[00:00:02] MICROPHONES. SO THANK YOU. THIS IS THE MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE MEETING OF NOVEMBER 10TH 2022. THE TIME IS 703. PM IT IS THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE'S INTENTION TO CONCLUDE THIS MEETING NO LATER THAN 11. PM ROLL CALL, PLEASE. KEENAN HERE. MANY PERSON SHELL DINNER HERE, PERSON SING HERE PERSON BARICAN HERE. UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE OPEN PUBLIC MEETINGS ACT NOTICE OF THE TIME IN PLACE OF THIS MEETING HAS BEEN POSTED AND SENT TO THE OFFICIALLY DESIGNATED NEWSPAPERS. PLEASE RISE AND JOIN US FOR THE SALUTE TO THE FLAG. I'M GLAD BEACONS. [1. NOMINATION AND ELECTION OF NEW TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE MEMBER] THE FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS NOMINATION AND ELECTION OF THE NEW TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE MEMBER. I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE PATRICIA TODD FOR THE ROLE OF A 2ND 2ND. ROLL CALL, PLEASE. COMMITTEE PERSON BARICAN. YES PERSON SAYING YES, PERSON SHALL DINNER. YES MAYOR KENAN? YES. WOULD YOU STEP FORWARD, AND THEN WE'LL ADMINISTER. THESE PEOPLE ABLE. WE NEED TO BE BY MICROPHONES. DON'T WE DO IT OVER HERE. I'LL BE ON THIS SIDE SO YOU CAN I WANT TO START DO YOU WANT DON'T GO OUTSIDE. I STATE YOUR NAME. I DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR OVER. I SWEAR THAT I WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY. THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY THAT I WILL BEAR. TRUE FAITH AND ALLEGIANCE TO THE SAME. AND THAT I WILL BEAR TRUE FAITH AND ALLEGIANCE TO THE SAME END TO THE GOVERNMENT ESTABLISHED IN THE UNITED STATES AND IN THIS STATE GOVERNMENTS ESTABLISHED IN THE UNITED STATES AND IN THIS CITY COUNTY AND TOWNSHIP TOWNSHIP UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE PEOPLE UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE PEOPLE. AND THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY IMPARTIALLY AND JUST RATE AND THAT IT WILL BE FULLY IMPARTIALLY AND JUSTLY PERFORM ALL THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF MEMBER OF THE MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE MEMBER OF THE MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE, ACCORDING TO THE TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY ACCORDING TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY, SO HELP ME GOD. CONGRATULATIONS. I ENJOYED LOOKING. [2. NOMINATION AND ELECTION OF DEPUTY MAYOR] THIS IS A WONDERFUL LIGHT. I HAVE TO SAY. THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS NOMINATION AND ELECTION OF DEPUTY MAYOR. I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE THE COMMITTEE PERSON NEED TO SING BEFORE THE ROLE OF DEPUTY MAYOR. SECOND LOCAL, PLEASE. MANY PERSONS ARROGANT, YES. COMMITTED PERSON. SHELDON TO YES. MANY PERSON TODD YES, PERSON SING. YES MAYOR KEITH. ABSOLUTELY. YOU CAN TAKE THE OFFICE. AND I BELIEVE THE HONORABLE ASSEMBLY WOMAN THOUGHT OF DRIVER WILL BE VIDEO. [00:05:18] WHICH IS BY THE OVER THERE WHERE THEY CAN HEAR YOU ON THE MICROPHONE, CAN SOMEONE TELL ME WHAT YOU DO? I SHOULDN'T. EXACTLY THAT. SORRY. ALRIGHT. I MEAN, A SING A SING DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR, SOLEMNLY SWEAR. THAT I WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES AND OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY STATE OF NEW JERSEY, AND THAT I WILL BEAR TRUE FAITH, FAITH AND ALLEGIANCE TO THE SAME REGION, STUPID THINGS AND TO THE GOVERNMENT'S ESTABLISHED GOVERNMENT ESTABLISHED IN THE UNITED STATES IN THE UNITED STATES AND IN THIS STATE AND IN THIS STATE UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE PEOPLE UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE PEOPLE, AND I WILL FAITHFULLY AND IMPARTIALLY IMPARTIALLY AND JUSTLY PERFORM AND PERFORM ALL THE DUTIES DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF DEPUTY MAYOR, DEPUTY MAYOR ACCORDING TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY, ACCORDING TO THE BEST OF MINE. SO HELP ME GOD HELP! [3. APPOINTMENT OF POLICE DIRECTOR/CAPTAIN – Silvio Bet] AND NOW THE THING THAT MANY PEOPLE ON THE AUDIENCE APPEAR. IN THE COMMUNITY YOU HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR. THE APPOINTMENT OF POLICE DIRECTOR CAPTAIN SILVIO BET. RESOLVED THAT THE MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE HEREBY APPOINT SILVIO BET TO THE POSITION OF POLICE DIRECTOR CAPTAIN EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 10TH 2022. DO I HAVE A MOTION? SOME OF THE 2ND 2ND. ROLL CALL, PLEASE COMMITTEE PERSON TO TALK. YES. HOW MANY PERSONS BACK IN YES. MANY PERSONS, CHILDREN DINNER. YES DEPUTY MAYOR SING. YES MAYOR KEENAN. ABSOLUTELY CONGRATULATIONS. CONGRATULATIONS. AND YOU KNOW FOR HIM WITH HIM INTERESTING. GLASSES NO, YEAH. HI SYLVIA. BET SILVIO BET, SOLEMNLY SWEAR. DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES THAT I WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF JERSEY WILL BEAR TRUE FAITH AND ALLEGIANCE TO THE SAME THEN I WILL BEAR TRUE FAITH AND ALLEGIANCE TO THE SAME. TO THE GOVERNMENT ESTABLISHED IN THE UNITED STATES TO THE [00:10:01] GOVERNMENT ESTABLISHED THE UNITED STATES AND IN THIS STATE AND IN THIS STATE, THE AUTHORITY OF THE PEOPLE UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF PEOPLE AND I WILL FAITHFULLY IMPARTIALLY AND JUSTLY. AND I WILL FAITHFULLY IMPARTIALLY AND JUSTLY PERFORM ALL THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF POLICE CAPTAIN DIRECTOR. PERFORM ALL THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF POLICE CAPTAIN DIRECTOR ACCORDING TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY ACCORDING TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY, SO HELP ME GOD. CONGRATULATIONS. I DO KEEP IT VERY SHORT. I JUST WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY FOR ALL OF YOUR WHO HEAR YOUR ATTENDANCE THIS EVENING. THE LAST TWO WEEKS HAS LEFT ME FEELING BLESSED AND OVERWHELMED WITH GRATITUDE BY THE AMOUNT OF LOVE AND SUPPORT I HAVE RECEIVED FROM ALL THE MEMBERS OF OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT , OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS, TANTRUM ADMINISTRATION AND OTHER OUTSIDE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES LIKE TO THANK THE SOMERSET COUNTY CHIEFS OF POLICE, BOTH ACTIVE AND RETIRED. THERE'S SOMERSET COUNTY PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE AND THE DEPARTMENTS REPRESENTED HERE TONIGHT WHO HAVE REACHED OUT OFFERING THEIR SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE. YOU WERE ALL A GREAT WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE, AND I'M GRATEFUL FOR THAT. TWO ARE ELECTED OFFICIALS. BOTH PAST AND PRESENT TOWNSHIP ADMINISTRATOR AND TOWN COUNCIL. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED TIME AND EFFORT SPENT IN ALL OF OUR PROMOTIONAL PROCESSES. IT IS A GREAT EFFORT SET FORTH BY YOU THAT SAFEGUARDS OUR COMMUNITY AND EACH AND EVERY DECISION YOU MAKE. THANK YOU. TO MY FAMILY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED LOVE, SUPPORT AND CONFIDENCE IN ME A SPECIAL THANKS TO MY WIFE, KELLY. WE HAVE BEEN TOGETHER FOR 26 OF MY 30 YEAR CAREER. THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME SO MUCH LOVE, SUPPORT AND CONFIDENCE THROUGHOUT MY CAREER. YOU WERE THE MOST LOVING, UNSELFISH PERSON I KNOW UNDERSTANDING THAT TIME AND COMMITMENT WITH HIS NEW POSITION. YOU CONTINUALLY SUPPORTED ME ALONG THE WAY AND KEPT REMINDING ME THAT YOU DIDN'T MIND SHARING ME WITH OUR EXTENDED POLICE DEPARTMENT FAMILY AND THE MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP COMMUNITY. TO MY EXTENDED FAMILY IN THE BACK THIS WORN IN CIVILIAN MEMBERS OF OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT. I FEEL TRULY BLESSED, HONORED AND HUMBLED TO BE LEADING SUCH AN ELITE GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS TOGETHER. WE WILL DELIVER THE SERVICES THAT MEET AND EXCEED THE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY. MY MISSION IS TO STAND OUT AS A TRUE LEADER TO THIS ORGANIZATION AND TO OUR COMMUNITY BY THE EQUALITY OF MY ACTIONS AND THE INTEGRITY OF MY INTENT. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING TOGETHER WITH THE REST OF THE COMMAND STAFF TO FURTHER THE MISSION OF MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP POLICE DEPARTMENT EMPOWERING OUR PEOPLE, SAFEGUARDING OUR COMMUNITIES, RESIDENTS AND CONTINUE TO BUILD AND EXPAND UPON THE COOPERATIVE PARTNERSHIPS WITH OUR COMMUNITY . LASTLY I JUST WANTED TO, UM DEDICATE THIS PROMOTION IN LOVING MEMORY OF MY PARENTS. THANK YOU. [00:15:11] ONE MORE ROCK OF LAWS. GIVE FOLKS A MOMENT BECAUSE I THINK THEY'RE GOING TO BE A LOT OF PICTURES BEING TAKEN OUT THERE. OKAY? THE REASON. I FORGET THAT IT'S MOVEMBER. HAPPENED TO YOU. YOU LOOK AT MANY OF THE MEMBERS WHO ARE MANY OF OUR POLICE OFFICERS. [4. RESOLUTION HONORING SHELLY BELL] AND. GO ON TO SOME OTHER NICE THINGS. I THOUGHT WE WERE JUST MOVING ON TO THE TO THE BORING STUFF, BUT NO, THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS A RESOLUTION RESOLUTION HONORING SHELLY BELL. WHEREAS A COMMUNITY DERIVES ITS STRENGTH AND PEOPLE WHO ENDEAVOR TO HELP OTHERS AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE PUBLIC. GOOD. AND WHERE IS SHELLY L. BELL HAS WORKED DILIGENTLY ON BEHALF OF MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP RESIDENTS DURING HER YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP. AND WHEREAS COMMITTEE PERSONNEL LEFT PUBLIC OFFICE IN OCTOBER OF 2022 , HAVING SERVED MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP IN THE FOLLOWING CAPACITIES. DEPUTY MAYOR. BOARD OF HEALTH ONE MONTGOMERY SHADE TREE YOUTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE PLANNING BOARD, TOWN TRIP COMMITTEE MEMBER INCLUSION AND EQUITY RECREATION COMMITTEE, LANDMARKS COMMISSION AND MONTGOMERY MUNICIPAL ALLIANCE. AND WHEREAS DURING HER YEARS OF SERVICE, SHELLY FAITHFULLY PERFORMED THE DUTIES AND OBLIGATIONS OF THIS OFFICE AND HAS GIVEN HER UTMOST TO THE RESIDENTS OF MONTGOMERY. AND WHEREAS MUCH OF SHELLEY'S FOCUS HAS BEEN ON ESTABLISHING AND STRENGTHENING COMMUNITY RELATIONSHIPS BY CREATING EVENTS SUCH AS COFFEE WITH A COP. CELEBRATING JUNETEENTH AND FOR RALLYING SUPPORT FOR UKRAINE AND FOR THE ASIAN COMMUNITY AFTER THE 2021 ATLANTIC SPOT TERRORIST SHOOTINGS. SHE ALSO LED THE SEARCH AND TRANSITION FOR OUR NEW TOWNSHIP ADMINISTRATOR. AND WHERE IS SHELLY L. BELL HAS SET A STANDARD FOR EXCELLENCE AND PUBLIC SERVICE WITH THEIR CIVILITY. HUMILITY DETERMINATION , DEDICATION AND SENSE OF HUMOR. NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT WE, THE MEMBERS OF THE MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE ON BEHALF OF THE PEOPLE OF MONTGOMERY EXPRESS OUR DEEPEST APPRECIATION TO THE HONORABLE SHELLY L BELL FOR THE OUTSTANDING SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY AND EXTENT OF FUN, FAREWELL AND WARMEST WISHES FOR THE FUTURE TO SHELLY ON THIS 10TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2022. OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY? IS A GREAT HEAD COMES UP. OKAY, OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AH! CAN WE ADJOURN NOW KNOW THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS PUBLIC COMMENT. WE RESPECTFULLY [5. PUBLIC COMMENT ] [00:20:04] ASK MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO LIMIT YOUR COMMENTS TO APPROXIMATELY FIVE MINUTES, BUT FIVE SPOKEN MINUTES. ADDITIONALLY IF YOUR COMMENTS ARE SIMILAR TO COMMENTS ALREADY MADE INSTEAD OF REPEATING THEM AT LENGTH YESTERDAY, INSTEAD INDICATE THAT YOU JOIN IN OR SUPPORT THOSE COMMENTS PREVIOUSLY MADE WE DON'T EVEN LIKE TO COME FORWARD, PLEASE. STATE YOUR PLEASE COME. WAIT FOR ME TO FACE HERE. SHOULD I FACE THE ROOM OR COMMITTEE? SO I CANU THINK? OKAY? HI THANKS FOR TAKING MY COMMENTS. YES SO I AM ANNIKA RE SEE, AND I LIVE 3 81 MOUNTAIN VIEW ROAD ACROSS FROM THE FORMAL FORMER GOLDEN BECK FARM, WHICH IS NOW THE GREEN FLASH FARM, WHICH IS WHY I'M HERE. WE RECEIVED A CERTIFIED LETTER NOTIFYING US OF PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE FARM. WHICH ARE GOING BEFORE THE SAD BE, ALTHOUGH THAT'S GOING TO BE A COUNTY MATTER. I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE TOWNSHIP IS AWARE AS WELL. OF OUR CONCERNS, AND ALSO I THOUGHT YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO HELP ME SHED SOME LIGHT ON WHAT'S HAPPENING BECAUSE IT'S PRETTY OPAQUE AS THAT MAN VIEW ROAD IS A VERY NARROW ROAD THAT MANY MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY COME TO FOR WALKING AND BIKING AND RUNNING. UM, SO I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE POTENTIAL IMPACT TO TRAFFIC AND THEREFORE SAFETY, LET ALONE NOISE AND OF COURSE, HEALTH, ENVIRONMENTAL, HEALTH AND SAFETY CONCERNS. WHAT WILL BE THE IMPACT OF THE WATER TABLE? IS THIS GOING TO BE A HIGH WATER USAGE CHANGE MY UNDERSTANDING FROM GOING TO THE SOMERSET COUNTY OFFICES? THERE WILL BE A HEARING ON NOVEMBER 28TH. IS THAT THE PROPOSAL IS FOR TWO NEW BUILDINGS. ONE IS A COMMERCIAL KITCHEN, AND ONE IS FOR NEW LABOR FOR THE AGGREGATE AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT. WE KNOW FROM A JOB LISTING ELSEWHERE. THAT THE FARM HAS HIRED A TOP CHEF. AND THAT THE NEW FARM MANAGER BEING HIRED WILL BE COORDINATING WITH THE CHEF FOR SMALL EVENTS. IT SPECIFICALLY SAYS IN THE JOB LISTING. WE DON'T DO WEDDINGS. BUT EVEN WHEN WE ASKED THE COUNTY WHAT IS THE DEFINITION OF A SMALL EVENT? THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO TELL US OUR UNDERSTANDING AS THERE IS A BARN THAT HAS BEEN RENOVATED FOR A CAPACITY OF SEATING 100 PEOPLE FOR DINNER. WHICH DOESN'T SOUND SUPER SMALL TO ME, CONSIDERING THE AMOUNT OF TRAFFIC THAT WOULD MEAN ON THAT ROAD. WE'RE LUCKY TO LIVE ACROSS FROM A BEAUTIFUL FARM WITH SUPPORT THE RIGHT TO FARM THERE. WE WANT THE FIRM TO CONTINUE AND BE PROSPEROUS. BUT AS NEIGHBORS WE'D LOVE MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE DETAILS OF WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN THERE SO THAT WE CAN RAISE ANY POTENTIAL CONCERNS BEFORE THE COUNTY COMMISSIONER THE PLANNING BOARD AS THOSE ARISE IN THIS SHORT TIME PERIOD IN WHICH WERE SUDDENLY COLLECTING INFORMATION. THANK YOU. OKAY, OKAY. CAN YOU PLEASE PUT A MICROPHONE IN FRONT OF YOU, PLEASE? HI EVERYBODY. I'M JEFF GRANT SIX LIVINGS TO DRIVE. CAN YOU SAY THAT AGAIN? JUST BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW IF IT PICKED UP CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES, THAT'S GOOD. JEFFREY GRANT SIX LIVINGSTONE DRIVE. FIRST OF ALL, CONGRATULATIONS TO DIRECTOR CAPTAIN SILVIO BET, WHEREVER YOU ARE. WELCOME TO THE POLICE FORCE IS NOTHING LIKE THE POLICE IN YOUR OWN TOWN. I LOVE OUR POLICE. THAT'S WONDERFUL. LOOKS LIKE A GREAT GUY COMES HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. GLAD TO HAVE THEM ON THE FORCE. UM I PREFACE A LOT OF MY REMARKS HERE WITH, YOU KNOW, I SPENT MY TIME COMING UP HERE REALLY? TO HELP THIS TOWN AND HELP THE PEOPLE THAT RUN THIS TOWN AND MY REMARKS TONIGHT, YOU KNOW, ARE ALWAYS IN THAT VEIN. UM LIKE IT OR NOT. THAT'S JUST WHAT I SAID. WHAT DO YOU SEE THINGS AND HOW WE THINK THINGS SHOULD BE TALKED ABOUT AND DISCUSSED AND WE SHOULD BE TRANSPARENT ABOUT A LOT OF THINGS. SO I WANT TO I REGRET YOU, MAYOR KEENAN. UM YOU DON'T ANGEL IN SEPTEMBER, 911 REMARKS REFERRED TO DOMESTIC THREATS. WE LATER FOUND OUT THAT YOU THINK JANUARY 6TH 2021 PROTESTERS WERE DOMESTIC THREATS. OKLAHOMA CITY BOMBER WAS A DOMESTIC THREATS AND OTHERS. IT LIES MEETING I ASKED YOU TO SUBSTANTIATE YOUR ALLEGATIONS AND RETURNED TO ME INTERESTING QUESTIONS. YOU SAID HE DIDN'T NEED THEM IN WRITING. BUT I HEARD NO ANSWERS. SO I'D LIKE YOU TO AGAIN REMIND YOU THE ONLY ANSWERS TO THOSE QUESTIONS ANYTHING, MR. GRANT THIS IS A PUBLIC COMMENT. I DO NOT OWE YOU ANYTHING. SO LET'S JUST MAKE THAT JUST BE CLEAR. THIS IS PUBLIC COMMENTS. SO PLEASE MAKE YOUR COMMENTS AND YOUR TIME WHEN YOU'RE A MAYOR, WHEN YOU'RE A MAYOR, AND YOU MAKE COMMENTS LIKE THAT. UH AND I AM A JANUARY 6 22 11 PEACEFUL PROTESTER. YOU YOU YOU WOULDN'T SAY THINGS THAT [00:25:10] YOU REALLY SHOULDN'T SAY AS A LEADER AND A MAYOR AS AN EXECUTIVE, THAT IS YOUR PERSONAL OPINION. IF YOU MAKE THESE COMMENTS, YOU'RE OBLIGATED TO SUBSTANTIATE THAT SPEAKS VOLUMES ABOUT YOU. OKAY WE'VE HAD ENOUGH. I THINK OF PERSONAL ATTACKS ABOUT A PUBLIC COMMENT ABOUT CUBAN ISSUE WITH SOMETHING ON THE AGENDA, OR PERHAPS SOMETHING FROM THE MONTGOMERY TEMPERATE. IS THERE SOMETHING HAPPENING WITH SIDEWALKS OR SOMETHING? MUNICIPAL MATTER? WE'VE HEARD THIS TIME AND TIME AGAIN. THIS IS NOT A TIME FOR YOUR PERSONAL ATTACKS AND LIES, WHICH IT'S GETTING OLD. THE PERSONAL I KNOW YOU. THE PERSONAL ATTACKS AREN'T FROM ME TO YOU THERE FROM YOU TO ME, AND YOU'RE THE MAYOR. ALL RIGHT? AND YOU KNOW THE EYE ROLLS AND DISMISSIVENESS IS NOT APPRECIATED. IT'S REALLY INSULTING, AND IT'S IMPROPER VIEW IS, UM, THERE TO BEHAVE THIS WAY. SO I WANT TO EXCUSE ME. I WANT TO END WITH ALMOST FINISHED ME. MR GRANT. THIS IS PUBLIC COMMENT. THIS IS NOT MEET THE PRESS. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE MAYOR'S POINT OF VIEW ON ISSUES THAT ARE UNRELATED TO THE BUSINESS OF THE TOWN ESTIMATES ANOTHER TIME. ALL THAT I RECOMMEND YOU RECOMMENDED THE MAYOR NOT TO CAST ASPERSIONS ON HER FELLOW CITIZENS AND NEIGHBORS WHEN SHE DOES THAT SHE LISTENS. NOT YOUR JOB AT THIS TIME. I DON'T KNOW WHOSE JOB IT IS TO TELL ME WHAT MY JOB IS ON THE MEMBER OF THIS TOWN. I'M A MEMBER OF THIS COMMUNITY AND I DON'T WANT MY TIME TO RENOUNCE. I'M ALMOST FINISHED. UH, CASABLANCA. RICK SAID TO SAM. IT'S THE BEGINNING OF YOUR BEAUTIFUL RELATIONSHIP. SO YOUR MAYOR AGAIN CONGRATULATIONS. AND IT'S THE BEGINNING OF A BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL RELATIONSHIP. MAYOR SO BEST OF LUCK TO YOU. I HOPE YOU GROW INTO YOUR ROLE. THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS? HI. UY SUPPORT FOR HER COMMENT ABOUT CAN YOU STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS, PLEASE. MY NAME IS JEFFREY SNIDER. I ALSO LIVE AT 3 81 MOUNTAIN VIEW. I'M HER HUSBAND. UM, BUT I ALSO WANTED TO ADD A COUPLE OF POINTS WE DIDN'T MENTION ONE IS THAT WE'RE JUST WE HAVE SOME CONCERNS THAT THIS PROPOSAL IS INTRODUCING SOME INCREMENTAL CHANGES NOW THAT MIGHT RESULT IN SOME MORE DISRUPTIVE CHANGES LATER, SO THAT'S PART OF OUR CONCERN. UMIF THE BLOOMBERG HISTORIC DISTRICT . THE AREA TOO, SO THERE'S A LITTLE MORE IS IT ACTUALLY IN THE DISTRICT OR IS ADJACENT TO IT? I'M NOT SURE THE HOME IS PART OF THE FARM. MAYBE I'M NOT SURE I WASN'T REALLY ABLE TO FIGURE OUT WHETHER THE NEW PROPOSED BUILDING IS THERE OR NOT. OKAY SO YEAH, SOMEBODY SOMEONE WHO CAN HELP YOU? YEAH OKAY. AND THAT'S ALL I WANTED TO SAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. SURELY BELL 14 HARD WORK, DR. I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE WITH YOU. I APPRECIATE YOU AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, CONGRATULATIONS TO MAYOR KEENAN AND COMMITTEE PERSON. DANCE FOR SUCCESSFUL WHEN AND A GREAT VICTORY. THE PEOPLE OF MONTGOMERY HAS SPOKEN. MARILYN WAS OSOFSKY 14, D AND OVER CIRCLE A LOT OF COOL GRADUATIONS AROUND HERE TODAY. UM OF COURSE I WANT TO CONGRATULATE THE NEW DIRECTOR CAPTAIN OF OUR POLICE FORCE. I WANT TO APPLAUD THE COMMITTEE FOR THEIR BEAUTIFUL RESOLUTION. HIGHLIGHTING ALL THE WONDERFUL THINGS THAT OF FORMER COMMITTEEWOMAN SHELLY BELL DID. AND I WANT TO CONGRATULATE DEVRA KEENAN AND VINCE PARAGON ON THERE. VERY SUCCESSFUL. ELECTION. AND CONGRATULATE PAT. PATRICIA TODD FOR HER APPOINTMENT, AND, OF COURSE, NINA SING FOR HER APPOINTMENT TO DEPUTY WHERE IN WONDERFUL HANDS HERE AND THANK YOU ALL FOR THE TIME THAT YOU PUT IN THANK YOU. EXPECT TO DO THIS TONIGHT. BILL FORBES GREG'S TOWN ROAD. UM. I JUST WANTED TO SHARE WITH THE COMMITTEE THAT IN MAY OF 2019 IN [00:30:02] HER ENGINE HISTORICAL SOCIETY HAD AN EVENT AT GREEN CLASH FARM . IT WAS A CONTINUATION OF THE ONGOING ME AND MONTGOMERY AND TOTAL ATTENDANCE WAS WAS 95 PEOPLE. WE RAN TO SCHOOL BUSSES THAT TOURED THE OTHER. UH, FARM TO TABLE LOCATIONS IN TOWN. AND WE HAD A LUNCHEON IN THE RENOVATED BARN, WHICH IS A BEAUTIFUL STRUCTURE. I BRING THIS UP FROM THIS TO END THE FOOD WAS PREPARED IN AN OUTSIDE COMMERCIAL KITCHEN BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO THIS, AND THE WHOLE THING WAS APPROVED BY THE TOWNSHIP AND THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT, ETCETERA. SHOW. I JUST WANTED TO BRING THIS UP. BECAUSE I DON'T THINK ANYBODY OTHER THAN THE PARTICIPANTS AND THOSE THAT TAKE THE TIME TO READ THE LOCAL NEWS EVEN KNEW IT HAPPENED. SO TO THE CONCERN OF THE RESIDENTS, I UNDERSTAND IT, BUT I WILL STATE CLEARLY THAT THEY CAN HOLD EVENTS OF THAT MAGNITUDE WITHOUT ANYBODY, EVEN KNOWING ABOUT IT AND HAVING NO CONFLICT WHATSOEVER. MY OPINION, BUT AS WELL AS MY OPINION, THANK YOU ALL FOR SERVING. YOU DO A GREAT JOB. THANK YOU. FOLKS. MY NAME IS ALAN WORTZEL. AND I LIVE AT 24. WOULD YOU DRIVE BUILDING NEW JERSEY? I HAVEN'T BEEN TO ONE OF THESE MEETINGS AND PERHAPS OVER 10 YEARS. I RECENTLY SERVED DISTRICT VOTING AREA. HMM I WANT TO EXPLAIN TO YOU I OBSERVED TWO THINGS THAT WERE VERY CONCERNING. IN THIS PARTICULAR DISTRICT. ONE. THERE WERE SUPPOSEDLY WHAT WERE REFERRED TO AS CHALLENGERS. OKAY CAME WITH THIS OF ALL THE PEOPLE IN THAT DISTRICT. HMM THEY WERE ALLOWED TO I HAVE EVERY SINGLE PERSON'S NAME CHECKED OFF VOTING. I'M WONDERING WHY THAT'S BEEN ALLOWED TO HAPPEN. FIRST OFF. I DON'T THINK IT'S ANYBODY'S BUSINESS WITH WHERE I COME TO A VOTING BOOTHS AND VOTE OR NOT VOTE, AND I'M WONDERING WHO'S GETTING THESE LIST AND WHERE THEY'RE GOING. OKAY ONE CAN SAY THAT BOTH DEMOCRATIC AND REPUBLICAN PARTY HAD THE LIST. BOTH WERE ABLE TO CHECK THE CHAMPION FORMACION OFF. HOWEVER, IT'S STILL VERY CONCERNING TO ME THAT THAT TYPE OF THINGS HAPPENING. THE SECOND THING THAT DAVID MORE IMPORTANT TO ME AND VERY CONCERNING IS THAT CANDIDATES HAVE ALSO BEEN ALLOWED TO BE CHALLENGERS. AND I'M SUBMITTING TO YOU TONIGHT THAT I DIDN'T SEE ANY OF THESE SO CALLED CHALLENGES. CHALLENGED A SINGLE PERSON AT THE VOTING BOOTH THAT I WAS THERE. WHEN I DID OBSERVE WAS THAT PEOPLE WERE ALLOWED TO SIT IN THESE VOTED BOOST FROM 1 TO 3 HOURS AT A TIME AND COLLECT THE INFORMATION THAT'S GOING DOWN AND TWO HOURLY BASIS AS TO THE PEOPLE WHO VOTED NOT HOW THEY VOTED, JUST FOR THE FACT THAT THERE WAS INFORMATION COMING OUT THEY KNEW THE ATTENDANCE OF THOSE VOTERS. LET'S SAY EIGHT O'CLOCK. ANY O'CLOCK, 12 O'CLOCK, TWO O'CLOCK, ETCETERA. SO ONE MIGHT SAY, AND I CAN'T SAY THIS EVER HAPPENED, BUT I THINK I'VE SEEN THIS MOVIE ABOUT 15 YEARS AGO. WERE THERE WAS A GROUP OF FOLKS WHO HAD DATA OVER THE COURSE OF FOUR OR FIVE YEARS IN NEW WHAT WAS GOING ON AND THE ELECTION. UM HOPING THAT YOU WILL LISTEN, BECAUSE I THINK IT'S VERY CONCERNING OKAY, SO YOU DID FEED THIS INFORMATION IN TODAY'S TIME. TAKE A LOOK RHYTHM AND BY TWO O'CLOCK IN THE AFTERNOON IF YOU'RE VERY CONCERNED WHERE A SITUATION IT'S ON, INVALID, WHATEVER YOU CAN. BASICALLY CALL UP YOUR FRIENDS AND TELL THEM HEY, GET DOWN HERE AND VOTE. BUT IS THAT RIGHT? SHOULD YOU BE ALLOWED TO STAY THERE? AS BOTH THE CANDIDATE AND THE CHALLENGER COLLECTED DATA. AND THEN IF YOU SEE THE ELECTION, NOT GOING YOUR WAY, YOU GO OUT THERE AND CALL UP YOUR FOOD FRIENDS AND COME OUT AND VOTES. I DON'T PERSONALLY THINK THAT'S RIGHT. YOU SHOULD EITHER BE A CHALLENGER OR CANDIDATE, BUT YOU SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO BE DOING BOTH. AND I WOULD LIKE TO UNDERSTAND WHO MAKES THE DECISIONS WOULD REACH OUT TO THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS. ALL OF THIS IS DONE THROUGH. THIS IS THE STATE LAWS. THIS IS NOT THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS, AND THEY HAVE NOT YET HEARD BACK FROM THEM. I'M SURE THEY'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS UP, BUT I'M SURE