okay Uh okay Uh this meeting is being held in accordance with the New Jersey Open Public Meetings Act Annual notice This meeting was published by the Union County Local Source the New York Star Ledger Said notice was posted in the municipal building and a copy is on file with the office of the burough clerk Fire exits are located in the directions I'm indicating If you're alerted for fire please move in a calm orderly
manner to the nearest smokefree exit Proper notice haven't been given the bureau clerk is direct to include the statement in the minutes of the meeting Uh please call the roll Councilman Petroski here Councilman Johnson here Councilman Sigurella here Councilman Robin present Councilwoman Lions here Councilman Patel here Mayor Signarella
here All present Mayor uh there are no Oh please lead us in opening prayer Pledge of allegiance Eternal God grant us thy help and all our duties and perplexities we ask for thy guidance Give us thy protection in our dangers and sorrows Grant us thy peace Amen Amen
I pledge algiance to the flag of the United States of America to the republic for which it stands one nation under God indivisible with liberty and justice for all Uh there are no communications for
review this evening We do have two um folks we want to recognize tonight Um so first we're going to call up uh oh two authors tonight Uh Roger you want to come up recognize you who this is Greg Okay Greg
Yeah Come on If you want go for it More headaches How's it going how's it going thank you Go ahead Greg Hello everybody First I wanted to uh congratulate um Roger Brener with a certificate of recognition
for the book um authoring the secret life of a background actor This recognition is presented to Rosal Park resident Roger Brener as a a mark of accomplishment and most sincere congratulations for the archership of his uh book So I just want to say job
well done on that Uh I think this is something that's pretty cool uh and interesting and actually very inspiring Um I got an opportunity I want uh to read a few chapters and what can I say what can I
say it was just uh amazing It just the way he wrote uh those few chapters it flowed so smoothly and simplistically Uh one of the uh words that stood out is uh uh correct me if I'm saying it wrong Arab
beautyobia That's uh some uh peanut butter getting stuck the fear of peanut butter getting stuck to your roof So I just thought like all of your uh analogies and things of that nature were really clever and witty and actually I would like to do a book like this someday and it just makes sense to uh
recognize someone from the first ward in Rosal Park and I hope you great success with this book Thank you [Applause] You want to say anything yeah Oh Um thanks everybody Thank you Mayor Council I got uh So this is my fourth book I'm
writing my fifth book right now It's about political um somebody running for mayor in a small town I really am writing this So it'll be a novel And uh I hope you cast me in a decent light I can't I can't wait It's uh it'll be
great It'll be great You got to get this all in the microphone You got to get it all in the mic Apparently the mayor wants to put a statue Give me a little Hold on I don't even know if I want this
picture now cover like McMarel or something for um May Roger Roger Thursday You got to be sorry Can't hear you at home I'm good You're You're worse than I am at this Go Book signing 3rd Thursday in May at Rosa Park Library
Hope to see everybody there Everyone please come out Thank you Me me me James congratulations man It's awesome Thank you Awesome All right
Um thank you James Uh James u this is recognition is presented to James company author of analogy of terror anonymous tales of murder mystery and mayhem Uh this is recognized as a you know mark of accompliment and uh most
sincere congratulations for writing that book Um just you know this is a huge honor uh or huge accomplishment for writing the book you know and hopefully we get a first seat row when this
becomes a movie including him and the council I just as long as you're not doing another one about any mayor I am not Roger stole my thunder Come up with another idea I feel like it's trendous Thank you so much Much
appreciated uh if you would like to say something would Sure Sure Thank you very much Mayor Council K John everyone here I uh I appreciate that This was um this was a uh a love in the making I I always had a interest in writing and I um would
write on my own and I it took me a little while to get the courage to actually put my work out out there for others to to review But if there's anybody who is interested in writing I mean it is creative and it's just a way it's cathartic It really gets your emotions out there and sometimes doing
the job that that I do Um I definitely need an outlet and this is this is mine So there they're 20 short stories Um they're psychological thrillers or horror if you will It's been compared to uh episodes of the Twilight Zone kind of
um irony satire with a twist Um more recently probably that old HBO show Tales from the Crypt which is actually based on I think like 1950s comic books But um I had a lot of fun writing them and then they're quick stories or easy reads It's available on Barnes & Noble
Amazon all your major retailers online Um I did do an event at the library also that Roger mentioned I did that back in January but I am doing one my next one is at Dallings on Thursday May the 1st from 6 until 9 So I'll have some time
there I'll have copies if anybody's interested in purchasing them I will I will autograph them free of charge obviously but um it goes with the book and um I'm excited about doing it So again thank you thank you mayor Thank you K John for everybody and thank you everyone here for giving me a couple of minutes to uh bring that out So thank
you very much photographer of the night Thank you [Applause] Amazon autograph for free Don't worry Thank you again everybody Think I turned
Okay cool Some talented people I did not realize we had two authors in Rosal Park Um okay There are no meeting minutes for approval this evening Uh may I have a motion that bills and payrolls be not read and pass for payment so moved Second All in favor i Uh may I have a
motion to open the public portion on agenda items only so moved Second All in favor i like to come up and speak on agenda items you may do so now I'm seeing no one May I have a motion to close the public portion on agenda items only so moved Second All in favor i I um
I'm actually just going to do we have a professionals here We we do have close session tonight right uh just so you guys don't have to stay here the entire night Um can I get a motion to move up uh close session go out of order so we can get these guys in and out still moved Second Uh call the role or can I
do all in favor all in favor i Um yeah read the thank you Whereas the mayor and council of the Bur Rosal Park wish to discuss matters which are described by the New Jersey Open Public Meetings Act NJSA 104-12 And whereas the general nature of the subjects to be discussed in close session are matters of attorney
