##VIDEO ID:_soGfcELPwI## for the first time uh you guys ready go okay uh this meeting is being held in accordance with the open public meetings act annual notice this meeting was published in un count public Source in the nework Star Ledger said notice was Post in the municipal building and a copy of it is on file with the office of the bur clerk fire is located in the direction I'm indicating if you're alerted for a fire please move at a Comm orderly manner to your smoke pre exit proper notice hav been given the bur clerk is directed to include the statement in the minutes of the meeting please call the rooll councilman Petroski here councilman Johnson here councilman Cella here councilman Robina here Council Lian is this evening councilman here mayor signell here you have a quum mayor uh opening prayer Pledge of Allegiance Eternal God grant us thy help and all our duties and perplexities we ask for thy guidance give us thy protection in our dangers and Sorrows grant us thy peace amen Al to flag United States of America stands Na indivis and justice for all okay there are no Communications for review this evening there are no proclamations or presentations this evening uh we are now at the portion of the meeting reserved for the public hearing on year 51 cdbg program funds activities and priorities of the burough of Rosal Park this hearing is required to get input from the residents of which we have a lot tonight please read the proposed projects for year 51 yes mayor priority number one is a roadway rehabilitation program project for street named Warren Avenue limits Meadow Street to Chestnut Street in the amount request of $34,636 under the category of improvements and priority number two is a senior citizen Social Service program in the amount requested of $41,000 under the category of Social Services may I have motion to open the public hearing on year 51 Community Development funds so move second all in favor I I um would anybody like to come up and speak on this I'm seeing no one uh it's lonely out here it's it is lonely out there uh okay seeing seeing no one may have a motion to close the public hearing on year 5 1 Community Development funds so move second all in favor I public hearing on year 51 Community Development funds is now closed is very controversial um may I have a motion to approve meeting minutes pending any corrections so move second all in favor I may have a motion that bills and payrolls be not read and pass for payment so move second all in favor I may have a motion to open the public portion on agenda items only so move second all in favor I anything motion to close the public portion on agenda items only so move second all in favor I I reports of departments um I don't want tonight to be super long meeting but I do think I I can I don't know if you have anything but I do want to get a report from Andrew regarding some uh Department of Public Work updates I thought it'd be easier just to get everybody together and do it I just want to announce real quick sore bills due by the end of the year December 31st without interest that's it thank you thank you um so Andrew just ramble through what we what we got sure so uh there's been a lot of uh things discussed over the last several months some concerns at the Department of Public Works facility that have been vocalized at this meeting and in other places um so when those concerns have uh come up um the burough did its due diligence and conducted an indoor air quality investigation at the DPW facilities um just looking holistically about um safety and and appropriateness of the facilities that exist there um we recently received the results of uh that testing um there were a few takeaways and some to-dos for the burrow and we put an action plan in place um couple of the areas of the buildings have uh moderately elevated levels of indoor air fungal spores um for context um there is mold everywhere um there's mold in this room right now um there's mold in whatever room you're going to next um the question is how is it compared to the outdoor air level so we conducted a similar study in 2017 2018 um there were no ambient elevated levels um on this particular day when we did the testing there were uh elevated levels the other uh major takeaway um was that in some of the facilities there were elevated levels of benzene for uh for context uh Benzene is a substrate or a uh it's a it's a lingering uh effector chemical from petrochemical so oil gasoline things of that nature um one of the things I did when I got this report was I sent it over to our license site remediation professional and kind of asked for their guidance as to you know how they felt about it and and what they were seeing there and how they analyzed the report um their response while there was a little more context was this would be in terms of the Benzene typical of a place where there wouldd be a mechanic's garage um and any elevation of those levels can be mitigated by um some indoor air quality improvements which would be ventilation so we've put an action plan in place where we have our HVAC contractor going to the site doing an analysis of those buildings and we will be installing some new fresh air intakes in those uh areas where we saw those elevations um speaking with the industrial hygienist who conducted the report in addition addition to our lsrp that should mitigate the problem