I'd like to call the August 6, 2025 regular meeting of the Pacon Township Council to order. At this time, would you all please bow your heads for silent prayer? All please rise for pledge of allegiance. To the flag of the United States of
America and to the republic for it stands one nation under God, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. Adequate notice of this meeting has been provided indicating the time and place of the meeting in accordance with
chapter 231 of the public laws of 1975 by advertising a notice in the Star Ledger and the Express Times and by posting a copy on the Bolton board in the municipal building. Roll call, please. Yes. Councilman Delcaro here. Councilman Marinelli
here. Councilman Mcuade here. Council President here. They're right. Um, summarize executive session. Uh, the township council met in executive session where it discussed the following privilege matters. Uh,
contractual memorandum of for assignment of sheriff's officers to special traffic detail. Two, attorney client privilege lawsuit update 110 South 6th Street. Three, contractual gov pilot software program construction zoning offices. And four, contractual LAA contract. Uh
minutes from the executive session will be released at such time as the council deems no public harm will come from it and no official action was taken. Thank you. Public comment agenda items only. Okay, seeing none, hearing none, we'll
go on to old business minutes. Approve executive and regular session for July 1st, 2025. Have you all reviewed them? Yes. Yes. Any questions, corrections, additions? Okay. A motion to approve.
Motion. Second. Roll call, please. Yes. Councilman Delcaro, abstain. Councilman Marinelli, yes. Councilman Mccle, yes. Council President, yes.
New business, ordinance number 2025-12 to establish overtime rate for class 2 police officer. Can I have a motion? Motion. I'll second. Roll call, please. Councilman Delcara.
Yes. Councilman Marinelli? Yes. Councilman Mccuade? Yes. Council President? Yes. Okay. [Music] Consent agenda. Can I have a motion?
Motion. Second. Roll call, please. Councilman Belcaro. Yes. Councilman Narinelli. Yes. Councilman McClu. Yes. Council President. Yes. Okay. Announcements. Uh, community day
September 6. Rain day to September 13th at the Pacon Park from 2:00 p.m. to dusk. Uh, shred event September 13th at the pool parking lot from 9 to 12. Community yard sale September 20th from
9 to 3. Fall cleanup October 4th at the pool parking lot in Striker Road Firehouse from 7:00 a.m. to noon and check the website wwwacontownship.com for more details. Uh, council reports.
Rich, uh, council president, I'll defer to you about uh, last night's activities. I know you got some comments. Uh, Luke, yeah. Um, this is uh in reference to uh the sewer rates that'll be coming our
way in Plsburg. I'm sure some of you may have read uh it was in the Express Times a couple weeks ago, but I'm just going to hit a couple highlights real quick and uh and why the rates it's going to increase as much as uh they're talking
about. In uh 2021, EPA issued the town violations for failing to comply with conditions and limitations of its New Jersey pollutant discharge elimination system. Prior to that, the EPA found little to
no sewer main infrastructure repairs were completed within the past 50 years. As a result, the system faces significant inflow and infiltration issues. Engineers say approximately $14 million in repairs are needed in the next three
years to address the EPA deficiencies and violations with an additional $28 million in capital projects spanning the next decade to ensure operating in good um state of repair. So what does that mean? What that means for all of us,
whether they sell it, privatize it, or they keep it, you're looking 25 to 30% increase in your sewer bill over the next couple years, followed 40 to 7% increase
every year for 12 years. This is where we are. And uh this is what happens when you kick the can down the road. Eventually comes to bite you in the ass later on and we're all going to have to pay for this. That's my report.
Thank you, Scott. No, nothing. Um I just want to say uh last night was National Night Out. The police department did an outstanding job. Great turnout, a lot of fun. I know the kids, I'm sure, had a great time. I'm sure everybody had a great time. Uh, Chief,
I'd like to thank the police department for great night last night. Uh, Rich, did you want to add anything to Cuz I know you're too. You said exactly what I was going to say. I don't want to steal your thunder today. Please. No, go right ahead. Everybody else knows.
