This is a regular meeting of the township committee. Public notice of this meeting has been given as required by the open public meetings law. A resolution was adopted on January 1st, 2026, designating this date, this Holland, 7:30m, as the time for this regular meeting of the township
committee of the township of union in the county of Union. A notice of each and every meeting of the township committee was posted in accordance with the Aphroet open public meetings law in one public place reserved for the posting of ordinances and official notices of the township of union, namely the bulletin board next to the clerk's
office. In addition there too, a copy of said resolution was forwarded to the local source in Star Ledger. Copy of said resolution is on file with the clerk of the township. Thank you, Madame Clerk. The prayer will be led by Manny Figerito this evening and the flag salute by Mr. Florio.
Please stand. As we gather as members of this township committee, we pray that we are ever mindful of opportunities to render our service to fellow citizens and to our community, keeping in mind always the enduring values of life, exerting our
efforts in those areas and on those things upon which future generations can build with confidence. Let us continue to strive to make a better community. Amen. >> Amen.
I 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 and justice for all. >> Thank you, Madame Clerk. Roll call.
>> Mr. Figero >> here. >> Miss Terrell >> here. >> Mr. Bowser >> here. >> Mr. Florio >> here. >> Mayor Frasier >> here. May I have a motion to approve the minutes for January 13, 2026? >> Move to approve the conference and regular session minutes of January 13,
2026. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I. >> I. >> Madame clerk, let's move forward with the agenda. >> I have consideration on draft and first reading an ordinance authorizing the purchase of property located at 1034 Janette Avenue and authorizing the
execution of a purchase and sale agreement. Move the draft be taken on first reading by title at this time. >> Second. All >> in favor? >> An ordinance authorizing the purchase of property located at 1034 Janette Avenue, block 4305, lot 12, and authorizing the
execution of a purchase and sale agreement in connection therewith. Mr. Figero, >> yes. >> Mr. Terrell, >> yes. >> Mr. Bowser, >> yes. >> Mr. Florio, >> yes. >> Mayor Frasier, >> yes. Move the draft be taken up at the next regularly scheduled meeting for second
and final reading. >> Second. >> Mr. Figero. >> Yes. >> Mr. Terrell. >> Yes. >> Mr. Bowser. >> Yes. >> Mr. Florio. >> Yes. >> Mayor Frasier. >> Yes. >> Creating a fee schedule for the use of the Union Arts Center. >> Move the draft be taken up by first
reading it this time. Second. An ordinance amending chapter 294 entitled fees in the township of Union, Union County, New Jersey. This ordinance creates a fee schedule for the Union Art Center. Mr. Figero, >> yes. >> M Terrell, >> yes.
>> Mr. Bowser, >> yes. >> Mr. Florio, >> yes. >> Mayor Frasier, >> yes. >> Move the draft be taken up at our next regularly scheduled meeting for second final reading. >> Second. >> Mr. Figero? >> Yes. >> Mr. Terrell? >> Yes. >> Mr. Bowser? >> Yes.
>> Mr. Florio? Yes, >> Mayor Frasier. >> Yes. >> Authorizing the purchase of property located at 1975 1977 Mars Avenue and 1963 1965 Mars Avenue and authorizing the execution of a purchase and sale agreement. >> Move Jack be taken up by title at this
time. >> Second. >> An ordinance authorizing the purchase of property located at 1975 1977 Mars Avenue and 1963 1965 Morris Avenue, block 2320, lots 4 and 7. and authorizing the execution of a purchase
and sale agreement in connection therewith. Mr. Figero, >> yes. >> Miss Terrell, >> yes. >> Mr. Bowser, >> yes. >> Mr. Florio, >> yes. >> Mayor Fisher, >> yes. >> Move draft be taken up at the next regularly scheduled meeting for second and final reading. >> Second. >> Mr. Figero,
>> yes. >> Mr. Terrell, >> yes. >> Mr. Bowser, >> yes. >> Mr. Florio, >> yes. >> Mayor Fraser, >> yes. Define resolutions authorizing the purchase of uniforms for various township departments from FitRight Uniform Company for an amount not to exceed $69,000. State contract 16 food
00109. >> Move to approve. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I. >> Authorizing a shared service agreement between the township and the burrow of Kennaworth for the use of the police firearms training facility. >> Move to approve. Second. >> All in favor? >> I. Authorizing a shared service
agreement between the township and the burrow of Rosel for the use of the police firearms training facility. >> Move for approval. >> Second. All in favor? >> I. >> Authorizing a shared service agreement between the township and the burrow of Rosel Park for the use of the police firearms training facility. >> Move for approval.
