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THIS MEETING IS BEING LIVE STREAMED IN ADDITION, TAKING PLACE HERE IN PERSON.
MADAM DEPUTY CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE WILL COMMISSIONER GILL.
COMMISSIONER VICE PRESIDENT COOPER.
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FOR THE SALUTE TO THE FLAG.I'M GONNA ASK COMMISSIONER SERMONS TO LEAD US IN A SALUTE PLEDGE FLAG OF UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR I'M GONNA ASK FOR A MOMENT OF SILENCE FOR THOSE OF WE LOST SINCE THE LAST TIME WE CAME TOGETHER.
I HAVE BEFORE ME A CERTIFICATION FROM THE DEPUTY CLERK THAT THIS MEETING IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN PUBLIC MEETING.
ZACH, LET'S MOVE ON TO THE APPROVAL OF TRANSCRIPTS.
MADAM DEPUTY CLERK, ARE THERE ANY TRANSCRIPTS TO BE APPROVED? YES, MR. PRESIDENT, WE HAVE THREE.
ONE FROM THE MARCH 6TH, 2024 CONFERENCE, BOARD MEETING, UH, UH, ONE FROM THE SEPTEMBER 25TH, 2024 CONFERENCE, UH, BOARD MEETING, AND AN EXCERPT FROM THE JANUARY 15TH, 2025 CONFERENCE, BOARD MEETING.
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? SEE? NONE.
DO I HAVE SOMEONE TO MOVE? MOVE IT.
WE'LL CALL MADAM DEPUTY CLERK COMMISSIONER GILL.
COMMISSIONER, VICE PRESIDENT COOPER.
COMMISSIONER PRESIDENT EZ? YES.
MS. PALM, MR. COMMISSIONER MARY THOMAS.
JUST, I, I KNOW YOU SAID PRESENT.
THANK YOU FOR THE CLARIFICATION.
UH, ARE THERE ANY, UM, TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION? MADAM? DEPUTY CLERK? NO.
LET'S MOVE ON TO PUBLIC COMMENT.
TONIGHT'S MEETING IS A COMBINED CONFERENCE BOARD MEETING, AND WE WILL VOTE ON EVERY ITEM ON THE AGENDA.
SO IF THERE'S ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WHO WOULD LIKE TO COMMENT ON AGENDA ITEMS ONLY, PLEASE COME TO THE MICRO FOR TO STATE YOUR NAME AND AFFILIATION.
FOR THE RECORD, YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK.
THERE WILL BE TIME LATER IN THE EVENING FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON OTHER ITEMS. SO I ASK YOU, PLEASE LIMIT ME YOUR COMMENTS AT THIS TIME TO AGENDA ITEMS ONLY.
I'M PRESIDENT OF CWA LOCAL TEN ONE REPRESENTING THE NON-SUPERVISORY EMPLOYEES OF THE ESTES COUNTY DIVISION OF WELFARE.
WE'RE CALLED SOMETHING ELSE, THOUGH.
I RISE TONIGHT TO SPEAK ABOUT RESOLUTION NUMBER ONE.
WE WANNA MAKE IT EMPHATICALLY CLEAR THAT OUR UNION HAS NO PROBLEM AT ALL WITH, UM, THE ADMINISTRATION, MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSIONERS AND THE OTHER STAFF, THE DIRECTORS RECEIVING THE INCREASES THAT ARE CONTAINED WITHIN THE, UH, THE, UH, RESOLUTION.
THEY, THEY ABIDE BY THE 2%, UH, THAT MOSTLY THE OTHER UNION MEMBERS ARE GETTING.
ALTHOUGH WE'VE NOT FINISHED OUR CONTRACT, WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE FINISHED THAT FIRST, BUT WE'RE WORKING ON IT.
BUT MY, I RISE ALSO TO, TO REITERATE MY QUESTION BECAUSE MR. PRESIDENT, UM, YOU RESPONDED, UH, ON JANUARY 13TH TO MY QUESTIONS ON THE, ON THE DECEMBER 18TH, AND ONE OF THE QUESTIONS, SEVERAL OF THE QUESTIONS HAD TO DO WITH THE TRANSFER OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS, 3.4 MILLION IN TOTAL FROM THE DIVISION OF WELFARE TO THE JAIL.
AND, UM, WE WANTED TO KNOW, WE WERE SUPPOSED TO GET INFORMATION AS TO WHAT THE JUSTIFICATION WAS FOR THE TRANSFER FROM 21 2,000,100 FROM THE SALARIES AND BENEFITS AND ALSO $1,300,000 FROM OTHER EXPENSES.
WE WERE SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN TOLD WHAT THOSE EXPENSES ARE.
RESPECTFULLY, YOUR RESPONSE, UM, WAS THAT THE INCREASE WAS DUE TO LAST MINUTE ADJUSTMENTS TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL COUNTY DEPARTMENTS AND DIVISIONS WERE RADICALLY FUNDED.
RESPECTFULLY, THAT DOESN'T ANSWER THE QUESTION, UH, THAT THE QUESTIONS THAT WE ASKED, UH, THAT THERE'S JUSTIFICATION THE, FOR, FOR THESE SPECIFIC TRANSFERS.
UM, I ALSO WANNA STATE, UH, STATE RECORD.
I'M DOING PHONE, THE CLOCK'S NAME RUNNING.
UM, I ALSO WANT TO MAKE, UH, SAY FOR THE RECORD THAT THE PASSING OF OUR BROTHER ROBERT SLATER, PRESIDENT OF PBA 180 3, UH, I WENT UP TO HIS, UH, VIEWING LAST NIGHT UP AT ST.
ROSA NEMA IN, IN SHORT HILLS, AND HE HAD A MASS THIS MORNING.
ROB, AS YOU KNOW, FOUGHT VIOLENTLY FOR AT LEAST EIGHT YEARS TO TRY TO GET HIS UNION TO CONTRACT.
AND UNFORTUNATELY, HE HAD A BAD HEART.
HE HAD AN OPERATION A WEEK AND A HALF BEFORE THAT, AND HE WENT DOWN TO HIS NATIONAL, HAD SOME DISCUSSIONS, WENT TO HIS CAR, AND HE PASSED AWAY.
SO AT 59 YEARS OLD, I WOULD HOPE THAT BROTHER RICHARDSON WOULD SPONSOR AND THEN PEOPLE WOULD DO AN ACCLAMATION, UH, A RESOLUTION, UH, HONORING, UH, BROTHER SLATER.
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SO THAT'S, THOSE ARE OUR COMMENTS ON THIS.RANDY, THE ACT, UM, A COMMENDATION BY ACCLIMATION FOR MR. SLATER IS IN THE WORK 30.
LISA MADDOX DOUGLAS PUBLIC EMPLOYEE SUPERVISORS UNION.
UH, PRESIDENT, I STAND BEFORE YOU IN REGARDS TO RESOLUTION NUMBER FIVE AND SIX.
UM, I JUST WANTED TO SPEAK ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF INCREASING THE NUMBER OF EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE UNITS WITHIN DFAB, UH, FOR OUR COUNTY.
AS WE KNOW, HOMELESSNESS IS ON THE RISE.
UH, WE HAVE A LOT OF UNHOUSED PEOPLE IN TERMS OF OUR, UH, POPULATION HERE IN THE CITY OF NEWARK, AND WE'RE DEALING WITH THAT DAILY AS THEY COME TO SEEK HOUSING WITHIN THE DIVISION OF FAMILY ASSISTANCE AND BENEFITS.
I'M REALLY INTERESTED IN KNOWING WHO SCORED THE VILLAGE HOTEL, AND I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE SUMMARY AND OF COURSE, THE RUBRIC THAT THEY UTILIZE FOR, UM, IDENTIFYING THIS AS ONE OF THE SHELTERS THAT WE WOULD USE.
UM, IT APPEARS THAT YOU MAY HAVE AWARDED OR ALLOCATED $500,000, UH, BUT I DIDN'T SEE, UH, QUITE A FEW DOCUMENTS.
USUALLY WE HAVE SOME ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS ATTACHED TO THESE CONTRACTS, SO I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT.
UH, FOR RESOLUTION NUMBER SIX, UH, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT INDIVID, UM, INDIGENT INDIVIDUALS WHO LACK SUFFICIENT RESOURCES FOR BURIALS, UM, WITHIN THE COUNTY.
UM, AS YOU MAY BE AWARE, PERHAPS YOU'RE NOT.
UM, THIS IS FUNDED THROUGH FEDERAL FUNDING, THROUGH THE MEDICAID FUNDING.
SO WITH OUR CURRENT CLIMATE, WE'RE JUST INTERESTED IN KNOWING IF WE'RE EXPECTING TO SEE A DECREASE IN THE AMOUNTS PROVIDED FOR THESE BURIALS.
UM, I'M ALSO HAPPY TO SEE THAT CHAPEL OF EDEN, THE FUNERAL HOME WAS ONE OF THE VENDORS RECEIVING THE CONTRACT BECAUSE IF YOU REMEMBER A FEW YEARS AGO, WE OWED HIM THOUSANDS UPON THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS, AND THE VENDOR WAS NOT REALLY HAPPY WHEN HE CAME TO THE MICROPHONE HERE BEFORE YOU.
UM, CURRENTLY THE RATES FOR THE INDIGENT BURIALS ABOUT $3,000 FOR THE FUNERAL AND $700 FOR THE CREMATORY ARE THE BURIAL EXPENSES.
SO, UH, MY QUESTION IS, HOW MANY INDIGENT BURIALS DID WE HAVE WITHIN THE COUNTY OF ESSEX BETWEEN 2019 TO 2024? HOW MUCH DID WE PAY THE VENDORS? UM, A FEW YEARS AGO, OUR UNION DID DISCOVER THAT SOME OF THE INDIVIDUALS WHO ACTUALLY WORK IN DFAB OR FOR THE COUNTY RECEIVED A PAYROLL INCREASE, BUT I DON'T BELIEVE THEY WERE ACTUALLY DOING THE JOB.
WITH THAT BEING SAID, WE WOULD LIKE TO ALSO KNOW THE FOLLOWING.
WHO HAVE YOU IDENTIFIED AS THE MOR KEEPER AND THE ASSISTANT MOR KEEPER, RESPECTIVELY, AND HOW MUCH ARE THEY PAID IN ADDITION TO THEIR BASE SALARIES? WHAT WAS THE CRITERIA THAT YOU USED TO MAKE THE SELECTION? 30 SECONDS? I ASK THAT.
I ASK THIS BECAUSE I'M REVIEWING A NEW JERSEY STATUTE, WHICH STATES THAT THE BOARD OF CHOSEN FREE HOLDERS NOW COMMISSIONERS BY RESOLUTION, DESIGNATES OR APPOINTS THE MOR KEEPERS FOR TERMS OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE OF THEIR APPOINTMENT.
IT FURTHER STATES THAT THE MOORE KEEPERS SHALL BE UNDER THE SUPERVISION AND THE DIRECTION OF THE COUNTY MEDICAL EXAMINER.
IF THIS WAS IN FACT DONE PROPERLY.
I ASK THAT YOU PROVIDE THE RESOLUTION NUMBERS, UH, BETWEEN THE YEARS OF 2019 TO 2024.
IF I MAY I ASK THAT YOU SEE, UH, ADAM IN THE BACK JUST TO ENSURE THAT WE GET YOUR QUESTIONS AND WE CAN FORWARD THEM TO THE ADMINISTRATION FOR A RESPONSE? THANK YOU.
MADAM DEPUTY CLERK, LIKE THE RECORD, REFLECT THAT THERE'S NO ONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK AT THIS TIME ABOUT AGENDA ITEMS. SO LET'S MOVE ON TO ORDINANCE ON INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READINGS.
LET'S MOVE ON TO ORDINANCE AND SECOND READING AND PUBLIC HEARING FOR LISTING PURPOSES ONLY.
DO WE HAVE ANY ORDINANCE AND RESOLUTIONS AND SECOND PUBLIC HEARING TONIGHT? YES, MR. PRESIDENT, WE HAVE THREE.
ORDINANCE NUMBER O2 2, 5, 0, 0, 0, 0 1 ORDINANCE O2 25 0 0 0 0 2.
AND ORDINANCE O 20 25 0 0 0 0 3.
BEFORE WE PROCEED, LEMME RECOGNIZE THAT, UH, COMMISSIONER MARY THOMAS HAS JOINED US AND VICE PRESIDENT COOPER HAS JOINED US AS WELL.
UH, LET'S MOVE ON TO ORDINANCE NUMBER O DASH 2025 DASH 0 0 0 0 1, WHICH WILL BE READ INTO THE RECORD AT A LATER TIME.
I HEREBY DECLARE PUBLIC HEARING ON ORDINANCE NUMBER O DASH 2025 DASH 0 0 0 1 OPEN.
IF THERE'S ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WHO WOULD LIKE TO COMMENT FOR AGAINST THIS ORDINANCE, PLEASE COME TO THE MICROPHONE AND STATE YOUR NAME AND AFFILIATION.
YOU'LL HAVE, UH, THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK.
MR. PAR, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? NO, I DON'T.
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KIN, NO.ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? OKAY.
DO I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO CLOSE PUBLIC HEARING ON ORDINANCE O DASH 2025 DASH 0 0 0 1? SO, MOVE SECOND, MOVE BY MERCADO.
DO I HAVE TO SAY MOVER AND SECOND JUDGE, MOVE? YES.
WE'LL CALL MADAM DEPUTY CLERK COMMISSIONER GI.
COMMISSIONER VICE PRESIDENT COOPER? YES.
COMMISSIONER PRESIDENT POIS? YES.
LET'S MOVE ON TO ORDINANCE NUMBER, UH, O DASH 2025 DASH 0 0 0 0 2.
IT WILL BE READ INTO THE RECORD AT A LATER TIME.
I HEREBY DECLARE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ORDINANCE NUMBER OH DASH 2025 DASH OH 0 0 0 0 2 OPEN.
IF THERE'S ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WHO WOULD LIKE TO COMMENT FOR OR AGAINST THE ORDINANCE, PLEASE COME TO THE MICROPHONE AND STATE YOUR NAME AND AFFILIATION FOR THE RECORD.
YOU WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES OF SPEED.
MR. PARCO, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? NO QUESTIONS.
COMMISSIONERS, ANY QUESTIONS? SEEING NONE, DO I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO CLOSE PUBLIC HEARING ON ORDINANCE O DASH 2025 DASH 0 0 0 2.
SECOND BY VICE PRESIDENT COOPER.
DO I HAVE THE SAME MOVER AND SECOND TO APPROVE? YES.
ROLL CALL MADAM DEPUTY CLERK COMMISSIONER GILL.
COMMISSIONER VICE PRESIDENT COOPER? YES.
LET'S MOVE ON TO ORDINANCE NUMBER O DASH 2025 DASH 0 0 0 0 3, WHICH WILL BE READ TO THE RECORD AT LATER TIME.
I HEREBY DECLARE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ORDINANCE NUMBER O DASH 2025 DASH 0 0 0 3 OPEN.
IF THERE'S ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WHO WOULD LIKE TO COMMENT FOR OR AGAINST THIS ORDINANCE, PLEASE COME TO THE MICROPHONE.
STATE YOUR NAME AND AFFILIATION FOR THE RECORD.
YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK.
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? JUST TO COMMENT, MR. PRESIDENT, I SHOULD HAVE PUT IT ON THE RECORD.
UH, AT THE BEGINNING, THESE THREE ORDINANCES, THE SALARY, AND TWO BOND ORDINANCES WERE ALL DISCUSSED THOROUGHLY AT A, UH, PRIOR MEETING.
SO THAT'S WHY THEY'RE MOVING SMOOTHLY AT THIS POINT.
MR. KINON, ANY QUESTIONS? NO QUESTIONS.
ANY QUESTIONS? DO I HAVE SOMEONE, UH, DO I HAVE A MOTION FOR SOME AND A SECOND FOR A CLOSING PUBLIC HEARING ON ORDINANCE O DASH 2025 DASH 0 0 0 0 3.
MOVED BY VICE PRESIDENT COOPER.
SECOND BY COMMISSIONER SERMONS.
DO I HAVE THE SAME, SAME MOVER AND SECOND TO APPROVE THE MOTION? YES.
ROLL CALL MADAM DEPUTY CLERK COMMISSIONER GILL.
COMMISSIONER VICE PRESIDENT COOPER? YES.
COMMISSIONER PRESIDENT EZ? YES.
LET'S MOVE ON TO RESOLUTION ONE THROUGH THREE, WHICH ARE FROM THE OFFICE OF THE SHERIFF.
