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BY PUTTING YOUR NAME ON THE RECORD EACH TIME BEFORE YOU SPEAK.MADAM CLERK, COMMISSIONER COOPER, ABSENT COMMISSIONER GIL COMMISSIONER GRAHAM HERE.
COMMISSIONER JOHNSON, COMMISSIONER LUCIANO COMMISSIONER.
COMMISSIONER VICE-PRESIDENT ALMAREZ COMMISSIONER, PRESIDENT RICHARDSON HERE.
UH, WE WILL, UM, OMIT THE SALUTE TO THE FLAG SINCE WE ARE CONDUCTING THIS MEETING REMOTELY.
HOWEVER, LET US PAUSE FOR A MOMENT OF SILENCE FOR ALL OF THOSE AND UKRAINE AND HIS HEART HORRIFYING SENSE OF ACT OF WAR AND EVERYONE, UM, IN ESSEX COUNTY AND AROUND THE WORLD WITH DIED, COVID-19 HAVE BEFORE ME CERTIFICATION FROM THE CLERK THAT THIS MEETING IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN PUBLIC MEETINGS ACT, MADAM COURT GOT ANY TRANSCRIPTS TO BE APPROVED.
ANY TOPICS? HI, MAY I ASK IT SOMEONE MUTE THEIR MIC? WE'RE HEARING A BACKGROUND NOISES.
UM, UH, WE HAVE A TOPIC OF DISCUSSION.
UH, WE HAVE A UPDATE ON THE CIVILIAN TASK FORCE BY GOVERNOR JAMES MCGREEVEY.
UM, I BELIEVE THAT, UM, GOVERNOR MCGREEVEY HAS JOINED US MR. PRESIDENT.
LET'S GET HIM ON AND GIVE HIM AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK.
AND THANK YOU ALL THE MEMBERS.
UM, I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU VERY MUCH, UH, FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE WITH YOU, UH, THIS EVENING.
IT JUST TO GIVE YOU A BRIEF UPDATE.
UM, WE'VE HAD NOT ONLY A SERIES OF ROBUST HEARINGS IN THIS PAST TIME, BUT, UM, THANKS TO THE LEADERSHIP OF DR.
WE HAVE OUR REPORT, UH, WHICH I'M HOLDING RIGHT HERE, DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH REPORT, ESSEX COUNTY CIVILIAN TEST FOR A SUB COMMITTEE, UH, PRESENTED BY, UH, PROFESSOR PAMELA VALERA SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH RUTGERS UNIVERSITY.
CHRIS CORNELL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AND SEBASTIAN ACEVEDO, NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL.
SO BASICALLY JUST TO KNOW, IS, IS WE'RE HAVING THIS REVIEW.
THERE'S A PANEL, THERE'S A MEDICAL PANEL OF PROFESSIONALS, UH, UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF CHRIS
PINEL DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE COVID CRISIS, UH, WAS ABLE TO DEVELOP AND IMPROVE UPON TESTS THAT WERE PERFORMED UPON, UH, DETAINEES AND INMATES AS THIS KIND OF CORRECTIONAL FACILITY WORKING IN CLOSE PROXIMITY WITH DR.
ANNA SAID, AND, UM, ALSO, UH, GUY CIRILO AND OUR TEAS DIRECTOR OR TEAS, AS WELL AS, UH, THE CHIEF OF STAFF.
AND I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALL OF THE COMMISSIONERS.
UM, BASICALLY WHAT GOD WILLING YOU'LL HAVE IN SHORT ORDER IS YOU'LL HAVE, UH, THIS VERY ROBUST REPORT THAT DETAILS ALL OF THE MEDICAL ISSUES, UM, THAT ARE OF CONCERN, UH, TO THOSE PERSONS AT THE ESSEX COUNTY CORRECTIONAL FACILITY.
IT'S A, IT'S A RELATIVELY INVESTIGATIVE REPORT, UM, LOOKING AT, UM, FROM COVID-19 QUARANTINE AND TESTING TO MEDICAL CARE AND SERVICES, INCLUDING MEDICAL SERVICES, STRUCTURE, CHRONIC RATES, THEN LOOKING AT MENTAL HEALTH SOCIAL SERVICES.
AND RE-ENTRY, SO IT IS OUR GOAL THAT YOU'LL BE GETTING THIS REPORT, UM, BY THE FIRST WEEK OF APRIL WITH JUST A SUCCINCT LISTING AS PART OF THE ANNUAL REPORT OF THE HEARINGS THAT WE'VE DONE TODAY, WHETHER THE PUBLIC HEARINGS, AS WELL AS THE MEETINGS WITH ANY NUMBER OF INTEREST GROUPS, UH, RANGING FROM THE HCLU TO PROFESSORS, TO, UH, JUDGES, UH, BOTH IN NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY.
SO, UM, I JUST WANTED TO SAY, UM, YOU SHOULD HAVE, WE WANTED
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A ISSUE OF THIS REPORT EARLIER, UM, BUT WE'RE BEING SOMEWHAT PAINSTAKING IN OUR ANALYSIS TO MAKE SURE WE PROVIDE YOU WITH REPORT, UH, THAT HAS AS MUCH CLARITY AS POSSIBLE SO THAT YOU CAN FOCUS ON SPECIFIC IMPROVEMENTS.AND AGAIN, OUR GOAL IS THAT YOU WOULD HAVE THIS IN THE FIRST WEEK.
IT'S DONE NOW, LITERALLY BEFORE US.
UM, WE'RE JUST WAITING FOR THE FEEDBACK FROM VARIOUS, UH, PHYSICIANS, UH, EMERGENCY DOCTORS, INFECTIOUS DISEASE EXPERTS, BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE EXPERTS, UM, AND IT'S IN THE FINAL DRAFT.
AND THEN BASICALLY IT WILL BE SUBMITTED TO, AS MY UNDERSTANDING, UH, I'LL DEFER TO, UM, COUNSEL, BUT IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING MR. MR. PRESIDENT, THAT IT GOES TO, UH, THE COMMISSIONERS AND TO THE ADMINISTRATION.
AND THEN YOU MAKE A DECISION AS TO WHETHER OR NOT YOU RELEASE IT PUBLICLY OR THE TERMS BY WHICH YOU DO THAT.
THANK YOU FOR TAKING OUT THE TIME IN YOUR BUSY SCHEDULE.
UH, COME IN AND LET US KNOW ABOUT THIS REPORT WHAT'S GOING ON AND WHAT'S NEXT AND HOW WE CAN GET OUR HANDS ON IT.
THANK YOU TO SAY THANK YOU TO, UM, TO THE COMMISSIONERS, BUT I CAN, DR.
CHRIS PERSONNEL IS LITERALLY AMONG THE MOST AMAZING HUMAN BEINGS I HAVE EVER WORKED WITH.
AND, UM, SO IF I CAN, I JUST, UM, SHE'S DIRECT, SHE'S INCREDIBLY KNOWLEDGEABLE PRINCETON DUKE HOPKINS.
I MEAN, SHE'S, UM, I TELL HER I'M SURE SHE'S JUST AMAZING.
AND SO WE'RE REALLY BLESSED AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALL THE COMMISSIONERS FOR PUTTING DR.
PINELL ON, ON THIS, ON THIS COMMISSION, BECAUSE SHE'S ADDED SUCH INCREDIBLE VALUE.
UM, SO SHE'S, SHE'S JUST BEEN A REAL BLESSING.
