Thank you. Madame Deputy Clerk, the time is now 7:02. It is now 7:02 and I would like to call the regular township counting council meeting to order. Can I get a roll call, please? Councilwoman Peron, >> present.
>> Councilman Anderson, >> present. Councilwoman Mintosh present. >> Deputy Mayor Dr. Worthy >> present. >> And Mayor Whitfield present. >> I'd like to invite Deacon George Phillips from Alpha Baptist Church to
lead us in tonight's prayer. >> Good evening, Deacon Phillips. >> Good. Good evening everyone. If we would just kindly uh bow our heads. Lord God, we ask you to edify your people tonight. Lord God, we ask you to move in a mighty way this evening. Lord God, we ask that
your grace would abound in all decisions, Lord God. We ask, Lord God, that you would you would move like never before, Lord God. And we just thank you, Lord God, for a place, Lord God, where where you can work, Lord God. So we thank you this evening for this panel,
Lord God. And we thank you for those who are in the audience, Lord God. Bring forth, Lord God, your word tonight, Lord God. This we ask in the mighty name of our Lord and our Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. >> Amen. >> Amen. Thank you for having me. >> Good evening.
>> May we please rise for the flag salute? Notice was provided in compliance with chapter 231 of the public laws of 1975 to the Burlington County Times, Trenton Times, and Philadelphia Inquirer stating the date, time, place, and the agenda to
the extent it was known. Additionally, notice was filed in the office of the township clerk. Thank you, Madame Cler. Madame Deputy Clerk, at this time we will um have our proclamation for endometriosis.
Proclamation recognizing March is endometriosis awareness month. Whereas March is recognized nationally and internationally as endometriosis awareness month. a time dedicated to raising awareness of endometriosis, a chronic and often painful disease in
which tissue similar to the lining of the uterus grows outside the uterus, causing inflammation, severe pain, and potential infertility. And whereas, according to the endometriosis foundation of America, endometriosis affects approximately one in 10 women
and individuals of reproductive age worldwide, impacting millions of people and their families. And whereas despite its prevalence, indometriosis remains widely misunderstood and underdiagnosed with many individuals waiting years to receive a proper diagnosis due to lack
of awareness, stigma surrounding menstrual health, and limited education about the disease. And whereas endometria end indometriosis awareness month serves to shine a light on the physical, emotional and economic impacts of this disease. Promote education about
symptoms and treatment options and advocate for increased research and medical understanding. And whereas raising awareness encourages earlier diagnosis, improves access to care, and fosters a more supportive community for those living with indometriosis. And
whereas residents, community organizations, healthc care providers, and educators can support this effort by learning about indometriosis, sharing information, supporting individuals affected by the disease, and participating in awareness and advocacy efforts to help break the stigma
surrounding menstrual and reproductive health. Now, therefore, be it proclaimed that Mayor Samantha E. Whitfield along with the entire township council of Willingboro do hereby recognize March as indometriosis awareness month and encourage all residents to support
efforts to raise awareness, promote education, and advocate for improved research, treatment, and support for those affected by endometriosis. Thank you, Madame Deputy Mayor. All right, we will move right along. Um,
and we will go to Mr. Dwayane Harris, our township manager, um, for the resolutions over or for his ma manager's municipal updates. >> Good morning, mayor and council, members of the Willingboro public.
It's not the morning. Oh, good evening. I'm sorry. Can you hear me? Okay. Is that loud? Okay. Um just a little summary of the report of things that have been uh happening in Willingboro since the last time we met. Um the finance department they had a
cumulative revenue of $17,959,567 through February of 2024. They uh had we had a total appropriations expenditure in the amount of $2,86,18 and some change. Finance also tracks major dispersements totaling $5,869,411.
3 million of that was to the board of education and the balance was to the county's first quarter tax share. And the CFO and I are working to prepare a preliminary budget numbers which should be finalized um next week and uh we are preparing for our budget presentation at
the first meeting in April. Our police department is still uh sworn with 20 u I'm sorry 70 uh total officers. One is deployed for 12 months with the Air National Guard. Uh service calls continued throughout February despite
snow and freezing rain events that produce severe weather conditions locally. The department also made uh an effort to push out crimerevention messaging through social media and local media partners around vehicle burglaries and encourage residents to continue to
call 911 to report suspicious activity. And they also continued um community outreach by hosting their third annual Black History Month event. Our fire and EMS department continued to stay busy
both in and outside of Willingboroough. Um last month saw some significant in town emergencies including a full vehicle or fully involved vehicle on Brierdale Lane and a vehicle accident with extrication on Veterans Parkway and
Garfield Drive. During the month, the fire department also responded outside of the township on numerous calls to assist our neighbors in Burlington County. uh Burlington, Burlington City, Burlington Township, Delran, Edgewater, Mount Laurel, and Westampton. February
saw some significant community-f facing activity, including hosting adults from Ark of Burlington County at station number 73, a meeting with students at Garfield Park East. A certified CPR heart arts saver course with recreation
staff was conducted and a course in action supporting a local 5K uh race and providing CPR training to virtual hospital employees as well. Uh EMS continues to have staffing level
issues to full-time EMS. Our EMTs are still on workers compensation. We have uh advertised to backfill the two other full-time vacancies that were caused by two EMTs going from full-time to perdm positions.
Engine 1612 came back from getting their radiator fixed, but now has a transmission mount issue that currently has the fire engine out of service and we are waiting for a a quote for a repair to the same. Engine 613 is still out of service from the accident uh from
over the summer and the small fire that occurred at the repair shop. The insurance adjuster did come out to look at the la the last issue which was the fire and we are currently waiting their decision uh on whether or not the vehicle will be total or or if it can be
repaired. Our DPW department cleared snow during uh two major fall uh two major February snow events. One consideration is that they had to operate without salt during these two events, but roads were kept um open and
reasonably passable. We have since received both of our salt deliveries. Uh DPW continues making progress on the Mil Creek uh EV electric vehicle charging station project as well as the JFK center bathroom renovations uh on the
performing arts center side of the building. They have completed the installation of furniture in the human resources, the training room um that's been completed. Uh cleanup and relocation projects are underway at at JFK and the roll out of the new street
signage will begin in the third week of March and we will start in Deer Park. Uh DPW collected 154 bags of trash, emptied 66 32gallon cans, emptied 35 55gallon CL
cans, delivered uh 20 recycling carts, 21 trash carts, and repaired 119 potholes during the month. They inspected and cleaned 278 catch basins. And uh we did say goodbye to a longtime supervisor uh Mr. Donald Thompson who
retired as well last month. The inspections department has been uh busy. Total inspections hit 938 with 560 violations issued, 31 summones were issued, and 356 compliance closures were
completed. Um they did grant 22 extensions during the month and completed a number of UCCC inspections, CO inspections, rental resale inspections, uh and issued 42 zoning permits.
Inspections also reported residential and commercial vacant properties which stood at 177 and 20 respectively and total revenue for the department was $91,382 uh for the the month. Uh, two of our employees in that department, Corey
Sanders and Kashi Clark, started the zoning officer training program through Ruckers University on March the 13th, and that will continue through May the 8th. Their participation will strengthen the inspections department team by expanding the number of staff members with a working knowledge of zoning
regulations and compliance. And this training will enhance the department's ability to support zoning reviews and improve overall code enforcement operations. Uh, recreation continues to add new programs such as a chess club, Chicago
stepping, faithfully fit, and spin. They have also made organizational improvements by expanding their communications through a monthly newsletter to the school district and a bimonthly newsletter for internal staff communications. There is a new employee on deck who will be coming on board soon
to oversee camp sun and fun. And the department is looking to continue expanding its programming to include mental health awareness, financial literacy, technology, media literacy, and overall wellness. Program on deck for the summer includes an upgraded camp
sun and fun program, a burrow explorers, and a drone technology program scheduled to start in May. And there are tenative plans for a woman's mental health series as well. Uh, recreation did generate $9,879 in revenue from programming during the
month of February with the largest share coming from youth soccer almost at $6,000. Our vital statistics reported a total of 97 birth certificates were filed, 18 marriage certificates, and 17 death certificates. And the mayor also
conducted three weddings during the month. So overall, February was a month of continuing to provide services through winter conditions. Uh staying active on public safety calls and mutual aid and keeping up with inspections, code activities, and staying busy in
public works and carefully rolling out uh new recreation programs. Miss Jackson was not able to be with us, but she did send the updates for um events happening in Willingboro during the month of March. On Sunday, we are hosting a springtime lunch with the
Easter Bunny at the Kennedy Center, and that's on the 22nd. I just don't have the energy and flare that she has, does I'm sorry. Uh, parents and guard parents and guardians and children aged 12 and under are invited to join us for an afternoon
of Easter crafts and games, lunch with the bunny, photo ops, and more. The cost is $20 per family. Registration is closed, but if we have families who are still interested in attending, we have about 20 more slots we can offer. So, please contact us at information at
willingboroenj.gov. This year's phenomenal woman award celebration will be held on March 29th, 2026. We are excited to share that we have identified six wonderful women as this year's honores. Honores include Nancy Miller, Claudine Archer, Amber
Henley, Malikica Morris, Ranata Alen is our youth trailblazer, and Antonio Williams is our uh is our lifetime achievement award recipient. We will celebrate these women on Sunday,
March 29th at 3:00 p.m. and look forward to a wonderful afternoon and celebration of phenomenal women. We are excited to share that Jo Hilch, the daughter of Hidden Figures, owns Katherine Katherine Johnson, who will serve as the keynote
speaker, and Jennifer Lewis Hall, host and producer of PHL 17's public affairs program, will serve as the host and MC. The event will include good food, good music, and good fellowship. And the deadline for tickets is this Friday,
March 20th. And please join us. Uh we have several classes, programs, and sports activities that are available and open to the entire community. The Brotherhood brunch series will kick off on April 4th, and the financial literary literacy series begins on April the 9th.