>> Second. >> All in favor. >> I. >> Authorizing a shared service agreement with the John H. Stamler Police Academy for the use of the police firing range for the Union County Police Trainees. >> Motion to approve. >> Second. All in favor? >> I. >> Authorizing the purchase of tires and
tubes for fire and police vehicles from Goodyear Tire and Rubber Care of FNS Tire Company for an amount not to exceed $18,000. State contract 25 fleet 82627. >> Move to approve. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I. >> Authorizing the maintenance and repair
of heavy duty vehicles for public works from air bra and equipment for an amount not to exceed $15,000. State contract 89279. >> Move for approval. Second. All in favor? >> I. >> Authorizing the renewal of Plenary Retail Consumption License number 2019
33011006 B4 Union New Jersey LLC, a pocket license. >> Move to approve the renewal. Second. >> All in favor? >> I. >> Authorizing the purchase of safety equipment for the Department of Public Works from Fastenel for an amount not to
exceed $15,000. State contract number 19 fleet 00565. >> Motion to approve the purchase. Second. >> All in favor? >> I. >> Authorizing the maintenance and repairs of John Deere Road maintenance equipment from Jesco, Inc. for an amount not to exceed $15,000.
>> Move to approve. Second. >> All in favor? >> I. >> Authorizing a contract with Northeast Sweepers for the repair of road equipment for a fee not to exceed $65,000. >> Move for approval. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I. >> Authorizing a shared services agreement with the Burrow of Kennorth for
temporary construction sub code coverage. >> Move for approval. Second. >> All in favor? >> I. >> Authorizing the purchase of janitorial supplies from Spruce Industries through the Mars County Co-op for an amount not to exceed $15,000. >> Motion to approve the purchase.
>> Second. >> All in favor? >> I. >> Authorizing a contract with Sesparrow Towing for the maintenance and repair of medium duty vehicles for an amount not to exceed $20,000. State contract 40845. >> Move to approve contract. >> Second. >> All in favor?
>> I. Authorizing a contract with Road Safety Systems through the Mars County Co-op for the purchase and replacement of guardrails throughout the township for an amount not to exceed $20,000. Move >> for approve. >> Second. All in favor? >> I. >> Authorizing the purchase of road materials from Welton Materials, Inc.
for an amount not to exceed $75,000 through the Union County Cooperative Pricing Council. >> Move to approve the purchase. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I. Authorizing a contract with WW Granger for industrial supplies and equipment for the Department of Public Works for an amount not to exceed
$15,000. State contract 19 fleet 00566. >> Motion to approve. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I. >> Authorizing the purchase of office supplies for township departments from WB Mason for an amount not to exceed $31,500 state contract 19 food 01329.
>> Move to approve. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I. Authorizing payment of all approved vouchers for solid waste collection holage and disposal at the interim rate of $759 per ton for household waste and $11912 cents per ton for bulky waste for the
month of December. Move >> for approve. >> Second. All in favor? >> I. >> Authorizing an agreement with the county of union for the union municipal drug alliance grant for the fiscal year 2026 in the amount of $13,38. >> Move for approval. >> Second. >> All in favor?
>> I. Authorizing the tax assessor and tax appeal attorney to file counter claims. >> Motion to approve. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I. >> Authorizing the tax assessor and tax appeal attorney to file appeals. >> Move to approve. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I.
