Okay. Council agenda. Township precipit uh council meeting of May 19th, 2026. Introduction. Posting a notice. Adequate notice of 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 bulletin board at the municipal building on December 4th,
2025, which remain posted since that date. A legal notice appeared in the daily record in New York ledger on December 17th, 2025. Can I please ask everyone to stand for the flag salute? Pledge >> allegiance. to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic
for it stands one nation indivisible with liberty and justice for all >> roll call >> here >> Mr. Kavanaaugh Mr. McGrath >> here >> Mattel >> here >> Mr. Hernandez >> here. >> Also in attendance are business
administrator Mark Seaman, township attorney um Judge DeMarco, municipal clerk collect Madden, and uh the mayor is excused. Uh today, uh council president, we have a quorum. May we begin? Thank you. Upcoming meetings is June 9th at 7 p.m.
which is the agenda meeting, and June 23rd at 7 p.m., which is the regular meeting. At this time, we're going to go ahead and go through the ordinances. Second reading and public hearing. Ordinance 202619 bond orders providing for the 2026 road improvements project by the township of Sydney Troy Hills appropriating 2,750,000
thereof and authorizing the issuance of 2,619,000 bonds or notes of the township to finance part of the cost thereof. The notice for ordinance 20269 was published in a daily record. The official newspaper of the township of Pipro Hills on April 27th, 2026 introduced at the May 21, 2026 regular meeting. Motion to
accept ordinance 22619 which is heard in the second and final reading. >> Motion second. >> Motion made by Mr. Kavanaaugh and seconded by Mr. Karifi. Roll call. Mr. Karifi. Yes. >> Mr. Kavanagh. Mr. McGrath. >> M. Patel. >> Yes. >> And Mr. Hernandez.
>> Yes. >> Motion passes. Uh, public hearing. Can I have a motion to open up the public hearing for uh this ordinance only? >> Motion. >> I need a second. >> Second. >> Okay. Motion made by Mr. Kavanagh, seconded by Mr. Pie. Roll call. Mr. Karifi. >> Here. Yes.
>> Mr. uh >> Mr. Uh, we're getting here. We're getting a lot of heels today. Question. >> Uh, Mr. Ka, >> yes. >> Uh, Mr. McGrath, >> yes. >> Miss Mattel, >> yes. >> Mr. Hernandez, >> yes. >> The floor is open to the public to speak
on this ordinance. meak ka does this money that's being allotted for all the roads in precipany or do they have a a list of roads that are in uh need of uh repair?
>> Generally there's a list uh that we would have Nick. Uh, so if there's something you're looking for, just come by my office and we'll take care of that for you. >> Does it include uh what's going on at North Beverwick? >> I would have to take a look to properly answer your question, but I would I could assume so. But if you come by, I will take a look and we'll give you an
accurate answer for that one. >> And how about storm drains? Is that included upgrades, improvements in the storm drains? >> Potentially. Uh, I would have to look at the plan and see. Uh, but I don't know without looking at it. So, if you come in tomorrow, I will take a look and see. I don't think it includes storm panes,
but I do know there's a list of the streets. Absolutely. Allegedly, and it's been said here, that whenever a road is improved or uh paved over, the storm drains are supposed to be upgraded. So, hopefully that's included.
>> Let's start with how you started. You said allegedly. So, let's take a look and make sure that that's the case. >> All right. So, nobody knows. >> We'll find No, no, we know. I'll just get you a proper answer. Yes, you got it, Nick. Thank you, sir. >> Storm braids. The storm drains are upgraded. >> They are upgraded. >> I mean, our storm drains are fine.
>> Yes, they'll looked at and evaluated, but uh come back tomorrow. Nick, anyone else? >> Seeing no one, I'd like to make a motion to close the public hearing. >> Second. >> Motion made by Mr. Hernandez. Seconded by Mr. Karifi. Roll call. Mr. Karifi. >> Yes. >> Mr. Kavanagh? Yes. >> Mr. McGrath? >> Yes.
>> Miss Patel? >> Yes. >> And Mr. Hernandez? >> Yes. >> Okay. The floor is closed. Whereas the above ordinance was read um entitle on second reading and hearing held thereon. Now therefore be resolved that the ordinance be passed on final reading and that notice of final passage of set be published in a newspaper according to law. Motion to approve the resolution for ordinance 202619.
>> Motion second. >> Motion made by Mr. Kavanagh. Seconded by Mr. Karifi. Roll call. Mr. Karifi. >> Yes. >> Mr. Kavanagh. >> Yes. >> By Mr. McGrath. >> Yes. >> And Miss Patel. >> Yes. >> Mr. Hernandez. >> Yes. >> Motion passes. Uh moving on to the public session. I'd like to entertain a motion to open up the public session.
>> Motion second. >> Motion made by Mr. Kavanaaugh. Seconded by Mr. Karifi. Roll call. Mr. Karifi. Yes. >> Mr. Kavanaaugh. Mr. McGrath. >> Yes. >> Miss uh Patel. >> Yes. >> Miss Hernandez. >> Yes. >> Okay. Uh motion passes. The floor is open to the public to speak on any matter.
