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America. This meeting is called to source the provisions of the open public meetings law. meeting of April 27, 2026 was included in a list of meeting notice sent to the career news on January 5, 2026 posted on the board at Bur Hall on

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our date currently continuously posted inquired. In addition, a copy of this notice is and has been available to the public and is on file in the office of the Bur Crook are council >> here. Council uh Vice President >> here.

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>> Councilwoman Cesar >> here. >> Councilwoman Hbert >> here. Councilman Love >> here. >> Council President Parker >> here >> and Mayor Carol >> here. Uh we have two proclamations of this two approves

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of honoring Michael Jan Morris the scout service project and dedication to 65 and the second honoring Jonathan Harvey for his scout service project and dedication to 65. Um Michael Gianor actually was

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with our police for a while. Um can I have a motion please? your second roll. >> Second. All >> in favor? I don't have a sorry a little I have a not a very pleasant funeral today. So I um

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really don't have a report. I said report on I will um do so but right now in my head. Um so council reports. Uh, Council Barker, >> I actually don't really have anything to think except that and I tried to talk

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about this thing that participated in that. Um, and also met with the precon meeting before the construction which will in our thing today resolution today for the warehouse square. We're coming to an end here. Coming to an end.

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>> Thank you, Council. Thank you very much. Um, Can you guys open your microphone? >> Uh, since our last meeting, uh, we stre we we did a cleanup of a streamless stream cleanup that went very well, which, uh, yes, Council President Parker participated in

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>> did a fine job, I'll say. Um, >> well, thank you. >> We cleaned up a lot of trash. That was pretty good. >> Um, while we were there, um, came up with the excellent idea to, uh, suggest that we put some garbage cans out in

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that area on, uh, Broad Street. So, we we did that. Um, there are new, I believe there are new garbage cans, uh, on Broad Street near Teresa's and last. Hopefully, that will reduce the uh, number of beer bottles that end up uh,

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on site. Um, ideally, uh, let's see, we celebrated our redempt commission. uh over at Riffus. We had a nice little replanting ceremony. Um yes, and I also attended that pre-construction meeting for the street closer for the fancy decorative crosswalk we'll be getting at

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intersection at Port Street, Port Street and Main Street. Um discuss it when it's time to vote for that on the agenda. Um just your usual reminder that there will be another burough cleanup day with the environmental commission on May 30th.

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All right. >> Where where is that trend? >> Um all over the place. >> We'll we'll toss that later. Um also, I don't know if anybody else planned on mentioning this one as well, but uh I believe we have the townwide yard sale this weekend. Correct.

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>> And if anybody would like to be on the list uh that we sent out and distribute at one of the featured sites, please email our bers. Yes. >> There's only like five people. >> Well, maybe we'll get some cash. Um, let's see. Where was that? If you look

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at if you got the bills list this week, the Excel spreadsheet version, I know Mr. Hans put the departments on the list, which he was able to do. And I think this will make it much easier to uh understand and track where things are going every week. >> And lastly, um, I had somebody reach out

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to me and ask if we could do a more formal uh, pride flag raising at Burough Hall this year. And, uh, I of course said, "Sure, why not? I will run it by the rest of the council. And uh current plan would be just to something simple

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30 minutes prior to our first council meeting in June. Small gathering, say a few words, raise a flag and uh you know keep doing that if nobody is opposed to it. >> Is that June 1st or >> um I think it would be I mean we can go

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about it however we want to but um >> it technically starts June 1st. It does not the price day the whole month. This whole month, right? >> Up for the home in this meeting should be the first meeting in June. >> Well, yeah, the first suggested that we

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do the ceremony sometime in early June. >> Yes, >> in that it Thank you. >> Thank you, Captain. >> Yes, >> I'm uh I'm in outer space. Um, good

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evening everyone. Um, first, uh, not sure if anyone else is going to, um, bring this up, but we got an invitation as, um, council to march in the county's 250th anniversary

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parade. Um, I am interested, Steve. Is everyone interested in marching in that? >> I actually put everybody down. Yeah. And and and the bur and bur employees as well. >> Okay. Um school board FRSD school board

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meeting is coming up later this week. Um parking committee uh met on um sorry is going to meet on the 6th of May. Um I wanted to ask um mayor so we can determine which professionals really need to attend and where we can save on

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professional fees. Can we see an agenda in writing like the Friday before which would be the May 1st? >> Sure. >> Okay, great. Um, communications. I'm uh still working on sorting out calendar

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availability. Apparently, the three of us um live on separate planets when it comes to schedules. So, um we'll continue to work on that. website. >> Um, library board met last Friday, April

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17th. The elevator repair, short-term elevator repair is on tonight's agenda. Um, and it is, as we discussed in a previous meeting. Um, also on tonight's agenda is a resolution um to basically

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ratify the um, libraries uh, already signed resolution to hire a part-time library assistant. um sounds like he's going to be a great addition. He's um worked for the library as a kid um and sounds like he's very passionate about

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it. Um the also at that meeting the 2026 salary and wages resolution was passed. Uh Carla had have you received any or all of these resolutions from Jane? >> I think I I received that one. I right

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now I received the one for >> um little tree work was done for safety. Um there was a tree that had been leaning on an overhead line for quite some time that's been taking care of and the library is starting to um

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uh kick off improvements to be paid by library requests such as refinishing hardwood floors and molding on the second floor. um painting the second floor room outside of where the historical society is. Um and painting much needed painting for the downstairs

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restrooms. Um that is all I have to report from library board. Um my last committee to speak to is um the Cardinal Redevelopment Committee. Um I want to um address my fellow committee members um

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Mayor and Adrianne. Um, I'd like us to work together on driving progress and transparency in this redevelopment. It has been two and a half months since we met and there has been no forward progress on the project, not even a baby

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step. Um, and our taxpayers are not happy with the property sitting unused, especially at such a highly visible entrance to the burrow. We owe it to them to step up our efforts to speak to the property owner. I'm proposing that all three of us engage in a steady communication

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campaign to impress upon the emin the need for a meeting with the entire committee before the end of May. That would mean each of us teleoning and emailing with each other and our redevelopment attorney on CC. Not only the owners but their attorneys and

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anyone else we can connect with them through every possible channel. I recommend that we would start this this week. um phoning and emailing once this week, three times next week, and then daily for as long as it takes to get him to respond and come to the table. The

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taxpayers deserve the Chrome redevelopment project to be treated with urgency and persistence, and I need your help. That is all from So, just to be clear, the redeveloper does not own the property. It is still privately owned

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and he has it under first right of refusal. To be clear, >> apologies for this. >> Having a conversation with the owner when he's got somebody who controls the property for several more months.

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>> Mayor, can I correct myself first? >> Yes. So, I was mistaken on the terminology I was using. What? Who? The person I'm referring to is the gentleman in Ohio who is planning to do the project.

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Okay. I do not feel comfortable discussing redevelopment projects in public because they are always a potential red litigation issue. Um so I cannot respond to anything about communicating with the

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redeveloper. Um I'm not comfortable doing that in a public setting. >> Okay. Um then I'll just close with requesting an executive session for >> well he saw my email about the communications that I have made to him and so I will call a redevelopment

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committee meeting with our redevelopment attorney um for as soon as he can make it and everybody else can be coordinated to do that as well as the other one as well because he's been trying to get in touch with those owners. >> Okay. >> Okay. So, um, just to be clear with the

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committee, you're going to schedule a redevelopmental redevelopment committee meeting. >> Correct. >> With, um, Chris Waller, >> correct? >> In the near future. >> Correct. >> Okay. >> Okay. >> Thank you. >> Anything else? >> No.

