Following this order, please rise for the flag of 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. Being a call pursuant to the provisions
of the open public meetings laws this year of December 8, 2025 was included in the list of meeting notice sent to the curing news on January 6, 2025 posted on the bullet board date and has remained continuously posted as required. In addition, copy of this notice is and has
been available to the public and is on file in the office of the burough clerk. I have a roll call, please call. Councilman Ar. Councilwoman >> here. >> Councilwoman Fisar that's it. Council Le >> here. >> Council Vice President Mo
>> here. Council President Parker >> here. here. Um, before we start, uh, I'd like to table our next meeting of our attorney says, I
I know we have it scheduled for the 16th according to our clerk, but that may not be appropriate. Um, the um, what are we talking about the promotion >> number eight? >> Thank you. Uh table number eight our
next meeting um we have attorney or labor attorneys on uh in case there's questions that answered but you know without a right this is all difficult to talk about. Um so there's been a number of things that have happened um in the
last 24 hours regarding um this promotion. Nothing bad is on this project. Let me make that very clear. Um but um there really needs to be discussed in a close session which will require rice
noticing and it's not enough time to do that because all of this started today and uh right the 48 hour thing. Frank, do you want to add anything? >> I I think you said it all, mayor. I don't want to add too much because we have to be careful not to uh we don't
want to talk too much about this. We didn't rice notice anyone for this meeting, for this issue. So, I think you are correct. We will put it off to another meeting and we can fully brief all the council members on what's going on. >> Okay.
Anybody have any basic questions for our service? >> Not for Frank. I just want to it's being tabled for the 18th special either that >> either the 18th or the 16th because there's going to be a special meeting. So, or whatever on the date we pick. Um,
you're amending the agenda, right? >> So, I'm amending the agenda to table this or the next the next meeting, the next council meeting, whatever that is. >> And adding >> the resolution executive >> there'll be an executive session. You'll have to do >> No, I mean today
>> adding that to the >> No, it's not public. The public stuff is the >> Oh, public. I'm sorry. That's got nothing to do with this issue. >> Okay. >> At all. >> Um Okay. So because of the resolution whenever the meeting was set at that
agenda >> I thought the meeting was set for the 16th. >> No. >> So the 7-day period you guys discussed is the to publish the ordinance but you need three more days or stay out. >> Okay. >> So 10 days.
>> Okay. >> I was back and forth there was a lot of people talking once. >> Okay. >> I I have trouble for five o'clock on the 18th. Can we do a four o'clock on YouTube? >> That's the Thursday, right? >> Yeah.
>> I just check four. Put it on the calendar tomorrow. Frank, are you available for fourth day? >> Absolutely. Yes. >> Are you available for >> December 18th? >> Yeah. >> Okay. Thank you. All right. So, Frank,
>> thank you folks. >> Thank you so much, Frank. Um, all right. Uh, that's all I have regarding my work. There is a proclamation honoring gout
per. Um, can I just have a motion to approve the proclamation? >> Is there a second? >> A second. All in favor? >> Thank you. Um, yeah, his scout master asked for something formal for his package. Um, this is why I'm doing it. And, uh,
I'm going to save my comments about Councilwoman uh, long till our next meeting because then I'll have to say goodbye twice and I don't, so I'm just going to wait. Um, all right. Uh, council members of course, Council,
uh, President Barker, >> I actually don't have anything except that I was invited. The only thing I would share is that I was invited to a um conference in Washington DC last week. Um it was first of all was the best conference and I've been to a lot
of conferences that I've ever been to in my career. Um it was called the LGBTQ international LGBTQ leadership conference and it was it what was dynamic about it it is was mayors
council people ambassadors senators congress people um ags from around the world and we really got to spend a lot of time just talking about you know what's really interesting is the same thing that we think we're facing people
are facing around the world, right? The name the game's the same, the names change, right? Um, but it's how they're dealing with the issues that was really, really, really, really interesting. Um, got to see Biden. He spoke. Um, which
was just an incredible, incredible thing to hear him speak. If you've never been in his presence, it is actually incredible to hear him speak. Anyway, got a lot of information. Going to execute some of that. I know that I've been talking to some of you individually about some of the things that that was
brought up that um I think that we need to kind of like listen to a little bit more. Um but yeah, that's it and just looking forward to Christmas and having a breather. >> Thank you, Captain Long.
