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republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> One more. I have a roll call, please. >> Sure. Council member Corsair >> here. >> Council member Dayton. Council member
Michaels. Council member Dr. Okconor. >> Council Council member Park. Council member Roler. Mayor Zennus >> here. Okay. To be considered. Well, this evening we have former councilman Max Bouch here in the audience. Nice to see you, Max. >> Nice to see you. >> I'm never going to be able to pronounce
your last name right, but like I said, it's only been 20. >> It's difficult. >> All right. The first item is the walking trail. Okay. Which everyone should have a copy of it on their in your agenda. You want to talk about this, David, or
>> um we can I know that the uh the services committee has been working on Identify buildings trails throughout the community that can identify as to
step along the way as well as put it all in one [Music] Max, why don't you step up the name? >> My name is Max Bash 148.
>> And you're the senior services. >> Okay. I am the chair of the senior services committee. >> Okay. All right. So >> why don't you give us 30 seconds 30 seconds highlight before I do that. Senior services committee is a a committee that takes care of all the
seniors in town indifferent if they go to the senior center or not. We have done big things for the town even though most people don't know. We brought in the bus for the seniors. We brought in the senior services advisor and this time we're trying to do something else
basically to create for the town a walking path. Penafly does not have a walking path today and especially the seniors need a way for us to basically be able to walk around and it be safe and be able to sit on benches and stuff
like that. uh getting a map for the uh common was it was a a piece of almost a secret. We could never get a a map coming. Anyway, we got over here and we walked around
and we kind of drove a a map of what we believe to be a very good uh walking path. It is about 04 miles. Uh we need uh a 6 foot 6t wide trail with uh uh
based on the conversation with David most inexpensive way will be to put some of this uh stone dust uh a marker every.1 miles so people can uh kind of meter how
much they walk and if it's possible a bench or every 0.1 miles so people can rest especially if they are seniors with a walk with a walker or with a wheelchair and so on. Uh besides the
fact that we are looking to have this one built there is a grant from ARP that we would like to apply for that to mitigate the cost for the town even though we don't believe that this is going to be very expensive. I'm not
gonna ask Lauren to do the grant. Thank you. She did it twice the grant and nobody kind of work with her to finish the grant. But we can get a grant from ARP for part of the cost. The requirements for the grants are twofold.
One of them is that a matching part will have to be done by the town. Secondly, that within the 12 months of the grant, the working it task has or whatever the uh uh work is approved by the grant has
to be accomplished. So those are pretty much the two requirements and I don't believe that that's going to be very expensive. It's going to bring the town something that we don't have. We have a dog park to walk the dogs, but we don't have a a walking path to walk the
people. So this is what we did and uh thank you so much ladies and gentlemen and you too Mark. >> Thank you. >> That's my presentation. >> Thank you. Who has questions? Lauren >> just for a second. So I'm the senior services uh liaison and thank you Matt
so much for the presentation. This has been discussed for probably two years now and the key is that the seniors don't have a safe. They don't want to walk in traffic. They don't have a lot of traffic crossings. They want to be able to take advantage of the senior center and then do a lot of walk like
get exercise, be social. I think it's a wonderful idea. It's the center of our town. It doesn't only have to be for seniors, but it must be able to accommodate our students. >> That's right. Go ahead. >> And um one of the things that our committee has discussed is that, you know, they don't want to be competing
with bikers or, you know, this school kids essentially as they come out. But the path does actually u make a lot of sense. It's green space already. Um it doesn't interfere with our rack, although it does build very close, but
it actually follows the existing paths that are there. It just connects them. So it's not even that we have to build a brand new path. We are connecting walking spaces already. Um the stone dust is very important because right now a good portion of this in Roosevelt is
like roots of trees and heavy rocks and for those with you know uh mountains have balance with wheelchairs etc. It's really not able to evolve and so um I love this idea. I'm thrilled to bring it before everybody with Max for making the
official presentation getting it for David. Um, it does require an ARP program. So, I just want to talk about that for a second. We tried last December. I threw in something very quickly on ARP. It does ARP has a lot of provisions that need to be done by the
lawyer and the CFO and everything. So, it does need permission from our council to move that forward and get that going. Do think this it would be for granter even though it's small. It does have a lot of complications to the grants and David you and I looked at it last year
and we said we can't get this done in time and I don't want to have that happen again. >> When when is the grant deadline be a grant? >> The grant usually comes out in December and it is usually done by end of February March. >> It's due back by the end of February. >> Yeah.