THEY WILL RESPOND TO YOU. BUT WE INDIANA MIGHT BE ABLE TO SIT WITH YOU AT SOME POINT AS THE CLERK BUT FROM A MUNICIPAL PERSPECTIVE, WE HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH IT. THEY JUST WANT TO WASH YOUR HANDS CLEAN. AND IF YOU DON'T WANT TO KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT IT NO, WE DON'T HAVE MUCH. THAT'S FINE. WELL THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BRINGING TO OUR ATTENTION. BRIAN TELLING YOU THIS WOULD BE BROUGHT UP WITH [00:35:03] THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS. AND I'M SURE DONNA AS OUR CLERK CAN FILL YOU IN ON ANYTHING SHE MAY SO I WOULDN'T PUT MYSELF OUT AS AN EXPERT ON IT, BUT THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE? GOOD EVENING. SUSAN ROGERS. GOODBYE CRANE LANE, AND, UH, CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYONE. CONGRATULATIONS ARE IN ORDER. UA LITTLE DISJOINTED HERE BECAUSE IT MIGHT BE OVERALL TOPIC IS I'M CONCERNED ABOUT. THE DEGREE TO WHICH THERE'S SOME MASSIVE SPENDING PROJECTS THAT YOU FOLKS HAVE BEEN HAVE BEEN. YOU KNOW YOU YOU KNOW ME. I'VE BEEN COMING TO THESE MEETINGS NOW FOR OVER A YEAR. AND THERE'S NOT ENOUGH TIME THAT YOU'RE ALLOWING ME TO BE ABLE TO TOUCH UPON. YOU KNOW THE DIFFERENT THINGS I WANT TO SAY. BUT LET'S LET'S TALK ABOUT THE MASSIVE SPENDING PROJECTS. UM AH! STARTING WITH THERE WERE A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT HADN'T BEEN ANSWERED WHEN I WHEN I BROUGHT UP THE PILOT PROJECT FROM THE LAST TWO MEETINGS, WE DIDN'T ANSWER THAT. AND YOU SAID THAT WE'LL HAVE ANOTHER PRESENTATION AND YOU CAN SIT WITH THE TOWN. I'M JUST SAYING THAT THIS YOU'VE ASKED THIS MANY TIMES IN THE LAST TIME YOU'RE WELCOME TO ASK IT AGAIN. BUT YOU KNOW, I DON'T WANT TO, BUT I THOUGHT THAT WAS JUST THE FUNDING PART OF IT BY RPM. BUT I HAD YOU KNOW, THERE WERE SOME OTHER ISSUES THAT ARE REALLY MORE WITHIN YOUR JURISDICTION AND NOT SO MUCH TO DEVELOPER. BUT I DON'T YOU KNOW, I MEAN, IF IT'S A IF IT'S GOING TO BE A FORMAT WHERE WE CAN ASK ANYTHING, YOU KNOW, AND NOT JUST FOR RPM THAN FINE, OKAY. IS THAT OKAY? YOU'LL ABSOLUTELY BUT YOU CAN ALSO WHAT I WOULD SUGGEST ACTUALLY IS YOU CAN SET UP A MEETING WITH OUR TOWNSHIP ADMINISTRATOR WHO WAS ALSO OUR PLANNING DIRECTOR. SHE KNOWS EVERYTHING. IT CAN FILL YOU IN ON ON THOSE SPECIFIC QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT. I'M NOT A FAN OF PRIVATE DISCUSSIONS. I'M MUCH MORE IN THE PUBLIC. I DON'T LIKE BEING IN THE PUBLIC. BELIEVE ME . I DON'T LIKE BEING UP HERE ON THE VIDEO, BUT I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT FOR TOWNSHIP RESIDENT FOR THE SAKE OF TRANSPARENCY FOR COUNTER PRESIDENTS WHO YOU KNOW, NOT BE HERE AND THEN WATCH IT TO LEARN. UM I HOPE YOU THERE ARE ARGUMENTS. LET ME MAYBE GIVE ME A LITTLE LATITUDE ON THE MINUTES BECAUSE WE DI AGGRESSED CONTINUING. UH SO JUST IF I MAY TOUCH UPON, JUST LIKE TWO OR THREE THINGS THAT WEREN'T ANSWERED. MAYBE LAURIE CAN ANSWER. I KNOW YOU MENTIONED ON AUGUST 19TH OF LAST YEAR, THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING TRUST FUND. YOU SAID THAT FUNDING MIGHT COME FROM OUR TOWNSHIP FOR THAT PROJECT, SO I'M SURE THAT WILL BE DISCUSSED IN THE RPM THING. BUT I WAS CURIOUS WHAT FUNDS THAT IS IT IS IT MUNICIPAL TAX PROPERTY TAXES THAT WAS, YOU KNOW, JUST FOR INFORMATION. UM THE PART ABOUT THE YOU KNOW WHETHER THERE'S ONLY GOING TO BE ANY IMPACT ON TAXPAYERS MUNICIPAL TAXPAYERS, AFTER ALL, WAS SAID AND DONE THAT YOU DIDN'T ANSWER THAT. AND I ASKED THAT IN, UM LIGHT OF THE PRESENTATION BY THE TAX ASSESSOR . I KNOW I MENTIONED THAT BACK ON YOUR SEPTEMBER 1ST MEETING, SO WE NEED SOME, YOU KNOW, STRAIGHTFORWARD ANSWERS ABOUT THEM. WHAT'S THE IMPACT GOING TO BE ON OUR TAXES? IT'S OUR TAX IS GOING TO BE REASSESSED IN IN LARGE PART TO THAT AS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR. THE OTHER PART WAS WHEN LORI YOU ANSWERED ABOUT, UH, YOU KNOW, I ASKED WHETHER YOU KNOW THERE'LL BE ANY PROCEDURES IN PLACE TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S NO SCHOOL AGED CHILDREN LIVING THERE. UM YOU KNOW, THAT IS AN IMPORTANT ASPECT OF THIS PROJECT BECAUSE OF THE PILOT NATURE, AND I DON'T THINK YOU CAN EXPECT THE RESIDENTS TO POLICE THEMSELVES. I DON'T REALLY YOU KNOW, TAKE THAT TO BE AN ACCEPTABLE ANSWER . YOU KNOW, I WOULD. I WOULD SUGGEST THAT YOU PLEASE LET US KNOW WHAT WHAT? WE HAD LAST TIME YOU WERE HERE. WE SAID IN JANUARY OF NEXT YEAR WE ARE HAVING AN ENTIRE PRESENTATION ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING. AND THOSE QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE ALL THE INTERNET AND WHAT? OKAY BUT I WOULD SUGGEST YOU DO IS ANY OTHER QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE TO DO FIRST, SO THAT WE CAN ANSWER? NO DON'T SEND THEM HERE, SEND THEM TO SEND THEM SEND AN EMAIL SO THAT WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT THEY GET ADDRESSED, OKAY? BECAUSE I DO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU GET THE ANSWERS THAT YOU NEED SO THAT WE CAN MOVE ON. BUT PLEASE. WELL, I HAVE, YOU KNOW, LET'S PUT THAT ASIDE THEN. OKAY THAT WILL PUT THAT ONE ASIDE TO THE OTHER TWO THINGS I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT WAS THE WHERE THE TWO ORDINANCES THAT YOU HAVE COMING UP. ONE IS AN INTRODUCTION TODAY. ANOTHER IS A PUBLIC HEARING. YOU KNOW THE WE'LL SKIP THE PUBLIC HEARING ONE. I'LL ASK MY QUESTIONS THERE , BUT I HOPE YOU'RE GOING TO [00:40:03] EXPLAIN DURING THAT PUBLIC HEARING. IT'S AN INTRODUCTION AND WE DON'T GET A CHANCE TO ASK QUESTIONS. AND THAT'S RATHER UNFAIR. BUT I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT WAS THE BASIS FOR THE INCREASED FROM 14 MILLION COST LAST YEAR TO 22 MILLION TONIGHT , WHICH IS WHICH IS WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO BE APPROVING. UM PLEASE WRAP IT UP. I'M SORRY. PLEASE WRAP UP. ALRIGHT THE OTHER ORDINANCE, UM HAS TO DO WITH, UH , KIND OF GOING BACK TO ON AUGUST 11TH. WHEN I ASKED ABOUT PROPERTIES THAT YOU WERE GOING TO GO IN CLOSED SESSION AND DISCUSS POSSIBLY ACQUIRING ABOUT 10 PROPERTIES OR MORE THIS ORDINANCE 22 16 92 IS ONE OF THOSE PROPERTIES. UM UM. I'M REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T REALLY IDENTIFY IT ON YOUR PAPERWORK. I HOPE THAT YOU'RE GOING TO DISCUSS IT IN DEPTH TONIGHT. WHAT I MEAN I PRETTY MUCH DID MY OWN RESEARCH AND GUESTS THAT IT'S FOR THE, UM THE, UH, S S A M AM, UM, PROJECT. OKAY OKAY. THEN THEN I WON'T ASSUME ANYTHING. I WAS JUST GUESSING FROM THE LOCATION. BUT IF YOU CAN DESCRIBE FOR ALL OF THOSE PROPERTIES. I MEAN, THIS ONE IS UP TONIGHT, BUT WHEN YOU BRING IT UP TONIGHT, I WOULD LIKE AN IN DEPTH. OKAY PLEASE WRAP UP EXPLANATION OF WHAT THAT PROPERTY IS TO BE USED FOR WHAT IT'S GOING TO COST. WHAT'S THE JUSTIFICATION FOR OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. PLEASE PLEASE TAKE A SEAT. OKAY, YOU. ANYONE ELSE FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS. THANK YOU. OKAY WELL, LET'S ANSWER SOME OF THE QUESTIONS SO THAT ACTUALLY THE ISSUES WITH THE MOUNTAIN VIEW ROAD IN THE FARM. UM FIRST OF ALL, I'M CURIOUS TO KNOW WHY THIS IS AT THE COUNTY LEVEL AND NOT HERE, AS OPPOSED BECAUSE GENERALLY THESE COME TO THE PLANNING BOARD THE ZONING BOARD. SO FRANKLY, I'LL BE QUITE HONEST WITH THE FIRST I'VE HEARD OF IT SO AND I THINK MANY MEMBERS OF THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE SO UM, I CAN'T ANSWER THAT NOW. YES TO ACTUALLY BRING IT UP UNDER MY ADMINISTRATORS REPORT, SO JUST A LITTLE BACKGROUND. THE STATE HAS A RIGHT TO FARM LAW THAT BASICALLY FOR FARMS THAT QUALIFY THEY HAVE TO BE COMMERCIAL FARMS. TAX ASSESSMENT INCOME PRODUCING. THEY HAVE TO PROVIDE ALL THAT DOCUMENTATION. THEY ARE ELIGIBLE FOR PROTECTION UNDER RIGHT TO FARM ONE OF THOSE PROTECTIONS SO IT PROTECTS THEM FROM NUISANCES. YOU KNOW, FARMS SMELL. THEY KICK UP DUST, SO THEY HAVE NEIGHBORS . SO THE STATE LONG TIME AGO CREATED THE RIGHT TO FARM ACT. ANOTHER PROTECTION UNDER THAT IS IF A FARM BY VIRTUE OF