>> Sure. Thanks everybody. Um so yeah, I have a number of things tonight. Uh EMS report for the month of November. The squad responded to 304 emergency calls, 62 of which were for Flamington Burough. Uh for the year as of the end of November, the squad's responded to 3,317
calls, 728 being flaming to Burough. There's always uh one staff ambulance on duts with two and sometimes three staff during peak call volumes. Uh the average response time remains among the fastest in the county and state at 7 minutes and 40 seconds. average from dispatch to on
scene. County average is 13 minutes. Statewide average is 15. During the month of November, the rescue squad attended the Raron Township holiday tree lighting uh and provided EMS standby for the turkey trot 5K on Thanksgiving Day. Squad was also at the holiday parade
which uh was wonderful this year I might say. And that was as far as event work. Uh over 20 members participated in the annual Thanksgiving. work with Thanksgiving eve work detail, sorry, completing various maintenance tasks on
squad equipment and vehicles while providing additional coverage on a very busy day. 23 calls in a 24-hour period. Rescue squad host the annual rescue truck pool. Uh in November, squad members continued to participate in a multitude of seminars, training drills, and full scale exercise throughout the
month and beyond. Police department, just a few things. Um the November numbers were 37 criminal investigations and eight arrests were made. motor vehicle crash in the month of November. The police department investigates a total of 30 vehicle crashes. Out of these seven out of these, seven uh
involved commercial vehicles with two reporting injuries. Traffic enforcement officers continue to proactively enforce traffic laws throughout the burrow with particular attention on distracted driving, sign violations, and speed. Maintaining roadway safety remains one of our highest priorities. If you have a traffic related concern or specific
issue on your street, contact the department at 908782-3434. Community policing news on November 18th, the police department once again took part in serving Thanksgiving dinner to local children, marking the third consecutive year of the department's participation. The annual dinner
provided an opportunity for officers to connect with the children in a warm, caring environment while helping to spread the spirit of gratitude together in this learning holiday season. On December 8th, the police department will be conducting a fraud and scam prevention pre uh presentation for the residents of Birmingham senior residents. The program will focus on
educating seniors about common scams targeting older adults including phone, internet, and identity theft schemes. Officers will provide practical tips on how to recognize fraudulent activity, protect personal information, and report suspicious behavior. Message to the
community. With this holiday season upon us, the department wants to send the warmest wishes to all residents and reminds everyone to stay mindful of changing weather conditions and the increase in traffic around town. Please take a little extra care while driving, watch for pedestrians, crosswalks, and parking lots. Be patient with heavier holiday traffic and remember the wet
roadways require more time to stop safely. Police department also encourages the community to remain alert for fraudulent charities and seasonal scams. making uh before making a donation, take a moment to confirm that the organization is legit and never share personal or financial information
with unsolicited callers or online requests. Fire department has five members pending acceptance to the spring semester of Hunter's Firefighter One Academy beginning on January 1st of the new year upon their final membership approval by the council.
Uh all individuals have met their prerequisites for training. The funding drive on Thanksgiving weekend was very successful thanks to all who contributed and to the council and clerk's office whose support made it possible. In the short term, the chief hopes to be able to use a portion of these funds to
purchase a new chimney fire chain kit with an approximate cost of $1,500 to $2,000. In the longer term, the funds will help offset the cost of upfitting the firefighter candidates listed upon their anticipated graduation of fire of firefighter one. All this is only made
possible by the community's continued generosity and support. Like CM News, thank you uh Mayor Carol for taking the time to discuss all things municipal government and more. I really appreciated your help and it was a nice way to end the lecture series as a whole. And thank you for creating the
civic engagement committee at the opening of last year as a means for me to get this little experiment of mine up and running. This was all started during my first term uh when I had some high hopes to create such uh a committee an endeavor such as this. Unfortunately
um you know was elected in 2019. I assumed office in January of 2020 and and you know two months later the world said hey um let's make this really interesting. Here's a plague for you buddy. So I had to kind of work through it. All right. had to kind of improvise
and um I was trying to find some things that stuck and the LYSM society uh stuck. So, you know, despite me not running for another term and thus giving up any sort of committee, this lysum itself will will continue. So, I'm working on some plans for 2026, I want
you to all to stay tuned. Uh there's more lysm and perhaps a little more than lectures on the way from Citizen Hall. Um, and again, mayor, thanks for making that a committee. That's that's what I needed. It was legit. It was
legitimized. So, um, so this is this is my last report, real report, I guess, um, as a member of the council. Uh, I'd given many of these reports uh, in the past and I was I was uh, not really uh, dreading this one
because my wife had asked me, she said, you know, are you are you nervous? Are you worried? You know, are you feel sad? And I said, "Actually, I feel pretty good." Uh, but I was actually um petrified for a couple days ago because I worked through a respiratory infection
for about a week. Right when I got through that, I got laryngitis out of nowhere. So, I went to the doctor on Saturday morning first thing and and uh they got me some uh prennazone and quit acting and my voice now sounds a
thousand times better than it did two days ago. So, that was really the one thing that was bugging me. Um, but you know, for me, this has been a real honorable experience. I've had uh just
