delico Township Committee meeting of April 7th 2025 beginning at 7 p.m at the DLCO Township Municipal Building 770 Coopertown Road Delco New Jersey We are recording mayor Wonderful Thank you Good evening
everyone Welcome to the April 7th 2025 Deleno Township Committee meeting Can I have a roll call please mr Bartlett here Mrs Patrick here Mr McFadler here Mr Alat here Miss here Thank you Also present Mr Schwab our township
administrator Mr Fox our township engineer uh Mr Coleman filling in for Mr Heinhold as our solicitor Mrs Lure municipal clerk Mrs Russell deputy municipal clerk Mr Fenmore our superintendent of public works and Mr Warren our police chief Uh please rise
for the flag salute I aliance 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
Janice could you please read the sunshine and live stream statements please be advised the proper notice of this meeting has been given in compliance with the Apple Public Meetings Act in the following matter Written notice has been mailed to the Brown County Times and Courier Post and published in the December 30th 2024
editions Written notice has been posted on the official bulletin board of the township of Delanka at least 48 hours prior to the meeting This meeting of the Dela Township Committee may be transmitted via live stream on YouTube video The streaming of the meeting is not intended to be relied upon as formal public access under the open public
meetings act If the technology is disrupted for any reason the township meeting will proceed in person have an official meeting in accord with official notice Thank you Um we also have a new live stream camera that we have set up We have an official camera now over
there on the right Um so thanks to Matt and Beverly for getting that together and getting that up and running so we don't have to worry about the orientation issues So we're up to date with our technology now So thank you Um before we get begin I just wanted to um
have a moment of silence for two residents that passed away uh in the past week Um unfortunately Joanne Elbert who was the president of the Newton's Landing HOA um she passed away She was you know very involved with senior citizens and um she was an avid gardener
sportswoman She enjoyed participating in golf and pickle ball and she also ran their their events with their bingos and raffles and was just a wonderful person I had the honor of um actually getting to know her last last month at the meeting So I know some other um people
in the committee have have worked with her So we're very sorry for her loss So and and she will be missed And we also have um David Eer who uh was um Rob Eer and Rebecca Eer's brother He passed away as well They were they're very involved
in our Delft youth sport So if you could just have a moment of silence for those two residents Thank you very much Okay moving on to some positive news We have a um special presentation a
proclamation honoring Chief Basil Warren So I'm going to come down and do that [Music] No you're good I got that out of the way so it's not blocking everybody Okay This evening we have a proclamation honoring Chief Basil Warren
II as the first African-American chief of police in the township of Deleno Whereas the township of Deleno is proud to celebrate historic milestone in law enforcement history in Deleno with the appointment of Basil Warren II as our first African-American police chief
Whereas Basel Warren has demonstrated exceptional leadership dedication to community policing and commitment to upholding the highest standards of justice throughout his career And whereas his appointment signifies an important step forwards towards towards greater diversity and representation within our police force fostering
stronger ties between law enforcement and community the community he serves And whereas on September 4th 2006 Basel Warren became the township's first African-American police officer and on March 3rd 2025 was sworn in as the chief of police Now therefore we be it
resolved the township committee of the township of Delano on behalf of the township and its residents do hereby proclaim this day as a momentous occasion to recognize and celebrate the appointment of Basil Warren II as the first African-American chief of police of Deleno
Be it further resolved we encourage all citizens to join us in extending our support and confidence to Chief Warren as he leads our police department into the new era of inclusivity and accountability In witness above by myself the deputy mayor and our committee persons have caused these
presents to be executed and the sixth on the 7th day of April 2025 Congratulations We appreciate [Applause] [Music] It's about
Uh before we move forward I have something I'd like to say about an article that I read in the Philadelphia Inquirer not this Sunday but last Sunday Uh one of our residents I saw him walk in this evening Frank Claire and his
wife Ellie uh had a nice article in the paper about their home in Newton's Landing and uh the two of them have traveled all over the world for many years and have collected a number of uh outstanding objects But what was really
nice about the article was that they chose to uh settle down in Delanco So Frank thank you for settling in Delano because we certainly have enjoyed having you here Thank you Okay moving on to uh business at hand we
have ordinance 2025-4 a bond ordinance of the township of Delano and the county of Burlington authorizing the acquisition of land and the improvements thereon located at 401 Creek Road appropriating the sum of
$3,600,000 Therefore in authorizing the issuance of $3,420,000 in bonds or notes of the township for financing such appropriations and making certain determinations and covenants and authorizing certain related actions in connection with the foregoing This is
the second reading by title only and public hearing The hearing is open to the public for ordinance 2025-4 If you would like to say anything about this particular ordinance you come up to the podium and state your name and address please Ray Weber 22 ships way
Um pertains to this ordinance Uh it would be great if it were a cast because it would help the environment which we all are responsible for We've got to keep the environment uh the trees the water the air uh all the animals Let me
give you some examples Last week I was going over to the clubhouse on to play uh pool 7 o'clock at night Five deer in the fields We've had some some deer that are running through uh behind along Creek Road there
and stuff too We've had the red foxes in there and some of the other animals too We've got to learn to keep keep this any as much open ground as we can environmentally safe the noise I have to try to keep the trees there to keep down
some of the noise as well as all the traffic Right now the road Greek road is getting tougher with traffic and stuff So I would greatly appreciate it if the township would approve this ordinance to buy that particular property Thank you
Thank you Ray Anyone else scott Bu 18 Pennington Uh hopefully this is going to go through I think this covers a wound that Delano missed years ago
um in protecting this property I think we have enough industrial buildings uh traffic all on that side of town which I think gets ignored Uh I'm glad to see other things going on in town i.e Hawk Island and the
improvements that are being done there but I won't I'm not near them so I won't per se benefit but the town will benefit by them Um acquiring this property also allows us to make decisions on what
we want to do with it going forward if it's left in the hands of those up in New York Um I I said once before I have dealt with a lot of New Yorkers in the Bronx and the whole area up there Uh beware
That's all I can say And I don't mean to speak totally bad of them but you got to it's they're New Yorkers They do what they want to do We're in a different community down here And I think we need to keep it protected Thank you Thank you Scott Hey Scott I'm from New York I've
only been down here 20 years but I won't take it personally Long Island Can you tell still a little coffee and water and Crick [Laughter]
Hi Tim Kishler 12 Harris Court in Newton's Landing Hi Tim Just want to add my voice and that of my partner Susan to the uh people here who are uh in favor of the township uh taking uh possession of the land for all the reasons that we
said most importantly that the township will be acting uh in the best interest of the community members I don't really have any anything bad to say about people from New York Um I get to have my partners from there and I'm a Yankee fan
but Oh no you need to sit down You got to leave the building You can stay You can stay Oh look at that Time's up But I know But having said that um you know it's just it's really a good idea We've you know we've hashed this over for all different reasons I just want to
reiterate my support Thanks Thank you Thank you Anyone else i'm John Welsh from 20 Emory also mutton landing uh also read everything I'm in support of everything everybody has said
uh it also just looking at that space though it's all open space with the park and the dog park in there it seems insane to stick a big industrial uh park there that's going to you know ruin all the open space and mess up with
