Sep 07, 2023 Township Committee

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YEAH, I USED TO, UM YES. GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. IT'S SO NICE TO SEE EVERYONE HERE. WE MUST

[Call to Order]

ADEQUATE NOTICE OF THIS MEETING WAS PROVIDED ON JANUARY 5TH 2023 TO THE COURIER NEWS AND THE STAR LEDGER POSTED TO THE MUNICIPAL BULLETIN BOARD AND FILED WITH THE TOWNSHIP CLERK. WE ALL JOIN US IN A SALUTE TO THE FLAG. FOR YOU. PLAYED BY THE FIRE. 87 REALLY POPULAR. HONEY.

INDIVIDUAL YOU MIGHT SAY. WE ARE GOING TO SKIP NUMBER FIVE AND GO BACK TO IT AND WE'RE GOING TO GO

[2. Proclamation – Recognizing Ellen Robbins for Exemplary Service and Dedication to Montgomery Township]

AND WHEREAS THE TOWNSHIP OF MONTGOMERY EXTENDS ITS HEART FELT GRATITUDE TO ELLEN ROBBINS FOR HER EXTRAORDINARY CONTRIBUTIONS, WHICH HAVE ENHANCED THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR NUMEROUS MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY. AND WHEREAS ELLEN HAS SELFLESSLY SERVED BOTH AS A VOLUNTEER AND A GRANT FUNDED EMPLOYEE AS A FOOD AND SAFETY, WELLNESS COORDINATOR TIRES TIRELESSLY WORKING TO ENSURE THAT THOSE IN NEED HAVE ACCESS TO BASIC NECESSITIES, INCLUDING FOOD WATER. SAFE HOUSING, HEALTHCARE AND TRANSPORTATION. AND WHEREAS ELLEN HAS SHOWN EXCEPTIONAL DEDICATION FOR ASSISTED BY ASSISTING THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IN ORGANIZING AND EXECUTING BIDIL, UM COVID 19 AND FLU CLINICS, PARTICULARLY FOR CHILDREN, AND THE MOST VULNERABLE MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY, AND WHEREAS ELLEN RECOGNIZING THE NEED FOR ADDITIONAL SUPPORT AT THE FOOD PANTRY, AS DEMAND FOR ASSISTANT INCREASED, HAD SELFLESSLY OFFERED TO HELP. HE ARRANGED AND STILL IS ARRANGING NUMEROUS FOOD DRIVES AND PERSONALLY DRIVING TO LOCAL FARMS TO END STORES TO PURCHASE SUED FOR THOSE RESIDENTS IN NEED. AND WHEREAS ELLEN EXHIBITED AN UNPARALLELED LEVEL OF COMMITMENT IN LISTENING IN SUPPORTING THOSE MOST DIS, APPROPRIATELY IMPACTED BY THE DEVASTATION CAUSED BY HURRICANE IDA. WHERE WHEREAS ELLEN EFFORTS CAN CONTRIBUTE SIGNIFICANTLY TO THE WELL BEING AND SAFETY OF THE CITIZENS OF MONTGOMERY AND ELLEN'S UNWAVERING COMPASSION. DEDICATION AND SELFLESSNESS, SERVED AS AN INSPIRING EXAMPLE TO ALL RESIDENTS OF MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP. NOW, THEREFORE, BE A PROCLAIMED THAT THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE OF THE TOWNSHIP OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY OF SOMERSET, NEW JERSEY, ON BEHALF OF ITS RESIDENTS AND STAFF, HEREBY EXPRESSED HEARTFELT GRATITUDE AND APPRECIATION APPRECIATION TO ELLEN ROBBINS FOR HER DEDICATED SERVICE AND CONTRIBUTION TO THE COMMUNITY ON THE SEVENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER. 2023 SO IF YOU ALL RISE.

LET ME JUST. FIRST I HAVE TO SAY TO MAYOR TOWN COUNCIL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH THAT YOU HAVE RECOGNIZED WHAT I'VE DONE THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS. IT'S JUST BEEN AMAZING, AND WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO DO IT AS A COMMUNITY. I HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE HERE, YOU KNOW, TO STAY

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OKAY, THIS IS THANKS TO DENNIS. WE DO HAVE. SO I THINK WE'LL GET IF ANYBODY YOU GUYS CAN JUST HOLD ON A MINUTE. WE'VE GOT GOOD OTHER GOOD STUFF COMING, BUT I WANT TO THE ONLY WAY THEY'RE TAKING THEIR PICTURES. WE'LL GIVE THEM GIVE THEM A MINUTE. YOU KNOW, IT'S LIKE IT'S TOO BAD WE WON'T I KNOW IT'S OKAY. THIS IS ALSO VERY GOOD. THAT'S IT. POSITIVE PERFORMANCE. WE DID SEND THEM AN ANSWER. OKAY WELL, LET'S MOVE ON TO SOME MORE EXCITING NEWS AND WE'RE GOING TO

[1. Presentation by Senator Andrew Zwicker – Grant Award]

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IT'S A PLEASURE TO WORK WITH YOU AND YOUR TEAM SO GLAD WE CAN GET THIS DONE. DOING? FIRST OF ALL, I WAS PHENOMENALLY IMPRESSED WITH THE TURN OUT THAT YOU HAD TODAY DID I AND I DIDN'T REALIZE IT WAS HERE FOR THE FOR THE FIRST AWARD. THE I TOO WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE WORK. THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE IS DOING THE COMMUNITY THAT'S BEING BUILT AND THINKING AHEAD AND THINKING ABOUT HOW THE COMMUNITY IS CHANGING AND THINKING ABOUT THE NEEDS GOING FORWARD OF MAKING SURE THAT THE TOWNSHIP IS WALKABLE TOWNSHIP IS SAFE RIGHT DOWN TO EARLIER TODAY OF MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE THE COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT FOR THE FIRST RESPONDERS TO NOW, TWO SIMPLE THINGS SUCH AS SIDEWALKS AND SAFETY. SO YOUR ADVOCACY AND IN REACHING OUT AND WORKING TOGETHER IS CRITICAL, SO WE'RE SO PROUD TO BE ABLE TO WORK WITH YOU AND TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE DELIVERING. THE RESOURCES YOU NEED. SO THANK YOU. IT'S ALWAYS NICE TO SPEAK IN MONTGOMERY, BUT I THINK EVERYONE UNDERSTANDS THE IMPORTANCE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT. WE SEE OUR MAYOR. WE SEE OUR COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND WE KNOW THAT THE WORK THAT THEY DO EVERY DAY, BUT I THINK STATE GOVERNMENT CAN SEEM A LITTLE BIT MORE DISTANT, AND PEOPLE DON'T NECESSARILY UNDERSTAND WHERE THOSE INVESTMENTS GO. AND I THINK THIS IS THIS IS A REALLY GREAT EXAMPLE OF THOSE INVESTMENTS COMING TO LOCAL COMMUNITIES. AND THAT IS THE RESOURCES THAT WE NEED TO THINK ABOUT THAT. WE NEED TO ADVOCATE TO OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS. AND SO IT'S BEEN GREAT TO WORK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE LOCAL LEADERS HERE, THE MAYOR OF THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE AND MY COLLEAGUES IN THE STATE LEGISLATURE TO MAKE SURE THAT MONTGOMERY GETS THE RESOURCES WE NEED SO REALLY GLAD TO BE HERE TODAY. SO WE HAVEN'T CHANGED RIGHT GIANT NUMBER ON IT RIGHT LITTLE BIT. YES.

OKAY, LOOK AT ME. YEAH.

SEE YOU LATER. IT'S NICE WITH YOU. THAT'LL WORK. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

WHAT. AND JUST FOR, UM, JUST A QUOTE. FOLLOW THINGS UP. THERE WAS ANOTHER CHECK THAT WAS PRESENTED EARLIER TO ALL OF OUR VOLUNTEER OUR FIRE DEPARTMENTS AND R E. M S SOME WHO WHICH WILL GET RADIO, UM, TO SAVE PEOPLE'S LIVES HERE. WE DON'T HAVE RADIOS THAT WORK AND EVERYTHING. SO

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THAT'S A WONDERFUL THING. THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. HMM. AND NOW ONTO THE REALLY EXCITING THING.

