We now call to order the township scatterway council meeting of December 9th, 2025. Adequate notice of this meeting has been provided as required under chapter 231 PL1975 specifying the time, date, location,
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and by filing a copy in the office of the township. clerk in accordance with a cert a certification by the clerk which will be entered in the minutes. There will be public comment periods for both remote and inerson attendees separately. Each member of the public shall only have one opportunity to speak during
each public portion. As the technology does not allow us to know if there are multiple callers on an individual phone line or logged in user account, we ask that if you wish to speak that you log in or dial in separately so that way we can recognize you as a separate individual. Should you have any further
comments or questions, the township council is always available by email and phone and you can always call the mayor's office during normal operating hours. >> Good evening. Good evening everyone. Uh roll caller. Council member Cahill
>> here. >> Council member Carmichael >> here. >> Council member Liuitz here. Council member Lombardi >> here. >> Council member Rasheed. >> Council member Erin >> here. >> Council President Espinosa >> here. Please join me in saluting the
flag. Good evening, council members. Um, any comments from the administration and council regarding adjournment of any matters on this agenda? >> I see none. >> Thank you. Opening to the public. comments
regarding item number nine, consent agenda items. Opening to the remote attendees for again consent agenda item number nine. If you wish to speak at this time, please raise your hand either on the Zoom app or by phone by pressing star9.
When it's your turn to speak, you will receive or hear a request to unmute yourself. Please click the prompt or press star six on your phone and unmute yourself. At that time, please state your name and address and know that you have three minutes in which to make your comments. The council or administration
will respond if necessary after you have completed any comments or questions. Mita, do we have anyone in quue? >> Council President, there are no remote attendees with their hand raised regarding this agenda item. >> Thank you, Miss Cater. Closing to the for the remote attendees, opening for
the inerson attendees. If you wish to speak at this time, please come to the podium, state your name and know that you have three minutes in which to make your comments. You may take a seat after completion of your comments or questions and the council or administration will then respond if necessary.
I see no one at the podium. Closing for the inperson attendees. Moving to item number seven, ordinance second reading, amending chapter 21, zoning section six, general regulations open to public resolution adopting ordinance. Miss
>> Be it resolved by the township council of Piscatawway Township, New Jersey, that an ordinance entitled ordinance to amend the revised general ordinances of the township of Piscataway County of Middle Sex State, New Jersey amending chapter 21 zoning section 6 general regulations was introduced on the 13th
day of November 2025 and had passed the first reading. It was published on the 19th day of November 2025. Now therefore be it resolved that the offer said ordinance having had a second reading on December 9th, 2025 be adopted passed and after passage be published together with
a notice of the date of passage or approval in the official newspaper. Be it further resolved that this ordinance shall be assign number 2025-26. >> Thank you Miss Cedar. Opening to the public opening for the remote attendees. If you wish to speak at this time, please raise your hand either on the
Zoom app or by phone by pressing star9. When when it's your turn to speak, you will receive or hear a request to unmute yourself. Please click the prompt or press star six on your phone to unmute yourself. At that time, please state your name and address and know that you have three minutes in which to make your comments. The council or administration
will respond if necessary after you have completed any comments or questions. Cedar, do we have anyone in queue? Council President, there are no remote attendees with their hand raised regarding this agenda item. >> Thank you, Miss Cedar. Closing for the remote attendees, opening for the
inerson attendees. If you wish, if you wish to speak at this time, please come to the podium, state your name and address, and know that you have three minutes in which to make your comments. You may take a seat after completion of your comments or questions, and the council or administration will then will then respond if necessary.
I see no one at the podium. Closing for the inter in person attendees. May I have a motion, please? >> Motion. Councilwoman Lombardi. >> I have a second. >> Second. Car. >> Thank you. Miss, may I have a roll call?
