I'd like to call to order the meeting of the Township of Hamilton Committee for Monday, November 10th, 2025. If you would stand for the flag salute to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for it
stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Adequate notice of this meeting has been provided pursuant to the New Jersey open public meetings law by posting a notice of this meeting on the bulletin board in
the municipal building and by transmitting notice of this meeting to the press of Atlantic City, the Star Ledger and the Atlantic County Record on January the 8th, 2025. Mr. Chief >> here, >> Dr. Nelson >> here. >> Mr. >> here. >> Dr. Witherspoon >> here. Mayor Shanker
>> here. Can we have a moment of silence for private reflection? Thank you. Um, additions, deletion, and late agenda items to be considered for action tonight. We have one addition which is 6C, a resolution authorizing
acceptance of for a proposal for engineering services to Remington Vernick to provide services required for MS4 new NJD phase 1 watershed inventory report submissions in an amount not to
exceed $43,000. >> Motion to approve addition 60. >> We have a motion. >> Second. We have a second. Any questions, concerns? Hearing none. All those signify by saying I. >> I.
>> All those opposed. >> The eyes have it. Okay. Um early public comment on agenda items excluding items listed for public hearings. >> No one signed up. >> No one signed up. Okay. Number three, discussions. formal action
may be taken. A is a street vacation request to request to vacate a portion of Louise Avenue between block 728 lot one and block 729 block lot one. >> Mayor, I'm going to recuse myself. >> Okay.
>> Motion to approve street vacation. >> Second. >> Yes. Yes. So I don't you want to give us a little background on this before we move to the motion portion? >> We had a request from a property owner
off the waist drive which is off of Wake Drive in Masonate the dead end portion of the road. We reached out to the property owners. Doesn't look like anyone had any objection to it. >> Okay.
So everybody around them was notified and asked for the objections. Okay. Very good. >> Anyone have any questions, comments? You guys want to throw those motions and seconds at me one more time? >> He'll get one. >> Motion. >> We'll mix I was going to mix it up. Go >> ahead. >> A motion.
>> You're going to make Rita erase. You know that, right? >> Uh are any questions? Rita, could you go to roll call vote, please? >> Yes. Mr. Chi, >> yes. >> Dr. Nelson, >> yes. >> Dr. Witherspoon. >> Yes. >> Mayor Shanker, >> yes. >> All yes and carried.
>> Thank you. >> One second. I'll go get >> Oh, thank you. Welcome back. >> Hey, thank you. >> Let's move on to B. Hello. A presentation of redevelopment plan
addition of a drive-thru on block 42, lot 3, 76 7685 Blackhorse Pike. We have our redevelopment attorney, Jim Mi, here tonight who's going to make the presentation for us. >> Good evening. Excuse myself. >> Okay. Thank you.
when the music stops. The uh so so this is before you tonight is uh for your consideration is introduction of an ordinance making a revision to the redevelopment plan for the hello hello high site. Um it is uh
simply to allow um used to allow a driveth through at the location. Um there are it will still go through site plan to get where we went to get here. This has been reviewed internally by the township and considered and the uh Jen
Heler is here, the planner that put together this this uh report, the revision to the plan. And it will now um with your introduction, it would then be uh referred, you also have a resolution on your agenda, referred over to the planning board for their consideration
if it's consistent with the master plan. Uh and then it would come back here for final adoption. It is approved. My understanding is it's they've already gotten approved by the state for the ad of a drive-thru. It's in order to allow folks who have uh some difficulty
getting in and out of cars that may have used for this product to drive through um a little easier for them to be serviced. And um there are steps being taken to ensure that there'll be proper cues and you know that we'll make sure
that we're able to keep traffic off of um from backing off up on the Blackhorse Pike and that's simply what it is. Adding a drive-thru onto the existing property. That's what what we have for tonight. Okay. >> Okay. >> Very good. >> So any questions or anything anyone has?
Happy to answer them. >> Anyone have any questions? >> Just one question. Mhm. >> The site um specific redevelopment plan was that amended? >> This this would amend it for this
property only to allow a drive-thru. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Okay. Any other questions? Thank you. >> Appreciate it. >> Okay. So, we'll move on uh to item one. We have an introduction of an ordinance
212025. an ordinance adopting sight specific redevelopment plan which we just reviewed for block 42 lot three in the township of Hamilton County of Atlantic and state of New Jersey.
>> So moved. >> We have a motion. >> Second. >> We have a second. Any questions, concerns? >> Rita, could you do a roll call vote, please? >> Dr. Nelson? >> Yes. >> Mr. Patali? >> Yes. >> Dr. Witherspoon? >> Yes. Mayor Shanker,
>> thank you. Uh the one thing I did not announce did not announce is the public hearing is to be held December 1st, 2025. Second part of this is a resolution authorizing the Township of Hamilton
planning board to review the proposed sight specific redevelopment plan for block 42 lot 3 designated rehabilitation area uh within the township of Hamilton County of Atlantic and state of New Jersey.
