I hear you. I aliance 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.
So, take a look at your parents. We're going to take a picture. Okay. It's okay. >> Right there. >> Turn around. Get your certificate. Are you going to get your bags? >> Thank you so much, guys. Awesome job.
Amazing. Thank you. Public notice of this meeting pursuant to the Open Public Meeting Act has been given. by the city clerk on December 12, 2025 in the following manner. Posting written notice on the official bulletin board of the lobby of city hall, providing written notice to the offices of the daily journal, press of Atlantic
City in the bin voice, and filing written notice in the office of the city clerk of the city of Vinland. Mr. President, I present resolution number 2025-632. A resolution recognizing Alan Pagnini upon retiring from public service effective January 1, 2026 and approving
the transfer of violent police duty weapon in recognition of years of service with the violent police department. >> Chair entertains a motion resolution number 2025-632 be adopted according to law. >> So move >> second. >> Is there any discussion?
Seeing none, >> Dr. Arthur? Yes. >> Council member English. >> Yes. >> Council member Vargas. >> Yes. >> Vice President Gomez. >> Yes. >> President Spanelli. >> Yes. >> Allan, come forward, please. >> I'll read the resolution into the
record. Whereas Alan Pagniti began his career with the city of Long Island on September 21st, 1997. And whereas Allan has furthered the city's mission by providing valuable public service to the violent community. Whereas Allan has earned the respect and confidence of his co-workers and
employer throughout his many years of faithful service. And whereas Alan Pagnini has earned a well-deserved retirement from the city of Vinland effective January 1, 2026 and in his public service career in the police department as police captain. And
whereas in recognition of service to the city and its residents, the mayor, city council, and the violent police department intend upon represent presenting Captain Pagini his service weapon. Now therefore, be it resolved that the mayor and council of the city of Vinland extend their sincere thanks
and appreciation to Alan Pagnini for a career of loyal and meritorious service with best wishes for many years of health and happiness. Be it further resolved that the service weapon of Captain Pagnini be presented to him in recognition of his faithful service to the community and Violent Police
Department upon submission of all documents required to legally transfer to him said weapon. Allan, congratulations. >> Evening everyone. My name is Evan Ali. I'm the director of public safety for the Violent Police Department. Since Mayor Fucci have come into office, he
made it a tradition to present the officers that retire with a thin blue line flag which is a symbol of our profession. Thank you. Obviously the the the uh line the thin blue line means he's the
protector between chaos and peace and he served well. He did a really good job for us. He's retiring as a captain. You should leave here with your head held high. A little side note though, not three minutes ago I referred to him as captain because that's the rank that he
earned. He goes, "No, I am Mr. Pagini." I get it. I get it. So good luck to you. Congratulations, sir. >> Thank you, >> Alan. The floor is yours. >> And a little pin that I wear I wear very
proudly says retired on it. Good job. >> Thank you, sir. >> I'll keep this short and sweet. I just want to thank everyone who's helped me along in this journey. my wife, my family, my friends.
Anyone who has been there and done this job knows that it has it sacrifices, but is more than worth it in the long run. Thank you.
Mr. President, I present resolution 2025-633, a resolution recognizing Alberto Rosario upon retiring from public service effective January 1, 2026 and approving the transfer of violent police duty weapon in recognition of years of service with the Violent Police
Department. Chair entertains a motion to resolution number 2025-633 be adopted according to law. >> So move >> second >> discussion. Seeing none. >> Dr. Rther. >> Yes. >> Council member English. >> Yes. >> Council member Vargas. >> Yes. >> Vice President Gomez. >> Yes. >> President Spanelli.
>> Yes. Uh Officer Rosario uh is not here. Uh he has a resolution that read exactly like uh Captain Paginis did. And uh he will be presented the same uh paraphernalia
and also receive his duty weapon. >> Okay. >> Yeah. Go ahead. >> Chair entertain a motion that the premeating conference and the regular meeting of December 23rd, 2025 and work session closed meeting of January 6, 2026 be approved as
submitted. So >> move second. >> Discussion. Seeing none. >> Dr. Arthur, >> yes. >> Council member English, >> yes. >> Council member Vargas, >> yes. >> Vice President Gomez, >> yes. >> President Spanelli, >> yes. >> Please turn to page seven. Turn to page
seven. I present ordinance number 2025-96, ordinance denying an application to amend ordinance 2004-25 as amended entitled an ordinance adopting the center city redevelopment plan consistent with resolution 5203 of the
planning board of the city of my so as to deny an amendment to block 4003 lot 21 consistent with resolution 6738 of the planning board which is ready for a public hearing. Chair entertains a motion ordinance number 2025-96 be taken up for public hearing and open
to the public for discussion. >> So move. >> Second. >> Dr. Arthur. >> Yes. >> Council member English. >> Yes. >> Council member Vargas. >> Yes. >> Vice President Gomez. >> Yes. >> President Spanelli. >> Yes. >> This time someone from the audience would like to speak. I understand the
attorney's here. >> Yes sir. >> Thank you very much to the council. Attorney Matthew Robinson appearing on behalf of the applicant Cherry Group LLC. I don't want to take up too much time. In the packet, the board has seen the recommendation uh sorry, the council has seen from the planning board the recommendation for
202596 to deny the application submitted by my client. A relatively small application. Uh I thought it would be uh appropriate to advocate on behalf of my client to demonstrate to the board this is a a relatively benign request. Um we
made some progress trying to uh cooperate and coordinate with the planning department but ultimately this council retains jurisdiction to make the final decision. We would ask this council to consider reconsider the recommendation from the planning board whether that looks as if it's to be tabled tonight so it can be uh studied
more closely uh or if it's an outright uh approval of the request from my client. Very quickly to summarize uh this is a property at 7 uh sorry 704 East Elmer Street owned by the Cherry Group. This property is already a triplex. There are two units on the
first floor. There is a unit on the second floor. Uh currently for the last 13 or so years and three owners, the first floor has been completely vacant. It's commercial. It's abandoned. Uh it's been not able to be successfully marketed through multiple owners,
multiple realtors. My client's request to the planning board is very simply allow us to utilize the ground floor also for residential if that will help the marketability. Specifically, we're while uh the property can hold much more in terms of bedroom count, we're simply
asking for uh a one-bedroom in the rear bottom portion, a twobedroom in the front bottom portion, the upstairs is residential, it's been residential, and that's not part of the application. We found this to be a very simple request given that as I mentioned that that the uh property being vacant for so
long and proving to be an unsuccessful commercial location. Uh, this is also a property that could easily support the bedroom count that I'm providing as under RSIS standards, under parking standards, but under common sense, having a active commercial business with
people coming and going would be a higher usage, a higher intensity site than a simple one-bedroom, two-bedroom on the downstairs floor. The denial from the planning board was as a result of traffic and parking concerns. I question that frankly and I I think that the application speaks for itself in what
it's asking and we can use common sense to decide which would actually be a more intense use. Given the fact that it's been vacant for so long, given the fact that it's already a triplex, we're not adding more units. We're not adding more density. Uh we think that this is an appropriate request to allow someone who is putting money and investing into this
property uh to actually be successful after 13 years uh of some failures by previous owners. Without that, I suspect this property will just remain vacant and oblate to the city. Uh we're seeking just some flexibility from the planning board. >> Anything else?
>> I have nothing for my my client is here with me, but again, this is just for comment tonight. >> Okay, >> Rick, anything? Um, I just wanted to notify council that because this was a resolution uh recommending a denial to
the application, uh, any any action by council to dis disagree with the um the resolution of the planning board uh would have to every member who votes against that would have to place upon the record their reasons for not agreeing with the planning board. I just
wanted to put that to your attention. In in the event you agree with Mr. Robinson your reasons for doing that. >> Anybody else? Anything here? >> Okay, we will entertain uh we'll close that portion. Chair will
entertain a motion public hearing on windows number 2025 be closed. >> So move. >> Second. >> Dr. Arthur. >> Yes. >> Council member English. >> Yes. >> Council member Vargas. >> Yes. >> Vice President Gomez. Yes. >> President Spanelli.
>> Yes. Chair entertains a motion that ordinance number 2025-96 be taken up for final reading and adopted according to law. >> No move. >> Discussion. >> Seeing none. >> Dr. Arthur. >> Yes. >> Council member English. >> Yes. >> Council member Vargas.
>> Yes. >> Vice President Gomez. >> Yes. >> President Spanelli. >> Yes. >> Ordinance 2025-96. Ordinance denying an application to amend ordinance 2004-25 as amended entitled ordinance adopting the center city redevelopment plan consistent with
resolution 5203 of the planning board of the city of so as to deny an amendment to block 4003 lot 21 consistent with resolution 6738 of the planning board with a vote of five yes this ordinance is hereby adopted
move the general public comment portion Public comment provides an opportunity for members of the public to inform the governing body about their views. Governing body prescribes the city council's bylaws in New Jersey statutes and open public meetings when engaging during public comment. As such, each individual shall have a fiveinut time
limit, cannot yield to time to another individual, may only approach the podium once during public comment for any one topic. Vulgar offensive language is prohibited, and city council will not engage in dialogue with the public during this time. The governing body maintains model courtesy and respect and requires the members of the public to do
the same. >> You have a list, Rich? >> Yeah, list for public comment. Uh, first up I have Malot. Allora Malot. Followed by Sergio Sanchez Cabo.
>> Please state your name and the municipality where you live. name is Mallet and I live in Vinland. Um, I'm pretty sure you you are probably tired of hearing about our complaints about the AI data center. They are not
without warrant. And to which I must ask you again the same thing I asked you last month when I was here, where does your loyalty lie? Does it lie with the corporation that is behind this AI data center or does it lie with the people of Violin, your constituents?
Does it lie with the money that is lining some of your pockets or does it lie with the public in this town? >> Ma'am, accusations that are unproven, do not make. It's a liability lawsuit if it continues.
>> Like I said, where does your loyalty lie then? Does it lie to this AI data center that you're so eager to seem to want to get built or does it lie to the surrounding environment on Lincoln? Does it lie with uh the people in charge
of this project or does it lie to the people of this city? Because like I told you last time, you want this AI data center built that badly, then I don't think any of you are winning re-election for your term when your terms are up. I told you this last month and I'm telling
you again because there is nothing that comes good with AI as m if I remember correctly Mr. English tried to bring up try to see the good in AI fun fact there is none because this is more draining on
the environment the grid cannot handle the load we've tried to get it through your thick head thick skulls about this and I'm telling you there is much better use of that area instead of some data center that is draining on the environmental resources surrounding it
that is impacting the surrounding area especially 337 generators are generating enough noise to disturb people's sleeps. I am still convinced you have not gone through the proper procedures, not enough fire environmental studies of the
impact on the current grid, not without help from maybe Allan City Electric or PG&E for help with maintaining the power load. I still think this AI data center is a bad move overall and there is a much better use of both money and
resources instead of some something that is stealing uh that is stealing people's ideas, music, voice, art, illustrations, written stuff.
