Council agenda. Township for city Troy Hills regular township council meeting of September 25th, 2025. Introduction posting a notice. Adequate notice that this meeting has been provided in accordance with the requirements of the open public meetings law by following the notice in the office of the township clerk and by posting the meeting notice on the board at the municipal building on September 15th, 2024, which remained
posted since that date. A legal notice appeared in the daily record on September 18th, 2025. May I ask everyone to please stand for the flag salute 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. Roll call. Mr. Hernandez here. Mr. McGrath here. Mr. Mella here. Mr. Neglia here. Mr. Karifi here. Also in attendance are Mayor James Barbario. Business Administrator Jamie Cryan, Municipal Attorney Michael
Levery, and Municipal Clerk uh Khed Madden. Council President, we have a quorum. Uh can we begin? Yes, please. Fantastic. Thank you. Uh upcoming meetings. October 7th, 2025 at 7 p.m. is the agenda meeting and October 21st, 2025 at 7:00 p.m. is the regular
meeting. At this time, we're going to go into a quick executive session. We don't anticipate any action to be taken. It shouldn't be more than 10 or 15 minutes. Uh with that being said, executive session resolution whereas the open public meetings act PL 1975 chapter 231 permits the exclusion of the public from
meeting in certain circumstances. Whereas the township council is of the opinion that such circumstances presently exist and whereas the township council wishes to discuss client privilege affordable housing matters and whereas minutes will be kept and once the matter involving the confidentiality of the above no longer requires confidentiality, the minutes can be made public. Now therefore be it resolved the
township uh township council of the township of precip hills that the public be excluded from this meeting. Motion to adjurnn and to go into close session, please. Motion. Second. Motion made by Mr. Enlia, seconded by Mr. Mucella. Roll call. Mr. Nandez. Yes.
Mr. McGrath, Mr. Mella, Mr. Enlia, Mr. Kuri. We're now going to adjourn into close session. Actually, wait, wait. Let's go back on the record before I do that. All right. Can I please have a motion to reconvene into open session? Make a motion. Second. Motion made by Mr. Meella,
seconded by Mr. Neglia. Roll call. Mr. Hernandez. Yes. Mr. McGrath. Yes. Mr. Misella. Mr. Neglia. Mr. Karif. Yes. We're back into open session. Um, okay. Moving along to ordinance. Oh. Uh, may I just have a report for sure. Uh, we emerge from executive
session at 7:30 p.m. where we discussed one pending litigation matter dealing with affordable housing. No official action was taken. Copies of these minutes will be available at such time as the council determines there is no harm to the public interest. Thank you, Mr. Levery. U moving along to ordinances second reading and public
hearing ordinance 202517 ordinance of the township council of the township of Pacific Troy Hills in the county of Morris New Jersey amending ordinance 2511 authorizing the acquisition of the acquisition by purchase of properties located in the township through the township open space recreation flood plan protection and farmland and historic preservation
program. The notice for ordinance 202517 was published in a daily record the official newspaper of the township recipient Troy Hills on July 28th 2025 and introduced at the July 22nd 2025 regular meeting. May I please have a motion to accept ordinance 202517 that is heard in second and final reading. Make a motion. Second.
Motion made by Mr. Misella. Seconded by Mr. Neglia. Roll call. Mr. Hernandez. Yes. Mr. McGrath. Yes. Mr. Misella. Mr. Neglia. Yes. Mr. Kar. Yes. Okay. Motion passes. Moving along to the public hearing. May I please have a motion to open up the public hearing for
257. Motion by Mr. Neglia. Seconded by Mr. Mucella. Roll call. Mr. Hernandez. Yes. Mr. McGrath. Mr. Ella, Mr. Neglia, and Mr. Karifi. So, at this time, the floor is open on this ordinance only. If you have anything uh on this ordinance, please come up.
Okay. Seeing no one, may I please have a motion to close the public hearing for ordinance 2517. Motion by Mr. Neglia, seconded by Mr. Mucella. Roll call. Mr. uh Mr. Hernandez. Yes. Mr. McGrath, Mr. Mucella, Mr. Neglia, and Mr. Karif. Yes. Whereas the above ordinance was read in
title on second reading in a hearing held thereon. Now therefore be it resolved that settlements be passed on final reading and that notice of final passage of settlements be published in a newspaper according to law. May I please have a motion to approve the resolution above orders 202517. Motion second. Motion made by Mr. Mr. Neglia. Seconded by Mr. McGrath.
Roll Oh no, Mr. Mucella. Sorry. Come on, don't get that wrong. So So it's back for McGrath. I'm just kidding. Um roll call. Mr. Hernandez. Yes, Mr. McGrath. Mr. Misella. Mr. Neglia and Mr. Karifi. Yes.
Okay. Moving along to the public session. I'd like to enterain a motion to open up the public session. Motion second. Motion made by Mr. Neglia, seconded by Mr. Mucella. Roll call. Mr. Hernandez. Yes. Mr. McGrath, Mr. Mucella, Mr. Neglia, and Mr. Karif. Yes.
Okay. So, at this time, the floor is open to the public. You can speak on any matter. Please just state your name and you'll have 5 minutes to speak. Thank you. Thank you. Not destroy. Tony Fano, 41 Robin Hood Road, Mars Plains,
New Jersey. Uh, I left with the clerk. I don't know whether you got these pictures or not, but uh, this this gentleman at 75 Marine is creating a safety hazard. I stopped with the UPS truck. I would have hit two kids coming off with the electric with their
electric vehicles. I stopped to see where the UPS driver was to make sure it's safe. You have no line of sight. This gentleman keeps his cars parked there. Whether you put up signs or not. So, I don't know how it's going to be taken. We're going to wait till the last minute and somebody gets hurt cuz we put
up the football signs. Don't park here. Don't do nothing. It's still he has moved. Second issue. I brought this up. I just made this uh the storm water collection sites. The drums in the car can actually attach to the storm water. This pump
requires no electricity. So turn around the excuse me, it's a 55gallon drum. It'll hold uh in the bottom approximately 100 lb of water. Your second sleeve will go is 35 lb is 35 gallons. you can pick it
up and if it's attached to the storm water system, it'll turn on collect all your plastic bottles. Uh injected cost on this, I'm coming in about 200 bucks. Now, like I said, this would have to be taken off in the winter. This is the smallest one I've built. This is an inch
and a half. I norally build I'll build them at 4 in. This is This is not my design. It's Nickeola Teslas. It turns around. This will probably pump about 60 gallons of an hour and then you can return that back into the river or actually it was suggestion that the
person wrote up to help save your fish. Put an airator sprinkler on so it turns around airates the water before it goes back in. Uh the drum is in the car if anybody else wants to see it. uh prototype and it's got handles and uh this way actually the garbage men
instead of breaking them back to hook make a hook use a winch pull the container right out it uh if you look at a uh pool when you turn around see pool strainers so take
that and make it 55 gallons it's going to use the same vortex I think you should go on Shark Tank I'm already getting offered. I got another nine more nine more 4 in systems.
Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. There you go. Uh, good evening, mayor, council members. My name is Karina Jacumis of 370 Hillside Avenue, Allenale, New Jersey. I stand before you as the owner and founder of a woman-owned small business, Anthia Labs. Anthia Labs is a
research testing laboratory which is also seeking lensure from the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission to conduct analytical testing. I need you to uh speak up during the back. They they came here. Sorry. Am I Is that better? Um yeah, here.
So it's he's going to raise it or you can take it out. Get in trouble with that. Thank you. Um so uh an Anthia Labs is a research testing laboratory which is also seeking lensure from the New Jersey Cannabis
Regulatory Commission to conduct analytical testing of cannabis and cannabis products. I would like to formally petition the council to remove or reduce the cannabis application and licensing fees and requirements introduced in ordinance 20258 as applied to cannabis testing
laboratories. In 2022, Anthia Labs, then under the name Biometrics, set out to find a town that would allow operation of an analytical testing lab that would uh also test cannabis. Given its central location uh with easy access throughout
the New Jersey and accessibility to local scientific community, we felt Parcipony would be an ideal location and sought local support from the township as part of our NJCRC license application process. In May of 2022, Robert Gafalo served as our attorney and went through
the entire zoning process for Anthia Labs. At the time, Mr. Marquetta served as special counsel for the township of of Paripony and wrote the attached letter to my attorney stating, "It is our opinion that your client's application for a cannabis testing and associated research facility in the
township's planned office district is permissible pursuant to 430-151 of the township code. Please note that in addition to possessing the requisite lensure biometrics uh must comply with all applicable zoning regulations associated with research facilities in
the planned office district. Mr. Marquetta further stated that cannabis testing laboratories are not cannabis establishments, excuse me, establishments or cannabis businesses as those are defined in the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Enforcement Assistant and Marketplace Modernization
Act, otherwise known as the Cream Act. Instead, the CRC has exclusive authority over the lensure of testing facilities under NJAC 1730-18 and 19. Municipalities have no regulatory role in the accreditation of licensing of
such laboratories. In October 2022, Anthia Labs LLC received a zoning permit as POD that specifically states type of business as office and research testing facility. Mr. MarQueti later drafted the resolution of local support for Anthia
Labs which which unanimously approved and uh approved at the December 2022 council meeting and signed resolution of support was provided. In the subsequent years, we have made considerable investment in Paripony. Building out the laboratory and hiring staff for uh to
prepare for operation. Nonetheless, chapter 119 of the township code has amended by ordinance 2024 21 and 20258 imposes a 25,000 non-refundable application fee and a 35,000 initial and
annual renewal fee on cannabis testing laboratories. These fees exceed the township's statutory and regulatory authority under the New Jersey Cream Act, directly contradict the township's own prior legal interpretation, and impose an arbitrary and excessive burden on testing facilities, but serve as
essential public health and safety function. Moreover, under NJAC 1730-5.1, municipal fees must be reasonable based on administrative costs associated with issuing permits or authorizations. No administrative uh no such administrative
costs exist in connection with cannabis testing laboratories as the CRC retains sole jurisdiction over their lensure. By contrast by contrast, other municipalities within the state have recognized this distinct distinction and established either no fees or far more
reasonable fee structures for cannabis testing laboratories. Cannabis testing laboratories currently operating in Riverdale, Irvington, and New Brunswick do not pay cannabis application and licensing fees. 30 seconds. And labs in Mount Laurel face far more reasonable application fees of a,000 and
licensing fees of 4,000. I have provided Paripany with the cannabis application along with $30,000 for my but I've been through this process before. So once again, Anthia Labs is a multi-disiplinary research and testing facility. I'm not only testing cannabis, I'll be testing for
Legionnaires. I'll be testing PAS. Um, so the imposition of these fees is inconsistent with state framework contrary to the township's 2022 legal advice. So I respectfully pass. Thank you for your time. Give us my water.
Bananzia partipony. Whether to grant a pilot or not mainly depends on the answer to the following question. Is the benefit to Parciponyany worth the price that the township must pay by forfeiting tens of millions of
conventional tax dollars over a 30-year period? Mayor Barbario made his opinion clear when he stated at the last council meeting that without forfeiting tens of millions of dollars for a pilot, the developers simply won't build in Paripony.
First, I would like to emphasize to the council and the public the magnitude of the dollars that Peripany has already given up and seemingly will continue to give up in the future. Tens of millions of dollars is not just
some number that Bob Vanzia pulled out of the air. Take a look at the financial spreadsheet for Avalon Pilot at 2 and three campus drive that I handed out. Uh the net revenue that PAR symphony will receive from the pilot is $53
million compared to conventional taxes of 110 million. According to Avlon's own estimate, the taxpayers of Paripony will forfeit tens of millions of dollars. 57 million
to be exact. To put that amount into perspective, consider the fact that the past few years, PCI has been unable to build a muchneeded new library in Lake Hayawa. With an extra 57 million in
conventional taxes, you can build five libraries without having to bond for them. And 57 million is for only one pilot. Add in the forfeited pilot tax money from 1515 Route 10 and now we're over
100 million just in 100 million for two pilots in loss revenue. Adding the dollars for future pilot giveaways and the dollars that Parcipony is not collecting is mind-boggling. In the mayor's opinion, the great pilot
giveaway is necessary to retain development in Paripony, but current experience indicates that is not likely the case. Consider the following observations. A pilot has not been approved in Paripany in almost two years and the
township is doing fine. Just two weeks ago, the mayor was bragging bragging about how great the financial health of the township is. Township's tax base has increased in each of the last four years that the mayor has been in office.
Since pilots are not included in the tax base, that means that there's been plenty of development in Paripony without pilots. Many towns in Mars County, East Hanover, and Mars Planes among them do not offer pilots, but they're still seeing
significant development in their towns. In fact, you can't drive anywhere in Mars County without seeing evidence of a construction boom. whether pilots were issued or not. In the unlikely event that some developer
does abandon Paripany because he was refused a pilot, there are plenty of developers waiting in the wings to build warehouses, apartments, mixeduse projects, condominiums, data center, and now we
got cannabis testing buildings and even gas stations. In summary, significant development has been taking place in Paripity and throughout Mars County with or without pilots. Why should the administration, the council, and the taxpay payers of
Paripony offer developers hundreds of millions of dollars in tax breaks when they are totally unnecessary? Thank Thank you. That's what we get from the Yeah, he's right. He's completely wrong. Yeah.
his own sheets. [Music] Good evening Mayor, gentlemen, please state your name. Oh, I I was getting there.
