[Call to Order]
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EVERYONE, AND WELCOME TO THE 2025 REORGANIZATION MEETING OF THE MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE. THIS MEETING IS CALLED TO ORDER AT 702. IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN PUBLIC MEETINGS ACT. ADEQUATE NOTICE OF THIS MEETING WAS PROVIDED ON DECEMBER 6TH, 2024, TO THE COURIER NEWS AND THE STAR LEDGER POSTED ON THE MUNICIPAL BULLETIN BOARD AND FILED WITH THE TOWNSHIP CLERK. PRESENTATION OF COLORS AND SALUTE TO THE FLAG. I WOULD LIKE TO NOW WELCOME BOY
[1. Presentation of Colors/Salute to the Flag]
SCOUT TROOP 46 AND SENIOR PATROL LEADER IAN KIRLOSKAR, WHO WILL LEAD THE PRESENTATION OF COLORS.WOULD YOU LIKE? OKAY. FOR THE AUDIENCE TO BE ABLE TO. ELLEGAARD. PLEASE ADVANCE.
ARE WE PREPARED TO CLOSE THE COLORS? OLIGARCHIC REPUBLIC. COLOR GUARD. HONOR YOUR FLAG. PLEASE STAY WITH ME FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. I PLEDGE PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG 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. COLOR GUARD.
THANK. EVERYONE. BE SEATED. EVERYONE, PLEASE BE SEATED. PLEASE.
[2. Oath Of Office - Committee Member, Neena Singh]
THE FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS IS THE OATH OF OFFICE FOR COMMITTEE MEMBER NINA SINGH. SENATOR ANDREW ZWICKER WILL ADMINISTER THE OATH OF OFFICE FOR COMMITTEE MEMBER SINGH.I STATE YOUR NAME. I DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR. DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES, AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY. THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE CONTINUED THAT I WILL BEAR TRUE FAITH AND ALLEGIANCE TO THE SAME, TO TAKE AND DEFEND, AND TO THE GOVERNMENTS ESTABLISHED IN THE UNITED STATES AND THE GOVERNMENT ESTABLISHED IN THE UNITED STATES, AND IN THE STATE AND DISTRICT UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE PEOPLE UNDER THE THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY AND IMPARTIALLY AND FIGHT INJUSTICE AND PERFORM ALL THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE MEMBER OF THE OFFICE OF TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE MEMBER, ACCORDING TO THE BEST METHOD ACCORDING TO. SO HOW LONG? HOW LONG? SHOULD. I KEEP? THE NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS THE OATH OF OFFICE FOR COMMITTEE
[3. Oath Of Office - Committee Member, Dennis Ahn]
MEMBER DENISON. SENATOR ANDREW ZUCKER WILL ADMINISTER THE OATH OF OFFICE FOR COMMITTEE MEMBER ON.I STATEMENT. I, AS I DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR TO GOD THAT I WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED
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STATES CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY. AND ON OCCASION, THAT I WILL BEAR TRUE FAITH AND ALLEGIANCE TO THE SAME AND ALL THEIR DUTY, AND THE GOVERNMENT IS ESTABLISHED IN THE UNITED STATES AND TO THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES, AND IN THIS STATE, AND UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE PEOPLE UNDER THE AUTHORITY. AND I WILL FAITHFULLY AND IMPARTIALLY AND IMPARTIALLY AND JUST, AND PERFORM ALL THE DUTIES TO PERFORM ALL THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE MEMBER OF THE OFFICE OF. HOUSING. ACCORDING TO THE BEST PRACTICES OF THE AFTERNOON. SO CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU.COMMITTEE MEMBERS SAYING COMMITTEE MEMBER ON. PLEASE TAKE YOUR SEATS ON THE DAIS.
I WILL NOW CALL THE ROLL FOR THE 2025 MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE COMMITTEE MEMBER ON HERE. COMMITTEE MEMBER, BERRIGAN HERE. COMMITTEE MEMBER. KEENAN HERE. COMMITTEE MEMBER. SINGH HERE. COMMITTEE MEMBER. TAYLOR. TODD HERE. THE NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS THE NOMINATION FOR
[4. Election of Mayor for 2025]
THE OFFICE OF MAYOR. I WILL NOW OPEN THE NOMINATION FOR THE OFFICE OF MAYOR FOR 2025. IS THERE A NOMINATION? I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE NINA SINGH. SECOND, ARE THERE ANY FURTHER NOMINATIONS? I WILL NOW CALL ROLE COMMITTEE MEMBER ON. YES. COMMITTEE MEMBER. BERRIGAN. YES.COMMITTEE MEMBER. KEENAN. NO. COMMITTEE MEMBER. SINGH. YES. COMMITTEE MEMBER. TAYLOR. TODD.
YES. BY VIRTUE OF THE VOTE, NINA SINGH IS ELECTED MAYOR OF MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP FOR 2025.
[5. Oath of Office - Mayor]
SENATOR ANDREW ZWICKER WILL ADMINISTER THE OATH OF OFFICE FOR MAYOR SINGH.I STATE YOUR NAME. I DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR. DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION OF THE NEXT. I CONSTITUTION AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF STATE, THAT I WILL BEAR TRUE FAITH AND ALLEGIANCE. NOW I HAVE THE. TO TAKE THEM TO THE STATE AND TO THE GOVERNMENT ESTABLISHED IN THE UNITED STATES AND THE. GOVERNMENT ESTABLISHED, AND THE STATE, AND UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE. AND I WILL FAITHFULLY AND I IMPARTIALLY, IMPARTIALLY AND JUST AND JUST PERFORM ALL THE DUTIES. ALL ANY OFFICER MAY FOR THE BEST. MAY GOD BLESS YOU SO LONG. OKAY.
I BEAT. MAYOR SINGH WILL NOW PRESIDE OVER THE MEETING. OKAY. GOOD EVENING. AND THE NEXT ORDER
[6. Election of Deputy Mayor for 2025]
OF BUSINESS IS THE ELECTION OF THE DEPUTY MAYOR FOR 2025. DO WE HAVE. AND I WILL NOMINATE VINCE BARRAGAN, SECOND. I WILL NOW OPEN THE NOMINATIONS FOR THE OFFICE OF DEPUTY MAYOR FOR 2025.OH, I DID THAT. ARE THERE ANY FURTHER NOMINATIONS FOR THE OFFICE OF DEPUTY MAYOR? IF NONE NOMINATIONS ARE CLOSED, ROLL CALL PLEASE. COMMITTEE MEMBER ON. YES. COMMITTEE MEMBER.
