A MORE COMFORTABLE MEETING. [00:00:02] CALL TO ORDER. THIS IS THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE, CALLED TO ORDER AT 703. ROLL CALL PLEASE. MAYOR SINGH HERE. DEPUTY MAYOR BERRIGAN HERE. COMMITTEE MEMBER. TAYLOR TODD, COMMITTEE MEMBER ON HERE. COMMITTEE MEMBER. MARTIN. HERE. NOTICE OF MEETING IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN PUBLIC MEETINGS ACT. ADEQUATE NOTICE OF THIS MEETING WAS PROVIDED ON JANUARY 10TH, 2025, 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 FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. 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. OKAY. I'M GOING TO ASK DEPUTY MAYOR VINCE BARRAGAN TO PLEASE LEAD US INTO RESOLUTION [5. RESOLUTION #25-4-133 – Approving the Installation of a Commemorative Street Sign on Community Drive in Honor of Montgomery Township Veteran, Steven Warner] NUMBER 25 FOR 133, APPROVING THE INSTALLATION OF COMMEMORATIVE STREET SIGN ON COMMUNITY DRIVE IN HONOR OF MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP VETERAN STEVEN WARNER. THANK YOU, MAYOR SINGH. I'D LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS BEFORE READING IS VERY IMPORTANT. RESOLUTION. FIRST, I'D LIKE TO THANK AND WELCOME ALL THE MEMBERS OF THE VETERANS COMMUNITY FOR ATTENDING TODAY. YOUR DEDICATION AND PERSEVERANCE ACROSS DECADES TO HONOR STEVEN WARNER'S MEMORY IS A REFLECTION ON YOUR HONOR AND COMMITMENT TO ENSURING FUTURE GENERATIONS UNDERSTAND THE COST OF FREEDOM. NOW, COULD YOU PLEASE EITHER RISE OR RAISE YOUR HAND TO BE RECOGNIZED? STEVEN WARNER WAS SYMBOLIC OF HIS GENERATION AND INDEED THE 60S. THE SON OF A WORLD WAR TWO VETERAN, HE GREW UP IN SKILLMAN AND WENT TO HIGH SCHOOL IN PRINCETON, WHICH I JUST LEARNED WAS UNUSUAL FOR THAT TIME. HE WAS AN OUTSPOKEN CRITIC OF THE VIETNAM WAR IN COLLEGE. YET WHEN DRAFTED, HE ULTIMATELY SERVED HIS COUNTRY HONORABLY AS AN ARMY JOURNALIST. THROUGHOUT HIS TOUR, HE MADE A POINT TO GO OUT TO THE FRONT LINES TO ENSURE THE TRUE STORY OF COMBAT SOLDIERS WAS BEING TOLD. HE WAS ALSO TRULY GIFTED IN LANGUAGE, AND IF YOU OBLIGE ME, I WILL SHARE TWO EXAMPLES. THESE ARE LETTERS THAT HE WROTE TO HIS PARENTS. I'M CONFUSED. NIXON SAYS COLLEGE KIDS ARE BUMS, AND THE GIS AND NAM ARE THE GREATEST BOYS IN THE WORLD. WHERE DOES THAT LEAVE ME? A COLLEGE PROTESTER NOW SERVING AS A GI IN NAM. AND THE SECOND IS AN EXCERPT FROM THE BOOK CALLED KILLED IN ACTION. FINALLY, STEVE EXPRESSED NOSTALGIA ABOUT HIS TOUR, WHICH IN HINDSIGHT STRIKES ME AS VERY FOREBODING. HOWEVER, IT ALSO INDICATES THAT HE FOUND SOMETHING IN VIETNAM HE FOUND NOWHERE ELSE OUTSIDE HIS IMMEDIATE FAMILY. INTIMACY WITH OTHER HUMAN BEINGS. QUOTE. HOW CAN ONE GET NOSTALGIC ABOUT NAM? I DON'T KNOW, BUT I HAVE. DO YOU KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE IN THE FIELD WITH A DOZEN OTHERS? AND TO KNOW DEATH COULD BE IN EVERY NEXT STEP. THE COST OF ADMISSION IS FEAR, BUT THE PRICE ALMOST SEEMS WORTHWHILE. FOR IN THE BARGAIN YOU GET BROTHERHOOD. YES, BROTHERHOOD. YOU'RE SO CLOSE. CLOSE. LIKE TWO FIVE YEAR OLDS ARE CLOSE OUT. ALONE IN THE DARK. SOMEHOW KNOWING YOU DO THINGS FOR THE OTHER GUY THAT YOU NEVER DO ANYWHERE ELSE. FOR ME, IT'S KNOWING THAT IF I'M TO DIE, I CAN'T ASK MORE THAN THAT TO BE AMONG A BUNCH OF GRUNTS. WHY? BECAUSE GRUNTS ARE THE ULTIMATE IN HUMANENESS. AND SO YOU ASK ME HOW I CAN BE OPTIMIST ABOUT HUMANITY. WELL, IT'S BECAUSE I'VE WALKED WITH JOHNNIE AND JOE, AND I'VE LAID MY LIFE IN THEIR HANDS. I'VE BEEN RICHER FOR THE EXPERIENCE. READ THE RESOLUTION NUMBER 25 4133. WHEREAS STEVEN WARNER WAS A DEDICATED RESIDENT OF MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP WHO HONORABLY SERVED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES. AND WHEREAS, STEPHEN WARNER MADE THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE FOR HIS COUNTRY AND WAS KILLED IN ACTION WHILE SERVING WITH COURAGE AND DISTINCTION. AND WHEREAS THE TOWNSHIP OF MONTGOMERY WISHES TO HONOR HIS MEMORY, BRAVERY, AND SERVICE TO THE NATION BY RECOGNIZING HIM THROUGH A LASTING, INVISIBLE TRIBUTE. AND WHEREAS COMMEMORATIVE STREET SIGNS SERVE AS A MEANINGFUL WAY TO EXPRESS THE GRATITUDE OF A COMMUNITY AND TO ENSURE FUTURE GENERATIONS REMEMBER THE VALOR AND SACRIFICE OF ITS LOCAL HEROES. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE OF THE TOWNSHIP OF MONTGOMERY, IN THE COUNTY OF SOMERSET, STATE OF NEW JERSEY. THAT ONE THE TOWNSHIP AUTHORIZES THE INSTALLATION OF A COMMEMORATIVE STREET SIGN, STEPHEN WARNER WAY, IN HONOR OF STEPHEN WARNER, A MONTGOMERY RESIDENT WHO WAS KILLED IN ACTION WHILE SERVING IN THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES. TO THE STREET SIGN SHALL BE INSTALLED AT COMMUNITY DRIVE THREE. THE TOWNSHIP PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT IS HEREBY DIRECTED TO COORDINATE INSTALLATION OF THE COMMEMORATIVE SIGN IN ACCORDANCE WITH TOWNSHIP STANDARDS FOR A DEDICATION CEREMONY. [00:05:02] MAY BE WILL BE ORGANIZED BY THE TOWNSHIP IN COLLABORATION WITH THE WARNER FAMILY AND LOCAL VETERANS ORGANIZATIONS, TO FORMALLY UNVEIL THE COMMEMORATIVE SIGN. FIVE. THE TOWNSHIP CLERK IS DIRECTED TO FORWARD A COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO THE WARNER FAMILY, AND INCLUDED IN THE OFFICIAL TOWNSHIP RECORDS. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THIS RESOLUTION SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY. THANK YOU. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 25 4133? SO MOVED. SECOND. SECOND. ROLL CALL, PLEASE. COMMITTEE MEMBER. MARTIN. YES. COMMITTEE MEMBER ON. YES. DEPUTY MAYOR. BARRAGAN. YES. MAYOR SINGH. YES. I'D LIKE TO ASK NOW IF ANYONE FROM THE THE VETERANS COMMUNITY WOULD LIKE TO COME UP AND SAY A FEW WORDS, PLEASE. AND I GO. I'LL TURN IT AROUND. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS ED DAVIS. I DIDN'T REALLY KNOW STEVEN WARNER, BUT I WAS STATIONED IN THE SAME AREA THAT HE WAS, AND I KNOW HOW TOUGH HE HAD IT. LET ME JUST COME AND MAKE A FEW SHORT COMMENTS. IF YOU GO DOWN TO RIGHT PAST SHOP, RIGHT TO THE ROCKY HILL HOPEWELL ROAD. MAKE A RIGHT. STEVEN LIVED IN THE FOURTH HOUSE ON THE ON THE LEFT. HE GREW UP THERE. HIS DAD WAS AN ATTORNEY AT THE JOHNSON AND JOHNSON. STEVEN, AS AS DEPUTY MAYOR BARRAGAN MENTIONED, WAS IN LAW SCHOOL THE YEAR THEY ENDED THE DRAFT. SO HE WAS DRAFTED OUT OF LAW SCHOOL, AND HIS FATHER TOLD HIM, STEPHEN, I COULD PROBABLY GET YOU INTO THE NATIONAL GUARD. AND HE SAID, NO, I'LL SERVE. AND HE WENT. AND THROUGH THAT HE SPENT ALMOST A FULL YEAR IN VIETNAM. HE WAS KILLED IN ACTION ON VALENTINE'S DAY, 14TH FEBRUARY 1971. ALONG WITH THREE MEMBERS OF A COMPANY, SEVENTH ENGINEERS, A UNIT I WAS VERY FAMILIAR WITH WHEN HIS FAMILY MUST HAVE BEEN TOTALLY HEARTBROKEN BY IT. AND I GOT INTERESTED IN IT PRIOR TO COVID, WHEN THE MONTGOMERY NEWS DID A PRETTY GOOD ARTICLE ON STEPHEN. THERE IS A COMPLETE EXHIBITION AT THE VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL CENTER IN HOLMDEL OF STEPHEN, IF YOU WALK IN THE FRONT DOOR AND YOU LOOK UP ON THE WALL, YOU'LL SEE THE PICTURE THAT'S ACTUALLY ON THE FRONT PAGE OF THAT NEWSPAPER AND A BUNCH OF PHOTOGRAPHS THAT HE TOOK IN VIETNAM. IT'S ACTUALLY VERY IMPRESSIVE. AND AS FAR AS I KNOW, THEY'RE GOING THEY'RE GOING TO LEAVE IT THERE. I AM VERY HAPPY THAT MONTGOMERY IS FINALLY IS NOT FINALLY HAS HAS TAKEN THIS OPPORTUNITY TO HONOR STEPHEN. AND I HOPE THAT HIS STORY IS TOLD IN THE HIGH SCHOOLS, IN GRAMMAR SCHOOLS, AND ANY SCHOOL TRIP WHERE THEY MAY GET THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO DOWN AND LEARN A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE VIETNAM WAR. WE'RE ALL GETTING OLDER NOW. I'M 80 YEARS OLD. I'M ONE OF THE YOUNGER VETERANS FROM THAT WAR. SO YOU KNOW, OUR STORIES WON'T BE AROUND FOR THAT MUCH LONGER, BUT HOPEFULLY, HOPEFULLY PEOPLE WILL GO DOWN AND SEE THE BRAVERY THAT STEPHEN EXHIBITED, THE ACTION HE PUT IN, HIS DEDICATION TO HIS COUNTRY, TO HIS FAMILY AND TO HIS FRIENDS. AND IF ANYBODY IS CURIOUS. STEPHEN IS ACTUALLY BURIED IN IN THE PRESBYTERIAN CEMETERY IN PRINCETON RIGHT NEAR HIS PARENTS. AND HIS HIS HIS GRAVE MARKER INDICATES THAT HE WAS A SPECIALIST FOR THE UNITED STATES ARMY KILLED IN ACTION, AND THAT HE HAD WON THE BRONZE STAR AND ACTUALLY SAYS HE WON IT TWICE. I'M NOT SURE ABOUT THAT. I CAN'T I CAN'T VERIFY THAT. AND THE PURPLE HEART SO HE WILL BE REMEMBERED AND AND THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. AND THANK YOU FOR COMING. AND THANK YOU FOR HAVING. ME. AND JUST ONE