orderly manner to the nearest smokefree exit. Proper notice having been given. The burough clerk is directed to include the statement in the minutes of the meeting. Please call the role. Councilman Petroski here. Councilman Johnson present. Councilman Sigurella here. Councilman Robin here. Councilwoman Lions is not here.
Councilman Patel here. Mayor Signarella here. You have a quorum. Mayor, please lead us in the opening prayer followed by a pledge of allegiance. Eternal God, grant us thy help in 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. 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. Okay.
There are no communications for review this evening. There are no proclamations or presentations this evening. There are no meeting minutes for approval. 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. Want to come up and speak on agenda items? You may do so now. Cool. Seeing no one. Uh, may I have a motion to close the public portion on agenda items only? So moved. Second. All in favor? I.
Uh, okay. Apartment apartment reports. Freudian slip. Um, let's do uh Greg B. You're special because you're quarterly. You go first. Thank you, Mayor Councel. So since June, over the past three months, our
Department of Public Works has been mechanic has conducted thorough assessments. Mike, just pull the microphone closer to you. Over the past three months, our Department of Public Works mechanic has conducted thorough assessments of all Burough owned vehicles. Priority has been given to maintenance and repair of
emergency service vehicles within both the fire and police departments. To date, we have spent $10,86981 on fleet maintenance, which covers not just repairs, but ongoing preventive maintenance efforts.
DPW personnel have been actively responding to both emergency and scheduled overtime calls. Notable incidents include flooding and high windstorm response, sewer emergencies, including a significant event involving a residential sewer backup. This incident led to the discovery of three
collapsed main sections in the 500 block of East Grant Avenue. Repairs are complete. Road resurfacing is done. We're just waiting on line striping. Tree service requests which resulted in multiple tree trimmings and complete
removal of a tree at 329 Wester a total overtime hours for the three months are 217. The DPW facility continues to meet compliance requirements and successfully passed all recent inspections and abatements mandated by New Jersey Department of Labor and New Jersey
Department of Health right to know programs. An environmental annual audit is going to be conducted on all burough properties by the burough's joint insurance fund that is scheduled for September 29th. Maintenance is currently underway at the Burough Sanitary Pump Station, which is
equipped with two pumps and solid waste grinders. One of the pumps is presently inoperable. However, the system is designed to function efficiently with a single operational pump, ensuring no interruption to sewer service for residents. Our C4 licensed operator is actively working to identify the most
cost-effective solution for the repair. Due to the continued outage of the Burough Street Sweeper, sweeping operations are being conducted as frequently as possible using alternative methods and alternative equipment. We appreciate the community's patience during this time. As we approach the
fall season, residents are reminded to maintain their properties in accordance with burough regulations. Specifically, leaves must be bagged and placed at the curb on your scheduled leaf collection day. Leaves blown into the street will not be collected by the street sweeper. Residents may continue to schedule bulk
waste, e-waste, and scrap metal pickups by calling 908-2457676. Collections are on Fridays with a limit of 10 appointments. And the Union County will be hosting two more household hazardous waste collections September 6th located at
Keen University at 1000 Morris Avenue. October 26 located at Union County Votech in Scotch Plains. Please contact the Department of Public Works with any questions or concerns. We thank the residents for the continued support and cooperation. And that's my report.
Any questions for Greg B? Yes, I do. I've got two. As a matter of fact, um what's the update you mentioned about the Burl Street sweeper? When do we anticipate that being back in service? So, as I mentioned earlier, we're prioritizing repairs on fleet vehicles, the the maintenance of of emergency response
vehicles, but the street sweeper has codes being thrown again on the auxiliary engine. There are steering components that need to be repaired. They're they're functional, but they're not safe as my mechanic has put it. Gotcha. And the rear door seal, we have the
parts for that. We just got to put that on. And a couple of the water jets aren't functional as well, which we need to keep dust dust down. That's an NJTP requirement. Okay. Minimizing dust. So, we have a time frame. Um, roundabout.
I'm hoping before the end of the year. Okay. All right. But we're but we are using our other street sweeper, right, to do it. But that's why it's not as frequent because we're alternating one machine between two towns. Yep. Understood. All right. Uh, and the second question, I have a resident, a fifth word resident here in the
audience. L Monaco Perry Park. There are a number of down trees towards the back end as that was in the woods, correct? Yes. Okay. Um I'm not sure how to uh get those out of there without damaging other vegetation. So, I'm going to reach out to a vendor
to see if they can help us with that. Okay. Because it looks like they're pretty significant logs and they might have uh more agile equipment to help us with that. But I'll confer with Andrew on that moving forward. I appreciate it. That's all I've got. Thank you. All right. Appreciate it, sir. I've uh I appreciate I've been on a
couple of uh sewer assignments. Nice work. Working safe. Thank you. And just literally saw you the other day. Uh Councilman, they were uh snaking checking out the Union Road slash coming across West Ajacent
couple of feet away from Boh Hall. Thank you for looking into that and continuing to see if we had any issues. Thank you. Yeah. And and to touch on on that one for the council, I'm glad you brought that up. There is sentiment built up in the pipe. We couldn't go any further. Our camera was getting stuck on large
debris. I've reached out to Cranford um because we've we've helped them in the past with sewer calls. So, they're going to help us free of charge with their new Jeter truck to jet those lines, vacuum them out, as well as since our truck the uh has an air leak and
it's pretty hard to find parts for it since it's a 1997. I just wanted to echo uh the at large regarding uh you attending the meeting August 27th. Thank you for coming and thank you for lending your uh level of expertise and yes, please uh do whatever needs be to clean out those lines.
Thank you. I just want to say thank you too just for being responsive and and just during this whole time of transition and just everything that you're doing. So we appreciate it. That's what we strive for. Thank you. Greg needed that because the mayor was rough with him this week.