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>> Okay. Council me. >> Thank you, Mayor. um attended the um fire the fire department board um last Tuesday

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regarding the June 14th 250th parade. I need to have a discussion with both OEM and fire department placement coverage. There is a slight issue with making bands on time when people are all volunteers. Um as well can fire marshall just

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advised that there was a minor issue with my sprinkler system and one small storage area of the hotel that's pending and I know that he is working together.

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Uh next uh the the uh I'm sorry very tired today. Environmental committee want to thank Councilman Levit. He had found that an adject payment that was supposed to be going to the environmental community,

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the shade tree. He moved quickly to get that moved back. They're supposed to do that tiny payment, but it's ours. So, good job. Um, we have had a discussion about the lighting ordinance that's been put in place. I would say it was pretty viciferous, pretty open discussion. Um,

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I'm not sold on putting anything forward to the council from the committee until after the hotel's open so we can have an understanding of how much light impact that's going to have when it's fully open and those apartments are fully rented. Um, bringing garbage cans on

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Broad Street. Another point of discussion was a few additional places in town that could benefit from some of the smaller like smaller garbage cans you guys would see on power on the telephone poles and power poles.

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And then Brian McN OM coordinator. He's got a lot that he wants me to share with you guys today. So do it. Um as we enter May, residents are reminded to take time to review their

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personal emergency preparedness. May 3rd through 9th is emergency preparedness week nationally. With seasonal risks such as severe storms, flooding, and extreme heat approaching, now is a good opportunity to update emergency plans, check supplies, and ensure enrollment in

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the bureau's alert system. Preparedness at home remains a critical first step in community resilience. OEM will be pushing out more info for preparedness week to encourage emergency preparedness. We are currently conducting the bianial review of the bureau's emergency ops plan. department

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head has alum some members of council may be called on to assist in updating various annexes and operational and administrative components and for those members of the council I have a note back to Brian and what functional groups or what council members are looking to

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be invol engaged in that I don't want to catch you guys by surprise we have a last minute need for you to respond the emergency operations plan or EOP is a state required document that outlines how the bureau prepares for response to

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and recovers from emergencies. It defines roles and responsibilities, establishes coordination with county and state partners and includes hazard specific plannings for incidents such as severe weather, hazardous materials, and public health emergencies. This review

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ensures the plan remains current and effective. Residents should also begin planning for upcoming road closures associated with community events. tens happen in the summer, but significantly the Memorial Day parade on Monday, May 25th, and then the 250th anniversary

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parade celebration on Sunday, June 14th. And on the training front, members of the community emergency response team or SER will attend the statewide New Jersey SERT workshop this upcoming weekend in Middle Sex County. This annual training

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includes classroom sessions and full-scale exercise focused on inter agency coordination, incident management, and hazard response, helping strengthen readiness both locally and statewide. In addition, all members have recently completed traffic certification

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and traffic incident management, and this enhances their ability to safely assist at roadway incidents and support traffic operations during emergencies and planned events. Madness. That's it. That's it. Thank you very

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much. Uh we'll move and go. >> Sure. Thank you. Um so since it's okay with you, Tony, um for SCP, I just wanted to mention that the vendor registration is now live. Deadlines May

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15th for the corn, Beer, and Tomato Festival. Um, and seeing Jeremy out in the audience, I'll remind everybody that this Thursday, right, this Thursday is the next LYM society um, lecture. So,

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thanks for the reminder by your face. um bike plan, the county bike plan. The last session is next Monday at 6:30 in the evening, building one at the county. if anybody is

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interested in the county bike plan. I know I think I think Trent went to one of the other sessions, but if you're interested in biking around town and how what the county has in mind for us from a master plan standpoint, that's something you

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might want to think about attending. Um, and >> are you going to mention the budget for high school? >> Okay. So, um, tonight at 6:00 is the budget meeting for the high school

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district. So, you might want to go back and take a look at that since it's a parallel meeting. Um, and I'm just going to kindly remind everyone on the the council to remind

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all of your um volunteers and appointees on your committees to fill out your financial disclosures. by April 30th. You're welcome, Carla. Um I always remember because it's near my birthday,

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so I do this. Um let's see. Um sorry, the and I rescheduled um because it was delayed. Um we're I mentioned last year we uh there was a request to reconsider, it's called the IMC. It's a

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kind of a parallel to the IDC building code, but it's for maintenance. And we were asked to consider to adopt the state version of the IMC as opposed to our um municipal ordinance, which is

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basically it covers um it's not as um robust, let's say. So, that meeting is rescheduled for the week of May 11th. Um, so we're going to bring that back up again now that we we can move that forward. Um, and Ken McCormick, our fire

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um, marshall has we've been struggling with the DCA for at least a year um, regarding housing inspections. We pay essentially the we pay the state, Marcia, correct me if I'm wrong. We paid

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the state for the SLC, HIPP. Um, and we have not been able to get um Ken has been every time he requests uh inspections, they aren't coming and doing their job. So, either either

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>> they need to come and do their job as a state or we need to handle this ourselves. And >> we did we did have a a guy, but he never showed up. >> Exactly. Exactly. So Ken has kind of raised the issue again. He did make some progress. So I am happy to report that.

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>> Is it is it a county or state? >> It's it's state. It's through the DCA. Um but we don't necessarily have to go through them if they're failing to do their jobs. So So we did hire somebody to be paid hourly when he did the

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inspections, but >> he wasn't doing inspect. By the way, Susan, I did talk to Mikey Cheryl's office about Ken's issue with um that system. >> Great. That was the other thing here. >> Yeah, I I actually talked to them and

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they're checking into it and supposed to get right back to me. Um and he's been pretty responsive about some other things that I've asked them to do. Um so, just so that you know, I didn't I didn't get that. >> Great. Thank you. What is that system? It's a system um that Ken McCormack has

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to go in and when there's like permits or something like that, for some reason it's it's giving us everybody that has a blooming address as opposed to just the burrow and so he's got to go back through and sort all us and they got it just takes them a lot of time. It's just

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unnecessary and for some reason they can't >> they're having a problems of trying to isolate it and just make it ours and it's costing them a lot of time >> and money and it cost Ren and Ringo and everybody else's

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>> brought it up to Mike to to >> Yeah. And they're working on that to make that to get they're trying to understand what's going on. >> We're literally double dipping. I think I mentioned it a couple weeks ago. We're literally we're they're literally double dipping. It takes us an hour and then it

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gets kicked back to the state. Then Rariton has to do their own job. >> And so it's not like we're even doing shared services. All of us municipalities. So it's really something that the six mailing addresses for Flemington could actually do together work together to get the state to me.

