All right, we're going to get started. >> Thank you everybody and welcome to the regular monthly meeting of the mayor and council. Tuesday, October 14, 2025 being held at 6:30. Missy, could you please call the role? >> Mayor Nad
>> here. >> Council President McGawan, >> present. Council Del Cohen >> here. Cautron >> here. >> Councilman Kley. Councilman Ero >> here. >> Casman Guzman >> here. >> Thank you. If you're willing and able, please stand for the salute to the flag.
>> Thank you, Missy. Could you do the provisions, please? In compliance with the open public meetings law chapter 231 public laws of 1975, notice of this meeting was transmitted to the record in Herald News and filed with the burough clerk on December 23, 2024 as posted on the
bulletin board outside of Burough Hall. >> Thank you. Uh we have no presentations or proclamations. Brian >> Brian, can you just talk into the microphone, please? Just some highlights. You received bids
for uh paving for 2025. Uh and DS Meyer is your low bidder at about uh a little bit over a million dollars. And it ranged from their bid through to uh uh seven biders to 1.3 million. So uh a
good range of prices and uh seven bids received. So I think um the burrow got a good value for that project. Uh other projects are beach street is in the middle of the final stages of concrete
work. Uh so far so good. Uh today we are installing supplementary uh drainage at Sunderland because the water never got gets out of that intersection of beach from the dead end. So we put a series of catch basins there to receive that water. Uh uh the other
part of the project Silvin is done in its entirety and paved and uh we've been using a co-op vendor to televise and clean Carneer and Eninsley Vanderberg
out to the Pak River and uh the the lines that have been cleaned are appropriately sized. Uh Carneer has a 36 inch um uh storm sewer and uh Eninsley has a 15 and 8 inch and that goes out to
the Pac River by way of Vandenberg which is a 42 and a 48 inch. So we believe with the cleaning of the uh storm sewer system that for the most part what can be designed to help flooding has already been designed. We're just bringing it
back into uh useful life and there's no major repairs needed. Uh if we pave, we'll uh maybe add one or three catch basins on Eninsley, but other than that, uh we're good to go. So, those are the projects that we've been working on. Mayor,
>> thank you. Any questions from the council? Seeing none. >> You may. >> Brian, can you you know what you told me was on Carneer. The amount of silt in there filled up a significant portion of
that 36 inch mane. Correct. Which contributed to the the flooding. Now that it's being cleaned out, it's should be. We did like a basically the 36 36 inch line had about
18 to 20 inches of uh packed silt. We thought that the line was actually 18 in because the silt was so hardened in the bottom of it. But when they kept um using the jet the jeter and the back and the jeter in the back, they cleaned it out. So you got 100% back. So, for
instance, I'm not going to nerd out, but uh the under uh full flow that can move 15 cubic feet of water uh per second, CFS, right? >> You're nerding out.
>> Yeah, I am. So, basically, you're getting twothirds of your capacity back for what you already built. So, that should be enough to take care of uh that neighborhood as well as the tributary area to that neighborhood. Thank you, Brian.
Thank you, Brian. >> You're welcome, Mayor. >> Uh, missing review. >> Yes, we just have a revised ordinance establishing the handicap parking on Santiago, which will replace the one on first read. >> That's all I have.
>> Thank you. Uh, I'd ask for a motion for the changes. >> Motion. >> Motion by council president. May I have a second? >> Second. >> Second by Councilman Guzman. Any questions or comments? Seeing none, roll call, please. >> Council President McGowan, >> yes. >> Councilman Del Cohen, >> yes. >> Council Clro,
>> yes. >> Councilman Erico, >> yes. >> Councilman Gusman, >> yes. >> Thank you. Ordinances. Councilman. >> Thank you, Mayor. I have an ordinance on first read to establish a handicap parking space on Santiago Avenue. Missy,
would you please read the ordinance by title only? An ordinance to amend and revise chapter 126 vehicles and traffic of the burough code of the burrow of Rutherford to establish a handicap parking space on Sant Diego A. >> Motion that the ordinance be passed on
first reading and advertised according to law. >> I have a motion by the council. May I have a second? >> Second. >> Second by council president. Any questions or comments? Seeing none, may I have a roll call, please? >> Council president McGowan. >> Yes. >> Council del Raone. >> Yes. >> Council, >> yes. >> Councilman Ero,
>> yes. Councilman Guzman. >> Yes. >> Thank you, Councilwoman. >> Thank you. I have a motion on first read to amend the fire department uniform allowance. Missy, can you read the ordinance by title only? >> An ordinance to amend and revise chapter
33 section 24 fire department uniform allowance of the burough code of the burrow of Rutherford. >> Motion to move that the ordinance be passed on first reading and advertised according to law. >> Thank you. I have a motion by the council. May I have a second? >> Second. >> Second by council president. Any questions or comments?
