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2026 of the township council of the township of Washington. Adequate notice of the meeting was given in accordance with the open public meetings act by the township clerk on January 8, 2026 to at least two newspapers and this meeting has been posted on the township bulletin board, electronic message board, WCTV

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and on the township website. Please notify the municipal clerk for any disability requirements necessary for attendance at township council meetings. The fire exits are located through the double doors to your right and through the door on your left. Please silence all cell phones at this time. If you're unable to attend the council meeting in

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person and would like a topic to be addressed at the council meeting, please visit www.twpof washington. us contact us tab. Click on mayor and counsel. Send email to contact all council members at once. Can everyone please stand for salute to the

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flag 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. >> Roll call.

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>> Councilman Casio >> here. >> Councilman Sears >> here. >> Councilman >> here. Councilwoman Mletus >> here, >> Council President >> here. Let the record reflect also in attendance, Mayor Peter Calamari, Township Administrator Mark D. Carlo, Township Attorney Siobhan Bailey, and

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Township Clerk Susan Wowski. At this time, we'll have four promotions for the police department to be administered by the mayor, one for Lieutenant Jason Goger, Sergeant Clayton Kenny, Corporal Alysa Boedilia, and Andrew Ehart. Mr. Mayor, thank you.

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I'm so sorry. >> Yeah, I'll start it up. >> Thank you all for coming. Appreciate everybody coming out for this uh great occasion. Um, it's nice to see all the family and friends and everybody uh here to support these wonderful officers. Uh, I'm going to keep it short and brief

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because we do have a couple things to uh to do, not only the promotions, but recognize a couple of officers for some uh extraordinary work that they've done. Lieutenant Goog has been a lifelong resident of Washington Township where he currently resides with his wife Heather and two daughters Rean and Jordan. He

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graduated Westwood High School in 1996 and then earned his bachelor's degree in criminal justice from New Jersey City New Jersey City University in 2001. He graduated the Burton County Police Academy in 2002 and started his career as a patrolman until getting promoted to

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corporal in July of 2019. He served in the detective bureau from January 2020 until January 2023 when he got promoted to sergeant. Lieutenant Goog served as patrol sergeant until February 2026 when he returned to the detective bureau. He

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is currently an internal affairs and background investigator, humane law enforcement officer, evidence officer, Megan's law officer, and ABC officer. He has also served as FTO and juvenile officer. During his career, Lieutenant Goog has also received numerous commendations including apprehension,

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Medal of Honor, Medal of Valor, and Combat Cross Awards. He's also a member of the fire department since 1997 where he has risen through the ranks twice becoming the chief of the fire department. Tonight we promote him to

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lieutenant of the police. Jason [applause] family wants to come up. I >> I Jason Gooer >> do solemnly swear or affirm >> do solemnly swear or affirm >> that I will support the Constitution of the United States >> that I will support the Constitution of

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the United States >> and the Constitution of the State of New Jersey >> and the Constitution of the State of New Jersey >> and that I will bear true faith >> and that I will bear true faith >> and allegiance >> and allegiance >> to the same >> to the same >> and to the governments established >> and to the governments established >> in the United States >> in the United States

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>> and in this state >> and in this state >> under the authority of the people >> under the authority of the people >> and I do solemnly swear >> and that I do solemnly swear >> that I will faithfully >> that I will faithfully >> impartially >> impartially >> and justly perform >> and justly perform >> all the duties of thee >> all the duties of the lieutenant of the

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township of Washington Police Department >> in the township of Washington >> in the township of Washington >> in the county of Bergen >> in the county of Bergen >> in the state of New Jersey >> in the state of New Jersey >> to the best of my ability >> to the best of my ability >> so help me God >> so help me >> [applause] >> Time to come back.

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Thanks, sir. >> All right. Next is Sergeant Kenny. Klay Kenny grew up as a resident of the Township of Washington. Began his career with the Township of Washington Police Department in July of 2014 as a dispatcher. In 2016, he became a special

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law enforcement class one before attending the Burton County Police Academy 121st basic police training class in 2018. While serving in the patrol division, he was promoted to the rank of corporal in the summer of 2023. In addition to his patrol

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responsibilities, Sergeant Kenny serves as an investigator with the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office arson task force where he has participated in numerous complex fire investigations that have resulted in criminal arrests. He also oversees several specialized departmental functions including cellbox

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maintenance, CPR instructor, oper request, redactions and expungements, the GSA and 1033 programs, the department's Instagram social media presence, and vehicle fleet acquisitions and maintenance. He also serves as the coordinator for the township office of emergency management. Beyond his law

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enforcement career, Sergeant Kenny continues to serve his community as a fire chief in the town where he resides. While he takes great pride in his professional accomplishments, the titles he cherishes the most are husband and soon to be father.

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Sergeant Kenny. [applause] [applause] I >> I Clayton Kenny >> do solemnly swear or affirm >> do solemnly swear or affirm >> that I will support the Constitution of the United States >> that I will support the Constitution of the United States >> and the Constitution of the State of New Jersey >> and the Constitution of the State of New

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Jersey >> and that I will bear true faith >> and that I will bear true faith >> and allegiance >> and allegiance >> to the same >> to the same >> and to the governments established >> and to the governments established >> in the United States >> in the United States >> and in this state >> and in this state >> under the authority of the people >> under the authority of the people >> and that I do solemnly swear

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>> and that I do solemnly swear >> that I will faithfully >> that I will faithfully >> impartially >> impartially >> and justly perform >> and justly perform >> all the duties of the >> all of the duties of the sergeant of the township of Washington Police Department >> in the township of Washington >> in the township of Washington >> in the county of Bergen >> in the county of Bergen

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>> in the state of New Jersey >> in the state of New Jersey >> according to the best of my ability >> according to the best of my ability >> so help me God >> so help me >> [applause] >> All right. Next, Corporal Babadia. Alyssa began her career in law enforcement as a dispatcher before becoming a police officer with the

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Washington Police Department in 2022. During her four years as a police officer, she has demonstrated a strong commitment to serving both the department and the community. She serves as one of the department's juvenile officers where she's dedicated to supporting and mentoring the youth in

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our community. She was also uh selected to serve as a task force officer assisting a federal agency with narcotics investigations. which allowed her to gain valuable investigative experience while working alongside federal law enforcement partners. In addition, she will soon be

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attending training to become a field training officer, preparing her to mentor and train newly hired officers within the Washington Township Police Department. Tonight we promote Corporal Baba. [applause] [cheering] I >> I, Alyssa Boadia,

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>> do solemnly swear or affirm >> do solemnly swear or affirm >> that I will support the Constitution of the United States >> that I will support the Constitution of the United States >> and the Constitution of the State of New Jersey >> and the Constitution of the State of New Jersey >> and that I will bear true faith >> and that I will bear true faith

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>> and allegiance >> and allegiance >> to the same >> to the same >> and to the governments established >> and to the governments established >> in the United States >> in the United States >> and in state >> and in this state >> under the authority of the people. >> under the authority of the people. >> And that I do solemnly swear >> and that I do solemnly swear

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>> that I will faithfully >> that I will faithfully >> impartially >> impartially >> and justly perform >> and justly perform >> all the duties of thee >> all the duties of the corporal of the Township of Washington Police Department >> in the township of Washington >> in the township of Washington >> in the county of Bergen

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>> in the county of Bergen >> in the state of New Jersey >> in the states of New Jersey. >> According to the best of my ability >> according to the best of my ability. So help me God. >> So help me God. [applause] [laughter] >> [applause] >> Next is Andrew Ehart. He began his

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career with the WTPD as a predium dispatcher on 1 of 2025 and was sent to the police academy shortly after where he graduated as a SEO1. In July of 2025, he was elevated to full-time dispatcher where he has continued to learn and grow as a

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young man. We are pleased to promote Andrew to SEO 2 and in two days he will start the Bergen County Police Academy. We are confident that we he will excel in his new position and grow into an excellent officer. Andrew, [applause]

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>> I >> I, Andrew Ehart, >> do solemnly swear >> do solemnly swear >> or affirm >> or affirm >> that I will support >> that I will support >> the Constitution of the United States >> the Constitution of the United States >> and the Constitution of the State of New Jersey >> and the Constitution of the State of New Jersey, >> that I will bear true faith

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>> and I will bear true faith >> and allegiance >> and allegiance >> to the same >> to the same. and to the governments established >> and to the governments established >> in the United States >> in the United States. >> And in this state >> and in this state >> under the authority of the people >> under the authority of the people >> and that I do solemnly swear >> and that I do solemnly swear >> that I will faithfully >> that I will faithfully

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>> impartially >> impartially >> and justly perform >> and justly perform >> all the duties of >> all the duties of special law enforcement officer class 2 >> in the township of Washington >> in the township of Washington >> in the county of Bergen >> in the county of Bergen >> in the state of New Jersey >> in the state of New Jersey >> according to the best of my ability >> according to the best of my ability.

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>> So help me God. So help me God. [applause] >> Yeah. Just >> All right. Now, I'd like to recognize a few officers that have done exceptional work within the township. All our police officers do a great job every single day protecting our residents. Uh, but

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several have really excelled. So, tonight, uh, I'd like to call up Officer Ryell, Officer O'Hanlin, and Sergeant Ferini. Tonight, we honor these officers. They are the ones who look at a car drifting across the roadway into the

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opposite lane at 2 a.m. and say, "That's definitely not somebody text messaging." DWI enforcement investigation is a unique calling. It requires the patience of a saint, the investigative mind of a detective, and the ability to maintain a completely straight face while someone tries to convince you that they only had

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two beers. To our honores tonight, you are the embodiment of traffic safety. Your work begins when most people are asleep. You operate in the dark, on the shoulders of dangerous roadways, dealing with individuals who are rarely at their best or most cooperative. You have mastered

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the art of standardized field sobriety tests, evaluating balance and coordination while navigating every excuse in the book. From the wind blew me over to these shoes aren't made for walking in a straight line. But behind the humor and the late night motor vehicle stops lies a deeply serious

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reality. Every impaired driver you remove from the road is a potential tragedy averted. You don't just write citations or make arrests. You save lives. Your meticulous documentation, sharp observation skills, and flaw flawless investigations ensure that

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justice is served long after the flashing lights are turned off. As MAD has recognized you for your dedicated service to DWI enforcement, I echo that. The families who make it home safely every night will never know your names, but they owe you an immeasurable debt of

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gratitude. Their impact isn't measured only by the hours they work or the calls they answer. It's reflected in the results they achieve. Of our department's 21 DUIs last year, these officers are responsible for 15, more than 71% of the total. On behalf of the

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WTPD and the community, thank you for your exceptional service, your sharp eyes, and your tireless dedication to keeping our roads safe. Congratulations, [applause and cheering] They did go down to a lunchon that was sponsored by Mothers Against Drunk Driving and they were recognized there

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where they received a nice award. Lastly, but not least, Detective Lcom. [snorts] We're here tonight to honor officer who exemplifies investigator. When a home invasion occurs, it shatters a community sense of security. It is a deeply

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personal, violating crime, and it demands the highest level of urgency. On December 31st, 2025, we had that dark color officers and Detective Lcom answered that call with extraordinary skill and determination. What began as a local burglary investigation quickly

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evolved. Detective Lone didn't just process the scene. He began connecting dots that crossed multiple municipal borders. Through meticulous analyst uh analysis, I'm sorry, sharp instincts and exhaustive investigative work over 600

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man hours across four months. He identified a very active criminal crew. Because of his relentless pursuit of the truth, this investigation did not just stop at one closure. It resulted in four arrests for our crime and completely dismantled a crew

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targeting innocent families. But Detective Lcom's impact didn't stop at our town line. Recognizing that crime doesn't care about borders, he compiled airtight intelligence and proactively assisted several neighboring towns, providing them with the critical evidence needed to bring their own

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charges against these suspects. His teamwork and relentless determination brought closure to countless victims across our entire area. Detective Lascom, your exemplary work on this case restored peace of mind to our township community. On behalf of our department, our grateful residents, and our law

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enforcement partners across the region, thank you for your exceptional service. [applause] And just on a side note, he sifted through so much information between subpoenas for cell towers and stuff I can't even repeat because it's so technical, but he understands it all.

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Text messages like like so many text messages. Some of them are really funny, by the way. but he was able to piece together and put these people that came to our town to rob us in the location and that's why we were able to charge these people. So, he did a fantastic

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job. [applause] Thank you everyone. Uh that's it for us. Uh please enjoy yourselves after the uh the ceremony. Thank you. [applause] Chief, you going to dismiss him or you want me to dismiss him? >> I know you don't want to be bored by our

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council meeting, so you're more than welcome to leave. Thank you, everyone. Congratulations, everyone. >> Congratulations. >> Give him a couple minutes to walk out. You can't go anywhere. 6-290

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authorized payment of bills June 19, 2026 through June July 9th, 2026. Do I have a motion? >> So move. >> Second. >> Roll call. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Yes.

