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PROCEEDINGS:

December 17, 2013

7:00 p.m.

Rogers

Tucci

J. Evans

P. Scarpelli

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14 Commissioner Steven

Commissioner Mauro

16 Commissioner Thomas

17 Commissioner Joseph

18 Mayor Petracco

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ALSO PRESENT:

21 Alan Genitempo, Esq.

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Before we start can we

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1 P R O C E E D I N G S

2 (The following transcript contains multiple

3 inaudible and indiscernible notations due to the

4 poor recording quality.)

MAYOR PETRACCO: Okay.

6 just have a moment of silence for the troops that are

7 serving abroad?

8 Thank you. Madame Clerk.

9 MADAM CLERK: Tuesday, December 17th, 2013.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Open Public Meeting Law,

11 Chapter 231 Public Laws 1975, notice of this meeting was

12 published in the December 13th, 2012 issues of the Nutley

13 Sun, the Star Ledger, and the Herald News. A copy of this

14 notice has been posted on the Nutley town hall bulletin

board, and a copy is on file in the municipal clerk's

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17 Commissioner Rogers?

18 COMMISSIONER ROGERS: Here.

19 MADAM CLERK: Commissioner Tucci?

COMMISSIONER TUCCI: Here.

21 MADAM CLERK: Commissioner Evans?

22 COMMISSIONER EVANS: Here.

23 MADAM CLERK: Commissioner Scarpelli?

24 MR. SCARPELLI: Here.

MADAM CLERK: Mayor Petracco?


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1 MAYOR PETRACCO: Here.

2 MADAM CLERK: All present, Mayor.

3 MAYOR PETRACCO: Thank you. We're going to -- I

4 guess we're going to skip over the bills for now, Madam

Clerk, and we'll go right to proclamations.

6 MADAM CLERK: I'm sorry, Mayor, you wanted to?

7 MAYOR PETRACCO: We'll go right to proclamations.

8 MADAM CLERK: Yes, please.

9 MAYOR PETRACCO: We have two. Okay. Okay.

Commissioner Rogers.

11 COMMISSIONER ROGERS: Thank you, Mayor. This

12 evening we have two proclamations that we would like to

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14 The first one is the Nutley Raider Marching Band.

Now on the proclamation of the Raider Marching Band, there

1 6 are a lot of names we want to appear as submitted

17 (indiscernible) will accompany that (indiscernible) we note

18 significant accomplishments that these youngsters made.

19 (Indiscernible)

WHEREAS, THE Raider Marching Band was undefeated

21 in the 2013 New Independent League Group AA Competition,

22 placing an impressive first in all five of their

23 competitions this year, winning Best Music, Effect, Color

24 Guard, Percussion, Visual, and Major Drum, and

WHEREAS, The Nutley Raider Marching Band is under _ J


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the direction of Coordinator of Music, Mr. James Riley;

Band Director, Mr. John Maiello; Assistant Band Director,

Mr. Vincent Vicchiariello; Color Guard Instructor,

Ms. Aurilla Card; Percussion Instructor, Mr. Joshua DeWald;

Visual and Drill Design, Michael Coppola; and

WHEREAS, The Nutley Raider Marching Band, as well

as the Drill Team, are comprised of talented and dedicated

students from all four high schools, with a total of 6 8

students in each group; and

WHEREAS, The Nutley Raider Marching Band continues

the long-standing tradition of promoting Raider pride by

providing unwavering support and encouragement to fans and

players throughout the year, as well as excelling in the

competitive performance arena;

NOW THEREFORE BE IT PROCLAIMED, that the Board of

Commissioners, in the Township of Nutley, in the County of

Essex, join with the citizens of Nutley in recognizing and

congratulating The Nutley Raider Marching Band, Drill Team

and their Directors, and the students on their outstanding

accomplishments throughout the 2012 -- strike that -- 2013

season.

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24 I be doicq MAYOR PETRACCO: Thank you.

MADAM CLERK: That's a proclamation so I will not

the roll call, gentlemen.


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1 COMMISSIONER ROGERS: Mr. Riley, would you come

2 forward.

3 (Applause)

4 COMMISSIONER ROGERS: The second proclamation is

5 kind of a first of its kind. And it directly involves

6 students of Nutley High School directly involved in our

7 Veterans' Day, which is kind of (indiscernible) .

8 WHEREAS, Nutley High School Patriot Club began in

9 the fall of 2013 under the direction Mr. Jarrett D. Vick;

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11 WHEREAS, the purpose of the Nutley High School

12 Patriot Club is to enable students to promote the patriotic

13 spirit of the Nutley High School community and to honor and

assist members of the U.S. armed forces and veterans; and

WHEREAS, the Nutley High School Patriot Club

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sponsored a Veterans' Day program on Monday, November 11,

2013, in the Nutley High School Auditorium to honor and

recognize our local veterans; and

19 WHEREAS, the program included performances by the

20 Nutley High School Chamber Singers, Nutley High School Jazz

21 Band, bagpipes, multimedia presentations, color guard; and

22 WHEREAS, this is something really neat, there were

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240 people in attendance including 70 veterans, who were

recognized and presented with a certificate and a small

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1 NOW, THEREFORE BE IT PROCLAIMED, by the Board of

2 Corrunissioners of the Township of Nutley, County of Essex

3 that Nutley High School Patriot Club members there's not

4 too many of them so we're going to name them and I believe

5 they're here tonight -- Chris Palmer, Tyler Ross, Ryan

6 McGlone, Brian Devine, Nick Miller, John Conca,

7 Gabe Fortella, Rob Melio, Matt Genitempo, Evan Keating,

8 Frank Malanga, Mike Buckley, Brandon Costa, Aston Mercado,

9 Joe Iorio, Sydney Casale, Torruny O'Mara, Christopher Palma,

10 and Mike Foster, along with Director Jarrett D. Vick, be

11 recognized and congratulated for their outstanding efforts

12 in acknowledging and honoring our Nutley Veterans, and

13 perpetuating the pride and dignity they so rightfully

14 deserve.

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Thank you very much, Mr. Vick.

(Applause)

(Three minute pause while students are recognized

18 and congratulated. )

19 MAYOR PETRACCO: Whenever we do proclamations like

20 this, we usually give everyone a chance to leave, because

21 most people don't want to stay. But before you guys go, I

22 have something to say and I'm sure some of the other

23 corrunissioners might.

Last night with Corrunissioner Rogers, who invited

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I have to tell you, you know, I'm pretty much a sports guy,

I must admit. I was never so proud to be part of Nutley in

my life because you guys rock it as you say. And it was

I really thought it was a bunch of professionals up there.

So, Mr. Riley, to you, your staff, to the parents who

dedicate their time, un -- when I say unbelievable to see

what these kids have put together, it's tremendous and it

really, really, like I said last night, it makes Nutley very

proud.