[Additional Item]

SO COME FORWARD AND JUST STATE YOUR NAME. YOU DON'T NO LONGER HAVE TO GIVE YOUR ADDRESS. BUT JUST SPELL YOUR LAST NAME, OKAY? HELLO. JANET NO, RYAN. N A R A Y A N 77 MIDDLE RUN DRIVE SKILLMAN. I'M HERE TO ASK ABOUT WAREHOUSES. I HAVE FRIENDS IN HILLSBORO, WHO ARE IN A TOTAL TWIT ABOUT WHERE HOUSES AND YOU'RE NOT FOUR OR FIVE OF THEM, AND THEY'RE ALL UP IN ARMS ABOUT HOW THIS HAPPENED AND WHAT CAN BE DONE AND SO ON. AND SO ON. AND WHEN I ASKED THEM WHAT HAPPENED THAT IT CAME TO THIS. THE ANSWER WAS QUOTE THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE WAS ASLEEP AT THE SWITCH UNQUOTE. SO I'M HERE TO ASK IS MONTGOMERY HAVE ORDINANCES AGAINST WHERE HOUSES IN TOWN AND IF SO? WONDERFUL AND IF NOT, WHY NOT? AND HOW IS THIS BEING HANDLED SO THAT WE DON'T SEEM TO HAVE THE PROBLEMS THAT HILLSBOROUGH SEEMS TO BE HAVING FUN QUESTIONS. OKAY GREAT. WELL THEY'RE GREAT QUESTIONS WILL ANSWER. IN FACT, WE USUALLY ANSWER THEM AT THE END. BUT WE'VE GOT GOOD NEWS FOR YOU. I'M GONNA ACTUALLY HAVE SO ADMINISTRATORS ALSO ARE PLANNING DIRECTOR. SO I WANT TO SAY THE WRONG THING. BUT, YES, WE'VE GOT A PLAN. IT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN HERE AND SHE'LL TELL YOU WHY. CORRECT IN MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP. WE DO NOT ZONE WE DO NOT PERMIT WHERE HOUSING AS A USE IN ANY OF OUR ZONES. UM SO YOU CAN HAVE IN SOME OF OUR ZONES AND ANCILLARY USE, UM, FOR WAREHOUSING OF A STORING MATERIALS THAT YOU MIGHT BE PROCESSING LIKE J AND J, FOR INSTANCE, OUT ON SKILLMAN. ROAD SO THEY ARE NOT 100% OFFICE USE , BUT THEY HAVE A SMALL COMPONENT TO THAT BUSINESS. BUT WHERE HOUSING THAT YOU'RE SEEING IN HILLSBORO IS NOT PERMITTED IN MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP. WE'VE GOT A NICE NEWS ON EVERY FRONT. NOBODY'S SLEEPING UNDER. HELLO.

GOOD EVENING TO SPEAK INTO THE MICROPHONE. WE HAVE THOMAS. YOU SPEAK INTO THE MAKEUP, OKAY? AND CAN YOU SPELL YOUR LAST NAME NAME IS THOMAS LEE. THE LAST TIME I WAS HERE, THIS DIDN'T WORK AT ALL. SO CAN YOU SPELL YOUR LAST IMPROVEMENT? AND CAN YOU JUST SPELL YOUR LAST NAME FOR THE RECORD? E? THANK YOU, THOMAS. I LIVE IN IT, 7 23 MILLSTONE RIVER ROAD. THE REASON I WAS HERE SIX OR SEVEN MONTHS AGO. I CAN'T REMEMBER EXACTLY. UM RIVER ROAD HAD TURNED INTO A RACETRACK. OKAY A LOT OF CARS, ESPECIALLY ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON. AND THEY WOULD REALLY MOVE.

WE'RE TALKING 70 80 MILES AN HOUR. VERY DANGEROUS FOR ANYBODY WHO LIVES ON THAT ROAD. ALSO VERY NOISY FOR THAT. NOW I'M COMING. TO YOU. AND I THINK I MENTIONED THIS LAST TIME. THE BELL MITT BILL NEED GEORGETOWN BRIDGE. IS AN ABSOLUTE NIGHTMARE. I KNOW IT'S A COUNTY ROAD. I GET THAT THE RIVER IS THE DIVISION BETWEEN TWO DIFFERENT TOWNSHIPS. IT'S MY PROBLEM. I'VE GOT. ON THE DAILY BASIS 18 WHEELERS GOING DOWN MILLSTONE RIVER ROAD, THAT

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EVERYBODY HAD TO BACK UP. THAT WAS HEADED SOUTH ON RIVER ROAD. THIS IS AT 8 30 IN THE MORNING.

TEMPERS. FULL AIR ON THAT ROAD. I DON'T CARE HOW IT HAPPENS. AND I'M MORE THAN WILLING. IF YOU TELL ME WHO I NEED TO GO TO. I WILL GO TO THEM. OKAY WHETHER IT'S THE GOVERNOR. FREEHOLDERS I DON'T CARE. SOMETHING'S GOTTA BE DONE. THERE'S NO WHAT I HOPED FOR. I HOPE WHEN ONE OF THE 18 WHEELERS GOES ACROSS THE BRIDGE COLLAPSES. THAT WOULD BE THE PERFECT SCENARIO. IT IS BAD. THE OTHER DAY I GO TO CROSS THERE'S A CAR THAT ACTUALLY STOPS ON THE OTHER SIDE, AND THERE IS A SIGN YIELD TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. VERY CLEAR. VERY STRAIGHT. THE PERSON BEHIND THIS CARD THAT HAD STOPPED. PASSES HER ON THE LEFT. AND GOT NOT TO BE DENIED. AND I'VE EVERY TIME I COME TO THAT BRIDGE I STOP UNLESS THERE'S NO CARS ON THE OTHER SIDE. WELL. MOST PEOPLE WILL NOT DO THAT.

I'VE SEEN 30 40 CARS PASS. THEY WILL NOT STOP. THEY WILL NOT ALLOW THE CARS ON RIVER ROAD TO GO OVER THAT BRIDGE. THIS IS A NIGHTMARE. THIS IS DANGEROUS. AND IT'S ONLY GETTING WORSE NOW.

ANOTHER DAY. I'M COMING DOWN THE ROAD. I'VE GOT A 18 WHEELER. THAT'S CARING CARS, MULTIPLE LEVELS. BRAND NEW CARS GOING DOWN RIVER ROAD, EVERY TREE. HITTING THE TOP OF THOSE BRAND NEW CARS. YOU KNOW ALL THIS INTERESTING. THE NEXT DAY, THE COUNTY WORK CUTTING THE TREES.

THE TOPS OF THOSE TREES. THE COUNTY. I DON'T CARE ABOUT THOSE CARS. THEY DON'T LIVE ANYWHERE NEAR MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP. OUR SOMERSET COUNTY. THEY USE THAT AS A PASS THROUGH OKAY, IT'S GOOGLE EARTH. ANY OTHER OTHER MAPS? THEY SEND THEM THAT DIRECTION AND WHEN IT STARTED HAPPENING, IT STARTED WHEN THEY WERE DOING THE BYPASS ON 206. NOBODY WOULD GO TO 06. THEY WOULD COME DOWN RIVER ROAD TO BYPASS. WELL, THEY FIGURED, OKAY , THIS IS MUCH QUICKER THAN GOING ON TOUR SIX. THERE'S NO STOPLIGHTS. JUST GONNA GET WORSE. SOMETHING'S GOT TO HAPPEN. WE HAD READY TO WRAP UP. THIS WILL SECONDS TO GET WE HAD THE TREE PEOPLE IN FOR PSE AND G CUTTING DOWN ALL THE TREES. I GO OUT. I TALKED TO THEM. THERE'S A GUY STANDING HERE AND HE SAID.

IS THERE ANY POLICE IN THIS TOWNSHIP? HE SAID. THIS ROAD IS THE WORST ROAD AT EVER WORKED ON IN THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY, HE SAID. IT'S DANGEROUS, HE SAID. YOU HAVE THE SIGN THAT SAYS

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AND WHEN THEY PUT YOU KNOW WHAT I DO APPRECIATE TAKE SOME OF THAT. AND PUT IT ON RIVER ROAD.

PUT UP A STOPLIGHT MAKE THOSE PEOPLE STOP. THANK YOU VERY MUCH . THANK YOU, MR MICKEY. LOOK INTO IT. I LIVE THERE, TOO. AND I'VE SEEN THE CARS BUT AS ADMINISTRATOR SAID THEY'RE WORKING ON, OKAY? THANK YOU. PLEASE, PLEASE. IS THERE ANY MORE PUBLIC COMMENT, SIR? COMMITTEE MEMBERS SPEAK INTO THE MICROPHONE AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS. MY NAME IS DAN SMITH.