SO I JUST WANT TO GIVE CREDIT TO WHERE CREDIT IS DUE.
I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU, COMMISSIONERS, COMMISSIONER CBO.
UH, FIRST OF ALL, GOVERNOR, I WANT TO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR PUTTING IN THE TIME AND EFFORT FOR THE WORK YOU ARE DOING.
I'VE BEEN FOLLOWING IT SO CAREFULLY, AND IT'S UNBELIEVABLE HOW MUCH YOU HAVE BEEN ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH BECAUSE OF YOUR DEDICATION TO TAKING CARE OF DOING WHAT IS CORRECT FOR ALL OF THESE PEOPLE.
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU WERE DOING.
I REALLY ADMIRE ALL YOUR WORK.
THANK YOU, PAT, MY FRIEND AND IT'S AND I JUST ALSO WANT TO SAY THAT WE'VE SPENT A LOT OF TIME AT THE FACILITY.
UM, AND SO IT'S, IT'S GETTING BEHIND IT'S SPENDING TIME IN THE UNITS, UM, AND, AND BEING HANDS-ON.
AND I THINK THAT WAS THE VISION ORIGINALLY AND IT'S, AND IT'S, IT'S WORKED.
AND I ALSO WANT TO JUST ALSO SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE, UM, AND THE TIMING OF THE REPORT.
UM, YOU OUGHT TO HAVE RECEIVED IT EARLIER, BUT IT'S, IT'S LITERALLY DONE.
UM, ANYWAY, I SHOULDN'T SAY THIS, BUT CHRIS IS A LITTLE BIT OF A PERFECTIONIST, MUCH MORE THAN US LAWYERS.
UM, BUT I GUESS THAT'S A DOCTOR'S PREROGATIVE.
SO, UM, BUT SO YOU'LL, YOU'LL GET IT IN SHORT ORDER.
THANKS AGAIN, GOVERNOR COMMISSIONERS, ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? COMMISSIONER JOHNSON.
UM, MY GREEK, MR. MCGREEVY, UM, YOU KNOW, WE TOOK IT AND WE HIRED A CONSULTANT GROUP A COUPLE OF MONTHS BACK TO SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON WITH SOME OF THE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES THAT WE HAD GOING THERE AT THE JAIL.
HAVE YOU BEEN COMMUNICATING WITH THEM ALSO? YEAH.
UM, YES, I'VE MET WITH DIRECTOR AMBROSE, BOTH AT THE FACILITY PRIVATELY ON THE PHONE CONSTANTLY.
SO WE'RE, WE'RE SORT OF, WE'RE DOING DIFFERENT THINGS, BLUNTLY.
UM, WE'RE LOOKING AT SOME OF THE SYSTEMIC ISSUES LIKE THIS REPORTS ON THE DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH.
WE'RE LOOKING AT EVERYTHING FROM ALL RIGHT, WHEN YOU COME INTO ESSEX COUNTY, CANDIDLY, UM, AND AFTER YOU GO THROUGH THE INITIAL PROCESS, WHAT DIAGNOSTIC TESTS ARE PERFORMED, UH, DO WE KNOW WHAT YOUR, YOU KNOW, DO YOU BASIC YOUR HEALTH, WELFARE PROFILE WHAT'S HAPPENING SUPPORTIVE? ALL WE'RE LOOKING TO DO IS TO LOOK AT SYSTEMIC CHALLENGES TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF HEALTHCARE, UM, AT THE FACILITY.
I THINK, UM, UH, MR. TRAMP DIRECTOR AT AMBROSE IS LOOKING AT MUCH MORE, IF YOU WILL, UH, HIS FIELD OF EXPERTISE, UM, IN TERMS OF PROCEDURES THAT ARE EMPLOYED BY, UH, CORRECTIONS PERSONNEL.
SO WE'RE LOOKING AT IF YOU WILL, SYSTEMIC
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ISSUES THAT IMPACT THE HEALTH AND WELFARE OF, OF PERSONS, OF PORT INVOLVED PERSONS.BUT YET WE ARE, WE WE'RE WE'RE IN FACT, I WAS ON THE PHONE WITH, UM, DIRECTOR AMBROSE, WE'RE DOING A SURVEY AND, UM, SO W AND THAT WILL PROBABLY BE DONE JOINTLY.
UM, SO AS NOT TO HAVE TWO SETS OF SURVEYS, SO WE, AND, AND WE PARTICIPATED IN JOINT MEETINGS, BUT JUST BLUNTLY COMMISSIONER, WE HAVE, UM, IF I CAN, AND I DON'T WANT TO OVERSTATE THIS, I THINK DIRECTOR AMBROSE IS, IS, IS, IS LOOKING AT THE PROPER AND APPROPRIATE WAYS IN WHICH, UM, CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES OR, OR, UM, MANAGE AND OPERATED WITHIN THE, WITHIN THE CONFINES OF CORRECTIONAL PERSONNEL.
THOSE ARE OUR CONCERNS, BUT WE'RE ALSO LOOKING AT AREAS WHERE WE CAN CREATE, UM, MORE, IF YOU WILL ROBUST, UM, OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE HEALTH AND WELFARE OF THE PERSONS BEHIND THE WALL.
UM, SO IT'S A COMPLIMENTARY MISSION.
THERE IS SOME OVERLAP, UM, AND I THINK WE'VE BEEN SPEAKING REGULARLY WITH HIM.
THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT UP.
YEAH, BUT WE ARE W WE ARE TALKING TO THEM.
BECAUSE IN THE CONTRACT THAT HAD SAID AFTER 90 DAYS, THEY WOULD SUBMIT A REPORT ON HOW FAR THEY'VE GOTTEN WITH IT.
AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL MY COLLEAGUES AND I GET A COPY OF THAT REPORT WHEN IT COMES OUT.
YEAH, NO, I, IN FACT, I, I, UM, JUST, I MEAN, COVID IS WHAT COVID IS INTERESTED IN TERMS OF UNFORTUNATELY, BUT, UH, DIRECTOR AMBROSE, I KNOW IS VERY MUCH MINDFUL OF WHEN HE'S WORKING ON THE REPORT, BUT WE'VE HAD A NUMBER OF CONVERSATIONS AND I KNOW THERE, UM, AND I KNOW IN GOOD CONSCIOUS HE'S VERY, UM, DIRECT, VERY STRAIGHTFORWARD AND, UH, VERY ROBUST.
AND, UM, BUT, BUT I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE A COMPLIMENTARY, I, I WOULD JUST THINK, AND I DON'T WANT TO TAKE UP TOO MUCH OF YOUR TIME, BUT OUR FOCUS IS, I DON'T WANT TO SAY OUR FOCUS IS MORE ON, UH, THE PERSONS BEHIND THE WALL, THE COURT INVOLVED PERSONS, BUT WE'RE, WE'RE LOOKING AT EVERYTHING SAY IN THIS REPORT, FOR EXAMPLE, WE'RE LOOKING AT DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, WE'RE LOOKING AT, UH, VARIOUS ILLNESSES.
WE'RE LOOKING AT WHAT WE CAN DO TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELFARE OF THE PERSONS BEHIND THE WALL.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT CONNECTING TO THEM AND SERVICES WHEN THEY LEAVE.
UM, AS A COUNTY CORRECTIONAL FACILITY, SAY, FOR EXAMPLE, ON ADDICTION TREATMENT OR MENTAL HEALTH, HOW DO WE HAVE THAT PIPELINE SO THAT WHEN SOMEBODY HAS ADDICTION TREATMENT, HOW CAN WE IMPROVE UPON THAT? SO IT IT'S, YOU KNOW, THERE IS A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF OVERLAP, BUT I THINK IT IS SOMEWHAT DISTINCT.
