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GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING. THIS IS THE MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE MEETING OF JANUARY 19TH 2023 THE TIME OF 71 PM IS THE TOWNSHIP COMMUNITIES INTENTION TO CONCLUDE THIS MEETING NO LATER THAN 11 PM CALL, PLEASE. HERE. EVERYDAY MEDICINE THING. ANY PERSON BARICAN PERSON TALKS. UM HERE. PROVISION 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. THE FIRST SUPPLEMENTS TO SALUTE TO THE FLAG. I LIKE TO LEAVE IT TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IS AND. ONE LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. OKAY? THE FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS RECOGNIZING MORI CUFF.
[1. RECOGNIZING LORI HUFF]
WHEREAS A COMMUNITY POSSESSES NO GREATER TREASURE THAN THE DEDICATED SERVICE OF ITS CITIZENS AND VOLUNTEERS. AND WHEREAS MUNICIPAL ALLIANCE CHAIRPERSON LAURIE HUFF WAS AWARDED THE SOMERSET COUNTY VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR AWARD THROUGH THE GOVERNOR'S COUNCIL ON ALCOHOLISM AND DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION, AND WHEREAS LORI HAS BEEN A CHAMPION FOR MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER PREVENTION BY WORKING DILIGENTLY. TO MAINTAIN OPEN CONVERSATIONS IN THE MONTGOMERY AND ROCKY HILL COMMUNITIES. AND WHEREAS LORI WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR SUCH EVENTS AS THE DON'T GIVE UP MONTE WINTER. BINGO CHALLENGE FRESH START FEBRUARY AND MINDFUL MARCH CAMPAIGNS WILL ALSO MAINTAINING THE MUNICIPAL ALLIANCE, FACEBOOK AND INSTAGRAM ACCOUNTS AND ADVOCATING FOR A D E, A COLLECTION SITE LOCATED AT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. TO SUPPORT PROPER DISPOSAL OF MEDICATIONS. AND WHEREAS LORI, A FIRM BELIEVER THAT KNOWLEDGE IS POWER, VOLUNTEERED TO ATTEND THE MONTGOMERY HIGH SCHOOL IN MONTGOMERY UPPER MIDDLE SCHOOL 2022 BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHTS, WHERE SHE SET UP AN INFORMATIONAL TABLE ON MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS. HER MEANINGFUL CONVERSATIONS WITH PARENTS ON TOUGH TOPICS SUCH AS SUICIDE PREVENTION, SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION AND MENTAL HEALTH. HELP OF THE COMMUNITY FEEL MORE MENTAL HEALTH HELP THE COMMUNITY TO FEEL MORE CONNECTED. AND WHEREAS THROUGH THE ENTIRE COVID 19 PANDEMIC LORRIES, EFFORTS TO POST IMPACTFUL, POWERFUL AND SUPPORTIVE MESSAGING AND RESOURCES HAS TOUCHED MANY PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY. FROM PROMOTING SELF CARE TIPS ON THE FACEBOOK PAGE, SPREADING AWARENESS OF SUICIDE PREVENTION RESOURCES AND TALKING ABOUT THE LATEST FACTS ON MENTAL HEALTH TO HELP PEOPLE NOT FEEL ALONE. SHE HAS MADE A POSITIVE IMPACT ON THE ENTIRE MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP COMMUNITY DURING THE DIFFICULT TO PAST YEARS. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE RECOGNIZES THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AND SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS MADE BY LAURIE HUFF AND CONGRATULATES HER ON THIS SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENT ON THIS 19TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2023. LAURIE IF YOU WANT TO COME FORWARD, WE HAD A.I HAVE VERY FEW NUMBER OF WORDS HERE, BUT I JUST WANTED TO THANK THE MAYOR AND THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE FOR THE RECOGNITION. THEY REALLY APPRECIATE IT. UM I ALSO WOULD LOVE TO THANK DIVINE PATEL, WHO IS NOT HERE IS HERE TO BUT THANKS TO DEVON G AND KELSEY GRANNIS FOR THE NOMINATING ME, I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT, UM ALSO, I THINK FOR ANYONE WHO DOESN'T KNOW WHAT MUNICIPAL ALLIANCE DOES, WE FOCUS ON PREVENTION AND MENTAL HEALTH, WHICH ARE JUST SO IMPORTANT. SO EVERYONE WHO WORKS IN THE MUNICIPAL ALLIANCE AND NINA HAS BEEN A BIG SUPPORTER AS WELL. I THINK WE'RE DOING THE BEST WE CAN AND A DIFFICULT CIRCUMSTANCES TO KEEP SPREADING THE WORD BUT JUST WANTED TO, LIKE, THROW OUT A COUPLE QUICK THINGS THAT AH, ONE OUT OF FIVE PEOPLE WILL EXPERIENCE A MENTAL HEALTH DISORDER IN ANY GIVEN YEAR. AND THAT NUMBER GOES TO
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ONE OUT OF TWO IN YOUR LIFETIME . SO WE ARE TRYING TO REACH AS MANY PEOPLE AS WE CAN WITH BASIC MENTAL HEALTH INFORMATION TO LET PEOPLE KNOW THAT YOU KNOW, THERE ARE THINGS YOU CAN DO TO HELP ON A DAILY BASIS. AND IF YOU DO HAVE A PROBLEM, UM, TO SEEK HELP AND LIKE, LET'S GET RID OF THE STIGMA BECAUSE ONE ATTITUDE PEOPLE WE JUST NEED TO BE HONEST ABOUT IT. UM AND THEN, AS FAR AS DRUG ADDICTION GOES, AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS, THERE'S SO MANY PEOPLE I THINK THAT NUMBER IS ABOUT 15% OF THE POPULATION. AGAIN THAT'S A BIG NUMBER ONE OUT OF EIGHT STUDENTS , YOUNG PEOPLE ARE USING ILLICIT SUBSTANCES, SO EVERYTHING WE CAN DO, UM, IT'S A IT'S A REALLY ENORMOUS PROBLEM. BUT I THINK MUNICIPAL ALLIANCE IS TRYING TO LIKE, JUST CHIP AWAY AT IT. AND SO WE JUST APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT. AND JUST THIS AWARD FOR ME IS JUST MEANINGFUL BECAUSE IT SHOWS THAT WE'RE KIND OF GOING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. SO THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH.LORI THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO. WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. RELATIONS.
DO I SPIT? IT WILL GET OUT OF THE WAY. DO YOU WANT TO STAND FOR THAT BABY? DID IT CASTIGATED. CLOSE AT THAT DENNIS COMPANIES MORE THIS WAY. PERFECT DIFFERENT. THANK YOU FOR THE DIRECTION ONE SWEET ONE. TWO. FISH. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, LAURIE. SURE, GO AHEAD. I JUST ALSO WANT TO ADD ON TO THE WORDS THAT YOU KNOW, ESPECIALLY DURING COVID. UM WE WERE FACING SO MUCH AND THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY THROUGH THAT VERY DIFFICULT TIME AS WELL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS A PROCLAMATION FOR
[2. PROCLAMATION – RADON ACTION MONTH]
RAID IN ACTION MONTH, WHEREAS REAGAN IS A NATURALLY OCCURRING RADIOACTIVE GAS. THAT IS SECOND . THIS IS THE SECOND LEADING CAUSE OF LUNG CANCER. AND WHEREAS PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO RADIATION CAN KILL AS MANY AS 500 PEOPLE IN NEW JERSEY EACH YEAR, WHEREAS FAMILIES WHO RESIDE IN HOMES WITH ELEVATED RATE ON LEVELS ARE AT RISK OF DEVELOPING SERIOUS HEALTH PROBLEMS. AND WHEREAS ANY HOME COULD HAVE HIGH LEVELS, EVEN WHEN NEIGHBORING HOMES DO NOT.AND WHEREAS REAGAN TESTING CAN BE DONE WITH GREAT EASE AT A RELATIVELY LOW EXPENSE TO THE HOMEOWNER, WITH THE COST OF REDUCING RATE ON CONCENTRATIONS BEING COMPARABLE TO HOME REPAIR.
AND WHEREAS THE NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND THE UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY OR COLLABORATING DURING THE MONTH OF JANUARY TO PROMOTE THE NEED FOR REAGAN TESTING IN AN EFFORT TO PROTECT THE LIVES OF OUR STATE'S RESIDENTS, AND NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE ON BEHALF OF THE RESIDENTS OF MONTGOMERY DO HEREBY PROCLAIM. THE MONTH OF JANUARY. 2023 AS READ ON ACTION MONTH IN THE TOWNSHIP AND CALL UPON ALL RESIDENTS WHO HAVE NOT YET TESTED TO TEST THEIR HOMES FOR RAID ON AND TO REDUCE RIGHT ON LEVELS OF ELEVATED LEVELS ARE FOUND TO PROTECT THEIR FAMILIES FROM THE SERIOUS HEALTH RISKS OF REAGAN AND TO DO SO. THE TOWNSHIP HAS 500 TEST KITS. HERE YOU GO. SO UM AND WE HAVE A LIMITED NUMBER AND THEY'RE GOING FAST. SO PLEASE COME TO THE TO THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE. I'M SORRY. THE TOWNSHIP BUILDING TOMORROW AND PICK THESE UP AND PLEASE TEST YOUR THE RATE ON LEVELS IN YOUR HOME. THANK YOU. THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS
[3. STAGE II WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT FLOOD PROTECTION PROJECT PRESENTATION]
THE STAGE TO WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS FLOOD PROTECTION PROJECT PRESENTATION.MAYOR. IF I COULD. I'LL JUST INTRODUCE THE TOPIC. UM WE WERE BEFORE YOU IN OCTOBER AND WE'RE TALKING A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE STAGE TO FLOOD PROTECTION AND, UM, PLANT IMPROVEMENT PROJECT YOU WOULD ASK US TO GO BACK AND KIND OF DO A LITTLE DIGGING. SO I HAVE GOOD NEWS TO REPORT THAT, UM, THE TEAM OF MARK AND JIM COSGROVE AND CHRIS LALLA KADO. MIKE PITTS, OUR CFO. THEY ALL WERE ABLE TO DO. A LOT OF RESEARCH GETS SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION THAT THEY'RE GOING TO PREPARE AND PRESENT TO YOU TONIGHT. SO, UM AND FOR THE NEWER MEMBERS OF THE TOWNSHIP DOES OPERATE OR SEWER UTILITY. WE USED TO OPERATE EIGHT. PLANTS THROUGHOUT THE TOWNSHIP, AND YOU'LL SEE THE AREAS THAT IT COVERED GEOGRAPHICALLY IN THE TOWNSHIP, AND WE'VE BEEN WORKING SLOWLY ON A CONSOLIDATION PLAN TO GET RID OF SOME OF THE SMALLER PLANTS, SO WE'RE DOWN TO FOUR RIGHT NOW. UM SO THIS IS STAGE TWO AND MARK WILL KICK IT OFF. ALRIGHT THANKS. WORRY APPRECIATE THE INTRODUCTION. UH WE'RE GONNA THIS IS BASICALLY A CONTINUANCE OF THE DISCUSSION WE
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HAD IN OCTOBER. UM I'M MARK HARMON, DETENTION ENGINEER FOR ANYBODY WHO DOESN'T KNOW ME.NEXT MEANS JIM COSGROVE FROM ONE WATER, AND CHRIS WALLACE KADO, THE SEWER DIRECTOR. SO UP ON THE SCREEN. I HAVE AN IMAGE OF STAGE TWO. SORRY OF STAGE TWO. IT'S OFF RIVER ROAD. AND I HAVE MY HIGH TECH RENDERING OF WHERE THE WALL IS GOING TO GO THE YELLOW LINE. SO I'M GOING TO START OFF WITH THE AREA THAT WE SERVE SOME BACKGROUND ON THE PROJECT. AND SOME OF THE FLOODING ISSUES THAT WE'VE BEEN DEALING WITH, AND THE PROPOSED UPGRADES OVER DOING AS PART OF THIS PROJECT. SO ON THE SCREEN, YOU'LL SEE A MAP OF THE SERVICE AREAS IN THE TOWNSHIP. MOST OF THEM ARE TOWNSHIP SERVICE AREAS. UH DOWN AT THE BOTTOM, RIGHT? YOU CAN SEE THE BOX APPEARING THAT IS THE STAGE TO SERVICE AREA THAT WE'RE DISCUSSING TONIGHT. AND RIGHT HERE IS THE CURRENT LOCATION OF STAGE TWO. THIS IS ASSUMED IN VIEW OF THE SERVICE AREA. THIS WAY. YOU CAN SEE ALL THE AREAS THAT THIS TREATMENT POINT SERVES . WE HAVE SEWER LINES AND MOST OF THE AREAS UH, UP AT THE NORTH END. WE SERVE STONEBRIDGE. VILLAGE SHOPPER ACROSS FROM SHOP RITE. THE MONTGOMERY SHOPPING CENTER, WHERE SHOPRITE IS BLOOMBERG. THE BOROUGH OF ROCKY HILL. THE AIRPORT. NEW YORK SHERWOOD'S DEVELOPMENT. WOODS EDGE. THE BLUE SPRING ROAD NEIGHBORHOODS. AND TO ANTICIPATED UPCOMING PROJECTS, OR MONTGOMERY PROMENADE AND THE HAVEN. SO GOING INTO A LITTLE BIT OF THE BACKGROUND, SO THE TOWNSHIP AS WORRY SAID, OWNS AND OPERATES THE STATE TO WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT. UM IT DOES SERVE A PORTION OF MONTGOMERY 1841. TOTAL PROPERTIES ARE IN THE SERVICE AREA. THE NUMBER OF SOLDIERS MUCH LARGER BECAUSE SOME OF THE PROPERTIES ACTUALLY HAVE MORE THAN ONE UNIT ON IT. UM JUST OUT OF MONTGOMERY PROPERTIES ALONE. WE SERVE OVER 2000 UNITS. SO STAGE TWO. IT'S OFF RIVER ROAD. AS I SAID IT WAS CONSTRUCTED IN 1970. WE SUBSEQUENTLY UPGRADED IT AND 1985 TO DESIGN HIGHER DESIGN CAPACITY OF ABOUT 480,000 GALLONS PER DAY. WE DID SOME EXPANSIONS IN 1999 TO ACCOMMODATE FUTURE EXPANSION. SO STAGE TWO ABUTS THE VAN HORNE, BROOKE TO THE NORTH. MILLSTONE RIVER TO THE EAST. AND WE DISCHARGE RIGHT INTO THE MILLSTONE RIVER. SO WE HAVE TO KEEP THIS TREATMENT POINT. IT'S A CRITICAL FACILITY. WE HAVE TO KEEP IT UP AND RUNNING UP TO DATE, UM AND MAKE SURE IT'S PROTECTED FROM FLOODING. WHICH IS WHY THIS PROJECT IS SO IMPORTANT. UM YOU KNOW, AS I SAID, WE'RE SURROUNDED ON TWO SIDES BY BODIES OF WATER, AND WE HAVE A PERMIT WITH THE STATE THAT WE HAVE TO DISCHARGE, UH, WITH CERTAIN EFFLUENT LIMITS TO KEEP THE WATER CLEAN. H TWO ALSO DISCHARGES UPSTREAM TO THE RARITY. MILLSTONE WATER TREATMENT POINT, WHICH ALSO SERVES WATER TO OVER A MILLION PEOPLE. SO EACH EACH FLOOD EVENT HAS CAUSED. SEVERE AND COSTLY DAMAGE TO THIS TREATMENT PLANT. AH NOTABLE FLOODS THAT FLOODED IN FLOYD IN 1999. AH FLOODED IN THE NORTHEAST OF 2007, IRENE IN 2011, AND MORE RECENTLY IN THE REMNANTS OF HURRICANE IDA IN 2021. WHAT I HAVE UP ON THE SCREEN GIVE SOME PERSPECTIVE AS TO HOW MUCH WATER WAS AT THE TREATMENT POINT DURING THE STORM. RESULT OF DIFFERENT FROM MY RING BECAUSE WATER CAME AND FASTER, BUT IT IT HIT A SUBSTANTIAL ELEVATION UP THERE ON THE SCREEN. THAT RED LINE ENTRY WAS ABOUT SIX FT. SEVEN STAIRS WAITING UP TO THE BLOWER BUILDING RIGHT BEHIND THERE, AND YOU COULD SEE THE WATER LEVEL WAS ALMOST UP TO THE DOOR KNOB AND THAT BUILDING'S ALREADY ELEVATED. THIS IS A PICTURE OF INSIDE THE FILTER BOOK BUILDING THAT WAS SIGNIFICANTLY DAMAGED DURING OUT OF THIS BUILDING SOUGHT THE WORST. SO IN THIS PICTURE. AH! WE HAVE FILTER BASIS WAS SOMETHING TO FILTER OUT PARTICLES FROM THE SEWAGE COMING THROUGH. SO THE SIX BAYS IN HERE AND JUST TO GIVE EVERYBODY A PERSPECTIVE OF WHAT HAPPENED THIS. THESE SIX TANKS.
