the notice requirement provided for the open public meetings law has been satisfied reporting in progress notice properly given said notice haven't been transmitted to The Courier news on Tuesday January 16th 20 2024 as well as posting on the city's website clerk can we have a roll call yes sir council members Jones Briggs Jones I apologize councilwoman Cherry pres councilman McCrae pres councilwoman sesum present councilman Wyatt present vice president Graham present council president hak present all members president AUM thank you uh please rise and for the pleasure of Allegiance remain standing for the invocation I pledge aliance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic of which stands one nation under God indivisible with liy and justice for all humbly we ask God The Giver of peace and the lover of Charity to give the entire family of Nations true agreement with his will and to Grant the light of his Spirit on all those who work for justice and peace amen amen on January 26th planfield mourned the loss of a hero uh Lieutenant Maris husband uh he bravely gave his life uh protecting our cherished Community uh many of us here have had the priv privilege to uh attend his funeral services uh such a magnificent outpouring of support Statewide uh for lieutenant husin um huie uh so a sad day and as uh the director said you know it never saw uh such a sad day be so beautiful so you know it was a difficult uh day for our community um but you know we were there alongside dignitaries other fire departments and First Responders all across the state uh came together to honor for his memory so our our hearts go out to his family the members of of the fire department and and all his loved ones and we solemnly commemorate his s his sacrifice uh if we can now observe a moment of silence for lieutenant Hudson thank you okay we'll move to the approval of the minutes we have a motion to approve the minutes of the reorg meeting on January 22nd 2024 no motion second okay uh can we have a uh all in favor any extensions or opposition okay approved uh any Communications from the mayor yes we received a proclamation from The Honorable mayor Adent om map in memory of playing field fire Lieutenant Maris Hudson okay thank you okay uh in honor of Black History Month uh this evening we invited several African-American houses of worship for their commitment and dedication to the city of planfield uh as we honor the rich Heritage and contributions of African-Americans throughout history we recognize and celebrate the invaluable role that our religious institutions Place uh in the city of playing field uh your tius efforts in fostering Faith Community engagement and social justice have left an indelible mark on the fabric of our city through your inspiring leadership you continue to uplift and Empower individuals enriching our Collective Journey towards equality and justice um so we have resolutions tonight uh for Mount molive Baptist Church New Covenant Church first Park Baptist Church Mount Zion am Church Ruth Fellowship Ministries Rose of Sharon Baptist Church Calvary Baptist Church Bread of Life Ministry Shiloh Baptist Church St Mark's Episcopal church and mass Juda uh councilman why you had a little something to add as well uh yes I would just like to add to that um as you all know this is Black History Month and um like the council president said we want to honor and recognize the profound significance of the black church and Masjid in African-American history these sacred institutions have been Pillars of Strength resilience and empowerment for Generations the black church emerged as a sanctuary of Hope and Liberation during times of slavery and oppression it provided a space for African-Americans to worship freely organize social movements and nurture their Community spiritual and cultural identity through powerful sermons hymns and prayers the black church became a Beacon of Faith courage and perseverance similarly the Majid holds a special place in the hearts of African-American Muslims from the early days of Islam's arrival on American Shores mosque served as centers of worship education and community building for many African-Americans embracing Islam provided a pth to reclaiming their Heritage dignity and autonomy both the black church and Masjid have played a pivotal role in the fight for civil rights and social justice leaders like Martin Luther King Jr Malcolm X and countless others found inspiration support Within These sacred spaces they preach messages of Love equality and unity mobilizing their congregations to challenge systemic racism and discrimination furthermore the black church and Masjid have served as hubs for Education economic empowerment and social services within African-American communities through schools businesses and Outreach programs they have fostered self-reliance upliftment and solidary solidarity amongst their members as we reflect on the legacy of the black church and mass Juds let us recommit ourselves to honoring and preserving these institutions let us recognize their enduring importance importance in shaping African-American history and culture and let us draw inspiration from their example as we continue the ongoing struggle for justice equality and freedom for all thank you thank you councilman uh I'd ask that any representatives from uh those entities these houses of worship step forward to accept your resolution uh we'll have them all come up at once and also the council and the mayor if you can join us uh at the front for a picture e ready three two [Applause] [Applause] one okay we have ordinances MC 2024 -01 through MC 20247 which are scheduled for public hearing and Final passage for the regular regular meeting as advertised uh do we have a consensus to add uh council president these items uh have to actually because they've already been passed on first reading have to be placed on the agenda okay yeah so do we have a consensus to place those items on the agenda for the voting meeting okay second uh all in favor say I I any abstentions or opposition hearing none that should be placed on the voting agenda okay would the business administrator please present uh her items uh council president the uh ba levenson couldn't be here this evening and asked me to uh introduce her items um sure she has three items this evening uh there's the uh reappointment of Donald Brown uh to the library uh Public Library Board of Trustees uh resolution recognizing women's history month and a resolution authorizing a risk manager uh for um our uh uh joint Insurance Fund and those are the three items this evening okay any any not not for these but it it's coming shortly uh do we have consensus to uh any questions from Council Members we have consensus to add this to the agenda y okay thank you council president you're welcome okay would the finance director please present uh her items all good evening Council good evening I have 10 a contract serves 109 taxes final agement have any questions questions from Council