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LIKE TWO.SO AFTER A COUPLE JUMP BACK IN AND THEN MUCH TESTAMENT TOO, KYLE.
CAN WE, THIS MEETING ON THE ESSEX COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS IS HEREBY CALL INTO ORDER.
THIS MEETING IS BEING LIVE STREAMED IN ADDITION TO TAKING PLACE HERE IN PERSON.
MADAM DEPUTY CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
COMMISSIONER VICE PRESIDENT COOPER.
COMMISSIONER, PRESIDENT RAMEZ.
PLEASE STAND FOR THE, TO THE FLAG.
I'M GONNA ASK, UH, ONE OF OUR HOSTS, COUNCILMAN ELLI, TO COME TO THE MICROPHONE AND NEED US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
UH, IF EVERYONE WANTS TO STAND AND LOOK TO THE LEFT OVER HERE, THE FLAG IS BEHIND.
THIS BEAUTIFUL WOMAN TO ME LEFT I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG, UH, THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, AN INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
I'M JUST GONNA ASK FOR A MOMENT OF SILENCE AND HONOR OF THOSE THAT WE LOST SINCE WE LAST CAME TOGETHER.
I HAVE BEFORE ME CERTIFICATION FROM THE DEPUTY CLERK.
THIS MEETING IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN PUBLIC MEETINGS ACT.
AND BECAUSE THIS IS A SPECIAL DAY HERE, UH, IN BELLEVILLE, WE WANT TO THANK OUR HOST.
WE'D LIKE TO CALL OUT THE MAYOR OF THE GREAT, UH, TOWNSHIP OF BELLEVILLE, MAYOR MIKE MELHAM TO COME AND GIVE SOME REMARKS ON BEHALF OF THE TOWNSHIP.
GOOD EVENING, MR. TOWNSHIP, INCLUDING COUNCILMAN ELLI, UH, COUNCILMAN VALEZ AND COUNCILWOMAN MULROW.
WE DO WELCOME YOU TO BELVILLE, THE CHERRY BLOSSOM CAPITAL OF AMERICA.
BY THE WAY, UH, A COUPLE REMINDERS.
TICKETS OUT OUTSIDE ARE $65
UM, SO JUST MAKE SURE WE, WE DON'T WANT ANY MISTAKES, ESPECIALLY WITH COMMISSIONER ANO
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UP THERE,I WANNA MAKE SURE EVERY KNOWS THE PROTOCOL FOR MICROPHONES.
UH, BUT REALLY IT'S AN HONOR TO HAVE YOU HERE.
I THINK THE FIRST TIME IN SIX YEARS THAT I'VE BEEN THERE, I KNOW THAT I'VE BEEN THERE.
I KNOW I THINK LAST TIME YOU WERE GONNA COME WAS CANCEL FOR SOME REASON, MAYBE HEAT OR SOMETHING, BUT REALLY HOPE THAT THE WELCOME WAS, WAS, WAS ENOUGH FOR YOU SEEING SOME OF THE TECHNICAL ISSUES, ISSUES THAT YOU'RE HAVING.
WE'VE BEEN HERE FOR SIX YEARS AND JUST YESTERDAY AT OUR COUNCIL MEETING, WE HAD TROUBLE SCREENING OUR MEETING.
SO, UH, IT'S NOT A REFLECTION ON YOU OR YOUR GREAT STAFF.
IT'S PROBABLY A REFLECTION OF OUR WIFI, WIFI THAT'S HERE IN THE BUILDING.
UH, BUT AGAIN, WE DO THANK YOU.
AND, UH, COMMISSIONER, AS WE MENTIONED BEFORE, UH, I DO HAVE, UH, I DO HAVE, UH, A TOPIC THAT I WOULD LOVE TO ADDRESS AND THAT WOULD BE BEING A NON-PARTISAN TOWNSHIP.
SOME OF THE ISSUE THERE ARE MANY, UH, WITH OUR MAY NOT WITH OUR MAY NON-PARTISAN MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS.
UH, WE MISUSE, UH, REGARDING THE MAIL PROCESS, UH, EVEN THE ELECTION DAYS, AND, UH, SOME OF THE OTHER, OTHER, UH, INFLUENCES WE HAVE, JUST TO GIVE YOU A VERY QUICK EXAMPLE, WHEN BALLOTS GET MAIL, WHEN BALLOTS GET MAILED OUT 45 DAYS BEFORE THE ELECTIONS, FOR US, IT'S VERY CONFUSING THAT JUST BEFORE OUR MAY ELECTIONS, THE ELECTIONS, THE PRIMARY BALLOTS ARE BEING MAILED OUT.
IT CONFUSES PEOPLE AND THERE'S SOME ISSUES, AND I WOULD LOVE OF, UH, MR. PRESIDENT FOR MAYBE, SO I CAN DISCUSS THE LITANY OF LITANY OF ISSUES THAT MYSELF AND OUR CLERK'S OFFICE, UH, ACTUALLY HAVE THAT WE WOULD LOVE TO BRING, UH, ACTUALLY HAVE THAT WE WOULD LOVE TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION, HOPEFULLY COLLECTIVELY ON THE OTHER NON-PARTISAN TOWNS.
AND I WOULD LOVE THAT OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT THEM TO YOU.
I THINK WITH SOME OF THE FOLKS, UH, WITH RESPECT TO THE ELECTION, UH, THE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS THAT ARE INVOLVED AND THE, UH, MAYOR, YOU CAN JOIN US AND, UH, MAYBE WE CAN INVITE ANY OF THE OTHER NON-PARTISAN TOWNS IF THEY HAVE, UH, ISSUES THAT MAY, MAY BE IN COMMON.
I SUSPECT THAT, YOU KNOW, PERHAPS THOSE, SOME OF THOSE THAT ARE IN COMMON WITH THOSE SPECIAL ELECTIONS AND WELL SPECIAL WITH RESPECT TO THE NONPARTISAN.
THANK YOU FOR THE WARM WELCOME.
WE, WE THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
WE ALSO WANNA, I WANNA RECOGNIZE GOOD FRIEND, THE BOARD OF ED, PRESIDENT GABBY IS HERE.
SHE WEARS MANY HATS, MANY ENVIRONMENTAL HATS AND AND SUCH.
SO SHE KNOWS OUT AND ABOUT AND I APOLOGIZE IF I MISS ANYONE ELSE, BUT I KNOW THE MAYOR COVERED A FEW PEOPLE.
WE DO HAVE A VERY LONG AGENDA.
WE GOT A LITTLE BIT OF LATE START, SO WE'RE GONNA KIND OF GET RIGHT INTO IT.
AND, UH, AT THIS TIME, MADAM DEPUTY CLARK, ARE THERE ANY TRANSCRIPTS TO BE APPROVED? NO.
DO WE HAVE ANY, UH, FOR DISCUSSION? NO.
LET'S MOVE ON TO PUBLIC COMMENT TONIGHT.
AND WE WILL VOTE ON EVERY ITEM, ITEM ON THE AGENDA.
SO IF THERE'S ANY I MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WHO WOULD LIKE TO COMMENT ON AGENDA ITEMS ONLY, PLEASE, PLEASE COME TO THE MICROPHONE.
STATE YOUR NAME AND AFFILIATION FOR ABOUT THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK.
THERE WILL BE TIME, THERE WILL BE TIME LATER IN THE EVENING BEFORE PUBLIC, BUT ON ANY OTHER ITEM.
SO I ASK YOU PLEASE LET ME A COMMENT TO YOUR COMMENTS TO AGENDA ITEM ONLY.
I CAN HAVE MY 10 SECONDS BACK.
WELL, WE'RE GONNA, WE'RE GONNA GIVE YOU BACK YOUR 10 SECONDS.
JAMES TRO, VICE PRESIDENT, FOP LODGE 1 0 6, REPRESENTING THE SWORN SUPERVISORY AND INVESTIGATIVE STAFF AT THE ESSEX COUNTY COUNTY CORRECTIONS.
FIRST AND FOREMOST, WE'D LIKE TO WISH TO CHARLES, MY PERSONAL FRIEND AND COLLEAGUE OF NEARLY 30 YEARS, AND IF WE'RE A MEMBER OF OUR LODGE, A VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BIRTHDAY, I HAPPEN TO KNOW THAT HE'S WILL HAPPEN TO KNOW THAT HE'S WATCHING.
JUST TO HEAR THAT FIVE, FULLY APPRECIATING THAT OF OUTSIDE COUNSEL IS SOMETIMES NECESS NECESSARY FOR MORE COMPLEX CASES.
1 0 6 WOULD LIKE TO KNOW, KNOW HOW MUCH, IF ANY OF THIS ADDITIONAL $90,000 FOR THE JAN TOMASI FIRM FOR IS GOING TO WORK CASES AGAINST THOSE.
WE REPRESENT CURRENT ESTIMATES FOR THE NUMBER OF OPEN DISCIPLINARY CASES FOR CORRECTIONS PERSONNEL ANYWHERE BETWEEN 201,000 USING THE CONSERVATIVE GUESSTIMATE OF 200.
HOW CAN IT BE THAT THE LARGEST DEPARTMENT IN THIS COUNTY CAN POSSIBLY HAVE SO MANY OPEN DISC LARGEST DEPART LONGER? ARE MEMBERS YOUR CONSTITUENTS EXPECTED TO WAIT FOR THEIR DAY IN COURT OR, OR DOES THE ADMINISTRATION BELIEVE THE JAIL OPERA YELL OPERATES BETTER WITH THE PROVERBIAL SLABS OF CON HANGING OVER THE HEAD? TONIGHT IS THE UPGRADING OF VIDEO EQUIPMENT THROUGHOUT EQUIPMENT THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY.
FOP 1 0 6 WANTS TO KNOW WHICH CAMERAS ARE TO BE UPGRADED, ARE TO BE UPGRADED.
IF IT'S THE ONES IN THE HOUSING UNIT, THEY WILL CERTAINLY BE HELPFUL.
THE NEXT TIME THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE'S CHIEF OF STAFF UTILIZES HIS CHIEF OF STAFF UTILIZES HIS POSITION TO MEET PRIVATELY UNSCHEDULED WITH A CONSPIRACY.
MIGHT THINK IF IT WAS LIST THIS AS OPPOSED TO THE CAMERAS THAT WERE INSTALLED OVER THE
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AND YES, IMMEDIATELY OUTSIDE OF OUR UNION OFFICE, THESE MIGHT NOT BE AN ISSUE.JOHN WAS RELAYING INFORMATION, HE WAS PROVIDED
LASTLY, LASTLY, WHILE WE'RE SPENDING HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF A BIG BROTHER WITH THE STAFF, FREE UP SOME MONEY TO REPAIR THE RADIO SYSTEM AND THAT HAS HAD DOCUMENTED DEAD SPOTS THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARS.
WE WILL FORGET THE RESPONSES TO THE THAT YOU POSTED QUESTIONS.
MY NAME IS LISA MADOX DOUGLAS AND MY BLACK JOB IS LOCATED IN THE DIVISION OF PHOENIX SYSTEMS AND BENEFITS, FORMERLY KNOWN AS WELFARE.
I ALSO SERVE AS THE PRESIDENT OF THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEE SUPERVISOR UNION.
WE ARE IN ABSOLUTE AGREEMENT WITH RESOLUTION NUMBER TWO AND HOPE THAT YOU ACCEPT THE AMOUNTS AND POTENTIALLY RECONSIDER AND INCREASE TO INCLUDE A, A MORE REALISTIC DESIGN CONFIGURATION OF THE SPACE WE NEED TO PROPERLY ACCOMMODATE OUR STAFF ASSIGNED TO THIS LOCATION.
UNFORTUNATELY, NEITHER UNION WAS PRESENTED WITH A PLAN REGARDING RELOCATION EFFORTS.
IT APPEARS THAT ACCORDING TO THE DOCUMENT SUBMITTED TO THE BOARD, WHICH YOU SHOULD HAVE, THAT THIS PROJECT MAY HAVE BEEN IN THE WORLD FOR WELL OVER THREE TO FOUR MONTHS.
AGAIN, OUR STAFF OR EMPLOYEES AND OUR UNION ARE THE LAST TO KNOW, AND WE WERE NOTIFIED APPROXIMATELY THREE DAYS PRIOR TO THE MOVE ENFORCED TO ABRUPTLY PACK, NOT ONLY THEIR ITEMS, BUT AGENCY RECORDS AND ALSO FILES AND CABINETS.
IN THE PAST AT THE DIVISION, USUALLY WHAT THEY WOULD DO IS THEY WOULD SEND OUT AN RFP TO SOLICIT MOVERS OR PACKERS SUCH AS GRANT BROTHERS WHEN THE AGENCY MOVED FROM RECTOR STREET TO UNIVERSITY AVENUE.
UM, WHERE'S THE RFP FOR THE REMOVE FOR THE MOVERS.
NOW WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING AND OUR EMPLOYEES ARE FORCED TO PACK AND MOVE THEIR OWN ITEMS. THE MOVE HAS BEGUN AND MANY WILL BE DISPLACED OR RELOCATED TO UNIVERSITY AVENUE IN NORTH NEW JERSEY AND OTHERS TO A ROOM WITHIN 50 SOUTHLAND STREET, WHICH IS LOCATED ON THE FOURTH FLOOR.
UM, AND IT ACTUALLY HAS LUNCH TABLES IN IT.
AND THEY'RE EXPECTED TO HAVE THREE OF PEOPLE TO A TABLE TO CONDUCT THEIR WORK AND TO ENSURE, OR THAT OUR CLIENTS ARE CONSTITUENTS OF SERVICE.
THERE'S NO WIRING, NO AIR CONDITIONING.
UM, IT'S LIKE I STATED, IT'S APPRO APPROXIMATELY 50 25 PEOPLE TO ONE.
UM, I DON'T KNOW IF ANYONE WILL TREAT A DOLL LIKE THAT AND I CERTAIN WILL NOT STAND FOR THE MISTREATMENT OF OUR MEMBERS.
THIS WOULD HAVE NEVER IN A DEPARTMENT SUCH AS THE COURT, SURROGATE, SURROGATES OFFICE AND OTHER COUNTRY COUNTY DEPARTMENTS.
AND I THINK YOU ALL KNOW, I KNOW EXACTLY WHERE I'M GOING WITH THIS.
I MEAN, IT LOOKED AT WHAT THE OFFICE LOOKED LIKE, LIKE AND WHAT WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE DOING.
IT WAS IN TOTAL DISREPAIR AND OUR EMPLOYEES WERE FORCED TO WORK IN THOSE CONDITIONS.
ALL OF YOU RECEIVED PHOTOGRAPHS OVER THE YEARS, BUT IF YOU SAW IT IN PERSON, YOU'LL BE RECALLED.
RECALLED POOR LIGHTING FILLED WALLS, THEN THEY NEVER MOPPED THE FLOOR OR BROKEN COMMODES THAT LAID IT IN THE BATHROOM FOR WEEKS AT A TIME, WAS ALLOWED TO LANGUISH UPON THE BATHROOM, FLOOR, FLOORS, DUST FILLED FENCE, YOU NAME IT, YOU CAN SEE IT THERE IN THE DIVISION OF FAMILY ASSISTANCE AND BENEFITS IN OUR 50 SOUTH POINT STREET LOCATION.
THE EMPLOYEES ARE ASSIGNED THERE.
THEY WERE LEFT THEIR OWN OWN DEVICES IN TERMS OF CLEANING FLOORS AND WORK AREAS.
NOW WE ALSO HAVE AN EMERGENCY EVACUATION PLAN.
AND AFTER 30 SECONDS ING THAT SINCE 2019, WE FINALLY RECEIVED IT.
BUT GUESS WHAT? IT STILL FAILS TO ADDRESS HOW OUR DIFFERENTLY ABLE POPULATION WHO REQUIRE ASSIST GETTING OUT THE BUILDING WILL BE ASSIST ASSISTED DFAB IS SUFFERING.
WE ARE STILL BAD ACT LAW WITH NO REAL END IN SIGHT.
HOW WE TEND TO HAVE A BACKLOG ON OUR MEDICAID CASES.
NEPOTISM, CRONYISM, SOME CIVIL SERVICE RULES CONSTANTLY BEING INVITED, UNFAIR LABOR PRACTICES, AND YET YES, EVEN FUNDS APPROPRIATIONS WHERE WE'RE STILL TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHERE THE THE MONEY MEANT WENT TIME.
UH, WE ARE AND WE'RE EXHAUSTED AND WE ASK THAT YOU NOT ONLY APPROVE THIS AMOUNT THAT WE'RE ASKING FOR, THAT YOU HAVE HERE ON YOUR AGENDA, BUT WE HOPE THAT YOU WILL APPROVE ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR HIRING PROMOTIONS AND MOST IMPORTANTLY ARE UPCOMING CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS.
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YOU MS. MAD WE'LL RELAY YOUR QUESTIONS TO THE ADMINISTRATION FOR FURTHER RESPONSE.DAVID WEINER, PRESIDENT OF CITY BAY, LOCAL 10 81 REPRESENTING THE NON-SUPERVISORY EMPLOYEES OF WEALTH.
UM, I, MY SISTER AND I, LISA MADOX DOUGLAS DID A TOUR OF THE, THE, UH, FOURTH FLOOR OF, UH, 50 SOUTH CLINTON TAPE.
THAT'S THE 663,000 REHAB THAT SHE TALKED ABOUT.
UM, WE FOUND THAT THE MOVE IS SUPPOSED TO BE ON MONDAY OF THESE PEOPLE.
UM, ALL OF THE FIRE DETECTIVES ARE DOWN.
I JUST SENT MY DIRECTOR A COPY OF THE PHOTO.
UM, I I HOPE BETWEEN NOW AND MONDAY TO LOOK BACK UP.
UM, AND THERE'S NOT ENOUGH FOR ROOM ON THE, ON THE FIRST FLOOR, ON THE FOURTH FLOOR FOR, FOR THE SNAP.
AND THERE'S A SISTER INDICATE TABLES JUST REGULAR TO TABLES.
HOW ARE THEY GONNA PUT COMPUTERS? WE DON'T KNOW.
SPEAKING OF RESOLUTION NUMBER THREE, 1,000,800 55,000 TO EXTEND THE, UH, SECURITY FOR THE OTHER WELFARE BUILDINGS ON UNIVERSITY AVENUE.
BUT I NOTICED THEIR PAYROLL FOR THAT PERIOD IS $990,000.
ARE THEY MAKING A MILLION DOLLARS PROFIT? BECAUSE WITHIN THE PAYROLL THEY DON'T, I KNOW THEY DON'T PAY THEIR HEALTH BENEFITS.
SO THAT'S A QUESTION WE'RE ASKING, WE'D LIKE TO HAVE ANSWERED.
AND FINALLY, ON RESOLUTION NUMBER NINE, THE THREE, $300,000 FOR A TWO YEAR CONTINUATION, UH, FOR INTERPRETING SERVICES, UH, FOR BILINGUAL CLIENTS.
WE UTILIZE THEM OBVIOUSLY IN WELFARE.
WE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW TO WHOM THAT'S BEING CHARGED.
I THINK IN THE RESOLUTION, I CASE IT'S BEING SPURRED AROUND TO DIFFERENT AGENCIES.
WE'D LIKE TO KNOW HOW MUCH IS DFA ASSISTANCE AND BENEFITS PAYING FOR IT.
UM, AND LASTLY, UH, WE'RE CONCERNED ABOUT THE FACILITY IN BELLEVILLE.
UH, THAT WAS IN BELLEVILLE, UH, AND NOW IS ON, I THINK IT'S MOUNT PROSPECT IN NEWARK WHERE THEY'RE HAVING THE, ALL THE STORAGE FACILITIES.
UM, WE ARE, WE'RE CURIOUS AS TO WHO, WHO GOT THE OVERTIME TO MAKE THEM THE MOVES, UM, WHENEVER THE MOVES MADE AND WHAT'S THE CAPACITY AND WHO'S SHARING THAT WITH US WHEN I SAY, WELL, WITH WELFARE, WHO IS IN THAT BILLING WITH US? 'CAUSE WE'RE VERY CURIOUS.