>> So moved. >> Have a motion. >> Second. >> We have a second. Are there any questions, comments? Hearing none. Rita, let's do it again. >> Dr. Nelson, >> yes. >> Mr. Patali, >> yes. >> Dr. Witherspoon, >> yes. >> Mayor Shanker, >> yes. >> All yes and carry.
>> Thank you. Uh, four is a public hearing. >> Hang on. >> Got to go get Rich. >> Oh, I Why do I always forget Rich? Why is that? >> Huh? I did forget you, though. I can't. Thanks. I almost did. You kidding me?
>> Where'd he go? Okay. Uh we move on number four which is a public hearing on ordinance excuse me 2119 2025 an ordinance of the township of Hamilton County of Atlantic state of New Jersey amending chapter 32 article
one titled payto-run program of the code of the township of Hamilton. Um this is a public hearing. Would anybody like to speak? Motion to close. >> Second.
>> Motion to second to close. All those in favor signify by saying I. I. All those opposed. Eyes have it. Uh the chair will entertain an adoption of this ordinance. >> Motion to approve ordinance 2119 TAC 2025.
>> Second. We have a motion. We have a second. Are there any questions, comments? Hearing none. Rita, can we do a roll call vote, please? >> Mr. Chief, >> yes. >> Dr. Nelson, >> yes. Yes. Mr. Patali, yes. >> Dr. Witherspoon, >> yes. >> Mayor Shanker, >> yes. >> All yes and adopted.
>> Number five, introduction to ordinances public hearing to be held December 1st, 2025. Uh, A is an ordinance 2020 21-21 2025. An ordinance amending the article 2 chapter 66 of the code of the township
of Hamilton providing for annual salary increases and increases in salary maximums for certain employees. Brett, you want to give us a little background on this so everybody knows what we're talking about? >> This is an ordinance that we amend
annually for increases for the non-aligned staff and township. This would increase the salary for 2026 to 2 and a half%. Okay. All right. This is an introduction of
this ordinance. Uh do we want to do do we have a motion? >> So move. >> Second. >> We have a second. Are there any questions, comments? Hearing none. Marita, roll call vote, please. >> Mr. Chief, >> yes. >> Dr. Nelson, >> abstain. >> Mr. Patali,
>> yes. >> Dr. Witherspoon, >> yes. >> Mayor Shanker, >> yes. >> Four yes, one abstension. Motion carries. >> Thank you. Six. Awards of bids, contracts, and change orders. A is a resolution to renew
commodity resale agreements for snow removal chemicals for the period of 10125 to 43026 with the Atlantic County Institute of Technology and the Hamilton Township Board of Education Schools.
>> So move. >> We have a motion. >> Second. >> We have a second. Any questions, comments? Hearing none. Rita, >> Mr. Cheek, >> yes. >> Dr. Nelson, >> yes. >> Mr. Patali, >> yes. >> Dr. Witherspoon, >> yes. >> Mayor Shanker,
>> yes. >> All yes and carried. >> B is a resolution to approve change order number one for storm water pipe replacement grally run road to Landberg Construction increasing the amount of the contract 9,475.
>> So moved. >> Second. >> A motion. We have a second. Uh Brett, can you tell us what the change tell everybody what the change order is for? >> I I can take that. >> Okay. Bob, >> so if you recall a while back, we had a storm drain collapse on Graly Run.
>> Yes. >> Township awarded an emergency contract to Landberg Construction to do the repairs. Once they got in and did the repairs, it ended up that the storm drain was further under the curb than was anticipated. So they had additional curb to replace. And as a result of the
collapse, additional trench restoration was required. >> So this change order covers the additional trench restoration and the additional curb that was required to complete the project. >> Okay. Very good >> committee move to approve the uh change order.
>> We already did. >> I think we already did that already. My bad. >> Okay. Sorry. >> Okay. So uh Rita, let's do a roll call vote, please. >> Mr. Cheek. >> Yes. >> Dr. Nelson, >> yes. >> Mr. Patali, >> yes. >> Dr. Witherspoon, yes. Mayor Shanker, >> yes. >> All yes and carry.
>> Okay, we'll move on to seven consent agenda. Excuse me. >> 6C. 6C is a resolution authorizing the acceptance of a proposal for engineering services to Remington Vernick to provide services required for MS4 New Jersey
Department of Environmental Protection Phase 1 wershed inventory plan report submission in an amount not to exceed $43,000. >> Question Rich,
>> down here it says 62,000 for your request. >> It's a type that's a typo. >> That's a typo. Okay. >> On the resolution, it says 43,000. Okay. >> So, we're we're covered there.