>> Authorizing the tax assessor and the tax appeal attorney to execute stipulations of settlement with respect to tax appeals. >> Move for approval. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I. Mending resolution 2024307 increasing the amount to Enterprise Corporate by an additional $22,368.72
for the lease of nine police vehicles for a revised total amount not to exceed 118,368.72. >> Move for approval. Second. >> All in favor? >> I. >> Authorizing a professional service agreement with Kier's Engineering and design to update and revise tax maps in
the township for a file to exceed $15,900. Motion to approve the agreement. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I. >> Memorializing the name change of the cannabis retail facility operated by Ay Wellness New Jersey LLC, now known as
AYR Wellness New Jersey 2 LLC. >> Move to approve. Second. >> All in favor. >> I. >> Authorizing a contract with Independence Constructors, Inc. for the monthly inspe inspections of the underground storage tanks located at DPW Police Department and Fire Department for a fee not to
exceed $27,360 state contract 42270. >> Move for approval. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I. >> Authorizing the chief financial officer to undertake certain actions in connection with the sale and issuance of bond anticipation notes series 2026. >> Move for approval.
>> Second. >> All in favor? >> I. supporting the application of White Ash Farms LLC to receive a conditional class one cannabis cultivation license from the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission. >> Motion to approve. >> Second. >> All in favor?
>> I >> ask you to approve the finances as listed on the agenda. >> Move to approve finances. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I. The following communications from Terry Melanda tax collector requesting the township committee authorized checks issued to the following representing the
redemption of tax sale certificates as listed on the agenda. >> Move for approval. >> Second. All in favor? >> I. from Josephia Township Engineer requesting payment number one to Crossroads Paving Corporation in the amount of $253,8632 for work completed through December
19th, 2025 in connection with the 2025 road program phase 2. >> For approval, second. >> All in favor? I >> from Randall White Midas Union requesting the use of a 4x6 temporary sign, a 2x12 ft banner, and flags
affixed to the building until March 1st, 2026 for the new business located at 2470 Route 22 East. >> Motion to approve the sign and the banner and deny the flags. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I.
>> And I have department reports from the municipal court and police department. Move to receive the reports and file. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I. >> That concludes my part of the agenda. >> Thank you, Madam Clerk. Before we begin the committee reports,
um I would like to um first thank DPW for a phenomenal job that they did with the snow cleanup. Let's give them a round of applause. They were amazing. Thank you so much. And um I'm going to ask uh the director Graciano to come up and talk about the
plan that they had and how they executed the snow cleanup. >> Thank you, mayor. Thank you, council. Um first, I just, you know, I just want to thank everybody. I want to thank uh you know, thank this board, thank the administration, thank the police department, thank the fire department.
There's a lot of help involved with this whole thing. There's a lot of preparations involved. Uh we prepared well before the storm. We saw it coming. We knew what we were going to do. We had all the streets primed, had all our equipment uh uh worked on to the best of our ability during a storm of this size. You're going to lose equipment left and
right. So, we were down a bunch of equipment during the storm. But, it it really worked out well. We had all our mechanics in. We had all of our staff was in throughout the night through Sunday. Uh you know, starting at 6:00 a.m. and we didn't leave until yesterday, 4:30 in the afternoon. Then we're back at it again today. And we're still working out finishing up
crosswalks, finishing up uh um a lot of stuff that we had to get done because schools are opening up tomorrow. So, um, you know, we had a little bit of a, um, little bit of a break with the schools, um, you know, closing up today again. So, really worked out well and we, uh, and we work very well together with the
board of ed and helping them out and they, uh, they also help us out. So, it's, uh, it's all just part of the game. It's part of the show that I've been doing for 26 years. I know pretty much inside and out. And with your support, with the with the support of support of um, of the administration here, it just it makes things a lot
easier. I just want to thank my staff. They did a great job. They're all still working. They're unbelievable. We had office staff in to handle phone calls during the event. It worked out. Everything worked out great. Uh it was uh you know, it was a good thing that came came all together and let's just hope we don't get to one this weekend.
>> So, thanks again for everything. >> Once again, thank you so much. Phenomenal job. >> Also, at our last meeting, we had a couple of concerns. I would like to ask Director Donnelly to come up and address these concerns, please.
Good evening, mayor, committee. I'd like to echo the compliments for DPW for the great job they did. They did a phenomenal job and it was nice and easy collaborative effort with the police department. So, great job, John.