>> Okay. >> Question. >> That's why we are here so yes. Is that the point? >> Yes, it does. It still does sort of mimics concrete, you know, the hardness of it. So, it's
>> qualified to come through >> deep. We're limited on on CDBGs, you know, because of the sensor strength. So, typically it's a very narrow form like an architecture at the
that we are correcting as most new construction. So that for a little we'll look at this as new construction. That's it's supposed to be terrible. >> Julie, >> so on this map, I don't see those other little paths that I know are there. The
ones that are like off of River Edge Road. I just want to make sure these are going to connect already there. Am I going to talk about these paths? >> Yeah, the passes are there. And this is just an overlay. you cannot see this
secret map we have over here if it's not showing all the details >> so it's going to connect with that and then um >> yeah know what's good about stone dust we use it over by the um you know by the
Grove Street part is that it also is um >> yeah it's allows the water to go through and it doesn't create additional runoffs and and stuff like that >> well this is lovely but just one One more thing, Mark, is that I remembered about the benches that they already
have. If there are places that like I think the BBW said benches can be muted. So like if there are benches that are underutilized in places, we could even bring one or two or three, you know, over if we didn't
get more bench money just just be careful because our seniors have been actually putting benches around where they realize that we've been randomly not randomly but strategically putting benches. I just want to pull up a bench that we just can't move it.
>> Well, you know, we know that this that we got feedback about where people wanted benches, but we we had to wait. We had also done that by the police and all these things because a lot of times they wanted benches, not in places that we actually could put benches. But yeah,
so >> I assume we're talking about school property existing sense to do. And the flame sh walking around the new course on
the internet >> just call that attention. Um and then number four probably the most concern is you reference that they walk from the senior center to this path. Does that create problems for the sidewalks that currently exist? Because if I recall
correctly, those sidewalks, I would not like to push a wheelchair on these sidewalks given their disjointed nature. I assume that they reposition of >> We would have to look at that. >> May I may I answer that? >> Yes, of course. >> The the path that we have shown it's
basically outside the sidewalks. The sidewalks are only entrances to the >> I think the councilman needs in order to get there center. >> Yeah. Hey, let's general question. Is everyone
in favor of this concept? >> Okay, so David, I think what we need to do now is get to the details of what are the boundaries and we need to talk to the board of ed and get there and buy into that. Okay, that number one, number two, what's the cost to design
part of this young emergency. >> I'm quitting while I'm ahead. >> 100%. If the rule these years, we've both learned. >> Yes, exactly. So, ladies and gentlemen, and you, Mark, >> even
next item on the agenda. >> Sorry, Mr. Mayor. Before we get going, if we could just then Omar just let the record reflect >> Councilwoman Jennifer Jackson who joined us. >> All right. Okay. Next item. 2026
track. Who owns the parking? Just >> say that again. Who owns the parking lot? South. >> South of >> South. >> That's four of us. >> What do you mean south of the truck? >> Jefferson >> right here.
>> Um that question. >> Yeah, I believe that is the ed parking lot. >> Right. >> All right. Yeah, >> let's talk about the calendar for 2026.
