[CALL TO ORDER]
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THE RIGHT CHOICE FOR ME. OKAY. HAVE WE EVER HAD A MEETING? CALL TO ORDER? THIS IS A SPECIAL MEETING OF MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE CALLED TO ORDER AT 7 P.M. ROLL CALL, PLEASE. MAYOR SINGH HERE. DEPUTY MAYOR BERRIGAN HERE. COMMITTEE MEMBER. TAYLOR TODD HERE. COMMITTEE MEMBER. ANNE HERE. COMMITTEE MEMBER. MARTIN. HERE. NOTICE OF MEETING IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN PUBLIC MEETINGS ACT. ADEQUATE NOTICE OF THIS MEETING WAS PROVIDED ON APRIL 1ST, 2026 ON THE ON THE MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP WEBSITE. PUBLIC NOTICE PAGE NOTICES PAGE AND POSTED ON THE MUNICIPAL BULLETIN BOARD AND FILED WITH THE TOWNSHIP CLERK. SALUTE TO THE FLAG. PLEASE JOIN US IN 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. CONSENT. AGENDA. ALL MATTERS LISTED ON
[1.Consent Agenda]
THE CONSENT AGENDA ARE CONSIDERED TO BE ROUTINE AND WILL BE ENACTED BY ONE MOTION.THERE WILL BE NO SEPARATE DISCUSSION OF THESE ITEMS. IF DISCUSSION IS DESIRED, THAT ITEM WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA AND CONSIDERED SEPARATELY. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE? MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT THE CONSENT AGENDA RESOLUTIONS 26-4-143 TO RESOLUTIONS 26-4-145. SO MOVED. SECOND. ROLL CALL PLEASE.
COMMITTEE MEMBER. MARTIN. YES. COMMITTEE MEMBER. ANN. YES. COMMITTEE MEMBER. TAYLOR. TODD.
YES. DEPUTY. MAYOR. BARRAGAN. YES. MAYOR. SINGH. YES. APPROVAL OF MINUTES. THERE ARE
[2. Approval of Minutes]
[3. Resolution #26-4-146 – Payment of Bills]
NO MINUTES FOR CONSIDERATION. RESOLUTION 26-4-146. PAYMENT OF BILLS POSTED ON THE FIRST PAGE TOWARDS THE BOTTOM THIRD, YOU'RE GOING TO SEE OUR THREE COUNTY TAX PAYMENTS. ONE FOR COUNTY $4,759,317.19. THE SECOND ONE FOR COUNTY LIBRARY TAXES 636. SORRY, $639,929.67.COUNTY OPEN SPACE RIGHT UNDER THAT FOR $506,377.77. AND THEN ON PAGE THE BOTTOM OF PAGE THREE, OUR MONTHLY SCHOOL TAXES AT $7,450,365. THOSE ARE YOUR LARGEST BILLS. OKAY. THANK YOU.
MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 26-4-146? SO MOVED. SECOND. ROLL CALL PLEASE.
COMMITTEE MEMBER. MARTIN. YES. COMMITTEE MEMBER. ANNE. YES. COMMITTEE MEMBER. TAYLOR. TODD.
[4. Township Committee Reports]
YES. DEPUTY. MAYOR. BARRAGAN. YES. MAYOR. SINGH. YES. TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE REPORTS.COMMITTEEMAN. MARTIN. OKAY. I JUST WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND RECOGNIZE THE AWARD GIVEN TO OUR TOWNSHIP ADMINISTRATOR, LORI SAVRAN, AND OUR TOWNSHIP ENGINEER, MARC HERMAN, ON THIS PAST MONDAY AT THE WATERSHED INSTITUTE. THIS IS THE EDMUND STILES AWARD FOR LEADERSHIP IN IN IN THE ENVIRONMENT ON ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS. AND IT'S AN AWARD THAT'S BEEN WON IN THE PAST BY INDIVIDUALS SUCH AS REPRESENTATIVE BONNIE WATSON COLEMAN, REPRESENTATIVE RUSH HOLT AND OTHERS. SO THE WATERSHED INSTITUTE'S BEEN INVOLVED IN JUST ABOUT EVERY MAJOR ENVIRONMENTAL REFORM AND IMPORTANT MEASURE HERE OVER THE LAST SEVERAL DECADES. SO IT REALLY IS WAS A BIG DEAL. AND IN THEIR REMARKS, LORI AND MARK BOTH SPOKE OF THE, YOU KNOW, THE GRIND OF A MUNICIPAL WORKER AND JUST COMING TO WORK, DOING THEIR JOB. AND I IT WAS IT WAS A POIGNANT MOMENT FOR ME THAT REALLY BROUGHT UP THE FACT THAT, YES, YOU KNOW, JUST DOING YOUR JOB AND, AND DOING WHAT'S RIGHT CAN, YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES, EVEN THOUGH IT OFTEN DON'T GET ACCOLADES SUCH AS THIS, THIS WAS A, THIS WAS A RARE MOMENT AND, AND WELL DESERVED. AND IT WAS A GREAT MOMENT FOR MONTGOMERY. THE, THE AWARD THAT THE WATERSHED GIVES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AT THE SAME TIME, AT THE SAME ANNUAL MEETING THAT WAS JUST HELD THIS PAST MONDAY, IS NAMED AFTER A FORMER MONTGOMERY HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER. SO IT WAS A IT WAS REALLY A GREAT NIGHT FOR MONTGOMERY AND JUST VERY PROUD OF OF LORI AND MARK AND THANK THEM FOR THEIR LEADERSHIP ON THE. WHICH WAS SPECIFICALLY THE, THEIR LEADERSHIP ON THE, THE MILLSTONE WATERSHED PROJECT, WHICH IS ABOUT BRINGING TOGETHER EIGHT EIGHT TOWNS AND UNDERSTANDING THAT THAT SITUATION BETTER. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YEAH, WE SHOULD MAYBE GIVE THEM A BIG HAND. SHE'S NOT HERE. THANK YOU MAYOR. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO THANK ALL
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OF YOUR SUPPORT FOR ME AND MARK AND LAUREN AS WELL. LAUREN WAS THERE AT PART OF THE CRITICAL PART OF THE TEAM THAT WORKS ON ALL THE ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS WITH THE ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION. MARY REESE WAS THERE AS WELL, OUR ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION CHAIR.SHE'S SUCH A STRONG, SOLID LEADER FOR US IN THOSE ENDEAVORS AND ALL OF THE WATERSHED INSTITUTE STAFF. YOU KNOW, THEY ALSO COME OUT TO MEETINGS ON WEEKNIGHTS AWAY FROM THEIR FAMILIES TO HELP US HELP THE COMMUNITY UNDERSTAND AN ISSUE, WHETHER IT'S THE TREE PERMIT THAT WE WERE WORKING WITH A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, OR STREAM CORRIDOR ORDINANCES OR, YOU KNOW, STORMWATER MANAGEMENT, THEY'VE BEEN A TRUE PARTNER FROM THE VERY BEGINNING FOR US.
AND THAT'S VERY HELPFUL. AND I THINK I'D LIKE TO INVITE LAUREN AND MARK TO A FUTURE MEETING AND SHOW OFF THE BEAUTIFUL AWARD. IT'S A STUNNING GLASS. MAYBE WE'LL DO THAT IN MAY. YES.
OKAY. SO THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. THIS IS A SPECIAL MEETING. SO THERE IS NO REPORT FOR ME. BUT, YOU KNOW, AND I'M SURE MAYOR SINGH WILL ADDRESS THE NEW JERSEY MUNICIPALITIES COVER. YES, YES. THAT'S THAT'S AMAZING. THANK YOU FOR EVERYBODY'S HARD WORK AND GETTING THE THE ALL INCLUSIVE PLAYGROUND UP AND RUNNING AS WELL AS, YOU KNOW, BEING PUT ON THE, THE FRONT COVER OF THE MAGAZINE. THAT'S THAT'S AWESOME. AND I WISH EVERYBODY HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY WHO ARE MOTHERS. SO MOTHER'S DAY IS COMING UP. HOPE YOU GIVE YOUR MOM AN EXTRA BIG HUG. AND YEAH, THAT'S COOL. ENJOY. YEAH. OH, YES. NOW THAT COMMITTEE HAS SAID, I THINK ALL KIDS IN MONTGOMERY BETTER MAKE SURE THEY GIVE A HUG TO MOM RIGHT NOW. SPECIAL GIFT AT CASHIER. NO, I'M JUST KIDDING. SORRY. WELL, YOU KNOW, I WAS GOING TO GIVE THE MAYOR A CHANCE TO TALK ABOUT NEW JERSEY MUNICIPALITIES, BUT SINCE EVERYBODY'S WELCOME, IT WAS ALWAYS A TEAM EFFORT. SO I JUST AM ALWAYS VERY EXCITED WHENEVER WE HAVE NEWS THAT SHOWS THE COMMUNITY COMING TOGETHER AND HAVING FUN HERE IN TOWN. AND EVERY TIME I COME OVER HERE, ESPECIALLY SINCE THE WEATHER IS BREAKING, PEOPLE ARE OVER THERE REALLY ENJOYING THE PLAYGROUND, SO I'M GLAD THAT IT'S GETTING FEATURED. AND OTHER THAN THAT, I DON'T HAVE ANY ANY REPORTS BECAUSE IT'S A SPECIAL MEETING AND I DON'T BELIEVE WE'VE MET SINCE THE LAST TIME WE MET. YOU KNOW, ON BEHALF OF THE BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE, I DID ATTEND THE SCHOOL BOARD MEETING ON TUESDAY WHERE THE BUDGET WAS BEING PASSED. I'M NOT GOING TO PROVIDE ANY KIND OF OPINIONS ON ON THE ON THE SCHOOL BOARD. I DON'T THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, IT'S APPROPRIATE FOR ME. BUT BUT BUT THE TWO THINGS THAT I DID COME OUT, I MEAN, ONE IS I DID I DID SPEAK ON THE RECORD AND I DID, WHICH I, WE BROUGHT UP A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT TIMES AT THIS FORUM IS, YOU KNOW, OUR, OUR WILLINGNESS AND OPENNESS TO, TO PARTNER WITH THE SCHOOL BOARD ON SHARED SERVICES. YOU KNOW, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IT IN THE PAST AND I DID GET A ON THE RECORD FROM THE FROM THE BUSINESS ADMINISTRATOR ASKING TO REACH OUT TO HIM. SO, YOU KNOW. OH THAT'S WONDERFUL. LORI AND MICHAEL, MAYBE JOSEPH LEE, WHO'S