to call this meeting uh of Patrick of Delran work session for July 28, 2026. Will you please stand and join us in the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it
stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Thank you. This time, uh, would you please read the sunshine statement? >> Be advised that proper notice has been given by the township council in accordance with the sunshine law in the
following manner. Notice advertised in the Burlington County Times in Ken Carrier Coast on January 7, 2026 and posted on the bulletin board on the same date. >> Thank you. Would you do the roll call, please? >> Miss Cure, >> Mr. Marorrow, >> here. >> Mrs. Apadu >> here.
>> Mr. Smith >> here. >> Mr. Jenny >> here. >> Thank you. >> At this time, we have one of our best uh situations. We have uh we're honored to uh swear in two new police officers for Delina Township. So, mayor uh and
council, if you want to head down here. All right. I hope I get this first name right. All right. And then just repeat after me. >> I s right.
>> I s do solemnly swear or affirm >> swear >> that I will support the Constitution of the United States >> that I will support >> and the Constitution of the State of New Jersey. >> That I will bear true faith and
allegiance to the state >> and to the government established in the United States >> and in this state >> under the authority of the people and that I will faithfully >> impartially
>> and justly perform all duties perform >> of patrolman for the Delan Township Police Department >> according to the best of my ability. >> So help me God. Congratulations. All right, everybody. before we get to
the next one. Want to take a couple minutes and get some pictures with anybody. >> But he does have to come sign this >> first official signature. All right. But it's adjacent to the track,
right? We'll try to find it on our website. What happened? Good job. >> We're ready. All right. And we have Kenneth Turner. Come on.
That's the right way to do it. And you made the whole Bible for I'm gonna go over here. All right. Just repeat after me. I Can >> I >> do solemnly swear or affirm >> dolemnly swear or affirm >> that I will support the Constitution
>> that I will support the Constitution >> of the United States >> of the United States >> and the Constitution of the State of New Jersey >> constitution of the state of New Jersey >> that I will bear true faith and allegiance >> I will bear true >> to the same >> to the same >> and to the governments established
>> to the government established >> in the United States >> in the United States >> and in this state under the authority of the people >> under the authority of the people. >> And that I will faithfully >> I will faithfully >> impartially >> and justly perform all duties
>> perform all the duties >> of a patrolman for the Delan Township Police Department >> of a patrolman for the Del >> according to the best of my ability >> according to the best of my ability. >> So help me God. >> Congratulations.
If you want to do photos, we can do that now. But first, you have >> Oh, yeah. We're getting that autograph. >> Oh, yeah. He was using it as a cheat sheet. Absolutely. Good. Right.
We're all standing here. Everybody should have done this. Now we can have another family. Yeah. Hold that. Thank you. Congratulations again. Welcome
We had such a good We had such a good crowd. >> All right. At this time uh we are going to uh begin our work session. Uh first we're going to have discussion on the capital budget for 2026
>> conversation on that >> yeah um so in your packet um you'll see two proposed general capital budgets Um if the first one is the general capital um and the second one is the sewer.
We at the last meeting and being adopted tonight, we approved a few items from the general capital side um the stream bank stabilization on 82 Hannes Mill Road, 7 South Bridgeboro, and the stream bank stabilization, which is which we we're going to address when we do the
ordinance tonight, but it was a little unclear in the ordinance. That is actually for the rest of our feasibility um contribution to the feasibility study. So, those three items have already been approved. if you're looking under drainage projects. Um, so if
there's anything else on this general capital list that you want to discuss or have questions about before we give the okay to move forward with the actual financing. This was, you know, started as just a plan. We put enough down payment money in the capital budget fund
um to pay for all of these projects. It's it's it's kind of it's what we put in every year roughly to um, you know, bond 400 4 million. So, we have $200,000 in down payment. That is enough to pay for this. Um, we do have a couple um
recommendations moving forward with the 2026 road program. We've been talking to Ed and um you know, he's suggesting that maybe we pull um Suburban out for 2026 >> the pavement and um you know, move that
to a future possible grant application from the DOT. Um so, That number may come down slightly. Do do you remember what that number was for Suburban? >> Roughly around like 200,000 worth of paving. It's it's it's we're going to have to phase it anyways
due to the the significance of the of the roadway in terms of width and length. Um I know there's been we've had many resident complaints about the road and it's obviously impacted by the utility improvements. Um but it is it is something that we would have the capabilities continually getting
municipal aid for. Um if that was something to be pulled back. That that would be the first suggestion of where we could pull back. >> And um you know, have you noticed any um your other municipality or your experience working in the capital road
program for other towns or whatever? Has your have you seen an increase in the cost um the gasol has? So, you know, we're looking at you know this number here, but is that going to be with the cost of fuel and petroleum? I that raises the cost of
asphalt. >> Yeah. So, there's there's fluctuation within that. There's a fuel and asphalt price adjustment that we we account for in our estimates, but um I can tell you even active projects I have right now depending on when it was bid. Um because
your bid your your adjustment price is based off of the month prior to the bids being received. That that's how they base their numbers off of. And when you have a fuel price fluctuation of like a$150, um, it it drives the cost up on their
end. And then in turn, you're seeing an adjustment factor that you need to compensate them for per per the DOT specifications. Now, it also goes the inverse in some instances. I've I've had some where we've had pretty significant credits. Um, but the cost of everything
just across the board has been has been going up significantly, especially since co. Um, so you know, price of concrete's gone up dramatically in the last five years. Um, that's partially probably to do with plant closures in the area and
um just the material cost in itself. So, >> and suburban you're talking suburban boulevard. Um, you mentioned the utility that is that New Jersey water and public service. >> Yeah. So, we we um worked it out with
New Jersey American Water and PSEG as part of the reopening permit application. The only that the township is actually responsible for paving is um is Suburban. Um that being said, Suburban's roughly 40 foot wide. Um and off hand, I don't remember how long it
is, but it's it's close to a mile long if I'm remembering uh correctly, >> it's a significant amount. It's it's 30% wider than most roads we have in town, and it's not in the best of shape. It is a cut through. Um one of the
advantages we have with going after these DOT grants with it is we're done with everything else. We've done all the handicap ramp as part of a separate grant. We did um half the road sewer. We still have the remaining half that we still have to do which is the more
significant portion of of it. Um but that you know uh elongates the uh improvements that we're going to be able to do with the DOT money because we're only focusing on building or reconstruction etc. >> And when and
grant when when you would apply for that? >> Well, so we already applied for it. We applied for it last year, didn't get it because it was our second um ranked road to submit. It's our first rank this year that we submitted for. Um but I would anticipate we're probably going to get anywhere between like two and 300,000.
Now, that being said, that's not that's not going to, you know, be a great amount of road. Um you can obviously supplement that. Um, but I think in terms of if there's from a constructibility element, the first
thing that you can remove where it's not going to impact the rest of the scope would be the pavement aspect because we're going to do a trench repair and everything of that nature, but I can tell you I've probably received at least a dozen complaints um within the last year about suburban itself. Now, I'm not
trying to, you know, recommend one way or the other on that. Just looking at it from a holistic point if we do need to reduce anything that would be where I would I would pull the reduction >> other comments questions budget on the sewer budget we know we
have a lot of work to do out there um and we need to continue to maintain that uh sewage uh authority out there >> okay and then just one other item as part of the capital discussion. We we discussed at the last meeting um the
police um doing the incar cameras, the body cameras and the tasers through a new um with through a new agreement moving from state fleet to Axon. And I just wanted to remind council that um you know and make sure you're in agreement because that that's going to
be funded part of this capital budget but it will be in future capital budgets and once we make we have the funding for the first year. So, I just want, you know, to put it on your radar that now every year, um, we're going to need to fund that in future capital. So, I just want to make sure everybody's in
agreement before we actually sign off. And I don't know if Al has anything to add, but before we sign the agreement with Safe Fleet, um, you know, because we'll be doing a resolution to award that contract and it'll be funded in actually, I believe it was last year's capital budget and then in subsequent
capital budgets moving forward for 10 years. >> So, we have more years. >> How does it change from where we are now? >> What do you mean? >> Well, what's the difference between what we're doing today and what with the fleet? >> Is this changing companies? >> Yes. This is moving from state fleet to
access >> that company made all the extra gear and you're giving back or is that something? >> Yeah. Yes. >> Right. Correct. And they've agreed to um you know terminate the contract um without getting into too much discussion but um so we're ready you know on that
end to move forward with because their performance was less than acceptable is why we're doing this. >> Okay. Any other questions or comments on that? >> So in so I can give the okay to the bond council to draft these ordinances for
future introduction. >> Any objections? No, I um I don't have I spoke with like I said I had some concerns last time we were meeting about some of this stuff. So I did get a chance to speak with the head of public works um and we went
through some things um on his capital request and um we had a really good conversation and he knows that going forward you know some of the things that I was requesting that we would like to see in the next budget. ing out his
capital request um for you know large ticket items which is basically anything that's mechanical. So you know I don't you know like I said going forward he he was on board with that. So is the chief when I spoke to him about you know how we're going to handle things going
forward in the budget. So he had a real good meaning and an understanding for going into next year's >> I don't have a problem moving forward. >> Okay. >> Okay. >> Thank you. >> All right. Next point of discussion uh
will be something that councilwoman has been working on the social media working group. You want to take it off. >> All right. So in front of you there's a given outpoint for the social media working group that
give a brief on what's going to happen. I also have um the proposal that's attached to social media. So you should have two. Yeah. And then the third one should be for this one.
