City of Pleasantville Council Meeting April 20, 2026

Good good evening everyone. This is the
city council work meeting. Today is
April the 20th, 2026 and the time is
6:30 p.m. This meeting has been
advertised in the city newspapers in
conformance with the Obama meetings act
otherwise known as the sunshine.
Roll call, please.
>> Roll.
>> Gibson,
>> Thomas
attendance.
>> I have someone here. Um, yes.
Please.
>> Hello.
Hello. My name is
I work with thear social justice
agencies. I'm sure if you're in Atlanta
County, you guys might be familiar with
it. Um we have been of domestic violence
and assault.
My specific title is sexual assault
crisis
and tomorrow the pleasant library we are
going to be having some cookies on
everybody of all gender come. We're
going to be, you know, the effects of
sexual violence, understanding
boundaries, consent, you know, green
flags, red flags, um, basic knowledge
about um, domestic violence and what
does domestic violence look like and um,
at the
Library.
>> All right. Council
approval of previous minutes. Madam cler
motion second.
>> All in favor?
>> Yes.
>> Clerk agenda review. Uh first is
resolution 68 authorizing appointment of
of police officer Kevin Ome.
>> Any questions?
>> Yes.
>> See none.
>> Oath office will be taken at the
approval during regular session. Next is
second reading ordinance number two
amending chapter 300 to provide
procedures for administrative approval
of minor land developments or changes to
use existing facilities.
>> Any questions council?
>> Seeing none. Ordinance number three,
second reading a bond ordinance amending
and reinstating bond ordinance number
6-20 2017 to increase the total
appropriate appropriations within
therein from 267,100
to $3,200,000
to increase the total debt authorized
from $267,110
to $3,200,000
and to repeal and cancel bond ordinance
number 7-209.
>> Any questions? Council
>> number four, amending chapter 187
entitled parks and playgrounds of
article one of the 64.
>> Any question?
Resolution 69 rescends in resolution
number 65-2026
authorizing to enter into a 5-year
contract with Axon Enterprises
Incorporated with the police department
for body cameras and tas
you all
in committee.
This is uh a change from just
state.
>> No,
>> no, the question is
discussed in committee today.
Remember
when
body
not tasers, right?
>> So this says body.
This is
I think it should just be
>> answer.
>> Okay. Any other questions?
See here
the grant and approval to the American
Cancer Society Incorporated for a
fundraising bike ride event for the city
June 7th
6:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
>> Any questions?
Resolution 71 awarding the contract for
the Franklin Boulevard line improvements
to zone strike incorporated in the
amount of $226,596.98.
>> Any questions with the necessary
correction in the body?
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Any questions? Seeing none.
>> Two, authorizing application to the New
Jersey Department of Environmental
Protection Action Planning and Design
Grant Program.
>> Any questions?
>> See?
>> Resolution 73 authorizing engineering
agreement with Matson's engineers for 11
sewer projects.
>> Any questions?
>> 11 projects. Is it?
>> Yes, it's listed. Any
other questions?
>> Seeing 99 resolution 77 authorizing the
city to apply for a grant from the New
Jersey urban enterprise zones
authorities and zoning assistance funds
for UE program administrative expenses
in the amount not to receive $185,000
for year one of the 5-year plan.
>> Any questions? Council member,
>> I have one.
>> I'm a little bit confused about the date
>> because it says for the first year
uh effective June July 1 of 2025
and we just got we just submitted the
plan the five-year plan to be effective
January one of this year. So is that
retroactual?
So I will battle back.
>> So you're not going to retroactive this
with this one have to take place soon
either way. It's just that we applied
our application late last year. So our
the application came in in December I
believe
but it was late
should have been effective
>> way
back and me without
any other questions.
>> Resolution 75 authorizing the city to
apply for a grant from the New Jersey
urban enterprise zones authorities
enterprise zone assistant funds for
events at the UN unity waterfront park
in an amount not to exceed $100,000 for
year one of the five-year plan.
>> Any questions council?
