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          ALL SET. GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE . TONIGHT IS DECEMBER 1ST 2022. THIS IS THE MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE MEETING AND THE TIME IS SEVEN P.M. IT IS THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE'S INTENTION TO INCLUDE THIS MEETING NO LATER THAN 11. PM ROLL CALL, PLEASE. MAYOR KEENAN HERE, DEPUTY MAYOR SING HERE. COMMITTEE PERSON BARICAN HERE COMMITTEE PERSON, TODD. UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE OPEN PUBLIC MEETINGS ACT NOTICE OF THE TIME AND PLACE OF THIS MEETING HAS BEEN POSTED AND SENT TO THE OFFICIALLY DESIGNATED NEWSPAPERS AND NOW WILL RISE AND SALUTE THE FLAG. LIKE THE REGIONS TO THE GUYS. TO THE SELF. ASIAN UNDER. LIBERTY AND JUSTICE. WHAT AN AWESOME AWESOME CROWD THAT'S NICE TO SEE EVERYONE HERE THIS EVENING. WE MOVE THINGS AROUND ON THE AGENDA 
          [1. VETERANS DAY CEREMONY]
AND WE'RE GOING TO START WITH THE VETERANS DAY CEREMONY. SO I'M GOING TO KICK IT OVER TO YOU AND DEMETRIA ARE CHAIRWOMAN FOR THE MONTGOMERY VETERANS MEMORIAL COMMITTEE WILL SAY SOME FEW WORDS. GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY AND WELCOME. MY NAME IS DIMITRA CHARACTERS. I'M THE CHAIR PERSON FOR THE VETERANS MEMORIAL COMMITTEE. I'M ALSO A VETERAN. UM UNFORTUNATELY THIS YEAR WE HAD TO CANCEL OUR VETERANS THIS YEAR MORNING DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER IN THE FUTURE WILL BE PLANNING CONTINGENCIES, WHICH IS SOMETHING THE MILITARY DOES. WELL UM, BUT SO IN IN LIEU OF THAT CEREMONY, WE WANTED TO RECOGNIZE THE EFFORTS OF THE LMS FIFTH GRADERS WHO UM, WHO WERE ASKED TO WRITE LETTERS TO FELLOW VETERANS AND WHAT WE DO IS THE COMMITTEE READS THESE LETTERS. 
          WE ACTUALLY ENGAGE THIS STUDENTS EARLY ON IN THE SCHOOL YEAR ABOUT THE INITIATIVE IN THE EFFORT. UM WE WENT TO THE SCHOOL THERE THAT SOME COMMITTEE MEMBERS. THEN WE TALKED TO ALL THE STUDENTS AND WE HAD SOME INTERESTING DIALOGUE AND FEEDBACK WITH HIM ABOUT WHAT VETERANS DAY MEANS TO THEM. AND AS A RESULT OF THAT THEY WERE THEY WROTE LETTERS AND THEY SUBMITTED THEM AND THE OUR COMMITTEE SELECTED THE LETTERS THAT WOULD TYPICALLY BE READ AT THE CEREMONY AT THE MEMORIAL SITE. SO UM, WE'RE INVITING THE STUDENTS TODAY TO READ THOSE LETTERS. AND WITHOUT FURTHER ADO , I'D LIKE TO TURN IT OVER TO LISA ROMANO, THE VICE PRESIDENT PRINCIPLE OF LMS TO INTRODUCE EACH STUDENT. THANK YOU. OKAY YEAR AFTER YEAR. LOWER MIDDLE SCHOOL IS SO HONORED TO BE ABLE TO TAKE PART IN OUR TOWNS VETERANS DAY CELEBRATION AND YEAR AFTER YEAR WHEN OUR STUDENTS SHARE WHAT VETERANS DAY MEANS TO THEM. OUR LMS LEARNING COMMUNITY IS IMPRESSED AND PROUD OF OUR STUDENTS ABILITY TO CAPTURE THE COURAGE, THE COMMITMENT, THE SACRIFICE AND SERVICE THAT DEFINES YOU, OUR BELOVED VETERANS WHO ARE HERE THIS EVENING AND THIS YEAR IN LIGHT OF THE INCLEMENT WEATHER AND THE CANCELATION. WE ARE JUST SO GRATEFUL TO OUR TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE TO OUR VETERANS COMMITTEE FOR WORKING SO HARD TO CREATE A STAGE FOR OUR STUDENTS TO BE ABLE TO SHARE THEIR LETTERS THIS EVENING. SO IT IS MY GREAT WITH GREAT PRIDE THIS EVENING THAT I PRESENT TO YOU THIS STRONG AND POWERFUL WORDS OF ALAM S FIFTH GRADERS, AND WE'RE GONNA BEGIN WITH OUR ANNEKE READ, LINGER. COME ON UP. 
          PRESIDENT VETERANS FOR THE VETERANS THAT STAND TODAY. VETERANS THAT PASSED AWAY I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU AND HELP YOU ARE OKAY FOR IF IT WERE NOT FOR YOU, WE SIMPLY WOULD NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO. SO KEEP THIS POEM AT YOUR HEART. EVEN IF YOUR FAMILY YOU ARE APART. REMEMBER THAT YOU'VE GONE SO FAR. INTEREST TOWN IMPORTANT. YOU REALLY ARE. BEAUTIFULLY DONE AND MEMORIZED. 
          BEAUTIFUL JOB NEXT UP, ARI GUPTA. VETERANS YOU INSPIRE THE NEXT GENERATIONS WHO WILL STRIVE TO BECOME A GREAT PERSON THAT WOULD SERVE THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. WITH DIGNITY AND 
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RESPECT. WE ALL REMEMBER THE SACRIFICES YOU HAVE MADE AND WILL CONTINUE TO REMEMBER THOSE THAT COME FOR ALL THESE THINGS YOU HAVE DONE FOR US. AT LEAST WE CAN DO IS TILL SALUTE YOU AND YOUR DEDICATION TO THIS JOB THAT YOU ARE UPHOLDING SO GREATLY. WE WILL BE THERE FOR YOU. AS YOU HAVE BEEN FOR US. HERE'S A POEM FROM ME GROUP TO YOU. WHEN I WAKE UP IN THE MORNING, I LOOK OUT INTO THE SUN. THINKING OF ALL THE LIFE LOST FOR A WAR. WE HAVE ONE WHO ARE THOSE PEOPLE WHO WENT THROUGH THAT HUGE FIGHT JUST SO WE COULD SLEEP THROUGH THE NIGHT? WHO ARE THOSE PEOPLE WHO LEFT THEIR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS WITH TEARS JUST SO WE COULD LIVE A LIFE WITH NO FEARS . THEY ARE VETERANS, I SAY TO MYSELF WITH THE SMILE ON MY FACE . THE PEOPLE WHO FOUGHT A WAR WITH THE TYPE OF COURAGE NO ONE COULD REPLACE. AS I GET READY FOR MY FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL, I CONTINUE TO THINK ABOUT THE SACRIFICES THEY MADE IN THE LONG DUEL. BUT AS I WALKED OUT MY HOUSE DOOR AND INTO THE BLAZING LIGHT, I COULDN'T HELP BUT THINK SOMETHING WASN'T RIGHT. THEN AS THOUGH MY LIMBS HAVE MINDS OF THEIR OWN EXPECT TO WEAR MY MOTHER WAS SITTING ALONE. TOUR SURPRISE. I GAVE HER A TIGHT HUG AND A KISS BEFORE HEADING OUT ONCE AGAIN, KNOWING WHAT THE VETERANS HAD MISSED. THE MOMENT THAT THEY GAVE FOR A KID LIKE ME A SACRIFICE. THAT IS NOW CLEAR TO SEE AS I HOPPED ONTO THAT SCHOOL BUS WITH A LITTLE WELCOME SIGN. I FELT HAPPY THAT WE WERE ALL FINE. I COULD STICK MY HEAD OUT THE WINDOW AND FEEL THE COOL BREEZE WHILE A BRAVE VETERAN HAD TO TRUDGE THROUGH THE SNOW TRYING NOT TO FREEZE WHEN I GOT OFF THE BUS, I STARTED MY SCHOOL DAY THINKING ABOUT THE VETERANS IN EVERY WAY. I DON'T KNOW HOW, BUT THE CLASSES WENT BY SO FAST EXCEPT FOR THE ASSIGNMENT THAT SENT ME AGHAST. BUT I REALIZED THAT I WAS BEING SILLY AS I'VE READ THE HEADLINE WHO YEARS BACKED AND THAT I HAD KEPT THINKING TOO MUCH ONLINE AND OFFLINE ABOUT THE SUBJECT. FINALLY AS I FINISHED MY LONG RESPONSE AND WENT TO BED, I HAD MY ANSWER AND SIGNED MY HEAD. THANK YOU. VETERANS FOR BEING SO BRAVE AND TRUE. WE WILL ALL RESPECT AND ALWAYS ON ARE YOU THANK YOU. NEXT UP. WE HAVE MADE QUINN AND ADDISON OLD SICK OR ACTUALLY WEARING PARTS OF UNIFORMS FROM THEIR VETERAN FAMILY MEMBERS. COME ON. NICE. 