And more information is available at www.willingboro.com. at willingboro.com and information and updates will be forthcoming as we begin to transfer uh transition willing.com to a new platform civic wreck. This will align with the
township's new website which will be powered by Civics Plus. Please stay informed and and update by signing up for the Willingboro weekly. Follow us on social media and download the Willingboro app to stay connected and stay informed. Thank you.
Thank you, Mr. Harris. Does council have any questions? All right, Mr. Harris, I did have one thing. Um, I talked to you just a little earlier about the uh sidewalks being torn up associated with PSEG work. Um, I
know some of them have been backfilled with asphalt and can you just give us an update just to let uh residents know what's going on with that? So part of that that program is not only changing the gas lines in the street, but it's also the connection boxes uh from their
to their homes. So that's probably what you are seeing them digging up those connection boxes, but I will make sure that they are properly backfilled, not with black top. They should be um concreted or Yeah. >> Okay, great. Thank you. Um and are there
any updates on the JFK track um for completion date? I know we're getting really close to spring and um some of our uh spring recreation programs are being affected. >> So um the track is well there is no um
updated completion date because they haven't begun re restarting the work after the the winter. Um, I did reach out to uh the engineer on that project uh and I haven't heard any uh responses back from them, but I will continue to
reach out um tomorrow and see if I can get something more definitive. >> Okay. All right. Great. Thank you. All right. Um we can move on to the resolutions overview ordinances and resolutions. So being presented for your
consideration this evening is ordinance number 2026-08 which is an ordinance of the township um adopting an amendment to the 4284 Route 130 development plan that was dated February in 2026.
Resolutions being considered is resolution number 2026-71 authorizing the approval of vouchers for payment and ratification. Resolution number 72 is authorizing refunds or overpayment of taxes.
Resolution 73 is a resolution authorizing an emergency temporary budget. Um this is in relation to the uh collapse of the uh outfall um on um Pageant Lane. Um it we did declare an
emergency there and it is anticipated that that cost is going to be $336,581 uh to repair that outfall and uh we need to include um an emergency budget for that until because our uh final budget
has not been adopted. So this particular resolution will go to funding that particular um situation. Resolution number 20 uh 2026-74 is a resolution authorizing transfers
between uh 2025 budget appropriations reserves. Uh this is the last opportunity for us to cover any budgetary line shortfalls for the year 2025. Resolution number 75 is a
resolution authorizing various change orders for a contract with JH Williams Enterprises. They are the contractors that are completing the phase two of the performing arts center project. Um that project is essentially finished um the
phase two portion of it and they are just completing some checklist items uh which for the most part are very general. And this change order will um is expanded over several change orders, but
the totality of which would be an additional $35,33618, which represents a 3% increase um to the total contract price, taking it from 1,19,228 to $1,144,35846. 6 cents.
Resolution number 76 is a resolution authorizing the purchase of additional auditorium seating for the Willingboro Performing Arts Center and awarding a new contract to Longo Associates. This was something
that was discussed um for several months and because of uh some issues contracting uh with Longo um it has been delayed far longer than we had hoped. Uh but we are finally going forward with the acquisition of those additional
seedings. Resolution number 77 is a resolution authorizing the township to establish a not to exceed amount for Balia uh Balia division or design print and mail for the provision of print and mailing services.
Um, this will uh ensure that all of our print and mail for the 2026 contract year um is funded and that will allow us to continue uh providing reliable and timely printing and mailing services which include um the um mailings uh for
the activities different activities in the township as well as the annual calendar. Resolution number 78 is a resolution authorizing the extension of a fair and open contract for grounds maintenance services for Willingboro Township. This
is awarding uh a contract to RJM landscaping for ground maintenance services. Resolution number 79 is a resolution authorizing the township of Willingboro to award a contract for the pre-seasonable
pre-seasonal prep and maintenance of six baseball fields. And this contract two will be awarded to uh RA RMJ um as they were the lowest bidder on that um bid.
Resolution number 80 is a resolution authorizing a change order number 17 for a contract with Levy Construction Company for the Willingboro Performing Arts Center phase one renovation. This um particular change order is in
relation to um some minor adjustments um that were completed uh in the latter phases of the phase one construction. And it also includes uh the monies to um lay the carpeting which is the last aspect of
phase one that needed to be complete for the performing arts center. Uh resolution number 81 is a resolution ratifying emergency procurement and awarding emergency contract to Landberg Construction LLC for the uh emergency
outfall replacement between 45 and 51 Pageant Lane. That is the pro that is the contractor that's going to be repairing um the collapse uh in relation to the funding uh resolution that we
spoke of earlier. And that is all the items that I have to present to you for this evening for your consideration. >> All right. Thank you, Mr. Harris. At this time, we'll have our first public
comment. This public comment is for agenda items only. Um, you will have two minutes. Please come up and state your name. There are public comment cards in the back um that you should fill out and
hand to our deputy clerk as um if we in case we need to get back with you or um contact you with followup. This public comment is for agenda items only. Public comment is now open. Seeing none, public comment is now
closed. Madame clerk, we'll proceed to ordinance uh 2026-8. Yes. This evening we have an ordinance for introduction. May I get a motion to introduce ordinance 26
I'm sorry 2026-08 entitled ordinance of the township of Willenboro County of Willenboro the county of Burlington New Jersey adopting an amendment to the 4284 Route 130 redevelopment plan dated February 2026.
>> So moved. >> Second. Moved by Councilman Anderson, seconded by Deputy Mayor Worthy. Discussion. So, this ordinance tonight, there have been some amendments to the
redevelopment plan concerning the town home portion of the project. Um, we do have our township planner, Mr. Michael Cobber, here tonight to uh brief us on the updates and give a presentation.
Thank you so much. Uh my name is Michael Colber. I'm the director of planning for Brownfield Redevelopment Solutions. Um and I am the uh planner for Willingboroough Township. Um the redevelopment plan that we're looking at today is for the former Burlington County Times site. Um the goal for this
redevelopment plan is to establish new residential on this site. um primarily to meet in part to meet uh William Bau's fair share housing plan obligations. Um a site plan has already been submitted and approved by the by the township uh
planning board for the affordable housing component of the plan. Um the town home development is is being looked at now as a later phase as a second phase of this project. Um and with that um the there have been some amendments requested uh by the developer in order
to facilitate this development and that is what the uh township is going to be considering. Um as a reminder for the process of a redevelopment plan tonight we have the first reading of our ordinance. This then goes to the planning board and the planning board is actually who conducts a public hearing
on this matter. So for most of the discussion for this for this ordinance we should be doing that at the planning board hearing which is scheduled for April 13th. Um if there are no substantive changes recommended from planning board, this will come back to the city council for for a second reading. If there are substantive
changes that are needed in in advance of in advance of uh after the planning board, then we will represent a first hearing of this in April and then it'll come back after that for a second hearing. Um I have given these uh municipality two versions of this redevelopment plan. One
is a clean version and one is a redline version or this case a yellow highlight version. And we did that to make sure that everybody is aware of exactly what's changing in the plan, make it very clear what's new in the plan, what's been removed from the plan. Um, most of this will will go over at the planning board hearing, but I can provide a few highlights for you today
of the big of the major changes. The biggest of which is that we have moved from a single town home district in the standards to standards for individual town homes. And the reason that we've done that is that the intent is that there's going to be a subdivision of
these town homes. And for the zoning of these town homes, we need standards for the individual town homes rather than the develop of a of a unified district. So that way the town homes can be sold off appropriately. Um and we have and then there's standards for those things. So instead of a for example, instead of a minimum lot size of 10 acres for the
development of a town home district, we have a minimum lot size of,200 square ft for an individual town home lot um within that district. Um all the changes are highlighted in yellow. Some of the biggest ones is that we've identified
we've included now um definitions for all of the different um types of uses that are permitted within this within the whole redevelopment area. Um we have identified we have moved several uses into principal uses for the area and we did that because there are now going to be some individual smaller lots that are
just going to have things like amenities, things like a clubhouse or a swimming pool and that might be the only thing that's on the lot. So that'll be a permitted a principal use on that lot now. um as opposed to an accessory to another use that's on that lot which would be if you had you know uh you know
50 town homes on that lot. Um so um one of the big concerns of the municipality was that there are going to be uh 5% of the lots which is about seven uh seven units um that are going to be affordable uh ownership town home
ownership units. Um and the what we heard from the municipality was that um it is very important that those affordable lots be indistinguishable from non-affordable lots within the development. Um from the developer side
um that was challenging because of the accessibility standards that are required for affordable lots. Um they have to meet AD uh affordable uh housing developments need to meet ADA standards which is challenging to do on an affordable on a town home with a garage. So the compromise that has been proposed
in this redevelopment plan is that there's going to be two types of really two types of units that are going to be developed as part of this development. One is threetory town houses that have a garage and that'll be the majority of the units, but there will also be twotory town
homes developed, some affordable, some market rate, so they will be and those will be indistinguishable from each other. Um but th but there will be a mix of the a mix of those and those will be and those will be two story town houses without a garage and without a garage they can meet the the accessibility standards that are required. For me as a
planner that's a win for the community because you're creating more housing diversity within the community. You're providing a market rate option as well that didn't exist before. Um and as well as a market rate option that did exist before that was going to happen with the garage. So you're providing more choices for people in the community to have a different option for what's appropriate
for their family. And that type of housing diversity is usually something as a planner that that's that I think is welcome. Um, in looking at the original proposals for the redevelopment plan, my biggest concern was storm water. Um, the proposal the original proposal was for
an included a 80% maximum coverage of individual lots, which is high. Um, the way that this is being addressed in the redevelopment plan is a requirement that the overall development meets D standards for a major development under
the storm water laws even after the subdivision. So, usually a major development in the DB laws is for new development of 3/4 of an acre or or more um which the individual lots won't be. However, we're going to require for the overall development that you have to meet that standard regardless of the
subdivision. And the new D storm water standards are strict. They required they required calculations for how much water is going to come off in the lots. They require installation of green infrastructure and there and there's a lot of maximums that have to go into that. Um they also require long-term
maintenance of those of the stormwater infrastructure that goes into it. Um how that is taken care of specifically is going to be should be an item of discussion for the planning board as they review the site plan um and especially for the township engineer um as they as the site plan gets reviewed
to make sure that that that's done that there that there are appropriate mechanisms for deed restrictions or all those types of things. You can't do that in the in the redevelopment plan because of the level of specific specificity that's required uh over there. But it's something to be aware of. Um and that's
the that's the main things that are included in this redevelopment plan. Um I did have a recommendation for the redevelopment area which was not included here. I did suggest to the developer that they follow a naming convention for the development that follows the typical um willing burough pattern um of you know usually it's
named after a natural feature. There's an alphabetical component to it for the for the development so that the development you know fits into the historic William as best as possible. every opportunity I I can, I'm going to look to be reinforcing that identity in in Williamboro. That wasn't an item that fit cleanly into a redevelopment plan
into that type of a law, but it's something that the developer was amendable to. So, it's something to keep in mind as you do your redevelopment agreement later on. >> I'm happy to answer questions if you have any. >> All right. Thank you, Mr. Colber. Also, um I did you do have a rendering in
front of you um of what the twostory versus threetory with garage um town homes will look like. Um so it uh you can just wrap your head around will look in practice. Does council have any
questions for Mr. Cober? Okay. Um, so we'll move forward with Thank you, Mr. Culver. So we will move forward with a roll call on this. Madame Deputy Clerk, >> Councilwoman Peron, >> yes.
