going to open up the uh Township of Hamilton committee meeting for Monday, May 5th, 2025. Happy Cinco de Mayo to everybody who's stand for the flag salute, please. 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. 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. Cheek here, Dr. Nelson here. Mr. Patali here. Dr. Witherspoon here.
Mayor Shanker here. Can we have a moment of silence for private reflection, please? Thank you. I'm going to move things around here a little bit. Um, we have additions and deletion delayed agenda items to be considered for action tonight. Uh, our additions are uh H H H
H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H HC historic property res resignation recognition recognition. All right, you say tomato, I say tomato. 205 Eggorn Terrace, David and Janice Miller,
6616 Main Street, Michael Collazo. It's your pleasure. Move to add them. Second motion second. Any questions, concerns? Hearing none. All those in favor signify by saying I.
I. All those opposed. The eyes have it. So we will move right into that. See how I did that? [Music] [Music] So, we'll start with Mr. Michael
Collazo. Uh, he's the owner of 616 Main Street, is formerly known as 2628 MA Main Street and is a five bay wide, six bay deep frame dwelling construction circa 1905. Additions were added to enlarge the
building around 1980. The building appears on the 1906 Sanborn map as a three-story building with a porch on its primary elevation is labeled the Rammany Mills Company, a towel factory. Character defining elements of
the dwelling include mass massing front gable roof, storefront system, and second floor porch. Um, personally I want to say thank you because you put a lot of work and time uh to create a business there that uh
isn't isn't nor the norm business to be there and uh it turned out really well and [Music] [Applause] um first I would thank everybody for
acknowledging ing it. U a lot of people I have to thank my staff were here with me. Uh my inspiration, my son. 16 years I've been uh I started the business and he was the inspiration behind it. More importantly, uh my wife and I bought the building. Um we didn't even know what we going to do with it. We we had a bu at
Festival Mall that was thriving. Uh we saw that the building was was empty and falling apart. We bought it without even a plan. So um you know, fast forward, it's now a health club. And u you know they say to be a successful entrepreneur you have to be uh one of two things. You have to be extremely
passionate or crazy. And fortunately for me I'm both uh so it worked out. We're grateful. Honestly the credit goes to um just the community that has supported us. It wouldn't have happened. Um and I even want to take it as far as the people in this room. Um see Teresa all the people who work here who who
probably don't get their flowers on a daily basis. Uh you know warrant and inspections office. a lot of questions when you when you try to rehab a building that old. Uh, a lot of things that had to happen. So, uh, Reed, everyone here, I used to spend a lot of time here just asking even, uh, even
Renee at tax office. I wasn't sure of all it went down, but a lot of people had their hand in it, my staff, my family, more importantly, I want to thank Cheryl for even acknowledging it and, uh, trying to keep our main street. Uh, I still believe in it, and I hope that others follow. Uh I think it has a
lot of um not only great qualities but deserves the attention and I hope that um you all recognize it and support the businesses that are there because without the support we won't be there. So thank you for those who have supported us have come and visit. Uh if you haven't seen the renovations we went
down. You're welcome to stop in take a tour. Uh Peggy who was once one of yours is now mine. Uh come visit her. Maybe you can have her back. my fave. Thank you, Mr. Mary. [Applause]
All my pictures all went away when I took them off. They Janice Miller. I don't see them here, but I'm going to read this anyway. This is very important. You know, there's a lot of time spent in
maintaining uh homes and businesses like this. Uh anybody who's done this before realizes that it is difficult because of, like Mike said, how old they are and and how much work and time it put takes to do this. David and Janice Miller are the owners of 205 Terrace. It's a
two-story tall, three bay wide, two bay deep frame dwelling constructed circa 1930. It is an example of Dutch colonial revival style. Character defining elements include massing uh grabble roof porch
with a tuskcin columns and an arch half circle windows. Like I said, this takes a lot of time, a lot of money, a lot of energy. Um, and we appreciate what they have done and we'll make sure that this gets done. Okay. Thank you. Can we give
him a round of applause? [Music] Come on down. Come down. I don't know about me. [Music] So for those of you who don't know
[Laughter] sidewalks sidewalk sidewalk, he's running. So for those of you who don't know, and probably nobody in this room doesn't know Jack Persie. Jack Percy was the mayor for quite a few years, but more importantly, he has
served the township for how many? I started in 1965, I think. I was three years old at the time. Anyway, that's how long he's been involved in the township and doing things for the township. Very dedicated
member and we all know him and love him and planning for it is the guy who wants sidewalks. So, we are going to dedicate a street to to Mayor Percy. That's the street we're going to dedicate is
Park Road because we just did all the sidewalls. So listen to all of the chief is sitting right here. Oh, I know. I know. Carries a gun, too. Do you know that? I know. I know. He doesn't know what I got in my back. Last time we did this, we gave you a proclamation. So, we didn't want to do
this again. So, this tonight, we got you a a shirt that's Hamilton of township of Hamilton, former mayor. Oh, thank you. All right. You uh have been an influence to a lot of people in this town, including myself. When I became mayor the first time a few years back, you were very helpful to me in understanding
what took to be a good mayor. So, thank you very much. On a personal level, I remember asking you if you wanted to serve out. No, I got to do my Yeah. Yeah. And then you asked me if I was crazy after I said yes.