Um to address the resident's concern regarding the exit for Costco onto West Chestnut Street, uh along with the improper signage and markings, we've done some research and an inspection of the area. The traffic bureau conducted a three-year review of accidents and
enforcement just in that specific area. We had uh six accidents in total for three years, averaging around two per year. Four involved drivers making improper left or right onto West Chestnut from the stop
sign. One involved a uh vehicle that was rearended on West Chestnut Street, so had nothing to do with the uh entrance and the other one was a sideswipe. All these uh accidents were listed as
minor damage with no injuries. We also conducted over 4,000 motor vehicle stops in that specific area near and around Costco. Um, averaging about 1,400 per year. There were no instances
where summons was issued for entering the parking lot the wrong way. As for the markings and signage, our traffic bureau made an inspection and is all clearly and properly marked and photographs were taken as well, which I provided.
In conclusion of this study, it does not reveal the markings or signages causation for the accidents. It appears that the causation is due to impatience and driver intention. So, from the police department, we just ask when you're coming from a stop,
whether it be a stop sign or pulling out into traffic, just be patient. You know, that's the best way to uh enter that and yield right away to oncoming traffic. >> Thank you so much. and then mayor for the human trafficking
to address the resident's concerns regarding human trafficking. Fortunately for the township of Union, we haven't had any instances of human trafficking. But with that being said, it is a very difficult investigation which requires partnership with our community. We have
posted on social media some things to look for that may be signs of a person being victimized human trafficking. Being that January is human trafficking awareness and prevention, of course, if anyone has any suspicion of human trafficking, they should
contact their local police department or the New Jersey hotline, which is 1855 3636548. Also, there is an attorney general guideline that was enacted in 2018 titled strengthening trust between law
enforcement and immigrant community directive. Part of this directive allows for non-citizen victims and witnesses to receive protection in the form of a T visa where victims or witnesses can stay in the United States legally. The Union
Police Department, we have a policy that mirrors that directive. And then finally, the Union Police Department also has a detailed PowerPoint presentation for any organization or resident that wants more training in human trafficking. They can
contact our community policing bureau at 908851-5252. >> Thank you so much for that report and keeping us a breast of these issues. Um I know I'm glad to know that the um Caldwell Avenue Street is relatively safe considering that Costos is so busy
and we know that there's a popular gym there that um a lot of people attend. So um thank you so much for that. >> Absolutely, Mayor. It's close to a state highway. It's heavily traveled. So just do caution and patience. >> Thank you. Thank you so much.
>> Okay, let's begin our reports. We will start with uh Terrell. Good evening everyone. Uh before I uh read my my fire department report, um I have the following license applications for
approval. Uh Pet Shop Kennel and Shelters Township of Union Animal Control, 980 Jefferson Avenue. Dogtopia of Union, 1235 West Chestnut Street. Red Barn Dog Ops, New
Jersey, 1235 West Chestnut Street. Pet Pets Smart 948 Springfield Road. Shake apaw 2195 Route 22 West and entertainment amusement license Chuck-E-Cheese 2700 Route 22 East.
>> I will second those. >> All in favor? >> I. >> Thank you. All right. My Union Fire Department uh report for January 28, 2026. During this reporting period, the
Union Fire Department responded to 201 calls for service. Those calls included uh fire suppression, emergency medical assistance, and motor vehicle incidents. Two significant incidents um that I I'll
report on. On January 20th, units responded along with uh the emergency medical unit to an motor vehicle accident on Route 78 westbound. The motor vehicle accident involved a tractor trailer colliding with two passenger vehicles, rupturing the
tractor trailer's fuel tanks. All but two lanes uh on the highway were shut down to allow Union County Hazmat team and the Department of Transportation to contain and clean up the fuel spill. Three people were transported to Overlook Hospital to be treated for
non-lifethreatening injuries, thankfully. And on January 21st, while blocking traffic uh at a motor vehicle accident on the Garden State Parkway, one of our fire trucks was uh hit on the side. Uh struck it was struck by a
vehicle. The vehicle left the scene. Uh the a left the scene of the accident and was located and pulled over by New Jersey State Police on Chestnut Street. The accident caused minor damage to the truck. Uh and the state police issued the driver a summon. on the engine or
the truck remained in service. The Union Fire Department would also like to remind residents that when clearing snow, please don't forget your exhaust vents. So, that includes homes uh your home exterior furnace vent, your
drier vents, your boiler vents, and your water heater vents. Those also need to be cleaned out. Get the snow out of it. Um you know, so we don't cause additional issues. Block vents can cause dangerous carbon monoxide buildup inside your home. Keep the vents clear of snow
and ice and maintain at least three feet of clearance. Check your vents again after drifting or heavy snowfall. A few minutes with a shovel can pre prevent a serious emergency. That concludes my report. Thank you. >> Thank you so much, committee woman.