UM I TH I LIVE AT 37 CAMP MEETING AVENUE. IN SKILLMAN. UM, TWO YEARS AGO. WE SUFFERED FROM DAMAGE FROM HURRICANE ISLAND. WE'RE STILL RECOVERING. UM AS PART OF THIS PROCESS THIS PAST SPRING WE DECIDED WE WOULD PUT IN A DECK AS OPPOSED TO THE PATIO THAT WE USED TO HAVE. UM IT WOULD BE ELEVATED WOULD BE SMALLER. UM IT WOULD BE BETTER ALL THE WAY AROUND. AND SO WE APPLIED. JUNE 1ST. AND I'M STILL WAITING FOR THE PERMIT. I'VE HAD TO DO. UM PLANT PLANS HAD TO DO SURVEYS I'VE HAD TO DO $500 FLOOD ELEVATION SURVEY UM, AND ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO THE TENSION ENGINEER REFORMED ME THAT I WOULD BE REQUIRED AS PART OF THE PERMIT PROCESS. TO DEED TO THE TOWNSHIP, A CONSERVATION EASEMENT FOR PART OF MY PROPERTY. UM I HAVE. REALLY JUST ONE BIG QUESTION IS WHY WHY IS IT THAT IT TOOK SO LONG? WHY IS IT THAT? UH, MY DECK IS ACTUALLY REQUIRED TO BE A VERY SMALL SIZE. WHEN. THE DEEP IN NEW JERSEY DP THAT HAS NO SUCH RESTRICTIONS. UM WHY DOES THE TOWNSHIP NEED TO CONSERVATION EASEMENT? WHY DO THEY? WHAT ARE THEY GOING TO DO WITH IT? WHAT IS IT THAT THEY THAT I GET RESTRICTED FROM DOING WHAT IS IT THAT I'M STILL ALLOWED TO DO? AND DOES THIS IN FACT, RESTRICT ME FROM DOING ANYTHING ELSE. I REALLY LIKE SOME ANSWERS TO THESE QUESTIONS. UM AND I LOOK FORWARD TO GETTING SOME ANSWERS.

SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. IT'S NICE TO SEE YOU. JUST SO YOU KNOW, WE DID GET YOUR GOT YOUR EMAIL AGAIN TODAY AND SO WE'VE BEEN SPEAKING ON IT WITH THE ENGINEER IN THE TOWNSHIP ADMINISTRATOR TO JUST FIGURE OUT HOW THE WHOLE PROCESS WORKS AS WELL. AND SO WE'LL DEFINITELY GET BACK TO YOU ON IT. I KNOW IT'S BEEN YOU WERE PROPERTY WAS SIGNIFICANTLY DAMAGED AS MUCH PROBABLY WAS THERE SO THANK YOU. OKAY WITH THAT ANY ONE ELSE? WITH THAT I'M GOING TO CLOSE

[3. Third Quarter 2023 Financial Report/2022 Annual Audit Report presentation]

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JUST GIVE IT A SECOND. CAN CHANGE THAT. THEIR GOVERNING BODY. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME . IT'S ALWAYS A PLEASURE TO PERFORM AND FRONT OF LARGE CROWD. UH UM. SO LET'S GET STARTED. I'LL TRY TO MAKE THIS AS EFFICIENT AS POSSIBLE. FOR THE QUARTERLY REPORT. WE WILL BE TALKING ABOUT REVENUES. OF COURSE, OUR APPROPRIATIONS WHICH ARE EXPENSES, WE'LL TALK ABOUT THE TAX SALE, WHICH IS COMING UP OR TAX BILLS THAT WENT OUT LAST LAST MONTH OR SUPER BILLS THAT WENT OUT IN MAY, AS WELL AS TOUCHED UPON BRIEFLY ON OUR 2024 BUDGET PREPARATIONS AND OUR 2000. 22 AUDIT SEEMS LIKE A LOT, BUT IT'S REALLY NOT. ALRIGHT FIRST REVENUES. I'M JUST GOING TO TOUCH UPON THE LARGER ITEMS THAT PUT OUR MAIN REVENUES ON HERE. THE LARGEST ITEM REVENUE FOR ANY MUNICIPALITY OR THE TAXES AS YOU CAN SEE, COMPARED TO AUGUST 31ST OF 2022. THERE'S A VARIANCE OF NEGATIVE 1,042,000 . SO LAST YEAR AT THIS POINT IN AUGUST, 31ST WE HAD 12 MILLION JUST OVER $12 MILLION RECEIVING TAXES THIS YEAR JUST UNDER 11 MILLION. DON'T BE CONCERNED. THE REASON FOR THAT IS WE DELAYED DELAYED OUR SEWER BILLS THIS YEAR TO SEPTEMBER 15TH 1 OF OUR LARGEST MORTGAGE COMPANY PROVIDERS JUST SENT IN THE CZECH LAST YEAR. WE HAD RECEIVED THE PRIOR TO AUGUST 31ST. HENCE YOU SEE THAT BIG VARIANTS. ONCE WE POST THIS CHECK, AND ONCE AT THE END OF THE MONTH WILL ACTUALLY BE AHEAD OF WHERE WE WERE LAST YEAR, SO THERE'S NO CONCERN TAXES. THAT'S SOMETHING WE ALWAYS LOOK WE'LL LOOK AT. UH, YES, QUICK QUESTION. SO I MEAN THE MORTGAGE. COMPANY.

SUBMITTING LATER LIKE DELINQUENT OR IT WAS JUST A DIFFERENCE WITHIN THE TIMEFRAME CORRECT SO BECAUSE WE EXTENDED THE TAX, THE THIRD QUARTER TAXES THE GRACE PERIOD TO SEPTEMBER 15TH.

THEY'RE HOLDING IT ON AS LONG AS POSSIBLE BEFORE IT BECOMES DELINQUENT. AGAIN THEY'RE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE CURRENT INTEREST RATES, WHICH WE'LL TALK ABOUT IN A SECOND. UM SO POSITIVE NEWS OR INTERESTED IN INVESTMENTS YOU CAN SEE FOR ALMOST AT A MILLION DOLLARS.

WE'RE AT $921,000 WHEN WE WERE AT 59,000 LAST YEAR. LAST YEAR, THE INTEREST RATES REALLY STARTED PICKING UP SOME IN SEPTEMBER, AND THEY'VE JUST BEEN GOING UP EVER SINCE. UM YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN INVESTING. THERE'S NOT MANY VEHICLES WE CAN INVEST IN THE BIGGEST ONE. RCD S RIGHT NOW WE'RE HITTING ABOUT 6. AND A MONTH AND ONE MONTH CD. SO AGAIN WE KEEP ROLLING THESE OVER AND GENERATING ENORMOUS AMOUNTS OF INTEREST. THE MOST INTEREST REVENUE WE'VE HAD, I THINK IN MONTGOMERY IN YEARS, PROBABLY OVER 15 YEARS, SO AND THAT'S A POSITIVE LAST YEAR AGAIN. WE'RE AT 59,000. NOW WE'RE JUST UNDER A MILLION 921,000 FEES AND PERMITS. UM, THAT'S UP ABOUT 178,000, MAINLY BECAUSE OUR RECREATION THEY RAN MORE PROGRAMS THIS YEAR, WHICH IS GREAT. AT THE SAME TIME, THOUGH, WHEN YOU RUN MORE RECREATION PROGRAMS, EXPENSES GO UP A LITTLE AS WELL. SO IT'S A IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF A WATCH, BUT WE ARE AHEAD COMPARED TO LAST YEAR.

I'LL MOVE DOWN TO AGAIN ARE AND GO THROUGH ALL OF THESE BACK, I'LL MOVE DOWN TO CONSTRUCTION CODE FEES AND PERMITS, UM, AGAIN LAST YEAR WERE AT 715,000. THAT WAS A LARGE NUMBER FOR THE TIME BEING. THIS YEAR, WE'RE DOWN TO $533,000. AND AGAIN WE'RE OFF PACE. WE BUDGETED IT. WE WERE AGGRESSIVE IN OUR BUDGET. WE BUDGETED 1.1 MILLION. UM, WE'RE NOT GONNA EVEN COME CLOSE TO THAT THIS YEAR. WE WERE AGGRESSIVE AT THAT NUMBER. REALISTICALLY WHEN WE BUDGET 900,950. THAT'S KIND OF WHAT WE AVERAGE REGARDLESS THIS PAST MONTH IN AUGUST, WE WERE AHEAD BY ABOUT 30% MONTH, JUST THAT MONTH IN AUGUST, SO HOPEFULLY THAT TREND CONTINUES AND WE CATCH UP TO LAST YEAR. UM THOSE ARE REALLY ARE BIG REVENUES AGAIN. I DON'T WANT TO STICK TO THE REVENUES TOO MUCH WILL BE HERE FOR A WHILE. NEXT FEW NEXT FEW SLIDES. YOU WILL SEE SOME GRAPHS. THIS IS OUR PERCENTAGE PROPERTY TAX COLLECTION OF PERCENTAGE OF COLLECTION WHAT WE BUILD COMPARED TO WHAT WE COLLECTED AS YOU'LL SEE AGAIN. WE'RE AT 60.43% THIS YEAR

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WE'RE AT 70.94% IN 2021. WE ENDED UP AT 99.3% AT THE END OF THE YEAR COMPARED TO ONLY 98.87.

