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The Regular Meeting of the Mayor and Council of the Borough of
Carteret was called to order by Mayor James A. Failace approximately
7:30 P.M. on Tuesday, December 19, 2000, Municipal Court!Police
Facility, 230 Roosevelt Avenue, Carteret, New Jersey.
Upon individual roll call, the following were noted present:
Councilmember Patrick Crilley
" James O'Brien
" Remy Quinones
" Janet Santoro
" Buddy Sohayda
Also noted present was Borough Attorney Craig Coughlin.
Noted absent was Councilmember Jack Fazekas.
The meeting was opened with a moment of Silent Prayer and The
Pledge of Allegiance led by Mayor James A. Failace.
The Clerk stated that on December 15, 2000, in full compliance with
the Open Public Meetings Act, a notice of tonight's meeting was sent
to The Home News Tribune, The Star-Ledger and posted on the
bulletin board.
Upon MMS&C, by Councilmembers Quinones and O'Brien and
unanimous affirmative vote of the five (5) Councilmembers present,
the minutes of October 19, 2000 were approved as transcribed and
engrossed by the Clerk.
Upon MMS&C, by Councilmembers Crilley and Quinones and
unanimous affirmative vote of the five (5) Councilmembers present,
the Agenda was amended so Beverly Hedesh, Recreation
Commissioner could present the winners of the House Lighting
Contest.
1.
Beverly Hedesh said Friday winners were chosen and the judges were
taken to St. D's because there weren't enough tables in the Community
Center. She thanked Andy Mazan and Bob Rynkiewicz for helping
decorate. She said the Senior Citizens had a really great time and this
was the best contest and judging they had. Mrs. Hedesh announced
the names of the winners of the contest which were 2 Buchanan Street,
DECEMBER 19, 2000
COUNCIL MEETING
ROLL CALL
PRAYER, PLEDGE
OF ALLEGIANCE
STATEMENT OF
MEETING NOTICE
MINUTES FOR
APPROVAL
MOTION TO AMEND
THE AGENDA RE:
BEVERLY HEDESH
WINNERS OF THE
HOUSE LIGHTING
CONTEST
DECEMBER 19, 2000
WINNERS OF
THE HOUSE
LIGHTING
CONTEST
(Continued)
fifth place-winner of a hundred dollar gift certificate to Shop-Rite; 69
Hermann Street-4th place winner of a hundred-fifty dollar Shop-Rite
gift certificate; 21 Harrison Avenue-3'd place winner of a two-hundred
dollar Shop-Rite gift certificate; 34 Stima A venue-2nd place winner of
a two hundred-fifty dollar Shop-Rite gift certificate; 39 Christopher
Street-1st place winner of a three hundred dollar gift certificate to
Shop-Rite and Honorable Mention was to K-2 Mercer Street which
received a fifty dollar Shop-Rite gift certificate. She wished the
Mayor and Council a happy holiday and happy New Year.
The Mayor thanked all who entered the contest and asked Mrs. Hedesh
if there would be a list available if anyone wanted to go around to see
the winners.
Beverly Hedesh said she would leave a list in the Clerk's Office and
have Mr. Kately put the winners on the town bulletin board.
MOTION TO
TABLE
ORDINANCE 100-54
CREATING A
REDEVELOPMENT
AGENCY
Upon MMS&C, by Councilmembers Crilley and Quinones a motion
was made to table Ordinance #00-54. Upon individual roll call vote
Councilmember Crilley, O'Brien, Quinones, Santoro and Sohayda
voted in the affirmative. Council member Fazekas was noted absent.
ORDINANCE 100-55
ELIMINATING
HEALTH BENEFITS
FOR CERTAIN
BOROUGH OFFICIALS
The Clerk stated Ordinance #00-55 was introduced and passed upon
First Reading at a Regular Meeting of the Borough Council held on
December 7, 2000. It was duly published in the Home News Tribune
on December 12, 2000 with notice that it will be considered for final
passage after Public Hearing to be held on December 19, 2000 at
approximately 7:30 P.M. The Ordinance was posted on the bulletin
board and copies were made available to the general public and
according to law, she read the Ordinance by title.
PUBLIC HEARING
Upon MMS&C, by Councilmember Crilley and Quinones and
unanimous affirmative vote of the five (5) Councilmembers present,
the Mayor declared the Public Hearing to be open:
HEARING CLOSED
There being no comments or objections to the Ordinance, the Mayor
declared the Public Hearing to be closed, upon MMS&C, by
Councilmembers Crilley and Quinones and unanimous affirmative
vote of the five (5) Councilmembers present.
2.
Upon MMS&C, by Councilmembers Crilley and Quinones
ORDINANCE #00-55
"ELIMINATING HEALTH BENEFITS FOR
CERTAIN BOROUGH OFFICIALS"
was finally adopted. Upon individual roll call vote, Councilmembers
Crilley, O'Brien, Quinones voted in the affirmative. Councilmembers
Santoro and Sohayda voted no. Councilmember Fazekas was noted
absent.
Approved and Adopted: December 19, 2000
Introduced: December 7. 2000
Advertised as adopted on First Reading
with notice of Public Hearing December 12. 2000
Hearing held: December 19. 2000
Approved by Mayor James A. Failace
Advertised as Finally Adopted: Januarv 2. 2001
The clerk stated Ordinance #00-56 was introduced and passed upon
First Reading at a Regular Meeting of the Borough Council held on
December 7, 2000. It was duly published in the Home News Tribune
on December 12, 2000 with notice that it will be considered for final
passage after Public Hearing to be held on December 19, 2000 at
approximately 7:30 P.M. The Ordinance was posted on the bulletin
board and copies were made available to the general public and
according to law, she read the Ordinance by title.
Upon MMS&C, by Councilmembers Crilley and O'Brien and
unanimous affirmative vote of the five (5) Councilmembers present,
the Mayor declared the Public Hearing to be open:
There being no comments or objections to the Ordinance, the Mayor
declared the Public Hearing to be closed, upon MMS&C, by
Councilmembers Quinones and O'Brien and unanimous affirmative
vote of the five (5) Councilmembers present.
3.
Upon MMS&C, by Councilmembers Quinones and O'Brien
ORDINANCE #00-56
"ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCE #71-9 ESTABLISHING
SALARY SCHEDULES AND FIXING THE MANNER OF
PAYMENTS OF SALARIES FOR VARIOUS OFFICIALS AND
EMPLOYEES OF THE BOROUGH OF CARTERET"
DECEMBER 19, 2000
ORDINANCE 100-55
ELIMINATING HEALTH
BENEFITS FOR
CERTAIN BOROUGH
OFFICIALS
ADOPTED
ORDINANCE 100-56
AMENDING SALARY
ORDINANCE 171-9,RE:
TREASURER/CFO
PUBLIC HEARING
HEARING CLOSED
ADOPTED
DECEMBER 19, 2000
ORDINANCE 100-56
(Continued)
ADOPTED
JRDINANCE 100-57
\MENDING SALARY
JRDINANCE 171-9,
Œ: PLANNING
30ARD/ZONING
30ARD ENGINEER
'UBLIC HEARING
IEARING CLOSED
DOPTED
was finally adopted. Upon individual roll call vote, Councilmembers
O'Brien, Quinones, Santoro and Sohayda voted in the affirmative.
Councilmember Crilley abstained. Councilmember Fazekas was
noted absent.
Approved and Adopted: December 19. 2000
Introduced: December 7. 2000
Advertised as adopted on First Reading
with notice of Public Hearing: December 12. 2000
Hearing held: December 19. 2000
Approved by: Mavor James A. Failace
Advertised as Finally Adopted: Januarv 2.2001
The Clerk stated Ordinance #00-57 was introduced and passed upon
First Reading at a Regular Meeting of the Borough Council held on
December 7,2000. It was duly published in the Home News Tribune
on December 12, 2000 with notice that it will be considered for final
passage after Public Hearing to be held on December 19, 2000 at
approximately 7:30 P.M. The Ordinance was posted on the bulletin
board and copies were made available to the general public and
according to law, she read the Ordinance by title.
Upon MMS&C, by Councilmembers Quinones and O'Brien and
unanimous affirmative vote of the five (5) Councilmembers present,
the Mayor declared the Public Hearing to be open:
There being no comments or objections to the Ordinance, the Mayor
declared the Public Hearing to be closed, upon MMS&C, by
Councilmembers Quinones and O'Brien and unanimous affirmative
vote of the five (5) Councilmembers present.
Upon MMS&C, by Councilmembers Quinones and O'Brien
ORDINANCE #00-57
"ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCE #71-9 ESTABLISHING
SALARY SCHEDULES AND FIXING THE MANNER OF
PAYMENTS OF SALARIES FOR VARIOUS OFFICIALS AND
EMPLOYEES OF THE BOROUGH OF CARTERET"
was finally adopted. Upon individual roll call vote, Council members
Crilley, O'Brien, Quinones, Santoro and Sohayda voted in the
affirmative. Councilmember Fazekas was noted absent.
4.
Approved and Adopted: December 19. 2000
Introduced: December 7. 2000
Advertised as adopted on First Reading
with notice of Public Hearing: December 12. 2000
Hearing held: December 19. 2000
Approved by: Mayor James A. Failace
Advertised as Finally Adopted: Januarv 2. 2001
The Clerk stated Ordinance #00-58 was introduced and passed upon
First Reading at a Regular meeting of the Borough Council held on
December 7,2000. It was duly published in the Home News Tribune
on December 12, 2000 with notice that it will be considered for final
passage after Public Hearing to be held on December 19, 2000 at
approximately 7:30 P.M. The Ordinance was posted on the bulletin
board and copies were made available to the general public and
according to law, she read the Ordinance by title.