          THANK YOU. VETERANS TO THE VETERANS. WE THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU HAVE DONE FOR OUR COUNTRY, NOT JUST PROTECTING US, BUT PUTTING YOUR LIVES AT RISK. YOU ARE TRULY THE BEST SUPERHEROES EVER. WE WILL ALWAYS BE IN DEBT. TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY FOR ALL THAT YOU'VE GIVEN TO THE COUNTRY. WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. VETERANS WE THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK AND SUPPORT FOR SERVING OUR COUNTRY AND ALL THE HARD WORK AND SACRIFICES YOU HAVE MADE FOR US. YOU BUILD OUR COUNTRY AND PUT ALL THE PIECES TOGETHER AND PUT EVERY INTERVIEW SHOW INTO PROTECTING US. YOU GUYS ARE THE GREATEST SUPERHEROES OF ALL TIME. ONCE AGAIN, WE THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK AND ALL THE RISKS TAKEN. MY GRANDPA SERVED AS A SERGEANT IN THE U. S ARMY IN THE 100. 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISIONS SPECIALIZING IN AIR ASSAULT OPERATIONS IN VIETNAM. WE ALSO LED HIS PLATOON BEHIND ENEMY LINES AND ENGAGED IN GROUND COMBAT. DURING HIS TIME IN VIETNAM. HE WAS AWARDED SEVERAL MEDALS, INCLUDING A BRONZE STAR . THE BRANCH STAR MEDAL IS AWARDED TO MEMBERS OF THE U. S ARMED FORCES FOR HEROISM ON THE BATTLEFIELD. HERE'S 12 BRONZE STAR MEADOWS AND HE HAS 11 AIR MEDAL. MY GRANDPA IS MY HERO BY ADDISON. DEAR VETERANS. THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR SERVICES, YOUR BRAVERY, SACRIFICE AND STRENGTH ARE OFF THE CHARTS. MY GRANDPA'S UNCLES FOUGHT IN WORLD WAR TWO. TWO OF HIS UNCLES FOUGHT IN THE PACIFIC THEATER AGAINST JAPAN, THE OTHERS HE FOUGHT IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER, THE FIRST TWO UNCLES WHEN WAS ON A SHIP ON HIS WAY TO INVADE. JAPAN BUT SHIP ARRIVED AFTER THE ATOMIC BOMB WAS SENT. THE OTHER UNCLE WAS IN THE CONSTRUCTION BATTALION AND BUILT AIRPLANE RUNWAYS FOR OUR PLANES TO LAND. THREE UNCLES THAT WERE IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER. ONE WAS IN THE 
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INVASION OF NORMANDY AND THE OTHER AND THE OTHER TWO FOUGHT ADOLF HITLER IN GERMANY AND FRANCE. THEY ALL RETURN SAFELY, EVEN THOUGH SOME WERE WOUNDED. MY GREAT GREAT GRANDMOTHER, ROSA FIERRO. WHO CAME FROM ITALY WAS A SILVER STAR MOTHER, WHICH MEANS SHE HAD THREE OF HER SONS FIGHTING FOR AMERICAN FREEDOM ONCE AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATRIOTISM AND ALL OF YOUR DEDICATION. THANK YOU VETERANS. ME AND EDDIE. THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR STORIES WITH US. IF YOU HAVE TO GO NOW, WE UNDERSTAND BECAUSE YOU HAVE ANOTHER COMMITMENT. AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR MAKING SURE THAT YOU WERE HERE THIS EVENING. OKAY? NEXT UP. WE HAVE EMILIA PONTE TORERO. COME ON UP A MINUTE. DO YOU BETTER? TODAY WE CELEBRATE YOU. FIRST AND FOREMOST, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU HAVE DONE TO KEEP OUR COUNTRY SAFE. WE ARE SO FORTUNATE TO LIVE IN A FREE COUNTRY. IN SCHOOL. WE LEARNED ABOUT FAMOUS HERE. IT'S LIKE MARTIN LUTHER KING AND RUTH BETTER, GINSBURG. I'M GRATEFUL THAT WE ARE ALSO TALKING ABOUT THE UNSUNG HEROES LIKE YOURSELF AND YOUR FELLOW VETERANS. YOU HAVE FOUGHT BATTLES TO BRING PEACE AND EQUALITY. BECAUSE OF THIS, I'M ABLE TO FREELY LEARN ABOUT THESE THINGS IN SCHOOL AND MY FRIENDS BECAUSE OF YOUR SACRIFICES FOR THIS, I THANK YOU. DESPITE LESSONS WE'VE LEARNED FROM HISTORY, IT SEEMS THAT WILL ALWAYS BE THOSE WHO FOSTER. HEY, QUOTE FROM THE BOOK ROLL OF THUNDER HERE. MY PRIDE RESONATED WITH ME. IT GOES. IF YOU FEEL THE WORLD WITH LOVE. 
          THERE WILL BE NO ROOM FOR HATE. IF YOU FILL THE WORLD WITH HATE, BE NO IN FOR LOVE. THERE'S BEAUTIFUL AND WONDERFUL WORLD WILL BE A MUCH BETTER PLACE WILL BE FILLING WITH LOVE. WITH LOVE . THERE WILL BE NO WARS THAT CAUSED DEATH AND DESTRUCTION. WITHOUT HATE PEOPLE LIKE YOU WHO SAY RIGHT COUNTRY BUT NO LONGER HAVE TO LEAVE THEIR HOMES AND FAMILIES TO RISK THEIR LIVES AND FIGHT. TERRIBLE WARS. I ADMIRE YOUR COURAGE AND SELFLESSNESS AND HOPE THAT YOU STAY SAFE. ON THIS VETERANS DAY THAT YOUR HEARTBEAT FULL FROM THE MANY. THANK YOU'S THAT YOU'LL RECEIVE AND MAKE YOU FEEL HOW MUCH YOU ARE APPRECIATED. I HOPE YOU KNOW HOW BIGGER IMPACT IS TO PEOPLE YOU'VE NEVER MET, EVEN TO KIDS LIKE ME. ENJOY OUR MERICAN FREEDOMS, LIKE BEING ABLE TO GO TO SCHOOL BOOKS ENJOY HAVE FUN WITH FRIENDS AND EX SPECIAL THOUGHTS FREELY. THANK YOU AND HAPPY THAT EARNEST AND. THANK YOU FOR YOUR BEAUTIFUL WORDS. THANK YOU. NEXT UP. WE HAVE D M. 
          MANGAN AND CLEMENTINA PONG. THIS IS ALL THE VETERANS OUT THERE. WE CAN'T PUT IT INTO WORDS FOR HOW THANKFUL WE ARE FOR YOUR SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY. OUR COMMUNITY THINKS AND HONORS YOU . THE PATTERN THAT YOU HAVE FOR OUR COUNTRY IS MORE THAN WE COULD EVER SAY COUNTRY WOULD NOT BE THE SAME WITHOUT YOU. YOU MADE IT A BETTER SAFE AND WELCOMING PLACE. THE ONES THAT YOU BOARD AND THE LIVES THAT YOU SAVED. MAKE US A NATION WHO WE ARE TODAY. OUR LIVES WOULDN'T BE THE SAME WITHOUT YOU TO US. VETERANS DAY MEANS BEING THANKFUL AND CELEBRATING ALL OF OUR PAST SAVIORS OF THE UNITED STATES, THE WEATHER YOU SACRIFICE YOUR LIVES TO SERVE. 
          OUR COUNTRY IS AN HONOR THAT WE STRIVE TO HAVE ONE DAY WE ADMIRE HOW YOU FEEL WHEN IT'S YOUR CALL TO DUTY WHEN A WAR BREAKS OUT TO HELP THE PEOPLE THAT ARE IN DANGER FROM IT. AND SALUTE YOU SINCERELY MAKING. WELL DONE. DEON CLEMENTINE MARINA DE ANDRADE, YOU'RE UP. DO BETTER. I WOULD LIKE TO START THIS LETTER BY SAYING THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU'VE DONE FOR US. YOU ARE SO BRAVE. I CAN'T EVEN GO ON A ROLLER COASTER WITHOUT MY DEATH. YOU INSPIRE ME AND I WANT TO BE LIKE YOU WHEN I GROW UP. IF THIS LETTER DOESN'T GET CHOSEN, I'M GLAD THAT AT LEAST SOMEONE READ IT AND FELT HAPPY. YOU HAVE RISKED YOUR LIVES WORKING, AND I'M GRATEFUL FOR THAT. YOU ARE HARD WORKING, AND YOU ARE ALWAYS THERE TO HELP. I LOVE VETERANS DAY BECAUSE I ALWAYS THINK ABOUT HOW IT WOULD BE LIKE IF I WAS A VETERAN. VETERANS ARE THE BEST ROLE MODELS FOR EVERYONE, BIG AND SMALL, ESPECIALLY YOU. YOU RISK YOUR LIFE AND YOU ARE THE BEST. EVEN IF YOU DO SMALL THINGS. YOU'RE A FIGHTER UNTIL THE END, NO MATTER WHAT I BELIEVE IN YOU, YOU SACRIFICE YOUR COZY LITTLE HOME AND EVERYTHING ELSE TO HELP US AND I APPRECIATE THAT. I'M GLAD THEY 
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MADE A HOLIDAY FOR YOU. BECAUSE IF THEY DIDN'T YOU HONESTLY PROBABLY WOULDN'T BE READING THIS LETTER RIGHT NOW. I WILL NEVER FORGET ABOUT VETERANS DAY AND I WILL WORK HARD TO BE LIKE YOU SOMEDAY. I USED TO NOT KNOW OF VETERANS DAY WAS, BUT NOW I UNDERSTAND WHY IT'S SO IMPORTANT. YOU LEFT YOUR FAMILY TO HELP THE WHOLE COUNTRY. I KNOW IT MUST BE HARD BECAUSE I CAN'T IMAGINE BEING WITHOUT MY FAMILY FOR ONE DAY, LET ALONE YEARS YOU ARE WORKING EACH DAY AND YOU ARE SAVING LIVES EVERY DAY. YOU ARE THE BRAVEST PERSON I'VE EVER TALKED TO YOU AND YOU ALWAYS WILL BE WHEN I GROW UP AND HOPEFULLY BECOME A VETERAN. I WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT YOU INSPIRED ME. YOU ALL ARE THE BEST VETERANS EVER. THANK YOU FOR ALWAYS BEING THERE TO HELP US SINCERELY, MARINA DE ANDRADE. THANKS FOR SHARING SO MANY OF YOUR DREAMS AND HOW YOU REALLY FEEL ABOUT THINGS. THANK YOU. OKAY NEXT UP. WE HAVE EMERY KLEIN AND UM MANA GREENWELL. 
          COME ON. I'M SORRY. DO YOU ALL VETERANS? A LETTER TO SAY THANK YOU. HI MY NAME IS EMILY. MY NAME IS FIRST OF ALL WE JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE WILLING WRITING LETTERS TO WIN THE CONTEST. WE WOULD, BUT WE DON'T CARE ABOUT WHAT IN THE CONTEST AT ALL. WE JUST WANT TO SHOW YOU HOW MUCH WE APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE DONE FOR OUR COUNTRY. YOU HAVE SHOWN YOUR BRAVERY JUST WOULD HAPPEN TO US. NOW BECAUSE OF YOU OUT THERE LIVING OUR LIVES FOR YOU CAN'T IMAGINE THE PAIN AND SUFFERING. SOME OF YOU MIGHT NOT EVER BE THE SAME. AND WE JUST WANT TO LET YOU KNOW. EVERYTHING YOU WENT THROUGH. WE APPRECIATE AND WE LOVE YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE. THIS LETTER IS TO SHOW YOU THAT IT WAS WORTH IT AND EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE DONE TO ATTRACT US HAS HELPED US GROW AND LIVE OUR LIVES. WE JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. WITHOUT YOU. NONE OF THIS WOULD BE POSSIBLE. WE WOULDN'T BE WRITING THIS DARK. SO THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING. YOU'VE DONE ALL THE SACRIFICES YOU MADE THE TRAGEDY. YOU WENT THROUGH EVERYTHING. SO I CONCLUSION. WE JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR HARD WORK. WE HOPE I RING THE SLAUGHTER. YOU KNOW HOW MUCH EVERYONE IN THIS WORLD I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE TO SERVE OUR COUNTRY. BECAUSE OF YOU WERE FREE PEOPLE. SO WE JUST. SO WE KNOW WE'VE SAID IT A LOT. BUT WE WILL SAY ONE MORE TIME. THANK YOU FROM EVERYONE EVERYWHERE. WE WISH YOU WERE HAPPY AND INSTEAD LOVE EMILY INEPT. NET MEMORY. THANKS FOR SHARING SO MUCH OF YOUR HEARTFELT GRATITUDE, OKAY? AND FINALLY WE HAVE A LITTLE SKIT FOR YOU. AND IT'S GOING TO BE CHARLIE ROSCOE AND GABRIEL COMMON ERI WHO ARE GOING TO PERFORM FOR YOU. COME ON UP. 
