e e e e hello there we're going to get started uh good evening and welcome to the township committee meeting of February 25th 2025 Miss break please call the rooll committee Ben bring here committee
woman hand here committee V the P present Deputy Mayor Payne here mayor here administrator fera here attorney Ward here right please join me in a salute to the flag the United States of America
indivisible andice good job kids all right please be advised that in accordance with Section Five of the open public meetings act chapter 231 of the public laws of 1975 notice of this
meeting was made by posting on the bulletin board at the Hillsboro Township municipal complex and notifying the officially designated newspapers at that this meeting would take place at the Hillsboro Township municipal complex at 7:30 p.m. on February 25th 2025 executive session if deemed
necessary to begin at 6:30 there was no there was no executive session um so we'll move on to the first item here is approval of the minutes may I have a motion to approve the reorganization meeting minutes of January 2nd 2025 so moved
second okay is there a roll call please committee bring yes committee woman hand yes committe mapani yes Deputy Mayor Payne yes mayor Chelli yes may I have a motion to approve the regular meeting minutes of January 28th
2025 so move second roll call Comm been buring yes are you here hold on a second oh I was here the one after yep the one after that that's correct sorry
hand yes committee m p yes de mayor Payne yes mayor yes uh let's move on to reports from from the uh committee liaison uh starting with committeeman briding all right good evening everybody
and welcome back to your leaders you guys seem to win every single year which is awesome so that means next year you have to win again and again and again and again right that's awesome awesome all right so let's start with the important health health health all
right so free ridon test kits are available radon is a colorless odorless radioactive gas formed uh from the breakdown of uranium in radon and and soil that can build up in homes and get into the air that we breathe radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer in the United States see tomorrow's E
news for more information on receiving a free radon test kit from our health office so you can actually go to the health office pick one up bring it back to your house and make sure you're uh your house is safe from radon Human Resources so we have a number of open positions in Hillsboro Township we're currently recruiting for a various
number of positions and that includes uh Chief Financial Chief Financial Officer administrative assist assistant in the economic Business Development Office part-time assistant to the CFO and the finance department part-time Building Maintenance position in the public works department uh part-time crossing guard the police department two full-time or
part-time Plumbing inspectors full-time or part-time electrical inspector full-time or part-time multi-licensed fire and electrical inspector in our construction uh Department uh you can visit the Hillsboro Township website or see the link in tomorrow's E news to apply and for those of you interested looking for a job with the township we
have a terrific leadership development program that Mr ferero has been running for for many many years and um we just uh we once that the uh the the employees of Hillsboro won a pretty significant award last year um and it's a really good thing for them so uh it's a great place to work so if you're looking for a
gig check it out uh Recreation 3D printing and Modeling club tap into your child's creativity with our uh with our Hands-On 3D designing modeling and printing Club limited spots are available because they go really fast in our rec department register now on the recreation website we also have summer
camp registration which is open I know probably you girls been to some of the different summer camps throughout the years there's a lot of cool things that you can do keep your child active parents this summer by sending him to the recreation department summer camp Recreation is open so secure your spot today and I mentioned earlier it goes
very quick uh so spring programming has sprung we have a variety of spring programs uh for all ages from tennis and golf lessons to stem and fitness classes we like to try to make sure the gamut Sports down to the up to the stem the stem activities um please check out our
spring activities guide and registered today so three really great opportunities to get involved um for the kids over the summertime uh social services so a financial literacy Workshop so the social services department is partnering with the MTA Foundation to present a financial literacy workshop on Tuesday March 11
2025 from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. I think it's a really great opportunity for those um that may be interested in learning a little bit more about financial literacy and educating themselves on on that on on that part of the economy and just how they can help better themselves and as it also relates to the Social Service Department um you know Hillsboro
Township is a town that's been growing for the past couple years and you know the social services department has done a fantastic job so I just want to compliment them on the great job that they've been doing supporting through the can and all the different other areas that they have um we try to put as many people as humanly possible first
and I think that that one uh that one group within the township is really doing a really really really really nice job so thank you mayor thank you committee men uh next is committee woman hand yes thank you mayor all right hope everyone had a wonderful president day it seems like a very long time ago all
of a sudden um also wanted to congratulate besides all the awesome um winners we have in the room just wanted to congratulate the boys high school swim team they were the Central Jersey sectional Champions so congrats to them
they also competed in the state yes they do deserve a round of applause and then they did also compete for the state championship which they've not held since 2005 the outcome wasn't what Hillsboro wanted but they were really strong competitors and thank you to everyone who showed up over the
weekend to send them off thank you to our Police Department for the escorts um in and out of town it just it it really goes a long way and thank you very much um also I'm just looking at things folks have mentioned um the other piece was
around um geese control I know that was a topic that we've talked about in Prior Township meetings there's been a lot in the news to around um geese and dead geese here in Hillsboro so I think that that is a topic that we as a Township
should continue to address um right now we only have geese control at AVM and I think it should be a consideration on what other Parks um we do that in um the other comments I'm just looking at what I've heard from residents the other
piece was around um lgbtq plus support so I know of residents have reached out to um really make sure that we as a Township are supporting everyone within our town I just want to say from the day I'm sure my colleagues would agree that we are
here to support all members of our community um absolutely and the other piece um Deputy Mayor Payne and I just uh raced here from another event where we welcomed two new paid firefighters so congratulations
to the families of a men and and Tim who just joined our paid Poli um fire department I'm sorry if I said police hopefully I said fire you said fire okay fabulous um as I'm looking at the police officers in the back so um two new firefighters so congrats to them and
then last but not least um from a dog license perspective you've got like two days couple days left so um dog licenses remember uh the deadline is um this Friday the 28th after which there's a $5 fee and that that's it thanks mayor
thank you committee woman next is committeeman hand committeeman lean jeez you stop being marrying all the mistakes that's okay good evening everybody how are you girls
congratulations as as uh Comm BR said we love winning so keep winning come back um I know the mayor is GNA talk about some of the stuff that uh K and Han just talked about but yeah the congratulations to the to the swim team
uh it's always great to see our kids Excel both on athletic fields and in the classrooms more importantly I think uh our high school excels in both and uh all the teachers and the students deserve a round of credit for everything they do
congratulations all right to some more mundane topics uh from building online payments um the building department offers online payments if you cannot make it to the office during working hours request a payment link and pay line at your convenience that only goes
for those people who actually use Zello and all that kind of techy stuff or whatever those tap I don't do that I pay cash and check I'm sorry but all the we are we are in the digital age but if you can use it you're