an education. I don't know any other way to say it. Um, but I just, you know, what I I'll try to keep this real short for you. I I think what I want to walk away with this saying is that if you uh want to get involved in your community,
um there are many ways if you want to jump into this whole getting elected thing. Uh I remember there's that moment of like maybe I could do this to okay, I'm going to do this, but there was this like space between and that unknown and
uh that the the unknown stuff is what would stop anyone. But, you know, I feel like if I can do it, uh, you can do it, too. Um, it's great work. It's it's wonderful work. Um, and it's it's very rewarding. And when you see things
happen, you know, there's always complication. There's always conflicts. That's normal. Um, but but when you see the work happening, you know, that's that's the good stuff. And, uh, it's been great sitting up here. It's been great with these people and the people
before them. I've worked under two mayors who who had a particular skill set each and of that were their own uh and just some really impressive people in this town who who want to do this and I and I I say if you if you want to do it go for it. It can happen. Um there's
a there's a resolution on tonight. It's part of the consent agenda, but I'll be uh I'll want I wanted to speak to it um about the supporting uh the development of special needs and supportive housing and uh just just having the council uh
as I leave uh I would I would hope they explore the feasibility of funding opportunities and I'll have more to say about that uh when we get there. But that's my report guys. Thank you. >> Uh Council Le, >> thank you. Um, first the uh previous
environmental comm commission meeting was cancelled. The next one will be in January 19th, 2026. The next shade commission meeting is this Wednesday at 7 p.m. I do have some very exciting news. The much awaited tree ordinance update has arrived. Planner McManis has sent a draft to the
commission and will be joining the show on Wednesday night to review it. After that will be sent here planning board for further review and comment. And lastly, the winter newsletter is in production and I just wanted to thank the mayor for wrangling all the articles together as always for all the departments and boards that sent
everything in. Uh I have compiled them all. I'll be sending to our wonderful designer and with the new publication date this one should be published and distributed in early January. That's it. Thank you. >> Thank you Council Meart. >> Thank you.
Now, I just wanted to thank the uh Chamber of Commerce uh Chamber of Commerce for the annual holiday parade as well as Cub Scout Group. I'm going to get this wrong. 651 61 61. Thank you for the um for the
annual tree lighting on Friday. Um both were lovely and as usual and well attended. um uh attended the parking committee with the mayor as well as the woman last week. Um we're looking
forward to another um meeting this week. Um and um we'll have mentioned later in the agenda the film commission um the state film commission set back their comments to our previously um issued um
ordinance. So later on tonight is just the um eyes dotted and te's crossed for their additional comments that they had. Um so we'll be doing that later. Um and finally I just wanted to give a little update end of year update for the um
from Dave Giuliani for the code enforcement um uh part of the construction department. Um he sent me a kind of a year summary. So, I'll read that really quickly because I do want to stress that um a lot of people aren't aware that, you know, Dave goes around
and um and does this work. Um so, a lot of times when um things aren't done um like, I don't know, mowing a lawn or or something like that. Um uh sometimes I'll call him if I get a complaint myself and he'll he's already on it. Um
so, and Dave's really great at that. So, I want to give you a little summary year to date since the end of the year you just sent me. Um, I think you were copied on this too, mayor, right? >> I don't think I was. Sorry if you weren't. I'll I'll check and see and and forward it on to you, but I'll give you the summary now. So, year to date 2025
for the code enforcement department. Um, uh, let's see. There was 18 in the month in in last month, but there was 186 total. 106 of those were code enforcement cases. um leans. There were two leans, one last
month. 14 OP over requests, two last month. Um and 32 summons um issued uh two last month. Um some of the summaries that he wanted uh he asked us to review that were he felt were accomplishments
this year in his department. um streamlining the process for tree permits and that's thanks to the help from Trent and the uh uh shade tree uh worked with the shade tree commission to discuss current ordinances regarding
trees. So I think there's some some changes in the works there that will make that a little easier. Um worked with the construction department uh uh the permitting um John to assist with code enforcement violations. worked with the business community to ensure that
parking lots are properly striped and handicapped accessible and worked with the business um district to ensure additional sign compliance. So, he's uh really tried to focus on some of those things this year um and will continue to
do so. And some of the init there's two initiatives that uh we're looking forward to him working on next year. One of them is one that I've actually mentioned a couple times as the year's gone through and um uh it's introducing the international maintenance code um
it's called the IPC um very similar to the in um international construction code but for maintenance um which helps streamline our property maintenance code. Chris and I have gone through this a bit and we still want to get some more
feedback on it. So that's why I asked um Dave to table that till next year as well as he worked with residents concerning some decaying sidewalks that need replacement. So those are things that he's wants to focus on next year. So I really thank Dave for all his work
um this year um because it's not an easy t >> and that's my report. Great. Thank you. You're welcome. >> Uh mine is going to be a little short and sweet. Uh basically just looking forward to the I know we're getting some
work done on the Sand Fling House, some renovations there. Just uh finish the scraping up there and then hopefully by when the weather gets a little bit better, you know, a little bit warmer, we start painting there. Uh other than that, we don't have much else to report. So, thank you.