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>> Yes. PSA for July 13, 2026 from the office of the tax collector. 2026 tax bills will be mailed sometime the week of July 20th. The due date is August 1st, but the grace period has been extended from

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August 10th to August 18th. These bills will reflect tax amounts based on the recent townwide re reassessment. You may view your account online or contact the tax office for current tax balances if you should need this information prior to the bill bills being mailed. Construction has begun on the new DPW

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building at Town Hall. With this construction, the DPW yard will now remain closed on Tuesdays for household debris and recycling drop off. Residents may still drop off items on Saturdays between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. Please note during the hours of construction, there will be limited parking to the east side of Hudson

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Avenue. To report power outages, gas leak, street light outages, or down lines, please call PSEG at 1 8004367734, or you can download their app. Starting July 20, 2026, all ebike riders in New

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Jersey need three things: a license, a registration, and an insurance card. Riders have until July 19th to comply with these requirements. During this period, all fees for registration and licensing are waved. Please visit the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission for further information and updates. The

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Township of Washington launched its fourth round of our hometown heroes banner program as a living tribute for our community to honor past and present members of the armed forces. Please visit our website for further information. Our next council meeting will be held on Monday, August 10th,

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2026. Can I have a motion to suspend the order of business so we can have the chief discuss the ALPRs and the stop sign proposal? >> Second. >> Roll call. >> Council Casio. >> Yes. >> Councilman Sears. >> Yes.

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>> Councilman Omen. >> Yes. >> Council BZ. >> Yes. >> Council President. >> Yes. Good evening, Chief. >> Good evening. >> Just bring in Captain Glock up here. He's got a little bit more knowledge. >> That's fine. So, I guess we'll start with the ALPRS first. >> Yes. >> I'll give you an update on where we're

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at. >> Yes. Thank you. >> So, both major intersections, both Washington and Pasak and Ridgewood and Pasc are up and running. They've been up and running for several months now. Um, they're working well. Uh, we have video

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in headquarters as well, so we get to monitor everything there. They have allowed us to uh complete some investigations which is great. Um we've had several hit and runs and motor vehicle accidents where including one of our own patrol cars where we had video

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of the accident. So it's uh definitely proof dividends already um with fault and things of that nature. Um we do get a lot of hits throughout our intersections. Um, it does require a a set of like a learning curve, so to speak, because you have to vet every

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single hit that comes through the system. The system is evolving. Um, it is a very good system, but it's still got a ways to go. >> So, by hit, you mean like a stolen car or >> Yes. Um, so we've had some come through the intersection. Um, you know, by the time our officers get there.

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>> No, no, but I'm saying, is that what you mean by a hit? Like this? >> Yeah. So, it will hit on any numbers, even like the side of a box truck. So when it gets a hit that it doesn't recognize, it'll tell you, you know, it comes up on our our our dispatch screen or in the cars as well and it says hit

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and then you got to make sure you look at it and it's a license plate, not just numbers on the side of a vehicle. Um, you know, so it's it's learning as they're they're growing the AI into the system. It's learning what how to differentiate between license plate and

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just regular numbers. So, um, so we do have to really vet the numbers that come in. Um, as far as the portable unit, let me let me hold up. Um, Venber and Washington, that system is still not operational yet. Um, we've had nothing

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but issues with trying to get that thing up and running. Uh, we waiting on permits and then inspections. Uh, PCNG's been holding it up. We're just waiting for them to power it up. We uh we actually got word today um from one of the upper individuals in the in the company that

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said this is unacceptable. We agree. Um and that they said that it will be powered up before the end of the week. >> Okay. >> Fingers crossed. >> Mr. Mayor, do we have somebody at PSG that we can contact if it's not? >> Yeah. Don't we have a Okay. So, we'll reach out to them if it's not.

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>> Yes. >> Yeah. There were different inspections and you know >> No, no, it's a very they said they needed a ground wire. Then they said they didn't need a ground wire, so we had to have it removed. It's been kind of ridiculous. The the other two traffic uh intersections were newer systems, so

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it went up really really easy and they made the connections, but they assured us it will be up this week. Um and then the the company will flip the switch and then we'll have that intersection as well, which will help us as well. Um as far as the car ALPR, um that's been on

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the road since mid to late April. Um, we use that as a traffic vehicle that goes and drives around. Um, and then it will hit on anything that goes past it as well. Again, the officer has to vet that hit when it pops up on his screen, but

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to date um it's kind of hard to to get all this information, but um we've had on just the alerts, the hits, over 40 motor vehicle stops, 60 summones issued just based on the hits for unregistered vehicles, suspended driver's license, or

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warrants. So, just those >> um >> in a period of what, three months? >> Yeah, less than three months. Yeah. So, um, and that we we have a protocol that we're rolling out now that we've gotten the department kind of situated with all the changes. Um, and that's going to be out pretty much on a daily basis and

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we're going to have dedicated officers that will be traffic enforcement and that's what we're going to do. >> By protocol, you mean like SOPs that we need to establish? So, those are being done. Yes. >> Are we using the are we using the Rogers the Rogers group to do >> everything has to be Rogers and accredited because we are an accredited

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agency. So um you know within the next week or so we will have these officers that um you know barring any other catastrophic events in town with that AOPR car. Um some of the intersections obviously I told you about

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hit and runs, accidents. Um it has the system and the information it develops has assisted us in several burglary investigations, one of which was that uh home invasion. Um because then we're able to put them, you know, in different locations and follow their tracking and

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put them into other towns. That's how we were able to piece together other investigations. So I can't go too far. >> No, no, we don't need we Yeah, we just wanted just a summary to make sure it was working and that you you had cooperation. >> It is. It is working. Like I said, the only glitch has been that Washington

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Venember, and that was just a a hookup issue with >> not that's not Yeah, that's not for me. It's >> But we we're on the phone every week with them to try to get that um rectified. So, like I said, hopefully by the end of this week that will be rectified and, you know, we should be off and running.

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>> Great. Chief, I have a question. A resident asked me about the system. Does that um include someone going through the red through a red light? That doesn't include that, right? He was saying, "Well, what if it was just speed up and start?" It's not that. >> It's not a red light

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>> traffic camera. New Jersey doesn't allow red light traffic cameras, right? So, cuz I told a couple residents that asked me the same thing. [clears throat] >> New Jersey warrants, unregistered vehicles, suspended driver's license, you know, stolen vehicles. That's what it will be. >> Thank you.

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>> Yep. >> Any other questions for the >> Since the mobile units been in service, I didn't hear what you were saying. You had 60 moving violations. >> Yes. Just based off of the alerts that the system >> just off the alert. >> Yeah. Not other things. There's a lot

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more summones than that, but just 60 from being unregistered >> and that's picked up from the mobile unit. >> Yes. It reads every plate that passes it. >> Now, is it possible, Chief? I know like I know the city of Hackinack has this cuz I I forgot to register my car one day and I went to work No. Yeah. No,

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excuse me, Tene. and I went to work at FDU and I got a ticket in the mail because I forgot to register my car automatically and it had the ALPR picture of my license plate. Is that in our system or not yet? >> We could do that. That is something that is you know >> Oh, would that help the officers then

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have to spend less time because it would automatically >> We would have to have somebody like on honestly on the system all the time right now. >> So they have somebody on. >> Yeah, they must have somebody that's on it all the time. Um listen, when the hits come in Yeah, absolutely. It's something that can be mailed, you know,

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might be something we look at down the road. >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> Is that car out every day? >> Pretty much depending on manpower. So, >> you know, if we go down to a, you know, a shorter tour, then that car won't be out. Um, but it's been out other than,

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you know, when being repaired. So, it is an older vehicle. So, >> awesome. Do what's the um process? So, if you get a hit, you know, it's been scanned and there's something to miss,

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>> right? >> Um, what if, you know, someone had a grudge on me? An officer had a grudge on me and knew my uh could they track me through town or do they have how do how

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do you access the data? you know, can someone proactively just sit there and watch you go through town or >> No, they can't they can't do that. Um, only they you could be tracked through the ALPR system if there was a hit on your on your vehicle. So, you would have

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to have something wrong associated with that license plate >> to begin with. >> Okay. And the data that you compile, is it resident at the township or is it resident at the county? at the county

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level, we have access to it. >> So, do you have to uh I'm sorry if I watch too much TV. Do you have to request a warrant or do you just have to ask to see something? >> No, no, not to not to view that. No,

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that that is public record basically because you're driving through the street. So, we we can observe those videos. Um we have the videos of our intersections. Um anything else within the system we would have to go through the prosecutor's office. Okay. >> Because they everything is housed there. All the data goes there. We don't store

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anything. >> And just one last question. Um you mentioned uh you have monitoring. I know at Vanberg and Washington you know there's constantly accidents

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some more serious than others. You would have uh when this goes live, there'll be a uh a permanent not a permanent record, but there'll be a record of the accident visually. >> Yes. >> At that point, >> there will be video of those accidents. So, we'll be able to determine even

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easier than the geographic, you know, location, you know, that that dictates, you know, the accidents. Okay. >> Fault. I'm sorry. >> Is the AI smart enough to know that there's an accident there and and tell you it's a hit or not? >> Not at this point. Not at this point. >> Not yet. Okay.

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[clears throat] Um, is the information accessible to residents if they were in a car accident and they wanted to see that footage? >> I don't believe so. I mean, I guess you could over it. Um, I don't know that answer to be honest with you.

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>> You know, if there was a lawsuit or something in the >> I'm sure I'm sure it could be. >> I'm sure in this day and age um it could be subpoenaed. >> Absolutely. Chief, what about out of state vehicles and out of country

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vehicles? Vehicles from Canada. >> Yes, they will they will hit as well. Um, >> you have access to all those. >> Yes, those are the ones that we have to vet more um because the system, you know, like I said, we we've had funny story, but we've had like a Jeep. Um, the front grill has got like a lot of

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circles in it. So, it picks up all circles and then it it says there's a hit because all circles there's no license plate, right? So, it's unregistered. Okay. So then it runs it through every state and every state it's registered. So >> those are the kinds of things that we have to vet sometimes. >> Okay. >> Will the mobile unit hit on foreign

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vehicles? >> Yes, it should. It should hit on anything that has a warrant or a stolen vehicle, any kind of associated charge. >> What about no plates? >> It won't read. It won't read it. >> It only reads >> It only reads plates. Yeah. And numbers

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basically numbers and letters. >> Okay. So no plates would just have to be >> that would be on the officer to see. >> And again the officer if he gets the hit and he's got to confirm it on the vehicle that's that's RSOP. You got to confirm that that's the license plate that's coming up on your screen that you

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know >> and that sometimes takes some time but you know the officers are getting better at [clears throat] that. Um, it just it helps them like if they sit down by the parkway, you know, all those vehicles coming off, you know, you're going to get a lot of of of checks of vehicles to

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make sure the vehicles coming through town are, you know, supposed to be on the road. >> Do we have signage that tells people this is is that a thing? Cuz I wonder if that would deter, you know, criminal from coming through.

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>> I don't think they really care to be honest with you. >> They know. criminals are going to be criminal cuz it's all over the county. It's not just us. >> Yeah, >> we're not the only town to have any other guards. >> They're if they're going to steal, they're going to look through the intersections to see if there's lights up there.

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>> Most of the times when they come here, they're in a stolen vehicle anyway. They don't care. >> Okay. >> Anything else? >> Is it uh is the scan associated with the vehicle? So, if

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my wife If I'm driving my wife's vehicle and my license is suspended, but her car is registered. >> It depends if you're the registered owner. >> Okay. So, it looks at the vehicle >> and as the registered owner, the status

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of their license. >> Yep. >> Okay. >> I have one question. Oh, sorry. Go ahead. >> It doesn't extend beyond that. Meaning my wife or my >> only the license plate. It's only looking at the license plates. >> Okay. >> No. Thank you.

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>> Um, assuming one day in the future, uh, we want to do or you want to do the camera enforcement where you mail someone. >> Do you [clears throat] already have the authority to do that? Do you know or would we need a local ordinance to support that? >> I would have to look into that. Um, that was the first time I've I've heard of an

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agency doing that. Um, you know, being that the system's so new to us. I'd have to look into that. >> Um, I would assume maybe, but we can mail we can mail summones now. Okay. >> Based on observation hack, they'll tell you. >> Yeah, exactly. [laughter] Tina. >> Yeah. Thank you,

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>> Chief. What do you do in the case where there's no license plate? There's no >> the officer would have to just get the get the vehicle pulled over. >> The cam the camera's not going to recognize any numbers, so it's not going to hit on anything. >> So, do do the easy off license plates for easy pass,

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>> you know, people are taking the number, you know, taking the making their license plate unreadable. Does the ALPR read them or you don't know? >> I don't know. I don't know. >> I guess my question that's the new thing, right? times with a with with no plate. >> I mean, >> the officer if the officer observes it,

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it it should be pretty quick because >> the LDR is not going to pick it up. See what he's saying. >> Yeah. So, it's not going to it's not going to flash a hit because there's there's no crime associated because it's a plate. So, it's running the plate if there's if there's >> Let me rephrase the question. You get a

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hit on a plate, right? And then there's an officer immediately look for that look for that vehicle. Yes. >> Okay. So he he goes down past Gag and he's going towards Pamas. Do you notify Pamas that the car is coming there that way? >> Once it's confirmed, yes. [clears throat] >> Okay.