BARRAGAN. YES. COMMITTEE MEMBER. KEENAN. YES. COMMITTEE MEMBER. TAYLOR. TODD. YES. MAYOR. SINGH.
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YES. BY VIRTUE OF THE VOTE, VINCENT BARRAGAN IS ELECTED AS DEPUTY MAYOR FOR THE TOWNSHIP OF MONTGOMERY FOR 2025. ANDREW ZWICKER WILL ADMINISTER THE OATH OF OFFICE TO DEPUTY MAYOR[7. Oath of Office - Deputy Mayor]
BARRAGAN.WHY DID YOU MAKE. ALL OF YOUR SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION OF NEW MEXICO? TO SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION AND THE CONSTITUTION, STATE AND THE CONSTITUTION. WELL, THAT WAS VERY INTERESTING THAT THERE. THANK YOU. AND TO THE GOVERNMENT IS. ESTABLISHED IN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES AND IN THIS CITY AND UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE AUTHORITY. AND I WILL FAITHFULLY AND IMPARTIALLY. AND JUSTLY AND PERFORM ALL THE DUTIES AND PERFORM ALL OF THE OFFICE OF DEPUTY LEADER, THE OFFICE OF THAT, ACCORDING TO THE BEST OF.
[8. Remarks - First Lady Tammy Murphy]
NOW IT IS MY PRIVILEGE AND HONOR TO RECOGNIZE FIRST LADY TAMMY MURPHY, THE FIRST LADY OF NEW JERSEY. HER POLICY INITIATIVES FOCUSING ON INFANT AND MATERNAL HEALTH, CLIMATE CHANGE, EDUCATION, FOSTERING WOMEN OWNED BUSINESSES, AND ENCOURAGING WOMEN IN PUBLIC SERVICE HAVE MADE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ACROSS THE STATE, AND WE WOULD WANT FOR THE FIRST LADY TO SAY A FEW WORDS. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE. THANK YOU. SO GOOD EVENING EVERYONE, AND TO THOSE OF YOU BEHIND ME, I DO APOLOGIZE. SO HAPPY NEW YEAR. IT IS AN HONOR TO BE HERE IN MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP. I HAVE TO SAY HONESTLY, ON BEHALF OF MY HUSBAND AND OBVIOUSLY MYSELF, I WANT TO CONGRATULATE BOTH MY FRIEND AND THE MAYOR, NEENA SINGH, NEW JERSEY'S FIRST FEMALE INDIAN AMERICAN AND FIRST FEMALE SIKH MAYOR, WHICH IS FANTASTIC, AS WELL AS DENNIS ON, WHO IS ALSO THE FIRST KOREAN AMERICAN TO SERVE AS A COMMITTEE MEMBER IN THIS TOWNSHIP ON THEIR REELECTION. SO CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND DENNIS, CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR.SHAMELESS ADVERTISEMENT. CONGRATULATIONS TO DENNIS ON HIS NEW OPENING. AND EVERYONE MAKE SURE YOU GO TO THE KOREAN MARKET. I REALLY DO WANT TO SAY IT IS ALWAYS A SPECIAL PRIVILEGE TO WITNESS SWEARINGS, IN PARTICULARLY OF OUR PUBLIC SERVANTS, THE OATHS OF OFFICE THAT ARE TAKEN THIS EVENING REMIND US THAT AT ITS MOST FUNDAMENTAL LEVEL, OUR GOVERNMENT IS MADE UP OF, NOT OF FACELESS BUREAUCRATS, BUT ACTUALLY OF EVERYDAY PEOPLE WHO ARE LIVING THEIR LIVES AND JUST TRYING TO DO EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO UPLIFT THEIR COMMUNITIES. SO THANK YOU ALL FOR WHAT YOU DO. CERTAINLY IT IS NOT NECESSARILY AN EASY TIME TO BE A PUBLIC SERVANT. MANY ARE SKEPTICAL ABOUT THEIR LEADERS AND THE INSTITUTIONS THAT THEY REPRESENT, BUT THE CHALLENGE OF OVERCOMING THAT SKEPTICISM BRINGS WITH IT THE OPPORTUNITY TO TRULY INSPIRE OTHERS TO BELIEVE AGAIN, THAT GOVERNMENT CAN WORK TO SOLVE THE PROBLEMS OF THOSE IT REPRESENTS. MORE THAN THAT, IT CAN CREATE A GREATER QUALITY OF LIFE, EXPAND OPPORTUNITY, AND AT ITS VERY BEST, IT CAN BRING US ALL TOGETHER. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT OUR COMMUNITIES NEED NOW MORE THAN EVER, AND IT IS ESPECIALLY POWERFUL AT THE LOCAL LEVEL WHERE, AS I SAID, YOU'RE NOT ONLY HERE TO SERVE YOUR FAMILIES, BUT YOU'RE SERVING YOUR NEIGHBORS AND YOUR FELLOW COMMUNITY MEMBERS. I AM CERTAIN THAT BOTH NEENA AND DENNIS, AS WELL AS ALL OF YOU HERE ALONGSIDE THE COUNCIL, WILL CONTINUE WORKING TOGETHER AND UPHOLD YOUR RESPONSIBILITY AS LEADERS TO SERVE THE PEOPLE OF MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP WITH GREAT SKILL AND WITH GREAT DEDICATION. AND I WANT TO RECOGNIZE MAYOR SINGH'S WELLNESS PROGRAM TRULY
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AS AN IDEAL WAY TO BRING COMMUNITY MEMBERS TOGETHER AND TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL OF THE RESIDENTS I KNOW, I'M JOINED BY EVERYONE BEHIND ME WHEN I SHARE HOW EXCITED I AM TO SEE ALL THAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO IN THE DIRECTION THAT YOU'RE GOING TO TAKE MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP NEXT. I THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME, AND I APOLOGIZE THAT I HAVE TO LEAVE, BUT I'LL JUMP IN MY CAR AND GET IN THE NEXT ZOOM. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. GOOD LUCK TO YOU ALL.THANK YOU. OKAY, OKAY. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THE FIRST LADY FOR MAKING TIME FOR US. THANK YOU SO
