[I. ROLL CALL]
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OPEN PUBLIC MEETINGS ACT. NOTICE OF THE TIME AND PLACE OF THIS MEETING HAS BEEN POSTED AND SENT TO THE OFFICIALLY DESIGNATED NEWSPAPERS. ROLL CALL. VOTE, PLEASE. THAT'LL.
LODGE IT HERE. YES, HERE. KHAN. HERE. MONEY. HERE. ROBERTS. HERE. SCHULDINER. HERE. SINGH.
HERE. TAYLOR. TODD. HERE. LOCKLEAR. HERE. SHARMA, HERE. AND NOW WE WILL HAVE THE SALUTE TO THE FLAG. OKAY? 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. RIGHT NOW, I'M
[III. REORGANIZATION]
GOING TO OPEN NOMINATIONS FOR THE CHAIR. DO WE HAVE A NOMINATION FOR THE CHAIR? I NOMINATE DAVE CAMP, AND DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND? AND DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO CLOSE NOMINATIONS? SO MOVED. AND A SECOND SECOND ROLL CALL VOTE PLEASE. YES YES YES YES, HONEY.YES. ROBERTS. YES. SCHULDINER. YES. SINGH. YES YES. YES. GOOD EVENING. IS YOURS? IT WAS A HARD FOUGHT BATTLE, BUT THANK YOU EVERYBODY. AND AS EVERYBODY ON THE BOARD KNOWS, EXCEPT FOR OUR NEWEST PERSON, I TAKE THIS PRETTY SERIOUSLY. AND I'M REALLY PROUD OF WHAT WE DID LAST YEAR, BECAUSE THAT WAS A CHALLENGING YEAR FOR THIS BOARD. SO I'M GLAD TO BE BACK. OKAY.
DO WE HAVE A NOMINATION FOR VICE CHAIR? I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE OUR VICE CHAIR. SECOND, I WAS GOING TO SECOND. OKAY. TWO SECONDS. DO I HAVE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS FOR VICE CHAIR? OKAY. ANOTHER HARD FOUGHT BATTLE. AND CAN WE DO A ROLL CALL, PLEASE? THERE. ROGER.
YES YES YES YES. MONEY PRESENT. ROBERTS. YES. YES. SINGH. YES. TAYLOR. TODD. YES. YES. OKAY.
THIS IS EVERYBODY ALWAYS JUMPS FOR THIS ONE. DO I HAVE A NOMINATION FOR SECRETARY? I NOMINATE SARAH ROBERTS. OH, I WILL SECOND THAT. ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS? SARAH, DO YOU ACCEPT THE NOMINATION. OH YES. OKAY. GOOD. ROLL CALL PLEASE. TARA. YES. YES YES YES YES YES YES. SINGH. YES. TAYLOR. TODD. YES, SIR. YES. OKAY. THANK YOU EVERYBODY. FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS IS OUR MEETING SCHEDULE. AND BE IT RESOLVED BY THE PLANNING BOARD OF THE TOWNSHIP OF MONTGOMERY THAT THE PLANNING BOARD WILL MEET IN 2026 ON THE SECOND AND THE FOURTH MONDAY OF THE MONTH, AND THAT THE MONTHLY MEETING DATES OF THE BOARD ARE HEREBY SCHEDULED ON THE FOLLOWING DATES TO COMMENCE AT 7 P.M. IN THE MUNICIPAL BUILDING LOCATED AT 100 COMMUNITY DRIVE, SKILLMAN, NEW JERSEY. ALL INTERESTED PERSONS MAY ATTEND AND BE HEARD. SPECIAL WORK SESSIONS SCHEDULED PERIODICALLY WILL BE NOTICED AS REQUIRED.
