Northfield civic updates

Jan 3, 2024

Northfield City Council Meeting

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Budget and finance

28:57

we just want to support that and we also want to work closely with the city council and we going to reach out to the school what could we do to support and how could we bring businesses in Council and the school and the community together so we're really looking forward to that continue strong relationship and...

Public safety

39:43

companies uh like hyand hyand Hy is that correct hyand um they have found that if they break in the rear windows it doesn't necessarily activate the Carline so but either either way you know some of these and people leaving garage door opens you know these are some of the things that these people whoever they are...

Land use and development

6:09

councilman Leeds payment of bills councilwoman bchi and councilman D wees and meeting notices councilwoman carpano at this time we'll open the meeting to the public anyone from the public wishing to speak on any topic we ask you to please step forward State your city of residence uh for the record evening mayor...

Infrastructure and public works

35:07

tree lighting was somewhat of a success due extend when circumstances it was raining that night or off and on and but we had a nice crowd every everyone from enjoyed the uh refreshments and I I do want to thank councilwoman Bui and councilman leits and councilman Lise who were able to make that meeting that night...

Parks, events, and community programs

28:57

we just want to support that and we also want to work closely with the city council and we going to reach out to the school what could we do to support and how could we bring businesses in Council and the school and the community together so we're really looking forward to that continue strong relationship and...

Administration and appointments

4:36

be a really nice celebration if anybody wants to return I urge all the public to go out so be a pretty good what's the DAT that um January 4th at 6m in the auditorium at Mainland probably it okay Council thank you councilman no report this evening okay I I do not have anything to report on from my committees either...

Decisions / votes

  • 30:44city okay wish you all a joyous holiday season and a happy and productive New Year go have it thank you very much and to you as well it's good seeing here every week or every yeah every meeting anyone else uh seeing no one the public session is now closed...
  • 32:48Smith here Mr Palestina yes Mr C here sorry Mr President I forgot what I was supping approval minutes approval of minutes Mr President I'd like to make a motion for the reading and approval of the minutes uh for no uh of November 28 2023 not reading oh I'm...
  • 33:49not you go you do this Rene Rene take go ahead take this one I would like to with with the meeting minutes for November 28 motion to why did you say disp I'd like to make the necessary motion to approve the minutes from November 28 2023 they have been...
  • 37:57let me just go to my email here you recall that at the last month's council meeting the council approved what I had made a recommendation to uh Dawn for an energy efficient study uh free of charge through Atlantic City Electric and I want to thank Dawn for...
  • 43:10$172,900 93 92 cents and odd cents and pole jarge of $1 16130 if we have any questions we can pass it on to the Atlanta County Utilities Authority thank you pres council president thank you mayor uh all matters considered on the consent agenda considering...
  • 44:2522633 vote by cons sorry Mary consent agenda we'll adopt it on the next one page this is contagious this is something's going on here I don't know there was a Christmas party before okay first is to authorize the collective voting on the package of...
  • 45:26favor I any oppos mr33 roll call roll call Mrs bchi Mrs corfo yes Mr deiz Mr Leeds Mr Naro here Mr Smith yes Mr patina yes motion carries for the adoption of the consent agenda thank you payment of bills roll call Mrs bchi yes Mrs carfano yes Mr deise yes...
  • 46:31Smith Mr patina yes motion carries for the payment of bills meeting notices our next city council meeting will be January 2nd 2024 at 6m this will be our reorganization motion all in favor I I don't even do that anymore

Public comment

asked about new season for the that's way after the year it's January 1 and after I want we give the update for the situation what's going on there and then we see email later later today but maybe give us a quick update on what's going on there uh so...

handle the labor law issues uh and your question you know posed to this Council regarding you know labor and Union issues I would ultimately beer to labor counsel so I'm not 100% comfortable letting them answer that question tonight because I don't know...

there's more extensive stuff some some of the things we walk through right know that was that was light where we walk through compared need we need W our head [Music] around what couple questions think of a gol I think I'm thinking on General how how wide...

that out but yeah I want superintendent so public to be there as well Quinn yeah great since uh since I originally proposed this idea three years ago I would like to be included in any of those asss if I like long we don't have bring your frisbe I did ask...

horrible that was a first jeez Mr Mayor boy you really got burned didn't you you good thank you council president members um let me say that our holiday tree lighting was somewhat of a success due extend when circumstances it was raining that night or off...

