Mhm. >> Hi, good evening. I'd like to call to order the committee for Monday, November 10th. If you're able, please rise for the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for it stands. One nation,
indivisible, liberty and justice for all. >> How is everybody on this Monday? >> Great. Okay, we're going to uh go on to the Open Public Meetings Act. Uh pursuant to the Open Public Meetings Act, notice that this meeting was sent to the Cranberry Press, Trenton Times,
and Home News Tribune on January 17th, 2025, posted on the township's website, and sent to those who requested a copy of this notice. We will move on to roll call. Mr. Christopher >> here, >> Mrs. Obadawi >> here. >> Dr. Rogers >> here. >> Mr. Scott >> here. >> Mayor Coner >> here.
>> Thank you. >> Okay. Well, we're going to start our meeting um with a very special evening uh this evening. Um it's a special night for us in town hall um where we would like to formally recognize the service
of Richard Catalan to our community and specifically his dedication to public service, volunteerism, and a commitment to the local government to Cranberry. I want to thank Richard's wife Susan and his two children Amy and Michael for joining us tonight. I also believe we
have four of five Richard's grandchildren are in attendance this evening. Um before I ask our TC members if they would like to say a few words, I think Amy, you wanted to um say a few words. Okay, you can just come up and sit here if you want and then hit the
button on the right. >> It'll stay red. >> And it'll stay red. >> Hello. Hi. Perfect. >> Okay. Um, so do I need to I have to >> Nope. You go. Ready? >> Okay. >> So, um
I think on behalf of um my mom and the rest of our family, we want to thank everyone for just acknowledging my honoring my dad in the way that you've chosen to. So, thank you from the bottom of our hearts for that. Um
so, Mr. J. Taylor uh sent me something that he had wished to read at the meeting, but he wasn't able to be here. So, um I'm just going to read what he wrote. Um
so, he says, "Every so often in a town like ours, you meet a person who seems to have the whole map of the place folded up in his back pocket and knows the exact distance between every tree. Someone who knows where the bends in the road are and how they got there. For me,
that was Richard Ken. Rich was one of the sharpest men I ever met. Not sharp in a showy way, more like a good pocketk knife. Steady, reliable, and always ready when needed. I only came to know him later in my life. And if I have one regret, it's that I didn't find my way
to him a little sooner. Before I ever took a seat on the committee, I sat in the audience for over a year just listening and learning. And I find myself next to Rich and Dwallers. They had a kind of quiet presence about them. You could feel it in the room. When they
stood up to speak, folks didn't talk over them. They listened. The committee didn't just let them speak. They asked for their thoughts because they'd been here. They'd seen it. And they remembered. When I was finally elected, my dad, who'd served back in the 90s, told me, "Make sure you talk to Rich."
And well, he wasn't kidding. Some of the best lessons I ever learned in public service didn't happen under bright lights or in meetings. They happened out in the parking lot afterward. After a good meeting, Rich would nod and tell me so. After a rough one, he'd tell me where I got trimmed up and how to fix
it. He wasn't there to scold. He was there to guide. And he had a way of being right more often than not. Rich wasn't stubborn, but just with me. That was one of his finest traits. When we started talking about garbage collection in town, he didn't like the
idea at first, but he went home, he studied it, he ran the numbers, and he came back with a whole different view. He wasn't guided by pride or position. He was guided by what was true. That was rich. He believed in facts. He believed in thinking things through and that
every problem had a solution. that before coming to a solution, people needed to press and challenge it. And he believed this town deserved that same kind of care. And I'll tell you something, towns don't get built just by hammers and gravel. They get built by
people like Rich. That's what Rich gave us. Care, dedication, and thoughtfulness. And as a town, we're better for it. Thank you very much. Thank you. So, I was very blessed for the first I want to say over a year, my first year here, Rich was still attending um
meetings regularly. Um and I've told this to both of you that there was never a conversation that I walked away from him where I really didn't learn something. Um and it was just uh comforting to always see him sitting here. Um I feel like he was always
milling over a topic. Um, and he would joke when he saw me that he was going to give me 5 seconds head start to run um, before he went to to talk to me, which I always appreciated. I never ran though. And he would go say, "I've got something for you. I have something I want to talk to you about." But what I learned was it
was not one thing. It never was one thing. He wanted to talk to me about it. It would keep going and going and I I but I again I learned from it and appreciated it. So, um, >> thank you. Anyway, so I don't know if anyone else would like to tell a favorite story or anything or have any