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER PRESIDENT COMMISSIONER GIL IS BREADING.
UM, SO, AND, AND GO IN AND AGREE TO A GREAT TO SEE YOU AS ALWAYS.
UM, SO, YOU KNOW, ONE THING I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE, AND I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT YOU HAVE SAID IN THE WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING.
UM, BUT YOU KNOW, IN THE, IN THE ORIGINAL WORK TO CREATE THIS, UM, TASK FORCE, UM, YOU KNOW, THE WORD THAT GETS LEFT OUT TOO OFTEN IN MY MIND IS INDEPENDENT.
THIS TASKFORCE WAS CREATED TO BE INDEPENDENT.
UM, UH, UM, EVEN THE WAY IT'S LISTED ON OUR AGENDA, IT'S MISSING THAT WORD.
SO I, I KNOW YOU KNOW THIS, BUT I WANT TO PUT IT ON THE RECORD.
UM, THE, THE, THE GENESIS BEHIND THE WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING IS NOT ONLY TO TELL US WHAT WE'RE DOING WELL, BUT TO HAVE THE VERY DIFFICULT CONVERSATIONS ABOUT WHAT WE'RE NOT DOING WELL.
UM, AND BY THE WAY, THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT THIS IN ANY WAY MEANS THAT, UM, I DON'T SAY THAT IN ANY WAY TO DISRESPECT THE WORK THAT'S ONGOING BY OUR, UM, BY OUR COUNTY ADMINISTRATION, THE LEADERSHIP THAT'S THERE.
UH, BUT CLEARLY, YOU KNOW, WE IDENTIFIED A NEED FOR ADDITIONAL, UM, UH, OVERSIGHT.
AND, UM, AND, AND IN ADDITION TO THE REPORT, WHICH I'M, I'M ANXIOUS TO SEE, I'M ALSO VERY ANXIOUS TO SEE, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, THE CONVERSATION AROUND WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO POTENTIALLY TO IMPLICATE THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT I'M SURE THIS REPORT IS GOING TO GIVE US.
SO MORE OF JUST A, A COMMENT THAN A QUESTION, THANK YOU AGAIN, AND THE COMMITTEE FOR ALL THE WORK, BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT, UM, THAT WORD INDEPENDENT, UM, WHICH YOU ARE, WHAT YOU ARE CHARGED TO BE, UH, DOES NOT GET LOST IN THE WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING.
THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT, IF I CAN, MR.
UM, AND, AND JUST IN FAIRNESS IS THAT THE ADMINISTRATION HAS BEEN COMPLETELY OPEN AND LIKE THE OTHER NIGHT I WAS, I WAS IN THE FACILITY
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AND LIKE, YOU KNOW, COMPLETE FREE REIN TALKING TO TALKING TO INMATES WALKING, OR I, I WILL JUST, UM, DR.PARNELL, UH, YOU KNOW, I WAS JUST, UM, ON A, ON A PHONE CONVERSATION WITH, UH, THE MEDICAL VENDOR AND A DOCTOR DR.
CORNELL, I, UM, BRENDAN W IT WAS, IT WAS LIKE, LIKE LOOKING AT IT AT A PROSECUTOR.
UM, AND, AND SO, YOU KNOW, PART PART, BECAUSE CHRIS IS, IS, IS SO NOT ONLY THOUGHTFUL, BUT KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT STAFFING RATIOS, ABOUT PROTOCOLS, ABOUT LOGISTICS.
SO I, MY SENSES, UM, THE PEOPLE THAT ARE THERE AND THE PEOPLE THAT ARE ENGAGED, UM, ARE THERE BECAUSE THEY WANT TO SEE THIS TO BE ROBUST AND, AND BLUNTLY, WE WANT TO SEE THIS TO BE IF YOU WILL, THE BEST AND FINEST FACILITY, UM, IN THE STATE.
AND SO, AND I WOULD ALSO SAY IN FULL DISCLOSURE, THERE'S BEEN NO EFFORT TO ENCUMBER OUR ACCESS, UM, OR OUR, OUR REACH IN TERMS OF I'VE HAD MEETINGS WITH TEAR REPRESENTATIVES, BOTH ON THE STATE, ON THE COUNTY SIDE, ON THE STATE SIDE, AS WELL AS ON THE FEDERAL SIDE.
SO, AND UNFETTERED, AS WELL AS, UM, SOME OF THE MEDICAL ISSUES.
I MEAN, JUST CANDIDLY, I MEAN, SOME OF THE STAFFING ISSUES, UM, YOU'LL, YOU'LL SEE THAT IN THE GREATER DISCUSSION, BUT I'LL LEAVE THAT TO THE REPORT, BUT THANK YOU.
AND THAT'S, THAT'S, UM, THAT'S GLAD TO HEAR, AND AT LEAST IN MY OWN PERSONAL OPINION, YOU KNOW, THE, THE, THE SYSTEMIC IMPACT THAT THIS TYPE OF WORK CAN HAVE IS WHERE I THINK THE REAL VALUE, OF COURSE, WE WANT TO DEAL WITH THE IMMEDIATE AND MAKE SURE THAT THIS COMMITTEE, UH, OR THIS OR THIS TASK FORCE HAD, WHICH IT HAS SET UP MECHANISMS FOR INDEPENDENT, UM, INDIVIDUAL ISSUES, UH, THAT HAVE, THAT HAVE, UM, RISEN.
BUT ULTIMATELY I THINK IT'S MARK WILL BE MADE IN HELPING US, UM, UH, REACH THE GOAL THAT YOU JUST OUTLINED, WHICH IS TO HAVE THE BEST FACILITY, UM, IN THE STATE AND TO AFFECT SYSTEMIC CHANGE, UM, YOU KNOW, ALONG THE WAY.
SO WE'RE, WE'RE ON THE SAME PAGE AND I, I, I TRULY APPRECIATE THAT.
AND, AND THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THE WORK THAT YOU AND DR.
CORNELL AND EVERYONE IS DOING ON.
THANKS, COMMISSIONER, COMMISSIONERS.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS MR. PAUL VECCHIO? NO.
UH, NO QUESTIONS, MR. PRESIDENT.
MADAM CLERK, LET'S MOVE TO THE PUBLIC COMMENT SESSION.
TODAY'S MEETING IS A COMBINED CONFERENCE BOARD MEETING, AND WE WILL VOTE ON EVERY ITEM ON THE AGENDA.
HOWEVER, SINCE WE ARE MEETING REMOTELY, THE PUBLIC HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO SUBMIT QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS FOR CONSIDERATION, AND CAN ALSO CALL IN AT THIS PORTION OF THE MEETING.
THE COURT WILL HAVE ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR OUR CALLERS, MADAM CLERK.
UH, MR. PRESIDENT, THE CONSTITUENTS WERE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO CALL IN OR SEND EMAILS FOR PUBLIC COMMENT PRIOR TO THE MEETING.
AND, UM, THOUGH FOR THOSE WHO ARE CALLING IN, YOU WILL BE ACKNOWLEDGED TO SPEAK IN THE ORDER THAT YOUR CALL WAS RECEIVED.
EMAILS RECEIVED FOR PUBLIC COMMENT WILL BE READ AFTER THE CALLS ARE COMPLETED.