Yeah, it's two se listed as two separate. >> I didn't want two separate programs. >> Okay. >> All right. So, I'm just going to go to the PowerPoint, you know, slide that presented and I'll read it out for
um everyone. So, um this the proposal is to start a social media working Township and the goal is to have a crossgenerational volunteer team protecting our community
online. The challenge we face from online scams, civic misinformation and fraudulent community pages are consistently rising. Consistently rising. groups need reliable local resources to
protect their digital identities and finances. Bridging the tech gap the digital protection should be shouldn't be isolated by pairing tech with experienced seniors. We we
establish a robust communitywide circle of mutual cyber security events. Okay. And This is how it's going to be. Um, it's going to be communitydriven and we will establish a digital safety
as that will include updates and we're going to create a network of educated citizens that will actually help to um, you know, inform the community when things are going on, keep them up to date.
So um goal of the social media working group aims to keep neighbors, businesses and vulnerable population shielded from cyber threats. Okay. And like I said earlier, who we
need um we want to have a multi-generational team. Want to have seniors, adults, young adults, and teams collaborate on localized safety goals. Um we need tech experts as well as anyone willing to master dig basic
digital tools. Um we need um residents who are driven based on their passion and empathy for one another in the town and there are people who will be curious about that and those are people we need
to help build the uh um the group. All right. So when we do this, what we intend to accomplish is we're going to help local residents identify fishing false neighborhood alerts in fraudulent
I'm sorry. I'm sorry. All right. What you will accomplish? Um we're going to be help local residents identify fishing false neighborhood alerts and fraudulent community groups tech scales. to um
train peers and seniors on basic multiffactor authentication, device safety and secure social media habits. And the next thing is we're going to draft straightforward non-technical warning alerts and visual security
printouts for the township website. So what you hear is um on the next page you see a draft of how um these uh cyber security outs are getting higher and higher in the nation. So that just a brief graph of what we have so far in
2026. Next step is um first I need to get you know us all everyone on board with the idea and then we're going to start recruiting advertising and and do everything we need to get
together. So the first step we will plan, second step we will recruit um volunteers. Third one is have the training sessions and last part of the thing will be to publish security and digital guides.
Now on the back it has there how a person can join. Um you're going to do the volunteer application and attend the first meeting that we're going to have and that's going to be there by myself but um as we know um it's going to be
volunteer less and um I would just be like oversight >> and that leazison and that's it. >> Um are you considering using the uh individuals that that get involved in youth advisory council with this? Yeah.
And and that was the reason why I was happy when we establish that group, right? Because we can start with them, right? And they probably know other people in their age group. Um, and I'm also going
to work with Colin because I want him to be, you know, like spearhead the whole thing. He knows. So I'm talking also. >> Great. The column ra is our communications uh uh company uh that
will help us get information out to the community and something that we've been trying to get across for for a long time. So he's working on the website other things right now in fact. Um yeah I think the youth advisory council could be a real help on this and I think you
know work with seniors and uh other you know younger people it's a great idea. Um, you know, I think both sides would feel accomplishment, you know, doing this is a great idea. >> Yeah. And you know, just to add to that, um, I was I spoke with Kimly
last week and she met um, cyber security um, national director and she had she goes, this would be a good idea. I said, yeah, we're working on that now. So, I'm hoping to get help from them also. >> Yeah. And I know we and we've been exposed because every quarter uh we all
need to take a cyber workshop that uh is uh through the township that's we're required to take that and uh it's obvious there's so much going on. I mean we think we know a lot about cyber security but there's still so much that I learned from going through the these
sessions that we've gone through. Sure. >> One more thing. Um the latest scam that came up, you know, that I came across was where um people are now creating QR codes. Everybody knows what that is, right? And
they'll put malware in there and when you scan your data. >> So everybody scanning QR code, but people are not aware people are using that to actually scam people. >> I received the letter day before yesterday. They said it was for my bank
and they wanted me to call in and do all these things that you know they were just fishing for business. You know, there was a operation that was going on. If you're not aware of these things, it's easy to get sucked in. >> Yeah, they get me all the time. I I run right down when they tell me that the
IRS is on the phone and I buy Home Depot uh cards and I drop them off at a undisclosed location because I'm sure that's where the IRS is uh is waiting for them. Any day my new windows will be in. >> Guess it takes three years to make them.
>> You better be careful. Sam will be hold you accountable now for everything, you know. >> Uhhuh. >> All right. All right. Um, now in terms of timeline, um, I plan to start in September because it's too close to get people recruited. So that's when we're going to have start recruiting
volunteers, get everything up on the website and get people to pass the word. And then from there, then we have the meeting and then put things into place. >> Excellent. >> Okay. And can I make a real quick suggestion? Um, so Al's currently
working on a an application for the youth advisory committee. Um, because these may be, you know, some of these individuals are going to be underage. We have to make sure there's a parental consent form. So if uh that's okay. No, if you can just get
with Al on the application process so that any of our underage also there may be some privacy things we have to consider if we're going to be doing online and the point is to protect our privacy. So I just want to make sure that we cross all the tees and dot all the eyes on that.
>> Yeah, I did talk to Al and he's going to, you know, guide me along the way. >> Okay, good. Okay. Uh what else do you have here? We have a social media working group that uh >> No, that's what we just talked about. >> We're looking at the volunteer bank.
>> Volunteer, the volunteer bank. >> Go ahead. >> So, the reason why um I came up with the idea, the goal is to establish a centralized secure volunteer job that allows residents to view express um to view
express interest in and be matched with available volunteer roles across the township. department for committees working groups and community initiatives is a mouthful. I believe the jobs will improve transparency, equity and
efficiency efficiency in volunteer placement while expanding part participation and ensuring residents have clear access to so the goal here is um like like I said earlier to get you
know people in the town involved because A lot of times when we come to meetings, um, a lot of people don't know what we're talking about. Um, they don't know what's going on in government. But I believe like something like this, um, if you have volunteers in the job bank and one of these boards people can just, you
know, reference that, but also that has to go through and um, we'll have to have meetings. I know you have a lot of questions. So we will have to have meetings on, you know, safety, privacy, um how to go about doing it. And some of the ideas I had was to
contact the state police um in um sheriff's office, right? See how to do background checks because that was one thing that um Candy had brought up. She said, "Well, background checks are very expensive." So this particular project will be on a
slow call because I want to make sure we're not the expense that cost us too much money. >> Okay. Now, this is similar to like I think we had talked about this before where say I Bob Smith live at 800 and I
know that Mrs. Johnson lives at 804 and she's um asking if anyone can help her once a week get the 96gallon trash can down to the street or help her with her sidewalk. Is that kind of what we're talking about here? >> Dad Dad is part of the project.
