provided. If everyone could please stand for the pledge of allegiance. I aliance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under
God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Uh Jennifer Ragnau has to be excused. Uh, Councilman Barson here. Theodore Chase here. Robert Lort here. Shaw Keller
here. Mahier Rafi here. Charles Brown here. Robert Thomas here. Rebecca Hillbert here. Mark Dancy and Chairman Marcini here. Um, okay. Um,
before we start, um, just one uh, one planning board announcement that I'd like to make. So, I'd like to uh unfortunately acknowledge that uh we are losing Rebecca after this meeting. Um she's moving to a a nearby but different
town and um we wish her all the best and we will very much miss her um fine contributions to the board and I hope whoever council nominates to replace her is half as good. So, um, best of luck where you're going and, um, stay in
touch, I hope, and I hope you'll continue municipal service where where you're where you're headed. Thank you. And this was my first time ever on a planning board, and I want to say all the professionals made it so easy. I really kudos to all of you. It was great. And, you know, every time you
ran, chairman, I've I've just learned so much. And I also appreciate the the town members of Franklin who came out and advocated for the town. Uh, so it's been a real privilege to be on the board and I hope to come back one day to the town. I'm just going to Hillsboro. It's not even that far and and and and you're
always welcome and I'm sure I'm sure Hillsboro um not knowing much about Hillsboro government, but I'm sure they could use somebody like you there. Um I mean everybody faces the same issues. Um, so with that, um,
the minutes for the regular meeting for May 7th, uh, just Charles Brown cannot vote. Probably probably just cuz you weren't here. It's nothing. I don't like the way that sounds too effective. Hey, I say that all the
time, Charles. No offense, Tate made. Um, yeah, he was on tour, I think. Um, so, uh, I will make a motion to approve. Second. Councilman Embarson. Yes. Theodore Chase. Yes. Robert Lort.
Yes. Shaw Keller. Yes. Mahir Rafi. Yes. Robert Thomas. Yes. Rebecca Hilbert. Yes. Chairman Arcini. Yes. Make it bigger. You made it too big. Yeah. Oh. Well, now it's moved over that way.
So, we have a couple few resolutions. uh IDILDavidson which is an extension of time which we actually did here um with their representative in the in the planning at the at the meeting. So I'll make a motion for that.
Second Bob Lort is okay if it's well Councilman Embarson. Yes. Theodore Chase. Yes. Robert Lort. Yes. Shaw Keller. Yes. Rebecca Hilbert. Yes. And chairmani. Yes. Uh the second extension of time, uh we did not have
the representative here at the planning board meeting, but uh Peter uh Vignyolo, our council, um attested to their situation and we um moved that they would have an extension of time. So I move that resolution for 789 Hamilton. Second.
A second from Bob. Councilman Barson, yes. Theodore Chase, yes. Robert Lort, yes. Shaw Keller, yes. Charles Brown, yes. Robert Thomas. Yes. Chairman Arcini. Yes. And lastly, our redevelopment area resolution that we
heard uh last time. Uh make a motion to approve that. Second. We have Councilman Embarson. Yes. Theodor Chase. Yes. Robert Lort. Yes. Shaw Keller. Yes. Mahir Rafi. Yes.
Charles Brown. Yes. Robert Thomas. Yes. Chairman Arcini. Yes. Um, in the interest of efficiency, uh, we have no discussion item. We have open public comment. I would assume that we have,
uh, Tara here for that. And then, um, Ma for the, um, affordable housing, which, uh, you're not going to be publicly commenting. Vince, you don't want to say anything. I'm just going to acknowledge and assuming Bill is here to just report
the all the know the news that's fit to print and maybe some that isn't um that we can attest that we're we're we have no public here so I don't think there's a need to open. Fair. That sounds if you had opened and closed I think we'd be done. Yeah, but
that sounded better. Mexican. It was. It was. It's all I can say is All I can say is All I can say is well played. I really really didn't save that much time. I think it's all good. That's what
friends are for. All right. So, um that brings us to um the trails and pathways. So, that brings us to Tara. So, Oh, this is minutes. Minutes. Yeah, that's it. Okay. Hi everyone. How are you? Um my
name is Tara Kenyon. I'm the open space consultant and the sustainability consultant for Franklin. Um one of the things I've been working on with our trails advisory committee is the update to the Franklin Township Pathways and Trails Plan. So next slide, please.
Sorry. Thank you. Um so the original Pathways and Trails Plan was adopted in uh December of 2008. So that's what we've been working with for quite some time. That plan was great. It identified um some recommendations for some new
trails, for some connections to trails, um and for programming and policy changes. So there was 20 recommendations alto together for new or connected trails. Some of which have been completed, some of which we're still working on and have carried over to the new plan. Um there was the need for
safer design options for bicyclists in the original plan and we're as you know we're still working on that. Uh there was a recommendation for the creation of an adopt a trail program and there was the recommendation for coordinating with the state of New Jersey and with Somerset County for lands that are in
Franklin Township and we can connect with and use as part of our municipal trails network. So, in working in the updated plan, the things that we have now kind of we're working on what is left to be finished, but we've also included a focus on accessibility of our
trails for all ages and abilities, stewardship and management of the trails that we have and increased programming to promote the usage of our trail network. Next slide, please. So in working on the pathways and trails
plan, the kind of the methodology we took was that we looked at the original plan, the mapping that was there, the mapping that was done. Now again, this was in 2008, so our GIS technology has really improved since then. So we basically took what was there and we
converted the um kind of layers, I guess, that we had at the time into actual data points. So, they've all been walked and mapped using a GIS mapping tool, and we use that to update all of our mapping. We then overlaid that with
um preserved open space and trails already in Franklin Township to help us identify the connections and where new trails would be best. Uh we then use the New Jersey Conservation Foundation's Conservation Blueprint, which which is basically an online GIS mapping system
to look at environmental features, the presence of wetlands and forests, tree canopy. Uh so we can kind of really choose what are the best connections to be made and then use that in our updated plan. We then submitted the first draft to Marky and to the Open Space Advisory
Committee for recommendations. I incorporated those recommendations into the plan and that kind of is now in the draft that we're in as part of this meeting. Next slide please. So the goals for our updated trails
pathways and trails plan is there's five goals alto together. So it's to proactively seek logical opportunities for trails expansion, connection and improvements. It's to create connections that increase tourism opportunities. uh to leverage funding opportunities so
that we can acquire new municipal trails and maintain them in our network. Um we're very focused on promoting and educating the importance of our trails through public events and the trails committee in particular is really they're always working hard to serve as
vigilant stewards for the trails network. So each of our trails committee members has adopted a trail and they walk it every month and they submit comments. we have like a living Google sheet that gets sent to DPW and and kind of helps us understand what needs to be