welcome my my daughter's probably laughing at me um that's all good I'm not buying a home the HBA 2025 springing networking social Hillsboro Business Association is hosting a networking event on March 27th from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at iron Peak
Sports event uh this event will focus on AI and how to utilize tools like chat gbt to assist business owners with day-to-day operations to register please visit the township website or contact The Economic and Business Development
Office during regular business hours again that's March 27th 68 p.m. at the iron Peak Sports Complex the winter 2025 uh issue of experience Hillsboro E Magazine is now live the quarterly digital showcase
gives readers a glimpse into what makes Hillsboro Township an amazing place to live work and visit you can view the magazine on the Economic and Business Development Office experience Hillsboro page if you are a hiring business and we all I'm a business owner everyone's
looking for help it's it's tough to find people out there as you saw our own post of of individuals looking for help we have an answer to try and help we are looking uh to have people register it's not too late for this week's job fair the event will be held in the
multi-purpose room from 27 February 27th from 10: a.m. to 12: p.m. registration can be found on the HBA website and flyers containing QR codes can be easily scanned in the hallway so again if you're a business looking for help or if you are someone looking for a new job
encourage you to come to the fair it is completely free uh the engineer department has some tips for residents needing final engineering inspections in the winter months if residential works such as additions driveways inground pools Etc have recently been completed is
recommend that the site inspection be scheduled as soon as possible however site inspections cannot be conducted if the area is covered with snow if a resident requires a certification of occup occupancy and the final site inspection takes place in the presence
of snow but after this week hopefully we'll no longer see it um the engering department will be able to issue a temporary co uh with a cash escro deposit in the spring once the site work can be verified a permit Co can be
issued and the cash escrow will be returned and lastly uh speaking of snow in our public works department the great men and women who work over there uh between the snowstorms and the brutal wind the weather has been grueling lately Public Works is requesting that
if you see any garbage or debris around storm drains in your street please help clean it up when recycling buckets and garbage cans tip over in the wind the debris ends up in the storm drains and potential clogging issues increase we are trying to prevent what we can with
our crews but still need some help um this will help prevent any flooding in your neighborhood if the storm drains are clean so it's to your advantage you're uh it's good if you do it yourself any efforts is appreciated to help keep the water flowing freely
that's it all we got mayor thank you committee men clean your drains that's the that's the message yep every year um Deputy Mayor pain so I think instead of ask the mayor from now on we're gonna go ask the tech of
Sean is z or zel the real Catherine I heard gbt I heard gbt too I wasn't going to go I'm going to go learn about AI there's a class for that yep from a g a guy named Al or is
that okay I'm sorry I'll be fast all right so seriously though all right from the police department residents are reminded to protect themselves from becoming victims of personal property and identity theft in the vehicles um please keep your vehicles locked at all times
remove your valuables especially personal identity items if you must leave your valuables in the car lock them in the trunk or glove box to keep them out of sight from the sustainability group uh we have celebrate Hillsboro's Film Community stopped by the municipal
building on March 1st from 2: to 4: for shorts in winter this free event will Showcase short films directed by uh Hillsboro residents Thrillers dramas documentaries and more free snacks will be provided so the whole thing is free
all films are 5 to 25 5 minutes long and they're appropriate for ages 8 through uh adult so you have to be 8 years old sorry ladies uh some mature themes language are present and for more information visit sustainable Hillsboro uh nj.gov
that's it that's it thank you Deputy Mayor easy peasy um I've got I have some remarks um starting with uh eyeglass collection it's our pleasure to highlight an Eagle Scouts project uh the project of Dean Milano a 12th grade student at hillsbor
high school he set up a project to collect eyeglasses for those in need he's already collected 2,000 pairs of eyeglasses and has set up a collection box in the library's hallway uh to continue the effort he'll deliver the glasses to a charity and then distribute them to those less fortunate and in need
of of glasses and it's certainly a worthwhile project for uh the eagle Eagle Scout I might also mention you can go see the newly renovated library on your way to uh dropping off glasses eyeglasses um on Saturday I attended a uh Cub Scout
pinewood derby it was uh troop 89 um I think there was about 50 or 60 Scouts um uh that were from grades K through five participated along with their families and uh I had the pleasure of start of starting one of the races
but it was really a good uh uh event because there were other Scouts who were leading it you know so it gives them team building skills and and um uh just a nice nice event I remembered back in the day I I can't remember the name of my car but all their cars had names and
it's really Advanced now they they they do microchip on them and it's it's it was pretty interesting to see what they what they did and the the Styles I think the fastest one was a cyber Truck design interestingly enough but uh it was a was was a fun event and fundraiser for the
Scout for for the troop 89 um also last recently I attended the YMCA's campaign kickoff event at the Bridgewater Manor uh this was the greater Somerset countywide MCA volunteer Spirit award an annual
campaign celebration uh and was attended by teams from other area YMCAs including Hillsboro uh it was interesting to see a variety of volunteers uh there our own Township employees were were there there were other fellow Mayors uh the high school swim coach was there and even a
former colleague of mine I hadn't seen in like five years happened to be one of the benefactors of of the Warren Hills uh YMCA uh it was a rewarding event for all involved as each of the the YMCAs reported their success so far in 2025 of fundraising so they're all about halfway
to what their campaign was so we wish them success and we team with the YMCA a lot and I think there's a resolution tonight that was mentioned that evening for for the YMCAs uh I mentioned the high school swim coach so I happened to meet her and then as it happens we uh we this weekend
uh we ran into her she's third from the right um so several members of the township committee again joined with student supporters parents alumni I don't see the the T-Rex out there but there was a T-Rex um wish them success at the njii
state championships against Westfield again while this the the sendoff included a police escort so we thank the the Hillsboro Police Department for arranging that and again while the ultimate result wasn't what they wanted they definitely were were competing and they were thrilled to be even just participating in such an event they are
the GP group four sectional Champs and they have our congratulations on a very successful season so again just you know well done so while we're on Sports uh other sporting news on the weekend of February 14th Valentine's Day I guess some people
got to play Cupid um Iron Peak played host to the 56th annual archery indoor Nationals and Junior Olympic archery development indoor Nationals competition uh Northeast Shooters Association was instrumental in bringing the Nationals
to Hillsboro and managing the the event there were almost 300 participants including several Olympic team hopeful members uh those who have already qualified for spots for the Summer Olympic team uh we're proud to be the first Nationals event ever H hosted in New Jersey and uh we hope to be selected
for future events so um you know Hillsboro welcomed all the participants and hopefully uh they got to see some of Hillsboro I know the weather was a little suspect but it was still exciting to to you know have the have art something related to the Olympics here in Hillsboro uh last week
was Engineers week and um last Saturday I uh in a related topics last Saturday I met with the robo Raiders to see their current robot development firsthand and participate in an interview to support their submission for the first impact award uh first impact is an acronym for