I welcome it. Keeps me on my toes. Anything else? I'm good if everyone else is good. Cool. Thank you. You're welcome. Chief, you want to come up? Sorry about that. Good evening everybody. Good evening. So I uh submitted my August report. I
didn't have a July report. There wasn't much uh happening in the month of July. Um just to highlight a couple things and uh something new for for this month. Uh on August 1st, uh the Rosal Park Youth Academy concluded with a graduation
ceremony at Burrow Hall, uh where 15 recruits graduated from the program followed by a pizza party sponsored by the Sun Tavern. Congratulations to all the graduates and their families. It was another successful class of our Rosal Park uh youth. Uh today I had the opportunity to meet
with the principles from every school in the burrow where I uh wish them a successful and safe school year. I also posed for uh a few uh first day of the school photos. Uh it was pretty cool. Uh they appreciated it. Uh it reassured them that they were we're here to assist
in any way possible and to keep the faculty and the students safe throughout the school year. Um just a quick PSA. Uh we put this out on our Facebook page as well, but I just want to read this out publicly so in case somebody's watching didn't see the Facebook page. Um, our advice for students, uh, be alert and
aware. Stay aware of your surroundings and avoid distractions like phones and headphones while walking to school. Travel in groups. Walk or bike with friends or siblings whenever possible. Wait for the bus at the bus stop and uh, and stop with other students. Use
caution when walking. Always use sidewalks, crosswalks, and corners. If there's no sidewalk, walk facing traffic. Look left, look right, and left again before crossing. and obey all crossing guards and traffic signals. Never run out into the uh street or cross between parked cars.
Take care when biking. Always wear a proper fitted helmet. Ride single file on the right side of the road and with the flow of traffic. Always get off and walk your bike across the intersections. Follow the bus rules. Wait for the bus stop to stop completely before getting on or off and always cross in front of
the bus so the driver can see you. Never talk to strangers. Refuse rides or gifts from anyone you don't know. Report suspicious activity to a trusted adult. Report concerns. Speak up about bullying, suspicious behavior, or anything that makes you uncomfortable. Tell a parent or teacher or police
officer that may be nearby. No emergency information. Younger children should memorize their home address, phone numbers, and parents contact information. Advice for parents. Create a safety plan. Map out to practice safe walking routes to and from school or or uh at
the bus stop with your children. Have an emergency protocol. Ensure your child knows what to do in the case of a school lockdown or other emergency. Review school safety protocols. Be familiar with the school safety emergency plans and procedures. Ask how law enforcement is involved and how parents would be
informed during that incident. Maintain an open line of communication. Create an environment where your child feels comfortable. Bring up fears or concerns about school safety. And and finally, the advice for drivers. Um, slow down. Please slow down. Obey all speed limits
in school zones. Take extra care to watch for pedestrians and bicyclists, especially in poor weather. Stop for the school buses. Always stop when a school bus has its red lights flashing and its stop arm extended. It's against the law to pass a stopped school bus. Uh, for
those that that don't know, avoid distractions. Put your phone away. Give the road your full attention, especially in school zones. Yield to the pedestrians. Never block crosswalks and always yield to the pedestrians. Practice safe drop offs. Use designated drop off zones to avoid traffic
congestion. Never drop off your child in the opposite side of the street. Uh do not block, do not I'm sorry, do not double park to let your child out of the vehicle. Pay attention to posted signage. Be please be aware of signage in the area of your schools to include no U-turns, pickup and drop off areas,
no turns at certain intersections, uh such as Locust and uh Grant, no parking during certain times, and and be cognizant of our uh we have two schools that have the temporary do not enter signs that we use to uh minimize the
congestion in certain areas and made it a little safer uh to do the pickups and and drop offs. Uh if any any resident needs to reach me, you could call me at 908245-2311 or email me at dfrenino roso parkpd.org. Mayor, that's my report.
Thank you. Any questions for Chief Reno? I thought it was would be helpful. And uh first day of school went off without a hitch. So that was good. Thank you, Ruben. Appreciate it. Thank you. Thank you, Chief. Is that new polo
green? Huh? I don't have a green one. I told him that. I told him I was jealous. Thank you, mayor. Good evening. Good evening, everybody. Um, I'm happy to report that the summer activities at our center were a great success with strong attendance and
participation in our trips uh and programs. As we transition into the uh fall season, I would like to highlight our upcoming events. This Friday, September 5th, at 6 PM, the burough will be hosting the annual Hispanic and Latino heritage festival at Michael J.
Mory Park. Uh the evening will be featured food trucks, rides, dance party, and live music from Los No Sabur Alatin and South American band based right here in Rosal Park. Uh next Thursday, September 11th at 7 p.m. we will be uh holding our annual September
11 Remembrance service at Calico Coffer Memorial Park. Uh this solemn service will uh honor those lost in 2001 tragedy. Uh on Saturday, September 20th from 5:00 pm to 9:00 p.m. we'll be hosting our annual October Fest
celebration. Uh the evening will include uh authentic German music, uh food trucks, a beer garden hosted by American Legion Post 60, and the return of our uh popular pretzel eating contest at 7:00 p.m. On Saturday, September 27th from
12:00 p.m. to uh 5:00 p.m., the Diversity and Inclusion Committee and Greg Johnson Civic Association will be presenting its first multicultural and heritage music festival. I'm sure Councilman will talk more about in the details. Uh and finally on Saturday, October 4th at Roso Park High School,
the burrow will be hosting the 10th annual Festival of India beginning at 5:00 pm. Uh the evening will be featuring uh free food, music, and dance with garba and ra performances starting at 700 p.m. Uh these events are open to all residents. Uh we encourage all
residents to attend and take part in this uh meaningful celebrations. And that concludes my premier September man. Any questions for Ruben? Thank you. Thank you. Yep. Thank you, John. Oh, Kevin's here.