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Then I'll report on and I'll let Kim know. >> Ken's been struggling with this for a year and three months now. >> Didn't know it was that long. >> Yeah. listen to the tablets on fire department trucks too. >> It pulls into the tablets on fire department trucks. So they have so yeah

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>> a lot of issues. >> Okay. >> So thank you. >> Don't worry and I'll let you guys know. >> Okay. So my last thing on the agendas and I won't know take too my my uh report. I won't take too much time, but I do want to echo Beth's comments regarding the redevelopment committee

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that Adrian and the mayor and myself are on for Captiva. I think I think Beth is right on the money in that we need to make sure that like uh for example, if there's a communication between the

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attorney and the mayor that the attorney is CCing us on it. Um, and I appreciate uh, mayor you getting a uh, a schedule uh, with them ASAP since it has been almost 10 weeks now since we met on in fe middle of February. But more

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importantly, I want to make sure that because it's been so long and and the committee hasn't met, I want to make sure that we're understanding um what the attorney has build us for for the last 8 to 10 weeks and what

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exactly they've done, how much time they've spent. And I want to make sure that we ask them at our meetings for an accounting of their of their if there if any bills that we've had in the last uh 10 weeks. Okay, >> thank you. Again, just a reminder on

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that project since that's public knowledge over at the planning board. Um, they have an extension until September till September maybe 1st to uh from the planning board because they have D FEMA issues and they are trying

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to get permits to D and FEMA and they are an extension until September uh with the planning board. So again, um that's public information from the planning board where they had their public um hearing by the planning board that

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granted that last September um a one-year extension and uh so again there's not a lot we can do with that project. So, mayor, I because of that exemption until September 1st, there's really nothing we

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can do to push it until we till the planning board gets that feedback from DP >> other than asking them if they've heard anything from FEMA. >> Yeah. There's really again the planning board granted them a one-year extension

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um a c the council's recommendation that redevelopment land use law basically says if they have a really good reason u regarding permits or whatever there's really no way a governing body or planning board can

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withhold that extension and the fact that they are trying and have been working on getting permits through FEMA. Um, they came to the plane where they did everything they were supposed to and it was granted you now up. >> And just so that you guys keep bringing

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up fun budgeting in a little bit, you guys all got an email me requesting bill by hourly rates and what's actually been built to the council. So you guys should get all that information and preparation for the next budget meeting. So we should have

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counciloman has the floor. Anything else? Councilwoman? >> No, just reiterating I haven't we haven't had an update with the exception of the one email that we got last week regarding those two sites. Um, respectively, Beth and I. Um, and I

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would like to get another one on the books with our attorney. We haven't had one since February 12th, I think. >> Mhm. >> And it's now April. Well, I'm reluctant to have meetings with an attorney if

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there isn't a lot to report or anything to report. And so, again, he sent at least one letter out to their attorney asking them for an update with FEMA and hasn't received anything. And I have not had any communications with him or emails with him other than when he sent me a copy of that letter. So,

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>> we have copy can I have a copy of that letter for us as a committee member? >> Yeah, you want a copy of this? Okay, sure. I'll send it to you. No problem. Anything else? >> Anything else? >> No, I'm fine. Councilman Aas.

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>> Yes, thank you. All right, guys. So, just a couple things uh for the Fleming House. Uh we had the fifth grade visits are happening going on right now. I actually volunteered on the 20th or my 8:30 11:30 shift. It was pretty cool. It's a rough start, but has some help

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from other volunteers. You know, I was in fifth grade when I first did it, too. Funny how that works, you know. uh never expected myself to do to do the teaching of all the uh what is it the >> fifth graders right? >> Yeah.

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>> Yeah. That's all. Um painting and renovations are finally being done in the house. I know we're supposed to get that done by the 15th but been pretty bad weather with all the rain and just cold weather. Really couldn't get get it going. Finally going on now. Um moving

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on to uh HPC. We have the house tours again on the June on June 6th. Uh we're just looking for anyone to volunteer, help out there. Uh the 29th, they're actually doing a uh volunteer information session at the Cooks House, 39 Pennsylvania Avenue for anyone that's

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interested. We like to go for information on that. And I also have Richard here just in case uh because I know we're going to do a public hearing on the HBC ordinance. You guys have any questions, he's there to help you out. Um, and moving on, I have the uh just on

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parks and wreck. Last thing there, I just kind of want to uh get a day down for a park cleanup because now every year we do one there. I did one last year and I kind of want to get back on into that this year. Now that way it's going to look better, a little nicer, get people to come out, check the fairy trail out, and use the new park

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equipment as well. So yeah, and that's about it. Thank you. >> Thank you. Um before we move on, Councilwoman Herbert, since you after that having an agenda before the parking committee, are you going to have the 15 minute sign for uh sign inventory finished for that meeting?

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>> Not yet. >> So you won't have it ready for agenda. >> Okay. Okay. >> Um okay, public comment session number one. Anybody from the public wishing to make a comment, you have three minutes. Um you can stay until comment from the

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period number two of the meeting. Uh, please come forward. State your name and address to the record. >> I don't Steve Bosio 15 at a quarter. >> Uh, Jarvin Long 8. Uh, good evening, Mayor Council. Uh, Mr.

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Paula, >> good to see you. Uh, we're here as, uh, the ambassadors of Abbott Court. um small little street in town that that I'm sure folks are aware of. Uh and we just wanted to tonight reiterate um

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publicly uh a petition that we were able to put together. Uh Steve did a lot of the work and I tailored some of the more specifics and we both got uh pretty much the the entire neighborhood with the

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exception of one uh home to sign off on. Um hopefully uh perhaps getting Abbott Court on the radar as far as a priority uh for the Department of Public Works. Um I will again share the photographs

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that I did share in an email because I had another one that I forgot to include. So >> did you guys get our email? >> Yes. >> Yes. >> So we got the petition and the signatures and the pictures. How do you spell your last name? Thank

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you. >> B O S I O >> I O. Yeah, it's actually pronounced. >> Jeremy, did you forward this to Mike Campion? >> No. >> I will tomorrow. >> No, and Mike's been great. I mean, every

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time I need him to come and like patch up some holes, >> him and his crew come immediately. It's just it's beyond aesthetics. It's a little bit of a safety concern. What are just pools? I mean, you need storm drains. You know, our aprons are all

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getting chewed up. Our sidewalks are all breaking apart. I mean, Brandon's mom lives directly next to me. And you've seen it. I mean, I even encourage everybody just to drive down the road and see how terrible the road is. So, I mean, even the DPW says that they need

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>> me. >> Oh, nice, nice, nice, nice. >> Yeah. and and the pictures, you know, we tried to put some pictures together to do it some some justice, but it >> you really got to see it. Yeah. You know, it does kind look different. I

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mean, it looks pretty bad in the pictures, but it's really striking >> in real life. >> Yeah. >> So, as you can see, the as Steve mentioned, the curbs are just banged completely apart. >> Um, you know, this past winter, you guys know, was pretty bad. Um, and we're

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here, we're here, you know, friendly. We're not We're not uh we're not coming here with a list of angry demands. We just, you know, as Steve said, we have pooling and there's literally no storm drains. People's aprons uh are are a

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wreck as far as you know, we bottom out. My own driveway bottoms out a bit and I've had to put boards there to stop that. Um but, you know, it's beyond cold patching at this point. You know, we've got some serious structural issues on Abbott. Uh, and it's one of those streets where where as as I stated in

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the email, it's not a through. You can't get through there. It's a dead end street. Uh, and it doesn't get a lot of traffic, quite honestly. So, it's a tight little street. Um, but I know that having uh been in uh, you know, with with somebody in a snow

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uh, uh, cat and actually hitting the curb, it's it happens. It's not like people are doing this willy-nilly. It's just something that happens during the snowstorms. And now you're seeing, you know, I don't know, 60, 70 years, right, worth of

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>> I mean, I mean, Margaret um Yaka Yaka, who had I guess has been there forever, she's I think she said 30 years nobody's come down and done anything to the road. >> Has it has it been on Have you talked to DPW at all? >> Oh, I talked to Mike a lot. Yeah, I'm in

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I >> just trying to understand. I'm sorry. I'm understand where you are. I was trying to understand what the communication so that it might put that on his >> priority list. That's my concern. Did Did he do you know if it's on his priority list? >> I don't think so.

