said that was an eight. >> Um >> yeah, just something to remind everybody that What's it called? >> Is there do they have it on their website or do we have >> We have it on our website.
>> Yeah, >> it 28. That's what I thought. Maybe we should just live. >> We are live. Okay. All right. It's 7:00. >> I call to order um business meeting um of April 27th.
Roll call, please. >> Charles, >> here. >> Jvers or Gawa, sorry. >> Here. >> Jivers >> here. Mando >> here. Weiss >> here. >> Are we adequately noticed? >> Yes. This meeting was adequately noticed on January 23rd, 2026 to the Times in
the Princeton packet filed with the municipal clerk and posted here at the municipal building and on the township website. Please stand for the salute to the flag to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God,
indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> Okay. Um under ceremonial matters today we have um update from our um investments of parking authority, Mr. Lupo, if you
would. Is Scott joining as well? Sure. Perfect. And there are hard copies. Um I think Allison, we have some hard copies if anybody wants Yeah. If anybody wants, we have hard copies for the public.
>> All right. >> Thank you all for the opportunity. >> Yeah. Um Andy, you'll have to speak directly otherwise uh the uh YouTube doesn't catch it. >> Okay. Don't hate YouTube not catching it. Uh thanks for the opportunity to uh present the state of the parking
authority. I'm joined by Scott McFersonson, our executive director and to the board and Larry Katz. I just so our our mission is is very simple. Uh try to provide a safe, reliable and convenient parking. Uh we're an
independent authority alongside New working alongside New Jersey Transit but managing our own operations at our capital. We were established back in 1971. Uh and we we've we've historically worked when we worked with Jersey
Transit, they controlled all of daily parking and we only had permit parking. But as times have gone on, we've been able to change that uh quite a bit to help our residents. Our capacity is almost 4,200 spaces. Um roughly New
Jersey Transit and one-third West Windsor parking. Uh currently we have a 200 spaces uh used by university projects they have ongoing. Our spots by a lot. Give you an idea. Uh
we have West Windsor. The Wallace lot has 562 permits and we have close to a thousand permits sold. So, we'll talk about oversell a little bit. Um, upper Vaughn has uh 598 spaces available.
Lower Vaughn has 329 spaces and the daily had daily 365. Station drive is 635 with Alexander being the largest at 1705. dem demand for us is very uneven. Wallace is overs subscribed
uh with up to an eight-year wait while Vaughn has availability within weeks. Our our challenge is making sure with our oversell that we don't shut out anyone who has a permit being able to park in Wallace. And
luckily over the last few decades that's only happened a handful of times and we found them immediate spots for them. Uh but generally speaking we see that uh with the especially now with the hybrid working model u there are more people
who retain their permits because the pricing um but they just don't use it five days a week. So as a result we're able to offer daily parking. are parking fees. Um, resident permits range from$180 to $210 per quarter. For
Vaughn, we give a slight discount at that 180 because it's a just a little further walk. Um, Jersey Transit charges $54 a quarter. Any resident or non-resident who elects to
park in Jersey Transit slots, it's 504 because we have no control. any outsider non-resident who would like to park in our lots would be paying the the same price 504 daily. Now, there's a number of ways to
pay for these permits as well. You can pay uh by check. You can drop it off at the train station, drop it off at the parking authority office, you can mail it in, and that's free. We encourage AC um payments, and that has a convenience
charge of 35 cents per quarter. DAC is a automatic renewal system of permits register with us and then your bank account will automatically have the permit amount withdrawn from your account um on the 5th of every month
until you tell us. >> So every new permit that comes in we offer them the a letter. When we have late fees, uh we also remind uh those commuters that a is available for them. You can also pay online on our website,
but there is a credit card convenience fee of $9.95 per transaction. Uh daily parking, for the most part, it's $12 a day. Uh on Tuesday, Wednesdays, and Thursdays in Wallace, it's $17 a day. Uh you can pay at a pay
station which are located uh for the most part in our Jersey Transit sides lots, but we're also putting a pay station in the wallet slot for convenience and that is a 35cent convenience fee. And you can use the park mobile app and that has a $1.75 per
transaction charge. We have no control over that. We don't see any money from that. when it was a cheaper daily parking rate, that fee was a lot cheaper, but the minute it went above $10, they're contractually able to increase the fee and and they did.
This is an important one for us to comparative pricing. Uh, regionally, West Windsor remains one of the most affordable commuter options, even after recent increases. As you can see, with daily parking at $12, we're still substantially lower than Metro Park,
Hamilton, and Trenton. And our quarterly uh fees for our permit for our residents is still well under what Metro Park pays Hamilton and Trenton and what Jersey Transit non-resident uh uh people will pay. You talk about oversell, our oversell
model keeps our prices down. without it permits would need to increase to about $35 just to maintain uh the revenue expense balance. We we feel comfortable that we're able to manage the number of people that come into the lots. Uh we do offer limited
daily parking in Wallace. Uh and we have the opportunity to shut that down at any point in time. So if we have a influx of permit people coming in, we can adjust this daily. Now, the price increase.
New Jersey Transit raised rates significantly with little notice. We're contractually required to match certain pricing. As we started, we said that New Jersey Transit controlled all daily pricing. Uh we were not able to uh have
daily parking based on our uh operating agreement. When we were able to renegotiate that agreement, it was agreed that we wouldn't be uh competitive with New Jersey Transit for daily parking. So, we would match whatever parking rate they assign. We
have control over our permit rates because it's the properties in West Windsor. We can set our own rate there, but we can't do anything with the daily rates. So, COVID hurt us and still impacts us. The
usage is recovering, but behavior has changed. More hybrid commuters are choosing daily parking over permits. So, we're we're trying to uh adjust to the daily routine. Um, and that's why we said Tuesday, Wednesdays, and Thursdays
we can allow daily parking in Wallace. Um, but that's when our that's when the most volume occurs. We have substantial open spaces in Vaughn. But I think commuters believe that that's such a further walk.
We've got uh signs on our lot, which we're also going to post on our website, which we're also going to post in a lot that shows how close Vaughn is. Uh and when you look at different parts of Station Drive or Alexander
Vaughn is uh closer in many cases. So it's just trying to educate them that they can get daily parking there. Snow is highly volatile and difficult. Uh it's it's unpredictable for us. The costs vary widely and even small events
or freezing rain require treatment. When you look at our snow costs for 25 26 season at $681,000, we actually got very lucky because the first storm we had that freeze period for a number of days which meant there
was no thawing and refreezing. So we didn't have to sand and salt as much as we would normally do. The second storm where we had actually more snow, we had that immediate warm warming up where it melted quickly. So wall out is extremely
high for the last for the run rate that we've had for the last few years and again it's just very unpredictable as the township knows as well. This is something that we've uh we've we've been able to adjust our RFP practice so we're
able to get more biders in. We have to award by low bid. Um, but we're fortunate to also be able to close a lot if we had to uh to try to minimize the impact of uh the cost for the snow
removal or the salting and sanding. >> Hey Andy, can you just talk a little bit about your responsibility for snow removal because it's not just the lots, right? >> Right. We we also have to deal with the sidewalks and the the platform and New
Jersey has a zero tolerance um concept. They want to make sure their their platforms are um rem any snow slush is removed as quickly as possible. there's a higher rate of slip and falls in other lots across the footprint of
New Jersey Transit uh because we tend to uh react much quicker in my commuting days uh when I'm coming out of New York with snowstorms and you would see uh trains would become local because of the the weather and as we're stopping you
you can see the doors open slushes all around and you get to West Windsor and you didn't know it's snow. So feel really comfortable making sure that our residents and non-residents who use the the platform have a safe uh environment that they can commute in.
We believe we deliver a real value to the township. We give uh over $150,000 to the police each year for emergency services at the station. We gives $50,000 in rent uh for Upper Vaughn. Um
and with the enforcement that we do, the revenue from enforcement, which last year was over $375,000, goes directly to the courts, which then feeds roughly 92% of that will go to the township. Parkland authority does not
see anything on any type of revenue from tickets. um on a as I joke with our officers, if they go out and patrol and don't give a ticket, that's considered a good day. That means everybody parked properly. We do not want to give tickets out unless someone's doing something
they shouldn't be doing. One of the things we're working on is the bus garage remediation and repurposing. We've uh we're turning an underused uh contaminated site into a new parking in a small community space. uh will be a small p small pocket park
there as well as roughly 42 spaces for parking. More importantly, it cleans up an eyesore that the town has had for decades. Uh and it also cleans up the contamination that was there from the oils from the the bus maintenance garage. Uh we're on track. We're waiting
on uh some permits uh that will allow us to begin the remediation and the demolition of the building and then hope for late summer, early fall to start the construction of the lot. We talk about enforcement. Um we have there's only a couple of violations that
we have right now. There's two other violations that are pending that are going to be up on the agenda later tonight, but right now we give a ticket for failure to pay and then we give a ticket for uh going over the line where you're really using two spaces. Um and
for 2025, we've issued close to 7,000 tickets for just those two items. Now, the two new ordinances, um, we use license plate recognition, and what we expect to be able to do is
drive through the lots and see a license plate. Many cars don't have a front license plate, and that's fine. Those vehicles should pull into this, pull into the lot, into this parking spot. Uh when they don't do that, our officers
have to stop, have to get out, look, go back to the back of the car, then plug that into this into their system and then determine if that's an appropriate uh parker. Now, in most cases, they have
paid. However, that inconvenience of slowing down the patrolling process because when our officers are in the lots, they're not it's not driven by writing tickets. It's helping commuters. It's letting answering questions when
when they have an issue. It's spotting things that might need some repair. So, we want them to be able to get through the lots. they they patrol the lots all day long to ensure that people are parked properly and that the environment is safe.
The um other uh item that we're trying to do um is making sure people park in the correct zones. So right now we have three zones. There's a Wallace
zone, there's a lawn zone, and there's Jersey Transit. Now, when we say that people pay $12 a day for daily parking, if they're in Wallace, they're paying 17. If they inadvertently put in a Jersey Transit
zone, they'd only pay 12. And the only recourse we have is to give them a warning and then move the $12 from Jersey Transit to West Windsor. We don't recover the $5 because there's no way of filling these people.
