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Borough of Roselle Park Meeting of March 7, 2019

Attendee Name Organization Title Status Arrived

Joseph Petrosky Borough of Roselle Park Councilman P 7:02 PM

William Fahoury Borough of Roselle Park Councilman P 7:02 PM

Michael Connelly Borough of Roselle Park Councilman P 7:02 PM

Jayme Lynn Negron Borough of Roselle Park Councilwoman P 7:02 PM

Joseph DeIorio Borough of Roselle Park Councilman P 7:02 PM

Robert Mathieu Borough of Roselle Park Councilman P 7:02 PM

Joseph Signorello III Borough of Roselle Park Mayor P 7:02 PM

Mayor Signorello called the meeting to order at 7:02 p.m. and said it was being held in

accordance with the Open Public Meetings Act and adequate notice of this meeting has been provided as

required by law.

All contracts awarded by Mayor and Council must comply with the affirmative action

requirements of P.L. 1975, C.172. (NJAC 17:27).

As required by the Fire Prevention Code, he indicated the fire exits and the procedure to be

followed in case of fire.

A statement was read by the Mayor indicating that use of electronic devices by members of the

Governing Body and Borough staff should be limited to Borough business. All communications are

subject to the New Jersey Open Public Records Act.

Borough Clerk Casais read a short prayer and asked for a moment of silence for Roselle Park

resident, Roger Spence, who died 50 years ago in the Viet Nam War, followed by the Pledge of

Allegiance.

Councilman Petrosky made a motion at 7:04 p.m. to move out of order to consider Resolutions

No. 116-19, No. 117-19 and No. 118-19; seconded by Councilman Connelly, all members present voting

Aye, said motion was adopted.

Borough Clerk Casais read Resolutions No. 116-19, No. 117-19 and No. 118-19 by title.

The following resolutions were offered by Councilman Petrosky; seconded by Councilman

Connelly.

RESOLUTION NO. 116-19

WHEREAS, effective March 1, 2019 a vacancy has existed in the position of Police Captain of

the Borough of Roselle Park; and,

WHEREAS, the governing body recognizes that there exists a need to fill said position to ensure

the continuity of public safety within the community.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Roselle

Park, County of Union, State of New Jersey hereby promotes Lieutenant Manuel Jimenez to the rank of

Captain of the Roselle Park Police Department, effective March 11, 2019, at the prorated annual salary of

$123,850.09.


BE IT RESOLVED that the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Roselle Park, County of

Union, State of New Jersey hereby promotes Detective Sergeant Dominick Frino to the rank of Lieutenant

of the Roselle Park Police Department, effective March 11, 2019, at the prorated annual salary of

$119,244.09.



Union, State of New Jersey hereby promotes Detective Richard Cocca to the rank of Detective Sergeant

of the Roselle Park Police Department, effective March 11, 2019, at the prorated annual salary of

$113,020.39.

Vote Record – Resolutions #116-18 to #118-19

Adopted Adopted as Amended Defeated Tabled Withdrawn

Yes/Aye No/Nay Abstain Absent

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Fahoury

Connelly

Negron

DeIorio

Mathieu

Signorello

Mayor Signorello administered the oaths of office to the newly promoted officers followed by

remarks by the Mayor and Police Chief McCaffery.

Councilman Petrosky moved at 7:14 p.m. for a brief recess; seconded by Councilman Connelly,

all members present voting Aye, said motion was adopted.

Councilman Petrosky moved at 7:23 p.m. to reconvene the meeting; seconded by Councilman

Connelly, all members present voting Aye, said motion was adopted.

COMMUNICATIONS

Borough Clerk Casais read the listed Communications into the record.

Councilman Petrosky moved the following communications; seconded by Councilman Connelly,

all members present voting Aye, said motion was adopted.

1. A request from the Roselle Park High School Theatre Department to hang a banner in

Michael J. Mauri Park from March 8, 2019 to April 1, 2019 advertising the 2019 Roselle Park

High School Musical.

2. A request from the Roselle Park High School PTSA to hang a banner in Michael J. Mauri

Park from March 8, 2019 to April 1, 2019 advertising the March 30th Food Truck Festival.