Unfortunately, last night, our mic that Steve and

I were using I don't think was working, Steve. And when I

went back to one of the parents, he said, you know, Al, we

couldn't hear a word you said. And I said, usually those

are our best speeches. So tonight I'm sure you could hear

us. And as far as Mr. Vick back there with the veterans and

the kids, most of the families we know and I'll tell you,

talk about making veterans feel special and, you know,

Jarret D. Vick as they say, you know, you travel and -

abroad with these kids and being a role model, you learn

what Nutley is all about, inspiration and you know, I'm sure

the Board of Commissioners thank you as well. So thank all

of you.

(Applause)

UNIDENTIFIED COMMISSIONER: But by the way both

groups, your both groups, all of you are going to be getting

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copies of the proclamation because I know some people are

Xeroxing them. But we've got them all made and you're going

to get them.

But just having been a band parent and a color

guard parent, I know the hard work that goes in to the

performances and to the competition. So congratulations.

And for our Patriot Club, it's, you know, we hear a lot of

negative about our young people. But it's still nice to see

the positive. Thank you.

UNIDENTIFIED COMMISSIONER: I'll add comments of

congratulations and I'd add that too often we're focused in

on the challenges that we have and we don't talk enough

about Nutley pride. And you guys are just doing, you know,

great to uplift everyone's spirits at a time of great need.

We've been at war for a long time. There's a lot of

challenges and a lot of new veterans as new challenges

associated (inaudible)e. Great to see that you have rallied

and begun to (inaudible). Very proud of you and (inaudible)

ramp up Nutley pride on that side. On the band side, Nutley

pride, my God, back -- I graduated 1973 (inaudible)e.

UNIDENTIFIED COMMISSIONER: I'm not going to be as

long winded as my colleagues this evening

UNIDENTIFIED COMMISSIONER: Thank you. Thank

you. Thank you.

UNIDENTIFIED COMMISSIONER: -- I just want to say


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Okay. With that being said, if

you guys do not want to stay for the rest of the meeting,

we'll take a little short recess and you guys can get up and

They're even quiet when they leave. They're so

well mannered.

Madam Clerk, I

MAYOR PETRACCO: Okay. Communications and

correspondence, none. I see we have some reports from

Conunissioner Tucci.

COMMISSIONER TUCCI: Yes, I have a report for

November of the Shade Tree Department. That's it.

move on

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2 Congratulations and thank you for all you do. We're very

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MAYOR PETRACCO: Thank you. Okay.

guess we will move to minutes.

MADAM CLERK: We have no minutes this evening,

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MAYOR PETRACCO: Thank you. Okay. We'll

to bills.

21 MADAM CLERK: Yes, Mayor.

22 Tuesday, December 17th, 2013:

Public Affairs

Revenue and Finance

Public Safety


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1 Public Works

2 Parks and Public Property

3 Payroll, Non-union

4 As of December 16th

5 Payroll overtime non-union retro

6 As of December 16th, 2013

7 The total payroll for that sheet

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9 I have payroll for Teamsters retro

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1 1 Payroll overtime, Teamsters retro

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13 For a total payroll for Sheet No. 2 of

14 Payroll Police, retro December 18th

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Payroll Regular December 20th $719,e735.38

Payroll overtime December 20th $52, 839.90

For a total Payroll of Sheet No. 4 of $772, 575. 28

$4, 351, 077. 21 20 For a grand total bill is the

21 And that's all for bills this evening, Mayor.

22 COMMISSIONER EVANS: Move the bills.

COMMISSIONER TUCCI: Second.

MADAM CLERK: Commissioner Rogers?

COMMISSIONER ROGERS: Aye.


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2 COMMISSIONER TUCCI: Aye.


4 COMMISSIONER EVANS: Aye.

MADAM CLERK: Commissioner Scarpelli?

6 MR. SCARPELLI: Aye.

7 MADAM CLERK: Mayor Petracco?

8 MAYOR PETRACCO: Aye.

9 MADAM CLERK: Thank you, Mayor.

MAYOR PETRACCO: Thank you. And we have ordinance

11 introductions. Commissioner Evans.

12 COMMISSIONER EVANS: Thank you. Read by its title

13 but it would add that time is comprehensive update to our

14 sign ordinance. And it is 700. It -- I just want to

acknowledge that on all the work of the commissioners to

16 contribute to this as well as the members of the Planning

17 Board (indiscernible) and actually reviewed this. It was

18 these modifications reflect a lot of input from business

19 owners in different areas that we needed it (inaudible) , a

long time in coming.

21 So (inaudible) Ordinance 3274, an ordinance to

22 amend an ordinance codified in the Code of the Township of

23 Nutley, Chapter 700, entitled Zoning, particularly Article

24 III, Terminology and Articles Seven, Sign -- excuse me, 12.

I move that this ordinance be passed to a second


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1 reading and advertised in the Nutley Sun together with the

2 notice required by law and that further consideration of

3 said ordinance for final passage by the Board of

4 Commissioners be held at its second reading on January 21,

5 2014.

6 So move.

7 UNIDENTIFIED COMMISSIONER: Second.

8 MADAM CLERK: Commissioner Rogers?

9 COMMISSIONER ROGERS: Aye.









18 And I had an introduction on Ordinance No. 3275

19 that we're going to pull tonight. So now we have Ordinance,

20 Public Hearings, Commissioner Evans again.

21 MADAM CLERK: Mayor, it's actually your public

22 hearing.

23 MAYOR PETRACCO: Ordinance No. 3267?

24 MADAM CLERK: Yes.

25 MAYOR PETRACCO: Okay. An ordinance to amend an


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1 ordinance an ordinance codified in the Code of the Township

2 of Nutley, Chapter 228, entitled Vehicles and Traffic,

3 particularly Article 2, Parking on Certain Streets, Section

4 11, Parking Time Limited to amend the location set there

forth on. This is Harrison Street, north side from the

6 hours of 8: 00 a.em. to 4: 00 p. m. school days, one hour of

7 parking from Prospect Street to Bloomfield Avenue.

8 Is there anyone here this evening that would like

9 to comment on Ordinance No. 3267? Seeing no one, I move to

close the public portion of the meeting.

11 COMMISSIONER TUCCI: Public Hearing. Second.

12 MAYOR PETRACCO: I'm sorry. Public hearing. We

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can't do that yet. Yes. Wishful thinking though.

MADAM CLERK: I need a second, please.

COMMISSIONER TUCCI: I seconded.

16 MADAM CLERK: Okay. Seconded by

17 Commissioner Tucci.

18 Commissioner Rogers?


MADAM CLERK: Commissioner Tucci?

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COMMISSIONER TUCCI: Aye.

MADAM CLERK: Commissioner Evans?

COMMISSIONER EVANS: Aye.


MR. SCARPELLI: Aye.


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MAYOR PETRACCO: Aye.

I move the ordinance.









MR. SCARPELLI: Aye.



Thank you. Okay. Commissioner Evans.

COMMISSIONER EVANS: Yes, I have an ordinance for

public hearing tonight which was a modification of our

capital plan for the year to purchase software from Edmunds

Associates which would be an improvement to the treasury

software capability that will just improve our efficiency

and our ability to progressively move to accepting credit

cards and allowing for a greater (inaudible) .