fixed and and kind of what's prioritize everything. Um, next slide, please. So, this is a map. It's kind of an older map um of our trails network at the time. So, this is kind of where we started off using this. Now, before we did our
updated mapping, kind of the technology only really allowed us to draw lines. So they weren't connected to any data points. So we've since changed that. Next slide please. So the this is an example of the new maps that are in the plan. So as you can
see I put one for Negriot and one for Deont Lane walking path. So as you can see number one they're in color. Um we also have a black and white version for the trails brochures. So that makes it easier for printing and to leave at the kiosks. We have the QR code there. We
have a legend. it's over an aerial so that a user of the trails map can kind of like identify where they are. Um, and the other main point is that these lines, they can be extracted off this map and put onto an open space map or another map because they've been walked
and they've been mapped by at who has been a huge help in our IT department. So there it's an actual data point. So these are correct trails that people can follow very accurate. the Deont Lane walking path. We never had a map for that before. So, part of our new trails
plan doesn't just include our regular what you would consider trails. We have the JFK walking path in there and we have the Deont Lane walking path in there because they are important connections to other trails and open spaces in the community. Uh, next slide, please. So, some highlights from our
updated pathways and trails plan. As of December 2024, there's 68.91 miles of trails within Franklin Township and 27.77 miles of that are municipal trails. Um, we've made 17 very strategic
recommendations for the development of new trails and the expansion of existing trails. Um, we did that by every month at our trails advisory committee for probably a year straight. We would go through the old plan and look to see what uh has been done, what should be
amended, what we should continue with. And we went through that looking at all the variables I showed you before. We also made recommendations in there for the focus being on accessibility. So using surfaces that are accessible for all people um and also equitable
development of trails throughout the township. So making sure we're looking at trails like one of the projects we're working on right now is at Nan Williams Park. So making sure that we're working in wards four and five um more often than not. And we're also making recommendations in the plan for parking,
surface materials, signage, and benches because those are all parts of the trails that need to be maintained to be successful. So since 2008, um the trails committee has really been engaged in uh stewardship, education, and community engagement. So we worked with the New
Jersey Autobon Society to put together a grasslands management plan that we've been using. Um, we've partnered with township committees like the environmental commission and recreation to hold events for, um, people with special needs, uh, the Flyerfly Walk.
We've had Walk with a Cop at a trail. So, we've tried to really, um, have some different themes to get different people to come out. And we host annual events consistently like our Nationals trails day and our Firefly Walk, which actually is coming up on July 12th at the John
Clyde Native Grasslands Preserve. And it's beautiful. It starts at 8:00. We wait till the fireflies come out. We do a walk and the astronomy club comes as well and they do an observation. So, it's it's really a nice uh thing. Um, next next slide, please. So, our key
recommendations for 2025 and beyond. I just listed them here. They're much more detailed in the plan. I have the link to the plan at the end if you want to read. They have sub goals and everything, but just to kind of give you an idea, our goals for now and moving forward. Uh, some of them are the same from the 2008
plan, some of them are new. Um, we want to be sure that we link to destinations like our historic sites, our municipal facilities, our schools. Um, we want to focus on underserved areas, equity, and accessibility. Uh we want to definitely continue hosting hikes and trails events
because we've noticed this has really um brought a lot of different people to our trails. And the other thing is is now that we have all of our mapping updated, we want to make sure that stays up to date. We want to make sure the trails brochures are up to date. And because of the way that we did the mapping, it took
us a little longer to do the plan, but now we can have someone go out there and if a new offshoot of a trail comes, they can just walk it while holding their phone and it's it goes automatically to the cloud and it updates the the trail. So, it makes it much more user friendly.
Um, next slide, please. So, we have actually already accomplished a few projects from the new PTP, even though it's not really like up and running yet, but for the trails committee, it is kind of up and running. I told you about the field mapping tool we use. So, I already talked about that a few times. The other part that we
decided to do was start converting our trails signs to paint blazes. This is consistent with the county system. Um, so we're actually painting blazes. It saves time for DPW. The blazes last much longer, and they're actually a much better and safer wayfinding system. So,
we've been doing that. Um, and that's just an example of the middle picture is Middle Bush Park. You can kind of see, I'm sorry, Inman Park. You can kind of see the red square there. Uh, the graph to the right is that's the trails marking system we're used. And we have that of all of our trails now so people
understand. And the picture on the left I always put in there is my daughter. And I always put that to embarrass her because she helped me paint a lot of the trails. She likes going out and doing that. So, she was painting one at um, our Butler road trails. So, if you ever go out there and you see that, they've been uh she's been in there painting
them. So, I think I next slide, but I think that might be it. Yep. So, um if you are want to see the full text of the plan with all of the maps, um they the link is there. There's also our web page has been updated with our new mapping and our new trails brochures. So, that's
the second link. And then the third link is if you're interested in learning about the trails advisory committee or any of the events they hold, you can um get information there. That's it. Thank you, Tara. Um, any any questions from the board? Ted, go ahead.
I actually wrote up quite a lot of points which I sent to to Tara, but the a lot of them are more suggestions for the for the future, but there were several instances where I felt the text
and the the inset maps just didn't agree. Uh for instance, in the section on the Dun Gunther trail, the open space connection map shows only the part from Sedam Road to Jake's Lane, but the text
describes the intended project all the way to Van Clee Road. So there really ought to be a map showing the connection uh to the bike lane on Van Clee Road at least schematically because
section has never really been planned something that was dear to John Luc's heart but and the two parts about Tripto Road and Martino Drive. Um the the first one where it says
Trepto Road, Martino Drive bike path connection. Quote, "The existing bike path from Martino Drive is interrupted at Trepto Road. By completing the connection, bikes can safely progress to
Deont Lane where they can proceed down the Deont Lane walking path in a southerntherly direction to Ramwell Road or in a northerly direction to Eastern Avenue. And I can't figure out what this means.
