Jul 20, 2023 Township Committee

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WE'RE READY TO GO. IS EVERYTHING ON ALREADY ALL SET? OKAY, WE'RE ALL SET. EVERYTHING IS ON. GOOD

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ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG. REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. UNDER GOD. INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE. THE NEXT ITEM IS PUBLIC COMMENT. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WISHING TO ADDRESS THE TOWNSHIP

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5 18. GREAT. THANK YOU. AND I'VE BEEN LIVING HERE FOR 45 YEARS. UM. AND BEING A DOCTOR FOR A LOT LONGER THAN THAT. THE REASON I'M HERE IS BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT WE ARE GOING TO SEE SOME MAJOR CHANGES IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS WHETHER IT'S ECONOMIC. VIRAL CLIMATE, WHATEVER IT IS, SOMETHING IS GOING TO HAPPEN AND I DON'T KNOW WHERE IT'S GOING TO BREAK BUT I WANT TO BE PREPARED AND I'VE BEEN PREPARED FOR A LONG TIME. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I NEED TO BE PREPARED FOR AND THAT THE TOWNSHIP HAS BEEN BLOCKING ME IS WITH A WINDMILL. AS YOU CAN PROBABLY SEE AS I WALKED UP HERE. I'VE GOT MY COLOMBIA'S ON. I'M DUTCH. I WAS BORN AND RAISED AND EDUCATED IN HOLLAND. BUT WHEN I CAME HERE, I WAS VERY, VERY PROUD TO BECOME AN AMERICAN. AND I STILL AM. BUT I NEED A WINDMILL. AND, UM. AND YOU WANT IT DOESN'T MAKE ANY NOISE, ONE THAT IS VERY EFFICIENT. THAT DOESN'T TAKE A LOT TO A LOT OF WIND TO START TURNING AND GIVING ME ELECTRICITY. BUT THE TOWNSHIP I WON'T LET ME THEY SAY I NEED FIVE ACRES. AND I ONLY HAVE ONE.

AND I WONT DO SOLAR BECAUSE IN THE NEAR FUTURE THERE WILL BE HAILED AS BIG AS A POUND.

BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO FORM MUCH HIGHER UP. SO IT'S ALREADY HAPPENING IN EUROPE. HALE IS, UM . ALREADY VERY, VERY, VERY BIG, MUCH BIGGER. AND IT'S CAUSING A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT. OF. OF PROBLEMS, SO SOLAR SOLAR PANELS ARE OUT FOR ME, AND I NEED A WINDMILL THAT I CAN BRING DOWN.

COVER UP. AND TAKE CARE OF, SO I DON'T KNOW. SOMEONE HERE TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD GET IN CONTACT WITH ME. NOBODY HAS. SO IT'S BEEN A MONTH. AND I NEED TO KNOW WHAT TO DO. NEXT WHO DO I PESTER? WHO DO I PUT A FIRE UNDER. WHAT DO I DO TO GET IT DONE? OKAY. THANK YOU. CAN ANYBODY TELL ME PUBLIC COMMENT WILL ANSWER EVERYTHING I PROMISE. YOU PROMISE? OKAY DO YOU NEED MY EMAIL ADDRESS? DO YOU NEED MY PHONE NUMBER. WHAT DO YOU NEED TO GET BACK TO ME? I THINK WE HAVE GOOD NEWS FOR YOU AFTER AFTERWARDS. YOU'LL HAVE NEWS FOR ME WHEN JUST RIGHT AFTER PUBLIC COMMENT. I'M JUST OPENING UP IF ANYBODY ELSE HAS PUBLIC COMMENT, OKAY, THANK YOU

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THEY JUST DON'T HAVE AN UPDATE. DO YOU KNOW WHEN WE CAN EXPECT ONE? I DO NOT KNOW, BUT I CAN FIND OUT FROM SHERRY CRUISE IN THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT. AS I KNOW SHE WAS LOOKING AT OTHER ORDINANCES FOR OTHER TOWNS AND HOW THEY HAVE ADDRESSED IT ON SMALLER LOTS WITH THE SMALLER SYSTEMS. OKAY, CAN I UM, HOLD ON ANYONE. PUBLIC PROBLEM WILL REOPEN PUBLIC COMMENT. YEP. SO IF YOU WANT TO COME UP QUICKLY, WE'RE JUST ABOUT YOU GOT ONE MINUTE FOR THE SECOND. I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT THE WINDMILLS OF OLD UM ARE PASSE. I AGREE, GOT SO MANY DIFFERENT KINDS. THE ONES AGREED. THAT'S WHY WE'RE WE'RE LOOKING AT IT BECAUSE WE KNOW THE ORDINANCE IS OUTDATED. SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT 15 YEARS. OUTDATED AGREE 100% SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT IT. AND, UH, I DEFINITELY HAVE ASKED TO TAKE A LOOK. AND I'VE ASKED TO TAKE A PERSONAL LOOK AT IT BECAUSE I'M VERY INTERESTED IN IT MYSELF. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO KNOW BECAUSE SOMETIMES WE DO HAVE SOME OUTDATED ORDINANCES. SO THANK YOU. OKAY WITH THAT ALL CLOSED PUBLIC COMMENT. THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ORDINANCE. 23 17