UPON SCHEDULING, THIS NOTICE SHALL BE TRANSMITTED TO THE OFFICIALLY DESIGNATED NEWSPAPERS AND FILED WITH THE CLERK OF MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP. THOSE DATES IN 2026 ARE JANUARY 26TH, FEBRUARY 9TH AND 23RD, MARCH 9TH AND 23RD, APRIL 13TH AND 27TH, MAY 11TH, JUNE 8TH AND 22ND. JULY 13TH AND 27TH. AUGUST 10TH AND 24TH. SEPTEMBER 14TH AND 28TH OCTOBER 12TH.
NOVEMBER 9TH AND 23RD. DECEMBER 14TH AND THEN THE REORGANIZATION MEETING WILL BE JANUARY 11TH OF 2027. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE SLATE OF MEETINGS? MR. CHAIR, CAN I MAKE A COMMENT? I BELIEVE OCTOBER 12TH IS COLUMBUS DAY, AND I DON'T KNOW IF THE TOWNSHIP IS ACTUALLY OPEN THAT DAY. THAT'S TRUE. OCTOBER. ANYONE HAVE A CALENDAR HANDY?
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NO. LET'S SEE. YEAH. DO YOU HAVE THE TOWNSHIP ONE? I'M JUST CHECKING TO HEAR DECEMBER 1ST.AND I DO HAVE OUR. OUR CLOSINGS USUALLY FOLLOW THE STATE CLOSINGS. AND I BELIEVE THE STATE IS CLOSED ON COLUMBUS DAY OR INDIGENOUS PEOPLE DAY, IF WE WANT TO CALL IT THAT. SO OKAY, MAYBE WE CAN DOUBLE CHECK THAT BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE IT ON MY CALENDAR EITHER. USUALLY LISA WILL PUT IT, BUT WE CAN DOUBLE CHECK AS YEAH, WELL, WHY DON'T WE CONFIRM THE REST OF THE MEETINGS, VOTE ON THAT. AND THEN TO MARTIN'S POINT, WE WILL FIGURE OUT WHAT DATES IN OCTOBER. WE'LL MEET. OKAY. AND THEN WE CAN DO THAT AT OUR NEXT MEETING TO FINALIZE OCTOBER 12TH. SO DO I HAVE A MOTION? YEAH. SUBJECT TO CHANGES I MOVE IT. OKAY. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND ROLL CALL, PLEASE. SARAH. YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES OKAY. NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS THE SITE PLAN SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE MEETINGS AND BE IT RESOLVED BY THE PLANNING BOARD OF THE TOWNSHIP OF MONTGOMERY, THAT THE SITE PLAN SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE WILL HOLD ON THE FOLLOWING DATES IN 2026 AT 8:30 A.M. VIRTUAL MEETINGS ENABLED BY ZOOM GOV.
SPECIAL WORK SESSION SCHEDULE PERIODICALLY WILL BE NOTICED AS REQUIRED UPON SCHEDULING. THIS NOTICE SHALL BE TRANSMITTED TO THE OFFICIALLY DESIGNATED NEWSPAPERS AND FILED WITH THE CLERK OF MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP. ALL INTERESTED PERSONS MAY ATTEND THOSE PORTIONS OF THE MEETING THAT THE APPLICANT IS BEING HEARD. THOSE DATES ARE FEBRUARY 3RD, MARCH 3RD, APRIL 7TH, MAY 5TH, JUNE 2ND JULY SEVENTH, AUGUST 1ST, SEPTEMBER 1ST, OCTOBER 6TH, NOVEMBER 3RD AND DECEMBER 1ST. OKAY. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THESE MEETINGS? SECOND. SECOND. OKAY.
ROLL CALL PLEASE. JERRY. YES YES YES YES YES. ROBERTS. YES. YES. SINGH. YES. TAYLOR. TODD.
