welcome to the fourth meeting of the year today is February 2024 20125 Alissa please read the uh publication in compliance with chapter 231 of public law 1975 notice that this meeting to be held at the criminal justice building 6
Main Street South River has been published in the home news Triune on January 5 2025 CL on Municipal Building bulleon board the B website the front door of the Criminal Justice building at 61 Main Street South River call Mayor gy here counc here counc santis here counc
deian here counc Janis herey herec presid here please stand the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands one nation under God indivisible with liy and justice for all please stay standing
for a moment silence you may be seated we have one presentation today by C M Smith he's here just to give us a report on what has been done so far our water lines Mr
thank you mayor thank you everybody so um quick update 4 in and 6 in water main extension project uh replacement project we um have received today the data from CME on the information that we requested
I need to review it surveying is starting approximately in one week we're supposed to start this week with this not that we had got delay a couple of weeks they're going to set up points and then start doing the survey around town uh test pits and um development of the
plan and the test bits uh we submitted to the subcontractor all the locations 107 locations were found uh 14 have uh some history in different uh conditions of uh gas stations and
something that might show up for something but that's inside so in the road we're not expecting anything like that but it's been a schedule on the road opening permit for the county and for the town is been U to be requested very shortly loan application the project is
within the loan work with Joe and with art on U getting the project enlisted in BP we are uh going to sched the preapplication meeting within a week or two we need to coordinate with them the different groups that are part of the
review process and uh if you need anything uh from me just send me an email call me and will address situation as it develops appreciate thank you for thank you we're going to go to agenda sessions
uh we have four for second reading oning sure uh 20254 that's the zoning ordinance uh for your retail canvas licenses and just for everybody's awareness the land use board
did consider this they came back with a recommendation uh the recommendation is to amend one small portion of it it's not a material change to the ordinance uh for the record it's a a recommendation to amend 3508 T subsection H subsection 2
subsection a it is to include the sentence this subsection shall not include any lot with Frontage on Main Street um Bank calendar I guess this is the C Bank ordinance it's done annually gives the B flexibility
during the budget process and if not used during this budget it's ta bank for future budgets the next one would be the uh HD that we received it's a capital ordinance it's for C Park security improvements and for um safety
improvements for intersections great Andrea next one is devel plan yeah 20257 is the Redevelopment uh Amendment to the Redevelopment plan for 25 G Street thank you um for first reading we're going to
be talking about the water Joe yes first reading of a water rate ordinance uh budget committee met a few times and this is a recommendation needed to balance the 2025 budget we're going to go into second reading Now list can please read
20254 ordinance 20254 the bur South River County of middle state of New Jersey amending chapter 350 of the B code of the bur South River entitled zoning make a motion Wait full reading motion by Council presidenta second by
Council all in favor I'll open this to the public five minutes please say your name and address first call second call motion to close public second motion by Council presidenta second
Council all in favor Council discussion anyone do I have a motion motion motion by Council Mr Mayor can I have a motion to accept the recommendation by the planning board thank you motion second
motion by councilwoman ball second by council president Council ball yes coun D santz yes counc deian yes counc Janos yes councilman ginsky uh Iain Council presid
yes I have a motion to approve second motion by Council B second by council president Council B yes counc Sanchez yes Council deian yes councilman janas yes councilman grensky
yes council president CA yes L 20255 ordinance 20255 ordinance to exceed the municipal budget appropriation limits and to establish a c bank for calendar year 2025 make a motion Mo by counc President second by
Council all in favor I like open this to the public first call second motion to close public motion by counc president second all in
favor any counc discussion have a motion second by Council s yesan yes J yes couny yes presid yes6 ordinance
2026 ordinance authorizing various Federal housing Community Development Grant improvements and Equipment located in the bur South River in the county of middle sex New Jersey make a motion to wave the full reading second motion by council president second by Council all
in favor open this to the public first call second call motion president second by councilman Kinski all in
favor question motion to approve second motion by council president second by Council councilwoman B yesc Sanchez yes counc yes counc janas yes counc grensky
