##VIDEO ID:kq0dtGIxqLY## e e e I just talked to him 20 minutes ago one two three uh you have AUM you want to text him when you want to text him oh okay we got worried about you Joe we're about to send out the cops we're safe text for I don't think it's necessary good all right uh let's let's get going uh this meeting is in accordance with the open public New Jersey open public meeting act annual notice this meeting was published in the Union County local Source in the newwork Star Ledger said notice was Post in the municipal building and a copy's on file with Office of the bur clerk f are located in the direction I'm indicating if you're alert for a fire please move in a Comm orderly manner to the near smoke free exit proper notice having been given the burough clerk is directed to include the statement in the minutes of the meeting please call the rooll Andrew councilman Petroski here councilman Johnson pres Council sella here councilman Rina here councilwoman Lions here councilman Patel will be absent this evening mayor signorella here you have a quarum mayor uh opening prayer Pledge of Allegiance Eternal God grant us thy help in all our duties and perplexities we ask for thy guidance give us thy protection in our dangers and Sorrows grant us thy peace amen amen to the flag of United States of America the stands Nation God indivisible liy justice for all okay I have some Girl Scouts that are going to grill me tonight is that what's going on you're G to give me a hard time oh man and sell cookies all right can we do the cookie part first or all right let's go come on up as you you guys questions for me right is that the way it works out or the council okay okay okay is it all the same yeah okay two sets okay got it ah okay okay I I told told about this um I you guys can just maybe share that just uh there's a button just once the red lights on it's on hello okay I am Lily Curry I live on Chestnut Street in Rosa Park and I'm currently a high school student from Girl Scout Troop 40998 the safety of pedestrians in the area has come to my attention according to the national highway traffic safety administration pedestrian fatalities are are a growing problem in school zones with 20% of all pedestrian deaths occurring in or around schools currently students and pedestrians are forced to navigate a busy road without a design Crossing putting them at significant risk without proper infrastructure like crosswalks students are exposed to high dangers especially in high traffic areas where drivers may not be paying full attention a crosswalk would not only provide a safer route for pedestrians but also improve the overall safety of the surrounding area hi my name is Maddie I live on East Webster the reason our troop has come here today is to bring awareness to level on safety individuals feel when Crossing West zav or more specifically Crossing to and from the front of the high school our goal is to have signage a crosswalk are some kind of safety measure implemented such as speed bumps we conducted a survey assessing individual's opinions and we found that 90% of respondents have expressed they feel unsafe when Crossing in front of the high school and 98% of individuals believe a cross Lo would be beneficial along with these statistics we received many eye opening testimonies here are three examples number one Crossing to utilize the softball s basball Fields can be difficult enough on its own then adding in small children and Equipment can make it even more stressful number two there are always cars and students rushing to make the bus and our PHS spill students run to and from the parking lot without looking I know to go slow and look for students but other cars coming down that street don't I've seen plenty of cars hitting brakes and many students getting scared number three whenever the town has events at the high school I often Park in the softball lot across the street the events often draw a large crowd and heavy traffic having a designated crosswalk would be beneficial to the safety of the community thank you it's great oh is this is it the same same project or okay got it come on down I just want to say I'd like to comb over that data of the survey make sure that it's all sound I'm I'm just kidding it's a joke okay all right good even I don't send it to me I'm I'm very much joking around I'm just saying 90% smelling a little fishy I'm I'm just I'm only kidding I'm only kidding all right come on ladies let's go my name is tenisi dudani I live on Sheridan Avenue in our crosswalk survey many respondents wrote that having a crosswalk in front of the high school would be beneficial due to softball baseball and other activities the high school offers during the year many parents drop off their kids for sports forcing young children to cross in the middle of the road where their safety is not ensured along with the crosswalk we proposed to add a sign indicating the presence of the crosswalk since it would be a new addition to West Web Avenue the options could include a mid block crosswalk sign like the one near the library or a pedestrian crossing sign on the side of the road if you refer to page one you'll see both those options for events such as the play or school dances parking is limited causing people of all ages to cross West Webster late at night when drivers have a harder time seeing pedestrians hence it would be of considerable benefit to add a sign with flashing lights alerting drivers at night hi my name is Pho R and I live on Bender Avenue some of you may be thinking what if I don't go to rosar Park High School or participate in high school activities how does this crosswalk affect me why should tax money be spent on this cause if only some people benefit from it well the truth is that everybody is affected not just pedestrians but drivers too many drivers yourselves included have had experiences where kids just jump out into the road without seeing if cars are coming if a driver is not paying attention that could lead to fatal accidents by implementing this crosswalk drivers and students alike would be aware of each other and everybody would make it home safely Mr R next year when we do our budget can you please explain to everybody that same thing like about signs perhaps right or statues inside joke for everybody but no that was really good uh and then we have one more yes thank you and this is it last one okay hello hello hello hello my name is an OS and I live on East Clay Avenue if by any chance this request is denied the crossing of web West Webster Avenue will probably continue unsafely this High School is an area of high foot traffic and activity the lack of any nearby crosswalk at all is an accident waiting to happen left of left of the high school the nearest accessible crosswalk past large Street and past Elm Street is Locust right of the high school past the combined field and the Memorial Park is Laurel Avenue the length of the block without access to any crosswalk is 1,680 Ft this is a little over a third of a mile