yeah [Music] four [Music] have [Music] oh and this is the meeting meeting uned States America this meeting is being compliance with the New Jersey open public aded on only board and in all official social social media channels uh I ask that while we are conducting business if you have a cell phone please put it on silent you need to speak with somebody while we are conducting outside [Music] chal Morales mrno very okay uh first in the agenda this evening is the public por of the meeting anyone from the public uh who wishes come keep on topic state your name and address for the theal for there's no update there been no meetings there's no update so does the potential exist the name I don't know that there's formal request so the potential always still exists yes um but we have not pursued that and this Council you have to ask Council and I would suggest that tell you one way or another until they actually consider the issue which it's not actually open I judge the agenda about a month ago to discuss the rules for the Lou so it must be a potential it it was uh that was on the agenda because that was an update from the Cannabis Regulatory Commission in the state of New Jersey not us um and it was more of a hey this is something that could potentially be out there I know that Jin Singh has expressed an interest in this at some point but we haven't had honestly material discussions with them so there will be if you are considering if there will be an opportunity publicized for the town people to discuss it I believe as a resolution or take some action as a body to be able to approve that so yes it would be an opportunity for people in the public me to come forth and and discuss them so um I understand the benefit having in you're asking hpthe something exist I know there no formal application no formal request no formal consideration there's been no in consideration it's like saying that there's fora right there's poti for there's no when I was last in meeting we did voice an interest was voiced at the commit I'm glad to hear that I'm glad to hear that you're not further along that's why I'm asking with stat so I would just like to add that once again to say a bigger audience that because impairment is difficult to measure I think if this will approve you would be putting the safety of our cogress and also making police officers job any other members of the public wish speak on any topics okay I'm just GNA talk about the tennis just just say your name and address for the record I'm sorry 38 East um here in merville so um this is some I like for everyone to know about this program it's one of the best programs I'll tell iners that re and um the Tex programs there was about 80% of the children and adults in Merchantville and guys and some of them walk to the cour their lesson and um the community center Park is a safe place for them to be all right since the beginning of this program was started during the pandemic I have had the approval from the B for the tenis program all right and and doing that I get my insurance every year a million dollar insurance I would get that every year I try to give all my schedules every season and I know I've been appr and everything it's nice and I appreciate it and we all appreciate it and um each season I give a schedule to the world if there are changes to be made to allow time for the residents of the town I will do that okay uh my decision to run the Pres the program in this town was always to give the kids something to do because during the pandemic there was enough and there's so many kids look go I've never seen that many kids but uh they need something to do there's no Recreation Center there's nothing so the tennis gives them a little something but as they're in the tennis they grow up to like it and this is what they do in school so as we have Shay here he's been in a tennis for a while he's taking tennis at the high school all right at his high school okay we have kids from different High School coming in to practice to get ready for them we have kids that are Tenn nth grade okay they were hard kids were hard all right when I started this program at the time of the pandemic it was the way the kids have been with each other and St and it work I guess that's why we never got I had [Music] and all right and now we have some of our students on tennis teames at the school please understand this program is not a money making scene I make no money from this proog all right I don't need the money from this program it goes into our kids it goes into getting I I charge between 40 and 50 a month and if a family can't pay this I negotiate an amount with them nobody knows who can't pay that's private that's what we did in Pennsylvania and I had five cour and family couldn't pay we had a we had a certain amount of money so nobody knew the same thing now um on average the kids come to four to five times a week for uh it's like 16 between 16 and 20 excuse me 20 hours per week but most likely like 15 to 18 hours per week all right and on average out of that it's like $2 session all right because for Mon and every $1 that I make I use to provide snacks water for the kids running tennis tournaments we have um I'm trying to get you guys out there to see our ten it's am it's amazing see Thomas there started the program last year he's amazing because I was a tennis instructor all my life most of my life tennis um teach and I can to teach these thingss and they and it's paying off all right so you buy supplies you also get snacks for the kids because some of them come right after school so they're hungry so I put snacks in h from the uh you know the dog man with the gra he um comes by and asks if we need water he he'll donate water to us he donates chips he'll do whatever we need and most of the people on that our neighborhood is like that that neighborhood up there is like that they love us all right now just a note as far as the bathrooms now we pay $20 a month bathroom so you talk about $180 month you know that time but that's fine that should but I know you have someone that supposedly supposed to be clean in the bathroom so but before we leave if one of my kids have to go to the beld I will I or one of the parents will go down and say let me go down and check you goad and clean up or