I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty, liberty and justice for all. >> Adequate notice of this meeting has been given in accordance with the open public
meeting act pursuant to public laws 1975 chapter 231. This agenda is complete to the extent known and was sent to the Trenton time Trenton Times, Trentonian newspapers, posted on the first floor bolden board and city hall and filed in the city clerk's office and posted on the city of Trenton
website. Formal action will be taken. Roll call. Do I have a roll call sheet? Okay. Um, excuse me. Councilwoman Edwards, >> present. >> Thank you. Councilwoman Feliciano, >> present.
>> Thank you. Councilwoman Frisbee, >> present. >> Thank you. Councilwoman uh Council President Figuro Gutenberg will be here momentarily. Councilwoman Gonzalez, >> presente.
>> Thank you. Councilman Harrison, for the record, Councilman Harrison is excused from this meeting this evening. And Vice President, excuse me, and Vice President Williams. President, you presented. >> Thank you. And Madame President, at this madam vice
president, at this time, I will read the invocation. >> Almighty God, who holds the fate of man and nation, we most humbly beseech thee to bless this our city, these deliberations, and these thy servants, that they may act with wisdom and
understanding for the good of our community, and thy greater glory. Amen. >> Amen. >> Amen. And Madam President, it's my understand Madame Vice President, it's my understanding we have some recognitions this evening. >> Yes, that's correct, Mr. Garcia. >> Uh, thank you. And if I'll leave it to you to introduce those or to the
individuals who will be awarding those recognitions. >> Okay. Thank you very much. I believe uh two of our colleagues, uh, Councilwoman Frisbee, uh, and Councilwoman Gonzalez, uh, or sorry, uh, if they did you all identify who has recognitions? I'm not
sure who has them all. for Women's History Month. >> So, good evening everyone. Uh, so we have uh a lot going on and um as we as we've been moving about the city and we're talking with a lot of the
principles. Um we've been experiencing some really extraordinary young women. So, we're calling them little women. So, we want to um I'm going to call your names and I'm going to ask you to just stand and then uh we're going to I'm
going to read a little something about you and at the end uh we we're going to take a picture and then I'll pass a baton so to say to Councilwoman Gonzalez and we're going to do the same thing and next year we'll grow this. Um, but um, the first person I'm going to talk about
is Leandrea Jean Louise. Am I and I'm not going to say the last name because I'm going to mess it up. Sarah Ki, she here. Is Yandre here? Maybe not. >> We're going to acknowledge her. Anyhow,
Deandra is a first grade student. Um, a little leader making a big impact. Her teachers regard her as a as a leader, role model, king, kind, and hard worker. She prides herself in speaking and reading three languages, English,
Haitian, uh, Creole, and Spanish, and advocates for families and students to have the proper communication from their school in their home in their home language. She is one she's on the school's leadership team and
and the Tigers Club roar. Her aspiration is to be a school principal. And I'm going to um you please the other ones you have to give me a
moment there. Little writeups are in my computer. Thank you. Okay. So, the other ones, the writers are in my computer and my computer is acting up right now. So, we're going to read the recognitions. Um, and I'm going
to read just one of them and the all of them say the same. Sam Poris, if you're here, please stand. Kendra Book Widner, if you're here, please stand. DeAndre is not here yet. Is that still
true? >> Okay. Uh Sarah Sers, if you're here, please stand. Marley Lloyd, if you are here and Aubrey Aubrey Lewis, if you are here, please stand.
>> Ale I'm sorry. Oh, wait. you you Aubrey, excuse me, Lewis. Yes. And Naomi Camp, if you are here, please stand. Okay. So, for those young ladies that
are here, I'm going to ask you to stand up again. And this is what how we're honoring you this evening. City Council, City of Trenton, this certificate of recognition is presented to each of you in honor of Women's History Month. We honor the
little women in our community who are exemplifying great leadership in school, at home, and in their community. May you be encouraged as you walk in your purpose. Let your light shine before men that they may see your good deeds and glorify your father in heaven. Matthew
5:16. The Trenton City Council is proud of you and encourages you to keep shining. And it is signed this day, May March 18th, and it is with our council president, um, Councilwoman Jennifer
Kenberg and all council members up here. But we wanted to honor you. We are doing a lot of things to acknowledge the women that are in the community that are doing amazing things, but you too are doing extraordinary things and we just wanted to acknowledge you um during this day and say congratulations and keep up the
good work. >> Go down. go down. >> So, we're going to >> So, we have two more. >> Oh, did I did I read yours already? In here. So, we're going to ask if we can do a picture with the young ladies in
the back. Um, if that is >> We did all the recognition already. Yes. Okay. So, we're just going to go to the back and do a quick picture. >> Thank you. Give us a minute to be continued. You sat here. Oh, you
are. >> No, this is for Thank you. is not Foreign I didn't know Foreign Okay. Okay. Yeah. >> Okay.
>> Oh, okay. Oh, no. I just >> You have women in your >> Oh, yeah. Yeah. Thank you. >> No, I'm let you go. This one I forgot last time >> Paris don't come up and you're making it worse.
Brandon, before we move on to public comment, Wesley Bridges, >> I think you happened right there. Could we Could our council members all return to the day now, please? >> Yes. Okay.
>> Right. >> I didn't remember that. Great. >> Could all council members please return to the deas. >> Mr. Garcia, we can proceed. Certainly, Madam President. Madam President, at this time I believe Well,
you know what? If you could uh >> Yeah, hold on. Could every >> You may want to hit the gabble. >> You guys, we have we have resumed the meeting. So, could everybody please um respect that we've resumed the meeting. Thank you.
Um yes, at this time, Mr. Garcia. Um CVP Williams would like to um share some sentiments um to the to the council and to the room. Thank you. >> Certainly, Madam President. >> Thank you, uh Council President. Just wanted to ask for a moment of silence,
uh for Trenton Fire Department Chief, uh Todd Williver, who recently passed away after a long battle. uh he served this city uh for many many years, was helpful to so many Trentonians, the folks uh around the county. Uh very good man that we'll dearly miss.
>> Yes, Lord Jesus. >> Thank you. And also uh if we can have another moment of silence for Sheriff uh Gil Losce um who again uh gentleman had an incredibly long career was helpful to everyone including uh members of this
council was always very generous with this time and his knowledge and did so much for so many. Thank you very much. >> Thank you, CBP. We could proceed, Mr. Garcia. >> Certainly, Madam President, at this time, uh, we've reached a point of
public comment for agenda items only. Public comment for agenda and docket items only. If I could have the clipboard, please. And while we're waiting on that clipboard to the public, public comment for agenda and docket items only is exactly that. For any items that are
listed on the agenda or docket, you have five minutes to address any item that you want on the agenda or docket. The council is not obligated to respond. First individual listed is Miss Kathleen Deal. I hope I said that right.
I live at 19 Greenwood Avenue. Thank you, council. Good evening, everyone. I'm here to talk about docket number 26-0024. The topic is the eminent domain. >> The item has been pulled from the
docket. Ah, >> well then >> that >> I guess that doesn't mean that I know don't do I need to make a comment or am I it's since it's pulled up I'm I'm regular comment >> still you can make comment and public comment. >> Okay, great. I'll jump to the other
clipboard then. >> Next individual listed is Max Hayden. It appears Mr. Hayden, you're here to address the same item. Am I right? >> I am. >> Understood. >> So, thank you.
>> And next on our list is Mary Horn. >> Yes. Good evening, council. >> Good evening. >> I'd like to address uh Mary Horn, Parkside Avenue, Trenton. I'd like to address ordinance uh 26031,
32, and 33. I'll be quick. Now, LLC's and redevelopers have certainly played a huge role in our ratables.
Now, no punt against the rental renters, but we certainly need to do better and offering grants, firsttime home owner buyers,
and uh whatever amenities we have to service our tax resident taxpayers. Uh it's sad to say that on a national average we far is 68 to 35 36. I can't find my
paperwork. I believe I'm in the ballpark. So there you have and we have to do better because um Trenton is uh a great city. We have held
the line since uh 1776. Uh we have a vast history and we do not need to let our city continue to spiral downward. Now I'm not saying that this administrator started it, but I'm saying
I'm not saying it too much for you to try to stop it or continue just put a stop to it. we need for when it comes to offering first-time homeowners. Uh let's build up these houses, give them grants to fix
their houses. Senior citizens, the worst. They've been done the worst. They've lost their homes. Uh I don't know if there's been searches to see if they had families when they passed away. Their properties are just stagnant.
I had a friend Eddie Simmons who passed away while waiting from here. She contacted Andreas Womie and I'm calling names because I have to uh to come in and restore her little uh
uh air condition system and help her to get new windows because her windows were stuck. Well, Eddie Simmons passed away. She she died in her home
because she couldn't lift the windows and stuff when it came. It was the uh time when it was um uh the heat wave here in Trenton. Eddie Simmons lived on Oakland Street. We talked every day. She was just so funny. She was the member of
Shallow Baptist Church and they know her. So the bottom line is is that when we make promises or we have grant money for seniors uh middle class uh homeowners we need to make
gets due the promised and I'll say the last thing I will say is that the grant process is so daunting. So by the time you they're telling you back down here again and again and again
the funds have been depleted. So I think we should do better. I know I would and I appreciate you listening to me. Thank you very much. Dennis Robinson. Okay.
And madam president individuals I have listed for comment for agenda and docket items only. At this time if you would like you can ask for a motion to approve the minutes
of 20. >> Uh yes. Um really quickly though Mr. Garcia I just want to acknowledge that our um Mercy County um commissioner Mr. Stokes is in the building tonight. So, thank you for being with us tonight. Thank you very much. Um, proceed.
>> Uh, certainly. I believe we got a motion to for approval of the minutes. >> Uh, maybe have motions for two. So, move. >> Councilwoman Edwards. >> Yes. >> Councilwoman Feliciano. >> Yes.
Councilwoman Frisbee, >> yes. >> Councilwoman Gonzalez, >> yes. >> Councilman Harrison, >> yes. >> Vice President Williams, >> yes. >> Council President Figuro Edenberg, >> yes. >> Motion carried. And Madam President, if you want to ask for a motion to approve
communications, petitions, and reports. >> You have a motion to approve. So move Counciloman Fiano, >> yes. >> Councilwoman Frisbee, >> yes. >> Councilwoman Gonzalez, >> yes. >> Councilman Harrison, >> yes.