all the wildlife so uh so for all those reasons it just seems like a a decision that makes it's like common sense kind of thing So but thank you Thank you very much You're not a Yankees fan though right okay That's great news Anyone else
how do you feel about New Yorkers Mike well I worked with Kennedy for 29 years so I drove the Bell Parkway for the same number so lots lots of lots of bruises Uh Mike
Temple in 621 Delaware Um it's a lot different being on this side of the microphone Yeah In this side of the deis So just wanted to kind of catch up myself and maybe some of the public on on where this process is right now Um we're in the due diligence
are you on the acquisition and when is the the commit time or date uh anybody Richard i think uh Tom Tom may know better Doug said is the middle of due diligence
right now right mayor yes we're still in the due diligence And Harry I don't know uh if you had anything uh to offer on that but I know Harry's uh ERI is still working through those issues But is there a set date as far as contractually letter of agreement what you're under
yes June June 10th June sometime So we had what was it 120 days I believe 120 days diligence period I lost track Settlements June 10th I don't get the monthly agenda and so I lose track of time like June I believe ERRI will be out there doing
their inspections within the next two weeks Okay Physical inspections Was there a phase one or phase two done on the property that's part of their inspections Yeah Yes And um I'm not sure how much I'm allowed to live
a stop me time or like go too far Uh but yeah there was an initial phase one done uh by the the old sale property They're in the process now of working on another
one for this property owner And Harry can you talk into the mic thanks I'll go back in So so there was a phase one initially done right that was the one that had a lot of mistakes in it uh had nine pages of properties in
Albuquerque New Mexico that were somehow related to it It had powerhouse labeled as a church You know just wasn't a a good product Agreed Um that that's that's correct They are performing a a new one They have an LSRP
uh is working on it We are requesting some of the documents from him u prior to the release of the page to help us with our investigation Okay And we are we are doing environmental investigation out there Um in the next couple of weeks
we'll be doing some boring maybe some GPR training hard to locate things etc Okay I know I brought up back in November December a question on since there were trailers that were legally
parked out there for some time that trailers are have gotten a bad reputation of storing hazmat and things like that So whether there was any leakage into the ground so forth So we are going to check that Good I'm glad that's that's in progress Um paying for
this finance uh what what's the general plan is this a short-term bond anticipation note uh what's the scheme here not something that I think we're prepared to get into right now Um right now we're just talking about the
specific ordinance um for the bond for 3.4 Is there a time peri what's the time period where you have to go to long-term financing where you have to make that decision uh it's 10 years 10 years Yeah So you can go short-term financing for
up to 10 years Correct Okay the in the budget report um the five-year out outlook or forecast for debt service Does that include uh what this would incur for the budget
that we're doing right now yes Yes it does Yes Okay Correct Richard yeah I'm not sure exactly what document he's looking at but I'm pretty sure it does Everything we Everything we planned for included down payment the summary budget on the website Yeah Yep That does it
includes it Yes That's not debt service Is that the overall budget okay Uh something for your consideration Uh hasn't been involved in some of this over the years Sure Uh
DP has a new set of rules coming out probably effective this summer or fall uh regarding or under a program called resilient environments and landscapes And what I've got there is a screenshot
of 41 Creek Road showing the effect of that increased flood elevation It's uh the FEMA plus 5T is what they're adding Um so obviously comes with that
is possibly restrictions to what can what you can do there Uh how much of the land is available for whatever purposes whether the township retains the property or whether it's turned over to a developer Um and obviously the cost
and the insurance that goes with all that So I wanted you to have that in uh in your file to consider and look at so you've got the complete picture of what's going on And there's some other background information on that the D's
rule making So um that's all the comments I have Just want to ensure that you had that information Thank you Mike Thanks Thank you Thanks I think you did make us aware of this um when you're on committee last year we were um cognizant
of that that flood plane change But thank you for your comments Anyone else last call Okay I'll close this hearing to the public Can I get a motion please to adopt ordinance 2025-4 i'll second Motion by Kate second
by Phil Roll call please Mr Bartlett Yes Mrs Fpatrick yes Mr McFaden yes Mr Olette no Miss Seuss yes Thank you Okay Uh meeting is now open to the public for comments and questions on
general business This is session one Um you can come up to the podium and state your name and address And this will be session one now open to the public Ray Weber 22 ships way Um on behalf of the Newton's Landing
residents my wife myself and uh everyone we like to take this opportunity to thank police chief and his people for coming out and helping with um the medical emergency that occurred
on Saturday I happen to be there I'd like to personally thank Matt for helping out there too He came out the other fire guys who came out also the ambulance squad and the uh paramedics
who came and there's one house at 200 Russ Farm Way who's attended there She came over and was performing CPR on her on Lady to on Joanne But I just want to take this opportunity to thank and be representative of that So I really want
to thank you guys the ambulance guys they worked on it for an hour and stuff So fat news and stuff but I just want to thank you guys and chief want to thank your guys It's they got there in less than two minutes And they they were working on her stuff
but it's just it's a shame it happened but I just want to thank you guys All right Thank you Thanks Ray And we're so sorry for the family's loss and for the community's loss as well
Anyone else michael Donald 17 Emory Way I asked this question about 6 months ago The tax revenue are we still expecting an increase in revenue from the three warehouses that are unoccupied
so that's already they've already been added to the tax rules Richard do you want to speak on that now those uh the added assessments have nothing to do with whether they're occupied or not Their added assessments are on the tax rules Right Right I I wanted to be sure that
they still being taxed whether they have trailers going in Of course Absolutely Do you have any idea what the revenue is on those three properties not off the top of my head It's probably substantial I would think Yeah They're paying full tax rate I don't know the amount Yeah as
a pilot or anything So yes I know they're over 100,000 on each I can tell you that much Okay And it's that property those properties were under farmland I guess So we weren't getting much out of that right
all right Thank you You're welcome Anyone else jennifer Fernandez 1405 Second Street again Again Um hi Jen Hello How are you um just up here to vent I guess my some of my frustrations Um we are renovating
our property at 1405 Second Street And I have had four confirmed inspections and four missed inspections They have we have had contractors sitting there waiting I have waited My husband has waited We have received no phone calls
no messages no nothing Um extremely frustrating It's holding up the process Um and then coming here I was told my one time my husband received a voicemail apologizing Um the inspector called out sick That same afternoon we received
another call We were never on the schedule I we spent over $5,000 for permits and I can't even proceed on my properties I have wasted time I've wasted contractor's time and a lot of money I don't know if something can be
done with the communication the process I'm not quite sure what else to do So I just wanted to advise Thank you Thank you Anyone else tim Kishler 12 Hours Court Um a couple
times since uh the last meeting that I was able to attend um I saw that the uh the uh road surface by the uh the train tracks here uh by the Delanco train station had been coming apart as you approached the train
as you approached the track And um I made a few calls and and they got somebody out there and fixed it And then about a week later the the uh road service in the middle of the tracks was all broken apart And I called them They got somebody right out there again to fix it And that I didn't realize this
but they they refer to it as pads They replace like a whole section that I think they even lower And it looks like they have handles that do that So it just made me wonder if maybe that these pads can handle the weight of
uh you know uh big uh trucks that are you know coming through here and uh if maybe it shouldn't be weight restricted there And then extrapolating from that I thought well maybe the rest of the roads can't handle it either and are going to
