Ready, John? You ready? >> Good evening and welcome to the December 16th meeting of the Rosland Governing Body. Adequate notices meeting provided in accordance with the Open Public Meeting Act and that the date, time, and location 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 burough clerk. For those attending
tonight's meeting via Zoom, the the attendance and the relevant documents can be found on the Burough's website, attached to the meeting notice post in the news and announcement section. During the meeting, an announce will 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 star9 at the appropriate time. For those in attendance in person or remotely, please provide your name and address when selected. If you're eligible for Daniel's law, please just announce your name. Mr. Watkins, would you please call the role? >> Mayor Spango >> present. >> Mr. Bardy >> here. >> Mr. Bont here.
>> Mrs. Paratt >> here. >> Mr. Schroeder >> here. >> Mrs. Tolley >> here. >> Mr. Trillo >> here. Please rise for the flag salute. 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, we're going to go through our uh presentations for our soccer champions. I think we won four out of eight teams won a championship. >> That's correct.
>> Half of them. Uh, we'll go uh with the youngest first. >> Girls, I'm going to call call your coaches up first. This is the dash, correct? >> Mhm. >> And then we're going to call you up by
name. You're going to get your trophy and you're just going to stand in the front there. Okay. The dash were coached by Jessica Detroit. Coach, come get your certificate. >> Oh, yeah.
>> Assistant coach Mark Droya. >> I'll take this. >> And Jonathan D. Rosh is here. >> John. >> John's here. >> No. >> Okay. Thank Thank you, >> coach. Stay here with your team. got to take a picture. Uh, Coach
Detroit's team uh was they were champions, not co-ch champions. I was told it's current co- champions. She told me they were undefeated, but they had one loss. Uh, because >> it was the Essex Fells, so it didn't count. Um, that's the good things good thing is
when you tie Essex Fells or North Caldwell or Fairfield, you're going to wind up playing together in high school anyway. So, that means we're going to have good athletic teams in in a bunch of years. So, I'll call you up by name. get your trophy and you'll go up here for a picture. Okay. Quinn Brewy >> Daniela Detroit. I was going to call her
yells. Julia Droya, >> Amelia Cruz, Vivian Lampert, Danny Pacheco, >> Elaine Sebastian, Naomi Sedric, Ellie Shivalman, and Kira Soil.
>> I actually think this is the best attendance we ever had from a team. Also, everybody showed up. >> Wait until they're like in eighth grade. >> Congratulations, girls. usually second grade. Thank you so much.
Congratulations. >> Oh yeah, >> I should have put co-champs on it. >> Oh, all summer. >> Next up, this is really easier for me now because the next two teams were head coached by Councilman Trillo. So, I don't have to do anything. I get to
bring him up. He can say everything about the teams. I'll just announce the players. Next up is the uh Rosland Galaxy head coach Moose Trillo, assistant coaches Brian Meyer. Oh, John Barant. It's even easier. And Tamara Dario and Mike Russo. I'm going to turn the entire thing over to Councilman
Chillo. >> Thanks, Jimmy. >> All right. Uh so we're starting with our fifth sixth grade boys. Uh we had a wonderful season. Um the semifinal was actually Roseanne vers Rosand and a very very uh nerve-wracking game. We went to
penalty shots. Um second round of penalty shots and luckily in the end PJ knocked one home to bring home the championship and that was really the championship game. Even though in the championship game we won two nothing in a game we should have won like 12 to nothing. But um great team.
I've had a lot of these boys a lot of years. Uh I think that's three or four for us. Dean and Cam and PJ, right? Three in a row. I think there was a gap year. Um, we're built on defense. Dean and Ashton man the back. Uh, Adam's usually our man and goal, although Luca
and Robbie chipped in with goalie work this year. Uh, Cam and and PJ carried the day usually on offense for us. But just to go over some statistics for the year, um, goals, Dean had four, Ashton had three, Brady had two, IO had one, PJ
had six, Camden had six, Luca had two, Robbie had three, and Nathan had one. Uh, all season long, we only allowed four goals. Um, in the playoffs, we allowed zero goals. Uh, and for the season, Adam, my son, who doesn't usually get compliments. You know how that goes when you coach your kids.
>> His athletic ability comes from the maternal. >> Absolutely. Um, he did not let up. I saw my soccer. >> He did not let up a goal all season. So, he had a clean sheet for the season as a goalie, which was great. So, great season, guys. I hope you come back and do we do it again next year. You want me
to read the names or you going to read the names? >> Very good. >> Anything? >> Some impressive stats there. Councilman >> uh first Ryder Bar Gabe Cosen, Killian Custodio, Dean
Fabricator, Ashton Fowler, Brady Jazario, Kyle Grabowski, Patrick Meyer, John Carlo Morray, Camden Navaro, Mason Alivera,
Iomotin Ogdi, Hope I got it right, IO Robbie Rosenberg. >> Hey yo, it's >> Lucas Ross Russo. >> Must be a Carney term. Uh, Luca Tybe, Adam Trillo, and Nathan Vancra Vanro.
Vanro, excuse me. >> I'm sorry, Tamar. I didn't see you there. Teams here >> fantastations. Thank you very much. >> Good job. >> Sixth graders, fifth graders, I'll see you in two years.
