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I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW I HAD THIS GOOD EVENING.
THIS MEETING OF THE ESSEX COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS IS HEREBY CALL TO ORDER.
THIS MEETING IS BEING LIVE STREAM IN ADDITION TO TAKING PLACE HERE IN PERSON.
MADAM DEPUTY CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
COMMISSIONER VICE PRESIDENT COOPER.
COMMISSIONER, PRESIDENT POIS HERE.
PLEASE STAND FOR THE SOLUTION TO THE FLAG.
I'M GONNA ASK COMMISSIONER MARY THOMAS TO LEAD US ON THE PLEDGE.
MY PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
IT'S GONNA ASK FOR A MOMENT OF SILENCE AND HONOR OF THOSE WHO WE LOST SINCE THE LAST TIME WE CAME HERE.
IN PARTICULAR, I WANT TO CALL ATTENTION TO ONE OF OUR VERY OWN COMMISSIONER LUCIANO, WHO MOURNING AS WE SPEAK, THE PASSING OF HIS AUNT WHO WAS, UH, SPENT HER ENTIRE LIFE AT THE REGISTERED NURSE, UH, DEDICATED TO PEOPLE.
I DON'T KNOW WHO LEFT ALL THIS STUFF IN HERE.
I HAVE BEFORE ME CERTIFICATION FROM THE DEPUTY CLERK THAT THIS MEETING IS THE COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN PUBLIC MEETINGS ACT.
SO WE'RE GONNA MOVE ON TO THE APPROVAL OF TRANSCRIPTS.
MADAM DEPUTY CLARK, ARE THERE ANY TRANSCRIPTS TO BE APPROVED? YES.
MR. PRESIDENT, WE HAVE ONE FROM THE APRIL 17TH, 2024 CONFERENCE, BOARD MEETING.
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? SEEING NONE.
MOVE BY, UH, GRAHAM, NOT SERMON.
WELCOME CALL MADAM DEPUTY CLERK COMMISSIONER GILL.
COMMISSIONER MURRAY THOMAS? YES.
COMMISSIONER VICE PRESIDENT COOPER ABSENT.
COMMISSIONER, PRESIDENT POIS? YES.
LEMME RECOGNIZE COMMISSIONER GILLS DURING THE MEETING.
MADAM DEPUTY CLARK, ARE THERE ANY TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION? NO.
SO LET'S MOVE ON TO PUBLIC COMMENT.
TONIGHT'S MEETING IS A COMBINED CONFERENCE AND BOARD MEETING.
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.
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 AND ANY OTHER ITEMS. SO I PLEASE ASK YOU TO LIMIT YOUR COMMENTS AT THIS TIME TO AGENDA ITEMS ONLY.
MADAM AND DEPUTY COOK, LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT NO ONE HAS COME FORWARD TO SPEAK.
SO LET'S MOVE ON TO ORDINANCE OF RESOLUTIONS.
ON INTRODUCTION OF FIRST READINGS.
DO WE HAVE ANY? YES, MR. PRESIDENT, WE HAVE TWO ORDINANCES FOR INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING.
ORDINANCE NUMBER ONE FOR INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING.
IT WILL BE READ INTO THE RECORD AT A LATER TIME.
GOOD EVENING, MR. PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, UM, MR. HERMAN WILL ACTUALLY HANDLE OUR FIRST TWO ORDINANCES.
UH, I'M EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE ESSEX COUNTY UTAH.
MR. ARM, CAN YOU JUST PLEASE IN FRONT OF THE MICROPHONE SO IT PICKS UP FOR THE TRANSCRIPTION, PLEASE.
THERE, THERE ARE TWO ORDINANCES, UH, THAT ARE SUPPORTED BY THE UTILITIES AUTHORITY, WHICH IS THE REGULATOR FOR THE COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL OF SOLID WASTE IN THE COUNTY.
THE FIRST ONE IS A, UH, GOVERNMENT TO GOVERNMENT CONTRACT BETWEEN THE UTILITY UTILITIES AUTHORITY AND THE PORT AUTHORITY.
UH, WE ARE REQUESTING, AS THE ORDINANCE INDICATES THAT THIS MATTER BE, UH, BE PLACED INTO THE ESSEX COUNTY DISTRICT SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN, SINCE IT IS A SOLID WASTE MATTER.
THE SECOND ONE IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.
WE'RE GONNA DO ONE AT A TIME JUST TO KEEP IT NICE AND CLEAN.
UM, MR. VA, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? UH, NO QUESTIONS, BUT I JUST WANNA NOTE FOR THIS AND THE SECOND ORDINANCE THAT YOU MAY NOTE, FREEHOLDER BOARD IS, IS REFERENCED, BUT THESE DATE BACK AND SO THAT WAS THE ENTITY AND THE NAME AT THE TIME.
THANK YOU FOR THE CLARIFICATION.
MR. MCINERNEY, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTION? I HAVE NO QUESTIONS ON THIS ONE.
COMMISSIONERS, ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THE FIRST ORDINANCE AND NON I TO MOVE IT? MOVE BY BOL.
MADAM DEPUTY CLERK COMMISSIONER GILL? YES.
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ABSENT.COMMISSIONER VICE PRESIDENT COOPER ABSENT.
COMMISSIONER, PRESIDENT POIS? YES.
ALRIGHT, LET'S MOVE ON TO ORDINANCE TWO, WHICH WE READ INTO THE RECORD AT A LATER TIME.
THIS IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT IN THIS PARTICULAR SITUATION.
THE UTILITIES AUTHORITY WENT OUT FOR PUBLIC BID AND, UH, THE PUBLIC BID WAS ONE, UH, BY THE, THE LOWEST RESPONSIBLE BIDDER WAS, UH, EXCUSE ME, ADVANCED.
ADVANCED, ADVANCED ENTERPRISES WAS THE WINNING BIDDER.
UH, THIS IS FOR WHAT WE CALL BULKY WASTE, WHICH IS TYPE 13.
IT INCLUDES TYPE 13 C, WHICH IS CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION.
AND SIMILARLY TO THE FIRST ORDINANCE WE'RE REQUESTING IT IS AB SOLID WASTE MATTER.
UH, WE'RE REQUESTING THAT THIS ORDINANCE BE PLACED IN THE ESSEX COUNTY DISTRICT, UH, MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR DISPOSITION.
ANY QUESTIONS? NUMBER TWO, SEE NONE.
MOVE BY RICHARD TO SECOND BY SIEBOLD.
SEABOLD ON THE FIRST ROLL CALL.
MAD DEPUTY CLERK COMMISSIONER GILL? YES.
COMMISSIONER, VICE PRESIDENT COOPER.
COMMISSIONER, PRESIDENT RIS? YES.
ALRIGHT, SO LET'S MOVE ON TO ORDINANCE, UH, ON SECOND READING AND PUBLIC HEARING OR LISTING PURPOSES ONLY.
LET'S MOVE ON TO ANY ORDINANCE OF RESOLUTION ON SECOND READING, IN PUBLIC HEARING.
YES, MR. PRESIDENT, WE HAVE ONE ORDINANCE NUMBER O 20 25 0 0 12.
OKAY, LET'S MOVE TO PUBLIC HEARING FOR ORDINANCE O DASH 2025 DASH TWO WILL BE READ FOR THE RECORD AT A LATER TIME.
I HEREBY DECLARE PUBLIC HEARING ON ORDINANCE NUMBER O 20 25 2.
IF THERE'S ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WHO HAS A COMMENT FOR AGAINST WITNESS, PLEASE COME TO THE MICROPHONE.
STATE YOUR NAME AND AFFILIATION.
LET RECORD REFLECT, COME TO THE MIC ON THIS TIME.
MR, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? NO, SIR.
COMMISSIONER, ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? DO I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO CALL PUBLIC HEARING ORDER O DASH 2025 DASH ZERO TWO.
SO MOVE, MOVE BY MEO SECOND BY, UH, SERVANTS.
DO I HAVE THE SAME MOVER? AND SECOND TO APPROVE.
ROLL CALL MADAM DEPUTY CLERK COMMISSIONER GI? YES.
COMMISSIONER VICE PRESIDENT COOPER ABSENT.
COMMISSIONER, PRESIDENT POIS? YES.
LET'S MOVE ON TO RESOLUTIONS ONE THROUGH FIVE, WHICH ARE ADVISING CONSENT APPOINTMENTS TO VARIOUS BOARDS AND RESOLUTIONS.
THREE THROUGH FIVE ARE REAPPOINTMENTS AND THEY'LL BE READ TO THE RECORD AT A LATER TIME.
MR. JACKSON? UH, THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT.
UM, HAPPY TO, UH, NOMINATE, UH, FOR THE APPOINTMENT TO THE ESSEX COUNTY ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION.
MS. MCCABE, ARE YOU HERE? YES.
PLEASE JUST COME TO THE MICROPHONE.
JUST STATE YOUR NAME AND AFFILIATION AND JUST TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOURSELF.
I HAVE BEEN A RESIDENT OF ESSEX COUNTY FOR ALMOST 17 YEARS.
I'VE BEEN ON THE GLEN RIDGE ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE SINCE 2020.
UM, CURRENTLY THE CHAIR OF THAT, UM, COMMITTEE.
I, UH, DID MY RUTGERS ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARD, UM, UH, PROGRAM AND CERTIFICATION IN 2023.
UM, I'VE BEEN, UH, SITTING IN ON THE ESSEX COUNTY ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION MEETINGS SINCE I THINK MARCH.
UM, AND I'M VERY INTERESTED TO, YOU KNOW, CONTINUE IN A OFFICIAL CAPACITY.
APPRECIATES YOUR OFFICE AS WELL.
UH, COMMISSIONERS, ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU.
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TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION AND I KNOW THAT AMANDA HAS COME TO MANY, MANY MEETINGS AND I'M VERY HAPPY TO OFFICIALLY MAKE YOU PART OF IT TONIGHT.IF YOU GOT THE ENDORSEMENT OF SEABOLD, YOU'RE IN GOOD SHAPE.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? ALRIGHT, THANK YOU.
WE APPRECIATE YOUR DEDICATION AND WILLINGNESS TO SERVE.
I, UH, NEXT APPOINTMENT IS THE DEPUTY COORDINATOR FOR THE OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, UH, MR. JOHN NAPOLITANO.
GOOD EVENING, MS. MR. POLITANO, PLEASE JUST STATE YOUR NAME AND AFFILIATION.
UM, I'VE BEEN IN AND AROUND ESS COUNTY FOR, YOU KNOW, MY ENTIRE LIFE.
I WORKED FOR THE ESSEX COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE FOR 25 YEARS.
DURING THAT TIME, UM, I HELD VARIOUS POSITIONS AND VARIOUS RANKS.
