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Good evening and welcome everyone. It's good to see you all here tonight. Thanks for coming out. It's an exciting exciting evening. So uh um we were in close session a little earlier to discuss matters related to uh the Kanian leaving issue um and also some personnel

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matters just um and we'll begin our uh our meeting as we do each meeting with standing for the pledge of allegiance and a moment of silence. I would propose that silence tonight be dedicated in honor of Robert Brown who served this community faithfully for more than three

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decades already. I aliance to the flag of the United States of America and to the flag to which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

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Right. Please be seated. Um at this point we'll have our first of two public participation constituent concerns um sentence. So uh if any member of the public would like to speak would ask that that person unless they have mobility issues step up to the podium here uh use the microphone please

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identify yourself uh with name and address and you have three minutes of uninterrupted time for comments or questions and uh the council may or may not respond. death 33 Wilson Street. It's been a couple questions. >> I noticed that the budget's not coming

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up for a hearing for a little while. Will it be put on the website? >> It is. >> Oh, it's on the budget message. >> Okay. Sorry, I did not. Okay. And then I guess the other question is, >> you know, any updates on or on DPN poss?

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>> Uh, sure. Um, so yes, so the budget and the budget message are on the website. Uh the second reading and public hearing for the budget will be on June 4th. Um and let's see. So that's it on the budget. Not too much to update in terms of the Kha Venadian. Uh the case

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management conference has been moved to May 26th. Um and uh yes, I have an update on PAS and let me just get to that. Give me a second. I'm going to talk about it later

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in the meeting. Uh nothing specifically in terms of the D gaining access to the site if that's a question in your mind would be part of it. >> Um a couple of things. Uh we do uh we did have an email from the D yesterday.

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Um they're planning on sampling wells in West Emerald, Lambertville, and Hopewell in late May to evaluate the cause of the the continual odors. Um they expect the results in late June. They've got a they're working on getting a laboratory contract in place and determining which laboratory methods are appropriate for

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the analysis. Um, and then just a note uh as well, we received another email on Tuesday from Greg Brazlowski um was notifying that uh of the 20 um that the Swan Street and Striker Street

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groundwater contamination investigation uh is largely complete. Um they sent copies to the city council or to the city of all of the letters that were sent out in the mail. Um they were just sent out a couple days ago. Uh of the 20

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letters that I looked at uh all 20 had um PES and and P pos and POS exceedences. So those uh individuals some of which can not some of those individuals were not in in not Lambertville, but they should all be receiving those letters probably in the

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next day or two with more information about uh you know spilled fund contacts and um and specifics. I didn't read all 360 pages, but uh I did I did not know that exists. >> So that mean there were going to be well over 100.

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>> There we go. Very good. >> Anyone else? >> Oh, one was you know the one thing actually yes um was that all of our well test from our grant that we have received have have been completed as well in there at the lab. So again, the

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the the D's test came further out and further out, their testing continues and um the last that they had told us was that they were going to proceed to get access and had turned it over to the A's office. So at that point, you know,

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we're but the great thing is at um that we had asked them to investigate the odors and and we had had some back and forth about it and the department has been responsive and now agreed and they're putting together this program to

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kind to figure it out. So we consider that and look for a great, you know, a good victory for our residents because this spring has come, the smell has come back. >> Uh Judy Gleason, 86 North Union Street.

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Um, I hate to have to bring this up again as you well know, but back in December, I had been to the city uh court and had heard what was going on with the playground that did not have any permits and did not have any permissions and did not have any

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handling of impervious cover. That was a concern. And I've been back before you several times since. Last time I gave you a lot of written information about what my communications with the city had been, what has not happened,

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what whatever's going on. And so just to recap, I want to say back in December, oh gosh, they said we better do something. We'll do something. No, no, we'll we we will do something. And then in February, oh yeah, it's too cold. I haven't done anything, but but we're

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going to do something in May today. um seconds before they finally showed up in the court. Oh, here's a plan. Maybe we can do it this way. They had submitted a plan a couple weeks ago and it was

