Nov 13, 2025 Township Committee

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TO ORDER. THIS IS THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE. CALLED TO ORDER AT 701. ROLL CALL PLEASE. MAYOR SINGH HERE. DEPUTY MAYOR BERRIGAN HERE. COMMITTEE MEMBER TAYLOR TODD HERE. 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. I 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. RESOLUTION NUMBER 25, DASH 11 344, AUTHORIZING THE

[1. Resolution 325-11-344 – Authorizing the Appointment of Oksana Kopyto as Probationary Police Officer in the Montgomery Township Police Department]

SO MOVED. SECOND. ROLL CALL PLEASE. COMMITTEE MEMBER. MARTIN. YES. COMMITTEE MEMBER.

ANNE. YES. COMMITTEE MEMBER. TAYLOR. TODD. YES. DEPUTY MAYOR BERRIGAN. YES. MAYOR. SINGH.

[2. Oath of Office – Oksana Kopyto]

I LIKE TO RECOGNIZE OFFICER GARRETT STRATTON, WHO RECRUITED OKSANA TO OUR PD AND ON BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE POLICE DEPARTMENT, I WANT TO PERSONALLY WELCOME OKSANA INTO THE MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP POLICE DEPARTMENT. FAMILY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. INVITE OKSANA TO PLEASE COME FORWARD AND WE'LL DO THE OATH.

YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES AND CONSTITUTION.

NEW JERSEY. THAT THERE ARE TWO POSITIONS THAT I WANT TO SAY AND THAT. AND FIVE IN THE UNITED STATES AND IN THIS PLACE, I. AND FAITHFULLY AND IMPARTIALLY AND. ALL OF THE OTHER. OFFICES ON THE BACK OF MY HAND. AND.

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OKAY. THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS. OKAY. OKAY. PRESENTATION. I GUESS I'LL WAIT A COUPLE OF SECONDS. GOING OUT. THAT'S GREAT. THAT'S GREAT. OKAY. PRESENTATION STAGE

[3. Presentation – Stage II and Pike Brook Wastewater Treatment Plants Upgrade Update – Project Manager, Kleinfelder]

PROJECT MANAGER. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS COLIN FERGUSON. I'M A PRINCIPAL ENGINEER AT KLEINFELDER. AND I'M JUST GOING TO GIVE YOU A BRIEF UPDATE ON THE STATUS OF THE STAGE TWO.

AND PIPE BROOK PROJECTS THAT WE ARE MANAGING. SO FOR THE STAGE TWO PROJECT, THE CURRENT CONTRACT AMOUNT IS ABOUT 19.5 MILLION. THE BALANCE TO COMPLETION IS BY VALUE IS ABOUT 1.8 MILLION. SO ABOUT 93% COMPLETE. CURRENT SCHEDULE SHOWS THE PROJECT COMPLETION AROUND MID-FEBRUARY. SO THE REMAINING WORK INCLUDES MISCELLANEOUS SITE WORK, START UP AND TESTING OF NEW AERATION BLOWERS. WORK IN THE FILTER BUILDING, INCLUDING NEW PLATFORMS AND STAIRS, AND LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL AND CONTROLS WORK, AND THEN START UP AND TESTING OF NEW FILTERS, NEW UV DISINFECTION AND SERVICE WATER PUMPING SYSTEMS. SO THAT'S THE STAGE TWO PROJECT. AND FOR THE PIKE BROOK PROJECT, THE CURRENT AMOUNT IS CONTRACT AMOUNT IS 13.1 MILLION. WORK COMPLETED TO DATE BY VALUE IS ABOUT 1.8 MILLION. THE WORK THAT'S COMPLETED, ALL THEY'VE ORDERED, ALL THE MAJOR EQUIPMENT THEY'VE CONSTRUCTED, FOUNDATION AND AN ELEVATED PLATFORM FOR THE NEW HEADWORKS FACILITY. THEY'VE DONE MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL WORK AND EXCAVATION FOR A NEW ANOXIC TANK. THIS ONE, THE CURRENT SCHEDULE SHOWS COMPLETION IN MID. APRIL 14TH OF 2027. WE'VE STILL GOT A WAYS TO GO ON THAT ONE. AND THAT'S THAT'S THE STATUS OF THOSE TWO PROJECTS. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS ANYONE'S.

GUESS. JUST GENERALLY ANY KIND OF YOU SEE ANY RISKS ON EITHER OF THE TWO PROJECTS AT THIS POINT EITHER DATES OF COMPLETION, YOU KNOW, LOGISTICS TARIFFS IMPACTING, YOU KNOW, BIG TIME PRODUCTS? I'M NOT ANTICIPATING ANY. I THINK WE GOT THROUGH ALL THE MAJOR HURDLES ON THE STAGE TWO PROJECT, WHICH WAS SIGNIFICANT. THE PIKE BROOK PROJECT IS IS MORE STRAIGHTFORWARD. I MEAN, WE'RE AT THE TAIL END OF THE STAGE TWO PROJECT, SO I'M NOT ANTICIPATING ANYTHING THERE. BUT AND THE THE PIKE BROOK PROJECT IS A MUCH EASIER. YOU KNOW, THERE'S THERE'S NOT AS MUCH INTERFACING WITH EXISTING EQUIPMENT. SO I THINK I THINK WE'LL EXPECTING A SMOOTHER RIDE ON THE PIKE BROOK PROJECT. OKAY. WELL THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR

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[4. Presentation – Cherry Valley Cell Tower]

OKAY. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. WE'RE GOING TO GIVE A SHORT PRESENTATION ON THE PHASE TWO OF AN INITIATIVE THAT WE STARTED A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO TO TRY AND IMPROVE CELL SERVICE IN MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP. I THINK WE ALL KNOW THERE'S AREAS THROUGHOUT THE TOWNSHIP THAT HAVE SPOTTY SERVICE. AND SO THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE HAD DIRECTED ME TO LOOK INTO HOW WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO IMPROVE THAT. SO PHASE ONE INVOLVED A NEW CELL TOWER THAT IS GOING TO BE ERECTED HERE ON THE NEW MUNICIPAL BUILDING PROPERTY. BUILDING PERMITS ARE BEING ISSUED FOR THAT. SO ALL OF THE THE PRE-DEVELOPMENT WORK HAS BEEN COMPLETED. EASEMENTS OBTAINED THAT WERE NECESSARY. AND WE'RE READY TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT PROJECT. WE DID SOMETHING VERY SIMILAR HERE WITH THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE AND NEIGHBORS TO COME OUT AND TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT WE'RE GOING TO SHOW YOU TONIGHT, WHICH IS SOME PHOTO SIMULATION, SO YOU CAN SEE. OKAY, SO THIS IS THE PROPERTY THAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT. IT'S THE CHERRY VALLEY TREATMENT PLANT DOWN IN THE SOUTHWEST PORTION OF THE TOWNSHIP. THE WITHIN THAT YELLOW OUTLINED AREA ARE THREE YELLOW BOXES. SO RIGHT NOW WE'RE TRYING TO THIS IS THE TOWNSHIP. THE PROPERTY IS OWNED BY THE TOWNSHIP. IT'S A LITTLE OVER FIVE ACRES. AND WITHIN THAT AREA WE'RE LOOKING AT DIFFERENT POTENTIAL LOCATIONS FOR THE THE CELL TOWER. SO STAFF WENT OUT AND DID THE SAME PROCEDURE THAT WE DID FOR PHASE ONE CELL TOWER. WE DID A PHOTO SIMULATION STUDY WHICH INVOLVED TAKING OUT THE DRONE THAT WE HAVE AND FLYING IT AT DIFFERENT VARIOUS HEIGHTS AND PHOTOGRAPHING WHAT COULD BE SEEN. AND THEN WE WORK WITH OUR CONSULTANT, WHO THEN CREATES THE PHOTO SIMULATION FOR US. SO YOU CAN SEE WE WE LOOKED AT 15 VANTAGE POINTS ALL FROM, YOU KNOW, STANDING ON THE STREET. WE DIDN'T GO INTO ANYONE'S BACKYARDS. AND THE PROPOSED CELL TOWER SORT OF RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THAT CLUSTER THAT YOU WILL SEE. AND SOME OF THE ROADS IN THAT AREA ARE IDENTIFIED, SO YOU CAN LOCATE WHERE YOU ARE. SO THE GREAT ROAD IS ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE. THE TREATMENT PLAN IS ACCESSED OFF OF INVERNESS. THE BEAD BROOK CLUB IS HIGHLIGHTED. THERE ARE SORT OF THE BOTTOM OF THE SCREEN THERE AND THAT'S THEIR THEIR CLUBHOUSE AND BEATONS BROOK ROAD IS AT THE TOP. AND THEN CHERRY VALLEY COUNTRY CLUB AND THAT CLUBHOUSE AREA IS IS NORTH OF BROOK ROAD. THE BLUE INDICATE THERE WAS NO VISIBILITY OF THE DRONE FLYING. NOW THERE'S A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF TREE COVER IN THIS IN THESE NEIGHBORHOODS. SO THAT DEFINITELY PROBABLY BLOCKED A LOT OF THE VISUAL. AND THEN THE TWO THAT ARE LOCATED THAT ARE COLORED RED, THERE WAS VISIBILITY. AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GOING TO SHOW YOU TONIGHT. SO WHEN THERE WASN'T ANY VISIBILITY THERE I WON'T BE SHOWING YOU THOSE PICTURES. THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE SEEN. SO STARTING WITH THE FIRST VISIBLE LOCATION, THAT WAS LOCATION ONE FROM THE BEATONS BROOK CLUB AND AT SIMULATED 135FT AT A TOWER STRUCTURE, YOU CAN SEE THE TIP OF THE THE TOP OF THE TOWER.