FINAL WORD. AND YOU MIGHT BE WONDERING, WHEN ARE WE GOING TO DO THE DEDICATION? SO IT'S GOING TO BE IN CONJUNCTION WITH OUR ANNUAL MEMORIAL DAY CEREMONY. SO TRADITIONALLY WE DO THE MEMORIAL DAY CEREMONY AT 9:00 IN THE MORNING ON MEMORIAL DAY AT AT OUR VETERANS MEMORIAL AND VETERANS MEMORIAL PARK. THEN WE WILL THEN MOVE TO COMMUNITY DRIVE. SO IF ANYONE KNOWS THAT COMMUNITY DRIVE IS THE [00:10:03] ROAD, YOU KNOW, ON MY RIGHT, YOU KNOW, THAT MEETS ORCHARD ROAD. AND SO WE PLAN TO HAVE THAT START AT 10:00 IN THE MORNING. SO WE HOPE WE UNDERSTAND IT'S A HOLIDAY, BUT WE HOPE AS MANY OF YOU CAN JOIN US AND JUST WANT TO THANK MIKE MALONEY, WHO'S IN BACK PAST, PRESENT AND CHAIR OF OUR VETERANS MORAL COMMITTEE. THIS IS WHAT THE WHAT THE COMMEMORATIVE SIGN WILL LOOK LIKE. IT'S VERY SIMILAR TO THE ONE THAT'S IN THE HIGH SCHOOL. SO THANK YOU MIKE. THANK YOU. MIKE. OKAY. RESOLUTION NUMBER 25 FOR DASH 134, [6. RESOLUTION #25-4-134 – A Resolution of the Township of Montgomery, Somerset County New Jersey, Supporting RevolutionNJ] A RESOLUTION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF MONTGOMERY, SOMERSET COUNTY, NEW JERSEY, SUPPORTING RESOLUTION NEW JERSEY. WHEREAS GOVERNOR PHIL MURPHY AND THE NEW JERSEY STATE LEGISLATURE CREATED REVOLUTION NEW JERSEY IN 2018 TO PLAN, ENCOURAGE, DEVELOP AND COORDINATE THE COMMEMORATION OF THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FOUNDING OF THE UNITED STATES. NEW JERSEY'S PIVOTAL ROLE IN THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, AND THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF ITS DIVERSE PEOPLE TO THE NATION'S PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE. AND WHEREAS, THE NEW JERSEY HISTORICAL COMMISSION, UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF SECRETARY OF STATE, THAT WE WITH ITS NONPROFIT PARTNER CROSSROADS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, ESTABLISHED IN REVOLUTION NEW JERSEY TO ADVANCE THE ROLE THAT HISTORY PLAYS IN PUBLIC DISCOURSE, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, EDUCATION, TOURISM, AND SCHOLARSHIP IN NEW JERSEY. AND WHEREAS REVOLUTION NEW JERSEY WILL ENGAGE NEW JERSEYANS IN ALL 21 COUNTIES AND 564 MUNICIPALITIES THROUGH ITS OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZED PROGRAMS, INITIATIVES AND EVENTS OVER THE NEXT TEN YEARS. AND WHEREAS IT IS FITTING AND DESIRABLE THAT WE COMMEMORATE THE BEGINNING OF THE NATION AND THE ROLE NEW JERSEY PLAYED OVER THE LAST 250 YEARS, AS WELL AS ITS PRESENT AND FUTURE ROLE AS PART OF THE UNITED STATES. WITH PARTICULAR FOCUS ON THE INDIVIDUALS, IDEAS AND EVENTS THAT SHAPED OUR COUNTRY, STATE AND TOWNSHIP. AND WHEREAS REVOLUTION NEW JERSEY WILL CONSIDER THE ROLE NEW JERSEY PLAYED DURING THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, WHEN IT SAW MORE BATTLES AND SKIRMISHES THAN ANY OTHER STATE, AND WAS TRULY THE CROSSROADS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION. AND WHEREAS REVOLUTION NEW JERSEY WILL HIGHLIGHT THE ROLE NEW JERSEYANS PLAYED BEYOND THE BATTLEFIELD DURING THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, WHEN PEOPLE OF DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS CONTRIBUTED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE STATE AND THE NATION IN VARIOUS WAYS AND FOUGHT FOR THE RIGHT TO LIFE, LIBERTY, AND THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS. AND WHEREAS, PRESERVING, STUDYING, AND ENJOYING STATE HISTORY STRENGTHENS COMMUNITIES AND BUILDS BONDS BETWEEN NEW JERSEY RESIDENTS AS WE WORK TOGETHER TOWARDS THE GOALS OF JUSTICE AND EQUALITY EMBEDDED IN THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE TOWNSHIP OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY OF SOMERSET, NEW JERSEY, HEREBY ENDORSES REVOLUTION NEW JERSEY AND ITS MISSION TO ADVANCE THE ROLE THAT HISTORY PLAYS IN PUBLIC DISCOURSE, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, EDUCATION, TOURISM, AND SCHOLARSHIP IN NEW JERSEY. ON THE 17TH DAY OF APRIL 2025. IT IS FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE COMMEMORATES THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE UNITED STATES AS THE INDEPENDENT NATION. THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE AUTHORIZED NUMBER TWO. THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE AUTHORIZES THE APPOINTMENT OF A COMMITTEE TO DEVELOP A PLAN FOR THIS COMMEMORATION THAT WILL PROMOTE THE MAXIMUM INVOLVEMENT OF OUR RESIDENTS, NEIGHBORHOODS, BUSINESSES, SCHOOLS, CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS, AND INSTITUTIONS IN THE COMMEMORATIONS. NUMBER THREE, THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE FURTHER URGES ALL ITS RESIDENTS TO REFLECT UPON THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS EVENT AND THE ROLE THAT OUR STATE AND ITS DIVERSE PEOPLE HAVE PLAYED IN THE HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF OUR NATION, AND TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS IMPORTANT COMMEMORATION. ENDEAVORING TO INCLUDE THE STORIES OF ALL THOSE WHOSE LIVES ARE PART OF THE HISTORY OF WHAT WE NOW KNOW AS NEW JERSEY, AND UNDERSTANDING THAT THE REVOLUTION CONTINUES TODAY AS WE UPLOAD THE REVOLUTIONARY IDEALS ARTICULATED IN OUR FOUNDING DOCUMENTS. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 25 FOUR? DASH 134. SO MOVED. SECOND. ROLL CALL PLEASE. COMMITTEE MEMBER. MARTIN. YES. COMMITTEE MEMBER ON. YES. DEPUTY MAYOR BERRIGAN. YES. MAYOR SINGH. YES. [7. RESOLUTION #25-4-135 – Authorizing the Promotion of Adam Verducci to Sergeant in the Police Department ] RESOLUTION NUMBER 20 54-1 35, AUTHORIZING THE PROMOTION OF ADAM VERDUCCI TO SERGEANT IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. OKAY. MOTION. MOTION. MOTION. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 25 FOR DASH 135. SO MOVED. SECOND. SECOND. ROLL CALL, PLEASE. COMMITTEE MEMBER. MARTIN. YES. COMMITTEE MEMBER ON. YES. DEPUTY MAYOR. BARRAGAN. YES. MAYOR SINGH. YES. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. [00:15:05] BEFORE WE GET TO THE SWEARING IN, I JUST WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT TO SAY A FEW WORDS AND INTRODUCE DETECTIVE ADAM VERDUCCI. SOON TO BE SERGEANT VERDUCCI, DETECTIVE VERDUCCI GREW UP AND CURRENTLY RESIDES IN MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP. HE ATTENDED PENN STATE UNIVERSITY, WHERE HE EARNED A BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE, MAJORING IN CRIMINOLOGY IN 2015. HE WAS HIRED BY THE MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP POLICE DEPARTMENT IN JANUARY OF 2017 17, AND SUBSEQUENTLY ATTENDED AND GRADUATED THE CAPE MAY COUNTY POLICE ACADEMY LATER ON THAT YEAR. SINCE THAT TIME, HE HAS CONTINUED HIS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, ATTENDING EXTENSIVE IN-SERVICE TRAINING, INCLUDING CRIMINAL AND ARSON FIRE INVESTIGATION. TRAINING. DETECTIVE VERDUCCI HAS SERVED AS PATROL OFFICER, A FIELD TRAINING OFFICER, A DETECTIVE OEM COORDINATOR, AND AS A MEMBER OF THE SOMERSET COUNTY PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE FIRE INVESTIGATION UNIT, THE ARSON TASK FORCE. AS THE OEM COORDINATOR, ADAM CURRENTLY SUPERVISES TWO DEPUTY COORDINATORS AND IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL THE ASPECTS OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, MITIGATION, PLANNING AND RECOVERY. OVERSEEING MULTIPLE LARGE SCALE PROJECTS INCLUDING MAINTAINING THE TOWNSHIP'S EMERGENCY OPS PLAN, COST RECOVERY EFFORTS, AND MANAGING OUR PARTICIPATION WITH THE SOMERSET COUNTY HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN. IN FACT, OUR OEMS RELENTLESS PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE HAS EARNED THE TOWNSHIP ELIGIBILITY FOR THE EMR PERFORMANCE GRANT. ADDITIONALLY, RECENTLY RECEIVING A SCORE OF 100.6 OUT OF 100 FROM THE COUNTY FOR MUNICIPAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COMPLIANCE. TRUE TESTAMENT TO THE FORTITUDE OF THE TEAM UNDER ADAM'S LEADERSHIP, AN ACCOMPLISHMENT WHICH I'M VERY PROUD OF. I LIKE TO ALSO ACKNOWLEDGE AND RECOGNIZE THE DEPUTY COORDINATORS IN THIS ACCOMPLISHMENT. OFFICER DEVLIN AND OFFICER CONNELL ADAM, VOLUNTEERS OF MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY NUMBER TWO. SINCE 2008, WHERE HE HAS SERVED IN A LEADERSHIP POSITION INCLUDING LIEUTENANT, CAPTAIN, BATTALION CHIEF AND CURRENTLY THE FIRE CHIEF, WHERE HE WORKS DIRECTLY WITH THE FIRE COMMISSIONERS OF FIRE DISTRICT NUMBER TWO. DETECTIVE VERDUCCI IS COMMITTED TO REPRESENTING MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP TO THE HIGHEST LEVEL WHILE SERVING, PROTECTING WITH COURTESY, PROFESSIONALISM AND RESPECT. TONIGHT, I FEEL TRULY HONORED AND BLESSED FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO WATCH ADAM GROW AND DEVELOP BOTH PERSONALLY AND PROFESSIONALLY, WHILE WORKING CLOSELY WITH HIM OVER THE YEARS. THROUGH MY OVERSIGHT OF THE OM FUNCTION. ADAM, CONGRATULATIONS ON THIS PROMOTION, WHICH IS WELL EARNED AND DESERVED. TO. DO THE OATH OF OFFICE FOR ADAM. [8. OATH OF OFFICE – Sergeant Adam Verducci] ON THE BIBLE. OKAY, SO IF YOU GOT TO ME, I. I, ADAM VERDUCCI, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR. DO 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 OF NEW JERSEY, THAT I WILL BEAR TRUE FAITH, THAT I WILL BEAR TRUE FAITH AND ALLEGIANCE TO THE FAITH AND ALLEGIANCE TO THE SAME, AND TO THE GOVERNMENTS ESTABLISHED AND TO THE GOVERNMENTS ESTABLISHED IN THE UNITED STATES, IN THE UNITED STATES, AND IN THIS STATE AND IN THIS STATE, UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE PEOPLE, UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE PEOPLE. AND I WILL FAITHFULLY AND FAITHFULLY, IMPARTIALLY, IMPARTIALLY, AND JUSTLY PERFORM AND JUSTLY PERFORM ALL THE DUTIES, ALL THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF SERGEANT OF THE OFFICE OF SERGEANT. TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY. TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY. SO HELP ME GOD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. YEAH. THANK YOU. THANK. YOU. [00:20:05] JUST TAKING THAT ACTION. YOU CAN'T BE SUCH A BIG CAMERA. I HAVE TO, LIKE, SAY, OKAY. IT'S HIS CAMERA. A PROCLAMATION HONORING POLICE LIEUTENANT KURT ROCK FOR DECADES OF DEDICATED SERVICE [9. PROCLAMATION – Honoring Police Lieutenant Kurt Rock for Decades of Dedicated Service with the Montgomery Township Police Department] WITH THE MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP POLICE DEPARTMENT. WHEREAS A COMMUNITY POSSESSES NO GREATER TREASURE THAN THE DEDICATED SERVICE OF ITS STEADFAST AND DEVOTED 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 CONTRIBUTION OF ITS EMPLOYEES AND EXPRESS APPRECIATION FOR THE DECADES OF DEDICATED SERVICE. AND WHEREAS POLICE LIEUTENANT KURT ROCK HAS SERVED THE MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP COMMUNITY WITH UNWAVERING COMMITMENT AND EXEMPLARY PROFESSIONALISM IN LAW ENFORCEMENT AND PUBLIC SAFETY FOR 30 YEARS. AND WHEREAS, THROUGHOUT HIS DISTINGUISHED CAREER. LIEUTENANT ROURKE HAS DEMONSTRATED INTEGRITY, LEADERSHIP AND A DEEP SENSE OF DUTY, EARNING THE RESPECT AND ADMIRATION OF COLLEAGUES AND CITIZENS ALIKE. AND WHEREAS LIEUTENANT ROARK BEGAN HIS CAREER WITH THE TOWNSHIP AS A POLICE OFFICER, IN JANUARY OF 1995, WAS PROMOTED TO THE RANK OF SERGEANT IN 2009, AND THEN TO LIEUTENANT IN THE PATROL DIVISION IN 2016. AND WHEREAS LIEUTENANT ROARK HAS DEDICATED COUNTLESS HOURS TO TRAINING, MENTORING NEW OFFICERS AND FOSTERING POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY, CONTRIBUTING TO AN ENHANCED QUALITY OF LIFE FOR OUR CITIZENS. AS A POLICE OFFICER AND THROUGH ANCILLARY ROLES INCLUDING MEMBER OF THE SOMERSET COUNTY CRASH ANALYSIS AND RECONSTRUCTION TEAM, CERTIFIED RADAR OPERATOR INSTRUCTOR, CERTIFIED CHILD PASSENGER SAFETY TECHNICIAN, AND FIELD TRAINING OFFICER. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT PROCLAIMED THAT I, MAYOR SINGH, AND THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE OF THE TOWNSHIP OF MONTGOMERY, COUNTY OF SOMERSET, NEW JERSEY, ON THE 17TH DAY OF APRIL 2025, HEREBY RECOGNIZED LIEUTENANT KURT ROCK FOR HIS DECADES OF DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP COMMUNITY AND EXTEND DEEP APPRECIATION, GRATITUDE, CONGRATULATIONS, AND WELL-WISHES ON BEHALF OF ALL CITIZENS OF THE TOWNSHIP ON HIS RETIREMENT. GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE, AND THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT TO PROCLAIM AND HONOR THE RETIREMENT OF LIEUTENANT CURT ROCK. A MOMENTOUS MILESTONE, A TRIBUTE TO A CAREER OF UNWAVERING DEDICATION AND COMMITMENT TO SAFEGUARDING. PROMOTING PUBLIC SAFETY TO THE MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP COMMUNITY. LIEUTENANT ROCK'S RELENTLESS COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE IN POLICING HAS BEEN INVALUABLE TO OUR DEPARTMENT, AND HAS BEEN THE DRIVING FORCE BEHIND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S COLLABORATIVE ACHIEVEMENTS OVER THE YEARS. UNDER HIS LEADERSHIP, THE MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP POLICE HAS BECOME ONE OF THE MOST PROFESSIONAL, ACCOUNTABLE AND TRANSPARENT LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES IN THE COUNTY AND THE STATE. HIS LEADERSHIP HAS EMPOWERED, INSPIRED, AND STRENGTHENED THE LEADERS OF TODAY AND TOMORROW AND HAS ENABLED THE FUTURE OF THIS DEPARTMENT TO BE TO BE DEEPLY ROOTED IN SERVICE AND INTEGRITY. TONIGHT, MY HEART IS FILLED WITH A MYRIAD OF EMOTIONS. I REFLECT BACK ON THE JOURNEY LIEUTENANT ROCK AND I HAVE SHARED TOGETHER OVER THE PAST DECADES. IT HAS BEEN NOTHING SHORT OF INCREDIBLE, THE CHALLENGES WE FACE, THE MILESTONES WE ACHIEVED, AND THE VALUABLE LESSONS WE LEARNED TOGETHER ALONG THE WAY TO BUILDING A HEALTHIER CULTURE WITHIN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND SAFER MONTGOMERY FOR ALL WHO CALL IT HOME. IT HAS TRULY BEEN AN HONOR AND A PRIVILEGE TO HAVE WORKED WITH AND FOR LIEUTENANT ROCK THROUGHOUT OUR 30 YEAR CAREER TOGETHER. THE TIME HAS COME FOR ME TO EXPRESS MY DEEPEST GRATITUDE AND APPRECIATION TO THE INVALUABLE CONTRIBUTIONS HE HAS MADE TO THE MILESTONES ACHIEVED BY THIS AGENCY. KURT, THANK YOU FOR YOUR STEADFAST DEDICATION, DEVOTION, LEADERSHIP, GUIDANCE AND ALWAYS INSTILLING A SENSE OF PURPOSE IN OUR WORK. YOUR INSIGHT AND INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE WERE QUINTESSENTIAL [00:25:02] IN HELPING THE MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP POLICE DEPARTMENT NAVIGATE THE EVOLVING LANDSCAPE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AND ITS CHALLENGES ALONG THE WAY. I AM GRATEFUL HAVING THE OPPORTUNITY OF WORKING TOGETHER TOWARD OUR ORGANIZATION'S MISSION, AND FOR HAVING THE SAME VISION AND GOALS FOR OUR DEPARTMENT'S FUTURE AND ITS ROLE WITHIN THE TOWNSHIP. LIEUTENANT ROC LEAVES US ALL WITH A HEART FULL OF GRATITUDE, A MIND ENRICHED BY THE INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE HE SHARED ALONG THE WAY, AND THE EXCITEMENT OF WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS FOR OUR DEPARTMENT BECAUSE OF THE LEGACY HE LEAVES BEHIND. KURT, I WISH YOU CONTINUED SUCCESS, HEALTH AND HAPPINESS AS YOU BEGIN A NEW CHAPTER OF LIFE CALLED RETIREMENT. A HEARTFELT THANK YOU FOR THE PRIVILEGE AND HONOR TO HAVE LED THIS AGENCY ALONGSIDE OF YOU. THANK YOU FOR ALL THE SUPPORT, GUIDANCE AND MENTORSHIP OVER THE YEARS WHICH HAS DEEPLY ENRICHED US ALL. MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP WILL ALWAYS BE A BETTER PLACE BECAUSE OF YOUR DEDICATED SERVICE. CONGRATULATIONS AND GODSPEED. WE CAN SAY THAT WE'RE COMING WITH A PROCLAMATION FOR YOU, AND I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT WE HAD A LITTLE RETIREMENT EVENT FOR LIEUTENANT ROCK. AND I REMEMBER SAYING TO HIM, YOU'RE NOT GOING TOO FAR. AND HE SAYS TO ME, NO, YOU DON'T NEED ME. YOU HAVE AN AMAZING POLICE DEPARTMENT. AND I THINK THAT IS VERY TRUE. AND THANK YOU FOR MAKING IT WHAT IT IS. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING DOWN FOR THE PROCLAMATION. OKAY, GREAT. ONE SECOND. DON'T LET BARBARA STEAL ALL THE GLORY. I GET THIS ONE. ALL RIGHT? THANK YOU. THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. HERE. ARE A COUPLE MORE. YEAH. I DON'T SAY A LOT, BUT I WILL SAY THANK YOU TO EVERYONE. IT'S BEEN AN HONOR AND A PRIVILEGE TO WORK IN THIS TOWNSHIP AND WITH THIS POLICE DEPARTMENT. THEY'RE AN AMAZING GROUP OF PEOPLE. I'M PROUD OF WHAT WE'VE ACCOMPLISHED HERE. I'M PROUD TO HAVE BEEN HERE TO GET THE CHIEF'S POSITION BACK TO THIS AGENCY. IT WAS LONG OVERDUE, AND IT CAN DO NOTHING BUT GOOD FOR US. I COULDN'T HAVE SURVIVED THIS CAREER FOR 30 YEARS WITHOUT THE SUPPORT OF MY FAMILY, MY MOM, MY WIFE DAWN. MY DAUGHTERS, CAITLIN AND EMILY. MY BROTHER CARL. I DON'T MISS THE WORK, BUT I MISS THE PEOPLE. AND THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. STAY HEALTHY, STAY SAFE. 