Sep 10, 2026 Township Council

TAKE ME TEN MINUTES. DAVE MAY SHOW ME HOW. THE THING IS, YOU KNOW, LIKE A LOT OF PEOPLE SAY,

[COUNCIL PRESIDENT'S STATEMENT]

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PLEASE RISE TO SALUTE THE FLAG. PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE OF UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. PLEASE REMAIN STANDING FOR A MOMENT OF SILENCE, HONORING ALL MILITARY PERSONNEL AND VETERANS, BOTH LIVING AND PAST. I WOULD LIKE TO ASK FOR ANOTHER MOMENT OF SILENCE HONORING THE VICTIMS OF SEPTEMBER 11TH, 2001, AND THE THOUSANDS WHO HAVE DIED SINCE FROM CANCER OR OTHER ILLNESSES IN SUICIDE CAUSED BY THE RAVAGES OF TERRORISM. THANK YOU.

I HAVE A ROLL CALL, PLEASE. MISS ZAREMA HERE. MR. PRESENT. PRESENT. SORRY. MR. ERVIN HERE.

MR. FERGUSON, PRESENT. MR. MAY HERE. MRS. PAWS HERE. MR. PRESIDENT. MR. BEFORE WE BEGIN, TOMORROW IS SEPTEMBER 11TH. THE TOWNSHIP WILL HAVE ITS NINE OVER 11 CEREMONY AT COMPANY TWO

[RESOLUTION RECOGNITION]

MR. MAY YES. THANK YOU. MRS. PAUSE. YES. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR. WONG. YES. MR. FERGUSON YES.

THANK YOU, MR. ROWE.

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YEAH. AND THEN WE HAVE ANOTHER RETIREMENT TO RECOGNIZE FROM THE OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT RECOGNITION FOR MR. THOMAS DYLAN. AND I'M GOING TO LET MR. MAY READ THAT ONE.

THAT'S ME. ALL RIGHT. LET'S SEE. SO WE HAVE A RESOLUTION HONORING THOMAS DYLAN UPON HIS RETIREMENT AS LOGISTICS COORDINATOR WITHIN THE OPERATIONS DIVISION OF THE OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. WHEREAS, THE TOWNSHIP OF MAHWAH WISHES TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR INDIVIDUALS WHOSE DEDICATION, PROFESSIONALISM, AND COMMITMENT TO PUBLIC SERVICE HAVE MADE A LASTING AND MEANINGFUL CONTRIBUTION TO THE SAFETY, WELFARE AND QUALITY OF LIFE OF THE COMMUNITY. AND WHEREAS TOM DYLAN RECENTLY RETIRED FROM THE TOWNSHIP OF MAHWAH OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, WHERE HE SERVED WITH THIS WITH DISTINCTION AS LOGISTICS COORDINATOR FOR 27 YEARS, PROVIDING INVALUABLE EXPERTISE, LEADERSHIP, PLANNING, COORDINATION AND LOGISTICAL SUPPORT BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER EMERGENCIES AND DISASTERS AFFECTING THE TOWNSHIP. AND WHEREAS, MR. DYLAN HAS ALSO DEMONSTRATED AN EXTRAORDINARY COMMITMENT TO THE MAHWAH FIRE SERVICE AS A LIFETIME MEMBER OF MAHWAH FIRE COMPANY TWO, HAVING DEDICATED 35 YEARS OF SERVICE AS A FIREFIGHTER TO PROTECTING THE LIVES AND PROPERTY OF THE RESIDENTS OF MAHWAH. AND WHEREAS, MR. DYLAN WAS AMONG THE FIRST FIREFIGHTERS TO SERVE AS A DRIVER FOR THE MAHWAH AMBULANCE CORPS, HELPING ESTABLISH AND STRENGTHEN COOPERATION AND COORDINATION AMONG THE TOWNSHIP'S EMERGENCY RESPONSE ORGANIZATIONS AND CONTRIBUTING TO A MORE UNIFIED AND EFFECTIVE EMERGENCY RESPONSE SYSTEM. AND WHEREAS MR. DYLAN FURTHER SERVED THE TOWNSHIP IN THE IMPORTANT POSITIONS OF FIRE OFFICIAL AND FIRE SUBCODE OFFICIAL, COMPLETING 28 YEARS OF MUNICIPAL EMPLOYMENT AND CONTRIBUTING HIS KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE AND DEDICATION TO FIRE PREVENTION, CODE ENFORCEMENT, PUBLIC SAFETY AND THE PROTECTION OF THE COMMUNITY. AND WHEREAS, AMONG HIS MOST RECENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS ACCOMPLISHMENTS, MR. DYLAN SUCCESSFULLY SECURED $1,925,091.44 IN FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY FUNDING RELATED TO STORM AND DISASTER RECOVERY PROJECTS, PROVIDING A SUBSTANTIAL FINANCIAL BENEFIT TO THE TOWNSHIP OF MAHWAH AND ITS TAXPAYERS. AND NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE TOWNSHIP OF MAHWAH EXPRESSES ITS GRATITUDE TO THOMAS DYLAN FOR A LIFETIME OF SERVICE DEDICATED TO PROTECTING THE COMMUNITY, STRENGTHENING EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE, AND HELPING MAKE MAHWAH A SAFER AND MORE RESILIENT PLACE TO LIVE AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE MAYOR AND TOWNSHIP COUNCIL, THE TOWNSHIP OF MAHWAH, RECOGNIZE AND HONOR THOMAS DYLAN FOR HIS EXTRAORDINARY AND DISTINGUISHED SERVICE TO THE TOWNSHIP OF MAHWAH AND WISHES HIM CONTINUED HEALTH, HAPPINESS AND FULFILLMENT IN HIS RETIREMENT.

I HERE, SIR, I HEREBY CERTIFY THIS RESOLUTION, CONSISTING OF TWO PAGES, WAS ADOPTED AT THE MEETING OF THE TOWNSHIP COUNCIL, THE TOWNSHIP OF MAHWAH, ON THIS 10TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2026, SIGNED ROBERT M FERGUSON THE THIRD. I HAVE A MOTION, PLEASE. MOTION AS A BODY, AS A WHOLE.

SECOND. HAVE A ROLL CALL, PLEASE, MR. REAMER. YES. MR. YES. THANK YOU. TOM. MR. IRVIN.

YES. THANKS, TOM. MR. MAY YES. THANK YOU. MRS. PASS. YES. THANK YOU, MR. WONG. YES, AND THANK YOU, MR. FERGUSON. YES. AND TOM, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR YEARS OF SERVICE.

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THANKS FOR. THAT LITTLE BIT. WE'RE BETTER.

ANYBODY ELSE? I'LL TAKE A PICTURE. COME ON. YOUR ASTRONAUT. SON. OKAY. THANKS.

ONE HAPPY FAMILY. TOMORROW. YOU GO. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. THANK YOU, TOM.

GOOD LUCK. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR EVERYTHING. LET ME DO. OH. YEAH. THAT WOULD BE IMPORTANT.

YEAH. WE DID IT RIGHT ON THE. THAT'S THE. WHAT WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO NOW. BECAUSE TIM'S NOT HERE. OH, YOU SAW MY. ALL RIGHTY. NEXT UP WE WERE GOING TO HAVE A. WE WILL BE HAVING A SWEARING IN OF THE POLICE OFFICERS. BUT WE'RE GOING TO DELAY THAT FOR A BIT. THERE'S AN ACTIVE INVESTIGATION GOING ON. SO WHEN THE CHIEF GETS HERE WE'LL BE DOING THAT. SO NEXT UP

[SUBMISSION OF BILLS AND CLAIMS]

[ENGINEERING]

AS PART OF THESE DESIGN SERVICES, THE HVAC SYSTEM WILL BE EVALUATED. AND THAT'S JUST JUST SPECIFICALLY FOR THE RANGE HVAC SYSTEM FOR THE RANGE. AND IT WILL BID THAT AS AN ALTERNATE BID ITEM BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT THAT'S GOING TO BE A COSTLY ITEM. SO YOU HAVE THE

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AT THAT POINT, WE'LL HAVE A DETAILED CONSTRUCTION COST ESTIMATE, SO WE WOULD KNOW THE DOLLARS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT FOR THE IMPROVEMENTS. AND THAT COINCIDES WITH THE TOWNSHIP.