and 1,80 ft longer than the length of an average block which is about 600 ft as unnecessary as it might sound and however many requests have been denied I ask you to take a walk from 7-Eleven to Laurel Avenue twice a day for the high school experience it's our duty as the bur of Roso Park to protect the safety of the people commuting in our town moreover this street is not safe now and certainly will not become safer once the apartments are finished and a new population of people and therefore cars is born we believe it is our job as Rosal Park to be resilient and fix these issues among our growing population We Believe implementing a crosswalk or safety measure on the street is a step in the right direction and making the BET yes to come thank you awesome um first off I want to say oh sorry should we turn this off uh yeah please yeah how do you do it I want to say that was fantastic and really kudos for like the hard cell at the end like you know if you guys don't do this we're going to have some problems like that is a closer right there so Bravo yeah exactly one more round of applause very good very good yeah um I I I don't want to speak for all of council but I I'll defer to councilman rabina as usually when it's something that affects their Ward we we try to get the councilman's or Council person's Buy in first but personally I think it's a great idea I will say just before councilman uh talks as I've learned over six years you can't just usually wave a magic wand and put these things up right one from a cost perspective we just need to budget for every year um two there's a ton of legalities of state regulations of what can go where and how far it can be from the corner so I think it warrants a small study I think is probably what we'd have to do like with the engineers but I'm 100% in favor of it and I I'd just love to hear councilman rina's view no thank you thank you for suming up and I'd like to thank our Girl Scouts for coming out and um you were very articulate you had the facts and um very pointing presentation so thank you so much uh as the councilman of that area where the high school's located and uh the field is uh you have my full 100% support in backing on this so I will Advocate on your behalf and I know uh mayor signorella will as well uh of course we're going to do a small study first but anything we can do and the uh recommendations coming from our engineer we'll be sure to to to do it yeah and it is it's it's sounded funny it's something that you've never I've never thought about just cuz you get used to it but like it is like not the safest intersection you know no sidewalk on the Southside so from the apartments over passing DPW to the continuation of Webster Gardens yeah that's something we need to look at as well so no it's a really smart idea so cool apprciate thank you guys thank you yeah should we do a you want to do a picture real quick you know we don't need one if you don't want one with me it's okay I won't be offended did you catch the resilient what you did oh I got it oh yes that's that's rosan I can't take credit for that yeah very good right thank you great job [Applause] all right Ken you got to find the money for it yep check in the couch see what we got um if you guys want to stick around you're more than welcome to the Mee is probably going to get kind of boring from here but they marching percussion okay got it cool um yeah very welcome um okay so there are no meetings uh minutes for approval this evening uh may I have a motion that bills and payrolls be not read and passed for payment so move second all in favor I I uh may I have a motion to open the public portion on agenda items only so move second all in favor I anybody like to come up and speak on agenda items only I'm seeing no one may have motion to close the public portion so move second on favor I uh reports of departments so I think we just have um there was a request to have d superintendent come do a report you want to come on up St Kenworth we're not going to be easy on you bud it was that suggestion you walked into the Thunderdome that one you saw how I treated the Girl Scouts what a great presentation go ahead so since the last council meeting if uh you count every employee we've had a total PTO usage including missed hours of 457 hours for the since the last council meeting on October 17th now we to in those hours we've had two employees out on disability so if you minus that it was only 121 hours of time used and we've also had Meesa come out for a a sewer main break over on Maplewood and West Lincoln we ended up replacing 15 ft of clay pipe and it was on Veterans Day and it took about I was there for 14 hours that was when they finally sealed it up and started back filling uh the rest of the work we've been doing is bulk pickup Al theart bulk pickup and miscellaneous complaints from uh residents that other than that it's the majority of the work we we've done since our last council meeting cool yeah I think it's just if uh any Council people have any questions yeah I just wanted to know um with with two employees out um what plans do you have maybe for preparation for the winner if you can elaborate a little bit on that maybe yes so Andrew and I have met and we interviewed over eight people um we selected two for hiring to to help with the winter storms and we have a prospective start date of December 9th so pending background checks and physicals and Drug screenings all right is there anything else cool any further questions from you guys I'm good questions thank you very much Greg you're welcome appreciate it y uh do you want him to stay do does council want Greg to stay um no peace I think Andrew could handle the rest you're welcome uh okay do you Ken or Andrew do you guys want to do okay cool all right may I have a motion to accept the reports of the Departments as submitted so move second all in favor I uh okay may motion to take ordinance number 2789 from the table for further consideration so move second uh there is no debate on this all in favor oh no wait there's no debate in this motion there's no debate in the first motion oh so then I just call the rooll yeah you're this is a vote to remove from the table so again if you vote Yes you're going to further consider the ordinance if you vote no then it stays tabled do you guys want to take it off the table yes okay call the rooll councilman patoski yes Council Johnson yes signell yes Council Rina yes councilwoman Lions Council Matel is absent five in the affirmative the uh ordinance resumes a consideration uh as a reminder you're acting under a motion to approve from I forget the meeting I believe it was September uh there was a motion to adopt so you're still so I you don't need another motion right the pending motion is the motion on the floor is to adopt now we could debate or discuss okay councilman rine I think you have an update on it yes I do I did speak with the association involved and uh the uh resident that had been affected and they've come to a mutual uh