yes counc president yes L 20257 ordinance 20257 ordinance of the burrow of South River County of middle SEC state of New Jersey adopting the amendments to sub area 152 of the lower Main Street Redevelopment plan motion
where the full reading second motion by council president by Council all in favor I'd like to open this to the public first call second call motion to close public motion by council president
siola second by Council councilman all in favor Council discussion I have a motion moot motion by counc second by counc
coun s yes counc yes counc Jan yes Council grensky yes counc president yes we're to First reading 20258 ordinance 20258 ordinance to amend the code of the B South River chapter
155 entitle fees by amending section 15530 Chapter 30 water mayor I move at the council will pass ordinance 2025-the authorized to publish the same as required by law with a second reading
and public hearing to be held at 7 pm on March the 10th 2025 by video conference via Zoom or in the council chambers at a criminal justice building at 61 Main Street South River New Jersey second motion by council president second by
Council Ball counc B yes counc santis yes Council yes counc janas yes couny yes council president yes we're going to go into reports uh Bruce Scot is not here today but Eric Roberts is standing
for C ER May okay for the MJ fiscal year 2023 local a program andot fiscal year 2024 local a program the contractors has put the work on hold due to the weather lardan Avenue has been built and paved
balance of the roads will be completed in the spring first did speak to the contractor about the Line Avenue and shine fine Avenue curve BR funding issues and how he is working with the contractor have that resolved and they come up the best approach to resolve it
for the NJ do fiscal year 2023 Local transportation projects Grant we are working on the project design for the NJ do fiscal year 2025 local a program uh CME submitted a proposal for professional service associated with same with the 2023 substation
maintenance contractor is working on the reports which will be submitted to us when they are completed the NJB schorm water assistant Grant application CME submitted a proposal addressing the 2025 requirements and a proposal for a Services anything
for CH there are two resolutions the first one is a hcd transfer resolution there's a line item that has money in it that would transfer into different line so we spend it we get reimbursed in the county and the next one is resolution to Fire medum Solutions to do our building
collections to Water and Electric we went out to bid twice they were the only bidder we rejected the bid full times we negotiated with them now we're authorizing an agreement with them to begin on March 1st it won't take over right away in March 1st it takes four or five months to get through the whole entire process so it's still going to be
a couple hiccups along the way but this is the first step to getting new company thank um this would probably resolve this question then I know that quite a few people asking about having credit cards front yeah so I think once this company comes in once the water meters
are all taken care of and are all in place and stuff I think we start look at other things like monthly King both water electric and so forth you know but we got to get the water meters in operating person in this new company so I mean I don't see anything happening till probably more towards the end of the year early next year you know but
that something councelor anything for Joe I'm going to go to the police chief mayor I only got two things uh cons resolution number 95 is the deployment of crossing guard deployment of crossing guard Milton Martin uh he's filling the
vacancy that was created by retirement of Carol Sullivan was a crossing guard here for 20 years and retired at the end of December last year uh the other thing I have is this Thursday at 6 PM right here in the police department is our neighborhood watch program meeting uh if
you're interested in any crime prevention strategies or you know the safety your neighborhood I suggest you uh be here for that time uh we'll have a few of our officers here a couple of our members of our detective Bureau here uh speaking that night uh as of right now we have 65 people that are registered so
last time we had 78 I believe and 30 showed up hopefully we'll get a bigger interest sum at 6m Chief I'm sorry that's 6 p.m. 6 pm. yes yes anything chief
I have one thing Wednesday morning will be shut down Wednesday morning uh fire chief thank you good evening mayor and Council as of today Engine 2 was returned from Campbell after our second alarm we did have electrical issues again so Campbell will be back at the station tomorrow do
troubleshooting correct the issue will take it back to Campbell for further repairs all of the units are currently in service on this evening's agenda list you will notice that we have three resolutions resolution 86 is going to authorize reliable fire company to hold your annual boot Drive resolution 89 to
appoint Lis Blanco William Alfre as firefighters resolution 101 to appoint Isaac ma As A Firefighter earlier this month we had a walk through the ear Early Learning Center for our firefighters yesterday and tonight our entire department is receiving a lecture on the art of smoke