SOME OF, UM, WHICH WERE IN OEMI RETIRED IN 2018.
UM, I STAYED KIND OF WITH THE COUNTY.
I, I MOVED OVER TO THE JUDICIARY FOR SEVEN YEARS WHERE I WAS THE ASSISTANT TRIAL COURT ADMINISTRATOR HERE FOR THE ESSEX VISTAGE.
UM, SO I WAS AGAIN, STILL IN ESSEX, ESSEX COUNTY.
AND WHEN SHERIFF JONES, UH, WAS ELECTED RECENTLY, WE HAD DISCUSSIONS AND, AND NOW I AM BACK AGAIN AND, AND EMPLOYED WITH THE ESSEX COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE.
AND I LOOK FORWARD TO, UH, TO SERVING AND, AND CONTINUING TO SERVE THE, THE COUNTY OF ESSEX AND THE CITIZENS OF ESSEX COUNTY.
WE'RE DELIGHTED TO HAVE YOU BACK, COMMISSIONERS.
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? ALRIGHT, GREAT.
AND THREE, FOUR AND FIVE ARE REAPPOINTMENT, SO WE DON'T HAVE ANYONE TO VET.
SO, COMMISSIONERS, UH, DO I HAVE SOMEONE TO MOVE ONE THROUGH FIVE? MOVE BY SIEBEL OF A SECOND.
MADAM DEPUTY CLERK ONE THROUGH FIVE.
COMMISSIONER VICE PRESIDENT COOPER, ABSENT.
COMMISSIONER, PRESIDENT EZ? YES.
LET'S MOVE ON TO RESOLUTION SIX.
THIS IS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE, AND WE'LL BE READ INTO THE RECORD AT A LATER TIME.
MR. JACKSON? UH, YES, OUR TREASURER, MR. MOHAMMED, WILL GO THROUGH THIS ITEM.
I'M SAM MOHAMMAD COUNTY TREASURER.
UM, OUR AUDITORS, UM, ISSUED THE 2024, UH, AUDIT REPORT.
IT INCLUDED ONE RECOMMENDATION, WHICH IS FOR, UH, UH, CANCELING OUTSTANDING, UH, CHECKS, UH, OVER ONE YEAR.
AND THIS RESOLUTION FOR THE CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN, WE'RE REQUIRED TO HAVE THE CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN WITHIN 60 DAYS OF THE DATE OF THE AUDIT.
AND, UH, THE RECOMMENDATION IS TO TRY TO, TO CANCEL IT, REISSUE IT, AND CANCEL IT.
AND WE INVESTIGATE ALL THESE CHECKS AND WE WILL, WE WILL ISSUE IT OR CANCEL IT AS NEEDED.
ANY QUESTIONS? UH, NO QUESTIONS, BUT JUST TO CLARIFY, THE RESOLUTION THAT'S HERE TODAY, UM, IS REQUIRED FOR THE BOARD TO, UH, UH, TO REVIEW THE FINDINGS AND AS WELL AS THE ACTION PLAN CREATED BY THE ADMINISTRATION.
UM, SO THAT'S THE POINT OF TODAY'S, UH, RESOLUTION AND THE LAW REQUIRES THAT YOU ADOPT IT.
THANK YOU, MR. MR. MCINERNEY? YEAH, THE ONLY COMMENT I USUALLY MAKE AT THE END OF THE YEAR WHEN WE HAVE THESE IS THAT THERE'S, UH, A FEW AND, AND NOT A GREAT VOLUME.
THERE USED TO BE A LOT MORE OF CHECKS THAT PERTAIN TO EMPLOYEE PAYROLL CHECKS, AND SO THERE WAS ALWAYS A QUESTION OF SOME ATTEMPT TO, UH, MAKE SURE THAT THESE CHECKS GET CASHED BY THE EMPLOYEE, WHETHER THEY'RE STILL EMPLOYED BY THE COUNTY OR HAVE BEEN, UH, OR ARE NO LONGER EMPLOYED BY THE COUNTY.
SO I WOULD JUST, UH, ASK THAT MAYBE THERE'S A, UM, A PROCESS THAT THE COUNTY GOES THROUGH TO SEE IF THEY CAN LOCATE THESE PEOPLE, OR I'M SURE THEY KNOW WHO THEY ARE.
UH, CAN YOU JUST EXPLAIN THAT? YES.
UM, THAT'S THE REASON WE DID NOT CANCEL THE CHECKS PER THE AUDITOR'S RECOMMENDATION UNTIL WE INVESTIGATED.
WE HAVE TO, TO GO THROUGH THE LIST AND IDENTIFY IF WE CAN FIND THESE EMPLOYEES AND WE CAN, UH, VOID THE CHECKS AND REISSUE THE CHECKS TO THEM.
AND THEN WE'RE IN PROCESS OF DOING THAT, JUST EXPLAIN ONE OTHER PROCESS.
IF BY CHANCE, DO YOU, WHAT, WHAT HAPPENS TO THESE CHECKS IF, IF, DO THEY JUST GET CANCELED AND PUT BACK INTO THE, INTO THE GENERAL TREASURY OR, YES.
IF, IF WE DECIDED TO CANCEL IT, UH, WE HAVE TO, TO PUT A STOP PAYMENT IN THE BANK SO NOBODY CAN CASH IT IF THEY FIND THEM.
AND, UH, IT'LL BE CANCELED TO, UH, TO THE GENERAL OPERATION.
AND IF ANYBODY SUBMITS THESE CHECKS FOR, UH, TO, TO BE CASHED TO US, WE WILL HONOR IT AND WE CAN REPLACE IT AS AS NEEDED.
AND THIS HAPPENED BEFORE, AND I THINK, I THINK THAT'S THE POINT YOU'VE BRING UP EVERY YEAR, IS THAT DESPITE THE FACT THAT YOU MAY BE CANCELING THESE CHECKS, UM, IF ANYBODY WAS TO SHOW PROOF THAT THESE, THEY WERE THE RIGHTFUL OWNERS OF THOSE CHECKS, THE COUNTY WOULD HAVE NO PROBLEM REISSUING THOSE CHECKS, YOU KNOW, TO THEM.
RECOGNIZING COMMISSIONER, VICE PRESIDENT COOPER HAS JOINED.
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON NUMBER SIX?
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SEE NONE.DEPUTY CLERK COMMISSIONER GILL? YES.
COMMISSIONER VICE PRESIDENT COOPER? YES.
COMMISSIONER, PRESIDENT POIS? YES.
LET'S MOVE ON TO RESOLUTION 7 3 11, WHICH ARE FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND REHABILITATION.
THEY WILL BE READ INTO THE RECORD AT A LATER TIME.
UH, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND REHAB, OFFICE OF PUBLIC HEALTH MANAGEMENT, UNIFORM SHARED SERVICE AGREEMENT FOR 2025 WITH THE TOWNSHIP OF NUTLEY HAZARDOUS MATERIAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM HAZMAT IN THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 100 $157,500.
THIS IS A 24 7 OPERATION AND LAST YEAR THEY RETURNED $2,545 AND 49 CENTS, UH, ON JULY 1ST, 2024.
IT'S A GRANT, UH, OPERATED FUND.
NUMBER EIGHT, UH, CONTRACT CHANGE ORDER, WHICH STRATEGIC HEALTH, UH, SOLUTIONS, LLC TO PROVIDE CONSULTING SERVICES FOR THE PH NATIONAL ACCREDITATION, ENDING THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $20,600.
NUMBER NINE, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND REHAB HOSPITAL CENTER PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AGREEMENT TO PROVIDE PSYCHIATRIC AND PHYSICIAN RECRUITMENT AND PLACEMENT.
12 MONTH CONTRACT AGREEMENT FROM THE DATE OF AWARD, LAND SOFT INC.
NUMBER 10, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND REHAB DIVISION HOSPITAL CENTER.
CONTRACT BOARD AWARD TO SYMPHONY DIAGNOSTIC SERVICE.
NUMBER ONE LLC TO PROVIDE RADIOLOGICAL SERVICES, EXERCISING A TWO YEAR EXTENSION OPTION AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $146,000.
ORIGINAL WAS 146,040 4,000 SPENT AS OF TODAY.
NUMBER 11, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND REHAB.
TWO YEAR AFFILIATION AGREEMENT WITH THE ACADEMY OF CLINICAL AND APPLIED PSYCH PSYCHOLOGICAL ANALYSIS AND THE INSTITUTE OF COUNSELING AND PSYCHO PSYCHOLOGICAL STUDIES FACILITY WOULD BE NURSING STUDENTS.
CLINICAL EXPERIENCE IN THE CARE OF PSYCHIATRIC PATIENTS.
MR. BAZ, ANY QUESTIONS ON THESE ITEMS? NO.
MR. PRESIDENT, MR. KINER, ANY QUESTIONS? NO QUESTIONS.
ANY QUESTIONS ON SEVEN THROUGH 11? COMMISSIONER, VICE PRESIDENT COOPER.
QUICK QUESTION FOR NUMBER EIGHT.
IS THE CHANGE THAT WE'RE MAKING GOING TO ADJUST THE ACCREDITATION TIMELINE THAT YOU, UM, THAT THE ADMINISTRATION INITIALLY, UM, DISCUSSED? I'M, I'M, I'M NOT FOLLOWING THE QUESTION.
THE COMPANY THAT WE HIRED FOR THIS IS THE COMPANY THAT'S GONNA ASSIST US WITH GETTING ACCREDITATION, RIGHT? CORRECT.
IS THE TIMELINE STILL THE SAME? YES.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? SO I'M GONNA MOVE.
MOTION, MOVE BY VICE PRESIDENT COOPER.
ROLL CALL MADAM DEPUTY CLERK ON SEVEN THROUGH 11.
COMMISSIONER VICE PRESIDENT COOPER? YES.
LET'S MOVE THE RESOLUTIONS 12 THROUGH 15 AND ADDED START OF 58, WHICH ARE FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF PARKS, RECREATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS.
THEY'LL BE READ INTO THE RECORD AT A LATER TIME.
GOOD EVENING MR. ZAS, AS HE MAKES HIS WAY UP TO THE MICROPHONE.
JOSHUA ZAS SAYS, COUNTY PARKS, UH, NUMBER 12 IS A CONTRACT AWARD TO J AND C ICE TECHNOLOGIES, UH, TO FURNISH AND DELIVER A NEW 2025 ZAMBONI AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $124,229 AND 79 CENTS.
UH, IF THE BOARD WILL RECALL FROM THE LAST MEETING, UH, THIS WAS MONEY THAT WAS INSERTED FROM OPEN SPACE, UH, AND THAT WILL BE USED TO FUND THE ZAMBONI.