So, thank you so much. if you'd like to say a few words. Now, no one ever did that to me before, you know, because they know it. You know, I stand here and I can go on. Well, you know, there's one person who
uh really influenced me to get involved. His name was Harry Dies. Uh, I went to school out of state Drexel in Philadelphia, but I only come down sometimes when we had time off. And our
old town hall was the old firehouse. And in the back of the firehouse was a little office with a tax collector and his name was Harry D, Henry Deputy Den. And he just offhanded, we were talking one day and he says, you know,
he says, I what is it you guys who go to college from here and then you go someplace else to get a job, but why don't you come back here to the
town? Didn't make a lot of sense at the time, but as the more I thought about it, it made a lot of sense. Why don't you bring back to the town what someplace else may have given to you?
Philadelphia. We lived in Philadelphia. Um, were you born You weren't born in Philadelphia, were you? You weren't born in Philadelphia. Two of my daughters. Uh, I have to admit there's two of my daughters.
But Aaron was born in Philadelphia. Uh, she moved to Florida. Linda is still here but she was not she was born after that you know she
was now between Karen and Linda there was a house we had to have a place to live but I'm a native of Hamilton township of Hamilton u my parents moved here in 1932 I guess
it was 333 so I've got a a few years under my my on in the highway. But uh Henry Harry Deni had influenced me quite a bit. He said, "Why
don't you come back to the town and give back to the town what you got from the town?" Well, I went to grammar school here. Uh sitting over there plywood on the windows. Nobody's
doing anything with it. That's where I went to grammar school and there were two years of high school at the time and I would have gone to high school in Hamilton Township but no they closed they closed the high
school that same year that I graduated from 8th grade. So you had the option of going to Egg Harbor. I live a mile outside of Egg Harbor. Why would I go to Pleasantville to go to high school? So, I decided to go to high school in Aar
um because if I missed the bus, I could always hitchhike into a harbor. And we had a forget what her name was. Mrs. Fagan. Esther Fagan. She was our vocal
teacher and she had no voice herself. She had the worst voice in town. But I would every once in a while miss the bus and hitchhike and she'd pick me up and we would go in that coupe. She had a coupe and we would go roaring into Egg Harbor. She said, "I'm
going to go as far as Philadelphia." That's okay with me. And I'd have to walk to the high school. But you know, growing up in in this town was really a pleasure. We were I remember going over along the remember
along the lake there used to be a civic hall. Let me caul you. You go there for for dances and stuff like that. Um I didn't join the boy scout troop. I joined the boy scout troop in a harbor.
Um but just to live in here in this town with all the people around um that really is nice. wouldn't want to be any other
place and have Steve as a as an opponent. Oh god, here he comes again. But there's a guy who's always prepared when he comes to the meeting. He's always prepared for whatever he wants to do. And we we always appreciated that. There wasn't no stumbling around.