>> Okay. Yeah, I think It's great because it looks like you expanded on what we had talked about. So now this is also um I read in here volunteers for our events. So they can sign up for >> any events that come up. >> Be like you know you got a resume pool and if you need some volunteers, people
who express interest in certain things, you can reach out to those people and see if they can help out. >> Okay. And Colin already has a um it's not there yet. So we'll get this in with it. um he already has part of our website as that um but we didn't we
haven't put it in there yet because we didn't have all this. So this is very helpful. That's all. >> Is this going to be internet based? So people go on the internet to locate the information or request assistance. >> Yeah, we want to have it in, you know, they're going to apply, you know, be
part of the job. They can apply. I'll talk to Colin to see if we can set up an online form and I believe when if this, you know, goes into um we start working on this, we'll have all the eyes and
dots that we need before we put it up there. So, um coming back to going to get them the name will be in the bank, right? And if anybody need somebody just the website and look up that name. >> Oh, that's right. The residents go on the website and
they're going to find it because we wanted to be um you know secure for our residents because I know it's a good idea but then people tend to use good ideas to do bad things. Good point. >> So, I think we're going to set it up the way I think we talked about this where
the volunteers can look on the people that need, like I said, Mrs. Smith needs her sidewalk shovel >> and John can look on the list and go, "Oh, I know Mrs. Smith. She's two doors down. Let me sign up for that." Or that's kind of what the way we're look because that's kind of what how I put it to Colin. So,
>> yeah. >> Okay. Perfect. >> That's I'm sorry. That's part of it. >> That's part of it. >> Okay. >> Excellent. >> Excellent. Okay. >> Can I just ask? So, I would think it would be the opposite way. It wouldn't be the resident putting a request for shoveling their sidewalk, but maybe a
list of volunteers that are willing to go out like I I don't know that, >> right? I don't know that residents will feel comfortable, you know, putting stuff out there in terms of like what their needs are, >> but maybe if they can go to a list of,
>> you know, of people that provide those types of services or who will volunteer for, you know, senior to shovel for senior citizens, >> right? >> Maybe it's the OP. You know what I mean? >> I think we're talking the same. We're talking about the same thing, but I I >> Well, yeah, but you're talking about a
resident putting an like a notice on the website that No, no, no. They match. >> The volunteers will apply online and we'll vent them. So, you have a you know, you know how you have a application form that would be for volunteers. Now, if somebody
needs if any senior needs help or something, right, >> I would say call the township and say this is what I need or um if you're comfortable, they can go on there and see if they're comfortable with who this, but it's going to be just a job bank. It's like looking for um employees
and you have a pool of employees where you can pull from. So, the seniors are not people are not going to be putting their personal information. In fact, not even the volunteers will have to secure and you know protect people's privacy.
>> So I mean did I explain or >> Yeah. Yeah. >> Yeah. Similar to I can't take credit for it. Ed whispered. It's similar to like Angie's List. >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> I just I was just thinking of a name for it. I was like it's kind of like a neighbor to neighbor program.
>> Yeah. >> I like that name. >> Neighbor to neighbor. There's some like helping hands that you know they're they volunteer to help people throughout the nation but ours is what is demand focused >> right
>> very good any other questions comments >> very good thank you councilwoman >> next route 130 Rancokas Creek crossing >> that's ended >> all right so um just an update on Route
13 I actually sat in on a precon I believe last week. Um the state is going to be coming through and doing a microsurfacing um along all route 130 within the township. Um project starting this fall might not actually take place until uh
next spring. Temperature is very temperature dependent. I just want to make you guys aware. Uh I'm in communication with DOT because we obviously have a project that's getting ready to go out to bid um for phase two for rule 30 and then DOT is also wrapping up their signal improvements.
So I requested essentially that they communicate with one another and they don't come in and micro seal and and have the stuff damaged by either us andor their own separate contractor for the signal improvements. So and as you guys have seen that the signals are
actually up. They're not operational. I'm still waiting to hear back when they're going to change those over and then you'll start seeing the existing signals being taken down. >> Did anybody Has anybody missed the gigantic poles they put up? >> They're monsters. >> So, it's going to be a resurface only.
It's not going to be reconstructed. >> It It's literally going to I'm trying to think the best way to describe similar when you when you seal your driveway. It's like that's literally what it is except in a more industrial scale. So they literally basically it's a a coding train essentially. Um Asphalt Paving
Systems is their contract. >> And just on that roughly how long would that that take to service? >> I I would imagine in in town it's probably under a week. So they they try and fly through. They'll probably do lane by lane. I think they actually did
it a few years ago elsewhere on Route 130. It's fedally funed project. Um yeah. So, and then regarding the Rand Cookus Creek crossing. So, um Jamie and I are going to try and confirm the block and lot that um we
have a request for from I think it's technically from GPI, not Taylor Design Group, but ultimately it's from Burlington County. Rollins County is doing a uh study right now slashdesign for doing a trail extension um that would potentially come through um down
Clay Street past the Clay Street pump station through Mitchell track back ultimately up to connect to Rainbow Meadows Park. Um there's a active design there for some improvements at the park. Um their request essentially is would the township have any objection to them
utilizing a small portion of the one lot that's township owned um as like a cut through a portion. I requested that they provide a concept plan so I can show it to you guys and discuss what the the options would be. Um so that's just one of the potential routes that they want to you know determine whether or not
it's a feasible option. Um this is this is years away still. Um but they're they're in the process of trying to identify the best possible route. Are they what are they talking about going across the bridge? >> So, there's conversations of basically
expanding the bridge, taking a lane from the bridge, building a separate bridge. There's a bunch of different uh options. Um it's going to be hard to do a span across the the whole creek right there. Um I was involved with one of the the
prior phases of this and it's not an easy construction um project. Are they considering going under the bridge? >> They're considering that as well. There's the the feasibility element though is not just C. There's other paths that they can go. The path they
want to go is basically connecting one side of the river to the other, but there is an option. They would go a different route. >> Well, they want to connect to the park on the other side of the creek. >> Correct. Ultimately, they'll they'll intercon the goal is to try and interconnect all the regional trails in the area. So you'll basically be able to
go to park park by via bike, walking, etc. Um right now that once they get to assuming they get past the bridge element and get onto the side of Delran, they want to utilize like I think it was Bridge Street, Clay Street, the roads back in there and then ultimately go
along the river um to make way into Rainbow Meadows. It would go through um Anderson Farm. They would have access through there and then it would come back into that one. So, >> and anything anything that their county is looking at for this this is a county project, right?
>> Correct. >> So, anything that the county is looking at as far as anything on the waterways, they're going to need >> Oh, yeah. >> So, this is going to be a long drawn out process. Nothing that's going to happen next week. >> Yeah. >> Also, um I think what um the mayor was talking about the big poles out there on
Chester, how it's it's awesome because it actually gives the drivers a better view as they're approaching Chester, right? as as you're coming down the hill there or approaching it. Um that's kind of similar to what we were talking about we would like to see on Therapy Street
intersection at Therapy Street. Um as people head and speed um through there. So, um they're part of some of the things that you know we can talk about with Senator Troy Singleton as we talked earlier about that kind of um
new improvement there at Chester Avenue really is is a good thing because it gives you really good visibility as you're approaching the light section there. So, that's a real good deal. I like that. >> Well, to to add to that, I might have an answer to your comment right there. From my recollection, um the state actually
came in and gave a presentation to us, I think a couple years ago. There was actually a separate project that's I think 2030 2031 time frame. They're going to replace the rest of the signals on Route 130. Actually, these two intersections that they're doing are
actually within that project, which hopefully they're pulled out so you don't remove and replace something that's a couple years old. But that is something that's my understanding is already in in the workings. Anybody else on items?