YES. BLACKLER. YES. IF I CAN JUST INTERJECT FOR A MOMENT, SHERRY JUST TEXTED ME. WE ARE OPEN ON COLUMBUS DAY, SO THAT'S WHY THAT DATE. OH, OKAY. WE ARE OPEN. OKAY. THEN WE WILL NOT BE COMING BACK ABOUT THIS NEXT MEETING. THANKS, SARAH. OKAY. NEXT IS THE DESIGNATION OF THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER. AND BETWEEN JANUARY 1ST, 2020 SIXTH AND MARCH 1ST, 2026. THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER FOR LEGAL, MUNICIPAL ADVERTISING AND NOTICE SHALL BE THE COURIER NEWS AND THE STAR LEDGER IN ACCORDANCE WITH PL 2025, CHAPTER 72, SECTION 4654, NO LATER THAN MARCH 1ST, 2026, TOWNSHIP NOTICES WILL BE POSTED ON THE MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP WEBSITE AND WILL BE AVAILABLE AT PUBLIC NOTICES. MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP, NEW JERSEY BEGINNING MARCH 1ST, 2026, APPLICANT NOTICES FOR PUBLIC HEARINGS MUST BE IN AN ELIGIBLE ONLINE NEWS PUBLICATION. OKAY, SO UNTIL MARCH 1ST, IT'S GOING TO BE THE ACTUAL NEWSPAPER. AFTER MARCH 1ST IT IS ONLINE. IS THAT CORRECT? OKAY. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE? SO MOVED. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND? ROLL CALL PLEASE. THERE. ROGER. YES YES YES YES YES. ROBERTS. YES. YES. SINGH. YES YES YES. OKAY.
NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS THE APPOINTMENT OF SUBCOMMITTEES. AND I'LL JUST READ WHO THE WHO WILL BE ON THE VARIOUS SUBCOMMITTEES. FIRST IS THE MASTER PLAN LAND DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE UPDATE COMMITTEE THAT MEETS FROM SIX, 6 TO 7 P.M. ON THE SECOND AND FOURTH MONDAYS.
SO THERE WILL BE AN HOUR BEFORE THE PLANNING BOARD MEETING. THE MEMBERS ARE. MAYOR AND MYSELF AND MARVIN SCHULDINER AND ARUN MANI. SITE PLAN SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE MEETS THE FIRST TUESDAY OF EVERY MONTH AT 8:30 A.M. VIA ZOOM. MEMBERS ARE. I'M SORRY, PATRICIA TAYLOR TODD PAUL BLODGETT, MAYOR, AND MYSELF. AND THEN MARVIN SCHULDINER WILL BE THE PLANNING BOARD LIAISON TO THE TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE THAT MEETS ON A QUARTERLY BASIS. AND THE PLANNING BOARD LIAISON TO THE EDC ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
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COMMISSION WILL BE OUR. AND MARNIE. AND I BELIEVE THOSE ARE OUR COMMITTEES. I HAVE A COMMENT ON THE MEETINGS. YES, IT LOOKS LIKE AUGUST 1ST IS A SATURDAY. OH. WHICH ONE, FORGIVE ME IS AUGUST 4TH. AUGUST 4TH, AUGUST 1ST. THAT'S THE SITE PLAN. YEP. ALL RIGHT.SO YES, IT MUST BE A TYPO. IT MUST BE THE FOURTH. SO I WILL MAKE NOTE. WE WILL ADJUST IT OKAY. AUGUST 4TH, THIRD OR FOURTH. OH OF YEAH IT'S THE TUESDAY RIGHT. TUESDAY. YEAH YEAH. OKAY. THANK YOU PAT. OKAY. NEXT ITEM IS THE APPROVAL OF A COMBINATION MEMBERSHIP FOR THE NEW JERSEY FEDERATION OF PLANNING OFFICIALS. MEMBERSHIP IS $212.50. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THAT EXPENSE? SO MOVED TO HAVE A SECOND. SECOND. ROLL CALL PLEASE. YES YES YES YES YES YES. SCHULDINER. YES. SINGH. YES. TAYLOR. YES. YES. THANK YOU. DARA. OKAY. NEXT