client privilege involving affordable housing And whereas the time when and the circumstances under which the items discussed in close session will be disclosed to the public at a future time And now therefore be it resolved that the mayor and council of the Bur Rosal Park and the county of Indian state of New Jersey do now adjourn the open portion of the meeting and open a closed
portion of the meeting to discuss the affforementioned item Need a motion to adopt the resolution Motion to adopt Oh so moved Second Uh all in favor i Britney you just came now We got to kick you out We're going to close We'll be quick though
Keep it Turn around We're going into closed We'll be quick Can't even see Come on Goodbye Let's get the steps Do you read first or do I need the motion no you need a motion to go back in open The motion to go back in motion Do I have a motion to go back in motion
do I have a motion to go back in open session so moved Second All in favor i I uh mayor in close session The governing body discussed matters of attorney client privilege involving affordable housing There is no action to be taken at this time Okay Um reports of departments Ken Andrew do you guys have
anything no Okay cool I have a motion to accept the reports of departments as submitted So moved Second All in favor i Uh okay Please read ordinance number 2810 by title along with the report and recommendations received from the municipal land use board with respect
thereto Yes mayor Ordinance 2810 is an ordinance amending chapter 40 of the code of the bur of Rosal park entitled land use implementing design standards for signage and the report from the land use board is as follows Please be advised the Rosal park municipal land use board reviewed ordinance number 2810
a development regulation ordinance The board voted unanimously to refer the ordinance excuse me back to mayor and councel without reservation for adoption Okay Uh may I have a motion to open the public portion portion on ordinance number 2810 so moved Second All in favor
i I like to come up and speak on this ordinance Okay Seeing no one may I have a motion to close the public hearing on ordinance number 2810 So moved Second All in favor i have a motion to adopt ordinance number 2810 So moved Second Is there any discussion uh yeah just like to thank the land use
board for their input Um just so everybody knows uh this ordinance is an attempt to we did a facade ordinance uh last year which attempts to harmonize the look and feel of the buildings downtown Uh this one looks to uh harmonize look and feel of signage
downtown Um obviously we've spent a bunch of money in the downtown and we have some new businesses opening up and uh you know this will help kind of tie it all together to the extent that we can So excited about this one Um please call the role Andrew
Councilman Petroski yes Councilman Johnson yes Councilman Signarella yes Councilman Roina yes Councilwoman Lions yes Councilman Patel yes Six votes in Fern Mayor the ordinance is adopted Please read ordinance number 2817 by title Yes mayor Ordinance 2817 is an ordinance for second reading and public hearing An ordinance amending chapter 10
section 4 subsection 4.1 of the code of the Bur Rosal Park entitled recreation fees enumerated Uh okay May I have a motion to open the public hearing on ordinance number 2817 so moved Second All in favor i Anybody want to come up and speak on this one
okay Seeing no one May I have a motion to close the public hearing on order number 2817 so moved Second All in favor i have a motion to adopt ordinance number 2817 So moved Second Is there any discussion yes Oh okay I think Ro was first was um I just want to um actually
just say specifically that um without any confusion this the increase was not per month it was per year Um and I know um Councilman Greg I know uh your heart was to just you know obviously care
about the families and I definitely agree with that but I also spoke to uh Mr Reneeri and the need um and we just all have to remember that when someone works they have to get paid um so it's
you know we did put it down a little bit um but just everybody has to understand that it's not about you know pulling back and forth but really the rec center which is awesome and it really does provide a great service um they go with
the school schedule so we just have to remember that and I just wanted to clarify the increase was not per month it was for the year Um so I just wanted to say that on record Thanks Councilman I wanted to also um say I I totally
agree with Ro um which which why uh we had to make also a tough decision Um no one wanted to take away uh the fire department or the police department um getting fully exempt I think this is
a great compromise by they still have a smaller incentive where they're still getting discounts but it's also a fair balance where we're not raising the fees exorbitantly on other families so families that make over $150,000 a year
uh and they can afford it you know pay their fair share Uh that's all this is It's not really trying to take away from anyone and and actually uh you know it it it affected his tax rate and just like Ro said uh Councilwoman Row
unfortunately we have to pay uh staff the bills and we have a wonderful place there um and it's still one of the most affordable right uh Andrew I think we did an assessment on that it's still one of the most affordable in the area I just wanted to give the veterans uh police and fire a discount rather than a
zero so that taxable rate could balanced and fair for all residents that are paying and especially if it affects the tax rate I think this is a good compromise and the percentage was lowered a little bit better and it's it's more balanced Thank
you mayor Thank you everybody else And uh Councilwoman Ro for uh and any further discussion please call the RO Councilman Petroski yes Councilman Johnson yes Councilman Cigarella yes Councilman Roina yes Councilwoman Lions yes Councilman Patel
yes Sex the affirmative Mayor the ordinance is adopted Okay Please read ordinance number 2818 by title Yes mayor Ordinance 2018 is an ordinance for introduction Ordinance amending chapter 2 section 10 subsection 5 of the code of the burough Rosal park entitled powers and duties May I have a motion to approve ordinance number 2018 for
introduction and fix the date for second reading of public hearing is May 1st 2025 So moved Second Is there any discussion uh yes mayor Um the reason why I I put this on is uh not not to give Ken uh more work but uh rather to
going forward I just think it makes sense that if we can get some type of uh written correspondence for all of mayor and council regardless if we're sitting on the committee or not because we are voting on $20 million plus budgets and things of that nature And I just think a lot of towns and a lot of places they
usually get something written in writing like some sort of analysis If anybody want to tweak anything I'm open to that as well But I just think that uh written correspondence prior to voting on the budget would be appreciative Okay Any further
discussion please call the RO Councilman Petroski no Councilman Johnson yes Councilman Sigello no Councilman Robbina no Councilwoman Lions no Councilman Patel yes Two votes in the affirmative four in the negative The motion is not agreed to Okay Please read