9 resolution 77 authoriz the city to
apply for a grant from the New Jersey
urban enterprise zones authorities
enterprise zones assistance fund for the
facade improvement program and amount
not to exceed $500,000
for year one of the five plan
>> any questions council seeing none
>> resolution 77 authorizing the city to
apply for a grant New Jersey urban
enterprise zones authorities enterprise
zone assistance this fund for Route 40
Bridge and amount not to exceed $100,000
for year one of the 5year period.
>> Any questions? Council see
>> resolution 78 authoriz to apply for a
grant from the New Jersey River
Enterprise Zone Authorities Enterprise
Land Assistance Fund for surveillance
cameras in amount not to receive
$275,000
for year5.
>> Any questions?
to the VA. Is this what we would discuss
that we able to use those funds for the
system?
>> All right. So, we can do that.
>> We are applying for that. Uh now,
>> thank you.
>> We have the um funds allocated. We just
need the approval.
>> Can we talk about that?
>> Thank you.
>> The ones that we met on.
>> Yes. Resolution
79 authorizing the city to apply for a
grant from the New Jersey urban
enterprise zones authorities zone
assistance fund from marina improvements
in an amount not to exceed $200,000 for
year one of the 5year plan.
>> Any questions council?
>> Seeing none resolution 80 claim the
month of April sexual assault awareness.
>> Any questions?
Resolution
81 authorization
utilization
limitation of NJSA
44-9
is exhausted and additional
appropriations will be needed for needed
before adoption of the permanent
>> any question
see
which is authorizing power systems
Emergency generator system.
>> That was okay.
>> Next.
>> Hello.
Right. So if you look at the check's
meeting,
if we look at uh the Atlantic City
electric, all the other bills are
smaller, but the Atlantic City Electric
is you know electric 7,61
and we're also looking for
uh that was $2,397.
Um
we have um table for849.34.
Any question to check register items?
Okay, moving on to
convey upon your approval.
So if we look at um
towards the bottom
from page one, we're looking at
technologies and basically this is
has to do with their system for
maintenance and the mailing of the
assessment cards that you get prior to
January uh 31st. first of the year. Um,
if we look at page two,
>> I had a question for page one.
>> Yes, sir.
>> At the bottom, cyber security
1000.
>> Yes, they were approved.
uh they would they took over from
computers
and this is also something that came
we have a share service with EHC
for computers
>> and that
what it is.
>> Thank you.
>> You're welcome.
If we look at page two
um we're looking at Hughes electric and
the final payment for the bike path
improvement from Decada to move on and
these are
and the payment is $68940.
Okay. And if we look at page three,
>> what does
>> 28604?
>> Yes, this is
>> Yes. This is the department. Something
that has to do with
what you're clearing out
department.
>> Yes.
Thank you.
Page three.
If we look at our list,
we have um
Py which is
the lineage
where we have to send out those bills.
Um,
and if you also look down to the item
from
the bottom up, which is Reman
Pederson, Inc. API
safe street
and this is also grant
2,161.92.
Do do any of you have any other
questions?
>> All right,
council. Open discussion. Anyone have
anything they want to add?
>> Yeah.
>> Go ahead, council.
>> I'd like to ask VA question in reference
to the fire department HVAC.
>> Yes, we have uh the uh dollars
identified the um quote that we have is
uh it's a little older, so we sent back
out for new quotes because the uh old
quotes over a year old. Um, obviously
everything's gone up since then, so
we're just uh waiting on the quotes and
we we already have the uh the dollars uh
earmarked. So, we have we have the money
to take care of.
>> How long do we have to wait for for the
process for the quotes to come in and
after the quotes come in, they won't be
that?
>> Right. It's under the threshold. So,
they they're just three quotes. We're
just waiting on three quotes and this uh
was initiated Friday. Can
>> No, Friday. Yeah.
>> By the last but today's Monday.
>> Yes.
>> So the funds have been identified.
>> Yes.
>> Thank you. One more.
>> You stand by.
>> Yeah. Saturday. Uh the recreation
building. Uh what is the status of that
on uh the quotes or what do we have to
get started on our recreation building
in order to clean up
>> summer camp and everything? I don't
believe that has been addressed on
calendar.