I KNOW THEY HAD A PROBLEM HERE IN BEL WITH WATER COMING DOWN, SO THAT'S WHY THEY GOT OUTTA HERE.
SO I'M NOT GONNA END UP, UH, QUICKLY, BUT WE WOULD ASK AS IS THE TYPICAL BEST PRACTICE OF THE ERS, THE FREE HOLDERS, THAT OUR QUESTIONS BE ANSWERED IN WRITING NEXT WEEK, AS IS ALWAYS BEEN PROMISED.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.
THANK YOU MR. WE'LL RELAY YOUR QUESTIONS TO THE ADMINISTRATION FOR A PROPER RESPONSE.
MADAM DEPUTY CLERK DIRECTOR, REFLECT THERE'S NO ONE ELSE WE TO SPEAK AT THIS TIME.
SO LET'S, UH, MOVE ON TO ORDINANCES, UH, ON INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING.
DO WE HAVE ANY, UH, ORDINANCE ON OR RESOLUTIONS FOR INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING? YES, MR. PRESIDENT, WE HAVE TWO ORDINANCES FOR INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING.
LET'S MOVE THE ORDINANCE NUMBER ONE, WHICH WILL BE READ INTO THE RECORD AT A LATER TIME.
MR. JACKSON? GOOD EVENING, MR. PRESIDENT.
UH, THIS ORDINANCE IS NAMING THE AREA OF ESSEX COUNTY BRANCHWOOD PARK BETWEEN HEA PARKWAY ENTRANCE AND THE NEW JERSEY TRANSIT STATION AS THE ESSEX 50 PATRICIA CHAMBERS ROAD AND RECOGNITION OF HER, UM, PHILANTHROPY AND SERVICE TO THE COUNTY, AND PARTICULARLY THE ALLIANCE OF, UH, THE ALLIANCE TO, TO, UM, THAT'S INVOLVED WITH FUNDING ACTIVITIES FOR BRANCH PLACE GO PARK, UM, AS THIS IS THE FIRST COUNTY PARK IN THE UNITED STATES.
AND THIS ALLIANCE, WHICH SHE'S PLACED SUCH A CRITICAL ROLE, HAS RAISED OVER $60 MILLION SINCE NINTH, 1999 UNDER HER LEADERSHIP.
RECOGNIZING, UH, COMMISSIONER, VICE PRESIDENT COOPER AS PRESIDENT COOPER HAS JOINED THE MEETING.
MR. PARLO, DO YOU, HAVE YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? NO QUESTIONS.
MR. MCEE? ANY QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONER, ANY MS.
I I THINK IT'S REALLY WONDERFUL THAT WE'RE RECOGNIZING PATRICIA CHAMBERS BY NAMING THIS, UH, UH, AREA AFTER HER.
I THINK THAT'S WONDERFUL BECAUSE SHE'S REALLY A TERRIFIC PERSON WHO DID SO MUCH FOR BRANCH.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? COMMERS? COMMISSIONER SBO, WOULD YOU LIKE TO MOVE IT? PLEASE MOVE BY COMMISSIONER SIEBOLD.
SECOND BY SECOND BY COMMISSIONER RICARDO.
DEPUTY COURT CLERK COMMISSIONER GILL? YES.
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MURRAY THOMAS.LET'S MOVE ON OVER THIS TWO, WHICH WILL BE READ TO THE RECORD AT A LATER TIME.
UH, THIS ORDINANCE, THIS ORDINANCE PROPOSES TO, UH, ADJUST AN AMAL ORDINANCE AND THE SALARY
UM, THE COMMISSIONERS, UM, THE RANGE FOR THIS POSITION WAS LASTED IN YEARS AGO.
UH, IN THE MEANTIME, POSITIONS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY, UH, HAVE BEEN ADJUSTED IN OVER THE LAST, ADJUSTED IN OVER THE LAST FOUR OR FIVE YEARS.
THIS WILL PUT A RANGE, UM, FAR WITH SIMILAR POSITIONS WITH SIMPSONS COMMISSIONERS.
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? DOES ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? UM, MOVE BY SECOND, MOVE BY LUCIANO.
SECOND BY VICE PRESIDENT COOPER GILL.
LET'S MOVE ON TO ORDINANCE OF PUBLIC HEARING FOR LISTING PURPOSES ONLY.
HAVE ANY ORDINANCE RESOLUTIONS ON SECOND READING IN PUBLIC? IN PUBLIC HEARING TONIGHT? YES.
SO LET'S MOVE TO ORDINANCE NUMBER O DASH 2020 DASH 2024 DASH 0 0 1 0, WHICH WILL BE READ INTO THE RECORD.
AT THIS TIME I HEAR, I HEREBY DECLARE, DECLARE PUBLIC HEARING ON ORDINANCE NUMBER OO DASH 2024 DASH 0 0 0 1 0.
ONE ZERO OPEN IF THERE'S ANY MEMO FOR THE RECORD.
MR. PARLO, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? NO QUESTIONS.
MR. KERNER, DO YOU HAVE ANY NO QUESTIONS.
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? COMMENTS? OKAY.
DO I HAVE TO, UH, MOTION AND A SECOND AND A SECOND TO CLOSE PUBLIC HEARING ON ORDINANCE O DASH WORD DASH 0 0 0 1 0 BY VICE PRESIDENT COOPER.
DO I HAVE THE SAME, UH, MOVE ON SECOND TO APPROVE THE ORDINANCES? YES.
ROLL CALL MADAM DEPUTY CLERK COMMISSIONER CLARK.
COMMISSIONER MURRAY THOMAS ABSENT RICHARDSON ABSENT.
COMMISSIONER, VICE PRESIDENT COOPER.
MADAM DEPUTY COURT, LET'S MOVE UNDER RESOLUTION ONE TO ONE, WHICH IS AN ADVICE AND CONSENT NOMINATION POSITION FOR THE REVIEW APPOINTMENT OF E OFFICER SAMA, UH, AS COUNTY CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER.
AND WE'LL BE READY INTO THE RECORD AT A LATER TIME.
MR. PRESIDENT, AS YOU SAID THIS, UH, YES, MR. PRESIDENT, AS YOU SAID, THIS IS A RENOMINATION, UH, IT, OUR TERM ENDING DECEMBER 31ST.
IS HE HERE TO, UM, UH, UH, REAPPOINTMENT.
REAPPOINTMENT? SO WE'RE NOT HERE.
VERY APPOINTMENT, SO WE'RE NOT HERE.
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? DO I HAVE A MOVE? NUMBER ONE, MOVE BY, MOVE BY SIEBEL SECOND BY VICE ROLL CALL.
MAD DEPUTY COOK AND ONE COMMISSIONER GID? YES.
OKAY, LET'S MOVE ON TO RESIDENT IONS TWO AND THREE, WHICH ARE FROM THE DIVISION OF F FROM THE DIVISION OF FAMILY ASSISTANCE AND BENEFITS, AND THEY'LL BE READ FOR THE RECORD LATER TIME.
MR. JACKSON? UH, I THANK, UH, DIRECTOR RAY WILL HANDLE THESE ITEMS. GOOD EVENING, DIRECTOR.
HOW ARE YOU? GOOD EVENING COMMISSIONERS.
UH, MR. PRESIDENT, I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF THE BEHALF OF THE TWO ITEMS THAT ARE LISTED FOR THE DIVISION OF SOME BENEFITS.
UH, THE FIRST SIZE ITEM AS OUR, UH, TWO DISTINGUISHED, UH, UNION PRESIDENTS SINCE I BELIEVE SPOKE ON BEHALF OF BOARD OF IS THE, UH, CONTRACT FOR THE RENOVATION OF OUR SNAP OFFICE.
UH, THE SNAP OFFICE IS ONE OF THE BUSIEST, ONE OF THE BUSIEST, UH, UNITS WITHIN THE DIVISION.
THE OFFICE IS LOCATED ON THE FIRST FLOOR,
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UH, AT 50 SOUTH CLINTON CITY.ABOUT 90% OF THE STAFF BE DISPLACED TEMPORARILY AS A RESULT OF, UH, TO THE FOURTH FLOOR, WHICH REPRESENTS, UH, A LARGER FOOTPRINT, A LARGER FOOTPRINT THAN THE AREA THEY'RE CURRENTLY WORKING IN.
ON THE CURRENTLY WORKING IN, ON THE FIRST FLOOR, THE MOVE IS TEMPORARY AND TAKES PLACE AND, UH, WITH YOUR SUPPORT, UH, WE'LL BE ABLE SUPPORT, UH, WE'LL BE ABLE TO PROCEED, UH, WITH THIS PROJECT,
ANY QUESTIONS? NO QUESTIONS, MS. MR. MCINERNEY? NO QUESTIONS.
COMMISSIONER, I MOVE, MOVE SECOND.
WE HAVE, THAT WAS FOR NUMBER TWO.
YOU WANNA SPEAK ON NUMBER THREE? UH, AND THEN WE'LL MOVE, WE'LL MOVE IT TOGETHER.
UH, UH, MR. PRESIDENT IS A BASIC, UH, EXTENSION OR, OR YEAR PRESENT IS A BASIC, UH, EXTENSION OR, OR YEAR TWO OPTION OF A CONTRACT THAT WAS BIDS, UH, FOR 3 23 21 UNIVERSITY.
UH, AND THE 20 PLUS YEARS I'VE BEEN WITH THE COUNTY, WE'VE GONE THROUGH NUMEROUS AS I'VE BEEN WITH THE COUNTY.
WE'VE GONE THROUGH NUMEROUS, UH, SECURITY VENDORS AS, UH, ARE CURRENTLY, UH, PREVIOUSLY, UH, DURING OPEN PREVIOUSLY, UH, DURING OPEN SESSION.
THIS PARTICULAR VENDOR, PRO CUS SERVICES, WE HAVE A GOOD WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH THEM, RELATIONSHIP WITH THEM.
UH, THEY'RE FULLY STAFFED, WHICH HAS BEEN A CHALLENGE IN THE PAST AND AS A RESULT OF THE GOOD INTERACTION.
COMMISSIONER, ANY QUESTIONS ON THREE? ANY QUESTIONS ON THREE? COMMISSIONER NUMBER THREE.
THE PRICE WILL REMAIN THE SAME AS THE PREVIOUS TWO YEARS OR IS THERE AN INCREASE? UH, FOR, FOR THE YEAR TWO OPTION WITH PROCOP, IT IS COMPARABLE TO WHAT TWO OPTION WITH PROCO, IT IS COMPARABLE TO WHAT IT WAS YEAR ONE.
WHATEVER MINIMAL INCREASES INCLUDED IN THE CONTRACT, WITHIN THE CONTRACT WAS PART OF THE ORIGINAL BID AND IT'S PROBABLY TRUST.
UM, WE HAVE, I KNOW I'VE GOTTEN COMPLAINTS IN THE PAST WITH PRIOR VENDORS, BUT THIS ONE SEEMS TO BE DOING REALLY WELL, REALLY WELL.
SO IT'S GOOD TO SEE THAT WE'RE EXTENDED THAT THREE.
VICE PRESIDENT, WOULD YOU LIKE TO MOVE TWO AND THREE? COMMISSIONER MERCADO? UM, HAD ALREADY HAD ALREADY MOVED.
COMMISSIONER VICE P COMMISSIONER VICE PRESIDENT COOPER? YES.
ALRIGHT, LET'S MOVE ON TO RESOLUTION NUMBER ADDED START IN 96, WHICH ARE FROM THE DEPARTMENT, UH, SERVICES AT WHICH BE THE RECORD AT A LATER TIME.
I'LL BE HANDLING NUMBER OF NUMBER FOUR AND MR. MARTINEZ, UH, WILL BE HANDLING, UH, UH, I'M DOING FOUR.
UH, I HAVE AN EXTENSION, TWO YEAR EXTENSION OF A CONTRACT TO HANDLE OUR SOFT SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE SUPPORT AT THE, UH, UH, UH, UH, JDC FIGURE CONTRACT WAS AT 36,000 THOUSAND 616.
THIS, THIS AMOUNT, UH, FOR TWO YEARS IS 40,000.
THE SYSTEM MAINTAINS COMPLETE HISTORY, ALL THE, ALL THE RESIDENTS FROM TIME OF BOOKING S AND IT'S OPEN ENDED, UH, AS NEEDED.
MARTIN, MY NAME IS JASON MARTINEZ.
I'M THE DIRECTOR OF ESSEX COUNTY YOUTH SERVICES COMMISSION.
UM, WE ARE REQUESTING APPROVAL FOR THE CONTRACT AWARD TO, FOR THE CONTRACT AWARD TO TRACK GROUP ELECTRONIC MONITORING SERVICES FOR DATE AWARD THROUGH DECEMBER 31ST, 2024.
IT'S 2024 IN THE AMOUNT NOT TO RECEIVE 50 $99,433 $3 AND 50 50 CENTS.
UNITS WILL BE USED AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO OTHERWISE WILL BE, WILL BE REMAINING INTO THE JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER WAITING JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER WAITING FOR THEIR DISPOSITION IS
MR. MACKIN, ANY QUESTIONS ON 4 96 9 6? NO QUESTION.
IT COMMENTS ON 4 96? SEE NONE.
ROLL CALL MADAM DEPUTY BURG ON NUMBER FOUR AND 96.
COMMISSIONER COMMISSIONER GRAHAM.
COMMISSIONER VICE PRESIDENT COOPER? YES.
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OKAY.NUMBER FIVE HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN BY THE ADMINISTRATION, SO LET WITHDRAW BY THE ADMINISTRATION.
SO LET'S MOVE ON TO RESOLUTION SIX THROUGH THE DIVISION OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, WHICH WILL BE READ INTO THE RECORD.
YOU READ INTO THE RECORD AT A LATER TIME.
MR. JACKSON? GOOD EVENING, DIRECTOR.
THROUGH YOU, MR. PRESIDENT JOHN SORES, DIRECTOR OF DIVISION OF VISION OF HOUSING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ON, OOPS.
MAYBE WE NEED A LITTLE BIT OF HELP.
MR. SWAR, WE'RE SEEKING, UM, YOUR PERMISSION TO SUBMIT OUR ESSEX COUNTY, UH, PROGRAM YEAR.
PROGRAM YEAR 2024 ACTION PLAN TO THE US DEPART US DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
CONSORTIUM FOR THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK ROCK MILLION 279,000 FUND FIVE.
THE ESG PROGRAM, WHICH IS THE EMERGENCY SOLUTIONS GRANT, $460,258 AND PROGRAM $1,000,182 $5 534, I'M SORRY, 1,000,180 2001 $82,534 AND 93.
RESOLUTION NUMBER SEVEN, UH, WE'RE REQUESTING, UH, WE'RE REQUESTING, UH, CHANGE IN WITH THE TOWNSHIP OF FAIRFIELD FOR PROGRAM YEAR 2323.
UM, GRANT AMOUNT OF 48,000 REMAINS THE SAME.
THERE CHANGE BE A THOUSAND REMAINS THE SAME.
80 A, UH, COMPLIANT, UM, UH, CONSTRUCTION IN THEIR, UM, UH, CONSTRUCTION IN THEIR, UM, TOWN HALL, HOWEVER, WENT TOO EXPENSIVE.
SO THEY REQUIRE SIDEWALKS AND CURB CUTS.
NUMBER EIGHT IS WE'RE REQUESTING AN EXTENSION ON A PROGRAM YEAR OF 19.
UM, EMERGENCY SER UH, SOLUTIONS GRANT, WHERE THE SALVATION ARMY, THE AMOUNT REMAINS THE SAME OF $10,000 WITH A CHANGE OF $3,613 AND 50 CENTS FROM HOMELESS PREVENTION TO RAPID REHOUSING.
THEY HAVE A CLIENT THAT NEEDS THESE FUNDS AND IF WE CAN MAKE THIS CHANGE, THEY'LL, IT'S THE PAPERWORK, UH, TYPE OF, UH, CHANGE.
ANY QUESTIONS ON SIX THROUGH EIGHT? NO QUESTIONS.
UM, ITEM NUMBER SIX, A COUPLE MONTHS BACK THERE WAS A ADVERTISEMENT FOR OUR HOME, FOR OUR HOME REPAIR FUNDS FOR RESIDENTS OF CERTAIN TOWNS APPLY FOR.
DOES THAT FALL UNDER YOUR FIRST SCOPE OF WORK THROUGH YOU, MS. UH, WE DO HAVE THE HOME.
UH, WE DO HAVE THE HOME IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM AND APPLIES TO THE 18 MUNICIPALITIES AND OUR CONSORTIUM, BUT DOES NOT APPLY TO CITIES LIKE NEWARK, HOMEFIELD, UH, EAST ORANGE AND EVERYTHING.
HAS THE DEADLINE PASSED FOR PEOPLE TO APPLY FOR THOSE FUNDS FOR YOU, MR. PRESIDENT? IT'S ROLLING APPLICATIONS SO ANYONE CAN APPLY AT ANY TIME.
CAN YOU, UM, REPU THAT RE-PUT THAT WHATEVER YOU GUYS DID, YOU SENT DOWN, YOU PUT THAT WHATEVER YOU GUYS DID, YOU SENT DOWN AN ADVERTISEMENT.
I HAVE A RESIDENT WHO'S TRYING TO GET THEM TO DIRECT THEM.
CAN YOU LIKE EMAIL US A LINK THAT EMAIL US A LINK THAT I CAN JUST FORWARD TO THEM, PLEASE THAT BE INCLUDED IN THIS PART OF ME.
AGAIN FOR FUTURE TRUTH RESIDENT? YES, THERE IS MONEY IN HERE FOR, FOR THAT TYPE OF, UH, REHABILITATION.
UM, THEY ALSO CAN CALL OUR OFFICE AT NINE SEVEN THREE SIX FIVE FIVE OH TWO HUNDRED AND ASK FOR LOAN ADVISOR, ELVIN PEREIRA OR ANYONE ELSE WE CAN HELP THEM.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONER ADVISOR, WOULD YOU LIKE TO MOVE SIX THROUGH EIGHT? YES, PLEASE.
SECOND BY SEABOLD WILL CALL MAD DEPUTY CLERK SIX, SEVEN AND EIGHT.
COMMISSIONER VICE PRESIDENT COOPER? YES.
COMMISSIONER AND PRESIDENT PALM? YES.
LET'S MOVE ON TO RESOLUTIONS NINE THROUGH 12, WHICH ARE FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HUFF AND REHABILITATION, WHICH WILL BE READ INTO THE RECORD AT THE LATER TIME.
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UH, THANK YOU AS PRESIDENT, MR. DEL.UH, KEEP MY HANDS OFF THE MIC.
FRANK DELGAUDIO, DIRECTOR, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND REHABILITATION RESOLUTION NUMBER NINE IS FOR LANGUAGE INTERPRETATION SERVICES.
UM, THIS WAS A NEW BID THAT WENT OUT.
I DID HEAR SOME COMMENTS IN GENERAL, WHICH I COULD GIVE AN EXPLANATION FOR, BUT, UH, WHAT HAPPENED WITH THIS BID, UM, IS THAT WITH THE INCREASED USAGE FROM ALL OF THE COUNTY DEPARTMENTS AND ACCOUNT RAN OUT OF MONEY.
SO WHAT WE HAD TO DO, WE WENT OUT THE BID STILL HAD, UM, PART OF THE TIME LEFT, BUT THE MONEY WAS RUNNING SET.
SO WE TOOK A PROACTIVE MEASURE AND PUT
SO WE DO FOUR CATEGORY CATEGORIES OF INTERPRETATION SERVICES, WHICH IS AUDIO, VIDEO, LIVE ON SITE, AND, UM, DOCUMENT TRANSITION.
SO IT LED TO A TOTAL OF THREE VENDORS.
ONE VENDOR RECEIVED TWO OF THE CONTRACTS, AND THEN THERE'S TWO OTHER VENDORS, ONE, WHICH IS A VETERAN DISABLED VETERAN OWNED BUSINESS.