Uh so known a lot of folks in this town all my life. Uh don't know of any other place that I could have grown up that would not have honored me in such a
way. Park Road, brand new sidewalks, brand new sidewalk. I looked down I looked at that sidewalk and where did that come from? sidewalk jack struck again. No, but it's been a it's been a pleasure to
serve the township all these years. U loved doing the planning board stuff, served on the governing body for even mayor a couple times. Uh, thank you to the people for for
giving me that honor. It's nothing that I mean I worked for it and they and I'm very thankful that they supported me and the time that I had on the governing body and I know
the pains are had the same pain and heard the same stories over and over and over again. Uh just thank you to all the people who come out and supported our efforts with the
things that we've done for this municipality. We have uh we may ask for certain things from certain developers, but we only ask for those things that we know will make this a better community, better and a better
place to live. And that's that's the whole goal of our of our whole system. And uh again grew up here native of Laureldale moved only a mile away from where I grew up on Route
50. It was a concrete highway two lanes. I remember state police they used to mo ride motorcycles in. They used to ride motorcycles. Now I wasn't here when they were riding horses. smart.
Well, thank you, Jack. We are the lucky rare, but for other reasons, you know, we won't get into that. Yeah, I know. [Applause] [Music]
[Laughter] Whatever you do, don't speed. She'll call your mom. [Music] One person. [Music] [Music]
Okay. What do you want to do now? I'm with you. I like the way you think. Yeah. Uh let's move on to um early public comment on agenda items excluding items listed for public hearings. We have no one signed up. Okay, perfect. Uh
let's move on to number three, discussions. Formal action may be taken tonight. We have a presentation for Delila Road BHPO, which used to be Zabers's perspective redevelopment project.
Um Steve. Yes. Good evening, Mr. Mayor, members of Township Committee, Steve Nemad of Nemad Davis and Goldstein appearing on behalf of uh my client who is seated to my left. Uh my client is 4119 Blackhorse LLC here this evening.
The person is the inspector. Uh and it's an honor to be here tonight on an evening where uh such honors are bestowed on so many uh deserving citizens, particularly Jack Mercy uh for all the work he's done
largely on a volunteer basis for decades and decades. Uh I've been practicing law this year 50 years. I don't know that I've ever seen somebody devote as a volunteer to this community. the time that this gentleman devoted on a
volunteer basis uh for such an extended period of time. Uh I started in this township in 1975 appearing before your boards and agencies. Uh Jack was here then. Uh he preceded that as you noted. Uh and it's just an honor to be on the
same agenda as a gentleman. Thank you. Um thank you Steve. I just wanted to say that we're here this evening with respect to a redevelopment initiative. Dan and his uh investors, his company uh
are the contract purchasers of a property that I thought would have been redeveloped a long time ago. Uh I want to date myself here because in 1991 I worked on the relocation of Delila Road uh and the Black Horse Pike.
Uh it used to come in at an obtuse intersection where Zabers was uh and I worked with the county for three years on the redesign of the intersection as you see it today. My client has under agreement the area you see to my right
that's shaded with a conceptual site plan is approximately 41 acres. Uh and it is only that undertaking that I worked on with the county in 1991 that allowed for that site to be developed. Uh originally it was one site and a
larger site was this site was 41 acres and the site next door it's owned by Group One Auto that's 30 acres. We hope that this initiative will prompt that site to also be redeveloped as well. Uh our site is zone design commercial. As
many of you know, design commercial is perhaps the most intensive zoning district in your uh zoning scheme. Maybe regional commercial might be a little bit more, but it's very intensive commercial zone. What we intend to do is
work with your community to redevelop the site with a redevelopment plan. We've appeared before your uh technical your development review committee, your professionals prior to this evening. We've appeared before your redevelopment
committee. Mr. Goodman has been Robert has been excellent uh in working us through and showing us the way even though I've done this one or two times before. Uh but he's just done a yolan's job in uh trying to spearhead economic
development in your community. Uh what my client seeks to do is develop a mix at this site uh which is obvious uh commercial along the frontage commercial in the form of a convenience store on the corner uh a self- storage facility