Mayor, gentlemen, and lady, my name is Lisa Saladino, and I live in Lake Paripany. I want to thank you for the opportunity to exercise my right to free speech. This week I did some census research
about our township and there were two interesting statistics that stuck out to me especially in relation to the representative governmental body of our town. Number one, 47%
less than half of Paripony residents are white. Number two, for every 95 males, there are 100 females. In Paripany, the majority of our residents are female and non-white.
So that brings up a hypothetical question. Is it wise to be silent while bullying and culture wars are erupting in our town, a town where most of you sitting up here are in the minority based on
those statistics that I just mentioned. Therefore, hypothetically, making a concerted effort to connect with the majority of voters and discuss this lack of representation and the ways
that it fails to benefit them could be a problem for any of you. The majority of citizens in our town and our country want safety for all, equal rights for all, equal access to health
care for all, affordable housing and food, and top-notch education for their children. Government at every level should be representing its citizens. When the majority of the citizens don't
feel heard, they hold so much power to change. It's called their vote. So turning up the temperature will not help us. Encouraging unity, empathy, and
understanding will save us. We should have moments of silence. We should hold vigils. We should mourn for every victim of gun violence in this country and in the world.
I'm choosing to use my time right now to honor a few of those victims by saying their names. Zon Burman, Ty Haskell Jenkins I 4th, Tiara Bellazair Young, Shannon
Rodriguez, Ronaldo Richmond, Randon Howard, Octavio Meyers, Miguel Ethan Sodto Trader,
Marlon Lane, Kenneth Adams Jr., Keith Dion Goulson Joseph Boorz Jr. John Michael Lee, Dedric Arnold,
Christian Barnes, Charlton Hudson Morris, Charles Charlie James Kirk, Sadel Miller, Carlos Bogan. Those were 19 names that I just read.
And all of those victims were killed by guns on September 10th, one day of this month. Just one day. I wanted to read 56 names, but it wouldn't have been enough time. And that was two days.
And these victims ranged in age from 16 years old to 85 years old. They were from all over the country. And there have been hundreds more this month. And there have been tens of thousands more just in 2025. 30 seconds,
including Melissa Hortman, 55 years old, her husband Mark, 58, and their four-year-old golden retriever, Gilbert, who were killed on June 14th of this year. In conclusion, I don't feel that I'm
alone in requesting the council for a call to peace, unity, and civil discussion in our town. This is what we want. This is what people all over the country want. We don't want division.
And if anyone has any questions, I'd be happy to answer them. Thank you. Thank you. Uh I have some material for the councilman. Global change solutions must embrace biodiver biodiverse multifunctional
plant forest. This is for the tree ordinance that was presented over two years. Two September 2023 was when this whole thing started and it's finally come to a conclusion.
I have a another study scientific study. If you want it, I will email it to you. the because the subject is much deeper than than trees. It's biodiversity and climate mitigation. Intact forest in the
United States. Proforestation mitigates climate change and serves the greatest good. You may do me a favor speaking to the mic only because even though you're loud enough, but I need it for the record. Uh yeah. Okay. Thank you. You want me to start all over now? No, you're fine.
Uh okay. [Music] Uh it's it's time to put the meaning meaning of the title of tree city and our recently acquired status in the
Highlands conformance under Highlands Water Protection and Planning Act. Precipany is surrounded and bisected by roads which means emissions and noise. Trees help mitigate that.
Some facts overall today 20% of the world's forest remains intact free from logging and other forms of extraction of development. In the United States
in the lower 48, it is only an estimated 6 to 7% of total forest area uh still exist with a higher portion in the east and a low in the west and a
lower portion in the east. New Jersey itself was logged and deforested three times before the Civil War except for certain pockets of trees.
And uh now they're they're actually being uh threatened by uh private sources. They're taking trees out of the forest, public forest in New Jersey. So the pro the Highlands Coalition, New Jersey environmental lobby is going to
push for New Jersey to adopt pro-forestation, which is you create forest reserves for carbon sequestration, water protection, and you let trees in forests that are
managed, you let them grow older before they are harvest. And you don't take them all. you seed, you seed harvest, you leave certain trees. Uh in in the world today is with our
impacts on on the climate and the biosphere, we are only sequestering 31% of the emissions and the carbons that were from our society, the oil and the gas. So, we're actually beginning a
state of entropy, which is slow death. We all die if we keep up this endless growth and all under unregulated capitalism. In the end, we're we're just going to we're not going to have a life not worth living.
Uh so, I'm glad that the tree ordinance uh is is uh up and next month hopefully to be voted for. I had this flyer in my mailbox that somebody left. Look at this. Maryland tree experts. I did some research on the internet. I couldn't
find these people licensed any anywhere. And here one flat rate to remove trim as many trees as possible in a full day. So they can show up 30 seconds, sir. and they can do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do
any there's a lot of things that go on precipany that that nobody pays attention to so we have to make sure that these contractors are registered in precipany and come to precipany before they do any work in precipany and I won't waste my time telling the story
what happened to me when a neighbor hired a rogue a Mexican circus that came to town and destroyed my property so so real quick Nick I just want to let you know uh with regards to the individuals going doortodoor like this, they are required to obtain a
solicitor's license from uh our office. Anybody going door todo to sell services has to obtain a solicitor's license and they have to go a background check. So if you see people doing that, contact the police and let them know and they will let them know that they have to come to town hall to obtain a
solicitor's license. So there is a method and mechanism, it just some unfortunately people don't follow it. So you know if you do see them, let them know, especially if they're running circus. Mhm. I'm sorry. Would you like this slide? I mean, you can give it to me, but if you can't find them, I'm sure I won't be able to find them. Well, they live in Maryland, so maybe
DPS got off. All right. Thanks, Nick. Okay, seeing no one else, uh, I'd like to entertain a motion to close the public session. Please make a motion. Second. Motion made by Mr. Neglia, seconded by Mr. Mucella. Roll call. Mr. Nandez.
Yes. Mr. McGrath. Yes. Mr. Mr. Mella. Yes. Mr. Neglia. Yes. And Mr. C. Yes. Okay. Moving along to the consent agenda. Be it resolved. All items with an asterct are considered routine and non-controversial by the township council will be approved by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a council member so
requests in which case the item will be removed from the consent agenda and considered it as normal sequence on the agenda. Motion to approve the consent agenda. Motion. Second. Motion made by Mr. Neglia. Seconded by Mr. Mucella. Roll call. Mr. Hernandez. Yes. Mr. McGrath.