>> I got to give this to Tamara and Brian. Give it to him. >> Yeah. I give it to him. >> Yep. Next is another team coached by Councilman Trillo. Uh, seventh and eighth grade girls, Rosanne Gotham, head coach Moo Trillo, assistant coach Matt
Malbach, CJ DeMarco, Rich Lupinaci, Mike Gillespie, Mike Fon. You got more coaches than a major league baseball team. It's a >> big operation. >> Mike Foninoach. >> It's a big operation. >> Are they outside these kids? >> I think the seventh eighth graders are mostly outside. They didn't fit. We need a bigger room.
>> Going to need a bigger boat. >> Coaching staff. >> I bring people together. It's a family approach to coaching. I'm amazed at the statistics you have. >> It's how he navigates the draft. >> I think he >> There may or may not be a file
somewhere. >> I finagle. >> There may or may not be a file. >> Don't you throw the names in a hat and no >> just named 36 assistant coaches. >> All right. Uh they're starting to walk in. There's a lot of them. Uh we were blessed with large teams for both our
rec uh uh teams this year. uh several coaches, Loop, CJ, Matt, come on up, coaches. >> Um this is our seventh and eighth grade girls team. Um we didn't know if we're going to have two teams at first. We had exactly 17 girls on the team. 18,
>> six, seven, eight, n sorry, 21 girls on on the roster. >> Um you play 11 on 11, so it's almost as bad as the boys, which were 17 for 9B9. >> Wow. The girls came together, all talent levels, all everything else, everyone contributed. We had a wonderful season.
Again, this was another undefeated uh undefeated team. Our stats for the season, uh 44 goals scored versus four goals allowed on the season. Uh again, we started on defense and nobody was more important to that um than our our
star goalie, Faith Demarco. But then a bunch of girls stepped up to play goalie because nobody on the team wanted to play goalie, including Faith, who's a wonderful goalie. Uh Payton did her turn in goal. Maggie Mandel did a lot of turns in goal. Uh Olivia McGovern, I think she's a goalie in training,
although she convinced me that she's no longer willing to play goalie. Gracie played some goal. Ariana played some goal. Lupinaci, did you get one in goal or I didn't get you in. All right. Well, we got just about everybody in Gillespie. No, right. She refused from the beginning. Um stats, uh goalwise,
Faith had three goals. Payton had five goals. Gracie had two goals. Maggie had six goals. Sienna Venola had three goals. Uh Juliana Penalooza led the team with uh sorry, led the eighth graders with nine goals. Kate Reynolds had two
goals. Sienna Breto had two goals. And Isabella Gollespie, not Gollespie, Gollespie led the team with 12 goals this season. So great season, girls. I love coaching you guys. A lot of fun. Come on up. >> All right. The seventh and eighth grade
girls carry on a tradition. We started about four or five years ago with sweatshirts instead of trophies cuz all the parents know they don't have enough hooded sweatshirts. Um my daughter's closet fell apart. Uh we're going to call you up girls. We're going to do alphabetically. Uh first up is is
>> Sienna Burrito here. >> Claire Clearary >> Faith DeMarco >> Payton Demarco >> Gabriella Fonino. >> Giovana Gabrielle. >> You stay up here girls. Oh, same size.
>> Isabella Gabrielle. Two sets of twins. >> Yes. >> No, the Goss aren't twins. They're 17. Oh, >> okay. Uh, >> is it Bella Gillespie? Gabriella Lupini. Maggie Mandel,
Grace Malbach, Olivia McGovern, uh, Valeria Mahia, Natalie Parado, Juliana Penalooza, Kate Reynolds, Elizabeth Celo, Ariana Trillo, Sienna Venola, and Melania Whitel.
>> Congrats, girls. Let me sneak in behind you. >> Oh, Patrick McGovern, I believe you were helping. No, >> not at all. slide down everybody. Thank you. Okay, very good. Smaller teams here, Dave. See? All right,
everybody. This camera, two, three. Very good. Congratulations. Thank you very much. >> Congratulations. >> Coaches, good job. Thank the coaches. >> Staff. Coaching. >> Coaching staff. I'm sorry. Coaching
staff. How many do you have? Big staff. >> Offense coach, midfield coach, defense coach, get back coach. See what I can do? >> Yeah. Throw them all there. I'll take care. >> Yep. I'll take care of you. >> Are we done? >> Thank you. >> Get a goalie coach.
>> Striker coach. >> Thank you. >> Got a special coach. >> We're in the era of specialization. >> Snack coach. >> Need a snack coach. >> That's what they call a staff, right? >> Huge staff. >> The ends justify the means.
>> Okay. What I'm do, >> Wow, it empties out so quickly. >> You don't want to say, huh? Bye, >> Phil. >> Oh, that's bad. I was work from home. >> Probably my brother's fault. >> Would you believe your brother was in
the happiest room? >> Hard to believe. >> Hard to believe. All right. Okay. Thank you. Um, we move the agenda around a little bit. Uh, first on the agenda after Sorry, we have to go back our first round of public
comment. Any member of the public wish to be heard, come forward, state your name and address for the record, please. >> Anyone on Zoom? Ryan? >> Okay. Next on the agenda, we have our public hearing adoption of ordinances.
First is ordinance 41-2025. Mr. Watkins, please read the ordinance by title only. >> Hold on. Let me let me go back a second. >> Mrs. Pern, are you here for public comment? >> Please come up.
