paying 28,000. The combined agenda and regular meeting of the Monroe Township is now called to order on this date of June 16th, 2025. I would ask you all to please stand as we honor our flag and please remain
standing for a moment of silence. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. You have been asked to
remain standing for a moment of silence to honor our former mayor Richard Pooie and Robert J. Oros. Former mayor Richard Poocci passed away on 51325. He was a beloved mayor of Monroe
Township for 28 years before he retired in 2015. Robert J. Aros passed away on the 17th of May 2025. He was a beloved employee of the Monroe Township Utility Department. One moment,
pleased to honor their memories. Be seated, please. Will the the clerk will please call the role. Councilman Charles Diro here. Councilman Michael Markel here. Councilman Rupa P Seagull here. Council Vice President
Terren Vanzora here. Council President Miriam Cohen here. Would you please read the Sunshine Law into the record? In accordance with the Open Public Meetings Act, it is hereby announced and shall be entered into the minutes of this meeting that adequate notice has been provided
by the following. One, posted on the bulletin board within the municipal building on May 29th, 2025 and remains posted at that location for public inspection. Two, printed in the Home News Tribune in the Cranberry Press on May 29, 2025.
Three, posted on the Monroe Township website. and four, sent to those individuals who have requested personal notice. In accordance with chapter 3, section 17 of the Monroe Township Code, public comment shall be limited to 5 minutes unless further time is granted
by the council president. As we all know, we have proclamations and presentations this evening, as pretty obvious by our full house. So glad you are all here. Uh we have a proclamation for flag day which was June
14th 2025 and we have presentations. I would like to ask our dear mayor mayor Delina and our council woman from W 2 Rupa Seagull to pres recognize the 2025
mayor's youth advisory committee. When you are called up and your name is read, please remain here for a picture at some point. Good evening everyone. So, our mayor's youth advisory council
is a group of high school age students from Monroe that were selected to be part of the program through an application process. The students have had an opportunity to learn about municipal government from Mayor Delina, our township administration, planning and zoning, our clerk's office,
and also from our director of the senior center. Each year, this group is challenged to come up with some way to give back to the community. This year the students explored a way to uh explored our township boards and commissions, our environmental, our
historic preservation, health advisory, wreck advisory, and our shade tree commissions. And they were asked to look at these commissions with the lens of our youth, share ideas on what they would do to enhance the commissions and also how to increase increase youth
engagement through these boards and commissions. The students presented their projects to the mayor and council and they were impressive. Their ideas were so creative and wellthought out and we highly encourage them to bring back these ideas back to the boards and commissions so they can bring some of
these to fruition. Congratulations and thank you to all the students for all your hard work and community service. We are so proud of all of you. There are some seniors in our group this year who have been part of the youth advisory commission for the last few few years. So we thank you for all your
contributions over the years and we wish you all the best on your next journey. Before we call each of you up, I would like to extend a special thank you to Kyle Johansson, our adviser for the commission. He has been leading and mentoring the students throughout the
year. So thank you Kyle. So with that, I'm going to call the students up. Please do come up and stay up here with us. We're going to take a group picture at the end. So we'll start with Nhal Sen.
[Applause] Are you doing pictures yet? Don't leave. Kayla Moonsami, [Applause] Philip Shioone.
[Applause] Roman Shioone [Applause] Lauren Yuro. [Applause]
Look how cute they are. You want to help me do this? I'm going to get it straight. Anvi Kumar. [Applause] Just disappear cuz you're short.
Ara of Kumar. Ham, [Applause] Paresa Risby. [Applause] looking and gorgeous here. Yeah. Aditi Amnup,
Janette Zenoon. [Applause] [Music] Dia Modi [Applause] Kava Kuntula. [Applause]
Ana Kodera [Applause] and Thendrell Nurmal. [Applause] 31. Thank you. [Applause]
You ready? You better be ready. It's your turn. Look at me. What are the dairies in the room? Huh? The next presentation is for the Monroe Township Ameriter
Intermediate National Champions. Tommy Glade from the recck department will be presenting. The mayor is preventing presenting. And he will be joined by the council's vice president, Terry Vanzor. Thank you.
my w my atlord colleague. Hi everybody. Welcome in. Uh I'm here on behalf of the Monro Township Parks and Recreation Department. Uh before we start with the the sweatshirts and the awards, I just want to say how proud, you know, we are as a department for
these young ladies and all their hard work and having it pay off. So give them a round of applause cuz they're they're awesome. All right, so we're going to start with the advanced uh division. So, can I have first Meredith Armstrong?
[Applause] I don't even know where I am. Katherine Blundle. McKenzie Casey. [Applause] That one. Rachel Sedetti.
Juliana Dow, Colby Fernandez, Valentina Gonzalez, Jascowitz, Isabella Grippa. Oh, dang. Brenley Hoy, [Applause]
Llaya Kika, [Applause] Jenna Lugo, Angelina Mayo, [Music] [Applause]
Nichollet Mayo, Daniela Mayo, Alexa Path, Gabriella Petalia, [Applause] Brianna Prisbaz, Uski,
[Applause] Summer Reneo, [Applause] Juliana Scutddy, Leah Scuddy, Christa Trey Montana, [Applause]
Delilah Updale, [Applause] All right. Coach Jess Bamick, [Applause] Coach Jess Bal, Coach Shay Decker, Coach Jules Fina,
Coach Kelly Lang [Applause] and Coach Tara Tedman. [Applause] Good for them.