size up strategy and tactics on this Thursday officers and members will be attending engine company operations strategy and tactics this classes provided by East Franklin fire department on Saturday the remainder of our department will recertify in CPR basic life support and first aid
firefighter Jennifer Baker started firefighter 1 at midlex County Fire Academy this alone is 159 hours and also at this time I would like to take a moment in honor past Chief Robert shando who Rec recently passed away on February 17th Chief Shand was a life member of
reliable Fire Company member of the South Ro fire department for 64 years was a member of the South exempt Association almost everyone town at one time or another had the opportunity to meet and greet this man he had a love of
Life family and our department and our town it's almost unheard of for an individual to volunteer for 64 years if you knew moose you simply knew him that's giving a handshake to you warm smile and always saying it's a beautiful thing please keep his family in prayers
and bl Andre I just have one thing mayor number 92 the authorizing award architectural engineering design Services that's for the family required bathroom at the
concession stand for the new can you just give an update on the water meter project I know we had a number of how many were yeah there there are about 5,000 water meters in town we're down to about 1,300 not stalled um meter Tech
the company doing things going has tried every method possible emails phone calls um text messages uh I'm now assigned someone from staff they gave us the list um we are making a phone call um if they
don't respond in 10 days we are sending them a regular mail letter they don't respond in seven days from the regular mail letter we'll be sending him a summon to court for failure to allow someone to access the meter
um and we hope that doesn't there are a lot of them that I'm personally trying to take care of all leonardine gens all the schools haven't responded yet I personally reached out to them and we're getting
all their numbers together excuse me and we will narrow that list down counc anything for counc J I have nothing counc uh yes the uh next Board of Education
meeting is this Thursday February 27th at 7 p.m in the High School auditorium we would like to give a shout out to some of our athletes uh ke Lewis is the first female to qualify for the regions in wrestling Ethan Chamberlain and Thomas neelson both took fourth in their District this past weekend and pH
granadera took third in districts which brings him to the regions which are this weekend coming coming up and if he can take top four there he would go to the states and Atlantic City and Alex gby one of our men's basketballers player scored his 2,000 Point against K andoy magnet school for those of you that
don't know they usually celebrate when you get to 1,000 so he has 2,000 which is twice as much so he uh it's it's it's a big deal it's only happened a few times in school history and Alex uh he's been a great student athlete and U good representative of the
town from the recreation side uh registration is still open for spring Sports t-ball for fundamental instructional is going to be mixed for boys and girls ages 4 through six and they're going to start in mid April softball for girls ages 6 through 13 and
the teams will compete at 8U 10U and 13u and baseball for boys ages seven through 10 with teams competing at 8U and 10U we're also gonna have flag football for ages 5 through 18 and they're going to
use a co-ed Division and a girls division so they're trying to have an all girls division for those age groups uh based on enrollment so once the signups are settled they'll see what they can do about having a co-ed mix and a full girls division uh the softball baseball and flag football will start in
mid-march and to register you can go to s.org click departments then Parks and Recreation and you can see a link to enroll if you have any issues online you can call the office at 732 254 4412 uh we are also still looking for a
tennis instructor for the spring program uh we had a great young man that was doing that but he moved and Terry Chandler is searching for someone to take that over uh if anyone has anyone that may be interested they can email her at T Chandler south.org or call the
office at the same 732 254 4412 and that's all I have thank you Council thank you mayor um the only thing I'm G to mention is uh just what the police chief mentioned the neighborhood watch um again it's this
Thursday at 6 o'clock here in this building it's been successful last year we had it several times and please come out those that are signed up please do attend it really uh is worth it and you learn a lot more about the town and the safety and you're also helping the
police police are helping you it's a joint um effort here yeah that's all we have thank you councilwoman B um I'm just going to go over a couple things to the library even though I have a meeting with them tomorrow night but there are some things coming up that you would
have to register for they're having a Dr Seuss magic show on Monday March 3rd at 6 o' uh something that's called vision boards for kids and teens that's something that they would set up as their goals and aspirations also you have to these are all you have to
register for family crochet you're going to learn how to do granny squares um and then a mindful breathing monthly meditation classes they're mon they're Thursday March 6 at 6:30 but again there are many many things that