UH, SPECIFICALLY RIGHT NOW WE HAVE, UH, A NEW ZAMBONI THAT WE GOT LAST YEAR.
AND THEN WE HAVE ONE THAT'S APPROXIMATELY 15 YEARS OLD AND ONE THAT'S APPROXIMATELY 17 YEARS OLD.
SO, UM, WHEN THIS ONE COMES IN, IT TAKES ABOUT A YEAR.
UH, WE WILL DECIDE WHAT TO DO WITH
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THE OTHER TWO, BUT THE TWO OLDER ONES, BUT MOST LIKELY, UM, WE'LL KEEP 'EM FOR PARTS.NUMBER 13, A CONTRACT AWARD TO NORTHEAST ROOF MAINTENANCE FOR ROOF AND REPAIR SURFACES, EXERCISING THE 24 MONTH CONTRACT EXTENSION NOT TO EXCEED $435,000.
UH, AND AS STATED, THIS IS A ROOFING CONTRACT FOR ANY ROOFS, UH, WITHIN THE ESA COUNTY PARK SYSTEM.
NUMBER 14, A CONTRACT AWARD TO GREAT SAFES GOAL TENDING TO PROVIDE ONSITE ICE HOCKEY GOALIE TRAINING.
THIS IS, UH, A VENDOR, SO THIS IS REVENUE TO THE COUNTY.
IT'S $1,200 A MONTH, WHICH EQUALS, UH, $14,400 A YEAR.
AND THEN OVER THE LIFE, UH, LIFETIME OF THE TWO YEAR CONTRACT, IT WOULD BE $28,800 IN REVENUE.
THEY PROVIDE, UH, GOALIE TRAINING, UH, FOR THOSE INTERESTED OVER AT THE ARENA.
NUMBER 15 IS A RESOLUTION APPROVING A MATCHING GRANT AGREEMENT WITH THE ESA COUNTY PARKS FOUNDATION TO FUND THE MONEY IN ORANGE PARK IMPROVEMENTS NOT TO EXCEED $1,405,080.
AGAIN, IF THE BOARD WILL, UH, RECALL.
LAST MEETING, UH, WE HAD AWARDED THIS PROJECT, UH, A PORTION OF IT.
THIS, UH, 1.4 MILLION WAS A GRANT AWARD FROM GREEN ACRES, UH, THROUGH THE PARKS FOUNDATION.
AND THIS IS THE ACTUAL AGREEMENT WITH THE PARKS FOUNDATION, UH, ESSENTIALLY STATING THAT ANY MONIES THE PARKS FOUNDATION RECEIVES FOR THE PROJECT WOULD BE TURNED OVER TO THE COUNTY.
AND FINALLY, NUMBER 59, UH, 58, SORRY, IS A CONTRACT AWARD TO NELSON FORD, UH, LOWEST RESPONSIBLE BIDDER TO FURNISH AND DELIVER A NEW 2025 FORD TRANSIT.
CARGO VAN MOUNT NINE TWO EXCEED $60,727.
AGAIN, IF THE BOARD WILL RECALL LAST MEETING, WE, UH, INSERTED A GRANT AWARD OF $90,000 FROM THE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY THAT'S BEING USED TO PAY FOR THIS.
AND, UH, MAINLY THIS VAN WILL BE USED TO TRANSPORT ANIMALS, UH, TO AND FROM THE ZOO.
HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THE BOARD MAY HAVE.
MR. SHAVA, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? NO.
MR. PRESIDENT, MR. MCINERNEY? NO QUESTIONS.
ANY QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONER SEBEL? NO.
I WOULD JUST STATE THAT NUMBER 12 WAS DISCUSSED BY THE OPEN SPACE TRUST FUND ADVISORY BOARD AND TOTALLY AGREED TO.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONER, VICE PRESIDENT.
THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT, JUST REFRESH PLEASE, WHAT THE SCOPE OF WORK IS FOR NUMBER 15.
UH, SO JUST TO, UH, JOSHUA ZAES COUNTY PARK CITY.
MR. PRESIDENT, JUST TO GO OVER THE FUNDING AGAIN.
UH, FROM LAST MEETING, IT WAS, UH, $1,405,080 FROM GREEN ACRES.
THEN IT WAS A $1,405,080 MATCH FROM OPEN SPACE.
AND THEN THERE WAS A BALANCE OF THE PROJECT OF $31,443 ALSO FROM OPEN SPACE.
AND, UH, BASICALLY THE, THE PROJECT WAS AWARDED TO ERNO GIORDANO.
UH, IT WAS TWO DESIGNATED AREAS, AGES TWO TO FIVE AND AGES FIVE TO 12 IN THE PLAYGROUND.
UH, SPLASH CLIMBING STRUCTURES, SWING SETS, UH, RUBBERIZED SAFETY SURFACE, SOME WATER FOUNTAINS, AND, UH, YOU KNOW, VARIOUS, UH, PURCHASES SUCH AS THAT.
EVERYTHING STAYING IN THE EXISTING FOOTPRINT OR ARE WE EXPANDING? UH, EVERYTHING'S STAYING WITHIN THE EXISTING FOOTPRINT.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I'LL MOVE IT.
SECOND, UH, WITH VICE PRESIDENT.
COMMISSIONER VICE PRESIDENT COOPER? YES.
OKAY, LET'S MOVE ON TO RESOLUTION 16 THROUGH 21 AND ADDED STARTERS 59 AND 60, WHICH ARE FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND CAN BE READ TO THE RECORD AT A LATER TIME.
DAVID ANTONIO, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS.
ITEM NUMBER, UH, 16 IS THE AWARD OF A TWO YEAR CONTRACT TO DIRECT WASTE SERVICES TO PROVIDE THE COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL OF GARBAGE AND RUBBISH AT VARIOUS COUNTY FACILITIES IN AN AMOUNT LIKE TO EXCEED $3,146,317.
THESE SERVICE IS FOR THE CONTAINERS IN BOTH OPEN AND COMPACT, THE ROLL OF CONTAINERS.
THESE CONTAINERS ARE UTILIZE AT MOST COUNTY FACILITIES TO MANAGE THE WASTE STREAM AND AT PPW, IN PARTICULAR FOR THE DISPOSAL OF CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS AND OTHER WASTE GENERATED BY THE DIVISION OF FLOODS AND BRIDGES AND BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS DIRECT WASTE SUBMITTED TO SOLE RESPONSIVE BID.
ITEM NUMBER 17 EXERCISES AT 24 MONTH EXTENSION OPTION TO
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PROPERTY SERVICES.CURRENT CONTRACT TO PROVIDE FOR SNOW AND ICE REMOVAL AT VARIOUS COUNTY BUILDINGS, AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $1,537,497.
THIS CONTRACT PROVIDES FOR DEICING AND SNOW REMOVAL OF THE SIDEWALKS, PARKING LOTS, PARKING DECKS, BUILDING ENTRANCES, ET CETERA, AT 20 DIFFERENT COUNTY FACILITIES DURING THE WINTER MONTHS.
AND ITEM NUMBER 18, AWARDS BASKETBALL.
ENGINEERING A CONTRACT TO PERFORM THE DESIGN, ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION INSPECTION SERVICES REQUIRED FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE DRAPER TERRACE CULBERT IN MONTCLAIR IN AN AMOUNT ELECTRIC EXCEED $359,743.
PASSAL ENGINEERING SUBMITTED THE HIGHEST RATED PROPOSAL OF THE THREE RECEIVED BY THE COUNTY.
AND MR. MARCO NAVARRO OF BOSWELL ENGINEERING.
WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A BRIEF MOMENT TO INDUCE HIS COMPANY, PERHAPS TOUCH ON THE SCOPE OF THE PROJECT AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS, SUPPORT ME.
GOOD EVENING, PLEASE JUST STATE YOUR NAME AND AFFILIATION.
TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOUR COMPANY AND THE SCOPE OF WORK.
NAME MARCO NAVARRO, N-A-V-A-R-R-O, UH, TRAFFIC PROJECT MANAGER FOR BOSWELL ENGINEERING.
UH, WE'RE BASED IN SOUTH HACKENSACK, UH, ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION INSPECTION SERVICES ARE, ARE PRI AS WELL AS MUNICIPAL SERVICES ARE OUR PRIMARY, UH, EXPERTISE, IF YOU WILL.
UM, THIS PROJECT IS, IS ONE OF NUMEROUS THAT WE'VE PERFORMED FOR ESSEX COUNTY AS WELL AS AS NEIGHBORING COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITIES.
UM, IT'S A CULVERT DESIGN, UH, EXCUSE ME, WHICH, UM, BASICALLY WILL REHAB THE, WILL REPLACE THE CURRENT CULVERT.
UM, THERE'S A SMALL STREAM THAT GOES THROUGH THE BACK END OF RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES AND, UH, WE'RE LOOKING TO REPLACE THAT AND MAKE, MAKE THE SYSTEM BETTER FOR EVERYONE INVOLVED.
THANK YOU, MR. BAD, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE VENDOR? NO.
MR. PRESIDENT, MR. MCINERNEY? NO QUESTIONS.
COMMISSIONERS, ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE VENDOR? OKAY, THANK YOU.
DAVID ANTONIO, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS.
ITEM NUMBER 19, AWARDS ACOM TECHNICAL SERVICES.
A CONTRACT TO PERFORM THE ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES AND ENGINEERING REQUIRED FOR THE ONGOING ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION AND REPORTING REQUIRED BY THE N-J-D-E-P DUE TO THE REMOVAL OF THREE UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS IN THE AMOUNT OF $295,000.
ACOM TECHNICAL SERVICES SUBMITTED THE HIGHEST RATED OF THE EIGHT PROPOSALS RECEIVED BY THE COUNTY.
THE UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS WERE LOCATED ON COUNTY.
THEY WERE LOCATED AT LOCATIONS WHERE THE COUNTY JUST OPERATED, UM, COUNTY FUELING VEHICLE FUELING, UH, FACILITIES, WICK PARK, WHEAT CREEK PARK, AND ONE UP IN CEDAR GROVE AT DPW.
THEY HAVE SINCE BEEN REMOVED, HOWEVER, THAT REQUIRES ONGOING MONITORING AND ENVIRONMENTAL REPORTING.
AND WE DO HAVE MS AT PATEL HERE FROM ACOM WHO WOULD ALSO LIKE TO INTRODUCE A COMPANY AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THE BOARD MAY HAVE.
PLEASE JUST STATE YOUR NAME AND AFFILIATION.
JUST TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOUR COMPANY AND THE SCOPE OF WORK.
I'M FROM AECOM TECHNICAL SERVICES.
I'M A PROFESSIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEER AND WE HAVE AN OFFICE RIGHT HERE IN BLOOMFIELD, NEW JERSEY.