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IT'S ALL ONE UNIT LIFTED UP OFF THE GROUND AND FLOATED AND WAS RAMMED INTO THE FRONT BUILDING WALL TO GIVE SOME PERSPECTIVE AS TO HOW BIG THIS IS. PICTURE TWO OF THESE SIDE BY SIDE. IF NOT FLOATING. SO IS THIS I BEAMED IN THE PICTURE BEFORE THE ONE IN THE BROWN BUILDING IS THAT THE IBM THAT PUSHED THROUGH THERE'S IS THAT THE ONE THAT'S IN THE NEXT SLIDE SO HERE WE HAVEN'T BEEN PROTRUDING THROUGH THE WALL. WE HAVE THE WALL BOAT OUT. AND I MEAN, YOU CAN SEE THE DAMAGE JUST THE FREQUENCY OF THE FLOODING OF THIS BUILDING. YOU COULD EVEN SEE SOME OF THE RUST DAMAGE AT THE BOTTOM OF THAT. SO THAT'S WHERE THE FILTER BUILDING FLEW INTO THE WALL OR FOOTED INTO THE WALL. THAT IS. IN THE MIDDLE SLIDE. THE PLUMBING WAS SEVERED, AND THE FOUR TO THIS DAY IS STILL UNDERWATER. AND DURING THE STORM. WE ALSO HAVE THE CHEMICAL TANKS RUPTURE AND WAKING AT THAT TIME. NO, I'M NOT AN ELECTRICAL ENGINEER, BUT THE WIRES ARE SUPPOSED SO THAT'S THAT'S NOT NORMAL. VERY SCARY. SO WITH ALL THE DAMAGE MY HAT GOES OFF TO THE POINT STAFF FOR KEEPING THE POLICE OPERATIONAL. AH THIS IS A PICTURE OF THEM MAKING EMERGENCY REPAIRS AFTER I TO ONE OF THE VALVES BLEW OUT. AND. TO EVEN GIVE SOME MORE PERSPECTIVE. THIS BUILDING OF THIS ROOM THAT THEY'RE STANDING IN NOW WAS COMPLETELY SUBMERGED DURING IDA. THIS IS SOME OF THE OTHER TEMPORARY REPAIRS THAT THEY HADN'T MAKE. SO WITH THE FILTER BUILDING, BECOMING AS SO DAMAGED THE WATER COULDN'T PASS THROUGH THE FILTER BUILDING ANYMORE, SO THE PLANT WAS ACTUALLY OFFLINE FOR FIVE DAYS AFTER IDA. AND THIS IS SOME PIPING THAT HAD BEEN INSTALLED OVER THE GROUND THAT'S BEING HELD IN PLACE BY JERSEY BARRIERS, UM, TO KEEP IT FROM MOVING. BUT SORRY. SO. SOME OF THE OTHER THINGS THAT THE PICTURES DON'T SHOW BEFORE. I MOVE ON TO THIS NEXT SLIDE. UM BECAUSE THE FILTER BUILDING WAS TAKEN OFFLINE. YEAH WE LOST POWER TO THE BUILDING. SO IN ORDER TO KEEP THE POWER TO THE WET WELL, WE HAD TO DISCONNECT THE POWER FROM ONE OF THE BLOWERS. JUST THE POWER OF THE WET WEALTH SO THE SEWAGE COULD KEEP PUMPING THROUGH THE POINT. SO RIGHT NOW WE'RE OPERATING ON ONE BLOWER WHERE WE NORMALLY NEED TO. DESPITE THE FACT THAT HAPPENED IN 2021, THE TOWN TRIP WAS TRYING TO GET AHEAD OF THIS AND TO SAFEGUARD THE PLANT. SO WE STARTED THIS ABOUT 10 10 11 YEARS AGO. THE TOWNSHIP CONTRACT ID OMNI, WHICH BECAME COIN FOLDER. AH CONSOLIDATION STUDY WAS COMPLETED IN 2012 TO ASSESS THE ENTIRE SEWER SYSTEM, THINGS WE CAN DO TO INCREASE OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY THINGS WE COULD DO LIKE CONSOLIDATING SOME OF THE POINTS TO HELP CUT DOWN COSTS AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WAS LOOKED AT DURING THE STUDY WAS STAGE TWO. WHEN WE DID THIS STUDY. THE CONCLUSIONS FOR STAGE TWO IS WE CAN EITHER REPAIR REPAIR IT AND FLOOD PROOF IT BY A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT MEASURES , OR WE CAN WALK TO CONSOLIDATE TO THE STONY BROOKE BURKE REGIONAL SEWAGE AUTHORITY. THE STUDY DETERMINED THAT DOING SO OR CONSOLIDATING WOULD ACTUALLY BE SIGNIFICANTLY MORE EXPENSIVE IN THE LONG RUN, SO THE TOWNSHIP DECIDED TO PURSUE FLOOD PROTECTION MEASURES AND UPGRADES AT THE POINT. SO FOLLOWING THAT A TECHNICAL MEMORANDUM WAS COMPLETED IN 2016 BY KLEINFELD, ER. AND THIS IS WHERE THE SELECTION WAS MADE TO GO WITH THE FLOOD WALL. SO WE LOOKED AT PUTTING A FLOOD WALL AROUND THE TREATMENT PLANT. ELEVATING THE STRUCTURES. AH RELOCATING THE HIGHER GROUND AND EVEN CONSULTING TREATMENT TO THE SKILLMAN VILLAGE TREATMENT PLAN OFF BURNT HILL. AH! THE FIRST TWO OPTIONS WERE PRETTY COMPARABLE IN PRICE. UH THE SECOND OPTION, UNFORTUNATELY, WOULD STILL SUBJECT THE PLANT TO . OR COMING IN, WHICH CREATED A HAZARD FOR THE STAFF TO OPERATE THE PLANT SAFELY. PEOPLE WOULD SEPARATE SOFT COMING BY BOATS AND SO THE FLOOD PROTECTION MEASURES WERE THE RIGHT. WE WENT WITH RELOCATING THE HIGHER GROUND AND THE CONSOLIDATION WHERE 2 TO 3.5 TIMES MORE EXPENSIVE. SO AFTER THE LAST TANTRIC COMMITTEE MEETING IN OCTOBER, WHERE WE DISCUSSED THIS IN NOVEMBER COIN, FELDER HELPED US PREPARE. AND NEW ASSESSMENT OF THE ALTERNATIVES. THE PROJECT WAS BIT IN SEPTEMBER, AND THE[00:20:07]
COST IS 18.3 MILLION, WHICH IS NOT CHANGED. AH WE REASSESSED THE OTHER OPTIONS ASSESSED IN THE 2016 STUDY. AND CONCLUDED THAT CURRENT DAY DOLLARS RELOCATING THE TREATMENT PLANT WOULD COST OVER 34 MILLION AND PUMPING TO STAGE I'M SORRY TO SKILLMAN VILLAGE WOULD BE 34.7 MILLION. WE ALSO LOOKED AT PUMPING, TOO. THE STONY BROOK REGIONAL. SEE WHAT YOU AUTHORITY AND CONCLUDED THAT WAS NOT A VIABLE APP OPTION BECAUSE WE WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO EXPAND THE PLANT AND THERE WOULD BE OTHER COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH IT. AH! PUMPING TO THE HILLSBOROUGH TREATMENT PLANT WAS ALSO NOT VIABLE AS MUCH LONGER RUN AS WELL. WE HAD SIMILAR ISSUES. WE ALSO EVALUATED THE CELL. TO PRIVATE COMPANIES. AT THE TIME. THIS SEEMS FEASIBLE AFTER THIS ALTERNATIVE SUMMARY WAS PREPARED . THERE WERE DISCUSSIONS THAT WERE HAD INTERNALLY AND WITH OUTSIDE AGENCIES, AND IT WAS CONCLUDED THAT THIS IS NOT VIABLE EITHER. SO. WE'RE NOT JUST BUILDING A WALL AROUND THIS PLANT. THE OTHER POINTS BEHIND THIS IS THAT WE ARE IMPROVING THE PLANT. THESE ARE THINGS SORELY NEEDED. AND AS THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE HAS SEEN, WE'VE WE'VE DONE TOURS. WE'VE HAD MEETINGS. UH, EVERYBODY HERE HAS SEEN THE CONDITIONS OF THE PLANT AND WHAT WE'RE WORKING WITH DOWN THERE. SO THIS PROJECT IS GOING TO HELP IMPROVE RESILIENCY BY PROTECTING THE EXISTING FACILITY. THE NEW FLOOD WALL. WAS DESIGNED. TO ACCOUNT FOR CLIMATE CHANGE, SO WE ACTUALLY HAVE A DESIGNED FOR ABOUT 1.3 FT ABOVE THE 500 YEAR THEORETICAL STORM. THE WALL IS ABOUT 15 FT AT THE END OF THE PLANT, AND WE'RE ALSO ADDING NEW STORMWATER GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE. TO ACCOUNT FOR THE DRIVEWAY REALIGNMENT. SO THIS IS ANOTHER PICTURE OF THE PLANT TO SHOW YOU WHAT EACH OF THE UNITS ARE. MOST OF THE ITEMS ARE STAYING IN PLACE, AND WE'RE REHABILITATING WHERE WE CAN ANYTHING THAT SHOWN IN YELLOW LIKE THE FILTER BUILDING IN THE SLUDGE TANKS. THOSE ARE THERE'S GOING TO BE LARGER IMPROVEMENTS TO THAT. SO STARTING WITH THE POST AERATION TANK, WHICH IS THE WARDER CIRCLE ON THE SCREEN. UH, WE'RE GOING TO DO SOME UPGRADES TO THE DIFFUSERS AND NEW PROTECTIVE COATINGS TO HELP PROTECT IT. THE CLARIFY IRS, WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING OTHER IMPROVEMENTS TO HELP REHABILITATE THEM WITHOUT HAVING TO RECONSTRUCT THEM. AH, THE BLOWER BUILDING. IS SHOWN TOWARDS THE TOP. WE HAVE TO.WE'RE GOING TO REPLACE THE BLOWERS AS PART OF THIS PROJECT. THE FILTER BUILDING THAT WAS DAMAGED. IS GOING TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS. THE PLANT FORMALLY WOULD FUNCTION WITH THE SAND FILTER, AND THIS IS GOING TO BE UPGRADED TO A UV SYSTEM AND ULTRAVIOLET SYSTEM. THIS WAY. HMM SORRY. THIS WAY IT WILL CUT DOWN ON CHEMICAL USE. WE WON'T HAVE THE NEED FOR CHEMICAL DELIVERIES OR HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS INSIDE THE PLANT. IT WILL BE A MUCH MORE EFFICIENT PROCESS AND IT WILL CUT DOWN ON OPERATIONS AND THE FILTER WILL BE UPGRADED TO A DISK FILTER, WHICH ALSO OPERATES AT A HIGHER EFFICIENCY TO HELP CUT DOWN OPERATIONAL COSTS. THE SLUDGE STORAGE TANKS IN THE TOP, RIGHT. THOSE ARE GOING TO BE REPLACED RIGHT NOW. THEY'RE UNDERSIZED.
WE'RE INCREASING THE SIZE AND ALSO MOVING THEM A LITTLE BIT TO MAKE ROOM BECAUSE AS WE BUILD THE WALL, WE HAVE ACTUALLY HAVE TO ADD A PUMP STATION TO GET PUMPED THE WATER OUT THAT FALLS WITHIN THE POINT WHEN IT RAINS. SO THE BENEFITS OF THIS PROJECT I'M GOING TO GO OVER THE BENEFITS NEXT, UH, BED. YES MA'AM FOR COMPLETION AND THE FUNDING TO GO OVER THIS PROJECT.