TOWNSHIPS BUDGET TIME AND SEASON. SO AT THAT POINT WE WOULD KNOW WHAT THE COST WOULD BE. AND IF WE WANT TO INCLUDE IT IN IN THE 2027 BUDGET, YOU KNOW WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT. SO AND THEN THE EXPECTATION WOULD BE TO GO OUT TO BID FIRST THING IN 27 AND HAVE IT COMPLETED IN 27. OKAY, MIKE, DIDN'T WE JUST DO AN UPGRADE TO THE. I WAS JUST ABOUT TO JUMP IN ON THAT REAL QUICK. OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS, THE CHIEF HAS PUT IN HIS CAPITAL BUDGET TO PLAN FOR THIS PROJECT. AS WE GOT CLOSER TO IT, WE WANTED TO ENSURE A, YOU KNOW, AN ARCHITECT WHO'S CERTIFIED IN DOING THIS ACTUALLY GIVES US CORRECT ESTIMATES. THE CHIEF HAD NUMBERS. AS WE STARTED LOOKING AT THE PROJECT FURTHER, IT GOT A LITTLE MORE INVOLVED IN TERMS OF VENTILATION AND AND JUST REMEDIATION. SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF MONIES BUDGETED FOR THE PROJECT ITSELF. SO WE HAVE WE HAVE TWO YEARS OF MONEY SET ASIDE SEVERAL HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS, WHICH YOU'VE APPROVED. IT'S THAT'S. YEAH. SO WE JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE IT'S, YOU KNOW, DONE RIGHT. THE BID DOCUMENTS ARE DONE RIGHT. AND WE'LL GO FROM THERE. BUT TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, THEY HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING YET. CORRECT. OKAY. YEAH. YOU TALKED ABOUT IT. YEAH. WE JUST WE JUST TALKED ABOUT IT. I KNOW WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT IT. OKAY.

THANK YOU. YEP. SORRY. OKAY. THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR THAT ITEM. OKAY. THE NEXT ITEM IS ITEM ONE B. SORRY. WHAT A SPASM IN MY ARM. OH, I DIDN'T SEE DOWN THERE. SORRY. WE USUALLY SEE QUESTIONS, BUT THAT'S FINE. MIKE, I GOT A QUESTION. I BEEN UP HERE SO LONG. WHAT WAS THE LAST TIME WE DID THIS? BECAUSE I REMEMBER WE DID THIS IN WAS IT 2000 OR 1, 1999? IT WAS AFTER 99. IT WAS PROBABLY EARLY 2000, EARLY 2000. AND THEY JUST DID SOME A LOT OF IT WAS DEALING WITH THE LED ABATEMENT, SOME LEAD ABATEMENT BECAUSE OF THE THE LEAD SHOT AND ALL THAT.

BUT THEN ALSO THEY HAD SOME MOISTURE ISSUES DOWN IN THEIR RANGE. AND I THINK THEY DID SOME HUMIDIFYING DEHUMIDIFYING MEASURES. REMEMBER, WE SPENT A LOT OF MONEY IN THE HVAC SYSTEM AND THEY, THEY CLOSED IT DOWN BECAUSE OF HEALTH ISSUES. RIGHT. SO IS IT NOT MEETING THAT CRITERIA AT THIS POINT? IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT IT CURRENTLY MEETS THE CRITERIA THAT THEY HAVE TO MEET. HOWEVER, AS PART OF THIS, THEY'RE GOING TO EVALUATE THE HVAC SYSTEM TO SEE IF THERE'S IF IT NEEDS A TOTAL REPLACEMENT, OR IF THERE'S JUST SMALL MEASURES THAT CAN BE DONE TO MAKE IT MORE COMPLIANT. OKAY. AND THEN THE LAST QUESTION ALWAYS, EVERYBODY ALWAYS ASKS, BUT MAYBE IT'S A BUDGET QUESTION. I WON'T BE HERE, BUT IS THERE GRANT MONEY FOR THIS STUFF? OR I'M NOT AWARE OF ANY GRANT MONEY, BUT WE COULD REACH OUT TO THE. I'LL CERTAINLY REACH OUT. I WE HAVEN'T SEEN ANY. BUT THE. HIS QUESTION CAN WE USE DEA FUNDS OR ANYTHING TOWARDS THIS OR. NO. YEAH. WELL, WELL, THE CHIEF'S GOING TO BE HERE A LITTLE WHILE. YEAH.

LET'S TALK TO HIM. I, I DON'T KNOW, YOU CAN ANSWER IT. NO. I KNOW THAT THEY WANT TO USE DEA MONEY. OKAY. AND I KNOW IT'S LIKE PULLING TEETH TO GET THAT MONEY. OF COURSE. SO I KNOW THAT THEY'VE BEEN ACTIVELY PURSUING IT. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. BUT GETTING IT IN HAND IS MAYBE SEES GOLD BARS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. YEAH. WELL, EVEN SO JUST TO TO WHAT EVERYONE'S SAYING.

WHAT ABOUT EVEN THE BERGEN COUNTY FORFEITURE FUNDS? LIKE ARE THOSE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THESE TYPES OF COSTS? YEAH, I WOULD CHECK WITH THE CHIEF ON THAT. BUT I KNOW THEY'RE TRYING TO GET MONEY THROUGH SEIZED FUNDS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. AND BUT THAT'S EASIER SAID THAN DONE SOMETIMES. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS ITEM ONE B. THIS IS FOR THE QUACKENBUSH BARN WHICH IS LOCATED IN WINTER PARK. IT'S LOCATED TO THE EAST OF THE PARKING LOT AND THE PLAYGROUND THAT'S THERE TONIGHT. IN SUPPORT OF THIS, I ALSO HAVE REGINA BUENO. SHE'S THE CHAIR OF THE MAHWAH HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION. SO SHE'S HERE IN SUPPORT OF OF ME AND THIS PROPOSAL JUST TO MAKE SURE WE MAKE SURE WE PASS IT.

YEAH. SO THIS THIS STRUCTURE WAS LOCATED ON SPARROW BUSH ROAD UNTIL ABOUT 1998 AND 1998.

IT WAS MOVED TO THE CURRENT LOCATION. AND BASED ON CURSORY OBSERVATIONS, THERE'S

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MAYBE. YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW WHAT GLENN'S OPERATION OR DPW DIRECTOR'S OPERATION WHEN WE HAVE A SNOW STORM. DID THEY GO IN THERE? FUEL EVERYTHING UP, BRING GASOLINE IN THERE. I PERSONALLY THINK THAT ALL THAT STUFF SHOULD BE REMOVED. ONE PERSON'S OPINION. BUT MAYBE YOU COULD REACH OUT. AND I THINK IT'S I THINK IT'S MORE OF A SEASONAL THING WHERE IT'S, IT'S REMOVED DURING THE WINTER MONTHS, BUT I WILL CERTAINLY FIND OUT WHAT'S THE PROCESS, YOU KNOW, ARE THEY USING A STAGING AREA, FILL IT UP WITH FUEL AND AN ACCIDENT COULD HAPPEN. AND THEN WE DON'T NEED THE ARCHITECT KNOW WE NEED RAY ROWE AND TOM DILLON. BUT IF YOU COULD PUT THAT IN CONSIDERATION. AND MIKE, AGAIN, PLEASE RESEARCH THAT ROOF. TONY SEEMED TO THINK THAT THIS WAS LIKE A NO BRAINER. WE COULD GET THIS ROOF. YEP. THANK YOU. YEAH. NO PROBLEM. ANYBODY ELSE? SURE. YEAH. JUST CURIOUS AS TO WHAT THE PLANNED END USE OF THIS QUACKENBUSH BARN IS. I DON'T KNOW, I THAT'S NOT UP TO ME. SO I GUESS THAT'S A WORK IN PROGRESS. AND THIS IS JUST FOR THE EVALUATION OF THE STRUCTURE. I DON'T KNOW WHAT MIKE. CAN I ADD I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PLAN IS OF HISTORIC. THERE WAS TALK OF MAY ANSWER THE QUESTION.

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NO, THAT'S NOT ENGINEERING. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NEXT UP. OKAY, NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS THE REQUEST FOR A PREPARATION OF A RESOLUTION OF APPROVAL AUTHORIZING US TO EXECUTE EXECUTE THE DEVELOPER'S AGREEMENT BETWEEN MISSOULA CORPORATION, WHICH IS BAGEL EXPRESS LOCATED AT 75 FRANKLIN TURNPIKE. SO THIS APPLICATION, BAGEL EXPRESS, RECEIVED SITE PLAN APPROVAL FROM THE TOWNSHIP'S PLANNING BOARD FOR A BUILDING ADDITION, PARKING LOT IMPROVEMENTS AND SITE WORK. AT 75 FRANKLIN TURNPIKE. THEY GOT THEIR APPROVAL IN OCTOBER OF 25.

