This meeting has been adequate notice of this meeting has been given in accordance with the open public meetings act pursuant to public laws 1975 chapter 231. This agenda is complete to the extent known and was sent to the Trenton Times and Trentonian newspapers, posted on the first floor bolden board in city hall, filed in the city clerk's office,
and posted on the city of Trenton website. Formal action will be taken. Roll call. Councilwoman Edwards >> present. Councilwoman Feliciano, Councilwoman Frisbee will be present telephonically in one moment's time. I
will be calling her to get her for the roll call. Councilwoman Gonzalez, >> present. >> Counciloman Harrison. Councilwoman Will uh Vice President Williams
>> present. E presente >> Council President Figuroa Kettinber >> present. >> Myself, Brandon Garcia, Municipal Clerk, present. Mr. Edward Colloji, legislative council. Mr. West Bridges I believe is in route. And I will now contact Councilwoman
Frisbee. Hold on. >> Mhm. >> Give me one moment. Oh, sorry. Good evening, Councilwoman. If you would just want to uh come on to roll call and I just wanted to get your uh statement
for being present. >> Present. >> Thank you, >> Mr. Garcia. For the record as well. >> Thank you. and Councilman Harrison. Um, I will see if we expect coming. Thank
you. Um, and Council President, at this time, if you'd like, I'll read the invocation. >> Yes, please proceed. >> 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. All right. Madame President, as I Excuse me. Madam President, as I understand it, we have a presentation this evening. We are preparing for that presentation right
now. And if you give me one moment, I just have to sign into the laptop. Thank you. >> Thank you. Thank you, Madam President. I apologize for not having that completely prepared. We had a little issue with the backlight on the uh laptop this evening,
and apparently we are still having an issue with the backlight as soon as we insert the USB. >> Mr. Garcia, in light of getting that ready, can we move on for um for approval of communication petitions? >> Uh certainly, Madam President, if you'd
like to ask for a motion to approve. >> Uh we have minutes for approval or would you rather uh go to the communications petitions first? >> I'd like to do approval of communications and petitions. We could do public comment after the presentation. Thank you. >> Certainly. Um if you'd like to ask for a motion to approve communication,
communications, and petitions. We have a motion to approve communications, petitions, and reports, please. >> So moved. >> Second. >> Thank you. Roll call. Councilwoman Edwards. >> Yes. >> Councilwoman Feliciano. >> Yes.
>> Councilwoman Frisbee. >> Councilwoman Gonzalez. >> Yes. >> Vice President Williams. >> Yes. >> And Council President Figuroa Kenberg. >> Yes. Motion carried. >> Um, at this point, Mr. Garcia, are we
still having issues with the presentation? >> Uh, we are, Madam President. If you'd like, if you want to approve minutes, uh, while we bring this up. >> Yes, please. >> Certainly. If you want to ask for approval, a motion to approve the minutes of March 3rd and March 17th, 2026.
>> May we have a motion? >> So, move. Second. >> Thank you. Roll call. Councilwoman Edwards. >> Yes. Councilwoman Feliciano, >> yes. >> Councilwoman Frisbee,
>> yes. >> Councilwoman Gonzalez, >> yes. >> Vice President Williams, >> yes. >> And Council President Figuro Edenberg, >> yes. >> Motion carry. Thank you, >> Mr. Garcia. At this point, since you're still working on the presentation, we
can move for public comment to agenda items. >> Certainly. If I could have the public comment clipboard for agenda items only. And Madam President, we have four individuals listed for public comment for this is for public comment. Can I have the one for agenda items only,
please? >> There are none, Mr. Garcia. Hm. >> Oh, there are. Okay. No, there are none. >> Okay. List is with none. Uh, Madam President, we can move along. >> Yes. >> At this point, if you'd like to, we can move to ordinances of sec for second
reading and public hearing. >> Yes. Ordinance 26-038, Ordinance authorizing the sale of city- owned property, commonly known as 30, 32, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46, 48, 50, and 56 Wall
Street, and identified on the city tax map as block 1403, lots 2205, 2204, 220, 220,
220. 2011 22 21 2019 1918 1816 and 13 pursuant to NJSA 481213C to Burwell Enterprises for the sale price of $60,000. >> May we have a motion to approve. >> 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. >> May we have a motion to approve. >> So moved. >> Second. Thank you. Roll call. Councilwoman Edwards, >> yes.
>> Councilwoman Feliciano, >> yes. >> Councilwoman Frisbee, >> yes. >> Thank you. Councilwoman Gonzalez, >> yes. >> Vice President Williams, >> yes. >> And Council President Figuro Kenberg,
>> yes. >> Motion carried. >> And Madame President, that brings us to resolutions at this time. Uh, are there any resolutions that you or the council wish to extract for questions this evening or from a potential consent agenda? >> Mr. Garcia, before we proceed, is this
presentation ready? >> Uh, it does appear to be. >> No. Okay. >> It does does appear to be. >> It does appear to be. It does appear to be. >> I'd like to break at this time. Can we do the presentation? >> Certainly. >> Thank you. >> Certainly. Um, Madam President, I as I see it, I believe the council Frisbee
has something she'd like to say. >> Councilwoman, did you have >> Yeah. I did. I'd like to um have a discussion on 261 191 and 26-039. >> Understood. Councilwoman, it looks like we have a presentation up and running at
this time. So, I imagine we'll be able to uh make note of those items once again after this is done. >> Certainly. >> Okay. Hey, it looks like we are not ready for that presentation. Still experiencing technical difficulty
>> regarding the laptop. So, at this time, if we can move to resolutions. Councilwoman, you did mention two. What were they? I'm sorry, Councilwoman Frisbee. I'm sorry. >> 26 191 26 039
>> 191 >> and 039 >> and 039 is an ordinance, I believe. Correct. Okay. >> I'm sorry, Mr. Garcia. What is What is 191? >> I'm sorry. So, I heard 191, correct?
>> All right. Thank you. >> And Madam President, I'll turn it over to you and the council if there are any other items that you wish. >> Mr. I'm sorry, Mr. Garcia. What was her second resolution? Sorry. >> I'm sorry. >> What was the second resolution? >> It wasn't a resolution. It was >> so just 191. Okay. Thank you. Who? Anybody else? >> Council President.
>> Councilwoman Feliciano. >> Thank you. 193 173 174 175 180 185. >> Hold on.
>> Council President, >> wait one one second. >> Oh, sure. No problem. >> Councilman Fel, what was the last one? 185. >> Yes. >> And I'm sorry, what was your second one? I got 173, 174, 191. Um I mean say sorry 180 and 185. What was the other one?
>> So the first one is 193 >> then 173 174 175 180 and 185. >> 175 was the one I missed. Okay. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Um Councilwoman Williams
>> 193 ma'am 26 193 >> 193. That's it. Thank you. Okay. all over the place. 193 again, page five. >> Oh, 193 is um this >> I didn't see it. >> Oh, here it is.
>> CP Gonzalez. >> Yes, I just have um 175. I think it's already on for questioning. So, >> second 175. Okay, is that all? Thank you guys so much. All right. Um,
let's get started then. Uh, first up, Councilwoman Council Vice President Williams 193 261.93. >> Uh, thank you, May. I think, uh, Councilwoman Feliciano had, uh, first >> Feliciano, I'm sorry. >> 193 going to order.
>> Oh, okay. >> Yes. >> Okay. That's okay. Thank you. >> I have questions that about other ones that are going to be in the executive session. That's why I was like, wait. Uhhuh. >> I'm sorry. >> All right. >> So, 193,
>> correct? >> Good evening, council. >> Good evening, >> President. Council members, Maria Richardson, business administrator. >> Good evening, VA. >> Hi. >> Hello. >> Hello. >> Um, never mind for my question with this.
>> Thank you. >> It's for a different meeting at a at a in a different in a different light. >> I don't have a problem with it. Consent for me. >> Council Vice President Williams. >> Thank you very much. So, uh, good afternoon, uh, BA Richardson or good. >> Good afternoon. >> Uh, so this, um, brings up some
questions for me because we already have two established street teams. So, is this a new street team? >> No, this is actually, um, >> just to fund it. >> The one that we have been funding for the last uh, two, three years. So, no, this is not a different one. This is the
one that have been providing services for the city for the last two, three years. >> Okay. because the name says Trenton Street Team Social Services Provider. Is that just a description of Trent Community? >> This is basically um a um
uh yes, the the name of the program that we are providing >> is Trent Community. >> Okay. But it is Trenton Community. I just want to have you say on the record that's what it is. >> Correct. >> Okay. All right. Then that takes away my other question. Thank you very much. Just if that could be a little more
clearer next time. >> Um Absolutely. for the public offices. >> Yes, it's actually you know the provider is but it's for that spot for the street team. Uh >> yeah the same correct. >> Okay thank you very much ma'am. >> Sure my pleasure.
