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Okay. Council agenda. Township recipient Troy Hills Township Council Agenda meeting of June 9th, 2026. Introduction. Posting of 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

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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. I please ask everybody to stand for the flag salute. To the flag for the United States of America and to the republic for which it

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stands. One nation under God indivisible with liberty and justice for all. >> Okay. Roll call. Mr. Karifi here. >> Mr. Kavanaaugh here. >> Mr. McGrath is excused. Miss Patel >> here. >> Mr. Hernandez >> here.

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>> Okay. Also in attendance are um Mayor Pucket Desai, Township Attorney Donald Skarinsky, and Ked Madden is the clerk. Uh council president, we have a quorum. You may begin. >> Yes. >> Upcoming meetings. June 23rd, 2026 at 7

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p.m. is the regular meeting. July 7th, 2026 at 7 p.m. is the agenda meeting. Moving along to ordinances. So this is an agenda meeting. So it is not going to be for action until the next meeting. So asking you to quickly review. Seeing that there's no questions on that, I'm going to go ahead and move along to the public session. May I please have a

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motion to open up the public session? >> Motion second. >> Motion made by Mr. Kavanaaugh. >> Seconded by Mr. Karifi. A roll call. Mr. Karifi. Yes. >> Mr. Kavanaaugh. Mr. Patel. >> Yes. >> Mr. Hernandez. >> Yes. >> Floor is open to the public. You can

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speak on any matter. You have five minutes to speak. >> Mr. Venezia, come on up. All right. Okay. Um, Bob Vanzia Parcipony. Um, tonight I I would like to comment on resolution R 20226124

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which authorized the settlement of Parcipany's lawsuit against Glenmont Common Developers. Since the uh settlement was a product of mediation, the township had little choice but to accept the result,

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one that is highly unfavorable to taxpayers. But accepting the settlement does not mean that the council cannot make amendments to the resolution that will protect Parcipony from a similar outcome in the future and that will distribute

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the financial burden a little more equitably. According to the terms of the settlement, Glenmont Commons shall pay $386,000 and Glenmont Commons homeowners $125,000 toward the project of repairing the

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designated roads. Paripony is responsible for all the work required to reconstruct these roads as well as providing any funding that exceeds the amount being paid by the developer and the homeowners. The exact amount assessed of parcipany

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was left unspecified in the resolution in uh in 2026124, but an estimate for the price tag for the entire project was provided on at

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the uh October 22nd, 2024 town council meeting. At the 9 minute and 202 mark of that meeting, Township Attorney Michael Lavy stated that the cost to fully reconstruct the roads in question would

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be about $4.8 million. That leaves Pipony taxpayers responsible for about $4.3 million of the total. Stated another way on a percentage basis the entity that owns the property

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Glenmont Common Developers will only pay 8% of the project while a township of Paripony which has no ownership of the property must pay for 90% of the project. I would love to know what the medi the mediator's rationale

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in coming to that decision was. As I stated earlier, Paripony is is forced to abide by the mediator's inexplicable allocation of accountability, which has set a precedent for other developers who own roads accessible to the public and have

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neglected to maintain them. But Parcipony can take two actions that will reduce the township's liability in the future. First, um you can enact an ordinance that prohibits future development arrangement arrangements similar to

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Glenmmont Commons. Second, you can have township attorney draft a li a liability reducing document that protects parcipony from any other Glenma commonlike situations that may currently exist.

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There is also um an amendment to the resolution that the council must make to slightly reduce the financial burden that is disproportionately being placed on the taxpayers. When the road reconstruction is completed,

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the market value of the homes in that neighborhood will increase. The council should include a clause in the resolution that upon completion of the project authorizes the tax accessor assessor to incre increase the tax

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assessment uh on these homes. The added assessment would then proportionately reflect the increase in market value resulting from the road improvements. As a result of the mediator's Glenmont decision, Parcipony taxpayers are on the

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hook for over $4 million in unreimbured road repairs. The governing body must take steps to make sure that this type of outcome never happens again. Now, um I'd like to hear your comments uh from the governing body on the three

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recommendations that I proposed. Thank you. Thank you. >> Thank you, Bob. So we're so at this particular I want to um input a new thing here. Okay. From now on when anybody comes you have 5 minutes to speak. Council is not to

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respond during those 5 minutes. Once you have stated your point after the 5 minutes you will then go ahead and take a seat and they will respond if they need to or if they don't have a response and there's just no response. Thank you Bob. Anyone else?