>> Thanks, Ed. >> Y >> All right. Uh we have one more item. Uh discuss uh trash cont trash container replacement uh cost increase. Did everybody see the uh information on that? How many how many request do we get a
year for like Vietnam? Do you have a number? Like we look at >> No, I don't have a number. I just know that we right now we're losing money on the cans that we um give out. What we're paying is more than what we're charging to the residents. So this number by
increasing the fees to $70 for the 64 gallons and to $80 for the 96 gallons that gets us right where we are in our cost. >> Um you know and these items are you know significantly lower than what you would pay if you
went to like a Home Depot or or one of those stores to actually purchase the can on your own because we're buying them in a larger quantity. >> And when we talk about replacement cans the canals fall off, right? We're not going to charge the >> No, this is for additional cans. So,
this is on top of the, you know, the one. >> Yeah. If you want to extra anybody else on that. >> Okay. >> Okay. So, we'll get an ordinance drafted. This does require an amendment to our fee ordinance. So, um that'll be
on a future meeting agenda for introduction. >> All right. Anything else on discussion items? All right, we're going to move into our ordinances on second reading. Um, ordinance 2026-11,
an ordinance amending chapter 71 or alcoholic beverages, article two, licensing regulations, section 71-6, the regulations of licenses of the code of the country of Beland to authorize temporary modification of hours of sale
for special events by resolution of town council. Uh, this is, you know, good example, the soccer uh world championships. Uh a lot of places in Philly, for example, we're staying open extra late and there's requests from some of our local people actually to
stay open later, but we don't have the ability to to do that. So, we are looking at passing this ordinance to do so. So, we're going to open public hearing. >> We have a motion to open public. I make a motion, Mr. Smith. >> Second.
>> Is it do all in favor? I >> Any opposed? Okay. If you'd like to speak on this ordinance, please raise your hand. >> Yes, ma'am. >> Hello. How you doing? >> So, I just thought of this question. >> Just name and address, please.
>> Just my name. I'll give you my address. Unless you guys give me your address because >> I'll give you mine. But we're the but you guys are the servants and we're the people information. >> It's information that is usually required. But go ahead anyway.
>> Anyway, so I just thought it is. So you're opening up a bar later for drinking. Have you considered the police aspect now you have more people drinking and driving? It seems to be somewhat of a safety issue for the people in the town. >> So have the cops been notified about
this and what are their thoughts? >> Do you want me to respond? Yeah, go ahead. >> So, this ordinance doesn't do anything for any bars. This just gives them the ability to pass resolutions at a later date if they choose to allow a bar to open early. The genesis seem to be that the Eagles have a game in Europe. I
think it's London or somewhere else. That'll be 8 or 9 in the morning and some of the bars might want to avail themselves of that. This ordinance doesn't do that. This just gives them the legal ability to pass a resolution in the future to do that. Um, so there wouldn't be any police interface at this point.
>> Well, I mean, any anything resulting from early opening, it's going to be very rare in most cases that we're going to be approving something like this. Uh, nothing before 7 a.m. And it'll be specific hours. It will not be a an opportunity to continue to open every
day. So, it's very specific. And so it will be specific in the ordinance because again when we open up watch little I always talk about this these little slippery slope one pass and the next >> something that was not the intention in
the beginning. >> This will just allow people to ask them for that permission and they would have to vet it and give them that permission. >> All right. I just like I said >> good question. Anybody else? All right. Do I have a motion to close public comment? >> So moved.
>> Mr. Mor second. All in favor? >> I. >> Any opposed? All right. I'd like to entertain a motion to approve ordinance 2026-11. >> So move. >> Mr. Marorrow. >> I second. >> Mr. Smith. >> Roll call, please.
>> Mr. Marorrow. >> I. >> Mrs. Apadu. >> Hi. >> Mr. Smith. >> Hi. >> Mr. Jenny. >> Hi. >> Thank you. Ordinance 2026-12 is an ordinance to establish salaries for various employees within the township of Durant County of Burlington state of New
Jersey and regulating the minor of payment of S. Do I have a motion? >> We're do a public hearing. >> Public hearing. Y >> I have a motion to open a public hearing. >> Mrs. Pu second.
All right. All in favor? Any >> opposed? All right. Any comments on this item? All right. Do I have a motion to close public com? >> I'll second. >> Mr. Smith. All in favor? >> Any opposed?
>> Motion carry or public. Uh, do I have a motion to approve the ordinance? >> I make a motion. Mr. Smith. >> Mr. Poo. Roll call, please. >> Mr. Marorrow. Hi. >> Mrs. Pedu. Hi. >> Mr. Smith. >> Hi.
>> Mr. Jenny. >> Hi. Ordinance 2026-13, a bond ordinance authorizing the completion of various drainage and storm water improvements in and for the county of Delan appropriating the sum of $387,550.
Therefore authorizing the issuance of general obligation bonds or bond anticipation notes of the township of Bel County of Burlington, New Jersey in the aggregate principal amount not to exceed $368,150 making certain determinations and covenants and authorizing certain
related actions in connection with the foregoing. Do I have a motion to open public hearing? >> Mr. Poo, >> I'll second. >> Mr. Smith, all in favor? >> Any opposed? All right, we are open to public comment on ordinance 2026 13.
Before we have public comment, I'd like to just bring uh make a note. Um we are amending the the uh second reading as it follows. Steam bankank stabilization program through the US Army Corps of Engineers together with the completion
of all work necessary there uh for related there too. It may have been ambiguous because it talked about storm bank improvement. It's not a fiscal improvement. This is the balance of what we owe the uh army core of engineer for
the study for the stream bank uh out in Riverside Park. So at this point, do we have uh any comments on this item? Yes, ma'am. When I was driving home yesterday, I was out
and several streets where I passe that water was up so high. I know that there's going to be to make sure that >> I'll hand it over to Ed in a minute, but
um I I think you know during some extreme storms you're going to have that. It happens everywhere all the time. We try to mitigate that as much as possible. >> Listen all that long, you know. >> Yeah. It drains. >> When you have that much water, it's hard
to control it, you know. >> So that's what I'm asking. What exactly? >> Can I just Can I just to make a clarification that this is for three specific projects. This isn't for storm drains in particular, but I'll let I'll let Ed fill in the rest. This is for
projects on Hayes Mill Road, Bridgeboro and and then then the stream bank stabilization. I just wanted to make that clear. >> Yeah. So, just to for if you can uh see me after just explain what other locations you came across like FDW and uh sewer department look
into it, see if there's a clog or anything in the lines. But the storm sewers in town are designed only for a certain storm event. So when you have a higher intensity storms, the systems are not designed that way. If you're going to design every single storm system
within the town and adjacent municipalities, the cost to do so is cost prohibitive and substances. >> And we're not just talking about design. We're talking about I am anyway. Sorry, I apologize for that. But but even making sure that those storm are cleared
out enough to be able to handle the water flow or wherever the hell it's supposed to understood. So if there's any specific locations I have fifth and Ithaca written down if you want to speak with me after I'll get with DPW and make sure >> everybody know. Sure, we can we can
provide progress as well, but if you want to wait until the next public comment. >> Yeah, this this this discussion really isn't focused on this bond ordinance. We opened up for public hearing on this bond ordinance only. So maybe if you want to come back during the public portion, you can um you know give him
the update of the other um intersections. >> So you're talking about something when I see storm drainage, I'm thinking about the water, but you're talking about something else together. >> No, the the discussion right now is particular to three specific projects
that there that's so the public comment portion would be anything related to anything else >> to to mitigate future >> bills >> correct? Yes. So, if you want to come back up and and speak to it, I can I'll listen to it on the public record. >> And you're welcome anytime to call
Township and ask for public works or you can ask for the administrator's office just to let us know that there's a problem because if there is a a clog because I see people all the time, they're throwing their grass clippings down there and you know, trash on the road gets washed in there. So, if you see something like that, feel free to
call anytime and they'll get out and address it. >> All right. Thank you. >> Sure. >> Anyone else? Yes, ma'am. Street I have a question based on this Del article referring to the
32,550,000 for the storm in this article it says the steps taken by Delan US Army Corps engineers to sh up stream bankcluding using Gavon baskets, rock rem and sheep pile bulkheads. This is a
multi-year effort strives. What are they referring to? If we haven't even got our >> This is This is not relative to this ordinance. If you want to come up during public comment, >> this was specifically the same amount of money that you have listed for the drain. >> Yeah, but I think they're talking more general terms and
>> they're pretty specific. >> Okay, >> that's what I'm trying I'm trying to understand. When these ordinances are written, it's it doesn't specifically say what you're going to do. It just says it's right here. It says stream bank stabilization program, which is what it says here, through US Army Corps
engineers together with the completion of all work necessary. Therefore, related there too. >> It doesn't tell us what you want to do, but then how come specifics about what's going to be done? You know what I mean? Like the information when you're putting these
out doesn't say what you're doing. >> Well, we just I just explained that the stream bank stabilization is not a project. It's the balance of what we owe to the economy of engineers for the study. >> That's why I just read this corrected.