We doing a picture now. Photo. Yep. I don't want to be the Move closer for the photo. That's it. in there. Yeah. All right. Thank you. When I was
How come when I was high school cheerleaders number three, right? Right. It's a different perspective in life. Thank you again to the advanced division. Congratulations. And now we'll be moving on to the
intermediate division. Uh, so can I start with Kayla Alexandraki, [Applause] Colobby Bacon, [Applause]
Payton Badiac? This is my neighbors. Jaseline Bennett, Emily Bole, Riley Boyham, [Applause] Valentina Callo,
Jacqueline Sus, [Applause] Sophia Dalia, Maline Doyan, Ava Fay, Victoria Fioriso, Alexa Gria,
Emily Jackz, Emma Kurbanade, LRA Luo, [Applause] Alexa Marquez, Juliana Morera, [Applause] Alyssa Puglia,
[Applause] Bella Rojos, Elelliana Rosen, Addison Sheay, [Applause] Hey, congratulations. Tori Shiner,
Francesca Spiro, Victoria Sparrow, Avery Stern. Allison Zangrando, [Applause] Coach Kim Lawson Levy,
[Applause] [Music] actually leaving. Why bother? Coach Carrie Fornel and finally, Coach Dorene Pagano [Applause]
in the back here. Let me screw behind you. touch over and 31. Perfect. Thank you. Where's the resolution? I know I didn't already. Just call her up. I
would like to at this moment uh call up Christine Visaki who is a history teacher. [Music] And on our agenda tonight is resolution
number R six 2025-118. I call my colleagues attention to that resolution. It is a resolution supporting Revolution New Jersey. It was requested by Miss Visaki's students. So
I come from a family of history nerds. So, it is an honor for me personally and I certainly think an honor for you and for our school district. And the mayor is a history nerd as well. I note
that. Yes. We're called a history superheroes. Thank you very much. I like that rebranding. So, we would like a a picture of this moment and I believe you have a few words. Did you then please
say them? You like me to say them first? Uh, say them first. Good evening, Mayor Delina, uh, Council President Cohen, members of the council, and then residents of Monroe. My name is Christy Visaki, and I'm the proud teacher of these two wonderful students, Sanjuna and Vanti, who are at Monroe Township
Middle School. These this year, these students along with approximately 30 other seventh and eighth grade students uh, piloted a program called History Happened Here or HH. This program is uh part of what is called NJ250, a series of initiatives statewide to commemorate
the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, which is of course being celebrated next July 4th, 2026. My glasses would help. HH was designed to help New Jerseys youth learn local history and discover their community's
connections to the ideals of the Declaration of Independence. Students accomplished this by actually doing unique historical research. My students examined how the revolutionary concept of self-determination related to Monroe Township by researching three topics.
The secession of Jamesburg from Monroe, the construction of the original Monroe Township High School, and the efforts to bring Monroe its first public library. With great support from members of the Monroe Township Historic Commission as well as the staff of the Monroe Township Public Library, these students conducted
primary source interviews with many individuals and created truly amazing finished products which will be on display in the Monroe Township Library next June as we prepare for our 250th. Their work was exceptional and they were even visited by New Jersey First Lady
Tammy Murphy and New Jersey Education Commissioner Kevin Damer this past December. This coming September, they have been invited to work with historic filmmaker Ken Burns and screen part of his newest minisseries, The American Revolution. As part of all their work,
my students discovered that part of the New Jerseys 250th anniversary celebrations included an initiative to have local communities designate themselves as revolutionary communities. They were excited by the idea of sharing their enthusiasm for local history with
all of Monroe. So they wrote to Mayor Delina and asked if Monroe would consider designating itself as such a community. And we are delighted and very grateful to say that's why we're here tonight. I also want to add that the state has also launched a revolutionary schools program. And I'm proud to say
that Monroe Township Middle School is enrolled as one of the inaugural schools in that program. If anyone doubts that the future is bright or that the ideals of the American Revolution have faded with time, I encourage you to please speak with these amazing students, and you'll quickly discover that our future
is in truly excellent hands. To the mayor and the council, thank you so much for considering my students request for this resolution. Please consider us partners in Monroe's efforts to mark this amazing milestone in our nation's history. And if I may add a superhero,
historical superhero fun fact. Tomorrow is the 250th anniversary of the second battle of the American Revolution, which is often called the battle of Bunker Hill, but it's actually the bunker of Battle of Breeds Hill. And one of the things that my HHA students have done is
uh right at the end of those around April or May, they've painted patriotic rocks on the back of which they have the hashtag NJ250 and America 250. And I have spent the afternoon driving around Monroe hiding the rocks. And I have a few more that I'll be plopping as I go
out. Um and we encourage you to find them and then share them and spread them. and we hope this is something that more of the community can do to sort of Monroe's special way of celebrating uh America's 250th anniversary. And thank you so much. We appreciate your time and attention.
[Applause] Real real quick side story before the photo. So, a few days after the first lady, Tammy Murphy, was here visiting you. Um I'm a Rucker basketball season ticket holder. I go to all the games. The governor and his wife attend all the
games. He sits courtside. I sit up in the nose section. But I I sent him a text. I went down to go see him. As I go to go talk to the governor, uh, First Lady Murphy pushes him aside and says, "Oh, mayor, you are just should be so
proud of the school, the students, and the teachers for what they've accomplished with the with this particular program." So, it you've made your mark. Um and the mayor uh the governor got pushed aside so your message could get across. So thank you
so much. All good. Now I understand that the council is joining for the picture. Bring the council up. Yeah. Five minute recess. We're taking a picture now. Five minute. Fiveinut. Five minute recess. Please.
There you Oh, thank you. Item seven on the agenda, ordinance 05205-011, [Music] is an ordinance authorizing the township of Monroe to acquire an easement over
property located on 951 State Route 33 West known as block 5, lot 12.02 2 from Hennessy Real Realy LLC in connection with the installation and maintenance of water and sewer installations
052025-012 an ordinance authorizing the township of Monroe to acquire an easement over property located on 46 Bentley Road known as block 5 lot 4.01 01 from Bonnie
Lina and Edward Lasina in connection with the installation and maintenance of water and sewer installations. 052025-013 is an ordinance authorizing the township of Monroe to acquire an easement over
property located on Columbus Avenue known as block 106.04 for lots one to H from Natalia Mishenko for the purpose of access to and maintenance of existing utilities.
Would the clerk please read the ordinances for introduction under at the regular meeting under item 8. Ordinance 06 2022 014 ordinance of the township of Monroe authorizing the conveyance of an access easement over property known as
block 52 lot 2.05. Ordinance 06 2025015. Ordinance amending and supplementing the code of the township of Monroe under chapter 122 article 13 to authorize the
police to enforce title 39 of the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Code in the Fors in the Foresate Community Association Inc. communities comprised of Green and Fairway Edge and Pine Run. Ordinance 062025016.
Ordinance authorizing the acceptance of an easement from matrix 259 LCEG LLC to property located at block at block 56 lot 9.04. Ordinance 06 20250.
Ordinance amending various chapters of the code of the township of Monroe. Ordinance 06 2022 18. Ordinance amending chapter 39 of the code of the town above Monroe entitled fees. Thank you. Item
nine is our resolutions for consideration under the consent agenda at the June 16th 2025 regular meeting. That's R6 2025-118 through R6 2025-137.
There any members of the council having reviewed the resolutions? If there are any they would like removed from the consent agenda. Yes, sir. I just have have one. Council president R6 20225-138.