>> No, I we we moved a little too quick. >> That's okay. Hi, I'm Elaine Pera, 68 Freeman Street, Rosland. My question at the last meeting was how many apartments and are those corporations paying property taxes?
>> So, let me digress. I sent you a text the next day. >> I didn't >> Yeah. No, saying that we would get you the numbers and Oh, >> and Moren did a spreadsheet, but I never sent you the numbers. So, I apologize, but we do have the numbers here for you. So, I apologize. It was a miscommunication that I didn't personally send it to you. >> Okay, that's okay.
>> So, Councilman already has them. So, so the the total number right now of approved projects that are being built, apartments and between apartments and town houses, 744. >> Okay. >> Okay. And that's just to for more details is 211 at 146 Harrison Avenue, which was the old BOPS property. Uh 299
at 6 Becker Farm, which is Avalon, and then 234 at 85 Livingston, 111 at 65 Livingston, which is at the corner of uh Livingston. >> So, you're saying right now it's over 700 Okay. And they still have to knock down that other office building and they
still have more. So you're going to be doing over over I just want the people in Rosland to know it's going to be well over a thousand apartments. >> It will be. Yes. So that's round three, which has been approved. >> The state has us going through round four. Now the projects have not officially been approved, but it's in
the process, but there is going to be more of the 744. We just went over what we already have approved. >> Yeah. But why? I I know you're saying it's these big contractors that want to build apartments. I would just say no. Give us homes. >> Okay. Yes, you can. You they could do you could get good contractors. I'm
quite sure in the state of New Jersey that there are many builders that are willing to buy that property and make cold sacks like they did in my neighborhood 50 some odd years ago and built the homes. >> We tried everything. We didn't want large density. But how can Roseland
afford to have over a thousand apartments? You're going to be what are you going to be at? 2,000 apartments. And do you seriously think that they're all going to get rented? >> Really? When other communities right now are having problems renting these apartments and then what's going to
happen to your schools? >> We had the same question. We had the same question and concern you did. East Hanover >> on River Road. I was talking to a friend of mine today. They are completely rented. >> They're completely rented. I don't know about the ones I go up there. I doubt it. And you have the other ones right
near uh Eagle Rock Avenue. That other whole section back there. >> Floren Park has a lot. Fairfield's getting a immense amount this year. It's a lot of housing. We said the same thing. Where are all these people coming from? >> It's hard for me to believe, but I'm concerned now on the property taxes for
the senior citizens that are living in this community because our taxes are going to go skyhigh. No. No. >> Well, I hope not. the opposite. >> They lower. They better get lower. >> The tax our tax our tax base will actually increase. >> The revenue coming in from taxes. We don't want We don't want the
>> I just want to make sure those corporations are going to be paying property taxes and they didn't get a 20-year tax break. >> No, they they pay taxes. It's a it's the burrow is going to have a larger tax base than it had before. >> Okay. All right. I want to say it. All right. Thank you so much. Have a nice holiday.
>> You too, Mrs. You, too. Any other member of the public wish to be heard, come forward, state your name and address for the record. >> I thought >> I thought Schroer was coming up too. >> Councilman, >> I thought she raised
her hand. >> I'm going to need her later. >> Uh, first on the agenda is ordinance 41-2025. >> Uh, Mr. Watkins, please read the ordinance by title only. An ordinance amending chapter 2 section 51 of the revised general ordinances of
the bureau of Rosland entitled senior transportation committee. >> Is there a motion to open the public hearing? >> So moved. >> Second. >> Uh Toli Trillo. All in favor? >> I opposed.
>> Hearing none. Does anyone wish to be heard on ordinance 41-2025? hearing and seeing none may I have a motion to close the public hearing on ordinance 41-2025 >> second parotti bard I believe all in favor >> I >> opposed
>> hearing and seeing none Mr. Mr. Watkins, please read the ordinance by title only. >> An ordinance amending chapter 2, section 51 of the revised general ordinances of the Burough of Roseland entitled senior transportation committee. >> Is there a motion to adopt ordinance
41-2025? >> So moved. >> Second. Parate. Roll call vote, please. >> Mr. Bardy, >> yes. >> Mr. Bryant, >> yes. >> Mrs. Paratt, >> yes. >> Mr. Mr. Schroeder. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Tolley. >> Yes.
>> Mr. Trillo. >> Yes. >> Ordinance 41-2025 will be advertising that progress as a past ordinance shall take effect as provided by law. >> Thank you, Mr. Watkins. Next on the agenda is public hearing on ordinance 42-2025. Mr. Watkins, please read the
ordinance by title only. An ordinance to amend the revised general ordinances of the Bureau of Roseand chapter 14 entitled Parks and Recreation to add a trunk or treat sponsor fee. >> Is there a motion to open the public hearing on ordinance 42-2025?
>> So moved. >> Second. >> Trillo Schroeder. All in favor? >> I opposed hearing and seeing none. Does anyone wish to be heard on ordinance 42-2025? Hearing and seeing none, may I have a motion to
close the public hearing on ordinance 42-2025. >> Motion >> second. >> Schroeder Trillo. All in favor? >> I opposed. >> Hearing and seeing none, Mr. Watkins, please read the ordinance by title only. >> Excuse me. An ordinance to amend the
revised general ordinances of the Bureau of Roselland chapter 14 entitled Parks and Recreation to add a trunk or treat sponsor fee. >> Is there a motion to adopt ordinance 42-2025? >> So move. >> Second.
