All right, we got quarter of quarter 5:45. Good evening, everyone. Welcome to the regular meeting of city council for Tuesday, April 22nd, 2025 at 5:45 p.m. Uh, roll call, please. Dr. Arthur here.
Council member English absent. Council member Gomez here. Council member Vargas, here. President Spanelli, here. Please stand for the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation
under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Public notice of this meeting pursuant to the open public's meeting act given on the summer 11, 2024 by the city clerk 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 daily journal and press
of Atlantic City and filing written notice in the office of the city clerk of the city of V. Chair, I'll entertain a motion that the minutes of the premeating conference and regular meeting of April 8th, 2025 and the special meeting and work session of April 15, 2025 be approved as submitted.
So move second. Any discussion by council? Seeing none. Dr. Arthur, yes. Council member Gomez, yes. Council member Vargas, yes. President Spanelli, yes. I will present I present resolution number
2025-184. A resolution authorizing the exclusion of the public from a meeting between the mayor, city council, city clerk and staff, business administrator and staff, city solicitor and staff and the DWI law firm concerning matters relating to litigation in which the public body is or may become a party in
the matters falling under the attorney client privilege and authorizing the disclosure of minutes of said meeting as provided herein. Chair entertains a motion to resolution number 2025-184 be adopted according to law. So move second discussion by councel. Seeing none. Dr. Arthur. Yes.
Counciloman Gomez. Yes. Council Vargas. Yes. President Spanelli. Yes. Need a motion. Recess. Need a motion uh entertain a motion to call a brief recess uh until we call the back to order. So move. Second. Dr. Arthur. Yes. Council
member Gomez. Yes. Council member Vargas. Yes. President Spinelli. Yes, we will be in recess for a few minutes. Yeah, it is. Now we Need a motion to uh into open session.
We move second. Dr. Arthur. Yes. Council member Gomez. Yes. Council member Vargas. President Spanelli. Yes. All right. This time we'll start public comment. You want to read your Yeah. Public comment provides an
opportunity for the members of the public to inform the governing body about their views. The governing body prescribes the city council's bylaws and the New Jersey statutes and open public meetings when engaging during public comment. As such, each individual shall have a fiveminut time limit, cannot
yield 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. This time, if anyone from the public wishes to speak, please speak. Uh, come to the podium, state your name and the city in which you reside. Is that on? Hold on a second. How's that? Okay.
My name is Steve Fabietti. I'm an attorney with the law firm of Highland Levin Shapyro in Marlton, New Jersey. I'm here tonight on behalf of Dunright Sand and Gravel Company. Um we appeared before uh council in the premeating session at five o'clock today to set
forth the reasons for our request to have um resolution number uh 2025-207 uh carried uh as as that resolution as I
understand it although I haven't seen a written copy of it uh is is council's adoption of the expression of their opinion opposing my client's application which is currently pending before the zoning board of adjustment. That application seeks approval for class B
and C recycling activities on my client's existing sand mining facility on Maze Landing Road. Um, as I discussed earlier tonight, uh, we've submitted materials, uh, uh, setting forth our client's position that
the location of these types of facilities is governed by state law and preempted by D regulation and that the ultimate decision about the location of such facilities is going to be determined by the county and by the
state. Uh we understand that the city uh is seeking to express its opinion on on the application and as I expressed earlier tonight, our request tonight is to um before this body is to ask for an
opportunity to present to you with our full professional team or some version of it. um a the full details of the application before you adopt a resolution or any formal action expressing council's opinion on the
application because we feel that there's additional information that you've not received that we feel just in fairness should be presented to council before adopting such a resolution because the city's voice although not the ultimate determiner in this situation is
obviously an important one and my client wishes to have the opportunity to address concerns and have uh a productive presentation with council. So, I just wanted to reiterate that uh from our earlier comments.
Thank you. Anyone else? Yes, sir. How you doing? I'm Steve Mayo. I'm operations manager over at Ben Sand and Gravel. Hold the mic up. Thank you. Hi, my name is Steve Male. I'm a operations manager at Denray, resident
of Vinland for 40 years. So I drive Elm Road, Union Road, and I see the leaf and I see the money that we spend to grind the trees that we pick up on on the street probably to the tune of around I bet you probably close $150,000
a year. That's a savings that we as a city can have because you can bring it to us. You don't have to store it on route. You don't have to store the leaves on union road. There's a major benefit to this city. Have it out there.
