from public meeting exact PL1975 chapter 231. The notice requirements have been satisfied. The meeting dates for the year are confirmed at the annual meeting are posted on the public bulletin board in the lobby of the municipal center and published in the record within the first 10 days of the
new year. Salute to the flag, please. All right, we have a roll call, please. >> Council member Corsair, >> here. >> Council member Dayton, >> here. >> Council member Jackson, >> here. >> Council member Michaels, >> present. >> Council member Dr. Okconor >> here. >> Council member Roleri.
>> Mayor Zenna >> here. Okay. First item on the agenda this evening is the Pride Month proclamation. Uh Councilwoman Dayton, would you uh please uh read that for us? >> Uh June 1st starts our pride day and
pride month. Um for everyone who will be attending uh there will be a flag raising on June 1st and our pride parade on June 6th. A proclamation from the Burrow of Tennifly. Whereas the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, interex, asexual, pansexual, gender
non-conforming, gender non-binary, gender fluid, questioning, and all others in sexuality and gender identifying spectrums, our LGBTQ plus community unjustly and unfairly faces inequity, prejudice, fear, isolation,
hardship, discrimination, harassment, violence, and disruption to their lives. And whereas this nation was founded on the principle that every individual has infinite dignity and worth and the mayor and council call upon the people of this municipality to embrace this principle
and work to eliminate prejudice everywhere it exists. And whereas the Burrow of Tennifly reiterates its commitment and seeks to make this proclamation to promote civil rights, human rights, equality, inclusivity, resilience, respect, dignity, freedom,
visibility, and parent and youth initiatives and education for the LGBTQ plus community and all of our diverse residents. And whereas the mayor and council adopted resolution R18-129 on April 3rd, 2018, which establishing
and and dis which established and declared Tennifly Pride Day for the municipality, recognizing the need for increased tolerance, understanding, and acceptance amongst our residents and our larger community. And whereas additional education and awareness remain vital to
end continued discrimination and prejudice and Pride Month is an invaluable opportunity to recognize the hard-fought rights and gains society has made in ensuring civil rights, justice, diversity, and to celebrate the LGBTQ
culture, which are still constantly being challenged. Whereas Pride Month influences awareness and provides support and advocacy for the Burough of Tennifly's LGBTQ plus community and is an opportunity to take action and engage
in dialogue to strengthen understanding, build acceptance and advance equal rights. And whereas Pride Month is an opportunity for the Burough of Tennifly to quiet the harmful and hateful rhetoric against the LGBTQ plus
residents and to safeguard all residents regardless of sexual orientation and gender and identity. Whereas the mayor and council of the Burough of Tennifly recognize and proclaim the month of June 2026 as LGBTQ
plus pride month throughout the burrow of Tennifly. Thank you. >> Thank you. Yes. Perfect. Thank you. I think you have to give the word to Omar so he can counter sign it. >> Here you go, Omar. >> And again, we have wonderful events
coming up. And I will say Tennifly Pride is seeking donations to help support and run these events. Um, you can reach out to JP Padetto at the Tennifly Volunteer Ambulance to find out more. >> Thank you. Do they have a website for people to make donations? Yes. >> What's the website?
It's only on social media right now, but I will get it. >> So, there's a link >> Instagram page and Facebook page. >> Okay. All right. Thank go ahead. I was told the pride committee asked. >> Yeah. So, so I just had I literally
eight minutes ago had a conversation with the pride committee because there was some confusion. >> Okay. All right. Yes. I was waiting for us to be um in session. So, the pride committee is they want to start at Oresco this year. They're going to march to Hila, raise the flag at Hiler, um,
and, um, do their thing that way. >> So, so that's on flag raising. >> So, on the parade, >> and they have they have additional things they're planning, but they're going to start at a resco, march to Hila, and raise the flag in Hila. >> So,
>> yes, that's Monday, June 1st, 3:30. Yes, >> that is that is getting set up in Aresco Park because from what I understand that has been requested. Now there's a lot of confusion about which side requested. >> All right. So So this is an offline
conversation because I mean as of eight minutes ago they told me this is what they requested to do, >> right? >> Clear. It's what the pride the count that the only the council is not and the administration is not. It's whatever the
pride committee is as they do. >> It should be revitalized in the downtown and when we have something that that center focused it should be in the center of our you know something should be in the center of our town and the businesses that get involved it shouldn't be taken away from them.
>> Right. So, but Right. Keep in mind >> and Jenny spoke of those. >> Right. Right. Keep in mind that every private organization that wants whether it's the Elks having the Memorial Day parade, they set the roots. They decide where they want to speak from, where they raise flags from, you know, that
sort of thing. So, it's a consistent policy. >> Okay. >> Just >> But your point's taken though. Yeah. Yeah. Of course. >> Exactly. >> Right. share that application with >> us
>> with with the two council yesterday. >> Okay. All right. Next on the agenda to be considered, the first item is the signs at Route 9W in East Clinton. Originally, I actually asked David to put this on the agenda. So, up at 9W, there's about I don't know nine nine or
10 signs up there. And I'm wonder and for all different sorts of things. Okay. So, I'm wondering perhaps if we would consider we we should consider putting an electronic billboard up there. All right. That whoever is going to post a sign, there's the sign fee and their sign or their
advertisement goes on the billboard and then nothing else gets put up there um at all. So, it doesn't look like what's your term? Flea market. >> Flea market >> because it's crazy when you drive it. The the signs downtown, they're okay because they're off the side locations
and it is what it is. But at 9W I that's just my opinion. It's up to the council to decide what they want to do. Lauren, >> so I've been talking with Wendy on this and you know it's fine if we open up our electronic sign to all of our committees and organizations and town and promote that if you know that's what our council
wants to do to clean up that area. I just request that it become content neutral that if there's political signs they are included because >> if it's what >> content neutral political signs need to be >> Yeah. same standards we have now. >> Just like under the first amendment, we're not going to restrict speech. So,
>> mayor, are you proposing that you put the political signs on the >> Yes, it can. Sure. So, >> Adam amendment. Wait, can I just >> go ahead? Finish finish your conversation. Yes. >> There's there's brand new case law. I've discussed it with Wendy. If you open it
up, it becomes the municipal public forum. >> So, I'm being very >> Wait, wait. Let me finish. Under the first amendment, you can't decide to exclude certain contentbased message. A political sign is a contentbased message. So it would be unconstitutional
to eliminate that in the sign. So either either we do no sign messaging or we just do burrow sign messaging, so it's just internal to us. But the second you open that up to, you know, the Greek church festival and the gardening club or whatever else it is, then it then it needs to be a contentneutral sign.