>> Trillo Parate. Roll call vote please. Mr. Watkins. >> Mr. Bardy. >> Yes. >> Mr. Bar. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Paratt. >> Yes. >> Mr. Schroeder. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Tolley. >> Yes. >> Mr. Trillo. Yes. >> Ordinance 42-2025
will be advertised advertised in the progress as a past ordinance and shall take effect as provided by law. >> Thank you, Mr. Watkins. Next on the agenda is a public hearing on ordinance 43-2025. Mr. Watkins, please read the ordinance by title only. An ordinance to amend the revised
general ordinances of the Burrow of Roseand chapter 17 entitled water and sewer article 2, excuse me, entitled service section 17-8.1 entitled rates. >> Is there a motion to open the public hearing on ordinance 43-2025?
>> So moved. >> Second Baron Party. All in favor? I >> opposed. Hearing and seeing none. Does anyone wish to be heard on ordinance 43-2025? Hearing and seeing none. May I have a motion to close the public hearing?
>> Motion. >> Second. >> Baron Paratti. All in favor? I opposed. >> Hearing and seeing none. Mr. Watkins, please read the ordinance by title only. >> An ordinance to amend the revised general ordinances of the Bureau of Roseand chapter 17 entitled water and
sewer. Article two entitled service. Section 17-8.1 entitled rates. >> Is there a motion to adopt ordinance 43-2025? >> So second. >> Sorry. Tiardy. Roll call vote please. Mr. Watkins. >> Mr. Bardy.
>> Yes. >> Mr. Barat. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Paratt. >> Yes. >> Mr. Schroeder. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Tolley. >> Yes. >> Mr. Trillo. >> Yes. Ordinance 43-2025 will be advertising the progress as a past ordinance shall take effect as
provided by law. >> Thank you, Mr. Watkins. Next on the agenda is a public hearing on ordinance 44-2025. Mr. Watkins, please read the ordinance by title only. an ordinance of the Burough of Rosland and the county of Essex, New Jersey, appropriating $30,000 from the capital improvement fund to
supplement the $248,300 appropriated by ordinance number 8-2023 of the burrow. Finally adopted March 21st, 2023 to provide for improvements to Cooper Avenue. >> Is there a motion to open the public
hearing on ordinance 44-2025? >> So moved. >> Second. Baron Tulli. All in favor? >> I >> opposed. Hearing and seeing none. Does anyone wish to be heard on ordinance 44-2025? Hearing seeing none, may I have a motion to close the public hearing on ordinance
44-2025. >> Motion. >> Second. >> Baron Schroeder. All in favor? I >> opposed. >> Hearing and seeing none, Mr. Watkins, please read the ordinance by title only. Ordinance of the Bureau of Roseand and the County of Essex, New Jersey,
appropriating $30,000 from the capital improvement fund to supplement the $248,300 appropriated by ordinance number 8-20223 of the burrow. Finally adopted March 21st, 2023 to provide for improvements
to Cooper Avenue. >> Is there a motion to adopt ordinance 44-25? 20 44-2025, excuse me. So move >> second. >> Trillo Bar. Roll call vote, please. Mr. Watkins. >> Mr. Bardy. >> Yes. >> Mr. Bar.
>> Yes. >> Mrs. Parate. >> I'm going to recuse myself from that. >> Mr. Schroeder. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Tolley. >> Yes. >> Mr. Trillo. >> Yes. Ordinance number 44-2025 will be advertised in the progress as a
past ordinance. Shall take effect 20 days after the first publication after final adoption as provided by law. >> Thank you, Mr. Watkins. Next on the agenda is public hearing on ordinance 45-2025. Mr. Watkins, please read the ordinance by title only. bond ordinance providing
for trestle stabilization improvements in and by the bureau of Rosland in the county of Essex, New Jersey, appropriating $425,000 therefore and authorizing the issuance of $43,750
of bonds or notes of the burrow to finance part of the cost thereof. >> Is there a motion to open the public hearing on ordinance 45-2025? >> So move second. By Bar. All in favor? >> I >> opposed. >> Hearing and seeing none. Does anyone
wish to be heard on ordinance 45-2025? >> Hearing and seeing none. May we have a motion to close the public hearing. >> So move. >> Second. >> Parate Bar. All in favor? >> I opposed. >> Hearing and seeing none. Mr. Watkins, please read the ordinance by title only.
bond ordinance providing for trestle stabilization improvements in and by the bureau of Rosland in the county of Essex, New Jersey, appropriating $425,000 therefore and authorizing the issuance of $43,750
of bonds or notes of the burrow to finance part of the cost thereof. >> Is there a motion to adopt ordinance 45-2025? >> So moved. >> Second. Paratti Trillo. Roll call vote, please. Mr. Watkins.
>> Mr. Barney. >> Yes. >> Mr. Bar. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Paratt. >> Yes. >> Mr. Schroeder. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Tolley? >> Yes. >> Mr. Trillo? >> Yes. >> Ordinance 45-2025 will be advertised in the progress as a
past ordinance. Shall take effect 20 days after the first publication after final adoption as provided by law. >> Thank you, Mr. Watkins. Next on the agenda is a public hearing on ordinance 46-2025. Mr. Watkins, please read the ordinance by title only.