The map is no help. It only circles the intersection of Martino Drive, Trepto Road, and Willow Road. Uh, do you mean constructing a widening perhaps widening of the road a bike path along the entire
length of Martino Drive to Deont Lane? I should have driven across that on my way down this evening, but right, as I passed it on Deont Lane, I looked, I didn't see a bike lane. Or did you mean a bike lane along Trepto to where the
sidewalk ends? So we meant a bike lane along uh Martino and that will go to Damont. Um the reason that it's circled like that, so that group of maps in the plan, it's almost like a phase group of mapping because it's such a big project that builds upon itself. So if you look
at the bottom of the page, it'll say you have to reference the next like map 8, map 9, 10, 11 to kind of follow the progression because it's like a phased approach. So I think that's why when you see the very beginning, the map doesn't seem to make a lot of sense, but we tried to map it all on one and it was so
busy that it was very hard to understand. So I think that's probably the But I understand your point about how the text should be clear that it we're intending a bike lane is what we're proposing because it is we're proposing a bike lane for the length of Martino Drive. Right. Okay. Right. you
know, and then uh the connection of Martino Drive to Middle Bush Park and Map 11 only shows a short stretch of bike lane along Martino Drive. And here I was cons confused. Did that bike lane
exist or not? Not the connection to Middle Bush Park, which would presumably be through the wooded lot between them that's shown on the map. Right. Right. So the connection into Middle Bush Park is where right where it kind it would be through the back of Middle Bush Park
where the where that bike lane is showing it would go. So maybe really what it is is that showing that map in pieces can be a little confusing. So maybe we should combine it into one map. Although when we put it all in one map it's it's kind of You mean the the
connection would be west of Sussex Place? The connection would be what? Uh yes, that's right. Not through the the green, right, lot which is to the east. Right. Correct. Yep. And then one other point
was you you talk about prescribed burns, but the description only goes up to January 2023. Haven't there been some burns since then? No. So that's why it only goes till January 2023 because we didn't get to. So, the fire service couldn't get us on the list for 2024 and
they missed it for 2025 as well. So, I can go back in and basically put a sentence that says, you know, we did apply for prescribed burns in 24 and 25, but we didn't have them. But, yeah, the last burn was in 2023. Yeah. Okay. Okay. Well, that's Oh, and one other thing.
You have a nice map of the Kingston Loop on the Flemma Preserve, but it's entirely in South Brunswick. Oh, yes. So, our parking lot is there. And in the past, we've always shown it. And when I talked to the trails committee, we thought about not putting that in there because it's in South Brunswick, but we
do have a small the parking area. So, we wanted to kind of show that, you know, you can I know I don't remember whether the map actually even goes up to 27. Um, yeah, that I don't know off the top of my head. Yeah. What's in Franklin Township? It's the Flemmer preserve is I
think the idea was to kind of show that you can use like you can come into Franklin and use the the Flemer preserve and we still have it on our website even it's always been like we've kind of always promoted it. Um but we could either take it out or make a note that basically says you know most of this is
in South Brunswick. It's kind of just like historically always been there. So, and of course there is a trail along well it was actually where the railroad track was right along the the landwood side of the canal all the way to Route
518 right um the Flemma preserve but I'd keep it in there's nothing wrong with crossromoting it yeah we can make a note too that or even just on the map say like South Brunswick side Franklin side
that works Okay. Well, I I won't bed you anymore. That's okay. No, I appreciate I appreciate you reading it. Thank you, Charles. Go ahead. Yeah, I have a question. Thank you for the report. Um, I'll keep bringing this up as as a
member of the board and it's the abandoned railway line that cuts clean across. You know, every time I visit the Atlanta Belt Line or the Indianapolis Culture Trail, I'm really jealous of those. And I think we have an opportunity in Franklin to do something
similar if not better. Uh was that considered at all? It was. So we um met with the county a while back just because they've had like kind of some experience with meeting with the railroads and trying to see if they can uh work with them. And you know, the
impression that we kind of got is that it's trying to get that project going is just difficult. and it's been kind of like a big undertaking and it's like a lot of moving parts and that the rail I guess the rail company is not interested in working with us. Now that's just
secondhand. So we didn't put it in this time only because we just felt like we don't have any we have nothing in on the ground. However, I don't think there's any problem with adding it as something that we want to look into. I know our environmental commission actually has really been interested in rails to
trails. So, it's definitely something we can put in as a um as a goal. Yeah, I would like that. I would also love to see Ruckers, the blousing school, uh do a visualization of what it would look like once it was improved. Absolutely. And I know members of your board have
connections there, uh including myself. So, I think we should make it a graduate school project with a winning prize just so people can see what the vision could be like cuz that's part of the fear, not knowing what was possible. Yeah, that would be great. Yeah, we can definitely add that in. We can add it in as at
least as something that we're looking to, you know, kind of research and start off. Great. So, you're adding it in? Well, I think we can add it. Well, technically the trails committee is supposed to say that, but I don't think they'll have a problem adding it in. So, thank you. Well, the there's a problem.
In some places, the rail lot has been added to a residential lot. So there's no longer a through corridor of of rail right of way, right? And even
beyond the ones where it it's been legally added. Uh I know that houses along Smith Road, they treat that as part of their lot and we'll object violently with that later if we try to take it back. I'm sure. I think that's
part of the reason that we were concerned about putting it in because of things like that. But I think we can put it in and say, you know, we should be researching this and seeing if it's possible. I think at least we can start there. I I was under and I totally agree with Charles. I was under the impression
at least when I was on Open Space, which now was more than 10 years ago um since I I gave it up. But um we had I thought there was a trail uh from the Millstone line that took you from like the memorial forest.