>> Vice President Williams, >> yes. >> Council President Vigoro Kebber, >> yes. >> Motion carried. And that brings us to ordinances for second reading and public hearing. Ordinance 26-25. Ordinance rescending the sale of city-owned property previously
authorized to Muhammad Islam pursuant to ordinance 25-90 for the property located at 1055 South Clinton Avenue block uh 18901 lot 52. Are there any members of the
public that wish to speak to this ordinance at this time? Seeing none, Madam President, if you want to ask for a motion to approve. And >> we have I um had what this came before us. The first time I did ask the question if we
had identified any. >> I just want to understand the terms. Um when someone when when this goes back um sending >> and director but I didn't >> recording in progress.
>> Someone puts a bidding on on a piece on property and they who bodygen out for them because I know we were talking about that there was going to be a stipulation on if they didn't do the um what they were supposed to do with
the property at least show progress on it within xyz amount of time that the property would be um taken back. Do we have anything like that in >> We have de restrictions. >> Deep restrictions. Okay. >> We do have de restrictions.
>> Okay. Um can you send that to us? I just want to get a better understanding of what that means looks like please. >> Sure. Okay. Thank you. Appreciate you. >> Thank you. >> Mr. Garcia. May we have a motion to approve? >> Uh I believe we have a motion from
Frisbee and a second from Harrison. I was about to do roll call and we were at Councilwoman Edwards. >> Yes. >> Thank you. Councilwoman Feliciano, >> yes. >> Councilwoman Frisbee, >> yes. >> Councilwoman Gonzalez,
>> yes. >> Counciloman Harrison, >> yes. >> Vice President and Council President Figo Edenberg, >> yes. >> Motion carried. Ordinance 26-26
an ordinance amending and supplementing chapter 2 article was 11 of commissions of the city of Trenton city code adding organations to the multicultural heritage board. Are there any
at this time? Seeing none, madam president, if you want to ask for a motion to approve. >> Motion to approve. >> So move. >> Second. >> Thank you. Roll call. Councilwoman Edwards, >> yes. >> Councilwoman Feliciano, >> yes. >> Councilwoman Frisbee, >> yes.
>> Councilwoman Gonzalez, >> yes. >> Councilman Harrison, >> yes. >> Council Vice President Williams, >> yes. >> Council President Figo Keber, >> yes. >> Resolutions. Uh, Madam President, are there any
resolutions that you or the council wish to extract for questions from a potential consent agenda this evening? >> Madame President, >> 26104. Okay. 26106 26109 2611
um 26 031 032 they're all the same question for me 032 3 >> those orders or the or okay then yes so then I stop at >> 2611 111
>> so you had 106 109 111 11. Um, I'm back >> and 104. The first >> 104. Yep. >> Correct. >> Got it. >> Council President, >> one second. Counciliano, one sec. >> Okay. Go ahead. Councilman.
>> 101 102 104 103 105 108 109. Thank you. Anybody else?
Seeing none. All right. Um, Councilwoman Feliciano, let's start with you with 26101. >> Thank you. >> Good evening, Councilwoman. >> Hello. >> Hello. Just a quick question. You know, I like
to use these opportunities to kind of dance around when I see a door that I can walk through. So, I see that we have um here for body armor, right? So, my question is, what is the status with the body cams that were discussed for the parking enforcement officers?
>> Uh my understanding is that those conversations are ongoing. >> That what >> those conversations are ongoing. How long are we going to keep going on with the conversations? >> Council President, may I Maria Richardson, business administrator, the
director of um uh director Harris submitted a um waiver that was submitted to DCA. They requested more information, but in the meantime, they rejected the waiver. So um we are in the process of they actually requested information
about other municipalities that are implementing the program. We are gathering the information and we'll submit to them. >> So DCA got the waiver and they said no because we want to compare it to other municipalities. >> They want to get information on other municipalities. Yes. So when we
submitted information to DCA based on everything that has been happening with um the assaults on the PEO officers and reports and complaints filed and everything, was all that information given to DCA?
>> I am not sure. I don't I don't know. Okay, that's troubling for me because um we've been going back and forth about this and asking for for quite some time and again like I said, you know, we'll be starting our ad hoc meetings about the
um theou and everything in DCA and their reach and stuff like that. It's just with certain things, I'm just not understanding why they would push back on something like that. I mean did we push forward with it or were we just kind of like okay >> well we are really not there when they
are signing information we submit it digitally and they submit it digitally with either an approval or a rejection >> is there ever any conversation as to why >> yes and uh yes and that's what I explained earlier they requested information about other municipalities
if we could provide uh information about other municipalities that are doing that and what is the what have been the experience for other municipalities. That was the conversation. I am not pushing back because I also don't have the information about the success in other municipalities. So when he pointed
out, I thought yes, we need to get that information. I didn't see anything uh to push back but just yeah, we need to get the information. >> Why wouldn't they look at the other municipalities? I mean, I'm just saying. Okay. Thank you. >> You're welcome.
>> I'm hopeful that we can get some kind of resolve. So, with the information for the other municipalities that you all are looking into, when is that going to be sent to DCA? >> As soon as I gathered the information, I received the waiver uh on Thursday or
Friday. I have not even looked into other municipalities. >> Did they tell you how many other municipalities you have to look into? >> No, they didn't. I don't think that they will get to that level. And if they do, most likely for the amount of money that they provide for the city, I will
probably if they tell me to look into 10 other municipalities, I will probably look into 12 to be honest with you. >> What's the annual cost that these cameras would would cost >> year? 23,000. So we're going back and forth over $23,000 per year.
>> I think that the contract was for more than three years. So it was more than the aggregate for it was more than the treasury for procurement. >> So we needed to basically submit it to DCA. >> Okay. Thank you so much.
>> Thank you. >> Consent. >> Council president. May I ask one question? >> Council Vice President William >> PA Richardson may I ask one other question just to um thank you my colleague Counciloman Feliciano for bringing up this subject because this council also asked about deescalation training for the PEOS. So, do we have
any status or word on that and when it's happened or will happen? >> Director Harris, do you want to come to the podium and answer that question >> if that's okay with you? >> Thank you. Appreciate it. >> Paul Harris, parks and recreation
director. Yes, we've had some training and we're look to doing it. We're looking to do it quarterly. >> Okay. So, the first quarter has already been done for this year. >> Yes. >> Okay. Excellent. Thank you, sir. >> Thank you, ma'am. >> Okay. Consent. Good.
>> Okay. Thank you. Um 26102, Councilwoman Feliciano. Hello again. >> Hello. >> All right. So, we're transferring and and again, I'm just using this as an excuse to kind
of jump in. Police salary, wages. Where are we with um the union contracts? 2281, 2286, police, fire, like where are we with all of that? >> We're still working through negotiations and we and our partners at DCA are
working to negotiate with the unions. >> So, you and DCA are still working through negotiations currently. Do you know how long that'll be when we when we'll be done with this? because the one contract expired like
what 2023 then another one 2024 when are we looking to finish this? I I would love to finish it as quickly as possible but I just really don't have a the negotiations are ongoing. Uh I really don't have a projected date at
this time. >> So were the So is it safe to say if the one contract expired in 2023, you've been negotiating since 2023 to date? We have been negotiating >> for the one that expired in 2023. How
long have we been negotiating? >> Uh since 2024 or five. >> Since 2024 or five. Why do we wait so late? >> Um it just the the negotiation process >> to start the negotiations when we know that it's expiring.
>> That's the process. We have we work with our partners at DCA and we're kind of moving along at at a pace that has worked for for our partners. >> So are you saying then that DCA is the
holdup and why we are waiting for the negotiations and our city workers, excuse me, have to wait because DCA wants to wants to wait. >> It expired in 2023. I'm just asking it's 2026 now. No, I'm saying that we have uh
we are working with DCA to come to a conclusion. I'm not suggesting that any party is the current holdup. I'm just suggesting that the negotiations are ongoing. >> Right. But from 2023, we didn't start negotiating. We It expired 2023. We
didn't think about it. We didn't start until 2024, 2025. And then for the one that expired in 2024, when did we think about starting to negotiate that? >> We now always start prior or start thinking about it prior to the
expiration, but the contracts, it is difficult to negotiate multiple contracts at one time. There's different pieces to each one, and it I don't want to talk about the details of the negotiations here, but >> No, I get it. We don't have to do that. I'm just talking about the timing. 2023
it was done. We're in 2026, we're still waiting. 2024 is done. And now we're in 2026, still waiting. So, the city workers are still waiting. Um, I just don't understand why we we I understand the process of negotiation. So, let's be clear on that. I just don't
understand the process overall of the timing of how or when the negotiations start when you already know when it's expiring. Why is it taking this long for something to come to the table? So again, I'm hopeful with this that we'll
hear sooner rather than later um with you and your partners working together to help our city workers right across the board to get what it is that um that they're entitled to. Thank you. Consent, >> Mr. Chair, did you have anything to add?