          CHAR CHAR. DO YOU KNOW WHY YOU'RE HERE TODAY? HUH? ME? YES YOU YOU FAILED THE TEST ABOUT VETERANS DAY, SO WE HAVE TO GO OVER THE TOPIC. I'M HERE TODAY TO LEARN, YOU KNOW, LIKE WE DO EVERY DAY. NO, THAT'S NOT WHAT WE'LL BE LEARNING ABOUT TODAY. WE'RE LEARNING ABOUT VETERANS DAY. I KNOW ANIMALS LIKE HOW YOU SAY THAT'S SO MUCH SOMEONE WHO COULD HELP AN ANIMAL. HEY DON'T BE LIKE THAT. THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT HOLIDAY. VETERANS RISKED THEIR LIVES TO GIVE AMERICA INDEPENDENCE. YOU GOT ME EXCITED. NOW NOW CHARGE CHARGE. THE VETERANS HAVE GONE THROUGH A LOT OF TOUGH EXPERIENCES, ALL FOR US. YOU SHOULD BE THANKING THEM, NOT FIDGETING WITH YOUR PENCIL PENCIL. THANK YOU. THEN YOU'VE GOT IT. THAT'S NOT ALL THAT THIS IS ABOUT. GO ON. THE VETERANS DESERVE THE BIG SEX FOR SERVING OUR COUNTRY TO ITS FREEDOM. WE DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW OF WHAT THEY HAD GONE THROUGH, OR HOW LONG DID THEY WERE APART FROM THEIR FAMILIES? THE VETERANS DON'T KNOW ALL OF US YET THIS YET THEY STILL FOUGHT FOR US. NOT EVEN THINKING ABOUT IT TWICE. THAT'S WHY TODAY WILL BE MAKING CARDS FOR THEM. I WANT YOU TO INCLUDE SOME THINGS THAT YOU'VE LEARNED ABOUT TODAY IN YOUR CARD. MAKE SURE THAT YOU SAY THANK YOU AT THE END. HMM THAT WAS NEW INFORMATION, AND I WOULD HAVE NEVER THOUGHT IT WAS ABOUT THAT. IT'S GOOD TO KNOW I REALLY FEEL TERRIBLE FOR ALL THE MEETINGS. I'VE SAID ABOUT THE VETERANS WHO HAVE HELPED US I WOULD LOVE TO MAKE A CARD FOR THE VETERANS. THANK YOU MISS COMING HERE FOR ALL OF THE 
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HELPFUL INFORMATION AND TELL ME ABOUT THIS WHOLE I'M REALLY GLAD THAT YOU'VE TAKEN THIS LESSON TO HEART. YOU MAY BEGIN WITH THE CARDS EVEN MAKE ONE MYSELF. OKAY TIME'S UP. LET'S SHARE OUR AWESOME CARDS. I'LL START DEAR VETERANS. I KNOW THAT KNOWING YOU WOULD BE AN HONOR, BUT NO ONE WOULD EVER ACTUALLY KNOW WHAT YOU'VE BEEN THROUGH. I JUST WANT TO SAY THANKS FOR ALL THE SACRIFICES THAT YOU'VE MADE TO GIVE AMERICA ITS FREEDOM AND INDEPENDENCE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. 
          GABRIELLE, COME NEAR. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SACRIFICE, YOUR BRAVERY AND ALL YOU JUST THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. THANK YOU TO ALL THE VETERANS WHO HAVE SERVED IN OUR COUNTRY WITH BRAVERY AND PERSEVERANCE. WE ALL APPRECIATE YOUR SACRIFICE AND PATIENCE. 
          SINCERELY GRATEFUL FOR YOUR SERVICE. EVERYONE HAS THEIR FREEDOMS BECAUSE OF YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO FOR US FROM CHARLIE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE VETERANS. 
          GABRIELLE AND CHARLIE. THANK YOU FOR NOT ONLY READING YOUR LETTERS, BUT HAVING THE COURAGE TO ACT LMS. THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR GRATITUDE TO OUR VETERANS AND THANK YOU FOR MAKING LMS PROUD. I'D LIKE TO ASK ALL THE STUDENTS TO STAND UP. AND MOVE FORWARD. COME UP CLOSE. TURN AROUND. LET'S GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE. EVERYBODY. 
          SO HANG TIGHT STUDENTS. UM ONE THING THAT WE'VE ADOPTED AS A TRADITION DURING OUR CEREMONY, IS WE PRESENT EACH STUDENT WITH A UNIT PATCH THAT WAS WORN THAT TYPICALLY WORN BY SERVICE MEMBERS TO REPRESENT THE UNIT THAT THEY'RE SERVING AT THE TIME. AND THE ONE THAT WE'RE PRESENTING THIS YEAR IS GOING TO THE VINCE BERGEN, WHO IS ALSO A TON SHIP COMMITTEE MEMBER AND A VETERAN, UM, WILL BE GIVING YOU A LITTLE HISTORY ABOUT THE UNIT PATCH THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE PRESENTING TO THE STUDENTS. THANK YOU TO MAKE SURE A AND, UH YOU KNOW, AGAIN, NO WONDERFUL RUN. APPLAUSE FOR THESE KIDS. IT JUST GETS SO EXCITED WHEN I WHEN I SEE THEM. THIS UH, YOU KNOW NOTHING AGAINST THE HUNTER FIRST OR ANY OTHER UNITS, BUT THIS ONE IS VERY DEAR TO MY HEART IS THE IT'S THE ONE 73RD AIRBORNE BRIGADE. IT'S THE UNIT THAT I SERVED WITH IN THE ARMY AND I DEPLOYED TO OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM AND COMBAT OPERATIONS WITH AND A LITTLE BIT OF THE BACKGROUND. UM FIRST OF ALL, I THINK IT'S A BEAUTIFUL PATCH, YOU KNOW, SO THE SYMBOLISM OF THE WING AND THE BAND THAT IS HOW THE UNIT DEPLOYS THE BATTLE, SO IT'S THROUGH THE AIR THROUGH THE AIRBORNE AND BEING THAT REFLECTS THE MISSION OF IT IS TO HAVE VICTORY. IN COMBAT. UM AND MANY UNITS GET TO WHERE AN AIRBORNE ABOVE THEIR PATCH, WHICH REFLECTS THAT THEY ARE AIRBORNE, QUALIFIED AND ARE ABLE TO ENTER COMBAT, YOU KNOW, THREE YEARS THROUGH HELICOPTER OR YOU JUMPING OUT OF AIRPLANES, WHICH I DID 26 TIMES, BUT IT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE REALLY LOVE ABOUT THE CEREMONY TO BE ABLE TO RECOGNIZE ALL THE CHILDREN AND GIVE YOU SOMETHING FROM US, UH, YOU KNOW, TO REALLY REFLECT ARE CREDITED FOR ALL THE HARD WORK YOU DID. SO, UM, LET'S START FROM THERE SO YOU. DO YOU WANNA COME HERE? SO REALLY THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL OF YOU ARE GRATEFUL JOB, AND THERE'S SO MANY STUDENTS WHO YOU KNOW, WE WENT THROUGH AND LOOKED AT ALL THEIR, UH, THEIR SUBMISSIONS AND WE COULDN'T HAVE EVERYONE HERE. BUT THE WHOLE FIFTH GRADE. JUST DID A WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL JOB THIS YEAR, SO. WHILE WE'RE DOING THIS ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT A COUPLE OF PEOPLE FIRST LISA ROMANO, THANK YOU FOR BEING SUCH A WONDERFUL PARTNER, UM AND ALLOWING US TO ALSO GET A LITTLE BIT MORE ENGAGED IN THE IN THE SCHOOLROOM THIS YEAR WHERE DMITRY AND I ACTUALLY CAME TO THE FIFTH GRADERS DURING LUNCHTIME AND ACTUALLY GETTING A LOT OF CHANCES TO TALK AND ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT IT WAS LIKE TO BE A VETERANS, AND I WOULD MS SAILING INCREDIBLE QUESTIONS. REALLY HEARTFELT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT. TO WANNA RECOGNIZE IF ANYONE IN THE ROOM FOR ALL THE MEMBERS OF THE MONTGOMERY VETERANS MORAL COMMITTEE AND ANY OTHER VETERANS TO PLEASE STAND UP AND BE RECOGNIZED FOR ALL THE HARD WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE THIS YEAR TO GET US TO THIS POINT. SO THESE ARE PEOPLE WHO ARE, YOU KNOW, PAYING ALL THEIR VOLUNTEER TIME FOR MAKING THIS HAPPEN. IF I DO 
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WANT TO THANK THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE WHEN UNFORTUNATELY THE WEATHER DIDN'T REALLY HELP US OUT. UM IT WAS NO QUESTION THAT WE'RE GONNA DO THIS IMMEDIATELY AND GIVE EVERYONE AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO ALL THIS GREAT AND TO SHARE THIS WITH THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY AND FINALLY WANT TO THANK ALL THE PARENTS. I'M SURE IS A LOT OF WORK GOING BEHIND THE SCENES WORKING WITH YOUR STUDENT WITH YOUR CHILDREN. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BEING ENGAGED IN THIS PROCESS. AND I THINK THE OUTPUT WHERE YOUR CHILDREN HAVE DONE IS A HUGE REFLECTION OF ALL YOUR EFFORTS. 
          SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND YOU WANT TO RECOGNIZE DEMETRIA, WHO'S ANNOUNCED STANDING CHAIRWOMAN FOR OUR LET ME SEE IS THE BACKBONE OF EVERY INTERVIEW AND THE WAY EVERY YEAR TO REALLY ENHANCE THIS PROCESS. SO, REALLY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH YOU MAKE EVERYONE'S JOB EASIER AND MAKE THIS LOOK FLAWLESS. THANK YOU. THANKS FOR EVERYBODY FOR ATTENDING FOR THE SHOW OF FORCE IN THE BACK. IT REALLY MEANS A LOT TO US. UM AGAIN. IT WAS VERY UNFORTUNATE WE COULDN'T DO THIS CEREMONY. BUT THIS WAS VERY SPECIAL THIS EVENING. I WANT TO THANK THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE FOR COURTING US THIS OPPORTUNITY AND FOR EVERYBODY THAT ATTENDED. THANK YOU. THAT THE CHILDREN AND THE YOU KNOW SOME, BUT WE ALL GET RIGHT BACK AND BACK HERE AND WE'LL GET WITH THE MAYOR AND THE EARTH. YOU MIGHT HAVE TO, LIKE, SQUEEZE IN ME LIKE TWO GIRLS KNOW THE SHORTER ONE. YOU WANT TO COME IN? MAYBE I CAN COME INTO THE CENTER. I DON'T THINK WE CAN GET THAT WHITE. I'M BEING TOLD. HE SHOULDN'T HAPPEN FOR YOU STANDING OVER. CAN WE HAVE SOME OF THE KIDS THE YOUNGER ONES IN THE FRONT? HOMEWORK. 
