##VIDEO ID:uIQMWPgqnfg## [Music] [Music] at this time I will call this meeting to order Clerk of the board please call the role commissioner Baker excuse me president commissioner bodc here commissioner dallis for commissioner granados here commissioner kski here commissioner Mirabella president commissioner Williams here Vice chairwoman Leon here and chairwoman palmary mudad here chair let the record reflect you have eight Commissioners present for this evening's agenda setting session 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 the lover of Charity to give the entire family of Nations true agreement with with his will and to Grant the light of his Spirit on all who work for justice and peace amen pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America the stands indivis andice Clerk of the board please read the statement of compliance with the open public meeting act the chair wishes to announce that pursuant to the requirements of the New Jersey statutes anotated title 10 chapter 4 section 10 of the open public meetings act my apologies uh adequate notice of this meeting of the board of County commissioners of the county of commun 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 we will adopt the communications in the minutes later during tonight's regular meeting tonight we do have one presentation um and I'm going to go down to the front and I'd like to call upon Vice chairwoman lordis Leon and uh commissioner BJ kski to Jo me okay hello uh the Union County um Board of County Commissioners is honored to celebrate the achievements of our talented senior ior artist with 13 of our residents recognized as Award winners in the 58th annual New Jersey senior citizens art show this exhibit featuring original works from artist 60 and up across all 21 counties showcase the vibrant talents of seniors Statewide tonight we proudly recognize Union County's award-winning artists each earning first place at the county level and advancing to receive to receive State honor um I'd also like to call upon Kathy kalitis and Martha stro for our from our heritage um cultural and Heritage office uh who head up our County Senior art show um and these are um the the people that are joining us tonight all took part in our art show and then were awarded Statewide so we uh just want to thank you all for joining us tonight thank you for providing such amazing beautiful work um that we could be so honored to have here in uni County and share with the state so when I call your name how are you uh we're going to head over by this um screen okay I'm a lost for words tonight uh from by this screen and we'll take a picture under the art uh when I call your name so we're going to move over here and I would first like to call upon Paul Frederico from Scotch Plains who received honor honorable mention for print making [Applause] next we have Nicholas Florio from Rosel Park who received honorable mention for works on paper [Applause] next we have Diane Gallow from Summit honorable mention pastel [Applause] next we have Peter Pagano from Clark honorable mention craft [Applause] thank next we have Lois wheeler from New Providence honorable mention mixed media Louise I'm sorry congratulations next we have Jody feifer from Westfield who receives second place in [Applause] pastels to the artk next we have luchiano felicio from Union who received first place in sculpture [Applause] and lastly we have daroy cair from planfield who received first place oil [Applause] painting beautiful I remember it from our show thank you so much thank you yeah absolutely that's am beautiful and if you would just stay up here for one second I would just like to ask all of our uh recipients to please come come back up if you don't mind so we could take one group shot [Laughter] yeah absolutely and um I'd also especially like to thank Kathy caketress and Martha Sturm um we have moved the show around to a number of different places and Martha manages to Just Adjust with whatever the venue is and get everybody together get everything mounted and beautiful and uh I it was I thought it was just a wonderful show and the fact that we have so many winners Statewide this year as a reflection of the Excellence of the work so my thanks to everybody and I'd also just like to mention um that we had a few others that were not able to join us tonight Veronica dunum Betsy Kowalski Joe manzella Maryann Jennings and Lydia Watson um so again we want to thank you all for your time and effort that you put into your absolutely beautiful work and we'll look forward to the upcoming show this year so thank you so [Applause] much The Walking Dead at this time I will call upon prosecutor William Daniel to present his resolution Madam chairwoman members of the uh commission the Union County prosecutor's office has one no test test yes okay thank you good evening Madam chairwoman Commissioners uh Union County prosecutor's office has one resolution on tonight for your consideration I'd be happy to answer any and all questions you might have thank you you're welcome thank you Office of the Union County sheriff sheriff Pete Corelli chairwoman Commissioners the sheriff's office has one resolution on the agenda this evening for your consideration and I'd be happy to answer any questions thank you Department of Economic Development Deputy County Manager director Amy Wagner good evening Commissioners the Department of Economic Development has one resolution for your consideration and I'm happy to answer any questions thank you thank you department of engineering Public Works and Facilities Management director Joe P good evening chairwoman