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>> And that that's that's part of the learning curve for officers is to identify the vehicle, confirm the license plate is what's what's on the screen. >> Do they pursue them out of out of our jurisdiction or do you just >> depending on the depending on what the >> circumstances are?

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>> Yeah, I mean there's not too much pursuing anymore. >> Okay. >> I'll be honest with you. >> All right. It's okay. Anything else for the chief on LPRs? >> Yeah, one one last question. Um, might be way out of the uh scope, but sovereign citizens with the plates.

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>> If it comes up as a as a nonplate, then yeah, it's going to it's going to pop and then we'll flip them over. >> Okay. >> Okay. If they don't have the vehicle registered and and nine [snorts] out of 10 times they don't have the vehicle registered because they don't believe in that. >> So, they don't believe the government has the right to tell them to register. So,

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>> Okay. Thank you. Um the second thing we had for you chief uh was the stop stop sign proposal. >> I know we've we've gone around town and addressed all the intersections that were uh un unsigned and uh based on what

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happened in Ridgewood years ago with the with the young students driving and dying. You know, it makes total sense for me. We've had some residents complain that, you know, we're we're we're the late the latest one was that we lowered their property value by putting a stop sign on that. We checked

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with Mr. D. Carlo checked with the tax assessor and she has seen no case of where that's happened. >> Um heard of that. You know, I I when we took this this, you know, redoing all the stop signs in town, I thought it was a serious thing because as younger drivers now are more distracted because

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they have so many things to be distracted from to go through some of these intersections, especially the one by my house at Beach where it's an S. Um, and unfortunately that's, you know, one of the residents has a problem with there. But I think it's important that we have a stop sign controlling that

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intersection because it is dangerous for a young new driver. Unfortunately, we can't control distracted driving and it's going to happen. Um, it's it's as parents, we need to control it. That's basically what it is. Um, but I think it's, you know, that's basically why we

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did this is to make the safety of our streets better by providing a stop, not a yield, cuz some towns went with a yield. And nobody knows what yield means. So, um, >> they don't know what stop means either. >> They don't know what stop means either, but at least stop is more legal than yield because yield, they have to

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determine who should have yield and not yield and so forth. So, I think the stop, you know, um I think this is like the last round. I think we've hit all of them after this, right? >> Pretty much so. >> Last one. >> The last one. Okay. >> All right. >> One [clears throat] more thing, Mike. You have someone going into uh the high

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school for the driver ed assistance. >> Well, we've done um like DWI um for prom. That's that's it. We don't do anything. It's >> they won't call you in at all. >> All the schools do it on their own now.

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They have their own driver ed program and OHA does it as well. >> Right. Right. But I I know when I taught over at Westwood, we had the we had the police come in one day. So yeah, I don't know if you guys are still working. >> No, they haven't asked us to come in. So we we would you know. >> Okay. >> Just have to ask.

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>> Yeah, they just have to ask. >> I'll make sure they ask >> if they want us to come in. I mean the unfortunately, you know, it used to be part of DARE and then LEAD, right? >> All those programs have kind of waned. >> Um they just changed lead again. So, um, you know, we're in that predicament now where you got to get reertified under

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the new system. >> So, >> are we are we pursuing that? >> What is it now? >> It they they changed the company that owned it or something. >> Literally, >> it's not called lead anymore. >> It is still called Lead. It's just a different company that owns it. So,

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>> so now they're going to change the books. >> Change the books. The books that are handed out. So, it's it's a >> money grab. >> Money grab. >> We live in the state of New Jersey. I got to reertify my officers at at 250 an officer, you know, >> for the same court just by a different

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name on the book. So, >> all right. Any other questions? >> Mike, just one comment to continue on yours. If anything, I would see it almost increasing a property value because if I'm about to buy a house at an intersection, I may operate how many accidents have occurred at that intersection. And so, stop signs reduce

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that, you know, so it's so much the better. Yeah, >> if if it saves one accident, I think we've done our job as as police department and a township to to I mean, this was a big this was a big >> roll out to get all these stop signs everywhere. And we've spent what 5 years

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doing it. It's not didn't happen overnight. >> And driving through town, you know, there's a couple of them that still need to be tweaked. They're facing the wrong way. We know that. But, um, they it it does make you feel safer when you're driving around because you know who's got to stop now. It's like, hey, he's coming up. I'm going there. Who's next?

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>> Yes, there's no question. >> So, thank you, gentlemen. >> Yeah, no problem. >> Have a good night. >> Thank you. >> Have a good night everybody. >> You too. Good night. >> We need to go back to regular meeting or no. >> Make a motion to go back to regular. >> I'd like to make a motion to go back to

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the regular agenda. >> So move. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> Thank you. >> Approval of minutes. Budget meeting March 2nd, 2026. Budget meeting March 16, 2026. Do I have a motion? >> Some move. >> Second. >> Roll call.

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>> Councilman Casio. >> Yes. >> Councilman Sears. >> Yes. >> Councilman. >> Yes. >> Council. >> Yes. >> President. >> Yes. Approval of fire department bylaws. Township of Washington volunteer fire department bylaws. Article 2 uniform section CX exchiefs as per fire

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department bylaws. Article 7 section 1 amendments. This change was read at three separate meetings dated 352026, 42206, and 57206 with a positive vote for approval. Township of Washington Volunteer Fire Department bylaws Article

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2 Membership Section 3 as per Fire Department bylaws Article 7 Section 1 amendments. This change was read at three separate meetings dated 42 2026, 57 2026, and 64 2026 with a positive vote for approval. Motion to approve

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changes to the bylaws. So move I'll second it. Roll call. >> Councilman Casio. >> Yes. >> Councilman Sears. >> Recuse myself. I have to recuse myself from voting. >> Councilman Omen.

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>> Yes. >> Counciloman. >> Yes. >> Council President. >> Yes. >> Thank you, John. Report of the administrator. >> Hello. >> Thank you, Council President. And good evening, everyone. This is my followup

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from the June 22nd council >> meeting bylaws. >> Hold on. >> And then I submitted the parking lot amendment. >> Yeah, which we're going to get. Yeah, we're going to do that. >> Okay. >> I'm sorry.

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>> That's okay. Uh, this my followup from the June 22nd council meeting. There were no resident follow-ups. There was a few council follow-ups. Council inquired about the success of the ALPR systems installed at our major intersections. Chief Pakora provided that information to the council earlier this evening. Mr.

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Desenna requested that we look into the functioning of the lightning detection system at Clark Field. It was checked immediately following the council meeting and found to be working properly. Council requested information pertaining to software that works with the lightning detection system in order to provide subscribers with mobile alerts. Council was provided this

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information via email and I wait to discuss further as it is a conference agenda topic. Mr. Sears inquired regarding the conduit sleeves installation for the DPW building. Conduit sleeves do not get installed in the concrete footings. However, they do get installed uh through the foundation

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walls. Some updates. Uh there was boulders um that were on township property at the intersection of Mountain and Lincoln. [laughter] This was a caper. uh it was reported to the administrator's office and there was

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actually a lot of uh social media uh going about going around about the uh the rocks disappearing. So within about an hour of reporting it to the police department uh they found the rocks uh at a resident's home. Uh the investigation revealed that uh the homeowner that took

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them discussed wanting the rocks with the home that's on the corner of Mountain and Lincoln that's under construction. That's just developer. that's going to be selling the house. So, he didn't necessarily care about the rocks. So, I think there was inadvertent uh you know, inaccurate permission given

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for the rocks to be taken. Uh the homeowner was extremely apologetic and you know, and remorseful for what he did. He returned the rocks under his own, you know, financial accord. Did not uh cost any township dollars to have the

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rocks uh returned, but it did take some heavy machinery. So, the rocks are back and uh I'm hope uh the residents are happy. Um there will be an exit conference for the 2025 audit. It is scheduled this week. I'm proud to say that there are no recommendations listed

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in the audit. This makes two years in a row and I'm hoping for the auditor to present at the August council meeting. I'll confirm what the uh with Miss Wikowski and the council as soon as I have that confirmation. State Health Benefits is anticipating

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18% premium increases for 2027. Administration is already working on alternatives and will advise the council when appropriate. Today I checked in with the construction company owner for the Franklin Court project. They are still hoping for a late September completion with the

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interior sheetrock going up this week. We'll skip this the stop sign. Uh number six, we want to thank Nancy Daris and Kenneth Torres of the Bergen County Engineering Office. They have been expeditiously reviewing the replacement of the placement of an emergency beacon

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on Washington Avenue near the ESB and most importantly potential upgrades to the intersection of Washington A and Vanamber A. Over the next couple of weeks, the mayor, township engineer, and me will be reviewing the county's recommendations and hope to present to the council and community at the August

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10th council meeting. 450 Pascac Road. We're waiting for the demolition company to schedule the work. The proposed cost is $42,000 and will be paid for using grant funds, not township funds. Another quote uh was required to be obtained before authorizing this uh expense and

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the other company came in in excess of 78,000. So uh we're very confident this company. It's just we're waiting patiently uh to get on a schedule to take the house down. The swim club waiting on the results of our latest test samples which were taken approximately two weeks ago.

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Simultaneously the EPA is still reviewing the remediation plan prepared by Boswell Engineering. There's still no timetable as to when we'll be uh notified of that. Storm cleanup is wrapping up from the major thunderstorm two weekends ago. That week, DPW put out a third garbage truck just to assist

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residents by picking up tree branches, etc. The street sweeping was postponed from last week and will begin this week. Please see the updates on our Facebook page. A reminder that our web designer maintains information on our major capital projects on the homepage of our

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website. I provide her with information monthly. The squapsync brook downs tree was supposed to begin last week on this project. However, the major thunderstorms two weekends ago caused extensive damage to our neighboring towns and they were diverted. Work began today behind the high school. Tree work

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will begin tomorrow behind the vacant bank on Pasc Road. The project is due to last two to three months and should not interfere with the community. Property owners signed a quote unquote property owner certifications in the spring of 2024 that alerted them to this project.

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The affected residents along the brook recently received a letter from down tree explaining the project and the letter was put up on our social media as well for the community to observe. Some residents are receiving letters from the township tax assessor indicating a physical inspection of

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their property for this year's assessment. This may be confusing for some residents because they had a physical inspection done last year. The reassessment program selected by the council in 2024 was a five-year rolling reassessment. The first year, 100% of

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the township properties were physically inspected. The next four years will consist of 100% of the township properties being reassessed each year. However, each year only 25% of the properties will have a physical inspection. This is done in order to

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keep property assessments to cur closer to current market values, making the tax burden more equitable across homeowners. A yearly assessment does not mean that the township collects more taxes. Our budget determines how much tax revenue is needed. The assessments determine how

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the tax burden is divided among property owners. DPW Construction. I wanted to provide the community with a verbal update on the project. In September of 2025, the bid award the bid was awarded to Premier Construction and we conducted a pre-construction meeting. Premier was

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provided with a notice to proceed on November 4th, 2025, indicating that they had 365 days with substantial completion due by November 4th, 2026. The lease of the rear parking lot of the Bethany Community Center commenced on

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January 1, 2026. That is when we were able to vacate the site for construction at town hall. On January 19th, 2026, the council approved a non-monetary change order extending the substantial completion date till December 8th, 2026. This was approved due to our inability

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to clear the construction site till January 1 of 2026. A monetary change order for $6,670 was approved by council in May of 2026 due to the discovery, abandonment, and removal of an unknown septic tank. This tank was located directly where the

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footings were being dug. An additional monetary change order was tentatively approved by council for an amount not to exceed $15,000. This was due to the discovery of additional pipes and distribution boxes associated with the septic tank. Again,

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located in the area of the foundation. This change order has not been finalized as our engineers and architects are disputing the cost of the invoices submitted by the subcontractor. There has been a total of three change orders. one non-monetary and two monetary in nature. The monetary change

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orders are being deducted from the contingency allowance of $400,000. The change orders did not increase the contract in amount of $4,933,000. There have been change orders requested that have been denied by myself, the

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architects, and the engineers. Every two weeks beginning January 8th, 2026, we have a construction meeting at town hall. These meetings are attended by me, the architects, the engineers, DPW Superintendent Lawler, and the general contractor. Council has provided the

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meeting minutes as well as additional updates when necessary and appropriate. The lease of the rear lot of Bethany Community Center is for 18 months. Signing a lease for 18 months allowed us a buffer of time if the project lasted longer than 12 months. Most importantly, the 18-month lease led to a lower monthly lease rate. I understand that

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some community members feel that the progress of the project is extremely slow and the mayor and I agree. I can assure the public that our engineers and architects have the best interest of the township in mind and are representing us terrifically. We also have a very good working relationship with the premier,

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the general contractor. There have been extenduating circumstances that have led to some delays and are working on receiving a recovery schedule from the general contractor. The delays have not had any negative financial implications to the township thus far. If that shall change, township is fully prepared to

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pursue what is called liquidated damages when appropriate and if necessary. Thank you, council president. That's my update. >> Thank you, Mr. Mayor. >> Comment. >> Oh, go ahead, Mr. S. >> On item number five, which is the stop sign project. >> Yes.

