[Call to Order]
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          MEETING CALLED TO ORDER. THIS IS THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE. 
          CALLED TO ORDER AT 701. ROLL CALL PLEASE. MAYOR SINGH. HERE. DEPUTY MAYOR BERGEN HERE. 
          COMMITTEE MEMBER KEENAN HERE. COMMITTEE MEMBER. TAYLOR. TODD. HERE. COMMITTEE MEMBER ON. HERE. 
          NOTICE OF MEETING IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN PUBLIC MEETINGS ACT. ADEQUATE NOTICE OF THIS MEETING WAS PROVIDED ON JANUARY 12TH, 2024 TO THE COURIER NEWS. AND THE STAR LEDGER POSTED ON THE MUNICIPAL BULLETIN BOARD AND FILED WITH THE TOWNSHIP CLERK SALUTE TO THE FLAG. PLEASE JOIN US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. REGIONS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. 
          [1. Resolution #24-7-230 - Authorizing the Appointment of Probationary Patrol Officer Vanessa Hunter]
RESOLUTION NUMBER 24. DASH SEVEN. DASH 230 AUTHORIZING THE APPOINTMENT OF PROBATIONARY PATROL OFFICER VANESSA HUNTER. BE IT RESOLVED THAT VANESSA HUNTER IS HEREBY APPOINTED PROBATIONARY POLICE OFFICER EFFECTIVE JULY 29TH, 2024, AT A SALARY OF. $58,273.41. ARE YOU GOING TO BE A PLEDGE THAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO THE OATH FIRST, OR WE ARE JUST GOING TO DO THE MOTION FIRST? OKAY. OKAY MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 24. DASH SEVEN. DASH 230. SO MOVED. SECOND. ROLL CALL PLEASE. COMMITTEE MEMBER ON. YES. 
          COMMITTEE MEMBER. TAYLOR. TODD. YES. COMMITTEE MEMBER. KEENAN YES. DEPUTY MAYOR. BARRAGAN. 
          [2. Oath of Office - Patrol Officer Vanessa Hunter ]
YES. MAYOR SINGH. YES. AND CAN I INVITE OFFICER HUNTER TO THE PODIUM TO BE SWORN IN? OH ACTUALLY, WE'LL HAVE CAPTAIN BETH SAY A FEW WORDS FIRST. WELL, BEFORE WE GET TO THE SWEARING IN, I JUST WANTED TO SAY A FEW THINGS ABOUT VANESSA HUNTER. VANESSA HUNTER RESIDES IN SOMERSET, NEW JERSEY. SHE ATTENDED KEAN UNIVERSITY, WHERE SHE EARNED A BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE WITH A CONCENTRATION IN POLICING AND A MINOR IN PUBLIC SERVICE AND ADMINISTRATION IN MAY. IN MAY OF 2024. SO SHE JUST GRADUATED COLLEGE, IN 20. IN 2023, VANESSA COMPLETED AN INTERNSHIP WITH THE SOMERSET COUNTY PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE INTELLIGENCE UNIT. WHILE SHE WAS THERE, SHE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH THE PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE, MAJOR CRIMES UNIT AND THEIR CRIME SCENE LAB. SHE ALSO WORKED WITH THE NEW JERSEY STATE POLICE, REGIONAL OPERATIONS AND INTELLIGENCE CENTER, THE ROCK, AND PARTICIPATED IN COMMUNITY OUTREACH FOR SOMERSET COUNTY'S OPERATION HELPING HANDS. VANESSA IS ONE OF FIVE SOMERSET COUNTY RESIDENTS WHO WERE RECIPIENTS OF THE SOMERSET COUNTY POLICE ACADEMY DIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM, SPONSORED BY THE SOMERSET COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, AND THE SOMERSET COUNTY ASSOCIATION OF CHIEFS OF POLICE. THE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS PURPOSE IS TO ASSIST LOCAL RESIDENTS IN BECOMING POLICE OFFICERS IN THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITIES, AND DIVERSIFYING OUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT SO THEY'RE MORE ACCURATE REPRESENTATION OF THE COMMUNITIES THAT THEY SERVE. VANESSA WILL BE ATTENDING THE CAPE MAY COUNTY POLICE ACADEMY IN AUGUST, WHICH IS A 21 WEEK, 840 HOUR COURSE FOR BASIC POLICE OFFICER. AFTER COMPLETING THE POLICE ACADEMY, SHE WILL BE, CONDUCTING A FOUR MONTH FIELD TRAINING OFFICER HEAR, PROGRAM HERE IN MONTGOMERY. SO YOU'LL BE SEEING HER OUT AND ABOUT IN THE COMMUNITY. I'M CONFIDENT THAT VANESSA WILL REPRESENT OUR ORGANIZATION AND PROTECT AND SERVE OUR COMMUNITY WITH COURTESY, PROFESSIONALISM, AND RESPECT. AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO CALL VANESSA UP, AND I WANT TO PERSONALLY WELCOME VANESSA, HUNTER INTO MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP POLICE DEPARTMENT. FAMILY. 
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HI, I SOLEMN SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION. THAT I WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES. OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY. AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE. NEW JERSEY. THAT I WILL BEAR TRUE FAITH. THAT I WILL BEAR TRUE FAITH AND ALLEGIANCE TO THE SAME, AND TO THE GOVERNMENT AND TO THE GOVERNMENT. ESTABLISHED IN 1993 AND IN THIS CASE UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE PEOPLE, UNDER THE AUTHORITY. AND I WILL FAITHFULLY, IMPARTIALLY THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY, IMPARTIALLY AND JUSTLY PERFORM ALL THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE. PERFORM ALL THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF PROBATIONARY POLICE OFFICER, OF PROBATIONARY POLICE OFFICER. TO THE BEST OF MY, TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITIES. SO HELP ME TO HEL. 
          YEAH. YOU CAN PUT THAT ON. I DON'T EVEN HAVE AN. 
          [3. Proclamation - Recognizing Retirees ]
PROCLAMATION. RECOGNIZING. MARVA ARCHER. ALICIA. HERALD. AND CLAIRE HIGGINS. FOR DECADES OF DEDICATED SERVICE WITH THE TOWNSHIP OF MONTGOMERY. WHEREAS THE STRENGTH AND PROSPERITY OF A COMMUNITY DEPENDS GREATLY UPON THE DEDICATION AND THE COMMITMENT OF ITS EMPLOYEES. AND WHEREAS RETIREMENT MARKS A SIGNIFICANT MILESTONE IN THE LIFE AND CAREER OF AN INDIVIDUAL DESERVING OF RECOGNITION AND GRATITUDE, AND WHEREAS THE TOWNSHIP OF MONTGOMERY WISHES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE INVALUABLE CONTRIBUTIONS OF ITS EMPLOYEES AND EXPRESS APPRECIATION FOR THE DECADES OF DEDICATED SERVICE. AND WHEREAS MARVA ARCHER BEGAN HER CAREER WITH THE TOWNSHIP IN FEBRUARY OF 1999, IN THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLANNING DEPARTMENT AS A PART TIME CLERK TYPIST ONE THEN TO FULL TIME STATUS IN FEBRUARY OF 20 OF 2000, SUPPORTING THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLANNING DEPARTMENT AND THE CONSTRUCTION AND CODE ENFORCEMENT DEPARTMENT. THEN WAS PROMOTED TO CLERK TYPIST TWO. IN 2000, SECRETARY 1 IN 2005, THEN ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT IN THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT IN 2023, AND WHEREAS ALICIA HAROLD STARTED WITH THE TOWNSHIP IN THE CONSTRUCTION AND CODE ENFORCEMENT DEPARTMENT AS A PART TIME CLERK TYPIST, ONE. IN AUGUST OF 1992, THEN TO FULL TIME STATUS IN 1993, AND WAS PROMOTED TO CLERK TYPIST 2 IN 
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1993, SECRETARY 1 IN 1994. APPLICATIONS COORDINATOR IN 1995, AND THEN TO TECHNICAL ASSISTANT TO THE CONSTRUCTION OFFICIAL IN 2000. AND WHEREAS CLAIRE HIGGINS JOINED THE MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AS A FINANCE AIDE IN THE JUNE OF 2020 AND JUNE OF 1985, AND WAS THEN PROMOTED IN 1986 TO FINANCE AID SYSTEM CONSOLE OPERATOR, THEN TO SENIOR FINANCE AID SYSTEM CONSOLE OPERATOR. IN 1987, AND THEN ASSISTANT CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER IN 2007. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT PROCLAIMED THAT WE, THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE OF THE TOWNSHIP OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY OF SOMERSET, NEW JERSEY, ON BEHALF OF ITS RESIDENTS AND STAFF, HEREBY WISH TO RECOGNIZE MARVA, ARCHER, ALICIA, HAROLD AND CLAIRE HIGGINS FOR THEIR HARD WORK, PROFESSIONALISM AND DEDICATION THAT HAVE POSITIVELY ENHANCED THE GROWTH AND SUCCESS OF OUR COMMUNITY. FOR MORE THAN 20 YEARS. BE IT FURTHER PROCLAIMED THAT THE TOWNSHIP HEREBY EXPRESSES HEARTFELT GRATITUDE AND APPRECIATION FOR THE MANY YEARS OF SERVICE AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COMMUNITY, AND EXTENDS SINCERE BEST WISHES AND HAPPINESS IN THEIR NEW JOURNEY. ON THIS 18TH DAY OF JULY 2024. IF I CAN. GET YOU TO PLEASE COME IN THE FRONT. THANK YOU. 
          OH ACTUALLY, THEY DID GO. BUT THEY DID GO. AND BREAK. MY. YOU KNOW, IT'S LIKE A CHAIN. NICHOLS DECLARES. 
          TODAY. THAT. IT IS VERY NICE. WE STARTED WITH SO MANY PEOPLE. 
          SLOWLY. ARE WE DONE WITH THAT? OKAY OKAY, SO NOW WE WILL GO INTO THE SECOND QUARTER 2024 
          [4. Presentation - Second Quarter 2024 Financials ]
FINANCIALS WITH OUR CFO, MICHAEL PITTS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME TODAY. WE'LL GO OVER 
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OUR QUARTERLY FINANCE REPORT. WE WILL BE TALKING ABOUT THE SECOND QUARTER AND ALSO TALKING ABOUT WHAT'S COMING UP IN THE THIRD QUARTER AND THE REST OF THE YEA. SO JUST A QUICK SUMMARY OF WHAT WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT. OF COURSE, WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT THE SECOND QUARTER NEWS STUFF THAT HAPPENED IN THE SECOND QUARTER. WE'LL DISCUSS THE REVENUES A LITTLE. WE'LL TALK ABOUT OUR TAX PERCENT OF COLLECTIONS. WE'LL TALK ABOUT OUR APPROPRIATIONS, AND THEN WE'LL FINISH UP WITH SOME UPCOMING ITEMS. MARVA ZIEGLER OH, ENJOY RETIREMENT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO THE BIGGEST THING THAT HAPPENED IN THE SECOND QUARTER, AS EVERYBODY KNOWS, WAS THAT WE ADOPTED OUR BUDGET IN 2020 OR 2024. BUDGET FROM THERE, THAT WAS IN MAY. WE INTRODUCED IN APRIL. WE ADOPTED IN MAY. WE HAD OUR BUDGET HEARING. EVERYTHING WENT WELL, GREAT PROCESS, VERY SOUND BUDGET FROM THERE WE PASSED OUR CAPITAL ORDINANCES, OUR BOND ORDINANCES, WHICH ARE THE ORDINANCE THAT ALLOWS US TO WORK ON OUR LARGER PROJECTS THAT WERE BUDGETED, SUCH AS OUR ANNUAL ROADS PROJECTS, OUR, OUR FLEET MAINTENANCE, BUILDING MAINTENANCE, LARGE BUILDING MAINTENANCE, LARGE EQUIPMENT. SO THAT'S WHAT WAS OUR CAPITAL ORDINANCES, IN JUNE, AUDITORS CAME IN AND THEY'RE WRAPPING UP THE AUDIT. SO I'LL BE BACK IN, IN SEPTEMBER TO TALK ABOUT THAT AUDIT WHEN THEY COMPLETE. BUT AS OF RIGHT NOW, I DON'T SEE ANYTHING BEING MATERIALLY MISSTATED. SO THAT'S ALWAYS A GOOD THING. ALSO, ANOTHER OTHER BIG NEWS FOR THE SECOND QUARTER WERE THE SEWER BILLS PASSED. WE THE ORDINANCE FOR THE RATES AND THE BILLS WERE MAILED OUT. THE BILLS WERE MAILED OUT LATE. AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT IN A COUPLE OF SLIDES. REAL QUICK. 
          LET'S TALK ABOUT OUR REVENUES, OUR BIGGEST REVENUE ARE OUR TAXES. AS YOU CAN SEE IN 2024, WE'RE AT 67 TODAY. AS OF JUNE 30TH, RIGHT AT THE END OF THE SECOND QUARTER, WE'RE AT 67.6 MILLION, COMPARED TO 64.8 IN 2023, I'M NOT GOING TO GO THROUGH ALL OF THESE, BUT I'LL TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE BIGGER ONES. INTEREST ON INVESTMENTS LAST YEAR WAS A LARGE REVENUE ITEM BECAUSE OF THE INTEREST RATES WE HAD ANTICIPATED THE INTEREST RATES GOING DOWN, TAKING DOWN, BUT THEY HAVEN'T YET, SO OUR REVENUE IS ACTUALLY HIGHER, THAN IT WAS IN 2023. 
          WE'RE AT 516, ALMOST 517,000 COMPARED TO 500 AND ALMOST 4000 LAST YEAR, FEES AND PERMITS, AS YOU CAN SEE, ARE UP. WE'RE AT 434,000 COMPARED TO 227,000 LAST YEAR. AND AGAIN, A LOT OF THIS IS DUE TO RECREATION PROGRAMS RUNNING, AND INCREASING AND GOING BACK TO THOSE LEVELS, PRE-COVID. THERE'S ALSO SOME TIMING ISSUES. SOME REVENUES HAVE BEEN COMING IN A LITTLE EARLIER THIS YEAR FOR, FOR FEES AND PERMITS. BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE'RE CONFIDENT THAT OUR NUMBERS WILL BE HIGHER IN 2024 FOR FEES AND PERMITS COMPARED TO 2023. MUNICIPAL COURT FINES. YOU KNOW, THAT'S WITH OUR SHARED SERVICE WITH HILLSBOROUGH. AGAIN, WE'RE AHEAD OF PACE FROM LAST YEAR, AND WE'RE MEETING OUR BUDGET PROJECTIONS, CABLE FRANCHISE FEE. WE'RE DOWN 26,000. THAT'S A TIMING ISSUE. LAST YEAR WE RECEIVED OUR SECOND CHECK A LITTLE EARLIER IN THE YEAR. THIS YEAR, WE'RE PROBABLY HAVING NEXT MONTH, INTERESTING COSTS ON TAXES. THE SAME CELL TOWER FEES, SAME THING, TIMING ISSUE WITH THERE. AND ALSO, YOU REMEMBER WE JUST WENT OUT TO BID FOR ANOTHER, CELL TOWER PROVIDER. AND AGAIN, THAT'S GOING TO ADD ABOUT 40,000, MORE EVERY YEAR TO THAT. BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY THIS YEAR, WE'LL BE HIGHER THAN, 2023. SHARED SERVICES ARE DOWN. WE A COUPLE OF OUR SHARED SERVICES EXPIRED LAST YEAR. SO THAT'S WHY YOU'LL SEE THIS NUMBER DOWN EVEN AT THE END OF THE YEAR. WE WON'T CATCH UP TO 2023. BUT THAT WAS ANTICIPATED AND PLANNED, SO WE'RE FINE WITH THAT DELINQUENT TAXES, 1.2 MILLION, COMPARED TO 1,000,001.1 MILLION THE PREVIOUS YEAR. AND THEN MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE. BIG DIFFERENCE THERE, 516,000 LAST YEAR TO 159, 160 THIS YEAR. A LOT OF THAT IS BECAUSE OF THE ABC. THE, WHAT WAS IT, THE ABC LICENSE WE SOLD LAST YEAR. SO THAT'S THE BIGGEST DIFFERENCE THERE. SO I KNOW THAT'S A LARGE NUMBER. BUT AGAIN, THAT WAS ANTICIPATED, WE DON'T SELL THOSE EVERY YEAR. ANY QUESTIONS ON THE REVENUES? NO OUR BIGGEST OUR BIGGEST REVENUE IS OUR TAXES. 
          RIGHT. THAT'S ALMOST 60% OF OUR REVENUE BUDGET. SO IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THIS PERCENTAGE IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR ANYBODY TO KNOW. IT'S BASICALLY WHAT PERCENT ARE WE COLLECTING VERSUS WHAT WE BUILD. AS YOU SEE PRE-COVID 2020, AT THIS POINT, AS OF JUNE 30TH, WE'RE AT 99.03. 
          AS YOU CAN SEE, AS COVID HIT, WE WENT TO A LOW OF 96.46% AGAIN TO DATE TO AS OF THE SECOND QUARTER OF THE YEAR. NOW WE'RE BACK UP EVEN HIGHER THAN COVID LEVELS. WE'RE AT 99.71, I DON'T SEE THAT THAT TREND GOING DOWN THIS YEAR. SO WE WILL HAVE PROBABLY ONE OF OUR HIGHEST COLLECTION RATES AT THE END OF THE YEAR. BUT THAT'S A VERY HEALTHY NUMBER AT 99.71. SO THAT'S SAYING WE COLLECTED 
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99.71 OF WHAT WE BILLED THROUGH JUNE 30TH. APPROPRIATIONS NOT MUCH GOING ON WITH APPROPRIATIONS RIGHT NOW. THERE'S NO RED FLAGS AS OF JUNE 30TH, WE'VE USED UP ALMOST WE'VE USED UP JUST OVER 50% OF OUR BUDGET. AND AGAIN, THAT'S HALF THE YEAR. AND YOU HAVE TO REMEMBER SOME OF OUR EXPENSES FOR EXAMPLE, ARE, LIABILITY INSURANCE THAT'S PAID THE FIRST FOUR MONTHS OF THE YEAR. SO AGAIN, YOU'RE GOING TO SEE, US SPEND A LITTLE MORE, AT THE HALFWAY POINT. BUT AT THE END OF THE YEAR, WE'RE STILL GOING TO HAVE LEFT OVER. AND AS YOU REMEMBER, WITH APPROPRIATIONS, IT'S A VERY IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT WHATEVER IS LEFT OVER IN THE CURRENT YEAR, WE'LL MOVE ON. WE'LL LAPSE FOR ONE MORE YEAR. THEN YOU CAN USE THOSE EXPENSES AS APPROPRIATIONS FOR PRIOR YEAR BILLS LIKE IF YOU RECEIVE A LATE INVOICE, BUT AFTER THAT SECOND YEAR IT LAPSES INTO SURPLUS, HELPS US REGENERATE OUR SURPLUS, WHICH AGAIN, IS A LARGE REVENUE FOR US. SO IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO NOTE WHEN WE TALK ABOUT APPROPRIATIONS, ANOTHER ITEM WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THE TAX SALE RIGHT NOW. IT'S TENTATIVELY SET FOR DECEMBER 4TH. AND THAT'S RELATED TO, DECEMBER 4TH 2024. SO I'LL FIX IT. I SAW THAT FACE VINCE, 2024, NOT 2023. AND THAT'S RELATED TO 2023 TAXES THAT ARE STILL DELINQUENT. AND THAT IS DONE ONLINE THROUGH REAL AUCTION. HEY, MICHAEL, CAN I ASK YOU A QUESTION? BECAUSE LAST YEAR THERE WAS THIS REALLY STRANGE THING WITH THE TAXES WHERE THE SCHOOL TAX NUMBER THERE WAS. WE DID. IS THAT REFLECTED HERE OR FROM LAST YEAR OR ANYTHING? HOW IN TERMS OF COLLECTIONS OF TAXES AND SO FORTH, DO YOU REMEMBER THAT WE HAD TO DO LIKE A SPECIAL TAX BECAUSE OF THE FULL TIME THAT. 
          YES. CORRECT. AND YEAH, AND I'LL TALK ABOUT PEOPLE WERE DELINQUENT. A LOT OF PEOPLE WERE DELINQUENT BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T EVEN KNOW IT. DOES THAT GET IMPACTED HERE OR. NO. NO NOT NO NOT SO MUCH. YEAH THAT'S GREAT OKAY. THANKS. SEWER BILLS, FIRST HALF SEWER BILLS WERE DELAYED, WE HAD A LOT OF QUESTIONS. ANY TIME WE HAVE BILLS DELAYED, THERE'S A LOT OF DELAYED. 
          THERE'S A LOT OF QUESTIONS. UNFORTUNATELY, THE PROCESS IN TERMS OF OUR SEWER BILLS CAN'T EVEN BEGIN UNTIL WE RECEIVE DATA FROM AMERICAN WATER, A LOT OF TIMES, THEY GIVE IT TO US IN APRIL WHEN, SEWER BILLS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE DUE IN JUNE. AND THAT'S A LOT OF THE REASONS WHY. 
          THAT'S THE PRICE OF THE MAIN REASON WHY OUR SEWER BILLS ARE USUALLY DELAYED. AND AGAIN, THEY WERE DELAYED THIS YEAR, BUT THEY WERE DELAYED TILL, THIS WEEK, JULY 15TH, WITH A GRACE PERIOD OF JULY 24TH. SO IF YOU HAVEN'T PAID YOUR SEWER BILLS, YOU CAN PAY ONLINE. YOU CAN COME TO THE WINDOW, YOU CAN SEND IN A CHECK. SECOND HALF SEWER BILLS ARE DUE ON TIME. THAT'S, SEPTEMBER 1ST AGAIN. I GOT TO CHANGE THAT. IT SAYS 2023 IS 2024 WITH A GRACE PERIOD OF, NOVEMBER, SEPTEMBER 11TH. I DON'T LIKE THAT DATE, BUT THAT'S WHAT IT IS. OUR TAX BILLS ARE THIRD QUARTER PROPERTY TAX BILLS. WE'VE BEEN POSTING ONLINE. WE'VE BEEN DOING E-BULLETIN. THEY WILL BE DELAYED. SAME THING. WE HAVE TO WAIT FOR OUR OUR TAX RATE TO BE CERTIFIED BY THE COUNTY. THE COUNTY CAN'T CERTIFY THEM UNTIL THE STATE CERTIFIES IT. THE STATE IS ON, DOESN'T CERTIFY IT UNTIL THEY ADOPT THEIR BUDGET, WHICH IS JUNE 30TH, JULY 1ST, JULY 1ST, SO WE FINALLY ACTUALLY GOT OUR TAX RATE THIS YEAR, I MEAN, THIS WEEK. AND I'LL TALK ABOUT THAT IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF SLIDES. VERY, VERY AGAIN, MANAGEABLE RATE, BUT THE TAX BILLS WE'RE EXPECTING THEM TO BE OUT LATER THIS MONTH WITH A DUE DATE OF END OF AUGUST, EARLY SEPTEMBER. BUT THE RESIDENTS WILL HAVE AMPLE NOTICE OF WHEN TAXES WILL BE DUE. BUT THE IMPORTANT NOTE FOR THIS PRESENTATION FOR THIS SLIDE IS THEY'RE BEING DELAYED. SO YOU'RE NOT GOING TO RECEIVE A TAX, A PROPERTY TAX BILL THAT'S DUE AUGUST 1ST. SO NOW THE 2024 TAX RATE IS AS YOU CAN SEE, I HIGHLIGHTED AT THE BOTTOM IT'S 3.376 THIS YEAR. LAST YEAR WAS 3.372. SO NOT A LARGE INCREASE. 