words. >> I I would love to share with you just a few thoughts. So, first of all, my condolences to the beautiful family that have arrived here. I'm sorry that this is how I am meeting you all, but I feel like I have known Mr. Ken for a very long time. And I too, like Mr. Taylor sat in the audience um as a resident in
town for a few years before I found myself on the committee. And Mr. Ken was a mainstay with us. And um I often I did not know Mr. Ken. I just knew him as a presence of um of knowledge and a presence of solutions. Always seeking
solutions. It wasn't until much later that I find out that you know he has a a very professional and profound background that never came through because he just wasn't a proud man. He was a very practical man. And he he at the core of him was really just a
resident of Cranberry who loved this town, who wanted to see it succeed, who wanted to see it succeed even in his absence. And I I felt every time I spoke to him, just like Lisa said, that I that I learned something more, but also I I
felt like I was speaking to an institution. I felt lucky that I had that conversation with him. And as much as I noticed Mr. Callum when he was here with us, I also noticed when he wasn't. And I feel that was around the COVID years. And we would look and we would
say something is missing from the room. >> You know, where where is he? And um it's it's um I will also just reflect a little bit on who I believe was one of his very very good friends and that's Mr. Banana Balanta. And that was probably the first person I reached out to after Mr. Kellen passed away just to
sort of say you are missing a friend today. and so is Cranberry. And you know, thank you all so much for being here. And you know, Mr. Kalen's spirit will always be something that I cherish. His knowledge will always fill these rooms. His voice is something that I
will always remember. And his sweet little hat that he would wear walking down the street. And my deepest condolences to you all today. >> Thank you guys for coming. And yeah, my my condolences as well. Um, having been on the TC the longest, I probably spent
more time with with Richard here. I didn't know him personally and pretty sure Richard would rather I never got elected to TC, but that's okay. Um, and I remember the the first few years I was on TC, I was this guy never stops,
always on top of me. But then when he stopped coming, I was like, where's Richard? I need Richard here to sort of bounce things off and you know be here what what his views are because I recognize him you know my father-in-law is a is an engineer. I recognize in him engineer's mind and he just was so
methodical and he knew so much about town. Um it really was a a resource for us in the PC. He has been missed and he will be missed. Again my condolences to you all. I get to issue my condolences and being
the shortest member of the TC here, I did not interact with Richard Chen. However, hearing these stories and when we got news of his passing, everyone shared stories of his time here in this room with me and their experiences with him and it really like you can hear it
in these my folks voices, right? They they feel his absence and and I just want to wish my condolences. Thank you for showing us. >> Hi, I'm Barbara Rogers and thank you for sharing with us for this many years. Um
so yes, he was here constantly. I've been on the committee now for six years. um and everything that these guys experienced in this room with him. you know, the area that I want to kind of focus on is
he was the clock winder too, very proud clocker and uh my husband who is the longest continuous clock winder in town um had worked with him and worked with him up there and his precision and his
knowledge uh was just unbelievable. So, um, you know, I wanted to mention the blinders and also the zoning board and I was I was leazison this year and boy, the questions that he asked at
those meetings made me feel that the zoning board was in such good hands and, you know, those are big shoes to fill. the questions that he asked um you know just were just so on target especially with the environment the
questions he asked very special and I got to speak to him just recently before he passed out in the out in the parking lot you just never know how long and lasted a while and um it was um I I just feel so so
you know so rewarded by at least having spoken to him just before he passed so my condolences Thank you. >> Okay. >> Yes, please. >> So, I was fortunate to have the opportunity to often deal with Richard
on Deb, the township clerk. Um, so I swore him in as clockw. I did his oath for zoning board and I was fortunate enough to have um Richard as a pole worker and I know Jill can attest to uh the conversations, the early mornings,
the coffee clutches and uh having some some very uh interesting conversations and if we disagreed, we agreed to disagreed. He always was a wealth of information and uh he was one of my first uh supporters when I came over as clerk. Um, so he's gonna be very miss
and um I get to hold this to you. I need a motion. So I need a motion to read Cranberry Township Resolution R11. Sorry, I need a motion to read Cranberry Township Resolution R11-25-137, a resolution honoring Richard Kell.
>> I will gladly do that resolution. >> Can I get a second? >> I'll second. >> Thank you. We're going to move on to roll call before you start that. Okay. So, let's do the procedural part. Mr. Christopher, >> yes. >> Mrs. Elawi, yes. >> Dr. Rogers, >> yes.