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WITHOUT DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION? OH THERE WE GO. HA MOTION TO ADOPT CONSENT AGENDA RESOLUTIONS. 23-7 DASH 194 THROUGH 23-7 DESK 196 SO MOVED. 2ND 2ND CALL PLEASE. MANY MEMBER ON YES, COMMITTEE MEMBER BARICAN. DEPUTY MAYOR SING. YES. KEENAN? YES? THE NEXT ITEM IS

[5. Authorizing Lease of Public Property by Submission of Sealed Bids for Wireless Telecommunications Facility]

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COMMITTEE MEMBER BARICAN? YES DEPUTY MAYOR SING. YES. CANON? YES. RESOLUTION 23-7 DASH 198

[6. Authorizing an Auction of Used Township Vehicles and Equipment]

[7. Authorizing the Extension of a Contract for Chemicals for Wastewater Treatment]

[8. Authorizing Award of Contract to Foley, Inc. for Generator Maintenance and Emergency Repair Services through the Morris County Cooperative for the Montgomery Township Sewer Authority]

[9. Authorizing Award of Contract to Foley, Inc. for Maintenance Emergency Repair Services for Department of Public Works and Otto Kaufman Community Center]

WITH. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT SOME MOVED 2ND 2ND. WE'LL CALL PLEASE COMMITTEE MEMBER ON YES, MEMBER BARICAN DEPUTY MAYOR SAYING YES. KEENAN? YES? THE NEXT ITEM IS RESOLUTION 23-7

[10. Authorizing the Donation of One License Plate Reader no Longer Needed for Public Use to the Somerset County’s Sherriff’s Office]

WE'VE REPLACING IT WITH SOMETHING. IT SAID THAT THE SOMERSET COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE DOWNGRADING, BUT YEAH, YOU'RE WELCOME. SEEMS TO NEED THE ONES THAT WE'RE GETTING RID OF WORK THE OTHER WAY, BUT THEY'RE WELCOME. SO WITH THAT, DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT MOVED? CALL, PLEASE. COMMITTEE MEMBER ON? YES MEMBER BARICAN. DEPUTY MAYOR SING YES. KEENAN RESOLUTION.

[11. Authorizing Guarantee Extensions for the Completion of Improvements – Various Projects]

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[12. Endorsement of NJDEP Treatment Works Approval (TWA) Application – BPS Development Company, LLC (Block 28003, Lot 211)]

THANK YOU. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT 23-7 DASH 204. SO MOVED 2ND 2ND. ROLL CALL, PLEASE.

COMMITTEE MEMBER ON? YES, HARRIGAN. YES. DEPUTY MAYOR SING YES, CANON. NO. THE NEXT ITEM IS

[13. Authorizing Release of Maintenance Guarantee for Tapestry at Montgomery, Phase 1B-1 without Force Main and Pump Station]

3967 TO 9 TO 7 FOR TAPESTRY AT MONTGOMERY. PHASE ONE B WITHOUT FORCE MAIN AND PUMP STATION.

HMM. OKAY DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 23-7205 MOVED. 2ND 2ND. WE'LL CALL PLEASE REMEMBER ON YES, COMMITTEE MEMBER BARICAN. DEPUTY MAYOR SING. YES. KEENAN? YES?