>> So we um uh aligned ourselves with
Gordian. that's a state uh uh vendor
that handles um the procurement process
for us. Uh that that was able to move us
up about 30 days in the process. Uh we
were going to not be able to start the
process till uh the second week of June.
Now by the first week of May, we should
be um into the project.
>> So the first week of May, the cleanup
and the building should start.
>> Yep. Is there a delay time for cleanup
to reconstruction?
You go from clean up right into
>> Not all. Yeah.
>> Thank you.
>> Uh funds are already in from the
insurance companies who are ready to
rock and roll.
>> Thank you. Could we I'm sure other
council members have received questions
of reference to the address. But thank
you, Mr.
>> Thank you.
>> Anyone else? All right. May I have a
motion to close the work session?
>> Motion. Second.
>> All in favor?
>> I
>> Good evening everyone. This is the city
council meeting. Today is April the
20th, 2026 and the time is 6:48.
This meeting has been duly advertised in
the city newspapers in conformance with
the open public meetings act otherwise
known as the sunshine law. Please stand
for invocation and flag salute.
You going to have a song of prayer,
please.
Amen.
I pledge algiance to the flag of the
United States of America and to the
republic for which it stands. One nation
under God, indivisible, with liberty and
justice for all.
Pomona
>> present.
>> Clark
>> present.
>> Ogusby
>> present.
>> Battis
>> present.
>> Swepson
>> here.
>> Gibson
>> present.
>> Thomas
>> present. All in. May I have a motion to
to dispense previous minutes? Motion
second.
>> Have a second. Second.
>> All in favor? Hi.
>> All right. We don't have any um
proclamations or presentations or
accommodations at this time. Um next we
going to have public portion.
The first person I have here is Ed
Dixon.
W in Washington Township. Also member of
Columbus in Washington Township. also a
member.
I would like to thank all of you for all
you do to honor our military veterans
of the Normandy June 6th. Think of that
day.
over two million military personnel,
4,000
and over 7,000 planes.
Amada the world has ever seen. As you
know, after a long defeating the enemy,
this year we will celebrate the 25th
for our great country and independence.
Some never
preserve our freedom.
In November, we celebrate veterans a
great remembrance and tribute.
something I would like.
I am here to ask this mayor and council
consider dedicating the month of August
to our military
men and women. They have made many
sacrifices for
back in the day of our forefathers
with the militia,
then the army,
then there was
the marines and the coast guard and then
the air force. Now after 250 years the
great military
on July 4th we will celebrate
of our independence
and
those who made it
you all.
Everyone
um wanted to bring to administration and
council attention that there is on
social media it's an attack on you guys
saying there is nothing to do for the
children in the city of Pleasant, which
I know is inadequate,
>> but I would like for you guys to address
it. Once I'm finished speaking, I want
to take my
but um
they were um saying it's nothing to do
and also that you guys have taken away
the pal,
which I don't have the answer to that. I
don't know what they're even talking
about when
they're saying that you guys are also
trying to take away programs that are
held now
which I know I ask a question programs
once they say
that was I thought was dead when it came
because they They had
um facts and when they came up
not
that that's what was going to happen.
And
it's it's crazy because it's a lot of uh
attention has been brought
um please try this thing. It it's just
crazy because I can't even
city council or this administration
doing anything to take programs away
from children.
>> That's the truth. Not going to do that.
>> Well,
the other thing I wanted to touch on
cameras and everything
to try to slow this traffic
is what always a plus. But with that
being said,
Now let's please work
to do and start giving out tickets.
People are still speed
down a little bit but
let the police department be a part.
Please
someone is going
you put this up around going around but
it doesn't matter if you
and some kind of
giving them some kind of for tickets.
Yes, they have to happen. Please get the
police department involved and do their
part. Thank you.
>> Thank you, sir.
>> Next, we have Mark Smith.
>> Good evening everyone.
>> Yes. Um,
my name is Mark Smith. I'm a I've been
in Skyline for 26 years. I'm also the
president of So, but what I want to talk
about on Franklin Boulevard starting
from Reading Avenue all the way down to
Dela Road. I've been saying like, you
know, well, it's been for a while a lot
of potholes. But I do call public works.
They do come out and fill them and
within a month they open back up again.