OUR HEAD OF IT WOULD BE GREAT IF WE CAN GET THEM CONNECTED AND SEE IF THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY THERE. AGAIN, I KNOW THAT'S A THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S A TOTALLY CONTROLLABLE WITHIN ALL THE ELECTED OFFICIALS IN MONTGOMERY. THE SECOND PIECE, AND I THINK THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF, YOU KNOW, I'VE PROBABLY SEEN THIS ON A LOT OF COMPANIES IN OUR OWN CO-PAYS, BUT HEALTH CARE PREMIUMS CONTINUE TO SKYROCKET. A LOT OF THIS IS, YOU KNOW, FOR MANY DIFFERENT REASONS. BUT FOR AND IT'S REALLY IMPACTING, YOU KNOW, GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AND WHETHER YOU'RE ON THE PRIVATE INSURANCE OR ON A STATE INSURANCE, IT'S STILL A, A DOUBLE DIGIT INCREASE. IT WAS FOR US. WELL, I DID HEAR FROM THE REPRESENTATIVE WHO HELPS PURCHASE OR SHOP AROUND THE SCHOOL BOARD HEALTH INSURANCE THAT THEY'RE LOOKING AT AN INITIATIVE THAT WOULD I DON'T HAVE THE DETAILS, BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE THERE WOULD BE AN OPPORTUNITY TO CHANGE THE WAY EMPLOYEES PURCHASE, YOU KNOW, PHARMACEUTICALS. AND I THINK IT WAS SOMETHING AROUND GLP ONE DRUGS THAT, YOU KNOW, THEY THOUGHT THAT, HEY, WITH REALLY NO CHANGE TO THE COST OF EMPLOYEES FOR, FOR PURCHASING DRUGS, JUST A DIFFERENT KIND OF WAY TO PURCHASE THAT THERE COULD BE A, A MATERIAL IMPROVEMENT. SO I'M HOPING THAT OBVIOUSLY THAT'S, YOU KNOW, REQUIRES, YOU KNOW, ALIGNMENT WITH, YOU KNOW, DIFFERENT UNIONS AND COLLECTIVE BARGAINING, BUT IT REALLY SOUNDED LIKE A, I DON'T WANT, SAY, A NO BRAINER, BUT LIKE SOMETHING REALLY EASY NOT IMPACTING EMPLOYEES, BUT ACTUALLY WOULD REDUCE COSTS FOR, I MEAN, ULTIMATELY THE TAXPAYER. SO I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO HEARING HOW THAT EVOLVES AND SEE IF WE CAN KIND OF PIGGYBACK ON THAT. SO THAT'S THE BUDGET, FINANCE AND THE THE LANDMARKS COMMISSION DID MEET LAST WEEK. WE DID APPROVE, YOU KNOW, A, A THE APPROVAL OF A WINDOW DESIGN
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FOR A PROPERTY ON, ON 518 IN BLOMBERG, YOU KNOW, WHICH IS OUR HISTORICAL DISTRICT. AND THERE'S A LOT OF DISCUSSION ALSO ON REV 250. AND SOME OF THE SIGNAGE THAT I KNOW WILL BE DISCUSSED A LITTLE LATER TODAY. YOU KNOW, A LOT OF EXCITEMENT ON THAT. THAT'S IT. OH, WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH AND REALLY APPRECIATE THE UPDATE ON THE SCHOOL BOARD BUDGET PASSING AND, AND THE POTENTIAL OF US SHARING SERVICES. AND FOR ME FROM RECREATION, I DON'T KNOW IF PEOPLE KNEW, BUT MONTGOMERY VETERANS PARK, WE DID HAVE A POLL THAT BROKE AND OUR FLAG OBVIOUSLY WAS NOT FLYING HIGH. AND THAT IS SOMETHING THE RECREATION COMMITTEE RECREATION DEPARTMENT WAS ABLE TO TAKE CARE OF WITH PARKS. AND NOW WE HAVE A NEW FLAGPOLE AND OF COURSE, A FLAG FLYING HIGH, WHICH IS IMPORTANT TO ALL OF US. SO THAT'S FROM RECREATION AND 2025 DESIGNATION OF HEALTHY TOWN BY NEW JERSEY HEALTH QUALITY INSTITUTE, WHICH WAS WHICH HAPPENED ON APRIL 18TH. I ATTENDED A FESTIVAL FITNESS FESTIVAL AT PRINCETON FITNESS AND ENDED UP DOING LAND LINE DANCING. I HAD NO IDEA WHAT I WAS DOING, BUT IT WAS FITNESS, SO IT WAS ALL GOOD AND IT WAS GOOD TO BE WITH A LOT OF RESIDENTS ALL OUT TAKING PART IN THE FITNESS FESTIVAL. AND THEN I WANT TO REMIND EVERYBODY THAT TODAY IS THE LAST DAY TO SIGN UP FOR THE LAST DAY FOR THE SPECIAL PRICE OF $20 FOR THE MAYOR'S WELLNESS TEAM RUN WITH ROTARY. I HOPE PEOPLE GET A CHANCE TO JOIN IN. HOW THIS WORKS IS AS MANY PEOPLE JOIN IN, THERE IS A PRIZE AND THAT MONEY WOULD BE GOING TO MONTGOMERY FOOD PANTRY, SO I ENCOURAGE ALL RESIDENTS, IF THEY CAN, BEFORE MIDNIGHT TO JOIN THE MAYOR'S WELLNESS TEAM. AND I THINK FROM TOMORROW ALSO YOU CAN JOIN. BUT THEN THERE'S MORE MONEY. THE, THE, THE, THE FEES GO UP TOMORROW AND THEN WE HAVE, I DON'T KNOW, COMMITMENT. MARTIN, DID YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE STREAM CLEANUP OR I CAN JUST MENTION IT. YOU CAN. YEAH. OKAY. STREAM CLEANUP WAS HELD ON 418 AND THIS WITH THE ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION. AND AS YOU KNOW, COMMITTEEMAN MARTIN IS THE LIAISON THERE. AND THEN ALSO THERE WAS A GREAT ARBOR DAY CELEBRATION AT VILLAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. AND COMMITTEEMAN MARTIN WAS THERE AS WELL. AND THERE WAS A TREE PLANTING WHICH HAPPENED AT MONTGOMERY VETERANS PARK. I WAS THERE WITH THE COMMITTEEMAN, MARTIN, AND WE HAD A CHANCE TO, YOU KNOW, HAVE A GOOD TIME, SO TO SPEAK, AND TRY TO GET THIS PLANT SOME LOOK AT THE PLANT THAT WAS BEING PLANTED AND SPENT SOME TIME WITH JOHN WALTZ, WHO'S THE CHAIR OF SHADE TREE, AND THEN ALSO WITH EVA, WHO'S BEEN PART OF SHADE TREE FOR, I THINK SHE SAID 40, 40, 40 YEARS. OH MY GOD. YES. AND THEN I WAS AT GEMINI SISTER'S FARM, WHICH IS A NEW FARM IN TOWN. WONDERFUL. I MEAN, IT REALLY WAS AN AMAZING DAY TO BE OUT THERE A LITTLE RAINY, BUT WE WERE THERE AND COMMITTEEMAN ANNE WAS WITH ME. SO WE GOT TO, YOU KNOW, VISIT THERE AND LOOK AT ALL OF THE VENDORS, MEET THEM AND SEE WHAT THE FARM HAS PLANNED. AND THEY HAVE SOME REALLY GOOD PLANS FOR THE SUMMER. I ENDED UP PARTICIPATING IN A SOUTH ASIAN BUSINESS LEADERSHIP PANEL ARRANGED BY A STUDENT IN WEST WINDSOR. SHE WAS DOING THIS FOR HER GOLD AWARD, AND IT WAS A GREAT DISCUSSION ON LEADERSHIP, WOMEN, THE CHALLENGES, AND OF COURSE, THE THE VICTORIES AND WATERSHED INSTITUTE. I THINK ALREADY COMMITTEEMAN MARTIN MENTIONED THAT THAT THERE WAS AN AWARD THAT OUR STAFF WON, AND THEN THE TOWNSHIP ALSO RECEIVED A GRANT. SOMERSET COUNTY CULTURAL AND HERITAGE COMMISSION, LOCAL ARTS PROGRAM, AND OUR ADMINISTRATOR, LAURIE, ATTENDED ON BEHALF OF ALL OF US.AND THEN THERE WAS A RIBBON CUTTING, WHICH AGAIN, COMMITTEEMAN MARTIN ATTENDED FOR THE CARING HEART ANIMAL HOSPITAL. THANK YOU, COMMITTEEMAN MARTIN. AND ON 29TH I ATTENDED VILLAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, FOURTH GRADE ASSEMBLY ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND CIVICS, AND I WAS REALLY IMPRESSED WITH THE QUESTIONS THE THE STUDENTS HAD. AND I THINK IT'S SUCH AN IMPORTANT WORK THAT OUR SCHOOLS DO TO MAKE SURE THAT THE KIDS UNDERSTAND, YOU KNOW, HOW ORDINANCES ARE PASSED, HOW A COMMITTEE WORKS. AND THEY WANTED TO KNOW WHY. I THOUGHT I WANTED TO RUN AND WHAT WERE THEIR CHALLENGES AND WHERE, WHAT ARE THE GOOD DAYS? SO I ENDED UP SAYING THAT BEING WITH THEM WAS ONE OF THE BEST DAYS.
THEY WERE REALLY VERY, VERY NICE. THEN MAY 1ST WE HAVE A RIBBON CUTTING, WHICH IS TOMORROW AT THREE WRANGHAM, FORMERLY MANGO TREE, AND THERE'S ALSO A RIBBON CUTTING ON MAY 2ND AT AMAZON, SPAR AND NAILS. AND THEN MAY 3RD IS EARTH DAY RECYCLING EVENT. SO
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WE HOPE ALL RESIDENTS WILL JOIN US AT MILL POND PARK. AND MAY 16TH IS SPRING FLING AT THE[5. Administrator’s Report]
HIGH SCHOOL. SO WE HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL THERE. WOW, THAT WAS A LOT. THANK YOU. AND NOW IT'S FOR OUR ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT. DPW YARD UPDATE. SO WORK HAS BEGUN. THE DPW YARD IS NOW SHUT DOWN. THE TEMPORARY RAMP AT THE REAR OF THE PROPERTY IS IN. SO THE EMPLOYEES ARE ARE ABLE TO.AND POLICE AND EVERYONE IS ABLE TO FILL UP THEIR VEHICLES AT THE PUMP STATIONS, INCLUDING EMS. WE PROVIDE GAS FOR THE EMS VEHICLES. SO FAR, NO. A LITTLE BIT OF CHALLENGES MOVING. YOU KNOW, THE CREWS AROUND ON THE TIGHT SPACE BECAUSE THEY ARE DIGGING NEAR THE ENTRANCE OF THE PROPERTY AND THEY'RE BORING UNDER THE THE STREAM UP NEAR THE ROAD SIDE THERE. AND THAT WILL TAKE ABOUT THREE WEEKS AND THEN THEY'LL MOVE TOWARDS THE BACK. SO, SO FAR, SO GOOD WORK IS STILL GETTING DONE BY OUR, OUR PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT. DESPITE THE LOGISTICAL CHALLENGES AT THE YARD. AND THEY'RE KEEPING THEIR SPIRITS UP, DEALING WITH THAT. THE OKAY.