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rejected because it was the same thing that they did the whole time which was incorrect for impervious cover and didn't cover the issues that have to do with this town which is flooding and which is how do we deal with that? So, it was pushed off again and they said

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we'll have it done this month. Yeah, we will. We'll have it done this month. Um the judge said, "Okay, if it's not done by July 1st, we're we're going to we're going to call you in again." Okay. So, it's not or it's going to be over a year if that happens. Hate to say I expect that, but I expect that. And my only

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reason for coming up here tonight is to say now that we know that all you have to do if you're going to do impervious cover, if you're going to do too much dealing with water and the like

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on your property, just don't get a permit. Don't do it. Show up in court every sever however many months, hopefully with an attorney who says, "No, no, your honor. We're going to we're going to and you won't have to do

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it either. And we will continue to have the kind of floods that caused the council in this city to pass important legislation a year well two years ago now. I think it was in 20 2024 to deal with this and

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now we just simply don't do it. And I'm just happy to see now it's for sure you don't have to do it. You don't need permits. You don't need to worry about impervious cover. And just keep saying, "No, your honor. No, no, I'll have it.

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I'll have it. I'll have it. I'll have it." And when it rains and when it floods and when it goes on, we'll say, "Geez, I thought we passed something. Didn't we pass something in 2024 to deal with this stuff?" So, I'm disappointed, but I'm good to

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I'm glad to know that now after today, I know you don't have to do anything because nobody's going to make you do anything. The city's not going to make you do anything. Zoning's not going to make you do anything. Nobody's going to make you

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do anything. So, save your money, flood your property and everybody else's, and it'll be good. So, I'm disappointed. seriously disappointed because I was proud of this council or whoever was on the council, wasn't all of you guys when when the laws were passed, when the

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ordinance was passed having to do with things like impervious cover and storm water management. So, I'm really disappointed and sorry that it's the way it is, but I'm glad that I know now this is the way it is. You don't have to do it.

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Thank you. Anyone else in the room? >> Anyone online? Okay, how many people do we have joining us online tonight? >> Zero. >> Thanks for not many people. >> Team Jeopardy. >> They're watching Jeffrey.

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>> This is much more interesting than Jeopardy. I think >> all right. Well, then we're glad that most of the people are here tonight. Thank you so much. >> Yes. Um, so I would entertain a motion to close the public comment period at this time. So move >> second.

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>> All those in favor, please say I. I. Okay. All the comment is closed. And now uh we have the pleasure of swearing in um all of new officers and uh chief of police tonight. So I'm going to ask the council members to just join

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me down down off the deis for this because we'll be coming back and forth and back and forth for pictures. So, if you all down and support this wonderful moment. Um, >> what's that? Walk by the bridge. >> Just walk by the right

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side. That's what I was saying. little children in the group. >> All right. I'm always nervous. I repeat after me. I Homer I O. Thank you. Do you solemnly swear or

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affirm Do you solemn solemnly swear or a pledge that I will support the Constitution of the United States >> that I will support the Constitution of the United States on the Constitution the State of New Jersey and the Constitution of the State of New Jersey that I will bear true faith and allegiance and I will bear true faith

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and allegiance allegiance to the same to the same and to the government established and to the government established in the United States in the United States and in this state and in this state under the authority of the people under the authority of the people that I will faithfully and I will

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faithfully and partially partially justly perform justly perform all duties all duties of patrolman patrol man police department police department according to the best of my ability according to the best of my ability to help me so help me guide welcome

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photographs. >> Family photos. >> Right. Yeah. Right. >> Congratulations. Everybody knew we were family and friends, right? >> We got everybody. >> Sorry.