>> Does it say who they spoke to? >> Yeah, I can I can tell you that that information did not come the information on the RIP wrap and I'm not sure where that information >> I can I can speak to that. it hasn't been publicly disseminated what their >> tenatively selected plan is. Um I I'll
say it now since I was going to say it in my report. Um the Army Corps is tenatively um going to be coming to speak about the draft report um in September um at at the meeting. So that was something I was going to mention before we requested that they come in. um we're in the process of reviewing
their draft plan right now um for what the tenatively selected plan would be from the feasibility study element. So that's just the initial step that they're at. Now the you know information that is listed in I haven't seen the article myself but those are generalizations of what can be
done there. That is not necessarily what is going to be planned to potentially be done there. >> I believe from reading other articles I think what they do is they they look at the um YouTube of the meeting and they derive their information from that. >> I don't know how else they're getting
it. that you get to do a retraction. >> Pardon me. >> Get them to do a retraction. Not accurate. >> Yeah. I mean, they don't quote I I did read the article. They don't they don't take quotes from anyone. There's no nobody quoted where they they received that information. Like whether it be the
Army Corps or the mayor or anywhere. There's there's nothing in there. It's just a generalized statement. Um and and I think they took it from our original bond ordinance, some of the language possibly, and that's why we needed to amend this on second reading to make it
clear that it that money is going to the Army Corps. Um this is not a Delran project at this time. >> And once again, this is just the money is just once again finishing off what we owe them for the studies, right? >> We don't know anything of cost of what the project is going to be running in
this county. >> There's no engineering been done on anything like that. Like I said, they're going to do they provide the report on their findings uh in September. So, all right. Any anyone else? All right. Do I have a motion to close public comment? >> M. Do I have a second?
>> Second. >> Mr. Smith. All in favor? >> Any opposed? >> All right. I'd like to take a a motion to approve the ordinance. >> Mr. Mar call, please. Mr. Maro.
>> Hi, >> Mrs. Apadu. >> Hi, >> Mr. Smith. >> Hi, >> Mr. Jenny. >> Hi. >> Thank you. >> All right. At this point, we have resolutions uh to pass. Um a number of them. Any questions or
comments on those resolutions? >> We have one resolution that has to be adopted by itself. >> Which one's that? >> The very first. >> The first one. Okay. >> All right. We'll just do 2026-127 first. Um resolution of the township of council
of the township of Delan County of Burlington, New Jersey authorizing issuance and sale of up to 14,650,000 of general obligation sewer utility bonds series 2026 of the town of Delan making certain covenants to maintain the
exemption of the interest on said bonds from federal income taxation and authorizing such further actions and making such determinations that may be necessary or appropriate to affectuate the issuance and sale of the bonds. Do I have a motion to approve
tomorrow? >> Second. >> I'll second. >> Mr. Smith, roll call, please. >> Mr. Marorrow, >> hi. >> Mrs. Apadu, >> hi. >> Mr. Smith, >> hi. >> Mr. Jenny, >> hi. >> All right, we have a consent agenda. We have a number of items. Any questions or comments on those items?
All right, we have an agreement. Will you move on all the items on one vote? >> Yes. Okay. Motion to approve. >> Mr. Poo. Second. >> A second. Mr. Smith.
Roll call. >> Mr. Mara. >> Hi. >> Mrs. Apadu. >> Hi. >> Mr. Smith. >> Hi. >> Mr. Jenny. >> Hi. >> All right. >> And by the way, the Pace family pizza uh these folks have been uh making pizza at the VFW on Friday nights and they're
awesome. They really are. So if you ever get an opportunity, I would uh check it out. FW is open to everyone on Friday nights for pizza from 5 to 7 I think something like that. Um minutes for approval. Uh the approval of the minutes from June 9th. We put that
off to this meeting. Do I have a motion to approve? >> Motion. >> Mr. Pedu. Do I have a second? >> I'll second. >> Mr. Marorrow. Roll call, please. >> Mr. Marorrow. >> Mrs. Aedu. >> Hi. >> Mr. Smith. Hi. >> Mr. Jenny. >> Hi.
>> At this time, we are going to Florida public comment. Do I have a motion to open a public comment? >> I make a motion. >> Mr. Smith second. >> Mr. P do. All in favor? >> Any opposed? We are in public comment. If you wish to
speak, please raise your hand and you'll be recognized. At that time, you may approach the podium and state your name and address for the record. All remarks should be through the council president. An individual speaker shall be allowed five minutes. All statements are part of the public record, both written and
video recorded and be redacted. All right, we will I guess we have someone interested. Good afternoon or good evening. I guess at this point get my timer set. Excuse me. All right.
Name and address, please. >> Kuster Norman Avenue. Um just pretty timely here. Um, you were talking about the trail egg that goes over uh the 130 corridor. That's a that's an amazing
trail system um that the county and the um Delaware Valley Regional uh planning commission have been working on for years and luckily um Del is part of that. It's very exciting. It actually
lends lakes a park to um the one inboro and um it also has a potential of going down Morman Avenue going down St. Hill and going towards River Riverton. So I'm kind of here tonight dual purpose. Um I
would love to see St. Hill safer for this potential trail system to come through and start linking us all together. I can see one day after all this investment of millions of dollars in time of all the planners that put this together. This is really important for
us to really enjoy our outdoors and how lucky that we are to have such a unique waterfront properties along the um our district. Um which is a little concerning right now because a bunch of for sale signs just went up along
the past day or two. Um you can't miss them. They're huge and there's three of them. Um, us as neighbors are very concerned about the future of the Harvard district. Um, we do not want to see development there. We are hearing rumors. We're hearing a lot of talk on
our street, what the what the future holds for this area. And I hope right now that you guys will stay strong and commit to not changing zoning over there. I do not want to see a lot of housing. We want to see this area
protected. And in the future, if we could maybe form a task force of getting everyone together, the marina owners, people who live on the street, other residents, and plan the future of this area to be not just just because it has
to be done, something has to be developed. It has to be housing. I envision this to be a destination for recreation. It is such a unique area. There's not much potential left. property that have public access and already we have these amazing trail
systems already coming through our area. So I really would like to see as we move forward especially with the Army Corps of Engineers project waiting 10 years to see what they're going to help happen over there with all the flooding. This is a perfect opportunity to rethink this
area as a conservation as a place for open space recreation not development because when the marina owners come in here and they say we can't dredge anymore, the area is filling up and we want to make money on our property and
we have to develop it. It can something definitely something better than that. So I hope that we can work together as a community to really work to figure out what the future of that area is going to be because there's no other area like it. We are so blessed to have it and we
really do need to be good stewards of it. And um and also Bington County just released on a couple days ago they're actually doing an incentive themselves of making streets safer for pedestrians and bicycles. So I would love to see us
really focus on St. Neil. I'd love to see that street look like it does in Riverton Street uh tree line sidewalks. two lanes. Everyone's slowing down to 25 miles an hour because it needs to be safe. Thank you very much.
>> Thanks for your comments. >> Anyone else? Yes, sir. >> Mr. William J. 518 Branch Street, New Jersey. Mr. Council President, I have three questions. What is the What is the current status of the Fortex project in reference to
the sanitary sewer system? >> The Fort Dex project. >> Vortex Vortex project. tax project. Sir, >> I I can reply. We're in the process of finalizing our uh report to the township and should have it submitted within the next few weeks. >> And when will that report be made
available for the Dilleran website >> once it's given to you, sir? >> Yeah. I mean that the town >> a week, two weeks. >> I told you when what we're going to be spending in a few weeks. I mean, coordinate with Jamie on getting it posted online. >> So, you have no projected date in
August, September? I do not. You do not, sir. All right. >> Soon as we receive it though, we'll get it. We'll get a vote. >> Question number two. What was the approved amount of the adopted budget for 2026?
>> 22. >> It's I don't have that number. >> 21. It's 21 million something. >> 21. >> Yeah. >> And what is the current total amount of the current bond debt >> as June 2026.