>> Thank you. We're up to public comment question number one. If you have any comments for the council, whether online, please raise your hand in the room. Uh, just come up to the microphone. I need your name and address for the record. So, you're asking if it's complicated, meaning
seeing none. >> It's freezing in here. The fan is off now. >> You say so. >> The temperature. >> No, it's okay. It's it's it's >> okay. Approval of regular session
October 27, 2025. I move. >> Is there a second? Ankle heart will second. Um all please I'm sorry. >> Uh executive session October 27th 2025. Can I motion please? >> I move. >> Is there a second?
>> Second. >> All in favor? >> I stand agend resolution 2025208 chapter 159. Please approve. >> Wait. >> I'm sorry ma'am. Can I pull >> I got to let you read them all. Oh, I'm sorry. That
>> resolution 2025 209, chapter one. Did I skip something? >> No, I I didn't hear the public comment. I I must have missed it. >> Uh, chapter 159, safe and secure grant. Resolution 2025 2010, Chapter 159, DDEF grant resolution 2025 2000, I'm sorry,
211, resolution supporting the development of special needs and supportive housing. I'm directing the burough council to explore feasibility and funding opportunities. Uh, anybody want any of these tabled force a separate vote? >> I'd like to pull 2025 to 11. >> That's the way you do it.
>> Thank you. All right. Been doing this. >> Anybody else? Can I have a motion to adopt resolutions uh number one through three on the consent agenda? >> Is there a second? >> Angelart will second. >> Uh, roll call, please. Council Councilman Aries. >> Yes.
>> Councilwoman Angelhart. >> Yes. Uh, Councilman Levit. Yes. >> Council Vice President Long W. Yes. Council President Parker. >> Yes. >> Number four. >> Why are you Why are you pulling this to? >> Because he wants to talk about >> Oh, okay. I didn't do it.
>> All right. Resolution 2025 2011. Councilman Moore. >> Thank you. >> I I just I don't hear. >> All right, folks. So, um, I got I just want to say a few things about this resolution, but I I do want to thank,
uh, my fellow council members, uh, for any feedback I got. I want to thank the, uh, well, I specifically want to thank Attorney Corsini. Mr. Corsini, you know, alerted me to to a couple of red flags and I was able to to send that back to him and he gave him a seal of approval,
which to me is incredible. It's like, you know, I'm not a lawyer, but uh, pretty damn good. It felt good. Felt good. Yeah, I I kind of plied away at this one. Um I wanted to make sure it was just so and I I did check with the the planning board chair and uh
Councilwoman Fisaro and certainly to make sure this was all tred up and above board and and all that. So, this this sucker is good to go. But I wanted to say a few words. Um because at the last council meeting, I did mention that, you know, of all the work I've done, I I did
have one regret. Uh, and I get that it's complicated to get done, but I I wondered, you know, what could I have done, maybe done better to get some sort of special needs housing squared away here? And I get it. Uh, I have no illusions, you know, but but I'm the kind of guy who's like, well, you know,
I can't I can't sit on this. So, uh, the resolution was very simple. It says that Flemington supports having special needs housing here, right here in the seat of good old Hunter County. says that our neighbors with disabilities deserve a place in this community, not by
exception, but by intention. The subject of housing causes a lot of debate. Some of it can get fierce, some of it getting wildly fierce. But lost in a lot of this argumentation uh are the specifics, the finer details, the finer points. And uh I will say personally, many of you know
my oldest son uh Mason. He's autistic. He's on the autism spectrum. He's considered profoundly autistic. and he is a member of the Flemington Burough community. In a previous year, people like my son spent their lives hid away
uh or in institutions after reaching a certain age, but those days are over. Unfortunately, families like mine know full well that the options are extremely limited. Once our kids turn 21 and they move beyond a family's ability to care for them, the concerns are quite extraordinary. As a lot of you know,
being a parent is difficult work, but being the parent of a special needs kid is a whole different ball game. My son and those like him deserve a community where they can grow up and live with dignity. And let me be clear because I think sometimes people don't understand
this. Special needs housing is not a burden on a town. It's actually a blessing. It's the sign that a community knows how to care for its own. It's the mark of a town that's not afraid to do the right thing and to show compassion
to its most vulnerable of members. And yes, sometimes it requires patience. These kids do. These people do, you know. Uh and it requires planning, but it also gives back more than it asks asks for. And I've heard the concerns
over the years. You know, we talk about housing in town. We hear about the traffic, the parking, the neighborhood character. I get it. These are legitimate concerns. Um, changing things up is always uncomfortable, but a diversity of housing is what this is about. Providing a diversity of housing
in the county seat where a lot of services are is to me a no-brainer. It's common sense. Hunter County is one of the wealthiest counties in the United States of America. That is a cold hard fact and it's undeniable. Why shouldn't our most vulnerable residents have access to a decent life after their