THEY WILL BE READ INTO THE RECORD AT A LATER TIME.
UH, GOOD EVENING, MR. PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, UH, SHERIFF JONES WILL, UH, HANDLE THIS ITEM.
UM, COMMISSIONER MR. PRESIDENT, UH, THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME HERE.
UM, YOU KNOW, AS YOU ALL KNOW, I'M NEW.
I'M THE NEWLY ELECTED SHERIFF HERE, AND, UH, YOU KNOW, I REALIZED OVER THE PAST 30 PLUS YEARS THERE'S NEVER BEEN A, A REVIEW OF THE ENTIRE DEPARTMENT.
UM, AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE LOOKING TO DO HERE, A FULL OPERATIONAL AND, UH, FULL ASSESSMENT OF THE, THE, UH, OUR DEPARTMENT FROM TOP TO BOTTOM.
AND, UH, WE'RE LOOKING TO DO THAT WITH THE AMBROSE GROUP.
THE A UH, MR. AMBROSE IS HERE FROM THE AMBROSE GROUP, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR HIM.
WHY DON'T WE HAVE, UH, DIRECT AMBROSE, COME TO THE MICROPHONE.
PLEASE JUST STATE YOUR NAME AND AFFILIATION AND CAN YOU JUST GIVE US AN OVERVIEW OF WHAT THE PROJECT WOULD ENTAIL? SIR? GOOD EVENING.
UH, THANK YOU TO THE COMMISSIONERS.
UH, MY NAME IS ANTHONY AMBROSE.
UH, ECHO WITH THE SHERIFF SAID, UH, WE WILL BE DOING A COMPLETE OPERATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF THE ENTIRE SHERIFF'S OFFICE, A STAFFING ANALYSIS, A WORKLOAD ANALYSIS, UH, AND REPORTING TO HIM AND HIS COUNSEL, OUR FINDINGS AND OUR RECOMMENDATIONS.
UH, DIRECTOR, IS THIS THE TYPICAL KIND OF ACTION THAT WOULD BE TAKEN WHEN A NEW SHERIFF TAKE HAS TAKES THE LEAD IN IN THE DEPARTMENT? UH, YEP.
I MEAN, UH, I THINK HE, HE, HE SAID IT BEST THAT HE, YOU KNOW, IT'S OVER 30 YEARS AND THAT HE WOULD LIKE A SNAPSHOT OF WHAT, WHAT REALLY, UH, WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE AND WHAT CAN BE IMPROVED AND USE SOME BEST PRACTICES MAYBE THAT WEREN'T USED OVER THE YEARS AND THAT COULD BE USED.
ANY QUESTIONS? NO, NO QUESTIONS.
THAT'S JUST, JUST, IT'S, IT'S A GOOD IDEA.
COMMISSIONERS, SINCE WE HAVE DIRECTOR AROSE HERE, COMMISSIONER VICE PRESIDENT COOPER.
THANK YOU SHERIFF JONES FOR APPEARING.
I THINK THIS IS A GREAT IDEA FOR SOMETHING FOR YOU TO DO.
MY ONLY QUESTION IS, HOW LONG DO YOU ANTICIPATE
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DOING THE ASSESSMENT? UH, IT'S FOR ONE YEAR, BUT, UH, I WOULD SAY WITHIN AT LEAST 100 DAYS, THE SHERIFF WILL HAVE A REPORT AND THEN THERE WILL BE FOLLOW UPS AFTER THAT.BUT ALL CRITICAL FINDINGS WILL BE WITHIN THE FIRST A HUNDRED DAYS.
YEAH, THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT.
THIS IS WHAT GOOD, UH, GOVERNMENT AND GOOD MANAGEMENT LOOKS LIKE.
YOU KNOW, WHEN NEW MANAGEMENT COMES IN, A SUPERVISOR, DIRECTOR, WHATEVER IT IS, YOU SHOULD ASSESS YOUR WORKFORCE TO SEE, YOU KNOW, THOSE FOLKS THAT MAY NEED TO BE MOVED AROUND.
WHATEVER YOU NEED TO DO, WHAT YOU NEED TO DO, AN ASSESSMENT OF YOUR WORKFORCE.
SO IT MAKES PERFECT SENSE TO ME.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? COMMISSIONER, MAYOR THOMAS.
IT FEELS, FEELS VERY GOOD TO CALL YOU THAT.
UM, AND MR. AMBROSE, UH, FOR YOUR, YOU KNOW, CONTINUE WORK BOTH HERE AT THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT AND OF COURSE IN MY HOMETOWN, UM, OF NEWARK.
I THINK ECHOING MY COMMISSIONER'S COMMENTS IS DEFINITELY GREAT THAT THIS IS HAPPENING, AND WE DEFINITELY LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING ABOUT, UH, THE INSIGHTS THAT COME FROM THE REPORT.
ONE, OBVIOUSLY, I KNOW IT'S A WHOLE OPERATIONAL REVIEW, BUT ARE THERE CERTAIN AREAS OF FOCUS THAT YOU'RE PAYING CLOSELY PAYING MORE CLOSE ATTENTION TO? COMMISSIONER RICHARDSON MENTIONED WORKFORCE FOLKS, UH, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.
UM, IS THAT A FOCUS IN ADDITION TO, YOU KNOW, MAYBE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT? I'M JUST CURIOUS ABOUT WHAT ARE SOME OF THE, THE GOALS OF THE REPORT.
OBVIOUSLY IT'S, IT'S COMPREHENSIVE, BUT IF THERE ARE FOCUS AREAS, AND THEN SECONDLY ON COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, YOU KNOW, CONSIDERING THE YEAR OF, OF ENGAGEMENT THAT WILL UH, OCCUR DURING THIS REPORT, WHAT DOES COMMUNITY INFORMED PRACTICES AS YOU'RE TAKING IN FEEDBACK LOOK LIKE WITHIN THIS STUDY? OR IS IT MORE OF AN INTERNAL KIND OF FOCUS AND, YOU KNOW, YOU DON'T ANTICIPATE DOING AS MUCH STAKEHOLDER COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT? OKAY, SO THE FIRST, THE FIRST QUESTION YOU HAVE SOME OF YOUR, UH, NOT LIMITED TO, BUT IT'S OPERATIONS, IT'S INTERNAL AFFAIRS, IT'S COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, IT'S FACILITIES, IT'S FORFEITURE, IT'S THE PROPERTY AND EVIDENCE ROOM.
UH, SO IT'S NOT LIMITED TO THIS, BUT IT'S, IT'S VERY BROAD.
ON THE SECOND PART, THERE WILL BE A REPORT THAT WILL BE ISSUED TO THE SHERIFF AND HIS COUNSEL, UH, AND THEN UPON THE REVIEW, THEY WILL MAKE, THEY WILL MAKE IT, UH, KNOWN TO THE PUBLIC.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I CONCUR.
I THINK IT'S A GREAT IDEA TO, UH, YOU KNOW, IT'S A TIMELY THING TO DO AND HOPEFULLY YOU'LL, UH, YOU KNOW, MAKE A GREAT DEPARTMENT EVEN BETTER.
SO I THINK IT'S, IT'S A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY.
LET'S MOVE ON TO NUMBER TWO, MR. TRE.
MR. PRESIDENT, UH, THIS IS FOR THE SHERIFF CONTRACT AWARD TO A AND K EQUIPMENT COMPANY, THE LOWEST RESPONSIBLE, UH, AND RESPONSIBLE BIDDER TO FURNISH AND DELIVERY FIVE TRUCK BED CAPS FOR A 20 24, 3 50 WITH, UH, EIGHT FOOT BEDS AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $20,960, UH, EACH, UH, OF THE FIVE COSTS PER $4,192.
AND THIS IS FOR THE FIVE NEW CAN NINE BOMB VEHICLES, UH, THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY PURCHASED AND AWARDED BY THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT.
YOU LIKE ME TO GO TO THREE? YEAH, PLEASE.
OFFICE OF THE SHERIFF CONTRACT AWARD OF A LAWMAN SUPPLY OF NEW JERSEY FOR THE PURCHASE OF AMMUNITIONS UNDER THE STATE CONTRACT AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $29,722 AND 60 CENTS.
THIS IS 100 CASES OF AMMUNITION AND THE VENDOR COMPLIED WITH THE 2015 BOARD ORDINANCE.
UH, SINCE WE COVERED ONE, MR. PAR OF ANY QUESTIONS ON 2 0 3? NO QUESTIONS.
ANY QUESTIONS ON TWO AND THREE? SEE YOU.
DO I HAVE SOMEONE TO MOVE? ONE, TWO, AND THREE? I'LL SECOND.
ALRIGHT, EVERYONE JUST FIGHT ME ON THIS.
ARE YOU? ALRIGHT, SO IS COMMISSIONER RICHARDSON ON THE MOVE.
ROLL CALL MADAM DEPUTY CLERK ONE, TWO, AND THREE.
COMMISSIONER VICE PRESIDENT COOPER? YES.
COMMISSIONER PRESIDENT EZ? YES.
THANK YOU, SHERIFF, FOR JOINING US TODAY.
LET'S MOVE ON TO MOVE FOUR, WHICH IS FROM THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET, WHICH WE CAN BE BROUGHT INTO THE RECORD AT A LATER TIME.
MR. JACKSON? UH, MR. MOHAM, WE'LL HANDLE THIS ITEM.
HUSAM MOHAMMED COUNTY TREASURER.
UH, RESOLUTION NUMBER FOUR IS FOR TRANSFER OF, UH, APPROPRIATION, UH, TOTAL IN 8,412,500.
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UM, WE ARE ALLOWED BY LAW TO, TO TRANSFER, UH, OF PRIOR YEAR APPROPRIATION IN THE FIRST THREE MONTHS OF THE YEAR.SO WE, WE TRANSFER TO MAKE SURE ALL THE DEPARTMENT D CAN MEET THEIR OBLIGATIONS.
IS THIS A CONTINUATION OF WHAT WE STARTED IN DECEMBER? USUALLY COMING YEAR END CLOSEOUT? YES.
SO WE'VE DONE A GOOD NUMBER OF THESE ALREADY.
UM, MR. PARLOVE, ANY QUESTIONS? NO, NO QUESTIONS.
UH, IF YOU WOULD, UM, THERE'S, THERE'S OBVIOUSLY TWO, UM, LARGE AMOUNTS THAT MAKE UP THE PREDOMINANT SHARE OF THIS TRANSFER RESOLUTION.
ONE IS THE, UM, THE FROM OF 6.1 MILLION OUT OF TREASURY AND RESERVE.
AND THE OTHER ONE IS THE 5,000,750 GOING INTO THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT.
THE 5,000,750 IS, IS, UM, IN REFERENCE TO THE, UH, OR IN PART IN REFERENCE TO THE RETROACTIVE PAYMENT THAT WAS DUE TO SHERIFF'S OFFICERS.
SO ONCE THIS IS MADE AND ONCE THOSE PAYMENTS ARE PAID, UM, ALL THE FUNDING INCLUDING THIS RES, THIS, UM, ALLOCATION OF 5,000,750 PLUS THE MONEY THAT THE, I BELIEVE IT WAS AROUND 33 MILLION THAT WAS HELD IN RESERVE, UH, ALL OF THAT WOULD BE COMPLETED.
THAT WHOLE TRANSACTION OF GETTING THE OFFICERS, ALL THEIR RETROACTIVE PAY, UM, WOULD BE COMPLETED AT THAT, NOT SAY COMPLETED, BUT ALL THE FUNDING WOULD BE COMPLETED AT THIS POINT IN TIME? YES.
FOR, UH, FOR ALL THE UNIONS, WE HAVE, UH, THE SETTLE UNTIL 2023 EXCEPT ONE.
RIGHT, BUT THIS IS SPECIFICALLY FOR THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT? YES.
FOR THE SHERIFF, IT'LL BE COMPLETED.
SO THERE'S, THERE'S NO NOTHING THAT'S GOING TO, UM, HAVE A TAIL, LET'S SAY, INTO THE 2025 BUDGET.
EVERYTHING WILL BE PAID, EVERYTHING WILL BE PAID AND FUNDED OUT OF THE, UH, 2024 APPROPRIATIONS AND THE RESERVE THAT YOU'VE ACCUMULATED OVER THE PERIOD OF TIME THAT THE CONTRACT WENT, UM, UH, UNRESOLVED? THAT'S CORRECT, YES.
I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS.
ANY COMMISSION? IS ANY QUESTIONS ON NUMBER FOUR? SEEAND? DO I HAVE SOMEONE MOVE? I'LL MOVE IT.
MADAM DE MR. PRESIDENT, I'M SORRY.
I, I NEED THE SIX VOTES FOR THIS RESOLUTION.
SOMEONE JUST STEPPED OUT TO THE RESTROOM.
LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT COMMISSIONER RICHARDSON HAS JOINED US.
WE'RE ON NUMBER FOUR, WHICH IS THE DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE, OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET TRANSFER OF APPROPRIATION RESOLUTIONS.
WE HAVE, UH, DO I HAVE A MOTION? MOVE IT? NO HONOR.
IT WAS MOVED BY SERMONS BY MERCADO AND SECOND BY SERMONS.
WE NEED A ROLL CALL PLEASE FOR NUMBER FOUR.
COMMISSIONER, VICE PRESIDENT COOPER? YES.
COMMISSIONER, PRESIDENT POIS? YES.
COMMISSIONER, WE HAVE A FEW ITEMS THAT REQUIRE MINIMUM MISTAKES.
SO LET'S TAKE ONE BATHROOM BREAK AT A TIME, JUST SO WE DON'T, WE DON'T.
WHY, WHY DON'T WE JUST GO THROUGH THEM? WELL, WE'LL DO THEM IN IN SHORT ORDER.
THEY'LL BE COMING UP IN A MOMENT.
ALRIGHT, LET'S MOVE ON TO RESOLUTIONS FIVE, SIX, AND 88, WHICH ARE FROM THE DIVISION OF FAMILY ASSISTANCE AND BENEFITS, WHICH WILL BE READ INTO THE RECORD AT A LATER TIME.
MR. JACKSON? UH, THANK YOU MR. BRADLEY AND MR. BLUNT.
WE WILL HANDLE THESE ITEMS. UH, GOOD EVENING COMMISSIONERS.
UH, DONALD BRADLEY, UH, DEPUTY DIRECTOR, UH, DEPARTMENT OF CITIZEN SERVICES, UH, DEPARTMENT OF CITIZEN SERVICES, DIVISION OF FAMILY ASSISTANCE AND BENEFITS CONTRACT WITH HALSEY ASSOCIATES VILLAGE HOTEL TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY HOTEL MOTEL PLACEMENT FOR HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AND OR FAMILIES.
DECEMBER 1ST, 2024 THROUGH NOVEMBER 30TH, 2026.
AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $500,000.
WILL YOU BE PRESENTING SIX AND 88 AS WELL? I'M SORRY? WILL YOU BE PRESENTING NUMBER SIX AND 88 AS WELL? I, I WILL YOU BE PRESENTING NUMBER SIX AND NUMBER 88 AS WELL? NO, JUST, UH, JUST NUMBER FIVE.
ANY QUESTIONS ON NUMBER FIVE? NO QUESTIONS.
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MR. MCINERNEY.ANY QUESTIONS ON NUMBER FIVE? COMMISSIONER, VICE PRESIDENT COOPER, JUST A QUICK COMMENT THAT I'M HAPPY TO SEE THAT THE DEPARTMENT IS EXPANDING THIS AS AN ADDITIONAL OPTION TO SUPPORT THOSE PEOPLE IN NEED.
DO I HAVE SOMEONE TO MOVE? COMMISSIONER, WOULD YOU LIKE TO MOVE IT? I'LL MOVE IT.
MOVE BY VICE PRESIDENT COOPER.
SECOND BY COMMISSIONER SERMONS, WHO I ALMOST CALLED GRAHAM MOMENT AGO.
COMMISSIONER VICE PRESIDENT COOPER? YES.
COMMISSIONER, PRESIDENT POIS? YES.
WHO'S GONNA BE DOING NUMBER SIX? THANK YOU.
I AM WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF CITIZEN SERVICES.
I ASSIST WITH INDIGENT BURIAL.
UM, I'M READING ITEM SIX, DEPARTMENT OF CITIZEN SERVICES.
LET'S LOWER THE MICROPHONE A LITTLE BIT, PLEASE.
WE'LL GET SOMEONE TO FIX THAT.
ADJUSTED THERE JUST BECAUSE THE PEOPLE WHO TRANSCRIBED THIS WILL KILL US IF WE OR ANYTHING.