resolution on this new signage has been installed at the complex and uh the resident the tenant will have a parking space uh able to be able to to use it won't be a designated space but we'll have a selection of the eight or so that are available adaa accessible so net net this is no longer required correct okay cool um so Jay everyone is satisfied with that and uh was a new signage put up or anything like that yes it was as a matter of fact I received a uh confirmation from the association two days ago that signage has been installed with pictures and proof thank you for your advocacy yeah no problem appreciate it great news okay um call the rooll councilman voski yes councilman Johnson yes councilman signorella yes councilman rabina yes councilwoman Lions yes I V the affirmative mayor the ordinance is adopted okay please read ordinance number 2795 by title yes mayor ordinance 2795 is an ordinance for second reading and public hearing and ordinance amending chapter 2 article 4 section 33 of the code of the burb Rosell Park entitled Board of Health uh may I have a motion to open the public hearing on ordinance number 2795 so move second all in favor I I would anybody like to come up and speak on this ordinance I am seeing no one may I have a motion to close the public hearing on ordinance number 2795 so move second uh uh all in favor I I I have a motion to adopt ordinance number 2795 so move second is there any discussion oky DOI call the rooll councilman Petroski yes councilman Johnson yes councilman signarello yes councilman rabina yes councilwoman Lions yes by votes affirmative mayor the ordinance is adopted uh please read ordinance number 2796 by title yes mayor ordinance 2796 is an ordinance for introduction an ordinance fixing the salary ranges of clerical group employees of the burb Rosel Park and the county VI state of New Jersey for the years 2025 2026 2027 2028 and 2029 uh okay may have a motion to approve ordinance Su 2796 for introduction and fix the date for second reading and public hearing is December 5th 2024 so move second is there any discussion please call the role Council Petroski yes councilman Johnson Council signorella yes Council rabina yes councilwoman Lions yes five votes the affirmative May the ordinance is introduced 2797 yes mayor ordinance 2797 is an ordinance for introduction an ordinance amending chapter 7 section 39 subsection two of the code of the BB rosol Park entitled handicap parking on streets for private residences may I have a motion to approve ordinance number 2797 for introduction fix the date for reading and public hearing is December 5th 2024 so move second all in favor oh is there any discussion what I didn't need a roll my bad is there any discussion no okayi yes councilman Johnson yes councilman sarella yes councilman rabina yes councilwoman Lions yes five votes in the affirmative mayor the ordinance is introduced I don't think that one would be controversial so uh Mr clerk please read ordinance number 2798 by title yes mayor ordinance 2798 is an ordinance for introduction an ordinance fixing the salary ranges of clerical group employees of the BB Rosal Park in the county of union state of New Jersey for the years 2025 2026 2027 2028 and 2029 may have motion to approve ordinance number 2 yeah that's crossing guards yeah so that the the title is uh it's a copy and paste error okay the under the underlying ordinance is correct but the title will be CL clerically uh corrected to be crossing guards okay okay you already you already voted that the the first ordinance was clerical okay got it so we're good this is minor typo yeah I I'll administratively Co correct the title block it the title block the title of the ordinance is correct it's just my yep my error it's an agenda error correct okay cool yeah yeah okay where were we do I I have a motion on this you have to ask for yeah may have a motion to approve ordance number 2798 for introduction and fix a date for reading and public hearing is December 5th 20124 so move second there any discussion please call the rooll councilman patoski yes councilman Johnson yes councilman sarell yes Council Rina yes councilwoman Lions yes five VES the affirmative mayor the ordinance is introduced uh please read ordinance number 2799 by title yes mayor ordinance 2799 is an ordinance for introduction ordinance amending chapter two article four of the code of the B Rosell Park entitled Administration boards committees and commissions establishing a new section 36 entitled sha tree committee okay may have a motion to approve ordinance number 2799 for introduction and fix date for second reading and public hearing is December 5th 2024 so move second is there any discussion just like to say thank you this this was uh in effect years ago and I think this should help us all out yeah I mean we we I've noticed it since after is something I've been wanting to do since after Co um everybody's been wanting tree service and I mean look happy to trim trees um but I think we need to make sure that look there's a lot of good non- hippie dippy reasons to save trees we get all these hundred-year storms where we need the you know roots to soak them up um and I think we just need a committee to look at this be objective of the shape of the tree and sort of also it helps our DB keep up with it so um to prioritize what's most important so uh any further discussion please call the role councilman Petroski yes councilman Johnson yes councilman signorella yes councilman Rina yes councilwoman Lions yes by votes in the affirmative mayor the ordinance is introduced okay all matters listed within asteris are considered to be routine and non-controversial by the council will be approved by one motion there will be no separate discussion of which these items unless of these items unless a member of the governing body s requests in which case the item will be removed from the consent agenda and considered in its normal sequence on the agenda as part of the general orders please read all the resolutions by title yes mayor resolution 2724 is approving a collective baring agreement between the bur Rosell Park and the Rosell Park clerical group for a period January 1st 2025 through December 31st 2029 resolution 27124 setting the salaries of clerical group employees of the burb Rosal park for years 2025 2026 2027 2028 and 2029 resolution 27224 is authorizing the Rosal Park Police Department to cover parking meters for the 2024 holiday season resolution 27324 is introducing amendments to the bylaws of Mayor and Council resolution 27424 is authorizing a shared service agreement with the burough of korth for the position of superintendent of Public Works for calendar year 2025 resolution 27524 is appointing Zahir base to the position of class one labor resolution 27624 is memorializing the passing of electrical inspector Robert Del roses senior resolution 27724 is accepting the resignation of Todd Lade from the position of fire prevention inspector resolution 27824 is appointing Michael Martinez as