* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:02] GOOD EVENING. THIS MEETING OF THE ESSEX COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS IS HEREBY CALL TO ORDER. THE MEETING IS BEING LIVE STREAMED IN ADDITION TO TAKING PLACE. SO, MADAM DEPUTY CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. COMMISSIONER GILL. ABSENT. COMMISSIONER LUCIANO. ABSENT. COMMISSIONER MERCADO. HERE. COMMISSIONER MURRAY THOMAS. ABSENT. COMMISSIONER RICHARDSON. HERE. COMMISSIONER SIEBEL. ABSENT. COMMISSIONER SERMONS HERE. COMMISSIONER VICE PRESIDENT COOPER. HERE. COMMISSIONER. PRESIDENT POIS HERE. PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE. I'M GONNA ASK, UH, COMMISSIONER MERCADO TO LEAD US. I ALLEGIANCE TO THE LIGHT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO REPUBLIC FOR JUST STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD. INVIS WITH LIBERTY TO ASSESS FOR ALL. GONNA ASK FOR A MOMENT OF SILENCE AND HONOR OF THOSE WE LOST SINCE THE LAST TIME WE CAME TOGETHER IN THESE CHANGES. THANK YOU. I HAVE BEFORE ME CERTIFICATION FROM THE DEPUTY CLERK THAT THIS MEETING IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN PUBLIC MEETINGS ZONE. SO LET'S MOVE ON TO THE APPROVAL AS TRANSCRIPTS. MADAM DEPUTY CLERK, ARE THERE ANY TRANSCRIPTS TO BE APPROVED? UH, YES. MR. PRESIDENT, WE HAVE ONE FROM THE DECEMBER 18TH, 2024. CONFERENCE, BOARD MEETING. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONERS. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? SEEING NONE. DO I HAVE SOMEONE TO MOVE IT? MOTION MOVE BY VICE PRESIDENT COOPER SECOND BY MERCADO. ROLL CALL MADAM DEPUTY COURT. COMMISSIONER GILL. ABSENT. COMMISSIONER LUCIANO. ABSENT. COMMISSIONER MERCADO? YES. COMMISSIONER MURRAY THOMAS. ABSENT. COMMISSIONER RICHARDSON? YES. COMMISSIONER SIEBOLD. ABSENT. COMMISSIONER SERMONS? YES. COMMISSIONER VICE PRESIDENT COOPER? YES. COMMISSIONER PRESIDENT POIS? YES. SO MOVED. LET'S MOVE ON TO TOPICS OF DISCUSSION. DO WE HAVE ANY MATTERS OF COURT? NO. MR. PRESIDENT? WE DO NOT. ALRIGHT, SO WE'RE MOVING 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 MICROPHONE AND STATE YOUR NAME AND AFFILIATION FOR THE RECORD. YOU WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK. THERE WILL BE TIME LATER IN THE MEETING, UH, FOR OTHER COMMENTS, UH, FOR OTHER ITEMS. SO PLEASE, I ASK YOU LIMIT YOUR COMMENTS TO AGENDA ITEMS ONLY. GOOD EVENING, MS. CHOI. GOOD EVENING. IT'S BEEN A LITTLE BIT JAMES TROI REPRESENTING THE SWORN SUPERVISORY STAFF AT THE ESSEX COUNTY CORRECTIONAL FACILITY, VICE PRESIDENT OF FOP LODGE 1 0 6. SPEAKING TO RESOLUTIONS 15 AND 53. RESOLUTION 15 IS ESSENTIALLY A RENEWAL OF THE MONITORING CONTRACT TO THE AMBROSE GROUP FOR $104,000. AND LET ME PREFACE THIS BY SAYING THAT ON A PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LEVEL, WE HAVE NOTHING BUT RESPECT FOR ANTHONY AMBROSE AND HIS TEAM. SO WE'RE NOT IN OPPOSITION TO THE MONITORING CONTRACT. HOWEVER, THIS COUNTY JUST SETTLED AN $8 MILLION CASE WITH A FORMER INMATE SETTLED FOR $8 MILLION. WHAT WOULD THE JURY HAVE AWARDED? AND THE POINT TO BE MADE THERE IS WE, THE SUPERVISORS AT THE FACILITY RAISED ALARM ABOUT THE MICROWAVES AND THE WATER COOLERS NOT BEING PROPERLY SECURED. MONTHS BEFORE THIS POOR MAN GOT BEATEN SO BADLY THAT THE ONLY REASON THE BEATING STOPPED IS BECAUSE THEY THOUGHT HE WAS DEAD. SOME OF THE PERPETRATORS HAVE PLED GUILTY TO, TO MURDER, UH, I'M SORRY, NOT MURDER, AGGRAVATED ASSAULT, THEIR 20 PLUS YEAR SENTENCES. THE CASE IS OVER. BUT THE POINT IS WE BROUGHT THAT TO EVERYBODY'S ATTENTION. MONTHS BEFORE IT HAPPENED, THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION INTO HOW A BENCH WARRANT PRISONER WITH A KNOWN PSYCH HISTORY LANDED ON A GANG UNIT AND WAS BEATEN TO WITHIN AN INCH OF HIS LIFE, SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED. SO WE HAVE ANOTHER $104,000 TO THE AMBROSE GROUP. WE HAVE FIVE FIGURE DOLLAR AMOUNTS THAT WENT TO THE NAKAMOTO GROUP. WE HAVE A CITIZENS REVIEW BOARD THAT EVEN THE A CLU ATTORNEYS NOW REFER TO AS USELESS. THERE'S BEEN NO WARDEN FOR TWO AND A HALF YEARS. WE HAVE THREE DEPUTY DIRECTORS ALL WORKING OUT OF TITLE. TWO OF THEM ARE CONFIDENTIAL AIDS. ONE'S A SUBSTANCE ABUSE COUNSELOR THAT'S DIRECT FROM CIVIL SERVICE, YET THEY'RE SIGNING MEMOS, SIGNING POLICIES, SIGNING DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS. AND WE ARE GOING TO BEGIN TAKING THE COUNTY TO TASK ON THAT. WE'VE RAISED ALARM ABOUT MYRIAD ISSUES THAT ARE LIKEWISE UNADDRESSED. THE GELLAN CASE, ANOTHER INMATE THAT WAS MURDERED [00:05:01] IS GONNA COME TO A CIVIL ACTION, COME TO A CIVIL HEAD IN THE COMING MONTHS, 30 SECONDS. HOW MUCH WE GONNA PAY OUT ON THAT? COMMISSIONER RICHARDSON, DURING HIS TENURE AS BOARD PRESIDENT ONCE CHALLENGED ME TO COME TO THIS BOARD WITH SOLUTIONS. HERE'S ONE. THERE IS A VACANCY ON THE CIVILIAN REVIEW BOARD, EXPRESSLY RESERVED FOR A PAST OR PRESENT STAFF MEMBER THAT'S ALSO A UNION REP. SO HOW ABOUT THIS? FOR A SOLUTION, ALLOW THE EXECUTIVE BOARD OF FOP 1 0 6 TO NAME SOMEBODY TO THAT SEAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU MR. TERESA. OKAY. MADAM AND DEPUTY CLERK LET THE RECORD REFLECT AS NO ONE ELSE WISHES TO SPEAK AT THIS TIME. SO LET'S MOVE ON TO, UH, ORDINANCES. RESOLUTIONS ON INTRODUCTION FOR FIRST READING. DO WE HAVE ANY? NO. MR. PRESIDENT? WE DO NOT. OKAY. LET'S MOVE ON TO ORDINANCE ON SECOND READING AND PUBLIC HEARING FOR LISTING PURPOSES ONLY. DO WE HAVE ANY? NO. MR. PRESIDENT. OKAY. WE'LL MOVE ON TO ORDINANCE SECOND. READING AND PUBLIC HEARING. DO WE HAVE ANY? NO, WE DO NOT. OKAY. SO LET'S MOVE ON TO RESOLUTIONS ONE THROUGH 13 WITH THE EXCEPTION OF NUMBER THREE, WHICH HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN BY THE ADMINISTRATION. THEY ARE ALL ADVISED AND CONSENT APPOINTMENTS TO VARIOUS ADVISORY BOARDS. PLEASE NOTE RESOLUTION ONE AND TWO ARE NOMINATIONS FOR APPOINTMENT AND RESOLUTIONS FOUR THROUGH 13 ARE NOMINATIONS FOR REAPPOINTMENT. GOOD EVENING, MR. JACKSON. GOOD EVENING, MR. PRESIDENT. UM, OUR FIRST, UH, NOMINEES TO THE ESSEX COUNTY VETERANS ADVISORY BOARD. UH, LUIS SALGADO. THANK YOU. AND THESE WILL BE READ INTO THE RECORD AT A LATER TIME. GOOD EVENING. MRS. SALGADO. JUST, UH, GIVE US YOUR NAME AND AFFILIATION AND TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOURSELF. SURE. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. MY NAME IS LUIS SALGADO. I AM A, UH, ESSEX COUNTY RESIDENT FOR NOW OVER 40 YEARS. I FIRST ENLISTED IN THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS RECRUITING OFFICE OUTTA MONTCLAIR, WHICH IS NO LONGER THERE. BACK IN 1995, SERVED HONORABLY, CAME HOME, THEN NINE 11 HAPPENED, HAD FELT THE URGE TO SERVE AGAIN LIKE MANY OTHER VETERANS. AND I JOINED THE ARMY NATIONAL GUARD OUT OF THE WEST RECRUITING, UH, OFFICE, UM, FOR 16 YEARS. I RETIRED IN 2018 AS A FIRST SERGEANT. I HAD ONE HOMELAND SECURITY MISSION, ACTIVE DUTY, UH, TOURED TO IRAQ WITH ESSEX COUNTY SHERIFF OFFICER JOSEPH LEON SITTING BEHIND ME BACK THERE. UH, AND ALSO A TOUR IN THE PERSIAN GULF. ALTHOUGH I RETIRED IN 2018, UM, I STILL CONTINUE TO SERVE. I, UH, AM A MEMBER OF MY AMERICAN LEGION. I AM A PEER SUPPORT SPECIALIST IN THE VET TO VET PROGRAM THAT'S, UH, FUNDED THROUGH RUTGERS. AND I'M A BOARD MEMBER IN THE LATINO VETERANS OF NEW JERSEY ORGANIZATION AS WELL. A NONPROFIT WHERE WE HOST, UH, ATTEND AND PARTICIPATE IN IN MANY VETERAN EVENTS. MOSTLY FORSA, HUDSON AND BERGEN COUNTIES. AND I'M HERE TODAY 'CAUSE I WANNA BRING SOME OF THAT TO THE ESSEX COUNTY VETERANS. THANK YOU, SIR. ON BEHALF OF BOARD, THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR SERVICE. THE EXCEPTIONAL, UH, SERVICE I MIGHT ADD. UH, COMMISSIONERS. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? SEE NONE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS TO SERVE AND TO BRING ALL THAT EXPERTISE TO OUR BOARD. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU EVERYONE. UM, OUR NEXT NOMINEE IS JOSE GERMOND TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS JOSE JOMAN GOMEZ. I AM A RESIDENT OF MONTCLAIR, NEW JERSEY. I MOVED TO NEW JERSEY 25 YEARS AGO. UH, I WAS ALREADY AN ENVIRONMENTALIST, UH, DOING WORK IN PUERTO RICO. UM, NOW I AM THE FOUNDER ALSO OF THE NORTHEAST EARTH COALITION, WHICH IS AN ENVIRONMENTAL VOLUNTEER DRIVEN ORGANIZATION. WE WORK IN MOSTLY EXA COUNTY AND NORTHERN NEW JERSEY. UH, MY ORGANIZATION OR MYSELF HAVE RECEIVED A RECOGNITION OF THE ASSEMBLY OF NEW JERSEY AND THE SENATE. UH, WE HAVE A BEAUTIFUL, UH, ALSO, UH, COMMUNITY FOOD NETWORK PROGRAM, WHICH IS DOING GREAT, SUPPORTING PEOPLE WITH, UH, FOOD INSECURITY AND OTHER THINGS. UH, VERY PRODUCTIVE FOR AND BENEFICIAL FOR, UH, THE EXA COUNTY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SIR. COMMISSIONERS, ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? MR. GERMAN, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS TO SERVE, TO BRING ALL THAT EXPERTISE TO THE BOARD. WE'LL CERTAINLY BE BETTER BECAUSE OF IT. AND THE REST, MR. JACKSON, FOUR THROUGH 13 ARE REAPPOINTMENT, SO WE DON'T HAVE ANYONE ELSE COMING, CORRECT? CORRECT. GREAT. THANK YOU. UH, MR. BZ, ANY QUESTIONS? NO, MS. MR. MCINERNEY? NO QUESTIONS. COMMISSIONER, SOMEONE TO MOVE IT. MOTION MOVE BY VICE PRESIDENT COOPER. SECOND BY MERCADO. WE'LL CALL MADAM DEPUTY COURT. THIS IS ONE THROUGH 14 WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THREE, WHICH HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN, ACTUALLY, ONE THROUGH 13. I'M SORRY. CORRECT. I STAND CORRECTED ONE THROUGH 13, WHICH IS, UH, [00:10:01] THANK YOU MR. JACKSON. COMMISSIONER SERMONS? YES. COMMISSIONER SIEBOLD. ABSENT. COMMISSIONER RICHARDSON? YES. COMMISSIONER MURRAY THOMAS. ABSENT. COMMISSIONER MERCADO? YES. COMMISSIONER LUCIANO. ABSENT. COMMISSIONER GILL. ABSENT. COMMISSIONER, VICE PRESIDENT COOPER? YES. COMMISSIONER, VICE COMMISSIONER. PRESIDENT EZ? YES. SO MOVED. OKAY. LET'S MOVE ON TO RESOLUTION 14, WHICH IS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE, OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET. AND WILL BE READ INTO THE RECORD AT A LATER TIME. UH, MR. PRESIDENT? UH, WE REQUIRE SIX VOTES FOR THIS MATTER. UM, LET'S SEE IF WE CAN COME BACK TO IT A LITTLE BIT, THEN MIGHT WANNA COME BACK LATER TO IT. OKAY. THANK YOU SIR. MM-HMM . WE'RE GONNA TABLE 14 FOR THE MOMENT. WE'LL COME BACK TO A LITTLE BIT LATER ON THE AGENDA. LET'S MOVE ON TO RESOLUTIONS 15 THROUGH 16, UH, WHICH ARE FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS THAT WILL BE READ INTO THE RECORD AT A LATER TIME. UH, DIRECTOR CHARLES, UH, WILL HANDLE THIS ITEM. GOOD EVENING, DIRECTOR. GOOD EVENING, MR. PRESIDENT AND MEMBERS OF THE COURT, UH, FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION TONIGHT. THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS HAS TWO ITEMS ON THE AGENDA. UH, ITEM NUMBER 15 IS FOR THE CONTRACT FOR, UM, TO THE AMBROSE GROUP, UM, FOR CONTRACT MONITORING AND OPERATIONAL REVIEW AT THE JAIL. AND FOR TRAINING ON BOTH THE SUPER SUPERVISOR OFFICERS AT THE JAIL AND AT THE YOUTH HOUSE. THAT WAS DONE TO AN RFP PROCESS. AND THE SECOND ITEM, NUMBER 16 IS FOR A CONTRACT REWARD, UM, FOR AMMUNITION, UM, TO, UH, STATE CONTRACT FOR 117,000. MR. EZ, ANY QUESTIONS? NO QUESTIONS. MR. PRESIDENT. MR. MCINERNEY? NO QUESTIONS. COMMISSIONER. ANY QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONER, VICE PRESIDENT. THANK YOU. UM, DIRECTOR, CAN YOU PLEASE GIVE US A WRITTEN UPDATE ON WHERE WE ARE? UM, FOR MY LAST MEETING, YOU GUYS WERE MAKING A BUNCH OF CHANGES AND YOU BROUGHT IN AN AM AMBROSE GROUP FOR SOME VERY SPECIFIC THINGS THAT YOU WANTED THAT GROUP TO DO FOR YOU. CORRECT. SO CAN YOU, UM, PROVIDE US AN UPDATE WITH YOUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF GOALS ON THAT AND WHAT THIS NEW CONTRACT IS GOING TO LOOK TO FOCUS ON? UM, I'M REALLY INTERESTED IN SEEING WHERE YOU ARE IN REFERENCE TO THE UPGRADES THAT YOU WAS MAKING TO THE PHYSICAL PLANT, THE BUILDING MM-HMM . UM, AND SOME OTHER OVERALL IMPROVEMENTS THAT YOU WERE IMPLEMENTING TO MAKE THE OPERATIONS MORE EFFECTIVE. OKAY. THANK YOU. IF, IF I MAY, UM, MR. PRESIDENT FOR YOU, UM, PART OF THE SCOPE OF WORK FOR THIS, UH, CONTRACT IS TO LOOK AT BOTH THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS AND THE IT IMPROVEMENTS AT THE FACILITY. THE FACILITY IS OVER 20 YEARS OLD, SO WE WANT THE GROUP TO COME IN AND TAKE A LOOK AT SOME OF THAT, BECAUSE WHEN THE BUILDING WAS BUILT, IT WAS, IT WAS COINED AS THE MOST TECHNICALLY EV ADVANCED, UH, JAIL, EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI. UM, SO OBVIOUSLY TECHNOLOGY HAS CHANGED OVER THE LAST, UM, TWO DECADES. SO WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT ANYTHING WE CAN DO THAT ENHANCE OPERATIONS, UH, UH, THE GROUP TAKES A LOOK AT IT AND MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS, UH, FOR IMPROVEMENTS. DID YOU EVER MAKE THOSE UPGRADES, UH, TO THE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM? UM, THE UPGRADES TO THE CAMERAS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED. THE UPGRADES TO THE WIRELESS ARREST SYSTEM HAVE BEEN ORDERED. UM, SO THEY'RE GOING TO BE EITHER IMPLEMENTED IN THE LAST, UH, MONTH OF THIS YEAR OR THE FIRST MONTH OF NE NEXT YEAR. WHEN YOU CAME AND VISIT, THAT'S WHAT YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT. THE, UH, THE, THE REST SYSTEM. UM, I'M GONNA MAKE A SPECIAL REQUEST. CAN WE INCLUDE AS A PART OF THIS REVIEW POTENTIAL, UM, MEASURES THAT WE CAN IMPLEMENT SO THAT WE COULD BETTER SECURE OUR PARKING LOT? ABSOLUTELY. TO KEEP OUT SOME OF THE OTHER THINGS THAT WE'RE HAVING SOME CHALLENGES WITH RIGHT NOW. WE LOOK, WE STARTED TO LOOK AT, UM, WHAT WE HAVE OVER HERE IN THE TRIANGLE PARKING LOT. THE GATE THAT GOES UP AND DOWN AND THE SCANTRONS WE'RE STARTING TO GET, WE HAVE TO, YOU HAVE TO INVOLVE ARCHITECTS AND ENGINEERS AND I THINK WAS THAT INVOLVED FOR ALL THAT. BUT WE, WE BROUGHT THEM IN THROUGH PUBLIC WORKS AND WE'RE TAKING A LOOK AT, AT WHAT THE COST IS, WHAT THE DESIGN COSTS. NOT ONLY DO WE HAVE THE, UH, VISITOR LOT, WE HAVE THE TWO EMPLOYEES LOTS, WHICH ARE ALSO AT TIMES HECTIC FOR, FOR LACK OF A BETTER WORD, YOU KNOW, WITH THE TRUCKS ON TO RAMUS AVENUE. SO, SO IF WE CAN INCLUDE ALL OF THOSE LOTS TO BETTER SECURE IT, TO LIMIT, UM, UNWANTED ACCESS WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED IF WE CAN INCLUDE THAT. THANK YOU. ABSOLUTELY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? MOTION THANK YOU. BY VICE PRESIDENT COOPER. SECOND BY MERCADO. WE'LL CALL, UH, MAD DEPUTY CLERK FOR 15. COMMISSIONER GILL. ABSENT. COMMISSIONER LUCIANO. ABSENT. COMMISSIONER MERCADO? YES. COMMISSIONER MURRAY THOMAS. ABSENT. COMMISSIONER RICHARDSON? YES. COMMISSIONER SEABOLD. ABSENT. COMMISSIONER SERMONS? YES. COMMISSIONER, VICE PRESIDENT COOPER? YES. COMMISSIONER PRESIDENT POIS? YES. SO MOVED. OKAY. LET'S MOVE ON TO NUMBER 16. THANK YOU. DIRECTOR, ARE YOU DOING 16 AS WELL, OR JAY? I AM. WHO'S DOING 16? OH, I AM. SO 16. UH, FOR YOUR, UH, CONSIDERATION [00:15:01] IS FOR THE CONTRACT WE WORE FOR ATLANTIC TACTICAL, UH, FOR THE AMMUNITION FOR OUR OFFICERS, OUR UNIFORM STAFF TO, FOR QUALIFICATIONS. OKAY. MR. BAZ, ANY QUESTIONS? NO. MR. PRESIDENT, MR. MCINERNEY? NO QUESTIONS. COMMISSIONERS QUESTIONS ON 16. MOTION MOVED BY MERCADO. SECOND BY VICE PRESIDENT COOPER. ROLL CALL ON DEPUTY COURT. COMMISSIONER SERMONS? YES. COMMISSIONER SIEBOLD. ABSENT. COMMISSIONER RICHARDSON? YES. COMMISSIONER MURRAY THOMAS. ABSENT. COMMISSIONER MERCADO? YES. COMMISSIONER LUCIANO. ABSENT. COMMISSIONER GILL. ABSENT. COMMISSIONER, VICE PRESIDENT COOPER? YES. COMMISSIONER PRESIDENT POIS? YES. SO MOVED. OKAY. LET'S MOVE ON TO NUMBER 17, WHICH IS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF CITIZEN SERVICES, DIVISION OF YOUTH SERVICES. AND IT CAN BE READ INTO THE RECORD LATER TIME. GOOD EVENING. MR. MARTINEZ, DIRECTOR MARTINEZ WILL HANDLE THIS ITEM. HE'S ALREADY THERE. HE IS, UH, HE'S ON POINT. GOOD EVENING COMMISSIONERS. MY NAME IS JASON MARTINEZ. I'M THE DIRECTOR FOR SES COUNTY YOUTH SERVICES COMMISSION. TODAY WE ARE REQUESTING THE APPROVAL OF THE RESTORATIVE AND TRANSFORMATIVE JUSTICE FOR YOUTH AND COMMUNITIES PILOT PROGRAM, SUB SUB-GRANT AGREEMENT FOR THE PERIOD OF JULY 1ST THROUGH JUNE 30TH, WHICH IS, UH, FOR UCC IN THE AMOUNT OF 1 140 TH 145,001 $79 AND 37 CENTS. THANK YOU MR. MARTINEZ. MR. BAZ, ANY QUESTIONS? NO. MR. PRESIDENT, MR. MCINERNEY? NO QUESTIONS. COMMISSIONERS. ANY QUESTIONS? I'LL MOVE. MOVED BY MERCADO. SECOND. SECOND BY RICHARDSON. ROLL CALL MADAM DEPUTY CLERK COMMISSIONER SERMONS? YES. COMMISSIONER SEABOLD. ABSENT. COMMISSIONER RICHARDSON? YES. COMMISSIONER MURRAY THOMAS. ABSENT. COMMISSIONER MERCADO? YES. COMMISSIONER LUCIANO. ABSENT. COMMISSIONER GILL. ABSENT. COMMISSIONER, VICE PRESIDENT COOPER. UM, YES. COMMISSIONER, PRESIDENT POIS? YES. SO MOVED. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. DIRECTOR. LET'S MOVE ON TO 18 AND 19, WHICH ARE FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF PARKS, RECREATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS. AND THEY'LL BE RIGHT INTO THE RECORD AT A LATER TIME. UM, BACK ON MAY 25TH. UH, I'M SORRY, WAIT, WAIT. WE DON'T HAVE MRS. ZS TODAY? NO, WE GAVE HIM TIME OFF. HE ONLY HAD TWO SMALL ITEMS. OH, WE CAN'T HEAR THIS. THIS, UH, DO YOU MR. WE CAN'T HOLD IT. SO HE COME. SOMEBODY GET HIM HERE. TELL ME WE'RE ASKING ABOUT IT. NO, I CERTAINLY WILL. UM, BACK ON MAY 25TH, WE HAD AN EMERGENCY UP AT THE HIGH LAWN, A BROKEN PIPE AND WATER GOT INTO THE, THE VAULT. UH, WE HAD TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY 'CAUSE OF FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM AND, AND, UH, A DOMESTIC WATER WERE NOT AVAILABLE TO THE SITE. UH, THAT WORK WAS COMPLETED. UM, AND THIS IS, UH, TO REPORT THAT THE FINAL COST WAS FOUR $89,572 AND 50 CENTS, WHICH WILL BE PAID FOR, UM, THROUGH OPERATING FUNDS. UH, ITEM 19 IS A, UM, UH, CHANGE ORDER, 20% CHANGE ORDER IN THE AMOUNT OF $25,332. THIS IS FOR, UM, THE, THE OUTFIT TRAFFIC SAFETY SERVICES THAT DELIVERS AND RENTS AND DELIVERS TO US PORTABLE DIESEL LIGHTING TOWERS. UH, AND THIS IS, UM, UH, CAUSED BY, UH, ADDITIONAL EVENTS AND CONCERTS THAT WE'VE HAD, UH, THROUGH THE YEAR. THANK YOU, MR. BAZ. ANY QUESTIONS? NO. MR. PRESIDENT. MR. MCINERNEY, UH, NO QUESTIONS. COMM COMMISSIONERS, ANY QUESTIONS IN 18 TO 19 TO MOVE? SECOND IS RICHARD MOVED. SECOND BY MERCADO ROLL CALL MAD DEPUTY COURT IN 1819. COMMISSIONER GILL. ABSENT. COMMISSIONER LUCIANO. ABSENT. COMMISSIONER MERCADO? YES. COMMISSIONER MURRAY THOMAS. ABSENT. COMMISSIONER RICHARDSON? YES. COMMISSIONER SEABOLD. ABSENT. COMMISSIONER SERMONS? YES. COMMISSIONER VICE PRESIDENT COOPER? YES. COMMISSIONER PRESIDENT POIS? YES. SO MOVED. MOVE OF RESOLUTION 20 THROUGH 23, WHICH ARE FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND WILL BE READ TO THE RECORD. LATE TIME MR. ANTONIO. UH, GOOD EVENING. DAVID ANTONIO, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS. ITEM NUMBER 20, AWARDS BRIGHTVIEW ENGINEERING. A ONE YEAR CONTRACT TO PERFORM THE CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING AND INSPECTION SERVICES REQUIRED DURING THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE SIGNAL OPTIMIZATION AND ADAPTIVE TRAFFIC SIGNALS ALONG CENTRAL AVENUE IN AN AMOUNT ACT TO EXCEED $594,566. BRIGHTVIEW ENGINEERING SUBMITTED THE HIGHEST RATED OF THE TWO PROPOSALS RECEIVED BY THE COUNTY. THIS CONTRACT WILL SUPPORT THE FEDERALLY FUNDED CONSTRUCTION OF THE SECONDED INTERSECTION, IMPROVEMENTS AT 25 LOCATIONS ALONG CENTRAL AVENUE. UH, MR. JOHN JAR OF BRIGHTVIEW ENGINEERING IS HERE. BRIGHTVIEW IS A NEW CONTRACTOR. UH, HE ALSO BROUGHT ALONG MR. LARSON. MAYBE BOTH OF YOU GUYS WANNA COME UP AND INTRODUCE YOURSELVES TO THE BOARD AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS SUPPORT MAY HAVE. GOOD EVENING. PLEASE JUST STATE YOUR NAME AND AFFILIATION. TELL [00:20:01] US ABOUT YOUR COMPANY AND, UH, SCOPE OF WORK AS YOU SEE IT. UH, MY NAME IS ANDREW LARSON. I'M A PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER IN STATE OF NEW JERSEY, AND I WORK WITH BRIGHTVIEW ENGINEERING. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS JOHN JAR. I'M THE PRESIDENT OF BRIGHTVIEW ENGINEERING AND I'M A TRAFFIC ENGINEER AND HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THE COUNTY AND ALL OF THE MUNICIPALITIES FOR MANY, MANY YEARS, UH, INCLUDING COUNCIL PRESIDENT. GREAT. TELL US ABOUT YOUR COMPANY, WHERE YOU'RE LOCATED, AND THE SCOPE OF WORK, PLEASE. UH, OUR COMPANY IS, UH, FULLY LOCATED IN ESSEX COUNTY. WE HAVE OFFICES IN ROSELAND AND IN IN LIVINGSTON. 70% OF OUR WORK FAIRS FORCE ARE ESSEX COUNTY RESIDENCE. AND, UH, THE SCOPE BOARD FOR THE PROJECT IS CONSTRUCTION OVERSIGHT FOR AN ADAPTIVE SIGNAL PROJECT IN THE CITY OF ORANGE ON CENTRAL AVENUE. AND WE THANK THE COUNTY VERY MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE. OKAY. THANK YOU. UH, BISHOP BAZ, ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE VENDORS WHILE THEY'RE HERE? NO. MR. PRESIDENT, MR. MCINERNEY? NO QUESTIONS. COMMISSIONERS. ANY QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONER, VICE PRESIDENT. UH, THANK YOU. I'M HAPPY TO HEAR THAT 70% OF YOUR EMPLOYEES ARE AT COUNTY RESIDENTS. THAT'S A GREAT, UM, MILESTONE QUESTION FOR, UH, ADMINISTRATION. I WANNA CON FOR REQUEST THAT WE'RE MAKING SURE AS WE'RE DOING THIS, THAT WE'RE GONNA PUT IN THOSE TALKING CROSSWALK SIGNAL THINGS AT THE SCHOOLS THAT'S ALONG THAT VERY BUSY INTERSECTION, SIMILAR TO THE WAY THAT WE DID IN SOUTH ORANGE. UH, I'M NOT CERTAIN THAT THAT'S BEEN AN SPECIFICATION FOR THIS PROJECT. I'LL BE HAPPY TO CHECK AND GET BACK TO YOU ON THAT. MR. ANTONIO, DO YOU WANT TO ADDRESS IT SINCE, UH, COUNCIL ENGINEERING, UH, DAVID ANTONIO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS, ALTHOUGH THAT REQUEST MAY NOT BE WITHIN THE SCOPE OF WORK OF THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT, I WOULD GLADLY CHECK THE RECOMMENDATION BACK TO MY OFFICE AND MAKE SURE THAT IT'S, UH, LOOKED AT. YES, BECAUSE THE STREET WE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IS CENTRAL AVENUE, CORRECT? THAT IS CORRECT. AND IT'S A VERY BUSY INTERSECTION, AND THERE'S A NUMBER OF SCHOOLS. OFTENTIMES THOSE LITTLE BABIES ARE WALKING TO SCHOOL ON THEIR OWN AS EARLY AS SEVEN 30 IN THE MORNING. AND THE CROSSING GUARDS AREN'T QUITE AT THEIR POSTS YET. SO THOSE WONDERFUL, UM, CROSSING, UM, FEATURES INSTALLATIONS THAT WE DID THAT TELL YOU TO CROSS, NOT CROSS MM-HMM . I THINK COULD BE VERY EFFECTIVE, ESPECIALLY AROUND THE SCHOOLS. THANK YOU. NOTED. THANK YOU. OKAY. WOULD YOU LIKE TO MOVE IT VICE PRESIDENT? YES. I'LL SECOND. SECOND. MEMBER MERCADO. ROLL CALL. MAD DEPUTY CLERK FOR THIS IS FOR NUMBER 20. COMMISSIONER GI. ABSENT. COMMISSIONER LUCIANO. ABSENT. COMMISSIONER MERCADO? YES. COMMISSIONER MURRAY THOMAS. ABSENT. COMMISSIONER RICHARDSON? YES. COMMISSIONER SEABOLD. ABSENT. COMMISSIONER SERMONS? YES. COMMISSIONER VICE PRESIDENT COOPER? YES. COMMISSIONER PRESIDENT POIS? YES. SO MOVED. MR. ANTONIO. LET'S MOVE ON. 21. DAVID ANTONIO, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS. ADMIR NUMBER, NUMBER 21 AWARDS A TWO YEAR CONTRACT TO CRAFT CO INCORPORATED TO FURNISH MASICK MATERIAL AND THE RENTAL OF A MASICK TRAILER MOUNTED PATCHING SYSTEM AND AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $363,600. UH, CRAFT INCORPORATED WAS THE SOLE BIDDER. MASICK IS A, UH, HAT POURED POLYMER ASPHALT LIQUID, WHICH IS USED TO FILL LARGE CRACKS AND POTHOLES ON ROADWAY SURFACES AND IS USED BY DPW STAFF TO MAKE SURE THE ROADS ARE SAFE, UH, IN THAT STATE OF GOOD CONDITION. I'M NUMBER 22. AWARDS, UH, BIP SERVICES, A TWO YEAR CONTRACT IN AMOUNT TO EXCEED $126,380 TO PERFORM THE YEARLY EXTERIOR WASHING WINDOWS AT VARIOUS COUNTY FACILITIES. VIP SERVICES SUBMITTED THE LOWEST OF THE FIVE BITS RECEIVED BY THE COUNTY. AND ITEM NUMBER 23 IS TO EXERCISE OF A 24 MONTH EXTENSION OPTION TO NORTHEAST ROOF MAINTENANCES CURRENT CONTRACT, WHICH PROVIDES MISCELLANEOUS ROOF REPAIR AND INSTALLATION SERVICES ON A AS NEEDED BASIS IN AN AMOUNT THAT WILL NOT EXCEED $177,900. THIS CONTRACT IS USED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS IN THE MAINTENANCE OF ROOFS AT THE VARIOUS COUNTY FACILITIES. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. THANK YOU MR. ANTONIO. MR. BA, ANY QUESTIONS ON 21 TO 23? NO. MR. PRESIDENT? NO QUESTION. MR. MCINERNEY? NO QUESTIONS. COMMISSIONERS, MOVE. MOVE BY RICHARDSON. SECOND. SECOND BY MERCADO. WE'LL CALL MADAM DEPUTY OSIS FOR 21 TO 23 SINCE WE ALREADY HANDLED 20. COMMISSIONER GILL. ABSENT. COMMISSIONER LUCIANO. ABSENT. COMMISSIONER MERCADO? YES. COMMISSIONER MURRAY THOMAS. ABSENT. COMMISSIONER RICHARDSON? YES. COMMISSIONER SEABOLD. ABSENT. COMMISSIONER SERMONS? YES. COMMISSIONER VICE PRESIDENT COOPER? YES. COMMISSIONER PRESIDENT EZ? YES. SO MOVED. THANK YOU, MR. THANK YOU. HAVE A GOOD NIGHT. ALL RIGHT, LET'S MOVE ON TO 24 AND 25, WHICH IS FROM THE OFFICE OF THE PROSECUTOR AND CAN BE READ INTO THE RECORD AT A LATER TIME. MR. COLTER, IS THAT YOU? NO, ACTUALLY, MR. LAG FROM THE PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE. OH. ALL RIGHT. MR. COLTER'S NOT GONNA WORK TONIGHT. I SEE. GOOD EVENING, CHARLES LAG. I'M WITH THE US COUNTY PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE AS AN AGENT. UM, [00:25:01] WE RECEIVED A, UM, A 2007 COMMAND VEHICLE. UM, FREIGHTLINER BUS FROM THE PORT AUTHORITY HAD NO CHARGE, UH, FOR US TO WORK AT, UH, MAJOR CRIME SCENES. UM, ONCE WE RECEIVED THAT VEHICLE, IT NEEDS NUMEROUS UPGRADES. UM, SO WE WENT OUT FOR BID ON THE VEHICLE. TWO BIDS CAME BACK. UH, ONE WAS AWARDED TO, UH, FIRST PRIORITY EMERGENCY VEHICLES FOR $252,281 AND 67 CENTS, UH, TO REHAB THAT VEHICLE COMPLETELY. UM, RADIOS, INTERVIEW ROOMS, LIGHTS, UH, ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT. UM, DID WE SEND A THANK YOU NOTE TO THE PORT AUTHORITY FOR THIS? UH, YES WE DID. ALRIGHT. THAT'S AWESOME. THAT'S A, THAT'S A NICE GIFT. THANK YOU. UH, MR. BAZ, ANY QUESTIONS? NO, MR. PRESIDENT, MR. MCINERNEY, I'M JUST CURIOUS WHAT, WHAT IT'S EXACTLY USED FOR. IT SAYS EMERGENCY, BUT WHAT, WHAT SPECIFIC TYPE OF EMERGENCIES? IT'S, UH, SENT OUT TO EVERY CRIME SCENE, MURDERS, UM, YOU KNOW, HOMICIDES, MAJOR INCIDENTS. OKAY. UH, WE HAVE ONE NOW. IT'S A LOT SMALLER. UM, THEY HAVE, IT'S A COMMAND CENTER, SO THEY GO IN, THEY HAVE ALL WORKUP ORDERS, COMPUTERS. NICE. AND THEY ACTUALLY WORK THE SCENE FROM INSIDE THE MOBILE COMMAND CENTER. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. COMMISSIONERS. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? COMMISSIONER RICHARDSON? WHAT WOULD THE COST OF A NEW ONE WOULD? I WAS JUST GONNA ASK . UH, WE DID GET PRICES. UH, THE CHEAPEST ONE WAS $850,000 UP TO 1,000,005. OH. SO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A QUARTER OF A MILLION DOLLARS FOR AN 18-YEAR-OLD VEHICLE THAT, WHAT'S THE LIFESPAN? UM, WELL THIS, HOW, HOW MUCH LONGER DO YOU EXPECT IT TO LIVE? WE'RE GONNA USE IT UNTIL APPROXIMATELY, I WOULD SAY PROBABLY AT LEAST ANOTHER SEVEN TO 10 YEARS. I WOULD SAY SEVEN TO 10 YEARS. WHAT WE HAVE NOW IS A 2014. I DON'T KNOW. THAT'S A REALLY GOOD INVESTMENT. I THINK YOU SHOULD HAVE GOT A NEW ONE. SHOULD HAVE TOLD 'EM TO KEEP THAT THING BECAUSE IT'S PROBABLY GIVING THEM PROBLEMS. IT'S PROBABLY WHY THEY GAVE IT TO YOU. USUALLY PEOPLE GET RID OF THINGS WHEN THERE ARE NO, NO MORE USE TO THEM. IT'S LIKE YOU SELL A USED CAR BECAUSE IT STARTS TO GIVE YOU PROBLEMS. YOU GET RID OF IT. RIGHT. WE DID. UM, WE DID. EVEN THOUGH THEY GAVE IT TO YOU FOR FREE. WELL, WE DID, BUT IT'S NOT REALLY FREE. WE DID HAVE A MECHANICS CHECK IT. UM, IT'S GOT LIKE, IT'S GOT ABOUT 3,600 MILES ON IT. 3600, 3600 MILES. UH, YEAH, SOUTH. WE WENT TO INSPECT IT, YOU KNOW, OVERALL, WHEN WE FIRST WENT TO LOOK AT IT AND IT LOOKED, LOOKED WELL, WE TALKED TO THEIR MAINTENANCE AT THE BOARD AUTHORITY, AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I ASKED THEM. I SAID, WHY ARE YOU GETTING A NEW ONE? IT'S JUST THAT THEY JUST BUY THINGS AND THEY HAVE A BUNCH OF STUFF IN THEIR GARAGE. AND WE ASKED FOR THE TWO NEW ONES THAT THEY HAVE SITTING IN THERE. BUT, UM, I FIGURED, YOU KNOW, WE FIGURED, AND THE CHIEF MCGUIRE FIGURED TOO, FOR THE PRICE AND FOR THE BID FOR $285,000, IT WAS WORTH IT FOR ANOTHER SEVEN TO 10 YEARS. YOU COULD HAVE BOUGHT A NEW ONE AND IT COULD LAST YOU ANOTHER 30 YEARS. IF, UH, 25 5 2, I'LL RESUBMIT FOR NEW . I'LL BE WITH THAT. I, I JUST, FOR ME, IT JUST SOUNDS LIKE A BAD INVESTMENT. WE WERE JUST TRYING OR ALSO TO, UH, YOU KNOW, MONEY WISE AND, AND FOR THE, FOR WHAT THEY USE IT FOR, SOMETIMES CHEAP IS NOT NECESSARILY BETTER. GOTCHA. COMMISSIONER, VICE PRESIDENT. MY FAMILY SAY THAT TO ME ALL THE TIME BECAUSE CHEAP IS NOT ALWAYS BETTER. QUESTION. YES. SO THE MONEY THAT WE'RE PUTTING INTO THIS VEHICLE IS TO PURELY OUTFIT THE INSIDE OF THE VE VEHICLE, OR IS IT TO UPGRADE LIKE SOME KIND OF MECHANICAL SYSTEM? ENGINE MECHANICAL IS OKAY. IT'S TO UPGRADE THE INSIDE AND THE OUTSIDE. COMPLETELY REDO, UH, STRIP THE PAINT, REDO THE WHOLE PAINT OUTSIDE. UH, THE WHOLE INSIDE IS, IS COMPLETELY GUTTED. ALL NEW WIRING, ALL NEW RADIO SYSTEMS, ALL NEW, UH, TELEVISION SYSTEMS, ALL NEW, UH, INTERVIEW ROOMS, UH, MOBILE CAMERAS. THERE'S TWO CAMERAS ON IT. UH, SCENE PROTECTION AND SOME EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT INSIDE. YOU SAID WE GOT IT FOR FREE AND IT'S ONLY 3,600 MILES ON IT. YES. NO MECHANICAL ISSUES. AND YOU ESTIMATE WE'LL KEEP IT FOR SEVEN TO 10 YEARS? YES, I DO. HOW LONG HAVE WE HAD THE OTHER ONE? WE HAVE ANOTHER ONE ALREADY. 2014. SO THAT'S 10 YEARS AGO. HOW DOES THIS ONE COMPARE TO THAT ONE? UH, 2014 IS, IS IS JUST NOT BIG ENOUGH. IT'S, IT'S A VERY SMALL UNIT. UM, AND IT'S NOT REALLY SUITABLE FOR WHEN WE GO TO A CRIME SCENE, WE NEED MORE RUM IN IT FOR, FOR MANPOWER FOR INTERVIEWS. THEY DO INTERVIEWS IN IT WHEN ROOM, YOU KNOW, LITTLE AREA THAT'S ABOUT FIVE BY FIVE, WHICH [00:30:01] IS KIND OF SMALL. BUT THIS HAS, UM, HAS A BATHROOM FACILITY NEEDED ALSO, IF WE'RE OUTTA SCENE FOR A LONG AMOUNT OF TIME. SO THIS ONE WOULD BETTER MEET, MEET OUR NEEDS. YES. YES. MOTION. SECOND. ALL. I DIDN'T CALL IT , YOU KNOW, I MIGHT WANNA SAY SOMETHING. OH, I'M SORRY. SO, GEEZ, I DON'T KNOW. I'M JUST SITTING HERE. UM, I'VE BEEN KNOWN TO BUY A COUPLE OF OLD VEHICLES HERE AND THERE. AND I CAN TELL YOU THIS IS A DIESEL PUSHER AND THIS CAN GO EASILY A MILLION MILES GIVEN LAW ENFORCEMENT DOESN'T DRIVE. AND IT'S GONNA SIT IN IDLE MOST OF THE TIME RUNNING OFF A GENERATOR. SO IT'S, IT'S NEVER GOING TO EXCEED ITS MECHANICAL LIMITS IN TERMS OF ITS ENGINE. IT'S GONNA SIT THERE AND RUN ON GENERATORS. YOU CAN REPLACE A GENERATOR IN THE SCOPE OF THE PROXIMITY OF THE VALUE OF THE CAR FOR RELATIVELY SMALL MONEY, $10,000 OR SO. AND THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE REALLY RUNNING WHEN YOU'RE SITTING THERE DURING A CRIME SCENE. YOU'RE NOT RUNNING THE DIESEL ALL DAY LONG. YOU'RE RUNNING OUT THE GENERATOR. SO TO ME, THIS IS, UH, A GOOD INVESTMENT IN A VEHICLE. YOU'RE BUYING A SHELL THAT OTHERWISE WOULD CALL YOU, COST YOU A MILLION DOLLARS AND IT'S GONNA DEPRECIATE SIGNIFICANTLY. WE ALREADY HAVE THE, THIS ONE WE ALREADY TOOK THE DEPRECIATION HIT. THIS IS BUYING TO ME. I THINK THIS IS A GOOD DEAL. SO I, I THINK THIS IS A GOOD VALUE THAT YOU GUYS BUY, BUT I JUST BUY OLD CARS AND I LITERALLY HAVE ONE BUS. BUT YOU KNOW, THAT'S JUST MR. PRESIDENT. THAT'S WHY I MOTIONED. HE CONVINCED ME. YOU YOU MOVED IT. HE, HE CONVINCED ME. VICE PRESIDENT MOVED IT. HE SECOND IT. HE CONVINCED ME. I, I AS A GEAR HEAD, I HAD TO WEIGH IN ON IT. ROLL CALL MADAM DEPUTY CLERK, WE HAVE A MOTION BY THE VICE PRESIDENT, SECOND BY RICHARDSON, AN ENDORSEMENT FROM THE GEARHEAD COMMISSIONER SERMONS. YES. COMMISSIONER SIEBOLD. ABSENT. COMMISSIONER RICHARDSON. YES. COMMISSIONER MURRAY THOMAS. ABSENT. COMMISSIONER MERCADO. YES. COMMISSIONER LUCIANO. ABSENT. COMMISSIONER GALE. ABSENT. COMMISSIONER, VICE PRESIDENT COOPER. YES. COMMISSIONER PRESIDENT POIS. YES. SO MOVED. I'D LOVE TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT. WHEN YOU'RE DONE, GIMME A CALL. WE'LL, WE'LL BRING IT DOWN HERE. SHOW. ALL RIGHT. I LOVE IT. ALL RIGHT, LET'S MOVE ON TO RESOLUTION. 26. 25 P 20. OH, WHERE ARE WE? 25. OH, I'M SORRY. I DID 24. I'M SORRY. 24 AT 25 IS WHAT I MEAN. YEAR. SORRY ABOUT THAT. JUMPED A GUN. UM, THAT'S ALSO FROM THE OFFICE OF THE PROSECUTOR. A RESOLUTION APPROVING, UH, THE PARTICIPATION OF THE STATE GRANT SYSTEM FOR MR. JACKSON. TAKEN AWAY. MR. , NOW YOU'RE GONNA SPEAK. OKAY, MR. PRESIDENT, I AM GLAD I DIDN'T HAVE 24 . UH, THIS IS A PARTICIPATION, UH, RESOLUTION, THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY GRANT PROGRAM ADMINISTERED BY THE OFFICE OF ALTERNATE, UH, A ALTERNATIVE AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES NEW JERSEY OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL ACCEPTING SUB-AWARD FOR A PERIOD OF, UH, SEPTEMBER 1ST, 2025 TO AUGUST 31ST, 2026 UNDER THE STATE PHYSICAL YEAR 2026, OPERATING, HELPING AND HAND GRANT PROGRAM. THE STATE REQUIRES THE PARTICIPATION AND THE BUDGET WAS INSERTED ON, UH, OCTOBER 8TH AND, UH, FOR $105,000. AND THE CONTRACT PERIOD SEPTEMBER 1ST, 2025 THROUGH AUGUST 31ST, 2026. THANK YOU, MR. COL. MR. BAZ, ANY QUESTIONS ON 25? NO QUESTIONS, MR. PRESIDENT. MR. MCINERNEY? NO QUESTIONS. COMMISSIONERS SEE NONE. SO I'M GONNA MOVE IT. I'LL MOVE IT. MERCADO SECOND BY RICHARD TO ROLL. CALL OUT DEPUTY CLERK ON 25. COMMISSIONER SERMONS. YES. COMMISSIONER SEABOLD. ABSENT. COMMISSIONER RICHARDSON? YES. COMMISSIONER MURRAY THOMAS. ABSENT. COMMISSIONER MERCADO? YES. COMMISSIONER LUCIANO. ABSENT. COMMISSIONER GILL. ABSENT. COMMISSIONER, VICE PRESIDENT COOPER? YES. YES. YES. COMMISSIONER PRESIDENT EZ. YES. SO MOVED. LET'S MOVE ON TO RESOLUTION 26 AND 56, WHICH ARE FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE OFFICE OF PURCHASING, AND CAN BE RUN TO THE RECORD AT A LATER TIME. MR. COLTRAN, MR. PRESIDENT, THIS IS THE, UH, CONTRACT WITH REX LEXI, NEXT DIVISION OF REX, TO PROVIDE ONLINE LEGAL RESEARCH SERVICES FOR VARIOUS AGENCIES SUCH AS COUNTY COUNCIL, ET CETERA. UH, OCTOBER 1ST, 2025 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2027. AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS AND 56 IS, UH, A CONTRACT AWARDED TWO LOWEST RESPONSIBLE BIDDERS, UH, RESPONSIBLE BIDDERS PER ITEM ON A UNIT COST BASIS TO FURNISH AND DELIVERY BEDDING AND LIDS. NOVEMBER 4TH, 2025 THROUGH NOVEMBER 3RD, 2027, MOUNTAIN NOT TO EXCEED 350,000. UH, ACME SUPPLY COMPANY AND MTJ AMERICAN LLC ARE BOTH AWARDED. [00:35:02] THANK YOU, MS. SHABAZZ. ANY QUESTIONS ON 26 AND 56? NO. MR. P? NO QUESTIONS. MR. MCINERNEY? NO QUESTIONS. COMMISSIONERS