Yeah. Mr. Misella, Mr. Neglass, Mr. Yes. Okay. Motion passes. Approval of minutes. Um, motion to approve the minutes for Fantastic. I'll take it. Second. Sure. Second. Second. Okay. Motion made by Mr. Neglia,
seconded by Mr. Mucella. And this was a motion to approve the meeting minutes for August 5th and August 19th. Um, roll call. Mr. Nandez. Yes. Mr. McGrath. Yes. Mr. Misella. Yes. Mr. Neglia. Yes. Mr. Karifi. Yes. Motion passes. Moving along to
presentations and reports. Uh, mayor. Thank you, Quinn. Tonight's council meeting, several important actions will be taken that will help shape our sy future and improve our quality of life. I'd like to share a few of those highlights with you. But first, it has been a very
productive week. um started well Saturday we had the wet down for district uh one district 6 and district 3 our fire districts who helped maintain our you know keep us safe and I have to you know it was a great time and to be amongst the residents um it was it was
pretty much awesome and then we had the annual fall festival at the Smith Hill Park which was a huge success a lot of residents came up to me and asked me hey listen mayor can you keep the um fall festival here at Smithfield field. Um I know I know some of you that were there,
you saw, you know, all the reaching out was actually really great. Um with regards, but I I just want to make one thing clear cuz uh the comment was made today with regards to I guess 47% white and all that kind of stuff. I treat
people the same. I I don't I don't dictate on what your nationality is or anything like that. You're you're a human being. I treat you like a human being. I don't look at statistics like way that way. This community is for everybody in the town of Paripin. I was
raised here. I grew up here. And to be totally honest with you, everybody gets treated the same. I don't care what your nationality is. It doesn't matter to me whatsoever cuz that's how I was raised. I don't need statistics to tell me how to do things. I had a mother who taught me how to raise, how to do things the
proper way. And that's what I would go by. And you know, father, I treat everybody the same. No matter what you are, it does not matter to me whatsoever. So, our farmers market season has come to an end and uh it's been a great success this season as and it wrapped up
pretty much. I I think about two weeks ago was the last time. We're going to expand it going into next year. Uh so, you know, residents seem to love it. We have a senior citizen of the year nomination, but I I'll announce who those are coming up. And as you know,
protecting our trees, the council will introduce a new tree ordinance that will update how trees are removed and replaced in our township. This ensures we balance the property rights with protecting the tree canopy that makes Barcany green and beautiful. Most importantly, this ensures we remain
compliant with the NJ guidelines. I think that they asked us to do this or this about a year ago. Expanding open space. We approve the acquisition of additional properties for open space and recreation and flood protection. One of those you approved tonight. I want to
thank the council which is the St. Christopher's track. Um 10 acres of land will be preserved and open space to perpetuity. So um I'm I'm pretty proud of that. Um my time as mayor, I I I believe that I secured about close to 200 acres of land here in Paripony by
purchasing the properties of course with the council's approval. plus environmental protection. The council has been presented with settlement and the litigation over PAS contamination. I know Matt, you'll be happy about this of our water supply.
This is a big step forward in providing the township funds to help safeguard our clean drinking water. Investing in our infrastructure, several bond ordinances were introduced to fund improvements to our roads, water, sewer, and golf facilities. These are responsible,
long-term investments that keep our services strong and our community vibrant. At the beginning of 2021, when I took office again, standards and poor rating agency downgraded Parcipony, I mean, not I wasn't mayor then, excuse
me, at the beginning of 2021, standards and poor rating agency downgraded Parcipony to a negative outlook. Last year, S&P Global Ratings revises its outlook from negative to stable on Pacony Troy Hills Township, New Jersey
general obligation go bonds outstanding. At the same time, SMB global ratings affirmed the double A long-term rating on the township's outstanding go debt. I'm bringing this up for a reason, and I'll get to that shortly. Here's more directly from the fact
sheet. The outlook revision reflects our view of the township's significantly improved financial position over the last two years after experienced material draw down and reserves in fiscal 2020. The stable outlet reflects our view that management will continue
to build up townships reserve levels while maintaining strong financial performances. Moody's this week. This week we had a great call with Moody's and they were very impressed by the progress that proc has made. The analyst talked about how
bad things were a years a few years ago and how only a few years later quote we are crushing it. I promised I would fix our finances and we're all underway and being recognized by independent experts. You've been hearing and going around listening to individuals going around
saying we raise taxes 25%. Okay. But they don't give you facts. And facts are important, especially when it comes to numbers, which I seem to know very well. Okay? The first year they call it a tax levy.
Okay? You get taxed based on your rate. So when I came back in 2022, we had a deficit of $8.5 million. Okay? So we had to raise the tax levy 14.63%. But your actual tax increase was 3 point
I think 63% cuz that's the rate. You get taxed on your rate not on the levy. The levy all the levy is is the amount that your budget increase from one year to another. So those are the numbers they're using which aren't a really good indicator of the financial situation.
Now as you heard what I read today from our financial analysts saying Paripony is crushing it and we are. We are crushing it. When you come in as a mayor 8 and a half million in debt, you have to fix it a certain way or you just have
no services. Well, I chose not to do that. Not whatsoever. And if you notice, each year the levy goes down significantly and so is your tax rate. Why? Cuz that's fiscal management. And I want to thank I want to thank the business administrator. I want to thank
the council for moving partip. I'll be addressing those issues uh going forward with regards to the misinformation that residents get cuz that's my job. I seem to always have to handle misinformation that goes out there and I have no problem doing that because I'm going to give you the facts.
That's all you're going to get are facts. You're going to get the true numbers and the real numbers. Let me close with this. Um well, first before I close with that, um I I want to say that I've got a lot of phone calls with regards to electric vehicles, bicycles,
and um electric scooters. So, I asked our township attorney to look into see if we can put an ordinance in effect um with regards to the safety of our children and the safety of our our pedestrians, safety of their drivers, everything included. One
thing we did here in Paripony, uh I take public safety very seriously. Everybody knows that um when you go from 81 police officers to 100 now um our town's being um you know the public safety in our town has in has increased. Our crime rate has gone down and stuff like that.
So anyway, I just want to close with this. My dear friend's birthday is tomorrow. So I want to wish him a happy birthday. Frank, happy birthday. Thank you. Happy birthday. There you go. Okay. Am I right?
Your turn. Hey, uh traffic and Okay. Speaking Hold on. I'm I'm I'm going to introduce you, you know. Oh, wait. This is a big deal here. Judy, wait. Do my report or we going to do the tree thing? It's right now. This is a big deal. I
was going to say Judy tree presentation right there. See that? I was going to give you the, you know, before you started. I thought we were going to do our reports and then let's let's I think we should get right to it unless you want to do reports and and Frank happy 95th pal. Don't I because I do have a report.
Don't exaggerate. It's only 85. I thought we would do our reports and then do the pres. If you'd like to do that, we could do that. No problem. The mayor and was talking about um We can do that. And it's an ordinance for ebikes and stuff. And I was think Oh, yeah. We need that.