for inspiration and recognition of science and technology so we wish them success in this application I sat down and did a little interview so looking forward to seeing what that was but last week again was Engineers week uh during during which industry professionals like
myself uh shine a light on engineering and celebrate the different the difference Engineers can make in the world and the theme of the week was design your future the um the science department at the high school arranged for me to meet with stem students on Tuesday specifically uh their
engineering class they have an engineering class they didn't have an engineering class when I was in high school uh physics and mechanical drawing in Period 3 to to uh attend along with the um about 80
students well that's the next thing okay uh so I basically I went over my career and and my presentation was called how did I get here meaning I'm the mayor but I'm an engineer and and what you know trying to inspire them with some stories on on things that they can do and uh
hopefully help them uh how you know how I kind of unintentionally designed my career to end up end up here um but as end up in my career as well um we focus that engineering is an appealing career it can align with uh any interests it's
really open to anyone um it is uh a lot of people are creative problem solvers if you are uh consider it working collaborative teams and really in with inspiring people and ultimately can make a difference in the world uh one of the one of the students at the
end of it asked me to attend on Saturday the next event which was a stem fair which is the photo up top um so high school students organized a group called stem fair and the event was organized by those eight students and focused on a variety of science displays by Fifth to
eth graders so the high school students ran it but it was focused on the middle Aon Road and and the Middle School um they provided a variety of topics including magnetism chemistry psychology actually the influence of the color of food on whether you liked it or not I
think the pink cupcakes won um uh there were two students who studied Road surface friction um and we look forward to more more of these stem fairs this was the first one so they're going to grow and learn from this winners included an AI chatbot a girl young lady who who
developed an AI chatbot the road friction ones which is re which was kind of relevant interestingly enough and then a kid who measured distance using an auto sonar uh and then the last one was actually a a student detecting parkon using an MRI and I think we've
got a connection I couldn't believe what he was he was talking about differential equations and stuff that he's in eth grade and I said all right that was college for me but uh how advanced and he was in that in that topic so I know maybe we can put him in touch with our you know when we sponsor for Parkinson's
it was very interesting so uh it was pretty um stem week for me as an engineer so um uh it was you know kind of pay kind of pays off and is satisfying from that perspective um H
got your geek on I didn't want to say that but yeah got my got my engineering on um so New Jersey motor vehicle is coming to the municipal building on March 29th the uh njmvc mobile unit is coming back by
to Hillsboro by popular demand it will focus on issuing the real ID licenses and renewing vehicle registrations while those those services will require registration in advanced handicap placard Acquisitions and license plate drop offs won't need an appointment
residents are encouraged to schedule appointments using the link at the Hillsboro Township website and in tomorrow's issue of the mayor's ews these events fill up fast so don't wait to register for your real ID appointment that's sneaking up on us uh Hillsboro is one of New Jersey's
top destinations this just came through the wire yesterday I think Hillsboro was chosen as one of New Jersey as as Jersey best.com 2025 top five destinations of the year uh in addition to the South sain mountains uh and Duke Farms the
annual rotary Fair flounder Brewing nors Hill Farm and Roy Brook Golf Course were listed as just some of the reasons Hillsboro is an appealing destination uh we always knew Hillsboro was a great place to live uh now it's a wonderful place to visit and spend the day for for tourists um we have amazing Parks wide
open spaces and other dining options uh to please all pallets um ask the mayor Township issued our second ask the mayor for this year focused uh a brief update on 206 progress uh as well as discuss the bright speed fiber optic
infrastructure project those little flags that a lot of people are seeing in their lawns um the utilities use those to Mark out the location of their services before anybody starts digging so I reached out to the engineering department H for additional details and you can review the video on Facebook or
Hillsboro YouTube channel so to stay connected as always you can stay connected with all events via Wednesday mayor's ews and Thursday's experienced Hillsboro bulletin be sure to follow and like the official Hillsboro Township Facebook page X formerly known as
Twitter say it every time and Instagram tune in to the Hillsboro YouTube channel and sign up for Hillsboro alerts for traffic and emergency notifications so we have a couple proc tonight mayor if you don't mind just for one quick second I just wanted to uh recognize my very
good friend um joa Clark digs who is in the picture there um she's a four-time Olympian she just recently um have has now the USA American record for age 60 to 64 she has broke the record recently
uh the first time on the track in in 25 years so uh just wanted to recognize her uh this evening so she's a big fan of hill bro thank you I can send her a note um so we have a couple
proclamations but first want to know who knocked over something out in the hallway it won't matter I won't hold it against you so somebody knocked something out I applaud that nobody ratted anybody
out okay he wasn't kidding bang andbody is that what it was okay no damage all right so the mighty mes come on up come on
up sayure formation yeah they will know exactly is there one at a Time come on Mighty M just fill in both sides does one of you want to hold this who wants to hold this oh you couple of
you can hold it that's okay hold it up you too ready so the Hillsboro Duke's Mighty might cheer team the 2024 2025 Hillsboro Dukes Mighty mik cheerleading team are the Central Jersey Champions state champions
Eastern region Champions and finished at fourth place in the Nationals well done most recently the team played second at the youth cheer and dance Alliance Global's competition on February 7th in at attic City the 2024 Hillsboro duk's Mighty mik cheerleading
team consists of the following young athletes and coaches you guys ready to take the mic you can take the mic and pass it just say your name Li it Zarah Mia
Leila Gigi I supposed to say my real Emily Ree Harper McKenzie real
Reagan hay Brooke La Julie well done do the coaches want to no one of you say something all right now there therefore be it proclaimed that we the mayor and the Hillsboro Township committee do
hereby commend the 2024 2025 Hillsboro duk's Mighty might cheerlead team coaches and parents not only for their successful season but for the hard work dedication and commitment to the sport and to those principles of good sportsmanship teamwork and academic
achievement which the organization endorses okay hi um coach Allison uh we just wanted to thank the township committee for recognizing the girls at this meeting and thank you to everybody here for your
support you anybody else no all right victory victory formation and picture formation does anybody want to you should all ask for ice cream tonight thank you so much they all get they all
get their own all get your own you can give that to a coach if you want your coach has every one of you get one we have one for each of you PE thank you sir I figured this out all right the
peeee all right somebody want to hold up the proclamation while we do this I do oh that was quick Wham you can share it okay the Hillsboro Dukes peeeee cheer team the 2024 2025 Hillsboro Dukes
Peewee cheerleading team are the Central Jersey Champions state champions and Eastern region champions they also finished second place at the Nationals and were the D12 category and division Champions at the youth cheer and dance Alliance
globals well done again the 2024 2025 Hillsboro Dukes peeee cheering team consists of the following young athletes and coaches just say your name Angelina Kylie Karissa Hannah Gracie
Tori Magnolia Sammy Zoe Sophie Gabby Ava Eva Nani ad I
think Ally Olivia Addison Sydney you want to say your name Izzy um Izzy if you guys want to say your name okay I'm coach Alexis hi thank you to coach Abby coach Jen and coach Kelly for
