feel colder than normal here tonight [Music] and hold on stand up in a second anyway good evening I hereby announce that pursuant to section five of the open public meetings act that adequate notice of this meeting has been provided
in the notice which was sent to the Asbury Park Press the Two River times and posted on the Bolton board in township hall and filed in the township clerk's office on January 3rd 2025 mayor Foster here miss L Mountain here Mr imprev dudo here Mr lucarelli here Mr
Romano is not here this evening mayor you have a quum all right excellent can we all please stand for pledge of allegiance I pledge allegiance to the flag of United States of America to the for it stands Nation God indivisible
withy andice all please remain standing for a moment of silence for our troops who Service Tire tirelessly at home and abroad thank you the first part of our meeting we're we're going to be presenting certificates to the Homedale Heritage
Day art contestant participants Miss Lou you want to come up and take the microphone please yes so we have h four winners and uh few of artworks just participate for display
only because the a P um requirement so um but those four artworks up front there I'm sorry you couldn't see it but I will get the I want me to call the kids over girls okay
AA there a first [Applause] place thank you and then get an artwork so people can see which one is your come around and take some pictures yeah uh her work title is a
chai naat second place is Chloe Chong the title for the pro the artwork is Dome okay so you're going to pick up the one the third place is Julia
and the title is EV evolution of fish two very cute koish yes thank you and we also have a honorable Manion that's from the Sam winner for the first place uh Ava um
[Applause] this we invite all attendees of Heritage day to vote as well and we have two uh judges all local our our home there
residents the first one is um H Jang and the second one is Lorina Vera and unfortunately both of them couldn't attend this meeting but the best we send send the best wishes to you all right
so okay so how did it go um 60% grading points from judges and 40% from uh our attendee voting so very very very happy this is our first time and I hope
everybody had a great time with the event itself also had a great time to vote for their favorite um artworks thank you are you guys okay if the committee comes down and takes a picture with
everybody also [Applause] but weit there more me thank you [Applause]
one more Super you okay next on the agenda is approval of minutes for the November 26 2024 executive and public sessions December 10th 2024 executive and public sessions
December 19th public session December 2nd 2025 public session January 23rd 2025 executive and public sessions we have any questions on the minutes or anything if not can we get a motion move
second Mr imprev dudo yes with the exception of January 23rd I'll abstain from that one okay Mr Mountain yes Mr lucarelli um yes and I'm also need to uh abstain from uh November 26 and January
23rd mayor Foster yes okay all the minutes have been successfully approved thank you very much okay moving on uh public comment on agenda items only we'll get that microphone back that we had to move out of the way thank you so much
administrator SL Chief anybody like to make a comment seeing none lendy next would be approval for Resolutions 2025 64 through 20271 anybody on the committee have any
comments can we get a motion motion second Mr impr prudo yes Miss L Mountain yes Mr lucarelli yes mayor Foster yes okay resolutions 20264 to 20271 have been successfully passed thank you thank
you Wendy moving right along Mr administrator do you have anything uh for us tonight the only thing I want to say the only the only thing I I want to say is uh I I want to commend our DPW for the last couple of storms the ice
storms that we've had they've done a tremendous job in getting our streets um passable and and drivable especially with all the ice that we had had and now we got another another one coming up tonight and and possibly tomorrow so um they they've been hard at work but
they've doing a doing a heck of a job thank you Chief Ed anything from engineering mayor I have to hold this if you push it down yeah you have to hold it you do have to hold it okay sorry for my inexperience with this setup here um yeah we've been
been uh trying to catch up to speed on a lot of things we've had a lot of communications with the team uh Chief we've been talking with regularly um getting a sense of the level of effort that we need to expend here we got a lot of things that we've been discussing some proposals and things will be moving
forward so uh very optimistic I think I'm starting to get a good handle on what's going on but the teaming approach between uh the people that you're used to talking to will continue and we'll just continue to push things forward as quickly as we can good to hear thank you Ed uh the CFO is not with us this
evening Michael uh thank you mayor I don't have any uh update but happy to answer any questions okay thank you for that then we'll start over on the left uh committee men in prev dudo thank you mayor a reminder that applications for the citizens Police Academy can be found on the hell Police
Department website and are due February 28th save the date for the hell police Youth Academy August 4th through 8th for ages 9 and 10 August 11th to the 15th for ages 11 and 12 applications will be
available in the spring topics include self-defense criminal Investigation firearm safety traffic safety and much more space fills up quickly so keep an eye out for the application Goal Zero high visibility enforcement Hive will take place
Thursday February 27th from 3: to 7:00 p.m. focusing on highway 34 this program initiated by patrolman minoski intends to lower the number of deaths injuries and crashes caused by distracted or impaired driving enforcement will take place every month in collaboration with other departments
in the county the goal of the enforcement is to keep drivers uh altered and free of distractions while driving from the fire department due to the expected snow tonight the fire department will be Staffing the station
overnight to ensure a prompt response residents are reminded they are responsible for keeping any fire hydrant on their property clear of snow also the fire department is always on the lookout for junk cars so that we can practice vehicle rescue with the jaws of life if you have a junk vehicle please contact