you can find find out goes at the library on their website and that's all I have Council thank you mayor um on The Office on Aging uh they are urging all members who had been members before
January of this year uh to go down there and check your database and update it if necessary whether it's your address or anything else to whether you have any particular needs or whatever uh they do want to update their membership and their
membership application also the AARP is still offering the fre tax preparation uh people 60 plus age are given preference that would be at the East Brunson public library and the sponsor office on agent you have to call ahead
to schedule an appointment uh East brunic has Monday and Wednesdays and call 732 390 6767 and the Spotswood office is at one Arlington in Spotswood and on Wednesdays
only and the call number is 732 251 3432 and that's all I have May thank you thank you council president yes um EDC they are working really hard on
promoting the businesses in town they're looking for doing some things on Main Street um they're working on another gathering of all the businesses in town so everybody gets to know each other and how we can promote it a little bit better their next meeting is on the 19th
of March and it's at the senior citizen building on 55 re hold off on my comments I'd like to open that to the public in a minutes state your name your address evening mayor council Jim hutchon 38
forry um as far as the water project I'm sure you're still at a very infiny stage of that but has there been any decisions made yet uh on like service lines so right now the town basically
the main then the corporation connection from the main into the property is owned by the customer if they going down reping Mains we we talked about replacing service lines also so we're replacing the service line I imagine we be replacing the Val the curb and then
attaching that to service line going in a couple meetings ago I asked that takes place if the town is actually installing that town didn't take ownership that service has there been any discussions on that yet still too early and then I'd
also B off about um rather than leaving the existing Mains in in the ground remove them again for markout things of that nature so I'm sure that's all too um parking
issue on Steven Street where all the meters were taken out when the movie people came in there's still parking meter double meter that's missing right it's the next to last one before he gets to George plus I always see the same cars parked there Chief can we just give him a
ticket because there's no try try um I'm glad to hear we're looking at a new billing company uh I think residents all the Water and Electric customers are
frustrated at this current Building Company and I just want to say having an inside knowledge of this um this is not anything associated with the burrow the burrow South River people down there at 4 Washington Street this is out of their
hands the problems is the billing company so when we're not getting bills as electric customers or water cups customers it's not because the people there or the bur is doing anything it's it's the company itself that's doing
this so we're doing the right thing and telling them I know um too frustrating for everybody associated with that um then my last comment oh um if we have that many
people that have not responded for the board Meers just from my old utility days I'm not sure if we're Bound by different rules and regulations since we're a municipality rather than invest your own utility I think an old termination of
service will probably get them quicker than maybe going to court maybe be a little cheaper so I don't know if we want to just threaten the termination of water service um I know that usually spur people
to get them uh off tough to do something so because again the burrow owns the water meter so we need to have access to our equipment so thr that out there
possibility no cash no splash good even counil my name is Ed 64 White Avenue um I have two questions I was r a little bit already um I miss the first ordinance reading just was curious was ordinance 2025 for pass that's great
that's great thank you for your work um what second question is could the council please confirm which communication Channel with burrow will use to notify potential developers of the application submission date or
timing for class five suitability applications yes first class five so what happens is there's aop period once that passed and we post poed advertisement whatever may be then first
come to walk and which advertisement do you guys use to the home new the home new okay usually was the long that days
days tomorrow tomorrow thank you so much anyone else from the public first call second call public second counc in
favor second where resolution 2021 authorizes the bo Council to utilize a consent agenda to adopt various resolutions of a routine and non-controversial nature at one time and therefore be it is hereby resolved that the blow list of resolutions are hereby
adopted by the B Council and PO is at the same individually after the consent resolutions 2025 86 to 2025 107 86 authorizing the sou of fire department to conduct a boot Drive 87 authorizing