          THE REASON IT WAS NOT A LARGE INCREASE IS BECAUSE SCHOOL TAXES REALLY WENT DOWN BECAUSE OF LAST YEAR, BECAUSE OF THE, THE KINDERGARTEN. REFERENDUM AND THE CAPITAL THAT THEY HAD GOING ON. 
          SO LAST YEAR, IF YOU LOOK AT THE REGIONAL SCHOOL LAST YEAR, THEY WERE AT ABOUT $96 MILLION. NOW THEY'RE AT $93 MILLION. SO THE NET OF THE COUNTY, YOU SAID YOU HAVE THE THREE COUNTY TAXES UP TOP. THE COUNTY, COUNTY LIBRARY, COUNTY OPEN SPACE. THEN YOU HAVE THE SCHOOL, THEN YOU HAVE THE MUNICIPAL PORTION AND THE MUNICIPAL OPEN SPACE, THE NET OF THAT BRINGS YOU TO 3.376 COMPARED TO 3.372 LAST YEAR. SO AGAIN, NOT NOT A LARGE INCREASE, COMPARED TO LAST YEAR, IF YOU LIVE IN FIRE DISTRICT ONE, YOU ALSO RECEIVE A .050, TAX. AND IF YOU LIVE IN FIRE DISTRICT TWO, IT'S .052, AND YOU'LL SEE THOSE ALL THE WAY AT THE BOTTOM, SO AGAIN, TAX RATE 3.376 COMPARED TO 3.372 AND 2023. ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT. NO VERY IMPORTANT TAX ALLOCATION AS WE ALWAYS LIKE TO MENTION THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS THIS YEAR IS 68% OF YOUR PROPERTY TAX BILL. SO WHEN YOU 
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LOOK AT YOUR BILL, 68% OF THAT GOES DIRECTLY IT COMES TO US, WE COLLECT IT, BUT WE SEND IT OUT TO THE SCHOOL BOARD EVERY MONTH, SO THEY'RE 68% OF YOUR BILL. MUNICIPAL TAXES ARE 13.7% MUNICIPAL OPEN SPACE, 1.18. THE COUNTY, JUST JUST OVER 16. IF YOU ADD ALL THREE COUNTY TAXES IN A FIRE DISTRICT, WHEN YOU TAKE THE AVERAGE OF THE TWO FIRE DISTRICTS, YOU'RE JUST AT ABOUT OF, THREE QUARTERS OF A PERCENT. THAT'S THE BREAKOUT OF YOUR PROPERTY TAXES. AGAIN, SCHOOL DISTRICT. THAT'S WHY WHEN YOU SEE THE SCHOOL DISTRICT LEVY DECREASE, YOU DON'T REALLY SEE A LARGE INCREASE IN YOUR OVERALL TAX, TAX RATE, EVEN IF YOUR OTHER ENTITIES ARE GOING UP A LITTLE. ANY QUESTIONS ON THE ALLOCATIONS HAVEN'T CHANGED MUCH FROM PREVIOUS YEARS. SO IT'S, PRETTY FASCINATING THAT WE'RE ALREADY GOING TO START TALKING ABOUT, THE 2024 BUDGET. WE SAID, RIGHT, WAS ADOPTED. EVERYTHING WENT WELL. WE HAVE OUR TAX RATE NOW. WE'RE GOING TO START SHIFTING GEARS. WE'LL BE GOING INTO THE 2025 PREPARATION, OF THE BUDGET, THAT STARTS IN MID SEPTEMBER. THAT'S WHEN, THE BUDGET REQUESTS GO OUT TO THE DEPARTMENTS. THEY'LL HAVE THEM BACK BY NOVEMBER. LORI AND I WILL START MEETING WITH THEM, MEETING WITH THE ASSESSOR, TRY TO GET THE RATABLES WE'RE LOOKING AT DECEMBER. PROBABLY START MEETING WITH THE BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE TO SLOWLY START MEETING, NOT HAVING HEAVY YOU KNOW, THOSE HEAVY MEETINGS, THOSE USUALLY START IN JANUARY. BUT WE WANT TO HAVE PRELIMINARY MEETINGS, YOU KNOW, EARLY DECEMBER. AND WE'RE GOING TO REALLY START KICKING OFF JUST LIKE THIS YEAR. WE'LL HAVE MEETINGS ALMOST EVERY WEEK. EVERY OTHER WEEK TO TRY TO GET THE BUDGET TO WHERE WE FEEL IT SHOULD BE, ONE OF THE BIG THINGS THAT WE LOOK AT IS WHAT THE GOVERNING BODY'S VISION IS, SO WE CAN INCORPORATE IT IN THE BUDGET. SO THAT'S GOING TO BE A TOPIC THIS YEAR AS WELL, AND I KNOW LAURIE'S BEEN WORKING ON THAT THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS. SO, YOUR INPUT IS GREATLY APPRECIATED. YOUR VISION AND YOUR GOALS. IS WHAT WILL WORK TOWARDS IMPLEMENTING IN THIS BUDGET AND ANY FUTURE BUDGET AS WELL. AND THAT'S YOUR SECOND QUARTER, REPORT. ANY QUESTIONS THAT WEREN'T ASKED IN THE PRESENTATION? WELL, CUT AND DRY ALL RIGHT. NO, IT'S ALL GOOD. 
          IT'S INTERESTING TO SEE THAT THE COUNTY GETS MORE TAXES THAN WE GET AT THE MUNICIPALITY. AND THEN OF COURSE, THE SCHOOLS. BUT THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND I'M SURE THE RESIDENTS CAN SEE THAT AS WELL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY THANK YOU SO MUCH, MICHAEL. AND, NOW WE HAVE A PRESENTATION OF 
          [5. Presentation - Wayfinding Signage - Municipal Center ]
WAYFINDING SIGNAGE AT THE MUNICIPAL CENTER BY THE ADMINISTRATOR, LORI SAVRAN. AND WE DO WANT TO THANK THE DOT FOR GETTING BACK TO US. AND, YOU KNOW, ACTING COMMISSIONER APPARENTLY WAS WILLING TO MOVE THIS FORWARD FOR US. SO THANK YOU TO THEM. AND LORI. GO AHEAD. 
          OKAY ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE, I WANTED TO JUST GIVE YOU A LITTLE UPDATE, I'LL TRY AND GO QUICKLY ON WHAT WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO DO THIS YEAR IN 2024, UPDATING SOME OF THE WAYFINDING AND IDENTIFICATION SIGNAGE, BASED ON SOME OF THE FEEDBACK WE RECEIVED FROM TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE MEMBERS, BUT ALSO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT WE INTERACT WITH, IN THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR, WE SAT DOWN WITH VARIOUS STAFF, RICH DIETRICH, WHO'S OUR BUILDING'S FOREMAN. HE IS LEADING THIS PROJECT. SO THERE WERE A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT ITEMS WE WANTED TO ADDRESS. AND SO THIS SLIDESHOW WILL JUST KIND OF GO THROUGH THAT IN, IN, WHAT'S GOING ON? CAN YOU ALL SEE IT ON YOUR INDIVIDUAL DISPLAYS PROPERLY? YEAH. WE CAN DO, YEAH, WE CAN SEE, INTERIOR WAYFINDING ON THE FIRST FLOOR. THERE'S THREE ITEMS WE'RE ADDRESSING. THIS IS THE EXISTING CONDITIONS IN THE LOBBY. ONE OF THE ISSUES THAT WE HAVE IS WHEN YOU FIRST ENTER THE LOBBY, IT'S A LITTLE CONFUSING. SIGNAGE FOR THE PUBLIC BECAUSE OF TWO THINGS. ONE, THE MAIN STAIRCASE BLOCKS THE IDENTIFYING POLICE LETTERING OVER THEIR FRONT DOOR AND THE TOWN HALL BEING SITUATED IN THAT MIDDLE LOCATION, A LOT OF PEOPLE WALK STRAIGHT TO THE BACK AND THINK THAT THAT'S THAT'S THE ACCESS. SO SO THE POLICE RECORDS CLERKS DO GET A LOT OF PEOPLE SORT OF WANDERING IN WONDERING HOW, YOU KNOW, WHERE'S THE MUNICIPAL BUILDING. SO ONE OF THE THINGS AND, RICH DIETRICH DID WORK WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AS WELL ON A LOT OF THESE, ON ALL OF THEM. 
          WE'RE THINKING OF SHIFTING THE WORDS POLICE AND ADDING HEADQUARTERS. AND SO WHAT? THAT WILL DO ON THIS NEXT SLIDE AND REMOVING THE WORDS TOWN HALL AND REPLACING THEM UP ON THE SECOND FLOOR. SO AS SOON AS YOU THIS VIEW THAT YOU HAVE WHEN YOU WALK IN FROM THAT FRONT DOOR, YOU WILL SEE THE WORDS POLICE AND YOU WILL SEE THAT THE TOWN HALL IS UP ON THE SECOND FLOOR. SO 
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IT'LL BE LESS CONFUSING. THAT'S WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO DO. PEOPLE KNOW WHAT TOWN HALL MEANS THOUG. 
          I MEAN, YOU THINK YOU DO. I MEAN, WE CAN CALL IT. I'M JUST CURIOUS. YEAH, I THINK MAYBE MUNICIPAL OFFICE, MUNICIPAL. IT MIGHT BE THE RIGHT THING, BUT I THINK TOWN HALL IS A BUILDING. 
          BUT MAYBE THAT'S BECAUSE I GREW UP IN NEW ENGLAND AND THEY WERE BUILDING. SO WE DON'T WE HAVEN'T HAD TOO MANY FEEDBACK ABOUT WHAT THE WORDS WOULD BE, BUT DON'T CHANGE IT. WE DEFINITELY WORKSHOP THAT A LITTLE BIT, REALLY, IT'S BEEN JUST ABOUT THE LOCATION OF THE WORDS AND NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE THEM FROM AS YOU AND THE AND ADDING THE HEADQUARTERS IN IT. IS THAT JUST SO POLICE MOVES OVER? YEAH, YEAH. SO WE CAN WE WHAT DID WE HEADQUARTERS AND DEPARTMENT WERE THE TWO I THINK THAT HAD BEEN DISCUSSED, JUST SO THAT IT'S CENTERED, HEADQUARTERS. ANY OTHER SOUNDS FINE BECAUSE. YEAH. YEAH. HEADQUARTERS SOUNDS GOOD. THANK YOU. WHEN YOU WALK IN, IT DOESN'T SAY LIKE POLICE HEAD. YOU KNOW, WHERE WE JUST WE DON'T WANT TO HAVE THE SAME KIND OF THING, BUT. NO, IT LOOKS GOOD. YEAH. I THINK THE Q AND THE A IS SHOWING UP. IF IT WAS JUST HEAD, I CAN UNDERSTAND. IT MAKES A LOT OF SENSE THOUGH. JUST FROM HELPING PEOPLE FIND ANY OTHER FEEDBACK FOR MOVE ON OKAY, THE FRONT DOOR ENTRANCE, WE NEEDED TO DO A LITTLE BIT MORE IDENTIFYING, ON THE FRONT DOOR. AND SO THE TWO THINGS WE'RE TRYING TO ADDRESS AGAIN, ONE OF THE BIG ISSUES HAS JUST BEEN PEOPLE NEED TO QUICKLY AND IMMEDIATELY KNOW HOW TO ENTER THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. THAT'S THE BIGGEST ONE. SO ADDING THESE LETTERS OVER THE FRONT DOOR, IF YOU REMEMBER WE DID ADD MAIN ENTRANCE. IT SAYS ENTRANCE OR MAIN ENTRANCE. THAT'S A HANGING SIGN AT THE END OF THIS, COVERED AREA. BUT ON THE BUILDING IT'LL SAY POLICE MUNICIPAL LIBRARY. 
          AND THEN TO THE RIGHT THERE'LL BE A SIGN THAT SAYS AFTER HOURS EMERGENCY PHONE BECAUSE INSIDE THAT VESTIBULE THAT'S 24 OVER SEVEN ACCESS. THAT'S HOW PEOPLE, IF THEY ARRIVE AT TOWN AT THE MUNICIPAL CENTER AND THEY HAVE AN EMERGENCY AFTER HOURS, THEY ARE ALWAYS ABLE TO GET IN AND USE THAT PHONE. ON SITE WAYFINDING ON SITE WITHIN THE PROPERTY. AGAIN, KIND OF IMPROVING VISIBILITY OF HOW TO FIND THE FRONT DOOR. SO WE ADDED A SIGN. YOU CAN SEE THAT ON THE TOP RIGHT THAT SAYS ENTRANCE. AND WE ARE NOW ADDING UNDERNEATH THAT POLICE, MUNICIPAL AND LIBRARY. SO THAT EVERYONE KNOWS THAT ALL THREE OF THOSE SERVICES ARE MAKE TURN, MAKE TURN HERE, ONE OF THE OTHER THINGS WAS BECAUSE WE'RE 100 COMMUNITY DRIVE, PEOPLE GET A LITTLE CONFUSED AND SO THERE'LL BE A SECOND SIGN WHERE THAT'S WHERE THAT CIRCLE SHOWS, TO THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF WHERE IT SAYS ENTRANCE 100 COMMUNITY DRIVE. SO IT'LL BE VERY CLEAR FOR PEOPLE OFF SITE WOULD JUST BE RIGHT ALONG ANY OF THE ROADWAYS. AND SO WE HAVE A FEW, ITEMS THAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO ADDRESS. RPM, THE DEVELOPER OF THE SENIOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING THAT'S GOING BEHIND THE MUNICIPAL BUILDING, RECEIVED APPROVAL FOR A, MONUMENT SIGN OUT AT IN THIS THIS AERIAL SHOWS WHERE CONVATEC THE PRIOR, USE HERE ON THE SITE HAD A MONUMENT SIGN. SO WE HAVE ONE ON THE WEST SIDE OF COMMUNITY DRIVE. SO AS YOU'RE APPROACHING FROM IF YOU'RE TRAVELING WESTBOUND, YOU CAN SEE THAT. SO WE HAVE WE HAVE TALKED PREVIOUSLY ABOUT THE WEST, THE, PUBLIC TRAVELING EAST TOWARDS 206. AREN'T THAT SIGNS NOT VISIBLE AS THEY APPROACH. AND SO, RPM HAS PROPOSED A TO ADJUST THEIR MONUMENT SIGN. SO RATHER THAN HAVING TWO SIGNS, THERE'LL BE ONE SIGN AND IT WILL SAY MONTGOMERY MUNICIPAL CENTER UNDERNEATH. AND THAT'S THEIR PROPOSED. THAT'S THEIR SIGN THAT WAS APPROVED BY THE PLANNING BOARD. ONE OF THE OTHER THINGS WE TALKED ABOUT WAS ADDING THE ADDRESS SOMEHOW. THIS IS VERY EARLY RENDITION ADDITIONS, TO THE MONUMENT SIGN. THESE ARE THE THREE OPTIONS THAT THE SIGN COMPANY CAME UP WITH. I DON'T THINK WE WERE FEELING, THAT ANY OF THEM REALLY WORKED WELL, BUT. BUT THE GENERAL SENTIMENT WAS TO TRY AND GET THE ADDRESS ON AGAIN. JUST AS MANY OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE TO. YOU WOULD BE SURPRISED THAT THEY REALLY DO NEED. AND OUR ORDINANCE DOES REQUIRE THE ADDRESS TO BE ON ON ON THE SIGN. JUST A QUESTION. I MEAN, OTHER MUNICIPALITIES ALSO HAVE THE ADDRESS OF THE OF THEIR POLICE STATION OR THEIR MUNICIPAL HALL ON THE SIGN THAT SAYS I MEAN, 
          [00:35:03]
SOME DO. OUR ORDINANCE DOES REQUIRE, THESE MONUMENT SIGNS TO HAVE THE USUALLY YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE COMMUNITY DRIVE. IT MIGHT JUST SAY 100. LIKE, YOU'LL SEE YOU'LL SEE THOSE SIGNS THROUGHOUT, THROUGHOUT THE TOWN, WE CAN WE CAN HOLD OFF ON THIS AND DO WE DON'T NEED TO DO ALL OF IT AT ONCE. THAT'S WHAT I WAS GOING TO SAY. THAT'S A LOT OF. YEAH. AND SEE IF THERE'S STILL A NEED FOR THAT, I JUST WORKING WITH RICH. WE WANTED TO ADDRESS EVERYTHING THAT PEOPLE ALL THE COMMENTS WE'D RECEIVED. AND THEN ONCE WE HAD ALL THOSE COMMENTS, WE WANTED TO BRING THEM BACK TO YOU WITH SOME IDEAS. SO THEN WE COULD GET SOME FEEDBACK. YES. SO WE CAN DEFINITELY PAUSE SOME OF THESE SIGNS. THIS IS THE SECONDARY ENTRANCE OFF DIRECTLY OFF OF ORCHARD ROAD, WHICH MANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC USE AND SO WE'RE PROPOSING A 100 COMMUNITY DRIVE SIGN THERE. SO AS YOU'RE COMING FROM THE EAST, IT WOULD BE TWO SIDED. AND PEOPLE THAT, YOU KNOW, SOME PEOPLE, NOT EVERYONE, BUT SOME PEOPLE DO USE THAT ENTRANCE, ESPECIALLY IF YOU'RE COMING FROM THAT DIRECTION. AND IT WOULD THESE COLORS AREN'T EXACT. THEY WERE GOING TO USE THE COLORS THAT EXIST WITHIN THE SIGNAGE ALREADY. AND WITHIN OUR LOGO. SO IT'S A MOCK UP. SO THIS IS WHAT THE MAYOR HAD REFERENCED. AND THIS IS THE, OFF SITE SIGNAGE THAT WE ORIGINALLY APPLIED FOR A DOT PERMIT BECAUSE 806 IS UNDER THIS JURISDICTION OF THE STATE, AND WE WERE DENIED THE PERMIT BECAUSE THEY FELT THAT IT WAS BRANDING, WHICH THEY DON'T APPROVE, BRANDED SIGNS. SO WE, YOU KNOW, THE MAYOR TOOK IT UPON AS SHE HELPED LEAD THE CHARGE TO ADVOCATE TO THE DOT THAT THIS IS ACTUALLY VERY NECESSARY. WE'VE HAD MANY, MANY RESIDENTS COME IN, ESPECIALLY SENIOR CITIZENS, THAT, REALLY NEED TO UNDERSTAND HOW TO ACCESS THE MUNICIPAL BUILDING, ESPECIALLY AS YOU'RE COMING FROM THE SOUTH. ONCE YOU SEE THE EXISTING MONUMENT SIGN ON 206, YOU'VE PASSED THE BUILDING, YOU PASSED THE EXIT ONTO BRIDGE POINT ROAD. SO THESE ARE THE SIGNS THAT WERE DEVELOPED. A FEW YEARS AGO WITH OUR TRAFFIC. CONSULTANT AND, AND SO THAT'S NOW SOMETHING THAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO SUBMIT THE, THE PERMIT TO DOT AND BELIEVE THAT IT WILL BE APPROVED. AND WE DO WANT TO THANK THE DOT BECAUSE THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT THEY DO. BUT WE WERE ABLE TO YOU KNOW, AND THE ACTING COMMISSIONER, AS IT WAS MORE OF A, PLEASE REEXAMINE HOW YOU'RE INTERPRETING EXACTLY YOUR, YOUR CODE BECAUSE WE WHILE WE DIDN'T AGREE WITH IT THEN WE DON'T AGREE WITH HOW THEY WERE INTERPRETING IT. NOW. THEY WERE MORE OPEN TO, SECOND LOOK AT IT. 
          YES, THEY DID LOOK AT IT. AND AGREED, NO, THIS IS GREAT BECAUSE I THINK IT'S A HUGE PUBLIC SAFETY, YOU KNOW, THAT'S PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW WHERE WHERE. YES. THE MAYOR'S LETTER WAS RIGHT ON TARGET WITH THAT. THE DEPUTY MAYOR IS RIGHT. AND THAT'S WHAT MY LETTER WAS SPECIFIC TO THAT. YOU KNOW, PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO AND ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU'RE TRYING TO FIND THE POLICE HEADQUARTERS OR WHAT WE WANT TO CALL POLICE DEPARTMENT OR WHATEVER. AND YOU'RE YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, IN THAT KIND OF EMERGENCY SITUATION AND YOU'RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT, WHERE DO I TURN? IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT THE PUBLIC SHOULD BE TRYING TO, THIS SIGN, THE ONLY DISCUSSION THAT WE HAD WITH THE CONSULTANT WAS, THE LIBRARY ICON. YEAH. EVERYONE MIGHT NOT KNOW. THAT'S A LIBRARY ICON, SO WE MIGHT SWAP THAT OUT FOR THE WORDS LIBRARY. OR BOOK OR A BOOK. I DON'T KNOW, I DON'T KNOW. THEY ALL HAVE THESE UNIFORM ICONS, SO THEY THEY PULL THEM FROM, YOU KNOW, THIS, THIS, IT IS A PRETTY UNIFORM ICON. BUT YOU'RE RIGHT. WE'RE GOOD WITH THE. NEVER REALLY CALLED IT THAT. SO I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S SOMETHING ELSE THAT'S LIKE, BEFORE WE CAN. I'M I'M JUST THINKING WE CAN CHANGE CENTERS. NOTHING LIKE A STADIUM. YEAH, YEAH, IT'S LIKE A WHAT? I'M SORRY. I THINK THEY WERE TRYING TO FIT IT IN THERE BECAUSE THAT'S THE ONLY SPACE WE HAVE. YEAH, BUT THAT DEFINITELY CAN BE THE TOWN HALL. YEAH, TOWN HALL WOULD FIT IT WOULD FIT IN THERE TOO. OKAY JUST BECAUSE I THINK IN MY ENTIRE TIME HERE, I THINK I'VE NEVER HEARD IT CALLED THE MUNI CENTER. RIGHT? I MEAN, WE'VE. NO IT DOESN'T. AND IT'S GOOD THAT, YOU KNOW WE HAVE THIS DISCUSSION BECAUSE WE WANT TO MAKE SURE ONCE WE HAVE IT APPROVED FROM THEM THAT THAT'S IT. RIGHT. BECAUSE IT WAS TOUGH TO, TOUGH TO GET HOLD OF THEM AND PUSH THEM. AND THEN WE CHANGE ON THEM AND THEN WE'RE WAITING. IT NEVER HAPPENED. SO THIS THIS APPLICATION WILL MAKE THOSE CHANGES. AND THE APPLICATION WILL BE SUBMITTED. 