Good evening, everyone. Good evening. I'd like to thank Mayor Signarelloo and Town Council for giving me the opportunity to provide a brief update. The goal of the Roosevelt Park Recreation Department is to meet the recreational needs of our community. As part of our department's effort to meet
these needs and expand community services, our department provides a wide range of programs. Membership and recreation. We currently have over 175 recreational members and growing. Our recreation department has 26 programs utilizing 11 locations. Homework and
afterare, which started today, we currently have 85 members. We are transporting and chaperoning over 73 students daily. Aftercare has 13 programs. Our recreational fall sports and activities, elementary and middle
school volleyball, flag football, cheerleading, offseason basketball, offseason wrestling, and new this year, youth code programming. We are pleased to report that our department has made the following changes to the recreational programming. We created a a
burrow afterare and homework club schedule independent of the Roosevelt Park School District full-day calendar. half-day programming from 12:30 to 6 pm, back to school night events for members, and parents night out for members. We remain committed to providing the best
possible care and programming. In addition, we believe these changes has afforded our community members the requested ASYC programming. The ASYC has scheduled or is scheduled to host the following: Girl Scout meetings, Cub and Boy Scout meetings, back to school
night, dropand go, recreation committee meetings, diversity inclusion meetings, public affairs and community event meetings, CPEG meetings, NJA meetings, PTA meetings, fifth grade parent meetings, recreational and sport
meetings, CPR and AED certifications to name a few. As always, you can contact the recreation department at recreation roselpark.net with any questions or concerns. That completes our September recreation department update. I'd be happy to answer any questions.
Thank you, sir. Any questions? How are you? Have a good night. Thank you for everything. Thank you. Kevin, good evening. Thanks for having me. be brief. Got a couple updates. Uh first, the storm sewer separation project is proceeding. Um we've been coordinating with the DOT. We've gotten a few of
their plans for the intersections, their signal intersection plans, a few of their utility plans. So, we've been kind of going through that. We submitted an alternative analysis to them for review just for the pathway we chosen down Route 28. Uh that's under review now. Uh we've also sent me uh meeting requests
with the D, which is a little bit on the back burner right now. That's not as I know doesn't sound as important as important, but it it is later on. But for now, um main course is going through DOT. So that's what we're working on. Uh next, the uh water company, New Jersey American Waters, is finishing up their work on Galping Hill Road in that area.
Uh water main work. Um they have a meeting scheduled uh I believe for next week or maybe the week after discuss paving restoration operations, which will be part of just to see when they'll be taking place. Usually they'll wait a few months to let the area settle before they pave. Um so once we hear when they're that's scheduled, we'll let you
know. And lastly, uh we've been working with DPW on um flooding area, uh flooding issues in the um Union Road area. Um kind of goes, uh south from there towards the railroad tracks and uh north of that. So we're kind of working with Andrew and looking at um possible
improvements for that area. Uh so that's all I have to report. Cool. Any questions for Kevin? Uh, no. I'll find out though. I wonder. We have a meeting they want to schedule with us and I have a sneaking
suspicion that they want to run line under that. Yeah, don't worry. I'll be at that meeting personally. Cool. All right. Thank you. Yep. Uh, Ken, thank you. Just a friendly reminder, uh,
tax bills and sore bills are delinquent at this point and tax sale is scheduled for November. So that would be anything not paid for 2024. So please get your payments in. Thank you. Andrew, thanks Ken.
Mayor, I have a couple of uh just a couple of things and then I'm happy to answer any questions if the governing body has any. Uh there's a resolution on tonight to accept my resignation for the land use board. I just want to thank uh the mayor and this governing body for their support during my time on the board. Um I had the displeasure of
chairing some of probably the most controversial meetings that have ever happened in this building. Um it was interesting and it was a decent experience. Um and I uh I thank you guys for allowing me to do that. Um want to welcome all the students back to school.
Wish everybody a uh happy and safe and successful year. Um, as some of you know, I'm a board member of the Uni County Vocational Technical High School Board of Education. I want to welcome particularly the Rosal Park students back to the UCVTS. Uh, whether you're a part-time student
or a full-time student, do everybody a favor and don't block Rarin Road when you're pulling in. Um, and then I want to make a special note and thank uh all the students and families back to the uh Signarelloo youth center or the youth center and the recreation programs at
the after school and welcome back. They're the highest quality, most affordable after school programs in the state and uh I'll stand by that and that's all I have. Mayor, thank you. Thank you. Any questions for either Ken or Andrew? No. Okay. May I have a motion to accept the reports of departments as submitted?
So moved. Second. All in favor? I uh Mr. Clerk, please read ordinance over 2828 by title. Yes, mayor. Ordinance 2828 is an ordinance for second reading and public hearing. An ordinance adopting the 129
and 133 Westfield Avenue redevelopment plan pursuant to the local redevelopment housing law NJSA482-1. May I have a motion to open the public hearing on ordinance number 2828? So moved. Second. All in favor? I. I'd like to come up and speak on this ordinance in particular.
Going once, going twice. Okay, fair enough. Uh, I'm seeing no one. May I have a motion to close the public hearing on ordinance number 2828? So moved. Second. All in favor? I. May I have a motion to adopt ordinance number 2828? So moved. Second. Is there any discussion?
Um, mayor, just uh are we eventually going to um change the master from the B3 to to match the R1? I think I was requesting that. Oh, yeah. Um, we would have to So, I guess Lindsay, you're here. Um, can you
do this or Rich would have to do it? This is I'm not trying to drink drink now. If we're going to do something later, I just honestly I forgot about it. Um, in our in our plan, the B3 is is this B is this in the B3 or B2? You're saying it's identified incorrectly in your zoning map?
No, no, I'll get to it in a second, but where is it right now? Um, the location of 129 12 uh 133 is in the B3 zone, right? So, I think the councilman has concerns in general, like there's a pretty good height allowance in the B3
zone. So, we'd like to just change our ordinance broadly to bring that down. Sure. Can you just I don't know if Yeah, we can just put like a quick ordinance amendment kind of memo together for you guys and bring it back to the board. Yeah. Yep. That's easy enough. Cool. So, it' be consistent to this red.