Any none member? Roll call, please. >> Council President McGowan, >> yes. >> Council Delone, >> yes. >> Captain Quadron, >> yes. >> Councilman Eric, >> yes. >> Councilman Guzman, >> yes. >> Thank you. Now, we're going to move on to ordinance second read. Councilman.
>> Uh, thank you, mayor. This ordinance on second reading is amending our zoning code to add a concept of event spaces to certain districts. Missy, can you please read the ordinance by title only? an order to amend chapter 131 of the burough code entitled zoning and in particular chapter 131 article 2
entitled definitions and word usage and chapter 131 article 4 entitled general regulations to include event space. >> Thank you. I'd like to make a motion to move that the ordinance be passed on second reading and advertised according to law. >> I have a motion by the council. May I have a second? >> Second.
>> Second by councilwoman Delray Con. Um I'm now going to open it up to the public on this subject. this subject matter only. Anybody from the public wishing to speak? Seeing none, anybody from the council wishing to speak? Seeing none, Missy. >> Council President McGowan.
>> Yes. >> C Delone, >> yes. >> Councilman Kron, >> yes. >> Councilman Ero, >> yes. >> Councilman Guzman, >> yes. >> Thank you. Um, we will move on now to the hearing of
citizens. And our last citizen just left, so you know what I meant. Um, resolutions a separate from consent. Council President, >> thank you. I'd like to move resolution number 214 authorizing submission of
grant proposal to NJDCA for 2026 recreational improvement special grant for continued improvements at Memorial Field approximate amount 500,000. Motion >> I have a motion by council president. I have a second. >> Second. >> Second by council Guzman. Any questions
or comments? >> Seeing none. May I have a roll call, please? >> Council President McGowan. >> Yes. >> Council Del. >> Yes. >> Council Gotro. >> Yes. >> Councilman Eric. >> Yes. Government. >> Yes. >> Next is resolution number 216, awarding of contract for the 2025 road
improvements program capital and grant funded to DS Meyers Enterprises in the amount of 1,24,346.71. Motion. >> I have a motion by the council president. I have a second. >> Second. >> Second by Councilman Delray Con. Any questions or comments? Seeing none, may
have a roll call. >> Council President McGawan. >> Yes. >> Counciloman Del Co. >> Yes. >> Council Kron. Yes. >> Councilman Erico. >> Yes. >> Councilman Guzman. >> Yes. >> Consent agenda. >> Thank you. All items are authorized to be consent by the council will be
enacted in one motion. These items are routine in nature. Motion. >> I have a motion by the council president. I have a second. >> Second. >> Second by councilman Guzman. Any questions or comments? >> Seeing none, mayor. Roll call, please. >> Council President McGowan. >> Yes. >> Council Deone. >> Yes. >> Council Gone. >> Yes.
>> Councilman Eric. >> Yes. with the exception of the regular meeting minutes of September 22nd which I abstain. >> Councilman Go. >> Yes. >> Thank you. >> Uh committee and liaison reports. Council President.