Transcript (6,521 words)
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good evening this is the work session
for Northfield city council December
12th of
2023 this meeting was properly
advertised in accordance with public law
1975 chapter 231 and in the Press of
Atlantic City on Janu January 7th of
this year may have a flag salute L by
mayor Chow please please
rise I pledge allegiance to the flag
over the United States of America and to
the Republic for which it stands one
nation under God inivisible with liberty
and justice for all thank you please be
seated Mrs bchi here Mrs carfano here Mr
deise here Mr Leeds Mr Notaro here Mr
Smith here Mr Palestina here Mr Chow
here Mr President thank
you start off with our committee reports
Council and
Lead
had we
Municipal Alliance um cookies with the
cop is this Saturday at 11 am at North
Library um the gr will do there um kids
had a great time last year I believe all
the spots are taken um for is donating
the gingerbread for the kids to donate
so it's G be really fun time like this
too um our next event
is June 1st and that will be F on um
econom development commission I just
want to say that
um we had a really good year by getting
the uh economic Elements repared by
fryad I'm going to be recommending that
we go go over that
again and Mr Mike and I met with the NJB
which is the new yers business Action
Center um and they're going to help us
develop our next step that's it for me
thank you Council
Smith thank you Mr
President must rep here either
the registrations are open they had to
asked
about new season for the that's way
after the year it's January 1 and
after I want we give the update for the
situation what's going on there and then
we see email
later later today but maybe give us a
quick update on what's going on there uh
so basically the the update
is kind of emailed you guys for this
reason um but we haven't heard anything
from Judge Le Chambers in connection
with our our request um and uh you'll
see in your email that we have a
potential plan forward uh that prefer
you guys to read via the
email thank
you thank you Council or thank you
president um I have mainland's next
board meeting is the 18th at 6 pm and um
there is a special meeting for the
January 4th meeting for mainlands board
it'll be held in the auditorium um at 6m
and all three towns are sending all
three
do a proclamation for the football team
and these states and also for the band
and also for cheerleaders so it should
be a really nice celebration if anybody
wants to return I urge all the public to
go out so be a pretty good what's the
DAT that um January 4th at 6m in the
auditorium at
Mainland
probably it okay Council thank you
councilman no report this evening okay I
I do not have anything to report on from
my committees
either uh I do not have any updates on
the ad hoc committees and I believe we
haven't heard anything back from the
county
so revisit that
um nothing on the on those other two
properties they the surveys have been
sent so uh we still a wait responses
from Habitat to with their
plans anything I mean
rants
okay then uh at this time everybody
please refer to your
agendas is there any item on the
resolutions anyone would like to P from
the consent
agenda okay
uh approval of the minutes councilman
Naro and councilwoman
Carano uh resolutions councilman Smith
and councilman
Leeds payment of bills councilwoman bchi
and councilman D wees and meeting
notices councilwoman
carpano at this time we'll open the
meeting to the public anyone from the
public wishing to speak on any topic we
ask you to please step forward State
your city of residence uh for the
record evening mayor Paul mle Northfield
614 dolphin Avenue H I work for the mic
you look his like gotta be related
brother
okay um so my property on 614 dolphin
Avenue it's a misshaping property I got
a little under two acres of land there's
a a piece of my property that ABS next
to block 11 where a Habitat for Humanity
I believe was got some plans for the
future but there's a long
um strip of land that again I have but
up next to it and it's thin I spoke to
zoning gentleman and um if possible I
can get this approximately 275 fet by 30
feet piece of land it's a strip there's
a piece of strip that does nothing it's
kind of like a waste but then there's
another piece that's uh connected to
block lot 11 if I could get this piece
of land I can make a driveway out of it
and in theory put another house a
taxable house on the back end of my
property with all
the utilities and so forth so I'm
looking into that this is the first step
in looking into that then I would go to
the next step so it's I gave drawn to
most everybody
um um I'm I'm looking to get that piece
of property I don't know how about they
go about it other than asking you for it
you possibly could give it to me and