          [00:40:03]
WE ALREADY HAVE A RESOLUTION THAT THE THAT YOU DID PRIOR TO SUBMIT WHEN WE DID THE SUBMISSION, I DON'T KNOW, PROBABLY IN 2022 OR SOMETHING. SO I DON'T THINK WE NEED A SECOND RESOLUTION FOR TO RESUBMIT FOR THE DOT. APPLICATION. AND THEN, THE COLORS MIGHT CHANGE ON THIS A LITTLE BIT, BUT IS THERE ANYTHING OTHER THAN THE ADDRESS ON THIS SIGN AND THE TOWN HALL AND THE WORDS TOWN HALL? AND HOW DID WE FEEL ABOUT. I STILL DON'T LIKE THAT. YOU WANTED TO DID YOU HAVE OTHER IDEAS? I DON'T KNOW, THAT'S FINE. YEAH. THAT'S A THAT'S A GOOD SUGGESTION. TOWN OFFICES. DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? TOWN OFFICES. BECAUSE IT IS OFFICES. AND PEOPLE MAY THINK THAT'S WHERE I GO TO BE PART OF THE TOWN HALL, BUT WE COULD SEE WHAT, MUNICIPAL OFFICES LOOKS LIKE IF YOU WANT TO BE ART. YEAH. I MEAN, UNLESS YOU DON'T HAVE ENOUGH SPACE FOR MUNICIPAL, OR DO YOU HAVE ENOUGH SPACE TO SAY MUNICIPAL OFFICES? A GOOD QUESTION HERE. DO WE PAY BY THE LETTER? THEN WE MAKE IT SMALL. I PERSONALLY THINK TOWN HALL IS CHARMING, AND IT FITS MONTGOMER. BUT IF WE'RE GOING TO SAY TOWN HALL, WE SHOULD JUST BE CONSISTENT. IT SAID TOWN HALL FOR YEARS. I DON'T THINK ANYBODY'S OBJECTED TO IT. SO IF WE'RE GOING TO MOVE IT, WHY WOULDN'T WE JUST KEEP IT CONSISTENT? ESPECIALLY IF YOU'RE GOING TO PUT TOWN HALL OUTSIDE ON THE SIGN? WE SHOULD BE CONSISTENT. I THINK THE ARCHITECT, PROBABLY BY USING THE GENERIC TOWN HALL, MEANT THAT WITHIN THIS TOWN HALL SPACE, THERE'S THE UPSTAIRS OFFICES. THE POLICE IS DOWNSTAIRS, AND THE LIBRARY IS TO THE RIGHT AND THE CHAMBERS. THE PROBLEM IS IT JUST IT'S NOT TRANSLATING TO THE PUBLIC THAT WALKS IN. SO, WE'RE. 
          THAT'S WHY WE'RE TRYING TO HELP THEM, YOU KNOW? THAT'S WHY TOWN HALL BEING UP THERE DOESN'T MAKE SENSE EITHER. AND THEN ON THE ONE IN FRONT OF THE DOOR, IT SAYS MUNICIPAL. FOR ME, THAT'S AN ENTRANCE. RIGHT NOW, MAYBE A CONSISTENCY WOULD BE GREAT. MUNICIPAL IS IT A MUNICIPAL LIBRARY? IT'S JUST WE DON'T. WHAT ARE WE GOING? WHAT DID YOU SAY? TOWN OFFICES. TOWN OFFICES OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT? WELL I DON'T KNOW. JUST MAYBE A LITTLE MORE. THOUGHT WE. THIS IS NOT WRITTEN IN STONE YET, BUT THIS IS. YEAH THIS IS GOOD FEEDBACK. GOOD FEEDBACK FOR THE STAFF. AND THEN, YOU KNOW, BEFORE IT GOES AND GETS DONE, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE. THANK YOU LAURIE. YEAH ABSOLUTELY. THE HAVE DO WE KNOW IT SEEMS LIKE A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE USING THAT OTHER ENTRANCE AS THE PRIMARY ENTRANCE. HAVE WE EVER DONE JUST TRAFFIC COUNTS OF WHO'S USING WHICH ENTRANCE? WE HAVE NOT DONE TRAFFIC COUNTS. WE HAVE. I KNOW, LIEUTENANT PERRY IS NOT IN THE ROOM RIGHT NOW, BUT THEY'VE BEEN KEEPING AN EYE. THAT WAS THE ONE THING WE JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE WAS NO INTERFERENCE WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. WHEN THEY'RE RESPONDING TO CALLS, AND THAT HAS NOT BEEN THE CASE RIGHT NOW. THERE HASN'T BEEN ANY ANY ISSUES WITH THAT BECAUSE I HAVE HEARD FROM MANY PEOPLE THAT THEY CONSIDER THAT THE MAIN ENTRANCE AND WE'RE JUST CALLING IT 100 COMMUNITY DRIVE. SO WE MIGHT NEED TO JUST LIKE JUST THINK ABOUT THAT OF JUST, JUST ANOTHER REPEAT OF THE SIGN OR SOMETHING. I'M SORRY. SO WE WOULD ANOTHER REPEAT OF LIKE THE REGULAR SIGN THAT WE HAVE. I THINK I'VE JUST HEARD FROM, MANY PEOPLE THAT THEY CONSIDER THAT THEY COME IN AND OUT, THAT ENTRANCE. SO, SO I THINK WE SHOULD KIND OF KNOW THAT. AND THEN WHAT CONCERNS ME IS THAT THEN YOU HAVE THE RPM SIGN AND IT SAYS MONTGOMERY, SOMETHING THAT'S MORE PROMINENT THAN THE OTHER SIGN, I THINK. I THINK WE MIGHT, EVEN IF WE END UP MOVING ONE SIGN TO THE OTHER PLACE. BUT I THINK BEFORE WE GO THROUGH THAT, I THINK WE NEED TO DO A LITTLE BIT MORE THINKING. I THINK IT NEEDS A LITTLE BIT MORE WORK. THE RPM SIGN COULD BE A BIG ONE WHERE PEOPLE WOULD SEE THAT FIRST. YEAH, THEY COULD SEE THAT FIRST. AND JUST BECAUSE IF PEOPLE ARE USING ONE, WE YOU KNOW, WHEN WE FIRST SET UP THIS BUILDING THE POLICE WERE JUST GOING TO USE LIKE THERE WERE WE WEREN'T SURE WHAT EVEN THE TRAFFIC PATTERNS WERE. SO BEFORE WE INVEST I THINK IN BIG IN SIGNS IT WE MAY I THINK WOULD BE IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHICH ONE IS REALLY THE MAIN ENTRANCE. AND MAYBE WE JUST DO A REPEAT OF THE SIGN OVER THERE OF THE MONUMENT SIGN. YEAH. AND THE MONUMENT SIGN, BECAUSE I THINK THE OTHER ONE JUST SAYING 100 COMMUNITY DRIVE IS KIND OF LOST. OKAY. YEAH. THAT'S GOOD FEEDBACK. YEAH. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH LORI. YEAH OKAY. THANKS LORI. IT'S GREAT OKAY. SO NOW IT'S TIME FOR 
          [6. Public Comment ]
PUBLIC COMMENT. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WISHING TO ADDRESS THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE ON MATTERS PERTAINING TO THE TOWNSHIP WILL BE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER PERSON. IF COMMENTS ARE SIMILAR TO THOSE ALREADY STATED, PLEASE INDICATE YOUR SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION GROUPS ARE ASKED TO SELECT SPOKESPERSON. ARE THERE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WISHING TO ADDRESS THE COMMITTEE? PLEASE COME TO THE. I THOUGHT THERE WERE TOO MANY LETTERS IN MONTGOMERY. YOU SHOULD JUST TAKE OUT THE VOWELS. THEN YOU'LL HAVE PLENTY OF ROOM. OKAY MY NAME IS DOCTOR VAN 
          [00:45:06]
BEVEREN. DO YOU WANT ME TO SPELL IT? SURE. YES PLEASE. VAN CAPITAL B E V E R E N AS IN NANCY. I'M JUST GOING TO. I'M JUST GOING TO READ TWO LETTERS INTO THE RECORD BECAUSE, THEY PRACTICALLY TELL TELL YOU EVERYTHING THAT I WANT TO SAY HERE. I GOT A MEMORANDUM FROM THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT TO LORI SAVRAN FROM SHERRY CRUZ, A ZONING AMENDMENT REQUEST FOR A WIND TURBINE AT THE DIRECTION OF THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE. THE MASTER PLAN COMMITTEE REVIEWED A REQUEST BY DOCTOR VAN BEVEREN TO MODIFY THE TOWNSHIP ZONING CODE TO PERMIT A WIND TURBINE TO BE INSTALLED ON ONE ACRE RESIDENTIAL LOTS, WHERE THE CURRENT REQUIREMENT IS A MINIMUM OF SIX. THE MASTER PLAN COMMITTEE MET WITH DOCTOR VAN BEVEREN ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS TO DISCUSS HIS PROPOSAL AND REVIEW THE MATERIAL THAT HE SUBMITTED. THE MATERIALS PROVIDED BY DOCTOR VAN BEVEREN TO THE MASTER PLAN COMMITTEE WERE INSUFFICIENT TO DETERMINE THE NOISE IMPACT. THAT IS JUST NOT TRUE, WHICH WAS A CONCERN THAT NOISE GENERATED BY THE WIND TURBINES ON A ONE ACRE LOT COULD IMPACT ADJACENT PROPERTIES. IF THE ZONING REGULATIONS WERE TO LOWER THE MINIMUM LOT SIZE. MICHAEL SULLIVAN, IS ANYBODY HERE NAMED MICHAEL SULLIVAN? NO, HE'S NO BOARD PLANNER FOLLOWED UP ON THIS MATTER BY CONTACTING THE WIND TURBINE MANUFACTURERS PROVIDED BY DOCTOR VAN BEVEREN TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL NOISE LEVEL INFORMATION, BUT THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT RESPOND, THAT IS NOT TRUE EITHER, I HAVE, MADE MANY, MANY PHONE CALLS TO THIS MANUFACTURER, AND HE'S NEVER, EVER NOT RESPONDED. THIS MAN HAS 300 EMPLOYEES AND HE ALWAYS PICKS UP THE PHONE BY HIMSELF. SO I JUST DON'T THINK THAT'S TRUE. SO MICHAEL SULLIVAN, WHOEVER HE IS, WHEREVER HE IS, DO A BETTER JOB IN THE ABSENCE OF ADDITIONAL TECHNICAL INFORMATION, WHICH WAS NOT TRUE EITHER, BECAUSE THERE WAS PLENTY OF, INFORMATION ABOUT SOUND SYSTEMS ON THE PARTICULAR SYSTEM THAT I HAVE HERE, THERE WERE TWO PAGES ON WHICH THE SOUND WAS, WAS, WRITTEN DOWN. IN THE ABSENCE OF ADDITIONAL TECHNICAL SPECIFICALLY WITH REGARD TO THE NOISE, THE MASTER PLAN COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED THE ORDINANCE REMAIN AS WRITTEN, AND DOCTOR VAN BEVEREN COULD APPLY FOR A VARIANCE THAT'S GOING TO COST ME $5,000. AND THAT'S NOT EVEN THAT. THAT DOESN'T THAT DOESN'T GUARANTEE THAT I'M GOING TO GET MY WAY, THAT I'M GOING TO GET A WIND TURBINE. I COULD LOSE THAT 5000, WHICH WOULD BE ENOUGH FOR THE. YOUR TIME IS UP, DOCTOR VAN BUREN. SO IF YOU CAN JUST QUICKLY CLOSE TO WHAT YOU WANTED TO SAY, YOUR THREE MINUTES ARE DONE. MY FIVE MINUTES ARE ALREADY DONE. THREE, THREE MINUTES. IS THAT ALL I GET IS THREE? YES. THAT'S THAT'S WHAT EVERYBODY. SO EVERYBODY GETS A CHANCE WHEN THEY COME HERE TO TALK TO THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE. OH. THREE MINUTES. WOW OKAY. A VARIANCE APPLICATION WOULD ALLOW THE HOMEOWNER ME TO PRESENT EVIDENCE FOR THE SPECIFIC PROPERTY, ITS IMPACT ON NEIGHBORING PROPERTIES TO DETERMINE THE IMPACT IS NEGLIGIBLE. SO, I WROTE BACK, THIS IS, I DON'T HAVE TIME FOR THIS. I KNOW IF YOU DON'T HAVE TIME, YOU CAN LEAVE ALL THIS WITH THE CLERK. AND SHE WILL MAKE SURE THAT WE, ALL FIVE OF US, DO. GET WHAT, MEMOS YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT. OKAY, I'LL LEAVE IT WITH LISA, BUT I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT THERE WERE SEVERAL MISTAKES IN HERE. THE FIRST ONE WAS THAT MICHAEL SULLIVAN WAS UNABLE TO GET A HOLD OF THE MAN WHO MANUFACTURES THESE WIND TURBINES, I'VE TALKED TO HIM DOZENS OF TIMES, AND I'VE NEVER NOT GOTTEN HIM. SO, AND THE SECOND ONE IS THAT THE NOISE TECHNICALITIES WERE AT LEAST ON TWO, TWO DIFFERENT PAGES AND THEY'RE VERY, VERY, VERY LITTLE NOISE. YOU CAN CAN'T HEAR THEM. 
          SO, THANK YOU. THANK YOU, DOCTOR VAN BUREN, SINCE YOUR TIME IS UP, YOU KNOW, WE DO APPRECIATE IT. AND YOUR YOUR CONCERNS HAVE BEEN NOTED. THANK YOU. I HOPE THEY DO SOMETHING. OKAY. LISA. 
          WHOEVER WANTS TO WALK UP. YES, PLEASE, AND THEN YOU CAN. GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING, MADAM 
          [00:50:02]
MAYOR. GOOD EVENING, DEPUTY MAYOR, MY NAME IS GLORIA MARCONI. M A R C O AND I, I'M A RESIDENT OF PIKE RUN MEADOWS, HERE IN BELLEMEADE. I, WANTED TO JUST ADDRESS THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING LIST AND THE NUMBERS, CURRENTLY, I'M ON THE LIST FOR THE. I GUESS IT'S THE. I'M NOT SURE EXACTLY IF IT'S JUST THE MAIN ONE THAT. ANYWAY, MY NUMBER IS 12,193, AND THEY GIVE NUMBERS FROM 1696 TO 13 FOR 55. JUST TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF WHERE I AM ON THE LIST. AND THEN I RECEIVED AN EMAIL FROM, FLEMINGTON, THERE WERE AND THIS IS ALL WITH THE NEW DEVELOPMENT, THAT'S BEING BUILT AND FLEMINGTON, I WAS 3836 AND THEIR CAP IS 9006 79. THE REASON I'M STANDING BEFORE YOU TODAY IS I AM WONDERING IF THERE'S SOME WAY AND HOW WOULD I START A, CAMPAIGN TO SEE IF SENIOR CITIZENS CAN DO AN AGE IN PLACE FROM THEIR CURRENT PLACE THAT THEY'RE RENTING. AND WHO WOULD I CONTACT? DO I HAVE TO WRITE TO THE CITY OR TO GET SOME KIND OF A BILL PUT ON THE, LET ME UNDERSTAND WHAT I'M SAYING. LIKE TO SEE. YOU MEAN LIKE A RENT FREEZE, A RENT FREEZE OR, YOU KNOW, A CAP ON ON, INCREASING RENTS, SINCE I'VE, I'VE LIVED, IN PIKE RUN MEADOWS SINCE 2015. FEBRUARY 2015, POST COVID, OF COURSE, EVERYTHING WENT WAY UP, SO CURRENTLY, WHEN I FIRST STARTED LIVING THERE, IT WAS 1009 65 WAS MY RENT. THE NEXT YEAR IT DIDN'T GO UP. THEN GRADUALLY OVER THE YEARS IT WENT UP LIKE $5,050. THEN POST COVID IT WENT 140. THE YEAR AFTER COVID, THEN IT WENT UP TO 150. SO CURRENTLY I'M PAYING 2335, I'M A RETIREE, SO I'M ON A FIXED INCOME. SO THE WHOLE IDEA OF MOVING AND LOOKING FOR SOMEPLACE ELSE THAT'S AFFORDABLE AND, YOU KNOW, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH, CAN'T THERE BE SOMETHING DONE WHERE PEOPLE CAN AGE IN PLACE? AND IF IT'S NOT, IF YOU KNOW, WHERE CAN I START? I THINK, WOULDN'T DO YOU WANT TO SPEAK TO THAT? I WOULD IMAGINE THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT YOU'D HAVE TO WRITE TO YOUR CONGRESSWOMAN, OR SO RIGHT NOW. THE TOWNSHIP PARTICIPATES, WITH THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROGRAM, WITH THE MANDATE, THE CONSTITUTIONAL COMPLIANCE MANDATES FROM THE STATE, THAT RPM PROJECT THAT'S GOING TO BE BUILT OFF THE SITE HERE IS GOING TO BE FOR SENIORS SPECIFICALLY. IT OBVIOUSLY, AS YOU'RE WELL AWARE, THERE'S NO GUARANTEE ON WHERE YOU LAND ON THE LIST. IT'S A LOTTERY SYSTEM FROM ALL THE APPLICANTS THAT COME IN, BUT IT CERTAINLY IS WORTH WRITING TO YOUR CONGRESSMEN AND YOUR SENATORS TO NUDGE ALONG THE IDEA THAT SENIORS FROM A PARTICULAR COMMUNITY SHOULD BE FIRST ON THE LIST FOR UNITS WITHIN THAT COMMUNITY. COMMUNITY AS THEY AGE IN PLACE, THAT IS SOMETHING THAT'S CURRENTLY NOT ALLOWED BY THE LAW, BUT IT'S WORTH EXPLORING WITH ENOUGH ENOUGH MOVEMENT BY BY THE CONSTITUENTS, THAT IS DEFINITELY SOMETHING I WOULD RECOMMEND. AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I SEE ACROSS THE STATE THAT IT'S A BIT OF A PROBLEM THAT IT'S A THREE COUNTY SYSTEM, AND SOMEBODY FROM HUNTERDON MIGHT GET A SPOT HERE. 
          AND YOU WHO HAVE BEEN HERE ALL THIS TIME MAY NOT. SO THAT'S WHERE I WOULD SUGGEST STARTING. 
          BUT I CAN SAY THAT MONTGOMERY TAKES ITS OBLIGATION VERY SERIOUSLY. AND WE DO HAVE MORE UNITS COMING. IT'S JUST A SLOW PROCESS, OBVIOUSLY. RIGHT. WELL, THAT'S THE OTHER THING BECAUSE I NOTICED THIS IS A CGP AND H SERVICE, AND THESE ARE DIFFERENT BUILDERS. HOW DO I GET ON THE LIST FOR WHAT'S BEING BUILT? CGP AND H IS THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT FOR THE TOWNSHIP OF MONTGOMERY. I'M SORRY. THEY'RE, WHAT'S CALLED AN ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT. TO MANAGE THE UNITS WITHIN THE TOWNSHIP OF MONTGOMERY. THEY ALSO MANAGE MANY, MANY, MANY OTHER COMMUNITIES. SO IT'S WORTH CALLING THEM TO IF YOU ARE WILLING TO MOVE TO OTHER AREAS TO SEE WHAT OTHER LISTS THEY HAVE AVAILABLE THAT THEY'RE MANAGING. THAT'S ANOTHER OPTION AS WELL. BUT AS FAR AS AGING IN PLACE WITHIN THE COMMUNITY, THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT WOULD HAVE TO BE A CHANGE TO THE LEGISLATION. BUT LET ME JUST INTERRUPT SOMETHING, BECAUSE I 
          [00:55:02]
WAS AT A PRESENTATION UP AT THE AT THE COUNTY LEVEL AND, SOMEONE WHO ONE OF THE ELECTED OFFICIALS AT RARITAN IS LOOKING AND GAVE A WHOLE BUNCH OF INFORMATION TO US ON RENT STABILIZATION, AND VERSUS RENT CONTROL. BUT THERE WAS A WHOLE PRESENTATION. AND THAT'S THE KIND OF THING THAT AT A, AT A MUNICIPAL LEVEL, WE COULD LOOK AT, IT'S THERE'S SOME STATE, SOME TOWNS THAT DO IT. 
          IT'S, SO WE WERE GOING TO I WANT TO SEE HOW THEY WERE GOING TO DO IT UP THERE. BUT THAT IS SOMETHING THAT ESPECIALLY WE MAY WANT TO LOOK AT, BECAUSE WE HAVE MORE AND MORE AND MORE RENTAL UNITS THAN WE EVER HAD BEFORE. SO A LOT OF MUNICIPALITIES ARE STARTING TO LOOK AT THOSE EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE TALKING. IT'S NOT REALLY AGE IN PLACE, BUT IT'S A STABILIZATION. I HAVEN'T SEEN ONE, BUT I'M GOING TO ASK HIM IF THERE'S ONE THAT ANY OF THEM IN ANY MUNICIPALITIES THAT IS, PUT IT WITH, AGE. SO THAT'S JUST INTERESTING. I THINK IT'S AND YOU CAN WHEN YOU LEAVE, YOU CAN GET THE INFORMATION FROM THE CLERK FOR WHO'S OUR CONGRESSWOMAN FOR OUR AREA, AND SHE CAN GIVE YOU THE CONTACT INFORMATION AND SHE WOULD BE IT WOULD BE GOOD TO WRITE TO THEM. IN THE MEANWHILE, IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING, YOU CAN ALWAYS REACH OUT TO OUR ADMINISTRATOR, LAURIE. BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. I WOULD JUST ADD THAT YOUR STATE REPRESENTATIVES, NOT FEDERAL. 