AND THEN I CIRCLED IT FOR YOU IN CASE YOU WANTED TO HAVE A BETTER, BETTER VIEW. SO THIS IS FROM THE BROOK CLUB. WE HAD THEM ALSO MIMIC WHAT A TREE POLE WOULD BE. AND SO AT 135FT, YOU COULD SEE WHAT THE TREE WOULD LOOK LIKE. AND THAT'S THE TOP OF WHAT THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE. WE THEN LOOKED AT WHAT POTENTIALLY COULD BE THE HIGHEST. SO WE'RE SOMEWHERE

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I THINK WE HAVE HEARD ABOUT FROM A LOT OF RESIDENTS IN THAT AREA. THAT CELL SERVICE IS DEFINITELY AN ISSUE. AND, YOU KNOW, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU NEED TO GET HOLD OF FIRST RESPONDERS OR ANYTHING THAT IS REQUIRED FOR SAFETY. I THINK THIS IS A GOOD INITIATIVE. BUT JUST A COUPLE QUESTIONS JUST FOR TRANSPARENCY FOR EVERYONE. TODAY'S RESOLUTION, ARE WE DECIDING ON THE SPECIFIC LOCATION THAT WE'RE, YOU KNOW, OPTION ONE, 2 OR 3 OR SO? RIGHT NOW IT LOOKS LIKE THE LOCATION TO THE RIGHT THAT'S RIGHT OUTSIDE THE FENCE IS ON THAT SIDE OF THE BUILDING. THAT'S WHERE THE ELECTRICAL IS. SO REALLY ANY OF THESE LOCATIONS THIS THE PHOTO SIMULATION WILL, WILL, WILL IMPACT IT. I THINK THAT GENERALLY SPEAKING, IT WILL BE IN IN THIS GENERAL AREA. ONCE WE PUT THE BID OUT, WE LIKELY WOULD WOULD SELECT A LOCATION IN THE BID. BUT YOU KNOW, DEPENDING ON BOOTS ON THE GROUND, IF THEY FIND SOMETHING IT MAY MAY NEED TO SHIFT. AND WE WOULD PROBABLY ADD SOME LANGUAGE IN THERE ABOUT THAT ABILITY OKAY. OKAY. AND AT THIS POINT IS THERE A DECISION. IS IT A TREE OR IS IT THE STRUCTURE. THAT'S ALL WE DON'T. WE'RE OFFERING THAT UP TONIGHT FOR DISCUSSION OKAY I KNOW THAT TREES OVER TIME SOMETIMES THE THE BRANCHES START TO BREAK DOWN. AND SO YOU SOMETIMES THEY LOOK A LITTLE SCRAGGLY. SO THAT MIGHT BE SOME FEEDBACK IN TERMS OF IMPACTS TO THE, THE TOWNSHIP.

SOMETIMES THE BID COMES IN A LITTLE BIT LOWER IF YOU HAVE TO PUT IN A TREE VERSUS A MONOPOLE.

BUT I THINK THAT WE REALLY WANT TO MAKE SURE ONE RESIDENTS HAVE THE COVERAGE THAT THEY NEED AND THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT THEY'RE THEY'RE HAPPY WITH WHAT DECISION WE MAKE. SO I, I THINK WE'RE OPEN TO THE FEEDBACK. OKAY. WHAT'S THE PERFORMANCE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TREE AND THE POLE? I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANY PERFORMANCE. IT'S JUST VISUAL. OKAY. BUT THE SIZE DOES IMPACT IT, RIGHT? NO. AND I THINK IN OUR LAST WE COULD ALSO BID IT OUT SO THAT WE CAN GET A PRICE ON BOTH OPTIONS AND THEN REVISIT IT AS WELL. IF WE WANTED TO GO OUT AND TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT SOME YOU KNOW, WE DON'T HAVE A TREE OR NO, WE ACTUALLY DO. WE DO UP ON THE

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[5. Public Comment ]

AS YOU CAN SEE, I WAS SURPRISED, LAURIE, HOW LITTLE YOU CAN SEE OF THE TOP OF THAT THING FROM ANYWHERE THAT YOU WENT. SO THAT WAS, THAT WAS THAT WAS GOOD TO KNOW. YEAH. I GUESS I WOULD MAYBE PREFER A TREE BECAUSE ONCE YOU PUT IT UP, THEY ALL WANT TO PUT THEIR RADAR OR WHATEVER IT IS, ANTENNAS ON IT, AND IT BEGINS TO LOOK LIKE SOMETHING INSTITUTIONAL. SO YEAH. GOOD POINT. MAYBE A TREE HELP HIDES IT A LITTLE BIT, BUT I THINK I SPEAK FOR MOST OF CHERRY VALLEY AND YOU KNOW, WE'RE SUBSTANTIAL PORTION OF MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP WITH OUR 500 PLUS OR MINUS HOMES THAT WE'RE IN FAVOR OF IT. SO ANYTHING YOU CAN DO TO MOVE THIS FORWARD WOULD BE APPRECIATED. THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE APPRECIATE IT. THANKS, RICH.

YEAH. MY NAME IS GREG ROGERS. AND THANK YOU AGAIN FOR FOR BRINGING THIS UP. I LIVE AT 12 BETHPAGE IN SKILLMAN. I'M IN THE CLUB SIDE 55 AND OLDER COMMUNITY SO AND HAPPENED TO SERVE ON BOTH THE HOA'S FOR THE CLUB SITE AS WELL AS WITH RICH ON THE ON THE CHERRY VALLEY HOA.

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AS YOU ELOQUENTLY EXPLAINED. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MR. HI, MY NAME IS JOHN KELSEY. I LIVE AT 46 OTTER CREEK ROAD AND I APPRECIATE ALL OF THE VOLUNTEER WORK THAT EVERYBODY'S DOING HERE. I FEEL LIKE A SCHLUMP ALL I'M DOING IS COMING HERE TO TO TO FEEL STRONG. I'M THE GUY THAT GOES TO GREGG'S CLUB SIDE QUARTERLY MEETINGS AND COMPLAINS. AND WE EVEN HAD THE THE, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE PLANNING BOARD COME AND SPEAK TO US AND SAY, BASICALLY, THERE'S NOT MUCH WE CAN DO. IT DEPENDS ON VERIZON, IT DEPENDS ON AND AND I GET IT. BUT I'VE ALSO BEEN ON YOUR SIDE IN A DIFFERENT TOWN, VERY CLOSE, BUT A DIFFERENT TOWN. AND I JUST WISH YOU WOULD DO WHAT YOU CAN TO EXPEDITE THIS. I MEAN, YOU CANNOT CALL MY WIFE'S CELL PHONE BECAUSE IT GOES DIRECTLY TO, TO VOICEMAIL. AND YOU KNOW THAT I LIVE AS FAR DOWN IF YOU'LL HAVE IT IN CLUBSIDE AS YOU CAN POSSIBLY LIVE. AND SO WE'RE SORT OF THE LAST ONES TO GET IT. AT ANY RATE, I ECHO EVERYTHING THAT THOSE TWO GENTLEMEN, ESPECIALLY GREG, HAVE SAID BEFORE ME. THANK YOU. AND OH, AND THANK YOU FOR A WONDERFUL VETERAN'S DAY PROGRAM. THAT WAS TERRIFIC. IT REALLY WAS. FROM THE BOY SCOUTS TO THE READINGS TO THE HOWEVER MANY GUN SALUTE WE HAD OUTSIDE. I GOT HOME AND MY WIFE SAID, WAS IT INSIDE OR OUTSIDE, HONEY, IT WAS OUTSIDE. TRUST ME. ANYWAY. THANK YOU. THE GUN SALUTE WAS DEFINITELY OUTSIDE. BUT YES, BIG THANKS TO OUR DEPUTY MAYOR AS THE LIAISON OF THE VETERANS COMMITTEE. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE? GOOD EVENING, DEBORAH KEENAN. K E N A N FIRST OF ALL, I'M VERY EXCITED TO SEE THIS GOING FORWARD. WHEN WE FIRST STARTED LOOKING AT ALL THE PUBLIC PROPERTIES, ARE THEY APPROPRIATE FOR CELL TOWER SERVICE? IT TAKES A WHILE TO GET THESE THINGS GOING, BUT IT IS SOMETHING THAT ALSO BENEFITS NOT JUST THE RESIDENTS AROUND THAT AREA, BUT ALSO THE TAXPAYERS OF MONTGOMERY. SO NICE JOB. IT'S NICE TO SEE THAT MOVE FORWARD. JUST A COMMENT ON SOMETHING LATER IN ON THE AGENDA. THE UNDER NEW AND UNFINISHED BUSINESS. THERE'S A THE CELEBRATION WITH A GENERAL MONTGOMERY PLAQUE. I HOPE YOU CAN TELL US WHAT THAT'S ABOUT. AND I WANT TO JUST READ YOU SOMETHING. SO MAYBE THIS WILL IMPACT WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO BE DISCUSSING WITH THIS PLAQUE. TO MY DEAR WIFE. I GIVE MY FURNITURE, FARM UTENSILS, CARRIAGES OF ALL SORTS, HORSES, CATTLE, SLAVES, BOOKS, CLOTHES.