AT THIS TIME, OUR PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER WILL ANNOUNCE THE CALLERS SO THEY CAN STATE THEIR COMMENT OR QUESTION AND BE REMINDED.
YOU WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK.
PLEASE DO NOT HAVE YOUR LAPTOP ON OR ANY OTHER ELECTRONIC DEVICE ON WHILE CALLING IN AT THIS TIME, WE ACCEPT IN CALLS ONLY PERTAINING TO AGENDA ITEMS. PLEASE NOTE, YOU WILL HAVE ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO CALL BACK LATER IN THE MEETING AT THE DESIGNATED TIME FOR THE SECOND PALMER, A PUBLIC COMMENT SESSION ON NON AGENDA ITEMS. CHILO MULAMBA OUR PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER.
PLEASE BEGIN OUR PUBLIC COMMENT SESSION NOW.
MADAM CLERK, CHALLA MULAMBA PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER FOR THE ASSETS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
WE DO NOT HAVE ANY CALLERS WAITING TO SPEAK AT THIS TIME.
UH, MR. PRESIDENT, WE ALSO, UH, HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY EMAILS OR WRITTEN CARDS, SPONSORS FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON AGENDA ITEMS
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AT THIS TIME.AND IN THAT CASE, WE'LL MOVE TO, UH, ORDINANCE, UH, AND RESOLUTIONS FOR INTRODUCTION.
THE FIRST READING, IF WE HAVE ANY MR. PRESIDENT, WE HAVE NONE, EXCUSE ME.
I SAID I WAS READY TO PINCH IT IN CASE THERE, MIKE.
DO WE HAVE ANY ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION FOR LISTING PURPOSES ONLY? UH, YES.
MR. PRESIDENT, UH, WE HAVE, UH, TWO AND THEY ARE, UM, ORDINANCE NUMBER.
WE HAVE THREE MR. PRESIDENT, UH, THEIR ORDINANCE NUMBER 0 2 0 2 2 DASH 0 0 0 0 4.
UH, RESOLUTIONS ARE DASH 2 20 22 DASH 0 0 0 2 4 8.
AND OUR DASH 2022 DASH 0 0 2 4 9 4 PUBLIC HEARING AT OUR APRIL MEETING, APRIL SIX, MEETING MR. PRESIDENT YOU'RE MUTED, SIR.
THANK YOU FOR PITCHING IN MICHAEL.
WE HAVE THE RESOLUTIONS ON SECOND READING AND PUBLIC HEARING TONIGHT.
UM, MR. PRESIDENT, THERE ARE NONE.
MADAM CLERK, WE WILL NOW MOVE TO RESOLUTION NUMBER ONE, WHICH IS FROM THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET.
AND IT WILL BE READ INTO THE RECORD AT A LATER TIME, MR. JACKSON, I MEAN, EVEN MR. PRESIDENT MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, UH, MR. MOHAMMAD WILL HANDLE THIS ITEM.
UH, GOOD EVENING, HAMAS COUNTY TREASURE.
UM, THIS WAS A SOLUTION FOR, UH, FOR TRANSFER OF, UH, RESERVE TRANSFERS FOR 2021 APPROPRIATION.
WE ALLOWED BY LAW, THE LAW TO, UH, TO TRANSFER FUNDS FOR LAST YEAR'S BUDGET IN THE FIRST THREE MONTHS OF THE YEAR AND THIS, UH, RESOLUTION TO TRANSFERS, UH, TO, UH, TO MAKE SURE ALL OUR COUNTY DEPARTMENTS, UM, UH, MEET THEIR OBLIGATION.
AND I'M HERE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
MR. PRESIDENT, UH, MR. MOHAMMAD, JUST TO BE CLEAR.
SO THIS IS, THESE ARE TRANSFERS FROM LAST YEAR'S BUDGET INTO THIS YEAR'S BUDGET.
NO, TH TH THIS IS, THIS IS FOR SOME MOHAMMED, THE COUNTY TREASURE.
THIS IS FOR 2021 APPROPRIATION WOULD NOT SEND SARAH MONEY TO 2022 IT'S ONE FOR 2021.
IF ANY INVOICES OR ANY SERVICES RENDERED.
THEN IN 2021, WE PAID FROM THE 2021 BUDGETS.
COMMISSIONER HAS ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS HEARING THAT? I HAVE A MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER CBO AND A SECOND PHONE COMMISSIONER.
VICE-PRESIDENT FOR MAREZ ROLL CALL.
MADAM CLERK, COMMISSIONER COOPER, ABSENT COMMISSIONER GIL.
COMMISSIONER VICE-PRESIDENT PALMARES YES.
COMMISSIONER PRESIDENT RICHARDSON.
LET'S MOVE TO RESOLUTIONS TWO AND THREE, WHICH ARE FROM THE DIVISION OF A HOSPITAL CENTER.
AND WE'LL READ THEM INTO THE RECORD AT A LATER TIME.
MR. JACKSON, MR. PRESIDENT, THESE ARE, UM, RESOLUTIONS THAT THE BOARD HAS SEEN IN THE PAST.
THERE ARE TWO, THERE ARE TWIN AGREEMENTS, UM, BOTH TWO YEAR RENEWALS WITH, UH, ONE WITH CALDWELL UNIVERSITY AND ONE WITH FELICIA AND UNIVERSITY TO PROVIDE STUDENTS FOR A CLINICAL EXPERIENCE IN OUR HOSPITAL.
THIS IS A MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL RELATIONSHIP THAT NO COSTS THE COUNTY AND EACH OF THE UNIVERSITIES, UH, COVERS, UH, UH, THE COST AND ALSO THE INSURANCE.
THANK YOU, MR. YES, MA'AM NO QUESTIONS, MR. MCINERNEY.
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MR. MCINERNEY.NO QUESTIONS, MR. PRESIDENT COMMISSIONER'S QUESTIONS WILL COME TELL ME THAT I HAVE A MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER MACADO IN A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER LUCIANA TO TAKE RESOLUTIONS TWO AND THREE AS ONE.
ABSENT COMMISSIONER VICE-PRESIDENT PMRS YES.
COMMISSIONER PRESIDENT RICHARDSON.
NUMBER FOUR, WHICH IS FROM THE DIVISION OF SENIOR SERVICES.
AND THEN IT WOULD BE READ INTO THE RECORD AT A LATER TIME, MR. JACKSON, UM, MR.
COMMISSIONERS MICHAEL VIEIRA, THE DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES FOR THE DIVISION OF SENIOR SERVICES.
THIS RESOLUTION IS FOR THE PURCHASE OF 10 SMALLER VEHICLES FOR THE ESSEX COUNTY COMMUNITY TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM, UH, FROM MORE BUS SALES, WHO WAS THE LOWEST RESPONSIBLE BIDDER.
WHAT'S MOST IMPORTANT ABOUT THIS? THESE VEHICLES ARE THEY'RE A LITTLE BIT SMALLER THAN THE ONES THAT WE HAVE CURRENTLY IN OUR FLEET.
THERE IS A NATIONAL SHORTAGE OF CDL DRIVERS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY.
UM, THE WAY THESE VEHICLES RESPECT IS THEY DO NOT NEED CDL DRIVERS, A REGULAR DRIVER'S LICENSE CAN DRIVE THESE VEHICLES, WHICH WERE IN DESPERATE NEED OF.
UH, MICHAEL, WHO OPERATES THESE VEHICLES SINCE WE DON'T.