          SOMETHING GREAT. WRITE THAT ON TAPE. YEP. TICKET. JUST SWEET. YOU CAN PLANNING A PROFIT FOR LIKE A YEAR AND A HALF. IT'S NOT HAPPENED. WE SEE EACH OTHER IS GOING TO DO THAT. IT WAS SO NICE. VERY I JUST FEEL BAD. YEAH, THEY'RE GOING TO DO IT. I KNOW. I KNOW. I THINK WE SHOULD DEFINITELY HAVE SOME OF THESE EVENTS. 
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EVERYONE ELSE SAID IT'S LIKE. OKAY? WE'RE ALL SET NOW. OKAY THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS 
          [2. APPOINTMENT & SWEARING IN OF PROBATIONARY POLICE OFFICER – Pedro Escarate]
THE APPOINTMENT OF PROBATIONARY POLICE OFFICER PEDRO S KARATE RESOLVED THAT KARATE IS HEREBY APPOINTED PROBATIONARY POLICE OFFICER EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 2ND 2022. DO I HAVE A MOTION? SECOND SO MOVED. 2ND 2ND ROLL CALL, PLEASE. COMMITTEE PERSON, TODD YES, PERSON. BARICAN YES, MAYOR SING. YES, MAYOR KEENAN? YES? CONGRATULATIONS WILL SWEAR YOU WANT TO SAY A COUPLE WORDS? WORDS YEAH. GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE BEFORE WE GET STARTED. I'D LIKE TO GIVE A SHORT INTRODUCTION ON THE TWO INDIVIDUALS BEING SWORN IN TO POSITION OF PROBATIONARY POLICE OFFICER. DEMOCRACY TOWNSHIP POLICE DEPARTMENT. FIRST INDIVIDUAL TO BE SWORN IN THIS EVENING IS PEDRO ANTONIO S KARATE. PEDRO ATTENDED MIDDLESEX COUNTY COLLEGE IN EDISON, WHERE HE OWNED IT EARNED AN ASSOCIATE'S DEGREE IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE. IN CORRECTIONS ADMINISTRATION. AFTER GRADUATING , PEDRO WENT TO WORK FOR THE RAHWAY POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THEIR MUNICIPAL COURT AND PARKING ENFORCEMENT DIVISIONS. IN 2019 PEDRO GRADUATED FROM THE CORRECTIONAL STAFF TRAINING ACADEMY IN NEW JERSEY. HE WANTS ONTO SERVICE SENIOR CORRECTIONAL POLICE OFFICER AT EAST JERSEY STATE PRISON IN RAHWAY, NEW JERSEY. WHILE WORKING AT EAST JERSEY STATE PRISON, PEDRO SERVE AS A MEMBER OF THE NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION COUNCIL . PEDRO'S ALSO CERTIFIES OF BILINGUAL OFFICER OUR SECOND INDIVIDUAL TO BE SWORN IN THIS EVENING IS ALEXANDER SANTA MORENA, ALEX ATTENDED SACRED HEART UNIVERSITY AND FAIRFIELD, CONNECTICUT. WE'RE HEARING A BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE. AFTER GRADUATING, ALEX WAS HIRED BY THE BLOOMFIELD POLICE DEPARTMENT IN CONNECTICUT, WHERE HE HAS SERVED AS A POLICE OFFICER TO PRESENT PROBABLY BECOMING A POLICE OFFICER IN CONNECTICUT. ALEX WORKED FOR THE NEW YORK SPORTS CLUB IS A YOUTH COORDINATOR IN HIS POSITION AT THE NEW YORK SPORTS CLUB. HE WORKED WITH CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS ON SKILLS AND FUNDAMENTALS OF EXERCISE. BOTH INDIVIDUALS BRING UNIQUE SKILL, SET EXPERIENCE AND DIVERSIFIED BACKGROUNDS AND POLICING, WHICH WOULD BE A GREAT ASSET TO THE MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP POLICE DEPARTMENT. AND OUR COMMUNITY. PEDRO AND ALEX WILL BE ATTENDING THE CAPE MAY COUNTY POLICE ACADEMY IN JANUARY AND I'M HONORED TO WELCOME THEM INTO OUR MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP POLICE DEPARTMENT FAMILY. THANK YOU. 
          THE LESSON WAS THE. CALL IT UP HERE. I STATE YOUR NAME. PEDRO'S KARATE DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I SWEAR THAT I WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES THAT I WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY THAT I WILL BEAR TRUE FAITH AND ALLEGIANCE TO THE SAME THAT I WILL BEAR TRUE FAITH AND ALLEGIANCE TO THE SAME AND TO THE GOVERNMENT ESTABLISHED IN THE UNITED STATES INTO THE GOVERNMENT, ESTABLISHING THE UNITED STATES AND IN THIS STATE AND IN THIS STATE, THE AUTHORITY OF THE PEOPLE AND THE AUTHORITY OF THE PEOPLE. AND I WILL FAITHFULLY IMPARTIALLY AND JUSTLY. AND I WILL FAITHFULLY IMPARTIALLY AND JUSTLY PERFORM ALL THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF PROBATIONARY POLICE OFFICER PERFORM ALL THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF PROBATIONARY POLICE OFFICER EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 2ND 2022 TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY AFFECTED. DECEMBER 2 2022 TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY. SO HELP ME. 
          CONGRATULATIONS YOU. 
          [00:35:17]
PIPER. THANK YOU. YES, OF COURSE. CONGRATULATIONS FROM FROM THE BOARD. 
          [3. APPOINTMENT & SWEARING IN OF PROBATIONARY POLICE OFFICER – Alexander Santamorena]
THE NEXT IS THE APPOINTMENT OF PROBATIONARY POLICE OFFICER ALEXANDER SANTA MARINA BEING AFFECTED BE IT RESOLVED THAT ALEXANDRA SANTA MARINA IS HEREBY APPOINTED PROBATIONARY POLICE OFFICER EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 2ND 2022 DO I HAVE EMOTIONAL GROUP MOVED. 2ND 2ND PLEASE COMMITTEE PERSON. CHAN YES, PERSON ARROGANT. YES. DEPUTY MAYOR SING YES. KEENAN? YES. COME FORWARD AND WILL. CONSTITUTIONAL EITHER ONE. IN THIS CHAPTER. YEAH OKAY. I STATE YOUR NAME. I ALEXANDER SANTA MARINA. DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR, 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, THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY THAT I WILL BEAR TRUE FAITH AND ALLEGIANCE TO THE SAME BEAR TRUE FAITH AND ALLEGIANCE TO THE SAME TO THE GOVERNMENT ESTABLISHED. IN THE UNITED STATES AND IN THIS STATE INTO THE GOVERNMENT'S ESTABLISHED IN THE UNITED STATES AND IN THIS STATE UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE PEOPLE UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE PEOPLE. AND I WILL FAITHFULLY IMPARTIALLY AND JUSTLY AND I WILL FAITHFULLY IMPARTIALLY AND JUSTLY PERFORM ALL THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF PROBATIONARY POLICE OFFICER PERFORM ALL THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE PROBATIONARY POLICE OFFICER EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 2ND 2022 TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 2ND 2022 TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY. TALKING ABOUT? CONGRATULATIONS. 
          YEAH. I HOPE SO. TAKE CARE. 
          ARE YOU ALL SET? THANK YOU. ALL CONGRATULATIONS. AND WELCOME ABOARD. VERY HAPPY TO HAVE YOU. 
          SYLVIA. CAPTAIN DO YOU WANT TO HAVE THEM COME UP TO A PICTURE HERE WITH THE DEPARTMENT? HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO HANDLE HMM. JUST CAME IN THE BACK. WELL, CNN. RIGHT HERE. JUST LOOK. 
          [00:40:02]
CLIENT. MY FRIEND. YEAH. 
          THAT'S IT, OKAY? THANK YOU. HIS FATHER. WELL, THAT'S. 
          PROFESSOR PROBLEM MOMENT, RIGHT? NOT BEING ABLE TO COME DOWN AND BACK EASTWARD. OKAY FOLKS, THIS HAS BEEN A GOOD GOOD MEETING SO 
          [4. BEST PRACTICES DISCUSSION]
FAR RIGHT? MHM THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS THE BEST PRACTICES DISCUSSION. I'M GONNA TURN OVER. 
          YES THANK YOU, MAYOR. SO I DO HAVE A REPORT FROM OUR CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, MICHAEL PITTS , WHO TAKES THE LEAD ON COLLECTING ALL OF THE INFORMATION FROM THE TOWNSHIP STAFF. TO REPORT BACK TO THE STATES. SO BEST PRACTICES IS AN INVENTORY THAT THE STATE REQUIRES OF ALL MUNICIPALITIES. THIS IS OUR 12TH YEAR PARTICIPATING IN IT. IT ENCOURAGES TOWNS TO REALLY EVALUATE OUR PRACTICES AND SORT OF EMBRACE PRACTICES THAT OVERALL PROMOTE FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY. SOUND MANAGEMENT AND TRANSPARENCY. THOSE ARE SORT OF THE OVERARCHING PRINCIPLES SO THEY ALSO THE STATE THROUGH THIS INVENTORY WILL ASSESS EACH MUNICIPALITY COMPLIANCE WITH VARIOUS LAWS AND EVALUATE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF OUR FISCAL AND OPERATIONAL BEST PRACTICES. SO IT PROVIDES, UH INTERNALLY MEANS OF EVALUATING OUR OWN PERFORMANCE AGAINST OTHER TOWNS , AND THEN THE STATE CAN ALSO LOOK KIND OF HOLISTICALLY AT ALL THE MUNICIPALITIES ON HOW THEY'RE DOING. UM IT CONTAINS AN UNSCORED SURVEY SECTION, WHICH GATHERS INFORMATION THAT MICHAEL HAS COLLECTED FROM ALL THE DIFFERENT, UH, STAFF MEMBERS ANE SCORE FOR A TOWN ON THIS INVENTORY, IT COULD AFFECT THEIR STATE AID. SO THERE IS A TOTAL OF 56 QUESTIONS. IT'S DISTRIBUTED AMONGST THREE CATEGORIES. UM AND BASICALLY, WE IF YOU MUST RECEIVE A SCORE OF 23 TO RECEIVE THE FULL FINAL STATE AID PAYMENT, AND WE LIKE TO ACHIEVE HIGH RANKINGS, SO WE ONCE AGAIN HAVE SCORED VERY HIGHLY. WE'VE RECEIVED 35 POINTS OUT OF A TOTAL 36.5. SO WE'RE CLOSE TO PERFECT, AMUSING, AND THAT'S SIMILAR TO HOW WE WERE IN 2021 WHERE WE RECEIVED 21.5 OUT OF 23 POSSIBLE POINTS. SO MICHAEL DID WANT TO JUST BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION TO INVENTORY QUESTIONS THAT HE FELT YOU MIGHT FIND INTERESTING NUMBER 44 WAS. 