CC, THE COMMUNITY CENTER AND SENIOR CENTER GRANTS, WE HAVE $1.35 MILLION. SO FOR THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS, STAFF HAVE BEEN MEETING TO IDENTIFY THE PROJECTS THAT WILL BE WORKING ON OBTAINING QUOTES, LOOKING THROUGH STATE CONTRACTS AT THE WORK THAT WILL BE DONE. SOME WORK WILL BE VERY VISIBLE. SOME WORK MIGHT BE BEHIND THE SCENES, LIKE UPGRADING THE HVAC, SOME SECURITY SYSTEMS, BUT OVERALL, WE'LL BE ABLE TO GIVE YOU PROBABLY A CLEARER PICTURE OF WHAT THE GRANT WILL BE GOING TOWARDS. BUT THOSE INVOLVED ARE THE RECREATION STAFF, PUBLIC WORKS, OUR BUILDING AND GROUNDS FOREMAN AND MYSELF AND LISA CARR, THE SENIOR DIRECTOR. SO THE GROUP'S BEEN WORKING WELL, AND TERRY MISTRETTA IS KIND OF MANAGING THE ALL OF THE QUOTES AND, AND HELPING KEEP US ON TRACK AND MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE ON BUDGET. AND WE HAVE SOME INTERESTING IDEAS THAT WE'LL SHARE WITH YOU ONCE WE KIND OF HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE REFINEMENT TO THAT. THE TRANSPORTATION SURVEY HAS BEEN EXTENDED ONE MORE WEEK UNTIL MAY 8TH. WE'VE HAD A GREAT RESPONSE, BUT WE THOUGHT, WELL, WE'LL KICK IT OUT ONE MORE AND THEN WE'LL START TO ANALYZE THE DATA AND BE READY TO SHARE THAT WITH YOU IN THE COMING MONTH OR SO. AND I THINK WE'LL ASK COMMITTEEMAN MARTIN TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE DATA AS WELL. AND YES, MONDAY EXPECT TO SEE THE MONTGOMERY BICENTENNIAL QUILT HUNG IN THE LOBBY. THERE'LL BE SOME EQUIPMENT THERE BECAUSE IT'S A RATHER LARGE QUILT, AND IT'LL BE KIND OF HANGING DOWN FROM THE CEILING. AND IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE VAN HARLINGEN HISTORIC SOCIETY THAT'S RUNNING A PROGRAM ON MAY 21ST ON THE QUILT IN THE LIBRARY PROGRAM ROOM. THEY HAVE DONE SOME INTERPRETIVE SIGNAGE AND DISPLAYS WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE TOWN, AND THOSE WILL BE HANGING ON THE WALLS AS WELL. SO IT'LL BE A REALLY NICE EXHIBIT THAT WE HAVE. AND THE QUILT IS REALLY QUITE, QUITE STUNNING. AND THERE'S ACTUALLY A COMPANION QUILT THAT WAS DONE IN 1976 BY SCHOOLCHILDREN IN TOWN THAT HANGS PERMANENTLY IN THE SCHOOL, WHICH IS AT THE ORCHARD HILL ELEMENTARY CAMPUS AND IS OPEN PERIODICALLY TO THE COMMUNITY.
BUT THERE'LL BE A POSTER OF THAT SO PEOPLE CAN SEE THAT TOO. SO THAT'S THAT'S VERY EXCITING.
AND WE'RE HAPPY FOR THAT PARTNERSHIP. AND I THINK THAT IS ALL FOR ME. OH, WELL THANK YOU. I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY, AS FAR AS KCC AND I THINK COMMITTEEMAN ANN WILL CONCUR THAT WE ARE HOPING THAT THE COMMUNITY SPACE GETS A FACELIFT, AND WE'LL LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING WHAT IS BEING PUT TOGETHER BECAUSE THAT'S THAT'S THE ONE COMMUNITY SPACE ALL OUR RESIDENTS ASK FOR. AND, YOU KNOW, IF THERE'S ANY EVENT THAT THEY'RE DOING, THEY'RE ALWAYS SAYING, WHERE CAN I HAVE IT IN MONTGOMERY? SO IF THAT THAT GETS A FACELIFT OR WHATEVER, WE CAN MANAGE WITHIN THE GRANT, BUT WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THE PLANS. THANK YOU. AND OF
[6. Legal Updates]
COURSE, DO WE HAVE ANY LEGAL UPDATE? IS THAT. YES, I WILL KEEP IT BRIEF. JUST TO REMIND EVERYONE, THE NEXT CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE ON OUR AFFORDABLE HOUSING DOCKET NUMBER IS ON MONDAY. SO MORE TO COME, MORE TO COME. OKAY. PUBLIC COMMENT MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC. CAN I JUST SPEAK? I JUST WANTED TO GIVE SOME INFORMATION UPDATES TO THE RESIDENTS. SO YEAH, PLEASE. I JUST WANT TO REMIND ALL RESIDENTS THAT THE PRIMARY ELECTION IS TUESDAY, JUNE 2ND AND THAT THE VOTE BY MAIL BALLOT DROP BOX IS OPEN IN FRONT OF THE MUNICIPAL ENTRANCE TO THE MUNICIPAL BUILDING. THAT VOTE BY MAIL BALLOTS HAVE BEEN MAILED AS OF, I BELIEVE IT WAS 417, AND THE VOTER REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS APPROACHING TUESDAY, MAY 12TH IN LIGHT OF. OF THE OPEN VOTE BY MAIL BALLOT, THE OUR INTERNAL FLAG BOX THAT COLLECTS OUR RETIRED FLAGS IS TEMPORARILY CLOSED UNTIL JUNE 3RD. IF ANYONE HAS ANY[00:20:02]
QUESTIONS REGARDING RETIRING FLAGS, THEY CAN REACH OUT TO THE CLERK'S OFFICE. AND I JUST WANT TO ADVISE THAT IN-PERSON EARLY VOTING WILL BE HERE AT THE MUNICIPAL BUILDING BEGINNING MAY 26TH THROUGH MAY 31ST, MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY, 10 A.M. TO 8 P.M. AND SUNDAY,[7. Public Comment]
10 A.M. TO 6 P.M. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. 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 YOUR OPPOSITION GROUPS ARE ASKED TO SELECT A SPOKESPERSON. GROUPS OR ARE THERE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WISHING TO ADDRESS THE COMMITTEE? I KNOW YOU SAID IT HAS TO PERTAIN TO THE TOWNSHIP AND TRUST ME, I'LL GET THERE. I WASN'T INTENDING TO MAKE A COMMENT THIS WEEK. DID YOU SAY YOUR NAME? OLIVER TENNEY, 238 SKILLMAN ROAD. SPEAKING FOR MYSELF, I WASN'T INTENDING TO MAKE A COMMENT THIS WEEK, BUT YESTERDAY AT THE SUPREME COURT IN THE RULING LOUISIANA VERSUS CLAY. YOU KNOW, WE WE EFFECTIVELY LOST SECTION TWO OF THE 1965 VOTING RIGHTS ACT. AND ALREADY THERE'S LIKE REDISTRICTING. THEY'VE HALTED THE PRIMARY IN LOUISIANA. THERE'S TALK IN ALABAMA AND TENNESSEE AND OTHER SOUTHERN STATES. WE'RE HONESTLY ABOUT TO SEE, YOU KNOW, LEVELS OF GEAR MANDERING NOT SEEN SINCE THE JIM CROW ERA. AND I'M SORRY, I'M VERY EMOTIONAL ABOUT IT. AND THAT'S VERY TROUBLING TO ME, YOU KNOW, AND IT SORT OF THE NEW PARADIGM THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE OPERATING UNDER WHERE ESSENTIALLY WHATEVER PARTY IS IN CONTROL OF STATE LEVEL GOVERNMENT HAS TOTAL AUTHORITY TO, YOU KNOW, REDRAW DISTRICTS AS THEY PLEASE FOR PARTIZAN ADVANTAGE. IT'S A NATURALLY ADVERSARIAL SYSTEM WHERE EVERY STATE IN THE COUNTRY IS GOING TO FEEL COMPELLED TO DO THE SAME. AND IT'S NOT GOING TO CHANGE UNLESS THERE ARE STEPS TAKEN TO IMPLEMENT A MORE FAIR SYSTEM OF VOTING BY DEFAULT. AND, YOU KNOW, AMONG SCHOLARS OF THIS SORT OF THING, YOU KNOW, THERE'S AN AGREEMENT IN, YOU KNOW, THEY BELIEVE IN NONPARTISAN DISTRICT COMMISSIONS, BUT IN PARTICULAR, THEY REALLY STRESS THE IMPORTANCE OF MULTI-MEMBER DISTRICTS WITH RANKED CHOICE VOTING. SO GETTING BACK TO THE TOWNSHIP, RIGHT. NEW JERSEY NEEDS TO BE A MODEL FOR THE NATION. THERE ARE NOT REALLY ENOUGH PEOPLE TALKING ABOUT HOW WE MOVE BEYOND THIS FORMER SYSTEM OF, YOU KNOW, THE SUPREME COURT AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, YOU KNOW, BREATHING DOWN THE BACKS OF SOUTHERN STATES AND OTHER STATES TO ENSURE MINORITY REPRESENTATION. YOU KNOW, IT'S IT'S A MORE INHERENT PART OF A MIXED MEMBER SYSTEM WITH RANKED CHOICE VOTING. AND I WOULD LIKE TO SEE NEW JERSEY BE THAT MODEL. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE LEGISLATORS IN OUR CONGRESS FEEL THAT THE PUBLIC IS AWARE AND SUPPORTIVE OF THESE MEASURES AND UNDERSTANDS THEM, AND I WOULD LIKE MONTGOMERY TO DO ITS PART IN MAKING THAT A REALITY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. YOU MIGHT JUST HAVE A QUESTION, AND WE'VE HAD A COUPLE OF CONVERSATIONS IN DIFFERENT FORMS. I'M NOT SURE IF I'M THERE YET ON LIKE LOCALLY, BUT, YOU KNOW, THERE'S LIKE 14 PEOPLE RUNNING FOR CONGRESS IN PRIMARY, NOT JUST IN OUR DISTRICT, BUT IN MULTIPLE DISTRICTS. THAT'S WHERE IT NEEDS TO. WHO MAKES THE DECISIONS ON RANKED CHOICE? VOTING AT A CONGRESSIONAL LEVEL IS THAT OUR STATE LEGISLATURES, OUR STATE LEGISLATORS, WOULD HAVE THE POWER TO ALLOW RANKED CHOICE VOTING IN A CONGRESSIONAL CONGRESS. YES. THAT IS SOMETHING THAT THAT SHOULD DEFINITELY. THERE IS A BILL INTRODUCED TO TO MAKE THAT A REALITY FOR, YOU KNOW, OUR US FEDERAL CONGRESSIONAL ELECTIONS AND ALSO OUR STATE LEVEL POSITIONS. IT'S SORT OF THE OPINION OF OUR ADVOCACY GROUP THAT WE WANT, YOU KNOW, WE NEED TO GET THIS ADOPTED AT THE LOCAL LEVEL AS WELL. JUST, YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST POLITICALLY A BIT MORE EXPEDIENT. AND IT ALLOWS US TO BUILD SUPPORT TOWNSHIP BY TOWNSHIP, YOU KNOW. YEAH. I MEAN, I WOULD CERTAINLY WANT TO SEE BOTH. YEAH. AND I THINK ONE HELPS THE ADOPTION OF THE OTHER. I UNDERSTAND THE EXPEDIENCY OF THE LOCAL. BUT I, I DO AGREE WITH THE DEPUTY MAYOR THAT WHERE WE REALLY NEED IT IS THE CONGRESSIONAL LEVEL, BECAUSE HAVING CANDIDATES AND PEOPLE JUST BECOMING A CONGRESSPERSON, JUST BY A SLIM MARGIN, BECAUSE YOU HAVE 14 PEOPLE. YEAH. SO I MEAN, YOU KNOW, BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING. WE REALLY DO APPRECIATE YOUR PASSIONATE ADVOCACY TO REACH OUT TO THE CLERK TO, TO[00:25:04]