Can you hear me now? Yeah. Yeah. Yes. Okay. Um and some of the other municipalities were talking about the same. Yesterday you heard that a person a child in Paripony was with on a an electric scooter and veered onto
oncoming traffic and got hit yesterday. Also, a child in scotched planes got killed on an electric bike. And so in the traffic um meeting we were discussing maybe having I think Dave Shiovalier is that his name officer
Cavalier Cavalier. Yeah. He had done a a a session with young people and older people on safety in the library. So we were talking about maybe doing something like that. But an ordinance or something would be good. Some townships are doing
that and I think that we need to do that because people are crazy and I'd like to see that picture because I'm on Marine Road and the kids are just driving crazy and we need that. All right, my other part of my report is um a shout out to
Joe Janaron who helped get the stairs and the Porcipany child daycare center fixed. They look beautiful with the nice uh regulatoratory gates that they need. They were a mess for a long long time.
And um to your point to we were talking about this is my personal comment that I'm going to make and this is unfortunate and this has nothing to do with the mayor or anybody in this town. It's just the overall climate that we've
been in. Um I just wanted to say that for me personally in recent days I have received re several non-factual and very non-constructive and some anti antagonistic comments online on social
media. And for the record I just want to know I'm not going to engage in them these unsolicited comments. So, if I just don't answer or pull out or block people, it's not because I just as a council person, I'm not engaging. I
choose not to have those kinds of conversations. So, I just wanted to put that on the record. So, um let's get to trees or we get to Frank is tomorrow. Can is it people just attacking you?
It's just the g it's just just the general atmosphere that is today for everyone. It's just what you see every day everywhere. Just attacking you. Not real. And not just me. Okay. No, it's just just the conversations that go on.
But you know, and it's not I'm just saying I will not partake in that kind of thing. Here's what I I'll give you a I know exactly what you feel cuz I constantly get attacked. Yeah. no matter what. And it's always you're anti-Semitic, you're a misogynist, you're this, you're that
because I don't agree with you. I'm not any of those things, first of all. Right. But don't respond because I don't respond. Right. Okay. Trees. Okay. Or you. Okay. Trees. So, the long- awaited tree ordinance
um that the whole environmental committee has been working on, the tree ordinance that DP wanted us to do for storm water control um which has been on the rise because of
climate change. Right. And there you go, Janice. Yeah. I just want to uh start the presentation with comments from M. Parker, could I just have you in the uh Sorry. I just want to start tonight with
comments from Mr. Gio Vanelli. Um Mr. V Giovenelli was very instrumental in uh helping the environmental committee uh create the draft ordinance. Okay. Um thank you Janice. You got to talk into
the council members. Thank you, Judy. And thank you everyone for coming today. I am Paul Giovanelli. I've got a lifelong passion for trees, although I have never had any real formal education
in it. I love them. I think they're magnificent. Trees are the largest living organism on our planet. Their presence is undeniable. You can see them everywhere. undisturbed. They can live for hundreds
of years. And they're seemingly passive, but they're far, far from passive. We see their changes every autumn. In addition to that, there is much, much more than just the leaf changes.
By their photosynthesis, they take carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere and turn it into oxygen, as much as 48 pounds a year. Mr. Juvenelli, can I ask that you hold the mic and speak into it only because I want to make sure I pick you up
completely. This a very good speech, so we'd like it on the record. And I think it's 48 tons. Pounds. Pounds. Pound it. [Laughter] All right. That's through photosynthesis.
What time is that? Through their growth, trees sequester carbon as much as one ton per tree. Think of how many trees there are and how many tons that is. And that is sequestered until they're cut down, in which case the carbon is then
re-released into the environment. Trees act as unique hosts for a number of insects, too. For example, an oak tree is the preferred and specific species for over 500 different species of moths and
butterflies. If we didn't have oaks, we wouldn't have them. And then we wouldn't have the various wildlife that depend upon that particular uh insect for food. But more to our conversation today,
trees are instrumental in storm water control and runoff. For example, think of when it rains and a tree intercepts the rainfall as it comes down. It slows it. By slowing it, it gives the ground an opportunity to absorb that that uh
precipitation as opposed to, for example, a driveway where it comes down and just runs off. This reduced runoff also gives the groundwater an opportunity to absorb it. By absorbing it, these trees also
provide a filter. A filter for the water which gets into our rivers, streams and ponds. Trees play this vital role without any input from us. It is their natural
sense of what they do. So healthy trees in precipany and anywhere are not just helpful. Healthy trees are essential both to the water cycle and to our community. They provide
for clean water, flood control, and climate mitigation. I want to thank you for paying attention to these few facts about trees and I hope you think more of them as partners rather than just as passive actors in
our environments. Thank you. Well, I would say um as the video points out so we don't have one. I don't think we could set it up, right? Apple didn't work. Sorry, I don't have anything that that translates. What do you mean? No. No.
Uh, it doesn't. So, you know, besides trees adding beauty and order to our streets and neighborhoods, they provide economic, environmental, and social benefits. Um,
as as Paul just pointed out, they significantly improve air quality by absorbing tons of carbon dioxide. They hold storm water that reduces flooding. They mitigate runoff. They prevent soil
erosion. They improve water quality. They lower energy costs by, as you know, there's different statistics, 25 to 35%. They make people more healthy. They make streets safer by calming traffic. They
increase the value of homes. They in they stimulate local economies and they create more vibrant town centers. So for those and other reasons, trees are just too important to cut down indiscriminately. And while parks and forestry works to
mitigate that, they don't have a comprehensive tree ordinance that um that provides a legal framework uh to set standards for effective tree management. So uh oh and the ordinance is also vital
to the planning board decisions during construction projects to uh maximize the preservation and the protection of trees. So uh it was in 2024 that the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
mandated that all New Jersey municipalities uh adopt and enforce a tree removal and replacement ordinance. And actually research has shown in New Jersey and really across America, across the United States, that there's a
correlation between effective tree management, healthier environments, and stronger, more prosperous local economies. So, so I I think that the success of a
tree ordinance is really contingent on a clearly defined, consistent, and properly staffed um enforcement system. So, it was in the fall of 2023 that the environmental
committee researched what are considered to be the best ordinances, the best municipal ordinances in New Jersey. And with the help of Mr. Gio Giovelli, we drafted an ordinance. We worked with Jim
Walsh uh to edit and finalize the ordinance. And then in 2025, um business administrator Cryan met with uh Councilwoman Hernand Hernandez, who's the committee's council liaison, and Mr.
Gio Vanelli, and reviewed Mr. Brian suggested edits to the draft. So that's where we are. And the intent of the presentation tonight is to better understand the critical role that trees play in our township's infrastructure
and development. Um, and how essential a enforced and clearly drafted uh tree ordinance is to protecting our environment, to uh creating a healthier
community, and to achieve significant financial returns. So, there's any questions or comments? Uh, if not, I thank you for your time. Thank you, Janice. Thank you. What happened to the video?
What happened to the video? Well, you know, actually, I have a Mac. I don't have a cord. Yeah, we don't have the right hookup to technology, you know. Yeah, I think Justin has a question. Sorry. Yeah, Janice, I think Justin.