Any comments from anyone? >> Usually I I took to Adam and Adam isn't locked in on the calendar. They were locked in, right, Adam? So, fellow school communities exist. >> Yeah, I think I mean everything looked uh right to me besides I think Wednesday
the 21st, Tuesday the 21st. >> So, can we can I just back up for a second? Start with the recess meeting and the reorg on January 6th. >> Sure. So, does that work for you? Okay. Does that work for you, Miss Jackson? >> Yes. >> The six? >> Yes.
>> Okay. Go ahead. >> No, I was just saying there. >> You have to be there. >> Say, hold on one time. We're going to send dying for the first meeting. We have to finish our business from 25. >> All right. >> What?
>> You have to get your clock back. We don't want to spend money on posted mailing. >> The only thing I don't again I don't know if it's a big deal. I think April 7th is uh 33. >> Don't matter to me.
>> I don't get the break. But it's fine. So I'm here, >> right? It's fine. So, we're okay with everything as is. >> Yeah, Omar, we're good with everything. >> Okay. How about for uh food for the rework? Um I usually food we usually uh
go with se cheese. Is there any preference? >> Ply south. >> Okay. >> So, are we going something or >> Well, we should do that. We have to potentially either make it to six to keep the account
the first part is orthod. April 1st show up and take April. >> Well, we just keep it on April 7, be done with it. [Music]
>> Say that again. >> Said I won't be here, >> but I can hopefully appreciate >> the possible. Well, your March your March is early
second and 16th. So you could go in March. >> Yeah. >> Soch March 31st. >> March 31st 14. >> March 31. >> March 31. And then >> instead of April 7th, it'll be
legislative first. >> And then then the only meeting in in April will be April 22nd. >> So 148. Yeah. But your March 31st meeting
>> if you don't want to do April 10, then just make it Tuesday, March 31st and leave the April 21st. >> Yeah. So are you still meeting the March 24th? to the boards and then one meetings in
>> or we just leave it like this and whoever can come on April 7 comes and be done with it >> and we'll make sure we don't schedule any important votes for April 7th >> okay let's leave
>> so we're leaving it as it is whatever That's fine. Otherwise, we're all over the place. Okay. All right. Public comment item. Audience members wishing to speak will have a threem minute time limit to address the governing body on items on and off the agenda. Large
groups are asked to add a spokesperson to represent them. Is there anyone from the public in the chambers here that would like to speak? Okay. Omar, is there anyone online that would like to speak? >> I see no hands, mayor. >> All right. I'm going to close public comment time and move on to the
administrator's report. Does anyone have questions for the administrator >> public stat? [Music] >> Sure. So the um the John Jordan was really uh between myself the chief of
police the chief fire department and BPW directly and out of that came a inclusion of if we were going to proceed they would prefer the group that I just mentioned would prefer that we do a six-month um study really putting the
structuring in place and some barriers if you wanted to do the entire project. Um majority of sty come back to the council with a conceptual plan of of what is proposals of the
county would be in order to accomplish that. Um so he's coming back on our next meeting. He was planning to be here tonight schedulewise. So we need to be back on 24th I think to present that concept and
then abiding if we found to proceed that way by council on six months. >> True question. When we do a a six month study or we do a trial thing, is there any way we could mock up like what that we like what we're doing it for for the
public because we start closing down things and people don't understand and they're hysterical and they don't see the vision. kind of like what happened in Pilot Park and the traffic things. They don't see a big vision of why we're doing it. Can we start maybe putting
like a visual to what it will look like when it's a trial is >> also on the website have not yet >> because we're going to have a proposal as the council the engineer to come
back. He's coming back every 24. [Music] Oh, >> I assume it's gonna have some should have something magnitude of the estimate probably not a fine engineers. So when we initially started a project,
the county is offering >> for traffic safety. Yes. So his goal is to apply for this project and have the council for it. >> And so the council would be able to receive funds and then we should be able
to get things like better intersections of traffic lights uh you know turning turns where the cars do not get chicken across CVS and shop and so has an interest to make that safe. So the goal is to get there and get myself
there for three years. We've never seen an accident passed away in that stretch of river. We've had a couple different pedestrians hit. We've had um some you know we had some traffic accidents. >> So we'll see.