UH, WE HAVE ABOUT A HUNDRED ENGINEERS AND SCIENTISTS AND THE SCOPE OF WORK FOR THIS PROJECT IS PROVIDING AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR THE REMEDIATION OF, UH, THREE SITES, WICK PARK, UH, BRANCH BROOK PARK AND FLEET, UM,
SO THIS SITES USED TO HEAD HISTORICAL UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS AND THERE IS, YOU KNOW, A REQUIREMENT FROM N-J-D-E-P TO MANAGE THE REMEDIATION AT THIS SITE.
SO THIS IS AN ONGOING CONTRACT.
WE HAVE BEEN SUPPORTING THE COUNTY FOR LAST 15 YEARS.
UH, SO THE, THE SCOPE OF WORK IS TO ONGOING ONGOING REMEDIATION AT THESE THREE SITES.
ANY QUESTIONS? NO, MR. PRESIDENT.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE BRENDA? OKAY, THANK YOU.
DAVID ANTONIO, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS.
ITEM NUMBER 20 IS A CHANGE ORDER, WHICH MODIFIES THE EXISTING CONTRACTS WITH A LAMBO CAR AND TRUCK COLLISION AND THE FALCO INSTANT TOWING TO PROVIDE COLLISION REPAIR TO COUNTY VEHICLE FLEET BY INCREASING THE CURRENT NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT FROM $360,000 TO A NEW, NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT OF $432,000.
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OF $72,000, WHICH IS 20% OF THE ORIGINAL CONTRACT.ON ITEM NUMBER 21 IS THE ADOPTION OF THE ESSEX COUNTY 2025, I'M SORRY, 2026 HIGH YIELD TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM IN AN AMOUNT THAT IN AN AMOUNT OF SIX $9,114,522 FROM THE NEW JERSEY TRANSPORTATION TRUST FUND, THE PROGRAM WILL BE USED TO RESURFACE FIVE ROADS YIELDING 11 MILES UNDER THE 2026 ROADWAY RESURFACING PROGRAM.
THE 2026 ANNUAL TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM IS FUNDED IN THE SAME AMOUNT AS WELL AS THE 2025 PROGRAM.
AND ITEM NUMBER 59 IS TO EXERCISING OF A 24 MONTH EXTENSION OPTION TO AIR SYSTEMS MAINTENANCE.
CURRENT CONTRACT, WHICH PROVIDES FOR MISCELLANEOUS HVAC SERVICES AT VARIOUS COUNTY BUILDINGS ON AN AMOUNT ELECTRIC EXCEED $940,900.
THIS CONTRACT IS USED BY THE DIVISION OF BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS TO PROVIDE FOR TIMELY REPAIR OF COOLING AND HEATING ISSUES, REQUIRING THE SERVICES OF AN HVAC TECH TECHNICIAN.
AND ITEM NUMBER 60 AWARDS GENERAL MOVING CARRIERS, A CONTRACT TO DISMANTLE, REMOVE AND DISPOSE OF OFFICE AND COURTROOM FURNITURE AT THE GIBRALTAR BUILDING ON HALSEY STREET, WHICH WAS NOT MOVED TO THE NEW ES COUNTY FAMILY COURTS BUILDING IN A AMOUNT TO EXCEED $299,152.
THIS FURNITURE IS LOCATED ACROSS SIX FLOORS OF THE GIBRALTAR BUILDING.
IT MUST BE CLEARED OUT AND RETURNED.
SO WE MAY RETURN THE SPACE TO HIS PREVIOUS ORIGINAL CONDITION.
GENERAL MOVING CONTRACTOR SUBMITTED THE LOWEST RESPONSIVE BID OF THOSE 11 RECEIVED BY THE COUNTY.
AND WE DO HAVE JACOB OF GENERAL MOVING CARRIERS HERE.
HE WILL ALSO LIKE TO INTRODUCE HIS COMPANY AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT THE BOARD MAY HAVE.
JUST PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND AFFILIATION.
TELL US ABOUT YOUR COMPANY AND WHAT YOU'RE GONNA BE DOING.
MY NAME IS JACOB D WITH GENERAL MOVING CARRIERS.
UH, WE'VE BEEN IN BUSINESS SINCE 2004, LOCATED IN MAPLEWOOD, NEW JERSEY.
I'VE ALWAYS BEEN IN ESSEX COUNTY OF THE 24 EMPLOYEES OF OUR COMPANY THAT OUR COMPANY CURRENTLY EMPLOYS.
THE MORE THAN HALF OF THEM CURRENTLY RESIDE IN ESSEX COUNTY.
UH, THIS IS THE FIRST PROJECT OF THIS TYPE THAT WE'RE DOING FOR AND, UH, AND CLEANING OUT OF THE, UH, THE BUILDING.
MR. MCINERNEY? NO, NONE OF THIS.
COMMISSIONERS ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE VENDOR? COMMISSIONER SEBEL, I HAVE A QUESTION.
YOU'RE REMOVING ALL THE FURNITURE THAT WAS THERE.
IS, DID I HEAR THAT CORRECTLY? YES.
NOW WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO WITH THAT FURNITURE? WHAT IF IT'S IN GOOD CONDITION? SO THE, THE BID THAT WE SUBMITTED WAS FOR THE DISPOSAL OF EVERYTHING.
UH, BUT IF, IF, IF THERE IS A CIRCUMSTANCE IN WHICH IT CAN BE DONATED AND GOOD TO GOOD USE, THEN WE'LL LOOK INTO THAT AS WELL.
BUT FROM OUR UNDERSTANDING, THERE ARE TIME CONSTRAINTS WITH RESPECT TO THE, UH, TO THE DELIVERY OF THE LOCATION.
SO WE'RE PREPARED TO REMOVE EVERYTHING FROM THERE AND THEN DEAL WITH THAT AFTERWARDS IF THERE NEED BE.
SO IF SOME OF THE MATERIAL CAN BE DONATED TO SOME PEOPLE, IT WILL BE DONE.
COMMISSIONER RICHARDSON? YEAH, JUST A COMMENT.
UM, I COMMEND YOU AND THE COMPANY FOR HIRING ESSEX COUNTY RESIDENTS.
YOU SAID MORE HALF OF YOUR EMPLOYEES ARE FROM ESSEX COUNTY.
WE NEED MORE VENDORS LIKE YOU, UH, TO BE WORKING IN ESSEX COUNTY.
YOU HIRE ESSEX COUNTY RESIDENTS.
ALRIGHT, MR. ANTONIO, IS THAT IT? DAVID ANTONIO, THE DEPART OF PUBLIC WORKS? THAT IS SAID.
MR. MR. PRESIDENT, COULD I JUST ASK ONE? YEAH, GO ON.
LET ME GO TO MR. BAG AND I'M GONNA COME TO YOU.
OH, YOU WANT A QUESTION FOR THE VENDOR? YES, I'M SORRY.
I, I JUST WANTED TO, ON RESOLUTION NUMBER 17 IS DID YOU SAY THAT? NOT, NOT 17, I'M SORRY.
DID YOU SAY THAT THE AMOUNT IS THE SAME AS LAST YEAR, THE 26TH AMOUNT.
DAVID ANTONIO, FORMER OF PUBLIC WORKS THROUGH YOU.
IT'S THE SAME AMOUNT OF MONEY.
MR. BAT, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? NO.
MR. PRESIDENT, COMMISSIONERS, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? SAY NONE.
DO I HAVE SOMEONE TO MOVE 16 TO 21, 59 AND 60.
DEPUTY CLERK COMMISSIONER GI? UH, YES.
UM, ON ALL BUT ON, UM, PRESENT, NOT
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VOTING ON, UM, NUMBER 19.COMMISSIONER VICE PRESIDENT COOPER? YES.
COMMISSIONER PRESIDENT EZ? YES.
LET'S MOVE ON TO RESOLUTION 22, WHICH IS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS.
WE'LL BE READ FOR THE RECORD AT A LATER TIME.
MR. JACKSON, MR. TRE, DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION AWARDED FITNESS SUPERSTORE, LLC, SOLE, RESPONSIBLE AND RESPONSIBLE AND BIDDER TO FAIRNESS, DELIVER AND INSTALL FITNESS EQUIPMENT SUPPLIES, UH, ONE YEAR FROM THE DATE OF AWARD AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $102,034 AND 77 CENTS, THE TENDER FROM EAST TURNOVER 93,000.
$23 AND 60 CENTS FOR THE EQUIPMENT.
UH, FOR THE REMOVAL OF DISPOSAL OF THE OLD EQUIPMENT.
THEY HAVE FIVE EMPLOYEES AND TWO ARE FROM ESSEX.
THIS IS GRANT FUNDED THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE.
MR. PRESIDENT, MR. MCINERNEY? NO QUESTIONS.
ANY QUESTIONS ON 22? COMMISSIONER RICHARDSON.
WHAT TYPE OF EQUIPMENT ARE WE TALKING ABOUT? UH, THROUGH YOU, MR. PRESIDENT, EXERCISE EQUIPMENT FOR THE CORRECTIONS FACILITY.
WHAT KIND OF EXERCISE EQUIPMENT? WHAT ARE WE TALKING ABOUT SPECIFICALLY? I JUST HAVE TO LOOK AT MY NOTES HERE.
AND I TALKING ABOUT FREE WEIGHTS.
WE TALKING ABOUT DOGLESS MACHINES.
WHAT ARE WE TALKING, WE TALKING ABOUT MACHINES THAT DON'T MOVE AND THAT HAVE NO MOVING PARTS.
WHAT ARE WE, WE, WE TALKING, I CANNOT GIVE YOU THAT ANSWER 'CAUSE I'M NOT AT THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS.
MR. UH, BUT YOU'RE REPRESENTATIVE, YOU ARE SPEAKING ON THEIR BEHALF? I AM SPEAKING ON THE BID, YES.
ON THE BID ON THE BEHALF OF THE BID AND THE BIDDER, RIGHT? CORRECT.
SO YOU SHOULD HAVE SOME MORE INFORMATION.
I CAN GET YOU THAT INFORMATION.
WELL, I'D APPRECIATE THAT MR. TRE.
CAN WE, UH, AGREE TO SEND MR. RICHARDSON THE INFORMATION? YES.
THANK MR. WE WILL FORWARD THAT TO YOU, MR. PRESIDENT.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, SIR? COMM.
COMMISSIONER, VICE PRESIDENT, IS THIS REPLACING EXISTING, UM, EQUIPMENT OR IS IT ADDING TO THROUGH YOU MR. PRESIDENT EXISTING EQUIPMENT? IT'S REPLACES IT'S REPLACEMENT.