get in just as bad a shape And maybe by restricting the weight on certain roads we could uh divert or uh control the way that the truck traffic uh was maintained So that's it Okay Thank you
[Music] Anybody else uh Peter Silverberg 30 Wbertton place we senior citizens that receive these blue booklets on how to get rebates and they're let's face it I went
to MIT and I can't figure out how to fill it out and so the tax collector is made a few hours available for people but tomorrow is like the last day or Wednesday is going to be the last
day she's there If please ask her to have more sessions available because until the October deadline comes up a lot of us I need help Do you mean her public hours that you can come here and meet with her is that what you mean or
her sessions that she has special sessions you can have the the senior citizen booklet helped out because it makes no sense And uh she she has set up some special hours that and she also had two she had two meetings here at the
township one during the day and one in the evening The Deleno senior group is having her come to our meeting tomorrow But um it would be nice if maybe your homeowners association uh establishes a day that maybe uh Erin
can come out there and go over the form with you because she is going to different senior groups but it would be nice if you could come up with a date and I'm sure that she would be agreeable The township would certainly let her come out and go over the format with you She has spoken about it at different
times So um I'm I'm sure that would probably be the best way to settle so several people from Newton's Landing can be at the meeting but that's what I would recommend at your next next HOA meeting or something Tina Ray maybe you
could maybe Yeah so that she could meet in your community room there and and have your members present so she can present it to you cuz it is it's quite a form I mean I
have it Okay Okay Thank you Yeah She's been Oh you know the trees will wait The sidewalks will wait Anybody else we'll have another one at the end
of the meeting as well if anything pops into your head But I will close session one to the public Move on to comments and reports Start with our professionals Mr Fox talking to the mic Okay First off uh the crossings Um we
have a meeting scheduled for this website with the HOA and I believe their consultants uh and some members to review their concerns as well as our financial support that's happening out there Um and so we get all on the same
page and have a game plan how to address this with the developer So after that meeting we should go a bit more the uh 2023 road program The last thing that contract us
to do to finish is there's a ramp on Union Avenue and third that is still third time out there try and fix it He specified again tomorrow If he does finally fix that we can close that project out at noon That's the last
thing we're waiting for the 2024 uh local aid program That's the state grant money Um approved by the state So we're looking to advertise the end of this week the 11th
Um opening the 13th of May 13th from last week Um but anytime that would be fine and then we can award it at the May 19th committee meeting uh that project and that project includes rebading Chestnut
Street from Union to well facing up to Burlington Avenue includes parts as well Um and then it also is Walnut Street from Burlington Avenue to H Street So those two two roads will be getting done
uh imaging to shut down in June So we'll keep you posted on that And Harry we're going to move forward with making Chestnut Street one way Correct Yes we're looking at that to I don't see a problem with that and we're looking at it now just to see which way is the best approach to make it one way in one
direction Okay Thanks That's are these is public service still going to be um tearing up more roads to put in gas lines are they going to do the whole town like they're doing the Riverside they're doing
several more roads Not doing the entire town but they are doing several more roads Um the north part is already done right so it's supposed to be again in this area Um yes they the short answer is yes So do we know if they're going to be doing
these roads that we're going to have no actually to make sure that they did that's why they did Delaware Avenue and these two roads with road crews right Yeah But I know they did Washington a few years ago right after we did it
Remember that's Yeah Sometimes if if they have to do it to make their loop um they do it and and then we require them to repave the entire road and again on what we typically do on roads that they are working on Generally they're
responsible to pave half the road U sometimes we will if it's on our radar that we're going to be paving it ourselves we won't have them pay that and we'll have we'll have them pay the full road someplace outside So we do do tradeoffs on that Yeah I'm aware of that Yeah Good Okay Just want to make sure
that there's coordination here I did see chestnut done Yes they they did That's why they went out there with their own groups Yeah The the next phase people watching this work out there um will go much quicker They they have a subcontractor That's
all they do is they just so it'll be much quicker than next And and just on that topic the uh we talked about the last meeting the resident came up and asked about getting that PSEG redoing that stone road at the end of Delaware Avenue They just did that last week and it's all it's all
finished now Oh good Thanks Yep And um is it a 5-year moratorium on our roads is that what it is okay Meaning when we pave a road uh it's five years If the utilities have to disturb it they're responsible for paving the full section
of it as opposed to just the half that they're doing work on That's good Thank you Harry You're welcome Uh the Zro seaw wall uh and park projects the meeting with the contractor that did the seaw wall work
uh tomorrow to review He he has some conscious work that he has to get done before the next contractor can come in Um also he he did agree to leave his fence up there until the other contract contractor puts on his safe fence Then he'll come back and take the kids away
Um so after tomorrow I'll know better have a better handle on scheduling for this project We are co coordinating that with a new contractor um coming garden landscaping and uh working that out so
we're not interfering with his schedule as well He he has been making submitts for the park um which takes our time to get it submitted to us and then we approve them and send them to him Um so I anticipate within the next week you'll
see some other than the defenses work some actual action with the department So that's exciting Um Harry real quick circling back to the 2025 DOT local a grant just because we have some members from Newton's Landing um we did receive
a grant in the amount of $233,420 to um redo Newton's Landing Boulevard and Edgewood Avenue So that'll be our next uh road program And um I don't when is that slated for that that will be done uh in the fall In the fall
Okay perfect Thank you Sorry Go ahead Did you want to mention that we got this [Music] in you want to mention um also uh some some good news on that project as well is the I met the
electrical or PSA Um and they are going to expedite this Um they're once we get the permit in they said they can have it done in two weeks Um they're going to run a new line down uh Union Um and
there's a a light bulb by the boat ramp on Union So we place that light bulb um and have it all ready to our service Then our contractor will tie in to that service and there'll be no charge by to provide that service Oh great So that's
uh the new electrical service for the Zurig Waterfront Park We need electric there We're going to be installing several light poles and security cameras So we need to have electric and also a sprinkler system So um PSCG will be doing that for no charge as far as
providing this service Uh and last I have the um the 2024 CD2 grant um for going against community development block grant That's federal money that is allotted to the state uh
in county different counties they take this big pool of money from the federal government and they they they give that out to different mun municipalities based on applications that that the town provide to them Um we did receive a
grant for 75,000 um to replace accessible ramps throughout town Um that project uh is on the agenda tonight for award The initial bidder uh
low bidder um it hasn't worked out We he we weren't real happy with his experience We he we personally have had him in another town uh we didn't really feel that he could
but we couldn't find any real legal reasons to to deny him However after talking to him his bid that he submitted was he made a mistake He he under bid himself Heid himself he actually on one of his bid items it
should have been $17 and he put $7 Um so he you you'll see in I think your J packet maybe yes letter from them one film and we're quite happy to be honest with you that that he did do
that So the next contractor we are familiar with um and and feel he's qualified there qualified to perform So that is our agenda tonight and that's all we have Thank you We're still waiting on our
2025 CDBG I see you um you met with the county to review that application When was that yeah month and a half ago Okay um which was kind of unusual in their process to to call in for for basically