>> Well, I'm happy to to give to our administr attorney. We decide we decided where political signs are. We said by the basketball court, by the the theater, by the what? The stop and shop area. We
have decided in the past or my predecessors of the past 200 years. Political signs are only allowed in four places to my understanding. >> So, we don't call them political signs. We did do an overhaul of our code recently um within the last few years to
be contentneutral. Y >> based on the case law that had been coming out after Supreme Court decision what we have done is design what used to be the events political signs is now the public forum locations and you have the
ability to not you but a person would have the ability to submit a permit to request the opportunity to post a certain maximum size billboard type sign at one of those public forum locations. So there there cannot be advertisements
for like a business because we don't allow off-site advertising, right? So it's not an issue of we say you can or can't, but these are more public forms. So it could be for the high school having their their uh school play, the middle school uh beauty event. All those
types of of um messaging can go into those locations. Those four locations are adopted by resolution every year by the council. And quite honestly, given that you have a U message board signed coming, you could choose a different
location or you could choose to have three public forum locations. All of this is really like a policy issue. I completely understand and support what Councilwoman Dayton is saying that we do have to make sure that whatever we do. Um, and whatever ordinance you all would
direct me to draft would have to be contentneutral. There's ways to figure that out, but I think for purposes of tonight's discussion, it's more of what do you all as a council feel about all the signage over there. Um, there is a limitation of six signs.
Obviously, that's been exceeded. Uh so that's one issue but quite frankly you have more than six candidates right now too. So that's another issue. >> How is the so somehow we have the authority to limit the number but we don't have the authority to limit what is said there.
>> Correct. You have time place manner restriction not content. Correct. So can you have a situation where much like you have by the page that is a burrow operated burrow only police use DVW use
other messaging system >> and then maintain what we have for permitbased signage >> and have both because there at for 330 days a year a wise man once told me it's only that clean billboard or that clean
electronic sign and then for 30 days a year you have more which is not ideal but it's a solution where we're not getting into content judgment andor >> that is what you currently have except that the message board is not there yet correct question just do that right
>> so so what we're saying is and it's fine one of six votes what we're saying is we're spending uh >> that's the next question is it worth the money I don't think it is >> right well I I think the electronic sign is worth it it's amazing it's going to significantly improve through literally
the entrance of our town. >> Mhm. >> And then you're going to splatter it with double decker. >> Well, to be clear, double-decker was never allowed. I don't know where that came from. And that should be taken
down. It's not >> allowed and somehow we allowed it. >> It would exceed the maximum. >> So, so just to go back to my question, I'm sorry. Go ahead. >> I have a question about what's possible. So, so the we have an electronic sign down on River Edge. We currently that is
burrow related matters on that electronic side, right? And as well as school, is that correct? >> Yeah. And we'll we will post other events if they request it. They have to give us the content like the G festival will be on. >> So that that electronic board that we have currently on River Edge can is this
is content neutral. So anything can go there. >> It's really just burrow. >> Yeah. burrow um messaging. >> Uh but there's also >> the pool, right? That that's the burough messaging.
>> Okay, got that. I understand. So it it would be like that on 9w is correct. >> Yes. in this idea that we're proposing. What about if we instead of um having the big signs there and like maybe you
guys like this, maybe you don't, but maybe at election time we allow permits for the lawn signs for the ele like the people running the >> size at the top of the so it's not as obnoxious when you put in >> so the candidates apply to put up there. >> So you'd eliminate that as a billboard
site is what you're suggesting. >> Yeah, >> they don't need to apply though. >> But you can't. Yes, but I'm saying you should apply, you should do a permit for those signs up there so that not just every, you know, learning center and lawn care and everyone else is able to
just put their signs up there without a prior approval. Maybe they deserve to get their approval there as well. I don't know how we manage those are outside greatly about enforcement. So right now you have people going and when once a
person applies you have a a team like a you know goes out puts it up you know if you change it into just a lawn sign I don't see how that's anyone can remotely enforceable are no there's more than one you know and oh it's a landscape cut like lawn signs are just so it's so easy
to put them in so >> yeah the concept is simply >> one >> okay >> eliminating everything that's up there now and having one electronic billboard board with the same rules and if you want to change the rules incrementally change the rules. >> Yeah, I mean we have three other
locations in town. >> Well, it it becomes it's daytime. Nobody's using it except if unless you're on the billboard. >> So, go ahead. >> Okay. So, my only concern I have I have no problem with saying that's a let's be
honest a politics signf free zone. We could totally do that and say that's not one of those sites. My worry is that it has always been the site of the Armenia and Labor Day uh you know back at the uh
the Greek the Greek church. There's there's a couple of things that have always been there >> that would really harm I'll wait >> that would really harm uh our uh the the people that have the charities that are
based in this town. And >> no, that that's the that's kind of the electronic billboard, >> but it's not the same. It's it's it would be less effective for those charities. >> There's a there's a Yeah. I mean, there's a general to throw out there.