immediate caregivers are too old or no longer here to take care of them? If you've never had a child with disabilities or a parent with a profound mental health condition or a sibling who needs supportive services, you may not see the world the same way families like ours do. And that's okay. That's why I'm presenting this resolution tonight. So,
let me explain to folks who have any reservations here. Families like mine aren't here to disrupt the neighborhood. We're trying to survive it. We're trying to stay together in it. and we're trying to give our kids a future in it. Supportive housing doesn't ruin neighborhoods, it strengthens them. You can ask our police, fire, and rescue
squad. Supportive housing reduces crisis calls. Fact: Keeps people stable, keeps them close to support networks instead of isolating them. Makes the community more complete. It doesn't weaken it. This resolution does something very modest yet very meaningful. It says that we support this kind of housing. It says
that we're ready to explore funding, partnerships, and opportunities. that says that we're not going to shove our most honorable residents to the side and pretend that that's okay. I've seen many times during my time as a councilman here that this community helps each other out in big and small ways. And
that's totally normal. That's human. That's our impulse. We're just kind of engineered to care about each other. This is our chance to show that degree of caring on a much larger scale. My time on council's ending, but I wanted to use one of my last votes to reflect
the very best of who I tried to be in this role. Someone who listened, someone who cared, someone who tried to leave the place a little better than any family. And I want this vote to reflect the very best of Fington Burough. This resolution does not approve any project. It does not bind the town financially.
It doesn't change zoning. What it does is far more important. It tells families like mine, "We see you." It tells residents with disabilities you belong here. Tells our future when asked to. We chose compassion. To those of you out there who may be in the special needs
community, if you never get to hear, read, see, or sense, feel in any way these words, please know that you're seen. You're felt every single day by us. We're your friends, your neighbors, your teachers, your helpers, your aids.
We're your companions, your compadres. where the police officer helped the fireman let you touch that truck. The rescue squad member and gave you that stuffed animal cuz soft things feel good.
We are the understanding faces in the store and the friendly faces opening up the school bus door. We're your sisters, your brothers, your aunts, and your uncles. We're your cousins, your nieces, your nephews, or your grandparents.
We're your fathers, and we're your mothers. And we will never stop caring about you. Tonight, I'm asking my colleagues in this community to affirm that Flemington is a place where every single person matters. So, let's be that
terror. Thank you. So I feel your pain. I absolutely feel it. I had a nephew um my nephew who passed never walked with anybody noticed. And one of the things when he graduated from in college, he had a very hard time finding housing. First of all,
because it was not retrofitted for wheelchairs. Um nor was transportation necessarily retrofitted for wheelchairs. and and he rose above that and became the state representative nevertheless. But I just remember the struggle and then I have a nephew who is on the um
spectrum. He's more Asberger. He's a little bit no functional. So I feel the pain. I understand exactly where you're coming from and I and you are absolutely correct that the town, the burough needs
to open our arms to everyone and not selectically. And I do remember one thing that my nephew said to me when he was 7 years old and I was taking him to a store and he said, "Uncle Tony, they don't feel comfortable around." And I just looked at him and said, "What are
you talking about?" He said, "They don't feel comfortable. They just don't they don't feel know how to deal with me." And I and I it took me several seconds to figure out what he was saying to me. But he was saying that people are judging him and they don't want to come around him because he's different,
because he's in a wheelchair. Um, you know, we worked with him on that. You boast about that. Like I said, he's a state representative. So, again, we tend to ignore and pretend like it doesn't exist what is in front of us and as opposed to embracing it and saying,
"What can I do to help moving forward?" That's all. >> Yeah. >> And second, please. Anglehart will second. Any other discussion? Roll call. Councilman Eric. >> Yes. >> Councilwomanhart. >> Yes. Council uh Councilman L. >> Yes.
>> Council Vice President Long. >> Yes. >> And Council President Parker. >> Yes. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. Yes. Thank you. >> Analogy to pregnancy. I see. >> I know. >> We have second reading. Uh public
hearing ordinance 2025-30 ordinance to amend chapter 22 gas franchise town gas. Uh this is uh continuing our gas service with the town gas. Can I have a motion to open the public? >> Move. >> Is there a second?
>> Second. >> All in favor? >> I 2025. There's 30 open the public for public hearing. Anybody online? Raise your hand. >> Just mic. >> Uh
okay. Um wishing speaker address this issue. the microphone state your name record being none. I have a motion to close this public hearing. >> Move. >> Is there a second? >> Second. >> Um
all in favor? >> Okay. I have a motion to adopt ordinance 2025-30. >> Is there a second? >> Any discussion? >> Roll call, please. Harl Harris. >> Yes. >> Councilwoman Mangle.