FURTHER. YES, PLEASE. THIS CONVERSATION. YEAH, I JUST I DIDN'T EXPECT TO BE HERE THIS WEEK, BUT REALLY THE NEWS I DEVELOPED VERY QUICKLY, I, I MEANT TO SORT OF MAKE A POINT OF THIS POTENTIALLY HAPPENING AND WELL, LIFE BEAT ME TO IT. SO YEAH. THANK YOU. IT SHOWS THE IMPORTANCE OF I THINK YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE SUPREME COURT JUSTICES AS PEOPLE HAVE TO KEEP AN EYE ON THIS. AND THIS HAS BEEN A MULTI-DECADE EFFORT. AND CERTAIN GROUPS HAVE WON. CERTAIN GROUPS HAVE LOST, UNFORTUNATELY. YEAH. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ANYONE ELSE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT? DAWN COHEN, BELMAR, NEW JERSEY. I'M HERE AS A MEMBER OF THE MONTGOMERY COMMUNITY TO ASK YOU TO SUPPORT A RESOLUTION IN FAVOR OF THE POLLUTERS PAY TO MAKE NEW JERSEY MORE AFFORDABLE ACT. THAT'S S 238, SORRY, 2338 AND A 3735. OUR STATE LEGISLATURE NEEDS TO HEAR FROM COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE STATE LIKE MONTGOMERY, THAT WE CANNOT WAIT FOR CLIMATE PROTECTIONS, AND WE NEED TO HOLD POLLUTERS ACCOUNTABLE. NEW JERSEY HAS BORNE THE BRUNT OF CLIMATE CHANGE, WITH MANY SEVERE FLOODING EVENTS OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS, AND THEY'VE CAUSED BILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF DAMAGE AND THREATENED OUR SAFETY AND ECONOMIC WELL-BEING. WE NEED TO CHANGE THE CALCULUS SO THAT THE TRUE COSTS OF POLLUTION ARE ACCURATELY ACCOUNTED FOR. THIS BILL WILL ENSURE THAT THE COST OF MITIGATING THE HARMS OF THE SO-CALLED DEVELOPMENT WILL BE BAKED INTO NEW PROJECTS. I BELIEVE THERE'S A RESOLUTION IN FAVOR OF THIS ACT ALREADY ON THE AGENDA FOR THIS EVENING, SO I WANTED TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO THANK THE THE COMMITTEE FOR, YOU KNOW, DOING THE RIGHT THING AND SUPPORTING THIS BILL. WE NEED TO LIGHT A FIRE UNDER THE FEET OF THE LEGISLATURE. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ANYONE ELSE, FOR PUBLIC COMMENT? MY NAME IS BALA. BALA. AND YOU NEED TO ADDRESS. NO. OKAY. OKAY. YOU MAY WANT TO GET THE MIC CLOSE.YEAH. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND THE STAFF. AND TONIGHT I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THREE TOPICS. I THINK YOU MIGHT HAVE ALREADY HEARD THE SCHOOL BUDGET GOT APPROVED. AND THAT IS GOING TO INCREASE THE TAXES TO EVERYBODY SIGNIFICANTLY. RIGHT. AND ONE SIDE WE TALK ABOUT AFFORDABILITY AND ANOTHER SIDE WE CONTINUE TO INCREASE IT. I'M NOT SURE HOW PEOPLE ARE GOING TO LIVE, ESPECIALLY THE OLDER COMMUNITY WHO ARE ON A FIXED REVENUE, RIGHT? FIXED INCOMES, AND THEY DON'T HAVE MUCH TO OFFER. RIGHT. AND LIKE WE NEED TO CONSIDER THAT. AND I THINK IN MY VIEW, THE POOREST AND THE LIKE, YOU KNOW, WEAKEST PEOPLE THAT WE TAKE CARE OF IS WHAT REPRESENT US, RIGHT? I THINK LIKE, YOU KNOW, KEEP THAT IN MIND. AND WHEN WE PASS OUR BUDGET, LIKE, YOU KNOW, LET'S USE THAT COMMON SENSE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DO THE RIGHT THINGS RIGHT, ESPECIALLY FOR THE OLDER COMMUNITY. AND THE SECOND THING THAT I WANTED TO ADDRESS IS THE, I THINK YOU GUYS ARE LOOKING AT MANY OPTIONS BECAUSE WE'RE LOSING LOTS OF REVENUE BECAUSE BIG BUSINESSES ARE MOVING OUT. AND ONE OF THEM I HEARD IS 23 ORCHARD REDEVELOPMENT, WHICH IS A GOOD THING BECAUSE IT IS A PROPERTY THAT IS SITTING, NOT USED. IT'S ALREADY DISTURBED. AND IF WE CAN REPURPOSE IT AND GENERATE MORE REVENUE, WHICH WILL OFFSET SOME OF THE BURDEN THAT OTHER PEOPLE HAVE TO CARRY.
RIGHT. AND THANK YOU FOR LOOKING AT THOSE OPTIONS AND WHICH ARE VERY IMPORTANT. RIGHT.
AND ALSO HELP EVERYBODY TO LIKE, YOU KNOW, BEAR THE BURDEN MUCH LESSER. AND THE THIRD THING THAT I WANTED TO ASK IS IT'S A REQUEST. LIKE, YOU KNOW, I DID SEE IN THE TODAY'S AGENDA, THERE WERE A COUPLE OF BONDS THAT ARE BEING OFFERED. RIGHT. AND ONLY REQUEST THAT I HAVE HERE IS BEFORE APPROVING THIS BUDGET. I THINK IF YOU CAN PAUSE IT, LOOK AT LIKE, YOU KNOW, AFTER THE BUDGET, WHAT CAN BE DONE AND ANYTHING THAT WE DO TODAY WILL AFFECT LIKE TOMORROW DAY AFTER. RIGHT. AND MY REQUEST IS TO LIKE, YOU KNOW, CONSIDER THAT AND LOOK AT IT.
AND I'M NOT SAYING THAT LIKE, DON'T PASS IT. LIKE, LOOK AT ALL THE OPTIONS AND SEE WHAT ARE WE GOING TO LEAVE IT FOR THE FUTURE GENERATIONS, RIGHT? IF WE CAN LOOK AT THOSE THINGS AND THAT WOULD HELP. AND, AND ONCE AGAIN, LIKE, YOU KNOW, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU. I THINK IN THE LAST ABOUT 8 OR 10 YEARS, THIS IS FIRST TIME I'M SEEING A COMMITTEE THAT IS WILLING TO LISTEN. AND ACTUALLY, YOU GUYS HAVE ACTED LIKE, YOU KNOW, I STARTED ATTEN IN THE LAST THREE MONTHS, RIGHT? YOU GUYS HAVE HEARD PEOPLE, YOU GUYS HAVE TAKEN STEPS AND IT HAS MADE QUITE A FEW PEOPLE. PROBABLY THAT IS THE RESULT OF NOBODY SHOWED UP HERE. RIGHT.
BUT AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR LIKE, YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING THAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING AND, AND LIKE CONTINUE TO DO IT. AND I'M NOT SAYING THAT YOU WON'T MAKE MISTAKES BECAUSE WE ARE HUMAN BEINGS. AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE DO MAKE MISTAKES, BUT TRY TO MAKE THE BEST DECISION BASED ON
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THE FACTS THAT YOU HAVE AND THE CONCERNS THAT YOU HEAR FROM PEOPLE. RIGHT. AND I APPRECIATE IT. AND THANK YOU FOR HEARING ME. THANK YOU SO MUCH. JUST A QUICK QUESTION. WHAT ARE THE BONDS THAT WE HAVE? IS THAT THE EXTENSION BONDS FOR EXTENSIONS? MIKE, ON THE AGENDA, THESE ARE THE OUR 2026 CAPITAL PROJECTS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT DURING THE BUDGET. OKAY. OKAY. BUT I, I, WE DID PASS A BOND ON THE EXTENSIONS, RIGHT? THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING EXTENSION THAT WAS FROM LAST YEAR. OKAY. THAT WAS DONE. OKAY. I MEAN, I JUST WANTED TO ADDRESS THAT, THAT THE, THE REASON SOME OF THESE BONDS ARE PASSED, ESPECIALLY FOR THE EXTENSIONS IS BECAUSE THAT'S HOW WE CAN RAISE MONEY TO DO EXTENSIONS. RIGHT. I ASK OUR ATTORNEY TO GET INTO THAT. I THINK SOMETHING THAT'S IMPORTANT TO REALIZE IS, YOU KNOW, THE WHEN WE DO 100% AFFORDABLE DEVELOPMENTS, THERE IS A LOT OF FINANCIAL SUPPORT THAT THE TOWNSHIP GIVES TO THAT. SO CURRENTLY, WE ARE CLOSE TO COMPLETION OF CONSTRUCTION IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE ON THIS PROJECT. THAT'S RIGHT OUTSIDE THE BUILDING. AND THE TOWNSHIP DID USE SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNTS OF THEIR AFFORDABLE HOUSING TRUST FUND, WHICH ARE MONIES THAT ARE COLLECTED FROM RESIDENTIAL AND NONRESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT. SO IT'S NOT COMING OUT OF THE GENERAL BUDGET WHEN YOU'RE MOVING FORWARD WITH SOMETHING LIKE THE EXTENSION OF CONTROLS, THAT MAYBE YOU DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH MONEY THAT WAS ALREADY IN YOUR TRUST FUND, THE TOWNSHIP WENT AHEAD AND PASSED A BOND ORDINANCE IN ORDER TO BRING THAT MONEY IN TODAY FOR AN EXPENDITURE TODAY. HOWEVER, AS DEVELOPMENTS SUCH AS MONTGOMERY PROMENADE, RIGHT, AND OTHER NEW DEVELOPMENT COMES AND THEY'RE REQUIRED TO PAY INTO THIS NON RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT FEE AND MONEY COMES INTO THE TRUST FUND. THE TOWNSHIP IS ABLE TO USE THAT MONEY TO PAY ITSELF BACK FOR THE BOND. OKAY. THAT'S GOOD TO AT THE END OF THE DAY YOU KNOW YOU DO REPLENISH YOURSELF. OKAY. THAT'S THAT'S GOOD TO KNOW. I'M I'M GLAD THE RESIDENTS CAN HEAR THAT AS WELL. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND, AND THE POINT MADE BY MR. NYE ABOUT REVENUE GENERATION, THAT THAT IS A PRIORITY FOR ALL OF US AT THE DAIS BECAUSE AS DEPUTY MENTIONED IN THE LAST MEETING, THIS IS A TOWN THAT WE DON'T WANT TO HAVE CANNABIS. WE DO NOT WANT TO HAVE WAREHOUSES.SO REVENUE GENERATION IS THROUGH. IF IT IS THROUGH DEVELOPMENT, THEN THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE WOULD LOOK OBVIOUSLY NOT OUR GREEN SPACES, BUT SOMETHING THAT'S ALREADY BEEN DISTURBED. AND HOW CAN WE GET MORE AND MAKE IT MORE OF A RATABLE? SO THAT IS DEFINITELY A PRIORITY FOR ALL OF US ON THIS DAIS. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING. OKAY. WITH THAT.