Committeeman um sorry >> that's okay, mayor. Thank you so much, Mayor. Uh from our recck department, the Union Wreck travel basketball season is now in full swing with our teams having a combined 40 and 27 record so far. I
think that's phenomenal. We encourage residents to come out support our young athletes as they compete for championships this season. We currently have three teams in first place in their division. The sixth grade boys, the seventh grade boys, and the fourth grade
girls. Yay. Home games are played on select Fridays and Saturdays at Kowami. For a home game schedule, please check the Jersey Basketball League website or you can also call the recreation office. Let's show these all stars that the
entire community is rooting for them. The recreation department is also excited to announce the return of a beloved program, Art with Mrs. Karen. I wish I was young enough to start taking this again. Uh, this program will return for a spring session on March 13th.
Registration is only $50 and covers the cost of nine hands-on sessions. This class is designed for kids in kindergarten through third grade and is a great way to introduce aspiring artists to various art making methods
and mediums. Online registration is now open, but space is limited. So, please don't wait to register if you are interested. Uh for more information about these and any other programs, please call the Union Recck Department at 9086864200. And from our senior department, we're
taking care of our seniors. You hear that, Deputy Mayor? We're taking care of us. Health and wellness on Tuesday, February 3rd, and from 9:30 to 11:30 in the morning, nurse will be providing health maintenance check and prevention service.
This might be for the deputy mayor and I. The nail spa day on Tuesday, February 10th from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. Enjoy a complimentary nail spa manicure manicure courtesy of Union High School
cosmetology. Isn't that great that we have our high school students coming down to our seniors and the interaction is just phenomenal between both. Call now to reserve your appointment and treat yourself to a relaxing experience. Deputy May, >> I might join you, gentlemen.
>> Absolutely. You know, um, Tai Chi, if you've never done Tai Chi, it's a wonderful, uh, medium, uh, exercise medium. This is Wednesday, February 4th, uh, from 1:30 to 2:15. Experience the many benefits of Taichi, including increased strength, improved balance,
and enhanced posture. The class accommodates participants with seated or standing options, offering tailored instruction for beginners and more advanced practitioners. And April is almost here and we have our ARP free tax
aid program at our seniors every Thursday starting February 5th to April 9th. It's filling up fast. I'm going to tell you everybody the uh this provides tax assistance to anyone free of charge. Schedule your tax appointment today and
appointments based on available dates and times. And celebrating Black History at our seniors in February 6th from 11:00 in the morning to 12:00 noon, we have Dr. Daisy Century who is an interpreter extraordinaire will she will
present the historical life of Madame CJ Walker. And for all the lovers, there is a Valentine celebration also. There's a lot going on there. February 14th from 12:00 noon to 3 pm, join us for karaoke and cupcakes Valentine's Day celebration
featuring karaoke entertainment by Tanya Ray, vocals, cupcakes, and a warm welcoming atmosphere. Excuse me. As we celebrate the season of friendship and love and we do have some upcoming trips. Um, Wind Creek Casino on this is in
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. That's February 19th. It's $40 per ticket and that will leave from the parking lot on Janette A. And then this is always a great event at Hunton Hills if you have not been there. It's a wonderful location for theater and food dinner. Ticket pricing, this is
February 5th, coming up soon. Um ticket is $90. It's Dr. K's Mottown. Sounds fun. Ticket pricing includes bus transportation, the show, table served entree, a dessert buffet, coffee, tea, and gratuitity. The bus will depart from
the senior center at 10:00 a.m. And if you have any questions or need further information, you can call the senior center at 908851-5290. And that concludes my report. Mayor, >> thank you so much. I always look forward to your report. Can't wait to retire and join the seniors. Maria, uh, Mr. Bowser.
