But my husband said she meant that >> because my husband said when she did that, she did it on purpose. >> I was in interviews. Oh my god. >> I don't think so. Ryan, does that mean you're good?
>> Whenever you're ready. >> Is the recording working? I like to >> Good evening and welcome to the February 24th, 2026 meeting of the Rosland governing body. Adequate notice of meeting provided in accordance to the old public meeting act that the date, time, and location meeting were included the item meeting schedule. Post on the
public bulletin board in the municipal building and filed in the office of burough clerk. For those attending tonight's meeting via zoom, the agenda and any other relevant documents can be found on the burough's website attached to the meeting notice posted in the news and announcement section. During the meeting announce we 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 or in person or 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. Miss Kennedy,
please call the role. >> Present. >> Here. >> Here. >> Here. >> Here. here. >> Please rise for flags. >> 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 the agenda, we have our first round of P. Please note, Councilman Scholas. First on the agenda,
we have our first 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 icon. And if you're with us telephonically, press star 9, >> please. >> Good evening. My name is
>> Yeah. Put the mic a little closer if you can. >> Is it on? Can you hear me now? Verizon. >> Need a plug? You can always use council's microphone. >> Yeah, you can. I don't know what plugs. I don't see the other
>> hurt anybody. >> Is that one on? That one sounds as though it's on. Okay. Good. Good. I see friendly faces out there. Uh, all right. So, Jane Quinn, seven Crest View Court. And as I say, I've
been in town for over 50 years. And, um, before I begin, I would like to say thank you to all of you on the council and the mayor because I have a little bit of an idea of how hard you all work and the number of hours you put in for very little, if any, compensation. So, I
appreciate that. Now, I also appreciate that tonight what I ask of you, you will be um in accordance with. I'm here because I and some of my friends are appalled at the possibility of having
ICE people in our town. The rumor is out. I'm not sure whether anything is definite. Some people say it's pretty close to being definite. But I'm asking you as a council to please do anything
in your power to let the powers that be know that Roseland is not an appropriate place if there is any appropriate place for ICE. Uh if we if if you've been aware of anything, you've been aware of
the havoc that ICE has caused in other communities. It's not something that we want to see or have happen in Roseand. So that's all I'm asking of you. I know that your powers are limited, but whatever you can do as even as
individuals as well as as a group uh to see to let these folks know they're not welcomed in Roseland. And that's it. >> Thank you. Hello, my name is uh Robert Sudall, 21 Pine Road. Um I stand here today as a
concerned resident of Rosland and a concerned citizen of the United States as we stand witness to the ongoing terror that the ICE agency has wrought on our fellow citizens and immigrant communities alike. It is deeply disturbing that we would allow this unwanted enemy of our American values into our community. On the heels of this
ongoing violence, including the murders of Renee Good and Alex Prey, we cannot permit the expansion of ICE into our community at five Becker Farms Road. They are not wanted here. They're not wanted by the people of Rosland who care about our fellow people of all nationalities, races, and genders.