an interview of a project right um they indicated that they if the funds are available by the feds um that we have a very good chance of getting all that we asked for Um and very probably this will
be the last round of grants um given by CDBJ unless something else changes But as far as the cash is concerned they're very favorable for the application if the money's there Okay
it's a big if Great Thank you Harry Uh Mr Coleman do you have anything to report mayor thank you Uh I know Doug is uh proceeding on 401 Creek Um title came back That's clear uh and I've had an opportunity to
uh speak with our financial advisor and Julie our CFO just to structure the issue but we're just proceeding That's all I have Great Thank you Uh Mr Schwab township administrator Okay Thank you Uh just to note next meeting
is the public hearing on the 2025 budget We posted on the website all the budget information We've just added last week an addendum which has uh some additional details the multi-year uh history and uh tax rate histories and
so on significant changes and we also posted the state's municipal user friendly budget for those people who want to really do a deep dig into uh uh all the potential financial things So if anyone has any questions on that best thing to do is go on the website we can
answer them Second thing is that we submitted to Senator Single's office as we he's request for the last two years uh for any special funds We did get funds one year for the Field of Dreams field lighting This time we asked for the Union Avenue boat ramp
reconstruction Uh the T we gave a bunch of alternatives He can pick his favorites uh if there's money He doesn't think there's going to be but if there is the playground that had been uh originally uh proposed for Field of Dreams that we did not get a state
regular grant for uh there's some plans to upgrade Gateway Park adding things from the historical information environmental maybe we can get some funds for that Just a small amount And uh so we'll we generally wait when the state budget is uh adopted If they
allocate money to the individual uh state senators then they can allocate it to the towns and we'll see The chance are very low they said but we give it a try So that's all I have Thank you What was the um we also put we
had four things right yes We also put in the the the school district uh um parking lot Pearson because that had been asked for a couple years ago So I just keep putting the same things that we didn't get prior years and add anything new The only thing we added new
this year was the Union Avenue boat ramp The other things we had asked for before Okay Thank you Did you get that Joanne okay Okay Department heads Mr Fenomore Good evening Good evening Um we put out
a half a ton of asphalt for potholes We picked up 60 cubic yards on our spring cleanup Uh we picked up 36 cubic yards of brush who chipped up for the brush pickup Uh we cleaned finally we cleaned
47 storm drains out which uh were the ones that were kind of clogged Uh we finally put all the signs up at Hawk Island also got the signs up for the history board so they're happy
Uh I think we set an all-time record of signs this last couple of years Keeping you busy Yeah we dragged all the ball fields for the all five all six of the fields we did Um they asked us to u some
residents about Hickory Street you know so we we got that done for them Um we're making mulch tomorrow The Delan's bringing the cup grinder over so we'll be making some mulch And also uh on the columns I think
it might be a good idea that we think about uh trimming the three big sycamore trees now before we get started and have to There's there's a lot of half branches that that uh it bugs me that I
don't know Could you get a but I mean estimate for that and just take care of it Just the three trees just to you know clean them out and and and cut them back a little bit So Um I mean this is the time to do it not wait until we start having problems with
it you know Yeah that's all I have Thank you So uh we're good with having John get that estimate and just let Richard know and he'll let us know And I think that's taking a proactive approach because you're right there are some big dead branches there Yeah And they're going to start construction in the next
couple weeks No like in this week Yeah the Yeah Yeah definitely John um speaking about the Hulk Island signs Matt do you want to let everybody know about that well what's they all tell everybody like up we have a plan that we
put together uh when we open the trails of all signage um with different uh routes that are out there different trails out there The main route we call it the blue trail That's the one that goes from the uh Vine Street Gate all the way out to the point And there are
some spurs off there that loop around the lake and one that heads back uh towards a Hook Island Marina on the south side and a spur on the north But there are all signs out there now uh with each trail Uh there are directional
signs to know how to get out of Hawk Island So if you've never been there before and you're just wandering around and you have no idea where the heck you're at there are signs now that say exit to Vine Street with some nice arrows So I worked with Kenny from public works Uh we went out there and we
did some field adjustments after they were put up Um and there are a couple more that we just ordered uh today actually uh just to further clarify cuz when you're designing something on paper it's a lot different than when you're actually out there So we have a couple more that we're going to be uh putting
out there once uh Kenny is free and we have the signs in and we'll have the map up on the website and I just gave copies to the chief tonight that all the officers could have in their patrol cars for when they're going to be working out there And you also did like emergency access points So if somebody has to call
911 they can say I'm at point E5 or something too right b's and W's and the different colors Yeah but there's signs out there every on the main trail every tenth of a mile For example it says B B3 So if you happen to have an accident and
you're near sign B3 you see sign B3 you call 911 and you tell them I'm on Hawk Island at sign B3 And hopefully Central will put that in there so they let the responding units know And I did uh email Central Communications last week so they have all of that information as well
Great And I also um emailed and talked to John about um repurposing the concrete uh picnic tables and benches that we took from the Colum Zerberg Waterfront Park and putting them out at Hulk Island um along the lake there So
we're going to go out this week and um see what we can do about getting some stuff out there Might as well right we have this stuff Yeah So I'd like to make a comment to Scott Uh even though Matt is from New York I have to tell you he gets the job done
He does He has done a great job Yeah All good And it's you know it's been nice We've I've been out there a number of times both with Kenny and uh with the mayor and by myself just taking some walks out there And it's nice that we actually have residents responsibly
using the trails right now There's a gentleman I saw out there a couple times just feeding the geese in the lake bringing bags of bread and um other people other people just walking out there and enjoying it And you know it's
nice to there's always been people back there legally Legally Yeah And putting the trash on the trash Yeah What a novel concept Yes And John speaking of trash we had an epic milestone where we added a trash can to the trail under the
railroad bridge now So we he did that for us within 24 hours of my request and it's full every time you empty it Yes Good The county was supposed to provide that trash can They did and they just never did it So I said to John "Just take care of it." I said "There's
literally no trash can along that entire stretch of that trail there." So thanks for doing that Okay Chief Warren the second Hey everyone Um let's stay on topic Uh we were able to put in service now our
off-road vehicle So we've been able to actually go back and patrol Elk Island uh in depth as well as Pennington Park and West a nature trail Sure You're happy about that John Um and we got good response from the residents So I'm very
glad you guys allowed us to have that Um as far as for our department uh for numbers to date uh we have 57 total police cases there have been uh 203 motor vehicle violations this week with
405 motor vehicle stops and we are at 3,102 calls and counting Um this guy's been busy Um the two officers that started 3 weeks ago are doing very well Um they'll finish their FTO field training uh within another three weeks and then they'll be right in line and
moving ahead So um looking pretty good thankful Um I'll get these to the officers as well as far as the the map trails And uh because again one of the issues as you guys know it's very difficult to get our vehicles back there So again with the off-road vehicle it's been a godsend Yeah So especially with
Pennington Park is Pennington Park again I explained to you explain to the residents we were only able by vehicle to only patrol basically the parking lot where the playground area is and where the doll park is So now we're actually able not to get back all the way out to where the creek area is and where people