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>> Uh two issue that maybe the administrator can look at. uh Birch and Beach heading north. I think the stop sign should be faced on Birch, which is a side street and not on the main thoroughare, Beach Street where

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it goes through. Even though it's a little S turn, I think the stop sign be should be facing the side street, not coming on the main thoroughare. And the second item I would like to maybe have really a deep look at

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Manhattan and Ridgewood Boulevard North doing a four-way stop sign there. That seems to be so much traffic and and it's busy. Um I would like to have them look at it to see if that could be a four-way stop sign.

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>> Thank you, Council President. >> Thank you. Manhattan. >> Uh Manhattan and Ridgewood Boulevard North. Yeah, that's okay. >> Anything else from Mr. Depal? >> Report of the mayor. >> Thank you, Mike. Uh, good evening, everyone. Uh, just want to say it's good

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to be back here. Uh, I didn't attend the two meetings in June due to a family situation that had me out of town most of the month of June, but it is good to be back. Um, unfortunately, I must start my report this evening on a couple of somber notes. is with a heavy heart that

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I share the news of the passing of a truly wonderful and dedicated member of our community, Jim Joyce. A resident of the town for over 55 years, Jim embodied the true spirit of community service and neighborly love. We send our condolences to his family. I am also saddened to

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report on the passing of Be Napier. For decades, Be was simply part of the fabric of Washington Township. Whether you knew her personally, saw her on an ambulance call call, or heard one of the many stories about her incredible dedication, you knew be cared deeply

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about helping others. During her years as a Township of Washington volunteer ambulance EMT, she answered just shy of 7,000 calls. >> Wow. >> Saving many lives and was there for families during some of their hardest moments. It was appropriate that her

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repass was held at the Ambulance Corps facility. While in attendance, I had the pleasure of meeting many of her family members. Now, on to happier news. Saturday night was a wonderful reminder of what makes Washington Township such a special place to call home. I hope many of you had the

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opportunity to join us as we celebrated our nation's 250th birthday. It [snorts] was an evening filled with great food, music, family fun, and an incredible sense of community. The night was capped off with an amazing drone show, the first one I've ever seen in person. And

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I have to say I was truly impressed by what those pilots were able to create in the sky. While leaving the event, many people commented how pleased they were with our celebration, especially the drone event. Events like this simply don't happen without the dedication of so many

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volunteers, organizations, businesses, and community partners. There are many thank yous to be made to be made. Yes. Please accept my apologies if I mistakenly omit any individuals or organizations. My heartfelt thanks goes out to our public affairs director,

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Sasha Lopez, and her team of volunteers for building this celebration from the ground up. Her vision, organization, and countless hours of work brought this event to life, and our community is grateful. Thank you as well to most of our township council, police, and fire department members for sharing their

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grilling expertise. [laughter] the Township Volunteer Ambulance Corps members for serving beverages, VFW Post 6192, Commander Tom Sears, and the Veterans Guitar Group. Your willingness to step up wherever needed is one of the many reasons Washington Township is such

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an exceptional community. I'd also like to recognize our scouts, Township of Washington Public Library, Township of Washington Green Team, VFW, and Police for providing fantastic giveaways and activities throughout the evening. Your enthusiasm and community

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spirit help make the event enjoyable for families of all ages. And a sincere thank you to our generous sponsors, Taylor Rental Center, Party Time Rentals, Montana Construction, Fresh Grosser of Pasc Road, and Big Frog for your support in helping make this

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celebration possible. Thank you for WCTV for covering the event. Please check their cable and YouTube channels to relive the memories or catch what you may have missed. If you see someone who volunteered their time or sponsored the event, please take a moment to thank them and patronize

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their business. Lastly, thanks to everyone who took time to celebrate our nation's 250th birthday by attending the event. Your attendance and enthusiasm make what we all do worth the effort. It was a memorable evening and another great example of what we can accomplish

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when our community comes together. The three police promotions that took place were needed by the retirement of Lieutenant Roy Sheerer. I want to thank him for over his 30 years of service to the residents of the township. I wish him and his family well as he embarks on

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wherever life takes him from here. It was a pleasure to attend the high school graduation ceremony. I'd like to give a special thank special thank you to the graduates who are entering the military. Thank you for your willingness to serve our country. We wish you all the best and appreciate your commitment.

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A sincere thank you as well to the members of our Township of Washington Volunteer Ambulance and Township of Washington Fire Department for taking part in the ceremony. Your continued dedication to serving our town never goes unnoticed. I enjoyed welcoming participants to the

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first day of our summer wreck program. I also want to thank Chris Pinto for his years of service to the program. Chris's assistant, Joe Ortiz, has now taken charge of the program. He worked side by side with Chris for many years and already knows most of the campers, their

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families, and the staff of the program. Recreation news. The 2026 introduction to cheer program registration ended on June 1st. We have 60 registrants this season. There will be a meeting scheduled soon for the volunteers of the program. As always, if you are

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interested in volunteering to coach, please contact Dan Scudi. A background check for all volunteers 18 years of age and older is required. The 2026 fund with art program fall season information and registration details will be posted on the Township of Washington website

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soon. The 2026 Township summer camp program started on Tuesday, July 7th, and it will end on Friday, August 14th. Police Department news. The department participated in the Chief for a Day program with Chief Roman Matra. They

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also performed two escorts to schools, one to Washington School and one to Jesse F George school. Lieutenant Parcels and three other officers attended the MAD Awards to recognized their DWI enforcement. Officers completed their second quarter defensive

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tactics training. Junior Police Academy began on June 29th and it was its usual success. As mentioned previously, Lieutenant Roy Sheer retired after 33 years of service. Fire Department news. June was a busy month with the department responding to a lot of fire

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alarms, CO alarms, and gas emergencies. One gas emergency was a propane tank that was on fire. The department responded via mutual aid to Hillsdale as the fast team for a working fire. They responded to the Parkway for a vehicle smoking. They were dispatched to Paramis

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for coverage during a working house fire. On the 25th at 1:00 am, they were dispatched for a haze of smoke and smoke and odor of burning. After a few minutes of searching, one of the police officers found an unattended fire pit smoldering

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in the backyard of a nearby residence. Residents should make sure their fire pits are extinguished prior to leaving them. In July, the department will be celebrating 50 years of active service for ex- chief Jimmy Zakone. DPW news. In addition to their usual

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duties to keep our town facilities in great condition, they installed new plantings at parks, fields, and municipal properties. They are seeding fields on a weekly basis. The department cleaned up after multiple thunder and windtorms, and they also powerwashed the front of the municipal building. Public

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affairs. The following was submitted before the 250th event took place. Public Affairs has successfully completed all the planning and logistical preparations for the township's 250th anniversary celebration. After months of coordination with township departments,

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vendors, sponsors, and volunteers, and community partners, we are excitedly awaiting this Saturday's event. A tremendous amount of time and effort has gone into organizing this celebration, and we are hopeful that all our planning results in a successful and memorable day for our residents. After that,

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public affairs will shift its focus to planning and coordinating the township's annual town day event. Preparations are already underway to ensure another successful community event this fall. Zoning office. There are a total of 47 zoning applications reviewed for the

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month of June. Library. Wow, did they kick off summer reading with a boom this year. Over 175 children attended their summer reading kickoff celebration, and they can't wait to see how much reading they get done. June also saw a great variety of program offerings including

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family story time, a jazz concert, senior and yoga, sorry, senior and floor yoga classes, ma social groups, art classes, travel presentations, and so much more. Their summer newsletter has expanded to facilitate all the special

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summer events. Please check their website or give them a call with any questions. Municipal Alliance Summer is here and our emergency responders are ready to help with the fourth annual Safety Township program. The program is for children five to six years old and

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educates about fire safety, emergency situations, and how to respond as well as personal safety skills. This year, the class will be held on Sanu on Saturday, July 25th at the fire EMS station, giving attendees a special look inside the tools and needs of our

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emergency crews. Registration is filling up, so sign up soon. Sign up information is available on the library and the police department Facebook pages. Municipal court 177 total traffic tickets were issued in May with 159 from

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the Township of Washington Police Department and 18 from the state police. The court collected $3,272.56 uh in revenue to the township. In closing, I want to wish all the residents a safe and enjoyable summer. Thank you. >> Thank you, Mr. Mayor. My pleasure.

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Report to the council, Miss. >> Yes. Thank you. Mine is uh very short. The mayor's is quite extensive. >> Um so, I attended the the graduation with the mayor and that was that was lovely. It's always great to see the

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kids that are um that joined the armed services. So, thank you for your service. Um, we al I also attend the J the JPA graduation with the mayor and I think this was one of their biggest classes in quite some time. Um, my

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daughter was an instructor for the first year so I know she enjoyed it as well. Um, so thank you to all the coordination that happens with that. And then the last thing I would report on is the 250th. I mean I I can't say anything more

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positive be you know the band the food spending time with the council that was nice we don't get that opportunity very nice time thank you >> so it was nice to to work with you gentlemen in a in a fun and engaging community event uh the bounce house the

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kids with their cotton candy fire police ambulance um all the different organizations um it was just really spectacular. And then to end it with the drone show, uh I've never seen one live, so that was

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really really impressive. So, thank you to Sasha Lopez and the team for um for coordinating that. I mean, that's the first time in uh township history. So, we made a little bit of history ourselves on the two on 250th. So,

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again, thank you to everybody that participated. Um, I've had I've come across a few residents who have [clears throat] also been very happy with the way the day worked out. So, that's my report. Thank you. >> Thank you, Mr. Sears. >> Thank you, Council. I will reiterate everything that M. Bas says it was an

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outstanding event and I worked very hard on that grill. I want to thank both of you guys. >> Even though you behind you, >> he finally gave me his apron after I was burning. But >> I don't know how many burgers I hand out. >> I don't know. It was a lot cuz I cooked a lot of

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>> but there was a lot of smoke. >> So going to your fire. >> That's why I wanted you guys to get that experience >> with that grease burning. [laughter] So uh going on to the green team. Um

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April I'm sorry April. Um July the 25th we will be up at Lincolning Park at 9:30 for our annual cleanup up there. If anybody would like to assist us, >> what date? I'm sorry. >> Uh that's July the 25th at 9:30 a.m.

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The Montlair students that are working on my uh canopy and health issues throughout the community. Uh we have spent uh a couple of days uh going through the town. Uh the students did

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over 150 surveys. I want to thank the shopping center uh management uh Bethany Community Center and the library that hosted the five students. They did a survey uh 18 questions on environmental

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and and how the canopy will affect us if we don't get our our canopy back up to speed. um they will do a final presentation uh August the 3 here at 11:00 a.m. at the council meeting. So gentlemen, if

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you're around, I would appreciate it if you will attend. Um they can't come at night. They have certain restrictions by the school, you know. So it'll be August the 3rd at 11:00 a.m. at the council there. you were at the last one, the young supple and they will uh give us

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their presentation. We have five graduate students and two professors that are working on this with me and um they they actually showed up Saturday and they did over 50 surveys on the

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field. So yeah, it it worked out very well and I I can't wait to see their findings and what they'll present to us. So again, it'll be August the 3 here at the council meeting at 11:00 a.m. Our public service gas and electric

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energy project that's going on, we've already had over 200 citizens sign up uh for the energy reduction project. And um uh we used uh some of their public service gas and electric money, grant

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money to hand out giveaways to promote. So u we used a lot uh Saturday. There really was a lot of people there. It was amazing. Um, I would like to thank the VFW Veterans Group, uh, the uh, seven

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members that showed up to play that day. Um, it was, uh, it it was it was really interesting. You know, we played five or six songs and it they all felt very positive and that's the goal of the guitar program is to have these veterans

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feel positive. you know, we had some singers, we, you know, we had some strummers, we had some pickers, and we had just somebody that just laid his hand on the guitar. And I won't tell you who that was, but, you know, I would just want to say that I'm not a singer. So, [laughter] anyway,

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>> yeah, I know. And I will conclude my u report with um outstanding day Saturday. Thank you. >> Yes, >> Mr. Can I ask a question of Mr. Sears? Mr. Sears the canopy uh assessment.

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Do you know are they uh doing any work to assess the uh the physical canopy? Are they evaluating the physical canopy and >> would specifically the trees that run along

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power lines and the way they're trimmed. I mean is there anything they can address with that? We tried to address that with the state and the state told us that the public service gas and electric has the authority to do what they have to do. >> The gives authority.

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>> Not only that, but we we have lodged a couple of complaints. They are unbalanced in the trees. The trees are not balanced. >> And if you notice some of the past windtorms, those are the trees that are toppling, you know, over. So, I I try and take pictures of them. Sure. and I

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sent them down to Ruckers the uh uh the group down there that they force with the state. I do use what they call is I tree and app uh I map that's the latest overview on where our canopy and heat uh

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we've actually lost 59.3% of our tree canopy in the township. We actually raised the surface area of heat 25% in 5 years. That's not healthy. That's not good for us. So, the goal

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with my group hopefully is we can persuade people to put more trees up. Um there's a list of 50 trees. They only go 20 feet, 25 ft, and they stay below that power line with less trimming. So hopefully, you know, that'll be the

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project going forward. >> Thank you very much. >> Any other questions, Mr. Catio? >> Yeah, my report will be uh real brief um because everything has sort of been covered. Um but again as the mayor said be Napia she was a a fixture in this community for for many many years and

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she did a lot more than just being on the ambulance core. She did almost uh everything in town. She was involved with things and she will surely be missed by me and and many others. And then commenting on the um 250

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celebration that we had in town. It was a really fantastic uh program. I think everyone enjoyed it and just to comment that I think all the towns are doing a nice job celebrating our nation's history, the birthday, and I see a lot of national pride lately, which I

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haven't seen in a long time. So, it's nice to see that. And on a sad note, I'm sorry the American soccer team won, but we always can't be winners, >> but we were there. >> We were there. We're getting close, but we were there. And that concludes my report. >> Thank you, Mr. Alman. >> Yes.