uh when I say self storage I mean the second generation self storage by that I mean not the old ones where they were one story and they look like jail cells but the newer ones that are three stories and they look like nice looking office buildings and they're ificant
ratables. Also, one small quick service restaurant and behind that an age restricted welldesigned uh community. We're working with Ryan Holmes right now. Uh and this is only the beginning of that process as you may know. Uh I
know that redevelopment council is here. Emily Given, I've worked with Emily and her firm many times on redevelopment proposals throughout New Jersey. Uh we know I know the ropes. Uh we look forward to working with Emily. And I might mention that as you may know,
mayor and members of the governing body, the first step in adopting a redevelopment plan is declaring a site either in need of rehabilitation or in need of redevelopment. This site has already been declared in need of both. So the first hurdle to getting a
redevelopment plan adopted for this site has already been uh surpassed which signals clearly that not only this administration but all prior administrations I think mayor when you were even in your earlier administration
one of those initiatives was passed to declare need of redevelopment. So what we would work on is only the second half of the redevelopment plan. uh it's not necessarily half by percentage but the second part and that is developing a redevelopment plan negotiating a
redevelopment agreement. Uh I've worked with Emily and the firm before uh I have with us civil engineer Joe Odenheimimer our planner Adam Warbertton they're with a prestigious uh design firm Kiger's Design uh they do work all
throughout New Jersey. Uh they look forward to bringing their talents to this site. I've worked with the firm. They've worked on some of the largest initiatives and development initiatives in the state. And I know that this township is desirous of being progressive. I know what's coming in
other locales. I know that it's going to spell uh positive fiscal impact for this town uh and all of its taxpayers. uh and all of the tax rate is going to be uh benefited by the fiscal positive fiscal
impact this development will ultimately have. It's age restricted housing. There are no school children there being proposed. Uh there's commercial development where it should be along the Black River Pike uh and Delila Road frontage of the site. We will tie in the
marginal connector roadway to the next site uh as we have done on all sites along the Black Pike. Indeed, Hamilton Township was way above uh its time when it uh in 19 its 1983
master plan uh required the development of marginal access roadways and they've worked phenomenally well. just witnessed volunteer way all the connecting roads on the south side of the pike. We're on the north side of the pike. Uh and when I worked on CarMax just a couple years
ago, that put in a leg too. So, we're going to put that in. But we'll just now talk about working on the first step in this and that is to negotiate a redevelopment plan uh and be named conditional redeveloper while we can do
that with your redevelopment council. If there's any questions of my client, my civil engineer Joe Adam, we'd be happy to answer. Looking forward eagerly to working with this administration, new professionals.
Uh you're all very progressive in small P sense and wanting to move forward with initiatives that help the taxpayers of this community. uh and we look uh forward to being a part of that uh and uh an active part of it. So if there's
any questions, mayor or uh committee uh folks, committee, you have any questions? I'm fine. Looks like a pretty good plan. Um you know, I agree that property has sat
vacant for many, many, many years. And um you know, we're starting to see some progression in some areas. and this is what we've been working on and what we've been trying to do. So, uh, we welcome the opportunity to work with you. Thank you very much. I just want to say that when I appear before one of
the, uh, redevelopment committee, Ailen Dicks pointed out that there is a sewer line that serves the FAA government here. And I scratched my head because our title report that and I went back and my client found in the record 1991
agreement I had drawn the FAA which says that we have the right to relocate that sewer man and that is I didn't find it Adam came across it. I had drawn it up in 1991. I forgot about not to come back
anymore. But everything is in place. The land is predominantly high and dry. Uh it's a regional growth area in terms of pineands. Uh and uh it just has all the positive attributes uh of sending a signal uh to the site next door and land
surrounding it, what's happening not too far down the road uh as to good things are happening in your town. We look forward to working. Thank you. Thank you. Mr. I have a question, Mr. Mayor. Rich, redevelopment, and I should know this former chair of the planning board.