[8. Ordinance #26-1776 – Bond Ordinance Providing for Various Capital Improvements in and by the Township of Montgomery, in the County of Somerset, New Jersey, Appropriating $3,253,300 Therefor and Authorizing the Issuance of $3,090,600 Bonds or Notes of the Township to Finance Part of the Cost Thereof – Introduction/First Reading]
JUST GIVE ME A SECOND. ORDINANCES INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING ORDINANCE 26-1776 BOND ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR VARIOUS CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS IN AND BY THE TOWNSHIP OF MONTGOMERY IN THE COUNTY OF SOMERSET, NEW JERSEY, APPROPRIATING 3,253,300.THEREFOR AND AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF 3,000,009 90,600 BONDS OR NOTES OF THE TOWNSHIP TO FINANCE PART OF THE COSTS THEREOF, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE OF THE TOWNSHIP OF MONTGOMERY, THAT THE FOREGOING ORDINANCE HEREBY BE PASSED ON FIRST READING, AND THAT THE SAME BE PUBLISHED ON THE TOWNSHIP'S WEBSITE IN ACCORDANCE WITH PL 2025 C 72, WITH A PUBLIC HEARING AND A VOTE SCHEDULED FOR THE MEETING OF MAY 14TH, 2026. SO, MIKE, IF YOU WANT TO JUST SAY SOMETHING, THIS IS WE SPOKE ABOUT THIS AT OUR BUDGET PRESENTATION AT OUR LAST MEETING. THESE ARE OUR CAPITAL PROJECTS THAT WE WILL BE EVENTUALLY GOING OUT FOR FINANCING, WHETHER A NOTE OR BOND. BUT OUT OF THE 3 MILLION THAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT, ABOUT 2.4, ALMOST 2.5 IS JUST STRICTLY FOR ROADS, RIGHT? ROADS ARE VERY EXPENSIVE TO MAINTAIN TO, TO, TO RESURFACE TO, TO REALLY KEEP, KEEP UP WITH THE WEAR AND TEAR. WE ALSO HAVE ANOTHER ALMOST WAS ALMOST 300 000 FOR THE TRAILER, A LITTLE MORE THAN 300,000 FOR THE THE TRAILER FOR THE DPW AND THEN THE REST IS FOR SOME OTHER DEPARTMENTS, POLICE PARKS THAT WE DO EVERY YEAR. SO AGAIN, THIS IS ABOUT $3 MILLION THAT EVENTUALLY WILL BE FINANCED RELATED TO OUR CAPITAL PROJECTS FOR 2026. I THINK IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THE VOTES FOR THESE ARE JUST SO THEY COULD BE INTRODUCED AND BE ON PUBLIC HEARING AT THE NEXT MEETING, AND THAT'S WHEN THE FINAL DECISION WILL BE VOTED THAT IT'S MORE OF AN ADMINISTRATIVE THAN THAN WE'RE APPROVING THE THE BONDS TODAY. SO JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT'S CLEAR. AND THE, THE ROADS, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE THEY'RE VERY IMPORTANT BECAUSE IF YOU LEAVE THEM TO BE, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, NOT MAINTAINED AND IT'S GOING TO COST US A LOT MORE MONEY IN THE FUTURE TO, TO, TO FIX THOSE CONCERNS. CORRECT. AND THIS IS A QUESTION I GET MY
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HOW DID WE GET HERE? I MEAN, I'M NOT ASKING YOU TO GIVE US A HISTORY OF ALL THE ROADS, BUT TO THE POINT WHERE I WON, DEPUTY MAYOR AND I SAT THROUGH SOME OF THESE MEETINGS, WE WERE TOLD THAT SOME OF THE ROADS JUST ARE DONE. THEY NEED TO BE REDONE. AND THAT'S VERY EXPENSIVE. SO MAYBE IF THE IF THE RESIDENTS CAN HEAR THAT SOME CERTAIN BUDGETS WERE REALLY DIFFICULT OR DURING COVID, LIKE IF YOU CAN GIVE SOME, SOME FEEDBACK AS TO HOW WE GOT HERE. CORRECT. SO IF YOU LOOK BACK TO LIKE 2000, 16, 15, 14, YOU USED TO SEE OUR CAPITAL PROGRAM BE ABOUT $4 MILLION, MAYBE EVEN MORE. AND A LOT OF THAT WAS TO KEEP UP WITH THE ROADS BECAUSE LIKE YOU SAID, RIGHT NOW THE ROADS, SOME OF THE ROADS HAVE GOTTEN SO PAST THEIR USEFUL LIFE THAT WE HAVE TO RECONSTRUCT IT, RECONSTRUCT IT, AND EXPENSES ARE MORE THAN DOUBLED. BUT AS THINGS GOT TIGHT, COSTS STARTED INCREASING, WE STARTED CUTTING BACK ON CAPITAL AND WE LITERALLY WERE CUTTING. INSTEAD OF DOING FOUR, 4.5 MILLION A YEAR, WE WERE DOING 2 MILLION A YEAR. AND THAT'S NOT JUST ON ROADS. WE USED TO GIVE ROADS ABOUT 1 TO 1.4 MILLION. THEN THE OTHER DEPARTMENTS WOULD GET SOME. SO AGAIN, WE REALLY CUT THE ROADS IN HALF. WE STARTED FALLING BEHIND. AND THAT'S KIND OF AGAIN, WE DID THAT TO TO AT THE END OF THE DAY, NOT HAVE, YOU KNOW, THAT DEBT PAYMENT GIVE SOME TAX RELIEF AT THE END OF THE DAY THAT THAT THAT'S WHAT IT COMES DOWN TO. BUT THERE COMES A POINT WHERE IF YOU KEEP DOING THAT, EITHER YOU'RE GOING TO JUST HAVE TO GET USED TO DRIVING ON ROADS THAT ARE FALLING APART, OR YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO START INCREASING CAPITAL LIKE WE DID THIS YEAR.WE REALLY INCREASED ONLY INCREASED THIS YEAR IN THIS CAPITAL BUDGET WAS ON ROADS.
THAT WAS THE BIGGEST INCREASE. SO BUT THAT'S HOW WE GOT HERE. WE WENT FROM A FOUR FOUR PLUS MILLION CAPITAL BUDGET EVERY YEAR TO A 2 MILLION FLAT CAPITAL BUDGET EVERY YEAR, WITH AN EXCEPTION HERE AND THERE. LIKE WHEN WE HAD THE DEMOLITION A COUPLE YEARS AGO FOR, FOR THE NEW BUILDING. BUT THAT THAT'S KIND OF HOW WE GOT HERE. ALSO THE, THE DPW TRAILER, WE, WE ALL SEEN THE PICTURES OF, OF, AND, YOU KNOW, PERSONALLY BEEN TO THE LOCATIONS OF, OF THE DIRE NEED OF IT BEING REPLACED. WOULD YOU HAVE WE LOOKED INTO THE COSTS OF DIFFERENT TRAILERS YET, OR IS THAT STILL IN THE BEGINNING PHASES? BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, I THINK THERE ARE A LOT OF AFFORDABLE NEW MOBILE TRAILERS THAT COULD FOLD OUT AND FOLD BACK IN JUST IN CASE IT NEEDS TO BE RELOCATED AND NOT BE A PERMANENT STRUCTURE. IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WE CAN LOOK INTO? THAT'S ACTUALLY THE ONE THEY'RE LOOKING AT, IS MOBILE. SO IT'S NOT A PERMANENT STRUCTURE. SO IF WE EVER DO MOVE. YOU KNOW, BUT BY THE TIME THEY MOVE, YOU KNOW, THAT TRAILER MIGHT BE FALLING APART ANYWAY. BUT REGARDLESS IF WE EVER DO MOVE. YES, YOU CAN TAKE THAT TRAILER WITH YOU WITH US. SO THE $300,000 COST IS FOR THAT TRAILER. YEAH, I'LL GET YOU THE MORE ACCURATE IT'S LET'S SEE, THERE'S LIKE THREE. YEAH, OVER A LITTLE OVER 350, ABOUT 375, 375 FOR THE TRAILER. OKAY. NO, I, I DO AGREE THAT THEY NEED IT. CORRECT. I MEAN, EVERYONE SAW THE PICTURES. THERE'S NO DENYING THE CONDITIONS THAT THAT IS JUST UNACCEPTABLE. AGAIN, SOMETHING THAT MAY HAVE BEEN PUSHED ON THE SIDE FOR A LOT OF YEARS.
AND NOW WE SEE SOMETHING RUSTED. AND I GUESS WE FIVE GET TO SEE WHERE WE HAVE TO DO IT. AND THE OTHERS JUST KEPT KICKING THE CAN. SO CORRECT. BACK WHEN I GOT HERE IN 2014, THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT A NEW DPW. YOU KNOW, DON'T WORRY, NEW DPW BUILDING. AND NOW HERE WE ARE.
SO I HAVE TO SAY, I WAS CLEANING OUT SOME OLD FILES AND FOUND A PLAN TO MOVE THE DPW IN 2003. SO SINCE 2003 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN KICKING THE CAN. SO I THINK IT IS TRUE THAT RECREATION JUMPED OVER THEM WHEN WE GOT OTTO KAUFMANN COMMUNITY CENTER, WHICH WAS A RENOVATION RETROFIT, AND THEN THIS MUNICIPAL CENTER JUMPED OVER THEM. SO WHEN MICHAEL SAYS IT MIGHT BE A WHILE BEFORE. SO WE'RE LOOKING AT OPTIONS OF IF THEY STAY THAT LONG, WHAT WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE FOR THEM? AND SINCE YOU BROUGHT UP THIS BUILDING, WE ARE STILL PAYING FOR THE BUILDING. THAT WAS A SURPRISE TO SOME OF THE RESIDENTS WHEN I WAS HAVING A CONVERSATION AND I WAS LIKE, DID YOU THINK IT WAS PAID IN FULL? AND SO THAT'S ALMOST, WHAT, 2 MILLION IS IT CORRECT PER YEAR? AND THAT WAS A SURPRISE TO PEOPLE. AND I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I ENCOURAGE ALL RESIDENTS IS TO START ATTENDING MORE MEETINGS, BECAUSE I'M MEETING PEOPLE WHO NEVER GOT ENGAGED, AND I'M GLAD THEY'RE GETTING ENGAGED. I THINK WE NEED PEOPLE ENGAGED. AND SO I WAS TOLD BY SOMEONE, BUT THAT BUILDING IS ALREADY DONE, SO YOU DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO WORRY ABOUT THE BUILDING. I'M LIKE, NO, WE'RE STILL PAYING FOR IT. SO I THINK THOSE THINGS ONLY COME WHEN PEOPLE COME AND BE PART OF MEETINGS. OTHERWISE, IT'S JUST MORE LIKE, OH, WELL, WHERE IS THIS 2 MILLION GOING? IT'S GOING TO PAY FOR THE BUILDING. AM I RIGHT ON THAT? CORRECT. INCLUDING THE LIBRARY. OH, JUST LIKE A LOT OF PEOPLE TAKE OUT A 30 YEAR MORTGAGE FOR THEIR HOMES. THAT'S WHAT IT IS.
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PEOPLE DO 30 YEAR MORTGAGE. I WOULD ASSUME, THOUGH, THAT THE THE PAYMENTS FOR THE BUILDING, I MEAN THOSE FIXED COSTS ARE FIXED, RIGHT? IT'S NOT VARIABLE. NO. YEAH. EXACTLY. 1.9. SO THAT'S, YOU KNOW, PRETTY CONSISTENT UNTIL WE PAY IT OFF 2050. MOST HOUSES INSTEAD OF IT BEING LIKE A MORTGAGE, IT'S ACTUALLY A LEASE PURCHASE AGREEMENT. SO IT IS A FIXED COST TO THE SOMERSET COUNTY IMPROVEMENT AUTHORITY EVERY YEAR. YEAH. SO ONE 1.9 MILLION.YES. 1.9. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS FROM ANYBODY. OKAY. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO INTRODUCE ORDINANCE 26-1776. SO MOVED. SECOND. ROLL CALL PLEASE. COMMITTEE MEMBER. MARTIN. YES. COMMITTEE MEMBER.
ANNE. YES. COMMITTEE MEMBER. TAYLOR. TODD. YES. DEPUTY. MAYOR. BARRAGAN. YES. MAYOR.