AND IT GOES ON. AND I'M READING DIRECTLY FROM THE WILL THAT IS ACTUALLY HOUSED AT THE PRINCETON UNIVERSITY IN THEIR SPECIAL LIBRARY COLLECTION OF ONE RICHARD MONTGOMERY, WHO IS THE NAMESAKE. SO I THINK KNOW WHO NEVER ACTUALLY, I DON'T THINK MAYBE EVEN CAME INTO NEW JERSEY. SO JUST SOMETHING TO KEEP IN MIND IS TO LOOK AT THIS AND MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE THE WHOLE HISTORICAL CONTEXT. AND I WOULD HOPE THAT IF YOU'RE GOING TO BE DISCUSSING GENERAL MONTGOMERY, THAT YOU INCLUDE THAT HE WAS AN ENSLAVER ON THAT PLAQUE. I ALSO HAVE THE QUESTION I SEE ON THE AGENDA THAT THERE IS A BUDGET INCREASE OR A BUDGET REQUEST FOR $10,000 FOR THE MAYOR'S WELLNESS CAMPAIGN. AND I'D LIKE TO I THINK IT'D BE IMPORTANT FOR THE

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THE MONEY ALREADY CAME IN. GREAT. THANK YOU. JUST TO CLARIFY, THE EMS, THIS IS THE LARGEST THAT THEY HAVE GOTTEN 195 THAT THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE ADVOCATED WITH DIFFERENT PEOPLE WITHIN THE TOWN TO GET THEM 195,000 THIS YEAR. BUT APPRECIATE YOUR CONCERN. THANK YOU. I MEAN, JUST EVERY YEAR, INCREASING IT TO 125 THE WAY THAT WE SHOULD. I'M QUITE AWARE OF THE NEGOTIATIONS THAT HAPPENED TO GET THAT 195. I THINK THAT'S FABULOUS. BUT I WOULD SAY IT'S A SUPPORT THAT WE ALL GIVE AS THOSE THAT PAY TAXES IN THE TOWN TO MONTGOMERY, THEY DO SUPPORT EVERYBODY. THEY'RE JUST I MEAN, MONTGOMERY EMS. SO THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

ANYONE ELSE? HI. MY NAME IS LILIANA DIAZ. I LIVE AT 808 MCKINLEY COURT. I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT THE RESOLUTION THAT'S COMING UP ABOUT MCKINLEY COURT, MY MOTHER AND I, WE ARE IN SUPPORT OF IT. I JUST HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT. SINCE WE ARE ONE OF THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS. WHAT? IDEAS YOU HAVE ABOUT YOUR HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT ON WHETHER OR NOT YOU ARE LOOKING TO ESTABLISH ONE OR ANYTIME IN THE FUTURE. IF YOU CAN ANSWER THAT QUESTION FOR ME, PLEASE THANK THANK YOU FOR YOUR QUESTION. WE WILL DEFINITELY. EXCUSE ME, COULD YOU JUST SPELL YOUR NAME FOR ME, PLEASE? FULL NAME? L A I L I A N A LAST NAME A Z C U I'D OKAY A Z. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. WE WILL GET MAKE SURE SOMEONE GETS BACK. BUT YES. THANK YOU FOR COMING IN AND YOU KNOW THANKS. CAN I. OKAY OKAY. I'M SORRY. ORDINANCES. INTRODUCTION AND

[6. Ordinance #25-1765 – Amending Chapter 8 – Building, Housing and Farming Schedule of Fees of the Montgomery Township Code – Introduction/First Reading]

MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO INTRODUCE ORDINANCE NUMBER 20 5-1765. SO MOVED. SECOND. ROLL CALL PLEASE. COMMITTEE MEMBER. MARTIN. YES. COMMITTEE MEMBER. ANNE. YES. COMMITTEE MEMBER.

[7. Ordinance #25-1766 – Bond Ordinance Providing for the Extension of Affordability Controls on Certain Affordable Housing Units Located in the Township, Appropriating $1,100,000 Therefor, Including $650,000 Available from the Township’s COAH Fund, and Authorizing the Issuance of $450,000 Bonds or Notes of the Township to Finance Part of the Cost Thereof – Introduction/First Reading]

BOARD BOND ORDINANCE FOR AND BY THE TOWNSHIP OF MONTGOMERY IN THE COUNTY OF SOMERSET, NEW JERSEY, PROVIDING FOR THE EXTENSION OF AFFORDABILITY CONTROLS ON CERTAIN AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS LOCATED IN THE TOWNSHIP. APPROPRIATING 1,100,000, THEREFORE INCLUDING 650,000 AVAILABLE FROM THE TOWNSHIP'S CORE FUND AND AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF 450,000 BONDS OR NOTES. YES, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, THERE IS A RESOLUTION TWO RESOLUTIONS ON LATER ON IN THE AGENDA TO START IMPLEMENTING THE TOWNSHIP'S EXTENSION OF CONTROLS PROGRAM FOR ITS FOURTH ROUND OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING. AND THIS BOND ORDINANCE PUTS SOME OF THE FUNDING IN PLACE SO THAT AS THE PAYMENTS ARE MADE TO THE OWNERS OF THESE RESIDENCES IN EXCHANGE FOR THE EXTENSIONS, THE MONEY WILL BE IN PLACE IN THE BUDGET. OKAY.

THANK YOU. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE OF THE TOWNSHIP OF MONTGOMERY, THAT THE FOREGOING ORDINANCE BE HEREBY PASSED ON FIRST READING, AND THAT THE SAME BE PUBLISHED ACCORDING TO LAW, WITH THE PUBLIC HEARING AND A VOTE SCHEDULED FOR THE MEETING OF DECEMBER 4TH, 2025. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO INTRODUCE ORDINANCE 20 5-1766. SO MOVED SECOND.

ROLL CALL PLEASE. COMMITTEE MEMBER. MARTIN. YES. COMMITTEE MEMBER AND YES. COMMITTEE

[8. Ordinance #25-1764 – Authorizing Financial Agreement Between the Township of Montgomery and Village Walk 1330 Urban Renewal, LLC (Mixed Use/Affordable) – Public Hearing/Final Adoption]

PUBLIC HEARING. FINAL ADOPTION ORDINANCE NUMBER 20 5-1764. AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWNSHIP OF MONTGOMERY IN THE COUNTY OF SOMERSET, NEW JERSEY, AUTHORIZING A FINANCIAL

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OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY. ANYONE ELSE? MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ADOPT ORDINANCE NUMBER 20 5-1764. SO MOVED. SECOND. ROLL CALL PLEASE. COMMITTEE MEMBER.

MARTIN. YES. COMMITTEE MEMBER. ALAN. YES. COMMITTEE MEMBER. TYLER. YES. DEPUTY MAYOR

[Consent Agenda]

ANNE. YES. COMMITTEE MEMBER. TAYLOR. TODD. YES. DEPUTY MAYOR BERRIGAN. YES. MAYOR. SINGH.

[31. Resolution #25-11-367 – Authorizing Insertion of Special Item of Revenue in the Municipal Budget Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:4-97 (Chapter 159, P.L. 1948) – 2025 Mayors Wellness Campaign]

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COMMITTEE MEMBER. MARTIN. YES. COMMITTEE MEMBER. ANNE. YES. COMMITTEE MEMBER. TAYLOR. TODD.

[32. Resolution #25-11-368 – Authorizing the Use of Parking Lots at the McKnight Complex for Debris Drop-off During State of Emergency ]

WE HAVE A WALK COMING UP, RIGHT? OH THAT'S RIGHT. YEP. THAT'S ON THE 22ND IS A WELLNESS WALK AT THE VETERANS PARK. OKAY. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 25 DASH 11 368. SO MOVED. SECOND. ROLL CALL PLEASE. COMMITTEE MEMBER. MARTIN. YES. COMMITTEE MEMBER. ANNE. YES.

[33. Resolution #25-11-369 – Authorizing Change Order No. 1 (Final) for BID #B02-2025 – 2024 Township Line Road Improvements Phases 1 & 2, State Aid Fiscal Year 2024 and Fiscal Year 2025 Project (Decrease)]

SO, MAYOR, BACK IN 1995, WE ENTERED INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE MONTGOMERY BASEBALL LEAGUE.

THE FIELDS THE MCKNIGHT COMPLEX IS ACTUALLY TOWNSHIP OWNED PROPERTY, SO THEY MAINTAIN IT.

THEY OPERATE IT, AND THE PARKING LOT FROM TIME TO TIME HAS BEEN USED FOR IF WE HAD A BIG STORM COME THROUGH, WE WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF SPACE AT OUR HARLINGEN DPW FACILITY. AND SO MCKNIGHT HAS BEEN AND IT'S USUALLY OFF PEAK WHEN BASEBALL SEASON ISN'T HAPPENING. BUT WE'VE USED THAT AS A DEBRIS DROP OFF AND COLLECTION FACILITY. AND SO WE WANTED TO JUST ENSURE THAT WE HAVE AUTHORIZATION TO CONTINUE THAT. AND WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THE THE BASEBALL LEAGUE THERE. THEY HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH IT. AND GREAT COMMUNICATION BETWEEN DPW AND THE BASEBALL LEAGUE AND OUR PARKS DEPARTMENT. OH THAT'S GREAT. I HAVE ACTUALLY USED THAT FACILITY FOR THAT. I THINK OVER THE YEARS THEY'VE DONE IT A FEW TIMES. YES. OKAY. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 2511 DASH 369. SO MOVED. SECOND. ROLL CALL PLEASE. COMMITTEE MEMBER. MARTIN. YES. COMMITTEE MEMBER. ANNE. YES. COMMITTEE MEMBER.

[34. Resolution #25-11-370 – Authorizing Execution of Construction Sequence Agreement with Harlingen Associates for Country Classics at Montgomery Project (Block 6001, Lot 33.01)]

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COMMITTEE MEMBER. MARTIN. YES. COMMITTEE MEMBER. ANNE. YES. COMMITTEE MEMBER. TAYLOR. TODD.

[35. Resolution #25-11-371 – Authorizing a Temporary Construction and Access Agreement with Montgomery Emergency Medical Services, Inc. (EMS) Related to Country Classics at Montgomery Project]

THE CONSTRUCTION OF SEQUENCE AGREEMENT IS THEN TAKES A LOOK AT THE PLANNING BOARD RESOLUTION AND ORDINANCES WITHIN THE TOWNSHIP, AND COMES UP WITH THIS AGREEMENT THAT BASICALLY LAYS OUT THE SEQUENCE OF HOW THE CONSTRUCTION WILL TAKE PLACE AND WHAT WHAT PHASES AND WHAT WILL HAPPEN WHEN, AND CERTAIN THINGS THAT MAY HAVE BEEN REQUIRED BY THE PLANNING BOARD AS PART OF THE APPROVAL. SO THIS IS THE EXECUTION OF THAT AGREEMENT. OKAY. THANK YOU.

MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 2511 371. SO MOVED SECOND. ROLL CALL PLEASE.

COMMITTEE MEMBER. MARTIN. YES. COMMITTEE MEMBER. ANNE. YES. COMMITTEE MEMBER. TAYLOR. TODD.