given the fact that the onsite Vapor intrusion does not dictate that there's soil-based Benzene levels um elevated levels of benzene I should say um the second uh item uh a little bit surprising uh was one of the areas where there was elevated levels of of fungal spores um was actually in the office area and not in the area where DPW labor would typically be um the the secretarial and the superintendent um so uh asking the industrial hygienist kind of you know how we go about mitigating that because for those that aren't familiar it's a very very small environment um they said kind of a thorough cleaning is probably going to mitigate the vast majority of it and and we will do that and so part of the action plan is to do kind of a holistic cleaning and cleanup and housekeeping of the office and then retesting the indoor air quality in that area and we will do the same thing in the facilities where DPW Labor uh break room mechanics garage locker room bathrooms where all of that happens we will retest after some of the corrective actions um that we're going to implement um something that's actually happening starting tomorrow um there's uh Visual and I I think we talked a little bit about this earlier in the year there were some visual areas where it looked as though there was um some water damaged in insulation in the building along the ceiling areas um indicative of maybe a leak at one time in the ceiling or in the roof um the roof has been patched over the last 5 years so it's very possible all that insulation is going to be removed um the areas underneath that insulation is going to be retested by the industrial hygienist just to make sure there's no additional apparent fungal uh growth in those areas um going to get the results of that if there are the areas will be scrubbed hepo vacuumed all the things that need to be done to make it safe uh and then uh insulation will obviously be restored in those areas to make sure the building are uh weathertight and comfortable um there was a little bit of damage to some wallboard ceiling in the break room it's going to be cut down reviewed uh and and and mitigated and replaced um and that is really the the sum and substance of of the report uh the report in and of itself is 56 Pages a lot of it is analytical in nature and and and based on lab results yeah and so just one of the thing Andrew I want to layer on top of this so this is as a result of some of the um discussions um and some of the concerns brought here um obviously we're tuned and responsive to all these concerns um well beyond that can you just explain what an lsrp does and what they have been doing at places like the DPW site where we have historic issues like every other DPW site yeah mayor so lsrp is a license site remediation professional um actually uh the burrow retains this individual to track track the they call them aoc's the and their D tracked aoc's aoc's are areas of concern right so um back for example back in the early 1990s there were underground storage tanks at the DPW that held gasoline and and Diesel very common at the time going back historically when they were removed there's an area of concern that's generated at the DP those areas need to be tracked the salt Dome at the D at the DPW has an activity number and is an area of concern because of sodium contamination because it's salt um so what an lsrp does is periodically based on state regulations that I couldn't spit back to you now monitors Wells monitors the ground and Mak sure that there's no elevated levels or or worsening conditions on the site um if there are worsening or new conditions that are apparent they are then obligated by their license to report it to the D report it to the municipality and track it um all of our areas of concern are reported to the D and they are tracked there's actually a system D has online called Data Miner you can look at every single area of concern in the state of New Jersey there's many in Rosel Park and in every other municipality in the state of New Jersey and probably every other DPW in the state of New Jersey um nothing that any of our professionals have seen down there is something that they either haven't seen before or haven't seen in a worse State um we are not an anomaly and we are not even of a high concern um and I say that confidently because we're putting an action plan plan in place to address the things that were um found to be in need of improvement and um we're committed to doing that and like I said uh some of that work starts tomorrow and a lot of it has already started to take shape yeah but just I want to endcap it so just for Council I know you guys got the the the documents this is mostly for you guys and for anybody for the public who's interested I just thought the verbal would be easier to digest than the 52 Pages um but I think I also want to make it abundantly clear um the a lot of work is done per regulations well before anything was brought to our attention right like the lsrp work is something that we've been doing for years to make sure that it's a safe place as required by the state is that correct yes yeah okay cool um probably a mouthful but I don't know if Council if you guys have any questions if you read through the report Andrew's here and you know happy to get the Professionals in the New Year if there's any other follow-ups cool all righty uh may have a motion to