um to Elizabeth and then you could walk Elizabeth and go to Colonial Park. Um I don't know whether that became defunct because I remember um and in all fairness I haven't kept up with it but uh there were a lot of complaints for
the people along uh Amwell um you know and that that same rail line goes all the way to um 27 right it it's the spur that would bring wealthy people to summer uh as a verb uh in in East
Milstone. Uh so it would be great. I mean, it crosses a number of open space properties that we own, the Memorial Forest, one of them, and then it continues like Smith Road and and keeps going right all the way to 27. And it would be and I I think, you know, Charles, I don't want
to put words in your mouth, but I mean, it goes from an area of the township that probably doesn't have nearly as much access to those types of recreational opportunities and can bring them to Colonial Park or to you the the canal or wherever. So, I I would
strongly support that. I mean, easements can always happen. Um, deeds, you know, if it was added, then you need to buy it back or whatever. I don't know. But it I understand the difficulty. It's not just as easy as me saying that. But, yeah, we can I think we can for sure. Yeah. I
mean, the plan is really kind of, you know, it's aspirational. It's also practical. So, I think, you know, we can at least put it in there as something to look into. For sure. Thank you. Yeah. Yeah. We even looked into again this was before there was a a trails committee proper. So this kind of came under the
purview of open space and trails got so many that they started a trails committee. Um but we actually looked into Cel's run um kind of where you know um it crosses JFK by um St. Matias and and then runs and and again we came up
with you know people like what why are you guys here? What are you doing? Are you in our backyard? But the thing is and and I don't know whether there's enough room there, but even if you could take that from where it starts like it that's I think it's Samson G. Smith is
like the headquarters uh and and take it to JFK then you can go to admin you can right even little things right it doesn't you know do things incrementally is better than doing nothing. Absolutely. Yeah I agree with you. Yep. So that's actually was going to be my
comment too. Any anybody else Bob Lord? Tara and um not Tara, Mr. Chase and I work with Tara on open space and she's absolutely wonderful. Oh, thank you. Thank you. And I'm really proud of what
you've done. Oh, good. I'm I have one question and we talked about it, I think you and I, at the last open space meeting or two. The county has a grant program for trails. Are we going to be tapping into that? Yes. So, we actually the trails committee discussed that um
at their last meeting and at last night's open space meeting at the end. We discussed it a little bit and so we are looking to definitely put a grant application in there and so I will work on that. Um we have to submit a cost estimate and a concept plan. So I'll have to work with Moren to get that
done. I've done I can do the mapping but I can't do like CAD drawings. I can definitely work with her. Yeah. But we're we're absolutely gonna um apply for that for sure. Thank you. Y I've heard that there's a state grant program for trail construction that there's been
one round and a second round is anticipated. Although though the person telling me about it said that it was a very demanding application but yes but that would be something for a more major trail construction. Yeah, absolutely.
Yeah, I believe that one is still coming around that we I feel like Franklin might have applied for that a while back before I was here. It it is it's a very detailed application that's required, but it's definitely worth looking into. And we have if the plan's in place, then we kind of have like projects that we
can use, you know. I'd really like to see the trail crossing six mile run. And yeah, it could connect up to there is a trail running in from uh the parking lot on Jake's Lane to right the trail that
runs along the south side of Six Mile Run. So, it's not quite all of it. Yeah. Constructed, but definitely, but it would involve a bridge. And I know John Loose had talked to uh the park authorities and they were supportive.
They are. Yeah. Yeah, they usually because they could completely block it if they wanted, but they were supportive. But yeah, that would be a great We never got beyond that. Yeah. All right. Um Okay. So, uh what we will need to do is open to the public as a board and then we can adopt this as a um
a part of the master plan. So, um so I won't get hazed by Peter. I make a motion to open to the public. Second. All in favor? Hi. Uh, meeting is open to the public for any comment on the trails plan.
Seeing no takers, move to close. So, Mike, just a question for the board. Do you want to adopt it with is is are you going to adopt it with the changes that have been discussed? You want to see it again or do you want to see it again? No, I mean, personally, I don't think I need to see it again. I think
the changes Ted communicated and Charles is very clear and I I think Tara has a good understanding of that. I I I don't think we we need to see it again. Um that was my suggestion when I I sent the
my comments to Tara and she responded back you want me to print the whole thing again? And I said, "No, no, we can adopt it with the understanding that the changes will be incorporated, particularly since the two gentlemen who are making those suggestions feel
comfortable with that." Absolutely. So, we we still have to finish closing. So, I I made a motion to close the public. We got a second. All in favor? Okay. We've had a discussion that we're good with adopting it. So, I make a motion to adopt um the updated 2025 um
um um uh trails and pathways plan. uh as part of the overall master plan for Franklin Township. Second. Councilman embarrass. Yes. Theodore Chase. Yes. Robert Lort, absolutely. Shaw Keller, yes. Mah Rafi, yes. Charles
Brown, yes. Robert Thomas, yes. Rebecca Hilbert, yes. Chairman Rini, very much. Yes. Thank you, Chair. Thank you so much. Have a good night. You too. Thank you. All right. Um second uh and related part of our agenda tonight is
the housing element and fair share plan fourth round number of years. And so we have um ma to uh once again uh capably lead us through this I keep getting messages use AI system
and all I want to do is scroll down. You must somehow you get a feel. This doesn't do any good. That's why the vision could change some of that some way
to on paper secure that convince them that they're not in mortal danger. Decided to start it on before I saw the end of presentation but technology never
anyway good evening chairman members of the board okay thank you good evening chairman members of the board my name is Malvaka I also go by Mika Abd um I am here uh to
talk about your housing element and fair share plan uh the plan uh was prepared by uh CME Associates in consultation with your township planner, Mr. Mark Healey, and the economic development director, Mr. Vincent. Um, and uh um the
plan is dated May 29th, 2025. So, I'm going to briefly uh summarize what the plan contains uh how township of PL Franklin intends to meet its fourth round affordable housing obligation and uh what are the mechanisms we are
proposing. Uh part of my presentation just wants to walk you through um you know where we have been and why um um we do this every so often every decade every municipality in state of New Jersey is subjected to this and I just
want to kind of give you an overview of that. Um starting with I'm sure all of you are aware um there's this sorry was I supposed to wait? Okay. Um there is the Mount Laurel um doctrine which basically creates the constitutional
obligation for every municipality in the state of New Jersey to do to provide its fair share of the region's need. Uh this uh in accordance to the doctrine the towns are not allowed to do exclusionary
zoning to keep some part of u low and moderate income housing out of the municipal borders. Uh this all started uh with the uh famous uh um Supreme Court case known as the uh South Burlington NAACP versus Mount Laurel
Township, also known as the Mount Laurel one case back in 1975. uh this uh following which there were a cascade of cases um and I won't go through each of them but uh you know there were Mount Laurel 2 uh 1983 um
there was a watershed case that basically focused on what we call the builder's remedy lawsuit which basically provides a legal recourse for uh builders and developers who um can uh file a lawsuit against municipalities
that don't meet their fair share of affordable housing obligations. uh following which uh 1985 was the fair housing act that was uh passed which basically created your state agency known as council of affordable housing.