>> Uh, thank you, Mayor. Before I give my report, I want to take a moment to publicly recognize the men and women of our Department of Public Works. As we saw this past weekend, we were hit with one of the most challenging storm events in a while. While most of the town was
safely indoors, a crews route operating and battling at least 12 inches of snow in low temperatures. Despite the volume of snow, our road, our main roads were cleared for emergency vehicles and our residential streets followed shortly. To
DPW team, the community saw your hard work and as your commissioner, I want to say thank you for keeping us moving. I also want to thank the public for staying home and not coming out during the past weekend storm. This allowed DPW to get a good jump on preparing for the
storm. As we mentioned earlier, over the last two week weekends and days following, DPW crews had cleared 658 streets, 31 municipal parking lots, and multiple township sidewalks. In addition to crews were currently cleaning
sidewalks assigned to school crossing guards and seven bus stops throughout the township. Our staff has been working extended hours to ensure roadways, pedestrian areas, and municipal properties remain safe as possible for both residents and
visitors of the township. We respectfully ask the public to continue to be patient as cleanup operations continue. DPW remains fully committed in maintaining safety and accessibility townshipwide. As always, all concerns or
inquiries regarding all divisions of public works can be addressed by calling public works at 9086861922, but we encourage you to utilize report of concern feature on the township website. That concludes my report.
>> Thank you so much. And we always save the best for last. Seenor Florio. >> Thank you, Mayor. uh uh from our police department. Uh they're a very busy group, especially this weekend. But in the past two weeks,
we've had over 3,000 calls for services. Directed patrols were 1539. And people don't know what that is. We have an electronic way or scientific way we try and determine where we could have problems. And we actually sent patrols in advance to that area just in case. We
had 94 arrests, which I'm not happy to hear, but we we our police department again is keeping us safe. With regards to our speed initiative that we've had over the last couple of years to try and keep you safe and the road safe, uh, one of the things is we're very concerned
now about people running red lights. If you're driving the streets now, it's extremely dangerous. And I tell people, even though you you got the green, wait a second and see what happened. But we made 70 tickets we gave out in the last two weeks regarding red lights. So our
patrols are out there. Remember they can't be at every street at all the time, but they're out there very active. In terms of speeding, uh I don't like this, but it's actually better than some weeks. Two weeks we had give out 39 tickets for speeding. Again, our
officers are out there trying to control traffic and speeding as best they can in the area. One of the other things that we've concerned about is we want to make sure that these large 18-wheelers or very large trucks don't go through certain streets in our community. There's certain paths where they can go,
but we gave 16 tickets out in that case. So again, we keep our patrols are keeping on top of this stuff. Uh we have one of the highlights and you know we only quote one every two weeks but uh here's I want to read what happened on one of them. On January 9th
quality of life office observed a U-Haul van on route 22 and checked its license plate which we do frequently. The van had been reported stolen from Newark. Officers radio radioed for backup and quickly coordinate a boxing and maneuver of the stolen vehicle which is not kind
of a dangerous thing we have to do. The vehicle was successfully stopped and found to be occupied by the driver and a passenger. They were both placed under arrest for receiving a stolen motor vehicle and warrants. On January 18th,
the patrol officers responded to Edison Terrace where a resident reported that she left her Mazda SUV idling in her driveway has been stolen by two suspects. The stolen vehicle was then electronically tracked to a housing complex in orange. Quality of life
officers located the stolen vehicle in Orange and set up a surveillance on it. They then observed two males entering the vehicle and quickly arrested them without incident. The two suspects were identified as the suspects who stole the vehicle. They were both found to be
juveniles unfortunately and extensive criminal histories. They were both charged and transported to juvenile detention. The vehicle was returned to the owner. Don't leave your vehicle running for any reason. Um, it's just an invitation that some of these young
actually young criminals unfortunately. Uh, another thing I'd like to read, uh, we received a letter from the police department from someone thanking us. I want to read this for you. I'm reaching out to express my appreciation for the thoughtfulness and professionalism of the officers who responded to an