ordinance number 2819 by title Yes mayor Ordinance 2819 is an ordinance for introduction a bond ordinance to authorize the making of various public improvements and the acquisition of new or replacement equipment and machinery new information technology equipment new communication and signal systems equipment and new automotive vehicles
including original apparatus and equipment in by and for the burrow of Rosal Park in the county union state of New Jersey to appropriate the sum of $3,12,000 to pay the cost thereof to authorize the issuance of bonds to finance such appropriation and
to provide for the issuance of bond anticipation notes in anticipation of the issuance of such bonds May I have a motion to approve ordinance number 2819 for introduction and fix the date for second reading and public hearing is May 1st 2025 So moved Second Is there any discussion
can you sorry can you just go over the project itself um I know it's a bond but what is this okay You want to give the highlights Andrew yeah So um this is a multi-purpose bond ordinance which just means that there are multiple things It's not for a single purpose
Um so the again there's various things just I'm I'm going to hit each one going down I'm not going to give a lot of detail If you have questions just let me know Right So um uh one of them is planting of various trees Um one is the
uh purchase predominantly of various signs through the Department of Public Works Uh one item is uh the purchase of new uh automobiles for the police department Uh one is a communications board for the police department So a
variable message board sign Um uh one is uh the purchase of various IT equipment Uh that includes various computers and uh new servers that are at end of life Um uh one large one is
improvements to various buildings and grounds Uh we typically set aside money each year for buildings and grounds to make sure that they're kept where they need to be Uh one item is we try one is uh the basically the sidewalk program Uh
so for various sidewalk improvements throughout the municipality that we do on an annual basis Uh and then there's a a list of various projects uh that are uh partially grant-f funded So one of those is uh general improvements to the youth center which is funded in part by
a uh grant through Union County the uh Union County recreation uh uh improve kids recreation grant Uh one is Persian Avenue which the burrow received a DOT grant uh close to $400,000 for Uh one is
Laurel Avenue uh which the burrow received a Union County infrastructure and municipal aid grant Um and the last is Warren Avenue uh which is a project that uh we are attempting to acquire CDBG money for community development block grant money for unfortunately um
given some activity at the or lack of thereof FA federal activity um we could not anticipate the receipt of those grant funds We do typically receive upwards of $200,000 a year Um and it's a very unfortunate situation um because it
it it is usually a very steady standard program that we receive Um the bureau is very successful with it We are actually one of the model municipalities for the use of those funds Um and I say that just to mimic what other people say not me just saying it Um so we continue to
wait that but unfortunately we cannot anticipate the revenue there to offset the cost of the appropriation Um but we are hoping for somewhere in the realm of $200,000 if the federal government provides any funding to the county But we're gonna we're going to plan for it and hope for the best Correct Um and
then uh the last of of the items is uh improvements to the bike path which is completely funded by a half million dollar grant the burough received last year It just has to be put into the capital budget so that we we have tracking for the tree planting Does the environmental commission have ones that
we could use for this um so we have street money set aside Uh what this does in part is appropriate the grant that we received last year I didn't mention it I I try I started to stray away from just this mentioning the item Um so we have a $5,000 grant we received last year So
this would just set aside additional monies for for trees but I I will say the environmental commission to answer your question in and of itself does not have funds to plant trees Got it Okay that's it Um how does this affect our credit score it's
So you say Ken or Andrew whatever So it doesn't the bond ordinance itself doesn't uh impact the credit score um when we uh go to sell bond So this isn't this isn't authorizing a bond sale This is authorizing uh the issuance of debt
Um so what we what what will happen and it doesn't happen every year So just so the governing bodies and and everybody's on the same page is uh what what we will look at and what Ken will look at are es and flows in the bureau's debt schedule and we will try to time the sale of
bonds where we actually go out to the market try to time it right with the interest rate which is very difficult um right now um to to make sure that the debt service of the municipality that's funded through the operating budget is level so there's not these peaks and
valleys where one year all of a sudden your debt service shoots it's up a million dollars and the next year it's down and it looks like there's some artificial you know tax increase or tax reduction You want it to be as steady as possible or trending downward right and you know we've had a pretty good trajectory over the last few years of
trending downward Um unfortunately with this there's a little blip on the radar with this particular uh situation because of the CDBG grant um you know that's $200,000 that otherwise we wouldn't be necessarily authorizing um out out of this ordinance But what
happens prior to get to your question what happens prior to the actual sale of bonds is the credit rating agencies Moody's S&P will issue you a rating and they'll have uh an interview with usually myself It's usually a management interview It'll be myself Ken the
auditor um sometimes our financial advisors sometimes the attorneys to get a feel for what's the town doing what's it like what's it h what what is your surplus look like what is your uh what does your debt ratio look like um what
is the financial health of municipality and that ultimately rolls into what your credit rating is The other thing that factors into it particularly for Rosal Park is and you know the public's probably heard this before the governing body may have heard this before we are at the highest credit rating we can
achieve So to say that we have a AAA credit rating is not technically correct We have what is would be AAA for the size of Rosel Park which is double A3 right double A3 is what our rating is Um we've been told we could get to
double A2 I don't know how we would do that I don't know if it's based on the growth of the town or if we reduce the debt by some massive amount There's no like hey you missed this box No no You know no I'm just I I'm I I'm not I'm just trying to oversimplify it so everybody can