Yeah, I just have some questions. Um so my my first question is you know well you know first thank you for for coming and presenting um today if a resident wants to remove a tree what is the fee for them to do that?
I'm not sure. I I don't know. I I think that I don't think there is one. Correct. I don't think so. Yeah. I don't know if there's a permit structure right there. There's no there's no fee. As far as as far as I know there's not. Right. So there's no fee. there's no permit, right,
uh, to do so. Um, so can you walk me through under this proposed ordinance, if I'm a resident and I decide I want to remove some trees on my property, what what are the the fees and what's
the process look like? Well, first first of all, Justin, we we had the ordinance, but we haven't had it for months because we it was in the administration for quite some time. So, we just got it also.
So, we have to review it, too. Okay. So, we Right, Mr. Cryan, we just got it. We've had we've hadn't had it in our hands for months. So, I don't know what changes might have been made. Yeah, I have. And and and to add to that, just to for for Janice and and them. So why are we introducing something we
haven't reviewed? No, I was just going to say that the public the council has you guys have it. You guys have had it. We have to review it. They don't the public doesn't get it until after introduction. Okay. Yeah, I was going to ask you that. Yeah. Well, yeah. I mean, it says it
says here um that if I'm a resident and I want to remove I want to remove um for more than two non-significant trees in a 12-month period um that have a
breast height of 4 to 12 ft um at least one tree is going to have to be paid for. Uh, and it looks like the fee here to do that is you have to pay the the market cost of whatever tree is. Is that
correct? You have to order. Okay. Well, I mean, that's what I see. and and and if and if your property is not suitable for putting a replacement tree on your property for whatever reason, then you have to pay a fee of $250
to go into a tree fund. So, you know, my my concern here is for, you know, people that move to town, people that are renovating properties and they have to adjust healthy trees, unfortunately.
um when you get up to a tree that uh is 33 feet or greater, four trees, you're you're talking about almost $1,000 that somebody is going to have to pay. So, my my worry is that um this is this is a
new a new large um tax that could be potentially paid by a lot of residents. Well, first of all, as I said, I haven't really seen the tree or nerds, but just let me explain that when you have trees
on your property, first of all, when you remove those trees, as I just said, home values are increased by trees, and that's through the National Realtors Association, by uh, you know, various
organizations. So, first of all, there if you remove a tree on your property and there's no professional evaluation of removing that tree from your property, then you really have no idea of how that tree is going to affect your
neighbor's property. Now, a tree can hold up to 100 gallons of water. So, you take two trees down on your property that haven't been evaluated. Where does that 100 gallons of water or 200 water gallons of water go? There has
to be some professional evaluation when somebody is going to remove the tree. But why why do we not trust residents to make that decision for residents aren't arbitr who are you to tell me what I can and can't do with my own property? That's my
big uh my big problem with this proposed ordinance is that it's taking small slices of decisionm away from our residents and forcing them to bear a lot of cost to do so. Justin, don't argue with her. Let's look
at it and get the questions. This is the whole state. This is not just this is not doing this. This is the state and there's a mechanism that we that is in there for there to be a a another alternative within parcipany to help
with their there's there's another mechanism I believe with the for parks and forestry right for for tree um that to work something out with the parks and forestry department in there in some place in there um
well the fact is you know is there's a combination of yeah there's other ways to work with the parks and forestry department it's not just one way of replacement or paying $200 per tree. It's not just that. I mean, that's what I see. I mean, and
this was just given to me, you know, 5 minutes before the meeting because I did ask um Colette for the backup prior. Um, yeah, I mean, you know, up front, I'm I'm not a fan of this. you know, we'll do some I'll do some more research and then at the next council
meeting, we can have a more thorough discussion, but uh I I don't really like the cost that residents are going to have to bear to to uh to cooperate with this ordinance. Well, just let me explain that we're
talking about significant savings by effective tree management. And these are studies done by well- reggarded organizations, colleges and universities. So there's no question that each of these things that were
mentioned, the storm water, the air quality, the increase in value of homes, you can't just select one thing when you're talking about a combination of costs and revenues. Guys, in the back that improve that that improve overall
in the back. guys, we have presentation. So, I think you've got to look at the whole picture and not just one part of this because it's all it's all a combination of things and each of those factors has a financial benefit and
those financial benefits are put into equation and come up with a result that shows what the benefit to the town is. You know, as as homes increase, that increases the tax base. That's a value to the town and it is the
responsibility of everybody here to do what's best for the town and this by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection is is cold storm water and it just is it's a benefit to to the
community as a whole. Yeah. I mean, you know, what price do you pay for cleaner air, cleaner water? The price that the price that I'm willing to pay, that's and it's up to me to to determine that, not some distant bureaucrat in Trenton
that's going to tell us as a local municipality, what we can and can't do with how our residents should experience property rights in Paripony. I think it's a really important issue. Um and and the other thing is that
uh you know look um you know forcing people to pay if they don't agree with this ordinance I think is just it you know I understand
you're trying to sell this under the guise of it serving the the public good. Um, but I trust our residents and I I think that, you know, there's nothing wrong with our ordinance as it stands today. I don't see or regular people, but we we have an ordinance. It's just
it's a mandate. It's not something that we're selling. It's mandate. Yeah. Yeah. I was just going to say at this particular point in time if we can because we have a long meeting and we have a lot of stuff I got to read through. So, yeah. So, you know, I think this is another debate and I think you're arguing something else actually.
Thank you, Janice. Thank you. Any other anything else from township council? Okay, moving along to township attorney. Uh no report this evening, council president. Thank you, Mr. Levery. Uh moving along to business administrator crime.