MAYOR PETRACCO: Anyone here this evening that

would like to comment on Ordinance No. 3273? No one? Oh,

would you like to comment, ma'am?


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1 COMMISSIONER TUCCI: We have to close the public

2 hearing?

3 MAYOR PETRACCO: We have someone that would like

4 to comment.

5 COMMISSIONER TUCCI: Oh, we have a comment.

6 MADAM CLERK: We have a --

7 MAYOR PETRACCO: Why don't you lower the

8 (indiscernible)? Please speak your name and address.

9 MS. LANDRY: Penny Landry, 135 Lakeside Drive.

It's your submitting a modification? Could you tell me

what the modification is?

COMMISSIONER EVANS: It's for the -- to add to the

13 -- our capital ordinance, the spending to purchase software

that will improve our treasury function capability. We

normally submit our capital in the beginning of the year, 15

but we're now doing this as an amendment to that this year

now.

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COMMISSIONER EVANS: $55, 000.

MS. LANDRY: $55, 000 additional to what you tal

about last time?

COMMISSIONER EVANS: No, it's the same. We just

-- we introduced it, now we're just having the public

hearing on it.


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1 MS. LANDRY: Okay. Great.

2 MAYOR PETRACCO: (Indiscernible)

3 MS. LANDRY: So it'll be 55, 000 for the software

4 that will allow the citizens of Nutley to be able to pay

5 their taxes online instead of driving here during the day to

6 pay them?

7 COMMISSIONER EVANS: Well, they could drive if

8 they want to.

9 MS. LANDRY: We want to have a green Nutley

10 according to the Planning Commission and one of the goals of

11 the Planning Commission is to reduce driving in Nutley,

12 though --

13 COMMISSIONER EVANS: I wish them luck with that.

14 MS. LANDRY: You did what, sir? I'm sorry.

15 You're inaudible.

16 COMMISSIONER EVANS: I wish them luck in reducing

17 driving in Nutley (inaudible) .

18 MS. LANDRY: I'm sorry. I'm not hearing you.

19 COMMISSIONER EVANS: I wish them luck in reducing

20 driving in Nutley as part of their broader green -- going

21 green plan. All for itself, one of the attributes of it

22 will allow us to provide a merchant provider service as it's

23 called to allow for credit card use. The main function of

24 it is to upgrade my treasury function software which will

25 allow us to have more efficient service.


1 MS. LANDRY: And to clarify, part of that will be

2 merchant services for payment of taxes online?

3 COMMISSIONER EVANS: Yes.

4 MS. LANDRY: And when do you anticipate this

5 service being available to the taxpayers?

6 COMMISSIONER EVANS: If not by May, the August

7 quarter will be a taxpayers for paying taxes. We do have a

8 recreation account which is through the parks and recreation

9 department and I expect that we would actually bring it to

10 them first to make sure that we have the system working

11 properly because it's a smaller a smaller impact on my

12 department. So first would be the recreation account and

13 then probably if I get it all on time -- in time for May,

14 I'll get it there in May.

15 MS. LANDRY: Okay. Can you explain the Parks and

16 Recs component of this software?

17 COMMISSIONER EVANS: I don't -- it's not -- it --

18 Parks and Rec has recreation account software and a function

19 that they would like to do for children who --

20 COMMISSIONER TUCCI: Let me -- let me explain

21 this.

22 MS. LANDRY: Okay.

23 COMMISSIONER TUCCI: We have registration online

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1 COMMISSIONER TUCCI: So folks don't have to drive

2 down to the Parks Department because people are busy working

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4 MS. LANDRY: Thank you, Commissioner.

COMMISSIONER TUCCI: and part of the green

6 component as you've already stated, all right, we used to do

7 it through PayPal, but we have an upgraded system.

8 right. Part of this system actually we push them into this

9 system.

MS. LANDRY: Okay.

11 COMMISSIONER TUCCI: All right.

12 our residents can in fact register their children for all of

13 our activities or anything that we're sponsoring online.

14 MS. LANDRY: Okay. Which I'm totally for, but I

think that maybe we ought to revise it and since you already

16 have a PayPal system, put the system for the greater number

17 of people who will use it, which would be the taxpayers.

18 Put that system in first.

19 COMMISSIONER TUCCI: Well, it's actually a double

hit, Penny. Because it's not

21 MS. LANDRY: Oh, it happens at the same time?

22 COMMISSIONER TUCCI: Yeah.

23 MS. LANDRY: Okay. Well he said

24 COMMISSIONER TUCCI: And once it goes into effect

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2 COMMISSIONER TUCCI: it'll serve both of our

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4 Okay. Because I thought you said you

5 had to do Parks and Recs first, Commissioner Evans.

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7 Oh, okay. Well, and Commissioner

8 Tucci says it can happen at the same time. So I just make a

9 recommendation

10 COMMISSIONER TUCCI: I don't know the timing of

11 I'm not that I'm not that particular in the

12 techniques of a lot of these electronics. I do know that

13 our folks have been waiting a while, all right. And we --


15 COMMISSIONER TUCCI: need this -- we need this

16 component so that we can get back online, all right. And

17 our people are not inconvenienced and have to drive down to

18 actually hand us a check.

19 MS. LANDRY: You're thinking by August this will

20 be in place, sir, just to clarify?

21 COMMISSIONER EVANS: My hope is

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23 MS. LANDRY: You'll see? Okay. All right. I'll

24 check back with you. Thanks.

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3 COMMISSIONER EVANS: Yes.

4 MAYOR PETRACCO: (Indiscernible)







1 1 COMMISSIONER EVANS: Aye.





16 Well, we closed it, now we have to move it.

17 COMMISSIONER EVANS: Move the ordinance.

18 just making a note. So move the ordinance.

19 COMMISSIONER TUCCI: Second.








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4 MAYOR PETRACCO: Aye. Thank you.

5 Oh, okay. I have an Ordinance No. 3272, an

6 ordinance to amend Chapter 532 of the Code of the Township

7 of Nutley entitled Rent Controls, Section 532-14: When

8 Effective Termination of Provisions.

9 Is there anyone here this evening that would like

10 to address the Board on Ordinance No. 3272? Seeing no one,

11 I move that the public portion -- I'm sorry

12 hearing

13 COMMISSIONER TUCCI: Is closed.

14 MAYOR PETRACCO: Thank you.











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2 MADAM CLERK: Corrunissioner Rogers?


4 MADAM CLERK: Corrunissioner Tucci?


6 MADAM CLERK: Corrunissioner Evans?


8 MADAM CLERK: Corrunissioner Scarpelli?



11 MAYOR PETRACCO: Aye. Thank you.

12 Okay. This is a resolution, one of mine.

13 WHEREAS, on December 17th, 2013 a Memorandum of

14 Agreement was reached between the Township of Nutley and the

Nutley FMBA Local 44 and Local 44A;

16 WHEREAS, the Township of Nutley desires to enter

17 into a four-year contract with FMBA Local 44 and Local 44A

18 in accordance with the terms and conditions outlined in the

19 Memorandum of Agreement;

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of

21 Corrunissioners, Township of Nutley, County of Essex, State of

22 New Jersey, that the Township of Nutley be and hereby is

23 authorized to enter into a contract with the FMBA Local 44

24 and Local 44A in accordance with the terms and conditions

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17th, 2013 and in the form approved by counsel.