everything thank you to the committee and the mayor for having us here today so proud of you girls and thank you everyone for coming here to support us so I'm going to read it now though all right we we'll do it one more more time uh so now therefore be it
proclaimed that we the mayor and the township committee do hereby commend the 2024 2025 Hillsboro Duke's peeee cheerleading team coaches and parents not only for their successful season but for their hard work dedication and commitment to the sport and to those principles of good sportsmanship
teamwork and academic achievement which the organization endorses congratulations again right a picture Mar you get down any further you're not gonna be able to get up awesome yeah all
right can't do it really going to do all daybody okay what's that I know well it's all right it's part of it all right duk's JV anybody who hasn't come up
already oh so you came right to the front special you got to stand in front though natural can be coaching theer ones they'll they can run it all right Hillsboro Dukes JV cheer team the 2024
2025 Hillsboro Dukes JV cheerleading team are the national champions outscoring 411 teams from across the nation and National Grand Champions they are also the Central Jersey champions Eastern region Champions and state champions most recently the team played
second at the youth cheer and dance Alliance Global competition on February 9th in Atlantic City the 2024 2025 Hillsboro Dukes JB cheerleading team consists of the following young athletes and coaches LLY Lexie Abby
Callie Bailey Riley Madison Callie Sophia Demi Lila Elizabeth Gabby eie Madison Alexa uh now therefore be a Proclaim
that we the mayor and the Hillsboro Township committee do hereby commend the 2024 2025 Hillsboro Dukes J cheerleading team coaches and parents not only for their successful season but for their hard work dedication and commitment to the sport and to those principles
principles of good sportsmanship teamwork and academic achievement which the organization endorses congratulations yes please all right so I'm coach Kelly and I just want to thank all the girls all
right for bringing home multiple local championships multiple state championships multiple all championships multiple and bringing home and for this team for bringing home the fourth National Championship back to your town of Hillsboro all right so all you girls
deserve one big thank you any other coaches pict your formation hey friends hey got it sorry we got one for you all right so do we want one for
everybody all right leers come on up all of them what all of them it's going to be a mob yeah yeah I didn't see it oh on the what oh that's such a good idea know that
okay somebody help that's all right ready don't take a picture of that thank you so much man they're all hitting up for ice cream now yeah we're going to take a two-minute break so nice job
girls nice job cheer leaders I know know e e e e e e e e
e e all right let's get back on the record uh we need Sarah all right uh maybe give a second e e
yeah all right back on the back in the meeting uh we're going to address consent agenda items 1 through 10 um do we does anybody want to take these out of order or separately I should
say if not okay may I have a motion to approve consent agenda items 1 through 10 so moved second any comments from the de on items 1 through 10 I do um
so as we had a lot of back and forth on some of the consent agendas and um I do Process Management for a living data is like my friend and I know I drive you guys all nuts sometimes with questions
but it's because I feel like we still don't have uh the right rhythm with some of these sometimes and Details Matter and if we could just kind of make a note um to get a little bit of a handle on that are you talking in general or any
particular item well in general in particular but I mean I'm just keeping it General also right there's sometimes we're moving money and things like that that's pretty straightforward but when there's um people movements and title movements and things like that we just
explanations help context helps understood any other comments I have questions was that did you have other okay um I had a question
on number five that was the um the woodfern excuse me Woodfield Park it said construction and Rehabilitation of the loop and I know that's an application for a grant um do we know are they constructing new sidewalk or
was it just Rehabilitation because it said both so just clarification on that um and I know the grant was for 25,000 we would be um responsible for the rest so do we have an estimate on what is happening and what the cost would
be number five yeah so um you're correct it's 25,000 and if we got the grant for 25,000 that's what we would be spending so uh and speaking with some of the folks today uh for that Grant if we were allow if we were fortunate enough to get it we look at some of the rehabilitation
and if there was enough money to to actually put some new sidewalk down as well if needed that Loop so so it just really depends on the cost at that point and and uh and what we can do so we're not going to spend more than the the grant money that we would get right it
says AARP may offer less a lesser amount so depends so we put in for the maximum enormous amount of Grants through the township so we're hopeful to get whatever whatever amount of money we will get we will spend and rehabilitate and put new where we need and that would
be up to uh engineering and working with the enir Department to make sure that uh whatever we could do the best we can with that I could tell you probably wouldn't not cover the entire project no all right so just to clarify there wasn't a plan and we were applying to
the money we're applying to the money and we will uh repair whatever we can with the money we receive if we even get it right if we get it okay all right thank you for that and then I had a question on um on number seven and this
is going to be a call back to our before we move on I I think did you slip in a comment that said there wasn't a plan my I was trying to clarify what administrator Ferrera had said right my question was is there a plan how much
will it cost administrator Ferrera which I believe I summarized correctly said it's not as if there is a specific plan on this needs to be constructed or repaired it's a matter whatever funds we get would be applied towards that walking Loop there wasn't new
construction which is what I was trying to clarify from that I believe that's correct wording of the ordinance and did that go through the engineering department I think with engineering and also with Planning and Zoning with uh I think with this one it might have also been uh Samantha ball I'm not sure because my plan director there I don't
I'm not sure with this specific one all right well I say we have an enormous amount of grants that each department puts through right understood but the point there was not a a map or proposal that's why I was trying to clarify all right um mayor anything else on that no
all right so then on number seven my question is and this is a call back to our meeting um two weeks ago regarding the salary ordinance we had on the salary ordinance that was approved by this committee we
had on page three of the salary ordinance and I printed it for myself we had a director parks recreation and Social Services there was a director of recreation a director of Social Services a director of parks director of parks
and wreck was redlined from this this um salary ordinance and we are appointing somebody there was a proposal this resolution to appoint someone to a position with the title
director of parks and wreck and I'm just just I think the public should have an explanation what is the question I'm not sure you question that position was redlined off of the salary
ordinance and two weeks later we're appointing someone with that title I'm just pulling it up I know that they got it was Parks wreck and social services and then they broke it down to I don't
have it in front of me director of parks um and maybe director of wreck but doesn't mean they couldn't be both so I'm getting what is what does it say exactly actually have it in front of me I'm reading just those couple line
items so there is a director of parks wreck and Social Services that's a range of 55 to 135 was that red Lin it is not okay there's director of recreation it's 55 to 120 MH there's a director of
Social Services 55 to 120 there's a director of parks 55 to 120 and then redlined or it's actually in Black font it says director parks and
wreck 55 to 105 and it is marked through it was stricken from the salary ordinance and it's in Civic clerk if you guys just want to pop into the the meeting from two weeks ago we have to look into it right thank you for pointing that out I
guess you'll have to do some research on that was there anything subsequent to that don't it doesn't change anything though so I I'm wondering where your the where your question is coming from the intent so my question is that this