>> Yes. So the chief has it. John Jar has that. So when we presented it initially to the county, they were interested in actually making this stretch of their road safer. Basically, they say, "You have to do the project, but we'll hopefully give you some money." That's
the that's the goal. And if they don't, then we as a council the decision, we don't want to spend money, right? But, you know, to get them to buy in the >> Any other questions for the administrator? Yes.
sidewalks I'm a massive advocate of. I just makes a ton of sense. I think it should be a top priority what we're doing given the condition of what's there. Uh I would add to this if that we should have some of those buildings and mandate that if we're going to spend
$600,000 and that the facades of buildings that we will operate out we adhere to some sort of a schedule because it's this is exactly what we should be doing to make things look good. whether I look up at an army and it's covered in mold and I'm
spending 600,000 I do a little bit just make it part and parcel without >> so in terms of the side couple things right so at some point we're going to have a conversation about what the options are visual
>> right other words when we say sand concrete we're talking about kind of edging and design it's not called >> it could be called golf >> right color at a future future date is always a nightmare to try to match when utilities take it up. Another potential
that the council likes bricks or bers whatever they are if if we put you know like a rat slab concrete slab underneath them that would make them also last for significant periods of time but it's effective for that but that's worth a
compensation with our engineers so they present it as an option to the council >> PSD had any obligation space facing on our sidewalk possibility. >> I don't have an answer that question
or offline. Fair enough. >> Question council woman. >> All right. Just the little ley field. Um I'm going to feed back with the snack snap snap right >> that we put out to bid for that because
I do know that there is a resident restaurant owner who's interested in running that snapshot. Oh, that's so >> we haven't got any bids for 2026 yet. We give you a bid solicitation for 2025. Can we do another one because we need someone to to go over that and I know
there's just >> we would be doing the solicitation for the pleial and for um >> but if they don't but it might be two good two different people they were two different they would be separating
>> but we should have it up and running like for spring if they could be up and running by spring. >> Yes. So we would typically start the 2026 solicitations uh in January some of it in you know to receive them into a
new typically cont 26 and 26. >> Okay we move forward on that part always the seat. >> Okay. So I just don't want to forget about that. >> Thank you.
I just I had a question after about the just to follow up in the downtown sidewalk. I just remember that um I I just want to be clear we're getting is that you said that we're getting the presentations about different options
or >> you will be presenting it. So basically we looked at what is what is the current state what is the current status of slo right what it would take costwise then to cost to demolish and replace and then
in the replace part you will be an option of is it just plain concrete is it stand concrete is it a certain pillow is it a certain design uh take to a mayor's position you know if uh you know is it Does it make economic sense to do a rat slab of concrete so that you can
put on top of that? But then the study in place more permanently to know that without rat slab you the tables will become trip right as they said. So and then there's cost to it. So to have all
that analyzed and then to have the engineer come up with the magnitude cost or the various options and then intermed to to break it down with that spot that was on church without
>> Oh yeah. >> Yeah. I don't even think we should >> I think that >> we were we were exclusively downtown, >> right? So it sounded I got question correct me if I'm wrong last basically took that off the table. So whatever we're hearing there
I guess the the Clinton Avenue park was really downtown Clinton Avenue to to sort of make that large city block if you will >> from from River to to Santa Fe to West >> and and what was the timing of those
presentations like or something? >> Um it all depends on what it is that they look for naturally. you know, in in order to get time, you need to have an office. So, could you give zero on November 22nd, supposedly have him back
on the 79th, December 22nd? >> Keep also something in mind. We're talking about pouring concrete to sidewalk. None of that's happening. >> You know, you're doing what you want to do, but we're not going to >> follow the same.