[36. Resolution #25-11-372 – Authorizing Lease of Public Property by Submission of Sealed Bids for Wireless Telecommunications Facility – Cherry Valley Cell Tower]

SO THIS WILL ALLOW US TO HAVE OUR DPW FOR A PERIOD OF TIME, WILL WILL HAVE ACCESSIBILITY LIMITATIONS BECAUSE THE SEWER LINE WILL BE COMING THROUGH THE DPW YARD, WHICH KIND OF CONNECTS HARLINGEN ROAD AND WHERE THIS PROJECT, THE COUNTRY CLASSICS THAT MONTGOMERY IS TAKING PLACE. AND SO WE HAVE AN AGREEMENT. THIS AGREEMENT ALLOWS US, SOME OF OUR DPW TO TO COME IN THROUGH THE BACK THROUGH THE THE EMS PROPERTY. OKAY. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 22 DASH 11 372. SO MOVED. SECOND. ROLL CALL PLEASE. COMMITTEE MEMBER.

MARTIN. YES. COMMITTEE MEMBER. HAHN. YES. COMMITTEE MEMBER. TAYLOR. TODD. YES. DEPUTY MAYOR.

[37. Resolution #25-11-373 – Authorizing Extension of Expiring Affordability Controls for Affordable Housing Units Included within Montgomery Hills (McKinley Court)]

[38. Resolution #25-11-374 – Authorizing Extension of Expiring Affordability Controls for Affordable Housing Units Included within Montgomery Glen (River Birch Circle)]

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IT WAS IN THE LETTER. OH OKAY. RIGHT. SO EVERY SINGLE RESIDENT RECEIVED A LETTER INDICATING THAT THE RESOLUTION WAS ON FOR TONIGHT AND ADVISING WITH THE ACTUAL LINK ALREADY PUT IN THE LETTER THAT HOW TO TO JOIN IN FOR THE INFORMATIONAL SESSION. BECAUSE QUITE FRANKLY, CGP AND H IS THE ONE THAT'S ADMINISTERING THE PROGRAM. SO THEY'LL BE ABLE TO GET INTO THE NITTY GRITTY QUESTIONS. OKAY. WHERE I CAN ONLY SPEAK AS TO THE LEGALITY OF THE DEEDS, THAT MAKES SENSE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. NOBODY CAN OPT OUT. THIS IS A A SET STANDARD. NO, THIS IS A RIGHT THAT THE TOWNSHIP HAS BY VIRTUE OF THE ORIGINAL DEED RESTRICTION DECLARATION. SO IT THE OPT IN IS REALLY TO PARTICIPATE, TO BE ABLE TO RECEIVE THE $10,000. BUT THE EXTENSIONS ARE ARE AUTHORIZED BY THE RESOLUTION. SO IT'S IT'S REALLY JUST TO BE ABLE TO OPT IN TO GET THE, THE PAYMENT. AND FOR THE TOWNSHIP TO GET CREDIT, THE, THE AFFORDABILITY CONTROLS ARE GOING TO BE EXTENDED REGARDLESS. OKAY, OKAY. THANK YOU. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 25 DASH 11 374. SO MOVED. SECOND. ROLL CALL PLEASE. COMMITTEE MEMBER.

MARTIN. YES. COMMITTEE MEMBER. ANN. YES. COMMITTEE MEMBER. TAYLOR. TODD. YES. DEPUTY MAYOR.

[39. Resolution #25-11-375 – Ratifying Settlement Agreement]

SO MOVED. SECOND. ROLL CALL PLEASE. COMMITTEE MEMBER. MARTIN. YES. YES. COMMITTEE MEMBER. ANN. YES. COMMITTEE MEMBER. TAYLOR. TODD. YES. DEPUTY MAYOR. BARRAGAN. YES.

[40. Resolution #25-11-376 – Approving Sludge Disposal Agreement with Stony Brook Regional Sewer Authority]

BUT AT A PRIOR MEETING, THERE HAD BEEN A CLOSED SESSION DISCUSSION ABOUT PENDING LITIGATION AND DISCUSSION OF POTENTIAL TERMS OF SETTLEMENT. AND AS NOTED ON EVERY CLOSED SESSION RESOLUTION, NO ACTION CAN BE TAKEN UNTIL IT'S TAKEN AND OPEN. SO THIS IS THE OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU TO MEMORIALIZE THE ABILITY TO RATIFY SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT FOR THE LITIGATION MENTIONED. OKAY. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 2511 DASH 376 SO MOVED. SECOND. ROLL CALL PLEASE. COMMITTEE MEMBER. MARTIN. YES. COMMITTEE MEMBER. ANN. YES.

[42. Resolution #25-11-377 – Payment of Bills ]

RESOLUTION 22 DASH 11. DASH 377. APPROVING LIQUID SLUDGE DISPOSAL AGREEMENT WITH STONY BROOK REGIONAL SEWER AUTHORITY FOR TREATMENT PLANTS. AND YOU'LL SEE THE ITEMS ASSOCIATED WITH EACH PLANT. BUT THERE A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF LEFTOVER LIQUID SLUDGE THAT NEEDS TO BE PROPERLY DISPOSED OF. AND OUR NEIGHBOR JUST TO THE SOUTH, THE STONY BROOK REGIONAL SEWER AUTHORITY, HAS THE THE ABILITY TO TAKE THAT MATERIAL FROM US. WE PAY A CERTAIN COST. WE'VE

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AND THEN THAT ABILITY TO RENEW. OKAY, WHAT DOES STONY BROOK DO WITH THIS SLUDGE? THEY HAVE A WHAT THEY DO WITH IT. EXACTLY. I MEAN, THEY HAVE A FACILITY WHERE THEY WHERE THEY STORE IT.

THEY MAY HAVE A PROCESS TO REUSE IT. I, I, I DON'T KNOW, I COULD FIND OUT FOR YOU. OKAY.

GOOD QUESTION. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 2511 377. SO MOVED. SECOND. ROLL CALL PLEASE. COMMITTEE MEMBER. MARTIN. YES. COMMITTEE MEMBER. ANNE. YES. COMMITTEE MEMBER.

[41. Approval of Minutes]

[Additional Item]

MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 2511 DASH 378. SO MOVED. SECOND. ROLL CALL PLEASE.

COMMITTEE MEMBER. MARTIN. YES. COMMITTEE MEMBER. ANNE. YES. COMMITTEE MEMBER. TAYLOR. TODD.

YES. DEPUTY MAYOR. BARRAGAN. YES. MAYOR. SINGH. YES. CORRESPONDENCE. THERE'S NO

[44. New and Unfinished Business]

SO WE WANTED TO GIVE A LITTLE UPDATE ON SOMETHING THAT CAME UP AT A MEETING LAST WEEK OR SO.

SO THIS IDEA THAT WE MIGHT DO A DEDICATION PLAQUE TO GENERAL RICHARD MONTGOMERY. SO IT'S A LITTLE BACKGROUND REVOLUTION. NEW JERSEY IS ENGAGING THE PAST AND SHAPING THE FUTURE. SO IT'S A COMMEMORATION OF THE 250TH FOUNDING OF THE UNITED STATES. IF YOU RECALL, WE PASSED A RESOLUTION ON APRIL 17TH OF THIS YEAR SAYING WE WOULD DO TWO THINGS THAT WE THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT MANY NEW JERSEY TOWNS, I WOULD PROBABLY SAY MOST OF THEM, THAT THE STATE HAD ASKED EACH OF THE TOWNS TO PASS THIS RESOLUTION AND TO DO TWO THINGS TO COMMEMORATE THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE UNITED STATES, AND AUTHORIZED THE APPOINTMENT OF A COMMITTEE TO DEVELOP A PLAN FOR THE COMMEMORATION, PROMOTING MAXIMUM PARTICIPATION AND INVOLVEMENT OF RESIDENTS, BUSINESSES, CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS, ETC. SO WE THEN PASSED IN OCTOBER THE RESOLUTION APPOINTING THE INDIVIDUALS TO THE REVOLUTION 250 AD HOC

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YES, I SAW THERE WERE STATUES AS WELL. MIKE MALONEY, HE IS ON OUR VETERANS COMMITTEE. HE ACTUALLY GAVE A VERY NICE SPEECH ON SUNDAY AT OUR EVENT. AND HE ALSO MENTIONED GENERAL RICHARD MONTGOMERY. HE BOTH BRAD AND MIKE HAD HOPED TO BE ABLE TO MAKE IT, BUT THEY HAD SOME SCHEDULING CONFLICTS TONIGHT. BUT THEY'RE BOTH HAPPY TO COME AND KIND OF TALK MORE ABOUT THIS WITH YOU. YOU KNOW, HIS COMMENTS WERE THIS INCLUDES MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP'S VERY NAMESAKE, GENERAL RICHARD MONTGOMERY, KILLED IN ACTION ON NEW YEAR'S EVE 1775, FIGHTING FOR A COUNTRY YET TO EXIST, FOR A FLAG YET TO FLY, FOR A PEOPLE YET TO BE CALLED AMERICAN. SO IF YOU WOULD LIKE, WE COULD GO THROUGH A FEW OPTIONS. I KNOW YOU MAY BE WANTING TO HAVE A MORE FULL CONVERSATION ABOUT THIS, BUT IF YOU WANT, I HAVE PREPARED SOME IMAGES THAT YOU COULD TAKE A LOOK AT. SO BY THE MAIN ENTRANCE DOOR, THIS PLAQUE EXISTS RIGHT NOW. IT'S A DEDICATION TO THE TO THE BUILDING. IT COULD GO RIGHT NEXT TO IT. NOT IDEAL. SO BUT I WANTED TO GIVE YOU A LOT OF OPTIONS, POTENTIALLY TO THE LEFT OF THE MEETING HALL DOORS.

SO WE TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT MAYBE RELOCATING THE POW CHAIR AND THE KILLED IN ACTION PLAQUE.