SO HOW THIS WORKS IS THAT USING DEPARTMENTS FUND, IT'S NOT REALLY A HOSPITAL CENTER ACCOUNT.
WE NEED IT FOR OUR COURT INTERPRETATIONS, BUT THE USING DEPARTMENTS FUNDED, IT WAS PURCHASE REQUISITION BASED ON THE RESOLUTION NUMBER IF APPROVED.
AND, UM, THE CONTRACT BASICALLY WAS DOUBLED.
SO IT'S REALLY NOT A ALLOTMENT, IT'S UP TO THE INDIVIDUAL DEPARTMENTS TO FUND THE INTERPRETATION SERVICES.
IS, IS THERE NO GONNA HANDLE ALL THESE.
UM, FRANK DEL, DIRECTOR OF HEALTH AND REHAB.
SO RESOLUTION NUMBER 10 IS A, UH, THIS, THERE'S AN ANNUAL CONTRACT INSURANCE AND SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH THE TOWNSHIP OF LEY TO HANDLE RESPONSE TO ALL COUNTY HAZARD MATERIAL EMERGENCIES.
UM, AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 157,500 BUCKS.
THIS IS FUNDED PRIMARILY THROUGH A GRANT THROUGH THE OFFICE OF PUBLIC HEALTH MANAGER TO SEE.
OKAY, ITEM NUMBER 11 IS THROUGH THE SAME GRANT, UH, WITH ESSEX REGIONAL COMMISSION.
IT'S A ONE YEAR AND, UH, NOT TO EXCEED $218,000.
UH, THEY SUPPLEMENT THE INSPECTION SERVICES HANDLING, UM, SOLID WASTE NOISE, AIR POLLUTION, AND, UM, INSPECTION SERVICE AND FINE CAPABILITIES, UH, THAT WE WORK IN WORKING WITH.
AND YOU, I KNOW I SEE JOELLE HERE.
MR. JACKSON, YOU GONNA HANDLE 12? UH, NO.
LET'S HAVE JOEL DO 12 AND THEN WE'LL MOVE TO FOUR TOGETHER.
FRANK, STAY NEARBY IN CASE WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
COMMISSIONER
UH, ITEM NUMBER 12 IS TO REALLOCATE FUNDS THAT ARE UTILIZED FOR, UH, CHAPTER 51 FUNDING.
THAT FUNDING IS BROAD SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER SERVICES TO AND WHO DO NOT HAVE INSURANCE.
UH, IT IS TO MOVE $45,000 FROM ONE CATEGORY THAT'S USED FOR VARIOUS RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES.
IN ADDITION TO INCREASING, UH, THE ABILITY TO GET COUNTY IDS FOR INDIVIDUAL SUFFER FROM SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER.
HOWEVER, WE DO NOT FORECAST USING ALL OF THE FUNDS FOR THAT SINCE THE, THAT FUNDING THAT'S UTILIZED FOR THE COUNTY IDS IS MINIMAL PER, PER, UH, SITUATION THAT OCCURS EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE A RISE IN THE NEED AND IN THE USE OF THAT, WITH ALL THAT, WE DON'T FORECAST USING ALL THE, ALL OF THAT MONEY, THEREFORE, BUT WE CAN PASS THE MONEY ON TO A PROVIDER WHO'S USED ROUGHLY 70% OF THEIR FUNDING AND THEY HAVE UNTIL DECEMBER TO PROVIDE SERVICES.
THEIR OUTCOMES ARE SUCCESSFUL THUS FAR AND WE DO NOT SEE THE, TO NOT REALLOCATE THAT MONEY.
UH, FROM NINE THROUGH 12, MR. PARLO, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? NO, NO QUESTIONS.
MR. MACKIN, ANY QUESTIONS? I DO.
WHAT'S THE, UH, WHAT'S THE CONTACT, WHICH NUMBER ARE WE TALKING ABOUT? WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE INTERPRETATION.
NUMBER NINE WAS, WAS THAT LAST YEAR A ONE YEAR CONTRACT? AND THIS IS A TWO YEAR CONTRACT.
MR. PRESIDENT FRANK DIA, DIRECTOR OF HEALTH AND REHAB.
IT WAS A TWO YEAR CONTRACT WITH A TWO YEAR RENEWAL OPTION.
SO WAS IT ONE 50 A PIECE LAST YEAR OR JUST ONE 50? IT WAS ONE 50 FOR THE TWO YEAR PERIOD EACH TWO YEAR PERIOD.
SO WE WERE IN YEAR FOUR, SECOND RENEWAL OF, OF THE CONTRACT.
WHEN, WHEN THE, UH, MONEY WAS, IT STILL HAS SOME MONEY IN THE ACCOUNT.
IT'S NOT, IT'S NOT TOTALLY GET BUT ONCE APPROVED
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TO THE NEW VENDORS.I THINK WHAT I'M GETTING AT IS WHAT THE LAST TWO YEAR CONTRACT? ONE 50 AND THIS TWO YEAR CONTRACT.
300 DOUBLE THE AMOUNT IN THE SAME PERIOD OF TIME? CORRECT.
AND WHY IS THAT INCREASED YIELD.
ALRIGHT, THANKS MR. PRESIDENT.
THIS, UH, CONTRACT IS MULTIPLE SERVICES FOR ALL DEPARTMENTS.
SO ANY DEPARTMENT THAT WOULD LIKE TO UTILIZE IT CAN UTILIZE IT.
SO THAT'S WHY THE INCREASE IS SIGNIFICANT.
UH, WE SAW THAT IT WAS 150,000, WHICH WASN'T, UH, ENOUGH, UH, FUNDS IN THERE.
IT'S USED BY, UH, DIVISION OF WELFARE, DIVISION OF, UH, CORRECTIONS MULTIPLE AGENCIES.
DOES THAT CLARIFY, FRANK? YES, IT DOES.
UH, COMMISSIONERS ANY QUESTIONS THAT COMES ON NINE THROUGH 12 SCENE? NONE.
I HAVE COMMISSIONER LUCIANO MOVING IT HERE.
WE WILL CALL MADAM DEPUTY CLERK NINE THROUGH TWO THROUGH 12.
COMMISSIONER MURRAY THOMAS AB ABSENT.
COMMISSIONER, VICE PRESIDENT BUR YES.
OKAY, LET'S MOVE ON TO RESOLUTIONS 13TH THROUGH 18, WHICH ARE THE DEPARTMENT OF PARKS, RECREATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS.
AND THEY WILL BE WRAPPED INTO THE RECORD AT THE TIME.
I ASSUME MR. ZA WILL BE HANDLING THESE.
HE WASN'T FIRST ON THE AGENDA TODAY, IS THAT CORRECT? LET'S NOT LAST, BUT THERE'S, YOU'RE CERTAINLY ON A ALMOST A HUNDRED ITEM AGENDA UP EARLY JOSHUA HS COUNTY PARKS.
UM, I'M FULLY AWARE I WAS NOT NUMBER ONE ON THIS AGENDA, BUT YOU WEREN'T NUMBER 99.
UH, NUMBER 13 IS A CONTRACT AWARD TO DAVID FRED DEVELOPMENT CORP TO PURCHASE.
JUST DELIVER, SET UP AND STORE TWO TWO FOOT ELECTRONIC HOLIDAY TREES.
UH, IT'S EXERCISING THE 24 24 MONTH CONTRACT NOT TO EXCEED $15,000.
UH, BASICALLY, UH, THE PREVIOUS, THE FIRST TWO YEAR, FIRST TWO CONTRACT, THE COUNTY PURCHASED THE TREES.
UM, AND THEN THIS CONTRACT IS JUST FOR THE COMPANY TO COME SET 'EM UP, UH, TO THE STORM ONCE IT'S FINISHED.
NUMBER 14, THE CONTRACT RECORD AWARD ALSO TO DAVID FRED DEVELOPMENT FOR THE FURNACE DELIVER AND INSTALLATION FOR A HOLIDAY LIGHT PROGRAM AT THE TURTLEBACK ZOO.
EXERCISING THE 12 MONTH CONTRACT NOT TO EXCEED $170,000.
AGAIN, THIS IS FOR ANNUAL HOLIDAY LIKE PROGRAM OVER AT THE ZOO.
THE TENTATIVE DATES FOR THIS YEAR'S PROGRAM WILL BEGIN THE WEEKEND AFTER THANKSGIVING AND THEN RUN DAILY ALL OF DECEMBER.
NUMBER 15 IS AT A 24 MONTH EXTENSION WITH GPCC INC.
FOR, UH, AN EXTERIOR PAINTING.
THIS IS FOR PAINTING ANY FACILITY THROUGHOUT THE ES COUNTY PARK SYSTEM NUMBER 16 IS A CONTRACT AWARD TO, UH, KEVIN DOWNS STREET SERVICE TO PROVIDE GOLF COURSE DRAINAGE MEANT NOT TO EXCEED $599,800.
UH, ALTHOUGH IT SAYS GOLF COURSE DRAIN DRAINAGE IN THE LISTING, IT IS, UH, ACTUALLY DRAINAGE FOR ANY, UH, FOR THE PARK THROUGHOUT THE PARK SYSTEM, UH, THAT MAY NEED THOSE SERVICES.
NUMBER SEVEN, CONTRACT AWARD TO FAT DADDIES LLC TO, UH, PROVIDE AN OPERATE A FOOD TRUCKING CONCESSION AT HENDS UH, GOLF COURSE.
IT'S A THREE REAR THREE YEAR AGREEMENT.
UH, THIS IS REVENUE COMING INTO THE COUNTY IN THE AMOUNT OF $4,950.
AND, UH, FINALLY NUMBER 18 IS A BUDGET INSERTION FROM NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY COMMUNITY AFFAIRS FOR THE QUAKE PARK GOLF COURSE IMPROVEMENTS, UH, IN THE AMOUNT OF 9 MILLION.
THIS IS ONE OF THE FUNDING SOURCES FOR NUMBER 20, WHICH, UH, WILL COME UP SHORTLY IN THE AGENDA.
HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME.
MR. PARLOVE, ANY QUESTIONS ON 13TH TO 18? I DO HAVE A QUESTION.
UH, MR. ZA, ON NUMBER 16, THE DRAINAGE ON WHAT KIND OF WORK IS CONTEMPLATED AS DRAINAGE AND HOW DOES THAT, UH, HOW DOES THAT GET CALLED INTO USE? IS IT, IS IT LIKE AN EMERGENCY BASIS OR SOMETHING? I SEE MR. ZA THE BIG GUN BEHIND HIM.
I BROUGHT, UH, JOSHUA
PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND AFFILIATION FOR THE RECORD.
TIM CHRIS, DIRECTOR GOLF COURSE OPERATIONS FOR COUNTY.
UH, YEAH, SO WE, IN THE, UH, OVER THE YEARS WE BASICALLY, AS WE'VE DONE CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS THROUGHOUT THE PARKS, GOLF COURSES IS PARKS, UH, WATER.
WE TEND TO HAVE WATER, WATER AFTER, BECAUSE WATER SEEKS THE PATH OF LEAST RESISTANCE.
SO, OR FOR EXAMPLE, FRANCIS BYRNE, WE HAVE PROBABLY ABOUT 50 TO A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS WORTH OF DRAINAGE ISSUES THAT COME INTO PLAY AFTER THE CONSTRUCTION BECAUSE THE, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU CUT SIX FEET, THREE FEET, ALL OF A SUDDEN WATER STARTS TO SEEP OUT FROM PLACES THAT NEVER SEEPED OUT BEFORE.
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UM, SOME OF THESE ISSUES.THERE WERE SOME ISSUES WITH SOME SOFTBALL FIELDS OF, YOU KNOW, CUTTING INTO A HILLSIDE.
NEXT THING YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE WATER COMING UP.
SO ESSENTIALLY WE PUT THIS CONTRACT TOGETHER TO CALL IN FOR BALL FIELDS.
THERE'S, UH, SOME OTHER ISSUES WHERE, YOU KNOW, WE PUT SOME DIFFERENT TECHNIQUES THAT WE'VE FOUND WORK REALLY WELL AS FAR AS LIKE SAND MASTER, IT'S, IT'S LIKE A SIX INCH, UH, SLIT, SIX INCH APART, ALL THE WAY ACROSS THE DRAIN BALL FIELDS, UH, THOSE BETTER WAYS, THOSE TYPE OF THINGS.
SO ESSENTIALLY IT'S, WHEN WE CALL 'EM UP, WE HAVE AN ISSUE.
RIGHT NOW, WE'VE PROBABLY GOT OUTSTANDING $75,000 TO A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS WORTH OF DUR DRAINAGE ISSUES ON THE GOLF COURSES THAT WE CAN UTILIZE US.
WE'LL CALL 'EM IN, SHOW 'EM WHAT IT IS.
UM, IT HAS LINEAR FEED, HAS PRICING WHAT WE, WHAT WE CAN DO.
UM, SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT GETTING THE CONTRACT AND WE, WE WILL, UH, FUND IT THROUGH OUR BEAUTIFICATION FUND.
SO AS PEOPLE PLAY, WE HAVE THAT, THAT FUNDING SOURCE.
JUST, JUST TO FOLLOW UP, TIM, SO IS THIS CONTRACT USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH, LET'S SAY IF YOU'RE ENGINEERING SOMETHING ON THE GOLF COURSE, UM, RATHER THAN WAIT FOR A PROBLEM, WOULD YOU HAVE A DRAINAGE CONSULTANT AND CONSULT WITH THE COURSE ENGINEER OR, OR IS THIS SOMETHING THAT WE DIDN'T LIKE THERE BEING A PROBLEM IN THE ENGINEERING AND A YEAR OR TWO LATER? YEAH, IT'S MORE OF THE LADDER.
IT'S ESSENTIALLY, YOU KNOW, UM, WHEN YOU MAKE A SIX FOOT CUT AND YOU RESHAPE SOMETHING, THE WATER ALL OF A SUDDEN DISAPPEARS, THEN MAY HAVE BEEN A PROBLEM, THERE MIGHT HAVE BEEN A CATCH BASE IN THERE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN REAPPEARS SOMEWHERE ELSE.
AND ALSO THE SAME WITH BUILDING SOLVED BALL FIELDS, BASEBALL, ALL FIELDS.
SO IT, IT IS, IT'S AN AVENUE FOR US TO SAY, WOW, UH, YOU KNOW, TWO YEARS IT LOOKED BEAUTIFUL AND NOW ALL OF A SUDDEN WE HAVE SOME WATER WEEPING OUT AND CREATING AN ISSUE AND WE CAN CALL, UH, DOWN TRADE, HAVE 'EM COME OUT AND, YOU KNOW, GET A PRICE FOR AND DO IT.
VERSUS, UH, IN THE PAST WE'VE TRIED TO STAY UNDER THAT BUDGET, THAT 17 FIVE, YOU KNOW, GET QUOTES AND TRY AND, AND THEN DELAYS THE PROCESS AND THEN CREATE A BIGGER PROBLEM.
SO WE'RE TRYING TO BE PROACTIVE ON IT.
ANY QUESTIONS? I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS.
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON 13TH THROUGH 18? COMMISSIONER SAL, HOW IS IT OUT TO MOVE IT? UH, WELL, UH, WE WILL LET YOU MOVE IT.
UM, JAY, WAS THIS THE ONLY VENDOR THAT RESPONDED? ONE VENDOR EXTENSION, UH, UH, JOSHUA COUNTY PARK TO YOU? MR. P? THIS IS AN EXTENSION.
OH, THIS IS AN EXTENSION? YES.
UM, AND THEN RELATED FOR 16, WHAT IS THE STATUS, MR. JACKSON OF THE DRAINAGE ISSUES AT BURG PARK? DO WE CALL THE COMMUNITY GROUP? THE COMPLAINANT AND FOOTBALL SCENE IS UPON US.
AND KNOWING THAT WE ARE DEDICATING $599,000 TOWARDS DRAINAGE AT THE GOLF COURSE, CAN WE PLEASE LOOK AT, UM, THE DRAINAGE ISSUES AT BURG PARK? I, UH, TO MR. UH, CHRIS'S POINT EARLIER, THIS IS NOT JUST FOR GOLF COURSES, THIS IS FOR PARKS AS WELL.
SO THIS IS SOME OF THE DOLLARS THAT WE CAN DEDICATE TO LOOKING AT THAT PROBLEM.
I KNOW THAT MR. UH, DIRECTOR OF VAR AND UH, UM, DIRECTOR SANTE LOOKED AT IT.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEIR SOLUTION WAS, BUT I THINK THIS, THIS MONEY WILL BE ABLE TO BE DEDICATED TO HELPING TO RESOLVE THAT PROBLEM.
CAN YOU PLEASE LIKE, GIVE SOME WRITTEN IN FOLLOW UP BECAUSE THE COMMUNITY GROUP HAS BEEN EMAILING IN REFERENCE TO THAT.
WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT IT WORKS WELL FOR THE KIDS THAT USE IT.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? COMMISSIONER, VICE PRESIDENT COOPER, YOU'RE RUNNING OUTTA QUESTION.
OH, YOU GUYS KNOW I GOT A LONG LIST OF THEM.
WAS THAT THE ONLY, ONLY FOOD TRUCK VENDOR THAT RESPONDED? JOSHUA HS.
COUNTY PARKS? YES, THAT'S CORRECT.
THAT'S SURPRISING GIVEN ALL THESE FOOD TRUCK FESTIVALS EVERYWHERE.
COMMISSIONER BY LIKE TO SECOND SURE.
SECOND BY VICE PRESIDENT KA COOPER ROLL CALL A CLERK ON 13TH THROUGH 18TH.
HE'S BEEN WORKING ON HIS VOICE JUST FOR 19 THROUGH 34.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S TAKE A, LET'S TAKE A FEW OF THEM AT THE TIME HERE, THEN WE'LL ASK, WE'LL STOP AFTER EVERY THREE.
ASK IF ANY QUESTIONS SO THIS DOESN'T GET ADDED TO OUTTA CONTROL.
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GO AHEAD.DAVID ANTONIO, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS.
ITEM NUMBER 19 AWARDS VICKI ENTERPRISES A CONTRACT TO CONSTRUCT THE NEW COMMUNITY BUILDING WITHIN MONTE IRVING PARK IN ORANGE.
AND AN AMOUNT THAT SHOULD EXCEED $9,797,723.
THE BIGGEST ENTERPRISES SUBMITTED THE LOWEST OF THE SEVEN BIDS RECEIVED BY THE COUNTY.
THIS PROJECT WILL CONSTRUCT, UH, FULLY CONSTRUCTED WITH A PROJECT LABOR AGREEMENT IN PLACE.
THE PROJECT INVOLVES A NEW COMMUNITY CENTER WITH AN AREA OF APPROXIMATELY 10,000 SQUARE FEET.
THERE WILL BE A RECREATIONAL PATRON AND LOCAL SERVICES INSIDE THE BUILDING.
THERE WILL BE A NEW COMMUNITY ROOM, NEW KITCHEN RESTROOMS, TWO LOBBY AREAS, STAFF OFFICE SPACE, AS WELL AS STORAGE ROOMS. UH, SECOND IMPROVEMENTS WILL INCLUDE A NEW PARKING LOT, NEW ASPHALT WALKWAYS, UH, LANDSCAPING, THE NEW PATIO FENCING, UH, FENCING ENCLOSURE.
WE DO HAVE HARRY VICKI HERE OF VICKI ENTERPRISES AND HE WILL LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO INTRODUCE THIS COMPANY PERHAPS OCTOBER.
UH, COMMISSIONERS, HOW ARE YOU? UH, MY NAME IS
I'M THE CEO OF TGO ENTERPRISES.
IT'S AN HONOR TO STAND BEFORE YOU AGAIN TO BUILD ANOTHER COMMUNITY CENTER FOR THE COUNTY OF ESSEX.
MY FIRM IS BASED OUT OF NEPTUNE, NEW JERSEY, UM, A GRADUATE OF, UH, THE RUTGERS SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING.