So, I want to know do y'all have like a
plan repaving that for
on
all the way to the road?
That is that is a problem. I mean, but
that's the problem all over the city. We
uh we put about $18 million
into our into our roads over the past
year and a half years. And uh it it's
just the you know by the time you get to
the next street the street that you
started on here now going out plenty of
problem is just um the erosion flooding
that you know that you that we receive
in this town just because of where it's
you know to geographically place. Um we
definitely have each and every one of
these streets on on our list of streets
to you know try to repair but right now
you do see co patch that's going with
yes like you know sometimes my drive is
going towards the line of road city
>> sometimes I operate over to the left
just avoid that pole I'm trying to avoid
accident
>> you know you know me living out here for
26 years I seen f
yeah so but um I like to thank you um at
corres
what the last man said about the police
officer. I do see cops out there and
they are giving out tickets.
>> Okay,
>> I seen it myself. So, you know, and
thank God for the stop signs cuz we
needed that.
>> We definitely needed that. So, you know,
thanks a lot for everybody, you know,
for
>> So, Mr. Smith, um I'm make sure that um
the next committee meeting you said
chair
>> that they'll bring that up.
>> Yes. Um, you said Breading to Dot,
right?
>> Yeah. On Franklin Boulevard. Reading to
>> No, no. I So, I'm sorry. So, you're
talking about on Franklin?
>> Yeah. On Franklin Boulevard.
>> That's Yeah, we have whole We In fact,
we just approved a grant for that. Just
$1.6 million.
>> Okay.
>> Uh, it's going into that. Uh, and that
was
>> Yes, but I wasn't too sure if some of
that was the sewer as well.
>> No, that's all all roads
wouldn't be repaid.
>> Yes. Yes. Thank you. from the expressway
to Delila.
>> Okay. Thank you.
>> That denture was killing us.
>> Yeah. So the water settles and
>> and all that traffic. So but it is
>> uh in the words get pitch. I've been on
that. So I do know that we are
>> and and the yellow lines. Can they make
that more bright?
>> Well when when the road get done we
going to restrain.
>> Oh yes.
>> Well we got a time. We don't want to
restrict and then tear it off.
>> Yeah. There's a bike pass going in there
too. Yeah. Yeah. Be nice.
>> Okay. Thank you.
>> May I have a motion to close a public
portion?
>> Motion.
>> Second.
>> All in favor?
Madam clerk?
>> First is resolution 68 authorizing the
appointment of police officer to Kevin
Aoyier.
May I have a motion?
>> Motion.
>> May I have a second?
>> Second.
>> Ro call
>> Kimona.
>> Yes.
>> Mlan. Yes,
>> yes,
>> yes.
>> Sweepson,
>> yes.
>> Gibson,
>> yes.
>> Thomas,
>> yes.
>> Resolution approved.
>> Next, we have the swearing in for
officer. Congratulations, SIR.
I say
>> I say your name. I, Kevin,
>> do solemnly swear
>> that I will support the Constitution of
the United States
>> that I will support the Constitution of
the United States
>> and the Constitution of the State of New
Jersey
>> and the Constitution of the State of New
Jersey
>> and I will bear true faith and
allegiance
>> and I will bear true faith and
allegiance
>> to the same
>> and the government
>> established in the United States
>> and in this state
>> and in this
>> under the under the authority of
>> and that I will faithfully
>> faithfully
>> impartially
>> and
>> justly
>> perform all the duties
>> of police officer
>> of the police officer
>> for the city of Pleas
>> for the city of
>> to the best of my ability
>> so help me God
>> congratulations Thank you.
>> Um, I want to thank everybody that
showed up today and I appreciate that.
Kevin, can we get a picture with you,
please?
Congratulations.
Good luck to you.
>> Thank you.
>> Fantastic.
Chief was like the picture.
>> I appreciate it.
>> Hold on, guys. Hold on. Let the chief
get up.
>> Yeah. Yeah.
Um yeah, my mom.
>> Okay.
>> Come on, family.
>> Everybody come on up.
>> Enjoy yourself.
Thank you, too.
>> It's a lot of us, y'all. There's so
many.
>> Okay. Thank you.
