by title only. >> An ordinance to amend chapter 20 of the revised general ordinances of the
borough of Roseland entitled soil and soil moving. >> Is there a motion to open the public hearing on ordinance 21-2026? So moved. >> Second. >> Nope, got >> Second. >> For Barone, Trillo, all in favor? >> Aye. >> Opposed?
Hearing and seeing none. Does anyone wish to be heard on ordinance 21-2026. Hearing and seeing none, may I have a motion to close the public hearing on ordinance 21-2026. >> So moved. >> Second. >> Parrott, Tole, all in favor? >> Aye. >> Opposed?
Hearing and seeing none, Ms. Kennedy, please read the ordinance by title only. >> An ordinance to amend chapter 20 of the revised general ordinances of the Borough of Roseland entitled soil and soil moving. >> Is there a motion to adopt ordinance 21-2026? >> Motion.
>> Second. >> Parrott, Party, roll call vote, please, Ms. Kennedy. >> Mr. Party? >> Yes. >> Mr. Braun? >> Yes. >> Mrs. Parrott? >> Yes. >> Mr. Schroeder? >> Yes. >> Mrs. Tole? >> Yes. >> Mr. Strella? >> Yes. >> Ordinance 21-2026 will be on the Borough's website as a passed ordinance and shall take uh effect as provided by
law. >> Thank you. Next on the agenda is a public hearing on ordinance by title only. >> An ordinance of the Borough of Roseland to repeal ordinance number 33-2025 as amended which provided for salaries and compensation
to be paid to non-union employees of the Borough of Roseland and substitute therefore salaries and compensation for the year 2026. >> Is there a motion to open the public hearing on ordinance 22-2026? [clears throat] >> So moved. >> Second. >> Party, Trillo, all in favor? >> Aye.
>> Opposed? Hearing and seeing none, does anyone wish to be heard on ordinance 22-2026? Hearing and seeing none, may I have a motion to close the public hearing? >> So moved. >> Second. >> Parrott, Braun, all in favor? >> Aye. >> Opposed?
Hearing and seeing none, Ms. Kennedy, please read the ordinance by title only. >> An ordinance of the Borough of Roseland to repeal ordinance number 33-2025 as amended which provided for salaries and compensation to be paid to non-union employees of the Borough of Roseland and substitute therefore salaries and
compensation for the year 2026. >> So motion to open the public hearing. >> [snorts] >> I mean sorry. >> So moved. >> No. >> Which one? >> Motion to adopt, excuse me. >> Motion to adopt. >> So moved. >> Second.
>> Party Parrott, roll call vote. >> Mr. Barry? >> Yes. >> Mr. Brown? >> Yes. >> Mrs. Parrott? >> Yes. >> Mr. Schroeder? >> Yes. >> Mrs. Tolly? >> Yes. >> Mr. Troiano? >> Yes. >> Ordinance 22-2026 will be on the borough's website as a past ordinance and shall take effect as provided by
law. >> Thank you, Ms. Kennedy. I don't want to get involved with the confusion. >> Next on the agenda we have a public hearing on ordinance 23-2026. Ms. Kennedy, please read the ordinance by title only. >> An ordinance of the Borough of Roseland establishing salaries for the mayor and council of the Borough of Roseland. >> So motion to open the public hearing on
ordinance 23-2026. >> Motion. >> Second. >> Brown Troiano. >> All All All in favor? >> I. >> Opposed? Hearing and seeing none, does anyone wish to be heard on ordinance 23-2026? Hearing and seeing none, may have a motion to close the public hearing.
>> So moved. >> Second. All in favor? >> I. >> Opposed? Hearing and seeing none, Ms. Kennedy, read the ordinance by title only. >> An ordinance of the Borough of Roseland establishing salaries for the mayor and council of the Borough of Roseland.
>> So motion to adopt ordinance 23-2026. >> So moved. >> Second. >> Troiano Party, roll call vote, please. >> Mr. Barry? >> Yes. >> Mr. Brown? >> Yes. >> Mrs. Parrott? >> Yes. >> Mr. Schroeder? >> Yes. >> Mrs. Tolly? >> Yes. >> Mr. Troiano? >> Yes. >> Ordinance 23-2026 will be on the
borough's website as a past ordinance and shall take effect as provided by law. >> Thank you. Ms. Kennedy, I'm missing ordinance 24-2026. >> I also don't have it. >> Next on the agenda we have a public hearing on ordinance 24-2026. Miss Kennedy, please read the ordinance by title only.