Upon MMS&C, by Councilmembers Crilley and Quinones and
unanimous affirmative vote of the five (5) Councilmembers present,
the Mayor declared the Public Hearing to be open:
Stan Gutowski, New Jersey Avenue, said he has heard comments
concerning Resolution #00-58, Police Director, where people have
said publicly and out on the street that this Council should not be
doing this. He said the terms of this Council end on December 31,
2000. He said government doesn't stop, the recent presidential
election was full of controversy but said President Clinton did not stop
being president. He said the Senate just came together to pass a
budget Resolution for next year and thirty-three percent of the Senate
will not be in office next year. He said the Council was elected for
three years and felt they had a right to do what they see fit in those
three years. He said as far as the Police Director, he said he
interviewed Mr. Elg and felt he probably knew him better than anyone
on the Council. Mr. Gutowski said the Police Department and the
officers were getting along fine with no complaints and felt Director
Elg was doing such a great job he should be rewarded and said for the
next three years the department would know who was running it. He
reminded everyone when he was on the Council he stated Director Elg
wasn't the first choice, but he was the best choice. He said the
department is very stable and in good hands and advised the Council to
rehire and extend the contract for Director Elg.
5.
Ronald Rios, Marion Street agreed that the Council has the right to
vote until the end of their term of office and said as far as the Police
Director's salary he felt that it was excessive. He said he wished the
Council would reconsider ten thousand dollars in the time of two
years.
DECEMBER 19, 2000
ORDINANCE 100-57
(Continued)
ORDINANCE 100-58
AMENDING SALARY
ORDINANCE 171-9,
RE: POLICE
DIRECTOR
PUBLIC HEARING
COMMENTS
DECEMBER 19, 2000
HEARING CLOSED
mOPTED
:OMMENTS
There being no further comments or objections to the Ordinance, the
Mayor declared the Public Hearing to be closed, upon MMS&C, by
Council members Crilley and O'Brien and unanimous affirmative vote
of the five (5) Councilmembers present.
Upon MMS&C, by Council members Crilley and Quinones
ORDINANCE #00-58
"AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCE #71-9
ESTABLISHING SALARY SCHEDULES AND FIXING THE
MANNER OF PAYMENTS OF SALARIES FOR VARIOUS
OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES OF THE
BOROUGH OF CARTERET"
was finally adopted. Upon individual roll call vote, Councilmembers
Crilley, O'Brien and
Councilmembers Santoro
Fazekas was noted absent.
Quinones voted in
and Sohayda voted no.
the affirmative.
Councilmember
Councilmember Crilley said some have mentioned this was a lame
duck appointment but he said he did not see it that way and said he
saw it moving the Borough forward into the twentieth century. He said
Chris Elg told the Council at a meeting he put the Community first,
Policemen second and Politicians last and said Mr. Elg has done that.
Councilmember Crilley said not one Police Officer has come to him
with a complaint about their boss but that was not the case before he
was hired. He said there were many complaints before and said Chris
has done a great job for the Borough and deserves to be rewarded.
Councilmember Quinones said she disagreed with Council-elect Rios
that this was an excessive raise and said one hundred and three
thousand dollars was for the safety and well being on a day to day
basis of our residents. She said the School Superintendant was paid in
excess of one hundred and twenty thousand dollars to be in charge of
the day to day affairs of our children. She didn't feel it was
comparable.
Councilmember Santoro said this individual's contract still had a year
and a half remaining. She said the Council never goes out with a year
and a half remaining on any contract and renegotiate, whether it were
white collar, blue collar, police or firemen and renegotiate three years
out. She said this Director was hired to work aside from politics and
aside from answering to the Mayor and Council and said they are by
passing that by doing this now. She said if there was a year and a half
remaining on the contract they wait until six months before the end of
the contract and then it is decided, not a year and a half before.
6.
Councilmember Sohayda said he had to question the statutory ability
of giving someone three years on top of the year and a half.
Mayor Failace told Councilmember Sohayda it was not three years on
top of the year and a half it was a year and a half on top of the year and
a half. He said Chris Elg has done one heck of a job at the Police
Department and he was proud to have him here. He said he thought
most of the citizens feel he has done a great job also.
Mayor Failace asked the Council to amend the Resolution to award the
bid for the fire pumper truck and said Resolution #00-394 needs to be
changed. He said the award should go to the American La France
Company. He asked the Clerk if we put the wrong name on the
Resolution.
The Clerk said we didn't know the name at the time and said
everything was the same it just had to be clarified.
Upon MMS&C, by Councilmembers Quinones and Crilley and
unanimous affirmative vote of the five (5) Councilmembers present
motion was made to amend the agenda to correct the name on
Resolution #00-394 on the Order of Business.
A copy of each Resolution was placed on the table for public review
prior to the meeting in accordance with the Rules of Council and upon
MMS&C, by Councilmembers Crilley and O'Brien and unanimous
affirmative vote of the five (5) Councilmembers present, the meeting
was opened for public input on all Resolutions.
William Kolibas, Jr. asked why the appointment was being made on
Resolution #00-421 and said he had nothing against Mr. Riley but
thought there was already someone doing that job.
Mayor Failace said they did have someone doing that job but at this
time he couldn't say anymore about it in public.
Borough Attorney Coughlin said it was a personnel matter and there
was a vacancy in that position which had to be filled.
7.
William Kolibas Jr. said he disagreed because the Borough would be
extending money to this individual and questioned why we are paying
someone else when we already had someone being paid in this
position.
Borough Attorney Coughlin told Mr. Kolibas there was a vacancy in
the position right now and said the basis results in a personnel matter.
He said he has advised the Mayor and Council not to comment any
further in regards to that. He said Mr. Riley is being appointed on an
acting basis.
DECEMBER 19, 2000
COMMENTS
RESOLUTION 100-394
NEEDS TO BE
AMENDED BECAUSE
OF NAME: AMERICAN
LAFRANCE COMPANY
MOTION TO AMEND
THE AGENDA TO
CORRECT NAME ON
ORDER OF BUSINESS
MEETING OPENED
PUBLIC INPUT ON
ALL RESOLUTIONS
COMMENTS
DECEMBER 19, 2000
COMMENTS
(Continued)
Mr. Kolibas, Jr. said the rumor on the street was. . and said the
taxpayers of this town demand an answer to what happened with the
foreman in that department, George Carpenter.
Borough Attorney Coughlin repeated he has advised the Mayor and
Council not to comment with regards to the personnel matter. He said
there was a vacancy in that position and the Council was not double
paying, Mr. Riley was being appointed on an acting basis, not a
permanent basis.
Mr. Kolibas, Jr. said he didn't agree with Mr. Coughlin and said the
people have a right to know and they will and felt it was a travesty.
Gary Cordero, Democratic Municipal Chairman, said he heard before
that government needs to run through December thirty-first and said
the people of Carteret decided in November who they wanted to
represent them and hoped that would be respected. He said he hoped
if there were disagreements that would be where Carteret would settle
the disagreements as a whole.
Robert Kately asked if anyone was aware of the status as far as the
money for the playground equipment referred to in Resolution #00-
426.
Councilmember Crilley said there was enough money and that the
Council would not vote on this if there weren't enough funds.
Mayor Failace said they were aware because there were quite a few
requisitions put through on this.
Councilmember Santoro asked if the requisitions were signed.
Mayor Failace said there were quite a few requisitions put through and
said he did not say if they were signed or not.
Councilmember Crilley said he signed the ones that he approved.
Councilmember Santoro said this one wasn't signed and asked
Councilmember Crilley if what he was doing was bypassing to do it by
Resolution.
Councilmember Crilley said absolutely.
Councilmember Santoro asked Councilmember Crilley if the Council
would know that the funds were certified because the requisition
wasn't signed.
Mayor Failace said the funds have been certified.
Robert Kately said assuming the Mayor and Council was getting their
information from Councilmember Crilley, head of the Parks &
Recreation Committee concerning the monies for what they are
buying. He said the problem was that Councilmember Crilley has not
spoken to him in nine months concerning what was being done in the
parks, what projects were being undertaken or what was needed to
finish what has been started. He said purchasing this equipment was
8.
the greatest thing in the whole world but they had other projects that
have to be finished.
Councilmember Crilley said the monies that are being spent for this
project and the lighting project are coming out of the hundred
thousand-dollar bond. He said the hundred thousand dollars was
specifically put in the budget for equipment for parks and playgrounds
not for projects in the park, ball fields or anything like that.
Mayor Failace said this requisition was originally signed and said they
might want to ask Councilmember Sohayda why he took it.
Robert Kately said they were given two hundred thousand dollars, as
Pat said, one hundred thousand dollars was put into the regular park
budget. He said the other one hundred thousand dollars was put into a
bond and said with work being done they have already spent sixty
eight thousand dollars, thirty-two thousand dollars is left. He said
Killam automatically got one quarter of the money, which was twenty-
seven thousand five hundred before anything was done. He said after
they pay for the lights on Veteran's Field there is twelve thousand
dollars remaining and said the town could use lights on every field.
He said if you combine the monies remaining there is forty-seven
thousand dollars left for improvements in parks between the two
hundred thousand dollars. He said right now there was four projects
underway and said they needed twenty-five thousand dollars to finish
what was started.