[9. Remarks - Mayor, Deputy Mayor, Newly Elected Township Committee Members]
MUCH. I WILL TAKE THIS MOMENT TO WELCOME A LOT OF OUR FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS. THANK YOU FOR BEING PART OF THIS MOMENTOUS CEREMONY. YOUR STEADFAST SUPPORT OF MY COLLEAGUES AND ME AS WE ENDEAVOR TO SERVE THE RESIDENTS OF MONTGOMERY IS DEEPLY RESPECTED AND VALUED. I EXTEND MY HEARTFELT GRATITUDE TO ALL WHO HAVE ENCOURAGED AND SUPPORTED MY JOURNEY IN PUBLIC SERVICE. THIS EVENING. WE ARE HONORED TO BE JOINED BY MANY DISTINGUISHED LEADERS WHO SERVE THEIR COMMUNITIES WITH UNWAVERING DEDICATION, AND I REALLY WANT TO WISH I REALLY WANT TO RECOGNIZE STATE SENATOR ANDREW ZWICKER, WHO ADMINISTERED MINE, AND COMMITTEEMAN DENNIS OWENS OATH AND WHO IS A CHERISHED FRIEND OF MONTGOMERY, ALONG WITH ASSEMBLYWOMAN MICHELLE DRULIS, FORMER ASSEMBLYWOMAN SADAF JAFFER, SOMERSET COUNTY CHAIR PEG SCHAFFER, COMMISSIONER, DEPUTY DEPUTY COMMISSIONER DIRECTOR SARAH SUI AND SOMERSET COUNTY. SURROGATE TENANT TINA JOLA. AND OF COURSE, OUR SOMERSET COUNTY CHAIR, PEG SCHAFFER. AND AS WELL AS FORMER DEPUTY MAYOR SHELLY BELL TO ALL THESE VIPS AND OTHERS I MAY HAVE MISSED IN THE ROOM. THANK YOU FOR GRACING US WITH YOUR PRESENCE. AND IF YOU COULD JUST HAVE A ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR EVERYBODY WHO'S HERE. OF COURSE, WE OWE GRATITUDE TO OUR FORMER AND CURRENT VOLUNTEERS OF MONTGOMERY BOARDS AND COMMISSION, AND I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE OUR DEDICATED PROFESSIONAL STAFF, OUR ADMINISTRATOR, LORI SAVINON, OUR CLERK, LISA FANIA, WHO'VE WORKED REALLY HARD TO GET THIS REORG DONE, AND ALL OUR STAFF AND PROFESSIONALS. SO NOW A FEW WORDS FROM ME, DISTINGUISHED GUESTS, FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS. IT'S A PROFOUND HONOR TO SERVE AS MAYOR FOR THIS WELCOMING TOWN FOR A SECOND TERM AS AN INDIAN AMERICAN WOMAN. THIS ROLE IS A TESTAMENT TO MONTGOMERY'S INCLUSIVITY AND SPIRIT OF SERVICE QUALITIES THAT DEFINE THIS COMMUNITY, WHETHER THROUGH THE PTA, BOY SCOUTS, ROTARY, ELKS, OR GIRL SCOUTS. OUR TOWN IS A HUB OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. WE ARE PARTICULARLY PROUD OF OUR FULLY VOLUNTEER EM, HONORED WITH THE SQUAD OF THE YEAR AWARD IN 2024, AS WELL AS MEMBERS OF OUR TWO VOLUNTEER FIRE STATION WHO TIRELESSLY GIVE BACK TO OUR TOWN. I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T TAKE A MOMENT TO THANK MY HUSBAND, PJ, FOR HIS UNWAVERING SUPPORT AND TO MY CHILDREN, NATASHA SAHIB, PRIYANKA, AND ANNABETH FOR THEIR ENCOURAGEMENT. OVER THE PAST YEAR, MONTGOMERY HAS THRIVED THROUGH COLLABORATION, COMMUNITY, AND CONNECTION. GUIDED BY A COMMITMENT TO BEING ENGAGED, RESPONSIVE AND SERVICE ORIENTED, WE HAVE PRIORITIZED OUR RESIDENTS QUALITY OF LIFE AT THE ANNUAL LEAGUE OF MUNICIPALITIES AND MAYORS WELLNESS CAMPAIGN, STOOD OUT AS A MODEL FOR TOWNSHIP WIDE PARTICIPATION, UNITING LOCAL BUSINESSES AND NONPROFITS TO BENEFIT OUR COMMUNITY. OUR EFFORTS EARNED MONTGOMERY A HEALTHY TOWN TO WATCH DESIGNATION IN 2020 FOR OUR COMMITMENT TO SUSTAINABILITY REMAINS STEADFAST, WITH MONTGOMERY ACHIEVING SUSTAINABLE JERSEY SILVER LEVEL CERTIFICATION FOR THE 15TH CONSECUTIVE YEAR IN 2024. WE BROKE GROUND ON AN INCLUSIVE, INTERGENERATIONAL PLAYGROUND AND AREA'S FIRST AND ADVANCED INITIATIVES LIKE WALKING PATHS, VISIBLE CROSSWALKS, EV CHARGING STATION AND LOOP ROADS TO ENHANCE SAFETY AND MOBILITY. OTHER NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENTS WERE ARRIVED TOGETHER PROGRAM SPEARHEADED BY OUR CHIEF BET, OUR REVITALIZED, ROBUST YOUTH LEADERSHIP COUNCIL THAT WERE AT THE FOREFRONT OF MAYOR'S WELLNESS EFFORT. AS WE ALL KNOW, THE YOUTH ARE THE ARCHITECTS OF TOMORROW'S WORLD. AND NOT TO FORGET, FINANCIAL PRUDENCE REMAINS A CORNERSTONE, EXEMPLIFIED BY SECURING 2.2 MILLION IN GRANTS FOR MONTGOMERY AND FOSTERING SHARED SERVICES. OUR MONTGOMERY, WHERE OPPORTUNITY MEETS INNOVATION INITIATIVE, HAS ATTRACTED NEW BUSINESSES, BRINGING ECONOMIC GROWTH. LOOKING AHEAD TO 2025, THERE'S TO ANTICIPATE INCLUDING THE LONG AWAITED OPENING OF THE MONTGOMERY PROMENADES FIRST[00:20:05]