AND HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE TO REPLACE? HOW LONG DO YOU FORESEE IT GONNA TAKE TO BE DONE? UH, HE DOESN'T WORK AT THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS ONE YEAR, SO HE DOESN'T HAVE THAT ANSWER.
I'M SUPPOSED TO CRACK THE JOKES HERE.
I'M NOT MINE AREN'T THAT GOOD.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? ALRIGHT, SO TO MOVE NUMBER 22 I MOTION MOVED BY RICHARDSON.
SECOND BY VICE PRESIDENT COOPER ROLL CALL MATTER.
DEPUTY CLERK COMMISSIONER GILL? YES.
COMMISSIONER VICE PRESIDENT COOPER? YES.
UH, LET'S MOVE ON TO RESOLUTION 23, WHICH IS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF CITIZEN SERVICES AND COULD BE READ INTO THE RECORD AT A LATER TIME.
MR. JACKSON? THIS IS, THIS IS MR. COL.
YOU'RE, YOU'RE, UH, YOU'RE ACTIVE TONIGHT? YES.
THIS IS DEPARTMENT OF CITIZEN SERVICE, DIVISION OF SENIOR SERVICE CONTRACT AWARDED TO PANORAMIC TOURS, INC.
THE LOWEST RESPONSIBLE AND RESPONSIBLE BIDDER TO, TO PROVIDE RENTAL CHARTER BUS SERVICES FOR VARIOUS LOCATIONS AND SPECIAL EVENTS.
SEPTEMBER 24TH, 2025 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 23RD, 2026, AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $50,000.
AND THIS SERVICE IS USUALLY USED FOR SENIOR WELLNESS DAY AND OTHER VARIOUS EVENTS THAT ARE THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.
AND WE HAVE PROVIDED 50,000 THE LAST TIME AND ONLY SPENT $44,750.
SEEING NONE, SOMEONE WILL MOVE IT.
MR. RICHARDSON, WOULD YOU LIKE TO MOVE IT? I, I'LL MOVE IT.
SECOND BY VICE PRESIDENT COOPER.
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YES.COMMISSIONER VICE PRESIDENT COOPER? YES.
COMMISSIONER, PRESIDENT PALMS? YES.
LET'S MOVE ON TO RESOLUTION 24 AND 25, WHICH ARE FROM THE OFFICE OF COUNTY COUNCIL.
AND WE'LL BE READY TO THE RECORD AT A LATER TIME.
THIS IS PROFESSIONAL SERVICE CONTRACT WITH THE LAW FIRM OF REONE,
THE, YEAH, WHY DON'T YOU TAKE 25 AS WELL.
WHY DON'T YOU TAKE 25 AS WELL? YEAH, I, I, YES I WOULD.
NEXT MATTER IS PROFESSIONAL SERVICE, OUR CONTRACT WITH THE LAW FIRM OF CONNELL FOLEY, UH, REGARDING A LIEN CLOUDS, AGAIN, THIS IS A, UH, A CIVIL LI PIECE OF CIVIL LITIGATION AND IT'S, UH, AGAIN, A, A SEPA, AN LA, NEW JERSEY LAW AGAINST DISCRIMINATION MATTER.
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON 24 25? UM, YES.
JOHN, THESE, THESE ARE LIKE NEW AGREEMENTS, CORRECT? MAY HAVE YOU HAVE A FEW? YES, WE DO.
MR. MR. XON, CAN YOU, WE DIDN'T CATCH IT.
THESE ARE, THESE ARE NEW CASES, CORRECT? EXCUSE ME.
NEW MATTERS THAT, THAT THEY'RE BEING ASSIGNED.
ROLL CALL MADAM DEPUTY CLERK ON TWENTY FOUR TWENTY FIVE.
COMMISSIONER MURRAY THOMAS? YES.
COMMISSIONER, VICE PRESIDENT COOPER, THESE ARE NEW MATTERS YOU SAID? YES.
COMMISSIONER, PRESIDENT POIS? YES.
LET'S MOVE ON TO RESOLUTIONS 26 THROUGH 29, WHICH ARE FROM THE OFFICE OF PURCHASING AND CAN BE READ INTO THE RECORD AT A LATER TIME.
UH, 26 IS A CONTRACT WITH WEST PUBLICATION CORPORATION TO PROVIDE WESTLAW RESEARCH DATA AND RELATED LIBRARY MATERIALS.
AND THIS IS A 24 MONTH AGREEMENT AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $250,000.
PREVIOUS CONTRACT WAS FOR 500,000, BUT WE ONLY USED 108,000 EXPENDED 27, UH, OFFICE OF FINANCE AND PURCHASING APPROVAL OF THE, THEN THEIR NAME CHANGED TO PROVIDE MISCELLANEOUS H-V-H-V-A-C SYSTEMS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY AT VARIOUS BUILDINGS.
THE ORIGINAL NAME WAS AIR SYSTEMS MAINTENANCE INC.
AND THE NEW NAME IS AIR SYSTEM MAINTENANCE, LLC AND 28 IS THE EXACT SAME NAME CHANGE, BUT IT'S FOR A DIFFERENT CONTRACT.
29 DEPARTMENT ADMINISTRATION OF FINANCE OFF IS A PURCHASING AUTHORIZED TO USE THE COMPETITIVE CONTRACT PROCESS IN ORDER TO PROVIDE FOOD SERVICES FOR THE ESSEX COUNTY CORRECTION FACILITY.
AND NUMBER 30, DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT DIVISION OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT HOME ARP GRANT REVISED AGREEMENT WITH THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT FOR 2021 HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP.
NO, MR. PRESIDENT, MR. MCINERNEY? NO QUESTIONS.
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? COMMISSIONER MARY THOMAS? THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT.
THIS QUESTION'S JUST IN REGARDS TO, UH, ITEM 30.
FIRST OF ALL, WE, WE LOVE, UH, MONEY, ESPECIALLY MONEY THAT'S GOING TOWARDS SUCH VITAL SERVICES LIKE HOMELESSNESS AND HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION.
UM, I NOTICED THOUGH THAT THIS WAS A, FROM A FOLLOW UP FROM THE, THE HUD DEPARTMENT FROM AN ORIGINAL GRANT.
AND SO THIS IS KIND OF LIKE A REAL ALLOCATION BASED OFF, UH, KIND OF AN UPDATE TO THE FORMULA TO GIVE US THE ORIGINAL GRANT.
I'M JUST WONDERING IF WE HAVE ANY INSIGHT ON WHERE, LIKE WITH THAT REALLOCATION AND THAT FORMULA KIND OF UPDATE IS ATTRI WHAT IT'S ATTRIBUTED TO? I DON'T HAVE THE REALLOCATION, UH, OR THE WAY THEY'RE DOING IT WAS $6,753 AND THEY'RE GOING TO REALLOCATE THE MONEY TO VARIOUS OTHER HOMES SAY THAT I MISSED THAT LAST PART.
THEY'RE GOING TO REALLOCATE IT TO OTHER HOMES AND OTHER CITIZENS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.
I WAS JUST WONDERING BECAUSE ORIGINALLY AGAIN, THIS ISN'T, YOU KNOW, TRYING TO PUSH AWAY MONEY.
THIS IS GREAT, BUT I KNOW WE GOT THE GRANT A FEW YEARS AGO, IT
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LOOKS LIKE ACCORDING TO THE RESOLUTION DOCUMENTS, AND THEN THIS WAS JUST AN UPDATED ALLOCATION.DID, DO WE KNOW WHY WE DIDN'T GET THIS ORIGINAL, THE 6,000 IN THE ORIGINAL GRANT DISBURSEMENT IS THE QUESTION? UH, I, I, I DON'T KNOW, BUT I I WOULD ALMOST JUST SAY BECAUSE IT'S A RELATIVE, IT'S SUCH A SMALL AMOUNT AND THE OVERALL GRANT IS PROBABLY JUST, COULD HAVE BEEN JUST ADMINISTRATIVE.
I MEAN, IT'S, IT'S $6,000 ON A $4 MILLION.
SOMETIMES IF ANOTHER ENTITY DOESN'T USE MONEY, UH, HUD WILL TAKE AND DISPERSE IT AMONG OTHER, UH, AGENCIES.
SO PERHAPS, AND WHEN YOU DIVIDE WHATEVER THEY GAVE BACK OVER ALL THE AGENCIES, IT COMES OUT TO BE A PITTANCE FOR, FOR US AND FOR OTHER AGENCIES.
I WAS JUST ASKING BECAUSE I KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY THIS CAME UP DURING COVID I, AND WE NEED AS MUCH RESOURCES AS POSSIBLE, SO HOPEFULLY THERE'S, THERE'S MORE WHERE THIS CAME FROM AND HOPEFULLY EVEN IN A GREATER SUM TO AID TO THIS REALLY IMPORTANT WORK THAT THE COUNTY DOES FOR ALL OF OUR FAMILIES.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONER, VICE PRESIDENT.
UM, FOR ITEM NUMBER 29, THAT'S FOR US TO GO OUT TO BID TO SOLICIT.
AND THE LAST TIME THAT WE WENT OUT TO BID, HOW MANY DIFFERENT RESPONSES DID YOU GET? DO YOU RECALL? I DON'T RECALL OFFHAND.
UH, MR. PRESIDENT, UH, THIS ALLOWS US TO GO OUT FOR MULTIPLE YEARS.
COMPETITIVE CONTRACTS ARE ALLOWED TO GO OUT UP TO FIVE YEARS.
USUALLY WE DO 'EM THREE WITH EITHER ONE AND ONE TO YOUR OPTION OR TWO YEAR OPTION TOTAL.
AND FOR ITEM NUMBER 30, MR. JACKSON, HAVE WE GOTTEN ANY COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ABOUT CURRENT YEAR ENTITLEMENTS? HAVE THEY INCREASED, DECREASED, AND IF WE'VE GIVEN ANY COMMUNICATIONS TO ANY OF THE COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS THAT WE WORK WITH TO DELIVER THOSE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES? UH, THE ONLY FUNDING THAT, UH, IN TERMS OF CUTS, I'M NOT, I'M NOT AWARE OF ANYTHING.
SO, YOU KNOW, KEEP OUR FINGERS CROSSED.
UM, THE ONLY THING THAT I'VE HEARD, UH, IS THAT IN 2027, I BELIEVE IT'S GOING TO BE, UM, THE PERCENTAGE THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS LOOKING FOR THE, UH, COUNTIES AND THE STATES TO ABSORB WILL GO, I THINK FROM 25% TO MAYBE 40 OR 50%, SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
UM, BUT AGAIN, THAT'S ALLS STILL IN THE WORKS.
I, SO AT A MINIMUM AS OF RIGHT NOW, WHAT I HEARD YOU SAY THAT WE EXPECT 25 SO FAR TO MAYBE CONTINUE AT THE SAME LEVEL.
