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OKAY. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. THIS IS THE JANUARY 28TH, 2025 MEETING OF THE MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP ZONING BOARD. THE TIME IS SEVEN OH ONE. I'LL TAKE ROLL CALL. I'LL DHABI HERE. LAZOVSKY HERE. BLODGETT HERE. BRUNS HERE. ROSENTHAL HERE. WALLMARK HERE. WOULD. URBANSKI HERE. SHAW HERE.
MEHTA HERE. DRILL HERE. THANK YOU. AND WE'LL DO SALUTE TO THE FLAG PLEASE. ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION
[IV. REORGANIZATION]
UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. OKAY. THIS IS THE REORGANIZATION. ELECTION OF OFFICERS. CAN I HAVE A CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR CHAIR? I NOMINATE PAUL BLODGETT. OH, I SECOND, SECOND. OH, THANK YOU. YOU MIGHT THANK JOHN AND MARILYN. IS THERE A MOTION ASKING FOR ANY OTHER. YEAH. I'M. YEAH. I'M GETTING. YEAH. THE NOMINEE. ARE THERE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS? SEEING NONE. CAN I GET A MOTION TO CLOSE NOMINATIONS. MOTION TO CLOSE. AND ROLL CALL ABU DHABI? YES. LAZOVSKY. YES. BLODGETT. YES.BRUNS. YES. ROSENTHAL. YES. WALMART. YES. URBANSKI. YES. THANK YOU. AND I'LL PASS THE MEETING ON TO PAUL. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND THANK YOU GUYS FOR YOUR CONTINUED CONFIDENCE. THIS IS THIS IS REALLY AN EXCELLENT BOARD AND I'M HONORED TO BE ABLE TO LEAD IT. WE'VE GOT VERY TALENTED INDIVIDUALS HERE. THE NEXT STEP IN THE AGENDA IS NOMINATIONS FOR VICE CHAIR. I'D LIKE TO NOMINATE AMY ROSENTHAL. I'LL SECOND IT. SECOND. THANK YOU, MISS BRZOZOWSKI AND MR. MINA. CAN WE GET A ROLL CALL OR ACTUALLY, ARE THERE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS FOR VICE CHAIR? GREAT. HEARING NONE. CAN I HAVE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE NOMINATIONS FOR VICE CHAIR? SO MOVED SECOND, MR. WALMART AND MISS BLAZAWSKI ALL ACTUALLY. ALL IN FAVOR FOR CLOSE THE NOMINATION BY. CAN I HAVE A ROLL CALL, PLEASE? WASABI. YES. LAZOVSKY. YES. BLODGETT. YES.
BRUNS. YES. ROSENTHAL. YES. WALMART. YES. AND URBANSKI. YES. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. AND THEN THIS IS A CALL FOR A NOMINATION FOR CHAIR PRO TEMP. THIS IS A CHAIR IN IN THE ABSENCE OF BOTH THE CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR. WOULD YOU MIND SERVING IN THAT ROLE? I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE MARILYN BLAZAWSKI A SECOND. ARE THERE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS? CAN I HAVE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE NOMINATIONS? SO MOVED SECOND. GREAT. THANK YOU. CAN I HAVE A ROLL CALL, PLEASE? WASABI. YES.
LAZOVSKY. YES. BLODGETT. YES. BRUNS. YES. ROSENTHAL. YES. WALMART. YES. AND URBANSKI. YES.
THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. AND THEN I GUESS A QUESTION HERE BEFORE WE GO INTO THE NEXT ONE, WE'RE APPOINTING MATT GALEN AS THE, AS THE AS THE RECORDING SECRETARY. YES. THAT'S CORRECT. OKAY.
GREAT. SO THAT IS THE PLAN TO APPOINT MR. GALEN, MATT GALEN, WHO'S THE ZONING OFFICER IN TOWN FOR, TO BE THE RECORDING SECRETARY FOR THE BOARD. CAN I HAVE A MOTION? SO MOVED. THANK YOU. SECOND ROLL CALL, PLEASE. ABU DHABI? YES. LAZOVSKY. YES. BLODGETT. YES. BRUNS. YES.