THEIR FARM BUSINESS AND THEY ARE A COMMERCIAL FARM, AND THEY QUALIFY FOR PROTECTION UNDER RIGHT TO FARM, WHICH IS A STATE LAW THEY HAVE. THEY MAY APPLY TO SUMMER TO THEIR COUNTY DEVELOPMENT BOARD. WHICH FOR RELIEF AND APPROVAL TO DO SOMETHING RELATED TO THEIR FARM BUSINESS THAT MAY NOT BE PERMITTED UNDER OUR ORDINANCE, AND SO NORMALLY A BUSINESS THAT WANTED TO DO THAT, EVEN IF IT DID COMPLY WOULD COME TO THE PLANNING BOARD FOR SITE PLAN APPROVAL IF THEY WERE EXPANDING THEIR PARKING LOT OR ADDING NEW LIGHTING. UM IF THEY WERE DOING SOMETHING CONTRARY, LIKE THE DUNKIN DONUTS COULDN'T MEET THE DEFINITION OF THE DRIVE THROUGH . SO THEY WENT TO THE ZONING BOARD FOR USE VARIANTS, BUT FOR CERTAIN FARMS THAT QUALIFY, THEY'RE ABLE TO GO UP TO SOMERSET COUNTY. SO A COUPLE OF THE PROPERTIES THAT WE'VE HAD HUNTER FARMS, WHICH IS THE EQUESTRIAN FACILITY ON SKILLMAN ROAD. THAT WENT THROUGH THIS PROCESS UP AT THE COUNTY. ANOTHER ONE GOING YEARS. UH BACK IS THE MONTGOMERY GARDENS PROPER PROJECT. THAT'S THE GREENHOUSES AND RETAIL ESTABLISHMENT THAT HAD GROWN OVER TIME. WHEN THEY WENT TO EXPAND. THEY WERE ABLE TO GO UP TO SOMERSET COUNTY. NOW THE TOWNSHIP DOES RECEIVE NOTICE , AND WE ARE ABLE TO PROVIDE COMMENTS AND MAKE SUGGESTIONS. SO IN THE EXAMPLE WITH THE MONTGOMERY GARDENS, WE ENCOURAGED AND REALLY PUSHED FOR, UM, THAT THEY DO A STORMWATER MANAGEMENT PLAN. AND SO THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT WE ADVOCATED FOR, AND HUNTER FARMS THE SAME SO THEY'RE DIFFERENT. WAYS FOR THE TOWNSHIP TO PARTICIPATE IN CERTAINLY RESIDENTS AS YOU WOULD COME TO THE PLANNING BOARD OR THE ZONING BOARD, YOU WOULD GO UP TO THE COUNTY AG DEVELOPMENT BOARD, UM , FOR THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT. WOULD THIS GO TO THE COUNTY AND NEVER TO US? I MEAN, WHAT WHAT WOULD MAKE A PROJECT ABLE TO JUST BASICALLY SUPERSEDE OR IF THEY ARE QUALIFYING FARM PROTECTION UNDER RIGHT TO FARM? ACT THEY ARE ABLE TO DO THIS. YEAH, THAT'S THAT'S BASICALLY WHAT IT COMES DOWN TO. SO, UM WE DID CONFIRM THAT THE APPLICATION [00:45:04] IS BEING HEARD ON MONDAY, THE 28TH AT EIGHT A.M. 20 GROVE STREET. THIRD FLOOR THAT THE FULL APPLICATION CAN BE VIEWED AT THE COUNTY ADMIN BUILDING, WHICH I THINK YOU HAD SAID YOU WENT UP TO VIEW IT THAT MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY 8 TO 4 30. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT. THE NOTE I HAVE HERE TO CALL AND MAKE AN APPOINTMENT, SO I KNOW EIGHT. WHICH IS ME, WE. 90823170 TO 1. UM SO I HAVE SOME INFORMATION THAT WAS PROVIDED TO ME BY LAUREN WAS ARLOVSKI ARE OPEN SPACE COORDINATOR ABOUT THE PROJECT ITSELF. IF YOU'D LIKE ME TO READ IT OR TO YOU, OKAY, SO LAUREN DID FOLLOW UP BECAUSE THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT DID GET SOME CALLS ON THIS TO SEE WHAT'S GOING ON. WHY ISN'T IT BEFORE THE PLANNING BOARD? WHAT ARE THE DETAILS? SO KATE KEYSER AT SOMERSET COUNTY. WHO'S THE STAFF COORDINATOR THERE FOR THE AG DEVELOPMENT BOARD REACH. SHE THEN REACHED OUT TO THE COUNTY COUNCIL REGARDING WHAT INFORMATION SHE WAS ABLE TO FORWARD TO US. BECAUSE PORTIONS OF THE APPLICATION CONTAINED FINANCIAL RECORDS. THAT'S THE PROOF THAT THEY ARE COMMERCIAL FARM AND QUALIFY. SO WE HAVE REQUESTED A COPY OF THE APPLICATION. SO WHEN WE HAVE THAT GRANTED. WE ALWAYS SUGGEST YOU GO TO THE SOURCE, BECAUSE IF SOMETHING IF WE GET A COPY OF THE APPLICATION, AND THEN SOMETHING LATER COMES IN, AND WE DON'T GET A COPY. WE'RE NOT THE OFFICIAL BODY SO WE CAN ONLY PROVIDE SO MUCH AND IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO ASK THE PEOPLE THAT WOULD BE REVIEWING IT WHEN YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, BUT WE'RE WORKING BECAUSE OUR TYPICALLY, WHAT WE DO IS WE PROVIDE COMMENTS AS A MUNICIPALITY TO BECAUSE IT WE HAVE THINGS TO SAY ABOUT IT. SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE WE'RE MOSTLY GETTING THE COPY FOR OURSELVES TO MAKE COMMENTS. UM HAPPY TO SHARE THAT WITH ANYBODY WHO MAYBE WHO CAN'T TRAVEL UP TO SOMERVILLE? AND HOW WOULD THEY GET THAT? WOULD THEY REACH OUT TO YOU? YES, THEY COULD REACH OUT TO ME. SO WHAT? WHAT WE CAN SAY AN ABSENCE OF HAVING THE ACTUAL APPLICATION THAT WE WERE VERBALLY EXPLAINED THAT THE BASICS WERE AS FOLLOW THAT THE PROPERTY OWNER IS PROPOSING A NEW STRUCTURE THAT WOULD CONTAIN THE COMMERCIAL KITCHEN AND AGRICULTURAL LABOR HOUSING. THE COMMERCIAL KITCHEN WOULD BE USED TO PROCESS PRODUCTS FROM THE FARM, SO TOMATOES INTO SALSA OR PASTA SAUCE WAS AN EXAMPLE. THE TWO BEDROOM APARTMENT THAT WOULD BE CONSTRUCTED ABOVE THE COMMERCIAL KITCHEN FOR THE AG. LABOR FOR THE FARM WOULD REPLACE THE FORMER AG LABOR UNIT THAT WAS TORN DOWN BECAUSE OF A MOLD ISSUE. UM COMMERCIAL FARMS ARE PERMITTED UNDER THE STATE LAW TO HAVE AGRICULTURAL HOUSING, WHERE THEIR LABORERS. THE PROPOSED STRUCTURE WOULD BE LOCATED IN THE AREA OF THE EXISTING BARNES SET BEHIND THE EXISTING AGRICULTURAL LABOR COTTAGE. IT'S LOCATED OUTSIDE OF THE HISTORIC DISTRICT BOUNDARIES, ACCORDING TO THE SOMERSET COUNTY STAFF PERSON AND AT THIS TIME DOCTOR BACK WHO'S THE PROPERTY OWNER IS NOT PROPOSING ANY EVENTS OR TASTINGS ASSOCIATED WITH THE COMMERCIAL KITCHEN? BUT IN TERMS OF THE OVERSIGHT OVER THOSE IF THEY WERE TO PROPOSE THAT KIND OF EVENTS AND SO FORTH, WHO HAS OVERSIGHT OVER THAT, AND IS IT LIMITED SO, UM, WITH HUNTER FARMS. THEY HAVE PERMISSION. THAT APPLICATION ACTUALLY WENT UP TO THE STATE AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE. UH AND THEY HAVE PERMISSION EVERY YEAR. THEY APPLY TO THE TOWNSHIP LOCALLY FOR AN EVENTS PERMIT, AND IT HAS TO COMPLY WITH WHAT HAS BEEN APPROVED BY THE STATE. SO IN TERMS OF HE'S NOT PROPOSING ANYTHING RIGHT NOW MAY NOT BE WHAT YOU'RE SEEING IN THE JOB LISTING, YOU KNOW, FOR THE JOB POST BUT TO THE COUNTY, SO THAT'S SOMETHING YOU COULD RAISE. I MEAN, THESE APPLICATIONS TEND TO KIND OF START AND THEN PEOPLE ASK QUESTIONS YOU'LL BE AT THE HEARING ON YOU OR YOUR NEIGHBORS WILL BE ABLE TO BE THERE. ASK THESE QUESTIONS, AND THEN THEY SORT OF EVOLVE OVER TIME. SO IF INDEED THAT WAS AGREED IT WOULD BE AT THE COUNTY LEVEL AND AS OPPOSED TO HUNTER FARMS THAT HAPPENED HERE OR NO. WELL NO. THEN I'LL LET DONNA KICK THERE IS A LOCAL PERMIT THAT I THEY ARE NOT. UM THEY CAN'T WAVE THAT. I DON'T THINK RIGHT, DONNA . OKAY THEY HAVE TO APPLY. WE STILL WOULD HAVE OVERSIGHT. OKAY THEY HAVE TO APPLY FOR, UM. THEY ARE LIMITED TO 1 30. 30 EVENTS I BELIEVE, BUT THEY HAVE TO APPLY FOR USE OF THE N AFTER ASSEMBLY PERMIT, BASICALLY, AND THEN, UM, THAT HAS GONE. HMM. TO THE S A. D. C BECAUSE THEY DID VIOLATED. [00:50:04] NOT THIS. NOT THIS PLACE. IS DONNA TALKING ABOUT A DIFFERENT FARMS? I'M SORRY. NO NO HUNTING FARMS, SO THAT THAT'S OKAY. THAT'S WHY THAT OTHER ONE WENT UP THERE, BUT WE MIGHT HAVE TO APPLY PHILIP APPLY FOR AN OUTDOOR EVENTS ARE FOR HOW MANY CROWD OF HOW MANY. UM 202 100, SO POTENTIALLY, IF IT'S A SMALLER EVENT, THEY DON'T THEN THEY MIGHT NOT NEED THE OUTDOOR ASSEMBLY PERMIT. SO THE NEXT STEP IS REALLY TO GO TO THE CITY TO THIS THING AT THE COUNTY, BUT I WE APPRECIATE YOU COMING IN AND SUPPORT AND, YOU KNOW, BRING UP CONCERNS. THE. OTHER ITEMS AGAIN. WE HAD ALREADY ADDRESSED IT WAS CONCERNED ABOUT CANDIDATES AS CHALLENGERS THAT WAS HAPPENING DURING THE ELECTION. THOSE THINGS AGAIN, I WOULD SUGGEST REACH OUT TO THE COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS AS THEY OVERSEE THAT. AND THEN MISS ROGERS YOUR QUESTIONS ABOUT I THINK WE WILL HAVE REQUESTED THAT IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU WANT TO GIVE IN PREPARATION FOR THIS PRESENTATION THAT WILL BE DONE IN THE JANUARY TIME FRAME OR THE EARLY YEAR ABOUT AFFORDABLE HOUSING. POLICE SEND THEM FORWARD. WITH THAT UP CLOSE. IF I COULD JUST MAKE ONE MORE PLUG IS VERY HELPFUL WHEN RESIDENTS THEY OFTEN DO REACH OUT AND SAY , I HAVE THESE QUESTIONS. ANYTHING THAT YOU TELL ME AHEAD OF TIME I CAN MAKE SURE IS TOUCHED ON IN THE PRESENTATION, AND WE'RE PREPARED TO ANSWER SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO COME IN. YOU COULD EMAIL. GIVE ME A PHONE CALL WHATEVER IS EASIEST FOR YOU , BUT I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE YOU KNOW, WHATEVER QUESTIONS YOU COME UP WITH. I CAN THEN MAKE SURE THEY ARE INCORPORATED INTO THE PRESENTATION. AND THEN YOUR OTHER QUESTIONS WILL ADDRESS FURTHER IN THE MEETING WITH THAT ALL CLOSED PUBLIC COMMENT. OKAY THE NEXT ITEM LOST MIX, OKAY. SORRY I LOST MY PLACE. SECOND [6. CONSENT AGENDA] PICTURE. NUMBER SIX. THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS. HOLD ON A SECOND. I'M STILL IS THIS NOT IN ORDER. PROBABLY 61. INTERESTING. NO, IT'S OK. I JUST WANT TO LOOK HERE, OKAY? ALL MATTERS LISTED HERE UNDER OR CONSIDERED TO BE ROUTINE IN NATURE AND WILL BE ENACTED IN ONE MOTION. ANY TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE PERSON MAY REQUEST THAT AN ITEM BE REMOVED FOR SEPARATE CONSIDERATION. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY CONCERNS WOULD LIKE ANY INFORMATION OR HAVE ANYTHING. WITH THAT. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION? 22 11-231 THROUGH. RESOLUTION WERE MY RIGHT HERE. RESOLUTION 2 TO 11-2377 2ND CALL, PLEASE. COMMITTEE PERSON TAUGHT ABSTAINED COMMITTEE. COMMITTEE PERSON. BARICAN. YES. COMMITTEE PERSON SHALL DINNER. YES DEPUTY MAYOR SING. YES MILKING? YES. [7. RESOLUTION #22-11-238 - 2022 YEAR END BUDGET TRANSFERS] THE NEXT ITEM IS RESOLUTION 22-11 DASH 238. THIS IS THE 2022 YEAR END BUDGET TRANSFERS. WHICH WE DO EVERY YEAR TO MOVE AND SURROUNDED THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMITTEE? IF NOT DIRECT THE MOTION TO APPROVE MOVED SECOND. ROLL CALL, PLEASE. MANY PERSONS HAD ABSTAIN. MANY PERSONS THERE AGAIN? YES. COMMITTEE PERSON SHULDINER YES, DEPUTY MAYOR SAYING YES, KENNY? YES. THE NEXT ITEM RESOLUTION. 22-11 DASH 239 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES RESOLUTION FOR THE [8. RESOLUTION #22-11-239 - PROFESSIONAL SERVICES RESOLUTION – PIKE BROOK SEWER LATERAL REHABILITATION PROJECT – CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION SERVICES – KLEINFELDER] PIKE, BROOKE ROSE SEWER LATERAL REHABILITATION PROJECTS WITH KLEINFELD ER. WHERE CAN YOU GIVE A BRIEF FILLER PIPE? BROOKE LATERAL REHABILITATION PROJECT HAS ALREADY BEEN APPROVED BY THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE. UM AND IT IS TO HELP WITH AN I AND I AND INFILTRATION ISSUE WE HAVE WITH SOME OF OUR PIPES TO HELP HAVE ULTIMATELY IMPACT AND HAVE A BETTER PERFORMING PIKE BROOKE TREATMENT PLANT. SO IT'S ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AS PIPES AGE, THEY NEED WORK, SO THAT PROJECT HAS ALREADY PASSED THROUGH THE GOVERNING BODY. THIS CONTRACT IS TO HAVE CLIENT FELDER, R CONSULTANT SORT OF HELP OVERSEE DO INSPECTIONS. HELP WITH CHANGE ORDERS THROUGH NORMAL, YOU KNOW, CONSTRUCTION PROCESS. THANK YOU ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY, NOT MAY HAVE MOVED INTO APPROVED. SOME MOVED SECOND. SECOND, PLEASE. COMMITTEE PERSON TALK ABSTAIN, ABSTAIN. COMMITTEE PERSON, BARRY AGAIN, YES, PERSON. CHILDREN ARE YES, DEPUTY MAYOR SING. YES YES. RESOLUTION 22-11 DASH 240 [9. RESOLUTION #22-11-240 – PROFESSIONAL SERVICES RESOLUTION – MONTGOMERY ROAD IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT – PROFESSIONAL DESIGN SERVICES – BRIGHT VIEW ENGINEERING] [00:55:11] PROFESSIONAL SERVICES RESOLUTION FOR THE MONTGOMERY ROAD IMPROVEMENTS FOR BRIGHT VIEW ENGINEERING. SO UM, EVERY YEAR WE APPLY TO DOTTIE MUNICIPAL AID PROJECT THAT HELPS WITH ROAD AND SIDEWALK PROJECTS, SO THIS YEAR IS NO DIFFERENT WE. EXTENDING THE SIDEWALK FROM WHERE IT ENDS RIGHT NOW, AS YOU'RE COMING FROM ROCKY HILL TO THE ENTRANCE OF THE PATHWAY SYSTEM, AND, UM, ULTIMATELY, IT MAY GO ON SIMILAR TO WHAT WE DID WITH SKILLMAN ROAD WHERE IT'S A PHASE ONE IN A PHASE TWO. IT MAY GO ON AS WE ACHIEVE MORE FUNDING. SO THIS PARTICULAR WE'RE WAITING FOR THE AWARD. BUT YOU HAVE TWO YEARS FROM THE TIME OF THE AWARD. AND WHAT WHAT MARK LIKES TO MARK HARMON IS OUR TOWNSHIP ENGINEER WHAT HE LIKES TO DO BECAUSE IT'S A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME IS TO HAVE THINGS TEED UP FOR THE SURVEYING WORK TO BE DONE. THE DESIGN WORK THE PERMITTING WHICH THAT WHOLE PROCESS TAKES ABOUT A YEAR, AND SO HE DOES A LOT OF THE LEGWORK AND SETS IT UP, AND THEN WE'RE ABLE TO KIND OF EXECUTE FAST TRACKING THINGS. SO THAT'S WHAT THIS IS RELATED TO. CERTAINLY IT'S ALWAYS NICE TO HATCHBACK SIDEWALKS. YES. FOR SURE. ANY QUESTIONS? THERE IS N? SO MOVED SECOND. SECOND. ROLL CALL, PLEASE COMMITTEE PERSON TIED ABSTAIN. COMMITTEE PERSON ARROGANT. YES PERSONS. CHILL DINNER. YES DEPUTY MAYOR SING. YES KEENAN? YES? NUMBER [10. ORDINANCE #22-1691 - BOND ORDINANCE - Amending in its Entirety Bond Ordinance 22-1684 for the Stage II Flood Protection Project – Public Hearing Continued] ORDINANCE 22-169. THIS IS THE BOND ORDINANCE THAT WE HAD ASKED TO BE CONTINUED. WE HAD ASKED TO BE CONTINUED TO GET A BUNCH OF INFORMATION, BUT WE WERE NOT IN RECEIPT OF THAT. SO WE'RE YES. SO RATHER THAN CONTINUING TO CARRY THIS, UH BECAUSE OF INFORMATION WILL BE FORTHCOMING. UM I DEFER TO THE CLERK OR COUNSEL TO THE SUGGESTION AS TO REALLY HOW TO PROCEED IN THE CLEANEST MANNER AND THEY MAY HAVE. I THINK DONNA MAY HAVE SOME SUGGESTION OR STEVE. UM, THE OKAY. IF YOU DON'T WANT TO. ACT ON IT THIS EVENING. UH, THE MAYOR MAY SIMPLY REMOVE IT FROM THE AGENDA. THEN I WILL DO I NEED TO APPROVE OR DO IT OR DO ANYTHING. THEN I WILL APPROVE. I WILL REMOVE IT FROM THE AGENDA AND THEN I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHEN WE ARE GOING TO RECEIVE SOME OF THOSE QUESTIONS LIKE WHEN ARE WE GOING TO RECEIVE IT? WE WERE TOLD THAT ALL THIS STUFF WAS DONE PREVIOUSLY, SO I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE VERY QUICK. YES WE DO HAVE A MEETING SET UP FOR THE 14TH. AND SO THEN, FROM THERE, WE'LL SEE WHEN WE CAN BRING IT BACK. AND, UH OKAY. GREAT. THANK YOU. SO, MR ROGERS. YOU'LL HAVE TO WAIT FOR SOME OF THOSE BECAUSE WE'VE PULLED IT FOR THAT BECAUSE WE ARE WAITING FOR MUCH OF INFORMATION. THE NEXT ITEM AND AGENDAS ORDINANCE 22 DISH [11. ORDINANCE #22-1692 – Acquisition of Block 11002, Lot 38, 47 Rock Mill Run Road – Introduction] 1692 FOR THE ACQUISITION OF BLOCK 1102 LOT 28 49 ROCK MILL ROAD. THIS IS AN INTRODUCTION. YES SO HAPPY TO GIVE A LITTLE BACKGROUND. THE PROPERTY OWNER APPROACHED THE TOWNSHIP IN LATE 2020. EARLY 2021. IT WAS PRESENTED TO THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE IN CLOSED SESSION TO DISCUSS IS A PROPERTY THAT IS THE OPEN SPACE COMMITTEE HAS IT'S INCLUDED IN OUR OPEN SPACE PLAN AS A PROPERTY WE WOULD LIKE TO ACQUIRE THE OPEN SPACE COMMITTEE GENERALLY THE PROCESSES THEY MAKE A RECOMMENDATION WHEN A PROPERTY OWNER IS INTERESTED IN PRESERVING THEIR PROPERTY, ESPECIALLY ONE THAT IS IN OUR PLAN FOR PROPOSED CONSERVATION. AND THEN IT COMES TO THE TOWN. LAUREN BRINGS IT TO THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE FOR DISCUSSION, AND THEN THEY APPROVE AN APPRAISAL. THE APPRAISAL PROCESS, UM, WENT FORWARD. WE GOT AN APPRAISAL OF $157,000. THAT COST WOULD BE PAID FROM OUR OPEN SPACE TRUST FUND. UM AND WE THEN MOVED ON TO DUE DILIGENCE ON THE PROPERTY, SO WE COMPLETED AN ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT. UM THERE WAS A SMALL AREA OF STAINING AROUND THE ROAD , BUT THAT WAS RELATED TO A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT THAT HAD BEEN PARKED THERE, SO THERE WAS NO UH , FURTHER SAMPLING AND TESTING BY OUR CONSULTANT FOUND THERE WAS NO ISSUE WITH THE EP STANDARDS. SO WE ARE BUYING THIS PROPERTY AS OPEN SPACE. IT WILL BE DEDICATED OPEN SPACE NOT AVAILABLE FOR DEVELOPMENT. IT'S 7.6 ACRES. IT'S 47 ROCK MILL RUN ROAD, WHICH IS ON THE WEST SIDE OF HOLLOW ROAD. IT'S LOCATED UP IN THE SOURLY MOUNTAIN REGION, [01:00:07] WHICH IS A BIG AREA WHERE WE ARE TRYING TO PROTECT, UM, TRIBUTARIES TO THE ROCK. BROOKE AROUND THE PROPERTY. UM ROCK, BROOKE IS A CATEGORY ONE STREAM SO VERY REGULATED BY THE STATE, BUT A VERY IMPORTANT