[9. Ordinance #26-1777 – Bond Ordinance Providing for the Improvement of the Sewer System in and by the Township of Montgomery, in the County of Somerset, New Jersey, Appropriating $300,000 Therefor and Authorizing the Issuance of $300,000 Bonds or Notes of the Township to Finance the Cost Thereof – Introduction/First Reading]
SINGH. YES. ORDINANCE 26-177. BOND ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE SEWER SYSTEM IN AND BY THE TOWNSHIP OF MONTGOMERY IN THE COUNTY OF SOMERSET, NEW JERSEY, APPROPRIATING 300 000. THEREFORE AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF 300 000 BONDS OR NOTES OF THE TOWNSHIP TO FINANCE THE COST THEREOF, 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 ON THE TOWNSHIP'S WEBSITE IN ACCORDANCE WITH PL 2025 C 72, WITH THE PUBLIC HEARING AND A VOTE SCHEDULED FOR THE MEETING OF MAY 14TH, 2026. YES, MAN, THIS IS REALLY. IT'S NOW TO GOING OVER, SWITCHING GEARS TO THE SEWER PLANTS. THIS IS RELATED TO, YOU KNOW, COLLECTION SYSTEM REPAIRS. I THINK THERE'S SOME ROOFING REPAIRS THAT'S NEEDING SOME BUILDINGS PAINTED SO THAT THAT'S WHAT THIS THIS ORDINANCE IS FOR SIMILAR TO THE, THE, THE CURRENT FUND, THIS IS RELATED TO THE SEWER FUND. AGAIN, IT'S $300,000 FOR THE MAINTENANCE. THAT'S AN IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE THAT ARE NEEDED FOR THE SEWER COLLECTION SYSTEMS AND PUMP STATIONS. AND MIKE, I KNOW I KEEP ASKING THIS QUESTION, BUT THE THE SEWER, THE FACT THAT MONTGOMERY MANAGES ITS OWN SEWER IS AN ASSET TO MONTGOMERY. IS THAT CORRECT? IT'S AN ASSET TO MONTGOMERY. IT ALLOWS US TO KEEP CONTROL BECAUSE AS YOU SEE SOME MUNICIPALITIES THAT DON'T HAVE CONTROL ANYMORE, THE RATES ARE SKYROCKETING, SKYROCKETING. WE DON'T HAVE CONTROL. THEY'RE NOT MAINTAINED AS PROPERLY AS THEY SHOULD. SO IT DOES. NUMBER ONE, IT'S AN ASSET. NUMBER TWO, YOU HAVE CONTROL. OKAY. AND I DID SEE SOME NEWS TODAY ABOUT THE SEWER RATES RISING IN A LOT OF OTHER SOMERSET COUNTY TOWNS AND THAT. YEAH. SO THAT'S, THAT WAS HAPPENING. I WOULD SAY IT'S ACROSS THE STATE. IT'S NOT JUST SOMERSET COUNTY. I'VE SEEN IT IN HUNTERDON. I'VE SEEN IT IN BERGEN. IT'S EVERYWHERE. SEWER SEWER RATES ARE GOING UP. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS? MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO INTRODUCE ORDINANCE 26-177. SO MOVED. SECOND. ROLL CALL PLEASE. COMMITTEE MEMBER. MARTIN. YES. COMMITTEE MEMBER.ANNE. YES. COMMITTEE MEMBER. TAYLOR. TODD. YES. DEPUTY. MAYOR. BARRAGAN. YES. MAYOR.
[10. Ordinance #26-1778 – An Ordinance Authorizing as a General Improvement Certain Capital Improvements in the Township of Montgomery, County of Somerset, New Jersey, and Appropriating $122,500 Therefor from the Capital Improvement Fund of the Township – Introduction/First Reading]
SINGH. YES. ORDINANCE 26-1778. AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AS A GENERAL IMPROVEMENT CERTAIN CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS IN THE TOWNSHIP OF MONTGOMERY, COUNTY OF SOMERSET, NEW JERSEY, AND APPROPRIATING 122,500 THEREFOR FROM THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND OF THE TOWNSHIP, BE IT RESOLVED. OH, LET ME KNOW. MICHAEL, IS THAT SOMETHING YOU WANTED TO TALK ABOUT? YES. THIS IS RELATED TO, AGAIN, OUR 2026 CAPITAL FOR THE CURRENT FUND, BUT IT'S FUNDS THAT WE'RE USING STRAIGHT OUT OF THE BUDGET. IT'S RELATED TO SOME PARK IMPROVEMENTS THAT WE DO EVERY YEAR THAT HAS SOME EQUIPMENT THAT'S NEEDED. OEM IS OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT THAT GOES INTO PLAY IF THERE'S A NATURAL DISASTER OR HOW WE HAD THAT STORM LAST YEAR, I THINK DEPUTY MAYOR WAS INVOLVED THERE. AND THEN WE ALSO HAD THE WINTER STORM THIS YEAR. CORRECT.CONSTRUCTION CODE HAS SOME EQUIPMENT AND THEN JUST SOME SOME BUILDING IMPROVEMENTS GO INTO THAT ACCOUNT. BUT AGAIN, THIS ISN'T FOR ANY FUTURE FUND, YOU KNOW, FINANCING. THIS IS GOING TO BE STRAIGHT OUT OF THE BUDGET. WE'RE BASICALLY PAYING FOR IT BY BY CASH. THAT'S WHAT THE CAPITAL ORDINANCE IS VERSUS A BOND ORDINANCE. OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS? BE IT RESOLVED BY THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE OF THE TOWNSHIP OF MONTGOMERY, THAT THE FOREGOING ORDINANCE IS HEREBY BE HEREBY PASSED ON FIRST READING, AND THAT THE SAME BE PUBLISHED ON THE TOWNSHIP'S WEBSITE IN ACCORDANCE WITH PL 2020 572, WITH A PUBLIC HEARING AND A VOTE SCHEDULED FOR THE MEETING OF MAY 14TH, 2026. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO INTRODUCE ORDINANCE 26-1778. SO MOVED. SECOND. ROLL CALL PLEASE. COMMITTEE MEMBER. MARTIN. YES. COMMITTEE MEMBER.
ANNE. YES. COMMITTEE MEMBER. TAYLOR. TODD. YES. DEPUTY. MAYOR. BARRAGAN. YES. MAYOR.
[11. Resolution #26-4-147 – Supporting the Township of Montgomery’s Participation in the American Planning Association New Jersey Chapter Plan4HealthNJ Grant Program and Establishing a Public Health and Planning Team: Plan4HealthMontgomery]
SINGH. YES. ORDINANCES. PUBLIC HEARING. FINAL ADOPTION. THERE ARE NO ORDINANCES FOR FINAL ADOPTION RESOLUTIONS. RESOLUTION 26-4-147. SUPPORTING THE TOWNSHIP OF MONTGOMERY'S[00:45:06]
PARTICIPATION IN AMERICAN PLANNING ASSOCIATION NEW JERSEY CHAPTER PLAN FOR HEALTH, NEW JERSEY GRANT PROGRAM, AND ESTABLISHING A PUBLIC HEALTH AND PLANNING TEAM PLAN FOR HEALTH. MONTGOMERY MAYOR I. THIS WAS THE GRANT THAT I GAVE A LITTLE PRESENTATION ON MAYBE LAST MONTH. IT'S $50,000 TO PAY FOR OUR REEXAMINATION REPORT, WHICH IS PART OF OUR MASTER PLAN AND OUR LAND USE ELEMENT. IT'S REQUIRED BY THE STATE EVERY TEN YEARS. DO YOU UPDATE YOUR MASTER PLAN THROUGH A REEXAMINATION OF IT? AND SO IT'S WONDERFUL THAT WE HAVE A GRANT. THERE'S VERY FEW GRANTS AVAILABLE OUT THERE FOR DOING LAND USE PLANNING WORK, ESPECIALLY FOR THE PLANS THAT ARE REQUIRED BY THE STATE FOR TOWNS TO KEEP AND UP AND MAINTAIN. SO WE'RE VERY HAPPY THAT THE NEW JERSEY AMERICAN PLANNING ASSOCIATION, NEW JERSEY CHAPTER SELECTED MONTGOMERY. I THINK WE'RE ONE OF SIX TOWNS THROUGHOUT THE STATE. THEY TOOK TWO IN NORTH JERSEY OR IN URBAN AND A SUBURBAN TO IN CENTRAL AND TWO IN SOUTH JERSEY. SO WE'RE THE SUBURBAN CENTRAL JERSEY TOWN. AND A LOT OF THAT WAS ALSO DUE TO THE FACT THAT WE PARTICIPATED IN THE PILOT PROGRAM FOR THIS PROJECT THROUGH RUTGERS UNIVERSITY BLOUSTEIN SCHOOL, AND THE MAYOR PARTICIPATED IN DEVANG PATEL, OUR HEALTH OFFICER, AND CHERIE CRUZ, OUR ASSISTANT PLANNING DIRECTOR. SO THAT EARNED US EXTRA POINTS. AND THEY UNDERSTOOD THAT THE TOWN WAS WELL POSITIONED TO SUCCEED IN THIS PROGRAM. AND SO WE'LL BE DOING UPDATING THOSE PLANS. THERE WILL BE PUBLIC OUTREACH.THERE'S A SURVEY, A VERY INTERACTIVE ONLINE SURVEY CALLED MAP AIR THAT WILL BE USING AS A TOOL. A LOT OF THIS ALL COMES PLUG AND PLAY DIRECTLY FROM THE NEW JERSEY CHAPTER OF THE AMERICAN PLANNING ASSOCIATION, WHICH IS GREAT BECAUSE THEY HAVE THEIR OWN PLANNING TEAM. SO THAT SAVES US MONEY IN OUR PLANNING EFFORTS. AND THE SMALLER GROUP THAT WE'RE PUTTING TOGETHER, WE DO ANTICIPATE THAT THEY'LL BE CASTING A WIDER NET WITH, AS YOU SEE HERE, HEALTH CARE, AGRICULTURE, FOOD SECURITY NETWORKS, EDUCATION, TRANSPORTATION, MOBILITY, ENVIRONMENTAL, HEALTH, HOUSING, ALL TYPES OF ORGANIZATIONS AND RESIDENTS AND FOLKS IN THOSE CROSS SECTIONS. WE'RE STARTING WITH A SMALL GROUP TO KIND OF BUILD THE STRUCTURE OF THE, OF THE AND DIRECTION THAT WILL FOLLOW WITHIN THE NEXT YEAR.
THIS IS RUNS THROUGH MARCH, THE END OF MARCH 2027, AND MORE TO COME. BUT WE'RE VERY EXCITED.
OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS? MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 26-4-147. 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. RESOLUTION
[12. Resolution #26-4-148 – In Support of Polluters Pay to Make New Jersey More Affordable Act ]
26-4-148. IN SUPPORT OF POLLUTERS. PAY TO MAKE NEW JERSEY MORE AFFORDABLE ACT. YES.SO YEAH, IF I COULD YEAH, I COULD SAY A FEW THINGS THOUGH. SO THIS IS A A BILL THAT'S MAKING ITS WAY THROUGH THE LEGISLATURE. IT'S BASICALLY IT'S VERY SIMPLE. IT'S ABOUT THE FACT THAT FOSSIL FUEL COMPANIES CAUSE CLIMATE CHANGE AND CLIMATE CHANGE IS CAUSING A LOT OF DAMAGE, FINANCIAL AND OTHERWISE. HEALTH FOR SURE. WHAT? RIGHT. YOU KNOW, WHAT WE HAVE IS A SITUATION WHERE RIGHT NOW, IN ADDITION TO THE FACT THAT THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A STATE STANDING UP, AT LEAST, AND MAYBE THERE'S SOME OTHER STATES THAT HAVE DONE THIS, BUT NEW JERSEY WILL BE REALLY LEADING ON THIS BY HOLDING THE FOSSIL FUEL COMPANIES ACCOUNTABLE AND PROVIDING A LEGAL MECHANISM FOR FORCING THOSE COMPANIES TO PAY FOR THE DAMAGE THAT THEY CAUSE. WE KNOW ABOUT HURRICANE SANDY, $29 BILLION IN COST, 38 DEATHS, HURRICANE IDA 2 BILLION IN COST, 30 DEATHS, INCLUDING TWO INDIVIDUALS RIGHT HERE FROM MONTGOMERY. AND FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE AROUND IN 2021, IT WAS IT WAS A HORRIFIC EVENT.