>> Ordinance authorizing long-term tax exemption and financial agreement for the property located at 7 Becker Farm Road or specifically identified as block 30.01 lot 13. >> Is there a motion to open the public hearing on ordinance 46-2025?
>> So move. >> Second. >> Marty Paratti. All in favor? I >> opposed hearing and seeing none. Does anyone should be heard on ordinance 46-2025 >> William Tedesco 20 maker court >> 30 >> from what I can understand from I read
it and asked this lady came up why are subsidizing these people >> you're not paying the taxes I am you're giving an exemption why >> it's it's not it's not an exemption it's a reallocation of the tax >> are they paying the tax that we pay
exact or No. Yes or no? That's what I'm trying to say. Are they under the same tax that I pay like per 100? Are they going to pay just a straight thing but exactly like me or No, >> I don't know the answer to that question. I I do know that they're
>> Well, who does know? Are they going to pay the exact amount of money that I am paying per hundred? >> Perund what? >> Perund on on your tax thing. You know, so much perund, right? or thousand >> they're paying the same on their land
and then and then for for the property they're paying a percentage of their revenue every year to the burrow directly to the burrow. >> So so they're paying the same thing but not for the building just the land >> and they're paying a percentage of their revenue for the to the burrow. All right. But have like the lady said, have
they're not fully thing. We're losing money. Why aren't they paying exactly like we pay? That's >> this is a real. So what happens is the to be frank when you go into a pilot, the people who don't get the the burrow receives more money than if we were to
have a regular tax dollar because the county no longer gets their money. That money stays with the burough. >> The percentage that goes to the county no longer goes there. That stays with us. So basically then you're trying to tell me they're make we're making more money or they're paying more money than
I am. >> Same on the land percentage of the >> I'm not talking that >> if they're fully occupied. Yeah. >> If they're fully occupied. >> If they're fully occupied. Yes. But how about if they're only 50% occupied? >> It's based or 30%. >> It's based but they're getting this they're what we get on the land right
now is going to be the same plus what we're getting on the residents. >> But why why don't they pay like everybody else? I mean, what's the reasoning? >> Because more money stays with the burrow and less goes to the county. >> All right. Do they pay the the uh taxes like for the schools and everything?
>> We give the money to the school to make covered. Yes. >> Okay. >> Absolutely. >> You know, it just >> they also you have everything else. They pay their own garbage. >> Yeah. >> Garbage cost there. They pay for everything within their complex. There's no cost for us there. >> Exactly. >> Yeah. I as a matter of fact, that's
normal with every other one. Matter of fact, I mean there's nothing new there, but >> they used to pay these buildings used to pay for one water connection fee. >> Now, I know you're talking to up here about that, right? Every >> So, instead of one water connection fee, you multiply it by 300. You're talking
about millions opposed to $3,500. >> You know, it just to me it's just like >> furthermore, go ahead, council. >> We all Yeah, we we also are getting a community benefit from the uh from the developer. We negotiated 1.25 >> 1.25 25 from this one, 2.3 million from
85 Livingston when they offered us 200,000. >> Let me tell you something. I'm not the greatest person in there, but I can tell you they're not giving them a million dollars if they're not getting a million dollars. Personally, as we know, they're not giving us
anything. You know what what bothers me is to me these are developers and you know maybe I'm wrong and it's always why are we supporting the millionaires when the millionaires should be supporting us >> really I always hear you know we're
going to tax the millionaires they get away with everything because they got all the loopholes and to me nobody's doing this unless there's a loophole in this >> you know they're not if they're not if they're not renting them all there's a loophole because of the Mount Laurel decision.
>> I understand that >> we don't have an option in it. >> Well, if we were just going to build to build, >> if we just said build a building and pay like normal people, who cares? >> They won't do it. >> They will not do it. >> Well, all these buildings are done the same thing for them.
>> Not well, they'll be profitable. Not as exactly. Why do the millionaires get the tax exemption and the poor people of Roseland do not get the tax exemption? It's why do they get the benefits and I can't do the same?
>> Because I don't have as much money and I don't have prestige. I have the don't the inside they do. >> Your argument is understood and agreed with but we don't have the power to change it. That would be in the legislation. >> I have nothing. I understand. I never blame this board about the housing.
>> We have a gun to our head. It's done by judges. >> Correct. What the hell does judges know about real estate except they probably own it? All right. I'd like to know what I'm sure the people what we spend from day one day one to lawyers to today what
it cost us. We probably could build one and rent them ourselves. Who's making money? Lawyers with lawyers. I hate to say that, but it's true. Judge is a lawyer. Who's going before them? the legislators failed us.
But we'll reelect them anyway. >> But I, you know, I'm just to me I feel like I'm subsidizing something and I'm getting nothing, you know, anyway. And I think that's wrong. That's why I'm against it. And I'll also be against
resolution number four. Thank you. >> I have one other question. >> Of course. >> Of course. >> I'm sorry. Um I just want to know as a governing body here. Okay. You're going to just take their word for it on how
much how many apartments are rented and what their income is. >> They have to provide a certified financial statement. >> Okay. But you're going to >> but you're going to have an auditor make sure that that's all. Okay. I just want to make sure. I just didn't want them to
tell you. Okay. This is how much >> certified financial. >> Okay. Thank you so much. And just so every time an apartment gets rented, >> they have to get a certificate of occupancy and we get a monthly update of how many are occupied. So we >> That's fine. >> Yes. >> Just I just want to protect the soand
really. Okay. Thank you. >> Does any other member of the public wish to be heard on ordinance 46-2025 >> hearing? And seeing none, Mr. Watkins, please read the ordinance. I'm sorry. Do we have a motion to close the public hearing? Apologies. >> So moved. Second.