then you would have a taxable piece of
land it's 275 by3 a little thin strip
that part of it again is useless to
anyone except for maybe me and then I
could put a house over there where I
would actually reside and then my son
one day would take over my house and we
wouldn't have to live with him nor and
your and your which one is your lot my
lot is that strange one 1203 right next
to the big 66 there oh okay it's all
it's a yeah it's it is quite shape yeah
okay um well as as I just mentioned and
you know that that that one lot is
habitat it is designated as part of a
habitat project so there's a couple
hurdles that we need to go through okay
to find out if that's if that's even
doable okay there has to be a
subdivision too right well that would
guess that would be yes that would be my
answer well his his would be and that
piece of land and are you looking are
you is your intent to purchase it or
just get an
easement well I easement would be great
but I I would be I don't know it would
slice into that habitat okay land a
little B but so what yeah I just me to
have so we know what we' have to look
into yeah what I I'm not sure what the
next step would be but this is the first
step in like well that that is the first
step on our end is to find out if it's
doable possible yeah on our end subid L
11
yeah yeah that's what it sounds like so
that's and we have to see if habitat
would need it to Habitat you we also
have to offer it to all adjacent
Property Owners we can't just offer it
to
distributor and and it may it may foil
the habitat plan that we don't we don't
know we just had surveys done that
include that strip so we don't know what
their development plans are so we need
to wait to hear back from them to see if
that land is
disposable not I'm in running I just
want to you know tell me
well we we can find out what what the
possibilities are uh as we said habitats
doing planned right now that's part of a
a project for affordable housing that
we're required to provide um so my how
many units would go there that's what
they're doing
is ing the plan for I'm not sure what
that one is which that one could be
either a four unit H um pound house type
of thing or a three unit they're working
out the plans to see what what will fit
I got it it's just quite a strange shape
it ends up with this long long tail and
I could utilize the tail just and it it
would benefit everybody if it benefits
everybody it may work out to be a
win-win all around okay uh so we'll keep
instead of being wasted by them if
they're not going to use it we'll
inquire we'll at least
inquire thanks
Paul is there anyone else from the
public wishing to
speak good evening Ian Brady everybody
here knows me thank you very much for
giving the opportunity lwood correct yes
I'm sorry we don't want to give
anybody's a dress out anyway absolutely
yes um I appreciate the phone calls over
the weekend trying to update this I just
have some questions yes and as we go
forward um I understand if we do go
forward with this they're going to want
someone there City employee to to do
this so I that'll kind of limit times
when we can do these things um would
that cover like strictly motorized tools
of any kind I mean it as simple as like
bringing a rake out I'm just thinking
for maintenance things and stuff like
that to what level does that
uh so part of what we're dealing with
internally are issues with labor law uh
so a lot of the employees that were
talking about that may or may not
oversee this are
unionized so this Council have to be
very careful uh so as not to create a
grievance and say yes you can go out
there with a rate and then next thing
you know we have a a unionized labor
grievance being filed against the city
because there's volunteers out there
raping um um so there's there's a lot of
issues at play here um you know we have
city land we
have um volunteer labor which is being
contemplated we have unionized Labor
which is in the mix uh we have insurance
issues we have identification issues um
and we have expenditure issues in other
words what is the city spend to get this
done and we have certain donation ises
um a lot of
I can tell you that I believe council is
very interested in this and that we will
hopefully ultimately get there we just
have to make sure that we're not
creating lawsuits for ourselves along
the
way you know um and that involves you
know general city solicitor I don't
handle the labor law issues uh and your
question you know posed to this Council
regarding you know labor and Union
issues I would ultimately beer to labor
counsel so I'm not 100% comfortable
letting them answer that question
tonight because I don't know I'm sure
they don't know but we can certainly get
that answer for you okay I I mean I just
it was just also forth thought going