          OH, SORRY, I MEANT YEAH, YOUR SENATOR. OKAY. AND I BELIEVE THERE'S SOMEONE ELSE. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS THOMAS LEE. I LIVE AT 723 MILLSTONE. COULD YOU SPELL YOUR LAST NAME, PLEASE? COULD YOU SPELL YOUR E? IT'S PRETTY SIMPLE. THE SOUND IN HERE IS AWFUL. I COULDN'T UNDERSTAND A WORD. THE TWO PEOPLE SAID THAT WERE UP HERE BEFORE ME. THAT'S SAD. I'M BACK AGAIN. LIKE I SAID, I LIVE ON RIVER ROAD. SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE ON RIVER ROAD AND ON THE BELLE MEAD GRIGGSTOWN BRIDGE. THIS IS A NIGHTMARE. AND THEN I READ OVER THE THINGS THAT ARE BEFORE THE BOARD TONIGHT. AND THEY SAID, OH, THERE'S SOMETHING THAT'S COMING UP FOR A CAR SHOW AT THE PRINCETON AIRPORT. WELL, IT JUST HAPPENED THIS PAST MONTH. WELL I WALK OUT SUNDAY AFTERNOON. IT'S AROUND 6:00. I'M LOOKING AT MY FLOWERS. IT IS A RACETRACK. I HAD THREE CARS THAT HAD TO HAVE BEEN SIX INCHES OFF OF EACH OTHER'S BUMPERS, GOING ABOUT 80 OR 90 MILES AN HOUR IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE. NOW I KNOW EVERYBODY THAT LIVES IN THAT LITTLE COMMUNITY RIGHT THERE ON RIVER ROAD. THEY'RE ALL SCARED TO GO GET THEIR MAIL, TO GET THE MAIL. MY WIFE SAID. I STAND OUT THERE AND WAIT FOR PEOPLE TO GO BY. THERE'S SO MUCH TRAFFIC, BUT THINK ABOUT THIS. AND LOOK, I'VE GOT NO PROBLEM WITH CAR SHOW, OKAY? THAT'S FINE. AND I'M SURE THE GUY AT THE AIRPORT IS MAKING A LOT OF MONEY OFF THIS, BUT. I NEVER, EVER SEE A COP ON RIVER ROAD, EVER. I LIVE THERE, I DRIVE THAT EVERY DAY, EVERY NIGHT. I DON'T SEE ANYBODY. IT'S CONSTANT. THERE'S PEOPLE. AND RIGHT IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE THERE'S A CURVE AND THEN IT STRAIGHTENS OUT. I SAW A GUY THE OTHER DAY, SOMEBODY DOING THE SPEED LIMIT. HE PASSES FOUR CARS, FOUR CARS IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE TO GET AROUND THIS PERSON. CONSTANT. THERE'S GOING TO BE A MAJOR, MAJOR ACCIDENT. SOMEDAY. 
          SOMEBODY WILL BE KILLED. YOU DO NOT WANT THAT. I'VE BEEN HERE TWICE WITHIN THE PAST YEAR. I KNOW, AND I'VE COME FOR THE SAME REASON. I NEVER SEE A COP. I PAY A LOT OF TAXES AND I'VE ALSO HEARD. OH, THAT'S A COUNTY ROAD. I DON'T CARE IF IT'S A COUNTY ROAD. YEAH I PAY A LITTLE BIT OF TAXES TO THE COUNTY, BUT MOST OF MY TAXES GO TO MONTGOMERY TO THE SCHOOL SYSTEM, I DON'T KNOW IF I SAY, OH, WE NEED A COP ON RIVER ROAD EVERY WEEK. MAYBE BUT DON'T PASS THAT. WHATEVER IT IS, THE 
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ORDINANCE OR WHATEVER FOR THEM TO HAVE THAT CAR MEETING. AND I HATE TO SAY THAT THAT SOUNDS LIKE I'M A REAL PAIN, AND I'M NOT, BUT THEY GO TO THAT SHOW AND THEY GO EITHER TO BRUNSWICK. 
          THAT IS A NATIONAL SCENIC BYWAY. THE ONLY ONE IN THIS ENTIRE REGION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. YOU'VE YOU'VE MADE A VERY GOOD POINT. IT'S JUST A TIME MORE THAN THREE MINUTES. I DRIVE ALL THE WAY OVER HERE. I SET FOR AN HOUR. I GET THREE MINUTES. I'VE GOT A DOZEN OTHER THINGS TO TALK ABOUT. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING IN. IT'S. I YOU EXIST BECAUSE I EXIST. NOT THE OPPOSITE WAY AROUND. YOUR POINTS HAVE BEEN NOTED. THANK YOU. HELLO EVERYONE. I'M LARRY KOPLIK KOPLIK, 48, HARLINGEN. SO LET'S SEE. THIS IS A BACK TO THE FUTURE MOMENT, BUT LITTLE BACKGROUND FIRST. SO AS YOU KNOW, I'M CHAIR OF THE SHADE TREE COMMITTEE, WHICH I'VE BEEN FOR 17 YEARS NOW. AND BEFORE THAT ANOTHER TEN YEARS. THIS IS A MEMBER I JUST TURNED 70. MY SON IS EXPECTING A DAUGHTER IN LAW EXPECTING A BABY IN JANUARY. LOOKING FORWARD TO BEING A GRANDFATHER AND SPENDING MORE TIME WITH THEM. SO I'M HOPING TO RETIRE FROM MY RESPONSIBILITIES AT LEAST PARTLY. AVA STAYED ON AS AN ADVISOR AND I'D BE HAPPY TO STAY ON AS AN ADVISOR. BUT I'M LOOKING TO THE FUTURE. I'VE TALKED TO LORI ABOUT THIS AND THE BACK TO THE FUTURE MOMENT IS ENDEAVOR IS THE ONLY ONE HERE. MAYBE MICHAEL WHO REMEMBERS THIS AND MAYBE LORI BACK IN 2019, THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE APPROVED HIRING AN ARBORIST AND AN ARBORIST ASSISTANT. AND THIS GOT SO FAR INTO THE PROCESS THEY HAD, THEY PUT OUT AND WE CREATED A LIKE A RESUME OF POINTS THAT THEY WERE WE WERE LOOKING FOR THIS. THESE CANDIDATES SHADE TREE GAVE INPUT, OPEN SPACE GAVE INPUT. THERE WAS A WE THEY PUT OUT A JOB REQUEST WHATEVER HOWEVER YOU CALL IT. THEY SOUGHT CANDIDATES. THEY HAD A FIRST INTERVIEW. THEY NARROWED IT DOWN TO TWO CANDIDATES. THEY WERE SCHEDULED FOR MARCH OF 2020 TO PICK ONE OF THOSE TWO, TO BE THE TOWNSHIP'S ARBORIST AT A SALARY SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 57,070 3000. THE PANDEMIC INTERVENED. THE INTERVIEWS WERE CANCELED, AND THAT WAS THE END OF THAT. SO I'D LIKE TO PROPOSE THAT YOU PUT IT INTO YOUR HEADS THAT WE COULD RESURRECT THIS. I KNOW, LORI SAYS EVERYONE'S LOOKING TO HIRE PEOPLE FOR THEIR, THEIR THEIR DEPARTMENTS, AND YOU DON'T HAVE ENOUGH MONEY. BUT TREES ARE A PRIORITY OF THIS TOWNSHIP. YOU JUST PASSED THAT NEW TREE ORDINANCE, AND AN ARBORIST CAN MANAGE THE STREET TREES, THE PARK TREES, THE ARBORETUM TREES, THE OPEN SPACE TREES, YOU KNOW, WITH OR WITHOUT, IDEALLY WITH AN ASSISTANT, BUT AT LEAST AN ARBORIST. I THINK IT MAKES A LOT OF SENSE. THANK YOU SO MUCH, LARRY. AND FIRST OF ALL, CONGRATULATIONS ON THE GOOD NEWS. AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING SOMETHING IN JANUARY. AND I'M WITH THE DEPUTY MAYOR ON THE, SHADE TREE. MAYBE THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE WILL DISCUSS, AND WE'LL MAKE SURE, YOU KNOW, WE GET BACK TO YOU. BUT THAT WAS GOOD, HISTORY OF THE FACT THAT IT WAS GOING TO BE DONE. AND I MADE COPIES OF THOSE JOB REQUIREMENTS FOR BOTH OF THE CANDIDATES. I MADE ONE FOR EACH OF YOU. OKAY, DO YOU WANT TO LEAVE IT WITH LISA? LISA, JUST LEAVE IT WITH LISA, AND SHE'LL MAKE SURE WE ALL GET IT. THANK YOU SO MUCH, LARRY. THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO FOR THE TOWNSHIP. THANKS, LARRY. GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY. MY NAME IS STEPHEN HUNT. I'M AT 44 ROSEWOOD COURT, COULD YOU SPELL YOUR LAST NAME FOR THE CLERK SO SHE H A N, I'M HERE TODAY TO TALK ABOUT THE ISSUE OF PUBLIC ACCESS TO THE HIGH SCHOOL TENNIS COURTS. THE PUBLIC HAS ALWAYS BEEN ABLE TO PLAY ON THE 
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HIGH SCHOOL TENNIS COURTS. AFTER SCHOOL HOURS. BUT SINCE JULY EIGHTH, THE COURTS ARE LOCKED. 
          AFTER TALKING WITH THE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR AND THE PRINCIPAL, I LEARNED THAT THE HIGH SCHOOL DOES NOT HAVE A JOINT USE AGREEMENT WITH THE TOWNSHIP ON THE HIGH SCHOOL COURTS, SO THE HIGH SCHOOL CAN DENY PUBLIC ACCESS TO THE COURTS ANYTIME AND INDEFINITELY. MONTGOMERY HAS ALWAYS HAD A LARGE TENNIS COMMUNITY. THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT PLAYS TENNIS HAVE ACTUALLY GROWN SIGNIFICANTLY SINCE THE PANDEMIC, BECAUSE IT'S AN ACTIVITY THAT IT'S AN OUTDOOR ACTIVITY AND IT'S PERFECT FOR SOCIAL DISTANCE. IT'S A GAME THAT CAN BE PLAYED FROM FOUR YEAR OLD TO WHATEVER AGE, AS LONG AS YOU CAN STILL MOVE. AND IT'S ALSO AN ACTIVITY THAT FITS PERFECTLY TO THE MAYOR'S WELLNESS CAMPAIGN, WHICH PROMOTES HEALTH AND ACTIVE LIVING AND STRENGTH AND STRENGTHEN THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF OUR COMMUNITY. 
          BETWEEN THE MIDDLE SCHOOL AND THE HIGH SCHOOL, THERE WERE 16 TENNIS COURTS THIS SUMMER. TWO OF THOSE COURTS WERE CONVERTED TO PICKLEBALL COURTS WITH THE LOCK UP OF THE SIX COURTS IN HIGH SCHOOL, THE NUMBER OF CORES THAT THE PUBLIC CAN ACCESS DROPPED BY 50. SO WE HAVE INSTEAD OF 16, WE HAVE ONLY EIGHT COURTS TO USE. SO THIS PUTS A SEVERE STRAIN ON THE TENNIS COMMUNITY OF THE MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP. WITHOUT ACCESS TO THE HIGH SCHOOL COURTS, THE TOWNSHIP WILL NEED TO BUILD NEW COURTS, WHICH COST MONEY AND IS TIME CONSUMING. ON THE OTHER HAND, THE DISTRICT, BECAUSE WE WENT TO THE DISTRICT BOARD BOARD MEETING, THEY HAVE EXPRESSED A DESIRE TO EXPLORE USING THE SCHOOL BUILDINGS FOR NON-SCHOOL ACTIVITIES AFTER HOURS TO ENGAGE COMMUNITY AND STUDENTS. SO I WOULD STRONGLY URGE THE TOWNSHIP TO EXPLORE A JOINT USE AGREEMENT WITH THE DISTRICT ON THE HIGH SCHOOL COURTS WITHOUT ANY DELAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND, YOU KNOW, AND YOU WERE TOLD BY THEM THAT THEY YOU COULDN'T USE THEM AFTER HOURS IS THAT YOU SAID YOU TALKED TO THE PRINCIPAL. OKAY. WE ALREADY TALKED WITH THE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR, THE PRINCIPAL. WE ALSO WENT TO THE BOE MEETING, THE STATUS OF THE THINGS IS BECAUSE OF THERE'S NO JOINT USE AGREEMENT. OKAY SO THEY ARE NOT I MEAN, THEY DO WHATEVER THEY WANT. BASICALLY, THEY CAN IGNORE THE COMMUNITY'S NEEDS AND PLEADING, EXPLORING REQUEST, THEY CAN DO WHATEVER THEY WANT, BASICALLY. BUT THANK YOU FOR COMING TO US AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE WILL DISCUSS AND LET YOU KNOW. AND WE HOPE TO GET THE TENNIS COMMUNITY BACK ON THEIR FEET. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT? THANK YOU. 
          [7. Ordinance #24-1735 - An Ordinance of the Township of Montgomery in Somerset County, New Jersey Providing for the Acquisition of Block 11001, Lot 35 Located on Servis Road in The Township of Montgomery]
OKAY ORDINANCES, INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING ORDINANCE NUMBER 20 4-1735. AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWNSHIP OF MONTGOMERY IN SOMERSET COUNTY, NEW JERSEY, PROVIDING FOR THE ACQUISITION OF BLOCK 11 001, LOT 35, LOCATED ON SERVICE ROAD IN THE TOWNSHIP OF MONTGOMERY. HUNT, SKILLMAN PROPERTY. GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY. YOU HAVE AN ORDINANCE ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT FOR INTRODUCTION FOR PURCHASE OF AN APPROXIMATELY 8.7 ACRE PROPERTY. ALL LOCATED ON SERVICE ROAD. THE PURCHASE PRICE WAS NEGOTIATED AT $19,300, WHICH IS EQUAL TO THE PROPERTY'S ASSESSED VALUE. IT'S CONTIGUOUS TO OTHER OPEN SPACE THAT'S ALREADY PRESERVED. IT'S IN THE SOURLANDS, WHICH IS A SENSITIVE ENVIRONMENTAL AREA AND WILL HELP US TO PROTECT THAT CONTIGUOUS FOREST CANOPY AS WELL AS SOME STREAM CORRIDOR TRIBUTARIES THAT ARE ON THE PROPERTY. AND SOME HABITAT. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? ANYBODY? GREAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. OKAY BE IT RESOLVED BY THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE OF THE TOWNSHIP OF MONTGOMERY, THAT THE FOREGOING ORDINANCE BE HEREBY PASSED ON FIRST READING, AND THAT THE SAME BE PUBLISHED ACCORDING TO LAW, WITH A PUBLIC HEARING AND A VOTE SCHEDULED FOR THE MEETING OF AUGUST 1ST, 2024? MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO INTRODUCE 
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ORDINANCE NUMBER 24? DASH 1735. SO MOVED. SECOND ROLL CALL, PLEASE. COMMITTEE MEMBER ANNE. 
          YES. COMMITTEE MEMBER. TAYLOR. TODD. YES COMMITTEE MEMBER. KEENAN. YES. DEPUTY MAYOR 
          [8. Ordinance #24-1736 - An Ordinance Amending Portions of the Land Use Ordinance Found in Chapter 16 Entitled "Land Development" of the Code of the Township of Montgomery, County of Somerset and State of New Jersey, Removing the "Montgomery Village Planned Development" Optional Development Alternative
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BERRIGAN. YES. MAYOR. SING. YES. ORDINANCE NUMBER 24. DASH 1736. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING PORTIONS OF THE LAND USE ORDINANCE FOUND IN CHAPTER 16 ENTITLED LAND DEVELOPMENT OF THE CODE OF THE TOWNSHIP OF MONTGOMERY, COUNTY OF SOMERSET AND STATE OF NEW JERSEY, REMOVING THE MONTGOMERY VILLAGE PLAN DEVELOPMENT, OPTIONAL DEVELOPMENT, ALTERNATIVE MAYOR, THE MONTGOMERY VILLAGE PLAN DEVELOPMENT WAS AN ALTERNATIVE ZONING LAYER THAT HAS BEEN ON THE BOOKS, BUT THAT IS PRIOR TO THE PLANNED SHOPPING COMPLEX, WHICH IS THE MONTGOMERY PROMENADE PROJECT. AND SO, BECAUSE THAT PROJECT HAS NOW MOVED FORWARD, THE PLANNING BOARD RECOMMENDED EXTINGUISHING AND REMOVING FROM THE ZONING ORDINANCE THIS OPTIONAL DEVELOPMENT ALTERNATIVE, SINCE IT WILL NEVER BE, AFFECTED BECAUSE OF THE DEVELOPMENT UNDERWAY. OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE OF THE TOWNSHIP OF MONTGOMERY, THAT THE FOREGOING ORDINANCE BE HEREBY PASSED ON FIRST READING AND THAT THE SAME BE PUBLISHED ACCORDING TO LAW, WITH A PUBLIC HEARING AND A VOTE SCHEDULED FOR THE MEETING OF AUGUST 15TH, 2024, MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO INTRODUCE ORDINANCE NUMBER 24? DASH 1736. 
          SO MOVED. SECOND ROLL CALL, PLEASE. COMMITTEE MEMBER. ANNE. YES. COMMITTEE MEMBER TAYLOR. 
          TODD YES. COMMITTEE MEMBER. KEENAN. YES DEPUTY. MAYOR BERRIGAN. YES. MAYOR. SING YES. 
          [9. Ordinance #24-1737 - An Ordinance Amending Police Department Membership]
ORDINANCE NUMBER 24, DASH 1737, AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWNSHIP OF MONTGOMERY. COUNTY OF SOMERSET. 
          STATE OF NEW JERSEY, AMENDING POLICE DEPARTMENT MEMBERSHIP WITHIN CHAPTER TWO. POLICE DEPARTMENT OF THE CODE OF THE TOWNSHIP OF MONTGOMERY, 1984. YES, MAYOR. TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE MEMBERS. THIS ORDINANCE IS A VERY SIMPLE CHANGE TO THE EXISTING ORDINANCE FOR THE HEAD COUNT FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, THROUGH YOUR BUDGET PROCESS, YOU'RE ALLOWING FOR THE HIRING OF TWO NEW OFFICERS. AND SO THIS ORDINANCE WOULD AMEND THE TOTAL NUMBER OF MEMBERS IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO 37 FROM THE PREVIOUS NUMBER OF 35. OKAY. THANK YOU. YEAH. IF I COULD ADD AND THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT DISCUSSION AND ALL OF THE BUDGETING DISCUSSIONS, AND AS A REMINDER, THE INCREASE IN TWO IS REALLY DUE TO A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF DATA THAT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT DID REVIEW WITH US AND THAT THEY COULD REALLY REFLECTS THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY. YEAH. THANK YOU. THAT'S VERY TRUE. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE OF THE TOWNSHIP OF MONTGOMERY, THAT THE FOREGOING ORDINANCE BE HEREBY PASSED ON FIRST READING, AND THAT THE SAME BE PUBLISHED ACCORDING TO LAW, WITH A PUBLIC HEARING AND A VOTE SCHEDULED FOR THE MEETING OF AUGUST 1ST, 2024? MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO INTRODUCE ORDINANCE NUMBER 20 4-1737. SO MOVED. SECOND ROLL CALL, PLEASE. COMMITTEE MEMBER ANNE. YES COMMITTEE MEMBER. TAYLOR. TODD. 
          YES. COMMITTEE MEMBER. KEENAN YES. DEPUTY MAYOR BERRIGAN. YES. MAYOR. SINGH YES. ORDINANCE 
          [10. Ordinance #24-1738 - An Ordinance Providing for the Acceptance of Right-of-Way Dedication Deed Along Brecknell Way from Malvern School Properties, L.P. ]
NUMBER 24, DASH 1738, AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWNSHIP OF MONTGOMERY IN SOMERSET COUNTY PROVIDING FOR THE ACCEPTANCE OF RIGHT OF WAY DEDICATION DEED ALONG BRACKNELL WAY FROM MALVERN SCHOOL PROPERTIES, LP. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE. THIS ORDINANCE IS ANOTHER PROPERTY ACQUISITION ORDINANCE, SO TO SPEAK. THERE'S A PORTION OF THE CROSSWALK THAT WILL BE CONSTRUCTED FROM BRACKNELL WAY THAT IS STILL ON THE NOW APPROVED MALVERN SCHOOL PROPERTY. SO THIS ORDINANCE WILL ALLOW FOR YOU TO ACCEPT THAT DEED OF RIGHT OF WAY DEDICATION, WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY 455FT■!S. THERE'S ALSO PART OF THE PLANNING BOARD. APPROVALS REQUIRE AN EASEMENT TO THE MUNICIPALITY FOR SITE TRIANGLE EASEMENT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE SITES REMAIN CLEARED FOR PEOPLE TURNING, AS WELL AS A DECLARATION OF A LANDSCAPE BUFFER AND A DEED RESTRICTION FOR STORMWATER MANAGEMENT FACILITIES. THESE ARE ALL RELATIVE TO THE SAME PROPERTIES. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE OF THE TOWNSHIP OF MONTGOMERY, THAT THE FOREGOING ORDINANCE BE HEREBY PASSED ON FIRST READING, AND THAT THE SAME BE PUBLISHED ACCORDING TO LAW, WITH A PUBLIC HEARING AND A VOTE SCHEDULED FOR THE MEETING OF AUGUST 1ST, 2024. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO INTRODUCE ORDINANCE NUMBER 24? DASH 1738. SO MOVED. SECOND ROLL CALL, PLEASE. COMMITTEE MEMBER ANNE. YES. 
          COMMITTEE MEMBER. TAYLOR. TODD. YES. COMMITTEE MEMBER. KEENAN. YES. DEPUTY MAYOR BERRIGAN. YES. 
          MAYOR. SINGH. YES. ORDINANCES PUBLIC HEARING, FINAL ADOPTION. THERE ARE NO ORDINANCES FOR 
          [Consent Agenda]
FINAL ADOPTION. CONSENT AGENDA. ALL MATTERS LISTED ON THE CONSENT AGENDA ARE CONSIDERED TO BE ROUTINE AND WILL BE ENACTED BY ONE MOTION. THERE WILL BE NO SEPARATE DISCUSSION OF THESE ITEMS IF DISCUSSION IS DESIRED, THAT ITEM WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA AND 
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CONSIDERED SEPARATELY. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE? OKAY MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT THE CONSENT AGENDA? RESOLUTIONS NUMBER 24. DASH SEVEN. DASH TWO THREE 1 TO 24. DASH SEVEN. DASH 235. SO MOVED. SECOND ROLL CALL, PLEASE. COMMITTEE MEMBER ANNE. YES. 
          COMMITTEE MEMBER. TAYLOR. TODD. YES COMMITTEE MEMBER. KEENAN. YES. DEPUTY. MAYOR BERRIGAN. 
