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OKAY ONLY REFUGEES OF OKAY, WE'RE READY. READY OK, GOOD EVENING. THIS IS THE MONTGOMERY
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TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE REGULAR MEETING OF THURSDAY NOVEMBER 9TH 2023 THE TIME IS 7 P.M. ROLL CALL, PLEASE. MARY KEENAN. HERE, DEPUTY MAYOR SING COMMITTEE MEMBER BARICAN COMMITTEE MEMBER TODD HERE COMMITTEE MEMBER ON HERE. IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN PUBLIC MEETINGS ACT.ADEQUATE NOTICE OF THIS MEETING WAS PROVIDED AN AUGUST 25TH 2023 TO THE COURIER NEWS AND THE STAR LEDGER POSTED ON MUNICIPAL BULLETIN BOARD AND FILED WITH THE TOWNSHIP CLERK. PLEASE RISE TO THE FLAG. THE UNITED STATES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IN A VISIBLE ENERGY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. HOLD ON ONE SECOND. OKAY THE FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS IS A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING
[1. Proclamation – Recognizing Distinguished Charter Members of the Rotary Club of Montgomery/Rocky Hill]
DISTINGUISHED CHARTER MEMBERS OF THE ROTARY CLUB OF MONTGOMERY SLASH ROCKY HILL, WHEREAS THE MAYOR AND THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE WISH TO RECOGNIZE INDIVIDUALS WHO ATTAIN MILESTONES AND SELFLESSLY SERVE THEIR COMMUNITY . AND WHEREAS THE TOWNSHIP OF MONTGOMERY HONORS THE REMARKABLE LONGEVITY OF THE ACTIVE CHARTER, NON GENERIC, NOT A GENERI, INS ART MARTIN DON MATTHEWS AND KEITH. WE LUCK EACH HAVING REACHED THE MILESTONE OF 90 YEARS OF AGE AND CELEBRATES ALL ACTIVE CHARTER MEMBERS, INCLUDING BILL BEETLE, CHRIS HADN'T ER KIP HIGGINS, BILL HINDS SICK AND DOUG MERIT FOR THEIR UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO THE ROTARY'S MISSION OF SERVICE ABOVE ALL ELSE ALL OUT. CERTAIN. EXCUSE ME, SERVICE ABOVE SELF. WHEREAS THESE ROTARIANS HAVE DEDICATED ENDLESS HOURS OF TIME AND TALENT TO THE BETTERMENT OF THE COMMUNITY, LOCAL, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LEVELS NOW THEREFORE BE IT PROCLAIMED THAT THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE OF THE TOWNSHIP OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY OF SOME SOMERSET, NEW JERSEY, ON BEHALF OF ITS RESIDENTS, HEREBY EXTENDS HEARTFELT APPRECIATION. AND RECOGNITION TO BUILD BEETLE. CHRIS HAD ANGER. KIP HIGGINS, BILL HINES, SICK ART MARTIN, DON MATTHEWS, DOUG MERIT AND KEITH, WE LOOK FOR THE EXEMPLARY COMMITMENT AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COMMUNITY. ON THIS NINTH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2023. THE NEXT ITEM IS PUBLIC COMMENT. WE'RE SITTING HERE FACING AN EMPTY ROOM AT THE MOMENT, SO IT LOOKS LIKE THERE WILL BE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT, BUT I'LL OPEN IT FOR A MOMENT. DO I NEED TO READ THE BOOK WHOLE COFFEE THING ON THE PUBLIC, OKAY? BUT ANYWAY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WISHING TO ADDRESS THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE ON MATTERS PERTAINING TO THE TOWNSHIP MAY BE LIMITED TO FIVE MINUTES PER PERSON IF COMMENTS ARE SIMILAR TO THOSE ALREADY STARED AT STARTED STATED, PLEASE INDICATE YOUR SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION GROUPS ARE ASKED TO SELECT A SPOKESPERSON. SOMEONE'S HERE TO MAKE A PUBLIC COMMENT. I WILL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENTS. NEXT ITEM OR ORDINANCES FOR INTRODUCTION[3. Ordinance #23-1709 - An Ordinance Amending Chaper 8, Building, Housing and Farming of the Municipal Code of the Township of Montgomery, County of Somerset, New Jersey - Introduction/First Reading.]
AND FIRST READING FIRST ORDINANCE 23-1709 ORDINANCE AMENDING CHARTER 18 BUILDING, HOUSING AND FARMING OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE TOWNSHIP OF MONTGOMERY. THIS IS CLEAN UP WORK THAT WE'RE DOING. THIS IS AN INTRODUCTION. AT THE LAST MEETING, THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE HAD ADOPTED A CHANGE TO THIS SECTION OF THE ORDINANCE. THERE IS AN ADDITIONAL, UH, TWEAK THAT NEEDED TO BE MADE. SO IT'S JUST A CLEAN UP OF THAT. OKAY, SO DO I HAVE A MOTION TO INTRODUCE ORDINANCE 23-1709 SO MOVED SECOND. OH, I'LL GET IT. SECOND. READY ONE MOMENT. CAN'T GET IN.HOLD ON. YOU MIGHT HAVE TO GO BACK FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. LET'S SEE. THE DOOR IS NOT OPEN. DON'T THEY COME THROUGH THAT DOOR? HOLD ON A MOMENT. OH, CAN YOU OPEN THAT DOOR? SO UM, HOLD ON.