3. A request from the Roselle Park High School PTSA to use the Roselle Park Youth Baseball

& Softball League parking lot on Saturday, March 30, 2019 from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. for

a Food Truck Festival.

4. A request from Roselle Park Girl Scout Troop 40773 to display a Roselle Park banner in

Council Chambers.

Councilman Petrosky made a motion at 7:25 p.m. to move out of order to consider Closed

Session; seconded by Councilman Connelly, all members present voting Aye, said motion was adopted.

INTERRUPT THE REGULAR ORDER OF BUSINESS

Councilman Petrosky moved at 7:26 p.m. to interrupt the regular order of business for a Closed

Session Meeting; seconded by Councilman Connelly and adopted.

Borough Clerk Casais read the Closed Session resolution and said Council would be discussing

the following matter:

Contract Negotiations – Meridia at Park Square, Roselle Park, LLC

RESUME REGULAR ORDER OF BUSINESS

Councilman Petrosky moved at 7:40 p.m. to resume the regular order of business; seconded by

Councilman Connelly and adopted.

Borough Clerk Casais said that during Closed Session, Council discussed the following matter:

Contract Negotiations – Meridia at Park Square, Roselle Park, LLC

Borough Clerk Casais said the matter discussed in Closed Session was not resolved at this time.

MOTION BILLS & PAYROLLS BE NOT READ AND PASSED FOR PAYMENT

Councilman Petrosky moved that bills and payrolls be not read and passed for payment; seconded

by Councilman Connelly, all members present voting Aye, said motion was adopted.

PUBLIC PORTION

Councilman Petrosky moved at 7:41 p.m. to open the public comment portion of the meeting on

agenda items only; all members present voting Aye, said motion was adopted.

Mariann Brenner, 145 Charlotte Terrace

Spoke about Resolution No. 122-19; suggested re-advertising the parking lot.

There being no one else wishing to speak, Councilman Petrosky moved at 7:45 p.m. to close the

public comment portion of the meeting on agenda items only; seconded by Councilman Connelly, all

members present voting Aye, said motion was adopted.

PASSAGE OF ORDINANCES

SECOND READING AND PUBLIC HEARING

Borough Clerk Casais read the following Ordinance into the record:

ORDINANCE NO. 2564

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER X, SECTION 10-4.1

OF THE CODE OF THE BOROUGH OF ROSELLE PARK, ENTITLED

“FEES FOR RECREATION/COMMUNITY CENTER; FEES ENUMERATED”

Councilman Petrosky moved to open the public hearing on Ordinance No. 2564; seconded by

Councilman Connelly, all members present voting Aye, said motion was adopted.

There being no one wishing to speak, Councilman Petrosky moved to close the public hearing on

Ordinance No. 2564; seconded by Councilman Connelly, all members present voting Aye, said motion

was adopted.

Councilman Petrosky moved that Ordinance No. 2564 be adopted on second reading and

advertised as prescribed by law; seconded by Councilman Connelly.

Vote Record – Ordinance No. 2564



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Borough Clerk Casais read the following Ordinance into the record:

ORDINANCE NO. 2565

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER II, ARTICLE IV

OF THE CODE OF THE BOROUGH OF ROSELLE PARK

INSERTING SECTION 2-43 TO BE ENTITLED “MAYOR’S HEALTH

AND WELLNESS COMMITTEE”

Councilman Petrosky moved to open the public hearing on Ordinance No. 2565; seconded by

Councilman Connelly and adopted.

Chris Shoemaker, 71B Woodside Gardens

Stated his thoughts that the committee was a great idea.

There being no one else wishing to speak, Councilman Petrosky moved to close the public

hearing on Ordinance No. 2565; seconded by Councilman Connelly, all members present voting Aye,

said motion was adopted.

Councilman Petrosky moved that Ordinance No. 2565 be adopted on second reading and

advertised as prescribed by law; seconded by Councilman Connelly.




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Signorello

INTRODUCTION

Borough Clerk Casais read the Ordinance by title:

ORDINANCE NO. 2566

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER VI, SECTION 6-3.4

OF THE CODE OF THE BOROUGH OF ROSELLE PARK

ENTITLED “ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL, LICENSE FEES;

MAXIMUM NUMBER”

BE IT ORDAINED by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Roselle Park, County of Union

and State of New Jersey that Chapter VI, Section 6-3.4 of the Code of the Borough of Roselle Park be and

hereby is amended as follows:

SECTION 1.