Mayor Failace said next year there will be two hundred thousand to
finish those projects.
Councilmember Crilley asked Mr. Kately if he needed the two
hundred thousand dollars before January 1st he said there was forty
seven thousand dollars left in the budget for equipment and asked Mr.
Kately to explain why they wouldn't spend that money.
Robert Kately said the point was they were going to bury the money in
next year's budget.
Councilmember Crilley said it is this year's money if you don't spend
it you lose it and asked why you wouldn't spend it.
Robert Kately said instead of spending the forty one thousand on
playground equipment, he felt they should finish the four projects that
were already started.
Mayor Failace said January 1st there would be two hundred thousand
dollars for the parks.
L
Councilmember Crilley asked who's decision it was to spend this
money on the twenty five thousand dollars worth of projects and not
on equipment as it was put in the budget to spend. He said no one
should be spending the money on anything other than equipment for
the parks. He asked Mr. Kately what the four projects were.
Robert Katley said the dugouts in Chrome Field, the work down
Chrome, which would be another ten thousand dollars. He said just
because you spend forty thousand dollars on equipment you are not
DECEMBER 19, 2000
COMMENTS
(Continued)
DECEMBER 19, 2000
COMMENTS
(Continued)
done, and said there is still fifteen to twenty thousand dollars worth of
work to be done. He said top soil and cement was needed. . .
Council member Crilley asked Mr. Kately what they budgeted for on
Cornell Estates and said he knew that.
Robert Kately
didn't know.
original plan.
said he hasn't spoken to Councilmember Crilley he
He said they spent twenty thousand more than the
Councilmember Crilley said they budgeted for that, but said the
playground equipment will not be installed until after January first and
could be used from next year's budget.
Robert Kately said the point was they should finish the projects they
have now.
Councilmember Crilley asked Mr. Kately when he needed the money
to finish the projects they were doing right now.
Robert Kately said as soon as possible and felt the Council was going
to spend it before doing so.
Council member Crilley said there are two weeks until the next budget
and asked if Mr. Kately was going to spend the twenty five thousand
in the next two weeks.
Robert Kately said we should finish what is remaining and look into
other playground equipment.
Mayor Failace said the people voted in November to take one penny to
bring in one hundred thousand dollars in this year that would also be in
next year. He said there should be a hundred thousand every year. He
said the original project was a million-dollar project over five years for
the rehabilitation of the parks, for ADA accessibility. He said if the
new Council chose not to do that shame on them because the money is
there and appropriated in the right way because the citizens of Carteret
voted for this.
Ron Rios, Marion Street said he felt this was a lame duck decision and
asked the governing body to reconsider the contract on Resolution
#00-419 and said as far as sick leave he asked if there was any other
Borough employees or supervisors that got the same.
Borough Attorney Coughlin said it was identical to his previous
contract.
Council member Crilley said he was almost positive this mirrored by
the supervisor's contract.
-
Ron Rios asked for clarification on the tuition reimbursement.
10.
Mayor Failace said this council and last year's Council believes in
education.
Ron Rios said he believes in education also but asked if other
employees get it also.
Mayor Failace said he believed the Police contract pays for tuition and
reiterated this was the same as he has had.
Ron Rios said he felt this was excessive and read some of the
agreement to the Council. He said the Council was doing this a week
before the end of the year said he felt this was a burden to the
taxpayers.
Mayor Failace said the Council was doing this because he deserves it.
He said many Police Officers have told him the Police Director was
doing a great job and said the Council chose to reward and didn't
understand what the burden to the taxpayers would be since he was
already there.
Stan Gutowski said he recommended the Council rehires and extend
his contract and said the old police contract had a perpetual payment
for the credits the police officers earned and this was a never ending
payment of credits. He said the new contract reimburses their tuition
and said this mirrors this contract.
There being no further comments or objections to the Resolutions, the
Mayor declared the Public Hearing to be closed, upon MMS&C, by
Crilley and Quinones and unanimous affirmative vote of the five (5)
Councilmembers present.
RESOLUTION #00-409 was introduced by the Mayor and referred to
the Council for action.
Upon MMS&C, by Councilmembers Crilley and O'Brien
RESOLUTION #00-409
"DIRECTING THE ISSUANCE OF VARIOUS
RAFFLE LICENSES"
was adopted. Upon individual roll call vote, Councilmembers Crilley,
O'Brien, Quinones, Santoro and Sohayda voted in the affirmative.
Councilmember Fazekas was noted absent.
11.
RESOLUTION #00-410 was introduced by the Mayor and referred to
the Council for action.
DECEMBER 19, 2000
COMMENTS
(Continued)
HEARING CLOSED
RESOLUTION 100-409
DIRECTING THE
ISSUANCE OF
VARIOUS RAFFLE
LICENSES
ADOPTED
RESOLUTION 100-410
REFUND OF TAX/AND
OR SEWER
OVERPAYMENTS
DECEMBER 19, 2000
RESOLUTION 100-410
(Continued)
\DOPTED
lESOLUTION 100-411
'ROVIDING FOR THE
:RANSFER OF
iURPLUS FUNDS
DOPTED
ESOLUTION 100-412
UTHORIZING BIDS
UMP TRUCK
)OPTED
)MMENTS
Upon MMS&C, by Council members Crilley and O'Brien
RESOLUTION #00-410
"REFUND OF TAX AND/OR SEWER FEE OVERPAYMENTS"
was adopted. Upon individual roll call vote, Councilmembers Crilley,
O'Brien, Quinones, Santoro and Sohayda voted in the affirmative.
Councilmember Fazekas was noted absent.
RESOLUTION #00-411 was introduced by the Mayor and referred to
the Council for action.
Upon MMS&C, by Councilmember Crilley and Quinones
RESOLUTION #00-411
"PROVIDING FOR THE TRANSFER OF SURPLUS FUNDS"
was adopted. Upon individual roll call vote, Council members Crilley,
O'Brien, Quinones, Santoro and Sohayda voted in the affirmative.
Councilmember Fazekas was noted absent.
-
RESOLUTION #00-412 was introduced by the Mayor and referred to
the Council for action.
Upon MMS&C, by Council members Crilley and Sohayda
RESOLUTION #00-412
"AUTHORIZING BIDS-DUMP TRUCK"
was adopted. Upon individual roll call vote, Councilmembers Crilley,
O'Brien, Quinones, Santoro and Sohayda voted in the affirmative.
Councilmember Fazekas was noted absent.
Council member Crilley asked what funds this would be coming from.
12.
Mayor Failace said he believed it was coming from the Recycling
funds, and said they put it in the bonds.
Councilmember Sohayda said this was to replace the truck that was on
the chipper, the large dump truck.
Councilmember Crilley asked if this was the same as the trucks they
already had and asked the estimated cost of the truck.
Ted Surick said sixty thousand dollars.
RESOLUTION #00-413 was introduced by the Mayor and referred to
the Council for action.
Upon MMS&C, by Councilmembers Crilley and O'Brien
RESOLUTION #00-413
"AUTHORIZING VARIOUS CONTRACTORS TO PERFORM
REHABILITATION OF HOMES PURSUANT TO COAH"
was adopted. Upon individual roll call vote, Councilmembers Crilley,
O'Brien, Quinones, Santoro and Sohayda voted in the affirmative.
Councilmember Fazekas was noted absent.
RESOLUTION #00-414 was introduced by the Mayor and referred to
the Council for action.
Upon MMS&C, by Councilmembers Crilley and Quinones
RESOLUTION #00-414
"CANCELLATION OF 2000 APPROPRIATION BALANCES"
was adopted. Upon individual roll call vote Councilmembers Crilley,
O'Brien, Quinones, Santoro and Sohayda voted in the affirmative.
Councilmember Fazekas was noted absent.
L3.
DECEMBER 19, 2000
COMMENTS
(Continued)
RESOLUTION 100-413
AUTHORIZING
VARIOUS CONTRACTORS
TO PERFORM
REHABILITATION OF
HOMES PURSUANT
TO COAH
ADOPTED
RESOLUTION 100-414
CANCELLATION OF
2000 APPROPRIATION
BALANCES
ADOPTED
DECEMBER 19, 2000
RESOLUTION 100-415
AWARD OF BID-
SPACESAVER SYSTEMS
OF NJ, INC., RE:
POLICE EVIDENCE
ROOM & STORAGE
SYSTEM
A.DOPTED
~ESOLUTION 100-416
~REATING A
lAND I CAPPED PARKING
;PACE-86
;ARTERET AVENUE
DOPTED
ESOLUTION 100-417
WARD OF BID-LUCAS
LECTRIC CO., RE:
IGHTING AT
ETERANS' FIELD
)OPTED
RESOLUTION #00-415 was introduced by the Mayor and referred to
the Council for action.
Upon MMS&C, by Councilmembers Quinones and Crilley
RESOLUTION #00-415
"A WARD OF BID-SPACESA VER SYSTEMS OF NJ, INC., RE:
POLICE EVIDENCE ROOM & STORAGE SYSTEM"
was adopted. Upon individual roll call vote, Councilmembers Crilley,
O'Brien, Quinones, Santoro and Sohayda voted in the affirmative.
Councilmember Fazekas was noted absent.
RESOLUTION #00-416 was introduced by the Mayor and referred to
the Council for action.