are actually walking They can actually see us and know that we're present because the park rangers primarily open in the morning and close in the evening the gate So they're not really there during the day So now we can actually have a presence out throughout the whole park Um so it's again that's people have been happy about that Yeah So yeah it's
a great little um UTV So it's um two-seater with a little bed in the back Yes Outfitted with your police lights and logo Yes And um it's really neat I don't know if you maybe want to post a picture on the Deleno Police Actually my administrative assistant will be doing that tomorrow Great Yeah We're on the
same page Yeah I think it's a really nice tool that um you know we appreciate having So awesome And with the weather getting warm you know it's nice to have that presence out there And one last thing I want to just bring to your attention I give some information to you guys Um the attorney general's office
put out a directive actually last year um with a new program called Arrive And what it's based off of is our mental health community making sure that we're providing uh proper services to them Um and with the Arrive program it's more preemptive A lot of times for us as
officers we get calls for service once someone's already in crisis So then we're going out there with a crisis facility um actually facilitator from uh from Lords through a skip unit But what they're trying to do now is get services to these people prior to them having problems making sure they're taking their medications or making sure they
have access to to care Um so what will happen now someone calls we can actually call and request um someone from their arrive program to come out and they'll come and assist and aid us with that Um because uh more often than not again
it's a situation that's volatile because a person is already in crisis already manic and now we're trying to figure out how to provide assistance So this is going to help that Um but with that they're going to ask for um I'll assist some buy in from the townships with the program So I'll be giving you more information soon but I just want to give
you a heads up on what we're going to be working with So okay that's great That's a great program Um Chief I have a question regarding uh Burlington Avenue the parking Um it appears right on Burlington Avenue from the corner at
Rancokus down to LE Delhi They're actually people are trucks are actually parking to block the driveway into Shirley Rossy's um parking area there What what trucks uh there's a couple white trucks They're residents probably
I don't know But the thing is is when I go there to decorate the park I pull in that lot usually cuz I have to cart some stuff and I can't get out of it because I can't see because they're parking beyond like they're they're overlapping
her driveway entrance Yeah Like right up to the apron Get right up to the That's one of the things where you got to call when it's happening I can have somebody come and move it So soon as like literally when you pull into that lot and you see that call immediately time The last time the last two times I've been parking on Burlington Avenue because they can't get
out Yeah Well call immediately and I'll have somebody come and move it Okay So is there anything else we can do besides having an officer come out and because they're not in their truck obviously they're No but if they're blocking the roadway or the exit then they could be towed So but but if they're there Well
this is this what this this is what I would have the officers do If you can't get out number one we're going to look at the registration We're going to see who owns the vehicle We're going to knock on the door and ask them to move the vehicle If they're not there obviously they can assist you with getting out but a toaster will be a fixed to the vehicle for them to move it
but obviously it'll allow you to to get out I think when the officers sometimes are parked on Burlington Avenue it seems like things are better along that area The problem though is we're busy so it's hard for them it's hard for them to sit there They they try to sit when they can
Yeah And or you got to understand too we're going to put them where they're prioritized So when we're getting more complaints about traffic issues possibly at excuse me like Edgewood in Bronson Avenue director of patrol is going to be
put there not to the Shirley Rossy's business Now if there's a problem and we can get around that I got another officer because that's helping out too We have more officers now I can actually So now I can put somebody there Absolutely But u but yeah n but when they you encounter that like call immediately and we'll have somebody come
and either like I said help you get out number one so you can leave but then we'll find out who owns the vehicle and tell them to move and again if they're not there we'll sticker them Okay Yeah So it could be towed I think more often than not it's more that they're parking but up against the driveway apron and you can't see around that truck That's Yeah So that's what I'm saying So what
you can't do is it's but they're not technically parked they're parked legally Right So is there anything we can do as part of of Well no So according to if if in for title 39 statues if they're blocking for example obviously you can park up you're close to a driving but if you're parked so close that they can't safely
exit that's a okay you're going to take it from cuz you know what you did you're and they're being selfish let's be honest they might not even who knows if they even you know there are adults parking we know we park so yeah they just be be more cognizant and aware of and a lot of times too it could be oh
well they didn't see a lot of cars in the parking lot so they felt that they could but no like still instructing someone to be able to actually safely exit the parking lot That's why you don't see any cars in the parking lot because it's dangerous to get out right yeah No we Yeah Let us know and we handle I don't do that Yeah please Thank
you So there's no regulation that you have to be like 5T from No that's what I just said Yeah You can't park You can't butt up to someone driving like that No you can't That's why I said that absolutely it' be a Yeah because you have to be able to safely be able to exit your own driving Your neighbor can't do that to you Yeah you have to
you have to safely park your vehicle but not that close to someone's interested or driving But there's no hard number is I guess what there's a statute for I don't know the top of my head but No like is it five feet or is it just the site on top of my head I don't remember but I get it to you but there probably is Yeah but but absolutely is a statue
for that Yeah I thought so Yeah And go ahead Uh two things Uh first this may be a Harry question but uh at the ice cream bar a resident brought up to my attention that there's no one-way sign onto Vine Street kind of heading toward the school from the ice cream bar at the
entrance Should there be one it's one way right correct Yeah Put one at the entrance kind of where uh the the corner park is Uh and the second The reason why though because when you turn like this the sign is a little further at the
other end where the sign say not enter right that are on Buttonwood you know you Buttonwood So I think historically I think that's why they didn't put that one at that end because if you see it across the street it's still avoided across when you can turn onto obviously people are turning off of buying onto
Bron Yeah A resident brought to my attention uh just this week and I mentioned the call when it happens but uh I guess there were a couple cars that went to the ice cream bar and then just did a U-turn and went back out to Burlington Avenue Yeah But there's a sign on there on the street This is one
way So add that to your uh your sign list there John Sorry to keep on making you do signs John but um that was a sign was there Oh so it's it's possible Yeah there was always a sign
We know it's on the ground or something We Yeah I haven't seen it I haven't seen that I I even checked online Google Street View and it you probably have people coming from out of town too that don't know any% and Yeah Yeah And and the other thing is uh back to Ray's comment before
Um awesome job by officer Orphan Officer Malik on Saturday with the CPR when I arrived They were doing really good high quality CPR They were focused They were in the zone They were doing a good job So just um really good job to them Thank you I'll let them know Thank you
um resident on Facebook yesterday brought up the kids on the dirt bikes and those mini bikes So with the bikes the ebikes they are classified as a regular bicycle Um they're under 50 cc's So we handle them as such Uh one of the
issues that we have always is no one calls when they witness these acts The police can't do anything that we didn't witness as far as giving summons or any type of orders violations So we
encourage a residents prior to going on the Facebook page to call the police first Right What happens normally is that one of our officers will be approached an hour or so after set incident and we tell them "Hey well you want to sign a complaint?" "Yes come on to the station We'll meet you there."