[14. Authorizing Release of Cash Maintenance Guarantee for JP Morgan Chase Bank, Block 35005, Lots 6 and 7]

[15. Authorizing Release of Cash Safety and Stabilization Guarantee for JP Morgan Chase Bank, Block 35005, Lots 6 and 7]

[16. Approval of Minutes]

OKAY DO YOU HAVING THEM ON THE WEB TO LIKE WE CAN READ? WE WATCH ALL OF OUR MEETINGS. OKAY UM, SO WITH THAT DO HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE REGULAR MEETING. MINUTES OF JULY 6TH 2023 ALL IN FAVOR. HIGH SECOND. WAIT A MINUTE. HOW DOES THIS, SAY 2ND 2ND AND THEN ALL IN FAVOR, NO ROLL CALL MOTION TO APPROVE. SO I NEED EMOTION FIRST. CAN WE JUST DO ALL IN FAVOR IN FAVOR? GREAT. THANK YOU. OKAY EMOTION TO APPROVE THE EXECUTIVE SESSION MEETING MINUTES OF JULY 6TH 2023 AS TO FORM ONLY HMM. DO YOU HAVE A SECOND? SECOND FAVOR. GOT TO GET USED TO THESE CHANGES. I'M TRYING SORRY. WE'RE VERY FLEXIBLE. WE WERE OPEN TO CHANGE

[17. Payment of Bills]

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YES. KEENAN? YES? NEXT AS CORRESPONDENCE. THERE IS NO CORRESPONDENCE LISTED. THE NEXT

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IT WAS INCLUDED ON THE MEETING NOTICE SO WE WILL HAVE TO CANCEL THAT NOVEMBER 16TH MEETING.

OKAY, SO WE'LL BE HAVING JUST ONE MEETING IN NOVEMBER TIME FRAME. THAT IS CORRECT. THANK YOU. AND THAT WILL START WITH TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE REPORTS. I'M GOING TO START YOU HAVE ANY SO THE SHADE HERE. E COMMITTEE HAS A MEETING ON AUGUST 2ND FOR THE 2024 TREE PLANTING PLAN AND BUDGET. UM, GOING TO THE E. D. C. AH THE E. D. C WILL BE POST POSTPONING RESTAURANT WEEK.

WE'RE LOOKING TO PROBABLY DO IT IN APRIL OF 2024. AND THEN THE LAST THING IS, IS THAT WE'RE TRYING TO WORK WITH SERGEANT HALL FACTOR, AND, UH, MONTGOMERY POLICE DEPARTMENT TO HOLD A SEMINAR WITH LOCAL BUSINESS OWNERS ON THE TOPIC OF THE RISING NUMBER OF HOME BURGLARIES OF ASIAN AMERICAN BUSINESS OWNERS. THE SEMINAR WILL PROBABLY BE IN AROUND AUGUST.

MID DELETE AUGUST OKAY, TRY 24. THANK YOU. BERGEN I WAS UNABLE TO ATTEND THE OPEN SPACE COMMITTEE DUE TO ILLNESS, SO I WILL PROVIDE AN UPDATE THE NEXT MEETING. THANK YOU. I DID NOT ATTEND THE YEAR HEALTH BOARD. YOU DID SO I WILL ASK THE MAYOR TO PROVIDERS HAVE COMMITTEE REPORT ON THAT AND I DON'T THINK WE DID NOT HAVE RECOMMENDED MEETING. OKAY GREAT. SO I'LL GIVE THEM AN UPDATE ON THE PLANNING BOARD SINCE, UM, COMMITTEE TODD IS NOT HERE. SO AT THE PLANNING BOARD, THERE WAS A LOT OF THERE WERE SOME QUESTIONS THAT CAME UP ON THE PLANNING BOARD REQUEST FOR A TRAFFIC LIGHT AT MANAFORT DRIVE . UM ALSO SOME SOUND BARRIERS.

AND THEN, UH, QUESTION ABOUT TOWNSHIP PASSAGEWAYS WHERE EASEMENTS TO MAKE THEM GREATER THAN 50. FT WHICH IS LOOK AT THE CURRENT ZONING. SO UM, WE CAN LOOK BACK AT THE MEETING ITSELF OR THE SECRETARY CAN GIVE YOU MORE DETAILS ON THAT. THERE IS ALSO AN APPLICATION THAT HAS BEEN CONTINUED TO JULY 24TH. THIS WOULD BE FOR THE HARLINGEN ASSOCIATES. UM SO THAT WILL BE HAPPENING ON THE JULY 24TH MEETING. AND THEN ALSO, THERE WAS A RESOLUTION PASSED FOR THE BPS DEVELOPMENT COMPANY RIGHT HERE. FOR THE IT WAS A MOTION TO MEMORIALIZE IT. OKAY AND THE SAME WITH RPM DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY DRIVE. THAT WAS ALSO A MOTION TO MEMORIALIZE IT. SO IT'S PRETTY MUCH IT WAS A VERY FAST MEETING. BUT AGAIN, I THINK THERE MAY BE A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT ARE INTERESTED IN THE DEVELOPMENT THAT IS COMING UP IN FRONT OF THE PLANNING BOARD FOR THE APPLICANT BEING HARLINGEN ASSOCIATES BECAUSE IT WAS A SEWER QUESTION YOU HAVE TIME.