they'll help clean Mother um we make sure the bathroom doors are locked right so some of my parents here these parents that you see here they come and they help me that we be whack around the court we clean the court off we take care of the Court you have people coming in there with dogs and they're training the dogs out of the Court you have people coming there with kids and I know this there's barely anybody no those us except people who want to play soccer or bring your kids in the play one time just couple months ago there was a smash bird on the court this big with the gut side and you can see the branch the Big Branch that some kid came in or some k kids smashed this bird I had to call the police Denise knows and um he came over he had to get public words and said don't touch it and they had to remove it all right another time kids come in in firers all over the court it took me almost 2 hours of clean up that mess I called the police all right take care of the PO we take care of that area there and people like it that were're there and when we have our tournaments we don't just call it Merchantville T we call it um tournament on the gardens yeah on the gardens and it's beautiful you see the PE the parents have their tents up we have food people donate food for the kids it's it's it's what they need and then I I also out of the money I get trophies and then we have two tournaments a year one in July one in October and they are awesome and you think I could get a news reporter or somebody to come and see this I think if I was somebody else they would be there somebody need to see what these kids can do instead of tearing down this program this program brings kids into school high schoolar my concern is I know before you go further am I first off can you get these this many people young people involved in government because I it' be great if we had this many people excited about that what I really want to ask I mean we're in active discussions with you right now are we let me ask you because it seems like you're you it would just by the last statement you made and maybe it was just a misstatement that we're trying to tear down the tennis program I'm uncertain as to that because we are actively having a discussion I had one meeting okay where we discussed the idea that you are exclusively using that tennis facility for a significant portion of time and residents have made complaints that's what I said to you cor or maybe some more words that okay that was it one meeting we talked about that we talked about a reasonable fee for having that exclusivity never discuss how much that's I understand we don't mind please if you please just let me I mean because now we have to have a negotiation in public with 40 people here that you've represented to some extent that we're going to tear down your tennis program I I feel like that's a really unfair representation of the meeting that we had where I said there's an exclusivity of that facility for a for-profit entity whether you make a lot of money or don't make a lot of money okay it's not a burrow wck program right no and so we have to find you take and I said no and you listen we're not here to talk budget but I'm not even looking at Mr fno right now he'll probably throw something at me if I said yeah let's try and take that on but in all seriousness we we're happy to I'm I'm pretty sure that I made representations to you that I no intent of making it cost prohibitive for the individuals that you are teaching and Tennis 2 A Life Lesson um and that we were investigating on our end what a reasonable number was so we asked you for certain information you gave us certain information the exact times that you're going to be there which is a significant amount of time every day in the week correct and Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday and Saturday okay and I would suggest that significant but that let's leave that to the side and how many participants you had throughout all three seasons that you do this correct that's what we asked of you you provided that to us we're now looking at what you per season and it goes up yes I know and so we have a total number we have an idea and now we're trying to formulate unfortunately I I don't here I'm a parttime mayor and I have a fulltime job children and unfortunately I don't find this to be productive because we not be productive to I you but us we're here to work with you yes and so I'm while to finish I just a lot of people here who might want to speak tonight about the impending doom of Defense program that we support we didn't say it was do it just you know it just felt like it was being cut down but thing is when do we get out by approv because I don't like being on the court without the approval and so I would like have the approval and you still discuss how much we should be paying well it's not only Jennifer who evening I don't believe and I think that this told you that was going to be the case um okay uh I just before honestly I've walked in here at 7:15 and I received a package of information about other communities in our area and what they're charging groups for exclusive use of their I haven't even had time to take a look at it yet but I will and I will get back to you this week and it could be on for the April 8th is our next meeting so we can go on still attemp because the spring vacation for the kids coming up we we are already out there and yeah I don't think we ever told you that you couldn't we just said that there had to be some theses I don't like notal the approval everybody's [Music] name well um I don't think it's here I'm sure we can get approval pending further discussion on this issue we don't have any intent to get rid of the I I I I don't think it's not our intent it never was and I'm not sure that that was something that was even expressed at any time so um yeah I I one c m walk on I don't vot something for next week I have the application but I have the other information that ask to look into that's application at this moment okay and there will be contingent upon coming to an agreement um and we've received you know again the full breakdown of the hours Etc that it's in use you provided that to us we got it I think last week um so I just can I just make a motion to convert in