I don't understand the reasoning behind all this. It's we we can't explain to you how this lays out because we weren't given the opportunity. If we were, you would See how the site is
self-contained not to get out much better than across the street from the residents on Union Road or on Mil Road. So just consider all that to maybe table this and listen to what we have to say before we do this. That's all we're
asking. Okay. Thank you. Thank you very much. Anyone else? Seeing no one. All right. I'll present ordinance number 2025-30. Ordinance authorizing the acquisition of utility easement by condemnation over and across the lands
of DND Kousmix Construction LLC on East Oak Road known as block 2401 lot 3 and block 2401 lot 2.05 which is ready for a public hearing. Chair entertains a motion that ordinance number 2025-30 be taken up for a public hearing and open
to public for discussion. So move second. Dr. Arthur, yes. Council member Gomez, yes. Council Vargas, yes. President Spel, yes. Is there anyone in the audience who wish to be heard on ordinance number 2025-30? Seeing no one, chair entertains a motion
public hearing on ordinance number 2025-30 be closed. We'll move. Second. Dr. Arthur. Yes. Council member Gomez. Yes. Council member Vargas. Yes. Presell. Yes. Chair entertains a motion ordinance number 2025-30 be taken up for final reading adopted according to the
law. Move. Second. Discussion by council. Seeing none. Dr. Arthur. Yes. Council member Gomez. Yes. Council member Vargas. President Spanelli. Yes. Ordinance number 2025-30. Ordinance authorizing the acquisition of a utility easement by
condemnation over and across the lands of D&D Cuz Construction LLC on East Oak Road known as block 2401 lot 3 and block 2401 lot 2.05 for a vote of 4A. This ordinance is hereby adopted. Grand Shadow, please submit ordinance
number 2025-30 to the mayor for his approval or disapproval. Yes. I present ordinance number 2025-31, an ordinance providing for no parking restrictions along Riverside Drive, Mars River Parkway, which is ready for a public hearing. Chertains a
motion that ordinance number 2025-31 be taken up for a public hearing and open the public for discussion. So move second. Dr. Arthur, yes. Council member Gomez, yes. Council member Vargas, yes. President Spanelli, yes. There anyone in the audience who wish to be heard on ordinance number
2025-31? Seeing no one. The chair obtains a motion at the public hearing on witness number 2025-31 be closed. So move. Second. Dr. Arthur. Yes. Council member Gomez. Yes. Council member Vargas. President Spanelli. Yes. Chair entertains a motion that ordinance
number 2025-31 be taken up for final reading and adopted according to law. Move. Second. Discussion by council. Seeing none. Dr. Arthur. Yes. Council member Gomez. Yes. Council member Vargas. Yes. President Spanelli. Yes. Ordinance number
2025-31. Ordinance providing for no parking restrictions along Riverside Drive, Mars River Parkway. Put a vote of 4A. This ordinance is hereby adopted. Branch, please submit ordinance number 2025-31 to the mayor for his approval. With this approval,
President, I present ordinance number 2025-3, ordinance of the city of Vinland County of Cumberland, New Jersey, approving an application for a long-term tax exemption and authorizing the execution of a financial agreement related to the redevelopment of a subdivided portion of block 4216, lot
1.03, and block 4216, 1.05, 5 also referred to as block 4216 blocks 1.3 and 1.5 on the tax maps of the city which is ready for public hearing. Chair entertains a motion ordinance number
2025-32 be taken up for public hearing and open to the public for discussion. So move second. Dr. Arthur. Yes. Council member Gomez. Yes. Council member Vargas. Yes. President Spanelli. Yes. Is there anyone in the audience who wishes to be heard on ordinance number
2025-32? Seeing no one, chair entertains a motion to public hearing on ordinance number 2025-32 be closed. So move. Second. Dr. Yes. Council member Gomez. Yes. Council member Vargas. Yes. President Spanelli. Yes. Chair entertains a motion ordinance
number 2025-32 be taken up for final reading and adopted according to law. So move. Second. Discussion by councel. Seeing none. Dr. Arthur. Yes. Council member Gomez. Yes. Council member Vargas. Yes. President Spanelli. Yes. Ordinance number
2025-32. Ordinance of the city of Island County of Cumberland, New Jersey, approving an application for a long-term tax exemption and authorizing the execution of a financial agreement related to the redevelopment of a subdivided portion of block 4216, lots
1.03 and block 4216, 1.05, also referred to as block 4216, lots.13. and 1 1.5 on the tax maps of the city for the vote of 48. This ordinance is hereby adopted. Mr. Francetta, please submit or witness
number 2025-32 to the mayor for his approval. With this approval, yes, thank you. Present ordinance number 2025-33. Ordinance amending subsection 425-5 of the violent municipal code to increase fees for reviewing and
administr administrating administering excuse me development applications which is ready for a public hearing. Chair entertains a motion that ordinance number 2025-33 be taken up for public hearing and open to the public for discussion. So move. Second. Dr. Arthur. Yes.