THEY'RE COMING THROUGH WITH A RESOLUTION OF COMPLIANCE SUBMISSIONS, AND THEY'RE GOING TO BE REQUIRED TO ENTER INTO A DEVELOPER'S AGREEMENT WITH THE TOWN, BECAUSE THERE IS SOME WORK THAT'S REQUIRED WITH RESPECT TO. THE THE ROAD THAT IS LOCATED. I WANT TO SAY IT'S WARD LANE, RIGHT NEXT TO THE BAGEL EXPRESS. SO THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO PAVE A SECTION OF ROAD. AND SO BASED ON THAT, WE'RE REQUIRING A DEVELOPER'S AGREEMENT. AND, YOU KNOW, I KNOW EVERYBODY'S FAMILIAR WITH HOW DEVELOPER'S AGREEMENTS WORK. SO BEFORE WE CAN SIGN THE DEVELOPER'S AGREEMENT, I NEED A RESOLUTION FROM THE COUNCIL JUST AUTHORIZING THE TOWN TO EXECUTE THAT, THAT AGREEMENT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. OUR LAST ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS OUR WRITTEN STATUS REPORT. SO YOU SHOULD HAVE A COPY OF OUR SEPTEMBER 20TH, I'M SORRY, SEPTEMBER 2ND REPORT. SO THE FIRST ITEM MA1798, THAT'S WELL 18AI DID FOLLOW UP WITH BOSWELL ON THIS, SOUNDS LIKE THE TWA AND THE NORTHWEST BERGEN APPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN PREPARED AND SHOULD BE SUBMITTED SHORTLY. THEY'RE JUST WAITING ON WHAT THE APPLICANT. THEY NEED TO SUBMIT THE APPLICATIONS TO US, WHICH WE SHOULD GET IN PROBABLY THE NEXT WEEK. I GUESS THE GUY WHO'S WORKING ON IT IS AWAY RIGHT NOW. WE'LL HAVE TO SIGN THE APPLICATIONS AND THEN PROVIDE THEM WITH APPLICATION FEES THAT WILL GO TO THESE TWO ENTITIES, THE STATE AND NORTHWEST BERGEN. AT THAT POINT, THOSE WILL BE SUBMITTED TO THEM FOR APPROVAL. AND THEN THERE'S ONE THING ON MY PLATE I NEED TO CHECK FOR THE NEED FOR A HISTORIC VALUATION OF THE SITE.

SO I HAVE I HOPE TO HAVE THAT RESOLVED SHORTLY. OKAY. FOR MA 3037, THAT'S THE FARDALE AVE CULVERT. I DID HAVE DISCUSSIONS WITH THE CONTRACTOR THIS WEEK. THEY'RE SET TO MOBILIZE FOR THE FULL CLOSURE ON FARDALE AVE ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28TH. IT'S GOING TO BE A FULL CLOSURE BETWEEN WEST ROAD AND PENDLETON ROAD. THE REASON FOR THE DELAYS THAT WE'VE HAD ON THIS IS NO TREE CLEARING CAN OCCUR BECAUSE OF THREE DIFFERENT TYPE OF BAT SPECIES, WHICH. NO TREE REMOVAL COULD GO ON BEFORE SEPTEMBER 30TH. SO THEY'RE GOING TO START SEPTEMBER 28TH. MOBILIZE, SET UP THE DETOURS, GET ALL PREPARED, AND THEN THEY'LL START REMOVING TREES ON OCTOBER 1ST, BECAUSE I GUESS THE TREES ARE SUITABLE HABITAT FOR THESE SPECIES OF BATS. SO THE PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF THE YEAR. THERE ARE GOING TO BE EXTENSIVE DETOURS.

WE'RE GOING TO COORDINATE WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO GET MESSAGE BOARDS OUT. AND WE'LL COORDINATE WITH JOHN GILL ABOUT THE TOWN'S WEBSITE AND NIXLE AND ALL THAT. SO WE'LL MAKE SURE EVERYBODY'S AWARE THAT WE'VE COORDINATED WITH THE BOARD OF ED. THEY'RE CLEARLY AWARE OF THIS, AND WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT THERE'LL BE AT LEAST THE LEAST AMOUNT OF INCONVENIENCE AS POSSIBLE FOR MA 3073. THAT'S THE IMPROVEMENTS TO CORPORATE DRIVE.

WE EXPECT TO GET DOT'S RESPONSE BY SEPTEMBER 24TH AND HOPEFULLY BE OUT TO BID IN OCTOBER. WE EXPECT TO DO THE DRAINAGE WORK TOWARDS THE END OF THIS YEAR AND INTO THE BEGINNING OF NEXT YEAR, AND THEN PAVE IN THE SUMMER OF NEXT YEAR. WE'VE ALSO INCLUDED IN THE SPEC FOR THAT PROJECT THAT THE PAVING OF CORPORATE DRIVE IS TO GO ON AT NIGHT, EITHER AT NIGHT OR ON A SATURDAY. SO WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT THAT'S DONE ON OFF HOURS FOR MA 3102. THAT'S THE WATER MIRROR REPLACEMENT PROJECT. IT'S BEEN SENT TO THE NEW JERSEY EYE BANK FOR THEIR REVIEW. WE'RE WAITING TO GET THEIR APPROVAL. ONCE WE GET THEIR APPROVAL, WE'LL BE OUT TO BID ON THAT. WE EXPECT TO BE OUT. I'M HOPING TO BE OUT TO BID IN OCTOBER FOR THAT, AND I WOULD EXPECT THE WORK TO BEGIN MARCH OF 2027. THE NEXT ITEM. SO MA 3103, THAT'S LAWRENCE

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WE'RE WAITING ON THE BACTERIA TEST AND THEN WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO COORDINATE. I DID TALK TO A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE COMPANY, ONE OF HIS WORKERS. OBVIOUSLY, I'VE NOT DEALT WITH SOMETHING LIKE THIS IN MY, YOU KNOW, 30 PLUS YEARS DOING THIS STUFF. AND SO WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO FIGURE IT OUT. HE'S THEY'RE REACHING OUT TO OUR BONDING COMPANY. I'M CONFIDENT THAT RIGHT NOW, IF THE PROJECT WAS TO SIT FOR THREE MONTHS, IT WOULDN'T BE THE END OF THE WORLD. THERE'S NO DETRIMENT. THERE'S NO I'M GOING TO GO OUT THERE AND MAKE SURE THAT IF THERE'S ANY AREAS WHERE WE HAVE SOME GRAVEL, I'LL HAVE THE GRAVEL TAKEN UP AND PUT DOWN SOME ASPHALT. SO IT'S ALL SECURED FOR THE WINTER. I'M CONFIDENT THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'LL GET THE PROJECT DONE. YOU KNOW, IT'S, YOU KNOW, THIS IS THIS IS SOMETHING WE GOT TO DEAL WITH, OF COURSE, AND I DON'T EXPECT ANY ISSUES. WE'LL FIGURE IT OUT AND WE'LL GO FROM THERE. SO I WISH I HAD BETTER NEWS FOR THAT AND GIVE OUR CONDOLENCES TO HIS COWORKERS. AND IF YOU TALK TO THEM, JUST A HORRIBLE SITUATION FOR MA 3120, THE ROAD PROGRAM, WE JUST HAVE SOME CONCRETE WORK TO WRAP UP, SOME SIDEWALKS AND CURBS. WE'RE GOING TO PAVE A SECTION OF LITTLE LANE, WHICH IS PART OF ANOTHER PROJECT, WHICH WE'RE JUST GOING TO PAVE THAT WE'RE ALSO GETTING OWNER TO CONTRIBUTE TOWARDS THAT, AND WE'RE GOING TO DO SOME PAVING WHERE WE DID A DRAINAGE PROJECT ON MASONIC ROAD THAT'S IN PADDINGTON SQUARE, SO THAT WORK WILL BE COMPLETED COMING UP.

LET'S SEE. I JUST WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE OUR PARTICIPATION IN THIS YEAR'S INTERNSHIP PROGRAM. SO WE HAD THREE INTERNS. THEY ALL DID A GREAT JOB. ONE WAS. SO I'LL NAME THEM THERE. GABBY PANELLA, SHE'S A JUNIOR ENGINEERING MAJOR AT CLEMSON UNIVERSITY. SHE WAS A FULL TIME INTERN, AND THEN WE HAD TWO PART TIME INTERNS, WHICH WERE FROM THE. THEY'RE BOTH GOING TO BE SENIORS AT MAHWAH HIGH SCHOOL. IT WAS KENT, CHIOMA AND NOEL, SAM BIJOU.

THESE YOUNG MEN ARE FANTASTIC. YOU KNOW, THEY THEY HAVE A DRIVE AND EVERYBODY KNOWS MY MY DEDICATION TO THE ENGINEERING PROFESSION. I LOVE TO DO THIS STUFF. GET BACK TO THE PROFESSION, HELP GOOD YOUNG ENGINEERS GET SOME GUIDANCE THAT THEY NEED, AND THEY KNOW THAT I'M HERE FOR THEM. YOU KNOW, AS A MENTOR GOING FORWARD. YOU KNOW, I THE LAST THING I WANT TO DO IS HAVE A KID THAT GOES INTO COLLEGE AND THINKS THEY WANT TO BE A CIVIL ENGINEER AND GET THERE AND SAY, THIS IS NOT WHAT I WANT TO DO. I'D RATHER THEM FIND THAT OUT WITH ME, YOU KNOW, INTERNING WITH ME AND SAY, OH, MAYBE THIS IS SOMETHING I WANT TO DO, OR MAYBE IT'S NOT. SO, YOU KNOW, I DO ENJOY IT. YOU KNOW, WE WORK CLOSELY WITH THE HIGH SCHOOL.