>> Uh consent please. >> Thank you. Okay. Um moving on. Uh Councilwoman Feliciano 26173. >> Not this one. No. No. She says 191. Mhm. So, the only thing that I have to say
for for 173 and 174 would be that um if it could if they could be edited after the word grant to say for 173 in an amount up to 108,26350
in the title and in 174 in an amount up to 170,9850. 50. >> Yes, that is um the way it's supposed to be. So, thank you for bringing it to my attention. >> Thank you. >> We should be listing the amount of the
grant in in the title of the resolution. >> So, if you could just make that edit, those two edits. >> Yes, we will do provide um revised versions before council president signs. >> Thank you. Consent. >> Thank you. Okay. Um, throw us the two.
Uh, Councilman Feliciano 26175. >> Thank you. Um, >> so to this question um, for for this resolution, BA Richardson, the annual action plan for the community block grant emergency solutions with all this stuff that it's going to be taken care
of. Um, if you recall, I did make mention of the possibility of the city looking at the community trust grant possibility um that had been passed that we could look into. And it was said that we would look into that to help with different funding options for, you know,
for constituents when certain things came to to fruition. So, is that still a possibility for us to look at the community trust grant option? Not not at this time only because um HUD and the
new administration they're asking for us to spend uh the money in city infrastructure and you know projects for the city for example paving um community centers, parks and that sort
of things that they they have been really limiting us um to provide and and social services but inside right in in house for the department of health and and uh and social services but not for
other agencies. They want us to basically use the bulk of the money for improving the infrastructure. >> Okay. >> Our own infrastructure. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Hopefully that answers the question. >> Thank you. Consent for me. >> Counciloman Gonzalez. >> Yes. I just had a quick question. Um, if
if we don't spend the money for different programs that are listed here, does it roll over automatically or do we have to spend it within a year? >> Well, no. Actually, the um community development block grant home and ES
well, not ESG, but home and CDBG um they allow us seven years to spend the money. >> Okay. Um but we need to submit an action plan every year, right? Uh and so that's why sometimes you see that we provide
substantial amendments. It's that that happens when we cannot spend the money as approved. Then we need to do a public hearing uh bring it before council to do substantial amendment amendments. Um that was the case um last in the last
council meeting. We actually submitted a substantial amendments for one of those grants because when when we see that we are at a place that we are not going to be able to spend the money, we need to do that otherwise we will lose the funding. >> Gotcha. Thank you. Consent for me.
>> Sure. Thank you, Councilwoman. Um 26191. Thank you, BA. 2691 26191. Councilwoman Frisbee. Counciloman Frisbee. >> Councilwoman, >> what was that? >> Councilwoman Frisbe.
>> Yes. >> I don't know which one. >> Uh, yes. For 26191. >> But I I still >> if you had questions. >> I did. Um so my questions are one I'm glad to see that we are uh putting money into our homeless uh
vending but I wanted to also know is this um solely for sustainability or is this for improvement um and upkeep? >> She says >> is it for sustainability or improvement in upkeep and upkeep? the CLC. This is
Are we talking about the CLC grants >> that are homeless on our streets in particular on Route 29? There seems to be an uptick in homeless um individuals out there. So, I'm trying to see are we upstanding or is this just to sustain what we already have in place?
>> This actually this is this is um to um sustain what we already have in place. um we probably got a couple of hundred,000 more than last year but this is basically the same grant that we have been getting for I really would not know
probably for 20 years but yes it's it it actually addresses all the uh critical items that you mentioned from prevention of homelessness to actual assistance to individuals who are displaced or homeless at the present time and counseling and all that wraparound
services that go you know that affect ffect um our homeless individuals. >> Okay, it's hard on my end. It's I'm having a hard time hearing it. Sounds muffled to me. Um like the microphone is too close, but um nonetheless um from
what I did make out from that. So, this is not for us to in um increase what we're allow what we're going to be able to um house. This is just saying what we already have and making sure that we have um all the parameters in place to
make sure that um I guess nothing goes without as far as um housing as far as staffing and all the um that's attached to >> that is correct. It would not allow for the increase of services but basically to maintain the same level of services
at least it will not be increased significantly. >> Okay. Thank you. Thanks. >> Thank you, Councilwoman. Um, moving on. 26180. Councilwoman Feliciano. >> Thank you. So, just a quick question.
Um, the Ford, we're getting these these trucks and this is great. I'm excited for that. Um, BA Richardson, I guess this question will will kind of be for her. Um, where are we with hiring or looking for a fleet manager for the
city? I'm glad you asked. Um, we actually DCA allow us to um to to include that position this year in our budget. >> Um, we went back and forth with the civil service, >> right?
>> Um, trying to get a title that would be appropriate for that. Um we we are being allowed to use a uh supervisor mechanic for the position.
So I'm sorry. So the position is is posted already. >> Okay. Um and we are just waiting to to do the interviews. But that is a critical position for us because we have a lot of vehicles and uh we are lacking
with the maintenance of the vehicles and to be honest uh we need to have a serious inventory of the vehicles that we have. >> Right. Thank you for that because as as we all know, I've been asking since 2023
um about the fleet manager position and how we were accounting for the inventory of the of the vehicles and stuff from when um BA Cruz was here. Have all the emails from that. Um and with regards to GPS systems, you know, I'm always about
that. Where are we with having GPS systems in all the vehicles um for the city? Well, so far we have um it has it it is a ongoing effort, right? Um at
this point at this time we have GPS obviously in police and fire but we also have GPS systems in water department >> uh recreation and uh partially in uh public works.
So is the goal for every vehicle >> every every vehicle >> every vehicle in our fleet should have a >> GPS included in the GPS >> right and should be inventoried and all of that. >> Yes. >> Right. Okay. >> So that is it's part of the whole effort
about bringing um the fleet manager the person will be responsible for all of those. >> Okay. >> Logistics. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Consent. >> Thank you councilwoman. Um really quickly while you both are there um more so for director simple I just wanted you
to kind of say for the record I know we discussed this um recently in the subcommittee meeting about where we are with the professional positions that that are needed for Trenton Waterworks. Um can you just kind of explain where we're at with those positions that are necessary? I will defer that to council
to thank you ba director s >> so concerning good evening Sean sample director of w and sew we've advertised constantly we've we've done some interviews it's very hard to find um people with the requested licenses to
fill the positions and I hate to say this but even the ones that do have the positions they're turning us down because of the salary ranges. So that is what is hurting us right now. >> Thank you director. Thank you. Um okay,
moving on. Um same department, director simple. So stay there. Council Feliciano 26185. >> Thank you. So is this the only company? I mean I see it says four seal bids, right? Um
it says here for the people that you have selected this travel goddess cuz like they're in um Middle Sex, New Jersey, right? Uh it says that the New Jersey business registration certificate is supposed to be had prior to the
award. And then you have here required prior to the award. And unless I missed it, I don't see the copy of the registration certificate. So, do we have that? And then the employee information certificate required from awarded bidder
with the signed contract. Do you have the employee information certificate? And then as we go into the application here of the paperwork, it says city of Trenton resident employment policy. Right? We want to keep accurate
reportings of community involvement. Um, ordinance 1443. You have to fill this out. Anyway, it says number of Tinton residents hired as well as the number of Trenton residents currently employed on this project. We have zero currently employed and zero hired to date. Um the
number of training positions if any that will be held by Trenton residents, we have zero currently employed. However, on the job on the job training will be provided to on to any Trenton resident um that's that's hired.
Um it says that they want to they want to give um opportunities to the people here in the city. Do we have the required paperwork, the um the business certificate and the employee information certificate?
because it says these are supposed to be done prior to the award. >> We do have the business certificate. The employment information is uh I'm sorry, the employment information is due at this uh time that you sign of the contract. Okay.
>> But yes, um can you have the the business uh registration certificate >> are a must, >> right? >> Otherwise, it would be a flaw um application. >> Okay. So, I'm only asking for that because in everybody else's, you have
marked included, included, included. And then here it says required prior to the award. So, if you could have that certificate circulated to council just so we could see that you have it, I don't have a problem moving forward with this, but if you could please just provide us with that so that we see that
it's there because it's not indicated as being included, >> we will do so. And again, these are the so when it comes to these businesses, right? And I mean, and I've done the workshops and stuff here um with with Miss Garcia and and the like about getting out and bidding and all of this
kind of stuff like that when these things are put out cuz there's a lot of cleaning companies and people in the area. I'm just surprised that we're going all the way to Middle Sex and we have people right here in Trenton that have cleaning businesses. I think that
it it lends to us to do better when it comes to advertising when we have these positions because I'm I'm sure that people didn't apply because they didn't know and I know several businesses in town that would have loved to at least apply. Um
>> totally agree with you, Councilwoman. Um we put the information in our website and we are mandated to to use two newspapers to do that. Um and now there is also no mandate to to post that that
information at in the on the state website, right? But um activities like the ones that you did before bringing the vendors that attract the local vendors. Unfortunately, we cannot just um
>> I get it. you know by law we cannot just procure within printon but I agree with you that it's a contract that if people would know they would have >> applied for it so um >> so I think that maybe what what could be done possibly um I respectfully suggest
um just like when um the mayor goes around and shows when we're cleaning up the different wards and all that stuff with the little videos and everything maybe we can post something up on the Facebook page that says Hey, we're procuring XYZ because social media
moves a lot faster, right? And it gives people the opportunity to share it more broadly across town and then we can actually help with that effort as well. So again, start advertising on the Facebook media uh page as well. That's
just a respectful suggestion to get it out there more. >> That is a good suggestion. and I will look into it to see if that is something that we can do within procurement >> because they'll look there before they look on the website. They'll look there before, you know what I mean? It's just >> I agreed with you and and you know, we have the same problem with a lot of
different sometimes we don't even get an applicant for some of our uh proposals and it's because not everybody is looking into the website. So, we will look into other ways to >> improve that. >> Thank you. So, I'll look for that certificate for the council consent.