I just wanted to be consistent. I know they're both separate. One is R Excuse me. I know one is R1 and one is B3, but they're right by each other. I just wanted to stay uniform just in case in the future. I'm not sitting here. That's all. Yeah. No, that makes sense because currently the B3 is six stories, whereas this redevelopment plan would be five. So, that'd be
Thank you. That's all. reduction for sure. Cool. Um, it's not a perfect affordable senior housing project. Um, we would have liked to have done more. Um, but this is something that people have been clamoring for for a long time. So, I'm excited to keep this moving.
Great job, Lindsay. Thank you. And Fran, you stay. We didn't vote on it yet, just in case. And Fran, too. And And Fran. Come on. How could I forget Fran? Andrew called a roll. We're a team. Councilman Petroski? Yes.
Councilman Johnson? Yes. Councilman Cigarella? Yes. Councilman Robina? Yes. Councilwoman Lions? Yes. Councilman Patel? No. Five votes in the affirmative, one vote in the negative. The ordinance is adopted. Okay. You might just want to stick around for Yep. Uh but well, you can sit back there if you want. Whatever you want to do. I know why. I don't know why
I'm micromanaging this. Um there are no ordinances for for introduction this evening. 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 its normal sequence on the agenda as part of general orders. Please read all resolutions by title. Yes, mayor. Resolution 27625 is supporting supplemental cleanup and beautifification efforts along the New Jersey Route 28 corridor within the Bur
Rosal Park. Resolution 27725 is opposing legislation that requires reduced on-site parking standards for residential developments based on proximity to public transportation. Resolution 27825 is revising the home improvement program policies and procedures manual of the Bur Rosal Park.
Resolution 27925 is directing recision of the August 11th, 2025 referral of the 510 Chestnut Street redevelopment plan as revised on July 17th, 2025 and referring a further revised version of the 510 Chestnut Street redevelopment plan to the municipal land use board and
directing its review of the same pursuant to NJSA4A12A-7E. Resolution 28025 is accepting the resignation of Andrew J. Casayas as class 2 member of the municipal land use board. Resolution 28125 is authorizing a $20,000 increase to the professional services contract with Gerubo and Capis
PC as labor attorney for the year 2025 reflecting of a revised contract amount not to exceed $55,000. Resolution 28225 is authorizing a $15,000 increase to the professional services contract with the Neglia Group for professional planning services in support of the Bur Rosal
Park's fourth round affordable housing compliance efforts reflecting a revised contract amount not to exceed $20,000. Resolution 28325 is authorizing the tax collector to issue a reduction and/or refund on one sewer utility bill in the total amount
of $1,16. Resolution 28425 is approving the time due calculation in terms of final payment for Peter Kupick. Resolution 28525 is authorizing change order number one to Portoino Builders LLC for the project improvements to Boy Scout Park in the amount of a $1,0005
$1,500 increase to reflect a total contract amount of $99,500 after all change orders. Resolution 28625 is authorizing closeout of the contract with Portoino Builders LLC for the project improvements to Boy Scout Park. Resolution 28725 is appointing
George S. Castro to the position of class 3 special law enforcement officer within the burrow of Rosal Park, I'm sorry, within the Rosal Park Police Department. And resolution 28825 is approving the insertion of a national opioid settlement fund grant as a special item of revenue in the 2025 municipal budget in the amount of
8,82923. Cool. Uh, so I'm going to pull 277-25. I'm assuming that which one where's 279 is going to get pulled. Any anybody else? We're pulling anything else. Um 278.
278. Yes, sir. Okay. May uh may I have a motion to 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 277-25? So moved. Second.
Is there any discussion? Uh I just I I hate to be weird about this. I I don't want to like debate back and forth the merits of this legislation, but I I do actually see the value and what the state ledge is trying to do here. I think there's a lot of folks and I actually Rosal Park excluded. I think we
do a better job of it than most that try to use parking as an artificial buffer to, you know, kind of get out of their affordable housing requirement and it makes it worse for the rest of the state because we have to pick up the slack or we have to deal with it through, you know, affordable housing mandates. Uh, so council's willing to, you know, they
can vote however they want to on this obviously. I just would like mayor struck from this. Um, if a letter is going out, so it would reflect council. Um, can anybody be so kind as to move for that so I can move? So move second.
I think Jay did. Yeah. And second was I did Rosanna. Rosanna. So move to strike reference to the mayor in the uh letter in any letter correspondence. Is that the that's the that's a motion. Yep. Yeah. I think from the first therefore
clause. Okay. So the motion is to strike reference to the mayor in the first therefore clause and any correspondence that goes out. Is there debate? Is there discussion on No, I'm not I'm not going to uh belabor
it, but I do want to mention that uh the reason why I oppose these um um these laws that they're trying well their bills right now is because Roosevelt Park is small. It's a 1.2 square mile town and it's currently written uh that
they want to give developers an exemption up to 50% from a half a half a mile to a whole mile. that would cover all of Rosal Park and it's and study there's no studies including uh current apartment buildings that are using
current on-site uh parking as well. So many of our members up here say that we're for parking and I'm not trying to uh put the burden on developers. I just want adequate parking because growing up as an indigent kid uh in a community of
subsidized um um apartment complex, I witness the tremendous uh aart um cars issues that most people claim uh poor or indigent people do not buy and that's false. Uh so there are even studies that
show the increase of cars. So I'm not against uh them. Maybe they need to uh do a study on how that would affect smaller communities. It maybe like in places where Newark or Elizabeth where it's bigger and and land mass wise that
law would probably fit perfectly. And so that's where my um proposal is uh to is that we're a smaller community and that would just let all the developers exempt and we'll lose our negotiation and bargaining tool. Like we're gonna vote today on uh lowering the parking and I
have no problem with doing that. I just want it to be adequate. Y like I said, I don't want to debate it. I just So I just wanted to put that on the record. I'm not trying to debate it either, but uh I just wanted to make that record. Difference of opinion. I just would rather not be on it. Uh please call the role. Andrew, the motion on the floor is on a motion
to strike the reference to the mayor in the resolution. Councilman Petroski? Yes. Councilman Johnson? Yes. Councilman Sigurella? Yes. Councilman Robin? Yes. Counciloman Lions? Yes. Councilman Patel? Yes. 609 in the affirmative on the motion to remove reference to the mayor in the resolution. Thanks, council. That would have been
weird if you forced me to stay on there. Motion to adopt the resolution as amended. Do I have a motion to adopt the resolution as amended? So move. So is there Well, I guess that's right. Okay. So move there's a second. You can continue to discuss. Okay. Is there any further discussion?