accept the reports of departments as submitted so move second all in favor I okay please read ordinance number 2800 by title yes mayor ordinance 2800 is an ordinance for second reading and public hearing an ordinance amending chapter 4 section 11 subsection two of the code of the bur Rosal Park until a local license required uh may I have a motion to open the public hearing on nor number 2800 so move second all in favor I I uh uh would anybody like to come up and speak on ordance 2800 seeing no one may have a motion to close the public hearing on ordinance number 2800 so move second all in favor I I have a motion to adopt ordinance number 2800 so move second is there any discussion andw please call the RO Council pki yes councilman Johnson yes councilman sarella yes councilman Rina yes councilman Patel yes five votes in the affirmative mayor the ordinance is adopted uh please read ordinance number 2801 by title yes mayor ordinance 2801 is an ordinance for second reading and public hearing an ordinance fixing the salaries of police supervisory Officers Association employees of the bur Rosel Park in the county of union state of New Jersey for the years 20 25 26 27 28 and 29 may have a motion to open the public hearing on ordance number 2801 so move second all in favor I I I want to come up and speak I'm seeing no one may have motion to close the public hearing on ordance number 2801 so move second all in favor I I may have a motion to adopt ordance number 2801 so move second uh is there any discussion I'm seeing none uh please call the rooll councilman patas councilman Johnson yes councilman signorella yes Council Rina yes councilman Patel yes five votes in the affirmative mayor the ordinance is adopted please read ordinance number 2802 by title yes mayor ordinance 2802 is an ordinance for second reading and public hearing and ordinance amending ordinance number 2792 fixing the salary ranges of non-union employees and officials of the bur Roa Park in the county of union state of New Jersey uh may have motion to open the public hearing on ordance number 2802 so move second all in favor I I if I wish to come up speak I'm seeing no one uh may have a motion to close the public hearing on ordinance number 2802 so move second all in favor I I may have a motion to adopt ordinance number 20802 so move second there any discussion seeing none uh please call the RO Council moski yes councilman Johnson yes councilman signell yes Council Rina yes councilman Patel yes five votes the affirmative mayor the ordinance is adopted there are no ordinances for introduction this evening uh all matters listed with an Asis are considered to be routine and non-controversial by the council and be approved by one motion um there will be no separate discussion of these items unless a member of the governing body so requests in which case the item will be removed from the consent agenda and considered in normal sequence on the agenda as part of the general orders please read all resolutions listed on the consent agenda by title yes mayor resolution 30324 is authorizing the award of a non-fair and open contract for 2025 animal control services to animal control Solutions LLC resolution 20 30424 is appointing ceser de laena to the position of community center Clerk and a member of the community center events and activity staff resolution 305 24 is authorizing submission of a year 51 Community Development Block Grant application resolution 30624 is appointing Raymond J Goldin to the position of class 3 special law enforcement officer within the Rosa Park Police Department resolution 30724 is appointing Paul M Kisa to the position of electrical subcode inspector resolution 3082 24 is authorizing the shared services agreement with the burough of Kenworth for the position of certified Municipal finance officer resolution 30924 is increasing the 2025 salary of Kenneth P Blom Jr as Chief Financial Officer for the additional duties related to the shared service agreement with the bur of Kenworth for the provision of certified Municipal finance officer Services resolution 31024 is authorizing in cancellation of small property tax and Sewer utility balances resolution 31124 is authorizing the purchase of goods and services from inline air conditioning Inc to various for various hbac repairs at municipal buildings pursuing to Educational Service Commission of New Jersey Co-op contract number 24 23 24-23 in amount not to exceed $446 18579 resolution 31224 is authorizing revised and extended conditional lease of burough property with chiarella Brothers Inc for calendar year 2025 resolution 31324 is authorizing Revis an extended conditional lease of burrow property with Harvest Chapel International Church for calendar year 2025 resolution 31424 is authorizing the Chief Financial Officer to issue interim payments to ensure the continuity of government operations government operations resolution 31524 is authorizing an $850 increase to the Professional Services contract with the neglia group a special projects engineer for the professional Engineering Services for the project storm sewer asset evaluation reflecting a revised contract amount not to exceed $200,000 resolution 316 24 is authorizing a $155,000 increase to the Professional Services contract with PCs for 2024 Managed IT services reflecting a revised contract amount not to exceed $93,700 resolution 3172 24 