AND WE'VE BEEN DOING CONTRACTS FOR THE COUNTY OF ESSEX SINCE 2015.
UH, WE JUST FINISHED THE CHERRY BLOSSOM WELCOME CENTER AND BEFORE THAT, THE WEST SIDE PARK COMMUNITY CENTER, AMONG OTHER PROJECTS THAT ARE, UM, PART OF YOUR AGENDA TO BRING THESE RECREATIONAL FACILITIES TO THE COMMUNITY.
UH, VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS PROJECT IN MONTE URBAN, UH, ORANGE PARK, 8,000 PLUS SQUARE FOOT COMMUNITY CENTER, STATE OF THE ART, NEW GARDEN AREAS INSIDE AMENITIES.
IT'S REALLY GONNA BE BEAUTIFUL.
UH, OF COURSE, UH, WE'RE HIRING ESSEX COUNTY BASED LABOR AS WE ALWAYS DO.
THIS BEING THE THIRD COMMUNITY CENTER.
IN SEVERAL YEARS THAT WE'VE DONE, WE'VE GOT A CLOSE KNIT GROUP OF ESSEX COUNTY BASED WORKERS THAT ARE CONTINUING TO COME BACK ON OUR PROJECTS.
AND OF COURSE, THE UNION RELATIONSHIPS THAT WE'VE BUILT OVER THESE YEARS ARE VERY IMPORTANT TO US, AND WE'RE GONNA CONTINUE TO BRING THOSE FORWARD.
AGAIN, IT IS TRULY AN HONOR TO PLAY MY PART IN BRINGING THIS LEGACY TO THE COMMUNITIES OF ESSEX, UH, OF ESSEX COUNTY.
PLEASE LEMME KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
I KNOW VICE PRESIDENT COOPER AND I WERE AT THE PARK THE OTHER DAY.
AND THE, UH, PAST WORK HAS BEEN PHENOMENAL.
SO WE EXPECT NOTHING LAST TIME.
I THINK EVERY, EVERY TOWN EXPECTS THE NEXT ONE TO BE JUST A LITTLE BIT BETTER SO THEY HAVE BRAGGING.
SO I DON'T KNOW THAT'S ANY ADDED PRESSURE, BUT THANK YOU COMMISSIONERS.
ANY QUESTIONS WHILE WE HAVE THE VENDOR HERE? COMMISSIONER SIEBEL, CAN YOU GIMME A TIMEFRAME ON THE BUILDING OF THIS? WHEN WILL IT BE COMPLETE? CERTAINLY.
UH, WE ANTICIPATE STARTING CONSTRUCTION SOMETIME IN THE NEXT MONTH, AND IT'S ROUGHLY A 10 MONTH CONTRACT.
YEAH, AND LUCKILY WE'RE STARTING RIGHT AT A PERFECT TIME, SO WE'LL BE ABLE TO HAVE THE BUILDING CLOSED UP, HOPEFULLY BEFORE THE WINTER AND WE'LL MAKE THAT PROGRESS.
MR. MCINERNEY, ANY QUESTIONS, SIR? JUST, JUST, UM, WITH REGARD TO 20, SO A HUNDRED PERCENT GRANT FUNDED? CORRECT.
MR. ANTONIO, CAN YOU CONFIRM THE GRANT FUNDING FOR THIS AS A HUNDRED PERCENT? UH, ACTUALLY YOU, MR. PRECEDENT, IT IS A HUNDRED PERCENT GRANT.
I THINK WE'RE GOOD WITH THAT ONE.
UH, DAVID ANTONIO, THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC, WHICH WORKS.
ITEM NUMBER 20, AWARD A CONTRACT TO KEVIN DOWNS FREE SERVICE TO PERFORMED IMPROVEMENTS IN THE WHEAT WEEK PARK GOLF COURSE IN AMOUNT OF ACCURATE EXCEED $9,016,072 DOWNS TREE SERVICE SUBMITTED THE LOWEST OF THE THREE BIDS WE SEE THIS CONTRACT WILL LAST 240 DAYS.
IT INCLUDES ACTIONS, ACTION ITEMS SUCH AS REMOVAL TREES, TREE GROOMING, NEW TREES, MUSEUM BUNKERS, NEW GREENS, CORE OUT AND REDO EXISTING GREENS.
UH, NEW IRRIGATION SYSTEM, DRAIN IMPROVEMENTS, UH, INSTALLATION NEW GRASS AND STOP AS NEW ASAL FOR THE CAR PATHWAYS AND CURBING.
AND OF COURSE, UH, A NEW COMPOSTING BATHROOM.
WE DO HAVE MR. KEVIN DOWN HERE ALSO, AND MR. DOWN WOULD ALSO LIKE TO INTRODUCE THIS COMPANY.
PLEASE, SIR, ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE COME FORWARD? MR. DOWNS.
HOW ARE YOU? GOOD EVENING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
UH, KEVIN DOWNS DOWN STREET SERVICE IN BUSINESS FOR APPROXIMATELY 40 YEARS AND WORKED IN THE COUNTY FOR APPROXIMATELY 25 YEARS.
AND OTHER VENDORS, UH, WE'VE HAD PARK CONTRACTS, UH, HERE WITH THE ROAD DEPARTMENT AND THE PARK DEPARTMENT.
UH, WE HAVE APPROXIMATELY 150 EMPLOYEES.
WE HAVE ABOUT 30% OF THEM LIVE HERE IN THE COUNTY, AND WE HAVE ABOUT SIX, SEVEN OF THEM HAVE.
I LOOK FORWARD TO THIS CHALLENGE AND I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY.
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GREAT.WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO SOME OF THE OTHER, UH, AGREEMENTS, UH, SIMILAR NATURE HAVE BEEN PHENOMENAL, SO THANK YOU.
UH, MR. PARLOVE, ANY QUESTIONS? NO, MR. MCINERNEY, UH, JUST FOR THE RECORD, THIS TOO, I UNDERSTAND IT'S A HUNDRED PERCENT GRANT, GRANT FUNDED.
THIS IS, UH, A HUNDRED PERCENT GRANT FUNDED.
IS IT, UH, MR. PRESIDENT? YES, IT IS 100% GRANT FUNDED.
COMMISSIONER, ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR THE VENDOR ON, OR ANYTHING RELATED TO NUMBER 20? DAVID ANTONIO, OR THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS? ITEM NUMBER 21, AWARD SMITH SANDY ASPHALT CONSTRUCTION, A CONTRACT TO PERFORM THE 2024 WORK.
WE RESURFACING PROGRAM IN AN AMOUNT ACTUALLY EXCEED $7,164,711.
THIS PROGRAM INCLUDES THE RESURFACING OF WILFORD AVENUE FROM NEWARK TO WEST CALDWELL, ACCEPTING THE RECENTLY
ALSO INCLUDES STEVENS AVENUE IN SIERRA GROVE FROM 2 23 TO THE COUNTY LINE FOR AN ADDITIONAL HALF A MILE.
SMITH SANDY SUBMITTED TO LOWEST OF THE TWO BIDS RECEIVED FOR THIS PUBLICLY ADVERTISED OPPORTUNITY.
THIS IS A UNION VENDOR IN THIS CONTRACT WILL LAST 240 DAYS.
UM, SMITH SANDY TYPICALLY USES OPERATING ENGINEERS A 25 LABORERS 4 72 AND TEAMSTER FIVE 60.
UM, THEY HAVE 30% ACCESS COUNTY RESIDENTS IN THEIR WORKFORCE AND RESPECT CONSTRUCTION TO BEGIN LATE 2024, PERHAPS EARLY 25.
IT'S ALWAYS WHILE PERMITTING IT IS FOR THE RESURFACING ENS SNOWS GONNA PROHIBIT THAT.
UM, ITEM NUMBER 22 IS A NEGOTIATING MR. ANTONIO WITH 21.
SO I JUST WANNA MAKE IT CLEAR.
SO, BECAUSE MON
IT WOULD BE MR. PRESIDENT ANTONIO.
THE BEGINNING OF, UH, BLOOMFIELD AVENUE, NEW YORK, UH, PAST PA AVENUE, WEST COLDWELL, EXCEPT FOR THE MIDDLE SECTION, WHICH WE DID TWO YEARS AGO WITH THE FEDERAL FUNDING MONTANA.
SO EVERYTHING IS BASICALLY BY THE TIME OF THIS PROJECT COMPLETED OFFICE.
UH, ANY QUESTIONS, UH, ON THAT, UH, COMMISSIONER? UH, ANY QUESTIONS, MR. ALSO? HUNDRED PERCENT.
SO WE HAVE MILLION 9.7 MILLION NINE POINT, ALMOST 1 MILLION AND 7 MILLION GRANDFATHER.
I I WOULD JUST ADD THAT I SPOKE TO A MEMBER OF THEONA COUNCIL AND THEY ARE REALLY HAPPY THAT THIS WORK IS GOING TO BE DONE
COMMISSIONER ANTONIO, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC COURT.
I'M NUMBER 22, IS A NEGOTIATED CONTRACT AWARD TO
ONE IS AT THE LERO SMITH PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING.
THE OTHER ONE IS AT THE FEDERAL COURTHOUSE BUILDING, BUT THE NEWARK IN AN AMOUNT THAT YOU EXCEED 2 MILLION HUNDRED AND $55,000.
THESE TWO COOLING TOWERS ARE NEEDED TO OR NEED TO BE REPLACED 'CAUSE UH, EXISTING PROMOTION DECAY DUE TO THE AGE OF THIS EQUIPMENT, UH, THESE COOLING TOWERS ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE COOLING SYSTEM OF THE TWO BUILDINGS.
IF THEY FAIL TO OPERATE PROPERLY, COULD BE NO COOLING.
UM, UM, WE DO HAVE MR. FRANK MANALI HERE FROM FRA BRAMAN MECHANICAL.
FRANK, YOU WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE HIS COMPANY AND PERHAPS TOUCH ON THE SCOPE OF WORK.
UH, I'M ACTUALLY HERE ON, ON BEHALF OF FRAME MECHANICAL.
I AM THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE FIRM.
UM, AS JUST MENTIONED, WE HAVE BEEN IN BUSINESS FOR ROUGHLY 35 YEARS, SINCE 1989.
UH, UH, PRIMARILY AS A PLUMBING HVAC AND SEA AND SPRINKLER CONTRACTOR.
WE WORK AT FOUR PUBLIC ENTITIES, UM, PUBLIC CONTRACTS.
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28 ALLOWS FOR THE PURCHASE OF A NEW JOHN DEERE 1 35 P EXCAVATOR FOR THE USE OF EDUCATIONAL SERVICES COMMISSION OF NEW JERSEY CO-OP FROM JCO INCORPORATED AND AMOUNT C $233,585.THIS EQUIPMENT WILL ALSO BE USED BY THE DIVISION OF MOSQUITO CONTROL IN ITS PERFORMANCE OF WATER MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES, WHICH REQUIRE THE REMOVAL OF DEBRIS, DIRT, AND STONES AND WATER COURSES.
THE VERAGE OF THIS EXCAVATOR WILL ALSO BE FUNDED.
ITEM NUMBER 29 ALLOWS FOR A NEW TEAC ROTH CARRIER ALSO THROUGH THE USE OF THE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES COMMISSION OF NEW JERSEY'S CO-OP FROM GR TRACTOR ATLANTIC C 200.
THIS EQUIPMENT WILL BE USED BY THE VISUAL MOSQUITO CONTROL IN THE PERFORMANCE OF WATER MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES, WHICH REQUIRES ACCESS TO WEAPONS AND SWAMPS TO PERFORM WATER MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES.
THE PURCHASE OF THIS QUARTER WOULD ALSO BE GRANT FUNDED TO FURNISH THREE ARGO AURORA HUNT MASTERS ELECTRIC SEAT $113,000.
ARGO NORTH SUBMITTED THE LOWEST OF THE THREE PIT, SEE ARGO MASTERS FOR EIGHT WHEEL AND PREVIOUS VEHICLES DESIGNED TO CLIMB, CRAWLING, SWIM ACROSS, ACROSS CROP TERRAIN SWAMPS.
WE WETLANDS AND ARE USED FOR THE DIVISION CRAWL AS IT PERFORMS WATERSHED ACTIVITIES IN OTHERWISE INACCESSIBLE LOCATIONS AS THE GREAT SWAMP, UH, BACKWARDS BEANS BROOKS.
UM, THIS BIRD, THIS WOULD ALSO BE GRANT FUNDED.
IT IS A TWO YEAR CONTRACT WITH GATES FLAG COMPANY TO FURNISH COUNTY FLAGS BASIS AND AN AMOUNT THAT RECEIVE $70,000 IN THE A GATES FLAG COMPANY.
THE LOWEST BID OF THREE RECEIVED AND NUMBER 32 IS, IS ANOTHER
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TWO YEAR CONTRACT AWARD COMPANY TO FURNISH IN STATE OF NEW JERSEY.AMOUNT TO EXCEED A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS IN THE AGGREGATE ITS FLAG COMPANY SUBMITTED THE LOWEST, THE CHIEF H TWO C ITEM NUMBER 33, SEVERAL SOLUTION CONSENT INTO A SHIP OF BLOOMFIELD ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING ONE U BUS STOP ALONG BROAD STREET AND TWO NEW BUS STOPS ALONG WEST SIX SIX AVENUE.
THERE'S NO FINANCIAL IMPACT TO THE COUNTY BY PROVING THIS
UM, THERE'S A PROCESS CALLED CROSS ACCEPTANCE.
THE STATE USUALLY DESIRES THE COUNTY SERVE AS A NEGOTIATING ENTITY BETWEEN ITS LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND THE STATE.
UM, THIS PASSING THIS RESOLUTION OF THE REST OF COUNTY FIVE SIX TO, TO BEAT THAT, TO SERVE AS THAT CHAIN ENTITY AS THE STATE ON TAKES ACROSS ACCEPTANCE PROCESS FOR THE NEW STATE PLAN.
THAT'S ENOUGH, HUH? TOUCH, UH, WE'VE COVERED MOST OF 'EM, BUT ANY QUESTIONS? MR. PARLOVE? 26 THROUGH 34.
ON NUMBER 26, THE, UH, FUNDING SOURCE OF THAT CONTRACT ON THE CERTIFICATION OF FUND IS, IS, IS SOMEWHAT VAGUE.
THERE'S A, THERE'S A STATEMENT OF THE FISCAL IMPACT THAT SAYS THIS PROJECT WILL BE FUNDED CONTINGENT ON DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INFORMATION.
CAN YOU EXPLAIN THAT? UH, MR. UH, I, YEAH.
SO I, MR. PRESIDENT YEAH, GO AHEAD.
UM, YES, THAT WOULD BE FUNDING AVAILABLE FROM, UH, TO THE DEPARTMENT OF, UH, PUBLIC INFORMATION, WHICH MY OPINION IS, UM, FUNDS ALLOCATED FOR THE HOSPITAL CENTER.
IT FUNDS COMING FROM THE HOSPITAL FUND.
ANYTHING ELSE, MR. MAYOR? NO, THAT'S IT.
COMMISSIONERS, AS WE COVERED EVERYTHING ON 26 THROUGH 30 40.
COMMISSIONER, VICE PRESIDENT COOPER? UH, NOT A QUESTION, BUT MORE OF A COMMENT.
IT WAS GOOD TO SEE THE, UM, VENDORS HERE TO MAKE THEIR PRESENTATIONS, BUT FOR ITEM NUMBER 2026, IT WAS ESPECIALLY NICE TO READ THAT, THAT VITER HAD PARTICIPATED IN THE COUNTY'S EMPLOYMENT.
THAT, THAT WAS REALLY NICE TO SEE THAT I WOULD LOVE.
AND YOU WROTE THIS CAME, BUT THAT, THAT WAS A GREAT TID THAT WAS A GREAT TIDBIT FOR THAT VENDOR TO INCLUDE THAT.
WELL, I JUST WANT TO JUST WANT TO COMPLIMENT THE ADMINISTRATION AND ENGINEERING THE, THE NUMBER STAGGERING.
IT'S VERY IMPRESSIVE THAT A LOT OF THIS COVER IS COVERED BY CLIENTS, SO CONGRATULATIONS ON THOSE.
SO DO I HAVE A MOVER FOR I'D LIKE TO MOVE.
YEAH, I, I WAS GONNA SAY BEFORE WE MOVE ALSO FOR ITEM 19, THE ORANGE PARK, UM, COMMUNITY CENTER, I'M REALLY EXCITED TO SEE THAT WE'RE MOVING THAT.
AND I LOOK FORWARD TO OUR BUILDING BETTER THAN, THAN ALL THE OTHER ONES THAT YOU, OH BOY, HERE WE GO FOR THAT.
BUT A GREAT FEATURED FEATURE THAT YOU HAVE IN THAT BUILDING THAT WAS REALLY NICE AND WAS THE WAVE THING, YOU KNOW, GOING, GOING IN AND OUT THE BUILDINGS.
THAT'S A GREAT, A GREAT A DA ACCESSIBLE, YOU KNOW, OFTEN DATE ACCESSIBLE.
YOU KNOW, OFTENTIMES PEOPLE IN WHEELCHAIR AND WALKERS STRUGGLE WITH THE DOOR AND THE FEATURE.
YOU WAVE THE HAND AND THE DOOR, YOU WAVE THE HAND AND THE DOOR OPEN AND CLOSED FOR YOU AUTOMATICALLY.
COMMISSIONER BOL, I'M ASSUMING COMMISSIONER, COMMISSIONER VICE PRESIDENT COOPER
DURING, UH, 19 THROUGH 34, ROLL CALL MATTERS.
COMMISSIONER, COMMISSIONER GI? YES.
COMMISSIONER, COMMISSIONER RICHARDSON.
COMMISSIONER, VICE PRESIDENT COOPER? YES.
COMMISSIONER PRESIDENT EZ? YES.
THANK YOU MR. AND MR. ANTONIO.
ON TO NUMBER 35, WHICH IS FROM THE OFFICE OF COUNTY COUNCIL.
WILL BE READ TO THE RECORD AT A LATER TIME.
UH, THIS IS, UH, ADDITION TO CONTRACT, ADDITIONAL, ADDITIONAL DISCIPLINE AND UNEMPLOYMENT MATTERS.
OKAY, MR. BECK? ANY QUESTION? YES.
IS THAT THE ADDITIONAL AMOUNT? THAT'S THE
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NEW TOTAL NOW.OKAY, MR. MACON, ANY QUESTIONS ON 35? COMMISSIONER? ANY QUESTIONS ON 35? ON 35? FIVE? COMMISSIONER GILL.
COMMISSIONER VICE COMMISSIONER.
COMMISSIONER, PRESIDENT EZ? YES.
SO MOVED 36 AND 39 OF WHICH ARE FROM THE PURCHASING, AND THERE'LL BE READ INTO THE RECORD AT THE LATER TIME.
IS THE VERY YOU THE DAY WHERE IT'S 95.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. PRESIDENT.
UH, THE NUMBER 36 IS A AWARD NOT TO EXCEED $55,000 FOR TO SEARCH E ACQUISITION COMPANY, LLCD, FURNISHING, DELIVERY, CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION, AND, AND SUPPLIES, UH, FOR ALL OUR DEPARTMENT CORRECTIONS, NOT CORRECTION, ALL OF THE DEPARTMENTS THAT UTILIZE IT.
THAT'S CONTRACT AND THERE'S A 15%.
NUMBER 37 IS A PROMOTIONAL CONTRACT.
UH, DO, UH, DOT DESIGN OF MARO, NEW JERSEY AND PERCENT DISCOUNT DREW ROGERS INFIELD NEW JERSEY.
A 28% DISCOUNT BY MARKETING IN THE LLC, UH, FROM BARDA.
UH, LAST CONTRACT WAS WORTH $540,000.
UH, DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION DEFINES COMPETITIVE CONTRACT PROCESS TO SOLICIT PROPOSALS FROM QUALIFIED VENDORS TO PROVIDE CONSULTING SERVICES TO STUDY SAFETY ACTION.