>> You have 5 minutes. Please state your name before speaking. >> Good evening. My name is Gabe Bole. Um first I'd like to commend the mayor for acknowledging in his latest email message to Paripony residents the safety problem we have in the form of reckless
speeding drivers. Um although several good options were stated including traffic calming and a more visible police presence in town more still needs to be done. Paripin roads as you all know I'm sure have become speedways
particularly Bale Road. Granted, the town encompasses many miles of roadways, but the traffic division of the police department needs to do targeted patrols, especially in those problem areas, including Bale Road, which have many
offenders of the posted speed limit. Um, I have to say though that the police presence is more visible, at least on null road today. We saw you guys are doing a great job. Um, however, we're all familiar with the horrific accidents
recently involving the sanitation worker and crossing guard who were both just performing their duties when struck by vehicles on Veil Road. Moreover, the crossing guard assigned near our home which is on the corner of Veil and Null has had numerous near misses. Often cars
go around her as she's standing in the road with a stop sign waiting for children to cross the road. Okay. >> Um, we had an optimum repairman at our house today and he had to park his truck on the corner of Vale and Null. And although he put out cones, he was
nervous about getting up in the cherry picker because cars come around the corner from Veil going west and they make that corner on null and they don't even look. Uh, last week a beloved neighborhood cat was struck and killed on Veil Road by our house um by a driver
who didn't even bother to stop. Um, heaven forbid someday it's a child. Something needs to be done about the situation on Veil Road. I don't know what it is, traffic calming or whatever, but if there's no expectation of punishment, the offenders are going to
keep breaking the law. Another issue involves the loud backfiring cars that we hear around town at all hours of the day and night. I'm sure you've all heard them. It sounds like gunfire. The noise is unnerving. Unnerving and frightening. Just yesterday, I was talking with a
neighbor on Bale Road who said he's a Vietnam vet and whenever he's outside working in his garden and one of these backfiring cars goes by, he gets a shudder and for a few seconds he's back in Vietnam. So, we've got other veterans in town with PTSD and I'm sure these
cars are not helping their situation. Um although that situation has gotten a bit better. Um I'd like to give a shout out to the Parcipony Police Department for that. It appears that they are enforcing the New Jersey law that prohibits noise enhancements on cars. In fact, there's
currently a bipartisan bill before the New Jersey legislature calling for an increase in the current fine of $25 to $500 for offenders. So, fingers crossed that that passes. My hope in closing is that the traffic division of the Parcipony Police Department at the
urging of the mayor and members of council will continue to conduct their patrols on the most heavily trafficked and most dangerous roads and intersections in town. Given the taxes that we pay, we deserve a better quality of life than what we have been receiving. Pride in Paripany must
include safety for its residents. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> I appreciate that. Thank you. Can you can you leave your um contact information before you before you go? Thank you. Just because we want to get back to you. I know you don't have to do
that, but we want to get back to you. >> Ma'am, I can tell you that the police department I've spoken to uh a few of the officers and they are issuing a lot of summones for those. Like you said, we need that law. We need that that fine increase because $25 to them is not
much. And but they are they are uh and matter of fact I spoke to one officer who said that they actually after they pulled that car over they took the stuff off the car >> really >> they know not the police the the owner of the car >> remove the equipment off the car >> a lot quieter
>> but uh but there's still you know there's still more work to be done >> okay >> hey Paul >> just quick question is automated ticketing still not approved in New Jersey I know it's approved in New York now but like automated ticketing machine or Joe maybe you It's It's not approved.
Not approved. >> Okay. >> Uh my name's Gene Marie Emler. I live at 21 Forest Place in Mount Taber. Um I have a bit of a quandry and I'm hoping that someone can help me solve it. On about March 10th, I received my bill
that my water bill from uh November 19th to February 19th and it told me I used 43,000 gallons of water. Just as a little caveat, my house is 1500 square ft and I live alone. Okay.
So, I called the water department. I said, "What do I do?" They said you need to put um dye in your tank and leave it overnight to see if there's leakage there. Both toilets, no leakage. You need to hire a plumber to come in, check your house, make sure there's no
leakage. There's no leakage. I took all my paperwork. Uh the other thing is I took a picture of my meter every day for a month. Um and I have all that uh in my paperwork. And um I went to the town and I spoke to a young woman. and she was
very nice. She said, "You have to pay it." And I said, "Is that what you would do?" And she said, "No, but" and then I spoke to a tax assessor. I'm not sure what his name was that my bad for not getting his name. And he went through a
bunch of different scenarios. I had all my paperwork. I was I've done all of the things you told me to do. And he said, "Well, you have to pay it. It's $349 more than I have ever had to pay." Now, I have bills that go back to 2024, but
knowing my anal husband, I could probably go back to when we bought the house 30 years ago to show you my water use is. The two requests I have is I just received the bill that said they're going to shut off my water because I haven't paid the $466.