a second vacation and then on the April meeting we can have I if you have a concern of not being able to do this next week because Spring Breaks here come Thursday I want to Sage that concern I have no issue addressing that I I to me the summer schedule this the schedule's been submitted so the schedule is never just sort clear on with the application we generally don't have schedu Okay so what happens is we approve it and then provides the schedule to Denise this is something that happens behind the scenes that you guys don't even see so I you know it's become a big thing is this schule R up no I except we're taking Friday and Saturday not Saturday Friday and Sunday I believe it's consist okay and I'll tell you Denise is wonderful she's wonderful she's supported us she's helped us so um if you look on the back of that there's um so I can make motion be discussion just do it with all the other so we [Music] will other members of I expect you everybody here for this class do government in action the whole group you get here can I just say one thing you know what Mary you know I love you you know we argue we go back and forth he now I want to say one thing I'm walking down the street with can place yes my my my concern is you know we have childreno but if you walk down the street maybe not even two blocks on the corner of Walnut and um you see sign it says drug school so have take it down it's not actually the city New Jersy is legalized count it's not [Music] okay anyone else okay public meeting we'll move into public hearing um on ordinance 242 chapter 6 B privately owned salt storage um anyone you think everyone's here that's what I suspected uh I'll open that public hearing anyone wishing to speak on that Orin please come forward state your name and address for the res okay the only one in town Public Works just uh we'll move on from the public hearing on ordinance 242 60b part of the Sal storage and we will move towards adoption 24 chap 60 of the Sal storage second Mr woods with first Mr fitger with the second uh any discussion on roll call Mr fitgerald Mr MCL yes M Morales yes Mr perno yes Mr yes Mr Woods yes okay we're go out of business we're order excuse me council's okay with going into new business and we'll do these approv of facilities and whatnot um so first we'll start with the approve the use facility for M Truck I assume we have [Music] Aller second approve use facility for Artis Farmers Market second yes again order Tri use First Friday of every month beginning in May through November it is you good I got a first and second Mr F Mr favor mentions okay facility for the Village Walk run 29 people and it to is also signed by all parties okay I have first Mr Mr the second all in favor iions thank you approve use of facility for St Peter School Field Day yes gave you a window there May 22 200 people two is signed by all the appro okay first was Mr Mr wood with the second all in favor um and then the uh the walk on is the Ten program use of the sports at the correct specific the community center for time is sh for the remainder of the year um consult schedule the dates so [Music] signor I mean I look I'm comfortable with Council approving it subject to negotiation of reasonable fee I think the record here it's not my to favor okay um that's it we'll HP back up to Old business so you guys don't want to stick around because program has been approved please feel free to leave now we don't have to stick around thank thank you appreciate yeah that is consent agenda resolution approv the Mee by consent agenda is everyone okay those being appr by yes no objection vote resolution r433 authoriz transfer vehicle from Police Department fire department resolution r434 contract Road Project 2023 and wood laen 2435 advancin for 2024 parks and playgrounds program and resolution 2436 Sean hisor [Music] preservation Mr yes M Morales yes mrno yes Mr yes Mr thank you uh let's back [Music] up discussion regarding article 6 remal rep thank you your honor so i' had a Dr copy for everybody here um I Tak it back change recation at last meeting of youle the request change that is for private trees it's a replacement per trade one for any three that's I think the number is yes 2.5 so any anyer on property that's or greater requ a replacement ofe same size and have [Music] the that don't the last that we had um they would be native trees uh for for trees on bur property that this the same process that currently this will continue CH commission would have to approve the removal and would make a recommendation of what to plant anywhere uh for as we discuss last time for any removable there will be the option to make a donation to the tree fund um and J had agreed to bring that that number down to $500 um that should cover most species of trees replace um all C that would be above that value we think $500 could make need Replacements I think that's the the book of the changes some of this smaller tws in there are just uh to be concurrent with recommendations of model that but that is the gist of and my my recommendation would be for this to be placed on the agenda for our equal n so it's approved in time for May 1st d as requ part of the the ms4 stuff so would potentially I'm sure they it's generally their their way of making local governments do something um I'm not sure but yes the changes this can't many thoughts on space I mean yeah this is something we want to introduce on April 8 quickly read one [Music] the then there's exemption lesses per ceg so that's that's option that that's a [Music] new what is a the append I think [Music] [Music] yeah yeah yeah all right so um look there's C Stu work through through we have to get this in [Music] so AV the rest else may help coun question things Visions you like to see really this has to be like the voice special uh and get this introduced okay [Music] move June [Music] um not something action consideration okay um [Music] fince res okay motion by Mr second by Mr M to bills for resolution 2437 any discussion Please Mr yes Morales Mr yes Mr yes yes okay thank you very much uh Council uh there is a need this evening to actually a discussion regarding matters of litigation entertain motion to first second discussion we will not taking any action coming out of session yes thank you wa