>> Mr. Scott, >> yes. >> Mayor Caner, >> yes. >> Obviously unanimous. Thank you. >> Okay. Whereas the township committee of the Township of Cranberry wishes to honor the passing of Richard Gallen, a longtime resident and active member of the community. And whereas Richard
served in numerous volunteer capacities within Cranberry Township, including a member of the clock winding committee, the zoning board of adjustment and the development review committee. And whereas Richard also served as a dedicated pole worker for Middle Sex County. And whereas for decades, Richard
regularly attended township committee meetings and remained actively involved in the community. Whereas Richard will be remembered for his thoughtful contributions involvement and dedication to the township of Cranberry. And whereas the township committee extends its nearest condolences to
Richard's family and loved ones and joins them in honoring his life and legacy. Now therefore, it be resolved the township of Cranberry hereby honors the memory of Richard Kalan and recognizes his years of service and commitment to the community. And be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution will be presented to the
family of Richard Kalan as an expression of the township committee's condolences. Thank you. And um we have a very special dedication for any of you that were lucky enough to be here. Um when Richard was here, he
sat in the same chair. And if you sat in that chair before he got here, there was a look. We had to figure out how to manage it and handle it. Uh but we always found a way to politely ask somebody to to get up. And so with that,
I'd like to present the family with this resolution. But also doesn't mean nobody can sit here. It just means that this chair is always here with us, which is wonderful.
Thank you for that time. Okay. Do we have any additions or changes to our agenda this morning? Does anyone from the family wanted to speak? I'm sorry.
>> Okay, that's okay. Sorry, we had to talk previously, so I didn't think so. I just Sorry, I didn't ask again. Okay, do we have any additions or changes? >> No. >> Oh, yeah. I we moved it up to the top of the agenda. So, um, unlike your husband,
if you do not want to be entertained by a township committee meeting, that will drag on. We don't know ever how long. Um, but you are welcome to stay and absolutely free to go. Okay. So, you're >> trying to take it.
>> Yeah. Thank you, Barbara. >> No. Okay. And at this point, I'm pretty sure we don't have any additions or changes to our agenda. >> You can ask again, but >> I'll ask you again just to be safe.
>> Oh yeah, >> it came up terrific. >> Yeah, it's really nice. >> Thank you. That's awesome. Okay. Um, can I get a motion to approve the regular meeting minutes from October 27th?
>> So, move. >> Second. >> Okay. We're going to move on to roll call. Mr. Christopher, >> yes. >> Mrs. Elawi, >> yes. >> Dr. Rogers, >> uh, Mr. Scott? >> Yes. >> Mayor K? >> Yes. >> Unanimous. Thank you. >> Okay. Um, who would like to kick us off
for reports and communication? Everybody has been up to >> I'll be happy to report. >> Thank you for kicking us off. >> Good start, Matt. >> Great. >> Well done, Mr. >> Okay, since we're over that direction.
>> All right, I'll go. Um, I have not met with the HBC as of yet, nor the municipal alliance, but we did have what I would consider a it was a throwback to a lengthy board of ed meeting on the 27th, I believe. Um, 29th, sorry. Uh, we
went through lots of microphones. >> I know. Maybe if I push it push it straight up and see if that >> Sorry. Um we went over um score test scores which were good. Still seeing some CO uh
>> deficits. >> Yeah, interesting COVID results still I think. Um they also had some um some conversation with our friend Jenny Saki who's I think here um regarding the the ITA and the importance to schools. Um,
we talked about we actually got the approval for the hot box for the construction that morning, which was exciting. Um, we're going to have some follow-up discussions on the landscaping beautifification whatever we're going to call it, um, in the next,
uh, week or two, probably. Um, went, they had some ethics trainings, which was fun. I've only sat through those like six or seven times in my life. Um, I probably could have gone to the meeting a little later than usual. um and some conversations about school
safety officers. Um I know there's some ongoing conversations um with town. Um and that's that's it I think for that that meeting. >> Thank you. >> Um first of all, I'd like to say
congratulations on your reelection to the committee. Um it's well earned a well earned win. Um for your commitment to what um you do and you do it for what's best for Cranberry and um and the work and time
you put in to being mayor. It hasn't been an easy year and um but there's also lots of rewards and I know I know that you feel that way. Um also I look forward to continue serving with these other three hardworking
conscientious members. Um, and I'd really just like to thank the Cranberry residents. I, you know, wouldn't be doing this without the residents that, you know, that make this town. You know, we could talk about infrastructure. We could talk about playground equipment, but it's really the residents. I'm
really truly honored to serve for another three years, and I appreciate those who open their doors while I campaign doortodoor and provide friendly conversation, encouragement. You know, you just said that with Richard. it's really the people um you know and um
couldn't really do it without friends and family um because I was reelected as well as Lisa and I just wanted to say Cranberry is truly a remarkable small town and community that I'm really eager and proud to represent and most of all I think it's really important that you
realize we all call this home. So, I just want to say that um and I want to thank the clerk for running a very smooth election. Thank you. Results came out so quickly this year. >> They sure did.