a member of the Rosal Park fire department resolution 27924 is approving a collective baring agreement between the bur Rosell Park and the school crossing guards Association of the burough of Rosell park for the period January 1st 2025 through December 31st 2029 resolution 28024 is memorializing the automatic contract renewal with action data services for third party payroll services for calendar year 2025 resolution 28124 is authorizing invoices char charge pursuant authorizing invoice is charge pursuant to the Professional Services contract authorized by resolutions number 29423 and 29523 to be processed and paid prior to the establishment of developers escrow resolution 28224 is expressing support for s211 aa451 the Humane pet store Bill resolution 28324 is accepting the resonation of Leland Griffin from the position of adult counselor without a teaching certificate resolution 28424 is establishing r for vouchered roles within the recreation department and resolution 28524 is appointing kazim Smith to the position of class one labor cool uh do any members wish to have any items removed from consent I just I'll start off 273 I'm pulling and 275 uh anybody else yes um mayor uh 274 and 275 okay uh okay I may have motion to approve the resolutions remaining on the consent agenda so move second all in favor I I uh okay may I have a motion to adopt resolution 27324 so move second uh is there any discussion Greg I I uh I actually thought this was already our policy so I I agree with the the change I just have one small suggestion um if we're going to do it I I would suggest just to keep Andrew sanity we do it lock it down Thursday instead of Friday right because if it's Friday and day like let should I don't think you're going to do this but like some councilman says like I want something on the agenda 4 p.m. on Friday like it's a little unfair no no I I get it and then it's a clean week to week I'm all right with altering the purpose of this is to uh give uh the governing body a little bit more heads up on some agenda items that we don't know like I put some on Jay put some on and we don't you know always know each other's agenda I would like to look at it a little bit earlier I got to be honest with you I thought this was already the policy and I thought just I mean there's been stuff happening so as an emergency BAS we've been doing it Monday fully agree with that change if weone to make a motion if if I could just I would be very appreciative uh it gives the clerk's office a full day if something does come in right on the wire to get us and and I and I like the personally for whatever it's worth I like the idea of the agenda going out on the Friday before it gives a little bit more time it gives you guys the weekend for you to look at it as well as the public um so I I like it uh so the the the CH my recommended change if the governing B's amendable is to change the deadline for the close of business on the Thursday prior okay so basically it's the for the way our meeting Cadence is it's the week before the meeting um I'll make that motion Co so a motion to amend to reflect a deadline th thank you so this is a motion on the uh Amendment okay call the roll in motion I guess yes so on the amendment councilman Petroski yes councilman Johnson yes Council sarella yep Council Rina yes councilwoman Lions yes five votes in affirmative the amendment is agreed to it just need a motion to adopt as amended may have motion to adop as amended so move second is there oh is there any discussion no I think we just did that that's good cool call the role councilman patoski yes councilman Johnson yes Council sarella yes Council Rina yes councilwoman Lions yes that's five VES affirm of the resolution is adopted I just want to note for the governing body there will be another resolution on um on the next meeting um amendments to bylaws pursuant to the bylaws have two readings um so uh this will not immediately go into effect um I will administratively try to put that into effect uh because I get the uh the sense of the governing body um but it won't be formally a policy until it's adopted at the December 5th meeting cool uh okay I have a motion to adopt resolution 274 24 so move second uh is there any discussion just real quick uh do this something we need to move to close session or it's fine to debate here or have any discussion here if necessary you could you could disc I'm sorry councilman I I actually so you can discuss it as a matter of contract negotiations in Clos session okay it's it's an option ofil but we don't need to you don't need to yeah yeah that's fine okay is there any discussion yes um I was hoping that we could either table this or go to a closed session uh because there is if it was just like one change you know then I I figur like we could just open it up for discussion right now but I actually see a few concerns uh that I would like to get some clarity and address and I think it's going to be too lengthy to to possibly uh so if we could either table it or move it to a Clos session uh yeah I mean I'm I'm happy to I mean we have to do a Clos session tonight anyway okay right so we can do it as the second part of that closed session tonight I would like to just because the clock ticking on it I would like to assuming right or wrong I would like to vote on it today yeah after the Clos session if possible um but do I need so do I need a motion to table till after close session yeah just make a motion to postpone till after close session okay do I have a motion to postpone till after close session so move second uh all in favor I I uh okay uh may I have a motion to adopt 27524 so move second uh is there any discussion yeah I just uh need to abstain yep that's why I pulled it figured it do it for you uh uh okay um need the roll yeah roll call Council patoski yes councilman Johnson is abstaining councilman sarella yes councilman rabina yes councilwoman Lions yes for the affirmative one abstention the resolution is adopted uh okay uh so actually I know we're doing reports of burrow appointments and committees but I I don't want to can I pull up close session to this because I don't want Frank to have to stick around for our uh are boring committee reports uh all right so can I have a I got to kick everybody out for close session for a bit Personnel matters um just a heads up over the resolution uh yeah please whereas the mayor and Council of the bur Ros burough Rosel Park which is discuss matters which are described of the New Jersey open public meetings Act njsa 10 4-12 and where is the general nature of the subjects to be discussed in Clos session are a Personnel matter involving the DPW in which the employee has been raced and contract negotiations with the B of kennworth and whereas the time when and the circumstances under which the items discussed in close session will be disclosed to the public at a future time now therefore be resolved the mayor and Council of the bur Rosell Park County 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 