>> Thanks. Um, one of the things that we sort of skipped over is the one set of tennis courts is complete. You know, I'll get on Thursday [Music] which
>> 4:45 sounds good. Why don't we do >> you want to do it on the weekend so we can meet it? What do you want? >> Saturday. >> So event Saturday. >> Sure. >> Not what time.
>> Well, why not Saturday? >> Let's do it on Saturday. >> Oh, but it's going to be open to the public starting this Wednesday. >> That's a little more ceremonial. >> Let's Let's do it this Saturday. they get it over. You know, he's moving there. It's going to be something
>> 11:00 Saturday. >> Go ahead. >> No, I have questions about I know there's a construction meeting this Friday when December 1st start. Is that still going to be these games or
I I know there are uh some champion teams that are still playing into the pre-construction meeting was the October 10th celebrity. Okay. So yeah, the um the intent of the proceeding meeting for December 1st and
that's important for the contractor because the clock starts at get the work done, right? >> Um but what the stated was that attempt to just get a new contract could start mobilizing some appropriate people and so forth. I would suspect that there was
not be a lot of things happening there until after Thanksgiving which is why >> would you mind me just touch base with the CMO board let them know if they you know feel they'll let you know. Um the other question I had was
you know they had come and we had the whole discussion about you know the open space funds um if they want a payment agreement we actually as a council need to create one a payment plan and it needs to be memorialized it needs to be signed by
all parties we need to understand >> for back as to do it 25 years >> and again >> we have to decide if that's how we're
proceeding or what use space and not so right now it was completely all payback at the end of the contract when the project is completed about that come up with a payment plan over the
life of the project but other than that council say something like they're not the people launched by March 15th. So, >> why don't you reach out to them? He went good for them and she went back to the
council. >> It's 25,000 rules for the years. But if that thing is accepted by the council, then you can draw something out. Yeah, let's find out what makes it comfortable for them. I think it would be important to do. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> Suggestion if this if this project was a
tackle, how many years like the how much will how long >> useful life of this? What's the useful life of the basement? >> Well, there's two different definitions. One is how long
Yeah. And the other would be the useful life of of the of the tourist. from the 95. >> But this is they're not we're not really financing this. >> So the one thing I do want to point out is you're leasing this property from the board of ed. So you may want to look in terms of your
>> leases. Well, that's the other portion. I'm glad you brought that up. One of the concerns I have and I I built this up to the school of business administrator is that you're in probably year three or four of our 10year lease and we're putting $700,000
on assets into this we should really get I would prefer to have them give us an ownership but short of that it should be a 90 lending lease. >> Yeah. So, >> this was a whole very involved
negotiation to get this done, but let's have it offline about this because there's so much history here with deeds from 1922. Let's talk about that offline. >> We should have a longer >> No, I agree completely and that's great for 1922, but we put more money in now
than they've ever put in. So >> they know about right let's talk about it >> just visit the the ribbon planning. Can we do a bit talk earlier on Saturday about the money? Is anybody
11:00 smack in the middle of everything? >> Sure. Is everyone do with 9:00? >> By 5 a.m. PL >> still 9 a.m. >> A lot of you are really like places. >> Let's move on to the posterity. >> Yeah. 9 a.m.
>> By >> Oh, you have another question. Go ahead. >> I think David should publicly comment on his voting for the appreciation. It should not be glossed over. I think that's important. >> Okay. >> Fair enough. >> I think like the 1.6 million that
I got like you spent 600 grand sounds like a >> um so appreciation first. You know it's it's those that have ever done negotiations with publicly affiliated unions can appreciate that having one of our unions cooperate in an endeavor that
the employer is asking for is is a worthwhile goal that is unachievable. parents told that the state of our health scenario is in was in viable condition
is in dire condition. um and to a allow us to offer what they offer to our employees when sitting with our employees and educating them and the vast majority and I think that basically every employee has has agreed to the
high deductible program for those that are beginning to be retiring in 2026. Uh that being that the difference cannot be welcome to employees of retirement. So they we can stay in the plan that they would comfortably as they decide.