Council member Gomez. Yes. Council member Vargas. Yes. President Spanelli. Yes. Is there anyone in the audience who wishes to be heard on ordinance number 2025-33? Seeing no one, chair obtain a motion to public hearing on witness number 2025-33 be closed. So move.
Second. Dr. Arthur. Yes. Council member Gomez. Yes. Council member Vargas. Yes. President Spanelli. Yes. Chair entertains a motion ordinance number 2025-33 be taken up for final reading and adopted according to law. Move. Discussion by
council. Seeing none. Dr. Arthur, yes. Council member Gomez, yes. Council member Vargas, yes. President Spanelli, yes. Ordinance number 2025-33. Ordinance amending subsection 425-5 of the Violent Municipal Code to increase fees for reviewing and
administering development applications for the vote of 4A. Ordinance is hereby adopted. Branch, please submit ordinance number 2025-33 to the mayor for his approval or disapproval. Yes. Thank you. I present ordinance number 2025-34 which is ready for first
reading. Chair entertains a motion and ordinance number 2025-34 be taken up for first reading. No move. Second. Dr. Arthur. Yes. Council member Gomez. Yes. Council member Vargas. Yes. Council member Spinelli. Yes. Ordinance number 2025-34. An ordinance to amend and
supplement ordinance number eight which establishes classification and compensation plans for the city of island various titles. Chair entertains a motion that ordinance number 2025-34 be passed for first reading that a public hearing be held on Tuesday May 13th 2025 at 5:30 p.m. move second
discussion by councel seeing none Dr. Arthur. Yes. Council member Gomez. Yes. Council member Vargas. Yes. President Spanelli. Yes. Present ordinance number 2025-35 which is ready for first reading. Jan entertains a motion that ordinance number 2025-35 be taken up for
first reading. So move. Second. Dr. Arthur. Yes. Council member Gomez. Yes. Council member Vargas. Yes. President Spanelli. Yes. Ordinance number 2025-35. An ordinance to amend and supplement ordinance number eight which established the classification
compensation plans for the city violent social worker aid. J enterains a motion that ordinance number 2025-35 be pass first reading that a public hearing be held on Tuesday May 13 2025 at 5:30 p.m. Move. Second discussion by
council being none. Dr. Arthur, yes. Council member Gomez, yes. Council member Vargas, yes. President Spanelli, yes. Ordinance number 2025-36 which is ready for first reading. Jan entertains a motion that ordinance number 2025-36 be taken up for
first reading. So move. Second. Dr. Arthur. Yes. Council member Gomez. Yes. Council member Vargas. Yes. President Spanelli. Yes. Ordinance number 2025-36. Ordinance amending ordinance 2003-69 as amended chapter 643 of the
code of the city of Ireland entitled tattooing and body piercing. Jan entertains a motion ordinance number 2025-36 be passed for first reading that a public hearing be held on Tuesday May 13 2025 at 5:30 p.m. So move second
discussion by council seeing none Dr. Arthur. Yes. Council member Gomez. Yes. Council member Vargas. Yes. President Spanelli. Yes. Present ordinance number 2025-37 which is ready for first reading. J enterains a motion that ordinance number 2025-37 be taken up for
first reading. So move. Second. Dr. Arthur. Yes. Council member Gomez. Yes. Council member Vargas. Yes. President Spanel. Yes. Ordinance number 2025-37. Ordinance authorizing the acquisition of a drainage easement by ation over and across the lands of Joffy
Lumber and Supply Company Incorporated known as 18 Burns Avenue, block 7110, lot 39. He entertains a motion that witness number 2025-37 be passed at first hearing that a public hearing be held on Tuesday, May
13, 2025, 5:30 p.m. So move. Second. Discussion by council. Seeing none, Dr. Arthur, yes. Council member Gomez, yes. Council member Vargas, yes. President Yes. Then ordinance number
2025-38 which is ready for first reading. A motion ordinance number 2025-38 be taken up for first reading. So move second. Dr. Arthur. Yes. Council member Gomez. Yes. Council member Vargas. Yes. President Spanell. Yes.
Ordinance number 2025-38. Ordinance amending ordinance 2015-14 as amended. Chapter 123, article 3, section 123-24, the code of the city of Ireland, entitled compensation of special law enforcement officers.
J enterains a motion ordinance number 2025-38 be passed for first reading that a public hearing be held on Tuesday, May 13, 2025, 5:30 p.m. So move. Second. Discussion by council. Seeing none. Dr. Arthur, yes. Council member Gomez, yes.