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>> Well, that's why we're here. >> The DPW priority list has not changed from last year's. Okay. So, which is why I haven't brought a new one to anybody because it's the exact same list and you know it targets the really large um roads that are heavily traveled and need

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um underground water and sewer lines as well. So, priority list includes outstanding shield river township that hasn't been finished since we put in a new water tank years ago. um part of Main Street that goes from traffic

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light, a church down to Corer Place which is the last section on Maine. It has 100y old sewer and water systems. Mine Street which is the next major street that hasn't been touched in 80 years >> for sewer and water. um complaints on

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worker in place and north which were pulled and not done um three years ago because that bond ran out of money or the grant from the state ran out of money and the thorough affairs were more important to the DPW. Um the repairs

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down at the corner at the traffic light on North Main Street that are under uh orders from the uh EPA to address our flooding down there. So, and then we have um PA system which is also under orders from the EPA through the D to

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address the chemical plastic forevers uh making sure they're cleaned out of our well system and that's millions of dollars. So, the little streets >> get pushed unless we can find grant money. >> But that's but that said, hold on.

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again, we keep kicking a can down the road and then it's only going to exacerbate the problem because it will start affecting sidewalks and it will start affecting this and then we've got to go this I think the thing to do the thing to do is how much will it cost to get this done? That's the first question

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to ask. What does it involve? What did it take? What is how much? Yes, everything's important. But I do agree that if this has been something that's been going on and that street hasn't been touched for 30 years or whatever the case may be, there's an issue. There is an issue.

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>> 30 plus. >> Yeah. I'm just I I just have no patience. I mean, you know me well enough. I have no patience with saying this this this because of the Let's ask some some some questions. One, I will go back and ask Mike how much it will cost

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to get this done. And as we're going through our budget meeting, we will talk about it. We're not going to just dismiss it. We will talk about it. >> So, we have a DPW subcommittee meeting on Friday and there's Councilman Trent of it. Councilman Brandon Ryas and I are

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on that and we'll talk to him then. Please understand, you asked about the priority list. I was merely explaining, not telling you where we're going to get it, but how they developed that list and why they're their priorities. Sure.

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>> There are big projects with thousands of cars on those roads daily which is why Portland which was slated there was grant money in a in a in a bundle that was approved by his council to do and it didn't happen because the money got all sucked up by Dewey Road Dewey Court

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instead. So never happens. >> And can I just my sales pitch here please? >> You take care of a court you don't have to worry about it for a very long time. Honestly, forever street. >> Well, mention that to Mike as well. >> All in my lifetime, that's for sure.

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>> Yeah. Yeah. I mean, you know, our neighborhood's what, 1956? >> I think my house was 57. So, yeah. >> Yeah. This 56 57, you know, this that's it. >> Um, >> so that that's all. I mean, we we really appreciate it. >> Yeah, absolutely.

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>> Will definitely take >> Thank you for listening. Can I ask because uh >> it was on my it was it's related um and the mayor brought it up and uh I've plan that um the DPW issued to us the

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last three years. We got a spreadsheet um with that on and I know the mayor said it has not been updated. Um there is a few projects on that five-year plan that were executed last year. Correct. So maybe at the meeting on Friday, maybe

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we could ask them to update it. Um even if it's just shifting if nothing was done, then that five-year plan needs to be updated at least at the date. So >> yeah, that's true. >> If we can if we could have an updated five-year plan. >> I did ask them two months ago about an updated plan, right?

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It's something that's become it's it's something that uh I believe mayor you know you you started >> three you know three years ago or you know when you first got on and it was very helpful then it's been helpful every year but we haven't gotten one yet this year so I'd like to see that

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updated >> when we find a grant I know who's going to write it um and yeah I mean I I full disclosure Jeremy and I you know have kids about the same or we carpool sometimes to track and your road is

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awful. Like it it is it's it's awful. We it's it's really bad and because it's a dead end, it probably doesn't get the kind of attention that others do. Um but you know, yeah, we need to find some time in the budget for it in the next x amount of years. I don't know when. And

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of course, no promises, but let's start with the five-year plan and see where we have where we go from there. So I'll be looking for Councilman Lette and Councilman Aras especially because he lives there. So they work still pretty bad. Yeah, it's only gotten

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worse. The things I haven't gone back to like >> I go every couple months my mom's house and it's Yeah, it's just getting worse. >> This is the worst. >> Yes, I was I was going to complete my statement. I think that so that um you

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should push for that list to make sure we're supporting the mayor at that meeting on Friday. >> Friday. >> No, it's next week after that conversation that you guys on this get updated. I'll have it on the website.

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>> Yeah, I'll have I might take a look at >> this is not a major issue, trust me. Um but one of one of our neighbors had mentioned um Abbott has two different spellings. If you look at AVOC court the sign it's got one T.

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>> If you get the mail it's two T's. >> When I give my address out to people I say abbot T2. >> What's on your deed? >> Oh that's >> good question. I don't know. >> And in maps it actually does two T's. >> Those two T's. >> What's on your deed? >> It might just be a signed replacement. That's key

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>> perhaps. But I also I want to be careful. Historically, AVIT may have been somebody important in town and spelled with one T. So, I don't want to >> smush the memory of whomever. >> I don't think so. >> I don't think so.

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>> It's probably not only historic um after the guy who built the houses and ended up himself or his mother or something. >> So, I think we're asking for two T's if >> if I mean I know we're asking a lot here, but you know, I just want to tag

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that. Thank you. >> Right. Can I just ask to Did you say the fiveyear movement plan is although it should be >> it should be for residents to see >> while we're while we're waiting for the revised one. Will someone please share with me a copy of the existing one

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because I wasn't here. >> I'm out to everybody. I'll give I'll have Mike updated. Give it out to everybody. Thank you. >> Okay. >> Allie got her hand up. Okay, we're on to talk. >> Hi, can you hear me?