Um is is really a lot to achieve. Um so the next goal really is to find a way to reduce the immunization of our health benefits by employees and their families and dependent. Um so you're going to be trying to come up with uh as sort of an
initiative each month to assist with that goal. Um there's a lot of perks, if you will, that are often offered by the health benefits plan that are very little known and not very widely used. Um so for an example, you can buy a gym
membership free shields incentive program and I think we've developed or know it's like $15 a month um that a lot of people aren't aware of or don't realize. So, it's going to be bringing some of that stuff that's natural. Um, and then it'll
continue some of our uh efforts such as the NextG wellness day that we had to go. >> Oh, and along with it, we can also talk about our Apple that we are developing.
Um so that will merge our everything we have on the website and social media also act that we'll be free to download and >> excellent >> who's gonna deal with all the information keeping the Instagram everything else
>> live and all the better. So we have we have right now part-time social media content creator. Uh so >> it's working. >> Yeah, that's working for the social media stuff. Um I think we're ready now some of the responsibilities internally
for the website. But uh you know it really comes down to staffing everybody can either pull from staff or potentially have a new staff working. >> I think the social media person is definitely putting content out. I still
Yeah, it's good. Good. >> You know, we have amazing high schoolers who would love internships at the burrow. I mean, that must get high school to offer each semester or, you know, here at the time. >> Yeah, certainly. You need we typically
get, you know, some of internally at least some >> um you know, some to my office, sometimes to county, sometimes to Omar's office. So listing out what I would give you some of it and be a good opportunity
for you. >> I tell you that's the generation thing that has this so well. >> Believe it or not, we have our social media parttime content creator is working for seven hours a week and she's also fulltime power. So, >> okay.
>> It's uh you know, she does a great job and things get banged out and it looks like we're spending a lot of time on it, but uh you know, it's it's >> all right, let's move on. >> Go ahead.
>> Um the community center contact so far and officially Jamie is the official leazison to that that process. Um on how many people want to participate in
that vote? >> No, there's no vote on >> vote on what is >> I don't know if you missed or not. >> I don't have we picked the leazison.
I have no idea. >> Have a conversation all night. I work with rock committee. I also the library board. >> Okay. Join the meeting. >> More than just make sure we don't have these before meeting. >> More than three.
>> When is that meeting? >> It's not this week. >> No. >> Uh no, it's not scheduled this week. Uh there is most in common when it's coming forward. >> So
that's probably the next time you Yes. >> All right. Let's move on to the ordinances. Omar ordinance 25-29 parking. Can you receive confirmation of public? >> Sure. Ordinance number 25-29 was
published in the Sunday October 26th edition of the record is an ordinance of the burough tennifly county of Bergen State of New Jersey admitting permit parking and chapter 7 traffic of the revised general ordinances of the burough tennifly 2004. I'm going to open the floor for any public comments on
ordinance 25-29 only. Do any me does any member of the ordinance want to make any comments on this ordinance only? Is there anyone online on Zoom or R would like to make comments? >> See no hands, sir. >> All right, we're going to close public comments. Councilman Park, would you
like to make a motion, please? pass on a second or 29 [Music] mark. >> Council member Corsair. >> Hi. >> Council member Dayton. >> Council member Michaels. >> Yes.
>> Council member Dr. Okconor. >> Yes. >> Council member Park. >> Yes. >> Council member Roller. >> All right. Ordinance 25-30 parking. Please read the confirmation of publication of the ordinance title. >> Ordinance number 25-30 is published in
the Sunday, October 26th edition of the record. It is an ordinance of the bureau of tenify amending and supplementing section subsection 35-84 uh.5 LO location of all street parking exception of the revised general
ordinances of the burough 105 2004. forwarding public comment on 25-30 only. Does anyone here in the chambers like that would like to make a comment? Omar, is there anyone on Zoom who would like to make a comment? >> See here, sir. >> All right. Close public comment.
