everything ready there. Good evening everybody. I hope you're nice and cool. Um staying cool. All right. Uh pledge of allegiance. Oh, no. The notice of this meeting is being held in accordance with the public laws
of 1975 chapter 231. An adequate notice of this meeting has been provided by a notice sent to the star ledger, the local source and posted in the main lobby of the mission build on the township uh website.
of allegiance, please for it stands nation for all. Please remain standing for our for service of people here and abroad. Thank you. [Applause] Mayor Huber, yes. Deputy Mayor Lford,
absent. Committ Capes here. Committ Kaiser present. Committ Weber is absent. Proclamations and announcements. Springfield 55 plus residents calendar is out uh for July.
All right. Blood drive to Chisum on July 2nd from 2:30 to 7 sponsored by the New York Blood Center, New Jersey Blood Service. Please call 732 672-5281 with any questions. They don't need an
appointment, do they? To go to go over there. They do. They do need they prefer one but they don't need one. Correct. All right. Uh Pride Day Springfield is June 28th
1 to 4. All you municipal offices will be open um closed on July on Friday July 4th. Uh fourth July celebration is at Misowl. Free admission gates open at 5. There
will be food trucks, petting zoo, pony rides, live entertainment, and fireworks at dusk. Next scheduled meeting is Tuesday, July 15th at 700 p.m. And during July and August, we only have one meeting.
Public comment on agenda items only. All right, Jerry Fernandez, 393 Hillside Avenue on um the resolution 199 that shared service agreement. Can you
talk about that a little bit? Um what is what is our part in that? John, right? Yeah, I'll take it. I just want to make sure that I'm looking at the right resolution. So this is a this is an existing shared services agreement between the township of Springfield and
Township of Berkeley Heights where Springfield essentially lends its uh services of its CFO who's also the purchasing agent here um to Berkeley Heights and Berkeley Heights has requested to increase the compensation element of that shared services
agreement for the for the um for the services of our CFO. Uh and that's what this authorizes that that's a pass through cost. So all of the costs and any increase in costs based on the additional compensation u are passed
through to the to the township of Berkeley Heights who pays a quarterly quarterly they they are responsible for her service. No no I understand that part. I'm just wondering are they responsible for this amount that's on here? Yes. Well they're
responsible Yes. they're responsible for the whole amount or do we contribute some so they're responsible for the increase in the compensation to to the CFO and also their portion of any increases in costs because of that. So for example sometimes pension amounts
will increase a little bit. They're responsible for that. Um the looks like about a $10,000 increase. They're they're paying that part. Correct. Okay. Yep. All right. Thank you very much. There's no there's no change in the township's obligations.
All right. Anyone else? Seeing none, I'd like to close a portion of the meeting. A portion of the meeting. All right. Reports, administrators. Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Couple items update on our paving projects. We completed treetop and
skylark. This was our portion of responsibility that we swapped out with PSEG to make sure all of our streets were paved curb to curb, not in the middle of the road. Other streets on the schedule, we have Midvail Drive and North View Terrace. Currently, they're in the spec phase, partially funded by
the community development grant, which is approximately 120,000 we got on that. Under our annual road program, we'll be doing Windsor Road Film Mill and pave with new curbing and Highlands Avenue
also full mill and pave. Uh Johanna Way Storm Station, the project's on schedule. Electric conduit from the pole to the building has been completed. Contractors are currently installing all electrical boxes and rerouting the fuel line. The pumps and motors have been built and are on the shelf and ready for
delivery when called for. Please note that the upgrade has nothing to do with the sanitary system. This is strictly storm water. Uh Oakland Park, I wanted to mention we did get the grant. The mayor and I received a check last week.
Uh we are in the process now. Our DPW went out and received seven bids for cutting the trees and the grading because that has to be done no matter what we end up doing with that area. Uh the bids ranged anywhere from $4,600 to
$11,000 for that phase. So that should be started shortly. Um, I wanted to mention we'd had some more business uh meetings with business owners in downtown again trying to get our buildings cleaned up. Uh, we met with
another vendor for security cameras in town hall and the police department DPW. Uh, we had two meetings with Gomes on security again. I think as you heard last meeting, we had school kids in the building. So, we've had two meetings
with them uh with the chief of police there. Also, we are going to meet again. If it's not secured, then we're going to go to court and force them to get a security guard on site. So, that's about where we are there. If you look at Patriot Way, I was over
there today. They got the third story started to a great extent. So, they're they're flying. They're moving right along. I think other than that, that's all for the moment. Um, any other questions or comments? Yes, I do. Um, I've noticed around town there's
the beginning of the installation of the solar powered speed limit monitors that are on certain streets. Can you and I'm just not aware of where they're all located in town. Would you be and I know the chief's not here. Would you be able to get me a list of where? Yes, I will.