>> Thank you, Mayor. Um I would like to remind everyone that this Friday uh is the Kip Center's casino night. Um from 7 to 11 p.m. at the Fiesta. Tickets are still available. Please contact uh contact the Kip Center directly. Um, we
would love uh your support. Also, I'd like to congratulate the arts committee on a very successful porchfest, albeit in the rain, but incredibly successful. Uh, shout outs to Matt Arian and Katie Pippen, uh, the entire volunteer
committee, all of the burough employees that helped in this process, the Rutherford Police Department and DPW. Um, and uh, I'd like to because I told her I would do this. Um, I would like to acknowledge Mia who was a singer on John Parnafiello's porch on Donaldson Avenue
who was on America's Got Talent last year. And this young lady, 14 years old, if there was a roof on Donaldson Avenue, she blew it off. It was incredible. So, congratulations to her. And finally, I'd like to uh thank uh the members of engine uh company 1, our fire
department, in their celebration of their 150th anniversary for the invitation to celebrate with them this weekend. Thank you, Mayor. >> Thank you, Councilwoman Del. >> Thank you, mayor. I have nothing except to just echo everything the council president just said since I was with her
at most of those events. Um it really was Saturday was a busy but wonderful day for the burrow. So, thank you for everyone who contributed. >> Thank you, Councilwoman Quattro. >> I have nothing on my assignments. I just want to also echo the uh congratulations
to the arts committee to Matt Acriman and everybody else who put together the porch fest. It's it's a wonderful free traveling music festival in town and it's a wonderful um chance for community building. So, congratulations to all. Thank you. >> Thank you,
Councilman Erica. Thank you. I also want to echo my thanks and congratulations to the Rutherford Arts Committee and MAGA Acriman and all the volunteers for Porchfest. It was a fantastic event. Uh I also want to remind residents that we have uh some Halloween events coming up. There's the Raga Muffin parade which is
on uh October 25th, which uh not to say anything, but my my family has won uh an award two of the past three years. So I will not be there though this uh this time, but I just want to remind everyone to attend that. There's also a deadline coming up for the house decorating contest uh which I believe is Friday and
the jacko'lantern uh carving contest which I believe is next Friday. So I would encourage everyone to uh register and participate. These are super fun events that uh the recreation department puts on uh and they're uh uh really fun to participate in. So if you are so inclined, please register and participate. Thank you.
>> Thank you, >> Councilman Guzman. >> Thank you, Mayor. Uh the beauty of uh going fifth is you get to be the fifth echo here. So again, I I'd uh big thank you to the uh arts committee uh for an
amazing porchfest once again. Um shout out to Matt Acriman for braving the weather and getting everything going. Especially the whole Acriman family was there and really there to support their their dad. I loved it. It was quite amazing. Um shout out to little Ryan
there for hanging in there the entire day. um and all our volunteers and our burough employees. Um couldn't have done been done without any of you. So, what a great event and thank you once again for another well done uh event. Um and also
I'd like to uh engine company number one, I'd like to congratulate him on their 150th anniversary. That's all I have. Mayor, thank you. >> Thank you, Councilman. And you can assure us you'll have some really bad jokes for uh Sarah.
always will. >> Uh now to my report um before I start the uh appointments um we will be h um on the 27th of October
we will be doing a street dedication for our former councilman and Reverend Raymond Frasier of Elm Street. That family has served our community for many, many years, and he has been a pillar to all who've known him, been
part of our community. Um, he's just been something and somebody that always should be looked up to, and I look forward, and we hope you can attend. It will be at 4:30 on Elm Street on the corner of Washington Avenue.
Um, so please, I encourage everybody to attend. Now I have uh Maya Stadler, cross country youth assistant at $12 per hour. I would ask for council consent. >> Motion. >> Motion by council president. May second. >> Second. >> Second by councilwoman Quatronone. Any
questions or comments? Seeing none, may have roll call. >> Council president McGawan. >> Yes. >> Counciloman Deler Cohen. >> Yes. >> Counciloman Cotron. >> Yes. >> Councilman Erico. >> Yes. >> Councilman Guzman. >> Yes. Next, I have Susan Fuji. Um, temporary
employee fire safety bureau at $30 per hour. I'd ask for council consent. >> Motion. >> Motion by council president. May I have a second? >> Second. >> Second by councilman Guzman. Any questions or comments? Seeing none, may have a roll call. >> Council President McGowan. >> Yes. >> Council Delic.
>> Yes. Councilman >> Clone. >> Yes. >> Councilman Ero. >> Yes. >> Councilman Guzman. >> Yes. >> Thank you. I'll now accept the motion to adjurnn. >> Motion. Motion by council and president. All in favor? >> I. >> Everybody have a great night.