QUESTIONS ON 26 56. I'LL MOVE IT. MOVE BY MERCADO. SECOND. SECOND BY GRAHAM. WE'LL CALL MADAM DEPUTY CLERK COMMISSIONER SERMONS? YES. COMMISSIONER SIEBOLD. ABSENT. COMMISSIONER RICHARDSON? YES. COMMISSIONER MURRAY THOMAS. ABSENT. COMMISSIONER MERCADO? YES. COMMISSIONER LUCIANO. ABSENT. COMMISSIONER GILL. ABSENT. COMMISSIONER, VICE PRESIDENT COOPER? YES. COMMISSIONER PRESIDENT POIS? YES. SO MOVED. OKAY. LET'S MOVE ON TO RESOLUTION 27, WHICH IS IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR IT OFFICE. AND THAT COULD BE READ INTO THE RECORD AT A LATER TIME. MR. JACKSON? UM, THIS RESOLUTION AUTHORIZES AN AMENDMENT TO THE CIPHER SECURITY CONTRACT WITH SHI. THE ORIGINAL CONTRACT PROVIDED FOR A PARTIAL PAYMENT OF $1 MILLION, UH, WHICH WAS APPROVED ON 8 14 20 24. IN THIS AMENDMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF $879,727 AND 4 CENTS REPRESENTS THE REMAINING BALANCE NECESSARY TO, TO COMPLETE THE SCOPE OF SERVICES UNDER THE AGREEMENT. OKAY. THANK YOU MR. JACKSON. MS. CHAZ, NO QUESTIONS. ANY QUESTIONS? NO. MR. PRESENT. MR. MCINERNEY? NO QUESTIONS. COMMISSION IS QUESTIONS ON 27. I'LL MOVE IT. MOVE BY SECOND, UH, GRAHAM. SECOND BY MERCADO. ROLL CALL MADAM DEPUTY CLERK COMMISSIONER GILL. ABSENT. COMMISSIONER LUCIANO ABSENT. COMMISSIONER MERCADO? YES. COMMISSIONER MURRAY THOMAS. ABSENT. COMMISSIONER RICHARDSON? YES. COMMISSIONER SEABOLD. ABSENT. COMMISSIONER SERMONS? YES. COMMISSIONER VICE PRESIDENT COOPER? YES. COMMISSIONER PRESIDENT EZ? YES. SO MOVED. OKAY. LET'S MOVE ON TO RESOLUTIONS 28 THROUGH 52, WHICH ARE N 57, WHICH ARE IMMS COMMENDATIONS PROCLAMATION RESOLUTIONS, AND CAN BE READ AND TO THE RECORD AT A LATER TIME. COMMISSIONERS ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? MOTION. SECOND BY VICE PRESIDENT COOPER. SECOND BY RICHARDS OF ROLL CALL MAD DEPUTY CLERK OF TWENTY EIGHT FIFTY TWO AND 57. COMMISSIONER GILL. ABSENT. COMMISSIONER LUCIANO. ABSENT. COMMISSIONER MERCADO? YES. COMMISSIONER MURRAY THOMAS. ABSENT. COMMISSIONER RICHARDSON? YES. COMMISSIONER SIEBOLD. ABSENT. COMMISSIONER SERMONS? YES. COMMISSIONER, VICE PRESIDENT COOPER? YES. COMMISSIONER PRESIDENT EZ? YES. SO MOVED. OKAY, LET'S MOVE ON TO RESOLUTION 53, WHICH IS IN THE OFFICE OF COUNSEL. COULD YOU READ TO THE RECORD LETTER TIME, UH, MR. ST. JOHN? THANK YOU, MR. MR. PRESIDENT. THIS IS A CONTRACT WITH OUTSIDE COUNSEL TO REPRESENT ONE OF THE DEFENDANTS IN A, A LAWSUIT WHERE WE HAVE, UH, WE WOULD BELIEVE THERE'S A POTENTIAL CONFLICT, AND SO THAT THE LAWYER REPRESENT THE COUNTY AND THE OTHER DEFENDANTS CANNOT REPRESENT THAT INDIVIDUAL. THANK YOU MS. MR. ST. I DIDN'T HEAR HER. GIMME ONE SECOND. I'M SORRY, JUDGE. MR. ST. JOHN, I DIDN'T HEAR YOU. WHAT DID YOU SAY? I'M HAPPY TO START TODAY. THIS IS THE LAWSUIT WHERE ONE ATTORNEY IS REPRESENTING ALL OF THE DEFENDANTS FOR THE MATTER. IN THE COURSE OF LITIGATION ITSELF, WE HAVE TO DETERMINE THAT THERE MAY BE A CONFLICT BETWEEN ALL OF THE DEFENDANTS AND ONE DEFENDANT BY THE NAME OF SERGEANT CRAWFORD, AND THEREFORE, WE'RE COMPELLED TO GO OUT AND RETAIN SEPARATE COUNSEL FOR SERGEANT CRAWFORD. OKAY. THANK YOU. MR. B, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THE 27? I'M SORRY. NO, THIS IS NOT 27. THIS IS 53. NO QUESTIONS, MR. PRESIDENT. MR. KINON, ANY QUESTIONS ON 53? NO QUESTIONS. NO QUESTIONS. COMMISSIONERS, ANY QUESTIONS ON 53? I'LL MOVE IT. MOVE BY MERCADO. MOVE A SECOND. SECOND, SECOND. GRA UH, GRAHAM WAS LOOKING AT ME, BUT SHE DIDN'T VOICE. I DIDN'T, I I COULDN'T GET IT. SHE HAD NO VOICE. SO SHE'S GRAHAM ON THE SECOND. WE'LL GET YOU NEXT TIME. RICHARDSON. UH, LET'S ROLL CALL. MADAM DEPUTY CLERK ON 53. COMMISSIONER GILL. ABSENT. COMMISSIONER LUCIANO. ABSENT. COMMISSIONER MERCADO? YES. COMMISSIONER MURRAY. THOMAS. YEAH. EXCUSE ME. YES. COMMISSIONER RICHARDSON. YES. COMMISSIONER SIEBOLD. ABSENT. COMMISSIONER SERMONS? YES. COMMISSIONER, VICE PRESIDENT COOPER? YES. COMMISSIONER, PRESIDENT POIS? YES. SO MOVED. LET'S MOVE ON TO RESOLUTIONS 54 AND 55, WHICH ARE, UH, 2025 COUNTY BUDGET INSERTION OF ITEMS OF REVENUE AND THE RESOLUTION FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF CITIZEN SERVICES, DIVISION OF COMMUNITY ACTION. THERE WILL BE READ TO THE RECORD AT A LATER TIME. UH, THE, WE RECEIVED AN ADDITIONAL $10,000 FROM THE NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES FOR THE CODE BLUE PROGRAM. UM, THAT'S ITEM 54, WHICH WE'LL INSERT. AND THEN ITEM 55 IS AWARDING THIS MONEY TO THE, UH, [00:40:01] YMCA OF DORK AND VICINITY TO PROVIDE FOR ADDITIONAL CODE BLUE SERVICES. THANK YOU, MR. JACKSON. LEMME RECOGNIZE COMMISSIONER MURRAY THOMAS TO JOIN THE MEETING. MR. SHABAZ, ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT 54 AND 55? NO. MS. MAYOR. EXCUSE ME. MR. MACKIN, ANY QUESTIONS? NO QUESTIONS. COMMISSIONER, ANY QUESTIONS ON 54 AND 55? YES. FOR 55, COMMISSIONER, VICE PRESIDENT. MR. JACKSON IS, DID WE HAVE MORE THAN ONE GROUP THOUGH THAT DO THIS, RIGHT? YEAH. FOUR. SO WE ONLY NEED TO FOUR EXTEND THAT ONE. I'M SORRY. THEY, THEY OR THEY ORIGINALLY RECEIVED 25,000, NOW THEY'RE GETTING 35,000. OH, WE'RE INCREASING, YES. THE AMOUNT WE DON'T NEED TO INCREASE THE OTHER ONES. WELL, WE'RE GIVEN BECAUSE THE OTHER ONES DON'T HAVE THE VOLUME THAT THE Y DOES. THE Y IS OUR BIGGEST PROVIDER. OKAY. SO WE'RE GIVING THEM THE, THE 10,000 BECAUSE THEY PROVIDE THE MOST SERVICE, MOST SERVICES. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. RECOGNIZING COMMISSIONER LUCIANO. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON, UH, 54 OR 55? MOTION. SECOND. MOVE BY VICE PRESIDENT COOPER. SECOND BY MERCADO. ROLL CALL MADAM DEPUTY CLARK ON 54 AND 55, THE BUDGET INSTRUCTIONS. COMMISSIONER GILL. ABSENT. COMMISSIONER LUCIANO? YES. COMMISSIONER MERCADO? YES. COMMISSIONER MURRAY THOMAS. YES. COMMISSIONER RICHARDSON. YES. COMMISSIONER SIEBOLD. ABSENT. COMMISSIONER SERMONS? YES. COMMISSIONER, VICE PRESIDENT COOPER? YES. COMMISSIONER, PRESIDENT POIS? YES. SO MOVED. LET'S GO BACK TO NUMBER 14, WHICH WE, UH, SKIPPED OVER EARLIER TODAY. NUMBER 14 IS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE, OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET. AND THAT WILL BE READ INTO THE RECORD AT A LATER TIME. MR. JACKSON? MR. MOHAMMED. UM, GOOD EVENING. HUSAM MOHAMMED COUNTY. UM, UH, RESOLUTION NUMBER 14 IS TRANSFER, UH, RESOLUTION. WE ARE ALLOWED BY LAW TO TRANSFER IN THE CURRENT YEAR BUDGET IN THE LAST TWO MONTHS OF THE YEAR. AND THIS IS TO MAKE SURE ALL THE DEPARTMENTS ARE FULLY FUNDED AND, UH, THERE IS NO ANY OVER EXPENDITURES. I'M HERE FOR ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU MR. MOHAMED. MR. BA, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? UH, NO. MR. PRESIDENT, MR. MCINERNEY, ANY QUESTIONS? NO QUESTIONS. BUT THE, UH, JUST TO SAY THAT THE MAJORITY OF THIS, OR AT LEAST HALF OF THIS IS GOING TO SALARIES AND WAGES IN THE CORRECTIONAL OFFICE TO COVER THIS IS THE, UH, UH, CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS, CORRECT? YES. THIS, UH, AFTER THE, UM, THE RANK AND FILE SETTLED, THIS MOVED THE MONEY TO FUND, UH, THAT AMOUNT IT WAS BUDGETED AND IT JUST WAS NOT IN, UH, IN THE LINE ITEM UNTIL IT WAS SETTLED. THAT'S IT. THAT'S IT. GOOD. ALL GOOD. COMMISSIONERS. ANY QUESTIONS ON 14? MOTION. SECOND. MOVED BY VICE PRESIDENT COOPER. SECOND BY MERCADO. ROLL CALL MADAM DEPUTY CLERK COMMISSIONER GILL. ABSENT. COMMISSIONER LUCIANO? YES. COMMISSIONER MERCADO? YES. COMMISSIONER MURRAY THOMAS? YES. COMMISSIONER RICHARDSON? YES. COMMISSIONER SIEBOLD. ABSENT. COMMISSIONER SERMONS? YES. COMMISSIONER, VICE PRESIDENT COOPER? YES. COMMISSIONER PRESIDENT POIS? YES. SO MOVED. MADAM DEPUTY CLERK, DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER, UH, ADDED STARTERS? NO, WE DO NOT. OKAY. REPORT A BOARD COMMITTEES, COMMISSIONERS. ANY REPORT? A BOARD COMMITTEES COMMISSIONER, VICE PRESIDENT. THANK YOU. UM, WE RECEIVED THE REPORT FROM THE LAST BANK THAT, UM, WASN'T ABLE TO JOIN OUR HEARINGS THE OTHER WEEK, SO PLEASE READ, UM, THEIR COMMENTS AND RESPOND BACK TO ADAM OR, YOU KNOW, THE STAFF IF WE HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FOR THEM. AND THEN ONCE WE GET THROUGH THAT, I'LL GIVE A REPORT OF, OF EVERYBODY THAT, UM, RESPONDED TO US. SO THAT WILL CONCLUDE AND WRAP UP ALL OF THE, UM, BANKS THAT APPEAR BEFORE US UNDER THE BANKING REVIEW COMMITTEE. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER VICE FURTHER, THEY, THEY WERE LATE BECAUSE THEY HAD A CHANGE OF CONTACT. IS THAT CORRECT? SOMETHING TO THAT EFFECT. CORRECT. AND BECAUSE OF THAT, I THINK WE NEED TO MAKE SOME ADDITIONS TO THE REPORTING MATRIX. MAYBE TO HAVE TWO PEOPLE AS THE POINT OF CONTACT GOING FORWARD SO THAT IF THEY, UM, WE EXPERIENCE THAT AGAIN, WHERE THERE'S BEEN A CHANGE IN STAFFING, PERHAPS TWO PEOPLE WILL GET IT. I WAS SURPRISED THAT THE BANK DIDN'T HAVE A EMAIL FORWARDING ON TO WHOEVER THE REPLACEMENT WAS. BUT I'M HAPPY THAT WE WERE ABLE TO GET A RESPONSE AND GOING FORWARD, THAT'S A PART OF MY RECOMMENDATION THAT WE AMEND, UH, THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT WE SEND THE REPORT TO. THANK YOU MADAM DEPUTY CLARK. LET'S REFLECT, UH, THAT CHANGE MOVING FORWARD, MR. PRESIDENT FOR, UH, NEXT YEAR BANKING COMMITTEE. MR. MCINERNEY? I WAS JUST GONNA ASK, WHICH, WHICH BANK WAS THAT? IT WAS VALLEY NATIONAL MM-HMM . SO THAT, THAT WAS THE ONE WE THOUGHT WAS, WASN'T SHOWING. CORRECT. CORRECT. UM, OKAY. AND, UH, WE DECIDED AT THE COMMITTEE MEETING TO GIVE THEM AN OPPORTUNITY REACH OUT FOR SOMEBODY ELSE WHO HAD APPEARED WITH THE PRIMARY CONTACT IN THE PAST. [00:45:01] RIGHT. AND THAT'S WHEN WE LEARNED THAT THAT PERSON WAS NO LONGER WITH THE BANKER HAD MOVED TO A NEW POSITION, BUT EITHER WAY, THEY, UM, IDENTIFIED THAT THEY DID NOT GET THE RESPONSES, THE REQUEST TO GIVE A RESPONSE TO THE REPORT. SO WE GAVE THEM AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET IT. WE GOT IT, I THINK ON THURSDAY OR FRIDAY OF LAST WEEK. RIGHT. AND THAT'S THE, THEY HAD A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF MONEY WITH THEY DO. SO THAT'S THE BANK WE THOUGHT WAS KIND OF BLOWING US OFF. CORRECT. CORRECT. I JUST WANTED, YOU KNOW, SO THEY FOLLOWED UP ON THAT. CORRECT. YOU KNOW, LIKE, AND, AND GIVEN PRIOR EXPERIENCE, THAT'S WHAT WE HAD INITIALLY THOUGHT IF WE REACHED OUT FOR THEM A COUPLE OF TIMES AND THERE WAS NO RESPONSES AND THE STAFF DID NOT REPORT THAT THEY GOT LIKE A BOUNCE BACK EMAIL, LIKE A UNDELIVERABLE. RIGHT. UM, SO WE JUST REALLY ASSUMED THAT THEY WERE. SO I'M HAPPY THAT THEY RESPONDED, ESPECIALLY GIVEN THE AMOUNT THAT THE DEPOSITS ARE, UM, WITH THAT BANK. SO I ENCOURAGE YOU ALL TO PLEASE REVIEW WHAT THEY PROVIDED TO US. IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS, UM, WE'LL HAVE THE STAFF REACH OUT TO GET THAT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. REMEMBER WHAT SOME OF THE KEY THINGS THAT WE WERE LOOKING AT THEIR COMMUNITY, UM, INVESTMENTS IN TERMS OF GRANT GRANTS AND SMALL LENDING, ESPECIALLY TO VETERANS AND MINORITY OWNED THEIR, UM, GRANT MAKING ABILITY, THEIR SPONSORSHIPS AND, UM, THE LOANS THAT THEY'D GIVEN OUT TO SMALL BUSINESSES IN THE AREA, THE MORTGAGE PRODUCTS, ESPECIALLY FOR PEOPLE WHO WERE FIRST TIME HOME BUYERS, GRANTS, UM, CLOSING COSTS, THINGS LIKE THAT. SO PLEASE REVIEW THEIR RESPONSE AND GIVE US ANY FEEDBACK OR CONCERNS THAT YOU HAVE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER. ANY OTHER, UH, REPORTS TO COMMITTEES? OKAY. SEE? NONE. DO WE HAVE ANY LEGISLATIVE REPORTS? NO. ANY OTHER IN COMMUNICATIONS? ANY UNFINISHED BUSINESS? ANY NEW BUSINESS? OKAY. MAD AND DEPUTY COOK, LET'S GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT. IF THERE'S ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WHO WOULD LIKE TO COMMENT ON ANY OTHER MATTER, PLEASE COME TO THE MIC FOR STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS AND AFFILIATION FOR THE RECORD, YOU'LL HAVE FOUR MINUTES TO SPEAK. GOOD EVENING. HI, GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS CYNTHIA GTA. I'M A LONG TIME RESIDENT OF ESSEX COUNTY AND I'M A MEMBER OF THE SOMA ACTION IMMIGRATION COMMITTEE. UM, I'M HERE AGAIN TO SPEAK ABOUT DELANEY HALL BECAUSE ANOTHER EMERGING HORROR OF THE MASS DEPORTATION AGENDA IS THE SUFFERING FAMILIES LEFT BEHIND. ONCE THE PRIMARY WAGE EARNER HAS BEEN DETAINED AND OR DEPORTED, BESIDES THE ENORMOUS MENTAL TOLL OF HAVING A LOVED ONE TAKEN, THE FINANCIAL STRESS IS OVERWHELMING. THERE IS LITTLE TO NO SAFETY NET YET RENT MUST BE PAID AND FOOD MUST BE BOUGHT IN ADDITION TO THE BASIC EXPENSES OF HEAT, ELECTRICITY, WATER, CLOTHING, ET CETERA. ACCORDING TO THE CENTER FOR MIGRATION STUDIES, DEPORTATION OF AN UNDOCUMENTED FAMILY MEMBER REDUCES HOUSEHOLD INCOME AN AVERAGE OF 50%. THE REDUCTION IN INCOME LEADS TO HOUSING INSTABILITY WITH A REAL RISK OF EVICTION. FOOD INSECURITY BECOMES PREVALENT, PREVALENT, AND ADULTS OFTEN GO HUNGRY FOR THE SAKE OF THEIR CHILDREN. FAMILIES ARE HESITANT TO RECEIVE BENEFITS. THEY ARE ENTITLED TO, ESPECIALLY THOSE FAMILIES WITH MIXED IMMIGRATION STATUS, OR EVEN TO GO TO FOOD BANKS FOR FEAR OF CONTACT WITH FEDERAL AGENTS. AT DELANEY HALL, WE HAVE FIRSTHAND CONTACT WITH MOTHERS, SOLO PARENTING CHILDREN AND NEWBORNS THROWN INTO DIRE FINANCIAL STRAITS. WE HELP WITH BASIC NECESSITIES SUCH AS GROCERY, GIFT CARDS, DIAPERS, AND CLOTHING. THERE ARE MANY GOFUNDME SITES ASKING FOR RENT AND LAWYER FEES, AND PEOPLE GIVE WHAT THEY CAN, BUT IT IS NOT ENOUGH. IF WE WANT TO KEEP FAMILIES HEALTHY AND HOUSED, WE NEED HELP FROM OUR LOCAL AND STATE GOVERNMENT. THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CLEARLY HAS ANOTHER AGENDA ENTIRELY SHAME ON THEM. RECENTLY, LA COUNTY AND CAL CALIFORNIA SET ASIDE $30 MILLION IN RENT RELIEF FOR IMMIGRANT FAMILIES AFFECTED BY ICE RAIDS AND FOR WILDFIRE SURVIVORS. I ASK EACH OF YOU, WHAT CAN ESSEX COUNTY DO TO ALLEVIATE THE FINANCIAL TRAUMA THE FAMILIES EXPERIENCE? CAN ESSEX COUNTY SET ASIDE FUNDS TO RELIEVE THE FINANCIAL BURDENS CREATED BY THIS MASS DEPORTATION AGENDA? ESSEX COUNTY HAS SHOWN LEADERSHIP IN BECOMING THE FIRST NEW JERSEY COUNTY TO PASS A RESOLUTION CALLING FOR THE PASSAGE OF THE IMMIGRANT TRUST ACT. PLEASE LEAD ONCE AGAIN AND BE THE FIRST COUNTY TO CREATE A SAFETY NET FOR THOSE WHO ARE BEARING THE BRUNT OF THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S LAWLESS ASSAULT ON IMMIGRANTS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. [00:50:05] GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS SUSAN EK. I AM ALSO A LONG TIME RESIDENT OF ESSEX COUNTY. UM, I AM ALSO A MEMBER OF SOMA ACTION AND I'M THE CO-CHAIR OF THE, THE IMMIGRATION COMMITTEE. I FULLY CONCUR WITH EVERYTHING MY COLLEAGUE, CYNTHIA GTA JUST SAID, BUT I'M HERE TONIGHT TO RAISE A MORE MUNDANE MATTER THE PARKING SITUATION AT THE ESSEX COUNTY CORRECTIONAL FACILITY, DELANEY HALL IS INCARCERATING UNDER DUBIOUS, UM, LEGAL MEANS INDIVIDUALS CHARGED WITH LARGELY CIVIL, CIVIL, CIVIL VIOLATIONS. THE VISITORS WHO COME THERE ARE SUBJECT TO ARBITRARY RULE CHANGES, ABSURD DRESS CODES, LONG WEIGHTS, NO PRODUCTION, NO PROTECTION FROM THE ELEMENTS TO HELP MANY ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING OURS, HAS BEEN OUT THERE REGULARLY TO SUPPORT THESE INDIVIDUALS AND ALSO TO EXERCISE OUR FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS TO PROTEST THE EXISTENCE OF THIS FACILITY. YET THOSE VISITING LOVED ONES ON TOP OF ALL THE OTHER ABUSES THAT THEY SUFFER ARE ESSENTIALLY BLOCKED BY THE BY ESSEX COUNTY FROM PARKING IN THE PARKING LOT, WHICH IS THE MOST CONVENIENT THING FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO USE. SIMILARLY, UM, VISITORS AIDING THE, THOSE VISITING LOVED ONES ARE BLOCKED. IT IS WRONG AND SHAMEFUL, I BELIEVE FOR ESSEX COUNTY NOT TO PERMIT THESE INDIVIDUALS TO PARK IN THE ESSEX COUNTY CORRECTIONAL FACILITY LOT. I CALL ON YOU PLEASE TO CORRECT THIS SITUATION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. TIMING ON THIS ONE SUCKS. JAMES TROI, VICE PRESIDENT, FLP LODGE 1 0 6, REPRESENTING THE SWORN SUPERVISORY STAFF AND INTERNAL AFFAIRS INVESTIGATORS WITHIN THE ESSEX COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS. ON OCTOBER 24TH OF THIS YEAR, THIS BOARD SENT A LETTER TO UNITED STATES SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITY NOME REGARDING THE PRIVATELY OPERATED DELANEY HALL ICE FACILITY. THEY CITED AREAS OF CONCERN, COMMISSARY FUNDS AND ACCOUNTS, BLOCKED PHONE NUMBERS, VERBAL ABUSE BY STAFF, ILLEGAL PARKING, MEDICAL CARE. QUOTING FROM THAT LETTER, YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF THIS FACILITY AND THE TREATMENT OF THOSE BEING DETAINED UNQUOTE. SHAME ON THIS BOARD. YEP, YEP. I HAVE BEEN COMING HERE. REPRESENTATIVES OF MY UNIT HAVE BEEN COMING HERE FOR YEARS. YEP. COMPLAINING THAT THE FACILITY ITSELF IS VIOLATING THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S DIRECTIVE BY BLOCKING EMAILS FROM GOING INTO INTERNAL AFFAIRS, BY BLOCKING EMAILS FROM UNION REPRESENTATIVES, TRYING TO WRITE TO UNION MEMBERS. IF WE CHANGE VERBAL ABUSE BY STAFF TO VERBAL ABUSE OF STAFF, IT WOULD APPLY THERE. SO THE FACILITY YOU DO CONTROL HAS BEEN VIOLATING STATE REGULATIONS AND NATIONAL STANDARDS FOR YEARS. NO LETTER. YOU HAVE NO DENIABILITY. WE HAVE BEEN HERE REPEATEDLY. WE HAVE MADE YOU INDIVIDUALLY AND COLLECTIVELY AWARE. WE ARE NOT JUST EMPLOYEES, WE ARE TAXPAYERS. WE ARE YOUR CONSTITUENTS. WE HAVE BEEN SHOUTING