aforementioned item is there a motion to adopt the resolution so move second all in favor I e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e [Music] all right need a motion to reconvene uh have a motion to rec so move second fa mayor in session of the governing body discussed two matters one involving the contract negotiations with the burough of kennworth and one Personnel matter with the Department of Public Works where the employee was rised um there is uh no resolution to the latter uh latter matter the first matter involving the B of kennworth the governing body wants to take resol action on resolution 27424 so may have a motion to approve have a motion to approve resolution 7424 so move second is there any discussion uh so what just to recap the Amendments we're looking to put in is the quarterly meetings yeah so there is a there's a a desired Amendment um for the public it's on page 35 of the agenda page three of 10 of the proposed agreement um under uh paragraph 1 uh there would be a change from uh the reporting of the superintendent to Mayor and County Council would be quarterly both in person and in writing as opposed to once per month in writing so just need a motion on the amendment do you have a motion to amend that's councilman Johnson second councilman signarello uh please call the RO Council patoski yes councilman Johnson yes councilman sarella yep councilman rabina yes councilwoman lines yes five in the affirmative mayor the amendment is agreed to need a motion to adopt the resolution as amended motion to adopt some move second is there any discussion please call the roll councilman patoski yes councilman Johnson yes Council signarello yes councilman Rina yes councilwoman Lions yes five in the affirmative mayor the resolution is adopted as amended okay uh all right we will now do the where were we reports of burrow Council committees uh start with councilman Johnson oh thank you mayor threw me off uh okay good evening mayor council and residents on November 11th I attended the annual Veterans Day service at uh rol Park uh Veteran Memorial Library uh what can I say respect and honor goes out to all my military veteran brothers and sisters who put their lives on the line daily so we can enjoy the freedoms that we have today you are the true heroes and the public recognizes your sacrifice no one can ever take that away from us God Bless America and Rosa Park uh and Well Done um um Ru Ruben excuse me also um on um November 13th I had the opportunity along with my colleague uh J rabina and uh mayor signarello to attend one of many of the route 28 meetings um I just wanted to advise the public after we come out of committee we will definitely bring uh for uh all of these options to the whole governing body for deliberation moving along um I I made a proposal for next year um and had uh great discussions via email and phone call to have a a multicultural Day celebration uh since our community is one of the most diverse in Union County to me it just makes sense so uh I'm looking forward to that um I had also the opportunity to attend the municipalities uh uh convention for 2024 during the 19th and the 20th of November uh I'm always looking forward to expanding my knowledge for the betterment of our community I attended several meaningful seminars such as training for elected officials that explores Emergency Management or subjects that address state of Public Health all very so enlightening and beneficial for our community um just wanted to to say uh going forward uh we have these discussions uh almost every meeting uh work has commenced on Avon and Berwin which will uh um already has commenced uh thank you and I just ask residents to please be patient um and wait until the final product before um we um just see things done Midway let's let's wait for the the end results and I'm I'm open to any um concerns that may be lastly I attended November 13th County Commissioner meeting advocating for uh to the county to consider next year possibly providing also the grant initiative that I also mentioned here for mayor and and and Council uh this program would help trouble veteran organizations uh help them to get the funds that they deserve uh I don't mean to take my um uh colleagues uh saying but it uh he put it together so well Joe p uh let's help the veteran group that uh that are in need because when when we needed them they helped us so I'm looking forward to that I probably BOS it up but close enough and uh lastly I just wanted to uh thank you too Joe P um the for the legions I know we didn't get a chance to honor those gentlemen but I also next meeting but I I I can't say it enough I wanted to thank you because uh I've been a part of post 60 for about a decade a little over a decade and uh that's been a mission that's been so difficult for us to uh obtain or to get accomplished and and I would just say thank you to you because uh through with your resources uh you help uh you and the commander help uh manifested that which was uh a long time coming so we appreciate that and uh lastly oh my last uh statement is actually a question for Andrew uh um do we plan on hiring a few more um I would like to see a few more DPW workers I I appreciate the immediate uh efforts to mitigate our situation with uh employment but I would like to see a couple more if possible uh I don't know uh you guys I think that have to be comes part of the uh budgeting cycle counc yeah and I'm okay with that but I just wanted you guys to uh you know yeah I mean look we we we budgeted for so many roles I think the goal is to backfill that that complement that we had planned but I would leave any new hires to to budgeting season I mean we have requests also for um new police officers too which I think should be considered in the new year and I think we just need to do this not as one um can't just look at the one Department you need to look holistically at the budget would be my request but we we are planning in in a in a in a long uh I don't know we'll see how the budget goes okay y okay uh if you need need to get in contact with me please uh email me at G Johnson ralp park.net or you can call me at 908 3031 1519 and that concludes my report thank you councilman councilman patoski okay thank you mayor first of all I want to send my cces out to Bob Heath family um a great guy uh I was involved in L Le with him for many years and U he was uh he was a lineman for the public service engine guest and if there's any work that needed uh to be done down at the little leag field especially with electrical work Bob was always ready to hand uh and I know uh when they finally uh put the outdoor batting cage up Bob ran all the wires and everything so again May rest in peace um our electrical inspector Bob Del Rosa another great guy um I I had the privilege of coaching his son uh in soccer and uh uh you know Bob was a big supporter of all the sports and everything and uh always there to give your hands and also uh Joseph relli okay on the 11th I did tend uh attended