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 A SPOKESPERSON. ARE THERE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WISHING TO ADDRESS THE COMMITTEE? I GUESS NO. OKAY. YEAH, OKAY. SO SINCE THERE ARE NO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO ADDRESSING. SO WE'RE CONTINUING ORDINANCES. INTRODUCTION AND BRIEF READING. THERE ARE NO ORDINANCES FOR INTRODUCTION ORDINANCES, PUBLIC HEARING. FINAL ADOPTION ORDINANCE NUMBER 25, [12. ORDINANCES – PUBLIC HEARING/FINAL ADOPTION] 1750 AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWNSHIP OF MONTGOMERY IN SOMERSET COUNTY ADOPTING THE BLOCK 4020, LOT ONE REDEVELOPMENT PLAN. PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN. ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS? MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING? SO MOVED. SECOND. PLEASE. OH, NO. THANK YOU. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT ORDINANCE NUMBER 25, DASH 1750. SO MOVED. SECOND ROLL CALL, PLEASE. [00:30:05] COMMITTEE MEMBER. MARTIN. YES. COMMITTEE MEMBER ON. YES. DEPUTY MAYOR BARRAGAN. YES. MAYOR SINGH. YES. ORDINANCE NUMBER 25, DASH 1751, AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWNSHIP OF MONTGOMERY IN SOMERSET COUNTY ABOUT AUTHORIZING THE ACQUISITION BY NEGOTIATED PURCHASE A DEED OF EASEMENT FOR A SEWER UTILITY EASEMENT ON BLOCK 6002, LOT SIX. PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN. ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS? MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING? SO MOVED. SECOND. OKAY. THERE'S NO ROLL CALL AFTER THIS ONE. OKAY. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT ORDINANCE NUMBER 20 5-1751. SO MOVED. SECOND. SECOND. ROLL CALL, PLEASE. COMMITTEE MEMBER. MARTIN. YES. COMMITTEE MEMBER ON. YES. DEPUTY MAYOR BERRIGAN. YES. MAYOR SINGH. YES. ORDINANCE NUMBER 25 1756, AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWNSHIP OF MONTGOMERY IN SOMERSET COUNTY PROVIDING FOR THE CORRECTION OF AN EXISTING SANITARY SEWER EASEMENT ON BLOCK 737003, LOT SEVEN RELATED TO THE HAVEN DEVELOPMENT. PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN. ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS? MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING? SO MOVED. SECOND. SECOND. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT ORDINANCE NUMBER 25, 1756. SO MOVED. SECOND ROLL CALL, PLEASE. COMMITTEE MEMBER. MARTIN. YES. COMMITTEE MEMBER ON. YES. DEPUTY MAYOR BERRIGAN. YES. MAYOR SINGH. YES. CONSENT AGENDA. ALL MATTERS LISTED ON THE CONSENT AGENDA ARE CONSIDERED TO BE ROUTINE [13. CONSENT AGENDA] 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. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT THE CONSENT AGENDA? RESOLUTIONS NUMBER 25 41362 20 25. FOUR. ONE. 40. SO MOVED. SECOND ROLL CALL, PLEASE. COMMITTEE MEMBER. MARTIN. YES. COMMITTEE MEMBER ON. YES. DEPUTY MAYOR BERRIGAN. YES. MAYOR SINGH. YES. RESOLUTIONS. RESOLUTION NUMBER 25. [14. RESOLUTIONS ] 4-1 41. AUTHORIZING THE RENEWAL OF A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ARRIVE TOGETHER PROGRAM WITH BRIDGEWAY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES. SO, MAYOR, THIS WAS THE PROGRAM THAT WE BEGAN LAST YEAR IN COLLABORATION WITH SEVERAL OTHER MUNICIPALITIES IN SOMERSET COUNTY. AND SO IT WILL BE AN ANNUAL RENEWAL THAT WE WILL ALL DO FOR THE MOU. AND THAT IS COMING DUE THIS YEAR. WE HAVE NO CHANGES BEING PROPOSED. THINGS WENT VERY WELL. I'M SURE IF CHIEF BETT WERE HERE, HE WOULD. HE WOULD ECHO THE SAME. HE'S VERY PROUD OF THIS INITIATIVE THAT HE HE HE STARTED AND SPEARHEADED WITH MANY OTHER POLICE DEPARTMENTS IN SOMERSET COUNTY AND THE BRIDGEWAY HEALTH SERVICES GROUP. NO THANK YOU. THIS IS A GREAT SHARED SERVICE. WE HAVE AND HELPS OUR TOWNSHIP WITH MENTAL HEALTH INITIATIVES. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 25 FOR DASH 141. SO MOVED. SECOND ROLL CALL, PLEASE. COMMITTEE MEMBER. MARTIN. YES. COMMITTEE MEMBER ON. YES. STEPHANIE. MAYOR. BARRAGAN. YES. MAYOR. SINGH. YES. RESOLUTION NUMBER 20 54-1 42 AUTHORIZING THE SETTLEMENT OF TAX APPEAL REGARDING LOT FOUR IN BLOCK 28007, AS SET FORTH ON THE OFFICIAL TAX MAP OF MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP, OWNED DURING THE SUBJECT TAX YEARS BY VILLAGE SHOPS AT MONTGOMERY. THANK YOU MAYOR. SO THIS IS A TAX APPEAL FROM ONE OF THE VILLAGE SHOPS. LOTS. AND THIS WOULD TAKE CARE OF A SETTLEMENT FOR BOTH THE 2023 AND THE 2024 YEAR. AND THEY WOULD BE THEY HAVE WITHDRAWN THEIR TAX APPEALS FOR THOSE YEARS. AND IN LIEU OF THE SETTLEMENT OFFER. OH, OKAY. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 25 FOR 142? SO MOVED. SECOND. ROLL CALL PLEASE. COMMITTEE MEMBER. MARTIN. YES. COMMITTEE MEMBER ON. YES. DEPUTY MAYOR. BARRAGAN. YES. MAYOR SINGH. YES. RESOLUTION NUMBER 20 541-1 43. AUTHORIZING THE ACCEPTANCE OF A GRANT FROM THE NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES FOR THE AGE FRIENDLY GRANT AWARD IN THE AMOUNT OF 70,000. SO WE ARE ADDING THIS INTO OUR BUDGET FOR THIS YEAR, WHICH WE WERE JUST AWARDED THIS GRANT BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES. AND THERE'S A COUPLE OF PIECES OF OF WORK PRODUCT THAT WILL COME OUT OF THIS. THIS WILL BE LED BY OUR HEALTH DEPARTMENT UNDER DEVEN PATEL. AND THERE WILL BE A COMMUNITY FACILITIES PLAN THAT WILL BE PREPARED. SO IT WILL TAKE A LOOK. WE HAVEN'T HAD ONE HERE IN MONTGOMERY IN A VERY LONG TIME. SO IT'S WONDERFUL WHEN WE'RE ABLE TO GET A GRANT THAT HELPS. [00:35:02] IT WILL HELP US LOOK AT ALL OF THE VARIOUS COMMUNITY FACILITIES IN TOWN, INCLUDING THE SOCIAL SERVICES ASPECT OF OF WHAT WE'RE PROVIDING, HOW WE'RE PROVIDING THAT, AND WHAT FACILITIES WE HAVE. COMMUNITY HEALTH, ESPECIALLY AS IT'S RELATED TO OUR SENIORS AND OUR VULNERABLE POPULATIONS. AND THERE'S ALSO A HEALTH ASSESSMENT THAT THE, THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, OUR BOARD OF HEALTH, SORRY, OUR HEALTH DEPARTMENT HAS ALREADY STARTED WORKING ON WITH HEALTHIER SOMERSET, WHICH IS A COALITION GROUP OUT OF SOMERSET MEDICAL CENTER. OH, THAT SOUNDS REALLY GOOD. JUST ANY QUESTIONS? JUST A QUICK QUESTION. DOES THIS GRANT DO WE HAVE THE FLEXIBILITY TO HELP SUBSIDIZE, LIKE A HEADCOUNT, LIKE RESOURCES? OR IS THIS JUST ONLY COVERS, LIKE, OUT OF POCKET SERVICES? IT IT DOESN'T COVER YOUR SALARIES, ARE YOU ASKING? YES, IT DOES. IT'S IT'S STRICTLY FOR THE, THE THE PLANS THAT WILL BE PREPARED. OKAY. BUT IT COVERS THE WORK THAT GOES INTO THOSE PLANS. YEAH. SO TO SOME EXTENT. OKAY. THAT'S GOOD. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 25 FOR DASH 143. SO MOVED. SECOND. ROLL CALL PLEASE. COMMITTEE MEMBER. MARTIN. YES. COMMITTEE MEMBER ON. YES. DEPUTY MAYOR. BARRAGAN. YES. MAYOR SINGH. YES. RESOLUTION NUMBER 20 5-4. 144 AUTHORIZING CONSTRUCTION PHASE SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH ONE WATER CONSULTING FOR 2024 SEWER REHAB PROJECT. SO THIS IS NORMAL WORK THAT WE DO FOR UPKEEP AND MAINTENANCE OF OUR SEWER UTILITY. THESE ARE LINES IN THE GROUND THAT FLOW DIRECTLY TO OUR CHERRY VALLEY PLANT AND OUR PIKE BROOK WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANTS. THE PROJECT LOOKS AT WHAT AREAS OF THE PIPES MAY BE HAVING ANY INFILTRATION FROM, YOU KNOW WATER THAT'S MAYBE BREACHED CERTAIN PORTIONS OF THE PIPE AND THEN WE CAN CORRECT IT, BECAUSE ANY ADDITIONAL WATER THAT MAY GET INTO THOSE SEWER PIPES IS WATER THAT WE'RE TREATING THAT WE DON'T NEED TO BE TREATING, BECAUSE IT'S NOT SEWAGE. SO THESE ARE NORMAL WORK THAT WE DO JUST TO KEEP UP AND KEEP COSTS LOW AT THE PLANTS. OKAY. THANK YOU. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 20 54-1 44. SO MOVED. SECOND CALL PLEASE. COMMITTEE MEMBER. MARTIN. YES. COMMITTEE MEMBER ON. YES. DEPUTY MAYOR. BARRAGAN. YES. MAYOR SINGH. YES. RESOLUTION NUMBER 20 54-1 45 AUTHORIZING TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION ACCESS AGREEMENT 519. TOWNSHIP LINE ROAD BLOCKS 7007, LOT 14. THANK YOU. MAYOR. THIS IS PART OF THE TOWNSHIP LINE ROAD PAVING PROJECT THAT IS PARTIALLY FROM YOUR DOT GRANT FUNDING. THERE IS A WOODEN WALL THAT IS IN FRONT OF THIS HOME THAT'S WITHIN THE RIGHT OF WAY THAT NEEDS TO BE REMOVED AS PART OF THE PROJECT. SO THIS IS AUTHORIZING A TEMPORARY ACCESS AGREEMENT SO THAT WE CAN RECREATE AND ACCESS A LITTLE BIT FURTHER BEYOND THE RIGHT OF WAY ONTO THIS PERSON'S PROPERTY. IT'S AT NO COST, AND IT CLEARS LIABILITIES, ETC., AND GIVES YOU ACCESS. OKAY. PERFECT. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 25 FOR 145. SO MOVED. SECOND ROLL CALL, PLEASE. COMMITTEE MEMBER. MARTIN. YES. COMMITTEE MEMBER ON. YES. DEPUTY MAYOR. BARRAGAN. YES. MAYOR SINGH. YES. APPROVAL OF MINUTES. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE REGULAR MEETING MINUTES OF APRIL [15. APPROVAL OF MINUTES ] 3RD, 2025. SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ALL RIGHT. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE EXECUTIVE SESSION? MEETING MINUTES OF APRIL 3RD, 2025. SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? EXECUTIVE SESSIONS. OH, THERE WERE TWO. OH, THIS IS EXECUTIVE SESSION ONE. OKAY. GOT IT. EXACTLY. APPROVED THE EXECUTIVE SESSION. MEETING MINUTES OF SESSION 1ST APRIL THIRD, 2025. SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE EXECUTIVE SESSION? MEETING MINUTES TWO OF APRIL 3RD, 2025. SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. RESOLUTION NUMBER 25 FOR DASH 146. [16. RESOLUTION #25-4-146– Payment of Bills – Posted] PAYMENT OF BILLS POSTED. MAYOR. THE THREE HIGHEST BILLS FOR THIS MONTH. PAGE ONE. THE HEF. OUR HEALTH INSURANCE FUND IS OUR MONTHLY HEALTH INSURANCE PAYMENT OF $187,464. ALSO ON PAGE ONE IS TO OUR MID JERSEY JIF, WHICH IS OUR JOINT INSURANCE FUND. THIS IS OUR LIABILITY INSURANCE PAYMENT. IT'S PAYMENT THREE OF FOUR THAT WE MAKE. IT'S $153,030.80. AND ON PAGE SEVEN IS ALLIED CONSTRUCTION. THIS IS OUR STAGE TWO FLOODWALL AND IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT $485,309.31 ON STAGE TWO. I'M HAPPY TO REPORT THE PROJECT IS ON SCHEDULE. [00:40:03] WE'RE SCHEDULING EXPECTING SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION BY AUGUST. THERE HAVE BEEN SOME OPERATIONAL HURDLES, AS WE'VE KIND OF TALKED ABOUT HOW THE CHALLENGES OF A MASSIVE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT GOING ON AT THE SAME TIME AS YOU'RE OPERATING A SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT. BUT WE DO HAVE SOME OF THE BEST IN THE BUSINESS IN OUR SEWER UTILITY UNDER CHRIS LAKATOS LEADERSHIP, AS OUR SEWER DIRECTOR AND IN COLLABORATION WITH KLEINFELD, WHO'S OUR CONSULTING ENGINEERS ON THE PROJECT AND ALLIED CONSTRUCTION, WHO HAVE BEEN PHENOMENAL. THERE ARE GENERAL CONTRACTOR ON THAT PROJECT. SO STAFF HAVE BEEN CREATIVE TO MAKE SURE THAT WHATEVER NEEDS TO GET DONE IN ORDER TO STAY IN COMPLIANCE WITH DEP, WE HAVE DONE AND THEY THEY HAVE JUST REALLY BEEN. I CAN'T SAY ENOUGH ABOUT THE WORK THAT THEY'VE DONE. NO, WE'RE REALLY GRATEFUL FOR ALL THE WORK THAT THEY'RE DOING. IT'S NOT EASY RUNNING A SEWER AND THERE'S LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL. YES, THAT THAT WILL BE HERE BEFORE WE KNOW IT. SOUNDS GREAT. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 25 FOR DASH 146. SO MOVED. SECOND ROLL CALL, PLEASE. COMMITTEE MEMBER. MARTIN. YES. COMMITTEE MEMBER ON. YES. DEPUTY MAYOR. BARRAGAN. YES. MAYOR. SINGH? YES. CORRESPONDENCE. THERE IS NO CORRESPONDENCE. NEW AND UNFINISHED BUSINESS. THERE ARE NO MATTERS FOR CONSIDERATION. TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE REPORTS. [19. TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE REPORTS ] WITH COMMITTEE. I HAVE TWO ITEMS FROM THE LAST TWO MEETINGS OF THE WITH THE SHADE TREE COMMISSION AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION FOR FOR WHICH I AM THE LIAISON TO FIRST WITH SHADE TREE. THERE'S A PETITION THAT THE COMMITTEE WANTED TO MAKE US AWARE OF, WHICH I'VE CIRCULATED NOW TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS, BUT FOR OTHERS IN THE PUBLIC. IT'S CALLED STAND UP FOR THE SOUR LANDS. IT'S AT CHANGE.ORG. YOU CAN GO OUT TO CHANGE.ORG AND FIND IT. IT'S CALLED STAND UP FOR THE SOUTH. AND SO FAR THERE ARE 1353 SIGNATURES. THIS IS A PETITION TO GOVERNOR MURPHY TO ASK FOR THE SOUR LANDS TO BE DESIGNATED AS SPECIALLY PROTECTED AREA. NOW, THE SOUR LANDS, AS OUR COMMITTEE AND COMMISSION MEMBERS HAVE HAVE HAVE LET US KNOW ARE VIEWED AS PROVIDING FOR SOMETHING LIKE 800,000 HOUSEHOLDS WORTH OF WATER TO VARIOUS SURROUNDING TOWNS AND GOING ALL THE WAY INTO PENNSYLVANIA. SO THE SOUR LANDS IS A IS A IS A TREASURE. IT'S ONE OF IF YOU EVER HAD A CHANCE TO HIKE UP INTO THE SOUR LANDS, IT'S IT'S INCREDIBLE. IT'S BEAUTIFUL. DON'T DON'T EXPECT TO GET CELL PHONE SERVICE, THOUGH, BECAUSE YOU MIGHT YOU IF YOU GET LOST. YOU MIGHT YOU CAN'T USE YOUR CELL PHONE. BUT BUT THE POINT IS THAT THIS IS NOT THE THE STATE COMMISSION THAT DESIGNATES CERTAIN NATURE PRESERVES WITHIN THE STATE AS SPECIALLY PROTECTED. THE CELLULAR DID NOT WERE NOT, DID NOT MAKE THAT LIST IN THE RECENT LIST THAT CAME OUT. AND SO THIS PETITION IS FOR THE GOVERNOR ASKING THE GOVERNOR TO GO BACK AND ASK FOR THAT, FOR THE SEVERANCE TO RECEIVE THIS SPECIAL PROTECTED STATUS, WHICH WOULD ALLOW FOR GRANTS AND OTHER PROTECTIVE MEASURES THAT CAN ALLOW THIS, THIS, THIS AMAZING PART OF OUR, OUR TOWNSHIP TO BE PRESERVED FOR, FOR GENERATIONS TO COME. SO, SO STAND UP FOR THE OUR LANDS IS AT CHANGE.ORG. PLEASE GO OUT AND SIGN THE PETITION AT THE ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION. THE BIG EVENT COMING UP ON APRIL 27TH. SUNDAY, APRIL 27TH AT MILL POND PARK IS THE EARTH DAY RECYCLING FAIR. SO THIS IS WHERE ONCE ANNUAL GATHERING WHERE THAT SPONSORED BY THE OUR ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION, WHERE YOU CAN BRING ALL KINDS OF ITEMS TO BE DISCARDED. AND THEY WILL MAKE SURE THEY'RE DISPOSED OF PROPERLY AND SAFELY WITHOUT GETTING INTO GROUNDWATER AND SO FORTH. SO SOME OF THE ITEMS I'M GOING TO LIST THAT YOU COULD BRING. THIS IS AGAIN AT MILL POND PARK SUNDAY, APRIL 27TH, 11 TO 2. THAT'S THE SAME DAY AS THE ROTARY EVENT. THIS IS AFTER THE ROTARY EVENT, WHICH IS IN THE MORNING TO SO 11 TO 2. SOME OF THE ITEMS YOU CAN BRING METAL, ELECTRONICS, CLOTHING, NONPERISHABLE FOOD ITEMS, TENNIS RACKETS BICYCLES, SNEAKERS, PLASTIC FLOWER POTS. PRINTER CARTRIDGES, EXPIRED OR UNWANTED PRESCRIPTION OR OVER-THE-COUNTER MEDICATIONS. SO IF YOU HAVE STUFF LYING AROUND AND YOU WANT TO GET RID OF. THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT. THIS IS PART OF OUR CELEBRATION OF EARTH DAY. AND SO THE ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION WANTED ME TO MAKE EVERYONE AWARE OF THAT. [00:45:05] THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. I MEAN, YOU'VE BEEN ON. GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY. I'D LIKE TO FIRST SAY I'M VERY PROUD TO BE PART OF THE STEVE WARNER SIGN. AS A VETERAN YOU KNOW, WHEN WE, WHEN WE SEE PEOPLE AND WHEN I GUESS THE PUBLIC WHO HAVEN'T SERVED I THINK THE KEY WORD TO. TO WHAT? JUST WHAT WE SEE EACH OTHER AS IS, IS SACRIFICE. THE WORD OF SACRIFICE FOR OUR FELLOW VETERANS, IS IS REALLY STRONG AND POWERFUL. SACRIFICE FOR EACH OTHER. YOU KNOW, LIKE MY PARENTS WHO CAME HERE FROM FROM SOUTH KOREA THERE. THEY WOULDN'T BE HERE. AND THEY WOULDN'T HAVE COME IF IT WASN'T FOR U.S. SOLDIERS. AND WHO SACRIFICED TO TO TO FIGHT IN THE KOREAN WAR. SO I THINK EVERY KOREAN KOREAN WAR VETERAN EVERY TIME ON VETERANS DAY, IF I MEET THEM, YOU KNOW, I ALWAYS GET A SIGNATURE ON THEIR POPPY. IF I IF THEY'RE DOING THE POPPY THINGS AND REALLY, REALLY IMPORTANT TO TO THANK THEIR SACRIFICES FOR OUR COUNTRY AND FOR EACH OTHER. NOW, GO ON TO ADD COMMITTEE. AT COMMITTEE, WE WE HAD A GUEST SPEAKER OR GUEST WHO SHOWED UP. HELEN WONG, SHE WANTS TO DO, LIKE, A SEED LIBRARY. SHE'S A LOCAL FARMER. SHE HAS, LIKE, ALL THESE DIFFERENT TYPE OF SEEDS ACROSS LIKE, FROM ASIA AND DIFFERENT AREAS, AND REALLY SEAS HAVE BEEN PASSED DOWN FROM LIKE FROM HER GRANDMA AND THINGS LIKE THAT, WHERE, YOU KNOW, NOWADAYS THEY MAY BE, YOU KNOW, SPLICED OR CHANGED, BUT YOU KNOW, TO HAVE A SEED LIBRARY I THINK IS REALLY COOL. AND FOR THE COMMUNITY TO SHARE SEEDS WITH EACH OTHER. I THINK IT'S A IT'S A GREAT IDEA. I THINK SHE ALSO WENT TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL COMMITTEE TO, TO TALK ABOUT THAT AS WELL. THEN WE ALSO TALKED ABOUT UPDATING THE THE TOWNSHIP PAGE FOR THE AG PAGE ON FARMS AND FARM STANDS AND THE LOCATIONS OF THEM. THAT'S A GOOD I THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, OUR TOWNS, PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, OUR COMMUNITY. IT'S A LITTLE BIT HARD TO FIND WHERE ALL THE THE FARMS ARE IN MONTGOMERY. AND I THINK IT'S JUST HELP SHOP LOCAL. ALL THE YOU KNOW, PURCHASE LOCAL INITIATIVE. SO IF YOU ARE INTERESTED, PLEASE GO TO THE WEB PAGE. ONCE IT'S UPDATED AND YOU GUYS CAN FIND WHERE OUR FARMS ARE, THEY EDC, SO WE'RE THINKING ABOUT DOING A COUPLE OF THINGS, BUT I THINK WE'VE KIND OF VEERED TOWARDS SUPPORTING THE LOCAL BUSINESSES ON LIKE TEACHING THEM ABOUT