They're not wanted by the people of New Jersey who see the assault on fellow states such as Minnesota, Illinois, and California who have dared to speak out against the abuses of the Trump administration. They're not wanted by any American who believes in the values written in our Constitution, nor those who believe in
the words written by Emma Lazarus and inscribed in the Statue of Liberty. Give us your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free. Ice is trampled on those freedoms time after time. Letting them spread this cancer into Rosland next to a bright horizon's
children's care center of all places is unconscionable. The contrast is stark. the next generation of Americans being cared for next to an agency that is waging an allout assault on the values this country was built on. I recognize there is a history of this community coming together on this exact
same location to ensure Rosland's community values were protected. I ask that we stand once again to represent those values. So, council members, I ask, what will you do if you can to help protect Rosland and your constituents from this concur in incursion of this unwanted, dangerous, and unamerican
agency into our town? Thank you for listening. Thank you. >> Any other member of the public wish to be heard? Brian, man behind the curtain. Is anybody online? Thank you. Um, I'll tell you what the bureau does
know and I'll tell you what um what we what we heard. Um, we were never formally informed of any facility government or ICE otherwise being opened in Rosland. When we heard the rumors to be proactive, we reached out to the
building owner/management company uh and they informed us and I quote, "The federal government was renting office space out for attorneys, accountants, clerical staff, etc." The representatives further explained to Rosland that it was written into the lease that no ICE operations, detainments, processing or enforcement,
etc. is permitted within the facility. I can >> Did you say that again? A little >> Okay, we contacted >> Not from the very beginning. Okay. They the representative explained that it was expressly written that there that there was to be no ICE operations,
detainments, processing or enforcement permitted in the facility. Okay. Um I can assure you that as a burough we will continue to monitor to make sure that that in fact is true. Furthermore, as an FYI, holding centers, detention centers, jails, prisons, or similar facilities
are not permitted in any zone in town according to Roseland zoning ordinances. Um, the burough has very little authority over this. It is a private building rent and office space. It's allowed within our our zoning rules. Uh, the people who
make the ultimate determination in who they rent to is the building owner, not the burrow of Rosland. Um, but on a side note, what I and I believe my contemporaries up here am committed to doing is
ensuring that anyone may express their free speech and right to assemble without threat of violence or intimidation. No matter what side of this issue you're on, you have rights embedded within our constitution to express your feelings, thoughts, and views once again without violence, intimidation, or retribution. That is
what this country is built on and what makes us the best country in the world. It is built on a mutual respect that while two sides may not agree on any issue, they can respectfully disagree peacefully. And in this town, we will ensure that everyone is able to express their right that that constitution has given us.
On a side note, again, I'm working tirelessly speaking to community members in and out of Rosland to minimize the impact to our burrow in any way. I truly believe that Okay. Unfortunately, what's going on in
Roxbury or Norc are problems that those those municipalities have. And I do not wish any problems to any community, but my primary concern and all of our primary concerns is to protect the community we've been elected to represent.
Thank you. Next, we have presentation. Any other council member like to speak? Um, next we have annual appointments. We have appointment of our fire official Paul Balansia. Hope I pronounce it right. Do we have a motion to appoint
our fire fire official? >> So moved. >> Second. >> Paradi. All in favor? >> Opposed? >> Hearing and seeing none. >> Next we have introduction of ordinances. First we have ordinance 7-2026. Miss Kennedy, please read the ordinance
by title only. Is there a motion to introduce ordinance 7-2026? >> So move. >> Second. >> By Bar. All in favor? >> I >> opposed. Hearing none of
March 17th. >> Thank you. Next, we have an introduction of ordinance 8-2026. Miss Kennedy, please read the ordinance by title only. >> General traffic. >> Is there a motion to introduce ordinance
8-2026? >> So moved. >> Second trill. All in favor? I >> opposed hearing and seeing none. >> Thank you. Next on the agenda, we have ordinance 9-2026. Miss Kenny, please
read your ordinance by title only. speculation section. >> Is there a motion to introduce ordinance 9-2026? >> So moved. >> Second. Parate party. All in favor? I >> opposed. Hearing and seeing no. >> Thank you, Miss County. Next, we have
introduction of ordinance 10-2026. Miss Kenny, please read the ordinance by title only. >> Is there a motion to introduce ordinance 10-2026? >> So moved. >> Second. >> Truly. All in favor? >> I opposed
>> hearing and seeing none. public hearing on Tuesday March 17th. >> Thank you. Next on the agenda is ordinance for introduction ordinance 11-2026. Miss Kenny, please read ordinance by title only. >> Is there a motion to introduce ordinance
11-2026? >> Motion. Second Baron Party. All in favor? >> I >> opposed hearing and seeing Tuesday. >> Next on the agenda is ordinance 12-2026 for introduction. Miss Kenny, please
read the ordinance by title only. >> Ice grass from sidewalks. >> Is there a motion to introduce ordinance 12-2026? >> So moved. >> Second. >> Parate Baron. All in favor? >> I
>> opposed hearing and seeing none. >> Thank you. Next on the agenda is introduction of ordinance 13-2026. Miss Kennedy, please read the ordinance by title only. >> 145,000 appropriated by bond ordinance.