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Colette. >> Yes. >> I think we should say one thing. >> We I would like to say one thing to him that we'd get back to him. >> No, you can you can respond to him after he takes a seat. Absolutely. >> Absolutely. So Bob, we will discuss some of those things and then get back to you because you made some fine points.

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>> Hey Bob, if you'd like, you know what you read? >> Yeah. >> You want to submit that to me and have them review it? Actually, I'll do you one better. Bob, >> what do you think? It's pretty good, right? >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> We're here to satisfy, sir.

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Mr. Fisano, come on up, sir. Evening. Good evening. Tony Fano, Morris Plains. Thank you, Mary, for all the meeting last night. Uh, issues. I know you weren't notified, but this came up last night. Stop and Shop is

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shutting it down. All 10 stores. >> Oh, really? All 10 stores are being shut down. >> Thank you. >> Henry is now Henry Rifle, which owns 12 repair shops, is shutting down all due to tax reasons. Our legislature just

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came out an hour ago, wants to find the energy corporations and our power companies a $50 billion fine for not upgrading their facilities to its threatening aggregating permits. So, the information's here. We'll find out. Like

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I said last night before Stop and Shop, 30,000 jobs in this county are leaving. It's a 13 to1 ratio. This came right off of Shark Tank, right off of Conference. Uh Citadel in New York, which people are saying, okay, it's financial. They're

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stopping their $60 billion construction project. They're moving everybody to Dallas, West Palm Beach, and excuse me, Tennessee. 60% of that project's construction material comes from the state of New

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Zealand. So, like I said last night, we're trying to get a rosier picture. I would suggest all of you council members, uh, like I suggested on my Facebook and Stop and Shop's customer service received 150 messages and phone calls to keep the

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precipany location open. That's 75 employees per store. So, you're looking at about another thousand people leaving their jobs. Thank you, sir. >> Thank you, Mr. >> Mike. Cheryl's father got $10 million in

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construction projects. >> Come on up, Mr. Homiac. >> Uh, Ncomacia, weren't we supposed to have a public session on 202620? >> What's that? >> The, uh, street repairs. Uh the three $3

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million. What is it? Uh blah blah blah. Uh 2 million uh $219,000 bond. >> Well, so for a bond ordinance, if it's on here, uh you will ultimately have a

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public hearing, but that will be at the second reading of the ordinance. >> So could swore it said tonight. >> Uh if you show me where it did, you I it was a mistake. If if it did, there's no question. There's >> maybe I read it wrong. I guess I don't know. >> Or it could have been an honest mistake. It's possible.

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>> Honest. >> Who am I to question you, sir? >> Mistakes are honest. I guess >> you know I'm not here to question you, Mr. Homie. >> If everybody's a crook, then uh >> yeah, >> all the mistakes are honest. >> But you're talking about cuz we do have multiple bond ordinances here, right? Uh so I'm assuming you're probably talking

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about one of those. Uh but there will be a public hearing. It won't be at the next meeting, but probably uh it's always So the way this goes, Mr. home act. Just so you know what ordinance is that one? >> Yes, that's going to be a public hearing. So, no, no, no. So, let me

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explain. So, we always have an agenda meeting and a regular meeting, Nick. All right. The agenda, you know this, you've been here long enough. You know, you you could teach me a thing or two, sir. All right. I mean, I'm saying you can, but you know, so for the agenda, there's no action. So, next meeting, it will be the introduction. The meeting after that

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will be the adoption. That's where the there'll be the public hearing. >> All right. But I did, you did send it to me and I did read it. >> Mhm. >> And there's nothing on there about storm drains. >> Mm- >> And uh all it says planning, design, various streets, repairs, curves,