Final further. I just um yeah, I just I want to say I understand what you're saying uh Councilman Greg and I agree. I I just just from what was said in the last meeting, I you know, having one per family is very very tight. So, I
understand what you're bringing forth. So, I definitely Thank you for your support. Thank you. Cool. Any further discussion? Please call the RO. Councilman Petroski. Yes. Councilman Johnson. Yes. Councilman Sigurella. Yes. Councilman Robbina. Yes. Counciloman Lions. Councilman Patel. Yes. Six motive. Mayor, the
resolution is adopted as amended. Okay. May I have a motion to adopt resolution 278-25? Second. Is there any discussion? This is going to be brief. I just wanted to thank uh Andrew on uh this um housing improvement policy. Um we had a long
year last year. Andrew, I probably would uh I don't know about you, but it was long for me. um where a homeowner was taking advantage of this home improvement, but we didn't have any um anything listed for if the uh contractor
isn't completing the services that they promised and under bidding other contractors. So, I think this give it a little bit more bite so we can make sure things like that won't happen again. That's all. Any further discussion? Please call the role.
Councilman Petroski. Councilman Johnson. Yes. Councilman Sigella. Yes. Councilman Revina. Yes. Counciloman Lions. Councilman Patel. Yes. Affirmative. May the resolution adopted. May I have a motion to adopt resolution 279-25? So moved. Second. Is there any discussion? Um just so everybody knows I think the
the market change that we have from this in the theme of parking um is this plan would be referring we No. Come on up real quick. I should have just let you stay there. I don't know why. Oh yeah. And Fran I I'm forgetting about you tonight, Fran. I'm sorry.
Um can the the amar the only change here is it went from a one per unit ratio parking and then this is going to be 1.15. Is that right? This is 1.1. Um this is we went from
doing kind of the tiered where it was more to just a standard across the board. Okay. Um and then we also removed the step back on the fourth story. Okay. Got And that was basically due to just making the building to be able to be built with a corridor and units and things like that.
I don't even know what 0.05 of a parking requirement would be. So 1.1 versus 1.15 is negligible to me, but yeah. And and it's right next to the train station as well. So well that's what I was going to ask was the um was we're gonna do a share agreement there.
Yeah. So, so, um, we've had, you know, we won't have, we have to pass this and then we could, uh, name a conditional developer, but they're very willing to do a, and I think NG Transit's willing to do overflow parking agreement. That satisfies me. That's what I mean, adequate. Thank you. Yep. Uh, any further discussion on this?
Uh, quick one. Is it was set as 1.5 or 1.05? So, set it so set at 1.5, right? Um, with five stories. With five stories. Yeah. Um, so yeah, Lindsay, you do this. I'm Um, yeah. So, we've gone through many
iterations. Started at 1.5 and then we went to kind of we worked with kind of like a tiered approach of different numbers. Um, and then ultimately when we kind of looked at the tiered approach, we realized that the 1.1 would kind of offset the tiered approach and just having that straight across the board to
honestly make it easier for interpretation as opposed to making it more convoluted with this many units, this many bedrooms. Um we found that the 1.1 spaces per unit would be suited across the board and would result in a similar uh requirement for parking. Um so we did that and then also just we
also brought this it was originally five stories brought it down to four stories. Yeah, I think that's why they are I don't forget if you were here or not. Whether you believe it or not, right, the developers were here and I think the reason they were asking for relief is two things. When they first started thinking about this is we originally had
a 15% affordable set aside. We bumped it up to 20 which impacts their ability to do the project and then we tight brought it shorter obviously to match the aesthetics more of the area and they're you know there's a number crunch there. So they were asking for relief on the parking which I think most of council is
menable to at this point. Yeah. And and just for context I think 1.25 is the other developments in the area. So it's not that far. 129133 which was just approved is 1.17. So it's pretty similar to that as well. Possible shared agreement.
And there's Yeah, it has the offsite there's a note in there that says off-site shared parking permitted with a shared parking agreement in there. As long as that's there, that will help mitigate it at night when traffic comes home. That's all. Yeah, absolutely. Yeah. Okay. Lindsay, how many spaces are they looking for the shared agreement? So, we I we don't know yet at this
point. It would be it's they would still have to kind of like lay out the building, the parking, and determine how many spaces they would need in a shared agreement. I don't think we would even know that till site plan approval, assuming that I don't know if they had a number in mind or that they were looking to negotiate or I I think it depending on what they do. It's going to be somewhere between four
and eight. I think it's not even the whole lot. It would just be a few spaces in Yeah, it's it's not a ton. Yeah. And then the requirements of having like a a parking management plan would require them to be able to make sure that it's like delineated spaces that it's not just free for all park. That's what I want to Yeah. I think the only hiccup which
they've already started thinking about is obviously they're going to be doing work on the train station. So, you know, they're also talking to I won't name names because it's you know, but other businesses in the area. You can think about what other businesses in the area for temporary parking. Yeah. In the
area. So, okay. Good. Cool. Any further discussion? Please call the RO. Councilman Petroski, yes. Councilman Johnson, yes. Councilman Signarella, yes. Councilman Robbina, yes. Counciloman Lions, no. Councilman Patel, no. Four votes in affirmative, two in
the negative. The resolution is adopted. Thank you, guys. Thank you. Uh, okay. Um, I'll do we'll do close session in between. Let's do the council reports and then we'll do close session. Um, we'll start off with uh Councilman Johnson.