There is no good use of AI in this case. You can try to convince yourselves and us of that, but we all know the truth. Thank you. >> Thank you very much, >> Sergio. Sergio Sanchez, followed by Avery Ives. Please state your name and
where you live, sir. >> Yeah. Good afternoon. My name is Sergio Sanchez. I am a violent resident. Have been a violent resident for about 10 years of my life. Um, I came to talk about the data center. Um, honestly speaking, I am a violent high school resident as well. I got a fair
opportunity I got I got a fair opportunity with the labor union to have fair wages, have great benefits through the labor union to get an opportunity to have local jobs, right? It is insane to me that we as a labor union have not been able to talk to anybody. Nobody
wants to talk to us. Nobody wants to give us answers. We have done office visits. We have made calls. We have done absolutely everything. On the third row right there, we have members um violin violin residents as well as Cumberland County residents, right? They would love
to have a fair opportunity to get good wages, benefits in violin, right? And this starts with this project, right? I understand everybody else's concerns in this project, but I feel like I got a great opportunity to have great wages, right, and fair opportunity to be on the
project as well as these members deserve, right? Um we asked for your guys' help again, right? if we could get to the table, talk to somebody so we could have fair representation for our membership on this construction project. I thank you guys for your time. Thank you.
>> Thank you. >> Avery Ives followed by Jenna Hulet Williams. >> Please state your name and where you live. >> Uh Avery Iverson. I live here in Vinland. Um, I would like to make the council aware of my deep disappointment in them
and the other leaders of the city. When I spoke at the council meeting on December 23rd, I left with the hope that after hearing mine and the majority of the city's concerns and statements about the AI data center that you would listen to us and vote no on approving further
construction, only to find that you still voted yes. I along with multiple people I know are now accelerating our plans to move out of Vineland because of the ramifications that this data center will have on our community. People that would not
necessarily consider moving out of our hometown. It is already noisy to the point that we are not able to sleep and it is only going to get louder. How loud will it be when it is 17.3 times bigger than it
already is now? Because of your decision, property values will lower, possibly even tank. Tax revenue will be lost. Already strained aquifers will dry up. Animals will lose their habitats. Jobs will be hurt. Air will be polluted.
And your citizens will have extra bills to pay on already strained budgets. I have nothing left to say except that there is still time for you to change your minds and stop this. And I hope that you find in your hearts the decency to listen to us and our concerns before
saying yes to money for technology which like Grock is being used to generate child pornography. Have the day you deserve. >> Thank you. Jenna Hulet Williams followed by Roger Merl. >> State your name please and where you
live. >> Hi council. My name is Jenna Ullet Williams and I was born and raised in Millville, but I've since made Finland my home for the past seven years. I'm here to talk about the data center, but more specifically ordinance number 2026-3 regarding the pilot program being
proposed for data 1. But first, I do have some notes at this point. I know that everyone's tired of hearing about the data center, but frankly, I do not care. Um, so many of us in this room waiting outside, watching from home from counties all up
and down New Jersey, as well as folks across the country, have lost sleep over this. I am not kidding. This room is filled with people who are doing their homework, which includes connecting with people in Arizona, in Indiana, and Tennessee, etc., trying to all work
together to get this disaster of an industry to stop wrecking havoc on our communities. All eyes are on data center development right now because of one specific trend, the lack of transparency and support from local government and from the developers of these massive data
factories. We've heard that this specific data factory will be sustainable, have a closed loops cooling system, yada yada yada. But if that's all true, why didn't anyone lead with that? Why have there Why has there been so much secrecy? Why
can't we just have our questions answered? And why couldn't we vote on such a massive project or at the very least be convinced by our elected officials that it would be a good idea? Instead, we are ignored and patronized and get zero answers. Some of us have
even been called names by council and by state senators. Last council meeting, we were basically told in actually a lot of words that this is a done deal and we can shut up now. Sorry, not sorry, but we put you in these seats. The planning board and the
zoning board are not elected officials, but you are. The very least you can do is spend your Tuesday evenings with the people who gave you your jobs. Also, sorry, not sorry, but we are going to hold you accountable for doing your jobs because it seems like our concerns don't
mean anything to you. Back to the ordinance up for first reading tonight. Did you do the math on this? We did. Did you know that if data 1 were paying normal property taxes like the rest of us, they'd be paying over $844,000
into the school system and over a million dollars to the county. Voting yes on this ordinance means taking away over $844,000 from the kids in our school system. That also translates to rough roughly 14
teacher salaries. Please enlighten me on what a better use of these funds would be or why a company investing in a 19 billion with a B dollar project needs tax breaks tax breaks at all.
One more time for the people in the back. Not only are we welcoming this project into our city with open arms to use all of our resources, plead our air, drive us crazy with noise and make the nighttime sky bright as day. But we are also taking money from the kids and from
the poorest county in the state. $844,000 from our schools. Didn't all of almost all of you previously serve on the school board? Don't you all have children and or grandchildren? Regardless of whether or not they attend
Vinland public schools, I would imagine that you want better for the future generations and the for the people who teach them. But what do I know? I'm not an educator myself, but I am a mother. And I am angry. And I stand here today in solidarity with all the other mothers
and fathers and Republicans and Democrats and socialists and millennials and teenagers and retirees who were also angry. We may disagree on many things, but we are unified and we and we feel like our city has failed us. Please vote
no against this pilot program and show us that there is still a flicker of hope that you haven't completely lost your way. Otherwise, I'm going to start a running tally of all the corporate welfare that has gone toward this project because I'd like to know the exact dollar amount that our city officials sold their souls for. Thank
you. >> Roger Merurl, followed by Kate Delaney. >> State your name, >> please. And where you live? >> Roger Merl. Yes, please. Ben Kate Delaney. >> Roger Merl. Roger Merl. I'm uh currently living in
Malaga. Uh to answer the question of whose side on your are you on, there's an article at today's Guardian, a British paper that I strongly advise people read entitled
Wildly Loathed Data Centers See Little Political Opposition. What that means is it's it's basically an article about why public officials such as those assembled here will consistently side with projects,
development projects against the will of the people they supposedly represent. I advise everyone to go to the Guardian, look up widely loathed data centers and find out
why. Second point I would like to address is that activism does work. It takes time, takes effort, can be draining, but in the long run it'll work. And to
illustrate, in the past two years, 2023, 2024, and up to the present, 25 data centers have been cancelled by public protest. 25.
The amount of the financial cost to investors is estimated to be between 64 and 68 billion. That's money down the drain. I do not see any benefit,
any analysis that says the data center is going to be an asset for this county or this city. No more than the prisons were for Millville, no more than the arts district was for Milville, no more than the motorsports
park is for Millville. One other point I would like to address to the union members. First time I did an honest day's work, I was 14 picking weeds for a landscaper. The end of that day, I became an
advocate for of unions for life. At the end of the week, when I got my first paycheck, I became a socialist for life. My message to the union is yes, you need the work. You deserve
the work. There should not be any scab contracting by any public entity. The problem is there are a lot better projects that need more desperately to be done than building a data center for a bunch of billionaires
who are doing nothing more than economically colonizing something for their own profit and does not benefit us at all. Again, We have to understand
the days of America being a democratic republic are over and they've been over for a long time. We are a capitalist autocracy. Billionaires, corporations
own everything. As far as I'm concerned, the Democratic Party is little more than an wholly owned and operated subsidiary of Wall Street. And the Republican Party is nothing more than a cult of dysfunctional personalities paid for by
BILLIONAIRES grant for one night. Thank you. >> Thank you. Kate Delaney. Kate Delaney. Followed by Katrina Lampropulus. Please state your name, where you live. >> Uh Kate Delaney, Collingswood, New Jersey. Good evening, Vinland Council
members. Thank you for the opportunity to speak here tonight. My name is Kate Delaney and I'm the South Jersey organizer for New Jersey Water Food and Water Watch. Last month, I was in attendance when 41 community members testified in opposition to a resolution, loaning the company behind the proposed
data center, data 1, $6 million. I guess I'm a hopeful person because listening to the public speak so passionately and eloquently, I thought that perhaps you will pump the brakes and not award the public's money to this corporate actor. Watching you do otherwise was pretty
gling. Now, tonight you are also voting to give more of the public's money to a major corporation via tax abatement. If you give a pilot to this company, you're doing two things. First, you are forcing residents to shoulder a higher tax burden. And you are doing this at a time
when so many South Jerseyians are struggling with soaring energy, housing, food, and health care costs. Secondly, you are shortchanging your public schools who will not be part of this agreement. You just heard from Jenna about the numbers involved and what this means for the schools and the teachers
that these do these dollars could be hiring. According to the office of New Jersey state controller, tax abatements result in quote significant foregone revenue and introduce tax inequities. You just heard from a resident who asked you where your loyalties lie. I think
this is a very fair question and your decisions on this pilot tonight to data one will answer that question. do the right thing. Vote no on this act of corporate welfare and act in the best interest of your constituents. Thank you. >> Thank you.
>> Katrina Lampropulos followed by Deborah Harton. Please state your name and where you live. >> Hi, good evening. It's Katina Lampropolos and I live here in Vinand. I'm a lifelong resident, a mom of two, and a teacher here in Vinand. After
marrying, my husband and I considered other towns to settle down in, but we ultimately decided to continue our roots here in Vinand as we raise our small yet growing family. We chose to stay here due to its positive growth, schools,
diversity, and open land. We are always thinking ahead for our children's future, and we were so pleased with what Vinland offers. However, I feel like everything has changed so much recently. Only a month ago, I found out about the massive AI building, Data 1, that will
take over 2.6 million square feet of our town. In this short amount of time, I have learned through research about the impact of AI centers and the sustainability and costs of energy and water within communities. Specifically
for Vinand, I have also learned how we're investing $6 million of taxpayer money towards data 1, giving a large tax break and possibly a pilot program that will after a 5-year period end up taking
away over $800,000 worth of tax money from our schools. I am honestly insulted as a taxpayer and community member that all this information was not forthcoming and that we are investing our money into cranes
instead of something that would benefit our community further or even produce more revenue. Above all these things, however, is a concern of lasting health effects for Vinland citizens, especially for my students and my children. Even
with its energy plans, there are still a lot of unknowns. And air and water pollution could be a major issue 5, 10, 15 years from now. And if there is a study done, hopefully it will be independent and nonbias and that we will
be informed of the findings and future projections. This is the question I want to leave you all here with tonight. Imagine your children or grandchildren living down the road of this massive center. Would
you feel comfortable? Please reflect on what the future will bring with data 1 and how it is already woven into our community financially and environmentally. Please reflect on your responsibility as a leader in this
community and make sure you hold data 1, other leaders, and yourselves accountable for something this new, this large, and this powerful. I hope your future decisions will benefit the majority of this community instead of
the few. And I hope the future information will be handled more forthright. Vinand residents deserve this. Our children deserve this. Thank you. Thank you, Deborah Hartman. Deborah Hartman. >> Please state your name, where you live.