Upon MMS&C, by Councilmembers Quinones and Crilley
RESOLUTION #00-416
"CREATING A HANDICAPPED P ARKING SPACE AT
86 CARTERET A VENUE"
was adopted. Upon individual roll call vote, Council members Crilley,
O'Brien, Quinones, Santoro and Sohayda voted in the affirmative.
Councilmember Fazekas was noted absent.
RESOLUTION #00-417 was introduced by the Mayor and referred to
the Council for action.
Upon MMS&C, by Councilmembers Crilley and Quinones
RESOLUTION #00-417
14.
"A WARD OF BID-VETERAN' S BALL FIELD LIGHTING"
was adopted. Upon individual roll call vote, Councilmembers Crilley,
O'Brien, Quinones, Santoro and Sohayda voted in the affirmative.
Councilmember Fazekas was noted absent.
Councilmember Crilley said this hundred thousand dollars was
appropriated for equipment and said they were originally going to use
this money to redo the basketball and tennis courts in the parks but
said the cost was more than was budgeted and the Council decided to
go in a different direction. He said this was something the Girl's
Softball League and Little League and the Woman's League have been
after the Borough to do since the park was built. He said the original
plan was to put lights on both fields and said they built the Recreation
Building adjacent to the field without the lights which he felt did not
make any sense since the concession is there and could not be used at
night games.
RESOLUTION #00-418 was introduced by the Mayor and referred to
the Council for action.
Upon MMS&C, by Council members Crilley and Quinones
RESOLUTION #00-418
"RESOLUTION APPROVING CHANGE ORDER"
was adopted. Upon individual roll call vote, Councilmembers Crilley,
O'Brien, Quinones, Santoro and Sohayda voted in the affirmative.
Councilmember Fazekas was noted absent.
RESOLUTION #00-419 was introduced by the Mayor and referred to
the Council for action.
Upon MMS&C, by Councilmembers Quinones and Crilley
RESOLUTION #00-419
"APPROVING EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT"
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was adopted. Upon individual roll call vote, Councilmembers Crilley,
O'Brien and Quinones voted in the affirmative. Councilmembers
Santoro and Sohayda voted no. Council member Fazekas was noted
absent.
Councilmember Santoro said one of the questions she asked at the
Agenda Meeting was if an evaluation of this person was done and the
answer given was there hadn't been but the person has done a good
job. She said she would have liked to see an evaluation done and said
DECEMBER 19, 2000
COMMENTS
RESOLUTION 100-418
APPROVING CHANGE
ORDER-$16,911.24
RE: MARVEC
CONSTRUCTION CORP.
ADOPTED
RESOLUTION 100-419
APPROVING
EMPLOYMENT
AGREEMENT-POLICE
DIRECTOR
ADOPTED
COMMENTS
DECEMBER 19, 2000
COMMENTS
(Continued)
lESOLUTION 100-420
.UTHORIZING
Œ'ITLEMENT
.GREEMENT-SURICK
'. BOROUGH OF
:ARTERET
DOPTED
ESOLUTION 100-421
PPOINTING JOHN
ILEY-SUPERVISOR,
fREETS & ROADS
>OPTED
a year and a half to go on someone's contract does not warrant moving
ahead to extend it another year and a half. She said she didn't agree
with some items in the agreement including five weeks vacation and
unlimited tuition reimbursement. She said if he was doing a good job
now, she felt in a year from now he would still be doing a good job.
Council member Quinones said the Council does not formally have a
policy to review department heads, yet raises were given to department
heads based on the good job they do for the Borough. She said Chris
was doing a good job and felt his position was easy enough to evaluate
on a day to day basis and said as far as the tuition reimbursement she
felt some of the Council value education and some do not.
Council member Santoro said it was not just giving someone a raise, it
was extending someone's contract and said they are binding the money
for three years.
RESOLUTION #00-420 was introduced by the Mayor and referred to
the Council for action.
Upon MMS&C, by Councilmembers Crilley and Quinones
RESOLUTION #00-420
" AUTHORIZING SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT"
was adopted. Upon individual roll call vote, Councilmembers Crilley,
O'Brien, Quinones, Santoro and Sohayda voted in the affirmative.
Councilmembers Fazekas was noted absent.
RESOLUTION #00-421 was introduced by the Mayor and referred to
the Council for action.
Upon MMS&C, by Councilmembers Crilley and Quinones
RESOLUTION #00-421
"APPOINTING ACTING SUPERVISOR-
STREETS & ROADS DEPARTMENT"
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was adopted. Upon individual roll call vote, Councilmembers Crilley,
O'Brien, Quinones, Santoro and Sohayda voted in the affirmative.
Councilmember Fazekas was noted absent.
RESOLUTION #00-422 was introduced by the Mayor and referred to
the Council for action.
Upon MMS&C, by Councilmembers Crilley and Quinones
RESOLUTION #00-422
"PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT
FOR LEGAL SERVICES"
was adopted. Upon individual roll call vote, Councilmembers Crilley,
O'Brien, Quinones voted in the affirmative. Councilmembers Santoro
and Sohayda voted no. Councilmember Fazekas was noted absent.
RESOLUTION #00-423 was introduced by the Mayor and referred to
the Council for action.
Upon MMS&C, by Councilmembers Quinones and Crilley
RESOLUTION #00-423
"AWARD OF BID-BOILER REPLACEMENT POLICE STATION"
was adopted. Upon individual roll call vote, Councilmembers Crilley,
O'Brien, Quinones, Santoro and Sohayda voted in the affirmative.
Councilmember Fazekas was noted absent.
RESOLUTION #00-424 was introduced by the Mayor and referred to
the Council for action.
Upon MMS&C, by Councilmembers Quinones and Santoro
RESOLUTION #00-424
"AUTHORIZING SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT WITH
STRUCTURAL PRESERVATION SYSTEMS"
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was adopted. Upon individual roll call vote, Councilmembers Crilley,
O'Brien, Quinones, Santoro and Sohayda voted in the affirmative.
Councilmember Fazekas was noted absent.
DECEMBER 19, 2000
RESOLTUION 100-422
PROFESSIONAL
SERVICES MCMANIMON
& SCOTLAND, NOT TO
EXCEED $2000.00,
RE: SALE OF BOND
ANTICIPATION NOTES
ADOPTED
RESOLUTION 100-423
AWARD OF BID-ERIN
ENVIRONMENTAL, RE:
BOILER REPLACEMENT
POLICE STATION
ADOPTED
RESOLUTION 100-424
AUTHORIZING
SE'ITLEMENT
AGREEMENT WITH
STRUCTURAL
PRESERVATION
SYSTEMS
ADOPTED
DECEMBER 19, 2000
iESOLUTION 100-425
\PPROVING ADDENDUM
JITH AFSCME COUNCIL
73, RE: C. NAGY
.DOPTED
ESOLUTION 100-426
UTHORIZING
'URCHASE OF
LAYGROUND
,QUIPMENT-MARTURANO
ECREATION CO.
DOPTED
DMMENTS
RESOLUTION #00-425 was introduced by the Mayor and referred to
the Council for action.
Upon MMS&C, by Councilmembers Quinones and Sohayda
RESOLUTION #00-425
"APPROVING ADDENDUM WITH ASFCME
COUNCIL 73 (WHITE COLLARS)"
was adopted. Upon individual roll call vote, Councilmembers
O'Brien, Quinones, Santoro and Sohayda voted in the affirmative.
Councilmember Crilley abstained. Councilmember Fazekas was noted
absent.
RESOLUTION #00-426 was introduced by the Mayor and referred to
the Council for action.
Upon MMS&C, by Councilmembers Crilley and Quinones
RESOLUTION #00-426
"AUTHORIZING PURCHASE OF PLA YGROUND EQUIPMENT"
was adopted. Upon individual roll call vote, Councilmembers Crilley,
O'Brien and Quinones voted in the affirmative. Councilmembers
Santoro and Sohayda voted no. Councilmember Fazekas was noted
absent.
Councilmember Crilley said the reason the Council had to do a
Resolution was they could not get four Councilmembers to sign the
requisition order to pay for the equipment for Shore Crest Park. He
said he came to the Council Meeting with the requisition and he
received four signatures from four Councilmembers. He said on
Friday at twelve fifteen he called the CFO to make sure there were
enough funds for the recreation equipment and the lights because he
received the bids for the lights. He said he noticed Council member
Sohayda's name was removed from the requisition after he signed his
name and asked him why. He said Councilmember Sohayda told him
Councilmember Santoro told him the county was giving us grants to
fix the parks. He said he told Councilmember Sohayda the county has
been promising money for the last four to five years to fix the parks
and said even if they get money from grants the parks need millions of
dollars of repairs. He said if you do not use the money in the budget,
you lose it and asked why the Council would deprive the people of
Carteret a chance to fix the parks. He said he didn't understand it and
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said it must have been a political move or it was done to embarrass
him. He said the citizens could ask the Councilmembers because he
did not see anything other than politics keeping the town from moving
forward. He said the money is there, they have done things in other
parks and asked why they shouldn't do it and urged the people in the
audience to ask for answers he could not get.
Councilmember Santoro said there was a Green Acres Grant and after
speaking to Patrick DeBlasio who said we have paid into an Open
Space Account with the county which was upwards of four hundred
and fifty thousand dollars. She said the town never got anything back
from the county for this fund. She said she felt very strongly that the
town was entitled to money for the parks and open space. She said the
town needs the equipment and said she listens to the supervisor who
works in the parks on a day to day basis. She said if the supervisor
was concerned about the money and finishing the parks she said she
would listen to him. She said that in the last few days Governor
Whitman has awarded grants in upwards of ten thousand dollars per
municipality to upgrade playground equipment. She said if we got this
money it would free up money to use for other things needed in the
parks. She said the concern was not if we need the equipment it was if
we wait she felt we could get more by getting the money from the
county and expending the money in the budget and using it in other
areas.