Members right ahead Council yes for R 10824 what's the process for a veteran to apply to get their taxes cancelled thank you you're welcome same the same um the same resolutions um does the the disabled veteran have to be the homeowner yes okay then a a separate question on resolution 10724 and 10924 regarding the cancellation of taxes um as a new councilwoman can you just briefly explain how that algorithm comes in terms of how we determine what amount we're going to actually cancel well it depends final so theot OCC so the bill already have gone out so then recate and what they have as pil so if I build you through a through September you pil in a then I have to refund you is that it it's it's a little bit more clear I was just trying to get at how exactly is the rate councilwoman yeah if if I could just explain to you with with a with a pilot agreement uh if we're not going to have conventional taxes and it's not based on an assessment those are negotiated instruments so every Financial agreement may have a slightly different uh payment structure um and those were previously approved by Council probably last year um so you have the benefit of that but every time we do do a financial agreement you will have those numbers in front of you so basically this is just a mechanism to take it off of the tax roles and to receive our payment via payment in Le of taxes so hopefully that answers your question it does so it's already legally binding exactly we already have an agreement and this is just the for this is the form to remove it off the tax roles refund any monies that are now uh do an owing and pay through the pilot agreement thank you Mr President yes I should also add just in case anyone gets the wrong idea that by cancelling conventional taxes doesn't mean that these property owners are not paying taxes the city's actually receiving a lot more under the pilot agreements than they would have on the conventional taxes thank thank you thank you for that explanation any other council member I have questions or comments okay do we have uh consensus to add these items to the voting agenda yes uh any opposition or abstentions Okay add that to the voting agenda Department of Public Works please present their items good evening Mr council president members of the council the Department of Public Works has nine resolution to present res resolution 11524 resolution an award of a one-year contract to penon Associates uh resolution 11624 resolution authorized Award of a contract to hcon Inc uh for improvements at Han Atkins Park to attendant and pickleball courts uh resolution 11724 resolution authorized professional service contract for KN Associates for construction Administration and support services for safe R school project res resol 1824 resolution authorized water of a contract to Tesco Enterprises for the quad Rushmore recreational complex 26,6 199,000 something we're excited about resolution 11924 resolution Au Award of a professional service contractor with no Associates uh for the West Front Street roadway improvements project from planfield Aven to WatchON gor resolution 1224 and 20 and 12124 is the purchase equipment for our signal division one is for a generator emergency generator which be something used for emergency Ser uh and also four message boards that would be great for us to help us out with our Police Department ourselves in terms of forway stops Etc everything that we do uh resolution 12224 resi change order increaseing origal contract by $ 45,718 concrete and resolution uh 12324 resolution authorized approval for lean placements for properties cleaned 15 properties were clean total $1,459 happy to answer any questions any questions from council members uh okay yes uh director can you just elaborate just a little on the uh safe routes to school um item just kind of want to know what that entails that's a good question that entails five intersections in the city near schools where they're going to put up enhance the crosswalks himself the scientist Etc uh pavers Etc to make it look nice uh for children going to school so we picked five intersections that were done going back a few years ago and put in place and that was a combination of the njd the city police department ourselves and a few other uh residents in the city that's how we came up that but it's five intersections across the city that are going to have them near schools and they're going to enhance the intersection for safety signage and crosswalks Etc pavers everything so so it'll be similar to I guess what's been done to Woodland and Central which is a pretty well yeah Woodland Central is on there to be done too that's on the list to be done that's one of the five intersections right thank you oh I'm sorry uh did have another question about 118-24 um of that 6.6 million um are we getting any grant money for that or we're getting $2.4 million in Grant funds and we're expecting a little bit more supplementary funding to come in soon too from Green Acres okay so a majority of this project uh would be paid for by grant money and other supplemental money that's a goal that with capital yes combined thank you welcome right ahead please director dney um going back to R 11724 and I see that's a 2017 plan what are those five intersections and the schools the five intersections the five yes the five intersections and what schools okay I can give them to you right now thank you get that out for you intersections okay okay five that we have I'm going to give you the schools but the five intersections while I'm getting the schools out for you uh uh West front and Grant AV West front and park AV West nth Street and Arington a Wun Avenue and Carnegie Avenue and Woodland Avenue and Central uh in C Central Street any other questions from Council Members yes I have a question thank you sorry I have a question about one uh 1824 what is the projected timeline for this project um which I know I am definitely excited about for the Youth in this community is this is this a three-year project a two-year project how long how long is it going to take before and the May would have any other way it's a two-year project okay phase one which we're working on now and this is going to help us get there is going to be for the splash park the spray park to be built in 24 we're looking in summer 24 to have that done in the summer of 25 we're looking for the new building with everything in it lockage showers changing area Etc in that building uh in addition to a competition size poll so to answer your question councilwoman everything should be done completely everything by the sum of 25 and the 6.6 mil covers phase one and phase two correct it's all inclusive yes it is okay it's all inclusive Y and we have 24.4 million in Green Acres grant funding that we're using in addition to we expecting some supplementary funding too to offset that so that'll reduce the capital that we're using for the project as well excellent thank you you're welcome further questions from Council Members yes just two