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>> Yes, I just >> Alli Norton, 29 East Main Street. Um, I wanted to give a quick um FID update. Um the first thing that I wanted

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to share with everyone is that um I have been out and about meeting with lots of different businesses. I met with five prospective business owners who are looking for space. I met with four new businesses in the burrow. Uh and I also

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popped in the last couple of weeks into 40 existing business uh businesses as we continue to update our list. um and I our our database and I also have uh two employees who have been helping to confirm email addresses and locations

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for me. Um the second thing is the FID approved six grants for our small businesses in the burrow at our last meeting. Those are for different events um or activations that will drive foot traffic and economic development in the

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burrow. Um, and the last thing I wanted to share about the business side is um, we have a new format for grand openings uh, so that they are a little more pre-planned and we can give more time to our council members, members from the county

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government uh, as well as FID um, uh, board members to uh, attend. Our next one will be on May 14th at NIART on Maine. I will send more information to all of you. Uh, and we have three additional uh, grand openings that we're

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going to be doing in the coming weeks. Um, I did hear Susan, thank you about corn tomato beer. The vendor applications are open. Um, I am working very hard on on finalizing the sponsorship packages, working uh, with

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Langan to get our mapping going uh, and setting up a meeting with the fire department so that we are all set to go um, way ahead of time with corn and tomato beer. The other um event update I wanted to to give is that our sip and strolls kick off on May 21st. It's a new

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format this year. Um which is really exciting. There's live music in four different locations. Um we got a social permit, so there's going to be a bar at one end and Lone Eagle at the other. Uh we have lots of activities including kid drop off and really focusing on driving

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both um business awareness but also community uh spirit at those events. Um, I did apply for a uh FIFA grant uh to be one of the local activations for um a

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watch party. Uh, thank you to um, President Parker and Chief Rutella for their letters of support that were on such short notice because when that portal opened, I had four days to get the uh, the entire plan together.

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Um and then for the um uh beautifification, we have this uh six extra-l large signs are being picked up on Thursday by DPW from Fast Signs to be put up and then the LA last set are going to be printed um or or uh covered

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with vinyl and we will be wrapping that project up. um the outdoor gallery that has not been updated in a few years on Stangle Road. I just sent the final designs over to Flemington DIY who uh are partnering on this. Um we're looking

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to have it printed and hopefully have a launch party at the May 21st Sip and Stroll just to continue to um add to that community feel for that. Um, and the last thing on the beautifification is we are sourcing a new landscaping

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company to replace the pots um and the planters and look for some more selfwatering solutions. Uh, and I'll have more update on that soon. Final thing, I promise I hope I'm still under three minutes. Um, I know that you guys are gonna Sorry, I know you're gonna be talking

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about the um the Main Street closure. Uh I am uh I have an email ready to go out to all of the businesses that are going to be impacted or nearby. Um and I just would like for as you guys are discussing to think about um what we

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might be able to do for any delivery routes in particular for Barclays because they get daily deliveries up Court Street and without a place to turn around there or Main Street just trying to figure out what that solution might be. Um wondering if I know there's no

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through traffic, but there is going to be cars let in. Are people allowed to park for picking up stuff from stores. Uh and um because just making everyone aware, we've got May 16th there's a huge Stangle spring market that Lone Eagle and Benchmark are putting on. I know

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that's on Stangle, but we expect additional traffic. And the tent sales, uh the first one of the year is on May 17th. Both of those uh take place during the closure. And I I want to make sure that we have some kind of support uh when those are are going on for crossing

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and parking. >> So Ally, because I know that you you could make the meeting, but on the 17th one, that may not be an issue because they may have be able to put down the um uh the plates so that you can you can

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cross on the Barkley thing. I think you have to Why don't you talk to Jared Motella because there might be a workar around in that. >> Okay. >> So, I just say talk to him. Um >> Okay. >> I just want to point out this to the public and to the council. Ally has been

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in this position since November and she has accomplished more from November to now than we had with a person was in there for five or six years. So the bottom line is it was the right thing to

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do and here's a person who's just taken off and run and I have not heard one negative comment about what she's done who she's doing interacting in the whole bit. She's bringing businesses in. She's supporting the businesses. I I I could

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not be happier job right now. >> Thank you so much. >> Thank you. Thank you. Anybody else from the public? Okay. Uh, anybody else put their hand up? >> Nope.

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>> Okay. Uh, approval of minutes on the agenda. Regular session, April 13th, 2036. Can I have a motion, please? >> Is there a second? >> Second. >> Uh, all in favor? >> I.

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>> We have no consent agenda. We have no introduction ordinances. We have a bunch of public hearings. Ordinance 20268 calendar year 2026 ordinance to exceed the municipal budget cost of living allowance and to establish a cap bank.

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The cola is equal to or less than 2.5% NJSA 484-45-14. Can I uh have a motion to open up this uh ordinance to the public? >> Move. >> Is there a second? >> Second. All in favor? I. Public hearing

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is now open on ordinance 20268. Anybody wishing to speak on this, please raise your hand. >> Um >> or come up to the microphone. Ally, do you want to talk? Is that Ally up there? >> Yeah, I think Ally, do you want to take your hand off

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>> because you're raised unless you want to talk on this ordinance. >> Thank you. >> All right. Seeing no one, I have a motion to close to the public. >> Is there a second? Second. All in favor? >> Can I have a motion to adopt ordinance

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26 2026-E? >> Is there a second? >> Second. >> Any discussion? >> This is the handic. >> I'm sorry. >> The cat. >> The what? >> The cat. Okay. Thank you.

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>> Uh we do our roll call, please. Council member Aries. >> Yes. Uh, council vice president, >> yes. >> Councilwoman Fisaro, >> yes. >> Councilwoman Herbert, >> yes. Councilman Lev, >> yes. >> Council President Parker, >> yes. >> Thank you. Ordinance 20269,

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an ordinance amending 7A traffic schedule to remove a handicap parking spot on Spring Street, was requested by the former the spouse of the former user to remove it. But we have recently received a request from the owner of the

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building um that they have a new tenant who does require one. They were supposed to bring in >> they did >> they did bring in their paperwork. So I would like to ask for an indefinite a permanent tableling on this ordinance. Please move. >> Is there a second? >> I'll second.

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>> Uh all in favor to table indefinitely. >> I thank you. Uh ordinance 202610 an ordinance amending three police regulations to regulate bamboo in the bureau of Flemington. And I have a motion to open to the public.

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>> Is there? >> All in favor? time. >> Okay. The public hearing is now open on ordinance 2026-10. Anybody wishing to speak on this ordinance, raise your hand or come forward to the microphone. Seeing none, can I have a motion to

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close to the public? >> Yes, sir. >> I'll move. >> Is there a second? >> Angleart will second. >> All in favor? >> I have an or a motion to adopt ordinance 2026-10. >> I will move. >> Is there a second? >> Will second. Any discussion? I I just

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have a a question on this. Um is there do we have any other um and Chris maybe this is a question for you. Do we have any other ordinances around plantings? Um >> I don't think so. I don't this would be the first.

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>> Okay. >> Typically bamboo is what people get >> treatment. of bamboo is extremely invasive >> and I am so happy for this ordinance. took four truckloads of bamboo out of my yard and every single day I've got to go

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and stump bamboo down during the spring >> because sometimes we see other types of invasive species but my recommendation is start with bamboo and force it and see everybody just talk we got all

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>> so we sometimes we try to look at other invasive species but I typically recommend that my towns just start with bamboo, see the progress that you have with bamboo and then you can add it in and the planning board can always require may and I have had discussions about this council and I have to require

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things as their approvals with regards to right like those awful pairs we talked about mayor um >> oh the sneaky ones >> mayor was the first one to really tell me about those >> she been in the news a lot lately >> okay you answer the question I was about

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to follow up ask which was what about other invasive the species and I appreciate your guidance based on your work with other municipalities and you know how this goes and then look some other offenders but the state has also uh banned some some new ones recently too some offenders including

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Mary car trees so >> could you forward that to myself perhaps statewide one >> sure it was in the saw >> just so you know the what Melissa Swingle found developed and then I tried to find a second one the best one is the

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sex um bamboo bamboo is really problematic as you heard from Parker. You might be one of the people impacted as well. So, >> well, I want to be clear. I my question was not because I question the value of this ordinance. I have seen Tony and

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Scott out >> um and I've had my own experience in past places I've lived. So, in in no way am I questioning this. I really did want to understand about the other invasive species and kind of what that road map look like and that was the question I

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have for for Mr. Corsini and it's been answered. So thank you and um and he will send that to us. We'll bring it up for the next environment. >> Any other discussion? >> Roll call please. Yeah. Council vice president.