No, I just know the the next one is also a a budget one, so I didn't want to sit down and stand back up. So, >> okay. Gotcha. So, uh, Councilwoman Frisbee 26104. >> Thank you, Council President. So, my question on this is I'm glad to see that
we're transferring these funds and and in particular, I'm looking at the crossing guards. Does this mean that we now have more people applying for the crossing guard positions? >> Uh well I just to be clear 104 is the
temporary emergency appropriations. So this is not a transfer. >> This is simply funding >> a portion of our proposed budget which is operating essentially off of last year's
appropriations. So, uh, we have had a substantial increase in our our applicants. Uh, my understanding is we're still always open to applicants, but we have have a seen a very significant increase unless I'm just
motioning to our our police liaison. And so yes, we have seen an increase, but I did want to be clear that this emergency appropriation does not reflect a change in in uh status of applications. It's
just a routine funding of those line items so that we can operate normally. >> Thank you, sir. Um and thank you for the clarity. I I did miss that. I was reading the one above transfer and ke there's a there's a lot of budget related our resolutions on this
particular meicular. >> Thank you, Councilwoman. Councilwoman Feliciano, same one. >> Thank you. >> Not time. >> Hello again. >> Of course. So, today um at the at the high school uh an email was circulated by a co-orker
of mine about the Trenton um summer foods program for uh that we would be hiring uh for the kids and everything like that. So my question is where are we when it comes to the last time I had asked a question about were we cutting
anything from the summer foods program um and we were told no everything you know pretty much would stay the same. So my question is are we when it comes to the summer foods program are we cutting any sites are we cutting any numbers of employees that
will be hired for the program? >> Um I will let the director >> Thank you. the business administrator was. >> Okay. >> Good evening again. Um well yes I actually when I sat down with the director to
um to discuss his budget >> I suggested that we combine certain sites um because we have parks in Trenton that are um basically one block
one from the other right so if we are um having financial difficulties as we are >> right. Um we can serve the children from the same neighborhood from one park not from two. Correct. Um and particularly
because of the nature of this program we serve breakfast and lunch and so we have three staff individuals working um in one park. They um serve lunch I would say at 8
o'clock I'm sorry breakfast at 8 o'clock. >> Um what they do is basically pass the lo the breakfast to the children who come and mark do a a mark in a paper. So for the next
two or three hours, these three staff individuals are there basically doing nothing correct until the launch time gets um the children get for the lunch time and the same process happens. So my suggestion is that we have two staff
individuals per park and four or five floaters that you can send to a specific park if uh somebody doesn't come to work that day. We need to actually streamline the operations and be more effective. As
much as I would like to say that we are going to have 500 individuals working during the summer, we know that we really can do that. The other um suggestion was that um because I need to
I need to go back a little bit. We received the food through the department of agriculture, right? Uh so they paid for the food and they pay a portion of our administrative cost. When we partner with other
organizations, then the city doesn't lose a lot of money when we come um when we balance um at the end of the summer how much uh meals we serve that because when we are serving other organizations, they use
their own stuff to serve the meals. when we decide that we want to run the program by ourselves, the program becomes very uh expensive for the city. So my suggestion is that the those um parks that we are administering
ourselves that we reduce the staffing by one person and then use floaters to send from one side to the other and that we partner with other organizations to provide the services that will make more sense for the city and so those other organization organizations will be the
ones hiring additional staff not necessarily the city. So the program is supposed to be um run for for city residences residents but we don't need to offer it from every
single park. >> So how many positions will we be cutting back and doing that? >> Um I actually didn't suggest to to uh a specific number uh of positions to be cut but just programs to be run more effectively. >> Right. So, I didn't give a number of
positions to be got, but I actually said if you have 26 parks, just go visit your parks and see if there are parks around the corner, then merge those parks and just serve from one. So, I really don't
know. I haven't done that analysis, but yes, I I said we need to merge some of the parks. >> Okay. So overall, how many students have we had working at the parks typically? >> I don't know. Probably the director of recreation would be more appropriate to
answer that. I don't know the numbers. >> Can the director answer the question? >> Yes, absolutely. 89. >> So we have 89 total. >> Yes. >> And based upon the proposed reduction that is that is proposed, how many would
that take us down to? >> There's going to be um 11 sites now. So it's >> 11 sites now as opposed to >> look at it this way. We're going from 26 sites to 11. >> Yeah.
>> Okay. And so because we're combining these sites as the as the BA said that's why so if we're moving from 26 to 11 and I get where she's coming from. I get where BA Richardson is coming from where she's talking about the money and
everything like that. But then these were job opportunities for the kids. And I understand that maybe they were checking a box and standing around. And we would hope that when as we as we look at the jobs that we give the children to do that maybe then we start to expand their responsibilities and kind of, you
know, they're in a park, maybe they could kind of help clean up or something else, right? You give them other trainings and everything like that so that nobody is standing around doing anything. Um, okay. Thank you. From 26 to 11. All right. Thank you, BA Richardson.
I have one more question. >> Yes. >> Regarding the flooring at Engine 6 with the fire department, what are we looking to do with that? I think that there is a a contract in place to to
replace the um the flooring and uh uh my understanding is that the city engineer is asking um to meet with the director to take it to fruition. That's the latest information that I
have. I I spoke with um the fire director yesterday or this morning. I don't recall. And so we agreed to meet with the city engineer to to talk about the next steps. >> Are we looking to preserve that fire
station? >> Um, as far as I know, we are. Um it's a building that is over a hundred years old and uh um we need to to give it serious considerations as how much money we can
invest in a building of that um age. Not saying that we should not um keep those historic assets in place, but we need to make sure that that building is is still uh physible for to carry the
amount of uh weight that it needs to carry with those um heavy vehicles. So I am I don't work for the city in an engineering capacity. So, I would be really cautious to say anything, but I think that we need to look into the structure of that building to decide how
much money we really need to invest >> in that building. >> And so, it's historical. >> Yes. >> So, we can can we look into historical funds? I'm only asking because, as you know, right, I've been sending emails and we've been asking back and forth for quite some time now about what is going
on with this building. Um, and and to no avail, right? One minute it's ask this person, ask this person. So now we're just asking, you know, straight up, what are we going to do with the building? Are we gonna get it fixed? Everybody's waiting. Everybody's wanting to know um
and and it's not like people never knew that this was a question on the table because myself, Council Vice President Williams, we've been asking back and forth for quite some time. It's a little frustrating. >> That that you are correct. And uh because of >> the questions and the emails, I received
um an email from you over the weekend >> and uh I I spoke the director and I spoke yesterday. Um I think that there is already a meeting schedule with the city engineer to to go over what the next steps should be. But again, I I
would recommend a structural engineer to look into the building and see if the building is really feasible for what, you know, the current use is, >> right? And that's fine. And we could have done that a while ago. So, I I respect exactly where you're coming from. It's just that we've been asking for quite some time now. >> Absolutely. Yes.
>> So, please keep us posted um about the results of that meeting so that way we know um where we are with it because we are very curious as to what the end result is going to be. >> Yes. Thank you. >> Thanks. >> Consent.
>> Thank you, Councilwoman. Um, we have Council Feliciano again with uh 26103 in Director Vasquez. Good evening again. Hello. Hello. This is the easy one. So, um, we're doing
this with Habitat for Humanity just just to, um, just for knowledge sake, when we have them as the redeveloper, are they working with families that would then assume the property when it's
done? Well, like, don't they bring people in to work? You know what I mean? Like to work on it and then they take ownership of the property. I know they've done that in the past. I don't know for this one specifically. I do know what was explained to me is that they're partnersing partnering with THAA using
DCA funds and HUD funds to uh build single family homes. >> Okay. >> So, it's just a part of the um the choice neighborhood thing. They're just using them to actually be on on scene to help do it. >> Yes. >> Okay. Thank you. Consent you
>> um and I you had 105 or 106. Councilwoman Feliciano. >> 105. >> 105. So, the question that I had for 105 was um originally we went the contract was $150,000,
right, for the period of um April 1, 2025 to March 31st, 2026. And now we're going to 202,000. Is this for a year as well? Uh thank you for the uh question. Um
this is for the calendar year 2025 to amend that. This firm originally was doing um uh insurance type defense cases, slip and falls, car accidents, what have you. >> Right. >> Due to the number of workers compensation claims that we were getting and the bandwidth of our existing
workers compensation firms, we um started to assign this firm additional cases in the form of those workers compensation cases. Okay. >> They did a very very good job and we've um actually given them more cases. This is simply to atone for the additional cases they took on in 2025.
>> Got you. Thank you. Director Bridges consent. >> Um excuse me. Um Director Bridges or um Mr. Garcia. Um the initial resolution that was provided to myself and CVP with regard to this was in an amount not to exceed 194,000.
Um, was that changed? I'm I'm looking at the original though. Yeah, >> the initi the initial resolution approving this retention of this firm. Council President, >> correct? >> Yes, that was the initial resolution. The reason we're amending it to include
the additional funds is because we have to amend that resolution in order to pay them for the work they did in that calendar year. Okay. So, Okay. The one the one that was provided to us though that we discussed
um did say not to exceed 194,000. So that's what I'm saying. I did not see the one um >> this one is I believe >> that was the the other one for uh yeah there's one data for April 15, 2025 and then there's one that was put on
this this docket again. I mean if you want to look this the one that I have it says 194,000 not 202,000. >> Oh the the one that the operative one should be 202,000. >> It should be 202. >> Yes, council president. >> Okay.
Thank you. So, we had the wrong number. Um, DVP, you had that as well, right? Okay. Thank you. Thank you. Okay. Consent. >> Counciloman Frisbee, you have 26106 consent. >> Yes, that was consent. Yeah.
>> Um, thank you, Madam President. So, I just have two things. one on the last page um first line it says in regards to my responsibility as a handler. I'm sure that's supposed to be a handler to K9
Nitan Nitney Nitani >> Nitney >> Nitney Nitney get rid of the A. Okay. Nitney. Um I just wanted to say um I'm glad that we're able to do this that they're our officers are building relationship with these kines and I thank the kines even
for their services that they provide to keeping our officers as well as our community um safe. So um the other questions that I did have I after reading council president's notes um those were already answered in there but I um just wanted to say thank you. I'm
glad they would be able to retire in good health and I'm glad that they'll be with their handler. And if we would just for the sake of having correct spelling on for the record, if we would change on that last page, first line where it says
hander to handler. Thank you. >> Consent. >> Consent. >> Thank you very much, Council First. And thank you for reading the notes. Um, moving on, Councilman Feliciano 26-108.
>> Thank you. >> Hello. >> Good evening, Dr. Diego from the Department of Health and Social Service. >> Good evening. Just a quick question. Um, in looking at the time I guess that that they would spend at the locations where
they would be cleaning, um, I noticed that it was it's like two hours at the sea center, three at the North Broad Street Clinic, two at the shelter, two at the shelter annex. So I guess my question is why only two hours at the shelter and is it two consecutive hours
that they clean? Um yes, but for the animal shelter, it's just the administrative um offices which is two trailers uh for the administration. Yes, that's what it is. >> Okay. So, the workers actually clean >> inside where the where the animals are
like that's what I was trying to understand. >> This is not for the animal um taking care of the animals in any way. Um our staffs take care of the animals. This is for the uh administrative trailers. We have two of them >> right in front of the shelter, >> right? >> Okay. Thank you. Consent.
>> Notable. Thank you. >> Thank you, Councilwoman. Um, Councilwoman Frisbee 26109. >> So, Director Harris, as um I was reading this and and it might be in here, maybe I'm just not understanding it, but on
page four um 16A where it talks about the insurance requirements of the mini pitch. One, I'm excited that we are going to be having this in the community. It is needed. I'm glad that this is being provided to us. My question is about the insurance. It reads that at all times while the mini
pitch is in place, the grantee shall provide and maintain at it at its expense the following insurance. My question is while the surface is going up, who's responsible for the insurance during that time?