138. Anyone else have anything to be removed? We move to the public comment section of the agenda meeting. Remember, it is limited to agenda items only. 5 minutes per speaker. May I have a motion to open
public comment, please? Motion. Thank you. May I have a second? Second. All in favor? I. Any opposed? Nay. Anyone wishing to address the council, please come forward now, remembering to state your name and
address for our records. Good evening. Lucio Panos 1208 C Lindera Plaza, Monroe, New Jersey. Uh, ordinances, second readings 111 through 113 M203. Was there a request to acquire these uh
easements? Uh, oh, excuse me. The mic. Oh, did you hear that one? No, I need you to repeat what you said, please. Okay. Is there a cost to the ordinances for second reading 01
through 013? Was there a cost for that to acquire those easements? Um 138 2025 138. What was the original cost of the architect services? What are the specific services that the change order
or you want to call it modification? What is the specific service for that modification change order and what was the cost of the contractor for this project? Mr. McGow, would you like to respond? Sure, Council President. So um to the first question for ordinances 01
through 013, there's no cost for those easements. Those are um access easements that were negotiated um between our utility department and uh those property owners. Um in terms of 138 the original so so there's three phases um of what
our um engineering firm does there's the design the bidding process and the construction administration process uh that construction administration process I believe was changed a couple times over the last year and a half and uh
arrived at $85,000. This will increase an additional $75,000 to get us to the end of the project. So 880 what are the specific changes that called for this in increase change order
and how much of a percentage over the original contracts are we going here 5% 10% 50%. So, council president, this this would equate to about sorry um this would equate to about 15% of the overall $6
million construction contract, which is not that uncommon for bid and and contract uh construction administration. The additional um services are really the same services that have gone on, but the project has uh progressed a lot
slower than we anticipated and that we would have hoped. Um, so this includes, you know, on-site weekly meetings, inspections, coordinating with subcontractors and the GC, um, resolving equipment delay issues, coordinating with the police about their day-to-day
activity because this entire building is is still, um, is still occupied with a full department on a daily basis um, and is being expanded. um uh reviewing pay apps, uh completing walkthroughs, reviewing as builds, closeout documents
like operations manuals. So these are the standard sort of construction administration tasks. Uh we recognize that this project has uh taken longer uh than we would have hoped. Uh but our construction administrators are doing a a good job of getting us this far and
and dragging this contractor across the finish line. And that's what we're trying to do. Well, as a contractor gets dragged across the finish line, is he going to pay for it? Is he going to Is it is he part responsible for the how long this has taken?
Yeah, I think the answer to that is is when we get to a point where we're closing out the contract, we're going to have to make those determinations. We're not at that point yet. Okay. Thank you. Oh, one other thing. this little historical society. I don't want to age anybody on this council, but Councilman
Dapiro, born and raised in this town. A little ancient history. I don't know how old he is. He 50, 60, 70, we don't know, but I think he's a little ancient or historic. Sorry. I am. Anyone else wishing to address the council, please
remember to give us your name and address for our records. Deborah Schneider, 23 Harwood Road, Monroe Township. Uh R6 2025-127 shared services for gasoline. Uh
can I ask what are they going to pay and how are they going to pay this? Are they is this pay at the pump? Are they getting a discount? Are we making a profit on this? Coun council president will please address that. We we are not making a profit on this. We're helping out a neighbor uh
Manalapin who is in the process of reconstructing um and repairing their fueling station over a 6 week period. Um, and they've asked us to help them allow DPW from their township to fuel at our DPW um, uh, fueling station of which
we will record every gallon that um, that is pumped into their vehicles and we're sending them an invoice on a weekly basis for those 6 weeks. And they'll be paying the going rate. They'll be paying exactly what we pay. Correct. Which is the going rate. Okay. Correct. Anyone else wishing to address the
council, please come forward now. Seeing and hearing none, I'm going to entertain a motion to close the public comment section. Motion. May I have a second on that motion? Second. All in favor? I. Thank you. No objection. Who will I would like to entertain a motion
to adjourn the agenda meeting, please? Motion. Thank you. Second. Second. Thank you. Roll call, please. Councilman Depiro, yes. Councilman Markell, yes. Councilwoman Seagull, yes. Council Vice President
Vanzora. Yes. Council President Cohen. Yes. Meeting is adjourned. Time 7:11. Regular meeting is now called to order. May I have a motion, please? Motion. Thank you. Second on that.
Second. Thank you. Roll call. Councilman Diapro. Yes. Councilman Markell. Yes. Councilwoman Seagull? Yes. Council Vice President Vanora? Yes. Council President Cohen? Yes. May I have a motion to approve the payments of the claims for the run date of June 6th,
2025, please? Motion. Thank you. Second. Thank you. Roll call. Councilman Diapro, abstain. Councilman Markell, yes. Councilwoman Seagull, yes. Council Vice President
Vanora, yes. Council President Cohen, yes. Motion carries. Thank you. May I have a motion to approve the minutes of the following meetings as written and presented the May 7th, 2025 agenda and regular combined meeting. Motion, please. Moved. Thank you. Second on
that. Second. Thank you. Roll call. Councilman Diapro. Yes. Councilman Markell. Yes. Councilwoman Seagull? Yes. Council Vice President Vanzora? Yes. Council President Cohen? Yes. Motion carries. Thank you. Ordinance.
052025-011. The ordinance require authorizing the township of Monroe to acquire an easement over property located on 951 State Route 33 West known as block 5,
lot 12- period 02 from Hennessy Realy LLC in connection with the installation and maintenance of water and sewer installation. I would like a motion to open a public hearing on this ordinance, please. So moved. Thank you. May I have
a second on that? Second. All in favor? Any opposed? Anyone wishing to address the council on this ordinance, please come forward now, remembering to state your name and address for our reference. Sherman 9th Street. Um,
full disclosure, I don't have my glasses, so I can't I can't read it. But my my concern on the ordinance is that it's an easement and how much property is being um given to this easement on
this property. Council President, I might ask Mr. Mr. Shrine to please. Thank you. Uh it's a uh utility easement for there's going to be two phases to it. with a construction easement and
then a actual permanent utility easement. Uh there's going to be uh both water and sewer lines that are going to be in this easement. It goes from Bentley Road to our pump station on pump station 14 as well as all the way to uh
Applegarth Road. And the easement is uh between 20 and 30 ft. 20 and 30 ft of this particular property, right? And there's no compensation for the owner. That was all taken care of by the developer. No cost to the township. Oh,
okay. So, the owner because it was I didn't understand when the person before me asked if it was a cost involved. Okay. So, it's not a cost involved to the township, but the uh builder has incurred that cost. Yes. Okay. And I
guess uh All right. I'll I'll come up for the other two because that was that's the same question. I I think I think the answer is the same for the other two also, right? I know, but it's a it's a hearing, so I should go on the record. No, but I just wanted you to know that that's the answer. And and has the township um has
a township engineer uh well actually you done some work and that the builder also paid for. So did Yeah. This is to allow the builder to install lines in these easements, right? Correct. But but the township engineer
was in or any of our um planners or anything involved in Oh, of course. Yeah. All all of the all of the plans and designs are done in conjunction with MT. So there were invoices sent to to the builder and the builder paid those invoices to the township. Yep. We charge an escro account for that. So do you
have an idea of what those costs are were? uh not for this particular itemized uh thing because we end up analyzing a bunch of different things in addition to the easement but all of the costs associated with both the design as well as the uh review of the easement
the meets and bounds including uh the attorneys legal fees everything is charged to their escrow okay so so there have been charges it's just that the township is not incurring them but the township uh some township planners and engineers are getting paid from the
builders all of them for this. Okay, I'll sit and wait for the next one. Thank you. Anyone else wishing to address the council on this ordinance only? Seeing and hearing none, I'd have to entertain a motion to close the public hearing. So moved. Second on that, please. Second. Thank you. May I
have a motion to adopt 052025-011, please? Motion. Thank you. May I have a second on that motion? Second. Thank you. Roll call, please. Councilman Dapiro, yes. Councilman Markell, yes. Councilwoman Seagull, yes. Council Vice
President Vanzora, yes. Council President Cohen, yes. Motion carries. Motion's adopted. Yes. 052025-012. An ordinance authorizing the township of Monroe to acquire an easement over property located on 46 Bentley Road
known as block 5, block 4.01 from Bonnie Lina and Edward Lina in connection with the installation and maintenance of water and sewer installations. May I have a motion to open a public hearing, please? So moved. May I have a
second? Second. All in favor? Any opposed? Any members of the public wishing to address us on this ordinance, please come forward now stating your name and address for our record. Anybody else? And I'll wait for somebody else. Is anyone else? No. Okay.