Is that the five-year uh tax abatement or up to 30 negotiable? As your redevelopment council well knows, there are two types of redevelopment statutes, short-term and long-term. Yes, a fiveyear and another one can be up to 30 years. Yes. Actually, I think 40
actually. Um there are two types. We have to look at all that and discuss all that while that's part of what we have to negotiate on. Okay. You have a fiveyear abatement. For example, when we did the car max downream. Yeah. Just recently. So, but Emily and I
will be discussing all those things. Okay. And that'll all be part of the redevelopment agreement. Yes. If we get if we get that far. Yeah. Okay. Any other questions? Uh there's no other questions. We have a resolution
appointing conditional redeveloper and authorizing exe execution of an escrow agreement. So moved. Second. We have a motion. We have a second. Are there any questions, comments? Hearing none. Rita, let's do a
roll call on this, please. Sure. Mr. Cheek, yes. Dr. Nelson, yes. Mr. Pati, yes. Dr. Witherspoon, yes. Mayor Shanker, yes. All yes and carried. Thank you and welcome. Yep. Looking forward to it. Okay. Uh let's move on. Number four,
public hearing, adoption of ordinances. A, ordinance 2099-2025 and ordinance amend ordinance 1346-99 as amended title an ordinance implementing the emergency services volunteer length of service award
program which is also known as LOAP. pursuant to New Jersey NJSA 40A uh 14-183 to replace the LOAP point system for firefighters set forth in exhibit
Attached in ordinance 1349-9 and to adopt and establish a new point system for our volunteer firefighters to be identified as exhibit A-1-2025. This is a public hearing. Would anybody in the public like to
speak? Move to close public. We have a motion to close public portion. Second. We have a second. All those in favor? I. All those opposed? The eyes have it. The chair will recognize an an adoption to this ordinance.
So moved. Second. We have a motion. We have a second. Are there any questions or comments? Hearing none. Rita, can we do a roll call vote for this, please? Mr. Chief, yes. Dr. Nelson, yes. Mr. Patali, yes. Dr. Witherspoon, yes. Mayor Shanker, yes. Yes. And adopted. Thank
you. B. Ordinance 2 2100-2025, an ordinance to vacate a portion of an avenue of the pines described in mates and bounds by mates and bounds and located in the township of Hamilton, county of
Atlantic, New Atlantic, New Jersey. Uh this is part of the new development out on is that Bears's Head Road? Bears Head Road. Yes. So it's it's a necessary um the road to went nowhere.
This is an uh public hearing. Anybody in the public like to speak? Motion to close. Second. We have a motion to close. A second. Are there any questions or comments? Hearing none. All those in favor signify by saying I. I. All those
opposed. The chair will uh entertain adoption of this ordinance. So moved. Second. We have a motion. We have a second. Any questions, comments? Hearing none. Read a roll call vote, please. Mr. Chief, yes. Dr. Nelson, yes. Mr. Patali,
yes. Dr. Witherspoon, yes. Mayor Shanker, yes. All yes and adopted. Thank you. C. Ordinance 21101-2025, an ordinance amending chapter 102, section 6, the code of T H Town Township of Hamilton regarding
hours of operation. This is for liquor licensed businesses. This is a public hearing. Would anybody in the public like to speak? Move to close public. We have a second. We have a motion. We have a
second. Are there any questions or comments? Hearing none, all those in favor signify by saying I. I. All those opposed. The eyes have it. The chair will accept an adoption to this ordinance.
So moved. We have a motion. Second. Second. Any questions, comments? Hearing none. Rita. Roll call, please. Mr. Cheek. Yes. Dr. Nelson. Yes. Mr. Patali. Yes. Dr. Witherspoon. Yes. Mayor Shanker. Yes. All yes and adopted. Thank
you. Five. Introduction of ordinances. Public hearing to be held on May 19th, 2025. A. Ordinance 21102-2025. An ordinance authorizing the sale of lot 8 in block
343. It's 1342 Nashville Avenue as shown on the tax map of Township of Hamilton and granting the owner or owners of said real property contiguous to the same right of prior refusal to purchase such land in the township of Hamilton County
of Atlantic in the state of New Jersey. So moved. Second. We have a motion. We have a second. Are there any questions or comments? Hearing none. Can we voice vote? Roll call. Roll call, please. Mr. Chief, yes. Dr. Nelson, yes. Mr. Patali,
yes. Dr. Witherspoon, yes. Mayor Shanker, yes. Oh, yes. And introduced. B. Ordinance 21103-2025, an order or ordinance authorizing the sale of lot 16, block
343, Melvin Newton Boulevard, as shown on the tax map of Township of Hamilton and granting to the owner or owners of said real property contiguous to the same right of first refusal. Such land in the township of
Hamilton, county of Atlantic, and state of New Jersey. We have a motion. Second. We have a second. Any questions or comments? Rita, could we have a roll call vote, please? Mr. Cheek, yes. Dr. Nelson, yes. Mr.