The council of affordable housing was asked to create regulations for the first round and the third round second round. The first round and second round spans from 1987 to 1999 and they created what we call even know today as the fair
share methodology. 2004 again council of affordable housing was um they bestowed upon and asked to create the third round rules and a methodology for that. Um they came up uh with that in uh created what they call a
growth share methodology. That method was challenged by um several of the objectors and uh that followed a cascade of lawsuits uh creating in the end uh almost a deadlock procedure where
council of affordable housing couldn't create the third round rules. Following that um the uh basically 2015 the Supreme Court judiciary almost um you know essentially quote unquote abolished Council of affordable housing and every
municipality within the state of New Jersey kind of diverted their attention to the courts as to reaching a settlement agreement and meeting what their fair share of obligation would be. Um so um every uh township fi filed what
we call a declaratory judgment in order to meet the uh settlement agreements with their objectors and come up with mechanisms for their third round plan. Now where was Township of Franklin and all this? Township of Franklin uh actually did receive their second round
certification back from council of affordable housing in 1987. uh they even got their third round certification in 1997 but remember I said that the growth share methodology was thrown out because of which township uh township had to kind of renegotiate
their settlement. Uh Township of Franklin uh turn just like every other municipality turned to the courts and they entered into the settlement agreement for their third round back in 2017. uh township was granted uh the fairness
basically saying that the mechanisms that are proposed are fair and just and they had to come up with a fair share plan. Um I was just informed chairman was involved during that time and I'm sure most of you remember what the third round plan was. So I will not uh try to
recreate those memories for you but just very briefly go over how uh Township of Franklin has met its round one, round two and round three. Uh, round one, our obligation was, I believe, um, give me one minute. Um, I didn't open my cheat
sheets. Um, sorry. Uh, I believe round one, our obligation was about 766 units. Township created several mechanisms. We had some carryover from uh you know existing um
senior rentals, existing uh family rentals as well as at that time in round one, round two we had what we call a regional contribution agreement. We had that with Perth Amboy to move 29 of our credits to Perth Amboy and we had about
several group homes that could gave us almost credit of 48. In short, we met our uh prior round and almost had a surplus going into the third round. The third round uh which we did through settlement agreement, we had our uh
requirement as 276 units. Township of Franklin again as part of the new rules, we have to provide what we call a report card. How well have we done? Township of uh Franklin actually is one of the very few towns even with such a large obligation
we have done very well. Most of our uh developments that were projected in mechanisms have been built other than the RPM and Leewood phases which even till today have been zoned. So there is a potential of that getting developed
and that's why it's still a viable mechanism and still is included in our third round plan. Overall uh we have uh almost a credit for 297. So we have surplus of 19 credits. So that brings us with a brief history to where we are
today and why I am before you. In March of 2024, uh the state legislature adopted the new laws establishing new procedures for moving forward how municipalities will be meeting their fair share requirement. They formally adop uh abolished council of affordable
housing and created an affordable housing program. Uh the program will be overseeing the municipalities how they meet their mechanisms and uh um right now it's the fourth round that's declared for next 10 years from 2025 to
2035. But the idea is these laws and procedures will keep continuing on for you know every 10 years moving forward. Um the the laws also created very um you know um created a timeline in which
every municipality has to do certain items uh by that requirement. The first and foremost was every municipality has to adopt a the governing body of that municipality has to adopt a binding resolution um letting uh the affordable
housing program know as to um what numbers they accept and what uh would they how they that they would be agreeing to provide a uh housing plan and fair share plan. Township of uh uh Franklin um did adopt a resolution with
our own number. I forgot to say DCA did come up with a U suggested uh obligation numbers uh back in October of 2024. Um Township of Franklin did their due diligence and uh created you know uh uh
what we believed should be our obligation for fourth round based on the amount of available land and the constraints that exist in the township. the environmental constraints. Um that was negotiated and township received a
settlement order from the affordable housing program that adjusted u our uh obligation number for the prospective need and we have a uh rehab obligation number also. Um I'll go into what that number is in a brief second. The next
deadline that we have is by June 30th of 2025. Uh every municipality that had adopted a binding resolution has to adopt a housing element and fair share plan. It is a plan. That's why we are here before the planning board because the planning board is the uh authority
that would adopt this plan. uh following which uh the other two important dates to keep in mind is if any interested party is interested in challenging it, they have up until August uh 31st of this year to challenge any
municipality's um fair share plan. uh if the fair share plan is accepted the way it is um remember we have several mechanisms in that and uh following which ordinances and resolutions have to get adopted by March of 2026.
So those are the important dates and times to remember as to why every municipality has to follow this timetable. So what is uh Franklin's obligation? Uh Franklin's obligation for the uh round four is um
which um as I said was a number that was uh kind of went back and forth and we got settled with is 659 units. How do we intend to meet that? We intend to meet that through uh three in uh three uh developments that are going to be family
uh rental developments and uh one senior uh um um rental development and the surplus that we had from our third round the 19 credit surplus. Um uh we also have a uh rehabilitation requirement of
268 units. uh township of uh Franklin uh intends to uh still continue participating in the Somerset County uh rehab program through which several of uh uh you know uh residents low low and moderate res uh income residents um uh
have availed that with the um county. The township also kind of uh goes for the CDBG uh grant funds and creates the township rehab program through which you know we are going to continue to meet that rehab uh requirement for the
township of uh Franklin. Now how are we meeting the 659 units? As I said this is just a synopsis. I'll just run through the couple of sites that we have said in our mechanism. The first is the um 260 Davidson. Um, this site is actually a
current uh vacant extended stay hotel. It's actually a very uh cool I shouldn't use the word cool in formal um settings, but it is one of a very exciting project. It is a proposed rehab of an extended fa uh stay hotel to be
converted into uh one two um bedroom units, one two and threebedroom units. We are it's going to be a 100% affordable development. So we get all the credits for all the units that are built there and we're going to get
142 units out of this and because it is redevelopment of a commercial site, it was a hotel site, we get bonus and we are applying almost 70 credits of that. Uh so uh this development itself gives
us a 142 + 70 unit credit um from this uh development. Uh we would also be um I would be aiss to say like I said it is a 100% uh affordable development uh because it is a rehab and already
existing development. It meets the four criteria that uh the uh fourth round requires us to provide which is is it available, is it developable, is it suitable and is it approvable. It is available. We are we have negotiated uh
with the contract purchaser for this. They are aware of this and think it's a viable uh project that they can afford to provide. Is it developable? All the infrastructure already exists. So nothing more has to be done in order to rehabbing and converting awakened