forward I mean as the seasons change
Lees fall things like that ideally want
to clear them out I know some of the
other courses there is an issue with
using anything motorized but if it's
non-motorized rakes and things like like
that just to clear the the pathways but
uh again I know they're all every
situation is different again an issue
that involves our city laborers um and
we certainly don't want to step on those
toe um I imagine in a perfect room we
can have these ansers within the time
between now and say mid next month which
is going to give you plenty of time
before spring it to do your to do your
work or whoever's going to do it um I
just need to get some of the questions
answered before we have a resolution and
make sure that we're not offending labor
Council we're not offending you know the
union Etc
so all different clouds of the machine
that have to come together and like I
said I do think they do come together uh
it's just a matter of sitting here
tonight I don't think they come together
enough with some additional conu I think
they did and we still have we get
together to walk that second part of the
for walk thatround area I want to go
through the back part of to see exactly
how many May after come if any at all
there are areas that we can't even walk
in right now I mean I I I haven't gone
into some of those places because I
would legitimately have to bring a
machete or something with me to to clear
some of these
for we're going to have had some sort of
a clear map as to you know where we're
going to be where I mean the generalized
areas are but but even yesterday now
that there is less foliage out there I I
went out for a walk yesterday and and
walk in through some of those areas
there is one area in particular that I
just don't see as being viable for one
of the holes after all that rain we had
and it was good opportunity was in area
okay I couldn't get to when the when
everything was In Bloom and Blossom and
now that it's there but there's an area
now that I would I would actually have
to re
rethink Minor Adjustments or maybe just
just tweaking the whole just as long as
we can get closer to wherever we were
better idea what're looking way what has
to be
clear yeah I mean there's some areas as
you the campg around where it's
virtually nothing I mean just a couple
little Twigs minor sapling trees things
like that that have to go and then
there's more extensive stuff some some
of the things we walk through right know
that was that was light where we walk
through compared
need we need W our head
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around
what couple
questions think of a gol I think I'm
thinking on General how how wide is it
fair on a
disc I mean depending on I
mean I me
couple at some points I me you're trying
to use the natural terrain as much as
possible and the last come up and just
identify if he's goingon to answer like
distance and location
question R I'm from Hamington New Jersey
hi 20t wide in Norm about 20 feet wide
we're shooting through the wood we're
trying to throw through the trees so
really there's not that much of a
clearing when you're thinking golf
you're thinking you need that 50 f space
nothing there we have like just a couple
feet in front of us and they're
treated what's the heaviest that you
heav Weight Wise us me
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from what I had prop they R everywhere
from 200 feet to up to 800 feet some of
the ones I
have three four five very similar to are
800 theor are 200 yes yeah some of them
are very there places where it's a
window of maybe 10 fet and other places
we're just
naturally 40 wide really the last thing
World want to do to cut down any any
live healthy treats any significant size
we're talking anything coming down six
inch wi smaller is little stuff and
mainly it's it's bushes and uh
underbrush underbrush things like that
it's really so there there are a couple
places where small saplings and trees
are just have to come down just make it
impossible to get through some of these
areas and you're plan for
I try to use tur so basically the same
Turf You' see on on a high school
football field and that just lays on top
of dirt and is attached to a 4x4 frame
so simple is I'm doing a couple screws
and it's gone it's back to dirt again
you know most places older places are
some they use uh concrete slabs I mean
that's too permanent it's too much of
the difficulty and it cost a lot more
plus to get the material out to some of
these place this is going to literally
just be a piece of turf on top of a b of
sand and 4x4 wood frame baskets are they
something concrete they are um about 18
inch but 18 in to two feet down I mean
it comes set with like two separate
pipes the bottom pipe has a lock where
you can put a pad lock on for the L we