THIS IS FOR THE DEPARTMENT IN OF PUBLIC WORKS FOR AN APPROVAL.
I THINK I SKIPPED THE, THAT WAS 38 39.
THE DEPARTMENT ADMINISTRATION OF FINES, AGAIN, LOOKING FOR THE APPROVAL TO PROVIDE MOBILE OUTREACH SERVICES FOR THE ESSEX COUNTY INNOVATION PROGRAM.
UH, IT'S A, IT'S A, IT'S AN APPROVAL FOR COMPETITIVE CONTRACT.
FOUR 40 IS TO PROVIDE, UH, SENIOR, HOLD ON.
LET'S JUST STOP THERE FOR A SECOND.
UH, MR. PARLOVE, ANY QUESTIONS? NO, BUT JU JUST TO COMMENT ON 30 AND 39, THIS IS, UH, SEEKING THE AUTHORIZATION TO USE THE COMPETITIVE CONTRACT CONTRACTING PROCESS.
THIS IS NOT THE ACTUAL APPROVAL OF CONTRACT.
THIS IS NOT THE ACTUAL OF CONTRACT, UH, LOCAL PUBLIC CONTRACTS LAW.
WE CALL IT AN ENHANCED RF NOT QUITE A, IT'S NOT QUITE A STRAIGHT BID, BUT, BUT IT'S GOT, UH, SOME OF THE BELL LISTED BID, BUT IT HAS TO BE FOR THIS PARTICULAR, UH, ROUTE USED.
UH, FIND THESE SERVICES AGAIN, NEXUS GOT THE AUTHORIZATION TO USE COMPETITIVE CONTRACT.
THANK YOU FOR THE CLARIFICATION, MR. KIN.
COMMISSIONER, DOES ANY QUESTIONS ON 36 39? I HAVE A QUESTION FOR 39.
COMMISSIONER, VICE PRESIDENT COOPER, I DIDN'T QUITE UNDERSTAND.
WHAT EXACTLY ARE WE LOOKING FOR IN 39? GO OUT TO THE BID.
I'LL FIND THAT ALSO BECAUSE THIS IS JUST FOR THE ORGANIZATION.
THE DEPARTMENT IS ASKING FOR IT.
WHAT HAPPENS? WE HAVE NOT GONE OUT TO VIGNETTE OR RE SOLICITATION.
THE OTHER THING WITH A COMPETITIVE CONTRACT, IT ALLOWED YOU TO GO UP FOR ONE YEAR TO FIVE YEARS.
WHEREAS AN RFP ONLY ALLOWED, ALLOWED YOU FOR 12 MONTHS.
SO YOU STILL HAVE TO WRITE I DO NOT WRITE THE, OR THE DEPARTMENT DEPARTMENT DOES.
BECAUSE THEY'RE LOOKING FOR WHATEVER CONSULT THAT THEY NEED THAT THEY NEED.
UH, UM, ASSUME THAT THAT'S THE SAME ANSWER PROBABLY FROM NUMBER 38 AS AS WELL.
DO I HAVE A MOVE FOR 36 39? MOTION MOVE BY VICE PRESIDENT COOPER.
ROLL CALL MADAM DEPUTY CLERK THIRTY SIX TWO THIRTY NINE.
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COMMISSIONER RICHARDSON.LET'S, LET'S MOVE ON TO 40 AND 41, WHICH FROM THE OFFICE EXECUTIVE AND WILL BE READ TO THE RECORD.
IS MR. COLT DOING THESE TWO? YES.
UH, THIS IS A BID THAT WENT OUT A 24 MONTH CONTRACT, NOT TO NOT TO EXCEED 65,000 UH, DOLLARS.
IT IS FOR OUR PUBLIC, UH, CONTRACT AWARD TO DELL AGILITY, UH, PRODUCE.
AND IT IS FOR SENIOR WELL WELLNESS DAY ONE.
ALSO OFFICE OF THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE AWARD.
UH, LAST EXIT ASSOCIATE L LS PROVIDE WEB, UH, WEBSITE CONSULTING SERVICE, ONE YEAR CONTRACT FROM THE DATE OF THE WAR, WHICH IS $190,000.
UH, THIS WAS AN RFP AND THREE RESPONSES OUT OF THAT OF 34.
POTENTIAL $140,000 FOR THE SERVICES.
MS. MR. PARLOVE, YOU, ANY QUESTIONS ON THE 40 41 FOR NO QUESTIONS? IONI? NO QUESTIONERS? DO I HAVE A MOVE? I'LL MOVE.
COMMISSIONER, VICE PRESIDENT COOPER? YES.
LET'S MOVE ON TO RESOLUTION 42 AND 78 THROUGH 86, WHICH ARE FROM THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR.
AND THEY'LL BE RUN TO THE RECORD AT A LATER TIME.
UH, MR. HUNT IS GONNA HANDLE, UM, I 42.
UH, CURRENT CHIEF INFORMATION, UH, INFORMATION OFFICER.
UH, NUMBER 40 WAS TO REPLACE THE AND UPGRADE THE, UH, SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM AT THE CORRECTION CENTER.
WHAT WE'RE DOING IS, UM, CHANGING, UM, CAMERAS THAT EXIST AND UPGRADING THEM WITH, UM, DIGITAL CAMERAS.
WE'RE USING THE SAME COMPANY, JOHNSON COMMUNICATION COMPANY AS WE DID THE JUVENILE CENTER.
AND WE'RE FOLLOWING THE SAME FORMAT AS WE DETENTION CENTER.
AND WE'RE FOLLOWING THE SAME FORMAT AS WE DETENTION CENTER.
WE'RE LOOKING TO, UH, COMPLETE THIS BEFORE WE HAVE OUR FIRST, UH, WORKSHOP, UH, TOMORROW.
AND WE'RE LOOKING TO START THE, WITHIN THE, WITHIN TWO WEEKS FROM NOW.
ANY QUESTIONS? UH, MR. YOU SAID THIS WAS ALL THE CAMERAS IN THE FACILITY.
COMMISSIONER, VICE PRESIDENT COOPER.
SO WILL THIS COMPLETE, UM, THE UPGRADE OF ON CAM CAMERAS, UH, THE CORRECTIONS? WILL WE BE ADDING ANY MORE ADDITIONAL FOR US? WE'RE NOT ADDING AN ADDITIONAL CAMERAS.
JACKSON, FOR DEPARTMENT FOR THE CORRECTIONAL FACILITY.
DID WE DO ALL THE CAMERAS AT THAT COURT HAD SUGGESTED THAT THIS COMPLETION OF ALL THE CAMERAS THAT YOU REPORT? THAT'S WHAT I'M ASKING FOR.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? LET'S MOVE, LET'S VOTE ON THIS ONE NOW.
UH, DO WE HAVE A MOVER MOVE BY SIBO? SECOND, SECOND.
COMMISSIONER GRAHAM LUCIANO? YES.
COMMISSIONER PRESIDENT PALM MAR.
ALRIGHT, SO NOW LET'S MOVE ON TO 70 86.
UH, MR. DEL WILL HANDLE THESE ITEMS. WILL HE HANDLE ALL OF THEM? YES.
MR. ARDIO, WE HAD YOU IN THE EARLY PART OF THE MEETING, YOU HAD TO STICK AROUND AND HANG OUT.
FRANK ARDIO, UH, FIRST MANAGER FOR COUNTY.
UM, FIRST TIME I'VE HAD ALMOST A COMPLETE PAGE OF RESOLUTION, SO
SO OUR ANNUAL INSURANCE RENEWALS, ALL OF OUR POLICIES RENEWAL ON JUNE 1ST, EXCEPT FOR THE CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES PROPERTY, WHICH IS THE JANUARY 1ST HERE, WHICH IS THE JANUARY 1ST.
SO RESOLUTION NUMBER 70, RENEWAL OF THE COUNTY'S.
UM, IT'S OUR PROFESSIONAL LI LIABILITY INSURANCE FOR THE HOSPITAL.
A SUBSTANTIAL DECREASE IN PREMIUM AS WE'VE DECIDED TO SELF-INSURE
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OUR FIRST $1 MILLION ON THE POLICY.THE MARKET HAS ARGUED GREATLY.
LOTS OF, AND LOTS OF INSURANCE COMPANIES DO NOT WANT TO WRITE, WANNA WRITE FREESTANDING PSYCHIATRIC FACILITIES.
AND I ASSURE YOUR CLAIMS HISTORY HAVE BEEN THERE NEARLY 11 YEARS.
WE HAVEN'T HAD A LIABILITY CLAIM IN THAT TIME LIABILITY CLAIM.
SO WE'RE CONFIDENT, UH, MOVING TO MANAGE OUR LEGAL SERVICES, LEGAL SERVICES AND WHAT HAVE YOU IN A BETTER MANNER.
SO THIS IS PURCHASING A MILLION DOLLARS ADDITIONAL COVERAGE OVER THE FIRST MILLION THAT THEY CAN BE ASSUMED TO A MILLION DOLLAR DETENTION ITEM NUMBER 79 IS THE REAL OF THE COUNTY'S PROPERTY INSURANCE POLICY WITH TRAVELERS.
SO THIS POLICY REPRESENTS EXTRA, A 13% DECREASE IN THE RATE, BUT WE PUT A INCREASE IN THE RATE, BUT WE PUT A, WE PUT ABOUT 20 MILLION, ACTUALLY $200 MILLION OF INSURED VALUE ON TOP OF OUR ENTIRE PROPERTY.
SO IT'S AN INCREASE OF 40 SHORE VALUE ON TOP OF OUR ENTIRE PROPERTY PREMIUM.
SO IT'S AN INCREASE OF 20 OUR PROPERTY BY GETTING THE RATE DECREASE, WHICH ARE THAT DOWN 13% IN A SOMEWHAT HARD MARKET, WAS A VERY GOOD JOB ON THIS RENEWAL.
WE'RE VERY HAPPY WITH THAT RESULT WITH THAT, WITH THAT MINIMAL INCREASE IN BRINGING ALL THE NEW PARKS THAT APPROVED THIS WHOLE, UH, PAST YEAR.
SO ITEM NUMBER, ITEM NUMBER 80 IS 80 IS THE RENEWAL OF THE COUNTY'S, UH, WORKERS AND INSURANCE.
SO THE INCREASE IN PAYROLL OF ABOUT 10 MILLION WORKERS' COMPENSATION PREMIUMS ARE SOLELY BASED ON PAYROLL.
SO, UM, WE'RE FORTUNATE THAT THE INSURANCE COMPANY WAS WILLING TO GIVE US A RENEWAL QUOTATION ON THIS.
SO ITEM NUMBER 81 IS A RENEWAL OF THE POLLUTION LIABILITY.
THIS IS FOR ALL OF OUR UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS THAT ARE LOCATED THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.
UM, THAT CAME IN AT A SLIGHT, I BELIEVE THAT WAS A SLIGHT INCREASE, UM, ON THE POLLUTION.
UH, RESOLUTION 82 IS OUR ACTIVE ASSIGNMENT INSURANCE.
THIS IS TO COVER COURAGE, COURAGE IN THE EVENT OF A ACTIVE SHOOTER EVENT.
UM, WE WOULD COVER THE EXPENSES, COVER THE EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH RESPONSE AND NOTIFICATION, COUNSELING SERVICES, COUNSELING SERVICES, UM, SO ON AND SO FORTH.
WITH THAT, THAT'S AN INCREASE OF, UH, $684.
ITEM NUMBER 83 IS THE, UH, EXCESS GENERAL LIABILITY.
UH, SO THIS POLICY IS, IT'S, THERE'S TWO, TWO LAYERS OF COVERAGE.
THE FIRST IS A EXCESS OF THE COUNTY SELF-INSURED, INSURED RETENTION OF 500,000 WAS TO $5 MILLION.
AND THEN THERE'S A SECOND POLICY THAT COVERS AN, THAT COVERS AN ADDITIONAL $2 MILLION FOR THESE TWO POLICIES, APPROXIMATELY 75%.
AS WE KNOW, THE COUNTY IS A VERY LARGE OPERATION.
WE DO HAVE A LOT OF RISKS OUT THERE.
UM, JUST ENSURING THAT THAT ALONE IS, IS AN ENORMOUS EXPENSE.
ITEM NUMBER, NUMBER 84 IS THE COUNTY.
THAT $10 WORTH OF COVERAGE FOR ALL OF THOSE.
UM, MOSTLY THE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICE SERVES THAT HANDLE, UM, FUNDS ON A DAY-TO-DAY BASIS.
ITEM NUMBER 80 80 RESOLUTION 85.
UM, THIS IS PUBLIC OFFICIALS PRACTICES LIABILITY.
SO THESE ARE, UM, THIS IS A COVERAGE BRIDGE TO, UM, AID IN DISCIPLINARY MATTERS WHERE THINGS, WHERE THINGS ARE DONE BY, UM, OUR DIRECTORS AND WHAT HAVE YOU.
AND THIS HAS A, UM, IT'S AN INCREASE.
THIS IS ONE OF OUR INCREASES OF, UH, $17,069 INCREASE.
THIS IS JUST DUE TO PREVIOUS OPEN CLAIMS. WE HAVEN'T HAD A LOT OF PAYMENTS ON THIS LINE, BUT THERE ARE SOME OPEN MATTERS THAT ARE, ARE BEING LITIGATED AT SOME POINT IN TIME.
80, UH, RESOLUTION 86 IS, IS A RENEWAL OF THE, UM, THIS IS CYBER RELIABILITY IS LISTED AS PRIVATE LIABILITY.
UM, DUE TO THE EFFORTS OF, UM, MR. HUNT HAS ONE OF THE, HAS ONE OF THE MODEL PROGRAMS IN THE COUNTRY.
AND THE UNDERWRITER AND THE UNDERWRITERS
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RECOGNIZED THAT.MR. PAR, ANY QUESTIONS ON 70 80 THROUGH 86? I DO.
MR. PRESIDENT, I FIRST THE GENERAL QUESTION, QUESTION, UH, MY EXPERIENCE IN THE PAST AS WE INCREASES, UM, WELL OVER 10% AND INTO THE TWENTIES.
THE TWENTIES, IT SEEMS A LOT LOWER THIS YEAR.
DID WE, WHAT DO YOU ATTRIBUTE THAT TO? I KNOW IN THE ONE INSTANCE TO SELF-INSURED RETENTION PAY UP, UM, IS THAT THE CASE IN OTHER COVERAGES OR IS IT JUST GOOD MANAGEMENT THROUGH YOU, MR. PRESIDENT? SO PRESIDENT, SO JUST ONGOING RELATIONSHIPS AND CARRIERS ARE INCUMBENTS THAT WE'VE HAD.
THEY'RE FAMILIAR AND COMFORTABLE WITH THE, WITH THE ACCOUNT.
UM, I THINK OUR RESPONSIVENESS, ANYTIME WE REACH OUR DEPARTS WHERE THEY NEED INFORMATION, THEY'RE VERY SATISFIED WITH THE RENEWAL APPLICATIONS, THE, THE INFORMATION WE PROVIDE.
PAYROLL, PAYROLL, UM, WE WERE ABLE TO SUBMIT THIS YEAR EVERY PO EVERY POLICY THAT THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT HAS FOR US OFF TO DATE.
UM, AND WE'RE ABLE TO SUBMIT THEM BASICALLY IN A DAY EIGHT UPON REQUEST.
IT WAS VERY FAVORABLE THIS YEAR ON THE RENEWAL WITH THEM, I THINK A LITTLE MORE INFORMATION.
WE WENT TO EVERY COUNTY LOCATION AND LOCATION AND UPDATED OUR VALUES FOR OUR PROPERTY LOCATIONS REMOVED.
A LOT OF OTHER PROPERTIES THAT HAVE BEEN ON THE BEEN ON SERVICE FIELDS HAVE VALUES.
THE FIELD IS THE CATCH ON FIRE.
YOU KNOW, THERE IS A VALUE TO REPLACE AND WE CAN, WHAT HAVE YOU.
SO ALL OF THOSE ARE LISTED ON OUR PROPERTY SCHEDULE.
THIS TASK THAT WE UNDERTOOK THIS YEAR, UNDERTOOK THIS YEAR TO GET ALL OF THAT INFORMATION.
SO, UM, YOUR ANSWER, I THINK MORE OF THE INCUMBENT, AND IT'S REALLY A PLAY ON THE DOWN THE MARKET.
COVID REALLY FORCED INTO SOME BAD RENEWALS.
THE PAST FEW YEARS, ALL AND SIGNIFICANT INCREASES CAME ABOUT.
SO THIS YEAR IT'S KIND OF SETTLING, DOUBLING DOWN A BIT.
BUT IT GOES IN TRENDS AND THAT HURRICANE, OUR PROPERTY RATES WILL GO UP PRETTY, RATES WILL GO UP NEXT YEAR AND WE HAVE NO CONTROL OVER THAT.
UM, IT'S A VERY GOOD QUESTION.
SAY PRESIDENT, IF I MAY, MR. PRESIDENT, I JUST WANT TO COMMENT TOO THAT, UH, UH, MS. AUDIO HAS DONE AN EXCELLENT JOB OF PRESENTING OUR TO THE INSURERS AND WENT ALONG, WENT A LONG WAY TO, UH, OBTAIN THESE.
JUST ONE MORE QUICK QUESTION ON NUMBER 81, FRANK.
EITHER INSPECTIONS OR REMOVALS APPROVALS CONTRACTS.
ACTUALLY, WE, WE DO HAVE QUITE A FEW.
AND WE ALSO HAVE A, SO WHERE WE DO THE FUELING, THEY'RE ALL ABOVE, ALL ABOVE GROUND TANKS.
BUT WHEN YOU SAID UNDERGRAD, WHEN YOU SAID UNDERGRAD STORAGE TANKS, RIGHT.
I COULD TELL YOU THE S IN GALLON UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK ON STORAGE TANK AND PLUS A 5,000 IN SURPLUS DAY TANK, BASICALLY.
SO WE HAVE SIGNIFICANT UNDERGROUND EXPOSURE.
UM, ON 78, YOU'RE RAISING, AM I RIGHT TO SAY THAT THE DEDUCT UP TO A MILLION DOLLARS
SO WHAT HAPPENS WITH, SO WHAT HAPPENS, WHICH COMPANY HAS THE RIGHT TO APPOINT LEGAL COUNSEL? SO WE EAT UP A LARGE PART OF THE COVER RIGHT OFF THE BAT, YOU'RE LOOKING AT OUR, I DON'T KNOW IF THAT WE HAVE THAT EXPERT EXPERTISE IN OUR COUNTY COUNSEL'S OFFICE.
UM, WE FIGURED THAT THAT COVERAGE, THAT FIRST MILLION DOLLARS OF COVERAGE IS GONNA BE ON US ANYWAY.
RIGHT? SO IT WOULD BE BETTER, IT WOULD BE BETTER FOR THE, GET THE PREMIUM SAVING AND THAN HOW A CASE IS LITIGATED BY SELECTING OUR OWN ATTORNEYS IN THAT FIRST SELF ORDER LAYER WAS THE REASON TO MOVE, TO MAKE A MOVE.
SO THAT ANY SORT OF RESERVE FOR THAT IS SOMETHING THAT MIGHT HAPPEN.
UM, SO THAT IT AVOIDS A EMERGENCY, EMERGENCY RESOLUTION OR ANYTHING OF THAT NATURE, MUCH LIKE WE DO ON SNOW.
WE, WE ACTUALLY, IT'S A SIMILAR RISK.
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A SIMILAR RISK, UM, BASED APPROPRIATION WHERE RESERVE AND THEN IF THE CLAIM MEMBER THROUGH, UM, YOU'RE NOT STUCK IN BUDGET IF YOU DIDN'T APPROPRIATE AN AMOUNT.SO LET ANYTHING IN TERMS THREE YOU, MR. PRESIDENT, THAT THAT'S DISCUSSED IN THIS, THE SET OF SUITS LINE.