UM, I'M READING NUMBER SIX, DEPARTMENT OF CITIZEN SERVICES, DIVISION OF FAMILY ASSISTANCE AND BENEFITS.
APPROVAL OF QUALIFIED LIST TO PROVIDE FUNERAL SERVICES FOR UNCLEAN OR INDIGENT DIRECT INDIVIDUAL AND GROUND BURIALS.
MR. PARLOVE, ANY QUESTIONS? NO QUESTIONS.
MR. MACKIN ON ANY NO QUESTIONS.
COMMISSIONERS, ANY QUESTIONS? MR. JACKSON? PER OUR, UH, LEADERSHIP MEETING, WE'RE ALL SORT OF CAUGHT UP WITH THIS.
I KNOW THAT'S SOME TIME BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC, THERE HAD BEEN A BACKLOG REGRETTABLY OF UNCLAIMED UH, BODIES DUE TO THE PANDEMIC AND SUCH.
AND SO FOR THE RECORD, WE CAN YOU JUST GIVE US AN UPDATE ON, ON WHAT WE SAID WITH THAT? I, I CERTAINLY CAN, I'LL DEFER TO, TO, TO MS. BLANC TO DO THAT.
BUT, UM, WE, WE DID TACKLE THAT FIRST BACKLOG, UH, THANKS TO THE EFFORTS OF, UH, MS. BLO, UH, AND OTHERS.
UH, BUT I'LL LET YOU ALEXIS, TALK ABOUT WHERE WE'RE NOW.
THERE QUITE A FEW YEARS AGO, A COUPLE YEARS BACK, A GENTLEMAN, YOU KNOW, INVOLVED WITH THIS AND IT WAS BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION THAT IT HAD BEEN A SIGNIFICANT BACKLOG.
REALLY WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO HEAR IS JUST CONFIRMATION THAT THIS IS NOW UP TO SPEED AND CAUGHT UP WITH, UH, WITH THE REGRETTABLY, UH, NORMAL BUSINESS FOR THE COUNTY.
WE WERE ABLE TO, UM, BURY 92 INDIGENT BURIALS.
COMMISSIONER, UH, COMMISSIONER, VICE PRESIDENT.
ARE THERE ANY PENDING LIKE YEAH, I DON'T HAVE, RIGHT, THAT'S, THAT'S WAITING THAT WE HAVEN'T PROCESSED YET.
WELL, WE DO HAVE SOME PROCESS.
I JUST RECEIVED A LIST, UH, FROM THE EMMY'S OFFICE YESTERDAY.
SO WILL THIS NUMBER, ARE THEY FROM LAST YEAR OR JUST RECENT? LIKE WE'RE, IS THERE A BACKLOG OF PEOPLE THAT WE OWE MONEY TO? UH, NO, NOT THAT I'M AWARE OF.
THINKING ABOUT THE GENTLEMAN THAT, UH, THE PRESIDENT IS REFERRING TO, UM, HE HAD ALLEGED THAT THERE, THERE WAS SOME HICCUPS THAT HE HADN'T RECEIVED ANY PAYMENTS, SO THERE AREN'T ANY OUTSTANDING PAYMENTS.
PRIOR, OUR LEADERSHIP, MR. JACKSON, WE HAD DISCUSSED THIS TO ENSURE THAT THERE WAS NO LONGER THAT KIND OF BACKLOG THAT WE'RE FOR THE CURRENT WITH WHERE WE YEAH.
AND I, AND JUST, JUST FOR THE RECORD, UM, THAT QUOTE UNQUOTE BACKLOG WAS BECAUSE WE DIDN'T RECEIVE, ADD PROPER PAPERWORK TO PAY.
UM, SO, YOU KNOW, IT WAS, IT WAS BASICALLY ALLEGED THAT THAT WAS ON OUR SIDE.
BUT WE HAD A NUMBER OF MEETINGS, UM, THAT, THAT, UM, ALEXIS OTHERS PARTICIPATED IN AND A LOT AND WE DID NOT RECEIVE PAPERWORK FOR A LOT OF THAT FOR, I WOULD SAY FOR THE VAST MAJORITY OF THOSE, OF THOSE SITUATIONS.
I DO RECALL IT WAS RESOLVED QUICKLY AFTER PUT THAT, YEAH.
PUT THAT ON THE RECORD, BUT THAT WAS NOT OKAY.
AND I, I JUST WOULD ADD TOO THAT WITH THE NUMBER OF, UM, UNDOCUMENTED AND UM, UH, RESIDENTS, UH, PEOPLE LIVING IN, IN OUR AREA AND ALSO, UH, A PICKUP IN OPIOID DEATHS, UM, THAT NUMBER IS STARTING TO COME UP AND I WOULD VENTURE TO SAY THAT WE'LL PROBABLY HAVE TO MOVE SOME MONEY AROUND IN THE FUTURE TO HANDLE THAT, UH, UP UPTICK IN, UH, UNDOCUMENTED THEFTS AS WELL.
UM, COMMISSIONER, VICE PRESIDENT.
SO, UH, BASED UPON WHAT YOU JUST PRESENTED, SO WHOSE TASK OF PROVIDING THE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO THAT VENDOR? SO WE DON'T, SO THAT THE VENDOR DOESN'T FALL INTO THAT SAME LANE AGAIN, THAT HE'S PROVIDING A SERVICE AND, UM, HE'S NOT GETTING PAID FOR, YOU KNOW, THE SERVICE THAT HE'S PROVIDING.
SO WHO PROVIDES THAT TA TO HIM
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AND WHOEVER ELSE IS PARTICIPATING? WELL, HE WORKS WITH, WITH BLUNT, HE ALSO WORKS WITH MR. UM, COL PURCHASING DEPARTMENT.ALRIGHT, SO BETWEEN YOUR TWO OFFICES HE CAN GO TO AND ONE OF YOU GUYS CAN, CAN ASSIST THE PERSONS PERSONS, IS IT JUST THE ONE GROUP THAT DOES THIS OR IS IT A COUPLE VENDORS? IT'S JUST THAT VENDOR.
WE HAVE ONLY MR. PRESIDENT PLEASE.
UH, MR. JACKSON, I JUST, SHE WAS ANSWERING WHO DO WE HAVE A PROBLEM WITH? JUST OH, JUST THAT ONE VENDOR? YES.
JUST ONE JULIUS COLT TREE PURCHASING AGENT.
UM, WE WENT OUT FOR AN RFQ REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS, AND IF YOU'RE IN THE FUNERAL HOME BUSINESS, WE RECEIVED THREE VENDORS.
AND AT THIS PARTICULAR TIME, WE HAVE THREE VENDORS WHO ARE NOW SERVICE.
AND IF, IF YOU AWARD THE CONTRACT, WE'LL BE ABLE TO GO OUT AND DO THE SERVICES THAT THEY NEED TO DO FOR THESE INDIGENT BURIALS.
AND THEY, THEN WHAT HAPPENS IS THEY DISCUSS THE ISSUES WITH MS. BLUNT, AND THEN AS LONG AS THEY PROCESS THEIR INVOICES IN A TIMELY MATTER COMES TO ME, I APPROVE IT AND THEN GOES UP TO COUNSELING CONTROLS AND MR. HOSSAM.
DO I HAVE, UH, COMMISSIONER RICHARDSON? YEAH.
UH, SO WHY IS IT, OR WHY DO YOU THINK IT IS THAT MORE, UH, BURIAL VENDORS OR FUNERAL HOMES THAT DON'T PARTICIPATE? I DON'T KNOW WHY THEY DON'T, DURING OUR EMERGENCY THAT WE HAD 11 DIFFERENT AGENCIES, UM, TWO OR THREE WERE FROM NEWARK, ONE WAS FROM MONTCLAIR, THEY WERE ALL OVER.
AND I WAS SURPRISED THAT THEY DIDN'T, YOU KNOW, PARTICIPATE THIS TIME.
THE MORE THE MERRIER, IF WE HAVE 10 OR 15 DIFFERENT FUNERAL HOMES, UM, IS, IS THE MONEY TOO LOW? WE OFFERED ALMOST THE SAME AMOUNT OF MONEY, $4,000 THE LAST TIME.
AND SAME THING THIS TIME, I, I I, I THINK TOO THAT WITH THE, IN THE COVID ENVIRONMENT COMMISSIONER, THAT THERE WAS, UM, I WILL ALMOST PUT IT LIKE DOWNTIME.
AND SO FOR THEM, THEY HAD OPPORTUNITY TO DO SOME OF THESE SERVICES THAT THEY MIGHT NOT OTHERWISE HAVE.
NOW THAT THINGS ARE QUOTE UNQUOTE NORMAL, I THINK NOW THEY'RE, THEY'RE MORE, UH, ENGAGED IN TIME AND HAVE LESS DOWNTIME.
SO WHAT WAS BEFORE THAT WAS SOMETHING, OH YEAH, LET ME, LET ME GET ON THAT.
AND I, I HAVE TO SAY TOO THAT I THINK THAT, UM, FOR SOME OF THEM, I, I, I ACTUALLY BELIEVE IT WAS A RE A RESPONSE TO A, A CRISIS AND REALLY A ALMOST A SENSE OF THIS IS SOMETHING WE NEED TO DO.
'CAUSE IT WAS, IT WAS JUST HUMANLY, YOU KNOW, A HORRIBLE SITUATION.
AND I THINK SOME OF THEM JUST RESPONDED THAT THIS IS A, A GOOD THING TO DO, WE DON'T LOSE MONEY DOING IT, SO LET'S GET IT DONE.
SO, I I I MUST SAY, I THINK SOME OF 'EM RESPONDED THAT WAY.
SO, SO TYPICALLY IF ONE OF THE, UH, FEDERAL HOMES PUTS THEIR, UH, PAPERWORK AND HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO BE COMPENSATED FOR THE WORK? WELL, I HAVE TO, UH, DEFER TO MS. BLUNT AS SOON AS THEY GET THEIR INVOICES INTO MS. BLUNT.
LET'S REFER TO MS. BLUNT, LIKE YOU SAID, THEN YOU TRY TO ANSWER THE QUESTION.
MS. BLUNT, IT, IT SHOULD TAKE ABOUT TWO WEEKS IF THEY ARE, UM, SUBMITTING ALL THE CORRECT DOCUMENTATION.
YOU WANNA CHIME IN SOME MORE? NO, I DO NOT.
ALRIGHT, COMMISSIONER, VICE PRESIDENT.
SO, UH, THE QUESTION THAT COMES TO MIND FROM LISTENING TO THIS IS WHO SETS THE PRICE AT $4,000? DO WE DO THAT OR WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME WE INCREASED THAT PRICE? BECAUSE I JUST RECENTLY HAD A FUNERAL AND I WAS, OOH, THE PRICE WAS A LOT MORE THAN FOUR GRAND.
YOU ACTUALLY RAISED IT LAST YEAR.
WHAT WAS IT LAST YEAR? UH, IT WAS A 3, 3 7.
AND, AND ALSO TOO, UH, UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS NOT THE SAME LEVEL OF SERVICE THAT YOU MAY HAVE RECEIVED THERE.
THERE'S NO, UM, IT'S POTENTIALLY THE CA THE, UH, CASKET IS NOT, YOU KNOW, SO IT'S NOT SO IT WAS JUST THE BURIAL? YEAH, JUST THE BURIAL.
AND ALSO TOO, SOME OF THEM, UH, UH, ACTUALLY ALL OF THEM ARE BURIED IN MANY CASES IN THE SAME, UH, UH, GRADE.
SO THEY'RE LIKE ONE, MAYBE TWO OR THREE IN THE SAME SPACE, SO IT'S NOT THE SAME LEVEL.
COMMISSIONER, WOULD YOU LIKE TO MOVE IT? MOTION, UH, SECOND, SECOND.
DEPUTY CLERK COMMISSIONER GILL.
COMMISSIONER MURRAY THOMAS? YES.
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YES.COMMISSIONER, VICE PRESIDENT COOPER? YES.
COMMISSIONER, PRESIDENT POIS? YES.
ARE YOU DOING THAT AS WELL, MS. BOND? YES.
88 IS JUST APPROVING THE THREE VENDORS, THE CONTRACT.
MR. PARLOVE, YOU, ANY QUESTIONS ON NUMBER 88? JUST A QUESTION ON, I THINK IT'S A TYPO ON THE, UM, ON THE AGENDA, IS IT A HUNDRED THOUSAND OR A MILLION? 'CAUSE THE COMMA IS IN A STRANGE SPOT.
YEAH, I I BOUGHT THIS UP TODAY WHEN IT WAS, IT'S A MILLION.
IT'S 500,000 FOR THE FIRST RIGHT? IT'S MILLION PER 1 MILLION.
SO LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT THE CORRECT DOLLAR AMOUNT TO CORRECT THE TYPO NUMBER 88 IS $1 MILLION.
YEAH, AND IT'S FINE ON THE RESOLUTION.
IT JUST, IT'S JUST ON THE AGENDA PAPER.
MR. MACKIN, ANY QUESTIONS? I JUST HAVE ONE QUESTION ON THE PREVIOUS RESOLUTION, AND THAT WAS, UM, UM, THE PREVIOUS CONTRACTS THERE, THERE WAS ONE VENDOR THAT WAS SAID WASN'T PAID.
WERE, WERE THERE MULTIPLE VENDORS AND THE OTHER VENDORS WERE PROCESSING THEIR INVOICES CORRECTLY? THEY WERE BEING PAID TIMELY AND ONLY THE ONE WHO DIDN'T PROCESS THE PAPERWORK PROPERLY WAS THE ONE THAT WASN'T PAID? YES.
SO EVERYBODY WE WERE PAYING TIMELY, IT WAS JUST THE ONE GUY, THE ONE VENDOR WHO DID NOT SUBMIT THAT PAPERWORK IN THE CORRECT FORMAT.
COMMISSIONERS, ANY QUESTIONS ON NUMBER 88? MOTION MOVED BY COMMISSIONER COOPER.
SECOND BY SERMONS ROLL CALL MATTER.
COMMISSIONER VICE PRESIDENT COOPER? YES.
COMMISSIONER, PRESIDENT POIS? YES.
LET'S MOVE ON TO RESOLUTION SEVEN THROUGH NINE, WHICH ARE FROM THE DIVISION OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, AND THEY'LL BE READ INTO THE RECORD AT A LATER TIME.
JOHN SZ, DIRECTOR OF DIVISION HOUSING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FOR RESOLUTION NUMBER SEVEN.
UM, WE'RE REQUESTING THE AUTHORIZATION OF FROM THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ON PREVIOUSLY, PREVIOUSLY AUTHORIZED FUNDING, UH, FROM PROGRAM YEAR 2019 TO 2021 AND 2023 FOR THE EMERGENCY SOLUTIONS GRANT PROGRAM THAT WERE NOT EX EXPENDED BY, UH, THE AGENCIES.
THEY, THEY WERE GIVEN TO AND OF IN THE, UH, TOTAL OF $17,762 AND 93 CENTS, AND AWARDING THOSE TO THREE DIFFERENT AGENCIES, FAMILY PROMISE, SALVATION ARMY OF MONTCLAIR, AND TURNING POINT IN THE SAME AMOUNT OF $17,682 AND 93 CENTS.
RESOLUTION NUMBER EIGHT, IT'S AN AMENDMENT TO, UH, PROGRAM YEAR 2024.
UM, PREVIOUSLY IT WAS APPROVED, UM, THAT THE TOWNSHIP OF BELLEVILLE WOULD RECEIVE THE AMOUNT OF 300,000 FOR THE REHABILITATION OF FAIRWAY AVENUE.
AFTER THE APPROVAL, IT WAS FOUND THAT, UH, BASED ON CENSUS TRACKS THAT CAME OUT, THAT THAT, UH, TRACK OF, UH, UH, PRO, UH, STREET WAS NO LONGER ELIGIBLE.
SO WE'RE REQUESTING THE CHANGE TO CHARLES STREET IN THE SAME AMOUNT OF 300,000.
RESOLUTION NUMBER NINE, WE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED, UH, FOR PROGRAM YEAR 2024, UH, AN AWARD OF 30 $50,000 TO THE BOROUGH OF CALDWELL FOR THE RECONSTRUCTION OF FLORENCE AVENUE AND CALDWELL.
UH, THE SAME ISSUE HAPPENED HERE THAT THIS STREET IS NO LONGER ELIGIBLE IN, UH, CHANGING IT TO CHESTNUT STREET.
MR. PAR, ANY QUESTIONS? NO QUESTIONS.
COMMISSIONERS ON SEVEN THROUGH NINE.
SECOND MOVED BY COMMISSIONER, VICE PRESIDENT, SECOND BY RICARDO.