PHASE. BY THIS TIME NEXT YEAR, RESIDENTS WILL ENJOY ADDITIONAL GROCERY OPTIONS AND EXCITING DINING VENUES, NOTABLY TO NOTABLY, NICHE RECOGNIZED MONTGOMERY AS ONE OF THE BEST PLACES TO LIVE IN AMERICA IN 2024, A TESTAMENT TO THE EFFORTS OF OUR RESIDENTS AND US AT THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE TO CREATE AN EXEMPLARY COMMUNITY. AND HERE'S A LITTLE CALL OF ACTION FROM ME.AS THE NEW YEAR BEGINS, I ENCOURAGE EVERY RESIDENT TO GET INVOLVED IN ONE NEW WAY, WHETHER THROUGH NONPROFITS, RECREATION PROGRAMS, OUR STATE OF THE ART LIBRARY, OR FIRST RESPONDER GROUPS. YOUR PARTICIPATION STRENGTHENS THE FABRIC OF OUR COMMUNITY. TOGETHER, WE CAN ENSURE MONTGOMERY REMAINS A WONDERFUL PLACE TO LIVE. I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT TO HONOR MY FELLOW COMMITTEE MEMBERS DEPUTY MAYOR VINCENT BARRAGAN, A DISTINGUISHED US ARMY VETERAN WHOSE FINANCIAL ACUMEN AND BALANCED APPROACH ARE INVALUABLE TO OUR INITIATIVES. COMMITTEE WOMAN DEBORAH KEENAN, A FORMER MAYOR OF MONTGOMERY WHOSE DILIGENT SERVICE IS DEEPLY APPRECIATED. COMMITTEE WOMAN PETRA PATRICIA TAYLOR TODD, ONLY THE SECOND AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMAN ELECTED TO OUR TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE, WHOSE ENERGY AND DEDICATION INSPIRED ME ALL THE TIME. COMMITTEE WOMAN COMMITTEEMAN DENNIS ON WHOSE INNOVATIVE AND RESOURCEFUL PERSPECTIVE AS A LOCAL BUSINESS OWNER WHO JUST OPENED KEISHA, ADDS TREMENDOUS VALUE TO OUR TEAM. OUR TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE EXEMPLIFIES COLLABORATION AND DEDICATION TO MEETING RESIDENTS NEEDS. I'M HONORED TO LEAD SUCH A DIVERSE AND HARD WORKING GOVERNING BODY. AND IN CLOSING, IN THE SPIRIT OF SERVICE, I LEAVE YOU WITH A FAVORITE QUOTE FROM DOCTOR MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. VOLUNTEERING IS THE ULTIMATE EXERCISE IN DEMOCRACY. YOU VOTE IN ELECTIONS ONCE A YEAR, BUT WHEN YOU VOLUNTEER, YOU VOTE EVERY DAY ABOUT THE KIND OF COMMUNITY YOU WANT TO LIVE IN.
SO LET'S WORK TOGETHER TO BUILD A STRONGER, MORE CONNECTED MONTGOMERY. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING. I WOULD LIKE TO ASK DEPUTY MAYOR MADIGAN TO SAY A FEW WORDS. I'LL DEFINITELY KEEP MY COMMENTS SHORT AS I KNOW THERE'S SOME LOVELY FOOD THAT EVERYONE'S LOOKING AT. BUT GOOD EVENING, MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP STAFF AND DISTINGUISHED GUESTS. FIRST, I WANT TO CONGRATULATE MAYOR SINGH AND COMMITTEE PERSON ON THEIR SUCCESSFUL REELECTION CAMPAIGNS. I THINK DENNIS SHOULD GET SOME SPECIAL ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF HER RUNNING, HAVING TO GO BACK TO BACK ELECTIONS, AS WELL AS OPENING UP A BUSINESS AT THE SAME TIME. IF ANYTHING'S IF THIS IS NOT A REFLECTION OF HIS SERVICE AND HIS TO THE COMMUNITY, I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE WOULD BE TRUE. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO EXPRESS MY HUMBLE GRATITUDE TO MY FELLOW TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE MEMBERS FOR REAPPOINTING ME TO A SECOND YEAR AS DEPUTY MAYOR. AND FINALLY, I WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS MY SINCEREST THANKS TO CATHY, MY SPOUSE, AND MY TWO CHILDREN FOR THEIR SUPPORT OF MY SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY. WE ARE BLESSED TO LIVE IN SUCH A WONDERFUL COMMUNITY AND TO HAVE THIS WONDERFUL TEAM OF PUBLIC SERVANTS, BOTH ELECTED AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONALS AND FRONTLINE OFFICIALS SERVING OUR RESIDENTS. IN CLOSING, SO YOU HAVE MY CONTINUED PLEDGE TO PROVIDE STRONG FINANCIAL DISCIPLINE AND GOVERNANCE SUPPORT FOR OUR PUBLIC SAFETY AND POLICE DEPARTMENT AND ENHANCE OUR TOWNSHIP'S COMMITMENT TO OUR MILITARY VETERANS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COMMITTEEMAN DENNIS ON, DID YOU WELL, GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY. I DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING RIGHT BECAUSE I WAS TOO BUSY RUNNING THE MARKET. SO I APOLOGIZE. BUT I WILL SAY THAT, YOU KNOW, I THANK EVERYBODY FOR TRUSTING IN ME AND TRUSTING US TO HELP OUR HELP RUN OUR TOWN. THE REASON WHY I DO IT IS ALL ABOUT COMMUNITY. IT'S ALL ABOUT ALL THE GREAT ORGANIZATIONS THAT MAKE OUR LIVES EASIER AND MAKES OUR MAKES OUR TOWN SUCH A GREAT TOWN TO BE IN. YOU KNOW, FROM THE EMS WHO JUST ONE SQUAD OF THE YEAR AWARD. I THINK THAT THEY DIDN'T DO IT THE PREVIOUS YEAR BECAUSE OF COVID, BUT THEY GOT, I THINK, ALMOST TWO YEARS BACK TO BACK. SO I'D LOVE TO GIVE THEM A HAND. AND THEN WE HAVE LIKE ALL THESE AMAZING ORGANIZATIONS THAT THAT REALLY HELP OUT. AND IT'S BECAUSE OF YOU THAT THAT MAKES OUR TOWN SO, SO GREAT. AND THE REASON WHY I WANT TO HELP AND BE PART OF IT, WE HAVE OUR BLOOD DRIVES THAT WE'RE USING IN OUR MUNICIPAL BUILDING. IT'S BEING USED SO MANY LIKE A LOT. NOW WE HAVE FARMERS MARKET THE TREE. A TREE LIGHTING WAS HERE. SO, YOU KNOW, THIS BUILDING IS MEANT FOR US.