what's the intent is the question of the question and that's directed at me okay so again this was stricken off and the salary range was 55 to 105 we have someone um being you know there's a
resolution to appoint someone with that title at 1055 so above the maximum that had been in the position prior so again my issue is is not with the person
but help you know the public understand what are we what are we doing I think they they deserve some sort of an explanation again and how are we appointing someone with the at at a salary of 1055 for director of parks and
wreck when there is already somebody with the title of director of parks wreck and Social Services Mr F can you can you explain to miss hand commit woman hand how how it's being broken up or I mean to the public yeah I just I think it's going to have to be I think even with Bill here too I
think it's going to have to be amended because I'm not sure how that how that was change because obviously it's out of the range of 1055 so it's going to have to be amended right Bill if it's a salary I'm sure have I don't have the it's not on tonight so I don't have the salary ordinance in front of me um would
you like it yeah please doesn't want to doesn't want to touch it should be PRN actually you have two positions listed one for director of recreation and one director of parks so the salary range for that uh particular title would
be anywhere between 55 and 120 for each position um as you know sometimes you guys do appoint two people to one position and you combine combine a salary of that um I don't know if that's what you're doing I don't know why though specifically if we have a position of director of parks and Rex
and it's one position that that was crossed out I I don't know the reasoning uh behind behind that uh but traditionally director of Rec director of parks you guys have combined positions before and an appointed somebody as long as they were within the combined salary range so I think we're
okay for this evening because it's still director of Parks and Recreation that be correct Bill still within that it's under that 120 oh yes definitely because you have for each position 55 to 120 uh but you're pointing one person to do both positions similar to the clerk
Sarah has different responsibilities um you you'll have you don't call her the clerk there's different positions that she occupies so all those positions are listed in in the salary ordinance uh but she maybe doing three of those positions but she only gets one salary she doesn't get three three different salaries uh
based upon that she gets one salary that fall in all three of those okay get allocated to each three of those positions yeah I just want to make sure before the vote tonight that they can we're talking about the stricken part there is a generic director position if we want to amend this resolution right
to just call him a director because that exists in the salary ordance we can do that yeah I think do we even need to do that later as long as it falls within the the salary range is you're you're fine as long as as long as you have a one position for director of Rec and one position for director of parks and
you're pointing one person to that position and he's going to assume the title of both and and combine it's within those ranges that's perfectly acceptable okay I just want to confirm that and we'll check on where that was stricken I'm not sure why where yeah all
right that so I'm sorry so that was very helpful thank you attorney Willard so my question is can somebody can two people have the same position because it is my understanding that Bob Wagner is director of parks recreation and social services and now um this resolution was
appointing somebody else to director of parks and wreck so yeah I think again I think the public needs explanation mman leani had sent that email to you U that Mr Wagner is going to be director of Social Services and Mr Dunn as of March
1st will be the director of parks and wreck so that two people will not be having the same position do we have a resolution though for Bob Wagner Bob Wagner Bob Wagner's currently the director of Social Services so that's his position already and to amend his title from director of parks recreation
and Social Services just a director of Social Services still at the same salary um do we need a resolution for that attorney Willard um I don't know what the prior resolution said so without knowing what the prior ution resolution says regarding his appointments I don't
know yeah because that position already exists already today as a director because it's all broken down at the three so but I'll leave it to Mr F my understanding the planning is the plan is that uh M Bob Wagner has certain positions Park wreck social social
services um and the plan is to move him into Social Services um and other positions and to elevate Mr Dunn to the position of director in Parks who he's been working under uh Mr Wagner for quite some period of time and so uh they're looking to move him up to
director parks and W and move by B over to assume some different titles is that is that correct and he's going to still maintain that same title he Has today he's still a director of Social Services that's not changing his scope was just decreasing for today yes you may be
entitled but Social Services is doing pretty pretty well there's a significant growth in the town and Social Services has been becoming a pretty big component so tonight's debate today's debate is about uh promoting Griffin I know this is about yeah so anything else any other items on the
agenda yeah I had one other question and it was around sorry one of the these uh change numbers um and then it was just around number eight and this had to do with Bob Wagner appointing him as um deputy
director coordinator meeting any any commentary on that mayor uh I personel committee want to address that so um with Mr Wagner's movement over to Social
Services and uh and adding OEM under the envelop Under the Umbrella of his um oversight uh we did have a vacated um Deputy spot available and Social Services in OEM work very closely
together during um emergencies Ika Ida Sandy um snowstorms any sort of emergency so they usually both show up at the same time um we needed uh you know the that spot was vacated because
of the term had expired and and wasn't renewed by the person prior it's a one-year term uh so we felt it's uh good to have Bob as a deputy because he does respond and we would also need some coverage in case Mr Sheridan or someone
else wasn't here to drive the uh command boss uh he would be able to do that so that's part of his responsibility so again the uh the deputies are there to help fill um and back fill a need uh
when a certain situation may arise that someone may not be able to uh respond it could be on vacation has happened before Mr Sharon has been out of town on vacation we had a need for uh OEM to respond and we've had to have one of our deputies fill in so it's a one-year
appointment covers a $1,000 stip in because they will be working outside normal B business hours they had to be available 247 um as Mr Sheridan is um and the other um people on that chart also receive that same
thousand all right and um last question um just because we're talking about Mr Wagner so on this if his title title is changing just to director of Social Services I believe his salary is 121 the Max on that is 120 so if you can add that to the list
of of things that we would want to look into and make sure it's corrected for the public for the next meeting yeah we'll work with the with the CFO and HR absolutely and the clerk um no other questions on the consent agenda for
me okay any other comments from the days mayor I just wanted to um to welcome consent number one Joseph Desmond uh for part-time senior engineer wanted to welcome him and also to congratulate again Griffin Dunn who is as they say
and supports part of the farm system um he's been here a long time and uh we're very happy to with succession planning uh to move him up so just wanted to mention those two I like to just say too Mr far sorry to interrupt you but I think it's this is a great move for Hillsboro Township you know Recreation
is an area that's that's growing and we need somebody who who's really really really engaged and Griffin is somebody who has been somebody is perfect for that role and just very proud of all the work that he's done and uh Mr Wagner as well too is uh perfect for social services there's a lot of a lot of work that goes into Social Services making
sure the can moves incredibly well to help people in need and and uh now with this OEM opportunity as well too I think he's the perfect person for it so this is the right move for Hillsboro Township so I'm glad to have this here today I just want to add on to that also I think Griffin not only does he get um