>> We don't have that, but I can get it for you if you like. >> Could you place that on the Del website? >> I don't see why not. >> All right. Very well, sir. Well, thank you. >> Anyone else? Yes, ma'am. Street Del. What's the status of the
sewer tank that has been empty and waiting? >> They're in the process of working on the steel repairs of the tank currently. >> You know when it'll be >> when it's going to be up and operational sometime in the fall. >> So, they have to do steel repairs and
they got to do painting again and then they have to do the other uh improvements that are associated with it. Anyone else? Yes, ma'am. um on August 4th night. Okay. The celebration as well. Is that going to be a combination of celebration and
night are there restrictions? What's being a game plan for that? >> I'll get on that one. Okay. So, your first question was um so it's being it's basically it's freedom fest. So
unfortunately we expected so much rain on the 27th which was the 4th of July celebration. So we postponed it to August 4th. So it's the same celebration. We're still celebrating 250 years of this great country and that's going to be that. Um
>> is it not has nothing to do with the annual night at all? that's just >> it'll be in li of >> it's it's in lie of >> um yes after you know rec committee and everybody voted and decided and discussed it um they thought it best to
move the celebrations closer to we want to do a fourth of July celebration um and you had asked about the restrictions >> are there restrictions >> yeah it's going to be the same as um we had it posted online it's still posted online correctly we had it posted on
social media and we will have it posted at all of the bus stops. So, there's uh and don't quote me on all of them because the list is really long. Unfortunately, in today's day and age, it's um we're not allowing any bikes. There's no backpacks, no hoodies. Um
>> clear bags. >> Clear bags only. Uh no dogs. >> I'm getting cues from the crowd. >> No dogs. Okay. >> Service Service animals only. >> Service animals only. No children under 17 without
>> without an adult. >> Any restrictions on passing out duties or having a little tent set up or anything like that? >> So the only tents that we're having this year um unlike some of what we've done
in the past is all tents are only community based tents. Um VFW's uh who else do we have? >> Historical society. >> Historical society. The unfortunately the green team can't make it this year.
>> Yeah. >> Oh, boy scouts. Um so we're focusing a lot on just community. That was their that's the main thing. >> So
like like set up to see who didn't know their American history or anything like that. >> Well, that's going to be up to the historical society. I think they're they're doing that. But we're not doing so to answer your question, we're not doing any political tents this year. >> The only business tents that will be
there is um a couple of our sponsors because they paid for quite a bit of the event. Um and other than that, that's it. We're going to focus on family fun and fireworks.
>> I just made that up, by the way. >> The gates are going to open at 5:00. Buses will start at 4:30. You can give it in your report. The RAAC is here. She can give the updated report. >> And National Night Out originally, I
work with the guy who started National Night Out and National Night Hour was for everyone to sit on their front steps with their lights on talking to their neighbors and letting people see that they had their eyes on the neighborhood. not bring everybody to one spot so all our houses are vulnerable. >> So,
we were hoping we were hoping to do it that way this year, but because we had a cancel, you know, we're using it as the celebration for, you know, the freedom festival. >> Okay. And then is national night out going to be eliminated from this point on? >> No. So, the focus is next year for it
national night out to be presented and done the way national night has been done. All right. You mentioned about having, you know, the the Fourth of July 2050 Ranch Fest August 4th. Um, I know
sitting in on the RAC meetings, the amount of work that them volunteers go to to put all that together is just amazing. Their fundraising, the the coordination, laying it out. This is they do it all. The council and the
township, they handle it all. And they do a fantastic job. Um, this was a huge undertaking. So, that's why you're not going to see the first responders night out this year, but that night out, but they will do that again coming. But this
was such a huge number of >> Yeah, they do tremendous, but the amount of work that goes into putting this on was a lot. So, that's why they didn't want to do another one. just >> okay, >> did you have any other questions concerning the other thing? I'm sorry. >> Real quick storm.
>> Well, I do I mean the other streets that I was driving through um were part of Delash >> Washington. Yeah. So a portion of Greenwood is Delan, but Washington is all >> Riverside.
Fair >> which part of Fairview? >> It's within Del Ram, but it's a county county road. So >> basically to the BFW to Route 130. >> Well, no. I thought the the line goes through. So if you're in the cold
general, you're on Riverside. If you go back to the laundry detergent, you're in Del. >> Okay. because I was up and down and as well as there was a couple other streets in town and that's where I saw you know
and usually in the intersections you know not not like the middle of the street with other streets that you know just meticulous over you know like when I saw especially the one
in just completely flooding the It's over the grasshour >> and please feel like I said please feel anyone please feel free to call the township if you see something like that and I will you know dispatch our people out there.
I kind of just figured that people might know, but then I was thinking, well, maybe the, you know, maybe the storm drains. >> Could be. Said people put too much junk in our storm drains. Unfortunately, >> and it's good that you're reporting it because a lot of times people look at it
and say, "Well, my neighbor will report it." Your neighbors think, "No, you'll report it." And then nobody ever tells anybody. >> That sounds like where I grew up in New York. >> Well, they do. They just They put it on Facebook. That's >> all right. Thank you. >> All right. Thank you much. Anyone else? >> I just wanted to say a positive note. I
come from Philly. I've been here 5 years. I love I've had the best experience here ever. So has been amazing. The park rangers have been amazing. My neighbors have been amazing. Trash has been amazing. I don't have any
complaints at all. But I do back up. We are a little concerned about street with the units being built. So, I don't want that. I have two small kids. I walk them all along every single day and it's a beautiful, beautiful place to
live. I've had to call. I saw like a homeless man one time and the police came into the park immediately. I mean, within five minutes, I'm coming from Philly. I don't know if anything know anything about Philly. >> I was shocked. I was like, "Oh my god."
Um, my dad was living with for a couple months and he set off our alarm. There was somebody there in 30 seconds, flashlights, checking in on our house. I love this neighborhood. I think you guys are doing a great job. I have a lot to
say to your website ideas and stuff because I'm kind of I'm like a part of the Del Facebook page. There's a lot going on there. So, we can talk about that. But I just wanted to end on a happy note because I think this is a great place to
live and I think that everybody's doing great. >> Thank you very much. You know, we're not perfect, but we all we do try and we have an amazing staff of employees in our township who are very responsive and thank you very much for your comments.
>> Any other comments, sir? >> Good evening everybody. I'm just about at the point where >> I am Gary Cro 2613 Tree Road. So I while she doesn't know I'm going to say this, I just
wanted to say uh a special thanks to Alice Smith who is in the room with us tonight. Many of you may not know her, but uh when the Delran's Historical Society was first started, it
started in Alice's kitchen. The first meeting ever was there. She was gracious enough to put us together with some of the county historians and uh she is well known u in the area certainly in
Brooklyn County and in Riverside as someone who is very much involved with historical societies and I don't think we ever got a chance to for me to personally say thank you to her because much has happened in the 17 years that
we've been engaged with historical society. Um, and it all started at Alice's house. So, thank you very much. >> Yeah. And it's, you know, you must be very proud to see what they've accomplished and what their things they're doing and all the great, you
know, displays they've set up. It's it's a great group, great organization to go. >> I'm a lifetime member. >> Thank you. I've seen I think I've seen you at meetings together. All right. Anyone else? I think we had about hit almost everybody. So, all right. Seeing none, do I have a motion
to close public comment? >> I'll second. >> All right, Mr. Mar, Mr. Smith, all in favor. >> Any opposed? Do we have any emergency service people here tonight? I don't see any boards and committees. Anyone? >> I had a report, but mayor took care of
it for me. >> No, you're This is going to be a much better report than >> I'm Sam. with the recreation committee. Um before I get into the freedom fest, I do want to say um we have our summer camp is going on um for Monday and
Tuesday of this coming week. Um if your kid is going to summer camp, I'm sure you know that we are at the high school um in the Delray Community Park is closed in preparation for the event. Um,
so with the Freedom Fest that's going on, we're super excited. It's happening. No matter what happens, just so everybody knows, we're doing Freedom Fest on Tuesday. Unless there's a tornado, Freedom Fest is happening. >> Tornadoes now. >> Um, yeah. So, um, we're super excited.