>> By Barat. All in favor? >> I >> opposed. Hearing and seeing none. Mr. Watkins, please read the ordinance by title only. >> Excuse me. Ordinance authorizing a long-term tax exemption and financial agreement for the property located at 7
Becker Farm Road. More specifically identified as block 30.01, lot 13. >> Is there a motion to adopt ordinance 46-205? So move. >> Second. >> Marty Trillo. Roll call vote, please. Mr. Watkins.
>> Mr. Bardy. >> Yes. >> Mr. Bryant. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Paratt? >> Yes. >> Mr. Schroeder? >> Yes. >> Mrs. Tolley? >> Yes. >> Mr. Trillo? >> Yes. >> Ordinance number 46-2025 will be advertised in the progress as a past ordinance. Shall tech take effect
as provided by law. >> Thank you, Mr. Watkins. Next on the agenda, we have resolution 410-2025 and 411-2025 bill lists. Everyone received the bill list for questions, concerns, comments, or recusals. If there are any, we'll take them now. If not, we'll take a
motion to approve the two bill lists. >> So move. >> Second. Trillo Bar. All in favor? >> I opposed. >> Hearing and seeing none. Next, we have adoptions of resolutions 1 through 18 by agenda number by resolution number
412-2025 through 429-2025. We'd like to move them in their entirety. Questions, concerns, comments, or recusals? Just have uh one comment on uh resolution 418 2025. Um this is the
um Woodmont property, 65 um uh Livingston Avenue. I just want to make sure that uh the developers come before this board to install the sidewalk that they were uh >> they came before planning. >> Before planning. Exactly. So, they did come come before planning once before and I said that they need to come either
before this board or the planning board. Um and I want to make sure that before they get their building permits to build on site as well that they actually fulfill the requirement to build a sidewalk from agreed >> up Livingston Avenue because we've been waiting for them to build that sidewalk for a while. Um we have the other developments that held up their end of
the bargain. So we have residents that are living there that that can't walk to the center of town right now. So >> Marine, can you reach out to them tomorrow, please? >> Yeah, Jody already did. >> But um this isn't the context for it, but we will address it going forward.
>> Sure. >> Agreed. There are no other questions, comments, or recusal. We have a motion to approve these resolutions in their entirety. >> Motion. So move >> to karate. All in favor? >> I >> I >> opposed. >> Hearing saying none, we'll go to
committee reports. Uh mine will be brief. We had a great Hanukkah and Christmas celebration. Want to thank everyone for their help. Police, fire, DPW, of course, recreation. Um everyone from the community was volunteers all over the place. Um I want to wish everyone a merry Christmas, a happy
Hanukkah, and most importantly, a happy and healthy new year. Enjoy your family. Enjoy the time with them. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to serve you for another year and we look forward to another great year in 2026. Committee reports, finance administration, Councilman Barney. >> Thank you, Mayor. So, we're going to be
starting up our budget meetings uh in January. We'll have the schedule in early January at the reorg meeting and um also would like to wish everyone a happy and healthy holiday. Uh happy new year and uh we'll see you in 26. Thank you.
>> Thank you. Uh Councilman Trillo, >> you saw the success with the soccer program. Basketball is underway now. Uh no games uh till January. Uh but the same as uh mayor and uh Chris told you guys. Uh merry Christmas, happy holidays, happy new year to everybody.
And we'll see you in 2026. >> Councilman Shroer. >> Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Um again, uh want to reiterate, happy holidays to all Girl Earl Scout Troop 2013 made a great donation today. Thank you, Moren Ryan, other folks from Burrow on
facilitating their food drop off. So, the Roseland Food Pantry still continues to receive uh food donations. Uh they had a great um uh effort around town collecting food after Thanksgiving and
they split their donations uh between the Roseland food pantry and a soup kitchen in West Orange where a lot of the girls went and met some of the uh staff there on how they prepare for those in need. So that was
wonderful. Uh thanks again for the to the team here for their help. Municipal youth guidance continues to another uh group of um you know future leaders uh uh from town continue to do great work. Um over almost two dozen volunteered for
some of the holiday events. So that was great to see them out and about and doing a lot of the work behind the scenes in January. There'll be more to come. Unusual use guidance will be participating in setting up food for the homeless in Newark. So that's another
great uh great project. So, I want to recognize um them. I do also want to recognize uh everyone who helped support and made the holiday events happen both Saturday and Sunday. And want to specifically give a shout out to the
public works group. Uh all the work they did on Saturday, then getting hit with the snow and and tunnel work through the night in the morning. So saw some of them at the um monora lighting event and I know it was a long weekend for them.