6-3.4 License Fees; Maximum Number.

The classes of licenses and annual license fees of licenses for the sale and distribution of

alcoholic beverages in the Borough shall be as follows:

a. License Fees.

Class of License Annual License Fee Maximum Number

Plenary Retail Consumption License $1,385.00 $1,500.00

Plenary Retail Distribution License 931.00 $1,000.00

Club License 132.00 $140.00

Warm Beer 50.00

b. Term.

All licenses shall be for a term of one (1) year from the first day of July of each year, and all fees

shall be paid in advance upon presentation of an application. accordance with the provisions of New

Jersey State law inclusive of Title 33 and the regulations promulgated by the New Jersey Division of

Alcoholic Beverage Control.

c. Qualification.

No license shall be issued to any person not fully qualified under the provisions of Title 33 of the

New Jersey Statutes Annotated as amended and supplemented.

d. Number of Licenses Limited.

1. No plenary retail consumption license shall be issued in the Borough of

Roselle Park unless and until the combined total number of such licenses existing in

the Borough is fewer than one (1) for each three thousand (3,000) of its population

as shown by the last federal census.

2. No new plenary retail distribution license shall be issued in the Borough

of Roselle Park unless and until the number of such licenses existing in the Borough

is fewer than one (1) for each seven thousand five hundred (7,500) of its population

as shown by the last federal census.

3. Provisions of this section shall not apply to the renewal of licenses which are issued

and outstanding, nor shall the provisions apply to the transfer of such licenses nor to the renewal

of licenses so transferred.

SECTION 2. Invalidity

If any section or portion of a section of this Code shall be invalid for any reason, such invalidity

shall not affect the validity of the remaining sections or portions of this Ordinance.

SECTION 3. Inconsistent Ordinances Repealed.

All ordinances or parts of ordinances, to the extent that they are inconsistent herewith, are hereby

repealed.

SECTION 4. Captions.

Captions contained in this Ordinance have been included only for the purpose of facilitating

reference to the various sections and are not intended and shall not be utilized to construe the intent and

meaning of the text of any section. Likewise, all strike through text should be considered a deletion, and

all bolded text should be considered an addition.

SECTION 5. Effective Date.

This amendment to the Code of the Borough of Roselle Park shall become effective upon

publication and in accordance with law.

Councilman Petrosky moved that Ordinance No. 2566 be adopted on first reading and advertised

as prescribed by law for second reading and public hearing on March 21, 2019; seconded by Councilman

Connelly.




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ORDINANCE NO. 2567

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER XXVII, ARTICLE VII,

SECTION 17 OF THE CODE OF THE BOROUGH OF ROSELLE PARK

ENTITLED “SEWER CONNECTION FEES”


and State of New Jersey that Chapter XXVII, Article VII, Section 17 of the Code of the Borough of

Roselle Park be and hereby is amended as follows:

SECTION 1.

27-17 SEWER CONNECTION FEES

a. A Sewer Connection Fee shall be payable to the Borough of Roselle Park for all buildings,

structures, or premises, which hereafter connect to the Borough of Roselle Park sanitary

sewer. The purpose of the Sewer Connection Fee is to pay the cost of the physical

connection and a fair payment towards the capital cost of the Borough of Roselle Park sewer

system pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:26A-11. The Sewer Connection Fee, which is a one-time

initial service charge for the right to connect to the Borough of Roselle Park’s Sewer system,

is calculated in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40A:26A-11.

b. The Sewer Connection Fee for each unit or equivalent dwelling unit shall be $ 2,862.47.

$2,002.94.

c. The Sewer Connection Fee for a single-family home, not part of a real estate development,

shall be paid prior to the time of connection. The Sewer Connection Fee for any other real

estate development, shall be paid at the time the connection is made. of the final approval,

by the Roselle Park Construction Department.






repealed.








publication and in accordance with law. Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:26A-11, the Sewer Connection Fee in

this Ordinance shall be imposed upon all those who connect to the Borough of Roselle Park sanitary

sewer system as of March 21, 2019.



Connelly.