It's going to be a great show. Um, but we're going to get there at six o'clock, start everything up, and, uh, get ready to rock. Um, and yes, like the mayor said, going forward, we are going in the Fourth of July weekend. So, we will be freeing up the Del or the
National Night Out for the first responders. Um, for this event, it's going to be from 5 to 10. We have shuttle buses are going to be in five locations. We're going to have two buses that are going to go from Holy Cross to the event. Um, and Holy
Cross is obviously our biggest parking area. So, we're very grateful for them to have a lot of that space. We also are going to have at Don Deutsch and the bus will verse. So you'll park at Don Deutsch and you'll walk across the
street to Vermese and pick up the bus there. We'll also have a bus in Riverside by the police station. We will have Milbridge and the Summer Hill Sports Complex. So u there will be about
40 spaces of handicap parking at Castaway. Um if you are handicapped and I would like to ask all those who are handicapped say since there's only 40 spaces let's try to say the most handicapped of all I
don't know but um yes so that's >> Sam I noticed I somewhere I thought that um the camp was going to be at the community park on Wednesday >> they are going to be there on Wednesday but not Monday and Tuesday >> not Monday and Tuesday >> okay >> so just so everybody knows DCP will be
closed on Monday and Tuesday. >> Wednesday will reopen in the morning. >> Clean up. They said we're going to do most of it the night of and then um it will be reopened. >> That's what I was wondering if we were going to close it for clean up because we're going to do that for cleanup fest earlier. >> Yeah. No, I think it is going to be
open. >> Yeah, we had that discussion this morning with public works. >> All right. Good. >> We're going to be able to open Wednesday morning. >> All right. Great. Very good. >> Thank you. >> Anyone else? Thank you. Um it's a little update on what the green team
has going for the summer. Um on Thursday evening at 7 o'clock, we're hosting a kids night out at Lake Line and the kids are going to make and decorate a bird feeder to take home. We're going to provide an opportunity to show make that they can make a bamboo fishing pole and
then go fishing. And I guess we're also going to work on some anti-iterate uh messaging too. Uh the the event build up right away. Um but we notify people that if their kids are coming, they better dress for mess. They will get wet and
dirty, but it should be fun. Looks like the weather should be good, too. >> You have 25 people enrolled so far. >> Oh, yeah. Well, more than that, but yeah. Um, we were planning to go out on August 5th, do clean up, but it sounds like maybe we don't need to or we should
or we'll talk to public works and we'll figure that out. But we may we may do a clean up and and if we do, we'll post it on Facebook. On Friday, August 14th, we're going to have a morning stroll at our Alberto. We're going to bring coffee and donuts
out and uh at 9:00 and we ask that you park at Taco Bell because there's really no parking there. And we'll meet you there and we'll walk over as a group. But if you can bring a chair, it be nice to be able to sit and enjoy the peacefulness considering how
close it is to the highway. Um and on Wednesday, uh the 19th, we're going to host music by the lake. Um so we'll have Lake. So you bring a chair in your water and listen some local talent.
Not singing. Sorry. And looking ahead, the first Saturday in October is our Halloween shop. We'll be collecting costumes starting midepptember. We've been holding this free event since 2019
and it's like a very popular event and we want to keep it going. So that's it for now. But I wanted to say two things. One, storm drains in front of your house, you need to clear them yourself. And and you see it all the time. They're just covered. And if they're covered and
it rains really hard, the water just doesn't go in the storm drain. So that's that's on all of us. We can't expect public works to get out to do every storm drain before every storm. And the other thing is I've seen a lot of people posting about how high electric is.
Can't say it enough times. in community solar. It's solar, but it's not on your house and you don't get the full benefit, but 25 or 30% off your electric bill is a good deal. So, I got mine this month and it was 86 or 96, I
don't remember, >> right? $109. >> Yeah. So, I mean, solar is a great deal. So, >> before you go, sorry. Talk about bamboo fishing poles. You just going to cut the bamboo you have down there and make them? >> Yes, there's plenty of
>> There's plenty of bamboo down there. >> We don't have We don't have panda bears here. >> So, >> we have a little bamboo forest. >> All right. Any other uh groups? >> Seeing none, we have business administrator. Jamie,
>> I have no reports. Thank you. This is Mayor Barnes Hutchkins. >> Well, usually I have a minute to prepare because she has so much to say. >> I have nothing. >> All right. So, I'm just I'm going to go through a couple of things. Um, we already talked about Freedom Fest. I'm very excited for that. Uh,
congratulations to the RAAC and everything that they did and all the work they put in for this. It's going to be an it's going to be a fantastic event. So, please join us. Um, thank you for and I apologize. She's running.
>> What's your name? >> Aaron. >> Aaron. Erin, I should know that we haven't >> Oh, that's okay. You go. Thank you for coming in. That was >> great. >> All right. >> Um, Kim,
I am so much that area is so pretty down there. I just wanted to let you know that, you know, I I get what you're saying down there. It's It's a great area and I haven't heard any plans of anything going on down there. I just want you to know they might have signs
up there, but there's >> a lot of >> I listen the rumor mill is the rumor mill. I could say the color blue to Ed by the end of the room it's green. >> So, um but I haven't seen it for sale signs yet, but just want to let you know. I think we're all pretty much in
agreement that that's it's a beautiful area down there and we haven't heard anything as far as plans to do anything with that area down there. Um, and that's all I got. >> I would say, you know, uh, most important thing that can be done when there is an application, there's no
application yet to develop that property. We need people to come into our planning board meetings or zoning depending where it ends up and hear and listen and make comment uh, as a community member. That's the way you get influence on how
to develop that property. you know, you give input to the planning board. So, I would say it's really important at that when it comes up to attend planning board meetings. >> Well, if an application does come up, is there a way that the township could put that on their website like a special
note because it's hard to know, you know, not everyone will follow the planning board agendas. >> I think I think I'm sorry. we can kind of really be very proactive. >> I would think if there's an application, it's going to be really uh visible to
everyone. I I can't imagine it won't be talked about, but yes, we will uh find a way to present information about it as soon as we hear something when if and when that occurs. >> And the applicant will send public notice to everyone within the area, too. And so, there will be some advertisement
as well. >> Okay. >> Thank you. >> You're welcome. All right. Uh next Mr. Momero. >> Um, I don't have anything too substantial. I mean, like we said before, you guys were ahead of the curve with the ebikes. You did your ordinance kind of mid to late last year. Then the
state acted this year. In between this meeting and our last meeting, the state enforcement went live. So, I don't know if we've had any enforcement here in town. I bring it to your attention only because you might hear about it from residents, but starting July 19th uh was when the enforcement with respect to
license, registration, and insurance went live. So I bring it to your attention. >> The only thing I saw on that was that DMV has not yet developed the registration. >> Yep, that's what I heard. >> Whatever. So it's really kind of dead in the water until they uh do something with so it's live but the registration is
>> it's okay. Um at this time uh Ed you have anything else? Uh yeah. So just just for a from a summary from all that uh projects that are wrapping up um there are a lot of projects that are in actively in punch list phase. Um the
township we've received a couple uh resident concerns and complaints about it. Um please if if there's an issue, please reach out to um either the clerk's office or or Jamie's office and it will get to me. if you don't get to me directly. Um, just to add on to the
Army Corps element, um, I have a meeting with them tomorrow, I believe it is. Um, and they we're going to be given some comments on the initial draft plan that was provided. Um, and tenatively speaking, we're going to coordinate this
better and get a finalized uh, date. Um, they they're tenatively scheduled for the September 22nd workshop meeting. Um, so they'll they'll be here. they'll be speaking about the draft uh report that they're going to have issued by that point. Um and it'll be publicly um
posted prior to that. It won't be from my understanding will not be posted the day of the meeting. It'll be posted in advance. So um residents uh you know can can have time to review it and ask ask questions of the court when they're here. >> Thank you.