Hillsboro and our people so well but he has such a really awesome vision for where he sees us going in the future and I think that's super important for that role uh conversely I think Bob will bring a lot Mr Wagner will bring a lot
of uh much needed oversight and new ideation to that group over in Social Services with more Focus there yeah again we're all very excited for Griffin he's been doing a wonderful job so this was not about him personally
but making sure that our information and our financial information is organized because it is not um just my checkbook it is all of your checkbooks as well so we want to make sure that we're keeping an eye on it for you so and we're all very much aware of that and we all do
the same thing so we all feel the same way um yeah Griffin I remember Griffin even when I was uh president of the soccer club being an instrumental part in in organizing things uh with with croen John croen from the field and and Bob Wagner so yeah Griffin's been part
of uh uh the team if you will for a long time um actually number 10 where we're authorizing um execution of a municipal certification for Somerset County that's something where we're endorsing Somerset
County's YMCA's submitt of a grant that will allow second graders from Manville to to use the YMCA here in Hillsboro it it's really part of the Grant through the YMCA process they have to come to the municipality that in which uh the
YMCA operates to get our endorsement so that was something that also came out of that visit to the YMCA kickoff um you know I think it shows our you know that we're we're cooperating with uh goodwi and and collaborative cooperation uh to serve the local uh
this local institution as well as well as our neighbors in Manville who don't have the same the infrastructure or or can't can't provide that service in man we're providing it help provide helping to provide it for them so we work a lot with the Y so I'm happy that we're um
endorsing that so with that are there any comments from the floor on the consent agenda items if not can I get a roll call please committee man breing yes committee woman hand yes committ Lani
yes deputy mayor pay yes mayor Chelli yes thank you uh next item is public hearings so we have a public hearing for the ordinance uh 25 20252 an ordinance amending chapter 188
land use and development article one title purpose definition section 1883 words and terms defined and Article 5 districts and standards section 18817 point1 Li light industrial district of the code of the township of
Hillsboro Somerset County New Jersey may I have a motion to open the public hearing second roll call committee man breing yes committee woman hand yes
committee man leani yes deputy mayor pay yes mayor reallyy yes so any comments from the deis I'm assuming the deis includes Mr planner Mr Mr Mr you no that David Co has joined us on the Das he is our
planner Mr planner Mr planner hi David evening hi um so any any comments from the deis I'll defer to Mr Po thank you good evening mayor Town committee and general public those
watching from home um please be advised that the Hillsboro Township planning board reviewed ordinance 2025 D2 at the January 23rd 2025 meeting uh the board concluded that the proposed amendment is consistent with the
township master plan um just to give a little overview of the ordinance the ordinance adds a definition for smallscale logistic facilities it modifies the definition of industrial or Office Park it also modifies the LI light industrial
district to include smallscale logistic facilities as a principal permitted use reduce the maximum Building height and add a maximum building size requirement add a Max maximum number of um permitted
loading docks change the industrial Office Park from a use to a design standard with special requirements and IT addresses non-conforming structures just a general General overview this is also related to
um a settlement agreement that the township committee has with uh Lin Associates right um mayor we've had had discussions regarding this in an executive session um as any anybody who's been following along um in the public um there there was a
proliferation of Warehouse applications coming to the township the township was concerned about large scale warehousing in the municipality and um an ordinance was adopted to remove as a permitted use these large scale warehouses well some other businesses in the meantime were affected by that particular ordinance um
in particular uh there was some uh uh in this particular Zone in the light industrial Zone uh there was some Flex space warehousing uh by L and asso they had a number of facilities there um and we made a commitment to them to to look at our ordinance to see what we if we
could accommodate what was currently uh going on and their current uses in that particular uh and still hold to our belief that we want to prohibit large-scale warehousing in these particular zones uh so Mr Co worked with their planner and we also work with the
attorneys and the planners and um Mr Co and the planners were able to come up with this that we presented um so this limits the size of those facili to 41,000 s ft it limits the building Heights to 35 uh 35 ft and that comports
with what's already there that comports with the uses and what's already there so um the Lin Associates are satisfied because now their properties would be permitted uses in the zone instead of not you know uh previous non-conforming uses in the zone so that was the purpose of the ordinance and I think we've
accomplished that in accordance with the settlement agreement thank you thank you Mr coise thank you Mr Willard any other comments from the de if not let's uh take comments from the floor I state your name and address is that the usual uh do I do that good
evening Mr Mayor and uh committee um thank you for having me uh my name is Brian Tarantino um I live on Fairfield Lane and I'm very interested in um providing a few comments about this uh about this proposed ordinance um back in
2023 there was a a developer that applied for to build a I think it was about 180,000 foot Warehouse um sub to subdivide the property on the corner of um Homestead in 206 and build a 100 I
think it was 188,000 foot Warehouse building um there's more to the story about the completeness and all that but um the bottom line was their interest was to build that size of a warehouse and so I when I look at this I want to make sure that we're good that this is
going to take care of and and prevent that kind of um that kind of uh development going forward um and it does and I think it's great I think the the LI the the building height limit is excellent um that really takes care of this High Cube Warehouse use um the
number of of the number of loading docks is also appropriate um the I have two pretty small comments um if I if if I may um the first one is um the 41,000 ft
uh per lot is is good except that if a developer wanted to come in and subdivide for instance that piece of property instead of into two lots maybe they want to subdivide it into six Lots there'd be plenty of acreage and we we wouldn't want them to
be able to put six 41,000 ft buildings on that subdivided uh property so my suggestion um and I have it redlined here if if um if you'd like a copy is to just add a parenthetical after the words
uh 41,000 square feet of gross floor area per lot prior to any subdivision of the lot and um I believe that that would help prevent a developer from um taking a you know larger piece of property like
there is one there and ending up building for 41,000 ft buildings um the second my last comment is um in looking at also in the definition of smallscale logistics
um there's one term that I think is um that I think is a is is an issue and that is the term cross docking so to explicitly permit cross doing now cross docking if you don't know um is a a use
of a of a it allows a fairly small size building to have a very high uh throughput of trucks because trucks pull in one side trucks pull out the other side um there it doesn't you don't need a large uh square foot um storage space
because material is taken from one truck and moved to another truck and um it ends up generating quite a number of truck trips and it's really you know the size of the building is is um is only an
indicator of the number of trucks that we would likely get and cross talking is a use that would generate quite a number of of trucks so my suggestion uh my comment is to cross out that word cross docking um
so that we're not explicitly permitting that kind of of use um in the future so if um if I if if anyone's interested in seeing a copy of this pretty modest uh two uh comments I'd be
happy to uh so U so uh Brian uh Mr K I believe you answered at least the first question at the planning board meeting regarding the size of the lots and how they would be subject to the normal
codes uh for that zone so if you could expand on that or reiterate what you your comments back from the planning board for for for at least the first item uh correct so there is still uh a minimum lot size uh that would still is