>> Deborah Hartman and I'm from Galloway Township. Um Oh, sorry. Yeah, I'm from Galloway and um you know recently I took a trip to Canada
because they were due to callull 330 healthy ostriches on a farm, universal ostrich farm. Okay. And um the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, nobody could figure out why they would do that. And
in fact, they're calling everything that they get a chance to. turkeys, chickens destroying farms all over the all over Canada, right? And we're trying to figure out why that is. Well, because they want to build these data centers
all over and you can't have a farm and a data center because the farm's not going to have any water. Plus, they got lab grown meat and now they have the mung bean that's going to be our eggs, but it doesn't have cholesterol, so it's really not good for your brain.
So, you know, data centers are going to be really popular in Canada because it's cooler and they don't need as much water to cool them in Canada. So anyway, um so as far as local local zoning authorities,
you understand the character and needs of your people um your communities to maintain safety and infrastructure and protect neighborhoods and things like that. Okay. So,
right now there's WT docket number 25276 which is proposed by the FCC that would strip away virtually all remaining power over cell towers and antennas from local governments and fasttrack 5G deployment into every
neighborhood across the country. If these rules are adopted, cell towers and antennas will pop up everywhere, even right next to our homes and children's schools. Uh, we need your help now to tell the FCC these proposed rules are a
no-go. Um, they're going to put antennas up every 400 to 750 ft. The digital control grid is already up. If you look at your poles and the lines, the digital control grid
is there. So, alls they need to do is come in and put up these antennas. And if this goes through with the FCC, you will not have a job because you won't be able to protect any of the people in your town, in your country.
There's a lot of people that are sick from EMF radiation. There's, you know, Robert F. Kennedy in 2021 had a case against the FCC and they had 11,000 pages of incident
from people that they can't live in their homes. They have to go sit in their car because it makes them feel better or they get headaches or whatever. So, it's just a very dangerous thing. And they were talking to going to 6G, you know. So,
it's just not a good thing. It needs to be stopped. um before it goes along. And um I don't know how many Trump fans we have here and I don't want to make anybody mad, but he just signed an NEO
on December 11th that would give the AI infrastructure free reign because he doesn't want people to have to, you know, go and fight against the AI or he doesn't want them to be able to fight against the AI. He wants everything to be fasttracked
to, you know, to AI. Um, so I don't know. We need to fight for our children, too. And, um, I'm not a public speaker, so I don't do very well, but I did send an email to you all with the information.
>> Got it. We got it. >> So, let's stop the FCC from having free rain and putting up these antennas everywhere. Thank you. >> Thank you. Is there anyone else who would like to speak publicly? It hasn't signed a form.
>> Please state your name and where you live. >> Um, my name is Trista Cleaves and I live in Vinland. Um, good evening. I really hope that you listen to everybody because you've heard from parents
and teachers and people that are part of unions that are within your community. I really hope that you pay attention to that. Um, and now you have someone who is of the younger generation that will take over. Um, so I live within a
two-mile radius from the data one USA center. my life along with yours and everyone else in this room is affected by this. No one is exempt from this natural progression. Um, it may seem insignificant to those not apprised to
the sheer volume of damage caused by data centers like this one. And according to the Environmental and Energy Study Institute, large data centers just like this one in Vinand consume five million gallons of water per day. With the circulation process,
they go through 5 million gallons of water per day. Along with that, carbon emissions are almost 1.2% higher than the amount of water consumed per day. These con these consumptions equate to
the same amount as a city of about 60,000 people. And would you look at that? Vine lens is 60,782. According to the 2024 census, 2024 census said that we had 60,782
members of our community. Why would we ever want to double our emissions and water consumption annually? Certainly, it cannot be good for those that pay for it. Um, to keep the town afloat, can it? I implore you all to vote no on this tax
exemption on the data 1 USA center. I think that it would do good for not only your conscience, but your mental health. Um, I also want to bring attention to the
ter the Trout National exemption that and the data 1 USA center tax exemption. I want you to vote no. Um, the Trout National facility has already proven environmental environmentally destitute as it has resulted in main breaks and
flooding in front of residential housing on Hancebridge and Maze Landing Road, which is right where I live off Sherman, causing further damage and extreme grief for anyone who lives there for an attraction most of us will never use. Thank you.
>> Thank you. Say your name, >> where you live, sir. >> Thank you. My name is Bailey Winder. I'm a resident of Maze Landing. I stand here tonight as a member of a community full of concerns and
questions. More than 1,100 people have signed a public petition to Governor elect Cheryl that I created demanding transparency and answers on the data center project. And that number is growing by the day.
Let me be clear about why this process has failed to put the community first. I've spoken with dozens of families, farmers, and small business owners, and they all have the same message.
Vineland is not for sale, and South Jersey is not for sale. >> People feel shut out. They feel ignored. and they feel like decisions are being made to benefit powerful corporations and not the people who actually live
here. You were elected to serve the people of Vineland, not executives at billion dollar corporations. This project may be underway, but that does not excuse what is happening now. a
lack of transparency, an independent environmental review, and straight answers. Families are asking if their electricity bill is going to go up to subsidize a private data center. Farmers are asking if they'll need to
drill deeper wells when water levels drop. Residents are asking if noise, heat, and environ environmental conditions are about to change at a huge scale. And what are they being told? Trust us.
That's not good enough. Families here are already struggling with skyigh utility bills and now they're being asked to shoulder the risk of a massive power hungry data center. Vinland has faced drought conditions for
years, and this project sits on an aquifer that supplies drinking water and irrigation for a huge part of New Jersey. Here's what we the people see. When a massive corporation shows up, the red carpet gets rolled out. Tax breaks, fast
approvals, even public loans. This is an all too familiar story. But when residents ask basic questions, shrugs, don't worry about it. That's why this petition exists. Not
because people are anti-growth, but because people are pro- community. And let me quote a local farmer I spoke with. Every penny matters in farming. And the city is bending over backwards for this project. These corporations
have got the money. Let them pay their fair share. >> The anger that you're hearing, that mistrust, it is for a reason. Transparency is not optional. Independent review is not optional.
Protecting New Jersey taxpayers and rateayers is not optional. If this project truly benefits the public, show the public. And now we're looking at a pilot program
that results in a huge hit for funding for schools and other services. A sweetheart deal that does not surprise any of us. We demand answers because trust is not built by moving fast and explaining later. Trust is
built by putting people first. And right now that simply is not happening. Thank you. >> Can he fix the mic for me? >> Yes, he can. Please and thank you. >> Thank you. My name's Diane Gity. You've
seen me before. You'll see me again. I'm going to depart a little bit from what everybody else >> And are you from Vinland? >> I'm from Violin. I'm so sorry. >> Thank you. >> Um I'm going to depart a little bit from what everybody else is talking about. I went to Milville City Council meeting. Milville is not aware of the effects
that are going to happen to them because this is going to affect 12 counties. You're going to kill the water for a good part of South Jersey. And you didn't tell anybody. The other thing I wanted to ask, Millville City Council,
the mayor and the vice mayor are present at every council meeting and they answer you a little bit. They don't banter, but they will give you some answers. So, I'd like to know where is he? Because I've never seen him. Not since
this kid graduated high school. Just saying. Aside from that, we just found out my grandson might have fragile X. Fragile X did not exist when you and I were growing up. Neither did a
lot of other things. There's already so much damage in the world. There is a good shot that if he has fragile X or one of the other things they think he may have at 16 months old just took him to a heart doctor yesterday. Can you imagine what that's like?
So a lot of these disorders, a lot of these conditions, a lot of these autoimmune disorders did not exist. I was born in 1968. It is 200 26. Somebody has to take responsibility on
protecting the environment. I don't know if you have grandchildren. I have five. I do everything for my family. I do everything I can to support my family. I will now be visiting all these doctors with my daughter.
You need to think about what you're doing. You really do. And we all know Mike Ta and Jeff Andrew was behind this mess. every single one of us. And I also know that Terry Reese and Bailey Winder, right? Did I say your name right?
Bailey, wherever you are. And oh, hi. >> You speak to council. Thank you. >> Sorry. Anyway, and Tim Alexander has also been here. All three of them are running against. I mean, they have to win the primary first. I'm voting for
whoever the heck wins that primary because at least Mikey Cheryl gives a Oh, sorry. Gives gives a hoot. I don't I don't think you've really looked at this. And aside from that, I I know Facebook has this weird algorithm.
Ever since I've been tagging you in some of my posts and ever since I've been sharing Sustain South Jerseyy's posts, I've been getting lawsuit posts where the city council was sued by the citizens and they won
for the AI data center. Not only did they sue the city, they sued each individual member and they won. I have seen 15 lawsuits so far where that was the case. So, if somebody decides to get together,
one of those, what do you call them where everybody gets jumps on the bus, we're coming after you, we will sue you and we will sue you individually. >> Please think about what you're doing. >> Thank you.