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sidewalks. Hopefully it's not North Beverwick because I thought that was already paid for. And hopefully none of this money will leak itself out to Glenmont Commons in addition to what we have to pay already. But I didn't see

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anything in there about storm drains. But but I was told in the past that whenever any major road work is done, the storm drains are upgraded if they need be. >> No. >> So >> whenever

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>> Hold on, hold on. No, no, no. Sorry. We don't respond. Uh, do you have anything else, Nick? >> No. Okay. Thank you. I just need to take a seat and I'll have Mr. Hernandez uh respond to that. Okay. Thank you so much. >> Just you came up that came up before, Nick. When when road work is done, the

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storm drains are put back the way they were, unless the contract is for storm drain upgrade or repair. So, any kind of road work, the storm drain is going to be put back. the way

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it's supposed to. That's how typical road infrastructure is. It's going to be re replaced or fixed or put back in kind. But if there's going to be an upgrade, that's a separate contract. >> Thank you, Mr. Nandez. Uh, anyone else?

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>> Mr. Smith, come on up. >> Michael Smith, Parcipony. Um, just want to say that I agree with what Bob said, but secondly, I just wanted to ask what it takes to get blue collar workers summer hours for the summer months.

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>> Oh. Oh, can you repeat that last quic? >> What it takes to get uh summer hours for blueco collar workers. >> Contract negotiations. >> Yeah. That's what it looks like. >> Anyone else? >> Okay. Seeing no, I'd like to entertain a

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motion to uh close the public session. >> Motion. >> Second. >> Motion made by Mr. Karifi, seconded by Mr. Kavanaaugh. Roll call. Mr. Karifi. >> Yes. >> Mr. Kavanaaugh. Yes. >> M. Patel. >> Yes. >> Mr. Hernandez. >> Yes. >> Floor is closed. This time I just like you to uh quickly review the consent

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agenda which will be for action at the next meeting and the approval of minutes. Seeing we have no questions. >> Um I just I actually have one question. >> Yes, Mr. >> Number five. We're rejecting all the bids.

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>> Yes, because no bids came in that were lowest responsible biders. So, we have to reject the bids. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Um any anything any other questions? >> Yeah. Back to number five. What do you mean none of them came in? >> Well, no. When they came in, none of them met the specs and none of them met

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the specs. Okay. >> Um anything else? Okay. Uh at this time, uh we're going to move along to reports. Mayor, good evening everyone. Uh crossing guard observation. Following the recent injury earlier this year involving one of our

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crossing guards, I spent several hours alongside crossing guards near Brooklyn Middle School and Precipany Hills High School. It was an eyeopening experience. I observed both the challenges that they face and the strong relationship that they have built with the students and

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families. I also witnessed speeding vehicles, drivers waiting to come to a complete stop before turning right on red and opportunities for improving signage and traffic controls. Most importantly, I listened. The crossing guards provided valuable feedback and

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recommendation that will be reviewed and as we continue our efforts to improve public safety around our schools and across our town. Memorial Day weekend brought a mix of emotions across our community. Unfortunately, the Rainbow Lakes Memorial Day parade was rained

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out, but the ceremony continued at the firehouse. Despite the weather, it remained a meaningful and somber tribute to those who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to our nation. On Memorial Day itself, we gathered at Veterans Park for another moving ceremony, honoring

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our fallen heroes. As a veteran, these moments carry special meaning and serve as a reminder of the freedom we enjoy because others are willing to sacrifice everything. The day concluded with Littleton The day concluded with the Littleton Road Memorial Day parade where

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the spirit of community was on full display. Residents lined the streets with excitement and enthusiasm demonstrating once again that Pipony takes pride in honoring those who serve while coming together as one community. Sports. Recently I learned that the

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whiffle ball tournament, a Precipany tradition that has now been going strong for 42 years. Yeah, whiffle ball tournament in Precipany has been going on for 42 years. I was genuinely surprised by the longevity and

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enthusiasm surrounding the event. Another example of the traditions that helped define our community and I'm already looking towards either joining a team or starting one next year. On the same day, I had the opportunity to stop by a cricket match taking place