>> Councilman Anderson, >> yes. >> Councilwoman Mintosh, >> yes. >> Deputy Mayor Dr. Worthy, >> yes. >> And Mayor Whitfield, >> yes. Moving on to our resolutions. Are there any resolutions that anyone would like to pull from a consent agenda?
>> Madame Deputy Mayor. >> Madame Mayor, I'd like to pull uh resolution 2026-74 and 2026-79 for further discussion. Thank you. Any others? All right. Having no others, um, I'd
like to Thank you, Mr. Culver. Having no others, um I'd like to ask for a motion for a consent agenda for resolutions 2026-71 through 73,
2026-75 through 78 and 2026-80 and 81. So move second. >> Moved by Councilwoman Macintosh, seconded by Councilman Anderson. Any discussion?
Roll call. >> Councilwoman Peron, >> yes. >> Councilman Anderson, >> yes. >> Councilwoman Macintosh, >> yes. >> Deputy Mayor Dr. Worthy, >> yes. >> And Mayor Whitfield, >> yes. >> Madame Deputy Clerk, uh 2026-74.
>> Oh, we do need to approve it. Um I'd like to um ask for a motion to approve the same. >> So moved. >> Second. Moved by Councilman Anderson, seconded by Councilwoman Mintosh. Any discussion? Roll call.
>> Councilwoman Peron, >> yes. >> Councilman Anderson, >> yes. >> Councilwoman Macintosh, >> yes. >> Deputy Mayor Dr. Worthy, >> yes. >> And Mayor Whitfield, >> yes. >> All right. Now, we'll move on to resolution 2026-74.
>> Okay. Our first resolution up for discussion is resolution 74, resolution authorizing an emer I'm sorry, a resolution authorizing transfer between 2025 budget appropriation reserves. Can I get a motion to discuss?
>> So moved. >> Second. >> Moved by Councilman Anderson, seconded by Councilwoman Mintosh. Discussion. Deputy mayor. >> Thank you, Madam Mayor. Um, Mr. Harris, I know during the prep meeting, I asked
if the the vendors for the senior center, um, if all their payments would be resolved, um, once we have these transfers done. I know you were going to take a look and see the contracts in comparison to what was paid out in Edmonds. And I was wondering if you
could share what the findings were on that. So based on the information that that I have uh reviewed, this will settle all of the outstanding banner issues for from 2025.
>> Okay. And I just just to be clear, so the contracts were reviewed and compared to what was paid out in Edmonds and then based on that reconciliation, we're able to say that all of these vendors from the senior center would would have received payment or will receive payment. >> That is correct. >> Okay. Thank you, Mr. Harris. That's all
I have, Madame Mayor. >> Thank you. Any other discussion? Seeing none, roll call. >> Councilwoman Peron, >> yes. >> Councilman Anderson, >> yes. >> Councilwoman Mintosh, >> yes. >> Deputy Mayor Dr. Worthy, >> yes.
>> And Mayor Woodfield, >> yes. Our next resolution that we have is number resolution 79, a resolution authorizing the township of Willenboro to award a contract for the pre-seasonal prep and maintenance of six baseball
fields. Can I get a motion to discuss? >> So moved. >> Second. Moved by Councilman Anderson, seconded by Deputy Mayor Worthy. discussion >> just have I have one question Macintosh. >> Thank you.
>> Um Mr. Harris, I I see the um the ranges of prices or bids um for this baseball field for the baseball fields. Um do you foresee any problems with prevailing wages?
Because I know we had that issue last time. We did go with the lowest bid last time, but we had to backtrack and go with an um I believe previously the born leaders we ended up going with um because they were actually honoring the prevailing wages because we did shoot I
think you did do someone that was um less expensive last time, but we ran into problems with the prevailing wage. I believe if I recollect correctly, >> you are correct. Uh Councilwoman Mintosh. Um when we did this bid the
first time, the um first vendor um did not believe that revail preva they needed to pay prevailing wage. Um but that was the case and that bid was um they were um excluded. Um the second
lowest bidder at that time um had a problem with their their bid and got excluded as well. And that's how we ended up with um the current contractor as being the third in the series.
>> Okay. So, how sure are we this time that you know that can that won't happen again? >> Because the bid is based on prevailing wage >> and and that's that wasn't the case the last time. >> That was not the case the last time.
>> Right. Thank you. So, Mr. Councilman Anderson, >> with the current um company that we have, I believe I read there was an extension opportunity to extend. Um, did we offer that opportunity? Was that
discussed? Uh, we did not choose to extend that that contract. Um after discussions with the Department of Public Works and Recreation, um there was an expression of dissatisfaction with the performance
of the vendor and we decided to go out and uh issue a new bid. >> Neil, Deputy Mayor Worthy. >> Thank you, Madame Mayor. Um Mr. Harris, um thank you for the insight. Um you said recreation and DPW had meetings and conversations with them about the
performance of the contract. I was wondering um if the contractor was involved with those conversations was feedback provided uh to them about the services that were being rendered. >> So when when I said that we had conversations I mean the the the
recreation DPW and myself and we determined to go out the bid. Um I believe that that there have been um um commentary along the way um with the vendor and Mr. Chapman who is not here
would be able to um dictate or enumerate what those conversations were >> because they were mostly had whom I believe with Mr. uh Thompson um and and the vendors. So if you would like I can reach out to him tomorrow and
have him share some of those um comments if there actually were any. >> Okay. Yes, I would be interested. During the prep meeting you had mentioned there weren't conversations with the vendor. Um, so I'm just concerned about um us making sure that as our we're getting
services for the township that we're providing feedback along the way because some of the things that needed to be rectified perhaps could have been. Um, so I'm I'm very concerned that we're not providing uh the feedback back to the vendors on the work. Um, and then we decide not to extend again with no
conversation with the vendor um who is local to Willing Brow um in this been in the community for a while and has done a lot of work in the community. So I'm just concerned about how we're treating our local vendors. Um when other vendors from other communities come to do work,
they get feedback and second, third, and fourth chances. So, I just want to make sure we have consistent practices for how we're treating our vendors in Willing Brow. Thank you, Madame Mayor. >> Thank you, Deputy Mayor. Um, lastly on this, uh, Deputy Mayor, part of I did
get some information that said that there was some feedback given, um, with some displeasure. Um, those issues were remedied immediately and they were provided with positive feedback going forward. So, I'm not sure how this ended
up um back in in the bid pile. Um I am disappointed that um another company outside of Willingboro will be taking over the contract. Um as you know, I've made it clear um to the administration and the community that my
focus is economic development and um supporting our local businesses. Um, and I'm I'm very disheartened with uh this move, but legally there's no other option that we can take at this point. >> Deputy Mayor Worthy.
>> Thank you, Madame Mayor. I just want to underscore the fact that the the mayor and the council has provided um the vision and guidance to the administration that we're focused on economic development in Willingboro. And so that was the guidance given. So the
administration's decision to not use the extension is not consistent and in alignment with the vision and the guidance that the council has provided. Thank you. >> All right. With that said, um any other discussion?
We'll move to roll call. Councilwoman Peron, >> yes. >> Councilman Anderson, >> no. >> Councilwoman Macintosh, >> yes. >> Deputy Dr. worthy. No. >> Mayor Whitfield. Yes.
All right. We do not have a treasurer's report at this time. Madame Deputy Clerk, we'll go to the approval of minutes. >> Yes. May I get a motion to approve February 3rd and February 17th regular meeting minutes and executive session
meetings. Minutes moved. >> Second. Moved by Councilman Anderson, seconded by Deputy Mayor Worthy. Any discussion? Deputy Mayor Wory. >> Thank you, Madam Mayor. U Madame Deputy
Clerk, um just for the record wanted you to take another look at the minutes. I support them, but there are a few typographical things that need to be adjusted, punctuation, things like that. So, if you just take another quick read through them, the accuracy, I think, is fine. It's just um since they're for the record, we just want to clean it up a
little bit. Just noted. Thank you. Thank you. Appreciate that. >> All right. If there's nothing else, roll call. >> Yes. Councilwoman Peron, >> yes. Councilman Anderson, >> yes. >> Councilwoman Mintosh. >> Deputy Mayor Dr. Worthy. Yes. And Mayor
Whitfield, >> yes. And next we'll move on to our municipal clerk updates. Okay. Good evening. This is the update from the municipal clerk's office. First, a reminder that the petition filings are due by Monday, March 23rd at 4 p.m.