Councilmember Sohayda said he wanted Councilmember Crilley
publicly to be aware that he had no intention of embarrassing him in
any way shape or form. He said it was a dollar and cents issue and he
felt it was a better idea to get the money for the town from the state or
the county.
Mayor Failace said the Council knows they will be getting two
hundred thousand dollars next year, the year after and the year after
that because the people of Carteret said so when they voted on this in
November. He said we have over a million dollars worth of projects to
do and said they are fixing the satellite parks and said everyone knows
Carteret Park needs new playground equipment. He said the Council
decided to do things in the satellite parks because things have not been
done in those parks over the years. He said if the Council took this
project out of what they were asking the county for they could add
another eight hundred thousand dollars worth of projects to the county.
He said all the Council wants to do is sit and wait and said no one
wants to burden the taxpayers, the money is there and needs to be
spent on the parks. He urged the Council to use the money on the
parks because he felt the children deserve the money to be spent on the
parks. He said it is easy to say let's wait and see and said Carteret has
waited to see much too long.
19.
Councilmember Quinones told Councilmember Sohayda she hoped
after he had been on the Council for a year it was nice to get grants but
said as he might have noticed even though people say they are giving
grants sometimes the money does not come in on time. She said
sometimes you just can't wait and you have to move ahead, especially
when it comes to kids.
Councilmember Crilley said when the Council spoke to Mr. Kately in
the beginning of the year, Mr. Kately felt a good idea for the Green
DECEMBER 19, 2000
COMMENTS
DECEMBER 19, 2000
COMMENTS
(Continued)
ESOLUTION 100-427
UTHORIZING
AYMENT TO SIMON
OSCO, RE:
. MAKWINSKI
DOPTED
)MMENTS
Acres money would be to redo the pond. He said Mr. Kately agreed
with the Mayor's idea of the amphitheater but it was Mr. Kately's
opinion that the pond in the park was in dire need of being drained and
the cement base needs to be redone. He said if he remembered the
conversation correctly, it would be a couple hundred thousand dollars
to complete the project if not more. He said they also spoke about the
park on the waterfront that they were trying to finish and said the
Borough has a million dollar grant and matching funds for this project
but felt they should get the county involved which would give them
more money from Green Acres. He said the county did the waterfront
park on the South Amboy/Sayreville border and said he would love it
if the county would do a beautiful job like that on the waterfront in
Carteret. He said the Council has been working on how to best spend
money to benefit all the people in the Borough of Carteret and keep
the taxes at a reasonable level which he felt this Council has done in
the last four to five years.
Council member Santoro said since Mr. Crilley mentioned the
amphitheater and the pond. She said the football field in the
Sportsman area needs to be corrected and redone and additional
playground equipment. She said the Council does hear what is being
said and takes it into consideration, then adds to it.
Councilmember Crilley agreed that all those things need to be done
and asked why they should stop anything.
RESOLUTION #00-427 was introduced by the Mayor and referred to
the Council for action.
Upon MMS&C, by Councilmembers Crilley and O'Brien
RESOLUTION #00-427
"AUTHORIZING PAYMENT TO SIMON BOSCO"
was adopted. Upon individual roll call vote, Counci]members Crilley,
O'Brien, Santoro and
Councilmember Quinones
noted absent.
Sohayda
abstained.
voted in the affirmative.
Councilmember Fazekas was
Councilmember Quinones said she was abstaining because the
Councilmember who was primarily responsible for the matter was not
present to vote on it himself.
Councilmember Santoro asked Borough Attorney Coughlin what that
had to do with it and asked if the Councilmember could vote on this
being he was involved.
20.
Borough Attorney Coughlin said he didn't know he was involved with
anything relative with this Resolution. He said he could vote on this
Resolution and he would have to decide for himself as every
Councilmember decides for their self with each vote.
Councilmember Santoro asked if the Council was responsible for these
fees.
Borough Attorney Coughlin said they are responsible under the
contract.
RESOLUTION #00-428 was introduced by the Mayor and referred to
the Council for action.
Upon MMS&C, by Councilmembers Quinones and O'Brien
RESOLUTION #00-428
"RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PAYMENT"
was tabled. Upon individual roll call vote, Councilmembers Crilley,
O'Brien, Quinones, Santoro and Sohayda voted in the affirmative.
Councilmember Fazekas was noted absent.
Borough Attorney Coughlin said he spoke to Ms. Hartman today and
said she had some issues in regard to her bill that needed further
discussion with the Council and he said she agreed on tabling the
Resolution.
RESOLUTION #00-429 was introduced by the Mayor and referred to
the Council for action.
Upon MMS&C, by Council members Crilley and Quinones
RESOLUTION #00-429
"AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF A TAXICAB OWNER'S
LICENSE FOR THE 2000-2002 LICENSE TERM"
was adopted. Upon individual roll call vote, Councilmembers Crilley,
O'Brien, Quinones, Santoro and Sohayda voted in the affirmative.
Councilmember Fazekas was noted absent.
21.
DECEMBER 19, 2000
COMMENTS
(Continued)
RESOLUTION 100-428
APPROVING PAYMENT
TO DEIRDRE HARTMAN,
ESQ. K. MAKWINSKI
TABLED
COMMENTS
RESOLUTION 100-429
DIRECTING ISSUANCE
OF A TAXICAB OWNER
LICENSE-PEN'S RAM
TRADING, INC.
ADOPTED
DECEMBER 19, 2000
RESOLUTION 100-430
(Continued)
ADOPTED
~ESOLUTION 100-431
\MENDING RESOLUTION
~00-394-AWARD OF
nD TO AMERICAN
.AFRANCE COMPANY
.DOPTED
OMMUNICATIONS:
IGHLAND PARK
J DIVISION OF
DLID WASTE
ANAGEMENT
mDLESEX
JUNTY
RESOLUTION #00-430 was introduced by the Mayor and referred to
the Council for action.
Upon MMS&C, by Council members Crilley and Quinones
RESOLUTION #00-430
"AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCCE OF A NEW TAXICAB
DRIVER'S LICENSE FOR THE 2000-2001 LICENSE TERM"
was adopted. Upon individual roll call vote, Councilmembers Crilley,
O'Brien, Quinones, Santoro and Sohayda voted in the affirmative.
Council member Fazekas was noted absent.
RESOLUTION #00-431 was introduced by the Mayor and referred to
the Council for action.
Upon MMS&C, by Council members Crilley and O'Brien
RESOLUTION #00-431
"AMENDING RESOLUTION #00-394- AWARD OF BID TO
AMERICAN LA FRANCE"
was adopted. Upon individua] roll call vote, Councilmembers Crilley,
O'Brien, Quinones, Santoro, Sohayda voted in the affirmative.
Councilmember Fazekas was noted absent.
The C]erk stated that she was in receipt of a Communication from the
Borough of Highland Park-Resolution opposing pending legislation
which would eliminate municipal rent control (A-2188)
The Clerk stated that she was in receipt of a Communication from NJ
Division of Solid Waste Management-Public Hearing on Amendment
to MC Solid Waste Management Plan, 12/28/00, 6:00 P.M., New
Brunswick, Re: Blandford Land Development Corporation.
The Clerk stated that she was in receipt of a Communication from the
County of Middlesex-Resolution confirming execution of MC
Prosecutor's Multi-Jurisdictional Narcotics Task Force Agreement.
22.
Upon MMS&C, by Councilmembers O'Brien and Quinones and
unanimous affirmative vote of the five (5) Councilmembers present all
Communications were ordered to be received and placed on file.
Upon MMS&C, by Councilmembers Crilley and Quinones all bills
appearing on the prepared list properly audited and signed were
ordered to be paid. Upon individual roll call vote, Councilmembers
Crilley, O'Brien, Quinones, Santoro and Sohayda voted in the
affirmative. Councilmember Fazekas was noted absent.
The Clerk stated that she was in receipt of the following reports:
1. Board of Health-November 2000.
2. Inspection of Buildings-November 2000
3. Treasurer-November 2000
BUILDINGS & GROUNDS: Committee Chairperson Santoro said
they were moving along to opening the Community Center in January
and said she hopefully they would be moving people into offices over
the holidays. She said this Sunday was the opening of the town center
in the front that began with UEZ money and said they were just
waiting for the granite monument for the center. She reported
progress.
FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION: Committee Chairperson O'Brien
said they made it to the end of the year. He reported progress.
FIRE: Councilmember Quinones reported progress.
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PARKS & RECREATION: Committee Chairperson Crilley said this
was his last meeting as a Councilmember and said he was sure some
people were glad to hear that and said some may not be. He said he
felt Mr. Cordero and some other members of what he likes to call the
New Democratic Party come to meetings with a personal agenda. He
said that agenda not only slows what progress has gone on for the last
four years, it reverses it. He said he does agree that each new Council
has the right to do what they feel fit but said he hoped every Council
would have the people in mind when it comes to cost and taxpayers.