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Fahoury

Connelly

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DeIorio

Mathieu

Signorello


ORDINANCE NO. 2568

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER II ARTICLE VI,

SECTION 2-63.3 OF THE CODE OF THE BOROUGH OF ROSELLE PARK

ENTITLED “INTERVIEW AND VETTING OF EMPLOYEES”


and State of New Jersey that Chapter II, Article VI, Section 2-63.3 of the Code of the Borough of Roselle

Park be and hereby is amended as follows:

SECTION 1.

2-63.3 Interview and Vetting of Employees.

a. Prospective employees of the Borough of Roselle Park who are subject to

appointment as a Department Head shall be solicited, interviewed and otherwise vetted by the

governing body, or any committee thereof, in a manner considered to be the most advantageous

to the Borough of Roselle Park.

b. Prospective employees of the Borough of Roselle Park who are subject to

appointment as staff-level personnel, or otherwise not a Department Head, shall be solicited,

interviewed and otherwise vetted by the head of the department within which the individual may

be appointed. Each Department Head shall be required to provide a written recommendation of

all prospective hires, along with supporting documentation, to the governing body for their

review prior to the final consideration of any appointment.

1. Members of the governing body shall may have no direct involvement in

the vetting of staff-level employees, including the interview of prospective employees.

Nothing in this Section shall be construed so as to preclude the governing body from

consulting with Department Heads to discuss recommendations, including matters of

budget, organization, efficiency and operation.






repealed.








publication and in accordance with law.



Connelly.




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Fahoury

Connelly

Negron

DeIorio

Mathieu

Signorello

RESOLUTIONS

Borough Clerk Casais read all Resolutions by title.

The following resolutions listed on Consent Agenda were offered by Councilman Petrosky;

seconded by Councilman Connelly, all members present voting Aye, said motion was adopted.


BE IT RESOLVED by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Roselle Park, County of Union,

State of New Jersey that the Borough of Roselle Park hereby supports and co-sponsors a 5K run/walk

event for Saturday, September 21, 2019 with United Service Organizations (USO); and,

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that USO shall work and coordinate efforts in furtherance of the

5K event with all appropriate Borough departments including, but not limited to, the Roselle Park Police

Department, Roselle Park Fire Department, Union County Division of Emergency Services, Roselle Park

Department of Public Works, and Borough Clerk’s Office.


WHEREAS, Paul W. Morrison retired from the Borough of Roselle Park effective March 1,

2019; and,

WHEREAS, Paul W. Morrison is entitled to certain compensation; and,

WHEREAS, it has been agreed by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Roselle Park and

Paul W. Morrison that the break-down of time-due compensation will be paid as follows:

Amount Daily/Hourly Amount

Description of Days /Hours Rate Due

Vacation Days for 2019 25 days $ 572.18 $ 14,304.50

Personal Days for 2019 3 days $ 572.18 $ 1,716.54

Sick Days for 2019 38.14 days $ 572.18 $ 21,822.95

Holidays for 2019 5 days $ 572.18 $ 2,860.90

Vacation Days for 2020 4.17 days $ 572.18 $ 2,385.99

(4.17 Days Prorated)

Terminal Leave 90 days $ 572.18 $ 51,496.20

Total Due $ 94,587.08

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Roselle

Park, County of Union, State of New Jersey that the Chief Financial Officer is hereby directed to pay Paul

W. Morrison the entitled compensation at the above schedule.


WHEREAS, there exists a need for one or more Part-Time Community Center Bus Drivers

within the Casano Community Center of the Borough of Roselle Park; and,

WHEREAS, the Community Center Director of the Borough of Roselle Park, has recommended

Wayne Caffrey for the position of Part-Time Community Center Bus Driver; and,

WHEREAS, the governing body wishes to fill the said position.


Park, County of Union, State of New Jersey that Wayne Caffrey of 329 Jefferson Avenue, Rahway, New

Jersey 07065 be and is hereby appointed to the position of Part-Time Community Center Bus Driver for

the Casano Community Center, effective March 18, 2019, not to exceed 20 hours per week at a salary of

$16.61 per hour.