is accepting the retirement of Michael Smith from the position of police patrolman resolution 31824 is authorizing the issuance of a license for towing services to AA Auto Body for calendar years 2025 and 2026 resolution 31924 is authorizing the issuance of a license for towing services to CES towing and recovery for calendar years 2025 and 2026 and resolution two sorry 32024 is appointing Christian alate to the position of Deputy court administrator and mayor I have two resolutions that have errors that I just need to have pulled for Corrections they are 315 and 319 MH okay we pull in anything else guys uh three 317 mayor yep anything else okay uh may have motion to approve the resolutions remaining on the consent agenda so move second all in favor I um okay uh may have a motion to adopt resolution 30824 so move second uh is there any discussion uh kjan do you something uh so I have a question so basically camworth uh we're doing a shared service and like so we get $75,000 from Kenworth and 65,000 will be paid to Ken and then 10K would be paid to broso park correct yeah but I think I I just want to so Andrew help me out here this is basically kind of redoing what we did before in similar economics of it and then the other thing is also I I don't want to get into Ken's personal finances but I think this is kind of the agreement of what Ken was already doing and this is kind of just formalizing it as a shared service right so um I think that's important context to set keep me honest here guys yeah the numbers are different but we had a um I believe it was 2021 and 2022 uh we had an agreement for CFO and qpa services um that then dropped off um and Kenworth now is you know they've expressed an interest in doing it as a shared Service as opposed to a direct higher Arrangement so it is going back um just say if not qpa though say no no there's no qpa it's only CFO we used to he used to be the qualified purchase agent for Kenworth we're not doing that oh gotcha and then if the agreement ends like does the salary go back to 166k or believe that's what happened last time and that's what would happen yes so so the the adjustment is only tied to the shared service agreement if the shared service agreement goes away so does the salary okay gotta and then I just have a couple more questions okay um and then I saw that it's a CFO and a treasur is that same position or same position so in in like in Rosel some places have a certified Municipal finance officer CFO certified Municipal finance officer is the license in the state of New Jersey to be a CFO um there's also a position of Treasurer in smaller municipalities they're usually one and the same in larger municipalities they're sometimes separate positions but this is just one position so does Kenworth have a treasure like we have assistant treasure that we pay um Ken is the Ken Ken is the CFO in Kenworth no so assistant treasure is that do they is there is there an assistant treasure there is okay all right um and then what about the schedule like does he have to go back and forth or does he have a set schedule so there so there's no um and and Ken you can opine on this I don't think it's a conflict but the um there is no set schedule right it's not like every Thursday Ken's going to be kind of worth a 2:00 it's what this what this allows for is the flexibility to go back and forth I could tell you that predominantly between the hours of 8:30 and 4:30 Ken is here in the B Rosel Park but if there's a meeting in kennworth at say 3:30 this allows him to go there without having to use paid time off in Rosel Park so there's like he's not required to work there after hours or anything like that there's no it's a fluid it's it's a fluid requirement okay yeah yeah I mean I would say probably can like like you do with our um committees you probably have to do after hours for you know when the council meets there I would imagine right I basically have to work as many hours as I have to to get both jobs done that's what it boils down to and then what about Transportation does he get a municipal car or anything because he has to go back back and forth or no no no personal vehicle okay and uh he's slimming down you can see he's walking he's actually walking back and me I feel bad he should get one cameras should we can give you a municipal bike something um what about we won't auction one of them off next time Andrew does the auctions he bought one once did you really oh that's funny anyway nice um what about the additional cuz U I know you explained the what was it was like when we did the finance like when your paycheck goes up your uh Insurance also goes up yeah so Ken is in a category of employee where he's already he's he's capped at he's at the maximum contribution allowable under the chapter 78 guidelines you're talking about for health insurance contributions yeah like so if your paycheck goes up do do we have to pay more as a borrower because technically we're the one issuing well we're we're paying we're paying more in his paycheck which is offset by the contribution from kennworth um for the insurance we would still be paying the percentage of the premium we would already be paying it has it is no for once you get to a certain amount in salary the contribution to health benefits is the same it's completely dependent on the cost of the premium got it and then um what about the