So thanks to all. Happy holidays. Thank you, Mr. Mayor. >> Thank you, Councilman. Uh Council Parate. >> Thank you, Mayor. Um I know this has been on social media, but I want to take a moment to recognize the outstanding work of our police department. Um they
had an arrest in the beginning of the month. Officer Traina attempted to conduct a motor vehicle stop on Harrison Avenue for a traffic violation. The vehicle fled the scene. He traveled toward Pake Avenue into West Cwell. But
before the vehicle fled, Officer Traina was able to obtain the vehicle registration. He then took that information and turned it over to our detective bureau where Detective Sergeant Haidider identified the consistent travel patterns of the
vehicle using our LPR readers to come in and out of town. And as a result, on December 4th, 2025, the Roseand detectives identified and arrested the driver. He was charged with eluding police and issued was issued multiple
motor vehicle summones before being released on his own recgnissance and now he has to go to court. I just want to s sincerely thank officer trainer trainer and detective sergeant haidider for their professionalism and dedication.
This case demonstrates the strength of our police department, the effectiveness of the AP a LPR readers and the technology and the value that it uh has protecting our community. Um I'd also
like to that just was I'd like to thank the whole police department because it's a team effort and I think they're just doing a wonderful job out there. Um, I also want to give an update on some legislation regarding the ebicycles.
So, it looks like a bill sponsored by Senate President Nick Scutteri. Um, it passed, this bill passed the budget and appropriations committee, so it's got to go to its next step. Um it would require
any ebike that goes more than 20 miles an hour to be licensed, registered, and insured. Um they believe um this the Senate president believes that this legislation will enhance public safety
and try to diminish the increase in ebike crashes and fatalities that we've had. So it would also include there's also a provision in the bill that includes bike training. So it's something that we all should be on the
look for. I will keep everybody a breast when I hear if it's passed or not. Our fire department has been busy. They provided a fire preventions demo at the learning experience on Harrison Avenue
in November. They they responded to a brush fryer on 280 by exit 4 and they gave a tour to the Roseland Girl Scout in November. They also participated in
the um holiday part holiday extravaganza on Saturday. Without their help, Santa, Mrs. Claus couldn't get here. >> So, I want to thank them all. Um, I want to thank them all for their hard work. And don't forget Santa is coming to town
Sunday, December 21st, starting at Laurel Avenue at 3:30. So, everybody be prepared. And I want to wish all the residents a merry Christmas, a happy Hanukkah, and a happy and healthy new year. And all you guys as well. >> Thank you.
>> And that's it. I'm done. >> Excuse me. Uh, Councilwoman Tullley. >> Okay. Um, I would also like to um uh offer my congratulations to a great uh holiday weekend considering the snow.
Um, Santa came in on that uh that what do you call zipline. I spoke to him. He said he bounced. He bounced once or >> he bounced. He bounced a couple of times, but everything went well. And everyone that that participated and I would really like to thank. I hope
everyone likes the decorations that are around town and inside our burough buildings which was done by our beautifification committee. And then I just have one more one more bit of trivia if I can. Can I borrow your daughter to help me with something? Okay, come on me.
>> Yes. >> Yes. Your dad said yes. Okay. I thought I would just bring a little trivia into help me hold this up. >> Ryan, you asked for jeopardy before the meeting started. You got it, Ryan. >> All right, let's get this the right way.
Okay, since it's been getting cold, I'm sure everybody's been taking out their blankets and their quilts. Well, when I took mine out, I found this one. This was from our 100th anniversary celebration in 2008. Rosland was founded
April 10th of 1908. And the historical society was selling these quilts. I think it was $25 and I'm sure a lot of residents in town still have it. Pictured on the quilt are a lot of our
um buildings. See barrel all in the middle. >> What's the one in the middle on top? >> The middle on top. >> We have Presbyterian Church. We have >> I can't see it. >> The United Methodist Church, the Harrison House.
>> Excellent. >> Becker barn. We have the Becker Farm Gary on the right. We have our school. Let's turn it around so we can see. Oh, we just saw the back. >> Oh, wow. Look. >> Oh, much better. That's nice. Um, yeah.
I'm sure a lot of residents Let's turn it around. Okay. Do you like vents? Thank you. But I'm sure a lot of residents may still have one of these. I don't know. I keep this on the back of my couch. And I just wanted to throw
last meeting of the year and I'd like to wish everyone also a happy uh merry Christmas, happy new year, happy Hanukkah, happy >> forgot Hanukkah >> and that's all. >> Thank you. >> And Mr. Mayor, just if I may add another
piece of trivia, Councilwoman Tolley, um remind me of the uh month and day again of Rosland's founding. >> April 10th. >> Yes. April 10th, 19 Oh, wait. And there's uh your young assistant's birthday is >> April 10th. >> April 10th.
>> Oh my god. >> Must have been some mental >> also Lula's birthday. >> You're in good company. >> Wow. How old are you going to be next year? >> 11. >> 11. You got to think about that. Okay.
>> Thank you for your assistance, dear. >> Thank you. >> Okay. And I'm done. >> Councilman Schroeder. I was I was here when the Girl Scouts came in today. They told me how they did that. They went door to door with notes asking people if they had any food and they came back and picked it up. So, it wasn't just sitting in front of Shopper. They went out and
got It was really remarkable. There was a lot of food. >> Was great. >> It was. Um, anyone else anything to add? >> Yeah, just one quick update. Um, just want to thank our public information officer Ryan Schwarfger for today launching a new version of our website.