THEY HAVE A GREAT INTERN AND EXTERNSHIP PROGRAM. IT'S REALLY A REALLY A NICE PROGRAM THAT THEY HAVE. AND I'M, I'M HONORED TO BE PART OF IT. AND LASTLY, I'D JUST LIKE TO COMMEND THE DPW FOR ALL THE WORK THAT THEY DO. AS YOU KNOW, WE'VE HAD SOME REALLY TORRENTIAL RAINS OVER THE SUMMER. THEY WORK TIRELESSLY TO MAKE SURE OUR DITCHES ARE CLEAN, OUR SWALES ARE CLEAN, OUR INLETS. EVERYTHING IS IS MAINTAINED. I I'M IN CLOSE CONTACT WITH THEM BEFORE STORMS, AFTER STORMS. AND I'M HAPPY TO REPORT THAT, YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING WENT WELL.

YOU KNOW, WE HAD SOME SOME FLOODING OF FRANKLIN TURNPIKE, BUT THAT GLENN'S WORKING ON THAT. WE'RE ALSO TRYING TO GET A TRASH RACK DETAIL. SO WE'LL GET THAT IN PLACE. AND BUT THEY REALLY DO A FANTASTIC JOB. YOU KNOW, THE ANY DAMAGES THAT WE HAD WERE MINOR. AND IT'S REALLY THANKS TO THEM FOR THE GREAT WORK THAT THEY DO. AND MR. PRESIDENT, THAT'S ALL I HAVE.

THANK YOU SIR. QUESTIONS. MR. DONIGAN YEAH, MIKE, YOU DIDN'T DWELL ON 3102 THE METERS. WHERE

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THAT'S IT. ALL RIGHT. AND THEN THAT WAS IT. OKAY. TWO THREE. BINGO. THANK YOU MIKE. NO PROBLEM. MICHELLE. YES. SO I IMAGINE SINCE WE HADN'T HEARD FROM YOU AT COUNCIL MEETINGS IN THE PAST, EVERYTHING WENT WELL WITH DARLINGTON, THE COUNTY. YEAH. IT'S FINE. YOU KNOW, THEY I KNOW I SPOKE WITH JANET BEFORE THE MEETING. THEY ARE ALLOWING PEOPLE TO MAKE LEFTS OUT OF THE COUNTY PARK NOW, WHICH WE'VE ASKED THEM FOR THAT SINCE, YOU KNOW, FOR YEARS AND AND NOW AND NOW NOW THEY'RE ALLOWING THE LEFT. TURNS OUT. SO IT'S ALL GOING FINE. AND NO FEEDBACK WITH REGARD TO THE NEW LEFT TURN ONTO. NOPE, I HAVEN'T, I HAVEN'T RECEIVED ANY ANY FEEDBACK POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE. OKAY. RIGHT. AND OBVIOUSLY WE'RE STILL WAITING ON THE NEW JERSEY TRANSIT. YES. HYDRAULIC STUDY. THEY SENT THAT DOWN TO. THEY'VE THEY'VE APPLIED TO DOT.

SO I SHOULD UPDATE THIS. THEY APPLIED TO DOT I'M SORRY DEP AND THEY'RE WAITING ON THAT.

OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. YEP. I HAVE SOMETHING ABOUT ROADS. I HAD A COUPLE RESIDENTS IN WEST MAHWAH. SEND SOME COMMUNICATION REGARDING MEADOW. YES. AND THE EXCESSIVE TRAFFIC. I KNOW THAT'S A TOUGH ROAD FOR US TO REALLY DO ANYTHING WITH, BECAUSE A LOT OF THE TRAFFIC ISSUES HAPPEN WHEN ROUTE 287 BACKS UP. YEP. AND ALSO DURING THE SUMMERTIME. OKAY. THEIR SUGGESTION WOULD BE TO PUT STOP SIGNS, SWITCH THE DIRECTION OF THE STOP SIGNS. I DON'T THINK THAT'S A GOOD IDEA. YEAH, WE CAN'T DO THAT. IF YOU WERE GOING TO PUT STOP SIGNS, I WOULD SAY THE ADDITIONAL STOP SIGNS WOULD BE BETTER. MAKE EVERYTHING A FOUR WAY STOP. BUT I DON'T THINK THAT'S GOING TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM EITHER. IT'S BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS. JUST, YOU KNOW, MAYBE IT'S SOMETHING WE COULD TAKE A LOOK AT, SEE IF THERE IS SOMETHING WE CAN DO.

ONE THING WE'RE LOOKING AT IS WE GOT A COMPLAINT ABOUT SIGHT DISTANCE AT MEADOW AND LONG.

YEAH. SO I KNOW WE'RE LOOKING INTO THAT. AND WITH RESPECT TO STOP SIGNS, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE TO FOLLOW THE MUTCD AND AND YOU HAVE TO MEET THE WARRANTS FOR A FOUR WAY STOP OR I KNOW I AND EVERYBODY SAYS, WELL, THEY HAVE THE STOP SIGNS ON MEADOW UP IN NEW YORK. AND BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? IT'S UNSAFE. YOU KNOW, PEOPLE TRAVELING ON THE DOMINANT ROAD ARE NOT EXPECTING TO STOP.

RIGHT. SO NOW IF WE THROW IF WE PUT UP STOP SIGNS ON THE DOMINANT ROAD, AND EVEN IF IT'S A FOUR WAY STOP. BUT IF WE IF WE PUT IT, IF WE SWITCHED THEM TO THE DOMINANT ROAD AND NOT THE OTHER ROADS, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE ACCIDENTS LIKE CRAZY OF ACCIDENTS. AND THAT'S THE REASONS WHY THE WARRANTS ARE IN PLACE. SO IT'S NOT GOING TO MEET THE WARRANTS. AND WE LOOKED AT IT IN THE PAST. I KNOW IT DOESN'T MEET THE WARRANTS FOR THAT, AND IT DOESN'T MEET THE WARRANTS FOR FOUR WAY STOPS. SO WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT THE SITE DISTANCE AND YOU KNOW, MAYBE WE CAN TALK TO THE POLICE. MAYBE WE CAN GET THE SPEED CARD OUT THERE AND MONITOR THAT. WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO IT, IT REALLY IS IS A MATTER OF ENFORCEMENT.

UNFORTUNATELY, WHEN THERE'S AN ACCIDENT ON ROUTE 287, OUR POLICE ARE GOING TO BE BUSY

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WE DID THIS PROBABLY, I THINK EIGHT YEARS AGO, BUT WE CAN TAKE A LOOK AT IT AGAIN AND JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THE DATA AND SEE IF THE DATA IS SHOWING US ANYTHING ELSE. BECAUSE SOMETIMES A SPEED ISSUE CAN BE PERCEIVED. YEAH. YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU HAVE THE SPEED TRAILER OUT THERE, WE CAN REVIEW THE DATA AND SEE WHAT SEE WHAT IT SAYS. BUT LET US LOOK AT THAT. ALL RIGHT. YEAH. AND LIKE ON IN WYCKOFF, WYCKOFF AVENUE AND WYCKOFF, THEY JUST REPAVED IT.

YES. BEAUTIFUL. CAN WE REACH OUT TO THE COUNTY, HAVE THEM REPAID WITH THE WYCKOFF AVENUE.

AND THEY. IT'S A DISASTER. YEAH. I, I'VE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE COUNTY ABOUT ALL THEIR ROADS IN TOWN. AND RIGHT NOW. AIRMONT. I'M SORRY. AIRMONT AVE IS ON THE SCHEDULE TO BE PAVED ON 27. I ASKED THEM TO TAKE A LOOK AT OTHER ROADS, INCLUDING WYCKOFF AVE. THERE WAS. CAMPGAW ROAD. I ASKED THEM TO TAKE A LOOK AT. SO THEY'RE GOING TO SEE IF THEY CAN SQUEEZE SOME OF THOSE ROADS INTO AN UPCOMING PROGRAM. RIGHT NOW, THEY'RE NOT ON ANY PROGRAM. IT'S MOSTLY SOUTH. I MEAN, NORTH OF FOREST. IT'S OKAY. IT'S IT'S WHERE THE DEVELOPMENT HAPPENS. THAT DEVELOPER IS REQUIRED TO PAVE THAT. SO WE'RE, YOU KNOW, THAT GUY'S BEEN DIFFICULT TO DEAL WITH, TO SAY THE LEAST. AND BUT THAT THAT IS SCHEDULED TO BE PAVED BY THEM. OKAY. SOON. OKAY.