DECEMBER 19, 2000
PAYMENT OF BILLS
REPORTS
DEPARTMENT
STANDING
COMMITTEES
DECEMBER 19, 2000
STANDING
COMMITTEES
(Continued)
He said he understood the new Council was going to change the
engineers and felt it would be a detriment to the town because of the
on going sewer projects. He said he hoped this did not delay the
process that was taking place and delay the people who have waited
many years to get to the point they were at now. He said he be]ieved it
was their intent to get rid of the Police Director and replace these
people with their own choice. He said if anyone wants to call him a
crony of Mayor Failace he would take it as a compliment. He said the
person they are talking about replacing the Police Director with he felt
that person was a good man and a good officer but said he was not as
qualified as Director Elg. He said he thought their plan was to fire the
Business Administrator but he wasn't sure if they were going to
replace him with their own administrator or they planned to go without
one. He said he believed that would be a mistake for the Borough
because the town has over a twenty million-dollar budget and needs
someone who knows how to run the town like a business. He said the
Council went to Trenton to talk about the Redevelopment Agency and
said the Council spoke against it for various reasons. He said they
want to put their own people on that board and felt it was the
cronyism. He said he felt instead of bringing the town forward, and
bringing a mixture of people onto this board, they want to put their
own people on the board. He said the Borough workers have joined
together to remove him from office as well as others in the past and
said that was their right. He said he has sat there quietly for six
months and didn't bother Mr. Kately, he let him run his department as
he saw fit and said he didn't want to interfere. He said Mr. Kately has
done a fine job running the Parks Department in the last three years
and had no complaints. He asked the people that removed him to see
where they are today as opposed to three years ago. He said when he
took office the Borough employees supported them and complained to
the Council about the working conditions in the Borough concerning
supervisors and various working conditions. He said since he has been
on the Council they have been trying to correct that condition and felt
they have brought professionalism to the Council. He thought the
intention was to demote the Public Works Director and replace him
with someone who is not as qualified, have the experience or the
licenses as the Public Work Director the Borough has now. He said
the Borough employees don't realize how good they have it and said
they have come to the Council with complaints about the supervisors
in some departments and they have made the changes that had to be
made to make conditions better for them. He said they no longer work
in fear of their jobs, which was a condition, which existed here years
ago. He said they have promoted based on ability rather than political
affiliation and didn't think anyone in the Borough was slighted based
on their political affiliation in this town. He said he felt they did
things the right way but the employees still felt fit to have him
removed. He told the Clerk to have his card ready on Monday
morning he will be in to change his party affiliation to the New
Democratic Party. He said there are many Borough workers who do a
great job, if not most of them and said he thought they come to work
with a purpose, to improve the quality of life in the Borough for the
citizens they work for. He said the Parks Department, who he is in
charge of has many good men and said they have done a good job in
the last three years. He thanked Kathleen Barney and the Clerk's
office and said since the day he came into the job he got nothing but
support and help any time he rang the phone no matter who it was
taking the call. He said he believed the Clerk was probably one of the
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best in the state and said she does a damn good job for the Borough.
He said people don't know what a jewel we have right here in Carteret
and said she does a great job and was glad to work with her and
thanked her for her help. He thanked the Recreation Commission
headed by Beverly Hedesh and listed all members and said these
people give of their time freely. He listed the various things Mrs.
Hedesh and the committee do during the year for the people of
Carteret and said they give many, many, many thousands of hours of
volunteer time to the Borough each year and he could not thank them
enough. He told Mrs. Hedesh they do a great job for the Borough of
Carteret and said they have made this Council and Mayor look good
time and again and said he personally thanked them. He reported
progress.
POLICE: Committee Chairperson Quinones said to Councilmember
O'Brien and Crilley that it has been a pleasure working with them and
said they both have been committed to serving the people and felt they
have done that well. She thanked the police officers and the
firefighters who have assisted in the tanker spill last week, which they
were able to keep under control. She said the Police Department has
been conducting sobriety check point testing over the last few weeks
which have resulted in five drunk driving arrests and over eighty
summonses for failure to wear seat belts, driving while suspended and
open alcoholic beverage containers in a car. She said she strongly
disagreed with the statement Council-elect Rios made concerning the
Police Director contract when he said the people of Carteret are going
to suffer for this. She went on to list all the good things Police
Director Elg has done for the Borough in the last twenty-two months
he has been working here and said his salary amounted to much less
than the grant money that he has taken in. She told of raids, special
units, the County Prosecutor's Office and the officers in Carteret
working together on projects and continued reading from the list she
had made up concerning his accomplishments. She said after all these
accomplishments she felt it really hard to justify that the people of
Carteret are going to suffer for this. She said he has brought
professionalism, stability to the department and said she thought the
people of Carteret have benefited by his presence and hoped they
would continue to do so. She reported progress.
l5.
PUBLIC WORKS: Committee Chairperson Sohayda said there was a
list of twenty-seven new street signs that have been ordered. He said
the Director of Public Works has told him that they will be going up as
soon he has the manpower to handle the situation. He said the gas
tank at the Public Works Department was almost ready to be
completed. He said the leaves were almost all picked up and they have
seventy tons of salt so that they are ready for the winter. He said
Recycling is moving along smoothly and said in the Sewer Department
the men are out almost every day cleaning the sewer areas on local
streets. He said there were problems a few weeks ago during a rain
DECEMBER 19, 2000
STANDING
COMMITTEES
(Continued)
DECEMBER 19, 2000
STANDING
COMMITTEES
(Continued)
:;OUNCILMEMBER
JAMES O'BRIEN
AYOR FAILACE
storm and the vacuum truck which is forty years old held up well but
he felt they need a new truck. He reported progress.
BOARD OF EDUCATION: Committee Chairperson Santoro said she
would like everyone to remember Fred Grigni, the Board of Education
member who recently passed away. She said during the construction
project he had given a year and a half of his time before serving as a
member of the board and attended numerous meetings. She said this
man gave his heart and soul, was a terrific individual and will be
sorely missed.
Councilmember O'Brien apologized for taking time out the meeting
but said he may not be at the January first meeting and had a few
things he would like to say. He said he was currently exploring the
possibility of entering the priesthood. He went on to explain his
feelings, he said the reason he became a teacher was to serve people
and it was also the reason he entered public service and said it was not
politics. He said in 1988 he had the pleasure of serving as an intern to
Senator Lautenberg and he said he learned a valuable lesson from
Senator Lautenberg which was you have to vote how you believe and
try to do what is best for the peop]e. He said he felt he has done that
with his voting ninety-five percent of the time and said there was no
one perfect. He said it took him five and a half years to get passionate
about an issue, the Cell Phone Ordinance and reiterated if the
Ordinance saved one life, he felt it was worth it. He said he has gone
into this to serve the public and for nothing else he said in recent years
the politics of this town has made serving people efficiently and
effective]y very difficult but not impossible. He read a poem written
by Mother Teresa, which he had also read at a meeting in June and
said it has been a pleasure serving the Borough the last seven years.
He wished everyone a happy holiday and a healthy and happy New
Year. He said it has been an interesting six years and said he is done
with politics but he was not done with people, he would be doing it in
a higher and nobler fashion.
Councilmember O'Brien was noted absent at 8:50 P.M.
Mayor Failace said Councilmember O'Brien was a good honest man
who cared about the town and said he was going to miss him. He said
this Saturday they had the Town Center Dedication, a lot of people
were there, it was a great time and there was a wonderful dedication by
the veterans. He said he was very happy to see Joe Vas, Mayor of
Perth Amboy there and told him if the Council could do what Joe Vas
has done for Perth Amboy in Carteret they will have done one heck of
a job. He thanked Councilmember Crilley for the job he has done in
the parks and said he has put a Herculean effort into getting money for
the parks. He said one penny does not seem to be a lot of money, but
said that one penny in the next five years along with what was put into
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the budget this year will give the town a million dollars to fix up the
parks. He said he was sure Councilmember Crilley would be there at
meetings to ensure that the money is being spent properly and they are
fixing up the parks. He said the Council could wait, but they chose not
to wait because they would still be in the same place ten years from
now. He said he, Councilmember Quinones, Daphne Miles and
former Councilmember Stan Gutowski went down to Trenton in favor
of the Redevelopment Agency to meet with the Local Finance Board.
He said Council member Santoro, Sohayda and Councilmember-elect
Reiman went to Trenton because they want to wait. Councilmember
Fazekas sent a letter to the Local Finance Board saying he was against
it or maybe he wanted them to wait, he was against them approving it
on the thirteenth, yet he voted to approve the Redevelopment Agency.
He said Councilmember-elect Rios sent a letter saying he wanted to
wait so that it would be done right. He said Councilmember Santoro
told the Finance Board she needed more information before the
Council did this and went on to list all the information the Council and
Council-elect had concerning the Redevelopment. He said
Councilmember Sohayda had a problem with how the bonding works
and said they could not bond unless the Council bonds for it, but he
wasn't sure if he was in favor of it or not. He said Council-elect
Reiman said the lame duck Mayor was trying to fill the agency with
his cronies and read the list of his cronies with their credentials and
long list of accomplishments. He said he was making a list of names
for this agency and said anyone could give him names, but when they
got down to Trenton Councilmember Santoro said she didn't know
when he needed the names. He said Dan Reiman should stand up and
apologize to any members of the Redevelopment Agency who are in
attendance. He said in the newspaper Councilmember-elect Reiman
said if Remy and the Mayor do not like what he is going to do they
know where the door is. He said Reiman said the Mayor is a lame
duck, but he said he was not a lame duck and did not control anyone
on the Council and never has. He said Pat Crilley could tell anyone
how much he controls him, not at all since they fight like crazy all the
time. He asked Councilmember-elect Reiman to stand up and tell
everyone who the Mayor's cronies are.