>> The city tren. So, so we're prior to it and then during So, while that this is actually being built, we are we we are um insuring this property. >> Correct. Because the contractor who's pouring the concrete pad, he's doing it on our site. We own the property. So,
while he is insured, we are also insured as well. >> Thank you. And then on the top page, it has the that this US Soccer Foundation will be grant will be granted us usage of the mini pitch for one day per year over the
first five years after the five years or will they still be coming in to use the um facilities or will that cease altogether? >> Five years and it's and it ceases >> and then they're that's it. Then they're done with us. Well, it's going to be exciting to have the US Soccer Foundation here in our city and I hope
we can uh get a lot of children out there and we can capitalize on their expertise. >> And you know, this is also made possible uh thanks to Bristol Myers Script as well. SWIP. >> Oh, Bristol Myers script. >> Yeah. So, this is uh a combination of that. It's $100,000 donation.
>> Awesome. Thank you. Consent, >> council president. >> Yes. Council Luciano. >> Thank you. Just a quick question. So um we give them usage of the mini pitch one day per year, right? Um when they when they use it for their
uh special events and everything like that that are organized by the foundation, all proceeds go to the foundation. >> If there are proceeds, yes, >> everything goes to them. Okay. And then um when it comes to us letting them use
it for the day, is the city waving fees or anything on permits and all that kind of stuff for the special event for them? Is that a part of it? >> Yes. >> Okay. So they get it completely for no charge and they get to keep all the proceeds for five years for $100,000.
>> Yes. But I will ask you your question. >> I will get clarity on exactly what proceeds means because we do not at our parks. We do not allow uh not even the public to show up and to charge folks to come. You paid for it via taxes. So I will get clarity on that.
>> Okay. Thank you. Consent. >> Thank you. Um Councilwoman Frisbee 2611. >> So this is a really uh quick question and I might have missed it. I don't think that I did, but it's very possible that I missed it. I really just wanted
to know um this leaf composting. So, I'm glad that we're going to um we're getting a leaf um composter. Where is he going to be housed? >> The council this Hector inter director um public works. So, we already have a leaf composting site that is on Mama
Street >> on Mama Street. So, all of our composting is done there and that is the only location in the city that we >> That's correct. >> Yes. >> Okay. >> Interesting. All right. That's all I've got. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Thank you, Councilwoman. consent.
>> All right, Mr. Garcia, that is the end of our discussion for resolutions. Um, >> yes, >> sorry, I had one question that >> I had uh did not jump in to say it was
>> for the water department 116. Okay. Uh good evening, Madame President, council members. I'm Jerome Wakefield, uh performance deputy director for water and sewer. The director is at a conference AWA today.
>> Okay. Hi. Uh thank you. Um would you mind speaking into the mic when you answer? I could uh hardly hear you. Thank you. I just want to get clarification on what this is for. As we're going over the cap capital improvement plan that was just updated
and we know that some of the pumps were down. Is this to replace the pumps that have been down? >> Yes. The the the pumps in part of the contract they're they're needed for the the lime system, the potassium pen system, and the mechanical uh dewatering
facility operations, right? And so it's essential for this uh coagul that we have this work done. >> Okay. And how many pumps in total do we have? Is it four? >> Yes, >> four. And how many are currently down?
>> One is my >> one is So this is just for one pump. Right. Thank you. I don't have any more questions. >> Thank you. Councilwoman consent. >> Yes. Thank you. Thank you.
Okay, Mr. Garcia, we can proceed. Certainly, Madame President. At this time, if you want to ask for a motion to approve a consent agenda consisting of resolutions 26-100, 101, 102, 104, 103,
105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, and 118. Yes. May we have a motion to approve all of those resolutions just read by Mr.
Garcia? >> So second. >> Thank you. Roll call. Councilwoman Edwards. >> Yes. >> Councilwoman Feliciano. >> Yes. >> Councilwoman Frisbee. >> Yes.
>> Councilwoman Gonzalez. >> Yes. >> Counciloman Harrison. >> Yes. >> Vice President Williams. >> Yes. and council president Figuro Kenberg. >> Yes. >> Motion carried.
>> And madam president, moving on to ordinances for first reading and introduction. Ordinance 26-27. Ordinance amending ordinance 25-82 authorizing the sale of city-owned
property commonly known as 519 North Clinton Avenue and identified on the city tax map is block 21705 lot 25 pursuant to NJSA 481213C to Masiel Valdez Garcia for the sale price of $5,000.
And Madam President, if you want to ask for a motion to approve. >> May we have a motion to approve? So >> moved. Second, >> council president. >> Council, >> thank you. Just a quick question. Um,
we had the um application and everything on on the original one. >> Yes. Yes. Interim director Yolanda Vasquez, please. >> Um, on the original one, you had everything. This is simply to amend it
because the use of the property was incorrect on the ordinance. >> Okay. No, I'm just making sure that we had we have anything. So, I just want to make sure we had that we saw what we needed to see cuz I'm like, "Oh, God." Thank you. >> For the record, ma'am. Yes. Thank you.
>> Thank you. Okay. Uh there's no other questions. Uh go to roll call. >> Yes. >> Roll call. Councilwoman Edwards, >> yes. >> Councilwoman Fisiano, >> yes.
>> Councilwoman Frisbee, >> yes. >> Councilwoman Gonzalez, >> yes. >> Councilman Harrison, >> yes. >> Vice President Williams, >> yes. >> And Council President Figuro Edenberg, >> yes.
>> Motion carried. Ordinance 26-28, an ordinance clarifying and updating the implementation of Garden State Growth Zone property tax exemption program pursuant to public law uh 2013. Um what is that? Public laws 2013 161
and public law 2021 chapter 232. Maybe we have a motion to approve. >> So moved. Thank you. Roll call. Councilwoman Edwards. >> Council President. >> Yes, Counciloman. >> Um yeah, I just wanted to see if they
can just expand on this a little bit more. Um I think seems really really great. I just wanted to make sure because after reading through it, it says um tax exemptions authorized by this article shall apply to improvements to eligible real property located within the city. Um I just want to see do we
know what these properties are? Um, and who determines who gets the tax exemption or who's a part of this program? Do they apply for it? >> Council President, if I may jump in quickly. >> Um, I was I was having a side conversation. Um, we actually advised
the clerk that we were not uh that we were pulling this um ordinance 028 for uh for tonight's purposes. >> Oh, I'm sorry. So, my apologies. I was informed of that just for just today. I apologize. that. Thank you. >> Thank you.
>> Pulled by administration. Thank you. Um, proceed. >> Ordinance 26-29, ordinance authorizing the acceptance of property identified on a city tax map formally uh formally part
of block 3901, lot 48 pursuant to NJSA 481213B5 from New Jersey Economic Development Authority to the NJA for no consideration. May we have a motion to approve? So
moved. Second. >> Roll call. Councilwoman Edwards. >> Yes. >> Councilwoman Feliciano. >> Yeah. I'm going to have a question on this later, but yeah. Yes. Councilwoman Frisbee,
>> yes. >> Councilman, excuse me. Councilwoman Gonzalez, >> yes. >> Councilman Harrison, >> yes. >> Vice President Williams, >> yes. >> Council President Figuro Keber, >> yes.
>> Motion carried. Ordinance 26-30, ordinance authorizing the sale of city-owned property commonly known as 325 Jersey Street and identified on the city tax map as block uh 18305, lot 9, pursuits NJSA 481213C
to DeAndre Deander Castillo Valdez for the sale price of $10,000. >> May we have a motion to approve? >> So moved. Second. Council President >> Feliciano.
>> Thank you. So just so we know uh the these ordinances now that we're getting into they were discussed with the HD subcommittee. >> Yes. >> So you all went over all of these >> and we're good.
>> Yes. The applications were complete. Um they are basing them on a percentage of the appraisal price and they are being inspected. >> Okay. So the only thing that I would ask is that um because we all had discussed this before when we have these ad hoc
committees and things like that that we be given the notes of the the meetings so that we know uh what you all what your determinations were based upon the conversations that you would have had. While we do independently look at it on
our own as well, um it would be appreciated if we did receive notes from one of our colleagues as to what was going over. Hence the point of us having these adhawk committees in the first place. >> Councilwoman, those notes have been given out. Um it is oversighted. They were not given out after this meeting.
So apologies, but yeah, they have been >> No, we got it from the other meeting. I'm talking about the meeting for >> saying if it was not given for this meeting, then it was an oversight. So >> thank you. All right. Thank you, >> Council President. >> Counciloman Frisbee.
>> So, I have a question um about these. So, actually have two. One, there was I and I sent it last night. There was a um an email that I sent out regarding a potential homeowner who has been in the
process for three years trying to get um their property resolved. And I I just want to make sure that we're paying attention to when we see those because I don't know how recent these are because these dates are confusing the heck out of me. But uh I
know that there was one that I put forward last night from 2023. Um so I'm looking to hear back from that. But are we up to date? Are those all of those that have been because there are se so many folks who've been telling us they put in paperwork from two, three,
four years back. And I know that wasn't on your watch, but have we brought that forward? And if not, where are we within that process? >> I we do have all the applications. I had them entered into the computer system so we can we have them logged. The issue
being is that some of the applications from 2023 were for I'd say some were for they want to rent the property out. We have people who applied in 24 or 2025 who want to live in it. So some of those the owner occupants take priorities. So
that those are the ones that are getting the property. I would have to look into the one the email that you sent to check. So when we So those who applied for it a while back then and so the so the owner occupied is superseding those
who may have applied for it and did not um put in for that even though that was put in a put in effect after they put in their application and I mean year two years later is my desk question. I know >> that I was the way it was explained to
me is that owner occupancy would take precedence. So if someone applies to live in the property, they're the ones that are getting the preferential treatment for that. >> Okay. And then um the other my other question is and I see these on these
applications and I'm excited about it because this is something that I've been advocating for a while as my other colleagues have been as well. the applicants ownership history. I love that we have that on here. Now, as I was going through each one of them, they are
on I believe every one of these. My only challenge is there are like three different um ways that we're asking or three different styles on here. If we could just be consistent um with that is is all I'm asking. But I want to just
commend you. I I keep looking at these, you know, that I'm just trying to be really um making sure that the process is fair for everyone. >> Yes, >> this is really important because Oh, so I I'm glad that we're seeing this on here. My question with having them put
these on here, some of them have no prior history with us, others do. with that information when we find out that they do have other properties. Are we going back to look at those properties to um have conversations even with the tenants to see if they're slum lords? if
they're being if they're are they're the type of people that we want to sell these properties to or we just giving it to them and going right past it because I really want to avoid slum laws and now that we are requiring them to disclose that on these application once we see
that I'm hoping that we are putting a red flag there for a moment or putting a flag there for a moment and then going out and doing some type of investigative work so that we don't get someone who already has a apartment over here and They're they're not doing what they're supposed to do, but now they're about to
buy an apartment over here or buy a property here and they're going to duplicate it. >> Yes. Now, what what we're doing is we're doing searches also by the name of owner and the address. Um I've been with inspections for over 22 years. I kind of know all the LLC's that would come up.