THEY'RE, THEY'RE PURCHASED BY, UH, THEY'RE PURCHASED BY THE COUNTY AND THEY ARE GIVEN A DUAL CONTRACT TO OUR THIRD PARTY CONTRACTOR.
TRANSDEV THAT'S HOW IT'S ALWAYS BEEN THEIR DRIVERS AND THEY ACTUALLY INSURE THE VEHICLES TO, YEAH.
WE JUST DO THE PURCHASE AND THEN THEY OPERATE AND ENSURE AND MAINTAIN.
THANK YOU, MR. MCINERNEY, MR. PRESIDENT COMMISSIONER'S QUESTIONS, ACCOUNTS.
I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND PHONE COMMISSIONER GRAHAM ROLL CALL MATT COMMISSIONER COOPER.
COMMISSIONER CBO, COMMISSIONER VICE PRESIDENT.
COMMISSIONER PRESIDENT RICHARDSON.
MADAM CLERK, LET'S MOVE TO RESOLUTION NUMBER FIVE, WHICH IS FROM THE DIVISION OF FAMILY ASSISTANCE AND BENEFITS.
IT WILL BE READ INTO THE RECORD AT A LATER TIME.
MR. JACKSON, UM, MR. PORTRAY, UH, JULIA'S CULTURE, DEPUTY COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR, MR. PRESIDENT.
THIS IS A THREE-MONTH EXTENSION FOR HUDSON COMMUNITY ENTERPRISES WHOSE SUPPLY SECURITY AT 3 23 20 ON UNIVERSITY AVENUE, NOT TO EXCEED $279,180 A WEEK.
THE THREE MONTH EXTENSION IS NEEDED BECAUSE WE DID GO OUT FOR BID.
THE BIDS WERE ALL OVER BUDGET AND THE CURRENT CONTRACT EXPIRES AT THE END OF THE MONTH.
SO WE NEED, WE'RE GOING BACK OUT FOR BID ALSO.
SO WE NEED AN ADDITIONAL THREE MONTHS TO GET A NEW VENDOR.
NO QUESTIONS, MR. MCINERNEY, Y UH, THESE WERE ALL OVER BUDGET.
WHEN YOU SAY THERE WERE OVER, OVER BUDGET, UM, OVER WHAT YOU EXPECTED THE AMOUNTS TO BE, OR WHAT YOU BUDGETED, WAS IT THE OPERATING BUDGET? YES.
WOULD THAT DEPARTMENT OVER A BUDGET FOR A, YES, IT WAS.
IS THERE ANY BLEEDS THAT COME AROUND OR WHAT I SPOKE WHEN I SPOKE THIS MORNING TO THE DIRECTOR, UM,
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SHE BELIEVES SHE'S A REALLY TIGHTENING UP ON THE, UH, SPECIFICATIONS AND THE FUTURE BID WILL COME IN LITTLE TIGHTER.SO YOU'RE GOING TO CHANGE THE SPECS IN ORDER TO, WE'RE GOING TO TIGHTEN THEM UP.
SHE'S GOING TO TIGHTEN THEM UP.
COMMISSIONER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? I HAVE A MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER GIL ON THE SECOND PHONE COMMISSIONER.
COMMISSIONER MERCADO, COMMISSIONER LUCIANO, COMMISSIONER JOHNSON.
ABSENT COMMISSIONER VICE PRESIDENT.
COMMISSIONER PRESIDENT RICHARDSON.
MADAM CLERK, I MOVED THE RESOLUTION SIX THROUGH NINE, WHICH ARE FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS, AND THEY WILL BE READ INTO THE RECORD AT A LATER TIME.
MR. JACKSON, MR. ANTONIO WILL HANDLE THESE, UH, GOOD EVENING.
DAVID ANTONIO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS ITEM.
NUMBER SIX IS THAT CONTRACT AWARD TO CALL THEM NELLIE BROTHERS IN THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $537,218 TO PERFORM THE REPLACEMENT OF THE LAKESIDE AVENUE COVERT OVER THE WIG AND BROOK IN WEST ORANGE.
THIS CONTRACT WILL NOT EXCEED 240 DAYS.
IT WILL BE FUNDED WITH GRANT MONEY CALLED WHAT'S THE LOWEST OF THE TWO RECEIVED.
MATT GARTNER IS ON THE PHONE TO DISCUSS CALL THE NATALIE BROTHER PASS WORK WITH THE COUNTY, AS WELL AS TOUCH ON THE PROPOSED SCOPE OF WORK.
AND ANY QUESTIONS THE BOARD MAY HAVE MATT, IF YOU'RE ON THE PHONE.
YES, THIS IS MATT OR FROM CULINARY BROTHERS.
I'M THE PROJECT MANAGER ON THE PROJECT.
I'M CALLING ALI BROTHERS HAS, UH, WORKED FOR ESSEX COUNTY IN THE PAST.
UH, WE HAVE 36 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN THIS TYPE OF CIVIL CONSTRUCTION WORK.
UM, THIS PARTICULAR TYPE OF CULVERT IS, UH, FAIRLY SIMPLE.
UM, WE ARE, UH, WE ARE FULLY CAPABLE OF COMPLETING THIS PROJECT WITHIN THE WINDOW OF TIME, GIVEN IN THE CONTRACT AND WITH THE CURRENT, UH, LEAD TIMES OF, UM, MATERIAL THAT'S REQUIRED TO DO SO.
EXCUSE ME, GUYS, A UNION SHOP.
WE, UH, WE EMPLOY, UH, LABORERS, LOCAL 4 72, UH, OPERATORS LOCALLY 25 AND CARPENTERS LOCAL 2 53, UH, APPROXIMATELY 50 50, ABOUT 40 TO 50% OF OUR WORKFORCE ACTUALLY LIVES, UH, IN ESSEX COUNTY, INCLUDING MYSELF.
MR. PRESIDENT, I HAVE A QUESTION IS WESTBOURNE IS WEST ORANGE AWARE THAT THIS IS GOING TO TAKE PLACE? UM, I, I WOULD ASSUME THAT THEY ARE AWARE, BUT I DO NOT.
UM, AND MR. PRESIDENT, UH, DAVID ANTONE'S DEPARTMENT PUBLIC WORKS WESTSTAR AND TESTIMATE AWARE WE HAVE WORKED CLOSELY WITH THEIR DEPARTMENT OF ENGINEERING, DAVID.
THEY DON'T HAVE TO PASS A RESOLUTION EXCEPT, UH, THIS, UH, THE RESOLUTION, IF THERE'S ONE REQUIRED, WE'LL FOLLOW UP AND FOLLOW UP ON THAT.
BUT RIGHT NOW THEY'RE AWARE THAT THERE WILL BE THE PLACEMENT OF THE STRUCTURE ON LAKESIDE AVENUE, BUT THEY ARE AWARE OF IT.
MA'AM DAVID ANTONIO, THE PROMINENT PUBLIC WORKS ADMIN NUMBER SEVEN IS A CONTRACT AWARD TO NATIONAL WATER MAINTAINING COMPANY IN THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $475,000 TO PERFORM DRAINAGE SYSTEM PAINTING ALONG COUNTY ROADWAYS.
THIS CONTRACT WOULD BE FOR TWO YEARS AND NATIONAL WATER MEANS CLEANINGS SUBMITTED BID WAS THE LOWEST OF THE TWO.