Council member Vargas, yes. President Spanelli, yes. Present ordinance number 2025-39 which is ready for first reading. J obtain a motion ordinance number 2025-39 be taken up for first reading. So move second.
Dr. Arthur. Yes. Council member Gomez. Yes. Council member Vargas. Yes. President Spelli. Yes. Ordinance number 2025-39. Ordinance adopting the findings, conclusion, and decision of the planning board of the city of Ireland as set forth in resolution 6696 regarding the
request to amend ordinance 2004-25 as amended entitled an ordinance adopting the center city redevelopment plan consistent with resolution 5203 of the planning board so as to deny a proposed amendment there too at 822 Eastwood
Street, block 3015, block 15 for the use as an internet car sales business and insurance office in a second floor residential apartment. Chair entertains a motion in ordinance number 2025-39 be passed for first reading that a public hearing be held on May 13th, 2025, 5:30
p.m. So move. Second. Discussion by council. Seeing none, Dr. Eric? Yes. Council member Gomez. Yes. Council Vargas. Yes. President. Yes. Present ordinance number 2025-40 which is ready for first reading. Motion and
ordinance number 2025-4 to be taken up for first reading. So move. Second. Dr. Arthur. Yes. Council member Gomez. Abstain. Council member Vargas. Yes. President Spanelli. Yes. Ordinance summer
2025-40. Ordinance amending ordinance 2004-25 as amended entitled an ordinance adopting the center city redevelopment plan consistent with resolution 5203 the planning board of the city of Ireland so as to allow a vacant retail use Sears building to be converted to a house of
worship at 8 West Lannis Avenue block 2802 lots 20 21 and 22 consistent with resolution 6697 of the planning entertains a motion ordinance number 2025-40 be passed first reading and that a public hearing be held on Tuesday, May
13th, 2025, 5:30 p.m. So move. Second. Discussion by council. Seeing none, Dr. Arthur, yes. Council member Gomez, abstain. Council member Vargas, yes. President Spanelli,
yes. Present resolution number 2025-182. A resolution authorizing that the municipal budget for the calendar year 2025 be read by title only at the public hearing for said budget. Chair entertains a motion that resolution number 2025-182 be adopted according to law. So
move. Second discussion by council. Seeing none. Dr. Arthur. Yes. Council member Gomez. Yes. Council member Vargas. Yes. President Spanelli. Yes. present calendar year 2025 municipal budget which is ready for a public
hearing. J entertains a motion that the calendar year 2025 municipal budget be taken up for a public hearing and open to the public for discussion. So move second. Dr. Arthur, yes. Council member Gomez, yes. Council
member Vargas, yes. President Spanelli, yes. Is there anyone in the audience who wish to be heard on the calendar year 2025 municipal budget? Seeing no one chair obtain a motion to public hearing on calendar year 2024 m
that's 2025 municipal budget be closed so move second Dr. Arthur. Yes. Council member Gomez. Yes. Council member Vargas. Yes. President Spel. Yes. Resolution number 2025-183. Resolution to adopt the
calendar year 2025 municipal budget of the city of J. Entertains a motion that resolution number 2025-183 be adopted according to law. So move. Second. Discussion by council. Seeing none. Dr. Arthur. Yes. Council
member Gomez. Yes. Council Vargas. Yes. President Spanelli. Yes. Now we'll go to resolution 207. I present resolution number 2025-207. Resolution and opposition of approval for the operation of a class B
and/or class C recycling permit to Dunright Sand and Gravel Company to operate on 3765 Maze Landing Road, blocks 7801, lots 18 and 19 located in the W-6 Woodlands zone in the city of Vin. Chair, I entertain a motion that
resolution number 2025 207 be adopted according to law. So move. Second. In the discussion by councel, we did move this out of consent. That's what we did were so we get a roll call vote. Okay. Dr. Arthur, yes. Council
member Gomez, yes. Council member Vargas, yes. President Spanel, yes. All right. City Council has approved the following matters. in the consent agenda and are considered to be routine and non-controversial and will be adopted by
one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a council member so requests and so which case the item will be removed and considered with an individual vote. All matters of the consent agenda have been presented by city council during either the work session or premeating conference and appear on the consent
agenda without objection. Their titles will not be individually read into the record but will be properly memorialized in the meeting minutes. entertains a motion that all items on the consent agenda be approved. So move second. Dr. Arthur, yes. Council member
Gomez, yes. Council member Vargas, yes. President Spanel, yes. Any council people wish to be heard? Dr. Arthur? No. No. Councilman, no. So nothing at this
time. Need a motion to uh a motion and a second to adjourn the meeting. So move second. Dr. Arthur, yes. Council member Gomez, yes. Council member Vargas, yes. President Spanelli, yes. Good evening.