IN 2022. SO AGAIN, THE REAL INDICATOR IS WHEN WE LOOK AT THE FOURTH QUARTER WHEN WE COME NOVEMBER TAXES RIGHT AFTER THAT, WE'LL SEE YOUR TRUE PERCENTAGE OF COLLECTION NUMBER. INTEREST ON INVESTMENTS WILL JUST SEE HOW WE BALLOONED OVER THE YEARS. AT THIS POINT AS OF AUGUST 31ST ACCORDING TO THAT YEAR FEES AND PERMITS, SAME THING. 2020 WAS THE COVID YEAR WHEN WE ACTUALLY SHUT DOWN JUST ABOUT ALL THE PROGRAMS IF YOU ALL REMEMBER AND WE'VE BEEN INCREASING EVER SINCE GETTING BACK TO NORMAL. CONSTRUCTION CODE FEES AS YOU'LL SEE AGAIN. WE'RE STILL LOWER THAN, UM EVEN FREE COVID OR RIGHT AROUND COVID WAS STILL LOWER THAN THAT, AND WE'LL SEE AGAIN SEE WHAT KIND OF PERMITS WE HAVE IN THERE THAT WE CAN PUSH ALONG TO MAKE SURE OUR NUMBERS KEEP RISING. MUNICIPAL COURT FINDS AS MUNICIPAL COURT POLICE THEIR TICKETS AGAIN WE HAVE A SHARED SERVICE WITH HILLSBOROUGH WERE AT 73,000 AGAIN RESPECTABLE. WE WERE 81,000 LAST YEAR AT 73,000 THIS YEAR AGAIN FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST. WE WERE JUST FOR THAT MONTH AHEAD OF WHERE WE WERE LAST AUGUST, SO I KNOW THAT TREND WILL CONTINUE AND WE'LL WE'LL CATCH UP TO WHERE WE WERE LAST YEAR. NO CONCERNS THERE. APPROPRIATIONS REAL QUICK AND APPROPRIATIONS. I DON'T LIST ALL THE APPROPRIATIONS. WE WOULD LITERALLY BE HERE FOR HOURS. AS THE BUDGET FINANCE COMMITTEE KNOWS CAN RELATE TO. SO REALLY, WE'RE AT WE'VE USED ABOUT 80% OF OUR BUDGET SO FAR, WHICH IS NORMAL FOR US AROUND THIS TIME OF THE YEAR WE HAVE ABOUT 7.2 LEFT. I DON'T SEE MANY BUDGET TRANSFERS COMING ALONG IN NOVEMBER. AS YOU KNOW, NOVEMBER WE CAN ACTUALLY START DOING BUDGET TRANSFERS. WE WILL NEED ONE FOR RECREATION AGAIN. WE MENTIONED THE RECREATION CAMPS INCREASED THIS YEAR REVENUE INCREASE, BUT THE EXPENSES ARE GOING TO INCREASE, SO WE'LL HAVE A BUDGET TRANSFER FOR THERE. AND THEN THERE WON'T BE MANY MORE SMALL ONES HERE THERE BUT AGAIN IN TERMS OF APPROPRIATION, NO RED FLAGS. UM AS OF AUGUST, 31ST. SO JUST TO CLARIFY SO IN THE QUITE TO SEE THAT WE'VE GOTTEN WHEN I SPEAK ONE FALL FROM THE FROM INTEREST ON ON OUR CASH, ETCETERA. UM BUT HAVE WE BEEN SEEING ANY IMPACTS BEYOND WHAT WE BUDGETED ON LIKE INFLATION, ETCETERA. NO WE ACTUALLY AGAIN OTHER THAN REALLY , THE RECREATION PROGRAMS. UM BECAUSE WE HAD A CAP ISSUE WE HAD COULD ONLY BUDGET IF YOU REMEMBER. WE CAN ONLY BUDGET AS MUCH AS YOU, UM, BUDGET LAST YEAR, THEN WE HAVE THE 2.5% CAP, SO THAT'S KIND OF THE KIND OF THE TRICKY PART. WE HAVE RECREATION, BUT NO PROFESSIONAL SERVICES UTILITIES. ALL OF THAT WE'RE LOOKING LIKE WE SHOULD BE CLOSE TO WHAT WE BUDGETED WITH WITH SOME SPENDING ROOM AS WELL. TAX SALE EVERY YEAR TAX SALE IN THE FOURTH QUARTER AGAIN. WE'RE LOOKING AHEAD NOW IN THE FOURTH QUARTER. WE HAVE OUR TAX SALE FOR OUR PRIOR YEARS. DELINQUENT TAXES OR 2022 DELINQUENT TAXES AS OF DECEMBER 7TH. THEY ARE AUCTIONED OFF ELECTRONICALLY. WE USE REAL AUCTION. UM IT'S A LEADING PROVIDER IN AUCTIONS THROUGHOUT, ACTUALLY THE COUNTRY. VERY SIMPLE FOR ANYONE TO USE. IT'S GOING AS OLDEN DAYS WE'D COME IN HERE WILL ACTUALLY COME IN HERE AND WE ACTUALLY HAVE BEATING PEOPLE WOULD HAVE NUMBERS BUT THEIR HANDS UP START GOING DOWN. SO NOW EVERYTHING IS DONE ONLINE. IT'S A LOT MORE EFFICIENT FOR US. UM, AND AGAIN . IT DOESN'T COST ANYTHING TO US . THERE'S A SMALL FEE AND THEREFORE WHOEVER WINS THE BID THAT'S AND AGAIN THAT'S DECEMBER 7TH. SIMILAR TO LAST YEAR. TAX AND SEWER BILLS. QUARTERS TAXES WERE DUE AUGUST 1ST. BUT THE BILLS WEREN'T SENT OUT UNTIL LATER IN AUGUST BECAUSE OF OUR TAX RATE NOT BEING CERTIFIED BY THE COUNTY UNTIL LATE JULY, MID TO LATE JULY AND AGAIN THAT STEMS FROM THEM GETTING THE NUMBERS FROM THE STATE. REGARDLESS THE DUE DATE LEGALLY HAS TO STAY AUGUST 1ST. BUT WE EXTENDED THE GRACE PERIOD TO SEPTEMBER 15TH SO JUST A REMINDER FOR ANYBODY WATCHING OR WHOEVER WATCHES THIS VIDEO UH, TAXES ARE DUE. PROPERTY TAXES ARE DUE NOVEMBER 15TH JUST A REMINDER. UH WE ONLY CONTROL THE MUNICIPAL PORTION OF THE TAXES.