LET'S FINISH THIS. SO LET'S DO THE ROLL CALL VOTE. UM ROLL CALL VOTE FOR ORDINANCE 23-1709 JUST FOR THE RECORD THE MOTION. IT WAS THE MOST MOST COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND IT WAS SECONDED BY COMMITTEE. UM CALL PLEASE COMMITTEE MEMBER ON COMMITTEE MEMBER TODD YES. COMMITTEE MEMBER BARICAN? YES. CANON? YES. OKAY NOW WE'LL GO BACK TO PUBLIC COMMENT. SO BUT DO I NEED TO
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REOPEN OUT SO I'M GOING TO REOPEN PUBLIC COMMENT? I NEED SOME STATES FEEL AGAIN. QUICKLY.I'M GONNA OPEN IT TO THE COMMENTS. SO WHAT WE NEED TO DO IS JUST YOUR NAME AND THIS AND YOU DON'T NEED TO GIVE YOUR ADDRESS. BUT THE SPELLING OF YOUR LAST NAME. OKAY LISA SHAPIRO S H A P I R O OKAY, SO I AM ON THE MEMBER OF THE MUNICIPAL ALLIANCE. WE GET REGULARLY MEET EVERY MONTH. ONE OF OUR REPRESENTATIVES. USUALLY WE HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE ACTUALLY, FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. WE FOCUS ON MENTAL HEALTH OF TEENS. HOWEVER WE DO HERE QUITE A LOT ABOUT THE NUMBERS OF CALL OUTS THAT ARE COMING IN FOR MENTAL HEALTH CRISES AROUND THE TIME. SO THIS IS ACTUALLY BEEN INCREASING QUITE A LOT EXPONENTIALLY IN THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS AND IN DISCUSSIONS, ONE OF THE SUGGESTIONS THAT COME UP IN THIS IS WHAT I WANT TO KIND OF SEE IF WE CAN START EXPLORING AS A TOWN IS THAT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT REALLY DOESN'T HAVE THE STAFFING TO MANAGE SOME OF THESE, SO THEY'LL GET A CALL OUT. UM IF THERE IS A CRISIS, AND THEY HAVE TO GET ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE SOMEBODY WILL FREQUENTLY HAVE TO STAND AND WAIT OR STAY AND WAIT WITH THE FAMILY MEMBER OR THE FAMILY FOR SEVERAL HOURS CAN BE A LOT OF CHALLENGES IN DOING THIS, AND THIS ISN'T REALLY A ROLE FOR A LOT OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, SO IT'S KIND OF AFFECTING THEIR STAFFING AND THEIR COVERAGE. SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I'D ASKED HIM. IF THIS WOULD WORK IS IF THEY HAD A SOCIAL WORKER WHO WAS ASSIGNED TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WHO COULD COME OUT AND MANAGE THE MENTAL HEALTH AND THE MORE SOCIAL AND ALSO ASSIST WITH DOMESTIC CALLS AND EVERYTHING. UM, OBVIOUSLY REALIZED THAT SOMETHING THAT HAS TO BE EXPLORED FROM A FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVE, ALTHOUGH QUITE HONESTLY, A SOCIAL WORKER IS GOING TO BE A LOT MORE COST EFFECTIVE THAN A POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE POLICE OFFICER ROBI AND STAYING THERE. THERE'S ALSO THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE MAYBE A PARTNERSHIP WITH EITHER HILLSBORO OR ANOTHER TIME WHERE WE COULD SHARE A RESOURCE AND THEN OBVIOUSLY WE'LL BE CUTTING THE STAFFING COSTS IN HALF. I DON'T THINK IT'S SOMEBODY THAT HAS TO BE NECESSARILY HERE. 24 HOURS A DAY , IT MIGHT BE AN ON CALL POSITION, OR IT MIGHT BE A 20 HOURS FOR US 20 HOURS WITH HILLSBOROUGH SOMETHING, BUT YEAH, WE'D LIKE TO SEE ABOUT GETTING, UM SOME KIND OF EXPLORATORY COMMITTEE OR SOMETHING. PUT IN PLACE TO SAY ABOUT DOING THAT. GREAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THIS IS SOMETHING THIS ISSUE HAS COME UP IN THE INCLUSION EQUITY COMMITTEE A FEW TIMES. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE'S A SIMILAR ROLE IN BRIDGEWATER, SO I WOULD REALLY BE INTERESTED IN EXPLORING THIS. WELL, I KNOW SOMERSET COUNTY HAS DONE A COUPLE OF BETAS WITH OTHER POLICE DEPARTMENTS TO PUT IN SOME SOCIAL WORKERS AS WELL. WE'RE LIKE WE WANT TO BE ON THAT LIST, BUT ACTUALLY RIGHT BEFORE THIS MEETING, THE DEPUTY MAYOR WHO WAS HERE AT THE MOMENT WE WERE SPEAKING WITH CAPTAIN EXACTLY ABOUT THIS, THAT THAT THIS IS A NEED, AND SO WE DID SOMETHING. CERTAINLY WE ARE ALL AWARE OF HERE AND CERTAINLY WANT TO SEE ADDRESSED IN A BETTER WAY. PERFECT IF ANYBODY WOULD BE HAPPY TO VOLUNTEER FOR ANY COMMITTEE OR SOMETHING THAT'S LOOKING INTO WE HAVE A VOLUNTEER RIGHT THERE THAT YOU'RE ALSO TIES IN THE MUNICIPAL ALLIANCE BECAUSE WE DO GET A LOT OF INFORMATION ABOUT THESE CALLS. AND YEAH, I MEAN, OUR GOAL IS A GROUP THERE IS TO REALLY SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY FROM MENTAL HEALTH PERSPECTIVE. OBVIOUSLY IT'S RUN THROUGH THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT, BUT, UM YEAH, AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT FROM WHEN I WAS UNDERSTANDING ARE ACTUALLY VERY MUCH ON BOARD WITH THAT, BECAUSE IT WOULD REALLY ASSIST THEM IN THEIR WORK SO ABSOLUTELY ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. WE HAVE A COUPLE OF OTHER MEMBERS WOULD DO. I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A PUBLIC COMMENT. NOPE OKAY. WELL WITH THAT, I WILL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT. AND WE'LL RETURN TO SOME OF THE ORDINANCES. OKAY SO
[4. Ordinance #23-1710 - An Ordinance Amending and Supplementing Chapter 2, Administration, of the Municipal Code of the Township of Montgomery, County of Somerset, New Jersey Creating Section 39, Appointed Office Attendance Policy - Introduction/First Reading.]
THE NEXT ITEM IS ORDINANCE B IS 23-17. THIS IS AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND SUPPLEMENTING CHAPTER TWO ADMINISTRATION OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE TOWNSHIP OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY OF SOMERSET, NEW JERSEY, CREATING SECTION 38 APPOINTING OFFICER ATTENDANCE POLICY. SO THIS POLICY IS REALLY, UM, STANDARDIZATION OF VARIOUS POLICIES THAT WE HAVE FOUR DIFFERENT COMMITTEES THROUGHOUT THE ORDINANCE. SO BY STANDARDIZING IT, ALL OF THE COMMITTEES BOARDS COMMISSIONS WILL ADHERE TO AND BE AWARE OF ONE ATTENDANCE POLICY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THIS WAS DONE AT THE REQUEST OF THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE. UM TERRIFIC. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO INTRODUCE ORDINANCE 23-1710 MOVED 2ND 2ND. ROLL CALL, PLEASE. COMMITTEE MEMBER ON YES, MEMBER TODD COMMITTEE MEMBER BARICAN CANNON? YES. NEXT ITEM ORDINANCE 23-1711[5. Ordinance #23-1711 - An Ordinance Amending Chapter 2, Administration, Section 2-12.6, Entitled Otto Kaufman Community Center Reservation of the Municipal Code of the Township of Montgomery, Country of Somerset, New Jersey - Introduction/First Reading.]
. ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER TWO ADMINISTRATION SECTION 2-12 0.6 ENTITLED THE AUTO KAUFMAN COMMUNITY CENTER RESERVATION OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE TOWNSHIP OF MONTGOMERY SUMMERS, LIKE, UM AND SO FORTH. SO THIS IS AN ORDINANCE THAT ARE BRECHT DIRECTOR BROUGHT FORTH FOR US[00:10:02]
BECAUSE WHILE IN THE AUTO KAUFMAN COMMUNITY CENTER THERE ARE FEES TO RENT THE GYM. THERE IS A PARTICULAR PROGRAM ROOM, NOT THE MEETING ROOMS THAT SOME OF OUR LIKE THE GIRL SCOUTS MIGHT USE, OR THOSE WON'T HAVE A FEE. BUT THIS PARTICULAR PROGRAM ROOM WE WERE FINDING THAT SOME USAGE WAS OUTSIDE THE COMMUNITY. AND SO WE WANT. WE'RE KIND OF MAKING IT CONSISTENT WITH SOME OF THE OTHER. AREAS THAT THAT WE HAVE SO THAT THERE WILL BE A SMALL FEE TO USE IT. AND THEN THERE IS THE CAVEAT THAT THE WRECKED DIRECTOR CAN WAIVE THE FEE FOR YOU KNOW, CERTAIN NONPROFITS AND DIFFERENT EVENTS LIKE THAT. THANK YOU. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO INTRODUCE ORDINANCE 23-1712. 2ND 2ND CALL PLEASE COMMITTEE MEMBER ON YES, TODD? YES MEMBER OF ARROGANT? YES, KEENAN. I'M SORRY. YES AND JUST TO AMEND THE RECORD THAT WAS THE INTRODUCTION OF ORDINANCE 23-1711 AS OPPOSED TO 12. NOW WE'LL GO ONTO ORDINANCE. YOU NEED TO VOTE. YES SORRY. THANK[6. Ordinance #23-1712 - An Ordinance Amending Chapter 2, Section 22 of the Municipal Code of the Township of Montgomery, Country of Somerset, New Jersey to Comply with the Elections Transparency Act - Introduction/First Reading.]