property and which would create credits for uh the township itself. Um it's suitable again because there are no environmental constraints. It's a developed piece of property and is it approvable through this mechanism? uh the township with creating this site in
the plan. We will create an overlay zone that would make this site you know again it'll come as a site plan application before the board and there would be a uh zoning requirements attached to it which will make sure you know the parking the
uh uh the uh the unit mix and everything that would be applied for this project. So that is the first uh um project that's uh said in the mechanism. The map on the uh left bottom of the screen is included in your housing element fair
share plan. The ma the picture on the right is just to kind of uh put an aerial view of where what is the site that I'm talking about. Um the next uh slide the next property is the 347 Elizabeth Avenue. This is um again
located in one of the northern sections of the township. It is what you see on the top faded area of that picture is 287. It is an existing office building. Um this is another one of those project where you are uh proposing a
reutilization of an underutilized site and that's what makes it a good planning argument to make as to why you would propose a development here. Um it's a fivestory uh office building. I mean um I'm sure all of you know the new land
use uh principles you know standalone vacant office spaces with work from home and people choosing to you know not commute every day. The these large um uh vacant office spaces are no longer the land use mantra of today. Usually
offices do want to be in a downtown where they can avail other kinds of uses. So creating uh taking away this uh uh you know vacant property and creating a zone to create a proposed inclusionary development which would give us almost a
50% set aside. So you would get there'll be 200 units out of coming out of this and we would almost get 100 units that would be affordable from this. Typically uh you know uh what we have seen in my in uh as affordable housing planners in
state of New Jersey typical set aside is 20%. So we getting a 50% set aside is a uh a very good uh proposed mechanism that uh we are almost maximizing the amount of credits we get from this development. Again it's redevelopment of
a office building. So uh based on the fourth round rules we get uh 0.5 credit for every unit that's created and we are getting 50 credits uh for the 100 units that will be created from this development. Uh it meets all the criteria of being available,
developable, suitable and approvable. Uh because again it is the infrastructure already exists on the property. The overlay zone will be created with proper standards. you know in terms of parking um it would uh require the uh proper uh
the buffering requirements as well as how the building is placed. Uh there would be u again a site plan review that would happen before the board and uh uh it would be it is uh obviously the site is developed so no kind of environmental
constraints exist on the site. So it meets all the four uh criterias that makes this site again a viable option for township of Franklin. The third site is uh identified as royal uh 315 Davidson Avenue. This is uh just north
of I believe the palace is the landmark that everybody uh knows in Franklin. So it's right there. It is behind the uh Fairfield Fairfield Inn. um this site uh you know the the the rear part of it is the uh vacant portion and this also is
proposed as an inclusionary development with again a 50% set aside that we would get from it. So the proposed units that would go here is almost 260 units and we would get 130 unit credit from this uh
development. It's a large site. It's almost uh I believe 19 acres. uh it can accommodate um you know um the 260 de unit development uh that is proposed. Um the site is available. The contract
purchasers are interested in working with the township in that. Uh it is developable uh it has already access to the existing infrastructure. Um there are some environmental constraints on the site the wetlands that exist on the site but an LOI has been um um applied
for from NJD and believe we still believe that there is enough of uplands to create this as a viable site uh for development. Um again it would be um done through a zoning would require a site plan application and come before
this board to make sure it you know it is created with a proper land use requirements and u standards that the township of Franklin is used to. So these were mostly our uh family requirement. Um these were our family
sites. We are proposing one another 100% affordable um housing site which would be mostly um senior development. This was the site uh if the board remembers two weeks back we uh the board recommended in designating these as area
in need of redevelopment. There would be proposed a uh what we u see as 120 unit uh senior housing development. uh we would be get getting at least uh we can get more credits but we have a cap on
how much credits we can apply and that's why we can only get 12 credits from this site for um age restricted housing. Um so overall uh that would be our plan. The couple of other holes that we would be filling is through the surplus that we are carrying from the round three. We
have 19 surplus credits. We get that and uh overall we meet our 659 number. This chart basically again there are parameters with the in the uh fourth round law. There are maximum and minimum targets that we have to meet. Uh we have
to show the maximum bonus credits that we can get is 165. We cannot for age restricted do more than 10% which would be our 16 number. So the limit on the left is based on the 659 number and provided is on the right based on what
and all we are providing. So we are meeting the family unit requirements, we meeting the very low income requirement and we are meeting the rental requirement and we are not exceeding our maximum limit of age restricted units. Um again uh in a nutshell so why is this
meeting important today? As I said, there's a deadline of June 30th in which every municipality who wants to stay within the program and be immune uh from the builder's remedy has to adopt get the plan adopted and submitted before the June 30th deadline and uh then the
next time table kind of follows after that. So, chairman that in a nutshell was the brief summary of the plan and I'm available for any questions. And thank you very much. And and and I just want to like kind of color in the board on on a
couple of things in terms of of how this plan was was derived maybe to head off any any potential questions. Um um you first of all because we as a township have taken our affordable obligation
seriously for all the prior rounds and we have bonus credits. We are in a very favorable um situation not only with judges and in terms of the fair share housing center and how they regard Franklin um not a problem child,
right? um but also the fact that we are able to all of these sites um benefit us right with the maximal use of credits and things like that and were there other sites of course uh you know there's a funnel um and you know some
developers uh you know they don't they don't really want to play ball or they want something for nothing and we're in a another good situation in that we don't have to give them something for nothing because we We have these sites and we also have bonus credits and we're we're we're
negotiating from a position of strength. So if somebody just wants to give us 20%, we say, "Well, you don't really have to be part of our plan because you got to give us 20%, you just come in with a plan anyway." Um we want something more. Um so we were able to turn people who weren't serious away um
and still fulfill this plan. I think the other thing that this really people need to appreciate is um with the maybe the exception of the palace site um and even that's somewhat of a stretch um nobody's bulldozing like woods and fields. I mean
the three sites are are redevelopable or they're they've got concrete on them already in the case of the redevelopment area that we heard two weeks ago. Um, and so to do that with 600 and some odd affordable units necessary and to be
able to say we can we can do this without, you know, um, having to hold our noses or squint real hard at things. um I think is a real testament to how hard um our professionals like Mark um you know
especially Mark um has worked on this and and put us in such a u an enviable position and I think the position that we're in is recognized by um municipality other municipalities as um they wish they could be in in our shoes.