WE DO COLLECT EVERYBODY'S TAXES , SCHOOL COUNTY FIRE DISTRICT, BUT THEN WE SEND THEM OUT. UM OR INCREASED THIS YEAR WAS JUST IF YOU TAKE INTO CONSIDER OPEN SPACE ALSO IS REALLY 3.56% CONSIDERING INFLATION AND EVERYTHING LIKE THAT. IT WAS VERY WE FELT IT WAS VERY REASONABLE IN TERMS OF ALLOWING THE OPERATIONS TO OPERATE THE WAY WE NEED THEM TO, UM, BUT AGAIN, THE MUNICIPAL PORTION WAS 3.56% COUNTY AND SCHOOL BOARD. THEY WERE, THEY WERE ALMOST ALMOST DOUBLE INCREASE. UNFORTUNATELY WE HAVE NO CONTROL OVER THAT. BUT AGAIN, THAT'S DUE

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WE STARTED TALKING TO THE DEPARTMENT HEADS TO REALLY START THINKING ABOUT. YOU KNOW, THE 2024 BUDGET. UM I KNOW THE ADMINISTRATORS HAVE RON WILL BE REACHING OUT TO THE GOVERNING BODIES, SEEING WHAT YOUR GOALS AND PRIORITIES ARE FOR 2024 SO THE DEPARTMENT HEADS CAN INCORPORATE THEM INTO THE BUDGET. SO EXPECT THAT YOU KNOW LATER THIS LATER THIS YEAR, BUT AGAIN, WE ARE STARTING TO PLAN FOR THE 2024 BUDGET. THERE ARE SOME RISKS AGAIN, JUST LIKE LAST YEAR STUFF. WE CAN'T CONTROL. FOR EXAMPLE, HEALTH INSURANCE. WE WERE FORTUNATE THIS YEAR WAS LESS THAN A QUARTER OF A PERCENT WHILE THE STATE WAS GOING UP. 20% STATE AGAIN IS TALKING ABOUT 10 15% WE WON'T BE AS LOW AS A QUARTER PERCENT. I THINK WE'RE GOING TO BE AROUND 3, WHICH AGAIN? IS DOABLE COMPARED TO WHERE WE HAVE BEEN WHEN IT COMES TO HEALTH BENEFITS. UM I HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING ABOUT PENSIONS YET. IF YOU REMEMBER WE HAD A LARGE INCREASE ABOUT 10% IN PENSION CONTRIBUTIONS. I HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING YET. WE USUALLY FIND THAT OUT IN ABOUT A MONTH MONTH AND A HALF. UM THOSE ARE REALLY OUR LARGEST UNKNOWNS. YOU KNOW, WE KNOW OUR SALARIES. WE HAVE A CURRENT CONTRACTS ALREADY IN PLACE, SO WE KNOW WHAT THAT INCREASE IS GOING TO BE. WE KNOW ARE DEAD. ALL OUR DEBT COMING UP SO AGAIN ONCE WE HAVE, UM, OUR BUDGET REQUESTS, UM, THAT ARE IN LINE WITH THE GOVERNING BODIES, GOALS AND PRIORITIES. UH MYSELF AND ADMINISTER SAFFRON WILL REVIEW EVERYTHING WITH THE DEPARTMENT HEADS BEFORE SETTING MEETINGS UP WITH THE BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE. SO AGAIN EARLY STAGES, BUT WE ARE ALREADY STARTING TO PLAN FOR THAT. ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE AND ONE LAST THING AUDIT, OKAY. 2022 TOWNSHIP PART OF AS EVERYBODY KNOWS WE WERE. I WAS JUST TALKING ABOUT THE BUDGET BEFORE WE MOVE DOWN TO THE AUDIT. BUT I WAS JUST IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS, I MEAN, UM, PERSON BEAR AGAIN MYSELF WERE ON THE BUDGET AND FINANCE SO WE'RE CLOSER TO IT. BUT NO, I THINK IT WAS PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT PART QUICK QUESTION ABOUT THE CONSTRUCTION CODE CONSTRUCTION CALLING PERMIT FEE DROPPING. ARE WE, UM BEING. WHAT'S THE WORD BEING VERY BIT? NIKKI ONLY KEEP WHATEVER DIFFICULT ABOUT IT OR IS IT PEOPLE ARE JUST NOT COMING TO US. ARE WE NOT GIVING ENOUGH PERMITS? WHAT'S MAYBE, UM LAURIE CAN ANSWER THAT. BUT I JUST WANT TO UNDERSTAND. WHY DID THAT DROP THAT MUCH? VOLUME IS DOWN. NOT SIGNIFICANTLY, THOUGH. BUT AGAIN , IT DOES TAKE TIME TO REVIEW THE PERMITS, RIGHT HAS TO GO THROUGH ENGINEERING FIRST. THEN THROUGH ENGINEERING AND PLANNING AND ZONING HAS TO GO BACK TO THE CODES OR DOES TAKE SOME TIME TO GO THROUGH THAT PROCESS, AND WE'LL TALK MORE TO THOSE BOTH THOSE APARTMENTS TO SEE IF WE CAN AGAIN. IF THERE'S AN IF THERE'S A BACKLOG, HOW CAN WE GET THINGS MOVING ALONG? BUT AGAIN? I DON'T HAVE A DEFINITE ANSWER, BUT VOLUME HAS BEEN DOWN, WHICH HAS LED TO THAT DECREASE IN AND IF THAT'S HAPPENING IN ALL TOWNS WE UNDERSTAND, BUT IF IT'S HAPPENING FOR US, IS IT MORE OFTEN LONGER PROCESS IT ARE WE, YOU KNOW. PEOPLE ARE JUST TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHY. I THINK THE PROCESS IS SIMILAR TO OTHER TOWNS. OKAY ANYWAY, WE'LL TALK WITH ENGINEERING. WE'LL TALK WITH CODE JUST HAD A QUESTION. I SAW THAT. YEAH I THINK ALSO, SOME OF THE DEVELOPMENT HAS SLOWED. I KNOW IT DOESN'T SEEM THAT WAY. BUT IT HAS MONTGOMERY CROSSING THOSE TOWN HOMES. THOSE ARE SLOWING, SO THE AMOUNT OF FEES THAT WE RECEIVE FROM AN INITIAL NEW BUILDING OR QUITE HIGH AND SO WE DON'T HAVE AS MANY NEW UNITS. COMING ON BOARD WAS COMING ON SOME MORE SLOWLY. SO I THINK THAT'S PROBABLY ONE OF THE BIGGEST DIFFERENCES THAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW. UM AND THEN, UH, THERE IS A SLIGHT I THINK DECLINED FROM POST COVID WHERE PEOPLE WERE DOING A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF HOME IMPROVEMENTS ON THEIR PROPERTIES. AND SO I THINK THOSE ARE TWO THINGS THAT WE'RE SEEING. OKAY THANK YOU AGREE. I THINK IT WOULD BE GOOD FOLLOW UP. JUST UNDERSTAND IF IT'S A VOLUME BECAUSE I KNOW THAT WAS ONE OF THE LOOK AT THE MIRROR TO THE CONVERSATION WAS LIKE GO ON THE VOLUME OF PERMITS ETCETERA ON DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS. IS THE VOLUME DOWN OR IS IT? UH I CALLED THE COST PER PERMIT BECAUSE OF JUST THE TYPES OF PERMITS ARE BEING GIVEN THAN I THINK IT SHOULD BE HELPFUL, ESPECIALLY AS WE THINK ABOUT 2024 PLANNING. AGREED, AGREED THAT THAT'S A GOOD POINT. THANK YOU. I'LL BE TOO CHEAP IS THE QUESTION? NO PROBABLY NOT. I DON'T THINK SO. ALRIGHT SO EVERY YEAR THERE'S AN ANNUAL AUDIT CONDUCTED FOR THE PRIOR YEAR'S FINANCIALS. EVERY MUNICIPALITY IS REQUIRED TO HAVE AN AUDIT CONDUCTED SUDDENLY, INCLUDING THE FIRM THAT CONDUCTED AUDIT. UM THE AUDIT PROCESS BEGINS IN MID APRIL EARLY APRIL MID APRIL . IT TAKES ABOUT THREE WEEKS TO A MONTH AND THEY'RE IN HERE WERE GIVEN THE CONFERENCE ROOM AND THEY'RE GOING THROUGH A PURCHASE ORDERS. THEY'RE GOING THROUGH