So, I'm doing all the we do a deep dive on each applicant that we're going to present to council. So each time we see on here that they own properties of various properties in this community in our community, we are going to those
properties to do an inspection of sort and hopefully talking to the the residents, those who are living there and not just taking them at their word that >> Yes. And we're always make we're also making sure that they have current certificates of occupancy for the rental. And the biggest thing now is
we're making sure they have the lead safe certificate submitted for the property. Excellent. Thank you. And the other thing I just I do want to commend you on I because I at first did not see it in the top of here, but I see it is on the last page where it's saying that
the person who is signing for it is they're just they're s signing. But it would be nice to see them print their name to the left side of it because anybody could say, "Well, that's not my signature." But if we could just put a line on there that says um it's is signed signature and then underneath it
or to the right of it um printed name. >> Okay. >> Okay. Thank you so much for awesome work. Thank you on um these applications. Thank you for that, Councilwoman. And and you know those were great points because those are questions that I've been getting being on the other side of the fence of these properties for so long. um basically if
we are selling to LLC's and um individual owners um are we looking into their history um and how they've maintained properties in the city? >> Council President, >> so thank you for bringing that up. Um Council Vice President Williams. >> Thank you, ma'am. And uh thank you to my
colleague u Miss Frisbee for asking those questions because that is extremely pertinent what's happening with these LLC's particularly. Um I have a couple questions. Just wanted to follow up from uh our AG subcommittee meeting. We asked about on this particular property there um it would be
it's plywood on the windows but they were turned by artists into art >> to see uh if we found out since that meeting if we would be able to to save those um given to an appropriate representative of the city and then replace that plywood. That was my first
question. >> Council rights that that's the next ordinance. That's 26031. >> Oh, I'm sorry. I'm ahead of the game. We're not there yet. Thank you. >> Okay. Thank you. >> We can we can proceed, Mr. Garcia. >> Certainly. Uh I believe we're a roll
call, correct? >> Yes. >> Councilwoman Edwards. >> Yes. >> Councilwoman Feliciano. >> Yes. >> Councilwoman Frisbee. >> Yes. >> Councilwoman Gonzalez. >> Yes. >> Councilman Harrison.
>> Yes. >> Vice President Williams. >> Yes. >> Council President Figo Keenberg. Yes. >> Motion carry. Ordinance 26-31, ordinance authorizing the sale of city-owned property commonly known as 60 North Stockton Street and identified on tax
map as block 603 lot 23 pursuant to NJSA 481213C to Marcus Palmer for the sale price of $14,000. >> May we have a motion to approve? >> So move. >> Second.
>> Uh council council vice president Williams. Thank you, ma'am. >> Yeah. >> So, my uh two questions, you already know my first question regarding the plywood on the front windows that uh I believe was painted by uh sage um to three different pieces including uh Mlea
the um so I wanted to see if we had any more information on replacing those with plywood and then preserving those three pieces. >> That was done already. >> Oh. Oh, it already Okay. I've been down Stockton since >> after Yeah. After our meeting, I requested uh public works to change the boards out. I just need to find out who
we would like to contact to get the boards. >> Okay. Thank I'm not surprised. Thank you, ma'am. And then the other big question um is on the side of the building is that uh beautiful mural of the great Roberto Clemente. >> Spoke to Mr. Palmer. He said he is not
removing that. He will be keeping that on the property. >> Oh, excellent. Great. Thank you so much. Thank you, ma'am. >> Thank you. Any other questions? >> None. Mr. Garcia, we can proceed. >> Certainly, Madam President. I believe
we're roll call again. Council Councilwoman Edwards, >> yes. >> Councilwoman Feliciano, >> yes. >> Councilwoman Frisbee, >> yes. >> Councilwoman Gonzalez, >> yes. >> Councilman Harrison, >> yes. >> Vice President Williams,
>> yes. >> Council President Figo Keber, >> yes. >> Motion carried. And really quick, I just I really just wanted to say um to councilwoman um council vice president Williams's point. She is the one who made that point in our um Hed
subcommittee meeting. She did ask for those things to be preserved and um thank you interim director uh Vasquez for making that connection and making that happen. Thank you. >> Proceed Mr. Garcia. >> Certainly. Ordinance 26-32,
ordinance authorizing the sale of city-owned property commonly known as 120 GE Street and identified on the city tax map as block 16103, lot 11 pursuant to NJSA 481213C
to Silver State L1 LLC for the sale price of $9,500. Mr. Garcia, that is a that is a typo. It is silver streak. >> I looked at that and I questioned myself as I said it, I must say. Uh, my
apologies, Madam President. We will see to it that the original is corrected. >> Yeah, it's it's it's it's it's um it needs to be corrected throughout the ordinance. Yes. Thank you. >> Did I hear that's throughout the ordinance?
>> Yes, it needs to be corrected throughout the ordinance. Understood. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> We can proceed. >> Certainly with that correction, Madame President, if you want to ask for a motion to approve. >> Then we have a motion to approve. So moved. Second.
>> Thank you. Roll call. Councilwoman Edwards. >> Yes. >> Councilwoman Feliciano. >> Yes. >> Councilwoman Frisbee, >> yes. >> Councilwoman Gonzalez, >> yes. >> Councilman Harrison, >> yes. Vice President Williams. >> Yes.
>> Council President Figuro Kenberg. >> Yes. >> Motion carried. Ordinance 26-33. Ordinance authorizing sale of city-owned property commonly known as 829 and 833 Stson Avenue and identified on city tax
maps block 6401, lots 17 and 15 pursuant to NJSA 481213C to Garage Acquisitions LLC for the sale price of $30,000.
>> May we have a motion to approve? So moved. Second >> roll call. Councilwoman Edwards, >> yes. >> Councilwoman Feliciano, >> yes. >> Councilwoman Frisbee, >> yes. >> Councilwoman Gonzalez,
>> yes. >> Councilman Harrison, >> yes. >> Vice President Williams, >> yes. >> Council President Figueroa Kevinberg, >> yes. >> Motion carried. >> Council President, >> Counciloman Feliciano. So, I'm just looking at the 26032 again, the silver
streak one. >> Just on their certificate of formation that they submitted, it does say silver stake, >> it says right here, um, on the third page in our
>> but on the certificate of formation from the state of New Jersey, >> it says Silver Stake. >> Okay. >> LLC. >> Yes. So, >> Mr. Garcia, can we just confirm that? Um, >> I'm asking for the original now just to have a look. >> Thank you. >> They just need to fix it.
>> Yep. And and again, >> on another page, it says streak, so it's back and forth. So, thank you, Counciloman Feliciano. Um, Mr. Garcia, please, if we can address that. We'll go ahead and address that on the back end and make sure that the original reflects correctly >> and we'll make sure that it is in line
with the >> um with the uh credentials issued by the state. >> Thank you. >> Don't worry about it. We're good. We're good. >> Okay. >> Okay. I believe that we are to 26034. >> Certainly. Ordinance 26-34, ordinance
authorizing the sale of city-owned property commonly known as 140 Home Avenue and identified on the city tax map as block 17301, lot 4, pursuant to NJSA 481213C to Regal Lisa Holdings LLC for the sale
price of $20,000. >> May we have a motion to approve? >> So moved. >> Second. Roll call. Councilwoman Edwards, >> yes. >> Councilwoman Feliciano, >> yes. >> Councilwoman Frisbee, >> yes.
>> Councilwoman Gonzalez, >> yes. >> Councilman Harrison, >> yes. >> Vice President Williams, >> yes. >> Council President Figuro Keber, >> yes. >> Motion carried. Ordinance 26-35, ordinance authorizing the sale of city-owned property commonly
known as 33 South Cook Avenue and identified on city tax map as block 26504 lot 2 pursuant to NJSA 4812 13B5 to Maria Karion Takuri
for the sale price of $3,000. >> Mr. Garcia. Um, I didn't see this before, but tax map needs a space between it. >> I'm sorry. >> Tax map needs a space between it in the title. >> In what? >> The title of this ordinance
>> in the title of the ordinance on is that on the original on the >> right here? Yeah. Tax map needs >> on the document. >> Mhm. >> Oh, okay. I'm I >> Do you see it? >> Once I get a look at the original, I will >> Okay. Yeah. >> On the docket, it is spaced. That's what
I'm reading off of. But if the original >> Mr. Garcy here >> is not. Huh? Sorry. >> So it is. >> So it is. We'll have that corrected as well. >> Thank you. >> Mhm. >> Okay. Do we have a motion to approve with the amendment?
>> So move. >> Second. >> Second. >> I'm sorry. That was motioned by >> Williams. >> Thank you. And the second >> Gonzalez. Thank you. Roll call. Councilwoman Edwards, >> yes. >> Councilwoman Feliciano, >> yes.
>> Councilwoman Frisbee, >> yes. >> Councilwoman Gonzalez, >> yes. >> Councilman Harrison, >> yes. >> Vice President Williams, >> yes. >> Council President Figoro Edenberg, >> yes. >> Motion carried. >> Council President. >> Council Feliciano.
>> Thank you. Just a quick question. When it comes to um all the all the properties, even if it's a a lot, are we only requiring inspections to be to be done for like dwellings? >> Not. Okay.