          [16. Resolution #24-7-236 - Authorizing New Hires]
YES. MAYOR. SINGH. YES OKAY. RESOLUTIONS. RESOLUTION NUMBER 24. DASH SEVEN. DASH 236, AUTHORIZING NEW HIRES. MAYOR. THESE TWO NEW POSITION, THESE POSITIONS ARE TO, NOT NEW POSITIONS, BUT THEY ARE NEW EMPLOYEES FILLING THOSE POSITIONS. THE PROGRAM COORDINATOR IN THE RECREATION PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT WAS SOMEONE WHO WE REPLACING, SOMEONE WHO WE HONORED AT LAST MEETING. PAULINE CARR, WHO HAD BEEN A LONG TIME. MONTGOMERY EMPLOYEE, AND JOSEPH FRIEDA, THE IT SPECIALIST, WAS A VACANT POSITION THAT WE HAD, WHEN CARL CONTI WAS PROMOTED TO IT DIRECTOR AND THAT HAD BECOME A VACANT POSITION. AND BOTH HAVE STARTED AND WILL STARTED DAY OF THE FIREWORKS. SO HE HAD A GOOD HEAD OF WHAT WHAT MONTGOMERY IS ALL ABOUT ON THAT DAY. AND SO THAT'S WHAT THOSE HIRES ARE ABOUT. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS? MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 24. DASH SEVEN DASH 236. SO MOVED SECOND ROLL CALL PLEASE. COMMITTEE MEMBER OWEN. YES. COMMITTEE MEMBER TAYLOR. TODD. YES COMMITTEE MEMBER. KEENAN. YES. DEPUTY MAYOR BERRIGAN. YES. MAYOR. SINGH. YES. RESOLUTION NUMBER 
          [17. Resolution #24-7-237 -  Authorizing Outdoor Assembly Permit for Car Show at Princeton Airport, August 1 7, 2024 (Fresh Status Events) ]
24. DASH SEVEN. DASH 237 AUTHORIZING OUTDOOR ASSEMBLY PERMIT FOR CAR SHOW AT PRINCETON AIRPORT. AUGUST 17TH, 2024. FRESH STATUS EVENTS. OKAY SO THIS THIS RESOLUTION APPROVES AN OUTDOOR ASSEMBLY PERMIT FOR, A CAR SHOW TO BE HELD AT THE PRINCETON AIRPORT AUGUST 17TH. 
          ALL THIS HAS COME BEFORE THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE AT THE LAST MEETING FOR THEIR INFORMATION, ALL APPROVALS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FROM THE TRAFFIC PLAN, TO HEALTH DEPARTMENT, TO FIRE MARSHAL. 
          EVERYTHING HAS BEEN SATISFIED. DO WE HAVE, AN ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF ATTENDEES? 150, I THINK, LIEUTENANT PERRY, ARE YOU GOING TO BE SPEAKING TO THAT? DO WE HAVE ENOUGH, POLICE OFFICERS THAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE HIRING? I'D LIKE SOMEBODY TO TALK ABOUT THAT. YEAH, YEAH, I THINK LIEUTENANT PERRY IS GOING TO BE COMING TO THE PODIUM TO TALK ABOUT. HOW ARE YOU DOING, LIEUTENANT PERRY, YEAH. THERE'S GOING TO BE TWO POLICE OFFICERS HIRED FOR THIS EVENT, AND AS OF EARLIER THIS WEEK, OUR TRAFFIC DIVISION HAS BEEN IN TOUCH WITH THE PROMOTER, AND THEY HAVE 70 RESERVATIONS, SO FAR. IT'S ALL GOING TO BE ONLINE. THERE'S NOTHING. NO TICKETS AT THE DOOR. 
          SO, MY CONCERN, ONCE AGAIN, LAST TIME, AND TODAY, EVEN, THOMAS LEE CAME TO TALK ABOUT THE, THE VEHICLES RACING ON RIVER ROAD, THAT'S NOT A ONE TIME EVENT. I THINK EVERY SINGLE TIME THAT WE HAVE CAR SHOWS, THERE ARE VEHICLES THAT DO RACE ON RIVER ROAD. SO WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT DURING THE TIME OF EVENTS COMING TO AND LEAVING FROM, THAT THAT STREET IS SECURED. SO IF YOU CAN, I MEAN, I WOULD I SUGGESTED THAT, THE EVENT PAYS FOR ADDITIONAL OFFICERS, NOT JUST ON SITE, BUT, FOR TRAFFIC SAFETY, AND I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH THEM COMING IN, BUT WE ALSO HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE NOT RACING UP AND DOWN STREETS. YEAH. SO THOSE THE OFFICERS THAT ARE, ASSIGNED TO THE EVENT ARE GOING TO BE FOR MORE SECURITY AND TRAFFIC CONTROL AT THE EVENT, WE USUALLY SUPPLEMENT THE OUTSIDE AREA OUTSIDE THE EVENT WITH, WHO IS WORKING THAT DAY FOR THE SHIFT. AND SO THAT'S WHAT WE'LL BE DOING FOR THIS EVENT, IT'S ALSO TO KEEP IN MIND THIS EVENT IS MUCH SMALLER THAN, OTHER EVENTS AT THE PRINCETON AIRPORT HAS, LIKE, CAR SHOWS, THE MOST RECENT SHOW THAT THEY HAD, LAST WEEK, THIS EVENT IS MUCH, MUCH SMALLER. IT'S CONTAINED COMPLETELY TO THE AIRPORT. SO THERE'S NO OUTSIDE PARKING, I THINK THEY HAD AN EVENT EARLIER THIS YEAR, ACTUALLY, AND IT WAS SUCCESSFUL. THAT'S WHY THEY CAME BACK, AND EARLIER THIS YEAR, IT WAS, SOMEWHERE ABOUT 150 TO 175, PEOPLE ATTENDED. SO YOU'RE TALKING A MUCH SMALLER EVENT. I UNDERSTAND YOUR CONCERN ABOUT, THE OUTSIDE, SPEEDING THAT SOMETIMES OCCURS. SO WE DO, SUPPLEMENT THAT WITH OUR OFFICERS THAT ARE WORKING ON 
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THAT SHIFT FOR THAT DAY. BUT THEN, YOU KNOW, IF THERE'S A CALL THAT COMES IN, THEY HAVE TO LEAVE TO GO TO THAT CALL. THEY CAN'T MAKE SURE THAT THE, THE STREETS ARE ARE ARE SECURE. SO, THEY DO, BUT IT'S I GUESS IT'S WHAT IT WOULD BE IS A DIFFICULT POSITION TO PUT US IN IF WE'RE TELLING A PROMOTER OR SOMEBODY THAT WANTS TO COORDINATE AN EVENT TO HIRE COPS TO PATROL THE REST OF THE TOWN, NOT THEIR ACTUAL EVENT ITSELF, WE'RE JUST SAYING THIS TRAFFIC SECURITY AND, THEY WOULD HIRE FOR OFFICERS HAVE TO I MEAN, IS THAT A POSSIBILITY, OR IS THAT GENERALLY WHEN WE HAVE OFFICERS ASSIGNED TO, A CERTAIN OUTDOOR ASSEMBLY, IT'S FOR THAT EVENT IN PARTICULAR, WHETHER IT'S FOR TRAFFIC CONTROL LEADING INTO THE EVENT OR WHETHER IT'S SECURITY AT THE EVENT ITSELF, WE USUALLY DON'T PUT, OFFICERS, THROUGHOUT THE REST OF THE TOWN. 
          UNDERSTOOD. BUT THIS IS ALSO WHY IT COMES TO US. SO IF YOU KNOW, FROM A PUBLIC, THIS IS FOR A PUBLIC GOOD PERSPECTIVE, IF YOU DON'T THINK IT'S FOR THE PUBLIC GOOD, WE CAN VOTE NO ON THIS, I JUST HAVE A FOLLOW UP QUESTION. MR. LEE WAS HERE, AND HE BROUGHT UP THE FACT THAT, HE DOESN'T SEE ANY POLICE OFFICERS ON. I DON'T KNOW HOW TRUE THAT IS ON RIVER ROAD, AND THAT HE HAS REQUESTED PEOPLE ARE NOT ABLE TO. I'M JUST DOING A FOLLOW UP WITH YOU, LIEUTENANT PERRY, BECAUSE YOU'RE THE GUY ON THE PODIUM, SO TO SPEAK. THE GENTLEMAN ON THE PODIUM. IF I COULD ANSWER BEFORE LIEUTENANT PERRY. AND I DON'T LIKE TO DISAGREE WITH RESIDENTS, BUT I DRIVE THE TOOL STICKS ALL THE TIME. AND I'VE SEEN POLICE OFFICERS THERE. I DON'T KNOW WHY HE HASN'T SEEN THEM, BUT HE SAID ON THE RIVER ROAD ON I KNOW, I KNOW ON RIVER ROAD, I'M THAT'S MY COMMUTE TO WORK AND I'M PHYSICALLY EVEN SEEING LIEUTENANT PERRY, YOU KNOW, ON, ON, RIVER ROAD. I WISH WE HAD TOLD HIM THAT. SO, YOU KNOW, BUT DIDN'T WANT TO COMMENT. YEAH, HE JUST SAID PEOPLE ARE NOT ABLE TO GO AND PICK GET THEIR MAIL FROM THEIR MAILBOX BECAUSE THE SPEEDING THAT'S GOING ON ON, RIVER ROAD. SO JUST, JUST A CONCERN FROM THE RESIDENT. AND SINCE YOU'RE HERE AT THE PODIUM. 
          YEAH. I CAN'T SPEAK TO WHERE HE LIVES ON RIVER ROAD, I COULD JUST SPEAK TO WHAT WE DO. AS FAR AS ENFORCEMENT AND RESPONSES TO COMPLAINTS ON RIVER ROAD, PARTICULARLY ALONG, THE STRETCH OF GRIGGSTOWN ROAD AND THE GRIGGSTOWN CAUSEWAY, WHICH RIGHT, RIGHT THERE, SO THAT IS A MONTHLY TRAFFIC POST THAT WE DO HAVE OFFICERS, BOTH FOR IMPROPER PASSING BY THE CAUSEWAY, WHICH DOES LEAD TO CRASHES AND AS WELL AS SPEEDING ALONG THAT STRETCH AS WELL, WE DO ROTATE OUR TRAFFIC TRAILERS AND OUR SIGNS ALONG RIVER ROAD AS WELL, WHEN THEY'RE AVAILABLE TO HELP, YOU KNOW, BRING ATTENTION TO THE SPEED LIMIT THERE AND SLOW PEOPLE DOWN. I'LL CERTAINLY GO BACK TO SERGEANT SULLIVAN. OUR TRAFFIC SAFETY BUREAU. MAYBE HE CAN REACH OUT TO MR. LEE AND, DISCUSS THOSE OPTIONS FOR HIM AND, LET HIM KNOW WHAT OUR EFFORTS ARE ON RIVER ROAD TO HELP REDUCE SPEED. BUT ALL I COULD SAY IS THAT WE ARE OUT THERE AND WE DO SHOW A PRESENCE ON THAT ROAD AS OFTEN AS WE CAN, BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY, IT IS A MAJORLY TRAVELED ROAD, AND WE DO HAVE CRASHES THERE. SO, WE ARE OUT THERE. OKAY. THAT WOULD BE REALLY APPRECIATED BECAUSE, THE GENTLEMAN WAS QUITE UPSET AND WOULD BE GOOD IF YOU WOULD, YOU KNOW, YOU'D HAVE THE THEM REACH OUT AND LET HIM KNOW THAT MAYBE HE HASN'T SEEN THEM AS THE DEPUTY MAYOR SAID, HE'S SEEN PEOPLE ON, YOU KNOW, PD ON, RIVER ROAD. SO I JUST WANT TO ECHO, A COUPLE OF POINTS. FIRST, ABOUT THE PERMIT THAT WAS REQUESTED, I CAN SEE WHY IT WOULD BE DESIRABLE IF WE ANTICIPATE THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE, EXTRA ISSUES BECAUSE OF A SHOW THAT WE WOULD REQUIRE, EXTRA SECURITY, EVEN IN AN AREA WHERE THE SHOW ISN'T. HOWEVER, I DON'T THINK WE SET THAT UP FOR THIS PARTICULAR SITUATION. YES. SO THAT'S JUST SOMETHING TO KEEP IN MIND. AND THEN THE SECOND PART IS, YES, MR. LEE IS QUITE CONCERNED. HE HAS COME HERE SEVERAL TIMES AND I WOULD APPRECIATE, I THINK THAT WE'VE ALREADY SAID THIS IF, WE COULD REACH OUT TO HIM, EXPLAIN AND PERHAPS CONSIDER ADDING A LITTLE BIT MORE PATROL IN THE AREA. IT MAY BE A COUNTY ROAD, BUT THERE MAY BE SOME THINGS THAT WE CAN DO, IN ORDER TO ALLEVIATE HIS CONCERN, BECAUSE I THINK HIS CONCERN IS VALID, AND WE DON'T WANT TO BE REACTIVE. ONCE SOMETHING HAPPENS. NO, I AGREE, DEFINITELY NEED TO BE RESPONSIVE IN THIS CASE. AND WE'LL HAVE SOMEBODY REACH OUT TO HIM. YEAH. 
          THANK YOU, THANK YOU, LIEUTENANT. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. FOLLOW UP TO, COMMITTEEMAN, ANNA WAS SAYING, I THINK WE, THAT WE NEED TO START TO REVIEW, AND IF IT'S OUR ORDINANCES OR OUR POLICIES, I'M NOT TOO CONCERNED ABOUT THE SIZE OF THIS, CAR SHOW. YEAH, THIS IS A SMALL ONE, BUT, YEAH, I KNOW, I'VE. I'VE REPEATED MY CONCERNS WHEN WE HAD THESE LARGER CAR SHOWS, AND WHAT THE REQUIREMENTS WE HAVE FOR, YOU KNOW, SHOULD WE BE REVIEWING THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THESE LARGER, EVENTS, YOU KNOW, OVER A THOUSAND PLUS PEOPLE WHO PLAN TO ATTEND, AND 
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YOU KNOW, ARE THERE ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS ON, YOU KNOW, WHAT THEY HAVE TO FUND, RIGHT. 
          VERSUS, YOU KNOW, A SMALLER EVENT, RIGHT? WHICH, YOU KNOW, I THINK THERE'S RISK MITIGATION. 
          BUT I THINK SOMETHING WE SHOULD TAKE ON, WE TALKED ABOUT IT A COUPLE OF TIMES AND WE HAVE RECEIVED COMPLAINTS. SO I THINK WE SHOULD I DEFINITELY AGREE. AND LISA, IF YOU CAN JUST MAKE SURE THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S PUT OUT TO US AND WE WILL. YEAH. OVER A THOUSAND PEOPLE THERE ALL OVER AND THEY'RE PARKING IN SPACES WHERE THEY SHOULDN'T BE PARKING. SO YEAH. AND TO THAT POINT, NOT TO GET OFF SUBJECT TO BUT AND TALK ABOUT ANOTHER WHAT THE, THE LITTLE SHOW THAT OCCURRED, MORE RECENTLY, WE DO AFTER ACTION REPORTS LIKE I COMMENTED ON BEFORE TO YOU, WHENEVER OUR OFFICERS WORK A CERTAIN EVENT, THEY'RE REQUIRED TO FILL OUT A FORM AND SEND IT BACK TO THE OFFICER OR THE TRAFFIC OFFICER THAT HANDLES THE EVENT, AND IT REALLY HIGHLIGHTS WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN DONE DIFFERENTLY OR WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN IMPROVED UPON, IN CASE THAT EVENT HAPPENS IN THE FUTURE. AND THAT'S WHERE WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING WITH THIS LATEST CAR SHOW. AND IF IT REQUIRES MORE OFFICERS OR IF REQUIRES A DIFFERENT TRAFFIC PATTERN, THEN THAT'S GOING TO BE ADDRESSED WITH THE, PROMOTER. WELL, BEFORE THEY INTEND TO APPLY AGAIN. SO THEY KNOW RIGHT OFF THE BAT WHAT, WHAT'S GOING TO BE EXPECTED OF THEM. SO THAT'S ANOTHER WAY WE KIND OF TRY TO IMPROVE EVERY YEAR, THE SAFETY EVENT AND THE SURROUNDING AREA AS WELL. AND SAME THING WITH THIS EVENT, TOO. IF WE FEEL THAT ADDITIONAL OFFICERS WILL BE NEEDED MOVING FORWARD. AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'LL ADDRESS WITH THEM, YOU KNOW, IN THE FUTURE. NO, THANK YOU, LIEUTENANT PERRY. SO FOR THIS, THE ONE THAT HAD 2000 PEOPLE, THE PREVIOUS ONE DID WE HAVE A FORM FILLED BY THE OFFICERS OR DID THEY GET A FORM THERE? WOULD BE GREAT IF YOU WOULD SHARE THAT WITH US. SO THAT THAT QUESTION OF IT'S A BIG IF IT'S A BIGGER EVENT, HOW DO THE OFFICERS FEEL AFTER DID EVERYTHING GET DONE? SO THE FIRST TIME THEY HAD THE EVENT, WAS SEVERAL YEARS AGO, I THINK WE ONLY HAD ABOUT TWO OFFICERS ASSIGNED TO IT, AND WE QUICKLY FOUND OUT THAT THAT WAS NOT SUFFICIENT ENOUGH. SO THIS PAST EVENT, WE HAD SIX. AND I THINK WE'RE GOING TO BUILD PROBABLY EVEN UPON THAT IF THEY DO DECIDE TO COME BACK AGAIN. 
          OH, THAT'S GOOD TO HEAR THE DISCUSSION DOWN THE ROAD. THANK YOU. SO THERE WERE SIX OKAY. 
          THANK YOU. SO WHEN WE DO LOOK AT THESE OUTDOOR ASSEMBLIES I'D LIKE TO ALSO MAKE SURE THAT WE INCLUDE OUR EMS IN THE CONVERSATION JUST TO SEE HOW. IT'S A VERY GOOD POINT. SO IF I CAN ADD, I MET WITH LIEUTENANT PERRY. TO DISCUSS THE OUTDOOR ASSEMBLY PERMIT, AND WE'RE GOING IN THE PROCESS OF RE CODIFYING. SO WE'RE REVIEWING OUR ORDINANCES. SO WE HAVE HAD A DISCUSSION AS TO HOW TO AMEND THAT. SO THAT'LL BE COMING YOUR WAY. OH, OKAY. PERFECT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND THANK YOU, LIEUTENANT PERRY FOR THE BACKGROUND ON IT I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY, SO SINCE THIS IS A SMALLER ONE, MAY I HAVE OKAY, MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 20 4-7. DASH 237. SO MOVED. SECOND ROLL CALL, PLEASE. 
          COMMITTEE MEMBER ON. YES. COMMITTEE MEMBER. TAYLOR TODD. YES. COMMITTEE MEMBER. KEENAN. 
          NO DEPUTY MAYOR. BARRAGAN. YES. MAYOR. SINGH YES. RESOLUTION NUMBER 24. DASH SEVEN. DASH 238. 
          [18. Resolution #24-7-238 - Authorizing Contract for Video Streaming Services to Granicus]
AUTHORIZING CONTRACT FOR VIDEO STREAMING SERVICES TO GRANICUS. SO, MAYOR, SOME OF YOU MAY RECALL THAT OUR THE COMPANY THAT WE LIVE STREAM AND POST THE VIDEOS TO ON THE WEBSITE IS SWAGGART. SWAGGART WAS BOUGHT OUT BY THE COMPANY GRANICUS. THAT'S WHY THE AGREEMENT THAT WE'RE AUTHORIZING IS THROUGH, WITH GRANICUS AS, AS THE VENDOR, WE CHOSE TO DO A ONE YEAR VERSUS THE THREE YEAR OPTION BECAUSE OUR IT DIRECTOR IS JUST GOING TO BE TAKING A LOOK AT SOME OTHER OPTIONS THAT WE MIGHT HAVE. AND JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT, THAT WE'RE STILL HAPPY WITH THE SERVICE, THAT IT'S STILL COMPETITIVELY PRICED, AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE, WE'RE PROPOSING A ONE YEAR CONTRACT VERSUS THREE. THAT'S A GOOD IDEA TO DO ONE YEAR. AND SEE HOW IT WORKS OUT. 
          THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 24. DASH SEVEN. DASH 238. SO MOVED. SECOND ROLL CALL PLEASE. COMMITTEE MEMBER ON. YES COMMITTEE MEMBER. TAYLOR. TODD. YES. COMMITTEE MEMBER KEENAN. YES. DEPUTY MAYOR. BARRAGAN. 
          [19. Resolution #24-7-239 - Authorizing the Installation of a Public Fire Hydrant on Route 518]
YES. MAYOR SINGH. YES. RESOLUTION NUMBER 24. DASH SEVEN. DASH 239 AUTHORIZING THE INSTALLATION OF A PUBLIC FIRE HYDRANT. ROUTE 518. OH. I'M SORRY. NO, NO. IS THERE ANYTHING TO TALK ABOUT OR. NO. OKAY. JUST JUST SO THAT THE REST OF THE COMMITTEE. YEAH, THIS IS COMING FROM RECOMMENDATION OF, THE TOWNSHIP FIRE MARSHAL'S OFFICE. OKAY. TO FILL IN A GAP. OKAY. 
          SOUNDS GOOD. OKAY, MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 24, DASH SEVEN, DASH 239. 
          SO MOVED. SECOND ROLL CALL, PLEASE. COMMITTEE MEMBER ON. YES. COMMITTEE MEMBER. TAYLOR. 
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TODD. YES. COMMITTEE MEMBER. KEENAN. YES. DEPUTY MAYOR. BARRAGAN. YES. MAYOR SINGH. YES. 
          [20. Resolution #24-7-240 - Authorizing the Execution of a Right-of-Use Agreement ]
RESOLUTION NUMBER 24. DASH 7-240. AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF RIGHT OF WAY. USE AGREEMENT. 
          CROWN CASTLE FIBER, LLC, FORMERLY FIBER TECHNOLOGIES NETWORKS, LLC. COMMITTEE MEMBERS. YOU HAD AN EXISTING AGREEMENT WITH FIBER TECHNOLOGIES NETWORKS FOR A TEN YEAR TERM. THIS IS FOR SMALL EQUIPMENT THAT'S PUT ALONG THE RIGHT OF WAY ON YOUR EXISTING POLES. AND BECAUSE WHILE THAT AGREEMENT HAD THE ABILITY FOR EXTENSION, BECAUSE THE NAME CHANGE WE RECOMMENDED JUST DOING A NEW AGREEMENT RATHER THAN EXTENDING AND CHANGING THE NAME. 
          AND AT LEAST IF YOU WANT TO ADD ANYTHING. NO, THAT'S CORRECT. I'M JUST WAITING FOR THE NEW AGREEMENT WITH THE NAME CHANGE AND TO ADD THE TERMS. OKAY, JUST A NAME CHANGE. OKAY, MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 24, DASH SEVEN, DASH 240. SO MOVED. SECOND. ROLL CALL PLEASE. COMMITTEE MEMBER. ALLEN. YES. COMMITTEE MEMBER. TAYLOR. TODD YES. COMMITTEE MEMBER. 