          DOES MONTGOMERY HAVE PUBLIC ELECTRIC CHARGING STATIONS AND THAT THIS WAS THE FIRST YEAR WE WERE ABLE TO SAY YES TO THIS QUESTION, AND I SEE LAUREN WAZA LASKY AND THE AUDIENCE. SO I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU, LAUREN THAT HELPED US EARN SOME EXTRA POINTS THIS YEAR AND DOING GREAT AND THAT WAS FUNDED THROUGH PSC NGS PROGRAM WITH MUNICIPALITIES SO NO COST TO THE TAXPAYERS. SO EVEN BETTER, UM WHEN WIN AND NUMBER 45 WAS. DOES THE MUNICIPALITY HAVE A FORMAL POLICY TO PURCHASE HYBRID OR OR ALTERNATIVE FUEL VEHICLES WHENEVER SUCH VEHICLES ARE SUITED FOR IN THAT INTENDED USE, AND BASICALLY THE ANSWER THAT WE PROVIDED WAS THAT THOUGH 
          [00:45:03]
MONTGOMERY CONSIDERS HYBRID AND ELECTRIC VEHICLES IN OUR DECISION MAKING OUR FORMAL POLICY IS NOT CURRENTLY IN PLACE , WE CAN GET THAT WE CAN FIX THAT. YES YES, WE CAN. YES SO, UM, YOU KNOW, I DON'T BELIEVE WE'VE EVER POSTED IT TO THE WEBSITE. I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS SOMETHING THAT YOU KNOW, WE COULD PUT IT ON THE ADMINISTRATION'S PAGE. IT YOU KNOW, THERE'S SO MANY DIFFERENT QUESTIONS. SOME DON'T APPLY SOME THINGS DON'T YOU KNOW AREN'T AFFECTED IN MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP . UM WE DON'T QUALIFY FOR ALL THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF CATEGORIES AND PROGRAMS THAT THE STATE UM QUESTIONS, BUT I THINK IF I MEAN I PERSONALLY THINK, DEFINITELY, ONCE YOU KNOW, SO THAT PEOPLE KNOW THAT THIS IS HAPPENING, AND WE ARE GETTING THIS KIND OF A SCORE. SO UM, SO THAT'S MY PRESENTATION. AND IF THERE'S ANYTHING IN THAT, THAT YOU'D LIKE TO MAKE SOME RECOMMENDATIONS TO US AS TO WHAT WE SHOULD CONSIDER, IT WOULD CERTAINLY BE OPEN TO THAT AS WELL. WILL DO THAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THE NEXT ITEM ON THE 
          [5. PUBLIC COMMENT]
AGENDA IS PUBLIC COMMENT. EACH SPEAKER WILL BE HAVE A MAXIMUM OF FIVE MINUTES TO SPEAK AND SHOULD LIMIT COMMENTS TO MATTERS PERTAINING TO THE TOWNSHIP. ADDITIONALLY IF YOUR COMMENTS ARE SIMILAR TO COMMENTS ALREADY MADE INSTEAD OF REPEATING THEM AT LENGTH, WE ASK THAT YOU INSTEAD INDICATE THAT YOU JOIN IN OR SUPPORT. THOSE COMMENTS PREVIOUSLY MADE GROUPS ARE ASKED TO SELECT THE SPOKESPERSON TO SPEAK ON THEIR BEHALF WITHOUT OPEN UP PUBLIC COMMENT. WHAT OH, THAT'S SO BIG. THERE YOU GO. YOU'RE WELCOME. THANK YOU. MARY ANN SANDERS, 30 TO HARLINGEN ROAD. FIRST OF ALL, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE COMMITTEE FOR LIFTING UP THE IMPORTANT CULTURAL AND RELIGIOUS TRADITION OF DIWALI. I THOUGHT THAT WAS A WONDERFUL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND VERY HELPFUL , AND IN THAT SAME SPIRIT I WOULD LIKE TO OFFER FOR, UM THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION OF THIS CHRISTMAS DECLARATION. WHEREAS CHRISTMAS CELEBRATES THE BIRTHDAY OF JESUS CHRIST, WHOM PEOPLE FROM A WIDE VARIETY OF RELIGIOUS AND NON TRADITION, RELIGIOUS TRADITIONS AND ETHNIC GROUPS REGARD AS AN IMPORTANT AND INFLUENTIAL FIGURE IN WORLD HISTORY, WHEREAS CHRISTMAS IS BOTH A SIGNIFICANT HOLY DAY AND A CULTURAL TRADITION FOR PEOPLE OF ALL RACES AND NATIONALITIES AROUND THE WORLD, INCLUDING THOSE IN SOMERSET COUNTY AND MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP. WHEREAS CHRISTMAS WAS FIRST RECOGNIZED BY PRESIDENT ULYSSES S. GRANT WHO SIGNED LEGISLATION MAKING IT A FEDERAL HOLIDAY IN 18 70, WHEREAS CHRISTMAS IS ALSO CELEBRATED BY THE LIGHTING OF TREES, AS WELL AS THE LIGHTING OF CANDLES TO RECOGNIZE THAT FAITH CAN CAN GIVE PEOPLE JOY AND LIGHT DURING THE WINTER SAUCE, STIS AND AT ALL TIMES. 
          WHEREAS CHRISTMAS CELEBRATES ANGELS BRINGING GOOD NEWS AND WORDS OF PEACE TO ALL PEOPLE NOW , THEREFORE, I MARION SANDERS AND LONG TIME RESIDENT OF MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP ENCOURAGES MAYOR DEBORAH KEENAN AND THE ENTIRE MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE TO OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZE THE RELIGIOUS, CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF CHRISTMAS AND THE CHRISTMAS MESSAGE OF COMPASSION AND GENEROSITY. AND THE VICTORY OF LIGHT OVER DARKNESS, WHICH RESONATES WITH THE AMERICAN SPIRIT OF COOPERATION FOR THE GREATER GOOD. I WOULD LIKE TO BE FURTHER ACCLAIMED THAT WE PROCLAIM THAT THE TOWNSHIP OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZES DECEMBER 25TH AS CHRISTMAS DAY 2022 CALL UPON ITS RESIDENTS, TO WHICH OTHERS WHO CELEBRATE A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND ENCOURAGE THEM IN PARTICIPATING IN MEANINGFUL RELIGIOUS AND CULTURAL TRADITIONS. THANK YOU. COMPANIES FOR THE COMMITTEE. HANDING THEM TO THE CLERK SO THAT THEY CAN BE DISTRIBUTED. THANK THANK YOU SO MUCH. ERIN. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. IT'S GOING TO BE HARD TO TOP THAT. THANK YOU, MARIANNE. WELL A COUPLE OF ADMINISTRATIVE THINGS. MERRY CHRISTMAS. NAME AND ADDRESS. GRANT SIX. LIVINGSTON DR. BELL MADE MERRY CHRISTMAS. EVERYBODY HAPPY HANUKKAH OR WHATEVER HOLIDAY YOU CELEBRATE AND CONGRATULATIONS TO THE NEW PROBATIONARY OFFICERS, OFFICERS, CARDI AND OFFICER OF SANTA MARINA. BEST OF LUCK AND IN YOUR CAREERS AND PROTECTING US. UM I ALWAYS I COME TO THIS COMMITTEE AND I EXPLAINED, OFTENTIMES I COME HERE BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO BE HERE A LOT OF TIMES, BUT FOR SOME REASON PEOPLE COME TO ME. THEY SHARE THINGS WITH ME. AND THEY ASKED FOR HELP, AND MY ROLE IN LIFE, I THINK IS TO PROTECT AND DEFEND. SO HERE I IS. HERE I AM SO NOT TO WASTE TIME ON MY FIVE MINUTES OR WHATEVER. UM I WANT TO TALK ABOUT YOUR MAYOR KEENAN ONCE AGAIN, IT'S ABOUT WE HAVE AND DO 
          [00:50:08]
, UM, ORGANIZATION MEETING COMING UP? I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE GOING TO BE RUNNING FOR MAYOR AGAIN, BUT IF YOU ARE, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THE REST OF THE TIME COMMITTEE KNOW SOME OF THE HISTORY THAT'S TRANSPIRED BETWEEN YOU AND I AH , BY THE WAY, WELCOME, COMMITTEEWOMAN TODD. WELCOME TO THE COMMITTEE, SO I WANT TO START OFF WITH SOME QUESTION EVERY NOTICE ABOUT YOU KNOW WHAT'S BEEN GOING ON IN OUR TOWN. I JUST WANT TO START OFF WITH YOUR CAMPAIGN FLYER AMERICAN AND IT SAYS DEMOCRACY, PUBLIC COMMENT ON TOWNSHIP BUSINESSES. I DON'T KNOW IF ACTIVITY POLITICAL ACTIVITY REPUBLIC YOU HAVE USED THIS TIME, TIME AND TIME AGAIN FOR YOUR PERSONAL ATTACKS. THIS IS ABOUT TOWNSHIP BUSINESS. DO YOU HAVE A CAR? STOP THE CLOCK THING? BECAUSE IF YOU DON'T MR GRANT PLEASE. IF YOU WOULD PLEASE DO PUBLIC COMMENTS ABOUT PUBLIC BUSINESS OF THE TOWNSHIP , NOT MAKE YOUR PERSONAL DISPERSIONS CONTINUOUSLY AND YOUR ATTACKS BUT I'LL CONTINUE. DO NOT STOP THE CLOCK. I'M NOT ATTACKING YOU. I'M NOT HACKING. I'M JUST IT HAS TO DO WITH YOUR US CITIZEN. YOU'RE A MAYOR, YOUR ELECTED OFFICIAL AND YOU DON'T KNOW THAT WE HAVE A CONSTITUTIONAL REPRESENTATIVE REPUBLIC. WHEN YOU PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG YOU SAYING A PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE DEMOCRACY OF THE UNITED STATES AGAIN. THIS IS NOT HAVING TO DO WITH THE MOVE ON. I'M GOING TO MOVE ON. PEOPLE SHARE THINGS WITH ME. I DON'T KNOW WHY THEY COME TO ME. THEY TALK TO ME ABOUT YOU. FOR WHATEVER REASON THEY'RE HERE, SO I WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU. AN EMAIL THAT WAS SENT TO THE SHARED WITH ME BY SOMEBODY, AND THIS WAS DECEMBER OF LAST YEAR, AND IT HAS TO DO WITH THE MAYOR'S MANAGEMENT STYLE, MR GRANT, AND IT TALKS ABOUT YOU LIMIT YOURSELF TO TALENTED, HOSTILE ENVIRONMENT SEAT, ABUSIVE BEHAVIOR BY THE MAYOR AND YOU ARE NOW BEING DISRUPTIVE TO THE MEETING. I SUPPORT YOU AGAIN, PEOPLE KNOW DEALING WITH AND THEN WHEN YOU VOTE FOR MAYOR, MR POINT TO DO YOUR RESEARCH AND FIND OUT WHAT'S REALLY GOING ON. ALL THIS IS HAPPENING. ALL THIS IS. OKAYE RECORD REFLECT THAT WE ARE BACK IN SESSION, AND WE ARE STILL HAVE OPEN PUBLIC COMMENT, AND THEN WHEN ELSE LIKE COME UP AND MAKE A COMMENT. 