>> Congratulations. Congratulations.
>> Yeah.
>> Thank you.
>> Good luck to you.
>> Welcome to the Plusville family.
>> Thank you.
I told you we had
>> a good night.
>> Good night.
All right. All right.
>> Yes.
>> Ordinance number two, second reading
public hearing required midn00 to
provide procedures for administrative
approval of minor land developments or
changes to be used existing facilities.
Um,
>> public hearing.
>> Anybody
hearing like
anyone?
>> All right.
Second.
May I have a motion for petition?
Roll
that.
>> Yes.
>> Gibson.
>> Yes.
>> Resort ordinance adopted. Ordinance
number three, second public hearing
required. Final ordinance amending
reinstate ordinance number 6-20 2017 to
increase the total appropriations
therein from 2 $67,110
to $3,200,000
to increase the total debt authorized
from $267,110
to $3,200,000
and to cancel number 7-209.
>> All right. for the public
ordinance. Number three,
I have a motion to motion.
>> All in favor?
I have a motion for ordinance number
three.
>> Motion.
>> I have a second.
>> Second.
>> Roll call.
>> Pimona.
>> Yes.
>> Clark.
>> Yes.
Davis,
>> yes.
>> Swepson,
>> yes.
>> Gibson,
>> yes.
>> Thomas,
>> yes.
>> Ordinance adopted. Ordinance number
four, first reading, amending chapter
187,
article one, entitled Parks and
Playground for the city.
>> May I have a motion?
>> May I have a second?
>> Yes.
>> Swag.
>> Gibson. Yes.
>> Ordinance move second meeting scheduled
for May 4th for second meeting.
>> Ordinance number 69 resolution number
65-206
authoring to enter into a 5-year
contract for Exxon Enterprises the
police department providing families.
motion.
>> Yes.
That is
>> yes
approval to the American
Society
Park.
Yes.
>> Thomas, yes. Resolution approved.
Resolution 71 award the contractor
pipe bike lane improvements to zone
striking in the amount of $226,5968.
>> I have a motion.
>> May have a second.
>> Yes. Webson,
>> yes.
>> Gibson,
>> yes.
>> Thomas,
>> yes.
>> Resolution.
>> Resolution subject two authorizing an
application to the New Jersey Department
of Environmental Protection Planning and
Design Grant Program.
>> May have
>> Gibson,
>> yes.
>> Thomas,
>> yes. Resolution approved. Resolution 73
authorizing the engineering agreement
with Mox Watson's engineers for 11 s
projects. May
>> I have a motion?
>> Motion. May
>> I have a second?
>> Second roll call.
>> Kimona,
>> yes.
>> Clay,
>> yes.
>> Yes.
>> Sweepson.
>> Yes.
>> Gibson,
>> yes.
>> Thomas,
>> yes.
>> Resolution approved. Resolution 74
authorizing the city to apply for a
grant from the New Jersey urban
enterprise zone authority enterprise
zone assistance fund for you program
administrative expenses and amount not
to exceed $185,000
>> that Yes.
>> Swept.
>> Yes.
>> Gibson.
>> Yes.
>> Thomas.
>> Yes.
>> Resolution approved. Resolution 75
authorizing the city to apply for a
grant from the New Jersey Enterprise
Urban Enterprise Zones Authorities
Enterprise Zone Assistance Fund for
events at the Unity Waterfront Park and
the amount not to exceed $100,000 for
year one of the 5-year plan. May
>> I have a motion?
>> May I have a second?
>> Second.
>> Roll call.
Simona,
>> yes,
>> yes.
>> Sweepson,
>> yes.
>> Gibson,
>> yes.
>> Thomas,
>> yes.
>> Resolution approved. Resolution 76,
authorizing the city to apply for a
grant from the New Jersey urgent
enterprise zones authorities enterprise
zone assistance fund for the facade
improvement program in amount not to
exceed $500,000
for year one of the 5-year plan. May
>> I have a motion? Motion may have a
second
>> Kimono.
>> Yes.
>> Thomas,
>> yes.
Resolution 77 authorizing the city to
apply for a grant from the New Jersey
Urban Enterprise Zone Authorities
Enterprise Zone Assistance Fund around
40 branch improvements in the amount not
to exceed $100,000 for year one of the
5-year plan.