>> They really did. So, thank you. Thank you all the workers. >> Thanks. >> Yeah. Um anyway, uh two boards I um and commissions uh the zoning board met, but I was unable to make it. Um the shade tree, I received a summary from the
chairperson. Um and uh they met on Thursday of last week. Uh um people I don't think realized with after this with this rain that we are really in a drought uh conditions still in New Jersey. Um it's drought warning. We're
not in a complete drought. So um anyway, so they have to postpone the tree plantings until uh spring. And um and it, you know, another big thing with trees is it it requires water management. and we really need to figure
out how best to do that. So, in continual care, so the postponing and trees going in um uh maybe hopefully maybe asking residents to possibly bridge gaps in tree care. Um pruning um will uh will be
for the next season and um the big thing was there were two shade tree events that were a giant hit. um the tree walk and um the library program went really well and um attendees at each requested more of the same. Um so um so that so
maybe in the spring there'll be a a walk in the cranberry preserve and the tree program. Um so um and um I think oh there was two other things. Um, I just want to let you know that it is running
season for deer and um the D put out a um a warning especially now um that they're running across roads and it's really high um traffic uh um you know accident season. Um, the other thing I
would just like to say, there was another member of our community that recently passed. Um, and um, she's a long-term member of our community and she impacted so many children. Um, it was Dorothy Clots's feature, also
lovingly known as Mrs. K. And um, you know, I attended um, her funeral. And um I didn't realize that CKS Cranberry Presbyterian Nursery School was started in 1984 and she was the one
the inspiration and I just wanted to read one you know without a whole big long you know there's so much to say about her but I wanted to read one paragraph if I if I may. Um Mrs. Kay was more than a teacher. She she taught two and a half year olds in music at the
nursing school. Did your kids go there? Yeah. my my daughter who's now 30 back there, but I talked to others um who are even older that had her. Anyway, she was more than a teacher or a leader. She was a caretaker of souls. I love that line. A friend to all and a
guiding light in our community. Her legacy is woven into the very fabric of CPNS and the First Presbyterian Church. And I add and the township. Her love, commitment, and care will continue to shape us for years to come. As we remember Dorothy, we do so with gratitude for every song sung, every
letter written, every ch child's heart she touched. Um she led the choir for many years, how many years? Many years at the tree lighting um you know, the Christmas tree lighting um ceremony at the firehouse. So, you know, two very
important residents that really um you know, touch the community. Any questions? I did want to thank um >> everybody who made Halloween as enjoyable as it was thankfully a warm day unlike what it is today. Um and like
I want to extend my condolences to the family Mrs. K. And at the funeral many people said did your children study under her? And I said no I did. I had Mrs. K. She was the welcoming affectionate friend and face that that
welcomed me into every Christmas carol session and just you know wherever we saw each other she was just a very very warm and welcoming person. Um we also had um sort of um the passing from a a gentleman who retired from the township recently Mr. Greg Fington. So
condolences to his family as well. Um, on the same note, Barbara and Lisa, I wanted to congratulate you both on this election cycle. I am very grateful and happy to serve with both of you again. And I also wanted to thank the the members who did run um making this sort
of a you know contested election keeps us sort of on our toes and uh and it's part of the democratic process. So I I appreciate all those who ran and I congratulate both of you. Um uh on the 28th as we mentioned the last
meeting u Mayor Conir myself uh Denise and uh our council of attorney as well as our planner attended um the mediation hearing regarding our affordable housing plans and um Barbara we attended a um a watershed
institute meeting. >> Yeah and I I was going to add that at the end >> at the end. Okay. Well, and maybe you can you can add some of the details, but it's basically the Milstone Regional Wershed discussion and we are uh part of that discussion because the Milstone
passes through a lot of a lot of the Milstone River passes through this town and so I appreciate this regional approach to um to finding the solutions to you know problems with flooding and things like that. Maybe Barbara you can push in with some of the the the details. Go ahead.