>> Yes. >> Counciloman Levit. Yes. Council >> Council Vice President Long W. >> Yes. >> Council President Park. >> Yes. >> Uh we have introduction of ordinance or 2025-22 an ordinance amending chapter 34 filming
of the burough's municipal code to conform to the New Jersey filing guidelines. Is there a motion to introduce Englehart move? Is there a second? >> Second. >> Uh roll call, please. Councilman Aras. >> Yes. >> Counciloman.
>> Yes. Councilman Lev, >> yes. >> Vice President Long Wong, >> yes. >> And Council President, >> yes. Uh public hearing scheduled for December 18th at 4M. Uh >> so
>> we have public hearing ordinance 2025-31 and ordinance in section 7A 21 residential permit parking 24 hours 78 parking schedule in the burlington to include portions at Spring Street, Bloomfield Avenue, Maple Avenue, William
Street and Court Street in a 24-hour residential permit parking zone. Uh can I have a motion to open to the public? Angleart will move. >> Is there a second? >> Second. >> Public hearing is now open to the public. Anybody wishing to address this from the public
and your name and address for the record? >> Not have a motion to close the public hearing to the public. >> Anglehart will move. Is there a second? >> Second. >> All in favor? I have a motion to adopt 2025-31.
>> Will move second. Um, >> any discussion? I'll just say that this was something that's not only is in line with the uh original Union Hotel um resolutions that
were passed years ago uh on you know related to this site plan. It also is in line with the revised Spring Street design that this council had put forth last year with the angle parking. And in
addition, uh we discussed briefly at our uh parking committee meeting last week and um this was something that was um anticipated for a long time and it's this is the right timing to do it now that the the hotel is almost ready to be
open. So, um, the parking committee was anxious to get this done and I'm glad to see that it got moved forward. >> Councilman, >> yes. >> Uh, Councilman Levit, no, I'm sorry. Councilwoman Inglehart, >> yes. >> Counciloman Levit, >> yes.
>> Council Vice President Long, >> yes. >> And Council President Parker, >> yes. Um, next year in January, I would like us to reconsider uh the court street being restricted to overnight residential only. Um,
depending on what happens with business parking for Barkclays and for the court u the hall of records, we may want to have uh I've been really looking at court street the last two weeks and during the day it's pretty empty. Um, I don't see business people parking there.
I don't see parks parking there, but we might want to consider an amendment just to have overnight only residential on court. Um, just, you know, to keep monitoring that situation. Um, thank you. All right. Regular agenda number
nine on the agenda, resolution 2025-213, resolution approving the hiring of Robert Wilson Jr. as a crossing guard in the world of Flemington. Can I have a motion, please? >> I move. >> Is there a second? >> Second. >> Any discussion? I just want to know this is a replacement not an addition but I don't know if that was clear.
>> Thank you. >> That's it. >> Roll call, please. Councilman Aries. >> Yes. >> Councilwoman uh Engelar. >> Yes. >> Counciloman Lev. >> Yes. >> Council Vice President Long Wong. >> Yes. Council President Parker. >> Yes. >> Resolution 2025-247. Resolution authorizing the execution and delivery
of a loan agreement to be executed by the Bible of Flemington and the county of Hard of New Jersey and the New Jersey Infrastructure Trust plan and further authorizing the execution delivery of an escro agreement and continuing disclosure agreement all pursuant to the state fiscal year 2026 New Jersey transportation infrastructure financing
program. Uh this is for our continuing road. >> Is this is this the I bank? >> This is the IBAT. Um and the continuing of our loans with the I bank. Um, can I have a motion, please? >> Move. >> Is there a second? >> Angelart will second.
>> Any discussion? Roll call, please. Mr. Merys, >> yes. >> Counciloman Manglehart, >> yes. >> Councilman Le, >> yes. >> Council Vice President Long W. >> Yes. >> And Council President Parker, >> yes. Resolution 2025-215 resolution determining the form and
other details of not excluding uh 1,61,60 in general obligation bonds series 205 of the bureau of Fington and the county of New Jersey and providing for their sale to the New Jersey Infrastructure Bank which joins the state for the year 2026 New Jersey Infrastructure Bank
transportation infrastructure financing program resolution. Long >> um this the bulk of this money is going to be reimbursed to the burough flight when work is done and paid for. >> This is another Yeah, this is all
>> what we did last night, right? >> The last meeting we approved this this is the the this is to pay for the actual engineer services. Correct. >> No, this one is to finish up the road. This is for the road. >> Oh, one of these is for the one of these is for the That was that was the last
one. Okay. Sorry. >> I knew one of the three was >> uh roll call, please. Councilman Ner. >> Yes. >> Councilwomanhart. >> Yes. >> Councilman Levit. >> Yes. >> Council Vice President Law. >> Yes. >> Council President Parker. >> Yes. >> Okay. Uh my champion is online.