quick ones here about the safe routes uh I did hear you name Community Partners but I didn't hear the school district so are you School District in collaboration here's the schools right now I can give them to you all right because I have the schools for you uh one school is Washington School the other Stillman School Evergreen planfield high school and Anna and Charles Booker School those are the five okay all right thank you for that list but is the school district are we communicating with the school District in collaboration with this project absolutely the goal is to get this done when school is out we get everything done but we want everything to be done when school out so there's no interruption on anyone when this when it all takes place and everything we do we have to follow federal guidelines with this so you know so we have to deal with everything the procurement process everything is by the Federal Highway Administration so there's a lot of steps in the process for everything to be done the entire procurement process is all done by federal guidelines not local public contract but Federal so we have to do all that that way so everybody know thank you welcome anyone else yes um R1 116-24 you talking about the hand Atkins Park um we doing the improvements is that's going to take place this summer or anytime soon AB absolutely that's going to take place soon as the weather breaks okay that was approved that's the contract the hon was the contract that one thank you for that you're welcome okay do we have consensus to add these items to the voting meeting yes yes yes any opposition or abstentions hearing none these should be added to the uh the voting meeting okay the Department of Economic Development uh director would you please present your items sure good evening council president so my items range from r124 d24 to r132 d24 the first resolution is to designate SRV Front Street LLC as the the redeveloper for 1301 to 1307 West Front Street this property will be used as a cannabis retail and consumption Lounge is a total of 7,000 square ft 3500 sare ft on the first FL for retail and then consumption Lounge in the basement the council previously approved a letter of support for the license for this vendor the next resolution is also a designation for a th000 South Avenue urban renewal LLC this building will be a six-story mixed use building including 2400 Square ft of retail there will be 64 residential units and 72 parking spaces the next resolution and the next five resolutions I believe relate to Urban Enterprise Zone funding the first one is to support uh market analysis for us to look at a market analysis for all of our commercial spaces throughout planfield to develop a retail plan also to provide gu uh business guide to all businesses as well as uh retention and attraction guide for landlords Brokers investors and prospective tenants we will also develop the resource guide and explore opportunities that include streetscape improvements as well as event and Market campaigns and other festivals to hold in the within the city the next resolution also related to the urban Enterprise Zone or the uee is for 120 not to exceed 125,000 this is in the mount to look at a 5year strategic plan the 5-year strategic plan would look at Economic Development and Community revitalization look at actions relatable related to capital projects and programming including infrastructure investment placemaking way finding signs and Market initiatives as well as any amendments that we need to make to our zoning ordinance the next resolution also with the uee is looking for funding and partnership with the police department this is not to exceed $300,000 for a Mobile police precinct this would be a Mobile Police station that director Abney can speak further to the next U resolution is related to the administrative budget not to exceed $1,413 58 this is for administrative salaries as well as operation expenses the final UE item is related to marketing campaign and special events this is for digital campaigns television campaigns and the creation of marketing materials it includes two street festivals as well as support for supplemental funding for the house music festival the next item is related to directing the planning board to conduct uh Redevelopment study this is for the following properties that are located on the west end of town to look at commercial revitalization the next resolution is looking for authorization for a condemnation of blocking Lot 8 block 840 Lot 4 this is a alley and a driftway that's valued under ,000 this lot is surrounded by four other properties that are owned by a developer this particular lot is owned by a deceased property owner we are unable to locate a living relative or an executive of the state so we are condemning the property in order to move forward with Redevelopment that concludes my items any questions from Council Members yes councilman white okay on r125 d24 you said that was 64 units yes uh what percentage of that would be affordable housing we are working towards at least 10% affordable we are still negotiating negotiations are open until Financial agreement which will be pre presented to you okay and we have not um at this point determined how long the pilot will be no that's during financi all right thank you know same resolution 12 25-24 64 units 72 parking spaces um was there any discussion about the potential of in increased traffic and congestion the potential for congestion and what was the outcome of that discussion that's a part of the presentation to the planning board about the site investigation okay thank you I have a a question um regarding 128 d24 um I just want to clarify that the location of the mobile Precinct will only be within the Urban Enterprise zone is that correct or can it be placed outside of the Enterprise Zone it has to be within the Urban Enterprise Zone which is extensive which is extensive throughout the city okay I I I like this um item because we have our officers that sometimes walk the neighborhood and they don't have a substation to kind of you know uh conduct internal business and so this is an awesome idea uh especially in on our rainy days and you know when the police have to do things they have a local place to go so I like this item um and that that was the only question I had thank you anywhere else on the anybody else on the left side am I right okay do we have consensus to add these items to the the meeting council president yeah I'm sorry I have one more quick question please regarding the mobile precin is this in addition to is it replacing the one that you guys already have it's the uh vehicle that we have currently the mobile command center is um is an outdated vehicle uh I'm actually looking at a at a deal with the company that will build this this this uh mobile Precinct from scratch it'll actually be a smaller vehicle which will provide us with uh uh more coverage and increase our footprint in all of the um Urban Enterprise zone areas which stretch