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NOTHING WAS MATERIALLY MISSTATED OR INTERNAL CONTROLS ARE INTACT. THERE WAS NO RECOMMENDATIONS. WE ALWAYS HAVE AN EXIT CONFERENCE. UH PRIOR TO ME COMING TO THIS MEETING, AND THEY HAVE MINOR SUGGESTIONS. LIKE YOU HAVE SOME OLD RESERVES. THEY CAN CANCEL OUT. IT'LL HELP YOU INCREASE YOUR FUND BALANCE. YOU HAVE SOME OLD GRANTS. LOOK INTO THE COMPLETED. IT'S A NET ZERO, BUT CANCEL AMOUNT SO BASICALLY SOME HOUSE CLEANING ITEMS THAT THEY DO RECOMMEND, SO YOU MIGHT SEE SOME RESOLUTIONS COMING THROUGH . CANCELING THIS GRANT CANCELING THIS ORDINANCE BECAUSE THE PROJECT IS DONE, BUT NO MAJOR NO MAJOR FINDINGS. UM AGAIN, THEY LOOK AT SOME OF THE STUFF THEY LOOK AT IS OR AGAIN SOMETHING SIMPLE AS DEPOSITS NEED TO BE BASED ON STATE LAW DEPARTMENT NEED TO BE DEPOSITED WITHIN 48 HOURS. ARE WE COMPLYING WITH THAT? THERE'S NO PURCHASE MADE OR SERVICE, UH, ACQUIRED WITHOUT A PURCHASE ORDER FIRST, SO THEY CHECK AGAIN. THEY CHECK OUR PURCHASE ORDER. ONE WAS THE CREATOR THAT CHECK THE INVOICE. WHEN WAS THAT INVOICE? THE INVOICE WAS AFTER THE PURCHASE ORDER. THEY START. YOU KNOW, MARKING THAT DOWN AFTER A CERTAIN AMOUNT, YOU'LL SEE A COMMENT IN OUR AUDIT SAYING, HEY , YOU HAVE CONFIRMING IT'S CALLED CONFIRMING ORDERS. SO THAT'S SOMETHING BACK IN THE DAY BACK IN 2017. WE ALWAYS USED TO GET HIT AT AND GET HIT UP WITH RECOMMENDATIONS. WE CAME UP WITH THE PROCESS TO MAKE SURE THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN. SO LUCKILY, UM, YOU KNOW WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO CLEAN UP OUR PROCESSES BEEN ABLE TO REALLY FINE TUNE THE INTERNAL CONTROLS TO HAVE MONTGOMERY ON THAT END RUN PRETTY SMOOTHLY AND IT'S REALLY A TESTAMENT TO DEPARTMENTS DEPARTMENT HEADS REALLY FOLLOWING. YOU KNOW THE PROCEDURES WE HAVE SET AT THE END OF THE DAY, THOUGH, AGAIN REGARDING THE AUDIT, NO RECOMMENDATIONS, NO COMMENTS, CLEAN AUDIT. UM AND WE'LL KEEP TRYING TO IMPROVE REGARDLESS OF THE AUDIT SAYS IT'S CLEAN. WE'LL TRY TO IMPROVE OUR PROCESSES AND INTERNAL CONTROLS ANY QUESTIONS ON THE AUDIT. I MEAN, THAT THEY CRITICAL IS ALL TO EVERYBODY ON STAFF. UM REALLY MAKING A CLEAN AUDIT IS SUCH A GREAT JOB. SO APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND THANK YOU FROM A NON FINANCE MINDED PERSON FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDABLE EXPLANATION, RIGHT THERE. USER FRIENDLY PRESENTATION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MIKE, ALWAYS MISS IT FEEL GOOD, AND HOPEFULLY THE TOWNSHIP CAN SEE THAT WE HAVE A GOOD GUY AT THE HELM. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT TEAM OVERALL, SO IT'S WE'RE BLESSED, MICHAEL. JUST ONE. THANK YOU. THE TEAM. UM I THINK, UH, ALL RESIDENTS HAVE ALL THE HAVE PUT FAITH INTO US AND THE ADMINISTRATION TO I RUN A CLEAN HOUSE AND YES. YOU KNOW, THIS IS MY SECOND YEAR GOING THROUGH THE AUTO REPORT REALLY APPRECIATE YOU AND YOUR STAFF BECAUSE I THINK ONCE PEOPLE DON'T TRUST THE FINANCIALS, IT'S A BIG RISK. SO GREAT THE CLEANER THAT IS IN THE CONTROLS THAN PEOPLE HAVE GOOD FAITH, AND IT ALLOWS THE FOCUS ON OTHER THINGS. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU AGREED. AND I GIVE YOU A LOT OF CREDIT.

HAVING GONE THROUGH MANY AUDITS BEFORE TOO. IT'S I FOUND IT IN UNBELIEVABLY PAINFUL, BUT IT WAS . IT'S GREAT, BUT READING IT AGAIN THIS YEAR IN IN SEEING SKIPPING TO THE WHERE THE BIG PARTS THAT WE NEED TO LOOK AT. IT'S GREAT, REALLY GREAT TO SEE THOSE CHANGES THAT HAVE BEEN MADE. I'VE LOOKED AT SOME OF THE EARLIER ONES AND JUST A PROCESS IMPROVEMENT. I THINK THAT MAKES US THINK WE'VE GOT GREAT CONTROLS AND EVERYTHING. AND JUST ANY PROCESS. IMPROVEMENT IS WONDERFUL. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU MORE. HEY.

[4. Governing Body Certification of Annual Audit for 2022]

[Consent Agenda]

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OKAY GREAT. SO DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT CONSENT? AGENDA RESOLUTIONS. 23-9 DASH 235 THROUGH 23-9 TEST 2 TO 4. SO MOVED. 2ND 2ND. UH OH, NO, YOU DON'T WANT A SECOND IT RIGHT SECOND, AND THEN WE'LL HAVE THE FOUR OF US ALL IN FAVOR, AND THEN WE WANTED ABSTENTION. IT'S THE EASIEST WAY TO DO IT FROM YOUR ONE THING ABSTAINING FROM ALL OF THE REST. JUST THAT ONE CORRECT. THE RECORD WILL REFLECT THAT. HE JUST ABSTAIN FROM THAT ONE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I AM SAYING OKAY? THE NEXT ITEM RESOLUTION. 23-9 DASH 23245 AUTHORIZING THE INFLUENCE OF A

[15. Authorizing the Issuance of New Plenary Retail Consumption Liquor License to Village Walk 1320, LLC]

[16. Initiating Competitive BID Contracting Process for Animal Control Services ]

THANK YOU. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 23-9 DASH 246 MOVED. 2ND 2ND PLEASE. COMMITTEE MEMBER ON YES, TODD YES. BARICAN DEPUTY MAYOR SING. YES KEENAN? YES BEFORE WE GO TO THE NEXT

[17. Authorizing Use Agreement Between the Township of Montgomery and the Montgomery Township Board of Education for Swimming Pool at Montgomery High School ]

SO DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION? 23-9 DASH 247 MOVED . 2ND 2ND ROLL CALL, PLEASE.

COMMITTEE MEMBER ON YES, MEMBER TODD? YES MEMBER. BARGAIN YES. SING? YES. YES. THE NEXT ITEM

[18. Authorizing the Execution of a Contract for Animal Control Services]

[19. Authorizing Award of BID #05-2023 – 2023 Road Improvements Project]

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THEY DO HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 23-9 DASH 249 MOVED. 2ND 2ND ROLL CALL, PLEASE.

COMMITTEE MEMBER ON? YES TODD? YES. MEMBER OF ARROGANT? YES. DEPUTY MAYOR SING YES, MARY

[20. Approval of Minutes]

[21. Payment of Bills – Posted ]

THAT WAS $160,028. NEXT ONE IS FIRST VEHICLE SERVICE, WHICH MAINTAINS OUR VEHICLES. THAT'S ALSO ON PAGE ONE FOR 63,352. AND THEN THE FINAL ONE IS ON PAGE THREE. IT'S NEW JERSEY. AMERICAN WATER FOR 59,000 $94.14. THOSE ARE THE LARGEST BILLS THIS, UH, MEETINGS BILL LIST IN THE NEW JERSEY WATER DOES THAT JUST COVERS HERE? IT DOESN'T COVER KAUFMAN BECAUSE IT'S LIKE NOT THERE YET. IS IT JUST FOR THIS BUILDING? WHAT IS THE WAS THAT COVER THIS ONE AGAIN? SO THIS IS FOR THIS BUILDING AGAIN. IF YOU LOOK IN THE SEWER FUND, LET'S SEE IF WE HAD NEW JERSEY AMERICAN WATER SEWER PLANTS. IT COVERS OVER THERE. SO CORRECT. IT'S FOR THIS BILL IS FOR THIS CURRENT BUILDING. OKAY GREAT. IT'LL BE INTERESTING TO SEE BECAUSE I KNOW SOON WE'RE GOING TO BE TURNING ON THE WATER, KAUFMAN SO WE'LL KEEP AN EYE ON THAT TOO. SO GREAT. ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMITTEE? JUST ONE QUESTION, NOT A BIG DEAL, BUT I FEEL LIKE SEEING THIS A COUPLE OF TIMES I MIGHT HAVE MENTIONED IT LIKE A YEAR AGO. THEY KEEP SEEING THE HILLSBOROUGH STAR DINER AH, FOR SENIOR BREAKFAST. AND I HAVE NOTHING AGAINST THE HILLSBOROUGH STAR DINER, BUT THEY'RE GOING TO LOOK AT SOME LOCAL OKAY OPPORTUNITIES FOR SOME MORE LOCAL BUSINESSES IF THAT'S APPROPRIATE. I AGREE. EXCELLENT. THAT SOUNDS GOOD KEEPING KEEPING IT LOCAL. SO GREAT. GREAT. THANK YOU. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 23 DISH 9 TO 50 SUM MOVED SECOND, PLEASE. MANY MEMBER ON YES, TODD YES, MEMBER BARICAN. DEPUTY MAYOR SING. YES

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IT'S IN THE LIBRARY, RIGHT? IT'S NOT USING THIS ROOM, NO IMPACTED BY CORRECT. OKAY GOOD QUESTION.