Since September when we started proactively giving more zone errors, we had 305 occurrences in the last few months of the year. in uh the license plate uh issue um I'm sorry license
plate issue we had 305 the zone the uh zone errors we had 1,400 for 23 24 and 25 these are individuals who are
rushed um not focusing whatever the story might be that's something we need to have some teeth been trying to enforce and right now the warnings clearly are not working. We have many many signs posted
throughout the facility. We have the zones in the appropriate lots. We have license plates must be visible. U we have the park mobile app options available. Uh in Jersey Transit lots we
have over 80 signs. uh in our lots. I think we have 19 in >> 19 in walls permit and 23 in lot. >> So what we're proposing is uh to have a
violation of $35 and it's more of a nuisance violation. The strict violations are $75 and those fees are set by uh the township. Um, we think this will help us
educate our commuters to ensure they put in the right lots, uh, park the right way. Um, we've had many issues where a commuter because it's license plate recognition, they may type the wrong license plate number in when they tell
us, "We have permission from the court to dismiss that. We're not looking to uh, hurt a commuter who just made an error. >> One, we have a motion for the court to submit for a dismissal. Submission is still done by judge. So, we will submit
the paper for each ticket. >> Yeah. >> Once a ticket's issued, we don't have the power to dismiss it on our own. Everything goes through the courts and the court has worked with us uh for years to ensure that uh commuters are
not fined inappropriately or unfairly. Um however, they also uh recognize that this is something that we need to have a a better handle on to eliminate all of these warnings so people park the right
way. >> So, um just a quick question. You said for about 1,400 in zoning violations >> 25 and another 1,424 and another 1423. >> Okay. So, it's been like an ongoing
>> it's it's an ongoing problem. >> Out of curiosity, how many people go to the zone put the wrong zone where they pay the $17 instead of the 12? It's very rare, >> which kind of makes makes me wonder if it's people in a hurry, but okay.
>> Yeah. Yeah. >> Yeah. It's Yeah, they they rarely pay the higher amount. It's it's generally the other way. And we obviously have to keep an accounting of this because this is Jersey Transit funds versus West Windsor Parking Authority funds. So,
we're constantly moving money back and forth every month then end. So it in addition to the extra work in the field, it's extra work in the office from an accounting perspective. >> It it's interesting because they it's a one in three chance that they get the right number and you're still seeing
1,400 mistakes. >> And we recognize we have many repeat customers. The lot numbers do not change. So, if um you get the customer and now you're hitting with a $35 fine and
you know the there's a fine and somebody can ignore a ticket and when you're going around reading license plates and and there's somebody who's essentially a scoff who isn't paying for a ticket, is that picked up? >> Yeah. Well, we can we know uh how many times we've given a ticket to a
customer. Uh we've also had uh the hot list from the court where they they were looking for certain vehicles who might have been uh abusive with tickets or other issues and we give that list to our officers who they've spotted a
couple of plates like that and then they contact the police right away because most of the time there's not an engagement with individuals because the cars are parked, people are already on a train, they're commuting so we'll just leave the ticket on the windshield for them. Um but we don't focus on the
repeats per se. We just focus on the individual violation. Later we can go back and see the you know how many times that may have happened. >> Yeah would be an interesting chart to see um you know what what the analysis is on how many people how many individuals we're talking about.
>> We we know what the numbers are. We just don't publicize it. No. Uh, next one, Alison. So, when you look at the, uh, tickets issued here, the the permit violations 6,900 last year, then
over the line 52. Now, we generally don't look to give multiple tickets or an infraction. The only time that will happen is if someone didn't pay and they're taking two spots. If if someone
doesn't pay, um it's as and they, you know, if they're parked on the wrong lot, we're only looking to give them one violation for that. If if they're taking multiple spots, that's when it's a bigger problem for us and we'll give two tickets for that. That does not happen
that often. Our camera system enhances safety and has been very helpful to law enforcement across multiple types of incidences. We have a number of cameras uh through on our campus. Um they've helped with hit
and run incidents. There was a uh a surge of catalytic converters uh thefts a while back. Uh bike thefts. We used to get hit with a number of slip and fall
cases. Um, and now we have captured situations where clearly wasn't a true slip and fall. It was a lay down and try to get some money. Uh, so we've been able to >> Oh jeez. >> Um, help cases get dismissed very
quickly. >> Do we like do we see that often? How >> no. Thankfully no. >> Thankfully no. And I think as as commuters realize this is a a small number of individuals who try these schemes as they recognize we have
cameras they start to behave or go to another another location and try it there. >> They probably probably have done every station down the >> right first one day. >> Yeah. So, one of the other things we we
do have some uh hit and run situations, fend to defenders most of the time. Um, we're able to help the police with that. We will not give videos to any commuter when they come to us to ask for if we've
captured something on video. We tell them to go to the police. The police and Jersey Transit Police have access to our cameras 24/7. They don't need anything from us. They're they can see it all the time. Okay? and we have over 30 cameras in the lot right now. >> Just as a comment because I've been a
liazison in the past many times, but I know how much you do your research and talk to different companies, go to conventions, get business cards, talk to the professionals. So, it's it's it's not just cameras being installed. There's a
lot of research that goes on before a decision is made for a contractor to do the work. So, I've always been very appreciative of all the the hard work that all of you members do. >> No, thank you for recognizing. We we take it very serious and you know, we we live in the community. We're trying to
uh put the best face out there for our commuters, whether they're residents or non-residents. Um, and that also goes to uh the the the next slide, which is uh the community day. Last year was the first time we participated in that. We thought it was a great outreach
opportunity for us. We plan a return. Thought it was a wonderful event and you know a lot of people know who we are but many new residents have no idea. So there they were engaging with us to understand how they can go for a permit.
We had applications with us that day. Scott was manning it with one of our enforcement officers and they were able to uh also share information about the uh bus garage project uh to to give some ideas of what we're trying to do there. So we thought it was very helpful and
very wellrun. Our headache recurring flooding uh flooding on Wallace Road remains a a concern. It's there's drainage limitations and it can impact the access in the in the station tunnel. Um this is
an ongoing issue. Um we've taken as many steps as we can to try to help the areas that we control. Uh but as we've talked to the township and the township engineers, uh there's a a downstream flow that comes right into the wall
circle. Um we have very strong pumps for the tunnel, but when you have 8 10 feet of water, pumps aren't going to help like they like you would expect. Um we we will continue to work with the
township in trying to uh prepare the area when when we know a storm is coming. Our team will go out and clean the storm drains uh even if they're slightly off property because at the end of the day while it's not the layout of
the train station that causes the issue, Jersey Transit in Westmin Park has to pay to fix it. we have to clean it up and that that's the problem. So, um I I know with future projects there will be some upstream adjustments which will
help us but from a parking authority perspective this is unfortunately not AI produced. This is what happened. This was real actually. I was there, >> right? >> May May last year. Last
>> year page 225. >> Are there any grant opportunities? Have you seen anything? >> We haven't seen much on that. Um, you know, Jersey Transit, they believe it it's not their issue. So, they think
it's more a uh the water has to be uh controlled upstream more, but they continue to allow us to fix things because we have to keep things running. We know that we have the water coming from. >> It's across
>> Yeah. cross that >> and we we don't have the uh legal ability to fix that since it's not our property, >> right? Has I know there's been several meetings and I've heard different things about even just enlarging pipes and and
and and I know one point like one of the pumps fell, but that's a that's an unusual that issue is are there several doable solutions that have been identified? And >> we have enhanced the pumps. We have newer pumps in there. We have enlarged
some pipes. We still have more things that we we we would like to do. Um but it it does take some money and effort uh because most of this is on Jersey Transit's property. So we have to work
with them to we'll do the work once they approve things. Uh but they are they sit back and say they don't want that fix to be just on their dime if we're not catching it up straight. >> Right. Is there is there any identified
project that could that you've heard that could be outside of trying to trying to stop the tide coming in? But >> one of the neighbors is Schlumbumberge and >> I don't know that much more has to be said. uh they're they're not a very good
neighbor when it comes to this. Uh another issue I think is uh actually uh up by the shopping center uh and I think there's some when there's some projects in the works uh might be with Seisner uh that he would be required to make some
changes and that would retention basins things like that. >> Right. >> Yeah. They have to they have to put in some storm water control for the projects that they've got planned >> backed up. >> Yeah. that area help us as well. >> Okay. >> Mayor,
>> can they um they want to see if they can see the drawings of the Seaiser project. >> Sure. Sure. But they haven't I mean they will do it when they come for the they have approval for the daycare center. They haven't come at all. So they may
not come. I can show you the drawing, but the detention basing won't happen until they come with the uh daycare center. I I don't think they have a client yet. So, >> yeah, the intention is good. It's just there's not a timeline. >> Yeah. Okay. >> But how much of a solution would that
be? >> Well, it seems when we met with the township engineers, there's a a steady flow that starts there and comes down. They they think that would really help a great deal.
uh by the time it then reaches us. Now, we've also helped with some of the clearing uh that leads right into the uh circle. Um and you know, we've done some work in the pond as well. I mean, we in addition to putting in uh uh the
fountains and the lights to kind of dress it up. We're trying to gotten rid of a lot of the low brush to try to make sure the water can flow. >> And that's actually a natural pond, I believe. >> Yeah. Yes. there. >> So the D is kind of a little involved with
>> Well, right. We anytime we touch something, we have to go through D. >> Yeah. >> And >> Okay. I'm just wondering, you know, if this is going to sit and that's going to sit, maybe there's some way of moving something. Uh mayor, even if it's
>> do something with that retention basin now and when you build get something back. I mean, maybe there's something that could >> Well, I see mayor taking notes. So hopefully we can we can um >> see some movement there. Let's see.
>> No worms. >> U next slide is uh about some upcoming projects. Uh we're looking at uh evaluating some solar canopy installations to try to improve sustainability, user experience. We're working, we have a meeting coming up
with the township uh and the solar company to see if we might be able to uh uh put in canopies for the West Windsor lots first. Uh primarily Upper Vaughn initially and we've checked with our engineers that that's allowed up there.