>> I have a motion.
I
>> have a second
Kimona.
>> Yes.
>> Barlay.
>> Yes.
>> Ostein.
>> Yes. status.
>> Yes. Yes.
>> Yes.
>> Gibson,
>> yes.
>> Thomas,
>> yes. Resolution approved.
>> Resolution 78. Authorizing the city to
apply for a grant from the New Jersey
urban enterprise zones authorities
enterprise zones assistance fund for
surveillance cameras in an amount not to
exceed $275,000
for year one of five.
>> Come on.
>> Yes. Clay,
>> yes.
>> Overby,
>> yes.
>> Bettis,
>> yes.
>> Swepson,
>> yes.
>> Gibson,
>> yes.
>> Thomas,
>> yes.
>> Resolution has approved. Resolution 79
authorizing the city to apply for a
grant from the New Jersey Urban
Enterprise Zone Authorities Enterprise
Zone Assistance Fund for Marina
Improvements and amount not to receive
$200,000 for year one of the 5-year
plan. May
>> have a motion. May have
>> a second. Second call.
Yes.
>> Barlay.
>> Yes.
>> Gibson.
>> Yes.
>> Thomas.
>> Yes.
>> Resolution.
>> Resolution A proclaiming the month of
April as sexual assault awareness.
>> I'll make that motion.
>> Second.
>> Rollon.
>> Yes.
>> Sweepson.
>> Gibson.
>> Yes.
>> Thomas.
>> Yes.
>> Resolution. Resolution 81. Authorizing
emergency appropriations utilized after
appropriation limitation of NJSA4A
4-19
is exhausted and additional
appropriations will be needed before
adoption of the permanent budget.
>> May I have a motion?
>> Motion.
>> May I have a second?
>> Second.
>> Roll call.
>> Pomona.
>> Yes.
>> Sweepson.
>> Yes.
>> Gibson,
>> yes. Thomas.
>> Yes.
>> Resolution approved. Resolution 82, add
on authorizing holy power systems
emergency generating system.
>> Have a motion. May have a second.
>> Roll call.
>> Pona.
>> Yes.
>> Swepson.
>> Yes.
>> Gibson.
>> Yes.
>> Thomas.
>> Yes. Resolution.
Next. I need a motion for the bill.
Motion.
We have a second
roll.
>> Good morning.
>> Yes.
>> We
>> Gibson.
>> Yes.
>> Thomas.
>> Yes.
>> Motion approved.
>> So, at this time, we're going to go into
executive session to discuss legal and
contractual
>> litigation.
>> Litigation and contractual
um items.
Okay.
>> So, you walk around
and someone to come out and get you.
>> May I have a motion to come out of
executive session?
>> Second.
>> All in favor? Fine. Uh, let's see. We
did the bill council. Anyone have any
comments?
>> Um, I
session for pilot programs
right here in this um council chambers.
>> Madam President, is that going to be put
on the board in front of uh city hall?
That should be put on the board.
>> I couldn't see to. It's on the website
now, but I look forward to having it on
the
>> uh let's see
4:30
from 10:00 a.m. to 12 noon there will be
a for National Child Abuse Prevention
Month. The county will have an event at
Uni Bark. Once again, that's April the
30th from 10:00 a.m. to 12 noon.
And I believe that's it. You want to
talk about
what?
>> Thursday.
>> Yeah. On Thursday, we hope uh help
assess uh we'll be at the park uh left
and 10 in uh doing a food distribution
and I also will be there
>> 10 to 10.
>> It starts at 10:00. Food starts at 10.
People start lining up like 7:00 in the
morning.
>> And I believe that's it.
>> Yeah. So, may I have a motion?
>> Second.
No, you're
>> right. He want to address the rent.
>> Oh, the jokers the attorney.
>> No, I mean
>> I think so I Well, the speaker
questioned the program. What happens is
police officers from various
municipalities often become a part of it
and sponsor and participate in it and
very often these pals receive community
black block grants and maybe some other
funding from cities and counties but it
is wholly owned by the 501c3
nonprofit organization. So if there if
it doesn't exist, it's because whomever
the board of that particular nonprofit
um they either dissolved it or um it's
not active or it's inactive, but it's
not a property or an entity of the city.