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Come on. Everybody >> keeps Okay. So, I guess we can go back. Okay. Raise your right hand. I Christopher Bradley. I Christopher Bradley. You may swear or affirm. Do you solemn where I were from? that I will support the Constitution

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>> That I will support the Constitution >> of the United States >> of the United States >> and the Constitution of the State of New Jersey >> and the Constitution of the State of New Jersey >> that I will bear true faith and allegiance >> that I will bear true faith and allegiance >> to the same >> to the same >> and to the governments established in the United States >> and to the governments established in

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the United States >> and in this state >> in this state >> under the authority of the people >> under the authority of the people >> and that I will faithfully >> and that I will faithfully >> impartially impartially >> and justly perform >> and justly perform >> all the duties >> all the duties >> the patrolman Landville Police Department Landville Police Department

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to the best of my ability according to the best of my ability to help me. So help me God. Congratulations. Absolutely. >> Okay. It's nice to meet you. >> Right. Yeah. >> Thank you. Good job. doesn't want you to speak

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Robert Brownly swearly swear >> that I will support the Constitution of the United States, >> the support constitutions of the United States, >> the Constitution of the State of New Jersey, and the constitution of the state of New Jersey. We will bear true faith and

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>> we'll bear true faith and allegiance >> to the same >> the same >> when the governments established >> in the governments established >> in the United States >> in the United States >> and in the state >> and duty to the state >> under the authority of the people >> and under the authority of the people >> that I will faithfully >> I will faithfully >> impartially >> impartially

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>> and justly perform >> andly perform >> all the duties all the duties of chief of police >> of chief of police >> according to the best of my ability >> according to the best of my sorry >> according to the my abilities. I'm happy God.

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Can we get some police officers in the picture as well? >> Don't forget to sign your own. It's not official till you sign. daughter says about Okay, everybody grab a brownie on your way out. You're welcome to stay for the whole meeting, but I've been calling

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that 10 times. Please have a brownie made myself very well. work. She told It looks pretty. My world's explosion. like

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question you had. Nobody else. >> It's meant to be. All right. Cheers. I guess there could be I'll get back in business. There you go.

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>> What do you think about this country? Right. Um, we're going to move on and I'm going to step off the D for a minute and hand this meeting over to >> uh we will be voting on resolution number 97-2026

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resolution to authorize the memoran Andom of understanding with the Lamberfield Farmers Market. Uh I don't need to read the text, right? She is. So um I just asked for a motion

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to ask. Can I have a motion to uh for resolution 97 2026? >> So moved. >> Second. >> All in favor? I >> I just have a a couple of matters to discuss this evening. Um fairly light

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agenda. Um, so the uh environmental commission has requested that the city council consider an amendment to city code 2-84 8.4B to establish two alternate positions uh in addition to seven appointed members. So if the council has

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uh any questions or wants some discussion on this, I'm happy to entertain it. Um and uh if it looks like we can move forward, we will introduce uh the uh amendment to the ordinance on May 28th. Is this uh two additional? >> Yes.

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>> Two alternates. We don't have any alternates or we have >> We do not. >> Okay. Thank you. >> I'm good. >> You're good. >> Okay. Great. So, we will add that to the uh as an amendment to the um to the

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ordinance and introduce it on May 20th. Uh this thing just a discussion to note about uh New Jersey Department of Transportation Route 29 and Old River Road project. So uh a couple think about a week or so ago some of us met with DOT

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to discuss an upcoming project uh in uh here of the city. Uh basically the DOT is going to be resurfacing the entire length of Route 29 from south end of town all the way to Ducken Creek Road. Um the project is in the early stages.

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There's still some design work that's happening, engineering, that kind of thing. Um the construction's planned for potentially the be the end of fall, beginning of spring 2028. There will be some public outreach uh and a meeting that will be available for our constituents who are interested in

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learning more or who have questions or sharing concerns. Uh that will be forthcoming. They told us in the meeting that they will probably notice notify us in the next month or so about that. So we'll certainly keep everybody up to date. Um and question. >> Yes. Would it make sense maybe I don't

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have some possible thoughts or thought about the whole park to coordinate the same problem but yes I was just going to touch on that. So um council woman Kinsky has already been involved in a project truck engineering for the 12 RF

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RFBs which are the the flashing lights at um at various intersections and crosswalks. um the the DOT gave us the option of folding that into their project in which case there would not be a cost share but that work might not be done until late 2020 or even later than