>> Okay. What's your pleasure? >> Motion authorizing the acceptance of proposal for engineering services to Remington and Burick. >> Second motion. We have a second. Questions or concerns? >> Just a question.
>> Okay. >> I know we just got this tonight and approved for it to be on, but can this can you explain this? >> Sure. This is the the next part of the D requirement. The first part which committee approved probably two meetings ago was the mapping of the entire storm
water management system owned by the municipality. This is now the first part of a watershed improvement program. What the state is trying to do is they're trying to improve water quality. So what they're requiring is to put together a
watershed inventory report which is the the tables and the data for all of the storm drain system in the town. So they're trying to identify opportunities to improve water quality and um reduce the pollutant loads to impacted water
bodies. So they're also trying to um alleviate flooding to protect health and safety. But there's multiple phases to this. The first phase is the uh water shed inventory report which is the mapping the required features and the data to put together the wershed
inventory report. Phase two is basically an evaluation of the information obtained in phase one to try to determine what projects may be implemented to improve water quality. And then phase three is going to be actually implementing the projects that are identified in phase two that will
improve water quality of the water bodies in the township. Not just the township, all the municipalities in the state. >> Well, this is for all. But this is specifically for >> this is specific for Hamilton Township, but it's required for all municipalities. >> How does that work with the um MUA?
>> It has no impact on the MA. >> No impact. >> No. >> All right. Thank you. >> Okay. >> Rita, can we get a roll call vote, please? >> Mr. Cheek. >> Yes. >> Dr. Nelson? >> Yes. >> Mr. Patali? >> Yes. >> Dr. Witherspoon? >> Yes. >> Mayor Shanker? Yes.
>> Oh, yes. And carried. >> Thank you. Number seven, consent agenda A through L. >> So move. >> Second. >> Can we pull out L? >> Pull out L. >> We can. >> Okay. So, we'll um Dr. Witherspoon, if
you'd like to resend your or redo your motion from A to K. >> Yeah. My motion is to from the consent agenda 7A through 7K. Thank you. >> Have a second.
>> Second. >> Are there any questions? Hearing none. All those in favor signify by saying I. >> I. >> All those opposed. The eyes have it. We have item L, resolution supporting 2025 operation green light for veterans.
>> I just wanted to uh give a shout out to Chris Tully. He's the one who who uh found this and brought this up. um had mentioned it to me a couple of weeks ago about the lights over at the the powerhouse and then he went ahead and and um
put the green lights out front here um at his firehouse at Laureldale firehouse and um it's it's just so that we don't forget our veterans pretty much and uh I thought it was really really uh great thing and then and then as I read into some of the information they asked that
we uh pass a resolution um in support of this. So, thanks Chris for bringing that up and thanks for all your guys for what you guys did getting all those lights on. Good job. >> Very nice. >> Make a move to uh
motion to move 7L. >> Second. >> A motion and second. Are there any questions, concerns? >> Hearing none. All those in favor signify by saying I. >> All those opposed eyes have it. Number eight, personnel. A resolution to
promote Adam Burke as foreman in the public works department at an annual annual salary of 65,86729 effective 111625. >> So move >> second a motion. We have a second. Any questions, concerns?
Hearing none. Rita, can we please? >> Mr. Chief, yes. >> Dr. Nelson, >> yes. >> Mr. Yes. >> Dr. Witherspoon, yes. Mayor Shanker. >> Yes. >> And carried. >> Thank you. B is a resolution to promote Charles Wilbert as foreman in the public
works department at an annual salary of $65,86729. Effective 111625. >> So move. >> Second. Motion. Second. Are there any questions, concerns? Hearing none. Rita, could we do this
again? >> Mr. Cheek. >> Yes. >> Dr. Nelson. >> Yes. >> Mr. Pati. >> Yes. >> Dr. Witherspoon. >> Yes. >> Mayor Shanker. >> Thank you. >> Yes. I'm a Yes. Thank you. >> Uh we move on. Number nine, approvals. A is the minutes to the regular me meeting
minutes of October 20th, 2025. >> So moved. >> Second. >> Motion. We have a second. Any questions or concerns? Hearing none. All those in favor signify by saying I. I. >> All those opposed. Eyes have it. B. Minutes.
Special executive session meeting minutes of October 22nd, 2025. >> So moved. >> Second. >> We have a motion. We have second, any questions, concerns? Uh, Rita, let's do a roll call, please.
>> Mr. Chief, yes. Dr. Nelson, yes. Mr. Patali, yes. Dr. Witherspoon. Uh, >> not vote for this because I wasn't there. Just abstain. >> Abstain. >> That's fine. >> Mayor Shanker. >> Yes.