Thank you. And and as far as the Gomes property, and I know we had a lot of conversations about that at the last meeting. At what point did we ever enter a conversation or have a conversation with either Gomes or our our people and just say at what point do we just secure
the construction site and build the property owner? Has that topic ever come up? Yeah, it has. And we're waiting to see very shortly where this goes. We've got another call with them. If it doesn't happen, then we're going to have to take steps. I I I would I would
encourage you to do that because I I we've talked about this last meeting and obviously safety is number one and if they're not going to be responsible for it, we're going to have to take that on ourselves and just charge them for it and and and because we can't have anybody get hurt. They're they're they're not they have proven time and
time again throughout this years process that they're not sixyear process. Thank you. That they are not the most professional. They are not the most upto-date. and we have fined and had meetings with them um at nauseium about this and based on their poor track
record, I don't have too much confidence that they're going to do what they need to do to secure this site. So, I would like to see us secure that site and charge them sooner rather than later. The anniversary is coming up. July 4th is the anniversary of the start of that project. That's completely inexcusable
to have this go on that long. I know that we've talked about it a long time up here. There are certain circumstances that are on our beyond our control. We could not pick this builder. We could not pick this contractor. We could not pick any of this. We find them at nauseium. I don't know what the what the running total is right now. But
astronomical everything in our power to make sure that this project goes on on a on a an appropriate pace and it has not. And just their poor track record, I don't have that much confidence that they're going to secure this site the way that we feel it should be
appropriate. Totally agree. Thank you. All right. Um minutes. Uh new business. There's no first or second readings. Okay. Resolutions. You want taken out? Let me know.
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198 199 That's it. That's it. I think I'll make I'll make a motion to adopt the following resolutions by consent agenda. Resolution 2025-181 through resolution 2025-19.
I second. All in favor? I need to do a roll call. Oh, roll call. That's right. Roll call. Committeeman Kaiser. Yes. Committ Capid. Yes. Mayor Huber. Yes. All right. Discussions and actions. Mr. Mr. Mayor, I would like to
approve a request from the New York Blood Center, New Jersey Blood Services to hold a blood drive at Ches Community Center on Monday, August 4th from 12:45 to 10:30 p.m. Is that correct? 10:30 p.m. Yeah, thank you. Uh, and hold
harmless and COI to be provided. A second. Committ Capid. Yes. Committee man Kaiser. Yes. Mayor This is your last meeting today. Been a long day.
All right. Finance. Let's pay some bills. I'll make a motion to adopt payroll invoices for the period of June 12th, 2025 through June 24th, 2025 in the amount of 5,54,99.15. I second. Committeeman Kaiser.
Yes. Committee Capid. Yes. Mayor Huber. Yes. All right. Correspondence of Kennorth notice of planning board hearing B Hall on June 24th 25 at 6:30 p.m.
regarding fourth round house elements and fair share plan. attached to notice of public hearing on June 26th, council chambers during proposed fourth
round housing element and fair share plan. Union County Utilities authority rescheduled public hearing regarding rate adjustment to June 30th, 2025 at 5:30 p.m. authorities conference
room. Um before I turn there's the public I just want people to know that with this I know it's been hot and we do have a cooling station over over Chisum. So it's open all day till so they're there
till 10:00 tonight 10:00 every night today and I presume tomorrow it's supposed to be very hot and supposed to cool off a little bit. Um, and public comment on anything. Hello, Jerry Fernandez, 393 Hillside
Avenue. Um, just following up. I know I have, let me start by saying I'm not I'm up here as a resident and not speaking on behalf of the board of ed. Um, which obviously I cannot speak for them, but um, I have a question. And I know we met
to and we spoke over the pilot programs and I know you had mentioned mayor about perhaps having a joint meeting um with the board of ed just following up on that. Um I think they've reached out or they were had been trying to reach out to follow up on that last meeting we
had. I don't know if there's anything supposedly you might want to speak in that mic because people complaining they don't hear you. They don't hear me? Yeah. Oh man. Sorry. Don't kill. I was told by our clerk I spoke out of turn because we it it used
to be a scheduled meeting every year. Yes. To go meet with them. Mandatory meeting. And I don't know how we have to do it. But I mean I was willing to go but we can't have the five of us go because it's against the law to all five of us to be in one place. Right. Even if
it's published and published and done. All right. Maybe we'll try and get Do you have means July and August? Yeah. We'll try and get one. You know, our next one is July 28th, I believe, is the next. Ours is ours is July.