out throughout the city it's not just downtown uh the the current Command Center we have uh I'm looking at a possible deal with the company Frontline where they will come in and gut that vehicle and make it up toate because the the all of the equipment and everything in the vehicle is completely outdated so we may may be able to strike a deal where we can get both vehicles for one price excellent thank you do we have consensus yes yes all right any opposition or abstentions okay that should be placed on the meeting agenda who's next Communications who's who's handling Communications uh today good evening council president and council members uh we have one resolution tonight it's R1 33-24 uh to renew the service agreement with the cisn solution to provide the IT services to the city in an amount not to exceed $155,500 if you have any questions I can answer questions from council members and seeing none uh do we have consensus to add this to the meeting yes yes okay any opposition or abstentions thank you okay the department of sewer and solid waste good evening council president Council I have one resolution for your consideration 134-142 Colliers Engineering Services to overse excuse me to oversee the bid and construction of the the Wong uh Pump Station any questions from Council Members hearing and seeing none uh do we have consensus to add this to the yes yes yes thank you any oppositions or abstentions okay this is added to the meeting okay uh would the business director please read the ordinances listed on first reading uh thank you council president um tonight we have uh five ordinances for introduction uh numbers 8 through 12 um as the generally our business administrator would answer questions on that but if there are any questions with regard to any of these ordinances on first reading our directors are available to answer questions okay council members go right ahead with your questions um no hearing and seeing none do we have consensus to add this to the voting meeting yes any opposition or abstentions no all right uh so we have consent please add these before we uh recess for five minutes I just want to give an opportunity for any of the houses of worship that were honored today if they want to come up and uh just say a few words uh to the planfield community uh who may be out there I invite you all to to do that no pressure at all but uh but the floor is yours for any of the houses of worship that might want to say a word or two to uh the planfield community so just state your name and the house of worship that you represent and go right ahead sir certainly well good evening council president the elected officials uh my name is Reverend Craig Johnson I the new pastor of first part Baptist Church on 7th Street uh want to thank you all for the honor uh tonight and uh certainly it's a privilege to be here as I begin to ingratiate myself in the community uh looking forward to working with all of you and to uh making our city a better City uh yeah that's all I want to say thank you thank you all right thank you good evening everyone evening to the mayor and uh council president and city council uh my name is Reverend Eric Wallace pastor of the M Baptist Church the oldest and uh African-American church in the city uh it's great to be here thank you for the acknowledgement thank you um for the recognition uh we are continuing to do great work and we want to continue to do that in partnership with the city um and uh you we look forward to really pull things together and have an opportunity to see the city grow together together spiritually and um in a way that it begins to uh uh undergird what you are doing here today so I just want to applaud you and uh thank you for your work we are still we you know we do cold blue you're more welcome we look out for the city uh we are a place where we try to serve the community um and so we appreciate your prayers and your recognition thank you have a bless night uh good evening and as we say assalam alaykum wow everybody knew that that's great that's great praise be to Allah but uh I just want to say that uh at Mid Allah uh we are trying to do everything we can to better the relationships between uh all the religious institutions the churches uh synagogues whatever okay because uh a lot of people out there depend on us and I think if we work together and uh are are able to pull our resources and get to know each other better that we can always have uh instead of us being like this we can be like this with some of the things that uh that are going on so uh I just want to say that we are we are thankful to have been included uh as among the the clergies and uh if anyone would like to uh work with us on anything in particular we're wide open for that and um we're behind and stand for all that is good okay and uh including everyone uh in that uh in that all all that is good so uh we thank you once again for the honor of uh being part of this and we look forward to a uh a better and better tomorrow thank you okay thank you thank you assalam alaikum good evening to the council and to everyone that is represented here tonight I am Pastor Mayan the newly installed pastor at Rosa Sharon Community Church here in planfield we are a Community Church who has served not only the community but we have served uh the city really Whenever there was a need under the leadership of Bishop ball if there was a fire we opened up our doors if there was need for food we opened up our doors and we are still the same church we are the Miracle on 7th street I thank you for the recognition even though I wasn't in the room I was outside I heard the Applause so I am grateful for the recognition and during this time of black history it is so important to remember the importance of the church that the church was the school that the church helped to develop our communities and so we are still doing the work and we are grateful for the opportunity to work with you the city council the mayor and all who will help to make this a better Community thank you thank you thank you God bless everyone God bless you mayor um Pastor Willer of bread of life ministries and you don't hear much about us but we do what Jesus did we go into the hood and where it's very very needed we go to places where individuals don't want to go we're always out there in the street Livy Village projects this is what is needed and I just thank the Lord for everyone here and may God continue to bless each and every one of you thank you thank you good evening everyone protocol having already been established um Reverend Angelo Walo from St Mark's Episcopal church and to thank you for the honor and the recognition and to pledge our support for the continuation of our community for so far 120 years and God's willing 120 more we support you thank you for supporting us and by the grace of God we will continue to move forward thank you all right so uh I'll entertain a motion to recess for 5 minutes so move all right all in favor I 5 minute recess recording in