It's as it relates to the Max Manning
Field, which is often referred to as the
Joker's field that is wholly owned by
the city in Pleasantville. Part of it is
also under open space conservation andor
recreation. So they're not going to
build and they cannot build condominiums
on it, right?
>> Or offices or anything like that. It's
restricted. Um they've had a lot of use
with it and I I know that the city
enjoys having them there and their
legacy. Um, and the same is so I just
want to dispel any rumors as it relates
to both ownership and the future use of
that
the field.
>> I won't speak to anything else right
now.
>> I can say that we're spending a
considerable amount of money to um
beautify and improve that that field.
also um and uh between public works and
um even members of the organization uh
we're trying to work together to try and
get the um the field and everything
ready for medical play this year. Um
there are some repairs that has to
happen and we're in the middle of
getting those repairs done too. I can
say this though, uh, running a rec
program in in Hamilton Township that
Pleasantville
does do more for for the kids here than,
you know, most municipalities. Uh, most
municipalities organizations are pretty
much run by separate entities here. You
know, Pleasible is one of um, cities
where they actually fund, help fund a
lot of this stuff. So, I know a lot of
times parents think their $100 pays for
everything. Well, it doesn't. It Norm
covers, you know, all the things that
you you would have to do. If you can
imagine this, the helmet's 180 bucks and
your sign up fee is 100 bucks. So just
for me to put that kid in a helmet, I'm
down 85 85 bucks.
So that that, you know, you still need
shoulder pads, pants, jersey, you know,
and a number of other things. So the
city does provide a lot of stuff. Um,
but at the same time for football, them
being a a standalone entity, but they do
represent the city of Pleasantville, you
know, I definitely believe that you
guys, you know, wholeheartedly from
meetings that I've been in that 100%
support of those kids as they play for
the Jokers. So, I definitely noticed.
>> And to take that as a joke, I will say
this.
>> We also have to consider what we have
done with the kids that don't play
football. I'm talking about for the
soccer players, the basketball players
and all that and and that's what it's
about a kid and I'm joking totally out.
I understand that. But the city is well
adapted that we know there's some a lot
of our youth don't participate in one
point,
>> right?
>> So that's why we do have basketball,
sir, we have football, we have soccer, u
so and now flag football.
>> So there's a lot of events that we have.
But I will say this, I did see some of
them. We are not the city of Alliance
City. We have no casino here. We don't
have the ratables that they have. We
can't afford and nor do we get the same
funding that they get. So a lot of
things that Alliance City do, we cannot
do because we can't afford it. And if
anybody's in this town, they should know
that from seven miles away to here. And
we don't even have the land to do what
they do. And it's just a common sense
thing. And I don't want to say it that
way, but we cannot afford to do what a L
city do. We don't need to stay funded.
We're not raidables. We don't have
creda. We don't have none of the
entities that the city has. We have the
city of Pleas and the taxpayers and and
our ratables which is barely getting us
through. So what we do for our youth, we
really tried to do.
>> Absolutely.
>> So that's what I say.
>> Okay.
>> I hate to say this, but I've been
waiting for a year and about
almost two years.
a year and nine months to sit down with
one of the officials of that
organization to do a fundraiser.
Now, I can't get a return point.
>> I can help you,
>> but when I see them when I see I'm going
to call you,
>> but we need to do a fun for the softball
team.
>> Yeah, it's fine.
>> There's so many other things besides an
organization. We'll see. Oh, it's fine.
>> We we used to do fundraisers when we got
Well, next Saturday, let me just say,
it's a softball game. It's usually the
police against the fire, the break, the
break team against, um,
>> is that next Saturday?
>> SJFA,
>> my representative is playing.
>> So, um, if anyone want to play on the
team, you know, reach out to, um, the
recreation center. Um,
>> this Saturday at 10 o'clock, I'm on a
team. So, I'm gra
>> probably want to see me swinging back.
>> But if that's um it may I have a motion
to second.
>> All in favor?
Yep.