Thank you, Council President and Council. Um first, uh regarding uh the tree ordinance, um this is mandated by the state. we're out of compliance right now. That's was that
was the uh impetus for this um my portion. And thank you to Paul and to Judy and and to Janice and the whole team uh for everything that you did and to Jimmy Walsh who uh did a lot of this. What I did when I took it uh uh when I
received it right around the time that Jimmy uh retired was uh I tried to clean it up a little bit. It was u to me it was a bit confusing kind of a little all over the place. Everything was in there but it was like
um there was just it was you know like the matrix. There was too much going on with it. So I uh um updated the draft based on uh towns our neighbors. I wanted to make sure that we were doing
uh similar to what our neighbors were doing with the basis of it. the uh drafted suggestions from the DP because they sent out an a suggested ordinance for this. So I I used Floren Park,
Danville, uh Morris Township, Madison, Byum Township, towns that at the time had um clear and understandable and robust tree ordinances. Um but I didn't change an incredible amount. I just
moved things around and kept things in line with what our neighbors were doing. That's it. Um, then I sent it over to I I met with Paul and and uh Judy and uh explained some of those changes. I sent it over to our township engineer and our
new parks uh and forestry superintendent for their input and to our zoning officer as well to make sure that they uh were um understanding of it and agreeing with it. Uh there was a large there was a lot of back and forth over a
number of months. There was a lot of questions asked. some of the fees and some of the inches of the trees were reduced to make it easier for residents uh to comply with. Um for the most part, if you take a tree down, you can replace
a tree and you don't have to pay uh uh for replacement. If you can't replace the tree on your site, uh the uh ordinance uh like the other ordinances that were reviewed, um suggest uh giving
to a tree fund that allows for trees on other properties. It's a normal process that creates safety, too, because sometimes you'll have a tree in the right of way on a corner um and you're not able to replace it there. So giving
to a fund that can replace it in a a a you know a vacant lot somewhere else u makes sense. Trees are are I always you know get a kick out of it really because in my time in government I've never really
experienced such emotions with something and trees do it on both sides property rights tree hugging whatever you want to call it the the extremes it it creates some incredible extremes. Um, but the root of this is uh the mandate from the
D to update our ordinances in order to mitigate runoff and help combat flooding. Those are the main purposes of this. And there's other really good benefits um that were mentioned by Janice and Paul. Uh so that's all I have
on that. Um yeah, but please read it over. If there's any questions, please, you know, uh, send them to me and, uh, to Justin Liza, uh, our township engineer and, um, head of, uh, uh, uh, public works now,
um, who has an understanding of this as well. And, uh, that's really all I have. Thank you. I have no report. Uh moving along to ordinances first reading ordinance
202519 bond ordinance providing for various 2025 capital acquisitions and improvements for the township for Troy Hills in the county of Morris state of New Jersey. the township appropriating 11,130,720 therefore including a 261,720 state of New Jersey Department of
Transportation grant and reappropriation of excess bond and not and note proce note proceeds in the amount of $3,959 3,9598 and authorizing the issuance of 10,360,000700 bonds for notes of the township to
finance part of the cost thereof. Okay. Be it resolved that the above ordinance be introduced read by title and passed on first reading at a meeting of the township council of township Troy Hills held on this September 23rd 2025 and the settlers be further considered for second reading and final passage at a meeting to be held on October 21st 2025 at 7 p.m. prevailing time or soon
thereafter as the matter may be reached at the Mville building in set township at which time all persons interested shall be given opportunity to be heard concerning said ordinance be further resolved that the clerk be authorized and directed to advertise set orness and with the notice of introduction thereof being published in the official newspaper according to law motion to
approve the above resolution motion second motion made by Miss uh Miss Hernandez seconded by Mr. Neglia roll call Mr. Hernandez yes Mr. McGrath, Mr. Marcella, Mr. Neglia, Mr. K. Motion passes.
Okay. Ordinance 202520 mod orders providing for various 2025 capital acquisitions and improvements for the water utility of the township of Pacific Troy Hills and the county of Morris, state of New Jersey, appropriating 7,575,000 thereof. Therefore, a portion of which appropriation includes the reo the
reappropriation of bond and note proceeds in the amount of 2,767,844.30 30 and authorizing the issuance of $4,87,155.70 uh and bonds or nodes to finance part of the cost thereof. Be it resolved that the above ordinance be introduced read by title and passed on first reading at a meeting of the town of Council of Top
of Troy Hills held on September 23rd, 2025 and that set ordinance be further considered for second reading and final passage at a meeting to be held on October 21st, 2025 at 7 p.m. prevailing time or soon thereafter as the matter may be reached at the municipal building in Set Township at which time all persons interested shall be given opportunity to be heard concerning said
ordinance. Be it further resolved that the clerk be authorized and directed to advertise settlers with the notice of introduction thereof being published in the official newspaper according to law. Motion to approve. Motion. Second. Motion made by Mr. Neglia. Seconded by Mr. Hernandez. Roll call. Mr. Hernandez. Mr. Yes.
Mr. McGrath. Mr. Misella. Mr. K Mr. and Mr. Kurifi. Yes. Motion passes. Ordinance 202521 bond ordinance providing for various 2025 capital acquisitions and improvements for the sewer utility of the township of precipit hills in the county of Morris state of New Jersey appropriating 6,815,000 therefore a
portion of which appropriation includes the reappropriation of excess bond and note proceeds in the amount of 19 million 19,414.70 and authorizing the issuance of $6,795,585.30 bonds or notes to finance part of the cost thereof. Be it resolved that the
above ordinance is being introduced read by title and pass on first reading at a meeting of township council at the township of Pacific Troy Hills held on September 23rd 2025 and that sus be further considered for second reading and final passage and a meeting to be held on October 21st 2025 at 7 p.m. prevailing time or soon thereafter as the matter may be reached at the Mville building said township at which time all
persons interested shall be given an opportunity to be heard concerning set ordinance. Be it further resolved uh that the clerk be authorized and directed to advertise settlers with the notice of introduction thereof being published in the official newspaper according to law. Motion to approve the above resolution. Motion.
Second. Motion made by Mr. Neglia, seconded by Mr. Hernandez. Roll call. Mr. Hernandez. Yes. Uh, Mr. McGrath. Yes. Mr. Misella. Mr. Neglia. Yes. And Mr. K. Yes.
Motion passes. Um, ordinance 202522. Bond ordinance providing for various 2025 capital acquisitions and improvements for the golf utility detach hills in the county of Morris state of New Jersey appropriating 447,000. And therefore, a portion of which appropriation includes the reappropriation of excess bond and note
proceeds in the amount of $25,325.95 and authorizing the issuance of $425 $421,6745. Bonds are notes to finance part of the cost thereof. Be it resolved that above ordinance be introduced, read by title, and passed on the first reading of a meeting of township council at the township of Pacific Detroit Hills held
on September 23rd, 2025, and that stillness be further considered for for second reading and final passage at a meeting to be held on October 21st, 2025 at 7 p.m. prevailing time or soon thereafter as the matter may be reached at the municipal building in Set Township, at which time all persons interested shall be given the opportunity to be heard concerning set
ordinance. Be further resolved that the clerk be authorized and directed to advertise set ordinance with the notice of introduction thereof being published in the official newspaper according to law. May I please have a motion? Motion. Second. Motion made by Mr. Neglia, seconded by Mr. Mucella. Roll call. Mr. Hernandez. Yes.