progress all right we got going to resume the business was a good night we're going to resume the business we don't mind if you talk you just uh need to step outside of the chambers and you can continue your conversations Bo Boop okay a total of 30 minutes has been allocated for public comments limited to resolutions and ordinances being considered this evening each speaker will be given three minutes state your name address and identify the resolution or ordinance that you wish to speak about if any member of the public would like to call in please Di 6465588656 and enter the meeting ID 938 3643 9534 diar 9 this information is on the website so if you didn't hear me uh please refer to the city's website and it has all that information in a concise format thank you uh Nancy fvar 1129 Myrtle Avenue r124 d24 in the Redevelopment agreement is there any provision concerning the new uh requirements under the corporation transparency act about filing timely reports to the federal government if not will it be put into the agreement to ensure or reporting that this LLC does is accurate r131 d24 includes a church is that correct and r102 d24 I support um this legislation to support safe Staffing and r122 d24 um West Front Street project um I know you're doing a um an extension for that has anybody ridden that road because there a few of us that ride that road it uh you fixed it and it's great and it's smooth but sometimes we feel ripples so we don't know why we feeling ripples as we're going toward dellen if you drive down there you can feel ripples in the road thank you thank you anyone else wish to speak on motions okay name address and resolution or motion that you're speaking regarding Colin curan I'm at 1300 Pier Street in rawe and I'm speaking regarding r1224 uh in support of nurse staffing legislation I just want to thank the city council for their support uh on behalf of uh the rest of my colleagues uh who are uh lobbying for this legislation and I also want to thank uh councilwoman Cherry for speaking to uh assemblywoman Carter uh we will definitely be uh set reaching out to her to meet with her so I appreciate uh all the support thank you guys thank you okay name address and the resolution you were speaking regard good evening uh my name is Roberto Molina at 247 wither Avenue in Della New Jersey and I'm here to speak on U behalf of resolution 10224 and uh this is uh well first of all thank you for putting this resolution in the agenda I am one of the Robert Wood joh Robert Wood Johnson nurses that went on strike a couple of months ago and thankfully as you know we're back at work but we continue to work to make safe Staffing a reality there is one comment that I want to make and a slight Amendment to the item because as you may know uh the new numbers for the legislation have already passed we're in a new period so the new numbers are for Bill s941 or a 3450 which is for the 24 2024 2025 um legislation period thank you okay yeah it's a we can memorialize that after the fact the council can all right thank you is there anyone uh on the phone currently no no okay there okay hello good good evening everybody my name is Jordy hendes from 123 Elm stre in Elizabeth New Jersey I'm speaking on behalf of the north New Jersey chapter of the Democratic Socialist of America in support of resolution 102 d24 which will provide support for stage Staffing for all hospitals across the state of New Jersey as you are probably aware from many of the members who are here today it is very dire that safe Staffing is very crucially important across all hospitals in New Jersey especially in my hometown of Elizabeth where we have an RWJ Baris Health Hospital tritas which has been owned by them since 2020 I've been very supportive of the strike and all the efforts within the United Steel Workers Local two 4200 who were fighting who fought so hard throughout the strike for stay Staffing and for better benefits and pay for these nurses however at the same time stfe Staffing isn't just an issue that is found in RWJ B University Hospital it affects every single Hospital in the state and more extensively our nation we need stfe Staffing to that so that way we can provide hospitals adequate Staffing for patients who are in dire need to ensure that they're taken care of from the time they're in in charge in in theit hospital to the ICU to every stages with while they're in the hospital so that way they're in good shape and this also has crucial benefits to these hospitals not only from financing but also to ensuring that there's adequate support for these for these patients so I encourage you to please support this I know my Congress my legislative member Anette qu quando has actually been a co-sponsor of this so that's one thing I'm proud of but I please encourage you to please take this effort and to support and tell your legislative members to put pressure on supporting State Staffing I appreciate your time thank you very much thank you anyone else on the uh online with their hand up no okay I'll move to close public comments on resolutions so moved all right all in favor I all right okay all right uh Madame Deputy please read MC 2024 -1 by title and further certify that the ordinance has complied with all statutory publication requirements mc mc mc 20241 is an ordinance amending the schedule of salaries and wages adopted pursuant to article 14 chapter 11 of the municipal code of the city of planfield New Jersey 1971 planfield Municipal management association pmma salary amendment number three it is hereby certified that notice of a public hearing on this ordinance was published in The Courier news on January 23rd 2024 okay the floor is now open for any member of the public that would like to speak specifically regarding this ordinance seeing none in person and there being no announcement that there's anyone online may I have a motion to adopt this ordinance on second reading and final passage we're closing closing public okay we public close public second second all in favor I all okay public comments now closed uh now you want to speak regarding this motion I have public com oh yeah it's coming it's not yet it's not yeah this is not the point it's okay um may I have a motion to close public hearing on this ordinance specifically motion second okay all in favor everybody already said I so let now let me have a motion to adopt this ordinance on second reading and final passage so move second okay clerk may have a roll call council members Briggs Jones yes Cherry yes McCrae yes sesum yes Wyatt yes vice president Graham yes council president Hoak yes it's unanimous this ordinance has been adopted on second reading the final passage okay Madam Reed MC 20242 by title and further the sort of for that it is complied with all publication requirements MC 20242 is an ordinance of the city of planfield in the county of Union adopting the East Third and Richmond Redevelopment plan Amendment dated December 7th 2023 it is hereby certified that notice of a public hearing on this