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that. So or we can continue on our present course um which is what I suggested that we do um because they they said that we could get it done much faster uh with that. >> Yeah. And all and also it's not just for uh the pedestrian safety plan isn't just

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for beacons, you know, if like a a menu uh flashing beacons to cross 29 or uh uh striping, enhanced striping, signage, and also light timing at Bridge Street to allow pedestrians to start so that

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the driver can see the pedestrian crossing the street, do things like that. Are there any plans to put in those beacons by UNL? >> Yes, there those are all the sites to put them, you know, uh the school. We talked a lot about the school and but and the wreck field and and Yes. All

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>> because Jefferson especially when they're playing football, there's a lot of people crossing there. >> Yeah. Baseball tonight. today tonight today you know it's uh it's um constant use and you know important and which is really kind of the impetus to kind of

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doing the project to begin with >> and D pays uh do actually funds the the project for us there's only the only cost sharing is in the with the beacons so it depends on you know on the number

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of beas so there's already consultant Dubberry who was starting to work on the project anyway that we had a kickoff meeting. So, I'm glad I do recommend that we go off that and that's it being in place for whatever further on. >> Yeah.

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>> Yeah. I I would like to consider speaking to the do about the reging of the medium echo south of town that is in disrepair.

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uh and to uh continue with their road dying plan by planting the median of trees which will be another visual clue that you're driving you're not on a parkway

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you're driving into a city and had been discussed doing it many years ago we just it just uh didn't happen uh because we were still trying to plan on narrowing in the highway as it all. So, so this would be another way

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to visually slow down cars >> and uh it would be great to see that incorporated in into their plans. >> Uh I'll I think that's a great idea and uh I'll I'll I'll contact them about it

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um and begin to have conversations. Uh >> yeah, absolutely. It's it's uh you know traffic calming project that was done. It's very successful in terms of and this feed limit's been lowered but it's I'll say it's a bit of an isol and why wouldn't you have trees surrounding it

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could um so yeah I'm happy to talk to them about that city that so that was something that was considered before the I think when Mayor Delechio >> it began with Mayor Deleio yes >> yeah and the conver the conversation that really took place was with Jamie

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when Jamie Fox was DOT commissioner about what we would need the plant and there was some conversation that it's just the landscaping perfectly mean to do that. Uh >> maybe if they're doing the resurfacing they would fit it into you know that

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you have to while you're ripping it off because you not just Yes. The resurfacing is one thing they can't resurface without bearing the those crumbling islands at all. >> Right. Right. But that would be part of Yeah. That it's a great it's good timing

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I guess what I'm saying. Oh yes, perfect for the two. So >> all right, I'll reach out and report back. >> Thank you for mentioning that. >> Um so the contractors uh the current plan is contractors will work uh throughout the night uh and they'll be

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well for traffic. All of this is part of conversation that will happen uh in the coming months. Um and I do encourage public to participate and share their views on construction and scope of the work. Uh currently it's just uh to bring the to pave also to bring all of the

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crosswalks into um with compliance with the >> ADA. >> ADA. Thank you. The three letters I was looking for. >> Yeah. I would just say too in the in as part of the discussion with the department on the construction timing since they are going to do it overnight

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that we talk to them about uh lighting and noise, you know, for folks that live on the other side. Yeah. just give them and then be able to give people a heads up of what is going to happen and when. >> Right. >> Right there. That's one that was one of my biggest things was we have to

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communicate that to the public. You have children in school blah blah blah and um we understand it's really a safety control thing for them for the workers who do get it. There are a lot of injuries and people do get it. But they will leave one train lane of traffic

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open. They don't anticipate this is going to be more than a couple of days. >> Yeah. >> But you know that that loud banging. >> I just I remember last time it wasn't pretty. >> Right. Right. It's not if Yeah. And all you can do is try to say it's only been

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a couple days. It's going to be great at the end, you know, and then take the heat. Right. and and during a conversation with the with the uh DOT if we could get a handle on who is supposed to do what on that road. Uh the islands

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between across from the colas where all those intersections are are covered with broken glass and gravel and if there seems to be some hesitancy about who's responsible that maintenance is. I know

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you and I were talking about going out there with a person. >> Yeah. But I never did it. So >> Yeah. But but it it is a c it is a crosswalk and it's >> it is and it's been one of those uh I'll be honest, it's been one of those things

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I've talked to the DOT about on a not it's been a while since I've sent them the email and they said they're going to send out a work crew and it's I always feel like it's maybe one of those things that I don't need to push. I'd rather save it for the big things. >> Yeah. So, um, you know, yeah, I know.