Um all I was going to just say is um you know the watershed institute has reached out to 10 um 10 towns to look at storm water management um and on a regional level. This all has to do with this new per the new uh new additions to our MS4
uh permitting um and there's phases and this would be part of phase two. Phase one is to map our um our infrastructure, our storm um storm inlets um storm water inlets and um and this would be phase
two um which would be to find the problem areas potentially um but but we have to decide you know as you know during the next month or two whether we want to do it as regionally or as towns individual towns. So um we're going to
just you know we're going to have a meeting with our engineer um you know and the Institute they will be leading the region and um we're kind of fortunate because we're in the Stony Brook
so um this region help us yeah and the other towns are other part other So it's a little complicated. I was just talking about it too much. So um um so anyway,
whether it's regional or we do it on our own. >> Thank you for those details. >> Uh the um on the official side, the planning board met on November 6th and was happy to attend that meeting and um at that meeting they approved plans for Amazon to reconstruct some of its
parking lot and convert from you know regular parking to trailer parking. And I wanted to share this little nugget that we learned at that meeting. Um, so typically when you have a trailer, a tractor trailer, they go to the port, they fill up with merchandise and they
come back to the warehouse to unload and then they travel back empty to be stored either at the port or, you know, at a third party parking lot. And so that means that the tractor trailer is on the road twice, you You know, and I bring this up because we talked so much about
truck traffic and the need to curb some of that and the approaches to curb some of that. Now, through this particular planning board application, we learned that, you know, the question was raised, why are you trying to increase your trailer parking to to Amazon? And they
said, well, because the port no longer wants to allow us to park our vehicles there and we have this third third party site we can park at, but we also have the land where we are. we have the space where we are and we reduced our employee numbers
by a significant enough number that we have that space and so that will now mean that a trailer will make less trips on the road because it will fill up at the port come back to the warehouses fill up the warehouses and stay there until it has to go and pick up its next
load. So I it was quite an interesting uh scenario that we thought well I wonder how many other businesses in town warehouses in town are experiencing something like this. Um and maybe worth a little bit of research on our part. So that went through and then we also did
discuss and I'm assuming you probably have some details about the the village commercial and the village residential and all that. So we we did um uh address another issue then I will leave it to you to leave to discuss the details of that. Is that all right? >> Yes, sure.
>> Okay. Thank you. That's it. I have all I have. Thank you. >> I'm just wondering whether that that suggestion would be really good for the southern middle sex county. >> I agree. But you know, the interesting thing is this is the third time that Amazon had come before us technically because they came before us at the planning board and then we said, you
know what, please go back do a little bit more work on your plan. And then they came before the DRC and that's when they shared this aha moment and then they shared it again with us at the planning board. It's it was quite it was quite a bit of news for us I think but I think it would be a great comment
suggestion that we because comments are still open open until November 14th I believe. So that would be really good because they are speaking to corporations as well. >> We'll have them in the mayor's update tomorrow. So maybe I'll make a mention of that. The other thing I found that was super interesting was that they had
like 900 parking spots for their employees there and through the use of like technology everything is not as human dependent now right everything is so automated that their human capital has been reduced >> so if you think about those early warehouses that were built and we were
just trying to do quick math just the Robins Robinsville one and ours think about like 400 excess parking spots how much less of a footprint could they have taken and up and not had to use all of that land and just built more of a concrete jungle out there that's just
sitting there with no cars parked in it. >> So, this is where such an advanced company like that from a technology, they're a software company at the end of the day, Amazon, and to not kind of think through the um evolution of like just planning to me was incredible. But
if you added all of that up to their warehouse structure across the country, how much land could be given back for better purposes? So that was another aha moment. I was thinking about you when we were talking about it. But >> on that little note, though, what what was really nice about the application
and I think a lot of us appreciated is they they uh noticed areas that they could return back to nature. >> That's true, too. Yeah. >> So that was really that was really the foresight there was was very much appreciated. They have areas of their parking lot that they're going to make green again.
>> Yeah, it was good. >> It was good. >> Thank you for that. Um, I too want to just take a quick moment. I want to thank all the residents of Cranberry that voted by mail early voted came down to town hall. Debbie Rubin, our township
clerk, and her team ran an incredible smooth election day. Um, and also the pole workers. I wanted to congratulate Dr. Rogers on her re-election as well as Joe Balenta and Roy Binhard for their campaigns for Township Committee.