Uh, Councilwoman Dr. Oan would like to make a motion, please. >> I move to passen second and final reading ordinance 25-30 and that notice for shall be published according to law. Have a second. >> Second.
>> Mark, would you please conduct a roll call? >> Council member Corsair. >> Yeah. >> Council member Dayton. >> Council member Michaels. >> Yes. >> Council member Dr. Okconor. >> Yes. >> Council member Park. Council member Roleric. >> All right. Ordinance 25-31 mixeduse
buildings. Would you please read the confirmation of publication of the ordinance and the silos? >> Ordinance number 25-31. It was published in the Sunday, October 26th edition of the record. is an ordinance of the burify county of Bergen State, New Jersey to amend chapter 35
ent entitled land development regulations article 8 entitled zoning regulations as it relates to regulations set forth for mixeduse buildings. >> All right, I'm going to open up for public comments on ordinance 25-31 only.
Would anyone in chambers like to make a comment? Omar, is there anyone on Zoom who looks like they want to make a comment? >> See no hands, mayor. >> I'm going to close public comment. Uh, Councilwoman Ger, would you like to make a motion? >> Sure. >> I move to pass and adopt a second and
final reading for amendment 25-31 and that notice of fame shall be published according to law. >> Second, please. >> Would you please call roll? >> Council member Corsair. >> Yes. >> Council member Dayton. >> Council member Michaels. >> Yes. >> Council member Dr. Okconor. >> Yes.
>> Council member Park. Customer. >> Okay. on its consent agenda. Could I get a motion to approve resolutions R25-529 through R25-548? >> I get a second. >> Second.
>> Mark, please call RO. >> Council member Corsair. >> Yeah. >> Council member Dayton. Council member Michaels. >> Yes. >> Council member Dr. Okconor. >> Yeah. >> Council member Park. Council member Roer. the minutes of August 4th, 2025, the mayor council meeting and October
21st, 2025 mayor and council meeting. If I get a motion to approve, please >> myself have a second. >> Okay. All in favor of
>> right. So, give me a show of hands. I get a I get a motion. Who's on the motion? >> Second. >> Okay. Show of hands to approve. >> Three. Four. >> Any against?
>> Cannot make the motion. >> You can make the motion. >> You can make a motion. >> Yes. >> Is approving as the veracity of the minutes. You're not saying that you were there at the time, but John was on on Zoom anyway. Yeah, you can. Yeah, you can.
>> Okay, so we have four in favor. >> Yes. >> Very good. Okay. Committee reports. Councilwoman uh Dayton. >> Uh well, we just heard from our city services. Thank you all for listening. >> Um we are going to meet in Pride and try
to do a little bit of um advocacy work at some point that Mark I actually together to schedule a plan meeting at the bur that got done. >> Okay. >> Um and then that's it. I'm just I'm
welcome our new council woman is I'm very excited to see Jenn here and that's all I have. Great. >> You don't have a committee to look for, but I'll take the opportunity to thank this body and preceding bodies as my
mother was a resident of this town since the late 60s and passed two weeks ago. And I very much appreciate the governing body for building the town the way I did. She very much loved this town. uh she always remarked and embraced its
diversity services and I'm grateful for the council for showing up for uh you know setting up beautiful flowers and for you know making discussion for my gratitude that's
>> um couple things one uh while the mayor and I over the years may have differed in different uh you know on different ideas. He makes a mean pen. >> This does make a great >> and a couple weeks ago on the 25th at the senior center.
>> If you know listen I'm I want to tell you a secret. If you know I know a guy that knows a guy Don and Michelle they'll put a couple of chocolate chips in your pancake. >> They I'm telling you they were good. Um, so I really want to congratulate Don, then the newspaper, the famous uh
Michelle, the whole senior center. The events are just absolutely incredible and extra special that the mayor was uh flipping the the pandemic. So >> the rum prior to that was the morning of my mother's funeral. I made a point to go have the mayor.