>> Please state your name and where you live. Good evening, Nicole Petranglo, Vinland resident. I'm here tonight to support my fellow residents whose concerns about the data center have not been addressed to date. Many residents by their own account before this council said they
were shocked and angry when it was only through community organizing that they obtained details about the data center. Furthermore, resident after resident has shared factbacked concerns about electric, water, environmental, and infrastructure impacts at multiple
council meetings. Now, residents have asked for transparency, clarity, and meaningful engagement. We were told, "We hear you," and that an information session or a Q&A with a developer would be forthcoming. However, to date, there has been no sustained effort to address
residents concerns, and public trust continues to erode. Here we are again as council as council considers the pilot application for this project which we were told didn't exist on the agenda tonight. I'd like to share some information related to this agenda item
plainly for my fellow residents. Data 1 is the developer of the facility. Data 1 is backed by a parent company BSO an established global infrastructure firm with an unofficial estimated revenue of tens of billions of dollars per year. The operating tenant of the facility is
Nebus. Nebius is a publicly traded company with a current market capitalization also in the tens of billions per year. Nebius entered a multi-year multi-billion dollar agreement with Microsoft to supply dedicated AI infrastructure from the violent data center. I'd like to
emphasize again I've said billions each time not millions. While there are these all three entities have divisions and operations in the US all originated in Europe. These are not struggling manufacturers or local startups.
This project is backed by global capital and built for global AI companies. A pilot agreement in this um is meant to help projects that would not happen otherwise or that would bring broad benefit to the public. Data one violin meets neither criteria. A pilot here is
not an incentive. It's corporate welfare. Companies t Companies tied to a multi-billion dollar contract with Microsoft worth tens of billions would pay significantly less in local taxes while our schools, infrastructure, roads, and families miss
out. The salt in the wound here is that they would get these tax breaks without an environmental study or any process that demonstrates any answers to the public's concern. If you have any interest in avoiding further erosion of public trust,
consider that it is fully up to the city to determine the use of public funds and the public is asking for a clear explan explanation of how these funds will benefit residents. Without that, residents are left to assume the worst. For a picture of how this could go, in
May 2025, the city of Princeton addressed this issue head-on by entering into a shared services agreement in which the town committed to directing pilot revenue to the schools that resulted in an estimated contribution in the bar in the ballpark of 300 to $500,000 directly to the district's
budget. The historic agreement was intended to ensure that pilot funds benefit public education rather than bypass it entirely. The citizens of Vinland are not opposed to progress, but progress must be pursued with empathy, with accountability, and with service to
the citizens who elected you. Residents want projects that benefit the community, that that protect our quality of life, and that do not prioritize global corporate interest at our expense. Another example of meaningful engagement occurred last night at a city council study session in Independence,
Missouri. This is where Nebius has planned their next resource pillaging venture. Nebius's local attorney opened by expressing how excited he and the company were to be there. He noted that data center developers don't usually show up before the public this early in the process and typically if they do,
it's in a take it or leave it sort of presentation. But he said Nebas is different. They're committed to good faith and transparency. So they broke script to offer this generous time to the public. Where was our study session? The public is not asking for some
extreme measures here. Simply reasonable local governness. Governance that I watched Independence Missouri get last night via live stream. Help us get the public facing information session we've been promised. Help us get an environmental impact
study. Help us get real answers to our concerns. Ensure transparency around how the pilot funds are spent. decline the pilot application until just one of these reasonable requests have been met. You can pin this whole thing on the mayor, the planning board, or the zoning board, but we elected you and your
constituents are asking for your help and oversight. Council members, this issue remains a moment to show leadership, not just to hear us, but to act for us. Thank you. >> Thank you. Please state your name, where you live. >> Hi, my name is Terry Reese. I live in
Northfield in Atlantic County. I'm a candidate for Congress in 2026. >> Is this a campaign speech? >> It is not a campaign speech. It's here to talk about >> made it one as soon as you declared yourself. >> All right, >> but go ahead and speak. We'll give you your five minutes. >> Awesome. Tonight, you are considering two pilot tax break agreements. one for
the Kron Cersio reality and one for the data 1 data center. These agreements would allow both of these companies to pay little to no property taxes on new construction for the first five years even as the schools in Violin County Services and Emergency Responders received no revenue from these new
developments. For the data one project alone, estimates suggest a loss of over $800,000 for Violin Schools. While you may argue that these incentives encourage development, the reality is that residents and small businesses are left footing the bill. These deals
provide no guarantee of local jobs, wages, environmental protections, or community benefits, yet give private companies a significant windfall. It doesn't have to be this way. Other cities across the country have successfully revitalized their economies
without giving away massive tax breaks. Chattanooga, Tennessee transformed its economy by investing in public infrastructure, including a municipal fiber network, which attracted tech businesses, and talent without having to sacrifice property tax revenue. Indianapolis, Indiana revitalizes
downtown through strategic public investments in parks, public spaces, and cultural amenities, creating jobs, and attracting development without heavy developer tax breaks. Smaller cities like Fargo, North Dakota, and Greenville, South Carolina, have grown
by leveraging an educated workforce, affordable real estate, and quality of life improvements, again, without giving away the public's tax revenues. These examples show that development does not require short-changing schools and services. Businesses can and should pay
their fair share, contributing to the community that supports them. As has been stated multiple times since the December 9th meeting, Data 1 has partnered with Nebius, a multibillion dollar company, Vinland deserves growth that benefits its residents, strengthens
our schools, and funds public services, not deals that prioritize corporate profit over community well-being. I urge you, city council, to vote no on these pilot agreements and explore alternatives that truly work for the people of Ireland. Thank you.
>> Thank you. State your name and where you live, sir. Hey, good evening, council. I'm Zach Landisini. I live in Vinland, New Jersey. Uh before I begin my statement tonight, I would like to bring to council's attention as well as everyone listening tonight that I have requested
a meeting with the mayor to discuss what I'm speaking to now. Um and I've yet to hear anything back from him. So, >> Zach, just to give you a heads up, I've spoken to the mayor about that and he says there has been no phone call to his office. >> There was an email to his secretary.
>> I will make sure he checks into that and sees because his secretary >> he could give me a call too. I could give him my phone number. >> Not a problem. >> More than happy or whatever. >> Okay. So, at the last meeting, uh, Mr. Tanetta called to the attention the fact that an environmental study was waved by
the planning board due to no known hazardous material being used on site at the data center. There are several issues with this premise. Review of CYA documentation suggests a hole in this logic. For those unaware, Cyclia is the
algaebased solutions company working with data 1 to treat the exhaust coming off of the large Bergen engines being installed to partially power the data center. Specifically, the documentation specifies the use of hydrogen peroxide
at unknown concentrations and volatile organic compounds in aquous state. Under most definitions, these are hazardous materials. I suggest the mayor and the planning board reconsider the need for an environmental impact study before
allowing development to continue and any additional funds are provided uh or agreements made. Also, at last meeting, Mr. Tanetta made broad generalized comments relating to the data cent's water consumption. Rather than speculating, I believe it is
more productive to focus on the facts of what the city knows regarding this matter. In June 2024, the Vineland Municipal Water Utility conducted a study intended to determine the water consumption of the facility. Key takeaways from this
report are as follows. The developer did not provide any input to this study. As a result, all the derived values are rough estimates at best, but you take what you can get. The study estimates estimates that a single data center
building will consume 100,375,000 gallons of water per year. At the time this study was conducted, the author listed the server cooling method, discharge information, recycle, recycling, recirculating methods, number
of servers, water monitoring and leak detection, fire pumps, and private hydrant requirements and potential water use in the event of largecale fires as unknowns. They didn't have the information to add it into their study.
If server cooling methods and discharge information is unknown, how could the planning board determine there was no need for an environmental impact study? If they didn't have the documentation from Cycla that specified that there were hydrogen peroxide being stored and
used on site and VOCC's in aquous state, how could they make that judgment? The water study concludes with a call for a fullscale 10-year engineering study with a full year-by-year detailed plan of the de data cent's water usage.
The study states that claims of trade secrets which were the rationale used by the developer to withhold information regarding the systems intended to be deployed are not acceptable. To this date, this engineering study has
not been conducted. Presently, no member of the city, county, or state government knows how much water this facility will consume. That's a fact. About a month ago, members of this city council told a chamber full of concerned
citizens that you heard us and you were considering our concerns. I bring all of this up tonight to remind you that many of our concerns remain unresolved and many of us still feel unheard. As I have stated time and time again in
these chambers, in conversations with my neighbors, and online, this developer intends to massively expand this development. Residents are concerned, and if you ask me, they have a right to be. Will the
city government stand by and watch half of South Vineland turn into data centers and private power plants? I'm saying all of this tonight not to simply admonish the members of city council, but to reinforce the urgency of the situation we as a city find
ourselves in. As the developer expands this project, Vineland needs a city government capable of adequately scrutinizing the details and pushing back when necessary. Based on the information presented today and at prior council meetings, it is
evident that this was not the case the first time around. Going forward, Vinand residents will be prepared and organized. Can the same be said about Vinand's municipal government. Thank you. >> Thank you.