MADAM DEPUTY CLERK SEVEN THROUGH NINE.
COMMISSIONER VICE PRESIDENT COOPER? YES.
COMMISSIONER, PRESIDENT POIS? YES.
LET'S MOVE ON TO RESOLUTION TIME, WHICH IS FROM THE DIVISION OF THE HOSPITAL CENTER, WHICH WILL BE READ INTO THE RECORD AT A LATER TIME.
GOOD EVENING, DIRECTOR DELGAUDIO.
UH, FRANK DELGAUDIO, DIRECTOR OF ESSEX COUNTY HOSPITAL CENTER.
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IS, UM, I'M REQUESTING THE APPROVAL OF THE BOARD, UH, FOR CONTINUATION OF THE OPERATION OF THE, OF THE HOSPITAL CENTER.THIS IS AN ANNUAL REQUIREMENT.
A RESOLUTION IS REQUIRED TO BE SUBMITTED WITH OUR FINANCIAL AND MANAGEMENT PLAN, WHICH CONSISTS OF OUR BUDGET, OUR, OUR HEAD COUNT, UM, SOME OTHER AGREEMENTS THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE WITH THE STATE.
AND, UM, ONE OF THOSE GOING DOWN THE LIST IS A RESOLUTION FROM THIS BOARD.
THANK YOU, MR. PARLO BECK, YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? NO QUESTIONS.
DO SOMEONE MOVE IT? MOTION? I'LL MOVE IT.
UH, MOVED BY VICE PRESIDENT COOPER SECOND BY SIEBEL.
ROLL CALL MAD DEPUTY COLLECTOR NUMBER 10.
COMMISSIONER MURRAY THOMAS? YES.
COMMISSIONER VICE PRESIDENT COOPER? YES.
COMMISSIONER PRESIDENT EZ? YES.
OKAY, LET'S MOVE ON TO RESOLUTIONS 11 THROUGH 13.
AND ADD IS STARTER NUMBER 89, WHICH IS FROM THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR.
THAT COULD BE READ INTO THE RECORD AT A LATER TIME.
UH, FRANK DELGAUDIO ACTING IN THE CAPACITY OF RISK MANAGER.
UM, ON THIS, UH, RESOLUTION 11 IS FOR THE RENEWAL OF THE PROPERTY INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR THE ESSEX COUNTY CORRECTIONAL FACILITY.
UM, SO THIS, UH, IT, IT'S A 2.4% INCREASE IN THE TOTAL PACKAGE.
THE VALUE OF THE, UM, CORRECTIONAL FACILITY WAS INCREASED AND ALSO AN INCREASE IN THE BUSINESS INCOME FOR THIS RENEWAL YEAR.
SO, UM, OUR BROKER, BGIA WENT OUT AND SCOURED THE MARKET.
THERE'S VERY FEW INSURANCE COMPANIES THAT HAVE THE CAPACITY TO WRITE A, YOU KNOW, HALF A BILLION DOLLAR PROPERTY.
SO THIS IS THE INCUMBENT CARRIER AFFILIATED FM, WHO'S RATED, UM, I THINK IT'S AAA PLUS.
UM, AND WE'VE BEEN WITH THEM PRETTY MUCH SINCE THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE FACILITY.
THEY'VE BEEN THE INCUMBENT INSURANCE CARRIER.
RESOLUTION 11 IS AN EXCESS FLOOD, UH, POLICY, UH, NUMBER 12, I THINK.
OH, 12, I'M SORRY, EXCESS FLOOD WITH ACCESS.
UM, SO AFFILIATED FM WOULD ONLY WRITE 5 MILLION OF A FLOOD LIMIT.
SO WE GO OUT, WE ESTIMATE THE MAXIMUM FLOOD LOSS THAT WE EXPERIENCED THROUGH SANDY IS AROUND $8 MILLION.
SO WE, WE GET COVERAGE FOR THE FACILITY OF $10 MILLION.
SO WE BUY AN EXCESS $5 MILLION FLOOD LAYER ABOVE THE, UM, FLOOD INSURANCE PROVIDED BY AFFILIATED FM.
THIS REPRESENTS A FOUR POINT, I BELIEVE 4.6% INCREASE OVER THE EXPIRING LAST YEAR.
WE HAD TWO SEPARATE CARRIERS AND SPLIT THE LIMIT.
TWO AND A HALF MILLION AND TWO AND A HALF MILLION THIS YEAR.
UM, AXIS GOT BACK TO US AND THEY WERE WILLING TO ASSUME THE ENTIRE LIMIT OF 5 MILLION ON THIS.
SO THE CONSOLIDATION CAUSED A SLIGHT INCREASE IN THE PREMIUM.
AND ARE YOU COVERING 13 AS WELL, OR NO? NO.
AND 89? UH, NO, HE'S NOT AS WELL.
SO LET'S JUST, UH, ACT ON THESE, UH, MR. PARLOVE, ANY QUESTIONS ON 11 AND 12? NO, NO QUESTIONS.
MR. MCINERNEY? I, I DO ON BUS ON BUSINESS INCOME COVERAGE.
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? DOES THAT MEAN IF ANY INCOME COMING IN TO THE, UH, CORRECTIONAL FACILITY IF IT'S LOST? WE'RE WE'RE ACTUALLY COVERED FOR THAT THROUGH YOU, MR. PRESIDENT.
UM, IT'S, IT'S OVER THE AMOUNT'S OVER, I THINK THE REPORT AMOUNT IS $58 MILLION.
SO IF JAIL SHUTS DOWN COMPLETELY, ANY OF THAT REVENUE THAT WE ANTICIPATE FOR OUR BUDGET WILL BE, UM, INSURED.
WELL, SO IF NOTHING CAME IN, WE WOULD BE, BECAUSE OF SOME ITEM THAT'S INCLUDED IN THE COVERAGE, UH, FOR THAT PREMIUM, WE WOULD BE REIMBURSED IN FULL ON, ON OUR REVENUES TO YOU, MR. PRESIDENT? THAT'S CORRECT.
ANY QUESTIONS? ANY 11 AND 12 MOTION? GREG COOPER MOVED BY COMMISSIONER VICE PRESIDENT COOPER SECOND.
COMMISSIONER MURRAY THOMAS? YES.
COMMISSIONER, VICE PRESIDENT COOPER? YES.
COMMISSIONER PRESIDENT EZ? YES.
MR. JACKSON? UH, THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT.
ITEM 13 IS IN THE AMOUNT OF ONE DAY AND $226,095 AND 32 CENTS,
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UH, THROUGH A CONTRACT TO PROVIDE FOR NETWORK, UH, EQUIPMENT AND SECURITY IN THE NEW, UH, FAMILY COURTHOUSE, UH, COMPLEX.MR. PARLOVE, ANY QUESTIONS ON 13? NO.
MR. QUESTIONS? MR. MCKINNEY? NO QUESTIONS.
ARE YOU GONNA DO 88 AS WELL? I'M SORRY.
WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO DO 88? YEAH, PLEASE COVER 89.
UM, 89 IS, UM, UH, AUTHORIZATION TO DISPOSE OF SURPLUS PROPERTY.
UM, AS YOU KNOW, THE COUNTY, UM, WE, WE, THERE'S A, A PARKING GARAGE NEXT TO THE OLD THAT'S NOW GONE.
UM, THAT WE MAY, WE MAY FINISH PAYING OFF THE BONDS, UH, DURING THIS YEAR.
AND ONE OF THE OPTIONS THAT WE HAVE TO ENTERTAIN IS TO SELL THE PROPERTY.
UM, AND THIS WOULD GIVE US THE AUTHORIZATION TO, UH, LOOK AT THAT PROCESS AND, AND, AND PROCEED IN THAT WAY.
WE MAY DECIDE TO LEASE THE, SOME OF THE SPACES IN, IN THE GARAGE.
IT'S JUST, BUT THIS IS, UH, THE AUTHORIZATION OR THE, THE ALLOWANCE BY THE BOARD TO, UM, UH, ENTERTAIN, UM, DISPOSING OF THE PROPERTY.
MR. PAR LEBECK, ANY QUESTIONS ON 13 OR 80 89? NO, NO QUESTIONS.
MR. MCINERNEY? WELL THAT, THAT THEN THAT WOULD HAVE, BUT YOU'D STILL HAVE TO COME BACK TO THE BOARD IF YOU WERE GONNA YEAH.
OR ANY LEASES OR SALES OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
SO IT'S JUST THE AUTHORIZATION TO MOVE FORWARD CORRECT.
WITH ANY NEGOTIATIONS? CORRECT.
COMMISSIONER, ANY QUESTIONS ON 13 OR 89? COMMISSIONER COOPER, I HAVE A QUESTION FOR 89.
SO WHAT, WHAT EXACTLY ARE YOU DOING WITH 89? ARE YOU GOING OUT TO BID? ARE YOU ENTERTAINING? LIKE WHAT? I DON'T UNDERSTAND.
IS IT AN AUCTION? WHAT, WHAT ARE YOU DOING? UM, THERE ARE STA STATE STATUES THAT ALLOW FOR US TO SELL UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES.
OH, NO, NO, I GOT THAT PART WITH THE LAW.
WHAT DO WE, I DON'T UNDERSTAND.
ARE WE AUCTIONING? WE ALREADY KNOW WHO WE'RE GONNA SELL IT TO.
IS IT A STRUCTURE THERE NOW? LIKE WHAT? NO, THIS IS JUST OUR, OUR ABILITY TO, TO, TO, TO, TO SELL.
IF WE DECIDE TO, AND THE METHOD THAT WE'LL COME, WE WOULD COME BACK TO THE BOARD, THIS IS HOW WE DID IT OR WHATEVER.
SO THIS IS JUST ENABLING US TO OH, LIKE PUTTING OUT A FILLER, RESEARCHING YOUR OPTIONS TO SEE WHAT YOU WANT TO DO.
ONE OF WHICH MAY BE, YOU KNOW, IT MAY BE THAT SOMEBODY WANTS TO, AT A GOOD NUMBER, WANTS TO LEASE THE BASIS, BUT, WE'LL, THIS GIVES US THE OPTION TO ENTERTAIN A WHOLE HOST OF THINGS.
YOU SAID IT'S VACANT LAND NOW, OR A STRUCTURE IS ON IT? OH, THERE'S, THERE'S A 380 SPACE GARAGE THERE NOW.
THERE, THERE'S A MAP, UH, ON THE BACK IN THE BACK IN THE BACK COMMISSIONER SHOWING WHERE MR. JACKSON, IT'S RIGHT NEXT TO, IT'S KIND OF HARD TO READ.
IT LOOKS LIKE A CARTOON ALMOST, BUT IT'S, IT IS RIGHT NEXT TO THE, WHERE THE BEAR STADIUM WAS.
IT'S RIGHT, RIGHT ON BRIDGE STREET.
ALRIGHT, I'LL TAKE YOUR WORD FOR IT.
UH, JUST TO FOLLOW UP ON THAT COMMISSIONER VICE PRESIDENT, WHAT THEY HAVE TO DO AT THIS POINT IS DECLARE THE PROPERTY AS SURPLUS.
SO THEN THAT ALLOWS, THAT'S THE, I'LL CALL IT THE TRIGGER TO ALLOW THEM TO THEN, I DON'T WANNA SAY MARKET THE PROPERTY, BUT EXPLORE OPPORTUNITIES TO FURTHER DISPOSE OF IT SO IT'S SURPLUS NO LONGER NEEDED FOR THE PUBLIC PURPOSE.
IF THIS WAS, AND THEN YOU GO ON.
SO THEY'RE JUST DECLARING IT NOW IS SURPLUS AND NOW GOING DOWN THAT ROAD.
AND WHATEVER THE PROCESS IS AFTERWARDS, WE'LL, WE'LL KNOW ABOUT IT.
DO YOU, MR. PRESIDENT, IF, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, DIDN'T THEY HAVE A, SOME KIND OF DEAL WITH THE, UH, DEVELOPERS OF BEAR STADIUM SOME YEARS AGO WHEN, UH, THEY PURCHASED IT AND THEY HAD THE, THE RIGHT TO THE PARKING DECK? THAT, THAT IS CORRECT.
WISH YOU REMEMBER IS, IS VERY GOOD.
BUT THAT IS THAT, THAT FELL APART HOW MANY TIMES WITH THE, WITH THE, WITH THE GROUP THAT I, I DON'T REMEMBER THE NAME OF THE GROUP, BUT THE GROUP THAT WAS GONNA BUILD THE APARTMENT AND YEAH.
THAT, THAT FELT, I THINK IT CHANGED HANDS ABOUT TWO OR THREE TIMES SINCE THEN.
COMMISSIONER, WOULD YOU LIKE TO MOVE IT? I'LL MOVE IT SECOND.
COMMISSIONER SIEBOLD ON THE MOVE.
MADAM DEPUTY CLERK ON 13 AND 89.
COMMISSIONER VICE PRESIDENT COOPER? YES.
COMMISSIONER PRESIDENT POIS? YES.
JOSHUA, LET'S MOVE ON TO RESOLUTIONS 14 THROUGH 18 AND ADDED STARTER NUMBER 86, WHICH ARE FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF PARKS, RECREATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS.
IT CAN BE READ INTO THE RECORD AT A LATER TIME.
UH, GOOD EVENING COMMISSIONERS.
UH, JOSHUA ZAS S COUNTY PARKS.
NUMBER 14 IS THE APPROVAL OF THE SUB-GRANT AGREEMENTS FOR THE 2025 LOCAL AID ARTS PROGRAM,
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UH, IN THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $391,400.THIS IS FOR DISBURSEMENT OF, UH, NONPROFITS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY, UH, SPECIALIZING IN THE ARTS TOTAL OF 52 NONPROFITS WHO'LL BE RECEIVING GRANTS IN THE RANGE OF 2000 TO 8,000.
UH, RESOLUTION NUMBER 15, UH, IS APPROVAL OF THE SUBGRANT AGREEMENT FOR THE 2025 LOCAL HISTORY PROGRAM AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $72,500.
UH, THIS IS FOR, UH, GRANTS THAT, I'M SORRY, GRANTS SET RANGE IN THE AMOUNT OF 1000 TO 8,000 TO EACH OF THE RECIPIENTS.
NUMBER NINE, UH, NUMBER 16 IS, UH, AUTHORIZATIONS US COUNTY RECREATION OPEN SPACE TRUST FUND FOR DESIGN SERVICES FOR THE TURTLEBACK ZOO AFRICAN YARD FOR RENOVATION PROJECT AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $671,250.
THIS IS THE FUNDING SOURCE FOR NUMBER 19.
THAT, UH, WILL BE COMING UP SHORTLY IN THE AGENDA.
NUMBER 17 IS THE AUTHORIZATIONS USE THE S COUNTY RECREATION OPEN SPACE TRUST FUND TO FUND THE IVY HILL PARK PERIMETER OFFENSE IMPROVEMENTS AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $318,450.
UH, THIS IS THE FUNDING SOURCE FOR NUMBER 21 ON THE AGENDA.
NUMBER 18 IS THE AUTHORIZATION TO CHOOSE YESA COUNTY RECREATION OPEN SPACE TRUST FUND TO FUND DESIGN SERVICES FOR THE WATTS SING PARK PLAYGROUND IMPROVEMENTS AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $147,000.
THIS IS THE FUNDING SOURCE FOR NUMBER 22 ON THE AGENDA.
AND FINALLY, NUMBER 86 IS, UH, CONTRACT AWARD TO WEDGEWOOD PHARMACY FOR, TO FURNISH AND DELIVER COMPOUND PHARMACEUTICALS TO THE TURTLEBACK ZOO.
AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $140,000.
UH, SIMPLY THIS IS, UH, A PHARMACEUTICAL CONTRACT, UH, FOR VARIOUS MEDICATIONS FOR ANIMAL POPULATION.
HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THE BOARD MAY HAVE.
ANY QUESTIONS? 14 THROUGH 18 AND 86.
MR. PARLOVE? I MAY, MR. ER NO QUESTIONS.
COMMISSIONER SIEBOLD ON THE MOVE.
SECOND BY MERCADO, UH, MADAM DEPUTY CLERK ROLL CALL FOR 14 THROUGH 18 AND NUMBER 86.
COMMISSIONER VICE PRESIDENT COOPER? YES.
COMMISSIONER PRESIDENT POIS? YES.
MR. ZA, YOU'RE OUT BEFORE THE FIRST HOUR.
JUST, JUST, JUST SO YOU KNOW, I SET THAT UP FOR YOU.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S MOVE ON TO RESOLUTIONS 19 THROUGH 28, WHICH ARE FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS.