Okay. Thank Thank you, mayor. Yep. Good evening, Rosal Park mayor council. First things first, I want to say uh happy back to school. Wishing all the kids in Rosal Park a successful and productive school year. Um
um next I want to uh discuss uh attending the August 27th meeting which was the Peach Orchard Union in Dalton. We heard some of the things that uh Greg mentioned. Uh we're televising the line. We're going to jet the line. And also,
uh correct me if I'm wrong, Andrew, we're going to do a survey. So, uh please, I just want residents in the area of Union and Dalton to please, as soon as you get those surveys, please mail them back in immediately. That will help us, uh help rectify the water
problems over in the water basin in your location. So, um if I was you guys, I would fill that out ASAP. Um, also, um, I want to say, uh, public safety is a major concern of mine. If you need to get in contact with me for any reason
anywhere in town, if it's related to public safety only, otherwise, please contact your council people. Um, 2017 is the ordinance that we currently have on the books that will enforce uh, utility companies to uh, uh, mitigate or
fix those situations. I actually took the time myself to do research and uh sent it the wording and language to Andrew for review with the attorneys and uh I'm waiting for them to get back to me. I'm sure they're going to tweak it here and there and we'll go back and
forth, but we're going to put some more bite on that ordinance. That ordinance is a little bit uh weak and needs a little bit more bite. So, uh moving along. Um, and that and the new ordinance will put a little bit more fire under the utilities companies doing the right
thing. I just also want to say thank you to Andrew for your swift response and to Verizon and PSNG for uh coming and and taking care of that issue although they should have issue should have been there to begin with. I can't imagine if the
kid was decided to play on top of the that that would have been catastrophic. Uh so thank you Andrew. Um moving along I want to uh advise everybody the multicultural music festival is coming to Rosal Park. Uh the
multicultural and heritage festival will bring a wide uh range of ethnic entertainment to Rosal Park on Saturday, September 27th, presented by of course the Burrow of Rosal Park, Diversity Inclusion and Greg Johnson Civic Association. This festival will run from 5:00 p. p.m. at Michael I mean 12 to
5:00 pm on Michael my on chestnut and chestnut. It will feature food truck CPR information stations, local displays, uh Rosel Park historic rail line system, a couple of artists uh showing their work
and performers uh from diverse styles of music around the world. We're going to have like a Irish band. We're going to have like a Asian Indian band. Uh we're going to have uh reae, we're going to have uh Hispanics. So every year I'm hoping that we can change uh the the
musicians that come for different cultures and experiences and learning and and and for just coming together as a community because this is a diverse community and I'm tired of separation. Let's come together and and and and have fun sometime.
Um, I talked about the water basin. Oh, um, I believe that's it. So, uh, I'm here to serve. Uh, your voices matter. If you need to get in contact with me, please, uh, email me at gsonroselpark.net
or 9083031519. And mayor, that concludes my report. Thank you, Councilman. Councilman Petroski. Thank you, Mayor. Um, first of all, I want to send my condolences out to Charles.
I want to go closer to the mic. I think uh my condolences to Charles Albert Lawrence Jr. Uh on August 30th, I attended Post60s picnic. Uh uh it was a
great uh affair. Uh I uh my heart go out to our com the commander over there uh Joe Verdon senior who does a great job. Um like I said uh and I want to thank the mayor and councilman Johnson for being there. Um also the police chief
was there. So um it was a good affair and uh actually uh Nola was there also from Gasus. So uh and um well I met with everyone Adalfa was there from uh uh good turnout. Well Adalfo did a lot of work at the
Legion so I was glad he showed up and everything like that. uh uh school reopen. Please drive safe and you know watch the kids and everything. And uh uh if you need to contact me, you get me at jay petrosky at rosepark.net
908-6667821. And that's my report. Mayor, thank you. Thank you, Councilman Councilwoman Lions. Good evening, Mayor and Council and residents of Rosal Park. Um, just definitely uh wanted to welcome everyone
back to school and just have a safe and amazing year. Um, and happy September. Uh, definitely come out to all the events. We have so many events coming up. We're we're definitely our weekends are booked uh through October. Uh, the
Hispanic Latin Festival tomorrow night. Um, I think it starts at 6 if I'm not mistaken or five. Uh, I I'll get back to you on that. I'm not sure. Um, is it six? It's six, right? Yeah. Um, and uh, it's so much fun. There's
food trucks and music and just uh, and we dance in the parking lot. Um, so please come out. Uh, we like Ruben had mentioned all of them. But September 11th service, we do have October Fest, we're having the multicultural event, we're having the annual festival of India and also we are having our second
Italian festival on October 18th and we will be passing out canoli. So come to that. Um but I just I just want to encourage the um residents always um you know there's a lot of talk always but
then action is sometimes on the lower end. Um and I don't say disrespectfully I say it with all due respect. Um, you know, for me, I said yes to even just being part of this council team, not for
myself and not for selfmpowerment, not for self-promotion, but more for serving. And I say that genuinely. I've been here all my life. Um, the more I go on the the forum, I see concern and I go
behind the scenes and I try to fix it. Um, I don't know. I don't need to get into a discussion about it. I just want to get things done. Um, but like I said, I, you know, if someone messages me, I always put my telephone number down.