Uh, Rosland. knew it. >> Roslandj.org. Um the um >> uh the new site got a little facelift. It's also uh got some new features. Makes it a little easier to use, find to find information. Also easier for us to
maintain it. So um so thank you Ryan. Nice job. Take a look at the website if you have some time and give us some feedback and um you know just trying to make sure everyone gets information in a timely manner and is communicated uh at the right time. I have a question about that because I was on it today and I'm
like this looks different. >> Yes. >> But well, it says you can sign up for texts and alerts. Is that for all the committees or just >> Civic Plus? >> Yeah, you No, but I thought on each like on each board or committee
>> changes like on the page it can notify you. Yeah. Brian. >> Yeah. >> Here we go. Bring him up. >> Very excited. The man behind the curtain. >> Is that like when there's a meeting? the wizard behind >> wizard stay in the back. So the way that it's set up is so
there's the emergency alerts which is the civic ready. You got the text alert, the road closure, blah blah >> different. >> Then the way the website is is you have an option you can subscribe to certain pages. So anytime that something's posted on one of those pages, you can I think they'll send you a text or an email.
>> I saw that and I was >> so and then there's different categories. So you can set up you know news and announcements, emergency alerts that are posted onto the website itself. So, the one thing that was annoying was if you had that on the old website, none of that carried over to the new website,
which is very annoying. So, I have to put something in the newsletter saying that, you know, if you did sign up or you now want to sign up for something, you can just go to that page or there's a button at the top that says like notify me, is what it's called, and you can just sign up and you'll get an email anytime something's posted to one of
those tracking pages or modules. But civics plus civics plus are we still in that? We don't have to do anything for that. >> Correct. It's still a civic plus. >> I thought that was so cool. I'm like am I doing this? >> So if there's a committee meeting and you click on something you'll email
you'll be notified if you're interested in >> well if it if it's posted as a news and announcement item. >> Okay. >> If it's a public meeting. >> If it's a public meeting correct now. And then we already have our the Google calendar that's on there which we've had now for several years. So any resident if wants to, you know, have it sync with
their own Google calendar, we have like the burrow events on there. Uh the burrow meetings, the garbage and recycling calendar is all on there too. Uh and then we have a calendar for like Essex County events, local events. So there's all these different calendars that you can subscribe to, which then you can just sync it to your own phone
and all these events will show up. So okay, >> when I find out about something or something's passed on to me, we add it on. >> Okay. I have a question. Since you mentioned garbage, um they pick up garbage by me on Mondays and Thursdays and they're usually there by 10:00. Um
and garbage was still around like around 3:30, 4:00. Was there a problem with the trucks Monday? >> Snow >> and even >> Oh, because Oh, well the snow. Yeah. Okay. Slow. It's lower over in the Eagle Rock. >> I don't know. Normally the day after a snowstorm, it takes them a little bit longer for pickups. I assume that's what
it was, but I'm not sure. They came to me very late also, but when I watched the truck go down across the street from me, which goes early in the morning, it took them much longer to get the cans out and get >> out of the snow. Okay, >> mayor, real quick, I did forget one thing. I'm sorry. Um the police
department part of their toys that we've been collect they've been collecting. They dropped off at the New Horizons Community Charter School in Newark and they received a very nice letter thanking them for everything they've done for the children down there and I
just want to acknowledge them for that. So some of the toys are already down there. >> Another addition to the toys for this Friday. Should I just >> any seniors out there that are listening, if you are if you have signed up and if you're coming to the holiday lunchon at the handover manner, please
remember to bring an unwrapped toy. So, we'll have more. They're still collecting them there. >> Thank you. >> We have more toys. >> Anyone else have anything to add to committee? >> If there are none, next on our agenda is approval of November 3rd and November November 3rd caucus meeting minutes. Was
anyone were you absent from that meeting? Weren't you away? >> I think I was at the caucus. I think I missed the council meeting. >> Okay, then we'll do the >> Councilman Trillo was not at the November 25th meeting. >> Both of them.
>> Okay. So then November 3rd meeting >> and Councilman Bour, he was not at the December 2nd meeting. >> December 2nd's not on here. >> We have November 3rd caucus and November 25th council and executive.
I remember the last time a November 3rd caucus meeting minutes >> I think the >> I think the November 3rd minutes were already approved. >> No, you we approved half of them. The other half at the last meeting you said they weren't ready yet if I remember correctly. >> Right. One of them were >> so we redlined it.
>> Okay. I printed the wrong ones. >> All right. So >> these these are the correct ones on the agenda. I printed the wrong ones. >> Okay. So are we able to move to November 3rd? What was uh is anybody not here? >> No. Did the minutes went out for
November 3rd though, right? Yes. For review. Okay. So, >> November 3rd caucus meeting minutes will take by themselves. Everyone received the minutes. >> Questions, concerns, and recusals or comments? If there are none, can we have a motion to approve November 3rd caucus meeting minutes, please? >> So, move. >> Second.
>> Uh, Parate Trillo. All in favor? >> I opposed. >> Hearing none. Next, we'll take a motion to approve the November 25th Council and executive session minutes with Councilman Trillo recusing himself. Everyone received the minutes and there are no questions, concerns, comments, or
recusals other than Councilman Chillo. Take a motion, please. >> So moved. >> Second. >> By Bar. All in favor? >> I opposed hearing and seeing none. Next, we have our second round of public comment. Any member of the public wish to be wish 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 icon. And if you're with us by telephone, press star 9. Hearing and seeing none, uh we there's no reason for the governing body to go into executive session. We'll simply take an adjournment on our last meeting
of 2025. We have a motion. >> So moved. >> Second. >> Schroeder toy. All in favor? I opposed. Hearing and seeing