STREAM FOR WATER QUALITY. UM. IT'S PART IN TERMS OF OUR MASTER PLAN. THE PROPERTY IS PART OF THE ROCK BROOKE GREENWAY PROJECT, SOME OF THE ATTRIBUTES WHEN IT IS PRESERVED, IT PROTECTS WATER QUALITY GROUNDWATER RECHARGE THEIR VERNAL POOLS, WHICH ARE SEASONAL SPRING POOLS THAT ARE IMPORTANT FOR AMPHIBIANS. AND IT IS ADJACENT. WHICH ONE OF THE THINGS WE DO LOVE IS IT'S ADJACENT TO OTHER TANGIBLE PROPERTY. UM AND SO WE'RE ALREADY PARTNERING OR HAVE DISCUSSIONS WITH THE SAUERLAND CONSERVANCY, WHICH IS A NONPROFIT THEY WANT TO ALREADY. YOU KNOW, THEY'RE READY TO START DOING SOME TREE PLANTING TO START REFORESTATION IN AREAS BECAUSE THIS PROPERTY AS SO MANY HAVE THE DYING ASH TREES. UM AND SO THEY ACTUALLY HAVE SOUND AND CONSERVANCY HAS A GRANT TO PURCHASE ALL THE PLANT MATERIAL , AND WE WOULD JUST PURCHASE THE DEER PROTECTION SO I DO HAVE A PICTURE OF IT. IT'S THE SAUERLAND. SO IT'S TREED. UM. BUT YOU KNOW WHAT'S GREAT IS THAT THE TRIBUTARIES TO THE ROCK, BROOKE WILL BE PROTECTED AND WILL BE ABLE TO KEEP IT UNDEVELOPED FOREVER AND KEEP THAT YOU KNOW THE SOUR LANDS AS IMPORTANT TREE CANOPY UNBROKEN TREE COVER, SO IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE PRESERVE THOSE TREES THERE SUCH A BENEFIT TO THE ENVIRONMENT AND THEN, UH, KIND OF IMPROVE WHAT WE CAN SEE THE PARTNERSHIPS THAT WE HAVE WITH SO MANY NONPROFITS IN THE SAUERLAND CONSERVANCY IS FANTASTIC. AND IT ALSO HELPS WITH CERTAIN STORMS AND WATER. YES. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMITTEE? OKAY? I THINK THIS IS. THIS IS TERRIFIC . I'M VERY GLAD THAT WE'RE DOING THIS. AND AS PART OF THE PROCESS THAT YOU DID, I THINK MAYBE YOU MENTIONED IT THAT, UM WE ALWAYS CHECK THAT THE FUNDS THAT ARE THE CFO ALWAYS OKAY IS THAT THE FUNDS ARE IN A TRUST. YES OPEN SPACE TRUST. ANSWER YOUR QUESTION. HMM. SO WITH THAT, DO I HAVE ORGANIZED? OKAY DO I HAVE A MOTION TO INTRODUCE THE MOVED SECOND ROLL CALL, PLEASE. COME IN COMMITTEE PERSON TART? YES. COMMITTEE PERSON. BARICAN. YES. COMMITTEE PERSON. CHILL, DINA. YES. DEPUTY MAYOR SING YES, MAYOR KING YES. NEXT ITEM IS PAVEMENT OF BILLS POSTED TO [12. PAYMENT OF BILLS – Posted] WORRY. SO THE TOP THREE BILLS IS OUR NOVEMBER SCHOOL TAXES. 6.6 MILLION CHERRY BROOK DRIVE, ROADWORK TOP LINE CONSTRUCTION 189,000 MUNICIPAL MAINTENANCE COMPANY WAS 70,000 THAT'S FOR SEWER MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS. ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMITTEE. TO HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE SOME MOOT 2ND 2ND, PLEASE. MHM COMMITTEE PERSON TAUGHT YES. MANY PERSON, BARRY YES. DINNER YES, DEPUTY MAYOR SING. YES. MAYOR KENAN YES. ON TO COMMITTEE CORRESPONDENTS. [COMMITTEE CORRESPONDENCE] THERE WAS. A LETTER SENT REGARDING SIDEWALKS. BYE, MR PERA. DO YOU HAVE DO HAVE SOME FOLLOW UP ON THAT? SO ON NOVEMBER 1ST, THE MAYOR RECEIVED AN EMAIL FROM A NEIGHBOR ON IT IS SORRY. WHAT DOES THE STREET IT'S A BRONSON WAY? SEX AND WHITE IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD, AND SOME OF THE TREES HAVE BEEN GROWING OVER THE SIDEWALK, SO MAKING IT A LITTLE UNSAFE. TO WALK THE WALK. THERE WAS AN EXAMPLE OF PUSHING A STROLLER MIGHT BE CHALLENGING BECAUSE THERE'S OVERGROWN BUSHES PLANTS . I MEAN, PEOPLE ARE, YOU KNOW, NEED TO BE ABLE TO MAINTAIN THEIR LANDSCAPING THAT THEY PLANT THEIR SHRUBBERY THAT'S CONSUMING THE SIDEWALK AND MAKING IT CUMBERSOME TO WALK. SO WE DID HAVE OUR ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT DRIVE OUT THERE. ALL OF THE ISSUES THAT ARE HAPPENING OR NOT MUNICIPAL TREES OR EVEN WITHIN THE RIGHT OF THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY. SO THEY ARE ON PRIVATE PROPERTY AND EVEN D E P M SORRY. THE DPW, YOU KNOW, SAID IF FOR SOME OF THESE ISSUES EVEN IF WE TRIED TO HELP WHICH YOU KNOW ON PRIVATE PROPERTY. WE DON'T WE DON'T DO MAINTENANCE ON PRIVATE PROPERTY. THEIR EQUIPMENT WOULD NEED TO BE ON THE PERSON'S PRIVATE PROPERTY BECAUSE THE SHRUBS SOME OF THE EXAMPLES WERE, YOU KNOW PLANTINGS AROUND MAILBOXES THAT ARE OVERGROWN WITH ORNAMENTAL GRASSES AND SOME OF THE LARGER [01:05:01] TREES IN THIS PARTICULAR STREET IF YOU'VE SEEN TYPICALLY, THE ISSUES THAT WE HAVE WITH STREET TREES ARE THE SIDEWALK GETS PUSHED UP FROM THE ROOTS WHEN IT'S BETWEEN THE SIDEWALK IN THE ROAD. THIS NEIGHBORHOOD HAS THE TREES ON THE INTERIOR SIDE OF THE SIDEWALK, BUT THE BRANCHES ARE QUITE LARGE AND KIND OF GOING OVER THE SIDEWALK. SO BASICALLY WE, UH, THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, DPW AND POLICE ALL COORDINATED THE RESPONSE. SO UH, LIEUTENANT ROCK SAID OUR OFFICERS WILL BE CONTACTING THE RESIDENTS WITH COPIES OF THE ORDINANCE AND JUST GIVING THEM TIME TO COMPLY WITH THE ORDINANCE. SO THEY WILL PROBABLY FOLLOW UP IN ABOUT TWO WEEKS, BUT IT IS A PRIVATE PROPERTY ISSUE, BUT. THE TEAM WORKED TOGETHER TO TRY AND APPRECIATE THAT VERY MUCH, BUT IT'S IN THE EASEMENT. THAT WOULD BE. WOULD THAT BE THE MONTGOMERY ? WOULD IT BE OUR RESPONSIBILITY? NOT IN OUR AREA AT ALL? NO I MEAN THE ORNAMENTAL SHRUBS ARE IN THE JUST IN GENERAL, LIKE IF SOMETHING IS IN THE EASEMENT, NOT FOR THIS PARTICULAR ONE. IF IT'S IN PLANTING, SOMETHING IS PLANTED IN THE EASEMENT IS THAT THAT RESPONSIBILITY OR THE TOWNSHIP CAN COME IN AND DO IT AND DEAL WITH IT. NO IT IS IT THE PLANT IT IN THE IN THE STRIP BETWEEN THE SIDEWALK IN THE STREET IS NOT THE MUNICIPALITIES OBLIGATION TO MAINTAIN, EVEN IF IT'S A STREET TREE THAT WAS PLANTED BY THE SHADE TREE COMMITTEE. YES YES, HOWEVER YOU KNOW THERE ARE TIMES WHERE WE DO YOU KNOW, INTER INTERVENE, OKAY? THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING THAT ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU. NEW AND UNFINISHED BUSINESS. IS [NEW & UNFINISHED BUSINESS] THERE ANY ANYTHING ON IF I COULD ADD? YOU KNOW TOMORROW'S VETERAN'S DAY, BUT UNFORTUNATELY , THE WEATHER IS NOT GOING TO WORK WITH US. IT'S GOING TO BE RUNNING ALL AFTERNOON, SO DECISION WAS MADE TODAY TO CANCEL AH, OUR ANNUAL VETERANS STATE CEREMONY AND I REALLY FEEL BETTER BECAUSE A LOT OF LIKE HARD WORK HAS GONE IN, ESPECIALLY AT THE SCHOOLS TO BE READY FOR TOMORROW. HOWEVER WE'VE BEEN IN DISCUSSIONS WITH THE MAYOR AND THE TOWN ADMINISTRATOR TO FIND A WAY IN DECEMBER TO TRY TO RECOGNIZE SOME OF THE STUDENTS WHO DID SOME REALLY GREAT WORK. UM, SO THEY CAN BE RECOGNIZED AS WE'VE DONE WITH OTHER PARTICIPANTS SOMEWHERE TO COME. BUT YOU KNOW, ALTHOUGH WE DON'T HAVE THE CEREMONY TOMORROW. HOPEFULLY IF YOU ARE ABLE TO CONTACT A BETTER PLEASE, I WISH THEM A HAPPY VETERANS STATEMENT. THANK YOU. [ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORT] CONTACT VINCE FOR THAT. THANK YOU. THANKS. THE NEXT ITEM IS THE ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT. UM SO I'D LIKE TO JUST QUICKLY FOLLOW UP ON WITH SO MANY WONDERFUL COMMENTS FROM THE RESIDENTS LAST AND CONCERNS FROM THE RESIDENTS LAST MONTH, SO I WANTED TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE. THERE WAS A CONCERN ABOUT FLOOD DEBRIS IN PORTIONS OF ROCK, BROOKE. SO THE DPW DID GO OUT AND REMOVE UM, YOU KNOW THE DEBRIS THAT WAS THERE FROM THAT HAD BEEN THERE SINCE THE FLOOD, SO I THINK THAT THAT HAS BEEN RESOLVED. UM THERE WAS A QUESTION ABOUT THE BLASTING FROM THE IMPACT OF WE HAVE A QUARRY. UM THE GIBRALTAR ENQUIRIES OWNED BY THE SYLVIE COMPANY. SO STAFF DID MEET WITH THE UM, THE DIRECTOR OF REAL ESTATE AND ENVIRONMENT AND THAT'S JEFF LUCAS. SO I'M GOING TO GAVE OUT HIS CELL NUMBER BECAUSE, AS WE DID WITH SEAN ERLIN, HIS PREDECESSOR WHO WAS VERY RESPONSIVE TO RESIDENTS WHO HAD CONCERNS, JEFF IS THE SAME. HE'S HIS COUNT. HE'S THE NEW SHAWN SHAWN HAS HAS MOVED ON FROM THE COMPANY SO HIS NUMBER IS SIX. OH 935 TO 6655. HE WILL TAKE THE CALLS FROM THE RESIDENTS. HE VISITS PROPERTIES, SO HE REALLY WORKS WITH THEM. UM THERE'S NO CHANGE GOING ON IN THE QUARRY. THEIR OPERATION HAS REMAINED THE SAME. THEY HAVE OVERSIGHT FOR THE BLASTING. THERE'S AN OUTSIDE COMPANY THAT MEASURES THE VIBRATIONS. THOSE ARE REPORTS THAT ARE FILED WITH THE STATE. I'M NOT