>> There's a general rule of thumb in, you know, the advertising world, especially political advertising, seven words or less. And the human mind can't capture anything but seven words. So, while you're driving by there every morning, yes, you're seeing all the signs, but you're really only focusing on one at a
time. You can't It's not possible to read all nine signs. >> No, I I I don't disagree. But like just backing up what I said, you could I don't have particular opinion of if you want to make it no politics uh sign, that's fine. But I just don't feel it's right now that we're getting the electric sign. I think it's going to
harm J the JCC, the Greek and the Armenian, not to mention Mother's Day plant sale. There's some that have a billboard that they use every year and it doesn't clutter the place. It's a once or twice, you know, a year. If you
say they're just on the scroll, I think it's going to impact their amount of people that they get. >> So, I do want to just clarify. I um Lauren, you're next. I do not recommend opening your variable message sign to things like politics, whatnot, and
event >> because now you're making that sign a quote public forum and you cannot limit any kind. >> Yeah, I I think that's a terrible idea. So that should Lauren. So, you know, having run many elections, I do find it very difficult for our public to remain
aware who's running, what their names are, you know, what they stand for, all of this fun stuff. Um, I really hate limiting free speech. I always hate limiting free speech. I'm always for a very wide breath of free speech in our town. And while I understand it does
look cluttered, it is the right of candidates to have political speech during elections. I do question whether restricting it too severely, you know, what that's going to be like. Um, if we want to make it three places, that's fine. But then our electric billboard
cannot just be a politics free zone. That's unconstitutional. It must be a public forum, >> right? It must be only a burrow forum only municipal. So no Greek church, no JCC message, no outside organizations. >> But no, Greek Greek church and JCC are
on our one in the center. be that then our public then our public forms need to become municipal electronic boards. >> Why wouldn't we want to consider >> constitutional right now? >> Why wouldn't we want to slide it to be constitutional? >> But why can't we just put an electronic
billboard up and have the same rules? What's different other than it doesn't look like a mess? >> That's fine. But then you have to allow >> What I'm saying we have the same rules. >> She's saying what you have now in the center isn't uh isn't permissible. That's what that's what that >> both of them need to either just be our
burrow electronic billboards which is fine and legal or you know burrow and school we could say we can open it up to you know taxpayer dollar funded things um but if you open it up to these outside organizations it will become
unconstitutional if you do not then >> it's open up to outside organizations now >> what's the rule >> that's what she's saying is now I'd like to know that clarity >> what about if I run an election I want to put up on our billboard in the soccer cage. I can't. >> Right. Nobody can.
>> Yeah. But Right. But but >> technically because you are allowing other messages, I could sue the burrow and I'd win. >> I'd win. >> Are you I'd win right here under this case versus Gilbert. >> I guess we need to know >> because I I I if that's the case that
that would be very unfortunate if you can't question the church. >> Let me interject something. So this com this discussion the purpose of this discussion is about the billboards at 9w east Clinton not what's going on at the cage. So let's assume you're 100% right
for the sake of this argument. We're not even get that's not my question. My question is do you want to leave 9W and East Clinton the way it is now or do you want to put up an electronic billboard to under the same rules of engagement we have now except it's just an electronic
billboard and then we separately deal with the question you're raising. I just don't want to restrict elections. >> I'm not trying to restrict anything. >> It is. Look, I I agree. It looks a mess up there. It definitely doesn't look classy. I agree. Terrible. Yes. However, how not full stop. However, candidates
have a right and their municipalities. >> You are taking away you are limiting unlimited. >> But now that today I have four, tomorrow maybe I'll have three. That is taking something away. >> We're we're talking about one. We can't speak for
what happens 10 years from now or a year from now. >> What about tomorrow? >> Tomorrow we're talking about replacing all the billboards with an electronic board with the same set of rules except it's not a pigsty. >> So again, so getting back getting back to the core, forget the polit your other
first amendment stuff. I'm just talking about a few very very storied organizations in our community have billboards that they use annually. that helps their you know once a year event. I think going on to just the electronic
sign would negatively impact their attendance. So I am concerned about saying Greek church JCC uh Elks whatever nature center that you have to only be on the elector. That's my I is a trade-off. You're right. It's a total
trade-off. I just I'm airing on the side of helping >> that's that's also a math question. And the question I would ask about that is what's the daily westernbound traffic on East Clinton compared to the northernbound traffic on Tennerfly Road coming in from Anglewood?
>> Back in 1853 there was no uh you know yahoo.com whatever and yes on the the road was about 120% of all of your advertising. Al Gore taught me about this interweb thing. And I'm pretty sure that what
drives people to I don't know. I'm gonna make this up. Oh, wait. An amazing tenn of night market this past week had more to do with Facebook and Instagram and >> they had a heck of a lot of uh actual
physical signs around if I they control the traffic is more social than it was people walk. So, they were able to look at that sign and then absorb it. I do have a concern though given the pattern of traffic at 9W that it will not be
able to rotate through enough messages to get across. >> It wouldn't. So, I'm not sure how to fix that. And obviously, if you blink it, you can't read it. So, again, >> the message stays up in a cycle. Maybe the message stays there for 10 to 15 seconds. And so, a whole road, you know,
it has to it would be timed with the traffic, right? Okay. And so whatever it is, what if it takes the traffic 60 seconds to move through maybe you get four 15 second messages and that's and then it rolls different >> and then like have another discussion
like let's try it and see how it >> rolls and then we can re-evaluate once we see how it works. as what you mean constitutional nature of employment talking in circles whatever >> and I have one more question I want to throw in there that no because we're talking about organizations we're
talking about burrow we're talking about school uh we're talking about politics the the nonprofits that we're talking about the the churches the garden club >> are they because they're public organizations could they be considered
burrow >> no private organizations >> garden club operates out of the garden for free. So they can have sponsored we >> has given the the area for the gardening. I would >> independ that that the gardening club is
like this the senior center >> right. Exactly. So they subsidized >> and they also get an additional sign at Davis Johnson for instance but and then the Armenian church puts a sign up outside of their church right on 9w as well. Perhaps the nature center would be allowed to do the same thing. The Greek
church The nature center is subsidized by the burrow. So that is >> I think I think the question if I could distill it is is very simple. >> Very simple. >> It's a very simple question. >> It's a tradeoff. That's the question for
this council. Okay. The tradeoff. Do we allow billboards which yes more people will see standing billboards there. Can we stipulate that more people will see them for more time? A stopped at a light. That is true.