AND THEN I WENT TO THE BOARD OF HEALTH MEETING LAST NIGHT, AND IT WAS, UM, TERRIFIC MEETING WE HAD A REPORT ON THE PRE 1990 SEPTICS. UM, WE HAVE THE SEPTIC SYSTEMS IN THE TOWN. ONLY THOSE THAT ARE PASSED 1990 OR ACTUALLY , WE MONITOR THEM. I SHOULDN'T SAY THEY MONITOR. THEY'RE THE ONES THAT HAVE TO BE LICENSED. BUT THEY ANYTIME SOMEBODY SELLS A HOUSE, THEY HAVE TO GET THEIR SEWER CHECKED OUT. THEIR SEPTIC CHECKED OUT, AND THEN IT GETS LICENSED, SO IT'S KIND OF KEPT KIND OF. THEY FELT THAT IT WAS IMPORTANT OR THAT THEY WOULD GET EVERYBODY DURING THOSE TIMES. I HAD ASKED LIKE, WHY NOT SOMETHING BEFORE THAT, BECAUSE THAT'S GENERALLY WHEN YOU HAD SOME OF THE ISSUES WITH IT. THEY FELT THAT IT WAS THEY FOLLOW. THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH HAD RECOMMENDATIONS NOT TO INCLUDE AND THE BOARD DID AGREE NOT TO INCLUDE ANYTHING PRE 1990. THEN IF THERE ARE ANY ISSUES IN TERMS OF SEPTIC SMELLS THAT ARE OUT THERE. THE FIRST THING THE PUBLIC SHOULD DO IS TO CONTACT THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH WHO WOULD HAVE OVERSIGHT IN FRONT OF THE BECAUSE I DID ASK ABOUT THAT. SO UM THEY ALSO AND THEN WE HAD A PRESENTATION THAT WAS