>> Um, I want to congratulate the Princeton High School's varsity uh volleyball team as they continue to advance in postseason play, hoping these talented young ladies could potentially making it a three repeat. They won the state championships in 23 and 24 and they are
looking phenomenal. Um, yeah, we met with the planning board. Um we had a resident um kind of challenge the um agricultural ordinance that was in place and this goes back to our um master plan of when um
>> yeah the re-examining the master plan when you could um have agriculture not in village commercial that they said that you could not have in village commercial and they lumped the village um residential in with that and it went
in. So, it's probably just an oversight there. And so, what we're going to do, and this is um through some council that we got is the zoning subcommittee is going to try to tackle recreating this agricultural ordinance with some
parameters. Um, we we there was an tremendous amount of work that was done for other neighboring towns and how they handle it and how many chickens you can have per acre and no roosters and the coupe has to be here and this high and this low and this wide and all this
stuff. So, we're going to try to make sense of that in the subcommittee uh meeting and then we'll come back and make a recommendation to the planning board that will then make a recommendation back to the township committee. So, oh, probably a couple meetings worth to work through our
>> count. There were a lot of bad chicken jokes. I'm just gonna say, should we count them before they hatch or you putting the chicken before? It just it was a lot, but we'll get there. Um but uh um so that'll be handled by the um the zoning subcommittee, but I believe
it was just more of a kind of a mixup and a an un unintended consequence of something um based on the research that was done there. >> Anything to add on that? >> Um I I think there was also maybe just the the need to define what home agriculture really means. Yeah. Uh
because it's not, you know, a tomato and a chicken are not equal. >> Right. Right. I think we made some jokes around that as well. Correct. Yeah. Okay. Um All right. Uh the le League of Municipalities is coming up November 18th to 20th. I think between the three
of us, we've got all those three days covered in some form. Um I'm like, listen, the small things are exciting to me, but the painting has begun in our senior center. They started to paint our senior center downstairs, uh which is exciting. Uh Rob and I had a very
productive meeting with the Cranberry Volunteer Fire Company as uh we continue to look toward a district model. Um I've also encouraged uh Chief Smith hopefully uh December or January provide basically a annual report uh come here down to town hall and give an annual report what
they've been up to so that more residents can understand what these volunteers do for our community and the sheer numbers of the calls and the things that they do on an annual basis. ly it's it's better that the residents hear that. So I don't know if you have anything to add about our meeting but it was very productive and they came with a
a new budget. Um obviously everybody knows costs are going up for everything in this world. So without surprise the budget is a little bit uh larger than they originally shared with residents but there'll be time to share that publicly and go forward with that again. Yeah, you hit on those, but I think um
for me importantly, I think something similar to what the chief does for the police and report on their activity and things that they're doing, whether it's on I think it probably should be more than annual since right now, but we can certainly do it more often than we than we do today.
>> Yeah. The only problem that we run into is that the um fire department does their training the every Monday night that we have a township community meeting. So, I don't know if that's by design uh or not, but unfortunately, they're doing really important work for
their fire company and training. So, we'll just have to make an exception. Maybe put him at the first of the agenda and get him in and out as fast as possible, but still get him here. >> Agreed. >> Yeah. Um I want to thank the Boy Scouts, the Girl Scouts, any of you scouts, uh for the Thanksgiving food drive. Uh
Chris Censey in particular got very creative this year with the Cranberry B- E R R Y challenge. Um, and this community responded. To put things in perspective, in 2024, we collected through that same drive 1,827
items. And in 2025, we collected 6,118 items. So, with the help of our community, we're set to distribute o to over 500 families this Sunday. The Ske Pantry Libby by Litha Wilson is a blessing to many families um that are
struggling more than ever with SNAP benefits being withheld. I myself had to do a couple of emergency runs to a couple of families that could not make it to distribution day that they don't have food to eat for their families. So, um and then we just got a call to action
for turkeys and so that's another thing where those freezers are filling up um like crazy right now. So, um I just really have to it's not absolutely doesn't surprise me at all that this is a really great example after coming out
of some very heavy lifting for all of us in the township of Cranberry to immediately unite on something that is meaningful that impacts our entire community. So, I was just really appreciative and and happy to see it. For all of my ranting against social media so far this year, I will say those
two drives were triggered primarily on our attention Facebook pages and and yes, there is there's a benefit to social media. >> There's your silver lining. >> There you go. >> Lastly, I want to warn the general public that my daughter acquired her driving permit today.