doing so you can theoretically move them
replace them if something happen like I
said these the pets I have proposed they
have a 25 year LIF Pand on them they're
galvanized they're very durable they
stay out year round oh they can stay out
in any
weather are durable super super durable
we could get some cheaper ones but then
the replacement is three or four years
five years they're lighter easier damage
they're pretty sturdy they're pretty
significant the money you're talking you
know
the yeah I believe I mean with bre and
everything
$6,700 that's before
bu 18 baskets and these are these are
pretty much like mere really good ones
they're going to survive for a long long
time I have a couple questions so yes is
this going to be
supervised um no okay okay and and as
far as the maintenance will who's going
to be responsible for me I mean ultim I
would love to like many the course
around here just have volunteers that
that that come and play these that do it
like most of the other courses and and
the maintenance is pretty minimal um you
know Springtime you're doing a little
trimming back once once the major course
is open it's literally just cutting back
a couple Vines and branches and things
like that and then using the fall just
coming out and either raking or blowing
the leaves off the fairways most of be
like maintaining the
bicycle I mean most clubs they they do
one one weekend a month where they get a
couple volunteers to come and just you
know because things can break it's it's
something could happen right but um I
mean all these courses around here
locally there's clubs that they maintain
them because they want to continue to
use them and there's a good Community I
mean you have people here tonight from a
couple of the different areas U I didn't
get to call all the dogs off I was
trying to rent a lot of people
but that another meeting so where where
are some of these municipalities that
you have this course so there's uh amand
field is an upper Township uh Stockton
university has a course right there um
Rio Grand has a C there is one at the
zoo it's a little bit smaller kind of
minimal um and then the next closest one
would be up in O County then everything
else sou West there are some in uh
vinent area but you know you're talking
a pretty significant distance so we
would be the only one in Atlanta County
at that at that point aside from stock
yeah except stock which is a great
course but I mean the way I have this
proposed to this and people will travel
for these too people will go across I
mean people go out of state to play some
of these courses a lot like golfers
would go to to go places so
Colorado play so uh you know I mean
people go on on vacation and will play
at at destinations around there so I
know I mean uh what do they do in terms
of is there any sign form that they have
to do in terms of indemnifying uh any
liability for example if they trip over
a stump or anything like that plac don't
but but at the same
time we go go to First gr right now yeah
yeah but I didn't but this is obviously
an activity here that's I mean it's I I
don't see it labeled as a passive
activity so therefore it is along the
same laws as a walking path so therefore
if you just put a hole for me to or
chain for me to throw at along a walking
path it's along the same lines as they
it is not anything that we need active
quote unquote fi for this is just set up
the baskets and we will come okay this
offers will show up no sign or anything
that that says that you know is any
liability will be on them it's not the
city those are details that we have to
work okay well I was just curious you
know yes they will see I mean There Are
Places courses where you know they
identify signs you know flying objects I
mean none of these are proposed to be in
generalized walking area but I mean just
like a baseball is intended to stay on
the field you get a pop fly you know
foul ball every once in a
while you
know general public by
oh yeah absolutely this is
open encourage for everyone to come and
enjoy
it it would also be one unique thing
with with this course there is no course
anywhere around here that could be
considered within walking distance of
the municipality or something like that
that was one one thing that's going to
make this course unique I mean how many
young adults and kids and people can
walk to Biro park or get there very
easily from the from the bike path
Stockton is isolated amand field there's
a little bit of community around there
Rio Grand again isolated this is the
only course that would be like this
around you could theoretically have
least amount of foot traffic coming I I
appreciate all your time and all the
information I think mRNA has a good
amount so that we
can tie all those tie all those Sands
up one of the things
that as far as them going out and doing