I HOPE IT'S BEFORE THIS WINTER. THAT'S THE ONE I HEAR ABOUT THE MOST. YEP. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

YEP. IS THERE THEY THEY ASKED ALL MY QUESTIONS. YOU ANSWERED THEM. THANK YOU. OKAY. DAVE? YEAH. MIKE, I ASKED YOU IN THE PAST. I JUST WANTED A REFRESHER. 18 A THAT IS WHAT, WHAT IS THAT GOING TO BE DOING FOR US? THAT'S ADDING CAPACITY. YEAH. IT'S A, IT'S A NEW WELL IT'S A NEW WELL, IT'S REPLACING AN OLD WELL THAT WAS ABANDONED QUITE SOME TIME AGO. IT'S GOING TO BE A HIGH YIELDING. WELL IT'S OFF OF HALIFAX ROAD AND IT'S GOING TO IT'S GOING TO BE A VERY GOOD WELL FOR US. SO IS THAT ADDING CAPACITY OR IS THAT JUST MOVING CAPACITY. ADD CAPACITY. YEAH.

OKAY. YEP. AND WE'RE PROPOSING TO PUT IN PFAS TREATMENT AS PART OF IT. RIGHT. BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO PUT IN A WELL, WE DON'T WANT TO PUT IN A WELL AND THEN IT NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS AND THEN HAVE TO TAKE OUT MINE TO PUT IN PFAS. WE'RE JUST GOING TO DO IT AT ONCE. OKAY. AND THEN I WAS GOING TO ASK ABOUT THE PAVING. AND THE CULVERT. IS WYCKOFF DOING ANYTHING ELSE? LIKE IS THERE GOING TO BE LIKE OUR DETOUR DRIVING PEOPLE TO ANOTHER DETOUR? IT SHOULDN'T. NO, I THINK I I'M NOT AWARE OF ANY I'M NOT AWARE. I KNOW I'M NOT AWARE OF ANY OTHER DETOURS. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THAT'S IT FOR ME. OKAY. ANYBODY ELSE? ANY FOLLOW UP, MR. KELLY? THANK YOU SO MUCH. NO PROBLEM. EVERYBODY HAVE A GREAT NIGHT. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. MIKE. TAKE CARE. ANY WORD FROM THE CHIEF YET? BEN? I HAVE I KNOW HE WAS LEAVING THE

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SHORTLY AFTER WE MOVED IN, I CAME AND SPOKE TO THE. I WANT TO THANK THE. THE ADMINISTRATOR, THE MAYOR, COUNCIL. EVERY DEPARTMENT IS WONDERFUL. IT'S JUST A PLEASURE TO LIVE IN THE TOWN. SO THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. NOW HERE COMES THE OPPOSITE. GOOD EVENING, JOHN FAISON, 20 FALCON COURT, MAHWAH, NEW JERSEY. THE LATINO PROPERTY HAS NOT BEEN MENTIONED IN THIS CHAMBER FOR A WHILE. I KNOW $3 MILLION WAS SPENT FOR IT, BUT WHAT'S THE STATUS OF IT? DO YOU HAVE ANY PLANS FOR THAT? JUST LIKE TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON.

THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE? I. REGINA BUENO 253 MILL ROAD. THANKS FOR THE SUPPORT FOR THE HISTORIC PROPERTIES. REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. I JUST HAVE A QUESTION. I DO LIVE ON MILLER ROAD. AS I JUST SAID, THERE IS A PROPERTY 231 MILLER ROAD THAT WAS SOLD AND APPARENTLY THERE WAS THEY STARTED DOING CONSTRUCTION. THERE WAS SOME ISSUE WITH NOT HAVING PERMITS POSTED AND NOTHING HAS HAPPENED FOR QUITE SOME TIME AND THE PROPERTY IS DETERIORATING. I'M JUST WONDERING IF YOU KNOW WHAT ACTION WE AS A TOWN CAN DO TO MITIGATE THAT. OKAY. THANK YOU.

ANYBODY ELSE HAVE A MOTION TO CLOSE? MOTION TO CLOSE SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE. I'LL GO IN REVERSE ORDER. REGINA. SO WE'LL REACH OUT TO CONSTRUCTION OFFICIAL. BEN AND THE TEAM WILL REACH OUT TO THEM AND JUST SEE WHAT'S GOING ON THERE. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. LOTITO ANY UPDATE ON THE LATINO PROPERTY? I KNOW WE HAVE PART OF IT'S OUT TO BID THE OTHER SIDE OF CEDAR HILL. OBVIOUSLY, IF YOU GO BY THERE, IT'S WELL UNDERWAY FOR BOTH VETERAN GROUP HOME. WITH REGARDS TO THE CAR WASH PROPERTY AS I CALL IT. THE OTHER SIDE GOING TO BE DOING ANOTHER RFP THIS FALL. TRY TO GET SOME INTEREST AND FROM A DEVELOPER STANDPOINT TO SEE WHAT WE CAN DO. AND WE'RE STILL COLLECTING RENTS AND ALL THAT. I MEAN, YES, AND WE HAVE WE HAVE A LEASE WITH THE CAR WASH. SO IT'S IT'S AN ONGOING, I MEAN, WE GET SOME MONEY FOR IT. BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE WOULD LOVE A DEVELOPER TO COME TAKE A LOOK AT IT. AND I THINK WE'RE IN A, YOU KNOW, A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT SPOT NOW THAT THE THE ROUND FOUR HAS BEEN SETTLED.

YEAH, I THINK THAT WAS KIND OF NICE THAT WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO KIND OF WAIT ON THAT. YEP. SO YEAH, MORE TO COME ON THAT. OKAY. I HAVE A QUESTION. SURE. ARE WE GOING TO BE GIVING THEM IDEAS OF WHAT WE WANT? AND DO YOU HAVE A RENDERING OF WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO BE SHOWING THEM? I THINK I THOUGHT I THINK I SAW ONE ONCE, BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE NOW. THERE'S AN IDEA FROM THE REDEVELOPMENT PLAN AND THE IDEAS OF WHAT WE WANT THERE.

BUT OBVIOUSLY, YOU KNOW, THAT'S GOING TO BE THE ECONOMICS OF THE PROJECT. WELL, THE LAST I RECALL, IT WAS A RETAIL ON THE BOTTOM AND SOME APARTMENTS ON TOP WHERE THE HOUSES AND THEN

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ZONING. YEAH. BUT THERE'S REALLY THERE'S NO PLAN OUT THERE NOW LET'S PUT IT THAT WAY.

YEAH. BECAUSE I MEAN, IF YOU GO TO A IF YOU GO TO AN RFP, DON'T YOU HAVE TO KIND OF TELL THEM WHAT YOU WANT? AND THERE'S A, THERE'S A LINK IN THE RFP TO THE REDEVELOPMENT PLAN THAT WE PUT FORTH IN OUR OR THE REHABILITATION PLAN. SORRY, IS THERE ANY WAY LIKE YOU COULD LIKE WHEN YOU GO OUT TO RFP, LIKE GIVE US A COPY OF WHATEVER IT IS THAT WE'RE ASKING THEM TO DO? YEAH. IT'S PRETTY IT'S A PRETTY SIMPLE RFP FROM A REQUEST STANDPOINT, BUT IT LINKS TO THE REHABILITATION PLAN THAT WE ALL WE ALL PUT OUT THERE AT THIS POINT. YEAH, THAT LOT THAT WE'RE RENTING, LEASING, THAT'S GOING TO BE PART OF IT, RIGHT? ALL OF IT. OKAY. THANK YOU. YEP. AND LARRY LEFT, BUT I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU, LARRY, FOR YOUR COMMENTS. HE LIVES CLOSE BY ME, YOU KNOW, AND I REMEMBER HIM FONDLY FROM HIS FIRST VISIT. HE CAN COME

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AND I ATTENDED THE RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY OF THE UNITED WAY MADAM MADELINE CORPORATION GROUP HOME ON ISLAND ROAD TODAY, SEPTEMBER 10TH. THE BUILDING AND GROUNDS ARE BEAUTIFUL AND VERY WELL DONE. THERE ARE 111 BEDROOM AREAS AND FOUR TWO BEDROOM AREAS. IT WILL BE HOME TO 19 INDIVIDUALS. AND THANK YOU UNITED WAY FOR OPENING ANOTHER GROUP HOME IN MAHWAH.