Commissioners the department of engineering Public Works and Facilities has four resolutions on the agenda tonight be happy to try and answer any questions you may have commissioner Marabella thank you thank you madam chair um Joe on number three I see the amount just for the demolition but what's the status of that project and how long will it take to fully complete it basically basically shooting for January for completion to have the building down um engineering cost keeps keeps getting different as as the pro as they uncover different you know things in the project but that was the increase but that's the time frame should be completed all right thank you Joe thank you madam chair thank you Department of Finance director BB Tor good evening chairwoman Paul Mary mudad and members of the board of County Commissioners the Department of Finance has 14 resolutions for your consideration this evening and I'd be happy to answer any questions thank you Department of Human Services director Debian Anderson good evening chairwoman and members of the board the Department of Human Services has nine resolutions on and I'll be happy to answer any questions you may have commissioner granados thank you chair uh director for number five can you just Library please um sure through you chair um this program is for United Way It Is the tax credit um program that's going to run um from now to filing helping families low-income families file taxes last year was a major success in our family Success Center Network um United Way is a partner and we're hoping to continue that support so um this is a critical program to find to help vulnerable communities get as much their taxes filed and as much on their return as possible thank you much it's free service correct I it is a free service thank you much director thank you chair um Madam chair yes commissioner Baker director Anderson um getting back to number number five the Vista program I I I understand that it is a very um necessary and it's program very helpful for low-income fames amilies to file their taxes um but can you uh at this point say a logistically where uh people might go so it's throughout um so raway planfield and Elizabeth and Hillside okay um and it will be advertised where and they're also going to be partnering with um some libraries and other locations so that it is accessible throughout the community okay thank you thank you madam chair thank you commissioner mayella Madam chair not necessarily a question but just a comment on the good work that we do in connection with partnering with prevention links and the work that we've been able to do to help those individuals um have substance abuse issues U opioid treatment all the rest that I'm just proud of our ongoing relationship with prevention links director Anderson has a wonderful relationship with the leadership there and it's a real good partnership um and the great work they do should be highlighted and I just wanted to make that comment thank you madam chair thank you okay thank you Department of Parks and Recreation director Vicky Durban Drake good evening chair and Commissioners the department has two items on the agenda and I would be happy to attempt to answer any question questions you may have thank you Department of Public Safety director Dennis Burke thank you madam chair good evening Commissioners Department of Public Safety has one item on the agenda happy to take any questions you may have commissioner mayabella Madam chair just um want to um thank director Burke for bringing this forward this is for uh Union County Fire Mutual Aid you know I um have been the fire liaison to our fire officials for many years as a commissioner and the work that our mutual Aid coordinators do um with the teamwork amongst the fire departments in Union County is second to none in the entire state of New Jersey and this just helps them um just replace the clothes that they probably eat up while they're fighting fires and uh director I appreciate your focus on this and um it's it's really compliment um to our Public Safety that we have this dedicated group of mutual Aid coordinators that work so seamlessly in Union County to keep our community safe so I'm proud of the firefighters and how they work together and and director burk's done a terrific job kind of working as a police guy works very well with the fire guys and uh it's really noticed so I appreciate that direcor thank they let me into their little their little click so thank they did it's not easy thank you Office of the County Council County Council Bruce Bergen thank you chair County Council has three resolutions tonight I would be happy to answer any questions thank you thank you Office of the County Manager County Manager edman thank you chair I have six items on tonight's agenda it's a big night for the county manager and I'll be happy to answer any questions excuse me thank you thank you there are five business resolutions from the board do any Commissioners have any questions regarding these resolutions okay all auditory resolutions and resolutions of condolence are from the entire board are there any comments from my colleagues okay um may I have a motion to adjourn so move Madam chair may I have a second second um a motion was made by commissioner mayell it was seconded by commissioner bodak Clerk of the board please call the role certainly uh commissioner Baker I commissioner bodc I commissioner granados I commissioner Kowalski yes commissioner Mir Bella I commissioner Williams I Vice chairwoman Leon I and chairwoman pal mudad I there are eight votes in the affirmative to adjourn this meeting is adjourned okay