So, if everybody just buckles up, I've alerted the chief of police as well, but uh I've asked for a a siren so that you can see her coming. But yes, we're very proud of Greta and excited that she maintains safety on the road. I hope
you're watching. Okay. All right. We can follow up. >> I'm just wondering if we could put something about the deer being super. >> Yeah, you had sent me something and I think I missed it in the mayor's update,
so I'll add it. Yeah. Okay, great. >> Speaking of my daughter driving, when you were talking about it, I'm like, I need to mention this. I'll put it in the mayor's if you want. Mayor, I was wondering if you could just also maybe just uh uh hone in on the the
date for donations to pantry. It has to be made before the 16th to go out for the Thanksgiving drive. >> Yeah. >> And anything made after that can go with the Christmas drive. >> Yeah. Holiday. Yep. Yeah. With the holiday, right? Yeah. Those are our two busiest months of the year. And then
we're getting a very very large shipment tomorrow at 12:30 which I heard also a pallet of diapers >> which we never get and we're asked consistently on distribution day do you have any coffee which I always say no and I wish uh and do we have any diapers
so that is that is good news too. So that'll be great expensive. >> Yeah they are. Everything's >> okay. Uh any follow-up items? No. >> Okay. Um we'd like to make two mayoral appointments uh this evening and then
I'll read our vacancies. Um we're going to appoint Natalie Martins to a full member of the environmental commission which expires 123126 and Troy Wy will be the first alternate for the EC expiring 123125.
So that leaves uh the second alternate for the EC. Um the zoning board, there's a second alternate. And then the municipal alliance, there's a second alternate. Okay. And then we have a brief work session
where we're going to go over our potential meeting dates for 2026 meetings. >> We did put this through all the different uh checked all holidays um against federal. We we ran these dates
against the federal state every holiday we could think of. So hopefully we've we've covered that. So this is the uh the dates that we had after doing all that. >> And today I was busy so they're there. I forgot to put it out. I'm sorry.
So January 2nd is uh as a reminder would be the reorg which is at 6 pm. So that's a Friday. >> Is it in the electronics? the second item down. >> It's always unless we have to change
Memorial Day. We changed it to a Tuesday. July 27th and August 24th are optional and so is December 21st. Everything else is >> she'll have to get sworn in at a different time. >> The first is on Thursday.
>> What time? >> 6. No, >> six >> Friday. Yeah, we always have the reorg at 6 p.m. >> after work. I don't know. >> I just work here. It's always been 6 p.m. >> Yeah, you guys could change.
>> Well, also >> earlier than six, >> isn't it usually we have people from the for the swearing in? I mean, isn't is that >> on Monday? >> No, we have to get >> some people do it on the first. >> Don't you dare.
>> I'd rather not do it. >> I'm okay with the first. >> I'm not. Okay. Second and 6 p.m. >> Everything else is good. >> All right. So then the uh annual calendar will be what you guys vote on at the reorg and that's the calendar for
all the boards and commissions. >> We didn't do that yet. No. usually around the details and my AFS has to be done. So typically by the end of January I know where we are. That was a pretty brief working session.
>> We do our best. >> Have all the boards and commissions provided to you >> or do we need to nudge anybody? >> No, I don't need to nudge anybody. If I need to nudge them I need to nudge them. Don't worry, I will.
I do this a long time. Sir. >> Oh, good. >> All right. Uh, we have two first readings this evening. >> So, the first ordinance that we have on for first reading is Cranberry Towns with Ordinance number 11-25-12
accepting a conservation easement over sections of property designated as part one 2Q 3Q 88Q 10 and 10Q on Cranberry Township tax map. Second meeting of this ordinance will be November 24th, 2025. If we could have a motion for
introduction. >> So move. >> Second. >> Second. >> We'll move on to roll call for this uh ordinance. Mr. Christopher. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Obadawi. Yes. >> Dr. Rogers. Yes. >> Mr. Scott. >> Yes. >> Mayor Conor.