>> All right. Next council members. Councilman Maro. >> Thank you council president. I just wanted to ask Kim from Northern Avenue. Kim, I um I grew up on River Drive as a child and so I played on the ranch there and also fish and those
Marines Dutch Harbor um 50 something years ago and it was uh the marine area down there back then was just loaded. They were building custom sailboats at Terrainis. You had Dredge Harbor, you know, loaded with boats. Um well,
Clark's Marina that's been closed for years and it's deteriorating. That's one area that um I spoke to Senator Troy Singleton about um because I would love to see something done there with passive recreation. Just exactly what you're talking about. Um I did get to speak to
um one of the neighbors who lives right on excuse me right at um Clarks Marina and they sh they talked to me about how that marina decayed from the sentiment building and building in those areas. you couldn't even get the boats in and out um on on a low tide. They just would
sit there. So they lost, you know, they people just left their boats and then of course it was one under um Dutch Harbor I'm sure and Charines I think closed but finally I think finally shut down. Um but I can tell you that I've been up here for the past year and a half saying
that you know I feel that is a trade. Um especially since I grew up there I know what's there know what was there before. Um there's so much passive recreation that can be used down there. Um still great for fishing. Um like I say, paddle
board, um canoeing, kaying, just watching the blue herand out there on the ruckery that's out there in the middle of the water there. So there is so much potential. I think the county and state could help the township if those times arrive. And like council
president said, um, anybody who's willing to come in and do anything there, first of all, they have to have an application for the council to come in and then of course that will always be posted on the website for the agendas and the planning or zoning. You only go to zoning if there's a zoning change needed at that bar district probably
would be if it's going to go residential. So that's where they have to get their first step, right? So if those things start to materialize, I can tell you members of council, I would tell you what's going on, too. I mean, we will we'll keep you informed, okay? We don't want to see anything down there
to impact the quality of life for the people that live there all their lives and for people like the young lady that was here to just move there. So, I'm on board with you guys on that 100% and I'm sure everybody up. Um, one other thing um I want to talk
about um is the solar canopy icon, the solar project here at the municipal building. So, I would not only like us to try to concentrate here on what we're doing in the municipal side, but also at the sewer department. If we could put some solar energy down at the sewer department to help them um alleviate
some energy costs down there. I mean, let's take advantage of the areas we can put solar. The school district's ahead of us. They have it at the high school. They got it on uh Creek Road. I think it's kind of municipality times and things. So, you know, I would ask council and the mayor to let may go
ahead and start to formulate and get some information back to us. I like I said, I have a bunch of information here, but I think it um from our engineering standpoint, we might be able to get some quicker response and actually bring a presentation in here so we can see what our options are. So, if
council's willing to do that and the mayor, I would like to see us go ahead and start looking into doing some things to do some cost energy savings here at the municipality. That's all I have. >> Yeah. And and to speak to what Tom was saying, didn't BSENG offer come in for
no money and evaluate our building. >> I thought that was I thought we were waiting for them to to do that. >> That was something years ago. >> Was it a few years ago that they did um Well, I could check back and see um >> you know, maybe it was something that
Joe was working on previous >> because they they offer that and it's free and they'll come ination. >> You know, it might be a first step in what our needs are for the solar. >> Well, yeah. I think Yeah. I mean, but they're not going to be the ones I think what I'm saying is like I know bringing
them in, they'll give us um an overview, but they're not going to be the ones giving us the grants. So, um I know they talked before about solar panels on the road trip at the municipal building, which probably might be a good idea, but I think our parking lot is ideal location for a solar canopy
like you see at Lincoln Financial Field like you see there and that they have at the at the Milbridge School. So, um I'm thinking we're on the line of using our parking lot out there and that way, you know, obviously gives cover to the cars and all that. It doesn't take away from
anything and actually allows us to probably do other things once that's established in the solar area. >> There was a lot of discussion a number of years ago about solar here and one of the concerns was for the roof is the roof may not be able to support it because of the way this building was
built but the parking lot is a perfect idea for some reason. >> All right. Uh council do >> thank you council president. I have three items for wonder for tonight. Um I just like to report to
everybody that um we have a family back to school day coming up on August 22nd. Kind of let everybody know we also welcome donations. Um I believe they have put the box up in the
building. >> I don't know anything about it. This is the first time. >> What's that? the box for school supplies you're saying? I mean, if it is, it would be right out here in the lobby. We could check. >> Yeah, she had promised to put that out there because we want to make sure we
can get any donations that will help. So, the plan is to have back to school supplies and also have um experts here talk to the young people for career, you know, for career path. So, that's one of
them. Um I think Councilman um Marlo, professor, I'm sorry, Smith is going to have a PowerPoint presentation for the young people also and he can talk more on that, you know, once he gets his report. Um, second thing I have
we have coming up is September 15. Um, Councilman Smith is going to have a town hall with our illustrous Senator Singleton. I hope everybody show up to um get more information based on the
state level. Um and the last one is um we having our third annual senior expo on September 21st, 2026. Plans are under way to have it a little
bit better this year. We're trying to see if we can find you know help um this virtual those companies will come over and talk to seniors and you know, some stuff. So, we're still working on that and we will let everybody know when that's ready. That's my report.
>> Thank you, Council Council Vice President Smith. Yeah, thank you very much. Uh, a few items tonight. Uh, first and foremost, wanted to congratulate officers Saul Wright and Kenneth Turner for getting their oath of office this evening. It was wonderful to see them
give their oaths and also see their families at such a time. pride as they're becoming our newest public service here in so we definitely wish them God's speed and good health and
safety throughout their careers. Um, next item is the uh event that's coming up next uh Tuesday, August 4th. Uh, I am asking that all residents that are able please get out there to uh enjoy the
freedom As mentioned earlier, tons of uh you know man hours and woman hours and a lot of hard work and planning is going into the event. Um not weren't able to have it weather earlier in the summer, but definitely looking forward to having
a great time next week. Uh thirdly, I'd like to just also mention the back to school event that council mentioned had recent experience of getting one
student of my my daughter college uh graduated last year. My son's currently in college. Um I do have some experience in uh navigating the whole school process. So you know uh parents or students are interested. I do have
PowerPoint that I pulled together that just kind of walks you through some of the things you need uh some of the steps uh test you might need to take. stand test for ACT or SAT. Some other things you need to know about
deadlines. Colleges are not forgiving. So you miss deadlines, you kind of miss your opportunity. So you want to make sure that you're on top of things. So if you're not using an outlet, calendar or some other way to remind yourself, that's something to definitely do so as
you're going this college experience. So just wanted to make mention of that. And then of course on September 15th. I am having the town hall event with Senator Troy Singleton. So, please come out. I will be moderating that discussion. We'll be
talking Senator Singleton about all the things that are going on up in train at the Senate. So, I'm definitely looking forward to that conversation. And with that, that's the end of my report. >> Thank you, Council Vice President, Senator Singleton being a Delray
resident as well. Um, uh, my, uh, report, uh, officers right and Turner, I congratulate them and welcome them to Delan. It's great to have two police officers. They're so hard to get anymore. If you know of anyone who's interested in the police or even public works, um, you know, bring them in, let
us let us know about them. Um, the other thing is I would like to thank Calvary Church. Uh we did with the green team we did a clean up uh what last Saturday was it already? Just recently uh under the uh 130 bridge. We've done it before and this
time we had 41 bags bags of trash that were picked up. Calvary Church is so responsive. Pardon me. >> Under the anti littering. >> Oh yeah, we piled them up under the anti-littering sign and took pictures there. But they had I think they had about 25 people come out as well as
green team members and it it really went fast. So it was nice. Uh and I want to thank them again for their participation in the community. That's my report. At this point we are going to enter into executive session. We don't anticipate taking any uh actions on that. We will come back as a public meeting to
adjourn. So uh thank you for being here. If you're not here when we come back uh we need a motion to Need a motion to uh adopt the resolution 135 authorizing executive session to discuss the following contract
negotiation. We have a motion. I'll make a motion. Mr. Smith, >> we have a second. >> Mr. Mor. >> All in favor? >> Okay, we'll go in executive session and we shall return.
That's why I said I think he had to make a beline One more second. Okay, we are ready. >> All right, folks. We are back in uh in here. We need to open uh come out of come out of executive session. Motion
>> Mr. P do. All in favor? >> I All right, we are back in public session. Uh, motion for adjournment. Motion to adjurnn. >> Mr. Smith. Second. >> Second, >> Mr. Mar. All in favor? >> I. >> We are return.
>> Nobody can do like Tom. >> Everybody wants to be Tom. Heaven my