Just want to give someone else an opportunity. Okay. Once again, don't have my glasses. And the question is um how deep is this ordinance? How much property from this property owner and the uh the cost incurred uh who's paying
for it and does the township uh engineer planner and etc. uh involved in that get paid for the second goound. Joe, please you me. Thank you. Thank you, Council President. Uh in this
particular case, it's 195 ft long by 20 ft and uh again, the developer is paying the cost for that acquisition from the property owner. And just out of curiosity, and this holds for the other one as well, are the I know that Bentley
Road had saw a um I think I don't know if they had water down there, but a well and septic. Are they going to now be able to tie into all these things? I know that's been historically an appeal from the people in town once the infrastructure is in place. Uh yes, they
will be able to tie in. Yes, most most of those people. Yes. Okay. And we don't have a a number on this project what the builder paid out. No, not yet. And we don't have a number. What are this has been going on for? They paid out a considerable amount over the last 5
years. This design has been underway for the last 5 years. And so is there is that coming out of their bond or is that coming out of like a retainer? How is No, they just pay they just pay that directly. They pay it directly. So they pay the Does the township send an in? No. Okay. So they pay the Is that
correct? They they've paid the property owner. Yes. Through eminent domain. Do they have No. No. No. They negotiated. Great negotiation. They negotiated it. Okay. And how does the township get paid? Have we gotten paid our services gotten paid yet? Yeah. So, the way the way we get paid is that we have escrow accounts that are established by MTUD
and by the township um at the time of when they get their approvals. So, they post that money and when the bills are submitted, they're charged against those accounts. And then if that runs out, the escrow account, then they put more money into it. Correct. Before it runs out, they have to re replenish it. Yes. Have
to record it. Correct. Thank you. Anyone else wishing to address the council on this ordinance? Seeing and hearing none, I request a motion to close the public hearing. Motion. Thank you. Second on that, please. Second. All in favor? Any opposed? Nay. May I have a motion to
adopt ordinance 052025012? So moved. Thank you. May I have a second on that? Second. Clerk, call the role, please. Councilman Diapro, yes. Councilman Markell, yes. Councilwoman Seagull, yes. Council Vice President Vanora, yes. Council President Cohen,
yes. Motion carries. Thank you. We move to 052025-013. An ordinance authorizing the township of Monroe to acquire an easement over property located on Columbus Avenue known as block 106.04 4 lots 1 to 11
from Natalia Mashenko for the purpose of access to and maintenance of existing utilities. May I have a motion to open the public hearing? Motion. Thank you. May I have a second on that motion? Second. Again, thank you. All in favor?
I. No opposition. Anyone wishing to address the council on this third ordinance, please come forward. State your name and address for our records, please. Certainly. Michelle Arminino, 9 Nathaniel Street. And is this uh part of the same project this Columbus Avenue?
Council President, no answer that little bit different. This was a homeowner uh who owns property there and a portion of their property actually encroached into Columbus AB where we have a roadway that actually leads to I think Jamesburg
public works department back in that area. Um so it's right at the border of Jamesburg. Um the road cannot be moved. Um, so the easement was required as part of their approval to build their house. Oh, okay. So, this has nothing to do with the previous two ordinances. It's
totally separate from that and and a little different uh scenario, but so I'm sorry. Can you just explain that again? The property encroached or the road encroached into the property? Sure. There's an existing road. We're right at
the border of Jamesburg and Monroe at Columbus Avenue. that existing roadway encroached onto this property. Oh. Um the surveys over there are a little um confusing uh at the border with Jamesburg. Anyway, so uh based on the
survey, there's the road encroaches onto their property. The road cannot be moved. So uh so the outcome of the board was that they have to provide an easement to the township for that portion of roadway that encroaches onto the corner of their property. And uh and
and um and that's what this does. So, it allows public access and uh along that roadway, utilities, it mentions utilities in the in the easement as well. There's existing utilities there that get to remain. And if we have to do more or improve that road, this this would allow it. Okay. And that and that
property is a Monroe property. Yes. This is in in Monroe, right near the border. J. There was no cost. No cost. It was required as part of their approval. Okay. So they were they came to the township and that's when we discovered that there was there were issues with the survey. They came to the zoning
board to build a home on their property there and things like that and that's when it was discovered as part of their survey. Okay. And it wasn't cost to them either. Did they have to pay the township anything except for the application? There was no payment, no transaction as far as payment either way. That's great. Thank you very much.