understand I if it was to something as we'll check this box and we'll get a better credit rating we would do it But it's it's not exactly like that Um so I think in my professional opinion I think that this shows continued investment Um
I think that you know in terms of our operating budget which they would look at um I think that's a good indicator because we continue to regenerate surplus and we continue to share the use of surplus Um and overall over the past several years we've been on a downward
trajectory of debt So I think overall this is good Again the thing that's a little upsetting to me personally is the loss of those grant funds that we would normally get Um but hopefully we do get them later in the year at some point and we can make those adjustments when that money comes in and I would look forward
to sharing that I hope Yeah At some point Could Could we have put that parking on that on this too as a bond the park yeah the parking from Wells Fargo Well Fargo lot Isn't it It's listed in this ordinance isn't it is it listed no it's not It's not listed It's
not No it's not listed in the capital ordinance because it's it's run through the municipal budget It's not it's not put in the bond ordinance because we're not issuing debt for it Got you're not issu you're not issuing debt You're not going to the capital improvement from fund It's being used from sale of asset which is run through the municipal
budget not a bond ordinance Yeah I appreciate I know it was longwinded but that's everything Any further discussion please call the RO Councilman Petroski Yes Councilman Johnson yes Yes
Councilman Sigella Yes Councilman Robbina Yes Counciloman Lions Yes Councilman Patel Yes Six o mayor The ordinance is introduced All matters listed with an asterisk are considered to be routine and non-controversial by the council and will be approved by one motion There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a member of the governing body so requests
in which case the item will be removed from the consent agenda and considered in normal sequence on the agenda as part of general orders Please read all resolutions by title Yes mayor Resolution 11125 is granting permission for the public display of fireworks by Celebration Fireworks Inc in connection with the Burough Rosal Parks 2025
Independence Day celebration in conformity with section 5601 2 43 of the fire code of the state of New Jersey Resolution 11225 is designating five block 504 lot six of the municipal tax map commonly known as 510 Chestnut Street along with all
streets a pertinent there too as an area in need of rehabilitation in accordance with the local redevelopment and housing law NJSA4A12A-1 at SEC resolution 11325 is authorizing special need waiver number one for Rosal Park Housing Rehabilitation Program case number RP-55
block 1102 lot 9 commonly known as 227 Sherman revenue in the amount of $277.50 Resolution 11425 is awarding a contract to NJMF Investments LLC for the project Rosell Park housing rehabilitation program case number
RP-55-B in an amount not to exceed $3,865 Resolution 11525 is amending the 2025 capital budget Resolution 11625 is authorizing the treasur to issue one check totaling $25,38356 payable to one lean holder on one property and one check totaling
$25,000 from the tax collector's premium account Resolution 11725 is accepting the resignation of Kazim Smith from the position of class one labor Resolution 11825 is authorizing the extension of a lease renewal agreement for the Rosal Park Museum Resolution 11925 is awarding
a contract to Smith Sandi Ashvault Construction Company for the project 2025 Capital Road Program in amount not to exceed $296,35.73 Resolution 12025 is authorizing the submission of form 1B a strategic plan for the Burros
Park Municipal Alliance grant for fiscal year 2026 Resolution 12125 is authorizing and directing the chief administrative officer to institute a layoff action including two employees within the Bureau of Fire Prevention Resolution 12225 is accepting the retirement of
Richard Belalucio as construction official building subcode official and zoning officer Resolution 12325 is appointing Richard Belalucio to the positions of construction official and building subcode official And resolution 12425 is designating block 504 lot 6 of the municipal tax map commonly known as
510 Chestnut Street along with all streets pertinent there too as a non-combination area needed redevelopment in accordance with local redevelopment housing law NJSA4A col 12A-1 at sect Uh do any members wish to have any items removed from the consent
agenda oh sorry 112 115 Yep and 124 Okay 124 124 Okay And 118 Okay
Uh may I have a motion to approve the resolutions remaining on the consent agenda so moved Second All in favor i Uh may I have a motion to adopt resolution 112-25 so moved Second Is there any discussion yeah Has the board of ed made any
decision with this um the property itself i don't believe so No And Okay So I don't think we are we spending money on the whole planning and everything like that yep And if it
doesn't get if the board of ed doesn't agree with it what happens with um Well it depends So if we get far enough where a developer gets involved then the developer would share the cost of it Um if it gets squashed totally then the
board of ed I guess you know we can use that um and it sits on the burrow's books for a later date right if somebody decides to do that or there's a new board that changes their mind but that basically sits there and can be used at any time Okay Okay
Please call Mayor could I just I just want to note for the record um that uh the municipal land use board uh met on Monday uh and held a public hearing on April 14th 2025 and recommends the following to the governing body to
designate the study area uh the the subject property as a non-combination area need redevelopment as well as an area in need of rehabilitation In respect to the area in need of rehabilitation the board recommends that the mayor and council take make no substantive changes to the verbiage proposed in the resolution for the area
in need of rehabilitation designation Just wanted to make sure that was noted for the record Can you can I ask um can you just make it clear of what's actually happening because it's a study Let me just What's up here yeah Oh your friends here Why why would I work at
friends here go ahead Good evening Fran McManam McMad in Scotland and Balman We serve as redevelopment council to the burough Good evening everyone So to answer your question um what's happening tonight is uh the bureau was considering a resolution designating block 504 lot 6
as an area in need of rehabilitation And then later in the agenda it will also be consideration for a resolution designating the uh as an area in need of redevelopment These are both designations under the um redevelopment law The uh and uh there are different criteria for rehabilitation and
redevelopment That's why there are two separate resolutions What the pro I think you guys are pretty familiar with the redevelopment process This is very early on in the stage of of the whole redevelopment process So right now there's a study the planner has completed the study It was presented to