YOU. NEXT ITEM IS 23-1712. THIS IS AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER TWO SECTION 22 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE, UM, COMPLYING WITH ELECTIONS. TRANSPARENCY ACT? YES, MAYOR. SO THIS IS BEING DONE BECAUSE THE STATE HAS ACTUALLY ENACTED A STATUTE WHICH OVERRIDES ANY MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS PAY TO PLAY REGULATIONS. AH SO WE'RE PUTTING THIS INTO EFFECT BEFORE THE STATE STATUE NULLIFIES IT ALTOGETHER IN 2024 GREAT, AND I NOTICED THIS WAS ON ONE OF THE BEST PRACTICES AND WE DIDN'T GET THE NO PRODUCTS WILL NEXT YEAR. SO GREAT. THANK YOU. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO INTRODUCE ORDINANCE 23-12171 2ND. SECOND ROLL CALL, PLEASE. COMMITTEE MEMBER ON? YES TODD? YES, MEMBER OF ARROGANT. MARY KEENAN? YES AGAINST 23-1713 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER[7. Ordinance #23-1713 - An Ordinance Amending Chapter VII, of the Code of the Township of Montgomery, Country of Somerset, New Jersey Establishing Speed Limits and Other Traffic Regulations for Mountain View Road, Pin Oak Road, and Country Club Meadows Development - Introduction/First Reading.]
SEVEN OF THE CODE OF THE TOWNSHIP OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY OF SOMERSET, ESTABLISHING SPEED LIMITS AND OTHER TRUCK TRAFFIC REGULATIONS ON MOUNTAIN VIEW, ROAD PIN, OAK ROAD AND COUNTRY CLUB MEADOWS DEVELOPMENT, SO THIS ORDINANCE WAS A COLLABORATION WITH OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT AND OUR ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT. SO SOME OF THESE WROTE, ALL OF THESE ROADS DID NOT HAVE SPEED LIMITS. OFFICIALLY UM CODIFIED, AND SO, UH, LEADING UP TO THIS ORDINANCE AND THE SET SETTING OF THE SPEED LIMIT SPEED STUDY IS DONE. BUT ALL OF THAT BACKGROUND WORK HAS HAS BEEN DONE IN THE READY TO INTRODUCE THIS ORDINANCE. TERRIFIC. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO INTRODUCE ORDINANCE 23-1713. MOVED. 2ND 2ND PLEASE COMMITTEE MEMBER ON YES, COMMITTEE MEMBER, TODD. YES AGAIN? YES. KEENAN? YES? NEXT ITEM ARE THE ORDINANCE FOR PUBLIC HEARING AND FINAL ADOPTION, AND THERE ARE NO ORDINANCE FOR FINAL ADOPTION THIS EVENING. THE NEXT ITEM IS[Consent Agenda]
THE CONSENT. NEXT ITEMS ARE UNDER THE CONSENT AGENDA. ALL MATTERS LISTED ON THE CONSENT AGENDA ARE CONSIDERED TO BE ROUTINE AND WILL BE ENACTED IN ONE MOTION. THERE WILL BE NO SEPARATE DISCUSSION OF THESE ITEMS. IF DISCUSSIONS DESIRED. THE ITEM WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA INCLUDE CONSIDERED SEPARATELY. ASSUMING IT'S A SMALL CONVERSATION WE CAN HAVE. IS THERE ANYTHING ON THE CONSENT AGENDA THAT THE COMMUNITY HAS TO ABSTAIN FROM OR HAVE ANY QUICK QUESTIONS? IF NOT PAGE NINE. THERE'S A LOT OF IT. HERE WE GO. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT THE CONSENT AGENDA COVERING RESOLUTION 23-11 DASH 289 THROUGH 23-11 DASH 302ND SECOND ROLL CALL, PLEASE MEMBER ON YES, MEMBER TODD COMMITTEE MEMBER BARGAIN? YES. KEENAN?[20. Authorizing the Township of Montgomery to Accept Subgrant Award of the Federal Fiscal Year 2023 of Emergency Management Performance Grant and Emergency Management Agency Assistance.]
YES. EXCITING RESOLUTION 23-11 301 AUTHORIZING THE TOWNSHIP OF MONTGOMERY TO ACCEPT A SUB GRANT AWARD. WE ALWAYS LIKE TO ACCEPT SUB GRANT AWARDS FOR THE FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR OF 2023 OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERFORMANCE GRANT AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY ASSISTANCE. BRIEF SELF EXPLANATORY. THIS IS THE $10,000 WELCOME TO DO MORE IN OUR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 23-11 DASH 301 SO MOVED. SECOND CALL. PLEASE REMEMBER ON YES, MEMBER TODD COMMITTEE MEMBER BARICAN? YES CANAAN? YES ANOTHER RESOLUTION[21. Authorizing the Submission of a Grant Application and Execution of Grant Contract with the Department of Community Affairs for Connectivity of Schools, Residential Neighborhoods and Other Areas.]
BRINGING MORE MONEY IN SO RESOLUTION 2311 DISH 301 AUTHORIZING THE SUBMISSION OF A GRANT APPLICATION AND EXECUTION OF GRANT CONTRACT. WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS AND CONNECT FOR CONNECTIVITY TO SCHOOLS, RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS AND OTHER AREAS[00:15:01]
FOR $3 MILLION. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT THIS RESOLUTION OF 23-11 DASH 302 2ND 2ND ROLL CALL, PLEASE. COMMITTEE MEMBER ON YES, MEMBER TODD YES, COMMITTEE MEMBER BARICAN.[22. Authorizing the Submission of a Grant Application and Execution of Grant Contract with the Department of Community Affairs for Planting of Trees and Shrubs and Meadow Management at the Municipal Complex.]
KEENAN? YES. NEXT ITEM RESOLUTION. 23-11 DASH 303 AUTHORIZING THE SUBMISSION OF A GRANT APPLICATION AND EXECUTION OF THE CONTRACT FOR THE PLANTING OF TREES AND SHRUBS BEFORE $75,000 DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION? 23 11-303 2ND 2ND CALL PLEASE. THE MANY MEMBER ON YES, RETIRED COMMITTEE MEMBER BARRY AGAIN? YES KEENAN? YES NEXT TIME RESOLUTION 23-11.[23. Authorizing the Submission of a Grant Application and Execution of Grant Contract with the Department of Community Affairs for Radios, Communication Devices and Related Equipment for Montgomery Township First Responders. ]
THERE'S 304 AUTHORIZING THE SUBMISSION OF A GRANT APPLICATION AND EXECUTION OF GRANT CONTRACT FOR RADIOS, COMMUNICATION DEVICES AND RELATED EQUIPMENT FROM MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP FIRST RESPONDERS, AND THAT'S FOR $1,482,000. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 23-11 DASH 304 MOVED SECOND. SECOND ROLL CALL, PLEASE COMMITTEE MEMBER ON YES, RETIRED COMMITTEE MEMBER BARICAN? YES. YES AND I WANT TO JUST THANK ALL OF OUR STATE REPRESENTATIVES WHO WERE INSTRUMENTAL IN HELPING US WITH ALL OF THESE GRANTS, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO RECEIVING THE MONEY. THANK YOU, MAYOR KANE FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK WITH THEM TO BRING THIS TO THE TOWNSHIP. THANK YOU. THE NEXT ITEM IS RESOLUTION 23 11-305 AUTHORIZING[24. Authorizing Execution of Agreement for Receipt of ARP Funding in Support of Public Sewer and Water Improvements Between the Country of Somerset and the Township of Montgomery.]