We were just talking about it before the meeting. I know we just talked about But no, I I want to meet with them, you know. Um but I will Linda will cancel her vacation. Oh, that's right. When? No, but we we'll
get together in July or August. All right, sounds good. The option is to to just either send two committee members. No more no more than two. No more than two. But or Yeah. She like to meet with both committees like to meet together. Years ago, we used to do it. In that
case, we the the township committee would have to notice that meeting as well as the board of ed, right? It probably be August then. All right. All right. I mean, no, I agree. Again, we're at the end of July, so I mean we if we Yeah, we could probably do it by July
28th, but if not August, fine. All right, Linda, before you leave, you got to do that. All right. And uh I don't anything with uh any followup, Al, Alex? I know we had spoken
uh uh followup is that I thought my my understanding was that uh this would have been a subcommittee and it would have been committeeman Harris and myself meeting with the the individuals that came. Um it was my understanding that uh
we did attempt to reach out to schedule that especially when we were drafting the ordinance to set up a more formal uh pilot review uh program and I don't believe the dates worked uh uh that were proposed from our end. Um so that was my
understanding going forward. Can you send me a copy of that? Uh I can those dates just curious when they were it was it was at some point in time when we were planning to introduce uh uh uh the resolution. So would would you be would you be all right sending me a copy of
that email? I I don't think it was me who reached out. Um so I I don't have that. Um but that was my understanding. Um and unfortunately I think timings just didn't didn't work. uh we proceeded
to pass uh uh through resolution right through ordinance establishing a pilot review commission whatever subcommittee you want to call it um I think it's incumbent upon now the board of ed to pass a similar uh through through how
you do it whether you guys do resolutions or whatever to pass a a a basically like a companion ordinance to establish it on your end um so that was my is understanding. Do you know if the superintendent or BA had a copy or have
seen any of that by any chance? I am fairly certain they have, but I I I don't want to I don't want to comment. It wasn't myself who was in communication with the superintendent or or the business administrator at the the schools. I'll follow up on mine. All
right. Thank you. We'll check to see if it was sent. If not, we will get something. My name is Lori Barnett. I live at 136 Treetop Drive. I am not scrolling Instagram. I'm going to read what I have on my phone.
Um, members of the committee, I'm here to discuss an issue I've noticed in the community regarding significant and extended noise from power tools, gas powered equipment, and heavy machinery heard over summer holiday weekends.
Over the summer, we have three major holidays, as we all know. Memorial Day, Labor Day, and Fourth of July. And Memorial Day and Labor Day are attached to long weekends. These holidays are times when friends and family often gather at each other's homes to spend time together enjoying backyards and
other private outdoor spaces. And frankly, we don't have to gather. Sometimes we just want to be solitary in our in our peaceful outdoor spaces. On the Memorial Day Monday that just passed in my neighborhood, my family and I experienced a nearby home having work
done on their backyard for 7 hours by a contractor who used power tools from approximately 10:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. My family and I have also experienced another nearby home on a Sunday of a Labor Day weekend that was either last
year or the year before using heavy machinery in the form of a backhoe to do construction work on their yard. This particular project went from about 2:30 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. The loud and persistent noise of tools and
machinery over several hours on these holidays made what could have been a lovely quiet holiday really stressful. So given all this, I'm here respectfully to ask that the committee consider amending or changing current ordinances to prohibit or at least significantly
limit the use of electric and gas powered tools and heavy machinery for the three major holidays over the summer. Memorial Day inclusive of the weekend, Labor Day inclusive of the weekend, and Fourth of July. On these holidays and holiday weekends, when so
many of us get together with friends and family to enjoy our outdoor spaces, we can give all members of the community the greatest chance for a peaceful, enjoyable gathering. In some uh in doing some research on local townships, I found that Milbourne has something like this in place already with the use of
heavy equipment prohibited on Sundays and legal holidays. I am hoping Springfield will consider doing something similarly impactful. Thank you. I agree with you. Thank you. Yeah. And I did I I'll I'll be in full transparency. I did try to look up the
Springfield ordinances and the legal lees made me blind. So I'm not really sure. I don't think there is any. I asked a while ago. Okay. There is. But again, it depends what we're speaking of. If we're talking about a resident cutting his grass, no,
that's not what it's covered. Contractors know on a Sunday cannot. I don't know if over holiday weekend though we've got anything in there specifically for a holiday weekend. I think that's my concern. I mean look, we all have a right to cut our grass and
we all want our neighborhoods to look beautiful. I just think that those particular weekends we can maybe hold sacrosen because there's so much like not a lot of us there's so many of us who work all the time many of us have those weekends off. So it' be nice to
have some peace on those weekends and restricting not necessarily lawnmowers but back hoes and jackhammers or whatever else we got. All right. Right. Understood and appreciated for sure. Thank you very much. I think
everybody's in agree. I will. Thanks. Anything else? Anything else? No. No. I I I'm in agreement. Um in that with nothing else. I'd like to have a motion to adjurnn. Second. All in
favor? I. Nay. Thank you. And