the land use board They've made their recommendations Council would act on these resolutions this evening If they're both adopted the next step would be to prepare a redevelopment plan for the property Again that would come back to council It would go back to the land use board and that's adopted by
ordinance Okay Yes Thank you So there is nobody voting on any parameters of a project there Um but just to go back to K John's point which I think is worthy context right so if the board of ed theoretically was to engage in a land swap right I think part of the puzzle is
the opposite party would need to know what they could do there right um because that's the way the economics would work out It's a little bit of a quirky scenario I'm sure you don't see a lot of this but it would be a piece of the puzzle for a potential land swap Anybody
else please call the RO Councilman Councilman Petroski Yes Councilman Johnson No Councilman Sigarella Yes Councilman Robbina Yes Counciloman Lions No Councilman Patel No Mayor Sigello Uh yes Four in the affirmative Three in the negative The resolution is adopted Oh I
haven't had to do that in a while Come back Stretch out the muscles man Feels good May I have a motion to adopt resolution 18-25 so moved Second Is there any discussion yes mayor Uh I had a quick question Yeah Uh there
was discussion that the museum would be moving into the new building Fernmore if that occurs prior to the lease extension or lease expiration We just This is 118 You said 118 Yeah Okay They skipped 115 Okay All right Oh did I skip 115 no no
that's fine That's fine We'll do 118 I'm sorry I just wanted to make sure I Yeah So So sorry You want to answer the Yeah I mean we're voting on 118 now right so Yeah So what was the question the question is if they happen to move to Fernmore before the end of the lease in
2026 is that happening or totally depends on so what will happen here what what the governing body is doing here is authorizing the lease renewal of the uh museum on Grant Avenue
Um that would extend to the end of next April Uh the current lease expires at the end of this month um that will give a transition period we hope within the next year um to move the museum to the my place project Um once
that happens we will start to pay rent there which is substantially less than the Grant Avenue location Um our understanding uh is that there is a tenant um that wants to occupy the space on Grant Avenue Okay the current are the bureau's lease with that particular
property owner is that if we break the lease there's there's no penalty um per se other than that we pay until the end of the lease or until a new tenant is occupying that space Um I I I don't want to speak for her but I believe it's the
the salon next door wants to occupy that space and has expressed interest to the owner of the building Um which is a great thing Um she just recently expanded It would be great to see her expand there I don't know if that's the case but that's what I've heard and that's what I understand So the the risk is minimal All right Thanks for the
clarification How was it thank you Okay Uh further discussion Please call the role Councilman Petroski yes Councilman Johnson yes Councilman Sigrella yes Councilman Roina yes Counciloman Lions yes Councilman Patel yes Exposing the Affirmative Mayor the resolution is adopted May I have a motion to adopt
resolution 115-25 so move Second Is there any discussion yeah As far as the amendments are they the same thing we with the bonds yes projects Yeah Yeah So this this is directly I'm sorry mayor if I can So the this is just a mechanical process We need to make sure that the
capital budget itself is reflective of what we're we would be putting in the bond ordinance Um so this just it mirrors that It's the exact same things that I listed Yep Um please call the RO Oh sorry Is there
any further discussion please call the RO Councilman Petroski yes Councilman Johnson yes Councilman Sigella yes Councilman Roina yes Councilwoman Lions yes Councilman Patel yes Six the affirmative mayor the resolution is adopted Uh may I have a motion to adopt resolution 124-25
so moved Second Is there any discussion uh so just to this one is so we passed one for an area need of rehab This is an area need of redevelopment Redevelopment And we're doing that just as a sort of failsafe measure in case it should not
qualify for one or the other Is that fair oh sorry They both they both qualify Yeah They do both qualify Yep Just turn your mic on Is that they do both qualify Um doing it doing both of
these as a resolution and rehab Are there different criteria and this parcel happens to meet both criteria So in this circumstance it seemed fit Got it Okay Cool All righty Any further discussion please call the RO Councilman Petroski Yes Councilman Johnson no Councilman
Sigello yes Councilman Robbina yes Councilwoman Lions no Councilman Patel no Mayor Sigurello yes Four in the affirmative three in the negative Resolution is dot Oh man I don't think I've had to do that in like two years Feels good Stretch out the muscles Uh okay Reports
of Burough Council committees Uh Sig Jr You're right Uh going to say short and sweet Enjoyed our our meet the borrow We only had a couple residents but I think uh couple of the residents came It was worthwhile
talking to and educating them about a lot of stuff where you can get a haircut where you can get a pizza um landscaper some of the uh residents moved in town It was enjoyable afternoon I tried to do both and go to the baseball uh uh
kickoff and I know Councilwoman Petroski was there and representing because we had uh most of my uh co-work co-workers co-consel here uh were meeting and meeting the greet at the burrow So it was enjoyable uh day me
and them The weather was so so and um I just like to wish everybody a pleasant weekend Um a happy Easter and the weather's supposed to be pretty good Enjoy That's all I have Okay Uh Councilman Johnson may
um good evening Mayor council residents First thing that I would like to discuss as a recap from the budget we voted upon uh last mayor and council meeting that was held on April uh 3rd just for clarity purposes I myself am all right with the
$50.60 I think right 50.6 uh household budget I think is great in fact I wasn't against that amount that's not why I voted against it I was actually against um a closed session item becoming a line item which shows it which is showing
like we're lacking in transparency and I just wanted the governing body myself to do a better job with uh being more transparent and getting the community involved Uh the second thing that I uh was that I'm not against more parking In fact the Vet American Legions
Association is right across the street from uh that parking lot and they could probably benefit from it as well I just was against the 900k sale of municipal asset with the cell tower leasing renewal and how it was being utilized I
I actually wanted to bond it or do a shared service agreement So I didn't get a chance to recap that and I just wanted to make that clear uh for clarity purposes Um on uh April 21st uh we are