Thank you. >> Thank you, Councilwoman. >> Thank you, Council President. >> Okay, seeing I believe that's the end of our questions. Councilman Harrison, did you have any questions coming in? No. Thank you very much. Um, Mr. Garcia, I believe that's the that is the end of resolution questions. I just want to
remind the public um that um questions are presented ahead of the meeting. Answers are provided. Um there is a an executive um docker review uh session and all um questions are all answers are recorded prior to and any additional
answers are um given to all the council um members ahead of the meeting ahead of all the dockets going out. Um Mr. Garcia at this time I believe we have a consent agenda >> certainly for approval. Certainly, Madam President, and you'll keep me honest
with this consent agenda as I recite the uh resolution numbers, please. If you want to ask for a motion to approve a consent agenda consisting of resolutions 26, 159, that can be included. 26 160
165 166 168 169 193 170 171 172 173 174 175 191 192 176 1778
179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 6 187 1889 and 190. >> May we have a motion to approve? >> So move. Second. >> Thank you. Roll call. Councilwoman
Edwards. >> Yes. >> Councilwoman Feliciano. >> Yes. >> Councilwoman Frisbee. >> Yes. >> Thank you. >> Councilwoman Gonzalez. >> Yes. >> Councilman Harrison.
>> Yes. >> Vice President Williams. >> Yes. and council president Figuro Kenberg. >> Yes, Mr. Garcia, at this time I know that the presentation is ready, but I know we have only ordinances for first reading. I'd like to go over those
first. >> Certainly. >> Thank you. >> Ordinances for first reading and introduction this evening. 26-039. Ordinance authorizing the conveyance of the abandoned city property located at 271 Tyler Street to Jupiter
Jupiter Me State LLC as an alternative to demolition under the neighborhood redevelopment and revitalization program. And Madam President, if you want to ask for a motion to approve. >> So moved. >> Second. >> Second. And I thought I may have heard
con uh and asked for discussion from Councilwoman Frisbee. Am I correct? >> That is correct. >> Go ahead, council woman. >> So with this or is I wanted to know do we have the history um the records on this previous project um regarding this
because I don't see anything that is attached to what we had. So I'm assuming that the department um does have it. But um I want to know do we have that? And if so, I'd like to just know are we also setting regulations on them as well as um as far as
turnaround concerns to this especially in light of those properties that have recently fallen due to um lack of moving on them. I should I I'll say um and have now um collapsed. >> Mr. Garcia, can you kind of summarize
her question, please? Um to a certain extent I can madam president although I did transfer her to a different microphone. Um basic you know what madam president I'm going to ask >> council councilwoman Frisbee can you repeat your question please?
>> Councilwoman Frisbee they are um we're being asked for you to repeat your question very quickly. So my question is, do we have the history on this Juniper Mess Estate LLC? Um on do we have the history of file
being that they're going to take on a project that we originally had assigned to be demo uh to be demoed? Do we have anything with that shows that they are uh responsible that they are going to do what they're supposed to do? And if they don't do what they're
supposed to do in a timely manner, what are our stipulations that we have in place, if any, that uh helps us with taking this property back in light of those properties that have recently that have been uh that have
recently fallen down um in our community that were designed for demolition or we just didn't move quickly um quickly enough to get them um tended. I think the director's You got it. >> Thank you. Thank you, Councilwoman. Um, acting director of Vasquez, can you
please answer that? >> Good evening. Um, 271 Tyler Street. Uh, the company is actually under Britney Little John. She's done numerous properties in Trenton and this specific one actually was in it was going to
collapse. So, she actually went to the location and stabilized the property already. I can forward photos to council uh later tonight when I leave. >> Okay. So, this is a Britney Little John project. Yes. >> Okay. Councilwoman Frisbee, does that satisfy your question?
>> Councilwoman Frisbee. >> Councilwoman Frisbee, does that does the director's response uh answer your question? >> It does in part again. I like I guess like you are all having a trouble hearing me. not hearing everything clearly. So, if
Mr. Garcia, if you could just uh let me know what she said. Repeat to it. If I can hear you clearly, it's others that I can't hear clearly. >> I'm going to Councilwoman, I'm sorry. I had you at a different microphone. I'm going to be closer to me. Um I'm sorry. Um it sound it's
>> it sounds like you had additional questions. >> No, no, Mr. Garcia, she couldn't hear what she said. So, if you could just the Britney Little Project. Okay, let me convey that to you, Councilwoman. So, what they what I've from what I hear,
the director said that this is a project from Britney Little John, who apparently has done many within the city and the building was actually going to fall down. Is that correct? It was needed to be stabilized and uh she did in short
notice take care of that stabilization at this time. >> That's what I want to make sure. So we have someone that that has a record of stabilizing these buildings and doing so in a timely manner. >> I think the director is expressing that
that track record would match with Miss Little John. >> Okay. No further questions. Thank you, >> Council President. >> Council Luciano. >> Thank you. So, um, the building was gonna fall down
and then Miss Little John went to stabilize the building. Did she get permission from the administration to stabilize the building? Apologies. Um, she was given the right of way to enter to stabilize. Um as uh
this was discussed in the subcommittee meeting, we will pay for the cost of stabilization if the ordinance doesn't pass. It was a it's in the middle of two properties, so it was attached on both sides. >> Yeah, I saw that. I mean, I read So, so
I'm just trying to understand. So, if if I'm reading this correctly, she submitted a proposal to stabilize and rehabilitate and then take it over. So she did the work under the assumption that she would just take it over because she did the work and not have to pay
anything for the property. So because she did it, we don't have to she doesn't have to do an application or anything to purchase. It's just going to be well you did since you did this then you you can have that. >> No, what what happened was is I don't
know if you recall council had passed an ordinance previously conveying properties that were hazard conditions, >> right? in lie of the demolition. Then he conveyed those properties. >> When Miss Little John received the list of properties that she was going to be conveyed, one of those properties, she
could not, >> right? Cuz it was for somebody else. I got it. I remember this this we gave her the opportunity for take this instead. Okay, now that makes sense to me cuz I was like, if that's the case, if anybody's listening, they see a bill that falling down, just slide up and say you going to stabilize it and then you
ain't got to pay nothing. Okay, so that makes sense. Thank you. You're welcome. No further questions for me. And just be this was on the demolition list and this was removed from the demolition list because she she incurred the cost to stabilize. >> Correct. >> Okay. Thank you.
>> Thank you. All right. Um we have a motion. Um Mr. Garcia for >> Certainly. If there's no further discussion, it was motion second. I'll call the role. Councilwoman Edwards. >> Yes. >> Councilwoman Feliciano. >> Yes.
>> Councilwoman Frisbee. Councilwoman Gonzalez, >> yes. >> Councilman Harrison, >> yes. >> Vice President Williams, >> yes. >> Council President Figuro Kenberg, >> yes. >> Motion carried. Ordinance 26-40,
an ordinance repealing and replacing Ordinance 26-026, amending chapter 2, article 11, boards and commissions of the Trenton City Code, increasing membership to the Multicultural Heritage Board from 15 to
17 members. And Madam President, if you want to ask for a motion to approve. >> May we have a motion to approve? >> So move. >> Second. >> Thank you. Roll call. Councilwoman Edwards, >> yes. >> Councilwoman Feliciano, >> yes.
>> Councilwoman Frisbee, >> yes. >> Councilwoman Gonzalez, >> yes. >> Councilwoman Harrison, >> yes. >> Vice President Williams, >> yes. >> And Council President Figoro Edenberg, >> yes. >> Motion carried.