[IV. APPOINTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES UNDER THE “LOCAL UNIT PAY-TO-PLAY LAW”]
ITEM IS THE APPOINTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES UNDER THE LOCAL UNIT PAY TO PLAY LAW. AND THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES RESOLUTION IS RESOLUTION OH ONE DASH 2026. LOOK AT THAT. THE FIRST ONE. WHEREAS THERE EXISTS A NEED TO ACQUIRE THE FOLLOWING PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FOR 2026 WITHOUT A FAIR AND OPEN PROCESS AS DEFINED BY PL 2004 C 19, THE LOCAL UNIT PAY TO PLAY LAW THAT INCLUDES THE PLANNING BOARD, ATTORNEY, PLANNING BOARD, PLANNER, PLANNING BOARD, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT, PLANNING BOARD, TRAFFIC ENGINEER AND THE PLANNING BOARD ENGINEER. AND WHEREAS, THE MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP PURCHASING AGENT HAS DETERMINED AND CERTIFIED IN WRITING THAT THE VALUE. I'M SORRY, JUST MAKING SURE THE VALUE OF THE SERVICES OVER THE COURSE OF THE CONTRACT IS ANTICIPATED TO EXCEED $17,500. AND WHEREAS THE NEW JERSEY LOCAL PUBLIC CONTRACTS LAW NJSA 40 A COLON 1101 AUTHORIZES THE AWARD OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACTS WITHOUT COMPETITIVE BIDDING. AND WHEREAS THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER HAS CERTIFIED THAT SUFFICIENT FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE FOR THE AFORESAID SERVICES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AMOUNT SET FORTH IN THE 2026 TEMPORARY BUDGET, WITH PERFORMANCE OF SAID SERVICES AFTER MARCH 31ST, 2026 BEING SUBJECT TO THE TOWNSHIP'S AMENDMENT OF THE 2026 TEMPORARY BUDGET AND OR ADOPTION OF THE FINAL 2026 BUDGET. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE PLANNING BOARD OF THE TOWNSHIP OF MONTGOMERY AS FOLLOWS. AND THE CHAIRMAN IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO EXECUTE A PROPER AGREEMENT WITH THE FOLLOWING THE LAW.EXCUSE ME. OFFICE OF KARAN CASEY, LLC AS OUR PLANNING BOARD ATTORNEY CLERK. CATON.
HENCE, AS OUR PLANNING BOARD PLANNER AND JUST. THANK YOU AND CLARKE CATON HINTZ, AS WELL AS OUR PLANNING BOARD LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT, TNM ASSOCIATES AS PLANNING BOARD, TRAFFIC ENGINEER AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES, INC AS PLANNING BOARD ENGINEER. THIS CONTRACT IS AWARDED FOR A PERIOD OF ONE YEAR FOR THE AMOUNT SET FORTH IN THE CONTRACT AND WITHOUT COMPETITIVE BIDDING AS PROFESSIONAL SERVICES UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE LOCAL PUBLIC CONTRACTS LAW. NJSA 40, A COLON 11 51A AS CONTRACTS FOR SERVICES TO BE PERFORMED BY PERSONS AUTHORIZED BY LAW. TO PRACTICE RECOGNIZED PROFESSIONS THAT ARE REGULATED BY LAW, AND BECAUSE THE SERVICES TO BE PERFORMED ARE NOT SUSCEPTIBLE OF QUANTIFYING IN BID SPECIFICATIONS. EVERYONE GOT ALL THAT THESE CONTRACTORS HAVE COMPLETED AND FILED WITH MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP A CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS AFFIDAVIT AS REQUIRED BY NJSA 19. COLON 44 20.2 CERTIFYING THEY HAVE NOT MADE ANY PROHIBITED CONTRIBUTIONS TO A CANDIDATE COMMITTEE OR MUNICIPAL COMMITTEE REPRESENTING THE ELECTED OFFICIALS OF THE TOWNSHIP. A COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION, THE CERTIFICATE OF CONTRACT VALUE, THE CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS AFFIDAVIT AND THE EXECUTED AGREEMENT SHALL BE PLACED ON FILE IN THE OFFICE OF THE PLANNING BOARD. THE NOTICE OF THIS ACTION SHALL BE PUBLISHED ONCE IN THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER, AS REQUIRED BY LAW AND PERFORMANCE OF SERVICES UNDER THE TERMS OF THESE
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CONTRACTS AND PAYMENT FOR SERVICES IS SUBJECT TO THE CERTIFICATION OF AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS BY THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER. OKAY, DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS PART OF THE RESOLUTION? SO MOVED. DO I HAVE A SECOND SECOND ROLL CALL, PLEASE? DARA BLODGETT YES YES YES YES YES ROBERTS. YES. YES. SINGH. YES. TAYLOR. YES. YES. THANK YOU. DARA. OKAY. NEXT IS PUBLIC PARTICIPATION FOR ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA. I DO NOT BELIEVE WE HAVE ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC. SO I WILL SKIP THAT. AND NEXT ITEM IS A RESOLUTION. IT'S A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE[VI. RESOLUTIONS]
2025 STORMWATER MANAGEMENT ELEMENT AS AN AMENDMENT TO THE MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP MASTER PLAN.DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE? SO MOVE. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND ROLL CALL, PLEASE? DARA KHAN YES. YES. ROBERTS. YES YES YES YES YES OKAY. NEXT IS AN EXTENSION REQUEST. THIS IS CASE
[VII. EXTENSION REQUEST]
PB OH 323. THE APPLICANT IS HARLINGEN ASSOCIATES LLC. IT IS FOR BLOCK 6001. LOTS 3334 34.01, 35, 35.01 AND 36 ROUTE 206 MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP. IT'S AN EXTENSION OF PRELIMINARY AND FINAL MAJOR SUBDIVISION SITE PLAN APPROVAL TO JANUARY 8TH, 2027, AND FOR THE APPLICANT, RICHARD JOHNSON, ATTORNEY. GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING. HERE TO GET AN EXTENSION OF VESTED RIGHTS UNDER NJSA 40, COLUMN 55 D HYPHEN 52. WE GOT PRELIMINARY AND FINAL SITE PLAN, SUBDIVISION AND BULK VARIANCES, DESIGN WAIVERS, EXCEPTIONS ON. JANUARY, THE RESOLUTION WAS ADOPTED ON JANUARY 8TH, 2024. SO OUR TIME IS UP FOR VESTED RIGHTS AS OF JANUARY 8TH OF THIS YEAR. WAS APPROVED BY THE PLANNING BOARD IN NOVEMBER OF 2023. THIS IS THE APPLICATION FOR TWO STORY, TWO STORY, AFFORDABLE MARKET RATE MIX HOUSING APARTMENT BUILDINGS WITH 18 APARTMENTS, 11 OF WHICH ARE AFFORDABLE. AS YOUR THIRD ROUND OBLIGATION ON THE MOUNT LAUREL. SEVEN OF MARKET RATE AT 36 THREE BEDROOM TOWNHOUSES. YOU RECALL THAT THIS IS ONE WHERE WE'RE DOING EXTRA WORK FOR THE TOWNSHIP, FOR SANITARY SEWER, TO BRING THE SEWER LINE ACROSS DOWN THE