AND WE HAVE SOME LARGE RETENTIONS.
OUR WORKERS' COMP COMPENSATION RETENTION IS A MILLION DOLLARS RIGHT NOW.
SO WE BUDGET FOR WORKERS' COMPENSATION CLAIMS EVERY YEAR AND WE BUDGET FOR SETTLEMENT OF SUITS AND, UH, GENERAL LIABILITY CLAIMS, YOU KNOW, THE, THE AUTOMOBILE COLLISION CLAIMS AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE.
SO IT WOULD COME OUT OF THAT SAME LINE.
UM, YOU KNOW, I'M SAYING IT WOULD BE A MILLION DOLLARS.
THE OTHER THING THAT WE TOOK INTO CONSIDERATION HERE IS THAT THE MAJORITY OF OUR PATIENTS AT THE HOSPITAL CENTER HAVE SIGNIFICANT MEDICAID LIENS.
SO WHEN YOU OFFSET, UM, ANY TYPE OF LITIGATION WITH WHAT THEIR MEDICAID LIEN WOULD DATE, UM, THE NUMBERS WON'T BE THAT LARGE THINGS OF THAT NATURE.
SO THE RISK OF A MALPRACTICE CLAIM, LIKE I SAID, I REMEMBER ONE, I'VE BEEN WITH THE COUNTY FOR 20 YEARS, I REMEMBER ONE AND IT WAS SETTLED FOR SOMEWHERE AROUND.
SO, SO THIS IS EFFECT, EFFECTIVELY IT IS INCLUDED IN A COMPUTATION SETTLEMENT SUIT? THAT'S CORRECT.
BASED ON THE CHANGE IN THE LAW, CHANGE IN THE LAW FOR THE STATE HOLDING THE COUNTY RESPONSIBLE.
UM, AS I STATED PRIOR TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION RATES ARE REALLY BASED ON, THAT'S REALLY WHAT DROVE THE PREMIUM.
THAT'S REALLY WHAT DROVE THE PREMIUM.
THEY DIDN'T TAKE THE CLAIMS EXPERIENCE RATING.
THEY REALLY DID NOT MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE.
A BIG DIFFERENCE IN THE INCREASE.
BUT WE DID HAVE A, A 5 MILLION COVID CLAIM.
WE'VE HAD A, WE'VE HAD A, WE HAD A 5 MILLION MILLION.
IT'S STILL BEING PAID OVER TIME.
'CAUSE IT HAS A PERMANENCY VALUE.
WE HAD A $5 MILLION COVID CLAIM.
WAS IT A WHAT? A CLASS ACTION OR SOMETHING? ACTION OR SOMETHING? NO, ONE SINGLE INDIVIDUAL.
UH, ON NUMBER 83, WHAT IS, WHAT IS THE AMOUNT OF INSURANCE THAT WE, YOU SAID SOMETHING ABOUT $7 MILLION PLUS FIVE AND THEN YOU ADDED TWO.
WHAT, WHAT WAS THAT, WHAT THAT NUMBER REFERENCED IN THE 7 MILLION? WELL, THREE PRESIDENT WE HAVE, SO WHAT WE HAVE IS WE, WE HAVE AN EXCESS LAYER, A PRIMARY EXCESS LAYER THAT GOES, UM, AFTER OUR SELF-INSURED RETENTION OF 500,002.
SOME SORT OF AMOUNT OUT TO COVER FOR, UM, THE POTENTIAL CLAIMS THOUGH.
UM, JUST WANT TO THANK THE MA AND MR. DEL, I THINK YOU HAVE DONE A, DONE A GOOD JOB.
UM, I KNOW WHAT I'VE EXPERIENCING AT WORK, HOW MUCH MY
SO I THINK THE ADMINISTRATION, THE MANAGEMENT, CERTAINLY THE PRESENTATION, UM, AND THE LONGEVITY WORKERS I'M SURE HAS HELPED.
I THINK YOU'VE DONE A REALLY GOOD JOB WITH DOING THIS.
JUST PRETTY, PRETTY WELL YOU, MR. PRESIDENT
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WITH, UH, HALF OF OUR COVERAGE AT A LOCAL NEWARK WOMAN OWNED MINORITY, MINORITY OWNED BUSINESS.THE, THE RATES SEEM TO BE REALLY OUT OF THE RATES SEEM TO BE REALLY OUT OF SORTS THE LAST FEW YEARS AND IT'S CAUSING EFFECT.
AND IN THE CASE FOR IT NOW WE HAVE MULTIMILLION DOLLAR PARK HOUSES, HOUSES BEING BUILT AND, YOU KNOW, THE VALUE OF THESE, ADD VALUE OF THESE ASSETS ARE CERTAINLY GROWING.
DO I HAVE SOME MOTION? UH, MOVE BY COMMISSIONER, VICE PRESIDENT, SECOND VICE SIEBOLD.
DEPUTY CLERK, WE'RE DOING 7 78 THROUGH 86.
COMMISSIONER VICE PRESIDENT COOPER? YES.
COMMISSIONER PRESIDENT EZ? YES.
LET GO BACK TO 43, WHICH IS IN THE OFFICE OF SURROGATE, WHICH WILL BE RUNNING TO THE RECORD AT LATER TIME.
MR. JACKSON? MR. GER? MR. P, MR. PRESIDENT, UH, I DON'T BELIEVE YOU VOTED EVERY SIX TO 41 ALSO.
SO YOU CAN ADD THIS TO THE 41 ORIGINALLY, WHICH IS THE OFFICE OF THE SURROGATE, UH, A PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AGREEMENT TO BLUE STONE SOFTWARE, UH, WHICH IS MANAGED, MANAGED BY COUNTY BUSINESS SYSTEM IN THE AMOUNT OF $64,048.
SO LIKE, REMOVE THIS FROM EARLIER.
IS THE OFFICE OF THE SHERIFF, THE MILL ELECTRIC CORPORATION.
LOWEST RESPONSIBLE BID MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS AND REPAIR SERVICE FOR THE SECURITY SYSTEM IS A 24 MONTHLY AGREEMENT AMOUNT, NOTHING TO EXCEED 285,000, UH, $84.
MR. BECK, ANY QUESTIONS? QUESTIONS OF 43 AND 44? NO QUESTIONS.
SEEING NONE, DO I HAVE A MOVER? MOTION MOVED BY VICE PRESIDENT CHRIS SECOND BY MERCADO ROLL CALL MATTER.
DEPUTY, DEPUTY KURT 43 AND 44.
COMMISSIONER VICE PRESIDENT COOPER? YES.
COMMISSIONER PRESIDENT PAUL MC SOMO.
LET'S MOVE ON TO 45 AND 46, WHICH IS FROM THE OFFICE OF THE PROSECUTOR.
WE'LL READ THAT INTO THE RECORD AT A LATER TIME.
ARE YOU GONNA HANDLE IT TO THE YES.
YOU WERE JUST ON SUCH A GOOD ROLL.
I JUST ASSUMED I GOT PREEMPTED BY THE COUNTY COUNCIL.
THE REASONS I ASK, IT'S GOOD NEWS.
UH, ALL LAWYERS HAVE TO DO CONTINU LEGAL LOCATION, HIL, UH, HILLARY BRUNELL, WHO IS AUTHORIZED BY THIS TO CONDUCT LEGAL EDUCATION FOR, FOR THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE PROSECUTORS, WHOEVER.
WE HAVE A LOT OF OTHER LAWYERS THAT WORK FOR THE COUNTY AND COUNCIL'S OFFICE WHO ARE GOING TO OUTSIDE SERVICES TO GET THEIR CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION AND WE'RE PAYING FOR THAT.
IT WAS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF MONEY.
UH, I TALKED TO THE PROSECUTOR AND TO HILLARY AND SAID, MAKES NO DIFFERENCE TO YOU.
DOES IT? WHETHER YOU HAVE ANOTHER X NUMBER OF LAWYERS WATCHING ON THE SCREEN? OF COURSE.
SO SHE'S DOING ALL THE WORK FOR ALL THE OTHER LAWYERS AT NO ADDITIONAL COST.
AND THAT'S, UH, THAT'S WHAT I WANTED TO TELL MR. POLL.
ANY QUESTIONS? UH, NO, BUT I KNOW, UH, MR. LL HAS BEEN PROVID PROVIDING THIS SERVICE FOR SOME TIME FOR PROSECUTORS.
MR. MAC? MR. MCINERNEY? I HAVE NO QUESTIONS.
THIS IS RE THIS IS A CONTRACT AWARD TO FLEMINGTON DEPARTMENT STORE TO PURCHASE FIREARM HOLSTERS, UH, PURCHASING THE AMOUNT OF $972.
AND THEN THERE ISN'T COMPLIANCE WITH THE BOARDS ORDINANCE IN THOUSAND.
MR. PAR? MR. PAR, ANY QUESTIONS? NO QUESTIONS.
DO I HAVE A MOVE FOR 45 AND 46? I'LL MOVE.
BY MERCADO ROLL CALL MADAM DEPUTY COACH.
COMMISSIONER PRESIDENT PALMER.
RESOLUTION 47, WHICH IS FROM THE BOARD OF TAXATION, WHICH WILL BE TO THE RECORD AT A LATER TIME.
MR. CORAN, HOW MANY MORE IS MR. CORA GONNA DO TODAY? THANK TO DO ALL, UH, CONTRACT AWARD TO BRT, UH, TECHNOLOGY TO PROVIDE HUB BASED DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM.
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24 MONTH CONTRACT AMOUNT NOW TO EXCEEDING $314,102.UH, WE HAVE ONE RESPONDENT FROM 29TH OF POTENTIAL.
THIS IS OUT OF OPERATING AT $13,281 PER MONTH.
COMMISSIONERS, SEE, NONE MOVER.
COMMISSIONER, VICE PRESIDENT COOPER? YES.
COMMISSIONER PRESIDENT PALMER? YES.
AND LET'S MOVE ON THROUGH, UH, RESOLUTIONS 48, RULE 56.
UH, 56, WHICH ARE COUNTY BUDGET AND SESSION ITEMS. MR. JACKSON? UH, THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT.
UH, ITEM 48 IS AN INSERTION, UH, FROM, UH, FROM HUD.
UH, THIS IS THE AMOUNT OF $678,026.
THIS WILL BE USED TO COORDINATE THE HOUSING SERVICES, UH, HOUSING SERVICES AND SUPPORT FOR, FOR THE HOMELESS AND MATCH, UH, THAT WE ARE GOING TO BE MADE BY, UH, PROVIDING FRIDGE BENEFITS FOR STAFF.
UH, ITEM 49, UH, NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION FOR MOSQUITO CONTROL ACTION IN THE AMOUNT OF $350,000.
UM, SO ADMINISTRATION, UH, OPERATIONS, UM, THE ORIGINAL GRANT WAS A GRANT WAS, UH, $1.2 MILLION.
UH, UM, THIS IS SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING ON THREE FOUR ADDITIONAL CONTRACTOR SERVICES, SERVICES, LABOR AND STAFFING SUPPORT.
UH, DEPARTMENT OF DEPARTMENT OF CLEAN, UH, COMMUNITIES.
AMOUNT OF 96, UH, $93, $93 AND 64 CENTS.
THIS IS, UH, DOLLARS THAT ARE USED TO DO GO TOWARD DISPOSAL OF LITTER TO DO GO TOWARD DISPOSAL OF LITTER, DEBRIS, AND TRASH IN ALL COUNTY ROADWAYS.
ITEM 51, UH, FROM THE, UH, STATE OF NEW JERSEY GOVERNOR'S COUNSEL AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS.
UM, THIS IS OUR, UM, UH, 2025 MUNICIPAL 2025 MUNICIPAL ALLIANCE GRANT.
THE AMOUNT OF 300 4314, UH, DOLLARS IT PROVIDES, UH, SERVED TO, UH, 19 OF OUR, I MEAN, 18 OF OUR MUNICIPALITIES.
UH, A NUMBER DID NOT, UH, PARTICIPATE.
AND THERE'S ONE, ONE GROUP THAT'S A CONSORTIUM BETWEEN CALWELL CALWELL.
THIS, UH, UH, PROVIDES, UH, PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES ON, ON DRUG AND ALCOHOL PREVENTION AND ED AND EDUCATION DOES IN TIME MATCH THAT PROVIDED BY THE MUNICIPALITIES.
THERE'S NO, UH, COVERAGE ITEM 50 52 NATIONAL OPIOID, UH, SETTLEMENT FUND.
THIS GOES FOR OUR DIVISION OF COMMUNITY HEALTH, THE HEALTH IN THE AMOUNT OF 905, UM, TO PROVIDE FUNDS FOR FORESEE THE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS FOR THE EPIDEMIC EPIDEMIC HERE, UNITED, UM, TO HELP THOSE WHO ARE, UM, UH, STRUGGLING WITH THIS ISSUE.
AND THIS PROVIDE FUNDING, UH, IN THAT, IN THAT WAY.
AND THERE IS NO, UH, NO COUNTY MATCH.
UH, THIS IS AN INTER, INTER-AGENCY COORDINATING COUNCIL.
THIS GOES TO LOOK FOR THE DIVISION OF THE MENTAL HEALTH ADMINISTRATOR, ANY AMOUNT OF $40,485.
THIS IS A RENEWAL OF THE YOUTH INCENTIVE GRANT TO ENHANCE SERVICES APPROPRIATELY.
CHALLENGE YOUTH, YOUTH, YOUTH AND THEIR CAREGIVERS.
UH, COUNTY MATCH ITEM 54, UM, STATE NEW JERSEY HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY, DIVISION OF LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY.
UH, FROM THE OFFICE OF THE SHERIFF, THIS IS, UH, A $45,000 GRANT THAT'S USED TO PREVENT, UH, PEDESTRIAN INJURY CRASHES, UM, UH, ALONG, UH, COUNTY, COUNTY ROADS AND PROVIDING FOR SAFETY AND ENFORCEMENT AND EDUCATION.
UH, DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, LOW INCOME HOME ENERGY RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
THIS GOSO OURSO, OUR DIVISION OF FAMILY ASSISTANCE AND BENEFITS.
THIS IS FUNDING FOR THE ADMINISTRATION'S LOW INCOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, UH, UH, AND PROVIDES A SMALL, UH, SUPPORT.
UH, AND THERE'S NO, UH, COUNT COUNTY MATCH ON SIX FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS UNIVERSAL SERVICE FUND.
UH, THIS ALSO TO THOSE WHO ARE DIVISION OF FAMILY
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SERVICE AND SOME BENEFITS IN THE AMOUNT OF $35,019.JUST PROVIDES FOR HELP FOR UTILITY AND HOME ENERGY EMERGENCY AS THE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
AND AGAIN, THIS GRANT US SUPPORTS THE SALARY OF SOME OF THE EMPLOYEES IN THAT FUNCTION.
MR. CAR WOULD LIKE CARL, LIKE, ANY QUESTIONS ON, UH, 48 TO 56? NO QUESTIONS.
MR. MCINERNEY? JUST ON, UH, NUMBER 52 THAT IT'S, THIS COMES IN, THIS IS THE FINAL PORTION OF THIS, AND THEN THERE'S THIS ANNUITY PIECE THAT, THAT CONTINUES FOR AN EXTENDED TIME.
THIS IS A, AND ACTUALLY, UM, I DUNNO IF YOU DIRECTOR
THIS IS, UM, WE RECEIVED, RECEIVED $808,000, $808,000, UH, PREVIOUSLY AND THE NEW TOTAL OF DOLLARS.
SO WE DID RECEIVE MONIES BEFORE AND IT'S A, A NEW, UM, PORTION OF IT.
AND, AND IS, DO WE KNOW, DO WE KNOW WHETHER OR NOT THAT'S THE AMOUNT THAT THAT'S THE AMOUNT THAT WE GET? WE'LL CONTINUE TO GET MONEY FOR THAT, FOR THIS FUND SUPPORT.
JUST 'CAUSE FIGURE SAYING LEADERSHIP ABOUT 16.
WE'LL TAKE IT IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS.
ARE, ARE WE GONNA DO THOSE SERVICES IN HOUSE OR DO WE HAVE TO GO OUT TO BID, LIKE BID LIKE THAT CG STUFF? UM, WE WOULD IT FOR, UH, TO PROVIDE A, WE COULD DO A STUDY FOR WHAT SERVICES SHOULD BE.
AND, UM, BASED ON THAT SURVEY AND STUDY, THEN WE'RE GONNA MORE, MOSTLY WILL BE DONE BY OUTSIDE, UH, AGENCY.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? DO I HAVE A MOVE? ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? DO I HAVE A MOVER MOTION MOVE BY VICE MEO IN A SECOND ROLL CALL MATTER.
COMMISSIONER VICE PRESIDENT COOPER? YES.
COMMISSIONER PRESIDENT EZ? YES.
OKAY, LET'S MOVE ON THROUGH, UH, PRECEDENT.
I MAY, I JUST WANT, I JUST WELL, LET'S DO IT AGAIN.
YOU DID LA LA VOTED RIGHT? YES.
WHY NOT? SEVEN THROUGH 77 AND 87.
JUNE 57 THROUGH 77 AND 87 THROUGH 93 AND 97.
ANY QUESTIONS OR CONNOR? UM, I, UM, I WOULD, THESE ARE MOSTLY, UH, IM MEMOS AND ACCOMMODATIONS.
KA MIGHT WANT TO MAKE THAT IN.
EVERYBODY AGREE? WHICH ONE IS THAT TO SUPPORT THAT, UM, ADOPTED IS ITEM 73.
IF EVERYONE'S COOL WITH THAT, I WOULD BE SO HAPPY.
I'M SO GRATEFUL IF YOU DID THAT.
IS EVERYONE OKAY WITH JUNE BY ACCLIMATION ADOPTED CAP MONTH? YES.
ON, ON SEVEN THREE ACCLIMATION.
MR. PRESIDENT, UH, COMMISSIONER, UH, COMMISSIONER GI, UH, UM, CONSIDER ADDING YES, OF COURSE.
COMMENTS ON THE MEMORIALS RESOLUTIONS IONS.
UH, COMMISSIONER, I'LL, I'LL LET YOU MOVE INTO LIKE ABOUT 97.
WE'RE GONNA HAVE MR. PARLOVE 97 MR. PRESIDENT IS A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES PAYMENT IS TO PROVIDE ENTERTAINMENT SERVICES FOR THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS.
SPECIAL EVENTS CALENDAR THROUGH THE END OF 2024.
NO, RFP WAS PUBLICLY ADVERTISED.
UH, RANDOM ACCESS ENTERTAINMENT,
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UH, WAS THE SOLE WRITTEN RESPONSE TO THAT RFP AND RECOMMENDATION WAS MADE BASED ON, UM, THAT, THAT PROPOSAL.IT'S AN IN AN AMOUNT OF $81,000.
AGAIN, FOR THE RENT, FOR ALL THE EVENTS THAT THE, UH, COUNTY COMMISSIONER OFFICE.
WHAT ON, ON ANY QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONER ON NINE, SEVEN, MR. ER, WHAT DOES THAT INCLUDE, MIKE? IT INCLUDES THE ENTERTAINMENT.
AND ER WHAT DOES THAT INCLUDE, MIKE? IT INCLUDES THE ENTERTAINMENT AND AS WELL, YES.
SOME OF THE OTHER ANCILLARY EQUIPMENT.
IF THERE'S NO FURTHER QUESTIONS, THE
MEMBER MERCADO WILL CALL DEPUTY ADAM.
COMMISSIONER VICE PRESIDENT COOPER? YES.
COMMISSIONER PRESIDENT EZ? YES.
ALRIGHT, LET'S MOVE ON TO JUDGE.
WE'RE IN THE HOME STRETCH HERE IN THE BACK.
I SAID THAT AN HOUR AND A HALF AGO HOW WE ALREADY THERE.
UM, CAPTAIN ORLANDO CAMACHO AND OUR DEPUTY DIRECTOR, UM, WILL ADDRESS THIS ITEM.