>> Thank you. >> And Madam President, I believe that brings us to well, your choice at this time. >> At this point, Mr. Garcia, I'd like to move for the presentation. >> Certainly. >> Oh, I'm sorry. Councilwoman Edwards, you had a question. >> Yeah, I do have a question. Um, just
just for uh the sake of just being safe, I want to resend my yes vote for 039 and say abstain instead. >> Okay. Mr. Garcia, can you reflect the record to say that um Councilwoman
Edwards is abstaining from 26039 ordinance? Uh yes and I'll check with the attorney to make sure we don't need to revote on the or on the ordinance noted. Thank you very much. >> Thank you. >> Yep. >> Okay. >> Now we may have the presentation.
>> Yeah. It's on. >> It's on. Okay. >> Okay. All right. >> Good evening. Good evening, um, the city of Trenton. Good evening, um, President Kattingburg and fellow well, council members. Uh,
thank you very much, Jorge and, um, Brendan. Thank you. All right. Okay, >> Miss Wall, just don't there's 10 minutes for the presentation. >> Okay, thank you. Let me set my timer. May I quickly set my timer? >> Yeah, we have it set as well. So,
>> yeah, you'll remind me. Okay. All right. Okay. I'm here. My name is Julian Wall of um the IBV Global Group. I'm here to present the RunX Run Trenton. Uh, it's a citywide MAD initiative and I'll explain what MAD is and I'm inviting you to
seize an opportunity to take advantage of the 250 anniversary as a significant visibility campaign. It's about movement, impact, and investment. What? It's gone again.
Just know it's gone again. Change it for me. They're having connectivity issues. I'm waiting on him to go ahead. All right. Okay. Um, basically Trenton has an opportunity to lead. Uh, and with all
the time that we've been sitting through many of the presentations being a very historic um, community and with all the initiatives um, and service to the environ the the in surrounding communities. This is an invitation to seize the opportunity to lead, not cease
it in any formal fashion, whether it be in the major TWWW or any initiative thereafter. This presentation and this entire initiative is continuing to support Trenton's leadership, not just as a city of history, but as a model for
coordinated civil action. And today I'm inviting Trenton to become the founding partner on a measurable citywide initiative designed to align leadership, community and investment. Um this presentation the objectives here
and it seems to be going again. Uh what I'd like to us to achieve today friend what just it's okay that it's all right Hogy. I know you work hard and I know these things happen.
Thank you. Everything happens for a reason. Okay, I'm going back. Am I Yeah, it's doing now. Okay. All right. The objectives of today I hope I get some extra time with all this. Yeah.
Okay. The objectives of today's presentation is clarity on the initiative, mutual understanding and alignment. Uh so just as a checkpoint and also to help guide the questions in the end who we are and why we are here that includes council and myself and this initiative why Trenton why now what
MAD campaign is all about um 2026 to 2030 what RunX run Trenton is and how it works and what the city gains and what we are asking the council to approve following this presentation as I mentioned before I'm Jillian Wall
I'm also typically known as positively Jillian because I see opportunity in every crisis or every initiative. I think once we continue to keep looking for solutions, we will always find them. A problem stated is simply a desire not
yet well expressed. Right? So once we keep moving towards solutions, we'll find them. I represent IBB Global, a consultancy group, this Caribbean rooted uh US-based and globally engaged and soon hopefully Trenton engage. RunXR run
is an initiative as part of our MAD campaign and specifically positioned to help Trenton um lead. Right. Why Trenton and why now? Trenton has an opportunity to lead. It's a once in a cycle moment. Um, we've selected Trenton
and identified its 91,000 residents, America's 250th anniversary. That wouldn't be were it not for Trenton and what took place here. And it's something that I understand the passion, the pride, and I think we should I think it's always underestimated and it should
be constantly reinstated, reiterated, and celebrated. Um, the campaign looks at a 5-year horizon identifying pilot cities. Um, Trenton is the right size, right timing, right visibility. Trenton
can lead not only as a historic capital, but as a modern model for coordinated civic progress. And as fellow council members known, I've been sitting quietly and observing. And everything that I've seen further re reinforces this. So, I
commend you. the challenge that um Trenton, its leadership and many of very often as I've sat here seen you challenged uh rebooked or even reprimanded on. It's not unique to Trenton, right? There are
global issues, regional issues, countrywide issues, statewide issues, countywide issues that um just as a city faces faces. And if we want to reflect each individual whether you're part of a community, a particular industry sector,
your organization, your home or as individual um you would probably support the fact that very often the issue is not effort. The issue very often in achieving results, it's the coordination of that effort. Um very often there are noble initiatives but there are
disconnected initiatives. Sometimes they're delayed momentum for varied reasons and limited visibility of progress. I've seen Trenton have some fantastic programs. Limited visibility and sometimes a lack of awareness leads to people complaining about what should
exist but already exist. And the reason they're not benefiting from it is because they're not aware or not engaged. This is an issue worldwide. Right? When work is not aligned, results are not visible. The opportunity here is to turn effort
into visible results. Look at what the city is engaged in. make sure it's carefully cascaded down communitywise, sectorwise, industry sectors, organizations are actively engaged. So, public, private partnership, civil society, faith-based leaders engaged um
helping every individual, every organization, every home, every individual understand what a historic community they're part of and how they have an opportunity to play a role wherever they're at. Trenton already has some fantastic leaders across sector. Um
lots of awards and accolades across industry sectors continue to reiterate that um reputable and worldwide recognized organizations and there's a community energy and even more now. So being a historic community and this year
being the 250th anniversary timing is fantastic. What's missing is simply a shared framework for execution and measurement and even in the presentations we see it. So there are a whole lot of initiatives but there's not a consistent framework through which
that execution is measured and reported back and um when that is actually implemented across organizations we see the results likewise it will be the case with the city what MAD is um what the MAD campaign it's an initiative um launched re very
recently launched April by um April 26 by um IBB and um this what What I want to share with you and I want to make sure we understand is what MAD is and what it's not. It's about leadership infrastructure for sustainable development. I'm not going into depth because at the end of this I'll also
share some domains that provide further information and also a full brief to council. MAD simply means making a difference and it's acknowledging that a lot of the global issues, national issues, regional issues are simply the result of leadership deficits, right?
its leadership infrastructure that sometimes fails and compromises in um execution. The MAD is uh the MAD campaign is a structured partnership model built on um the deployment across three pillars. Leadership development,
strategy and governance and freedom flight. And we can only seize a freedom flight when we fully understand our light and our might, right? And seize the opportunity to embark in that freedom flight. Leadership development is about in um building aligned accountable leadership across sectors
and across departments. Uh so shared vision, shared skills and capacity and we just heard an example here with um director sample speaking about it. It repeats itself over and over. Leadership development is critical. Strategy and governance is about ensuring there there
are clear priorities. There's ownership at all levels. execution, strategically aligned execution and consistent reporting, relevant, timely, tangible, measurable, systematic reporting. Freedom Flight is
about mobilizing people, partnerships, and capital where it matters most. MAD is not an indictment. When we're speaking about going after a MAD campaign or deploying a MAD campaign, it's not an indictment. It's an invitation, a model. It's how we turn
effort into visible results. What REX run Trenton is and how it works is the activator engine. Um uh I will also share in a a full um brief um to council after this as well. Uh it's
built around IB's legacy system. It's what we utilize when we're working with strategy um and governance across organizations. The legacy system looks at um six pillars. The voice, the engine, the model, the movement, the space, the platform. What the voice is
is about an aligned and unifying leadership. It's clarity in the message, clarity in the delivery of that message and it's again it's unifying um leadership. The engine is the e economic engine behind getting the results. What
fuels what powers that whether funding, financing, revenue generation. The model is a systematic framework through which um uh people are mobilized. The movement of course is the people themselves. The space is the environments physical and
infrastructure um through which um people are deployed um meetings are had. This for example the city hall is a critical space. The platform maybe the the systems through which uh results are tracked and measured. And what we've
seen very often in the leadership may have a clear vision middle um and desire and be seeking to unify but then things break down. There are funding issues there that then starts to break down. You may have a fantastic model or a framework but the lack of capital or the
lack of funding begins to affect the model that then begins to affect the people, the ability to execution, the space, the platform you see and then and then systems break down. RunX Run is not not designed to just be an a disconnected initiative. It's designed
to be an annual civic signature event. And the city has some fantastic sign events as well, but it breaks down through this the way it's deployed. Um, VeronX looks at community movement and wellness, helping individuals be see how simple it is to get activities starting
right where they're at. Um rather than just constantly always pointing a finger, the initiative is designed to get everyone always looking at a mirror reflecting first from where they stand and what they can do and it's constantly bringing that message right back. I hear the term very often I am Trenton and
Trentonian pride. But what does I am Trenton mean? And when people typically use it and speaking about others not being Trentonian, how are they actually being it? May I have five minutes? >> Oh, Miss I'm sorry we gave you a minute and a half extra. >> Okay. Yes. All right. >> Thank you. Um at this time, council, you
have any questions? >> Council President, >> Council Vice President Williams. >> Thank you. I do have one. I'm a little unclear. >> Can we just keep up one um the objective slide up? >> Yeah. So, it happens to be on um the slide. It says what success looks like.