if you I don't even know if you the other like um Social Security do we pay for that or so we do and it would come out of it would that would come out of the additional $10,000 got that would cover that would act to cover uh the additional social security contribution okay so and then that would be out of the 10K yes okay so I mean my personal opinion with that would be like this is a a bad deal for Rosel Park not so much for Ken um and I think we should at least get like minimum of 100K um just on you know from shared service because um right now as a sh service Ken is getting 65 and Rosa Park is only getting I mean he could get 65 and Ros Park could get the 35k and then he could use that money to offset all everything Social Security and stuff like that um as what we did with DPW um we're paying them 58k and in return camor gets you know a car um they get all the equipment um and they can rent all that so my personal opinion would be this is a bad deal for us as a borrow so uh I would like to vote no on this and that's all I have yeah there's there's a couple important clarifications there so I don't have their exact economics of it but I why I think that's kind of a bad faith agreement is they take a similar overhead fee for ours right I believe is Greg's getting 40,000 and they do 10 I don't know that yeah but but they also but they also getting 50 he's getting 50 so he's so he's so basically everything we're giving goes directly to him so Kenworth is taking no overhead there right so I think it's it's difficult for us in good faith to for somebody who we're trying to Ser services with say we're not they're not giving up charge the B of Rosell Park and not only we not taking an upart not we're taking up charge but we're also doing it you know whatever 35k up charge feels like a little bit of a raw deal but I just really want to make sure cuz this has been something I've seen especially throughout the fall they do not get any equipment from the borrow of rosol park right so they uh it is our equipment yeah but they could borrow it but there's a very distinct difference when you said get they are it is our oh yeah no I let's be clear about that yeah we did not give anything up because it's it is millions of dollars of equipment they they can borrow it in the spirit of you know shared service which is I think why they do it so cheap right because they get access to it um but I just I want to clarify that we didn't give anything up yeah yeah no I'm I'm not saying this is more like a like borrow thumb but yeah okay cool any further discussion please call the rooll councilman patoski yes councilman Johnson yes councilman sarella yes councilman Robina yes councilman Patel no four votes the affirmative one in the negative the resolution is stop okay mayor might the three unless the governing body any other members have questions mine can be done together it can be one Amendment okay uh 3:15 and um 319 okay may have a motion to adopt resolution 315 and 319 so move second is there any discussion um yeah so I apologize for this these are um just two errors that in the interest of not sending a bunch of revisions to the agenda for things that are kind of di Minimus in nature and related to just kind of administration so 31524 uh that that number in the title block should actually be 300 100,000 it's not that we're adding 100,000 it's that the initial award was 100,000 more than I had initially put into the resolution um so throughout resolution 315 it would just be adjusted to reflect that it's an $850 increase 2 300,000 not not to2 200,000 um the the initial award was um whatever the number is $299,450 um so this is $850 increase um and then for 319 there's a very minor typographical error that lists AA Auto Body in the resolution that should just reflect CES Towing and Recovery was a copy and paste error I'm happy to answer any questions but they're again they're they're clerical in nature they're not they will not impact the actual administration of government or any money spent okay uh I need a a motion to amend if I'll make that motion second councilman patoski yes councilman Johnson yes councilman signell yep councilman Rina yes councilman Patel yes I just need thank uh motion is agreed to I need adopt as amended okay any motion to adopt as amended please so move second call the roll sorry councilman stoski yes councilman Johnson yes Council sarella yes counc Rina yes counc Patel yes by both the affirmative mayor the resolutions are adopted thank you may I have a a motion to adopt resolution 37-24 so move second is there any discussion yeah i' just like to thank uh officer Smith for all his years of service um I've known Mike a long time I remember he was a dispatcher for many years I remember seeing Mike training to pass to physical at the Rosa Park High School many years ago I just can't believe how time flying i' just like to congratulate him for his years he was a steady great employee good guy and uh I hope he enjoys retirement uh thank you anything else okay um may I have motion to oh coun pki yes councilman Johnson yes Council sella yes councilman Rina yes councilman Patel yes five votes in affirm of Mayor the resolution is adopted do you want to uh do you want to stick around for the yeah I could stick around yeah for the close session yeah okay you want we can do the close session first if you want to I'll pull