          [21. Resolution #24-7-241 - Authorizing the Donation of One 2018 Ford Explorer to Montgomery Emergency Medical Services ]
KEENAN. YES. DEPUTY MAYOR. BARRAGAN YES. MAYOR. SINGH. YES. RESOLUTION NUMBER 24. DASH SEVEN. DASH 241. AUTHORIZING THE DONATION OF ONE 2018 FORD EXPLORER TO MONTGOMERY EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES. YES MAYOR, THE MONTGOMERY EMS IS AN ALL VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATION, THE TOWNSHIP OBVIOUSLY SUPPORTS, ALL THE GREAT WORKS THAT THEY DO IN ANY MANNER THAT WE CAN. THEY APPROACHED THE TOWNSHIP TO SEE IF WE HAD ANY VEHICLES THAT WERE OF NO LONGER USE TO THE TOWNSHIP, BECAUSE THEY WERE IN NEED TO REPLACE ONE OF THEIR, THEIR VEHICLES. IT'S NOT AN AMBULANCE VEHICLE. AND WE DID HAVE A 2018 FORD EXPLORER THAT WE NO LONGER, NEED. AND SO THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE ARE PROPOSING THAT YOU AUTHORIZE THE DONATION TO THEM AND FURTHER ASSISTANCE THAT WE ARE ABLE TO PROVIDE. WE HAVE A MAINTENANCE CONTRACT CONTRACT WITH FIRST VEHICLE AND SO WE THEY ANTICIPATE THAT THROUGH THEIR FUNDRAISING EFFORTS, ABOUT THREE YEARS, THEY'LL NEED THIS VEHICLE BEFORE THEY CAN PURCHASE ANOTHER VEHICLE. WE'VE ALSO BEEN WORKING TO TRY AND IDENTIFY ANY OTHER GRANTS THAT MIGHT BE AVAILABLE TO THEM, TO HELP THEM PURCHASE A NEW VEHICLE. SO THAT IS NOT AN ISSUE FOR US IN TERMS OF IMPACT TO OUR SERVICES WITH FIRST VEHICLE, SO WE CAN CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN IT AND WE'LL ASSIST THEM IN THE DECALS. AND ALSO I THINK, A PARTICULAR PIECE OF, OF EQUIPMENT THAT IS NEEDED ON THE, ON THE TRUCK. AND SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE BRINGING FORTH FOR YOU TODAY. JUST A QUICK QUESTION. I JUST WANT TO CONFIRM, BECAUSE THE, THE, THE SERVICE AGREEMENT, THE CONTRACT IS WITH THE MUNICIPALITY, BUT WE'RE NOW DONATING THE VEHICLE. SO DOES THAT DOES THAT MEAN THAT THE VEHICLE NO LONGER IS THE PROPERTY OF THE MUNICIPALITY? CORRECT? IT'S IT WOULD BE THE PROPERTY OF EMS. YES, BUT HOW DOES OUR CONTRACT WILL STILL BE ABLE TO COVER A VEHICLE? THAT'S THE PROPERTY OF A DIFFERENT ENTITY, RIGHT? IT'S DONATED. RIGHT. SO IT WOULD BE A SERVICE THAT YOU'RE PROVIDING ON BEHALF OF EMS. IT'LL BE A VALUE THAT'S DEDUCTED FROM THE OVERALL AMOUNT THAT YOU'RE ALLOWED BY STATE LAW TO, TO CONTRIBUTE TO YOUR EMS. THERE ARE THERE IS LEGISLATION THAT ALLOWS FOR SUPPORT TO VOLUNTEER AND INDEPENDENT EMS SERVICES. AND IT WOULD FALL UNDER THAT THAT APPROVAL, I'M JUST ASKING IF THE AGREEMENT WE HAVE WITH THE THIRD PARTY DOES OUR MAINTENANCE IS STILL GOING TO CARRY FORWARD ON THIS VEHICLE. IF IT'S NO LONGER THE PROPERTY OF THE OF THE MUNICIPALITY, THEY'D BE LIKE, IF DECIDED THAT YOU'RE IN, DONATE THE CAR TO MY TO ME AND BUT YOU'RE THE. WHY WOULD THE THIRD PARTY STILL COVER. I JUST WANT TO CONFIRM THAT, LIKE, WE'VE CONFIRMED THAT THE. SO THE THIRD PARTY IS STILL GOING TO. AND MICHAEL, PLEASE CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, BUT THE CONTRACT WAS WITH YOUR VEHICLE MAINTENANCE IS ON A PER REPAIR BASIS. IT'S NOT A SET AMOUNT ANNUALLY. SO IT'S NOT THEY'RE NOT LOSING ANYTHING BY COVERING ANY CAR THAT THE VEHICLE THAT THE TOWNSHIP DECIDES TO BRING TO THEM. BUT IT WOULD HAVE TO COME IN THROUGH THE TOWNSHIP. THE EMS WOULDN'T DROP IT OFF ON THEIR OWN AND DECIDE WHAT TO DO WITH IT. OKAY IS THIS THE FIRST TIME THAT WE'RE DOING THIS? I KNOW THE VEHICLE AND THE MAINTENANCE. 
          PRIOR YEARS, WE'D DONATED A VEHICLE AND SIMILARLY WE THAT WAS THE APPROACH THAT WAS DONE. 
          MAYBE I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS TEN YEARS AGO OR MORE. WE DID LOOK AT LOOK IT UP. SO IT I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE WAS NO SOME. OKAY. SOME MISSED, DETAIL. AND NOW WE'RE PAYING. I WANT TO SUPPORT THE EMS. THE POLICE, DON'T GET ME WRONG, BUT I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE NOT LIKE, OH, HERE'S ANOTHER $5,000 CHECK ON TOP OF THE I THINK, TO WENDY'S, POINT THE VOLUNTEER EMS THERE IS TREATED DIFFERENTLY THAN OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. THAT WE HAVE THE ABILITY. AND SO WE 
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DID TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT THE VALUE OF THAT WOULD BE AND THAT, OF THAT SERVICE. SO EMS, PROVIDED THEY HAVE A THEIR AGING VEHICLE NOW AND WHAT THE ANNUAL SERVICE COSTS ARE ON THAT. AND WE ADDED EVERYTHING TOGETHER TO MAKE SURE THAT ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, WE ARE UNDER, I THINK, THE THRESHOLD OF $125,000 THAT THE STATE ALLOWS FOR US TO DO THAT. SO WE DID DO A LITTLE HOMEWORK TO YOUR QUESTION OF WERE WE WITHIN THE LAWS OF THE STATE? OKAY, OKAY. WELL THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND OF COURSE WE WANT TO THANK OUR EMS. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 20 4-7-241. SO MOVED. SECOND ROLL CALL, PLEASE. COMMITTEE MEMBER. ALLEN. YES. 
          COMMITTEE MEMBER. TAYLOR. TODD. YES COMMITTEE MEMBER. KEENAN. YES. DEPUTY MAYOR. BARRAGAN YES. 
          [22. Resolution #24-7-242 - Authorizing Contract Award to Ben Shaffer Recreation for the Purchase and Installation of a Custom All-Inclusive Playground]
MAYOR. SINGH. YES. RESOLUTION NUMBER 24. DASH SEVEN. DASH 242. AUTHORIZING CONTRACT AWARD TO BEN SCHAEFER RECREATION FOR THE PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION OF A CUSTOM ALL INCLUSIVE PLAYGROUND, MAYOR, NOW THAT THE, STATE GREEN ACRES GRANT WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE BUDGET UNDER CHAPTER 51 159, WE ARE ABLE TO NOW GO OUT TO CONTRACT. THIS IS A STATE CONTRACT THAT WILL BE PURCHASING THE EQUIPMENT AND ALSO THE INSTALLATION SITE WORK AND INSTALLATION OF THE, ACCESSIBLE, ALL INCLUSIVE PLAYGROUND HERE AT THE MUNICIPAL CENTER. THANK YOU. VERY EXCITING. SO DO WE HAVE A DATE? YEAH OR A RANGE? A RANGE? WELL, WE'D CERTAINLY LOVE TO HAVE IT IN BY THE FALL, WOW. 
          OKAY, THAT'LL BE HERE, DEPUTY MAYOR. ESPECIALLY ASKING NEXT SUMMER. YEAH, I WAS JUST SAYING THE DEPUTY MAYOR IS ASKING BECAUSE HE LIVES ACROSS THE STREET, AND I THINK HE WILL BE HERE WITH THE LITTLE ONE, SO. YEAH FALL SOUNDS REALLY NICE. OKAY. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 24? DASH SEVEN. DASH 242. SO MOVED. SECOND ROLL CALL, PLEASE. 
          COMMITTEE MEMBER ON. YES. COMMITTEE MEMBER. TAYLOR. TODD. YES. COMMITTEE MEMBER. KEENAN. 
          [23. Resolution #24-7-243 - Authorizing an Agreement for Sewer Capacity Reservation in the Skillman Village Sewage Treatment Plant-Malvern School Properties, L.P., (Block 28010, Lots 57-58, Proposed Lot 57.01) ]
YES. DEPUTY MAYOR BERRIGAN. YES. MAYOR SINGH. YES. RESOLUTION NUMBER 24. DASH SEVEN. DASH 243, AUTHORIZING AN AGREEMENT FOR SEWER CAPACITY RESERVATION IN THE SKILLMAN VILLAGE SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT. MALVERN SCHOOL PROPERTIES, LP BLOCK 28010 LOTS 57 TO 58 PROPOSED LOT 57.01. 
          COMMITTEE MEMBERS. YOU'RE PROBABLY VERY USED TO SEEING THESE ALREADY. THIS IS YOUR TYPICAL SEWER CAPACITY AGREEMENT. WHEN A NEW, PROPERTY COMES ONLINE TO YOUR SEWER SERVICE. IT'S THE AGREEMENT WHERE THEY PAY THE CAPACITY RESERVATION CHARGE IN ADVANCE OF USE OF THE TREATMENT PLANT. OKAY. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 24. DASH SEVEN. DASH 243. SO MOVED. SECOND ROLL CALL, PLEASE. COMMITTEE MEMBER ANN. YES. 
          COMMITTEE MEMBER. TAYLOR. TODD. YES. COMMITTEE MEMBER. KEENAN. NO. DEPUTY. MAYOR. BARRAGAN YES. 
          [24. Resolution #24-7-244 - Authorizing Refund of 2023 and 2024 Taxes (Block 6001, Lot 1)]
MAYOR. SINGH. YES RESOLUTION NUMBER 24. DASH SEVEN. DASH 244. AUTHORIZING REFUND OF 2023 AND 2024. TAXES. BLOCKS 6001. LOT ONE. YES, MAYOR. THIS WAS DUE TO A STATE TAX APPEAL, BASED ON THE TAX APPEAL, THE REFUNDS ARE RIGHT THERE. THE OVERPAYMENTS ARE RIGHT THERE. THAT WILL CREDIT BACK TO, THE GROVE AT MONTGOMERY. OKAY, SO THIS IS THE GROVE THAT GOT ALL THIS MONEY BACK. WOW. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS? MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 24. 
          DASH SEVEN. DASH 244. SO MOVED. SECOND ROLL CALL, PLEASE. COMMITTEE MEMBER AN ABSTAIN. 
          COMMITTEE MEMBER TAYLOR TODD. YES. COMMITTEE MEMBER. KEENAN. YES DEPUTY MAYOR. BARRAGAN. YES. 
          [25. Resolution #24-7-245 - Authorizing Memorandum of Understanding Between the Township of Montgomery and the Montgomery Township Volunteer Fire Company No.2 for the Storage of One Armored Rescue Vehicle]
MAYOR. SINGH YES. RESOLUTION NUMBER 24. DASH SEVEN. DASH 245. AUTHORIZING MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE TOWNSHIP OF MONTGOMERY AND THE MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY. NUMBER TWO, FOR THE STORAGE OF ONE ARMORED RESCUE VEHICLE. MAYOR. COMMITTEE MEMBERS, THIS IS AN AGREEMENT SO THAT THE HIGH WATER VEHICLE THAT THE TOWNSHIP WAS ABLE TO GET THROUGH THE GRANT PROGRAM, WILL BE STORED AT THE FIRE DISTRICT JUST BASED ON SIZE AND WHERE IT'S MOST ADVANTAGEOUS TO HOUSE THE VEHICLE. OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS, THAT VEHICLE STORAGE. UNDERSTAND BUT, WE'RE WE'RE GETTING THAT PAINTED. RIGHT. OR ARE WE JUST GOING TO LEAVE IT THE WAY IT IS? SO THE POLICE ADMINISTRATION IS WORKING ON THAT STILL, THAT IS THE 
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INTENT. IT'S NOT SUPPOSED TO BE ROLLED OUT UNTIL IT'S PAINTED, BUT THEY'RE WORKING ON SOME PRETTY, INGENIOUS OPPORTUNITIES TO SEE WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO GET IT DONE AT THE LEAST POSSIBLE COST. YES, I DID HEAR THAT THEY WERE LOOKING AT RVC. IS IT THAT THEY WERE LOOKING AT SOME PAINT OPTIONS FROM THE FROM THE, FROM THE TECH SCHOOL, WHICH I THINK IS A BRILLIANT IDEA. 
          YEAH. I THINK IT'S AN IMPORTANT NOTE THOUGH. I MEAN IF THERE'S AN EMERGENCY IT NEEDS TO BE USED. I'M SURE THERE'S GOING TO BE UTILIZED AS IS. GOOD POINT, GOOD POINT. YES. THEY DON'T WANT ANYONE TO GET LIKE, WHOA, WHAT'S IT'S LIKE WELL YEAH. SO THE COLORS, THE COLORS, THE PAINT. 
          YEAH. THE COLORS DON'T MATTER IF YOU HAVE TO SAVE A LIFE IN A PARADE. UNTIL THEN. YES, YES, BUT TO SAVE SOMEONE. YES ABSOLUTELY. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 20 4-7245. SO MOVED. SECOND ROLL CALL, PLEASE. COMMITTEE MEMBER ANNE. YES. COMMITTEE MEMBER. 
          TAYLOR. TODD. YES. COMMITTEE MEMBER. KEENAN. YES. DEPUTY MAYOR. BARRAGAN. YES. MAYOR 
          [26. Resolution #24-7-246 - Mayoral Appointment - Coordinator, Office of Emergency Management - Adam Verducci]
SINGH. YES. RESOLUTION NUMBER 24. DASH SEVEN. DASH 246. MAYORAL APPOINTMENT COORDINATOR, OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. ADAM VERDUCCI. AND APPOINTMENT. THERE'S NO NO EXPLANATION. OKAY IT'S OEM, SO HE'S GOING TO BE THE COORDINATOR. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 24. DASH SEVEN. DASH 246. SO MOVED. SECOND ROLL CALL, PLEASE. COMMITTEE MEMBER. ANNE. 
          YES. COMMITTEE MEMBER. TAYLOR. TODD YES. COMMITTEE MEMBER. KEENAN. YES. DEPUTY MAYOR 
          [27. Resolution #24-7-247 - Authorizing a Temporary Use Agreement - Research Park Parking Lot - Wall Street]
BERRIGAN. YES. MAYOR. SINGH. YES. RESOLUTION NUMBER 20 4-7247, AUTHORIZING A TEMPORARY USE AGREEMENT. RESEARCH PARK, PARKING LOT, WALL STREET. SO, MAYOR, THE TOWNSHIP HAS ENTERED INTO TEMPORARY USE AGREEMENTS WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER ON ANOTHER PROPERTY THAT THEY HAVE, FOR OTHER USES. AND SO FOR THE, SWEEP SUMMER SOCIAL, CULTURAL DESERT POTLUCK THAT'S HAPPENING ON SATURDAY, JULY 27TH, THE MONTGOMERY INCLUSION AND EQUITY COMMITTEE AND THE MAYOR'S WELLNESS CAMPAIGN ARE BOTH PARTNERING WITH GROUP MONTGOMERY MOSAIC. THE EVENT IS AT VAN HORN PARK. VAN HORN PARK HAS, I WOULD SAY SOMEWHAT OF A LIMITED AMOUNT OF PARKING FOR LARGER EVENTS AND SO, RATHER RATHER THAN JUST HAVE, WELL, IN ORDER TO HAVE THE ABILITY TO OPEN THE GATE BETWEEN THE TWO PARKING LOTS, WE NEEDED AN AN OFFICIALLY HAVE THE PERMISSION TO USE THEIR THEIR EMPTY PARKING AREA. WE'RE ENTERING INTO THIS TEMPORARY USE AGREEMENT WITH WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER. OKAY, SO THAT'S JULY 27TH WITH A RAIN DATE OF SUNDAY, JULY 28TH. YES. OKAY. THANK YOU TO, HILTON MANAGEMENT FOR ALLOWING US TO DO THAT, I THINK IT'S, IT'S GOING TO BE A GREAT EVENT. 
          AND YOU KNOW, WE APPRECIATE IT. OKAY MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 20 4-7247. SO MOVED. SECOND ROLL CALL, PLEASE. COMMITTEE MEMBER ANNE. YES. COMMITTEE MEMBER. 
          TAYLOR. TODD. YES. COMMITTEE MEMBER. KEENAN. YES. DEPUTY MAYOR BERRIGAN. YES. MAYOR. 
          [28. Approval of Minutes ]
SINGH YES. APPROVAL OF MINUTES. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT THE REGULAR MEETING MINUTES OF JUNE 6TH? ALL IN FAVOR? I, I, I SO MOVED YEAH, I YEAH. OKAY. WELL, SHOULD DO THEM SO MOVED. IT'S NOT THERE ANYMORE. OKAY OKAY. I'LL MAKE SURE I SAID THAT. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT THE EXECUTIVE SESSION MEETING MINUTES OF JUNE SIXTH. SO MOVED SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OKAY. 
          MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT THE REGULAR MEETING MINUTES OF JUNE 20. SO MOVED SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT THE EXECUTIVE SESSION? MEETING MINUTES OF JUNE 20TH. SO 
          [29. Resolution #24-7-248 - Payment of Bills - Posted]
MOVED SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE I RESOLUTION NUMBER 24, DASH SEVEN, DASH 248. PAYMENT OF BILLS POSTED. YES, MAYOR. IF YOU'LL TURN TO PAGE TWO, YOU WILL SEE MONTGOMERY FIRE DISTRICT NUMBER ONE, MONTGOMERY FIRE DISTRICT NUMBER TWO. THOSE ARE THE, TAX PAYMENTS, HALF YEAR TAX PAYMENTS FOR BOTH THOSE DISTRICTS FOR FIRE DISTRICT ONE, IT'S $507,029.50 FOR FIRE DISTRICT TWO. $519,529.50. AND THEN IF YOU TURN TO PAGE THREE, YOU'LL SEE YOUR MONTHLY SCHOOL TAX BILL OF $8,936,326. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS? MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 20 4-7248. SO MOVED. SECOND ROLL CALL, PLEASE. COMMITTEE MEMBER. ANNE. YES. 
          COMMITTEE MEMBER. TAYLOR. TODD. YES COMMITTEE MEMBER. KEENAN. YES. DEPUTY MAYOR BERRIGAN. YES. 
          [30. Correspondence ]
MAYOR SINGH. YES, WE HAVE SOME CORRESPONDENCE THAT LISA IS GOING TO GO OVER, EXPRESSION OF 
          [01:45:06]
APPRECIATION FROM ROLLING THUNDER. OKAY. SO JUST IN YOUR PACKETS THIS EVENING, YOU RECEIVED A LETTER, A THANK YOU LETTER FROM ROLLING THUNDER INC. AS YOU RECALL, THEY HELD A MEMORIAL WEEKEND RIDE FOR FREEDOM, AND THEY JUST WANTED TO EXTEND THEIR, GRATITUDE AND APPRECIATION FOR THE COOPERATION THAT THE MUNICIPALITY EXTENDED TO THEM. SO THANK YOU, NEW 
          [31. New Business and Old Business]
BUSINESS AND OLD BUSINESS TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE, OCTOBER 24TH MEETING DATE. LISA. RIGHT? YEP SO, AS YOU RECALL, AT THE LAST MEETING, I HAD MENTIONED THAT DUE TO EARLY VOTING, THE OCTOBER 24TH MEETING DATE NEEDS TO BE RESCHEDULED OR CANCELED. THE POSSIBLE DATES THAT MONTH OR THAT WEEK WOULD BE MONDAY, OCTOBER 21ST OR WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23RD, SO THAT'S JUST SOMETHING THAT THE COMMITTEE NEEDS TO DECIDE GOING FORWARD WHETHER WE MOVE IT. I NEED TO NOTICE IT, OR WE CANCEL THE OCTOBER 24TH MEETING. SO THE ONLY OPTION IS MONDAY OR WEDNESDAY YESTERDAY. AND THERE'S NO PLANNING BOARD MEETING THE ON MONDAY. IT'S HARD TO SAY SOMETIMES. RIGHT? I CHECKED THE SCHEDULE. YEAH. IT'S NOT THAT MONDAY. SO IS THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO MAKE A DECISION THIS EVENING. BUT I WILL NEED ONE. YEAH. SO THAT'S WHAT I WAS GOING TO SAY, THAT EVERYBODY CAN CHECK AND THEN GET BACK TO YOU AND THEN WE'LL MAKE A DECISION AS TO IF WE HAVE A QUORUM. OKAY. SO AND THEN WE HAVE THE STREET NAMING HENRY STREET NAMING POLICY. LISA SO, I HAD RECEIVED A REQUEST FROM THE OR THERE. I'M I'M THE LIAISON TO THE VETERANS MEMORIAL COMMITTEE, AND THERE HAS BEEN SOME DISCUSSION AND A REQUEST TO FOR A COMMEMORATIVE STREET SIGN FOR A VETERAN THAT HAD KILLED IN ACTION VETERAN THAT FROM MONTGOMERY, STEPHEN WARNER, THE TOWNSHIP REALLY DOESN'T HAVE A POLICY FOR NAMING, NAMING COMMEMORATIVE STREET SIGNS. SO IN YOUR PACKET, I HAD PROVIDED A SAMPLE RESOLUTION FOR THE PROCESS FROM FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP. 