THE EXECUTION OF AGREEMENTS THE RECEIPT OF THE ARTS FUNDING IN SUPPORT OF PUBLIC SEWER AND WATER IMPROVEMENTS BETWEEN COUNTY OF SOMERSET AND TOWNSHIP OF MONTGOMERY, AND THIS IS FOR THE $500,000 FOR THE SPRING WATER TO THE AUTO KAUFMAN. WONDERFUL DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION? 23 11 305 MOVED. 2ND 2ND WORLD CALL PLEASE MANY MEMBER ON YES, TODD? YES, HARRIGAN? YES YES. THE NEXT ITEM IS RESOLUTION 23 DISH. 11 I GUESS THERE'S 306 AUTHORIZING A[25. Authorizing a Professional Services Agreement for the Demolition of the Former Municipal Building at 2261 Route 206 with Environmental Resolutions, Inc. (ERI)]
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AGREEMENT FOR THE DEMOLITION OF THE FORMER MUNICIPAL BUILDING AT 2261 WROTE TWO OF SIX WITH ENVIRONMENTAL RESOLUTIONS. ER, I SO FROM TIME TO TIME, WITH LARGE PROJECTS LIKE THIS, WE SOMETIMES LOOK TO SUPPLEMENT OUR STAFF WITH OUTSIDE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES.UM ESPECIALLY WHEN SOME OF THE SKILLS WE'RE LOOKING FOR EXPERTS IN THOSE FIELDS SO WITH REGARD TO THE DEMOLITION OF THE OLD BUILDING WE'RE LOOKING TO. WE RECEIVED TWO PROPOSALS. WE'RE LOOKING TO WORK WITH ENVIRONMENTAL RESOLUTIONS. UM, WHICH IS ONE OF OUR CONSULTING ENGINEERING FIRMS. THEY WILL HELP COMPLETE THE BID PACKAGE FOR US. WE'RE ABOUT 95% COMPLETE FROM STAFF WORK THAT HAS BEEN DONE ALREADY. UH AND THEY WILL HELP OVERSEE. UH CONTRACTOR SELECTION. THE ENTIRETY OF THE ACTUAL PROJECT DEMOLITION PROJECT, ENSURING ALL OF THE PERM GETTING ALL THE PERMITS AND ALL OF THAT IT'S VERY TIME CONSUMING WORK. AND SO, UM, THIS THIS WAS AN AFFORDABLE WAY TO HELP GET THAT DONE, AND IT'S GREAT NOT TO HOLD YOU TO ANYTHING. BUT WHAT DO YOU THINK IN TERMS OF PUTTING UP THE BID? IT'LL BE IN THE FIRST QUARTER? YES THAT'S WONDERFUL. THANK YOU. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION QUESTION JUST TO MAKE SURE SO WE WERE VERY SELECTED THE VENDOR AND FEELING POSITIVE ABOUT THE VENDOR. WE'VE USED THEM IN THE PAST. YES THEY DO. A LOT OF WORK FOR THE TOWNSHIP IS ONE OF THE CONSULTING ENGINEERS.
YES. YEAH WE HAVE A IT'S BEEN A VERY GOOD RELATIONSHIP, BUT THANK GOOD QUESTION MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION. 23-11 DASH 306 SO MOVED. 2ND 2ND ROLL CALL, PLEASE REMEMBER ON YES, TODD? YES COMMITTEE MEMBER BARICAN? YES. KEENAN? YES? THE NEXT ITEM IS RESOLUTION 23-11 DASH 307
[26. Authorizing the Purchase of one Multihog MX120 Tractor for the Department of Public Works.]
AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF ONE MULTI HUG X 112 TRACTOR FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS, AND I KNOW I PUSHED BACK TO TRY TO GET AN ELECTRIC VERSION OF THIS AND IT WAS NOT POSSIBLE. BUT RIGHT, SO THIS IS ACTUALLY A REPLACEMENT OF IN KIND REPLACEMENT. IT'S A SIMILAR MODEL BECAUSE THERE WAS A DEFICIENCY IN THE LAST MODEL, AND SO ARE THE ISSUE THAT HAD HAPPENED. THE INSURANCE IS PAYING FOR. THIS IS NOT THERE'S NOTHING OUT OF POCKET THAT THE TOWNSHIP WILL BE PAYING FOR SURE, SON. IT'S JUST GOOD NEWS. MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 23-11 DASH 307 MOVED. 2ND 2ND ROLL CALL, PLEASE. COMMITTEE MEMBER ON YES, TODD YES, COMMITTEE[27. Authorizing Execution of Easement Agreements - Montgomery Promenade Development.]
MEMBER OF ARROGANT? YES YES, RESOLUTION. 23 11-308 AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTE THE[00:20:04]
EXECUTION OF THE EASEMENT AGREEMENT FROM MONTGOMERY PROMENADE DEVELOPMENT. SO MAYOR THIS AS EVERYONE KNOWS, AWARE THINGS ARE MOVING FORWARD WITH THE MONTGOMERY MONTGOMERY PROMENADE LOCATION AND AS PART OF THEIR PLANNING BOARD APPROVALS, THERE ARE CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS EASEMENTS, WHATNOT THAT HAVE TO BE, UM, ADOPTED WITH THE FILING OF THE PLATTE AND SOME OF THOSE ARE FOR THE BENEFIT OF MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP. AND SO THIS EASEMENT AGREEMENT WILL ALLOW YOU TO ENTER INTO THE AGREEMENT SO THAT THEY CAN FILE THOSE QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMITTEE. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 23-11 DASH 308 2ND 2ND ROLL CALL, PLEASE COMMITTEE MEMBER ON YES, MEMBER TODD YES, COMMITTEE MEMBER, BARICAN. KEENAN? YES. RESOLUTION[28. Authorizing Sale of 145 Hartwick Drive, a COAH Deed Restricted Affordable Housing Complex.]
