##VIDEO ID:ddQirIlU6ZA## [Music] [Music] good evening at this time I will call this meeting to order Clerk of the board please call the role commissioner Baker present commissioner bodc here commissioner delis for commissioner granados here commissioner Kowalski here commissioner Mirabella commissioner Williams here Vice chairwoman Leon here and chairwoman alary mudad here chair let the record reflect you have seven Commissioners present for this evening's agenda meeting thank you Clerk of the board please lead us in the prayer and salute to the flag humbly we ask God The Giver of peace and lover of charity to give the entire family of Nations true agreement with his will and to Grant the light of his Spirit on all who work for justice and peace amen I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the for stands Nation God indivis liy and justice for all Clerk of the board please read the statement of compliance with the open public meetings act the chair wishes to announce that pursuant to the requirements of New Jersey statutes annotated title 10 chapter 4 section 10 of the open public meetings act adequate notice of this meeting of the board of County commissioners of the county of Union has been given by mailing the annual meeting schedule for the year 2024 along with periodic changes necessitated by circumstance to the newspapers circulating within the county of Union who are designated to receive such notice and by posting the annual meeting schedule for the year 2024 in the administration building and further by filing the annual meeting schedule for the year 2024 with the office of the county clerk thank you we will adopt the communications during tonight's regular meeting tonight we have one special presentation um so I'm going to come down to the microphone and I'm going to ask um commissioner granados to join me okay so tonight it is um our honor and and privilege on behalf of the Union County Board of County Commissioners to present a resolution recognizing Dianna hunt for her incredible dedication in service as the executive director of the Union County Performing Arts Center for 26 years Deanna has been a driving force behind elevating the Arts in Union County through her leadership her vision and commitment she has not only enriched the cultural landscape of our community but also created a welcoming space where creativity and performance could Thrive Deanna we thank you for your years of service and we celebrate the remarkable Legacy you leave behind as you embark on your well-deserved retirement so on behalf of the board we have a resolution for you today and I'm not going to go into the details you can come on up and Vicki would you like to join us as well Ed would you like to join us as well um I've had the pleasure of of serving on the board this year with you Deana and you have done such tremendous things for the UC Pac and for uni County and I've enjoyed working with you um and I I know you've left behind a great legacy and I hope that we can continue um what we've done what you've done um in the future so thank you so much for all that you've done and you deserve a retirement I know you said that you you can't you actually can't even say the words and it's it is but but it is deserved and and we really appreciate all that you've done for uni County so thank you so much thank [Applause] you keep it I think our chair basically said it all but just want to say that ever since we met you and you took the leadership role at UC Pac UC pac's gone to another level so we thank you for your leadership your commitment to the community and commitment to the Arts thank you and as chair of the art center board I just want to thank you for all you've done in the past couple years to get us to where we are today you know we came out of Co it was a trying time for us all and it was a pleasure to work with you for the last couple years as chair and as executive director so thank you for all you've done for the county the Art Center and all of us so thank you and enjoy your retirement so de and I first started to work together for the county of Union 26 years ago and we mark it because Dianna was pregnant with her son Jake holding my baby one of my babies Kelly on her lap during a rhythm and blues by the Brook so we go back a long time and what you've brought to the county of Union Stellar um performance is without issue ever um we're grateful for I personally am grateful for our friendship so I know I know that's how I feel to I've been very emotional yeah I I don't want to put you on the spot but if you'd like to say something um I it you know my whole career has a lot of it's been in Union County and so for me to end it here was really special and so thank you Ed for you know trusting me and giving me the gift of just managing the art center for the last two years it um it it it was a gift so thank you for trusting me and um I'll be forever grateful for that and to Vicki for recommending me and just being a friend and a mentor and you know Sergio and Kim been at every event and just supported me and I I can't thank you enough and PJ and Rebecca I've known you for so long and so thank you to all of you for um you know supporting me and in my career here um I just the one less thing I just want to say was um when we first start when I first started with my other company working in Union County one of our first events was in raway at raway River Park and that where I I brought my baby there when he was seven days old and then so I it was like coming full circle to end up working in raway at at UC Pac and um and I hope I left it in a in a better place and I found it and um and I'm looking forward to coming back and seeing many more shows it's it's the jewel of Union County yes so um I hope everyone can continue to enjoy it so thank you thank you so much quick picture if you don't okay tonight we will approve the communications during our regular meeting at this time I will first call upon prosecutor Daniel to present his resolution resolutions I see we have second prosecutor uh William tan here instead good evening everybody uh we have four items on the agenda tonight and I'd be happy to take any questions thank you thank you Office of the Union County sheriff sheriff Pete quelli chairwoman members of the board the sheriff's office has one resolution on the agenda this evening for your consideration I'd be happy to answer any questions thank you thank you Department of Economic Development Deputy County Manager Amy Wagner good evening Commissioners the Department of Economic Development has two resolutions for your consideration and I'm happy to answer any questions uh commissioner granados thank you chair um Deputy County Manager just for number two if you can just elaborate on the Union County housing roucher program and the benefits it provides yes absolutely um what this these fees are all set by Hud um to administer our Section 8 Housing Voucher Program when the resolution was done last year it only accounted for the costs associated with one year instead of the two-ear term of the contract so this just adjusts those fees so that we can uh have the funds available to pay for year two thank you very much thank you chair thank you department of engineering public works and Facilities M management director Joe P chair the department of engineering Public Works and Facilities has 13 resolutions on the agenda be happy to try to answer any questions you may have thank you Department of Human Services Debian Anderson good evening chair the Department of Human Services has seven resolutions on and I'll be happy to answer any questions you may have thank you Department of Parks and Recreation director Victoria Durban Drake good afternoon chair and board the department of Parks and Recreation has two on the agenda tonight and I'd be happy to attempt to answer any questions you may have thank you Department of Public Safety director Dennis Burke thank you chair good evening Commissioners Department of Public Safety has three items on the agenda for your review happy to take any questions you may have thank you thank you chair Office of the County Manager County Manager edman thank you chair I have two items on tonight's agenda be happy to answer any questions thank you thank you there are two business resolutions from the board do any Commissioners have any questions regarding these resolutions all auditory resolutions and resolutions of condolence are from the entire board are there any comments from my colleagues okay may I have a motion to adjourn so moved second all in favor [Music] [Music]