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on an adjacent field. The players and spectators were wonderful and they were absolutely having a great time in the competition spending time together as a community. What struck me was how the sports continue to bring people together

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regardless of age, background, or experience. Whether it's baseball, softball, soccer, football, tennis, pickle ball, basketball, whiffle ball or cricket, our parks and recreational facilities are being used by residents

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from all walks of life. It is another reminder of the diversity that makes Paripony special and the importance of continuing to invest in recreational opportunity that serve our entire community. Seeing so many residents enjoying our parks and participating in

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activities that are passionate about is exactly what this community is about. Police Academy graduation. I attended the Mars County Police Academy graduation class 106 to celebrate the accomplishments of our newest officers.

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These recruits have completed rigorous training and are now entering the next phase of their careers. As they complete their onboarding and field training, they will begin serving throughout our community. We are proud of their commitment and look forward to seeing

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them help keep Pipony safe. Race to the finish. I was honored to attend Race to the Finish, a wonderful event hosted by our Pipony PLA and made possible through the efforts of volunteers, teachers, parents, and students from our local

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schools. The event focuses on some amazing, wonderful children, and it serves as a reminder of the compassion, dedication, and inclusiveness that define our community. My thanks to everyone who volunteered their time and energy to make the event a success.

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Also, every time I see them, they treat me like I'm a celebrity. I'm getting used to that. Resident outreach. One of the most important parts of this job is meeting residents where they are and listening to their concerns firsthand. Throughout the month, I continued visiting

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neighborhoods, speaking with residents, and following up on issues ranging ranging from public safety concerns to quality of life matters. Many of the best ideas and most important issues never make it into formal meetings. They

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come directly from conversations with residents. I remain committed to being accessible and responsive to the people we serve. Last night we had a town hall meeting and I want to thank everyone who attended. The conversations were

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productive, informative and helped me and us be better and understand the concerns of our residents. Going forward, we will be holding town hall meetings monthly and rotating them amongst our elementary school and other

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location throughout the township. This would provide more residents with an opportunity to ask questions, receive updates, and engage directly with our local government closer to home. Film production in Pipony. Recently,

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Lake Pipony served as a location for a one-day film shoot for the television series Certino. Productions continue to recognize what many of us already know. Precipany offers a diverse range of neighborhoods, landscapes, and settings that make it

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attractive to film and television projects. Beyond showcasing our community, these productions also generate economic activity and bring positive attention to our township. Lastly, microbururst storm response.

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This past weekend, Paripony experienced a severe micro burst storm that caused significant damage across several neighborhoods. Trees were brought down into homes, roads were blocked, power lines were damaged, and many residents found themselves without electricity. In

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the immediate aftermath of the storm, I visited several of the hardest hit areas to assess conditions firsthand and speak directly with residents. While the damage was substantial in some locations, what stood out most was not the destruction. It was the response. I

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witnessed neighbors checking on one another, offering shelter to those without power, helping clear debris, sharing resources, and lending a hand wherever it was needed. Time and time again, I was reminded that the strength of our community is not measured by the

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challenges it faces, but how its people respond to them. I also want to recognize the tremendous efforts of our police department, fire districts, office of emergency management, department of public works, first responders, utility crews, and township

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staff who work tirelessly throughout the event and during the recovery efforts. Their dedication helped keep residents safe and restore normaly as quickly as possible. I also want to recognize JCPNL who called me and offered whatever

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assistance we needed. This is the kind of relationship I have fostered so that our town can benefit in times of need. As I often say in participating, we take care of each other and this weekend was quite evident. Thank you.

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>> Council. >> Yes. Uh you can uh today we have the So since it's the first meeting, we always do our committee reports this meeting. So if you guys have committee reports, >> I don't have a committee report. Whatever you guys want to say, it's the floor is yours. >> Okay. Uh June 13th, this this Saturday

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is the uh Paripony Bat Protection Project is going to be doing a batwalk. Um don't miss the opportunity to join local environmental groups and the Ruters Wildlife Conservation and Management Program for a familyfriendly outdoor outing right here in Paripany.