WE SEE ITEM NUMBER EIGHT, IT'S ANOTHER CONTRACT AWARD TO F M GENERATOR INCORPORATED IN THE AMOUNT OF $142,950
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TO PERFORM MAINTENANCE INSPECTION AND TESTING OF 13 EMERGENCY ELECTRICAL GENERATORS LOCATED VARIOUS LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY FM GENERATOR INCORPORATED SUBMITTED BID WAS ALSO THE LOWEST OF THE TWO RECEIVED IN THIS CONTRACT WILL RUN FOR TWO YEARS.ITEM NUMBER NINE, AUTHORIZED THE ACCEPTANCE OF LOAN FUNDS THROUGH THE NEW JERSEY INFRASTRUCTURE BANK IN THE AMOUNT OF 5 MILLION, $172,537 TO TAKE EMERGENCY PRIORITY.
WE PAIRS TO THE BRIDGE STREET BRIDGE, CLAY STREET, BRIDGE AND JACKSON STREET BRIDGE OVER THE PASSAIC RIVER IN THE CITY OF NEWARK.
IT'S VERY LOW INTEREST RATE LOAN WILL ALLOW FOR THE UNDERTAKING OF REPAIRS TO THIS BRIDGES THAT WILL ENSURE THAT THE OPENING AND CLOSING MECHANISMS ARE FULLY OPERATIONAL.
THIS PORTION OF THE PASSAIC RIVER THAT RUNS THROUGH NEWARK IS CONSIDERED A NAVIGATIONAL WATERWAY BY THE US COAST GUARD AND THIS BRIDGES AND NOT OPEN TO WATERWAY TRAFFIC, OR ARE SUBJECT TO FEDERAL FINES AND PENALTIES, HENCE A PROPER MAINTENANCE OF THIS BRIDGES IS OF HIGH IMPORTANCE.
IF THERE WERE ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS POINT, I WILL TAKE THEM.
I SECURED THE FUNDING SOURCE ON THIS AGAIN IS A LOW INTEREST RATE LOAN FROM HOOLIGAN.
THE STATE THROUGH YOU, MR. PRESIDENT DAVID ANTONE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS.
THIS WOULD BE COMING THROUGH THE NEW JERSEY INFRASTRUCTURE BANK.
AND THIS IS A LOAN UNDERTAKEN BY THE, UH, BY THE COUNTY ITSELF AND WILL BE FUNDED BY, UH, BY CAPITAL AND OPERATING BUDGET.
HOWEVER, ONE OF THE INTERESTING THINGS ABOUT THIS LOAN IS THAT IF NEXT YEAR, HYPOTHETICALLY, OR NEXT MONTH, HYPOTHETICALLY, IF WE DID RECEIVE GRANT FUNDING, THAT GRANT FUNDING CAN BE USED TO OFFSET THE LOAN.
SO WHEN YOU SAY GRANDPA, WE TALKED ABOUT TOT MONEY STUFF, SO WE CAN ALLOCATE PORTIONS.
IF WE WANT YOU TO PAY THIS DOWN.
UH, WE CAN, WE HAVE THE FLEXIBILITY TO USE THE BEST APPROACH AND ACTUALLY PUT THE COUNTER.
IS THIS ALL IN ONE LOAN AT A LOW INTEREST RATE SPLIT BETWEEN NON INTEREST AND INTEREST BEARING LOANS? THAT'S RIGHT.
AND I BELIEVE THE RATE IS LESS THAN, UH, I BELIEVE THIS LAST THAN HALF A PERCENT.
UM, MR. ANTONIO, AGAIN, ON NUMBER NINE, THESE THREE BRIDGES ARE A JOINTLY OWNED BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTERS.
I BELIEVE THIS IS, THIS LOAN ONLY COVERS THE ESX PORTION WHERE WE INVOLVED IN PROCURING ALONE, UH, BROUGHT SOME STUFF, UH, THROUGH YOU, MR. PRECEDENT, UH, THAT IS CORRECT.
UH, HUDSON COUNTY IS THE OWNER OF DISRUPTORS AND HALF OF THE COST IS PUT UP BY THEM.
SO ANY LOAN THAT'S IN DISCUSS, IT'S ONLY TO COVER OUR COSTS, THE COUNTIES, COUNTIES CROSSING.
AND WILL THEY, I KNOW WE, WE GO THROUGH THIS EVERY YEAR OR EVERY TWO YEARS.
UM, ARE THEY MANAGING THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT FOR THIS CYCLE? THEY MEAN HUDSON COUNTY OR IS THAT RIGHT NOW? UH, IT'S US THIS FOR THE COUNTY AFTER COUNTY.
MISS BARBECUE COMMISSIONERS QUESTIONS.
UM, I WAS INFORMED TODAY THAT ACE NEWARK IS GOING TO HAVE A PARK RIGHT BY THE BRIDGE.
ARE WE INVOLVED WITH FINANCING ANY OF THAT PARK BECAUSE IT'S RIGHT BY THE PITCH OR IS THAT SEPARATE? UH, MR. PRECEDENT, UH, THE FUNDING WILL BE USED TO UNDERTAKE REPAIRS TO THE BOOK ITSELF.
THEY HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH ANY PROPOSED POST PARKS ON THE HUDSON COUNTY SIDE OF THE RIVER.
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LISTENERS, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? AND I'M TOLD THAT THEY'RE REALLY, REALLY DESPERATELY IN NEED OF SOME, UH, STRUCTURE CHANGE FOR BRIDGE.THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER COMMISSIONER, ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS HEARING THAT? I HAVE A MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER MERCADO AND A SECOND PHONE COMMISSION TO GIVE OR TAKE RESOLUTION SIX THROUGH NINE AS ONE.
MADAM CLERK, COMMISSIONER COOPER.
COMMISSIONER CITY COMMISSIONER.
COMMISSIONER PRESIDENT RICHARDSON.
SO MOVED, THANK YOU ABOUT THEM.
LET'S MOVE TO RESOLUTION NUMBER 10, WHICH IS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF PARKS WHO WILL BE READ INTO THE RECORD AT A LATER TIME.
MR. JACKSON, THANK YOU, MR. ZETO HANDLE THIS ITEM.
JOSHUA WAS H AS EXPLAINING PARKS.
NUMBER 10 IS AN AMENDMENT TO ONE SUB GRANT AGREEMENT FOR THE 2020 OPEN LOCAL LEAD PROGRAM.
SPECIFICALLY, THIS IS FOR NOTLEY AT THEIR REQUEST.
UH, THEY REQUESTED THAT THEIR $150,000 GRANT AWARD, WHICH IS ORIGINALLY AWARDED FOR A BAND SHELTER.
THEY REQUESTED THAT THE SCOPE BE CHANGED TO INCLUDE FENCING AND SCOREBOARD IMPROVEMENTS.
AND, UH, WE, WE TOOK THIS ITEM TO THE RECREATION, OPEN SPACE ADVISORY BOARD WHO APPROVED IT.
AND NOW WE ARE IN THE COMMISSIONERS TO APPROVE THE, UH, THE CHANGE OF SCOPE.
THANK YOU, MR. PAUL, I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, MR. MCINERNEY, MR. PRESIDENT, UM, FEBRUARY 24TH, WE HAD AN OPEN SPACE, UH, TRUST FUND ADVISORY BOARD MEETING, AND THIS WAS DISCUSSED IN FULL AND EVERYONE WAS IN AGREEMENT WITH THE SUB GRANT.