Finally adopted on November 201. >> Is there a motion to introduce ordinance 13-2026? >> So moved. >> Second. >> Trarotti. All in favor? >> I >> I opposed. hearing and seeing none.
>> Next on the agenda is introduction of ordinance 14-2026. Miss Kennedy, please read the ordinance by title only. Finally adopted September to revise the >> Is there a motion to introduce ordinance 14-2026?
>> So moved to second Trillo. All in favor? >> Opposed? hearing and seeing >> none of Tuesday. >> Thank you, Miss Kennedy. Next on the agenda is our ordinance on public for
public hearing. First on the agenda is ordinance 1-2025. Miss Kennedy, please read the ordinance by title only. ordinance of the bur county code. >> Is there a motion to open the public hearing on ordinance 1-2025? >> Some moved.
>> Second. >> Parate Schroeder. All in favor? >> I opposed >> hearing and seeing none. Does anyone wish to be heard on ordinance 1-2025 >> six 2026? hearing and seeing none. May I have a
motion to close the public hearing? >> Go ahead. >> So moved. >> Second. >> Trillo Parate. All in favor? >> I >> I opposed hearing and seeing none. Miss Kennedy, please read the ordinance by title only.
for the county. >> Is there a motion to adopt ordinance 1-2025? >> So moved. >> Second par. Roll call vote, please. Miss >> Kenny 26. >> Mr. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Mr.
>> Yes. >> Yes. Ordinance as effective. >> Thank you. Uh the agenda lists if your agenda lists ordinance 2, three, four,
five, and six-2026 for public hearing. Those are going to have to be postponed until our March 10th meeting due to the planning board last night having to cancel their meeting. They have some business to do before ours. >> They're holding a special meeting. I don't know if it's have been agreed on the date. It'll be >> March 9th
>> go before then March 9th. We cannot act upon it until it goes for the planning board. So we had to remove those >> two one two three four five uh ordinances for public hearing based on procedure. Next on the agenda is resolution 78-2026,
approval of the February 19th bill list. Everyone receive the bill list. Questions, concerns, recusals, or comments? If there are none, can we please have a motion to approve the February 19th bill list? >> So moved. >> Second. >> Party tolli. All in favor?
>> I opposed. >> Hearing none. Next, we have our adoption of resolutions. Resolution 93-2026 or number 14 by agenda item also has to be removed based on the planning boarding planning board's inability to meet last night due to the storm. That
being said, I'd like to move the resolutions in their entirety. Resolution 79-2026 through resolution 94-2026 removing resolution 93-2026. Mayor, excuse me. Ashley, um, she substituted
93 to be ratification of salaries. >> Okay. If any of Okay, if any of you have your redline version, I thank you, Moren. Resolution 93-2026 will be ratification of salaries. The amending fourth round housing element and fair share plan has been removed. That's accurate, Moren. >> Yes.
>> So then we'll move 1 through 15 by agenda item by resolution number front and back. 79 through 2026 through 94-2026. Questions, concerns, recusals, or comments on those resolutions by any
member of the governing body? >> If there are none, can we take a motion to approve those resolutions? >> So moved. >> Second. >> Trillo Bar. All in favor? I >> I >> opposed. Hearing seeing none. Next we have the
consent agenda. accept two resignations. One from our account receivable and one from our volunteer from the zoning board of adjustment. Do we have a motion to accept these resignations with regret? >> So move. >> Second. >> Toli Trillo. All in favor? >> I opposed
>> hearing and seeing none. Uh mayor's report. I think I said the last time we were here. Um, I want to thank DPW, police, fire, EMS, OEM, Director Matias in the back getting us through the storm. Um,
same thing happened last time. I didn't receive one complaint through the storm, which is a compliment in itself. They did a phenomenal job. Director Matias, good job quarterbacking everyone through the process of declaring yesterday. He had fire and EMS on standby, had the fire department in there in case they couldn't get out of their home. So, thank you, Director. Um, but thank
everyone involved. Hope everyone stayed safe. We were one of the few towns that didn't have a power outage. There weren't many throughout the counties, but we didn't. But if not, we were prepared with the warming center that Director Matias set up. Um, and DPW did a phenomenal job. They worked around the clock. I have to give them thanks. I don't want to dilute their thanks by
anything else. So, just a great job by Director Crit and his crew. Um, I'll turn over to committee reports. Finance administration Councilman Vardy. >> Thank you, Mayor. Uh the governing body along with the burough administrator have done a fantastic job with the 2026 budget. Uh we've held three meetings.