          AND ALSO I DID A LITTLE BIT MORE RESEARCH FOR THE TOWNSHIPS OF SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NEW BRUNSWICK, NORTH BRUNSWICK AND EDISON. THEY DO HAVE A VETERANS RECOGNITION STREET NAMING INITIATIVE, WHICH I DID NOT PROVIDE BECAUSE I JUST RECEIVED THAT INFORMATION THIS AFTERNOON. BUT I WILL FORWARD IT TO THE GOVERNING BODY TO GIVE THOUGHT ABOUT THIS, INITIATIVE AND PROCESS ON HOW YOU WANT TO PURSUE, PURSUE THIS BECAUSE THE VETERANS MEMORIAL COMMITTEE IS, REQUESTING SUCH. WELL, THANK YOU FOR YOUR INITIATIVE ON THIS. I THINK IT'S, THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS THAT WE HAVE A CONSISTENT WAY AND, BENCHMARKING IS ALWAYS A GOOD STEP. SO THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE FIRST STEP ON THAT. SO I WILL FORWARD THE INFORMATION TO YOU AND THEN WE CAN FOLLOW THROUGH ON THAT. SO HONORARY STREET JUST, IS THE STREET NAME HAS ITS OWN ACTUAL NAME, BUT IT'S JUST UNDERNEATH THERE WOULD BE A CORRECT IT WOULD BE A NAME PLATE, ON THE TOP OF YOU PROBABLY HAVE DRIVEN THROUGH MUNICIPALITIES WHERE THERE'S A COMMEMORATIVE SIGN ON TOP OF THE EXISTING MUNICIPAL ROAD OR STREET. SO MAYBE MORE OF A DEDICATION THAN A STREET NAMING CORRECT DEDICATION, COMMEMORATIVE, HONORARY TO RECOGNIZE THE SERVICE TO THE COUNTRY. AND TO THE TOWNSHIP OR THE COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. OKAY. AND THEN WE HAVE THE AUGUST 9TH. LISA. SO, ONCE AGAIN, NEW JERSEY MOTOR VEHICLE COMMISSION, IS LOOKING TO HAVE ANOTHER EVENT AT THE MUNICIPALITY ON AUGUST 9TH, SO JUST PUTTING IT OUT TO THE COMMITTEE FOR THEIR CONSIDERATION, IT'LL BE RIGHT HERE, RIGHT? YES. IN THE MUNICIPAL LOT, UTILIZING THE TOWNSHIP, MEETING CHAMBERS, JUST TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND ABOUT THIS, HOW THIS HAPPENED, I FOLLOWED UP WITH SENATOR ZWICKER'S OFFICE. OUR REPRESENTATIVE, CHRIS HILLMAN. HE IS THE LEGISLATIVE REPRESENTATIVE FROM NEW JERSEY MOTOR VEHICLE COMMISSION. AND INITIALLY HE HAD CONTACTED AND WORKED WITH THE LEGISLATIVE OFFICES FOR THE COUNTY. AND THEY THEY PROVIDE THE DATES AND I GUESS EVENTUALLY, ESSENTIALLY, MONTGOMERY WAS SUCH HAD SUCH A BIG TURNOUT. INITIALLY, THEY DIDN'T INITIALLY CONTACT THE TOWNSHIP. THEY WENT THROUGH THAT THOSE OFFICES AND WE WERE GIVEN DATES. SO INTERESTING. THEY HAD CONTACTED US AGAIN AND I THOUGHT, WOW, THIS IS ODD. WHY AREN'T THEY CONTACTING ME? SO THAT'S THE BACKGROUND. THAT'S THE BACK STORY THAT IT DID START WITH THOSE OFFICES AND IT'S COMING FULL CIRCLE. SO SINCE MONTGOMERY HAS SUCH GREAT TURNOUT FOR THE WHEN THE MOTOR VEHICLE BUS COMES HERE, THAT'S WHY THEY KEEP REACHING OUT TO US. SO THAT'S JUST A LITTLE BIT OF THE BACK STORY. NO, THAT'S REALLY GOOD TO GET THE REAL ID 
          [32. Township Committee Reports]
RIGHT HERE IN MONTGOMERY. YEAH. OKAY. AND THEN I GUESS WE GO ON TO TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE REPORTS WITH, COMMITTEEMAN. OH, I JUST HAVE ONE MORE. I ADD ONE MORE. I'M SORRY. SO I HAVE ONE 
          [01:50:02]
ADDITIONAL ITEM THAT I RECEIVED THIS AFTERNOON THAT I JUST WANTED TO BRING TO THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE'S ATTENTION REGARDING A SPECIAL PERMIT, THAT HAS BEEN ISSUED BY THE ABC FOR A, VENDOR OF THE FARMERS MARKET CALLED LUSCIOUS SPIRITS. THEY ARE A DISTILLERY THAT SELLS THEIR PRODUCTS, THEY'RE LOCATED IN PRINCETON. HOWEVER, THEY WANT TO BE A VENDOR AT THE FARMER'S MARKET HERE IN MONTGOMERY. YEAH. SO JUST A LITTLE BIT OF INFORMATION, THEY WERE APPROVED BY THE DIVISION OF ABC. SO THE DIVISION OF ABC HAS A SPECIAL PERMIT FOR DAILY AND ANNUAL SEASONAL FARMERS MARKETS FOR CRAFT BREWERIES, DISTILLERIES THAT THEY ENABLE THEM TO GIVE THEM A PERMIT TO SELL THEIR PRODUCTS, SO THEY HAVE BEEN THEY DID RECEIVE THE APPROVAL TODAY. 
          I'M BRINGING IT BEFORE YOU BECAUSE I'M GOING TO BE SENDING YOU THIS INFORMATION FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. THEY ALSO ALLOW THE THESE PRODUCTS TO BE SOLD ON, LOCAL GOVERNMENT LANDS, PROPERTY OWNED BY GOVERNMENT ENTITIES OR PROPERTY OWNED BY THE MUNICIPALITIES. SO BUT YOU AS A GOVERNING BODY CAN PUT FORTH CONDITIONS REGARDING THAT PERMIT, SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE YOU AWARE THAT THIS HAS COME IN YOUR WAY. THEY DID RECEIVE THE PERMIT TO PARTICIPATE AT THE FARMER'S MARKET. THE ISSUE THAT YOU HAVE TO CONSIDER IS THAT IT IS A MUNICIPAL PROPERTY, AND YOU JUST HAVE TO WEIGH ANY CONDITIONS THAT WE SET. WE CAN SET FORTH TO THE ABC, AND THEN THEY WILL CONSIDER WHETHER OR NOT IT'S A DETRIMENT OR TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY. BUT THE PERMIT IS APPROVED ALREADY. THEY RECEIVE THEIR APPROVAL FROM THE ABC TODAY. OKAY. IT'S A SPECIAL IT'S A SPECIAL, PERMIT FOR, IT'S CALLED AN AT DAILY OR ANNUAL SEASONAL FARMER'S MARKET PERMIT. SO AND YOU'LL BE SENDING THIS TO ALL OF US SO THAT WE CAN TAKE A LOOK. YES. I'M GOING TO FORWARD IT. EVERYTHING ALL THIS TO YOU. BUT THEY DO HAVE THE APPROVAL. SO AND I'LL SEND YOU SOME MORE BACKGROUND IN AN EMAIL. BUT I JUST WANTED TO BRING THAT FORTH TO YOU, TO YOUR KNOWLEDGE, THERE HASN'T BEEN ANY IN COUNTY. VENDORS THAT HAVE WANTED THAT. I DO NOT. YOU WOULDN'T KNOW. THIS IS THE FIRST I'VE SEEN. I'VE. I'VE RECEIVED THAT I KNOW ABOUT, AND THEY CAN SERVE THEY CAN SERVE SAMPLES. THEY CAN SERVE EACH PERSON, OF AGE OF, DRINKING AGE THREE HALF OUNCE SAMPLE SAMPLES. OH, MY GO, EVERYBODY GOING TO BE IN THE PARKING LOT LIKE, OKAY, I JUST DON'T WANT TO ENVISION. BUT THAT'S INTERESTING. SO I, I BELIEVE THAT THEY'RE THEY'RE PROMOTING THEY'RE NOT SELLING ANYTHING THERE ON SITE, SO THAT'S ONE THING. BUT THEY HAD THE RIGHT TO. RIGHT. SO AGAIN, THEY HAVE THE RIGHT TO SELL. YEAH. YEAH. THEY DO HAVE THE RIGHT. YEAH. THEY DO HAVE THE RIGHT. YES THEY DO, BUT THEY, THEY, THEIR INTENTION IS TO, SAMPLE TO PROMOTE THEIR, THEIR BUSINESS, THEIR BREWERY. OKAY, SO I, I GUESS, COMMITTEEMAN ON IF YOU CAN START ON THE COMMITTEE REPORTS, DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMITTEE REPORTS, PLEASE GO AHEAD. YEAH, SO YOU KNOW THAT MUCH THE, THE FARMERS MARKET, YOU KNOW, WE'RE WE'RE DOING IT EVERY RAIN OR SHINE. SO HOPE EVERYBODY COMES OUT TO IT, MUSIC AND ALL. AND THEN, RESTAURANT WEEK IS ON SEPTEMBER NINTH AND TO SEPTEMBER 15TH. SO WE'RE STILL WORKING ON GETTING ALL THAT PLANNED OUT. AND HOPEFULLY WE'LL HAVE, ALL THE RESTAURANTS, PART OF BE PART OF IT AND WE'LL HAVE A GREAT SPREAD OF OPTIONS FOR OUR COMMUNITY, BESIDES THAT, YOU KNOW. OH I WILL SAY THE TWO GENTLEMAN WHO, WEREN'T HAPPY WITH THE THREE MINUTE RULE, YOU KNOW, MAYBE, I FEEL BAD FOR THEM BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THEY THEY DO HAVE A LOT TO EXPRESS AND A LOT TO SAY, I DON'T I DON'T KNOW IF WE CAN TRY TO DO IT AT A FIVE MINUTE RULE, BUT WE DID UP UNTIL. YEAH. JANUARY. RIGHT. AND THEN WE SHORTENED IT BY I DON'T KNOW, I JUST FEEL THAT THREE MINUTES ARE IS TOO SHORT. OKAY. 
          NOTED I AGREE OKAY, THREE MINUTES IS SUFFICIENT IN MY OPINION, TO BE CONCISE, BUT THEY LIVE HERE AND WE, YOU KNOW, IF SOMEBODY COMES HERE AND COMES TO THIS, I DON'T KNOW IF WE HAD ABOUT 50 PEOPLE, BUT I THINK IF WE SHOULD YOU BASICALLY SAYING IF IT IS TO THE IF DEPENDS ON HOW MANY PEOPLE WE HAVE IN THE NO, NO, NO, I THINK FIVE MINUTES. I MEAN, THAT'S WHY I, I DON'T KNOW, THAT'S WHY I WAS LIKE FIVE MINUTES, BUT BECAUSE IT GIVES PEOPLE ENOUGH TIME TO DO THAT. SO AND I ALSO FEEL THEY'RE THE RESIDENTS OF THE TOWN. IF WE HAVE LIKE 20 PEOPLE WHO WANT TO SAY SOMETHING, THEN DEFINITELY WE CAN ADJUST IT TO THREE MINUTES. BUT IF IT'S ONLY LIKE FIVE PEOPLE, I THINK WE COULD GIVE THEM A LITTLE MORE TIME. I THINK THREE MINUTES IS SUFFICIENT BECAUSE THAT'S NOT THE ONLY OPPORTUNITY THAT THEY HAVE TO COMMUNICATE WITH US. 
          [01:55:03]
EXACTLY. THEY WANT TO LET THE PUBLIC KNOW WHAT IT IS THEY'RE CONCERNED ABOUT. THREE MINUTES IS ENOUGH, BUT THAT'S NOT THE ONLY CONVERSATION THAT THEY GET TO HAVE WITH US. WE CAN ALSO MEET WITH THEM, BUT WE CAN'T BECAUSE I DON'T THINK SO. WE CAN NOT ALL KNOW ALL OF US, BUT ALL OF US AREN'T CONCERNED WITH WHAT IT IS THAT THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT. WHEN IT BECOMES BUSINESS, BECAUSE ALL OF US WILL MEET IN PUBLIC, I DON'T KNOW, I DISAGREE BECAUSE THEN THEY HAVE TO SET UP FIVE MEETINGS, BUT I DON'T KNOW. WE THINK MAYBE THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE COULD TALK TO, DISCUSSED WITH LORI, THE ADMINISTRATOR, AND SEE WHERE WE WANT TO BE IN THE THREE TO THE FIVE. BUT IT SEEMS LIKE MAJORITY SEEMS TO BE OKAY WITH THE THREE. BUT LET'S GIVE IT MORE THOUGHT. BUT THANK YOU. COMING TO MILAN AND YES, COMING TO MOVEMENT TIMES. SO, YES, I HAVE A FEW THINGS TO SHARE. I DON'T HAVE ANY UPDATES ON BEHALF OF MUNICIPAL ALLIANCE, WHICH IS ON SUMMER BREAK, OR THE LANDMARKS COMMISSION, BUT I DO HAVE A FEW THINGS I WANT TO SHARE. FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO SAY WELCOME TO OUR NEW PROBATIONARY POLICE OFFICER, VANESSA HUNTER IS JUST REALLY TOUCHING TO BE ABLE TO BRING IN A NEW CANDIDATE AND HAVE HER FAMILY BE HERE, BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, SERVING IN LAW ENFORCEMENT IS QUITE A SACRIFICE. AND I WAS REALLY BEING FROM A LAW ENFORCEMENT FAMILY MYSELF. IT WAS VERY TOUCHING TO SEE HER WEARING HER NEW BADGE AND BEING SO PROUD. AND WE'RE VERY PROUD OF HER, ALSO, I'M VERY EXCITED THAT WE MOVED FORWARD AND TOOK SOME STEPS TOWARDS THE INCLUSIVE PLAYGROUND TONIGHT. SO THAT'S GOING TO BE VERY, VERY EXCITING. 
          FROM AN INCLUSION AND EQUITY PERSPECTIVE. AND THEN ALSO, CONTINUING WITH UPDATES FOR INCLUSION AND EQUITY ON OUR REGULAR JULY MEETING, WE HAD A SPECIAL GUEST, CAPTAIN BETT AND LIEUTENANTS PERRY LARSEN AND ROCK COME TO SPEAK WITH THE COMMITTEE AND ANSWER A LOT OF QUESTIONS THAT WERE OF CONCERN. THEY WERE VERY, VERY OPEN. AND, WE'RE PLANNING. THEY'RE PLANNING AND WILLING TO COME BACK ON MAYBE AT LEAST A QUARTERLY BASIS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE REMAIN UPDATED. AND THEN FINALLY, SINCE LAST MONTH, WHEN I MENTIONED THE COMMUNITY POTLUCK THAT WE ARE CO-SPONSORING WITH, MONTGOMERY MOSAIC, INCLUSION AND EQUITY, MAYOR'S WELLNESS AND MONTGOMERY MOSAIC, IT HAS EVOLVED. AND, IT IS NOW A SWEET SUMMER SOCIAL, A DESSERT POTLUCK FROM 4 TO 6 P.M. 
          ON THE 27TH AT VAN HORN PARK. RAIN DATE THE 28TH FROM 4 TO 6 P.M. EVERYONE WOULD APPRECIATE THAT, AS HOT AS IT HAS BEEN LATELY. YES, AND, EVERYONE LOVES DESSERT, AND I KNOW I DO. SO COME OUT, REGISTER, BRING YOUR FAVORITE CULTURAL DESSERT. AND, IT'S GOING TO BE A GREAT EVENT. 
          THERE'S A REPRESENTATIVE OF INCLUSION AND EQUITY WORKING ON IT. COMMITTEEMAN ANNE IS ALSO WORKING ON IT. WE'RE ALL PULLING TOGETHER TO MAKE THIS A GREAT EVENT. AND, HOPEFULLY THIS WILL BE AN ANNUAL EVENT. SO HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE. THANK YOU. SO. OH, YOU KNOW WHAT? LIKE I SAID 6 TO 8. THAT'S RIGHT. YEAH IT'S 6 TO 8. AND I DO WANT TO THANK, CHRISTINE NEWMAN FOR THE SUMMER SOCIAL IDEA. I HEARD THAT IT CAME FROM YOU. THANK YOU. YES, I LOVE IT. THE ALLITERATION IS AMAZING. AND THANK YOU FOR THE CORRECTION. ALSO, THE, WE'RE VERY BLESSED TO HAVE THE, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT'S, ONE AND TWO TO COME OUT AND DO A HOSE DOWN TO OUR, TO OUR, THEIR KIDS AND SPRAY DOWN WITH, WITH THEIR FIRE TRUCKS. SO I THINK THAT'S A REALLY COOL, I MEAN, I'LL PROBABLY TRY TO RUN THROUGH IT, TOO, SO, YOU KNOW, YEAH. SO I THINK IT'S A IT'S GREAT. IT'S A GREAT COMMUNITY BUILDING EVENT. AND I HOPE THAT, THE ENTIRE EVERYBODY WHO IS AVAILABLE TO ATTEND COMES OUT. THAT'S GREAT. THANK YOU. COMMITTEEWOMAN KEENAN, I DON'T KNOW IF I MENTIONED IT LAST TIME, BUT THE ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION IS WORKING HAS COME UP WITH THIS IDEA OF DOING A DEDICATION OF A, AN ACKNOWLEDGMENT, A LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT. AND LISA HAD PROVIDED US A SAMPLE OF SOMETHING. LANDMARKS IS ALSO KIND OF. YES, BUT WEIGHED IN ON IT. YEAH, WE'RE. I DIDN'T MENTION IT BECAUSE IT'S STILL UNDER DEVELOPMENT, BUT. YES. GO AHEAD. NO, NO, I'M SAYING THAT'S ON YOU. THAT'S YOUR SUBJECT BECAUSE YOU BROUGHT IT UP. I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO REPORT. OH, OKAY. NO. I'M SORRY. NO, I WAS JUST SAYING THAT WE'RE WORKING WITH. YEAH. OKAY. YEAH. NO, SORRY. YOU LOST ME ON THAT ONE, AND THEN, THIS PAST WEEKEND WAS NICE. WE WERE INVITED TO THE. THE EMS HAD THEIR ANNUAL PICNIC, WHICH THEY DO FOR ALL OF THEIR FAMILIES. IT WAS A REALLY NICE EVENT FOR ALL OF THEM. AND WE HAD A LITTLE MIX UP WITH THE ICE CREAM, BUT EVENTUALLY WE WERE ABLE TO GET ICE CREAM TO GET THE ICE CREAM. I HEARD IT WAS GOOD. YEAH, A LITTLE MIX UP, BUT WHERE IT WAS ALL GOOD ON THAT. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. VERY QUIET ON MY FRONT. THERE WAS A, OPEN SPACE COMMITTEE MEETING LAST WEEK. UNFORTUNATELY, I WAS TRAVELING, SO I WAS UNABLE TO MAKE IT. I'LL HAVE AN UPDATE FOR EVERYONE BUT YOU KNOW, CONTINUOUSLY LOOKING AT DIFFERENT ASSESSMENT OF, OPPORTUNITIES FOR US TO UTILIZE THEIR OPEN SPACE ON, PRIORY PROPERTIES. BUT THE SHADE TREE COMMITTEE AND THE VETERANS COMMITTEE ARE BOTH OFFERED SOME. OKAY. SO, I'LL START WITH THE WE HAD A STORM. AS IF EVERYBODY HEARD. WE DID HAVE, IT WAS VERY SUDDEN, MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP WAS WELL SERVED BY OUR STAFF AND THE 
          [02:00:02]
DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS DURING AND AFTER THE RECENT STORM. ARE ACTING OEM COORDINATOR, WHO ACTUALLY WE JUST WHO WAS ON OUR AGENDA TODAY. ADAM VERDUCCI HAS SHARED THAT ON TUESDAY EVENING, MONTGOMERY RECEIVED WHAT WOULD MORE LIKELY BE A STRAIGHT LINE WIND STORM. THE STRONG WINDS CAME THROUGH TOWN, CAUSING TREES AND WIRES TO COME DOWN, FALLING INTO ROADWAYS AND DAMAGING STRUCTURES, IT SEEMS TO BE FAIRLY ISOLATED TO OUR AREA. POLICE FIRE AND EMS HANDLED MULTIPLE INCIDENTS, INCLUDING TREES, INTO HOMES, AND I SAW SOME PICTURES. IT'S PRETTY, PRETTY DEVASTATING. A COLLAPSE OF A BARN TENT STRUCTURE. AND THAT WAS THE PRINCETON SHOWJUMPING. AND THERE ARE SOME PICTURES OF THAT AS WELL. VARIOUS TREES AND WIRES IN THE ROADWAY AND ON TOP OF VEHICLES, A HOME ON ORCHARD ROAD AND TWO TENT BARNS AT THE PRINCETON SHOWJUMPING WERE INSPECTED BY THE TOWNSHIP CONSTRUCTION OFFICIALS AND THE FIRE MARSHALS. 
          APPROXIMATELY 70 HORSES HAD TO BE RELOCATED AT PRINCETON. SHOWJUMPING, THREE HORSES. 