THEY WILL BE READ TO THE RECORD AT A LATER TIME.
DAVID ANTONIO, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS.
ITEM NUMBER, UH, 19 IS AN AWARD OF CONTRACT TO FRENCH AND ELLO TO PROVIDE THE DESIGN, ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION INSPECTION SERVICES TO PERFORM THE RENOVATION OF THE AFRICA YARD AT TURTLEBACK SIO IN WEST ORANGE IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $671,250.
FRENCH AND PERELLO SUBMITTED THE SOLE PROPOSAL RECEIVED BY THE COUNTY IN RESPONSE TO THIS PROJECT'S ADVERTISED.
RFP, MR. ANDREW FRENCH OF FRENCH AND PERELLO IS HERE THIS EVENING.
UH, HE WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE HIS COMPANY, TOUCH ON THE SCOPE OF WORK, AND OF COURSE, ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THE BOARD MAY HAVE.
I WORK FOR FRENCH AND PERELLA ASSOCIATES.
UH, WE'RE HAPPY TO BE HERE TONIGHT.
UH, FRENCH AND PERELLA IS A FULL SERVICE ENGINEERING COMPANY, UH, WITH 200 EMPLOYEES, FOUR OFFICES IN NEW JERSEY, ONE BEING RIGHT HERE IN NEWARK.
UH, WE'VE BEEN DOING WORK ENGINEERING, DESIGN WORK FOR ESSEX COUNTY FOR OVER 20 YEARS, INCLUDING VARIOUS PARK PROJECTS, ATHLETIC FIELDS, PLAYGROUNDS, UH, COMMUNITY CENTERS.
UH, WE'VE ALSO DONE BRIDGE CULVERT REPLACEMENT WORK FOR THE COUNTY, ROADWAY IMPROVEMENT WORK, UH, AND MANY, MANY EXHIBITS AT THE TURTLEBACK ZOO.
UM, YOU KNOW, WE'RE HERE TONIGHT, UH, AS PART OF THOSE EXHIBITS THAT WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST HAS BEEN THE LIONS HYENA, UH, THE GIRAFFE EXHIBIT, THE PENGUIN.
THEY'RE ALL PART OF THE AFRICAN ADVENTURE WING OF THE TURTLEBACK ZOO.
UH, SO THIS NEW CONTRACT IS FOR A NEW EXHIBIT IN THE AFRICAN ADVENTURE THEME AREA OF THE TURTLEBACK ZOO.
UH, WE'RE EXCITED TO DO THIS PROJECT, UH, KEEPING THE SAME DESIGN THEME AS THE AFRICAN AREA AROUND THERE, UH, AS WELL AS ENHANCING THE PATHWAYS AND CIRCULATION TO IMPROVE, UH, THE, YOU KNOW, THE GU THE GUEST EXPERIENCE AT THE ZOO ITSELF.
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UH, SOME, UH, LANDSCAPING TO ENHANCE THE NEW EXHIBIT AREA.SO WE'RE EXCITED TO, UH, DO THIS DESIGN WORK FOR ESSEX COUNTY.
UH, BEFORE HE STOPS AWAY, MR. BECK, ANY QUESTIONS? NO, NO QUESTION.
UH, FRENCH AND PERILLO HAS DONE EXCELLENT WORK FOR ESSEX COUNTY AND I'M VERY HAPPY YOU'RE GOING TO BE WORKING ON THIS.
EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE HAS BEEN WONDERFUL.
WE, WE WE'RE EXCITED TO WORK FOR THE COUNTY FOR SURE.
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER MAYOR THOMAS.
UH, JUST WOULD LOVE TO HEAR THE NUMBER OF OR PERCENTAGE OF, UH, ESSEX COUNTY RESIDENTS THAT WORK FOR YOUR COMPANY, WHICH I'M ASSUMING EXISTS BECAUSE OF ALL YOUR HISTORY WITH THE COUNTY, BUT YOU COULD SPEAK TO THAT.
YEAH, I DON'T KNOW THE EXACT PERCENTAGE.
WE HAVE LIKE OVER 200 EMPLOYEES, BUT I'D SAY PROBABLY 5% ARE AT ESSEX COUNTY.
SO WE HAVE A, AN OFFICE IN NEWARK AND WE'RE LOOKING TO EXPAND THAT OFFICE.
THAT'S OUR FOCAL POINT OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS.
YEAH, I'VE ACTUALLY SEEN, BECAUSE I LIVE IN NEWARK, I'VE SEEN YOU ALL ZONE YOUR BUILDING QUITE OFTEN.
ALRIGHT, LET'S MOVE ON TO UH, NUMBER 20.
DAVID ANTONIO, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS.
ADAM NUMBER 20 AWARDS JOSEPH JLI AND, AND SONS A CONTRACT TO PERFORM THE CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT SERVICES REQUIRED TO BRING THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE PARKS ADMINISTRATION BUILDING IN NEWARK TO ITS COMPLETION FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $350,206.
JOSEPH OLIAN SONS SUBMITTED THE HIGHEST SCORING PROPOSALS OF THE SEVEN RECEIVED BY THE COUNTY OF ESSEX.
MR. JOSEPH VATA IS ALSO HERE THIS EVENING ALSO TO INTRODUCE HIS FIRM AND, UH, ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS, SUPPORT WE HAVE.
UM, JOSEPH AL'S BEEN IN BUSINESS FOR OVER 125 YEARS, ABOUT 800 EMPLOYEES.
WE'VE BEEN FORTUNATE AND GRATEFUL TO HAVE WORKED IN ESSEX COUNTY OVER THE LAST COUPLE YEARS.
WE FINISHED THE MLK BUILDING, MANAGED THAT PROJECT FOR THE COUNTY AND CURRENTLY ARE WORKING ON THE FAMILY COURTS PROJECT NOW.
HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS OR PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL.
CAN YOU JUST TELL US WHERE YOU'RE BASED AND HOW MANY EMPLOYEE, HOW MANY RESIDENTS FROM ESSEX COUNTY YOU EMPLOY? WE ARE BASED IN ANY UNION RELATIONSHIPS YOU HAVE.
WE'RE BASED IN, UH, CENTRAL NEW JERSEY IN UH, PRINCETON.
IS THAT SUCH A PLACE? THERE IS SUCH A PLACE.
THERE IS A LITTLE SLICE OF HEAVEN
WE'RE NOT EAGLES FANS OR GIANTS FANS.
IT DOESN'T SAY, I BET YOU SAY THE SAME THING IN SOUTH JERSEY.
MAYBE NOT THIS WEEK WITH THE EAGLES, BUT YEAH.
AND, AND TELL US ABOUT YOUR UNION RELATIONS AND THE EMPLOYEE, THE PEOPLE OF ESSEX COUNTY YOU EMPLOY.
UH, CURRENT, I DON'T HAVE THAT INFORMATION.
THE COMPANY EMPLOYEES, ABOUT 800 EMPLOYEES.
I KNOW ON OUR TEAM IN THE CM DIVISION, THERE IS TWO, THREE, AT LEAST FOUR PEOPLE THAT COME FROM THIS AREA.
UH, ONE SPECIFICALLY, THAT'S MY RIGHT HAND WHO WENT THROUGH THE APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM.
AS YOU MAY BE AWARE, WE HAVE A LARGE OUTREACH PROGRAM THAT WE ALSO DO THROUGHOUT ESSEX COUNTY.
UM, SO ON MY TEAM, I KNOW IN THE CM DIVISION I SHOULD SAY, UM, THERE'S AT LEAST FOUR OUT OF THE 20 COME FROM THIS AREA.
AND YOUR UNION RELATIONSHIPS? NO, WE ARE NON-UNION.
WE, BECAUSE WE DON'T SELF PERFORM ANY OF THE WORK WE MANAGE TO WORK OR THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICE SIDE, NOT THE ACTUAL COMPANY.
THE IMPORTANT METRIC FOR US IS TO KNOW THAT THE COMPANIES WE DO BUSINESS WITH EMPLOYEE ESSEX COUNTY.
SO THAT'S A VERY IMPORTANT METRIC FOR US.
UH, I KNOW YOU'VE BEEN HERE BEFORE.
AND, UH, I, YOU KNOW, I THINK THE MLK BUILDING IS FANTASTIC.
IT WAS BUILT UNDER VERY, UH, UNIQUE CIRCUMSTANCES DURING COVID AND ALL THAT.
AND I, I, I KNOW THAT WAS, UH, AN AMAZING ACCOMPLISHMENT.
VERY, VERY PROUD OF THAT PROJECT.
SO WE JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THAT METRIC IS DISCUSSED WHEN WE COME HERE TO THE TABLE.
'CAUSE I THINK I SPEAK FOR THE BOARD WHEN WE SAY IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT THE WORK, THE WORK THAT WE SUB OUT IN ANY CAPACITY, WHETHER IT'S THIS BIG OR GIGANTIC, UH, INCLUDES ESSEX COUNTY WORKFORCE.
ANY QUESTIONS? NO, NO QUESTIONS.
ANY QUESTIONS? NO, NO QUESTIONS.
WHERE, WHERE, WHERE IS THIS BUILDING EXACTLY? IT SAYS IT'S ACROSS, NO, IT'S ACROSS STREET FROM THE CATHEDRAL IN THE PARK.
ANTONIO FOR PUBLIC WORKS IS ON CLIFTON AVENUE, ONE 15 CLIFTON AVENUE AVENUE.
IT'S THE, UH, IT'S THE OLD PARKS, UH, HEADQUARTERS BUILDING.
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MR. PRESIDENT, I'M SORRY.I'D LIKE TO REPEAT WHAT I SAID BEFORE.
UH, THIS COMPANY DOES BEAUTIFUL WORK FOR ESSEX COUNTY.
SOME OF WHAT YOU'VE DONE IS JUST ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL.
I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THIS BUILDING.
I'M VERY FAMILIAR WITH THIS BUILDING.
I KNOW EXACTLY WHERE IT'S LOCATED.
I'VE BEEN THERE MANY, MANY TIMES.
WHEN WILL YOU COMPLETE THE RECONSTRUCTION.
SO, YOU KNOW, SIR, ONE OF THE THINGS WE JUST WANNA MAKE SURE WE GET YOUR NAME ON THE RECORD.
SINCE YOU SPOKE HERE, JUST STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE AND AFFILIATION FOR THE RECORD.
JOE VATA DIRECT, UH, DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS FOR JOSEPH IAN SONS.
AND THE QUESTION WAS, WHEN ARE WE GONNA BE DONE? WHEN WILL YOU COMPLETE IT? SO, AS PART OF THE BID, IT'S A BIG JOB, RIGHT? SO AS PART OF THE BID PROCESS, YOU WANT ME TO ANSWER OR YOU WANNA ANSWER? BECAUSE THE SCOPE WAS PART OF, SO PART OF THE BID PROCESS, UM, THAT WENT OUT TO THE GENERAL CONTRACTORS TO FINISH THIS PROJECT, THEY ARE TO PROVIDE A CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE AND COMPLETION SCHEDULE BECAUSE IT'S A UNIQUE PROJECT IN THAT OBVIOUSLY IT STARTED, IT STOPPED, WE'RE GOING BACK AGAIN.
THERE'S A LOT OF OVERLAP THAT HAS TO TAKE PLACE.
AND SO THEY'RE WORKING ALL THAT AND PART OF THEIR SUBMISSION, WHICH I BELIEVE IS THIS WEEK, MAYBE TOMORROW, THEY WILL INCLUDE THAT IN THE CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE.
DIDN'T THEY FIND OUT MORE THAT HAD TO BE DONE ONCE THEY GOT STARTED? WELL, THE CONTRACTORS HAVEN'T BEEN AWARDED AS OF YET.
AND, AND WE REALLY HAVEN'T DUG IN BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T BEEN AWARDED AS OF YET.
UM, SO AFTER TOMORROW, IN THE NEXT COUPLE WEEKS, THEN WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO, SO YOU DIDN'T ANSWER, WHEN DO YOU THINK IT WILL BE COMPLETELY FINISHED? I DUNNO.
ANY IDEA MR. ANTONIO? PERHAPS THAT SHOULD BE SOMETHING MR. ANTONIO ANSWERS.
UH, DAVID ANTONIO, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS, UNDERSTANDING THAT THE BIDS ARE DUE BACK TOMORROW FROM THE CONTRACTORS, UH, TO THE BONDING COMPANY.
UH, MY ESTIMATE I WOULD BE THAT WE'RE HOPING TO GET THIS WRAPPED UP, UH, BEFORE THE END OF THE SUMMER, MID-SUMMER PERHAPS.
UH, DAVID ANTONIO PUBLIC WORKS.
UH, THERE REALLY ISN'T THAT MUCH WORK LEFT TO BE DONE.
DON'T YOU FIGURE OUT WHAT HAS TO BE DONE, IF THAT MAKES SENSE.
BUT THERE'S A LOT THAT HAS BEEN DONE.
WE SAY IN AXIS OF 60% HAS BEEN COMPLETED.
SO BY THIS SUMMER IT SHOULD BE COMPLETE.
UH, THAT WE AIM TO PLEASE AND THAT'S OUR GOAL.
THANK YOU MR. MR. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON NUMBER 20? OKAY.
DAVID ANTONIO, THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS.
ITEM NUMBER 21 WILL ALLOW FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE EXISTING PERIMETER FENCE AROUND IVY HILL PARK IN NEWARK BY AWARDING FOX FENCE ENTERPRISES, A CONTRACT IN AMOUNT OF ELECTRICITY $318,450.
FOX FENCE ENTERPRISES SUBMITTED THE LOWEST OF THE FOUR BIDS RECEIVED BY THE COUNTY OF ESSEX.
THIS PROJECT ENTAILS A REPLACEMENT OF ALMOST 3000 LINEAR FEET OF BOTH ROD AARON AND CHAINLINK FENCE.
MR. WIL TAPIA OF FOX FENCE ENTERPRISES IS HERE THIS EVENING.
INTRODUCE THIS COMPANY, TOUCH ON THE SCOPE OF WORK PERHAPS, AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THE BOARD MAY HAVE.
PLEASE JUST STATE YOUR NAME AND AFFILIATION FOR THE RECORD AND TELL US ABOUT THE PROJECT AND YOUR COMPANY.
MY NAME IS, UH, WILL B TAPIA PROJECT MANAGER, FOX FENCE.
TELL US ABOUT YOUR COMPANY AND THE KIND OF PEOPLE YOU EMPLOY.
UH, FOX FENCE HAS BEEN AROUND SINCE 1942.
UH, WE'RE LOCATED IN, UH, FOUR 17 CROOKS AVENUE IN CLIFTON, NEW JERSEY.
UM, WE DO ALL INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL FENCE WORK.
UM, YES, THAT'S, THAT'S WHAT WE DO.
DO YOU EMPLOY ESSEX COUNTY RESIDENTS? UH, WE DO.
WE ACTUALLY, WE CONSIST OF 1550 EMPLOYEES AND WE HAVE THREE CREWS DEDICATED.
SO WE HAVE ABOUT, UH, 12 WORKERS THAT ARE DEDICATED TO THE CITY OF NEWARK, UH, AND THAT ARE IN THE CITY OF NEWARK.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE VENDOR? NO QUESTIONS.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE VENDOR? OKAY, THANK YOU.
DAVID ANTONIO, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS.
ITEM NUMBER 22 AWARDS TON AND VERNICK.
A CONTRACT TO PROVIDE THE DESIGN, ENGINEERING, AND CONSTRUCTION INSPECTION SERVICES REQUIRED TO PERFORM THE WAT SASSING PARK PLAYGROUND IMPROVEMENTS IN THE TOWNSHIP OF BLOOMFIELD IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $147,000.
THE EXISTING PLAYGROUND WILL BE RECONSTRUCTED AND ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION PLANS WILL NEED TO BE DEVELOPED PRIOR TO UNDERTAKING CONSTRUCTION.
MR. JAMES FARON OF REMINGTON AND VERNICK IS HERE THIS EVENING TO, UH, INTRODUCE HIS COMPANY, PERHAPS DISCUSS THE SCOPE OF WORK AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THE REPORT MAY HAVE.
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JUST STATE YOUR NAME AND AFFILIATION FOR THE RECORD.TELL US ABOUT YOUR COMPANY, THE PROJECTS.
MY NAME IS JAMES FARN AT REMINGTON AND VERNICK ENGINEERS.
UH, WE ARE A 500 PERSON OPERATION BASED OUT OF NEW JERSEY.
UM, WE HAVE BEEN IN BUSINESS FOR 125 YEARS.