Uh, we've also, uh, I've reached out to Chris Coolery, the CEO of Jersey Transit, and he said, uh, he'd be happy to talk a little bit deeper on this as soon as FIFA and the World Cup is over. So, got his hands still there. >> So, we're talking about upper one, not
Wallace lot, >> right? Initially, upper one. We want to see we have we have sketches on all lots. Uh, but we want to start with one that there's no houses nearby there. you know, no one even knows there's a lot there. We thought that would be the
easiest to do to see if it would work, right? And we're really at the infancy stage on this. This is, you know, just discussions and over the next month, we should have a better understanding. Will this work? Will it work? Um, we have to
do this on a coordinated effort with the township because it will generate more electricity than the parking authority needs. So, we have to be able to distribute it elsewhere and that's where we with the township's help, we might be able to take advantage of this program.
>> Um, >> community solar, right? >> Community solar. Yeah, we've uh we mentioned that we uh are doing the bus depot. Um said that's a a big project for us. Uh and I think that will really uh help the township tremendously uh in
cleaning that site up. So that should be done in the next number of months. Um right now literally all the paperwork is in and the uh the township is just reviewing uh the documentation and we
expect a permit uh within the next week to 10 days. >> Amtrak's cooperating Amtrak >> don't go there. Don't go there. >> What did I do? We're going to be able to do our project on the property on the on
our property which will be good. >> So once once we have the permit hopefully next week or so. So we're looking at starting at least on what we can in May. >> Exactly. Yes. And and you put the bids out and everything, right? >> Yeah. No, we've got a contractor that
thankfully been with us for the past year as we waited for this to go. The RFP was done a year ago. So, um the other thing we're doing uh with lower vaugh uh next year we we anticipate uh
resurfacing that and putting in uh some uh fi cables uh some better lighting, LED lighting uh just recently uh for the farmers market which will open weekly this week I think. Uh we've uh cleared
some brush and we've put in an area that can house three to four picnic tables that we're putting in for them. Uh that'll give um patrons a chance to sit down, enjoy the food right on site. So uh we've met with the farmers market
with Chris and and she was very happy with the design we had. Um and I think you know right now the only thing that wasn't wasn't there as of yesterday were the picnic tables. have them, but I don't think they were put in place yet. >> Um,
this slide. So, we have a a small but strong team. Uh, an active volunteer board supporting these efforts. So, we mentioned Mike and Larry who are here, but Mike Twomley and Dan Freezio are also on the board. We once a month
all of you have been a liazison at one point in time. you're always welcome to come back to another meeting. Um, pizza will be there. Um, and and realistically, we enjoy the the cooperation we have with the township. They they make things much easier for
us. We actually have a very good working relationship with Jersey Transit. Uh, so they they use our facility as a flagship facility. Uh, the CEO commutes out of our facility. Uh, he used to be a Wester
resident. Now he's in Princeton, but he still uses our uh train station. So he knows what other stations are doing and he's very very happy with what we're doing. Um so any questions?
>> Well, thank you for um this presentation. I think we got a lot of good information here. Um Allison, can we are we planning to put this on our website >> for the presentation? >> We can put on the website. >> I don't know. Just a thought. Does anybody have any
questions? >> No. I mean, I've been liaison and I will say that's one of the most professional boards. It's amazing that volunteers are essentially treating it like a business. Um, and um it's, you know, the way
everybody goes through each of their each of their um responsibilities and and talks it out and settles it. It's like a model I think for for anything else. >> I think we take it very serious and we said it's our way of giving back to the community.
>> Do run it as a business. >> Church these are usually I'd say four hours plus maybe >> sadly the chairman talks too much. My wife tells me all the time >> you do go through um a lot of
information in that meeting. So like you know >> and those they are available online too you can you can zoom in um but the public is always welcome to >> right >> um fair increase that New Jersey Transit
>> um announced in December those monies do not in any way go to the parking that's >> not at all that's all Jersey transits no our the only fees we get are from our
lots and that's what we try to keep as low as possible and as you can see from the the regional area we still are extremely low. >> Do do you see anything with FIFA coming up special for our location? >> Yeah, we're not a designated lot for
them. >> I've talked to Jersey Tron a couple times about this. We are not a designated location for them. They have no interest in directing anyone towards us. our occupancy is too high, especially on Tuesdays, for them to actually send anyone to us because there are several Tuesdays where there are
very large games, including finals. So, they'll direct people to stations around us. So, we won't have the FIFA crowd. We won't have the tailgating. We will probably get the commuters from other stations that can't park there to come to us. >> Okay. >> So, the goal is FIFA should not directly
impact us except for whatever it does to Newark Pen, >> right? or people would it's going to be closed essentially if you know yeah you can >> have have you seen um a change in membership since the price increase
are down uh quite a bit uh but people have transitioned to that hybrid model so we're roughly about 80 75 to 80% occupancy uh if you remember precoid uh the 4,200 spaces we had. We were pretty
much sold out every day. Uh and now you you can get a a spot. Uh if you want a permit, uh West Windsor resident can have vaugh in a few weeks. Just, you know, put in their application. We process the paperwork. There's some
insurance and uh registration information has to go back and forth and that's what takes a little bit, but they can they'll have their permit by next month. >> Okay. So one lot like there's not a long wait about couple of weeks. What about Wallace? Is there a long wait? >> It's still going to be a while because
you know with our oversell we're landlocked there where we can't add spacings and people recognize the value of that permit. They don't want to give it up. And we used to joke people would ask us if they can make it part of their uh deed so that when they sell
their property they can offer it to new residents. And you know, unfortunately, >> can't do that. >> Somebody asked about >> so that that's still high demand, >> right? Okay. Um, any other questions? >> No, I just want to thank Andy. It's very
easy and productive to work with them and complaints about parking is already easiest to deal with. I just email to Scott and he takes care of them. >> I get a lot of them. He takes care of them. >> Well, thank you for this presentation. And I think this was um very informative
for all of us. Yeah. >> Thank you. >> Well, thank you. >> All right. Um we move on to the first um chance of public comments. It's a 30 minute um comment period, 3 minute limit per person. Um Allison um do we have
anybody on the >> I do not have anyone on the list. >> Okay. Uh anybody from the audience? Please um mention your name and address for the records. Thank you. Sylvia Escarelli, 27 Melville Road. Um, first I want to say to the parking authority, thank you for supporting the West
Windsor Bicycle and Pedestrian Allianc's learn to bike program that we do once a year in the Upper Von lot. You've made it very easy for us to be able to use it and we appreciate that very much. As a West Windsor resident, I also appreciate that there is free weekend parking at Wallace. Of course, I also wish it was
free evening parking. Have you thought about that? Like after 5:36 so we can still go into New York for the day for the evening? Um to the council, I want to say thank you very much for the contract that you I presume will approve later tonight for
Cranberry Road engineering design work on the sidewalk. Very excited to see this next phase of the sidewalk move forward. I was telling one of my neighbors about this um that it was on the agenda tonight. She's got two little kids. you know, she will soon be able to
walk and then later bike with her kids to the trolley line trail and into community park was something she was very excited about. Um, love to hear any estimates on when construction might actually happen. Would is there a chance of this year late so in the fall or is
it something for next year? Um and of course then there's also you one of the other things you're considering tonight is more money for um engineering on Harris Road. And yes, anything that involves traffic calming is a good thing
in this town. So thank you. >> Thank you. Anybody else? Hi, Kevin Ranelloo, 106 Harris Road. Um, first I want to say thank you, mayor, for your reply to my follow-up email regarding the repaving of Harris Road.
Um, I did learn some additional information very recently this evening. Uh, so I'll do the best that I can to speak to it tonight. Um, some of the proposed improvements on Harris include, but not limited to, stripe shoulders, 10-ft travel lanes were feasible, curb
installation along a portion of the roadway from 127 Harris to Alexander, drainage improvements, and construction plans along with the mill overlay. Um, I've spoke about this numerous times before. Harris Road is a 25 mph
residential street and has become a frequent cut through for traffic heading to the train station, shopping center, and school. And with the recent Clarksville Road bridge closure, we're seeing even more traffic using the road as an alternate route um and many of the
people's speed. Uh earlier today alone, approximately 40 high school students walked along this road, resulting in roughly 240 total crossings between Clarksville Road, Harris Road, and Alexander Road, both heading away from
the school and returning. That level of pedestrian activity combined with the current track traffic conditions raises safety concerns. Given the scope of this project, I think this is a good opportunity to take a broader look at long-term traffic calming. Would it make make sense to
include a traffic consultant similar to other projects in town to help identify solutions that improve safety for Harris and the surrounding area? Um, I appreciate the consideration of narrow travel lanes and would and I
would encourage uh that traffic calming measures be clearly incorporated into the final design rather than addressed later. I also want to say we're look for we're looking forward to the pedestrian activated beacon at Harrison Alexander which is a great step in improving
safety in the area. Thank you. >> Thanks. Um, do we have anybody else? S Susan Conland, 98 Harris Road. And um that was a good segue from Kevin's remark. And um just want to um say that
I support what Sylvia and Kevin just spoke about and um on Harris Road. Um, as you know, we've been requesting the uh pedestrian activated um push button um
>> the flashing beacon. >> The flashing Thank you. the flashing beacon. And um from what I understand, I'm waiting for um update from u Mayor Morate, but um I believe that it's uh the bid was put out, but has not been um
activated at this point. So, we don't know when it's going to happen, but hopefully that project will tie into this project nicely and bring in much needed improvements. Um, and at Harrison Alexander, not only is the visibility um
very poor, it's it's just very uh really treacherous to get across the road there. Um but there's also problems with um flooding on the uh side of the road at um um where Harris and Alexander come
together um which becomes a real problem in bad weather with it freezing over. So it's dangerous. So anyway, sounds sounds like we're making steps and we'll be keeping an eye out and looking forward to um good news on the subject. So thank you.