YOU KNOW, WHAT THIS WILL DO IS ALLOW FOR PROJECTS THAT INVOLVE FLOOD PROTECTION, HOME BUYOUTS, UPGRADES TO STORM WATER DRAINAGE MANAGEMENT, DEFENSIVE UPGRADES TO ROADS, BRIDGES, RAILROADS, ETC. ALL OF THE THINGS THAT ARE CAUSED BY CLIMATE CHANGE THAT IS CAUSED BY FOSSIL FUEL COMPANIES WHO ARE ENJOYING TODAY SOME RECORD PROFITS, IN PART DUE TO THE FACT THAT THEY ARE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE RISING COST OF OIL ISSUED BY OPEC, EVEN THOUGH THEY DON'T HAVE TO RAISE PRICES ON THE. THE OIL AND GAS EXTRACTED HERE FROM NORTH
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AMERICA. THEY ARE RIDING THE. THE WAVE THAT IS DRIVEN BY OPEC. GIVEN THE. THE SITUATION WITH IRAN WAR. SO WHAT WE'RE DEALING WITH HERE IS, YOU KNOW, EXXONMOBIL, SHELL, OTHERS WITH ENORMOUS PROFITS. SO THE ABILITY TO PAY FOR THESE THINGS WHICH WOULD BE BUILT IN AND WOULD BE PART OF WHAT WOULD BE ALLOWED TO BE RECOVERED WHEN THESE, YOU KNOW, FLOOD REMEDIATION AND SO FORTH, COSTS ARE BORNE AND NOT BY MUNICIPALITIES. WE'VE SEEN THIS IN A NUMBER OF ISSUES, LIKE THE PLASTICS. YOU KNOW, BILL, THAT WE TALKED ABOUT WHERE WE ARE AS A MUNICIPALITY THROUGH OUR WASTE MANAGEMENT COSTS, LOWERING THE COST OF WHAT, YOU KNOW, COMPANIES ARE DOING AND PUTTING INTO OUR WASTE WASTE SITUATION. SO IT'S A IT'S REALLY JUST A COMMON SENSE ACT THAT HOPEFULLY WILL PASS. AND THIS IS A SIMPLE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR IT. OKAY. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE? MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 26-4-148. SO MOVED. SECOND. ROLL CALL PLEASE. COMMITTEE MEMBER. MARTIN. YES.COMMITTEE MEMBER. ANNE. YES. COMMITTEE MEMBER. TAYLOR. TODD. YES. DEPUTY. MAYOR. BARRAGAN.
[13. Resolution #26-4-149 – Authorizing Award of Contract for Professional Grant Services – Bruno Associates, Inc.]
YES. MAYOR. SAYING YES. RESOLUTION 26-4-149. AUTHORIZING AWARD OF CONTRACT FOR PROFESSIONAL GRANT SERVICES. BRUNO ASSOCIATES INCORPORATED. MAYOR. WE SWITCHED GRANT CONTRACT COMPANIES A FEW YEARS AGO, AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT REALLY APPEALED TO US WITH BRUNO WAS THAT THEY ALSO WERE INVOLVED IN THE MANAGEMENT GRANT MANAGEMENT, WHICH CAN TAKE QUITE A LOT OF TIME. THERE'S A LOT OF REPORTING. ONCE YOU GET THE GRANT, THAT'S WHEN THE HARD WORK BEGINS. SO THERE'S A LOT OF PAPERWORK THAT LEADS UP TO GETTING IT AFTER YOU'VE BEEN AWARDED. SO BRUNO TRACKS ALL OF THAT WITH US, RUNS MOST OF THE REPORTS, PROVIDES ALL OF THOSE REPORTS TO KEEPS TRACK OF EVERYTHING SO THAT WE KNEW GOING IN WHEN WE BEGAN WORKING WITH THEM WOULD BE A PLUS. BUT I THINK YOU'VE ALSO WORKED WITH KIM JONES ON THINGS JUST, YOU KNOW, TOP NOTCH GROUP THAT THEY HAVE COMPLETELY ON TOP OF EVERYTHING REALLY HAVE HELPED US BRING IN A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF MONEY AND, YOU KNOW, REALLY WORTH EVERY PENNY. OKAY, THAT'S GOOD TO KNOW. AND I KNOW GRANTS ARE NOT EASY TO GET. PEOPLE MAY HAVE HEARD THAT GRANTS ARE ALWAYS AVAILABLE. THEY'RE NOT. IT TAKES A LOT OF ADVOCACY AND A LOT OF WORK BEHIND THE SCENES WITH STAFF TO GET IT DONE. SO YES, I UNDERSTAND THAT. ANY QUESTIONS QUESTIONS I THINK WE SHOULD PROBABLY KEEP TRACK ON OR REPORT OUT. LIKE, YOU KNOW, HOW MUCH ARE THE GRANTS GROWING YEAR OVER YEAR, YOU KNOW, VERSUS, YOU KNOW, IS IT THE SAME AMOUNT PER YEAR THAT WERE GOING? AND SO ESSENTIALLY IT'S, YOU KNOW, WE'RE GETTING THE SAME RETURN. I'M JUST NOT FOR NOW. BUT YEAH, I DO THINK YOU HAVE TO BE CAREFUL BECAUSE NOT EVERYTHING'S OFFERED AT THE SAME TIME. NOT EVERYTHING IS OFFERED AT THE SAME LEVEL EVERY TIME BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, STATE BUDGETS CHANGE. LIKE WE WERE JUST LOOKING AT MUNICIPAL AID DOT MUNICIPAL AID AND HOW THEY'VE BEEN SHRINKING. BUT YEAH, WE COULD WE CAN RUN THOSE REPORTS. BUT I THINK IT'S, IT'S LIKE THE 5000 GRANT THAT WE GOT FOR THE PLANNING. THAT'S, THAT'S A ONE OFF. LIKE THEY'RE NOT PLANNING ON OFFERING THAT AGAIN, I KNOW, BUT I HEAR YOU.BUT YEAH, THAT'S WHY WE'RE PAYING THEM $44,000 TO, TO HELP US FIGURE IT OUT, YOU KNOW, TO KEEP IT AT LEAST FLAT, IF NOT AT IDEALLY GROW A LITTLE BIT YEAR OVER YEAR. OKAY. THANK YOU.
MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 26-4-149. SO MOVED. SECOND. ROLL CALL PLEASE.
COMMITTEE MEMBER. MARTIN. YES. COMMITTEE MEMBER. ANNE. YES. COMMITTEE MEMBER. TAYLOR. TODD.
[14. Resolution #26-4-150 – Award of BID #03-2026 - Folusiak Tract Proposed Parking Area (150 Hollow Road also known as “Sourland View Preserve”)]
YES. DEPUTY. MAYOR. BARRAGAN. YES. MAYOR SINGH. YES. RESOLUTION 26-4-150. AWARD OF BID BE OH THREE 2026. TRACKED PROPOSED PARKING AREA ALSO KNOWN AS SOUTHLAND VIEW PRESERVE. 150 HOLLOW ROAD. SO THIS PROJECT IS TWO OPEN SPACE ACQUISITIONS THE TOWNSHIP HAS DONE. I BELIEVE IT'S IN THE AREA OF 100 ACRES COMBINED. MAYBE A LITTLE BIT MORE. HAS ACCESS THIS PARKING ACCESS THAT IS GOING TO BE CREATED. THE WINNING BID WAS 132,900 $796.THAT'S COMING OUT OF OUR OPEN SPACE TRUST, WHICH GOES TOWARDS ACQUISITION AND STEWARDSHIP AND MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF OUR OPEN SPACES. ONE OF THE IMPORTANT THINGS THAT GREEN ACRES WANTS TO SEE TOWNS DO, IN ADDITION TO USING THEIR MONEY TO HELP ACQUIRE LAND, IS TO ENSURE THAT THE PUBLIC HAS ACCESS TO IT. SO SOME. IT'S NOT ALWAYS JUST THIS IS A VIEW SHED.
THIS IS A FARM THAT WE'VE PRESERVED. THEY REALLY WANT YOU TO BE. IT'S LANDING ACCESS SO THAT PEOPLE CAN WALK AND AND AND BIKE AND HIKE AND ENJOY AND FISH AND, AND BIRD AND ALL THE WONDERFUL THINGS THAT WE COULD DO ON OUR OPEN SPACE. SO THIS IS A GREAT PROJECT THAT LAUREN
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HAS BEEN WORKING ON. AND I THINK IT'S AN AREA THAT YOU DEFINITELY WILL WANT TO EXPLORE.WE'VE HAD THE OPEN SPACE COMMITTEE HAS DONE INCREDIBLE THINGS ON THIS OPEN SPACE GARDEN, HARNESSING VOLUNTEER HOURS WITH OR THROUGH THE BOY SCOUTS OR OTHER VOLUNTEER GROUPS, PLANTING, PLANTING TREES IN THE STREAM CORRIDOR, BUILDING TRAILS. IT'S IT'S REALLY A TREMENDOUS. WHAT THE OPEN SPACE COMMITTEE AND LAUREN HAVE BEEN DOING. SO I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO GO OUT AND TAKE A LOOK. AND ESPECIALLY ONCE THE PARKING AREA IS IN, THEN YOU'LL HAVE A KIND OF A NICE SAFE PLACE TO PARK. OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS? BUT I THINK IT'S GREAT TO HAVE THESE 100 ACRES, AND I THINK IT WOULD BE GREAT IF OPEN SPACE COMMITTEE. ALSO, I KNOW THEY DO TRAILS DAY AND THEY DO OTHER EFFORTS, BUT IT'S IMPORTANT TO, FOR, FOR TO DO MORE OF THAT AND BRING RESIDENTS ALONG BECAUSE SOMETIMES PEOPLE JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW IMPORTANT OPEN SPACE IS. AND HAVING THAT AS A SHINING THING IN MONTGOMERY. SO I THINK IF THEY CAN DO MORE OF AN EFFORT, THAT WOULD BE GREAT TO BRING PEOPLE ALONG. OKAY.
OKAY. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 26-4-150? SO MOVED. SECOND. ROLL CALL PLEASE.
COMMITTEE MEMBER. MARTIN. YES. COMMITTEE MEMBER. ANNE. YES. COMMITTEE MEMBER. TAYLOR. TODD.