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This popular event sponsored by the bat protection pro Barcipany bat protection project which was an offshoot of the Barcipany green team brings together nature lovers and science enthusiasts for a humorous and engaging presentation on New Jerseyy's native bats followed by

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a short walk at dust to identify bats on site in real time. Um so if you haven't explored that it's a fun event and it's free. So >> and where is it? It's um >> it's at the Wild Troy Meadows, right? >> Troy Meadows. Yeah.

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>> Yeah. So, it's old Troy Road. Yep. >> Wildlife preserves. We'll try to get it on the um >> maybe we can get it on the website. >> On the Porc website. >> Yeah. No, last two days of the week. Few days of the week. Okay. All right. I

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have a report. Um All right. The Precipity Troy Hills Economic Development Committee continues to warmly welcome new businesses to our township and is pleased to announce several upcoming ribbon cutting ceremonies celebrating recent openings. Upcoming ribbon cutting ceremonies

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include Pilates Body at 131 New Road on Sunday, June 14th at 10:00 a.m. Valley Bank celebrating their 50 years in Paripony at 808 Route 46 on Monday, June 15th at 5:30 p.m. Deubbury at 6 Campus

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Drive Wednesday, June 17th at 4:30 p.m. And then Discover Strength at 15:15 Route 10 on Wednesday, June 24th at 12:00 p.m. noon. Residents and business owners. Residents, business owners, and community members are encouraged to attend and help welcome these exciting

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new additions to Parcipany. The economic development committee remains steadfast in its commitment to supporting local entrepreneurs and strengthening the township's business community. Parcipony economic development committee and mayor pulit Desai proudly announced the launch of the new welcome to our community

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package which will be na which will be mailed to new homeowners in Paripany. The package includes uh township information, library updates, nonprofit resources, and free offers, and local discounts from local

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Prescipany merchants. The committee's next meeting will be held on Thursday, June 11th at 6:30 p.m. in the third floor conference room at 90 East Holy Road. To RSVP, please contact Chairman Frank Cahill at 973-5596000.

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So, uh, just a quick note of these. So, this is going to be mailed to every new homeowner in town. It includes things like coupons for free pizzas. um >> magnet, >> a magnet for your fridge with all of the municipal offices, um phone numbers and

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emergency contact information, and then other relevant information along with uh Pacific focus and some other things for new owners so that they can get involved in the township relatively quickly after moving here. Thank you. Nice. Oh. Um,

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at this time, can we get Mayor Desai to do um five recognitions in support of small businesses for small business month? >> No, of course. >> Thank you. Um, so the economic development committee in partnership with Mayor Poca Desai have chosen to

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recognize five local small businesses um as part of small business awareness and support month. So, mayor decide >> I'll come back. Okay, I have this in order. So, first one is for

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uh Wim and Alexa. Where is Wim? Come on up. Shut up. This is for you. We'll take a picture shortly. Let me just hand this to you and then I'll read them all. Okay. opinions. >> Anything you want. Anything you want.

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Yep. Let me read it first. Okay. All right. Our first recognition goes to two young entrepreneurs who embody the very spirit of small business. Wim and Alexa. Wim and Alexa entreprene entrepreneurial

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journey began in 2021 and Wim was just 12 years old and Alexa was nearly seven. Starting with the lemonade stand, the siblings quickly demonstrated that age is no barrier to ambition. The following year, they expanded into a flower sale,

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dedicating persons of their earning to charitable donations, personal savings, and community giving. Alexa later channel her creativity in designing and selling handmade beads, bracelets, and charms with Wim stepping in to help build the inventory and keep the

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business growing. Their participation in larger business event marked another proud milestone in their journey. One that continues to inspire everyone who hears their story. But Wim and Alexa are more than just young business owners. They are community contributors. Beyond

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entrepreneurship, Wim has twice displayed his extensive animal collection at the Lake Hayawata Library, sharing his passion for wildlife and education with library visitors of all ages. Together, Wim and Alexa set an

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outstanding example of creativity, hard work, financial responsibility, and community-minded leadership. We are proud to recognize them tonight. But we're not done yet. She built me a nice bracelet that actually says mayor custom fit. So, thank you very much. I really