YES IMPACT, BUT WE DO HAVE EARLY VOTING THAT DAY. AT THAT TIME. I LET ME LOOK HOLD ON. THAT IS CORRECT. IT'S A FRIDAY. YEAH. SO GO TO THE EVENT. HMM SO, THE NEXT SIDE, SO DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE SOMERSET COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM OF NEW JERSEY REQUEST FOR A SPECIAL PERMIT? SOME MOVED SECOND ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. WE'LL START WITH SOME TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE REPORTS. I'M NOT SURE WE HAVE ANY BUT I'LL START. UM WE DON'T HAVE ANY RIGHT NOW. BACK TO SCHOOL, SO I DIDN'T FOCUSING ON MY KIDS OUT THE DOOR. THAT'S IMPORTANT. THAT'S IMPORTANT. 20. GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. UM I HAVE. I WILL HAVE PROBABLY MORE TO SAY NEXT TIME I DO HAVE A FEW UPDATES FROM THE LANDMARKS COMMISSION. UM. WHICH WERE AT MY DISPOSAL BUT DON'T SEEM TO BE BUT THE LANDMARKS COMMISSION IS WORKING HARD. THEY WILL BE APPEARING ON SEPTEMBER 11TH AT A THE FIRST OF SOME TALKING SESSIONS ABOUT HIS, UH, GETTING MONTGOMERY TO BE PART OF THE HISTORY OF CENTRAL JERSEY AND ALSO THE INCLUSION EQUITY COMMITTEE HAD ITS REGULAR MEETING THE OTHER NIGHT. AND WHAT I WILL SAY IS THAT THE THINGS THAT WERE TOP OF MIND WERE RELATED TO SOME OF THE INITIATIVES THAT WE'RE WORKING ON THE PEDESTRIAN SAFETY. UM YOU KNOW, WE HAD THAT KIND OF LISTENING SESSION OVER AT THE APARTMENT BUILDING, AND WE LEARNED THAT NOT ONLY IS THERE AN ISSUE WITH PEDESTRIAN SAFETY FOR THOSE WHO ARE AMBULATORY, BUT PEOPLE WHO NEED TO USE WHEELCHAIRS AND CAN'T GET AROUND AS WELL OR HAVING, UM YOU KNOW SOME SOME TROUBLE WITH BEING MOVING AROUND SAFELY, SO THE INCLUSION EQUITY COMMITTEE IS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THAT. WE ALSO TALKED ABOUT THE ASIAN CRIME INFORMATION SENTIENT THAT AGREEMENT COMMITTING ON PUT TOGETHER AND WE CERTAINLY WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS AND BUSINESS OWNERS FEEL PHYSICALLY AND PSYCHOLOGICALLY SAFE, LIVING AND WORKING HERE IN MONTGOMERY. SO THOSE ARE THINGS THAT THEY, UH THAT THE COMMITTEE IS CONCERNED ABOUT AND WE'LL HOPE TO CONTINUE TO CONTRIBUTE TO RESULTING. GREAT, THANK YOU. UM ALL MY COMMITTEES WILL BE MEAN AFTER THIS MEETING, SO I'VE GIVEN UP THE NEXT TOWNSHIP COMMUNITY DEPUTY MAYOR. UM I ACTUALLY JUST WANTED TO FOR THE WRECK AS EVERYBODY KNOWS THE POOL IS GOING TO OPEN SEPTEMBER 11TH. PEOPLE HAVE BEEN LOOKING FORWARD TO IT ALL DURING COVID. WE DIDN'T HAVE ACCESS TO THE POOL. SECONDLY ALSO SEPTEMBER 11TH IS THE FIRST DAY THAT THE BUS TO NEW YORK CITY WILL BE AVAILABLE . MONTGOMERY WORKED WITH HILLSBOROUGH TO MAKE SURE THIS HAPPENED. SO I'M REALLY HAPPY ABOUT IT ARE RESIDENTS CAME AND THEY DID PETITIONS AROUND WHATSAPP GROUPS AND NEIGHBORHOODS AND WE'RE HAPPY THAT HOPEFULLY THIS WILL HELP THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR OUR RESIDENTS. AND OF COURSE, THE SAFETY AS COMMITTEEWOMAN TODD MENTIONED THE SAFETY COMMITTEE EFFORTS HAVE BEEN REALLY RECOGNIZED THAT PEOPLE HAVE REACHED OUT AND THEY'RE HAPPY ABOUT IT. AND I THINK WITH SCHOOLS OPENING, HOPEFULLY THIS , YOU KNOW, PEOPLE REALIZE THAT AND ESPECIALLY NOW THAT WE HAVE A CHECK, THANK YOU FOR THE FOR THE SIDEWALKS, SO HOPEFULLY WE'LL HAVE MORE CONNECTIONS AND SOCIAL CONNECTIVITY FROM MONTGOMERY. THANK YOU. THE OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT HAS MET AGAIN. A BUNCH OF QUEEN MEMBERS. UM LAURIE, I KNOW THAT YOU WERE THERE AS WELL. SO THE OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT THAT'S BEEN REALLY HEADING UP BY OFFICER. UM OFFICER DEFINITELY HAS DONE A REALLY GOOD JOB IN TRYING TO YOU RE TRYING TO BRING IT MORE TO THE FOREFRONT AND WE'RE THERE'S A LOT OF WORK THAT HE'S DONE SO FAR IN THE WHOLE TEAM HAS DONE, UM, MAKING SURE THAT ALL OF THE MANUALS EVERYTHING HAS BEEN UPDATED. WE'RE GOING TO MAKE SURE THAT IT IS NOT CALLED SHELF ART THAT IS ACTUALLY USABLE, SO I WANTED TO GIVE GIVE HIM AND EVERYBODY ELSE THAT HAS BEEN HELPING OUT ON THAT. LIKE UM, SHOUT OUT ON THAT, AND I ALSO WANT TO THANK ALL OF THE FOLKS THAT WORKED ON THAT WATER MAIN BREAK THAT HAPPENED. WE DO NOT HAVE A VERY GOOD TRACK RECORD ON THAT ON THAT. LABOR DAY. THAT WAS ALSO WHEN IT HAPPENED SO BUT THEY ALL CAME TOGETHER ON THAT FRIDAY,