AND THAT'S MY REPORT. THANK YOU, MR. ERVIN. YES. ON AUGUST 24TH, I ATTENDED THE PLANNING BOARD MEETING WHERE THERE WAS AN APPROVAL FOR A CARMAX AUTO DEALERSHIP ON ROUTE 17 ON A PIECE OF PROPERTY WHICH HAS BEEN LONG VACANT. THEY ARE VERY AWARE OF THE NEIGHBORS AND ARE CO-OPERATING QUITE WELL TO SATISFY ANY OF THEIR CONCERNS. ON AUGUST 30TH, I ATTENDED THE FOOD TRUCK FESTIVAL MOSTLY IN THE MORNING TO HELP SET UP. IT WAS VERY WELL ATTENDED. I COULD NOT BELIEVE HOW MANY CARS WERE THERE WHEN I LEFT A LITTLE AFTER 1015. IT TOOK ME 25 MINUTES TO GET OUT BECAUSE THERE WERE SO MANY PEOPLE WALKING AROUND. IT WAS A GREAT SUCCESS AND HOPEFULLY IT'LL REALLY BE REALLY CATCH ON AND WE'LL FIGURE OUT HOW TO DO IT EVEN BETTER NEXT YEAR. ON SEPTEMBER 8TH, I ATTENDED THE REC COMMITTEE MEETING WHERE WE WENT OVER THE FOOD TRUCK FESTIVAL AND TALKED ABOUT ALL THE OTHER UPCOMING EVENTS. AND LET'S SEE. I ATTENDED THE AGENDA MEETING FOR. IN PREPARATION FOR THIS MEETING, AS WELL AS AN ORDINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING. AND TODAY I TOO ATTENDED THE RIBBON CUTTING FOR THE SUPPORTIVE HOUSING AND IT WAS VERY WELL ATTENDED. WE ALSO HAD AS GUESTS WAS HOLLY SCHEPISI, MARY AMOROSO AND A REPRESENTATIVE FROM JOSH GOTTHEIMER'S OFFICE. THE FACILITY IS ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS. THANK YOU TO TOM. TORONTO UNITED WAY, MADELINE HOUSE. I WISH YOU GREAT SUCCESS AND I CAN'T WAIT TO GET SOME NEW NEIGHBORS IN MAHWAH. AND THAT

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3RD, I ATTENDED THE MAHWAH HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL GAME VERSUS PEQUANNOCK GO T-BIRDS. ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH, I ATTENDED THE MONTHLY ACCESS FOR ALL MEETING.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO AN EVENT PACKED Q4 AND HAVE ALREADY STARTED DISCUSSING 2027 EVENTS.

EARLIER THIS MORNING, I WAS AT THE BERGEN COUNTY UNITED WAY MADELEINE CORPORATION RIBBON CUTTING FOR THE ONE BEDROOM AND TWO BEDROOM APARTMENTS. AND CONGRATS TO ALL WHO WILL BE SELECTED TO INTERVIEW WITH THE LANDLORD AND MOVE INTO THAT HOUSING. THAT'S A WORK IN PROGRESS. I WILL SEE YOU ALL AT TOMORROW'S NINE OVER 11 CEREMONY AT COMPANY TWO, AND I WISH EVERYONE WHO HEADED BACK TO SCHOOL A WONDERFUL YEAR, AND I WISH MY FRIENDS A HAPPY HOLIDAY THIS WEEKEND. AND THAT IS MY REPORT, MR. WANG. THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN TO RAY ROWE AND TOM DILLON. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL YOUR YEARS OF SERVICES TO THE TOWNSHIP.

AUGUST 24TH. I WATCHED THE PLANNING BOARD MEETING ONLINE AUGUST 30TH. SADLY, I WAS NOT ABLE TO MAKE THE FOOD TRUCK FESTIVAL, BUT I DID HEAR IT WAS A FANTASTIC EVENT AND I WANTED TO THANK MARY BETH. MARY BETH DUFFY RECOMMENDED ALL VOLUNTEERS FOR PUTTING THAT TOGETHER FOR THE TOWNSHIP. AND LASTLY, THANK YOU TO ALL TOWNSHIP EMPLOYEES, VOLUNTEERS, DPW, EMERGENCY SERVICES FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO FOR TOWNSHIP DAY IN AND DAY OUT.

AND THAT'S MY REPORT, MR. FERGUSON. THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS. FIRST TO RAY ROWE AND TO TOM DILLON. THANK YOU FOR YOUR YEARS OF SERVICE. SINCE THE LAST MEETING I ATTENDED THE AGENDA MEETING. FOR THIS MEETING, I ATTENDED OUR CHAIRED THE ORDINANCE COMMITTEE AS WELL. I ATTENDED THE FOOD TRUCK FESTIVAL. IT WAS JUST AN AMAZING EVENT. VERY, VERY GOOD TURNOUT, GREAT WEATHER. GREAT JOB BY THE VOLUNTEERS UP THIS COMING UP THIS WEEK. UPCOMING. THERE'S THE MAHWAH BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR THE LIBRARY ON TUESDAY, AND THE BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETS THIS WEDNESDAY. I WAS ABLE TO ATTEND THE OPENING OF THE UNITED WAY RIBBON CUTTING THIS MORNING. BUT IT'S JUST ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF THIS, THE GREAT WORK THIS TOWN HAS DONE TO TO DEAL WITH AFFORDABLE HOUSING. IT LOOKS LIKE A BEAUTIFUL SITE AND I'M EXCITED TO HAVE IT OPEN HERE IN TOWN. SCHOOLS JUST STARTED. PLEASE DRIVE SAFE AND HAPPY ROSH HASHANAH TO EVERYONE WHO CELEBRATES. AND THAT'S MY REPORT. MAYOR. THANK YOU. FIRST,

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BUT THERE WAS AN INCIDENT AT THE COLLEGE. THE POLICE CHIEF. I'M SURE THE CAPTAINS WILL BE HERE TO ADVISE YOU WHAT WENT ON OVER THERE. EVERYTHING IS OKAY. BUT I APOLOGIZE FOR GETTING UP, INTERRUPTING THE MEETING. THANK YOU TO OUR EMS, FIRE DEPARTMENT, POLICE DEPARTMENT, DPW, ALL VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATIONS FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO FOR OUR TOWNSHIP. IT'S GREATLY APPRECIATED. CONGRATULATIONS, RAYMOND ROE AND TOM DILLON FOR YOUR MANY YEARS OF SERVICE TO

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AND THIS IS THE SIXTH PROJECT THAT WE'VE DONE WITH THEM, AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO A COUPLE MORE FINISHING UP NINE OVER 11 CEREMONY TOMORROW MORNING OR TOMORROW EVENING AT FIRE COMPANY NUMBER TWO, SOMBER EVENT, BUT A VERY HEARTFELT EVENT. AND I HOPE TO SEE A LOT OF PEOPLE THERE. THAT'LL BE MY REPORT. THANK YOU, MR. KUCZMARSKI. I'LL JUST BE BRIEF AND CONGRATULATE RAY ROE AND TOM DOLAN ON THEIR RETIREMENT AND THANK THEM FOR ALL THEY'VE DONE FOR THE TOWN. THAT'S MY REPORT. I SEE EVERYONE'S COME IN THE BUILDING, MADAM CLERK.

ANYTHING? OKAY, BEFORE WE GET TO OUR NEXT PUBLIC PORTION. I WANT TO INVITE UP THE POLICE

[SWEARING IN OF POLICE OFFICERS]

APOLOGIZE. I HEAR YOU. FIRST, I'D LIKE TO THANK THE COUNCIL, THE MAYOR, FOR HAVING US HERE.

UNDER THESE CIRCUMSTANCES, IT'S A NO BETTER VENUE FOR THE THAN FOR THIS FOR BRINGING OUR NEW OFFICERS. WE'RE VERY PROUD THAT WE WERE ABLE TO HIRE, WITH THE HELP OF YOU, RENEW OFFICERS TO THE TOWNSHIP OF MAHWAH. I APOLOGIZE TO THE FAMILIES FOR THE DELAY. AGAIN, WE'RE WORKING ON AN INCIDENT THAT SEEMS TO BE ALL CLEAR NOW, BUT IT TOOK SOME TIME, SO I APOLOGIZE. WE'RE GOING TO DO IS I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE EACH OFFICER INDIVIDUALLY. ONCE THAT HAPPENS, I'LL HAVE YOU COME UP WITH YOUR FAMILY. AND THE HONORABLE JUDGE BRADY WILL SWEAR YOU IN. THE FIRST OFFICER I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE IS MIKE MCMAHON. AS A RESULT OF AN EXTENSIVE TESTING PROCESS, MIKE MCMAHON WAS SELECTED FOR THE POSITION OF POLICE OFFICER EFFECTIVE JUNE 30TH, 2026. MIKE IS A LIFELONG RESIDENT OF MAHWAH FROM MAHWAH HIGH SCHOOL. IN 2016, HE EARNED HIS BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION FROM MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY IN 2021. PRIOR TO JOINING OUR DEPARTMENT, HE WAS A RESPECTED POLICE OFFICER WITH THE HAWTHORNE POLICE DEPARTMENT SINCE 2024, RECEIVING AWARDS AND COMMENDATIONS FOR HIS BODY OF WORK. HE WAS THE VICE PRESIDENT OF HIS ACADEMY CLASS AT THE PASSAIC POLICE ACADEMY, PASSAIC COUNTY POLICE ACADEMY. MIKE, A CERTIFIED CRISIS INTERVENTION OFFICER, AURORA OFFICER, WHICH IS SIMILAR TO OUR NATURE TO OUR LEAD OFFICER PROGRAM AND AN INSTRUCTOR FOR THEIR CITIZEN POLICE ACADEMY AND THEIR GPA. HE RECEIVED NOTHING BUT RAVE REVIEWS FROM HIS PREVIOUS AND CURRENT EMPLOYERS AND REFERENCES, ALL OF WHICH SPOKE HIGHLY OF HIS CHARACTER, PROFESSIONALISM AND WORK ETHIC. HE STOOD OUT IN THE TESTING PROCESS AND IS WELCOMED ADDITION TO OUR AGENCY. CONGRATULATIONS, MIKE. ON BEHALF OF CHIEF O'HARA. FIRST.