Please call me. Please email me. It's not just to say that. Um, and I had someone reach out and they sent me some pictures. I went and it was something, you know, over broken glass. I did pick it up and I genuinely didn't um say anything about the person that sent it
to me. It was good that she sent it to me. The reason I'm saying this whole story is because people can take things out of context and um you know I even called her at the end and said I don't know her. I didn't judge her for not doing it. This is what I'm here for. But
just for Rosal Park to really think we're a community. Take a second. if you see something and you could do it, do it, you know, and then tell us about it and we'll give you applause for it or call us and and we'll help you. Um, but
I just wanted to genuinely say that. Um, in the next coming months, you're going to see me walking around, but it makes me uncomfortable. And the reason I even bring it up um tonight is because I am not about the self-promotion, but I am going to come to your door and
if you want to have a conversation or if you want to have a cup of coffee or if you want to tell me something about your perspective, I'm all ears and uh I definitely am here for you. So, please call me if you need something. 908-7268773
or rions at rosellpark.net. Thank you. You sound so lonely when you say that. Please call me. Please call me. Thank you, Councilwoman. Council Mattel. Um, guys, we got a report. Please. Uh, the environmental commission continues to distribute free produce
harvested from the community garden on Friday mornings at the Casano Center. They are also planning to hold another repair cafe later this fall. Please contact the commission via email, environmental commission.net, or follow them on Facebook and
Instagram. And that's all I have. Thank you. Thanks, uh, Councilman Rebana. Thank you, Mayor. Good evening, Mayor. Good evening, colleagues, and good evening, Roso Park. Uh, brief report tonight. Last month, I attended the National Night Out and our annual swim night. Both were great events, and I
thank our first responders, Department of Recreation, and Community Center Director. I continue working with our bur administrator, DPW, and vendors to address issues affecting residents, including tenant concerns, removing unhealthy trees, and tackling park and infrastructure needs. On business and
community events, I attended a chamber networking event at the Kennorth Hotel, which drew over 120 businesses. Among them was minding the mess, one of two businesses we'll be cutting a ribbon for on Saturday, September 13th at 3 p.m. in Mory Park. The others allowing realities
through art. The next chamber of networking event will be Tuesday, September 17th at 8:30 a.m. right here in town at Pentock Coffee Roasters, which is offering uh students and teachers with ID a 10% discount. And if you're looking for ice cream, Park Ice
Cream uh company is giving students and teachers a 20% discount. Regarding events, uh this Friday is the Fiesta Espana Latina beginning at 600 PM at Mory Park. On Thursday, September 11th at 7 PM, we'll hold the annual remembrance service at Kelly Coffer's
Memorial Park in the fifth ward. On storm water, infrastructure, uh while I was away with family during the last council meeting on vacation, I did watch it online as Councilman John Signarella had mentioned. Um, and I want to thank my colleagues for recognizing the
stormwater contribution fund resolution. That resolution grew out of conversations I had with business owners downtown, particularly after reviewing the culvert near the Meridia development. While conditions there have improved, the reality is we can do more. As a member of the municipal land use
board, I pushed developers to exceed state standards for on-site storm water retention, often requesting 20% above minimum requirements. But we need to establish a long-term standard so all future projects understand the expectation.
The frequency and severity of flooding in our region underscored by tropical storm IDA show that our storm water system is stretched thin with aging pipes and undersized culverts. To address this proactively, I've proposed adoption of a storm water infrastructure
maintenance contribution ordinance modeled after programs in Hoboken, Jersey City, and other municipalities. While I'm awaiting engineering and attorney feedback, the ordinance would require new and major redevelopment projects to contribute to a dedicated storm water infrastructure maintenance
fund. Create a sustainable funding source for cleaning, desilting, and deepening storm drains and covers. Ensure compliance with D storm water and MS4 permit regulations. And shift part of the cost burden of resiliency improvements onto those creating
additional imperous surf surfaces. This is about being forwardlooking and ensuring Rosell Park has the infrastructure resiliency needed to protect residents, businesses, and property values. Uh, changing subject, park and community improvements. Boy Scout Park is now
complete. New benches are in, and it's been great driving by and seeing kids reading books under the shade and adults having conversations under the lighting. A communication board was installed at Sensory Park to help students and little ones with communication disorders. I'm looking forward to future improvements
at Aldine Park. Talking about history, I hope we can work on getting the Maronei plaque back up at Fernmore in the same location it was placed back in 1976 when it was Ramarovski brothers. I'm also working on a slow school zone for Aldine
and a rapid flashing beacons on Fet in coordination with the county union. Back to school and safety reminders. As we few of my colleagues mentioned earlier, today was first was the first day back to school here in Roosevelt Park. So, please remember all municipal and county
roads are 25 m an hour. So, please slow down. Watch for kids crossing, especially near our schools and parks. And remember, bike and pedestrian safety is a two-way street. Drivers must stay alert and yield, and cyclists and pedestrians also need to follow the rules of the road. So, let's all do our
part to keep our kids safe. and I'm wishing students, teachers, and parents a successful and rewarding school year. Now, looking ahead, Roso Park turns 125 years old next year, coinciding with the nation's 250th. That's a milestone worth
celebrating, not only for longtime residents, but also for newer families who deserve to feel connected to our community's history. I look forward to working with my colleagues on how we can mark the occasion. Whether that's a dinner event or perhaps collaborating with our school district and high school tech students on a modern update of the
Rosel Park then and now video that's originally created by the historical society back in 1995. For those interested, that video is still available on YouTube. Just put in Roso Park then and now. Uh that concludes my report. As always, if you have any questions, I can be reached at 862-22360019
jabin roso park.net. Mayor, colleagues, Roso Park, that concludes my report. Thank you. Thank you, Councilman. Councilman Signarella. Yes. I I'm probably going to save some time because most of my colleagues have reported on tonight, but um I just like
to just remember, let's think about the folks 24 years ago in 911, right? There was a few from Rosa Park. And stay vigilant, keep uh on your toes. And the old saying, you see something, say something. Um, and I just want to end
with a I don't know if everybody saw Cranford's uh council meeting night, so I'm waiting for one of them to come. Anybody see that? I know him. I'll go do spins. I actually know him. He's a comedian. Is he? He is. Oh, okay. That makes a comedian. That makes sense. Other than that, I'll uh if you need
something and like uh councilwoman said, uh 908721-6488 or email me or call me. And if I could help, we're going to try to help. End of my report. Thank you. Um, can I just skip my appointments for now and we can do it at
the end? Okay. Do I need to do I need a motion to go out of order or Okay, got it. All right. Let's get the public portion out of the way real quick and then we'll do close. Uh, may I have a motion to open the public portion on any subject matter? So move second. All in favor? I
public. America 250. Got a feeling I know what you're talking about. 125 125 Park 125. I know, but I sure Ed Leonard 504 Laurel Avenue. Um here to talk about just encourage you uh uh
regarding what Councilman Ray talked about with respect to the anniversaries next year. you know, Rosal Park. I I happen to have been the treasurer 50 years ago, actually, long before many of you probably were even born. And uh I I have to tell you that was quite an
experience for me because the one thing that came out of it was community. I mean, when you have a community event like, you know, uh uh dinners or picnics and that kind of thing, it brings people together. It's apolitical. It's it's
just a lot of fun. and and there were some lasting things that came out of that. I think the fireworks were started uh back in in that during that period 1975 to 78 and uh we had an anniversary dinner which 500 people attended at the
town and campus restaurant. We had a picnic and rolled back the prices 25 years where people could buy hamburgers for 10 cents and a hot dog for 15 cents and we had like 3,000 people there at the at the high school field. So, there's a lot of things that can be done. Yep.