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>> Thank you very much, uh, Mr. Senna. Uh so I uh don't have so much an event update. Uh what I'd like to talk about is uh what I view as [snorts]

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uh a restriction that uh the administration is trying to put on me. I don't know if it extends to other members of the council. Uh, I'd like to read a email

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dated uh July 8th from Mayor Kalamari. Councilman Omen, a little before and during my recent absence, you sent me the attached emails. In my opinion, they go beyond the council's areas of responsibility.

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They are administrative matters. We have well under control. I ask you respect our areas of responsibility. the administrator and I will not be answering these emails, nor any future ones I feel go outside the council's responsibilities.

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I also checked with our attorney and she also agrees they go outside the council's excuse me council's responsibilities. I recognize this is a two-way street. I expect you to notify me if you feel the administration or I are interfering with

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your role. I appreciate your anticipated cooperation signed uh Mayor Kalamari. So, you know, I guess I view our role as uh we have a

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legislative role. I think we also uh have a role that uh you know uh involves ensuring uh or looking to ensure or asking questions that uh you know the

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best interests of our residents are being looked after. You know, we just had a presentation from the uh chief uh where a free dialogue of questions were asked and answered. Uh no restrictions

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placed on it yet there are situations where restrictions are uh being placed on it. So I had asked a question about the beer garden.

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uh you know there was a announcement uh in early May or miday about the 250th anniversary and the inclusion of a beer garden. So I asked uh I noted the

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announcement. It looks to be a memorable evening trying to be positive. I did have some questions on the beer garden and the township's liability. Is serving alcohol and the associated liability covered by our municipal

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insurance? Does the township need to purchase an additional rider and at what cost? Who will be responsible for the beer garden and specifically establishing procedures, rules for service? Who will be serving? Are they trained

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and certified? Is outside alcohol allowed? So, I mean, I don't know if those are uh particularly egregious questions. I think uh I would like to understand as a council member if there is a potential liability

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what that potentially could be or what that might be. I don't think these are uh tough questions. I think that probably questions uh as the mayor pointed out should have been probably asked and may have been answered

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but I didn't receive a response to that. I had asked about uh June 3rd 2026 AFG and safer programs. Peter, good afternoon. Uh can you advise if Mr.

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Enuno has reviewed the AFG and safer programs for applicability to the township. If they are applicable, can you confirm if a application has been submitted? Uh so again, it's uh free

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money. It's grants that we have can have available to us. I do recall at one point we had limitations on certain uh grants we could apply for because we didn't maintain a data set to apply for

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grants. So just asking are we applying you know it came I believe a email was received a forward from um either uh Ms. Wakowski or from Jot Godheimr's office

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about that. So you know should we do that? Uh then as you know during uh since the budget completed last year uh the administration has wanted to attempt

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to open a dialogue about the uh potential expenses so there's no surprises so there's a little transparency so there's discussion. So, on June 5th, I sent an email 2027

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budget considerations, lightning detection. Uh, and this was after the recent outage. Peter, I believe the township invested in upgrades in 2024 or 25. My recollection was the updating of suns

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setting hardware software prior to obsolescence. We recently experienced an outage communicated widely via social media and the website. I believe the residents would benefit from an automated monitoring and alert and notifications, a text and app. Can this

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be evaluated for 2027? Again, I don't see anything particularly confrontational or uh you know about that, but so be it. And then uh the last item in this group

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was a uh an update that we received uh from Mr. D. Carlo uh about the ALPR, the Mus Muskync and the DPW building. And I had asked uh

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because in the update it referred to staging on the old TT Bank if uh we had a release uh or an agreement for staging on the property uh and you know who was

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responsible who was responsible for the restoration in the event of damage and then the communication I felt should come from the town and not from downs. uh you know again what is our li potential liability just trying to understand as that being looked at and

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addressed and those I am told are not the responsibility of the council and they will not be reviewed uh or replied to and you know we always go back to is it uh it's uh New Jersey

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SA469A-371 one. So, just to mind. Thank you. Just to uh remind you this is uh if [clears throat] you wouldn't mind passing that down. This is to remind you that uh you know we've been on a number of times been given this the

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first paragraph and told that we should not be reaching out directly to um members of uh employees of the township that all communication must go through the mayor

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or his designate. And I think that uh since I got slapped on the hands a few times uh I've tended tend to follow this instruction. However, I would point out the immediate next sent uh paragraph.

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Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the council's inquiry into any act or problem of the administration of the municipality. Any council member may at any time

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require a report on any aspect of the government of the municipality by making a written request to the mayor. So, Miss Bailey, I know you will pine that uh I'm not allowed to ask questions and if

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I do, the administration doesn't have to answer. I would like to understand how that applies because it seems pretty clear to me that we are allowed to ask questions and it's

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fairly broad in its scope should not be construed to prohibit the council's inquiry into any act or problem of the administration of the municipality. That is saying you can ask. So perhaps uh I

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don't know if you need to provide guidance to the administration uh but you know I would ask that that be done that these inquiries are justified and they're allowed by law. >> Well >> go ahead. >> Okay.

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>> As long as done. I don't think Mr. >> No, I have Well, I have a few more but >> can Miss J respond to this or would you like her to wait? >> Sure. >> Do you want me to wait for >> No. >> Okay. So just the um you're correct. I I got asked the question and when we're

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talking about the Faulner form of government, you know, just as a broad overview, the administration and the mayor has exclusive control over administrative functions. The legis the the council has legislative um uh you know budgetary you know

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variety of of functions including um investigations into um removal of officers um commenting on um you know improper in their view removal of officers by the administration or or you know employees

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they can ask they they they have the right to to opine on that uh and they also have um you know they approve contracts. So the the the right of inquiry is pretty broad and the right to ask questions is pretty broad and you're

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absolutely right that the council has every right to ask questions of the administration provided those questions relate to a legislative function. And I think if you read down a little further

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in your statute that's um that's you know that's where that comes from. It is the intent of the mayor and council pl form of government to confer on the council general legislative powers and such investigative powers um as are

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gerine to the exercise of legislative powers but to retain for the mayor full control over the municipal administration and over the administ administration of municipal services. So ju just let me finish. This is the basis of my opinion. So I just want you to get

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a full answer. So when we're talking about inquiries of council, the there is a very very broad array of legislative functions and council functions that they you have absolute right to ask questions of the

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administration about the you also can ask about exclusive administrative but when when asked you know whether or not something's going beyond the scope um And you know, you

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can certainly ask it. They can provide it. No questions. You know, you but but when when asked whether or not the administration has the right to keep within their control, you you have to look at what the question's asking. Is

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it does it have anything to do with the legislative function? Now, we talked about the downs construction. That was a publicly bid project. This council awarded that contract. It approved the bidsp spec. It had every

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opportunity to review and ask questions about what insurance is provided. That contract has extensive provisions providing that downs services is fully responsible tree services fully responsible for every aspect of the work. The downs tree services

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indemnifies, defends and saves this township harmless from any and all liability. It provides it provides insurance certificates for to cover the township bond, maintenance bond, all of that. The council sees that. Now, when

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we're talking about and then the council passes it and approves that contract and that award >> when it goes to implementation that is an administrative function and that certainly the administration can answer any question that that you bring

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to it. If it it has the right, you know, if it finds hindered to say that's implementation, that's administration. >> But if we're given extra in qu if we're giving extra information, so it was after it was awarded after everything we

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received an email that we were staging there that an agreement had been reached. So this is after the implementation. This is after the contract. So this I assume is a additional aspect of the project. So why

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can't one ask a question about that if the project or the scope is expanding? >> You can ask the question. >> Okay. >> I I I'm merely commenting on what the proper you know what the scope of

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legislative inquiry is. And certainly the administration can offer information for the purpose of comedy and for purpose you know of you know goodwill and and keeping the council informed. It has that it has that prerogative to do

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that and go beyond the scope of what it needs to go beyond. But when asked the question what what are the appropriate areas of legislative inquiry and sometimes there's two parts to it like I think there was another um um there was another email I have to say that part of

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it was an appropriate legislative inquiry and part of it was it you know administrative so it's facts sensitive too so um certainly the administration can volunteer purely administrative function certainly the administration

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has the prerogative to answer questions that relate purely to administrative operations. But if we're going to look at the statute, it clearly says to me that the that the right of inquiry has to relate to a legitimate legislative

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purpose and function and we know what we know what the legislative function what they are, you know. >> So >> that that's my opinion. >> Okay. >> And I would disagree. >> Okay. Um I was I also sent uh I didn't

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know um through our budget process that uh a donation was received uh from the estate of uh exoritz uh 5 uh $57,000.

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Um and so I had asked if you know if there was documentation around it, you know, is there more coming? Uh is it something we should >> I thought that email said you wanted any and all documentation related to the donation um of the state of Southports.

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Am I correct? Yes. >> So I guess my question there is >> I I believe Mr. Carlo provides quarterly reports and and that's how you know that those are that those have been received. Correct. Are you asking for because as director of law I am moni I monitor that

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that action where um the you know certain beneficiaries brought an action to have the holographic will admitted to probate uh administrator CTA was appointed there was an extensive accounting done. Now, if if I saw something in there that required the

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township to become a party to that litigation versus just a beneficiary, I certainly would have, you know, the the the council would have needed to approve that entry into that litigation. But we're not part of that litigation. I, you know, I I do that as part of

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>> my service to you. Sure. >> And and you know, and to the mayor and to the administration. That's that's what I do. And >> but as part of >> any and all I didn't know what you wanted there any pleadings and >> like should we know or is there more coming like is that it

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>> do you know >> yes that has been a final distribution yes >> I mean so that was really it and you know it went into a >> I I thought the email was any and all documents so I'd be happy to tell you if it what what the status of that litigation

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>> went into trust you know should it have come into income I mean was that >> no no you're required the municipality is required to follow the directions and if it's earmarked and and the bequest is made for the police department, it must be used for that

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purpose and it must be put into trust for that purpose. >> Okay. So, I would hope that the document spoke to that and I assume it did, but you know, I don't understand why that isn't available to us. If I had

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put an Oprah request in, I could get it. So, I mean, maybe I'll just do that. Um, then, uh, there was a email we received regarding the town hall boiler. Um, and I think we're going to discuss

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it later, but you know, going back to the 2026 budget and prospectively, you know, my question to the mayor was, you know, details on how the suggested contingency fund would be

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implemented in the budget. You know, is it going to be a percentage basis? Is it going to be a fixed dollar amount? um you know how are we implementing this and the you know I don't understand why that

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can't be answered. I mean it's it's on the agenda this evening but you know uh you know at the time >> it was um you know I received a response that it

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should be discussed in public session. I don't, you know, I mean, we certainly can, but I don't understand why a dialogue can't exist outside of public session. You know, the question was asked. They want increased engagement in

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the budgeting process. And I think part of that is, you know, having that dialogue and if we have to wait for the council meeting for for all the dialogue to occur, then, you know, we'll do that. But you know, I don't understand why we can't have a dialogue outside of that.

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And and the last thing is uh you know on January 21st um I inquired about um

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meeting minutes uh with a specific question uh directed about uh or an example specific example about the elevator. because uh in the two sets of minutes

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that we had received to date uh this uh the elevator uh was discussed. Um and the spec specifications have not been agreed. Not sure where the where in the build it is necessary to have the elevator supplies

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on on site, but would not want to see a delay if this has to be sourced overseas or if we get in line too late with the manufacturer. So that's back in January. I had raised a question about the

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elevator and in the latest set of minutes, you know, we're still talking about the elevator. uh it's still being addressed. Uh there is discussions about

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uh the process to make payment, the process to make uh deposits and at the end of the day one of the comments is the estimated lead time will be 16 to 18 weeks once the process starts and the

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process can't start until I'm assuming uh payment five is approved which is on was approved earlier tonight. those checks need to be cut. So, you know, we're four to four and a half months out

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from today, which, you know, is going to really impact the timing uh of the completion of the building, I believe. And you know, so when we're told that,

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you know, it's administrative, that things are under control, that you know, these are issues that are not part of the uh council. I think, you know, inquiries by the council

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[clears throat] raise these raised legitimate concerns. I mean, it was raised back in January and we're here in mid July and we have a we have a potential issue with the elevator. So, I I think it just uh to me it just shows

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that there is uh legitimate need or legitimate reasons behind these questions and the potential need that they get asked. Um and the last thing is uh separate from that is there is a uh

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request of my part for closed door session about potential litigation uh for the planning board and I just uh wanted to discuss uh it upfront in terms of the audience. Uh I would like to make

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the request that uh both the mayor and the administrator be excused from the uh close session for that discussion. And the reason I do ask that is uh during when I was denied the ability

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to vote uh chairman Ceino indicated that a senior representative of the town had advised him that uh or brought it to his attention that I shouldn't be voting. And if it was uh Mayor Kalamari or

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administrator D Carlo and we choose to move forward uh I think him or either of them having uh insight into our thought process uh you know could be detrimental. So I I'd like to ask if that could be done.