the requisition of funds for payment to custodian of the school monies 88 resolution authorizing vehicle auction 89 appointment of leis Blanco and William Alfrey as firefighters to CMM engine company 90 authorize a construction Department permit refund 91
authorizing transfer of funds from middle sex County Housing and Community Development Agency for Park improvements 92 authorizing the award for architectural and engineering design Services 93 submission of the 2025 hcd block grant
proposal 94 authorizing an agreement with B metering Solutions 95 appointment of a Crossing yard 96 authorize certain utility refunds 97 appointment of a part-time Public Works employee for the sanitation department 8 authorizing the
notice of requests for proposals for land use board professionals 99 appointment of OEM members 100 authorizing a change order 101 authorizing the appointment of Isaac Moda as firefighter for the C fire department 102 accept February 3rd 2025
regular and executive session minutes 103 authorize the doen claims list 104 property tax refund 105 authorizing approval to submit a Grant application with the NJ do for improvements to L Avenue Apprentice Avenue and barl Street
106 authorizing approval to submit a Grant application with the NJ doop for improvements to darl Street Bailey Street and John Street seven authorizing application for the inclusive Healy communities Grant moot motion by counc second second
by counc counc yes counc STIs yes with the exception of number 3ain from 25- 00521 ccan yes coun Janis yesensky yes presid yes with the
exstension from 86 89 101 and on 103 24-3 179 24-
03592 and 25 424 right we have nothing for new business we want to start govern body comments Council Kinski thank you may uh first off I'd like to thank all of our Public Service workers our police fire
DPW and everything and Robert with Johnson for all the services they provide to our community uh I'd also like to offer congratulations to uh Calvin on his retirement uh at the DPW 41 years was last day quite a
run um with that uh DPW has done a wonderful job as far as salt in the streets uh I can't tell whether it's snowed or if it's salt so with that I thank you again with that that's all I have here thank you so much Council when
is's last day today yes I've forever 41 years 41 years um I know I called tpw this week down at alasi and penis I guess everybody's some pumps are getting pumped out into Cam Avenue has a
huge thing all chassis has on way here John Street George Street I guess we really can't do anything about that I could keep an eye on it and make sure they get sanded they're quite wide that's one of the roads that's going to be getting fixed
um now I know I I was complain about when I stre but I think I complain about where they're coming up to park to get into that new school you're never going to get a fire truck up that Street between 830 93 it's same with Johnson
place too ever I don't know they're parking there they're not supposed to be parking there so I don't know what I know you can't be everywhere at once but we were all up there in masses about six because I felt so bad this poor woman was trying to get out of the front of her house on warning side she couldn't
get out of her driveway I know the feeling I feel bad I feel bad I don't know where these people are going to go there's just too many people one area um we talked about that in our public safety meeting yeah we I had all my guyss up there it's just it's just too
many people at one time there's there's no parking spaces for any of the parents to go so they just ride around in circles uh they over on the side of the road uh you know just just to wait I mean the afternoon is worse than the morning yeah i' have to go there at 9:00
in the morning it was so we we've been there for the last five days I know the flow is hard you got to watch the ones that just stop their cars and put on their linkers and then walk their kids up the hill they're not supposed to be doing it's like that all by all the
schools not just our schools um down on by the old junior high is bad down by char stre just I guess too many people in one area yeah but just be careful because uh I mean kids are running in between cars
trying to get across the street some are not Crossing by the crossing guards where they should be especially on Johnson place and Hillside John they go halfway up and they just go across and some poor persons something's going to happen and what do you do then I I don't know how you can tell the kids go to the
corner there's a crossing guard there use that you have had to yell at some you can tell them you had to yell people the other day I don't get it um but the same thing the weather's getting nicer it's staying lighter longer on the way down here kids were on their scooters
luckily they had lights and helmets so that was good just be careful of the the Walkers the joggers the kids uh we want to make sure everybody stays safe that's all I have thank you counil just a
congratulations to calv you I and congratulations on 41 years that's amazing that's all go the same with Cal he's been a staple in that for bur for a long time and I'm 41 years old so
he he's been working here as long as I've been here so it's great to hear that he's going off into the next chapter so the couples y um I just wanted to thank DBW for going around and I know there's a lot of humps like Donna was