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER COMMISSIONER, ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? I HAVE ONE LAST TIME YOU WILL, UH, THEY ASKED YOU ABOUT THE, UH, POSSIBILITY OF THE PICTURE OF THE COMMISSIONERS GOING UP OR SOMEBODY WHO'S BILLBOARDS AND THOSE TYPES OF GIVE BACK TO ME.
DO YOU HAVE THAT ANSWER? UH, JOSHUA IS H S COUNTY PARKS.
UM, I DID BRING THAT TO THE ATTENTION OF BOTH THE PARKS DIRECTOR AND THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR, AND THEY SAID, UH, THEY WILL REACH OUT TO THE, UH, VENDOR WHO DESIGNS THE BILLBOARDS AND, UH, CERTAINLY, UH, GET THAT DONE FOR THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I HAVE A MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER SEABORNE, A SECOND PHONE COMMISSIONER GRAHAM WILL MEN COMMISSIONER STEVE-O YES.
COMMISSIONER LUCIANA, COMMISSIONER GIL COMMISSIONER COOPER, ABSENT COMMISSIONER VICE-PRESIDENT PER MAREZ.
COMMISSIONER VICE-PRESIDENT TAMARA'S COMMISSIONER JOHNSON.
COMMISSIONER PRESIDENT RICHARDSON.
MADAM CLERK, PLEASE BE REMINDED.
WE WILL CONDUCT A PUBLIC COMMENT SESSIONS FOR THE NON AGENDA ITEMS AT THE END OF THE MEETING.
ANY OTHER CALLINGS? CAN YOU PLEASE GET THE CALL IN INFORMATION? IF YOU'RE CALLING IN THE NUMBER IS 5 5 7 5 6 7 5 2 0
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AND USE THE PASS WORD 7 9 2 6 2 POUNDS.AFTER ENTERING THE PASSWORD, LISTEN FOR THE PROMPT TO PRESS ZERO, AND YOU WILL BE PLACED IN THE QUEUE DURING THE MEETING.
UM, MR. PRESIDENT MAY ASKED IT, UH, WE NEED YOU TO MUTE YOUR MIC IF YOU'RE NOT SPEAKING, UH, YOUR BACKGROUND NOISE AND CONVERSATION IS COMING THROUGH.
WELL, NOW MOVE THE RESOLUTION NUMBER 11, WHICH IS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, AND IT WILL BE READ INTO THE RECORD AT A LATER TIME, MR. JACKSON, UH, MR. PRESIDENT DIRECTOR ORTIZ, AND HIS TEAM WILL HANDLE THIS IDLE GOOD EVENING.
UH, I'LL FARROW ORTIZ DIRECTOR AS THIS COUNTY CORRECTIONAL FACILITY, RESOLUTION NUMBER 11, DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS CONTRACT AWARD TO GLOBAL TEL LINK CORPORATION TO PROVIDE A CONCESSION FOR THE DETENTION INMATES, A TABLET SERVICE FIVE-YEAR CONTRACT FROM DATE OF AWARD, NO COST TO THE COUNTY.
THIS IS A, WHAT WE CALL LIKE AN IPAD, LIKE TYPE AN APPARATUS THAT INMATES AND THAT ARE GIVEN FOR THE PURPOSES OF COMMUNICATING, UH, GRIEVANCES CALLS, UM, UH, COMMISSARY AND ANCILLARY, OTHER ENTERTAINMENT, UH, UH, ITEMS FOR THEM, MUSIC AND WHATEVER.
HAVE YOU, UH, WITH ME, I ALSO HAVE MY, UH, MY STAFF WARDEN,
AND WE'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.
I WAS JUST CURIOUS, DOES EVERY INMATE THAT IS CORRECT.
I MEAN, IT MUST BE A VERY EFFECTIVE WAY OF, UH, OCCUPYING TIME, AS WELL AS, UH, EXPEDITING ORDERS AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE.
IT JUST SOUNDS, IT JUST SOUNDS LIKE A GREAT IDEA.
I JUST SAID, IT SOUNDS LIKE A WAY OF EXPEDITING, A LOT OF THE FUNCTIONS THAT HAVE TO TAKE PLACE BETWEEN THE INMATES AND THE CORRECTIONAL FACILITY.
IT SOUNDS LIKE A REALLY GOOD IDEA.
SO LIKE, YEAH, IT WORKS FOR, AND AGAINST, FOR EXAMPLE, THEY CAN CONTACT YOUR FAMILY TEXTS AND WHATEVER HAVE YOU, BUT, UM, YOU KNOW, IT HAS THIS ISSUE SOMETIMES WHEN, UH, THEY CAN COMMUNICATE WITH THEIR FAMILIES AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THEY PRESENT THEMSELVES TO THE JAIL.
AND, UH, IT HAPPENS IN REAL TIME.
LIKE IF I WOULD TEXT YOU RIGHT NOW AND, UH, SOMEBODY HAS A NOTE, BUT IT ALL WORKS IN THE END BECAUSE, UM, YOU KNOW, IT'S OPEN COMMUNICATION FOR STAFF INMATES AND, UM, ALL THE SERVICES THAT WE PROVIDE.
I HAVE A MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER JACKSON, A SECOND PHONE COMMISSIONER, LOUISIANA, ROLL CALL.
MR. JOHNSON, COMMISSIONER GRAHAM, MR. COOPER, ABSENT COMMISSIONER.
VICE-PRESIDENT TAMARA SAYS YES.
NOW MOVE TO NUMBER 12, WHICH IS FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT OF ELECTION COMMISSIONER REGISTERING.
AND WE'LL BE READY TO RECOMMEND MR. JACKSON.
UH, JULIA'S CULTURING DEPUTY COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR, AND THIS IS A 12 MONTH EXTENSION TO RIFKIN FOR 700 ORANGE BAGS THAT ARE USED FOR TRANSPORTATION OF VARIOUS ELECTION MATERIALS, UH, FOR THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS.
AND, UH, THE AMOUNT IS NOT TO EXCEED $156,261, THE A HUNDRED, $5,000
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AS PART OF THAT.UH, THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT, MR. CULTURE, ARE THESE, UM, NEW BEDS OR DO WE RENT THE BAGS AND THE PARTS? HOW DOES THIS WORK? THEY ARE THE REGULAR ORANGE BAGS THAT WE HAVE.
UM, IT'S A CONTRACT WITH THIS PARTICULAR COMPANY FOR THAT PERIOD OF TIME FOR THE 12 MONTH PERIOD.
ASK QUESTIONS OR COMMENT HERE.
WE DON'T HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER MACADO AND A SECOND FROM VICE-PRESIDENT OF TAMARA'S ROLL CALL.
MADAM CLERK, COMMISSIONER CBOE.
COMMISSIONER COOPER, ABSENT COMMISSIONER VICE PRESIDENT.
POLAREZ COMMISSIONER, PRESIDENT RICHARDSON.
LET'S MOVE TO RESOLUTION IS 13 THROUGH 15, WHICH ARE FROM THE OFFICE OF PURCHASING AND MR. JAMES, MR. THE PRESIDENT JULIUS
THEY'RE AT, UH, THEY'RE IN OUR BUILDING HERE.
UM, THEY'LL BE PUTTING ONE IN THE NEW CA AROUND THE NEW CAFETERIA FOR CONVENIENCE, FOR PEOPLE WHO COME IN AND OUT OF THE BUILDING AND OUR EMPLOYEES.
UH, LIKE I SAID, IT'S A REVENUE GENERATING FOR 25,015, $50, $12,025 PER YEAR.
NUMBER 14 IS A, UH, A CONTRACT.