They never come right because again they're because once it's put on them the illness that okay well you saw something come sign a complaint they they don't come um when we encounter because it's really it's only like three or four young children that we know for certain that are riding them um they're
told to make sure they have their helmets on which they do We'll tell them hey why don't you get up on the sidewalk you know but again we handle it just as a regular bicycle and that's through our state there Our state recognizes ebikes as just as a regular bicycle Um so when
we see things we we handle accordingly but more often than not we're being told about it secondhand So does that mean that if they're coming down they're in the middle of the road they're coming down a one-way street the wrong way they can do that no That's why I said they fall under the same rules as bicycles
Yeah So a bicycle can only go one way on a supposed stop and stop signs and everything There are like three of them that do it on Rancus all the time They're supposed to in this case the one the one from the weekend um the resident actually
messaged me and said "Hey do you know if this is legal?" I said "Call the police." And they did go out there your officers did go out there and um they resident told me afterward that the one um kid without the helmet on was told to go put the helmet on and that was that
and again that's we normally would do for just a regular bicycle Go get your helmet and put your helmet on them and we try to encourage that But um one of the things too which we encourage are you know parental involvement or the lacking of thereof right yes you know because they're purchasing these
vehicles or these bikes for their children and not buying the necessary safety equipment you know so they should go hand in hand the bike and the helmet you know so and that doesn't fall under I know we have a section of the code about mopeds that's sep that's that's totally different because it's a I don't know enough about those type of it's not
moped because it's like an ebike it's a battery operator You plug it in there The same way the little battery operated uh what do you call those those tot scooter No the little ones kids can get rid Yeah Mine in your backyard It's it's a battery Plug it in charge it It's the
same thing So so it falls in the same category as a regular bicycle Been many decades since I've since I was a kid So yeah When they first came out that was a whole thing And that's why it helped increase the popular That's why when you buy an ebike you go to a bicycle store to buy that right you don't go to the motorcycle store you go to a bike shop
that touches it So yeah Thank you Thank you We continue to encourage them to call the non-emergency number or No I I don't care Call 911 Just call Yeah Honestly you don't care Just call But when it happens that's we want to encourage to call when it happens you
know and let us know We do our best to let people know that Same with the solicitors There is no solicitation permits out there other than Mr Softy and Kona Ice So if someone comes to your door they are not authorized please call
Anybody else for any questions for the chief Mrs Lure just a few events coming up Saturday April 26th we have the Delo uh Springtownwide yard sale uh and to be on the
um yard sale map listing please call the office by April 17th to add your address to the map And then the following Saturday we have two events uh Saturday May 3rd the
first one is the uh shredding event That's here at the Deleno Township Municipal Building Front parking lot from 8:00 a.m to 12:00 p.m Rain or shine Okay And then also that same day Saturday May 3rd we have our community
cleanup day spring cleanup day from 7:00 a.m to 3:00 p.m at the public works garage right next door at 750 Coopertown Road And residents can bring um trash recyclables plastic tires and TVs and
electronics So um those are three very popular events uh coming up soon I don't know John if you had anything you wanted to add about the community cleanup day Just uh um I think it's eight four tires per house
Four tires per house And how about the rim sometimes we get asked about rims You can you can leave the rim on Can leave the people can leave the rim on Okay And then we have if we have concrete we have concrete base and brush too also Brush and concrete also Okay
Thank you And as we always do during the townwide yard sale come up to the firehouse will be selling hogies for a fundraiser Oh yeah Turkey American and Italian That's three weeks from now I know Okay You're really excited about it though Yeah Got to remind the people starting
at 9:00 in the morning Um this Saturday is the Easter egg hunt and then I believe I saw EAB is doing a tree giveaway at public works too 9:30 Great Lots of fun things happening now that spring has sprung Anything else
Janice or Bev great Moving on to the consent agenda items Consent agenda items are considered to be routine and will be enacted with a single motion Any item requiring discussion will be removed from the consent agenda All consent agenda items will be reflected in full
in the minutes Anyone have anything they would like to remove okay Resolution 2025-59 a resolution authorizing the cancellation of certain balances on the general capital fund balance sheet Resolution 2025-60 authorizing one
handicap parking space on Walter Avenue for 312 Burlington Avenue Resolution 2025-61 authorizing the purchase of security cameras and related equipment and software under cooperative pricing agreement Resolution 2025-62 award of a bidding contract for
handicap rent improvement project under the community development block grant program Payment of bills account current fund 1,313,279.79 payroll $192,537 capital fund $9,275 dog fund $450 Can I get an
approval for of the consent agenda motion so moved Second Motion by Matt second by Kate Roll call Mr Bartlett yes Mrs Patrick yes Mr McFaden yes Mr Olette yes Miss yes Thank you Any
correspondence Janice yes mayor Um two pieces of correspondence and they're entered in order of being received First one is email correspondence Uh I would like to be considered for an appointment to the Lancasher Shade Tree Commission as a full voting member Um thank you Al
Greyb And the second piece of correspondence um also uh uh writing to express interest in serving as a member of the Delanco Sha Tree Commission and that is Michael Templeton So those two pieces of
correspondence have been received and you do have um vacancies on the shry commission Do you know how many vacancies we have yeah you have I have that right there What do I do with
[Applause] that i have it I think there's two regular voting positions and Oh you do You have it Thank you Yes you have two regular five-year term voting positions and you
have both alternate one and alternate two So there are four vacancies on the Shake Tree Commission Thank you Okay Uh meeting is open to the public for comments and questions This is session two Meeting is open Come up to the
podium Name and address please Scott Buke same 18 Pennington Court I do want to go on record not all New Yorkers can Thank you Scott I do have a question I've noticed down
on Creek Road there's a lot of stakes with a little red uh tags on them Seems to be a lot of surveying going on Does anybody know what that might be about if it's uh the little red flags on the metal things that Yeah that's utility
markup Well it's there I think they're wood stakes and they're on the Carvana and FedEx side of the road Um and they go on for quite a while down towards Wawa We have not been privy to
anything Okay I haven't seen them yet Okay All right That's it for me Thank you Any more non- Yankees fans hi Ray Weber 22 ships Um last last meeting I
gave to the uh committee here listing for the architectural preservation area behind the uh farmhouse I was wondering what the status on that was Is it going to be approved or not or whatever that's Janice you have that right That has been
um sent to sent to to to Doug to review and then to uh draft a resolution Okay Should be on the next agenda Okay Yeah Thank you You're welcome Anyone else hello again Mike Tone 621 Delaware Um
PSEG the work that they've done uh the trench work and then patches on top um for the roads that aren't going to get paved in the near future The PSCG job is just awful I mean they're clouds of it's
kicking out I find nuggets of black top and you know the yard the sidewalk Is there a way that PSE and G can come back and do a decent patch they do Yeah they Yeah I will get first of all I'll get them to sweep it Yes Because it's three
hours sweep and then we'll take a look at it and if there's patches that need to be done So it's just you know it's uneven Oh it's a mess Pavilion over in Riverside is a you know anti tank trap I know Unfortunately like I said it's
public's own crew that did that Um and and we are it is in plans It's going to be big though where I think up up to Walnut from Walnut on down to the Zerbrook and beyond No Yeah It's the whole path that they dug up the whole thing and we're doing it not doing it
under the roof We're doing it So you added that Okay Good Well that's good to hear Y and the time frame for that just so I can fall Right after the W We wanted to do Waterfront Park first Okay Um I heard you talk about the your
uh replying to Senator Singleton for the uh annual wish list for the meeting at boat ramp and the intent is to still maintain that as emergency use only Correct But excellent Um in the discussion chief yes you were talking
about the scooters or ebikes and stuff What's the category of the I don't know what they're called pocket bikes or something Yeah they still fall under that 50 cc's the size of the motor speed Yeah they're like this high and kids about that high And they be like I said the same thing as a bike If they had a
20-inch bicycle it about the same height Yeah It's just scary as addictive But and that's what we try to tell the parents because again the same way they're operating their bicycle and not being safe crossing over intersection or crossing streets and it's it's it's virtually impossible I mean you see it