I'd like to not have my water shut off. The other thing I'm requesting is my meter doesn't hold the data. Where does the data go? Obviously, we have to have some place where we store data, meter
data, gas data, water data. When it's not saved on your meter itself, I have an older meter. I could have the meter replaced. If they find nothing wrong with it, I have to pay $50. That's great. I have no problem with that. The
problem is is that I still have a bill for $466 and my little tiny house they're saying uses 43,000 gallons. Just for reference. >> Mhm. >> An above ground pool takes 10,000
gallons. That would be four above ground pools. I don't have a pool. I don't have a uh hot tub. I don't have I have a bathtub. But the other thing is um you
can hear everything in my house. You can hear everything in my you can hear someone someone sneezes in the laundry room in the kitchen. So I don't know what to do. So my two asks are please don't shut off my water and
where does the data go? So I can look at the data from November 19th to February 19th. That's what I got. I think Janie. >> So, I don't know where the data would go. I don't know if it's even stored
anywhere. I'd have to speak to our uh water superintendent about that. And what did he say? >> Can I talk? >> Yeah. >> I did ask I'm asking and I told her to come here to talk because we're all looking into it. I just want to know >> and I'm asking the water department if
we could >> look into this and see what we could do. If we can find if there's a daily water for if we can find a daily for anybody usage. >> Did they check the line from the house to the street
>> to see if you had any leaks in in that? Did the plumber check that? >> The plumber No, the plumber wouldn't check that because that's, you know, he they told me to have the water checked in my home. >> Has to be after the meter. That's what caused, >> right? That's that's what they're saying. So, it's the meter. meter is
reading that high number. >> Yeah, but I have I read my meter for a full month. I took a picture. I have pictures >> and it's doing fine. >> Doesn't do anything crazy. >> So, that's the issue that we're going to have is Miss um we'll look into this. We'll continue to look into this. But
the the big issue here is it seems that your house has been operating at normal capacity. There's been no issues. There's no leaks. There's nothing happening. Correct. >> The only thing is is we got this high water bill. >> Right. >> Very high. >> Yeah. Average usage. >> Yeah. Correct. Um >> the most I've ever used and that's when
I had two teenage girls if you understand that. >> That I understand >> was about 6,500. >> Yeah. >> And just that 3 month period prior to that and after that it's okay. >> Never happened as now it's fine. >> It's fine now. >> Yeah. That's weird. >> Every time I go down to check it, it's
fine. >> We'll look into it. >> My most important thing is I really don't want my water turned off. >> When is your water when did you you got a shut off notice? >> Uh that's what they >> Yeah. If you got a red thing. Yeah, that's a shut off notice. >> Yes. >> Okay. >> And now it's also interest.
>> Yeah. >> Charging me interest on the 466. >> Okay. Um so >> so generally the position of uh the tax department and our order is that you would have to pay it. The only way that
this is going to be um weighed it >> is No, no, I'm not I'm not saying >> No, but I'm asking would you pay $466 for 43,000 gallons of water you didn't use? >> No, no, I understand. I I've been put in positions where I'd have to pay it myself, but I'm not saying that. Just let me finish what I have to say. New Assembler, please.
>> So, what I'm saying to you is is we have to have our um our tax our cashier essentially approve that. And he's not I know him. He's not going to approve it. We would need council authority. You guys would have to vote to wave this. And if you guys vote to wave this, I'm
just telling you that anyone else that comes up here, you would have to treat them similarly as well. >> Can we make a motion to have them not turn off? >> You can't make that motion. Yeah, you cannot make that motion. You're a legislator. You cannot make >> So legally speaking with you, sir, >> what are my options?
>> So let me just restate what he said to understand. the water um head of the water department who you were speaking to does not have the authority to make the bill go away. Right. Right. And I'm not asking for the bill to go away
>> to make it adjusted or anything else. He needed to have a reason and he was looking for one. That's why he made you do all those things. Correct. If there was an issue with the meter, if there was a leak, then that discretion does come in, right? Then he can do that. >> That none of those things were found.
And what the clerk was saying is then it goes up to the next level, right? Who is our collector, right? He collects all our bills, whatever. We would have to have a discussion with him and see what he would need in order to do that, right? Whether or not he has the power to do that himself or whether he would
want or need an approval by the board. What we can do is reach out to the water company tomorrow, right? Or and ask them to extend that shut off notice while we continue to investigate. Okay. All right. I appreciate that. that you know that that's definitely that's definitely
within their discretion to say okay you know we're going to keep this where this is right >> they are on certain strict timelines they tried to treat everyone blindly so there is no course I understand >> subjectivity right coming here is the right thing to do right because I can
exert a little different pressure on them from my position as the township attorney to say hey let's extend that why we continue and investigate and hopefully we do find a reason that we can support what happened to that meter for that time period, right? >> And if that occurs, then we're on a good
place. If not, then we're going to try other things. >> Okay. >> All right. >> Well, what I can do right now is I can have them come replace my meter >> that >> find out if there's something wrong with it. My question then would be if they find out
>> that there's something wrong with the meter, >> correct? >> Where do we go from there? then that that's that's a legitimate factual basis as to there was a problem with the meter that we provided you to count our water usage. Right. And that opens up a whole
other >> real basis for it. Right. So they're limited in when they can utilize their discretion. >> Okay. >> Right. That does that makes perfect sense. That makes perfect sense. >> So we we'll get a little bit more time. >> I'm going to call the tax and have say upon we'll put a little more time on the
meter. Sorry. It just popped into my head. um and to try to get you know to to a better resolution of this. >> Okay. All right. >> I appreciate it. Okay. >> Thank you all very much. I appreciate it. >> Thank you. Thank you. >> Good. >> Hi.
>> My name is Vikul Sha Patriot. Can you hear me? >> Okay. Just speak up a little bit into the mic please. >> A little louder please. Thank you. >> So I have a question to council president Sanhalis. Um as a previous council meeting >> sir can you speak in you have to speak up. Can I really speak up?
>> Am I better now? >> Yes. >> Okay. I'm Vul Sha 40 Petri Road. My question to you council president as a previous council meeting regarding pilot agreement uh you had a discussion with Mr. Mr. >> Just speak up sir. I need you to speak up. I'm sorry. >> And you stated that you were held
hostage. Uh this statement raises concern in the decision-m process. Can you please clarify meaning of that statement and and which basis the statement was made? Um, well, that meeting wasn't about that and I we not going to have that conversation here now
because that was another meeting. That was another time and it's really not about that right now. So, I could talk about that separately, but I'm not going to talk about that at this meeting. >> Thank you. >> Yeah, it wasn't appropriate at that meeting before either. >> Thank you.
>> Thank you. >> My name is John Worthington. I live in a Rainbow Lake section of Parcipany for 35 years and frankly I had the same question. I was a little concerned about um your comment that you were held hostage and that was a little concerning
if it impacted your decision-making capability. I was hoping you could explain a little bit why that why you made that. >> Yeah, it was unfortunate that I got into that conversation. I should not have it as the council president. I should have said it wasn't appropriate. I should not have gotten into that back and forth.