I. move the resolution.









MR. SCARPELLI: Aye.


Okay. We have an adoption of Ordinance Nos. 3261,

3262, 3263, and 3264. Are these all okay, Counsel, to

I'll read them by title and then vote on them?

MR. GENITEMPO: That's fine.

MAYOR PETRACCO: Okay. So Ordinance No.

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: Excuse me, Mayor.

MAYOR PETRACCO: Yes.

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: I think we had to just

identify the dates

MAYOR PETRACCO:

of each ordinance so --

MAYOR PETRACCO: Aye. Thank you.

Okay. Let's see where we are.

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MAYOR PETRACCO: Yes, I will.

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: 61 is 13th.

MAYOR PETRACCO: Yep. I see it. Thank you.

Okay. So the first ordinance No. 3261, an

ordinance to fix the salaries of certain officers and

employees of the Township of Nutley, County of Essex, State

of New Jersey effective January 1st, 2013 (sic)e, again it's

FMBA Local 44 and 44A.

1st 2014.

Our effective

dates are January 1st, 2016, FMBA Local 44 and 44A.

Is there anyone here this evening that would like

to comment on any of these ordinances? Seeing no one, I

move to close the public portion of the meeting.


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MADAM CLERK:

9 The second one is the same, effective date January

That was Ordinance No. 3262.

Okay. And Ordinance No. 3263 the effective date

is January 1st, 2015, again, FMBA Local 44 and 44A.

The next one is Ordinance No. 3264.



Commissioner Tucci? MADAM CLERK:

Aye.

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MAYOR PETRACCO: Aye. Okay. Thank you.

1 6 We will move on to resolutions. Commissioner

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18 COMMISSIONER ROGERS: Going to venture down the

19 road as suggested by Counsel in the reading of the

resolutions. Let's see how far I get.

21 Resolution No. 298-17 dated December 17th, 201 3 --

22 298-13 is authorization for enter local services agreement

23 with the Township of Montclair Animal Control Services,

24 years 2014, 2015, and 201 6.

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this negotiation with the Montclair Animal Shelter saved the

Township $5, 000 per year for the next three years. Pretty

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18 Township of Montclair Health Services, years 2014, 2015, and

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MR. SCARPELLI: Aye.



COMMISSIONER ROGERS: Resolution No. 300-13,

authorize enter local services agreement with the Township

of Montclair nursing services January 1st, 2014 to December

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So move.

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MR. SCARPELLI: Aye.



COMMISSIONER ROGERS: Resolution No. 301-13,

December 17th, 2013, authorize agreement Community Mental

2 5 L :lh S ervic es, year 2014.

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So move.

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COMMISSIONER TUCCI: I abstain.




MR. SCARPELLI: Aye.



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That's all, Mr. Mayor.

Commissioner Tucci.

Thank you, Mayor.

BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Commissioners of

the Township of Nutley, County of Essex, New Jersey, that

the Township treasurer is hereby authorized to refund the

tree permit fee collected in consideration of the fact that

the required replacement trees were installed per Shade Tree

Preservation Ordinance. Payment would come from account

C-01-904e-906 to Margaret Frederickson, 37 Glendale Street,

Nutley, New Jersey in the amount of $50.

I move the resolution.

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MAYOR PETRACCO: Thank you.

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MR. SCARPELLI: Aye.

of Commissioners of the Township of Nutley, County of Essex,

New Jersey that in accordance with the provision of RS40A:e4-

58, the following transfer of appropriations in the 2013

budget being the same are hereby authorized and approved in

the Department of Parks and Public Property, from Parks and

Playground, salaries and wages $23, 310; Recreation salary

and wages $20, 000; Shade Tree salary and wages $24, 000;

other insurance $13, 000; and utilities $10, 002; Parks and

playgrounds other expenses $24, 000; recreation O&E $15, 000;

public buildings and grounds salaries and wages $23, 310;

Shade Tree O&E $13, 000, debris removal $5, 000; and fuel oil

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COMMISSIONER TUCCI: BE IT RESOLVED by the Board

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12 COMMISSIONER TUCCI: That's all I have, Mayor.

Commissioner Evans. MAYOR PETRACCO: Thank you.

COMMISSIONER EVANS: Thank you.

WHEREAS, all governmental units must prepare and

submit a corrective action plan as part of the annual audit

17 process in accordance with 0MB circular A133 and 9801;

18 NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of

19 Commissioners of the Township of Nutley, County of Essex,

New Jersey the attached corrective plan for the audit year

21 2012 is hereby approved.

22 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this

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Office, one certified copy to be submitted to the director

of the Division of Local Governmental Services.


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14 of Commissioners of the Township of Nutley, County of Essex,

New Jersey that in accordance with the provision of

16 RS40A: 4-58, the following transfers for appropriation in the

17 2013 budget being the same are hereby authorized and

18 approved from tax collector's salary and wage $9, 000 to

19 treasury office salary and wage $7, 000 and information

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MR. SCARPELLI: Aye.



COMMISSIONER EVANS: Thank you.


Commissioner Scarpelli.

COMMISSIONER SCARPELLI: WHEREAS, the Township of

Nutley entered into a contract with D. M. Fernandez, 551

North Broad Street, Elizabeth, New Jersey for a project

known as Bloomfield Avenue Roadway Improvement, Section 5,

15 for original contract amount of $212,e971; and

16 WHEREAS, engineering services as recommended in

the attached change order No. 1 in the amount of $29,e675.e54

dated December 5th, 2013 for additional quantities for a

total contract amount of $242, 64 6.54. Those funds are

THEREFORE IT BE RESOLVED by the Board of

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New Jersey that Change Order No. 1 as attached changed from

the contract previously made by the Township of Nutley is

for the project known as Bloomfield Avenue Roadway

Improvement Section 5 is hereby authorized and approved.

Move the resolution.





BE IT RESOLVED by the

Board of Commissioners, Township of Nutley, County of Essex,

New Jersey that in accordance with provision of RS40A:e4-58,

the following transfers appropriation in the 2013 budget

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engineering salary and wage $10,e000, from traffic

maintenance salary and wage $6, 000, from weed and leaf

removal salary and wage $3, 000, for systems salary and wage

$4, 000, street lighting $5, 000, sewer system O&E $2, 000,





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(2) Road repair maintenance salary and wage $23, 000, road

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MR. SCARELLI: Aye.



COMMISSIONER SCARPELLI: All I have, Mayor.


BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Commissioners,

Township of Nutley, County of Essex, State of New Jersey

that the Township of Nutley shall apply for the community

development block grant CDBG monies for the year 2014 ; and

WHEREAS, the public hearings regarding the

community development block grant program were held on

November 13th, 2013 and December 11, 2013 at which time

applications for grants were accepted.