any of up or anything
that not there was a political party
that went old thing there was a issues
with labor and
other I I didn't know about that I I'm
not prepared to answer
that and I'm not pry C things like that
but I mean the field for the football
games I don't know it used to be that it
used to be the the group but city city
may do it now I don't know I think
there's a lot of private citizens that
cut grass out there well and as I said
as I said these those are just things
that we need to
work I walk through right now I trip on
a route which is very easily to do I
mean I fell in the water yesterday uh
you know in a little creek walking
through the woods but uh I mean you know
those things will happen when you're
walking in a park and on trails and our
bike trails and things like that so I
understand I I understand the grass want
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how it's play out and then you know than
Council more answers and I'm happy to go
on that
walk I would love to have anybody and
everybody that's willing to come out and
just just see it um if we can schedule a
time nights weekends whenever I'm I'm
available any anytime to meet the group
out there probably join a week myself as
for superintendent public work but once
we get walk through there if anybody was
to join during the weekend certain work
that out but yeah I want superintendent
so public to be there as well Quinn yeah
great since uh since I originally
proposed this idea three years ago I
would like to be included in any of
those asss if I like long we don't have
bring your
frisbe I did ask
uh he sent it to me I have it another
updated one and then out now even after
this weekend there's like another
proposal I'd like to put out another
change to it having fully seen you know
okay now they can get back where work so
yeah keep touch and I'll forward it to
everybody thank you very much thank you
very
much
me Mary folks resident of Northfield
also serving as president of the
Northfield Business Association I wanted
to come and to share number one that the
northal Business Association is driving
already we have about 40 members and we
have grown to be part of the seven
business associations that are in
Atlanta County that we're now working
together to which the SAR greater
Atlantic City Chamber of Commerce britin
Chamber of Commerce Hamington Chamber of
Commerce veteran Business Association
summer Point Business Association ma
Landing Merchant and us we are working
together collaboratively to um submit a
proposal for State appropriation funding
to Senator
fora I've been asking different members
of council and even in the community
what could we do what could we um use to
support to enhance our community and it
was brought up Mr Brady's idea and I
just wanted to publicly say that we The
northal Business Association fully
support that initiative because we see
the economic impact that it could have
doing research if we were to get the
point to do tournament and even if not
you just heard the fact that there's no
other one local we want people to come
web lunch at mol's kitchen go to the
park and so we see it as a huge
opportunity
so we just want to support that and we
also want to work closely with the city
council and we going to reach out to the
school what could we do to support and
how could we bring businesses in Council
and the school and the community
together so we're really looking forward
to that continue strong relationship and
growing The Business Association it's
been our first year um officially
launched in March and we look we're
going into 2024 with a greater vision of
what we can do but we want to support
and we want the viability of our City's
gems which is birg Park the bike path
and all the communi so we're here to
support that and Mr Grady and thank you
and and and as as Council said she's
proposing we move forward as we have
been so that'll be part of our
discussion if budget time to to continue
that so when it comes back to the
budgeting with this state appropriation
funding the seven of our communities
that I mentioned we're going to come up
with one proposal
and submit it there's no guarantee but
we want them to know the need and how we
can have some viability with our communi
so please reach out to me if there's
anything that is outside of your budget
that we see as a need I want to include
that meeting with superintendent foron
next week to see if something that we
can support the school with but we know
that there's a strong relationship
between all three entities that we want
to continue to grow that thank you
absolutely is there anyone in Zoom
wishing to speak please raise your Zoom
hand boys 117 Northfield Avenue just
want to take a moment to thank all of
you for your continued service to the