is currently exists and fully enforcable so someone would still have to follow that or request a variance in order to do so and all of the existing minimum uh lot is
already there in that the Lin facilities or any of the other facilities that are there currently conform to those minimum lot standards and so in order for someone to subdivide it they still have to follow that standard but they wouldn't be able to build a building any
larger than 41,000 uh square feet but so if they if they had the space they say they was a 25 Acre Site and they divide subdivided into two 12 and a half acre lots that would definitely meet the minimum lot size um
could they build one could they build two 41,000 foot buildings one on each yes so um I'm concerned that's actually exactly my comment so I'm concerned that that would allow a a piece of property
to be made into what would be equivalent of if they did that four times equivalent of 164,000 Ft warehouse space the intent of the ordinance is to look at what is existing and in that
entire Li District specifically what Lin owns and some of the properties that are around there it was built as a small Industrial Park essentially especially to today's standards and again the intent of this ordinance is to take
everything that's currently there and to make sure that it's conforming and if any anything uh in terms of any of the vacant land within the LI District if anything was to be built there following this it would be a continuation of that
smallscale industrial park with Protections in terms of limiting the size and scale of the development and so the protections that are in there uh include the the height the maximum height and all the other things that
attorney Willard had uh gone over as well so the maximum loading docks and all those sort of things to try to keep um basically what we've come up with a smallscale logistics facility right so so actually to spe I'm sorry to specifically answer your
question so you're correct in that um what you see in the Len properties could be expanded into the undeveloped properties so that that in fact Could Happen um but and we understand that you might not be in favor of of that uh but all we're trying to do is allow what's existing there to exist and those
existing uses if it expands onto other properties to also be permitted we understand that you might not agree with that but that's what that what would occur and also just to add if someone wanted to do a use any of the other permitted uses such as say manufacturing
or contractor facility or any of the other permitted uses in the zone they could go larger than 41,000 the 41,000 is specifically the limit for smallscale Logistics yeah I I understand that and um yeah I
mean that's my comment is that I think that it it is I understand that you're trying to accommodate existing an existing use and that's you know that makes sense and I I don't think those the existing operations there you know I
I don't live far from there so it's it's not a big deal um but the you know bottom line is that it would still with with just some the some subdivis Vision activity which is you know definitely allowable um it would allow you know
proliferation of warehouse space in Hillsboro which I don't think is uh the intent of but we don't allow we we don't allow warehouse space in Hillsboro so okay to be clear uh Mr KO regarding cross doing from what I understand
having been in some of those Len properties that that already exist correct maybe not as a use but there's a door on both sides correct right so I don't know if that h i I don't recall addressing cross doing at
the planning board meeting but uh that's all I can recall is that the current I don't know if that constitutes a use cross talking or if it's actually just a a thank you yeah a byproduct of of how it's built of the
design so I I don't know if you if you have any comment on that suggestion or not but it is ALS if we were to strike it it would it would be an issue with the existing buildings correct yeah correct so again mayor if I may sure please um
again the idea is that you have all these different existing uses that are there on a small scale and the attempt is to try to make all of those uses that are currently there to make them
conforming sure and again my understanding is you know prior to uh the concerns with the large Warehouse large scale warehousing um in the time that I've been working here uh especially the Hillsboro Business Center
and some of the other modest industrial areas they've been an important part of the community and the economics of the community as ratables as places that are providing uh spaces for entrepreneurs small businesses uh especially startups
and things like that and again everything that we intended to do is to really focus in on the size and scale and having those limits be there uh despite some of those functions that are
happening but again at a very at a very small scale compared to the concerns as it relates to large scale warehousing okay okay thank you thank Mr Tarantino thank you any other comments from the floor on the public
hearing David Brooke uh Winding Way um I want to Echo my support for what Mr Tarantino has said there is a concern that the intent could be abused if not carefully
monitored as it relates to how um these new ones would be permitted right that's the bigger concern the existing facility on the one side of Homestead Road is not going to see a lot of change the vacant land is the bigger concern
that I know we have um and as Mr Willard stated look public sentiment towards large scale I will call inappropriately placed warehouses has um hopefully been clearly
demonstrated not only to your folks but also to the planning board um and I want to at least make sure that the intent and the reality follow through with
regards to the adoption of the ordinance and that's the concern that I also have about the possible subdivision because um so long as the end result does not
you know for example five smaller warehouses at 41,000 square feet um could have the same impact on Homestead Road and on the other areas of town as one larger one we're going to increase truck traffic
we're going to increase noise we're going to increase pollution um and as all of you are aware Homestead Road is not exactly the best location for doing any of that um excuse me so that's the part that I
think I'm most concerned about is the vacant land and the potential for that happening the existing area not that big a deal as you haven't really mentioned the litigation continues in this matter there are multiple parties that are
involved and I'm also a little bit concerned about how that is going to be resolved simply because of the fact that look compromise is good when it comes to certain things and maybe the Laren component of the litigation being
settled out is good maybe because now we've come to a more reasonable approach the problem that I see is the litigation is continuing and um I'm hoping that we don't find ourselves compromising away with other components for the other
litigants that are involved in the matter before the Township so I just simply mentioned that because um the goal here is obviously to develop the community in a way that's beneficial and not creates huge burdens particularly on
the Town Center as I'm sure you're all aware there is this proposal on Homestead Road that could do exactly that so that's the concern those folks on Homestead Road are part of the litigation that continues and I'm hoping
we're taking a very aggressive stance to make sure that there isn't that opportunity for those folks to work some deal out on the tecd zone so I appreciate your time thank you thank
you any other comments from the floor if not can I have a motion to close and adopt ordinance 25-2 so moved second a roll call please come bring yes committee woman hand yes and thank you for the
feedback committee leani as someone who sit through numerous applications and he and the mayor about uh the sensitivity of the issues I think this um first of all takes a a piece of property that is the
largest taxpayer in Hillsboro and protects that for the pro for the ratables for the township to keep our tax flow burden on the homeowner at at minimal as we can but also um as was
said this is a area that generates a lot of young new businesses entrepreneurs and um is I think a very good asset for the town um as far as the other litigations most of those are looking for the big ones and I don't think those will get far but for this application
and this lawsuit and this site I think this is a very good uh restructuring of the ordinance um 41,000 square fet at the loading docks per 5,000 sare feet we've gone for nauseum how many loading docks can get in a warehouse Mr Tarantino but that
would only allow them eight which we know that's not what they want they want 30 right so I think that we've got some good cover here and I say yes thank you Deputy Mayor Payne yes mayor tarelli uh yeah and for the record we do