having a public safety meeting Um uh we will be discussing traffic concerns parking speed bumps turns tables along with a few other uh annual concerns like Halloween and things of that nature So I just wanted to advise the community We'll be doing that on April 21st On May
17th 2025 I am pleased to announce that Rosel Park will be having their first multicultural and heritage festival There will be live bands displays historic information food trucks and more Uh I I just want to thank say thank
you to the sponsors that are helping to make this possible like Sunrise Diner Kostas American Legion Post 60 Rosel Park itself uh Union County uh GJCA and Pure Natural Vibes So please residents
come out This will be a truly a great event for everyone to enjoy and I look forward to seeing you guys there Lastly um there is Oh no not lastly Uh there is still an uh improper um uh
ordinance in my view that's on the books Um I know uh Andrew reached out to me today so I'm not going to go into too much detail Hopefully that um hopefully uh the local review and and the attorney and we could we could find uh a better
place This isn't my law uh is NJS4A is the state statute legislative sponsors NJSA4A9 local governing ethics laws NJS104A open public records act Uh
there's even a couple of small minor case laws where this is to me seems like it's a violation and then it's not uh let's not vote against it because of someone put it on the agenda It's more so doing what's right for Rosal Park and the right nature of parliamentary
procedures Uh so I just hope that we could uh the attorney could be able to do a good job and and and and being neutral and and effective in uh finding out how can we resolve this concern Uh
uh lastly I attended uh the diversity and inclusion meeting which was April 16th and that was productive And uh anyone else if you need to get in contact with me just please reach out to me either by email or by phone number
that would be gson rosepark.net or 9083031519 and together we can make Rosel Park better Thank you mayor Thank you councilman uh councilski Uh thank you mayor Uh first of all April 5th
Okay Okay Uh April 5th I attended the uh Roso Park youth baseball league parade Um and uh I was very happy to see they honored Mike Swers who's a
1971 graduate of Roosevelt Park High School Um was involved with the league many years And uh in 2018 uh the girls softball team won the group one championship and Mike coached
a lot of them girls um through the years and it was a great site A lot of them girls showed up on uh April 5th to honor Mike um for thing So uh like I said uh I was glad that they finally honored him
He was involved in the league many years I remember way back when was he was in charge of the uh um the fields and they were considered called the diamond cutters But uh I'm I glad again I was
glad they honored Mike Okay Um I then I attended to meet the burrow I did get there late because the parade was a little longer than expected but I did show up Okay Um on the 8th uh I attended the uh recreation committee meeting Um
we got ready for the uh uh Easter egg hunt um and everything Uh on the 9th I attended the historical society uh fundraiser at Don's Um I appreciate what Don did for the historic society Um it
was open from 11 in the morning till the following morning at 2 and um uh the historic society got 10% of the cut Um so I I was happy uh and for what I was told it was a good turnout that day So
uh today I attended the uh joint sewer meeting Um and uh the main topic was uh they got had to order a new uh elevator Uh it was installed in 1970 and it it
had its last legs So uh they did um order a new one So um on Saturday uh April 19th the recreation department is going to have an Easter egg hunt It'll be at 10:00 a.m at the high school
baseball field Field D which is on Kofax Avenue And there will be pictures with uh the Easter money U American Legion again if you can help them out please help them out Um we're in the process of
redoing the bathrooms down at the bar Um so they're uh they're going to do both bathrooms You know of course they're going to do one at a time Uh this way they still have access to at least one bathroom Uh I want to wish everyone that
celebrate Passover I know it's I believe it's over right no it's still on Oh it's okay I want to wish everyone a happy Passover and on Sunday is Easter I hope uh wish everyone a happy Easter If you need to contact me
you can get me at jetrosky at rosepark.net Uh 908667821 That's my report Mayor thank you And as you can see no condolences this Oh that's good This a good month First time in 11 years That's good huh
yeah it's good news Councilwoman thank you Councilman let's clap for nobody dying Okay council Hold on Sorry Good evening mayor and council and residents of Rosal Park Um I just want to definitely wish
everyone uh happy Passover happy Easter happy Eid Um and uh and and definitely peace um to whoever is celebrating Um so I attended Meet the Burrow in uh a couple weeks ago It's been already 2 weeks Um
it was great to see some new faces Um and I definitely look forward to meeting uh new residents within uh the third ward I will definitely be contacting you uh if you are watching and definitely uh come out and meet you Um we had a
library uh board meeting last night and they have a lot of activities happening So um definitely check them out um on their on the Facebook page and on their website I did post something in the Rosal Park uh forum Um or definitely
just give them a call They have so many great um just activities for children and adults and it is really a great hub Uh that's what we're calling it definitely in Rosal Park And it's just great for information And if you need help with applications or computer they
have such great uh facility and people that work there So um I also just wanted to remind everyone I am uh hosting a women's celebration on May 30th Febru um February Yeah Friday May 30th Um we're
having a dinner and a show So definitely come out I am going to be posting I definitely need reservations to hold your seat Um I already have a list going So if you are interested please reach out to me and uh I always say leave your politics and ego at the door Just come
and have fun Um also we are celebrating Arbor Day Um I I don't want to steal uh Councilman Jay's thunder but he's going to talk to you about the bike clinic that's coming up but I definitely wanted to give you a shout out for that And Memorial Day is coming So definitely go
to the uh Rosal Park app it does have the dates and everything of of the events coming up And uh my final thought is just like all these things that are happening it's a very poignant time of the year and uh just reflection and
renewal are just two words that were on my heart today Um sometimes we you know make mistakes and sometimes we can look back and say you know what I can do better Um and all of us can feel that and and also have a time for renewal Um
and always you know coming together is really the point And I just wanted to say I'd rather work together than be divided So um that's I'll leave that at that Um my number is 908-7268773 and our Lions at rosalpark.net Thank you Thank you