WE'VE WORKED WITH, UH, MANY PLAYGROUNDS AND PARKS IN THE AREA, INCLUDING IN NORTH BERGEN, SO CAUCUS, UM, AND EVEN, UH, WE'VE HAVE PATTERSON PROJECTS.
BARBARA PARK, IF YOU'VE HEARD OF THAT PARK THAT JUST WAS CONSTRUCTED.
UH, AS WELL AS WE'VE ALREADY WORKED AT WHATT SING PARK FOR ESSEX COUNTY A FEW YEARS AGO.
WE ALSO RECENTLY JUST DID WORK, UH, FOR THE COUNTY, UH, FOR GLENFIELD PARK THAT WAS JUST CONSTRUCTED, UH, OVER LAST SUMMER.
UM, AND WE'RE EXCITED TO WORK WITH THE COUNTY AGAIN.
UM, THE SCOPE OF THE PROJECT FOR WHAT'S SING PARK WILL BE TO REPLACE EVERYTHING IN KIND.
UM, DUE TO WEAR AND TEAR, EVERYTHING NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND WE'RE GONNA MAKE SURE THAT IT'S A DA COMPLIANT AND INCLUSIVE, UH, FOR ALL THE CHILDREN THAT GO THERE.
UH, TO ANSWER SOME OF YOUR PREVIOUS QUESTIONS, UM, WE ARE BASED MOSTLY OUT OF, UH, SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY AND STARTING OPERATIONS, UH, 10, 10 TO 20 YEARS AGO IN CAUCUS.
SO IF I HAD TO GUESS, I DON'T HAVE THE ANSWER, BUT IF I HAD TO GUESS, I WOULD SAY PROBABLY 20% OF OUR CAUCUS, UH, OPERATION, UH, THE 30, SO 30 OR SO OF US, UH, ARE FROM ESSEX COUNTY.
MR. PARVE, YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE LENDER? NO, NO QUESTIONS.
COMMISSIONERS, COMMISSIONER, VICE PRESIDENT AND THEN COMMISSIONER GEL.
MR. ANTONIO, WHAT EXACTLY ARE YOU GUYS DOING AT WEST TESTING PARK? WHAT OR WHAT ARE YOU REPLACING OR CHANGING PLAYGROUND? DAVID ANTONIO, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS.
IT IS AN EXISTING PLAYGROUND FACILITY IN FRONT OF THE COMMUNITY BUILDING.
UH, IT'S BEEN, UH, LOOKING FOURTH AVENUE.
YOU ENTER THE PARK, YOU GO TOWARDS THE MAIN COMMUNITY BUILDING.
NEARBY THAT PLAYGROUND'S BEEN RECONSTRUCTED.
THAT'S A, YEAH, THAT'S A GOOD CHANGE.
COMMISSIONER SIEBEL, I'M REPEATING MYSELF BECAUSE, UH, REMINGTON AND VERNICK HAS DONE WONDERFUL WORK FOR ESSEX COUNTY AND I'M SURE YOU'RE GOING TO BE DOING A GREAT JOB AT IMPROVING THIS PLAYGROUND.
WE'RE EXCITED TO WORK FOR YOU.
UM, I LIVE IN NEWARK, BUT AS AN ESSEX COUNTY RESIDENT, I'M EVERYWHERE.
THAT'S ONE OF MY FAVORITE PARKS TO RUN TO IN THE SUMMER.
UM, THERE'S A CHURCH I USED TO VISIT THAT'S RIGHT OVER THERE.
AND ONE OF THE THINGS I NOTICED ABOUT THAT PARTICULAR PLAYGROUND, IT'S ALWAYS BUSY, RIGHT? THERE'S ALWAYS YOUNG PEOPLE THERE, PARENTS ARE WITH THEIR KIDS, THERE'S ALWAYS SPORTS TEAMS PRACTICING ON THE TURF.
SO I IMAGINE FOLKS AREN'T PLAYING AS MUCH RIGHT NOW, BUT I AM CURIOUS ABOUT THE ROUGH TIMELINE FOR THAT PLAYGROUND BEING FIXED.
UM, OR RATHER, I IMAGINE IF IT'S BEING FIXED, IT'S GOING TO BE OUT OF COMMISSION FOR PEOPLE WHO USE IT.
AND WHAT'S THE KIND OF ROUGH BALLPARK AS FAR AS HOW LONG IT'LL TAKE JUST OUT OF, UH, CONSIDERATION FOR THE FAMILIES AND CHILDREN WHO USE IT REGULARLY? YEAH, I WOULD SAY, UH, IT WOULD PROBABLY TAKE AROUND THREE TO FOUR MONTHS OUT OF COMMISSION.
UH, BUT IT REALLY DEPENDS ON, UH, THE CONTRACTOR WE GET.
AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, IT DEPENDS ON THE LEAD TIME OF SOME OF THESE ITEMS. SOME OF THE LEAD TIMES ON PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT, UH, COULD BE A LITTLE BIT LENGTHIER.
UH, SO WE WOULD MAKE SURE THAT IT WOULD BE LIMITED AND UM, HOPEFULLY LINE THAT UP, UH, SO THAT WE'RE NOT DISRUPTING ANYTHING IN THE SUMMER.
UH, BUT AGAIN, WE'LL BE WORKING WITH THE COUNTY AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE TO DETERMINE THAT.
THANK YOU MR. ANTONIO? I DO HAVE A QUESTION ON IT.
THIS IS LIKE RIGHT DOWN THE BLOCK FROM MY HOUSE.
I THINK WE HAVE, DON'T WE HAVE TWO PLAYGROUNDS OF WEST SECTION ONE IN THE, UH, OTHER SIDE OF THE PARK IN EAST ORANGE AND THEN THIS PART HERE, RIGHT? YES.
'CAUSE ONE'S BY THE SPRINKLER PARK.
AND THAT'S NOT BEING, UH, AT THIS POINT, THAT'S FINE.
I MEAN, MAKES SENSE TO DO ONE AT A TIME, OBVIOUSLY.
SO YOU DON'T TAKE TWO OUTTA COMMISSION.
UH, HAS IT BEEN THAT LONG THAT, 'CAUSE I REMEMBER WHEN THIS WAS BUILT AND THIS WAS THE FIRST FULLY AADA AADA PLAYGROUND THAT WE DID.
'CAUSE I ACTUALLY WENT THERE WITH MY KIDS IN THE OPENING DAY AND, AND ALL OF THAT.
UM, AND IT SEEMS, CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, 'CAUSE I'M CERTAINLY NO EXPERT, BUT IT SEEMS LIKE WE'RE REDOING THIS PART QUICKLY.
DID THE FIRST REITERATION OF THIS NOT HAVE THE SAME LEVEL OF DURABILITY OR IS IT JUST A LOT OF WEAR AND TEAR? 'CAUSE IT IS ALWAYS BUSY, THAT'S FOR SURE.
UH, DAVID ANTONIO, THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS, IT IS EXTREMELY HEAVILY USED, UH, AMENITY.
UH, THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH THE ORIGINAL CONSTRUCTION OR THE DESIGN OF THE, UH, APPARATUS.
IT'S JUST HEAVY WEAR AND TEAR.
AND, AND JUST TO CONFIRM, I BELIEVE PLEASE JUST STATE YOUR NAME AND AFFILIATION FOR BACK WHEN YOU SPEAK, UH, JAMES WITH REMINGTON AND VERN ENGINEERS.
I BELIEVE THE PARK THAT YOU, OR THE PART, THE PLAYGROUND THAT YOU MAY BE REFERRING TO MIGHT BE THE OTHER, UH, PLAYGROUND IN WHATS SING PARK? UH, THAT WAS, UM, AADA A COMPLIANT,
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I BELIEVE THAT IS A DIFFERENT PORTION OF ESSEX COUNTY.UH, OF WHAT? SING PARK? I DON'T BELIEVE IT'S THE ONE THAT WAS JUST REDONE.
I THINK IT WAS FIVE OR 10 YEARS AGO.
IF THAT'S THE ONE YOU'RE REFERRING TO.
I'M REFERRING TO THE ONE THAT'S RIGHT OFF OF BLOOMFIELD AVENUE NEAR THE PARK HOUSE.
YEAH, BOYDEN AND GLENWOOD I BELIEVE ARE THE CROSS STREETS.
YEAH, THIS IS RIGHT OFF OF BLOOMFIELD AVENUE.
YOU CAN SEE IT FROM BLOOMFIELD AVENUE AND RIGHT OFF OF GLENWOOD.
SO IT, SO IT'S JUST, IT'S JUST BECAUSE OF THE WEAR AND TEAR, THERE'S NOTHING UNUSUAL ABOUT IT? NO.
AND WILL THIS BE THE SAME LEVEL OF COM A DA COMPLIANCE AS WELL? ABSOLUTELY.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? LET'S MOVE ON TO NUMBER 23.
THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION ANSWERING THE QUESTIONS.
DAVID ANTONIO, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS.
ITEM NUMBER 23 IS THE EXERCISING OF A TWO YEAR EXTENSION TO DOWN TREE SERVICE AND RICH TREE SERVICES CONTRACTS TO PROVIDE TRUE REMOVAL, TRIMMING, AND STUMP GRINDING SERVICES ON A AS NEEDED BASIS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY OF ESSEX.
AND AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $380,000 IN THE AGGREGATE.
THIS CONTRACT EXTENSION DOES NOT INCREASE THE CONTRACTUAL SERVICE ITEM COSTS.
ITEM NUMBER 24 IS ALSO THE EXERCISING OF A TWO YEAR EXTENSION, BUT THIS TIME MR. C AND K SCRAP METALS.
THIS IS A REVENUE GENERATING CONTRACT, UH, AND THE, AND IS TO PROVIDE THE HAULING, DISPOSAL AND RECYCLING OF VARIOUS SCRAP METALS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY OF ESSEX.
THESE INCLUDE COPPER, STAINLESS STEEL, STEEL, IRON, AND ALUMINUM.
ITEM NUMBER 25 AUTHORIZES TO EXECUTION OF FEDERAL AID AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COUNTY OF ESSEX AND THE N-G-D-O-T.
THIS GRAND REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT WILL ALLOW THE COUNTY TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION COST OF THE IMPROVEMENTS IN AN AMOUNT OF $1,148,469.
THESE IMPROVEMENTS WILL REPLACE THE EXISTING INTERSECTION STOP CONTROL OF WALNUT STREET, PASSA AVENUE, AND WEST HOBART GAP ROAD IN LIVINGSTON.
AND WE'LL REPLACE IT WITH A MODERN ROUNDABOUT.
AND ITEM NUMBER 26 IS A RESOLUTION CONSENTING TO THE TOWNSHIP OF IRVINGTON'S ORDINANCE RELOCATING A BUS STOP FROM THE AREA OF STUYVESANT AVENUE AND BEACHWOOD PLACE TO NORTH OF THE AREA OF VINSON AVENUE AND FREQUENT PLACE AS REQUESTED BY NJ TRANSIT.
THERE IS NO FINANCIAL IMPACT TO THE COUNTY BY CONSENTING TO THIS TOWNSHIP OF IRVINGTON ORDINANCE.
ITEM NUMBER 27 IS A RESOLUTION CONSENTING TO THE CITY OF EAST ORANGES RESOLUTION, ADDING A NEW BUS STOP ALONG SANFORD AVENUE, NORTHBOUND SIDE NEAR TREMONT AVENUE AS REQUESTED BY ANTI-TRANS.
ONCE AGAIN, THERE IS NO FINANCIAL IMPACT TO THE COUNTY OF ESSEX BY CONSENTING TO THE CITY OF EAST ORANGE RESOLUTION.
AND ITEM NUMBER 28 IS A RESOLUTION CONSENTING TO THE BOROUGH OF CALDWELL'S RESOLUTION, ADDING TWO NEW BUS STOPS ALONG ROSELAND AVENUE.
BOTH ARE NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF ROSELAND WITH OAK GROVE ROAD, ONE ON THE SOUTHBOUND AND ONE ON THE NORTHBOUND SIDE OF THE STREET.
THIS WILL HAPPEN, BEEN REQUESTED BY ANJ TRANSIT AND ALSO THERE IS NO FINANCIAL IMPACT TO THE COUNTY ESSEX BY CONSENTING TO THIS BOROUGH OF CALDWELL RESOLUTION.
SO MR. PARLOVE, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON 23 TO 28? NO, I DON'T.
I I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT, UH, NUMBER 25 AND THAT'S FOR THE LIVINGSTON ROUNDABOUT.
I USE THAT AREA ALL THE TIME AND IT'S A VERY, VERY DANGEROUS, DANGEROUS AREA.
WHEN ARE YOU STARTING WORK ON THAT? UM, DAVID ANTONIO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS.
UH, WE ARE GETTING THE, UH, THE BIDS FROM CONTRACTORS ON MARCH 7TH MARCH.
SO SHORTLY AFTER THAT WE, WE HOPE TO START CONSTRUCTION OVER THE SUMMER.
AND WILL THAT ROUNDABOUT, WILL THAT AREA REMAIN OPEN WHILE YOU'RE WORKING ON IT? DAVID ANTONIO FROM DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS.
IT WILL BE MAINTENANCE AND PROTECTION OF TRAFFIC PLANNING EFFECT AT ALL TIMES DURING CONSTRUCTION.
WE, WE EXPECT TO KEEP ALL TRAFFIC FLOWING AT ALL TIMES.
EVEN WHEN YOU'RE WORKING ON IT? YES, EVEN WHEN WE'RE WORKING ON IT.
AND HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE TO BE COMPLETED? RIGHT NOW WE'RE LOOKING ABOUT FIVE TO SIX MONTHS CONSTRUCTION.
SO WE WILL BUILD THE NEW CIRCLE, KEEPING THE OLD ONE OPEN, MOVE EVERYBODY OVER TO THE NEW CIRCLE, ELIMINATE THE OLD INTERSECTION.
ORIGINALLY YOU WERE GOING TO HAVE TO, UH, MAKE AN AGREEMENT WITH THE CHURCH NEARBY TO, UH, HAVE SOME OF THEIR LAND.
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YOU STILL GOING TO HAVE TO DO THAT OR WILL YOU HAVE ENOUGH LAND WITHOUT DEALING WITH THE CHURCH? DAVID ANTONIO, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS.THERE IS NO RIGHT OF WAY TAKINGS PROPOSED ALONG THE CHURCH.
UH, HOWEVER, WE ARE RELOCATING ONE OF THE DRIVEWAYS AND WE WILL BE, UH, DOING SOME LANDSCAPING 'CAUSE OF THE CONSTRUCTION IMPACT.
I'M VERY HAPPY THIS IS GOING TO HAPPEN.
IT'S VERY MUCH NEEDED AND HAS BEEN FOR YEARS.
IT'S THE LAST STOP CONTROL INTERSECTION OF MULTIPLE COUNTY ROADS LEFT IN THE COUNTY.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONER, VICE PRESIDENT.
UM, FOR ITEM NUMBER 23, ABOUT A YEAR AGO, THE ADMINISTRATION OF MR. JACKSON AND I RECEIVED EMAILS ABOUT ORANGE PARK, THE TREES THERE.
DID YOU GUYS FINISH THAT ASSESSMENT? DID YOU THE TWO WORK THERE? IT WAS SOME TREES THAT RESIDENTS WERE CONSTANTLY COMPLAINING ABOUT LIMBS DOWN WHEN HIGH WIND, RAIN, SNOW.
DID WE FINISH THAT ASSESSMENT? YOU GUYS SAID YOU WERE GONNA DO AN ASSESSMENT.
I WILL TRIPLE CHECK, BUT I BELIEVE SO.
'CAUSE PART OF THAT WAS ALSO DONE AS WE'RE DOING THE COMMUNITY BUILDING AND STUFF.
SO A LOT OF THOSE DID THOSE NOT GOOD SAFE TREES CAME DOWN.
THEY'LL BE, YEAH, THEY'LL BE REPLACED.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? SEEING NONE, DO I HAVE SOMEONE TO MOVE 19 TO 28.
MOTION MOVE BY VICE PRESIDENT COOPER.
COMMISSIONER VICE PRESIDENT COOPER? YES.
COMMISSIONER PRESIDENT EZ? YES.
LET'S MOVE ON TO NUMBER 29, WHICH IS FROM THE OFFICE OF PUBLIC HEALTH.
AND WE'LL BE RIGHT INTO THE RECORD AT A LATER TIME.
MR. JACKSON, MR. PRESIDENT, UH, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH REHABILITATION OFFICE OF PUBLIC HEALTH MANAGEMENT APPROVAL AND ACCEPTANCE OF THE 2025 LETTER OF INTENT FOR THE COUNTY ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH ACT CI A GRANT AGREEMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF $275,984.