us at info hfrc 2.org we will we will remove the vehicle free of charge and your donation is tax deductible from the Department of Public Works DPW Crews have begun the process of trimming tree limbs surrounding the jcpnl utility
lamp posts throughout various parts of town this has significantly improved illumination along our roadways please avoid placing brush and leaves at the curb during the winter months the brush and leaf pickup is not scheduled to begin it says until but it doesn't give me a date so I'll have to look up that
one uh brush and leaf schedule postcards have been mailed out and have also been posted to the township website several residents have contacted the office to inquire about how to dispose of construction waste Andor household hazardous waste information about disposing of these specific types of waste can be found on the mammoth County
Reclamation Center's website very small amounts of construction debris from do-it-yourself or Home Improvement projects can be disposed of at the Township's large item drop off events Electronics including laptops computers stereos and printers can be dropped off
at the hell DPW facility during normal business hours using the lime green enclosed container that's all I have mayor thank you thank you rock moving to the right committee man lucarelli please thank you mayor uh once again uh
registration is now open for daddy daughter and mother Sun dances they will be held March 8th and March 9th registration can be done on the wreck desk portal save the date for the annual hippity hoppity egg hunt Jan uh oh my
God Saturday April 5th uh from 10: to 1 at Cross Farm Park this is one of the most popular events registration will be opening February 19th so get your registration in early I can't believe I'm even saying this but the Swim Club registration will be opening on March
4th um get in there early it's going to fill up fast uh it Department um the online auction ended this afternoon uh the one that we announced at the last meeting uh we are a we were able to unload three
decommission servers and 30 computer monitors that were no longer used by the township by auction off these items the township was able to recoup some of the funds for future Appropriations thank you that's all I have mayor thank you DJ Deputy Mayor yes good evening everyone
um from our community development department they are joining in the fun they will have their own March Madness amnesty program they uh have noticed that homeowners
occasionally complete work on their homes without having applied for necessary permits this is normally a violation subject to a penalty of up to $2,000 so during the month of March
Community Development will be giving amnesty to homeowners waving the penalties an extensive list of the types of work that require permit can be found on the Community Development web page and you can contact the department by phone in order to apply for a permit the
hell Green Team held their Community energy planning meeting slides from the community energy planning team kickoff meeting have been posted to the Green Team web page any interested residents who missed the first meeting can contact
the Green Team via email and a zoom meeting will be scheduled to bring you up to date before the next meeting which will be taking place February 18th at 6:30 any Resident who's interested in exploring how our community can work
toward a better environment for all residents by reducing emissions and conserving energy is more than welcome to participate I will tell you um mayor and I had the opportunity to participate in the first meeting and it was really a
great great experience um very education the room was filled with all sorts of folks from different uh backgrounds different expertise and I got to say it was a lot of fun um so if you have any interest please feel free to join us for
the next meeting again February 18th at 6:30 the hell Heritage committee congratulations again to Ava Chloe and Julia our art contest Award winners who received their certificates the beginning of the meeting this evening as
well thank you to the judges for this art competition who I don't know if you heard are two local hell artists um H Jen and Lorena Vera thank you again for volunteering in this
capacity the committee has already met and is beginning the planning process for Heritage day for this year anyone interested in helping to plan this year of this year's event can email the committee and the committee wanted to
offer a very huge thank you to the businesses and residents who donated to the effort um if you had the pleasure of joining us at Heritage day it was filled
with all sorts of food and snacks arts and crafts and I think it was about 11 or 12 different per performances it was just really a top rate effort again a lot of fun brought a lot of folks from the community together if you'd like to
be a part of it this year please feel free to jump in volunteers are always welcome the next meeting is going to be Thursday March 6th anyone is welcome to join in and participate I believe the even the meeting is going to take place
in the evening hours but you'll be you can log on to uh the township website under the Heritage committee and uh get all the details there thank you thank you Kim uh just a couple of updates from myself the save the date
I'm excited to partner with the Department of recreation to host the mayor's community cleanup day on Saturday March 29th from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. residents can volunteer to join us as we clean up the township volunteers should meet at the senior community center to check in pick up
their t-shirts and supplies and receive their assignment of which area of town to clean up the event is made possible thanks to the New Jersey clean community's Grant community service hours are available for students who need them hell town hall and the recycling center will be closed this
upcoming Monday February 17th in observance of President's Day please plan accordingly and just a couple of snow reminders the police department and DPW have asked me to remind residents of the following with the impending snow and ice this week please move all cars
from the street as soon as possible before storm as salting of roadways will begin before the storm happens Park vehicles and driveways to allow for curb to curb plowing avoid shoveling or blowing snow into the street and be sure that anyone you hire for snow removal is