That is true. Do we let that happen with yes, it looks pretty funky right now. Or do we say we're not doing any of that? There will be a an impact of sorts on our charities in the or in the town and
say, but we like the cleaner look at the entrance of our town, so it's just the electronic bill. That's the question to be considered. >> That's it. Can I can I raise a different point? >> So the bright this is sorry the brightness of the sign. So downtown
sometimes the brightness of the sign >> at night you know. >> Are we going to keep the deer out >> on 9W? >> No, but I'm saying like as you make the turn I just want to make sure that someone takes a look at you know the lumens. >> All right. So So do we have >> I dare say consensus some sort of
>> I don't know. I think you have to >> I'm going to so just to formulate the question the question is is that using the same rules now at 9W and East Clinton instead of having the medium being physical billboards the medium
will be an electronic highquality billboard so people can put things up in color and all that sort of stuff and that's it. We're just talking about that location. So whoever want so the same rules whoever is allowed to apply for it now will be able to apply for it in the future. The medium is simply some sort
of electronic bill. >> Now what about the politics on a >> we have a public but the land there is funded by the taxpayers. >> Well, we have them pay for it. Everybody pays $25.
>> But then I can do what you want to do. I'm just saying that I do not suggest opening this up because you have to open to many other things you may not be considering. >> But so anybody who wants to right now can apply for a signed a bill is up
there about any topic they want. They can put it up on in August on any topic. >> Do we have any right to refuse that? I'm hearing the answer to that question. Not if you open >> We're already in that situation. >> It's a physical space rental there for content agnostic is what you're saying. Correct. billboard right now.
>> It's already like that. We're only the question is changing the medium. None of the other models would change. >> Say that's neater, cleaner, easier, and 75 people want it. Therefore, you degrade the value of frequency delay because of a 15-second delay every
third. >> Well, that that's then the best the best argument for that is you have to pay $25 because all of a sudden when it's not free and people have to take money out of their pocket, they're less uh philosophical. But honestly, what happens if there are 50 or up messages? You know, May is a busy month. December
is a busy month. Is >> we take the whole thing down and it's just grass. It's the end of the story. >> What am I doing with that bill? Electronic bill. >> What? >> Try it. They have it work. >> They already paid for it. >> I don't think it's I I have a hard time accepting that the world will come to an end at this time.
>> Adam's right. The adaptation of social media is much more effective. We paid for this town. I don't think there's a meaningful degragation to business continuity. I would eliminate everything at the top of the hill except for a very pretty tennis plaza. >> So the question then is since we purchased another one,
>> is there a different place you'd rather put on? >> This should be >> because it's hard to see. >> So keep in mind, >> oh we put in the electric into the ground's going to be installed.
question. >> You know, you can designate a different place if you feel that you need more cardboard or wood or whatever these things are made out of. >> Corrugated plastic. >> I know it's in the definition, but you
know, I think quite honestly before this there had been three locations and you upped it to four. So you could just put it back to three and leave the other three locations. That would be my proposal would be super clean up top. Go back to where we already were for 100
years of three. This should be the nicest part of this is our anchor to our town. It should be I think it's going to be equivalent to it's going to be even nicer. The work that we're doing downtown by this new amphitheater that we're building is going to be
>> this town. >> It is awkward that you're advocating for cutting edges and likeness of your head. That is all >> topiary. Adam topiary. Nothing. >> So, so, so there's the two question. So, do you want to just eliminate all the signs are 100% be done with it
>> and not have the billboard? >> Either nothing or electronic billboard? >> I'm okay with >> just the electronic billboard. >> Yes, I'm okay with that. >> And that's it. >> No, I still think I'd rather make a public forum with the electronic billboard. I'd rather use that. >> It's the same rules. We're not changing the rules.
>> I will research it. You can research it, but for the purpose of this discussion, we're not changing the rules. >> We just I'm just struggling with the uh the charities that have their billboards, I think, helped there. >> It's just a mess up there. >> I'll tell you another thing that's super
cool. Thanks to our mayor, again, before we all got here, >> there was no uh you got four times a year, twice a year, we got a paper copy of what's going on in the town. for the other, you know, 50 of 52 weeks a year, we didn't know what was going on every
Friday. Now, this may, this council has never communicated events better in the history of Tennifly between the Friday messages. I mean, it's amazing what uh >> and yet you have a lot of people who say they have no idea what's going on in
town. >> Okay, phone calls from the mayor. So I have I have I have a suggestion perhaps if the council wants to do this. We direct the burough administrator to investigate the most appropriate high quality sign there that people can put in color, right? And then our burough
attorney will look at any legal issues and reports. >> It's going to be purchased this. >> 4x6 or 6 by >> So now we are going to be in
>> right after election season. >> Magic. And then that's it with the billboards. >> I would just say though, if you really do want to try this, I think it would behoove you to reach out to the few organizations that are in town
>> to say new policy. Let them adjust and let them know where they should uh be applying for the >> conversation. Don't just do it. I think they're doing it already, but let's make sure that they know every single Friday, 52 weeks. >> No, we everyone look I'm involved with
the Alex. Everybody who's in these groups knows to tell that >> anybody is supposed to come in and get a permit and a to do that. >> That's true. But but that's not that's not what I said, Wendy. They don't want them to go walking in and say, "Oh, I want my 9W spot." And it to be a big
surprise to them. It's all I'm saying. >> Understood. Um, but again, if you guys are going to decide to take this course of action, you'd have to amend your resolution from New York anyway. >> So, why don't you prepare a draft resolution for the council to look at? >> There's two things that we're talking
about. One is the resolution of where is the the public form that they can flip the signs up that people can apply for permits for. That's done by resolution every year. And the other thing that we're talking about is also discussing an amendment to the ordinance >> creating a policy potentially for
variable message >> specifically for 9W and East Clinton only. It's all we're talking about. >> Well, I think the policy should be for both electronic signs. I think we should be consistent. >> Yeah. But what's you know what happens? I would make one a public forum and one not. >> Yeah. >> Then you're going to get in trouble. No,
no, that's not what I was going to say is um you know, you have this message sign across the street from the other public forum location. So, let it simmer. I don't think there's any more you can talk about it now. Let me do my part. Let David do his part.
We'll come back and report back. And once we do, you all can decide what you want to do with >> Okay. >> Variable message and, you know, brick and mortar message. >> Sounds awesome. >> Okay. All right. The next topic is the social media policy.