IT'S MEANT FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND IT'S WHAT WE SHOULD BE USING TO, TO CONTINUE TO BUILD OFF OF. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH AGAIN. AND LET'S HERE'S TO A NEW GOOD YEAR. OKAY. I HAVE A COUPLE COMMENTS.
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YES. COMMITTEE WOMAN KEENAN WANTS TO SAY SOMETHING. DO YOU WANT ME TO WENT WOMAN TOWN OR MAYBE COMMITTEE ROOM. KEENAN YOU WANT TO GO FIRST AND THEN COMMITTEE WOMAN. ALL RIGHT.WELCOME EVERYONE. HAPPY NEW YEAR. THIS WILL BE MY SIXTH YEAR SERVING ON MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE. AND SO I THOUGHT I'D DO A COUPLE OF JUST THREE THINGS. I'M HOPING THAT WE WILL FINISH THIS YEAR OR GET TO ONE. I'D LIKE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE MAKE SOME SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS ON SOME CRITICAL SERVICE PROJECTS THAT HAVE BEEN IN THE WORKS FOR SEVERAL YEARS, WHICH IS TO GET PUBLIC WORKS OUT OF THE FLOOD ZONE THAT THEY'RE CURRENTLY IN AND WITH HOPEFULLY, HOPEFULLY MOVE THEM TO THE NORTHERN SECTION OF THE SITE OF THE OLD MUNICIPAL BUILDING. FOR POINT OF REFERENCE, THAT'S THE AREA WITH THE SALT DOME. ASIDE FROM PROVIDING A PERMANENT HOME FOR THE STAFF, WE CAN FINALLY RETIRE THE TEMPORARY SPACE THAT I THINK HAS BEEN TEMPORARY FOR ABOUT 25 OR 30 YEARS. ALSO, MOVING PUBLIC WORKS OUT OF HARM'S WAY WILL HELP TO ENSURE THAT SUCH ONE OF OUR PUBLIC EMPLOYEES CAN PROVIDE ESSENTIAL SERVICES TO OUR ENTIRE COMMUNITY. IT WILL ELIMINATE ABOUT $50,000 THAT WE PAY IN RENT TO PRIVATE PARTIES AND OTHER ANOTHER MUNICIPALITY TO HOUSE SOME OF OUR PUBLIC WORKS EQUIPMENT. IT WILL PROTECT OUR EXPENSIVE INVESTMENTS AND EQUIPMENT FROM FLOODS, BUT ALSO GENERAL WEATHER CONDITIONS. AND FINALLY, MOVING PUBLIC WORKS WILL FREE UP SPACE FOR MONTGOMERY EMS TO EXPAND FROM THEIR CURRENT LOCATION IF THEY SO DESIRE TO. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO FINALLY GETTING THE OLD BUILDING REMOVED AND USING THE ADDITIONAL FEDERAL FUNDS THAT WE'RE EXPECTING TO HELP OFFSET SOME DEMOLITION OF THOSE DEMOLITION COSTS, AND TO REMOVE THE LOWER PARKING LOT AND HELP RESTORE THE STREAM CORRIDOR. I THINK WE'LL ALL BE VERY HAPPY WHEN THAT FINALLY IS TAKEN DOWN AND GOES. AND FINALLY, AS WE MUST RESPOND TO THE IMMEDIATE NEED TO THE PROPOSED FORD ROUND OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING NUMBERS, MY PERSONAL SUGGESTION IS THAT WE AGREE TO ZERO NEW UNITS FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS. BUT I BELIEVE THE ACCOUNTING OF WHAT'S BEEN BUILT AND WHICH MUNICIPALITIES FOR THE FIRST THREE ROUNDS IS EXPECTED TO BE PUBLISHED LATER ON THIS YEAR.
UNTIL THOSE NUMBERS ARE COMPILED, HOW DOES THE STATE KNOW WHAT TYPE OF HOUSING IS NEEDED AND WHERE IT IS NEEDED? A RESPONSIBLE MUNICIPAL MUNICIPALITY LIKE MONTGOMERY THAT HAS FULFILLED ITS FIRST THREE ROUND OBLIGATIONS IS LUMPED IN WITH OTHER MUNICIPALITIES, MANY OF WHOM HAVE NOT BUILT A SINGLE AFFORDABLE UNIT. IS THAT FAIR? SHOULDN'T THOSE MUNICIPALITIES WHO HAVE COMPLETED GET ANY BENEFIT FOR THAT? AND THERE'S BEEN PUBLIC ZERO PUBLIC DISCUSSION ON THE EFFECT OF SHORT TERM RENTALS ON THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING. EXCUSE ME, ON THE AVAILABLE HOUSING STOCK. AND I WOULD THINK MUNICIPALITIES LI MONTGOMERY, WHICH HAVE ORDINANCES PROHIBITING SUCH SHORT TERM RENTALS, BE GIVEN CREDIT FOR SOME OF THIS. AND FINALLY, THE STATE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION. YET THE AVAILABILITY OF PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION WAS NOT EVEN PART OF THE DATA SET TO BE USED TO COME UP WITH THE FOURTH ROUND. SO I HOPE IT MEANS WHAT IT MEANS TO US IS MORE CARS ON THE ROAD, MORE FOSSIL FUELS BURNED, MORE PARTICULATE IN OUR WATERWAYS. SO I COULD GO ON AND ON. BUT THIS IS NOT THE TIME. BUT I'LL HAVE MORE TIME LATER ON. INSTEAD, I WANT TO WISH EVERYONE A WONDERFUL, HEALTHY AND HAPPY NEW YEAR. THANK YOU. COMMITTEE.