SO ONE OF THE KEY BENEFITS BY DOING THIS AND HARDENING THE PLANT, ADDING THE FLOOD WALL MAKING THE UPGRADES THIS IS SEWAGE IN THE STORAGE TANKS. THIS IS WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO KEEP OUT OF THE RIVER WHEN THE PLANT FLOODS. THERE'S ANOTHER PICTURE OF WHAT COULD FLOW INTO THE RIVER WHEN THE POINT IS UNDERWATER. AND RIGHT NOW AND DESPITE ITS CURRENT STAGE TO HIS CURRENT CONDITION, WE ARE STILL ABLE TO KEEP THE WATER CLEAN COMING OUT. BUT WE NEED TO UPGRADE THE SYSTEM TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT, WITH THE INCREASING DEPTH REQUIREMENTS. SO. THE
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OTHER BENEFITS THAT I DIDN'T MENTION THIS PROJECT WILL PROTECT THE OPERATING STAFF. IT WILL BENEFIT THE HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE OF THE CITIZENS. AS YOU SAW IN THE EARLIER SLIDES, THIS PLAN SERVES QUITE A FEW PEOPLE. THERE'S NO NEGATIVE FLOOD POINT IMPACTS. WE'VE MINIMIZED IMPACTS TO WETLANDS. UH, SPECIES HABITATS AND THE PROJECT IS THE EP APPROVED THE RCC APPROVED AND READY TO GO. MARK I JUST BEFORE WE GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE. WE HAVE EXPERIENCE OR HIS CLIENT FOLDER HAVE EXPERIENCE OF ALLIED, UM SINCE THE LOWEST RESPONSIVE BIDDER.UM, YOU TALK ABOUT THAT FOR A LITTLE BIT. UM IN FACT, YOU NEED TO PULL IT TOWARDS YOU, SIR. YES WE DO. IN FACT, RIGHT NOW THEY'RE WORKING AT THE STONY BROOK REGIONAL SEWAGE AUTHORITY , AND WE BELIEVE THAT MAY BE PART OF THE REASON THEIR PRICE CAME IN BELOW SOME OF THE OTHERS BECAUSE THEY'RE ALREADY MOBILIZED AT THAT LOCATION THERE, LITERALLY DOWN THE ROAD FROM THIS SITE, SO IT'S NOT A COMPLETE OVERLAP AND CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE, BUT THE START OF THIS PROJECT WILL COINCIDE WITH THE FINISH OF THE OTHER PROJECT. THEY'RE AN EXCELLENT CONTRACTOR. THANK YOU. LET'S GO ABOUT THE DP BECAUSE MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THIS WAS THIS PROJECT HAS BEEN A LONG TIME IN COMING AND WERE WE WAITING FOR DP APPROVAL BEFORE THIS LAST STORM? I MEAN, THERE WERE SOME DELAYS FROM THE PERSPECTIVE. IS THAT I HAVE IT RIGHT. YES I BELIEVE IT TOOK US OVER TWO YEARS TO GET THE PERMITS. UM WE WERE WAITING FOR AN AUTHORIZATION TO ADVERTISE WHICH WE EXPECTED IN JANUARY. AND WE DIDN'T GET THAT UNTIL JULY. JULY. SO ONE ONCE WE GOT THAT WE WERE ABLE TO ADVERTISE AND WE ACCEPTED BIDS IN SEPTEMBER. A LOT OF THIS DAMAGE CAME AFTER WE HAD ALREADY PUT IN FROM THE D P. YES THE IDEA DAMAGE GREAT. OKAY, THANK YOU. RECEIVED ON SEPTEMBER 20TH AND YOU KNOW, AS WE JUST SAID ALLIED IS THE LOWEST RESPONSIVE BIDDER AND BLINDFOLDED DOES HAVE EXPERIENCED, UH THEY ARE EXPERIENCED IN BUILDING WALLS AND HANDLING THESE KIND OF PROJECTS. THE OTHER. UH CONTRACTORS WHO BID ON THIS. THE COSTS RANGED FROM 19 MILLION TO 26.3 MILLION, SO ALLY BEING THE LOWEST RESPONSIVE BIDDER. AH! IS THE ONE WE'RE RECOMMENDING. THIS PROJECT BE AWARDED TO AND WE'RE ESTIMATING THE TIME FOR COMPLETION TO BE ABOUT 24 MONTHS. I JUST HAVE A QUICK QUESTION. SO THE ONLY REASON JIM MENTIONED THE ALLIED COMING LOWER IS BECAUSE THEY ARE DOWN THE ROAD OR SOMETHING. THERE'S NO OTHER REASON AS FAR AS WHY THE OTHER BITS ARE SO HIGH.
PRETTY COMMON TO HAVE THAT KIND OF A SPREAD ON BIDS FOR THIS PARTICULARLY RIGHT NOW, BECAUSE SOME OF THE CONTRACTORS DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHEN IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN, AND THEY COVER THEMSELVES BY ADDING TO THE COST THE CHANGES IN PRICING ON EQUIPMENT IS WILD RIGHT NOW, OKAY? AND SO AT THE END OF THIS WITH THE NEW D P REGULATIONS THAT HAVE COME OUT OR COMING DOWN. THE PIPELINE WILL BE UP TO SNUFF AND WE'RE GOING TO BE GOOD. EXACTLY. THEY WERE INTO ALL THE IMPROVEMENTS, NOT JUST THE FLOOD WALL. THAT'S CLEARLY A PROBLEM THAT EGYPT THIS THE UPGRADES TO THE PLANT. WILL ALLOW YOU TO FAR EXCEED THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE DP PERMIT THAT YOU HAVE NOW GREAT AND AGAIN IF WE DIDN'T DO THIS, AND ANOTHER THING WHEN THIS EFFLUENT GOES RIGHT INTO THE MIDDLE STONE , WHERE DOES IT GO? DOESN'T BOUND BROOK WHO'S DRINKING WATER DOESN'T FLOWS DOWN THE MILLSTONE RIVER IN A NORTHERLY DIRECTION TOWARDS BRIDGEWATER. AT THE CONFLUENCE OF THE MILLSTONE AND RARITAN RIVERS. THERE'S AN INTAKE THERE'S ACTUALLY TWO INTAKES, ONE ON THE MILLSTONE AND ONE ON THE RARITAN, NEW JERSEY.
AMERICAN BRINGS WATER IN THERE AND THEY HAVE A TREATMENT PLANT THERE. TREATMENT PLANS WHERE THEY SUPPLY THEY TREAT AND THEN SUPPLY THE DRINKING WATER TO THIS ENTIRE AREA. UM SO YOU KNOW DURING TIMES WHEN THAT TREATMENT PLANTS NOT FUNCTIONING, IT'S A BIG DEAL. I SHOULD ALSO MENTION THAT THAT WATER TREATMENT PLANT HAS A SIMILAR TYPE OF FLOOD WALL THAT WE'VE PROPOSED HERE AND WHEN I CAME AND SOME OF THE PRIOR FLOODS YOU SAW IN THE NEWS ALL THE PICTURES OF MANVILLE FLOODING WELL. MANY TIMES THEY SHOWED PICTURES OF THAT FACILITY THE FIRST TIME THE WATER WAS WITHIN ONE INCH OF THE TOP OF THE WALL. SO THEY ADDED, I CAN'T REMEMBER EXACTLY BUT SOMETHING LIKE A FOOT TO THE HEIGHT OF THE WALL TO PROTECT IT. THE NICE THING ABOUT THIS PROJECT IS NUMBER ONE WHERE WE HAVE OVER DESIGNED THE HEIGHT TO MAKE SURE WE ACCOMMODATE FOR THE FUTURE.
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BUT ALSO BECAUSE OF THE WAY THIS SITE IS ESSENTIALLY ON THE SIDE OF A HILL. YOU DRIVE DOWN THE HILL TO GET TO THE TREATMENT PLANT THERE WILL BE ABLE TO DRIVE IN AND OUT OF THE TREATMENT PLAN. WITH THE WALL ON EITHER SIDE OF THAT ROAD PROTECTING THE PLANT. USUALLY WHEN YOU HAVE DESIGNED A WALL YOU'RE YOU HAVE TO BARRICADE YOURSELF INSIDE BEFORE THE STORM FLOOD GATES THAT YOU'VE GOT A SHOT. SO THE POOR PEOPLE AT THE NEW JERSEY AMERICAN WATER TREATMENT PLANT HAVE TO BARRICADE THEMSELVES IN WITH FOOD. FOR WHATEVER, HOWEVER LONG THEY THINK IT'S GOING TO BE BECAUSE THEY CAN'T GET OUT DURING THE FLOOD. IN THIS CASE, YOU'LL BE ABLE TO JUST DRIVE IN AND OUT, SO IT'S A REALLY NICE SETUP THAT WE HAVE HERE FOR THIS . WE DON'T GET THE HYPE RIGHT. CAN WE ADD ON LIKE WE DIDN'T HEAD ON? BUT WE'VE HAD SOME INCREDIBLE FLOODS IN THE LAST FEW YEARS AND WERE WELL ABOVE THOSE ELEVATIONS. SO WE'RE PRETTY CONFIDENT OPTIONS OPEN. IF WE HAVE TO, LIKE LEGOS. ADD SOME MORON, YOU KNOW? OKAY WELL, IF IT COMES TO THAT QUESTION, CAN WE ADD? CAN WE ADD IT AFTERWARDS OR NO? OKAY.HOPEFULLY WITHIN THE SAME BUDGET, NOT THAT'S NO, BUT THE IMPROVEMENTS WE WILL WE BE ABLE TO HANDLE MORE VOLUME. HOUSES. OH THEORETICALLY, YOU'LL BE ABLE TO HANDLE 0.68 MG, WHICH IS WHAT THE PLANT IS RATED FOR NOW. UM THERE ARE TIMES THAT WE'RE ABLE TO DO WHAT THEY CALL A RE RATING. AFTER THE PLANT GETS BUILT. AND YOU SEE HOW IT'S OPERATING. YOU CAN EVALUATE WHETHER IT COULD ACTUALLY TREAT MORE. WE'RE DOING THAT PROCESS RIGHT NOW FOR ANOTHER TREATMENT PLAN IN NORTH JERSEY, AND IN THAT CASE, THE PLANT WAS DESIGNED FOR YOU KNOW, AROUND 0.5 MG D YOU KNOW, 0.4 MG D AND WE'RE SHOWING YOU CAN GET UP 2.5 MG D, WHICH IS A PERCENTAGE FACES IS 25% INCREASE. SOMETIMES YOU CAN DO THAT. BUT WHAT IS AMAZING IS WHAT CHRIS AND HIS STAFF HAVE DONE OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS. IT'S ABSOLUTELY AMAZING, BECAUSE WHEN YOU LOOK AT THAT PLANE, YOU WOULD NOT THINK IT COULD TREAT WASTEWATER AND THEY'VE DONE A GREAT JOB COMPLYING WITH THAT PERMIT. YOU KNOW, I THINK ALL OF THE OTHER TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE MEMBERS HAVE GONE THERE. IF NOT, IT WAS QUITE AN EYE OPENING EXPERIENCE. UM I KNEW IT WAS BAD, AND I'D SEEN SOME OF THE PICTURES AFTER THE FLOOD, BUT I WAS SO IMPRESSED WITH THE DEDICATION OF THE TEAM.