city okay wish you all a joyous holiday
season and a happy and productive New
Year go have
it thank you very much and to you as
well it's good seeing here every week or
every yeah every meeting anyone else uh
seeing no one the public session is now
closed
motion all in favor I any
oppos okay we'll during the work
session
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oh
wait
here right
yes good evening this is the regular
session for Northfield city council
December 12th of
2023 this meeting was properly
advertised in in accordance with public
law 1975 chapter 231 and in the Press of
Atlantic City on January 7th of this
year may have a flag salute led by mayor
Chow please pleas
rise I pledge allegiance to the flag
over the United States of America and to
the Republic for which it stands one
nation under God indivisible with
liberty and justice for all ladies and
gentlemen let us remember and keep in
our prayers those serving in our
nation's Army Armed Forces espe esally
our troops away from home and our First
Responders thank you please be seated
thank
you Mrs bchi here Mrs carfano here Mr
deiz here Mr Leeds here Mr Naro here Mr
Smith here Mr Palestina yes Mr C here
sorry Mr
President I forgot what I was supping
approval
minutes approval of minutes Mr President
I'd like to make a motion for the
reading and approval of the minutes uh
for no uh of November 28
2023 not reading oh I'm sorry approval
dispense with oh really
really
dispense with the approval of the
minutes of November 28th
2023 they on file in the clerk's office
and were distributed to council
dis
read they you said dis
approval start over making it says
approval you want the reading or the
approval approval for
the reading
not you go you do this Rene Rene take go
ahead take this one
I would like
to with with the meeting minutes for
November
28 motion to why did you say disp I'd
like to make the necessary motion to
approve the minutes from November 28
2023 they have been properly advertised
and they are located in the clerk's
office we don't advertise just just
motion to approve the minutes without
formal reading just say it motion to
approve the minutes from November 28
2023 without formal reading without
formal reading oh second
second all in
favor
horrible that was a first jeez
Mr Mayor boy you really got burned
didn't
you you good thank you council president
members um let me say that our holiday
tree lighting was somewhat of a success
due extend when circumstances it was
raining that night or off and on and but
we had a nice crowd every everyone from
enjoyed the uh refreshments and I I do
want to thank councilwoman Bui and
councilman leits and councilman Lise who
were able to make that meeting that
night or that event night so all is well
on that event and again I would like to
thank the police department and our
public works for all the work that they
did in helping to set up the uh the
meeting or the event itself did you have
a question councilman no oh okay
um let me just go and
I my next report is regarding Municipal
Court update I received this email
um from them
and let's see let me go to it here bear
with me please I'm
sorry now I can't find it oh here it is
nope that's not
it it's like the Twilight Zone tonight
is
it
oh you just see the email we having an
update okay that's fine I'm glad you did
that
um see next one the holiday lighting uh
the mayor's holiday lighting contest has
been established again this year and I
want to thank Shannon for all the help
that she has done to organize it I
believe Shannon if I correct we have 24
participants this year it's a little bit
more uh no businesses this year but
that's okay you know we're going to go
move forward with the event so light uh
the map will be on Facebook and
Wednesday
okay my next report is regarding the
Green Acres Grant
opportunity um the Green Acres Program
is pleased to announce its 20 20124
funding round open up to municipalities
and other organizations uh grants for
completely inclusive playgrounds is
included uh these are the essentials
local government can apply for 75%
matching grant for complete inclusive
playgrounds awards are anticipated to be
between 500,000 to
750,000 for municipalities and so forth
the county so the deadline is February
7th
2024 if Council wishes to pursue it that
is available okay February 7th February
7th of next year
right um let me just
that the
let me just go to my email
here you recall that at the last month's
council meeting the council approved
what I had made a recommendation to uh
Dawn for an energy efficient study uh
free of charge through Atlantic City
Electric and I want to thank Dawn for
pursuing the Grant and I'm happy to say
that we are in the progress if you come
here you might see the some of the
people working but we received a 37,1
$134 odd sense towards the cost of an