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>> Can I interject real quick if you don't mind? I have a question. If um I'm potentially going to be discussed in this closed session, am I required to be rice noticed? >> Yes, you would. Yeah. >> Okay. Second, Mr. Olman, did you ask me

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any recent questions regarding the purchase and ordering of the elevator that I didn't answer? >> I haven't asked a question. >> Thank you, Mr. Alman. And when you did ask me in January, did I provide a response to you? >> You did. >> Okay. And am I the administrator here in

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charge of the projects? Uh, yes you are. >> Okay. So, if things aren't um I guess done to your satisfaction, does that mean they're not done? >> No. >> Not at all. >> So, you just told the public that there is a potential problem with the elevator. Can you identify what that

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problem is? That it will take uh 16 was it 14 to 16 weeks? Hold on. >> Okay. And why why is that a problem? So you're reading that from meeting minutes 14 which was last Tuesday. Yes. >> So as my job as the administrator I

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assured that we are on target with the elevator and I can assure you that we're not going to need the elevator prior to those weeks in there. So during that meeting I'm the one who initiated the conversation. Mayor Calamari was part of that uh to assure that we are going to

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have the elevator and to order the elevator we have to put a deposit. So, we had to put the deposit through this evening's bill list. >> So, it just is eminent that it seems like you'd like to be the administrator of the township rather than a councilman.

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>> No, I actually I would have asked those questions directly of you, Mr. >> Okay, sir. But that's my job. >> But I was told not to. >> That's my job. >> Oh, all right. Now you're getting into my business. >> All right. Let's let's let's finish. [clears throat] Do you Are you finished,

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Mr. Almond? Excuse me. Second, sir. I just What is going to be the answer as far as discussing administrator D Carlo during a close session? >> No. So, I'd like to be clear that I don't plan to discuss

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administrator D. Carlo or Mayor Palamari and their involvement. The discussion is the decision of the uh chairman to deny my ability to vote.

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Uh it has nothing to do with where he got that information, but he did volunteer that it was a senior admin a senior representative of the township. And when [clears throat] he when I asked who it was, he refused to divulge who it

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was. >> Yeah, I think so. >> Mike, we're going to have to wait till we go to close to discuss this because it's part of the close. >> Okay, >> council president, I do have a request. The fire chief's been here almost two hours. >> I I know.

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>> Can we move him up? >> Yes. Thank you. >> I I would just like to I I'll be brief. I will not take the council and the resident's time. Uh but I will be brief but I do want to respond now. >> Ma'am, I go ahead. >> Thank you. Um Mr. Almond said just now

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he was cut off from communicating with the administrator. Nothing could be further from the truth. He constantly communicates with the administrator via email and he copies the council president and the clerk.

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I asked him to please include me on his communications just like he does them. He got back to me saying, "I don't have the email right in front of me. I don't believe that is necessary." I responded, "Perhaps you misunderstood when I said,

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"Please, I expect you to include me just like you include them as a courtesy." Since then, to my knowledge, he has not included the administrator on one email. He sends them now directly to me still copying the council president and the

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clerk but does not include the administrator. Now the administrator has a lot on his plate to get in his time aotted and he has been the most transparent with this count well with any council uh in recent

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memory of administrators. I feel that now he is being penalized for giving out so much information with the level of follow-up questions that come via this information. It is not meant for constant supervision or

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questioning of the administration. You know the information is put out uh just to keep everyone advised as Mr. Paul does a very good job of that. He does and I feel he's being penalized >> only being taught not how to do it and I'll show you how >> well and and so that's where this all

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came from and the timing was perhaps bad because I had to take care of a family situation during June where these emails kept coming to me and I'll go into each individual one in conference because they're listed on here because I did

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respond to some of them. Um, but again, I feel that, you know, we're being penalized for putting out too much information because without that information, there would be no follow-up. >> Well, we need the information so the the public is aware. >> We we all agree on that, I think. Um, but again, I I can't have like the one

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on the beer garden, Mr. Alman. I wasn't, you know, I don't know if you read every one of your questions when you started. There's about 15 questions in there. Um, you know, I can't have the administrator taking hours to respond in writing to 15

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questions that does not have to do with legislation or budget. You know, I just can't. Otherwise, he won't get his job done where I need things done and the town needs things done. And so, I think the requests are a little voluminous and go above and beyond what the council has

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oversight on with the administration. And so, you know, that that ends my statement on this whole topic. >> Can council president, please, one more time. >> Um, because transparency is due to the community, I think it is time to be more

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transparent with Mr. Man. I have made it known to Mr. moment several times with the last being in private regarding him misrepresenting and inaccurately conveying the job I do for this township.

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And he's done it yet again this evening because he didn't read those emails to you exactly how he wrote them. Some he did, some he chose not to. I've gotten silly emails as to why I CCD certain employees as opposed to putting them in the two

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like two instead of CC. And does that mean that these individuals are on personal improvement plans and anything we should know to to going into budget season? They're ridiculous. And if you're going to say something on

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my performance, then get it accurate because I'm good at this job and I'm tired of him misrepresenting. So now, if we're going to be transparent, I'm going to tell the community that this is now yet another complaint that I have with Mr. Roman, and I've asked it to stop.

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And you know what he does? He doubles down, and I'm tired of it. It's been brought to the attention of the township attorney, and now it's being brought to the attention of the public. Thank you. Thank you. >> So, I will complete my report very

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quickly. I want to thank uh Sergeant Kangalloi and the entire staff for a wonderful junior police academy. I think like Mlette said, it was one of the largest classes. They did a wonderful job. Uh my son Dominic attended and loved every day of it. Um very great job

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by all the departments that uh put it on. I want to thank our uh boys and girls in Washington Township baseball and softball. The girls captured the 12U district title. Um, they made it to the sectional titles in Paripany, however,

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fell short on the 110°ree day of heat that one day. They played at 11:00 the next morning cuz the other team actually wanted to play in the crazy 112 real field, but we got the game moved to the next morning. Unfortunately, they fell short, but they are the district champs. And I want to congratulate all the other

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levels that made it to the semifinals. Unfortunately, we didn't make it to the finals, but our AU uh boys made it were the runner up in the AU tournament. very proud of all the boys and girls. Uh the 250th celebration was phenomenal. I want to thank every department in the

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township. I want to thank Miss Lopez and all her volunteers and everyone on this day is who who slung hot dogs and hamburgers and served them. Um it was it was it was a wonderful day. Uh I'm I can't believe I missed the drone show,

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but I saw the lights. I've seen the Disney drone shows a bunch of times, so but this was a great one. I saw the the highlights of it. Um, it was my wife's birthday today, so I'm missing her actual birthday. I had to take her out Saturday. That's why we missed the drone show too much. But, uh, happy birthday, Stacy. Um,

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>> happy birthday. >> Um, but everything was wonderful at the 250 celebration, all the sponsors that made it happen, the council and the administration for funding it, whatever we needed to. Uh, it was a wonderful night. I I think it couldn't have be I I've had nothing but compliments every

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time I see somebody. So, thank you everybody for a wonderful job. Again, that concludes my report. We'll open the meeting up to the public. Motion to open the public meeting. Do I have a motion? >> So, move. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I. >> Seeing no one, motion to close the

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public comment period. >> So, move. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> Let's get to the police. Let's get to the fire chief. We'll suspend the uh rules. Where is he on the agenda? >> He's in conference. >> Oh, he's in conference. I'd like to make a motion to suspend the

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agenda to go into conference for the fire chief. >> So move second. >> All in favor? >> I. >> Chief, you're up. Uh we have the chief here to discuss the um >> parking lot. >> The parking. Yeah. The fire department

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parking lot proposed amendments. Thank you, Chief. >> How's everyone doing tonight? >> Good. >> All right. Uh yeah. So really what it comes down to is that if you look at the parking lot amendment uh ordinance, you know, it basically says that there's no parking in the firehouse lot unless you

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have a permit. The only permit that's available is a commuter lot permit. So I'm just proposing an amendment to that that there's no parking in FD marked spaces unless set member is a set member of the fire department and then the penalty would be the exact same as if it

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was for someone to park there without a commuter parking lot. Is that something you can review, Miss Bailey, and make the corrections or you have already? >> A question on one of the proposed amendments. Um, >> is it the intention uh let me understand

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what you're saying. Is it the intention that just members of the fire department uh park in certain of the designated spots, but that you know if they have a family member or they have two permits for two vehicles, then in non-desated fire. >> So if the me if the member has I'm going

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to use myself for an example, I have three vehicles. You know, either one of those vehicles, I'm still a member of the department. It it can, you know, I can park there. You know, I mean, we parked there for calls and >> is this a problem, Chief? But we having a problem with people parking lot. >> We've I've had numerous calls um where

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like just random people that live on Washington air. They're having company over and they just you know I'll just I'll just park in the lot, you know, and there's >> Do we need to put signage up? Maybe. >> I I bought signage and I put signage up, but I I I would like an ordinance to back up that because if the cops were to issue a violation, there's no ordinance

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that states that you can't park in the firehouse lot unless you have a permit. So if that person has a commuter lot permit, they can pretty much park anywhere in that lot because that's what the ordinance says. >> Thank you. >> All right. We could address that. >> Signage in the lot that says for

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communities and see label signs. I'm not saying you don't deserve. >> Agreed. >> I want them to know that there is signage there. >> I mean, there's also signage, you know, at the intersections that say no turn on red. People, you know, signage doesn't really do anything. All right. Well,

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>> it's really has been diligent to look at this and amend the ordinance. >> Yeah. And I tend to agree because not to interrupt the crank. I'm sorry. I think the ordinance probably says like commuters shouldn't park there. As you just said, residents using it for overflow. Uh so it does need probably

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some tightening up. >> Okay. >> It's really I >> Well, we'll have it at I sense it all to you. I mean, this is how >> we'll have it at the next meeting, Chief. She's Siobhan's going to have it ready for the next meeting to make the uh >> we also clarify no commercial vehicles

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outside of the normal because during the day all of a sudden there's uh landscapers that are working on people's houses across the street and they're parking in the lot. So you know those trailers if we got a fire call those trailers block some of the parking

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powing into the lot for us. So, we got to include no commercial vehicles or any vehicle that is not a fire department vehicle or a tagged vehicle of a commuter lot, right? That's really what it belongs, right? Only only people allowed to park there. So, this way the

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police have more enforcement powers is a fire department vehicle or a commuter lot tagged vehicle, right? >> But they have to park in the commuter lot. So, >> yeah. Yeah. Yeah. That's the fire department. >> The amendment I put in there is it literally just said that you know

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parking in FD mark spots unless a member of the fire department. It was just adding to the already ordinance is there. >> All right. Well, you'll take care of that m All right. We'll have it at the next meeting, Chief. >> All right. Thank you. >> Can we get the chief a copy of it before Can we Can we include the chief, Mr. Mayor, on the >> Absolutely. Why not?

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>> We'll get you a copy of it before we have it for the next meeting as soon as Miss Bailey has it. >> Appreciate it. >> Question. Do you want this to go on to the conference agenda? Do you look at it and if there is anything else or do you want it to just go straight to introduction? >> Put it into if Miss Bailey's okay with it and the chief's okay, we'll just put

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it into introduction and we'll read it. We'll read it and if anybody has any questions, please get them to Miss Bailey before so she can address them so we can introduce it at the next meeting. >> Is everybody okay with that? >> Y I'm sorry, Frank. One other question. Um because I'm thinking quickly here. The fire department has events um you

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know where it's not just commuters and it's not just fire department members. Uh, I don't know if the ordinance can carve something out for fire department events. Also, the >> Well, I think somebody's got to call. >> I don't see Yeah, that's the thing is I don't think that would be really an issue. Like, for instance, July 25th, we're going to have safety town at the

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firehouse. There's going to be residents parking there. I'm sure someone's going to end up parking in the FD lot, but we're going to be there. This is more so of that. I get a phone call from a member saying, "There's a bunch of cars in the FD lot. You have no idea who they are." I call the police. They come, they run the tags. or they belong to the

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resident down the street >> and they don't have enforcement because per the ordinance it just says you know what you can't park in the commuter lot without a permit but it says nothing about the fire department parking spots. >> We have signs there Mr. the call. You said >> I >> Yes. Like I said, I'm not saying the

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chief doesn't deserve to have the order, but I just want people to know there are signs. >> There are signs there. Okay. >> That we're hoping people are >> reading. And then what we do is when we give them commuter permits, which is a handful right now, we always tell them you can only park in the sea spots that have to see them.