the Veterans Day uh ceremony and then uh on the 14th um I had a meeting at AER Park uh to go over the new playground um then I had the a Joint Sewer meeting um they're getting ready for the 2025 budget and uh Recreation we're starting to uh get ready for the winter season I know the recreation committee wants to do a couple events at the uh for the recreation so uh um we discussed that um um always keep the veterans in your mind um like I said I thank you for your service uh councilman Johnson um um the post 60 definitely needs as much help as they can get um you know um but just to update everyone uh we finally got the steps done and like uh councilman Johnson said we've been waiting 10 years to get it done I was able to uh get um The Brick Layers Union to come in and they replaced the the bricks and the uh uh Limestone free of charge LGE okay I also got the hunter uh twin Bor uh Supply over in Rosell and uh on first in Locust they donate all the brick and Limestone and everything we needed um and then um uh also the painters came in and painted the lower level um again it got a little cold so they said they'll come back uh next year and uh do the back of the building but anything we need down there they said they'll throw it and also I want to thank stipper scene for donating the paint again no charge to the legion which was a big thing um so uh I'd like to bring them in hopefully next week next meeting which is the 5th I believe of December y um and again a big thank you too do Cosmo um he has a lot of contacts I was able to you uh utilize him as a member of the Sal I I've been hearing a lot about the steps and I finally said look why do we keep talking about it let's get it done and I was able to talk to Alo and he was able to make some contacts so the steps are definitely done already it looks great like I said they painted the lower level and hopefully they'll come back in the spring and but they uh I know they talking about replacing the floor down by the bar so uh so hopefully all that get done uh again uh keep your prayers for Paul to The veto um and everything um my prayers are with him uh every day so um if you need to contact me u j Petroski rosof park.net 908 666 7821 that's my report mayor thank you thank you um councilwoman Lions good evening mayor and Council and residents um I just want to remind uh everybody if um for the victims of the sunrise Village Apartment Complex we still are are taking any donations if there's anything that you'd like to drop off at the casano center um even gift cards monetary donations anything that's coming up in the holidays if you're able to do anything uh they are still um accepting donations I also attended the veterans um memorial service and um just like uh councilman Johnson said they are true heroes Commander verun every time he speaks um he's just a walking heart and I I always appreciate him and his testimony and just uh how he is with everyone so I really appreciate him in our town he's really a treasure here and um and post post 60 and everybody that comes there it's just um it's it's a moment to really go and honor them anytime that you can please do I also brought up a scottin and and I just I I love seeing every everybody eat so uh that was awesome um let's see so uh this past week I was also at the njlm uh I just wanted to say in regards to that I met a lot of awesome people um and a couple things uh I actually went to a session it was called lessons of leadership and laughter and it was Senator bramnick and also an elected official in Flemington Joey novic um and they said a few things that just struck me um Senator bramnik said people want to be seen so it's really about that and being in leadership it's it's really not about us it's really about the people in the town and and that that just is my heart um and also Joey Novak who is um an elected official there in Flemington he pretty much said Just remember to laugh at yourself sometimes you know we get so serious about things but to be able to uh break that seriousness with some laughter and then a woman that I spoke to she was Miss New Jersey 2006 and she was trying to recruit women UH 60 and over and she was amazing married 62 years um and I got to chat with her she called me actually today um and we're going to try to to make something happen and connect um in New Jersey and with women so I would love for her to even maybe come come here in Rosal Park and speak um when I have the uh women's night in March um but I just I just wanted to touch on that and say like it's it was just such a blessing in many ways and getting to spend time with um with each other here also um for things coming up I can't believe it's December already um so December 7th from 400 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. annual Christmas tree lighting on December 7th and the winter Market is happening on December 7th and December 8th so it's 2 days uh please come out please support um there's lots of fun activities and that's right in on Chestnut Street so please mark your calendars um and that's pretty much my report Happy Thanksgiving everyone um and uh if you need me our lions at Rosal park.net and 908-7262 73 thank you councilwoman uh councilman Rina thank you mayor good evening Rosel Park I had the honor of attending the Veterans Day ceremony like many of my colleagues here on November 11th at the library and post 60 a heartfelt thank you to all of our veterans both local and from beyond our community for their service we appreciate your sacrifices more than words can express on November 13th I participated in a Rails to Trails Conservancy webinar focused on building productive Partnerships with railroads the discussion highlighted how to Foster successful projects through collaboration later that day I joined their professional staff and fellow governing body members for a meeting regarding Route 28 like councilman Johnson mentioned earlier which included representatives from njdot and Engineering Consultants the focus of the meeting was to discuss improvements to traffic operations and safety along the Route 28 Corridor particularly concerning pedestrian Crossings and to elaborate on what councilman Johnson discussed and why this is so important key takeaways from that meeting include The Pedestrian crash rate here on 28 is double the 2021 average 1.87% actual versus 090 average right angle crashes occurred at nearly twice the 2021 average at 20.57% versus 11.54 parked vehicle crashes are almost seven times the 2021 average 11.22 versus 1.65 three pedestrian fatalities between 2017 to 2021 occurred at unsignalized intersections our goals for this project are to enhance pedestrian safety minimize con conflict points by reducing the number of median openings providing safe refuge for left turning vehicles at selected at select unsignalized Medan openings and ensuring that this project is ADA Compliant I look forward to continuing discussions with my colleagues professionals and residents on this road Safety project in other news