          CHRIS NEWMAN SPRINGHILL ROAD. I WASN'T ABLE TO BE HERE LAST TIME, SO I WASN'T ABLE TO CONGRATULATE YOU, MAYOR. I'M GETTING RE ELECTION. I THINK THAT'S THE BEST JOB EVALUATION YOU CAN GET WHEN THE VOTERS WANT YOU TO COME BACK AND CONTINUE YOUR JOB. CONGRATULATIONS AND WELCOME TO THE COMMITTEE. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK AND FOR PUTTING UP WITH ALL THE ABUSE THAT YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PUT UP WITH. SO I HAVE TO SAY. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE? OKAY WITH THAT I WILL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS 
          [6. PROPRIETARY DESIGNATION FOR THE MEMBRANE REPLACEMENT SUPPLY EQUIPMENT PIKE BROOK SEWER TREATMENT PLANT]
RESOLUTION 12-12 DASH 2 41 PROPRIETARY DESIGNATION FOR THE MEMBRANE REPLACEMENT SUPPLY EQUIPMENT LIKE BROOKE WASTEWATER TREATMENT. YES MAYOR. WE HAVE A TREATMENT PLANT PIKE BROOKE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT THAT WAS UPGRADED WITH NEW TECHNOLOGY . UH MANY YEARS AGO AND THE MEMBRANE SYSTEM THAT IS IN IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED ITS AT ITS USEFUL LIFE. AND SO WHAT WE NEED TO DO WE BUDGETED FOR IT. IT'S IN THE STEWART OPERATING BUDGET THAT COST IS BORN BY THE USERS OF DATE OF THE SEWER SYSTEM, NOT BAD GENERAL TAXPAYERS. WE WILL BE GOING OUT TO BID FOR THIS, BUT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT UH UH, DONNA KUKLA IS R Q P A OR QUALIFIED PURCHASING AGENT, UM, HAS BEEN ABLE TO FOLLOW THE LOCAL PUBLIC CONTRACTS A LOT TO DESIGNATE THIS AS PROPRIETARY. 
          UM BASICALLY, THERE ARE VERY FEW . THIS IS REALLY THE COMPANY THAT DESIGNED AND BUILT AND INSTALLED. JOB. THIS MEMBRANE SYSTEM IS THE DESIGNER AND INSTALLER OF OUR THE UPGRADED PLANT, AND SO THEY HAVE KIND OF A VERY SPECIALIZED NATURE. THAT'S WHAT THE DEFINITION OF IN THE LOCAL PUBLIC CONTRACT LAW IS A PROPRIETARY. AND SO WE ARE IDENTIFYING THAT THROUGH THIS RESOLUTION, AND IT WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE BID LANGUAGE, SO IT'S OKAY. THAT MAKES SENSE, SO IT'S REALLY FOR COVERING THE BID AND MAKING SURE WE CAN HAVE THIS PROPRIETARY TECHNOLOGY OR PROPRIETARY. OKAY THAT SOUNDS GREAT QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMITTEE. DO I MOTION TO UPROOT? SO MOVED. 2ND 2ND ROLL CALL, PLEASE PERSON, TODD? YES? COMMITTEE PERSON ARROGANT, YES. 
          DEPUTY MAYOR SING YES, YES. ITEM SEVEN IS THE CONSENT AGENDA. ALL MATTERS LISTED HERE UNDER ARE 
          [Additional Item 1]
          [00:55:05]
CONSIDERED TO BE ROUTINE IN NATURE AND WILL BE ENACTED IN ONE MOTION. ANY TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE PERSON MAY REQUEST AND I'D BE REMOVED FOR SEPARATE CONSIDERATION. ARE THERE ANY REQUESTS OR NEED FOR EXPLANATION? OKAY WITH THAT. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ADAPT THE CONSENT OF AGENDA COVERING? RESOLUTION 22-12 DASH ONE. SORRY TO 42 THROUGH TO THE NUMBER 2 48. REMOTE. SECOND THINK IT'S 2247. FOUR CEMETERY 247. NO YOU HAVE TO SEPARATE ONE. SORRY THANK YOU. TWO FOR SEVEN CORRECTED. SOME MOVED SECOND. CALL, PLEASE. COMMITTEE PERCENTILE. YES COMMITTEE PERSON BARRACK AGAIN? YES DEPUTY MAYOR SING. YES, MAYOR KEENAN? YES? 
          [13. APPROVAL OF SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT – GREENHOUSE VS MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP]
THE NEXT ITEM IS RESOLUTION 22-12 DASH 248 AUTHORIZING SETTLEMENT OF LITIGATION IN GREENHOUSE VERSUS MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP MATTER YES. SO AROUND 2 2019. THERE WAS A LAWSUIT FILED BY A NEIGHBOR TO, UM TOWNSHIP OPEN SPACE THAT WAS BEING FARMED . WE HAVE FARM LEASES THAT WE EXECUTE ON MANY OF OUR PROPERTIES. UM THAT WE OWN THAT AREN'T NECESSARY FOR ANY ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT OR, UM , OPEN SPACE, PASSIVE OR ACTIVE RECREATION. AND SO AGRICULTURE IS SUCH AN IMPORTANT PART OF OUR YOU KNOW, ECONOMY HERE. UM, AND SO WE WOULD LIKE TO KEEP THE LAND THAT HAS BEEN FARMED IN FARMLAND FOR AS LONG AS POSSIBLE . AND SO THIS NEIGHBOR CHALLENGED THE LEGALITY OF THAT , AND SO WE PROCEEDED THROUGH THE COURT PROCEEDING. WE HAVE NOW REACHED A SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT WITH THE NEIGHBOR. AND UM, THAT WE BELIEVE IS FAVORABLE AND WE WOULD LIKE TO AUTHORIZE THE SETTLEMENT OF THE LITIGATION . UM IT WILL. UH THE AGREEMENT DOES SAY THAT WE AGREE, AND THE CURRENT FARMER HAS ALSO AGREED THAT NO PESTICIDES WOULD BE USED ON THE PROPERTY, UM, MOVING FORWARD. OKAY. THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMITTEE? I LIKE TO US TO BOTH . CONSIDER THAT IN ANY OF OUR OPEN SPACE THAT WE PUT LEASE OUT . SO PERHAPS THE OPEN SPACE COMMITTEE COULD WEIGH IN ON THAT . I'M SORRY, AND WHEN HE WAS JUST REMINDING ME THAT THERE WOULD BE THERE'S NO UM UH, COSTS THAT WILL BE BORNE BY THE TOWNSHIP TO FOR AS PART OF THE SETTLEMENT. ABSOLUTELY GREAT. THANKS WONDERFUL. THAT ISN'T THE MOTION TO APPROVE. SOME OF 2ND 2ND ROLL CALL, PLEASE. COMMITTEE PERSON TAUGHT. YES PERSON. 
          BARICAN? YES. DEPUTY MAYOR SING YES. KEENAN YES, THE NEXT ITEM IS RESOLUTION 22-12 DASH 249 
          [14. APPROVAL OF LIQUID SLUDGE DISPOSAL AGREEMENT WITH STONY BROOK REGIONAL SEWERAGE AUTHORITY]
APPROVAL OF LIQUID SLUDGE DISPOSAL AGREEMENT. YES THIS IS , UM WE GO FROM THE HIGHS OF STARTING THE MEETING TO THE LOWS OF THE SLUDGE. SO ANYWAY, THIS IS NORMAL OPERATING COSTS FOR THE ALL OF OUR SEWER PLANTS. THIS IS A MATERIAL THAT IS LEFT OVER AFTER THE PROCESS HAS HAPPENED. WE'VE HAD AN AGREEMENT WITH STONY BROOK REGIONAL SEWER AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT IT. THE COSTS ARE BORN WITHIN THE SEWER OPERATING BUDGET. UM AND SO WE WE'VE HAD A GOOD RELATIONSHIP. 
          THERE AREN'T MANY PLACES THAT WILL TAKE THIS MATERIAL. AND THIS IS, UM THE CFO HAS WORKED ON THIS AND THIS IS THE BEST AGREEMENT FOR THE DISPOSAL. OKAY GREAT. ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMITTEE? I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE. SOME MOVED. 2ND 2ND ROLL CALL, PLEASE. COMMITTEE PERSON TIED. YES PERSON. BARRAGAN YES, MAYOR SING. YES, MAYOR KEENAN? YES SORRY I 
          [15. ORDINANCE #22-1692 – Acquisition of Block 11002, Lot 38, 47 Rock Mill Run Road – Public Hearing]
STEPPED ON YOUR TOES. ORDINANCE NUMBER 22-169 ACQUISITION OF BLOCK 110 TO 38. 47 ROCK MILL RUN. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING. LAUREN WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME UP AND GIVE AN EXPLANATION TO THE PUBLIC? EVENING GOOD EVENING ORDINANCE THAT YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU TONIGHT IS FOR A PROPERTY ON ROCK MILL RUN ROAD. IT IS PART OF THE LARGER ROCK BROOKE GREENWAY THAT THE OPEN SPACE COMMITTEE HAS BEEN WORKING ON FOR MANY YEARS. MANY DECADES, PROBABLY RIGHT. UM IT'S ABOUT 7.6 ACRES, AND THERE ARE TRIBUTARIES TO ROCK BROOKE AT THE REAR OF THE PROPERTY. SO THEY ALL FEED INTO ROCK. BROOKE THIS IS IMPORTANT FOR WATER QUALITY FOR STORMWATER MANAGEMENT FOR FLOOD CONTROL. UM AND PRESERVING, OF COURSE, ARE SAUERLAND REGION, WHICH IS AN IMPORTANT RESOURCE VALUE IN OUR COMMUNITY AND PRESERVING THAT CONTIGUOUS FOREST HABITAT. 
          [01:00:03]
THERE'S ALSO SOME VERNAL POOLS ON THE PROPERTY, WHICH ARE IMPORTANT HABITAT FOR A LITTLE SALAMANDERS AND CREATURES LIKE THAT, AND ITS ADJACENT TO OTHER TOWNSHIP ON PROPERTY, WHICH IS ALWAYS A THING THAT WE LIKE TO DO TO KIND OF PIECE THE PUZZLE TOGETHER. UM SO THE PROPERTY OWNER APPROACHES IN SORT OF LATE, 2020. AND WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO COME TO AN AGREEMENT WITH THEM, AND THE COST IS BEING PAID FROM OUR OPEN SPACE TRUST FUND, WHICH EVERY TAXPAYER PAYS A VERY SMALL AMOUNT ON THEIR TAX BILL. AND WE'RE ALREADY HOPING FOR A PROJECT WITH THE SAUERLAND CONSERVANCY TO DO SOME MORE TREE PLANTING THERE TO REPLACE THE ASH TREES THAT ARE UNFORTUNATELY DYING OFF IN THIS OUR LANDS AND MANY IN OUR COMMUNITY IN YOUR BACKYARD. I'M SURE. UM SO WE'RE HOPING TO PARTNER WITH THEM ON RESTORING THIS AND MAKING IT AN EVEN BETTER HABITAT VALUE. OKAY GREAT. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS ? NO, THANK YOU. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING SOMEWHAT SECONDS SECOND ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE? SOME SECOND ROLL CALL, PLEASE COMMITTEE PERSON TIED YES, COMMITTEE PERSON BARGAIN? YES. DEPUTY 
          [16. APPROVAL OF MINUTES]
MAYOR SING YES, MAYOR KEENAN. YES NEXT ITEM IS THE APPROVAL OF MINUTES. ARE THERE ANY CORRECTIONS FOR OCTOBER 6TH 2022 THAT THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE WOULD LIKE TO ENTER INTO THE RECORD. IF NOT DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THEM? SO MOVED 2ND 2ND ALL IN FAVOR. THE NEXT 
          [17. PAYMENT OF BILLS]
ITEM IS THE PAYMENT OF BILLS POSTED TOP THREE BILLS. UM, ARE THE TOP TWO OR TO THE FIRE DISTRICT THEIR SECOND HALF FIRE DISTRICT TAXES DISTRICT TWO AT $497,654. AND DISTRICT 1 $493,450, AND IT'S OUR. NOVEMBER HEALTH BENEFITS UM, CENTRAL JERSEY HEALTH INSURANCE FUND 161,000. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMITTEE? NOT TO HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE. SOME MOVED 2ND 2ND PLEASE. COMMITTEE PERSON . TCHAD YES, ARROGANT. YES, DEPUTY MAYOR SING. YES. MAYOR 
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KINGMAN? YES? THE NEXT ITEM IS COMMITTEE CORRESPONDENCE. UM THERE WAS NO THERE WAS NOTHING TO THE COMMITTEE. I DID RECEIVE AN EMAIL A COUPLE OF EMAILS ABOUT THE DOOR, OF COURSE, THE HANDICAPPED ACCESSIBLE WHICH IT IS A D A COMPLIANT. HOWEVER AS EVERYONE KNOWS WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON IT. YOU KNOW, LAURIE WILL GIVE US AN UPDATE BECAUSE I SEE THAT THEY'RE FINALLY OUT THERE BUT NOT CONNECTED BECAUSE I TRY AGAIN. SO I'VE HAD A COUPLE OF EMAILS ON THAT SO IT WOULD BE VERY NICE TO REACTIVELY ABLE TO RESPOND BACK THAT IT IS DONE. UM AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE RECEIVED A, UH ABOUT 30, OR I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE HAD SIGNED A PETITION FROM, UM CITIZENS DISCUSSING THE INTERSECTION OF ROUTE 5 18 EN ROUTE 601 AS WELL. THE NEW AND UNFINISHED BUSINESS. YOU HAVE ANYTHING NOTHING LISTED. AND COMMITTEE REPORTS. SO UM, WHAT 
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WE USUALLY DO DURING COMMITTEE REPORTS JUST TO TELL YOU IS THAT AS WE ARE LIAISONS TO COMMITTEES , THEN THE COMMITTEE PERSON IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS SINCE YOU'RE HERE NOW WE'RE NOT GOING TO MAKE YOU DO A COMMITTEE REPORT. HOW'S THAT APPRECIATE? WOULD YOU LIKE TO START WITH YOURS OPEN SPACE COMMITTEE MET YESTERDAY WERE ALSO BECAUSE IT'S A WE HAD TO RESCHEDULE THE MEETING. WE'RE ALSO GOING TO HAVE ANOTHER ONE RIGHT BEFORE THE NEXT TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE WILL PROVIDE A MORE COMPREHENSIVE REPORT. AT THE NEXT TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE. OBVIOUSLY VETERANS MEMORIAL COMMITTEE DESCRIBED THE END OF LIKE THE MAJOR ITEMS, BUT DIMITRA IS CALLING. THERE'S ALWAYS WORK BEING DONE FOR NEXT YEAR. AND ALSO LOOK AT HOW WE HAVE CONTINGENCY PLANS WITH MAYBE LIKE WITH THE SCHOOLS TO DO SOMETHING, AUDITORIUM. UM BUDGET AND FUNDS COMMITTEE WORK AND KIND OF STARTED REALLY KICKING OFF THE WHOLE BUNCH OF PROCESS WERE TARGETING NEXT WEEK TO HAVE OUR FIRST THAT WAS NOT FIRST COMMITMENT, BUT IT WOULD BE THE FIRST TO KIND OF KICK OFF THE BUDGET PROCESS. MICHAEL AND I ARE TRYING TO CONNECT UP BEFOREHAND. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT MORE LIKELY I PROBABLY GIVE A LITTLE BIT OF WHAT THE CALENDAR LOOK LIKE FOR THE FOR THE TOWNSHIP AT THE NEXT TOWNSHIP COMMUNITY. OKAY. THANK YOU. DEPUTY MAYOR. I'LL START WITH THE HEALTH BOARD. I JUST WANT TO REMIND THE PUBLIC WE HAVE TO COVID CLINICS WHICH ARE COMING UP THIS MONTH, DECEMBER 9TH AND DECEMBER 16TH AND THEY WILL BE FROM 4 TO 6 AND AT THE MUNICIPAL BUILDING. AND WE ALSO ARE HAVING ON DECEMBER 14TH, A LIFELINE SUICIDE PREVENTION AND RESPONSE INITIATIVE FOR THE SCHOOLS, WHICH WILL BE THE NEXT JOINT BOARD LOVE HEALTH MEETING , WHICH IS THE DECEMBER 14TH. SO IF ANYBODY WANTS TO ATTEND, UM WE ALSO DID THE MUNICIPAL ALLIANCE, WHICH ALSO WORKS WITH THE HEALTH BOARD HAD A VIRTUAL LIKE DOCUMENTARY SCREENING, WHICH IS GOING TO BE DECEMBER 8TH AT SEVEN. AND THIS DOCUMENTARIES ABOUT THE IMPACT 
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OF SOCIAL MEDIA ON OUR LIVES, WHICH I THINK IS A REALLY IMPORTANT ONE FOR EVERYBODY TO CHECK OUT. AND THIS WILL BE ON THE ALLIANCE PAGE AND THERE'S MORE INFORMATION ON THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT WEBSITE AS WELL. THERE IS SOME MONEY THE TOWNSHIP IS GOING TO BE GETTING, WHICH IS THE TOWNSHIP IS ELATED TO RECEIVE ABOUT 10,000 OPIATE ABATEMENT. FUNDING FUNDING IS TO BE USED FOR PREAPPROVED EDUCATION AND PREVENTION ACTIVITIES ALIGNED WITH THE MUNICIPAL ALLIANCE, FOCUSING ON OPIOID ADDICTION AND PREVENTION . SO THERE'S GOING TO BE MORE ON THIS IN 2023. SO THAT'S WHAT THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND HEALTH BOARDS BEEN DOING. AND THEN I HAVE THE MUNICIPAL ALLIANCE, WHICH WE HAD A MEETING NOVEMBER 14TH. AND AS SOME OF THE RESIDENTS MAY KNOW THAT THERE WAS A VIDEO PRESENTATION OF MARIJUANA NO THE FACT AND IT'S NOW AVAILABLE ON THE MONTGOMERY CHAMPIONSHIP. WEBSITES OF SOMEONE WANTS TO GET GOING TO CHECK IT OUT. AND OTHER THINGS THAT THE ALLIANCE IS WORKING ON IS THE YOUTH ACTION BOARD AND THERE WAS AN INFORMATION SESSION AT MONTGOMERY HIGH SCHOOL. THIS WAS NOVEMBER 8TH. AND WE ARE ACTUALLY AT THIS POINT COLLECTING APPLICATIONS FOR THAT , AND THE FLYER IS ON THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND THE ALLIANCE DEPUTY A JUDGE. ANOTHER THING THAT REALLY WAS EXCELLENT. A LOT OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS ACTUALLY CALLED AND SAID IT WAS REALLY GOOD WITH THE RELIANT RESILIENCE , PRESENTATION AND A PANEL DISCUSSION AND THIS WAS NOVEMBER 15TH. I BELIEVE THIS IS STILL ON THE WEBSITE ON THE TOWNSHIP HEALTH DEPARTMENT WEBSITE. IF SOMEONE WANTS TO TAKE A LOOK SO I GUESS OUR HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND ALLIANCE HAVE BEEN VERY, VERY BUSY AND THERE IS ANOTHER DOCUMENTARY I WANT TO BRING TO THE ATTENTION OF THE TOWNSHIP. IT IS UP STANDARDS. AND THIS WAS A VIRTUAL DOCUMENTARY PRESENTATION, AND THIS WAS AGAIN ON THE 15TH OF NOVEMBER. AND THIS WAS ABOUT THE RESILIENCE AND THE POWER OF CONNECTION AND HOW TO END BULLYING IN OUR TOWN. 
          SO THIS IS THESE ARE THE THINGS WHICH ARE HAPPENING AND I ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO GO TO THE WEBSITE AND CHECK THEM OUT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WE HAD WE LAUNCHED THE MUNICIPAL COMPLEX GREEN INITIATIVE, SOME AD HOC COMMITTEE. WE HAD OUR FIRST MEETING THIS PAST WEEK, WHICH WAS ATTENDED. I DON'T MAYBE 20 PEOPLE, AND IT WAS QUITE INTERESTING TO START AND WHAT WE WALKED AWAY WITH AND IT'S REALLY TO LOOK AT THE BUILDING IN ITS ENVIRONMENT. IT'S OUTSIDE THE BUILDINGS IN TERMS OF COMING UP. WITH A PLAN. UM AND WE'RE STARTING WITH CLEARLY A VISION STATEMENT. SO WE TO AROUND A COUPLE OF IDEAS FOR THE VISION STATEMENT THAT WILL COME TO THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE TO REVIEW AND TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE ALIGNED WITH WHAT IT IS, BUT WE'RE LOOKING AT PUTTING SOLAR ON THE ROOF. WE'RE LOOKING AT SOME OF THE ENVIRONMENTS TO SEE WHAT KIND OF PATHWAYS CAN NEED TO GO THROUGH AND SO FORTH AND CONNECTING THIS BUILDING AS BEST WE CAN WITH THE REST OF THE TOWN, SO WE'VE GOT A LOT OF WORK AHEAD OF US, BUT I'M EXCITED TO START WITH THE VISION. MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ALL ALIGNED AND THE HOPE IS THE GOAL IS TO HAVE A FIVE YEAR PLAN BUT TO START RIGHT AWAY AND DEALING WITH THINGS LIKE INVASIVES THAT ARE ALREADY OUT INTO THE MEADOW, MANAGING THE MEADOW, BETTER SIGNAGE AND SO FORTH, SO THERE'S A LOT MORE THAT WILL BE COMING ON THAT. IT WAS THE FIRST MEETING AND I WANT TO THANK YOU, LAUREN FOR HEADING THAT UP. SHE DID A STELLAR JOB AS ALWAYS. THANK YOU. THE ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION HAS MET AS WELL AND UNFORTUNATELY, I DON'T HAVE AN UPDATE. I JUST DIDN'T PREPARE FOR THAT ONE. SO I WILL HAVE IT NEXT YEAR. I APOLOGIZE. THE NEXT IS THE ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT. 