>> Yes. >> Uh it's unanimous. And then we'll move on to the second is Cranberry Township Ordinance number 11-25-13. Capital ordinance authorizing the acquisition of 1274 South River Road and associated closing cost for the affordable housing senior units by the
town of Cranberry County Mail Sex, New Jersey appropriating uh 2,510,000 from Cranberry Township affordable housing trust fund to cover the cost thereof. Second reading of that ordinance also will be November 24th, 2025. If we can have a motion for
introduction. >> Also move. >> Thank you. >> Second. >> Thank you. And move on to roll call. Mr. Christopher. Yes. >> Mrs. Obadawi. >> Yes. >> Dr. Rogers. Yes. >> Mr. Scott. >> Yes. >> Mayor Kir. >> Yes. >> Unanimous. I'm gonna have to follow up these microphones on feedback, by the
way. >> Okay. >> Um, we don't have any second readings this evening. Um, I'd like to get a motion to move uh consent resolutions A through F uh as a whole, unless anyone would like to pull out any one
particular consent resolution. >> Pull out D. D. >> Okay. That's the primary resolution R11-25-141 in support of the immigrant trust act.
>> Yeah, I just would like to um voice my support for this resolution. Um you know, we generally on the TC try to avoid national issues. Uh but sometimes national issues become local issues and um you know the federal government being run by who it's being run by um are
really um affecting our friends and neighbors. I think that um um our our voicing support for this resolution is important. I'm very happy what we're doing. >> Can I just piggy back and say I'm really happy that we're doing this too. It's,
you know, thanks American for leading us and helping us this way. Jenny Saki, you should feel very proud of yourself and the group that did come to share and educate and and really push this this message forward.
I'll I'll jump in there too and just say that in the conversations I've had with folks in town, they've all been extremely supportive once I explained to them what the ITA actually was. Um, and I think the vast majority of our of our friends and neighbors are are in support.
>> So, having pulled that out, can we now go back? >> So, you have to do a motion from A through C and E and F. >> Okay. Can I get a motion to approve A through C E and F? >> I approve everything.
>> Okay, we got Okay, so we have that motion. Second. >> Thank you. So, we're going to move on to roll call for those items. Mr. Christopher, >> yes. >> Mrs. Obadawi, yes. >> Dr. Rogers, >> yes. >> Mr. Scott, >> yes. >> Mayor Con? >> Yes. >> Thank you. And now you can move on to D.
Motion. Motion to approve consent resolution D. >> Second. >> Second. >> Move on to roll call. Mr. Christopher. >> Yes. >> Mr. Elidawi. >> Yes. >> Dr. Rogers. >> Mr. Scott? >> Yes. >> Mor? >> Yes. >> Anonymous. Thank you. >> Okay.
All right. Now is our time for public comment. If there's anyone here from the public that would like to make a public comment, please just come up, state your name, your address, push the button on the right till it keeps red, and we'll start the clock at
>> I'm beginning to memorize people's addresses. That's not >> Don't say that out loud. >> It means you're coming and you're participating in meetings. So yeah, I feel like I don't mean that in a way. >> So good evening again, Jenny from
Cranberry. Number one, I wanted to congratulate Mary and Dr. Rogers on their elections and being reelected and thank you for your ongoing service to group. In addition to that, I wanted to thank you
for putting the immigrant trust act on the agenda for this evening and voting in favor of it. I just wanted to let you know a couple of updates. Uh number one, the city of New Brunswick unanimously also created a resolution in favor of
the Immigrant Trust Act. Uh we would also have more people here this evening speaking on behalf, but there happens to be a meeting going on right now in Mercer County to try to get the entire county on board with the ITA. And on the
17th of this month, Middle Sex County will be um hopefully putting it on their agenda. They've already met once about it. So I just wanted to let you know you're in good company. We're continuing to push this forward and I greatly
greatly appreciate the fact that the the whole committee and the attorneys who may not be here but that you really considered it greatly. You weighed all the options and you voted in favor of it. So, thank you very much.
>> Thank you. >> Any other public comment this evening? >> Once twice. Okay. All right. Okay. We'll close public comment at this time. And what action items have we needed to capture? I don't really hear one. >> Checking on the audio.
>> That's me. I got a note. I I'll check on it. The microphones. Everything's set up normal. >> Nothing is >> Nothing's like out of the ordinary. So, I don't understand. Keep checking it. There were just a few items that I
didn't see. >> Got it. Okay, that's it. >> Motion to >> 48 second. >> All in favor? >> All righty. >> When was the last time was before 8:00?
Seriously? >> For real. Can we have it? Twice this year. >> Okay. >> Okay. Yeah, because that one's on Tuesday because of Memorial Day and town hall's closed. That's why that one's moved to Tuesday. >> Yeah. Give me a question. That's the
only one. >> Okay, give me a question. Thank you, man. He was he was overrunner.