23 11-309 AUTHORIZING THE SALE OF 145 HARD WORK, DR CHO INDEED, RESTRICTED AFFORDABLE HOUSING COMPLEX TO 145 HEART RATE, DR LLC. SO WHEN YOU HAVE AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS, UM THE DEVELOPERS OWNERS ARE REQUIRED TO DEED RESTRICT THOSE UNITS FOR A MINIMUM OF 30 YEARS TO BE CO UNITS AND ONLY AVAILABLE TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING. UM TENANTS, SO WHEN THEY GO TO SELL THAT SAME DEED RESTRICTION REQUIRES THEM TO GIVE PRIOR NOTICE AND GET WRITTEN APPROVAL FROM THE TOWNSHIPS SO THAT YOU'RE AWARE OF WHO IS IN THE CHAIN OF TITLE AT ALL TIMES. WE HAVE CONFIRMED THAT THEY ARE EXECUTING A CONTRACT WITH THE SAME ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT THAT IS CURRENTLY MANAGING THAT. BUILDING AND THERE'S NO OPEN ISSUES. AND SO WE WOULD THEREFORE RECOMMEND THAT YOU GET WRITTEN APPROVAL BY WAY OF RESOLUTION. THANK YOU QUESTIONS ACROSS ONES. THIS IS THE MARBLE DEVELOPMENT. YEAH, BUT IS THIS THE ONE THAT'S CALLED HILLSIDE HILLSIDE? OKAY? DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 2311 DISH 309 MOVED. 2ND 2ND ROLL CALL, PLEASE COMMITTEE MEMBER ON YES. TODD YES, MEMBER BARRAGAN KEENAN? YES. APPROVAL OF MINUTES . THERE WERE NO MINUTES FOR APPROVAL AT THIS TIME. RESOLUTION 23-11 DEATHS 310[31. Payment of Bills]
PAYMENT OF BILLS POSTED. UM ARE THREE HIGHEST BILLS ARE FOURTH QUARTER COUNTY TAXES TO THE COUNTY DIRECTLY. THE LIBRARY AND THE LIBRARY ATTACKS AND THE OPEN SPACE COUNTY LIVE. EXCUSE ME, THE COUNTY OPEN SPACE TAX AND ALSO ALLIED CONSTRUCTION GROUP, WHICH IS THE VENDOR THAT IS DOING THE WORK AT THE STAGE TO TREATMENT PLANT FOR THE FLOOD PROTECTION WALL. AND THEY ARE FIVE MONTHS INTO WORK. THIS IS THE FIRST BILL WE'RE SEEING, BUT THEY WORK IS GOING WELL AND THEN ALL IS ON SCHEDULE. OKAY QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMITTEE. NO. IF NOT DO I HOLD ON. SORRY.JUST ONE QUESTION. WHAT'S RED RIBBON WEEK? THAT WAS WE HAD THE RED RIBBON WEEK. THAT WAS THE WE HAD THAT THE HEART. THAT WAS WHAT WAS THAT PERIMETER OF THE LIBRARY. YEAH, THAT'S A DO WE? DID WE GET A GRANT FOR THAT? AND REPEAT THAT BECAUSE THAT'S A NICE CHUNK OF CHANGE FOR THAT.
GREAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT THAT BEFORE. UM I BELIEVE THAT WAS RELATED TO THE MUNICIPAL ALLIANCE. I THOUGHT NO, NO. UM IF IT WAS, I THINK THAT WAS IT WAS HEALTH RELATED. IT WAS LIKELY COVERED UNDER A GRANT, OKAY? I NOTICED THAT. YEAH AND IT'S FOR THE 10. SORRY THIS WAS A BUSY WEEK, SO I DIDN'T GET TO REVIEW THIS IN TORSO. APOLOGIES FOR THE ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS.
HMM. ONE. NO APOLOGY. NEEDED DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 23-11 DASH 310 MOVED.
2ND 2ND ROLL CALL, PLEASE COMMITTEE MEMBER ON YES, MEMBER TODD YES, COMMITTEE MEMBER BARRAGAN. MARY KEENAN? YES. NEXT TIME IS CORRESPONDENCE. THERE'S NOTHING LISTED UNDER NEW
[30. Items of New Business]
BUSINESS THERE IS THERE ARE TWO ITEMS. ONE IS THE ADDITIONAL PUBLIC CABLE CHANNEL. UM AND WHAT'S THAT WE'VE BEEN REQUESTED . DO MONTGOMERY WITH THEIR CONTRACT WITH COMCAST ONLY HAS TWO PUBLIC STATIONS. CENTRAL NEW JERSEY NETWORKS THAT USED TO BE IN PRINCETON HAS MOVED TO 23 ORCHARD, AND WE HAVE TO REQUEST ANOTHER ONE. SO WE'LL BE WE DO BY A FORMAL RESOLUTION WOULD BE THAT THAT ONE COMING UP DO THAT BY A FORMULA REVOLUTION TO REQUEST ANOTHER. WE NEED TO REQUEST ANOTHER CHANNEL. UM, ACTUALLY STILL LOOKING INTO, BUT WE'LL HAVE IT READY FOR THE NEXT. OK, OKAY. OR SOMETHING DIFFERENT. OKAY. GREAT YES, BECAUSE I WE HAVE A CONTRACT FOR 15 YEARS, SO WE HAVE TO REQUEST IT. AND THE OTHER THING IS MONTGOMERY FARMERS MARKET. UM[00:25:01]
DENNIS, YOU WANT TO GIVE YOU A QUICK UPDATE EVERYBODY ON IT SINCE WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THAT. UH YES. SO THE CURRENT MONTGOMERY FARMERS MARKET IS, UM BY THE VILLAGE VILLAGE AREA AND THEY'RE REALLY TIGHT ON SPACE. THE PEOPLE THERE. YOU KNOW THE PARKING THE BATHROOM USAGE. ALL THAT IS LIMITED. FOR THE FARMERS FARMERS MARKET AND THEY'RE REALLY BEEN HOPPING AROUND FOR THE PAST FEW YEARS, UM FROM LOCATION TO LOCATION AND IN ORDER FOR THEM TO GET THE SUPPORT THEY NEED FOR A COMMUNITY. THEY NEED A SOLID PLACE TO GO TO. YOU HAVE TO BE ON GOOGLE MAPS BECAUSE IF YOU'RE NOT ON GOOGLE, YOUR YOU DON'T EXIST NOWADAYS. UM SO THEY APPROACHED US AND THEY WOULD LIKE TO COME INTO THE MUNICIPAL PROPERTY. I THINK IT'S A GREAT THING. I THINK IT'S GREAT FOR OUR COMMUNITY. AND UM OUR LOCAL FARMERS ARE 100% INVITED TO HAVE A FREE SPOT. I THINK IT'S. WHAT'S NEEDED FOR OUR TOWN AND WE CAN MAKE IT INTO A GREAT SATURDAY EVENT FOR OUR FARMERS. THANK YOU. YES UM, WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT IT FOR YEARS. I THINK WHEN WE FIRST WERE MOVING TO THIS BUILDING THERE WERE TALKING ABOUT PERHAPS HAVING THE FARMERS MARKET HERE, SO WE'VE MET LORIA'S MET RICH WHO'S OUR ON OUR DPW IS REALLY HELPFUL IN TERMS OF LOOKING AT WHERE THE ELECTRICITY IS, AND WE WERE KIND OF LOOKING AT IT FROM MAYBE A FIRST YEAR VERSUS THE SECOND YEAR WHEN WE MOVE FORWARD TO IT IF WE NEED TO PUT ANY MORE ELECTRICITY OUT THERE, SO WE'RE LOOKING AT A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT LOCATIONS AND SPEAKING WITH THE LIBRARY AND SO FORTH, BUT, UM, JUST WANT TO BRING TO THE ATTENTION OF THE OTHER TOWNSHIP COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO MAYBE BRING YOU UP TO SPEED A LITTLE BIT MORE. SO I HAVE MORE ACTIVITIES ON THAT, BUT WE'RE ALL WE'RE REALLY EXCITED FOR, AND I HOPE EVERYONE ELSE'S AS WELL. AND I THINK WE'RE LOOKING FOR I KNOW WE'RE ALL LIKE, IS THERE ANYONE THAT HAS ANY OBJECTION TO THE FARMERS MARKET DID SAY THAT THEY WOULD NEED TO START LETTING THEIR VENDORS KNOW, UM, POSSIBLE NEW LOCATION JUST BECAUSE SOME VENDORS ARE SORT OF ON THE FENCE ABOUT COMING BACK BECAUSE OF THE CONSTRAINTS OF THE EXISTING LOCATION, SO WE WANTED TO KIND OF BRING IT UP TONIGHT JUST TO SEE IF YOU'RE OBVIOUSLY THERE'S STILL WORK TO DO ON OUR PART TO MAKE THE PIECES ALL FIT. BUT WE BELIEVE THAT IT'S SOMETHING THAT COULD BE SUCCESSFUL HERE AND WORK WELL, EVEN WITH AS A SATURDAY EVENT WITH THE LIBRARY COMMUNITY, SO WE WANTED TO JUST MAKE SURE THAT BEFORE THEY SORT OF START LETTING VENDORS KNOW THAT THIS IS A POSSIBILITY THAT YOU ARE ALL AWARE AND THAT THERE WEREN'T ANY, UM, MAJOR CONCERNS BECAUSE THE ONLY QUESTION I HAVE IS, IS THERE A FORMAL PROCESS? UM BESIDES, JUST YES. DISCUSSION IN YOUR BUSINESS. YES YES. YES THERE WOULD BE ALL RIGHT. IT'S MOSTLY FROM TIMING FOR THEM BECAUSE THEY'VE GOT A LOT OF THEIR VENDORS AND THEY'RE STARTING TO MOVE. SO WE SAID, YOU KNOW WHAT? WE'RE WE'RE LIKE 80% THERE. IS THAT GOOD ENOUGH, AND, UM WE'RE PROBABLY CLOSER THAN THAT. BUT, YES, WE WANT TO MOVE FORWARD AND THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE THREE. THE GOAL IS TO HAVE THEIR THEY HAVE THREE WINTER MARKETS. SO THE LAST SATURDAY IN FEBRUARY, MARCH AND APRIL, AND WE'VE ALREADY CONFIRMED WITH THE LIBRARY AND ITS RESERVES, SO IT'S GOING TO BE IN THAT COMMUNITY ROOM THERE.SO THAT'LL BE GOOD. AND THEN THE FIRST ONE THAT WOULD BE PHYSICALLY HERE OUTSIDE WOULD BE IN THE JUNE TIMEFRAME, AND IN THE MEANTIME, WE'LL HAVE MORE DISCUSSIONS THAT THERE'S LEGAL STUFF TO GO THROUGH AS WELL. BUT UM, THINK ABOUT IT. THERE'S OTHER THINGS YOU MAY THINK ABOUT THAT WE'VE THOUGHT ABOUT HAVING THOUGHT ABOUT WE'D LIKE TO KNOW, BUT WE'VE LOOKED AT THERE'S ONLY ONE OUTLET ON THE OUTSIDE. THAT CAN KIND OF HANDLE WHAT THEIR NEEDS ARE RIGHT NOW. UM SO THERE MAY BE SOME OTHER THINGS THAT WE HAVE TO DO IN THE FUTURE AND LOOK FOR SOME GRANTS FOR THOSE THINGS BECAUSE THERE ARE A NUMBER OF POWER IS LIMITED OUT THERE. AND I THINK THAT ONE OUTLET IS A NAME THAT EVEN EVEN ENOUGH. SO UM, YOU KNOW, THE FIRST YEAR WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO, UM, MAKE IT WORK, AND THEN THE FOLLOWING YEARS FIND GRANTS TO BE ABLE TO GET A LOT MORE ELECTRICITY OUTSIDE THE WINNER MARKETS, TOO. I THINK IT'S GREAT BECAUSE A LOT OF TIMES WHEN YOU HAVE IT OUTSIDE, IT'S FREEZING COLD. UM ARE I KNOW OUR LIBRARY, YOU KNOW, PERSONNEL REALLY IS EXCITED ABOUT HAVING A FARMERS MARKET. I THINK IT BRINGS MORE PEOPLE TO THE LIBRARY, AND IT'S JUST GREAT RELATIONSHIP THAT WE CAN HAVE WITH THE COMMUNITY ALSO DISCUSSED IT WITH THE LIBRARY TO SAY MAYBE WE CAN WHEN IF WE'RE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD, GOING TO START TO WORK IN CONJUNCTION, PUTTING SOME PROGRAMS TOGETHER AND SO FORTH, BUT THE FIRST THING WAS JUST GOING TO MAKE SURE WE BROUGHT UP TO EVERYBODY MAKE SURE THERE WASN'T ANY BIG. NO WAY IN THE WEEKEND HAVE SOME MORE COMFORTABLE. DEFINITELY MUCH MORE CONVERSATION ABOUT IT, BUT WE'RE EXCITED. I'M SUPPORTIVE. I THINK YOU KNOW JUST QUESTIONS AROUND LIKE LIABILITY START POPPING IN MY HEAD SINCE IT'S ON MUNICIPAL GROUNDS AND WHAT THE OTHER TOWNS DO JUST TO MAKE SURE WE'RE CONSISTENT AND THERE'S GOOD UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN US AND THE NONPROFITS THAT NEED THAT. YEAH WHERE YOU STARTED TALKING ABOUT IT. THANK YOU. I THINK IT'S A GREAT IDEA. GREAT. OKAY TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE REPORTS. DO WE HAVE ANY ANY? NO ONE HAS DONE DOWN THERE. NO BARGAIN. I JUST WANNA
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YOU KNOW SO FOR THOSE WHO ARE ABLE TO JOIN US, WE JUST UNVEILED A MONTGOMERY KILLED IN ACTION PLAN THAT WAS DEVELOPED BY THE MONTGOMERY VETERANS MEMORIAL COMMITTEE. IT'S RIGHT THERE BY THE ENTRANCE OF THE LIBRARY, SO JUST AS A REMEMBRANCE OF THE RESIDENTS WHO WERE KILLED IN ACTION, THERE ARE MANY WARS. HOPEFULLY, IT NEVER NEEDS TO BE UPDATED. UM AND IT'S SATURDAY IS OUR MONTGOMERY VETERANS CEREMONY. VETERANS MORAL PARK. THE EVERYONE IN THE COMMUNITY IS INVITED. IT STARTS AT 1015, YOU KNOW VERY CLOSE TO MEMORIAL HAVE A SHORT PROCESSION . UM AND YOU KNOW FOR THOSE PARENTS, PEOPLE WHO HAVE PARENTS WERE PARENTS HAVE KIDS IN FIFTH GRADE. THAT'S A PROJECT THEY RE FIFTH GRADER GETS INVOLVED WITH TO UNDERSTAND LEARNING ABOUT VETERANS DAY, SO IT'S A GREAT ALL AROUND COMMUNITY EVENTS SO REALLY EXCITED, AND THEY'RE GOING TO BE SOME MILITARY VEHICLES. THERE, SO YOU KNOW, CHILDREN AND FAMILIES CAN CAN LEARN A BIT MORE ABOUT DIFFERENT EQUIPMENT SAFE EQUIPMENT THE MILITARY HAS USED IN THE PAST.AND HOW ABOUT WEATHER? OH THANK YOU. SO AS OF RIGHT NOW, LET ME CHECK BECAUSE I ALWAYS FEEL LIKE IT'S LAST MINUTE FOR ME ON ON THE WEATHER, BUT AS OF RIGHT NOW, IF IT'S NON INCUMBENT RIGHT NOW, IT'S A SUNNY 53 DEGREES. SO WE SHOULD HOPE THAT WE SHOULD HAVE IT OUTDOORS. BUT OF COURSE LAST YEAR WE DID HAVE IMPLEMENT WHETHER WE WILL MAKE A DECISION TOMORROW. BUT, UM IT IS RAINING.