SO IT KIND OF COULD HAVE A PLACE ALONGSIDE THOSE. AND THAT LITTLE BROWN THAT, THAT WE DID A PHOTO SIMULATION OF WHAT IT MIGHT LOOK LIKE. THIS IS JUST A KIND OF A CLOSE UP OF THAT. AND IF IF THIS AS REFERENCED, THIS IS THE CURRENT LOCATION OF THE POW CHAIR AND THE KILLED IN ACTION PLAQUE. IT'S BETWEEN THE LIBRARY ENTRANCE AND THE LIBRARY PROGRAM DOORS. AND WE HAVE SORT OF COMPETING INTERESTS IN THIS LOCATION. WE HAVE THE THE LIBRARY TV, AND THEN WE HAVE A TABLE WHERE WE HAVE, FROM TIME TO TIME TOWNSHIP INFORMATION. AND IT IS

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THEY ACTUALLY HAVE A GENERAL MONTGOMERY EVENT IN THE LIBRARY, I THINK, ON DECEMBER 30TH.

ORDER THE PLAQUE, INSTALL, PROMOTE AND THEN HOLD THE DEDICATION CEREMONY ON THE MORNING OF DECEMBER 31ST. SO THAT'S SORT OF WHERE WE'RE AT. I KNOW IT'S A LOT TO ABSORB, BUT IF IT'S SOMETHING THE REV 250 COMMITTEE WANTED THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE TO CONSIDER THIS. SO WE KIND OF PUT IT TOGETHER. SO THE PROPOSED LANGUAGE FOR THE PLAQUE IS WHAT THE REV 250 COMMITTEE AGREED ON. NO, THE COMMITTEE DID NOT SEE THE LANGUAGE. WE WE GOT THAT LANGUAGE FROM BRAD FAY. THAT'S, THAT'S DOING SOME, SOME RESEARCH. SO THAT IS OPEN TO YOU KNOW IT'S IT'S A DISCUSSION POINT. I THINK MIKE MALONEY HAD SOME THE STEADY FRIEND AND SOMETHING ELSE HE WAS TALKING ABOUT. I'M NOT SURE. I MEAN THIS IS FROM BRAD FAY, BUT WE COULD LOOK AT I THINK THAT THE COMMITTEE SHOULD CONSIDER IT. AND JUST AS AN ASIDE, YOU KNOW, SINCE I HAVE THE FLOOR. SO. I CERTAINLY CAN APPRECIATE I'M SURE MOST OF US CAN, YOU KNOW, SIGNIFICANCE OF HONORING THE NAMESAKE OF THE TOWN, HOWEVER. FORMER COMMITTEEWOMAN KEENAN, FORMER MAYOR KEENAN MADE A GOOD POINT BECAUSE HERE IN NEW JERSEY IN 1776, THERE WERE STILL OVER 8000 ENSLAVED PEOPLE. AND HERE IN MONTGOMERY THERE WERE BETWEEN 50 AND 100 HISTORICALLY. AND SOME OF THE DESCENDANTS OF THOSE PEOPLE ARE STILL LIVING IN OUR TOWN TODAY, SPECIFICALLY THE TRUHART FAMILY, WHO ARE DESCENDED FROM FRIDAY TRUHART. AND A LOT OF THIS HISTORY IS MEMORIALIZED OVER AT SAM. AND I DO KNOW THAT OUR REV 250 COMMITTEE IS A VERY DIVERSE COMMITTEE, AND IT INCLUDES DANITA JOHNSON, WHO'S A FORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF SAM AND A BUSINESS OWNER HERE IN TOWN. AND I REALLY THINK IT WOULD BE IMPORTANT TO HAVE THE COMMITTEE'S INPUT ON THIS LANGUAGE. THAT'S A VERY GOOD THOUGHT. ONLY THING I WOULD SAY, IF I'M LOOKING AT THIS HIGH RANKING, IT'S KIND OF A AMBIGUOUS. HE WAS THE FIRST GENERAL OFFICER TO BE KILLED IN ACTION. I COULD SEND THAT SEPARATELY. I THINK HIGH RANKING, I DON'T KNOW. I MEAN, I THINK A SERGEANT IS HIGH RANKING, RIGHT. SO I THINK IT'D JUST BE A LITTLE BIT MORE CLEARER ON HIS RANK AND, YOU KNOW, ALSO ADD TO. I MEAN, I THINK THIS IS A AN IMPORTANT OPPORTUNITY, AS WE'VE SPOKEN MULTIPLE TIMES HERE ON IT PUBLICLY, IS TO TO INCLUDE THE ENTIRE ENTIRETY OF HISTORY OF OUR, OF OUR FOUNDING, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, THE, THE, THE GLORIOUS PARTS, THE, THE SACRIFICES AND AND THE REALITY OF, YOU KNOW WHAT? THIS COUNTRY WAS 250 YEARS AGO, RIGHT? OR OR, YOU KNOW, COLONIES AND THE PEOPLE WHO WERE ENSLAVED AND PEOPLE WHO WERE INDENTURED. I THINK IT'S JUST IMPORTANT THAT THE WHOLE HISTORY, WE DON'T SHY BEHIND IT AND BE OPEN TO EVERYONE NEEDS TO BE OPEN TO HEARING IT, TALKING ABOUT IT AND LEARNING FROM IT. YEAH, I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT. AND EVEN, YOU KNOW, THE INDIAN AMERICAN TRIBES AND THAT SHOULD ALSO COME INTO IT. BUT I THINK AS COMMITTEE WOMAN TODD SAID, MAYBE THIS IS SOMETHING TO BE PUT IN FRONT OF THE REV 250 COMMITTEE, SINCE IT'S QUITE DIVERSE AND GET THEIR OPINIONS AS WELL AS TO WHAT WE WANT TO, YOU KNOW. YEAH, I'D LIKE TO GET THE AS COMMITTEE WOMAN TODD MENTIONED THE RECOMMENDATION OF THAT COMMITTEE. I THINK IT'S A GOOD COMMITTEE, BUT I'D LIKE TO HEAR WHAT THEY SAY. BUT I ALSO

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I KNOW BRAD WAS HELPING LOOK AT COMPANIES THAT THAT PREPARE THIS. I JUST WANT TO SAY TONIGHT WAS OUR FIRST STEP. SO I DON'T HAVE AN ANSWER FOR YOU. AND ALSO, I THINK IT WOULD BE RECEIVED IN TIME FOR THAT. AND I THINK THERE WAS ALSO THE EFFORT TO SEE WHERE THE FUNDS WOULD COME FROM. THAT'S WHERE THE ROTARY WAS COMING IN. SO I THINK THERE WAS A LOT OF WORK TO DO ON IT. YES. I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY THERE'S A FEW STEPS TO GET TO, YOU KNOW, BUT IT WAS A GREAT PRESENTATION. AND I GUESS IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE GETS TO SEE WHAT IS. I DON'T THINK THE PLAQUE ITSELF NEEDS TO BE READY, BUT MORE IF YOU WENT BY THE PROPER AND CREATED SOMETHING WHERE IT WAS, YOU KNOW, THE WORDING WAS CORRECT, THEN, YOU KNOW, WE COULD JUST IT COULD JUST BE A RESOLUTION OR SOME KIND OF LETTER THAT YOU WOULD READ AND THEN SAY THE PLAQUE WOULD BE PRESENTED SOMETIME IN THE FUTURE OR PUT ON. YEAH, YEAH. OKAY. YEAH. WE'LL I'LL BE IN TOUCH, LET YOU KNOW. THANK YOU SO MUCH LORI. AND I GUESS LISA IS GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE MEETING DATE JAN SEVENTH. SHE WAS TRYING TO FINALIZE. SO LAST MEETING I SUGGESTED A PROPOSED MEETING. REORGANIZATION MEETING DATE OF WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7TH.

BECAUSE THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE NEEDS TO REORG REORGANIZE WITHIN THE FIRST SEVEN DAYS OF THE IN JANUARY OF THE NEW YEAR. SO IF THERE ARE NO OBJECTIONS THIS EVENING, I'LL GO AHEAD AND NOTICE THAT FOR WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7TH. THANK YOU. OKAY, OKAY. AT THIS POINT WE'LL DO THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE REPORTS. MAYOR. OH, SORRY, I FORGOT THAT I'M AT THIS POINT, WE WILL FIRST HAVE OUR TOWNSHIP ATTORNEY WHO IS GOING TO GIVE US AN UPDATE ON THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING. YES. I JUST WANTED TO GIVE A QUICK UPDATE. WE FINALLY ARE SCHEDULED FOR OUR FIRST SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE WITH THE PROGRAM THAT IS SCHEDULED FOR TOMORROW BY ZOOM, SO I WILL HAVE MORE TO REPORT AT OUR NEXT MEETING AS TO HOW THAT GOES. BUT JUST FOR PURPOSES OF, YOU KNOW, TRANSPARENCY TO THE PUBLIC, JUST TO MAKE SURE THE PROPOSAL THAT IS BEING BROUGHT FORTH TOMORROW IN OUR SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE IS INDEED GOING TO BE INCLUDING ONLY EXTENSION OF CONTROLS. WE'VE TAKEN THE FIRST STEP ON WHAT IS THAT 40, 54 OF THEM TONIGHT? YES. AND THERE'S ALSO A MEETING, IN PRINCIPLE WITH THE OWNER OF PIKE RUN. AND WE'RE WORKING ON

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[45. Township Committee Reports ]

AND A NUMBER OF BENEFITS. PRETTY. IT'S PRETTY PRETTY NO BRAINER REALLY. YOU KNOW SAFETY FOR BOATERS. MORE FISH, BETTER FISHING. YOU KNOW, THE ALGAE BUILD UP THAT'S CAUSED BY THE DAM BEING THERE. SO WE NEED TO GET THE WATER FLOWING IN THERE JUST WITH CLIMATE CHANGE. THIS IS JUST THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S NEEDED. THE DAM SERVES NO PURPOSE ANYMORE. SO I THINK THAT THAT'S A GOOD INITIATIVE. SO LOOK FOR IT. BUT THAT WAS THE THAT WAS THE MAJOR ITEM.