>> Thanks Susan. Um, do we have anybody else um for public comment? All right, just in time. >> Hi. Uh, Dave Kimmel, 11 Scott Avenue. Um, yeah, I just want to also express
appreciation for any improvements that can be made to Harris Road. I know a number of us in the community have been meeting with uh the mayor over time to ask for improvements for traffic calming and um when I look more closely at the
materials, my only concern is that um I think it an improvement it will be an improvement to stripe shoulders and narrow the travel lengths to 10 ft. However, um there technically isn't anything
officially known as a bike compatible shoulder. Uh it's either a bike lane or it's not. Um so to to um I think the money possibly could be better spent on a traffic consultant,
kind of how the township is looking to do that with Courtney Drive and Emmens. Um and uh Canal Point. Um like Kevin and Sylvia or Susan said, prior to or in conjunction with repaving
and making the road uh better, I think we should be looking at different traffic calming measures. And if the if the the direction we're going in is just to make the lanes 10 ft wide and stripe shoulders essentially, which is kind of
what we have on Scott, then I don't think we're really going to achieve our our goals of addressing speeding and traffic safety issues. So, um I think one thing that I'd like us to
consider is uh instead of spending $20,000 on um like engineering plans, why don't we spend that on a traffic consultant that could present greater traffic calling measures that could be more impactful and actually address the
issues of uh speeding and traffic uh safety for people that walk and bike. Um, I don't know if the bicycle and pedestrian line account in the budget has any prescriptions of what it's allowed to be
used for, but uh, if we're not actually adding bicycle and pedestrian facilities, um, I'm concerned that we're using that money for the wrong things. So, that's just my concerns uh, to include more traffic calming on that street. Thanks.
>> Thank you. Um, do we have anybody else, please? Good evening. Uh, my name is Esmeralda Frederick, 211 Heather Drive. >> Can you get L? >> Oh, sorry. Yeah, >> thank you. Um, I just wanted to express my concern for the bridge closure on
Clarksville Road. Um, it's been closed since November and I'm just here to hear some updates possibly about when it will get fixed or be reopened. Um, I'm my mom's only caretaker and she has dementia. So, I don't like to leave her at home by herself for too long. And
just going to Target, what used to be a 5, 10 minute drive is now a 30 minute drive, 40-minute drive with traffic. So, that's vital time that I'm losing dayto-day just to like do daily errands. So, it's just a major concern for me. And I know like all my neighbors are
annoyed with how much even the extra mileage that it adds to my car. What used to be a 8 mile drive is now 16 miles. I leased my vehicle, so adding those additional miles just to do day-to-day stuff is like adding a real strain to my commute. So, just wanted to
voice that. Thank you. >> Thank you. Could I could I have you write your name on the on the record, too, for >> um anybody else? >> All right, seeing none, uh public comment is now closed. Um but
administration comments. >> Yes. Two announcements. Um DPW is collecting yard waste in zone 2 this week. And um the spring cleanup
day held at our public works facility at 70 Southfield Road will be held on May 9th, 2026 from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. It's a time for our residents to
declutter, donate, and dump in the dumpster. Um there's a list of the items that you can bring and cannot bring um on our website. Um you can also donate
any unwanted bikes. New Jersey Bike Exchange will fix bicycles up and give them a second chance on life. Um and uh the paper shredding event is not part of this event,
but the paper shredding event will be held on June 13th, which is also a Saturday, and there'll be updates on that as we get closer to that date. That's all I have. >> Thank you, Mayor.
>> Thank you very much. Uh let me first uh address the um Harris Road stuff. Um as I said the study is to find out what best we can do given the constraints we have unless the
and I have met with them at least couple of different times and we have had the same discussion but this is for public unless we can have a width of a bicycle lane certain width we can't mark it as a bicycle lane and we don't
uh generally township's philosophy is not to have a bicycle lane only on one side of the road. So unless we have enough width for the road to mark bicycle lanes on both sides. Uh we won't mark it as a bicycle lane. I mean people if people want to use it as a bicycle
lane um they do it at their own risk but we legally cannot mark it as a bicycle lane. Um we do have enough uh easement from people that if you want to take but really given the lot size is so small I
don't want to take any easement from anybody. I mean I generally my rule is if I was living there if I don't I won't like it I won't do it to you. I won't like it if I lived there and somebody took my front yard simply because they had easement which is already too small
to begin with. um I won't like it so I won't do it to anybody else. So we will do the best we can. We will think about trafficcoming measures and that's a segue. I mean we are having a meeting here on Wednesday thanks to uh Bicycle
Pedestrian Alliance for taking the lead uh to try and figure out something for Fisher Place and Fair View. We are essentially doing the same thing. We are making the lanes narrow. We are going to try kind of a um traffic calming measure
if that works there. We may try to do it at other places in around town. So we will see how that project goes and then decide whether we want to do it or not. Um so you're welcome to come Wednesday uh to listen to hear uh what the
presentation is give your suggestions and then essentially we speak with DPW we speak with emergency management police and engineering and whatever they all four agree to we we generally do if they don't like something we try to work
it out but uh we generally will not violate I generally will not violate their recommendations uh so that's uh the on um about the bridge uh it's really unfortunate situation. Um I did talk to the
commissioner today again uh they did finish all the measurements that they wanted to do. They had to come back once and redo some of the measurements. She did tell me that she has authorized all overtime and we can work for the
consultants. She hopes to come back to us with some options very shortly. She won't give a fixed timeline. Uh she won't do a uh commit to a timeline but probably within next uh 2 3 weeks. I
have told her I we used to meet on Zoom. I have told her I would prefer in-person meeting. So she has promised she will get the engineers in person. Um but I don't want to give you any false hope the bridge is in a very bad shape. Um it was
my guess is that getting permit from Amtrak is a pain. So New Jersey Transit didn't inspect it as often as they should have inspected it. Simply trying to avoid permit. So when they inspected it, they found out uh how bad shape he
is. He's the expert. He has pictures of every bridge in town. So he can tell you how bad shape uh the bridge is. So once I once they come up with options um I will be better able to give you an
estimate when they are going to open. But as things stand now it's very likely that it will open one way one time and then with the traffic light going back and forth. It's unlikely that it will go back to um the how it was before. Um the
New Jersey Transit has already advertised that they have pushed forward the replacement bridge. Uh we did find that they have already advertised for consulting services to design the replacement which was supposed to happen in 2030 or 2031. They've already put out
an advertisement looking for a consultant to do that. But again that's like a four five year project. That's not a um 4-week project. So probably in another 2 3 weeks 4 weeks at most I'll
be able to tell you okay the bridge is in such and such shape and this is how much they estimate they will take to fix it but Amtrak is involved so whatever estimate they say just add 50%. Uh sadly that's the reality but at least the good
news is the commissioner of DOT has taken ownership. She answers every call. She talks on weekends. Whenever I reach out, she is always available. So, at least there's somebody who has taken ownership and who feels our pain and she has promised she will come here uh when
they're ready. Look at the bridge, show us the options. So, probably not the next meeting, but if you come the meeting after, I hope to have um some kind of estimate as to when uh what's wrong with the bridge and when it will
take. So >> yeah, I also suggest um on the website on the township website, we actually have a Clarksville Road bridge update section. So if you keep an eye on that, any new updates, go there. Um if you have not already done so, sign up for e-
bulletins. Um so any new update comes up, township does send out e- bulletins. So that might be um a way to get information if you haven't done that already. You asked about estimate for Cranberry Road.
I really don't want to give estimate because there are fewer houses but there are still houses that we need to get okay from. And when humans are involved and estimate is involved I don't like to estimate. Some people take a very long time to give okay. Some people are very
quick to give okay. So um we will move as fast as we can. We have budgeted the money. We have set aside the money. So money is not an issue. So we will move as fast as and people have promised me that they have talked to everybody and we won't run into any resistance like we
ran with the original Cranberry Road. Hopefully they are right. So we will see about that. Um and lastly, I'll just reiterate uh we have a meeting here uh Wednesday, same building, uh same room, 7:00 to talk about some measures we are
doing uh uh to uh to address traffic concerns on Fisher and Fair View. So, thank you very much. >> All right. Thanks, Mayor. Um council member comments, let's start with Joe. >> Uh yeah, a few things uh regarding the
Arbor Day event this past Saturday. um did attend that, learned something new what a moon tree is. We we apparently have two of them in West Windsor. Um it's when the seeds of the tree have been uh traveled up in outer space millions of miles and uh so we're lucky enough to had a couple of those from
NASA right here in West Windsor. So uh thanks to the Shade Tree Commission for putting on a successful event on Saturday. Uh regarding the Clarks Roller Bridge, Mayor, thanks for your comments. I I would um I guess I would just ask to see if we can push the commissioner to give
us some sort of time frame for when she's going to get back to us. You know, I uh I operate in the business world and if I told my clients that I had no idea when work was going to get done, right, I might not have clients uh for too much longer and uh you know, might not be
employed. So, um just a thought if you can you know press her on the uh on on a timeline. >> She she has a monopoly. She doesn't have to worry about losing a client. >> Yeah. Yeah. Well, >> um you mentioned some of the other
bridges. I have been going around taking pictures and posting some of the other bridges in town. The Alexander uh road bridge looks like it's in excellent shape. The 571 bridge over the train tracks. Um seems to me it's okay. There is a little bit of rust. I have requested
uh the last inspection report from from NJ DOT and the Quaker Bridge Road one is the last one. and I'll uh I'll um post pictures of that one soon. And uh one final item, I did watch the replay of the board of education budget meeting on
March 24th. Uh I don't know if uh others had a chance to attend that meeting or or watch it, but the superintendent did a really good job of going through the budget and some of the challenges. Uh the primary item being a very significant increase in health care
costs. uh not dissimilar to what the you know the municipal governments are facing but he laid it out very clearly that if that trend continues uh it's really going to be on an unsustainable path uh for you know future budgets and and future taxes. Uh
so I don't I don't know what the answer to that that challenge is but I would encourage everybody to uh take a look at the YouTube replay of that meeting because it's fairly um I would say fairly sobering commentary that he had. So, it's something that everybody should thinking about. Even if you don't have kids in schools, it's going to impact
your your taxes this year and and into the future. >> Yeah. And I think there's a a hearing tomorrow night. Yeah. So, which would be live as well. So, >> Andrea, >> um I just want to remind everybody that the askup questionnaire
um is is due uh tomorrow. That's the questionnaire. Um we held the hearing on the asupink um MS4 work that's being done. The watershed has put together a group of municipalities. I think I've
mentioned a lot of that. And one of the things that the consultant uh Princeton Hydro was looking for is some uh list of different uh flooding issues and some potential sources of water pollution
issues that you might know about within the town. So if you go to the website, there'll be something on there for the acupink um and just go into the site and make your comments and put your locations. Uh the area that Andy was talking about
before was not part of the asupank. It's actually part of the upper millstone. However, there is a little thing you can click on there and you can say, "Okay, I want to report on the upper millstone." That's going to be the next project. So, why not get ahead of it? So, um asking
everybody to please go and report on that site. Saturday, uh West Windsor Arbor Day. um that I think uh they we had a wonderful u picture contests. Uh we all got a chance to to vote on the pictures. Some
beautiful pictures succeeded. And exciting to me is that we kicked off our West Windsor Sustainable Jersey PSENG energy efficient part efficiency partnership program. So we had a table there. Uh you can visit our new special
website to get a free residential energy assessment from PSENG and learn how to save money and energy at the same time. I want to thank sustainable Jersey for working with the environmental commission and the township on the grant to bring the campaign to our residents.