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>> Well, again, you know, the scheduling, the whole thing is part of a opportunity to see if you can, you know, put it back on the radar, you know, tell you what to >> No, it's great. What happens after they're done and making everything so nice, who who's responsible for maintaining

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uh the the condition of the state crosswalks that they're putting in and whatever that means. >> Got it. Um, and I will just note that uh in L today's Lambertville matters, you know, I mentioned the uh the installation of new storm water

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infrastructure um which is great. Um there was a a typo. It's not a 15 foot section. It's a circumference of 15 in on the pipe. So just to be clear about that pipe is going to run all the way. It's going to tie into an existing pipe that runs down to Bridge Street. Uh so

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it'll be a new pipe from Grants Alley. Uh there'll be five um five inlets and it's a very nice project. I have visited the guys very good project. >> Um so moving on the next conversation I just want to have briefly with the

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council is um I met with uh talked to uh both u director uh public works and uh chief brown about the potential for uh road job next year. So, um, I met with that city engineer a few weeks ago and

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we visited a variety of sites in the city for the 2026 grant application, the DOT application that's due in I think July 1st. Um, I just want to kind of sort of note the locations that we're considering. So, um, I think that new

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curbing along North Union Street between Arnet and 278 North Union Street is definitely a must for me. It's broken. It's missing. It's a mess. Um, and so that would be one thing that I would propose. Um, there's a section of

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Alexander Avenue that needs to be repaved. I would also recommend and he recommended that we replace that rolled neck uh asphalt curbing that's on the um on the south side of the street with concrete curbing. Um, and we would also

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I've also requested that a crosswalk be included over Alexander Avenue where the nature trail ends to create a safe pedestrian connection to Hula Park. So that will be folded into the project as well. Um to repave Curly Lane from Quarry Street to the small county bridge. It's only about 70 ft but it's

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in terrible shape. I tried to place the potholes um too many times. So, uh, and then two other section, two other things, uh, on North Union Street just, um, south of Elm Street, there's a large oak tree that has pulled up the sidewalk

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dramatically. It's pulled up all the curbing. The curbing has shifted. The street is shifting. Um, and so, uh, the engineer suggested that we install a bump out there. Um, I did talk to Mark Curry, Lee Lumber, who supports the idea. that it would just mean that

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trucks are not big trucks are not supposed to make a left-hand turn at that intersection anyway, but uh it could further restrict um any large trucks from potentially taking a turn there and uh somebody who lives nearby. I've seen a lot of trucks take turns there and take mirrors off and so this

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is not necessarily a bad thing for for public safety and for people's vehicles. So we will not lose any parking spaces by doing this bump out. Um >> will the bump out affect any emergency vehicle vehicles turn there? It would go just out I think four or five feet. >> So is this in front of Lion H? >> Yes.

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>> I guess it's similar to the bumps we do for truck for the for the grant for and pedestrian safety systems that we that the city put in. >> Yeah. >> Be something modified so we can get an idea.