Union, State of New Jersey hereby request permission of the County of Union to hang a banner

advertising the Borough’s 2019 Independence Day Fireworks Display from June 3, 2019 until July 8,

2019; and,

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Borough Clerk in authorized to execute a Hold Harmless

Agreement with the County of Union for the hanging of the above referenced banner




advertising the Borough’s 2019 Car Show from August 1, 2019 until September 16, 2019; and,


Agreement with the County of Union for the hanging of the above referenced banner.




advertising the Borough’s 2019 Christmas Tree Lighting from November 1, 2019 until December 9,

2019; and,






advertising the Borough’s 2019 Arts Festival from September 16, 2019 until September 30, 2019; and,




WHEREAS, the position of Auxiliary Police Officer is appointed by the Mayor subject to the

advice and consent of the municipal Council pursuant to Section 2-24.10.b. of the Code of the Borough of

Roselle Park; and,

WHEREAS, Mayor Joseph Signorello III has filed his appointment of the five (5) individuals

listed below as members of the Roselle Park Police Department’s Auxiliary Police Force.


Park, County of Union, State of New Jersey that the following individuals be appointed as members of

the Roselle Park Auxiliary Police Force effective immediately:

Name Address

Liridon Gocaj 613 Sherman Avenue, Roselle Park, New Jersey 07204

Daniel Diaz 159 Jerome Street, Apt C, Roselle Park, New Jersey 07204

Timothy Howarth 815 Filbert Street, Roselle Park, New Jersey 07204

Brandon Santos 56 Harding Avenue, Clark, New Jersey 07066

Akash Patel 141 Jerome Street, Apt A, Roselle Park, New Jersey 07204


WHEREAS, the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Roselle Park, County of Union, State of

New Jersey, have adopted an Ordinance implementing a five-year tax abatement program for

improvements made to single family and multi-family dwellings; and,

WHEREAS, the ordinance provides that a tax abatement shall not be granted unless approved by

Resolution of the Borough Council; and,

WHEREAS, application for tax abatement has been received from the following:

Name Address Block Lot

Ashton Moran 830 Chestnut Street, Roselle Park, New Jersey 07204 407 9.01


Park, County of Union, State of New Jersey that the application listed above for abatement is hereby

granted according to the terms of the Ordinance.


WHEREAS, vacancies currently exist in the in the position of Alternate Crossing Guard; and,

WHEREAS, the governing body recognizes that there exists a need to fill said position


Park, County of Union, State of New Jersey hereby appoints Joan Brennan, currently a Police Dispatcher,

to the position of Alternate Crossing Guard to be paid $68.61 per day effective immediately.





Park, County of Union, State of New Jersey hereby appoints Carol Martin, currently a Police Dispatcher,

to the position of Alternate Crossing Guard to be paid $68.61 per day effective immediately.





Park, County of Union, State of New Jersey hereby appoints Michael McElwain of 469 West 3rd

Avenue,

Roselle, New Jersey 07203 to the position of Alternate Crossing Guard to be paid $68.61 per day

effective immediately.

The following resolution was offered by Councilman Petrosky; seconded by Councilman

Connelly.


WHEREAS, New Jersey faces a daunting fiscal crisis; and,

WHEREAS, for two decades, while county and municipal governments made the proper pension

payments, New Jersey governors from both parties severely underfunded the pension system for teachers

and State government workers; and,

WHEREAS, while local government pension systems are funded at the national average, the

State’s unfunded liability for pensions and retiree health benefits now tops $150 billion – four times the

size of the State budget; and,

WHEREAS, actuaries project the State will have to increase its pension contribution from $3.2

billion in this year's budget to $6.7 billion to reach the Actuarially Required Contribution (ARC) by FY

2023; and,

WHEREAS, health care costs continue to rise, and New Jersey and its local governments cannot

sustain the unparalleled platinum-level benefits that they provide to their employees; and,

WHEREAS, municipalities cannot address other major cost drivers, such as career-end sick leave

payouts in excess of $100,000, without relief from State government; and,

WHEREAS, the State must bring pension and health care costs under control before they crowd

out all other important spending needs, such as reinvestment in NJ Transit, making higher education more

affordable and properly funding state aid to school districts to hold down property taxes.

NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Roselle

Park, County of Union, State of New Jersey expresses its support for the recommendations of the Path to

Progress report issued by the New Jersey Economic and Fiscal Policy Workgroup; and,

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a copy of this Resolution shall be forwarded to

Assemblyman Jon M. Bramnick, Assemblywoman, Nancy F. Munoz, Senator Thomas H. Kean, Jr.,

Senate President Sweeney, Assembly Speaker Coughlin, Senator Paul Sarlo, Senator Steve Oroho,

Assembly Majority Leader Greenwald, Assemblywoman Eliana Pintor-Marin, Senator Tony Bucco,

Senator Troy Singleton, Senator Dawn Addiego, the Governor of State of New Jersey, the New Jersey

Association of Counties, and the New Jersey State League of Municipalities.

Councilman DeIorio made comments about his review of the report referenced schools, shared

service talks, accounting and pensions. He noted that while he has concerns and disagrees with certain

aspects of the report, he supports the report and recommendation as a whole.

Vote Record – Resolution #101-19



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Borough Clerk Casais read the Resolution by title:

The following resolution was offered by Councilman Petrosky; seconded by Councilman

Connelly.


WHEREAS, the Borough of Roselle Park (the “Borough”) entered into a lease agreement (the

“Lease”), annexed hereto as Exhibit A, with Timpat, Inc. (“Timpat”) dated September 19, 2018; and,

WHEREAS, Paragraph “J” of the Lease states that “[t]he Borough … shall have the right to

terminate the within Lease Agreement at any time upon sixty (60) days written notice to the

Landlord….;” and,

WHEREAS, the Borough no longer believes it is receiving any benefit from such Lease;

and,

WHEREAS, the Borough wishes to terminate such Lease pursuant to Paragraph “J” of the Lease.


Park, County of Union, State of New Jersey that the Borough Clerk is hereby authorized to execute a

Notice of Termination and take any and all further steps necessary to terminate the Lease on behalf of the

Borough.

Exhibit A

Councilman DeIorio noted residents’ suggestions and stated that it appears that the program is

something that warrents further discussion, research and marketing. In the short-term Councilman DeIorio

suggested that the permit application be added to the Borough website to ensure it was widely available to

the public. Thinking in the long-term, he suggested that that residents interested in furthering the program

meet and brainstorm about ways that the program can be improved and made more successful.

Mayor Signorello stated that he agreed with Councilman DeIorio’s sentiments as long as there

was a sense that the program would be utilized and administered within the Borough’s means.

Councilman DeIroio suggested a one-month postponement on further consideration of the

Resolution so that planning could be organized and actions could be taken.

Councilman Petrosky made a motion to table Resolution No. 122-19 to the April 4, 2019

Regarding Meeting; seconded by Councilman Connelly.

Vote Record – Table Resolution #122-19 to April 4, 2019 Meeting



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REPORTS OF DEPARTMENTS

Councilman Petrosky moved to approve the Reports of Departments; seconded by Councilman

Connelly, all members present voting Aye, said motion was adopted.

Written Reports Received:

1. Police Chief’s Report for January 2019

2. Fire Chief’s Report for January 2019

3. Economic Development Director’s Report for January-February 2019 4. Municipal Court Report for January 2019

5. EMS Report for January 2019 6. Community Center Director’s Report for January-February 2019

Tom Solfaro, PE, CME – Borough Engineer

No report.

Kenneth Blum – Chief Financial Officer

Stated that the auditors had finished as much as they can on the Annual Financial Statement.

Stated that all municipalities were still experiencing problems with State FAST system;

further stated that he and the auditors were working with the State regarding a fix to the

problems encountered.

Andrew J. Casais, RMC – Borough Clerk

Stated that the deadline for Partisan Petition filing was April 1, 2019 at 4:00 p.m. in the

Clerk’s Office; noted that this was for Republicans and Democrats only.

Stated that he submitted 2019 Union County Infrastructure and Municipal Aid Grant to the

County on behalf of the Borough; noted that the grant application included improvements to

two blocks of Filbert Street and improvements to Gazebo Parking Lot / Lot No. 2; noted that

the turnaround time for award notification should be approximately 30 days.

Reminded all that the information Redevelopment Meeting for Sullivan Property

redevelopment and PILOT agreements was scheduled for Thursday, March 14, 2019 at 7:30

p.m. at the Casano Center. He thanks the Economic Development Director and the

Community Center Director for their help in organizing the event on behalf of the Borough.