Uh special thanks to EC Commissioner Porna Gupta for her leadership and to the student green team volunteers Mera Sha and Cavia for helping us with our display table. So, that's uh that's out there now. We have our own special
website. Here's a card that we were giving out with the link to it. We'll put something up on the township website soon. And that will bring you to the PSCG program. And this is all being paid for by uh PSENG and sustainable Jersey uh through through this whole grant.
Congratulations to first FTC robotics team cool name pending for qualifying for world championships. wearing one of my famous t-shirts. This is the uh cool name pending t-shirt and I've got on here right now. Um I've been helping with the West Windsorbased Leap Hub
education teams for the past few years and I'm excited to be going to the World Championships as a mentor in Houston to see them compete. Uh last night I stopped by again to take part in their practice and to present them with the mayor's proclamation. Thank you, mayor.
And let's wish them the best of luck. Thank you. Sunday morning was safe soil day. I believe somebody came and did a comment on that last meeting. Um I was able I was I spoke to the walk-athon participants about the importance of water quality and the handling uh
handling for soil improvement. Several hundred people gathered in Mercer County Park for the walkabathon walkathon and I want to thank them for inviting me to speak tonight. We're going to vote on resolution R2 2026R91.
Allison's much better at reading all those numbers than I am. The New Jersey state legislature is currently working on finalizing the 2027 state budget. This resolution from the mayor and the full council will request the governor and the state legislature to ensure that
there is sufficient money in the final budget to finance both any temporary reopening of the current bridge and the plan design and construction of the replacement bridge. And these are it's a followup on letters that Sonia and I have been writing to state- elected officials over the last few weeks. I
want to thank everyone at all levels who have supported this expedited replacement of the bridge. On April 17th, elected officials online had a call um about Fifer, which I attended. There are going to be uh eight
events that will interfere with New Jersey Transit travel to Penn Station. They claim only two of them are major major interfere that will close everything down around rush hour, but that remains to be seen. Uh, I believe the number was something like 40,000
people are going to be transferred back and forth to each game on New Jersey Transit, which um when I watched another budget hearing with DOT, they kind of admitted they've never done this before. So, um I'm going to be interesting to to see. Uh, so I recommend that everybody
during the Fifer season, please check and check the Fifer um games before you make any planned trips to New York or through New Jersey Transit because that's going to be a interesting month. Um, on April 18th, I did the sand sandwich shuffle with my teammates Joe
and his wife De Lib Linda Dan and Deb who a lady who frequently comes to our meetings. All in all, over 3,000 peanut butter and jelly sandwiches were made for a good cause. Way to go, council. On April 20th, Sonia and I did office hours here at the town hall. I want to thank
everybody who came and asked us some very good questions. I hope they got some good answers. Uh Sonia and I have also made several visits to the residents on Fiser Place in Fairview Avenue. Um that's what the mayor was talking about, the um traffic calming uh
project that's being done there. the township sent out some letters. We were checking to make sure they got their letters, that they understood what they were about and to answer any questions and to encourage them to come. Um, we reminded in the upcoming meeting to
discuss the trial safety improvements that have been proposed by engineering. I think there was some excitement that something's going to be done and we actually expect a good turnout. People were very interested in coming. And on April 20, on Saturday, April 25th, I attended the IFMP annual holy party in
the park. They hold the holy celebration late to avoid the cold and rain, but at last, it did not work this year. Still, the spirits were not dampened dampened, and I enjoyed the dancers, and I hope I learned a few new moves. Thanks. >> Thank you. Um, Linda,
>> very good. there and come up for >> what? >> I was trying to speak fast work very very hard. I you know I want to thank you know Sonia and Andrea for the writing of the resolution for the state funding on the reopening and the replacement of the Foxville road bridge.
So you've been working very hard on that and appre appreciate that very much. Mayor has already addressed um the traffic calming measures for Harris Road. So you'll talk to Francis about that. Um, I'm sure we're all supportive of that. There's also going to be some storm water management designs um
that'll consist of replacing or retrofitting of existing storm drain inlets in accordance with current standards. So, there'll be some of that also um on Harris Road. >> I'm I'm pretty sure that was a whole project that that um Mantis was doing as part of that whole flooding issue was
that whole redo. Yeah, >> it's good. But yeah, mayor can >> Yeah, it was good. re-emphasize the traffic calming measures. Uh so my thanks to the Sha Tree Commission, uh Chair Helen Ranken, Frell Mixon, uh Ellen Clancy, Jill Ree, advisor Mike
Shuit, township landscape architect Alyssa Stannislaw, and Township engineer Francis Guzzk. Uh and they all worked very very hard over a number of months um on the Arbor Day celebration. And congratulations to all of the students who uh won. Um and their artwork was on
the uh 2026 theme of a revolutionary roots. Uh my thanks to the council members up here who participated uh in judging. Uh former Shade Tree Commission member Dana Garcia who passed away earlier this month uh was honored uh at
the celebration for her work and dedication uh in serving our township. So I and others will certainly miss her greatly. Uh Dan, Andrea, and Joe and I participated in making peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for the Junior League of Greater Princeton to give to families
in need. So it was a nice bonding experience um over at the West Windsor Volunteer Fire Company um station building. So that was April 18th. >> Thank you, Linda. Dan, >> well, I think everybody's already everything that I was going to say.
Okay. Um so just a quick shout out again um to the environ uh not the environment the shade tree commission for a wonderful arbitr arborate event and thank you for anybody who came to participate and thank you to everybody who came out including our council
members for the great sandwich shuffle. As Linda mentioned over 3,000 sandwiches were made in support of a Trenton area soup kitchen. So that it's not a township event. just a a community volunteer event and it's just wonderful to see so many people participate.
>> Well, thank you for attending that. I was planning on attending but I couldn't um um I had to um be the mother and um go watch my daughter um run at her one of her first meets. So, I thoroughly enjoyed that. But thank you for everyone
who went to that event. Um anyway, going last means pretty much everything is covered. Um I just I don't want to repeat anything um but I just want to remind um especially our young teens who are um
eligible to vote especially the eligible 17 year olds um basically if they are turning 18 before the general elections on November 3rd they are eligible to vote at these primaries uh on June um 2nd and obviously the 18 year olds. So,
please register to vote. I think the deadline is May 12th. >> May 12th. May 12th is the deadline. >> Um, so I just wanted to remind um that to everybody. Um, I on um this Saturday uh was a super busy busy day for me
again. Um as a mom of a a track runner, which actually I am um watching um my son's time because he's on the field running right now. um he's running 3200 um at this point, but this weekend was
pend relays and I just want to congratulate all the athletes from our school district both from North and South high schools who um were able to um get to Penn Relays and participate
and be one of the um 25,000 athletes who were in Penn um this past weekend. So that was a great achievement for all our high schoolers who did that. Um just going to go down my list. Um
well uh this past weekend I also attended um the um cultures in motion event hosted by um Lions Club and as one of our lion I I think many of us on this day are Lions. Um Linda is very active.
Um this event was really um amazing event. Um there were many different multicultural um presentations um that happened at Grover's Middle School. So that was a really great event. Um I also had the opportunity on Saturday to
moderate a panelist a panel of um breast cancer survivors um oncologists caregivers um at a at an event to bring more awareness um this organization that I've been involved with um is working
towards raising funds to um create a um place um which they're calling it a place called love for um homeless women especially at the time when they're going through treatments and they're homeless. So provide a spa safe space
for those women. So that was a really um a good um event. It was a busy busy busy weekend for um for me for sure. Anyway, um Allison, do you have anything to add? Just wanted to add that the May 25th
Memorial Day parade participant sign up uh forms can be found on the township website. Um also election dates of the mail and ballot box is now open to receive the mail and ballots. Um and May
12th is the last day to register to vote uh for the primary election which is on June 2nd. Okay, sounds good. >> And what's the deadline for registering um for mail and ballots? >> Uh mail in ballots. Let's see. Um
May 25th, May 26th. >> There's usually a separate deadline. One for when you could do it online or by mail and one you can do it on by person, right? >> Show up the day before. >> Yes, you can. the mail May 26th is the
deadline to apply for a mail-in ballot for the primary election. However, you can the deadline for in-person mail and ballot applications is June 1st by 3 p.m. You'd have to go in person. >> And you can um actually register online
directly, too. You don't need a paper um application. That's very new this year. >> Brand new. Brand new this year. >> Yeah. >> And the our early voting location. And we have an early voting location in West Windsor again this year. Uh same as last year. It's at the the West Windsor
Library. >> Yeah. And and those dates will be posted on also on our township website. >> So if you don't want to drive into Trenton to go get your late mail and ballot, you can just go vote at early voting.
>> I think early voting starts on the 26th. >> Yes, that's going to be Let's see. Early voting. Early voting period is May 26 to May 31st. >> Okay. >> So many many options. >> There are many option any option.
>> There are many options to vote. So there is no excuse. >> Um >> unless you're not a member of any party in which case this isn't a primary election, >> right? This is the primary. So you'd have to be a member of a >> but if you're but if you are not registered with a party you could
register with a party. Claire at the P. Yes, she does. >> All right. Um, thank you. Um, public hearing. We do have a public hearing. >> Yes, we do. 2026-12, an ordinance amending and supplementing the code of the township of West
Windsor. Chapter 168, Traffic and Parking, Article 6, Parking Authority Property, Section 168-39, General Regulations, Sections 168-40, Definition, Section 168-41,
Permit Parking, Section 168-43, Time Limit Parking, Section 168-44, Handicap Parking, Section 168-51, Enforcement, and Section 168-55, permit parking.