not allow warehouses in that zone so the buildings are not warehouses if they are that size yes all right um introduction of new ordinances we
have we're going to introduce an ordinance 25-4 ordinance to exceed the 2025 Municipal budget appropriation limits and to establish a cap Bank further consideration and a public hearing will be held on March 25th
2025 um do I have to read the whole thing there or is it just the introduction right yep okay so moved we have a second second uh roll call please so that's just introduction no discussion thank
you committee M bring yes committee woman hand yes committee M leani yes Deputy Mayor Payne yes mayor Chelli yes claims list may I have a motion to approve the claims list 20254 so moved the second second any
comments from the de on the claims list all right any comments from the floor on the claims list seeing none uh roll call committee M bring yes committee woman hand yes committee man the P yes Deputy Mayor Payne yes mayor Chelly yes uh no new
business so let's go to public comments for matters not on the agenda Miss break please please read the statement regarding public comment the township committee welcomes input from the public please state your name and address and please spell your name for the record you will be given one three minute allotment for your comments please understand that this
public forum is not structured as a question and answer session comments are to be addressed to the mayor again please keep your comments to three minutes thank you good evening hello I'm Reverend Rod Williams of 101 ever at close and I stand before you for just a few
moments to share a few thoughts that I hope and pray will be received in the spirit in which they are delivered a spirit of humanity for all too many divisive forces grip our nation threatening our sense of community community was the foundation of one Hillsboro and remains our core Mission
as reflected in our name I'm speaking up tonight because I believe the solution to divisive rhetoric is recognizing that differences like those over political views gender ethnicity and St status are insignificant compared to the
realization of our shared Humanity every Faith calls us to treat others as we wish to be treated yet we're all being led to demonize our differences instead of embracing our common Bond as one human race on the same Planet I could
not stay silent and miss the opportunity to encourage us to resist the temptation to allow the sorted influences that would insist we ignore our live truth that we've been so much better off in this Township when we celebrate our variety that's diversity when we see
each other as deserving of the same equal amounts of respect dignity and opportunity that's equity and when we invite each other to participate in the process by getting to know each other by talking to one another that's inclusion and didn't we see a wonderful example of
Dei and those young girls tonight my brothers and sisters regardless of our disagreements in process and principle my experiences with each of you have never left me feel feeling disrespected hated or unwelcomed just as I've never felt those sentiments toward you with
that in mind I implore you to embrace this one woke moment remembering that the opposite of awake is asleep we when we choose to remain asleep we're both powerless over our own condition and blind to the struggles of others the
only beneficiaries of anti-woke Ric are those who fear and awaken public those who distract us with division while amassing obscene wealth as if unchecked capitalism ever prioritized sharing or justice so on this day in the month that
reminds us that without black history there is no American history I urge you to have the courage to acknowledge that this nation's true greatness arose from the contributions of all of its people and its ruin is fostered and even accelerated by denying its past mistakes
instead of confronting and learning from them we're not enemies because we have all different views and we're not better off when we ignore the condition of our neighbors by denying their Humanity Hillsboro is our home and this Township can be its best by striving to set an
example for the world to follow thank you thank you those may I just say those nice words yeah Reverend thank you for that I really do appreciate that very much any other comments gave you gu uh Joseph P Maloney 27
stonewick Drive Hillsboro New Jersey 08844 d2615 I'm here basically to uh dovetail on Sha Leon's comments concerning cleaning your storm drain uh recently
September 15th it started to rain uh in front of my property is my storm drain as well as across the street is another storm storm drain I have about nine 35 ft pine trees that
are adjacent to the road I thought I was doing a good job by going out there and raking every day because I know once those pine cones get in they could block up the system what I
didn't know is that the sewer across the street runs directly into mine I learned that on Sunday morning when a neighbor called and said he was calling the police because stonewick Drive was
flooded so I basically went out um my sewer grate is a closed one because of all the pine needles Etc pine cones that fall in there what I didn't know was the other
one is a wide open one long story short I want to sing the praises to police officer Brian I want to say it right dioo cow how's that not bad okay he
showed up he showed up within five minutes of that telephone call I met him in about 4 inches of water in the middle of the street I also want to sing the Praises of the two uh Public Works employees that showed up that would be
Dan Davenport supervisor and his partner in crime Fred ten tenor uh they were with me on and off I had to run back inside it was too cold and it started to rain to make matters worse um they were with on stonewick drive basically from
about 11:30 until 6 o' at night attempting to clear out the drain what I'm asking here for Unfortunately they weren't able to do it um they didn't have the proper equipment to be honest with you
they attempted to snake it out got about 25 ft clogged um then they brought a five horsepower double intake pump with hoses to drain it out to Ashwood Drive neighboring Street hoses
weren't long enough they're only draining about five gallons a minute when I'm looking at about 10,000 gallons of water over a 200t area what I'm asking for the township committee is that we purchase a jvac familiar with
the equipment um it could have easily cleaned up that entire street that entire Street within an hour um I don't look at it as a a cost I look at it as a long-term investment not only will it
clean up clogs it'll clean out ditches it it's very useful and this is for your next capital budget okay so when that comes up I will be back to talk about it thank you thank you thank you for the extension didn't they uh
bring one in from a neighboring town the jet vac to eventually clean it no no I thought I thought they did okay no they were talking about it but then they'd have to like yeah I was wondering why I was wondering why the road was closed I'm like that's not a familiar place
that floods when when rivers above sea level in fact I'm on a hill so I the pro the water was above the sidewalk where I live well thanks for mentioning those names we'll maybe give those guys some high fives any other uh any other comments
from the floor David Brooke Winding Way I can't help but ask who decided three minutes is the time for public comment and who decided to broadcast
the times up on the screens because honestly it's not appropriate it's intimidating to certain people and I don't know where three minutes came from my thought would be if you have a room that has five people in it you have no
time limit unless you're all in a hurry to go home and I'm sure that's not the case and I only ask because 3 minutes is an arbitrary time five minutes might be better or no time might be better my I advocate for flexible time limits
based upon what people are saying and how it can help all of you make better decisions so when you set a time limit like that it's inappropriate and so I only ask you to think about that I won't ask for a Podium
tonight but I will say that having a police officer who's not a police officer enforcing time limits is just really not a nice way to have a friendly meeting so I would ask you to change it or address
it in some way so that the public is encouraged to come here not intimidated by the time limits thank you thank you any other comments you comment nope okay you turned it on motion to journ second hold
on I need a motion to adjourn you just said you got it I'm running the meeting you got it mayor second all those in favor or do we need a roll call roll call committee breing yes committee woman hand yes committed in Le Pon yes yes
mayor Chelli from that transgression I'm going to make you wait another five seconds okay yes meeting is adjourned at 912 910 thank you