>> So I apologize but later in the day this evening uh close to an hour ago I sent an updated version um and based on comments received and to make clear since the bureau already has been
following a policy of not allowing comments that doesn't meet the definition of a limited public forum. So the change that was made to the prior draft you see is to say that it's not a public forum. We are not
trying to create a public forum. This is not a way for people to discuss. The bureau's social media sites are purely for pushing out information to the >> last previously like in like maybe a month ago. I do think on our Facebook
pages people were able to ask questions, right? I I I really believe I've seen that. Mhm. >> That was >> And then she was answering. >> Oh, >> PR. >> Okay. So, so that's okay. I was like, I thought I saw it. Okay. Okay.
>> Apparently, when you post on Facebook, you have to check each each posting has to be made nonpublic and she wasn't aware of that. So, Katherine, our social media person, quickly corrected it. >> Oh, all right. So, right now, whatever is pushed, there's no comments, right? But it has to be done manually on each
post. Uh all right. >> So but it is important to maintain that consistency. I can tell you it is a problem in a lot of other places. >> Um because if so then you are creating the public forum. You can't delete posts and it can become extremely negative.
>> No one's going to be able to post but the borrow. >> Nobody right. Nobody can comment. >> You can like but you can't comment. >> Okay good. So I worked on the social media policy ready 2019 pre-COVID and with Bill back in the day. >> Yeah. Um and so I I there's a couple
things in here that we had put in here as our draft. It never got to the table because the whole you know the whole bureau closed around that time. But um one of a couple things I'd like to see if we can add or at least discuss. The first one is a linking policy. So, if
you link to an outside website or organization, they do not comply with the same rules. So, if we're posting, you know, hey, join the municipal pool, here's the municipal rule, you know, that's a bad one. Join the Eagle Scouts, you know, or or something that we do not
have control over their website, right? We we need a policy as to how far we go with our employees on the link. So we're not we have to say on our policy we are not responsible if you click on the link or whatever content you're finding on that link. >> So that is a really good point but I
don't think our social media does that. I think perhaps there might be on the burough website a disclaimer required but not from the social media from what I've been following >> um has been for the most part you know the mayor's message. It's it's things
that are strictly put out by the bureau. It's not >> Here's a perfect example. >> I put some stuff after the chamber. >> Yeah, it's a linking policy. Oh, I do want I have some wording on it. I can give it to you to look at. >> It's funny because I still think of the
chamber as an extension of the burough because >> it's a liazison. >> It's independent. >> I understand, but it it is you still have a liaison to that entity. I mean, Pride is independent, but >> it is it's totally independent. You know, it's I just get to sit on or Jenny
gets to sit on. >> So, if you had if you had a new member of the chamber or new business in town and they want it to be publicized, put a link to their website, that's where they roast for example, you know, they're
going to link into that website. you just have it in our policy my knowledge but we might want to talk to it because I do know that there are sites where when you link on it and says you know caution leaving >> um I don't know how to do that but
>> we could put an animal we could put a disclaimer we could put something within our policy so that if it ever became an issue we have a policy you know it goes within our social media policy as a linking policy >> sorry >> so David you know >> no I I'm just saying you're you're leaving it up to other business other
companies that are on that are running the social media. You can't really >> no but I think what we can do is the same way that we will know information that this this is not a public forum this is you knowformational >> purposes for case not monitored if you have an emergency
>> in the bio you can add it into the bio >> we would also put in you know please note that any links you link are not operated by or monitored by the >> um the second thing is a content policy content imagery. So if we if anyone that we want to say let's say you know we
post a picture hey you know realtor's conference we post a picture of a house right we don't have IP to that house or all of a sudden that house is you know protected and we posted it we need protections for imagery content imagery I didn't see any of that in there that's typically in an IT social media policy
it just gives off a level of protection >> content >> imagery imagery so if someone you know grabs screenshots a photo off the internet uses it on our website and that IP all of a sudden had a copyrighted trademark. We just want to you know be protected. Um the third one is actually
a a no notice policy and this is I'm going to read this. The Bureau of Tennifly social media policy shall not be deemed as an official communication for reporting crime and safety reporting dangerous or hazardous conditions giving notice of inspection notice required by statute of law that kind of wording.
>> I I believe there's something similar in there already from what David provided. >> Okay. I didn't see it, but you know, I'm just checking off like what we had researched last time and >> and remember, you know, with the opportunities to now manually turn off any commenting, it also limits the
ability for somebody to try to report something through there. >> So, >> correct. But let's say our burrow says, you know, fire and burrow hall and notice burl hall closed, something like that. We don't want any liability if someone didn't see the fire and runs to our building or some obscene case. I understand. But
>> I'm not understanding the example, but I think you're trying to >> It's a bad example, but yes, I'm just saying it's better to have some language that protects us in our social media policy. >> Um, >> and then >> you have a sign in requirement that forces all of these things on a user
agreement. Why wouldn't we have a private group that says if you're a resident of TF, you want to join this that you have to go in like you do >> validate your address and we can cross reference that for public records. that's not particularly difficult and then you know that you're only
communicating to our residents because it does keep us in a more closed ecosystem and you have a user agreement that can put all the rules and stipulations for CIA that we would need. >> So this is a government page. It's not a group. >> So page state of New Jersey. Let's
duplicate what they do. I'm confident >> just follow. >> Just follow. >> You follow them. That's it. That's the only option. >> Why are we any different? >> Yeah. I don't think we should be that they have. >> No. So I I the the policy is to ensure that should something happen, we can
show that we have a policy in place for that has to be the guideline. It's not necessarily to show the public >> to sign off on. >> But I I would contest that the state of New Jersey has done this. >> Well, then I'm sure they have their own social media policies for their
employees because that's the state level. It's a higher level authority. I I I think David did research different policies when he put this together. It didn't come from nowhere. >> But that let's go to the federal policy, right? I mean, go to the one that the highest court have to defend based on
the fact that the highest governing body uses that one. >> I I mean, I will let David speak to himself, but you do have insurance. Sorry, speak for himself. However, there are um policy guidelines that are put out by your insurance providers.