>> Okay. So it was just bigger speech kind of thing than >> Okay. Thanks. My second question is really to the whole board. Um am I okay with you? >> You are. I hear you. >> It has to do with the pilots. Um forgive
me but I understand that many aspects of the pilots uh agreements have been discussed. Legal terms, finance structure, municipal revenue, and the reasons for approving them. I get that. I'm not sure it's clear to me though uh
whether those discussions looked mainly at the agreement itself or whether they looked at the longterm impact on the communities. Uh and since many of the pilot programs involve residential and mixed use developments,
uh to me those are more than financial agreements, right? Uh those are long-term community commitments, service commitments. um a even after frankly even after the term of the agreement I'm not sure how
the township is thinking about sustaining the communities so they continue contributing to you know the social capital that we all depend on so my question is is there a published life cycle impact analysis uh showing not
just the value of the agreement at the time uh but the long-term impact over time uh you know after ribbon cutting uh you know what's what's the impact longer term to to the community because it's
not it's not a one-time deal right has any analysis been that and if there is can I go look at it >> so um I know that we've spoken to two uh firms that do financial advisement and we have received two quotes from them to handle the pilot agreements so we're
reviewing them at the time and that would pretty much give a breakdown of what the projection should look like. Um they would be handling the billing components of it. So there would be something if one of the two companies are chosen then you would have a document that would be you know presented on the website with quarterly
updates. So >> and that's not not that's not there yet. >> No. So what also occurs if I may council president. Sure. Um when the an application is received typically that application has to put forth a proformer
for the 30 years or 20 years or the life of the pilot. They use certain assumptions they do certain projections. There usually is a form uh that a document that is submitted with a pilot application that does that analysis that you just talked about to say what the
conventional tax would have been, what the municipality would have received under the conventional tax, what the expectation of the pilot payment would be over those years, right? So it looks at every year on an annual basis and it trends and and it makes certain assumptions. typically they make an
assumption which is you know about uh how much rents will go up, how much taxes will go up, how what the vacancy rate will be and things of those nature. >> Okay. Yeah. I I guess my I guess my main concern is I I I understand that there's a lot of emphasis on the finance part of
it and there should be uh but when we talk about communities uh building the social capital in the community is a little bit more than that and I'm not sure that there's a conscious effort of figuring out how are we going to deal with that over time uh
because at the end of 30 years or whatever you start all over again right how's the how is community healthy right and that's something I'd urge the board to consider more than just the finances. >> Yeah, you're right. I've been talking to some electives from other communities
and they're doing that. They're it's they embrace those kinds of pilots like that and they look very different in other towns and they're much shorter and they work with the education. They don't tax they do different things with the land and the buildings and um and it's
it's very different than what we've seen here. So, um, and I'll have to we'll have to learn about that. >> Okay. Thank you. >> You're welcome. >> I guess I >> uh Nick again. I'd like to remind council and Councilman Karifi, you were
you were present when this happened back in 2014. We had a woman here with a water problem after Sandy and she was getting she wasn't even occup uh occupying the house and she was getting
water bills. Mayor Barbario put a stop to it and she didn't she didn't have to pay the bills. So it it so it can be done. And at the same time, null the null golf uh facility owed at least
$35,000 in in water and they were forgiven by the town. I I was here and I I witnessed all that. So it can it can be done. Uh
I'm this uh the pilots that the gentleman uh named me. I just like to make a brief thing. I I what I witnessed here was gangsterism. The woman on the screen, the boss. We have eight Oh, yeah. I was here. You
weren't here, Judy. Um you what are you talking the when we were intimidated >> that do the pilot deal or else >> I'm talking in in the p in the past sense >> okay >> that was um I the only way I know how to
describe it gangsterism but when somebody does something to uh that to like to you don't you don't fold your chair you you don't go along with it cuz there was obviously something wrong. Uh Bob Venezia explained how pilots worked
and it was ignored. It was ignored. Facts bring implications. We have no facts. These pilot deals are could be this way, could be that way. What surprised me, Councilman Kurby, at the
May 5th when you weren't for the tax increase and you said you w you didn't trust what the pilots were going to bring, but yet you voted for for the pilots. >> No, I said I didn't know what they the town.
>> Well, I at at the PL with a thousand people there. >> I have a question. >> You said it was win-win. >> Sum it up. sum it up with and then give a question, please. >> I don't have a question. I have comments. >> Okay. >> My question is the pilots's the elephant
in the room and and we're we're going to suffer. I I don't believe our property is going to be reassessed like Councilman McGrath said because that that wouldn't make sense because everything's affordable housing and and
according to what's going on these corporations these uh are putting in for tax breaks. So why would you then impose a tax increase on the residents? So not to me not to me that sounded scary but I
don't believe that will happen because I believe this new budget is based on the money that we have now. There's no need to to reassess uh property especially in uh our economy. So I just wanted to make
those comments. The pilots are still the elephant in the room. If I may, uh, Nick, when you refer to two 200, we can't go back and forth. So, when you refer to 2014, I believe what m what mayor Barbario did at the time is
exactly what Mr. DeMarco stated that they talked to the water department and asked them to put a stay on the collection to further investigate what was the issue there. So, there was not any where he just wiped out a bill. It was exactly what Mr. DeMarco said.
>> She didn't have to pay. I know that for a fact. >> Okay, we're done. Next person coming up. >> Evening. Evening everybody. Tony Fano uh Robin Hood Road. Uh can I ask a question on non-consent agenda?