IF ANYTHING, IT MAY BE SOME CUTS IN THE FUTURE, CORRECT.
BECAUSE I'VE GOTTEN SOME CALLS, UM, ABOUT, YOU KNOW, CONCERNS ABOUT IF THE FUNDING LEVEL WILL REMAIN THE SAME AND I'VE BEEN, YOU KNOW, DIRECTING THOSE PEOPLE TO GO BACK TO YOUR VARIOUS OFFICES TO HAVE CONVERSATIONS WITH THEM SO THAT THEY COULD BETTER FORECAST FOR POTENTIAL ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGES IF THEY SEE, YOU KNOW, REDUCTIONS.
BUT RIGHT NOW WE HAVEN'T SENT ANYTHING OFFICIAL THERE.
RIGHT THERE, THERE, THERE WAS, UM, SOME SPECULATION ABOUT SOME, UH, CUTS IN ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT, UM, UH, TO THE TUNE IF THERE WAS SOME MILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF CUT AND, AND OF OUR ADMINISTRATIVE, UM, THAT STILL, UH, WERE AGAIN, GLY OPTIMISTIC.
UM, BUT I, WHAT, WHAT HAPPENS, UM, IN THE, IN THE, IN THE, UH, SECEDING YEARS THAT'S CONCERNING IS THAT THE, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS LOOKING FOR US TO ABSORB MORE OF THE ACTUAL BENEFIT COST.
SO WE WOULD PAY, YOU KNOW, WE WOULD, AND HERE BEFORE WE'VE BEEN PAYING A PORTION OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE COST, BUT NOW THE, THE, THE ONUS WILL BE ON US POTENTIALLY TO ABSORB MORE OF THE ACTUAL BENEFIT COST, WHICH IS A MUCH, MUCH BIGGER NUMBER.
THE BENEFIT COST ASSOCIATED WITH THE STAFFER? NO, WITH THE ACTUALLY PROVIDING THE BENEFIT.
THAT WOULD BE A HUGE, HUGE FINANCIAL CHANGE FOR US.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? SO I'M GONNA MOVE 26 THROUGH 30 MOTION SECOND BY VICE PRESIDENT COOPER.
ROLL CALL ITEM DEPUTY COURT COMMISSIONER GID? YES.
COMMISSIONER VICE PRESIDENT COOPER? YES.
COMMISSIONER PRESIDENT POIS? YES.
LET'S MOVE WITH THE RESOLUTION 31, WHICH IS FROM THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR IT OFFICE, AND CAN BE READ INTO THE RECORD AT A LATER TIME.
MR. JACKSON, MR. HUNT? GOOD EVENING, MR. HUNT.
CARL HUNT, CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER.
UH, THIS RESOLUTION IS FOR TWO HUNDRED AND SIXTY THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED AND THIRTY FIVE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED THIRTY FIVE TO IMPROVE OUR FIREWALLS.
UM, THERE ARE END OF LIFE, AND WITH THAT BEING DONE, UH, WHAT WE HAD END UP HAVING IS THAT WE HAVE A LOT OF VULNER VULNERABILITIES
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AND, UM, SECURITY ISSUES THAT CAN ARISE FROM IT, AND ALSO THAT THEY WON'T BE SUPPORTED ANYMORE BY THE VENDOR.MR. DO MR. SHABAZ, ANY QUESTIONS? NO.
MR. PRESIDENT, MR. MCINERNEY? NO QUESTIONS, COMMISSIONERS.
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? SO I'M GONNA MOVE IT.
MOTION MOVED BY VICE PRESIDENT COOPER SECOND BY SERMONS.
ROLL CALL MADAM DEPUTY CLERK COMMISSIONER GILL? YES.
COMMISSIONER VICE PRESIDENT COOPER? YES.
COMMISSIONER PRESIDENT EZ? YES.
LET'S MOVE THE RESOLUTION 32 THROUGH 40, WHICH ARE TWO, UH, 2025 BUDGET INSERTIONS ITEMS OF REVENUE AND VARIOUS SOURCES, AND THEY CAN BE READ INTO THE RECORD AT A LATER TIME.
MR. JACKSON, UH, MR. PRESIDENT, UH, BOARD MEMBERS, THE, THE FIRST ONE IS, UM, AN INSERTION FROM THE NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO SUPPORT OUR LINKS EFFORTS ON THE AMOUNT OF $254,206.
THIS GOES FROM JULY 1ST, 2025 THROUGH JUNE 30TH, 2026, AND PROVIDES FOR PERSONNEL COSTS, SUPPLIES, AND, UH, SERVICES.
ITEM 33 FROM THE NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES TO SUPPORT OUR, UM, ASSISTANCE FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES.
THIS IS FOR OUR D-E-D-D-E-T-T-E, UH, PROGRAM, UH, DEPARTMENT, I SHOULD SAY.
UH, AGAIN FROM OCTOBER 1ST, 2025 TO THE, TO SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2026.
AND THIS PROVIDES SUPPORT FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE SEVERE, UH, BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT AND HAVE BEEN RECEIVING BENEFITS FOR OVER 60 MONTHS.
UM, ITEM 2034 IS WITH OUR DI DIVISION OF, UH, SENIOR SERVICES.
THIS IS REIMBURSING US FOR SOME OF OUR ANNUAL NON-FEDERAL ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.
AND IT'S THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF $58,000 AND THERE'S NO, UH, COUNTY MATCH ITEM 35 IN THE AMOUNT OF 17,000.
UM, $768 AND 85 CENTS, UH, COMES FROM THE, UM, YOUR GENEROSITY OF THE ROTARY CLUB OF THE CALDWELLS.
IT'S PROVIDED FOR 12 HELMET MOUNTED COMMUNICATIONS DEVICES FOR THE OFFICE OF THE SHERIFF.
AND THERE OBVIOUSLY NO COUNTY MATCH.
UH, ITEM 36, UH, ANOTHER DONATION FROM A GENEROUS, UH, CITIZEN, UH, DR.
CESAR DECO FOR FOOD FOR OUR CANINE DIVISION IN THE OFFICE OF THE SHERIFF AND THE AMOUNT OF, UH, $10,000.
UM, UM, ITEM 37 IS BODY ARMOR REPLACEMENTS FOR OUR, UH, DIVISION OF YOUTH SERVICES AND THE AMOUNT OF $9,458 AND 35 CENTS.
UH, THIS WILL BE, UM, PART OF AN OVERALL EFFORT TO BRING US, I BELIEVE THE, THE 58 THAT WE NEED WILL BE TOTALLY BOUGHT.
THIS WILL BE CONTRIBUTING TOWARD THAT, AND OUR, THAT DIVISION WILL BE FULLY, UH, COMPLETE WITH RESPECT TO, UH, BONNIE BONNIE ARMOR.
AND THERE'S NO COUNTY MATCH, UH, FOR THAT.
ITEM 38, UM, IS, UH, REVENUE THAT WE'RE GETTING FROM THE NATIONAL OPIOID SETTLEMENT FUND FOR NATIONWIDE SETTLEMENTS.
THIS IS GOING TO THE DIVISION OF COMMUNITY HEALTH IN THE AMOUNT OF $415,388.
AS YOU KNOW, WE GET, UM, VARIOUS SETTLE AMOUNTS, UH, THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, UH, OVER THE YEARS.
AND OUR NEW TOTAL IS, UM, 3,000,003, $333,703 AND 6 CENTS.
UM, AND WE HAVE SPENT, UH, ABOUT A QUARTER OF A MILLION DOLLARS ON A NEEDS ASSESSMENT.
AND THE COMMITTEE WILL BE MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS, UH, TO THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE AND TO THE BOARD ABOUT WHAT WE SHOULD DO, UH, WITH THOSE, UH, WITH THOSE DOLLARS.
AND IS, UM, NO, NO COUNTY MATCH.
UH, ITEM 39 IS, UM, AN INSERTION FROM THE TOWNSHIP OF LIVINGSTON.
UM, THEY ARE, UM, ESSENTIALLY SEEDING THEIR, UH, OPIOID SETTLEMENT DOLLARS TO THE COUNTY.
UM, THEY VIEW THAT IT'S A MORE EFFICIENT USE OF THE DOLLARS IF WE KIND OF POOL IT.
SO THEY ARE, UM, UH, GIVING US $55,717 AND 37 CENTS.
UM, AND THIS IS, UH, AS BASED ON, IF YOU REMEMBER GOING BACK TO JANUARY OF EARLIER THIS YEAR, WE HAD AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COUNTY AND LIVINGSTON.
AND THIS IS, UH, PROVIDING FUNDING THROUGH THAT AGREEMENT.
AND IT'S, CEDAR GROVE AND LIVINGSTON ARE THE TWO TOWNS THAT HAVE AGREED TO PROVIDE US WITH THEIR OPIOID SETTLEMENT DOLLARS.
AND THERE'S NO COUNTY MATCH FOR THAT.
UM, THIS, UH, AND ITEM 40, UM, IS THE INSERTION OF THE REVENUE FROM, UH, N-J-D-O-T FOR OUR ANNUAL TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM THAT MR. ANTONIO WAS, UH, REFERRED TO EARLIER IN THE AMOUNT OF 9,000,114, UH, THOUSAND $622, UM, WHICH, UH, HE ALSO NOTED WAS THE SAME AMOUNT
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AS LAST YEAR.ANY QUESTIONS ON THESE ITEMS? NO QUESTIONS, MR. PRESIDENT.
COMMISSIONER HAS ANY QUESTIONS? A QUICK ONE FOR 39.
UM, CURIOUS FOR NUMBER 39, DO THEY DICTATE LIKE THE ACTUAL KINDS OF ACTIVITIES THAT WE HAVE TO DO TO, TO, TO MEET THAT GRANT REQUIREMENT OR IT'S COMPLETELY OPEN TO WHATEVER WE DECIDE? IT'S COMPLETELY OPEN, BUT OBVIOUSLY TON'S GONNA BENEFIT FROM THE ACTIVITIES THAT WE DO.
UM, BUT I WOULD HAVE TO AGREE THAT IN MANY CASES IT'S MORE EFFICIENT TO POOL THE DOLLARS AND HAVE LESS OVERHEAD AND WE CAN PROVIDE MORE PROGRAMMATIC THINGS THROUGH THAT EFFORT VERSUS EACH TOWN DOING ITS OWN THING.
AND SINCE THOSE TOWNS ARE GIVING US THE FUNDS, IS IT SAFE FOR ME TO ASSUME WE'RE GONNA DO SOMETHING WITHIN THAT GEOGRAPHIC AREA FOR THAT OR IT COULD BE ANYWHERE? YEAH, IT COULD BE ANYWHERE.