aware of this shovel sidewalks within 12 daylight hours after snowfall clear driveways and walkways on your property to allow emergency services to access your home if needed and then lastly the first veterans event of 2025 will be
held this Thursday February 13th at 10: a.m. at the senior community center all veterans and gold star family members are invited to attend this informal Gathering to connect with fellow veterans please rsbp to the recreation office if you are interested in attending and that is all I have for
this evening I would like to open up the floor for any public comment please come on up Mr yanell Jay and L 18 ladwood Drive first of all congratulations Mr Foster I wasn't here I had covid one meeting my wife's birthday another meeting congratulations happy birthday to you
wife thank you thank you um my topic tonight is the lights and before you laugh it's gotten serious and I'll tell you why really quickly uh two months ago my daughter and I were coming back from Manasquan qua Pizza by the way one of the best pizz around and it was dark and
and it was kind of like a little misty out and we're coming past CS neck Delicious Orchards heading toward that sort of triangle V off where you would head where the pizzer is where you would then head to yeah hell funeral home and
my daughter's talking Jordan you know blah blah and all of a sudden as I'm approaching that triangle I'm like Jordan stop pitch black I I have very good Vision I couldn't see anything I said Jordan stop so I really slowed down and I said what's going on here and I
looked and the light the street light that's right on that point was out and I said my God at these meetings talking like a lunatic about lights out but here's a prime example where someone could get hurt okay and I mentioned it at the neighborhood watch
meeting about a week or so later okay why am I telling you that two weeks later coming back from Delissa Orchards I look that poll was snapped down someone hit it probably died and that was six weeks ago that poll hasn't been
fixed or replaced now here's another one coming home Del Road where hell Road veers off to Line Road there's another strategically placed pole there for that reason right at that point intersection could be problematic in certain weather
conditions that light's been out for I don't even know how long here's the best thing remember me articulating to the jcpnl rep in great detail the 8 to 10 lights that were out on Red Hill Road that was how many months ago three four
months five months ago not one has been changed not one okay so this now gets me to another level of aggravation now Mr Foster I know firsthand that you care about safety and this community because
I witnessed you a decade ago carry my mother-in-law down from the upstairs of my house when she had a stroke at like 1 something in the morning so I know you care about safety and I'm sure the rest of you care about safety we have come to the point with this utility that
operates in our town Mr Collins I'm not a lawyer but I looked it up before coming here I think they could be guilty of criminal gross negligence because there are thousands of Lights Out in Mammoth County the ones I care the most about are these strategically placed
ones on the busy roads if you go from Polo Club in hell to MJ's whatever at Aber mwan there's ply 15 to 177 of these lights out just that one strip you go anywhere there are these lights out
everywhere and from what I understand we're paying per light and we're paying for the electricity for these lights now I don't know about on the main roads if we pay for those do we pay if it's on Hell Road or thir but enough is enough I think one of your primary
responsibilities from this night forward as a town is to insist that these street lights get fixed in a reasonable amount of time because if not candidly and respectfully There Will Be Blood On all of your hands this should be a top priority and we should insist that they
get fixed and there's no excuses they shouldn't be I do not disagree with you at all J we'll definitely reach out to Mr lunar again we'll also take a look into what our contract U allows us to you know fight back with them on and see if we can get some answers to yeah I think we
need I I don't respectfully I don't think reaching out to him is going to get anywhere hoping to get his his superiors involved obviously need legal action I think we need legal so there was mayor there was discussion with the prior administrator um about this and about withholding payment and things of
that nature as well as a way to exact a response I don't know if that got followed up on but that was okay then then we we will make sure that we follow up on it missl I don't want any of you to sit up there and have me come up here and point out the death of a citizen in this town because a
street light was out that'll be on you and I don't want that nor do we but thank you for the comments and thank you for looking into and bringing to our attention any further comments from public come on up Miss Blum Jenny blue andth 41 Stony Brook Road I forgot to stand up in time to ask
a question about consent agenda item 2025 number 67 which is uh awarding a g uh group health insurance contract to Brown and Brown for 2025 no numbers given is it free this
year uh it's not free unfortunately but it is significantly uh reduced which is positive news for you uh we will get you those figures out to you unless we Happ them to have them handy Chief do you have them I I I it's
based upon the proposal that's attached I guess the attachment but the proposal doesn't have any numbers and it's not on the bills list it wouldn't be on the bills list well no because you're just giving them the contract right now which should be somewhere in the vicinity of where it
was for 24 so so we believe it wa we not believe it went from 54 down to 25,000 so a pretty significant that told people not to fall downstairs or be careful bring their own flashlight when they're driving around town I have to double check that Jenny
okay yeah CU if if all of a sudden Frank doesn't have health insurance when he Bops people over the head for being naughty people um somebody's going to be very unhappy thank you Jenny any other comments from the public seeing none can we get a motion
motion second