>> Sure. >> Okay. My question is on uh R 2026124. What's the actual outcome of that? And is the town paying into that because that would open up Pandora's box >> on every development
>> the settlement. >> Is that your only question? >> Yeah, Anthony. >> Okay. >> Would you like to know again, sir? Just >> what what's the outcome of Glenmont Commons? So the um the proposed settlement is that there would be
payments made uh to the town uh from the Glenmont developers and from the HOA. >> So the town's not going to be responsible for constructing. >> You you didn't let me finish. >> Sorry. >> All right. So the proposed settlement has some payments coming from the developer and the HOA to the
municipality. They are paid over uh 3 to four years in stages. Uh that total amount is in the hundreds of thousands of dollars. Uh the town then is committed to uh repave reconstruct those
roads. Um it has until 2029 to accomplish that. There is also a provision regarding uh upgrades to the pump station where the developer does make a payment towards that. There are some issues with regards to subdivisions and um dedication to votes and
ordinances and things of that nature. >> So, we can get actual copy of this >> um not in until it's fully in its final final form. Um the terms of the settlement with our terms, but it should be executed by next week. And once the copy is executed, it will be in final
form. So, end of next week, we can get a copy and the town's not putting money into it. >> Basically, So the town is responsible to pave and repair the roads. >> It's a private organization. It's an HOA. >> I I understand >> that would turn around and open up Pandora's box to every
>> no >> development. Okay. So >> talk about this right now. He just said he had one question. >> That's it. >> Okay. We're going into other things. We could talk about it later. >> Talking after. Okay. Hello. Can everybody hear me? Okay. Um, last night I took the opportunity to
attend the uh library board of trustees meeting. Uh during that meeting, it sounds as if from what I gathered yesterday and it was the first meeting I had attended in a long time that the town is planning on going forward with
renovating the current structure for lack of funding to demolish it and do it right. Um, correct me if I'm wrong. There's about
six $6.5 million uh available right now between the money that the city's kicking in and what the state is kicking in. Am I close? >> I don't How many questions do you have at your >> Okay, you >> My question is why are we spending that
money on a building that has no redeeming qualities? And I don't expect the Lake Hayawa branch to look like the main branch, but you go into the basement where the children's activities are. The
ceiling is 7'6 in. There's no windows to speak of. The ventilation is poor. The first floor when you walk in looks like a dungeon because the ceiling is is so low. The ceiling on the second floor is even low.
Why are we going to spend good money after a bad building? >> Is that all you have? >> That's a big one. Oh, more than just the library. >> Yes. >> Oh, okay. Cuz Councilman McGrath can answer some
of that >> also. Um, as far as the police monitoring the um roads better. Um there is null road has been bad lately. Um I know
there's been a car there at a various point to monitor, but I mean it's bad. I mean people go down that road well in excess of 25. And I was wondering if a second checkpoint
further down the road or up the road could be added because most of the times when people see one speed trap and they see it and they say, "Okay, I'm past it and then they put their foot on the gas and take off again." So if you had a
second one either up or down from that first one, uh it may be a good thing. All right. I thank you so much. >> Thank you. So, let's ask Council >> President I respond. Yes, please. >> So, I'll respond to part of it. So, obviously, Mr. Suarez and I talked last
council session. I asked him to join me at the library meeting which actually took place last night. Um, in that meeting, we reviewed some of the things that they're talking about with architects and PMS. Um, there was a meeting that was going to be scheduled with the town that I think got moved out. Is that correct, Mr. Seaman? Think got moved?
>> Yeah. The partial a part of the meeting had occurred. We also had a consultant go in for community development to see if any funding could be utilized from there as well. >> So, a couple of things they're thinking about is one is as Mr. Suarez said, >> is there enough money to build a new building, which didn't seem likely based
on the library's feedback. Um, but I obviously have to rely on the professionals to tell us whether or not that's going to be a viable option. So, um, but again, anybody here who's interested in library, you should attend. I think they hadn't seen anybody in a long time. In fact, uh, I think Mr.
Suarez was the first guest in uh couple years. So that's going to be my guess >> and I just want him to answer the whole world. >> Yeah. So that is a tactic that they do deploy. The problem in our town it's so large there. There's probably a list of
40 50 different roads from ranging from all different sections of the town and the traffic unit only has so many officers and the police department only has so many officers on the road at one time. So, in order I mean, if we put together a list of every street, we'd have to have 75 officers on the road at
one time. But that is a definitely a uh a tactic that they do use. They put one at one end and one at the other, and like you said, people think, "Oh, I'm in the clear." And then they get them down the other end. >> Thank you. >> Good afternoon. I'm a resident of Lake
Taiwat. >> State uh your name, please. >> I'm sorry. Masamoluti. I'm a resident of Blake Kaiwa for 30 years. In that time that I've been there, we count a cut through road. I'm sure most of you guys all know Pony Avenue is a cut through road. Endless going back and forth. We have a new
residence. Most of people complain about this loud exhaust. Well, we had a new neighbors that moved in. Teenagers, guess what? 24/7 we hearing this. Cops will call, they come out, they do what they can. They know they can't be there always. But going this for 30 years now
we asked multiple times put signs on either end no left turn to through traffic because it's a cut road veil road is a nightmare to even get on to it from pointing and vice versa going on to North like I said been there 30 years in 30 years two of my vehicles one of them
were total 6 months old parked in front of my house and I drive a truck another vehicle $9,000 worth of damage not because they were doing 25 miles an hour the towns are where it I went to the mayor two weeks ago. They said, "Go see the mayor." Never heard from me e either. Left my number, personal number.