Anyone else wishing to address us on this issue? Seeing and hearing none. Again, I request a motion to close the public hearing. Motion. Thank you. And a second on that. Second. All in favor? I. Thank you. No opposition. May I have a
motion to adopt 052025-013, please? Motion. Second on that, please. Second. The clerk holder. Councilman Dapiro. Yes. Councilman Markeel. Yes. Councilwoman Seagull. Yes. Council Vice President Vanzora. Yes. Council
President Cohen. Yes. Motion carries. Thank you. Item five on our agenda is ordinances for their first reading. The first is 06 2025-014. And that ordinance or of the township of
Monroe authorizing the conveyance of an access easement over property known as block 52 lot 2.05. That is parenthetical. Buck Buckaloo schoolhouse for fire department
three easement. May I have a motion, please? So moved. May I have a second on that? Second. Thank you. May the roll call, please. Councilman Deiro, abstain. Councilman Markell, yes. Councilwoman Seagull? Yes. Council Vice President
Vanzora? Yes. Council President Cohen. Yes. Motion carries. Thank you. 062025-015, an ordinance amending and supplementing the code of the township of Monroe under chapter 122, article
13 to authorize the police to enforce title 39 of the New Jersey Motive Vehicle Code in the Forest Gate Community Association Incorporated, communities comprised of Green and Fairways Edge and Pine Run. May I have a
motion, please? Motion. Thank you. A second on that. Second. Roll call. Councilman Diapro. Yes. Councilman Markell. Yes. Councilwoman Seagull? Yes. Council Vice President Vanzora? Yes. Council President Cohen? Yes. Motion
carries. Thank you. Ordinance 062025-016. It's an ordinance authorizing the acceptance of an easement of matrix 259 LCEG LLC
to property located at block 56 lot 9.04. Motion please. Motion. Second, please. Second. Roll call. Councilman Dapiro. Yes. Councilman Markell. Yes. Councilwoman Seagull. Yes. Council Vice
President Vanzora. Yes. Council President Cohen. Yes. Motion carries. Thank you. The next is 062025-017. Ordinance amending various chapters of the Code of the Township of Monroe. May I have a motion, please? Motion. May I have a second on that? Second. Thank
you. Roll call. Councilman Depiro. Yes. Councilman Markeel? Yes. Councilwoman Seagull? Yes. Council Vice President Vanzora? Yes. Council President Cohen? Yes. Motion carries. 06 2025-018,
an ordinance amending chapter 39 of the code of the township of Monroe entitled fees. May I have a motion, please? Motion. Second. Second. Thank you. Roll call. Councilman Dapiro. Yes. Councilman
Markell. Yes. Councilwoman Seagull. Yes. Council Vice President Vanzora. Yes. Council President Cohen. Yes. Motion carries. We now move to item six, the resolutions for consideration under the consent
agenda, R6 2025118 through R6 2025 with the exception of 138. May I have a motion? Motion. May I have a second? Second.
Have the vote, please. Roll call. Councilman Dapiro, yes. Councilman Markell, yes. Councilwoman Seagull, yes. Council Vice President Vanzora, yes. Council President Cohen, yes. Motion carries. Thank you. Item
seven is the resolution 138, which was removed for the consent agenda. May I have a motion, please? So moved. Thank you. A second on that. Second. Good. Roll call. Councilman Dapiro, abstain. Councilman Markell, yes. Councilwoman
Seagull, yes. Council Vice President Vanzora, yes. Council President Cohen, yes. Motion carries. We will move to our reports for the evening. Our administrator's report is next. Mr. McGawan, please. Thank you,
Council President. I'll be very brief. Um, just remind everyone that the farmers market starts on June 26th and all Thursdays throughout the summer. So, please go out to the library and enjoy. Um, want to give a quick update regarding JCPNL street lights. Uh, this
is a topic that the mayor um has been discussing with the with the council and the public for for a number of months now. Um, and we've we've received word uh from JCPNL they have a new representative who is going to be specifically focused on street lights
and we got to meet with the gentleman and and we got to communicate a little bit about some work that he's done in other towns including Saraveville uh to expedite street light repairs. So we have now provided him with um lists of
um still unrepaired street lights throughout Monroe Township. Um he's had a lot of success in bringing in thirdparty crews and independent contractors to work uh day and night and weekends and holidays and had a lot of success in in Saraveville and other
places at getting a large number of lights uh repaired in a short period of time. So we hope by the next council meeting to be able to uh to provide an even further update on that. Thank you. Um I'd like to just ask the mayor during my report to talk a little bit about
Valor Point and Veterans Housing. Thank you, Kevin. Um, council president. Um, please, yes, this is Kevin alluded to something that we've been working on, but just wanted to provide the uh some information regarding Valor Point as of this morning. Uh, some of the numbers to
uh to report. 37 vets have moved in. Two are approved and will be moving in shortly. There are 10 in compliance stage, which is now a verification of their income. Uh they are currently processing 15
applications which have been recently submitted. Um and in general right now there are 25 non veterans living in the uh in in the complex. Uh in our discussions, uh Conifer um has noticed a
greater influx of applications due to our all of our collective efforts to reach out to a number of organizations in all 21 uh uh counties of the state, uh veterans organizations, uh Tunnels to
Tower. So, we're seeing we're seeing a um a positive impact in regards to that. And obviously something that we've all discussed and and we alluded to at the last council meeting that it's been a little more difficult than originally anticipated
uh to bring in the uh income qualified uh veterans. Uh with that being said, I did send a letter to the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs who regulates uh the income guidelines for affordable housing uh advocating that
they adjust it for veterans in particular. Um and again this is just this is not gerine to Monroe Township. There are a number of other facilities similar to uh Valor Point throughout the state that are experiencing the same difficulties. So I thought we could uh
send a letter and ask and um and see where it goes from there to to see if we can get um a greater swath of veterans qualified based on their income. So just wanted to throw that out there. Thank you. This is really good.
Sorry, counselor's on. Yes. No, no, you threw me off my timing here, you know. That's fine. You finished with your report. I kind mark. Yes. Thank you, council president. I'll be brief as well. Um, with regard to the police
station building, uh, that that's progressing over there, but the work, uh, the lights are installed and and operating in a new addition. Um, walls are painted. uh flooring in the addition will be starting in in next week or two.