>> Yes. It's based on lot size for the lots and then inspections. >> Thank you. Yes. >> Yeah. >> And to your point, Council Feliciano, for that one specifically, we did ask about and we were told that that lot has some contamination due to all the cars that are parked on it. So, thank you. Thank you,
>> Council President. >> Yes. >> Just to be um so I'm so I'm sure I have the right one. Ordinance 26-34 was the one you mentioned with the space required. >> Correct. >> Okay. The original does have that space provided. So, we have that correction
already. >> That was that was 035. >> Oh, it's 35. >> Yes. >> Okay. Understood. >> Thank you, sir. >> Thank you. We can proceed. >> Um, at this point, Mr. Garcia, before we
move on to public comment, I do believe that there's a recognition that Councilwoman Frisbee wanted to give out if the individual is still in the room. I think is Chris Jones. Is he here? I think he might have left. >> Is that him right here? Oh, >> okay. Okay. Thank you. >> Proceed. Thank you, Mr. Garcia. Thank
you, Councilman. >> Certainly. Uh, if I can get the public comment clipboard, please reach point of public comment. Public comment will be five minutes for each individual listed. Please state your name and address for the record. You may address any item that you wish and the council is not obligated to respond. The first
individual listed is Chris Bourne. Good evening, Christian Bourne, 1252nd Street. I'm here tonight to speak about the Robling building specifically along Mont Street that there was a a damaged
section and um I was troubled by some of the comments that the mayor made about it. Um he it was almost odd, flippant. Uh he said, "Well, there was a development project there and the
previous council somehow sabotaged it and and it didn't didn't work out and it was just like I don't know very irrational uh in a lot of respects because his answer to the reporter had
nothing to do with the structural integrity of the building. Um, it's a it's a shame that the development project fell through. I think though the city dropped the ball. They should have pursued another developer. And
actually, what caused that? I it caused me to go out there and inspect it because it just didn't ring right to me. And I took a lot of pictures and, you know, I've concluded that it was through willful neglect. When you look above the
area where the collapse occurred, um there's actually trees growing out of the fascia of the brick work. So that tells us that there's water intrusion uh for trees to survive, you know, through our sweltering summers.
And probably what happened that water accumulated, went to the building, and over our extreme weather this winter, it froze. There was probably an iceberg up there. And then when things started melting, I guess it let loose. and it smacked into the bricks.
Um, some of the other things I observed though gave me hope because if you look at the pictures, the building doesn't just have an envelope made out of brick uh that supports the building. There's
actually an internal skeleton in that building of structural steel. The trusses that support the roof are all steel. So that gives me great hope that that building is salvageable. And when you look at the big picture, it's only a
small section of that whole building. I really don't believe that the building is in danger of going down like a row of dominoes. I don't buy that. Uh it's just common sense. We've all seen buildings and houses that a vehicle smashed into,
you know, and and maybe busted a corner of it and you see it repaired. Um, what I would like to see and I think what council should demand is that we have a third party independent engineering uh company evaluate it and
answer these two questions. Number one, what would it take to repair the damaged section? And number two, can the rest of the building be stabilized in an evaluation of the rest of the building? Because I believe there's great value
there uh as part of the uh robing uh works complex that is Trenton. I mean, if there was ever if you looked up in a it really should be in a dictionary when you look up the word city of Trenton, turn of the century industrial revolution
um architecture that is atypical and it's repurposed all over. I don't know if you ever been down to Frederick, Maryland or some other cities of a similar age. And they celebrate their architectural history. They re uh reuse
the buildings. they repurpose them and it's really wonderful and I don't think it should be given such short shrift uh by the mayor. Um I really don't know anywhere in his job description that says he's the
ultimate uh high executioner of a historic buildings. I think there should be a process. Maybe there's no process right now. Maybe that's something we got to work on. You know, I think the um what we used to call the um uh landmarks commission, somebody from
there should should be commenting on that, the history of that building. I mean, there should be a lot of people involved in the decision- making, but but I do question the u structural evaluation that, you know, this is a big building and there's only a small
section that collapsed and again through willful neglect. Uh when you look at the other buildings around the corner on Hudson Street, all the plywood is missing over the windows. I mean, it's really pitiful. I mean, it's inviting it's inviting the buildings to collapse
the way that that the way that they're been handled by the city. So, I would ask a council first uh stop stop any any uh demolition, put a freeze on any funds for demolition and and ask for hire a uh
independent engineering company. >> Thank you very much. >> Thank you, Mr. Bourne. Um, Director Bridges, can you just please speak to the um the two uh reports or um entities that had gone out to assess this
property um that we are going to provide reports to council for and um there will be a presentation at the next meeting as I understand. But can you just clarify with council what who those entities were that did these reports um to assess this structure?
>> Um I I I did not retain those. I know there were two independent entities. Um I don't know if director Vasquez can speak to that or director Harris. The two entities that did independent uh evaluation of the rolling >> CME was one of them. Um and then there
was an entity I think um within the city of Trenton. I just want to get that >> clarification. I do apologize. I know I forwarded those to um uh council or members of council I believe to council president vice president after they I
don't remember who but I know I forwarded those to um council with the understanding that they would be disseminated amongst council one was CMA. Do you remember the name of the other >> I I don't know the name but I know that those evaluations were forwarded by way of email and their assessment of it. >> But can you just speak to what the
evaluations were please? just what they what they what the per the purpose of them were. >> The purpose of them were to make a determination whether or not they were susceptible to being salvaged and whether or not they were structurally sound to be able to to to save them. Um
for the public's benefit as well as to probably anticipate a question. This is not a complete demolition of of the entire structure. This was them making assessment of the collapsed portion and making an assessment that it could not be uh it's not structurally sound. cannot be saved. Therefore, um they were
basically making the recommendation based on an emergency um uh basis, I may add, that that portion be demolished for safety purposes. >> Thank you, Director Bridges. All council will have an opportunity to review those reports. Um and we will have a
presentation at the next council meeting with regards to that for us to make our own sound decision. So, thank you. Okay, Mr. Garcia. Certainly. Next listed is Wally Nance. Good evening, council. Uh, I want to make this brief and just get to the
point. Um, I was here about maybe um, actually the 18th. Um uh let me make sure I get it right. Uh when I came here, the last time I came here, I wanted to address what was going on with my um with my pension. I had I'm
a former employee and I had sent out an email to each and every one of you and I'm just want to know uh what's going on. Nobody nobody got back in contact with me. So basically, you know, just brush you to the side. I'm just nobody. I don't know why. Can somebody please
tell me um you know what what's going on with my situation uh in terms of my you know putting it back on to on an agenda. Okay. Um find out what's going on with my pension because that's that's very important. I'll be 60 in a couple months
and right now I can't get a a a decent pension because the city excuse me the city of Trenton stopped paying into my pension a while back. So, please um can anyone tell me what's going on? Cuz I sent the email out. I I actually
personally um sent out um a certified packet. I mean a certified letter to each and every one of you guys and none of y'all got it. Okay. I know why normally we're not obligated to respond. Council not obligated to respond to question. I feel obligated to just answer your question.
Can you send me email? because that really does not really involve counsel necessarily. So, if you could send me an email. >> What? Okay. >> I'll give you my card on the side, but if you can send me email with whatever information you're referring to, we we'll investigate what you're talking about because I >> Okay, ma'am. First of all, I just want to know who you are.
>> I'm That's why I'm going to give you a card on the side so you can >> You can't tell me who you are. >> Wes. Okay. >> The law director for the city. >> Okay. Because Yeah. cuz uh okay just you going to give me your car and I can talk to you because reason why I'm saying the council because it was on the agenda already and you know I mean but agenda a
while back and we just going back and forth it's like you know what I mean that's my livelihood and you know I mean I I just don't want to I've been been in the city for 60 years and and I've been through all the the promises and we don't do this we don't do that and nothing ever happens and I'm fine but
now we're talking about my livelihood. Can somebody just please just tell me please like you know I mean are y'all going to look into it because this is a council issue. You know I mean I understand the law department is part of the law but you know what I mean cuz it was on it was on the agenda. Somebody
got to make a decision on something cuz we just keep going back and forth and you know >> sir if there's something that you do have to send to council if you can send it to me and email it to me I'll be happy to send it to them. >> Okay. Well I'm get Mr. West card. Let me get your card and counsel. I'm I mean
you saying just send it back out to you guys. >> Okay. That's what I got to do. That's what I gotta do because I'm not going away. I just want what's my my just do and so I can move on and you know I mean feel like I'm being deprived and of all the years and you know being in the city. >> Understood.
>> Okay. All right. Thank you, Mr. West. Appreciate it. And you got a car. >> Our next individual listed is first name Charles. Last name starts with an H. Can we can Yeah. Can we move on to the next?