THERE REALLY WAS, UM THE FACT THAT THAT YOU WERE THAT WE WERE ONLY OFFLINE FOR FIVE DAYS IS IT IS HUGE. AND IT IS THE TESTAMENT OF THE PEOPLE. THEY JUST DID A GREAT JOB IN THIS WHOLE JURY RIG SYSTEM, WHICH IS VERY IMPRESSIVE , BUT ALSO IT'S LIKE GREAT ANOTHER FLOOD COMES AND THAT AIN'T GOING TO HOLD WAS JUST REALLY ADMIRABLE. SO UM, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR DOING THAT. IT WAS VERY IT'S GREAT TO KNOW. THAT WE HAVE SUCH A DEDICATED TEAM THERE. I WAS VERY IMPRESSED WITH THEM AND ALSO PRETTY HORRIFIED AT THE STATE OF THIS OF THIS, UM, FACILITY. SO IF ANYBODY HASN'T GONE, I WOULD HIGHLY ENCOURAGE YOU. BUT WE'RE GOOD BOOTS AND SHOES, CLOTHES THAT YOU CAN QUICKLY THROW IN THE WASH. IF YOU NEED TO. VINCE AND I ARE GOING ON THE GREAT YES , IT'S GREAT. THANK YOU FOR THAT, AND THE CREW APPRECIATES IT. IT'S ON IT'S A DIFFICULT TASK. UM I'D LIKE TO SAY THAT WITHOUT ANY LEVEL OF EGO OR ARROGANCE THAT THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST TEAMS IN THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY, AND THAT INCLUDES ALL OF YOU. YOU KNOW, IT'S A IT'S A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT. LAURIE SAYS IT CONSTANTLY. IT TAKES A SMALL ARMY OF PEOPLE TO GET THIS TO HAPPEN. UM THE INGENUITY OF THE OPERATORS IS SECOND TO THEM, YOU KNOW, IT'S QUITE A DIFFICULT TASK AND ALL THE WHILE I'LL LEAVE IT THAT WE WERE STILL OPERATING THE 17 PUMP STATIONS AND THE OTHER THREE FACILITIES WHILE THIS WAS GOING ON AS WELL AND WITH THE WITH THE PLANT OFF ON OFFLINE FOR THOSE FIVE DAYS, WE WERE STILL OPERATING EVERYTHING ELSE WITH ALL THE DAMAGES AND TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WAYS TO GET PLACES BECAUSE BRIDGES WERE TAKEN OUT AND EVERYTHING ELSE SO IT WAS. IT WAS A TOUGH TIME FOR EVERYONE, BUT WE MADE IT THROUGH. WE HAD A LOT OF HELP. THANKS WITH THOSE ELECTRICAL WIRES OUT THERE. I'M ASSUMING THAT WAS NOT, UH, SAFETY. VERY SAFE THING. YEAH THANKS TO MARY KEENAN FOR PUTTING HER BOOTS ON AND GET INTO THE MUCK WITH US. LOT OF FUN WAS HAPPY TO DO IT. IT WAS IT WAS GREAT, BUT I'M YOU KNOW, IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO SEE THIS INACTION AND ALSO I, YOU KNOW, WE'RE LOOKING AT A TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE. WE ALWAYS HAVE TO LOOK AT THE DECISIONS THAT WERE MADE IN THE PAST AND WE RE EVALUATE THEM. HOW DO WE WANT TO DO THIS? NOW IS NOW THE TIME TO PERHAPS LOOK TO PRIVATIZE, SO A LOT OF TOWNSHIPS ARE DOING THAT. AND SO I SPOKEN TO A COUPLE OF PEOPLE I REACHED OUT TO JUST SAY, HEY, HOW WOULD THAT WORK? AND WHAT ARE THE CHANCES AND BASICALLY, UM WHAT THEY KIND OF SAID AS YOU HAVE SOMETHING THAT'S A LIABILITY PROBABLY KNOW WHERE YOU WOULD PAY YOU FOR IT AND MAYBE WANTED YOU WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO TAKE IT OFF THEIR HANDS AT THIS STAGE OF
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WHERE EVERYTHING IS THAT BECAUSE SO MANY PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO SO MANY DIFFERENT MUNICIPALITIES ARE TRYING TO DO THIS. IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT IN THE FUTURE WE CAN'T DO THAT. BUT RIGHT NOW, THIS IS IN SUCH A POOR STATE OF REPAIR THAT, UH, WE GOT TO DO SOMETHING CERTAINLY BEFORE WE EVEN WOULD CONSIDER THAT, BUT, UM SO WE WANTED TO LOOK AT EVERY AVAILABLE AVENUE AND, UH AND I APPRECIATE, UM LOOKING AT ALL THOSE THINGS AS WE SHOULD BE DOING. AND I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE TO KNOW. WE HAVE A TOWN WHERE THERE IS A LOT OF PEOPLE COMING IN WHO HAVE NO IDEA WHAT A SEPTIC IS. SO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO HAVE THIS ON THE WEBSITE BECAUSE AS ELECTED OFFICIALS WHEN WE ARE SPENDING MONEY, PEOPLE DO ASK US WHY AND WHEN YOU EXPLAINS FOR SEPTIC PEOPLE LIKE WHAT IS THAT, ESPECIALLY IF THEY'RE IN THE NEWER DEVELOPMENTS WHERE, YOU KNOW THEY DON'T HAVE TO DEAL WITH IT. SO I REALLY DO APPRECIATE IT. AND I'M GLAD MARKED THAT THIS WHOLE PRESENTATION HOPEFULLY CAN BE ACCESSIBLE AT THE WEBSITE SO THAT YOU KNOW THAT WOULD BE REALLY IMPORTANT SO THAT YOU KNOW, SO THE PUBLIC KNOWS WHAT'S GOING ON AS WELL. BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE TALK ABOUT MONEY? SURE. QUESTION. UM YOU SAID THAT THAT YOU KNOW WITH THIS NEW UV SYSTEM OPERATIONS AND ANDREA ARE BOLD YET TO REPLACE THE BULBS, OBVIOUSLY, BUT, UM WHAT SAVINGS ARE THERE GOING TO BE FOR THE OPERATIONS WITH THIS NEW SYSTEM? UM I GUESS I'LL ANSWER IT. I MEAN, MAINLY WITH ELECTRICAL. DO YOU KNOW NEWER SYSTEMS ARE FAR MORE EFFICIENT. UM, OUR ABILITY NOT TO HAVE TO BE RELYING UPON CHEMICALS AND THAT THE RESIDUALS THAT ARE INVOLVED WITH THAT THERE'S A SAFETY FACTOR. THERE'S ALSO LOGISTICS. WE HAVE TO GET DELIVERIES CONSTANTLY CONTRACTS THAT WE HAVE TO GO OUT TO YEARLY. WE HAVE TO BUDGET FORWARD AS OPERATIONAL COSTS, ALL THAT WOULD BE ELIMINATED STRICTLY TO JUST MAINTENANCE COSTS OF THE UV SYSTEMS. THE STAFF AND I DO THE WORK OURSELVES. WE DON'T WE DON'T BRING THE MANUFACTURERS AND THEY'LL TRAIN US ON WHAT TO DO, AND FROM THAT POINT WE DO THE REPAIRS OURSELVES. IT'S MORE OR LESS JUST PURCHASING THE EQUIPMENT, SO IT'S A COST OVERALL SAVINGS OVER A LONG RUN. BUT IT'S THE SYSTEMS ARE JUST AWESOME. THERE'S THERE NASA TECHNOLOGY STATE OF THE ART YOU KNOW, AND IT'S REALLY THE WAY THAT THE WHOLE INDUSTRY IS MOVING. TRYING TO GET AWAY FROM THE CHEMICALS AND ANYBODY READS THAT YOU KNOW THERE'S ISSUES ALL OVER THE PLACE WITH THAT YOU'RE CURRENTLY USING WE'RE USING THAT YOU VE ALREADY IN ONE OF OUR OTHER TREATMENTS. OTHER FIGURES THAT CHERRY VALLEY PIKE BROKEN SKIN AND I'LL HAVE YOU THERE TO ADD IS FROM PUTTING ASIDE COST FOR A SECOND DP WOULD FORCE YOU TO GO TO U V ANYWAY ULTIMATELY.BECAUSE THEY NOW REGULATE CHLORINATION BYPRODUCTS. UM YOU DON'T HAVE ANY AFFLUENT LIMITS FOR CHLORINATION BY PRODUCTS AT THE STAGE TO PLANT RIGHT NOW, BUT IN THE NEXT PERMIT GO ROUND , IT'S LIKELY THEY WOULD ESTABLISH THEM. AND WHEN THAT HAPPENS YOU OFTEN HAVE TO INSTALL UV TO BE ABLE TO COMPLY WITH YOUR PERMIT, SO IT WOULDN'T MAKE SENSE WHEN YOU'RE DOING A MAJOR IMPROVEMENT PROJECT LIKE WE'RE DOING NOW, IF WE DIDN'T DO THAT, IT REALLY WOULDN'T MAKE SENSE. EXCELLENCE HAVE MONEY. ABSOLUTELY THANK YOU. FOR ALL THE FEEDBACK. WE DEFINITELY APPRECIATE THE RECOGNITION. THIS WAS PREPARED BY THE TOWNSHIP CFO, UM ONE THING I'M HAPPY TO SAY, AND, UH I'LL TURN THIS OVER TO YOU TO TALK ABOUT THE CAPITAL ORDINANCES AND A LITTLE BIT, BUT ONE THING I'M HAPPY TO SAY IS THAT WE DO NOT NEED TO INCREASE THE BOND ORDINANCE THAT WAS ADOPTED IN 22. WE TOOK A LOOK AT SOME OF OUR PROJECTS. WE FOUND SOME SURPLUS FUNDS. WE WERE ABLE TO SAVE MONEY ON OTHER PROJECTS AND PROJECTS THAT ARE CURRENTLY GOING WE'RE GOING TO DO. WE'RE ALREADY WORKING AT OUR BEST TO CUT DOWN SOME OF THE COSTS WITH THOSE, SO WE FOUND ENOUGH SURPLUS TO MAKE THIS PROJECT HAPPEN. THERE'S ENOUGH CAPITAL ORDINANCES ON THE BOOKS, UM, SEPARATELY FROM. THE FUNDING SOURCES THAT WE HAVE ON HAND WERE ANTICIPATING OTHER FUNDING SOURCES. JIM CHRIS AND I ARE WORKING WITH FEMA THROUGH THE PUBLIC ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. WE'RE TRYING VERY HARD TO GET THEM TO HELP OFFSET SOME OF THE COSTS THAT THE TOWNSHIP IS INVESTING INTO THIS TREATMENT PLANT. SO AS SOON AS WE HAVE AN UPDATE, I WOULD BE HAPPY TO SHARE THAT.
THRILLED AS A MATTER OF FACT, I'VE JUST COUNTING ON SUCCESS IS THAT IT'S IN WITH PARTNERSHIP WITH OFFICER DEVLIN. IS THAT TRUE FROM SPEAKING OF MAN CARE AND EARLY? WE DEFINITELY HAVE TO ACKNOWLEDGE OFFICER SEAN DEVLIN AND THE REASON WHY WE ARE IN ANY POSITION WITH FEMALES BECAUSE OF HIS EFFORTS HE HUNG IN THERE WITH WITH, YOU KNOW, LANGUAGE AND PAPERWORK THAT HE WAS NOT FAMILIAR WITH, AND WHEN HE GOT MARK AND I SQUARE. WE WERE READY TO RUN WITH IT AND THE WORK THAT WE DO IN MILLENNIUM STRATEGY. SO MAJOR MAJOR, THANKS TO SHAWN DEVLIN. SHAWN IS OUR OH AM COORDINATOR OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT LOCALLY. WE'RE CONTINUING THOSE MEETINGS THAT STARTED OVER A YEAR AGO. UH AND SINCE NOVEMBER, FEMA'S FINALLY SHOWN TO BE. THE SLIGHTEST BIT
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RECEPTIVE TO THIS PROJECT AFTER A LOT OF EFFORT ON OUR PART, AND WE'RE JUST GOING TO KEEP WORKING WITH THEM, AND, YOU KNOW HOPEFULLY, WE'LL HAVE SOME SUCCESS VERY SOON. SOME OTHER FUNDING SOURCES THAT WE'RE ANTICIPATING, UH, TWO DEVELOPMENTS THAT HAVE ALREADY GONE THROUGH THE PLANNING BOARD AND HAVE THEIR APPROVALS AS THE MONTGOMERY PROMENADE AND HAVEN.THESE ARE MY PROJECTIONS ON THE CURRENT COST OF WHAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THEIR SEWER CONNECTION FEES. UM RIGHT NOW I'M ANTICIPATING THE PROMENADE TO CONTRIBUTE NEXT MONTH. UH, AS LONG AS A WHOLE TO THEIR WORD. HE EVEN STILL WORKING ON SOME OF THEIR PERMITS THAT THEY MAY COME A LITTLE LATER, BUT THAT ONE'S ANOTHER CONTRIBUTING PROJECT IN THIS STAGE TO SERVICE AREA. AND BECAUSE ROCKY HILL ALSO DISCHARGES TO THE STATE SHOOT TREATMENT POINT THAT THEY HAVE TO CONTRIBUTE AS WELL. SO RIGHT NOW WE'RE IN NEGOTIATIONS WITH THEM. AND AS SOON AS WE HAVE AN UPDATE, UH THE DATA WILL BE SHARED AS WELL. DO YOU HAVE? DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY UNITS THAT ARE ON THERE FROM ROCKY HILL AND INCLUDING, I THINK THEY HAVE A DEVELOPMENT THAT'S COMING INTO DO WE HAVE ALL THOSE FIGURES OR HOW DOES IT GET COMPUTED? THE COUNT OF THE NUMBER OF UNITS THEY HAVE 317 OR SO PROPERTIES THAT ARE IN THE SERVICE AREA. I DON'T KNOW OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD. EXACTLY HOW MANY ARE CONNECTED? UM WHEN I GET TO TELL YOU IS THERE FLOW AMOUNTS TO ON AVERAGE ABOUT 16% OF THE TOTAL FLOW AT THE TREATMENT PLANT, OKAY? AND AS MAYOR, KEENAN SAID , WHEN THE NEW DEVELOPMENT COMES IN ROCKY HILL, THERE WOULD BE CONTRIBUTING AS WELL. LIKE THE BUILDER WOULD BE. RIGHT THE CONNECTION FEES LIKE IF THERE'S A SOMETHING THAT'S HAPPENING IN ROCKY HILL, WANT TO MAKE SURE THOSE CONNECTION FEES AND CONNECTION HAPPENED, RIGHT? YES THERE'S ALSO A WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT PLAN, AND JIM CAN PROBABLY GO INTO MORE DETAIL, BUT THERE'S A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF FLOW THAT'S ANTICIPATED FROM ROCKY HILL AS PART OF THAT, AND CERTAINLY UNANTICIPATED FROM MONTGOMERY. SO ONE THING THAT WE CAREFULLY LOOK AT IS THAT IF THEY HAVEN'T DEVELOPMENT COME ON WIND, WE MAKE SURE THAT'S IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT PLAN AND NOT FAR EXCEEDING IT. ONE THING THAT I WORK AT IS THAT THEY'RE NOT TAKING AWAY CAPACITY FROM MONTGOMERY PROPERTIES ABSOLUTELY CAPACITY, BUT THERE'S CONNECTION FEES RIGHT ON THESE. YEAH CONNECTION FEEDS IS WHAT WE WERE THINKING ABOUT THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO OBVIOUSLY PAY RIGHT. IT'S A BUILDER. I THINK ITS TOLL BROTHERS YEAH, I THINK ITS TOLL BROTHERS THAT'S COMING UP IN ROCKY HILL SO THEY SHOULD PAY THEIR FAIR SHARE OF CONNECTION FEES. MAYBE WE'LL KEEP AN EYE ON IT DEPENDS ON WHO THEY'RE PAYING. BUT LIKE, YOU KNOW WHAT THAT'S TRUE. SO LIKE MONTGOMERY PROMENADE IN THE HAVEN THOSE CONNECTION FEES DALE DO THEY HANDLE THEM THROUGH SEPARATE CONNECTION FEATURES THAT THROUGH THEIR ANNUAL CONTRIBUTION? BELIEVERS DO THE ANNUAL CONTRIBUTION, BUT I CAN DOUBLE CHECK OUT. OKAY WE'LL HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH THEM, OKAY? THANK YOU. JUST A QUICK COMMENT THAT YOU KNOW. LIKE MY NUMBER, SO I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. YOU KNOW, WE'RE COMING TO A MUCH BETTER PLACE THAN WE WERE A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO. I WAS JUST TALKING TO LAURIE. I THINK THIS IS PROBABLY LIKE THE SINGLE LARGEST CAPITAL KIND OF ORDNANCE PROJECT. WE HAVE FOR MONTGOMERY , SO I'D PROBABLY RECOMMEND ANYONE COULD GO THROUGH RECENT OTHER CHANNELS IS AT LEAST LIKE A SEMI ANNUAL REVIEW AND HOW WE'RE DOING BOTH ON YOU KNOW HOW THE PROJECT IS GOING AND HER BECAUSE HER COMING IN AND ALSO THE INTEREST PAID SOURCES, WHICH IDEALLY WOULD HELP THAT THEY'RE AFRAID TO OVERALL COST VERSUS BEING LIKE SURPLUS FUNDS IN CASE THERE'S OVER RIDGES, I THINK PROBABLY THINK ABOUT LIKE WHAT THE GOVERNANCE IS AROUND THAT. JUST MAKE SURE WE'RE ALL TRACKING ON THIS IS PRETTY LARGE AND IMPORTANT PROJECT. THAT'S THAT'S ONE THING THAT WE HAVE CONSIDERED SO THAT WITH THIS PROJECT'S EXPECTED DURATION OF 24 MONTHS THERE, THIS IS GOING TO GO ON OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS, SO THERE'S GOING TO BE THE CONTINUED, UH SEWER FEES THAT ARE COMING IN FROM PEOPLE WHO ALREADY CONNECTED ANY NEW CONNECTIONS. WE ALSO HAVE AN, UH , A WOMAN APPROVAL FROM THE BANK OR THE WATER BANKING. JIMMY GOES UNDER PROBABLY HALF A DOZEN DIFFERENT NAMES WHERE THAT THAT WON'T IS ABOUT 50. 50% OF THE WOUND IS AT 0% INTEREST AND THE REMAINING PORTION IS AT MARKET RATE. AND RIGHT NOW THAT IS ONE OF THE BEST FUNDING SOURCES THAT WE CAN WE CAN GO WITH EVEN THE WATER TREATMENT FACILITY. OF COURSE AT THE BRIDGEWATER USED THE I BANK FOR THEIR FLOOD WALL PROJECT AND BELIEVE THEIR FLOOD WALL PROJECT WAS ABOUT 37 MILLION FT. FAR MORE EXPENSIVE THAN THIS ONE. BUT THEY THEY HAD USED THE I BANK IS A FUNDING SOURCE. UM AND THAT'S THE OTHER BENEFIT OF TRYING TO WORK WITH FEMA THROUGH PUBLIC ASSISTANCE IS THAT WE CAN START THIS PROJECT IF THE AWARD IS SUCCESSFUL TONIGHT. AND KEEP PURSUING THAT IN THE MEANTIME,
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WHILE WE GET CONSTRUCTION UNDERWAY INSTEAD OF WAITING FOR THE NEXT DOOR, SOME OF THE OTHER FUNDING SOURCES THAT WE HAD LOOKED AT WON'T EVEN LET US PUT A SHOVEL IN THE GROUND, AND THEY COULD TAKE OVER A YEAR BEFORE WE EVEN FIND OUT WHETHER WE GOT SOMETHING OR NOT, AND WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO LOOK FOR FUNDING SOURCES. I KNOW WE'VE HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS OF WE'RE JUST GOING TO KEEP LOOKING FOR IT BECAUSE ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE ARE REALLY COMMITTED TO IS NOT ONLY DIGGING INTO OUR POCKETS CONTINUALLY RIGHT? IT'S VERY EASY PERSON. I WOULD JUST DO A BOND AND PAY IT OUT OF HER 30 YEARS. BUT WE, YOU KNOW, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CONTRIBUTE TO THE FEDERAL TEXTS AND WHETHER FEDERAL AND STATE TAXES IN THAT WHEN WE NEED IT TO. WE NEED TO TAP INTO THOSE RESOURCES AND NOT JUST, UM, DO IT OURSELVES ALL THE TIME, AND I'M REALLY VERY PLEASED. TO SEE THIS. I KNOW IT'S UM VERY HAPPY TO SEE THIS. THANK YOU FOR YOU KNOW, IT TOOK A LOT MORE WORK OF A LOT MORE PEOPLE, BUT I'M GLAD WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING THAT. WITH ALL OF OUR PROJECTS. WE SHOULD BE CONSTANTLY ASKING.WHERE CAN WE GET THE FUNDING BEFORE? WE JUST LOOK INTO OUR OWN TAX DOLLARS BECAUSE WE WANT OUR TEXT ALWAYS TO GO FOR OTHER PROJECTS AS WELL, RIGHT? GREAT, GREAT, ABSOLUTELY. UNLESS THERE'S SOMETHING ELSE YOU WANT TO ADD ABOUT THE CAPITAL ORDINANCES. UH CAN OPEN UP TO QUESTIONS. YEAH THANK YOU. MARK UM, NAME IS DALE MELVIN ASSISTANCE CFO. 26 ACCEPTABLE BID FINANCE HAVE TO HAVE ACCOUNTS AVAILABLE TO CERTIFY THE BID. BETWEEN THE 17 MILLION CAPITAL ORDINANCE. WE ADOPTED THAT MORE MARK SPOKE ABOUT IN VARIOUS OTHER CAPITAL ORDINANCES . ALONG WITH THE USE OF SURPLUS. WE ARE MORE THAN CAPABLE OF CERTIFYING THIS BID. EVENTUALLY WHEN WE GO OUT TO DEBT FOR THIS , WE WILL BE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE I BANK, WHICH MARKED BRIEFLY DISCUSSED, WHICH IS THE NEW JERSEY INFRASTRUCTURE BANK PROGRAM. WHICH THE STAGE TO FOOTBALL WILL BE FINANCED THROUGH. THE. NEW JERSEY INFRASTRUCTURE BANK IS AN INDEPENDENT STATE FINANCE AUTHORITY RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING AND ADMINISTERING LOW INTEREST RATE LOANS TO QUALIFY MUNICIPAL MUNICIPALITIES, COUNTIES. REGIONAL AUTHORITIES IN THE NEW JERSEY FOR THE PURPOSE OF FINANCING WATER, SEWER QUALITY INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS AS MARK BRIEFLY EXPLAINED. THE BENEFITS OF THIS PROGRAM IS THAT 50% OF THE LOAN IS INTEREST FREE, WHICH IS JUST ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF HOW THE TOWNSHIP ATTEMPTS TO UTILIZE STATE, FEDERAL AND OTHER LOCALS RESOURCES FOR EFFICIENT FUNDING. WE DO NOT EXPECT THE DEBT. TO COME ON OUR BOOKS UNTIL ABOUT 2025 OR 2026. LET'S MAKE SURE THAT DEBT IS QUITE LOW, SO WE CAN DO OUR OTHER BIG PROJECTS THAT WE'VE GOT. YES. I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS IN THE TOWNSHIP? ME? AGAIN. I WANNA THANK YOU ALL FOR THE WORK THAT YOU DID, AND I'M GLAD WE ASKED A LOT OF QUESTIONS AND AGAIN, CHRIS, IF YOU COULD PASS OR THANKS TO THE TEAM, IT WAS IT WAS VERY, VERY IMPRESSED AND THANK THEM FOR THE BRACELET. I'LL MAKE SURE I'LL MAKE SURE SAY SOMETHING TO ALL IN THE MORNING AND WE APPRECIATE IT. BELIEVE ME. WE'LL SEE YOU SOON. VINCE AND I HAVE COMING TO FILL WITH OUR BOOTS ON. THANK YOU SHOULD RECOMMEND IT.
ACTUALLY, IT'S A REQUIREMENT. YOU MUST BRING A BAG TO PUT YOUR CLOTHES ON AND KEEP THEM OUTSIDE, TOO. YOU CAN THROW THEM IN YOUR TRASH OR JUST DON'T TOUCH THE WALLS LIKE I DID, BUT, YEAH, IT WAS THANK YOU AGAIN. SO WITH THAT WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM. THE 2023 BUDGET
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PROCESS. UPDATE. IT'S BIG. SO UM , THE DEPART FOR THE 2020 BUDGET 2023 BUDGET PROCESS. THE DEPARTMENT HAD TO BEGIN WORKING ON THEIR BUDGET REQUEST BACK IN SEPTEMBER, AND IN NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER, THE BURTON DEPARTMENTS MET WITH FINANCE AND ADMIN TO REVIEW THEIR BUDGETS. IN JANUARY , THE DEPARTMENT STARTED MEETING WITH THE BUDGET FINANCE COMMITTEE. THE BUDGET. AND FINANCE COMMITTEE HAS BEEN MEETING ON WEDNESDAY EVENINGS THE COMMITTEE HAS MET WITH THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT CLERK. ADMIN TAX. CODE FIRE PREVENTION AND POLICE. THE REST OF THE DEPARTMENTS WILL BE MEETING WITH AH, IN JANUARY AND FEBRUARY. ON FEBRUARY 2ND TOWNSHIP MEETING.WE WILL HAVE OUR MAJOR DEPARTMENTS COMING IN TO DISCUSS THE POTENTIAL 2023 CAPITAL PLANS JUST A REMINDER. THAT 5% OF OUR CAPITAL PLANS HAS TO GO INTO OUR OPERATING BUDGET AND THE REST WILL GO INTO THE CAPITAL BUDGET. TO BE RAISED IN THE FUTURE. WE PLAN TO INTRODUCE THE BUDGET ON
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MARCH 16TH. OR APRIL SIX. WHERE OUR ANNUAL BUDGET PRESENTATION WILL BE CONDUCTED, PLANNING ON ADOPTING THE BUDGET ON APRIL 20TH OR MAY 4TH WHERE WE'LL HAVE ANNUAL BUDGET HEARING. THERE ARE MANY CHALLENGES FOR THIS 2023 BUDGET AND WE HAVE OUR STATUTORY REQUIRED APPROPRIATIONS SUCH AS PENSIONS, CONTRACTUAL SALARY INCREASES OUR ANNUAL DEBT INCREASING AND, OF COURSE, LIKE EVERYONE SEES, WE'RE DEALING WITH THE RISING CLOTH THROUGH THE INFLATION. AT THE SAME TIME , WE HAVE SOME ONE TIME REVENUE IS COMING OFF THE BOOKS THIS YEAR THAT WILL BE USING THAT WE HAVE BEEN USING FOR THE PAST FEW YEARS TO GET US THROUGH COVID. ON A POSITIVE NOTE. OUR REVENUES HAVE SLOWLY BEEN PICKING UP WHICH WILL HELP COMBAT. SOME OF THESE RISING COST INCREASED REVENUES AND DID DILIGENT BUDGETING BY THE DEPARTMENT. HEADS WILL ENSURE THAT OUR 2023 BUDGET ALLOWS FOR PHYSICALLY RESPONSIBLE BUDGET AS IT HAS DONE IN THE PAST HERE IN MONTGOMERY. THANK YOU ANY QUESTIONS? WE'RE GOOD. THE NEXT ITEM IS PUBLIC COMMENT. EACH SPEAKER WILL 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 ASKED THAT YOU INSTEAD INDICATE THAT YOU JOIN IN OR SUPPORT. THOSE COMMENTS PREVIOUSLY MADE GROUPS ARE ASKED TO SELECT A SPOKESPERSON TO SPEAK ON THEIR BEHALF. THE BATTLE OPEN IT PUBLIC COMMENT. NO. WITH THAT. I GUESS WE'LL[6. CONSENT AGENDA]
CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT. THANK YOU. THE NEXT ITEM OF THIS CONSENT AGENDA. ALL MATTERS LISTED HERE UNDER OR CONSIDERED TO BE ROUTINE IN NATURE AND WILL BE ENACTED IN ONE MOTION. UM AS ANY TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE PERSON MAY REQUEST THAT AN ITEM BE REMOVED FOR CONSIDERATION. I'LL ASK THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE OF EVERYONE ANYBODY NEEDS TO ASKING TO BE REMOVED OR IF THEY NEED TO BE OBTAINED FROM ANY OF THE ITEMS. I NEED TO ABSTAIN FROM THE LETTER D NUMBER 23-1 DASH. FOR ONE IS, UM, A RESIDENT OF BUNKERING RICH. ANYONE ELSE? GOING ONCE GOING TWICE. OKAY WELL WITH THAT. DO I HAVE A SURE I'VE GOT IT. BUT NUMBERS DO WE HAVE A THROUGH? IT'S QUITE A QUITE A FEW. A THROUGH N DO. I HAVE, UM DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT ITEMS A THROUGH M. 2ND 2ND CALL, PLEASE. COMMITTEE PERSON ON COMMITTEE PERSON TAUGHT. YES PERSON. BARICAN YES. THE DEPUTY MAYOR SING. YES, MAYOR KEENAN. IN ADDITION TO SOME OF THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS[7. MAYORAL APPOINTMENTS]
THAT WERE IN THE CONSENT AGENDA , WE HAVE SOME MAYORAL APPOINTMENTS, BRUCE DANIELS IS BEING APPOINTED TO THE LANDMARKS AS AN ALTERNATE ONE. UM AND KENT WONG, WHO MANY OF YOU KNOW, IN ADDITION TO BEING UM, MAY HELP OUT ON SOME OF THE RECREATION WORK, BUT HE'S HELPING WITH THE BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE MURIEL AD HOC SO IT WAS GREAT TO WORK WITH KENT AGAIN. AGREE YES[8. RESOLUTION #23-1-49 - AUTHORIZING APPLICATION AND ACCEPTANCE OF NEW JERSEY DCA GRANT – ALL-INCLUSIVE PLAYGROUND]
. THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS RESOLUTION 23 DASH 1-49 AUTHORIZING APPLICATION ACCEPTANCE OF THE NEW JERSEY, DC A GRANT FOR THE ALL INCLUSIVE PLAYGROUND. SO MAYOR IF I COULD JUST UPDATE THE COMMITTEE, THIS IS A PROJECT THAT THE TOWNSHIP HAS BEEN WORKING ON. FOR SEVERAL YEARS. WE'VE MADE A FEW PRESENTATIONS TO YOU. IT WOULD INVOLVE PLAY STRUCTURES THAT PROVIDE RAMPS AND OTHER, UM, SMOOTH SURFACING AND OTHER DIFFERENT TYPES OF THINGS THAT AID WITH MOSTLY ANY CHILDREN WITH MOBILITY ISSUES OR OTHER ISSUES TO ALLOW THEM TO PLAY.ALONGSIDE ALL THE CHILDREN CAN PLAY TOGETHER, AND THEY WILL ALSO BE FEATURES. WE CALL IT ALL INCLUSIVE BECAUSE ALSO, SENIOR CITIZENS WILL HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO USE IT, SO IT'S REALLY FOR THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY. NO ONE WILL BE LEFT OUT AND HOW THEY CAN USE IT. AND SO IF YOU REMEMBER, WE'VE MADE SOME PRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE COST OF THE PROJECT AND HOW WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE APPLYING FOR GRANTS . SO THIS IS ANOTHER GRANT. SO WE HAVE. I THINK THIS WOULD BE OUR THIRD GRANT IF WE WERE TO RECEIVE THIS TO ASSIST WITH THE FUNDS OF THAT. SO YOU'RE NOT ALONE. WE ASK EVERYBODY TO GO AND LOOK FOR THE MONEY. SO WITH THAT, DO I HAVE A MOTION? QUICK QUESTION? UM, SO HOW MUCH OF A GAP THAT WE HAVE UP TO NOW? SO IN TERMS OF WHERE WE ARE WITH
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THE PHYSICAL STRUCTURE, UM, IT WOULD BE THIS WOULD COVER THAT AMOUNT. AND THEN SOME OF THE SITE CLEARING, UM AND GRADE PREP AND SITE PREPARATION. UH WE WOULD. WE WOULD. WE'RE STILL LOOKING FOR FUNDING TO DO THAT RIGHT? AND I KNOW THAT THE RECREATION COMMITTEE IS WORKING CLOSELY ON THAT AS WELL. I THINK WE HAVE 3 50, ANOTHER 50 AND 200 . THAT'S RIGHT. THAT'S WHERE WE ARE WITH THE AMOUNT. YES. OTHER QUESTIONS. THAT'S WHY I HAVE A MOTION TO DOUBT. SECOND ROLL CALL, PLEASE. COMMITTEE PERSON TAUGHT. COMMITTEE PERSON BARRIGA. NO YES, NURSING MAYOR[Items 9 & 10]
KEENAN. YES NEXT ITEM IS RESOLUTION 23-1 DASH 50 AUTHORIZING THE EXTENSION OF THE CONTRACT FOR LABORATORY TESTING SERVICES. SO UM, RESOLUTION 23 1 50 23 1 51. THOSE ARE CONTRACTS THAT WE HAVE PROCURED WITH WITH DIFFERENT COMPANIES TO DO DIFFERENT SERVICES. BOTH ARE REGARDING OUR SEWER PLANTS AND THE CONTRACTS. STATE LAW PURCHASING CONTRACTS ALLOW US TO HAVE EXTENSIONS. SO WHEN EUROPE THE CONTRACT IS GOING WELL WHEN THEY'RE PROVIDING THE SERVICE WHEN THE FEES ARE IN LINE, YOU DON'T NECESSARILY NEED TO DO THE WHOLE CONTRACT AGAIN. BY RESOLUTION. YOU CAN, UM EXTEND THE CONTRACT AND SO FOR BOTH OF RESOLUTION, 23 1 50 23 1 51 1 IS FOR LAB TESTING SERVICES AND ONE IS FOR, UH, ALSO TESTING SERVICES. UM THESE COMPANIES, WE HAVE A GREAT RELATIONSHIP WITH THEM. THEY THEY PROVIDE A GREAT SERVICE. THEY DO A GREAT JOB AT A GREAT PRICE. SO THAT'S WHAT THOSE TWO RESOLUTIONS ARE ABOUT . ONE OF THESE BE IMPACTED BY STAGE TWO GOING TO U. V. WE'RE NOT ALLOWED TO RUN TESTS IN OUR OWN LAB BECAUSE WE CAN RIGHT THERE. YOU CAN PUT WHATEVER YOU WANT, RIGHT? SO THAT WOULD BE SO WE HAVE TO CONTRACT OUTSIDE LABORATORIES TO KEEP US HONEST. SO UM, WITH THE ULTRAVIOLET SYSTEM, IT'LL IT'LL BE A BETTER DISINFECTION ON THE E. COLI AND WE SHOULD GET BETTER HITS UNLESS IT'S ACTUALLY SHOULD SAY AND RIGHT NOW WITH THE CHLORINE BECAUSE OF THE CONDITION OF THE PLANT. IT DOES WELL, BUT IT CAN BE MUCH BETTER. MORE MORE MORE IN LINE WITH PIPE BROKE AND SKIMMING, WHICH IS ALMOST NON DETECTS EVERY SINGLE DAY. ANY TIME OF THE YEAR NO MATTER WHAT THE WEATHER CONDITIONS OR EVEN IF THE WATER'S BLASTED RIGHT THROUGH FROM THE STORM, SO THE ULTRAVIOLENT ADDS A QUITE A BIT OF DIFFERENCE THAN CHEMICAL DISINFECTION. ANY QUESTIONS? IF NOT DO I HAVE A MOTION TO GROUP SOME MOVED. 2ND 2ND CALL, PLEASE. PERSON. MANY PERSON TAUGHT. YES COMMITTEE PERSON.BARICAN DEPUTY MAYOR SING YES, MAYOR KEENAN? YES THE NEXT ITEM OF RESOLUTION 23-1 DASH 51 AUTHORIZING THE EXTENSION OF THE CONTRACT FOR CHRONIC TOXICITY BY WEST A TESTING SERVICES WITH THE EXPLANATION THAT WE HAVE, DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT. SECOND ROLL CALL, PLEASE. YES. TALK.
COMMITTEE PERSON. BARICAN YES, DEPUTY MAYOR SING. YES YES, THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA WHEN YOU
[11. RESOLUTION #23-1-52 – AWARD OF BID #B06-2022 – STAGE II WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT FLOOD PROTECTION PROJECT]
ALL BEEN WAITING FOR THE NEXT RESOLUTION, 21 DASH. I'M SORRY. 23-1 DASH 52 THE AWARD OF BID.UM FOR THE STATE TO WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT FLOOD PROTECTION PROJECT. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE? SO MOVED. 2ND 2ND. CALL, PLEASE. COMMITTEE PERSON ON COMMITTEE PERSON TAUGHT COMMITTEE PERSON. BARACUS YES, DEPUTY MAYOR SING KEENAN? YES. AND AGAIN THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK. I'M GLAD READER. THANK YOU SO MUCH. YOU WOULD THINK WE'D BE CELEBRATING THIS, RIGHT? BUT UM, YEAH, IT'S NOT EVERY DAY THAT YOU CELEBRATE SECT AGAINST UNTIL IT DOESN'T WORK. OKAY THE NEXT
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ITEM IS RESOLUTION. 23-1 DASH 51 AWARD OF BID FOR THE ORCHARD ROAD IMPROVEMENTS, THE STATE AID PROJECT YES AND SO OR RESOLUTION , 23 1 53 GOES HAND IN HAND WITH THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION 23. 1 54. AND I'M SURE YOU'LL BE HAPPY TO KNOW THAT WHILE RESOLUTION TO AWARD THE BID IS MONEY BEING SPENT THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION OF MONEY COMING IN IN A GRANT CORRECT MARK TO OFFSET THOSE COSTS, SO YES, UM, THE ORCHARD ROAD PROJECT WAS PART OF OUR 2022 CAPITAL BUDGET PLAN. UM WE HAD SOME PERMITTING DELAYS, BUT WE CAN WE FINALLY GOT IT OUT TO BED, SO THE LOWEST BID CONTRACTORS TO SANTA'S CONSTRUCTION. IT'S THE SAME CONTRACTOR WHO BUILT THE SKILLMAN. UH IT'S COMING ROAD PATHWAY THAT GOES ALONG SKILL AND ROLLING DOWN BARNHILL ROAD.[01:00:03]
AH THEY BETTER AT ABOUT 458,000 . THE GRANT WE HAD RECEIVED FROM N J. D. O T IS A LITTLE UNDER 380,000. PLUS WE HAD SOME FUNDS WE WERE ABLE TO CALL IN FROM BOND FOR AN INCOMPLETE DEVELOPER CONTRIBUTIONS SO RIGHT NOW, IF THE PROJECT COMES IN ON BUDGET, UH, THE CONTRIBUTION FROM THE TOWNSHIPS ONLY ABOUT 74,000. AND IT GETS US A NEW PATHWAY FROM COMMUNITY DRIVE OUT TO BRIDGEPOINT ROAD PATHWAY CONNECTION TO THE BUS STOP. AH THERE'S JUST GOING TO STILL BE ONE LITTLE PIECE OF COMPLETED, WE STILL HAVE TO WORK WITH DEVOTED TO UPGRADE THE SIGNAL.OKAY AND WHEN DO YOU IF WE GET THAT FROM DUTY WILL IS THAT PART OF THIS PROJECT OR WHAT WE HAVE TO THAT WILL BE DONE SEPARATELY. THERE'LL BE A SEPARATE COST ASSOCIATED WITH THAT. BUT D O T HAS BEEN GREAT TO WORK WITH. THEY ORIGINALLY WANTED THE TOWNSHIP TO MAKE A QUARTER MILLION DOLLAR CONTRIBUTION TO SOLELY PAY FOR THE UPGRADES AND AFTER I HAD WORKED WITH THEM THE EXPECTED CONTRIBUTION, BASED ON THEIR LAST ESTIMATE FOR THE TOWNSHIP IS ONLY ABOUT 124,500 IN THAT RANGE. THE WHOLE REFINE THE NUMBER ONCE WE EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT. THEY ACTUALLY DID IT OUT, BUT THEY WILL BASICALLY DO ALL OF THE UPGRADES BUILD THE 88 RAMPS TO COMPLETE IT, AND WE ARE ONLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ELECTRICAL COSTS. WONDERFUL. SO THAT'S AMAZING. MARK REMIND ME OF THE BECAUSE I WAS AND I WAS ON THE CAR. WHAT'S THE TIMELINE FOR THE PROJECT? OH I WANT TO GET GOING AS SOON AS THE WEATHER BUT ONCE UPON, YOU KNOW, WORK STARTS, IS IT 12 1 13 1 24 MONTHS THIS CONTRACT. WE GIVE THE CONTRACTOR 90 DAYS, USUALLY WITH THE SANTAS. I DON'T EXPECT HIM TO TAKE THAT LONG. UM I DON'T SO AS SOON AS THE WEATHER BREAKS, I'M HOPING TO GET STARTED WITH THIS. IT WILL BE BASED ON THEIR SCHEDULE. UM BUT AS SOON IF THEY WEREN'T SUCCESSFUL TONIGHT, THEN WE'LL MOVE FORWARD WITH THE CONTRACTS RIGHT AWAY. THANK YOU. THAT'S GREAT THAT DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE. 2ND 2ND CALL, PLEASE. PERSON ON COMMITTEE PERSON TAUGHT. YES ARROGANT. YES. SING YES. KEENAN THE NEXT ITEM IS RESOLUTION. 23-1 DASH 53 AWARD OF BID. 54 SORRY. BUT PEOPLE WERE NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT SORRY DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION DIVISION OF LOCAL AID AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT RECOMMENDATION OF AWARDS STATE.
AID PROJECT. THE MONEY COMING IN SO YES. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE FOR THIS? SO MOVED 2ND 2ND. ROLL CALL, PLEASE. MANY PERSONS ON COMMITTEE PERSON. CHAT PERSON. BARICAN DEPUTY MAYOR SING MAYOR KEENAN. THANK YOU. THE NEXT ITEM IS ORDINANCE 23-1693 IS THE APPROPRIATE
[14. ORDINANCE #23-1693 – Appropriate Authority – Introduction]
AUTHORITY. THIS IS AN INTRODUCTION, SO THE PURPOSE OF THIS ORDINANCE IS TO CHANGE THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE APPROPRIATE AUTHORITY FROM BEING OFF FIVE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE MEMBERS. TO TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE MEMBERS. THE BENEFIT OF THAT IS THAT WHEN THERE ISN'T A MATTER THAT NEEDS TO BE HANDLED QUICKLY, YOU DON'T HAVE TO CALL A MEETING IN ORDER TO ADDRESS IT. UM AND THEN THE TWO MEMBERS APPROPRIATE AUTHORITY OBVIOUSLY WOULD BRING THAT BACK TO THE FULL TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE AT THE NEXT APPROPRIATE MEETING, RIGHT? THAT IS GREAT AND I KNOW WILL NEEDED WHEN WE HAVE AN EMERGENCY, PULLING EVERYBODY TOGETHER OR ANY KIND OF ISSUES HAS BEEN PROBLEMATIC. SO I THINK THIS IS GREAT. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS AT ALL FROM THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE? NOT TO WEAR THE MOTION TO PROVE THE MOOD SECOND ROLL CALL, PLEASE. AH! YES, IT'S HARD. YES COMMITTEE PERSON. BARICAN YES, DEPUTY MAYOR SING CANNON. SO THAT WAS A MOTION TO[15. APPROVAL OF MINUTES]
INTRODUCE CORRECT MYSELF. THE NEXT ITEM IS THE APPROVAL OF MINUTES. UM, IF THERE WERE NO CORRECTIONS, THE REGULAR SESSION MINUTES FOR NOVEMBER. 10TH DECEMBER 1ST AND DECEMBER 15TH EXPRESSIONS DECEMBER 15 GET FIRST TO SO WE'RE GOING BACK. SO THE REGULAR SESSION MINUTES FOR NOVEMBER 10TH AND DECEMBER 1ST. ARE THERE ANY CORRECTIONS OR EDITS FROM THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE? IF NOT, I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE. SO MOVED SECOND ALL IN FAVOR. THE NEXT[16. PAYMENT OF BILLS – Posted]
ITEM IS PAYMENT OF BILLS POSTED. SO OUR TOP THREE BILLS ARE PAYMENT OF $8.3 MILLION TO THE BOARD OF EDUCATION. UM THE NEXT ITEM IS TOP LINE, WHICH IS $379,082. FOR CHERRY VALLEY ROAD, PART OF OUR CAPITAL PROJECTS, AND THE LAST IS TO NEW JERSEY AMERICAN WATER OF $323,000 614. DOLLARS THAT'S TO CONNECT PUBLIC WATER TO THE AUTO KAUFMAN COMMUNITY CENTER, AND[01:05:06]
THAT IS 100% FUNDED BY SOMERSET COUNTIES. UM AARP, THE ART FUNDS THAT WE WERE AWARDED, I GUESS IN THE FALL AND THEY COULDN'T FALL, SO WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. THAT PROJECT MARK HERMAN ON AND HIS ANOTHER ENGINEER IN THE DEPARTMENT, CHRIS, UH, RENKO . HE'S QUARTERBACKING THAT AND HE'S DOING A GREAT JOB. THAT'S GREAT. ARE WE GOING TO GET GAS THERE AS WELL? WE THINK WORKING ON IT. OKAY LET US KNOW IF YOU NEED ANY HELP FOR US TO MAKE SOME CALLS AND REALLY? WE WANT TO GET GAS THERE IF WE CAN, TOO. THANKS. OKAY GREAT. SO DO WITH THAT. DO I HAVE A MOTION FOR THE PAYMENT OF BILLS? A 2ND 2ND CALL, PLEASE. PERSON ON MANY PERSON, TODD PERSON, BARICAN[COMMITTEE CORRESPONDENCE]
DEPUTY MAYOR SING YES. KEENAN? YES. THE NEXT ITEM IS COMMITTEE CORRESPONDENCE. WE HAVE A LETTER FROM CANDY WILLIS. THE NEXT ITEM ON THAT AS THE NEW AND UNFINISHED BUSINESS. NONE AND[ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORT]
THE ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT. LOREAL TURN THAT OVER TO YOU. SO UM SOME SOME GOOD NEWS. THE UH WE VACCINATED 140 DOGS AND 35 CATS THIS PAST WEEKEND AGAINST RABIES. IT IS AN INCREASE FROM WE DID LAST YEAR, SO THEY REALLY DID A BIG PUBLIC PUSH TO TRY AND GET THOSE CATS AND DOGS, UM IN AND THEY DID A GREAT JOB. THEY'VE ALSO LICENSED WITH PET LACING. SOMETHING REQUIREMENT THAT IS DUE BY JANUARY. 31ST TWO THINGS ONE. WE'VE HEARD REALLY GOOD FEEDBACK FROM THE PUBLIC THAT THE GOV PILOT PROGRAM THAT WE USE ONLINE. AH EVERYBODY, THAT'S USING IT FOR DOG LICENSING. YOU KNOW, IT'S WORKING VERY WELL. A COUPLE OF GLITCHES HERE AND THERE IN TERMS OF PAYMENTS AND THINGS, BUT EVERYTHING'S I T HELPED OUT QUICKLY ADDRESS THOSE. IT WAS JUST A COUPLE AND, UM WE HAVE 400 PETS LICENSE SO FAR, AND AS DEVON, HE SAID, WE HAVE JUST 2600 MORE TO GO. BUT PLEASE DO LICENSE YOUR PETS. UM BUT SHE DID SAY MORE THAN LAST YEAR, SO WE'RE ON BOTH FRONTS. THEY PUT A GOOD EFFORT FOR FORWARD ON THAT. PARK RESERVATIONS ARE BEING TAKEN NOW. SO IF YOU WANT TO RESERVE THE PARK, PLEASE DO SO, UM AND, UH, WE GOT GREAT NEWS ABOUT THE ROCK BROOK BRIDGE FROM THE COUNTY THAT THEY'RE ALL OF THEIR PERMITS ARE NOW IN FROM SHIP. OH THE STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE. D E P JUST YOU KNOW ALL THE OUTSTANDING PERMITS THIS THIS IS THE BRIDGE THAT'S BEEN OUT ON DUTCH TOWN ZION ROAD. WE'VE HAD RESIDENTS HERE. REALLY IT'S BEEN A BIG NOT JUST A NUISANCE, BUT YOU KNOW, WE HAD SAFETY CONCERNS THAT PEOPLE COULDN'T MOVE. UH THROUGH THAT PART OF TOWN SO IT DIDN'T HAVE MAJOR IMPACTS ON MONTGOMERY RESIDENTS, SO THE COUNTY DID NEED TO UP THEIR PERMITS. DO A FEW DESIGN CHANGES. SO OF COURSE , THAT TAKES SOME TIME. BUT MARK'S OFFICE WAS GREAT AND REALLY HOUNDING THEM TO STAY ON TOP OF THEM. AND SO THEY ARE STARTING WORK. IN FEBRUARY EARLY FEBRUARY, I BELIEVE, AND THEY EXPECT TO BE DONE IN LATE SPRING. HA THAT WILL BE GREAT. WE ARE THRILLED ABOUT THAT. UM THERE WAS A RESIDENT THAT CAME OUT. I BELIEVED TO TALK ABOUT GOLDEN BACK FARM, THE FARM ON MOUNTAIN VIEW ROAD. THEY HAVE AN APPLICATION TO THE COUNTY AG DEVELOPMENT BOARD. THEY'RE HEARING IS ON MONDAY. WE DO. I'M GOING UP FOR THE HEARING. A FEW OTHER STAFF. PEOPLE ARE GOING.WE DID SUBMIT COMMENTS. UM TO THE COUNTY REGARDING SOME CLARIFICATION ON SOME THINGS TO REALLY UNDERSTAND THAT HOW THEY WOULD USE THE PROPERTY. HE'S PROPOSING A COMMERCIAL KITCHEN TO DO SOME, POSSIBLY SOME SMALL EVENTS, ALTHOUGH THAT'S UNCLEAR , BUT BUT TO PROCESS PRODUCTS FROM HIS FARM SO YEAH, FOR THOSE THAT I THINK WE HAD TALKED ABOUT IT AT SOME POINT, BUT UNDER RIGHT TO FARM, IT'S A STATE STATE RULE THAT YOU CAN HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY. IF YOU UM IF YOU WANT TO DO SOMETHING THAT IS NOT PERMITTED UNDER THE ZONING, YOU CAN GO UP TO THE COUNTY TO TRY TO GET APPROVAL SO THEY STILL NEED TO GO THROUGH SITE PLAN REVIEW AND IF THEY WERE SIMILAR TO IF THEY WENT TO THE ZONING BOARD HERE AND SO WE'RE WE'RE WITH THE NEIGHBORS AND OBVIOUSLY MAKING OUR COMMENTS ON THE ON OUR OWN. SO THAT'S ON MONDAY. UM AND I DON'T KNOW IF SYLVIA WANTED TO TALK ABOUT IT, BUT THE MEDICAL DROPBOX THAT IS HUGE THING THAT SILVIO AND HIS TEAM WERE ABLE TO GET FOR US. SO SYLVIA, IF YOU WANTED TO MAKE SOME COMMENTS ABOUT THAT, UM I THINK THAT THAT'S SOMETHING WE WILL BE CONTINUING TO PUBLICIZE , AND IT'S A VERY EXCITING
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THING. WELL, THE ONLY THING I WANT TO SAY ABOUT THAT IS LIEUTENANT ANDREW PERRY PULLED THAT WHOLE PROGRAM TOGETHER WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE SOMERSET COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, HE DRAFTED A PRESS RELEASE. UM PROMOTING AND ADVERTISING THE MEDICINE DROPBOX, WHICH WAS APPROVED BY THE STATE THE THEY PROVIDE GUIDELINES AND PARAMETERS TRUST TO FOLLOW AND ADVERTISING IT SO I BELIEVE THAT WENT UP ON THE WEBSITE YESTERDAY . IS THAT RIGHT? YES I THINK SO . YEAH. SO YES. SO WE'RE SET. I KNOW IT'S ALREADY BEEN IN USE OF PEOPLE, THEN DROPPING OFF MEDICATIONS AND THEY'RE SO WE'RE SCHEDULED FOR FIRST PICK UP NEXT WEEK, OKAY? IN PUBLIC. IT'S IN THIS BUILDING RIGHT TOWARDS THE TOWARDS THE POLICE, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THIS IS THIS IS THIS IS REALLY TERRIFIC. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. JUST TO SAVE YOU. ARE YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT NEXT THURSDAY. ABOUT NEXT THURSDAY. THE COFFEE WITH SO COFFEE WITH A COP IS A NATIONAL INITIATIVE OF BRINGING , UM POLICE OFFICERS TOGETHER WITH THE COMMUNITY THEY SERVE TO DISCUSS IS TO DISCUSS ISSUES AND TO LEARN MORE ABOUT ONE ANOTHER. UM SO AFTER OUR LAST EVENT, OCTOBER 21ST WE, YOU KNOW, I HAD COMMITTED TO DOING AT LEAST ONE COFFEE WITH A COP BOOK QUARTER AND CHANGING THE VENUE AROUND THIS WAY. WE CAN USE DIFFERENT LOCATIONS WITHIN THE TOWNSHIP THE WEEK OF DECEMBER, 19TH. WE HAD CHOSEN THE VENUE TO BE PARIS BAGUETTE. THAT LOCATION WAS CHOSEN DUE TO ITS GEOGRAPHIC PROXIMITY TO THE PIKE RUN COMMUNITY, WHICH IS ONE OF THE LARGEST COMMUNITIES IS THE LARGEST COMMUNITY WITHIN THE TOWNSHIP SO IT WOULD AFFORD PEOPLE WITHOUT TRANSPORTATION, THE ABILITY TO WALK OVER IF THEY WANTED TO, AND WE PLAN ON USING DIFFERENT VENUES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. I KNOW WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO ICE CREAM WITH A COP AT THOMAS SWEETS AND YOU KNOW, JUST DIFFERENT VENUES AND GETTING OUR OFFICERS OUT THERE TO INFUSE WITH THE COMMUNITY A LITTLE BIT MORE TO BREAK DOWN THOSE BARRIERS AND WE'RE IN, YOU KNOW, A NEUTRAL COFFEE SHOP, JUST YOU KNOW, BEING BEING OURSELVES. HMM. THANK YOU REALLY GREAT. AND I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO THE 26TH. YOU KNOW, SO WE ACTUALLY DID A LOT OF ADVERTISEMENT AND PROMOTION ON THIS WITH THE IT'S ON THE YOU KNOW, THE NBA HAS PROMOTING IT. UM I HAD REACHED OUT TO OFFICER DEVLIN HAD REACHED OUT TO LORI HUFF. UH WE SENT IT OUT TO ALL THE, UH, COMMUNITY RELIGIOUS LEADERS. UH THIS WAY, MAYBE THEY CAN COME OUT AND, YOU KNOW, MEET THE COMMUNITY AND MEET OUR OFFICERS AS WELL. GREAT AND I KNOW THAT THE HINDI SCHOOL HAS SENT IT OUT TO THEIR MEMBERSHIP AS WELL. SO I THINK THAT'S GREAT. WE MIGHT HAVE A VERY GOOD TURNOUT. HOPEFULLY, I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANOTHER WIN THAT WE CAN CELEBRATE. IS THAT 10 26 OR 5 18. THAT'S THE FORMER GAMMA TECH BUILDING THAT WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT FOR YEARS IS FINALLY DOWN. THAT WAS A GREAT EFFORT FROM OUR CODE DEPARTMENT WHO, UM, REALLY WORKED WITH THEM AND WORKED WITH ALL THE DEPARTMENTS THAT HAD TO SIGN OFF ON THAT DEMOLITION PERMIT. IT WAS A LONG PROCESS, BUT WE'RE THRILLED. AND GOING WEST FURTHER ON 5 18, THE AUTO PARTS STORE, WHICH IS OWNED BY LARRY THAL, HE HIS CONTRACTOR HAS DONE SOME, UH , WORKED CLEAN UP THE PROPERTY, AND HE IS ALSO PULLING A DEMOLITION PERMIT. SO THAT BUILDING THAT'S ALSO BECOMING DOWN AND THEN WE'LL BE CONTINUING TO WORK WITH THE DUNKIN DONUTS, THE PROPERTY THAT WAS PROPOSED FOR DUNCAN DONUTS TO ALSO HAVE THAT BUILDING COME DOWN. GREAT WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT. AND IT'S VERY LONG OVERDUE. YES. GREAT. OUR NEXT THE UPCOMING MEETINGS FOR FEBRUARY, 2ND WILL BE LOOKING AT[UPCOMING MEETINGS]
OUR BUDGET PRESENTATION CAPITAL , OR Q FOUR FINANCIAL REPORTS IN A PRESENTATION ON OUR SHARED SERVICES AND THEN ON THE 16TH WHAT WE'RE HOPING TO DO IN THIS MAY CHANGE. I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE IS GOING TO COME IN, BUT OPIE'S MILL LANDMARKS COMMISSION IS GOING TO COME INTO A PRESENTATION. OF COURSE, WE'LL HAVE OUR POLICE UPDATE AND REVENUE AND OTHER EXPENSES FROM A BUDGET PERSPECTIVE. AND WITH THAT, THE NEXT MAYOR JUST SO I CAN ADD BECAUSE GIVEN WHERE WE ARE WITH THE BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE, WE MAY MOVE SOME OF THOSE FINANCIAL PRESENTATIONS AROUND, SO WE'LL BE WORKING WITH COMMITTEE PERSON BARICAN AND MICHAEL PITTS TO KIND OF COME UP WITH THE BEST SCHEDULE THAT FLOWS FOR YOU. SO ALL OF THOSE THINGS WILL BE COVERED, AND EVERYONE SHOULD JUST COME TO BOTH MEETINGS AND STAY ON YOUR FEET FOR FINANCIAL LEARNING[01:15:03]
IMPORTANT. THAT'S WHY MHM EVERYBODY TO COME TO THE MEETINGS. OKAY? SO WITH THAT I[COMMITTEE REPORTS]