YOU KNOW, WE WILL NOTIFY THROUGH ALL THE BEST CHANNELS. WE HAVE THERE THE COMMUNITY IT WILL BE HELD IN THE HIGH SCHOOL. I AM HOPING LOOKING AT EVERYTHING IS LOOKING N AND CLEAR THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO DO THAT. SO THAT'S GREAT. THAT'S GREAT. I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUICK UPDATES. SO THE UM AGRICULTURE ADVISORY COMMITTEE HAS MET LOOKING AT OUR FARMLAND PRESERVATION PLAN, SO THE COMMITTEE WILL BE LEARNING MORE ABOUT THAT. THE ENVIRONMENTAL COMMITTEE AS AND I BELIEVE SOME OF THE OTHER SHADE TREE AND SO FORTH HAVE LOOKED AT OUR TREE ORDINANCE WITH THE NEW STORMWATER REGULATIONS THAT ARE COMING OUT FROM THE STATE. WE NEED TO PUT A NUTRIENT ORDINANCE IN PLACE, SO WE'VE BEEN LOOKING AT IT FOR ON AND OFF FOR A BIT OF TIME NOW TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE ONE THAT MAKES SENSE FOR MONTGOMERY SO THAT WILL BE COMING UP AND WILL IT'LL BE MORE FORMALLY INTRODUCED? I ALSO WE HAD TRUNK OR TREAT THIS YEAR, WHICH WAS FABULOUS. UM IT WAS A GREAT IT WAS 80 DEGREES OR SOMETHING. SO ASIDE FROM BEING QUITE WARM, IT WAS WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL EVENT, AND WE CHANGED THE TIME FROM 4 TO 6, WHICH SEEMED TO WORK, ALTHOUGH IT WAS A LITTLE WORRIED SO MANY MORE MORE CHILDREN THIS YEAR THAN LAST YEAR WENT THROUGH BAGS AND BAGS OF CANDY AND ACTUALLY EVEN RAN OUT. UM YOU KNOW, I THINK OVER 1000 CHILDREN OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, BECAUSE I DEFINITELY BOUGHT MORE CANDY THAN 1000 PIECES. IT WAS WHAT? IT WAS WONDERFUL. IT WAS WONDERFUL. SO THANKS, EVERYONE WHO CAME OUT AND WHO WORKED IT AS WELL. UM WE HAVE ALSO, UM, I'VE BEEN ON SOME MEETINGS WITH MAYORS HOUSING WORKGROUP VIRTUAL ROUNDTABLE TO REALLY TALK ABOUT AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND OUR NEXT ROUNDS THAT ARE COMING UP. SO, UM, THE MAYORS ARE MEETING TO KIND OF START TO GIVE SOME FEEDBACK, NOT NECESSARILY IN NUMBERS, BUT WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE GOING FORWARD AS WELL. SO UM, JUST REALLY STARTING TO TALK ABOUT THAT. AND, UH I'M SURE WE CAN TALK. WE'LL TALK ABOUT MORE ABOUT THAT. AND THEN ALSO I WENT THROUGH THE NARCAN TRAINING AND THERE'S INFORMATION THAT IT'S OUT ON THE TABLE OUT THERE. UM IT WAS ABOUT AN HOUR ONLINE. IT WAS REALLY QUITE GOOD, SO I WOULD I WOULD REALLY RECOMMEND THAT WE ALL GO THROUGH IT AND EVERY MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY GO THROUGH IT. ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON HOSPITAL IS DOING IT'S FREE AND THEY SEND YOU A YOU GET A CERTIFICATE, BUT THEY'LL SEND YOU A HOPE. A PACKAGE AND THEN IF YOU NEED ANOTHER, THEY'LL SEND YOU MORE SO I THINK IT'S A REALLY IMPORTANT THING THAT WE ALL EVERYONE IS TRAINED. YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN YOU CAN SAVE SOMEONE'S LIFE. IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT. SO, UM IT'S NOT THAT I EVER LOOK FORWARD TO USING IT, BUT I DO. I'M VERY GLAD THAT I WENT THROUGH THE TRAINING AND ALL THESE. YOU'VE GONE THROUGH IT AS WELL. SO THEY'LL COME HERE AND DO IT IF WE WANT TO IF WE HAVE ENOUGH OF THE COMMUNITY INTEREST, WHICH WOULD BE WONDERFUL. THEY WILL COME HERE AND DO IT AS WELL. BUT IT WAS DONE ONLINE, AND THEY DO IT EVERY MONTH. PRETTY MUCH, MAYBE TWICE A MONTH, SO WE'LL PUT SOME. WE CAN PUT SOME INFORMATION ON THE WEBSITE, TOO, IF ANYONE IS INTERESTED IN IT.