AND THIS WILL BE A BUDGET INSERTION NUMBER 33.
SECOND BY MERCADO WILL CALL MADAM DEPUTY CLERK ON NUMBER 29.
COMMISSIONER VICE PRESIDENT COOPER? YES.
MOVING ON TO RESOLUTION 30, WHICH IS FROM THE DIVISION OF THE POLICE ACADEMY.
WE'LL BE RIGHT INTO THE RECORD AT LATER TIME.
MR. JACKSON, MR. PRESIDENT, UH, IS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION, DIVISION OF POLICE ACADEMY, A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE PARTICIPATION WITH THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY FEDERAL GRANT PROGRAM.
ADMINISTERED BY THE OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL DEPARTMENT OF LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY, ACCEPTING SUB SUB L-E-O-E-F OH SEVEN DASH 25 FOR A PERIOD OF JULY 1ST, 2024 TO JUNE 30TH, 2025.
YOU ANY QUESTIONS? NO QUESTION.
MOTION MOVE BY VICE PRESIDENT COOPER.
COMMISSIONER VICE PRESIDENT COOPER? YES.
LET'S MOVE ON TO RESOLUTION 31 THROUGH 33, WHICH ARE TEMPORARY EMERGENCY APPROPRIATIONS THAT WILL BE READ INTO THE RECORD AT LATER TIME.
MR. JACKSON? UH, THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT.
UH, IT'S WITH OUR DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, UH, PARTICULARLY AT THE, UH, POLICE ACADEMY IN THE AMOUNT OF $31,807.
THIS IS A GRANT FROM THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY TO PURCHASE, UH, NON-CAPITAL OF CAPITAL EQUIPMENT FOR OUR POLICE ACADEMY.
UH, ITEM 32 IS, UH, UH, AN APPROPRIATION THAT MR. UH, ANTONIO REFERENCED BEFORE ABOUT THE PROJECT IN LIVINGSTON AND THE AMOUNT OF $1,410,048 AND 49 CENTS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.
AND I SHOULD SAY FOR BOTH OF THEM, ONES FOR 31 AND 32.
THERE ARE NO, UH, COUNTY MATCH, UH, FOR, UH, ITEM 33.
UH, THIS IS FOR, FOR OUR C HI GRANT THAT, UH, MR. COLT TREE REFERENCED EARLIER AS WELL, UH, IN THE AMOUNT OF 275,000, UH, C $984.
ANY QUESTIONS, MR. MCINERNEY? NO QUESTIONS.
MOTION MOVED BY COMMISSIONER VICE PRESIDENT COOPER SECOND.
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SECOND BY COMMISSIONER SERMONS ROLL CALL MATTER.AND DEPUTY CLERK THIRTY ONE, TWO AND THREE.
COMMISSIONER VICE PRESIDENT COOPER? YES.
COMMISSIONER PRESIDENT EZ? YES.
ADDY STARTED NUMBER 85 AND RESOLUTION 90, 91, 92.
RESOLUTION 34 AND THROUGH 52, UH, ARE CREATING THE 2025 BOARD COMMITTEES.
53 TO 84 AND 91 AND 92 ARE IN MEMORIALS, COMMENDATIONS.
THEY IN PROCLAMATION RESOLUTIONS.
RESOLUTION 85 IS TO PROVIDE THE TRANSCRIPTION SERVICES TO THE BOARD.
AND RESOLUTION 90 SUPPORTS THE PUBLISHING LEGAL NOTICES ON OFFICIAL WEBSITES.
PLEASE READ THEM INTO THE RECORD AT A LATER TIME.
MR. MR. PRESIDENT IF I MAY? YES, MR. I JUST IN LOOKING AT THE COMMENDATIONS RESOLUTION 56, UH, JUST SO YOU GET, SO WE GET IT RIGHT.
SEAN MCGOVERN IS THE GRAND MARSHALL, NOT THE DEPUTY GRAHAM MARSHALL OF NEW YORK, ST.
JOHN MCCN IS THE ONE OF THE DEPUTY GRAND MARSHALL, UH, OF THAT PARADE.
AND ALSO MISSING IS TIM CONWAY, WHO'S ALSO A DEPUTY GRAND MARSHALL.
THERE'S FOUR GRAND DEPUTIES AND, UH, JUST MORE IMPORTANTLY, THE, AS LONG AS THE RESOLUTION READS FOR GRAND MARSHALL AND NOT FOR, UH, DEPUTY GRAHAM MARSHALL.
YOU HAVE THOSE MIXED, WE'LL CHECK.
WE'LL HAVE THE STAFF CHECK THAT THEY HAVEN'T BEEN MADE OUT YET.
AND THEY HAVE TO ADD ONE, YOU SAID? WHAT'S THAT? YOU SAID THEY HAVE TO ADD ONE? TIM MCC CONWAY IS NUMBER 55 AND THEY HAVE TO ADD ONE TOO.
WHICH ONE? HIS NAME IS THERE 50.
HIS NAME IS, HE'S THERE NUMBER 55.
HE'S UNDER, HE'S NOT HIS GRAND MARSHALL.
I THINK THERE'S A MIX UP IN THE TITLE.
'CAUSE HE LISTED AS GRAND MARSHALL.
I'M SORRY, COMMISSIONER, VICE PRESIDENT, DID YOU HAVE A QUESTION? I THINK I, I WANTED TO KNOW.
MR. MACKIN, NO FURTHER QUESTIONS ON THIS.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NO QUESTIONS.
AGAIN, THIS IS 34 THROUGH 84, 85.
MOTION MOVED BY SECOND VICE PRESIDENT COOPER.
ROLL CALL MADAM DEPUTY CLERK COMMISSIONER GILL.
COMMISSIONER VICE PRESIDENT COOPER? YES.
OKAY, LET'S, UH, GIMME ONE SECOND HERE.
LET'S MOVE ON TO RESOLUTION NUMBER 87, WHICH WILL BE READ INTO THE RECORD AT A LATER TIME.
PLEASED TO PUT BEFORE, BEFORE YOU ANOTHER VOLUNTARY SETTLEMENT OF A LABOR CONTRACT BETWEEN THE COUNTY AND, UH, THE OVERLOOK EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION, COMMUNICATION WORKERS OF AMERICA, LOCAL 10 40.
I WANT TO THANK MR. JACKSON, MS. HALL, UH, MR. MOHAMMED AND THE OTHER PEOPLE THAT ASSISTED THE COUNTY IN THIS NEGOTIATION.
IT'S A FIVE YEAR, FIVE YEAR CONTRACT.
I WANNA THANK THE UNION FOR BEING SO REASONABLE AND IN OUR BARGAINING IN GOOD FAITH ON THIS MATTER.
UH, SO AGAIN, IT'S A FIVE YEAR CONTRACT WITH, UH, RAISES, UH, RETROACTIVE TO JANUARY 1ST, 2024.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH MR. PARVE.
ANY QUESTIONS? NO, NO QUESTIONS.
MOVED BY COMMISSIONER RICHARDSON.
COMMISSIONER, VICE PRESIDENT COOPER.
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IT'S A LOT TO CHECK OFF TODAY.UH, TO REPORT A BOARD COMMITTEES.
MADAM DEPUTY CLERK, DO YOU HAVE ANY OR COMMISSIONERS? NO.
DO YOU HAVE ANY LEGISLATIVE REPORTS? ROBERT? ANY COMMUNICATIONS UR TO THE STAND? ANY UNFINISHED BUSINESS? SEEING NONE.
NEW BUSINESS COMMISSIONERS? I SAID THEY HAVE CONFLICT.
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.
STATE YOUR NAME AND AFFILIATION.
AND, UH, FOR THE RECORD, YOU WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK.
DAVID WEINER, CITY, BAY, LOCAL 10 81 WITH THE BAD BACK FROM THESE BENCHES,
UM, AND PLEASE GET THAT CLOCK FIXED.
UM, I DO WANNA NOTE ON A LIGHTER NOTE THAT I LIVED IN IVY HILL AND, UM, ALMOST GOT KILLED GOING THROUGH THAT FENCING FROM I FROM THE PARK INTO ROBERT.
IT WASN'T FOR THE, UH, SECURITY GUARD.
BY THE WAY, THE CLOCK SHOULD BE SET AT FOUR MINUTES, NOT THREE MINUTES.
AS PER YOUR RESPONSE TO ME, MR. PRESIDENT.
SO I SHOULD HAVE AN EXTRA MINUTE.
QUESTION, UH, WILL POINT MEDICAID RESPECTFULLY IS IS PAID FOR BY, BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IN THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY.
SO THE BURIALS ARE, AND THE BURIAL AMOUNTS ARE SET BY THE STATE.
SO I DON'T UNDERSTAND ABOUT THE COUNTY RAISING OR LOWERING AMOUNTS.
ALSO, QUESTION FOR THE RECORD FOR TO BE ANSWERED.
DID, WHEN DID THE COMMISSIONERS, IF THEY DID APPROVE MR. DONALD BRADLEY AS THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT ASSISTANCE SERVICES, WE'RE NOT AWARE OF THAT.
UM, ALSO, WHAT IS THE COUNTY, THE ADMINISTRATION LEGISLATIVE BODY DOING ABOUT THE THREATS THAT WE KNOW ARE COMING FROM DONALD TRUMP AND HIS ADMINISTRATION, PARTICULARLY IN SOCIAL SERVICES.
UH, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT REALLY SHOULD BE WORKED ON WITH SPECIAL COMMITTEES.
ALSO, UH, DIDN'T THE COUNTY AND THE CITY OF NEWARK GO IN ON THAT GARAGE? WEREN'T THEY PART OWNERS? I KNOW IT WAS PAID FOR BY 75% BY THE PORT AUTHORITY, BUT I REMEMBER IT SAYING ESSAS COUNTY AND THE CITY OF NEWARK.
'CAUSE WE HAD SOME OF OUR MEMBERS ACTUALLY WALKING FROM 18 RECTOR STREET THERE.
SO I'M CURIOUS AS TO HOW THE COUNTY GETS TO SELL SOMETHING THAT WAS PARTLY THE CITIES, UH, IF IT WERE.
UM, WHEN ARE THE MINUTES, UH, READ INTO THE RECORD RESPECTFULLY.
YOU, THE CHAIR ALWAYS SAYS AT A LATER TIME.
WHEN IS THAT? WHEN ARE THEY READ INTO THE RECORD? THAT'S A QUESTION.
UM, AND I WOULD ASK THAT, UH, THE FREEHOLD PLEASE PROVIDE, I'M SORRY.
PLEASE PROVIDE RESPONSES TO THE QUESTIONS THAT I PUT FORWARD, UH, REGARDING THE TRANSFER OF THE FUNDS FROM D FAB DIVISION OF FAMILY SYSTEM BENEFITS TO THE JAIL OF ALMOST $4 MILLION.
THAT EXPLANATION RESPECTFULLY DOES NOT ACCOUNT FOR SUCH THINGS AS MR. JACKSON REFERRED, I BELIEVE WAS HE, OR PERHAPS IT WAS COUNTY COUNCIL WHO SAID AT THE DECEMBER 18TH MEETING THAT THE MONIES, UM, WERE, UH, UH, BECAUSE OF THE, THE SALARIES AND BENEFITS.
THAT MEANS THEY DIDN'T HIRE ANYBODY.
UH, THERE ARE ENOUGH PEOPLE WHO WAS BUDGETED FOR 8 32.
SO YOU SAVE MONEY THERE, BUT NOW YOU'VE BEEN PAYING THOUSANDS AND IF NOT MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN OVERTIME TO GET THE OVERDUE CASES DONE.
SO I DON'T SEE WHERE THAT BALANCE IS OUT FROM A LOGICAL POINT OF VIEW.
SO IF I COULD GET THESE ANSWERS TO THESE QUESTIONS, I'D APPRECIATE IT GREATLY.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK AT THIS TIME? I, I DON'T SAY I WAS ED NOW PLEASE JUST STATE YOUR NAME AND AFFILIATION FOR THAT.
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PEOPLES.NOW, I CAME DOWN HERE BECAUSE HE DIDN'T GET IT RIGHT.
WHEN I CAME DOWN HERE IN JANUARY, I ASKED YOU FOR RECORDS FROM THE COUNTY SES COUNTY SHERIFF DEPARTMENT AT THE STATE, UH, NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS.
HE SENT THE PAPER TO ME ABOUT THE NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, WHICH WAS, WHICH WAS WRONG.
AND HE SAT, HE STOOD OUT IN THAT HALL AND I TOLD HIM I WAS LOCKED UP BY THE, BY THE COUNTY COURTROOM, THE SHERIFF DEPARTMENT IN 2000 ZERO EIGHT.
NOW, I WANT YOU TO IMAGINE A WOMAN ON JANUARY THE 13TH.
ARE YOU LISTENING TO ME? I AM LISTENING, MADAM, BUT I'M SPEAKING TO COUNSEL 'CAUSE I'M TRYING TO ASK YOU QUESTIONS.
SO YOU MAY ASK YOUR QUESTIONS, ALRIGHT.
RATHER THAN JUST, I MAD YOU JANUARY.
AND RATHER THAN, AND RATHER THAN JUST COME LIKE YOU THE LAST TIME YOU YELL AT US.
I'M TRYING, I'M TRYING TO RESOLVE YOUR QUESTIONS BY ASKING YOU QUESTIONS ON JANUARY 13TH.
I'M, I'M WELL AWARE, I'M WELL AWARE OF THE DATE I WAS HERE STANDING IN COURT ON A TRIAL AFTER A MU MUCUS PLUG COMES OUT IN LABOR.
YOU CAN'T SIT, YOU GOT A TWIST AROUND IN FRONT OF A JUDGE DE SOTA.
I LEFT THE COURT ROOM EIGHT HOURS LATER FROM NINE TO THREE AND GAVE BIRTH TO A CHILD AT SIX TWENTY FIVE.
IT WAS RUDE, IT WAS INCONSIDERATE.
AND FURTHER IT WAS, UH, ILLEGAL, UNCONSTITUTIONAL.
THEN I HAD TO COME BACK TO COURT.
JUDGE DE SOTO, IMA, HE DON'T CARE HOW I FEEL THE NEXT DAY PUTTING MY BABY ON LOCKDOWN.
NOW, NOW THAT I I I PUT THAT OUT THERE.
SINCE JENNA WAS BORN, A DIVISION HAS BEEN TRYING TO FREE HER UP FOR ADOPTION.
THE CASEWORKERS NOTES ARE EVIDENCE OF THIS.
FROM THE TIME I RECEIVED THIS CASE, MS. JACQUELINE PEOPLES HAS BEEN TREATED BADLY BY THIS COURT.
VISITS WERE CONSTANTLY MONITORED.
CASEWORKERS TRIED TO SUSPEND VISITATIONS.
A DAG SUGGESTED BANNING HER FROM THE COURTHOUSE.
AND RESTRAINING ORDER WAS ISSUED BASED UPON THE TESTIMONY OF CASE OF A CASEWORKER WITHOUT MY CLIENT BEING PRESENT.
SECONDS, SECONDS, VISITATIONS WITH JENNA WAS SUSPENDED BASED UPON THE TESTIMONY OF A CASEWORKER WITHOUT MY CLIENT OR AN ATTORNEY BEING PRESENT.
CASEWORKERS, THE DIVISION HAS THE BURDEN TO PROVE BY CLEAR AND CONVINCING EVIDENCE.
EACH AND EVERY PRONG OF THE FOUR PRONGED TEXT, THE EVIDENCE THEY PRESENTED HAS FAILED TO MEET THEIR BURDEN.
I SUBMIT THAT THE DIVISION HAS NOT MET THE BURDEN WITH REGARDS TO THE PRONG THREE.
THEY HAVE NOT CONSIDERED ALTERNATIVES OF TERMINATING PARENTAL RIGHTS.
THEY, THROUGH THEIR OWN TESTIMONY, DID NOT RECEIVE ANY RELATIVE RESOURCES.
THE COURT HEARD THE TESTIMONY OF DR. FIGUEROA WHO CONDUCTED AN EVALUATION ON MY SISTER BASED UPON THE FINDINGS.
MY SISTER IS VI WAS A VI VIABLE OPTION FOR THE PLACEMENT OF JENNA.
YOU KNOW, I DON'T CARE WHO FACE IS TWISTED ACCORDING TO MS. PEOPLES, ACCORDING TO THAT, SHE WROTE 30 SECONDS THAT THE COURT DISMISSED THE GUARDIANSHIP ORDER AND DIVISION EXPLOIT PLACEMENT OF JEN WITH MY SISTER.