And uh I would encourage everybody to think about this because as of tonight, we're 200 days from our anniversary on March 22nd next year. And I think it's something that's uh uh can really energize the town and and bring a lot of credit to the whole uh
community. Cool. Yeah. Thanks, Ed. Thank you. Thank you so much. Sure. You had mentioned, mayor, that you you thought about that banner across Westfield Avenue that you're someone in your family had encouraged you that they wanted to have put up on the railroad tracks. Oh, I want to so bad. So, but we're I
think we're waiting on permitting. Um it's uh right. Don't we need a permit to to paint and puts highway access permit? But we that'd be nice actually for the 120 foot. I like that. That's a really good idea. I I brought with me a lot of stuff that uh I I had from 1975
to 78. We had a special edition of the newspaper uh the spectator, a whole section on the history. It was like 10 or 12 page insert and and other things that went on and uh medals were were generated and stuff. So there was just a lot of things going on. I'll be glad to share that with any or all of you if you
want to stop. If you give Jay a copy, I'm sure I'll get a copy through I've given Councilman Robin some of that stuff. So cool. Awesome. Excellent to to the chair. And I just wanted to say I just want to say ladies first. Oh, go ahead. I'm sorry. Ladies first. I ran into uh Mr. Leonard um at uh Acme
and I'm looking at him, he's looking at me and I'm like, you're from Rosal Park, right? Um but I just appreciate you mentioning it and um I did put it on my calendar and I did mention it and then Jay had called me. So um definitely it's on the radar and I I would love to work
on it as well and just you know get whatever just really celebrate Rosal Park. It's been home you know, our hometown and that that really needs to be celebrated and families and and that would be a good thing for us, you know. Yeah. If we could just bottle the spirit we had back then. Yes.
You know, we live in we live in very different times today and and the idea of bringing communities together is just so important. Yeah, I agree. Amen. Councilman Signel, mayor, so uh grandpa, my father won I I was involved with some kind of mustache
beard contest if you remember. Right. I think he had the biggest mustache. Don't quote me on that, but my sister did when they painted young kids painted all the fire hydrants. And I think my sister uh won the hydrant uh painting contest from
uh Donald Place and Kofax. She won whatever. But you also mayor, your mother's the one that told you about painting the bridge over there. So I I know I was going to give her credit. Give her credit. Oh, okay. That's all. One of the more popular events at the picnic was actually the the uh some of
the council members and the mayor stuck their heads through this cardboard thing and people for a dollar got to throw sponges at them. No. Oh, no. No, no, no. I don't I don't trust that it's just going to be sponges. I don't I don't tr I don't trust it's going to be sponges. Somebody's going to sneak something in and I don't need that in my life.
This is my money maker, Ed. Thank you for listening. Thank you. Yeah, thank you. That's right. I'm trying to keep it tight. Uh, anybody else? Crowd. Cool. Uh, may I have a motion to close the public portion on any subject?
So moved. Second. All in favor? I. Uh, okay. May I have a motion to go into close session? So moved. Oh, sorry. Yeah. Could you read the resolutions first? Whereas the mayor and council of 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 a personnel matter involving veterans resource director and contract negotiations with the bureau of Kennorth, two separate matters. And whereas the time when and the circumstances under which the items discussed in close session will be made
known to the public at a future time. And now therefore be resolved the mayor and council of the Bur Rosal Park County Union state of New Jersey do now adjourn the open portion of the meeting and open a closed portion of the meeting to discuss the affformentioned items. Thank you. Need a motion to adopt the resol. We have a motion to adopt the resolution. So moved.
Second. We just leave it open, right? All in favor? Yeah. Sorry. Why can't I remember this? All in favor? I I Sorry, Ed. Unless you want to be a councilman. Come on. We'll take you.
I'll disclose the Yeah, I'll come in closed. Yep. Ask for a motion to go back open session. A motion to go back into open session. Second. Uh you have to read it first. All in favor? All in favor? I. Mayor, in close session, the
governing body discussed two matters, neither of which are uh well, one is going to be resolved tonight. The other will not be. Uh the first item is a personnel matter involving the veterans resource director. That matter will be acted upon tonight and contract
negotiations with the Burrow of Kennorth. There will be no further action taken on that item this evening. Okay. Uh I have no report. So Andrew, just read my appointments into the record. The mayor's appointing Carl A. Hogensson of 318 Hemlock Street, Rosal Park, New Jersey 07204 as Veterans Resource Director effective immediately for a
2-year term set to expire September 3rd, 2027. May I have a motion to adjurnn? So move second. All in favor? I is next. [Music]
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