You were just on it, I believe. >> You want me to go to what success looks like? >> Yes. But it says uh one of the uh bullet points $10 million mobilized for Trentonbased projects. Okay. how what the initiative looks like one of the gaps very often of course is funding and
and that's at all different levels. So in our freedom flight model when we're looking at in initiatives whether we deploying that model with an individual an organization or a city uh a target is set all right because before you can actually ident do anything it needs to
be funded. So we identify um a a people target an engagement target and a target to actually fund the projects and the initiatives that will come out of it. So for example, we did a similar initiative with the UNP in the Caribbean region
across 50 communities and we set targets and we invited different funds across um the Green Fund and um through the uh UN and other partners that would and also corporations that would commit and be engaged because once you have a a major
stakeholder for example as the city of Trenton, you're you're set sharing the targets and you're inviting parties to support that that target so that the burden is not and the main thing is it's we're doing this together. So it's not felt that this is the government, this is a city and it's youu this is a this
is moving together. So the target the funding is actually coming from the parties that we engage to support it. >> So so I guess with that so the funding targets would be the private sector. The funding target is the target set for the
Trentonbased um um projects and initiatives. >> No, no, I understand though. Who's the money coming from? >> Well, the the money comes from the the partners engaged. It may at times sometimes the city for example if part of the process requires development and capacity within the city. Part of that
funding the city would identify what aspects of it if maybe the players involved actually require some development or capacity building that may require some funding to support their development. The city may either that aspect you will define what aspect you're funding. The partners will
identify the projects that are most of interest to them and they will identify what type that are it's it's basically um CSR and ESG aligned. What are the initiatives aligned to them? It may be geographically as well given the impact on their operations or their
organization to say okay I'm in interested in reducing crime or interest in supporting violence reduction I'm interested in supporting health and wellness or it may be a health partner and they particular awareness so that whole process is part
of the initial um framework and setup of the initiative the projects are identified the partnerships are identified and the funding identified and the metrics are simple. So for example, 100,000 participants includes across the runs across the projects and
that's actually it's it's it's simple math that's done and sometimes very often 10 or 20 sometimes even five partners um can far exceed it, right? It depends on who the partners are engaged but what always makes a difference is
who the who who it's being deployed for. So for example, which is why Trenton has such a fantastic opportunity visibly wise, what are what's a time also done? Sometimes a fund is actually set up that may be governed by public private. So they're their their heads that are
governing the fund and it may have a a member of a sector, a um council has a membership and so forth. So a fund manager may be engaged. It it's a consistent model deployed across um strategic initiatives like this one. >> Okay. Does that answer your question though?
>> Sure does. Thank you. >> And it really makes sure that the burden is shared given that the returns and the benefits are shared. It's no one person carries the burden. >> Thank you so much, Miss Wall. I'm sorry you didn't get through your entire presentation, but you can email your presentation in entirety to u Mr. Garcia
and he can he can provide it to all of us. >> Yes, I think he's already done that, too. But >> thank you so much for your time. >> Got a little bit distracted with the delay, but thank you so much. >> Thank you. >> All right. Byebye. Thank you, Mr. Garcia. We can proceed. >> Uh, certainly, Madam President, at this
time, I believe we've reached a point of public comment. >> Yes. >> If I could have the public comment clipboard, please. And madam president, we have one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, seven, seven individuals listed
for public comment this evening. >> Okay, let's proceed. >> Uh certainly to the public, public comment will be 5 minutes for each individual listed. Uh you can address any item that you wish. The council is not obligated to respond. Please state your name and address for the record. The first person listed is Sheila Walker.
>> Mr. Garcia, can you also review um rules of decorum? >> Uh certainly. Um any person making impertinent or slanderous remarks or who shall become boisterous while addressing the council shall forth with be barred from further audience before the council
by the presiding officer unless permission to continue or again address the council be granted by the majority vote of the council. In essence, please uh refrain from outbursts uh refrain from speaking out of turn and from uh
making loud noises and gesture any gestures during anybody's public comment at this time. Thank you very much. First person listed for public comment is Sheila Walker. It appears she is not here. Amanda Chan.
Should have pressed the mic on. Bear with me. First time here. Hi. Um, so Amanda Chan. I live at 257 Jackson Street um in Trenton. I'll just do a quick little speech here. Um, so good evening. Um, and uh, Amanda um, I'm a Trenton resident. I moved here last
September and my experience with the Tren animal shelter has been very traumatic to say the least. Um so as of last October, my partner Benjamin and I actually pulled um a female husky uh 2-year-old dog from the Tren animal shelter just 48 hours before her timestamped um deadline because it was
due to lack of space at the shelter. Um so train animal shelter actually advised that um they will make an exception for us to foster her um because that apparently that they didn't really do a foster program but with one ultimatum. Um apparently that if she is returned to
the shelter and not adopted within 7 days they would euthanize her due to lack of space and just well funding issues. um as a new resident um that felt like a huge gun being pointed at our heads because we just moved in the neighborhood and we ended up adopting
her within the same month. Um under the this whole uh very traumatic situation, um Stella was actually released to us within 20 minutes with no background checks and with surgical staples on her stomach from a surgery that was done four months prior to us adopting her.
And I did not realize this until about a week later of us having custody of her and she got on her back and I had to ask my personal vet to do an assessment of her to figure out that um these stables were actually left on her for 4 months and the shelter did not disclose that
information to us. Um and they nor did they release medical records to us because they claimed at the time that foster parents do not have access to medical records unless we adopt her. Um which was very uh problematic to say the least. Um so all that said um tying this
to the bigger issue is that I do realize that there is a consistent and persistent time stampless at the shelter um that is clearly an ongoing issue. Now I want to be try to be empathetic and say that I know that all the shelters are at over capacity and there's huge funding issues and just there's a lot
going on there. Uh, but that said, I'm just very very confused and perplexed between the negligence at the shelter and the fact that they basically keep pressuring people to adopt because they keep claiming that there's no space. Um, which again I understand. It's just that
my personal experience with the shelter, knowing that this dog that we have in the pole had um staples on it for 4 months, I don't even know what that would mean for the other dogs at the shelter, which is obviously extremely concerning to say the least. Um, just cutting to the chase here, I just want
to make sure that I have a better understanding not only as a resident but as a taxpayer of course is to like better understand what the city of China is actually doing to in an effort to try to um, in some ways mitigate this um, situation. Really the biggest thing
being the timestamp list because every single month I'm seeing that there's another list coming out 15 plus stocks at a time and needless to say a lot of people feel very pressured. My biggest concern is that if they keep up with this list, we're going to run out of
people to adopt or foster. Um, and it looks like there's no network being set up for like local or like national rescue groups to like come and step in and help. Um, I've noticed that trend um, animal rescuers and like other rescue groups have to step in and really do the work for the staff at the shelter
because personally speaking, I have not had the best experience obviously with the staff. Um, I've had to fight tooth and nail to like get medical records, which again, I don't really understand that because it's like how can I foster a dog, let alone adopt if I don't really know the
medical situation of the animal itself. Um, so that being said, I just came up with not really me. I think collectively the community has come up with a few suggestions around obviously actually enforcing the lowcost spayneuter programs. Um, actually setting up a
foster program. Um, as of right now, my understanding is that there is a three-month cap on the foster program, which I don't think is realistic. A lot of these dogs are coming from like cruelty cases, um, abandon abandonment, excuse me, neglect, um, strays, um,
frankly just dogs being dumped on the streets because they're either from backard breeders or what have you. So, there's a whole s of other problems and different conversation there that we can go down a rabbit hole at a later time. But um all that to say is that again I just want to make sure that we have a realistic understanding in working
closely with the um trend animal welfare uh committee or group to really um realistically and sustainably assess what the long-term plan here. I know that obviously there's a lot of ongoing other priorities, not just animals. The
tranonians and and children um and the community, the lodge community is also very important. Of course, it's all very important. Um but I do think that obviously last time I checked the dogs don't speak English, so it's kind of up to us to like help advocate for them and um
actually come to a solution. Thank you. >> Thank you, Miss Chan. Miss Chan, um, Director McPell, if you can speak to her, but I also, Miss Chan, if you could stick around, I'd like to yield my time for civic comment after public comment to director Mcipelli to address just because I I have concerns um from what
you said. So, if you could speak to Director Mapellian and I will yield my time to him during my civic comment. Mr. Garcia, please proceed. Thank you. You could victory Rosari. I'm Victor Rari, 19 Morland Avenue,
Trenton, New Jersey. Again, it's a pleasure. Uh uh I'd like to address uh Mr. again Parker Ellie Parker in his recent article uh where it says that the parents of Trenton, New Jersey should uh do better
in we're dealing with their children or teenagers who uh carry arms or well uh uh equipped with uh the instruments or the equipment to you know commit harm in
uh crimes in Trent, New Jersey. And then uh again bringing up this Mr. Willis seems like that this article is very important to make it seem that this is the only thing going on in Trenton, New Jersey recently where it says that uh uh Trent need to wake up to the point of uh
what's happening in our communities and how our teenagers so for as they gather they may also in other words implying that any gathering of teenagers or uh what you call uh street people are uh are criminals. Now, this uh this status
quo situation has been going back when I was a teenager and I broke into the game at 14 and 15. I was already talking about the police. 16 I was dealing with the underground underworld where the drug was real, you know, uh there was a lot of drug dealing and uh homosexual
activities and being run out of Trenton and uh I haven't had a run in with a under undercover narco that seemed to track me almost for the rest of my life. Uh, so this is something that's going on for a long time. I've been saying since
uh uh the black community was targeted and then it spilled over to the Puerto Ricans and then now to uh the whole America from the east to the west. So, uh, again, I I want to, uh, say that this the next next next
mayor, I hope that, uh, uh, she, uh, have the, uh, the strength and the courage to as, uh, represent Trenton is a sanctuary city, not only for immigrants that he supposed, Mr. P supposed to be representing so much of,
so he claimed in other articles, and, uh, go ahead and, uh, advocate for the repeal of executive order 11727. I can directing the black community looking for the black massage spilled over now as well as as big- time business uh as far as drug dealing all
over the planet earth. Now, this uh this Puerto Rico right here, I was looking at it with uh the medium status quo and it al it uh as an example use Puerto Rico as a status quo as uh like I say, Puerto Rico will never be uh a state nor ever
will ever be independent the way things are kept as a status quo because it's using as a platform for drug dealings. And it's not even the Puerto Ricans themselves. formiders coming in take advantage of the Puerto Ricans and the island itself and then a platform for
the Colombians or whoever else uh to sell drugs and promote homosexuality like the Miller in the article in New Jersey article someone in New Jersey articles are you saying that uh the way I understand the article is that he's prepping uh truth in New Jersey for
mainly or mostly uh the LGBTQ communities homosexuals uh and Well, we include lesbians. I don't like to bring that up, but the homosexual uh communities. So, from my experience, if the status quo remains, then that means
going to be a lot of drug dealing, a lot of uh uh sinful acts uh that may be uh that they are legal to a degree if you keep it behind closed doors. Uh so I
think that uh the next mayor should overcome the status quo that's been going on since I was a teenager and that was before that. uh and repeal 11727 and um keep our
status as uh uh sanctuary city uh up to par and change the attitude that this man projects about us that somehow people come in and take advantage of us and buy you know buy the properties. Thank you.