Uh so that project is uh is moving along at a good pace. Uh right now uh James Monroe Park, the concession stand and park improvements. Uh we're at the point there where we're just waiting on our uh building permits. Um they're doing
compaction testing and soon as those soil testings are done, you know, they they should be getting their building permits for the new concession stand. Um with regard to the 2025 uh roads uh milling and repaving that was awarded uh I believe at the last meeting. Uh
concrete work is supposed to be starting uh next week weather permitting. And that's my reporting. The rain stops. When the rain stops. When the rain stops. Thank you very much. We move to council reports. So I'm going to begin
on my extreme left with wood two's council Ben Rupus seagull please. Thank you council president. Uh just a few updates as leazison for cultural arts commission. It's a busy summer coming up. Our summer concert series is out
there. We're going to be starting our free summer concerts on Thursdays beginning July 10th at the Gazebo in Thompson Park at 6:00 p.m. The commission has a great lineup for the concert series. Kindred Spirit, The Cowboy and the Hippie, Stone Mountain
Road, Enjoy Bey Lens, and Hidden Gems. So, I know there's information on their website and also you see it around town as well. Um, they have another program coming this summer. It's it's a it's called Peter Wolf. It's a free family
event on July 20th at 2 p.m. at the Monroe Township Senior Center. Free tickets will be available starting June 7th at the Monroe Township Public Library. And what this is is under the direction of the New Jersey Symphony. This special arrangement of Prov's
classic tale features the instruments of the woodwin family. Combining the same great imagery with the focus on the flute, obo, clarinet, bassoon, and French horn. With the help of some other selections, highlighting each instrument's diverse capabilities, the quintet demonstrates not only how well
the instruments play together, but also what makes them each unique. So, this is a great family event targeted towards our elementary middle school students. So, please mark your calendars. Um, our historic preservation commission, their open houses are in full swing. They had
their next one coming up on July 6th at Dy Farm. And, um, just a quick, we had a ribbon cutting ceremony recently at Genesis Healthcare on Appleg Road, which they were celebrating the opening of their new South Asian Indian program at their facility. So, congratulations to
Genesis Healthcare team on that. And I just want to make a comment about all the wonderful Memorial Day services that we had throughout town. There were so many starting with our high school armed forces day. Um the Clearbrook parade that some of us went to and our Township
Wreath ceremony on Veterans Park on Avenue K. It's always nice seeing the crowds growing from year to year. And this year we had the unveiling of the monument that Eagle Scout Shaun Evans had pulled together. So I just wanted to thank say that. And I want to thank the clerk's office for all the work on
primary election day. Know it's an extra late night and busy day. So thank you to the entire clerk's office. Thank you. Move to ward one. Councilman Depir. No one. You're w one. He's W three. Who
we going with? Councilman or Ward one? Ward one. Okay. It's Mike Markel. A little tired. Too much medication. I'd just like to say I'm I'm part of my uh commission my job as a as a councilman is um the human relations
committee which is really deals with diversity in town. Um I'd like to just say on Friday I was uh attending a Muslim celebration in Thompson Park which was um aid ala it's a celebration. It's one of
the two biggest celebrations for the Islam community. Um, it's very interesting. I met some really great people. Uh, I had a meal there that was prepared by an Egyptian woman, but it was a Palestinian dish. So, it was quite
a diverse situation. It was wonderful. Um, and after I left there, I went to a Sabbath prayer ceremony, you know, for a 50th anniversary. So, it was quite a diverse day for me on Friday. So, I just wanted to point that out. That's what's
uh that's what Monroe is all about. It was a great day for me. It's a busy weekend. I just like to point out with the um protest all over the country and with the parade was very interesting weekend. The primary took up a lot of
our time. Thanks. Thank you. The clerks as usual all the last minute problems and issues that come up they handle really well. Uh, I would just like to mention one thing. The two uh Melissa Hortman, Representative Melissa Horton
and her husband Mark that were murdered this past weekend. It's a terrible thing. I think we have to keep them in our prayers and our hearts. Very important. And also um Sen State Senator John Hoffman and his and his wife a vet. Um they came through
with uh many surgeries. So, they're still doing well at this point. Um, I had some other things that I some issues, but I really don't want to get into it at this time. That's um that's very important to remember these people that got shot over the weekend. It's a
shame what's going on right now and I had to mention it. Thank you, Mr. Jup. You would turn. Okay. Thank you. Um, I also wanted to say uh thank you to the clerk's office and everybody that participated for this primary election.
I know it's not easy, but uh everybody did a great job and um just want to say uh thank you for everything that the clerk's office did. Uh I had a question on Applegarth Road and Prospect Plains uh intersection uh where our minor oak
is. Do we have any updates on that project? I noticed the look. No. Right. Yeah. Council President, I I don't have any new updates from the county as far as a bid date yet, but I'll follow up as always. You follow up. Thanks. All right. If you could follow
up and get back to us, uh maybe we could put that on our website also on upcoming uh paving bids, Middle Sex County uh and also our own township. I know they're on there, but it might help us uh get a better feel for it cuz with the school
starting in September, it doesn't look like the construction is going to start to uh in the summer if they didn't even put the bid out yet. Uh we got a um I saw in the notice that we received today for the state police recognizing our
police chief for u doing an outstanding job, leadership. And I think that's something that um we need to to say thank you. We always say thank you to our first responders, but when our leadership uh is is really um it
outshines some some of the uh past um people that have, you know, don't have the love and the feel as uh Council Marle just said about the uh the shooting and and stuff like that that has to stop. But it's not easy doing
what what our police officers do and our first responders do. Uh until you put yourself in that position, then you really get to realize what they do. So, I just wanted to say thank you to all of our police uh and our and our leadership at at Monroe because they they got
recognized and that's something that we should definitely uh say thank you to. Uh on Saturday, I went to the library environmental commission. I did a presentation on the wetlands and watershed in reference to um Monroe and
it was very interesting because when they put the map up of Monroe majority of of Monroe Township was considered wetlands including the library where where we were sitting. So it was a meeting that was a presentation that was
online and something that you could still by Zoom you can still check it out and it's it was very interesting very well done by the environmental commission and and I I went last week to
Cranberry Library watershed had a had a presentation about um flooding which we all been going through unfortunately uh a lot in Monroe lately, including on State Highway 33 and also Rossmore, what
they went through in many other communities. And what they're trying to do is they're trying to put together a regional plan for um You got to get that. You good? You good? Oh, it's for me. All right. Um anyway, they're trying
to put together a regional plan uh to hire a consultant for about $250,000 was their estimate cost. And Monroe uh we were about 20% of this this plan and um the the presentation was done based
on all the development in each community and and Cranberry was second with about 18%. So I forwarded everything to the mayor and I forwarded it to Kevin. The presentation was uh was about 2 and 1/2 hours long and it was very very well
organized by watershed and it was in Cranberry. So that was something uh that was very interesting for flooding. Uh we did a lot of us attended a lot of things. Uh Memorial Day as uh Councilwoman Seagull said it was very
interesting to go to Veterans Park with the barbecue for veterans. that was very very well organized and uh thank I want to thank everybody that did did that at the park along with the volunteers and we also went to Memorial Day and the
Cranberry Care Center as uh as Councilwoman Seagull said it's a very very wellestablished um assistant living nursing home facilities. Genesis did a great job.