          UNFORTUNATELY SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES IN THE TENT COLLAPSE, THERE WERE NO OTHER REPORTED INJURIES, AND PUBLIC WORKS AND PERSONNEL WERE CLEARING ROADWAYS. PSEG HAS MULTIPLE CREWS WORKING, AND I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE ARE STILL ABOUT I THINK IT'S ABOUT 150, WHO ARE OUT OF POWER. BUT AND THAT'S MOSTLY ON NORTH STREET WHERE, THERE WAS SOME TREE THAT HIT THE OVERHEAD EQUIPMENT, BUT THEY'RE HOPING AND IT IS THE ESTIMATE IS FOR 9 P.M. AND I GUESS WE ARE 9 P.M, AND HOPEFULLY THOSE OUTAGES HAVE BEEN TAKEN CARE OF. AND, AND THE MONTGOMERY OEM HAS A DAMAGE ASSESSMENT REPORT THAT WAS CIRCULATED AND, REGARDING THE DILIGENCE OF OUR EMPLOYEES, THE MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP CONSTRUCTION DEPARTMENT, DEEMING THE TWO TENTS TO BE UNSAFE. I'M TALKING STILL ABOUT THE PRINCETON SHOW JUMPING HAS RED TAGGED THE TWO TENTS ACCORDINGLY, AND OUR RYAN PANELLA, OUR TOWNSHIP FIRE INSPECTOR, RETURNED TO THE SITE AND WITNESSED IN FACT, MULTIPLE PEOPLE WERE UNDER THE COLLAPSED TENTS AND HE IMMEDIATELY ORDERED THEM TO VACATE THE AREA AND FOLLOWED UP WITH ANDREW PHILBROOK. AND, THIS IS ALL THERE SO THAT WE DO REALIZE THAT ALL OUR EMPLOYEES, ESPECIALLY WHEN THESE KIND OF STORMS COME THROUGH AND, COMMITTEEWOMAN KEENAN CAN AND FORMER MAYOR CAN TALK ABOUT, YOU KNOW, WHAT HAPPENED DURING IDA. SO THIS IS IMPORTANT FOR OUR TOWN RESIDENTS TO KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF WORK GOES ON BEHIND THE SCENES. AND WE HAD A TOTAL OF SIX DPW EMPLOYEES AND THE DPW ROADS FOREMAN HERE ON TUESDAY NIGHT. AND THERE WAS A PERSON WHO WAS OPERATING THE LOADER TO PUSH THESE LARGER TREES OFF THE ROAD. AND WHILE MANY OF THE OTHER DPW EMPLOYEES DEALT WITH THE SMALLER ISSUES IN TOTAL WE HAD 10 TO 15 LARGER TREES TO CLEAR OFF TOWNSHIP ROADS, BUT A LOT OF SMALLER BRANCHES AND DEBRIS WERE ALSO CLEARED UP. AND THE CREW STARTED AT 9 P.M. AND THEY WORKED THROUGH TILL 12 A.M. IN THE MORNING. AND PSEG IS STILL IN. THE REASON YOU SEE SOME OF THE ROADS ARE STILL, YOU KNOW, CLOSED IS BECAUSE ALL OF THIS CLEANUP IS GOING ON AND WE JUST WANT TO LET THE RESIDENTS KNOW THAT THIS IS A PRIORITY. AND, HOPEFULLY EVERYBODY IS SAFE. AND THEN I HAVE. OH, I JUST WANT TO LET EVERYBODY KNOW, ON THE BEHALF OF THE PARKS AND REC, THAT, JULY IS THE NATIONAL PARKS AND RECREATION MONTH, AND WE ALL RECOGNIZE, THE IMPORTANCE THAT PARKS AND RECREATION AND PROFESSIONALS, PLAY IN THE WELL-BEING OF OUR COMMUNITY. AND THIS MONTH WAS SELECTED AS AN ANNUAL OBSERVANCE TO HIGHLIGHT OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES, BEAUTY OF OUR NATURAL LANDSCAPE, WHICH, OF COURSE, ARE OPEN SPACE. SO COMMUNITIES CAN EXPLORE LOCAL PARKS AND PARTICIPATE IN RECREATION PROGRAMS AND, SO FOR THAT, WE ACTUALLY HAD, THE TOWNSHIP RECENTLY OFFERED A SERIES OF FREE YOGA IN THE PARK ON SUNDAYS, WHICH WE STILL HAVE TWO SESSIONS LEFT. IF PEOPLE ARE LOOKING TO COME ON A SUNDAY MORNING AT 830 AT THE VETERANS PARK, AND WE ALSO CELEBRATED, I THINK THIS WAS ALREADY BROUGHT UP THE OPENING OF SIX NEW PICKLEBALL COURTS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT AND OF COURSE, AS ALWAYS, WE SAY THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS OF OUR RESIDENTS IS REALLY OF UTMOST IMPORTANCE TO ALL OF US AT THE TOWNSHIP. I HAVE A COUPLE OF THINGS. SEEMS LIKE I THINK I'M IN TOO MANY MEETINGS, YOUTH LEADERSHIP COUNCIL, WE HAD OUR MEETING ON SUNDAY, AND, THEY'RE DOING A WONDERFUL JOB IN JUNE. THEY WERE AT THE SUMMER FARMER'S MARKET, AND THEN THEY WERE AT THE OPEN SPACE TRAILS DAY. THEY WERE ALSO THERE AT TROOP 46, STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL. THEY HAVE THEY, OF COURSE, ON JUNE 6TH, CAME TO US AT THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE AND TOOK THEIR OATH OF OFFICE. AND 
          [02:05:06]
THEN THE MEMBERS VOLUNTEERED AT SAM JUNETEENTH EVENT. AND NOW THE ALSO AT THE JUNE 27TH FIREWORKS, THEY WERE THERE AS WELL, AND THEY GOT 130 EMAIL SIGN UPS FOR OUR E-BULLETIN, WHICH IS AMAZING. AND, SINCE THE START OF THE SEASON, THE MEMBERS HAVE GIVEN A TOTAL OF 243 HOURS OF SERVICE TO THE TOWNSHIP AND FOR THE SUMMER IN AUGUST, AS WE JUST DISCUSSED, I BELIEVE THEY'RE ALSO GOING TO BE AT THE SUMMER SOCIAL, AND THEY'RE ALSO GOING TO BE JOINING, OF THE MONTGOMERY VOLUNTEER BOARDS AND COMMITTEES. AND THEN WE HAVE, THERE'LL BE, AS I MENTIONED, SUMMER SOCIAL COMMUNITY NIGHT OUT. THEY'LL BE THERE. AND AT THE MOVIES, AT THE PARK. AND I BELIEVE THAT WAS A VERY LONG REPORT, BUT I THINK I'M DONE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. OKAY. AND, 
          [33. Administrator's Reports]
NOW WE GO ON TO THE ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT. THANK YOU, I JUST WANTED TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON THE SENIOR CENTER MAINTENANCE. WE TALKED ABOUT THE SENIOR CENTER LAST MEETING ON JUNE 12TH. THIS IS A FOLLOW UP TO THE MEETING THAT WE HAD WITH THE COUNTY. OFFICE ON AGING. OUR BUILDINGS FORM AND RICH DIETRICH HAS BEEN COMPLETING AND OVERSEEING WORK. THERE WAS A DEEP CLEANING THAT WAS DONE BY OUR CLEANING CREW. CARPETS HAVE BEEN SHAMPOOED. WE'VE INSTALLED TOUCHLESS PAPER AND SOAP DISPENSERS FOR THE TWO RESTROOMS, AND THE SENIOR CENTERS, AND SET THOSE FIXTURES AT THE PROPER ADA COMPLIANCE HEIGHT, WHICH HAD NOT BEEN FROM THE OLD FIXTURES, SOME THE FRONT DOOR SADDLE HAS BEEN REPLACED AND THE DOUBLE DOORS TO THE REAR OUTSIDE HAVE BEEN ADJUSTED, UPCOMING WORK IS PAINTING AND UPDATING THE CEILING LIGHTINGS. 
          HOPEFULLY TO BE SCHEDULED IN SEPTEMBER, AND DEEP CLEANING OF THE VENTS AND UPDATING OF THE HVAC SYSTEM THAT WILL BE A LARGER EXPENSE. SO THAT WILL PROBABLY COME THROUGH THE BUDGET PROCESS FOR 2025. THE COUNTY HELPING OUT WITH ANY OF THIS OR IS THIS ON? SO THE AGREEMENT WITH THE COUNTY IS THAT THE AS THE AS THE OWNER OF THE BUILDING, THE TOWNSHIP IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF THE BUILDING. SO THEY OPERATE THE KITCHEN, THE LUNCH AND THE PROGRAMING AND, AND HAVE THE PERSONNEL. THE I WANTED TO JUST UPDATE YOU ON THE INCLUSIVE PLAYGROUND. NOW THAT WE'RE ABLE TO PROCEED AND ORDER THE EQUIPMENT, I'LL PASS ALONG TO YOU IF YOU WANT ME TO PROJECT IT. I HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO THAT AS WELL. BUT THE COLOR SCHEME, YOU KNOW, NOW WE'RE DOWN TO THE EXCITING DETAILS, THE IMAGE THAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT IS REPRESENTATIVE PLAY STRUCTURE. IT IS NOT THE STRUCTURE WE'RE ORDERING, BUT IT'S THE ONLINE TOOL FOR COLOR SELECTION THAT, JOHN GROEGER, WAS USING. SO THE JOHN REACHED OUT TO HE WANTED TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE COLORS, SINCE IT IS AN INCLUSIVE PLAYGROUND, THAT WORK BEST FOR ANYONE WITH LOW VISION AND ALSO ANYONE ON THE AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER, AND SO HE ALSO REACHED OUT TO THE STATE COMMISSION FOR BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED AND THE INCLUSION AND EQUITY COMMITTEE. 
          AND SO WHAT HE DID FIND WAS THAT FOR LOW VISION, CONTRAST IS IMPORTANT. YELLOW AND GREEN ARE PREFERRED COLORS. THOSE WITH ASD COLORS TO AVOID OR BRIGHT YELLOW AND RED GREENS AND BLUES CAN BE VERY COMFORTING. SO THE OCEAN COLOR SCHEME, WHICH YOU SORT OF SEE BELOW, HAS A GOLD YELLOW RATHER THAN THE BRIGHT YELLOW, AND WE DID NOTE THAT AFTER HE KIND OF USED THESE COLOR COMBINATIONS, THAT THEY'RE VERY SIMILAR TO THE UPDATED LOGO AND SEAL COLORS. YEAH, THAT'S TRUE. 
          PARTICULAR BLUE PRINTED. IT'S NOT AS ROYAL BLUE AS THIS. IT'S ACTUALLY MORE OF THE BLUE FROM OUR SEAL, AND SO WE DO NEED TO KIND OF TURN AROUND PRETTY QUICKLY ON THE COLOR SCHEME SO WE CAN ORDER THE EQUIPMENT. THE EQUIPMENT, PLAY STRUCTURES YOU'VE SEEN MULTIPLE TIMES IN MANY PRESENTATIONS, THAT REALLY HASN'T CHANGED MUCH. INDIVIDUAL PIECES CAN BE IN DIFFERENT COLORS, BUT ESSENTIALLY THIS IS THE COLOR SCHEME THAT, AFTER THE RESEARCH THAT JOHN DID, FELT THAT IT WAS THE MOST APPROPRIATE. BUT WOULD IT BE WORTH FOR, JOHN TO CONTACT, THE, THE, THE, THE SPECIAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT IN THE SCHOOLS, THE SEPTA, I WOULD JUST THINK THAT THEY MUST HAVE SOME. I WOULD HOPE THAT THEY HAVE SOME LEVEL OF EXPERTISE, SURE. JUST AS AS AS OUR LOCAL. RIGHT. YEAH. I THINK INCORPORATING SOME OF THE. AND THEY KNOW THE, THE CHILDREN, AT LEAST THE ONES WHO GO THROUGH THE PUBLIC SYSTEM. YEAH AND ALL THIS INFORMATION THAT WAS LOOKED INTO WITH PERSONS WITH AUTISM AND THEN BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED IS THESE CALLS HE MADE TO AND TALKED TO PEOPLE AT THE STATE COMMISSION. IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE THAT'S WHAT HE WAS DOING 
          [02:10:04]
SOME OUTREACH RESEARCH ON IT. YES. BUT TO THE DEPUTY MAYOR'S POINT SEPTA REACHING OUT TO SEPTA AT THE AT THE SCHOOLS WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA AS WELL. BUT THIS THIS LOOKS I MEAN, I'M SO GLAD TO SEE THIS MOVING FORWARD. YES. YEAH. I APPRECIATE JOHN AND EVERYBODY'S WORK TO, REALLY MAKE THIS, INTO AN ALL INCLUSIVE AND FOCUSING AUDIO OF TWO COLORS. I THINK IT'S REALLY GREAT. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH TO, TO OUR STAFF. THIS IS A LONG TIME COMING. I THINK THIS WAS INTRODUCED BY, TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE. WOMAN. CAT. GIRL I'M THINKING FOUR YEARS AGO, AND THEN IT WAS FIVE YEARS AGO. SIX YEARS AGO, SIX YEARS. AND THEN I THINK IT WENT INTO A DIP. THEN I GOT ONTO THE RECREATION. STEVE AND I REMEMBER SITTING AND SAYING, THIS NEEDS TO BE DONE. 
          AND THAT'S BEEN THREE YEARS ALREADY. YEAH SO VERY EXCITING. AND YEAH, I'M SORRY, SO PLEASE SEND ANY OTHER COMMENTS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE, BUT WE WILL REACH OUT TO THOSE GROUPS THAT YOU RECOMMEND, THE MUNICIPAL CENTER GREEN INITIATIVES ADVISORY COMMITTEE MET LAST THIS LAST WEEK, ACTUALLY THIS WEEK, JULY 16TH, I WAS JUST LIKE SO MANY THINGS HAPPENING EVERY TIME I LOOK AROUND, THERE'S A MEETING. WE TOUCHED ON ALL OF THE NORMAL, TOPICS THAT WE TALK ABOUT, BUT FOR EFFORT OF TIME, MAYBE I'LL JUST FOCUS ON TWO THAT WE TALKED ABOUT. WE HAD, WE HAD OUR LANDSCAPE COMPANY THERE. STEVE PERONE, AND HE WAS ABLE TO HAVE A DISCUSSION WITH THE GROUP AND ALSO MARK HERMANN, OUR TOWNSHIP ENGINEER, WHO HE AND LAUREN VASILEVSKY HAD REVIEWED THE MAINTENANCE MANUAL FOR THE TWO BIO BASINS. THERE HAD BEEN SOME CUTTING. AND SO THE COMMUNICATION WAS THAT THE CONTRACT SAID ONE THING FOR CUTTING AND THE MAINTENANCE MANUAL, SAYS ANOTHER. SO WE ARE NOW ALL ON THE SAME PAGE. AND, THAT WAS GREG KAGANOVICH ACTUALLY THANKED ME AT THE END OF THE MEETING THAT WE FINALLY MAYBE HAVE COME TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS. YEAH. AND THERE'S A BOY SCOUT WHO IS INTERESTED IN DOING A PROJECT SO HE MAY BE ABLE TO DO SOME ADDITIONAL PLANTINGS, BECAUSE THE SIDES OF THE BASINS AND THE BOTTOM IS WHAT IS MOWED ONCE A YEAR AND THEN AROUND THE TOP EDGES THAT THAT CAN BE MOWED MORE REGULARLY AND, WE ALSO TALKED ABOUT THE CEMETERY OUTSIDE, AND WE HAD A GUEST, JESSE HAVENS, SOMETIME RESIDENT. 
          SHE, SHE IS VERY PASSIONATE THAT THE CEMETERY STAY SORT OF AS IT IS NOW, WHICH IS VERY LOW KEY. 
          SO, REALLY WITH NOT NOT MUCH OF AN IDENTIFIER OR ANY KIND OF EDUCATION OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, YOU KNOW, AWARENESS, THERE WAS SOME DISCUSSION ABOUT, HOW WE COULD ALSO THERE'LL BE A LOT OF FOOT TRAFFIC BY THE CEMETERY. SO WE'D LIKE TO SPRUCE IT UP, ENSURE THAT IT'S SAFE BECAUSE THERE ARE, YOU KNOW, GROUNDHOG HOLES IN THAT WILL ALWAYS BE HAPPENING. IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO KIND OF, YOU KNOW, TAKE CARE OF THAT PERMANENTLY, SO WE DO WANT TO ADD SOME ADDITIONAL SIGNAGE AND ALSO HAVE SOME SIGNAGE THAT WILL EDUCATE, THE PASSING BY PUBLIC ABOUT OTHER HISTORIC CEMETERIES OR, YOU KNOW, HISTORY IN GENERAL. SO NOTHING WAS DECIDED. IT JUST WAS DISCUSSED IN AN OPEN FORUM. AND I THOUGHT IT WAS THERE WERE SOME GREAT FEEDBACK. AND SO THAT'S THERE'S WORK TO DO, BUT THOSE WERE I WOULD SAY, BOTH MAYOR AND, AND, AND COMMITTEEWOMAN KEENAN WERE THERE. SO IF YOU HAD WANTED TO ADD ANYTHING ELSE, BUT I THOUGHT I WOULD TOUCH ON THOSE TWO, TWO TOPICS. AND THERE IF YOU SAW WORK HAPPENING ON 206 AND ORCHARD ROAD BY THE STATE, THEY, BEGAN AND COMPLETED THE SIGNAL UPGRADES FOR THE ULTIMATELY THE PEDESTRIAN CROSSING ACROSS 206. 
          SO WE ARE WE ARE VERY CLOSE. THEY THE LAST BIT THEY NEED TO DO WILL BE THE SIDEWALKS AND THE RAMPS AT THE INTERSECTION AND THE, THE ANY ADDITIONAL ENHANCED, IDENTIFICATION ON THE PAVEMENT. AND SO THAT'S, THAT'S GREAT. AND MARK'S BEEN, YOU KNOW, PUSHING AND NUDGING THEM ALONG BECAUSE, THAT WILL PROVIDE ACCESS FOR EVERYONE ALONG BRIDGE POINT ROAD. AND THERE'S QUITE A LOT OF RESIDENTS THAT LIVE OVER THERE, AND I WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH DPW. AND I REACHED OUT TO ELLEN ROBBINS FROM THE ELKS BECAUSE WE HAD RECEIVED SOME CONCERNS FROM RESIDENTS ABOUT TWO OF THE IDA PROPERTIES ON OPOSSUM ROAD AND THE GARAGE ON ONE OF THE PROPERTIES WAS OPEN, AND THERE WAS A CONCERN ABOUT, YOU KNOW, KIDS BEING ABLE TO HAVE ACCESS AND POSSIBLY BEING HURT. AND SO, THERE'S ALSO A HOUSE ACROSS THE STREET FROM THAT THAT THE TOWNSHIP OWNS. WE ALWAYS NEED TO BE GOOD STEWARDS OURSELVES. LAUREN GOES OUT PERIODICALLY TO CHECK TO MAKE SURE IT'S STILL BUTTONED UP AND NO ONE CAN GET INSIDE IT. AND 
          [02:15:05]
THE PROPERTY IS MAINTAINED, BUT, DPW WILL BE OUT. IT'S NOT BEEN ACCESSIBLE. THE PROPERTY THAT WE OWN, IT HAS NOT YET COME DOWN BECAUSE IT'S IN THE FLOOD HAZARD AREA, AND WE'RE WAITING TO MAKE SURE WE DON'T NEED A PERMIT. IF IT COMES DOWN, WE CAN USE THAT AREA FOR PARKING BECAUSE IT'S IT. IT ATTACHES TO A BEAUTIFUL PIECE OF OPEN SPACE THAT HAS WALKING TRAILS ALONG THE STREAM. 
          SO THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO HAVE, YOU KNOW, A FEW CARS PARKED THERE. SO THAT'S THE DELAY THERE. BUT ELLEN ROBBINS HAS, SOME ADDITIONAL GRANT MONEY THAT SHE'S ABLE TO SHE'S WEARING WORKING WITH THE PROPERTY OWNERS ACROSS THE STREET, THE TWO IDA IMPACTED PROPERTY OWNERS THAT WILL ULTIMATELY BE IN BLUE ACRES, AND SHE'LL HAVE SOME VOLUNTEERS GO OUT AND HELP MOVE SOME OF THAT DEBRIS TO THE ROAD LIKE WE DID. SIMILARLY TO THE HOUSE ON MONTGOMERY ROAD NEAR 206. AND THE TOWNSHIP AT THAT POINT CAN CAN HELP REMOVE SOME OF THAT DEBRIS. AND SHE'LL HAVE SOMEONE COME AND HELP CLOSE UP THE GARAGE. SO I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT BECAUSE RESIDENTS IN THE AREA WERE CONCERNED. SO, YOU KNOW, I DEFINITELY WANT TO THANK ELLEN FOR ALL OF HER WORK AND HER CONTACTS IN THE COMMUNITY, AND JUST ALWAYS READY TO KIND OF PARTNER WITH THE TOWN TO ADDRESS SOME OF THESE ISSUES AND HOW WE CAN CAN WORK TOGETHER TO DO THAT. ALSO TOGETHER, IN TERMS OF OTHER VACANT PROPERTIES IN TOWN, WE, THE FIRE INSPECTORS, HAVE BEEN GOING OUT BECAUSE THERE ARE SOME ISSUES AND A FEW OTHER AREAS. AND SO, WE MAY HAVE SOME VIOLATIONS COMING FORTH IN A FEW OTHER AREAS IN TOWN, AND I JUST WANT TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON THAT, JUST GOING BACK TO THE BLUE ACRES. SO ONE OF THE PROPERTIES THAT HAS BEEN PURCHASED AND HAS BEEN BUT I DON'T, I'M GOING TO TALK TO WHAT THE NEXT STEPS ARE. AND AFTER THE STATE OWNS IT, WHAT ARE THEY GOING TO CLEAN UP? BECAUSE A LOT OF FOLKS THAT LIVE IN STONEBRIDGE ARE VERY INTERESTED IN THAT ONE PROPERTY. AND ALSO, I WAS JUST TALKING TO ONE OF THE OWNERS OF THE PROPERTIES AT ORCHARD ROAD WITH SOME ISSUES THEY'RE HAVING WITH SOME STUFF. SO WE'RE. YEAH, WITH, TESLA AND THE OH, OKAY. OH, NOT AN OPOSSUM. OPOSSUM OKAY. YEAH. SO, BUT WE'RE GETTING CHIPPING AWAY AT IT, I GUESS, AND, JUST THE LAST UPDATE ON MONTGOMERY PROMENADE CONSTRUCTION, THE SITE WORK IN INFRASTRUCTURE MILESTONES OR ARE ON TRACK, THEY'VE BEEN WORKING TOWARDS COMPLETION OF THE STORMWATER BASINS AND DRAINAGE, THERE'S PROGRESS ON UNDERGROUND UTILITIES AND SEWER AND WATER, AND WORK IS UNDERWAY ON THE 206, AND SOON WE'LL HOPEFULLY SEE THE LOOP ROADS GOING IN AS WELL, AND SO THERE'S SOME PROGRESS HAPPENING THERE. THAT'S GOOD. 
          THAT'S GREAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH, LORI. OKAY AND, FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS FOR YOU. I GUESS THAT'S 
          [34. Future Agenda Items]
THE ANIMAL CONTROL SOLUTIONS MID-YEAR REVIEW. YES. OKAY SO THAT'LL BE THE NEXT ONE. I'LL BE 
          [35. Resolution #24-7-229 - Executive Session]
BRINGING THAT UP AT SOME POINT. OKAY. RESOLUTION NUMBER 24. DASH 7-229. 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 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 THIS SESSION ARE AS FOLLOWS. PERSONNEL SA. OH, IT'S JUST WE DID THAT. SORRY, ATTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGE. FINANCIAL OKAY. PERSONNEL. POLICE DIRECTOR IS STILL THERE. AND ATTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGE. FINANCIAL AGREEMENT. OKAY IT IS UNKNOWN PRECISELY WHEN THE MATTER DISCUSSED IN THIS SESSION WILL BE DISCLOSED TO THE PUBLIC. ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY AND SETTLEMENT OF LITIGATION SHALL ONLY BE APPROVED BY THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE IN A PUBLIC SESSION. THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE WILL RETURN, WILL RETURN TO REGULAR SESSION AND MAY TAKE FURTHER ACTION. THIS RESOLUTION SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 24? DASH SEVEN. DASH 2229. SO MOVED. 
          SECOND ROLL CALL, PLEASE. COMMITTEE MEMBER ARN. YES. COMMITTEE MEMBER TYLER. TODD. 
          YES. COMMITTEE MEMBER. KEENAN. YES. DEPUTY MAYOR. BARRAGAN. YES. MAYOR HAVE A MOTION TO CLOSE EXECUTIVE SESSION AND OPEN THE REGULAR SESSION. SO MOVED SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OKAY. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? SO MOVED SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. 
          ADJOURNED. THANK YOU
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