HAVE A RESOLUTION TO CLOSE THE MEETING WE'RE GONNA DO COMMITTEE REPORTS, BUT I THINK YES, THAT IS IT ON THEIR DIGNITY. SORRY I TOTALLY MISSED IT. THANK YOU. YES COMMITTEE REPORTS, UM, AND FOR SOME OF THE NEWER MEMBERS OF THE BOARD WHEN THE LIAISONS IF THE MEETING HAS HAPPENED WITH THEIR, UM, THEIR COMMITTEES AWARDS THAT THEY'RE ON THE PERSON RESPONSIBLE TURNED, GIVES AN UPDATE FOR YEAH. THE OTHER COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND THE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, SO THANK YOU. YOU WANT TO START? SURE SO JUST A COUPLE UPDATES SO THE MONTGOMERY VETERANS MEMORIAL COMMITTEE MET ON TUESDAY. JANUARY 10TH. WE DID HAVE SOME REORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES NO FOR MEMBERS WHOSE TERMS OR ANY SIGNING UP THEIR OATHS. WE DID HAVE A PRESENTATION FROM AN EAGLE SCOUT CANDIDATE. WHO IS PROPOSING AS PART OF HIS PROJECT TO CREATE A PROPER, UH LOCATION AND PROCESS FOR THE PROPER DISPOSAL. AMERICAN FLAGS OF MANY PEOPLE LIKE YOU DON'T THROW AWAY FLAGS. THERE'S A PROCESS OF HOW YOU COLLECT THEM AND ACTUALLY BURNED THEM IN AN HONORABLE WAY.AND SO THAT'S A PRESENTED THAT TO THE VETERANS COMMITTEE VERY SUPPORTIVE. AND YOU KNOW, LAURA, YOU'RE GONNA BE CONNECTING WITH HIM TO GET THAT ALMOST 40 AUTOPSY. VERY IMPORTANT FEEDBACK TO HIM WAS. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS IS A PROCESS THAT CAN CONTINUE THE EAGLE SCOUTS. YOU KNOW, I GRADUATED MOVE AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE THE RIGHT PROCESS MOVING FORWARD. UM A COUPLE OF THINGS ALSO WILL RESUME SOME WORK THAT WILL START ACTUALLY BY FORMER COMMITTEE PERSON CAN'T WHO WANT TO GET SOME SIGNAGE UNTIL SIX DIRECTING DRIVERS TO WHERE OUR VETERANS MEMORIAL IS THAT? UM WE'RE ACTUALLY LOOKING ALSO TO PURCHASE SOME SPEAKERS FOR THE VETERANS CEREMONY. UM BUT ONE OF THINGS WE WANT TO DISCUSS AND PROBABLY OTHER COMMITTEES EARLIER DEPARTMENTS. I'M SURE IT'S NOT THE ONE TIME OF YEAR OTHER ACTIVITIES THAT WE CAN LEVERAGE THAT SO MAYBE A DISCUSSION WITH DEMETRIA AND SOME OF THE OTHER, UM, CHAIRS OF THE OTHER DEPARTMENTS. AND FINALLY ONE OF THE VETERANS COMMITTEE. YOU KNOW, THERE WAS SOME DONORS THAT CREATE A PLAQUE WITH ALL OF THE MONTGOMERY RESIDENTS THAT HAVE BEEN KILLED IN ACTION THROUGH VARIOUS WARS. AND SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WILL DISCUSS OUR UH, BUT PROCESS OF, YOU KNOW, IS THERE A PLACE THAT WE CAN LOCATE THAT WITHIN THE NEW MUNICIPAL CENTER IN AN APPROPRIATE CONSISTENT MANNER? UM SO THAT'S THE VETERANS MEMORIAL COMMITTEE OPEN SPACE COMMITTEE WILL SUBMIT ON THURSDAY. JANUARY 12TH ALSO SOME REORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES. I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS THAT CAME OUT OF THAT IS THAT THERE'S THIS NEW THIRD PARTY SOFTWARE THAT DOES A GREAT JOB YOU KNOW, TAKING LIKE THE MAP OF THE TOWNSHIP AND OVERLAYING WHERE THERE'S CRITICAL WATER OR ENVIRONMENTAL AREAS AND WHAT WE WHAT WE DISCUSSED IS HOW DO WE KIND OF BUILD THAT INTO OUR PROCESS OF PRIORITIZING SPECIFIC LOCATIONS FOR ACQUISITION FOR STORAGE STEWARDSHIP, SO IT'S NOT JUST YOU KNOW OUR INTERNAL ASSESSMENT, BUT THEN YOU USE THAT AS A WAY TO KIND OF FINALIZE AND YOU KNOW, JUST A UNBIASED RATING OF LOCATIONS. I THINK THATS WAS REALLY EYE OPENING. WE'RE ALL GOING TO GO BACK AND LOOK AT IT AND YOU FIGURE OUT HOW TO IMPLEMENT THAT. AND THEN, AS DALE MENTIONED, BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE KICKED OFF, WE HAVE BEEN MEETING WEEKLY AND A COUPLE OF OTHER PEOPLE MEAN WEEKLY SINCE ALMOST ANY END OF DECEMBER. UM YEAH, I THINK NUMBER ONE. I DID REALLY WANT TO COMMEND LAURIE AND MICHAEL AND ALL THE DEPARTMENT HEADS. I FEEL LIKE ALL THE PRESENTATIONS HAVE BEEN REALLY WELL PREPARED. PEOPLE HAVE COME IN READY TO DISCUSS, NOT JUST YOU KNOW, DOLLARS AND CENTS, BUT ALSO OBJECTIVES FOR NEXT YEAR. UM AND AS YOU KNOW, THEY'LL SAY, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF HARD CONVERSATIONS. YOU KNOW, WE ARE DISCUSSING TRADE OFFS. UM AND YOU KNOW, ALSO LOOKING FOR OPPORTUNITIES. FOR EXAMPLE, WE KNOW ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I DIDN'T NOTICE OVER. AT LEAST TWO MEANS IS THAT THERE'S PROBABLY OPPORTUNITIES FOR US TO WORK AT THE COUNTY STATE WHERE WE HAVE, LIKE INDIVIDUAL VENDORS THAT JUST DO THINGS FOR MONTGOMERY, BUT WE KNOW OTHER TOWNSHIPS COUNTY, THE STATE EARL SO USING IS THERE A WAY FOR US TO INSTEAD OF HAVING HER OWN CONTRACTING VENDOR. CAN WE PULL THINGS OFF THE COUNTY? SO THAT YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT JUST PAYING THE MONTGOMERY RAPE AND MAYBE WE'RE PAYING A COUNTY RATE GET VOLUME DISCOUNTS. THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THE MAYOR AND I HAVE BOTH FAST. SOME OF THE DEPARTMENT HEADS TO LOOK AT. UM THE OTHER THING, UM YOU KNOW, THERE ARE SOME DEPARTMENTS ARE LOOKING FOR HEADCOUNT INCREASES . UM WE REALLY WANT TO BUILD UP A VERY TRANSPARENT PROCESS AND HAVE ASKED THOSE DEPARTMENTS BETWEEN NOW AND WHEN WE DO THE FORMAL BUDGET REVIEW AT THE END OF MARCH OR EARLY, ABLE TO ACTUALLY COME IN AND PRESENT SO THAT THE RESIDENTS HAVE SOME TIME TO UNDERSTAND. YOU KNOW, WHAT ARE SOMETHING NEEDS? INSTEAD OF WAITING ALL THE WAY TO THE END OF MARCH APRIL, SO A LOT OF WORK TO DO REALLY HAPPY THAT KENT IS ON THE BACKGROUND.
THE COMMITTEE IS JUST A GREAT RESOURCE FOR SOMEONE WHO'S BEEN WORKING ON THESE BUDGETS FOR LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, SO I REALLY APPRECIATE HOW HIS INPUT SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. UM AS YOU KNOW, UH, AT THE REORGANIZATION MEETING LAST
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MONTH, I WAS APPOINTED AS THE NEW LIAISON TO THE INCLUSION EQUITY COMMITTEE, AMONG OTHER THINGS, AND, UM, I TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND THAT COMMITTEE IS REGULAR MEETING WHICH ACTUALLY TOOK PLACE THE NIGHT BEFORE ON JANUARY, 4TH. JUST TO START TO GET TO KNOW THE COMMITTEE AND TO START TALKING ABOUT WHAT THE COMMITTEE WILL BE FOCUSING ON GOING FORWARD AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I THINK THAT THE COMMITTEE WOULD LIKE TO FOCUS ON IS, YOU KNOW, FOCUSING ON THE THINGS THAT BRING US TOGETHER. YOU KNOW THE DIFFERENCE IS THAT BRING US TOGETHER. SO, FOR EXAMPLE, WE DO KNOW THAT COMING UP IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS, THERE WILL BE SOME CHINESE CULTURAL CELEBRATIONS AT UM S. I BELIEVE ONE IS ON JANUARY 28TH AND ANOTHER ONE THE FOLLOWING WEEK ON FEBRUARY 4TH. WE LIKE TO BRING IT TO EVERYONE'S ATTENTION. MHM. AND ALSO NEXT MONTH, WHICH HAPPENS TO BE BLACK HISTORY MONTH AT OUR FEBRUARY 2ND MEETING. WE'VE EXTENDED AN INVITATION TO REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STOUTS BERG, SARAH LANDE AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUM TO COME AND DO A PRESENTATION. AS YOU MAY KNOW, UM, TWO OF THE DISTINGUISHED LADIES THERE ELAINE BOOK AND BEVERLY MILLS. THEY'RE RELEASING A NEW BOOK.THE MUSEUM IS ALSO RECEIVED A SIZABLE GRANT FROM MELLON BANK $600,000 AND A LOT OF GREAT THINGS GOING ON OVER THERE, SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE TO CELEBRATE THAT. BECAUSE YOU KNOW, BLACK HISTORY IS MONTGOMERY HISTORY IN MONTGOMERY . HISTORY IS BLACK HISTORY, SO THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO SAY. AND SO WE WILL BE MEETING AGAIN AND I'LL HAVE ANOTHER UPDATE ON THE DIRECTION OF THE COMMITTEE IN FUTURE DAYS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU DIDN'T GET MOVED INTO ANY COMMITTEE. OKAY WELL, I WANTED TO LET EVERYBODY KNOW WE HAD THE HEALTH BOARD MEETING.
REORG MEETING. IT WAS REALLY GOOD. WE HAD SOME GREAT DISCUSSIONS. UM THERE IS DEFINITELY TALK ABOUT THE FACT THAT SOON THERE MAY BE A COST TO THE COVID VACCINE. AND SO THERE WAS A GOOD DISCUSSION AMONG THE PHYSICIANS ON THE HEALTH BOARD TO TRY AND SEE HOW WE CAN WORK WITH DIFFERENT HEALTH INSURANCE COMPANIES AND SEE IF WE CAN GET THAT COST MITIGATED BECAUSE MONTGOMERY DOES HAVE A GOOD AMOUNT OF PEOPLE WHO ARE HELPED THEY HAVE THEIR HEALTH INSURANCE. SO WE'RE NOT DOING THIS FREE. THERE WAS A BIG DISCUSSION ON THE FLU VACCINE AS WELL. SO THERE IS SOME GOOD STUFF COMING OUT TO MONTGOMERY FROM THERE. AND THE OTHER THING THAT WAS THAT HAPPENED WAS THE YOUTH LEADERSHIP COUNCIL. WE HAD A LOT OF GOLF PILOT WORKED BEAUTIFULLY FOR THAT LOT OF KIDS APPLIED AND WE WERE ABLE TO SELECT 14 KIDS OUT OF THAT. WHO ARE GOING TO WORK WITH DIFFERENT COMMITTEES AND BOARDS AND SEE HOW MONTGOMERY WORKS AND BRING THEIR INNOVATIVE IDEAS TO US SO THAT YOU KNOW, WE CAN, YOU KNOW, PUT SOME MORE STUFF INTO INTO DOING THESE MEETINGS AND THEY'RE ALL LOOKING FORWARD. THEY ARE VERY EXCITED. AND OF COURSE, I WANT TO THANK OUR CO CHAIRS FOR THE YOUTH LEADERSHIP COUNCIL. IT'S A COMM PARTY, A AND SONIA WADVALLA AND THEN THIS YEAR WE HAVE AN EXECUTIVE ADVISOR, ACTION CALAMARI, AND HE IS ALSO LOOKING FORWARD TO YOU. MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE SOME INNOVATIVE IDEAS WITHIN THE TOWNSHIP. WE DID NOT MEET AT THE REC, BUT WE HAVE A MEETING COMING UP AND THERE IS SOME GREAT OBJECTIVES THERE, SO I PLAN TO COME AND BRING THAT UP IN THE NEXT COMMUNITY. THANK YOU . THANK YOU, UM, THE ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION MET IN ADDITION TO CHOOSING THE CHAIR AND OTHERS IT'S GONNA STATUS QUO SO MARY REESE WILL REMAIN AS THE CHAIR THAT WE HAD A COUPLE OF PRESENTATIONS. SO I UH, EIGHTH GRADER. I THINK HE WAS CAME IN AND DID A PRESENTATION ON BATTERY DISPOSAL. AND FROM THAT THERE WERE A LOT OF, UM IDEAS THAT WERE TOSSED AROUND BUT INCLUDING MAKING A CONNECTION WITH HIM UP AT THE COUNTY TO DO A PRESENTATION OF THEIR SINCE RECYCLING. WE PAY THE COUNTY TO DO THAT, BUT IT'S A LOT OF THE ALKALINE BATTERIES THAT ARE JUST SAID DON'T TOSS AND THEY FEEL THE PRESENTATION WAS QUITE GOOD ABOUT WHY PERHAPS WE SHOULDN'T JUST BE TOSSING ALKALINE BATTERIES OF THE TRASH. SO THERE'S SOME MORE TO BE COMING ON THAT AND THEN A YOUNG WOMAN CAME TO DISCUSS SUSTAINABLE JERSEY IN TRYING TO BRING THAT INTO THE SCHOOLS, SO MARY REESE IS GOING TO BE REACHING OUT IN PATRICIA. MAYBE REACHING OUT TO YOU TO JUST SAY, HOW DO WE GET TRYING TO MAKE THE SCHOOLS ARE INTERESTED STUDENTS ARE INTERESTED. AND OF COURSE, THAT IS THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. IT IS NOT US, BUT WE STILL HAVE A LOT OF EXPERIENCE FROM THE ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION TO ASSIST THEM WITH THAT AND SEE IF THERE CAN BE SOME SPONSORSHIP MADE AT THE BOARD OF, UH, POTENTIALLY OR THE SUPER SOMEWHERE TO GET IT GOING BECAUSE THE STUDENTS HAVE RUN INTO A COUPLE OF BARRIERS THERE.
SO UM, WE ALSO TALKED ABOUT EARTH DAY AND WE WOULD LIKE TO HOST IT HERE. SO THEY USE THIS NEW FACILITY. PERHAPS DOWN THERE. I'M SURE LAUREN WILL BE COMING TO YOU FOR THAT. BUT IF THEY WILL BE HAPPENING AGAIN, AND IT'S ALWAYS A GREAT A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE TO MEET WITH OTHER PEOPLE AND DO SOME THINGS IN THE ENVIRONMENT PERSPECTIVE, SO I THINK THAT'S IT FROM THEM. OKAY? THANK YOU APPRECIATE IT CATCHING THEM. SO WITH THAT? DID I CATCH
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EVERYTHING? IF NOT DO I HAVE A THE NEXT ITEM IS A RESOLUTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC. CLOSE THE MEETING TO THE PUBLIC REMOVED. SECOND. I'M SORRY. UM ALL IN FAVOR. UM OKAY? HMM OKAY. OKAY SO WE'RE BACK FROM THE CLOSED SESSION. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO REOPEN THE MEETING IN PUBLIC SESSION? SO MOVED SECOND ALL IN FAVOR? AYE AND DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? SO MOVED 2ND 2ND ALL IN FAVOR.* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.