We might want to bring him into the meeting. Carla, in case there are questions number 12. >> Oh, look. And Bill H. >> And Bill H is on too. Okay. Um, do you want answered all those questions? >> Do you want Bill in?
>> Uh, you can bring in Bill if you'd like to come in. You definitely might. So, resolution 2025 216 uh resolution awarding Remington Vernick or the new engineer to complete the master permit application not to exceed $12,500. Can I have a motion?
>> I have a move. >> Can I have a second? >> All right. Second. >> Okay. So, discussion. Um, Mike is on. This is something that the water utilities uh requested the DPW subcommittee which is myself, Council
President Long um Council President Parker and Council Misaro um to consider and um so basically on paper the burrow is out of water uh
because we have so many reservations for it that have not been completed and there's nothing we can do about about it under the law unless we pass and get a master permit on uh in our code in our municipal code. Mike, do you want to um
just uh enhance what I just said a little bit? >> Sure, Mayor. In the past, we've uh reserved water for applicants that came through the planning board with promises to be shovel ready.
uh couple of applicants, you're holding us up on the water end. We allocate the water to them and then nothing happens and or there's a site on Church Street towards 31. They've been sitting on our water for
face two and three for over a year now. Nothing has happened under the master permit. I have four highlights that I'd like to uh read that was prepared for systems receiving multiple applications each year. The master
permit allows for a single review process for all anticipated developments. Number two, the water system capacity. This is very important. demand analysis
is performed only once each year instead of with each singular application. So if we have multiple sites coming in for water, we can review them all at once instead of doing them individually.
And then it provides an opportunity each year to report connected developments, keyword full or partial to to the D and get them removed from the capacity. So
we'll we'll use that one site on Sher Street. Uh they haven't done anything two years. we can remove them from our list and from the DP firm capacity and have that water available for the
next applicant. Number three, it streamlines the development process. So the master permit also helps out an applicant as applicants do not need to complete a BWS
form known as TWWA and that's a treatment works approval that they have to get through the D which is a long process and then finally it offers an annual
opportunity to update standards specs and detail details and GIS mapping as part of the master permit process. We do have to stay on top of our GIS mapping with the D.
So, this all helps the burough and applicants. Right now, on paper, we are, like I said, we're out of water. >> And and the only way to really approve more projects is to build a $1.5 million
well, which is ludicrous because we have water. It's just not being used and not being accounted for properly. So, this would allow uh Remington Vernick to um complete the the permit
application for us for this master permit. It's going to take a while and then how long before might it's not just a simple ordinance, right? But they there's a whole process we have to go through to get this in place, isn't there? Am I wrong about that? >> Uh yeah, we we would still have to get
approval from the D to use the pick master permit. Mayor So, you're saying it's going to take a while. How long is a while? I don't remember. I don't remember what they said, >> Mike. Do you know? Do you know what this? >> No, we'll be at the mercy of the D to
follow through on whatever. >> I'm talking about No, I'm talking about for RB to complete the master permit application. They're going to application and then it's going to go to DP, right? >> Correct. >> And then we're waiting for D to come
back and say yes or no. Correct. >> What if they say no? >> Well, we'll stay status quo. >> Okay. >> We're going to have to put it will like >> I was I just had a quick question. I guess it's for Mike, too, or everybody,
but I I'm just a little confused. Does this uh at all factor in the Liberty Village well that's going to be built for that site and the police station? Well, does it factor that should be into this.
>> I can only factor in on what we have in place now, sir. >> I'm sorry, miss. I'm sorry, Mike. I missed that. >> We can only factor in what wells we have online. As of now, >> as now we as of now, we do have enough water or we do not.