Okay. Um before um before I open the public hearing, may I request um Andy Lup or Scott, either either one of you to just um talk about the ordinance? >> Uh yes, the the two ordinance would be
very helpful for us. >> Andy, can you get a little closer? Uh the two ordinance would be very helpful for us to ensure that our enforcement officers are able to patrol the lots appropriately. Uh as we mentioned that the license plate uh recognition readers
uh they need to see the license plate and it's it's okay if you only have a license plate on one side of your vehicle in the rear. Just pull into the space. Um, we have some people who will back into the space and they'll put
their license plate in their windshield. That's okay, too. Um, it's not as convenient, but that's acceptable. Uh, and we've had 305 uh violation uh violation warnings given out just since September to December.
Uh, the other the other ordinance we uh we need help on is the zone errors. Uh we've like I said we've had over 1,400 zone errors in the last each of the last three years. Uh and it's also now a revenue issue because people are able to
input a zone with a lower rate and and there's no recourse against them right now. So we'd appreciate if you can put these approve these two uh and then we would work with the courts to get them into the uh parking authority ticketing system, the PAT system which is used
statewide. Okay. Thank you. Scott, do you have anything else to add or you're >> I'm good. >> Okay. All right. Thank you. Um just um open um the um public hearing for public comments. Um do we have
anybody to say anything about any of this? All right. Seeing none. >> Oh, yeah. how um before we close it or vote at some point, I just wanted to um mention some some added language that is >> Let me first uh close the public
comment. Um so I'm going to close the public comment period now. Um can I get a motion to close the public comment? >> So moved. >> Can I get a second? >> Second. >> Okay. Um a roll call. >> Do you want to discuss? >> Um do we close the public comment first and then discuss or we the motion was to
close the public comment? Yes. Yes. Go ahead. Yeah. Roll call. The public comment and you can >> do motions I can discuss. >> Okay. >> Charles, >> yes. >> Gver, >> yes. >> Mandel, >> yes. >> Weiss, >> yes. >> Gawas, >> yes. Um, I think we do motion to adopt
first before um >> and we discussed, right? >> Yes. >> Yeah. >> So, motion changed. If it's accepted, then we have to adopt it. >> But we I have to first put the motion to adopt on the table. talking to my >> motion to adopt.
>> So moved. >> Can I get a second? >> Second. >> All right. Now we can discuss. >> The attorney just left. >> Oh, we need the attorney back here. >> It would be good to have him for this. >> Mike. >> No, he's talking to the mayor. I think
Mike, we need you here. Um, we have a question on the ordinance that Okay, go ahead, Linda. >> Oh, yeah. Um, if if you're looking at our computers, page um, page nine. So,
this the section is B um, operation and use, and it's B2. It says the vehicle has been properly registered with the West Windsor Parking Authority such that the vehicle's license plate is visible and can be scanned to positively identify it as permitted or authorized
to park in certain areas using the LPR scanning technology. Now immediate after that is is section C and it mentions you know shall park their vehicle in such a way that the vehicle's license plate is visible to the drive aisle which is the important
thing. So what I'm saying for consistency if um and clarity if if in B2 we just say uh that the vehicle's license plate is visible to the driver's aisle and can be scanned to positively identify it. So
those two would be consistent because that's the issue is about um the license plate being visible to these drivers. It's a minor thing, but but it's like one paragraph doesn't have it and the next paragraph in in the ordinance has that >> you only need to change
>> you speak um in into the mic the language into the new ordinance. We didn't go back to uh adjust that paragraph because that paragraph wasn't relating to the new ordinance. But from a consistency point of view, we were
supportive of that for sure. >> Yeah. So if we do it now, then it's >> Yeah. >> taken care of. >> We don't have to >> As long as we don't have to start the process all over again. >> Well, that's what that's what >> No, but we can approve it with an amended change. >> That's what I was like, uh, Mike, would
that be a big change or can we approve it with >> as amended? >> We can approve it as amended. Okay. >> As substantive, it's just >> no >> clarification. Okay. Um,
>> so Mike, we should really take a motion to approve as amended and a second and then Okay. >> Okay. >> We have some just clarification questions that you know. >> Yeah. So, >> please go ahead. >> One, thanks Andy for answering almost all of my questions that I had um sent
to you last week. That was helpful. I'm just kind of curious out of the 305 incidents that are not visible, are those all daily or some of those permits or is there any pattern that you see
there? >> We actually don't break it down by daily or per because a violation to us is a violation. >> Uh so we'll just issue it if someone does an infraction. We can do the research on it, but it's not necessary for us to to issue the
violation. >> I was kind of curious if it's who the because if it was permits, it would probably be a different situation of why they're doing that repeatedly if they're constantly parking. >> I'm always curious. >> I'm always surprised at how many tickets
are written when you consider we have so many people parking over and over again. >> Yeah. And but again, we've had people leave their cars running and get to the train. We've had people leave their front door open, their trunks open, and
the police have to be called because it seems like the car has been abandoned and they're just running for a train. Uh they're just, you know, thinking about that first. So, um, we can see why these things are >> and sort of also kind of curious how many times
I'm assuming that we're not you're not going to stack violations like if somebody parks because they failed to pay and they happen to be parked in a way that you can't see their license plate. >> No, it's it's a it's a higher ticket. >> It's a one occurrence. So, like I said,
the only time we'll give two tickets would be if someone failed to pay and they're taking two spots. And that happens, too. People don't want their cars to get scratched, so it'll take two spots. It's, you know, just not the right thing to do >> twice,
>> right? Um, okay, that's fair. Um, and out of curiosity, the $75 fee, which is not something that you actually create, that's the township or the council. >> Do you have any um view on how that compares to other station fees?
>> Uh, I think it's a a little higher than other stations, but generally speaking, our permit, our pricing is a lot lower. So, you know, if people just pay what they're supposed to pay, there won't be a ticket.
>> Yeah. >> No, but but we are a little lower than lower on the actual >> on the actual cost >> fees are high, >> right? So, if you do the right thing, you'll never see the fee. >> Yes. Well, that's as you said earlier, the goal is that you should never have to issue a permit because everybody's
following the rule, but reality that doesn't >> that doesn't really happen. Um was there any consideration about the um failure to be visible a different fee whether you're daily or a >> No. Even again there especially since we
have uh mingled lots now where daily and permit. Uh the view is if you've if you had an infraction you get the ticket whether you're local resident or not. Uh we'd like to thank local residents who are parking there all the time are aware
of what the rules are. The rules are on the website. The rules are posted in the in the parking lots. So, um there's no reason for us to distinguish between the two. >> And you've been issuing warnings for how long now? >> For years. >> Oh, >> years. Because we we've always had
issues with zones and uh people with the one plate. um they're they're a problem. So, we've posted the signs. We But people realize we don't have any teeth right now in the in the warnings. So, they kind of laugh at it and park the
same way in the same spot the next day >> because you were saying like the the um zoning violations you have been seeing that for few years now. >> I mean, you think about it, it's over 1,400 a year, >> right? That that's that's a lot. Again,
the zones don't change, >> right? >> So, there's no reason for someone to make the mistake over and over again because when you come home, you see the warning, but because it's a warning, generally just gets thrown around. >> Only recently that there's a different
price between the lots. >> We h Well, we had a recently the price has gone up. Prior to that, we also had uh a slightly higher price in Wallace once we started offering the dailies there. We did increase that for the
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday. >> But, you know, this is just my guess is that people aren't trying to gain the system to save, you know, $35 or $5. I think they're just not paying attention. >> But like I said, when you've seen video of people doing the slip and falls, uh
there are some people who look to take advantage of any opportunity to save $5 in parking. Seems like a lot to go through anyway. All right. That that that answers all my questions. know if somebody does save $5 and winds up costing them 35 next time they're not
going to do it. >> Right. Scott has something to say. >> Well, people can save $5 once a day for it um by trying to game the system. We can tell people because it's recorded and going out to everyone. Park Mobile has a subscription service called Park
Mobile Go. $3.99 for the month and you don't pay a transaction fee beyond that for 30 days. And if you park more than three times a month that >> then it works out to your advantage a lot. So I would tell people that would want to look at a way to save as you can save a lot more money going that way and
have a lot less headache. If the council member could also let that go out there. I'm trying to get the word out as much as I can. It's not a money maker for Park Mobile. They don't want to advertise it, >> but it's a great benefit to our commuters. >> So if I heard what you said, it's $3.99 a month. >> 3.99 a month
>> and then you don't pay service fees. You don't pay any of the service fees or transaction fees for Park Mobile, which are $1.75. So, on the third time you park, you're saving money. >> That's right. >> It's It's like being a member of Uber or Door Dash or any of that stuff. >> Yes. And it's a great benefit. It is a
way for people to save money that doesn't involve trying to get one over on us. So, I'd love for people to do that instead of not paying attention to the signs. >> Thank you for bringing that up. >> Um, does anybody else have any questions? >> Nope. Okay. Okay. Um, can I get a motion
to adopt as amended? >> So, move. >> Second. >> To the drive pile is the wording we're adding in. >> So, just to confirm, we're going to be amending page three of the ordinance section B2 um to add in the vehicle has been
properly registered with the Westminster Parking uh authority such that the vehicle's license plate is visible to the drive aisle. We're adding to the drive aisle. Okay. Can I get a >> Is that an ordinance on registration or
is that an ordinance on parking? >> The description I don't have it in front of me. The the whole wording is >> Yeah. >> permit parking areas. >> Um no person shall park a vehicle in any
space or stall in the areas established by this article unless >> Okay. All right. So it's parking. Okay. Yeah. >> Roll call, please. >> Okay. Roll call. Charles, >> yes. >> Jvers, >> yes. >> Mandel, >> yes. >> Weiss, >> yes. >> Gwas, >> yes.
>> Right. Um, consent agenda. March 9th, 2026, close session. March 30th, 2026, business session. Bills and claims. >> Can I get Can I um Does anybody want to
pull anything? >> Nope. Um, can I get a motion to approve the consent agenda? >> So, move. >> Second. >> Charles, >> yes. >> Jvers, >> yes. >> Mandel, >> yes. >> Weiss, >> yes.