>> Four. Yes. One abstension. Carries. >> Thank you. Uh C. Minutes. Special executive session meeting minutes for October 27th, 2025. >> So move. >> Second. Motion in a second. Are there any questions, concerns? >> Hearing none. Rita, please.
>> Mr. Chef. >> Yes. >> Dr. Nelson. >> Yes. >> Mr. Patali. >> Yes. >> Dr. Witherspoon. >> Yes. Mayor Shanker. >> Yes. >> All yes. >> D. Bill. Bill list total 3,51,334.81. >> So move. >> Second. >> We have a motion. We have a second. Any
questions, concerns? Hearing none. Rita, can you do a roll call vote, please? >> Mr. Chief, yes. >> Dr. Nelson, yes. >> Mr. Patali, yes. >> Dr. Witherspoon, yes. Mayor >> Shanker, >> yes. >> All yes and carried. >> Thank you. Reports. Mr. Administrator. I have nothing to add tonight.
>> Okay, Mr. Solicitor. >> Nothing this time, Mayor. Thank you. >> Outstanding. Mr. Engineer, >> mayor, nothing to add to my written report. >> Perfect. Township committee members. Dr. Witherspoon. >> Yes. I would like to report um that I will be singing at the veterans
ceremony tomorrow. I'm excited to be there. I just thought it was going to be moved inside, but as all soldiers, they're going to be outside in the cold. So, I'll just have to be prepared. So, that's tomorrow at at 11:00 a.m. And
then I will also be attending the New Jersey League of Municipalities Conference. And u that's my report. >> Very good. >> Deputy Mayor. >> Yep. Um Veterans Day ceremony tomorrow 11:00 a.m. War Memorial Park. And then
uh also coming up uh tree lighting will be Saturday, November 29th at War Memorial Park, 6 PM. Is that what time Santa normally gets there? 5:30 6. Somewhere's around there. >> Are we on his schedule or do we
>> Yeah, somewhere's around there. Um I see the uh the high reaches down there and I see some lights are up already, so I'm sure you guys will be busy doing that. Be safe. Okay. And I just like to say congratulations to Dr. Thma Witherspoon
on her reelection. Congratulations to Tracy Thompson on her election to Township Committee. Congratulations to Mayor Art Shanker, who will no longer be mayor with us anymore, I guess. U for being elected to Atlantic County
Commissioner at large. Thank you. Um, and uh, happy birthday to the US Marines, 250 years. >> And congratulations to you as well. >> Thank you. Um, and that's that's it for
me. Reagan, I'll see you later. Maddie, I miss you and I love you and I'll see you soon. >> Okay. Thank you, >> Commie. >> As already stated with the Veterans Day ceremony tomorrow, 11 o'clock. Everyone's well aware of that. And then
I would like to thank all the veterans for their service and helping us keep our country the best country in the world. Thank you veterans. That's all I have. >> Very good, >> Dr. Nelson. >> Excellent. I want to say congratulations to Dr. Thelma and to Carl as well. And I look forward to your singing tomorrow.
It's always very good. And congratulations to Tracy. You guys did a great job. And um also happy birthday to the Marines and happy Veterans Day tomorrow. That's all I have. All right. Thank you. Uh I feel like I'm repeating
what everybody just said. I there's not a whole lot going on after election day, but congratulations Dr. Witherspoon and uh Deputy Mayor Batitali and Tracy Thompson on a great run. Good job. Um if all things stay the way they are, I will
be moving on to county uh commissioner's position. Uh but we'll see. We we'll be able to talk about that next meeting. Also, um, Veterans Day is one of the most important days, I think, of the year is when we honor our veterans. And I'm very happy that we were able to get
the, uh, the the heroes banners up before Veterans Day. was kind of a goal of ours and I'm looking forward to uh to being there tomorrow to presenting uh the honor honorary member uh to one of our our veterans and also looking
forward to uh pointing out to everybody if they haven't noticed it yet those those uh banners. They're they turned out really nice and I appreciate all the hard work from public works and our administrator of getting that done. It looks great and uh we're no longer following the towns. were right there
with them and and um very happy to see that. Uh that's all I have. I'd like to open it up to the public. If anybody in the public has anything to speak about, come on up. >> Move to close public. >> Second.
>> We have a motion second to close public portion. Are there any questions, comments? Hearing none. All those in favor signify by saying I. >> All those opposed? >> The eyes have it. I will take a motion to adjourn to executive session. The
items we will be discussing is an employee agreement, township administrator, contract negotiations and personnel and cyber security notifications or attorney client privilege. I do not believe we will be coming back out with anything. >> Yep. Okay.
>> Motion to adjurnn executive. >> Second. >> We have a motion in a second. Any questions or concerns? Hearing none. All those in favor signify by saying I. I >> all those opposed. I sat