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>> Yes. Councilman Fisara. >> Councilwoman Facer. >> Yes. >> Councilman Levit. >> Yes. >> Council President Parker. >> New Ordinance 202611, an ordinance amending section 1404, establishment of

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the Historic Preservation Commission of Chapter 14, Planning Board and Historic Preservation Commission. and section 1631 Stewart District Review ordinances of chapter 16 design and performance standards of the municipal code of the Burough of Flemington to comply with the

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requirements of the certified local government CLG program. Can I have a motion to open to the public? >> So move. >> Is there a second? >> Second. >> All in favor? >> Ordinance is now open to the public for public comment. Anybody wishing to speak on it, raise your hand forward the

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microphone. Say your name. >> Seeing none, can I have a motion to close the public? >> Is there a second? >> All in favor? I >> And I have a motion to to adopt ordinance 2026. >> Quick question. No, we're

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okay. Is there a second please? Thank you, Captain Love. >> Uh discussion, you can question. >> Yeah. Um, what what is the change from where was previous? It's really a continuation, correct? Brandon.

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>> Yeah, you and I about that. >> If you could please make sure that it's continuation. We're not adding anything new because I looked back to read. >> Can you just say your name and position and address? >> I'm here as a member of the chair HBC. Yeah. So, I'm Rich Gin, chair of the

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HBC. I know you. >> Hello. I came along just in case of the question. So, so yeah. So, I think you >> So, it's a continuation of prior but >> no, it's a change. So, basically you you passed the um resolution that we asked you to pass last year, but we went to

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Shipo and they they didn't like um some parts of what was passed. So, basically for to obtain um CLG, we have to basically apply and have to update our ordinances. And so so the the audience you have um today is basically

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everything we did last year plus a couple of um changes. And the main the main change was that previously with the mayor and Nala what what we've written previously was that um when when we approve applications uh the chair me would issue it straight to the applicant >> but shipper don't like that. Shipper

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wanted to come from a paid um b employee. >> Oh so employees wanted to do it. didn't want that responsibility. That's where >> that was where everything became a hot mess. So what happens to those who may have had approvals but are going to be in the in between space of approved

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coming from you versus coming from do those residents have to go back through or those building owner have to go back through. >> Oh what we've agreed with the mayor and and Carla is that b we'll do all the work. HBC does all the work. We'll draft it then send it to Carla and then Carla will send send it on. She's she's uh

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having a dream. Okay. >> That's that's that's the main change in here which is on the on the first page and the rest of it is really uh the same what you had before a few my last weeks >> and just for full understanding um what exactly does being a certified local in

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certified local government program. >> Good question. I think we have we have brief before but it's been many years. So so the main main thing is once you become certified only Chukesbury in Hunton County is certified right now. So we'd be the second. We're in a race with Lab bill. They're behind us. So um if if

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we become certified, we then become entitled to grants. We have to apply for grants. So things like um doing updated um surveys for maps that they have like 50,000 per grant available. You have to apply for it. So you can get grants for that. Things like updating our guidelines. Uh

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and the other big thing they they do is they do training. So um so our our historic um architect John Hatch he's he's a he's on the um HBC for another HBC that is already is a CLG so he he knows how it works so he gets training

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through them organizing from Shepo so basically there's a lot more support and a lot more funding that's available and we're we're very excited uh to get it that's why I'm here tonight to hopefully answer any questions that you've got but does that >> questions on historic beside where I live

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>> from residents about historic than almost anything else like what's going on with this but so yeah >> I know this question I know they read and they pay attention so make sure I speak to them intelligently >> no it's a positive thing I think I mean there's a few more rules we have to follow you know do we have to report

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each year annually um so and I think we we have to fill a form in that we've already started drafting we have to give things like resumes of all our um uh council members we have to commit to um you know make we do it anyway all our agendas have to be online all our minutes have to be available which we

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are there anyway. So >> this will give you guys >> Yeah. >> You said you have to get resumes from all the >> from the commissioners. Yeah. So so we have to so we have to b because of we have to have these three categories A, B and C. We have to demonstrate that all

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members um are appropriate for those categories. >> Got it. Understood. So when you said funding, so is that funding >> like you said for grant is it for grants and things like that? Yeah. >> Is it also for to help home homeowners? Is that does that is that or is that something completely different?

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>> That's not um we have asked about that. I think that's very >> I think like um um developers and um so regular home owners it's tough to get money. I think developers and um business owners it's more possible. >> Right. No wondering I I didn't I think I

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knew the answer but I just wanted to see if there was any chance just because I just know that certain people know as their home gets older they get older. >> Yeah. Yeah, >> it's really hard to refurbish and renovate in a whole bit and just keep up with the standards. That would be my concern. >> No, we have we very regularly uh we

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regularly ask John to keep us updated. Um but you're right. So when we when we come more um CG, we'll be able to ask those questions and think things are changing. So if if somebody comes out, we'll be more tuned in to >> be able to help. Yeah, >> Rick, I want to thank you because I know we you guys have been working on this

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for literally six before co it's been a long time and yeah, this is nothing to do with the maps or changing anything. This is just to do with >> that, you know, we will be eligible, you guys will be eligible for more grants and

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>> through this program. It's it's really something and I know it went on hold for a few years for that same reason. Okay. >> Um, so I really appreciate all your work on that. Um, that's that's it. Thank you. >> So once this ordinance is in effect, you

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will send me everything. >> Yes. So I'll I'll it'll be the same. You know, now I might copy you in on email. Now I'll be sending you the email and asking you to forward it on. I I'll give you the person. So >> Okay. >> It'll be hopefully a small piece of work for you. Richard, as an aside to what

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Tony mentioned, years ago, they used to have a program through the county that would help people pay for windows in particular, historically accurate windows. Do they do you know if they still have that? I I probably should know and I don't >> I'm not aware of that. I can ask John,

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but um I I have asked him regularly to keep us updated on on um homeowner because when when people come before us, you know, we had one last week where the church on Main Street um you know, they they were they wanted to replace the windows and um >> well, there used to be I don't know if Marcia remembers, but there used to be a

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program and I don't necessarily know if John would be familiar with it because it's specifically aundount program. >> Okay. >> Um >> it doesn't exist anymore, but >> it was Robert's ex-wife that that ran it. >> Yeah. Jen. Yeah. And that program doesn't exist anymore, but there is

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money for helping people paint their homes or replace gutters and >> there is money for that um for people who qualify for some financial assistance through I believe >> I want to say it's through Habitat for Humanity.