COMMITTEE ON. GOOD EVENING. I DON'T HAVE MUCH. THE FARMER'S MARKET IS ON THE THIS SATURDAY AGAIN. SO PLEASE COME OUT NOW WITH THE I AND THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY WITH THE TOWN AND AND COMMITTEE FOR GETTING THE PLAYGROUND IN THE FARMER'S MARKET IS KIND OF WORKS REALLY WELL. YOU KNOW, THEY THEY GO AND THEY HANG OUT IN THE PLAYGROUND. THEY GO AND, AND GET SOME FRESH PRODUCE, LOCAL PRODUCE. SO I THINK THAT'S THAT'S AMAZING. AND THEN I'D LIKE TO JUST REITERATE, REITERATE MY THANK YOU TO THE TIGER'S TAIL FOR ALWAYS, YOU KNOW, SUPPORTING OUR COMMUNITY. YOU KNOW, DONATING TO THE THE MUNICIPAL ALLIANCE AND EMS AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS IN TOWN, AS WELL AS THE I APPRECIATE THE MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP BASEBALL LEAGUE FOR, YOU KNOW, ALLOWING US TO USE THEIR THEIR LOT. YOU KNOW, IT'S IT'S IMPORTANT BECAUSE WE HAVE SPACES LIMITED AND YOU KNOW FOR FOR THEM TO LET US USE THAT EVERY YEAR IS IS GREATLY APPRECIATED. SO THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING TODD. SORRY. YEAH. GO AHEAD. I WAS JUST ANNOUNCING YOU. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. SO I HAVE SOME I DON'T HAVE MUCH ON BEHALF OF OPEN SPACE BECAUSE THEY'RE ACTUALLY MEETING TONIGHT. THEY HAD TO RESCHEDULE THEIR MEETING TO TONIGHT BECAUSE OF EARLY VOTING AND. OH, RIGHT. RIGHT. YEAH. BUT I DO HAVE QUITE A FEW UPDATES ON BEHALF OF THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT. BEFORE I SAY THAT, I WANT TO SAY I'M VERY EXCITED TO WELCOME OUR NEWEST POLICE OFFICER. YES. YOU KNOW, I REMEMBER WHEN WE INTERVIEWED HER, WE WERE VERY IMPRESSED WITH HER. AND I THINK SHE'S GOING TO BE AN AMAZING ADDITION TO OUR FORCE. SO ON BEHALF OF THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND THE BOARD OF HEALTH, A FEW VERY SIGNIFICANT UPDATES. SO THERE WILL BE, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH PARKS AND RECREATION, A FOOD DISTRIBUTION EVENT FOR STOCKING OUR FOOD PANTRY. AND ON NOVEMBER 21ST, FROM 4 TO 7, THOSE WHO WANT TO VOLUNTEER JUST GENERALLY DON'T WAIT UNTIL THE 21ST CAN LOOK ON THE WEBSITE AND COMPLETE THAT FORM. AND I WANT TO THANK THE COMMUNITY FOR THEIR OVERWHELMING RESPONSE TO THE FOOD DRIVES. WITH EVERYTHING BEING IN FLUX WITH THE SNAP BENEFITS, AS WELL AS OUR FOOD PANTRY JUST BEING UNDER STOCKED ANYWAY, THIS IS GOING TO BE, YOU KNOW, SOMETHING THAT IS GOING TO BE VERY BENEFICIAL AND IF ANYONE NEEDS ASSISTANCE, THEY CAN REACH OUT TO THE FOOD PANTRY FOR ONGOING SUPPORT. BUT THIS PARTICULAR DISTRIBUTION EVENT WILL BE A DRIVE THROUGH FORMAT FOR MONTGOMERY RESIDENTS ONLY. AND THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT WILL HAD HOSTED RED RIBBON WEEK RED RIBBON WEEK IN LATE OCTOBER TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION, AND THEY HAVE SOME PLANNED EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS AT THE UMS AND LMS. I'M SORRY UMS AND HIGH SCHOOL ABOUT THE GREAT AMERICAN SMOKEOUT FOCUSED ON THE DANGERS OF NICOTINE AND THE RISING USE OF NICOTINE POUCHES AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE. PLEASE COMPLETE THE AGE FRIENDLY MONTGOMERY SURVEY. IT'S A QUICK TEN MINUTE SURVEY. I THINK YOU CAN ACCESS IT RIGHT OUTSIDE OF THE LIBRARY. IMMUNIZATIONS ARE AVAILABLE FOR HOMEBOUND RESIDENTS. IF YOU

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YOU KNOW, I FEEL LIKE THE FRIDAY BEFORE VETERAN'S DAY, I WAS GETTING NERVOUS. IT LOOKED LIKE IT WAS GOING TO RAIN ALL WEEKEND. AND SO I THINK WE MADE THE RIGHT CALL TO KEEP IT INDOORS. AND THEN SUNDAY, AS THE SUN WAS COMING OUT, I WAS WORRIED. I MADE THE WE MADE THE WRONG CALL AND THEN IT STARTED RAINING. BUT I THINK WHAT A WONDERFUL EVENT FOR THOSE WHO WERE ABLE TO MAKE IT IN THIS ROOM WAS PACKED. WE HAD VETERANS, WE HAD FIRST RESPONDERS. THE KIDS JUST DID A WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL DAY. AND I MEAN, I THINK MR. KELSEY KIND OF SAID IT ALL. SO, YOU KNOW, EVERYONE WAS REALLY HAPPY. AND I THINK JUST, YOU KNOW, A GOOD WAY TO KIND OF CLOSE OUT THE YEAR FOR THE VETERANS COMMITTEE. WE ARE YOU KNOW, THERE'S A LOT OF WORK. SO, YOU KNOW, 2026 IS AROUND THE CORNER. AND SO BUDGET SEASON IS GOING TO START.

SO I KNOW OUR CFO, MICHAEL PITTS HAS BEEN, YOU KNOW, GETTING ALL THE DEPARTMENT HEADS GOING. YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE THINGS IS, YOU KNOW, MIKE AND I WERE, YOU KNOW, TALKING TO VOTERS, ETC. I MEAN, THE AFFORDABILITY ISSUE AND TAXES, ETC. IT'S A MAJOR TOPIC. AND SO, YOU KNOW, WE I THINK WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO KIND OF, YOU KNOW, REALLY LOOK AT LIKE, WHAT ARE ALL THE LEVERS WE CAN TO TO TRY TO, YOU KNOW, MINIMIZE SPEND AS WE GO INTO NEXT YEAR OR LEVERAGE AS MUCH, YOU KNOW, FUTURE RATABLES, ETCETERA. WE KNOW THAT THE PROMENADE IS PROBABLY THE LARGEST THING THAT'S COMING INTO ONLINE, BUT FROM A RURAL PERSPECTIVE, THAT'S PROBABLY NOT GOING TO COME UNTIL 2027. SO I THINK, YOU KNOW, WE'RE GOING TO DO A LITTLE BIT OF TIGHTENING THEIR BELTS NEXT YEAR OR, YOU KNOW, AT LEAST THAT'S GOING TO BE MY, MY, MY RECOMMENDATION. YOU KNOW, WITH THAT ALSO I DO WANT TO TAKE THE MOMENT I KNOW IT'S NOT OFFICIAL. I KNOW NOVEMBER 19TH, I MIGHT BE LEANING IN AND MAYBE LEVERAGING WHAT THE YOU KNOW, OUR NEWS MEDIAS. I DO WANT TO THANK THE RESIDENTS OF MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP, YOU KNOW, FOR FOR REELECTING MIKE AND I TO THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE, REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT.

AND, YOU KNOW, AND I, I BELIEVE WE BOTH LOOK FORWARD TO TO SERVING OUR RESIDENTS FOR THE NEXT THREE YEARS. I ALSO WANT TO ESPECIALLY, YOU KNOW, CALL OUT OUR, YOU KNOW, OUR THE NEW INCOMING BOARD OF EDUCATION MEMBERS. YOU KNOW, FRANCINE PFEIFFER, CATHERINE WALLIN AND JULIUS NUNEZ. I KNOW WE ALL LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING TOGETHER WITH THEM, ESPECIALLY AS WE LOOK AT, YOU KNOW, HOW CAN WE, YOU KNOW, CONTINUE IMPROVING, YOU KNOW, THE OVERALL COMMUNITY. BUT YEAH, AS TALKING ABOUT FROM THE FINANCIAL ASPECT, YOU KNOW, WHERE WHERE ARE WAYS THAT WE CAN WORK TOGETHER. YOU KNOW, SHARED SERVICES, SYNERGIES, ETC. TO, YOU KNOW, NOT ONLY BE A LITTLE BIT MORE AFFORDABLE FOR THE RESIDENTS, BUT ALSO, YOU KNOW, PROVIDE MORE ACCESS TO GREATER THINGS FOR FOR EVERYBODY. AND I THINK THE LAST THING, I JUST WANT TO WISH EVERYONE A HAPPY THANKSGIVING. I KNOW WE'RE NOT GOING TO MEET TILL TILL DECEMBER, SO I HOPE EVERYONE IT'S TICKETS, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THOSE HOLIDAYS THAT, YOU KNOW, EVERYONE KIND OF IS ABLE TO CELEBRATE. AND SO I WISH EVERYONE A HAPPY THANKSGIVING TIME WITH FAMILY OR LOVED ONES OR, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER IT IS THAT YOU WANT TO DO ON THAT DAY.