>> So, that's usually a good place. I like that thing. >> So, I think I think we take the feedback. Yes. Um, this was only just to be considered and discussed. I did get feedback from Jenny and from Julie. Uh, so Lauren, if you could email me your
your comments and and take a look at it. Wendy and I fin. >> Okay. Public comments. Yeah. >> Audience members, audience members wishing to speak will have a threeminut time limit to address the governing body
on items on or off the agenda. Large groups are asked to have a spokesperson represent them. Would anyone in the uh audience from the public like to make a public comment? Omar, you see anyone who's interested? >> See no hands. Mayor. >> All right, we're going to go online on Zoom. Is there anyone online who would
like to make a public comment? Just please speak up. Okay, Omar, it doesn't look like there's anyone responding. See, no answer. >> Okay, we're going to close public comment. Administrator's report. Does anyone have any questions for the administrator? >> All right. No questions for the
administrator. Can I get a motion to approve resolution R26-207 through R26-27? I get a second. >> No more. Please call the role. >> Council member Corsair. >> Council member Dayton. >> Yes.
>> Council member Jackson. Yes. >> Council member Michaels. >> Yes. >> Council member Dr. Okconor. >> Yes. >> Council member Roler. >> Yes. >> Okay. Committee reports. Councilwoman Dr. Okconor. >> Yes. I have actually a few things which would be also some questions for
following up. So, forgive me. It might be a little longer than usual. Um, okay. So, we've uh discussed at the council here uh Davis Johnson Parks uh meeting room. So I was at the uh the green team
and environmental commission and oh one of the ways that was discussed about increasing the knowledge of that room and increasing the amount of people who could rent it, which was one of the things that we as a council asked them
to kind of think of ways that it could be promoted and people could know that it exists a little bit more would be right now you can't rent that room unless you live in Tennifly. So >> true. >> We Yes. So that's why um we were what
they thought that came up in the meeting. Can we look into changing the ordinance of permissions? It's you know, you go to DPW to rent that room. It's not a birthday party, whatnot. Can we
change the language so that a person can rent the room as long as they have a tennifly resident co-sign because um it could possibly open it to more people who live locally cresc.
Good idea. >> What's What's the point of the co-signing? >> So, if we just So, that was discussed. There have been times where people have used the room and kind of trashed it and they lose a deposit, but it's a it's a pity. >> How much is a deposit?
>> It's very small. I think $50 for that room or like I mean it's it's small. Over the years, we've upped it, but what are you looking at? Maybe a couple hundred bucks tops. And so if it was a ton of person co-signing that it's not
just any uh buddy from any community without a person in the town vouching. >> Well, if it's been trashed before and it's only open to tennifly residents >> maybe resident I think you need to up the
>> could be looked at but I I don't these are like things these are not like all the time. It was like what? It was just an idea of another safe. >> Question. So the room, what does trash mean in terms of dollars and cents to repair it? >> So at the time that the garden club was
talking about it was the garden club has a room of their tools and supplies that's attached to the meeting room. It's like behind some glass doors. And I think, you know, I think it was like a small teen party where, you know, kids
went into that and started >> did teen stuff. messing with that. And I guess the parents who were involved didn't uh clean. They shouldn't let the kids in that room. I think there was an idea that you have an additional safeguard if at least
a ten ofly resident would say, "Hey, I know this person." Um, we could try to just open it up and then get more renters or we could and see how that goes. or we could do this half step
which is say it could be opened up as long as a person is tenify cosign. So that was an issue that came out the crane team. So why don't >> we uh why don't we have the cost of a custodian uh incorporated into the fee to rent and then the custodians there
open and close and clean. >> Okay. how and and I I think just at a certain point because just keep in mind they don't you don't have alcohol in that room and it's a cap of 50 people. So it's it's a a nice room for kids birthday parties, things like that. But
we just don't want to make it too expensive in the sense of like I don't know that there's going to be that much interest in renting that room if it's a very pricey room. So I don't I don't know what that costs. Yeah, as long as as long as the price is
Yeah. What whatever you come back with. >> I'll take a look. >> Take a look at that because it's it's DPW over time through our contracts and I'll get back to you >> and and then we could promote it accordingly,
you know, in our in our things. But but what about the idea of so you're saying David that you if that was the case you'd be you would think that opening it up past just tennifly residents. >> Yeah I think it would be and and right
now people can uh organizations can file for use of facilities on parks and so forth. >> Yeah. >> There's a form that they have to fill out. They have to provide certificates of insurance and so forth. >> Yeah. We can take a look at all of that to see what makes sense to ensure that you know
>> you have to do that with that room right now. It's just we only allow 10 of my residents to do it. >> Yeah. So I I think you could open it up. >> It is >> just particularly if we have staff there then you know less of an opportunity for things to be damaged.
>> So can I just follow up? I know we had talked there's a closet in a room with historical documents. >> Can we please remove them? This is going to become and we should put a new HVAC system up there. So when the air conditioning wasn't working here
that was very well protected documents here >> but it should be the library we have to figure out where uh where it could be housed and we're debating control. I would just ask like I actually would love and Jamie this was
your idea to like really get this facility used you know updated the kitchen the bathrooms but I don't want to have our most precious documents just loose and unlocked. >> So I'd rather remove them and then make this space really workable. >> Another thing about the Davis Johnson
access is that it was I when I had a business in town I tried to inquire about using it and I was told as a business I wasn't allowed to request it. So, >> so just as a point, we're looking at the application, non-tenent flight residents were allowed to use it. Now,
>> it's just a different fee structure. >> So, that's very interesting because they we even had a DPW person there and they all thought it was a DPW person himself, not to call out, but he lived in a different town. He had tried to rent it and they and at DPW they said, "No, you
can't." >> Wait, wait, wait. So, time out. So, time out. >> He said, "You can't rent it. Maybe it's a person at the office >> res on here, but there's other abilities. >> So, we should put this argument to bed. Have the attorney pull up a copy of the
ordinance so we know what we're talking about. >> So, maybe we have to educate. >> Maybe we don't even have an issue. >> Do we get back? >> A change of uh staff down there. So, you >> Yeah. And this was a while back though. Yeah. I'm not calling anyone out now. >> All right. So, let's do this. The
attorney will respond back at the next meeting to tell us what the ordinance actually says. >> I'll maybe circulate a copy of the ordinance to the council members for the next meeting. So, and we can put that on to be considered >> at kitchen in there because if somebody wants to rent it and they want to host, I'd really be interested in having a
>> I actually just one thing is I did hear that the refrigerator in there was not very good. So just that's aside and it's something that deep should tell us and if it needs >> go ahead Julie
>> it is very good to rent it. Yeah >> I think I think maybe this is a problem with the application structure and okay some of that but >> I don't >> well the application structure looks like you're buying a ship. >> Yes. >> So maybe that's why people didn't know I
>> ridiculously complicated >> geometry. Um, >> okay. So, thank you. Thank you, Wendy, for uh coming back to us. I'll let Green Team know that I did want to let everyone know it, you know, this idea of
increasing its rental was discussed. So, I just wanted to say that. >> Um, >> okay. What else? >> Okay, so the pollinator garden at Grove Street when it was originally put in by Keran, it did not um do well. Uh, and
this is the area that's next to the raised flower bed. It's on the ground and it's like an area you could walk and have benches, but this year we will have irrigation uh being put into that area which is going to help the plants grow.