after nearly three years of discussions and followups I'm happy to report that the pla commemorating the Marone Wireless building originally fixed by the bicentennial Committee in 1976 has been Faithfully recreated by the building's developer a big thank you to ba casai for the followup and follow through can't wait to see it either displayed in the museum or placed on the new building in its original location and as many of my colleagues mentioned a few hours ago many of us returned from the New Jersey League of municipalities conference in Atlantic City this is one of the largest Municipal conferences in the country offering a wealth of educational sessions networking opportunities and resources for municipal leaders while there I Ed a round table with the dot commissioner and his team and based on our discussions with him it's clear that Rosel Park's advocacy efforts are being heard loud and clear we are taking meaningful action and are on the right path to ensuring that road bike and pedestrian safety are prioritized in every project this shared commitment to safety is something we must all continue to uphold as we work together to design safer local streets and state highways for our community I'm grateful to the mayor and my colleague my Council colleagues for their continued collaboration and support as well as for opportunities like this conference to build valuable connections and learn about state and federal funding opportunities that benefit our residents I'd also like to extend my thanks to Wern for making a $100 donation to our food pantry under the Rosel Park School District and supported zerom Street fire victims this holiday season and finally I'd like to I want to wish all of Rosel Park a very Happy Thanksgiving may your holiday be filled with good conversation happiness and the spirit of collaboration as we look uh toward the year ahead and I appreciate the Thanksgiving card that I received today from Boy Scout Troop 56 thank you so much and as always feel free to reach out to me J rabine Rosel park.net 862 23619 mayor and Rosel Park that concludes my report thank you councilman councilman zarella make M short I attended the leag convention also attended uh uh three and a half classes yesterday two on Tuesday uh and uh I did learn a lot about the new uh um Oprah request and and the rules and laws are coming down the road and so it was very educational for me I did attend the ACA Park a little how we had trying to put that project back on the track myself and Joe paty and the ba were there and uh hopefully to keep the ball rolling on that I also attended the uh Veterans Day my dad was a veteran and uh as something I Faithfully triy to attend since I can remember I just keep REM minding my head 11 111 um and try to you know work um you know respect these gentlemen and ladies that have fought for our country over the years um uh looking forward to uh the Christmas tree lighting on the 7th and that's all I have you need to get a hold of me J signorella at Rosel park.net good evening thank you councilman uh I have no report you anything from me mayor s at Rosal park.net um may I have a motion to open the public portion on any subject matter so move second all in favor hi if you like to come up and speak may do so now does it stre my neighbor across the street um one of the trees in front of our house was removed and they said it was a healthy tree and they had come over to ask me if I knew and they said that they weren't even notified about it the only thing we were notified about was the uh no parking I'm pissed about that um full disclosure I I I really um I believe the engineers do it because when we repave it the roots uproot the asphalt but I'm I'm you know I drove by it and I saw it happening and I was disgusted uh I've been trying to be more active about this right like so Locust Street was one that I caught where we we saved a lot more trees um I I don't know what we need to do to stop this I have it and I was mayor for one year when it happened but when they did Sherman they chopped them all down you know for the sake of the asphalt like um I'm very frustrated um we will plant new trees it does not mean it's going to replace the canopy so like trust me I I introduced the tree ordinance for a reason tonight I don't know if you caught that um that should not happen again and I like I don't know I I need the engineers to catch this I'm I'm not shouting at you but like the engineers know about this like if we need to codify it like I'm I'm really sick it cuz I think at this point where we're at um if the the street lifts up a little bit because a healthy tree is going to up like do it like we need to save that tree this is It's nonsense I'm I'm very very angry about it sorry can I just say um I mean it changes a whole of of the neighborhood 100% so now I'm the opposite side of my street there's only one tree and it's all the way down and it just totally and my neighbors actually that came over and asked me if I knew why they took the tree down said that the Reon they bought that house on that block on Eon trees because of all the trees and how nice it Tina I I I got a tree removed from my house and again like first year mayor I don't know what I'm doing yet I knew a little bit what I was doing but it the the heat that my house gets now and the like my second floor my attic gets like scorching because of it it's um I'm really really angry about that too um and I don't know the answer right now I mean people will be held accountable for it because like I I've set the tone with Engineers on other projects that this is not acceptable um so yes thank you for bringing that to his attent thank you for reminding me of that I I I saw it as it was happening and I'm like they were coming down already you know um and I I hoped that they were just dead trees but um I I'm I'm sure there were some healthy trees that were cut down and it makes me sick that makes me sick so okay thank you Dina you'll like follow up we will follow up but but I can't I can say we for for whatever it's worth we will plant new trees um as a part of the project mayor if I may I just wanted to it just Tak a for those 100% like anything yeah um if if you don't mind afterwards I was trying to um figure out who was that what tree or what house specifically okay okay okay all right well I'll look at that and I I'll go talk to them as well that's what I was trying to find out thank you mayor if I could just if I could um so I I I will I will say uh Miss Schwarz so councilman Johnson did reach out to me with your concerns um I I did not get back to you uh on on his or the Burrow's behalf so I apologize to you the trees that came down were to the mayor's Point um because they would have otherwise obstructed the project the healthy trees that came down are because they would have otherwise obstructed the curb there's a very extensive amount uh I could go on and on about this but it's a very small right of way we all know Avon Street is probably one of the smallest