>> Um, I'll have to abstain because I was not on either of those meetings. >> Correct. >> Okay. Recommendations from administration and council or clerk. 2026-R091 resolution supporting state funding for
the reopening and replacement of the Clarksville Road Bridge. 2026-R092 authorizing the appointment of Bindy Patel to fill the unexpired term as member of the affordable housing committee with a term to expire on January 14th, 2027,
2026-R093 authorizing the mayor and clerk to execute a contract with AllPhase Consulting Corp. for the project known as West Windsor Township Waterworks Toilet and Kitchen Renovations $162,250. 2026-R094
authorizing the utilization of an online payment processor municipe for the purpose of electronic collection and reporting of health department fees. 2026-R095 authorizing the mayor and clerk to execute amendment number one with
Remington and Vernick Engineers for professional engineering and land surveying services for the preparation of construction documents for Harris Road from Clarksboro Road to Alexander Road for an increase of $20,195
for a total not to exceed $142,040. 2026-R096 authorizing the mayor and clerk to execute a professional services agreement with Robert's engineering group for professional engineering and land surveying services for the
preparation of surveys and bid documents for the cranberry road sidewalks phase 3 program $85,500 2026-R097 authorizing the mayor and clerk to execute a professional services agreement with Robert's engineering
group for Professional Engineering and Land Surveying Services for the preparation of surveys and bid documents for the 2025 annual road improvement program $86,000. 2026-R098
authorizing the mayor and clerk to execute a professional services agreement with Van Clee Engineering Associates to provide professional engineering and land surveying services for the preparation of survey and bid documents for the village road west
improvement project $36,000 2026-R099 authorizing the execution of a shared services agreement for temporary health officer services. >> Um I would like to pull um the
resolution 2026 R0 um 99. Um so can I get a motion um to approve um 2026 R091
through 2026 R098. >> So moved. >> Second. >> Okay. >> Charles, >> yes. Chief, >> yes. >> Mandel, >> yes. >> Weiss, >> yes. >> Gawas, >> yes. >> Um, mayor, um, can we get a explanation
on, um, 2026 R099? >> Yeah. Yeah, I'll I'll, uh, answer that and I'll answer again questions that Linda had asked. I replied in writing, but uh, uh, one of the things is uh, having a health officer is a state
requirement. The state requires the person to be available 24/7 if they want to call you at 2:00 because somebody had misiles um you need to be available. That's one of the reasons why
um someone we think is qualified in town doesn't want to do it. Uh all the assets that the state gives the health officer otherwise we did have a candidate. So it's we are finding it very tough to
find one. Um we had interviewed a few people we had liked actually two people. We had made offers to both of them but they declined because uh one decided to stay at their current position and then
the second one got a a better opportunity better in the sense of u what the person wanted to do in life. Uh so because we had talked about it when he came for interview so both of them declined and since then we did talk to
a couple more people but we won't hire until we really like the person we are satisfied with the person. So we haven't heard anyone. Uh we did we do require a health officer. the person in town had
agreed temporarily to do it um until we find one especially since u we had two very active candidates and she knew we had very two active candidates so I did talk to her at length and she doesn't
want to do it period uh no matter what she has younger kids so uh I understand that and uh the hassles that the state may give so we did come up with this uh we continue to look we continue to advertise at two three different
locations until then we came up with this agreement Mr. Ger from Princeton. It was his preference um to do it this way um as a contractor as opposed to uh shared services
agreement. And there's some advantages that I don't want to go into now. Um he is an assistant um assistant business administrator in Princeton. So Princeton knows about it. We Kerry did talk to
them about it. Um I mean they have no reason to give us in writing that they okay with it but he is um assistant um business administrator we are voting on this in public so everybody knows he is doing it it's not
secret and as I pointed out um we had people who did it Dan Roblaskki did it actually he's today working in his student I just met him so um he did it so we had people who uh did it. I don't know if we ever gave anybody in writing
that we we were okay with it. Um then the third issue was which email he is using. I mean I'm not going to deny somebody uh because of I don't like the email address. Uh I understand where he's coming from. I tried to
compartmental compartmentalize my life by using different emails for different things I do and that turned out to be disaster because nothing got done. I mean, I was just switching between one email address and another email address and trying to figure out which address I
got that email for. So, again, this is uh approved by him, approved by us. Princeton knows about it. He's going to do it with another um Mercer County municipality later this year. Um so, that's it. I mean, if you
don't approve it, I don't know what I'm going to do because we don't have a health officer. We'll worry about it when that happens. But um I'm not going to say no because somebody doesn't like an email address or using I mean uh what I can certainly do is I can ask him to
check with his lawyer whether it's legal or not legal. But if he's okay with it and Princeton is okay with it, I really don't care whether he uses Princeton email address or personal email address or somebody else's email address. I mean I'm not going to deny an application because he wants to use Princeton email
address. That's Princeton's problem and it's again it's a public information. I mean if you vote something if you email from here to Princeton email address that's operable whether it's from you or from Princeton makes no difference to me. I mean you send me email um anybody
I mean Mike can tomorrow file an OPRA and get it. So glad to check the the attorney and I are friends. Yeah. I mean, let let him >> see again I mean the way he it sees it is it's his problem as much as my problem. I mean
>> easily enough. >> Yeah. I mean he >> that would probably fix I mean I'd be more concerned when he's writing the state or if the state's answering him. Um if that goes to Princeton or is
that going to come to our to here? >> If he's an independent contractor he would probably as we said, have him create that an address. >> Uh, but that that's something I could talk to attorney about it. I'm sure we can fix >> it or something where he has to then
forward to somebody here so that we have a record of that. >> Well, but we haven't worked it out for this. So, to get my support on this, that that has to change. Either he uses his personal or business email because he is an
independent contractor, right? So he whatever it takes or we give him a westound.gov, you know, we give him an email address here. I want the separation. I don't want all of our business and correspondences going through the
Princeton Township system. I know it's opraable, you know, but it doesn't come here and they opra it. I'm not giving access to everybody over there to everything that goes back and forth here and who's monitoring how many times he's
getting emails and responding and all of that. Um, >> Linda, I will ask him, let him check with his lawyer whether it's legal or not. That's his problem, not my problem. And I'm not going to tell him that if he says no, I don't want to do it. I want
to either use this email address or not use it. I would rather have a health officer than fight about which email address you use. Princeton can tomorrow Oprah everything you send right access to all all of us whatever comes
up during the day any day even on weekends it goes through them. Why is why is >> all that correspondence from our professionals here going to a Princeton like Princeton Township what they call Princeton >> government email. Yeah,
>> I think just for best practices, it's probably a good idea to have that separation. >> I will ask him, but I know where he's coming from. I mean, I tried three, four different email address. >> Can I can I ask a simple question? Did somebody actually ask him if he was okay
with using a different email address? See, he's doing it with other townships. He's not We are not >> I don't know what they're doing. I'm just asking. Can I can I just suggest that um um we look into passing this with an understanding that Mr. Herbert will
>> Is there any reason why we can't give him a West Windsor email address to use? >> I'm not an IT guy. So I can >> No. No. See again he can be given West email address but >> So why don't we just Why don't we just do that >> because then he has to constantly keep
checking that right. So what you can I mean you can have an app on your phone where you you get all your emails in one inbox anyway. So I don't see an issue. Let's just I think we should just give him a West Windsor email address and move on. >> Listen, but that that defeats the
purpose that Linda is trying to do. Right. What you are saying I can do it very easily but that defeats the purpose that Linda is trying to avoid. What you said is very simple. >> No it doesn't. No, >> I I mean I he can just get our email
address and forward everything that comes to one email box, right? >> No, I'm concerned that the state is now what he doesn't want to do is our get any our email go to princeton princeton.gov
address or princeton.com address. If he does what you suggest, that is technically makes you feel better but doesn't do what she is trying to avoid from >> No, >> I mean I can do that. I mean I can set
it up tomorrow like that >> if that makes you have that you're that I don't think that's correct. You're it's not going to defeat the purpose of what Linda is asking for. So all I'm asking why don't we just give him a West Windsor email address, right? That's >> what >> what's why can't we do that?
>> What you suggested is for example, right? I can forward my from one Gmail to another Gmail address, right? I give you you you have a Westminster TWWP.gov address. If you forward it to your work address automatically that every email
that comes to your email, >> that's not what I'm suggesting. >> That's I mean, okay. >> Yeah, I think problem solving here. Uh it sounds sounds like we just need to find something that will >> contract the only reason the email
address comes up is if he's terminated that's the email address that's for the termination but the email per emailing for the process of using this independent contractor we'll have to make sure that it is done done correctly. The only reference to the email address up here is just a
termination. So for as far as email goes for what he needs to use, that is something we're going to have to, you know, >> because he's dealing with the state >> is the is the town attorney for Princeton. I won't call her out first
thing in the morning. We'll work this out. I'll make sure it's done. >> Linda, >> Danny's gonna be consulting for us. Mike, Mike, >> Mike, I think Princeton should be involved there. We're we're we're h we're hiring him directly. So that
should that should be us. >> All right. Mayor >> us personally. >> Mayor, you wanted to say something? >> Yeah. One second. Give me one. >> I I'll give you an answer. >> He's supposed to be available 247 to >> Yes. >> by statue.
>> Well, he he's got Princeton. Then he'll have us he'll have his >> Well, that's his problem. We don't have to manage his time. >> Well, I know >> he's signing up for it. So, they have >> Yeah. Again, that email address is a late determination. Make sure that the emails are set up so that it's done
correctly as an independent. >> Yeah. >> Correct. >> Well, what we're But what I'm saying is yes, >> do it correctly. I don't want to go into Princeton. >> Like it's not they have nothing really to do with this. They have no say. They should not be seeing any emails that
come from our our staffs. I >> I don't think it was the intent that emails go up. I I honestly I don't know. But even if it were for termination and say we found somebody full time and we don't need your services, it still should not go be be
>> written sent to his the one monument way address or the email. >> Right. But that would only be Yeah. And that would be something that Princeton determines us. And that's why I talk. >> Okay. Mike, >> can I jump in for a second? So, this is really an operational issue. Yes. Right.