THANK YOU. AND YOU BROUGHT UP THE RED BULLS AND I WAS, YOU KNOW, WE WOULD FIND OUT WHEN WE WOULD LOSE CAN VIEW AS A VARIABLE AT THIS POINT. WE STILL HAVE THEM. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE I GOT THAT QUESTION IN THE PUBLIC. BUT UNTIL 2026 THEY ARE AVAILABLE HERE. RIGHT? OKAY. SO AT LEAST THANK YOU DEPUTY MAYOR. AND I JUST WANT TO BRING UP THE ONCE YOU KNOW, WHEN THE INCLUSIVE PLAYGROUND WAS BEING PLANNED, THERE WAS A LOT OF CONVERSATIONS ON HOW IT WOULD WORK OUT. AND I WANT TO TALK ABOUT ONE GREAT EVENT THAT JUST HAPPENED THERE, WHICH WAS WITH OUR FOOD DRIVE, WHICH WAS HAPPENING, WHICH JUST HAPPENED LAST WEEK. THE PTO LADIES, DANIELLE AND CATHERINE FROM WHO JUST WON THE SCHOOL BOARD ELECTION, THEY WERE ABLE TO ON A HALF DAY, PLAN A PLAY DATE FOR STUDENTS, AND EVERY STUDENT WHO CAME BROUGHT FOOD. SO THAT

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AND ALL THE PARENTS WERE, YOU KNOW, I WALKED IN THERE AND PARENTS WERE THANKING CATHERINE AND DANIELLE FOR COMING UP WITH THE IDEA BECAUSE THEY SAID, ALL THE KIDS, YOU KNOW, DO WANT A PLACE TO GO. AND THE FACT THAT WE HAVE AN INCLUSIVE PLAYGROUND, WHICH OBVIOUSLY IS, YOU KNOW, ENCLOSED WITH A FENCE. SO IT WAS GREAT TO SEE A LOT OF LITTLE KIDS THERE. AND OF COURSE, I GOT TO MEET OUR, YOU KNOW, THE FREE YOGA. LINDSAY WAS THERE WITH HER KIDS AND SHE WAS REALLY COMPLIMENTING THE INCLUSIVE PLAYGROUND. SO I THINK IN ALL IN ALL, YOU KNOW, GREAT WAY TO DO EVENTS WHERE PEOPLE CAN COME GATHER AND OF COURSE, ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE KIDS. OUR RESIDENTS LOVE TO HAVE, YOU KNOW, A PLAY DATE IN THE INCLUSIVE PLAYGROUND IS A GREAT IDEA. SO THAT IS ONE THING FROM LAST WEEK. AND OF COURSE, AS WAS MENTIONED EARLIER, THERE IS WE ARE THANKFUL TO OUR RESIDENTS. WE'VE BEEN COLLECTING FOOD AND HOPEFULLY ONCE THAT DRIVE IS THERE ON THE 21ST, WE ARE ABLE TO, YOU KNOW, GIVE IT OUT AS WELL AT THAT WILL BE AT THE OTTO KAUFMAN. AND IT'S GOING TO BE HOPEFULLY WE'LL HAVE ENOUGH.

WE'LL DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH PARKING. WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING A CIRCLE, I GUESS WE GO IN, PICK UP A BAG AND THEN WE CIRCLE OUT. OKAY. AND THE OTHER THING FROM THE RECREATION COMMITTEE, WE ARE, AS I SAID TO JOHN, HE'S HAD A REALLY BUSY BUT A VERY SUCCESSFUL FEW A FEW MONTHS. AND HE'S NOW PREPARING FOR DECEMBER 2ND. THE TREE LIGHTING, THAT IS WHAT IS COMING UP NEXT. SO I WANT TO REMIND ALL RESIDENTS THAT DECEMBER 2ND IS OUR AMAZING TREE LIGHTING. LAST YEAR WAS I THINK WE DIDN'T EVEN HAVE A PLACE TO STAND IN HERE. AND ALL THE KIDS WERE HERE, AND THE RECREATION COMMITTEE DID AN AMAZING JOB PREPARING AND OF COURSE THE RECREATION DEPARTMENT AS WELL. OKAY, LET'S MAKE SURE WE HAVE ENOUGH REFRESHMENTS. I KNOW WE WERE. WE'RE DIGGING INTO ALL OF OUR STUFF. THE HOT, HOT COCOA WENT TOO FAST AND PEOPLE WERE RUNNING AROUND TRYING TO MAKE MORE. SO DEPUTY MAYOR IS RIGHT.

WE MAY NEED A LITTLE MORE OF THE HOT COCOA THIS TIME. AND IT WAS COLD, SO I THINK THE KIDS WERE RUNNING INSIDE FOR THAT. AND THEN WE'LL HAVE OUR YOUTH LEADERSHIP COUNCIL THERE AS WELL. WE JUST AND TO SEGUE INTO, WE JUST HAD OUR YOUTH LEADERSHIP COUNCIL MEETING THIS PAST SUNDAY. THE NEW COHORT IS REALLY GOOD. THEY ARE REALLY FOCUSED. THEY'VE BEEN ASKING FOR OPPORTUNITIES TO VOLUNTEER. SO THEY ARE TALKING TO JOHN AND JESSICA TO SEE IF THEY WOULD COME ONE OF THESE DAYS. AND THE FILL THE BAGS, THE BAGS THAT ARE GOING TO BE USED ON THE 21ST. SO THAT'S THAT'S ANOTHER INITIATIVE THAT THEY HAVE TAKEN ON. AND OF COURSE, THEY'LL BE AT THE WALK FOR WELLNESS, THAT COMMITTEE WOMAN TODD JUST MENTIONED. SO THEY'RE PRETTY GOOD ABOUT WANTING TO KNOW WHAT IS HAPPENING IN TOWN AND HOW THEY CAN VOLUNTEER. AND ALSO NOT TO FORGET WE HAVE THE DMV MOBILE UNIT, AND THAT'S GOING TO BE IN TOWN DECEMBER 1ST TO FIFTH, AND THE TIMINGS ARE 9 TO 1. AND AMAZINGLY, THERE ARE APPOINTMENTS LEFT. SO JUST REMINDING RESIDENTS WHO ARE LOOKING FOR REAL ID THAT WE DO HAVE APPOINTMENTS AT THIS POINT.

SO IT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA TO GO AHEAD AND GET THAT. AND I'M JUST TRYING TO SEE IF THERE'S ANYTHING ELSE. NO. AND I GUESS WITH THE DEPUTY MAYOR, I WILL ALSO ADD MY HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL RESIDENTS FROM THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE AS WELL. SO WOULD BE GREAT. THANK YOU SO

[46. Administrator’s Report]

SINCE WE ARE IN PLAQUE TALK, YOU KNOW, DEDICATION PLAQUE, ONE MORE PLAQUE. SO GOOD. TURN THE SCREEN BACK ON. YOU DID. IF YOU'RE IF YOU'RE NOT AWARE, NOVEMBER IS NATIONAL NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH. YES. IT HAS A VERY LONG HISTORY HERE IN AMERICA DATING BACK TO 1916, NEW YORK BECAME THE FIRST STATE TO DECLARE AMERICAN INDIAN DAY TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE MANY CONTRIBUTIONS AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF NATIVE PEOPLES. AND THEN THROUGHOUT TIME AFTER THAT, VARIOUS THINGS ACTIONS HAVE. CONGRESS HAD PASSED LAW AND PRESIDENTS, YOU PROCLAMATION EACH YEAR, NOVEMBER 10TH OF THIS YEAR, PRESIDENT TRUMP ISSUED A MESSAGE RECOGNIZING THE MONTH AS NATIVE NATIONAL NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH. SO GIVEN ALL OF THAT, I THOUGHT IT WAS A GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO BRING SOMETHING TO YOUR ATTENTION WHICH SOME OF YOU MAY BE AWARE OF, BUT SOME OF YOU MAY NOT. BUT THERE'S THE ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION. MONTGOMERY ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION HAS AN INITIATIVE, PROBABLY BACK FROM 2022, TO DO A LENNI LENAPE LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT. SO OUR ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION CHAIR,

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SO I THOUGHT LET'S, YOU KNOW, IN HONOR OF NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH, I'LL BRING IT TO YOU AND KIND OF GIVE YOU THE UPDATE. I'M SURE LAUREN AND MARY REESE WOULD BE HAPPY TO, YOU KNOW, TALK FURTHER ABOUT THIS. BUT I THOUGHT SINCE WE'RE HERE TONIGHT AND I HAVE THE PRESENTATION, I WOULD SHARE THAT WITH YOU. SO THERE'S NO THOUGHTS. I'LL MOVE ON TO ANY ANY OTHER NEWS. SO WE I THINK I DID WANT TO THANK ALL OF THE STAFF THAT HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN COMING UP WITH THE TOWNSHIP'S RESPONSE TO THE PAUSE ON SNAP BENEFITS. WE HAVE, I THINK, 354 RESIDENTS IN MONTGOMERY THAT ARE SNAP RECIPIENTS. AND THERE WAS A KIND OF A CALL TO TO ACTION. DEVANG PATEL, OUR HEALTH OFFICER, JOHN GROEGER, OUR PARKS AND RECREATION DIRECTOR, REALLY HAVE ORGANIZED AND LED LED THE CHARGE. I THINK WITHIN 24 HOURS THEY'D COME UP WITH A PLAN ON HOW TO GET FOOD DONATED TO THE FOOD PANTRY AND ORGANIZE THIS DISTRIBUTION EVENT THAT WE'RE HAVING ON THE 21ST, REACHING OUT TO ALL OF OUR PARTNERS, HAVING TEMPORARY FOOD BINS PLACED IN OTHER LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE TOWNSHIP MARKET, PRINCETON FITNESS AND WELLNESS, AND THEIR WHOLE TEAM. EVERYONE AT PARKS AND REC, MANY STAFF HERE IN THE BUILDING, THEY THEY TOOK SHIFTS OUTSIDE HELPING COLLECT THE FOOD DURING THAT FOOD DROP OFF EVENT THAT WE HAD LAST WEEK OR SO. THIS ROOM WAS FULL OF FOOD ROOM. AN ADJACENT CONFERENCE ROOM WAS FULL OF FOOD. OTTO KAUFMANN'S FULL OF FOOD. IT'S THE BAGGING HAS BEGUN FOR THAT EVENT, AND I JUST CAN'T TELL YOU. YOU KNOW HOW PROUD I AM OF THE STAFF.