>> Council member Cahill. >> Yes. >> Council member Carmichael. >> Yes. >> Council member Liboitz. >> Yes. >> Council member Lombardi. >> Yes. >> Council member Arin. >> Yes. >> Council President Espinosa. >> Yes. Item number eight, ordinance second
reading amending supplementing various chapters including chapter 7 traffic, chapter 10 health regulations and chapter 19 fire prevention of the township code open to the public resolution adopting ordinance. Cedar >> be it resolved by the township council of Piscatoway Township, New Jersey that
an ordinance entitled Ordinance to amend and supplement the revised general ordinances of the township of Piscatoway County of Middle Sex State, New Jersey amending chapter 7 traffic, chapter 10 health regulations and chapter 19 fire prevention and protection was introduced on the 25th day of November 2025 and had
passed the first reading and was published on the 30th day of November 2025. Now therefore, be it resolved that the efforts ordinance, having had a second reading on December 9th, 2025, be adopted, passed, and after passage, be published, together with a notice of the date of pastor approval in the official
newspaper. We have further resolved that this ordinance shall be assigned number 2025-27. >> Thank you, Miss Cedar. Opening to the in for the remote attendees. If you wish to speak at this time, please raise your hand either on the Zoom app or by phone by pressing star 9. When it's your turn
to speak, you will receive or hear a request to unmute yourself. Please click the prompt or press star six on your phone to unmute yourself. At that time, please state your name and address and know that you have three minutes in which to make your comments. The council or administration will respond if necessary after you have completed any
comments or questions. Mater, do we have anyone in queue? >> Council president, there are no remote attendees with their hand raised regarding this agenda item. >> Thank you, Miss Cater. Closing uh for the remote attendees, opening for the inerson attendees. If you wish to speak
at this time, please come to the podium, state your name and address, and know that you have three minutes in which to make your comments. You may take a seat after completion of your comments or questions, and the council or administration would then respond if necessary. I see no one at the podium. Closing for
the inperson attendees. I have a motion, please. >> Offer. Council member Cahill. Second. Councilman Owen. >> Thank you. Roll call, please. >> Council member Cahill. >> Yes. >> Council member Carmichael. >> Yes.
>> Council member Liowitz. >> Yes. Council member Lombardi. >> Yes. >> Council member Arn. >> Yes. >> Council President Espinosa. >> Yes. Thank you. Item, consent agenda resolutions for efficiency. Items have been consolidated
into a consent agenda to be voted on together and the materials for these items have been distributed to the council in advance of the meeting. I have a motion, please. >> Offer second. Councilwoman, >> thank you. Roll call.
>> Council member Cahill. >> Yes. >> Council member Carmichael. >> Yes. >> Council member Liowitz. >> Yes. Council member Lombardi. >> Yes. >> Council member Erin. >> Yes. >> Council President Espenos. >> Yes.
>> Thank you. Item number 10, announcements and comments from our officials. Council member Cahill. >> Uh like to give a big shout out and thank you to Santa
for coming to our tree lighting and also uh for um coming to mayorship. Um I think the children call in on Monday than we've had in a long time. Um and it was very nice to hear also from the
senator and from our sheriff and from the commissioner. Um just wishing everyone in town happy holidays. Um I do want to say um I did see um again some more a study on the solar projects for the township which um super proud of
what's going on there. Um, and I know Paula, you're spearheading a lot of that. So, thank you very much for staying on top of our solar projects. I think it's a a great example. That combined with, of course, electric charging stations. What we're trying to do there is is really going to be great
for the town and for reducing costs. >> Thank you. >> Thank you, Council Member CHO. Council Member Carmichael. >> Thank you, President. Um, I agree that last night a fun night with Santa and the kids calling in. It was great. Um,
the other thing I wanted to say is, uh, Thursday, December 11th, 10:30 a.m. at Kennedy Library is my last story time with Sharon for this year. So, if you have children from the ages of 18 months to five years, please bring them out. We
have so much fun. The kids are so wonderful and adorable um to do stories and activities. So once again, that's Thursday at 10:30 at Kennedy Library. >> Thank you. >> Nice. Thank you, >> Council Member.