THEY'RE, WE'RE GONNA DO COUNTYWIDE PROGRAMS AND, AND CEDAR GROVE AND LIVINGSTON ARE GONNA BENEFIT AS A RESULT OF IT.
AND THEY BELIEVE THAT THEY, THEY'RE GONNA GET MORE PROGRAMS AS A RESULT OF THAT BECAUSE SOMETIMES YOU, I I REMEMBER THERE'S A COUPLE OF PROGRAMS THAT THE TOWNS HAVE DECIDED, UM, THEY DON'T WANT TO DO IT BECAUSE IT, IT COSTS MORE TO ADMINISTER IT, TO ADMINISTER IT THAN IT DOES THAN YOU GET IN, IN FUNDS.
SO THIS IS SOMEWHAT THE SAME KIND OF IDEA THAT LET'S BE A LITTLE BIT MORE, UM, ECONOMIES OF SCALE BY, BY, BY.
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER, MAYOR THOMAS.
UH, WHAT DEGREE OF OUR PROGRAMS FOR THE OPIOID SETTLEMENT GOES TO HARM REDUCTION PROGRAMS? I'M THINKING OF, YOU KNOW, ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE STATE, A LOT OF WHICH ARE RUN BY SMALL GRASSROOTS ORGS THAT DO HARM REDUCTION AROUND, YOU KNOW, CLEAN SYRINGES, ET CETERA.
WHAT DEGREE OF OUR, UM, KIND OF OPIOID WORK, AGAIN, AGAIN, THAT'S SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT THAN OPIOID PER SE, BUT GOES TO KIND OF HARM REDUCTION IN ADDITION TO SOME OF OUR MORE TRADITIONAL PROGRAMMING? UM, I, I REALLY CAN'T ANSWER THAT ONE.
UM, AT THE MOMENT, COMMISSIONER, BECAUSE THE COMMITTEE IS STILL WORKING ON RECOMMENDATIONS TO GIVE TO THE EXECUTIVE AND THE BOARD ABOUT WHAT PROGRAMS WE SHOULD BE DOING.
SO WHEN THAT KIND OF FILTERS THROUGH AND WORKS ITS WAY THROUGH, THEN WE'LL BE ABLE TO, AND AGAIN, EVEN WHAT THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS, IT STILL HAS TO BE DECIDED, YOU KNOW, ULTIMATELY BY THIS BODY AND THE EXECUTIVE.
SO THEY'LL MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS.
BUT YOU, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE A LOT OF SAY ABOUT WHAT, YOU KNOW, WHAT, WHERE THOSE DOLLARS GO.
I SOMEONE TO MOVE 32 THROUGH 40.
I'LL MOVE, MOVE BY SEA VOTE SECOND BY SERMONS.
DEPUTY CLERK COMMISSIONER GILL? YES.
COMMISSIONER VICE PRESIDENT COOPER? YES.
LET'S MOVE ON TO RESOLUTION 41, ACCEPTING THE 2024 COUNTY AUDIT, WHICH COULD BE READ TO THE RECORD AT A LATER TIME.
MS. SHABAZ, PLEASE EXPLAIN THE RESOLUTION, UH, THROUGH YOU, MR. PRESIDENT.
THIS IS WHAT I EXPLAINED EARLIER.
THIS RESOLUTION IS BEFORE YOU TO BE ADOPTED BASED ON THE 2024 AUDIT FINDINGS AND THE ACTION PLAN CREATED BY THE ADMINISTRATION.
ANY QUESTIONS? YEAH, JUST A COMMENT THAT, THAT THERE WAS ONLY ONE COMMENT AND RECOMMENDATION MADE BY, UH, THE AUDITORS THIS YEAR, WHICH, WHICH IS PRETTY, IT'S PRETTY GOOD.
AND, UM, I WOULD ADD THAT, UM, IT DOESN'T MEAN EVERYTHING'S PERFECT, BUT WHAT IT DOES MEAN IS THAT NOTHING'S COME TO THE AUDITOR'S ATTENTION, UH, WHEREBY THERE WAS A MATERIAL WEAKNESS OR SIGNIFICANT DEFICIENCIES IN ANY OF THE INTERNAL CONTROLS.
AND I USE THOSE TWO TERMS AS TECHNICAL TERMS, UH, IN THE AUDITING FIELD.
AND SO THAT'S, THAT'S, THAT'S VERY ENCOURAGING TO HEAR THAT.
AND SO, UH, UH, I DON'T KNOW IF EVERY MEMBER GETS A COPY OF THE AUDIT, BUT I WILL SAY THAT, UM, NOT JUST IN TERMS OF THE NUMBERS, BUT THERE'S A LOT OF INFORMATION, UM, IN THE FOOTNOTES TO THE, UH, AUDIT THAT, UH, PEOPLE MIGHT FIND.
COMMISSIONER, ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? COMMISSIONER SEBEL? I WOULD JUST LIKE TO ADD THAT SAM KLEIN AND COMPANY DOES AN EXCELLENT JOB EVERY YEAR AT WHAT THEY'RE DOING AND I'M VERY HAPPY THAT THEY'RE NOT SAYING THAT MUCH THIS YEAR IN TERMS OF WHAT WE'RE DOING.
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ALRIGHT, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? MOVE BY SIEBEL.
SECOND BY VICE PRESIDENT COOPER.
COMMISSIONER VICE PRESIDENT COOPER? YES.
COMMISSIONER PRESIDENT EZ? YES.
LET'S MOVE THE RESOLUTIONS 42 THROUGH 57, WHICH ARE MEMORIALS, COMMENDATIONS PROCLAMATION RESOLUTIONS.
THEY COULD BE READ TO THE RECORD AT A LATER TIME.
COMMISSIONERS, ANY QUESTIONS OR
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COMMENTS? SEE NONE.MOTION MOVED BY VICE PRESIDENT COOPER, OR SECOND BY RICHARDSON.
DEPUTY CLERK COMMISSIONER GILL? YES.
COMMISSIONER MURRAY THOMAS? YES.
COMMISSIONER VICE PRESIDENT COOPER? YES.
COMMISSIONER PRESIDENT POIS? YES.
DEPUTY CLERK, DO YOU HAVE ANY ADDED STARTERS? NO.
MR. PRESIDENT, THEY WERE ALL TAKEN WITH THE DEPARTMENTS.
SO LET'S MOVE ON TO THE REPORT OF BOARD COMMITTEES.
MR. PRESIDENT? YEAH, GO AHEAD.
BEFORE YOU GO, CAN YOU PLEASE RECORD MY VOTE IN THE AFFIRMATIVE FOR THE ORDINANCES AND ITEM RESOLUTIONS ONE THROUGH FIVE, PLEASE.
THAT I MISSED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE? YES.
SO FOR THE RECORD, UH, COOPER AND THE AFFIRMATIVE FOR RESOLUTIONS ONE THROUGH FIVE.
COMMISSIONER, IS ANY REPORT OF BOARD COMMITTEES? COMMITTEES? HERE'S A LITTLE SLOW ON THE SUMMARY SIDE.
DO WE HAVE ANY LEGISLATIVE REPORTS? SEEING NONE WRITTEN.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS SEEING NONE.
OKAY, SO LET'S MOVE ON TO PUBLIC COMMENT.
IF THERE'S ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WHO WOULD LIKE TO COMMENT ON ANY MATTER, PLEASE COME TO THE MICROPHONE AND STATE YOUR NAME AND AFFILIATE, UH, AN AFFILIATION FOR THE RECORD.
YOU HAVE FOUR MINUTES TO SPEAK, PLEASE.
UH, GOOD EVENING, COMMISSIONERS.
UM, I HAVE NOT BEEN AT A COMMISSIONER'S MEETING FOR A FEW YEARS.
THE LAST TIME I WAS HERE WAS TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO END YOUR CONTRACT WITH ICE TO HOLD IMMIGRANT DETAINEES AT THE ESSEX COUNTY CORRECTIONAL FACILITY.
AND I APPRECIATE THAT, UH, THAT CONTRACT HAS BEEN ENDED.
UM, AS YOU ALL ARE, I'M SURE AWARE, HOWEVER, ANOTHER IMMIGRATION DETENTION FACILITY HAS OPENED NEXT DOOR TO, UH, THE JAIL, UH, IN DELANEY HALL THAT OPENED MAY 1ST, WE, UH, HAVE COME TO UNDERSTAND THAT THE COUNTY IS CONSIDERING LETTING GEO GROUP, WHICH IS THE PRIVATE PRISON CORPORATION THAT RUNS DELANEY HALL, UH, USE THE PARKING LOT AT THE ESSEX COUNTY CORRECTIONAL FACILITY FOR ITS EMPLOYEES.
UM, IF THAT IS THE CASE, SO ONE, I WOULD LIKE CONFIRMATION IF THAT PLAN IS UNDERWAY, IF THERE IS A PLAN TO LET GEO GROUP USE THE COUNTY, UH, PARKING LOT.
UM, AND TWO, IF THAT PLAN IS UNDERWAY, I WOULD STRONGLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO NOT, UH, GO THROUGH WITH THIS.
YOU MADE THE RIGHT DECISION SEVERAL YEARS AGO TO STOP COLLABORATING WITH ICE TO DETAIN MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY FOR PROFIT TO, UH, CONTRACT WITH GEO GROUP TO LET THEM PARK IN THE FACILITY IS A STEP BACKWARD.
IT IS AIDING AND BE AB BETTING A COMPANY THAT PROFITS OFF OF HUMAN MISERY AND, UH, SNATCHING KIDNAPPING MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY OFF THE STREETS.
UM, GEO GROUP IS RECEIVED $1 BILLION, A BILL, A CONTRACT FOR $1 BILLION TO RUN DELANEY HALL FOR 15 YEARS.
YET THEY HAVE SHOWN ABSOLUTELY NO CAPABILITY TO PROPERLY RUN THAT FACILITY.
ALREADY, THEY OPENED IT MAY ONE WITHOUT THE PROPER PERMITS.
WE SAW WHAT HAPPENED WHEN A MONTH LATER, SEVERAL INMATES, I BELIEVE, THREE OR FOUR ESCAPED DETAINEES, I SHOULD SAY, ESCAPED THROUGH A SHODDILY CONSTRUCTED WALL.
UH, THIS COMPANY, WHICH RUNS PRISONS AROUND THE COUNTRY FOR SOME REASON, DIDN'T FIGURE OUT WHERE VISITORS OR LAWYERS WERE GOING TO WAIT WHEN THEY WERE WAITING TO GET INSIDE THE FACILITY.
SO RIGHT NOW, VISITORS ARE WAITING OUTSIDE FOR HOURS IN THE HEAT, IN THE RAIN, UH, AND ONLY THANKS TO THE WORK OF MANY VOLUNTEERS WHO ARE HERE TODAY.