JUST. YOU KNOW WHAT? WHAT DO WE NEED? WE'RE HERE TO HELP OUR RESIDENTS. AND THEY. THEY DID AN AMAZING JOB. AND ON ON THANKING OTHER STAFF. WE HAD A FIRE HERE IN TOWN. I'M SURE THAT YOU'LL YOU'LL ALL KNOW IT WAS ON OPOSSUM ROAD. AND THREE OF OUR OFFICERS WERE INVOLVED IN HELPING RESCUE ONE OF THE HOMEOWNER, THE HOMEOWNER THERE. AND SO I THINK CHIEF BET AND HIS HIS TEAM ARE WRITING UP A DRAFT RESOLUTION THAT WE WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO DO AT THE NEXT MEETING TO HONOR AND RECOGNIZE THOSE OFFICERS AND THEIR BRAVERY. SO YOU'LL BE YOU'LL BE SEEING SOMETHING, YOU KNOW, PASS THROUGH ABOUT THAT. AND SO THAT THAT'S JUST, YOU KNOW, ANOTHER, YOU KNOW, TRUE MARK OF I THINK OF AMONG MONTGOMERY EMPLOYEE AND ONE OTHER STORY I'LL SHARE LAST LAST MONTH THE SEWER DEPARTMENT CAME TO ME AND SAID, WE HAVE A CONCERN BECAUSE WE DO WE HAVE A VERY RIGOROUS TESTING THAT WE DO OF ALL OF OUR TREATMENT PLANTS FOR MANY DIFFERENT TYPES OF THINGS AND ULTIMATELY FOR THE, YOU KNOW, WATER QUALITY AND WHAT WE'RE WHAT WE'RE HOW WE'RE TREATING OUR FACILITY. WE HAVE A STATE PERMIT THAT WE OPERATE UNDER, AND IT DOES REQUIRE TESTING TWICE A MONTH. THERE WAS A CONCERN THAT DEP WAS TRYING TO HAVE US TEST IN A WAY THAT WOULD BE DETRIMENTAL BECAUSE BASICALLY WE TEST AND THEN WE SEE, WELL, ONE THING, THERE'S FEW LABS IN NEW JERSEY THAT THAT DO THESE TESTS, SPECIALIZED TESTS, AND THEY MIGHT LOSE A SAMPLE. THEY MIGHT BE DELAYED IN GIVING US THE RESULTS. SO THERE'S TIME SENSITIVITY TO IT. AND SOMETIMES WE HAVE TO RETAKE SAMPLES AND SEND THEM BACK OUT TO THE LAB IF THEY'VE LOST IT OR WHATEVER. AND THEN IF A TEST COMES BACK BECAUSE IT'S VERY SENSITIVE IN TERMS OF THE CHEMISTRY THAT'S HAPPENING IN

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I WANT TO COMMEND LISA FOR RUNNING AN INCREDIBLE ELECTION. AND I'M NOT JUST SAYING THAT BECAUSE OF THE RESULTS. YOU KNOW, AND MORE THAT I'M I'M INVOLVED, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, BETWEEN EARLY VOTING, COMMUNICATING TO THE PUBLIC, RUNNING ON ELECTION DAY, I COME HERE AND GET THE RESULTS AT 8 P.M. IT'S ABOUT AN HOUR LONG. AND THEN I, I LEAVE AND I KNOW YOU'RE STILL HERE MAKING SURE THAT THOSE RESULTS ARE TABULATED SINCE THE COUNTY. SO I JUST WANT TO COMMEND YOU AND ALL OF THE POLL WORKERS WHO, YOU KNOW, WHO SPEND THEIR TIME DAYS ENSURING THAT WE HAVE FREE, SAFE, COMPLIANT ELECTIONS, THAT EVERYONE HAS THEIR RIGHT AND IT'S EDUCATED. I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU AND THAT WHOLE WHOLE TEAM FOR, YOU KNOW, PROTECTING OUR DEMOCRACY, YOU KNOW, AND MAKING SURE EVERYONE HAS THE RIGHT TO VOTE AND DOES IT SAFELY. SO I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THAT. WELL, IT'S A IT'S A TRULY A TEAM EFFORT FROM PUBLIC WORKS TO POLICE TO, YOU KNOW, LAUREN'S THERE WITH YOU TO LAUREN, LAUREN AND MY STAFF, POLL WORKERS. WE ARE TRULY A TEAM AND WE WORK TOGETHER. AND I'M I'M LUCKY IN MONTGOMERY THAT KNOCK ON WOOD, WE WE RUN A SMOOTH ELECTION. SO SO YEAH. BUT I'M VERY HAPPY TO DO IT, SO I ENJOY IT. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. AND I YOU KNOW, I WAS TALKING TO SOME OF THE POLL WORKERS THAT DAY. AND YOU KNOW, I REALIZED THEY THEY HAD TO GET UP AROUND FIVE, FIVE, 15 IN THE MORNING JUST TO GET THERE FOR THINGS TO START AT SIX. AND THEN, YOU KNOW, VINCE AND I ARRIVED HERE AROUND 8 P.M. AND, YOU KNOW, YOU GUYS WERE STILL GOING TILL NINE EASILY 930. SO YOU'RE THAT'S A LONG, LONG DAY. START AT 3 A.M. YOU STARTED AT 3 A.M. OKAY.

THERE YOU GO. EVEN BEAT THAT. IT IT WAS IT'S IT'S IT'S REMARKABLE TO SEE IT'S IT'S TRULY, TRULY HEARTWARMING AND AND A HUGE THANKS TO YOU AND THE WHOLE TEAM. YEAH. YEAH.

THANK YOU. NEXT ELECTION, YOU CAN ALL WAKE UP AT 3 A.M. IN SOLIDARITY. YOU CAN CALL ME, MAKE SURE I'M UP. I'M GOING TO THE ONE THING THAT TRIGGERED WHEN YOU TALKED ABOUT THE FIRE WAS, I DID HAVE A COMMUNICATION FROM SEAN DEVLIN AT FROM THE OEM. SO I JUST WANTED TO READ THIS OUT SO THE RESIDENTS HAVE WHAT HAPPENED, BECAUSE THERE WERE A LOT OF PEOPLE ASKING WHAT HAD HAPPENED THERE. SO THIS IS REGARD TO THE STRUCTURE FIRE. AND THIS IS FROM SEAN DEVLIN AT OEM. WITH REGARD TO THE STRUCTURE FIRE AT 322 OPOSSUM ROAD AT 4:14 A.M. ON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7TH, 2025, MDPD WAS DISPATCHED TO A STRUCTURE FIRE WITH ENTRAPMENT RESPONDING OFFICERS, WHO WE WILL COMMEND AS LAURIE BROUGHT UP IN THE NEXT MEETING, WERE ABLE TO ASSIST MAKING SURE FIVE RESIDENTS AND TWO DOGS WERE MOVED TO A SAFE AREA. TWO OF THE RESIDENTS WERE TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL, AND THE REMAINING THREE PEOPLE AND TWO DOGS STAYED ON SCENE. MONTGOMERY OEM WAS CONTACTED TO ASSIST. THE THREE RESIDENTS WHO REMAINED ON SCENE WERE UNABLE TO GET ASSISTANCE, AS THEY HAD NO FRIENDS OR FAMILY IN THE AREA. JOHN GROEGER, THAT'S OUR RECREATION DIRECTOR, WAS CONTACTED AND WAS REQUESTED TO PROVIDE A ROOM OR AREA IN THE OTTO KAUFMANN FOR THE RESIDENTS SO THEY COULD REMAIN WARM AND OUT OF THE ELEMENTS. REALLY COLD TEMPERATURES THAT DAY. THE RESIDENTS HAD THEIR OWN MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION AND WERE ABLE TO DRIVE FROM THEIR HOME TO OTTO KAUFMANN, THE MONTGOMERY HEALTH DEPARTMENT. THAT IS, OF COURSE, DIWANJI PATEL WAS CONTACTED AND REQUESTED TO ASSIST BY CHECKING TO SEE IF THE TWO DOGS WERE REGISTERED WITH THE TOWNSHIP. THEY WERE REGISTERED, AND KUDOS TO LISA, WHO MAKES SURE EVERYBODY GETS THEIR, YOU KNOW, VACCINATION DONE. THE MONTGOMERY HEALTH DEPARTMENT ALSO ASSISTED BY LOOKING FOR PET FRIENDLY HOTELS FOR THE DISPLACED RESIDENTS AND THE DOGS. OEM CONTACTED AMERICAN RED CROSS, WHO RESPONDED TO OTTO KAUFMANN TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE AND A RESOURCE LIST. THE AMERICAN RED CROSS DID PROVIDE MONEY TO THE RESIDENTS TO ALLOW THEM TO GET IMMEDIATE FOOD, CLOTHING, HOUSING UNTIL THEIR INSURANCE COULD TAKE OVER. THE AMERICAN RED CROSS DOES NOT PROVIDE

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THEY CLEARED FROM OTTO KAUFMANN AT APPROXIMATELY 3:30 P.M. I THINK THIS IS REALLY WELL DONE BY OUR PD, OUR HEALTH DEPARTMENT, OUR RECREATION CENTER, BECAUSE THE OTTO KAUFMANN IS OUR WARMING CENTER AS WELL. SO I JUST WANT TO COMMEND ALL OF THEM. AND AS LORI SAVRAN MENTIONED, WE WILL BE DOING A RESOLUTION AT THE NEXT MEETING IN DECEMBER. THANK

[47. Future Agenda Items]

[48. Resolution #25-11-378 – Executive Session ]

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.

IMMEDIATELY. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 2511? DASH 379. SO MOVED SECOND. ROLL CALL PLEASE. COMMITTEE MEMBER. MARTIN. YES. COMMITTEE MEMBER. ANN. YES. COMMITTEE MEMBER.

TAYLOR. YES. DEPUTY MAYOR. BARRAGAN. YES. MAYOR. SINGH. YES. THANK YOU. MAYOR. IF I COULD, BECAUSE. ONE SEVEN. OH, SORRY. IS FULL OF FOOD. IT'S ADDITIONAL PANTRY, A COUPLE OF OPTIONS. WE CAN STAY IN THIS ROOM OR WHAT ARE OTHER OPTIONS? 210 OR GO

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