We've uh completed all of our um reviews with the department heads for capital and operating budgets. And uh we have a the a proposed budget which is going to be reviewed tomorrow night at our committee meeting. And then next week uh as a council we'll review the proposed budget um on the 3rd here
uh at 6:30. In the case I know we are scheduled right now to have another >> yes we we'll notify the public if that meeting is canceled then we have a contingency date because unfortunately I think we're getting more snow next week. So >> so if that changes we'll uh we'll notify but um we're um we're on track to put
our budget in place on time. So thank you everybody. >> Morin, when is the deadline to submit the budget this date? >> March 31st. >> So we have we have a little storm we have some leeway. Okay, >> that's all. Thank you. >> Thank you recreation Councilman Truro. Uh basketball season's got a couple
weeks left to go. Baseball signups and softball signups are >> uh right wrapped up pretty much. I think there's still some weight list people and I'm sure if you really want to get in, they can make room. So if anyone's out there interested in baseball softball for the spring. Uh otherwise looking forward to a good spring season
once this snow is all gone. >> And we got the scram will be advertised tomorrow now that we passed it. >> Tomorrow will be the first advertisement. Yep. That goes up. >> Councilman Schroeder. >> Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Nothing to add further. Thank you. Thank you. Uh back.
>> I know. We're not used to that. >> I'm used to turning the page. I know, but I'm just not >> She's serving. Uh >> Councilman Bro, sorry. Uh again, I'd like to express my sincere thanks to um DPW for doing a fantastic job. Um those guys work a lot of hours. Um while we're
sleeping at night, they're out there plowing the roads, salting, and then they have to go home and then they have to shovel out their own, you know, sidewalks and driveways and everything like that. So, um I feel for them. Um, as the mayor said, we didn't have any um power outages. Um, there was one tree branch that fell on Godfrey right around the corner from me. Landed on power
lines. The police had everything um blocked off and everything immediately. So, no cars to go through there. And this afternoon, it was all clear by the time I got home from work. So, fantastic job by everybody. Um, just one quick announcement. The safe walking and cycling committee is having our next
meeting this Thursday um at 7 p.m. across the street. If anybody's interested in attending, if anybody's interested in joining, feel free to come out. we can give you give you the forms um that you can fill out and send over to Ashley and and Jock. Um and that's all I have. Thank you.
>> Thank you uh Council Parati. >> Thank you, Mayor. I would also like to extend my sincere thanks to OEM, DPW, EMS, fire, and our police department for everything they did throughout the entire storm. They were there. I've had
made some phone calls and they were right there through it all. Um, our police our police department reported that there were no major incidents resulting from the storm. They coordinated very closely with local, county, and utility officials and remained fully informed throughout the
entire event. As the conditions improve, the police department will continue to monitor sidewalks that have not been cleared. Officers will be advising both businesses and residents of their responsibility to clear the snow accordingly. Um, additionally, the
police department would like to remind everyone that ice forming on the roofs of your vehicles is extremely dangerous. Please make every effort to keep the tops of your vehicles clear. While patrolling, the officers have been instructed to maintain heightened
awareness of of this issue and and they may issue violations for everyone's safety if need be. um again with our police department. On February 11th, the Rosland Police Department responded to Avalon Bay condominiums where there was a reported
burglary. Upon arrival, officers discovered two unknown suspects entered the maintenance office and stole approximately $10,000 worth of equipment. Detective Haidider, Detective Gibbons, and Detective Owie responded to
the scene for the initial investigation. Through video surveillance they obtained, it showed two unknown male suspects, both wearing face coverings. During the course of the investigation, detectives were able to identify the individual involved and subsequently
conducted a controlled undercover operation. This operation resulted in the arrest of a 28-year-old male from New Brunswick who who is being charged with receiving stolen property. He was released pending a court impearance
at Essex County Superior Court and the investigation remains active and ongoing as the detectives continues efforts to identify additional suspects and recover outstanding stolen property. Our detective bureau, I want to say thank you to them. They've been on top of this
and they have done a great job this year so far >> and I want to thank them. >> Thank you, Councilman. I'm sorry. Anything else, Council? >> No, that's it. Thank you. Mayor, >> um I'd also like to thank um DPW, all
our office of emergency management and emergency services. I noticed today DPW was out there again and they were on the corners with uh back hose and trying to clear a lot of the corners where the snow was very high so the drivers and pedestrians could have good visibility.