and if you do call the county call 911 by the time you get through the 20 questions from the dispatcher the kids back home on his Xbox Well that's where we encourage people like hey you have eyes on them still Yeah Yes Okay Where they headed to which way do
they go right you know that is paramount because that's that's information that we need A lot of times people will just go and I don't know which way you went Well where were you you know so that definitely helps But yeah no again um it's annoying for us as well Trust me
because again teddy bears in the street corner you know some kid wiped out And that's what we've told the parents So you know and not not those bikes bikes in general Telling the parent hey they need their helmets They need to be paying attention Yeah So and there's nothing we can do locally to regulate that right
i mean it's already regulated What are you going to do that's what I mean It's regulated It's one of those things where um they have to comply you know and if they don't again they can be issue summons you know but what gives a summon if a child is dead you know so the goal is for them to be to adhere to the rules
for and what they're there for Um but again we encourage us and obviously to you know when they see us they're compliant just as motor vehicle we can sit there all day long at an intersection one person blows that stop sign as we leave you know they're through it again So
yeah but you know we just try to encourage the parents listen you know they have to wear their helmets they need to be mindful of how they're traveling Well and it's that and you know the force soul that hits them Yeah that's their life right Yeah Absolutely
Uh thank you And last thing uh nice job everyone involved Matt and Carolyn on the Hawk Island stuff I mean people going way back Uh John Hinkle Larry Van Gender and Deb Ritzen and on and on that have worked and protect Hawk Island Finally it's something that's usable and
we can enjoy and the police have been a partner in all that getting getting stuff done And John Fenmore and his crew Um do you have enough signs to We set the alltime record I think to sign
Bill EAB has more for you We have uh if you're keeping track there are 52 signs that public works put out at Hawk Island Yeah there's I think 14 more we have on order Oh yeah By the way there's a supplement
Good evening My name is Frank Claire I live at six Russ Palmway Uh we've been a resident of Deleno for 22 years when we moved here and we came from way out of town and we found it
here and we thought this is like a jewel This is great That's where we only live and but to see that Pennington Park came to be and the field of dreams and there was really a lot of green
around and so now we also have our share of warehouses and we'd like to encourage you to vote at the uh uh that we can see for one creep road also
So regain its green and its status like that So thank you very much Appreciate it Thank you And thanks for doing such a great job Thank you We appreciate that Anyone else miss Luggo
Caleb Luggo 310 Walter Ives Um we're having an issue with people speeding down our road and then going the opposite direction and speeding down the road We have about 15 kids ages 1 through 12 within a six um house on either side so they're
always outside playing now that it's spring Um is there anything that can be done maybe children at play signs or anything that can deter the speeding and then going the opposite direction is that it's a
one-way street right yeah Yeah What street is that yeah Cuz that we have that on Rancokas It's a lot of these Uber drivers or whatever Uber or Door Dash or whatever delivery They just you know park deliver U-turn They do the same thing on Rancokus and they Yes they
are speeding I just pulled a guy over the other day for that So absolutely they're doing it Um same thing Let us know when you see it and then mean obviously I can have a car sit there you know cuz I know where you're where you're at You have a car sit there Right in the middle of the longer part of
Walter there's a lot of kids and some are I think a handful of them have disabilities so they don't necessarily think to stop to go get the ball that's in the street I have the little green men that I kind of put in the street to kind of slow them down a little bit I don't know if that's legal but it's
slowing them down a little bit So I didn't know if there was anything else that can be done I can do definitely have director patrol That's fine Absolutely Yeah I don't think they're going to read children I play They don't like signs that we actually put there Yeah You know their speed and they don't
really care anyway So um my concern is like the big trucks like um residents that have the work trucks um they come the opposite way speeding So thank you You're welcome Anyone else for session two
okay I'll close this session to the public Move on to our discussion items Um the state planning commission cross substance response Fern Bev Yeah Hello Thanks for your work on that You want to talk about
it well we were looking for some feedback from the township committee Uh did meet or went to the joint lane use board meeting last week and got some good feedback from them Uh actually uh Lou Gardy uh the attorney for the joint
lean use board uh in reviewing our packet uh had a few suggestions and we went back and looked into it and uh were able to put some more uh x's in the boxes that on the forms that we had to fill out Uh
cool So we're moving right along Uh and after tonight's meeting uh if there's any other feedback from the township committee looks like we'll submit this to the county uh by the end of this week Yeah Was it due by the end of last month
i'm sorry I thought it was due by the 31th It was the I believe the 24th Uh and as the information was uh given to the joint lane use board and the township committee uh we also
submitted uh a copy to the county and uh I see that was a a draft and not our final uh version Okay But they had it by the 24th They had it They had it
knowing away right Fern correct Yeah Yeah I didn't have any comments on this My you know you guys did a good job putting it together My only concern is it's not really a concern concern but it's just a an observation It's just we
submit it it's just going to sit on the shelf with everything else we've ever submitted for a state agency or for the county to look at So you know we do these hazard mitigation plans We do emergency response plans uh 17 other different plans about some important
thing that just gets submitted and then it sits on a shelf somewhere and nothing gets done with it But that's state government for you Well we're doing the very minimum that's required of us And just because we opted out doesn't mean we actually opted out We still have legal um responsibilities that we have
to fulfill but we're not part of the actual requirements all the requirements We do have some requirements but not all the requirements Um just like when we do those visioning sessions and the public came out with all their comments on what they wanted to see in the plans and then they
promptly ignored everything that we had and gave us that whole uh plan imple plan implementation agreement that had nothing in there that the public wanted So well going through this process and uh going through the
checklist our goal uh Mrs Russell and I are to uh have I guess a binder or a location where we have these forms so that that when things are requested we have them Uh the biggest thing is the
land use map of our community Uh and uh to Mrs party's point Uh the I3 moon isn't on there Well the the things that we have uh or that the state
has as open space and buildable land uh we're trying to get that cleared up so that uh the retention basin up at River Winds is not buildable It's a retention
basin and uh to get that on our map uh you know looking at Bog's Ditch and uh Hawk Island and getting the color coding and the proper uh description of the
property or the lots so that it's not buildable We know that and because someone up in Trenton or in the federal government is looking at something online and they're saying "Oh they got all this space here and they got all that space there." But if our maps are updated and
uh then there's no need for them to really go any further than that Who updates these maps well uh it starts with us and then goes to the county and the countyy's going to review that and cuz I see the bridge commission did this
map the bridge commission uh has done work in the past for the county because they work hand in hand with uh so again having that information updated there and then sent up to the state
Okay So when they update it they'll send us a new color map Is that the plan so they should update they should update from our presentation I believe because uh Fern presented this to the joint land use board and I was in attendance there and Lou had some good suggestions Lou
Gardy which it it appears that they've made and um I mean that's what our hope is that they make the changes Yeah Uh and that's the purpose of doing this whole thing So thank you for for doing this and Bev Yes Um it's something that
had to be done Yeah and we can go through with followup on this uh just because we had to submit it uh and then the county has to submit it I believe by the end of or sometime in June to the state Yeah you know uh there could be
some followup on this and uh you know maybe as we were going through the map you know and we get it back and say "Oh that should be colored green instead of red or orange you know and and have that dialogue go back to uh the county before
they submitted." And and these were these were the same issues from last year when uh we were going through those COA numbers I remember Mike was in the back with the whole list of properties that uh they included as available for development You had the same thing paper
roads in there uh the retention basins Hawk Island things like that because it's the same data garbage in garbage out So so it's updating Yeah the data Like I said hopefully they do something with it Hopefully if they communicate
with other departments too Yeah So we've done our job It's up to them to do their job The I think it was last meeting or maybe the township committee meeting before where the state or the county was looking to