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NOW THEREFORE IT BE RESOLVED that the Township of

Nutley submits the following applications for funding for

2014: Parks and Recreation Department handicapped accessible

walkway at 44 Park Avenue, 16000 Conover Avenue

reconstruction and resurfacing $135, 01 6 ; Hancocks Avenue

reconstruction resurfacing $143, 908.50 ; Chestnut Place and

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MR. SCARPELLI: Aye.



BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Commissioners,

Township of Nutley, County of Essex, New Jersey that in

accordance with the provisions of RS40A:e4-58 the following

transfers or appropriations in the 2013 budget being and the

same are hereby authorized and approved from police salary

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3 Police O&E 3-01-308-200 of $40, 000; a total of $42, 000.

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16 WHEREAS, the Nutley Zoning Board of Adjustments

17 and our Planning Board received the following escrow

18 deposits for engineering review; and

1 9 WHEREAS, the Nutley Zoning Board of Adjustments

20 and/or Planning Board has reviewed and determined that the

21 remaining escrow balance are due to the Township of Nutley

22 account number T15-227-202, zoning Cingular wireless $1, 570;

23 T15-227-237, 120 Olsen Avenue, T-Mobile Omnipoint of $1.00

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1 Commissioners, Township of Nutley, County of Essex, New

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3 the above escrow balances to the Township of Nutley.

4 I move the resolution.











MAYOR PETRACCO: Aye. Thank you.

16 That concludes our business portion of the

17 meeting. Madam Clerk, you'll read that into the record.

18 MADAM CLERK: Yes, Mayor. All persons addressing

19 the Board of Commissioners regarding community concerns

should approach the microphone and provide their name and

21 address for the record. Unless further time is granted by

22 the Board, each person shall limit their address to five

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Dialogue between citizens and others addressing the Board

shall be allowed unless the Mayor presiding, officer of the

maj ority of the membership of the Board, shall determine

that the interest of the quorum enter expeditious conduct of

municipal business are being adversely affected by such

dialogue.

Name and address please?

MAYOR PETRACCO: Is there anyone here this evening

that would like to address the Board of Corrunissioners?

Sure.

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: (Indiscernible)

MAYOR PETRACCO: Please state your name and

address for the record.

MS. MOSS: Hi. Linda Moss, The Record, 1 Garret

Madden Plaza, Woodland Park.

I understand that the plan to retain to come up

with some proposals for the Roche site has submitted them to

the j oint corrunittee of the, you know, your members and

Clifton's and Roche. So what are the plans and, you know,

what can you say about the plans that have been submitted?

MAYOR PETRACCO: Okay. You know, Linda, I thought

I recognized you in the crowd. I didn't remember where I

>oew yoc. from but I'm sorry I didn't return your phone call.

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And, I'm sorry, thank you.

not finalized

how many proposals is it?

Yeah, Roche did send out -

COMMISSIONER EVANS: -- a release from -- for our

It's basically one proposal

with three potential (inaudible) schemes, you know,

scenarios (inaudible)e. The purpose or the hope is

Nutley (inaudible) agree on one. (Inaudible)

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3 MS. MOSS: No, that's okay.

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6 MS. MOSS: Mr. Evans?

7 MAYOR PETRACCO: Allen?


9 We're still in a draft stage of the document and as such it

We have gotten, you know, has not been finalized.

(inaudible) that we are going to (inaudible)

the report. When we get the final report, it's expected

that we'll be able to (inaudible) .

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I'm sorry. So it's actually three

Yes, three type of proposals.

Okay. And you're hoping by next year,

yeah, we're hoping that

be slower. But the purpose is to try to move quickly and

try to work closely with Clifton and with Roche (inaudible)

I'm not at liberty to give

Trust me. I think when it

we want to have

Thank you. Is there anyone else

Commissioners? Yes, ma'am. Please state your name and


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the public?

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11 early January (inaudible) holidays coming up it's going to

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MS. MOSS: Can you give us any hints?

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2 MS. LANDRY: Penny Landry, 135 Lakeside Drive.

3 The first thing I wanted to do is say Merry

4 Christmas and Happy Holidays, everybody. Hope it's

5 wonderful.

6 MAYOR PETRACCO: Likewise.

7 MS. LANDRY: Trying to get used to the snow thing.

8 I also have a couple of people I want to

9 acknowledge. The people who work in (indiscernible) the

10 technical assistants, Antoinette DeBlassio -- I may get some

11 of these names wrong -- Tracy Peters and Bridgette Riley,

12 those are easy, and then Mr. Dave Barry. Even though I was

13 unable to get started on my project before the snow came, I

14 wanted to acknowledge those people for the work that they

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I also want to acknowledge Melany and Evelyn who

have been -- Evelyn Rosario who has been amazing. And

then, of course, the voice, the friendly voice of Nutley,

Sharon.19 So I appreciate all you guys trying to help me out

20 -- figure out how all this works.

21 I had the opportunity years ago to study with a

22 gentleman named Dr. W. Edwards Deming and some of you may

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statistical process control. He was hired by Ford to help

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2 in businesses, in government, families, whatever, it's the

3 process and not the people.

4 And I think the people who work in Nutley and for

Nutley are amazing people. And I think that, you know, from

6 a military kind of perspective, they're the front line and

7 they take the brunt of people's frustrations and challenges.

8 And as commissioners, they're your front line. And your

9 role and in my consulting with businesses for leaders,

whatever, is to make sure that your people have the

11 processes and systems in place that they need to efficiently

12 and effectively serve the townspeople so that they aren't

13 always getting beat up. Because it's processes; it's not

14 people. People are good. Everybody goes to work wanting to

do a great job. You just need the processes and the systems

16 to allow them to do that.

17 So last meeting, I asked Commissioner Evans to be

18 personally accountable for making some systems and process

19 changes in the permit department so that other citizens who

want to bring tax dollars into the community don't have to

21 wait seven weeks to do it. Well, now it's going to turn

22 into more like a lot of weeks because of the snow because

and my people who were out of work who were waiting to do

24 this project, the electrician, the plumber, the contractor,

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2 mine fell through the cracks and it took seven.

3 But I just want to make sure the crack is fixed so

4 that the next person who wants to, you know, improve their

5 property which would improve the tax value or the whatever,

6 not that I'm looking forward to that part, but I am looking

7 forward to my new/old building.

8 So I don't know how I do this because it said to

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11 MS. LANDRYe: but I would like for Commissioner

12 Evans to kind of give a report.

MAYOR PETRACCO: Sure. Sure.

MS. LANDRY: About what has been changed in the

Department. Because last time he said he was going to make

16 sure Mr. Barry did it and I asked him to be personally

17 responsible because everybody I've talked to loves Mr. Barry

18 and he's great and he called me and he was --

19 MAYOR PETRACCOe: Ms., we could -- we can direct

20 the question to Commissioner Evans. But before we do that.