Councilmember Quinones told Councilmember-elect Reiman she
wasn't going to respond to his statement in the newspaper because she
felt it was very ignorant and said he would never be a big enough
person to show her, the Mayor or anyone else in the room the door.
Councilmember Santoro said she felt it was a shame that the last
meeting of the year the Mayor and the people who lost the election
decided to create havoc, point the finger and play games. She said the
Mayor should watch it or he will be next.
7.
Mayor Failace said he wasn't worried about being next and said he
cared about Carteret. He said he had another life outside of this and
said he spoke the truth about what happened and asked the
Councilmember to explain. He said he only spoke the truth about
what happened and said it was on record at the last Council meeting.
He said he put good hard working people on this committee and not
one was his crony. He said he wanted to see Carteret move forward
and said he did give thought to the Council, unlike what
Councilmember-elect Reiman said in the newspaper. He said this
Council has plenty to do with sewer, taxes and Borough Hall in need
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of repairs. He said the Council doesn't need to control this, they have
enough to take care of and said he concerned himse]f with the
credentials of the people he chose and said at least one of them had a
sign up for Reiman and Rios, but it doesn't matter to him. He said
what mattered to him was moving Carteret forward and said he was
tired of being called a lame duck and being told to see the door. He
said he would continue to do what has to be done for at least the next
two years. He said he was asking for Councilmember-elect Reiman to
explain to these people and felt he owed an apology to each and every
one of them. He said if Councilmember-elect Reiman wants someone
else on this that would be fine but said on January tenth he was going
to Trenton to present the same people to the board for approval. He
told Councilmember Santoro that the board in Trenton said it was the
most concise plan ever given to them and said they have no questions.
He said this is all on record for anyone that does not believe him.
Upon MMS&C, by Councilmembers Crilley and Quinones and
unanimous affirmative vote of the five (5) Councilmembers present,
the meeting was opened to the public for discussion.
Stan Gutowski, New Jersey Avenue said he attended the
redevelopment meeting to listen because of the feelings and comments
he has heard concerning who should be appointed to this committee.
He said some have said the new Council should be the new
Redevelopment Agency because they would handle this better. He
said he feJt the new Council should have taken the time to do their
homework and said there was a conflict of interest. He said he felt the
new Council had no authority to sit on the Redevelopment Agency.
He said Councilmember Fazekas, Santoro and Reiman have relatives
that live in property that were developed by a developer in this town
that could potentially develop more property in this town and felt this
was a direct or indirect benefit to them. He said Council member
Santoro is a real estate agent and questioned if the company she
worked for would be involved in this. He said Councilmember
Sohayda owns a shade company business in town and bothered Mr.
Gutowski for a job in the Board of Education before becoming a
Councilmember. He said Councilmember Sohayda has done seven
thousand dollars worth of work for the Board of Education this year as
a Councilmember and said this was a direct benefit to him. He said
Councilmember-elect Reiman works for the largest contributor of the
UEZ, Shop-Rite. He said they are going to redevelop lower Roosevelt
Avenue by putting in grocery stores, which will affect Mr. Sitar's
business. He said the incoming Council can not sit on the board when
it would directly or indirectly affect each of them and their employers,
because of potential conflicts. He said the new Counci] could sit up
there and abstain on everything, which would leave only one member
of the Council; Council President Quinones to vote on the issues. He
said if the Council wants to do this right the redevelopment should be
given to the citizens.
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James Mancuso, Carteret, former crony and proud to have been one
said the bill for the Board of Education if rejected by the Board of
Education then comes before the Council. He informed
Councilmember Sohayda that he would not be able to vote on that
budget. He asked what had been going on in the passed five years
before these people were elected because he said from what he is
hearing at this meeting it seems that nothing has been done and he
knew that wasn't true because he was involved. He told the Mayor he
would rather be a crony for him than a hypocrite and a liar. He said he
felt all of which had been going on at this meeting.
Pastor Amos Dickerson, Jr., AME Zion Church, explained to the
Council what he and his church stood for. He said he has attended
many Council meetings and given his input on issues concerning
children and various issues in the community. He thanked the Mayor
for asking him to join the Redevelopment Agency and asked the
Mayor how long the Mayor knew him and how well. He told the
community and the Council he is no one's crony.
William Kolibas, Jr., 13 Colgan Avneue, said the Council is speaking
a lot about cronies and lame ducks. He asked how many meetings in a
row Councilmember Jack Fazekas has missed. He asked Borough
Attorney Coughlin to clarify the Ordinance dealing with when you
miss three meetings in a row. He said he believed it stated the Council
could take action to remove him and he said he felt the Council should
take appropriate action. He said Councilmember Fazekas was being
paid to do a job and said Mr. Riggio was not being paid to be on the
Redevelopment Agency and was not a crony. He said the crony was
Councilmember Fazekas who he felt had no spine and no backbone.
He said at the last Council meeting Ms. Miles brought up an important
point and he researched it before speaking tonight. He said on Carteret
and Coolidge Avenue he counted seven crossing guards and said there
are two on Roosevelt Avenue. He said he always thought what Ms.
Miles said at meetings was a joke, that African American people said
they were being discriminated against or that they were being looked
down on and he now knows this is true. He said he wants to know
when this would be addressed and who would address it.
Councilmember Santoro said crossing guards come under police.
Councilmember Quinones said they do and there has to be cooperation
with the schools and said to Council member Santoro was the Board of
Education liaison and said the two Councilmembers should speak to
the School Board. She said she would speak to Captain Hojecki in the
Police Department about this to try and rectify the situation.
Willam Kolibas, Jr. asked Councilmember Crilley if he heard correctly
that he wanted a party change card, and said he should see him. He
asked the Council why he was fired.
9.
Councilmember Quinones said it had something to do with an
altercation.
William Kolibas, Jr. asked if it had anything to do with conduct
unbecoming a public employee. He said what happened this week
with a certain employee falls under the same situation and he
demanded as a tax payer of this town the other employee be held to the
same standards as he was and as Vie Kazio, Jr. was. He said he will
come to every Council meeting and harp on it. He asked what
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happened in closed session regarding Mr. Leonard Sitar asking for the
busing of people to Shop-Rite.
Mayor Failace said it was discussed and he believed John Riggio was
sent a letter and the Council will sit down to discuss it with him since
he is the head of the Urban Enterprise Zone.
Willliam Kolibas, Jr. said it was wrong for this Council to provide a
bus for Mr. Sitar, and Mr. Reiman's employer and he will be at every
meeting to speak against it.
Gladys Wilder, AME Zion Church, said Dan Reiman has a lot of
cronies of his own because she was sure everyone shopped at Shop-
Rite, they would be his cronies and Mr. Sitar's cronies. She said on
behalf of her pastor, she to]d Councilmernber Reiman he will
apologize and said she wanted a retraction in the newspaper.
Daphne Miles, Pulaski Avenue, said Counci]member Santoro knew at
the meeting before going to Trenton what was going to happen in
Trenton and asked what she didn't know when she agreed to that. She
said she was going to be at every meeting until this passed. She said if
it was up to her the Mayor, Councilmembers Crilley and Quinones
would still be on the Council. She said the people in Chrome were not
important, but the Councilmembers come to Chrome to get their vote.
She said the people in Chrome are just a small number and that is why
they will be attending all meetings to get what they want. She said the
incoming Councilmembers would not do anything for the
redevelopment of Chrome. She asked if they were always going to be
left behind and said Councilmember Santoro spoke about a hundred
thousand dollars. She said there is thirty years of neglect and asked if
the people and their children were worth three thousand dollars a year.
She said she asked Reverend Dickerson if Chrome was really a part of
Carteret. She said Councilmember Santoro needed more information
and had to check the traffic, but felt someone mentally challenged
knows something needs to be done with the traffic down there. She
said they allowed the light to be put there and traffic to be dumped into
their backyards, but the people are tired now and she said they are
going to fight the incoming Council because the people do not want
them to be in charge of redevelopment. She said the Counci] did not
deserve to be in charge of redevelopment and said when the Council
goes to Trenton on January tenth, they would go down with them
because the people are sick of living in what they are living in. She
said they are people, humans and they live in Carteret. She said if
Councilmember-elect Reiman does not apologize to Pastor Dickerson
by eleven o'clock Sunday morning, he will wish he did and went on to
speak loudly to Councilmember-elect Reiman.
Mayor Failace said they are in public but thought Mr. Reiman had
nothing to say but when the Mayor got home the newspaper called him
and said Mr. Reiman had called. Mayor Failace said he passed around
a copy of the list and made sure the Council members had a copy and
said Council-elect Reiman knew who was on the list.
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Shawn Seymore, Edwin Street asked what the conflict was all about
and asked the Council to explain it to her and asked if the Council had
something against them.
Councilmember Santoro said she was premature and told Ms. Seymore
to come on January tenth to see what it was about and said there was
no problem.
Shawn Seymore said Councilmember Santoro was trying to stop
everything and asked her what she wanted. She asked Councilmember
Santoro if they needed a bus to go to Trenton because they could go
down there and said she would be willing to go with them. She said
she felt enough was enough.
Mayor Failace said he didn't believe they were against redevelopment
and felt they just wanted to control it.
Shawn Seymore said it was for the people and said it was not about the
Council.