>> I'd like I'd like to provide any information I can if the mayor could reach out to me. >> Will you get information from this gentleman? >> State your name, where you live, sir. Yeah, my name is uh Victor Faustst. I'm from Milville. Um I spoke here on the 23rd and um this is my first time
speaking, you know, at any city hall and glad I came. Glad, you know, my you know, notions were heard for whatever sense they may or may not have been, but I felt felt it was good to turn out just like a lot of people here did. After I spoke, I got linked up with a lot of people here. Um and um you know, good uh
good group that's been going around called Sustain. You might have heard of them, you might have not, but you've definitely heard of a lot of people here tonight. And I can tell you that they are not ignorant people. They do their homework. They do their research. And might be, you know, maybe not for you guys, but I implore you to really listen
to what they're saying. Afterwards, uh, you know, my video got posted online and it, you know, kind of went viral a little bit, which is which is kind of funny. First time in my life. And, um, you know, one of the comments I got, somebody asked why, uh, Mike Trout was catching strays. And you know, I didn't want to elaborate that at the time, but
due to this pilot program, you know, again, these people have done the research and we see that Trout National Reserve is on the pilot program. So, one of my questions is in what capacity is this golf course getting tax subsidies that we don't know about? Are they also linked up with this data center somehow that we don't know about? But that's
neither here nor there. And I'm not going to harp on the environmental impact again. You you've heard all about that tonight because and guess what? You're going to keep hearing about it because people are going to keep showing up time and time again. They're going to keep voicing their concerns as they have every right to do and I hope you're going to listen. What I mainly want to
talk about is there is more damaging things going on with AI and it hasn't been mentioned yet and I really feel the need to and this is something that I felt very strongly about even before this year started. I don't know if you're familiar
with the company Palunteer, but last year the president contracted them to build a national database on every citizen, which will be then shared in between agencies. It's kind of like the Patriot Act, but a lot deeper, a lot scarier. Now, the war against AI, that's
a long uphill battle, and it's not going anywhere. But right now, there's a different war in this country against its citizens with an agency called ICE. And they are currently using AI. And they're going to keep using AI. And it doesn't matter if you're brown or you're
black or if you're legal or not, cuz right now they don't care. We've already seen they murdered Renee Good last week. They murdered Keith Porter the year before or the what is it the month before. And they murdered over 30 plus people last year alone. They don't care. And I'm not asking you if you agree with
it or if you support it or not. I'm asking you, are you really willing to take your citizens tax dollars because I'll admit it's not my tax dollars, right? I don't live in Vinland. I live in Millville. And I spoke to Millville City Council last week and they assured us that no data AI data center was
coming because, you know, our grid's too small. But we've seen from what's happening with data 1, they've got these mega generators. So they might be off-rid at some point. What I'm asking is, are you willing to take your citizens tax dollars and perpetuate the illegalities that are going to
constantly going? Cuz I'm going to tell you, desperate people, they never stay desperate forever. So, are you in or are you in the way? Because one day you'll be voted out. And like everybody else here has said, you know, do you have kids? Do you have grandkids? Whether
we're talking about the environmental impacts, the economic impacts, or just the social impacts. All right, this country is on the brink of something big. All right, I've been educating the public as a living historian and a World War II reenactor for the better part of 25 years. I've done it all over the country. What we're seeing right now is
very blatantly paralleling to what is happening between 1933 and 1939. And I'm telling you, they're going to use AI as a technology all around to go after every single person. Two weeks after Charlie Kirk was murdered, they released
something called the NSPM7. And it was their reclassification of what they consider domestic terrorism if you are anti-American, anti- capitalist, anti-Trump. They don't care. They're going to come for you one way or another. I'm afraid for my citizens, all right? Of all colors, of all
documentations, or anything. I don't mess with ICE. I don't mess with any police force that helps them. And I definitely don't mess with any city that takes the tax dollars from their people and goes to anything that will help that. Personally, if it gets to a bad
point, maybe people should just stop paying their local taxes, stop paying your federal taxes, just stop doing it all in general if it gets to be that bad. Because then guess what? You won't have any money to give these billionaires. And to go back to Mike Trout, he wants to act like a hometown
hero. Yeah, cool, man. You cool dog. You gave money to Milville High School. Good for you. But you want to act like a hometown hero? Well, then, you know, put your money where your actual mouth is and actually help the people. Thanks. >> Thank you. >> Say your name, please. Where you live?
>> My name is Adele Fa. I live in Milville. That was my husband. I like him a lot. Uh, I just want to remind you of one little thing that we haven't really talked about tonight in all of this AI. Um, in case you're sitting up there thinking that these people just don't
understand there's going to be benefits, they just don't see them yet. Just want to remind you that AI in general and generative AI specifically is not a profitable industry. Even Open AI has barely made back 1% of
what they have spent to get their industry on the ground. Barely 1%. So these might be multi-billion dollar companies that can afford to pay taxes. So we don't need to take that away from them. We can give them that opportunity
for sure. Um they might be multi-billion dollar companies, but you can ask Andy Woo from the Harvard Business School. AI is a bubble and bubbles burst. So by the time this five-year pilot program is up and you've destroyed our water, taken
money away from our schools, taken sleep away from your citizens, taken credibility away from yourselves and our trust in your position. Those buildings could be empty and you will get nothing.
The city will get nothing. the community will get nothing. We will be left holding the bill for all of it and we will have seen no benefit. So why
why if they have the money make them pay it? Why ask us to pay for a multi-billion dollar company? You just heard from, I believe it was Nicole, that these companies aren't
based in New Jersey. Some of them aren't even based in the US. So, these people don't have houses here where they're paying property taxes. They don't have businesses here where they're contributing to the economy. All they have is this big cement block that is
just going to take and take and take. And at the end of this pilot program where they have taken everything that they can get from us, we and you will have nothing.
Are these people worth nothing? Are they? If it was me sitting up there and you talking to me, would you be asking me, "Am I worth nothing? I don't live in Vinland. I live in
Milville, but I live really, really close to where this data center is going. If I want to go get pizza, I have to drive by it. So, people who aren't even going to get anything at all in Millville because they're not part of your municipality,
now you're telling them that they are worth nothing. So, if you like throwing your money away, go ahead. Just remember, it's really not your money. It's theirs.
They're going to run out of it if you keep doing this. And are those billionaires at their houses in Europe worth it? Are we all worth nothing? Thank you. >> Thank you.
please. Where you live? >> Yes, sir. Um, I'm Michael Atinson. I live in Vineland. And I'd say let's learn a little bit about pilot programs in the state of New Jersey. Tonight, New Jerseyy's payment in lie of taxes, aka its pilot program, was designed as a mutual benefit to both developers and
municipalities to entice development in areas in need of either redevelopment or rehabilitation. The program aims to support the redevelopment of local municipalities through commercial, residential, office, and industrial development, providing
updates to underutilized or dilapidated properties and thereby thereby increasing the ratable base within these municipalities. The developers benefit by receiving a property tax exemption during the life of the agreement on the overall improvements of the property. Land value
is still subject to property taxes. In lie of this, a developer would The developer would be responsible for paying an annual pilot payment which is defined in the agreement. This pilot payment is generally lower than the property tax amount helping to improve
the net operating income of the developer and in turn encouraging them to enhance the property and raise its far fair market value. So, we have before us data 1 with a $293 million mortgage provided to them by Nebas, a
multi-billion dollar company to build out this facility, and an additional $6 million loan from the city. $299 million. And these folks need a tax break. Is a project not viable otherwise? If they can't make a project viable with a $300 million budget in the
current AI boom market, then perhaps they have no business in pursuing the project. Did the city court this project or was it brought to them unsolicited by the developer? And what's the timeline here? If the city promised a pilot agreement at the outset of the project, why wasn't it brought to a vote then to
asssure the abatement and make certain the project was financially viable? I don't do my budgeting on hopes and dreams. Now, they have a right to apply for an abatement per solicitor Tanetta, same as any business. But no business has the
divine right to receive said abatement at this stage. Data one is built at this point. Stage one of data one is built and operational. That's what they're asking for the abatement for. Now, are they going to abandon ship if the pilot is not granted? And not to digress too
much, but a pilot agreement for Trout National as well, a private golf course. What's he going to do? Move it to Milville? Now, you tell us. Now, you tell us we compete with places like Swedesboro for development and investment. Is that true in the case of
these two projects? Did we just offer such a sweet deal that they had to come here? Well, lucky us. Or are we just willing to give it all away? You tell us it's private property and it's too late to do anything. Is it too late to speak on this? What's the point of public
comment? Is it ever influential with city council? Now, we had a speaker last meeting come out in support of the project, as is his right. And of course, he would come down on the side of extractive capital accumulation at the expense of the community. It would be negligent if he
did not. He has over $500 million under management through his investment firm. The only thing driving our current stock market is technology stocks boosted by AI investment. Maybe I'll get to live through another once-ina-lifetime financial crash. It'll be like my fourth
or fifth. I'm 42 now. There are entities that stand to make incredible returns on their investment here, but we're it's not going to be us. And if anything, people in this country will be left holding the bag. So, we might as well advocate for full, proper, and prudent taxation on
these projects. And you'll have to forgive me if I'm not particularly compelled to fulfill the vision that Charles K. Landis had for the city of Vinland. He did murder the editor of the local newspaper and was found not guilty by reason of temporary insanity. Maybe
to someone not to ascribe inalienable virtue to, but that's just my opinion. Thank you guys. I appreciate it. >> Say your name, please. Where you live? >> I'm Larry from Vineland. I've been here a lot. Um, I do want to point out the
police and security presence is just a little much. Uh, I'm going to go through my my experiences with the city council so far and the many times I visited here because I think this is one sick joke. My first time I came down here, I was lied to and promised an email. The
second time I came down here, I brought up my concerns, was forgotten about the email I was supposed to receive over a month ago, and lied to again, and then called an The next time I came down, there was a weak apology and I was then I was pulled to the side by Mr. Spinelli where he
pulled me to the side and actually did apologize to me. I'll give him that. But he lied to me again. Last time I was here, I got to watch Pat come up here and as Mr. Spiny worked for him, Pat, the mayor's friend, come talk about how good the data center is going to be for
us. After lying too, he didn't know what kind of data center he was talking about. I I don't know if you noticed that. um he quoted Theodore Roosevelt and Charles Landis who Theodore Roosevelt was the reason we have like national parks. So I don't think you'd be very happy with something coming to a community and tear apart its you know
ecosystem. Uh Charles Landis just wanted trains and farms. So I don't know how a data center would apply to Charles Landis. Um I brought up I met Mike Ta at the Millville City Council. I see he seems to be Vineland's golden child. I think he's really just a silver spoonfed
brat. I brought up that he supported the data center to his face and what I was and he got up in my face and called me a and dumb. He didn't point at anything about not supporting it though. So now I realize how much of a sick joke
this all is. I'm just going to go one by one. Uh Miss Dr. Arthur, do you have any financial involvement in the data center including stocks and nebas? Council is not going to respond as you. >> Mr. Gomez, do you have stocks in Nebus?
Mr. Spinelli, do you hold stocks in Nebus? Mr. English, do you hold stocks in Nebus? And Mr. Vargas, do you hold stocks in Nebus? Cuz I know for a fact that city officials were given a heads up this data center was coming and they bought stocks in Nebas.
I know for a fact where this money is going to go and it's going to go to new city take-home vehicles for all you that are pissed off about the police. A lot of the city officials have take-home vehicles. So, are we just going to like is this going to ever become a real thing or we just going to all get up in the morning, put on those suits, and pretend that we
give a about this city? You can go ahead. Bang the gabble if you want to bang the gabble. Throw me out. You want to throw me out? >> Larry. Larry. >> No. No. No. My my time that says >> watch the language, please. That's all I'm asking you. >> I said I said like six curse words the other time I spoke and they'll gab and get banged once
>> and it's not going to happen again. >> Thank you. >> Okay. Um, another one I wanted to bring up, I guess since we all know this data centers, unfortunately, we're just going to give them fluid taxes cuz why the hell would we give a about people of Vinland? Uh, the Puerto Rican festival, they just raised the prices
for that. I guess Jack Chedarelli coming down to talk about diversity is not a draw anymore. Um, I was going to ask you, Mr. Gomez, did do you go to True North? That's a question. You don't. Okay. People think you go to True North. I was just wondering. Uh, I don't know. I I was
just going to burn the last two minutes. I I think this is just like disgusting. Like I I I was going to sit here and write up a speech again and pretend and like get all the stats out and care and I realize city council doesn't give a damn. But I will thank Mr. Spanelli from Excuse me for having to listen to Mr.