Councilwoman Councilman Patel Thank you So the road work at West Clay Horththron and Roseway is have completed The vendor will return soon to stripe the 25 miles hour uh signs on West Clay Earlier this
week I dropped off a newsletter to inform residents about what's happening around the town A big thank you to Deep Karen Joe and Carlier to help me distribute them I encourage resident to sign up for the electronic copy uh visiting my link tree at lk tr.csil
/councsilmanpatel or send me an email at kpatelrosopark.net Community garden signups are open until April 26th The rental commissions are and a great group of volunteer are working hard to prepare for the miday opening including the
installation of 30 new garden beds If you're interested in volunteering please contact the commission at enomenmental commission at rosopak.net Thank you everyone who attended the new resident event For the residents who were not able to make it I will drop off the bags to you If you have any questions or concerns please
email me at kpatellrosabok.net Thank you Thank you Councilman Councilman Robin Thank you Mayor Good evening Good evening Rose Park Here's a brief recap of events I've attended since our last meeting April 6 Meet the Burough event Attended the Meet the Burough event
which had a modest turnout of about 10 residents While attendance was small these gatherings remain vital opportunities for open dialogue and building community connections April 8th Union County accessible events planning workshop I participated in a workshop hosted by Union County on planning
inclusive and ADA compliant cultural events Topics included respectful communication accessibility across different disabilities and implementing equitable policies and procedures On the 9th I attended the East Coast Greenway public meeting Uh this meeting held at the Cranford Rec
Center focused on expanding the East Coast Greenway through Cranford Rosell and Elizabeth The goal is to create local bike lanes and bike routes linking the Elizabeth River Trail to the larger East Coast Greenway network in nearby Cranford via Warenko Park County professionals and Penoni Associates
presented possible routes safety improvements signage and striping plans April 10th I easy street smart New Jersey session In partnership with Easy Ride I hosted a traffic safety and walkability session at the Casano Center residents shared concerns about
pedestrian safety hotspots across the burrow particularly in the third ward I'd like to thank everyone who attended and to Councilman Large Signarelloo for your valuable input and support Following day April 11th uh New Jersey Trails Action Network I joined the statewide conversation on pedestrian
bicycle infrastructure The session emphasized the need for equitable design and securing long-term funding to support both mobility and recreation goals under the new federal administration April 13th was the community cleanup on Saturday A heartfelt thank you to Deb and Adula Decosmo and their family for
organizing this year's community cleanup Thanks also to all the volunteers who came out Your energy and commitment to help keep Rosel Park beautiful is appreciated Following day April 14th Monday night municipal land use board meeting The board reviewed and it sent
back ordinance 2810 which introduces updated uh design standards for signage without recommendation or further comment We also discussed a redevelopment study for 510 Chestnut Street the Board of Ed building in the RO district The planners report was shared and while there was no public
opposition nor were there members of the public present we still welcomed open comment Next municipal land use board meeting is scheduled for Monday May 12th at 7 pm I'd like to say thanks to Superintendent Buddha for freshing up Aldine and Sensory Park with mulch and Boy Scout Park is coming along nicely
and will be done in the coming weeks As for upcoming events Friday April 25th at 9:15th at 9:15 we'll be in the fifth ward at the high school for the Arbor Day tree planting So if you're in the area stop by April 26th is Celebrate Trails Day Join Union County Connects
for a litter cleanup and trail walk along what will be the Rawway Valley Rail Trail starting in the fifth ward We're going to meet at Frenchies at 11:00 a.m Saturday May 3rd is the third annual actually fourth annual bike clinic in Toro Park Bike Clinic begins at 11:00 a.m Toro Park departs at 11:30
a.m It'll be hosted by Bob and Donna Massuchi of Bob's Bicycle Service with certified cycling instructor Paul Mikowitz providing safety tips for young riders Rain date is Sunday May 4th Visit the burough website or my Facebook page for full details and for RSVP information And wishing all a very safe
and very happy Easter I can be reached at jabbina at roselpark.net 8622360019 Mayor that concludes my report Thank you Councilman Um okay My report Um yeah Yeah So I I I'm This is
my seventh year as mayor and I've I've tried to unless it really touches here veer away from national politics Unfortunately it's been a common theme with my reports and honestly will continue to be so until some of the chaos ends which may never end Um but I think it's really
important for anybody who's listening to this and every other mayor out there to start speaking about these things because we are in a time and a phase where we were taught in school um the warning signs of a situation in a country that we didn't want to live in and the warning signs of autocracy And
we see all of those things today Uh on March 15th uh Kilmergo Garcia a legal resident of the United States married to an American citizen with a child here uh was illegally shipped off to El Salvador to a private prison Uh there was no due
process Um and as far as Homeland Security goes there was no criminal history Even if there was criminal history we have a constitutional right to due process and your time in court before your shift off to a goolog in South America Um and that's what we do
here We abide by the Constitution When we pledge allegiance to the flag we do not pledge allegiance to a president We do not pledge allegiance to a judge We don't do it to a mayor We do it to the flag We do it to the Constitution And this is ingrained in the Constitution We know in Rosal Park if I was to make an example we've dealt with constitutional
issues here And the mayor and council when courts have told us that we need to act otherwise we've acted accordingly because that is what the rule of law does That is what checks and balances are Uh what's more egregious than any of these disgusting things which are
impeachable offenses is it flies in the face of a Supreme Court order Uh I remind everybody that the Supreme Court is currently made up with a 63 conservative majority Many of those people appointed by Trump himself Um and they have found every way to talk around
what is essentially a constitutional crisis in one of the checks and balances being totally ignored and the executive branch not listening to the judicial branch Um just today for anybody who thinks that this is like something in Maryland that couldn't happen and