streets in town in terms of with it's very tight over there all the more reason why trees make it look more pleasant um it kind of softens up what would otherwise look like candidly a more urbanized streetcape right um right EXA and I completely hear and understand um the healthy trees that came down were because of those obstructions there were unhealthy trees that also came down um obviously those are less egregious I completely understand in terms of the notification uh I was informed that the contractor notified and left hang tags on on the residents doors that were impacted I got a copy of the notice if those didn't get out to the residents I don't know how that happened I apologize for it I will follow up with them and find out how that could have happened because having gotten a copy of the notice why would you just send me the notice and not send the residents the notice like it's just a waste of time time but I I will follow up but again just for the record the trees only came down because of those obstructions and we continue to explore ways to mitigate that uh knowing that the trees are as valuable if not more valuable than the infrastructure Improvement name and address is that a good thing or a bad thing good oh all right thank you very much he's a handsome man I just you like the beard h nice thank you Ser name name an address Ser the red light that's why it's all good name uh just you got butt no there's button in the front right button I think I think you hit it there it is that it yeah yeah Frank T for 79 Ragland Drive or is I'm calling it The Forgotten Street I left you a message on my cell phone yes I on your phone and it said I will get back to you I have a beard cuz I've been waiting for you to get back to me I do you want to talk about tonight or you want me to get back to you later huh no you going to get back to me right now all what do you need all right r l draw and I do call it the Forgotten Street yeah um couple of issues when the utility work was done they did a beautiful job Paving one side of the street the other stri has side has not been touched it's all cracked all worn you got Patches now we were told about three years ago don't worry it's going to be done not done yep all right now they were doing a lot of work around the corner on Grant in that area they were just right around the corner that's when I called you yep bring them over here I still got I got a budget for it it's harder than that but I got you I got you all right I wasn't being sarcastic no I I know you're not being sarcastic yeah I mean it's not right now it's really not a big job but if we don't know what kind of winter we're going to have yeah um I would say to two things uh um herd um we have a budget next year Ragland I will make I will put on it I have an answer to that okay go won't cost you n anything well how do I get it for free Meridian let them do a a a residential Reach Out pop a little money in the Barrow yes they own three4 of the town anyway that three three4 is a little pretty soon it's going to be Meridian Park New Jersey so they got let them come and put a condo on one of the potholes if you want a p condo there I mean they'll be up for that I'm serious get them to kick in so so they did give the burrow I don't know 500k what was the second one as a part of the Redevelopment deal I don't I don't remember them pay for the crosswalk at the high school too I I understand um they also pay a lot in taxes and those taxes oh they pay a lot in taxes I'm not I'm not litigating Pilots Tonight Frank but but I that's not going to happen um because it's not legal right what's not legal you when you redo a Redevelopment agreement if you want conscent oh I you can't kill the deal I got that but they could do a little community outreach and say everyone's mad at me because I'm taking over the town here's a new Street wait me or Meridia is taking over the town no you're you're on your way out you know that we all know you're not coming back you're taking over the town put in a crosswalk fix the street wave to people yeah got it I I'll ask I'm serious I'll ask mury tomorrow they could kill I'll ask them if you won't I got it um also the second issue is is you always catch he for this it's not your fault oh okay nice thank you no I'm serious I appreciate it uh mayor Hokinson had our tree and I'm just bringing him up because of the time frame okay y I called him told him about the dangerous situations with the trees came out rang my bell we looked at the trees within a week three or four were taken down all the other trees were trimmed back now here's the problem trees grow and everything that was trimmed back is coming back yeah all right now right now it won't be too big of a job because it's New Growth y you keep letting it linger and linger you're going to have hardwood growth uh one of the branches I have to give him credit he he really I got to give him real credit I wish you was here I thanked him anyway y rich is great he um one of the limbs was entangled with the with with the electric service line yep and you would hear we called utility companies we called everybody he came out that trimmer didn't want to touch it he told him take care of it can't you hear it sizzling get it done and they did did a beautiful job yep but they're starting to grow back you're you're out of time but I I hear you Frank and I think um look I'll see if I can get them tactically over but the one thing you're hitting on which I think we need to fix next year is right now Tree Service is like it's whoever's screaming the loudest and whoever's like no I I understand that I'm just making you aware of it no I know I I I I appreciate it I can't unfortunately your time's up but I will I'll talk to the I'll talk to the superintendent see if we can get it tactically over there but we need a plan for holistic management next year it'll be fairly easy now yep okay cool you got me again with the clock didn't you yeah it's already you already cut off he's got a fast clock it's four four minutes clock for everybody same clock for everybody thank you when I wasn't joking I appreciate that yep thank you how you doing George Ramirez 500 East Clay uh just wanted to formally congratulate Petroski and Rebena we running a great race you guys my hat goes off to you um it was a great experience great learning experience talking to especially a lot of the residents here the history that they have seeing them uh a lot of people in this town over a hundred years and uh talking to a lot of residents about your grandfather my grandfather Yeah great guy they all said he was a great guy they would pick him up pick up School uh kids from school and uh they all miss them we do too and uh just keep that in mind for any decisions that you make within Rosa par Park and that's it have a great dayse anybody else okie dokie I'm seeing no one may I have motion to close the public portion so move all in favor I may I have a motion to adjourn the meeting so move all in favor all right I'll see