>> Just 1 second, that's the one I don't have. 24? >> Mhm. An ordinance amending various sections of chapter 2 of the revised general ordinances of the Borough of Roseland entitled administration, article 4 entitled departments established. >> Is there a motion to open the public
hearing on ordinance 24-2026? >> Motion. >> Second. >> Roll call, party. All in favor? >> Aye. >> Aye. >> Opposed? Hearing and seeing none, does anyone wish to be heard on ordinance 24-2026? >> [snorts] >> Hello. >> [laughter]
>> Uh I'm uh Connor Carlin uh from Bloomfield uh editor of the progress. That's that's why I'm here. Um I mostly just wanted to ask question about this ordinance uh specifically uh cuz I understand that it uh takes the council
out of uh the um the council's role out of some uh departments uh doings, I guess you could say. Um and I was just curious what the impetus for doing that was. >> Give us 1 second to find it. >> No worries. >> Like I said, we don't have the paperwork
in front of us. >> [laughter] >> And this was changing the >> title. >> Yes. >> Yeah, okay. >> Yeah, okay. >> different now. Yeah. >> That's right. Okay, we we we're just changing the title >> Mhm. >> of of one of of one of Biscay, one of the employees, right? We're restructuring the department.
>> Right. Okay, good. >> That's That's all this is. >> And just to streamline it, basically? >> Yeah, I mean yeah, based on what we've learned over the last couple years and just streamlining the department. Is that it? >> Okay, got you. Thank you. >> Anyone wish to else be heard on ordinance 24-2026?
Hearing and seeing none, may I have a motion to close the public hearing? >> [snorts] >> So moved. >> Second. >> Uh Parrott, Brody. >> All in favor? >> Aye. >> Opposed? >> Hearing and seeing none, Ms. Kennedy, please read the ordinance by title only.
>> An ordinance amending various sections of chapter 2 of the revised general ordinances of the Borough of Roseland entitled administration, article 4 entitled departments established. >> Do we have a motion to adopt? >> So moved. >> Second. >> Brody, Parrott, roll call vote, please.
>> Mr. Brody? >> Yes. >> Mr. Brunt? >> Yes. >> Mrs. Parrott? >> Yes. >> Mr. Schroeder? >> Yes. >> Mrs. Tolley? >> Yes. >> Mr. Trillo? >> Yes. >> Ordinance 24-2026 will be on the borough's website as a passed ordinance and shall take effective as provided by law.
>> Thank you, Ms. Kennedy. Next on the agenda, we have resolution 204-2026. Motion to approve the June 10th bill list. Everyone received the bill list. Questions, concerns, comments, or recuses? If there are none, we'll take a motion to approve the bill list, please. >> So moved.
>> Second. >> Trillo, Brody. All in favor? >> Aye. >> Opposed? Hearing and seeing none, next we have resolutions 205-2026 through 225-2026 by resolution number >> Mayor,
I have to recuse from number one. >> Okay. We'll take number one, Resolution 205-2026 by itself with Councilwoman Porada recusing herself. Do we have a motion to approve Resolution 205-2026? >> So moved. >> Second. >> Schroeder Tully, all in favor?
>> Aye. >> Opposed? Hearing and seeing none. Next, we have by Resolution number 206-2026 through 225-2026 by agenda items 2 through 21.
I'd like to move them in their entirety. I would just like to take note of Resolution 219-2026 for number 15 on the agenda. The Run for Roseland will now be dedicated still be the Run
for Roseland to honor uh the late Lou LaSalle as he was a big part of that race for many many years. Uh was there every time and he thought it was fitting to to have the race in his honor. So, I just want to mention that, read that into the record. >> Mr. Mayor, a question.
Um not on Resolution 219-2026, which I wholeheartedly support, but 215-2026, perhaps it's a question for um for our administrator. Um what at a high level was that enhanced
scope that makes up the incremental 32,200? >> You're talking about the amendment of Resolution 72, Councilman? >> Number 11, line >> Yeah, 72 to 215. >> Yeah.
>> Talking about the increase to [clears throat] the water storage engineers. >> Yes. >> So, what makes up that increase? Um they had to do update to the drinking water supply agreement. >> Um >> and also a water system hydraulics evaluation to come up with an operating
plan for the for the new water tank. >> And that amounts, even though there's a change in the not to exceed, this is an aggregate still within the 2026 approved budget. >> Yeah, the funds have been encumbered to to account for this, yes. >> Thank you.