AND THAT'S PRETTY. THOSE ARE THE HIGHLIGHTS. OKAY? OKAY THE NEXT ITEM IS THE ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT WANTED TO MENTION SOMETHING, BECAUSE BECAUSE NINA'S NOT HERE, UM, THE DIWALI FESTIVAL WE HAD AT THE HIGH SCHOOL WAS AMAZING. UM SO MANY SO MANY WONDERFUL PEOPLE CAME OUT AND THANK YOU TO OUR DEPUTY MAYOR FOR SETTING IT UP. UM AND YOU KNOW THE WALLY AND I THINK ON ON SUNDAY, RIGHT? SO UM, YOU KNOW, HAPPY DIWALI. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT UP, TOO. TURN OVER TO YOU, UM SO I WAS JUST GOING TO GIVE A LITTLE BACKGROUND ON SOMETHING THAT WAS
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ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, WHICH IS OUR ANNUAL SURVEY RESPONSE BACK TO THE STATE REGARDING BEST PRACTICES. SO THIS IS A SURVEY THAT ALL MUNICIPALITIES IN NEW JERSEY RESPOND TO ANNUALLY TO THE STATE. IT ASSESSES OUR COMPLIANCE OR TOWNS, COMPLIANCE WITH VARIOUS LAWS AND HOW WE IMPLEMENT THEM BEST OPERATIONAL PRACTICES. UM THERE ARE ALSO SOME SORT OF CORE COMPETENCY QUESTIONS. THEY CALL THEM WHICH ADDRESS STATUTORY AND REGULATORY COMPLIANCE OBLIGATIONS. SO. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE WERE, IF YOU WANT TO SAY DEFICIENT THAT WE WEREN'T ABLE TO RESPOND YES TO. IT'S REALLY A YES OR NO OR NOT APPLICABLE ANSWER WAS REGARDING THE ELECTION TRANSPARENCY ACT, WHICH YOU ADOPTED TONIGHT. SO WE TOOK CARE OF. I'M SORRY. INTRODUCED IT TONIGHT. SO WE TOOK CARE OF THAT, UM, ONE OF THE OTHER THINGS THAT THAT THEY ACTUALLY RAISED IN LAST YEAR'S BECAUSE I LIVED BACK IN LAST YEAR'S SURVEY, AS WELL WAS QUESTIONING TOWNS WHETHER THEY HAD A HYBRID OR ELECTRIC VEHICLE PURCHASING POLICY. BEING AND SO WE DID NOT BACK THEN, BUT I WILL SAY THROUGH OUR BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE DISCUSSIONS DURING THE BUDGET PROCESS LAST YEAR, THERE WAS A VERY GREAT DISCUSSIONS WITH MANY OF THE DEPARTMENT HEADS, AND THIS YEAR I CHARGED ARE SUPER DPW SUPERINTENDENT ART MILANO WITH REALLY LOOKING AT A GREENING OF HOLISTIC VIEW OF ALL OF THE EQUIPMENT THAT WE HAVE ALL OF OUR FLEET. AND SO WHILE WE DIDN'T WE DON'T FORMALLY HAVE A POLICY AT THE MOMENT. THAT DEFINITELY IS A KIND OF A MAN.THEN SHIFT CHANGE FOR ALL THE DEPARTMENT HEADS AND THOSE PURCHASING EQUIPMENT, AND THAT'S BEEN BEEN GOING VERY WELL. AND HE'S HE'S TAKEN THAT ON, SO I DID PULL OTHER TOWNS, BUT NOT MANY HAVE THIS POLICY. SOME DO AND SO ACTUALLY STAFF AND I WERE DEVELOPING SOMETHING THIS WEEK THAT WE'RE SORT OF WORDSMITHING WITH EACH OTHER. SO I THINK THAT'S DEFINITELY SOMETHING VERY DOABLE FOR US. THAT'S GREAT, AND ONE OF THE THINGS WE'VE ALWAYS TALKED ABOUT IS KIND OF HAVING THE RIGHT VEHICLE FOR THE RIGHT PURPOSE. AND WE'VE, UM KIND OF REPURPOSED. A LOT OF VEHICLES HERE, AND SOME OF THEM ARE AGING OUT AND SOME OF MAYBE A LITTLE BIT LIKE HAVING A FORMER POLICE VEHICLE BEING WHICH IS QUITE A HEFTY VEHICLE USED FOR SOMETHING THAT MAY NOT BE APPROPRIATE. SO NOT EVERY VEHICLE IS GOING TO GO DOWN THIS PATH. I MEAN, THERE'S PROBABLY OUR POLICE VEHICLES THEMSELVES ARE A LOT OF PUBLIC WORKS. VEHICLES ARE PROBABLY GOING TO BE THE LATEST IT THEY'RE GOING TO BE VERY MUCH IN THE FUTURE TO BE GOING DOWN THIS PATH, BUT WE WANT EVERY OTHER VEHICLE TO BE. I MEAN, IT SHOULD ALWAYS BE LOOKED AT, BUT I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF CONCERNS WHEN IT COMES TO OUR POLICE VEHICLES AND ARE REALLY HIGH POWER VEHICLES. ALSO BECAUSE WE ARE SUCH A WIDE WE'RE SO SPREAD OUT. THERE ARE A LOT OF COMMUNITIES THAT CAN DO IT. THERE'S WE'VE GOT 32 SQUARE MILES, SO UM THERE'S A LOT OF HEIRS TO COVER AND WE GO FROM MOUNTAINS TO RIVER. SO WE'RE NOT ALWAYS THE PERFECT CANDIDATE IN A LOT OF WAYS, SO I'M ALSO WANTED PEOPLE TO PEOPLE'S FEARS ON THIS AS WELL. THANK YOU. I'M EXCITED ABOUT GETTING THAT IN PLACE. ANY QUESTIONS? YES WE DO. EVERY YEAR AS WENDY REMINDED ME TO TWO OF THE REPLACEMENT VEHICLES THAT WE DID THIS YEAR WERE HIGH HYBRID VEHICLES. THANK YOU, AND WE DO THIS EVERY YEAR. THIS BEST PRACTICES. YES, MHM. SO OKAY. VERY. THE NEXT ITEM OF FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS. SO ON JANUARY 4TH 2024 WILL BE THE REORGANIZATION MEETING BEFORE THEN, ON THE DECEMBER, PROBABLY THE DECEMBER 6TH MEETING WITH HAVING THE YOUTH LEADERSHIP COUNCIL WILL BE DOING A PRESENTATION WILL BE LOOKING AT A NOISE ORDINANCE AND ALSO IF WE CAN ADD ON THERE, THE OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT WE WILL BE MAKING A PRESENTATION. ABOUT A RESCUE VEHICLE THAT THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THAT, AND SO WE WOULDN'T HAVE A PRESENTATION ON THAT AS WELL. AND I THINK WE MIGHT HAVE ONE OTHER PRESENTATION THAT WILL COME IN THEIR FOOT TREE ORDINANCE PRESENTATION WILL BE AT THE NEXT MEETING, SO PROBABLY THE ON THE SIXTH WILL PROBABLY KEEP A LOT OF. MAYBE OUR HOUSEKEEPING WILL PUSH AFTER THE LAYERS SO THAT WE CAN SEE A LOT OF THE
[32. Executive Session]
PRESENTATION. SO OKAY? UM THE NEXT ITEM IS RESOLUTION 23 11-311, WHICH IS EXECUTIVE SESSION BEAT RESOLVED BY THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE OF THE TOWNSHIP OF MONTGOMERY, SOMERSET . I'M SORRY COUNTY OF SOMERSET, NEW JERSEY, AS FOLLOWS THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE WILL NOW CONVENE IN A CLOSED SESSION THAT WILL BE LIMITED ONLY TO THE CONSIDERATION OF ITEMS WITH RESPECT TO WHICH THE PUBLIC MAY BE EXCLUDED. PURSUANT TO SECTION SEVEN B. OF THE OPEN PUBLIC MEETINGS ACT, THE GENERAL NATURE OF THE SUBJECT TO BE DISCUSSED IN THE SESSION. DOORS FOLLOWS POTENTIAL ACQUISITION FOR OPEN SPACE CONSERVATION, RECREATION OR MUNICIPAL PURPOSES. REAL ESTATE UNDER MUNICIPAL PROPERTY AND APPENDING ANTICIPATED, DEPENDING LITIGATION FOR COUNTRY CLUB MEADOWS VERSUS TOWNSHIP OF MONTGOMERY. IT IS UNKNOWN PRECISELY WHEN THE MATTERS DISCUSSED IN THIS SESSION WILL BE DISCLOSED TO THE PUBLIC ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY AND[00:40:03]
SETTLEMENT OF LITIGATION SHALL ONLY BE APPROVED BY THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE IN A PUBLIC SESSION THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE MAKE WILL RETURN TO THE REGULAR SESSION AND MAY TAKE FURTHER ACTION.THIS RESOLUTION WILL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY. DO I HAVE A RESOLUTION TO A MOTION TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION? 23-11 DASH 311. 2ND 2ND ROLL CALL, PLEASE COMMITTEE MEMBER ON TODD COMMITTEE MEMBER OF ARROGANT YES, KEENAN? YES THANK YOU. SO WE'LL COME BACK LATER BACK. OKAY AND WE ARE BACK. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO CLOSE EXECUTIVE SESSION AND REOPEN REGULAR SECTION SESSION? 2ND 2ND ALL IN FAVOR BY NOW, DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? MOVED? 2ND 2ND ALL IN FAVOR. AYE.
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