RUTLAND ROAD TO THE MANHOLE, AND THEN THE TOWNSHIP THEN WILL DECIDE TO CONNECT TO THE PROPERTIES IN HARLINGEN VILLAGE, WHICH HAVE FAILING SEPTIC SYSTEMS, WHICH HAVE BEEN FAILING SINCE I CAME TO TOWN ABOUT 50 YEARS AGO. SO IT'S IT'S A REAL BOON TO THE TOWN. BESIDE BEING YOUR THIRD ROUND OBLIGATION. SO WHAT HAVE WE? WHAT HAVE WE BEEN DOING IN THE LAST TWO YEARS? WE GOT SOMERSET PLANNING BOARD APPROVAL ON AUGUST 9TH, 2025.WE GOT SOMERSET UNION CONSERVATION DISTRICT APPROVAL ON SITE ON JUNE 4TH, 2025, WE GOT NEW JERSEY DEP APPROVAL FOR THE STORMWATER DISCHARGE GENERAL PERMIT ON SITE APPROVED ON JANUARY 26TH, 2021. WE HAVE SOMERSET UNION SOIL CONSERVATION DISTRICT FOR THE ALL ON SITE SOIL, SEDIMENT SEDIMENT CONTROL CERTIFICATION ON JUNE 30TH, 2025. THAT'S FOR THE SEWER LINE WE GOT DOING DNR CANAL COMMISSION APPROVED CERTIFICATE OF APPROVAL RECEIVED ON OCTOBER 15TH, 2025 FRET FRESHWATER WETLANDS STATEWIDE GENERAL PERMIT NUMBER TWO FOR FORCE FOR THE FORCE MAIN CROSSING, THE FOX BROOK GP. GENERAL PERMIT NUMBER SIX FOR FILLING UP THE SWALE AND A GP TEN A FOR A DRIVEWAY CROSSING AND A TRANSITION AREA WAIVER AVERAGING. IT WAS SUBMITTED BY OUR ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANT, ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES ON 862024. I'VE BEEN ADVISED THAT IT SHOULD BE APPROVED WITHIN A MONTH. WE GOT APPROVED NJD P
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APPROVAL FOR THE FLOOD HAZARD AREA VERIFICATION METHOD SIX ON SEPTEMBER 16TH, 2025 WE GOT NJDEP APPROVAL FOR FRESHWATER WETLANDS. A LETTER OF INTERPRETATION APPROVED ON JANUARY 7TH, 20222020. THE NJ PERMIT FOR FLOOD HAZARD AREA VERIFICATION WAS APPROVED ON AUGUST 29TH, 2022. LET'S SEE WHAT ELSE. WE'VE DONE. VARIOUS EASEMENTS AND OTHER THINGS IN ORDER TO. GET OUR PLANS APPROVED, WHICH ARE BEING REVIEWED BY MR. DARCY'S OFFICE.REVISED PLANS. WE'VE HAD COMMENTS AND SO DID MARK HERMAN, YOUR ENGINEER. AND LET'S SEE FOR THAT. WE GOT THE CROSS EASEMENT APPROVED ON THE NOVEMBER ON OCTOBER. SORRY, NOVEMBER 11TH, 2025. WE GOT THE MUNICIPAL SERVICES AGREEMENT APPROVED ON ON DECEMBER 15TH, 2025. WE GOT THE DRAINAGE EASEMENT FOR THE OPEN SPACE LOT APPROVED ON OCTOBER 29TH, 2025.
WE GOT THE DRIVEWAY EASEMENT BECAUSE IF YOU RECALL ON THIS ONE THERE, THE DRIVEWAYS CROSSED INTO THE COMMON AREA, AND THAT WAS A CONDITION OF THE RESOLUTION DRAWN BY MISS CASEY THAT WAS APPROVED ON JULY 9TH, 2025 OPEN SPACE DEDICATION. THERE'S OPEN SPACE LANDS. WE SUBMITTED OUR ENVIRONMENTAL AUDIT WAS APPROVED BY MISS WASIKOWSKI. WE HAVE TO CLEAN UP SOME GARBAGE, WHICH WE AGREED TO DO. WE COMPLETED THE CONSTRUCTION SEQUENCE AGREEMENT, THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING AGREEMENT. THE DEED RESTRICTION FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING WAS DONE TODAY. WAS APPROVED TODAY. I DID A CONTRACT FOR A TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION ACCESS EASEMENT FOR YOUR PUBLIC WORKS. THAT'S THE OFFSITE SEWER THAT'S BEING REVIEWED BY MR. HERMAN AND MISS.