>> Thank you. I also, this is my first year of the full cycle of being on the council and it was a lot of fun to be here on Friday night. Um, I got a lot of positive comments on my Manura earrings and sweater. Um, and so as we're
budgeting ahead or thinking forward, I would love to think about um getting some more representation, inflatables or things outside, you know, things for Lunar New Year, things for Hanukkah, um, you know, just kind of adding to our
season's greetings display. But it was it was a lot of fun. Thank you. >> Thank you, Council Member Lombardi. Good evening everyone and the holiday house decorating contest is in full swing. Uh applications are closed that
is closed at this point. Yes. Um the decorations must be up by the 12th and viewing and public voting starts the 15th of December to the 19th of December and then the winners will be announced
on December 22nd. So and then we last year I believe we gave out the at one of our council meetings. So, uh, thank you to everybody who's, uh, registering and involved and I hope that the, uh, people in town get to ride around with their families and view the
houses. That's always a very traditional type thing to do. So, that's all I have for this evening. >> That's the fun part of that event. Glad you you had thought of that years ago to do is that the families do go around to the homes and then they get to know the town.
>> Yeah, definitely. I mean years ago when I we used to do it, we used to go we used to go around and vote, you know, a group of people and with the truck driver over here driving around to all the addresses. Now I like it better that
that they can vote online. But I do have better plans for next year's something new and fun and different. >> We won't say what yet. I' I've been driving around the town and uh there's some tough competition out
there. You know, the houses are decorated from roof to to all the way to the front. I went to a friend's house one day to grab something from his mailbox and I couldn't find the mailbox because it's all wrapped with lights and so shiny. So, yeah, it's really tough
competition out there this year. >> Thank you, Councilman Ern. >> I have no comment at this time. Council President Thank you, sir. Mayor Waller. Sir, this trader Paula Caserelli.
>> Thank you, Council President. Just a couple things. We had our staff meeting today. We're closing up year end. Lots of accomplish made uh accomplishments made. Uh we're closing out on 2022 23 road uh curve sidewalk projects. I mean
these it may sound like wow they they are closing out now but these projects begin in inception and then through the whole grant process and whatnot. So uh you'll be seeing a lot of resolutions for closing and most of them are a decrease which is very good. Again a
good job to our engineering department our inspectors. Uh we will be doing cured in place um pipelining. Uh again, we're going to continue along our inflow and infiltration situation. What that means
is storm water gets into our pipes and uh we want to minimize that because we don't want to pay for wastewater treatment for storm water. So we're going to uh continue along with our program and we're going to use uh CDBG
money which is the federal funding to do that. Those are the 2025 project earmarked. So we're working with that. Um the shade for the botchi court will be going up so seniors will enjoy that. Um
and the and and just overall progress being made uh you know whining you know starting to begin the uh cash capital that uh will be presented uh at the January 2nd meeting that uh the township
will be using its own cash to uh fund its big capital projects. what has been historical here in Piscatoaway, which is great because that means we're not uh borrowing money and we're not uh paying back a lot of interest. So that's a very good fiscal management in in the ability
to do that. I can't take responsibility for the amount of money we have, but uh all of you can take responsibility for that and the mayor for what we have here in order to continue that program. And uh I just want to say it was wonderful seeing everybody out for the tree
lighting. I believe the crowd doubled since last year and we do have a lot of doughnut eaters. Uh >> I think Santa had a run for >> the line. I it every time I looked out it grew again. So it seems like they were able to satisfy everyone's craving
for the evening. People children got to see Santa Claus. They got to see their friends sing along with some carols and the tree was beautiful. So everything really went well. >> Oh, Council President, you know what? I want to thank um Angela Dellesandro for
coming out last minute too. She did a great job. So, thanks to Angela for coming out and singing. >> Yeah, she does. Yeah. Is that all? Thank you. Tasha Pi Rajar.