WOMAN. TODD GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. I'LL ALSO BE VERY BRIEF BECAUSE I KNOW THAT THE COOKIES ARE CALLING EVERYONE. I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT THIS IS MY SECOND REORGANIZATION AS A MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE MEMBER, AND I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE ALL OF MY COLLEAGUES, BOTH THOSE WHO WERE REELECTED THIS YEAR AND THOSE WHO, LIKE ME, ARE JUST, YOU KNOW, COMING BACK FOR ANOTHER ROUND OF FUN. BUT WHAT OCCURS TO ME, THE TWO WORDS THAT OCCUR TO ME ARE THE WORDS COLLABORATION AND SERVICE. SO ALL OF US HERE, I THINK I SAID THIS LAST YEAR WHEN I WAS SWORN IN, WE ALL HAVE OUR DIFFERENT SKILL SETS AND OUR DIFFERENT SUBJECT MATTER AREAS, BUT WE NEED TO WORK AS A TEAM AND IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE DO SO BECAUSE THAT'S HOW WE CAN BEST REPRESENT OUR COMMUNITY. SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO ANOTHER YEAR OF TEAMWORK AND COLLABORATION, AND TO LISTENING TO WHAT OUR RESIDENTS WANT. BECAUSE REMEMBER, WE'RE RESIDENTS AS WELL. AND SO WE SHARE MANY OF YOUR CONCERNS, AND WE WILL DO THE VERY BEST WE CAN TO REPRESENT THEM. I KNOW THAT NO ONE WANTS TO HEAR THAT GOVERNMENT HAS TO DO THIS, OR GOVERNMENT HAS TO DO THAT. WE ARE ACTIVELY LOOKING FOR SOLUTIONS THAT ARE IN SERVICE OF OUR COMMUNITY, AND I'M GLAD THAT WE'RE ABLE TO DO THAT. AND THANK YOU FOR TRUSTING US TO DO SO.
THANK YOU. VERY NICE. THANKS. AT THIS TIME, IT'S FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. IF ANYBODY HAS ANY
[10. Public Comment]
COMMENTS, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WISHING TO ADDRESS THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE ON MATTERS PERTAINING TO 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 A SPOKESPERSON. IS THERE A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WISHING TO ADDRESS THE COMMITTEE?[00:30:11]
WELL? GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERYONE BEHIND ME AND THE PEOPLE IN FRONT OF ME AS WELL. MY NAME IS KUSH PAUL. I HUMBLY SAY. I SERVE ON THE STATE COMMITTEE REPRESENTING HUNTERDON COUNTY. IT IS A PRIVILEGE AND PLEASURE TO BE HERE AMONGST ALL OF YOU TODAY. AND I JUST WANTED TO SAY SOME WARM WORDS TO ALL OF YOU. CONGRATULATIONS TO MAYOR NEENA SINGH ON YOUR ELECTION ALONG WITH DENISON. IT IS REMARKABLE TO SEE THAT THE TOWNSHIP HAS CONTINUED THEIR FAITH IN BOTH OF YOU AND ALL OF YOU HERE TODAY, AND I JUST WANTED TO SAY A FEW WORDS THAT, YOU KNOW, NEENA, I KNOWN YOU FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW, AND YOUR LEADERSHIP EXEMPLIFIES THINGS THAT MANY PUBLIC SERVANTS, NOT POLITICIANS, LOOK UP TO, BECAUSE THAT IS WHO YOU ARE. AND ONE THING IS FOR SURE IS THAT REGARDLESS OF, YOU KNOW, WHAT COMES YOUR WAY, WHETHER IT'S TOWNSHIP ISSUES OR, YOU KNOW, HURDLES THAT YOU MIGHT SEE AHEAD, YOU CANNOT BE UNSEATED FROM THE TABLE THAT GOD HAS PREPARED FOR YOU. AND THE ONE THING I'D LIKE TO SAY IS THAT, IN THE WORDS OF OUR GURU, WHO HAS UPLIFTED WOMEN AND WOMEN'S RIGHT INTO LEADERSHIP POSITIONS, AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT EVERYONE IN THIS ROOM UNDERSTANDS, ESPECIALLY AS THE MEN, JUST BECAUSE THIS IS WHAT SEPARATES THE MEN FROM THE GENTLEMEN IS TO BE AN ADVOCATE FOR WOMEN IN HIGH LEADERSHIP POSITIONS, BECAUSE THEY ARE THE ONES WHO ARE THE ONES THAT BRING US INTO THIS WORLD. AND AS OUR GURU HAS SAID FROM HER, KINGS ARE BORN. BUT TODAY I'M LOOKING AT A QUEEN. SO THANK YOU. GOD BLESS YOU ALL AND WISH YOU HAPPY NEW YEAR. THANK YOU SO MUCH.HELLO EVERYONE, I HOPE YOU'RE ALL DOING WELL. I JUST WANTED TO SAY A FEW WORDS ABOUT MY MOM, NEENA SINGH. SO SHE'S BEEN SO INVOLVED IN THIS COMMUNITY FOR A LONG TIME. ALL OF HER CHILDREN GOING THROUGH THE MONTGOMERY SCHOOL SYSTEM. I WENT THROUGH EVERY GRADE IN THE MONTGOMERY SCHOOL SYSTEM, AND IT'S BEEN SO AMAZING TO SEE HER GO FROM AN INVOLVED PARENT VOLUNTEER TO NOW THAT ALL HER KIDS ARE OUT OF THE SCHOOL SYSTEM A LOT. SOME, ALL OF US, HAVE MOVED OUT TO A TRUE SERVANT FOR THE COMMUNITY TO TRY TO PROVIDE THAT EXPERIENCE FOR OTHER PARENTS RAISING CHILDREN HERE, OTHER PEOPLE LIVING IN THE COMMUNITY. SO SEEING YOU GROW THROUGH THIS EXPERIENCE, MOM HAS BEEN AMAZING AND I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHAT ELSE YOU DO. AND THE REST OF YOU. I'VE HAD INTERACTIONS WITH YOU WHERE YOU'RE ALL SO PLEASANT AND I CAN REALLY SENSE YOUR CARING NATURE FOR THIS COMMUNITY. SO THANK YOU ALL FOR ALL THAT YOU DO, AND I HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A GREAT AND SUCCESSFUL NEW YEAR. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. ANY OTHER COMMENTS BEFORE WE CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT? WELL I OH THERE IS SOMEONE IN THE BACK PLEASE COME ON. OH IT'S OUR EMS THE RECOGNIZED SQUAD OF THE BEST SQUAD 2024. IF YOU CAN GIVE A BIG APPLAUSE AS SID COMES TO YOU. SO FIRST OF ALL, HAPPY NEW YEAR, EVERYONE. WHAT I WANTED TO SAY WAS CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE MEMBERS. WE ARE HUMBLED BY ALL THE RECOGNITION THAT WE HAVE RECEIVED. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT. AND THANK YOU TO THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE, TO ALL THE RESIDENTS OF MONTGOMERY. WE STRIVE VERY HARD TO BE THE BEST. WE AIM TO EXCEL REGARDLESS OF WHETHER IT'S A VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATION OR A PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION. WE ARE PUTTING IN TECHNOLOGIES THAT ARE AND PROCESSES THAT WILL MAKE US OUTSTANDING. SO IT'S A IT'S A CONTINUING EFFORT ON OUR PART. WE STRIVE TO ACHIEVE THAT. AND WE THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE SUPPORT THAT THE TOWN AND THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE HAS PROVIDED US IN THE PAST AND CONTINUES TO PROVIDE US IN THE FUTURE. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I THINK AT THIS POINT WE WILL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT, AND I JUST WANT TO LET EVERYBODY KNOW THAT WE HAVE SAMOSAS AND MANGO LASSI AND CHAI TEA RECOGNITION TO. AND THEN OF COURSE WE HAVE COOKIES. SO PLEASE IF EVERYBODY ARE WE
[11. Recess]
GOING TO HAVE A SHORT RECESS. OKAY. RESOLUTION NUMBER 20 5-101[12. Resolution #25-1-01 - Authorizing 2025 Appointments]
AUTHORIZING 2025 APPOINTMENTS. CAN I ASK IF WE WANT TO GET SOMETHING PULLED OUT FOR IS IT[00:35:02]
LIKE CONSENT AGENDA IF WE WANT SOME CONSIDERATION ON ITS OWN? THIS IS AN INDIVIDUAL. IT'S NOT PART OF CONSENT. SO IF YOU CAN MAKE IT, YOU CAN DISCUSS IT NOW. YOU MEAN SO IF WE WANT TO PULL ONE OR TALK ABOUT SPECIFIC ONES, YOU CAN TALK ABOUT IT NOW. YES. BEFORE THE VOTE. OKAY. SO THE DISCUSSION OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH, THE CHANGES THAT WERE MADE TO THE BOARD OF HEALTH, I WAS NOT FAMILIAR WITH IT. I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE DISCUSSION WAS ABOUT THIS. MY CONCERN IS THAT THE INDIVIDUAL DOCTOR, NEHA WAS HAS BEEN WONDERFUL ON THE BOARD OF HEALTH, AND I DON'T KNOW WHY SHE WAS MOVED TO ALTERNATIVE TWO. AND THEN SOMEONE WHO I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN AS A REGULAR MEMBER. WHO'S THIS INDIVIDUAL? J. SUSIE IS GOING TO BE HELPING US WITH THE INITIATIVE WE ARE DOING WITH SEPTIC. THIS IS A DISCUSSION I HAD WITH DEEWANGI AND TALKED TO LAURIE. WE NEED TO MOVE ON THE SEPTIC RESOLUTIONS THAT WE HAVE BEEN DOING. SO THAT IS THE REASON DOCTOR NEHA IS STILL ON THE BOARD OF HEALTH TO GET J. SHRUTI TO BE A FULL MEMBER WAS SO HE CAN HELP US GET THIS INITIATIVE STARTED FOR THE SEPTIC. THAT'S WHY WE'RE DOING THIS. BUT WHY IS THAT NEEDED FOR THE SEPTIC LIKE I MEAN THAT'S HIS BACKGROUND, SO THAT'S WHAT HE'S GOT. WHY IS HE NEEDED? IS THAT SOMETHING THEY HAVE TO VOTE ON THAT THEY HAVE TO BE A MEMBER VERSUS BEING JUST BROUGHT IN AS AN ALTERNATE. WELL, AT THIS POINT, THAT'S WHAT WE DECIDED TO BRING HIM IN. WE BEING WHOM IT WAS, I TALKED TO THE DEPUTY MAYOR AND LORI AND DEEWANGI.OKAY. WELL, SO FOR THAT ONE I WOULD LIKE TO VOTE NO. THEN I JUST DON'T WOULDN'T VOTE. THAT'S THE I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY ELSE HAS ANY OPINION ON THAT ONE. DENNIS, YOU WERE THE LIAISON AT THE TIME. YES, I WAS THE LIAISON AT TIME. I CURRENTLY DON'T HAVE A COMMENT, BUT I BELIEVE THAT THERE IS A MAJORITY FOR. THIS CHANGE. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN, THAT YOU'RE FINE WITH THAT? THIS IS FINE. I JUST DIDN'T KNOW. IS THAT WHAT YOU MEAN? NO. I'M COMMITTEE WOMAN. KEENAN, THIS IS NOT A MEETING WHERE YOU SHOULD BE, YOU KNOW? OKAY, WELL, I VOTE NO ON THAT FOR NO REASON. I'M NOT BEING AGGRESSIVE. I'M ASKING QUESTIONS. WE'RE SUPPOSED TO VOTE ON SOMETHING, AND WE SHOULD DISCUSS IT IF YOU WANT. YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT COLLABORATION AND DISCUSSION. THIS IS WHAT WE ARE DISCUSSING IT RIGHT NOW. SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE GOING AFTER DENNIS. I'M NOT. I'M NOT GOING AFTER HIM. I'M ASKING. I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND HIS POINT. OKAY. YOU'VE YOU'VE MADE YOUR POINT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. OKAY. THE SECOND WOULD BE THAT I HAVE AN ISSUE WITH IS THE PLANNING BOARD CLASS THREE. THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE MEMBER, AS SOMEONE WHO THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE FOR FIVE YEARS AND FOR THOSE FIVE YEARS BEEN ON THE TOWN, BEEN ON THE PLANNING BOARD, I'M DISAPPOINTED THAT THE DECISION WAS MADE TO EXCLUDE ME FROM THAT POSITION. SO I VOTE NO ON THAT ONE AS WELL. OKAY. AND EVERYTHING ELSE I'M FINE WITH ON THOSE. OKAY. HOW DO WE PROCEED? MICHELLE? IT'S A MOTION TO ADOPT. RIGHT? OKAY. SO WHAT WOULD I VOTE ON THAT THEN IF I'VE SAID NO ON SOMETHING. SO I JUST SO YOU WILL VOTE NO TO THE TO THE RESOLUTION. YES. OKAY.