So, um it's no it's no small testament to to the work that's been done in the affordable housing subcommittee um and and Mark's work. So, um and our consultants uh such as you yourself as well. So, um thank you for doing that. And so, um start down on my right um if
there's any questions on this plan. I just had one quick one. Just make sure you you're in your mic. Davidson Avenue. Uh, not the Somerset In. Bob, you're talking to your mic. Not the one Somerset in. What is it? 260. It says
it's abandoned. No, it's not abandoned. It's vacant right now with the extended stay. All right. Because it does use that word in the description. And I was curious because when I visited there, there was
literally dozens of people. Okay. Moving in and out of there. Yeah. I'm not sure if it's vacant, but it it but we had been dealing it is for sale and we and we had been dealing directly with um the company that's that's the
contract purchasers for that property. Okay. The second question I would have is uh the Elizabeth Avenue property pomegrant. Has it been I know this is all preliminary and
everything but engineering wise has it been determined that you can fit two fivestory buildings on that lot because they are extremely I mean that that lot is right on top of
287. Well there there's is the concept plan I believe so I mean there is a concept plan drafted for it. I mean again it's not engineered it's at the concept level but I believe the again the contract purchaser believes that they can fit I
just want to be assured that that project can be done that way with a proper b proper uh buffering for people that are living there because that like I said that is
literally on top of 287. And the third property I think is probably a great property. The the Somerset Royal Somerset Inn. I think the site plan is going to be very important. It's a narrow driveway
with a bridge across the stream. It's a It's basically a flag lot, one way in, one way out. Mhm. That housing is tucked in uh behind a hotel beside a stealth storage facility with a warehouse on the
rear of the property. So again, the site plan's important. I don't know how far down the road that will be. Uh, but there is 20 acres there. And I would think that since it it does appear to be
a little isolated that is a property that probably needs to have a lot of on-site amenities with it. Franklin Boulevard I have no no issue with. It should have been done a long time ago. So, I'll just say that, you
know, this is a plan. Um but it's not uh and I think as you know it's it's not pie in the sky. Each one of these applicants or proposers have provided concept plans prepared by professionals um whether an engineer or an architect
have and this site in particular um there was an LOI and all of the environmental permitting associated with that uh with that bridge. So um they're not going by just generic mapping off of D's website. This was based on a sightsp specific environmental um you know
evaluation. Um there's still going to be a lot of details to work out. Um that's going to include there are draft uh framework uh ordinances for each of these sites. Um but those that you know they're frameworks but so I think as we move forward through this process
fleshing out the ordinances is going to be something we're going to have to work on. Let alone the site plans. Well, that don't get me wrong, I think that's a great site. The the the bridge is a little narrow, obviously, one way in, one way out. Uh my only concern is it's
a little bit isolated and it's surrounded by very different uses. U the other ones you can make a different case for. I'm sure that we can make it work as a board. I do kind of
have some reservations. I need maybe they'll be satisfied uh when I see a an engineering concept plan, but I do have reservations about pomegranate. Well, well, don't don't don't forget
that um you know, anybody that's going to give us 50% or 100% affordable housing um they don't do it out of the goodness of their heart. they still have to make a profit. And so that with that may come
um height and density um you know um negotiations that give them more height that give them more density that give them uh an incentive to actually give us that much affordable housing as part of the site. And so that's why Mark is saying with each site will come its own
unique set of um zoning parameters or or site parameters. Yeah. And I think the other thing that um well first of all Mike mentioned it as well the affordable housing uh subcommittee. So you as you know a few members of this board are are on the affordable housing subcommittee
as well as a few members of council. Um so this plan has been um you know these mechanisms have been kind of we've had a series of meetings going over these different parameters these different sites. Um, so I wanted to just mention that that this was not just a product of
the consultant working with staff and here's your plan. I mean, this has been developed with input from from members of this board as well as council. Um, one of the things that I want to bring up too is uh the the a typical way that towns commonly meet their affordable
housing trust fund is through in through affordable housing obligation is through inclusionary development. What that normally means is the typical is 20% of the units are affordable and 80% are market. What that would mean for
Franklin, if we have a obligation of 659 units and let's say we maximized our 25% bonus credits, that's about 500 actual units. Well, that would be about 2500
units altogether. So one of the strengths I think of this plan since we have three was it two two 100% affordable right and then 250%. Yes. Yes. The number of actual units I
think is in the neighborhood of 850. Y so I don't I don't know if anybody's necessarily you know waving their pom poms for 850 new housing units but it's a heck of a lot better than 2500. So, and and you know, with the with the
obvious community impacts, traffic, school, you know, all that stuff that you we had that in mind. So, we're you know, coming up with a plan that minimizes as much as we could the overall impact to the community that that comes from additional housing units.
I I have one question. So, um Mark, I think maybe you also um this is uh if we needed to add more um units, if somebody else comes up with a another offer, you
have the ability to amend our plan to the state. Well, I I see Peter leaning forward. I mean, there would have to be action by the planning board and council, right? But you would there would be no reason. I mean, those could be units that are created that are
available for around in the future. So, I mean, there's no reason necessarily to revisit this now as opposed to understand that those are units that are going to be available to be identified as available for your fifth round in 2035. So, you you know, it's great that
someone would want to create them, but you wouldn't necessarily need to address them right now. What if we what if we take Ram's question and kind of reverse it, which may make a little more sense. Um what if we say uh one of these falls through? Yeah, that's that's and we have to then
find another developer in another site to meet our obligation. Would we then revise this and and readt it or rev how would that work? I think the answer is I think if if I think we would have to. Yeah. So, did I answer that question
correctly, Peter? Well, I mean, again, what you have to do is you have to create the ability for the units. So, you have to put the zoning in place and you have to make it so that someone who wants to develop the site has the ability to develop it. You don't I mean you're very fortunate because
many of the projects that you have identified in your prior rounds have been built out but in a lot of municipalities they zone and the building the the the units aren't necessarily built. Yeah. So your obligation under the law is to create the possibility for those units to be created. You don't have to guarantee the
creation of the units. So if one of these were to not be developed that doesn't necessarily mean that your plan is bad. It may mean that in the fifth round you have to look at the site again and say whether or not it's really a viable site um you know based upon the experience over a 10-year period but it
doesn't mean that you have to come in in 2027 and say we haven't had anybody develop this site yet hold on let's see what we can do. So just so you guys understand that that answer your question because it's a great question I mean it it really is because at this point we have concept plans. I'm sure
Fair Share Housing Center knowing the way they may look at things or the way I guess they look at things, they're probably very experienced in detecting BS, I always say. So, I mean, they probably look at municipalities plans and, you know, if you're literally um, you know, saying you're going to develop
on swamp land, they may they may they may not accept that as part. So, I would imagine and this is goes to Bob what you were you were asking. Um I'm I'm sure they've probably vetted that these meet your four criteria for each one of these sites.