no no we can I have time okay all right uh uh okay councilman oh oh no we reports of council councilman sign Alan my report yep oh so uh I just want to say I enjoyed the the Christmas parade uh this past Sunday it was a little cool but other than that enjoyed it I I asked rupin and maybe we could tweak it a little bit for next year maybe get a couple extra streets and contemplate let's see if we started a little earlier I don't know how you folks think about it um um I just want to briefly just say uh I think um the deal with Sharon Kem Blum was going to be a good thing and um we're g to keep Kem Blum uh and someone else is going to help pay an extra $65,000 so I think it's a good deal I just want to make that report that he gives it all I've known him for a long time and somebody's going to help pay his salary it's a win-win for the barel um if you need to get a hold of me uh J signell Rosa park.net I just like to wish everybody a Merry Christmas and happy New Year save travels and uh see you in January thank you uh councilman Johnson oh thank you mayor good evening mayor council and residents uh my condolences goes out to long-term post 60 Vietnam War veteran Johnny Clark and to his beloved family your service and dedication to our nation and the Rosal Park Community has not gone unnoticed and we um as a community truly appreciate your commitment thank you and I salute you for all that you have done to make this um world a better place to live in um also had the opportunity to attend the Wake with councilman petski and it was a pleasure having the opportunity to get to know you Johnny while at post 60 at this time I would like to bring to Residents attention that if you the resident are interested in becoming a member of next year's diversity and inclusion committee please reach out to me myself councilman Johnson or uh the mayor um at your earliest convenience uh meaning like within the next week now like yes tonight uh I'll put another um post on um Facebook uh just in case uh you know not a lot of viewers are watching um we want to get as many um people that want to get involved as possible we're both looking forward to those willing to participate in helping Foster a more inclusive community on that note I want to wish everyone a Merry Christmas happy holidays and a prosperous upcoming New Year please enjoy the holidays with your loved ones we lost a lot of uh valuable people throughout this year and I I I think it's important for us to uh try to put aside our differences or try to put aside things that we can't control and and try to uh maintain our mental health and wellbeing so if you need to get in contact with me please uh email me at G Johnson Rosal park.net or you could call me at 908 3031 1519 and mayor that concludes my reporta can I get a uh a council can I get a council report from Council voski I don't know what's going on man it's the last meeting of the Year okay uh uh first of all I again I want to send my condol like councilman Johnson said uh Johnny Clark Johnny was a personal friend of mine uh he was a 1964 graduate of roselt Park High School um a dedicated uh veteran of the Vietnam War um many talks I had when he used to tell me stories about his time over Vietnam and he was very proud to be a veteran uh and also a marine okay um he was also uh the first couple years of my uh being the councilman he was the Grand Marshal of the Memorial Day Parade who also took it very proud uh to be uh um a u of uh you know the Grand Marshall um he will definitely be missed um I used to have many conversations with him um and everything and uh actually uh uh the last few years when he couldn't drive anymore I used to pick him up to go vote um but this year councilman Johnson had the privilege of uh picking him up uh but yes he he was a great guy and I he definitely will be missed um and also David Shields which was a 1965 graduate of Roso Park High School um again the cul out the two on December 7th I attended the Christmas tree lighting with councilman Johnson Council sarella rosan councilwoman Rosanna Lions and the mayor okay uh great turnout um I thought everything went well um and everything and U mayor I didn't realize you had a great voice oh it's it's the voice of an Angel okay um but uh I thought everything went well um on the 11th I went to the recreation uh meeting which it was our Christmas party yearly um everything was well uh they're getting ready for the couple winter projects they're having uh in the winter which it will come out shortly uh this past Sunday I attended to paray of Lights as uh and a great turnout um you know with the cold weather and everything and they still um you know came out uh I seen many people through the path and like that um on Monday uh was the historical historical meeting um and um again it was a Christmas party um and everything so um you know like I said uh while attend we I believe they picked up a couple two members so hopefully uh they'll start coming to the meetings also uh today I had the Joint Sewer meeting probably one of the longest meetings uh uh I've been at since I've been uh on the joint SE and actually we pass pass the uh 2025 budget so that was the main topic um I want to um also uh reach out again if you could help the American Legion out um we would appreciate it um and everything um so like I've been saying we got the steps done um we got some little