While that is the official deadline, we strongly encourage all candidates to submit their petitions as early as possible to allow time to review and to avoid any last minute issues. Next, regarding the upcoming primary elections, please make please take note of the following important dates. The
primary election day is Tuesday, June 2nd. Voter registration deadline is May 12th, 2026. You must have it postmarked by this date. Early voting is May 26 to May 31st.
Vote by mail application deadline is May 26th and vote bymail application deadline in person is June 1st by 3 p.m. Please note if you're submitting your voter registration by mail, postmark dates are not guaranteed. Residents are
strongly encouraged to submit their registrations as early as possible to ensure that they received and reprocess on time. You are also able to apply online through the New Jersey voter info portal. Additionally, new polling locations have
been confirmed. A flyer with the polling information is available in the back. This information will be shared with the local schools, library, and JFK and will be available at the township building. We are also working with communications team to post updates on social media
this upcoming week and mailers will be going out in the next couple weeks. In licensing, we have updates for our solicitors. We currently have eight pending applications and two approved at this time. And as a reminder, no knock forms are
available both online and in person at the clerk's office. Once completed, you will receive a no knock sticker to display at your residence indicating that solicitors and peddlers should not knock on your door. And at this time, that's the end for my clerk's report. Thank you, Madam Clerk. Any questions
for our deputy clerk? All right. Seeing none. >> Yes. So, Willingboro um community, it is our clerk Samantha Sino's last meeting before her um maternity leave and she just wanted to provide us with some
updates before she goes out. >> Hello. Oh, it's very weird standing on this side of the podium. Um, so I just wanted to give you guys um you guys as in council a brief statement um kind of summarizing my maternity leave, but you're all going to get a very in-depth
memo from me by Friday. Um basically kind of explaining more deadlines and stuff like that. So, um, as we approach, uh, my leave of absence, um, I just want to give you a few
updates. As of, as you know, over the past couple of months, I've been working closely with my deputy, Nikisha Scott, to ensure a smooth and seamless transition while I'm away. At this point, I'm confident we have strong preparations in place to support continuity during my absence. I'll be
going out on maternity leave beginning on or about April 1st. April 1st, as long as nothing happens before then. Um, with an anticipated return return date of October 1st. I have full confidence in Miss Scott's ability to manage the day-to-day operations of the office. She
has been fully trained on all key as key responsibilities and has been actively involved in prep uh preparing for this transition. We've also put several safeguards in place to support continued operations. This includes detailed transition notes and standard operating procedures, a comprehensive calendar of
all critical deadlines, and clearly established points of contact at the state and county level. We've also ensured access to additional professional service or professional support by utilizing a consultant that has decades of clerk experience in Burlington County, particularly during
more complex periods such as budget season. During my absence, the office will continue to move forward with key priorities, including the new polling location roll out for election day, civic plus imple implementation for agenda management, next request and
boards and commissions, and phase two of our digitization initiative. I'll be sending out a more detailed memo to you guys, like I said, including timelines for all these projects by the end of the week, so you can refer back to as I'm out. Overall, I'm confident that the office is well prepared and will
continue to run smoothly. I appreciate the mayor and council's support over the past few months while I've been working through this transition and I look forward to seeing you in October. Thank you. >> Thank you, Madam Clerk. Any questions for our clerk?
>> No. All right, you're good. >> Madame Mayor, >> yeah. We have any updates on the changes of the um voting voting uh location, >> the polling place? >> Yes. >> Yes. Right now they um do have flyers in
the bag. Flyers um as Miss Scott said, flyers will be sent through the schools will be available at JFK the public library and this building as well as um mailers will be sent out and um posts will be made on our social media
platforms and on the um website and um app. No problem. Also, um residents will also be notified on their uh sample ballot should they miss all of the other forms
of communication that are sent out. All right. Uh thank you, Madame Clerk. I wish you a restful hopefully but also a safe delivery. Um welcoming
uh a new baby into the Willing Bro family. We're claiming it already. All right. Um we'll go on to unfinished business. Um we have on the agenda um the second annual mayor's golf
classic. This initiative was um approved by the council last year and resolution 2025-218. Um and Councilman Anderson has um in that resolution was designated to remain on as liaison. So, I will turn it over
to him for updates. >> Thank you, Madame Mayor. Um, as we approach the second annual Mayor's Golf Classic, uh, the committee is members of the committee are here and they're ready to give a presentation. I do see
Madame Chairwoman back there with the hat on trying to hide, but if at this time, Miss Karen Wells, if you can come up um, possibly with any other reps that don't mind speaking with you to just give the council an update. Thank you.
>> Good evening everyone. >> Good evening. >> Um I think did you um um Mr. Tons, did you provide them with the PowerPoint presentation? >> Yes, we have it. >> Oh, it's up there. Very nice. Okay. Um, just want to give you an update for what we have. The PowerPoint presentation has
been provided. It's up on the screen. The second annual Mayor's Golf Classic on Friday, May 29th, 2026. Registration is at 8:00 a.m. Shotgun is at 9:00 a.m. at the prestigious Ran Kokus Golf Club,
Club Ridge Lane in Willingboro. Our host for this year is none other than Mr. Aaron Davis, former boxing commissioner who is seated in the back. Wave to the people, Aaron Davis. Of course, because he's a longtime Willingboro resident, he is doing this
for us pro bono. Uh over the years, Aaron Davis has been instrumental in raising funds for our students in the Willingboro community and he decided to give us this uh again pro bono option um as another entity for us to again raise
funds for Willingboro students. The next slide. Cost is 135 for individual golfers, $500 per foresome. Requesting at least one gift from whole sponsors and invited vendors. Anticipated number of golfers
is between 75 and 100. Last year's actual count was 72 I believe um that were registered. Next slide. We are where are we with current vendor status? Uh we have one
vendor that is not listed here and that is our sign vendor. Um we will reach out to that vendor with additional signage at the cost for 50 plus signs. The DJ has been secured, photographer has been secured and the caterer has been
secured. Next slide. Where are we current status? In the process of seeking local sponsorship through township businesses. If there is anyone that the council would like us us to reach out to, please advise and we will do so. We are expecting repeat
business from last year's event. Additional effort and focus is on the local Willingboro businesses for support. We do not have any financial data to share with you at this time. However, we are anticipating similar if not better sponsorship than last year.
Next slide. Ask for the township sponsoring the swag bags items to include golf towels, ball sleeves, tees, and the usual items that go into swag bags for golf tournaments. The 2026 golf committee will be making the request to
the professionals, major sponsors and contributors that were sought after last year. We do request that the council would assist the committee by following up with some of those contributors. We will provide a list of those contributors if you please. Next slide.
The committee is working feverishly to make contact with as many businesses in the Willingberg community as possible to host a successful event. Financial information will be provided within the next few weeks. So ends the presentation.
Committee members that are here in the audience again our host Aaron Davis, please stand. Wave. I do what I'm told. >> Pat Lindsay Harvey.
>> And of course, Dennis Tonsl always present. Any questions for me? >> Do we have any questions? >> No, no questions. But, uh, just like last year, the same model. Golf season, the winter's over, the golfers start to
look for invites and invitations from this point. moving forward. So, because there's no financials is because stuff has gone out. There have been calls, but once again, it's somewhat of a last minute for them to start signing up, but we're at the same point. And we ended up
raising $10,000 and sponsoring five kids at $2,000 a piece. Okay. But, uh, we would look forward to, um, as we get closer, more current updates just to keep us surprised. Thank you. >> Absolutely. And and Miss Wells, um has
the scholarship application process been released or how is that advertised? >> It has not been released yet. Um we will also give you an update when that is done. >> Okay. Thank you. >> You're welcome. Any other questions? >> All right. Seeing that. Thank you for
your time. >> All right. Any new business? Um I have unfinished business now. Council Pearl. >> Thank you. All right. So um two followups. Um this one is relating to the hometown's hero program. Uh the last
discussion about two meetings ago. I'm I know Mr. Harris, you said you did not receive the email, but I did send it again. Did you have an opportunity to look at that email? I know there's a lot going on, but did you take a look at it? Yes, I Yes, I did receive the email.
>> Okay. So, do you have any objections, thoughts, questions regarding what you read? >> No. >> Okay. Um because basically council um if we're going to move forward um it's to
vote on it to move forward with as far as and I I think what we needed to do is put together a resolution for um part of our discussion was how if we're going to take the flags down if so how long etc. I did um provide like a a preliminary
idea of how to select um the individuals that would be presented which is through like a lottery type of a thing, a community type of a program. But um we needed the clerk's office to produce um some sort of resolution. I know I
emailed um the clerk's office. I'm not sure if anything was drafted. Do you have or Yes, I believe something was drafted. Um, and we can include that in the next meetings packet. >> Okay. All right. So, there's that. The
other uh followup is the parade and events committee regarding the SOPs. I know at our last meeting we're going to speak with Jason. I'm not sure if you got to speak with him between now and then regarding that. Um, and if so, do we have like a draft or where are we with this SOP?
>> No, I haven't we haven't had a chance to discuss um more in depth on that. Um this redevelopment project has really taken up a lot of time since the last meeting but um uh I will have that prepared for the next meeting.