Yeah, I as um well put chairman I wanted to say that uh you know again fourth round rules they're very strict on what type of site you're choosing. So they ask for those four items whether they approvable, developable, suitable and uh approvable. Um and the second part is um
I'm sure um you know Mr. Healey will add to it. There is always a report card so to say that we have to kind of submit. Uh we have to do that with our trust fund balances and uh you know prior rounds we had to do something called midpoint review report where we almost
had to say you know like all right out of the 10 sites we proposed four are under constructions two are before the site plan and what have you. So there's going to be periodic oversee and check and uh as Mr. Vinolo pointed out it's
it's township's responsibility to make sure that the uh there are zoned sites for creating these kind these units for creating the low and moderate income units which is what we are doing. We're going to create uh the perfect zones. We're going to create the standards to
make sure that these sites are developable and approvable. After that, you know, somewhere down the line, if that doesn't happen, there would be a check and balance and we'll have to probably revisit like, all right, that site did not work through, but we'll have to come for something. So that uh
in fifth round going in, we kind of say, all right, out of the five sites, one didn't work, but here's our, you know, solution to that kind of thing. Any other questions from the board? If not, we can open to the public. Yes, Rebecca, I'm sorry. Um, just two quick
questions. One for curiosity sake. Do we have an idea of what percentage of our current affordable housing units are, you know, have tenants in them? Um, so, um, I believe I want to say almost, um, 70 or 75% has been built. How many
already have tenants in them? I know the units are built. I I'll have to double check as to how many of them have got CEOs. Yeah, I'm just interested in demand. Um my second one is I'm sure you've thought of this but just confirming that all the proposed sites are easily connected to public transit.
Um I believe so. I mean at least uh the the one along Davidson Avenue have some kind of uh you know uh mass transit around there but uh we'll be u they are connected to the main um roadways. Got so to say.
Well, there's the the dash line and that's maybe once an hour goes from basically from the New Brunswick train station to the Bound Brook train station. Yeah, I wish there were more public
transportation to these or that we had more sites on public regular public transportation such as along Route 27. Mhm. That's cuz I ride the bus on one on 27 when I want
to go into New York. Oh, wow. Okay. Wow. All right. So, um let's I'll make a motion to um open to open to the public. If there's more board discussion, we can have it. But let me uh All in favor? I. Anybody from the public wishing to
speak? Seeing no takers, move to close. Second. All in favor? Hi. Hi. Okay. So, um again, thank you. Um I uh we will need to do what we did with
the trails plan and adopt this as part of our um fourth round as part of the housing plan element of the master plan. One quick question that I was going to ask and this really will be quick. When you take rehab, um we have an affordable housing fund. I I don't know how much
money it has in it. Um, we would use that to maybe like I know there are units say in White Hall and and and in other complexes along 27 that are affordable um and maybe those controls are expiring um and I know it's not easy
having been on the subcommittee um who developed this plan um to get a developer to acquies to continue that uh subsidy for an affordable unit when they can sell it at market rate and there's no means to compel them to do so. But
how how much of of the plan does a uh is is some of that or um you know, Habitat for Humanity, right? At least the ones I'm familiar with. There's a few on Churchill uh that were built in the last round. Um h how much of that I know you said 250 are rehab, so I assume that
would fall into that category. Yeah. So um again, Township of Franklin is one of this uh you know, at an advantage municipality. you have a robust uh trust fund balance that exists. I believe as of u um starting of uh December of 2024,
you almost had uh 15 million in your affordable housing trust fund. And that is one of the reasons that this uh negotiation has happened because of which we can ask developers to do 50% set aside, do more three bedrooms, do
you know all these kind of uh items that would work to the advantage of township's housing plan. So um definitely uh the affordable housing trust fund the spending plan which is in the one of the appendices of your housing element fair share plan accounts
for providing monies towards making sure this these developments occur but it also allocates some fund towards rehab obligation and we have uh also allocated for our affordability assistance which is a requirement that at least 30% of
your fund be provided for affordability assistance towards low and moderate income residents. And then we have leftover which we have categorized as emerging mechanism which like you said if you know extension of controls were to come forward the township would be in
a um um state to negotiate that and kind of make sure you know that occurs moving forward. Um and again we get credit for anything that's extended within the period that it falls in. I mean it sounds like 15 million is a lot but it's
not. I mean, it really isn't today's prices. I think everybody knows, but just think about a unit that might be $2,000 a month and you want to make it $1,000 a month, right? And you're going to subsidize the other thousand. That's 12,000 a year for that unit for 10
years. That's 120,000 and that you gets used up real fast. So you don't and then you have like you said, you know, you're subsidizing or you're you're giving some assistance to a developer to to actually make the project worth their while to give a 50 or or 100% affordable. And
that uh that that that goes real quick. It's like it's like spending your lottery money. You know, you might do it two and three times over, but it's still just the same the same one one X. So all right. So with that, um, make a motion to approve the, um, fourth round, uh,
fair share plan. Second. Councilman Barson, yes. Theodore Chase, yes. Robert Lort, yes. Shaw Keller, yes. Mahir Rafi, yes. Charles Brown, yes. Robert Thomas, yes. Rebecca Hilbert,
yes. Chairman Arseni, yes. And Mr. Mr. Chairman, just um it as Miss Apti indicated, you have an obligation to uh comply by June 30th. So to the extent that you need to have adopted a resolution and file that with the
program, I prepared a resolution memorializing the board's decision. Assuming that you would be adopting the plan this evening, I would ask that the board consider adopting that as well because you kind of need to. Yeah, I think so. So So uh do we do we have a text of that? I mean, or can you at
least summarize added it to the Oh, it's on there. Okay, I see it. It's got the PDF. Okay, great. Essentially, it's basically Yeah, the skinny says that. Well, it doesn't even go so far as the sites. It says you have an obligation. The obligation has been determined. You
have uh had your consultant prepare a housing element fair share plan to address that. You've reviewed it. You had a hearing. You adopted it. End of story. Thanks for the cliff note. So, I would make a motion to approve said resolution. That was Bob Lort, right? Okay. Uh,
Councilman Barson, yes. Theodore Chase, yes. Robert Lort, yes. Shaw Keller, yes. Mir Rafi, yes. Charles Brown, yes. Robert Thomas, yes. Rebecca Hilbert, yes. Chairman Oscini, yes. Thanks. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, Ma. Um, so
with that, I think believe we are done. We we uh we will see each other again on uh when uh first week of August or sorry July or what when is it? We changed the the meeting the first week of July obviously is July 4th and a
lot of people go away. So we changed the meeting to July 9th. So it'll be the second and third weeks in July. And so we're done for June or we're not done for June. Wait, we don't we have some special? We're done number. Okay. I thought we had some special thing at the
end of June, maybe. No. No. All right. No, we're done for June. We have July 9th and whatever the week after 18th. 16th. 16. One of those will be Onyx. Yes. 16. We'll we'll deal with that when it comes
to have and then we have one meeting in August. So, it'll be the first week of August and that's it. Summer break. All right. So, with that, make a motion to adjurnn. Second. Motion. All in favor? I. All right. Have a great night.