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THANK YOU. JUST AN UPDATE ON THE WATER LINE TO AUTO KAUFMAN COMMUNITY CENTER AND THE SENIOR CENTER. THE CONTRACTORS SCHEDULED TO COMPLETE THE WATER SERVICE LINE TO THE BUILDING. SO NEW JERSEY AMERICAN HAS COMPLETED IT ALONG THE ROADWAY, AND NOW A CONTRACTOR IS CONNECTING IT TO THE BUILDING BY NEXT FRIDAY THAT SHOULD BE COMPLETED. THERE WILL BE DISRUPTION IN SERVICE TO THE WATER ON FRIDAY, SO OUR SENIOR CENTERS MAKING ARRANGEMENTS AND THAT WILL ACTUALLY HOST AND BUS OUR CLIENTS TO THE BRIDGEWATER SENIOR CENTER FOR THE DAY ANTICIPATED THAT AND WILL ACCOMMODATE ALL OF OUR SENIORS, AND FOR ANYONE THAT'S SEEN SOME OF THE SOIL THAT'S BEEN STOCKPILED THAT ALSO WILL BE MOVING OUT OF THE PARKING LOT NEXT MEET NEXT WEEK, BEGINNING TO BE MOVED NEXT WEEK AND SHOULD BE REMOVED BY THE END OF THE MONTH. PROJECT WILL BE FULLY COMPLETED. SOME PEOPLE MAY HAVE SEEN SOME SOME GREAT WORK AND UM OF THE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE ZION WARS VILLE ROAD BRIDGE. THE CURRENT UPDATE IS THAT WEATHER PERMITTING THE BRIDGE WILL BE REOPENED TO TRAFFIC BY THE END OF SEPTEMBER. THAT'S GOOD SPECIFIC DATE, BUT THE COUNTY WILL CONTINUE TO UPDATE US AS IT IS, IT PROGRESSES. THAT'S GOOD NEWS. IT'S BEEN OUT FOR A VERY LONG TIME. SO THE STONE, THE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE STONE ARCH BRIDGE IS NEARLY COMPLETE, AND THE APPROACH WORK IS IN PROGRESS , AND THAT ENTAILS THE BRIDGE, RAIL, PAVEMENT RECONSTRUCTION AND EMBANKMENT STABILIZATION. THE LAST THING IS THAT OCTOBER IS BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH AND SO THE TOWNSHIP WAS APPROACHED BY THE NONPROFIT GROUP DANCE FOR THE CURE TO JOIN SURROUNDING SOMERSET COUNTY TOWNS. I THINK OF HILLSBOROUGH RAIRDEN BOROUGH FRANKLIN SOMERVILLE IN RAISING AWARENESS BY TYING PINK RIBBONS THAT ARE SUPPLIED BY THE NONPROFIT TWO TREES AROUND THE MUNICIPAL BUILDING PROPERTY. AND AUTO KAUFMAN PROPERTY. SO THIS PARTICULAR NONPROFIT, UM THEY FIND HELP. WITH FINANCIALLY ASSISTING BREAST CANCER PATIENTS IN SOMERSET COUNTY, MIDDLESEX AND 100 COUNTIES AS WELL. AND IF THE COMMITTEE PERMITS US, WE WOULD BE TYING THE RIBBON SOMETIME AFTER THE 25TH OF SEPTEMBER. AND ACTUALLY, THE WOMAN WHO RUNS THIS NONPROFIT IS ACTUALLY A FORMER MONTGOMERY RESIDENT. TOO NICE. YEAH. UM SO WE WANTED TO JUST MAKE SURE YOU'RE YOU'RE WITH THAT AND SINCE WE WERE ON SUCH A POSITIVE ROLE WITH GRANTS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, I DID WANT TO JUST POINT OUT THAT WE RECEIVED A STATE GRANT FOR HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT OF $118,000. SO THAT'S REGULATIONS THAT ANOTHER THING TO CELEBRATE? DEFINITELY THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND I KNOW I WAS DOWN LOOKING AT THAT ZION WORDS BILL BRIDGE THE OTHER DAY BECAUSE WE'VE HAD A REQUEST BY ONE OF OUR RESIDENTS MANY TIMES THAT MANY OF THE KNICKS ALS THAT COME ACROSS DUTCH TOWNS IRON IT'S A TREES ARE FALLING DOWN AND SO FORTH. BIG ASH TREE PROBLEM THERE. I TOOK A LOOK AND I WENT UP AND DOWN THE ROAD. AND I KNOW THAT ONE IS A VERY INTERESTING ONE. BECAUSE IN LOOKING AT IT, IT'S GOT TO POWER COMPANIES THAT ARE INVOLVED IN THAT. IT'S ALSO TWO. THERE'S HILLSBOROUGH IS ONE SIDE WHERE ONE SIDE AS WELL, SO I'M GONNA PROBABLY CIRCLE BACK WITH YOU TO FIGURE OUT WHERE WE CAN GO. THERE'S A IT'S JUST KIND OF A MESS THERE. UM THE POWER LINES MIGHT BE FINE. BUT THEN SOME OF THE OTHER LINES AREN'T GOOD, SO ALL KIND OF CIRCLE BACK TO FIGURE OUT WHERE WE DO IT. AND IF THERE'S AN ISSUE WITH EASEMENTS BECAUSE I KNOW IT'S AN OLD ROAD AS WELL, IN TERMS OF WHO NEEDS TO TAKE CARE OF SOME OF THE TREES. SOMERSET COUNTY OWNS A LOT OF THE PROPERTIES ALONG THERE SO WE MIGHT BECOME AND BECAUSE SOMERSET COUNTY TO COME AND TAKE CARE OF THESE THINGS RIGHT, SO THAT WAS PROBABLY SHOWED UP TO THEM AS WELL. SO THANK YOU, AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT BRIDGE CERTAINLY LIVING LIVING IN THAT AREA, AND UNFORTUNATELY, THERE'S A SIGN OVER IT. I DON'T KNOW IF IT SAYS THAT IT WILL. THAT WOULD

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VERY HAPPY TO OPEN THAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IT LOOKS IT LOOKS GREAT. IT LOOKS BEAUTIFUL. SHE ALSO WANT TO JUST MENTION THE INSERT. YOU CAN JUST MAKE SURE BECAUSE YOU GOT IT. YOU CAN HOLD IT UP. WE WERE TALKING ABOUT HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS AND IN THE CURRENT ISSUE OF THE NEWSLETTER ON THE BACK PAGE, WE JUST WANTED TO LET EVERYONE KNOW THAT THERE WERE REALLY USEFUL TIPS PHONE NUMBERS ON HOW TO BE PREPARED FOR HURRICANE. GREAT. THANK YOU. YES. VERY IMPORTANT.

OKAY THE NEXT WHERE WE NEXT DOOR NO, THAT WAS FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS , SO WE'LL BE IN NOT SURELY THE NEXT MEETING OR OR SOON AFTER THAT, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A STATUS OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF 2023. WE TEND TO DO THAT EVERY SIX MONTHS OR SO. BUT IT'S A GOOD UPDATE FOR EVERYBODY, UM, IN THE TOWN. TO KNOW KIND OF WHERE THINGS ARE AT. WE ALSO HAVE AN UPDATE ON OUR STAGE TWO WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT STATUS, SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT AND ALSO OUR WASTEWATER CONSOLIDATION PLAN. MONTGOMERY HAD MANY, MANY, UM, WASTEWATER TREATMENTS AND AS WE HAVE MOVED THEM FORWARD, WE WANT TO KIND OF WHERE WE'RE GOING FORWARD AS WELL WITH THIS, SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT. WHO WOULD THINK BUT WASTEWATER TREATMENT. I'M LIKE I'M JUST SAYING, WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT THE TREATMENT. WONDERFUL AND I THINK THAT YEAH , THAT'S A TREATMENT THAT THAT'S A VERY IMPORTANT THING THAT THAT THAT TREATMENT PLANT WAS WIPED OUT DURING IDEA AND I WAS SO IMPRESSED WITH ARE THE FOLKS THAT WORK THERE AND FRANKLY AMAZED AT HOW THEY GOT THAT THING UP IN VIBE. FIVE DAYS AMAZING, SO HAPPY ABOUT THAT. THE NEXT ITEM IS RESOLUTION 23-9 DASH 251 EXECUTIVE SESSION BE IT RESOLVED BY THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE OF THE TOWNSHIP OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY OF SOMERSET, NEW JERSEY, AS FOLLOWS THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE WILL NOW CONVENE IN A CLOSED SESSION THAT WILL BE LIMITED ONLY TO CONSIDERATION OF ITEMS WITH RESPECT TO WHICH THE PUBLIC MAY BE EXCLUDED PURSUANT TO SECTION SEVEN B OF THE OPEN PUBLIC MEETINGS ACT. THE GENERAL NATURE OF THE SUBJECTS TO BE DISCUSSED IN THESE SESSIONS ARE AS FOLLOWS UNDER ATTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGES . WE HAVE MUNICIPAL PROPERTY AND ALSO THAT TEXACO PROPERTY WE ALSO HAVE ANTICIPATED OR PENDING LITIGATION. WE HAVE SOME DISCUSSIONS ABOUT PRINCETON AIRPORT UPDATE. COUNTRY CLUB BENTOS VERSUS THE TOWNSHIP OF MONTGOMERY UPDATES. IT IS UNKNOWN PRECISELY WHEN THE MATTERS DISCUSSED IN THE SESSION WILL BE DISCLOSED TO THE PUBLIC ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY AND SETTLEMENT OF LITIGATION SHOW ONLY BE APPROVED BY THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE IN A PUBLIC SESSION. THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE WILL RETURN TO THE REGULAR SESSION AND MAY TAKE FURTHER ACTION AND THIS RESOLUTION SHALL TAKE PLACE IMMEDIATELY. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION? 23-9 DASH 251 MOVED. 2ND 2ND CALL PLEASE. COMMITTEE MEMBER ON YES, TODD COMMITTEE MEMBER BARGAIN? YES. HARASSING YES, KEENAN, OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY, WE CAN GO

[22. Executive Session ]