Two weeks old. Never heard from him. There's been going on. Now we have neighbors that live there with kids with these cars. We got surveillance cameras. Everything is documented from 6:30 in the morning till about 11:30 at night. Nonstop.
You can't leave your windows open because the car is going off. It becomes a mechanic shop in a driveway. cars reving all night long. So we asked multiple times, can we put a sign for an example off North Beric, no right turn to through traffic, vice versa. You done
it coming out of Lake Haywat, there's a sign, no left turn. You go to the bank, they don't want you making a left. It's a safety issue. What we going to need? What happen? Don't take my word. Ask DPW what they have to go through on Pointy Avenue from Monday, Friday, how they have to position their truck so cars
don't get around them. Don't take our word for it. SDPW workers, they come Mondays and Fridays. They have to position. They nearly bought the entire on the 45, so no cars come through there. >> What's the name of that road again, sir? >> Pony Avenue. >> Pony. >> And where's a
>> It's like Tayawaka. >> No, the no turn. What? >> For example, like on Pony Avenue, you come off Veil. No left turn through. Cuz what they're doing, they're going >> Porny Avenue veil. >> Yeah, >> it's Point. Yeah, it's Veil and North Beric. So, they use that as a cutthrough road. >> Okay. >> Pointy Avenue is not a main road,
>> right? It's a residential and I get it, >> right? >> North Beric is a is a main road and Dale is >> We can ask the police department to do a traffic study. >> They've done that. Average speed was 38 miles an hour. We went through that. >> Okay. >> That's when they decided to put sidewalks. We had a petition. 98% of
residents didn't want it. We said take that money, allocate it to something else. Sidewalk's not going to solve the problem. >> So, can I get this straight? What you're asking for is a sign that says no left turn. >> Stop the traffic. How else would you do that? We can't have cops there. We know that. You just mentioned yourself. It's a large town. We can't have cops sit
there 20. Ask the police department in the last month. How many times have they been on that road? >> Speed bomb is what it does is it becomes a nuisance to the residents. >> Is it is it's a short road? >> No, it's not. They're going that fast. >> Okay. Again,
the residents endure a lot of this. Forget about the mirrors torn off my cars. >> Then you know what happened? who two squad car comes to my house. You know why? Because three inches of my bumper was hanging over the sidewalk. You know what their response? Well, why don't you park in your driveway? I can't because
when my bumper hangs over 3 in, cops are knocking on my door. But I can't get a cop there to stop the traffic, the speeding cars. But for 3 in of my car, now you forced me out into the street. I have no other place to park cuz now you decided to put a sidewalk that we didn't want to begin with. This is 10 years
ago. So the only thing I said I know we can't be there large town and I don't expect it but enough with the 98% of residents there are fed up there are fed up with this >> no
>> and it's not just a one day issue we can show you a list of surveillance camera people got ring what cars do there from 6:30 in the morning to 11:00 11:30 at night >> cops were just recently there a month straight
We went to the mayor two weeks ago. They said, "Well, he'll get back to you two and a half weeks later. Never heard from him." >> Yeah. Could you Did you sign in? Can you sign? So, this way you have your name, too. >> You have his address, right? >> I'm going to speak to him after. >> Okay.
>> Thank you. >> How are you? I don't I don't expect the cops always to be there because it's a large town. >> No, but that's the record. They're limiting traffic. I just want to be clear. You want a sign that says no left turn
>> to through traffic. For example, when people coming down >> Yeah, I got you. >> Then when they coming down, they want to get to North Ber. Instead of going 1/10enth of a mile further up to make a left onto North Ber, they decide to cut through Pointy. >> And besides the mirrors getting torn off, I have three dozen mirrors. Unfortunately, that's my expense. Now,
if the town has an obligation for public safety, I guess quality of life doesn't exist because I've been dealing this for 30 years. So, >> so on and the other hand is >> just want to see you after the meeting. >> Yeah. So, at the other end, what what I just want to know is if you guys are
your hands are tied, let us know. Then we'll see what we could do somewhere else because we not going to wait till child gets hit or just what happened to that poor guy on Veil Road, somebody not paying attention. And we have multiple kids. I I have three daughters. They're all grown up now. We have a lot of boys
there. They play out in the street. They're not like girls. Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Okay. So there's a big difference. We have to position the cars a certain way. So if a car comes, they veer around them. So we're playing like Monopoly. Okay, take your car, you park here, you park here. All the residents,
unfortunately, most of them weren't able to get there. There's a handful I did see that came. But our biggest concern is now we have our own problem on our street. They probably moved in about 3 years ago working on the cars all day long. >> You have 30 seconds. >> Are you familiar with it? I was she's
she's telling you your time. >> You have 30 seconds, but thank you. I'm sorry it's so frustrating. >> Also, if you could give the clerk that address of that where all this is going on. >> The uh the >> No, they went to the town. We went to
the owner's department to wear it, the police department to wear it. We had our video. We >> We want it to the address. >> Maybe we can get that sign up where there's no turn at that street. Okay, seeing no one else, I'd like to
entertain a motion to close the public session, please. >> Motion. >> Second. >> Motion made by Mr. Kavanaaugh, seconded by um Miss Patel. >> Madden. >> Oh, sorry. >> Okay, it's coming on up. >> Is this mic working? Can everybody hear?