ordinance was published in The Courier news on January 23rd 2024 the floor is open for the specific purpose uh of any member who would like to speak regarding this uh ordinance seeing none and not hearing an announcement for those online may I have a motion to close public hearing on this ordinance move uh all in favor I any opposition or extensions hearing seeing none public hearing is closed May I have a motion to adopt this ordinance on second reading and final passage if adopted shall be published as required by law so move second okay clerk may we have a roll call council members Briggs Jones yes Cherry yes McCrae yes sesum yes Wyatt yes vice president Graham yes council president hak yes this ordinance has been adopted on second reading okay Madame Deputy please read MC 224-3204 is an ordinance of the city of planfield in the county of Union adopting the South Avenue Corridor Redevelopment plan Amendment dated December M 7th 2023 it is hereby certified that notice of a public hearing on this ordinance was published in The Courier news on January 23rd 2024 okay the floor is open for the specific purpose of any member who'd like to speak on this ordinance hearing and seeing none and not having an announcement that there's someone online may have a motion to close public hearing so move second all in favor any oppositions or abstentions he seeing none public hearing is closed now may I have a motion to adopt on second reading and final passage so move second okay clerk R CL please council members Briggs Jones yes Cherry yes McCrae yes sesum yes Wyatt yes vice president Graham yes council president hak yes this ordance has been adopted on second reading Madame clerk please read MC 202 24-4 and affirm that has been in uh complied with all statutory compliance publication requirements MC 20244 is an ordinance of the city of planfield and the county of Union adopting the West Front Street and Clinton Avenue Redevelopment plan Amendment dated November 2nd 2023 it is hereby certified that notice of a public hearing on this ordinance was published in The Courier news on January 23rd 2024 okay the floor is now open for the specific purpose of any member of the public who would like to speak regarding this ordinance hearing and seeing none and no announcement that anyone online wishes to speak uh I make a motion to close public comment on it so move second all in favor say I I any opposition or abstentions hearing and seeing none public comment hearing uh is now closed May I have a motion to adopt this ordinance on second reading and final passage so move second all right clerk we have a roll call council members br Jones yes Cherry yes McCrae yes sesum yes Wyatt yes vice president Graham yes council president hak yes this ordinance has been adopted on second reading okay that shall be published as required by law uh Madame clerk please read mc22 24-5 and certify that it is complied with all statutory publication requirements MC 2024 05 is an ordinance of the city of planfield in the county of Union amending chapter 17 the land use ordinance article 9 section 17 colon 9-4a cannabis related businesses it is hereby certified that notice of a public hearing on this ordinance was published in The Courier news on January 23rd 2024 the floor is now open for the specific purpose of any member of the public who'd like to speak regarding this ordinance seeing none in the audience and hearing no announcement that anyone on line uh wishes to speak I entertain a motion to close public hearing I have a motion to close so both all in favor I any extensions or opposition hearing and seeing none public hearings now closed now may I have a motion to adopt this ordinance on second reading and final passage so second okay who's first okay Clerk and have a roll call council members brick Jones yes Cherry yes McCrae yes sesum no Wyatt no vice president Graham yes council president hak yes five in favor to oppose this ordinance been adopted on second reading Madame clerk please read mc 20246 mc 20246 is an ordinance of the city of planfield in the county of Union amending Chapter 20 The cannabis transfer tax and user tax Article 1 Section 20 colon 1-1 it is hereby certified that notice of a public hearing on this ordinance was published in The Courier news on January 23rd 2024 the floor is now open for the specific purpose of if any member would like to speak regarding this ordinance seeing none in the cloud and hearing no announcement that anyone online wishes to speak up I have a motion to close public hearing on this ordinance second all in favor say I I any opposition or abstentions hearing seeing none public hearings now closed May I have a motion to adopt this ordinance on second reading and final passage so move second clerk can I have a roll call roll call on MC 20246 council members brid Jones no Cherry yes McCrae yes sesum yes Wyatt yes vice president gri yes council president hak yes six in favor one oppos MC 20246 has been adopted on second read this ordinance shall be published as required by law Madame clerk uh please read MC 2024-25 7 as an ordinance of the city of planfield Solid Waste utility in the county of union state of New Jersey request the approval of adjustments to the utilities transfer station bulky waste including mattresses type 13 for non-commercial passenger vehicles non-residents and neighboring outside municipalities it is hereby certified that notice of a public hearing on this ordinance was published in The Courier news on January 23d 2024 floor is now open for any member of the public who wishes to speak on this ordinance specifically 1129 mortal Avenue um I'm sorry I didn't get to read the ordinance um but um what is the cost for non-residents and I'm glad if if um this is for non-residents and neighboring outside municipalities I appreciate it I live near Greenbrook Park and tonight I could probably on the way here I counted four or five baches there I would hope that once this ordinance gets passed that the city advertises it so that the people that are dumping in the city um from outside know that they can get only drive like a half a mile away and get rid of their mattresses and not leave them on Front Street and greenbook Park like they have and maybe you can talk to the county and have them post a note on the garbage bins there that this is this uh service is now available to them so they they don't keep dumping their garbage in greenber Park thank you very much thank you anyone else hearing and seeing none and no one online wishing to speak up on this ordinance I entertain a motion to close public hearing on this ordinance some move second all in favor say I I I any opposition or abstentions all right public hearing is now closing this ordinance may I have a motion to adopt this ordinance on second reading and final passage so second clerk may we have a roll call council members Bri Jones yes Cherry yes McCrae yes sesum yes Wyatt yes vice president Graham yes council president hak yes that's unanimous this ordinance