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>> Like I said, it's not the commuters that are the problem. It's everybody else. >> All right. >> And we and I actually purchased my budget. I bought signs and posted them up that say no parking in FD March spots unless a member of the fire department. Okay. >> So they are po it is posted but I just

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would like >> hopefully this will give you the ability >> so that it gives the the police the ability to write if they have to and it follows suit with the spot. >> No problem. Thank you chief. >> Thank you. >> Sorry to make you wait so long. >> No problem at all. I enjoyed it. [laughter]

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>> Ordinances option second reading. Ordinance number 26-12. An ordinance amending chapter 433 article 4 entitled street openings and excavations of the ordinances of the township of Washington resolution number 26-291 authorizing second reading and opening

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of public hearing for ordinance 26-12. Do I have a motion? >> So move. >> I'll second it. Roll call. >> Council Gio. >> Yes. >> Councilman. >> Yes. >> Councilman. >> Yes. >> Council. >> Yes. >> Present. >> Yes. Would anybody in the audience like

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to come up and address this? Seeing no one motion to close the public hearing for ordinance 26-12. >> Second. >> Roll call. >> Council Gas. Yes. >> Council councilman. >> Yes. >> Council woman. >> Yes. Council >> president. >> Yes. Motion to adopt ordinance 26-12 at

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second reading by title. >> Second. >> Roll call. >> Council. >> Yes. >> Council. >> Yes. >> Councilman. >> Yes. >> Council. >> Yes. >> Council president. >> Yes. Ordinance number 26-13. in an ordinance amending chapter 580 article

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one entitled title definitions of the ordinances of tachical Washington resolution number 26-292 authorizing second reading and opening a public hearing for ordinance 26-13 do I have a motion >> move second >> roll call yes

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>> councilman >> yes >> yes president of the senate >> yes would anybody in the audience like to come up and address resolution number 26-292 forance 26-13 Seeing no one, motion to close the public hearing ordinance 263.

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>> Second. >> Roll call. >> Councilman Cass. >> Yes. >> Councilman Omen. >> Yes. >> Council Bas. >> Yes. Council. >> Yes. Motion to adopt ordinance 26. There's 13 at second reading by title. >> So move. >> Second. >> Roll call.

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>> Council. >> Yes. Councilman. >> Yes. Councilman. >> Yes. Council. >> Yes. >> Present. >> Yes. Introduction. First reading. Orders 26-14. An ordinance amending chapter 223 223 article E of the ordinances of the

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township of Washington entitled schedules motion to introduce and pass ordinance 26-14 at first reading by title move >> second >> roll callio yes >> yes >> yes

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>> yes resolution number 26-293 authorizing publication of ordinance number 2614 and scheduling a public hearing So move >> second. >> Roll call. >> Councilman Casio. >> Yes. >> Councilman. >> Yes. >> Councilman. >> Yes. >> Counciloman.

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>> Yes. Council president. >> Yes. >> Resolutions. Resolutions number 26-294. Authorized cancellation 2026 current fund grant revenue and appropriations in the amount not to exceed $2,8981. Resolution number 26-295. Authorized

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refund of engineering escrow and cash performance guarantees for block 3106.1 lot 17 in the amount not to exceed $95. Resolution number 26-296 authorized refund the road opening permit for 311 Walnut Street in the amount of $222.50.

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Resolution [snorts] number 26-297 authorized settlement of tax appeal filed by Verizon for block 5100 lot 6.01 in the amount not to exceed per stipulation of settlement. Resolution number 26-298 authorize admission of chapter 159 budget amendments for recreational

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opportunities for individuals with disabilities grant 2026 ROI resolution number 26-299 authorize approval and execution of 2026 shared service agreement with the county of Bergen for the provision of limited tree removal services for a period of 5 years

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expiring July 12th 2031. Resolution number 26-300 authorize the purchase of a new police patrol vehicle from Pelgro Chevrolet in the amount of not to exceed 58,672.32. Do I have a motion? >> Sir, I'm sorry. >> I'm sorry. Would anybody like any

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anything removed at this time? >> Um, go ahead. >> 26300 on a question. >> Okay. Anything else? and um uh 297 and 299. Just an explanation

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>> those exactly are. >> Anything else? >> Sir, can you uh I wanted to just update the council before you vote on 298. So you totally know what you're voting on. >> Go ahead, Mr. >> So the chapter 159 is obviously because

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we didn't include the grant award in the budget because we didn't know we were going to be awarded it. So the grant is for 15,000. and that's what the resolution is tonight. But I wanted council to know there's a $3,000 match that's obviously not in the budget either. However, speaking with Miss

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Riiffken, uh who's the library director that's going to administer this this grant, this uh the recreational opportunities for individuals with disabilities, she did it last year. Uh she intends on doing it again this August. We had to try and find the 3,000

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for the match. Um she is uh in agreement to use $3,000 from the $11,000 that the council approved during budget time in the line for uh municipal alliance. So the line is totally funded by this by

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the township for $11,000. she feels dedicating the 30,000 out of there um will not will not hinder her in anything she wants to do for uh municipal alliance. So I just wanted to make sure that the council knew that

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because you approved 11 in that budget line but we want to use three of it for the match for that grant. >> Thank you Mr. for volunteering that much. >> Yes. So hopefully that's okay with the council and uh that way you're fully informed. >> Anybody have any objections to that?

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Seeing no and Mark, it's okay. >> Thank you, sir. >> All right. Uh motion to approve everyone except 297, 299, and 300. >> So move was it 297, 298, and 300? >> No, 297, 299, and 300.

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>> Sorry, I heard you say 298. >> No, I did not. >> Okay, >> we have a motion for Mr. Casio. Second. >> I'll second it. Roll call. >> Councel Casio. Yes. >> Councilman. >> Yes. Councilman. >> Yes.

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>> Yes. >> President. >> Yes. Resolution number 297. Do do I have a motion? >> Second discussion. >> Mark, can you explain what that is exactly? >> 297. >> Yeah. 297. I think I I maybe a couple of

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months ago I think um and we discussed that Verizon um had tax appeals for the years 2023 4,5 and 2, three uh three, four and five. Uh 26 has already been zeroed out by the

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assessor based upon the Supreme Court ruling about the ability to assess this type of activity. Um, so the settlement would result in Verizon withdrawing its 23 and 24 tax appeals in exchange for uh

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refund in 2025. I believe they paid $20,000 and that was reported to council and I was instructed to go ahead and said we would go I forgot about it. So that's why I need a little refresher. >> You talk about a lot of things to remember everything. Roll call for 297.

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>> Councilman Casio. >> Yes. >> Councilman Peters. >> Yes. >> Councilman Omen. >> Yes. >> Council. >> Yes. President. >> Yes. Resolution number 299. Do I have a motion? >> So move. >> Seconded for discussion.

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>> Refreshable memory. What that is? [laughter] >> The county is going to perform street trimming services on county roads in a shared service agreement. >> I'm good with it. Roll call. >> Yes. >> Council, >> yes. Council,

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>> yes. >> Council, >> yes. >> Councilman Alman, >> yes. Council, >> yes. >> President, >> yes. Resolution number 26-300. Do I have a motion? >> So move. >> I'll second it. Discussion. >> Yes. Um, is this the car that we

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appropriated in the budget for them? >> Yes, sir. >> It is. >> Yes. And it because it's a Chevy dealer, I'm assuming it's going to be a Taho that they want. >> It's in the P, right? Yes. That's what I'm trying to find.

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>> I figured because it was Pellegrino Chevrolet, I was hoping it wasn't going to be like a Dango coming from Pellegrino Chevrolet. >> Any other questions? Mr. Roll call. >> Council. >> Yes. >> Council, >> yes. >> Councilman,

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>> uh, yes. Council member. >> Yes. Council president of the center. >> Yes. >> Motion to adjourn to conference agenda. >> So move. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I. >> Next regular meeting of the township council will be on Monday, August 10th, 2026, beginning at 7 p.m. Sign up for

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Nixl. Text 07676 to 88877 key code TWWP of Bergen. Okay. So on the conference agenda, the administrative part is completed. Uh, Chief Pakora did it at the beginning of the meeting

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>> or No, we had just 2026 uh road program. >> Yeah. So, forgive me because I do like to be more formal, more prepared, but I I did not get a chance to um put what I'm about to tell you on writing so you can look at it. I certainly can follow up with it. Um the 2026 road program

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where we are right now is uh the Ridgewood Boulevard North is the DOT street. the DOT street obviously needs, you know, more attention given to it and the the um the plans get sent down to the state. We can't do that until the

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videoing of the sanitary line and the storm drain line. Unfortunately, they just updated us today that they're not going to be able to come video it until like the last week of July. And then if you if council remembers, I updated you

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regarding, you know, when we're when the engineers were out there a few uh a few weeks ago, they located a gas line that goes through some of the storm drains along Richwood Boulevard North.

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>> So, uh, of course, you know, it who knows how long it's been there since we we found it out. We let you guys and girls know and we also notified OEM fire and police. So PE, you know, God forbid. >> So when is PSENG going to remove it? >> So the engineers were working with PSENG

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who [clears throat] told them that's it's going to be a priority and then I worked with our liaison. They said it's going to make a priority, but no one yet has told us when that is going to be. So that's contingent um to >> we may not be able to repay Ridgewood Boulevard North if we don't get that.

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>> I'm get I'm I'm starting to get concerned about all the roads just how late it's getting. So, the other thing about Ridgewood Boulevard now is, you know, when I when we do those numbers, it's like late December, early January, and now that they're putting the plan together, uh, you know, council approved

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500,000 with a good chunk of that being the DOT grant. I don't have the exact number yet, but it's anticipated that the cost may be a little bit more than 500,000. Um, if you guys and girls can picture

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Rididgewood Boulevard North and say you go up Manhattan, you make a left and start traveling south on Boulevard North on the eastbound side, the Picari side, the sidewalk just ends. It just ends.

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So, with it being a DOT grant roadway to resurface, you know, there's a lot more restrictions put on the ADA ramps and stuff. So, Glenn Jr. is going to recommend that we continue the sidewalk from where it ends all the

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way to the corner. So, someone isn't just I shouldn't say someone, you know, someone that that needs the accessibility uh or has a disability in a wheelchair isn't just does the path for them does not end in the middle of the >> Yeah, but we can make them look can't we

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make them cross the street say sidewalk ends and cross the street to the other side where there is a sidewalk? >> Yeah. That's an acceptable uh >> I yeah I mean we didn't >> Yeah because Bari you know like the the back of Pine Lake is never they don't maintain it now

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>> right >> so who's going to go shovel that in the winter and it's going to get destroyed and we're wasting our time and money there. >> That could be true. >> Is it a requirement or is just a recommendation? >> It's it's he thinks this pro it would be the best. So I don't think it's requirement because he did say it can

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end there. you know, he didn't go as far as saying, oh, you know, go across the street. >> Be an increase in the uh for the tax. >> Well, it is. So, I so I well, so I'm kind of giving you all the reasons why I think there's going to be an increase. >> So, if we don't do that, that sure will save money as an option.

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>> Um, we wanted to gardener parking lot, gardener field parking lot is very small, so we figured to go in there and redo that while we're doing Ridgewood Boulevard North. Well, we got a grant for that to do that originally >> to uh >> that's a grant that we got for gardener parking lot.

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>> I I mean I didn't know that but it you know >> that's brand new. There's not >> but we're on the property lines there Mark because we did that like four years ago. We got a grant >> um we got a a disability grant from the county to pave all that and put the curbs and all those that didn't exist

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before four years ago. >> Okay. Yeah. >> Right Peter. Is it four years or five years ago we did that? >> It's in that time. Right. >> It's new. It's very new. But we're right on the property lines because we had Aelino survey that we're literally like >> mean is >> Yeah. >> Yeah. So, um, so that was a question I

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wanted to bring to you. So, if we're if we don't have that interest, we can we can save there. Um, you know, I was there. >> I mean, does he have any does he have any recommendation what he could do to make it better? Because I don't think there's anything else you could do there. >> I mean, the the southbound side of that where the people actually park, there's no curb, but I don't think it's hurting

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anything cuz it's just a little bit of grass that maybe a wheel goes on. The other side has a curb and it, you know, as you know, we're dealing with there's not really parking spots there. So, >> MRA East during the holidays, they park all the way up and down. All the way up.

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>> So, um if if we have no um flavor for doing the the parking lot andor the extending the sidewalk, I can, you know, go back to him with that. Um [clears throat] and then what we So, that's the update for that. the other roads Montana is uh

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completing this week as far as the storm the storm drains clean out and the the camaring as well as um the sanitary lines and they're also going to do Fillmore this week. I spoke with those those homeowners today got an email. We'll be able to communicate with them.