>> Yes. Hear me? >> Okay. Because that seemed to be a problem in the beginning. Um would 8.4 42 24 8.24 >> 8.25 >> 8.25 tax increase. Can we start by maybe
updating your radio equipment? >> We're working on that >> because it's pretty poor. >> Yeah, we're working on that. >> And uh and you are township attorney Joe. The lady over here, if I'm not mistaken,
said she had a problem with a big water bill, and you told her to call the water department. That's not what I said. >> Because she'll call and guess what's going to happen? >> That's not my job. I didn't tell her to call the water department. So, >> you didn't? Okay. I said that. Well, I
said I said we would call the water department. >> Okay. I'm out I'm out of line. >> No, no, I just Do you have a question for us? >> Yeah, I do. >> Um, could anything be done between New England off of null and the bend after
Rididgewood? I'm a frequent walker. I live at 565 Nor Row, second house in Ridgewood, and it's a terror scene. After after cars get past Woodbine
near New England, they just do whatever they want to do as far as speed. Now, one of your officers I saw down on the other end of No Road, I had mentioned to him, "You can use my driveway to slow these people down.
and you wonder why there's injuries to the sanitation workers. Everybody's rushing at a certain hour between 7:30 and 8:30. And you know, I I would recommend speed bumps somewhere.
After the serious injury with the landscaper, that car ended up in my driveway last day weekend or around Labor Day. >> Mayor Barbario said he's going to take care of it. He's going to do this, going to do that. you know where that ended up. Okay.
So, anyway, enough of that. Next thing. >> Excuse me. >> You can't you speak from the audience, ma'am. I'm sorry. You would have to come up to the mic. >> Oh, put the mic back. >> All right. So, um can you put your name and your address there so so we know
where your driveway is? >> I can't hear you. >> Can you I'm sorry. Can you put your name and address down so we could know where your driveway is? >> Forget it. >> No. So we know where your >> you guys know >> driveway is. >> This is my actually my first meeting here.
>> Mhm. >> 35 year residential. >> Well, welcome. >> Anyway, so you all know that I I do a lot of walking in town over three and a half miles a day. I talk to a lot of people.
Every one of you have got a raise, right? every year, not 16 years, hats go off to work crossing guards and put some money in the budget for a change and take care of them. And I can go on and go on and go on, but I'll I'll cut it
short. And that's it. Just keep that in mind. Nobody works for 16 years without a raise. 10 years, I should say. I'm sorry. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. >> You're welcome. >> Come on up, man. >> Sorry, I'm kind of new to this. I'm not sure of the protocol, but with regard to
his speed bump. >> Okay. Um, were you can you She was up here before. >> Oh, she was up already. I didn't know. Okay. No, if you're up, you can't come up again. If you If you have something to say, you can come talk to me after the meeting. No problem at all. I apologize. I didn't realize that she was up. Come on up there.
>> Hi, everybody. >> Hi. >> I just want to add a couple of thanks to the guy that talked to you about me. >> Could you state your name, sir? >> I just need your name. State your name. >> I just need your name for the record, sir. >> Your name, sir. Your name? Your name? >> It's Izzy. >> Izzy. >> Yes. >> Nice to meet you, sir.
>> Uh, I went to the zoning officer. I read the ordinance in the town and it says that you're not allowed to work on cars on a driveway. >> So, we have another issue there. So, when the kids finish his the car of his friends, they try to see if they can do
0 to 60 in two second. So, the speed become really hazard. So, they have to do the zoning. I got pictures. I And the guy said to me, "I can't go by the picture. I can't go to
the judge and show him pictures." I said, "I don't know why you need a judge. You're the zoning officer." He said, "Well, I went by and I didn't see anything. You should go there on Saturday, on Sunday, at 9:00 at night, at 10:00 at night. I got everything in
the phone." So, somebody has to do something. They become a zoo there. It's not a street. It's not a residential anymore. >> Okay, I understand. >> And there is a lot of kids there, the joining them.
>> I don't trust the kids there >> and I don't want to be on the edge there. I've been living there for 41 years. I built homes in Pacony. I did everything according to the law and I want the town to take over. Thank you.
>> Thank you. >> Thank you. Okay, seeing no one else, I'd like to entertain a motion to close the public hearing. >> Motion. >> Motion made by Mr. Kavanagh, seconded by Miss Hernandez. Roll call. Mr. Kari?
>> Yes. >> Mr. Kavanagh? >> Yes. >> Mr. McGrath? >> Yes. >> M. Patel. >> Yes. >> Mr. Hernandez. >> Yes. >> Okay. The floor is closed. Moving along to the consent agenda. Be it resolved. All items with the Nastctract are considered routine and non-controversial by the town of Council. 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 in his formal sequence on the agenda. Motion to approve the consent agenda please. >> Motion second. >> Motion made by Mr. Kavanagh. Seconded by Mr. Karifi. Roll call. Mr. Karifi. Yes. >> Mr. Kavanagh. Mr. McGrath. >> Yes. >> Miss Pat Matt. >> Yes.
>> Mr. Nandez. >> Yes. >> Motion passes. Moving along to the approval of minutes. May I please have a motion to approve the minutes? >> Motion. >> Second. Motion made by Mr. Kavanagh. Seconded by Mr. Karipi. Roll call. Mr. Kipi. Yes. >> Uh, Mr. Kavanagh. >> Yes. >> Mr. McGrath. >> Yes. >> M.
>> Patel. >> Yes. >> Mr. Nandez. >> Yes. >> Okay. Moving along. Uh, presentation reports. The mayor, he is not in. I'm moving along to township council. Any, uh, reports? No. Committee reports, please. >> I >> we don't we we we will not be doing So, committee reports, I just want to be
very clear, are only going to be done at the agenda meeting. They are not done at the action meeting. So, if you notice, there is nothing here on committee. So if you have anything else other than committee reports then No. Okay. Okay. You have other things on the committee? >> Yes. >> Please go ahead. >> Council President, may I?