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>> Okay. Well, that I've I've actually I've actually gotten a few homeowners in town here >> connected with Habitat >> to help with that, but >> but not for the historical. >> Yeah. No, that's not that was the pro. I'm wondering >> I think you're just going to have to do the restoration of your windows one by

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one >> as I've been seeing getting dead for 10 years one by one. >> Yeah. I was just hoping that that program still was in existence because it was very helpful for years. I know that Frank Bell was retiring last year. I don't know if they replaced a new new

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architect or not. I'm talking about the county architect. >> Okay. >> Um he might be but the county architect whoever either Frank Bell or whoever replaced Frank Bell, I believe here retiring any day. Last time I spoke to him, >> they persuaded him to stay until June.

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He might be somebody that the Historic Preservation Commission may want to connect with because he doesn't know who in the county is has those programs or still has those programs. >> He might be able to point in the right direction. >> Okay. Thank you. I will reach out. >> Well, I'm glad to hear he well I'm not

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glad for his him and his family, but I'm glad to see we still have Frank because he's a great architect. He's >> wonderful. >> Yeah. >> Okay, Richard. Thank you. Any other questions? >> Welcome, please. >> Yes. Council Vice President, >> yes.

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>> Councilwoman Fisarum, >> yes. >> Councilwoman Hbert, >> yes. >> Council Le, >> yes. And Council President Parker, >> yes. >> We have on the regular agenda, resolution 20265, resolution appointing Seth Kandro as part-time library assistant at the

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Flemington Public Library. I have a motion, please. >> Move. Is there a second? >> Second. >> Roll call, please. Councilman Mars. >> Yes. >> Council vice president. >> Yes. Counciloman. >> Yes. >> Councilwoman her. Yes. Councilman Levit.

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>> Yes. >> And council president. >> Yes. >> I apologize. I should have asked if there is any discussion. Um do that again. Resolution 2026-86 resolution authorizing the purchase of a used 2004 Chevrolet Tahoe for the Office of

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Emergency Management. I have a motion, please. >> Move. Parker made it. Miss moved it, seconded it. Uh, any discussion? >> I just want to note that the OEM is taking ownership of this, but this this

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is the this is the um >> vehicle that's going to be shared with the building department as well as Carla for um uh running errands and things like that as well. And we thank we thank the OEM for, you know, coordinating that.

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>> Yeah, Brian did a good job. Roll call, please. >> Councilman Eric, >> yes. >> Council Vice President Angelart, >> yes. >> Councilwoman Fisara, >> yes. >> Councilwoman Herbert, >> yes. >> Councilman Levit, >> yes. >> And Council President Clark,

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>> yes. >> Resolution 202687, resolution authorizing the closure of Main Street. >> Oh, wait. Hold on. >> What? >> Brian wanted to talk about that. Too late >> about >> about the about the OEM vehicle. Why would we want him to talk about it when

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they approved it? >> Ryan, we said that what Susan said was not correct. >> Oh, well then put them on. >> Okay. >> It might change everybody's vote. They said your apparel Brian,

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I won't let that happen. Keep it moving. >> Hey, can you hear me? >> No, I just uh just a point order. I just wanted to make sure every we were all under the same understanding. the the current OEM vehicle that everyone is using now, the Ford Explorer will

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transfer over to the burrow admin vehicle. >> Yes. >> But the but the whole point of you approaching us for this was that we have the existing OEM. I misspoke. Thank you for the clarification. Yes. >> Yep. No, 100%. OEM gets shared with the

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with the building department and Carla and this new one is dedicated to >> OEM and >> yes >> thank you for the clarification. >> No problem. >> Okay. >> Okay. I'm kicking you off. >> Anybody want to change their mind on their vote today?

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>> Okay. Um >> wait hold on. >> Where was I? >> N resolution. >> I'm just waiting for Chrome. Okay. Resolution 202687, resolution authorizing the closure of Main Street Core Street for the Union Hotel project on May 11, 2026. Supposed

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to be for seven days. >> Can I have a motion, please? >> Is there a second? >> 11 second. >> Discussion wait one at a time, please. For the record, >> um, we can go through why it's happening first. Um, that was your question.

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>> Yeah. What what is this? because I think there have been other references to it and there's >> essentially a fancy design that is going in in front of the intersection of um Main Street and Court Street, right? There's going to be like a nice kind of

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it's is a brick. It might be brick figured out kind of thing. >> It's like an inlay kind of in the middle of the street. Um and they got a truck down >> by the plane board um the second time the hotel project came

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before them in like 2019 or 2018. So it's part of their resolution compliance. I'll put this in. >> Okay. Okay. >> If you look at it, it's kind of like a welcome. >> It's a nice

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touch. >> So we have to redo the You know what I'm saying? >> President >> Okay. 2019. >> I don't know. As soon as I remember the >> All I remember is it was part of the site plan approval. I don't remember what the history of it. >> It was the original.

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>> I remember I think it was the second. >> All I know is it was part of the plan. I want to know what it was looked like. I don't know. It's nothing. Yeah. I think it was >> I don't remember who proposed it or what. I don't remember. colors. >> Yeah, they look nice. >> So, I did I did have one thing. Um I

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mean they are I This says 7 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. >> No, I called Mike today. You said 247. >> I was going to say it needs to be 247. >> Guess I said I want to make sure everybody knows that tonight 247 for seven days.

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>> Do we need to amend this? But they're not going to be working at night because that will be a disaster with the rest of >> No, they're not working at night. The the problem is is you can't you can't >> you can't ride over it because it's got a cure. >> So it's just in front of the courthouse basically. Okay. So they'll be

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>> Oh, I think I invented it on my end but didn't give you a new one. Sorry. >> Yeah. I took out the set 9 to 7 whatever it was. So it's dirt. >> No, no, no, no, no. It's the crosswalk across from the courthouse.

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Okay, the little crosswalk where where the street is actually will be open and mine street will be open >> and street will be open. So you can still go down Vanell and take a right to

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Catner to get to here >> sidewalks, right? >> Bloomfield's open. >> Yes, you'll be able to walk on the sidewalk. You just can't walk >> out and I believe. >> Yeah. So you can make a left on me, >> but they'll please go be there directly.

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>> Okay. So, >> okay. >> All right. Any other discussion? Roll call, please. Councilman arise. >> Yes. >> Council vice president. >> Yes. >> Council woman. >> Yes. Councilwoman Harper. >> Yes. >> Councilman Levit. >> Yes. >> Council President Parker.

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>> Yes. >> Thank you. Resolution 2026-88 resolution awarding the Flemington Library Elevator Repair Contract Uplift Elevator Company LLC not to exceed $8,258. Next motion, please move. Is there a

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second? I will second. Any discussion? >> Roll call, please. Gentlemen, >> yes. >> Council Vice President, >> yes. Councilwoman, >> yes. Council woman Herbert, >> yes. Councilman Levit, >> yes. >> Council President, >> yes.

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Um, thank you. Resolution 202689 resolution to award the base bid for 200 Main Street ADA and sign improvement project to Donald Baker Mason Contractors Inc. 1070 US Route 22 Lebanon, New Jersey 0833 in the amount

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of 131,3630 Rington County, New Jersey. And I have a motion, please. >> Is there a second? >> Second. in discussion >> just I just want to know what this is about this >> I don't remember

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>> so this is this is the stuff that's not finished it's the sign in the front it's the it's the >> where the police department >> in the police department this is all police department stuff this is all making it this is the rest of the ADA stuff and we are getting full

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reimbursement for all this work uh expected to come in from the DCA through the county at some point in the near future. Um so, uh we are going to get reimbured for this work. Um >> we have to pay for it.