WEB PRESENCE, YOU KNOW TRYING TO GET THEIR OUT, GET OUT THERE ON SOCIAL MEDIA. SO WE'RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE CAN HELP SMALL BUSINESSES WITH WITH SOCIAL MEDIA AND JUST BEING MORE ONLINE. AND ALSO OBVIOUSLY WE ARE FOCUSED ON RESTAURANT WEEK. SO RESTAURANT WEEK IS A IS A BIG THING. AND, YOU KNOW, HOPE MORE AND MORE PEOPLE CAN COME OUT AND SUPPORT. FINALLY, I LIKE TO WISH HAPPY PASSOVER FOR OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS OR PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY WHO DO CELEBRATE. SO HAPPY PASSOVER. DEFINITELY. NOW WE HAVE A LOT MORE RESTAURANTS SINCE A YEAR AGO, SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE RESTAURANT WEEK GOING. RESTAURANT WEEK LIKE THE ENTIRE WEEK, I'M IT'S ALWAYS LIKE MY ONE OF MY FAVORITE TIMES OF THE YEAR, ALTHOUGH MY WAISTLINE DOESN'T APPRECIATE IT. AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, YOU KNOW, SO THE VETERANS MEMORIAL COMMITTEE MET. BIG TOPIC WAS WHAT WE WERE JUST DISCUSSING TODAY. YOU KNOW, WE'RE, YOU KNOW, AND I KNOW COMMITTEEWOMAN PATRICIA TODD IS NOT HERE, BUT I DO WANT TO SHARE FOR THE RECORD THAT, YOU KNOW, SHE WAS FULLY SUPPORTIVE OF THE STEPHEN WARNER DEDICATION. SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. WE'RE GETTING THAT SCHEDULED. AND, YOU KNOW, WE'RE ALSO HOPING, SINCE IT'S TRUE, IT'S LIKE, IT'S NOT EVERY DAY THAT WE DO A DEDICATION. THE LAST ONE I THINK WE DID WAS IN 2017. SO WE'RE HOPING THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A NICE PRESENCE, BUT ALSO WE'RE ASKING A NUMBER OF OUR LOCAL, STATE, COUNTY ELECTED LEADERS AND CANDIDATES MAYBE POTENTIALLY TO COME TO REALLY COMMEMORATE STEPHEN WARNER'S SACRIFICE. SO MORE TO COME ON THAT LATER. BUDGET AND FINANCE. SO THE BUDGET, YOU KNOW, HAS BEEN YOU SHOULD IT HAS BEEN PUBLISHED. I KNOW WAS INTRODUCED AT THE LAST MEETING. I APOLOGIZE, I WAS UNABLE TO MAKE IT THROUGH THE BUSINESS CONFLICT. I REALLY DO HOPE THAT PEOPLE WILL TAKE A LOOK AT IT. IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT, RIGHT? WHAT I REALLY LOVE ABOUT MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT AND THE REGULATIONS OF THIS IS THAT WE DO GIVE THE PUBLIC A FULL MONTH TO VIEW IT AND TO REVIEW IT, DISCUSS IT. I WAS HOPING THERE'D BE SOME QUESTIONS TODAY THAT WE CAN DISCUSS OR AT LEAST COLLECT FOR RECORD, BUT IT WILL BE OPEN FOR ITS OWN PUBLIC [00:50:05] COMMENT ON MAY 1ST. AND THEN, YOU KNOW, FOR A VOTE. SO AGAIN, PLEASE. AND, YOU KNOW, WE AS ONCE WE GET PAST THAT ONE WE ARE LOOKING FOR NEW NOVEL WAYS THAT WE CAN TRY TO MANAGE COST. THERE'S A LOT OF DISCUSSIONS ON YOU KNOW, SHARED SERVICES HERE, A LOT OF THE, A LOT OF THE CANDIDATES ARE DISCUSSING THAT. AND I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING WE DEFINITELY LOOK AT, YOU KNOW, HERE LOCALLY WITH OTHER TOWNS, ETC., SO THAT I THINK IT'S AN AREA OF FOCUS FOR THE BUDGET FINANCE COMMITTEE POST BUDGET. LANDMARKS COMMISSION. SO, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF TOPIC DISCUSSION ON HOW WE CAN BETTER COLLABORATE WITH THE SOUTH AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUM. THEY HAVE BEEN INVITED THE, THE LANDMARKS COMMISSION TO COME AND TO SEE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT ARE DOING. WE'RE ALSO LOOKING AT HOW WE KIND OF ENGAGE WITH THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE. YOU KNOW, I THINK I CAN SPEAK FOR ALL OF US, YOU KNOW, HUGE SUPPORTERS. AND I THINK THEY THEY DO A GREAT JOB OF OF HELPING US. YOU KNOW, LOOK AT LIKE, ALL THE ASPECTS OF THE HISTORY OF THIS TOWN. YOU KNOW, AND I'VE LEARNED A LOT SEEING THIS ON THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE AND ENGAGING WITH THEIR EDUCATIONAL EFFORTS. WHICH I THINK THEN THE OTHER PIECE WE TALKED ABOUT WAS THE, YOU KNOW, NEW JERSEY REVOLUTION. 250. A LOT OF EXCITEMENT AROUND THERE, ESPECIALLY WITH THE LANDMARKS COMMISSION. WE DID DISCUSS, YOU KNOW, A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT WAYS TO TO HELP SUPPORT THAT. YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WAS IN THE RESOLUTION IS WE'RE GOING TO WORK AS A TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE TO REALLY PUT TOGETHER, YOU KNOW YOU KNOW, WHAT LOOKS LIKE THE YOU KNOW WHAT KIND OF COMMITTEE YOU WANT TO FORM TO HELP KIND OF LEAD ALL THAT. AND, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A LOT OF GREAT IDEAS. I THINK IT'S REALLY EXCITING, BUT OBVIOUSLY IT FEELS LIKE IT'S FAR AWAY, BUT IT'S NOT. YEAH. SO JULY 4TH OF 2026 IS 16 MONTHS AWAY. AND SO THERE'S A LOT OF PLANNING. AND WE'RE REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO SHARING SOME OF THE BIG ITEMS THAT WE'LL WORK ON. BUT ONE OF THE THINGS THE LANDMARKS COMMISSION IS REALLY SUPPORTIVE ON IS LOOKING TO SEE IF WE CAN, YOU KNOW, LIKE OUTSOURCE SOME PART OF THE OF THE COMMEMORATION. SO I KNOW THERE'S AT LEAST ONE VENDOR THAT HAS BEEN DISCUSSED IN A COUPLE OF AREAS. AND SO WE WANT TO AND I KNOW THAT THEY HAVE THEIR FULL SUPPORT FOR THAT. SO THAT'D BE, YOU KNOW, NOT WE HAVE THE RESOLUTIONS DONE. YOU KNOW, WE TRY TO DISCUSS THAT AS A COMMITTEE AND SAY WE WANT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT PROPOSAL AND JUST YOU KNOW, AS I'M RUNNING FOR REELECTION. SO, SO AS MIKE MARTIN, THERE'S GOING TO BE IT'S GOING TO BE ELECTION SEASON. JUST EVERYONE GET READY FOR AND THERE'S A HUGE PRIMARIES AT THE GOVERNOR SIGNS AND A LOT OF PRIMARY CANDIDATES. I'M JUST KIND OF WARNING THE RESIDENTS RIGHT NOW IS BE READY FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOCKING ON DOORS. I HOPE EVERYONE TAKES THE OPPORTUNITY TO LISTEN TO THEIR THEIR PITCHES, THEIR POSITIONS. ASK GOOD QUESTIONS. YOU KNOW, THE ONE THING I ALWAYS ASK PEOPLE IS TO COME OUT AND VOTE AND, YOU KNOW GAIN AS MUCH INSIGHT AS YOU CAN ON THE CANONS, SO YOU MAKE THE BEST DECISIONS POSSIBLE. SO IF I COULD I JUST SPEAK FOR ONE MOMENT ON ELECTIONS? YEAH. PLEASE. I JUST WANT TO LET THE RESIDENTS KNOW THAT VOTE BY MAIL BALLOT BOX OUT IN THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING IS OPENED AS OF TODAY. SO VOTE BY MAIL BALLOTS WILL BE, I BELIEVE THE MAILING COMMENCES THIS SATURDAY. AND ALSO THE DEADLINE FOR VOTER REGISTRATION IS MAY 20TH TO VOTE IN THE JUNE PRIMARY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH, LISA. AND HONESTLY, IT'S SUCH A PRIVILEGE TO BE VOTING. AND AS I REMIND ALL RESIDENTS, PLEASE MAKE SURE YOUR VOICES ARE HEARD. SO HOPEFULLY EVERYBODY REMEMBERS THAT THE PRIMARY IS ALSO AS IMPORTANT AS THE GENERAL ELECTION. AND I GUESS I WANTED TO REMIND THE RESIDENTS TO IF YOU COME TO THE LIBRARY TO LOOK AROUND YOU AND YOU'LL SEE OUR INCLUSIVE PLAYGROUND IS STARTED. IT IS GETTING STARTED AND I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE LOOKING. HOPEFULLY WE ARE HOPING IN JUNE IS WHEN WE'LL HAVE THE RIBBON CUTTING, BUT I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF LITTLE KIDS WHO ARE WAITING AND PEOPLE HAVE ASKED ME IN MY TRAVELS AROUND TOWN, WHEN IS THE PLAYGROUND GOING TO BE DONE? SO, YOU KNOW, WE HOPE THAT THAT'S WHEN WE WILL HAVE THAT. AND WE ALSO HAD OUR ASSEMBLYMAN HERE, ASSEMBLYMAN FREIMAN AND DEPUTY MAYOR WAS HERE, AS WELL AS RESIDENTS MAY KNOW THAT WE HAD GOT A GRANT OF $124,000 FROM 75, 75. OKAY, 125 TREES, 75,000. OKAY. I'M MIXING UP THE TREES AND THE MONEY. SORRY ABOUT THAT. MAYBE ASSEMBLYMAN NEEDS TO SEND US SOME MORE MONEY, BUT. SO IT WAS 75,000 AND IT WAS 124. TREES THAT ARE GOING TO BE PLANTED AROUND OUR BUILDING, AND WE ARE REALLY THANKFUL TO THEM. AND I KNOW WE ALSO HAD REPRESENTATION FROM SHADE TREE WHO WERE QUITE EXCITED ABOUT THE TREE. SO IF YOU'RE COMING TO THE LIBRARY, PLEASE WALK AROUND AND YOU'LL SEE ALL THE TREES THAT ARE GOING AROUND THE BUILDING. AND WE ARE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. AND AND ALSO ON APRIL 26TH WOULD BE THE FARMERS MARKET AND ARBOR DAY CELEBRATION RIGHT HERE AT THE TOWNSHIP BUILDING, ENCOURAGING RESIDENTS TO PLEASE COME AND BE PART. OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, FARMERS MARKET REALLY APPRECIATES YOUR BUSINESS AND ARBOR DAY. WE WILL BE GIVING OUR ACTUALLY THE SHADE TREE COMMITTEE WILL BE GIVING AWAY A LITTLE BABY [00:55:04] PLANT. AND AS I'M TOLD, OUR LITTLE TREES. AND ALSO WANTED TO REMIND EVERYBODY ROTARY RUN IS COMING UP, WHICH IS ON THE SUNDAY THE 27TH AND THE SAME DAY AS EARTH DAY FAIR. AS WAS REMINDED BY COMMITTEEMAN MARTIN AND ALSO, I WAS INVITED TO THROW THE FIRST PITCH AT THE BASEBALL SEASON OPENER, AND ACCORDING TO PEOPLE, I