Tanetta give the speech. a more serious topic that I really do. I know it's kind of a fixation of my own. It's not the data center, but it's true north. Um, Mr. Spinelli told me that it's freedom of religion. And I have to ask if do you know that freedom of religion
also applies to children? Freedom of religion applies to everybody. when somebody comes in your community and they want you to just follow their religion and only their religion and it seems like Vin only wants one religion with the way they treated the mosque. Um I think it's a little screwed up. I got
one minute. I'm just going to tell a personal story why I'm so against True North. I grew up I didn't come from Vineland. I have been here about 7 years. I grew up in Collins Lake, New Jersey. And my mom, who is a wonderful person who spoke so many times, our our house kind of became the house. If you
had problems at home, if you had parents that were non, you know, neglected you d one of the most common things was a kid coming to our house cuz their parents didn't like them cuz they were gay or that they were trans. And I really, really, really hope that once True North
is finished and you throw all your citizens underneath the bus and you allow this this toxic, cancerous place that's just a cult. Let's be honest, I watched the guy speak. I wasted like six hours of my life watching his sermons. That guy would love to give everybody Kool-Aid and put them underneath a
blanket. I really hope those kids find something like my mom's porch one day. Or >> what's up, Larry? Thank you. I really hope those kids find a porch one day like my mom or they find somebody like my mom because the city does not give a >> Thank you.
>> Thank you. >> State your name, sir. >> And where you live? I'm sorry. >> From Vinland. >> Last name, sir. I'm sorry. >> Oric. >> Okay. Uh, I guess I don't have to say anything more on transparency. I think that that has pretty much
destroyed this project, the lack of transparency. Um, with as as volatile as this subject has been around the country, I would have thought you would have flooded this community with information about this
project. Uh at the last meeting the counselor or solicitor uh gave a few responses and one of the responses he he addressed was the water issue and that there was a new technology that was going to minimize or
mitigate how much water use. So because there's not much much information or at least I'm not I went and googled it and there is some pretty fantastic um technologies they can use but unfortunately I don't know if any of
them are going to be used on this project. Again lack of information, lack of transparency. Uh one of them is a fantastic heat transfer. they can capture that heat that everybody's worried about that so much water needs to be used to to dissipate.
But I don't know what I don't know where it would go. I don't One use could be green houses for farmers. Is that on the table? Um again, I don't know. Um we should be getting if that's we should
be getting more from these people than we're given. And that's the that's the big issue for me too. And the again no information on what's going to be returned if we if they get this abatement.
What's going to be our return on that? What do we get back from that? Do we what's what's the revenues going to be on that property five years from now? We don't know. I have no idea what it is. I don't know whether it's going to be worth giving up all that land and all
those taxes. I don't know. So, oh, and there's two other pieces of infrastructure that I think might be impacted besides the electricity and the water, and that is the gas. about three
or four years ago. I go up and down Lincoln Avenue fairly frequently and I saw them putting in I think it was was like a 10-inch gas line and I thought to myself that is one big gas line. So I
started asking around what's that why could we need why we who would need that much gas? Well, some people said it was going to go down to the shore feed these shore communities. I thought, "Oh, okay." But now I figure it's probably to feed the gas turbine generators. I mean,
I got to guess because I don't know. And so that's a piece of infrastructure. We worry about how much it's going to uh put pressure on our electric grid. What's it going to do to our natural gas availability
and the price of it? And the other infrastructure is the data transmission. Is that a current? Are they adding fiber or are they adding to the to the
uh distribution of data throughout the city? How what's what's that going to because I'm sure they're going to need everything that's available. And that's all I have. Um, well, and speaking of getting things
from them, do you think you could get them to fix Lincoln Avenue and put it back to the way they found it for me, please? >> Hello. State your name, please, where you live. >> Hi, good evening. My name is Jen Hanley and I am from Vinand. And I'm sorry, I
forgot my reading glasses, so I have to hold this close to my face. Um, good evening. I'd like to start by thanking you all for your willing Oh, okay. Sorry. Sorry. >> Let me fix the microphone. >> Okay. Thank you. I'm sorry. I'm not a loud person by nature. Um, good evening.
I'd like to start by thanking you all for your willingness to serve our great city in a public office. I recognize that it is a big job and you're faced with hard decisions daily. I'm sure that when this project was proposed and pushed forward that you all supported it
with the best of intentions. I also believed in this project at the beginning and I even bought stock in Nebius. However, after doing more research and giving it a lot more thought, I've come to realize that this is a potential disaster for our
environment and infrastructure. Thus, I would like to express my disapproval for the data center. You are for all intents and purposes the guardians of our city, our people, our children, and our public resources.
The push to move forward with a project that will and is already negatively impacting our community and our water supply is not in alignment with responsible leadership. Within the last month, the proposed data center projects
in Chandler, Arizona, have been shut down due to public outcry. I encourage you as your neighbor, your colleague, and your friend to please withdraw your support for this project. Thank you so much. Have a good night.
>> Please state your name and where you live. >> Evening, council. Uh Matt Williams. I'm from Vineland. Um everyone's already said uh what I think I would normally say. Um guy I had a question for actually just walked out of the room. Um
legal department added a resolution tonight. Um when I first spoke I brought up a trend um going around the nation uh concerns from our regional grid explaining upgrades and pull off of the facilities here. Um at 12:30 today it
seemed like he added a resolution that you guys will be uh I'm assuming voting yes on. Um they're asking for 50 megawws of power off of the Atlantic City electric grid and there will be a study done that'll
be reimbursed by the contractor of the project that's been a hot topic um tonight. Um my specific question is why was it added today? I called
on Friday to receive an agenda packet because we as a community want to be informed of what is going on here. It's really that simple. But I had to call. I had to call after the first week when it was explained to
me after your work sessions. It's posted. The full packet is posted the day after. So I waited patiently. Waited. It did not. I called Friday. So, this lack of transparency,
it it begins to make me question, is it just a lack or is it an incompetence? I mean, it's ridiculous. We're asking questions. We want answers. We have our own answers based off of our questions that we research.
And instead we have to hear that we're we got to compete with Swedesboro. Like Swedesboro is it's a population of not even 3,000. There's 60,000 people in Vineland. 69 square miles of a city that I grew up in. I've grown up in every single part.
I grew up I used to jump my fence and walk to Landis Avenue. I used to live out of my car on West Avenue. Used to live on friends couches in East Vineland. I've lived in town homes. I've lived in every inch of this city. And we are angry that a project like
this, nobody can be forthcoming about it other than the research that the community has to do. We look in Missouri last night, man. They It was already explained. They went up. They talked they talked about
everything we're talking about. He's also the director of law. Um, welcome back. You said that you had no jurisdiction over like the planning solicitor or anything. You're you're you're the guy, man. You're the guy.
You look at the legal department. It's your name on there. So, in a question of like anything that anybody can do and what you have a say in, you have a lot, man. But these are the questions now because I've exhausted my
candle at both ends. Understanding the technical aspects of this that we won't have answers for. We won't we're not going to get them. By the time we get them, the things are going to be up and running to any scale that we were never really proposed.
And that's just a it's just a damn shame. It's a damn shame. I love this city. I could have moved to Florida 12 years ago. Free ride. I chose not to because I love the year. I love I love the community. I love the people. I love the
I love the diversity of it. And what you guys are doing is not a justice to us. Not one bit. It's not. We're asking questions. We don't want to hear a 12minute diet tribe of just circling answers on how everything was legally followed. Most of the times in
my experience if your best explanation is that it was legally followed I don't know you use your judgment there but thank you thank you uh good evening city council. My name is
Jeff Lindsay. I'm from the iconic city of um I'mma switch it up the energy a little bit here. For all my good white people that came out tonight, welcome to the party. That's all I like to say. All right. Uh we've been talking this talk for so long
in our communities about how, you know, the justice system and everything has not been working in our favor. So, I'm just glad to see that you guys welcome to the party. Um before ICE, it was just the police. Remember, George Floyd got killed right in that same city that the lady got killed in. Right. Right now,
it's a lot of issues that's on the table. AI just didn't get here. We also have artificial ingredients, right? This is poisoning us, too. So, we can lobby about all the diabetes and the healthcare and all this type of stuff. So, it's a lot of different things and
angles we can go with this. But for us to sit here, right, cuz we want to see things get done. So, obviously, right now, what my what I'm hearing is the status center is coming up whether we like it or not. Now, how can we move forward with this with the help of city
council, right? If you can invest $6 million into uh to help the data center, then you should be able to help us too as the citizens of of Cumberland County. So maybe we don't need $6 million, right? Maybe we can have $3 million that
we can put onto a recreational center, right? Maybe we can invest, I don't know, half a million dollars into the research on all these people's good concerns. Because right now while while we're wasting time with this, guess what? America is crumbling right in
front of our eyes, >> right? So, so let's let's not let's not focus on what they can do for for for us, what we can do for oursel, right? Not ask what your country can do for you, but what can you do for your country? So, this is what we want to do. And the great words of John FK. So, what
we can do cuz right now too, right in this iconic city of violent, kids can't even go to school. pedophiles not too long ago was trying to uh pick up a girl. Right. Right here in Briston is a guy that just got charged with sex
with assaulting a kid that he met playing Roblox on social media. You say you're from Milville. Milville is one of the worst in the county on drugs, violence, and all of that. So we all can
stand together as one for all different causes. So this is what I would propose to all of us. Instead of coming in here and we all saying the same thing or what's wrong now, why don't we get something organized and we put it in the proper language or you know the proper
procedures and see how they can actually help us for all your concerns because if like I said if you have money to invest into the data center you should have some money to invest in your community and thank you guys. And guess what? I'm not here to talk about anyone bad because guess what?
What are we doing over at the um housing authority? Remember, it's some old people right now, right here in the city of violent who can't even go outside of their house because all type of things are going on, whether it's drugs, whatever is going on in their
neighborhood. Um there's mold that they're living in. So all these people are concerned about the the effects of the data center, there's some things still affecting us all across the board. Guess what? Give you another fun fact. Humanity is under attack. Jobs will be
getting out of here. Why? Because they're going to have selfch checkckout, self everything. So, let's go. Let's stop sitting here and wasting their time and ours. Because if we're saying they're not listening, then why are we still talking? Remember, talk is cheap.