saying they were pumping out water and turning ice and H and DPW they're out there and they're going out with heavy equipment breaking up the S and getting that out of the way so it's not a hazard and they're keep on top of it all over town i' like to say thank
youc president thank you just to reiterate congratulations calie only for a lot of years you're definitely going to enjoy retirement I can definitely say that um again to our
DPW great job uh with all the high winds we had um our electric utility was by far first first class all the way their maintenance and all the work that they put into the to the burrow is it pays off when you have the weather like that
our road department sanitation they all did a great job of plowing salting they kept the town safe and that's by far the best anybody can do um just one quick thing
on a fire note um we've had a few incidents where people were smoking outside of their homes and set Mulch on fire grass on fire um and we've had a few where it got
pretty bad so please if you are a smoker be careful make sure you extinguish your cigarette in a bucket an ashtray something where it's not going to fall into a garbage can a recycling can
anything like that if you're on a deck don't put the cigarette out on your deck surface put it out in a in a proper extinguishing place I mean we got to be safe and it's common sense so please be very careful if you're smoking and
that's all I have here we are well first of all I want to thank the uh Council along with art and Joe it's been a long waited for the billing company finally replacing them
they're going to go into effect March 1 uh it's going to be on it's going to finally be on board within six months or so there's still going to be a couple hiccups here and there this has been long awaited this is something that's going to bring different Avenues to the
paying the bills making it easier for res recycling I know a lot of people have been complaining about our recycling how uh the sanitation doesn't do a good job I understand uh I know I've had quite a few meetings with the
county I'm happy to announce that the county finally signed a new company that is not only going to have one one arm Bandits it's also going to make it cheaper on South River so you're going to be seeing that hopefully within the next month or two um once they take P
what will they take the bags now or no well I don't know that I know you're going to get a 90 90 gallon garbage can that's going to be dropped off by the company themselves so free of charge cool so thank you County for job while going on
that but holes I know that the weather is breaking uh please bear with the D W they are doing as much as they can it's not easy they deal with a lot more than just the p de trees coming down curbs you name that they're out there
doing I know that we've been hearing about this throughout the southern part of the state where there's a supposedly bir flu let me explain what this is and it happens more about happens more around Parks than anything else
find ducks that are deceased don't get near them don't walk on the feces keep your animals away from them don't track them into your house you see it call the police let them know it's the best thing I tell I want to also thank the do for
helping us get more roads under our belts you know every year they do their best to help us electricity race my favorite topic a lot of people through social media and I'm using social media because they're bad
mou or I should say speculating what the town is doing um to start off by saying I thank what our budget committee has done in the last past four or five years with the battery project and everybody else's
electricity is going up ours isn't staying where it's at next year they're going to get hit again with electricity ta electricity tax he we not once again we're budgeting battery project is actually
doing a very very good job of it so if anybody's out there bad mouth what we are doing this is probably by far the best project that the Administration has actually applied to this time so if anybody has any questions feel free to reach out to me go see Joe at 48
Washington and he'll explain it to to you at in detail you decrease rates last year yes that's right decreased rates last year now Calvin Jack as you all heard
Calvin has been beyond the word motivated determined um loved for the town 41 years now what you don't know about the DBW is there is no such thing as them sitting in a in a
building with warmth they go out every single day regardless of the weather regardless of the element regardless of what resident may be upset with and they do their job and Calvin himself is
living proof of it 41 years sitting on the back of that garbage truck and never once complained showed up to work and always devoted himself to that Department of Public Works he's gonna be surely missed I know we're gonna see him in town he lives right here so if you
see him give him a shout out Calvin thank you for everything you have done for this Bor condolences to the the Moose family uh he's going to be surely missed as you all heard he's been a staple to the fire department for 64
years and last and final as the council balis said the weather is getting better Please be aware of those kids coming out in and out of those cars they're outside now they're trying to enjoy the weather the weather's getting better hopefully there's no more snow but I wish everybody um happy
and have a motion to en close by Council second by counc in favor