>> Liberty Village has >> Oh, no. We don't any applicant that comes in, we're not going to have the water for them. >> I see. >> Libertyville is already in. >> Yeah. Didn't you um did didn't the planning board
uh adjust the um the checklist to require proof of water in the LA uh availability in the last year upfront? I mean, I know we always required it, but did aren't we
requiring it now as a mandatory um uh with completeness now? We're not like it's part of the it's part of the uh kind of upfront checklist. No, we're not >> because you know the the site that Mike
spoke about on Church Street. Um, you know, we were the water department was very reluctant to give them that reservation because they already were sitting on a reservation and they wanted another reservation and you know uh we
were hesitant to sign off on that and within two days of uh two days of sitting we had the threat of a lawsuit if we didn't give them the allocation to the bureau. So this will avoid that. Is there is there any way like I I don't
know how long these recommendations have been sitting any way at all to claw back anything like you know sat on it for like 10 years. >> So only if they lose only if they lose their planning board um their planning board approval. So the Kuckla site for
instance sat on too long. They lost their approvals and u former mayor Grinder took that water supply and gave it to the Union Hotel Project. Okay. So if they've got planning board approval and they lose their planning board approval, they're going to lose their
water reservation. >> The only thing that raises a flag for me is if they say no and because that's always a possibility. I always believe in backup plans. I don't believe in saying that we're going to get it and then be be surprised that we didn't get
it. So if it's no and we have don't we have something from Booker that that gave us money for I mean I know we had to match like 500,000 or whatever it was but to build the well that's by the police station. >> We have we have that money. It's been um
reaffirmed that we have that money but uh we're going to have to put money in next year's capital budget to do that. Understood. I got that. But I guess my my I it's a tell of caution if they say no because the D doesn't always it takes
a while first of all and they're a little bit difficult to work with and so what if they say no and then we're just stuck. So I am gonna this is we'll come back to this again but I'm just a little weary of this. Uh sir, if I may, under
Mayor >> Edward's term, we were meeting with the D almost a monthly down there. They had recommended the burrow going to a master permit >> and for uh other reasons, it did not go
through. It wasn't the the uh DP that discontinued the talks. >> Okay. Well, but again, I'm very wary. Okay. Thank you, Mike. >> I I think I think this is a a a low
relatively low enough >> uh consulting cost to allow the you know that we could consider going forward. But I do agree with you Tony that we need we need the backup we need the backup with the with the well at the police station as well.
>> Well well at the police station as well. Right. that was um and and you know look over the 20 years we've seen people get the back of the line not just cut glass but oh gosh the there's been a million of them the the
site over by Rita's that was approved that got in the back of the line I mean this happens all the time so I'm not as much worried about what's still in line and on paper and reserved but I do think it's prudent for us to cover our bases and to go through this through as well
as build the other well. >> Councilman Aras, >> yes. >> Councilwoman Inglehart, >> yes. >> Councilman Lever, >> yes. >> Vice President Wong, >> yes. >> Yes. Your resolution 2025 217 resolution awarding Remington Bernick or musical
engineers prev MS4 watershed improvement plan whip phase one inventory report not to exceed $32,750. Um can you speak on this Mike please? >> I'm sorry. Can you uh what was the question? It was hard to hear on the MS4
um wershed improvement plan. the whip. >> It's the It's the inventory report that Remington Murray needs to do. >> Yeah, I'm not too sure on that, mayor. I'm not. >> Okay. I don't have a problem tableling
this till the next meeting. >> Well, if he's not sure, maybe we should. >> Yeah, >> this is this is something to move us forward. I know with the u the MS4 permit is done every year. Uh, it's a requirement under state law by the DE.
Um, but the inventory report, Bill, do you know anything? Like I sent you his proposal. Um, >> yeah, I just know it has something to do with the the storm water stuff. Um, >> yeah, with we could take the POS money
to pay for this because to do with that same stuff. >> Why don't we Why don't we table this to the next meeting? Not a problem. Did was the um before we table it was did and I'm assuming that the DPW committee when do they meet next to discuss this?
>> Friday. >> All right. >> Friday. >> Yeah, this Friday. >> Oh, second Friday. Yeah. >> So, they get they'll get a give you an update then and then they can report. >> Well, the letter was in the packet. >> It was, >> but I didn't put it in this packet. The
packet I sent you guys. >> Yeah. table. The next meeting is in a week and a half, so okay. >> Uh, resolution 2025. >> We have to take Don't we have to vote to table it? >> Motion to table. >> Long move. >> Is there a second?
>> Second. >> All in favor? >> Thank you. Resolution 2025 through8 resolution approving shared municipal court agreement with the bur of Fington Township for a term of three years commencing on January 1, 2026 and ending on December 31st, 2028. It's continuing
the same relationship. Can I have a motion, please? >> Long move. >> Is there a second? >> Angelhart will second. >> Any discussion? >> Roll call. >> Councilman Ars. >> Yes. >> Uh, Councilwoman Engelhart. >> Yes. >> Councilman Levit. >> Yes. >> Council Vice President Law. >> Yes. >> Council President Parker.
>> Yes. >> Thank you. We don't have work session. We're up to public comment number two. Uh, if anybody has a comment in the council, you come forward. State for the record. Nobody in mind seeing none. Uh payment
of bills authorizing payment of bills in the amount of $3986.72. >> Roll call please. >> Yes. >> Council woman. >> Yes. >> Councilman Levit. >> Yes. >> Council vice president. >> Yes. We do have an executive session under
the public safety and potential limitation regarding the electronic sign on circle. Um I can give everybody a six minute break to go 8 o'clock to go into executive session. Can I have a motion please? >> Move. >> Is there a second? All >> in favor? >> I
think All right, we're back in public. Uh, can I have a motion to adjourn? >> Move a second. >> All in favor? >> Sound like you all said it. >> Not me. Not Tony. It was these other
guys. All the other