MAYOR AND COUNCIL REPORTS

Councilman Mathieu

Stated that March 25th at 7:15 p.m. would be a Budget Meeting.

Discussed snow parking accommodations, municipal, Board of Education and County; asked

for suggestions from the public; suggested that the listing of snow restricted roadways be

added to the website in the future for the public.

Councilman DeIorio

Made note of certain activities at recent Board of Education and Borough Meetings.

Asked Councilman Mathieu as liaison to the Municipal Land Use Board to look into the

updated Wawa application for any amendments or deviations from the initial approvals

granted.

Councilman Mathieu stated he would look into the matter.

Stated that he attended the local LEAD program graduation hosted by the Roselle Park Police

Department as well as a “Hidden in Plain Sight” seminar; provided an overview of each event

and stated how beneficial and informative they were to all those in attendance.

Councilman Petrosky

Stated that he attended the most recent Finance Committee meeting; looked forward to the

upcoming Budget Meeting.

Stated that he attended the monthly Casano Center Committee meeting.

Stated that he attended the Junior Honor Society installation; stated how great it was.

Stated that he had a meeting with members of the Fire Department about the need for certain

maintenance in their building as well as general repairs.

Stated that he attended the monthly Historical Society meeting the same night as his meeting

with the Fire Department.

Stated that recreation basketball was almost over; would like to bring in the local wrestlers to

acknowledge their achievements.

Noted the upcoming Knights of Columbus’s St. Patrick’s Dinner as well as the Casano

Center’s dinner.

Provided a Roselle Park Youth Baseball/Softball League update.

Provided his contact information.

Councilwoman Negron

Stated that the Diversity Committee held its first meeting.

Stated that he attended and took part in Read Across America at Sherman School.

Spoke about the importance of International Women’s Day; provided historical and current

information and women’s achievements in society. Asked if the Mayor would be willing to

issue a Proclamation for 2019 Women’s History Month.

Mayor Signorello stated he would be happy to issue a Proclamation at the next meeting

Councilman Connelly

Apologized to residents for parking tickets issued on certain streets in the 4th Ward due to the

most recent snow storm.

Made note about his progress with the Veterans’ Resource Center; encouraged by the idea

and the support he has received for the same.

Provided his contact information.

Councilman Fahoury

Congratulated the Police Officers who were promoted.

Thanked the governing body for their support of the 2019 USO 5K.

Mayor Signorello

Congratulated the wrestlers recently in the news from Roselle Park.

Noted the March 14th Redevelopment seminar; encouraged all interested public to attend.

Provided an update on Hunter Property Redevelopment; stated that it was still moving

forward and more would be made public soon.

Provided a Transportation Advisory Board update.

Gave Raritan Valley Line / New Jersey Transit update; stated that New Jersey Transit appears

to be overwhelmed with the outpouring of support for and by the commuters on the Raritan

Valley Line. Noted that he and others continue to strongly push to the institution of a

permanent one seat ride on the corridor.

PUBLIC PORTION

Councilman Petrosky moved at 8:47 p.m. to open the public comment portion of the meeting on

any subject matter; seconded by Councilman Connelly, all members present voting Aye, said motion was

adopted.

Chris Shoemaker, 71B Woodside Gardens

Made comments about one-seat ride advocacy and importance of Raritan Valley Line

advocacy.

Thanked Mayor Signorello for his work.

Matthew Leingang, 245 Magie Avenue

Congratulated the Borough on hosting a 2019 5K.

Stated that the Board of Education was planning its 2019 budget; noted that March 12th would

be public workshop.

Thanked Borough for hosting a recent meeting between professionals and elected officials;

stated it shows a real willingness to work together.

There being no one else wishing to speak, Councilman Petrosky moved at 8:52 p.m. to close the

public comment portion of the meeting on any subject matter; seconded by Councilman Connelly, all

members present voting Aye, said motion was adopted.

There being no further business to come before the meeting, Councilman Petrosky moved at 8:52

p.m. to adjourn; seconded by Councilman Connelly, all members present voting Aye, said motion was

adopted.

Attest:

Andrew J. Casais, RMC

Borough Clerk

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