>> Okay. Um what I can do is um I did I did not host a meeting yet with the with the individuals but I can we can identify um committee members because that needs to happen. Um, but as far as like their plans and so forth, I
really would like to wait until we get the SOP. Um, I don't want to direct them on how we can move with events and then we're not all on the same page. >> Well, I think it it would be beneficial to meet um and at least outline and a projected budget since we are going into
budget season. um that would be helpful as we move into budget season to have the outline what they want to do at least of what they want to do for the year and the requested budget. All right. So, I will I will prepare a meeting and we'll put together the the calendar of events that they would like
to put on and then um we'll circle back with the SOP. Um, another followup is with pertaining to um I have brought this up in the past um to see if we as a council can um provide free pool passes for the
residents of Willingboro. Um basically out outlining an idea of how to I think some of the questions were how do we get the pool passes to certain individuals? How do we recognize if they actually live here? Uh some suggestions that I had come up with was through their
taxes, you know, we know who the homeowner is at least. Um and possibly per um asking a survey question, you know, a family of four, a family of two or something. Uh so I wanted to see if that's something we can look further
into now before the summer season hits because it's a season away now at this point. But what are your thoughts about the free pool passes? And I know they said before when they had free pool passes there was grants and so forth. We don't have a grant. So this is just you know giving something back to the
community in this kind of small way. So what are your thoughts on that? Um I so circumstances have changed drastically around our pool situation since uh free pool passes were given out throughout the community. Um, I know when I was young, uh, students received free pool
passes. Um, but that is when all of the pools were open. Currently, we have one, maybe two pools that are open and operational. Um, and looking to do significant renovations um, to uh, improve those pool
uh, standards. I would be afraid that with our aquatics programming and free pool passes that it will overload the pools that we have um existing. But I'll ask if any other council members has
anything and then Mr. Harris also can we have our recreation director um come up and uh provide any insights? maybe council first and then Mr. Larry. >> Thank Thank you, Madam Mayor. So, as it has been stated in the past, we used to get these pool passes through different
grants to help subsidize it. Um, I know for the last five years we've been able to keep a flat budget, not knowing what the projections look like this year. Um, not knowing if there's going to be an increase or not, I think we need to take
a look at that to see what impacts this year is going to look like before, you know, we jump in on a critical decision. So, let's just do our due diligence at this point, but it is on the radar and I do appreciate you bringing it up early. Thank you. >> Any other council? Deputy Mayor Worthy,
>> I'd be interested in exploring it too to see what what can be done. Um I know we have a capacity issue with the pool. Um if that's not possible, I'd be curious to see what recreation may be able to offer as another give back um to the community during the summer. Is there something we can do um with in the
basketball court or can we have like a game? I mean, is there something else that we can do to kind of, you know, bring the youth together or the whole community together um in a free way? like maybe there's something else that we can do if we can't do the free pool passes, but I do think it would be great if there's something we can offer the
community this summer. >> Counciloman Macintosh, >> agreed. And also, I think we are still looking to expand our aquatics. So, we do need to make that investment and I think that investment is critical at this point and then possibly explore
everything. I'm not against it. I grew up on that. That is, you know, that was a highlight of my growing up here. But um I do think that we do need to focus an investment into expanding our re well expanding our aquatics >> um at least somewhat to the capacity
that we had you know before. So um I'm more I'm I actually agree with you but I'm more focused on let's establish our aquatic program again >> because right now yeah we're kind of running kind of lean >> with a pull and a half. Yeah.
>> Okay. Mr. Lowry. >> Uh, good evening everyone. Um, I think you guys have been pretty spot-on with your assessment of how it would affect our pool operations. Um, we are just operating one pool. Um, in terms of how it would would affect recreation.
Personally, well, before I say that, personally, I did grow up in a community where we did have free pools. So, I'm I guess I'm a little biased in that um we're I would personally support that. Um outside of considering the finances from it, I think that's just a a conversation that you know you all in
the administration uh leadership would have to have in terms of where you want to go with that. Um I think when I did the numbers, I think that's about $130,000 in terms of salary uh for um our
seasonal pool staff uh for the summer. Um, and again, we're we're just down to one pool. So, with aging infrastructure, I think we should probably focus on improving um our pool capacity first, whether that bringing more pools online, opening back uh penny packer,
making a new pool, whatever that looks like. There's a bunch of possibilities, but that's that would be my assessment. I wasn't really prepared for this conversation, but is there any other questions? Oh, are there any other um free programs or um givebacks for the community
scheduled for um like the summer? >> We were looking to do um a few some free stuff. Um but we did have to go through the budget, make the budget a little more leaner this um year with a collaboration with Mr. Digs and Mr. Harris. Um things that I wanted to do,
those funds got cut from our budget. Um that was going to be presented to you all. So um maybe next year. Were they in the event line? >> Yes. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Yep. Not Well, what event line are you referring to? >> Yeah, we did. We had the burrow
barbecue. >> Well, those will still be here. We'll have the burrow barbecue. Junth will still be here. There will still be the Jazzfest. All those mainstay community engagement um events will still be happening. Aqua Palooa. Um like we said earlier, Mr. Harris did, Lunch with Bunny is going to be on Sunday. Um
there'll be a good Bunny there. Um but yeah, those of course will be there. We were looking at expanding beyond those uh this summer to have more free um activities for uh the kids, for the youth, intergenerational things, but we're going to work with what we got. Uh
but there's still opportunity. We do have the national opioid settlement uh funds. Um so we can take advantage of those funds and creating opportunities for more um prevention style uh activities or events or initiatives. So yeah, we can leverage those funds to
to do something else. I'm not sure that they would be supported by the pools, but we can be creative. >> I'd also be interested in some of those intergenerational programs um that you had if you can just submit them because as we're going into budget discussions
um it's helpful to know some of those. >> Y absolutely. >> Thank you. >> No problem. >> Um thank you. So thank you for the feedback. Um another just another suggestion with that same topic possib and I think mayor you mentioned it um
the amount of people that it would be if there was it were free. So maybe another suggestion is um free pool at a certain time. So like a a gap hour or certain hours for residents, you know, of course identification, but just another
suggestion with that. Um maybe making it a certain block where or a certain day where if you're a resident, you know, this way kind of like happy medium. Um that's just a suggestion for that one. Yeah, I think it's it's a good suggestion. And I just worry um at some
of those times when it's open but there's no tracking mechanism for the capacity at the pool like to be able to check and see how many spaces are available. You know, I would hate for residents to get their kids all excited to go to a free pool day and then they get there and the pool is at capacity
and they can't go in. Um that would just break my heart seeing kids standing outside of the gate ready in their bathing suits ready to swim and not be able to. Like I'm like Gary, I they had free pools in New York too and there were lines so you had to wait until it was open up. But we can talk about I have a couple other things. So that was
it. Just another suggestion about that. Maybe a gap time or a certain day. Um but so that's one. The other um followup I wanted to bring up is the the green grass. So, I know um it was we had on agenda for a little while and I remember
there was one last discussion about it over the winter time and just wanted to see if there was any update with regards to getting the grass green. >> There was a um >> Oh, the ed and the edging, right? >> Right. There was a rehabilitation uh
project that was presented to you and was laid out by the Department of Public Works, but it was a multi-year project. It's not something that's just going to happen from one year to the next. That grass is suffering from years of contamination and poisoning, and it's going to take some time to bring it back
to life. >> Right. I did see that. That's what I'm asking like what are we doing like this month and then next? like what's the not that it's going to take a long time like what's actually happening now to get >> I will touch base with DPW and um and
redistribute that that plan >> well not just the plan like what's the calendar date like on this date this is what we're putting down fertilizer fertilizer or and it's going to cost whatever this month >> get in touch with DPW and redistribute the plan I don't have that information >> okay because I you mean the same plan
that you emailed everybody already that on. I just don't want you to email that again. What I'm asking is like a calendar of events of how we're going to get to from now to then. >> I understand what you're asking for. I don't have that. It was DPW's plan. So, I will communicate with them then
distribute >> concrete dates after you speak with them. >> Not just redistributed. I'm asking for like real solid information after you speak with DPW like Right. >> I don't have that plan. I will. >> No, I know. I was right.
Yeah, that's that's all I'm saying. Like when you get to speak with them, we want to know like, okay, this is what's going to happen. This I I don't know anything about grass. I can't even give an example, but so we can get to that point. >> And Councilwoman Corn, um, also Mr. Harris, with that, um, could you have
Mr. Chapman here at the next meeting just to discuss what his plan is as it's redistributed um and have those dates as well as um any plans for increased edging um this season.
Thank you. Thank you. I have another um so this is another followup unfinished business. It was discussed sometime around the holidays, winter time. Um, a resident had contacted me regarding the basketball hoop that's on the driveway
and um, which is where it's kind of designed to be, but we our ordinance hinders that from happening. Uh, so I know I had brought it to the council's attention and the ordinance number is 2024-23. Um, and the portion of that ordinance,
it does speak to not having barbecue grills on your driveway and trampolines, but where the basketball court, the portable basketball court come into play, it falls underneath sports apparatus. So, um, I wanted to see if the council will be okay with amending
that ordinance to allowing the basketball hoop on that person's property, like not on the sidewalk, not on anybody else's property, of course, but on the um where their garage door is, like on the driveway. Um, what
are your thoughts on that followup? I know we we spoke about it before and then looking at the ordinance of what it says. I did read the ordinance. That's the one part that it affects and um unfortunately, you know, every people put it. That's where they put it on the driveway. So,
what are your thoughts about amending it to removing that part? Would you be open to that? Yes or no? And um council deputy mayor worthy. >> Thank you, Madame Mayor. Um thank you, Councilwoman. Um actually the mayor and
I workshopped this idea at the high school and met with um some groups of students to talk about that ordinance particularly. They had some concerns as well. Um and where we landed we all were concerned about safety. That was the issue is that there's no mechanism or
specifications required for residents to make sure that those hoops are um secured so that like when there windtor storms or different things happen they don't topple over. So, it wasn't so much that we just didn't want the apparatus. The issue was there's no specification for how to make sure that they're going
to stay safe. And there have been instances of those um basketball um apparatus falling over or they're not properly weighted or they think they're properly weighted, but they're not and they end up harming people and property. And so, that was the concern. We talked
about it with the students as well. Um and Mr. Tons is here tonight and can also share insight. But my my concern is just the safety and not being able to secure those um apparatus properly and and if we change the res the ordinance, what do we put in place of there to make
sure that there's a certain specification for those things to be safe? >> And thank you uh deputy mayor. also in work or in workshopping with uh the students at the high school and the middle school. Um one of the things we
had talked about is maybe mounting it to the garage like if it was mounted in the driveway. I know many people roll them down to the end of the street and play basketball in the street. So I don't think that that solution would really solve um or address the concern that
some residents have about those rolling basketball courts. Um, they also threw out some uh suggestions about having them have to be mounted down or have to be uh secured. Um, but we can't just have people constructing basketball
hoops like in front of their homes um to ensure that it's secured. Also, that portion of the ordinance require or refers to all sports apparatus, right? So it also um involves soccer goals, hockey goals, um you know, all different
types of thing probably like bicycle ramps and things, >> right? No, that's why I said it falls underneath sports apparatus because it's all sports equipment. But I mean, the basketball hoops, they're designed to put heavy weight on it. That's that's how it's supposed to be. I don't have one. I mean, that's how it's supposed to. >> I brought this up at another council
meeting where I was actually in the street because I I'm in my mind I'm like, it's it's harmless. But I was there and the thing fell flat and it's heavy. It >> it's start I mean it it's >> okay >> a heavy apparatus. I mean, I saw the, you know, with my own eyes, the safety
haz potential safety hazard >> that it can be because it in and the wind wasn't that >> strong, but the way it fell that would have really hurt someone >> or damaged someone's property because if it falls on someone's car or something like that.