SURE IF THERE YOU'RE ABLE TO PULL THOSE OFF OF THE ONLINE BUT HE WAS GOING TO SEND US COPIES OF THOSE, UM THERE IS ACTUALLY A NEW SAFETY DIRECTOR WHO IS VERY INTERESTED IN CONNECTING WITH THE LOCAL SCHOOLS TO MEET WITH SCIENCE CLASSES. AH! WE LET'S SEE THEY. THEY VIBRATE. TECH IS THE THIRD PARTY ENGINEER THAT REPORTS TO THE STATE SO HE DID GO INTO SOME SCIENCE AREAS WHERE PRESSURE OVER AIR WITH CERTAIN CLOUD COVERS. YOU MAY FEEL THE VIBRATION, BUT THAT IT'S TECHNICALLY THE SAME SEISMIC ACTIVITY THAT HAS BEEN HAPPENING . SO UM HE WAS VERY, VERY OBVIOUSLY HOPEFUL KNOWLEDGE. WELL THAT'S HIS JOB TO RESPOND TO THE TO THE TOWNSHIP OR TWO RESIDENTS SO UM, THAT'S THE UPDATE ON THAT PHONE NUMBER AGAIN FOR RESIDENTS. SURE, IT'S [01:10:02] JEFF LUCAS. JEFF LUCAS NUMBER IS SIX. OH 9352 6655. THAT'S HIS CELL. SO UM, THE OTHER ANOTHER RESIDENT HAD A CONCERN THAT WE HAVE A CDB STORE IN TOWN NATIVE SUBIC ALS. IT'S BY HUAHUA. AND SO ON. FRIDAY NOVEMBER 4TH, OUR ZONING OFFICER WENT OUT WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO DO A SITE VISIT OF THE CBD STORE, NATIVE SUITABLE ALS. THEY SPOKE WITH THE STORE OWNER PHIL RUTTMAN. HE ADVISED THAT HE DOES HAVE ITEMS IN THE STORE WITH THC BUT IS FOLLOWING THE FEDERAL AND STATE LAWS, SO HE, THE OWNER INFORMED THAT HE'S COMPLYING WITH THE LESS THAN POINT 3% THC IN HIS PRODUCTS, WHICH IS THE FEDERAL LAW. UM HE DOES SELL ITEMS WITH LESS THAN THAT AND ALSO ITEMS WITHOUT THC. SO UM, AFTER THE SITE VISIT, THEY CONFIRMED AND WE ALSO CONFIRMED WITH LEGAL COUNSEL THAT THAT IS A LEGAL IT'S LEGAL TO SELL THOSE CBD PRODUCTS WITH LESS THAN 0.3% THC, OKAY? UH UM. SEXY THE COUNTY IS DOING A TRANCE, UPDATING THEIR TRANSPORTATION PLAN AND BEING THE SOUTHERNMOST TOWN IN SOMERSET COUNTY. YOU KNOW, WE DON'T ALWAYS GET CERTAIN THINGS FROM THE COUNTY BECAUSE WE'RE YOU KNOW, WAY DOWN SOUTH, SO IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE ENCOURAGE OUR RESIDENTS TO RESPOND TO THE SURVEY. BECAUSE IF WE DON'T TELL THEM WHAT WE NEED, THEN WE WON'T GET IT. SO THEY HAVE A LOT OF GREAT ONLINE PLATFORMS. WE ARE WORKING WITH OUR PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER TO FIGURE OUT THE BEST WAY TO REACH OUT AND REALLY DO KIND OF A FULL COURT PRESS, UM ON ON GETTING PEOPLE TO DO THAT , AND SO THAT'S ONGOING RIGHT NOW. THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD AND SO WE'RE GONNA, YOU KNOW REALLY AGGRESSIVELY ON THE WEBSITE. OUR WEBSITE WEBSITE IS GOING TO BE ON OUR WEBSITE THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA. AND ACTUALLY, ONE OF THE THINGS WE TALKED ABOUT. WE COULDN'T ORGANIZE IT FOR TONIGHT'S 100. PEOPLE AT OUR OUR COVID VACCINATION TONIGHT AND YOU KNOW DURING THAT 10 MINUTES YOU'RE WAITING TO MAKE SURE YOU'RE NOT GONNA HAVE A REACTION. YOU COULD HAVE FILLED OUT THAT TRANSPORTATION SERVICE WILL BE SET NEXT TIME. YES CAPTIVE AUDIENCE. WE'RE GOING TO GO OVER TO THE SENIOR CENTER AND USE IPADS TO HELP THEM, YOU KNOW, FILL IT OUT BECAUSE FOR THE COUNTY'S TRANSPORTATION. ONE ASPECT OF WHAT THEY HAVE IS SENIORS AND THEY HAVE VARIOUS OTHERS, BUT NONE REALLY COME TO MONTGOMERY WAS LIKE THE SCOOP THE CAT, THERE'S ALL SORTS OF THINGS. AND SO AN IDEA. I THINK I'D ASKED YOU TO HAVE SOMEBODY LOOK INTO WHAT ACTUALLY COMES HERE AND WHAT DOESN'T AND I THINK LAST TIME WE ALSO LOOK, THERE'S SERVICES THAT COME OUT OF MERCER TRANSPORTATION THAT HIT US BUT DON'T GO THROUGH THE WHOLE TOWN AND JUST KIND OF END, SO WE'RE KIND OF IN A I OASIS OF LACK OF PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION. SO PLEASE, EVERYONE. IT'S THESE ARE OUR TAX DOLLARS AT WORK. WE NEED THEM TO WORK HERE IN MONTGOMERY. SO EVERYONE PLEASE FILL IN AND IT MAY ALSO BE A COUNTY ROAD THAT YOU KNOW, THERE'S AN ISSUE WITH A BRIDGE LIKE IT'S NOT RELATED JUST TO PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION. THEIR TRANSPORTATION PLAN COVERS MANY ASPECTS, AND THERE'S AN INTERACTIVE MAP FEATURE. IN ADDITION TO THE SURVEY THAT YOU CAN USE THAT YOU COULD JUST TAP ON THE SECTION THAT YOU HAVE AN ISSUE WITH AND MAKE A COMMENT, SO IT'S REALLY USER FRIENDLY THERE, UM, GOING TO BE HOSTING DIFFERENT MEETINGS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY, SO I OFFERED MONTGOMERY TO HOST ONE THAT'S JUST GOING TO SAY IF THERE'S SOME WAY WE CAN MAKE SURE IS THIS SOMETHING THAT COULD BE DONE LIKE A BULLETIN WISE AND WE'RE GOING TO DO E BULLETIN SOCIAL MEDIA ALL OF THAT. OKAY, WONDERFUL. YOU. I DID HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE DPW ON THE ROCK BROOKE DEBRIS BECAUSE THERE IS THERE WAS DEBRIS. NOT NOT JUST THE WAS THAT STOMPS AND, UM OR WAS IT MOSTLY THE TRASH THAT WAS IN THERE FROM A DEBRIS DO NOW? I DIDN'T GET A FULL ACCOUNTING OF ONE OF THE ISSUES BECAUSE I HAD SOME OTHER PEOPLE REACHING OUT TO SAY NOW, CAN THEY RESTORE THE RISK? PEOPLE IN THAT AREA? ASKED ABOUT ACTUALLY RESTORING THE ROCK ROCK, BROOKE. SO MAYBE WE CAN TALK TO MARK. I DON'T THINK WE CAN BECAUSE IT'S THIS IS A CATEGORY. CERTAIN LOOK INTO THAT RESTORING STABILIZING IF YOU GO TO THE ROCK BOOK THIS AFTER IDA MEAN THERE'S HUGE, LIKE TREES SITTING RIGHT ON THE EDGE OF A BIG BERM AND PEOPLE THAT ARE LIVING THERE WANT YOU KNOW ONE OF THE ROCKS TO BE MOVED, BUT I'M NOT SURE WE CAN DO ANY OF THAT. BECAUSE OF THAT, BUT I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHAT WE CAN DO IT OR WHAT CAN BE DONE. I KNOW THAT OUR TOWNSHIP ENGINEER HAS BEEN LOOKING AT THAT. AND I BELIEVE TALKING WITH THE STATE ABOUT THAT, YOU KNOW, TO IMPROVE THE FLOOD CAPACITY, YOU KNOW THE CAPACITY. CITY OF THE STREAM ITSELF. SO I CAN GET MORE MINUTES. GREAT MAYBE YOU CAN COME IN. AND IF IT'S OF INTEREST [01:15:01] , YES, COMING IN TALKING ABOUT THESE THINGS GREAT. UM THAT'S THAT'S ABOUT IT. WE'VE MOVED ALL THE CONTAINER FACILITY REQUESTS FROM THE CLERK'S OFFICE TO DPW SO WELL, WE'RE UPDATING THE WEBSITE, AND WE'RE ACTUALLY LOOKING AT A PROGRAM THAT WILL HANDLE BOTH THE PAYMENT AND THE SCHEDULING LIKE A ONE STOP SHOPPING FOR RESIDENTS. THAT'S GREAT. UM YEAH. DONNA AND ART HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THAT SO YEAH, VERY HAPPY. THAT'S GREAT, TRYING TO MAKE IT MORE CONVENIENT FOR THE RESIDENTS. THAT'S IT. OKAY SO IN OUR UPCOMING MEETINGS, DONNA, THERE ARE DECEMBER 1ST IS OUR WOULD BE OUR NEXT MEETING. WE WILL NOT BE MEETING ANYTIME BEFORE THAT. YEP 1ST DECEMBER FIRST OKAY? IN DECEMBER. DID YOU SAY THAT'S OUR FIRST AND LAST PERSONALIZED ONE MORE AFTER THAT, BUT THIS IS THE ARTS ARE NEXT. YES, I THINK SO. I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER MEETINGS [13. RESOLUTION TO CLOSE MEETING TO THE PUBLIC] IN NOVEMBER. AND THE NEXT ITEM IS A RESOLUTION TO CLOSE THE MEETING TO THE PUBLIC WAS THERE. YES I HAD ASKED A COUNCIL IF I COULD ADD AN ITEM TO THE CLOSED SESSION REGARDING LITIGATION THAT HAD BEEN TAKING PLACE THAT WE HAVE WANT TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON AND THE ANSWER IS YES. SO WE JUST ADDED A LITIGATION UPDATE. OKAY, THANKS. SO BE IT RESOLVED BY THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE OF THE MANGA TOWNSHIP , MONTGOMERY, SOMERSET COUNTY IS FOLLOWS THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE WILL CONVENE IN CLOSED SESSION THAT WILL BE LIMITED ONLY TO CONSIDERATION OF ITEMS WITH RESPECT TO WHICH THE PUBLIC MAY BE EXCLUDED PURSUANT TO SECTION SEVEN B OF THE OPEN PUBLIC MEETINGS ACT THE GENERAL NATURE OF THE SUBJECTS TO BE DISCUSSED IN THIS SESSION AS FOLLOWS THIS LITIGATION UPDATE ADVICE OF COUNSEL WITH REGARDS TO THE MUNICIPAL BUILDING AND ADVICE OF COUNSEL WITH REGARDS TO POSSIBLE CONDEMNATION IS UNKNOWN. PRECISELY WHEN THE MATTER DISCUSSED IN THIS SESSION WILL BE DISCLOSED TO THE PUBLIC. DO I HAVE A MOTION MOVED SECOND.ION?. [13-1. MOTION TO REOPEN THE MEETING TO THE PUBLIC] AND NOW I HAVE A MOTION TO REOPEN THE MEETING TO THE PUBLIC. MOVED. SECOND ALL IN FAVOR. SINCE THERE'S NO PUBLIC HERE, DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? SOME * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.