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AND THEN WE END UP CATCHING SOME OF THE OTHERS. AND WE ALSO DO A LOT OF WORK WITH PRINCETON, AND ONE OF THE REASONS IS A LOT OF PRINCETON'S AMBULANCES ARE BEING CALLED OUT FOR MUTUAL LEAD THAT THEY PROVIDE TO LAWRENCEVILLE AND SO FORTH, SO IT'S A WHOLE CHAIN OF STUFF. AND SO IT WAS QUITE QUITE INTERESTING, SO I'D ENCOURAGE ANYBODY TO TAKE IT. TAKE A QUICK LOOK AT THAT, UM THEY ALSO HAVE HAD, UM THE SQUAD HAS GROWN ABOUT 20% AND WHAT'S INTERESTING. A LOT OF IT COMES FROM THERE. UM THE CADETS THAT COME IN. AND THEN WHAT HAPPENS IS THE PARENTS GET INTERESTED, AS OPPOSED TO VICE VERSA. WHERE THE PARENTS START AND THEN THE CADETS COME ALONG. SO, UM SO THEY ALSO WAS AN EXPLANATION OF SOME OF THAT THEY WOULD CALL PEOPLE THAT USE THE SERVICE QUITE FREQUENTLY, AND THE BOARD OF HEALTH WHISTLE REALLY DISCUSSING WHAT COULD THEY HELP WITH TO SUPPLY MORE SOCIAL SERVICES THAT MAY BE NEEDED, SO THERE'S GOING TO BE MORE OF A PARTNERSHIP THERE AS WELL. IT WAS TERRIFIC TO HAVE THEM COME FORWARD AS WELL. THERE WAS ALSO A SALARY ORDINANCE. UM AND THERE WAS AN EXPLANATION OF ALL THE GRANTS THAT THAT COMES THROUGH AS WELL. AND SO NEXT MEETING. THEY'LL BE LOOKING AT THE FEES BECAUSE WE, AS A TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE HAVE ASKED ALL OF THE DEPARTMENTS TO LOOK AT THE FEES. AND THE SCHEDULE SO THEY WILL BE BRINGING IT TO THE BOARD OF HEALTH. AND AS WE KNOW, THE BOARD OF HEALTH IS A TOTALLY SEPARATE BODY FROM US AS WELL, OKAY. SO ONE OF THE OTHER PIECES THAT WAS BROUGHT FORWARD AND I THINK PEOPLE SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR IS WE HAVE A NEW EMPLOYEE WHO HAS PUT TOGETHER OUR SOCIAL SUPPORT RESOURCES THAT ARE OUT HERE, AND IT'S A LIST FOR THE MONEY FROM THE MONTGOMERY HEALTH DEPARTMENT. UM, IT'S CREATED THAT HAS EMERGENCY SUPPORT SERVICES THAT MAY BE NEEDED YOUTH SERVICES, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SUPPORT SERVICES, SO THAT WILL BE ON THE WEBSITE ENCOURAGED PUTS THEM OUT. THERE WERE, HOWEVER, WE CAN GET THIS OUT. IT'S A GREAT COMMUNITY, AND THE NEXT TIME IT COMES OUT, THEY'RE GOING TO PUT A Q R CODE ON IT AND MAKE IT EVEN MORE EXPANSIVE IF WE NEED IT, BUT IT'S NICE TO HAVE ALL OF THESE AT EVERYONE'S FINGERTIPS AND ALSO INVEST THEM TO PUT IT IN THE NEW RESIDENT PACKETS AS WELL. OH YEAH, THE ONE THAT INDIA DOES AS WELL RIGHT THE WELCOME BACK. I AM STILL CONCERNED ABOUT THIS SEPTIC IN 1990. I GUESS WE DON'T HAVE ANY WAY. BECAUSE IN MY JOB, I DO SEE A LOT OF SKEPTICS, WHICH ARE NO LONGER FUNCTIONING AND PEOPLE ARE STILL IN THOSE HOUSES UNTIL THEY SELL THEM. AND THEN WHEN WE GET A SEPTIC INSPECTION DONE, IT'S A MESS. THE SEPTIC SEPTIC HAS BEEN LEAKING INTO THE GROUND, SO I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S ANY WAY TO, YOU KNOW, REMEDIATE THIS KIND OF STUFF OR IS THAT SOMETHING WE REACH OU TI DEFINITELY. MONTGOMERY HAS A GOOD AMOUNT OF POPULATION IN OLDER SKEPTICS, WHICH ARE NO LONGER WORKING. HOW WOULD WE DO THAT? SINCE THERE ARE SEPARATE BOARD AND THIS FALLS UNDER THEIR JURISDICTION? WE STILL THEY'RE NOT HAPPY WITH THAT. DO WE HAVE ANY OVERSIGHT OVER ITS REALLY SITS WITH THE BOARD OF HEALTH. WE NEED TO GO IN FRONT OF THAT.

WE CAN CERTAINLY LOOK INTO THAT DISCUSSION. UM. I'D HAVE TO SEE HOW THE WHERE THE ORDINANCES HOW IT WAS DONE AND THEN SEE WHAT WE CAN CIRCLE AROUND. BUT WE CAN TALK ABOUT THAT, BECAUSE I, YOU KNOW, IT'S STILL OUR GROUND AND GROUNDWATER, AND SOME OF THE SKEPTICS ARE LEAKING WHERE PEOPLE HAVE WELLS. YEAH, IT'S NOT A HAPPY SITUATION. THANK YOU. REMEMBER CALLED THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH IF YOU HAVE IF YOU SMELL NO, SERIOUSLY, THE REALTORS IN TOWN, PLEASE CALL THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TRUE AT THE TIME, BUT THANK YOU FOR LOOKING TO CLARIFY IT WOULD BE OUR LOCAL BOARD OF HEALTH. YES, NOT THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. PEOPLE MIGHT GET CONFUSED AND CALL THE STATE WHICH THEY COULD AS WELL BUT THEY'VE GOT FASTER SERVICE COLOR HEALTH DEPARTMENT OF THE LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT. HEALTH DEPARTMENT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OKAY SO