presentation and it's something that really to have in our community is an asset and to help to help each other. They even had the FBI there on how people are getting scammed uh and the adult communities or or someone that's
sick, how people take advantage and and it's really a shame to hear that's getting that people are out there doing it. But it was nice to see the community come together and go reach out to the FBI and they came and they were there and um and the mayor cut the ribbon and
it was it was well organized. It was a good event. the um the question I had about Forsgate Drive County Road Improvement. Um I met with a couple residents in that in that
community and um they're requesting similar to what we did on Sarah Lane. We put in a um in the intersection cuz cuz uh it's a bus stop there which the buses cannot go into the community and turn
around. They will not go in because they can't make the turns. So it's it's a hightra area. According to a retired police officer there, he said it's in the in the distance that from from
Forsgate Drive, half acre down to the railroad tracks, it's it has the most amount of accidents, he said. And he has all the reports. He said he gave it to um Jabas uh Spence and a lot of other police officers. He gave them the
reports and he's requesting striping to go in that intersection. So nobody actually parks there when they're waiting for the light to change. And also the bus could stop in that that spot there and put the bus stop sign up
so the children and people crossing the road, they they they don't have a future accident because there's a lot of close calls. So while we're going through that, I know the county is doing it. I know CME is involved, but it is in Monroe Township and it's something that
our residents are requesting and it's something that we did it on Sarah Lane and I think it's something that's that should be done in a lot of these intersections when there's another road that's close to the traffic light. So, if that if that can get looked at, I'd appreciate that if Mark could could
bring that along uh to CME and and the uh the county and dive die farm. I asked before about a parking lot. I'd like to see um if we could do something there because I know I visit that uh farm a
lot and I drive past her a lot and the cars are parking all over the grass and everything else. So, if there's something that we could do uh for a parking lot for Die Farm that will definitely help them and Stillwell House the rehab, I don't know where we are
with that project. If there's anything that progressed since I asked last there's anything that's updated on that. Council President, you aware? I'm not aware of it. Council President, I don't have an update on that, but I'll get that from the historic commission. Thank you. Okay. And last is the United Farm on Mounts
Mill. A lot of residents called. I sent a few photos on the uh overgrowth on the buildings and the barns. Uh so if there's something the residents asked if we can clean up it is our property. If we can clean it up, they'd appreciate it. Yeah, council president. I think I got back to the councilman that we are
going to clean out the overgrowth. I remember you mentioned it to me. So yes. Okay. And the last thing I just want to say, happy belated Father's Day to everybody. Thank you, my council vice president, Mr. Vanzur. Thank you, Madam President. Um, always
does my heart well when I see the young people come up like they did before the meeting tonight or the beginning of the meeting. You have your youth advisory committee. You had your cheer squads. You had the the history happens here uh uh students that were here. They all did
different things. They all were involved in different activities. But the fact that they were involved in activities and they did something positive is really reflective of a part of what Monroe is about and and it gives you a lot of hope for the future as uh teacher
was saying earlier. Um kids taking an interest in things and and doing positive activities. So congratulations to all them that that earned the accolades that they received earlier tonight. Um, one other uh group I wanted
to mention um and by the way the the chair was national, you know, national recognition, but um one group I wanted to mention is our own uh Monroe High School hockey team. Um and the reason I mention it is um we didn't have a hockey
team for forever. And back in 2017, only uh 8 years ago, they started a wreck squad. They started playing wreck hockey. And the kids started to play. They formed a group from fourth to 12th grade. And the kids
started to play together. And now all those kids that were playing together back in fourth grade when they got to the high school this year there and they had grown and they reached a point where they were seniors. Guess what? They won the Middle Sex County Championship. So that that's quite an event, you know,
because uh other schools have been playing together for years and years and years. And this group, they made the the county championship. they went to the state sectional finals and you know we don't even have a hockey rink in our town. So the amount of work that they have to to go through and go to
different places for their practice and the amount of effort uh that was put into this. I just wanted to personally congratulate all the coaches, the parents, and all the players involved cuz I I think they really did a great job. And to bring this program along this far with this amount of success in
such a short time is is pretty incredible. And it reminds me when you walk in the gym at at our high school, they have a lot of plaques going around and and it has, you know, baseball team, you know, they went this far and all the different accomplishments they have and softball, all you go all the way around
all the different sports activities. And I remember years ago my daughter played volleyball and there was nothing under volleyball and then by the time she became a senior, they won their county tournament also and became the champions. So they finally have a little
something under the volleyball. Well, Monroe High School hockey is now going to have something on their plaque, too. So, congratulations to those guys. And more importantly, just like all the other kids that are involved, they're doing positive activities and and all those things, whatever it may be, Boy
Scouts, whatever you're involved with, it's all good stuff. So, keep up the good work and uh and you guys are our future. So, we appreciate you. Thank you. Before Before I ask our mayor to please share a
few more words with us, Memorial Day service this year, the one at Veterans Park was particularly meaningful because of the expansion done by the Eagle Scout. It was mentioned earlier but there was a larger number of
people attending and it was noticeable and I am remind maybe because of all the difficulties in our world at this moment but I am reminded that I am the child of a veteran of World War II and that along
with the rest of my family I lived on an army base in the great state of Florida for 5 and a half years until the war ended where my dad took care of patients in the hospital, soldiers who were leaving for deployment.
I was pretty little, not the oldest in the family, but that we have a history of service in our country. And we must never take the people who gave us that service for granted or take it for granted what we have here. Mr. Mayor, as
always, where are you? Thank you, Council President. I'll be real short um since I spoke a little bit earlier. Uh I did want to just one more time uh bring to um the uh the attention of the township the the the two losses. One
certainly tragic in u Mr. RJ Oros member of MTUD who had passed away. Um was very difficult wake to go to. Um I think just seeing how young his mom was um was was
just a shock. Um but somebody who certainly has made made his mark not only here on Monroe but in his hometown of Spotswood as as a firefighter as well. So certainly my uh my condolences to to the AROS family and then obviously
with u the passing of Mayor Puchi, longtime mayor who's been out of the limelight now for about 10 years but um who was the visionary who made a uh a mark of many many things that we all take for granted in here in Monroe
Township. our emergency services, our uh our our senior center, library, community center, um our post office, our parks. Uh this just doesn't happen without tremendous
vision and leadership and we were very lucky to have that here in Monroe Township for 28 years. Um so and obviously you know we Rich was my running mate uh as well at one particular year and um it was an honor
to to work with him um an honor to learn from him as well and um just my love to the uh to the Puchi family. Um, obviously there's been just mention about uh the uh veterans events over the last month or so and I have to I have to
agree with Council President Cohen just the uh the amount uh of people attending these events is just growing and growing and growing and that is that is hope for the future because where we integrate
not only the veterans but the youth of Monroe Township together to to honor uh those citizens with distinction. Um and we are very lucky here in Monroe Township to have so many we are blessed to have so many veterans living in our
town. Uh speaking of veterans, there will be the local VFW will be uh a run for veterans on June 22nd at Avenue K Veterans Park. Uh it's a walk and run event. uh first time being held in um at
Avenue K. So, we'll see how that how that works out. Uh speaking of Avenue K, we just recently had the another mayor's wellness program of uh beach volleyball. Uh so, that was that was exciting. Got my hands dirty with that. Um one one
other thing I did want to mention is NJ.com just came out with the 25 best barbecue restaurants in the state of New Jersey. And we're happy to say the bearded one came out number five. So we'll keep working on that one until they're number one. So uh we're real
happy to have them uh as a business in our town. Um as uh Councilman Diro had mentioned before about the uh police department accreditation by the NJ State Association of Chiefs of Police. This is truly a uh prestigious recognition and
it reflects the continued commitment, professionalism, transparency and the excellence in law enforcement. Uh the accreditation is indeed a very rigorous pro process that ensures they meet or
exceed the highest standards and policy and policing practices. Now that's something to be uh to you know put on you know for sure the importance of exceeding um and it's it's just it's just amazing.