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SO IF YOU REMEMBER LAST MONTH WE OUR LAST MEETING WE HEARD FROM SOME RESIDENTS ON, UM NEXT TO GOLDEN BACK FARMS ABOUT THAT WAS THE RIGHT TO FARM CASE THAT WAS GOING UP TO THE COUNTY. AND SO THAT HEARING ACTUALLY IS POSTPONED TO JANUARY 23RD. BECAUSE PROPER NOTICE HADN'T BEEN GIVEN TO THE TOWNSHIP. SO UM, SO THE COUNTY HAS HAS MOVED THAT DATE AS THE MAYOR HAD INDICATED. WORK BEGAN THIS WEEK ON THE AUTOMATIC FRONT DOORS AND THE LIBRARY ENTRY DOOR AND I JUST WANTED TO AGAIN KIND OF REITERATE THAT WE BELIEVE THIS IS AN ACCESSIBILITY ENHANCEMENT PROJECT THAT THE TOWNSHIP DECIDED. THIS GROUP HERE DECIDED THAT IT WAS AN IMPORTANT MEASURE TO MOVE FORWARD, BUT THAT THE CURRENT DOORS AND THE BUILDING ARE COMPLETELY COMPLIANT WITH THE NEW JERSEY BARRIER FREE CODE , WHICH IS NEW JERSEY'S VERSION OF 88 CODE, SO I JUST KIND OF WANTED TO MAKE THAT CLARIFYING POINT. UM THE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION SURVEY, WHICH IS ONGOING AND THERE'S INFORMATION ON OUR WEBSITE AND HAS BEEN POSTED ON SOCIAL MEDIA. WE DID HEAR THAT THE CLOSING THEIR CLOSING, COMMENTING ON DECEMBER 19TH, SO WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING KIND OF A LAST PUSH. WE'RE GOING TO BE AT THE COVID CLINICS, AND WE'RE PUTTING OUT SOME INFORMATION AT LOCAL RESTAURANTS TO KIND OF CAPTURE PEOPLE TO WHILE THEY'RE SITTING THERE WAITING FOR THEIR FOOD OR WAITING TO PAY THEIR BILLS. SO TRYING TO HELP THE COUNTY REALLY 
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ENGAGED MONTGOMERY RESIDENTS SO MONTGOMERY CAN CAN BE HEARD IN THE IN THEIR OUTREACH EFFORTS. 
          UM AND WE HAVE TWO NEW HIRES THAT WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT . WE HAVE FILLED THE GRANT FUNDED 100% GRANT FUNDED POSITION, THE INFECTIOUS DISEASE PREPAREDNESS GENERALIST BECAUSE THE TITLE UM AND AGAIN STATE FUNDED RYAN CAMPBELL. HE JUST FINISHED HIS MASTERS AT UNIVERSITY OF, UM PITTSBURGH, AND HE HAS A MASTER'S IN PUBLIC HEALTH. THIS POSITION PERFORMS OUTREACH IN THE COMMUNITY. THEY HANDLE A LOT OF THE BACK END OF OUR CLINICS. COVID FLU ETCETERA . THEY DO LOGISTICS TESTING, CONTACT TRACING LAB REPORTING. UM A LOT OF SPREADSHEETS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, BUT, UM RYAN'S BEEN GREAT. HE'S BEEN HERE. I DON'T KNOW A FEW WEEKS AND REALLY, UH, YOU KNOW. ENJOYING HIS TIME HERE AND A GREAT ADDITION TO THE TO THE STAFF AND THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT, AND WE ALSO HAVE FILLED THE POSITION OF ASSISTANT TOWNSHIP ENGINEER WHICH MARK HERMAN WAS OUR FORMER TOWNSHIP ASSISTANT TOWNSHIP ENGINEER WHEN GAYLE SMITH OR TOWNSHIP ENGINEER RETIRED MARK WAS PROMOTED INTO THAT ROLE. AND SO JUSTIN STROLLA KISSES ACTUALLY MONTGOMERY RESIDENTS, SO WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. HE'S A LICENSED PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER AND HAS GREAT OVERALL CIVIL ENGINEERING EXPERIENCE. AND HAS MANY, MANY YEARS EXPERIENCE IN WASTEWATER AS WELL. WHICH IS A GREAT THING FOR US TO HAVE SO, UM THE ONLY OTHER THING I WON'T PINCH HIT FOR SHELLY, WHO WAS ON THE LANDMARKS COMMISSION. THE LANDMARKS COMMISSION IS DOING A SITE VISIT TO OBEYS MILL. AND IF OPIE'S MILL IS THAT THE MILLPOND THAT'S THE ICONIC MILL THAT IS THAT WAS IMPACTED BY IDA, AND THEY'RE GOING OUT ON FRIDAY TO KIND OF DO A TOUR OF THAT. DO YOU KNOW WHAT TIME THAT IS? BELIEVE IT THE TWO PM OKAY? AND UM, THEY'VE THE LANDMARKS COMMISSION HAS REALLY REACHED OUT TO SOMERSET COUNTY, TRYING TO REALLY DEVELOP SOME PARTNERS TO FIND A WAY TO SAVE THE MILL BECAUSE IT HAD IT HAD RECEIVED SOME DAMAGE DURING IDA. SO I WANTED TO JUST GIVE YOU THE HEADS UP THAT GREAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH ON THAT. AND I AGAIN ENCOURAGE ALL EVERYONE IN MONTGOMERY TO FILL OUT THAT TRANSPORTATION SURVEY. IT COVERS ALL ASPECTS OF TRANSPORTATION, NOT JUST PUBLIC. BUT MONTGOMERY IS OFTEN BEING AT THE TAIL END OF THE COUNTY. WE DON'T GET I THINK WHAT WE DESERVE. SO IT IS TIME FOR US TO USE OUR VOICE INTO MAKE SURE THAT AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE ANYBODY IN ROCKY HILL AS WELL OR HILLSBOROUGH. MAKE SURE THAT WE GET WHAT WE NEED DOWN AT THE END OF THE COUNTY. 
          SO PLEASE, PLEASE FILL THAT OUT, AND WHAT'S THE DEADLINE FOR THE SURVEY HEARD TODAY IT WAS DECEMBER 19TH. AND THIS SURVEY IS ALSO AT THE LIBRARY. RIGHT? PEOPLE CAN PICK IT UP IN THE LIBRARY. NO EVERYTHING IS ONLINE . SO THERE'S AN ONLINE WAYS YOU CAN DO IT. YOU CAN. UM UH, FILL OUT A ONLINE A REGULAR SURVEY THAT JUST ASK QUESTIONS, OR THERE'S ALSO AN INTERACTIVE MAP OPTION. OKAY AND SO THE SURVEY TAKES ABOUT 10 TO 15 MINUTES AND THE MAP WOULD JUST BE MORE SPECIFIC. LIKE I WANT TO TARGET THIS OR THERE'S THIS HAPPENING. IF YOU DO YOU SUGGEST THEY GO TO THE WEBSITE AND GET BACK. ALL THE LINKS ARE ON OUR WEBSITE AND ALSO SOMERSET COUNTIES, WEBSITE POSTERS AROUND THE COMMUNITY WITH QR CODES ON THEM SO AGAIN FILL OUT THE SURVEY, BUT ALSO THE MAP. THE MAP IS REALLY ABOUT. THERE'S A PROBLEM, I WOULD SAY THE INTERSECTION OF 5 18 IN 601, RIGHT, SO WE WILL BE PUTTING THINGS OUT THERE FILLED UP PAPER WITH THE SURVEY AND IT ONLY TOOK ME FIVE MINUTES, BUT THAT'S GOOD. DEBORAH IS GOING TO BE GIVING LESSONS. NO BUT IT'S SO IT DOESN'T TAKE THAT LONG, SO JUST KNOW WELL, YOU KNOW, MAYBE I RESTORED IT TOO FAST. NO. I WAS PRETTY POINTED IN WHAT WE NEED DOWN HERE IN MONTGOMERY, SO PLEASE PUT IN YOUR COMMENTS AS 
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WELL. OKAY? FOR UP MEETING UPCOMING MEETINGS. DECEMBER 10TH . WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A SPECIAL WORK SECTION, WHICH WILL BE OUR GOAL SETTING FOR 2023. THAT'S IT. THE NEXT ITEM IS A 
          [18. RESOLUTION TO CLOSE MEETING TO THE PUBLIC]
RESOLUTION TO CLOSE. THE MEETING TO THE PUBLIC MAY BE IT RESOLVED BY THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE OF THE TOWNSHIP OF MONTGOMERY AND SOMERSET COUNTY, NEW JERSEY AS FOLLOWS THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE WILL NOW CONVENE IN A 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 SUBJECT TO BE DISCUSSED IN THIS SESSION IS AS FOLLOWS ADVICE OF COUNSEL WITH REGARD TO PB, A LITIGATION ADVICE OF COUNSEL WITH REGARD TO POTENTIAL LITIGATION. MEDIATION UPDATES WITH BKO ADVICE OF COUNSEL WITH REGARD TO POTENTIAL LITIGATION OF VACANT PROPERTY AND A PERSONNEL MATTER, IT'S UNKNOWN PRECISELY WHEN THE MATTER OF DISCUSSING THIS SESSION WILL BE DISCLOSED TO THE PUBLIC. THE AGREEMENT SHALL NOT BE AUTHORIZED EXCEPT BY ACTION OF THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE IN A PUBLIC SESSION. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE MEETING TO THE PUBLIC? THE 2ND 2ND ALL NO OKAY, HE SAID IF HALF A 
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DOCTOR HERE, OKAY? TO HAVE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE INTO. WE HAVE TO PASS THE RESOLUTION, UH , HAVE TO CLOSE THE CLOSED SESSION. FIRST MOTION CLOSED, CLOSED SESSION. YEAH I HAVE A MOTION MOVED. 2ND 2ND FAVOR BY THE MOTION TO REOPEN MEETING MOVED SECOND BIGGER HIGH. I HAVE A MOTION TO ASK THE TOWNSHIP ADMINISTRATOR TO TAKE ACTION AS DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION MOVED. 2ND 2ND ALL IN FAVOR BY AND NOW I HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN. THE MOVED SECOND. IN FAVOR. I
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