So, I thank them again for going back out and cleaning up. Um the environmental commission is having their first meeting this Thursday. We have an opening for five people. The meeting will be at 7:00 in Bond force building
weather permitting. Okay. Um and then you will if anyone is interested you can come to the meeting and we'll explain what the environmental uh commission does. And there's also a form if you received your water bill last week. There's a volunteer form. It's also on
our website. If anyone is interested in any of our committees or commissions, please fill it out and and send it in to the mayor and also to our clerk. And lastly, due to the weather, um obviously we'll we will not be taking any plants
out to start planning for spring. Hopefully March, maybe by mid-March, the end of March, we'll get to that. We're we're June. We're we're in the uh planning process, our beautifification committee, and that's all I have for now. Thank you. >> Thank you. Um, one thing that I I failed
to mention earlier, um, to Councilman Prody's point of what a wonderful job our police department does. The storm before this um, the police department got a call uh, reporting a neighbor who didn't shovel their sidewalk. The neighbor happened to be elderly.
>> So, the police department responded and I >> I forgot about this. I mark this because it shows you not only do the police department do a wonderful job in keeping us safe. >> I'll read directly. Bless you. I'll read read directly from the report. >> The woman was in her 80s.
>> Patrol responded and shoveled a pathway from the sidewalk to the street. >> The officers went and got shovels >> and helped the elderly woman. >> That's that's more of what police work is than just going catching bad guys. Being involved with the community and helping people. I don't want to mention the officer and I don't want to mention
the residents that revolved, but I just want to give a public thank you to the police department because that's a heartfelt gesture and I want to thank them for that. >> Yeah, I forgot I forgot to write that one down. >> I didn't wait for you. >> I know. I forgot that. >> Any other member of the governing body wish to be heard on any committee
reports? >> If there are none, next on the agenda is approval of our minutes. We have our February 10th budget meeting and February 17th budget meeting minutes. We're going to receive the minutes for questions, concerns, recusals. Uh I have to recuse myself on the 10th. I wasn't on. >> Okay. So we'll do we'll move February
10th by itself with Councilman uh Trillo recusing himself. Do we have a motion to approve those minutes? >> So move >> and I'm doing 17th. >> Sorry. >> Party Tully. All in favor? >> I >> opposed. Hearing none. Next we have a motion for the February 17th approval of
minutes with Councilwoman Parate recusing ourselves. >> So moved. >> Second. >> Troloi. All in favor? >> I opposed. Hearing none. Next we have our second round of public comment. Any member of the public wish to be heard. Come forward. State your name name and address for the record. If you're with
us telephonically, press star 9. If you're with us via Zoom, use the raise your hand icon. >> Come on up. >> Come on up. >> Come on up, sir. >> Sorry, Ryan. >> I was more concerned that this last My name is Steve Saparo. I grew up in
this town in nine Rucker's Court uh down here. I went to school in this building for a year. Started at Lester C. Noer school. And I want to reiterate what some of these people have said about ICE coming to Rosland.
Um as Robert mentioned, the site of ICE, I don't know how many of you know, was a proposed site for the Rosand Mall. the town came together. They stopped the mall because it was wrong for Rosland.