Patali, yes. Dr. Witherspoon, yes. Mayor Shanker, yes. All yes and introduced. Thank you. C. Ordinance 21104-2025. An ordinance. An ordinance 21104-25. an ordinance amending that
article 2 attachment A of chapter 66 section four of chapter 70 of the code of Hamilton Township and the ordinance number 2026-2023 to transfer oversight authority of the fire
administrator and the fire departments to the township administrator. Motion second. We have a motion. We have a second. Are there any questions or comments? Hearing none. Rita, can we do a roll call vote, please? Mr. Chief, yes. Dr.
Nelson, abstain. Mr. Batitali, yes. Dr. Witherspoon, yes. Mayor Shanker, uh, yes. Or yes. One abstension. Thank you. Mr. Mayor, yes, sir. Could you take a breath and a sip of water? Why? I'm good. You've been reading a lot. I'm
good. Thanks. Six. Awards, bids, contracts, and change orders. A resolution award first year extension for the police police offduty detail management system RFP
24-2 an extra duty solutions Shelton Connecticut in the amount of 8% of the administrative fee charged to the customers. So move we have a motion second. We have a second. Any questions,
comments? Hearing none. Rita, can we do a roll call vote, please? Mr. Chief, yes. Dr. Nelson. Uh, yes. Abstain. Yes. Obtain. Mr. Batitali. Yes. Dr. Witherspoon. Yes. Mayor Shanker. Yes. Or yes. Motion
carries. Thank you. B. Resolution increasing not to exceed amount of 2025 professional services contract for 15,000 to $35,000 for Eric Nolan Esquire of Serraine Edwards Buk and Nolan
Affordable Housing COA Special Litigation Council funded by the Affordable Housing Trust. Motion. Second. We have a motion. We have a second. Are there any questions or comments? Hearing none. Rita, roll call vote,
please. Mr. Chief, yes. Dr. Nelson, yes. Mr. Patali, yes. Dr. Witherspoon, yes. Mayor Shanker, yes. All yes and carry. C. Resolution awarding a professional contract, excuse me, professional services contract to Rehab Rehab Co.
Incorporated affordable housing administrative agent effective 5525 through 5426 not to exceed $15,000. So move. We have a motion. Second. We
have a second. Questions or comments? Hearing none. Rita, can we have a roll call vote, please? Mr. Chief, yes. Dr. Nelson, yes. Mr. Patali, yes. Dr. Witherspoon, yes. Oh, yes and carry. Thank you. D. Resolution authorizing the purchase and
installation of a striker power load cot mounting system upgrade for ambulance 112 from VCI vehicle specialist in the amount of $28,454.60. So move. Second a motion. We have a second. Questions or comments?
Hearing none. Read a roll call vote, please. Mr. Chief, yes. Dr. Nelson, yes. Mr. Pati, yes. Dr. Witherspoon, yes. Mayor Shanker. Yes. Yes. And carried. We'll move on to number seven. Consent agenda. [Music]
Have A through D. I'll motion A through D. We have a motion. Second. We have a second. All those in favor? I. All those opposed? The eyes have it. Eight. Personnel A. resolution to
appoint Cove staff for the 2025 season, which will be 621-25 to 9125. Uh, I'd like to have a motion based on the names as listed, and we'll do it all in one motion. So, move. We have a motion. Do we have a
second? Second. Second. All those in um let's do a um roll call vote, please. I'm sorry. Mr. Chief, yes. Dr. Nelson, yes. Mr. Patali, yes. Dr. Witherspoon, yes. Mayor Shanker. Yes. All yes and carried. Okay. Uh B. Resolution
appointing Michelle Mazio as part-time clerk in the Department of Public Works at $20 an hour. Start date to be determined contingent upon successful completion of physical and drug screening and background check. So move.
A motion. Second. We have a second. Any questions, comments? Rita, roll call vote, please. Mr. Chef, yes. Dr. Nelson, yes. Mr. Patali, yes. Dr. Witherspoon, yes. Mayor Shanker, yes. All yes and carried. Thank
you. Nine. We'll move on to approvals. A minutes, regular meeting minutes of April 21st, 2025. So move. We have a motion. Second. We have a second. Any questions or concerns? Hearing none. All those in
favor signify by saying I. I. All those opposed. The eyes have it. B. Minutes. Executive session meeting minutes of April 21st, 2025. So move. Second. A motion. We have a second. Rita, could we have a roll call vote, please? Mr. Cheek, yes. Dr.