I DON'T. SEE HOW YOU DOING.

MICHAEL MCMAHON. DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR. DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES. THAT I WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES.

CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY, THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY, AND THAT I'LL BEAR TRUE FAITH AND ALLEGIANCE. I PLEDGE TRUE FAITH AND ALLEGIANCE TO THE SAME, TO THE SAME, AND TO THE GOVERNMENT TO ESTABLISH AND TO THE GOVERNMENTS ESTABLISHED IN THE UNITED STATES AND THE UNITED STATES, AND IN THIS STATE AND IN THIS STATE, UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE PEOPLE, UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE PEOPLE. SO HELP ME GOD, SO HELP ME GOD. I DO FURTHER SOLEMNLY SWEAR. I DO FURTHER, SOLEMNLY SWEAR IMPARTIALLY, THAT WILL PARTIALLY AND JUSTLY AND JUSTLY PERFORM ALL THE DUTIES, PERFORM ALL THE DUTIES OF A POLICE OFFICER, A POLICE OFFICER, ACCORDING TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY, ACCORDING TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY. SO HELP ME GOD. THANK YOU. THAT'S GREAT. CONGRATULATIONS AND GOOD LUCK, ALUMNI. GOOD STUFF. ALL RIGHT. KIDS, I'VE COACHED TO BECOME A COP. I AM SO PROUD. IT MUST BE SOMETHING THAT WEARS OFF. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. THAT'S RETIRED FIVE YEARS BEFORE. I FEEL OLD. I WAS RETIRED. HEY, CONGRATULATIONS. CONGRATULATIONS. I WAS RETIRED SIX YEARS BEFORE HE WAS. GOOD FOR HIM. SURE. I THINK WE'LL DO WELL AT THE END. YEAH. I FEEL

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THE NEXT OFFICER I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE IS VINCENT QUINTANA. AS A RESULT OF EXTENSIVE TESTING PROCESS, VINCENT QUINTANA WAS SELECTED FOR THE POSITION OF POLICE OFFICER EFFECTIVE JUNE 30TH, 2026. VIN WAS RAISED IN ROCKLAND COUNTY, ATTENDED MONROE-WOODBURY HIGH SCHOOL AND EARNED A BACHELOR'S DEGREE CUM LAUDE IN CYBER SECURITY, EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, AND HOMELAND SECURITY FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF ALBANY IN 2024. HE WAS ALSO A FOUNDING FATHER AND PRESIDENT OF THE KAPPA SIGMA SIGMA. EXCUSE ME, ATTORNEY AT ALBANY.

IN THE SUMMER OF 2023, VIN INTERNED WITH US, AND THAT EXPERIENCE HAD A LASTING EFFECT ON HIM, WHICH HE POINTED OUT TO US DURING THE INTERVIEW. PRIOR TO JOINING US, HE WAS A RESPECTED POLICE OFFICER WITH THE DENVER POLICE DEPARTMENT SINCE 2024, RECEIVING AWARDS AND COMMENDATIONS FOR HIS WORK, HE RECEIVED NOTHING BUT RAVE REVIEWS FROM HIS PREVIOUS AND CURRENT EMPLOYERS AND REFERENCES, ALL OF WHICH SPOKE HIGHLY OF HIS CHARACTER, PROFESSIONALISM AND WORK ETHIC. HE STOOD OUT TO US IN THE TESTING PROCESS AND I HAVE NO DOUBT HE WILL DO WELL HERE. CONGRATULATIONS, VIN.

I DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR. DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES, THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES, AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY, THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY THAT BEAR TRUE FAITH AND ALLEGIANCE TO THE SAME. I WILL BEAR TRUE FAITH AND ALLEGIANCE TO THE SAME AND TO THE GOVERNMENT ESTABLISHED IN THE UNITED STATES, TO THE GOVERNMENT ESTABLISHED IN THE UNITED STATES AND IN THIS STATE AND THIS STATE UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE PEOPLE, THE AUTHORITY OF THE PEOPLE. SO. SO HELP ME GOD. I DO FURTHER SOLEMNLY SWEAR. I DO FURTHER SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT IMPARTIALLY, IMPARTIALLY, AND JUST, AND JUSTLY WILL ALL THE DUTIES PERFORM ALL THE DUTIES OF A POLICE OFFICER, A POLICE OFFICER, ACCORDING TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY, ACCORDING TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY. SO HELP ME GOD. SO HELP ME GOD.

THANK YOU. HOW'D IT GO? HOW ARE THEY RELATED TO? I DON'T KNOW.

THAT'S PRETTY LAME. IT'S PRETTY LAME. THE LAST BUT NOT LEAST, OFFICER I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE IS RECRUIT BRANDON HOME. AS A RESULT OF AN EXTENSIVE TESTING PROCESS, BRANDON HOME WAS

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BRANDON WAS A SCHOLAR ATHLETE AT RAMAPO, SERVING AS THE CAPTAIN OF THE TRACK FIELD THROWING TEAM. PRIOR TO JOINING US, BRANDON WAS A PATIENT WITH THE HOLY NAME HOSPITAL AND AN ACTIVE VOLUNTEER WITH THE MIDLAND PARK AMBULANCE CORPS. HE RECEIVED GLOWING REVIEWS FROM HIS PREVIOUS AND CURRENT EMPLOYERS, COACHES AND ALL REFERENCES. THEY SPOKE HIGHLY OF HIS CHARACTER, HIS WORK ETHIC AND NATURAL LEADERSHIP POTENTIAL. AS YOU CAN TELL BY HIS HAIRCUT, HE IS CURRENTLY ENROLLED IN THE BASIC POLICE OFFICER TRAINING COURSE AT THE BERGEN COUNTY POLICE AND FIRE ACADEMY. BRANDON STOOD OUT TO US IN THE TESTING PROCESS, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO HIS GRADUATION IN DECEMBER AND FORMALLY WELCOMING HIM TO OUR AGENCY. CONGRATULATIONS, BRANDON.

PERFORMANCE ON. THIS GREAT MAKE IT UP. BRANDON HOME. YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR. DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES. THAT I WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES, CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY, AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY. THAT I BEAR TRUE FAITH AND ALLEGIANCE TO THE SAME THAT WOULD BEAR TRUE FAITH AND ALLEGIANCE TO THE SAME AND TO THE GOVERNMENT'S.

ESTABLISHED IN THE UNITED STATES AND THE GOVERNMENT'S. ESTABLISHED IN THE UNITED STATES, IN THIS STATE AND IN THIS STATE, UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE PEOPLE, UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE PEOPLE. SO HELP ME GOD, SO HELP ME GOD. I DO FURTHER SOLEMNLY SWEAR. I DO FURTHER SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL IMPARTIALLY, IMPARTIALLY, AND JUSTLY AND JUSTLY PERFORM ALL THE DUTIES. PERFORM ALL THE DUTIES. POLICE OFFICER, A POLICE OFFICER, TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY, TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY. SO HELP ME GOD. SO HELP ME GOD.

CONGRATULATIONS. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS AND GOOD LUCK.

BE SAFE. GOOD LUCK. AND IF WE CAN INVITE ALL THE NEW OFFICERS UP AND CAPTAIN AND ANY OTHER POLICE OFFICERS WHO ARE HERE, WE CAN DO A QUICK PHOTO. LET'S FIX THE CHAIRS. THANK YOU. SO I DIDN'T KNOW YOU WERE COMING. I DIDN'T EITHER. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. I GOTTA GET A PICTURE WITH YOU. OH. THANK YOU. SO MUCH. NO, NO, NO. YOU HAVE TO COME IN A LITTLE BIT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

READY, EVERYONE. IT'S GREAT HAVING A JOB, ISN'T IT? THANK YOU GUYS. CONGRATULATIONS.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. THANKS. SO THOSE THREE ARE FOR THEM. AND THEN.