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>> So I'm just trying to envision what that is when we see bumps. >> It's a it's a rounded. So the tree is right up against the curb and so they'll they'll remove the curb and and they'll just kind of add a circular bump out uh that allows the tree more space. Um and

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they may end up recommending removing a couple of sections of sidewalk um immediately uh on either side of the tree. There'll still be a four or six foot sidewalk there. Be plenty wide, but next time if you ever walk down there, take a look. There was a very serious

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fall there three years ago. Um, and the owner has made a number of efforts to um to to grind down the edges, but it just continues to get worse and worse. It's an oak tree that was not planted. I think it's just a volunteer, but it's a it's a beautiful tree, but it's getting

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very large. So, um, so he recommends that. And then the last um the last thing that we would like to incorporate into project is there's a damaged storm water pipe under North Union and Bridge Street. I'd actually like to see if we

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can do that before uh this. We may p I may pull this out. Um I'm waiting for the dust to settle on some of the expenses related to South Franklin Street. If there's enough money left over, I would like I would propose just removing this from the grant application and just go ahead and doing it. It's

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right there at the intersection, the two um on either side of North Union Street, right at Bridge Street. So the one on the west side of the street empties into the one on the east side of the street and and which then crosses bridge bridge street and goes somewhere else but the

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there's a there's a when we sent the camera down there and we had that we had the LMUA come and try and vacuum it out but there's a break in the pipe and Lieutenant Brown there's a root there right there's a yeah so the pipe needs to come out and basically what happens is it's doesn't create creates nuisance

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flooding on the corner uh it just means that the water in that that in that inlet. You'll see it on a rainy day. Um it it doesn't it doesn't all work its way through the pipe or it does it very slowly. So uh clearly needs to be taken care of and uh that's what I'm proposing

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for the uh the 2026 grant uh the road application. Any questions for anybody? >> No, that's great. I mean I think we should apply every year for the local aid money for DOT. It's found money, you know. I mean it's I I know we uh didn't

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but we should every year because it's infrastructure that need and I was just wondering in the last you you were talking about that um because of location it's nothing that the state would help out with. I haven't got

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masked yet, but it could very well last states right away. >> Yeah. Yeah. If it's in there right away, yeah, they should, you know, could be doing the work and you know, >> unless it's an emergency work and even if it's an emergency work, then we can bring it to their attention.

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>> Yeah. >> Um I can ask, we just looked at the pipe this past week. It's been an issue for quite a while. We finally just got out there with the um with the video camera and the LMUA. Um, we were hoping that it was going to be something that could just be kind of like sucked out using

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the vacuum, but uh, clearly needs to be replaced, but I'm happy to to check it. >> Yeah, the central the central yard. That's where Lumberville is after the snow. >> Hey, we're special. >> So, everybody okay with that? Uh, with

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this list of things. Great. Um, so I'm going to have D move forward. Um, next on the agenda, uh, we had a request from the parks and rec commission for a liaison. Um, and I'm happy to say that council president Lambert has volunteered to serve in that capacity.

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Um, which would uh, we we would ask you to attend their meetings as leazison on to the council >> on my calendar. >> Okay, good. Um, and >> my first agenda. >> So, we'll ask you uh to um, uh, to report back at the voting sessions. >> Book reports.

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>> Book reports. Book reports. Um, so do we do we need to do anything about that? We're just Okay. All right. So, great. Um, just a couple of notes about um, uh, announcements of ongoing projects. We already talked about the budget. So,

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the, um, as I noted in Denver Matters, the the, um, user friendly budget will be posted to the city website on the 18th is what I think I said. Um, so if you have any questions about the budget, just let me know. Happy to walk through that with anybody. I will be away for

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the next council meeting. I'm uh the the sole nominee for the uh Hunter County uh mayor's um uh representative for the New Jersey Conference of Mayor's Executive Board. So, I expect to be uh elected to the to that um on the 19th or the 20th.

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So, I'll be in the city for a couple of days. I may be able to attend the meeting virtually, but I'm going to leave it in council president's very capable hands. >> It will be a short meeting. I'll have to meet you again. I talk a lot.

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>> It would be a short meeting. >> Last meeting was only 25 minutes >> because I wasn't here. >> That's right. >> Me neither. >> That's right. That's true. It was 17 minutes or four minutes or seven minutes or however many minutes you get.