Nelson, abstain. Mr. Patali, yes. Dr. Witherspoon, yes. Mayor Shanker, yes. Four yes, one abstension. Motion carries. Uh, minutes released. Minutes release of closed minutes. Session minutes for
April 21st, 2025. Motion. Second. We have a motion. We have a second. Questions or comments? Hearing none. Rita, roll call vote, please. Mr. Chief, yes. Dr. Nelson, abstain. Mr. Patali, yes. Dr.
Witherspoon, yes. Mayor Shanker, yes. Four yes. One extension. Motion carries. We'll move on to the bills. We once again have a split uh bill. So, we'll start with the first one. Um, the amount is $27,922.85 to Charles be paid to Charles
Marendino. So move motion. Second. We have a second. Any questions or concerns? Roll call vote, please. Mr. Chi, yes. Dr. Nelson, yes. Mr. Patali, abstain. Dr. Witherspoon, yes. Mayor Shanker, yes.
Four yes, one abstension. Motion carries. Thank you. Um we will do a motion for the remainder of the bills which are 4,248,081.51. So move. Second. We have a motion. We have a second. Questions,
comments? Hearing none. Rita, roll call vote, please. Mr. Chief, yes. Dr. Nelson, yes. Mr. Patali, yes. Dr. Witherspoon, yes. Mr. Shanker. Yes. All in carries. Okay. 10 reports. Mr. Administrator, I have nothing.
Excellent. Mr. Solicitor. Nothing. Report. Mayor, thank you. Well said, Mr. Engineer. Nothing to add to my report, man. Oh my god, you guys are in sync tonight. It's good. The township committee meeting members. Um, Dr. Witherspoon. Yes, I have a report.
Um I want to report that I attended the Atlantic County League of Municipalities last meeting um in April until September and it was a great meeting. Um was an appseekin at Rafishi
restaurant and uh Councilman J Jesse Kurts from Atlantic City. He came and he spoke on title two of the ADA requirements for the state and local governments. And if you have more than 50,000
uh residents, you're required this year to make all of your meeting notes ADA compliant. All right. If you have less than 50,000 members, next year is the year that we have to make um everything ADA compliant, which 11 years ago he
stated that um two people sued Atlantic Cape Community College. And they sued them not for money but for ADA compliance. So, if someone was to come in here and they was disabled, they were blind or whatever, they should be able to look at the minutes and read
everything, whether it's Braille or however we're going to do it. And that needs to be done. And we need to be compliant with that. It's not just being compliant with pushing the the button to let people in. It's also being compliant
to read everything that is going on in the township. So that that was a very very good and informative meeting and I was glad to be there to represent um Hamilton Township. Um I didn't make the ribbon cutting for Thistle and Ivory
Thrift Shop, but I did go by there and um all of the proceeds are going to the Sunshine Foundation and I was very happy because a lot of good things are coming to Hamilton Township. As I've stated before, we were voted as one of the best
towns to live in. So, I'm real proud about that. And um to so just to see all of the redevelopment and things that are happening here, you don't have to go anywhere else. We can go right here. We got a brighter shop. We got a thrift shop. We got Amazon coming. Now we have the new um stuff at Zaber. So, it's just
wonderful all the things that are happening in Hamilton Township. And lastly, um the sustainable green uh event was very, very well organized. I went to that. It was warm, but it was good. They gave out trees. They gave out
compost containers. It was just really, really nice. And it was brought to my attention that we have been drinking from plastic bottles. And I promised that I was going to get a Yeti and I was running and didn't get me a Yeti. So, I
will not drink this water because of their environment. And sometimes you're not conscious of things and you don't really think about it. And I was told that the only person uh that brings a Yeti and doesn't drink from the water bottle is committee man called
Patali. So I looked at his Yeti tonight. I said, I didn't bring my Yeti, but next meeting I'm going to have my Yeti and I will not drink this water out of this bottle tonight. I'm not saying I'm not going to drink it. I'm just not going to drink it online. All right. So, I really um was it was just a wonderful event the way
they had everything and um they do a great job every year. Every single year they do a great job. I did go over to I didn't know that Hess was having a the H schools was having an event too but by the time I got there it was about over.