21 I can j ust tell you that I've been on this Board for the

22 last six years and, you know, not only Commissioner Evans,

23 but all the commissioners are very accountable for what they

24 do. So when they say they're going to do something, I could

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What specific changes to the process

of permit submittal have been made in the Code Enforcement

Department since you said you would be personally

accountable for making some changes?

I have not received them yet.

Under state statute, the construction official is

I've advised him that I wanted

to see processes improved and I'm waiting for him to respond

to me.

MS. LANDRY: Have you, yourself, made any

recommendations as to improvement processes to support your

staff?

COMMISSIONER EVANS: That's an interesting

Because under state statute if I was to do that,

I would be unduly providing political influence to a

department that is controlled by state statute and protected

by it.

MS. LANDRY: Okay. So you lead that Department

but you have no influence on it?

COMMISSIONER EVANS: By state statute, I have


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2 MS. LANDRY: Thank you, sir.

3 MAYOR PETRACCO: You ' re very welcome .

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It is that person's responsibility to do that by law.

MS. LANDRY: And can you explain those limited

responsibilities?

COMMISSIONER EVANS: I have the overall executive,

judicial, administrative and operating responsibilities of

the Department to make sure that I have resources there that

can do the job. I have to make sure that I give him the

authority that he needs and the space that he needs to do

his job.

MS. LANDRY: And so you say that the people within

your Department have the authority to do what needs to be

done to improve?

COMMISSIONER EVANS: Absolutely.

MS. LANDRY: Okay. And -- and in

COMMISSIONER EVANS: And by the way, the

construction official not only has the authority by me, he

has it by state law.

MS. LANDRY: But I think Mr. Barry's the zoning

official.

COMMISSIONER EVANS: That's correct.

MS. LANDRY: Okay. Who's the construction

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MS. LANDRY: So I should call Mr. Pat and see --

COMMISSIONER EVANS: Sure.

MS. LANDRY: Okay. All right. Great. I think

that's it unless you want me to address my other issue now

and state my name and address?

MAYOR PETRACCO: Well

MS. LANDRY: Or sit down and then get back up?

MAYOR PETRACCO: No, no, no, no, no, no. Please

-- go ahead. What's your other issue?

MS. LANDRY: Oh, okay. I didn't know the process

for sending communications, so apparently I got it in too

late because it wasn't in the minutes. So I'll just read it

now, if that's okay. Is that okay, sir?

MAYOR PETRACCO: Yes. Yes, ma'am.

MS. LANDRY: Okay. A formal request is submitted

by Penny Landry, 135 Lakeside Drive to revise and amend the

current system for providing -- for providing meeting

minutes for all Nutley Boards and Committees on the

designated space on the NutleyNewJersey. Org website.

And I have specific recommendations. Within one

week or five working days of all meetings, the audio file of

the minutes is uploaded to the minutes section of the

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2 to get a couple of pdfs off of there, off the website today.

3 And then I sent a question about it and then they all

4 disappeared. So there must have been a technical glitch.

5 But thank goodness, I have a copy.

6 So right before I left to come here --

7 MAYOR PETRACCO: Uh-huh.

8 MS. LANDRY: I checked for the planning

9 commission meetings because they ' re Board minutes which

they ' ve never put any up. But for the -- this Board the

minutes were up there. The last ones were -- I think I have

it right here, April 25th. So apparently what's happening

is whoever this company is that the minutes are sent out to, 13

they ' re kind of backlogged. So they haven't sent back any

minutes since April 25th, 2013.

16 Part of the recommendation would be to get a new

17 company contract and somebody who can get it done a little

18 quicker so that they ' re on the website. But then when I

19 went back to recheck something, all the minutes were gone

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2 Okay. So the rest of it is when the outside

3 company contracted for minute transcription returns the pdf

4 document of the minutes to the town clerk, the audio file is

to be replaced with the minutes, okay, so that people have

6 it right after the meeting and not have to wait six months

7 to get them and/or drive down here to get a copy or a CD or

8 whatever.

9 An alternative recommendation is that if the town

charter does not allow for audio minutes to be posted on the

11 website, that the responsible commissioners will investigate

alternative transcription services that can provide meeting 12

minutes in a timely manner to the citizens of Nutley.

This recommendation is made to support the Nutley

planning action steps re: the greening of Nutley. Timely

posting of minutes will decrease the number of calls and 16

therefore the workload on the staff to the town clerk and

1 8 other staff members and trips made to the office to pick up

1 9 printed copies of minutes.

It is requested that this communication be read

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22 meeting -- sorry.

MAYOR PETRACCO: But Ms. -- where did you get that

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4 MS. LANDRY: It was a communication that I sent in

to be put on the agenda today. However, on the agenda it

6 says there were no communications.

7 MAYOR PETRACCO: It's not required to be on it.

So

8 There's no -- no action required by the Board of

9 Commissioners .

MS. LANDRY: Okay. Well, I'm just reading it

11 because I'm making a recommendation to you guys.

12 MAYOR PETRACCO: That's fine. And that's the

13 appropriate forum to do it.

14 MS. LANDRY: I'm easy to -- okay. All right.

while we're on the minutes thing. Can I bring this up now

16 or do I need to say my name again?

17 MAYOR PETRACCO: No, you could hand them to the

18 clerk.

19 MS. LANDRY: Okay. So I just have a question.

This mic seems to work pretty well. That page -- starting

21 on page 9 of the minutes April 25th, 2013 which was a public

22 meeting, every single line of the minutes where a number

23 a budget number is discussed is marked inaudible. I can

24 bring it up there if you want to see.

So I just have a -- Commissioner Evans spoke at


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that meeting and if it's okay, I'd like to just read and

maybe he can fill in the blanks for me.

MAYOR PETRACCO: What's the date of the meeting?

MS. LANDRY: April 25th, that's the last one that

was on the website. You okay with that?

COMMISSIONER EVANS: I'll do my best.

MS. LANDRY: Huh?

COMMISSIONER EVANS: I'll do my best.

MS. LANDRY: Okay. I know, my memory's kind of

going too. Okay. Commissioner Evans says, " I ask that

because we don't want to achieve that, by saying we want to

achieve it or the apartment we does that, we (inaudible)e.

Then it says, just that point of clarification I question

Ray and anyone trying to quote an average tax increase

because there's so much volatility in the base. It's very

hard to find an average. To say I'm going to find an

average in Nutley and say this person's on average

(inaudible) value of 314 (inaudible)e. ''

actually fit that fit so what we intend to do is provide

with the tax bills coming out a simple calculation that

every taxpayer can calculate change in their taxes over a

year. They can determine what their adjust (inaudible) to

do that if there is any further follow up or inquiry you

have to have, we're better equipped to talk about actual

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2 COMMISSIONER EVANS: I can respond to that.

3 MS. LANDRY: And then there is (inaudible) ,

4 (inaudible) , let me just finish, please?

COMMISSIONER EVANS: Sure.