>> No comment other than happy to be back. >> Glad to have you back. Thank you. Um, I just want to say a couple things here. Uh, actually just one is just saved a couple of dates here for Saturday, Saturday, January 31st at 9:00 am through noon. Uh, we have the
free drive-through raises clinic. So, please earmark that uh that date, save the date at uh that are last names beginning from A through K and then February 7th, which is 9 through uh 900 a.m. through noon. Uh, which are last
names that start with L through Z. So, just say that. it does get popular. Uh we've seen cats, we've seen dogs go through, and it's always nice to see them, you know, get their baby shots on time. Okay. Item number 11, agenda session for
December 16, 2025. Ordinance second reading, amending and supplementing various chapters of the township ordinance. Open to the public resolution adopting ordinance. Any questions from the council on that one? Okay. Resolution authorizing CY 2025 and
CY 2026 record approvals. Any questions on that, >> Council President? I think that should be CY 2026 and 2027. >> Okay. Making changes. Thank you. Resolution authorizing award
and contract through Somerset County Cooperative Gasoline Supply 87 Octane not to exceed $125,000. Any questions on that item? And resolution authorizing award of professional services contract Novo
Gratic and Company LLP federal tax return and solar cost segregating preparation not to exceed $25,000. Council President, this is required by our federal grant. Thank you. Okay. Item number 12, open to the
public. Opening for the remote attendees. If you wish to speak at this time, please raise your hand either on the Zoom app or by phone by pressing star9. When it's your turn to speak, you receive or hear a request to unmute yourself. Please click the prompt and or press star six on your phone to unmute
yourself. At that time, please state your name and address and know that you have three minutes in which to make your comments. The council or administration will respond if necessary after you have completed any comments or questions. Cedar, do we have anyone in quue? >> Council President, I'm asking the first individual with their hand raised to
unmute themselves. >> Hi, can I be heard? >> Yes. I'm Ed Marsh from 113 Woff Avenue. I'd like to say a few words about preserving our forest and wetlands. Our forest and wetlands perform
important ecological functions which benefit our community. This includes controlling flooding, improving air and water quality, moderating climate and temperature extremes, storing carbon,
and providing habitat for wildlife. These are reasons why we should preserve them. Preserving these natural resources is consistent with the Piscatoy master plan goals regarding conservation and open space.
However, you recently approved redevelopment for the Eric Ericson site on Hose Lane, which contains a large cedar forest woodlands and open space and wetlands. And you've authorized a redevelopment
study for a wooded track, wetland tract at 61 and 71 Pawson Town Road. A large portion of this tract is located in the flood hazard zone of the Ambrosebrook as shown on the FEMA maps.
Both of these approvals were done without FEMA or wetlands maps and information or a realistic discussion of the impact upon the environment and the community upon traffic, taxes and
flooding. and without consideration of the conflict between redevelopment and our master plan goals regarding conservation. In addition, affordable housing does not
have to be in conflict with preserving natural resources and open space. Your actions are in conflict with the Piscatoy master plan goals regarding preservation of environmentally
sensitive areas and open space. I believe you've made decisions without having all pertinent information and need to review the wetlands and FEMA information and do an impact study. You have the power to change this.