MRS. QUIROGA. A TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION ACCESS AGREEMENT BETWEEN MONTGOMERY AND THE EMS, THE FIRST AID SQUAD, WHICH IS FINALLY SIGNED. LET'S SEE WHAT ELSE WE HAVE. AND WE SENT IN OUR HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION PAPERS LAST WEEK THROUGH MARK HERMAN WANTED A CERTAIN RESTRICTION ON THE STORMWATER. STORMWATER FACILITIES. WE SAID THAT IN HE'S REVIEWING THAT AND THAT'S ABOUT IT ON THIS ONE HERE. THE LONG PAUSE WAS BECAUSE FOR THE OFF SITE EASEMENT THAT WE HAD TO GET FROM RICHARD MEIER FOR THE SEWER TOOK FOR A LONG TIME, BECAUSE YOU HAD TO GET AN APPRAISAL AND YOU WENT BACK AND FORTH AND BACK AND FORTH WITH MR. MYERS ATTORNEY. AND THAT WAS ONLY DONE ON MAY. THE EASEMENT WAS DATED ON MAY 25TH AT 2025, AND THAT PREVENTED US FROM GOING ON TO HIS PROPERTY AND DOING SOIL TESTING, IN WHICH DELAY THE SEWER, WHICH WE NOW HAVE. WE DO HAVE THE SEWER. BIDS IN APPROVED BY MR. HERMAN, YOUR ENGINEER. I DREW A CONTRACT FOR THAT. I HAD TO DRAW ANOTHER CONTRACT FOR THAT.
HE'S. HE AND MISS QUIROGA IS ARE DOING FOR YOUR PUBLIC WORKS ACCESS. BECAUSE WE HAVE TO PUT THE SEWER LINE ON THAT AND THE ALSO THE AGREEMENT FOR SEWER CAPACITY FOR THE. PIPE PLANT.
SO THAT'S WHAT WE'VE DONE. WE NEED A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME, PROBABLY WITHIN A YEAR TO COMPLETE EVERYTHING. AGAIN, THE BIG HOLD UP ON THIS ONE WAS GETTING MR. MEYER TO AGREE TO THE EASEMENT FINALLY, BY THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE. AND AND YOU'RE YOU'RE COMFORTABLE THAT A YEAR IS YOU'RE COMFORTABLE WITH THE YEAR EXTENSION. YOU FEEL YOU FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH THAT. THAT SHOULD DO IT. OKAY. OKAY. AS YOU CAN SEE WE DID A LOT OF WORK ON THIS ONE. OH
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YEAH. LOOK THIS IS A THIS IS A THIS IS A PRETTY THIS IS AN INVOLVED. THE OFFSITE SEWER.YEAH. ACROSS THE FOX BROOK GO UNDER THE FOX BROOK. AND YOU KNOW IT TOOK A LONG TIME. YEP.
OKAY. GIVEN THAT WE DO NOT HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT, WE'LL GO RIGHT TO BOARD, QUESTION DISCUSSIONS.
ANY QUESTIONS? YEAH, I HAVE A QUESTION. MR. SALTZMAN, CAN YOU DIVULGE WHAT WAS INVOLVED IN THE AGREEMENT WITH EMS? I'M SORRY, WHAT WAS INVOLVED IN THE AGREEMENT WITH EMS? YOU MADE REFERENCE TO AN AGREEMENT WITH EMS. OH, WE'RE WE'RE NOT GIVING THEM A LINE, BUT WE'RE GIVING THEM A LATERAL UP TO THE FOUNDATION SO THAT THE ONLY THING THEY HAVE TO DO IS GET A PLUMBER TO HOOK UP TO THE LATERAL SO THEY CAN GET RID OF THEIR SEPTIC SYSTEM. OKAY.