altercation this past Saturday, January 10th, between a Springfield Avenue resident and one of our attendees at our protest outside the Home Depot on Springfield Avenue. I didn't catch the officer's names, but they responded quickly and stabilized a potentially dangerous situation with minimal use of
force. I particularly appreciate the officer and I believe it was the lieutenant on the scene who sought our input and preference on how to resolve the situation even when he didn't have to and gave me a chance to talk with residents so we could get things solved. After officers left, the resident had
had a I had a very amicable chat and the rest of the protest went off without a hitch. Thank you for your support and safe street crossing and several attendees also mentioned having positive interactions as well. You know, all the commotion you read about in the paper that's going out, our police try to keep
things under control. And here's a good example. People protesting starting a little trouble, but our police intervene and calm the situation down. We train to do this. So, again, kudos to the police department. I just want to make one
other comment, mayor, if I may. Uh, thank you for the police director for clearing up that situation. We we welcome anybody to come here and talk. We also have a a a online thing that you could put your concern on that we will answer. But when we find that someone
comes in, we want to answer what they said. And if their statements are inaccurate, uh we need a a feeling that we need to respond. And I think our police director did here tonight about two situations about traffic problems or accidents around Costco and about a
human trafficking thing. People come in saying, "We're doing this stuff that's not going on in this town and our police are on top of everything." Just want to make sure you remain our police keep you safe. Thank you, mayor. >> Thank you so very much. Before I read my report, I want to give a shout out to the Cub Scouts. They are here this
evening with their CU leaders, Christine Ferman and Tiffany Aina, and some parents. Thank you so much for coming out. Love seeing those faces. And we will talk after the meeting. Okay, so before we discuss our upcoming
events, I would like to thank everyone who joined our MLK event at Union Center last week. To the event organizers, especially Miss Victoria, thank you for truly honoring his memory and inspiring others to carry his message forward. To
our community that joined us, thank you for keeping Dr. King's legacy and teachings alive. There's going to be a townwide blood drive. The Township of Union in partnership with the Health Training Institute is hosting a blood drive on
Wednesday, February 11th from 9 to 1:00 p.m. at the Union Arts Center located at 1980 Morris Avenue. Appointments are strongly recommended, but walk-ins are welcomed. I already made my appointment. Victoria, I will be there. Um, to learn
more details, please visit uniontownship.com or follow at twwpunenj. Union skate night. Lace up your skates for a fun evening at Union Sports Arena. The Township of Union and Recreation Department host their annual skate night
on Friday, February 13th. Remember I was at on the ice last year? from from 6:20 to 8:20 p.m. Entrance is only $5, including your skate rental. Pre-registration at uniontownship.com.
The SID pre Valentine's Day speed networking. Join us on Thursday, February 5th at House of Play for an energetic speed meet networking event designed to help young professionals expand their local network. For $30, you
will enjoy appetizers, enjoy appetizers, refreshments while connecting with driven individuals in a fun, modern atmosphere. Space is limited, so please visit uniontownship.com to secure your spot. Black History Month Expo. Celebrate Black History Month at
the Jefferson School Auditorium on Saturday, February 7th from 1 to 6:00 p.m. for an inspiring community expo. This free event features live music, a local art gallery and over and over 40 blackowned businesses and vendors and
food trucks to explore. It is a wonderful opportunity that honor cultural achievements and uplift the rich legacy of the black community right here in Vox Hall. Pet licenses. It is now time to license your dogs and
cats for the 2026 year. State law requires proof of vac vaccination when licensing. You can license license in person at the clerk's office or online at uniontownship.com. And as a reminder, Everbridge
notifications, please sign up for emergency and general notifications online at uniontownship.com. It was extremely helpful this weekend to receive up-to-date information. These updates are also posted on Facebook at TWWPUNJ.
That concludes my report. At this time, we will entertain any comments from the public. Seeing none, I have a motion to adjourn. >> Second. >> Thank you. That concludes our meeting.