AND, UM, JUDGE JUST SHOULD ADD THAT WE JUST FOUND OUT THAT, UM, MR. AROSE HAVE FAMILY EMERGENCY AND HE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO BE HERE UNDERSTOOD ALL.
SO YOU'LL BE ADDRESSING 94 N95 OR 94.
EVENING, MR. PRESIDENT, THROUGH YOU PRESIDENT.
MY NAME IS DEPUTY DIRECTOR REGINA MARROW.
I'M THE, UM, WORK FOR COUNTY FORMER CORRECT CORRECTIONS.
AND WE HAVE TWO ITEMS ON THE AGENDA.
THE ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS 94, A CONTRACT AWARD TO THE AMBROSE GROUP TO PROVIDE OPERATIONAL REVIEW SERVICES.
THIS IS A 12 MONTH AGREEMENT WITH THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 98,800 HUNDRED DOLLARS.
THE SECOND ITEM IS 95 A CONTRACTOR.
A CONTRACT AWARD TO THE NAKAMOTO GROUP MEDICAL PRACTICES AT ESSEX COUNTY CORRECTIONAL FACILITY WITH A 12 MONTH AGREEMENT AMOUNT NOT TO ESSEX COUNTY CORRECTIONAL FACILITY WITH A 12 MONTH AGREEMENT AMOUNT NOT TO TO EXCEED 49,800 QUESTIONS OF 94 85.
COMMISSIONERS QUESTIONS ON 94 95? YES.
MR. PRESIDENT, COMMISSIONER, VICE PRESIDENT COOPER, THE FIRST QUESTION IS, WHY ARE THESE TWO CONTRACTS COMMISSIONERS QUESTIONS ON 94 95? YES, MR. PRESIDENT, COMMISSIONER, VICE PRESIDENT COOPER, THE FIRST QUESTION IS, WHY ARE THESE TWO CONTRACTS NEEDED? OKAY, SO OPERATIONAL REVIEW.
UM, SO WE'RE 95% COMPLETE WITH ALL CR THAT WE'RE STILL WORKING ON 5% OF, UM, AFFAIRS.
THE COMMITTEE HAD ASKED FOR AN UPDATE OF THAT LAST AMBROSE REPORT TO SEE WHAT YOU HAD COMPLETED.
I RECALL THE DIRECTOR SAYING THAT THERE WAS SOME RECOMMENDATIONS THAT, UM, HE DIDN'T NECESSARILY AGREE WITH FOR, FOR VARIOUS DIFFERENT REASONS AND THAT THERE WERE SOME OPEN ITEMS. YES, THAT REPORT SHOULD COME OUT FRIDAY, THE SECOND REPORT.
AND YOU CAN SEE
'CAUSE ONE OF MY CONCERNS IF YOU WERE CALLING WAS YOU GUYS SAID THAT THE AMBROSE GROUP WAS A FANTASTIC ENTITY, AN EXPERT IN YOUR, WHY WEREN'T WE FOLLOWING? AND IF WE HAVE THE COMPANY COMING BACK TO, WE'RE COMING BACK TO REVIEW, I WOULD LOVE TO KNOW LIKE CITRIX AREAS THAT WE NEED THE, THE GROUP TO GIVE FOR THE SUPPORT ON.
SO I CAN, UH, WE NEED THE, THE, THE GROUP TO GIVE FOR THE SUPPORT ON, SO I CAN, UM, GIVE YOU THAT AT A, A LATER DATE.
SO MY REQUEST, MR. PRESIDENT WOULD BE, IF, IF WE COULD HOLD THIS ON NEXT MEETING, COULD WE ADD THIS, WE ADD THIS TO THE AUGUST AGENDA, THE TIME TO GET THE REPORT THAT, UM, WE'RE ASKING FOR FROM THE DEPARTMENT.
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UM, AND THEN ALSO THAT IT GIVE MR AROSE AN OPPORTUNITY ALSO THAT IT GIVE MR AROSE AN OPPORTUNITY TO APPEAR BEFORE US AS WELL.IS, IS THERE ANY, ANY DEADLINE ASSOCIATED WITH THE REPORT AND FOLLOWING? I'M NOT SURE IF THIS IS CONTINGENT ON, ON, UH, STATE CERTIFICATIONS AND, SORRY, I MEAN, I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH THAT.
UH, MR. PRESIDENT, I WOULD'VE TO DEFER TO, UH, CAPTAIN, UH, MACHO AND THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR ON THAT.
I DON'T, COULD YOU ANSWER THAT? WHAT IS, OR IS THERE, CAN YOU FOLLOW UP ON THAT? UP ON THAT? ALRIGHT, SO THE REPORT IS SUPPOSED, UH, THIS FRIDAY, FRIDAY, UM, IN REFERENCE TO THE SECOND PART, PART OF, UM, THE AM AMPLE GROUP, UM, REPORT, UH, I UNDERSTAND THE REPORT'S COMING FRIDAY.
BUT THE QUESTION IS, IS THE MOVING ON THIS, MOVING ON THIS CONTRACT TODAY IMPERATIVE IN SUCH A WAY THAT IT IMPACTS, YOU KNOW, STATE CERTIFICATION OR ANYTHING? LIKE, IS IT A, IS IT A PROBLEM TO HOLD IT TO AUGUST AS WE, WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN THE REVIEW, THE REPORT, THE QUESTION.
SO THERE IS, THERE IS A NEED FOR THE A, A AMBROSE GROUP TO COME IN.
UM, SO WE CAN KEEP MOVING FORWARD AS A DEPARTMENT.
SO I, I WOULD SAY IT IS, UH, NECESSARY FOR US TO KEEP MOVING FORWARD.
SO WHEN THIS, SO THE QUESTION IS WHY HAVEN'T WE GOT REPORT BEFORE THIS REQUEST BEING MADE? IS THERE, THAT'S NOT, I DON'T HAVE THE ANSWER, BUT I CAN, UM, GET THE ANSWER FOR YOU.
CAN YOU EXPLAIN TO ME AT LEAST WHAT THE CRITICAL, YOU KNOW, YOU TOLD US THAT 95% OF THIS REVIEW REVIEW ARE THE CRITICAL COMPONENTS AND THERE'S A BALANCE TO BE DONE.
CAN YOU SHARE A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THAT? BECAUSE WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE A DECISION HERE.
HONOR WHETHER, YOUR HONOR, WHETHER TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS OR NOT IN THE TIMING.
IF YOU NEED A MOMENT TO REGROUP MR. JACKSON, JACKSON THERE AND DISCUSS IT.
OKAY, WE'LL, WE'LL, WE'LL JUST MOVE TO AUGUST.
SO IN THE MEANTIME WE CAN GET THE REPORT.
YES, FRIDAY THE 22ND, WHEREVER THE TWENTIES IS.
SO CAN WE GET THAT ON THE 2020 SECOND ON MONDAY? I GUESS THAT IS, THAT'S MONDAY.
I'M SORRY, I'M NOT SURE IF I GOT SO THREE MR. PRESIDENT? YES, WE WILL PROVIDE THE BOARD WITH THE REPORT AS SOON AS WE GET IT FROM THE AMBROSE GROUP.
SO WE'LL GET THIS RECORDED ON THE 22ND AND WE HAVE OUR NEXT MEETING SCHEDULE FOUR.
SO WE'LL GET THIS RECORDED ON THE 22ND AND WE HAVE OUR NEXT MEETING IS LOOKING FOR, SO MOTION HAS TO BE 19.
SO, SO MOTION HAS, SO, SO GIMME ONE SECOND NUMBER ONE.
MR. IS THAT JUST FOR 94 OR 94 AND 95? MY REQUEST IS FOR 94 AND 95.
NOT THE TWO REALLY AREN'T RELATED.
UM, THE, THE REPORT, THE WHAT THE, IF I MAY MIS EXPRESS IT, NOT THE TWO REALLY AREN'T RELATED.
NO CONNECTION WITH THE AROSE REPORT FOR THAT.
AND THE SOONER WE GET THEM IN TO START LOOKING AT OUR, WHAT WE'RE DOING ON THE MEDICAL AREA, WHICH WE'RE CONFIDENT ABOUT, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE LOOKING AT OUR, WHAT WE'RE DOING ON THE MEDICAL AREA, WHICH WE'RE CONFIDENT ABOUT, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE KNOCK THE BUBBLE IN THERE TO REVIEW.
PROCEEDING THIS AT HINGE ON IN 94.
MR. PRESIDENT, PRESIDENT COOPER, CHRIS OF 95.
IF YOU ALL RECALL, IT IS A TOUCHY SUBJECT.
ANYTIME THIS ITEM IS ON THE AGENDA, WE GET A PLETHORA OF, ON THE AGENDA, WE GET A PLETHORA OF.
SO I I HEAR YOU AND I PROBABLY AGREE WITH, I HEAR YOU AND I PROBABLY AGREE WITH YOU THAT WE PROBABLY NEED TO REVIEW SOME OF THESE THINGS, BUT RIGHT NOW I'M NOT HEARING THE EXPLANATION FOR WHAT'S THE PURPOSE, BUT RIGHT NOW I'M NOT HEARING THE EXPLANATION FOR WHAT'S THE PURPOSE OF 94 MONDAY THE SECOND, THE SECOND ITEM.
AND AGAIN, THAT THEY CAN SPEAK TO IT BETTER THAN I, BUT WE, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WHAT I'M SURE THAT WHATEVER WE'RE DOING IN THE MEDICAL AREA, JERRY, TO YOUR POINT BEFORE ABOUT CONCERNS BEING RAISED, BEING RAISED, WELL ONE OF THE WAYS WE ADDRESS THOSE CONCERNS ARE DOING SO THIS, THIS, THIS EFFORT TO BE, TO LOOK AT WHAT WE'RE DOING IN THE MEDICAL AREA TO ENSURE THAT IT'S, IT'S THEY'RE FOLLOWING PROPER PROCEDURES AND SO FORTH.
SO THE LONGER WE DELAY, THE LONGER WE'RE NOT FINDING OUT THEY HAVE 94 FOR SOMEONE TO COME IN AS SOON AS
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POSSIBLE TO TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT WE'RE DOING.SO IT'S NOT, IT'S, I DON'T, I DON'T, I THINK ACTUALLY I THINK THE DELAY, I UNDERSTAND THE DELAY.
95, YOU DON'T HAVE THE INFORMATION, BUT I THINK THE DELAY FOR NINE FOUR ACTUALLY IS COUNTERED WHAT WE'RE SAYING.
SORRY, I THINK I JUST SAID DELAY FOR 94, BUT FOR NINE FIVE WE NEED TO, AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, GET SOMEBODY TO LOOK AT AND SEE WHAT WE'RE DOING.
SO I THINK BY, BY BY DELAYING 95.
'CAUSE AGAIN, IT'S NOT CONTINGENT ON THE, THE REPORT OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
I DON'T, I DON'T THINK IT BENEFITS US SOMETHING.
SO MR. JACKSON, SO IN OTHER WORDS, WE DON'T HAVE A BASELINE FOR 95 YET, RIGHT? CORRECT.
SO WE, SO THIS WILL BE ESTABLISHING A BASELINE WHICH IS ALREADY EXISTING LENGTH AS INDICATES OF 94 THEN FOLLOWING UP.
SO I'M, I'M, I'M INCLINED TO SUPPORT DELAYING 94 SO THAT WE CAN GET THE REPORT AND EVALUATE.
BUT I'M INCLINED TO SUPPORT 95 TO MOVE FORWARD SO THAT WE CAN GET A BASELINE.
THAT WAY WE CAN GET THAT INFORMATION.
IF THERE ARE ANY ISSUES, THEN WE CAN, THE SOONER THE BETTER THEN WE CAN ADDRESS THAT SOONER SINCE THERE'S NOTHING THAT'S PREEXISTING THERE.
IN TERMS OF A RECENT REVIEW, POULTRY PURCHASING DIRECTOR, UH, 95 IS ADDRESSING THE CURRENT CONTRACT, WHICH IS NOT A, NOT THE MOTO CONTRACT, BUT THE MEDICAL CONTRACT.
AND THEY'RE GOING TO COME IN AND MAKING SURE THAT THE MEDICAL CONTRACT IS BEING FOLLOWED.
THEY'RE COMING IN WITH A DOCTOR AND NURSES TO REVIEW THE FUNCTIONALITY OF THE MEDICAL CONTRACT AND MAKING SURE THAT THEY'RE GETTING EVERYTHING THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE THAT WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE GETTING.
IT'S AN INDEPENDENT COMPANY COMMISSIONER, VICE PRESIDENT, THE MEDICAL IS AN INDEPENDENT COMPANY.
THE MEDICAL CONTRACTS IS AN INDEPENDENT CONTRACT FOR CORRECTIONS THAT THE AMBROSE GROUP RECOMMEND THAT WE DO THIS? NO, WE'RE JUST DOING IT ON OUR OWN.
I BELIEVE THAT WE'RE ALMOST 95 IS ALMOST AUDITING OUR MEDICAL CONTRACT DIRECTOR.
DEPUTY DIRECTOR REGINA MERRILL.
SO THE REASON WHY WE'RE DOING THIS, THIS IS STRICTLY FOR MEDICAL AND WE'RE DOING THIS FOR THE, UH, SO THAT WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT THE, UH, WHAT WE ARE PAYING FOR THE SERVICES THAT WE'RE PAYING FOR, THAT WE'RE RECEIVING ALL THE SERVICES AND MAKING SURE THAT EVERYONE IN THE FACILITY THAT'S INCARCERATED ARE GETTING, UM, THE MEDICAL, UM, THAT THEY NEED MEDICAL SERVICES.
SO I WANNA BE CLEAR TO MAKE SURE I UNDERSTAND.
WE'RE AUDITING THE OUTSIDE VENDOR THAT PROVIDES MEDICAL SERVICES AT THE JAIL TO THE INMATES.
SO COMMISSIONER, VICE PRESIDENT, DO YOU WANT AND SECOND BY, UH, BOL, IF SHE AGREES, WE WILL ADJOURN 94 AUGUST MEETING PENDING THIS REPORT SO THAT WE HAVE TIME TO REVIEW IT.
BUT I, BUT COOPER WAS BRINGING THIS UP EARLIER, SO I MEAN, I KNOW YOU, I THINK WE'RE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE, JOE.
I DON'T WANNA BE FOR ANYBODY, BUT IS THAT IT? DO YOU WANT MAKE THAT, UH, MOTION TO ADJOURN 94 TO THE AUGUST MEETING? CORRECT.
NOW THAT WE HAVE, I HAVE REQUIRED UNDERSTAND.
FIRST WE HAVE, WE HAVE A MOTION TO REPORT TO ADJOURN.
COMMISSIONER, VICE PRESIDENT COOPER HAS THE MOTION TO REPORT TO ADJOURN.
94 TO THE AUGUST MEETING THAT IS SECONDED BY, BY COMMISSIONER SEABOLD.
VOTE CALL MADE THE MOTION RIGHT.
SO FOR THE RECORD, 94 BOL MOVES TO ADJOURN.
COMMISSIONER VICE SECONDS THE MOTION ROLL.
DEPUTY CLERK FROM MOVING 94 TO THE AUGUST MEETING.
COMMISSIONER VICE PRESIDENT COOPER? YES.
COMMISSIONER PRESIDENT POIS? YES.
95 WILL, UH, THE VOTE WILL BE TO PROCEED WITH 95 UNLESS SOMEONE HAS AN OBJECTION OFF THE TABLE AT TWO.
BUT I AM INCLINED TO MOVE WITH THIS SO THAT WE CAN GET THE REVIEW, AN INDEPENDENT AUDIT OF THE MEDICAL CONTRACT THAT WE HAVE THERE FOR THE, UH, FOLKS AT THE CORRECTIONAL.
SO DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO I'LL MOVE 95, MOVE BY SEA, BOTH.
SECOND BY VICE PRESIDENT COOPER TO APPROVE 95 VOTE CALL MATTER.
COMMISSIONER VICE PRESIDENT COOPER? YES.
COMMISSIONER PRESIDENT EZ? YES.
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DIRECTOR.WE'LL BE LOOKING FORWARD TO THE ON MONDAY, PLEASE SEND IT TO THE CLERK AND, UH, DISTRIBUTE IT TO EVERY MEMBER OF THE BOARD HERE.
WE ALSO WANNA INCLUDE MR. MCINERNEY AND MR. PARLOVE ON THOSE REPORTS.
WE'RE HERE ON WHO OF BOARD COMMITTEES.
ARE THERE ANY COMMISSIONERS? DO YOU HAVE ANY LEGISLATIVE REPORTS, ANY WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS, ANY UNFINISHEDNESS COMMISSIONERS, ANY NEW BUSINESS? OKAY.
LET'S MOVE ON TO PUBLIC COMMENT.
IF THERE'S ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WHO WOULD LIKE TO COMMENT ON ANY MATTER, PLEASE COME TO THE MICROPHONE AND STATE YOUR NAME, ADDRESS, AFFILIATION FOR THE RECORD.
PLEASE REMEMBER EVERYONE, I KNOW IT'S BEEN A LITTLE LONG, BUT WE STILL HAVE A MEETING IN PROGRESS.
MR. TRACY JAMES TRU, VICE PRESIDENT, FOP LODGE 1 0 6, REPRESENTING THE SWORN SUPERVISOR AND INVESTIGATIVE STAFF AT THE ESSEX COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS.
I DIDN'T PLAN ON COMING BACK UP TO THE MIC TONIGHT, BUT I HAVE TO COMMENT ON THE FACT THAT WE JUST APPROVED, YOU JUST APPROVED ROUGHLY $50,000 FOR AN OUTSIDE CONTRACTOR TO REVIEW A VENDOR THAT WE CAN GIVE SEVEN FIGURES TO EVERY YEAR TO DO MEDICAL, DENTAL, AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AT THE JAIL.
THE SAME VENDOR WHO HAS BEEN THERE FOR OVER A DECADE.
WE ARE NOW PAYING AN OUTSIDE COMPANY TO COME IN AND CHECK ON THEM.
WHILE YOU HAVE A VERY COMPETENT, FULL-TIME EMPLOYEE BEING PAID AS A MEDICAL MONITOR THAT'S ON COUNTY PAYROLL.
HER JOB IS TO WATCH WHAT MEDICAL IS DOING.
SO IIII GET INCENSED, THE LARGEST CORRECTIONAL FACILITY IN THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY, STILL HAS NO WARDEN.
BUT WE'LL KEEP BRINGING IN OUTSIDE VENDOR AFTER OUTSIDE VENDOR TO REVIEW WHAT THE OTHER OUTSIDE VENDORS ARE DOING.
SOMEBODY SHOULD CHECK THE POPULATION NUMBERS OF THE US MARSHALS PRISONERS SINCE THAT'S A RECURRING REVENUE PROJECT FOR THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE.
YOU'LL NOTE IT'S DOWN BY WELL OVER 30% IN THE LAST SIX TO NINE MONTHS.
GEE, I WONDER WHY THE MARSHALS ARE MOVING THEIR PRISONERS OUT OF ESSEX COUNTY.
I WONDER WHY SEVERAL HUNDRED US MARSHALS PRISONERS WHO HAVE BEEN HOUSED IN ESSEX COUNTY FOR, SINCE THE ICE PEOPLE MOVED OUT, BALLPARK TWO YEARS AGO.
ALL OF A SUDDEN IN THE PAST MONTH, THEY HAD TO BE MOVED OUT OF THE DORMITORIES AND INTO THE TRADITIONAL HOUSING UNITS BECAUSE GUESS WHAT? SOMEBODY JUST NOTICED THAT THEIR MAXIMUM CUSTODY, I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAS TO BE DONE TO GET PEOPLE TO PAY ATTENTION TO WHAT'S GOING ON DOWN THERE.
UH, GOOD EVENING, MR. PRESIDENT AND COMMISSIONERS.
MY NAME IS VINCENT FRANCE ANONI, 1 29 MOUNT PROSPECT AVENUE IN BELLEVILLE.