TO THE HILLS. IGNORED, DISREGARDED. NOW THE COUNTY SETTLED AN $8 MILLION LAWSUIT THAT WOULD'VE BEEN AVOIDED HAD SOMEBODY LISTENED TO US THREE OR FOUR OR FIVE OR SIX MONTHS PRIOR AND ACTUALLY SECURED THE MICROWAVES AND NOT HAD UNTRAINED OFFICERS ALONE WITH 64 GANG MEMBERS. ANYONE WANT TO SEE THE WARNING MEMOS AND CORRESPONDENCE? THE REPORTS SUBMITTED. WE TOLD EVERYONE IN THE ADMINISTRATION WE WERE BLOWN OFF AS ALARMISTS. THE GELLAN CASE IS UPCOMING. THAT'S LIKELY GONNA BE ANOTHER SEVEN FIGURE CASE FOR THE COUNTY. AND THAT TOO WAS AVOIDABLE, ARGUABLY. SO IF YOU'RE NOT GOING TO LISTEN TO MYSELF AND OTHERS UNDERSTAND, THAT WILL VOLUNTARILY TESTIFY AS TO CONDITIONS INSIDE THAT FACILITY. IN FACT, I MYSELF THIS MORNING TESTIFIED FOR A FOURTH TIME IN AN INTERNATIONAL CASE IN LONDON. YES, ENGLAND. YOU'VE MADE AL JAZEERA NEWS CARE TO GUESS WHY P DIDDY COMBS WANTED TO BE HOUSED AT THE ECCF WHILE ON TRIAL. I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE WE CAN SAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU [00:55:01] MR. TRACY. GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING. IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE. MY NAME IS PAMELA MCGOVERN. I REPRESENT AND ADVOCATE FOR BURY PARK. UM, THE ISSUE IS STILL A LOT OF ISSUES THERE AND I KEEP BEING TOLD HOW MUCH THEY PUT INTO BURY PARK. THAT DOESN'T MATTER TO ME BEHIND THE FACT THAT PARK BEEN NEGLECTED FOR YEARS. SO YES, IT'S, IT'S STILL A LOT OF ISSUES THERE. OKAY. UM, THE FIRST THING I WANTED TO SAY IS THAT THE KITCHEN HAS NOT BEEN UPDATED OR INSPECTED SINCE 11 14 19. NONE OF THE APPLIANCE WORK IN THERE. ORGANIZATIONS HAVE WILLING TO, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU EVER HEARD OF TABLE TO TABLE TO BRING MEALS THERE TO LEASE. I CAN SERVE ONCE OR TWO DAYS A WEEK, BUT THAT IS PART OF THE ISSUE. NONE OF THE APPLIANCE WORK IN THE KITCHEN. IT HAVEN'T BEEN INSPECTED SINCE 2019. AND WE HAVE, I HAD SINCE THERE, I HAD THIS YEAR SO FAR, I HAD THE YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM THERE. AUTISM EVENT. I HAVE A EASTER EGG HUNT BOOK BAG GIVEAWAY COMMUNITY, UH, BABY SHOWER THERE, THE HALLOWEEN COSTUME GIVEAWAY. I HAD SO MANY THINGS THERE, BUT I CAN'T SERVE OR HELP THERE 'CAUSE I CONSTANTLY, PEOPLES COME IN THERE HOMELESS AND THE UNFORTUNATE AND THEY ARE KNOCK ON THE DOOR. I'M NOT OPEN THERE EVERY DAY, BUT THEY KNOW WHEN THEY SEE MY VEHICLE THERE, OH, I CAN GET SOMETHING THERE, BUT THEY, I CAN'T GIVE THEM ANYTHING. SO I PERSONALLY BOUGHT MY MICROWAVE DOWN DEER TO YOU JUST TO HEAT 'EM UP A SANDWICH OR SOMETHING. SO I'M ASKING YOU THE COMMISSION, THE COMMISSIONERS, WILL YOU PLEASE, I DON'T KNOW WHO'S COVERED THAT AREA OF BURY PARK. YOU KNOW, I DON'T TRY TO REACH OUT TO, TO EVEN BRING SOME SENIORS. SENIORS BEEN COMING THERE. IF YOU FOLLOW ME ON FACEBOOK, I'M ALWAYS POSTING SOMETHING, GIVING QUOTES OUT, SITTING THERE, YOU KNOW, CONVERSATING WITH SOME OF THE SENIOR, 'CAUSE YOU HAVE A LOT OF SENIORS IN PRIVATE HOMES THAT'S THERE. AND THE, AND I HAVE CAME HERE AND ASKED THE BOARD BEFORE, CAN YOU PLEASE, WE NEED SOME TYPE OF SPEED MEASURE. SOUTH ORANGE AVENUE IS LIKE TWO 80. OKAY? WHEN RON RICE SENIOR WAS HERE, HE HAD FUNDS AND THAT WAS HIS THING TO BUILD A PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE BECAUSE SPEEDWAY ACADEMY SCHOOL ENTRANCE IS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BLOCK. ORTON PARKWAY, WHERE THE PARKWAY NORTH AND SOUTH KIDS COMING DOWN 14TH AVENUE. THEY CUT THROUGH THE PARK. EVERYBODY THAT BRINGS THEIR KIDS TO SCHOOL, THEY PARK ON THE SIDE OF SOUTH ORANGE AVENUE OF THE PARK. AND I KNOW IT'S SUPPOSED TO YIELD TO PEDESTRIANS, BUT THAT DON'T ALWAYS HAPPEN. AND THERE HAS BEEN ACCIDENTS THERE. SO I'M ASKING YOU TO PLEASE SUPPORT THAT. THANK YOU MA'AM. THANK YOU. MR. JACKSON. CAN WE HAVE THE, UH, APPLIANCES IN THE KITCHEN AS A WHOLE INSPECTED? IS THAT SOMETHING WE CAN DO, SIR? THANK YOU MR. JACKSON. ALRIGHT, WE'LL HAVE THE, UH, WE'LL HAVE THE KITCHEN INSPECTED AND LET'S REVIEW THE APPLIANCES AND SEE IF WE CAN DETERMINE WHAT THE ISSUES ARE. SEE IF WE COULD RECTIFY 'EM. OKAY. OKAY. THANK YOU. MY PLEASURE. THANK YOU MR. PRESIDENT, FOR THE RECORD. WELL, WE'LL COME BACK AT COMMENT SESSION. IT IS NOT COMMENT. I JUST WASN'T CLEAR ON THE QUESTION THAT WAS ASKED FROM THE LAST GUEST, THE SPECIFIC QUESTION. I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THAT GOES INTO THE RECORD. SO THE, THE APPLIANCE OF VALES WORK PARK, THAT WAS ONE PART. THERE WAS A SECOND PART. SO THE OTHER ASPECT OF IT IS A BRIDGE ENFORCEMENT OF TRAFFIC, UH, BECAUSE OF THE FAILURE TO YIELD AND SOME SPECIFIC AREAS WITH THE, WITH THE DRIVING CONCERNS. I'M GONNA ASK YOU TO JUST GIVE TO ADAM BACK THERE THE VERY SPECIFICS BECAUSE IT'S THE MORE SPECIFIC, THE BETTER WE CAN ADDRESS, WE CAN LOOK INTO. OKAY, WE'LL GET ADAM TO GET THAT INFORMATION FIRST. US. OKAY, MS. JACKSON, PLEASE. GOOD EVENING. GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. HOW ARE WE? UM, JUST TO ASSIST, MS. MC, IF YOU SAT A COP OUT THERE, JUST SIT A COP THERE. THOSE PEOPLE MAKE RIGHT TURN ON RED ALL DAY LONG. YOU WANT SOME REVENUE? WRITE THE TICKETS. PEOPLE COME IN THIS CITY. PEOPLE COME IN THIS COUNTY VERY DISRESPECTFUL. DOWN THE LOWER END EX, UH, NORTH IRVING AND EAST ORANGE. WRITE SOME TICKETS. GET SOME REVENUE UP. MAYBE WE CAN SETTLE THESE CONTRACTS. TWO, THE GARBAGE IN THESE PARKS IS HORRENDOUS. YOU GUYS SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELF. ESSEX IS NOT BEAUTIFUL. ESSEX IS NOT NUMBER ONE. ON THE WEEKENDS, YOU GUYS GIVE OUT HUNDREDS OF PERMITS. YOU [01:00:01] COULD TAKE THE MONEY, HIRE THE KIDS AND LET 'EM WORK ON THE WEEKEND. THESE GARBAGE CANS IN EVERY PARK DOWN THE HILL. I DON'T SEE IT UP THE HILL. DOWN THE HILL ARE OVERFLOWING. YOU GOT PEOPLE COMING FROM NEW YORK, THEY GOT THE CORONA BOTTLES ALL OVER THE PLACE. THAT'S NOT A GOOD LOOK. R USS DOWN AT WEAK PARK. IT AIN'T A GOOD LOOK. BURG PARK, THAT WAS JUST NEWLY DONE, ALLEGEDLY THE HOME FIELD FOR DONALD PAYNE TECH. HORRIBLE ON THE WEEKEND. COME ON NOW. WE ALLOW ALCOHOL IN THE PARK NOW. YEAH, NO ENFORCEMENT. Y'ALL NEED MONEY. GET THE MONEY. NOW LET ME SAY THIS ABOUT IMMIGRATION. EVERYBODY GOT THE RIGHT TO SAY WHAT THEY WANNA SAY. IF THIS COUNTY ALLOCATES $1 TO HELP A NON, UH, LEGAL FAMILY, I'M GONNA FIGHT ALL OF Y'ALL. YOU GOT PEOPLE GETTING PUT OUT IN COURT EVERY DAY TODAY. 55 FAMILIES WERE EVICTED IN THE COUNTY OF ESSEX 55. AND I'M NOT SAYING THAT THEY DON'T NEED NO HELP, BUT GUESS WHAT, THEM FOLKS OF THE LONG TIME THEY BEEN HERE, 20 TO $25,000 A MONTH PER STATE, THAT'S ENOUGH. THEY SHOULD HAVE SAVED THE MONEY. SECONDLY, THEY SHOULD HAVE THE SAME CONCERN IN HOW MUCH MONEY YOU GONNA KEEP POURING INTO THE JAIL. THAT'S SINKING UNDERGROUND. YOU JUST ALLOCATED $10 MILLION FOR A ROOF FOR WHAT? Y'ALL WASTE MORE MONEY THAN IT, THAN GOD HAS ON THE PLANET. THE, THE, THE, THE AIR BRUCE GROUP NEEDS TO BE LOOKING AT, SHOULD WE BUILD A NEW JAIL? I THINK SO, DOUG, THE HEALTH CONCERNS IN THERE. I WANT YOU TO DO AN ENVIRONMENTAL STUDY IN THAT JAIL. YOUR FAMILY MEMBERS WORK IN THERE. YOUR FAMILY MEMBERS ARE PRISONERS IN THERE. YOUR FAMILY MEMBERS ARE THE SCHOOL SERVICE. YOUR FAMILY MEMBERS. ARE THE NURSES ACCELERATING THERE? HOW ABOUT LET'S FIND OUT HOW SOON THEY'RE GONNA DIE BECAUSE IT'S DEFINITELY GONNA HAPPEN. I SAT ON ESS COUNTY COURT AND WATCHED FIVE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS. ONE GUY, SECOND ENTRY INTO THE COUNTRY ILLEGALLY STABBED FIVE PEOPLE AT THE BRAZILIAN FESTIVAL IN NEWARK. THE OTHER YOUNG MAN CAME IN THERE, FIVE BAGS OF ECSTASY FIELDS OVER 300. SO I GET WHAT THEY'RE SAYING, BUT I KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON IN MY COMMUNITY. SO WE NOT GONNA PLAY THIS GAME US AGAINST THEM. THE END OF THE DAY, THERE'S A PROCESS FOR ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS TO FOLLOW, TO BECOME CITIZENS. AND MANY OF THEM HAVE DONE THAT. WHAT'S WRONG WITH THESE FOLKS? WE NOT TAKING CARE OF US. AND WE BETTER START DOING THAT FIRST THIS FOOD STAMP FIASCO. I AM APPALLED THAT ESSEX COUNTY SAID NOTHING. UNION COUNTY PUT OUT BLURBS ALL OVER. YOU GUYS WERE SOLID, NOT PERSONAL. I TALK ABOUT FAMILY SERVICES ALL THE TIME. YOU GUYS THINK I'M PLAYING. YOU HAVE NOT APPROVED AN EMERGENCY APPLICATION AND WE 30 SECONDS ASKING FOR ADDITIONAL STUFF HERE. I DON'T THINK SO. HOW MANY FAMILIES RIGHT NOW IN ES COUNTY DID GET THEY FOOD STAMPS THIS WEEK? AND HOW MANY STILL DON'T HAVE IT? AND WE GIVING OUT BOXED FOOD TWICE A WEEK THAT'S NOT GONNA FEED THE FAMILY. COME ON Y'ALL, LET'S BE REALISTIC. NOTHING AGAINST THE YOUNG LADIES 'CAUSE THEY'VE BEEN COMING FOR YEARS. BUT YOU NEED TO TAKE CARE OF HOME FIRST AND HOME RIGHT NOW. IS RAGGEDY THE UNION BEEN COMING? THE JAIL BEEN COMING? NO CONTRACT SETTLED? COME ON GUYS, LET'S BE REAL. THE THINGS THAT YOU DO MAKE NO SENSE. THIS BODY NEEDS TO GET TOGETHER TIME BECAUSE YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO DIRECT THE, UH, ESSEX COUNTY THAT, AND YOU DON'T DO IT. THANK YOU. STOP HAVING TO, IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK AT THIS TIME? UH, GOOD EVENING. HI, UH, SORRY I HAVE A COLD. UM, I'M TERRY SUES, UNION COUNTY, BUT, UM, I COME TO NEW, UH, NEWARK AND ESSEX COUNTY, UH, FREQUENTLY BECAUSE OF THE DELANEY HALL DETENTION CENTER. AND, UM, I'M IN AGREEMENT WITH, UH, DONNA HERE IN TERMS OF HOW WE NEED TO TREAT OUR OWN RESIDENTS AND MAKING SURE THAT THEY HAVE EMERGENCY FOOD DURING THIS IDIOTIC TIME PERIOD. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. HOWEVER, WE ALSO HAVE ANOTHER JAIL THAT'S IN OUR BACKYARD THAT IS CAUSING HUGE MISERY FOR PEOPLE. AND MANY 80% OF THOSE PEOPLE WERE TAKEN BY ICE. MR. ICE, YOU KNOW, IN, IN, IN THEIR MASKS AND EVERYTHING GOING INTO FEDERAL COURT OR GOING TO THE ICE CHECK-IN PLACES AND TAKING IMMIGRANTS THAT ARE INVOLVED IN THEIR LOGICAL IMMIGRATION PROCESS AND ARRESTING THEM AND PUTTING THEM DELANEY HALL. YOU SHOULD COME DOWN THERE AND MEET WITH US, I THINK. BUT YOU WANNA MEET SOME OF THE VISITORS. AT ANY RATE, WE'LL TALK LATER. [01:05:01] THE FACT IS, THESE PEOPLE HAVE FAMILIES. THEY'RE HERE LEGALLY. THEY'RE GOING THROUGH A LEGAL IMMIGRATION PROCESS. THEY ARE NOT CRIMINALS. IF THEY ARE CRIMINALS, THEY BELONG IN THE ESSEX COUNTY JAIL OR ARE STATE PRISON. UH, YOU CAN READ IN THE NEWSPAPER WHAT THEY'RE DOING TO, TO, TO PEOPLE WHO WERE WRONGLY CONVICTED. AND THE ONE GUY SPENT 23 YEARS IN PRISON, THEY LET HIM OUT AND ICE ARRESTED HIM FOR A SMALL DRUG CHARGE FROM WHEN HE WAS 18, AND NOW THEY'RE GONNA SEND HIM BACK TO HIS COUNTRY AFTER, LIKE BEING HERE FOR I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY YEARS. SO IT'S, IT'S, IT'S JUST IDIOTIC AND IT'S A WASTE OF OUR TIME COMPARED TO THE IMPORTANT DOMESTIC ISSUES WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH. HOWEVER, WE DO HAVE TO RECOGNIZE THAT WE HAVE THIS JAIL IN OUR BACKYARD. IT IS HORRIFIC FOR THE PEOPLE WHO ARE BEING HELD THERE ILLEGALLY. IT IS OPERATING ILLEGALLY. IT HAS NOT MET ITS PERMITS. IT IS CALLING ITSELF A BUSINESS. IT'S A, UM, BILLION DOLLAR ENTERPRISE THAT'S DOWN THERE OVER 15 YEARS. THEY ARE A BUSINESS. I THINK IT'S TIME TO MINIMALLY CALL THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU ON THEM. THEY'RE NOT OPERATING AS A BUSINESS. THEY DON'T HAVE A LOBBY FOR PEOPLE TO WAIT IN WHEN THEY'RE INVITING THEM TO COME AS VISITORS. IT'S HORRIFIC. YOU'VE BEEN DOWN THERE, SEVERAL OF YOU HAVE BEEN THERE, WHICH WE APPRECIATE. COME BACK ANYTIME, MEET SOME OF THESE VISITORS. THE FACT IS THEY'RE STILL WAITING OUT IN THE COLD, WAITING ON AN ACTIVE DRIVEWAY WAITING WITH LITTLE KIDS AT NIGHT. IT'S, THERE'S NOWHERE FOR THEM TO COME INSIDE AND WAIT. THERE ARE NO RESTROOM FACILITIES. AND THEN LET'S TALK ABOUT THE DETAINEES BRIEFLY. THEY HAVE A, OH, SORRY. THEY HAVE A COMMISSARY SYSTEM DOWN THERE TO, UM, THAT THEY HAVE TO USE. IT'S LIKE A COMPANY STORE. THEY'RE PAYING $11 FOR A TUBE OF TOOTHPASTE. THEY'RE FORCED TO BUY THEIR OWN UNDERWEAR AND CHANGE OF CLOTHES WHILE THEY'RE BEING INCARCERATED AND DETAINED. AND IT GOES ON AND ON AND ON. SO THOSE TWO, THREE THINGS. TWO THINGS ARE, UM, HORRIBLE. 30 SECONDS. WE NEED YOU TO BE CALLING MORE DEMOCRATIC POWER MONGERS. THANK GOODNESS THAT WE HAVE ELECTED A DEMOCRATIC GOVERNOR AND COMMIT COMMENDATIONS TO YOU ALL, WHO PROBABLY WORKED VERY HARD TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN. AND WITHOUT, UH, ESSEX COUNTY, THAT WOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED. SO THANKS FOR THAT. AND UM, AND WE JUST NEED YOUR ACTIVITY. WE NEED MORE ACTIVITY ON YOUR PART TIME TO GET THIS PLACE CLOSED. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU MADAM. IS ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK AT THIS TIME? MRS. LAST CALL. MADAM DEPUTY CLERK, LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT THERE'S NO ONE WISHING TO SPEAK AT THIS TIME. FOLKS. FOLKS, YOU CAN SPEAK IN THE HALLWAY BUT NOT INTERRUPT THE MEETING. YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME. WELCOME TO SPEAK ALL YOUR, LIKE OUTSIDE IN THE HALLWAY, NOT DURING THE MEETING HERE. SO LET'S MOVE ON AT THIS POINT, COMMISSIONER, COMMON SESSION. UH, COMMISSIONER MARY THOMAS, YOU HAD AN EVENT TODAY. WOULD YOU LIKE TO FILL US IN ON, UH, THE HONOREES TODAY BEFORE THE MEETING? OH YEAH, SURE. UM, WE RECOGNIZE THE, UH, LEADERSHIP OF THE MAPLEWOOD MEMORIAL LIBRARY FOR THEIR WORK. UM, AND IN FACT, ACTUALLY RELATED TO SOME OF THE COMMENTS THAT WERE SHARED, UM, THEY WORK WITH ALL YOUNG PEOPLE AND WE KNOW WELL, WELL FRANKLY TOO. I MEAN, WE KNOW THAT THE ISSUES THAT ARE HAPPENING AT INSTITUTIONS LIKE DELANEY HALL, UM, THOSE SYSTEMS OF INJUSTICE HAVE BEEN EXPERIMENTED FIRST, UM, IN OUR OWN CARRAL SYSTEM HERE IN AMERICA, RIGHT? AND SO, AT ANY RATE, UM, CHILDREN OF THE INCARCERATED PARENTS AND THE LIKE, AND YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE, YOU KNOW, GOING THROUGH TOUGH THINGS AND YOUNG PEOPLE WHO MAYBE DON'T HAVE THOSE DIFFICULT THINGS GOING ON ALL FIND REFUGE AT LIBRARIES. UM, AS SOMEONE WHO WITH A LOT OF TIME IN THE LIBRARY GROWING UP SPRINGFIELD BRANCH, UM, HERE IN NEWARK, TO BE SPECIFIC, IT WAS AN HONOR TO RECOGNIZE THE LIBRARIANS FOR ALL THE GREAT WORK THAT THEY DO. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU COMMISSIONER. ANY OTHERS? I DO WANT TO SHARE, UH, THAT THERE WILL BE A FOOD DISTRIBUTION FOR SNAP CLIENTS AND IT'LL TAKE PLACE ON THE SIXTH, UH, AT 9:00 AM AT MONTE IRVING, UH, PARK AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER IN ORANGE. AND THAT, ADAM, I'M GONNA ASK IF WE CAN SHARE THAT THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE PUT THAT OUT TODAY. SOMETHING THAT WE SPOKE ABOUT AT OUR, UH, MONTHLY MAYOR'S MEETING. SO PLEASE PUT THAT ON OUR SITE SO WE CAN GET THE WORD OUT. SO AGAIN, THAT'LL BE THE, UH, FOR CLIENTS OF SNAP CLIENTS ONLY FOOD DISTRIBUTION ON NOVEMBER 6TH. WE'LL ALSO PUT OUT ANOTHER FOOD DISTRIBUTION THAT THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE HAVE THE ANNUAL TURKEY DRIVE, UH, AND HOLIDAY SEASON DRIVE. SO WE'LL PUT THAT OUT AS WELL. COMMISSIONER [01:10:01] LUCIANO. THANK YOU MR. PRESIDENT THROUGH YOU FOR THE CLERK. I, UM, APOLOGIZE FOR BEING LATE. I WOULD LIKE TO RECORD MY VOTE IN THE AFFIRMATIVE. YES. FOR ITEMS NUMBER ONE THROUGH 13. YES. 15 TO 53. YES. 56 AND 57. YES. THANK YOU CLERK. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER. ALRIGHT, ANY OTHERS? COMMISSIONER RICHARDSON, NOT BARRY THOMAS. GO AHEAD. UH, THANK YOU MR. PRESIDENT, COMMISSIONER MARY THOMAS THROUGH MR. PRESIDENT. UM, I BELIEVE IT WAS ITEMS ONE THROUGH 13 OR, OR SOMETHING OF THE SORT, UH, FOR WHICH I WAS ABSENT FOR. YEAH, YOU YOU GOT 14 UHHUH ONE THROUGH 13, I BELIEVE. AND SO I'D LIKE TO, UH, RECORD MY VOTE IN THE AFFIRMATIVE. SO NOTED. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER RICHARDSON? YES, A COUPLE OF THINGS. SO, UM, SO WHAT IS THE PROCESS, MR. THEREI, YOU MENTIONED SOMETHING ABOUT FILLING A BOARD POSITION WITH, UM, WHAT IS THE PROCESS TO GET THAT POSITION FILLED, MR. JACKSON? WELL, MR. RICHARD, WE CAN'T, WE CANNOT HAVE HIM COME TO THE MICROPHONE A SECOND TIME. NO, I'M, I'LL ASK MR. JACKSON. OH, I THOUGHT SAID MR. TERESA. I'M SORRY, SIR. MR. JACKSON. MR. JACKSON, PLEASE. UH, I BELIEVE YOU, I BELIEVE THAT'S THE NOMINATION OF THE EXECUTIVE. I'M NOT A HUNDRED PERCENT SURE. I'D HAVE TO INVESTIGATE THAT. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE BYLAWS OF THE COMMISSION SAY, BUT I, WE CAN FIND THAT OUT. OKAY. I THINK, I THINK THEY'RE NOMINATED, BUT I'LL FIND THAT OUT. OKAY. THANK YOU. AND THE OTHER THING I ASKED YOU ABOUT IS THE PEOPLE, THE COMPANY THAT PUT THE TRACK DOWN AROUND THE LAKE AND WAI PARK, WHEN ARE THEY COMING? UM, I THOUGHT THEY WERE GOING TO REACH OUT TO YOU, BUT COMMISSIONER TO HAVE YOU HAVE ANYTHING I'LL FOLLOW UP ON THAT. UH, 'CAUSE I SPECIFICALLY SPOKE TO PARKS ABOUT HAVING THEM REACH OUT TO YOU DIRECTLY. OKAY. OKAY. I, I'VE, I FOLLOW UP ON THAT. NO WORRIES. THANK YOU COMMISSIONER. UH, COMMISSIONER RICHARD, CAN YOU KEEP US POSTED WITH THE COMMISSIONER? THANK, ABSOLUTELY. ALRIGHT. NOTHING ELSE. I HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN. MOVE IT. MOVED BY RICHARDSON. SECOND BY LUCIANO. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. THE AYES HAVE IT. ONE SECOND. YEAH. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.