>> Let me tell you something. That was that was as good a way to start a day as possible. >> Well, thank you. >> It's really good. Um the other thing I just if if um you guys could take a look the 12th maybe the mayor could put a message or something but uh the Rotary
is doing some great work. I know Julie sent out as well. >> I've been including it. >> Perfect. Uh so it's on uh it's at the media center on Wednesday. >> This coming. >> Yeah. This Wednesday the 12th. um
regarding um helping out uh in combination of the Rotary Matana is an Israeli thing for uh >> right? >> Yep. Um so it's just really cool. Please um there's also a uh Zoom link if you
can't make it to the uh high school library. So please a great opportunity. >> Thank you. >> That's it. That's what I got. >> Thank you, Councilwoman Corser. So, I was at a recreational u committee meeting and I was upset to hear that
there's been a lot of vandalism on our fields. Our tired page was vandalized. Recently, our MUN field was vandalized. was >> one was electric bikes on Mfield Field and tore up Mfield Field um
>> on the brand new preus the cage was vandalized. This is going to cost money to fix. I think we they caught the kids at New Field that that were responsible, but I do think we should maybe talk about some more cameras in our park >> as some more light that are maybe I
don't know if it's motion controlled or that stay on later by um I think we have to do it because it's just going to cost us a lot more money to fix and than prevent. So that's >> Yeah. Very upsetting. >> Sure. And to to your point and you brought it up to me as we think about
the budgeting cycle broader view of it's great you know I don't feel like we've never invested so much in our town assets we have to protect those assets. >> Yeah baseball field we can go ahead.
>> So my update has to do with the food drive. Uh, I want to thank the library for letting us use their lobby and the 10th senior center also has jumped on board and collected over there. And I
just really want to um give appreciation to our residents because the the feedback the actual amount of food that people are donating is really impressive. I've got five band loads
full so far. I've been taking over for the CFA and the question with center for food action the questions I get is like how long is this going to be and I would just say that you know it's going to be for a while longer because even though
the government shutdown is ending it's still going to take time for people to get their benefits for fee checks to be cut and um so I just want to remind people that these locations are there in
addition to the Rotary always collects outside of Stop and Shop. But I do want to just say that um I'm very moved at the amount of donations that people are giving. So it's been it's been really
nice to see all this time you get. >> It's just like you're not you're not paying but you're not paying for that, right? So, um we have have not uh so done the the steps to start handing out
food um because we just donating it to the local bank that most of our people would go to and that's CFM. Um and uh I I would just say that um you just remind me in case someone doesn't realize it's
not just food. are looking for hygiene products, diapers, things like that. They're all very expensive. So, um you know, whatever people can do, but it's been very nice to be the community of food. You know, I've been sharing your post
and you know, people been donating and calling it um but it really settled up. maybe like where can you talk about? >> So one of the the things that did surprise us all that when we heard that
120 households were on SNAP we you know it's fairly that are in count it's fairly safe to assume that it sucked that a good number of them are seniors. Uh however, you know, it might have been an alarming figure to see how many of
the people in J life receive that. Um so yeah, you know, my it's something that I'm certainly learning more about, but maybe uh um we can pursue. I think this need is truly the need even within our town having something that can be
manned. Uh that would be our own type of version. But for now, since there's such good infrastructure at CFA, I'm I'm okay with it being delivered. >> Okay. >> Thank you, >> Councilman. Do we have anything in close session
tonight? >> A very quick close session. So it's resolution R259 county B state of New Jersey 2025 resolving comp to discuss the following matters potential property acquisition
will be taken in the meeting motion to go Close. I have a second. >> All in favor? >> Thank you everybody. >> Jackson. >> Wow. >> Okay. >> Some of them have a second.
>> All in favor? >> Any opposed? >> All right. Good night everyone. Thank you. >> Good night. >> Good morning. >> Yes. You did not want to