has been adopted on second reading and final passage okay this ordinance shall be published as required by law uh Mr clerk would you please read uh the announce the consent agenda counc president the consent agenda items have been identified as resolution 124 through resolution 1342 may I have a motion to approve the consent agenda so move second clerk may I have a roll call please council members Briggs Jones yes Cherry yes McCrae yes sesum yes Wyatt yes and I'm sorry I have to make a Amendment here with the exception of r25 d24 125 yes pleas vice president Graham yes council president hak yes consent agenda consent agenda items have been approved with the exception of 12524 with the opposition of councilman Wy okay thank you uh we now move to ordinances on first reading Madame depy will you please read MC 20248 yes must must unim and you want to remove that from the consent agenda okay let's do that Let's uh vote on that on 125 need a motion a second can I have a motion move second okay clerk can have a roll call on that ordinance roll call on resolution 12524 council members Briggs Jones yes Cherry yes McCrae yes sesum yes Wyatt no vice president Grim yes council president Hoak yes six in favor one oppos resolution passes all right thank you appreciate that uh mayor uh we now come to ordinances on first reading Madame Deputy please read MC 2024-25 is an ordinance to amend and supplement chapter 16a article 16a section 1 schedule one no parking no parking on the east and west sides of the lane court and in the entire length of West 7 Street I will now entertain a motion to adopt this ordinance on first reading so is there a second second okay clerk can have a roll call council members Briggs Jones yes Cherry yes McCrae yes sesum yes Wyatt yes vice president Graham yes council president haak yes this ordinance has been introduced on first reading okay Madame Deputy please read mc 20249 mc 20249 is an ordinance of the city of planfield in the county of Union creating chapter 2 Article 13 section 20 titled set aside program to establish the minority business Enterprise Women Business Enterprise veteran-owned business and joint venture set aside program I'll entertain a motion to adopt this on first reading so move second okay clerk may have a roll call council members Brigs Jones yes Cherry yes McCrae yes sesum yes Wyatt yes vice president Graham yes council president hak yes that is unanimous this ordance has been introduced on first reading thank you uh Madame Deputy please read MC 202 24-10 MC 202 2410 is an ordinance of the city of planfield in the county of Union amending chapter 177 the land use ordinance Article 1 Section 17 colon 1-23 penalties and fines I'll entertain a motion to adopt this ordinance on first read so move second cler have a roll call council members bricks Jones yes Cherry yes McCrae yes sesum yes Wyatt yes vice president Grim yes council president hak yes that's unanimous this ordinance has been introduced on first reading thank you Madame Deputy please read MC 2024 d11 MC 20241 is an ordinance of the city of planfield County of Union New Jersey adopting the e8th amendment to the 197 scattered sites Redevelopment plan dated February 1st 2024 I'll entertain a motion and a second to adopt this ordinance on first reading so second okay uh clerk may I have a roll call council members Bridge Jones yes Cherry yes McCrae yes sesum yes Wyatt yes vice president Graham yes yes council president hak yes this ordinance has been adopted on first reading all right we now move to MC 20242 would you please read that Madam clerk MC 20242 is an ordinance of the city of planfield County of Union New Jersey adopting the scattered city-owned parking lots and adjacent Lots Redevelopment plan dated February 1st 2024 I'll entertain a motion in a second to adopt this on first reading second may I have a roll call council members Briggs Jones yes Cherry yes McCrae yes sesum yes Wyatt yes vice president Graham yes council president hak yes this ordinance has been introduced on first reading that concludes ordinances thank you uh we now move to uh General comments a total of 30 minutes has been allocated for all public comments and each speaker will be given three minutes uh if you want to call in the number number is on the website uh this is for all public comments so you are welcome to come up and speak regarding any topic that's on your mind welcome name and address for the record sir good evening Council my name is Robert Edwards I live at 510a West 4th Street in planfield New Jersey I've been a tenant in the pl for public housing System since 19 82 I think that's about 42 years I'm also a certified public housing manager I want the school to learn the mechanics of how this governmental system works unfortunately recently within the last several years uh there's some difficulties that I took to um the housing authority of the Court um the court did rule in my favor several times some not but at the end of the day uh I did come here and present present to the council about uh EMF EMR and you yourself came into my apartment and took pictures of what I was exactly what I was talking about and I thank you for that very much very deeply however in retaliation for recording and Reporting the contining unsafe excessive EMR in public health hazard floating my apartment Housing Authority of plan fill has taken additional steps by initiating a 24-hour aggravated assault upon Robert F Edwards by sneaking into his apartment at 510 a for Street between October 4th and 7th 2023 weaponized a year old stole to slowly into the tenant apartment to harm and injur on October 7th at approximately 3: to 4:00 p.m. psng just came disconnected the weaponized stove due to a gas Le intended to cause serious bodily harm housing authorities attempted murder of the tenant on October 26 2023 19 days later without a sto the housing authorities snuck back into the tenants Department reconnected the weaponized stove which caused a fire that evening uh intended to create serious harm or death because I don't have a phone I walked to the fire department to put the fire out that was going on in the stove in my apartment the very next day I took all the information I had I went to code enforcement I said look take a look at this this is something that you need to take a look at and uh inspector Jackson said uh we're not taking any more of your complaints I said it's only been two well we're not taking we're not we're not going to hear it and I'm like I left confused so I went across the street to the health department I filed with them and I said all right let me see how I can navigate through this and then on the 30th of October the Housing Authority came into the apartment and brought a different stove um but they laced it with um uh polyurethane and took attachments off of the defective stove this is the picture of the stove that stove and that tag stove when they came speaker time's elapsed all right thank you your the time has elapsed but we appreciate you