>> Certainly. Leslie Wilbornne again. My name is uh Leslie Wilbornne and I live in the North Ward um on Hild Avenue. Um I just like to say, you know, good evening to uh all the council and all the citizens that are here. I just
have basically one uh issue. Um and it's uh simply uh it should be a simple uh resolution for it, but obviously not yet. Um I had uh uh called uh public works um specifically division of uh you know
the streets about a pothole that we have on our street and um my concern is it's a pothole now. So if they you would go ahead and you know repair it, fix it, whatever they need to do to prevent it be from becoming a sinkhole because I
notice it's getting wider and wider and um I haven't really gotten a response back from the city. I also contacted my north ward person, Jennifer Williams, who's great. She's always uh always response. Um but as of today, I believe
it was the 9th. Yeah, it was a Tuesday. last week I had contacted the city and the young man that I spoke to you know you know um there was no well we'll get back with you or you know anything of that nature. He just seemed very uninterested
and I just like to and the snowstorm is what about two weeks ago I guess. Um I just want to know how long it's going to take just to have that addressed. It shouldn't take that long. Um, so basically that's the only issue that I really have. But in listening to um a
lot of the people that were talking about the housing u the city owned housing in particular now last year I went down to the city to acquire an application and I was told by the uh man that I you
know spoke with I don't have his name here because I wasn't going to speak on this but I'm just listening to you know others and um I was told that they weren't giving out applications at that time because they had to revamp the process or what have you. Okay. And I'm
looking at all these houses that have been acquired by uh people, you know, some LLC's um and others. And I'm just wondering, I'm an African-American female. Does that have something to do with me not being able to uh you know,
obtain an application? I need to know, you know, what what's going on with that. And I understand you're not obligated to answer anyone's or you respond to anybody, but as you know, citizens, we elected you to sit on these
seats. So, I would like an answer. I would like a response. And that's all I have to say. >> Miss Wilburn, thank you so much. Uh, Miss Wilburn, excuse. Hi, I'm going to Sorry. I'm going to have the assistant in the interim director speak to you um from Hed with regard to your concern, but can you please state your address
for the record? >> It's 29 Avenue. Thank you so much. She's right behind you. Thank you. >> Victory >> Rosari. >> Uh I'm Victor Rari, 19 Morland Avenue, Trenton, New Jersey. It's an honor
again. Uh Mr. L uh L Park Parker again. Uh he's uh uh in my opinion u coming down again on uh the leadership of not only uh the city but you know the state and so forth
when he says that uh someone should uh jumpst start an initiative to dismantle the political and parental network that turns kids into killers and children into convicts. Now this is something when I was studying criminal justice
uh back that's back in the 80s one of my professors in security not uh of the other parts of uh law enforcement but security itself he was saying that there was a projection back in the 80s 80 like 8045 that that in the the the the
problems in the future will be our youth. So look forward look towards the youth for for that for they to be the prominent society where law enforcement will have of a overabundance of responsibility to handle. Now along with
that there was a blog through the law enforcement communities but it was a blog that uh back then in 80s that there was uh yearly there was this European uh mastermind professor in Europe that would uh bring
in uh professionals from the from from America from the educational system from psych psychiatrist psychiatrist psychologist law enforcement anybody in a leadership position and he would bring them would uh occasionally to Europe,
invite them over to teach them how to dismantle what they call the American the American fabric and how to destroy the communities and so to in my opinion that's to overthrow America which goes back into the scriptures of course where
so-called John the revelator was supposed to be Jacob and so forth and and how he perceives America as big shan like the uh the Iranians do and the overthrow and uh the part of America according to Muhammad. My point is that
uh again this man continues to bash uh us as a people and never actually gives us a reason or a answer to fix the problem. And this is something that's big like right here. He says that areas
like congregate areas like Lambertton Street, Darling Homes, a Styverson Avenue, and across the street over there, Hiltonia, that area right there where they have a a different level of education are doing most are more successful and doing better than the
ones right across the street by uh Hoffman Avenue. This is ridiculous because this is the same educational system and we all go to it and come from it. Some of us are successful, some are not. That's a question why. And then when it comes down to political slash uh
religion, then this ultimately going direct to what Juba was doing in 1956 in search of the black messiah destroying that going into the black community in search of him, but actually going into the tribe of Shabbaz that migrated from
uh Mecca 50,000 years ago to Africa, the Caribbeans, West Indies into America. And now we are suffering for because of that we're suffering in a continuation not what bad did 50,000 years ago but what Edgar J Eaha and uh what you call
him Richard Nixon continue to do today. That's something simple that can be fixed over this uh uh repeal 11727 executive order 11727 and you will not have this influx of of young men turning criminal going into
the criminal into the justice system. It's it's a big con to destroy that particular people which the people of God is supposed to come from and continue to bless planet earth with righteousness, education and empowerment and so forth. So this man right here, I
think he flip-flops. He says he like he's straddled the fence. He he's critical, but he never has a solution to how to fix a problem. And it comes down on city council and it comes down to the mayor. Now this is this is a guy you got the mayor has a staff
chief of staff then he has himself but there's another person that deals with within the the the governor I mean the mayor and the state himself is another person underneath uh above the go the mayor but underneath underneath the mayor and above the mayor wait a minute
he's above the mayor and he had the mayor has a person underneath him which is chief of staff so there another person that the mayor goes to and then he goes through the stage. Thank you. >> Thank you, Mr. Rosary.
>> Kevin Jones. >> Good evening everybody. Uh my name is Kevin Jones. I'm a resident of Apaka, Florida. I gotta talk to the mic. All right, y'all can hear me. We good? All right. Yeah. My name is Kevin Jones. I'm
a a resident of um Apopa, Florida. I was a resident of Trenton, New Jersey. Moved away. I'm looking to come back. I've been back and forth since I want to say March of 2025. I've been trying to acquire property and
I've been dealing with I've been trying to go to whatever that room is over there to speak to Dan Roach or whatever the case, but he keep giving me the loop-de-loop and the runaround. But every time I come back, I keep seeing more people that's not of my color,
buying property, renovating places, stuff like that. So, I've been coming and talking and fighting and trying to see what's going on and I'm not getting nowhere. So now I'm here. I'm trying to find out what's up. I'm trying to come back home, but I don't want to rent. I don't want to go
through no housing, people, no none of that. I want to acquire stuff on my own. You get what I'm saying? So I'm here to see what's up. And they said, "Okay, I can't get through there. I'm here now." So I just I'm I'm trying to move
forward, you know? I'm trying to trying to see what's going on. >> Thank you. Again, our um interim HD director is here tonight. She's in the hallway. If you'd like to speak with her, you feel free. She's the housing economic director. >> Okay. >> Okay.
>> Wait, what's her name? Who? >> Yolanda Vasquez. >> Thank you, Mr. Garcia. >> Yes, Madam President. Um, >> give me one second. I'm just trying to Is that Dennis Rob? Going once, twice. Dennis,
Robin, Vaughn. Madam President, those are all the individuals I have for listen public comment. You can start with start with any individual you like for civic comment. >> Thank you, sir. Um, all right. >> Gladly. >> Councilwoman Edwards, please start us
off. >> Good evening, everyone. And I hope everyone is having a great uh women's history month. I hope that all of these winter storms are over. Um because this this winter definitely
did a number on us. And we saw that in a number of you know um properties that have either collapsed or you know succumbed to the damage from the snow i.e. the Roman block 2 building um that had partially collapsed.
I have the same concerns as a lot of the public does with these buildings should have been up and running years ago. And this council has been doing their due diligence to make sure that we give the this property its time and intention
that it requires to get it back on the tax roles to get them uh redeveloped and preserves as historical properties. Unfortunately, things don't always go as planned and in the time that we want them to move in.
And this winter unfortunately caused a partial collapse which is costing us over $600,000. I'm hearing um things like this need to be avoided going forward and we need to do a much better and quicker job more efficiently
to get these dilapidated properties back on a tax role and and into the hands of people that are going to actually fix them up. And that's what we're doing. Unfortunately, the application process to accept city uh to accept offers to purchase city- owned properties, whether
it's residential or commercial, is still closed due to the backlog of of nearly 300 applications that the city has on hand right now. So, as we are working with the administration, the Hed ad hoc committee with council, we are going
through this backlog. And as you see, we've had about nearly 10 of them that we approved tonight. And that is our goal minimally every meeting to get caught up with this backlog with the hopes of opening these applications back up to the public soon. We do not have a
date right now on when we can achieve opening these applications back up, but trust that this council is doing everything within its power to make sure that it happens sooner rather than later. Uh, I just cannot provide a date right now, but hopefully after the next
meeting, we'll know a lot more, but we are, as you see, moving. I want to say um, thank you to the future new owner, even though it was just first reading, we still have to get through second reading with 60 North
Stockton, Maris Palmer. I just wanted to say thank you. I know he left uh, right before uh, the end of the docket happened. But for him to choose to preserve the mural for Berberto Clemente on the side
of the house that he will actually be residing in once he fixes it up, he did not have to do that. I want to thank Councilwoman uh Council Vice President Williams for initiating that conversation, just asking if he can, and I I just want to say that that took a
lot for him to want to preserve that history for the neighborhood. So, I appreciate that. Um, I don't have too much more to say because some things were taken off the docket. So, I will save that for the next time it comes back. And, um, I wish
you all a good evening and a safe drive home. Have a good night. >> Thank you, Councilwoman. Councilwoman Feliciano. >> Thank you, Council President. Good evening, everyone. Thank you all for being here tonight. Um, thank you to everyone that spoke. We appreciate
everything that you all had to say. Again, happy Women's History Month. Happy St. Patrick's Day for those that celebrate uh St. Patrick's Day. The luck of the Irish. May it be with you. Uh with that being said, I'm going to yield
the rest of my time to um director um Oh my god, my brain is freezing. Steve Wilson for the director Wilson. I'm sorry. He um has something that he wants to to say tonight, so I'm going to give my time to
him. I'm sorry, Director Wilson. Thank you. >> Uh Director Wilson, um Police Director, I'm glad you brought up uh women's history. Um and one of I'm going to introduce you to someone who touched on uh Black History Month as well. And I'm
going to introduce you all to Captain Yolanda Ward. She's the first black woman to become a captain in the Trent Police Department. Um, I'm I'm proud to have promoted her. I'm proud to have been her supervisor while she was growing here. She did so
in only 19 years. She has also now been appointed as my chief of staff for the Trenton Police Department. She's my number two. >> Word. >> I um Thank you. Thank you, director. I I'm uh really honored and I appreciate you uh you guys giving us some time and
Councilwoman Feliciano for uh yielding your time to us. Uh I'm learning that um Director Wilson likes to put me on the spot, so I got to get used to this, but I'm honored and I'm I'm truly blessed. I've dedicated my life to the city of Trenton and I I plan on continuing that. I'm born and bred here and I'm a product
of this community. So, I thank you all. >> Thank you very much. Thank you very much. Thank you for that, Counciloman Feliciano. Counciloman Frisbee. Thank you, Council President. So, um, Mr. Chris Bourne, um, I wanted to just
acknowledge you. Thank you for speaking up about our robing and the integrity um, rolling block and the integrity of it. Having it partially collapse um, is having a part of the fabric of our city collapse. And um as my I'm going to echo
the sentiments of my colleague. Um it we should have done something with it sooner and so it's disappointing that we're at this stage with it. Um Molly Nance who left here, I'm really hopeful that we can get this issue with his pension cleared up. Um
things are rough enough with what's going on in DC and then to not be able to have access to your pension and now especially as the city is not paying into it. um it just puts more hardship um on. So hopefully we can resolve that issue as quickly as possible. Um we've
already addressed the applications that they are still closed. I just want to make sure they understand we the applications are still closed right now because we've got to make sure we do we um do catchup. There's a lot of applications in and we want to be able to handle them instead of saying I put my application I I put my application I
put it in. I put in um it was approved. It was this that the other but nobody's gotten back to me. So, we have to be able to address them and have the manpower to do so. So, once we can make sure that we're handling those that have already been put in, then we can go back and open up the process um so that we
can receive more. Um Mr. Rosario, you Victor, you're always bringing us news. Um addressing LA Parker, I tell people just because it's written doesn't make it factual. So, thank you for bringing that to our
attention. Um, Captain Ward, the first black African-American woman. Absolutely. I am standing, you can't see me, but I am absolutely dancing out of the aisles right now. And I'm excited for you. And so, congratulations to you. Thank you, Director Wilson, for appointing her. Thank you, Councilwoman
Feliciano, for yielding your time um to make sure that she had that gets to have that special recognition. And um congratulations to the little women who we we uh honored here on this evening. Um there are so many in our city that are deserving and I would like to just
make sure we start lifting them up in the community. If we can get them out of their youth and know that they are valued then when they get to be grown women then they will absolutely just go far beyond what um the world says they can't do and they'll be showing them I'm already doing it. I do um want to send
again my sentiments um to Gil Losce and his family. Um Gil was a dear um was dear to my heart and my family and we uh when we got news of it um earlier this week or this weekend it was um a really big surprise to us. So I am praying for
him and his family. I want to um I don't remember the other one that our council woman mentioned but uh Gild does is um was did touch our impact our family. I want to thank the James R. Haly Foundation for honoring me um this past week. Um it was an absolutely phenomenal
time. I had a great time and um you don't think that you're going to get it. You don't not doing the work to be acknowledged, but when you do get it, it's nice to be acknowledged. So, I just want to say thank you to them. And with that, I'm just going to read a portion of our mission statement, which is
recognizing that the people of Trenton have made us guardians of the public trust. We are committed to govern with integrity and fiscal responsibility to seek excellence in the city's operations and to serve all the city's people with respect and compassion. I
wish everybody safe travels home. Thank you everyone for coming out here. Thank you to our director directors and I did want to just acknowledge our um interim director Yolanda Vasquez. I know she's out there talking but I just want to tell her I I acknowledge the work that she is putting in to straightening up
that department. She really is doing a phenomenal job. We're talking, she's hearing, and we are seeing movement. So, thank you for the work that you're doing. And thank you for everyone who's out here who's doing what we're supposed to do so we can lift Trenton together. Thank you. I yield the rest of my time.