ARE THEY BEING GIVEN ANY, UM, UMBRELLAS, WATER SAFE PLACES TO GO, AND THERE IS NO PARKING, NO HANDICAP PARKING FOR VISITORS AT ALL.
UM, SO GEO GROUP HAS SHOWN NO CAPABILITY TO PROPERLY RUN THIS FACILITY.
AND I THINK THAT, UH, ESSEX COUNTY WORKING WITH THEM WOULD BE A MISTAKE.
UH, AND I URGE YOU TO, UH, NOT LET THEM USE THE PARKING LOT BECAUSE IT IS FROM THERE A SLIPPERY SLOPE TO FURTHER COLLABORATION.
UM, MY NAME IS CYNTHIA GTA AND I'VE BEEN AN ESSEX COUNTY RESIDENT FOR 28 YEARS.
MY ASK FOR YOU TONIGHT, ALONG WITH OTHERS HERE, IS TO STAND UP FOR IMMIGRANTS.
YOU CAN DO THAT BY HAVING AN ESSEX COUNTY RESOLUTION ON THE IMMIGRANT TRUST ACT, AND ALSO BY NOT HAVING A CONTRACT WITH GEO GROUP ABOUT THE PARKING LOT AT ESSEX COUNTY JAIL.
THE NEED FOR THE ITA IS CRITICAL AS LAW WILL STRENGTHEN THE SEPARATION
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BETWEEN POLICE AND ICE, AND WILL ALSO PROVIDE DATA PRIVACY PROTECTION.SO SICK PEOPLE CAN GO TO THE HOSPITALS, REGISTER THEIR CHILDREN FOR SCHOOL, REPORT A CRIME, STAY AT A SHELTER WITHOUT FEAR THAT THEIR INFORMATION WILL BE SHARED WITH FEDERAL AGENTS DAILY.
OUR IMMIGRANT RESIDENTS ARE KIDNAPPED, DETAINED, DEPORTED, SEPARATED FROM FAMILIES WITH ABSOLUTELY NO DUE PROCESS BY PASSING AN ITA RESOLUTION.
ESSEX COUNTY WILL PUT PRESSURE ON THE ASSEMBLY AND SENATE TO MOVE THE BILL FORWARD AND WILL TELEGRAPH TO ALL THAT.
THIS COUNTY OPPOSES THE ADMINISTRATION'S LAWLESS MASS DEPORTATION AGENDA ALONGSIDE WITH PASSING THE ITA RESOLUTION.
ESSEX COUNTY MUST NOT ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH GEO GROUP.
THEY ARE A BILLION DOLLAR CORPORATION THAT TREATS DETAINEES AND FAMILIES WITH IMPUNITY.
THEY DO NOT HOUSE DETAINEES WELL.
THEY DO NOT PROVIDE DECENT FOOD OR WATER OR TENDED DETAINEES HEALTH ISSUES OR LEGAL NEEDS, OR HELP FAMILIES BY ANSWERING THE PHONE AND PROVIDING REAL INFORMATION OR HAVING CONSISTENT VISITING HOURS.
AND OH, YES, THERE'S A DRESS CODE FOR VISITORS.
SO FORCING PEOPLE TO SCRAMBLE FOR FOOD, UH, SHOES, PANTS, LONG SHIRTS IN ORDER TO ENTER THE FACILITY.
MANY OF US HERE KNOW ALL OF THIS IS TRUE BECAUSE WE HAVE BEEN A PRESENCE SINCE MAY AT DELANEY HALL GEO GROUP IS VINDICTIVE AND RETALIATORY TO THE DETAINEES IT HOUSES AND THE FAMILIES AND FRIENDS WHO VISIT THEM.
IT IS A CORPORATION THAT HAS NO COMPUNCTION IN ACTIVELY COLLABORATING WITH ICE AND OUR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO SHRED OUR CONSTITUTION.
I KNOW ESSEX COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TOOK AN OATH OF OFFICE TO DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION.
PLEASE SHOW US THAT DEFENSE BY PASSING AN ITA RESOLUTION AND BY NOT ENTERING INTO A PARKING AGREEMENT WITH A CORPORATION.
THAT, WITHOUT A DOUBT, WILL WORK TO UNDERMINE THE RIGHTS OF ALL OF US.
UH, GOOD EVENING COMMISSIONERS, UH, WHITNEY STRUB, NEWARK.
UM, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO ECHO, UH, SEVERAL VOICES THAT YOU'VE ALREADY HEARD AND WILL HEAR TONIGHT.
I, I, I WAS TAKEN ABACK TO HEAR THAT YOU WERE CONSIDERING A DEAL WITH, UH, GEO GROUP TO ACCOMMODATE THEM.
I, I, I THINK THAT'S SHOCKING.
I, I HOPE THAT'S A MISAPPREHENSION.
I I HOPE THAT THAT WAS MAYBE JUST AN IDEA THAT WAS FLOATED AND NOT SERIOUS, BECAUSE THAT WOULD JUST BE STRAIGHT UP COLLABORATING WITH ICE.
AGAIN, YOU KNOW, YOU'VE, YOU'VE DONE THIS BEFORE.
UM, IT, IT WAS A DEBACLE, A SOMEWHAT LUCRATIVE ONE, I SUPPOSE, BUT, UM, YOU KNOW, MORALLY, IT REALLY STAINED ESSEX COUNTY.
UH, LIKE MANY IN THIS ROOM, I'VE BEEN DOWN TO DELANEY HOME MANY TIMES.
I WAS THERE THE DAY THEY DEPLOYED CHEMICAL GAS ON, UH, INMATES INSIDE, WHICH BLEW OUT OUTSIDE AN EYE, ALONG WITH SEVERAL MOTHERS AND CHILDREN CHOKED FROM THE CHEMICAL GAS THAT THEY WERE, UH, DEPLOYING THAT NIGHT.
UH, I'VE SEEN THE CHILDREN IN THE HOT SUN SITTING THERE.
I'VE SEEN CHILDREN DENIED ACCESS BECAUSE OF A RIDICULOUS DRESS CODE.
UH, THERE, THERE'S JUST NO MORAL REASON, UH, THAT YOU COULD POSSIBLY JUSTIFY, UH, WORKING WITH GEO GROUP.
YOU SHOULD GIVE THEM NOT AN INCH.
UM, ANY, ANY COMPROMISE YOU MAKE WITH THEM IS, IS A STAIN ON OUR COUNTY.
UH, I ALSO, UH, SUPPORT THE, UH, IMMIGRANT TRUST ACT, UH, SUGGESTION.
WE REALLY NEED THAT FROM OUR DEMOCRATS RIGHT NOW, WHO ARE WAY TOO COMPLACENT.
AND WITH THE TIME I'VE GOT, UM, I, I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO RAISE THE QUESTION OF, OF GAZA, BECAUSE I'VE HEARD NOTHING FROM YOU ON, UH, THAT I, I KNOW AFTER OCTOBER 7TH, YOU ISSUED A STATEMENT DENOUNCING HAMAS, UM, AFTER A PROTEST OUTSIDE OF A SYNAGOGUE IN SOUTH ORANGE SEVERAL MONTHS AGO.
I KNOW COMMISSIONER GILL, YOU, UH, REALLY ECHOED ISRAEL LOBBY TALKING POINTS IN DENOUNCING IT AS ANTI-SEMITIC, DISREGARDING THE FACT THAT THERE WERE JEWISH PROTESTERS THERE, AND THEY WERE VERY CLEARLY PROTESTING THE PRESENCE OF AN IDF SOLDIER.
THEY WERE NOT PROTESTING THE PRESENCE OF THE SYNAGOGUE ITSELF.
UM, BUT I'VE HEARD NOTHING ABOUT GAZA.
AND SO, GIVEN THAT IT'S, I'VE HAD A HARD TIME GETTING YOU ON THE RECORD, NOBODY WOULD RESPOND TO EMAIL.
UM, I, I WOULD LIKE, I BELIEVE IT'S MY RIGHT AS A CONSTITUENT TO ASK, UH, FOR A FORMAL WRITTEN COMMENT IN THIS COMMENT SECTION.
UH, AND SO I WOULD LIKE A COMMENT FROM THE, THE, THE COMMISSIONERS.
I MEAN, DO YOU ACCEPT THE GLOBAL CONSENSUS THAT THERE IS A GENOCIDE IN GAZA BEING COMMITTED BY ISRAEL, WHICH IS THE CONSENSUS OF AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL, THE ISRAELI HUMAN RIGHTS GROUP AT SEL.
UH, AND JUST THIS WEEK, THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF GENOCIDE SCHOLARS, WHICH OVERWHELMINGLY PASSED A RESOLUTION, CALLING IT A GENOCIDE.
UH, SO YEAH, DO THE COMMISSIONERS AGREE WITH THIS CONSENSUS? WOULD, WOULD YOU CALL, UH, THIS A GENOCIDE AND WILL YOU ISSUE A STATEMENT, UH, AGAINST IT LIKE YOU DID AFTER OCTOBER 7TH, UH, DENOUNCING ISRAEL'S GENOCIDE? SO I, I WOULD LIKE A WRITTEN RESPONSE TO
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THAT, PLEASE, BECAUSE YOU'VE BEEN VERY, UM, HARD TO PIN DOWN ON THIS ISSUE.I LIVE IN MAPLEWOOD AND I'M A LONG TIME RESIDENT OF ESSEX COUNTY.
ALL AMERICANS SHOULD OPPOSE WITH THE TRUMP'S ADMINISTRATION ASSAULT ON OUR CONSTITUTION, ESPECIALLY THE POLICIES AGAINST THE POLICIES FOR IMMIGRATION.
GEO GROUP, AS OTHERS HAVE NOTED, OPENED UP ITS JAIL WITHOUT LAWFUL CERTIFICATES OF OCCUPANCY, WITHOUT ADEQUATE SAFETY MEASURES.
AND OBVIOUSLY THEY DIDN'T EVEN SEEM TO UNDERSTAND THAT THEY'D NEED PARKING FOR ITS EMPLOYEES AND VISITORS AND LAWYERS WHO NEED TO VISIT.
UM, THEY'RE RECEIVING MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF MONEY AND ALSO LIKELY MA MAKING ENORMOUS PROFITS BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT PROPERLY SERVING THE DETAINEES WHO ARE THERE.
THEY'RE NOT PROVIDING ADEQUATE HYGIENE, THEY'RE NOT PROVIDING ADEQUATE FOOD.
THEY'RE NOT PROVIDING, UM, ANY SORT OF MEDICAL CARE TO THOSE WHO ARE THERE.
GIO ALSO RETALIATES AGAINST DETAINEES WHO COMPLAIN THEY PUNISH DEES.