>> Okay. All right. Um, so the last thing I have, I know, um, everyone had seen my emails today um, to Mr. Harris, this is to Mr. Harris regarding the BYOB um at JFK for party or event rentals. I
did receive a phone call from a um a resident that was planning um to have a um it was a funeral and her family. She was trying to have a repass on Friday at the JFK Center and she was denied to having served um alcohol to her family
and friends. Um she did bring up the fact that she's been to multiple events at the JFK Center where she um observed she actually does not drink alcohol, but she observed um people being served alcohol and was wondering
if she was being discriminated against um or is it because she doesn't work for the township or because she's not a council member. um she felt that it was a personal matter and in the email that I sent to you um I was very adamant about being careful um of how we come up
with who can and who can't. Um Mr. Harris, you stated that um you have a list of um well, you said you spoke to Miss, you spoke to Councilman Anderson and you stated that there is a list that you have where certain events can have
BYOB while others cannot. Uh I did ask for the list. I did not get the list yet. You did say you did not tell them you gave him a list or had a list, but you did identify a list. Uh you identified a few events that we've had in Willingboro such as um I think you
mentioned open mic um Andre Blanc um there was another one you mentioned at okay um comedy night and I don't know who came up with those items list where we ever voted that they
can bring Bob and others cannot. I just know that there is requirements where holding an event um you're supposed to have a um paraded uh what is it called? Um social uh no it's another one um event event um planning.
>> Yes, event planning insurance. That person who rents the JFK or the banquet hall must obtain that information. And I did send you additional information. I know we're kind of going back and forth. I think my last email I shared some information that I found and I think
Jason was on that email as well where it says if you're going to serve alcohol then there that's the additional piece to your insurance that the person not us that the person must obtain and then they can serve alcohol but they are not allowed to sell alcohol and that
insurance is designed and this is for the state of New Jersey because that's what I looked it up um is designed in case somebody is um too intoxicated ated or behaving poorly under the influence of alcohol, that family, that person who rents it is responsible for those
individuals. So, with that said, I would like for us to clear up today um where it's equally allowed for someone who rents a space at the JFK Center has the same equal rights of any event that
the township or the or the council of East to put on and that they're not treated differently. Um I just want us to kind of I know we were all in email. We couldn't speak all together, but I was blind copying the council. So, just wanted to bring that to discussion. That's the last thing I have as a
matter. >> Okay. Thank you, Councilwoman Peron. And I did just want to um clarify just one thing. There are events that have alcohol at um the banquet hall at JFK Center. Those are BYOB events where individual event goers bring their own
alcohol. Alcohol is not being served to the general public. >> Right. No, that's what I'm saying. No, that's what I meant. They bring it. It's Bob. They bring their own alcohol. They're not being served. That's what I was saying. that that's what it should be allowed. But they this the individual
was told they cannot bring their own alcohol in your observatory. >> Right. Those ones are ticketed events, right? >> No. >> No. The ones that currently happen, >> the ones that currently happen >> are ticketed events and each and the individual attendees bring their own
alcohol, >> right? >> That is how that is. It's not a >> like a cabaret. I know. I know. >> Yeah. So, it's not like a a a host event serving alcoholic beverages to the partygoers. >> Okay. Well, did you see I'm not sure if
you saw the email that I sent. >> Yeah, I did see it where it shows that you don't have to you not have to sell tickets. You don't have to sell anything, but you do have to obtain a special additional light. It doesn't come with the regular event license. Um >> I just wanted to um note the precedent that has
>> Oh, I see. You just further additional information, >> right? Additional information. Yes. Uh, Mr. Harris, did you um can you respond? >> So, um, what Councilwoman Peronis is referencing is actually a rider on an
insurance policy that the homeowner could purchase to cover them and protect them against liability if they were to serve alcohol at an event and there was something that would happen. It's not really providing them giving them
permission to hold an event. um it's providing them additional coverage um if something happened. Um the the the the list and and if there was some misunderstanding out there being a list, there is no list. Um, the township has
historically um allowed alcoholic beverage consumption at township sponsored events like the comedy night, like the open mic night, like the um more recent burrow on block, which is the only event that
didn't occur before my arrival here in Willingboro. Um so if the and it is not my intention and I don't believe I discriminated I personally have discriminated against anyone but I think
it is important that the township have policies in place that protects them from situations where u unfettered alcohol consumption on township properties could subject you to certain liabilities. So, um it would probably be
a more prudent discussion to sit down and maybe develop uh an ordinance or a plan where certain events are licensed. Maybe it's the individual rentals of the banquet hall. I don't know. But just
saying, well, anybody can come into the the the JFK center and serve alcohol. and there's a difference between somebody bringing their own and you giving it to them. Um, I don't think that would be in the township's best interest, but I'm
willing to work with the governing body to find that happy medium that serves the Willing Bough public. >> Okay. So, currently we don't have a policy on um alcohol within the JFK center. There's no ordinance.
>> No. So when the when the when the code was written and my understanding was that the municipal buildings were specifically stated that could not have alcohol being the municipal complex any
school the WUA however the JFK center was and my again this is what was communicated to me because I was not here was intentionally left off. So, there was the ability to serve alcohol at the JFK Center. Like I said, you were
doing it for or they were doing it for the open mics and and different events. And I don't think it's the intention of the council to um banish alcoholic beverages at the JFK Center, but I do think there needs to be a mode a mode of
control um where just not anybody can walk in and start serving alcohol. >> Mr. Harris. Um, nobody said anybody can just walk in and serve alcohol. So, I just want us to be very clear. I sent you the laws. Okay. The person is
responsible. Anybody even whether we're getting if they're going to serve alcohol or not, they have to get liability insurance. We all agree on that, right? Liability insurance to rent the banquet and have whatever event that they're going to have. In addition to if
they were going to have alcohol, serve alcohol, drink alcohol, alcohol at that party, they must obtain an additional insurance and that is what I sent you. Okay? So, I don't know what the whole thing about we need a policy to say if
the township is selling tickets. No, we have to go what the law says. So, here's the issue. If you're gonna have a party, a comedy show, and sell tickets and bring alcohol, serve alcohol, look at alcohol, and then somebody has a repass
and they have alcohol, looking at alcohol, they can't, but you can. That's where the discrimination piece comes in because it's discrimination because the law says insurance law says this is what the insurance is for. And I and I sent
it to everybody so you can look at it. We can't create ordinances for our per if it's if we're going to create an ordinance then there's no alcohol for anybody comedy show regardless but it can't be because the township is putting on an event and somebody else doesn't
work here and they want to put an event for their family or have a wedding or birthday party and now we say that they can't. insurance is designed for anybody who one can financially support it have it and those are the rules that we supposed to have and and actually I I've
rented the space there before so I know it says it there but they have to obtain additional insurance for alcohol if they're going to have alcohol not if they're going to sell tickets for the event not cuz I I still don't understand okay if somebody's going to bring
alcohol or how else can they get there if you didn't bring it there's no alcohol store in the So it's not like they're going to get there and they go to a refrigerator and we have it there. They have to bring the alcohol in the building. So that's anybody blanc comedy show does not matter. But
we can't I'm just very concerned about people feeling like we're so special as council members. We can have parties with alcohol but they can't. So unless you can pull up a law that says that says differently, I don't think we should create a resolution that says we
can serve alcohol if we're selling tickets at the municipal. But a regular resident can't have a wedding there and toast with her new husband because why? She doesn't work for the township. She's not on council. That's what I'm saying. And I didn't
make this up. I'm I shared to you and I'm looking through my phone. It's so tiny. I didn't bring my laptop. But everybody saw what I what I sent to you. It's not my own rule. state says it. That's >> Councilman Anderson. >> So, ju just for clarification, um I was part of a conversation with Mr. Harris.
Uh when this matter was brought to me, I did inquire uh as to an individual being denied the opportunity to have alcohol at a repass, which was slated to be Bob. It was stated by Mr. Harris to me that
there's a list. When I asked you about the list, I said, "Where do I get this list from? who has it at that point. You said council could do whatever they want. All right. So, I just wanted to put that on record because that was a conversation and based on the email chain, it kind of stated that wasn't. So, I
just wanted to put that on record. Number two, we need to look at being consistent. Okay? Because I witnessed events. I put on events where it was bobb and the $1 million insurance that was required was there. So, in this case, it just needs to be consistency.