>> Thank you, Councilwoman. Councilwoman Gonzalez. >> Thank you, Council President. I'm going to be short. Um, prayers also for Mr. Sheriff Gil, who is a sweetheart and always is just a gentle, loving person. um whenever we interacted. So, prayers
to his family. Um to Chief Woo Lever who was a dear friend of mine. Um he is the reason why I started the BB bagg events. Um him and his wife Lisa were very instrumental in um getting that going and connecting me with the resources
that I have to this day. So, my prayers are definitely with them. Um also to the Bernett family, my friend Shawn who lost his daughter. Um, and they I know they had to send her off today. So, prayers out to the Bernett family as well. Um,
really quick, congratulations to Captain Ward. We are excited to see you um elevate into another role and so we just want to say thank you. Um, I know the p personally all of the work, hard work you put into this city. So, I'm excited to see that. I will be looking forward
to seeing some other women come behind you also. Um, making captain um to Mr. Christian um thank you for sharing your thoughts on the roading block. I know that we did have that up for um a development and
when we first became on council and so that didn't come to fruition as far as uh securing a developer yet. But um thank you for sharing those thoughts, Mr. Wy. I hope that that pension system and everything that is going on, I personally didn't see an email sent to
me, but hopefully that is being worked on for you. Uh, Miss Leslie, as far as the potholes, thank you. We did we did see that there were plenty of potholes that resurfaced or just surfaced, newly surfaced after these two storms, and I
know after speaking with our um interim director, Mr. We those will be addressed um sometime soon. U Mr. Jones hopefully you have spoken to director Yolanda and um as far as the housing issues and the
purchasing of properties um my colleagues just stated it you know there's been a lot of um back and forth with that and the whole purpose of us doing it as I stated before is for our local people to be able to afford to purchase these properties. Um, so me
even seeing some of the prices going up is not really what we wanted to see. We want to see our local people be able to afford these properties to purchase and live in them. Um, so hopefully with the help of Miss Basquest, Director Basquest, who's doing an exceptional job, we're trying to do all of the
backlogs with them. Um, you know, we are asking for patience as she continues to move through that backlog and make sure that everyone's application is seen, reviewed, and addressed um accordingly. So, thank you to her and to her staff who are working really hard with that.
Um, but again, we did make it a priority list for people to actually live in these homes and I would really, really hope that it goes to our residents that are currently here in the city of Trenton. Um, and I think that's all I have. I have a
couple of announcements and then I'm done. Our next city staff meeting will be this Wednesday at 5:00 pm. So, if anyone has any concerns, issues that they would like to address, you may come to the city council chambers right here at 5:00 p.m. and speak to any of our
directors um directly. And you don't have to go through city council. Um there is also a a where is it? The city of Trenton's office of returning citizens is hosting an event. It's a
seminar. Um, and it's about teamwork, teamwork and communication, time management, teaching resilience and stress management, problem solving, and critical thinking. And this will be Saturday, March 21st, 10:00 a.m. to 100 p.m. Also, we have from the office of
returning citizens a serve safe training that will be offered on March 28th, 10:00 a.m. to 400 p.m. at 509 Perry Streets. And then we also have the city of Trenton offering a forklift training
which will be held April 11th, 9:30 a.m. And you can register and that's a hands-on training that will be held at city hall. So with that, I want to say thank you. Happy St. Patty's Day. Happy Women's History Month. And have a good night. >> Thank you, Councilwoman. Um Council Vice
President Williams. >> Thank you, Council President. Just want to first say uh happy St. Patrick's Day and also happy Women's History Month. Please uh extend those regards to all the women in your life because it is a very important month of the year for everyone. And uh just wanted to address
a few items. Uh Miss Wilbourne uh thank you for coming uh and following up. I did send your request and all those photos uh in the video to administration last week. I know they're working on a lot uh with different potholes. I'm sure it's going to get done particularly now
that I did see you spoke to uh director waya who's very much on the mark with everything he does and I just want to extend uh my thank you to you for being the mayor of Hy Avenue. Um we need you out there and you do a great job. So
thank you. Um so I just want to also thank you say thank you to uh Mr. Palmer and I'll try to get in touch with him to extend that personally regarding the Roberto Clementium mural. It's important to a lot of folks and I was really really great for him to say yes to it because that's not necessarily an easy
thing when you're buying a building and you know want to do something with it. Also, I just want to congratulate uh and thank Captain Ward uh for your promotion. I know uh serving as I can't see you, but serving as a chief of staff will be uh an adventure and we're
fortunate to have you in our city and thank for everything you're done you've done in the past and everything you will do. And I know as my colleague had mentioned, you won't be pulling up the ladder behind you for the women who are coming forth and that's really important.
Um, also I just want to uh just say uh tomorrow night is our Northward Citizens Police Advisory Council meeting uh from 5:30 to 700 p.m. at Galley Baptist Church, 440 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. Uh it should be a pretty neat one. We're going to have the Trenton
Fire Department Special Operations Command. Uh my thanks to Director Douglas and uh his team uh for making that happen. And the weather looks good, so we should hopefully have a drone demonstration so we could see how the fire department uses drones for good and
trying to uh check on fires and help find people and also protect our firefighters. So I think we'll have a very interesting discussion tomorrow night. And uh also want to thank uh to Mr. uh Bourne uh for speaking tonight. uh your words are very very thoughtful
about the robing building and I know um if your background as a plumber you've been in a lot of older buildings so we should really you know consider what you're saying regarding a partial wall collapse and I hope we do and uh finally I want to extend some thanks since he is
here uh to Mr. Darren Freedom Green. Uh he is known for wearing a lot of hats. Uh but one of the hats I see him every winter is as a announcer for the Trenton High basketball games. And uh what he does if you've never been to a game is
not just announcing the game. One of the things it's really appreciated by a lot of folks is that he tries to uplift the players. He tries to uplift the crowd who shows up for both teams. And he also uh tries to help create an environment where good sportsmanship is acknowledged
by both teams. U particularly little things like when a a player from one team helps another player get off the court when they fall down. So just want to say that thank you so much and you are very funny. So you make the games even more enjoyable. So with that uh everybody have a great
night, good week and hopefully we'll see you in April. God bless. >> Thank you council vice presidents. Good evening everybody. Um, I share my colleague sentiments. Happy Women's History Month um to all five of my uh council colleagues. We are strong women.
So you guys celebrate yourselves. Um yes, thank you. Yes. and to our strong women in administration, to um to Captain Ward, um to interim director Yolanda Vasquez, um and to all
the women in the room that just make a difference every day. So, congratulations to all of you just for being women. Um so, I want to say to Mr. Bourne, thank you for coming and speaking about the robing block. Um yes we we were at we were presented with an
emergent resolution that did not go on to for demolishment for having it demolished. We asked for more questions. We did ask for more um for uh a further assessment um which we do have and we will or we have asked for um a
presentation which we will have to discuss that further and we'll do our diligent research on that structure. Um, unfortunately, as some of my colleagues have said, you know, I think that we have, uh, missed two great opportunities to have it redeveloped. Um, and this is
where we are with the property. So, we are looking into it. We are we are doing our research. Um, we will have the conversations. I can promise you that. Um, so, thank you for bringing that to our attention. Um, again with the properties, um, I I interim director
Vasquez. Yes. Again, thank you. you are doing an excellent job. I know I have stood on one side of the fence for all these properties and I've just asked questions and I've wanted things and I've wanted uniformity um which I wasn't getting and and now you are bringing it to the table. So, I really do appreciate
you for hearing us um and for putting that forward and you know just making the process a little more seamless and make more sense across the board um so that there's fairness. So, I do appreciate that from you. Um Mr. Brady, I know you want your speed bumps, so we
will get out there. The weather is breaking. We'll go knock on doors. I think uh Councilwoman Gonzalez also said that she would help as well, so I think we can knock it out quickly for you and get those petitions for you for your speed bumps. So, good. Okay, good. Um
uh other than that, um I just wanted to Oh, also say, you know, when you guys come to these meetings, it's great. Our directors are in these meetings. So all the directors you guys have concerns about, they're here. They're here for you guys to talk to them. They're they're sitting over there tonight, you
know. So when you guys have the concerns right in there here in the back. Um so when you guys have your concerns about here that and the other or you sent an email, you didn't get an answer, whatever, you're here now and they are as well. So this is the opportunity to address them and ask them the questions.
Um and thank you guys always for being here. Thank you all for showing up um every single council meeting. Um other than that, my community forum for the South Ward is um next Thursday at 8:24
Adeline Street, Holy Trinity Church at 5:30. Um please come out and voice your concerns and God bless. Have a wonderful night everybody. Thank you so much for joining us. >> Madam President, if you want to ask for a motion to adjurnn. >> A motion. So move.
>> Second. Yeah. >> I What? >> Yes. >> All say I >> I >> Is there any opposed? >> I didn't think so. Meeting adjourned.