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>> I don't know. >> Uh the new home celebrates prime parade is on May 16th. Uh it's coming right up. I think everybody on the council's going to participate. That's great. Um May voting session will be held on May 20th as I just mentioned public hearing on the budget on Tuesday, June 4th. And I

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think that's all I have at the moment. Um so I open this up to the public again. I have three minutes of uninterrupted time to ask your questions, make your comments, please address Paul Stevens, 39 Cory Street. I noticed

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that there's a lot of what appear to be traffic studies going on right now. And I was just curious who's behind those. What's the purpose? Was this tied into the work on 29? Uh it looks also like they'll be able to measure speed as

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opposed to just number of vehicles because they're too wire. So, uh, yeah, um, be interested to find out the results of that when it does come because it does seem like the average speed around town has increased dramatically over the last few years.

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And, uh, yeah, I'd like to know more about it. Thanks. >> Uh, thanks. I'll to get some more information. Um, I did talk to the chief about this. Um, they were installed by DOT, but I'm not sure to what uh, for what reason. It may have something to do with the upcoming work. Um they may be

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I'm not I'm not sure. We'll try and find out. Um and and I will say that you know we have conducted speed studies ever since we got the uh um the um what is it called? Oh, sorry Chief. >> Oh just is it speed sign the reports act?

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>> It's a tough one. I can't remember the word speedstein. Uh so yeah, we have done we have done probably a dozen of those in the city over the last year and a half, two years and we've actually found that the speed and I'm happy to send them all to you that the speeds are typically lower than the speed limits um

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in in our neighborhoods. It's always interesting because I think that people uh time and time again they request them and we put them up and they're always surprised by the results. Um, and I think some of that's just the impression that when you're on North Union Street and you're walking with your children and people are driving, it always seems like they're going faster than they it

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always feels more dangerous than it may actually be. So, >> it could also be the fact that people know they're being measured and slow down. >> Well, you know, that's actually not true because these uh the device uh doesn't flash the light, doesn't flash the speed. It looks like it's not functioning and most people don't notice

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it. So, uh >> yeah, that's you get some good data from it. It gets counting cars so we know that the dot the time frame of the speeds and in the actual counting of how many cars on that street um each day. So it does

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break some data down for you. >> Yeah, you know about traffic and people driving not driving in the speed limit. There is I guess the stop signs don't mean

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anything in for to a driver who will glide through them on to 29 or just wherever my path takes me in the city that people will not stop at stop signs

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and especially on a busy road coming into you know to 29 in the northern It's like and I always check clicks to see what you know decade they learned how to drive but uh it it's it's

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increasing and I and I don't know you know >> you know more than welcome to do a ride along with you if I I do for stop sign violations. Um, so I want to walk with them out with the officers and see, you know, when they're if they're not stopping when you're in the patrol car because that's the only way

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we're going to see it is when you're in the patrol car, right? And and so I'm going to take you out for a ride and do some of that for you. But I can also say the intersection you're talking about, talking about 518, Swan Street, um, 165 are the serious accidents that we get

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there. I can tell you we haven't towed a car in four months there since we lowered the speed limit down. And so I'm I'm really happy about that. It's a less accidents there. It also just um they're people are being they can drive away from it. They're not being taken out on

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animals. So um I find that that's a good thing and I'm happy about that. So, and same with speed on 21. You you give me an intersection and we'll put a VR car there for a certain amount of time. But email me and let me know what intersection you want done and and actually, like I say, come out and sit

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with an officer uh while we do that because we do have a ride along for anybody that wants to come out and um see what we're doing and see the violations that are occurring and um and the time frames. >> Thank you. >> Anyone else?

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Uh we still see people online. We still got the vibrating longer. I just want to say that when that happens and someone cuts in front of me, I flip the bird. You can see where I flip. >> No, it it's Yeah. Yeah. But I'm happy to

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see cars stopping to let people cross in a crosswalk. So that that's that's good to see. >> Always a real human mind. >> All right. I'm going to make a motion to close the public comment period. Is there a second to do that? Second. >> All in favor?

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>> I I'll make a motion to journ. So I was >> you Okay, so uh >> thank you very much for coming out. Good to see you all. Thanks for supporting

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our local police and uh we'll see you out there on the streets. like that wire. 10 but status.