[15. Correspondence]
YES. DEPUTY. MAYOR. BARRAGAN. YES. MAYOR. SINGH. YES. CORRESPONDENCE. LISA. YOU'RE GOING TO SPEAK ON THAT. SO CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN TO THE TOWNSHIP FOR THE RECEIPT OF NEW JERSEY HEALTH CARE QUALITY INSTITUTE, THE 2025 HEALTHY TOWN DESIGNATION. WE RECEIVED THE PLAQUE AND THE BANNER. OH, NICE. THIS IS THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW. SO CONGRATULATIONS TO THE MAYOR'S WELLNESS AND WELLNESS INITIATIVE. TOWNSHIP. YEAH. OKAY. AND THEN I GUESS WE WILL HOPEFULLY ONE OF THESE MEETINGS GET THE PLAQUE IN HERE. AND THE I HAVE THE PLAQUE IN THE BACK. I JUST RECEIVED THE BANNER TODAY. SO OKAY, SO MAYBE IN THE NEXT MEETING WE CAN HAVE THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE WITH THE BANNER. OKAY, THAT'D BE LOVELY. THEY'RE LOOKING FOR THE INSTITUTE WANTS A PHOTO OF THE WITH THE BANNER AND THE PLAQUE WITH THE WELLNESS INITIATIVE[16. New and Unfinished Business]
TEAM. SO WE'LL MAKE SURE WE'LL ORGANIZE THAT. YEP. OKAY. PERFECT. NEW AND UNFINISHED BUSINESS. PROPOSED SIGNAGE. YES. SO MAYOR, AS WE'VE TALKED ABOUT, WE ARE A VICTORY TOWN. A VICTORY TOWN IS A NUMBER OF TOWNS THAT ARE LOCATED FROM RHODE ISLAND TO PENN, VIRGINIA, PENNSYLVANIA. ANYBODY WANT TO HELP ME? I THINK GO ALL THE WAY TO YORKTOWN. THANK YOU. SORRY.AND VERY SIGNIFICANT. IN THE CULMINATION OF THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR. AND SO EACH TOWN GETS A LOVELY MARKER, A HISTORICAL MARKER THAT WILL HAVE UP DESIGNATING THAT ROUTE THAT THE SOLDIERS TOOK THROUGH TOWN. AND SO WE ARE TRYING TO FINALIZE THE LANGUAGE. PAUL BLODGETT, WHO IS THE CHAIR? THE CHAIR OF OUR REV 250 COMMITTEE, HAS WORKED WITH SOME OF THE OTHER MEMBERS TO REFINE THIS LANGUAGE. AND AND A DEPUTY MAYOR BERRIGAN HAD ASKED THAT WE BRING IT TONIGHT AND JUST MAKE SURE EVERYBODY WAS ON BOARD WITH THAT. AND THE OTHER THING, THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF A TIME ELEMENT IT TAKES. IT'S AN EIGHT WEEK CYCLE TIME BETWEEN WHEN WE APPROVE AND WHEN THE SIGN IS READY. AND OBVIOUSLY SINCE, I MEAN ESSENTIALLY MAY 1ST, JULY 4TH IS JUST A LITTLE OVER TWO MONTHS AWAY. SO I, I MEAN, WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE THIS BEFORE JULY 4TH PROBABLY WILL NOT HAPPEN BEFORE THE FIREWORKS, BUT I THINK IT'S STILL SYMBOLIC. SO I THINK EVERYONE HAS, YOU KNOW, A SHEET OF PAPER HERE. IF YOU DON'T, I COULD PASS AROUND WHAT, LIKE THE, THE CANNED, YOU KNOW, MARCH TO VICTORY SIGN IS AND THEN YOU SHOULD HAVE WHAT THE FINAL DRAFT LANGUAGE CAME FROM PAUL AS THE CHAIR. AND, AND IF YOU WANT TO TAKE A COUPLE OF MINUTES, THAT WOULD BE THE SIGN AND THAT WOULD BE THE MAYOR. SO THIS IS I CAN'T SEE THIS, BUT THIS IS WHAT THE SIGN WILL PHYSICALLY LOOK LIKE.
I THINK SO, BUT THEN THE THE VERBIAGE IS, IS REALLY UP TO THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE, OUR APPROVAL OF WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE ON IT. AND THEN THE JUST SO FOR THE RESIDENTS, THE RECOMMENDATION FROM THE COMMITTEE IS FROM AUGUST 31ST THROUGH, YOU KNOW, DASH SEPTEMBER 2ND, 1781, SOME 6000 FRENCH AND AMERICAN TROOPS BEGAN MERGING HERE, HERE, OBVIOUSLY IN MONTGOMERY, INTO A SINGLE FORCE BOUND FOR YORKTOWN. BY THEN THE ALLIED MOVEMENT SOUTH WAS NO LONGER HIDDEN FROM THE BRITISH. OKAY, SO THAT'S GOING TO BE ON THE PLAQUE.
THAT'S THE RECOMMENDATION. OKAY. FOR US TO KIND OF ALIGN ON. OKAY. AND YOU WERE PART OF IT.
SO THIS IS SOMETHING THAT YOU FEEL IT REPRESENTS. YEAH. OKAY. YOU KNOW, LIKE THE, THE, THE STANDARD LANGUAGE IS, YOU KNOW, IN 1781, AMERICAN AND FRENCH TROOPS MARCHED TO YORKTOWN,
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VIRGINIA, VIA THE WASHINGTON-ROCHAMBEAU REVOLUTIONARY ROUTE. AFTER A SIEGE. THE BRITISH SURRENDERED ON OCTOBER 19TH, LEADING TO A FREE AMERICAN NATION. SO SOME OF THE LANGUAGE IS A LITTLE BIT MORE SPECIFIC TO MONTGOMERY VERSUS THE BROADER SENSE. I THINK THAT'S WHAT THE REF. 250 THAT'S THE SIGN ON THE TOP. SAY ANYTHING, MONTGOMERY OR NO, IT'S JUST GOING TO SAY MARCH TO VICTORY. AND THEN THERE'S THE THE SPECIFIC LANGUAGE THAT WOULD BE IN THE MIDDLE. OH, OKAY. I MEAN, NO, HAVING A CONVERSATION WITH PAUL AND HE'S HE'S REALLY KNOWLEDGEABLE IN HISTORY. HE, HE DID MENTION THAT, YOU KNOW, I THINK THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THAT THE THAT THE US TROOPS AND THE FRENCH TROOPS GATHERED AND FOUGHT TOGETHER AND MARCHED. SO I THINK THAT'S VERY HISTORIC. I THINK THAT'S A UNITY IN MULTICULTURAL. AND I THINK THAT THAT IF, YOU KNOW, IF THAT'S TRUE, THAT'S THAT'S AMAZING.OKAY. WELL, MY ONLY QUESTION IS IT DOESN'T SAY MONTGOMERY ANYWHERE, BUT WHAT DO I KNOW? I MEAN, THE BOTTOM SOMEWHERE. I THINK IF THERE'S A SECOND SIDE TO THE SIGN. OH, OKAY. BENEATH THE PICTURE THERE'S LANGUAGE OF WHAT WOULD BE ON THE OTHER SIDE RELATIVE TO MONTGOMERY. OH, OKAY. OKAY. OKAY. THEN AS LONG AS WE, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE THERE MAY BE PEOPLE WALKING BY AND I THINK THAT'S THE, THE BOTTOM IS WHAT, YOU KNOW, THE MONTGOMERY SIGN WOULD SAY. SO. OKAY. YEAH.
OKAY. THAT'S SO INSTEAD OF WHAT IT SAYS HERE FROM MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP WILL SAY WHAT'S LISTED THE RECOMMENDATION SO AND SO EVERYONE'S KIND OF ALIGNED. YES, YES, WE ARE GOOD WITH THAT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL THE HARD WORK ON THIS. HE'S DOING A GREAT JOB FUNDRAISING, ETC. SO YEAH, I THINK FUNDRAISING I HEARD IS, YOU KNOW, THAT WOULD BE GREAT. THIS IS IT DOES IT HAPPENS IN 250 YEARS AND WE WON'T BE HERE FOR THE NEXT ONE ANYWAYS. I DON'T THINK NO. OKAY.
APPLICATION FOR OUTDOOR ASSEMBLY. LISA. SO IN YOUR PACKET FOR YOUR INFORMATION IS A APPLICATION FOR AN OUTDOOR ASSEMBLY FOR THE FROM THE FOR THE RUN WITH ROTARY EVENT FROM THE MONTGOMERY ROCKY HILL ROTARY THAT WILL BE ON SUNDAY, JUNE 14TH. THAT RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THAT PERMIT WILL BE ON FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION ON THE MAY 14TH AGENDA. OKAY. AND
[17. Future Agenda Items]
FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS. MAY 14TH, 2026. BUDGET PUBLIC HEARING ADOPTION MAY 14TH, 2026 SEWER RATE ORDINANCE PUBLIC HEARING ADOPTION MAY 14TH, 2026 CAPITAL BOND ORDINANCE PUBLIC HEARING ADOPTION MAY 14TH, 2026 SEWER CAPITAL BOND ORDINANCE PUBLIC HEARING ADOPTION MAY 14TH, 2026 CAPITAL ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AS A GENERAL IMPROVEMENT THE 2026 CAPITAL PLAN AND THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND. PUBLIC HEARING ADOPTION. DO YOU MIND IF I JUST YEAH. PLEASE GO.QUICK COMMENT. SO THAT JUST AS A REMINDER FOR THE TOWNSHIP AND I KNOW MR. NYAKO, WHO'S THE ONE PERSON WHO CAME IN TO TALK TO BUDGET LEFT ALREADY. I, YOU KNOW, TRANSPARENCY IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO ALL OF US. I, YOU KNOW, I REALLY WANT TO APPLAUD OUR CFO FOR, FOR AN EXEMPLARY PRESENTATION. YES. TWO WEEKS AGO, WHICH, YOU KNOW, GOT ALMOST A STANDING OVATION. BUT, YOU KNOW, WE, WE, WE DID NOT HAVE TO WE ORIGINALLY WERE NOT PLANNING TO HAVING THIS BEING AT THIS TIME, YOU KNOW, STATUTORILY, WE JUST HAVE TO PROVIDE AT LEAST A MONTH'S NOTICE BEFORE THE BUDGET GETS REVIEWED, YOU KNOW, HEARD OFFICIALLY APPROVED, WHICH IS THE MAY 14TH DATE. SO WE SCHEDULED THIS BECAUSE WE TRADITIONALLY HAVE ALWAYS HAD A MEETING IN BETWEEN, BUT BECAUSE OF DIFFERENT THINGS WITH ELECTIONS AND USAGE OF THIS BUILDING, WE WEREN'T PLANNING HAVING THIS MEETING, BUT WE MADE A GREAT EFFORT TO SAY, HEY, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THIS MEETING TO ALLOW THE PUBLIC TO COME IN. SO I JUST WANT TO, YOU KNOW, WE WE HELD THIS BEING. AND I KNOW THERE'S NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE HERE CAME TODAY, BUT JUST WANT TO PUT ON THE RECORD THAT WE HELD THIS MEETING, YOU KNOW, IN ORDER TO GIVE THE PUBLIC AN OPPORTUNITY TO COME AND SPEAK BEFORE, YOU KNOW, THE, THE OFFICIAL FINAL LIKE REVIEW PUBLIC HEARING, WHICH WILL BE THE 14TH FOR THE BUDGETS AND ETC. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH,
[18. Resolution #26-4-151 Executive Session]
EXECUTIVES. OH, RESOLUTION 26-4-151 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 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. REAL PROPERTY TOWNSHIP PROPERTY CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS SO A CONTRACT LITIGATION DOCKET NUMBER S0ML15325. AFFORDABLE HOUSING POTENTIAL ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY FOR OPEN SPACE CONSERVATION, RECREATION AND OR MUNICIPAL PURPOSES. STATE LANDS. THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE WILL RETURN TO REGULAR SESSION AND[01:05:01]
MAY TAKE FURTHER ACTION. 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 26-4-150. SO MOVED. SECOND. ROLL CALL PLEASE. COMMITTEE MEMBER. MARTIN. YES. COMMITTEE MEMBER. ANNE. YES. COMMITTEE MEMBER. TAYLOR. TODD. YES. DEPUTY. MAYOR. BARRAGAN. YES.
OKAY. THERE IS ONE ADDITIONAL ITEM FOR THE AGENDA. RESOLUTION 26-4-152 TO CLOSE THE. OH, WE DIDN'T DO THAT ON THE FIRST PAGE. MOTION TO OPEN. OKAY. MOTION TO CLOSE EXECUTIVE SESSION. SO MOVED SECOND. SO MOVED SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ADDITIONAL ITEM.
[Additional Item]
THERE IS ONE ADDITIONAL ITEM FOR THE AGENDA. RESOLUTION 26-4-152. AUTHORIZING AFFORDABLE HOUSING. MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT WITH COUNTRY CLUB MEADOWS LLC AND PIKE RUN TWO, LLC. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 26-4-152. SO MOVED. SECOND. ROLL CALL PLEASE.COMMITTEE MEMBER. MARTIN. YES. COMMITTEE MEMBER. AN ABSTAIN. COMMITTEE MEMBER. TAYLOR. TODD.
YES. DEPUTY. MAYOR. BARRAGAN. YES. MAYOR SINGH. YES. ADJOURNMENT. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL IN
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