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SO THAT'S THAT'S GREAT. AND JUST THE LAST PHASE, AS WE'VE MENTIONED IS BEING DONE BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SO THAT WILL BE WORKED AT THE ACTUAL INTERSECTION WITH PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENTS TO CONNECT THE TWO SIDES SO THAT WE HOPE TO SEE IN THE NET EARLY NEXT YEAR SOMETIME THAT WON'T BE AHEAD OF SCHEDULE , AND THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE SAYING WELL, SCHEDULE. YOU KNOW, OUR TOWNSHIP ENGINEER IS VERY DILIGENT, AND HE IS DEFINITELY BEEN WORKING HIS CONNECTIONS AT STATE TO TRY AND GET THAT NOW THAT R C I R PORTION IS DONE TO GET THE REST OF IT DONE BY THE STATE. SO UM, HE'S HE'S STAYING ON TOP OF THAT WITH THEM. UM AND THAT IS A PROJECT THAT'S BEEN OUR PORTION WAS FUNDED BY THE STATE D O T WITH A GRANT THAT WE GOT ANOTHER GRANT THAT WE GOT WAS ARP MONEY FROM SOMERSET COUNTY FOR THE WATERLINE AT AUTO COFFIN, AND THAT IS ALSO UNDERWAY AND WE EXPECT THAT TO THE PORTION OF AMERICAN WATER TO BE COMPLETED NEXT WEEK. UM, AND THEN FROM THE ROAD TO THE BUILDING WILL BE SHORTLY THEREAFTER. AND SO THOSE ARE SOME PROJECTS THAT DID WE EVER FIND OUT? I KNOW THAT CAME A LITTLE BIT UNDER BUDGET. SO WHAT WE CAN DO WITH THE EXTRA MONEY? WE'RE STILL WORKING ON THAT.

OKAY WITH THE COUNTY DO WE HAVE A DATE FOR THE CROSSWALK ACROSS ORCHARD ROAD? IT SHOULD BE DONE BY NEXT WEEK. AT THE END OF NEXT WEEK. YES CUT. THE RIBBON TALKED ABOUT DOING SOMETHING FOR THE I ? YES, IT WAS A LITTLE CHAOTIC THIS WEEK WITH THE RAIN AND, UH , VALVE FROM THE HYDRANT HAD BEEN NICHTS AND WITH THE TRAFFIC CONTROL, SO UM, THEY THEY'VE BEEN THINGS HAVE SETTLED DOWN.

AND SO WE WILL. WE WILL WORK WITH DRUMMING GOING ON. OKAY AND I WOULD VOTE THAT YOU SHOULD BE THE ONE. I MEAN, WE'RE NOT USUALLY IN THIS POSITION WHERE THE CONTRACTOR SAYS I WOULD LIKE TO START EARLY, SO THERE WAS A LITTLE BIT OF SCRAMBLING BECAUSE THAT'S WE DIDN'T WANT TO DELAY THE PROJECT. SO WE'RE AHEAD OF SCHEDULE. UM TERRIFIC. IT'S GOOD NEWS, SO WE WILL. WE WILL WORK ON A BIG, YOU KNOW, RIBBON CUTTING. HMM HMM. HMM. UM AND JUST ONE LAST THING WE PUT OUT IN THE BULLETIN THAT WE ARE ENCOURAGING ALL RESIDENTS TO SIGN UP FOR NICK CELL. IF YOU'RE NOT FAMILIAR WITH IT, YOU CAN RECEIVE BY SIGNING UP ON OUR WEBSITE. YOU WOULD RECEIVE EMAILS OR TEXT MESSAGES OR BOTH . BUT WHICHEVER IS YOUR PREFERENCE, UM, SENT OUT BY OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT, DEFINITELY IN SEVERE WEATHER EMERGENCIES OR OTHER EMERGENCIES THEY SEND OUT , YOU KNOW, REALLY CRITICAL, VITAL INFORMATION. AND SO WE ENCOURAGE EVERYONE. TO SIGN UP AND IT'S CALLED NICK CELL AND I, X L E AND YOU CAN DO THAT DIRECTLY THROUGH OUR WEBSITE, AND I JUST WANTED TO SAY QUICKLY THAT I GOT A LOT OF POSITIVE FEEDBACK FOR FROM OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT, SENDING ALL THE KNICKS ALS ALERTS FOR THE STORM. PEOPLE REACHED OUT SAYING THIS IS AMAZING. WE KNOW WHICH RULES ARE GETTING CLOSED WHERE THINGS ARE, UM, I THINK WE DID REALLY WELL, SO KUDOS TO OUR MONTGOMERY POLICE DEPARTMENT VERY WELL DONE. OKAY ANYTHING ELSE? THAT'S IT? HOW ABOUT THE SMART 911? DO YOU WANT TO PUT ANOTHER PLUG FOR? THAT WAS ANOTHER THING. WE WANTED PEOPLE TO SIGN UP FOR A SMART 991 TO DISCUSS IT. UM AND WE CAN DO IT LATER. NEXT MEETING

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[18. Closed Session Resolution]

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