Action is the key. So, if you're activist, we have to lead with action. And us calling you names, that's not going to get anywhere. You calling us names, that's not going to get anywhere. If we're against each other, then guess what? Are we even Americans? I think that's what we all have in common right
here, that we're all Americans, and we all want the best for America. We all have to step up as Americans. So, let's come up with solutions. I'm willing to work with anybody to find solutions. I don't know too much about the data center, but thanks for my friend Angela from her page. I'm learning more, but
I'm just trying to tell all my good white people, the party has been already going on. Okay? Where I'm from, I've been going through this. I've been you preaching to the choir. So, let's all get together and see how we can overcome this. All right? Because guess what? God
is watching everybody. So, let's put him first. Let's pray on this and then I think we can come with the solution. Thank you for your time. God bless everybody. >> You, TOO. >> State your name, please. Where you live. I am Helen and I live in Vinland, New
Jersey. I came tonight to speak on behalf of the senior citizens and I'm one of them and I live in a development where there's 80, 90 year old women that have no clue on what is going on and I I
hurt for them. I feel their pain and I don't know what to tell them because I I keep coming to these meetings thinking to myself now what about the water usage? God doesn't give us an infinite amount of water when the water's all used up. What are we going to drink?
What are we going to w you know what are we going to cook with? What are we going to It's just insane how much stuff is going on that we have no answers to. And I'm a little bit vocal when I come when it comes to the neighbors and everyone keeps asking me and I'm trying to get more and more people to come to these
meetings to get more informed but they don't want to come out in the dark because they don't want to come to Vinland in the dark because they're afraid. I can't rent a bus and pick everybody up and bring them here. So I'm just asking okay um that if you guys all
right are going ahead with this project could you figure out how we can make more water because there is no way the same thing with land. I was told once that violent has a lot of land and never to give it up because you can't
buy any you can't make land. So the fact of the matter is we lost 37 acres to this AI infrastructure and we'll never be able to get it back and it's doing us absolutely iota good. Okay. But I'm just
wanting to let you know that there's a lot of people that can't come to these meetings because they have no way of getting to these meetings and they're so uninformed. Half of them didn't even know what the thing was was going up when we when this AI thing started. Okay, we thought it
was a part of the golf course and then the walls went up and then the cranes came and then we come were starting to come to these meetings because we didn't know what was going on. I don't want to keep reiterating and saying the same thing over and over again. But I'm glad I'm as old as I am because I don't want
to have to be around when everything starts falling apart from doing this. Okay? And I'm sure that the 80, 90 year old ladies that I know and I talk to, they're just waiting, okay, to have this thing built. And they're talking about
getting it nuclear bombed and we're going to be obliterated so we won't have to worry about any of this. Okay, this is the this is the capacity. I mean, this is the way that these people think. You're going to put up this big data center and we're a target now.
You you're putting an infrastructure up that's 37 acres. So if someone was going to plan a nuclear war, wouldn't they pick a 37 acre infrastructure? So it's something to think about. Thank
you for your time. >> Thank you. >> State your name, please. Where you live. >> Hi, Tara Barton. A Vinland resident, 14 years. Oh, can you hear me now?
AT&T, what? Sorry. Um, there's one thing that has been skipped over multiple times that has been the main excuse why this has just pushed through so fast. And that is, well, there was things printed
in the paper. The things that were printed in the paper were for a paid paper in one of the poorest communities area. Do you think that the large amount of people in this area are going to pick a
newspaper over food for their kids? That's not going to happen. The homeless community is growing. It it's not it's not just
what you're doing to this environment. These are my friends. These are my neighbors. These are my family. I grew up here. Milville. That's where I grew up. Right next door, you know.
I worked with special needs kids. That's my life. And you put this data center around all these schools, three and four year olds right around the corner at Child Family Center. It specifically says air quality
damage to these kids and their lungs. This is something that I'm passionate about and it upsets me because it's something my son specifically struggles with and that's air quality issues. Um, so I pay
attention to the air quality reports and I've noticed specifically the past year and a half that the air quality has gotten worse in this area, especially with nitrogen
and fine particulate matter. That is a main pollutant coming from these data centers. And you put it right around all these kids, families, friends, neighbors, our food, our farms.
That's our food. That's our water. That's all I have. >> Thank you. >> That it, >> please state your name and where you live. Hello, my name is Megan Beyond. I'm from Maze Landing, New Jersey. Um, I recently found out about this AI data
center. Um, my mother lives in Vinand, my father lives in Millville. Um, I am a member of an organization called Indivisible. Um, it seems like a lot of people have done their research today and it is awesome. I This is my first impression of you all
as human beings and as individuals. I implore you to think about your actions, about your decisions, and about the effect that it is going to have on your community. What are you getting out of this?
What are you getting out of it? Is it going to benefit the people of Vinland or the surrounding towns? I also want to say that data centers have been stopped. People will continue to organize. There are activists here in
this room who again have done their research and we will continue to organize and to fight this. That is all. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Yes. Go ahead. >> RJ Francisini from Vinland. Uh, I was just coming up to ask, uh, I know last
meeting we had talked about a town hall meeting. If that was something that was still on for this month, uh, I'm sure the public would love to know. As a member of the press, I would love to give out that information. So, yeah, if there's any development on that, uh,
again, >> as soon as we get a date, you'll get it. >> Classic. Thank you. >> That's all I can tell you. Okay, I need a motion to take a fivem minute recess. >> So move. >> Second. >> Dr. Arthur, >> yes. >> Council member English,
>> yes. >> Council member Vargas, >> yes. >> Vice President Gomez, >> yes. >> President Spanelli, >> yes. >> We'll be in recess for 5 minutes. That's wonderful. Yeah. Thank you, ladies and gentlemen. >> Thank you, ladies and gentlemen. We're going to reopen the meeting. We need
roll call, please. >> Roll call. Dr. Arthur >> here. >> Council member English >> here. >> Council member Vargas >> here. >> Vice President Gomez >> here. >> President Spanelli >> here. >> I'll close the public. >> A motion to close the public session. >> So move.
>> Second. >> Dr. Arthur. >> Yes. >> Council member English. >> Yes. >> Council member Vargas. Yes. Vice President Gomez. >> Yes. President Spanelli. >> Yes. >> Mr. President, I present ordinance number 2025-93, an ordinance authorizing a pilot agreement for project tax exemption for
various applicants, which is ready for public hearing. >> Chair entertains a motion ordinance number 2025-93 be taken up for public hearing and open to the public for discussion. >> So move. >> Second. >> Dr. Arthur, >> yes. >> Council member English, >> yes. >> Council member Vargas,
>> yes. >> Vice President Gomez, >> yes. >> President Spanelli, >> yes. Anyone in the audience wish to speak on ordinance number 2025-93? Seeing no one, chair entertains a motion in public hearing on ordinance number 2025.
>> Excuse me. >> Would you like to speak? Come up again. Chair entertains a motion that the witness number u the public hearing on witness number 2025-93 be closed. >> So move >> second. >> Dr. Arthur. >> Yes. >> Council member English. >> Yes. >> Council member Vargas.
>> Yes. >> Vice President Gomez. >> Yes. >> President Spanelli. >> Yes. Chair entertains a motion ordinance number 2025-93 be taken up for final reading adopted according to the law. >> So move. >> Second. >> Any discussion by councel? Seeing none.
>> Dr. Arthur. Yes. >> Council member English. >> Yes. >> Council member Vargas. >> Yes. >> Vice President Gomez. >> Yes. >> President Spanelli. >> Yes. >> Ordinance 2025-93. An ordinance authorizing a pilot agreement for project tax exemption for various applicants with a vote of 5
years. This ordinance is hereby adopted. >> Mr. Chad, please submit ordinance number 2025-93 to the mayor for his approval. With disapproval. >> Yes. I present ordinance number 2025-94, an ordinance authorizing the execution of a contract of sale and other
documents necessary for the joint acquisition with the CCIA of vacant land for the development of a youth sports facility. This will be continued. >> Chair entertains a motion that ordinance number 2025-94 be taken up for public hearing open for discussion.
>> So move second. >> This is going to continue with >> Dr. Arthur. >> Yes. >> Council member English. Yes. >> Council member Vargas. >> Yes. >> Vice President Gomez. >> Yes. >> And President Spanelli. >> Yes. >> Anyone in the audience like to be heard
on ordinance number 2025-94? Seeing no one, chair entertain a motion to continue the public hearing on ordinance number 2025-94. >> So move second. >> Dr. Arthur. >> Yes. >> Council member English. >> Yes.
>> Council member Vargas. >> Yes. >> Vice President Gomez. >> Yes. >> President Spanelli. Yes, Mr. President, I present ordinance number 2025-95, ordinance authorizing the transfer of certain industrial property to the
violent industrial commission pursuant to NJSA4A12-13 subsection B for $1 and execution of a recoverable grant which is ready for a public hearing. >> Chair entertains a motion and ordinance number 2025-95 be taken up for public hearing and open to the public for
discussion. >> So move >> second. >> Dr. Arthur, >> yes. >> Council member English, >> yes. >> Council member Vargas, >> yes. >> Vice President Gomez, >> yes. >> President Spanelli, >> yes. Is there anyone in the audience who wish to be heard on ordinance number 2025-95?
Seeing no one, chair entertains a motion to public hearing on ordinance number 2025-95 be closed. >> So move. >> Second. >> Dr. Arthur, >> yes. >> Council member English, >> yes. >> Council member Vargas, >> yes. >> Vice President Gomez, >> yes. >> President Spanelli, >> yes. Chair entertains a motion ordinance
number 2025 that's 95 be taken up for final reading and adopted according to law. >> So move >> second >> discussion seeing none >> Dr. Arthur. >> Yes. >> Council member English. >> Yes. >> Council member Vargas. >> Yes. >> Vice President Gomez. >> Yes. >> President Spanelli. >> Yes.