84352 GR in upgrade uh the city's
portion uh of $4
47,2 15 some odd sense is paid over five
years with zero interest so this was a
great Grant uh to replace the lighting
um and other energy efficient uh
upgrades for our city and as a result uh
I we will be saving an estimate of
approximately 5,000
in annual energy costs so that was a
great grant that we that I found when I
went to the mayor's convention in
Atlantic
City um I want to remind everyone and
the I know the police department and
just and we have also advertised about
the recent break-ins of of cars within
the city of Northfield as well as the
other communities are starting to see it
um it's so important that I know people
will take it for Advantage for for
whatever reason for example they will
leave their car fobs in the car and all
they have to do is break the window and
they can tell that the car poobs are in
there and steal it another method was
that in certain vehicle models or
companies uh like hyand hyand Hy is that
correct hyand um they have found that if
they break in the rear windows it
doesn't necessarily activate the Carline
so but either either way you know some
of these and people leaving garage door
opens you know these are some of the
things that these people whoever they
are are taking advantage of so I want to
remind the public especially in
Northfield to be constant of the fact
that we must to be more uh aware of the
and and and of the needs to block the
cars uh without their keys leaving in
there the car fobs and so
forth
uh
okay I just want to
thank the chief of police uh for the
diligence that he is applying towards
minimizing and his administration excuse
me in minimizing the overtime uh for
last month of November our overtime was
$1,750 and some oddent so in the past
we've had some larger numbers and I
think in the reports that I've seen he
has really uh tried to minimize the
amount of overtime without effective
Services through our Police
Department as far as the police stats
for the month of November there were 25
thefts 11 adult arrests only excuse me
two juvenile arrests motor vehicle stops
176 summonses that were issued were
159 crash reports 26 gun permits or 20
uh and officials excuse me officers
initiated calls of
1,385 and hours spent on calls reports
529 hours so for a total call for
service of
1,752 so great job Chief uh I know
you're doing a wonderful job there and
in that respect there uh that is all I
have for a report council president
thank you Mr
Mayor
uh just
see no updates
okay good at this time we'll open this
meeting to the public anyone from the
public wishing to speak on any topic we
ask you please step forward and state
your name and city of residence for the
record anyone in Zoom please raise your
Zoom
hand
no seeing no one the public session is
now
closed
uh council president I forgot one more
thing I always do I received from the
acua an update as far as the 2024 budget
or Bill in accordance with the contract
for collection services for the city
Northfield the contract costs will
increase by
3.48% based on the annual increase in
the
cpi-u of the Philadelphia smsa for
October 23rd effective March of 2004 the
annual fee for the following collection
service will be as follows for recycling
collection
$172,900
93 92 cents and odd cents and pole jarge
of $1
16130 if we have any questions we can
pass it on to the Atlanta County
Utilities Authority thank you pres
council president thank you
mayor uh all matters considered on the
consent agenda considering routine in
nature and having been reviewed by
Council will be enacted by one motion
any item may be removed at the up from
the consent agenda at the request of any
council member and if so removed be
treated as One MA separate
matter any items requiring expenditure
are supported by a certificate of
availability of funds I have a motion to
vote by consent agenda for Resolutions
226 2023 through 233
2023 make motion to adopt resolution
22633 vote by
cons sorry
Mary consent
agenda we'll adopt it on the next
one page
this is contagious this
is something's going on here I don't
know there was a Christmas party
before
okay first is to authorize the
collective voting on the package of
resolutions so you motion to vote by
consent agenda and then you motion to
adopt that
package
okay all in
favor I any
oppos
mr33 roll call roll call Mrs bchi Mrs
corfo yes Mr
deiz Mr Leeds Mr Naro here Mr Smith yes
Mr patina yes motion carries for the
adoption of the consent agenda thank you
payment of
bills roll
call Mrs bchi yes Mrs carfano yes Mr
deise yes Mr Lee
Mr Notaro yes Mr
Smith Mr patina yes motion carries for
the payment of bills meeting
notices our next city council meeting
will be January 2nd
2024 at 6m this will be our
reorganization
motion all in favor
I I don't even do that anymore