>> Thank you. >> This is Kareem Beer Barely. Thank you. >> Good evening. Kareem Bay, 53 Poland Street, Euing. Um, I'm here to talk about 842 Riverside Avenue. Uh, last
summer I put offer in. Uh, in July, I was told that I was one of three that put offer in that property. In October, my application disappeared. Uh, Dan Roach was handling
it. It disappeared. I came down here, I had to prove that I actually put application in. Um, I've been up here before. I've been getting a runaround from Dan for months. Um, 3 weeks ago, I came down here. Uh, I was
told that I was first to put the offer in for the property. The person that put it in before me put it in two years before, but it was the neighbor. So, I guess he wanted to knock the property down or whatever. But
being that I was going to live in the property, that would make me first. I got an email a week later saying that even though I put my application in in July, that they are no longer going by first come, first serve.
Basically, it's the best offer. So if I put offer in in July and somebody tells somebody, oh, he bid at this and they put offer in in October, their offer is going to beat mine out if
they're going by offers. But if you go by first come, first serve, it's whoever put the offer in first. So now I got an email last week saying that you're no longer going by first go. First come, first serve. And the property was given to someone who bid it after me. So, I
want to when when the property comes in front of you, I want you to vote no on it. 842 Riverside Avenue. Thank you, >> Sergio Verdesco. >> Good evening. Sergio Verdesco, um 91 Field Crest Avenue, actually in Edison,
New Jersey. I am a council representative for the New Jersey Carpenters Union. About 8 months ago, I was uh assigned Mercer County as the carpenter representative. Uh I've met some of you through the course of those eight months. I wanted to come here and
introduce myself and talk about opportunities that the carpenters union can give to Trenton residents. During these eight months, I've been in in the city quite a bit, visited lots of construction job sites, been reading
about large redevelopment projects that are upcoming, and um wanted to talk to you about what I've seen. I've been to job sites in Trenton that are prevailing wage that have gotten state money that
have no Trenton residents on it. And I'm actually very surprised when I see that. Um, the parking lots of these construction projects have Ohio license plates. They have Trenton, uh, I'm not Trenton, Texas license plates, Michigan
license plates. And, um, some of the people that I've been speaking to, you know, they see me, first of all, they don't really want to talk to me because because they don't know who I am, right? But then, uh, as I get to know them a little bit, they tell me that they're
working for cash. And uh there's a there's missed opportunities from what I'm seeing here. So I don't know if there's a time that you guys would like to sit down that we can talk about these jobs and give Trenton residents an
opportunity because the jobs that union carpenters and basically all the trades, they're good paying jobs. Okay? If I went up to anybody and said that we're going to give you a living wage, we're going to give you health care, and when you're done with your career, you're
going to have retirement. Who says no to that, right? But we need the opportunity to put these people to work. We have the means to bring in hundreds of people. We don't because we don't have the opportunity because we're being underbid
by unscrupulous contractors. and um I've been seeing it a lot in Trenton and I think there's something that we can do to work to make that better. So, I wanted to come here, introduce myself. I have cards. I don't know if I can leave them with you and I would love to sit down and talk to any one of you about
opportunities for Trenton residents. I've been to Trenton High School job fairs and they're good kids that just need an opportunity and um we'll train them and it's no cost. This this organization I've been a part
of for 30 years, 26 years out on the field and it's been great to me. I owe everything that I have to the organization that I'm a part of. So, if I can do if I can give what was given to me to
somebody else, selfishly speaking, it'll make it'll it it's awesome. So, thank you for your time. I'll leave the cards with you. I'll be happy to speak with each and every one of you about opportunities and upcoming big res big redevelopment projects in Trenton. Thank
you. >> Any questions? Max Hamen, Brady Rivera. Hello everyone. Uh my name is Raider Rivera, uh resident 704 East Brown Street. Um I'm just here to um say that
I'm sure that some of you um have probably uh seen on social media, but um I wanted to formally invite um everyone present here tonight, uh council members, um the mayor, and um people of the public as well. Um, I'm one of the organizers for the Capitol City Anime Fest that's taking place down at the
Mercer County Community College um, uh, James Kernney campus on North Broad and that's going to be on June 6th um, between uh, 10:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. And you know, it looks like it's going to be the first anime convention held in Trenton and and Mercer County history as
well. And so, you know, for me, I just wanted to make this formal invitation because um this anime convention is not simply a gathering of uh fans of Japanese pop culture, but a community focused um effort to stimulate our social and economic environment. Uh the
best way that I and uh my fellow organizers for this convention uh know best. um you know knowing that trend is a largely black and Hispanic population um anime is very important and very prevalent in um our social circles and
so we want to make sure that you know this is a very welcoming and safe environment for them. Um currently we have over uh 200 people across volunteers, staff, artists, guests and vendors um from throughout New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and even as far out as California. And we've been
partnering with institutions like uh TCJ and Ryder to bring esports programming um as well as us making uh friendships and networking with other conventions that are present throughout the state. Um, and so we also just want to say, you know, we look forward to working with the city to make this a great uh um uh
event of success, especially um thanks to uh Mayor Reedora, Department of Recreation, Natural Resources, and Culture, and the city police department to ensure that um everyone has a fun and safe experience uh for our Trenton residents and uh for those visiting uh Trenton from outside of Trenton. Um so I
do have like a flyer here, one of the larger ones um that I would leave here in the back. I welcome everyone to check it out. I'll take a photo, bring it home. Um, yeah, right now the tickets are still, you know, up for sale for the public. Um, but yeah, just wanted to let
everyone know. Thank you. And, you know, open invitation. Thank you guys. I'm going to call one more time for Max Hampton. >> No. Okay. Understood. So, moving on, Madame
President, at this time, um I'm going to defer to the atern to the attorneys to the city attorney in reference to the need for an executive session at this time. >> Yes. Um I've received um some inquiries from council about the settlements. I I
believe that I answered them. Um to the extent there are more questions, we have executive session available, but if there are none um and council's comfortable voting on it, um we can forgo the need for executive session. Does anybody have any questions outside of what was already answered, what was
already provided to everybody with regards to any of the settlements? >> Uh, Council President, would we be holding our civic comment before afterwards? >> If if we don't need to go in executive session, that's what I'm asking now. Is there still a need to go into executive session at this time?