Mr. McGrath. Yes. Mr. Mucella. Yes. Mr. Neglia. Yes. And Mr. Karifi. Yes. Okay. Moving along. Ordinance uh motion passes by the way. Ordinance 202523. Bond ordinance amending and restating bond ordinance number 23319. Finally adopt the township council of the township of neutral hills in the county
of Morris New Jersey. the township on submit on September 12th, 2023 as further amended and supplemented by bond ordinance number 202417 finally adopted by the township council of township on September 24 and September 24th 2024 to increase the total appropriation therein from 1,700,000
to 2,500,000 to increase the total debt authorized from 1,700,000 to 2,500,000 to appropriate a United States Environmental Protection Agency uh grant expected to be received in the amount of 1,23,00 57.50
to authorize the execution delivery of an agreement for the grant. Be a resolved that the above order is be introduced read by title and pass on first reading at a meeting of the township council of the township of precipany Troy Hills on September 23rd 2025 and that set be further considered for second reading and final passage at
the meeting to be held on October 21st 5:25 at 7 p.m. prevailing time or soon thereafter as the matter may be reached at the municipal building in Set Township at which time all persons interested shall be given the opportunity to be heard concerning set ordinance be further resolved that the clerk be authorized and directed to advertise settledness with the notice of introduction thereof being published in
the official newspaper according to law motion to approve the above resolution please motion second motion made by Mr. Neglia seconded by Mr. Mucella roll call Mr. Hernandez yes Mr. McGrath Mr. Ella Mr. Neglia Mr.
Creek. Yes. Okay. Ordinance. Uh motion passes. Ordinance 20252 24 and orders that the town of council of the township of symphony Troy Hills County of Morris state of New Jersey amending chapter 124 section 5 entitled fees be resolved that the above ordinance be introduced right by title and passed on first reading and
meeting of township council at the town of Pacific Troy Hills held on September 23rd 2025 and that so be further considered for second reading and final passage at a meeting to be held on October 21st 2025 at 7 p.m. prevailing time or sooner thereafter as a matter may be reached at the munipal building and set township at about which time all persons interested shall be given the opportunity to be heard concerning set
ordinance be further resolved that the clerk be authorized and directed to advertise set orness of the notice with the notice of introduction thereof being published in the official newspaper according to law motion to approve the above resolution please second motion made by Mr. Neglia seconded by Mr. Hernandez roll call Mr. Hernandez
yes Mr. Mr. Mr. Neglia Mr. Yes. Motion passes. Ordinance 12525. An ordinance of the township council of the town of Pacific Troy Hills repealing and replacing in its entirety chapter 392 entitled trees to establish a process by which trees
can be removed and replaced within the m within the municipality. Be it resolved that the above ordinance be introduced read by title and pass on first reading of a meeting attached council of attachment precipitate Troy Hills held on September 23rd 2025 and that set orders be further considered for second reading and final passage at a meeting
to be held on October 21st 25 at 7 p.m. prevailing time or soon thereafter as the matter may be reached at the municipal building in set township at which time all persons interested shall be given opportunity to be heard concerning set ordinance. Be further resolved that the clerk be authorized and directed to advertise set ordinance with notice of introduction thereof
being published in the official newspaper according to law. Motion to approve the above resolution. Motion. Second. Motion made by Mr. Hernandez, seconded by Mr. Neglia. Roll call. Mr. Hernandez. Yes. Mr. McGrath. Yes. Mr. Misella. No. Uh Mr. Neglia.
Yes. And Mr. Karify? Yes. Okay. Motion passes. Moving along to the non-consent agenda. R2025164 authorizing the use of competitive contracting for emergency medical service bill filling and collection services. May I please have a motion to approve the resolution above?
Motion second. Motion made by Mr. Neglia. Seconded by Mr. Hernandez. Roll call. Mr. Hernandez. Yes. Mr. McGrath. Mr. Misella. Mr. Neglia. Yes. Mr. Kipi. Motion passes. R 2025165 to offer voluntary employee benefits through Pierce Insurance. Motion to
approve the resolution above. Motion. Second. Motion made by Mr. Neglia. Seconded by Mr. Hernandez. Uh, roll call. Mr. Hernandez. Mr. McGrath. Yes. Mr. Mella, Mr. Neglia. Yes. Mr. Karifi. Yes. Motion passes. R25166. Authorizing the settlement of the township of Pacific
Troy Hills litigation regarding PAS water providers docket number 224-CV-0444- RMG. Motion. Thank you, Mr. Hernandez. I appreciate that. Motion made by Mr. Hernandez, seconded by Mr. Neglia. Now, that's a
team player. Uh, roll call. Mr. Hernandez, Mr. McGrath, Mr. Neglia, yes. Mr. Mistell, yes. Mr. Karifi, yes. Motion passes. Moving along to R 2022 167, consenting to the change in corporate ownership of Parcipony Logistics Park Owner LLC with respect to
the redevelopment of the property located at block 226, lots 3 and 3.2 on the official tax map of the township of Pip Troy Hills. Motion to approve the resolution above. Uh, second. Motion made by Mr. Neglia,
seconded by Mr. Mucella. Roll call. Mr. Hernandez. Yes. Mr. McGrath. Yes. Mr. Miscella? Yes. Mr. Neglia? Yes. Mr. Karifi? Yes. Motion passes. R 2022 168. Resolution A providing for the combination of certain
bond ordinances and determination and determining the form and other details of the off of offer of the offering of not to exceed 36,744 general improvement bonds and providing for their sale and determining certain other matters and B authorizing the sale
and issuance of 50,190,000 bond anticipation notes consisting of water utility notes, sewer utility notes and golf and recreational utility notes of the township. Motion to approve. Motion. Take motion made by Mr. Enlia, seconded by Mr. Hernandez. Roll call. Mr. Hernandez. Yes.
Mr. McGrath, Mr. Mucella, Mr. Neglia, Mr. Kari. Good. Motion passes. R2025169 designating a Gre Acquisition LLC as redevelopable of the property identified as block 136, lots 33, 169 Lawan A, and authorizing the execution of a redevelopment agreement for the
redevelopment of such property in accordance with the redevelopment plan. Motion to approve the resolution. Motion. Second. Motion made by Mr. Neglia, seconded by Mr. Hernandez. Roll call. Mr. Hernandez. Yes. Mr. McGrath. Yes. Mr. Melo. Yes. Mr. Neglia. Yes. Mr. Karifi. Yes. Motion passes. Moving along to approval
of the payroll and bills list. CFO Angelica Sabatini recommends authorization for payment. Number one authorizes payment of the September 26, 2025 regular miscellaneous payroll estimated at 1,650,000. Two, payment of bills from voucher list
of 92525 which is 1,319,358.77. Motion to approve the authorization. Motion second. Motion made by Mr. Neglia. Seconded by Mr. Mucella. Roll call. Mr. Nandez. Yes. Mr. McGrath. Yes. Mr. Misella. Yes. Mr. Neglia. Yes. Mr. Karifi. Yes. Motion passes. And may I please have a
motion to adjourn the meeting? Make a motion. Motion made by Mr. Misella, seconded by Mr. Hernandez. Roll call. Mr. Hernandez. Yes. Mr. McGrath. Yes. Mr. Mella? Yes. Mr. Neglia? Yes. Mr. Kipi? Yes. We are adjourned. Have a great night
everybody. Good night. on the center. So,