do some type of trail and it was going to end in Blanco Yeah They applied for a grant for a feasibility study Okay I think it's the bike trail Yeah And I pedestrian I thought we had done something like that years ago Uh we did for the heritage It was the
heritage trail Yeah The heritage Yeah This is to connect Florence to Delena Yeah And that's part of the heritage trail It's the next connection Yeah Uh I'd like to bring it back up if we could at the next meeting to uh I guess put a little bit support or
put support behind that that project that they're doing because the things that our neighboring towns do have an effect on us and this uh study or um we're part
of the uh the river uh corridor We did we did um write a letter of support We did Okay I signed it and sent it to them Okay Yeah All right Two weeks ago when they asked for it Yeah Okay All right Thank you Uhhuh [Music]
Yes Thank you for your work on that uh Fern and Beverly appreciate that taking that on Okay Uh next item is the uh Deleno proposed seal We had um Sumatira at our
last meeting present her beautiful design and we had met to talk about maybe some revisions and she um sent us some revisions So the looks nice The wheat was moved to the inside
circular pattern and we moved town of Delanka to the outside and uh put New Jersey instead of the established date since um it just made more sense to me Question and we removed the fish And we removed the fish Yeah The the seal Yeah
So the dolphin um it was a bass This is the design Yeah Looks nice And the plan is to put it behind us in a big vinyl color so we can brighten up this wall a little bit and make it official and then get a um a metal plate of it not color
and put it on the front of the day here So um we know where we are because it literally says nothing about Deleno in here So um we'll be celebrating our centennial next year So maybe we can even put 100red years under this in vinyl as well So um does anybody have
any feedback on this on the committee everybody's cool with it I think it looks good Yeah with the revisions Excellent job She's a true artist that girl Yes And Matt thank you for your work on it getting it started Yes Matt Thank you for starting it And um Okay So
a motion to approve our official seal as it is in our packet here I'll make a motion Second Motion by Phil second by Fade All in favor kate All in favor i I Great So um let's move forward on this I
asked Bev to take a look at the um the metal workings to get the official seal And um could you ask let Susan know Kate that we approved if she could send us the high-res and Matt do you want to take the lead yeah just I'm sorry one thing I'm just sitting here looking at this Maybe she could just fix the
spacing on the the letters in Deleno It looks a little off It does look a little off Yeah just the spacing between the E and the L and the A The touching the A but not the A and the N Yeah So just that I think it's fine otherwise
A touching the Yeah I have that one A and the A and the A Yeah Just so it looks more uniform Do you want to take um the lead on getting the vinyl done yeah I could do that Okay And um I guess we can rebrand now
or do we need to have like anything like official other than our motion to rebrand this anybody official like an attorney want to weigh in on that i think you've
done a motion to accept the seal So I would ask Tom Tom just a little bit of history We had a um logo a township logo It had the clock It had a um uh Delanco on the Delaware Timeless Treasure It
wasn't the official seal but it was kind of um our our logo that we went by And we did go through a TM process that Doug handled Yep So I don't know if this has to go through a TM process so that no one steals it
Um he he and I talked about this briefly today I think he um is encourage uh would like to encourage you to do I think mayor the motion this evening was good Okay Good start I think he wants to do uh a more formal resolution at the
next meeting to wrap up some of those details We need to trademark it too Trademark Yeah Just to to bootstrap us in in case Yep In case there's another Deleno in in the United States New Jersey Well if you don't somebody could
take this design trademark it and then sue us for using it Yeah that's exactly it So but correct me if I'm wrong Tom No you're right No you're you're right Okay So do we need to trademark it before we
I I think he in in part of that resolution he's going to uh authorize you to take those necessary steps Okay But do we hold off on printing anything before we do that when's your next meeting i would Next meeting is in two weeks unless you talk
about when next time Doug's here which was the Yeah First meeting in May fifth or whatever I can't imagine mayor that you're going to be at risk but um maybe I just put the the jinx on it too Um I I I think you could proceed cautiously Okay Appreciate that
All right Um anybody else have anything they want to talk about uh yes sure Um I guess it's backtracking a little bit Uh but the reason I voted no on 401 Creek
Road with uh the bond is that the not everyone uh is in a position in our community to be able to afford the extra expenses you know our country our state
uh we just as being people you know going to the grocery stores uh dealing with these unknown tariffs and how they're going to impact uh people's lives Uh I can't
afford some things and I consider myself and my wife to be fair in fairly good condition and uh you know there are people that aren't as fortunate you know people go to the food banks Uh people
struggle to pay their rents Uh insurance costs car costs everything's going up And that was my reason for voting no is that people out there are struggling And
if you know there was state money or county money somewhere to offset some of this you know uh it'd be great And I would probably feel more comfortable in moving in my mo being able to vote yes
on on that bond Uh I'm just very uncomfortable in maybe I feel for people too much you know and uh so that's why I voted no I just want to let you know that I'll leave it at that Thank you
Thank you Um Richard on the um security cameras So the next step is to issue a PO and then get a date scheduled Who's going to spearhead that there's a lot more paperwork dealing with this Yeah contract So once we get the paperwork you know we told them okay we're
committed to it because the grid list is doing it but they're buying equipment for Ricotta but the state count the the cooperative contracts with Kerosoft We got to get on their system So there may be several weeks of paperwork before we can then order it Okay Yeah Then you
Exactly You issue the purchase order once we know exactly how to do it Yeah and then they'll tell us when it'll come in Yeah I noticed they finally got the right amount because the last one didn't they yes they did They did Um I you know I echoed my concerns about obviously
they're coming from overseas about additional tariffs So once we issued that PO PO are we locked in with them as far as I know yeah there I mean there's a they made the proposal we verified it They didn't say they're changing anything Okay Uh so as far as we know
it's it's a legitimate number It's it's the number that is with the cooperative agreement If they change it then that means the cooperative agreement is out the window and start from scratch kind of thing Okay Okay Spoke with them We emailed back and
forth We think we're nailed down except for they've got to get us on the care for uh list Who is the people we actually are contracting with they're the ones who develop the system and then it's got a contractor who builds the
equipment and then a contractor locally who installs it Okay that's a little bit more complicated than our normal purchase And then these are also are they also run on SIM cards do you know do we have to get the priority SIM cards for these i don't I'm not sure Okay
we'll figure out everything's in the cloud So that was the cloud in the cloud But yeah so it's probably using the Wi-Fi technology The cameras at the waterfront park are going to use the SIM cards Same thing Well we I think ours is Wi-Fi Yeah Yeah But we don't have Wi-Fi out there So we're going to get the SIM
cards for them to connect Yeah And you have to order them cuz they're priority SIM cards from the police department Harry I talk to you about that Okay I forgot who I was talking about I'll I'll talk to you about it later All good Okay Anyone else
Yes Mr Fenmore I mean everybody's always asking me "What about the house on Burlington Avenue?" So I'm so happy you asked that Yeah we are actively working on that Um there's been hiccups with the county and PSCG and yeah so right now the county did
sign off on their permit to disconnect the electric Um we Matt actually emailed PSCG this morning to say "Hey listen you've had your permit for 10 days now What's the holdup?" But they signed on with the demo company All the different um organizations signed off on it So it
should be literally any day now Great It'd be surprising how many people asked Oh I know I know I get it You're asking all of us too Yeah We're on top of it Trust me we've done our due diligence to get that down Yeah Yes Nobody uh you
know it's dangerous how it is that condition That's just a bad reminder to the families who were in there who drive by it all the time Now Um anybody else all good All good Ready to go home yep
Motion to adjurnn please So moved Second All in favor still hungry Thank you Good night Going to go get dinner Oh speaking Not there Uh the trail between the lake and the
river Is that a trail mark is it looking all right thank you for having Am I just When are they starting that there was something they didn't want to start until they have a
company Oh my god You think you're me so which cruise line are you going on to Bermuda Lake in the river Okay Caroline say I'll be on the Prima in July to Norway and Iceland Let me know how you like the Prima cuz I get to You're not wrong It's
just those cities and all I was born in well Norwegian for the freedom Yeah because it's in Norway and Iceland and I love the itinerary So you love me We're going in there But you're not uh
my parents are still out there Yeah I can