Mayor Failace said as good as his list is he felt the redevelopment
would probably be with the new Councilor a list of their own and said
that was the problem.
Kelly Colazzo, Longfellow Street asked if Councilmember Santoro
had a problem with the Mayor's list for redevelopment.
Councilmember Santoro said she had a problem with some of the
people on the list and said one of the questions from a commissioner in
Trenton was that two of the people on the list were related. She said
she felt there should be more members on the committee.
Kelly Colazzo asked Councilmember Santoro if they should be
citizens and not Councilmembers who should be added and asked if
she had a problem with redevelopment of lower Roosevelt Avenue.
Councilmember Santoro said she never said it should be more
Councilmembers and said it should be citizens. She said she does not
have a problem with redevelopment of lower Roosevelt Avenue and
said she had recently said that on the record.
Kelly Colazzo asked if Councilmember Santoro wanted Council
control over the redevelopment.
Councilmember Santoro said she wanted to have input to it and said
that was what she was a Councilmember for and said the people could
accept it or not but she has the right to have input into it.
Kelly Colazzo asked if when Councilmember Santoro brought people
into Carteret to buy house if she avoided bringing them in through
lower Roosevelt A venue because of the way it looked.
Councilmember Santoro said it was not true
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Councilmember Quinones wanted to clarify the question that was
asked by the commissioner in Trenton which was if there were a
relation between Keith Riggio and John Riggio and said that was
simply that. She said there was no statement made that that could be a
conflict or anything and said it was simply a question. She said
whether the Council is on the Redevelopment or not, the Council will
always have input on it even if they don't control it.
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Mayor Failace said as much as he loves Keith Riggio, a lifelong
resident, he would have told him his father was on maybe we could put
someone else on. He said he didn't see anything wrong with
appointing him, because he is a certified public accountant. He said he
has the financial credentials. He said if the Council felt everyone else
on his list was okay, he would ask Keith Riggio to come off and let the
Council put someone else on even though it wou]d hurt the Mayor. He
said the sad thing was the whole list would probab]y change and felt
that was sad.
Mary Fountaine invited Councilmember Santoro to sit outside her
house on Roosevelt Avenue and count the trucks that go by since
Councilmember Santoro was not aware of how much truck traffic
there was.
Councilmember Santoro said the subject of traffic came up in the
twenty-five minute interview because they asked about the rerouting
of trucks through the whole redevelopment area. She said as she has
said at prior Agenda Meetings, in order for the Industrial Road to
happen, there were different situations that had to happen. She said of
course she knew the traffic situation in that area and said she sat on the
UEZ when money was allocated for down there. She said they walked
to reroute and look at the area and said she was not unfamiliar with the
traffic down there.
Mary Fountaine asked Councilmember Santoro why any time anything
negative in the Chrome area comes up, Councilmember Santoro's
name was on the top of the list but when the people question it at
Council Meetings Councilmember Santoro always says she is for
them. She said Council member Santoro is always in the middle of
everything and asked why.
Councilmember Santoro said maybe because she was not the Mayor's
crony.
Mary Fountaine said that was not the issue, but since Councilmember
Santoro brought it up, she said Council-elect Reiman should apologize
to her pastor. She said she felt Councilmember Santoro shou]d step
back and look at things before saying something because she is always
in the middle of everything. She said Councilmember Santoro was
always smiling like it was a joke and said it was not a joke, and the
people did not think it was funny. She said she was living there all her
life and said she has never seen Councilmember Santoro down there
unless it was election time and she was looking for votes.
Daphne Miles said when they leave the meeting she didn't want
anyone to confuse what was said in the audience that she was the
cause of all the problems down Chrome. She asked if Councilmember
Santoro had a problem with the agency being run by the names on the
list they would be bringing to Trenton on January tenth except Keith
Riggio.
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Councilmember Santoro said she had a couple other names that were
on the list she had problems with. She said she would have a problem
with Mr. CriUey sitting on the agency but at this point she didn't want
to discuss it and said it should be a discussion of the new Council.
Daphne Miles said we are at a Council Meeting and they were not
worried about Danny Reiman and Ronnie Rios until the Mayor swears
them in on January first and said they were talking about today. She
asked if Councilmember Santoro had a problem with just Patrick
Crilley and maybe Keith Riggio because his father was on it.
Councilmember Santoro said she didn't remember who was on it right
now but said she didn't want to play.
Daphne Miles said Councilmember Santoro called it playing but they
call it survival and said she couldn't sleep at night because of how
important it was to her. She said a good friend of hers said they made
Daphne cry and said if you had an ounce of anything in your heart you
would cry about the way Chrome is. She said they are trying to move
forward and do not deserve what is happening in their neighborhood.
She said she does not see any of the property owners being held
accountable for the way they let their buildings go. She said the
people that live in Chrome get blamed for it and said they are tired of
it. She said she wants to know right now who Councilmember Santoro
objects to right now and asked if Donald Duck and Mickey Mouse
would be acceptable to her.
Councilmember Santoro asked if Ms. Miles wanted redevelopment to
happen down there and did she want the best possible person and
asked if anyone looked to see if there were better people who might
want to get involved.
Daphne Miles said she felt Councilmember Santoro insulted everyone
on the list. She said she could call Pat Crilley any time of the night
and he has always been there to help and said it was at any time not
just at election time.
John Sudia, Cypress Street asked why the Ordinance for the
Redevelopment Agency was tabled.
Mayor Failace said it was tabled until it could be approved by the
Local Finance Board in Trenton. He said they postponed it until
January because of the opposition.
John Sudia said he hears a lot of argument about who was going to
control the agency and said the attorney will advise the Council that
once this agency is created it will become an autonomous body. He
said an autonomous body means no one controls it except the
commissioners sitting on it. He said the Mayor and Council may
recommend or advise but said it is up to the committee to decide what
happens. He said he liked the Mayor's choices even though he doesn't
always agree with the Mayor and asked Councilmembers Sohayda and
Santoro to leave these people alone so they could get the job done.
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Mayor Failace said he expected the Local Finance Board would
approve a Redevelopment Agency on January tenth. He said they said
this was one of the finest, most comprehensive plans they have ever
received and they did not have any questions about it. He said
Rahway went before them and they had no plan, but said Carteret did
everything right. He said he feels the incoming Council does want
redevelopment and revitalization of lower Roosevelt. He said he does
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not agree with the Council doing it and said he would fight against the
Council doing it because they have too many things to do. He said he
will go to Trenton with the list and said he was sure the list would be
changed by the new Council but was not sure if the whole list would
change and said he knew it would be approved. He said the people on
the list would continue and move the project forward and invited
everyone to come to Trenton with the Council.
John Riggio said he was a little embarrassed when people bantered his
son's name. He asked the Council where else anyone could get a
certified public account who is a young family man living in town to
dedicate his time for free. He said he took exception to what
Councilmember Santoro said and said his son resigned because it was
not worth it. He said as far as he is concerned he worked very hard to
get a grant for this and went on television to say the stake holders
should be in charge and told the Council he needed this like he needed
another hole in the head. He said he also resigned from the board
because he said he would not get involved with this because it was
nothing but trouble. He said this was not a paying job and did not
want his family to be the subject of ridicule. He said he was
embarrassed because of what a twenty-four year old kid who did not
take office yet said. He said he didn't know what to say to him
because January first he would be working for him as a Borough
employee. He said he wasn't going to stand up at the meeting to say
anything but asked how much his name and his son's name could
stand for volunteering. He wished the project a lot of luck but as far as
his family was concerned they didn't want to be involved.
Mayor Failace tried to get order by banging on the desk and said some
one stole his gavel, maybe one of his cronies.
Stanley Gutowski asked if the Local Finance Board had any other
questions about the membership list the Council presented to them and
reiterated what the Mayor and Councilmember Quinones said
concerning how pleased the Board was with their choices and how
they presented it. He asked the Council's opinion of what would
happen if they went to Trenton to present the same list and asked if the
Council would need the approval of the members before creating the
Redeve]opment Agency.
Mayor Failace said he didn't know but said it was so important to him
that this continues and the Redevelopment Agency goes on. He said
for that reason he would not go against any of the names submitted by
other members. He said he would do this because it needs to be done
and said the names he has on this list are good dedicated people. He
said he wouldn't go against another list if the Board does approve it
but said he would voice his concerns.
Stan Gutowski asked Councilmember Santoro which names she
objected to on the list.
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Councilmember Santoro said he would have to wait until January.
Kelly Colazzo said since serving on a Counci] was a paid position she
questioned if there were any rules or guidelines that the
Councilmembers had to follow and asked if they were able to
disrespect anyone they wanted.
Mayor Failace said they could do what ever they want and said that
was the Rules of Council.
Levi Jones said he has been in Carteret for fifty-six years and told
Council-elect Reiman he was going to die and go to hell. He said he
felt if the pastor was a priest, Mr. Reiman would have never spoke to
him like that.
Linda Pino said she felt the Mayor should keep the Riggios and get rid
of Santoro and her cronies.
Councilmember Quinones said she felt Mr. Riggio was a valuable
potential member of the Redevelopment Agency and said he was
certainly qualified to sit on the committee. She said since there was no
formal apology offered tonight, she apologized to the people on the list
for being subjected to something like that.
There being no further business or discussion, upon MMS&C, by
Quinones and Crilley and unanimous affirmative vote of the five (5)
members present, the meeting was adjourned at approximately 9:50
P.M.
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