your comments another 30 seconds you can finish your sentence 30 seconds I just want to show the warnings that were on that stove as well as the fire department warnings no the fire department's violation if you can share the that packet uh give it to our clerk so we can make copies and have it part of our record thank you for your comments uh Nancy Nancy p 1129 mytle Avenue no one answered my question about the corporate transparency act that requires llc's to file beneficial Financial ownership information reports with the federal government will this now this requirement now be put into any future Redevelopment agreements within the city of planfield to make sure these llc's know that that they need to re uh report this information to the federal government on another matter um the county has been running a hunting program uh in greenbook park and other places I think Cedarbrook park it ends soon this week thank goodness um I bring this hat this is the first time in the history of me living in this town that when I went into Greenberg Park last week I had to wear this to protect myself from a hunter I have pictures which I will gladly give to the city council so you can see what I'm talking about um I took a group of people down there to show them some cultural areas um to help with the Greenbrook flood control study and we had to turn back because there was Hunter that Hunter took away one of my freedoms took away more than one of my freedoms it took away my ability to show people that are going to help the general public in the future to protect their homes because these federal workers were down there with me so that we could make sure that in the future um that the proper studies are going to be done and proper proposals are done um it it it's just so upsetting to me that they're allowed to do that um the law was changed thank God for Bonnie Watson Coleman back in 20110 CU she voted against the change in the foot foot the feet Hunters can hunt within bow Hunters can hunt with 150 ft of a occupied space they have to um they're required to uh not hunt within 450 ft of School Jefferson School is within 450 ft of Greenbrook Park I'm not sure if the Hunter where he was parked on the North side he's five blocks from my home if he was within 450 ft of Greenbrook Park I do know that the hunting sign that the county has placed in the park is within 450 ft of the school they have to they're supposed to have safety zones I'll I'll pass that around too that they're supposed to abide by by the New Jersey fish and wildlife um it's just very upsetting I had to go to North planfield to find out if he was allowed to hunt in the on that side because North planville took back part of it they took only back part of it where we were walking last week and that's why we couldn't go where we wanted to go um where he's parked here uh last week on Monday he's legally parked uh in north planfield on the part that uni County still provides for so I just want to give this to the council president thank you thank you mrar good evening name and address for the record [Applause] [Music] so [Applause] and God bless you [Music] sorry so Catalina Montero so for norfield for foree Fore speee fore um council president I don't know what to say thank you gracias speee [Music] spee for thank [Music] you m Jones is there anyone online with their hand hands raised okay thank you good evening sir Virgo 920 Sherman Avenue um elected member for the Playfield board of education but here just representing myself this evening um wanted to bring to your attention an issue that I think may become very dangerous soon um with the two new schools that have opened while the one new school that's opened on planfield Avenue as you're coming down Sherman uh the intersection of Sherman and planfield if you're going to make a left uh during the morning drop off time in the afternoon um the line of sight is completely blocked on plane field da so they're parking the it's a bus stop traditionally but they're putting school buses uh there and all of the parents that are picking up I guess because the traffic's been diverted from the prior site um you really can't see anything there are kids crossing there there are lots of parents lots of commotion um so as I'm turning left to go to Cedarbrook I really can't see anything so I don't know if it's something for the police department to perhaps look into just to work with the school or we need more signage there but it it really is I think a situation that's that's going to become very dangerous if it's not addressed thank you thank you okay hearing and seeing none uh entertain a motion to close public comment so moved second all in favor say I I any extensions or oppositions okay public comment is now closed I give Dave I know you uh counselor you wanted to respond to at least one of the comments and we'll give any other director an opportunity to chime on issues of public concern thank you council president uh there was a question about the corporate transparency act which was adopted in January of this year um it's it's a uh Federal requirement that any company that mostly applies not of small businesses any business that um where there's an owner of 25% or more of that business they have to now disclose that ownership on a form with the Department of Treasury this is a federal filing it's not our requirement it's not a state requirement it's not a planfield requirement there's also no requirement that we place in any any uh agreements um we encourage everyone of course to comply with the law but it's not our job to police it so uh we are aware of the law but it's not our requirement anyone else Mr President there's two things one has to do with what Mr bero just mention that's something that we definitely follow public and all right with then uh CC president oh sure go ahead I'm sorry yes um so I had the opportunity to meet with uh the people who are here in the room 5501 uh West 7th Street Arlington AV and Kensington as well um so I did take notes at the meeting so I just wanted to make sure that I share the notes with you all as well as the mayor of the administration so we can work together to get in front of these things and address the concerns that they have and I know also like last me meeting uh there are representatives from uh the administration who are able to talk to Residents to check up on what level of service that they're getting and and to speak to somebody directly from the administration because I know sometimes out in the community there can be confusion of where to get help uh there can be help right here at the the meeting uh if you just stay afterwards and I can direct you to the appropriate person to speak with regarding uh your issue yes we continue to work very closely effective folks from 501 from all of the units we've been working closely there third parties um nonprofits will be Clos ten from those building to do that Prov Services okay motion to adjourn so move second all in favor say I I I meeting adjourn