ROSENTHAL. YES. WALMART. YES. AND URBANSKI. YES. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. I'LL READ THIS. THIS IS THE MEETING SCHEDULE. AND ALSO I'LL READ IT INTO THE RECORD FOR THE PUBLIC. BEFORE I DO THAT, IF ANYBODY CAN PERUSE THIS, HOPEFULLY EVERYBODY'S GOTTEN A CHANCE TO LOOK AT THIS AGENDA. IF THERE ARE ANY CONFLICTS, YOU KNOW, SUCH AS FOR RELIGIOUS HOLIDAYS OR OTHERS THAT WE MAY NOT HAVE NOTICED. PLEASE, CAN YOU KIND OF LOOK IT OVER AS I'M READING IT? IT'S GOING TO TAKE ME A WHILE TO READ THIS, SO PLEASE CHECK YOUR CALENDAR IF YOU COULD, AND BE IT RESOLVED BY THE ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT AND THE TOWNSHIP OF MONTGOMERY WILL MEET 2025 ON THE FOURTH TUESDAY OF THE MONTH, WITH THE FOURTH THURSDAY OF THE MONTH TO BE UTILIZED AS A MEETING DATE, BUT ONLY AS MAY BE NECESSARY FOR SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES, AND THAT THE MONTHLY MEETING DATES OF THE BOARD ARE HEREBY SCHEDULED ON THE FOLLOWING DATES TO COMMENCE AT 7 P.M. IN THE MUNICIPAL BUILDING LOCATED AT 100 COMMUNITY DRIVE, SKILLMAN, NEW
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JERSEY. THE MEETING DATES ARE AS FOLLOWS JANUARY 28TH, FEBRUARY 25TH AND 27TH. MARCH 25TH AND 27TH. APRIL 22ND AND 24TH. MAY 22ND AND 27TH. JUNE 24TH AND 26TH. JULY 22ND AND 24TH. AUGUST 26TH AND 28TH. SEPTEMBER 23RD, 25TH, OCTOBER 23RD AND 28TH AND THEN NOVEMBER 25TH. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE 2026 REORGANIZATION MEETING IS HEREBY SCHEDULED FOR JANUARY 27TH, 2026, TO COMMENCE AT 7 P.M. IN THE MUNICIPAL BUILDING LOCATED AT ONE AT 100 COMMUNITY DRIVE, SKILLMAN, NEW JERSEY. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT MEETINGS ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC IN FORMAL ACTION MAY BE TAKEN AT ALL MEETINGS. SPECIAL WORK SESSIONS SCHEDULED PERIODICALLY WILL BE NOTICED AS REQUIRED UPON SCHEDULING, AND THIS NOTICE SHALL BE TRANSMITTED ONLY TO THE OFFICIALLY DESIGNATED NEWSPAPER AND FILED WITH THE CLERK OF MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP. ARE THERE ANY CONFLICTS THAT WE MISSED OR ANYTHING I HAVE? I HAVE TWO THAT I NOTICED. SO SEPTEMBER 23RD IS ROSH HASHANAH, AND I KNOW JOHN HAS A CONFLICT ON THAT DAY, SO GREAT. WELL, THEN WE'LL STRIKE THAT. YEP. AND THEN OCTOBER 28TH I'M LOOKING THAT IS PROBABLY GOING TO BE EARLY VOTING. WE MIGHT ACTUALLY NOT BE ABLE TO HAVE A MEETING IN OCTOBER AT ALL. YEAH, THAT'S THE 23RD OR THE 28TH BECAUSE BOTH BECAUSE OF EARLY VOTING OR BECAUSE OF EARLY VOTING SET UP AND WHATNOT. YEAH, OKAY. SORRY ABOUT THAT. THAT'S FINE. DO YOU DO YOU THINK THEN THAT IT'S WISE TO SCHEDULE SOMETHING OUTSIDE OF THOSE DATES? IS THAT PRECLUDE THAT IT MIGHT BE HARD FOR JOHN AND THAT IT'S HARD FOR THE MEETING ROOM? JUST LEAVE IT ON. IT'S EASIER TO CANCEL IT IF YOU'RE PUTTING OUT A NOTICE RATHER THAN SCHEDULING IT. SO I WOULD LEAVE THE OCTOBER 23RD AND 28 ON FOR NOW, AND THEN JUST CANCEL IT. YEP. OKAY. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. GREAT. WELL WE'LL LEAVE THAT ON. BUT WE DEFINITELY STRIKE THAT SEPTEMBER 23RD FOR ROSH HASHANAH. THANK YOU FOR THAT AWARENESS. ANYTHING ELSE? NOTHING. CAN I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THAT MEETING SCHEDULE? MOVED. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. MR. AND, MR. SHARP, CAN I HAVE A ROLL CALL, PLEASE I WASABI. YES. LOZOVSKY. YES. BLODGETT. YES.BRUNS. YES. ROSENTHAL. YES. WALMART. YES. AND ZABRANSKY. YES. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.
DESIGNATION OF THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER. THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER FOR LEGAL MUNICIPAL ADVERTISING. AND NOTICE SHALL BE THE COURIER NEWS. ALL LEGAL NOTICES TO BE PUBLISHED MUST APPEAR IN THE IN AN OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER AS STIPULATED BY THE AML RULE. CAN I HAVE A MOTION TO DESIGNATE THE COURIER NEWS AS THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER? SO MOVED. SECONDED. ALL RIGHT. CAN I HAVE A ROLL CALL, PLEASE? I WASABI? YES. LAZOVSKY. YES. BLODGETT. YES. BRONZE. YES.