We don't want we we don't think that it's appropriate for somebody that we're retaining to do work for West Windsor to be doing that work using a Princeton government email address. >> Mike, >> that's it. >> Okay. So, Krie did point out Krie did
send an email. Um so that email is only to terminate his contract not it doesn't mention anything about work termination of convenience the township reserves the right to terminate this agreement at any time upon 30 days written notice to the health officer the township can provide
written notice by mailing a copy of the notice or of termination to the health officer at one monument drive Princeton New Jersey or email the notice to the health officer at jrosser princ so that email is meant only to terminate
the contract not for day-to-day work. >> We're mailing the health officer in Princeton. >> We're mailing the health officer. >> No, Jay. Grosser at Princeton because he's not the health officer. Okay. So then all the stuff you were saying about not having to check two email addresses,
that didn't really matter because the only time he would be checking would be >> I don't know how he works. I mean, I'm not going to how he does. >> No, no. I'm saying that that's not what we're talking about is what you're saying. I think I think I think I I think we just need to um >> as Mr. Herbert said, he will work work
the operation part of it um once we um get into this contract with Mr. Ger. >> Okay. Um so >> with that clause, even even if for argument sake it was only for the termination that still should go to him
directly and not and not to Princeton, >> right? Yeah. And in the resolution, there is no mention of >> emails, I don't believe. Let's see. >> No, that's the only place. >> Oh, we're voting on the contract. >> Page 113. If you're
>> authorized, this is really it's a min as as council said, it's a ministerial issue that is handled by the administration, but I think they'll make sure whatever the email policy is that needs to be followed. >> Yeah. And yeah, I don't see where
Princeton gets involved in whatever email we give we give him because that's not really >> sure it's >> so t I don't know what that means what I'm voting on with this. >> Yeah. >> For his dayto-day operations is not
going to be using that. >> Right. >> Well, that's that's up to the administration to set up whatever email that he's going to be working with. And that's except Princeton. >> Well, well, it shouldn't be any there shouldn't be another town. >> No, no, but here's the thing, Linda.
Once once we have an employee um hired contractor, employees, staff member, council, mayor, everybody gets their email after the sign signing of the contract,
not before. Then then we tell them what email >> that's the operational portion that will happen no matter what. >> Yeah. >> So at that at that point we tell him what email address how he's going to set it up. He's >> so >> well no that's that's
>> not how he's at that point he's working for us. Whatever if we tell him it's got to be in Sanskrit and faxed then he has to do it that way presumably. I think that's the operation part that business administrator will work with work out. >> Yeah.
>> With with him. >> Well, it needs to be said that it's not going to be from our end. >> Make I can make a motion to to approve this subject that any email correspondence either goes to his
personal email, his business email. >> No, no, no, no. You >> you can't f the contract without talking to the other party. >> Contract right now. >> Yeah. There's a contract to the other party. I mean if Yeah. I mean it's a
just vote. If you vote no, I'll figure out what to do with the health officer. If that's such a big federal issue, we'll worry about it. >> No, my understand my understanding is once this contract is signed, that's when the administrators will work on the
operational part of it. That's my understanding. >> Right. So the >> that's my understanding. I like >> I'm assuming my >> and Mr. Herbert you you will make sure >> we you'll you'll make sure that the operational portion is taken care of >> and that's the operational point that has nothing to do with Princeton. That's
what we need for him to use to talk to the state back and forth. But whatever is legal that way >> then and then the administration can take care of getting him whatever he needs. So the only issue would be if we're
>> says no >> he he's working for us on a contract so he's not going to say no to a to how how we have to do a system I mean >> that's our form of government that's
something for the administration to work out work through yours to proving the contract to hire the gentleman to do the job >> but with their termination of convenience and I read it right. I read it. >> That's not dayto-day operations. >> That's just a notice provision. It's just it also has provisions of how he is
terminated. That's all. >> Yes. >> But I don't I just don't agree in why it has to go to. >> Well, in this case, it's a very limited case and he he's we're sending it to the place he's most likely to say it. >> I can make a case that he doesn't want
his home address to be known to the world. If you say insist that send it to the home address, this contract is known to the world. He doesn't want it pri that that we will operation >> that's >> that operationally will do. But this
contract that you're voting on is a public document. I thinking about it now when you are we were just wasting 15 minutes. I don't want my home address or my personal email known to the world. I will I will perfectly write to say that
they send it to my work address. I don't want >> I don't want to know where people I live. >> Again, this is something you can fix tomorrow. It doesn't have to be his personal email. You can set up another email whether it be here in the township
or on a separate account. >> All right. I think I I think we have discussed this. Um >> I think this is >> pretty much I think my understanding is once the contract is signed the operational portion the administrator um our attorney will uh make sure it's done
the proper way as it's supposed to be. Um so uh can we move on? >> Yeah, I do have a I do have a comment that has nothing to do with email addresses. Um, in this particular case, we're the board of health and we didn't
find out that we were even looking to do this type of thing until after we saw the agenda um for for the meeting. And I would ask that when something like this, which is something uh very different
that we do and involves uh the board of health and the council that we at least get told that this is being looked at and um you know I think I think that's would be better for cooperation in government and I and that we should have
at least known that we were looking to do this type of thing. I mean as president vice president I have always told you how much difficulty we are having. I must have mentioned I mean I don't keep track of what we spoke in last week.
>> I did I will have definitely told you that we are looking at contracting out because we can't find somebody. I mean I talked to president vice president on these issues. I told you about difficulty of other hiring positions. I I know we've been having difficulty of
this but we did not understand any that this was actually happening. >> I mean I I mean if I tell you I looking for temporary service I mean what other way I have to tell you that >> it's a temporary service. I mean he will be attending every board of health
meeting. He will be coming to every board of health meeting. >> So this is something that does affect us. I don't think we were given, you know, it would have been nice to have gotten a little bit more notice. >> He's an independent contractor, much like I'm an independent contractor. When you contact me, you contact me through
my law firm email.com. Uh, and I'm sure we, you know, set up something similar for him uh like this. I don't I don't see that to be an issue. >> Okay. All right. I'm going to I'm going to um ask for a motion to approve
2026R99. >> So moved. >> Can I get a second? >> Dan seconded. >> Um Charles, >> yes. >> Javers, >> yes. >> Mandel, >> yes. >> We >> yes. >> Gawas, yes. >> Right. We don't have any introduction of
ordinances. Um at this time, we have the second round of public comments. Um, same rules apply. Three minutes limit per person would be a 15 minute comment period. Do we have anybody in the audience who would like to um say
anything? >> No. >> Yes. Any >> this is this is a public comment the second period uh public comment. Does anybody have anybody else want to say anything?
>> No. Okay. Um then I'm going to close the public comment. Um moving on to council reports. Um let's start with Dan. >> Um I have nothing. Um board of ed meeting tomorrow.
>> Okay. Um I think the budget hearing is on board of ed tomorrow. >> Yes. And obviously everybody was invited to the sort of premeating if great you to attend that get a personal view of what's going on in the budget and then the actual meeting where the uh board of
ed will vote on the budget occurs after that. >> Correct. >> Um Linda >> the plan board met on April 15th. It approved application PB19-13rd amendment uh senior living at B Creek. The principal change allows for the
first floor to be raised 1 and 1/2 ft and the basement garage area has been reconfigured and lowered so that there will be no longer intermediate floors. The courtyard area will now have fire pits and barbecues uh with enhanced
seating areas. Uh one issue that came up um at the end of the meeting uh was regarding uh that we need a new ordinance um for garage lighting. because that was an issue and we we got the um the applicant to to increase
that. We thought it was too dark um and it got into a whole long discussion and finally they they agreed to that. So that we need to get that in ordinance. The mayor agreed and the planning board members were supportive of that. So u the mayor has to >> so the administration has to work on
that >> and this is a high-rise garage or >> put candles >> higher put candles higher level of lighting. So, um, look for that to come. That's got to get in the, uh, in the portal, whatever you
>> portal. Right. >> Okay. >> Okay. Because they were planning board of that. >> Uh, the other thing with the planning board, um, next meeting will be May 6, uh,
market fair mall tenant improvements. uh that will be on the agenda in Princeton Ascend development for uh sign variance. That's May May 6. All the materials um are on our township website. >> Okay. >> In case you're interested,
>> uh the Shade Tree Commission met on April 22nd. In April, there's been three permanent applications under chapter 170 so far and 14 total for the year. A white oak was planted in the Ron Rogers Arboritum in honor of Fu Mercer. The
proposed new bamboo ordinance is being reviewed by Francis Guzzk and administrators. Uh there's some questions about language in it regarding a possible certificate of occupancy required for a closing on a house if there's bamboo growing on on the
property andor growing on the property and spreading to somebody else's property. Uh the comm commission is expecting to plant on May 30th uh several trees at waterworks which the township uh has already purchased. Uh these trees will
provide some shade and landscaping. >> Okay. Thank you. Um Joe, >> uh no new meetings for me since the last council meeting. >> Andrea, >> um no new EC meeting. Next meeting will be May 14th.
>> Okay. Uh no new human relations meeting. Um just want to remind everyone that June 13th is the diversity day community picnic with rain date of June 14th. Um
human relations is um asking um local restaurants to see if they would be interested in um having food at this event. That's it. Um any additional
administration updates? None. Okay. We um do have a close session. So can I get a motion to go into close session? >> So moved. >> Can I get a second? >> Second.
>> Okay. Whereas NJSA 10 col4-12 allows for a public body to go into close session during a public meeting. And whereas the township council of West Windsor Township has deemed it necessary to go into close session to discuss certain matters which are exempted from the public. And whereas the regular meeting
of this township council will reconvene and whereas the below stated subject matter shall be made available at such time as the issues discussed therein are resolved in its disclosure would not subvert any particular exemption for convening of close session. Now therefore be it resolved that the township council of the township of West
Windsor will go into close session for the following reasons as outlined in NJSA 10 col4-12 for the discussion of updates to affordable housing litigation and when we reconvene there'll be no action taken. Thank you. >> We do need to get a vote to go into
close session. >> Um >> can I >> Yeah, >> we did a motion. >> We just did the motion. We did not vote. >> We said it was first and seconded and we didn't do a vote >> to all eyes. Um, can I get a vote? >> All in favor? >> I I
>> Okay.