6 MS. LANDRY: "We're trying to avoid that. So if

7 anyone presses you on (inaudible for 50 seconds) , let's work

8 on the transparency (inaudible) your actual taxes are.e''

9 And then, Mayor Petracco, you say thank you,

because there's a whole bunch of inaudibles. Can you

11 explain that to me?

12 COMMISSIONER EVANS: Yes, I can.

13 MS. LANDRY: Okay. Good. I'm ready.

14 COMMISSIONER EVANS: Did you receive your tax bill

for the fall, this fourth quarter?

16 MS. LANDRY: Uh-huh.

17 COMMISSIONER EVANS: And in that tax bill there

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19 MS. LANDRY: Oh, no, sir. I don't want -- I don't

want that explained.

21 COMMISSIONER EVANS: That's what that refers to.

22 MS. LANDRY: No, no. What I want explained is why

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24 MADAM CLERK: You have to speak into the

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to pick up. That is why it's inaudible.

MS. LANDRY: Well, my question is during this

meeting there are 60 pages, okay. Only I don't print a lot

of stuff so I only printed a couple. During the entire time

that Mr. forgot his name -- who was that guy's name, the

budget guy?

COMMISSIONER EVANS: That's me.

MS. LANDRY: Oh, no, you're a budget guy. There

was another budget guy at this meeting. Roger, is that his

name? No. Commissioner Evans discussed the assess value

volatility. Ray. Okay. So Ray --

COMMISSIONER EVANS: Ray Serranelli (phonetic) ,

he's our independent auditor.

MS. LANDRY: Yeah. He was inaudible for 15 pages.

It appears to me that somebody would have asked Ray to speak

into the mic. Does anybody recall asking Ray to speak

clearly so that of the 15 pages of him addressing the

commissioners every single line has inaudible in it.

MAYOR PETRACCO: Well the only thing that I can

answer your question about is that we don't have the device

in front of us to let us know if it's audible or not

audible. So alls I can say tonight to you is that we can

look into the problem and we could try to correct it and see

what the shortcomings of that is.

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3 MAYOR PETRACCO: Right. Well --

4 MS. LANDRY: And she does it repeatedly and she's

excellent at what she does

6 MAYOR PETRACCO: Thank you.

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9 MAYOR PETRACCO: Okay. We'll look into that.

MS. LANDRY: So I would just like --

11 MAYOR PETRACCO: We'll look into that.

12 MS. LANDRY: this to be on the agenda and I

13 would like the minutes for this meeting re-sent to the

14 company responsible for transcription and posted to the

website.

16 I'm also requesting that the ton do a much better

17 job of timely posting of minutes for all boards and

18 commissions to the website so that the people, the taxpaying

19 citizens of this community can be informed and have the

information that they need to serve themselves and their

21 families. And that is my request, Mayor Petracco. And I

22 would like you to be as the mayor, per se, that you would be

23 personally accountable for making that happen, if that's

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will look into it. I'll see what the shortfalls are, why

they weren't audible. I always like speaking loudly into my

mic.

MS. LANDRY: Yeah, you do. You do a great job.

MAYOR PETRACCO: Because I don't just to

clarify a point. We want these meeting to be audible

because not only does it protect the residents, but it does

protect us as well. This way no one can say we said this,

we didn't say that, all that stuff. So I could assure you I

didn't have any idea that they weren't audible. I thought

our minutes were posted the legal way. The one thing I can

say is that we will look into it.

MS. LANDRY: Thank you so much.

MAYOR PETRACCO: Thank you for your time.

MS. LANDRY: Have a good holiday.

MAYOR PETRACCO: Is there anyone else that would

like to address the Board of Commissioners tonight -- this

evening? Seeing no one we need to move --

COMMISSIONER SCARPELLI: Executive session. Thank

you.

MADAM CLERK: WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners

of the Township of Nutley, and the County of Essex, State of

New Jersey desires to proceed to close executive session;

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Commissioners of the Township of Nutley that the Township

commission shall now move into executive session to discuss

litigation matters;

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the time when such

discussions may be disclosed to the public shall be what is

such disclosure may be made without adversely affecting the

Township of Nutley pending and/or anticipated legal,

personnel, contractual matters and other matters within the

exceptions provided for by statute.

That was moved by Commissioner Scarpelli.




(Whereupon, these proceedings were concluded at

approximately 8: 05 p. m.)

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MR. SCARPELLI: Aye.




Township of Nutley Board of Commissioners

Meeting Minutes Tuesday, December 17, 2013

7:00 P.M.

(Entered Executive Session at approximately 8 :35PM)

Commissioner Scarpelli made a motion to exit Executive Session seconded by Commissioner Rogers, all ayes on a roll call vote. The Board of Commissioners exited Executive Session at 10 : 10PM and entered into the Public Session.

Motion to adjourn by Commissioner Scarpelli , seconded by Commissioner Tucci. All ayes. Meeting adjourned at 10:02 PM.

ATTEST:

Evelyn R sario, , Municipal Clerki (Meeting Minutes\j\pj::,roved at the) (Tuesday, February 4, 201 4 Board of) (Commissioners Meeting)

Township of Nutley THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

Hereby Issue This Proclamation

WHEREAS, the Raider Marching Band was undefeated in the 2013 New Independent League Group AA Competition, placing an impressive 1st in all five of their competitions this year, wiuning Best Music, Effect, Color Guard, Percussion, Visual, and Drum Major; and

WHEREAS, The Nutley Raider Marching Band is under the Direction of: Coordinator of Music - Mr. James Riley, Band Director - Mr. John J. Maiello, Assistant Band Director - Mr. Vincent Vicchiariello, Color Guard Instructor - Ms. Aurilla Card, Percussion Instructor - Mr. Joshua De Wald, Visual and Drill Design - Mr. Michael Coppola; and

WHEREAS, The Nutley Raider Marching Band, as well as the Nutley Drill Team, are comprised of talented and dedicated students from all four high school grades, with a total of 68 students in each group; and

WHEREAS, The Nutley Raider Marching Band continues the long standing tradition of promoting Raider pride by providing unwavering support and encouragement to fans and players throughout the year, as well as excelling in the competitive performance arena;

NOW, THEREFORE BE IT PROCLAIMED, that the Board of Commissioners, in the Township of Nutley, in the County of Essex, join with the citizens of Nutley in recognizing and congratulating, the Nutley Raider Marching Band, Drill Team and their Directors, on their outstanding accomplishments throughout the 2013 season.