>> Yes. >> Okay. So um two announcements. First I am proud to announce that the that with the permission and support of Mayor Desai, the internship program that I have strived to implement with for our students has officially begun. A group of 17 interns began a five-week-l long
internship program yesterday where they were sworn in by the mayor and were introduced to the program. Our students will learn skills like public speaking, argument formation, networking, interviewing, and more. Please keep your eye out for all of the great work that they will be doing at Town Hall. And
then second, um after this upcoming Friday, I will be pausing my weekly office hours as I prepare to graduate law school and study for the bar as I will need to dedicate more time into my studying. So, thank you all for your continued support and understanding during this busy time and exciting
transition. I look forward to resuming my office hours in August and connecting with you all again soon. So, please reach out via email or text if you need me in the meantime, but I will not be hosting office hours till August. Thank you. Council
President, any uh any other reports from council? Okay, moving along. Ordinance um ordinance is the first reading. Ordinance 202620 bond owners providing for various capital improvements by the township of Detroit Hills appropriating the aggregate amount of 13,570,000 therefore and authorizing the issuance
of 13,570,000 bonds or notes of the township to finance the cost thereof. Be it resolved that the above ordinance be introduced by title and pass on first reading at a meeting of the township council of township precipy hills held on May 19th 2026 and that set ordinance be further considered for second reading and final passage at a meeting to be
held on June 23rd 2026 at 7 p.m. prevailing time or soon thereafter as the matter may be reached at the municipal building and set township in which time all persons interested shall be given an opportunity to be heard concerning set ordinance. Be further resolved that the clerk would authorize and directed to advertise set ordinance with the notice of introduction thereof being published in
the official news according to law. Can I please have a motion to approve the above resolution? >> Motion second. >> Motion made by Mr. Kavanaaugh, seconded by Mr. Karifi. Roll call. Mr. Karifi. Mr. Kavanagh. >> Mr. McGrath. >> Yes. M. Patel. >> Yes. >> And Mr. Nandez. >> Yes. >> Okay. Motion passes. Thank you. Moving
along to the non-consent agenda. >> R 2026120 authorizing the Precipany Police Department to participate in the Defense Logistic Agency Law Enforcement Support Office 1033 program to enable the Precipany Police Department to request and acquire excess department defense equipment. Motion to approve the above resolution.
>> Motion. >> Motion made by Mr. Kavanagh, seconded by Miss Patel. Roll call. Mr. Umpu. >> Yes. >> Mr. Kavanagh. Yes. >> Miss Patel. >> Yes. >> Mr. McGrath. >> Yes. >> Mr. Hernandez. >> Yes. >> Motion passes. Moving along to R 226121. Contract for removal, transport, and
disposal of spent granular activated carbon and reinstallation of custom reactivated granular granular activated carbon. Motion to approve the above resolution. >> Motion. >> Second. >> Motion made by Mr. Kavanaaugh seconded by Miss Patel roll call Mr. Karif Mr. Kavanagh Mr. McGrath Mattel yes
>> Mr. Hernandez >> motion passes R2026122 contract for repair of silverway corbert project motion to approve the above resolution >> motion >> second motion made by Mr. Kavanagh seconded by Mr. Karifi roll call Mr. Karifi Mr. Kavanagh >> yes
>> Mr. McGrath yes Mr. Patel yes >> Mr. Hernandez. >> Yes. >> Motion passes R2026123 providing for the insertion of any special item of revenue in the budget of any county municipality pursuant to NJSA 4887 clean communities program. Motion to approve the above resolution. >> Motion second.
>> Motion made by Mr. Kavanaaugh, seconded by Mr. Karifi. Roll call. Mr. Karifi. >> Mr. Kavanagh. Mr. McGrath. >> Yes. >> M. Patel. >> Yes. >> Mr. Hernandez. >> Yes. >> Motion passes. Moving along to R 226124, authorizing the settlement of the township reciproc developers LLC. Motion to approve the
above resolution. >> Motion >> second. >> Motion made by Mr. Karifi. Seconded by Miss Patel. Roll call. Mr. Karifi. >> Yes. >> Mr. Kavanagh. >> Yes. >> Mr. McGrath. >> Yes. >> M. Patel. >> Yes. >> Mr. Hernandez. >> Yes. Motion passes R2026125 authorizing the execution of a memorandum of agreement between the
township precipany and the international association of EMTs and paramedics local R2973. Motion to approve the above resolution. >> Motion second. >> Motion made by Mr. Kavanagh. Seconded by Mr. Karifi. Roll call. Mr. Karifi. >> Yes. >> Mr. Kavanagh. Yes.
>> Mr. McGrath. Yes. >> M. Patel. Yes. >> Mr. Hernandez. >> Yes. >> Motion passes. Approval of payroll and bills list. CFO and Jaka Sabatini recommends authorization for payment. Number one, authorizes payment of the May 2022 regular miscellaneous payroll estimated at 1,650,000. And two, payment
of bills from voucher list of 5226, which is estimated at 1,813,1963. Motion to approve the authorization for payment. >> Motion. >> Second. >> Motion made by Mr. Kavanaaugh, seconded by Miss Patel. Roll call. >> Mr. Karifi. Yes. >> Mr. Kavanaaugh. M. Patel. >> Yes.
>> Mr. McGrath. >> Yes. >> Mr. Hernandez. >> Yes. >> Motion passes. Uh motion to adjurnn the meeting. >> Motion second. >> Motion made by Mr. Kavanagh. Seconded by Mr. Karifi. Roll call. Mr. Kipi. Yes. Mr. Kavanagh. Yes. Mr. McGrath. Yes. M. Pat Mattel. >> Yes. >> Mr. Fernandez.
>> Yes. >> We are adjourned. Thank you everyone and have a great night.