Any other questions or concerns about the resolutions? Or recusal, if there are none, take a motion to move the mayor entirety, please. >> So moved. >> Second. >> Trillo, Schroeder, all in favor? Aye. Opposed?
Hearing and seeing none, next we have the consent agenda. Uh approval for our two captains, Lieutenant Police Expo, and a raffle application uh for a 50 off-premise 50/50 raffle on July 12th. Have a motion to approve the consent agenda. >> So moved.
>> Second. >> Parrott, Trillo, all in favor? Aye. >> Aye. >> Opposed? Hearing and seeing none, uh mayor's report, um want to thank everybody for a great uh picnic and family fun day that we had a few weeks ago. We're entering the
summer. Uh so the public knows we'll instead of having two meetings a month, we'll have one meeting a month in the summer months. We have our concerts coming up. Um I have two things on here on the New Jersey Conference of Mayors. Um last month I was elected to the executive board of directors for the State Conference of Mayors representing
Essex County and been a part of the legislative committee. There are a lot of great things that are happening there that I can now bring back to the council when it comes to legislative uh things that are going on. What the Conference of Mayors does is they evaluate the legislative section, evaluates bills. For example,
the Bailey bill, which has to do with um data centers. Um they review the bills. Most likely as a group we support or oppose the bills, but I'll bring the bills back to this council for discussion most likely in caucus. There are two bills that
one bill that the conference of mayors is already objecting to. It's a bill called S1766, which has to has to do with affordable housing. It It's not so much It's not opposing affordable housing, it's opposing the boroughs insight to the plan of where it
goes. So, the borough, as all the boroughs and towns have done, can plan accordingly. So, I will bring hopefully a lot of great information back from that committee. It's a very active committee that meets twice a month. Um I just wanted to put on the agenda so everyone's aware of of the good information we should have coming back.
Um besides that, I'll hold any other discussions I may have for the end in case I think of something that wasn't touched upon. Next, I'll turn over to Councilman Barti for his committee. >> Thank you, Mayor. Nothing new to report tonight. >> Thank you. Councilman Trello.
>> Uh busy time in recreation. Baseball and softball seasons are wrapping up. Uh I want to give a shout-out to the Woody family who've done a tremendous job making the the walk-out game a tradition in Roseland. So, today, before I came here, I was happy enough to be coaching the fifth
and sixth graders. They put all those Roseland kids together and just mix up the teams by like a sandlot game. Some entertainment. And the Woodys are just a great example of the volunteerism in the that makes Roseland one of the great towns around. Um over the summer, like you mentioned, Mr.
Mayor, the concerts, we have men's three-on-three basketball league. Uh scram, obviously. We're looking forward to having a successful summer starting Monday already since the kids get out on Thursday. Um and don't forget, soccer registration comes out now. So, everyone always forgets, and
then we get a thousand late soccer registrations in the fall. But, soccer registration comes out now. I know that no one's thinking about fall sports right now, but to get the uniforms ordered and everything else, we have to get those registrations in. Otherwise, that's all I have, you, Mayor. >> Thank you. Uh Schroeder.
>> Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Nothing additional to report. >> Uh Councilman Barone. >> Uh just a quick reminder to everybody. Um new e-bike laws go into effect um I believe it's uh the middle of July. >> 19th. >> July 19th. Uh there was an unfortunate incident that happened in Monmouth
County last week where a 15-year-old boy ran his e-bike into the back of a vehicle. He actually perished this weekend. Um that's why these laws exist. Um uh trying to spread the word out there as much as we can. I hope all the other municipalities do the same um but middle
of July I think there's registrations and permits and licenses that go go along with these things. Um the rectangular rapid flashing beacon signs were installed along the borough. Um I've seen that. Um the borough has um posted on our social media countless
times and I love it to get the word out um but people still don't press the buttons to cross the street. So, please spread the word um when you press the button the lights illuminate um and then you're supposed to go obviously keep looking across the street. Um Councilman Schroeder got my attention as he crossed the street across Harrison Avenue right
before the meeting today and two cars didn't stop for him. Um as as you get >> Should've got a ticket. >> I don't want to So, um I'm I've actually had discussions with um with the >> 2D. >> That's good. >> 2D button. >> I've had discussions with one of the sergeants where um the uh Roseland Police Department will be doing some details where um they will be actually
doing plain clothes police officers and um you know, issuing tickets and stuff. Yeah. >> Can't do that. It's illegal. >> Grant funded by the town. >> Well, well, yeah. >> So, that's all I have. Thank you. >> Uh Councilwoman Porcelli. >> Hi. Um first I want to congratulate
Officer Cantone. Um I think he's going to be such a great addition to the force. Um when we interviewed him, we knew he was going to fit in and I just want to wish him all the best. To piggyback off of uh Councilman Lombardi, I'm I mean Councilman Barone, I spoke to Lieutenant
Ballard today and he wanted me to remind everybody about the e-bike laws, but he does want to let everyone know our ordinance is still in effect. So, until that law goes into effect, our ordinance is are still in in place
um and the penalties are still in place. So, just for the parents to know that until that goes in to effect, we do still have some some control on that. So, and that's all I have. >> Police department has done a good job with >> Yes. >> gently reminding >> Yes.