So some of the um aspects of the policing are training investigation personnel and compliance to ensure these best practices are all within the policies and procedures. So something we're all very proud of and obviously a
huge thank to our our chief um the uh officers, the civilian staff and the community as well for their ongoing support and dedication. So um that's my report, Madame President. Thank you very much. We are going to move to our public
comments section and I would like a motion to open public comments, please. Thank you. And a second on that. All in favor? I. Any opposed? You wish to address the council on topics that we discussed, please come
forward. Let us have your name and address for our records. Remember, there is a 5m minute time limit. Thank you. Hello. Hello. Good evening everyone. My name is Amit Shaligram. Uh my address is
3 court. Uh I come here on behalf of many residents in Monroe. Uh the problem I want to bring to everybody's notice is uh we used to have a bus to Jersey City. Mhm. Um uh and then of course COVID happened and then and um uh the bus
stopped. It's run by coach USA. So just a quick facts we used I used to take the bus. There were two services daily uh going in the morning and coming back in the evening. for whatever reason uh they did not restart the service after co and uh the first couple of years of course
the ridership was low people were not going to jersey city but now we go very often 3 4 days a week uh so what I've done is actually I've collected some data from we have a WhatsApp group so through the through that group I've collected data I have I think 95 signatures so what I'm requesting is if
we can I actually did um correspond with councilwoman Seagull and and councilman Markel a couple of weeks ago as part of my son's Eagle Scout project actually. But then um it's a real issue, right? So what I'm requesting is uh we have the data if we can somehow if you the
council can help us take up this matter with coach USA and get them to restart the bus service uh even if it's on a trial basis 3 months 4 months because I think all they want to see is and it's my it's our feeling that the only reason
they have not restarted is because they haven't they don't think there's enough volumes but clearly there are and um So that that's that's basically what I'd like to highlight and if we can take it up um I have provided the relevant uh
data to council the to via email I have sent it to council he does have it and I there was a time we had a transportation committee and a group that met and this was so he has the material okay so yeah okay so that's all I wanted to just thank you very much thank you anyone
else wishing to address us please come forward Again, your name and address for our records, please. Deborah Schneider, 23 Harwood. Um, this is for everybody on the council and for the one police officer in the back of the room. I have been cleaning
out my house and selling a lot of items on Facebook Marketplace. On on Facebook Marketplace. Thank you. And one of the things that I've been doing is my exchanges at the police department parking lot. And it without fail as I'm waiting in my
car, it never fails. A police officer comes out and always says to me, "Are you okay? Is everything all right?" And I wish to thank them very much for coming out and checking on me. They are a fine bunch of gentlemen and I do
appreciate it. You're welcome. And I just wanted to let you all know. Thank you. Anyone else wishing to address just please come forward? Shell Armin09 Nathaniel Street. I first like to thank our clerk's uh staff and
our township clerk. I think she should be named uh in public. So Christine uh Robbins, thank you very much for all the work you did. and Tanya over there and uh and the other folks that were there very late and and did a great job. And
congratulations, Councilwoman Seagull. And to the rest of you who won your primaries, congratulations. Um and this is going to be a segue into the veterans. But because of the quality of of our first responders, of our
policemen, and the veterans, of course, we are able to have elections, primary elections, and we have the ability to vote and speak out. So, I am very grateful. But I would uh going to the veterans um facility, I just like some
clarification. The mayor said 37 veterans have been approved. How many are actually placed? When you said 10 in compliance, is that in addition to the 37? Yes. Sorry about that. I just wanted to be clear. 37 in
to approved and 10 in compliance is what he said. I know, but I don't know what that means. 37 veterans are living or have moved in. Oh, okay. Go ahead. There are two that
have been approved and hopefully will be moving in shortly. Okay. Okay. And 10 more waiting. Um there are 10 in the compliance stage of the process. Right. So the applications are in and so what's what's going on right now is they're
verifying their income income. So that out of that 10 you don't know. We don't know. Okay. Um then there have been 15 applications that have been put in for processing. So that's that's the first that's the somebody has put in an
application. Are they veterans though? Yes. The veterans veterans. Yes. So, so you know, I don't know what percentage we're going to get out of those applications and the verification, but we we know 37 are currently in there and
two hopefully will be move have been approved and will be moving in. Okay. So, we're catching up because 25 non veterans are already living there. Correct. Is that correct? So, when we have a total of what 80 or 86 80 80. Okay. So, I hope we get certainly the
majority and we need what we needed 37 as a minimum for veterans. So, we've we've gotten to that point. I hope we can do the rest for our veterans again and I thank them always uh for giving us
the opportunity to have a democracy. Um and thank you very much and mayor. Oh, that letter is that letter available that you sent to the um Sure. It it it'll be available tomorrow. Yes. Okay.
Cuz I think that's great because I I know that sometimes at the very top of the state, you know, where the state is, they don't really know what's really happening on the ground. And I think that that letter was was would be great for them to understand. Have you gotten a respon? Did you send it? Just just
sent it today. So, and we'll we'll we'll we'll put it out for public consumption for tomorrow. Sure. Thank you very much. Anyone else wishing to address the council? Sir, your name and address for our records, please. I'm Praash Babu and uh I live in 13
White House Way. I just want to recognize uh Dr. Glaziano, principal of Apple Elementary School. My son is in uh you know is in fifth grade. Uh he's dead in fourth fifth grade in Apple Elementary. She's wonderful. She has taken lot of initiatives. She has introduced computer programming,
robotics and she personally involved in building this uh book club initiative every month she does it for the last two years and it's building this reading habit with the kids even today she was the last June month today there was a book club and she's wonderful I just want to recognize her and the school
district is doing amazing job thank you very much anyone else wishing to address us this evening seeing and hearing none I'll entertain a motion to close public comments Second on that, please second. All in favor? Anyone opposed? No. May I have a
motion to adjourn the meeting? Motion. Thank you. May I have a second on that motion? And we need a roll call vote on that, folks. Pay attention for another minute. Councilman Dapiro, yes. Councilman Markell, Councilwoman Seagull, yes. Council Vice President
Vanzoro, yes. Council President Cohen, yes. We are adjourned. It's 8:05.