And uh we also have two volunteers who live in Tennifly uh but they don't go to Tennifly High School. they go to another high school and they have uh they're with a group called Future Farmers of America and they will be volunteering to
maintain that pollinator garden in Grove Street as a project and they're doing it, you know, under DPW's guidance with Chris. So, I wanted to say that pollinator garden at Grove should start to look much better.
Um there are the trees that are going to you're going to see them in the next couple weeks start to get planted by Downs Tree Service. There should be approximately 60 trees in the coming weeks for houses that requested our free
tree program. Uh and I was wanting to know if we could um do a proclamation for the town. Maybe if I could have it for the next time and I could give it to them. I attended um
Tenniflies Community Gardens 10year anniversary celebration on Sunday. And so that our community gardeners have started 10 years ago and they have those nice plots different areas in town behind Burough Hall. And I think that
was that would be nice if we could give a town proclamation. >> Sure. Happy to do so. >> All right. So I'd like to do that. And then last but not least, I just want to give a shout out to the four Tennifly Eagle Scouts who all received their
special honor in a ceremony uh held in Bergen Community College on Saturday uh that I was fortunate enough to attend. That would be uh they are Byron Lee, Samuel Freriedman, Jen Bon Benjamin, and Ravi Puardan.
>> Very good. Thank you. >> John, did you attend this? >> No. >> Oh, sorry. >> Council Councilwoman Corsair, >> all I have to say is that there's still time to get your tickets for the nature center gala. I am >> what? >> 10 left.
>> Only 10 left. Oh my god. Um, so there's limited time to get your tickets for the nature center. I'm really excited about it. And >> there's a secondary one. >> I might know. >> What's it? It's the 28th >> with the concerts with the certain
pricing. >> Right. Right. Right. >> Um so yeah, get your tickets fast. They're selling out fast next Thursday the 28th and I'm really excited. It's going to be an amazing event. >> All right. Thank you, Councilmani.
>> Congratulations to the chamber and the downtown committee. Very, very >> Thank you. for that event. But for the flowers, they planted they planted 800 flowers two weeks ago. >> Wow.
>> And concerned about the irrigation the same. Um we used to focus on irrigation in town. Um but that was extraordinary. And more importantly than the work that they do in town, I think it is a tribute to Pat Mason's
leadership that the attitude with which they're approaching their work and the as we saw with leaves and we saw with snow we're seeing with flowers we're seeing with events I think is extraordinary and deserves to be recognized for that that is a testament to leadership and really so
>> I think people should thank them when they see them very warm and welcoming people >> they also have great hats which I think we could >> all merch for the town >> merch >> why not
logo Mostly I walked around and thank them the night market. >> Yeah, the night's been wonderful. They're amazing. >> The DPW they actually said to the feedback from them was that, you know, we really actually enjoy this event and you know, we're happy to be out here.
So, thank you for thanking them as well. >> Council Pros and Michaels, >> you want to be inspired, you go to a senior center committee. Uh we had our meeting yesterday. Uh Michelle and her team are just doing amazing things. I just reiterate, you
know, and I can't even tell you the things they're doing because they sell out immediately. So, a bunch of Broadway shows. >> It is uh off the charts and just really proud of what the team is doing. Strongly recommend uh anyone in town reach out, join. Um, yeah, it's just uh
it's just really cool to see and uh the types of events that they're doing is uh the Grand Canyon of Pennsylvania. That was >> they uh they're going June 16th to the 18th. >> Wow. >> If uh anything
on those days, I'm actually going to challenge you on the community event because I forgot and I apologize. The mayor and I, the mayor and I attended the Korean community event on Saturday. >> Nice. >> And >> did they feed you anything good? >> Oh, the food was fabulous.