>> parents and the kids through positive reinforcement >> Mhm. >> what the rules and aren't especially in the complex. So, they've done a good job with a proactive >> Yes. They have. >> Uh Councilwoman Toloui >> Thank you, Mayor. This past weekend, members of the Roseland Junior Women's Club collected 26 boxes of
non-perishable, I mean 26 bags of non-perishable food items and four boxes of non-perishable food items for a food pantry. We were at ShopRite in West Caldwell and the people that donated, they were very generous. The girls that
helped were Savannah Varolla, Vienna Mooney, Angela Gillespie, Cheryl Ryan, Jenny Jacomowitz, Cindy Polito and myself. And I'd like to thank DPW workers Lucy Gaita and Joe Marido for coming um
yesterday morning to pick up all the food. They brought it over here to uh Borough Hall and Maureen Critchley uh separated all and put it all on the shelves. So, I think we're pretty well stocked. Uh the other item, not this Friday but
next Friday will be the senior citizen barbecue at the Roseland Library. It starts at 12:30. If you haven't called to register um so we know how much food to order, please call the recreation department, I
believe by Monday. Um and the other item, the senior citizen transportation, our bus is still going and doing weekly trips and may slow down in the summer. So the best thing to do is call the the bus driver Betty
at 973-226-5108. If you need some more information, you can call Caldwell. They have the information on which rides are taking place through the week. And that's all I have for now. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Um just two things to go back. I want to
congratulate the graduates of Noecker. Sixth grade graduated on Monday and the West Essex graduates who are graduating on Thursday. Um and um I think Roseland's first true club baseball team the Jackals. >> Yeah, as far as I know as far as I know
Genie. I don't know if you know from back in the day. I don't know if Frank coached the baseball. >> There we had Yeah, we did have a baseball all Roseland teams and then we got too small. So it's been a long time. How long How long ago was that? >> Not too long ago. >> [laughter] >> I think there's a banner up somewhere. Frank Shay and Sam Peskin >> Frank coached.
>> started a team. Um They went 10-1-1 I believe and they won the championship beating Livingston on Sunday evening I believe. And now it it's You have club team uh it's contagious. There's like three or four people that want to start club teams which is great cuz it starts feeder system. So I just want to
congratulate them. The kids did a great job. >> And the football team too Roseland Raiders. Raiders. They have the Roseland Raiders. >> Um anybody else have anything to add to committee reports? Hearing and seeing none we're going to do approval of minutes. We'll do the
April 21st, May 5th, and May 26th council and caucus meeting minutes. Take those three. Everyone received the minutes. Any questions, concerns? Recusals? I don't believe there were any. If there are none can we have a motion to approve the minutes? >> So moved.
>> Second. >> Barone. Trillo, all in favor? I. Opposed? Hearing none, next we'll take the June 2nd caucus meeting minutes with Councilman Barti, Schroeder, and Councilman Tolly recusing themselves. Do we have a motion from the other three
council members to >> So moved. >> Second. >> Trillo, Parati, all in favor? >> Aye. >> Aye. >> Opposed? Hearing and seeing none. Next, we have our second round of public comment. Any member of the public wishing to be heard, come forward, state your name and address for the record. If you're with us via Zoom, use the
raise your hand option. Thank you, Ryan. Hearing and seeing none. All we have left is a motion for adjournment. Do we have a motion for adjournment? >> So moved. >> Second. >> Parati, Barti, all in favor? >> Aye. >> Aye. >> Opposed? Hearing and seeing none. Thank you, everyone. >> Dallas, how are you?
>> I'm good. >> I'm good, but I haven't seen you in forever.