[13. Resolution #25-1-02 - 2025 Mayoral Appointments]
OKAY. SO MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 20 5-1. DASH ZERO TWO. SO MOVED. SECOND ROLL CALL PLEASE. COMMITTEE MEMBER ON. YES. COMMITTEE MEMBER. KEENAN. NO. COMMITTEE MEMBER. TAYLOR. TODD. YES. DEPUTY MAYOR BERRIGAN. YES. MAYOR. SINGH. YES. RESOLUTION NUMBER 20 5-103 2025. MAYORAL APPOINTMENTS WITH TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE CONSENT. SO AGAIN, MY CONCERN IS THE PLANNING BOARD, THE CLASS ONE MAYOR. MY FEELING, MAYOR, IS THAT AS SOMEONE IN REAL ESTATE THAT YOU SHOULD RECUSE YOURSELF AND YOU SHOULD HAVE PUT THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE PERSON IN YOUR PLACE THERE. SO I WOULD, I GUESS, HAVE TO VOTE NO ON EVERYTHING ELSE WOULD BE WOULD THAT BE ACCURATE? YOU WOULD VOTE NO ON THIS RESOLUTION AS WELL? YEP. IF YOU'RE NOT IN AGREEMENT. OKAY. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 20 5-103. SO MOVED.SECOND ROLL CALL, PLEASE. COMMITTEE MEMBER. ANNE. YES. COMMITTEE MEMBER. KEENAN. NO.
COMMITTEE MEMBER. TAYLOR. TODD. YES. DEPUTY MAYOR. BERRIGAN. YES. MAYOR. SINGH. YES.
RESOLUTION NUMBER 20 5-104 2025, TOWNSHIP. WE'RE ON. WE'RE AT 2503. MAYOR. MAYOR. APPOINTMENTS WITH TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE CONSENT. MY APOLOGIES. OKAY, OKAY. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 25? DASH 103. WELL, I THINK YOU SAID ZERO THREE, BUT IT WAS 002. PREVIOUS RESOLUTION WAS ZERO TWO. OKAY. YEP, YEP. SO NUMBER 1701 RESOLUTION NUMBER 20 5-103 2025
[14. Resolution #25-1-03 - 2025 Mayoral Appointments with Township Committee Consent]
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MAYORAL APPOINTMENTS WITH TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE CONSENT. MAY I HAVE AND THIS IS MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 20 5-103. SO MOVED. SECOND. ROLL CALL PLEASE.COMMITTEE MEMBER ON. YES. COMMITTEE MEMBER. KEENAN. YES. COMMITTEE MEMBER. TAYLOR. TODD.
YES. DEPUTY MAYOR BERRIGAN. YES. MAYOR. SINGH. YES. RESOLUTION NUMBER 25. DASH ONE. DASH ZERO
[15. Resolution #25-1-04 - 2025 Township Committee Liaisons to Boards and Committees]
FOUR 2025. TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE LIAISONS TO BOARDS AND COMMITTEES. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 25? DASH 104. SO MOVED. SECOND ROLL CALL, PLEASE. COMMITTEE MEMBER.ANNE. YES. COMMITTEE MEMBER. KEENAN. YES. COMMITTEE MEMBER. TAYLOR. TODD. YES. DEPUTY MAYOR
[Consent Agenda]
BERRIGAN. YES. MAYOR. SINGH. YES. 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 CONSIDERED SEPARATELY. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS BY COMMITTEE MEMBERS? JUST ONE QUICK MINUTE. THIS IS A LOT OF THEM. JUST TO MAKE SURE I CAN SKIM. OKAY. OKAY. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT THE CONSENT AGENDA? RESOLUTION NUMBER 20 5-105 TO RESOLUTION NUMBER 20 FIVE, DASH ONE, DASH 35. SO MOVED. SECOND ROLL CALL, PLEASE. COMMITTEE MEMBER ON. YES.COMMITTEE MEMBER. TAYLOR. TODD. YES. COMMITTEE MEMBER. KEENAN. YES. DEPUTY MAYOR BERRIGAN. YES.
MAYOR SINGH. YES. OKAY. LET ME DO A SECOND. I'M ALSO NOT THERE. RESOLUTIONS. RESOLUTION NUMBER
[47. Resolution #25-1-36 - Adopting Temporary Budget for 2025]
25, DASH ONE, DASH 36. ADOPTING TEMPORARY BUDGET FOR 2025. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 25. DASH ONE, DASH 36. SO MOVED. SECOND ROLL CALL, PLEASE. COMMITTEE MEMBER.ALLEN. YES. COMMITTEE MEMBER. KEENAN. YES. COMMITTEE MEMBER. TAYLOR. TODD. YES. DEPUTY.
MAYOR. BERRIGAN. YES. MAYOR. SINGH. YES. ROLL CALL. HOLD ON. I DID THAT. RESOLUTION NUMBER
[48. Resolution #25-1-37 -Authorizing Access and Use Agreement Between the Townshipof Montgomery and Montgomery Township Board of Education for Swimming Pool Located at Montgomery High School]
25, DASH ONE, DASH 37, AUTHORIZING ACCESS AND USE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE TOWNSHIP OF MONTGOMERY AND TOWN MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP BOARD OF EDUCATION FOR SWIMMING POOL LOCATED AT MONTGOMERY HIGH SCHOOL. DID YOU WANT TO? YES, SURE. MAYOR. THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE TOWNSHIP AND THE BOARD OF ED FOR USE OF THE POOL BY OUR RECREATION PROGRAMING EXPIRES JUNE OF 2025. HOWEVER, GIVEN THE DEMAND FOR THE PROGRAMING THAT PROGRAM THAT WE RUN POST COVID, THE DEMAND HAS INCREASED AND THE PROGRAM IS NOW MUCH MORE ACTIVE. THERE'S A NEED ON THE TOWNSHIP'S PART TO EXPAND. HOURS. HOURS HAVE BECOME AVAILABLE FROM A GROUP THAT'S NO LONGER USING THE POOL PRIOR TO THE TIME THAT THE TOWNSHIP HAS THE AGREEMENT TO ENTER. AND SO BY MODIFYING THE EXISTING AGREEMENT, THE TOWNSHIP WILL BE SECURING THOSE THOSE ADDITIONAL HOURS TO EXPAND OUR PROGRAMING. AND THE THERE WILL BE A CAP ON THE ANNUAL FEE THAT WE WILL PAY TOWARDS THE MAINTENANCE AND CHEMICAL USAGE, CHEMICAL COSTS FOR THE POOL. AND SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING. ANY QUESTIONS? MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 25. DASH ONE.DASH 37. SO MOVED. SECOND ROLL CALL PLEASE. COMMITTEE MEMBER ON. YES. COMMITTEE MEMBER.
KEENAN. YES. COMMITTEE MEMBER. TAYLOR. TODD. YES. COMMITTEE. DEPUTY MAYOR BERRIGAN. YES.
MAYOR. SINGH. YES, I GUESS ADJOURNMENT. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? SO MOVED SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.
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