THOSE. I CAN'T WAIT TO TELL YOU I WAS SO. ALL RIGHT. SO YOU WANT ME TO DO. YEAH. I CAN SORT IT OUT FOR YOU. I'LL PUT IT IN HER OFFICE. OKAY. THANK YOU. WHO KNOWS? EVERYONE'S WELCOME TO STAY FOR THE REST OF THE MEETING. BUT YOU DON'T HAVE TO. ARE WE DONE RIGHT? AND THEN WE HAVE TO GO. IT'S GOING TO BE FUN. OH, WE HAVE TO VOTE. VOTING. ALL RIGHT. YEAH,

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ANYTHING ELSE? COUNCIL PRESIDENT? DON'T YOU USUALLY PULL LIQUOR LICENSES? YES, 301 DASH 20 A.M. WE BETTER DO THAT IF WE WORKED TOGETHER OVER HERE. WAITING. TRUE. I KNOW I'VE BEEN HORRIBLE. ALL RIGHT. CAN I HAVE A MOTION THEN, PLEASE? FOR 289-26 THROUGH 291-26293-26 THROUGH 300 DASH 26 AND 300 2-26. MOTION AS DESCRIBED BY COUNCIL PRESIDENT. SECOND ROLL CALL, PLEASE, MISS RIMA. YES. MR. ERVIN. YES. MR. MAY. YES. MRS. POS YES. MR. WONG. YES.

MR. FERGUSON YES. LIKE I SAID, WE'RE GONNA SAVE 22 FOR LATER. HAVE A MOTION, PLEASE, FOR 300 AND 1-26. MOTION FOR 300 1-26. SECOND ROLL CALL, PLEASE. MISS RIMA. YES. MR. ERVIN. YES. MR. MAY. YES. MISS. YES. MR. WONG. YES. MR. FERGUSON, THANKS TO MISS PA'S ABSTAIN. AND JUST A QUICK NOTE, WE HAVE PASSED 300 RESOLUTIONS SO FAR THIS YEAR. THAT'S GREAT. THAT'S PRETTY

[OLD BUSINESS]

MR. EMMA, I BROUGHT IT UP BEFORE. I'M NOT SURE IF IT'S ON HERE. THE CELL PHONE COVERAGE OVER THERE BY POLICE AND CHAPEL. I DON'T HAVE AN UPDATE AS OF YET. DECLAN AND I HAVE NOT CONNECTED. OH, AND WE HAVE ABOUT SIX OTHER THINGS WE'RE NEED TO CONNECT ON. SO THAT IS TOP OF THE LIST. CAN WE CAN WE CAN WE ADD THAT TO OLD BUSINESS CELL SERVICE? FARDALE. YEAH, IT'S ALL BUSINESS BECAUSE WE TALKED ABOUT IT BEFORE THE DPW PICKED UP RECYCLING TODAY IN DISTRICT, I GUESS TWO. THEY. SO WE NORMALLY HAVE PICKUP ON MONDAYS AND TYPICALLY MONDAYS.

IT SEEMS LIKE EVERY MONDAY THERE'S A HOLIDAY WE GET SKIPPED AND THEY, YOU KNOW, THEY USUALLY SKIPPED IT. IT WENT TO THE FOLLOWING MONDAY. THIS WAS THE FIRST WEEK THEY PICKED UP THE SAME WEEK. THIS. THIS WAS A FANTASTIC THANK YOU TO THE DPW AND THANKS FOR LISTENING TO RESIDENTS. YOU KNOW, IT'S REALLY, REALLY APPRECIATED. GREAT. ANY OTHER OLD BUSINESS, MR. MAY? YEAH. BEN, JUST ANY UPDATE ON THE THE BERGEN COUNTY FIBER SHARED SERVICE? I SAW SOME MORE TOWNS, MORE TOWNS ARE GETTING INTO IT. OUR MICROSOFT 365 UPGRADE IS GOING WELL. WE SHOULD BE DONE WITHIN PROBABLY THE NEXT MONTH, AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO PURSUE THAT HEAVILY. I JUST WANT TO GET THIS IN PLACE BEFORE WE FOCUS ON THAT, BUT THAT'S DEFINITELY SOMETHING WE'RE GOING TO LEAN INTO HEAVILY, BECAUSE I THINK I DON'T KNOW IF IT GOES TO THE LIBRARY, BUT IT DOES. AT THE VERY LEAST, IT SHOULD COME HERE. I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE PD, PD, I DON'T KNOW THE HOW THAT WOULD WORK, BUT SOMETHING WE'RE DEFINITELY LOOKING INTO. OKAY, BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO SAVE A BOATLOAD OF CASH. I WANT TO SAY THE LIBRARY DID ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO. YEAH. AND THEN ANYTHING ON THE STYROFOAM. YES. OH, I HAVE I HAD A SHARED SERVICE AGREEMENT. I WAS WITH TALKING TO THEM ABOUT IT. YEAH. HE STILL DOESN'T THINK THEY HAVE THE SPACE. BUT THE SPACE ISN'T REALLY REQUIRED FOR IT. YEAH BUT HE THINKS SO. BUT I DO HAVE THE SHARED SERVICE AGREEMENT. HE CAME OVER AND MAYBE ON THE NEXT MEETING. YEAH. NICE. EXCITING. IT'S NOT A LOT OF MONEY. NO, I KNOW, I KNOW, IT'S

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OKAY. YEAH. THANK YOU. AND I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH. I ALMOST DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH STYROFOAM PEOPLE GET ANYMORE. I HONESTLY DON'T KNOW. THAT'S THE THING. IT'S KIND OF, YOU KNOW, BUT STILL, IT'S A, IT'D BE NICE SERVICE TO HAVE. YEAH, YEAH. THANK YOU. YEAH. THAT'S IT FOR ME. ANY OTHER OLD BUSINESS? YEAH. JUST A THING ABOUT RECENT OLD BUSINESS. OUR THREE NEW POLICE OFFICERS. I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW INCREDIBLY PROUD I AM OF SOME OF THE YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN THAT THE TOWNSHIP OF MAHWAH HAS PRODUCED. MICHAEL MCMAHON, I'VE KNOWN SINCE SEASON, PROBABLY THE FIRST OR SECOND GRADE, COACHED HIM, COACHED MANY OF THE OTHER YOUNG MEN. AND IT TRULY MAKES YOU PROUD WHEN YOU SEE HOW FAR THESE GUYS COME AND THE RESPECT YOU CAN GIVE THEM. HE'S PROBABLY ONE OF 15 YOUNG MEN THAT I'VE COACHED THAT HAS GONE INTO LAW ENFORCEMENT, AND I WISH THEM ALL THE BEST OF LUCK. SORRY TO KIND OF SNEAK THAT IN THERE, BUT YEAH, HEAR, HEAR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEW BUSINESS COUNCIL PRESIDENT. YES,

[NEW BUSINESS]

YEAH. SO UNLESS WE'RE GIVEN SOME SORT OF HEADS UP THAT SOMEONE'S COMING INTO OUR BUILDING TO DO SOMETHING OTHER THAN PUBLIC STUFF. OKAY, SO SHOULD THEY. WHO SHOULD THEY TALK TO? THE FRONT DESK? THE CLERK. WELL, IF IT STARTS WITH THE CLERK'S OFFICE OR MY OFFICE, EITHER ONE. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO THEN BECAUSE ULTIMATELY, AGAIN, IF WE COULD GET A LIST TOGETHER OF, OF POSSIBLE LOCATIONS, WE COULD PUT A PROCEDURE IN THERE OR CONTACT INFORMATION. OKAY.

SO WE COULD BE PREPARED. I FOUND OUT ABOUT IT WELL AFTER THE FACT, WHICH IS WHY, AS DID I. SO WE JUST WANTED TO PERSONALLY, I WOULD, I WOULD HAVE NO PROBLEM HAD I KNOWN ABOUT IT. OF COURSE. OBVIOUSLY YOU WANT PEOPLE TO SCOUT THINGS OUT. OKAY, OKAY. JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT IF THE, IF THE FAM COMMITTEE PUT TOGETHER A LIST, ADMINISTRATION APPROVED IT, AND THEN ANY POTENTIAL SCOUTS COMING IN COULD SEE YOUR OFFICE OR THE CLERK'S OFFICE.

OKAY. THANK YOU. I'LL TAKE THEM AROUND. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ANY NEW BUSINESS? SEEING

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PURSUANT TO NJSA TEN COLON 4-12B7 MATTERS FOLLOWING AN ATTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGE RELATING TO C ONE ATTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGE LITIGATION, DPW MAY HAVE A ROLL CALL PLEASE.

MR. YES. YES. MR. MAY. YES. MRS. YES. MR. WONG. YES. MR. FERGUSON YES. SO WE WILL BE GOING INTO CLOSED WHEN WE COME OUT. WE WILL BE HOW YOU DIDN'T DO THAT. YOU DID THAT REALLY HAVE A MOTION PLEASE, TO COME OUT OF CLOSED MOTION, TO COME OUT OF CLOSED SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. I NEED A ROLL CALL FOR THAT, I THINK. ALL IN FAVOR. OKAY. THE LAST RESOLUTION TO VOTE ON IS 292-26. I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE THAT MOTION. CAN I HAVE A SECOND, PLEASE? SECOND. ROLL CALL. SORRY. MR. YES. MR. ERVIN. YES. MR. MAY. YES. MRS. PAWS.

YES. MR. WONG. YES. MR. FERGUSON. YES. AND I HAVE ONE MORE MOTION, PLEASE. MOTION TO ADJOURN. SECOND. ALL IN

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