UH, A LITTLE OVER A DECADE AGO WE HAD A PROBLEM IN THE BELLEVILLE ON COUNTY ROAD, UNION AVENUE AT THE INTERSECTION OF, UH, HOME STREET WHERE OUR SCHOOL NUMBER EIGHT AND OUR CLEARMONT FIELD IS LOCATED.
UH, MY WIFE WAS LOBBYING OUR, UH, UH, COUNCIL MEMBERS HERE TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.
UH, IT WAS A DANGEROUS INTERSECTION.
AND IT'S ALSO, SO THE, THE HOME STREET GOES DOWN TO THE MIDDLE SCHOOL AND EVERY MORNING IT WAS HAZARDOUS.
UH, UM, WE HAD MY WIFE THEN, UH, OAKRIDGE AND FOUND OUT IN THE FIVE YEAR PERIOD THERE'S OVER 40 ACCIDENTS ON AN INTERSECTION.
SEVERAL OF 'EM ON OUR FRIEND'S HOUSE ON THE, UH, SOUTHEAST CORNER.
UH, WE GOT, GOT NO RESULTS FROM THE CURRENT SERGEANT WIFE CONTACTED THE, UM, COUNTY EXECUTIVE ZO UH, WITHIN TWO DAYS HE SENT THE ENGINEER UP THERE AND WITH A MATTER OF MONTHS SHE WAS SUCCESSFUL IN GETTING THE COUNTY TO PUT A LIGHT THERE.
WE NOW HAVE ANOTHER PROBLEM ON COUNTY ROAD.
A FEW BLOCKS UP ON, UH, UNION AVENUE AND MOND STREET.
IT'S A, ANY OF YOU'RE FAMILIAR, IT'S VERY WIDE INTERSECTION AND IT'S, IT IS A, A CURVE THERE.
UH, WE HAVE A GRAMMAR SCHOOL THERE.
WE HAVE SEVERAL STORES ON ONE CORNER.
WE HAVE, UH, ANOTHER DELICATE CONTEST ON THE OTHER CORNER.
IT'S VERY DANGEROUS INTERSECTION.
UH, WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO DO THE SAME THING.
GET THERE ABOUT, UH, OVER SIX YEARS AGO, FIVE, SIX YEARS.
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MENTIONED THAT INTERSECTION.IT'S VERY DANGEROUS AND THEY RECOMMENDED REDOING THE LANES AND POSSIBLY PUTTING LEFT TURN LIGHTS, YOU KNOW, TO STOP THE TRAFFIC.
UH, THE PROBLEMS THERE ARE NOW INCREASED BECAUSE WE ARE BUILDING ALL THESE HIGH DENSITY, UH, BUILDINGS, UH, UM, RESIDENT RENTAL UNITS ON UNION AVENUE, WHICH I AND OTHERS OBJECT TO.
SO THEY'RE UNDER CONSTRUCTION NOW.
WE'VE GOT TWO OR THREE MORE GOING UP THERE THAT'S GOING TO INCREASE THE TRAFFIC EVEN MORE.
SO IT'S A DANGER ON SCHOOL CHILDREN AND, AND ALL THAT.
SO HOPEFULLY YOU FOLKS CAN REVIEW IT AND SEE IF WE CAN DO SOMETHING ABOUT THAT INTERSECTION.
WE COULD HAVE LEFT TURNS ON THAT SAME CORNER NEXT TO THE DELICATE CONTESTANT.
THEY JUST APPROVED ANOTHER UNIT THAT'S GONNA BE BUILT ON UNION AVENUE AND GO RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER TORO STREET, WHICH IS GONNA MAKE THAT INTERSECTION EVEN MORE DANGEROUS.
SO IF WE CAN GET SOME TRAFFIC LIGHTS THERE, YOU KNOW, LEFT TURN SIGNALS AND, AND CONTROL THE TRAFFIC THERE BEFORE SOMEBODY GETS KILLED.
LIKE I SAID, OUR JANITOR GOT KILLED ON UNION AVENUE AND HOME STREET.
SO THAT LIGHT HELPED US FROM OUT.
WE NEED THAT AT INTERSECTION TAKEN CARE OF.
SO WE HAVE ADAM AND BACK WHO TAKING CONTACT INFORMATION.
SO I'LL, IN A MOMENT I'LL CONNECT YOU WITH HIM.
SO YOUR QUESTION SPECIFICALLY IS AT THE INTERSECTION OF GER AND THE UNION, IF WE CAN CONSIDER A DIFFERENT LIGHT, UH, POSSIBLY THE LEFT TURN LIGHTS.
I HAVE TO BE VERY SPECIFIC 'CAUSE I'M GONNA FORWARD YOU A REQUEST TO THE ADMINISTRATION FOR THEIR ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT TO REVIEW.
AND THE MORE SPECIFICS, THE BETTER.
SO YOU WANT TO CONSIDER A LIGHT THERE THAT WILL HAVE LEFT TURN DIRECTIONAL LIGHTS, UH, AND SMOKE TRAFFIC CONTROLLING TRAFFIC MORE.
YEAH, SO THAT'S A SPECIFIC QUESTION.
WE CAN EXPLORE THE OPTION THERE.
SO ADAM BEING THAT, THAT BEING THE QUESTION, ADAM, WHO'S RIGHT BEHIND YOU AND THE GUY IN THE BACK SITTING IN THE CORNER.
WE WILL GET YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION.
WE WILL POSE THE QUESTION TO THE ADMINISTRATION.
THAT'S WHERE IT ORIGINATES FROM.
WE WILL ASK THEM TO LOOK INTO THIS AND THEY CAN THEN CONTACT WITH THAT POINT AS WHAT THEY WILL DO TO PROCEED AT THIS POINT, IF ANY.
I, I WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR WELCOME.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.
GOOD EVENING, BIRDIE TRAP, WILD BLOOMFIELD, NEW JERSEY.
I AM A RETIRED CORRECTIONAL POLICE OFFICER FOR ECCF.
I'M A MASTER STUDENT AT RUTGERS BIOMEDICAL HEALTH SCHOOL FOR MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELOR TO ADVOCAT ADVOCATE FOR MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS IN THE GROUP.
YOU KNOW, ONE OF THOSE BLACK JOBS, IF YOU DIDN'T, IF YOU DID NOT UNDERSTAND, WE ARE HUMAN BEINGS, NOT SUPERHERO.
I AM HERE TO RETIREE, INQUIRING ABOUT THE CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATION SET FORTH BY ES THIS COUNTY IN NOVEMBER, 2023.
WE HAD, WE WAITED FIVE MONTHS FOR OUR FUNDS AND NOW EIGHT MONTHS FOR A PENSION ADJUSTMENT PER THE CONTRACT.
BUT THAT WAS, BUT THAT HAS NOT HAPPENED.
WE MADE NUMEROUS PHONE CALLS, EMAILS, AND HAVE NOT YET RECEIVED ANY CLARITY.
WE WILL BE DISCIPLINED IMMEDIATELY IF WE WILL STILL WORKING.
UM, AND WE DIDN'T, IF WE WERE STILL WORKING AND WE DID NOT PERFORM OUR EMPLOYMENT OBLIGATIONS, WE BELIEVE THAT WE ARE BEING IGNORED WHILE WORKING FOR ECCF.
WE FACED TRAUMA DAILY THAT INCLUDED THIRD PARTY SEXUAL HARASSMENT, BLACK UP DISCIPLINARY DISPARITIES AND DISCIPLINARY ACTION SPEAKING UP THAT REVERTED TO RETALIATION RACISM EARLY ON SAID OF PROJECT 2025, UM, FOR ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS.
UM, SUPERVISORS WITH THE WORST COMMUNICATION SKILLS, LACK OF EMPATHY AND CONSISTENCY, BREAKING CONFIDENTIALITY AND THIS IN DISREGARDING HUMAN DECENCY TOWARDS THE EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT WAS MEANT TO BE, WAS, WAS MEANT TO AVOID BEING NO LONGER EMPLOYED IN A TOXIC ENVIRONMENT.
WE RETIRED TO GET AWAY FROM THE TRAUMA AND NOW WE ARE BEING RE-TRAUMATIZED ALL OVER AGAIN.
THIS IS THIS PRECISELY WHY I AM IN SCHOOL TO CHANGE THE NARRATIVE TO BE HEARD.
SINCE NO ONE LISTENED OR HAVE LISTENED IT, IT CAN BE
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FRUSTRATING ABOVE ALL.THE RETIREES RESPECTIVELY REQUEST ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THIS MATTER TO BE ADDRESSED PROPERLY REGARDING THE PITCH AND ADJUSTMENT.
ONCE THE ISSUE IS SETTLED, WE CAN FIND CLOSURE AND MOVE ON, ALLOWING US TO PROGRESS INSTEAD OF REGRESS.
WE APPRECIATE ANY HELP YOU CAN PROVIDE TO US AND APPRECIATE YOUR TIME AND I APPRECIATE THAT.
WE'LL FORWARD ANY COMMENTS WITH THE ADMINISTRATION.
I PLEASE MR. P, IF I MAY, WE NORMALLY RESPECT HER SERVICE AND, AND AS A RETIREE WE'RE WELL AWARE AND WORKING, UH, WE'VE ACTUALLY ENGAGED IN ANOTHER, UH, OUTSIDE ENTITY TO HELP WITH BUILD CALCULATIONS AND WE HOPE WE GET THAT DONE, YOU KNOW, FAIRLY QUICKLY.
WE, WE UNDERSTAND THE FRUSTRATION, BUT IT IS A, IT'S A BACK AND FORTH WITH THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY ABOUT NUMBERS AND, AND IT'S LIKE AN ITERATIVE PROCESS THAT GOES ON.
SO WHILE WE'RE WORKING HARD AT IT, AND HOPEFULLY WE'LL GET THOSE NUMBERS, UM, AND THOSE RETROS DONE, UM, AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, BUT WE'RE NOT IGNORING AND WE'RE WORKING HARD ON IT, UM, EVERY DAY.
THANK YOU MR. JACKSON FOR CLARIFICATION.
I'M THE CORRESPONDING SECRETARY FOR THE FOP LOCAL 1 0 6, WHICH IS THE SUPERIOR OFFICERS AT THE JAIL.
I AGREE WITH WHAT YOU DID THAT YOU TABLED 94.
BUT ON TOP OF THAT, AFTER YOU GET THE REPORT, YOU SHOULD DEMAND THAT THE AUGUST MEETING THAT YOU HAVE THAT NOT THESE TWO PEOPLE COME, BUT THE DIRECTOR, 'CAUSE IT WAS MENTIONED, IT WAS PART OF THE AMBROSE GROUP REPORTS PREVIOUS OR KERMAN THAT HE DIDN'T AGREE WITH.
SO YOU SHOULD ASK HIM WHAT SPECIFICALLY IN THE REPORT AFTER YOU GET IT THAT YOU CAN READ IT, THAT HE DON'T AGREE WITH.
THAT WAY YOU CAN MAKE AN EDUCATED DECISION IN THE FUTURE.
UH, ANOTHER THING I WANTED TO MENTION IS THERE'S ANOTHER INTERSECTION IN BELLEVILLE.
'CAUSE I LIVE IN BELLEVILLE, WHICH IS EVEN WORSE THAN THE TWO MR. FRANK ANONI BROUGHT UP.
AND THAT IS THE INTERSECTION OF MILL STREET AND FRANKLIN AVENUE.
THOSE ARE BOTH COUNTY ROADS, BUT THE INTERSECTION NEEDS TO BE WIDENED AND TRAFFIC LIGHTS PUT.
SO THERE WOULD BE A LEFT TURN, THERE WOULD BE A LANE FOR A RIGHT TURN AND THE LANE TO GO STRAIGHT BECAUSE THE TRAFFIC THERE DURING THE RUSH HOURS IN THE MORNING AND IN THE EVENING GET BACKED UP 500 FEET.
SOMETIMES IT TAKES UP TO THREE LIGHT CHANGES TO GET THROUGH THE INTERSECTION.
SO THAT NEEDS A DEFINITE OVERHAUL.
PREVIOUSLY YOU HAVE DONE OVERHAULS ON BELLEVILLE AVENUE AND FRANKLIN AVENUE AND IT WAS ALL RESOLVED THE PROBLEMS, BUT ON MILL STREET AND FRANKLIN AVENUE, YOU KNOW, SO I'M TELLING YOU THE TRUTH.
BUT AT THE NEXT MEETING, MAKE SURE YOU ASK FOR THE DIRECTOR TO COME, NOT THEM SO THEY CAN ANSWER YOU.
SO JUST FOR THE RECORD, WE WILL HAVE ADAM TAKE YOUR INFORMATION, YOUR SPECIFIC QUESTION WITH, UH, MILL STREET AND FRANKLIN RIGHT.
A POSSIBILITY OF WIDENING LENGTH AND CHANGING AND ADDING A AND, AND I WANNA LET YOU KNOW WHEN THE APPROVAL WAS GIVEN FOR THE REDEVELOPMENT OF THE PROPERTY ON THE, UH, SOUTHWEST, THERE WAS A 10 FOOT RIGHT OF WAY LEFT IN THE EVENT THAT THE COUNTY WANTS TO WIDEN THE ROAD.
SO WE'RE ASKING THE ENGINEER TO CONSIDER THOSE KIND OF, UH, MODIFICATIONS TO ALLEVIATE SOME OF THE TRAFFIC PROBLEMS THERE, ESPECIALLY DURING RUSSIA.
OH, AND THEY GOT BAD TRAFFIC PROBLEMS THERE MORNING AND EVENING.
SO PLEASE SHARE WITH ADAM YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION SO HE CAN GET YOU A QUERY DIRECTLY TO ADMINISTRATION IF CAN THEN SEND IT TO ENGINEER.
I LIVE IN BELLEVILLE, 8 33 MAIN STREET.
MY CONCERNS THIS EVENING, FIRST OF ALL, LOVE THIS FORMAT.
YOU LIKE THE TWO HOUR MEETING.
BELIEVE ME, I'M NOT A BIG FAN OF IT, BUT I TELL YOU SOMETHING, I COME TO THE TOWN COUNCILMAN AND YELL AT THEM EVERY, EVERY TWO WEEKS.
UM, MY CONCERNS ARE ON MAIN STREET, ON THE CORNER, THE INTERSECTION OF MAIN STREET AND TERRY, THE ENTRANCE ONTO 21.
NOW, I'VE SPOKEN TO MY TOWN COUNCIL NUMEROUS TIMES ABOUT THIS.
THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT PHYSICAL LINES NEED TO BE PAINTED ON THE ROAD.
I TRIED TO EXPLAIN THIS TO THEM AT THE LAST NIGHT'S COUNCIL MEETING.
THEY WERE LIKE, HUH? I'M LIKE, GUYS, TAKE THE PAINT BECAUSE THE RAIL, THE ROAD GOES SINGLE, DOUBLE, SINGLE DOUBLE.
IF IT'S, IF IT IS A COUNTY ROAD, THAT'S ALSO WHAT I NEED TO FIND OUT.
IF IT'S A COUNTY ROAD, IF IT'S A TOWN ROAD OR IF
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IT'S A STATE ROAD, BECAUSE THE POLICE COMMISSIONER SAID IT WAS, SINCE IT'S THE ENTRANCE TO 21, IT WOULD BE THE, THE, THE STATE.SO THAT I NEED CLARIFICATION ON MR. FRANCE.
ANTONIO ADDRESSED MY OTHER CONCERN.
UM, AND JUST WITH THE AGENDA, THIS IS MY FIRST TIME COMING TO A MEETING LIKE THIS WITH THE AGENDA.
CAN, IS THE FULL AGENDA PUBLISHED PRIOR WITH ALL OF THE RESOLUTIONS, FULLY PUT PRINT PRINTED OUT OR PUBLISHED OUT BEFORE THE MEETINGS? THOSE ARE MY QUESTIONS.
AND JUST SIDEBAR, COMMISSIONER LUCIANO, MY BROTHER ANTHONY TARANTINO SAYS, HELLO
THANK YOU, THANK YOU FOR YOUR QUESTIONS.
UH, I AM NOT IMMEDIATELY AWARE THAT THAT ROAD IS A COUNTY ROAD.
OKAY? BUT IF YOU LEAVE THE INFORMATION WITH ADAM, WHAT WE CAN DO IS THE FOLLOWING.
WE CAN ASK THE ENGINEER TO LOOK INTO IT, OKAY? IF IT IS A TOWN ROAD, THEN HE CAN ASK THE TOWN TO CONSIDER YOUR SUGGESTIONS, UH, FROM ENGINEER TO ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT.
IF IT IS A STATE ROAD, THEN PERHAPS THE ENGINEER CAN THEN FORWARD IT TO THE STATE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT.
OKAY? WE CANNOT GO AND PAINT LINES AS SIMPLE AS THEY MAY SIGN ON SOMEONE ELSE'S ROAD, RIGHT? THAT, LIKE I SAID, THAT'S WHY I WANT TO FIND OUT.
AND THEN OUR, OUR AGENDA IS PUBLISHED ON THE ESSEX COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSION WEBSITE.
OH, THE FULL THING WITH ALL THE, JUST, YOU KNOW, WITH THE BACKUP INFORMATION.
YELL AT US IN A FUTURE MEETING, BUT WE'LL BE HERE NEXT MONTH.
WE, NO, YOU'LL BE IN, YOU'LL BE IN MONTCLAIR NEXT MONTH.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE PUSHING TO SPEAK AT THIS TIME? OKAY, I'LL LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT THERE'S NO ONE WISHES TO SPEAK AT THIS TIME.
AND SO WE'RE MOVING ON TO COMMISSIONER COMMENTS SESSIONS, COMMISSIONERS, ANY COMMENTS BEFORE WE ADJOURN? COMMISSIONER VICE PRESIDENT COOPER.
I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY SOMETHING, UM, THAT ONE OF THE SPEAKERS JUST TALKED TO DIRECTOR CHARLES WHEN HE DISAGREED WITH THE AREAS IN THE AMBROSE REPORT.
HE HAD OTHER SOLUTIONS THAT'S IMPLEMENTED IN EXCHANGE.
HE DIDN'T JUST IGNORE, HE HAD AN ALTERNATIVE, BUT HE SHOULD STILL SAY, I'M SORRY, BUT THERE'S BOTH BACK AND FORTH AT THIS TIME.
I WANT TO BE RESPECTFUL OF EVERYONE.
SO THIS IS THE COMMISSIONER'S COMMENT SESSION.
WE LET EVERYONE ELSE SPEAK DURING THEIR TIME.
COMMISSIONER, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? I LIKE TO, UH, UH, THANK, UH, THE TOWNSHIP OF BELLVILLE, THE OFFICE OF THE MAYOR, THE CLERK, OUR, OUR FRIEND JACKIE, AND OUR, OUR STAFF FOR PUTTING THIS ON TODAY.
WE HAVE A COUPLE OF TECHNICAL GLITCHES, BUT I KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, LIONEL AND KYLE WILL WORK ON US AND, UH, EVERYONE AND PEOPLE, THANK YOU FOR BRINGING A MEETING HERE.
IT'S A LITTLE BIT CHALLENGING TO DO, BUT WE LIKE TO TRY TO TAKE THE SHOW ON THE ROAD AND SOME OF OUR PUBLIC EVENTS.
AND I THINK, YEAH, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME SINCE PRE COVID BECAUSE I THINK MY FIRST YEAR AS AN ELECTED OFFICIAL, AS A COMMISSIONER IN 2018, WE CAME HERE AND THAT WAS THE LAST TIME BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE ROTATE.
IT'S HARD TO GET ALL THE TOWNS IN AND, UH, IT'S DIFFICULT, BUT I'M HAPPY TO BE HERE, ESPECIALLY SINCE I LIVE NEXT DOOR IN SHIELD AND I REPRESENT THIS TOWN AND I'M HERE OFTEN AND I'M THANKFUL THAT THE MAYOR AND MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL SHOWED UP TODAY FOR A WARM WELCOME.
AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO COMING BACK.