I GOT LOCKED UP AND THERE'S NO RECORD OF IT IN THIS STATE.
THAT'S A VIOLATION OF CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS WHEN YOU CANNOT HAVE DUE PROCESS AND YOU NEED A LAWYER STANDING THERE WITH YOU TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF YOU.
NOW, I TOOK A LETTER DOWNSTAIRS TO OFFICER LISA, UH, AYO.
I'M NOT GONNA REST ON THIS 'CAUSE THE STUFF THAT I HAVE BEEN PUT THROUGH IS MIND BLOWING.
NOW I'M GONNA, I'M GONNA REITERATE, I DID NOT GO TO PRISON.
IF YOU PUT MY NAME IN THE COMPUTER, I AM NOT IN NO STATE PRISON SYSTEM.
AND I WAS SUBSTITUTE TEACHER FOR 12 YEARS.
SO IF I'M HURTING PEOPLE, WHY NONE OF THESE KIDS HAVEN'T BEEN HURT, HURT THAT I WAS UNDER OVER YOU.
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DISGUSTING, MADAM.LET ME ADDRESS A COUPLE OF THINGS TO POINT IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU ARE AWARE THIS IS A LEGISLATIVE BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT.
NOT THE, WELL, YOU CAN SAY I DON'T CARE.
BUT IF YOU WANT COURT RECORDS, YOU NEED TO GO TO THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM.
THERE ARE NO BAILIFFS HERE FOR COURT RECORDS.
YOU NEED TO GO TO THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM.
THIS IS A SEPARATE BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT.
IF YOU WANT RECORDS FROM THE SHERIFF OR ANY OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT, YOU NEED TO GO TO THE APPROPRIATE LAW ENFORCEMENT.
WE ARE NOT A LAW ENFORCEMENT BODY.
IF YOU HAVE AN ISSUE WITH THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, THEN YOU NEED TO QUERY THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT.
WE ARE NOT THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, NOR DO WE MANAGE THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT OR CONTROL THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT.
IF YOU WANT COURT RECORDS, ADOPTION RECORDS, OR ANY OTHER RECORDS OF THAT NATURE, YOU NEED TO QUERY THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM.
THIS IS NOT THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM.
YOU CAN COME AND YELL AT US AT EVERY MEETING.
BUT IF YOU WANT THOSE RECORDS, THERE'S NOTHING WE CAN DO TO GIVE YOU THEM.
'CAUSE WE DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO THEM.
WE CAN MAKE A REQUEST ON YOUR BEHALF.
WE CAN ASSIST YOU TO DO THAT, AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN TRY TO HELP YOU BY DIRECTING YOU TO THE RIGHT PLACE.
BUT ASKING US FOR YOUR JUDICIAL RECORDS, LIKE ASKING THE DENTIST FOR YOUR MEDICAL RECORDS FROM YOUR SURGEON, IT'S NOT GONNA HAPPEN BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE THEM, NOR DO WE MANAGE 'EM, NOR IS IT WITHIN OUR JURISDICTION TO DO SO.
NOW, IF YOU WISH TO POSE THOSE QUESTIONS AGAIN TO ADAM, HE WILL GET THE QUESTIONS DOWN AND WE WILL, ON YOUR BEHALF, VOLUNTEER TO FIND YOU THE RIGHT OFFICE THAT YOU CAN QUERY.
BUT BECAUSE THE COURT DOESN'T HAVE AN OPEN FORUM LIKE THIS, I UNDERSTAND YOU COME HERE VENTING FOR SESSIONS AND I FEEL FOR YOU AND WE ARE TRYING TO HELP YOU.
I COULD JUST HAVE SAID THANK YOU GOODNIGHT, AND GO.
BUT I DIDN'T, I'M TRYING TO ASSIST YOU.
I YOU'RE BEING A BIT DIFFICULT WITH ME TRYING TO HELP.
I, WELL, IF YOU DON'T WANT HIS HELP, THEN YOU'RE NOT GONNA GET ANYBODY'S HELP BECAUSE HE'S THE GENTLEMAN THAT I'M GOING TO TASK WITH GETTING THE JOB DONE.
AND IF YOU WANT ASSISTANCE WITH THAT, THEN THAT'S WHAT I'M GOING TO DO.
IF YOU WANNA JUST COME AND YELL, FEEL FREE TO COME AND YELL FOR THREE OR FOUR MINUTES AT EVERY MEETING AND GET NOWHERE IF THAT MAKES YOU FEEL BETTER.
BUT I'M TRYING TO HELP YOU AND FRANKLY, I DO NOT APPRECIATE THE LACK OF RESPECT WHEN YOU COME HERE AND DO THAT TO ALL OF US.
I'M SURE YOU'VE HAD SOME HARDSHIPS, I FEEL FOR THAT.
MAD YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHO I, WHO I OR ANYONE HERE IS ALL.
IF YOU WISH, YOU MAY ASK ADAM THE QUESTIONS.
I ASKED, IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK AT THIS TIME? MADAM DEPUTY CLERK, LET THE RECORD REFLECT.
THERE IS NO ONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK DURING THIS TIME OF PUBLIC COMMENT.
WE ARE MOVING ON TO COMMISSIONER COMMENTS SESSION COMMISSIONERS.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY COMMISSIONER RICHARDSON.
COMMISSIONER RICHARDSON? YEAH.
UH, UH, MR. PRESIDENT, IT'S COME TO MY ATTENTION THAT THERE ARE, UH, SOME ISSUES DOWN AT THE COUNTY JAIL IN TERMS OF THIS SUNDAY AND MONDAY.
UM, UNIFORM OFFICERS HAVE BEEN, UH, ASKED TO COME IN.
IF THEY COME IN THOSE TWO DAYS, THEY GET TWO DAYS OFF.
SO IT'S APPROXIMATELY 70 OFFICERS.
SO THAT'S LIKE 140 DAYS THAT THOSE 70 OFFICERS WOULD GET OFF.
BUT THEY'RE ONLY OFFERING IT TO THE UNIFORM OFFICERS AND NOT REGULAR EMPLOYEES.
BUT THEY'RE ASKING THE REGULAR EMPLOYEES TO COME IN THOSE DAYS, BUT THEY'RE NOT GETTING THE SAME LEVEL OF TREATMENT.
SO LOOKING AT IT, IT'S LIKE, AND I HATE TO USE THIS COMPARISON, IT'S LIKE WHAT'S GOING ON IN WASHINGTON DC RIGHT NOW IF THIS STUFF IS TRUE, RIGHT? YOU'RE TREATING ONE GROUP BETTER THAN THE OTHER GROUP AND BOTH GROUPS WORK AT THE SAME LOCATION.
SO FOR ME, THAT MAKES NO SENSE.
IF YOU'RE GOING TO GIVE THE UNIFORM OFFICERS THAT COME IN ON A SUNDAY OFF AND, OR, AND A MONDAY ST NINE UNIFORM, UH, UH, EMPLOYEES SHOULD GET TREATED THE SAME.
WHY IS IT THE TALE OF TWO CITIES? AND THEN YOU'RE TAKING MONEY ACCORDING TO MR. WIENER, FROM D FIVE TO GIVE TO THE CORRECTIONAL FACILITY, AND THEN YOU'RE HAVING ALL A TON OF OVERTIME AND FREE DAYS OFF.
SO CAN, CAN YOU HELP ME WITH THIS? UH, MR I CAN ONLY TELL I HAVE FIRST TIME
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I'M HEARING IT.I I HAVE TO CHECK WITH, UM, UH, DIRECTOR CHARLES.
I, I HAVE NO IDEA OF WHAT YOU'RE JUST, I'M NOT, NOT JUST THE FIRST TIME I'VE HEARD OF IT, MR. JACKSON.
SO THEN CAN WE QUERY A DIRECTOR, CHARLES SURE.
AND HAVE HIM GET BACK TO COMMISSIONER RICHARDSON AND MYSELF.
IS THAT I I'LL GET AHOLD OF HIM TONIGHT OR TOMORROW MORNING.
IS THAT, IS THAT A GOOD START TO AT LEAST FIGURE IT OUT? NO.
I HAVE NO ISSUES WITH DIRECTOR CHARLES.
I HAVE AN ISSUE WITH WHATEVER THIS IS.
THIS DOESN'T LOOK DUE TO THE URGENCY IN THE SENSE OF TIMING.
MR. JACKSON, DO YOU THINK WE CAN GET A RESPONSE TO, UH, COMMISSIONER RICHARDS AND TOMORROW, NO LATER THAN TOMORROW, COMMISSIONER.
CAN YOU PLEASE KEEP ME IN POSTED IN THE LOOP? ABSOLUTELY.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? COMMISSIONER MARY THOMAS.
UM, AND I'M REALLY GRATEFUL FOR THE WORK OF THE ADMINISTRATION OVER THE PAST FEW WEEKS TO KEEP US AS UPDATED AND ABREAST AS POSSIBLE AS FAR AS HOW THE, THE COUNTY IS RESPONDING TO THE FLOOD OF EXECUTIVE ORDERS.
AND, UM, ARE THE ACTIONS COMING IN FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT THAT DIRECTLY AFFECT OR COULD DIRECTLY AFFECT PRETTY MUCH EVERY BRANCH OF, OF OUR COUNTY GOVERNMENT AND COUNTY SERVICES.
THIS WAS ACTUALLY SHARED IN ONE OF THE EARLIER COMMUNITY COMMENTS THAT, AND, AND IT RESONATE WITH ME, SOMETHING I ACTUALLY WANTED TO LIFT UP NOW ANYWAY.
UH, BUT I WOULD LOVE TO, AND I IMAGINE THAT THIS RESONATES WITH MY BOARD COLLEAGUES AND, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS AS WELL.
GET A, A, A BETTER UPDATE ON WHAT WE'RE DOING ON THE PROACTIVE END.
TO BE RESPONSIVE, UH, TO BE PREPARED, UM, TO THE EXTENT THAT WE CAN BE FOR THE THINGS THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY PREPARE FOR, UM, FOR HOW TO RESPOND AND PROTECT OUR RESIDENTS AND OUR STAFF MEMBERS AND THE SERVICES THAT ARE AFFECTED BY WHAT'S HAPPENING DOWN IN DC.
UM, I'M PARTICULARLY THINKING ABOUT OUR YOUNG PEOPLE IN, IN OUR SCHOOLS AND WHAT ARE SOME OF THE DIRECTIONS THAT, UM, OUR SUPERINTENDENTS, OUR TEACHERS, OUR PRINCIPALS ARE GETTING AS FAR AS HOW TO MOVE FORWARD.
I'M ALSO THINKING ABOUT, AND YOU KNOW, I WISH THERE WAS A SPACE TONIGHT JUST WITH THE SHERIFF JONES BEING HERE.
YOU KNOW, WHAT DIRECTION IS OUR, OUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT, UH, BEING GIVEN AS FAR AS, UH, ALL OF THIS, UH, THIS FLOOD OF, UH, UH, UH, UM, THREATS AROUND, UM, RAIDS FROM ICE, ET CETERA.
I JUST, I'M JUST NOT EXACTLY SURE WHAT, HOW WAS THE COUNTY SITUATED? WHAT CAN THE COUNTY DO AND WHAT DIRECTIVES, UM, THAT AND GUIDANCE DO OUR PEOPLE HAVE AS FAR AS HOW TO MOVE FORWARD GIVEN ALL OF THE DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS FOLKS ARE BEING PULLED IN.
UH, SO AT SOME POINT, UH, I'D LOVE SOME BRIEFING ON THAT WOULD BE THAT, YOU KNOW, INTERNAL, EXTERNAL, WHATEVER'S FITTING.
I KNOW GIVEN THE, THE SENSITIVITY OF ALL THE NATURE OF THIS.
'CAUSE I KNOW YOU GUYS ARE WORKING AROUND THE CLOCK.
MR. JACKSON, I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S STILL RELEVANT, BUT I THINK THE ATTORNEY GENERAL A FEW YEARS AGO HAD GIVEN A DIRECTIVE TO ALL LAW ENFORCEMENT ABOUT ITS LEVEL OF PARTICIPATION WITH THE ICE PROGRAM AND SUCH.
AND MAYBE IF THAT IS STILL RELEVANT, MAYBE THAT MAY BE SOMETHING WE SHOULD RECIRCULATE AGAINST SINCE IT'S, UH, A TIMELY MANNER OR IT HAS BEEN REITERATED.
WOULD YOU, WOULD YOU, IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND, MR. BECKETT, PLEASE.
YEAH, JI MEAN, I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING.
I DON'T HAVE IT, UH, UH, TO MEMORY, BUT, AND I THINK 2018 OR 2019, UH, THE NEW JERSEY ATTORNEY GENERAL DID PUT OUT, UH, GUIDELINES FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT'S INTERACTION WITH FEDERAL AGENTS AND WHAT THEY CAN AND CAN'T, UH, WHAT WHAT THEY'RE PERMITTED AND NOT PERMITTED TO DO IN TERMS OF ENFORCEMENT OF FEDERAL LAWS.
SO, UM, I, I MEAN, UH, JUST GOING FROM MEMORY, IT'S, UH, IF THERE ARE LAWFUL JUDICIAL ORDERS, UH, LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT CAN, UH, ENFORCE THAT.
BUT THEY'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO TAKE, THEY'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO ENFORCE FEDERAL LAWS, IE UH, IMMIGRATION LAWS.
UH, AND I THINK THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE GETTING AT.
AND, AND LISTEN, THAT'S A REAL BROAD STROKE OF IT, BUT I KNOW I COULD GET IT FROM THE, UH, ATTORNEY GENERAL'S WEBSITE, BUT THAT'S BEEN IN PLACE FOR A GOOD FIVE YEARS.
SO WHY DON'T WE, UH, I CAN, SIR.
YOU RESEARCH THAT, CONFIRM MR. JACKSON TO ENSURE THAT THIS IS INDEED THE POLICY.
OF COURSE, THERE, UH, YOU KNOW, IS CONTINUES TO BE ENACTED.
AND THEN SHARE IT WITH THE ENTIRE BODY, PLEASE.
THANK COMMISSIONER RICHARDSON.
YEAH, I JUST WANT TO PIGGYBACK ON, UH, COMMISSIONER MARY THOMAS.
I WAS READING SOMETHING EARLIER TODAY, WHICH TALKED ABOUT HOW ALL THE, UM, FACILITIES ARE ALREADY FILLED TO CAPACITY AND THEY'RE STARTING TO TRANSPORT, UM, THE PEOPLE THAT THEY'RE ROUNDING UP SENDING THEM TO GUANTANAMO BAY AT THIS POINT.
UH, 'CAUSE THEY HAVE NO, THEY, THEY, THEY'RE OVER CAPACITY.
SO MY QUESTION THAT THE, THIS,
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UM, ADMINISTRATION WILL NOT BE GOING BACK INTO, UM, HAVING, UH, THESE DETAINEES IN, IN THE COUNTY JAIL.IS THAT CORRECT? UM, THROUGH YOU, MR. PRESIDENT? THAT'S CORRECT.
COMMISSIONER, I, EVEN IF YOU LEAVE, THAT WOULDN'T HAVE ANY MORE ROOM.
SO IT'S, IT'S, IT'S NOT, IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE NO UNDERSTOOD.
I PRETTY MUCH PUT, IF I MAY, CAN, IF I MAY MIS THIS ON THE RECORD.
DELANEY, IF YOU REMEMBER BREAKING OF IT, THAT, UH, DELANEY HALL OPERATION, THAT WAS, THAT'S WE'RE COMPLETELY OUT OF, THAT'S A PRIVATE ENTITY.
WE HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH THAT.
I KNOW THAT HAD BEEN TALKED ABOUT AS BEING A POTENTIAL SITE THAT HAS NOTHING AT ALL TO DO WITH US, WHETHER OUR OPERATIONS COMPLETELY WITHIN THE, UM, OUR JAIL FACILITY.
WE'RE COMPLETELY OUTTA THAT MR. PAR.
AND JUST TO CIRCLE BACK ON THAT ATTORNEY GENERAL GUIDELINE, IN FACT, ONE OF THE, UH, PROHIBITIONS IN THAT IS FROM GOVERNMENT JAILS MAKING CONTRACTS WITH FEDERAL AID, FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, UH, TO DO THAT TO, TO HOUSE, UH, ICE DETAINEES HERE.
THAT'S WHY IT HAS NOW SHIFTED TO, UM, PRIVATE, PRIVATE, UH, CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS? SEEING NONE, UH, WE HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN.