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DOWN JUST TO GET THE NOT ALL SET. GOOD EVENING. MONTGOMERY THE MEETING OF THE MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE FOR MAY 18TH 2023. THE TIME IS SEVEN. P.M. IT IS THE ROLE IT IS THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE'S INTENTION TO CONCLUDE THIS MEETING NO LATER THAN 11. PM. ROLL CALL, PLEASE.
KEENAN DEPUTY MAYOR SING HERE. COMMITTEE MEMBER BARRAGAN COMMITTEE MEMBER TODD YEAH.
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. WE'LL START WITH A SALUTE TO THE FLAG. I PLAYED WITH BLACK OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. OH MY GOD. AND FOR US. THANK YOU. IF ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE CAN'T HEAR DO THIS, BECAUSE WE HAVE WE ALL HAVE TO MOVE OUR MIX FORWARD. IT'S NOT A VERY GOOD SOUND SYSTEM, SO OKAY . YOU PROMISE? OKAY THE FIRST
[1. RECOGNIZING DONNA KUKLA FOR HER EXEMPLARY SERVICE TO THE TOWNSHIP OF MONTGOMERY]
ITEM ON THE AGENDA AND I'M NOT GONNA CRY BECAUSE I CRIED A LOT ON FRIDAY FOR YOU, DONNA. SO THIS IS RECOGNIZING DONNA KUKLA FOR HER EXEMPLARY SERVICE TO THE TOWNSHIP OF MONTGOMERY. AS MANY FOLKS KNOW DONNA IS RETIRING. WHEREAS DONNA KUKLA TOWNSHIP CLERK IS RETIRING. MAY 31ST 2023 . WHERE IS THE TOWNSHIP OF MONK OR MAY WISHES TO EXPRESS ITS APPRECIATION TO DONNA KUKLA AND TO HONOR HER FOR HER 29, PLUS YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE, AND WHERE'S DONNA BEGAN HER CAREER AS SECRETARY, ONE IN THE TOWNSHIP CLERK'S OFFICE ON OCTOBER 25TH 1993. AND WAS PROMOTED TO SECRETARY TO IN THE TOWNSHIP CLERK'S OFFICE. OCTOBER 24TH 1994, AND WHEREAS DONNA ACHIEVED HER REGISTERED MUNICIPAL CLERK CERTIFICATION, JANUARY 7TH 1997. WHEREAS DONNA WAS APPOINTED DEPUTY TOWNSHIP CLERK EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1ST 1998 ACTING TOWNSHIP CLERK, JUNE 1ST 1998 AND TOWNSHIP CLERK ON AUGUST 19TH 1998. THAT WAS A BIG YEAR FOR YOU, DONNA. AND WHEREAS DON ATTAINED THE QUALIFIED PURCHASING AGENT QP A CERTIFICATION DECEMBER 8TH 2015 AND WAS APPOINTED THE TOWNSHIP, PA. FEBRUARY 1ST 2017. AND WHEREAS THROUGHOUT HER CAREER, DONNA'S EXPANSIVE KNOWLEDGE HAS BENEFITED THE RESIDENTS AND BUSINESS OWNERS OF THE TOWNSHIP AS WELL AS MUNICIPAL CLERKS FROM OTHER MUNICIPALITIES. AND WHEREAS DONNA'S INTEGRAL ROLE IN TOWNSHIP OPERATIONS MAKE HER SOUGHT AFTER RESOURCE SOURCE AND GUIDANCE BY FELLOW STAFF AND COMMITTEE PEOPLE, AND WHEREAS DONNA'S WORK WITH THE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE OVER HER CAREER HAS MADE THE PROGRAM A TREMENDOUS SUCCESS AND A MODEL FOR OTHER MUNICIPALITIES, AND WHEREAS DONNA HAS DEDICATED HERSELF TO CONTINUING EDUCATION RELATED TO ALL ASPECTS OF HER POSITION. THROUGH VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS THE MUNICIPAL CLERKS ASSOCIATION OF NEW JERSEY MUNICIPAL CLERKS ASSOCIATION OF SOMERSET COUNTY GOVERNMENTAL PURCHASING ASSOCIATION OF NEW JERSEY AND NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GOVERNMENTAL PURCHASING. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT WE , THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE OF THE TOWNSHIP OF MONTGOMERY ON BEHALF OF THE RESIDENTS AND STAFF OF MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP. HEREBY EXPRESS HEARTFELT GRATITUDE AND APPRECIATION TO DONNA KUKLA FOR HER YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COMMUNITY AND EXTEND OUR SINCERE BEST WISHES AND HAPPINESS IN HER NEW JOURNEY ON THIS 18TH DAY OF MAY, 20,023 THANK YOU, DONNA. THANK YOU, DONNA.EVERYONE LOVES YOU, DONNA. THANKS I LOVE THEM TOO. I DON'T LIKE TO PRESENT THIS FROM THOSE OF US UP HERE, AND WE GOT TWO OF IMPORTANT THANK YOU. REALLY? THANK YOU. FOR GETTING ON THE YES, THANK YOU. YES I WILL. SO I'M GOING TO START. IF ANYONE WANTS TO SEE A COUPLE OF WORDS YOU CAN COME UP TO THE FRONT. BUT I WANTED TO JUST START BY. I WAS THINKING TODAY ABOUT WHAT
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WAS THE ONE THING I WAS GOING TO MISS ABOUT DONNA AND THEN I CAME UP WITH TWO AND THREE AND IT LIVES KEPT GOING, SO I PICKED MY TOP THREE. SO WHAT I'M GONNA MISS ABOUT DONNA IS HER LAUGH.DONNA IS RELATIVELY QUIET AND ALL OF A SUDDEN WE'LL GET A BIG HOT OUT OF YOU AND DONNA. I'LL DEFINITELY MISS THAT. I WILL MISS THE FACT THAT YOUR DESK MAKES MY DESK LOOKED NEAT. HMM BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, I WILL MISS YOUR COMPASSIONATE LISTENING SKILLS. YOU'VE BEEN WONDERFUL IN JUST LISTENING WHEN WE LOSE IT. SOMETIMES YOU JUST SIT THERE. SMILE AND YOUR COMPASSION IS REALLY GRATEFULLY . WE'RE SO GRATEFUL FOR THAT. I'M PERSONALLY VERY GRATEFUL FOR THAT. THANK YOU. I'M JUST GOING TO SAY I LOVE YOUR PATIENTS. MANY TIMES. I ASK YOU THINGS AND YOU'RE LIKE NINA. NO PROBLEM, AND SOMETIMES I'M ASKING. YOU THINK LAST LAST MINUTE AND YOU KNOW, AND THEN YOU ARE ALWAYS THERE. SO THANK YOU. DON I REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THAT YOU'VE BEEN DOING FOR US. THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO, YOU KNOW ONE MEMORY. I KNOW WE HAVEN'T WORKED TOO MUCH TOGETHER BUT WAS ELECTION DAY LAST YEAR TWICE THAT I SAW DONNA WAS ONCE A RIGHT OUTSIDE OF OUR E. M S AND JUST HANDLING EVERYTHING. AND THEN AT THE END THEY WHEN THE VOTES WERE BEING TALLIED AND JUST INCREDIBLE PROFESSIONALISM , THE WHOLE PROCESS IS GOING WELL, AND IT WAS REALLY BECAUSE OF YOUR EXPERIENCE AND PROFESSIONALISM THAT YOU BROUGHT SO I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR SERVICE. AND THANKS FOR HELPING ONBOARD ME WHEN I WAS APPOINTED LAST YEAR TO THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE. THANK YOU. DONNA WE HARDLY KNEW YOU. SO I'M REALLY REGRET THAT WE DIDN'T GET TO WORK TOGETHER LONGER, BUT I SECOND WE'VE BEEN SAID ABOUT HOW VERY EASY YOU MADE IT TO ONBOARD INTO THIS ROLE, YOU KNOW? I'M SURE THAT DENNIS WILL AGREE.
IT'S LIKE DRINKING FROM A FIREHOSE AT FIRST. AND YOU REALLY, UM, MADE THAT A LOT EASIER? UM AND REALLY GOING TO MISS YOU AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE. SO I'M THE NEWEST ONE HERE. UM AND, UH YOU KNOW THE SHORT TIME THAT I HAD WITH YOU, UM IT WAS IT WAS VERY PRECIOUS. YOUR KINDNESS IS BEYOND WORDS AND YOU KNOW, WE'LL DEFINITELY MISS YOUR KNOWLEDGE AND EVERYTHING THAT YOU HAVE DONE FOR US, AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO SEE YOU. HOPEFULLY THANK YOU . ABSOLUTELY ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WANT TO COME UP AND SAY A FEW WORDS. WE ALMOST GOT IT A CRY SO WE'RE CLOSE. FOLKS. COME ON, YOU CAN DO IT, JAMIE. ALRIGHT COME ON, HUNTERS. COME ON UP. COME ON. OH COME ON. THAT'S NOT, UH UH, WILDLIFE COMMITTEE IN THE HUNTING PROGRAM. DO YOU MIND? NOT SPEAKING INTO THE MICROPHONE, THE MICROPHONE ON BEHALF OF THE WILDLIFE COMMITTEE AND ALL THE HUNTERS. WE ALWAYS TALK ABOUT TROPHY HUNTING AND BIG BUCKS AND STUFF LIKE THAT. SO WE ALWAYS DREAM OF THAT, BUT SO WE GOT DONNA LITTLE TOKEN OF OUR APPRECIATION. A LITTLE O ON IT. ONE OF THE THINGS I THINK MOST PEOPLE KNOW WHEN YOU GET A CERTAIN NUMBER OF DEER EVERY YEAR, WE CALLED GRANDFATHERING INTO THE PROGRAM, SO WE PUT ON IT. MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP WILDLIFE COMMITTEE LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD TO DONNA UCLA. YOU ALWAYS BE GRANDFATHERED IN HER HEART. SO WITHOUT HER, I DON'T KNOW WHERE WE WOULD BE AS A PROGRAM AND WE'RE ALL VERY APPRECIATIVE OF IT. A BUNCH OF GUYS MADE AN EFFORT TO COME IN TODAY, AND WE JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU, AND WE'RE GOING TO MISS YOU. I'M GONNA MISS ALL OF OUR CONVERSATIONS COMES TO STORYTELLING. PEOPLE OFTEN THINK OF HUNTERS AND FISHERS PEOPLE AS HAVING GOOD STORIES. DONNA HAS THE BEST STORIES OF THE FUNNIEST STORIES I'VE EVER HEARD. I CAN.
I CAN'T THINK OF A TIME THAT I DIDN'T LEAVE THERE CRYING BECAUSE I HAVE SO HARD SO I'M GONNA MISS YOU. I WANT YOU TO HAVE THIS. WE ALSO KNOW HOW MUCH YOU LOVE THE PINK DRINK. WE TOOK CARE OF YOU FOR A PEN TRICK, MAYBE FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS ANYWAY, SO WE'RE GONNA MISS YOU.
THAT'S SO THAT'S SO NICE. CALL YOU BACK. I THOUGHT YOU WERE GOING TO GIVE HER A FRAMED PICTURE WHEN YOU PUT HER IN THE CORN BEEN LIKE SOMETHING. THANK YOU. NICE AT YOUR DINNER. THAT'S A GREAT THAT'S A GOOD IDEA. GIVE YOU A REAL. WOW SHE'S BEEN AN ICON HERE FOR SO LONG. AH! LAWRENCE GOING TO SAY A FEW WORDS. NO NO, NO, UH LAUREN WAS ALASKA PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT LIKE THIS IS PUBLIC COMMENTS. UM I'M GONNA TRY REAL HARD NOT TO CRY. I HAVE HAD THE PLEASURE OF WORKING WITH DONNA FOR OVER 16 YEARS TO THE FIRST LINE. AH THROUGHOUT MY CAREER WITH MONTGOMERY, BUT BY NOW, I THINK WE'VE SEEN THE ENTIRE SPECTRUM OF EACH OTHER'S
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PERSONALITIES AND MOODS FROM NEWS OF YOU HAVING A GRANDCHILD ON THE WAY ALL THOSE YEARS AGO TO GETTING A BROKEN WRIST ON YOUR FIRST DAY OF VACATION TO THE BARELY AWAKE FOR AM PHONE CALLS ON ELECTION DAY ASKING IF I WANT BREAKFAST. UM SHE'S ONE OF MY FAVORITE PEOPLE IN THIS BUILDING AND SHE JUST TOLERATES MY PRESENCE. UM DONNA LIVED MANY LIVES BEFORE SHE CAME HERE TO MONTGOMERY AND, AS JAMIE SAID SHE HAS EXCELLENT STORIES ABOUT ALL OF THOSE, BUT I THINK HER ROLE AS A BUS DRIVER TO A BUNCH OF ROWDY KIDS WAS PROBABLY THE BEST PREPARATION FOR HER ROLE HERE. UM, REALLY, SHE HAS THE INCREDIBLE KNACK OF STAYING COOL IN THE FACE OF ADVERSITY, YOU KNOW, MORE OR LESS. AND EVEN WHEN I WENT IN HER OFFICE WITH THE MOST OUTRAGEOUS QUESTIONS OR REQUESTS UM, YOU HAVE TO WATCH HER REALLY CLOSELY AND YOU CAN SEE HER TELL THERE'S THIS LITTLE MICRO LIKE. FLINCH OF HER. I LIKE SHE'S TASTED SOMETHING SOUR . UM OR MAYBE MORE LIKELY. IT'S HER JUST WINCING IN PAIN, LIKE OH, GOD, WHAT ARE THEY ASKING OF ME NOW? UM BUT THEN THIS AMAZING THING WOULD HAPPEN AFTER SHE WOULD KIND OF WINCE AT ME, AND SHE WOULD HELP EVERY SINGLE TIME EVERY TIME ALWAYS. SORRY. EVEN IF SHE WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF REORGANIZATION OR LIQUOR LICENSE , RENEWAL OR HEADACHE, HUGE HOTEL PAPER ON HER DESK LIKE SHE DOES ALMOST EVERY DAY. SHE WOULD ALWAYS JUST STOP WHAT SHE WAS DOING AND MAKE ME FEEL LIKE MY PROBLEM, AND THERE WERE LOTS OF THEM WAS THE MOST IMPORTANT PROBLEM. SO THANK YOU FOR ALWAYS MAKING TIME WHEN I NEEDED IT, AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, THANK YOU FOR BEING A MENTOR AND A FRIEND TO ME AND THANK YOU FOR BEING THE DONE MOTHER TO THIS STAFF OF THE ISLAND OF MISFIT TOYS AS WE LIKE TO CALL OURSELVES. THANK YOU. WE LOVE YOU SWEET.WELL, DONNA, WE'RE NOT GOING TO MAKE YOU STAND UP AND SAY ANYTHING, OKAY? UNLESS YOU WANT TO. WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING? COME ON. BUT YOU GOTTA PUT THE MICROPHONE CLOSE TO YOU.
I JUST, UM I. I'VE BEEN BLESSED WORKING HERE AND WORKING WITH THE PEOPLE I WORK WITH AND PEOPLE I'VE GROWN GOTTEN TO KNOW, OVER THE YEARS. UM UH, IT'S GONNA BE HARD. I'M GOING TO MISS EVERYONE. YOU'RE LIKE FAMILY. I LOVE WORKING WITH THE HUNTING PROGRAM I NEVER EVER THOUGHT. A GIRL FROM JERSEY CITY WOULD ACTUALLY LIKE HUNTERS AND STUFF, BUT I DID. AND I DO. UM I JUST HAVE NO WORDS AND JUST SO GRATEFUL THE PARTY THAT YOU GUYS THROUGH FOR ME AND, UH, HOW MUCH YOU SHOW HOW MUCH YOU CARE? IT'S OVERWHELMING AND I LOVE YOU ALL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, DONNA.
AH! I DID IT AND I DIDN'T CRY ON THAT ONE. BUT YOU WOULD SEE ME ON FRIDAY. I WAS A SOBBING MESS
[2. EAGLE SCOUT PRESENTATION – Lucas Clark]
HERE. SO THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS THE EAGLE SCOUT PRESENTATION FROM LEWIS. SORRY LUCAS CLARK LUCAS WELCOME. FIRST I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU HAVE TO PUT THAT MICROPHONE. SORRY I'LL JUST KEEP IT ON. REPEAT, BUT UP TO YOUR ALRIGHT. CAN YOU HEAR ME? ALL RIGHT HERE, YOU PERFECT.FIRSTLY, I'D LIKE TO THANK ALL OF YOU FOR ALARMING THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT MY EAGLE SCOUT PROJECT TO ALL OF YOU TONIGHT. SO THANK YOU. SO CAN WE GET UP ON THE BOARD? IF THAT'S A POSSIBILITY, I THINK THEY WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO PRESENTATION ONTO? THE PRESENTATION TAKES IT NEEDS TO GO ON. YEAH IT'S STARTING TO COME UP. JUST GIVE US A MOMENT. YEAH YOU'RE GONNA ASK ME TO PUT SOMETHING ON THE BOARD. WE'RE GONNA BE HERE FOR A WHILE. PERFECT. WE CAN SEE THAT TOO. ALRIGHT, HERE'S MY EAGLE SCOUT PROJECT. PLEASE. SECOND. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. SO HERE'S JUST A LIST OF ORDER THINGS THAT WOULD BE COVERING TONIGHT SO, YEAH. ALRIGHT NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. YEAH. ALRIGHT FIRSTLY, I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE MYSELF TO ALL OF YOU FOR THOSE WHO DON'T KNOW MY NAME IS LUCAS CLARK. I AM CURRENTLY A JUNIOR AT MONTGOMERY HIGH SCHOOL. I'M ALIVE SCOUT IN THE ENTROPY 50. I HAVE 26 MAYOR BADGES AS OF NOW, 13 OUT OF 14, OUR EAGLE SCOUT REQUIRED AND MY CREW ASPIRATION IS TO BECOME A U S NAVY PILOT. SO YEAH. HOW COULD YOU MOVE TO THE NEXT SLIDE NOW? THANK YOU. SORRY. SO OKAY, HERE'S THE RUNDOWN OF MY PROJECT AS WELL AS
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SOME OF THE BENEFITS THAT COME WITH IT. FIRSTLY I WANT TO DESIGN IMPLEMENT AND SUSTAIN A FLAG RETIREMENT PROCESS FOR THE RESIDENTS OF MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP, NEW JERSEY. SO MY PROJECT WILL BE HELPFUL TO MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP BECAUSE WE'LL PROVIDE RESIDENTS WITH A MEANS TO DISPOSE OF THEIR U. S FLAGS IN A MEANINGFUL AND RESPECTFUL MANNER. SO AND ALSO MY PROJECT AIMS TO CREATE AWARENESS AS TO HOW THE AMERICAN FLAG IS TO BE TREATED AND RETIRED IN A RESPECTFUL MANNER. AND MAINLY, I WANTED TO PURSUE THIS PROJECTS BECAUSE A FLAG RETIREMENT CONTAINER THERE ISN'T ONE. CURRENTLY MONTGOMERY AT ALL . THE CLOSEST ONE IS IN HILLSBORO. FUN CORRECT, SO I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE EXCELLENT TAP ONE HERE. EXCELLENT. THANK YOU. SO HERE IS THE ACTUAL FLAG RETIREMENT DROPBOX THAT I'M PROPOSING TO PLACE HERE AND THE MUNICIPAL CENTER. AND I'M CURRENTLY WORKING WITH VENDOR AMERICAN SECURITY CABINETS TO MAKE THIS A REALITY. AND, UH, SORRY. COULD YOU? THANK YOU. ORIGINALLY I WAS OKAY. SO FIRSTLY, MR BARON HAS BEEN ACTING AS MY CORRESPONDING WITH THIS PROJECT AND I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH MEMBER MEMBERS OF THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE AS WELL AS DEATH. TO WORK ON THE LOCATION OF THE ACTUAL FLAG, TIME AND CONTAINER. ORIGINALLY I WANTED TO I WANTED IT TO BE PLACED OUTSIDE, HOWEVER, DUE TO CONCERNS OF CONFUSING THE BALLOT BOX WOULD FLAG RETIREMENT CONTINUE. WE DECIDED TO MOVE IT INSIDE TO THE LOCATIONS ON THE SCREEN, WHICH IS ACTUALLY RIGHT OUTSIDE IN THE LOBBY. I LIKE TO THANK MS KUKLA, MR FANIA AND MISS NOVAK FOR WORKING WITH ME CLOSELY ON NUMEROUS SITE INSPECTION VISITS, SO THANK YOU. AND. SORRY. NEXT YEAH. PERFECT SO HERE, THE PROJECT PHASES CURRENTLY I'VE OKAY. I'VE OBTAINED APPROVAL FROM MY PROJECT AND WE'VE CARRIED OUT NUMEROUS SAI INSPECTIONS TO CONFIRM THE LOCATION. RIGHT NOW . I'M ON THE FUNDRAISING PORTION OF MY PROJECT AND I'M ACTUALLY ALSO IN THE PROGRESS IN THE PROCESS OF PURCHASING THE FLAG RETIREMENT DROPBOX FROM MY VENDOR. AND IN THE FUTURE. I'LL BE INSTALLING THE FLAG DROPBOX EARLY IN JUNE. 2023 HOWEVER, DISMAY SHIFT OR CHANGE, DEPENDING ON THE VENDOR. AND, UH YEAH, I'LL BE ADVERTISING A COMMISSIONING CEREMONY FOR THE FLAG RETIREMENT DROPBOX AND I'LL BE HOLDING COMMISSIONERS COMMISSIONING CEREMONY. ON FLAG DAY, WHICH IS JUNE 14TH. HOWEVER, THE STATE IS KIND OF DEPENDENT ON THE VENDOR. BUT IF IT DOES HAPPEN ON THIS DAY, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK GOD LIKE TO INVITE THE MAYOR, MAYOR MS KEENAN, AS WELL AS ALL THE MEMBERS WHO COMMITTED TO BE PRESENT THERE. AND OF COURSE, I'LL BE COLLECTING FLAGS FOLLOWING THEM IN THE FUTURE AND THEN BE HOLDING A GRAND FLAG RETIREMENT CEREMONY. AND THE GOAL OF MY PROJECT IS SUSTAINABILITY. SO OF YOUR SUSTAINING OF THESE EAT FRUIT 10. AND NOW THE LEADERSHIP PORTION MY PROJECT. SO FOR THE FLAG COLLECTION PHASE, I'LL BE RECRUITING MEMBERS FROM MY TROOPS PATROL LEADERS COUNCIL, WHICH IS LIKE LEADERSHIP FOR THE SCOUTS AT THIS WHOLE CONSISTED OF SENIOR PATROL LEADER AS WELL AS THE ASSISTANT SENIOR PATROL LEADERS TO HELP ACHIEVE THE FLAGS FROM THE CONTAINER TO STORE THEM. AND THEN I WILL ENGAGE MY TROOP TO ACTUALLY HELP FOLD THEM. AFFORDABLE OF THE FLAGS AND THEN FOR THE ACTUAL THUNDERSTORM IN SO MANY WILL BE COMPLETELY SCOUT LED AND THEY'LL HELP ME OUT WITH THE CEREMONY. AND THEY WILL ACT AS LIKE A FLAG BEARERS AS WELL AS SPEAKERS. AND IN FACT, ANOTHER INSTANCE OF LEADERSHIP IS THIS ME PROPOSING MY PROJECT ALL OF YOU NOW, SO I HOPE THAT HOPES TO SHOW MY LEADERSHIP. AND AS THE NEXT LINE ALL RIGHT NOW ONE OF THE BIGGEST PARTS THE FUNDRAISING CURRENTLY FROM PEOPLE ALL AROUND, I HAVE RAISED A TOTAL OF $1665 AND I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH NUMEROUS LOCAL BUSINESSES AS FULL AS THE VETERANS COMMUNITY TO OBTAIN FURTHER DONATIONS. SO THANK YOU. AND, UH YEAH. ANY QUESTIONS? I HAVE A QUESTION. SO WHAT HAPPENS AFTER THE FLAGS GET STORED? DO THEY EVER GET HOW DID THEY ULTIMATELY GET RETIRED? ULTIMATELY MY TROOP WILL GO AHEAD. SO AFTER SORT OF TIMING FOR THIS PROJECT IS AFTER LIKE, SAY EVERY MONTH, MY TROOP PATROL LEADERS COUNCIL DID SENIOR PETROLEUM. SENIOR PATROL LEADERS IN THE SYSTEM PATROL LEADERS WILL COME AND THEY'LL ACTUALLY COLLECTED THE FLAGS AND THEN THEY'LL BE TAKEN BACK TO MY TRUE PROBABLY THE PLACE WHERE WE STORE ALL OVER HERE, AND WE'RE GOING TO KEEP THEM THERE UNTIL WE HAVE TIME TO HOLD A FLAG RETIREMENT CEREMONY FOR THEM IN THE FUTURE. MOST LIKELY BE ON CAMPOUTS, AND THERE'S ALSO REQUIREMENTS NEEDED BY SOME SCOUTS TO FORWARD AMERICAN FLAGS, AS WELL AS TO RETIRE THEM. SO BE FULFILLING THOSE REQUIREMENTS AS WELL. OKAY BASICALLY WILL BE LIKE A MONTHLY BI MONTHLY THING. OKAY WHAT DOES THE CEREMONY UM CONSISTS OF LIKE WHEN YOU DO A FLAG RETIREMENT CEREMONY RETIREMENT CEREMONY AND MAINLY CONSISTS OF, SAY, WELL, FIRSTLY, HONORING THE FLAG AND THEN RETIRING IN A MEANINGFUL MANNER BY BURNING IT OVER INTO THE FIRE. AND THE WHOLE PURPOSE OF IT IS TO TREAT IT RESPECTFULLY AND ALSO TO RETIRE IN A MANNER. WELL, THAT IS DEEMED RESPECTFUL AND WHAT, OF COURSE, CARRIED OUT THE FOUNDER. YES WELL, FIRST OF ALL, CONGRATULATIONS ON A GREAT PROJECT AND A GREAT PRESENTATION SHOWS AMAZING LEADERSHIP AND THOUGHTFULNESS. YOU SAID THAT[00:20:05]
YOU HAD RAISED 16 65 SO FAR. HOW MUCH DO YOU NEED TO RAISE SO THE ACTUAL FINAL AMOUNT COMES OUT TO AROUND $2300. SO I STILL HAVE A LITTLE WAYS TO GO. BUT I'LL BE CONTINUING TO WORK WITH THE VETERANS COMMITTEE AND ALSO TRYING TO OBTAIN DONATIONS FROM LOCAL BUSINESSES. MHM. AS A MOTHER OF AN EAGLE SCOUT. I CAN I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU MUST BE GOING THROUGH IT. IT IS A LONG PROCESS, AND I'VE SEEN THE HOURS THAT IT TAKES TO GET TO THAT STAGE. SO YEAH, KUDOS TO YOU. HOW MANY HOURS DO YOU THINK YOU'D BE LOOKING AT? WHEN YOU'RE DONE WITH THIS PROJECT? I KNOW THERE'S A REQUIREMENT BY THE EAGLES SCOUT COMMITTEE THAT YOU HAVE TO DO. OKAY I ACTUALLY HAVE A SPREADSHEET FULL OF OURS DON'T KNOW THEY HAVE ALL THAT ALREADY . BUT RIGHT NOW I'M LOOKING AT SOME, LIKE 30 30 ODD HOURS SO FAR, AND I'VE PLENTY MORE TO ADD. YEAH I THINK CLOSE TO LIKE 100 5200 IS WHAT THEY'RE USUALLY OKAY. CONGRATULATIONS YOU'RE ON YOUR WAY. ONE LAST QUESTION. SO WHAT'S THE BACKUP PLAN? IF EVERYTHING DOESN'T HAPPEN, BECAUSE WE'VE GOT A PRETTY COMPRESSED TIMELINE, SO YOU HAVE A BACKUP PLAN TO BACKUP BACKUP PLAN. ACTUALLY, I'LL BE INCLUDING, LIKE ON THE ACTUAL FLAG. RETIREMENT CONTINUED. THERE'S GOING TO BE LIKE, BE A FINAL WRAP ON IT, AND ON THAT GRAPHIC ON FOLD INCLUDE SORRY A EMAIL IN WHICH YOU CAN, WHICH, WHEN THE FLAG WHEN THE BOX IS FULL. YOU CAN ACTUALLY CONTACT THAT EMAIL AND WE'LL GO STRAIGHT TO MY TROOP OR POSSIBLY ANOTHER IN THE FUTURE, AND WE'LL SEND SOMEONE OUT PRETTY MUCH THE SAME DAY IF NOT VERY SOON TO GO AND COLLECT ON FLAGS. OKAY THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I JUST WANT TO ADD. YOU KNOW, LUCAS SECOND IS A WONDERFUL PROJECT. UM, YOU KNOW, I THINK THIS IS ALSO, YOU KNOW, A GOOD TIME TO LET PEOPLE KNOW LIKE BESIDES, FLAGS ARE GOING TO REPLACE ABOUT WARREN WARREN OUT. FLAGS SHOULD NOT BE, YOU KNOW, FLOWN LIKE, SO IT'S A GOOD TIME TO REPLACE, AND THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR MAYBE WE USE THAT THE CEREMONY TO FOR PEOPLE TO COME, YOU KNOW , UM, DISPOSED OF PROPERLY SUPPOSED OF THEIR OLDER FLAGS AND BUYING NEW WONDERFUL COULD FLIRT. YOU KNOW MORE NICELY OUT IN THE OPEN, BUT THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I APPRECIATE YOUR LEADERSHIP AND YOU KNOW, LIKE, LIKE I MENTIONED A COUPLE OF TIMES. YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE THE FULL SUPPORT OF THE VARIOUS COMMITTEE AND I'M SENSING FULL SUPPORT OF THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE, UM, TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN AND KIND OF CLOSE OUT SO YOU COULD HAVE A SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THIS HUGE ACHIEVEMENT, WHICH WOULD BE YOU KNOW YOUR EQUAL SCOUT AWARD.THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR HARRIGAN AND ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU
[3. BOY SCOUT’S STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL PRESENTATION]
VERY MUCH. THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS THE BOY SCOUTS STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL PRESENTATION. I THOUGHT WE WERE GOING TO GET STRAWBERRIES WILL GET THE STRAWBERRIES ON JUNE 4TH, A HEY, HOW ARE YOU? ALL RIGHT, UM, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN , STEAM MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY , DISTINGUISHED GUESTS AND FELLOW SCOUTS. MY NAME IS PHILIP MITCHELL. UM MONTGOMERY HAS BEEN MY HOME FOR MOST OF MY LIFE. CURRENTLY I AM A JUNIOR MONTGOMERY HIGH SCHOOL. I PLAYED FOOTBALL AT THE HIGH SCHOOL AND I'M A BOY SCOUT TROOP 46. OVER THE PAST SIX YEARS, I'VE HAD THE HONOR OF BEING A PART OF THIS REMARKABLE TROUPE, A GROUP THAT EMBODIES THE TRUE SPIRIT OF SERVICE, LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNITY IN 2022 ALONE, SHOOT 46 VOLUNTEERED 452 HOURS ACROSS VARIOUS SERVICE PROJECTS IN THE COMMUNITY. WE ALSO HAVE A NUMBER OF EAGLE PROJECTS BEING COMPLETED AT THE MOMENT. ONE OF THEM BEING MINE SCOUT LED TROOPS IS RELIANT ON TWO MAIN FUNDRAISERS EACH YEAR. THE RETAILS DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON AS WELL AS THE BELOVED SUMMERTIME KICKOFF TRADITION, THE STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL. SO IT IS WITH GREAT ENTHUSIASM AND EXCITEMENT THAT I ADDRESS YOU TODAY TO PROMOTE A LONGSTANDING TRADITION THAT IS CLOSE TO OUR HEARTS. TROOP 46 HAS ORGANIZED AND CONDUCTED THIS CATLETT FESTIVAL FOR 55 YEARS, BRINGING TOGETHER PEOPLE FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE TO CELEBRATE THE JOYS OF THE SEASON AND THE BOUNTY OF NATURE. IT IS AN EVENT THAT SHOWCASES THE CORE VALUES OF SCOUTING. TEAMWORK FRIENDSHIP AND COMMITMENT TO MAKING A POSITIVE IMPACT. THIS FESTIVAL IS NOT JUST ABOUT THE DELICIOUS STRAWBERRIES, ICE CREAM AND CAKE THAT WE ALL LOOK FORWARD TO, BUT IT IS ALSO ABOUT FOSTERING A SENSE OF UNITY AND CAMARADERIE WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY. THAT IS WHY WE HAVE PARTNERED WITH THE MHS STAGE AND JAZZ BANDS AS WELL AS THE ELEMENTS JASMINE'S AND THE FROZEN CAST FROM, UM S. WE HAVE ALSO PARTNERED WITH LOCAL SMALL BUSINESSES TO ALLOW THEM TO MARKET THEMSELVES TO THE COMMUNITY. THIS GATHERING OF PEOPLE SERVICES A PLATFORM FOR US TO CONNECT WITH OUR NEIGHBORS , ENGAGE IN MEANINGFUL CONVERSATIONS AND STRENGTHEN THE BONDS THAT MAKE MONTGOMERY UH SUCH A WONDERFUL PLACE THAT WE CALL HOME. OVER THE YEARS, I HAVE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF RISING THROUGH THE RANKS AND SERVING AS THE SENIOR PATROL LEADER FOR TROOP 46. IT IS THROUGH EXPERIENCE EXPERIENCES LIKE THESE THAT I HAVE WITNESSED THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF SCOUTING. THE VALUES AND SKILLS INSTILLED IN US THROUGH SCOUTING , LEADERSHIP, RESPONSIBILITY, AND THE IMPORTANCE OF GIVING BACK ARE THE DRIVING FORCES BEHIND THE SUCCESS OF THE STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL. EACH YEAR. OUR TROOP INVESTS COUNTLESS HOURS AND PLANNING AND[00:25:03]
ORGANIZING THIS FESTIVAL SO THAT IT CAN BE A MEMORABLE EXPERIENCE FOR EVERYONE WHO ATTENDS.HOWEVER WE CAN ONLY ACHIEVE THIS WITH YOUR SUPPORT. THE SUCCESS OF THE STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL DEPENDS ON THE PARTICIPATION AND ENTHUSIASM OF OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS. SO I ENCOURAGE EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU TO MARK YOUR CALENDARS. SPREAD THE WORD AND JOIN US IN CELEBRATING THIS WONDERFUL TRADITION. BRING YOUR FAMILIES, YOUR FRIENDS AND YOUR NEIGHBORS AND TOGETHER LET US CREATE LASTING MEMORIES. THAT'S AND STRENGTHEN THE THAT THE TIES THAT BIND US. THANK YOU. TICKETS ARE $6 IN EVENTS AND OR $8 AT THE DOOR. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE EMAIL US AT STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL AT 2 46 .COM OR YOU CAN FIND US ON FACEBOOK OR INSTAGRAM AT 2 46. UM SO YEAH , THANK YOU. AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU AT THE STORE. WE FESTIVAL ON SUNDAY, JUNE 4TH AT THE LOWER MIDDLE SCHOOL JUST AS A QUICK REMINDER. WHAT WAS PEOPLE WANT TO PURCHASE TICKETS BEFORE IT'S $6? AND IF THEY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, CAN YOU SAY THE EMAIL ADDRESS AGAIN? SLOWLY STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL SO NO SPACE BETWEEN STRAWBERRY ESSENCE, STRAWBERRY AND F IN FESTIVALS CAPITALIZED 46 36 .ORG. JUNE 4TH AT TWO PM, RIGHT. UM PM JUNE FOUR. JUNE 4TH . IT GOES FROM 1 TO 5 P.M. SO I BOUGHT MINE DURING SPRING SPRING FLINGS. DID YOU BUY THEM FOR ALL OF US OVER THERE, YOU GUYS HERE, SO I HAVE TO THAT I HAVE TO PAY FOR THE WELL, THANK YOU, AND WE ENCOURAGE ALL THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY TO COME OUT AND I'M SURE IT'S MORE HELPFUL TO GET BEFOREHAND, ALTHOUGH IT COST BECAUSE THEN YOU HAVE AN ESTIMATE OF IT. SO PLEASE OPEN UP YOUR WALLETS AND YOUR HEARTS AND THEN COME OUT AND EAT SOME STRAWBERRIES. THANK YOU. NICE PRESENTATION. THANKS. THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS THE CELL TOWER DISCUSSION. GET TICKETS.
[4. CELL TOWER DISCUSSION]
YEAH, OKAY. GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. UM WE WANTED TO SHARE WITH EVERYONE SOME INFORMATION ABOUT A PROJECT THAT'S UNFOLDING HERE. AND UM, SPECIFICALLY, WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PUT TOGETHER A BID TO LOCATE US WIRELESS COMMUNICATION TOWER HERE ON OUR PROPERTY. AND SO WHAT WE WANTED TO DO WAS SHARE WITH YOU AND THE COMMUNITY. UM OH, THE LOCATION THAT WE'RE THINKING AND SOME IMAGES THAT WE'VE DONE THROUGH STAFF TO PRESENT TO YOU TONIGHT TO SHOW YOU WHAT IT MIGHT LOOK LIKE, JUST MOVE FROM ONE PRESENTATION TO THE NEXT HOLD ON. OKAY SO THIS MAP THAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT IS A MAP OF THE PROPERTY AND IN THE CENTER YOU CAN SEE THE L SHAPE IS THE BUILDING THAT WE'RE SITTING IN RIGHT NOW, AND WE'RE SITTING IN THIS THIS COUNCIL CHAMBERS ROOM. SO THE LOCATION TO THE WEST JUST RIGHT OUTSIDE OUR WINDOWS HERE. THERE'S AN OLD UM, PAVED AREA WHERE A TREATMENT PLANT A SMALL CYCLISTS SYSTEM FOR THE FORMER CONVENT TECH BUILDING THAT WAS HERE. OBVIOUSLY ALL OF THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT HAD ONCE EXISTED HERE HAVE BEEN DEMOLISHED. BUT THAT AREA IS ONE OF THE IS THE LOCATION THAT WE'VE SORT OF SELECTED AS POTENTIAL FOR A WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS TOWER, AND WE TALKED IN PREVIOUS MEETINGS ABOUT THE BENEFITS OF HAVING THAT HERE, CERTAINLY FOR OUR EMERGENCY SERVICES TO EXIST, HELP WITH COVERAGE IN OUR IN THIS LOCATION. SO WHAT WE DID WAS WE FLEW A DRONE AT TWO HEIGHTS, 135 FT AND 150 FT. WHICH WOULD BE THE PROPOSED THE PROPOSED CELL TOWER. IT NEEDS TO BE AT OUR NEEDS TO BE OVER THE HEIGHT OF THE TREES TO AN ORDER FOR THE FREQUENCY TO GO PAST ANY BARRIERS. UM AND SO WE FLEW IT AND TOOK PICTURES AT THESE LOCATIONS, SO YOU'LL SEE THE LOCATIONS ON 206. I AM NUMBER THREE. NUMBER FOUR AND NUMBER FIVE. MAN, THEY JUST SCROLL DOWN. AND THEN AS YOU COME OFF OF TWO OH SIX AND TRAVEL DOWN ORCHARD ROAD, WE HAVE A VANTAGE POINT FROM THE AUTUMN LANE ENTRANCE AT MONTGOMERY RIDGE AND THEN FURTHER DOWN ON ORCHARD ROAD. THIS IS OUTSIDE THE ROCK BROOKE SCHOOL. AND THEN THERE ARE TWO SORRY TO RESIDENTIAL TWO RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITIES JUST TO THE NORTH OF US. AND THOSE LOCATIONS WE SELECTED, UM SAMPLING SPOTS TO VIEW AS WELL. JUST PUT MY GLASSES ON. SO[00:30:03]
STARTING WHAT WE'RE CALLING ASIA. 1 35. SO WHAT WE DID WAS THIS IS STANDING IN THAT LOCATION THAT YOU REFERRED TO ON THE AERIAL MAP. UM WE FLEW THE DRONE AT THE APPROPRIATE HEIGHT . AND THEN WE WORKED WITH OUR CAN OUR PLANNING CONSULTANT TO DO TO SCALE A RENDERING OF WHAT THE CELL TOWER WITH THE WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS TOWER WOULD LOOK LIKE. AND SO THIS IS THE IMAGE AT 1 35 AND THAT LOCATION. AND THEN WHAT? WHAT 150 WOULD LOOK LIKE AS WELL. AND THEN I THOUGHT WE COULD JUST GO THROUGH EACH OF THE LOCATIONS. SO FOR AS WE TRAVEL FURTHER DOWN, 206 YOU CAN GET A SENSE OF WHAT IT WOULD LOOK LIKE IT'S BEHIND THE BUILDING, SO A PORTION OF THE TOWER IS NOT VISIBLE. OKAY? AND AGAIN, TRAVELING SAYS CONTINUING SOUTH ON 206. THIS IS AT 150 FT . THE PRIOR IMAGE WAS AT 1 35. AND THEN AS WE TURN TO GO DOWN ORCHARD ROAD THIS IS THE VIEWPOINT. UM, AS YOU WOULD BE EXITING AT AUTUMN LANE AND ORCHARD ROAD, AND SO YOU'RE LOOKING ACROSS THE DETENTION BASIN, AND YOU'RE LOOKING AT KIND OF THE FRONT FACE OF THE LIBRARY BUILDING AND THE WIRELESS TOWER WOULD BE OFF TO THE LEFT. THAT WAS AT 100 AND 35 . THIS IS WHAT 100 AND 50 WOULD LOOK LIKE. AND THEN AS WE TRAVEL FURTHER DOWN IN FRONT OF THE ROCK BROOKE SCHOOL. SO NOW THIS IS VANTAGE POINT IS COMING. TOWARDS 206 ON ORCHARD ROAD IN FRONT OF THE ROCK BROOKE SCHOOL. OVER THE YOGA, UH, FACILITY. OFFICE BUILDING. AND AT 150 FT.AND THEN AS WE. COME AROUND TO THE TWO NEIGHBORHOODS BEHIND US. RED FOX. IT'S NOT VISIBLE AT 1 35. AND IF YOU CAN SEE THIS LITTLE AREA IN BETWEEN THE TREES AT 1 50 WOULD BE THE VERY TOP OF THE TOWER. AND THEN THE LAST NEIGHBORHOOD. WAS HONEYSUCKLE, AND IT WAS NOT VISIBLE FROM THAT LOCATION. SO WE WANTED TO JUST GIVE YOU KIND OF AN OVERVIEW OF WHAT WE WERE THINKING. UM, THE NEXT PHASE WOULD BE TO PREPARE THE BID DOCUMENT. WHICH WOULD THEN COME BACK BEFORE YOU. UM SO I'M HERE JUST TO KIND OF PRESENT THAT GENERALLY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS, YOU MIGHT HAVE CONTINUE THE CONVERSATION. UM I DON'T. WELL THANK YOU BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN. WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS FOR A WHILE TO JUST SEE PUTTING A I MEAN, IF WE PUT SOMETHING ON MUNICIPAL POVERTY MEANS THAT ALL THE MUNICIPAL TEXT ALL THE DOLLARS COME TO THE MEETING MUNICIPAL TAXPAYERS, BASICALLY, SO THANK YOU. AND I KNOW YOU'VE LOOKED AT A BUNCH OF OTHER PROPERTIES AND WE MAY CONSIDER OTHER IN THE FUTURE AS WELL. SO THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT. I DO APPRECIATE IT. SO UM , THANK YOU HAVE NOTICED THAT THERE IS A NEED FOR IT. I WAS JUST GONNA SAY THAT LORI THAT THANK YOU FOR DOING THIS BECAUSE THERE'S DEFINITELY A NEED PEOPLE ARE ALWAYS COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SERVICE IN TOWN, AND IT IS INCUMBENT UPON ALL OF US TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE ARE ABLE TO ESPECIALLY IN EMERGENCY BE ABLE TO REACH PEOPLE. SO YES, I THINK I THINK THIS IS A GOOD INITIATIVE. QUESTIONS QUESTIONS. OKAY? THANK YOU. I MEAN, I AM INTERESTED IN WHEN WE CAN TO GET SOME. DID YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING? OR UM, MIXED? HAVE THE PUBLIC WEIGH IN ON IT. TAKE A LOOK AT ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT LIVE CLOSE BY BECAUSE WE DO WANT TO MAKE SURE WE MAKE IT AS ATTRACTIVE AS WE CAN. IF INDEED, WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS, UM SO I DO HOPE THAT PEOPLE WILL COME TO MEETINGS SHARE THEIR OPINIONS FOR AND IF YOU HAVE ANY CONCERNS THAT WE COULD DEFINITELY ADDRESSED BEFORE WE PUT IT OUT TO BED. UM MY QUESTION, THOUGH, FOR THE 1 35 VERSUS 1 35 VERSUS 1 50 IS IT IS THAT JUST A THAT? WHAT HOW WOULD THAT BENEFIT THE TOWN? THE PEOPLE IN THE TOWN, SO THE 150 FT TOWER WOULD ALLOW ADDITIONAL CARRIERS TO CO LOCATE , SO THERE'S A CERTAIN DISTANCE THAT YOU NEED BETWEEN EACH OF THE CARRIERS ON THE POLE, AND SO USUALLY, THE HIGHER YOU GO, THE GREATER THE DISTANCE IT WOULD COVER TO. IT CLEARS ANY BARRIERS IN TERMS OF TREES BECAUSE WE'RE NOT JUST CLEARING THE TREES HERE , BUT THIS PROPERTY SORT OF RISES UP TOWARDS TO US. SEX. AND SO IT'S THOSE THOSE TREES AS WELL. SO IT'S A GREATER AREA AND SO 150 FT IS DEFINITELY MORE
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BENEFICIAL. UM WHEN YOU SHRINK A TOWER, IT'S USUALLY TO TRY AND LESSEN THE IMPACT VISUAL IMPACT THAT IT HAS. AND SO THAT'S WHY WE WANTED TO KIND OF SHOW YOU BOTH. AND WE, AS STAFF THOUGHT THAT THE 150 FT TOWER WAS AESTHETICALLY NOT OF A GREAT NEGATIVE IMPACT, BUT ALSO ONE WOULD HELP US ACHIEVE CO LOCATION OF ADDITIONAL CARRIERS , WHICH CARRIES GREATER BENEFIT TO THE COMMUNITY. SO WE GET MORE AND WE ALSO GET FEES FOR THAT. WE HAVE ONE NOW. CORRECT YES, WE DO HAVE ONE EXISTING TOWER AT READING BOULEVARD JUST NORTH OF THE HOW TALL IS THAT AND HOW MANY THAT HAS? I BELIEVE FOUR AND WE WERE FOURTH CO LOCATED TOWERS. SO THIS SIMILAR IS PROPOSED HERE PLUS OUR WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS FOR EMERGENCY SERVICES. AND I THINK THAT'S IN THE 150 FT RIGHT REVENUE THAT BRINGS IN YEARLY. DO YOU KNOW WE ARE? DON'T ALLUDE TO YOU REMEMBER OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD, BUT I THINK IT'S A GREAT THING TO DO. 150 IF PEOPLE AGREE, I MEAN, HOPEFULLY PEOPLE WILL SEE THIS AND THEY WILL COME TO THE NEXT MEETING AND SHARE WITH US THERE. THE BENEFITS OF CONCERNS THAT THEY MAY HAVE, BUT, YEAH, I THINK IF YOU'RE DOING IT, IT WOULD MAKE SENSE TO YOU KNOW, GO THE 150 BECAUSE WE WON'T BE ABLE TO DO 135 AND THEN GO 100 AND 50. IT WOULD BE WHAT WE CHOOSE NOW, RIGHT? RIGHT AND DEFINITELY ANYONE WHO HAS COMMENTS, QUESTIONS CONCERNS THEY CAN REACH OUT TO ME AT ANY TIME BEFORE OUR NEXT MEETING AS WELL . DO YOU KNOW IF IT REACHES OUT TO RIVER ROAD? THAT AREA WHERE WE'RE LOOKING AT IN TERMS OF THE RANGE THAT THIS WOULD HAVE, BUT WE KNOW THAT THERE IS A NEED, YOU KNOW, JUST WITHIN WHERE THIS LOCATION WOULD BE RIGHT. THANK YOU, LORD. THANK YOU WITH THAT. I WILL OPEN UP PUBLIC COMMENT.[5. PUBLIC COMMENT]
SO 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 MADE 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 A SPOKESPERSON TO SPEAK ON THEIR BEHALF. SO WHEN YOU COME TO THE MICROPHONE, STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, SO A LITTLE BIT TOO PUBLIC COMET COME ON DOWN. HI THERE, UM. MY NAME IS ON AND SHAH I'M FROM 33 HONEYSUCKLE COURT ACTUALLY JUST TALKED ABOUT HONEYSUCKLE COURT AND REDFORD RIGHT BEHIND HERE. AND UM, I WANT TO WISH MISS KUKLA, THE BEST UM, I ALWAYS WANTED TO TALK ABOUT, UM, THE IN OUR TOWNS, THE RECREATION OFFERINGS THERE, AND WE WANTED TO INTRODUCE PICKLEBALL. YOU GUYS HAVE PROBABLY HEARD ABOUT IT. UM THE SPORT HAS GAINED TREMENDOUS POPULARITY. OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS. AND OVER THE LAST YEAR, ACTUALLY, THROUGH THE PANDEMIC, IT'S GROWN ALMOST 36 MILLION PEOPLE IN THE U. S HAVE PLAYED IT. UM IT'S A HYBRID SPORT THAT COMBINES THE ELEMENTS OF BADMINTON, TENNIS TABLE TENNIS, AND IT'S LITERALLY SWEEPING THE NATION HAVE PLAYED IT IN MANY LOCATIONS, AND I'VE SEEN PICKLEBALL COURTS EVERYWHERE EXCEPT IN OUR TOWN. THAT'S JUST ONE UM AND SO JUST WANTED TO TALK ABOUT WHY THE SPORT IS SO POPULAR. UM IT'S BEEN BASICALLY, UM, YOU KNOW, IT'S FOR ALL AGES. ALL SKILL LEVELS. YOU CAN PICK IT UP PRETTY EASILY. IT'S AFFORDABLE. UM IT'S UH, IT'S IN, YOU KNOW, MOST MOST OF IT'S PLAYED BY ALL AGES. ANYONE FROM, YOU KNOW, SIX YEARS OLD ALL THE WAY TO 80 YEARS OLD AND YOU DON'T NEED A LOT OF SKILL LEVEL LIKE TO DO WITH TENNIS AND BASKETBALL. UM UM THE OTHER THING IS MANY OF OUR NEIGHBORING TOWNS HAVE ALSO STARTED INSTALLING PICKLEBALL COURTS IN THERE IN THERE. UM IN THE TOWNS IN THAT PARKS SOUTH PROJECTS PRINTED FOUR BRAND NEW ONES. UM HILLS, ROSE CONVERTED SOME OF THE TENNIS COURTS THAT THEY'VE HAD INTO PICKLEBALL COURTS. UM SO IT'S JUST IT'S JUST A GREAT PHYSICAL ACTIVITY. SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT IS A SENSE OF COMMUNITY AND A LOT OF PEOPLE THERE AND ONE COURT THAT WE HAVE UM, SO I REALLY WOULD LIKE TO ENCOURAGE THE TOWN TO DO THAT. I HAVE CONTACTED THE RECREATION DEPARTMENT TO AT LEAST WHAT I FOUND OUT IS THE TENNIS COURTS THAT ARE IN THE MIDDLE SCHOOL ARE OWNED BY THE TOWNSHIP, EVEN THOUGH THEY USED BY THE SCHOOL. UM THAT'S WHAT THE RECREATION DEPARTMENT TOLD ME THE OTHER WAY AROUND, ISN'T THE WAY AROUND THEM AND WE CAN USE THEM. THAT'S WHAT OUR UNDERSTANDINGS BUT IT DID. JOHN TELL YOU ON THEM THAT IT'S OWNED BY THIS IS LAURIE WOULD KNOW CHRIS LETTERMAN, I THINK. YEAH OKAY. THEY TOLD ME IN THE DOUBLE CHECK THAT, BUT I'VE BEEN AN EMAIL[00:40:02]
COMMUNICATIONS WITH THEM SINCE AUGUST, AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THOSE A TOWNSHIP ON COURTS BY THE TOWN THAT THE SCHOOLS USE THEM DURING SCHOOL HOURS. OTHERWISE THE TOWNSHIP RESIDENTS ARE FREE TO USE THEM. BUT YES, YOU GUYS CAN FIGURE THAT OUT. I THINK JOHN HAS BEEN WORKING WITH YOU ON A LITTLE BIT, RIGHT. YOU KNOW, HE'S BEEN TRYING TO CHRIS CHRISTIE MERMAN HUSBAND? YES. UM SO I'VE REQUESTED THEM. AT LEAST THERE'S 10 QUOTES THAT TWO OF THEM HAVE PICKLEBALL LINES ON THEM HAVE JUST REQUESTED THAT THE OTHER EIGHT SITTING EMPTY PRETTY MUCH WHEN WE GO THERE ARE NOT USED AS MUCH. I KNOW THERE'S TENNIS PLAYERS AS WELL. BUT IF I WAS JUST REQUESTING THEM TO DRAW PICKLEBALL LINES IN THAT WHILE THE TOWNSHIP CONSIDERS BUILDING MORE PICKLEBALL COURTS IN THE MANY PARKS THAT WE HAVE AND LOOKING AT THE MAP OF THIS COMPLEX. I SEE THERE'S A LOT OF EMPTY SPACE HERE TO GREEN, THOUGH, BUT ANYWAY, I WOULD I WOULD I WOULD ENCOURAGE HAVE ALSO HAVE SOME FELLOW PICK THE BALL PLAYERS HERE THAT HAVE GOT THEM OVER HERE TO SUPPORT, YOU KNOW, SO WE'VE BEEN PLAYING THERE'S ONLY ONE QUOTE REALLY DEDICATED, CALLED THAT'S POWER FOR THAT. AND UM SO I WOULD HOPE THAT THE TOWNSHIP CAN TAKE THAT UP. IN TERMS OF DRAWING LINES.THE BUDGET IS NOT THAT BIG FOR DRAWING APPLICABLE LINES, AND A QUARTER IS $500. IT'S REALLY NOT THAT BIG OF A DEAL, SO I HOPE THAT LEAST THAT THAT CAN BE DONE QUICKLY. I KNOW CONSTRUCTING A NEW COURT AS YOU GOT TO GO THROUGH A LOT OF APPROVALS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, BUT THAT'S ALSO NOT THAT EXPENSIVE, BUT UM YEAH, AND HOPING THAT WE CAN SHARE THE COURT UNTIL NEW PICKLEBALL COURTS ARE DRAWN AND WE CAN GET A TOWN YOU KNOW, ALONG WITH THE OTHER TOWNS. SO, UM THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
IS IT TOO EARLY TO COMMENT ABOUT THE CELL TOWER? NO, ABSOLUTELY WAS HOPING BILL FORBES FOR 34 GRIGGS TOWN ROAD. DON'T MEET. AH! I HAVE HAD A CELL PHONE. IN MY POCKET. FOR 30 YEARS NOW. AND FOR 30 YEARS WHERE I LIVE. RECEPTION IS VERY POOR. I AM NOW. SOMEWHAT IN A TRAP AS I HAVE BEEN FOR MANY YEARS WHERE COMCAST EXTENDED E PROVIDES WIFI , AND THAT'S REALLY THE ONLY WAY THEIR PHONE WORKS. IN MY HOUSE. AND IF I LEAVE WIFI NO LONGER WORKS. SO. WITH THE VARIOUS HATS THAT I WEAR AROUND TOWN, BEIT HISTORICAL BE IT BACK IN THE DAYS OF THE M S OPEN SPACE. UM.
THERE'S A LOT OF REASONS NOT TO PUT UP A TOWER IN THE MIDDLE OF THINGS. I UNDERSTAND THAT THE PHOTOS THAT YOU ALL DID WERE FANTASTIC BECAUSE IT REALLY BRINGS IT INTO PERSPECTIVE. YOU KNOW? YES. YOU CAN SEE IT. AND CERTAINLY ON A CLEAR DAY. BUT THEY'RE NECESSARY. I THINK ANYONE THAT SHOULD TESTIFY AGAINST IT NEEDS TO BE ASKED IF THEY HAVE A CELL PHONE AND HOW THEIR RECEPTION IS BECAUSE THEY ARE A FACT OF LIFE. AND SO I THINK THIS IS BEING DONE IN A VERY, UM, GOOD WAY. UM I WAS EVEN POSITIVE ON THE ONE AT THE JOHNSON FARM, AND I UNDERSTAND THAT STILL CONTINUES TO BUMP ALONG. NOT THAT I WANTED TO SEE IT THERE. GIVEN THE PROXIMITY TO THE MILLPOND. BUT. IT'S NEEDED. IT'S NECESSARY FOR US TO LIVE OUR LIVES HERE. SO I HOPE IT MOVES FORWARD. THANK YOU. MHM. THANK YOU. THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE HERE. YOU SURE YOU DON'T WANT TO STEP FORWARD? OKAY? WELL, WE WILL. WITH THAT WILL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT IN TERMS OF PICKLEBALL. YES WE'VE BEEN LOOKING AT IT FOR MANY YEARS WE WORKED. THE PROPERTY IS THE SCHOOL'S PROPERTY AND THEY OWN THE COURTS NOW, AND WE CAN USE IT WHEN THE WHEN THE, UH, WHETHER IT'S NOT AT SCHOOL WE'VE ALSO WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT PERHAPS PAYING FOR OTHER ONES.
IT'S A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN 500 BUCKS WHEN WE DO IT, I GUESS. UM AND BUT WE'RE REALLY TRYING TO UM HAVE DISCUSSIONS WITH THE WITH THE SCHOOLS SINCE WE AS TAXPAYERS HAVE ALREADY PAID FOR IT, SO WE REALLY WOULD LIKE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE NOT PAYING FOR IT TWICE. IF INDEED THE SCHOOL IS GOING TO BE USING IT MORE. WE'RE TRYING TO JUST WORK OUT. SOME OTHER DETAILS IN TERMS OF BUILDING MORE. WE ARE CERTAINLY LOOKING AT THAT AS WELL. SO I KNOW IT'S A VERY POPULAR SPORT. CONVERTING IS THE LEAST EXPENSIVE WAY TO DO IT. SO UM, WE WILL DEFINITELY TRY MOVING FORWARD ON THAT AS WELL. THANK YOU FOR COMING ON ON THAT. IF I COULD ADD TO THAT SINCE WE JUST FINISHED DOING THE BUDGET PROCESS, AND WE HAD TO MAKE SOME REALLY HARD DECISIONS TO TRY TO MINIMIZE THE TAX INCREASE FOR THE COMMUNITY, REALLY HIGHLY ENCOURAGED FANS TO THE MAYOR'S POINT. UM ALL THE MAJORITY OF THE TENNIS COURTS DO OUR PART OF THE SCHOOL BOARD, UM, PLEASING
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OR ALSO ENCOURAGE YOU TO GO TO THE SCHOOL BOARD AND HIGHLIGHT THIS BECAUSE AS WE'RE GOING THROUGH OUR DISCUSSIONS WITH THEM, IT'S ALSO GOOD FOR THEM TO HEAR FROM THE RESIDENTS DIRECTLY SINCE YOU KNOW, 60% OF EVERYONE'S TAXES IS REALLY SUPPOSED TO SCHOOL BOARD AND ALTHOUGH MANY PEOPLE DON'T KNOW THIS, BUT THEY'RE A TOTALLY DIFFERENT THIRD SCHOOL DISTRICT IS SEPARATE FROM THE MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE, SO IT'S A DIFFERENT GOVERNING BODY AS THE SCORE, SO PLEASE, MAKING YOUR CASE IN BOTH BODIES IS A VERY WISE THING TO DO. NO. I DO ENCOURAGE THAT TO GO TO THE SCHOOL BOARD MEETING AND ASKED THEIR HELP AS WELL. IF THEY COLLABORATE WITH US, IT MAY HAPPEN FOR A FASTER BUT I APPRECIATE I THINK THEY'RE ABOUT EIGHT OR NINE PEOPLE HERE FOR PICKLEBALL. THAT'S THAT'S A GOOD SHOWING, AND WE'RE ALL SUPPORTED OF PUTTING EVERYBODY ON THE COMMITTEE. YEAH YOU MAY HAVE TO COME TO THE MIC AND AGAIN SPEAK ABOUT SO I ALREADY CLOSED. HOLD ON. HOLD ON CLOSED. PUBLIC COMMENT. OH UM, WHY DON'T WE CAN I JUST SAY A FEW, A FEW POINTS ABOUT THE PICKLE BALL, SO THANK YOU FOR COMING. WE APPRECIATE WE APPRECIATE HEARING FROM YOU.DEFINITELY FOLLOW UP WITH ME. I'M LAURIE SAVIN, THE TOWNSHIP ADMINISTRATOR. I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH JOHN GREGORY, THE PARKS AND REC DIRECTOR WHO WORKS WITH CHRIS ZIMMERMAN, WHO YOU'VE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH AND SO RIGHT NOW , WITH DIRECTION FROM THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE, WE ARE WORKING WITH THE SCHOOL TO TRY AND GET EITHER THE REALIGNING THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, WHICH IS A LESS EXPENSIVE AND QUICKER ROUTE TO GO. OR RESURFACING TO DEDICATE, UH, THOSE TWO TENNIS COURTS. I BELIEVE THAT OUR ONTO THE SIDE TO EIGHT PICKLEBALL. UM SO THERE'S THAT PATH THAT WE'RE WORKING ON. AND THEN WE ARE ALSO WORKING ON OTHER AVENUES TO TRY AND RECEIVE ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR BRAND NEW COURTS IN ONE OF THE TOWNSHIP PARK SO THAT YOU WON'T BE CONSTRAINED BY THE LIMITED USAGE WHEN THE SCHOOL IS OPEN, SO WE RECOGNIZE THAT AND THAT THAT WOULD TAKE A LITTLE BIT LONGER, BUT WHERE I PROBABLY TALK ABOUT PICKLEBALL WITH JOHN EVERY OTHER DAY NOW, SO WE WE'VE IT'S BEEN HEARD LOUD AND CLEAR, AND WE REALLY WANT TO BE RESPONSIVE TO THAT. AND WITH THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE AS WELL, SO WE CAN DEFINITELY TALK MORE. ABOUT THAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR COMING. THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS THE CONSENT AGENDA. ALL MATTERS
[Consent Agenda]
LISTED HERE ON EARTH, CONSIDERED TO BE ROUTINE IN NATURE, AND WILL BE ENACTED IN ONE MOTION AS ANY TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE MEMBER MAY REQUEST IT AND I'D BE REMOVED FOR SEPARATE CONSIDERATION. DO I HAVE ANY SUCH REQUESTS? NEED TO ABSTAIN FROM RESOLUTION 23 DASH 5-1 50 THROUGH 23-5. THAT'S 154 ALL THE ITEMS RELATED TO MONTGOMERY RIDGE JUST FOR TRANSPARENCY SINCE I'M A RESIDENT. ANYONE ELSE? ANY QUESTIONS AT ALL? OKAY? THIS IS A VERY LONG ONE.SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE I COVER THEM ALL YOU HAVE, LIKE A WHOLE THING FROM 15. HERE WE GO. SO WITH THAT DO I HAVE, UM, EMOTION TO ADOPT THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR ITEMS? A THE APPOINTMENT OF OUR TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE ARE NEW TOWNSHIP. LISA I JUST WANTED TO MENTION THAT ONE VISA. WELCOME AGAIN. UM WILL HAVE A FORMAL WELCOME MAYBE OUR FIRST MEETING IN IN JUNE, BUT, UM SO WE'LL START WITH THAT. SO THAT'S A THROUGH A THROUGH S COVERING RESOLUTIONS. 2023-5 DASH. HERE'S THE 1ST 11 49 THROUGH RESOLUTION 23-5 54 PROMOTION TO ADOPT THE CONSENT AGENDA. SO MOVED. 2ND 2ND ROLL CALL, PLEASE COMMITTEE MEMBER ON YES, MANY MEMBERS TIRED, YES, COMMITTEE MEMBER BARRY AGAIN? YES, AND THEN KNOWN ABSTENTIONS. DEPUTY MAYOR SING YES. KEENAN? YES. THE NEXT ITEM
[25. MAYORAL APPOINTMENT – Landmarks]
OF NOTE IS THE MAYORAL APPOINTMENT ON THE LANDMARKS COMMISSION BE IT RESOLVED THAT BRUNETTE PARKER IS HEREBY APPOINTED ALTERNATE 22 LANDMARKS COMMISSION. ONE YEAR UNEXPIRED[26. RESOLUTION ACCEPTING BID OF Village Walk 1320, LLC FOR PLENARY RETAIL CONSUMPTION LICENSE TO BE ISSUED BY THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE OF THE TOWNSHIP OF MONTGOMERY]
TERM EXPIRING DECEMBER 31ST OF THIS YEAR. THE NEXT ITEM EIGHT IS RESOLUTION 23 DASH 5-155.THIS IS THE RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE BID OF VILLAGE WALK 132 FOR THE RETAIL CONSUMPTION LICENSE.
DO I HAVE? ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? THIS IS WHEN WE PUT OUT TO BID CORRECT? YES. UM.
BECAUSE IT'S A WHERE IT IS. THERE IT IS, OKAY. UM THE BITTER WAS 13. I'M SORRY VILLAGE WALK
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13 20 L L C BED WORK CAME IN AT $425,000. OKAY ALL RIGHT. THAT SOUNDS VERY GOOD. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO GROUP MOVED? 2ND 2ND ROLL CALL, PLEASE. COMMITTEE MEMBER ON YES, TODD YES. MEMBER BARRAGAN. DEPUTY MAYOR SING. YES MO KEENAN? YES AND THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT. DONNA THE NEXT ITEM[27. A RESOLUTION OF THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE OF THE TOWNSHIP OF MONTGOMERY AUTHORIZING THE SETTLEMENT OF A RESIDENTIAL TAX APPEAL (Mazer V. TOWNSHIP OF MONTGOMERY; BLOCK 31003, LOT 35 (56 High Ridge Road)]
RESOLUTION 23 DASH 5-156 RESOLUTION TO THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE OF THE TOWNSHIP OF MONTGOMERY AUTHORIZING THE SETTLEMENT OF RESIDENTIAL TAX APPEAL. DO WE HAVE A JUST A QUICK EXPLANATION. YOU CAN MOVE THAT FORWARD. YES SO CERTAIN TAX APPEALS WILL COME BACK TO THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE, UM, IN ORDER TO APPROVE THEM TO GIVE AUTHORITY YOUR TAX ASSESSOR AS WELL AS YOUR TAX FEEL ATTORNEY TO ENTER INTO THE SETTLEMENT, AND THIS RESOLUTION WOULD AUTHORIZE THAT. OKAY, SOME NOT ALL CORRECT. CORRECT, OK? ANY QUESTIONS WITH THAT DOOR OF EMOTION TO ADOPT. MOVED 2ND 2ND CALL PLEASE. MANY MEMBER ON YES, MEMBER TODD? YES MEMBER BARICAN . DEPUTY MAYOR SING. YES. KEENAN? YES? OKAY ITEM. 10 IS RESOLUTION 23 DASH 5-157[28. RESOLUTION CONSENTING TO THE ASSIGNMENT OF THE AGREEMENT FOR PAYMENTS IN LIEU OF TAXES AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING AGREEMENT TO MONTGOMERY LIHTC LLC FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING ON BLOCK 28004, LOT 7]
CONSENTING TO THE ASSIGNMENT OF THE AGREEMENT FOR PAYMENTS IN LIEU OF TAXES, THE PILOT AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING AGREEMENT TO MONTGOMERY L I H T. C L. C FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING ON BLOCK. 28 OO FOUR LOT SEVEN SO ATTENTION COMMITTEE. THIS IS RELATED TO THE PRESENTATION AND THE MEET AND GREET THAT WE HAD AT THE LAST MEETING WHERE THE CURRENT OPERATOR PEARL WILL BE HANDING OVER THE REINS OF THEIR NEW JERSEY PROPERTIES. FIVE OF THEM, INCLUDING THIS ONE IN MONTGOMERY TO A NEW ENTITY, CONIFER. SO THIS RESOLUTION IS TO AUTHORIZE THE TRANSFER OF THOSE TWO AGREEMENTS RELATED TO THE PILOT, AS WELL AS THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING AGREEMENT. UM AND IT WOULD BE EFFECTIVE UPON PAYMENT OF THE OUTSTANDING TAXES WHICH ARE DUE RIGHT NOW, OKAY? AND IF THEY DON'T PAY THE TAXES, THEN WHAT WOULD HAPPEN? IT WOULD DELAY ANY CLOSING. OKAY, OKAY. GREAT. ANY QUESTIONS, IF NOT MOTION TO DOUBT SO MOVED TO 2ND 2ND CALL. PLEASE REMEMBER ON TODD COMMITTEE MEMBER BARICAN? YES, DEPUTY MAYOR SING. YES, YES. THE NEXT ITEM IS CONNECTED TO THAT RESOLUTION. 23 DASH 5-158 CONCERNING THE TRANSFER OF[29. RESOLUTION CONCERNING THE TRANSFER OF THE MANAGING MEMBER INTERESTS IN MONTGOMERY LIHTC LLC TO CONIFER REALTY, LLC FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING ON BLOCK 28004, LOT 7]
THE MANAGING MEMBER INTEREST IN MONTGOMERY. L I T C TO CONIFER. CORRECT IT'S JUST ANOTHER PART OF THE PUZZLE. OKAY. THIS ALLOWS THEM TO DO WHAT TO ACTUALLY EFFECTUATE THE TRANSFER IN OWNERSHIP. UM FOR THE ENTITY THAT CONTROLS THE BUILDING. ANY QUESTIONS? IF NOT DRIVING, MOVING TO ADOPT. MOVE SECOND, OKAY? ROLL CALL, PLEASE. IRAN YES, REMEMBER TODD? YES MEMBER BARRAGAN S DEPUTY MAYOR SING? YES, MR KEENAN? YES? THE NEXT ITEM IS ORDINANCE 23-1701.[30. ORDINANCE #23-1701 – Montgomery Ridge Phase 1 Master Plan Road ROW Acquisition – Introduction]
RIDGE. PHASE ONE MASTER PLANNED ROAD R O W ACCEPTANCE OF DEDICATION. THIS IS AN INTRODUCTION. SO THIS PROJECT IS A RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT AND A PORTION OF THE LAND IS SHOWN IN OUR MASTER PLAN. SPECIFICALLY OUR TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT TO HAVE A POTENTIAL LOOP ROAD, A FUTURE LOOP ROAD, WHICH WOULD CONNECT ORCHARD ROAD TO 5 18 A PORTION OF THAT ROAD IF YOU ACTUALLY ARE ON THE TAPESTRY PROJECT, UM, THE VERY WESTERN AND OF TAPESTRY. THE ROAD BED IS ALREADY THERE AND YOU CAN WALK ON IT AS YOU KNOW, WALKING PATH. AND SO, UM, THIS PROJECT AND I JUST WANT TO IN THE ORDINANCE ITSELF IT. IT'S THE THIRD LINE TALKS ABOUT HOW THE PROJECT ACROSS THE STREET THE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT WAS APPROVED ON MARCH 18TH 2023.THAT'S A TYPO. IT WAS ACTUALLY APPROVED MARCH OF 2013. OKAY THAT'S AND ATTACHED TO THE ORDINANCES, THE DEED, SO THE RIGHT OF WAY. WAS EFFECTUATED THROUGH THE FILING OF THE DEED, HOWEVER, AND I'LL LET WENDY KIND OF TAKEOVER IN TERMS OF HOW THIS IS JUST A HOUSEKEEPING PIECE.
CORRECT SO IN ORDER TO EFFECTUATE THE, UM THE TRANSFER OF THE DEED, AND IF YOU'D LIKE TO BUILD THE ROAD THERE, THE TOWNSHIP HAS TO FORMALLY ACCEPT THE DEDICATION SO IT COULD HAVE BEEN DONE IN 2013. IT WAS THIS JUST A HOUSECLEANING OR NO. WELL IT'S NOT TO SPEAK FOR THE ENTITIES THAT WERE SITTING AT THE OLD DAYS INTO 1013. BUT OFTENTIMES MUNICIPALITY DOESN'T
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ACCEPT THE DEDICATION UNTIL THEY'RE READY TO DO SOMETHING WITH IT, OKAY? SOUNDS GOOD. WITH THAT. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO INTRODUCE. YOU MOVED. 2ND 2ND ROLL CALL, PLEASE COMMITTEE MEMBER ON TODD YES, MEMBER BARICAN ABSTAIN. DEPUTY MAYOR SING YES, MR KEENAN? YES. THE[31. APPROVAL OF MINUTES]
NEXT ITEM IS APPROVAL OF MINUTES IF THERE ARE NO CORRECTIONS, THE REGULAR SESSION MINUTES FOR MAY 4TH 2023 STANDARD PROVED DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE? SO MOVED. HOLD ON. SORRY IF THERE ARE NO CORRECTIONS. THE FOLLOWING EXECUTIVE SESSION MINUTES STAND, APPROVED FOR CONTENT AND FORM ONLY JANUARY 19TH, FEBRUARY 2ND AND 16TH MARCH 2ND AND 16TH APRIL 6TH AND 20TH. NOW DO I HAVE A MOTION TO PROVE 2ND 2ND. WHAT DO YOU DO ALL THE PEOPLE? MHM IT'S NOT.[32. PAYMENT OF BILLS]
THEY'RE ALL IN FAVOR. ALRIGHT OKAY. THE NEXT IS THE ITEM OF BILLS. PAYMENT OF BILLS POSTED.WELCOME THANK YOU, MAYOR JUST TO HIGHLIGHT THE THREE LARGEST ITEMS ON THIS BILL LIST ON THE VERY FIRST PAGE IS OUR PAYMENT TO CENTRAL JERSEY HEALTH INSURANCE. FOR $165,080. THIS IS OUR MONTHLY HEALTH BENEFIT PAYMENT THAT COVERS THE MONTH OF MAY. ON PAGE TWO, IS ANOTHER ONE OF OUR ROUTINE MONTHLY PAYMENTS . THIS ONE IS SORT OF BOARD OF EDUCATION. 4 7,113,200. WHICH COVERS THE SCHOOL TAX PAYMENT FOR THE MONTH OF MAY. AND LASTLY, ON PAGE FOUR. IS A PAYMENT OF 127,000. TO TOURNAMENT EQUIPMENT COMPANY FOR THE JET SHOT PURCHASE THAT WAS PART OF OUR 2022 CAPITAL PLAN. JET TRUCK. WHICH ONE WAS THAT? YOU REMEMBER? IT'S A HUGE MACHINE FOR A SUPER CLEANING, RIGHT? OKAY, GREAT. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMITTEE. IF NOT, WE HAVE A MOTION TO EMOTIONAL TO APPROVED 2ND 2ND WE'LL CALL PLEASE MEMBER ON. YES MEMBER. BARGAIN? YES. DEPUTY MAYOR SING YES, MAYOR KEENAN? YES. IS THERE ANY COMMITTEE CORRESPONDENCE? UNDER NEW AND UNFINISHED BUSINESS. THE ELECTRONIC ELECTRONIC VEHICLE ORDINANCE. SO THAT SHOULD BE THE ELECTRIC VEHICLE ORDINANCE. UM AND I BELIEVE WE HAD TOUCHED ON THE TOPIC. UM AND CIRCULATED A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS TO BOTH THE MAYOR AND THE DEPUTY MAYOR, WHO ARE GOING TO BE THE VETTING COMMITTEE BEFORE A FINAL ORDINANCE GOES OUT TO THE GOVERNING BODY. I HAVE A LITTLE BIT DIRECTION AND WILL BE COORDINATING WITH LAUREN ON THAT COMING WEEK. THANKS. APPRECIATE THAT. ADMINISTRATORS REPORT. UM I THINK ONE OF THE MOST EXCITING THINGS IS THAT THE ORCHARD ROAD SIDEWALK PROJECT HAS STARTED. UM AND YOU CAN VISIBLY SEE THAT AND IT'S VERY EXCITING. AND WHEN I ASKED MARK HERMAN ARE TANGIBLE ENGINEER FOR AN EXCITING UPDATE , HE JUST CAUTIONED WHAT WE'RE AT THE VERY BEGINNING, AND THERE'S A LOT OF WORK TO DO. AND IT'S LIKE AN ENGINEER. WELL WHEN YOU LOOK OUT THERE IT LOOKS IT LOOKS FANTASTIC. SO WE'RE ALL EXCITED ABOUT THAT. BUT HE IS RIGHT. THERE IS A LOT OF OTHER WORK INVOLVED IN TERMS OF PAVING IN THE ROADWAY AND CROSSWALKS AND SIGNAL IZATION. SO UM, SO WHAT WE'RE SEEING IS JUST THE BEGINNING PART BUT IT IS STILL VERY EXCITING. AND YOU KNOW, TO SEE THE PROJECT COME THIS FAR FROM YOU KNOW HIM, MAKING AN APPLICATION TO THE DOT TO PUT THE FUNDING TOGETHER AND THEN PUTTING THE PLANS TOGETHER AND GETTING THE PERMITS. MORE TIE, YOU KNOW YEARS ARE INVOLVED IN THE MAKING. AND SO IT'S UM I HOPE YOU'RE ALL VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT, AS THE STAFF ARE. IS THERE A TIME FRAME? WELL, I TRIED TO GET THAT, BUT HE YOU KNOW, HE SAID, WE'RE VERY EARLY IN THE PROCESS BEFORE OUR NEXT TOWNSHIP COMMUNITY. IS IT GOING TO BE DONE BEFORE IN TWO WEEKS? IT'S NOT TWO WEEKS A MONTH, MAKING SURE IT WON'T BE. IT WILL BE. BUT WE CAN GET YOU A MORE DETAILED, UM, LIST BECAUSE THE VISIBLE PART OF THE SIDEWALK CERTAINLY THAT'S JUST ONE PIECE OF THAT WHOLE PROJECT. SO UM, I WILL GET THAT FOR YOU. YOU'RE GOING TO BE LIKE AN ELECTRONIC KIND OF BUT IN THE PEOPLE FOR THE CROSS WAY, OR IS IT JUST GONNA BE ON THE STREET? UM LAUREN, DO YOU HAPPEN TO KNOW IF THEY LAUREN WAS INVOLVED IN? UM, OBVIOUSLY THE CROSSWALK WOULD MAKE SENSE SINCE EVERYBODY WILL COME TO THE LIBRARY. SO THE CROSSING OF TWO OH, SIX WAS A BIG CONCERN FOR THE PROJECT AND WHEN WE INITIALLY DESIGNED IT, D O T SAID OKAY, YOU CAN UPGRADE THE WHOLE INTERSECTION. BUT THEN WE NEGOTIATED WITH THEM AND WE CAME TO A COST SHARE AGREEMENT, WHICH I THINK WAS ON A PREVIOUS AGENDA. WHERE I'M GONNA. I DON'T WANT TO MISQUOTE THIS, SO I'M
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NOT GOING TO SAY, BUT THE TOWNSHIP IS PAYING SOME SMALL PERCENTAGE. AND PAYING A LARGER PERCENTAGE TO UPGRADE THE INTERSECTION WITH THE PUSH BUTTONS AND THE CROSSWALK SO THAT PEOPLE CAN CROSS SAFELY. DO YOU KNOW WHAT AUTUMN WERE YOU REFERRING TO? AUTUMN LANE? YES SORRY, UM, TO THE DON'T THINK THERE'S ANY LIGHTING PLAN FOR THAT. JUST A CROSSWALK AT THIS POINT AND SIGNAGE, BUT NO PUSH BUTTON. AVOID THEIR WATCH FOR PEDESTRIAN CROSSING ON SKILLMAN ROAD. IF ANY OF YOU HAVE DRIVEN ON SKILLMAN ROAD, YES, YES, THAT CROSSWALK IS NEW. WE PUT THAT THEY'RE REALLY ALERT DRIVERS ATTENTION TO THAT. IT'S ACTUALLY REALLY GOOD. BUT MY QUESTION WAS , WHY DON'T WE HAVE THAT SOME PLACES ONTO A SIX? BECAUSE THAT ESPECIALLY YOU KNOW WHERE WE HAVE THOSE SHOPPING CENTERS EVEN CLOSER TO THE MICROPHONE AND C CE NEIGHBORHOOD? THAT'S WHERE PEOPLE LIKE I THOUGHT TODAY SOMEONE YOU KNOW AN ADULT WALKING. I MEAN, AREN'T YOU ON THE SAFETY COMMITTEE THERE, NINA. I THINK ONE OF YOU WANTED TO TAKE A LOOK AT THAT AND MAKES THEM BUT I WAS JUST ASKING LAUREN BECAUSE THAT SIGN OVER THERE. I'M LIKE WHO'S CROSSING FROM THE FARMERS. WHATEVER MAY BE THE PEOPLE WHO ARE THERE DOING THE YOU KNOW THE HEART SHORE SOMETHING A CROSSING OVER , BUT I COULDN'T UNDERSTAND THE REASON TO HAVE IT. THERE MAY BE A MATTER OF JURISDICTION BECAUSE MAYBE THAT'S WHAT IT IS. WE PUT SOMETHING ON OUR ROAD WHERE PEOPLE ARE CROSSING. UH MAYBE THAT'S WHY OKAY, MAYBE I'LL ASK ANDY OR, YOU KNOW, CAPTAIN.THANK YOU. THANK YOU. YES SOME OTHER GOOD NEWS ON THE WATER LINE PROJECT. SO IF YOU REMEMBER WE RECEIVED FUNDING FROM SOMERSET COUNTY TO EXTEND PUBLIC WATER TO AUTO KAUFMAN COMMUNITY CENTER AND SENIOR CENTER. SO THAT'S ANOTHER PROJECT THAT LAUREN AND THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN WORKING ON. AND SO WE HEARD FROM NEW JERSEY AMERICAN WATER THAT THE PIPING FOR THE PROJECT HAS BEEN DELIVERED IT WELL, I'M SORRY. IT'S BEING DELIVERED THE WEEK OF JUNE 12TH. AND THEN ONCE THE PIPE IS DELIVERED THEY WILL START WORK ON THE WATER LINE, AND THEY EXPECT TO TAKE APPROXIMATELY SIX WEEKS. SO WILL THERE BE A PRECONSTRUCTION MEETING BETWEEN THE WATER COMPANY AND TOWNSHIP ENGINEERING ? WE EXPECT FIRST WEEK OF JUNE.
SO WE'RE WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. WHAT DID WE DO ABOUT THE GAS LINE? BECAUSE WE HAD TALKED ABOUT WELL, THE ROAD WAS OPENED PUTTING IN THE GAS LINE. UM I KNOW HE HAS ALSO BEEN WORKING ON THAT HE DIDN'T PROVIDE AN UPDATE, BUT I'LL FIND OUT BECAUSE RIGHT NOW, AUTO GOVERNMENTS ON PROPANE IS I BELIEVE IT WOULD BE GREAT TO GET THEM ON WATER PROBING AND ONE DAY THEY'RE ON SEWER, THOUGH, RIGHT? NO, NOT EVEN WHAT IS THAT? THEY NEED TO BE SEWARD AS WELL. OKAY SO WE GOT TO GET ON SUPER, ESPECIALLY SINCE ALL THE GOVERNMENT IS THE PLACE TO BE IN MONTGOMERY. SO I MEAN, LAST THING I WOULD JUST ADD. IS THAT OUR OUR SUMMER CAMPS, REGISTRATION IS OPEN, SO I KNOW PEOPLE START TO PLAN THE FOR SUMMER ACTIVITIES. DEFINITELY TRY AND GET YOUR REGISTRATION IN SOON BECAUSE THEY WILL BOOK UP. WE HAVE STANDALONE PROGRAMMING, AND WE ALSO HAVE A TRADITIONAL MULTI WEEK CAMP CALLED WRECKING CREW. AND CHRIS ZIMMERMAN IS OUR UM HE'S JUST A SECOND YEAR WITH US NOW DOING THE CAMPS. HE'S OUR ASSISTANT DIRECTOR. HE'S ADDED SOME NEW PROGRAMS, SOME ON SITE SHOWS, SO YOU KNOW HE'S REALLY KEEPING IT FRESH AND POPULAR, AND I THINK THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS AFFORDABLE WERE ONE OF THE MOST AFFORDABLE CAMPS AROUND AND REALLY GREAT PROGRAMMING. SO YES, I WILL. SECOND THAT I MADE SURE MY KIDS ALL WENT TO RECKON CREW. IT WAS VERY AFFORDABLE AND IT WAS A GOOD PLACE FOR THE KIDS TO BE SO YES, IT'S A GREAT PROGRAM. I THINK THEY'RE LOOKING FOR MORE PEOPLE, SO HOPEFULLY WE CAN PROMOTE IT IN OUR BULLETIN AS WELL. AND THAT'S IT. THAT'S IT. OKAY THEN WE'LL TURN OVER TO COMMITTEE REPORTS. I'LL START AT THE END. UM I JUST HAVE 12 E. D. C HAS MONTGOMERY MONTGOMERY ARTS COUNCIL IS DOING A ARTS AND CRAFTS SHOW THIS SUNDAY MAY 21ST THAT'S AT 10 60 STATE ROAD ON TWO. OH, SIX. IT'S NEXT TO THE PRINCETON AIRPORT. HOPEFULLY EVERYBODY CAN COME OUT AND SUPPORT THE WONDERFUL ARTIST THAT WE HAVE IN OUR COMMUNITY. THAT'S IT, OKAY? GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. SO I DO HAVE A COUPLE OF UPDATES FIRST ON BEHALF OF THE INCLUSION AND EQUITY COMMITTEE AND THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE. I WANT TO LET EVERYONE KNOW THAT THE UM SALZBURG SARAH LANDE. AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUM WILL BE PRESENTING ITS JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION. IT'S GOING TO BE A VERY BIG AND NICE CELEBRATION ON SATURDAY, JUNE 17TH FROM 12 TO 4 PM THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE WILL BE SUPPORTING THAT EVENT AS A CO SPONSOR. MORE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON SAM'S WEBSITE AND THE INCLUSION EQUITY COMMITTEES. NEXT MEETING WILL BE ON JUNE 7TH AND THEN ON BEHALF OF THE LANDMARKS COMMISSION, WHICH IS ALWAYS VERY BUSY. I CAN SHARE THE FOLLOWING UPDATE IT'S ON MAY