>> Excuse me. Once I said to look up the number, I believe one item was pulled. >> You still need to go into executive session? >> Not. Yeah, I see. I can ask the number if it was pulled, but I just need to look for it, please. >> What was that? >> Can you ask? Yeah, go ahead. >> Uh, I was just want to make sure if one item uh for executive session was
removed from executive session, >> is it on the um resolutions for settlement? >> We I believe that I believe that was pulled and we're not that's no longer being considered. That was the one you spoke to me about. Yes, that's being pulled. That will not be >> Oh, so that would be uh 26167. >> Yeah. >> All right. Thank you. I have no
questions. >> Correct. >> Thank you. Okay. So, with that, um, there's no need to go into executive session this evening. Mr. Garcia, we can proceed with civic comment at this time. >> Um, and you'd still have to vote on the except you did a consent agenda excluding >> Oh, I'm sorry. Those resolutions. Um, if
you'd like, if you want to ask for a motion to approve a consent agenda, including resolutions 26, 161, 162, 163, and 164. >> May we have a motion to approve those resolutions that he just named?
So move >> second. >> There's no move. >> I'm sorry. That was moved by >> Thank you. And the second was Feliciano. Thank you very much. Roll call. Councilwoman Edwards. >> Yes. >> Councilwoman Feliciano.
>> Councilwoman Frisbee. Thank you. Councilwoman Gonzalez. >> Yes. >> Councilman Harrison. >> Yes. >> Vice President Williams. >> Yes. and Council President Figuro Kenberg. >> Yes. >> Motion carried. Thank you.
And with that being said, Madame President, I believe Oh, it moves us on to civic comment. You can start with any individual you wish. >> Yes, sir. Um, Councilwoman Edwards, may you start us off, please? >> Good evening. Um,
I just want to address some of the recent uh, articles and things that was put out there because I would be remiss if we did not speak on it tonight because it would be looked at as optically as we are dancing around um,
this bush here. So, a a recent article came out about the Stacy Park incident in which we all know this was no new issue. This was an issue that was resurfaced. Unfortunately, with how it was handled
and which most of us did not agree with, it still is put as though council is implicated somehow in all of this in the wrongdoings of the lack of proper procurement processes being followed by the
administration. And I just wanted to put on the record that we did pass a resolution to to approve a contract that the ad administration had entered after the fact that it was and because we had received legal advice that this
was just for documentation purposes with DCA, it did pass with council. But that is not an endorsement of us willingly, blindingly or ignorantly approving something after the fact that
this administration had did and implicating ourselves into an illegal matter or any any impropri. So based on the information that we had at the time prior to the investigation
that we had requested to have be done, um I believe that I just would be remiss if I did not go on the record and say that. So, the one thing that definitely troubles me as
back in September, we were told this investigation audit report had been concluded and available to council to only review in the law director's office and we could not receive a copy of it. What's troubling to me as an investigative reporter had gotten a hold
of this document that council ourselves were not privy to have. And the million-dollar question is how and why? How was it that we did not receive a copy and was not permitted to have a copy? And when we
had even asked if it would ever be released to the public, we were told it didn't have to be because it was an ongoing investigation and there were other things involved in this that it could not be released to the public. It has sensitive information. So, I'm extremely extremely concerned by that
and I'll continue to dig and I don't appreciate council being set up to take the fall for anything. I'm going to continue to say that and be above board with everything that we do.
So, I just wanted the public to know that in no way, shape, or form was that resolution and endorsement. It was a formality. Thank you. Have a good evening. >> Thank you, Councilwoman. Councilwoman
Feliciano. >> Good evening. >> Thank you for opening up the door. I'm going to scoot on in it. So, good evening everyone. Thank you for being here tonight. Um, I'm just going to jump real quick into what my council
colleague had just said. Uh, I'm in agreement. How is it that the investigative reporter got a copy of the document? Council couldn't get a copy of the document. When I've asked um members of the executive administrative team if they had gotten a copy of the document,
they didn't even get a copy of the document, but yet the reporter did. So, it leaves one to question who's giving out information. I even went as far as asking if the document was Oprah, and it was, but then it was not released. So I
am just confused again how the investigative reporter and then when LA Parker wrote his article, he said that the invest that the reporter that released the article obtained a copy of the report from a member of the
administration. So, how is it that the administration would feel so comfortable to give it to this woman when council had asked for this when the public should have seen this?
When everyone should have been made aware of this in due time. And now here we sit and fingers are being pointed all over the place as if as if things that were put out were 100
and complete 100% completely accurate when in fact they were not. I wasn't going to say too much of anything um and kind of feel and feel the the the vibe of the room tonight, but there's just something that I just I just want
to say. I believe that right is right and wrong is wrong. And that is just what it is. I don't think it's right when when innocent people are put on the line and their name is drugged through the mud. I know that if you do something wrong, you deserve to be dealt with
accordingly. Right? I am not a perfect person and I have had to deal with things that I have done and I'm woman enough to own up to everything and deal with exactly what has been thrown my way. I don't think it's fair for people to work for administrations and people
and be taken advantage of and left out, hung to dry to make it as if you are a criminal or someone that has done something that in fact was not the case of how it was printed. So, I'm going to say this.
There's always two sides to every story with things. And sometimes people have the liberties to say what it is that they would want to say even if it's in defense of themselves and then sometimes they don't. I think that it is a shame that in the
article, there was really no question about the head administrator, the mayor of the city and his oversight of the activities and the actions that have taken place and Paul Harris and the like were put out there to hang out to
dry as if things were not approved, things were not authorized. I personally went back and operas that people off that they went and got about his time sheets to see if they were signed and they were for overtime.
You have to lay the blame where it is due. Regiora is the mayor. I respect him as the mayor. But again, right is right and wrong is wrong. And when you sit and you and and and and don't even make a statement about
anything. I have a problem with that. I have a problem with that. Something should have been said. This report should have been addressed. We shouldn't be here now with the 11th hour. I have people pissed off with me. They operating my emails to see
who I was sending emails to, right? And I'm looking. So now I done opraed the person that opered the parts about me cuz I know who you are but you looking in the wrong direction. How is it out of seven council people,
I'm the I I am the target, my family, me. And people are good with that because they gave over stuff that would make somebody else or other people look bad when they know what the truth is.
It's just not right. It's not fair. Paul Harris, thank you for the work that you do and have done for the city of Trenton. Thank you for going above and beyond in the capacity that you have.
Thank you for for holding on and still showing up in spite of everything that is now taking place and how your name is being drugged through these funky streets as if you are this bad person and we know that you are not. Just give me a few more minutes, please. Council
President Mayhi, thank you. It's not right. People need to be held accountable for their wrongdoings. People need to to step up and own it. And it's not fair.
It It It's just not fair when people's names are drugged through the mud and nobody steps up to say anything when everybody knows what the truth is. Thank you. Oh, happy teacher appreciation week. Um, all the teachers
out there, thank you for all the tremendous work that you do. And I do want to just take a moment in remembrance of my coworker and friend Monica Morris. Um, we affectionately know her as Chef Morris at the high school. She was murdered
um by her spouse. She leaves behind four children. Um, and we will have a balloon release for her tomorrow uh at the high school in remembrance of who she is. Domestic
violence is real. Please, if anyone is going through it or you know somebody, you have to get help. Make a plan. Make a plan. Talk to your family. Talk to somebody. We just had a staff meeting with her on Monday. And then
Tuesday, we got word that she lost her life at around 2:30 a.m. um that morning. And so she will be greatly missed. She was a beautiful person. She was a wonderful spirit. And um I just ask you
all to pray for Monica's family that she leaves behind, for the friends that knew and loved her, and for everyone that has lost a loved one due to violence, and anyone that has lost someone in this season that we just pray for each other um as we look to go forward. Thank you,
Council President. >> Councilwoman, uh Councilwoman um Frisbee, she still on the call? Yes. Yes. >> Okay. So, for the sake of I know that this is not coming through completely
clear, I'm going to keep this real short. I have a lot of comments that I wanted to make. I want to start with making just my thoughts and prayers go out to the teacher, her family that uh who lost her life recently. Um and I echo the sentiments of my colleagues
that um we should check on one another, pay attention to one another. uh domestic violence is a real thing and there are a lot of people who suffer in in silence. So I ask that you would check in and be someone's accountability partner. The other thing I wanted to say
was the we ought not believe everything just because someone prints it because even though we they should be factchecking checking and we are counting on them to be just that that's not always the case. And so I would ask that we would uh reserve judgment
before we uh make a decision taking sides with people and make sure that everything that you read is actually factual. Um I believe that there is more to the story. I would like to know from the beginning the origin where did this
whole uh issue come up with uh the article that was um printed. Um so that Paul Harris I wanted to know um I stand with him. I believe that he's an incredible individual as leadership in
our city um has been fantastic. What we've been able to do uh since he's been in uh not only the position that he's in but the previous position um has been incredible but nothing less than moving our city forward which is what we want.