ROSENTHAL. YES. WALMART. YES. AND. URBANSKI. YES. THANK YOU. GREAT. ALL RIGHT. NEXT IS OUR SUPPLIER OF BOTH OF OUR TRAINING AND THESE NEW NEWSLETTERS AND OTHER GUIDANCE. THIS IS THE NEW JERSEY FEDERATION OF PLANNING OFFICIALS. IT'S NOT REQUIRED THAT WE PARTICIPATE, BUT US ALONG WITH THE PLANNING BOARD DO GET BENEFIT OUT OF THAT. AND THAT BENEFIT COST THE TOWNSHIP $185. SO I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT WE CONTINUE THIS. AND I WOULD LIKE A MOTION AS SUCH. SO MOVED.
GREAT. THANK YOU. SECOND AND MR. WALMART CAN I HAVE A ROLL CALL PLEASE? ABI-SAAB. YES. LAZOVSKY.
YES. BLODGETT. YES. BRUNS. YES. ROSENTHAL. YES. MARK. YES. AND URBANSKI. YES. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. AND THEN APPOINTMENT OF OUR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES UNDER THE LOCAL UNIT, PAY TO PLAY LAW.
ALL. DO I HAVE TO READ THIS RESOLUTION IN ITS ENTIRETY? I DON'T THINK I EVER HAVE BEFORE, JOHN. HE DOESN'T HAVE TO WRITE. HE COULD JUST NOTE IT. JUST LIKE NAME THE PEOPLE NAME. YEAH.
I'LL. OKAY, I'LL READ THE SECTION. THE THAT AUTHORIZES ME AS CHAIR TO EXECUTE A PROPER AGREEMENT WITH THE FOLLOWING FIRMS AND INDIVIDUALS. THE FIRST FIRM IS STICKLE CONING SULLIVAN AND DRILL LLC AS THE ZONING BOARD ATTORNEY, AND THEN AS OUR ZONING BOARD PLANNER IS CLARK CAYTON AND HENCE BRIGHT VIEW ENGINEERING IS OUR ZONING BOARD TRAFFIC ENGINEER RICH BARTOLONE
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WILL BE THE ZONING BOARD LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT. ENVIRONMENTAL RESOLUTIONS ARE IS OUR ZONING BOARD ENGINEER AND DOCTOR BRUCE EISENSTEIN AS THE RADIO FREQUENCY ENGINEER IF NEEDED. THE COULD APPOINT THEM AND TO AUTHORIZE THE CHAIRMAN TO EXECUTE AGREEMENTS WITH ALL OF THEM. RIGHT. OKAY. SO THE RESOLUTION WOULD BE IT IS STIPULATING APPOINTMENT AND AUTHORIZING ME TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENTS WITH THEM TO PERFORM SERVICES FOR THE ZONING BOARD.CAN I HAVE A MOTION? SO MOVED. THANK YOU, MR. ROSENTHAL. MR. WALMART, CAN I HAVE A ROLL CALL, PLEASE? LAZOVSKY. YES. BLODGETT. YES. BRUNS. YES. ROSENTHAL. YES. WALMART. YES. AND URBANSKI. YES.
THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. AND THE NEXT SECTION IS PUBLIC COMMENT FOR ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA, BUT
[VI. MINUTES]
I'M SEEING NOBODY IN THE PUBLIC PRESENT. SO WE WILL SKIP THAT SECTION. THE MINUTES ARE REQUIRED TO BE APPROVED FROM LAST YEAR FROM A FEW MEETINGS. SURPRISINGLY GOING WAY BACK TO AUGUST 27TH, 2024 WAS A REGULAR MEETING. AND THEN ON NOVEMBER 26TH, WE ALSO HELD A REGULAR MEETING, BUT WE ALSO HELD A CLOSED SESSION MEETING. THOSE MINUTES HAVE BEEN SENT. CAN I GET A MOTION TO APPROVE THOSE MINUTES? SO MOVED. SECOND WALMART. MISS BLAZAWSKI, THANK YOU. CAN I GET A ROLL CALL, PLEASE? ABBY. YES. BLAZAWSKI. YES. BLODGETT. YES. BRUNS. YES.ROSENTHAL. YES. WALMART. YES. AND URBANSKI. YES. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. SO OUR NEXT MEETINGS, SINCE THIS IS THE TUESDAY SESSION, WE WILL NOT HAVE A THURSDAY SESSION FOR THIS MONTH.
WE HAVE FEBRUARY 25TH, FEBRUARY 27TH, BOTH AT 7 P.M. AND THEN AGAIN IN MARCH 25TH. CAN I HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? SO MOVED. SECOND. THANK
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