doesn't happen to us we have an American citizen detained by ICE I'm not here to debate illegal immigration versus legal immigration I'm not here to debate whether or not we should change those policies I'm not here to debate abortion I'm not here to debate the legalization of marijuana I'm here to discuss the rule of law in the United States of
America and something we are all beholden to And that is just being trampled on Um you know and and the reason why I want to continue talking about this is because I I just won't be intimidated We have people within the administration uh specifically Sebastian
Gorka who ironically isn't even American was born uh in Hungary and is a British citizen uh immigrated here Um basically saying that anybody who supports somebody like this is aiding in a betting right and we've already had threats from the Trump administration
saying that complicit in whatever they see fit uh activities from uh local officials that they see you know contrary to federal dictate uh can be arrested and can be tried too So I'm not going to speak out of fear I'm not going
to live in fear I don't think this is something that a 14,000 person town mayor should be talking about but if I don't I don't know who will Um and I'll leave it on this for anybody who thinks this is a partisan issue Um once again the Trump administration
has been compelled to try and facilitate the return back of of this gentleman uh who did not see his day in court Um and I want to talk a little bit about uh the most recent judge who has uh tried to compel that which is Judge Wilkinson who
actually was a appointee of Ronald Reagan a Republican and was on the short list for one of his Supreme Court nominees So this is not some partisan hack talking about but what we're seeing now and I'm going to use his words here um as we've noted it is all too possible to see in this case an incipient crisis
but may present an opportunity as well We yet cling to the hope that it is not naive to believe that our good brethren in the executive branch perceive the rule of law as vital to the American ethos This case presents their unique chance to vindicate that and value that value and to summon the best within us
while there is still time and some for the reasons foregoing We deny the motion state pending appeal and the rate of menus in this case is so ordered and that's really important We're all fallible We all make mistakes We don't double down on them This isn't some
partisan hackery We faced this in Rosal Park on a much lower stakes The Democratic Party and I should know this very well when one of ours Bob Mendez was under federal investigation We didn't you know just say we need to blindly accept this and blindly protect this person uh we corrected within our
own Um and I think that's something that we need to do as a soul as a nation And I think there's a lot of us uh that need to do some soularching uh because everybody thinks it can't happen to them until it happens to them Um and that'll conclude my report Uh if you have any
questions for me my email is mayor sig rollsark.net and I thank you for your time Uh may I have a motion to open the public portion on any subject second All in favor i like to come up and speak you may do so now
Yeah just uh there's a button on the bottom Mike make sure the lights on Michael Ryan 515 Locust Street Um tonight I want to talk about the park the park that is borders the uh Parker's
redevelopment project Uh it's a real park It's uh it's for the citizens residents of Rosel Park It has attributes that they are You're talking about the proposed park in this plan yes Okay Sorry Yes
Proposed park Um dreamed of park It has uh it's going to contain a a dog park Uh it has uh seating uh at both ends of the uh uh near the train station
seating areas uh along uh next to Loca Street Um and it uh a wish of mine and it is planned for There's some spaces along the park for food trucks I envision uh on weekends
that the residents of Rosal Park would be able to uh gather in that area enjoy uh the the fair of uh uh different uh types of food different cultural food Uh I think that would be uh uh a wonderful
weekly or weekend activity that would take place uh you know at the right seasonal time Um the this park is not just uh a place for leisure and uh recreation but it
also serves a purpose Uh the purpose it is going to allow the uh continuation of the part of the trail that goes between Chestnut Street and Lincoln uh and Galloping Hill Road
Um it it uh it leaves a pathway over to Ches uh to Locust Street My big my long-term vision for that is that it would connect with the uh Rawway River uh I mean Rawway Valley
Railroad that um uh intersects the Conrail line uh behind Webster Gardens So if this park existed the and the trail in it there would be this possibility to
connect to have a and what I what I envision is a nature trail similar to the Highline in uh New York City uh that would go from uh the intersection of Locust and Webster behind the Hunter project behind the baseball fields and
wrap around onto the uh Raway Valley Railroad that would then take you over to the uh uh athletic field So there would be this path all the way from Galloping Hill Road over to the athletic field
Um so that's a park public courtyards that are open to the you know that are open to everyone terraces that are uh align the street in front of the building and um
subterranean parking Um these are three major I mean four major contributions that I would be making to Rosel Park to the residents of Rosel Park and to the future of Rosel Park You know when we talk about this project I
really I I can't emphasize enough that we're talking about something that is going to be here for 200 years H this is going to be like one the prominent spot in Rosel Park when it's finished Um with that in
mind and I'd like to reiterate all that I am wish to give to the community and I uh urge you to uh appoint me as developer Thank you Thank you Thank you mayor Thank you
councel Thank you very much Anybody else want to come up and speak yep Hello Constance Quantella 432 Walnut Um obviously I just have a question about redevelopment for 510 Chestnut Um
I know this has been going on for a couple meetings now Were there talks at all i know you had said previously there were with the superintendent of our district just telling that building Um just checking
cuz so directly with this superintendent I don't really remember if go I've talked to Pedro definitely Okay he's not here anymore No I understand but I believe I'm coming to your meeting next week Okay So we could talk about it then
she'll be there Yeah I just because usually like government board bag completely separate so superintendent sort of in charge of district yet you're here every meeting I am I am unfortunately Got it But yeah I guess be stressed to hear if the superintendent
of the school didn't agree with selling the building or think that was good for the district Okay that's good There's a board for a reason Absolutely Okay Thank you Yep Anybody
else i'm seeing no one May I have a motion to close the public session on a subject so moved Second Uh all in favor i May I have a motion to adjurnn so moved Second All in favor i Thank you everybody