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appreciate it. And I bought it. It wasn't given to me. Thank you. >> She's so cute. Oh my god. >> Yeah. Our second recognition is presented to a

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local institution that has been feeding and serving this community since 2017. Polarmos Pizza. Are they here? >> They're here. >> Hey, where's where's the pizza? Yeah. >> Our second recognition is for Palmo's

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Pizza. From the day they opened their doors, the team at Palmo Pizza made clear that being a local business meant being a community partner. Over the years, they have donated food, gift cards, auction items, and discounted meals to schools, youth

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programs, athletic organizations, and community groups throughout the township. Their generosity has touched nearly every corner of Pipany. They have supported project graduation at Paripony Hills High School, kids night pizza event at Lake Pipony Elementary School,

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fifth grade activity at East Lake Elementary, events at Intervale Elementary, and fundraising efforts for All Saints Academy. They have partnered with Little Vikings Cheer, Rising Sun Cheer, Disney performance fundraiser,

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that was a mouthful, the Spike Night volleyball tournament, Parcipony Soccer's Pride Tournament, Paripony Wrestling, and the Pipony Marching Band. And they have stood behind our first responders, providing food donations to District 6 Fire Department and others

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who protect and serve us. Palmo's Pizza has always believed that the community that supports a local business deserves to have that business give back in return. Tonight, we are proud to say they have more than delivered on that promise. We thank Polarmos Pizza for their years of service, generosity, and

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commitment to making Precipany a better place to live and work. Thank you. Thank you so much. recognize you. >> Yes. Yes. I need soda. >> When I first saw her name, I was it was

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maybe a brother or somebody. All right. Our third recognition honors an extraordinary young leader who turned a simple idea into a lasting community in institution. In 2020, while still a sixth grade student, Anika Sorta

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found a Pip founded the Pipony Cube Club. What began as a shared enthusiasm for Rubik's cubes quickly grew into a thriving organization engaging hundreds of students and families through competitions, educational workshops, and community out

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outreach. The club has inspired young people to develop critical thinking skills, problem solving, and entrepreneurial skills all while igniting a passion for STEM education. Anika's contribution extend well beyond the Q club. Through his involvement with

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the Parcipony Economic Development Committee, he has worked to support local businesses and build partnerships that strengthen our community. And through sponsorship, fundraising, and collaboration with local businesses, he has raised more than $15,000.

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funds that have actively and directly supported club programs, expanded STEM education opportunities, and provided free workshops and resources to underserved youth. This charitable giving to Paripany Food Pantry and

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organizations across New Jersey now totals $15,000. Aniket has shown that age is never a barrier to making a meaningful difference. His journey is a testament to the power of leadership, perseverance and service and an inspiration to young

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people throughout Pipony and beyond. That was the end. I think that was one more. Thank you. I didn't know about this. Uh good job. You have a fascist on the street.

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>> Probably you too. >> Oh. Oh, you're good. All right. >> Yeah, we have one more. Yes, >> actually. Yeah. Yep. So,

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there you go. Our fourth recognition for the evening goes to professional and physical therapy and its clinical director Mera Baj for their outstanding commitment to the health and well-being of our community. Under Mera's leadership, professional physical

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therapy has gone beyond exceptional patient care to actively engage residents through educational workshop and community outreach programs addressing injury prevention, fall prevention for seniors, workplace ergonomics, posture improvement, sports

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injury awareness, and overall wellness. Through these initiatives, countless precipitate residents have gained the knowledge and the tools to live healthier, fuller lives. Meera and her team have consistently demonstrated that healthc care extends far beyond the

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walls of a clinic. By partnering with local organizations, businesses, schools, and community groups, they have made health and wellness resources accessible to individuals of all ages, reflecting a genuine and deep dedication

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to the well-being of every residents they serve. On behalf of the township for precipany toy hills and the precipan economic development committee, we thank Mera Baj and the entire team at professional physical therapy for their

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leadership, their service and their commitment to making Piponyany a healthier place to live, work, and thrive. Thank you. You're welcome. Any uh other member from council? >> No.