So because this repass I believe is Friday, Mr. >> Friday. Yeah. >> I think we need to take into consideration if they meet the criterias of the insurance, whatever they need, they do have the opportunity. But it's all about being consistent and if there's no policy in place, you can't
make it up as you go. We need to be consistent. I mean, that's everything. And it's not I'm not coming at you. I'm just saying as a township because that's where a lot of miscommunication comes in. A lot of stereotyping comes in. We just need to be consistent. And Councilman Anderson, I agree with you. I
agree um with some of what uh Councilwoman Peron has said. I too think that we need to be consistent um in this and how we create consistency is through ordinances. So, it will be for us to develop an ordinance that regulates
what insurance needs to be had, how much the policy has to um has to have. If we want to put restrictions on just the um banquet hall, it can only happen in the you know, alcohol is only allowed in the banquet hall. It's not like the
neighborhood watch could have alcohol at their meeting or you know, things like that. >> Sunday. >> Yeah. Holy holy Sunday, you know, for communion Sunday, no communion Sundays, >> right? You know, so there are a lot of things that go into consideration
um when we're doing that. But I think in order to create that consistency um we would need to create an order to regulate that. >> That's that's true. >> What was that? >> Good Friday. I I I'm in favor for Friday >> for the repass. >> For the
Yes. >> For the repass is >> what's in place now as far as insurance. Okay. >> Pass. Is that something council >> I'm open to that to allowing them? >> I can support that for Friday. >> I support for Friday also. >> I support as well.
>> Councilwoman Mintosh. Yes. Okay. So, we are in support of the event on Friday. Um and then moving forward, we will create an ordinance that um provides guide rails for having alcohol in um the JFK center. um so that we are
being consistent. We don't want as a municipality to discriminate against anyone or for anyone to feel that they're being discriminated against. I know these are slightly different situations. Um but just to create that
consistency, we have to regulate it through ordinance. >> Absolutely. All right. Thank you. Um that's all I have for this evening. make sure we follow follow up with making sure we um >> we're making sure our liability is >> it's on there on on >> Yeah. But making even for the Friday
making sure that whatever insurance needs to be purchased is purchased you know to mitigate our liability right >> in general. >> Right. >> I do support. >> Okay. All right. So, um, would someone like to
make a motion to approve the repass for this Friday, March 20th? >> March 20th, um, to be allowed to have a BYOB event. I make a motion that we
allow the family to have the repass on Friday with the BYOB as so long as they have the proper insurance in place by Friday. >> Second. >> All right. It's um been moved by Councilwoman Peron, seconded by Councilwoman Macintosh. Any further
discussion? >> Seeing none, roll call. >> Councilwoman Peron, >> yes. >> Councilman Anderson, >> yes. >> Councilwoman Macintosh, >> yes. Deputy Dr. Worthy. >> Yes. >> Mayor Woodfield.
>> Yes. >> And then also, Mr. Hall, if you can move forward um with preparing an ordinance um that would outline Thank you. He was like, you got to say it all again.
All right. Thank you, Jason. All right. Um, we will now move on to and new new business. Nobody has new business, right? Okay. Um, so we'll move on to public comment. This is our general public comment. This comment is
for four minutes. You can talk about any general topic. There are comment cards in the back. Um, please fill it out should we need to contact you after the meeting. Public comment is now open. Good evening, mayor, deputy mayor,
council, uh, administration, uh, professional services, and my, uh, William resident, um, fellow willing residents. Um, I just wanted to get council, oh, I'm sorry, I forgot about that part. Pat Lindsay Harvey, Bever
Lane. Uh just wanted to let council know that um the library board has a new uh library director. She is here tonight and I'm very happy to let you know that Plet Williams is our new library director.
Woman extraordinaire and uh just a little bit of history. This is the first William resident to hold this position in more than 25 years. I've been on the board that long. not going to remember this. Um, Eco Vision
task force, we are looking into an initiative uh that collects uh plastic and it when we uh accumulate a,000 pounds worth of plastic, the township will receive a free uh bench that's made of recycled plastics. So, that's
something that we're looking to do. Uh the WCDC has received a grant regarding news news deserts, which William is. They have determined that Willie bro is in the news desert and the grant is charging us to survey really William residents to see how they currently get
their news and would like to get their news. Uh let's see what else what else. Um and we were talking about the the basketball hoops. One of the things when my kids were growing up, that was one of the things that was in the driveways. And one of the things that really uh
worried the residents on the street was that sometimes the balls would go in the street and we worried that the kids were going to get hit by cars because the cars come in the street, the kids are not looking at cars. All they see is their ball and run into the street. So that's that's a concern of mine. Um, and
I remember years ago, and I don't know if this this still applies, but when you want to do an event with alcohol, you had to apply for a one-day liquor license from the state. So, I don't know if that's something that still is required, but I know it it used to be. That's all I have. Thank you.
>> Thank you, Miss Lindsay Harvey. Any other public comment? Good evening. >> Courtney Archer, 46 East Stokes Road. Um, I'm coming on behalf of the Beloved Project. I don't know if everybody has seen it, but The Beloved Project has um partnered with um the high school and
the the um the cosmetology um class will be coming to do their hours and because they they need hours to be able to take their test. So, they're supporting us. We're supporting them. They are with that. We're allowed to give the seniors um free hair, you know. Um
>> salon services. >> I'm all over the place, guys. Forgive me. I'm exhausted. Um salon services. We already booked up until the middle of April, at the end, well, the end of April. Um so, we just want to keep hopefully soon providing um
things move uh a little quicker with the uh food bank and those things. will also be partnering with them for the culinary classes. So, just want to keep you guys updated on that, please. >> Great. Thank you, Miss Archer. >> Any other public comment? >> Hi everyone. Good evening. Uh my name is
Sisley, 26 Granite Lane. I want to ask a few things. Um, Councilwoman Perau, thank you for stating that, but the question that I have, if it wasn't a meeting here tonight and such an incident like that,
where would us residents and who would we be contacting for it to be addressed immediately? Cuz see, now that the meeting today is being addressed, so safe answers is being denied. Where are the residents bringing in issues for like if they're appealing it?
We do we answer after public comment. So after everybody speaks then we'll answer. >> Then we answer. >> Okay. >> The next thing sorry guys. The next thing I want to say as far as when it snowed what was going on with the salt
and what happened? >> Thank you. >> Okay. Thank you guys. Mexican. >> Anything else? >> Good evening, Mayor, Deputy Council. Um, I just want to question the website, uh, Carol in Providence. Sorry. Thank you.
Uh the website uh I've been looking at the various meetings that we're having and I noticed that the website when a meeting is cancelled, no one notifies. It's not there to say that the meeting has been cancelled. So you show up at
the venue and you wait around and no one shows up. And it happened at the neighborhood watch meeting after waiting for about 30 minutes. uh the officer did come and then they she got a text saying
that the meeting was cancelled. Is there a way that uh we can be notified as residents even on the website or some way to say that this meeting will not happen that night so that we don't have to travel uh go out of our way to get there wait around and then no one shows
up. The second thing related to alcohol, I'm not quite sure, but I thought I saw that you can't also have alcohol in the parks. So, is that something that as we create the ordinance, that's something that we could look into?
>> Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Any other public comment? Sai Newman 55 East Stokes Road. >> What was your name one more time? >> Sai Ce pronounced. >> Thank you, Mr. New.
>> Uh, I have a question about Robocall. Is that still in Beck Robocall? >> Yes. >> I I'm not getting it. I'm checking into that. Another thing, uh, I paid attention to my water bill this
month. I usually just pay it without reading the envelopes, but there's a statement in there about leans for not paying your water bill being sent over to the township and you in turn putting leans on
properties that does that stop there or do you also do a tax sale? because I didn't quite understand the the wording because somebody can lose their home for a $200 water bill sounds a lot little bit hard
to me. So, if I can get a clarification on that and when did and how does the reporting relationship work here? I've been here a lot of years but I haven't working and now I'm free to look into things. Um,
who reports to who? Is the mayor the top or is township manager? What are the roles? Who has what responsibilities? That's somewhere on the uh internet somewhere. I can go look.
There's a whole series of councils and you just represent the whole of the councils. Yeah. And do you report to the mayor? >> No, I'm just I'm not answer. We will we'll answer after all of the public comment, but we will answer your question.
>> There's a couple of things I don't quite understand, so I'll be back and talk to you next time. >> All right. Thank you, Mr. Newman. Any other public comment? All right, seeing none, public comment is now closed. Starting back at the top, um, Miss
Lindsay Harvey. Um, first I want to give congratulations to Mr. Williams for your appointment as the library director. Um, you've been doing a great job as interim. Um, and we're glad to see a Willing resident be named in the
position and continue um, to serve Willingboro with pride. So, thank you for your service and dedication and we look forward to all of the wonderful things that you'll be bringing to the Willingboro Public Library System. um the new grant. Miss Lindsay Harvey,
if you could provide um any of that link information um to communications, it will probably also help uh us township. Um if that data that you collect um with how residents are receiving their news
and how they receive information, that will probably also help us if uh the CDC is willing to share the results of that survey. Uh, Miss Archer, thank you um for your work in the community um and
spearheading the partnership between the high school and um the Beloved Project. As you know, um this council has a priority of um breaking down some of the barriers and and walls in between the uh
institutions in Willingboro, the WUA, the council, and the school board. And I think this is one way that we can uh show as a one willing bro. So, thank you for your work. Um I'm sure the rest of those appointments are going to go real
fast. Uh Sisia, um where do you bring complaints? Um should something happen? You can always notify the clerk's office. Um Mr. Harris is uh the administration. and he's the top of the
administration. So, he's a chief administrative officer. Um and uh yeah, that's usually how those also you can email or um call any of us. Um
our phone numbers and emails are on the website, so you can al always count contact council members in that way. Um what happened to the salt? That's another uh great question. We had uh at
at our past few meetings, we discussed uh the nationwide salt shortage and especially here in New Jersey with our um atypical winter this year, at least for the past 10 years at least. Um we
did not receive any of the salt that was ordered. So, we had a total of 275 tons of salt on order that did not arrive until well after both storms. Um, we
used connections. We contacted the county to try to get saw. The senator's office, um, the governor, we were really working hard. Um, I had direct conversations with the governor's team trying to make sure that we got our
salt. Um, and there was just such a shortage that the ships weren't coming in to deliver the salt into the ports. So, there was no way for municipalities, counties to get the salt from the ports um that wasn't being delivered. So, now
we have a nice stockpile. Um, I'm sure we will s shore that up a little further before next winter season, but we should be um well stocked for our next uh winter season. Um, Miss Providence,
uh, I'm sorry that that happened to you with the neighborhood watch meeting. Um, so typically for township sponsored events, um, like any of our recreation events or, um, public meetings like our
township council meeting, our planning board, zoning board meeting, things like that. Those are advertised on there. Neighborhood Watch is a citizenrun organization. So, it doesn't have the same um like reporting requirements and
also sometimes, you know, if the president can't make it or if um some an emergency comes up, they may cancel it without even us knowing. Um so, I'm really sorry that that happened to you. I don't know if anyone has any uh suggestions or thoughts on how we can
remedy that with some of these uh citizenrun organizations. >> If I if I may, if the organizations when they cancel their meetings will communicate with communications that will give them the opportunity to put that information out on the website.