UH, THE CHANGE ORDER CAN THINK OF THE WORD FOR $54,000 OR A SILK SCREENING AND IMPORTANT HEARING FOR VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS THAT, UH, THEY USE FOR LOGOS, ET CETERA.
UH, THE ORIGINAL CONTRACT WAS FOR $270,000.
NEW CONTRACT WILL BE FOR $324,000, 20% CHANGE ORDER.
AND NUMBER 15 IS APPROVAL OF VENDOR.
UH, CHANGE NAME, THE VENDOR ORIGINAL NAME WAS A PROVEN LENNON.
IT'S NOW CHANGED AND CHANGED TO, UH, LAUNDRY SERVICES AT ESSEX COUNTY CENTER.
IT'S JUST A CHANGE NAME FROM THE ORIGINAL CONTRACT BECAUSE THE COMPANY WAS PURCHASED.
WELL, THANK YOU MR. COLE THREE ON NUMBER 14.
UM, THE CHANGE, WHAT'S THE REASONS FOR THAT CHANGE.
THE REASON THERE IS VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS AND OTHER AGENCIES UTILIZE THIS FOR, UH, T-SHIRTS EMBROIDERY SHIRTS, UH, LOGOS, AS I AM WEARING CURRENTLY JUST EXPAND TO A MORE, MORE AGENCIES OR DEPARTMENTS.
I HAVE A MOTION FOR SEATTLE AND A SECOND PHONE.
AND FROM COMMISSIONER MOCHA TO TAKE RESOLUTION IS 13 TO 15, AS WELL AS ROLL CALL MEDICAL.
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COMMISSIONER GRAHAM, COMMISSIONER JOHNSON.COMMISSIONER VICE-PRESIDENT PALAMAREZ YES.
COMMISSIONER PRESIDENT RICHARDSON.
MADAM CLERK, LET'S MOVE TO RESOLUTION 16, WHICH IS FROM THE OFFICE OF THE SHERIFF.
AND WE'LL BE READY TO THE RECORD AT A LATER TIME, MR. JACKSON, UH, JULIUS CULTURE, DEPUTY COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR.
THIS IS A $15,000 CHANGE ORDER, UH, WHICH MAKES THE CONTRACT, THE NEW CONTRACT 90,000 WITH US CORRECTIONS, LLC.
AND THEY PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION EXTRADITION THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY FOR THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT.
COMMISSIONER'S QUESTIONS OF COMMENTS.
I HAVE A MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER ON WHO SHE HAD ON A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER JOHNSON WILL CALL COMMISSION RICARDO COMMISSIONER LUCIANO.
COMMISSIONER COOPER, ABSENT COMMISSIONER VICE-PRESIDENT PMRS YES.
COMMISSIONER PRESIDENT RICHARDSON.
LET'S MOVE TO RESOLUTION 17 THROUGH 29, WHICH ARE ALL COMMENDATIONS AND MEMORIALS AND PROCLAMATION RESOLUTIONS.
AND THEY WILL BE READ INTO THE RECORD AT A LATER TIME.
COMMISSIONER QUESTIONS WILL COME HERE IN THAT.
I HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER GRAHAM AND A SECOND PHONE COMMISSION TO GIVE WE'LL CALL MAN.
COMMISSIONER JOHNSON, COMMISSIONER GRAHAM.
COMMISSIONER PRESIDENT RICHARDSON.
SO MOVE MORE TO REPORT A BOARD COMMITTEES.
YOU MENTIONED BEFORE THE BOARD COMMITTEES.
AND THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT, ON MARCH THE 15TH, THE WORKFIRST NEW JERSEY REVIEW COMMITTEE HELD OUR FIRST MEETING OF THE YEAR DURING THE MEETING.
WE DISCUSSED THE IMPACT OF COVID THE COVID PANDEMIC UPON THE WORKFORCE WORKFORCE, NEW JERSEY PROGRAM, AND SPECIFIC MEASURES THAT THE DIVISION OF FAMILY ASSISTANCE AND BENEFIT THE FAB AND THE DIVISION OF TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT TO KEEP VARIOUS SERVICES RUNNING FOR THE RESIDENTS THAT WERE IN NEED AS CHAIR OF THE MEETING, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK COMMISSIONER MERCADO AND COMMISSIONER COOPER FOR ATTENDING AND PROVIDING THE INPUT ABOUT THE NEW JERSEY WORK FIRST PROGRAM.
I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR, MR. ROBERT JACKSON, DIRECTOR OF CITIZENS SERVICES ENABLED RAMBLES DE FAB DIRECTOR, VALENTINO, RICHARD GREEN, AND THE DIVISION OF TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT DIRECTOR, JULIUS MULFORD FOR ATTENDING AND PROVIDING A THOROUGH INFORMATION ON THE SAFETY MEASURES.
THEIR PROSPECTIVE DEPARTMENTS IMPLEMENTED DURING THE PANDEMIC WHILE CONTINUING TO SERVE THE RESIDENTS OF ESSEX COUNTY.
WE ALSO DISCUSSED UPCOMING PROGRAMS SUCH
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AS THE SUMMER YOUTH EMPLOYMENT INITIATIVE, WHICH WILL BE BENEFICIAL TO INTERESTED ESSEX COUNTY RESIDENTS, AGE OF 16 TO 24.WE'RE LOOKING TO PROVIDE THE PUBLIC WITH INFORMATION ABOUT THIS PROGRAM SOMETIME IN EARLY APRIL.
UM, NEXT MEETING IS TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED FOR EARLY TO MID SEPTEMBER OF 2022.
UM, DO WE HAVE ANY, DO WE HAVE ANY LEGISLATIVE REPORTS? UH, WE HAVE NONE MR. PRESIDENT.
MADAM COURT MOVE TO THE PUBLIC COMMENT SESSION ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS. HOWEVER, SINCE WE ARE MEETING REMOTELY, THE PUBLIC HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO SUBMIT QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS WILL CONSIDERATION.
THEY ALSO HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO CALL IT MADAM CLERK.
YOU WILL BE ACKNOWLEDGED TO SPEAK IN THE ORDER THAT YOUR CALL WAS RECEIVED.
EMAILS RECEIVED FOR PUBLIC COMMENT WILL BE READ AFTER CALLS ARE COMPLETED.
AT THIS TIME, OUR PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER WILL ANNOUNCE THE CALLERS SO THEY CAN STATE THEIR COMMENT OR QUESTION AND BE REMINDED.
YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK AND PLEASE DO NOT HAVE ANY LEFT YOUR LAPTOP OR ANY ELECTRONIC DEVICES ON WHO ARE CALLING IN.
SO AT THIS TIME, AGAIN, WE'RE SETTING ONLY CALLS PERTAINING TO NON-AGENDA ITEMS, CHILD LOMA LUMBER, OR PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER.
YOU CAN BEGIN OUR PUBLIC COMMENT SESSION NOW.
MADAM CLERK, CHALLA MULAMBA PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER FOR THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS.
WE DO NOT HAVE ANY CALLERS WAITING TO SPEAK AT THIS TIME.
AND MR. PRESIDENT, WE ALSO DID NOT RECEIVE ANY EMAILS OR WRITTEN CORRESPONDENCE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.
IN THAT CASE, I NEEDED A MOTION TO ADJOURN, ALL CHIME IN AT ONCE, MOVED BY COMMISSIONER GRAHAM AND SECOND BY VICE-PRESIDENT.