I request that these projects be rethought because they are shortsighted and will hurt our community. >> Thank you, Mr. Mar. >> You're welcome. >> We'll respond afterwards. >> Oh, okay. Because I was going to say a
few things. >> Hold that. >> All right. Now, everything he said is incorrect. Well, I just want to say that with that the wetland studies are done. The Ericson property was purchased with, you know, additional housing being added
into areas that are not part of that wetlands and will help us to reach um what feels right now to be just an insurmountable mountain to reach our affordable housing. >> And we ought to thank the highdensity
housing lobbyists in the street in the state of I do want Mr. Marsh to know that studies were done that um with that redevelopment plan, first of all, it can't ever um be completed without those studies. They're absolutely required every single time and at each part of
the phase. Now, I I I've forgotten about what's going on over at Possum Town, but I can say with the Ericson property, well, first of all, a lot of it is um already um impervious, right? All that parking lot over there that um no one
uses of course, but the additional single family homes that'll up a butt against the single family homes are not in that wetlands area. Um, and you know, listen,
if I could, I'd, you know, flash a magic wand so that every little piece that we had would be preserved and we wouldn't build anymore. But that also means that we wouldn't meet our CO obligation, right? Housing is at a premium right now and not enough to serve the people. So,
the Ericson property is going to have a lot of housing in it and it is there to serve also to help um us meet our COA obligation and that's what I'd like to tell Mr. Marsh. But, you know, I understand where he's coming from.
>> Thank you. >> I appreciate the sensitivity of that response. Thank you. >> Anyone else in Q? Council President, there are no other individuals with their hand raised regarding this agenda item. >> Closing for the uh remote attendees. Uh
opening for the inerson attendees. If you wish to speak at this time, please come to the podium, state your name and address, and know that you have three minutes in which to make your comments. Your you may take a seat after completion of your comments or questions, and the council or administration would then respond if
necessary. Hi, good evening. >> Uh, good evening. Loretta Rivers, 249 Penelli Drive. Good. Uh, good evening, mayor and council. How are you? I just wanted to ask a question. I do work in
housing and uh we've been talking to all of our uh townships about uh housing and the weather. And you know, this last several years, we pro been very fortunate not to have bad weather. And this year I guess
you know we may get some bad weather and I saw on the news um about Piscatoaway and they were talking about you know our house our situation with the hotels and you know how that's a problem and I
appreciate that. Um, but also I wanted to know with our cold blue, um, you know, when the temperatures are down, if we do have that population of unhoused, do we have certain protocols in place here PCA? I know we have it in Middle
Sex County, but do we have warming stations for anyone in need of those assistance? cuz I know that um on the um the TV they said that the police department, which I'm grateful that they do, go around to see if there's anyone
out there who does need shelter, but do the police department go and take them to the warming centers in Piscatoaway if we do have one and where is that? Or do they go outside our township in Middle Sex County? >> Thank you.
as for the last 25 years the warming centers have been our liar. >> Oh, thank you so much. >> We do have warming and the police will >> and they need something even further then they can go into um the local areas
like New Brunswick and stuff but they are picked up off the street. Our police department is very good at their community policing in addition to that. >> Okay. But I would like to see um it like announced the warming centers will >> we do we do announce it.
>> Where is it? >> Where is it? >> No, everyone doesn't know. That's why I'm up here. >> It's on our >> the Highland Park and Perth Amboy that I get a Nixl alert from. No, we have >> just pointing out what I see and so if
people are asking a question, I just think we can answer it without being rude. >> We we we do have it. >> I can't hear I didn't hear you still. >> The tone is tell January when we go look at that
issue with the housing over with the the >> either this governing body going to be for public safety or it's going to be for the criminals. I'm sorry. That's what that's not. We've had so much crime over there. It's unacceptable. >> So,
so the answer is the township does announce it. If it's not that visible, we can look into it. >> And you say it again. I said the township does announce it >> on our website and on our Facebook page and all our social media those folks because those folks aren't getting to
the um to the libraries or other places on their own. So our police department will be on the lookout for people um who are under it will be at Kennedy. >> Um yeah, it's both Kennedy or Westerard. >> Miss Rivers, I can help you. I I'll I'll
work with you and see what we can do. If they're not at the site, which I think they are, uh we can get you that information as well. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Uh anyone for um inerson attendees? Okay, closing for the inerson attendees portion.
Motion to adjurnn. >> Motion. >> All in favor? >> I. >> Any opposed? >> Meeting adjourned. Thank you everyone.