>> Outrageous. Outrageous. But more importantly, their commitment to their elders, their commitment to >> uh their community is is exemplary and a model. And I'm sure the senior center it's the same. Those are the two places of community that I think that are undervalued. >> I was amazed. Yes. the food guilty is
charged but like the way that they handled themselves their people they serve meals every day we >> every day >> until you experience it right very very >> lots of great places for singers in town we do it's a lot of great places we should we should
really >> great councilwoman Dayton >> you know again I'm is going to plug Pride which is coming up in the next two weeks. Um please come out um you know be an upstander, be a supporter, be a member, but please come out and enjoy this community day. Um the second thing
I'm going to actually discuss is the planning board. Um I wasn't there and it I understand that the last building pass >> right >> for downtown. So there's going to be new apartments, additional new apartments downtown. >> No, wait, let me back up. There's
already five or six there. This is an additional nine or 10. >> So that's going to go behind Angelique. So if anyone's interested, that did pass. Um upcoming planning board is Nickerbacher again uh next week is coming back on a soil permit. Uh soil
>> soil movement >> move thank you permit. And um I understand Starbucks is still is going to get scheduled. >> Starbucks is still in the mix. >> Yes. >> They're dealing with redesigning the spot. >> Yes. And we what we've asked for in the planning board is additional areas where
people can be outside. So you know additional porches and benches and tables so that you know during these beautiful days we could all sit outside and have a nice cup of coffee in that in that Starbucks. >> Yes. >> Um the fire department I spoke with the
chief actually at the night market. Um he is looking for additional volunteer firemen. So I am going to make that announcement if anyone in town wants to get trained. Um it's not a small training. It's a long training if you want to get um you know on our volunteer
firefighter staff. But the other thing and John and I um this is about DPW is he'd like to know if you and I as liaison can ask some of our newest DPW through with Pat Mason if we can meet with him and see if they want to get trained. In the past we've had a
wonderful amount of our DPW do double duty and you know it sort of fell off for a couple years and we want to get it back going. Okay. Thought that was a nice idea. Um and then our senior services met. Unfortunately, I had a conflict. I couldn't not go. But David, I wanted to know um the status of the
grant that we applied for. Have you heard anything? >> I just heard the AP grant been declined. >> Why? >> No, but we're having the grant writer. Um >> is this for the debrief? >> But good news is that we have
>> to do the trail. So, uh, we'll be looking to, uh, getting that work done. >> Um, I hadn't heard that. I'm very disappointed. We worked, David worked very hard, our staff worked hard to get that grant before us. Again, we were trying to do a onemile walking trail for our seniors with benches along the way
for breaks and for connectivity. Um, it was a nice project in the center of a town around Roosevelt and that's a shame. Okay, my reports. >> Thank you, Councilwoman Jackson. Saturday is a big day. >> Big day.
>> Why? >> The pool is opening. >> Friday. >> Uh the the the >> Is it for me? >> The flyer the flyer says Saturday. So if it's actually Friday. >> Said Friday. >> Yeah. Friday.
>> Who opens on Friday? >> Okay. Well, the flyer says Saturday the 23rd. So Great. So, guess what? Even better, >> day before because school is out. >> School opens Friday. Um, anyway,
regardless, it opens this weekend. >> Girlfriend. >> Yes. >> Every morning. >> All right. Go ahead. >> All good. All good. School's going to be fun. It's going to be a great season. Um then we have you know we were all I think I saw all of you almost all of you
at the Tennifly night market was amazing. We think that we had about 10,000 people >> downtown. Wow. It was >> the biggest event what event we had >> very successful >> before Washington marched through here that
>> he didn't have 10,000 troops. >> Bigger than I told you we were better than Washington. Well, we we did do some assessing. I was I talked to >> It was fabulous. Fabulous job. >> Um the police department was amazing. They were incredible partners. Um and as
you said, the DPW was over the top and yeah, they're just the best. So, um what else can I say? Next up, we've got something going on this summer, though. We are now in the throws of >> back to the market for a second. >> So, a couple of things. >> Talk about it.
I noticed I took time to notice that our restaurants that chose to be open had plenty of customers inside them >> which was >> insane amount >> nice to see, right? Because it helps the businesses. >> Y >> um early in the morning that day, I had a call from a concerned resident about
where people might park because we were expecting a lot of people. Had one call about that. >> One call. >> One call and then not a single complaint from 81 at the market afterwards about parking. So my point is there were 10,000 people there and everyone found
places to park. >> True. >> Circle once. >> I didn't either. >> Neither did I. >> I parked at my spot here at Burough Hall. >> I parked next to you. >> Special. >> But uh so it's interesting to see you know obviously it was a special event on one time thing. Well for the first time
>> but they found places to park. >> Yeah totally. >> So it's great. It was a fabulous event. I think that every event that we've done, we've tried to get more and more businesses downtown engaged. And I think this one, I mean, because of the work that we've been doing for years, getting
people on board, this time we really had so much more business engagement downtown. And and this time, I think they all really I mean, they were almost like overwhelmed like they didn't even know. So like >> like pizza >> like they never knew that they would be able to do that much business, but they did it. And then they were smiling and
happy uh for days after. So still >> good. Good. Good. >> Um, yeah. But so now we're we're planning the FIFA World Cup event. >> So we put in our license to for the viewing and we're going to host it for sure on July 18th and 19th. And the Chamber of Commerce is planning some
really cool activations um with a sports cer contest as well as a passport what's it contest for downtown businesses. So look out for that. Um if there's anyone if you know anyone who wants to join uh participate they can go
to the chamber of commerce page and sign up there. So tenniflychamber.org easy enough. >> Janine is the best and she's lovely to work with. Um so chamber is going really well. >> Are you guys working with the the soccer program the tennifly?
>> So she's working on getting in in touch with the soccer. So if you want to make any additional connection, um I'm sure she would appreciate that. >> Yeah, absolutely. And they have Yeah, definitely. What else? I mean, summer concerts are going to be here so soon,
so get ready. Fourth of July, fireworks and concerts and then concerts all summer long after that. So >> can we can I ask whatever screen we're renting? Can we rent it for like a movie series? Is there any interest in like there's
also those blow up movie? >> Oh, there was a >> the Okay, so the blow up the blow up the >> the blowup screen ran out of gas a few times, so they had to reblow it up three times. >> Just FYI. >> Yeah. >> Can we make a summer movie series?
>> Like we had like I don't know how to make it up like a permanent amphitheater. I don't know. TV. >> It will just you approved it ago. >> Bouring your soap. >> All right. Are we ready to go into close session?
>> Watching the next watching the next Friday. >> All right. So, uh can you please Wendy read the close session uh language? Yes. Completely. >> Resolution R26218 at a meeting of the mayor and council of the burough of Tennifly County of Bergen
State of New Jersey held on May 19th, 2026. Be it resolved in compliance with NJSA 104-12. The mayor and council of the Burough of Tenniflier are going into a closed executive session to discuss the following matters. Contract negotiations for redevelopment agreement update. Real
property property acquisition leasing of burough property. Minutes will be taken of the meeting and released to the public the time that the matter. >> Can I get a motion to go into close? I get a second. All in favor? Any against? Okay, let's go inside. >> Thank you everybody.
What? >> What? >> Omar, you know, did I mess up? Does she need to read the resolution or did you read it? >> She read it. >> She You did read it. I'm sorry I didn't hear it. >> Read it. That's