DID PRETTY WELL. I THINK THEY WERE BEING NICE, BUT IT WAS A PLEASURE TO SEE ALL THESE YOUNG KIDS SO EXCITED FOR THE SEASON OPENER. SO I WISHED ALL THE KIDS WHO ARE PLAYING BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL A GOOD SEASON. I ALSO HAD THE HONOR TO BE AT THE FOURTH GRADE ASSEMBLY AND THAT WAS GREAT. IT WAS PART OF THEIR CIVICS AT THE AT THE SCHOOLS. THEY HAD SOME REALLY GOOD QUESTIONS AS TO, YOU KNOW WHY DID YOU WANT TO BECOME A MAYOR? AND, YOU KNOW, CAN YOU RUN FOR GOVERNOR? I'M LIKE, YEAH, I'M HAPPY WHERE I AM RIGHT NOW. SO IT'S ALL GOOD. BUT IT'S REALLY NICE TO SEE OUR YOUNG STUDENTS ARE REALLY BRILLIANT WITH THE QUESTIONS THEY COME UP WITH. THEY WANTED TO KNOW HOW LONG A TERM IS WHEN YOU GET ELECTED TO THE TOWN COUNCIL. AND I'VE, I WAS PRETTY IMPRESSED THAT THE KIDS WERE COMING IN. AND I THINK THERE WAS ONE QUESTION ABOUT THE TAXES. THE QUESTION WAS HOW MANY, HOW MUCH TAXES DO I PAY PER DAY? AND I WAS LIKE, THESE KIDS ARE TOO BRILLIANT. OR MAYBE SOMEONE'S FATHER OR MOTHER ASKED THEM, DO FIND OUT FROM THE MAYOR WHAT ARE MY TAXES? AND THAT'S ABOUT IT FOR ME. I JUST WANTED TO LET COMMITTEEMAN MARTIN KNOW THAT. THANK YOU FOR SENDING THAT. YOU KNOW WHAT THE THE SOUR LANDS. SO I DID SIGN ON, AND THAT'S THAT'S REALLY GREAT. AND I HOPE PEOPLE DO SIGN UP BECAUSE OUR LAND, AS COMMITTEEMAN, MARTIN SAID, IS A GREAT RESOURCE FOR ALL THE TOWNS AROUND US AND ESPECIALLY FOR US. SO REALLY APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND I GUESS WE ARE ON TO THE ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT. [20. ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORT ] THANK YOU. MAYOR. I YES, WE ARE ON FOR THE PLAYGROUND. WE ARE ON A TWO MONTH INSTALLATION SCHEDULE, SO RIGHT AROUND JUNE WE SHOULD BE WE SHOULD BE DONE. I WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU THE FLIER FOR THE INNOVATION SUMMIT THAT WE HAVE COMING MAY 22ND. I'LL PASS THEM DOWN. WE'LL HAVE SPEAKERS FROM NJ, EDA. IT'S GEARED TOWARDS ANY ANYONE LOOKING TO HAVE A STARTUP OR IN THE FINANCE WORLD, LIFE SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY OR FINALIZING ALL OF THE PANELISTS. WE'LL HAVE TWO PANELS THERE AND ONE WILL INCLUDE NEW EDA STAFF MEMBERS. AND IT'S ALSO GEARED TOWARDS SHOWCASING MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP. ONE OF THE THINGS WE'VE HEARD IS THAT ONCE MONTGOMERY PROMENADE OPENS UP A LOT MORE BUSINESSES WILL WANT TO MOVE INTO MONTGOMERY BECAUSE OF THAT AMENITY. THEY'RE LOOKING TO HAVE OFFICE SPACE OR LAB SPACE THAT IS NEAR VIBRANT PLACES FOR THEIR EMPLOYEES. SO WALL STREET MAY SEE. HOPEFULLY SOME NEW, NEW TENANTS COMING IN. THEY DO HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF A VACANCY RATE VACANCY ISSUE THERE. AND FOLLOWING THAT, THERE MAY BE SOME UPGRADES THAT HAPPEN IN THAT CENTER. IT IS AN OLDER OFFICE COMPLEX IN TOWN. SO WE'LL BE ABLE TO SHOWCASE MONTGOMERY, SHARE GREAT PROGRAMS AND GRANT PROGRAMS THAT EDA HAS FOR SMALL BUSINESSES AND JUST BRING TOGETHER VARIOUS COLLABORATORS IN THOSE FIELDS. SO HOPEFULLY THEY'LL BE WILLING TO REVITALIZE THAT THE WALL STREET AREA. YEAH. YEAH. YES, THERE'S DEFINITE INTEREST IN THAT. SO JUST TWO QUESTIONS. ARE WE INVITING THE THE COMMERCIAL PROPERTY MANAGERS TO THERE? YES, THEY'RE THERE ON THE INVITATION. AND I SAW JESSICA PAOLINI THIS WEEK AT THE COUNTY. AND I THINK SHE'S ALSO TRYING TO GET SOMEONE FROM THE PRINCETON. I YES, I HAD MENTIONED JEFF OAKMAN TO HIM, AND THAT NAME WAS BROUGHT UP BY ANDREW ZWICKER, OUR SENATOR. AND SO WE'RE HOPING THAT JEFF OAKMAN SAYS YES, BUT IF HE'S NOT ABLE TO MAKE IT, THEN WE ARE HOPING THAT, YOU KNOW, HE'LL BE ABLE TO SEND SOMEONE AND WE WILL HAVE REPRESENTATION FROM CHOOSE NEW JERSEY AND ALSO FROM NEW JERSEY INDIA COMMISSION, BECAUSE AS IN NEW JERSEY, INDIA COMMISSION HAD JUST BEEN TO INDIA, TO HYDERABAD AND MET WITH A LOT OF ENTREPRENEURS AND PEOPLE WHO ARE IN THE TECH BUSINESS. SO HOPEFULLY THEY THEY DEFINITELY ARE COMING TO THE EVENT AS WELL. AND AS WE HAVE TWO PEOPLE ON THE DAIS FROM PHARMA BACKGROUND, WE'RE HOPING THAT THEY WILL ALSO SEND THIS AROUND AND WE'LL GET SOME MORE REPRESENTATION FROM DIFFERENT COMPANIES AROUND SMALL MEDIUM. [01:00:04] IF WE WE KNOW OF LIKE PEOPLE WHO COULD BE INVITED, LIKE WHO SHOULD WE WE'LL MAKE SURE WE SEND AT THIS POINT WE HAVE A PANEL THAT'S BEEN PUT TOGETHER. WE'RE WORKING WITH THE COUNTY ON THIS. BUT YES, ONCE THE AGENDA IS THERE, EVERYBODY, WE ALL WILL LOOK AT THE SAME AGENDA. AND THEN MAYBE IF THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT YOU THINK WOULD WANT TO COME. THAT WOULD BE AMAZING FOR THEM TO SEE. THERE'S A LOT OF INTEREST PEOPLE HAVE SHOWN INTO, YOU KNOW, GETTING SOME SPACE IN MONTGOMERY. LET'S SEE. LAB SPACE AND 23 ORCHARD ACROSS THE STREET WILL BE HOSTING WILL. AFTER THIS IS OVER, WE'LL ALL BE WALKING TO 23 ORCHARD, WHERE THEY GET TO SEE 23 ORCHARD AS WELL. SO, I MEAN, THE WHOLE POINT OF THIS IS. YES, BRINGING EYES ON MONTGOMERY. BRANDING MONTGOMERY. BUT AT THE SAME TIME MAKING SURE UNDERUTILIZED AND EMPTY COMMERCIAL SPACES DO GET FILLED. SO IN CASE THE RESIDENTS ARE WONDERING WHERE THIS IS GOING, IS THAT'S THE OBJECTIVE? BUT SORRY. LAURIE. THAT'S OKAY. WE GOT INTO A DISCUSSION. YEAH. SO IT IS THAT TIME FOR US TO DISCUSS CHANGING OUT THE LOBBY ART. SO CLEM FIORE, WHO WAS OUR INAUGURAL ARTIST OF THE LOBBY AND HAS GRACIOUSLY OFFERED TO HELP CURATE THAT SPACE WITH ME, HAS BROUGHT ME TO ARTISTS. WE'RE THINKING OF TRYING A SHARED EXHIBIT THIS THIS TIME, ONE WOULD BE A MONTGOMERY ARTIST, SUPRIYA GUPTA. SHE'S AMAZING. HE'S HE'S STILL HE STILL HAS TO REACH OUT TO SUPRIYA, BUT SHE SHE HAS SOME ARTWORK THAT'S UPSTAIRS ACROSS FROM THE CLERK'S OFFICE. AND SO SHE SHE IS SOMEONE THAT WE REALLY THINK WOULD BE GREAT IN THAT SPACE. AND THEN SUSAN HOCKADAY IS WAS A PRINCETON RESIDENT, NOW LIVES IN HOPEWELL, BUT SHE DOES AMAZING WORK WITH PLASTICS WHERE SHE ARRANGES THEM. I'M GOING TO PASS YOU DOWN. THESE ARE SOME EXAMPLES OF HER WORK AND OF SPRAYS AS WELL. SHE ARRANGES THEM IN BEAUTIFUL SCULPT PATTERNS AND THEIR THEMES ON PLASTICS, WHICH WE LIKE BECAUSE THAT'S AN ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION GOAL. OBJECTIVES THIS YEAR IS TO EDUCATE PEOPLE ON REDUCING PLASTIC USAGE. SO I TRUST CLEM'S OPINION. HE HE REALLY IF ANYBODY KNOWS ART TO ART AND AND SO WANTED TO SEE WE DON'T NEED TO MAKE A DECISION TONIGHT. BUT I WANTED TO INTRODUCE THESE TWO ARTISTS TO YOU JUST TO MAKE SURE YOU WERE COMFORTABLE WITH THAT. AND I CAN SHARE THEIR LINKS TO THEIR WEBSITES. VERY NICE. THANK YOU. THAT SOUNDS REALLY NICE. I'M BUILDING DEMOLITION FOR THE OLD MUNICIPAL BUILDING. WE ARE STILL SHOOTING FOR JUNE. WE. IT'S DEPENDENT ON THE EXECUTION OF THE AGREEMENT WITH HUD. EVERYTHING IS ON TRACK FOR THAT. AND NO WORD YET EVER THAT WE WOULD LOSE OUR FUNDING. GIVEN EVERYTHING GOING ON AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL. WE'RE STILL LOCKED IN WITH THE AMOUNT WILL BE RECEIVING. IT'S A $1.5 MILLION GRANT. BUT WE CANNOT START WORK UNTIL ALL OF THAT IS SQUARED AWAY WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. OTHERWISE, WE WOULD LOSE OUR ELIGIBILITY. SO THAT'S REALLY THE ONLY THING THAT'S HOLDING US UP RIGHT NOW. SO JUST MAKE SURE. SO WE'VE DONE WE'VE COMPLETED ALL THE REQUIREMENTS PAPERWORK, ETC.. WE'RE JUST WAITING ON THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT NOW TO YES, YES. WE I WANT TO DOUBLE CHECK WITH THE, THE GRANT WRITER JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT THE ENVIRONMENTAL THEY NEEDED TO MAKE SURE THAT I THINK THE LAST THING WAS THAT ALL OF THE DOCUMENTS FOR THE ASBESTOS AND THE LEAD TESTING WERE SUBMITTED. OKAY. LIKE THAT. SO, YEAH, WE ARE ON. WE ARE ON TRACK. I HAD SOME RESIDENTS REACH OUT ABOUT A HOUSE ON BRIDLE PATH. IT HAS AN INTERESTING HISTORY. IT'S BEEN ABANDONED BY THE PROPERTY OWNER. THE MORTGAGE WAS DEFAULTED ON, AND SOMEONE BOUGHT THE MORTGAGE. HE HE PASSED AWAY BEFORE HE COULD. UNFORTUNATELY, BEFORE HE COULD DO ANYTHING WITH THE HOME. SO HE HAD PLANNED TO EITHER FIX IT UP HIMSELF AND SELL IT OR OR OR OR SELL IT. SO THAT WAS ONE OF WE'RE TRYING TO PIECE TOGETHER WHAT THIS IS KIND OF LIKE AN ODDITY FOR MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP. HOW IS THIS A LONG TIME VACANT FOR SO, SO LONG? AND THEN ON A SECONDARY MATTER, THE PROPERTY. PROPERTY TAXES, THERE WAS UNPAID PROPERTY TAXES, AND ANOTHER COMPANY BOUGHT THE PROPERTY TAX LIEN. SO THERE'S TWO ENTITIES THAT WE'RE WORKING WITH. CODE ENFORCEMENT AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT HAVE BEEN OUT. THE HOUSE IS NOW BOARDED UP BECAUSE THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH VANDALISM. KIDS HAD GOTTEN INTO THE HOUSE AND AND WERE DOING GRAFFITI AND THINGS, AND THERE WAS TALL GRASS THAT WE NEEDED TO HAVE ADDRESSED. SO THINGS SEEM TO BE ACTUALLY MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. WE'RE THINKING WITHIN THE NEXT 30 TO 60 DAYS, [01:05:02] ALL OF THAT WILL BE SQUARED AWAY AND THE HOUSE WILL WILL BE. WILL BE SOLD. AND TO SOMEONE WHO WILL, YOU KNOW. MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP, YOU KNOW, FIX IT UP AND MOVE IN. BUT THAT IS WHAT'S GOING ON ON BRIDLE PATH IN CASE YOU HAD HAD ANY. IS THERE A SPECIFIC ADDRESS? IT'S 4444. AND ACTUALLY A LOT OF RESIDENTS HAVE REACHED OUT IT'S HIDDEN ESTATES. SO IF YOU GO OFF KILLED A LOT OF OUR RESIDENTS WHO LIVE IN THAT AREA HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT, YOU KNOW, YOUNG KIDS GETTING IN, I MEAN, TEENAGERS GETTING IN AND VANDALISM. SO I WANTED TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON BLUE ACRES. SO THREE PROPERTIES HAVE CLOSED WITH THE BLUE ACRES PROGRAM. WE HAVE A FOURTH THAT'S CLOSING ON THE 22ND. SO WE'RE VERY, VERY EXCITED. IT'S A VERY AGGRESSIVE SCHEDULE THAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO ACHIEVE WITH DEP. I WANTED TO JUST SHARE THAT OF THE THREE PROPERTIES THAT HAVE CLOSED, IT'S OVER $1 MILLION, 1 MILLION, AND $135,000 THAT THE STATE HAS INVESTED IN PURCHASING THESE PROPERTIES. YOU KNOW, THAT'S TAXED NOTHING TO COST TO THE TAXPAYERS HERE LOCALLY. AND ON TOP OF THAT, THERE WOULD BE THE COST TO REMOVE THE THE DAMAGED HOMES THERE AS WELL. THAT DOESN'T FACTOR INTO THAT. SO I THINK THAT THAT'S SOMETHING I JUST WANTED TO DRAW TO YOUR ATTENTION. NO, I THINK WE'RE READY FOR THE TOWNSHIP. RIGHT. AND FOR THE HOMEOWNERS WHO, YOU KNOW, HAVE BEEN WAITING. AND OF COURSE, TO OUR STAFF WHO HAS WORKED TIRELESSLY TO GET IT DONE, THE CORNER OF 206 AND MONTGOMERY AVE. TONY LACKNER FROM THE PLANNING WAS ASKING ABOUT THAT PARTICULAR HOUSE. IT'S BOARDED. THAT'S THE ONE CLOSING ON APRIL 22ND. OKAY. SO HE WAS GOING TO READ IT TO YOU. SO OUR UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THEY'LL COME IN AND DO DEMOLITION KIND OF ALL AT THE SAME TIME. SO THEY'LL MOBILIZE THE COMPANY AND THEY'LL COME AND HIT ALL OF THE HOMES. SO I'M NOT SURE IF THERE'S A FIFTH PROPERTY THAT HAS A CLOSING DATE OR AFTER THIS FOURTH ONE THAT CLOSES ON APRIL 22ND. IF IF THEN, THEY'LL KIND OF PROCEED WITH DEMOLITION. OKAY. TONY WANTED TO FIND OUT WHO I WAS. I'LL LET HIM KNOW. OKAY. SO THIS THE THE STATE WILL DEMOLISH THE HOUSES AND THEN SELL THE PROPERTY, I GUESS. NO, THE PROPERTY WILL REMAIN. STATE PARK LAND. STATE PARK LAND? YES. THE TOWNSHIP. HOW THE STATE DOES THE PROGRAM IS THE LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES HAVE RIGHTS TO CREATE PATHWAYS ON THEM. SO SOME PASSIVE. NOT REALLY RECREATION, BUT YOU'LL HAVE ACCESS TO IT. OPEN SPACE. AND THEN ANY MAINTENANCE. WE DON'T EXPECT ANY MAINTENANCE ON THESE PROPERTIES. THEY'RE GOING TO BE IN A NATURAL STATE. NICE. NICE. THAT'S GREAT. THE SEED LIBRARY. I WAS BRIEFED ON THAT AS WELL. WE'VE WE'RE REPURPOSING A MAGAZINE OR A WOODEN MAGAZINE RACK THAT WAS AT OTTO KAUFMAN. IT'S IN THE HALLWAY. WE'RE GOING TO BE CREATING THE SEED LIBRARY OFF OF A CORRIDOR OFF OF THE MAIN LOBBY, SO IT'LL BE VISIBLE, BUT JUST SORT OF OUT OF THE WAY. WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF WALL SPACE IN IN FOR THAT IN THE LOBBY. SO WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THE RESIDENT AND SHE DROPPED SOME THINGS OFF, AND SHE AND LAUREN AND AND TAMMY NOVAK IN MY OFFICE ARE WORKING ON KIND OF CREATING THAT. SO WE'RE ALL EXCITED ABOUT THAT, THAT HAPPENING AS WELL. ON APRIL 7TH, THERE WAS THE PROPERTY OWNER MEETING WITH THE THREE PROPERTY OWNERS, THE FORMER TEXACO, WHICH IS MR. NADER'S PROPERTY, THE SCHOOL PROPERTY, WHICH IS OWNED BY THE THOLE BROTHERS AND THE TIGER'S TAIL. SO THEY ALL CAME TOGETHER FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER. AND WE'VE BEEN TRYING FOR TEN, OVER TEN YEARS. I THINK THAT CONDEMNATION REALLY HELPS. NOT SO IT IT WAS PRODUCTIVE. THEY THEY WERE TOGETHER. THEY SHARED THEIR THOUGHTS, THEIR PLANS AND THEIR LAWYERS ALL EXCHANGED CARDS, WHICH WAS GREAT. THAT'S. THAT'S PROGRESS. THEY AGREED TO CONTINUE TO MEET AND DISCUSS THE THE POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT OF THOSE OF THOSE PROPERTIES. AND AS WE'VE HAVE SAID, WE WOULD LIKE IT TO BE A COORDINATED EFFORT BECAUSE OF THE TRICKINESS OF THE ACCESS AT THAT INTERSECTION AND TRAFFIC FLOW. SO WE'LL BE CHECKING IN WITH THEM. I THINK SHERRY HAS GOING TO BE CHECKING IN EARLY NEXT WEEK TO SEE IF THERE'S BEEN ANY PROGRESS YET. HOPEFULLY THEY WORK TOGETHER AND MOVE FORWARD. SOONER THE BETTER. YES. AGREED. AND I WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW, MONTGOMERY PROMENADE, THAT TWO MORE BUILDINGS HAVE PERMITS IN BUILDING 1000 AND BUILDING. I'M NOT. WHAT IS IT? NOT 1000? BUILDING 1000. BUT YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE STRUCTURE AND BUILDING 900. AND THOSE ARE YOU COULD PASS THAT DOWN JUST SO YOU CAN ORIENT YOURSELF TO, TO WHERE THEY ARE ON THE SITE. AND THOSE ARE PREDOMINANTLY THE RESTAURANT. I CALL THEM THE RESTAURANT BUILDING. SO WHERE ROBINSON'S ALE HOUSE WILL BE, [01:10:03] AND IT'S KIND OF RIGHT OFF OF THE CIRCLE AND THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF OUTDOOR DINING SPACE THAT WILL BE CREATED. SO THOSE, THOSE ARE MAKING THEIR WAY THROUGH THROUGH PERMITTING. GOOD TO HEAR ABOUT THE OUTDOOR DINING. I REMEMBER TELLING HIM WE NEED SOMETHING. YES. SO HE'S DOING IT. AND I THINK THAT THAT IS ALL FOR ME. OKAY. THAT'S GREAT. THAT'S A LOT OF GOOD STUFF HAPPENING IN THE TOWN. THANK YOU SO MUCH, LORI. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS. MAY 1ST, AS THE DEPUTY MAYOR SAID, [21. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS] 2025 BUDGET ADOPTION. MAY 1ST. ORDINANCE NUMBER 20 5-1752 ESTABLISHING 2025. SEWER AND CAPACITY CHARGES AND SERVICE RATES. PUBLIC HEARING AND FINAL ADOPTION. MAY 1ST ORDINANCE NUMBER 20 5-1753 BOND ORDINANCE, 2025 25. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS. PUBLIC HEARING. FINAL ADOPTION. MAY 1ST ORDINANCE NUMBER 20 5-1754. BOND ORDINANCE 2025. SEWER IMPROVEMENT. PUBLIC HEARING. FINAL ADOPTION MAY 1ST. ORDINANCE NUMBER 25 DASH 17 FIVE FIVE AUTHORIZING ACQUISITION OF CERTAIN EQUIPMENT FROM CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND. PUBLIC HEARING. FINAL ADOPTION OKAY. RESOLUTION NUMBER OH, BEFORE I GO TO THE EXECUTIVE SESSION, I JUST WANTED TO ALSO WISH EVERYBODY HAPPY PASSOVER. AND TO THE SIKH COMMUNITY WHO LIVE IN MONTGOMERY. MONDAY THE 14TH WAS VAISAKHI. SO I WANT TO WISH EVERYBODY A VERY HAPPY VAISAKHI AND VERY HAPPY EASTER. HAPPY EASTER. AWESOME. YES. MR.. EVERYONE. YES, I WAS GOING PAST. NOW I'LL GO IN THE FUTURE. HAPPY EASTER IN THE. YES. YOU'RE RIGHT. OKAY. YES. HAPPY EASTER TO EVERYBODY. ON THE SAME DAY. YEAH. OH, SO THE EASTERN ORTHODOX EASTER. HAPPY. THAT'S WHY I COULDN'T COME. BECAUSE OH. THAT'S WHY. OKAY, I GOT YOU. I DIDN'T MAKE LIKE I THOUGHT IT WAS. IT SEEMS. NO, IT'S THE SAME WEEK. I WAS LIKE. IT'S AN INTERESTING JUXTAPOSITION. THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING. YEAH. ALL THE DIFFERENT RELIGIONS. THIS MUST BE A SPECIAL TIME. EVERYBODY GO AND PRAY. AND RESOLUTION NUMBER 25, DASH FOR DASH 147, [22. RESOLUTION #25-4-147-– Executive Session ] 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 THE CONSIDERATION OF ITEMS WITH RESPECT TO WHICH THE PUBLIC MAY BE EXCLUDED. PURSUANT TO SECTION SEVEN B OF THE OPEN PUBLIC MEETINGS ACT. THE GENERAL NATURE OF THE SUBJECTS TO BE DISCUSSED IN THIS SESSION ARE AS FOLLOWS. LITIGATION AN A DOCKET NUMBER. SOM DASH L-153- 25 B, BLOCK 34001. LOT 57. 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. THIS RESOLUTION SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 25? 4-1 47. SO MOVED. SECOND ROLL CALL, PLEASE. COMMITTEE MEMBER. MARTIN. YES. COMMITTEE MEMBER ON. YES. DEPUTY MAYOR. BARRAGAN. YES. MAYOR SINGH. YES. THANK YOU. MONTGOMERY. GOOD. OKAY. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE EXECUTIVE SESSION AND OPEN? OPEN REGULAR SESSION. SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. AYE. ADJOURNMENT. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. THANK YOU. MONTGOMERY. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.