It was over but I did show up. They didn't even know I was there. I just rode around in the parking lot and just turned around and went out. But it's a lot of things that are happening in the township and it's a very very good thing. And that ends my report. Mayor, thank you. Deputy Mayor Patali, I will say that I
believe last meeting I did drink this cuz I've forgotten my Yeti. Um, and I will give full credit to the Hamilton sustainability team, Suzanne and and the others, Denise, that would bring that up to me all the time. you know, you you
guys should have um reusable containers up here. So, I I try my best um and got to give you guys credit because you guys are the ones that kind of nudged me in the right direction. So, thank you for that. And that I was at the green team event uh Hamilton sustainability team
event. I'm sorry. Uh on Saturday, um great weather, everything was very well done. Um organized. Um, I didn't I wasn't able to stay very long because then I just like Dr. Witherspoon, I shot over to the H school and uh got there a
little bit late, but uh was able to hang out with Nick Santana and Barnyard Friends and hang out with them for a little bit. Um, both events were successful, so that that's great. Um, and also I was at the ribbon cutting with the mayor for uh Thistle Thistle
and Ivy. Um, and it's pretty interesting story. Uh if you get a chance to over at the festival, if you get a chance, go over there, check it out. It's got a lot of old school t-shirts, stuff like that, and a lot of knick-knacks. It was It's really It's kind of like a Goodwill, but
a little bit more uppy, I guess I will say. But, uh go check it out. Um it was pretty neat. Um summertime's coming. One thing I always think about summertime is just just be careful out on the water. And I bring it up every year, I think.
Um, you're not supposed to swim over there at the Weimoth Furnace. Uh, it seems like nearly every year, unfortunately, someone loses their life there. Um, it's way too often. So, just please don't do that. Don't swim where you're not supposed to swim. Um, and
let's have a nice safe summer. And that's really all for me. Reagan, I'll see you later. Maddie, I miss you and I love you and I hope to see you soon. Thank you. Commic, I'm going to take the the idea off the professionals. I've been out of town a lot and I have
nothing to report and I will say that's why I missed the sustainable team event, but nothing to report. Okay. Thank you, Dr. Nelson. Thanks. Um, I was able to go to the resource fair at Hess. I did not make it to the
sustainable one, so um I spent most of my time at the Hess one. Um, also, uh, I wanted to carry on the word that community swimming will be opening up at the Hespool Mondays and Wednesdays from 7 PM to 900 p p.m. starting today. So,
if you're interested in swimming, it's open from 7 to 900 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays. That's all. Okay. Thank you. Um, as deputy mayor mentioned, we were at Thistle and Ivy for the grand opening,
and I got to say, um, I did the ribbon cutting myself. Was the largest pair of scissors I've ever saw in my life. Uh, fortunately, nobody got hurt because I'm getting pretty good at it. U, but yes, and this is just another example of a small business. Um, this one is more um
charity um angled, but nonetheless a small business that a family uh deals with or needs to survive and we should absolutely support our small businesses as much as we can. We had an example of it here today
uh with Mike Collazo and his his gym. Um, but there are many, many I've noticed lately that not only do we have development coming here, but we have a lot of small businesses opening up in town in the festival. Um, which is a good sign. The this is this is progress
and and things are coming. So, we once they come here, we have to support them. So, I'd appreciate your help with that. We're going to do the best we can. Uh, from my house, uh, I was fortunate enough to go to the green day. I want to thank Lan Mardle and all the ladies from
the sustainability team. You guys do a great job. Takes a lot of work to put that on and I I witness it every year. Uh this year we got some sunshine. It was actually a pretty nice day. Uh and it was well attended and a lot of everybody had a good time. So we know what it takes to put that on and every
year you guys do a great job. So thank you so much. Uh and we look forward to next year. And I'm going to go out and get a Yeti. because Carl's going to start to guilt me. Um, but that's all I have. I will open this up to public if anyone in the
public would like to speak. Motion to close public. Second. A motion to second to close public portion. Uh, comments. All those in favor signify by saying I. I. All those opposed. The eyes
have it. We will adjurnn. Motion to adjurnn. Second. We have a motion. We have a second. Any questions? All those in favor signify by saying I. I. Guys have it. Thank you everyone.