painting uh we were able to get donated uh flooring for the uh bar area which will be probably done I'm going to say probably after the holidays which will make the place look uh really nice and um I was there on Friday and I got a big surprise uh kzam Mano put in the railings um so uh which we really appreciate and I'm going to have them come to a future meeting uh probably after you know definitely after the holidays um and everything but I want to uh and that was again all donated and everything like that so um most of the um Union uh workers they're all saying to me when it comes to the vet we will do anything in the world for them and again they all told me no charge Joe um because we appreciate what they did for us and like that so councilman Johnson again thank you for your service I know I keep saying it but I do really appreciate your service um I want to uh wish everyone a Merry Christmas happy holiday happy Hanukkah and happy kuanza okay um if uh you need to contact me at J Petroski Roso park.net 908 666 7821 that's my report mayor thank you thank you councilman councilman Patel I have no report and happy holidays councilman orina sure thank you mayor good evening Rosel Park as we reach the final meeting of the year it's a time to reflect on what's been truly a truly eventful year rather than listing every accomplishment just walk take a walk through our town New Roads thriving businesses community events ongoing Park open space and infrastructure improvements and growing families there's a lot to be grateful for including your continued support for allowing me to serve I have the pleasure of attending Santa prayed on the 15th and beyond that I've been focused on addressing constituent concerns I also recently celebrated my birthday so many thanks to everyone who reached out here's an update on what's happening in the ward the shade structure of boy SC Park is now up and the njd has been actively removing invasive knotweed as well as dead and hazardous trees along the raway Valley Railroad and I owe thanks to Chief Reno ba casayas and superintendent budash for promptly addressing the concerns that residents reached out to uh reached out about uh earlier today in Chamber of Commerce news the county Educators Federal Credit Union has rebranded as County Excellence Credit Union they are open and will be celebrating their grand opening in February for those who may not be familiar a credit union is a nonprofit member-owned Co-op that focuses on serving its members rather than shareholders like traditional Banks uh they often offer lower fees and better rates and while banks generly have more branches and Services Credit Unions tend to be more Community focused and you're eligible to join if you live work worship and conduct business in Union Somerset or hunter in counties or if you're an immediate family member of an existing member they're located 16 Lincoln on the corner of chestnut across from the port of admin building any last minute shopping dining or grooming please shop and support our local small businesses and be share be sure to share uh your finds or experience on social media using the hashtag UC loves small Biz and Rosel Park NJ to help promote them as we look to the year ahead I'm working on a list of goals for the award and your feedback and suggestions are always appreciated email me at J rine Rosel Park .n net you can call me at 862 23619 uh in the meantime I wish you all a merry Christmas happy hanuka uh Happy K Quanza um to those who celebrate and I wish you a peaceful New Year thank you mayor thank you Rosel park that's my report thank you johnman uh my report is yeah happy holidays um wishing you all a great holiday season um okay uh may I have a motion to open the public portion on any subject so move second all in favor I uh may have a motion to CL close the public portion on any subjects so move second all in favor okay just have one quick thing for closed session this evening do you want to read the closed session reso whereas the mayor and Council of the bur Ros bur Rosell Park wish to discuss matters which are described in the New Jersey open public meetings Act njsa 10 col 4-12 and whereas the general nature of the subject to be discussed in closed session is contract negotiations with Wells Fargo bank and whereas the time when and the circumstances under which the item discussed in close session will be disclosed to the public at a future time now therefore be it resolved that the mayor and Council of the bar Rosel Park in the county of union state of New Jersey do now adjourn the open portion of the meeting and open a closed portion of the meeting to discuss the aformentioned item need a motion to adopt the closed session resolution so move second call the roll oh all in favor I all uh close session sorry Bill we got to kick you out Merr Christmas you're good head on out hopefully nothing happens in the next 10 to 15 minutes America push the button e e e all right all uh what you got to do uh you need a motion to reconvene have a motion to reconvene so move second all in favor I I mayor in MO in close session the governing body discussed contract negotiations with Wells Fargo uh there is no resolution to the matter and no formal action being taken at this time cool uh may I have a motion to adjourn so move second all in favor thank you everybody Merry Christmas thank you [Music]