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Uh they they were very happy to hear that the town's going to do that for them. We do. So ultimately, I'm concerned that the price may be a little bit more than we anticipated for the

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roadways, but I do have a plan for that. I don't know how much yet, but I do have a plan. And I hope to have it before I I what I want to do is close out and cancel some balances on um capital lines we don't need anymore and reappropriate

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it to a new capital line almost as to so there's extra money if we need to go to the roadways and sidewalks and there's some additional sidewalks I want to tell you about and then I'll tell you what these capital lines are. It's not a bond ordinance. It would be a reappropriation capital ordinance. Some of the accounts

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uh we funded with capital improvement funds and then some are are already funded um funded account lines and you'll understand when I give you the better the uh the capital lines. So if you remember council was good gave us

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$120,000 to assist and supplement the $80,000 we got in grant to do ADA improvements at Clark and U Memorial. So I know one of the things Mr. Goldman asks is if we can put the concrete sidewalk in a 360°

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around the memorial field. Couple weeks ago, we met the uh met there with the engineers and actually a representative from a playground company that is a co-op for the ADA equipment. Unfortunately, that back corner that was

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not originally planned to have a, you know, complete 360 sidewalk, if we put a sidewalk there, it would be in the um the area where the the water collects and it also would be in the field of play for the men's softball and actually

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the the kids baseball, too. We could put it farther back, but we'd be talking about a tremendous amount of money because we'd have to put retaining walls in there. So, it doesn't seem very feasible. And there's the the electrical conduits that are kind of there in that same place, too. >> Scoreboard's there, too.

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>> Is it? >> Yeah. >> Uh, kind of. >> So, it's like that >> vicinity >> that rear corner there. So, we wouldn't be able to do the 360, but our other plans um would work. But when we want to put all the ADA

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equipment at Clark because there's way more property there and we the ADA improvements we want to do at Memorial really focus on the walkway, the concrete pads for the all-inclusive bleachers. at Clark

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[clears throat] for it to be properly done. There's an ADA parking spot in the parking lot, but the grade going down to the playground is a little too steep. So, what we want to do, and again, we want to bring a kind of conceptual to the council before we uh we make any

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decisions just so everybody can see everything because you may have had an expectction that an expectation that 88 playground equipment was going to go up Memorial. So, we really want to put it all at Clark. So, we do want to update you on that and kind of give you a drawing and come to you with the

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equipment we want. We've worked with two families, two great families that represented some neurological disability and some physical barrier um that helped us kind of select what we want to do over there. But we think with the sidewalks, we may need a little bit more money with the concrete work. So,

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essentially, I'm going to ask to put before the council on August 10th the capital uh ordinance reappropriating the lines. I'm going to tell you to give me a little extra for the road program and the sidewalks associated with all of the projects, not only on the on the

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roadways, but on the uh at the playgrounds, too. So, those capital ordinances is ordinance 251, which was for the improvement of poolage um last year. There's a balance of just under 72,000.

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uh ordinance 25-10 which was left over from the 2025 roads which is 40,000 uh 25-10 for vehicle acquisition there's $3550 and then memorial field lighting that

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was um something we funded with capital improvement funds and you helped me and you allowed us to reappropriate there. So, we made all those improvements that council had suggested, like upgrading the lights in the uh what's the thing called?

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>> The hang the hangover thing. The pavilion pavilion, the big lights, the basketball. We really made it nice over there, but we have $28,231 left there. And then an old capital ordinance for the firehouse 17-04.

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We have $711. So 72,000 + 40,000 plus 3500 plus 28,000 plus 711, let's call it, you know, 150,000 that I'd like the council to give me approval uh to reappropriate in the capital ordinance

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to supplement whatever is needed for this year's road program and some additional sidewalk stuff to really make the ADA improvements nice at Memorial. How How about we if I I'm okay with it. Can we include the $3,400 for the lightning detection system out of that

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or is that going to be too much money taken out of it? >> Um, no. Honestly, I mean, I want to check with the mayor. Um, >> what do you Is everybody okay? >> I don't I don't Well, did you want to talk about that? So, right now the software Go ahead.

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>> Can we look and give you an answer next meeting? >> Yeah. Yeah. When we do it, refine it. >> I mean, if it's a negotiation, you know. Yeah, what I want. >> I'm negotiating. >> All right. Is that fair with everybody else then? >> So, what's the what's the cost of updating it for the ADA that you have?

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>> I I'm sorry. I don't have I didn't bring >> We'll have it the next meeting, you said. >> Yeah, I'll have it the next meeting. >> But he wants to move those four things. >> I'm hoping by next meeting that we'll have a conceptual for for the council for like all the ADA improvements we want to do, an estimate of the the playground equipment we want to get. It

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It's expensive. >> Are we expanding? Are we expanding the footprint of the existing >> No, but if if you could picture Clark, >> but are we removing all the playground equipment at Clark? >> No. >> Oh, we're just >> No, we might just add to it. >> You know, the fire No, not the fire truck. There's like a tire swing thing

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go out because it's >> Yeah. >> Oh, that's the swing set frames are fine, but the swings themselves are rusty and they're just annoying. And we we can replace that. We could put an ADA seat in there. it it's really gonna be nice, but the equipment's expensive and

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then the installation's expensive, too. So, if I can try and dedicate a lot of that 80 towards the the equipment and then you got, you know, you guys give me a little extra money for the the sidewalks, I think I think we could have a nice product and whatever's left over, we'll cancel out unless I have a new uh

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scheme for everyone. Um, that would be appreciated. >> Okay. So, tell >> as usual, if we have the information before the next meeting, you'll get an FYI. >> Thank you. Okay. The ALPRs have been discussed. Uh the fire department parking lot's been discussed. The budget contingency funds

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and all. Mr. Alman, do we need to would you like any more discussion on that or are we okay for now? >> Well, I think that's one that >> which one >> we really didn't discuss >> the budgeting contingency funds. >> Yes. I mean, I don't know if the mayor has

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>> Yeah. I mean, seeing them on the agenda, I would like to discuss all of them. Again, you know, I'm usually brief, but I would like to discuss all of them. Okay. So, budget and contingency funds, Mr. Alman. So the question was um we had an

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unexpected expense related to the boiler and more recently we had an unexpected expense related to the uh potentially

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related to healthcare. Uh and in the boiler email, there was uh a question about uh putting contingency funds into the

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budget. And my question is what what do we imagine that might look like? Is it a I can I said in my email I I don't know if a straight percentage of

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our total budget is the correct way to go. I don't know what the administration was considering. Okay. Um, again, I want to just go off that direct topic very briefly and say

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during my absence, I was in town generally one or two days a week taking care of town business and other things. And um, one of the things that I asked the clerk to do was please relay to Councilman Alman that I was not ignoring his emails that, you know, I did have a

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situation I was dealing with. Yes. And to me, many if not all of these, but we'll go through them one by one, were budgeting questions, but were not of any type of an urgent matter. And so, you know, I I asked, you know, I asked that

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that be conveyed to him. And uh you know, so here we are. Um you know the the details I can provide on this is um we will when Mark and I are doing next year's budget we will see how the budget is going and then we will come up with

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our formula you know be it a percentage of a line a fixed dollar um but I I don't have a firm answer right now and you know we'll we'll take it up at budget time that that's when this would be applicable. >> Thank you. Any other any other thing on that Mr. gentleman you'd like to discuss

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or is that an answer you? >> No, I I thought it was more pressing. >> Oh. >> Uh so, >> all right. Budgeting consideration, lightning detection. We just uh talked about possibly finding, you know, with

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some of these reallocations. Is that what you were talking about getting the email alert uh for the residents? >> Yes. I mean, you know, we had um >> discussed it >> again. was uh [snorts] we had an outage that was

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discussed at the last meeting. Uh >> I think that I think if we had that system like River Rail has, I think it'll take the uh li not liability, but the not knowing of when it's going to go off again. And

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because it's on the app, it literally has a countdown clock. So it goes like the that one night we were at Riverville, it got to six minutes and then all of a sudden it went to 30 minutes again because that meant that we got another strike within six miles of their detector. So there was no questions about like hey is it going to

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go off in six minutes or is it going to reset in six minutes? So that's the nice thing about the app. [clears throat] So >> and sorry go ahead Michael. No, I you know it was uh in it was brought up in

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conjunction with 2027 budgeting and uh the need to have discussions earlier so there were not uh sort of surprises. So uh I raised it in an email uh to the mayor.

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>> Okay. >> Yeah. And again, your next to last sentence, can this be evaluated for 2027? Um, yes, we're the Mark and I are aware of the concern. Uh, we'll decide whether to put it in our budget or not. If we do, the council can approve or

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deny it. If we choose not to, the council's free to add it in on their own. So, again, this had to do with 2027 budgeting. Uh, I did not see the urgency in getting back while I was dealing with something. uh the donation

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uh >> I think Miss Bailey discussed that, right? >> Okay. >> And again, I would just like it noted, although it was fairly recent. I did respond to Michael. I do not have any documentation on this topic, >> but Miss Bailey has provided [clears throat] uh a response that this

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is what the the uh >> we get 2%. >> The probate No, I'm saying but the probate attorney said you're getting 2% of her estate, whatever it was. >> Yeah. a detailed accounting. >> Yeah. So the court approved account >> and it was and it was in the statement

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that it has to go to the police department. >> Yes. But technically it's got to be administered. >> No, no, no. But but I'm saying but there but there's a stipulation in there and I think that was one of the questions I read was there's a stipulation in her will that says the money whatever that amount is is going to the police department.

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>> Right. >> Okay. Right. Council President, Ju, just to let you know, we checked my office um you know, the administrator's office and there's nothing and it was just as much as a surprise to me when I saw the deposit as well. So, you know, there there was not any information really

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going around this. I think the check was just received by the PD and it was deposited accordingly. I called Yeah, I called their the uh law firm that filed the the action today and they're going to get back to me tomorrow just to give me an update because there's a small

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holdback usually when you're talk before they close out all the litigation. So there could be a very small sum also that >> more a few more dollars. Not a lot but no. >> Okay. >> And and just I'm sorry I don't think I was done. Um you know I said I don't have any documentation on the topic. I

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did not include um however you know the the clerk takes care of documentation for the town. There's no reason that councilman could not have asked the clerk for documentation on it. I am not the keeper of documentation. So again and you know Sue correct me if I'm wrong. Council people do not have to

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generally submit Oprah requests, do they? Just a simple question. >> I try to do it to keep it a tab, but >> No, that's not true, Peter. We do submit oper requests. >> I wasn't aware. I don't monitor Oprah requests. I you know, that's why that's why I don't submit them. >> That's why I asked it as a question. I

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didn't make it as a statement. >> If this was not something that came into the township as a document, I would not have it like >> Well, that's why I don't have it either, right? >> I can't Okay. >> I can't find anything else. >> All right. The uh beer garden, I guess. Uh, we discussed Mr. Alman, do you have anything else to say on that?

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>> No, I mean I earlier I made my statement about it. >> Well, I I would like to take one minute because I don't know. Councilman Almond read every question he asked. >> Do you want the >> I have it in front of me. Thank you. >> One, is serving alcohol in the associate associated liability covered by our

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municipal insurance? A. Does the township need to purchase an additional rider? I at what cost? Number two, who will be responsible for the beer garden and specifically establishing procedures rules for this service? A are local permits required? B, who is checking

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IDs? C, will 21 plus be wristband and stamped as legal? D, are there any limits on purchase? E, will township police have dedicated officers monitoring? F, who is responsible for establishing the boundaries and how will they be defined? Number three, who will

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be serving? Subsection A, are they trained certified? Four, is outside alcohol allowed? Sub A, can Joe Smith bring a cooler with a few of his favorite beers and a bottle of wine for Mrs. Smith? Um, again, you know, that's these are all things that the

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administration does. Uh, I don't see anything that had to do with a budget or a ordinance in any of these questions. And you know, you can see based like I said, it's probably about I didn't count them. probably 12 to 15 questions on here to ask the administrator to put all

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of this in writing would have been quite a time consuming effort. >> Thank you. The liability of Downs, Mrs. Bailey explained, right? You have anything else on that, Mr. Alman? >> No. >> Okay. The Montlair student presentation

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is set for August 3rd, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. We'll have a special meeting as per request of Mr. Sears. Um, >> thank you. >> Do you need We need to RSVP for that because I know it's special meeting.

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>> So, I'd like to u make a motion that we uh make a special meeting request for August 3rd, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. for the Montlair student presentation of the tree canopy and health concerns special meeting. Do I have a motion? >> Second.

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>> Second. >> Mike, can you attend? >> I cannot attend. and they'll be able >> Mr. Alman can you attend? >> Uh >> I thought did last time did we >> It was three of us three, >> right? But we made it a special meeting last year because I was confused myself. Did we do this?

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>> No, we did a special meeting. >> We did special meeting. So, and if you attend, there's a you know, you don't have a form, but you're advertising as a special meeting. Everybody has to sign a piece of paper. Michael needs you need to fill that out. >> So, you But you still need the form, correct? >> Yeah, you'll

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get out the do a presentation. So, >> okay. I'm I'm a >> Roa. >> Councilman Casio. >> Yes. >> Councilman Se. >> Yes. >> Councilman [clears throat] Alman. >> Yes.

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>> Council. >> Yes. >> And Council President of the Senate. >> Yes. >> Resolution number 26-30. I assume that's not going to be uh >> it's open to the public >> broadcast. >> Yeah, it'll be last time it was

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broadcast. Yeah, cuz I watched it. I watched it last time. >> Resolution number 26-301, denial of planning board voting, potential litigation, discussion of a contract, amendment, negotiations related to the DPW site. The township council anticipates not coming back out of close

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session. Motion to enter into close session. >> So moved. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I. >> We take a five minute break, everyone, before we go into close session. Thank you. Sue, can you turn the egg?