>> Ordinance 2025-95. Ordinance authorizing the transfer of certain industrial property to the Vinland Industrial Commission pursuant to NJSA4812-13 subsection B for $1 and execution of a recoverable grant with a vote of 5 years. This ordinance is hereby adopted. >> Mr. Franchetta, please submit ordinance
number 2025 that's 95 to the mayor for his approval or disapproval. >> Yes, we move to 97. Mr. President, I present ordinance number 2025-97, ordinance amending ordinance 2004-25 as
amended entitled an ordinance adopting the center city redevelopment plan consistent with resolution 5203 of the planning board of the city of Ireland so as to allow a single family home to be converted to a specialized automobile repair garage at 1316 West Lannis
Avenue, block 2707, lot 16, consistent with resolution 6739 of the planning board, which is ready for a public hearing. Chair entertains a motion that ordinance number 2025-97 be taken up for public hearing, open to the public for discussion. >> So move. >> Second. >> Dr. Arthur,
>> yes. >> Council member English, >> yes. >> Council member Vargas, >> yes. >> Vice President Gomez, >> yes. >> President Spanelli, >> yes. Is there anyone in the audience who wish to be heard on ordinance number 2025-97? Seeing no one, chair entertains a motion to public hearing on ordinance number
2025-97 be closed. So move second. >> Dr. Arthur, >> yes. >> Council member English, >> yes. >> Council member Vargas, >> yes. >> Vice President Gomez, >> yes. >> President Spanelli, >> yes. Chair entertains a motion that ordinance number 2025-97
be taken up for final reading and adopted according to law. >> So move second >> discussion. Seeing none, >> Dr. Arthur, >> yes. >> Council member English, >> yes. >> Council member Vargas, >> yes. >> Vice President Gomez, >> yes. >> President Spanelli,
>> yes. Ordinance 2025-97, ordinance amending ordinance 2004-25 as amended entitled an ordinance adopting the center city redevelopment plan consistent with resolution 5203 of the planning board of the city of Vinland so as to allow a single family home to be
converted to be to a specialized automobile repair garage at 1316 West Lannis Avenue block 2707 lot 16 consistent with resolution 6739 the planning board with a vote of 5 years this ordinance is hereby adopted
Mr. Francetta, please submit ordinance number 2025-97 to the mayor for his approval of disapproval. >> Yes. Present ordinance 2025-98. Ordinance amending ordinance 96-4 is amended chapter 425 article 6 section
425-66 of the code of the city of island and title procedure for preliminary site plan approval in accordance with resolution 6675 of code of city planning board which is ready for a public hearing. Chair entertains uh the motion that ordinance number 2025-98 be taken
up for public hearing open to public for discussion. >> So move >> second. >> Dr. Arthur, >> yes. >> Council member English, >> yes. >> Council member Vargas, >> yes. >> Vice President Gomez, >> yes. >> President Spanelli, >> yes. Is there anyone in the audience wish to be heard on ordinance number 2025-98?
Seeing no one, general antenna motion to public hearing on ordinance number 2025-98 be closed. >> So move second. >> Dr. Arthur. >> Yes. >> Council member English. >> Yes. >> Council member Vargas. >> Yes. >> Vice President Gomez. >> Yes. >> President Spanelli. >> Yes. Chair entertains a motion ordinance
number 2025-98 be taken up for final reading and adopted according to law. >> So move. >> Second. >> Discussion by council. Seeing none. >> Dr. Arthur. >> Yes. >> Council member English. >> Yes. >> Council member Vargas. >> Yes. >> Vice President Gomez.
>> Yes. >> President Spanelli. >> Yes. Ordinance 2025-98. Ordinance amending Ordinance 96-4 as amended. Chapter 425, article 6, section 425-66 of the code of the city of Vinland entitled procedure for preliminary site
plan approval in accordance with resolution 6675 of the code of the city of Vinland Planning Board with a vote of five years. The ordinance is hereby adopted. >> Mr. Franchetta, please submit ordinance number 2025-98 to the mayor for his approval or disapproval.
>> Yes. Present ordinance 2025-99, ordinance authorizing the qualified purchasing agent of the city of Ireland to award certain contracts without the necessity of action of the governing body and establishing a bid threshold as may be amended from time to time in
accordance with NJSA481-3C which is ready for a public hearing. >> J entertains a motion ordinance number 2025-99 be taken up for public hearing and open to the public for discussion. >> So move >> second. >> Dr. Arthur, >> yes. Council member English, >> yes. >> Council member Vargas, >> yes.
>> Vice President Gomez, >> yes. >> President Spinelli, >> yes. Is there anyone in the audience who wish to be heard on ordinance number 2025-9? Seeing no one, chair entertains a motion to public hearing on ordinance number 2025-9 be closed. >> So move.
>> Second. >> Dr. Arthur, >> yes. >> Council member English, >> yes. >> Council member Vargas, >> yes. >> Vice President Gomez, >> yes. >> President Spanelli, >> yes. Chair entertains a motion ordinance number 2025-9 be taken up for final reading and adopted according to law. >> So move second
>> discussion. Seeing none. >> Dr. Arthur, >> yes. >> Council member English, >> yes. >> Council member Marcus, >> yes. >> Vice President Gomez, >> yes. >> President Spanelli, >> yes. >> Ordinance 2025-9. Ordinance authorizing the qualified purchasing agent of the city of Miland
to award certain contracts without the necessity of action of the governing body and establishing a bid threshold as may be amended from time to time in accordance with NJSA48 11-3C which vote of 5 years. This ordinance is hereby adopted. >> Mr. French, please submit ordinance
number 2025-99 to the mayor for his approval and disapproval. >> Yes, Mr. President, I present ordinance number 2026-1 which is ready for first reading. J entertains a motion ordinance number 2026-1 be taken up for first reading. >> So move. >> Second.
>> Dr. Arthur. >> Yes. >> Council member English. >> Yes. >> Council member Vargas. >> Yes. >> Vice President Gomez. >> Yes. >> President Spanelli. >> Yes. >> Ordinance 2026-1. Ordinance for the purchase of 440 West Lannis Avenue block 2902 lot 3, excuse
me, lot 13 for $50,000. Even >> chair entertains a motion and ordinance number 2025- 2026-1 be passed for first reading that a public hearing be held on Tuesday January 27th 2026 at 5:30 p.m. >> So move second
>> discussion seeing none >> Dr. Arthur. >> Yes. >> Council member English. >> Yes. >> Council member Vargas. >> Yes. >> Vice President Gomez. >> Yes. >> President Spanelli. >> Yes. >> Present ordinance number 2026-2 which is ready for first reading.
>> Chair entertains a motion that ordinance number 2026-2 be taken up for first reading. >> So move. >> Second. >> Dr. Arthur. >> Yes. >> Council member English. >> Yes. >> Council member Margas. >> Yes. >> Vice President Gomez. >> Yes. >> President Spanelli. >> Yes. Ordinance 2026-2,
an ordinance establishing a 4 ton weight limit for Rick Terish. >> Chair entertains a motion that ordinance number 2026-2 be passed for first reading. That a public hearing be held on Tuesday, January 27th, 2026 at 5:30 p.m. >> So move >> second
>> discussion by council. Seeing none. >> Dr. Arthur, >> yes. >> Council member English, >> yes. >> Council member Marquez, >> yes. >> Vice President Gomez, >> yes. >> President Spanelli, >> yes. present ordinance number 2026-3 which is ready for first reading.
>> J entertains a motion and ordinance number 2026-3 be taken up for first reading. >> So move >> second. >> Dr. Arthur, >> yes. >> Council member English, >> yes. >> Council member Vargas, >> yes. >> Vice President Gomez, >> yes. >> President Spanelli, >> yes. >> Ordinance 2026-3, an ordinance
authorizing pilot agreements for project tax exemption for various applicants. Jan entertains a motion or witness number 2026-3 be passed for first reading that a public hearing be held on Tuesday January 27th 2026 at 5:30 p.m. >> So move >> second
>> discussion seeing none >> Dr. Arthur. >> Yes. >> Council member English. >> Yes. >> Council member Vargas. >> Yes. >> Vice President Gomez. >> Yes. >> President Spanelli. >> Yes. >> I present ordinance number 2026-4 which
is ready for first reading. >> Chair entertains a motion that ordinance number 2026-4 be taken up for first reading. >> So move. >> Second. >> Dr. Arthur. >> Yes. >> Council member English. >> Yes. >> Council member Vargas. >> Yes. >> Vice President Gomez. >> Yes.
>> President Spanelli. >> Yes. Ordinance number 2026-4 ordinance amending ordinance 2012-62 as amended chapter 157 article 3 of the code of the city of Ireland entitled salaries and compensation. >> Chair entertains a motion ordinance number 2026-4
be passed for first reading at a public hearing be held on Tuesday January 27th 2026 at 5:30 p.m. >> So move second >> discussion by council seeing none. >> Dr. Arthur >> yes >> council member English. >> Yes. >> Council member Vargas. Yes.
>> Vice President Gomez. >> Yes. >> President Spanelli. >> Yes. >> Present ordinance number 2026-5 which is ready for first reading. >> Jan entertains a motion that ordinance number 2026-5 be taken up for first reading. >> So move. >> Second.
>> Dr. Arthur. >> Yes. >> Council member English. >> Yes. >> Council member Vargas. >> Yes. >> Vice President Gomez. >> Yes. >> President Spanelli. >> Yes. >> Ordinance number 2026-5. an ordinance to exceed the municipal budget appropriation limits and to establish a cap bank.
>> Jet retains a motion and ordinance number 2026-5 be pass for first reading that a public hearing be held on Tuesday, January 27th, 2026 at 5:30 p.m. >> So move. >> Second. >> Discussion by council. Seeing none, >> Dr. Arthur, >> yes. >> Council member English,
>> yes. >> Council member Vargas, >> yes. >> Vice President Gomez, >> yes. >> President Spanelli, >> yes. City Council has approved that the following matters listed below and the consent agenda are considered to be routine and non-controversial and be adopted by one motion. There will be no
separate discussion of these items unless a council member or so requests in which the case the item will be removed and considered with an individual vote. All matters of the consent agenda have been presented to city council during either a work session or premeating conference and appear on the consent agenda without objection. Their titles will not be read
individually into the record but will be properly memorialized in the meeting minutes. >> Jan entertains a motion to approve all items on the consent agenda. >> So move. >> Second. >> Dr. Arthur. >> Yes. >> Council member English. >> Yes. >> Council member Vargas. >> Yes. >> Vice President Gomez.
>> Yes. >> President Spinelli. >> Yes. >> The floor. Dr. Arthur. I want to thank the students from Dne Barcie for coming tonight and also congratulations to the retirees.
Thank you, >> Councilman Vargas. >> Yes, echo that same thing. Uh we to congratulate both retirees today and the kids from Dan Barie. >> Houseman English. >> Nothing at this time.
>> Nothing at this time. >> I don't have anything either. Chair, I'll entertain a motion to move uh to adjurnn a meeting. >> So move. >> Second. >> Dr. Arthur. >> Yes. >> Council member English. >> Yes. >> Council member Vargas. >> Yes. >> Vice President Gomez. >> Yes. President.