What ICE is doing is against everything that I learned that this country was about in West Essex High School um and later on in college. And I'm glad, Mr. Mayor, that you've done due diligence on it. I just hope that we can
as citizens fight this thing out in the way that we're allowed under our First Amendment rights. And I'd like to make sure that the council, if they do get in there, keeps an eye on what they're doing because
what they say and what they do tends to be two different things. and this town as a community and something like ICE can rip this community apart and I would hate to see that happen. I just wanted to get that on the record. Again, thank
you all for the due diligence that you've already done and keep an eye on them if they get in there. Thank you. >> Any other member of the public wish to be heard? Hi, my name is Margot Dockrell. I was I
grew up in Rosland and now live here again. And I just also want to express my dismay at the thought of and I even an office because that could be the thin end of
the wedge um being in our town. Um, you know, I mean, not that the idea of ICE is a terrible thing, but the way that people are being recruited to the
organization now and not trained and behaving like barbarians. So, I just want to, you know, express my concern about that. Thank you, Mr.
>> Any other member of the public wish to be heard? Come forward, sir. >> Uh, Lewis Ria, 277 Eagle Rock Avenue. Been here three years now. Um, my home borders the property at four Becker Farm
Road and uh I know that development is going to happen. There's nothing I can do or say that's going to prevent it or even delay it whatsoever. >> Right. But my concern right now is about
uh what it what what are they going to do to do to control? There's a a natural creek in between our property. There's a patch of woods. There's a natural creek in there. >> Uh I spent a lot of time in that creek
because my house borders it and it was clogged up. I even with a myself and another neighbor spent a lot of time cleaning that whole creek out. Because what was happening was during heavy rainstorms, my yard, the back of my yard
was flooding and uh and it was because of that creek. And uh once they also start that development, I assume it's going to disturb a lot of burrows and there's going to be some uh rodents, a
lot of rodents uh coming into our property because it did already happen with the first development on Becca Farm Road. And uh so I'm worried about that as well. And I hope that the developers take some precautions to help uh you
know with the roaded issue and I'm more interested in learning what they're going to do with that creek. Are they going to have a basin put in? Where's where's their drainage going? Is it going to go into that? >> These are issues that you should really
appear when they present to the planning board >> on the 10th. But please, >> no, not on the 10th. Well, no, it won't be the nth because they're not ready to >> You mean after >> the zoning ordinance will be heard on March 9th, but the actual site plan application because these issues
regarding rodent the detention basin or creek. Those are all issues that the planning board is going to have to discuss when they come in for a formal site. >> But please continue so we can hear the rest of your >> Yes, sir. Well, those were my two main concerns with the property there. uh you know, if they could do something to help
us. The the there's about maybe eight homes on that uh right that borders that property. So, uh and and uh and uh you know, we would like to see something happen with that creek mostly uh so it
doesn't uh do any more damage to our properties. >> And I agree with with our council. It's important that you attend that meeting because there are things that you may have concerns about that we don't even aren't even realizing. Um, luckily the it's a different group that did six
becker farm. They were very receptive to comments that came from the community. They tried to meet every benchmark they could. >> We have to let them know about what we need so we can ask them to do it. So, please I'll bring your we all bring your comments forward, but please feel free to come to that meeting when it happens. And >> great
>> if if you can email us your email address, we'll make sure we get you the information when it's going to go. >> I'll do that. >> Okay. >> Great. Thank you. >> Of course. Go ahead. >> No, I'm just gonna say to the gentleman, I'm the leazison for the environmental commission. Yes, ma'am. >> And we've been looking at some
questions about >> awesome. Yeah, please include those as well. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. Janet Tmont, 38 Leonard Terrace. Uh, Mayor Spango, you may recall that I raised those very issues at the caucus
meeting. Um, I suggest that you share the response that came from the code official with this gentleman here because it specifically addressed several of the issues that he raised. There will be an assessment with respect
to asbestous with respect to rodents um with respect to flooding issues and I think that there are number of u mechanisms already in place that will address his concerns. >> Thank you.
>> Any other member of the public wish to be heard? Thank you, Ryan. Uh, any other member of the governing body have any comments? If there are none, we'll take a motion for a German, please. >> So moved. >> Second.
>> Chill. All in favor? >> I opposed. >> Hearing and seeing none. Thank you, everyone. >> Oh, budget meeting's here, Chris. >> Yes. >> Oh, we're coming here for caucus. though it's not really Quak's meeting but >> I thought we were going to use the screen.
>> Yeah, I'm going to do it stream.