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>> Well, we can't we can't wait. >> Yeah. >> Okay. It's part of this current phase. Um to get this to get this whole ADA stuff finished. >> Okay. >> Is this building? How does this differ than what bid is

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giving police department your son? Is that that that's completely different than that? Because bid is giving them money for a song. >> Well, actually, um I wanted to verify my understanding of this. Chris, if I read this resolution correctly, we're not um

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awarding the sign work. We're only awarding the ADA compliance. That's my understand that's not really clear. >> Bill, are you on here? >> Wait, hold on. Bill, >> okay, I'm not yourself.

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>> The funding source will only allow for the award of the base bid, which is the ATA work. >> Okay. >> The alternate bid is the sign improvement was not part of the grant agreement, >> right? of the so with with the different

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rows here in this table, the um the top row is the ADA compliance word and that's what we're wording. >> Thank you. >> Bill, do you want to add anything to that? >> No, that's correct. It's we're just doing the ADA part. Uh the state would

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not pay for the sign portion. So that's why we're just doing the ADA. So can uh can Bill I think I think why everybody's confused I I understand why now that I that that clarification about the alternate and the base bid was just

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mentioned >> the the ADA work in that includes like the the uh ADA restroom and and that scope of work. Correct. >> It's the ramp um outside >> the outside ramp. >> Yeah.

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>> Okay. And and the handrails that go along with it. Correct. Yes. >> Okay. So, this does not include the the money that the county gave us last year for the 88 bathroom inside. Is this all exterior work? >> I believe this is all Yes, it is all

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exterior. The the bathrooms are already accounted for. >> Okay. $131,000 for an ADA ramp and railings. More than one. >> That I'm not sure. I'd have to ask Rob Marti that question. Marcia, do you know

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the scope of this since you're the >> I think it's just the I think it's just the one, but the grading is really bad over there. >> It's It's complicated. It's It's probably a switch back. >> So, I think it's just the one. >> That's But it's

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>> for the front of the building. >> Yeah, it's a long one. >> Yeah, it's probably coming from the driveway up to the main uh stairs, >> right? But the state the state is paying for this reimbursing us fully >> and we're anticipating the state

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providing more money towards ADA reimbursement coming forward. >> Well, I can say that that's an I mean just from my own personal experience that's approximately that's an appropriate amount for the scope that you're describing. Now that I understand what the scope is, I think it

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was a little confusing the way it was worded only because when I first read this, I'm like, how many ADA signs are they putting up? I actually thought it was all ADA signage. I had no idea it was the ramp and the Now that now that that's clarified, I'm much more

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comfortable with this amount. Um, so thank you for that clarification. >> Yeah. >> Discussion. >> Uh, roll call, please. Councilman Rice. >> Yes. Councilwoman, >> yes. >> Councilwoman Fara, >> yes.

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>> Councilwoman Herbert, >> yes. >> Counciloman Levit, >> yes. >> Council President Parker, >> yes. >> Thank you, Bill. >> Thanks, Bill. >> There is no work session. Before I move on to public comment, um, Councilwoman,

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>> sorry, did you want to make a comment about the environmental cleanup day? Was that a part of your report? >> Oh, I'm sorry. I should focus on other things. The cleanup day is May 30th with a rainy at 5:31 and we'll meet at the

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DPW. I'm getting some staffs. We're looking for snacks, water as well. It will be all over the town. And we're looking at from 10 till 2. You don't have to be there the whole time, but sometimes >> 10:00 a.m. till 2. You don't have to be

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there the whole time. I do believe the Boy Scouts have already been engaged, but would love to see some of the other community members. Brandon, we are going to focus on the trolley staffs on the historic house. >> Great. Thank you. All right. Uh we're up

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to public comment session number two. Anybody wishing to make a comment, raise your hand. Come to the microphone. >> Oh my gosh, look at these people. Alice, you're up. Ally, three minutes. Ally,

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>> hi. Ally Norton, 29 East Main Street. Um, just I uh spoke to Mike Campion about the um awarding of the uh state reimbursement grant for the police building because FID was originally

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going to pay for 50% of the sign out front. because it's no longer part of the scope of the work that the state's reimbursing. Um, I just uh am wondering if we um need to rebid it out in order

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to do that from the FID or if we can follow our process working alongside DPW and police on identifying a um vendor to get the sign done since FID is covering the whole expense. like a legal question

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>> as to the >> whether they need to out it would be the estimated the estimated value over 17,000 right >> Al would be more than that it be it' be like for you guys 46,000 >> do you know how much the sign originally

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>> so the sign when it was submitted four years ago I believe the placeholder number was 50,000 for how much it was going to cost but I Say that again. >> Again or couldn't they just work? They have to do that again. >> The estimated value is above the bid threshold which that would be

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>> Yeah. >> Yes, you have to do that again. >> Okay, understood. Thank you. >> Okay, you can work with my hands on that. Uh, anybody else from the public? >> Actually, the current uh bid threshold which always has lost head is 53,000.

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So, she really look at it's close, >> you know. Ally, if you're still on, you might want to make some phone calls around and see if you can get some estimates. If it's below 53,000, then you can get quotes. If it's above that, you have to go out to bid. >> Yeah.

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>> Okay, we'll do that. We will absolutely do that. Thank you. >> Sure. Uh, anybody else? >> Hold on, Connor. Unmute yourself. Connor, what's his last name?

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>> Connor Atinson from the firehouse. >> Oh, Connor Atinson. Do you have a You have to unmute yourself if you want to address the council. >> You could do it. or lower question.

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>> I'm asking you to unmute. >> Oh, he logged in again. >> There's a second. >> Oh, I see. Yeah. Yeah, he's probably having trouble. >> Hello. Can you hear me now? >> Yeah. Sorry about that. Uh, yes.

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>> Conor, I need you to state your name and address for the record, please. >> Okay. Connor Atkinson, 20 Pennsylvania Avenue, Flemington, New Jersey. Uh just a quick quick public notice. One week from today is May 4th, International

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Firefighters Day. Some people call it Star Wars Day, the Flemington Fire Department in Chick-fil-A will be hosting a toucher truck event at the Chick-fil-A in Flemington 287 US 2023. I believe one of our engines will one of

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our trucks will definitely be there and come out, come see the truck, maybe get some food. 15% of all mobile orders will 50% of the proceeds from all mobile orders from 4 to 8:00 p.m. will come directly to us to help us with with our

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volunteer stuff and all the other volunteer funding. So, if you can come by, that'd be great. If you can't, it's not the end of the world. We'd love to see everyone there. Thank you so much. >> Thank you very much. >> Uh, anybody else from the public?

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>> I'm sorry. Did he give the time on that? >> What about 8 p.m.? >> Sorry, I missed that part. Thank you. >> But it has to be mobile. I guess mobile. >> I don't see anybody else back on the agenda. >> Um, all right. That's the end of public

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comment. Then payment of bills. Can I have a motion please to offer payment of bills in the amount of $896,48620? >> Move. >> Is there a second? >> Second. >> Uh roll call please. >> Yes. >> Council vice president.

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>> Yes. Council me. >> Yes. >> Councilwoman. >> Yes. >> Council Le. >> Yes. >> And council president Parker. >> Yes. >> Okay. There's an executive motion to please. for a second. >> Second favor. I finally thought it's a

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motion.