And I find it to be uh offensive that people are finding ways to dig up dirt when we are trying to move forward to hold us back. Um I take issue with that and I would question your motives when you are looking you can't find anything
else to do other than to bring the city down. So, um I'm going to reserve that because I believe that there is a whole lot more to this story that needs to come out and I want to be able to say it in person so that all the facts come out. Um other
than that, I I'm going to just um forgo the rest of my time. I thank everybody for coming out this evening. I'm sorry that I could not be with you um in person, but I do look forward to our next meeting when I am in person and I can um better express myself. Thank you
and have a great evening. Thank you, Councilwoman. Counciloman Gonzalez. >> Yes. Thank you everyone for being present this evening. I'm going to be short. Um first prayers going out to Chef Morris. Um she was a beautiful spirit and so um definitely a sad
situation um that occurred with her family. So prayers going out to her family and of course everyone who knew her and the staff at Tren Central High School uh Chambers campus. Um, I just wanted to say a couple of announcements.
One, let me just quick on the topic that was just being discussed. I have not been able to review the report. So, I will be coming up this week to re review the report in person and um then I can give my two cents to just a couple of announcements. A cup
of love Mother's Day tea party will be this uh May 9th from 1 to 3:00 p.m. at the Trenton Public Library. The event is free. We also have our trans citywide cleanup in the south ward. I probably should have saved that view. May 2nd.
Um, also happy Mother's Day to everyone and happy. >> Thank you, Councilwoman. Councilman Harrison. >> First, my my prayers go out to Chef Morris's family. Domestic violence is is so scary to see how this is revalent in
society nowadays. And um glad to see the communities coming together for her and the family, the whole family. Um again, like you said, this week is the clean up in the South W. Next week's the East W cleanup. Um also there's this Saturday
uh tough Vince uh Bridget is uh the Trenton United Family Foundation. They're going to be at uh Gil Carter Park used to be Garfield Park this Saturday uh 9:00 a.m. till noon. Uh Gil's golden rules were one, show up.
Two, speak kindly. Three, clean up. Four, lift others. Five, never quit. Um Gil Carter was an unbelievable human being and um the world needs more Gil Carters. So I hope we can get a lot of people to come out this Saturday um to
uh Gil Carter Park to actually help out in the community. Thank you so much. >> Thank you, Councilman. Council Vice President um Williams. Thank you, Council President. Uh, first of all, I just want to extend uh prayers to Chef Mars's family for a tragedy that
happened uh at her death. Uh, unfortunately, at each CPAC meeting, we hear more than a few uh reports of domestic violence incidences. That's something we as a society need to do better with combating and uh teaching
people, families that there are better ways to handle problems. And I'd like to see in the coming year our city make a stronger effort towards that. Uh including hopefully I'd love to see purchase of billboards in multiple languages. Uh regarding that there is help offered and I do believe that help
would be accepted and asked for if it was known that that it's available. Um, I also want to thank uh the Trenton Police Department for having officers here for the start of our meeting and for a good portion like to see them here later in the meeting, but to help make sure that uh we have a safe meeting,
particularly uh in these difficult times that we're too often reminded on a national basis about violence. Uh this coming May 20th, Wednesday, we have the Northward Sis Police Advisory Council meeting from 5:30 to 7:30 at
Galley Baptist Church, 4:40 Barley King Boulevard. Trent Community Street Teams is always with us, as well as the Trenton Police Department. Often have uh other guests from the administration, including public works that are meeting to take questions. Uh this month our special guest will be John Bodner who
some may know already as the general manager of our city's Trenton Thunder baseball team who will speak about the upcoming season and a team's commitment to community outreach efforts in the capital city. So please come to CPAC on May 20th and ask about the team.
Hopefully they'll do well this year and uh ahead of their opening uh game at home on Tuesday, June 2nd at 700 p.m. at Thunder Stadium. Uh there's also a documentary uh movie screenings uh tomorrow night at Princeton University.
Uh it'll be tomorrow at 6 PM at Bridger Hall, BR Ri Hall, room C 112. C12 and it's opposite the film is the legacy of lead in Trenton. And it will be four documentaries uh shorts shown including
uh one which will include East Trenton Zone Charel Snder who many of us know. So, if you can attend tomorrow at 6 PM Prince University, uh, Bridger Hall, room C112, uh, regarding lead in our city and the efforts to clean it up. Um, Councilman Harris already mentioned
about the citywide cleanups. Uh, so please do participate. Um, again, westward is this week. Uh, southward begins on May 9th, East Ward begins on May 16th, and the North W begins on May 23rd. It's a great opportunity to help clean up our neighborhoods. uh get
things out of your houses. So, please uh participate. It's a great event every year. Uh also uh regarding gentleman's comments regarding uh the carpenters unit, I'm great to hear that uh they are participating in events at at the high
school. If there's any more recruiting or marketing could be done in the city that would be great because there are a lot of people who'd like to join the union um and get a good start on a strong curve particularly as AI uh gets more and more um involved in taking over parts of our society and business world
and careers. And then finally, uh I hope that uh Andy Chan, I know she had to leave, uh but that she will have that conversation. I know they just moved here and we've had a lot of a lot of water under bridge the last three years as this council's tried to help make the
shelter a much better shelter than it was uh when we first came on board. And uh hopefully we can get to that place where the animals are are uh well always well taken care of and foster care system works out well and we don't need to have
to speak about um the animal shelter versus uh our citizens because that is a big important issue and um we would like to get to a place where that's not such a consensus issue. So with that I just want to thank everybody for coming
tonight. uh wish everyone the best and please come back next week. God bless. >> Thank you, Council Vice President. Um Director Mccipelli, I did say I wanted to yield some time to you. I have a couple of quick things to say and then I would like you to have the rest of my time. I just have a quick question for
you with regards to Miss Chan. Um again, my regards go out to Miss Monica and her family and to the whole family at Trenton Central High School. I personally know what it's like to be a victim of domestic violence and to know how fearful it can be um not knowing what someone might do in a matter of
passion provocation. So my heart goes out to your colleague Miss Feliciano and her family and you guys at at the school. Um again to what my colleagues has spoke about um you know council often gets thrown under the bus the the buck gets passed um and people play the blame game
and point their fingers in different directions. Um I just share their sentiments. Um they they were both well spoken. They both said what they needed to say and I I believe that they're an expression of the council as a whole. Um that being said, uh council vice
president Williams, I think you got the dates a little bit messed up for the citywide cleanups. I just wanted to correct it. South Ward is this Saturday, May 9th. East Ward is May 16th. And North Ward is May 23rd. Okay. But whether you did or not, I'm
well I'll put it out there again. Um, so just clean out your clean out your houses, clean out your basements, clean out your attics, clean out around your house, the lots or whatever. Um, and get the stuff out. It's a great opportunity to um, you know, clean up the city. If that was wrong, I'm sorry. I was just
>> Okay. Um, that being said, uh, Director Mccipelli, please, I just would like you to address one quick thing. I mean, if you want to say something else, that's fine. I'm yielding my time to you. Um there was something that Miss Chan said about um getting a foster dog and I think this is the second or third time that I've heard it come up that a dog
had staples still and they were not informed. Um can you just speak to that please? >> Sure. Um about that case in particular um she uh fostered the dog around um October of last year. Um and this came up right after that. We took care of the
um bill that she uh produced because she took it to her own uh vet. Um, and following this, of course, we had meetings with our animal control officers, the animal attendants to make sure that they follow the procedure and follow up on every case that we get at the shelter. Uh, but you have to
remember that we are under a crisis. We have an surmountable amount of dogs in the shelter and this this happen from time to time, but we're trying to decrease those errors. So, that's that's what we've been doing. >> And I know this is impromptu. I know you weren't expected to speak, but you can you just tell us how many dogs are in
the shelter now? Uh the uh the last report from yesterday, we have 27 dogs in the Trenton Animal Shelter. We have 17 in the annex. Um and cats, I believe we have eight. >> Okay. Thank you, director. >> No problem. >> All right. With that being said, thank
you all for coming out this evening. Um thank you guys for sticking to the end. It's actually early night, which is wonderful. So everybody have a safe night. It's Cinco de Mayo for any of you that are excited about that. But uh get home safe and thank you for joining us. Have a wonderful night. Madame President, if you want to ask for a motion to adjurnn.
>> May we have a motion to adjurnn? >> Second. >> Thank you. Roll call. Councilwoman Edwards. >> Yes. >> Counciloman Feliciano. Councilwoman Frisbee. >> Thank you. Councilwoman Gonzalez, >> yes. >> Council Harrison, >> yes.
>> Vice President Williams, >> yes. >> Council President Figuro Kenberg, >> yes. >> Motion carried. Meeting adjourned. Thank you. Thank you.