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2ND LANDMARKS MEMBERS MET WITH TOWNSHIP STAFF TO REVIEW A MAP OF THE HARLINGEN HISTORIC DISTRICT. UM AND THE COMMISSION SEVEN PAGE MEMO ON THE PROPOSAL WAS COMPLETED IN EARLY MAY, AND IT'S POSTED LAST NIGHT. TWO OF THE COMMISSION'S MEMBERS SYDNEY RICIN AND DAWN HAMILL COMPLETED THEIR FIVE WEEK LONG COURSE AT RUTGERS HISTORIC PRESERVATION PROGRAM TITLED PRESERVING THE SUBURBS. AND COMMISSION CHAIRMAN SAND ATTENDED THE STORMWATER INFRASTRUCTURE MAPPING AND S FOUR REGULATIONS PROGRAM TODAY AT THE WATERSHIP INSTITUTE, AND FINALLY, THE COMMISSION'S NEXT MEETING WILL BE ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 24TH AND THE DAY AFTER THAT, THE COMMISSION WILL PARTICIPATE IN A VIRTUAL HPC PANEL HOSTED BY THE PRESERVATION NEW JERSEY. ORGANIZATION AND THAT CONCLUDES MY UPDATES. THANKS. HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE THAT THERE WAS NO BUDGET FINANCE COMMITTING BEING , UM, AS WE APPROVED THE BUDGET EARLIER THIS MONTH, BUT WE WILL BE RESUMING SHORTLY AS WELL START TRANSITIONING TO MORE LIKE STRATEGIC LONG TERM DISCUSSIONS SO WE CAN, YOU KNOW, NOT JUST THROUGH THE BUDGET LIKE GOING THE BUDGET NEEDS TO BE DONE BY REALLY MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE PUTTING OUR TAX DOLLARS EXACTLY WHERE WE WANTED TO BE. UM, THE VETERANS COMMITTEE MEANT AND YOU KNOW, UM I JUST WANT TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT I MEMORIAL DAY AT NINE A.M. AT THE MONTGOMERY VETERANS MEMORIAL PARK WILL BE HOLDING A SHORT CEREMONY IN LOOP IF IT'S A IMPLEMENT WHETHER WE WILL BE HOLDING IT HERE IN THE TOWNSHIP CHAMBERS. WE ALSO WE'RE STILL WORKING ON SOME PRELIMINARY VETERANS DAY PLANNING. WE DID CONFIRM OUR GUEST SPEAKERS. SO COLONEL JOHN BEVONA, WHO WAS YOU KNOW WE'RE SUPPOSED TO. IT WAS GONNA BE OUR GUEST SPEAKER LAST YEAR AND OBVIOUSLY WE DIDN'T HOLD THE CEREMONY IN PART BECAUSE OF THE WEATHER. HE'S AGREED TO DO IT AGAIN THIS YEAR AGAIN. I THINK IT'S REALLY GREAT SPEAKER FOR US, UM AND THEN I DO WANT TO CALL IT THAT TRAIL DAY WILL BE SATURDAY, JUNE 3RD AT 12 PM AT THE BOARD OF EDUCATION PATHWAYS ON TO 65 BURN HILL ROAD, SO HOPEFULLY EVERYONE CAN JOIN. REALLY I'M PRETTY EXCITED WILL BE MY FIRST ONE THAT WILL BE COMING IN OFF. DEFINITELY BRINGING MY DAUGHTER WITH US.GREAT GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. SO I HAVE A COUPLE OF THEM ARE FIRST OF ALL. I WANTED TO WISH ALL OF THE TOWNSHIP RESIDENTS. MAY IS A P I MONTH SO I WANTED TO WISH EVERYBODY A HAPPY AP AP I MONTH THERE WAS A BIG EVENT THAT THE GOVERNOR DID. I HAD THE HONOR TO BE THERE AND I THINK HE BROUGHT US SOME REALLY GOOD POINTS ABOUT WHY IT'S IMPORTANT TO HAVE DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION AND NEW JERSEY OBVIOUSLY, DOES THAT VIEW. AWFULLY AND MONTGOMERY ITSELF. WE ALSO PRIDE ON THE DIVERSE COMMUNITIES THAT WE HAVE HERE AND THE FACT THAT WE ARE ABLE TO DO EVENTS AND PEOPLE COMIN. IT'S YOU KNOW, IT'S BEAUTIFUL TO SEE AND ON THAT I'LL SEGUIN TO THE SPRING FLING, WHICH WAS HELD AT THE HIGH SCHOOL. IT WAS A TOWNSHIP EVENT, THE SECOND ANNUAL SPRINKLING THE WEATHER WAS BEAUTIFUL. WE HAD OVER 400. PEOPLE SHOW UP, WHICH WAS AMAZING. THERE WAS A LOT OF DANCING A LOT OF FUN. LOT OF COLOR FLINGING. SO YOU KNOW, THANK YOU FOR ALL THE RESIDENTS WHO CAME AND HOPEFULLY WE'LL SEE SOME MORE NEXT YEAR. THE WHOLE PURPOSE OF DOING THAT IS TO, OF COURSE, BRING THE COMMUNITY OUT AND MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE BUILD SOCIAL CONNECTIONS. AND YOU KNOW WHEN YOU KNOW SOMEONE OR YOU, YOU KNOW, HAVE A SAMOSA OF IT.
SOMEONE YOU BECOME FRIENDS, SO I THINK THAT'S AN IMPORTANT THING TO BRING UP AND THEN AS WELL, SO THAT WAS OUR RECREATION REPORT AND MUNICIPAL ALLIANCE WE ON MONDAY HAD, UM MENTAL HEALTH MATTERS WAS A BIG EVENT THAT THE BLINDS HAD, AND WE HAD OUR VERY OWN HEALTH BOARD, DR. DOCUMENTED BOMB AND DR PAULA, WHO LIVES IN TOWN. THEY HAD A GREAT PRESENTATION ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH AND ESPECIALLY AMONG TEENS, AND WHAT PEOPLE ARE LIVING THROUGH RIGHT NOW. WE ALSO HAD OUR YOUTH ACTION BOARD. THEY DID A REALLY NICE. UM I GUESS, UH, TALK ABOUT WHAT THEY FEEL GROWING UP. MANY OF THEM ARE CHILDREN OF IMMIGRANTS, AND THEY TALKED ABOUT THE PRESSURES THAT THEY FEEL GROWING UP AND HAVING TO, YOU KNOW, HAVE THOSE GRADES AND BE THE BEST THAT THEY CAN. SO IT WAS ALL IN ALL. A GREAT DISCUSSION AND I COULD HAS TO LORI HALF MUNICIPAL ALLIANCE AND PATEL, WHO'S OUR HEALTH PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICER. IT WAS A GREAT PROGRAM, AND WE ALSO HAD THE NATIONALS, UM NAMI, WHICH IS THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MENTAL HEALTH, UH, ORGANIZATION INSTITUTE, RATHER AND SO THAT WAS REALLY GOOD. AND I'M GLAD THAT MONTGOMERY'S MAKING SUCH AN EFFORT TO MAKE MENTAL HEALTH SUCH AN IMPORTANT PART OF WHAT WE ARE DOING TODAY. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. JUST A COUPLE OF, UM REMINDERS. FIRST OF ALL, THEY WANTED TO, UM, JUST REMIND EVERYBODY ABOUT OUR DRUG DROPBOX THERE. WE DID GET THE GOVERNMENT TO STEAL YOUR THUNDER THERE, BUT, UM WAS IT THE FIRST MONTH OR THE FIRST SINCE IT'S BEEN OPEN? IT'S BEEN THE FIRST
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QUARTER FIRST QUARTER TWO. £295 OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS THAT HAVE BEEN PUT IN THAT BOX. THERE WAS ALSO WE DIDN'T MAKE, UM, COUNT THOSE, BUT THE ONES THAT CAME DURING, UM, DURING THE BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION. THERE WAS ALSO A LOT THAT WERE, UM, ALSO PUT IN THERE, SO THANK YOU ALL FOR RESPONSIBLY PUTTING IN YOUR PRESCRIPTION DRUGS, NOT PUTTING THEM FLUSHING THEM DOWN THE TOILET OR DOING ANYTHING VERY BAD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT AND SO FORTH. SO THANK YOU COMMUNITY FOR BEING RESPONSIBLE. UM WE ALSO HAVE A ON JUNE 2ND. WE HAVE OUR COMMUNITY PICNIC, WHICH WILL BE AT, UM DOWN BY THE FIELDS AT THE, UM, THE MONTGOMERY VETERANS MEMORIAL PARK, SO WE ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO COME OUT IN THE COMMUNITY WE'RE GOING TO HAVE JOE. THE ICE CREAM GUY IS GOING TO COME AND WE'RE GOING TO REALLY CELEBRATE OUR LOCAL HEROES R. E. M S AND R. TWO FIRE DEPARTMENTS WHO HAVE JUST WONDERFUL IN TERMS OF VOLUNTEERISM AND REALLY GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO ALL OF THEM AND THANK THEM FOR THEIR WORK. SO PLEASE COME OUT FOR THAT AS WELL. UM AND THEN, JUST AS A FINAL NOTE, THE FIREWORKS WERE IN PREPARATION FOR THOSE THIS YEAR, THE SPONSORSHIPS ARE OPEN FOR RENDERS IF THEY WANT TO START TO DO THAT, AS WELL. THERE WE GO. EVERYBODY WE ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO COME TO THE PICNIC. IT'S A REALLY FUN EVENT. AND ANY EVENT WITH ICE CREAM IS A FUN EVENT IN THAT'S TRUE GOOD POINT , UM, THE NEXT ITEM OR THE UPCOMING MEETINGS, SO WE WILL NOT HAVE A MEETING THE FIRST MEETING IN JUNE. WE WILL NOT BE HAVING BECAUSE THIS ROOM WILL BE USED FOR EARLY VOTING. WHAT IS THAT? WHAT ARE THE DAYS FOR EARLY VOTING? I JUST SAID CAPTURED ON THE RECORD, WE COULD FOLLOW UP ON THE POLICE ONLINE.IT'S FRIDAY, JUNE 2ND 3RD AND 4TH TRIED A TEND TO TEND TO SICK. I'M SORRY 10 TO 8, SATURDAY 10 TO 8 AND SUNDAY 10 TO 6. THAT'S RIGHT HERE, AND YOU CAN. ALSO IF YOU HAVE A MAIL IN BALLOT, YOU WANT TO DROP IT. THERE'S A DROPBOX OUTSIDE AS WELL. SO I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO VOTE EARLY. UM SO WE OUR NEXT MEETING WILL ACTUALLY BE ON JUNE 15TH. IT'LL PROBABLY BE PRETTY PACKED MEETING. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A PRESENTATION FOR THE SOMERSET COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION PRESENTATION, WHICH I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO TALKING ABOUT SOME MAYBE SOME SPECIFIC TOWNS, PROPERTIES AND THINGS THAT WE CAN BE DOING HERE. WE'LL ALSO BE LOOKING AT THE MASTER PLAN. THE ACQUISITION PUBLIC HEARING ON WHAT WE JUST INTRODUCED THIS WEEK. AND THEN THERE'S A DISCUSSION ON, UM B Y. O. B AND EVENTS THAT ARE HAPPENING AROUND . OKAY SO THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS A RESOLUTION TO CLOSE THE MEETING TO THE PUBLIC BE IT RESOLVED BY THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE OF THE TOWNSHIP OF MONTGOMERY IN 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.
OKAY SORRY ABOUT THAT. THE GENERAL NATURE OF THE SUBJECTS TO BE DISCUSSED IN THE SESSION ARE AS FOLLOWS POTENTIAL ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY FOR OPEN SPACE CONSERVATION, RECREATION AND OR MUNICIPAL PURPOSES. OH BOY BLOC 8000 WON LOTS 57.1 AND EIGHT BLOCKS 11. OH, OH, ONE LOT 12 WEBER BLOCK 11. OH OH ONE LOT 35 HUNT BLOCK 1505, WHICH ARE VARIOUS LOTS. LEONIE BLOCK 1701 17. OH, ONE, THE HEART SAFE. HARD SEAT BLOCK 15001 LOTS. 33 33.1 33 POINT OH, 3 33 POINT. OH WAIT. 33 POINT. OH, NINE. DARRYL ALSO WILL HAVE THE ADVICE OF COUNSEL WITH RESPECT TO LITIGATION AND ADVICE OF COUNSEL WITH RESPECT TO LITIGATION TO LITIGATIONS, AREN'T WE LUCKY? UM IT'S UNKNOWN PRECISELY WHEN THE MATTERS DISCUSSED IN THIS SESSION WILL BE DISCLOSED TO THE PUBLIC ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY AND SETTLEMENT OF LITIGATION SHALL ONLY BE APPROVED BY THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE IN A PUBLIC SESSION. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE MEETING TO THE PUBLIC.
MOVED SECOND ALL IN FAVOR. AYE. OKAY GOOD. SO DO I HAVE A MOTION MOTION TO OPEN THE MEETING? DO I
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HAVE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE CLOSED SESSION MOVED. 2ND 2ND ALL IN FAVOR. I HAVE A OPEN MEETING. SO MOVED SECOND. FAVOR I DO HAVE A LOT TO END. THE MEETING CLOSED.* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.