A lot of people out there. I've never seen so many people in a national night out in all the years that I've been attending those. It was outstanding. Okay. Um, engineers report. Yes. Thank you, Council President. Uh to give uh
everyone an update, um the if if anyone hasn't seen the pool demolition is now complete. The pool house, the pool, and the sidewalk removal. The areas around the pool area are uh have been demolished. There's some minor cleanup remaining out there, but that work
should wrap up um probably in the next month here. Uh the park improvement plans, the plans have now been completed. Uh we're currently uh coordinating on the review of the final contract documents and uh whatever kind of contractual uh document preparation
needs to be done before we can go out to bid on that project. Um so we're looking to bid the project later uh this fall uh and starting construction early next year. Um the pickle ball courts construction is well underway there. Uh the drainage, grading, and gravel base
have all been installed. The next phase will be the installation of pavement and fencing. So you'll start seeing uh improvements sort of above grade. Uh and the target for completion is early September, weather permitting, uh to get all those improvements completed for the pickle ball courts. Um the next road
project that we have uh pending is the Stonehenge Drive improvements project and we received NG DOT approval last week to bid the project. The project will be going out to bid in the next week uh with the goal of awarding the contract should we get favorable bids uh the September meeting will be for fall
construction on that project and that is DOT partially DOT funded uh from a grant from the state. Um we have uh this has been ongoing the Jade Lane improvements project that the paving work has been completed. We're still waiting on the uh pave the
striping contractor to come out. Reached out to them twice already. I have to give them another call this week and see when they'll be out. It's very minor crosswalks and stop bars, but they do need to finish that so we can wrap that job up. Uh, and then the final project we have now pending. We had a pre-construction meeting for the public
works garage paving improvements. Uh, we had that pre-construction meeting, I believe, two weeks ago, and the work should be starting in the next week or two. Uh, the target for completion is the first week of September for that project. Um, so that's all we have right now going. Thank you.
Okay. Uh, police report. Chief Garcia. Thank you, Council President, and uh, thank you for your uh, your kind words regarding National Night out. I'd like to take full credit for it, but uh, it took an army to put it together. So, um, much thanks to our community partners
like, uh, Shopright, Drake's Rental, and a number of the other, um, vendors that were, uh, were on on hand yesterday. Everybody, uh, was a group effort, and, uh, it was a fantastic night. So, couldn't ask for better weather. And, uh, Sergeant Gabos, he was, uh, the
organizer and all that. So, um, kudos to him. He did a great job and, um, look forward to putting it together again next year. Um, as far as the uh traffic report for the month of July, we had a total of 363 motor vehicle stops and out of those
stops, for 48% of the drivers were issued traffic summones. And then 35% of the um issued summons went to overweight motor vehicles. So that was slightly up this uh this month from uh from last
month with the number of stops we had. Um but uh guys are continue to uh push the push their efforts in um making sure our roads are safe. So that's my report for uh July. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
Okay. DPW report. Brian. [Music] Yeah, I'd like to say uh I'd like to say thank you to my RO department for spending time to prep the area for National Night Out. All right. It didn't just take us minutes. It took us a bunch
of hours to get that thing ready to roll and stuff. All right. So, and everything in it and all the electricity uh up to standard above and beyond where the mayor wanted it before. So, a lot of lot of work went into it from our side. Thank you. You're welcome. Um, just to let you
know, we took down the sheds that was not written into your contract for the pool. All right, we took them down this month and and and removed them. All right, along with the concrete that's gone. Pretty much going over what I gave you a little bit. Um, this the first street sewer is complete.
We had another one out here. Big sink hole opened up. It took uh 7 yards of flowable fill. All right. Want to thank PER for uh coming in with their cameras. and uh no expense. Uh we do we share things together there a little bit. Um
so I want to give a a thank you to them. All right. We came the sewer. We came everything there was there. All right. Um we laid out the football field for uh takes a lot of time and and and you know with the computering of the machine and all that but we laid out the whole
entire football field. Added a couple other little things into them. All right. for a little style. You'll see, you know, was approved by them. Uh during the games, you'll see little couple little boxes and more lines. All right. Um due to the uh savings that we we were able to do, it's it made it a
little bit nicer. So, machines a little nicer in that fashion. Um an update on the tractor. I've told you twice now. Came back, it broke again. I've now went to a different vendor. The vendor's telling me I can't find parts. Um, you know, they're telling me it's
time to buy a new one. This is the probably the last time we're going to got to get the parts for it. So, it's something we're going to put in for next year just to let you know it's got I mean, got to have it. You know what I mean? So, keep that in mind. All right. For budgeting for next year. All right. Um,
um, dewinterized the football fields, uh, fieldhouse. Got everything going there. All right. They're happy. They got it all cleaned. all the inspections except for the health department which they make. Um I got all the uh uh you know grills and everything else.
Everything else is ready to go. So football's ready whenever they're ready for us. All right. Um we are short-handed and uh uh the guys worked in 90 95 98 degree weather. They took their breaks as needed and uh that is
acceptable per the law. Um but uh they got the town looking pretty decent for you. So um it's kind of on my update. All right. So thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Fire chief's report. Um
don't see him here. EMS report. Sha tree report. Okay. Um, approve department reports. Can I have a motion? Motion. Second. All in favor? All in favor? I.
Payment of bills. I have a motion. Motion. Second. Second. Okay. Roll call, please. Councilman Delcaro. Yes. Councilman Marinell. Yes. Councilman Quay. Yes. Yes. Okay. Public comment. um 3 minutes
and please be respectful for those speaking at the podium. Um anybody comments? Okay, seeing none hearing none. Um take a motion to for a German motion. I'll second that. All in favor? I thank you.
Thank you for coming. into a veget.