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Township of Nutley

THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

Hereby Issue This Proclamation

WHEREAS, the Nutley High School Patriot Club began in the fall of 2013 under the direction of Jarrett D. Vick; and

WHEREAS, the purpose of the NHS Patriot Club is to enable students to promote the patriotic spirit of the Nutley High School community and to honor and assist members of the U.S. armed forces and veterans; and

WHEREAS, the NHS Patriot Club sponsored a Veterans Day program on Monday, November 11, 2013 in the Nutley High School Auditorium to honor and recognize our local veterans; and

WHEREAS, the program included performances by the NHS Chamber Singers, NHS Jazz Band, bagpipes, multimedia presentations, color guard; and

WHEREAS, there were 240 people in attendance including 70 Veterans, who were recognized and presented with a certificate and small gift;

NOW, THEREFORE BE IT PROCLAIMED, by the Board of Commissioners of the Township of Nutley, County of Essex, that Nutley High School Patriot Club members, Chris Palma, Tyler Ross, Ryan McGlone, Brian Devine, Nick Miller, John Conca, Gabe Tortora, Rob Melillo, Matt Genitempo, Evan Keating, Frank Malanga, Mike Buckly, Brandon Costa, Ashley Mercado, Joe Iorio, Sydney Casale, Tommy O'Mara, Christopher Palma, and Mike Foster, along with director Jarrett D. Vick, be recognized and congratulated for their outstanding efforts in acknowledging and honoring our Nutley Veterans, and perpetuating the pride and dignity they so rightfully deserve

SHADE TREE . FOR THE MONTH OF

NOVEMBER 2013

CLASS 2 PRUNING 10

CLASS 4 PRUNING 4

TAKEDOWN 1 5

MISCELLANEOUS

MISCELLANEOUS:

1 1/1/13 : Woman's Club: Trimmed tree from sign and light. 1 1/1/13: Memorial I by Chestnut Street: Removed a Dogwood Tree 1 1/1/13: Memorial I by the Police Station: Removed split tree hanging down 1 1/7/13: Garage: Changed teeth on small stumper 1 1/13/13: Picked up branches on Webster Street 1 1/22/13: Put Christmas lights on Town Hall 1 1/25/13: Put Christmas lights and wreath on Public Safety Building 1 1/26/13: Put Christmas lights and wreath on Public Safety Building 1 1/27/13: Put Christmas lights on First Aid Building

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Department of Parks and Public Property

REPORT 36 SHADE TREE DEPT. ACTIVITY, BY DATE SHADE TREE

DATE WORK ADDRESS SPECIES DIA DEPARTMENT

WORK COMPLETED COMPLETED ZONE NO STREET POS (INCHES) MANHOURS

CLASS 2 PRUNING COMPLETED 1 1/6/2013 4 002 POVERSHON RD 01 PIN OAK 31 0

1 1/7/2013 8 024 HOMER AVE 01 FLOWERING PLUM 03 0

1 1 /7/201 3 3 041 OAK ST 01 RED OAK

1 1/14/2013 4 005 POVERSHON RD 01 RED OAK 15 0

1 1 /15/2013 8 069 BROOKLINE AVE 01 FLOWERING PEAR 08 0

1 1 /1 5/2013 4 057 HOWARD PL 01 FLOWERING PEAR 01 0

1 1 /1 5/2013 6 078 NUTLEY AVE 01 NORWAY MAPLE 21 0

1 1/15/2013 6 082 NUTLEY AVE 01 PIN OAK

1 1 /20/2013 8 069 BROOKLINE AVE 02 MAPLE 0

1 1/21/2013 7 084 MILTON AVE 01 FLOWERING CHERRY 10 0

TOTAL NUMBER OF CLASS 2 PRUNING COMPLETED = 1 0 TOTAL NUMBER O F MAN HOURS: 0

CLASS 4 PRUNING COMPLETED 1 1/7/201 3 5 002 \IILLOW PL ON CHESTNUT s 02 RED MAPLE 30 0

1 1/8/2013 5 033 EVELYN PL 01 RED MAPLE 1 1 0

TOTAL NUMBER OF CLASS 4 PRUNING COMPLETED = 2 TOTAL NUMBER OF MANHOURS: 0

MISCELLANEOUS 1 1/4/2013 7 1 77 PAKE ST 01 PIN OAK 14 0

1 1/6/2013 5 014 HAZEL TERR 01 NORWAY MAPLE 23 0

1 1/6/2013 3 006 ROOSEVELT ST 01 LINDEN 06 0

1 1 /7/201 3 3 041 OAK ST 01 RED OAK 30 0

1 117/2013 5 002 \IILLOW PL ON CHESTNUT s 02 RED MAPLE 30 0

1 1 /14/201 3 4 037 POVERSHON RD 01 PIN OAK

1 1/14/2013 4 040 POVERSHON RD 01 PIN OAK 27 0

TOTAL NUMBER OF MISCELLANEOUS = 7 TOTAL NUMBER OF MAN HOURS: 0

REMOVED BEE'S OR HORNET'S NEST 1 1 /15/2013 3 WHITFORD AVE 01 LONDON PLANE

TOTAL NUMBER OF REMOVED BEE'S OR HORNET'S NEST = 1 TOTAL NUMBER OF MANHOURS:

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Department of Parks and Public Property

REPORT 36 SHADE TREE DEPT. ACTIVITY, BY DATE SHADE TREE

DATE WORK ADDRESS SPECIES DIA DEPARTMENT WORK COMPLETED COMPLETED ZONE NO STREET POS (INCHES) MANHOURS

REMOVED DEBRIS 1 1/7/201 3 5 096 HILLSIDE AVE 01 0

1 1/7/2013 6 027 WAYNE PL 01 REDBUD 03 0

1 1 /13/2013 7 003 WEBSTER ST 01 SILVER MAPLE 21 0

TOTAL NUMBER OF REMOVED DEBRIS = 3 TOTAL NUMBER OF MANHOURS: 0

REMOVED HANGER 1 1/8/2013 5 398 CHESTNUT ST 01 LONDON PLANE 06 0

1 1/8/201 3 4 1 95 RIDGE RD 01 RED MAPLE 21 0

1 1 /15/2013 6 070 NUTLEY AVE 01 PIN OAK

TOTAL NUMBER OF REMOVED HANGER = 3 TOTAL NUMBER OF MAN HOURS: 0

TREE TAKEN DOWN 1 1/4/201 3 7 1 70 PAKE ST 01r NORWAY MAPLE 24 0

1 1/4/201 3 7 1 82 PAKE ST 02r RED MAPLE 1 7 0

1 1/4/2013 7 1 82 PAKE ST 01r NORWAY MAPLE 1 6 0

1 1/6/201 3 6 051 SGR OWENS PL ON MYRTLE A\ 01r NORWAY MAPLE 12 0

1 1/6/201 3 6 01 7 MYRTLE AVE 0 1 R NORWAY MAPLE 12 0

1 1/8/2013 7 016 CHESTNUT PL 0 1 R FLOWERING CHERRY 04 0

1 1/1 2/2013 5 135 "URCH ST ON MANHATTAN C 02R SILVER MAPLE 24 0

1 1/1 2/2013 5 "URCH ST ON MANHATTAN C 01R SUGAR MAPLE 27 0

1 1 /12/201 3 8 031 VINE ST 01r PIN OAK 26 0

1 1 /1 3/2013 5 1 35 "URCH ST ON MANHATTAN C 01R SUGAR MAPLE 27 0

1 1 /14/2013 6 1 78 NUTLEY AVE 01R NORWAY MAPLE 21 0

1 1 /14/2013 5 382 PROS

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