>> Okay, great. Did you have something else, Chief Books? >> Facebook. Okay. >> Okay. Great. All right. Yeah. So, um, Mr. Harris, if we can to some of those organizations
that we publicize their events, if we can include it in, I don't know, whatever uh, agreements or things that we have signed with them that they must notify us should there be any cancellations so that we can make sure um, that we're sending that out if
there's a change. Um, and also that was a great idea to add the parks into um the ordinance. So, we will be sure to explore that and outline um that piece as well.
All right, Mr. Newman, um your water bill. So yes, um the WUA had transitioned from doing water shut offs for unpaid bills to doing um leans on properties instead of shutting people's
water off. Um it does give them, you know, some extended time to pay it with that lean. Um but we do have our uh chairwoman of the WUA here tonight. Do you have anything else to add on that,
Miss Lindsay Harvey? You have to come up to the mic. So, we didn't transition to tax leans with it. It's something the MUA has always done. It's just that we don't do shut offs anymore. Um, and then when there's a tax sale or tax lean, it's for the year prior. So, it would, this is
26, so it would be for 2025. And the person would have two years if if it if the tax lane sells sells, they have two years to clear that up. So, >> it's a lot harder for them to even foreclose on it. >> Yeah.
>> No. >> No, it's it's a lot it's a lot hard. It's a lot harder to do that, but that's the process now. >> Thank you, Miss Lindy Harvey. >> All right, Mr. Mr. Newman. We'll have to have the conversation after the meeting, but she'll be here. All right. Um,
also there's an WUA meeting tomorrow if you have any other good glad they'll be glad to see you over there. All right. It is online. All right. And then also um you have some questions about our governor governing governing structure.
Um we are governed under the Faulner Act in a council manager form of government. So we have five council members that are elected by the people. the mayor is selected from or by the council to represent the body um the mayor and
deputy mayor and then our township manager is our CEO essentially the head of the um administration and all of the employees report to the uh township manager and
they they carry out the day-to-day operations and make reports to And also the two employees that report to the governing body are the township manager and the clerk, the township clerk. So if you want to look up more
information on that, the Faulner acts, that'll get you all caught up to speed and understanding how um we are governed here in also on our website. >> All right. Um was there anything that um >> you mentioned the robocalls? Oh, the
robocalls. Um, so Mr. Harris, I know we used to do a lot of robocalls. Um, previously we got uh some feedback and I know we've scaled back to doing emergencies, but Mr. Harris, can you just give an update on robocall? >> It was not so much that that we scaled
back. They changed the the rules and the regulations for robocalls and they're restricted to emergencies and they're actually vetted um by the companies pertaining to police and fire emergencies. They just won't allow us to put out robocalls for non-emergency
situations. >> Okay, thank you. So, there's that answer. What happened to the robocalls? Um, the laws changed, which they sometimes do. All right. Anything else for council? Anything I missed?
All right. Seeing none, um, we will go to council comment. Any council have comment? I just want to start by thanking everyone for coming out. Those who are online watching as well to our
wonderful, wonderful clerk, Miss Sino, you will be missed. You do since you've been here, you've done a wonderful job progressive, keeping the team together, uh, you know, from training, from just bringing everyone along, sharing your
love. Uh, I have no doubt that Nikki is going to step up. Um, based on what I've seen from your deputy, you know, you got a good choice there, but you will be missed. And we can't wait to see you and Cheyenne after October.
And congratulations to Miss Williams uh, for your appointment over at the library. Just want to say thank you and thank you Willen. >> All right. Thank you, Councilman Anderson. Anyone else? Deputy Mayor. >> Thank you, Madam Mayor. Um, I just ask
that we all just continue to keep our community members um in prayer and and thought of. We are a military community, even though you don't see uh folks in uniform as often. Um, what's happening overseas has touched many lives of us um
right here in this community. um all all branches of service, all components. And I think it's just really important that we just think about um what's happening globally and how it impacts many of us personally. And so
just consider that we also have um government employees in Willingboro. It's it's a we have a we have a lot of government employees in Willingboroough who are also impacted um by the administration. We have retirees that haven't been compensated since um
October 1st. We have people who are trying to figure out how they're going to how they're just going to make it. So, I'm just asking that we just of all the things we have all the things going on. All of us do. Just know that even though it may not be touching you personally, there are people around you
to your right and left that it is touching them in a very, very impactful way. And so I just ask that we just extend grace to one another and keep each of us, you know, lifted up in prayer and in our in thoughts as we are navigating these very challenging times.
Thank you, Madame Mayor. Thank you, Deputy Mayor. All right. Um, first I wanted to send my condolences to the Alimo family um, and
Alimo Engineering. It is just um a great loss to have lost their leader Dick Alimo. Alimo group has been in Willingboro for I don't know 40 years, over 40 years. Um um they've made
donations to the community and supported Willingboro in um many ways. Thank you to Dolimo for all of his service to um Willingboro and uh you will be surely missed.
Um, also I want to just underscore the request. If you know any EMTs, if you are friends with any EMTs, we are looking for EMTs. So, make sure um, you know, if they're looking for a position,
we have a few open here in Willingboro um, that we are looking to fill. Also, the Citizens Fire Academy open today. Applications, right? Open today. So, Citizens Fire Academy is a terrific a terrific program. Residents can get uh
hands-on experience and and really touch all different components of our fire operations here in Willingboro. Um they get to tour the firehouse, do uh exercises with um all of our servicemen
over there. So, it is really a great program to familiarize yourself with emergency operations here in Willingboro. Um, the resident police academy will also be opening shortly. Correct. All right. So, um, two great
opportunities. Fire is open currently and police will be opening shortly. So, keep your eye out for those two. Um, a reminder for council, our budget work sessions will be April 21st through the 23rd starting at 400 PM. Um, they will
be special meetings, so the pop the residents can join on um, virtually to hear um, what is going on and what we are looking at in terms of budget. Um, this year the pre the budget presentation will be made at the April
7th meeting. Also, before our next council meeting, we will be um having a special hearing for a club license, a club liquor license for Diamond Dogs. Um that will
be on April 7th at 5:30 p.m. Um if any residents have uh comments to make or anything like that, they do have to be submitted in writing. They can before the meeting. So that's before April 7th.
any comments, um, objections or support would need to be submitted in writing to the clerk's office and then, um, those will be read out. You can attend the, uh, special meeting, but, uh, all statements would have to be made ahead
of time. Um, calendars are out, so everyone should have gotten their calendar. If you haven't received your calendar, there are some here at uh the township building and also at JFK Center. All
right. And then, oh, um I wanted to also underscore the police note, please lock your car doors. Um I experienced uh my car be broken into over the weekend. Um, I wanted to
spend a special thank you to patrolman Anderson and Kenyon um for their support in that matter um and quick response um to actually apprehend the the person. So, thank you uh to our Williamenber's
finest and um please make sure you lock your doors, be kind to one another um and have a wonderful evening. We do have executive session this evening. Um it is anticipated to be about 30 minutes um or
less. And madame clerk, I will ask that we move forward with resolution 2026-82. Can I get a a motion to come? Um excuse me. Can I get a motion for resolution 82, resolution authorizing a closed
executive session in accordance with the New Jersey Open Public Meetings Act, NJSA 10 col4-6 for matters of personnel and attorney client privileges. Can I get a motion to go in executive session? >> So moved.
>> Second. Moved by Deputy Mayor Worthy, seconded by Councilwoman Peron. Roll call. Councilwoman Peron. >> Yes. >> Councilman Anderson. Councilwoman Macintosh. >> Yes. >> Deputy Mayor Dr. Worthy. >> Yes.
>> Mayor Whitfield. >> Yes. All right, madame clerk, would you like to come out of executive? Can I get a motion to come out of executive session? >> So moved. >> Second.
>> Moved by Deputy Mayor Worthy, seconded by Councilman Anderson. >> Council Roll call. >> Councilwoman Peron. Yes. >> Councilman Anderson. >> Yes. >> Deputy Dr. Worthy. >> Yes. >> Mayor Whitfield. >> Yes.
>> All right. We do have one item uh resolution as we come out of executive. Can I get a motion for resolution 2683, a resolution of the township of Willboroough, County of Burlington,
state of New Jersey to extend resolution 2589 by 30 days. So moved. >> Second. It's been moved by Councilman Anderson, seconded by Mayor Whitfield. >> Councilwoman Peron,
>> yes. >> Councilman Anderson, >> yes. >> Deputy Dr. Worthy, >> yes. >> Mayor Whitfield, >> yes. That is all we have for tonight, Madam Clerk. Okay. >> The time. >> Motion to adjurnn. We need a motion to
adjurnn. >> So moved. >> Second. >> Moved by Councilman Anderson, seconded by Deputy Mayor Worthy. All in favor? >> I. >> Any opposed? Any abstensions? Good night, Willingboro. The time is now 9:54
in Willboro.