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>> Okay. And no report from the township attorney. >> I'm actually not I'm actually not Joe DeMarco. I'm Donald Skarinsky and uh >> better than Joe DeMarco. I use more words than my partner does. And I wanted to um and I wanted to just um just say

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to you that um I hope you're enjoying the heightened level of transparency that you've been seeing that is continuing by this mayor and council and um and these town hall meetings are great opportunity for the public to come

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forward and express whatever point of view and whatever is on your mind. and um and I know that this mayor and council is listening to you. So, anything anything further that um that that we can do that my office can do to

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facilitate um you know regaining and restoring uh trust in in this community. Uh it is the number one priority. So, um thank you. >> Thank you, Mr. Skinsky. Uh business administrator, no report.

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There's no report. Township clerk, I don't have a report. Uh, at this time, I'm going to have you guys quickly review the ordinances under first reading. Now, we're moving along to the non-consent agenda. R 2026126,

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providing for the insertion of any special item of revenue in the budget of any county, municipality pursuant to NJSA 48, calling 87, chapter 159, PL1948- community block development grant. Uh motion to approve the resolution above, please. >> Motion. >> Motion made by Mr. Kavanaaugh, seconded

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by Miss Patel. Roll call. Mr. Karifi, Mr. Kavanagh. Yes. Miss Patel. >> Yes. >> Miss Hernandez. >> Yes. >> Motion passes. R 20226127 purchase of one Ford F450 4x4 ambulance. A motion to approve the resolution above.

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>> Motion. >> Second. >> Motion made by Mr. Kavanagh. Seconded by Miss Patel. Roll call. Mr. Karifi. Yes. Mr. Kavanagh. Mr. M. Patel. Yes. >> And Miss Hernandez. >> Yes. >> Motion passes. R 20226128 resolution of township of council of the town of Pip Troy Hills authorizing the appointment

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of two new police officers. Motion to approve the resolution above. >> Motion. >> Motion made by Mr. Kavanagh. Seconded by Miss Patel. Roll call. Uh Mr. Karifi. Yes. Mr. Kavanagh. Miss Patel. >> Yes. >> Mr. Hernandez. >> Yes. >> Motion passes R 2026129 recognizing June

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as LGBTQ and pride month in attach hills. Motion to approve the resolution above. >> Motion. >> Can I get a second, please? >> I'll second. >> Okay. A motion made by uh Mr. Kavanagh, seconded by Mr. Hernandez.

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>> Roll call. Um Mr. Kavanagh. >> Yes. >> Mr. Kari. >> Um before I vote, I just want to state I know that this uh resolution states in there that the pride flag would be flown for one day during the month. I would just like to ask the mayor that if

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another organization were to request to fly a flag for a day, as long as they weren't um deemed as, you know, offensive to a particular group of people, that we also honor that. Is is that fair?

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>> Absolutely. >> Yes. 100%. First is all about including everybody. >> Thank you very much. I vote yes. >> Thank you, Mr. Ky. Uh Mattel, >> yes. >> And Mr. Hernandez, >> yes. Okay, motion passes. Uh, moving along to the approval of payroll and bills list. CFO Angelica Sabatini

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recommends authorization for payment. Number one, authorizes payment of the June 5th, 2026 regular miscellaneous payroll estimated 1,650,000. And number two, payment of bills from voucher list of 6926, which is 4,8314,831,48043. Motion to approve the authorization for the payment above. >> Motion

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>> second. >> Motion made by Mr. Kavanagh, seconded by Miss Patel. Roll call. Mr. Kipi? >> Yes. >> Mr. Kavanaaugh? Yes. >> M. Patel? >> Yes. >> Mr. Hernandez? >> Yes. >> Motion passes. Finally, can I have a motion to adjourn the meeting? >> Motion. >> Second.

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>> Motion made by Mr. Kavanaaugh. Seconded by Mr. Karifi. Roll call. Mr. Karifi. >> Yes. >> Mr. Kavanagh. >> Yes. >> Miss. Patel? >> Yes. >> Mr. Hernandez? >> Yes. >> Thank you. We are adjourned. Have a great night, everybody.