THANK YOU. AND THEN WHAT WE'RE DOING IS WE'RE ORIGINALLY GOING TO ONLY DO A LATERAL A LINE, PUT A SEWER LINE. AND THEY WERE GOING TO PUT A LATERAL IN BUT THEY CRIED POVERTY. AND SO WE'RE PUTTING THE LATERAL INTO THE FOUNDATION. SO ALL THEY HAVE TO DO IS GET A PLUMBER TO HOOK IT UP AND TO WHATEVER FACILITY THEY WANT TO HOOK IT UP TO. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NO. OKAY THEN. OOPS. SORRY. THEN LET'S DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE THE EXTENSION REQUEST. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND? ROLL CALL PLEASE. DARA. SORRY. YES, YES, YES. KHAN. MONEY. YES. ROBERTS. WE LOST. ROBERTS. SCHULDINER. YES. THING. YES. YES. LOFFLER.
YES. SHARMA. YES. YES. OKAY. THANK YOU. YOU'RE ALL SET. OKAY. NEXT ITEM IS APPROVAL OF THE
[VIII MINUTES]
MINUTES OF THE DECEMBER 8TH, 2025 REGULAR MEETING. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE? DO I HAVE A SECOND, PLEASE? SECOND. ROLL CALL PLEASE. DARA. THE FIRST I DIDN'T HEAR. SORRY ABOUT THAT.OKAY. YES. YES, HONEY? YES. SINGH. YES. TAYLOR. TODD. YES. AND KHAN. YES. OKAY. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS. THIS IS A THIS IS A ADDITION THIS YEAR THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE. YES. AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH WHERE WE'RE GOING TO PUT ON THE AGENDA WHAT WE BELIEVE FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS ARE GOING TO BE. SO IF ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC DOES COME, THEY WILL HEAR THINGS THAT ARE COMING UP.
SO IT'S AGAIN, JUST ANOTHER WAY OF LETTING THE PUBLIC KNOW ABOUT POTENTIAL THINGS COMING IN FRONT OF US. SO WE HAVE TWO FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS. ONE IS THE 23 ORCHARD ROAD REDEVELOPMENT PLAN, AND THE OTHER IS THE AMENDED AFFORDABLE HOUSING PLAN ELEMENT. BEFORE I GO TO FUTURE MEETINGS, I JUST WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME OUR NEWEST BOARD MEMBER, MR. SHARMA. WELCOME, WELCOME.
YES. THANK YOU AND SHOULD BE AS MUCH FUN AS WE HAD LAST YEAR. SO I THINK WE WELCOME MR. YOU KNOW I JUST I'M I'M YOU THINK MARVIN. YEAH I MEAN I'VE BEEN LOOKING AT I'VE BEEN LOOKING AT MARVIN ON BOARDS FOR YOU KNOW 15 YEARS. SO MARVIN SCHULDINER WELCOME BACK. IT WAS LIKE I HADN'T EVEN LEFT BECAUSE THIS LAST APPLICATION WAS PART OF IT. I HANDLED IT AT THE BEGINNING.
SO YEAH, IT'S, YOU KNOW, LIKE NOTHING. IT'S STILL GOING ON FOR YEARS AND AND. EXACTLY RIGHT. SO, MARVIN, ARE YOU GOOD WITH IT? YEAH. OKAY. YEAH. SORRY ABOUT THAT. YES. WELCOME BACK. THANK YOU. OKAY. FUTURE MEETINGS JANUARY 26TH WILL BE A PLANNING BOARD MEETING. IF WE HAVE ITEMS, AS FAR AS WE KNOW, WE DON'T KNOW YET. AND THEN FEBRUARY 3RD IS THE SITE PLAN SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE MEETING AT 8:30 A.M. VIA ZOOM. FEBRUARY 9TH IS A PLANNING BOARD MEETING.
AND FEBRUARY 23RD, OUR SCHEDULED PLANNING BOARD MEETINGS AS WELL. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? SO MOVED. DO YOU HAVE A SECOND? SECOND? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE. ALL RIGHT.
THANKS, EVERYBODY.
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